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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-13

The Baptist Church at Lacrosse.
Wisconsin, was burned on Wednesday
morning. It was valued at SIS, 600.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-13
Valuable and Extensive Water Power
In the City of Columbia for Sale.

Ordered by the Legislature Of South Caro-
Enn
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

.UNG AMERICA IN PANTALETTs. The
st. Louis RepuJlican gives the following
part Ct a letter received by a friend from a
daughter nine ears old, who is now at n
boarding scheol, placed there because she
was ore of those " no know too much to-
stay at home. We think she bids fair to-
become ptrfect woman's rights woman :
"My DEAR FATnER-I waSyery glad to
hear from you, and hear you was well, but
| was not bit glad to hear that aother had
baby, because it was boy. | should be-
very glad if it were little girl, but hate
boys worse than ever. Now am going to
tell you what you ought to name him. I
am going to choose homely. name, be-
c.use I don't think boys ought to have
pretty names. Boys are squalling all the
time. You don't have one minutes peace
while there is boy baby in the house; but
when you have baby sister in the house
you never hear it cry. Name him Peter;
that is good enough for boy. You must
excuse me FOR writing SO much about boys,
it is because doa't like them
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

SKATING IN CRIcAGo.-A Miss Carrie A
Moore. lrcm Concord. N. II ,, is now delishtine
the Chicago people with some wonderful skat
ing. The Republican Of that city says
Miss Moore wins her own laurels, and wear.
them with all the grace of queen Attired
in a crimson silk skirt, velvet basquine trim
med with ermne, and a jaunty skating cap
her personnel is attractive in the extreme-at
once model OF simplicity and good taste. Her
evolutiens are natural. graceful, and in perfect
harmony with the music. When she waltzea
around the enclosure, hundreds Of gloved
hands beat applause, There is no assumption
on her part. No skating for favor. She glidcs
over the icy mirror like fairy, without effort.
Her pirouette excels that of the trained bale,
girl upon the sanded stage. 1t is statuesque
and beautiful in the extreme. Unlike most
professional skaters, she never misses step
Her figure eights are done to perfection II
faultshe have, it is lack of appreciation of her
own ability. She seems not to know what
beautiful gyratons she makes, and what class.
icai pOsures she assumes.
Her appearance last evening attracted quite
crowd to the Central Park, and the verdict
was universal in her favor. She is destined
durirg her short stay in Chicago. To be the :u.
ling spirit of the ice, and wherever she buckles
on her skates, thither the crowd will go. She
appears at the Central again this evening.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

HOUSEHOLD WoRDs.--A London paper
publishes the following as "household
words" We have heard many similar.
expressions at the American tiresidc. ...
Pshaw ! Stop your noise Shut up this.
minute III box your ears You hold.
your tongue! Let me be! Go away Get.
away! Get out! Behave yourself! I.
wont You shall Never mind You'll
catch it Don't bother! Come here di.
rectly Put away those things! Youth
kill yourself! don't care They're
mine! Mind your own business! I'll
tell ma ! You mean thing There, | told,
you so You didn't did I will hav.
it. Look what you have done Twas
YOU! Won't you catch it, though! It's.
my house! Who's afraid of you NAH
hh! Boo hoo boo hoo, boo, what's the
matter Get out of this room directly I.
Do you hear me Dear me never did
see in all my born days! lis enough to
set one crazy Would you put tuck in
it! Well, says Says he! Says she
Says they! Bless me! No! Hem it all
this way round Thread hounce Gored !!
Worked ! Crosswisa Trmmcd with vel
vet Ten yards Real sweet
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

THE fundamental doctrine which under
lies all Southern society to day, and which
forms the basis of the Presidents policy of
reconstruction, is that the negro is not by
Inherent right citizen, and that he has no
rights which men are bound to respect.
This is the theory Of President johnson, of
Senators Doolittle, Cowan, and Of Repre-
sentative Raymond. This is the fate Of
all copperheads and rebels Chicago Trib
uas.
From this high authority, We are safe in
concluding that all supporters Of the Pres
ident are "copperheads, We support the
President, and 50 docs the Journal. Ru.
BLEE, you are a "copperhead," and rebel"
according to the Tribune. NJ doubt OF it.
- NaIis6n Ueyn0cpat
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

Gov. Andrews, of Massachusetts, in his val
edietory message assumes, quite Unexpectedly
ground on the suffrage question at the south.
lie is in favor Of manhood suffrage, irrespective
of color, but is not in favor Of regulating it by
an act of the general government. Until a
majority Of the whites resident in the respect.
i've states are willing to concede suffrage to
the freedmen, can that franchise be given
them, in his opinion, without incurrng the
danger OF violence and anarchy While he
does not deny our right to stipulate for colored
suffrage. he denies the wisdom of such stipula-
ton unit the whites are ready to ratify it by a
popular vote.
This is the position we have taken on the
question of suffrage in the south, and we are
glad to find it advocated by a gentleman Of so
much prominence and so mach influence, with
the more radical portion of the union party, as
Gov. Madison Journal rep
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

MArRIMoNY.-Dr. Johnson in his work on
the economy of health, says that marriage
should not be contracted before the first year
of the fourth scptennial on the part of the la.
dy, nor before the las: year of the same on the
part of the gentleman in other words, the fe.
male should be at least twenty.one years of
age, and the male twenty eight years. The
doctor says there should be difference of sew
eral years between the sexes, at whatever pc.
riod of life the connection is formed. There is
difference of seven years, not in the actual
duration of life between the two sexes, but in
the stamina Of the constitution, and to the sym
metry of the form and the lineaments of the
f,ca
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

The Washington correspon lent Of the
Chicago Evening journal, says that Hiram
Price and j. f. Wilson, Congressman from
Iowa, recently called upon President John
son and very modestly advised him to sus.
pend bis opinions on Reconstruction. and
no, to interfere with the designs of the
Radicals in making appointments of offi
cials The President politely Informed
them that he knew his duties.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

Thad Stevens pitched into the Rev. Uen-
ry Ward Byecher tha other day for the al.
LEI ged fall from grace Of the latter on the
SUI let's of radicalism and hell fire. In
view of the bitterness, malignancy, and un-
charitable spiiit Of old Stevens, his friends
Cf he has any must hope that Bcecher's
doubts touching the reality of hell fire and
the eternal punishment of tho wicked are
well founded. N Y World.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
DoSr Know TsNSEssEE-The Louisyil]

DON hNo" lie LOUISVILLE
Journal makes the following good hit:
Old Thadieus Stevens, OF the House OF
Representatives. says, she doesn know Tenn
| essee" Then he should take 70 the study OF
geography. He will find Tennessee to be con.
siderable OF place. One end of it butts up
against the Mississippi river-dd Thaddeus
| ever hear Of that stream land was once the
dwelling place Of one Andrew Jackson, VINO
said that ''the federal union must be preserv.
ed" au Sa
Tennessee is the home Of Andrew Johnson
does Stevens know him land if Tennessee
isn't in the union, neither is Andrew Johnson,
and the Pennsy vana radical ought forthwith
to pitch him out of the presidential chair and
put into it citizen Of the United States. flow
comes it that so virtuous and enlightened a
patriot should have supported for the vice
presidency man from foreign state, as
Tennessee is, if not in the union and not knoicn
to the legislative department Of the govern
ment9 Why does Stevens sit quiet and let IA
foreigner from a foreign state usurp the func-
tions Of the presidency If Thaddeus "don't
know Tennessee" he shouldn't know" An.
drew Johnson, for he is citizen OF Tennessee.
What monstrostics the unsanctfed radca Is
are exhibiting!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

LrcK.-A passenger swearing terribly
in the cars on the Boston and Providence
railroad, was approached by young min-
ister with more zeal than discretion, who
said to him, abruptly, "My dear sir, do
you know where you are going? You arc
going straight to hel!' jus. my id
luck!' replied the man, looking the minis.
ter in the face with an alarmed air, and
suddenly fumbling for his check, Il bought
a ticket for Providence y
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

| BILLIARDS -Evryboddy seams tew be pttin
crazee over new game which llaz jist bin dis
kovered, called billyards.
1t IL played on top ov a table which is a little
longer than it is square, and the game seems
to consist in pushn some round red bawls agin
some round white bawls, until they drop into
some little puddin bags which are hung onto
the outside of the table.
1t takes men to play the game, but or 4
kin look on.
They take oph their coats and stand clus M
! to the table, with the sho,t piece of fishpole
in their hands, vich has chawk mark onto
the end ov it,
Then one begins by givin one of the wis
punch in the belly, wich sends it agir the
next one belly and so on until the next one 3
turn for punchin comes round
But you ought to see the same--it cant be
deinneated by words.
One feller gincrally beats the other feller !;
then he pays the landlord of the consarn 25
cents for the privilege of gittin beat, and buvs
some gin, with lemonade in it, and awl hands
drink.
Then more takes holt of the fishpoles, and
they punch for SPELL and so it goes until 2
o'clock in the mornin. Then each goes home
havin eHjoycd fine exersize, little drunk,
perhaps, but the muscles in thare breast 80 cx.
pandcd that they kant kctch the consumption
nor small pox
1hisis bHyagds JOSH BILLINGS.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A sweet little girl in New Haven, only three
years old, was promised one evening that she
should accompany her parents to Boston the
next morning. She was so much elated at the
prospect OF the journey. that when she finished
repeating her little prayer as she laid down to
sleep. she said, with the most exquisite simple
ity, "Good bye, God-good bye, Jesus Christ
II am going to Boston in the morning"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

! SKiNNING ANIMALS The value of q skin
depends considerably upon the care and man.
ner in which it is taken off. The following pc
nal statute, passed by our forefathers in l642
shows that they well appreciated the great
loss consequent on bad and careless skinning :
| "No butcher. by himself Or any person, shall
cash, slaughter or cut any hide Of OK, bull,
steer or COW, in staying thereof, or otherwise,
whereby the same shall be impaired or hurt,
on pain of forfeiture for every such cash or
cut, in any such hide or skin, twelve pence"
An experienced tanner gives the following
directions in regard to the cutting or opening
OF the hide before the operation of flaying is
commenced. This is always best performed
when the most of the skin is thrown between
the fore and hind legs. leaving the hide square
inits form. Tanners of upper leather know the
value OF this mode of skilning, by its increase
of measure over the one practiced by many
persons, in sticking or bleeding the animal by
cutting its throat from ear to ear, and in open.
ing the hide. not running the knife far enough
up on the briskot before they cut down the
skin on the fore legs; or not far enough on
the flank toward the tail before they cut thro'
the hind leg-Ohio Farmer
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
'The world for sale-hang out the sign,

That he may buy DR.. d. II. Seelye's
Liquid Catarrh Remedy to cleanse the
glands and membranes of the nose and
head while on his journey. Dust in the
nose and head is very injurious to the gen.
eral health and it may be gently removed
by the use of this valuable medicine. Eve
ry traveller should have it-every family
should have it for this purpose if for no
nfhor
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

Z Up in Umatilla civilization is making great
strides. They dispense with courts up there,
and arrange divorces between i'll assorted cou.
Piles by consent. We don't want to see San
Francisco behind the times. Will Judges
Pratt, Dwinelle, etc, make note of the Una.
tilla case We copy from the Umatilla Adper-
ttSsr, and here is the document
"know all men by these presents that
hereby give, grant and bequeath unto my be.
loved husband, Prudence st. Felix, a full and
free divorce from the bonds of matrimony,
granting and bequeatl.ing unto him all the hap
piness he car get Witness my hand and seal,
the 9th day OF September, A. D 1865. This
divorce is granted for little rat. colored mule
he gave me. Signed, Mary St. Felix, her
mark
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
WHOLE NO. 403.
LexicOn.ic

LexicOn-ic
1t is necessary, in the changes and improve
ments of language, to get up new definition:
of words; ,otemporary suggegts as follows
BUTLER-c.n A new definition of bottle
imp (oiae Grants report) The word has also
passed into military proverb, denoting fail.
ure, plunder, pillage and barblrity. For fur.
! ther explanation the student is referred to tha,
portion of the war which treats of the battles oil
Big Bethel, Dutch Gap canal, New Orleans,
and the powder boat of Fort Fisher.
PURITANIsM-c IA model plan Of nam
mon worship, by which scheming and cheating
are sanctifed as the highest of human virtues.
PoLITIcIAN-c. A we'll known character
who lives by bis own wit and the want Of wit
in others. A low fellow, who sells his princi.
pies for profit.
RADIcAL-c. n.-Derived from radir, a
root and means one who pulls up laws and
principles by the root, as was done with the
constitution, and the rights of citizens and
states.
CAUcUs-c. n.-A meeting Of selfsacri6cnc
patriots to regulate legislative bodies and Sc.
lcct candidates whose integrity is known to
themselves, but of whose merits the public are
ignorant.
SPoILs-c n.--The reward of patriotism.
BUREAu-c. n.-A philanthrophic organiza
ton to impede the work Of reconstruction, and
to keep the negroes from working. A body
of officials devoted to the freedmen and their
own interests.
WHITEwAsH-v. a-To cover up: to mis-.
represent /; to deceive the abolitionists to at.
tempt to restore the union in opposition to the
Sumner and Stevens plan.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A recent number Of the Boston Herald
heads an article as follows:
Juvenile crime in Bostoa-How shall
it be checked, 800 to l 800 children an.
nually sent to prison in this city for crime
600 now treading tthe path Of crime"
Never mind the white children; cxpend
your time, money ami sympathes on "fresd
men,"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
TO THE GLOBE,

Roll on, thou ball, roll on
Through pathless realms Of space
Roll on!
What though I'm in a sorry case!
What though cannot meet my bils7
What though / suffer toothaches ills?
What though I swallow countless pills?
Never you mind
Roll on
Roll on, thou ball, roll on
Through seas ofinky air!
Roll on,
It's truc, I've got no shirts to wear;
It's true my butchers bill is due;
It's true my prospects all look blue
But don't let that unsettle you!
Never yoa mind
Roll on! II rolls on
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

Colonel John O'Fallon, Of st. Louis,
who died in that city few days ago, dur
ing his life gave away about million OF
dollars to advance the cause Of education
at the west
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
The Territorial Enterprise is responsible

Tor the following story:
At the third ward polls couple of fellows
got to quarreling, which eliminated in their
stripping of their coats for fight, when one
of them deliberately took a full sett of false
teeth out Of his mouth and put them in his
pocket The other fellow looked at him a
moment, with an odd expression on his coun-
tenance, and then took his coat and walked off
with growl, remarkiag. "D-d if III fight
with fellow who can't do pothin' but gum
it." #aH
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A Washington correspondent Of the Balti-
more Sun says of Mr. Sumner:
"Many republicans arc tired Of the DONNA,
ton Of mere doctrinaire that practically has
no humanity nor sympathy for white or black,
and who disgusts senators by his everlasting
prate about legisla.ing for history"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

AN exchange says the pleasing spectacle
IF woman cowhiding man, and the man
meekly submitting, was witnessed IN the
streets Of Philadelphia, the other day.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A physician once advised Sydney Smith
to take walk upon an empty stomach
s.W hose sto.nach?' he asked.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A miner, Who lately came from VirsfniA
City, says vegetation is 50 scarce in that 70
sion that "twO mullenstalks and bunch Of
thist les is called . grove"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

A Fishkill paper says schoolmaster in
that town ,,struck lie" the other day, but
it was only juyen lie.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17
Provisions n Groceries !
MICHAEL MATHEWS,

A 7 his old stand opposite the Union House, Main
n Street. McGregor, has Just received large stock
of Provisions and Groceries suited to the wants Of the
public. He has also large lot of Apples Cranberries
and other fruit which will be sold cheap the same
can be- purchased at any other store in town.
Ths public are invited to test his ability satisfy
pu.chassss, both ~ to goods sed rEicas.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01

"A. w. Randall was confirmed as Post
master General on the 9th by vote of
33 to 6. Those opposing were Senators
Morrill,, Cresswell, Howard, Lane, Wade
and Wilson.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
J. II. STRUBLE,
County Treasurer.
Contributed.


On Friday the 9th ofJuly Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain Of this town at work binding
grain complained Of being unwell, he was
advised to shock, as being easier. after a
few moments lie further complained and
was urged to 90 home, about 1 clock he
retired. An hour after, the men on going
to tea discovered him lying in the road
dead There was evidence that he had
rested under tree when finding himself
falling, he had attempted to reach tho
house On his hands and kn cs, in which
position with the face OH the ground he
was found. Mr.. c. was quiet Industrious
man respected BY his friends. He leaves
4 small family. He came from Jefferson
Co. n. N and was l6 years old.
Mr.. j, y. Fuller also Of this town
while 1T work the same day il the harvest
field was overcome BY the extreme heat
but revived.
Too much caution cannot be taken by
persons exposed to the direct rays of the
sun, wet cloth laid on the head and
kept wet is an excellent preventive
Buckingham July IS. 1866, G..
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01

The Republicans at kankakee adopted
the following resolution at their recent
Convention:
"Resolced, That we sympathise with
Secretary Seward in and on account of the
suffering he underwent at the hands Of
rebel assassins, it being accidentally done
By his friends, they not then knowing
him."
That stab was made SO dexterous that
We will warrant that there is rot drop
Of blood on the knife.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
The Crimes Of jeff, Davis.

The committee on the judiciary at
Washington, have made report in which
they say it is not ,rious that Jefferson
Davis is guilty of treason. This is one of
his great crimes. The committee
further report that the evidence in their
possession, connecting him with the assas-
sination Of President Lincoln, justifes
them in saying that there is probable
cause that he was privy to the measures,
but they are not yet in possession Of all
the facts The capture of the rebel archives
put the government in possession Of a vast
amount letters and documents all Of which
have not yet been examined. When these
matters are all examined, the probabilities
are that the testimony will prove him
guilty Of completely in the assassination
plot. and this will then be his second
great crime. The committee also submit
mass of testimony showing that the
rebel authorities under the direction Of
Davis. refused to grant to negro soldiers
and their officers in the Union army
when taken prisoners, the treatment due
to prisoners Of war. In regard to Union
prisoners generally, it is shown that he
declared, that the Union troops were
robbers and incenaiaries ard that wher
taken prisoners, they had no claims to b
treated as prisoners of war. 1t is shown
that he was frequently arprized of th'
condition of prisoners at tAndcrsonvil'c
Libby and other prisons, but no orders
were given by him to ameiloriate thei,
condition, but on the contrary it seems to
have been sanctioned by him. This is HI:
third great crime, and we think it is great
pity if he cannot afford to hang for one q
them.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
TRANSCRIPT
N. C. WIETING, EDIroR.
+ o l. e ID O, I o w A.

TERMS Of Transcript $3.50 per. year. in
advance, or $500 if in arrears months.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01

The bill for the equalization Of bounties
has passed and become law, SO that our
old soldiers who enlisted at the early
stages of the war will now receive Slo0
more bounty.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-01
4 GREAT SUCCESS
Hmm an Skill and ingenuity
triumphant
The Atlantic Gable sue
CeSSfullV laid

The Atlantic cable was laid to New
Foundland last Sunday, and soon after
Cyrus w Field, Of this country, who is
now in England, sent congratulatory
dispatch to the President
This is certainly one Of the greatest
achievements of human ingenuity, that
has ever beer accomplished in the world.
4 few minutes are now sufficient to con-
vey European news all over this continent.
What next? 4 voyage to the moon we
suppose and then to the sun.