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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13
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Jacob Nicklaus Of Elkadcr died at his
residence on Thursday last; fearing 1--WE
supposc) 'burial alive" he requested
that his body be kept three days. On
Sunday the grave received him. Repre-
sentatives from fee Masonic lodges and a
very large number of personal friends fol-
lowed his remains to their final rest. Mr..
Nicklaus was about 40. We await reports
of the Elkader Jouna!. The deceased was
our late County Trcasurer-a splendid,
honest, accurate accommodating man, and
we arc glad to say, the personal friend of all
who knew him. ..Koss' Block is for rent.
ED. S. Chaplin of Dubuque, son of
Rev. A. Chaplin of the LIST Baptist Church
in that city has received the West Point
cadetship about which the late examination
here was for. Edward is smart, mod
est boy, well educated in practical knowl-
edge. He was member of Co. A, Nth
Iowa, is Is years old. Young Chaplin is a
nephew of our Townsman, Hon. John L.
Stoncman.
Mr.. Licbhardt near Pearsall & Churchs
Livery has opened his new store-he has
upper rooms to rent. .... In Ohio there were
only S3l divorce cases granted in 1865
......Faycttc Church, formerly Of this place
and more recently a resident of New York,
has returned to this coulec and engaged in
trade with Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.. Church hav-
ing bought the interest of Mr.. Field. 1t
is one of the best supply stores in this city
and Fayette will do his share to keep it
in accommodating shapc.......Judge Baugh
has returned from Davenport as a delegate
to the Grand Lodge meeting of the masons
of Iowa......A. w. Wayne aged 80, an old
played out theatrical fop, was married re-
Gently at Detroit to a Miss Brown aged II.
The silly parents of the girl were witness
SEES to the outrage. The Good Templars
of several lodges will have Picnic at
Monona on the 10th. 1t is certain that
seven lodges at least will be represented.
......A little boy of 8 years. son of II. II.
Wilkinson fell off raft at our wharf in
seven feet of water. The Flanders station
man was near and sprang into the drink
and rescued the little fellow. Too much
honor cannot be given to one who jeop-
ardizcd his own life to save that of anoth
Dan Donald Fraser, one Of the most
irrcpressiblc cusses that issues an insu-
rance policy or buys load Of Calmar
grain, shipped only $4,000 bushels of
wheat from that point in the month of
May. We believe,if DAN was in Libby
Prison, in the cAaboose, in distress, in
Congress, in the mcshcs of Matrimony or
in a'ytlsing, he would work his way out
with credit to himself and with profit to
those who are identified with him. What
saycst thou, son Daniel Hast seen lion
lately, and, if so, where are his den ?......
Ebcn Hopkins has sold his interest in the
Evans House to Z. p. Clarke Esq, his
late partner. se
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13

CLAYTON Co. FAIR.-Secretary CoRLEr1
writes us the 18th, that the Directors met
on the 9th and filled vacancies in the
Board as follows: j. II. Hartenbauer, j.
II. Bowman, Peter Farley. The cash pre-
miums offered this year exclusive of Diplo-
mas will reach nearly $1,000. Fair to
continue three days, commencing first
Wednesday in October. List published as
soon as completed. As appropriate to the
season we publish this: For best tub or
jar of June-made butter, Diploma and
$500. For second best $500.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13
DAN. CASTELLO'S
TRIUMPHANT
Pr 0C = S SION

Surpasses in point of grandeur.
extent and real worth, any
gratuitous display gotten up
Its magnificence approximates
more closely to one Of those
Pageants Of Royalty and Chiv.
airy of the Glorious Golden
Daysof the 18th Century! than
any attempt to initiate Regal
Splendor ever undertaken by
managerial effort, or indeed by
proprietary liberality.
lIeralds, Ensigns and Cor
nets, Grand Marshals and Aids
precede the Knights OF the
Silver Crescent, clad in genu-
inc suits of Furnished Steel
Armor.
Ladies and Maids Of Honor,
attend in robes of richness and
splendor; Guard Of Honor,
surrounding the Queens Carl
riage of State, a Superb vehi-
Gle, a refit Of the English Court
purchased in Europe by tho
Agent of the Great Show, for
the accommodation Ot Herr
Lengel,
THE LION KING.
This Fine Equipago will BE-
drawn by
Eight Grev Horscx.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13

Rev. Mr.. Tucker and family left our city
on Friday last. We understand they are
temporarily located at Dubuque,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13

IT is said nepotism or nephew-ism--a
word implying favoritism toward relatives
in Congressional recommendations to Off
ces is more common now than ever be-
fore. smack the racy and impartial cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
says: Nowadays to elect man to
Congress is to elect all his relatives to Off
ces of some kind in city or county. Wade,
Clark, Wilson and others of the Senate
are all well thanked with blood or marriage
official dependents. ."Mack" says:
Lately, believe, a Congressman, whose
wife is in an interesting situation, waited
upon the President to secure the promise
Of an appointment for the expected stran-
ger, in the event of its being a boy. Wheth-
er the amiablc Andrew gave the promise,
or submitted to be considered by the appli-
cant tyrant and a usurper, don't know,
but the appeal, it must be confessed, was
astrong one, though hinging on contingent
cy as to sex. In such case one can for
get the Consciousness of nepotism in his
admiration for the intensity of paternal
affection displayed by the anxious father.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13

RAILROAD HOUSE,
Postvle, Iowa. This house has just been finished and
has thorough fitting of everything to make guests
comfortable T. OSTRANDER, Proprietor.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-13
Great Western Clothing House
Dissolution.

TIME partnership heretofore existing in the lIodus
i trade at MeGIexor, in tbs, hrsn-name OF hlmbai
& Iiainn was dissolved by mutual consent May 10th
1866 81 EUf IN. 9'saEti l.. KlMBALE.Ef
en $50 G. o. UAMLiN.
Ncf,roy,r Nav oSth 1866 3w502
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-04
The Circulating Medium-Paper Money
and Specie Payments.

The Circulating Medium-Paper Money
and Specie Payments.
From the Herald.
Mr.. McCulloch, in recent spread-eagle letter
on the public finances, to which we have already
called attention, remarked that our present
prosperity was rather apparent than real, and
intimated that nothing but a resumption of
specie payments could rescue the country from
its present troubles, and so avert the calamItes
which threaten it in consequence of the almighty
dollar circulating in paper, with no present hope
OF redemption in gold He seemed in that letter,
as indeed he also did in his previously delivered
financial stump speeches, to consider the United
States in deplorable condition, aud sOrey in
need OF the benefit of some of that mature expe-
rience which he gained in Indiana as q banker,
from observing the beginning, the climax, and
the end OF the career of a few of those wild
| cat' banks which are, unfortunately for the
West, so intimately associated with its history.
1t seems to us that MIR. Mccullough undertakes
| the credit OF the United States Government as it
STANDS in the estimation of the people, and that
as he sits in the Treasury chair he imagines him
| self the manager of a new bank, differing from
| the other only in the fact of its having larger
circulation. With the memory of the panics,
| such as they were, of 1887 and 1857 fresh in his
| mind, he looks upon period Of suspension as
indicating an unsound state of affairs nationally
financially, and commercially, and thinks his
Chief aim ought 70 pc 70 acc accomplish On what he
paper money, even when issued by the United
States, as trash, and clamors for specie pay
ments as If he thought that should be the uHtmO
thule of our national efforts.
In view, therefore, of this peculiar condition
of mind on the part of Mr.. McCulloch, which VIZ
may politely term specie mania, we advise hin
! to visit the commercial and manufacturing
Z centres of the country, and observe for himsel
how fast the country is drifting to ruin, and hOv
fictitious all our prosperity is. Although WI
have about twelve hundred millions of currenc
In circulation, Including two hundred and ninet
: | millions of national bank notes and al the sam
8 ! ime only about six million eight hundred thou
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GOVERNMENT SALES.

II xTENsIVE AUCTION E
GOVERNMENT TOBACCO.
SEVERAL HUNDRED HOGSHEADS
FINE VIRGINIA LEAF.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., CUSTOM HOURF, [
RICHMOND, Va, August 8, 1866.
In compliance with instructions IRON A, Rs-
ley, Esq., Super vIsing SPECIAL Agent, there will be
sod, to the highest bidder, at public auction, at IL
Oc ock in the forenoon of WEDNESDAY, the 9th
day of September next, at WlNSHON'S BUILD
ING, corner of FOURTEENTH ana CARY Streets
in the city of RICHMOND, Virginia, the following
CAPiURED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY,
TWO HUNDRED (oR MoRE) HOGsHEADs
LEAF TOBACCO,
FIVE HUNDRED BOXES MANUFACTURED
TOBACCO.
The Leaf Tobacco has been gathered from the
counties of Bedford, Roanoke Franklin, Campbell,
Henry, Patrick, Halifax Prince Edward PGtsy va
ma, Mecklenburg and Charlotte, comprising all the
good tobacco lands in the State. Much of 1t is OF
the finest quality, suitable for wrappers" /" and has
been we'll cured and preserved Thus sale presents
opportunities to the manufacturer and dealer rarely
offered Should the demand warrant, some three or
four hundred hoPsheads more may be added to the
sale, which will comp etc the disposition of Virginia
Tobacco for Government account.
Samples of each hogshead will be ready for inspec-
ton at the alesroom ten days preceding the day OF
sale.
Terms-Cash, in Government funds.
JOHN s. LOOMS,
8 1haw Assistant Special Agent.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-04
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING
JOURNALS UPON CURRENT TOPICS.

COMPLIED EVERY DAY FOR EVENING TELEGRAPH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-06
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Recent Publications.

EVERY SATURDAY. The first number of this new
literary weekly has lain for several days upon our ia
bic, but owing to the unusual pressure of other mat
trs have been unable before 20 give the notice
which it deserves 1t contains thirty-two largo &C.
tavo pages, clearly printed in double columns, and is
adorned with ancifnl, engraved ttle-page, repre-
sentng terrestrial GLOBE train of cars on the Pa
cifcrailroad, parof Cupids oisting the standard
of the new weekly, family circle engaged in read
ing it, and great variety of other things. The con-
tents of this opening number include an essay "On
Precious Stones,' from Once o. Week. criticism of
the poems of Tupper's daughters, from the Specta-
tor which, though certainly witty, strikes us al, Of
ensively coarse in tone and unmanly in spirit; an
article entitled sWho was Frederick Robertson?"
rom the Christian World; can Apology for the
Nerves." by Matthew Browne, and jean Ingelow's
poem Of "The Sand-Marten," from The Argosy;
thrilling story by Frances Power Cobbe, esThe Spec
ral Rout," from the Shilling Magazne; lively one
by Henry Kingsley, "Our Brown Passenger" fom
Oace Week; and characteristic paper by DR..
John Brown of Edinburgh, published here for the
irst time, from forthcoming series of "Spare
Hours" 1t will be perceived that the selections for
paper Of this kind may be made from q field so
ich as to be almost inexhaustable. The best minds
IF philosophers, theoogians, poets critics,
,ssayists and novests constantly contributing to
IS wealth, and if the editors of Every Saturday
dean with anything like the amount of care and
Judgment which may be expected of them, their en-
erprise can hardly fail to be successful. 1t gives
auch more OF interesting and valuable reading mat
er in year than our best monthly magazines do,
md at price greatly lower than the can be OBJ
aimed IN any other way The enterprise has all the
elements Of success, and will doubtless achieve it in
large measure. a0lsSfa "a sAA ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-06
How it has worked.

A few months since, before it was as cold as
it is now, we were invited to visit the Gram
mar School House on Bracket Street, and up
on returning to the Office we served up not
very sayory article for the Press, in relation to
what we styled Gan inexcusable nuisance a
For that act we received good many
thanks, but with them few blessings in dis
guise," in the shape of censure, for dealing
with too much sharpness ifnot harshness with
a matter under the control of the School Com
mittee. Of course we did not mean to injure
the feelings of any one, but no one can always
control the influence of his own well-meant
acts.
The result of that article, among other
things, was investigation, and this investiga-
ton led to the purchase of the premi-
ses adjoining the School House lot, COM
planned of as "a nuisance, by the city, to be
added to the School lot, and thus the
nuisance has been effectually abated and the
whole cause Of the last years complaints re,
moved. 49,.
AS the chairman of the School Committee
authorizes us. to say that the article in the
Press was what directed special attention te
the evil, and led to the purchase referred to
we take little pride in rejecting that oul
humble efforts contributed to so desirable re
suit. nj n, .r--.r.s- -4.-.,,s ~
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an understandable article will not convert it
into merchantable article. Two old yaqoed
coats viii scarcely be accepted for one ney and
perfect coat. More than this; can ct" tel
how one half ofthe greenbacks are to be CON
verted into six per cent. bonds, when bonds
are no longer salable, and when it is distinct
~ understood that as soon as the one half is
thus absorbed the other half is to spring up to
the value of gold? If he held $4,000 of such
currency would he be anxious to fund it,
when by holding on he could command the
gold? Doubted! And why should he ex-
pect others to do what he would not do him
self? Who are to become the cats paws with
which financial monkeys win draw such chest
nuts from the fire?
In another article we propose to submit 2
few facts which we hope at" or some other
candid writer viii explain, if possible ana
show how they harmonic with the idea OF an
INFLATED" or large over-issue OF currency. Is
it absolutely certain that there IS the great ex-
cess so much talked of? ,.'.'
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Reconstruction.

General Carl Schurz, than whom no man
on earth is more competent to speak intelli-
gently on the subject-has just delivered a lee
ture on reconstruction in the Fraternity Course,
Boston. he said "no state legislature has con
ferred the rights upon the freedmen indispen-
sable to make them freedmen. The meaning
and the spirit of the emancipation. proclama-
ton had not been carried out in any southern
state. Instead of developing free labor, the
south have done all and are still doing every
thing to prevent it. In their legislatures they
indeed abolish slavery, and in the same breath
they take measures not to develop free labor,
but to guard against the evils arising from
emancipation. They do not give single
right to the colored man to enable him to be-
come freeman, and they pass laws to make
him as helpless as he was as a slave."
3 The General thought all the difficulties be-
fore us could be solved by little common
sense. eff we wish to make treason odious,
then don't let us appoint traitors in mask to
lord it over the people; five want free labor
established, let us not put 1t in the hands Of
pro slavery men; five want people to do
right, let us give them the inducement and the
power to do it by laws which they require"
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for model of the late President Lincoln, so
represented as best to commemorate the rare
virtues Of that great and good man, to be
erected in pubic square of the city. Inc
best artistic talent of the land was appeaiea
to. The best competed for the honor OF pro-
ducing model that should be accepted. MIR.
SIMMONS. with such odds to contend with,
bore away the palm, his model was accepted,
and the work has been placed in his charge,
and vet there are found men in his own State
to say he "is not qualified by nature, or the
character of his previous [selfl training, to
produce an idealwork Of any value" Shame
on such disposition to cry down native
genius to which the city of Philadelphia pays
the highest practical tribute. ffoeI lrr4i
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RELIGIOUS INTELL1GENoE.

7 The Advocate reports interesting revivals
| of religion in Leeds, and also in Stetson. The
efforts are being made under Baptist auspices
and many persons have been baptized,
The Coagregationalist of this week reports
the names of 60 new Congregational chusahes
formed in different parts of the country during
the year now closing eiGs 10 s. a
The Pine Street Congregational Church, at
Lewiston, Rev. Mr.. Balkan, as we learn from
the Journal, propose to erect new church an
other year. The manufacturing corporations
in that city have subscribed $4,000 to the build
ing fund. ae o..a eii44 ssest .siao} ID S. ..sA
We learn from the Brunswick Telegraph
that the Methodist Society of that town pro-
pose to erect new church edifice, larger and
more convenient than the present house with
suitable vestries and spire.
According to the Ndzione, of Florence. the
chief features Of the clerical reform in Italy
will be the sale of all ecclesiastical property, and
the conversion of the proceeds into rents, from
which the archbishops, bishops, canons, and
priests will receive fixed incomes. The colleges,
doceses, and parishes will be diminished. Z
b Rev, J. E. Coy has been in Savannah, Ca,
looking up the materials for Congregational
church. He has found quite number Of Con-
gregationalists there, and paper has been
signed by thirty business men, pledging their
influence in favor of the movement. n 'si
4 J Rev. DR.. Shaw of Rochester, N. Y, preach
ed his quarter-century sermon Sunday morn
ing, Dec. Sd.
The Natal papers are beginning to specu-
late on the reception which will be accorded to
DR.. Colenso on his return to his diocese. One
of them promises that, on the part of the ma
jority of the laity it will be, if not cordial, at
least respectful. The clergy will probably
assume an attitude of entire antagonism, will
exclude their Bishop from their churches, ig-
more his authority, and resist any attempts at
the assumption of his functions, resting their
opposition on the action of the Bishop of Cape
Town. The Bishop is not likely to find his po-
sition very enviable one. -.
- = Rev. A. F. belong was installed pastor of
the Universalist Society in Danvers, Mass,
Thursday, Dec. 2sth. - T -
- The Boston Recorder was the first Relig-
,ious newspaper ever published 1t was started
about fifty years ago. Deacon Nathaniel Willis
was the first publisher, and he retired from it.
in 1874. .IxtLW .us.Alru1q
The Waterville College Society have add
ed $500 to the salary Of their pastor, Rev. j. L.
Welard; making in all $500. 90
- Rev. Thomas Adams, after thirty years
absence, has resumed labor with the Congre-
gational church in Vassa1boro', of which he was
pastor from 1918 to 1884. -
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ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

Ca Some of our citizens are afflicted with
oil on the brain. Two gentlemen recently Wis
tied Boutwell,, Canada, and although they re-
turned both WELL they impaired the fever TO
others, and the result is Joint stock company.
The shares are quick at five per cent. and up
wards.-[ Biddeford journal. 5sasbrsltl
EB- A bell has been placed in the new tow
er of the mill at Kennebunk village.
EB- G. A. Emery, of Saco, has been admit
ted to practice as an Attorney in the Courts Of
this State. s.,.,e v..r -.s.-.l .fa sraea-sl
G- The number of deaths in Hallowell
during the year 1866, was 43. Ia rs 10
Il EY-We learn from the Former that the Di-
rectors of the State Bank, at Augusta, have
voted to continue the redemption of their bills
another year. The legal time expired on the
18th of Dec. last.
Vs. The Paris Democrat says Mr.. Horatie
Bisbee, of Canton, has. a sow that Uttered, il
less than one year, Al pigs. She raised Sc O
these, which Mr.. Bisbee sold for $144, a prof
large enough to satisfy a reasonable man. y7r2
d B The Augusta Journal says large barn
about 80 by so, containing twenty tons of hay
two valuable cows, harness, farming tools
&C., situated ON the old road to Winthrop, ani
belonging to a Mr., Harlow, was destsoyed b,
fire with all its contents on Wednes ,ay even
ing. The loss is estimated at over 1880; in
sured for $500 in the Etna Company. bee
BB The Augusta Journal reminds its read
ers that they getothe Legislative paper at thu
same price now that they did six years since
when paper was one-third the price it now is
This is liberal; but then the Journal is 80 TO
the session--about $12a year-while the New
Hampshire legislative paper is published dali.
during the session-perhaps half as long-fo
twenty-five cents h, .sgir 40 ryagfa q &
B5- Mr.. Stephen Small, of South Gray
slaughtered, on Monday last, a pig eightmonthl
old, weighing 321 lbs Let "down-east porkers'
look to their laurels h UsE-Te IaTs
EY On Wednesday evening, about balf.past
nine o'clock, a fire broke out in new dwelling
house recently erected in Kittery,s owned ani
occupied by Mr.. Melvin o. Stimson; and not
withstanding the efforts of the owner, togethe
with his neighbors, the building was wholly
destroyed The fire was caused by the burst
ing of kerosene lamp. The house was wortl
about $3.50; on which there was insured $3.50,
in the Piseataqua Insurance Company. Their,
was also 5000 insured en- the furniture, a larg,
portion of which was destroyed, and much o
that which was saved was greatly damaged b,
rough handling in the excitement of the occa
sion.--[ Chronicle. a