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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26
Intelligent Legislation.

One of our citizens happening to be
at fankton recently, went into the cap
itol to see how the Dakota Legislature
was progressing While there me
mortal was introduced, asking Con
gress for an appropriation for geolo
gical survey. One member with an
eye to retrenchpent, arose and said
that abe didn't know as geological
survey was any better than a compass
survey, and as there was more land
already surveyed in the Territory than
would be settled for many years, he
moved that the memorial be laid on
the table, The motion readily found
a second, and the survey was tabled
-Siour City Journal.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26
Mistsllanp.
Correspondence Of the Iowa City Repub lcan.


FoRr SuLLY, D. r., Dec. IL, 1854.
Our hitherto quiet garrison has been
in quite an excitement the past week
or so, caused by the arrival of dele
CATION of hostile Indians, whom we
have been fighting the past year, at
the Fort, wanting to make peace and
have big talk. They reported that
they had the white woman prisoner at
their camp, and that they would bring
her in and give her up. General Sui
ly had left his Asst Adjt Gen. Capt.
Pell here, for the purpose of cleaning
all the information possible regarding
the hostile Indians, as it was well
known that they desired to make
peace, but that they were afraid to
come i'm and have talk.
Capt Peu informed the delegation
Of chiefs and warriors who came in
that he would not listen to anything
they had to say, nor could he believe
their intentions to be good, until they
delivered their white prisoner into his
hands, and that if they really want
ed to have peace, and prove that they
were honest in their intentions, to
bring in their prisoner, and that then
he would have big talk with them,
and give them big feast, AID some
presents, &c, &c.
They left the Fort, promising to re-
turn in four days. But nearly three
weeks passed by, without their making
their appearance, but it was on ac-
count of not being able to cross the
Missouri with their ponies and lodges.
Several reports were brought in
from their camp, by friendly Indians,
that they had determined not to give
her up-the Indian who captured her,
claiming her as his wife. a.i "'
When Gen. Sully heard of this, he
directed Capt Pell to. employ some
friendly Indians to visit the hostile
camp, and buy the white woman pris,
oner, offering two hundred dollars il,
money, or three American horses.
The friendly Indians visited the
camp, and it was four or FIVE days be,
fore they succeeded in coming t
terms. They paid live Indian ponies
for her. After the bargain was made
/ the hostile Indians concluded to comt
in with her, and also to have their big
talk, and partakr Of the big feast tina,
Capt. Pell promised them.
| This prisoner was captured by the
Indians ON the Platte River They at
tackled q large emigrant train gong
to Idaho, killing all belonging to the
train but this woman and her adopted
child--carrying of all the stock, ane
! destroying the wagons. She is under
the impression that during the attack
her husband escaped. They killed hel
little child a few days after her cap
ture, on account of the trouble til,
child gave,s them. Her name is Mrs
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26

Sandwich Island advices of Dec. Cd
announce the arrival at Honolulu OF
fifty-five whalers, forty-five from the
Arctic and ten from the Okotsk sea
the former bringing 20,s99 barrels Of
oil and 20,s00 pounds of bone and
the latter 1912 barrels of oil and
l2l 500 pounds Of bone which shows
smaller average than during last
season. .' -t.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26

al love to look upon a young man
There is a hidden potency concealed
within the breast which charms and
pains me-" . ...u ..r nn o.ua
The clergyman's daughter happen.
ing to find the above sentence at the
close of her fathers manuscript, as he
had left it in his study, added:
Them's my sentiments exactly, pa.
pa, all but the pains" a.. ..E-
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-01-26
fPuBLIC No 2l6.l

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled An At
2 toai,l in the construction of a r ,ilrnai AN I
Telegraph JEDe from the Mi~S,ni River To
trnment the nse af the same Tor postal. mil
it.lry, ana other purposes. appr we'd July
trst eighteen hh,iresl anil sixty wv.
BE Headeted by the Se,,ats, and HGe Of Rpre-
sent1tres Of The United States Of .ime. Yea "a Lte-
grees assembled. That the capital stock of the
company entitled the Union Pacific R.iroai !
Company .lauihoriyed by the act o; which ti.is
act is amend,tory. shall be in shares of ore
hundred dullars. iasfeai of oie thoussn d J.
lars each that the number of shares shall he
one million, instead of one hundred thousand ;
and that theinumber Of shares which any per-
son shall hold to enttle i'm to serve as di-
rector in sad company except the five direct
OTIS to be appointed by Goyernment) shall bc
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
The Great Thieving i'm New York.

There was great excitement in New
York Tuesday in consequence of eXcit-
ing rumors of the failure of the great
banking house of Ketchum, Son & Co,
and also of Charles Graham & Co bank
ers. The Ketchums suspended payment
in the morning, and the most probable
statement in regard to their situation is
that Edwin Ketchum, who has for some
time past taken the place of his father,
Morris KetChum, in the management of
the business Of the firm, has forged or
over-issued from 100000 to $4,000
Of gold checks, which have been passed
into the various banks. Young Ketch-
UNI has also had charge of Mr.. Graham's
business recently, during the illness Of
the latter, and Mr., Graham is probably
victimized TO the extent Of $2S5, 600 or
$500, 900, but expects to be able to meet
his engagements.
The banks at New York, which have
negotiated the worthless checks, will be
the principal losers by the operation.
The Fourth National bank, Of which the
elder Ketchum was president is proba-
bly, most heavily involved They nego-
tiated some of the checks as late as
Monday evening, and their loss is esti-
mated at S255,0O0.
The operations OF young Ketchum,
who thus disgraced his fathers name,
are alike astounding and inexplicable.
He was only Is years old, and was on
the high road to the possession ola most
princely fortune if he had chosen to pur-
sue an honest course. His great haste
to be rich has ruined himself and left
stain upon all with whom he was con-
nected. A young wife and child are
made innocent sharers Of his great dis
grace. He left letter for his father, in
which he admitted the crime and asked
him to provide for his wife and child,
saying that he had provided for himself.
The New York Times gives the fol-
lowing account in brief of young Ketch-
um's career
Among the wealthiest and boldest
houses down town was that Of Morris
Ketchum & Son. It's operations during
the past four years have been enormous,
its gold buildings embarrassing to the
government, and its credit, so far as
mere cash was concerned, almost I'M
limited. The concern has smashed
gone entirely-and for the following
reasons: The junior member of the
firm, not content with the legitimate
line Of business in which his father had
made fortune and name, dealt largely
in stocks, operated heavily in gold, lost,
made, lost, made again, lost more, hy-
pothecated the securities of the house.
continued to lose, forged gold checks
with which to supply margin, took up
some of them with the proceeds Of the
stolen securities, continued his specula-
lions, lost continued his forgeries, lost,
kept on forging and losing, until his
doomsday came, the discovery was made
public, and while his fathers house fell
crashing about his head Mr., Edward
Ketchum took up his bag and ran.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
Miscellaneous Items.

The Nashville Times proposes to
hang, burn or fry to death in petroleum
the horrid monster Champ Ferguson,
and take the remainder Of the evidence
in regard to his guerilla cruelties after
wards.
Some secesh women in Richmond
last week run out their tongue and
Kissed at Gen. Terry as he rode by in a
carriage, The general only smiled at
the she adders.
Some Of the New Workers say that
the soldiers procession there last Friday
was gotten up by seCessionists, with
the hope Of making some capital out
Of it.
Zone of our worthy State Senators, "
says the Nashville Dispatch, twas at
tackled by the sidewalk of Cherry street
last night, and driven to a doorstep.
where he sat until late hour, await
ing for the pavement to recover its equi-
librium."
Poor old "Hangman" Foote is very
tired of his Canadian home. The rebels
have given him the cold shoulder and
the loyalists "cut" him. He has asked
Gov. BrOwnlow for assistance in getting
pardon, so that he can 90 back to Ten
nessee and live.
The democracy are sadly in want of
a leader, all the old chieftains of the Or
ganization having been played out, and
from present indications it seems thew
will probably rally found the late Mrs.
Surratt. To be sure, the woman is dead,
but so is the party, and there will thus
be no violation of the fitness Of things.
An amusing Incident occurred at
the theatre in Albany, while Gen. Grant
and suite were attending the play of
colleen Bawn." N the act where Mr..
Lamb swings out over the water from a
rope suspended from aloft, the actor
made several daring but fruitless efforts
to reach the rock he aimed at, and in
the last and successful attempt cried out,
''Ill stick to this line if it takes me all
summer" which brought down the
house with vocifefous applause.
There was an express sale of I'M
claimed packages by Adams & Co., in
Washington, Tuesday last, at which
high prices were paid for "mysterious
parcels" which on being broken open
were found to contain articles of little
or no value. One man paid S25 for a
lot of McClellans old campaign docu-
ments. Another man got a box with
loaded shells in it. He handled his prize
very carefully.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

ANECDoTE OF GEN. SEDwGCK.-On one
occasion Il Virginia matrOu came TO
headquarters, with number of turkeys
for sale, and one larger than the rest as
a present for the General. He was sit
ting on the porch of the house, attired,
as usual, without any badge of rank
The woman approached him, and sitting
down, commenced to converse familiar
ly, telling him, after q while, that she
had the largest turkey in the country,
which she wished to present to General
SedgwiCk and asking if he knew how
she could manage to see the GeBeral.
He replied that the General was not in
his tent, and that it was uncertain when
he would be there. He then added,
conhdentially, Have you ever seen Gen.
Sedgwick7n She answered in the mega
tive. Il thought not, said the General
cor YOU never would have brought q
turkey to present to HIM"
"Why not % said the madam.
because he is the crustiest old bach
elor in the army He hates women, and
deserves no favor from them. More
over, he abhors turkey"
"Well, I never heard that before, but
suppose you know him."
"No one in the world knows him bet
ter, And if | were in your place, |
would not think Of offering the old lel-
low present"
"Now that is too bad raised this
turkey on purpose for him but don't
want to trouble him if you think he
would not like.
"You had better say nothing about
it," said the General, and if you like
I'll buy the turkey
After some further conversation, the
purchase was completed at unusually
large price and at the request of the
buXom vender, the General wrote an
order on the purveyor Tor the stipulated
quantity Of groceries. The turkey was
delivered to a servant, and the General
handed over the order, and walked
toward his tent. The Virginia dame ex-
amined the writing slowly. Upon re-
cognizing the signature, she turned
savagely to a staff officer who had over
heard the conversation, and exclaimed !:
"There why did you let me make such
fool of MYSELF"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
The Cholera.

Late foreign news in regard to the chol-
era announces its progress as far west as
Spain. Thirty cases of the disease were
reported at Valentia in that country and
1t had also appeared in camp at Gibral-
tar. The cholera originated in the dirt
and degradation Of Egypt and thence
has been pursuing its course westward,
1t spread along the Mediterranean coast,
appeared in Constantinople, in Sicily, at
Ancona in Italy, and has reached Spain
according to the news above mentioned.
Of it's origin the New York Tribune
says
Egypt breeder of so many monsters,
is the mother Of this. Centuries Of dirt
and degradation have rooted the plague
so firmly in Egypt, that its return every
ten years is as certain as the daily rising
Of the sun. Nile with its overfiowing
waters, cannot cleanse the land. Even
the religion of Mahommed has become
the protector Of disease, and this year
the cholera first appeared among that
immense throng Of pilgrims which an
nually journeys through Egypt to Mecca
and Medina. These poor people live in
dirt, for though the law Of the prophet
requires frequent additions, they seem no
cleaner for its observance than the Arabs
in the desert, who for want Of water,
perform the sacred washing with sand.
In three days the cholera slew from
four TO six thousand pilgrims in Mecca
and Medina. 1t pursued the survivors
on their homeward flight, and the stag
nant canals, the crowded roads, were
strewn with the dead. 1t caught the
Egyptian Arabs in their huts OF mud
and straw; decimated the dirty towns
and villages, and finally entered AleXan-
dria and reigned there in triumph. In
Cairo, upward Of four hundred people
persisted in one day. Thus it ravaged
Egypt until about the middle Of July,
when The mortality, though still great,
seems to have decreased"
The Tribune thinks the cholera may
reach New York in the Fall or Spring,
and urges that speedy and thorough
measures be taken for cleaning the
streets and purifying the city. As the
disease has its origin in filth, so cleanli-
ness is its most powerful foe.
Little danger is to be apprehended in
the healthy mountain towns of New
England, but in the large, over-crowded,
filthy, garbage strewn, nuisance abound
ing cities of this country. it is evident
that too much cannot be done in the way
of prevention.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLI
LEGE.-We learn from the Northampton
Courier that the grounds for the Agri-
cultural College at Amherst Mass, are
to be laid out this week by Landscape
gardner, and that the main Agricultural
College building is to be Of stone 1910
feet long and 80 feet wide. No doubt
the material will be got out this fall, so
as to be hauled in the winter, and be
ready for the commencement Of the
work Of building early next spring The
stone will be quarried in Pelham, about
three or four miles. 1t is a beautiful
material, which splits out very easily, a
stratified gentle, or, more properly,
gneiss.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

WANTED Walton'S Journal says a
paymaster is wanted by the soldiers
of the United States Army now at
Montpelier None have less than
eight months pay due, some Of them
twelve months, and one Of them twenty
two months, Among them are New
Workers, some of them with families
who are absolutely suffering, the pay
ments for relief to soldiers families hav-
ing been stopped
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

1When the steamer Pewabic COLI
ded with the Meteor on Lake Huron,
last week, the passengers were preparing
for dance. No explanation is as yet
made OF the collision, but the loss of a
hundred lives is matter OF too much
Importance to be lightly passed over. II
there is blame in the case it should be
placed on the culpable person. The 1st
engineer of the Pewabic, R. G. Jackson,
Of Detroit, behaved like a hero. His
young wife was with him, her first trip,
and the second engineer urged Jackson
to look out for himself and wife, saying
that he could swim and could take care
Of himself. jackson refused to leave his
post, and he and his wife sank together.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

The CATTLE PLAGUE IN ENGLAND
The London Times gives some account
of the cattle disease which is now excit-
ing so much anxiety in England. 1t is
said to be highly infectious and general
ly incurable. 1t kills in two or three
days or week. The origin of the
plague, it is said, is infected foreign cat
tie brought to Islington Cattle Market;
but sound cattle coming there have
caught the disease and spread it to such
an extent that nearly 1000 are said to
have suffered within a month. There is
no known remedy or antidote. 4 writer
who has studied the subject urges Off
cial inspection, complete insulation, and
destruction where necessary, the loss of
the owner being betrayed out of a gene
raj subscription. The disease is ack-
nOWledged on the continent, and the
governments there are doing what they
can to arrest its spread. But it is so
highly infectious that even sound Eng
lish cattle take the disease by brief con-
tact with the foreigners in the market,
and it is reported that the very roads,
the hedges, the posts and rails, and the
gates, receive and communicate morbid
matter from passing cattle. It will be
seen, therefore, that there is no little
ground for apprehension that the disease
may spread all over England, causing an
actual dearth OF animal food, a high
price Of bread, and the usual sanitary
evils Of a reduction Of the diet Of the
people.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

SMART GIRL,-Edith Wheatley, daugh-
ter Of Nathaniel Wheatley of Brookheld,
is what we call "smart" girl, though
but fifteen years Of age, She has this
season raked 100 tons of hay, and while
guiding the rake she quietly pursued her
knitting. 1t can be truly said that Miss
Wheatley Is "hard to beat "-Brlinqtoa
YlLllN
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

FIRST VERMONT HEAVY ARTILLERY
The battalion of the LIST VT Heavy Ar
tillery which has been doing duty in the
garrison Of Washington has been or
ordered TO be mustered out Of service
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

PERsoNAL.-Hon, James 7. Brady is
stopping in Burlington for It few days
He is the guest of Surgeon General
Thayer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

There was a meeting OF leading
rebels at Ashland, Va, on Tuesday last,
at which there were speeches and songs
howing spirit Of disafection. It is
aaid the guerilla Mosby was present,
citing as Grand Marshal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

MEXIcO. - An American officer on
Juarez' staff, writes from chihuahua,
Goth ult., that the liberals are bound to
win. He says they have about 1000
American soldiers enlisted, every man
Of whom has seen service either in the
United States or rebel armies during the
late rebellion. To be sure there is more
or less difference Of opinion among them
as to the merits of the cause in which
they were recently engaged, but this
fact is patent, that they are unit on
the enforcement Of the Monroe doctrine
on the American continent, and on that
platform they cordially fraternize. The
French are rapidly exhausting them
selves by forced marches and futile ex-
petitions into the interior, while the
Mexican armies, as a general thing, are
recruiting preparatory to vigorously
offensive fall campaign. They hope to
be able to drive the French to their ships
before the 1st of next January. Mar
shall Bazaine's organ says 100000 more
French troops will be needed to put
down the liberals, and another paper in
the French interest says 100000 will not
be enough. -s. e..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

A PLAGUE OF INsECTs.-On Friday
evening last, cloud OF, little insects
filled the houses on State and Main
streets, near the river in Montpelier, and
people were obliged to shut windows
and doors in hot haste to keep the in
truders out, They came in swarms, and
the like Of them has never been seen in
that village before. They left as sud
denly as they came.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24
Local and state Items.

CoNsRCRATIoN.- The conservation OF
the new Episcopal Trinity Church in
this village took place yesterday, at
10 IL o'clock, a, NJ. The following
clergymen Were present RI, Rev, John
II. Hopkins, d. d. Bishop of the Do
cese Rev. David II, Buel of Burling-
ton; Rev. Charles Fay, D. D. of st, AL
bans; Rev. Germont Graves OF Middle
bury; Rev. Charles S. Hale, Of Airing
ton; Rev. W. c. Hopkins of New Or
leans; Rev. 0. Hopson Of Wells; Rev,
j. w. McIlwaine of Woodstock Rev.
l. B. Pitman of Northheldi Rev, G. w.
Porter D. D. of Brattleboro Rev. Ed
ward H. Randall of Randolph; Rev Fran
els W. Smith Of Fairfax; Rev George N.
Weeks Of Manchester; Rev. Edward
Winthrop of Highgate; Rev. Roger S.
Howard of Rutland; Rev. Henry S.
Jones and Rev. Pliny B. Morgan of
Massachusetts, and Rev Mr.. Fisher of
New Hampshire The three last named
We're seated with the congregation. All
the others were in their robes and entered
the chancel in procession at the opening
Of the exercises. The body of the
church was filed and the impressive
services were listened to and participated
in with unusual interest. The Bishop
read the conservation service, after
which the sentence of conservation was
read by the rector Of the parish, Rev,
Roger S. Howard. Morning prayer was
read by the Rev. MessrS, Buel, Nell
waine and Porter. An appropriate ser
mon was preached by Rev. VIM. C. Hop
kins Of New Orleans, son Of the Bish-
op. We should mention also that the
choir did themselves credit on the occa-
sion.
The new church is handsome edihce,
a credit to the Bishop who designed it,
a credit to the place, and especially to
the liberality Of those who have been
concerned in its erection.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

PERsoNAL.-The Middlebury Register
in its account Of the commencement ex-
ercises at that place last week SAYS
"Under the skillful direction of the Mar.
shall Of the day, Gen. Hopkins of Rut.
land, all movements were made grace
fully and in good order"
We are panied to learn that f. II.
Phelps, Of Orwell a graduate in the
class of 1861 at Middlebury, was few
weeks since poisoned by vaccination
and probably cannot recover from the
disease introduced into his system.
The employees of the Galena divis-
ion, Chicago and Northwestern railway,
have lately presented to Edward H.
Williams, Esq, formerly superintend-
ent Of that line, but at present assistant
general superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania Central railroad, at Altoona, a
Chickering square piano, valued at
$3.50, and a parlor easy chair, costing
$50. The piano bears a silver plate
with the following inscription "Present-
ed to Ed H. Williams by the employees
Of the Galena Division C. & N. w. R.,
June 10, 1865, ForSaH Ell aec dim mcntaisss
JuraJH." DR.. Williams is a Vermonter
and son Of Hon. Norman Williams, of
Woodstock.