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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-14

MAxoussrna, N. n June -. 1859.
Msssrs. r. l.. WALLACE j. Co.: 0sats-! have
,ssd ..Dr Chaussier's Empress for the Hair"
IA an pleased with the resulta. find u the
,.rsst and cleanest article have ever seeu.-
r l. Iii that It claims to be in every respect.
Yours, &c.,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-14
Financial.

vI~pE INSURANCE STOCK LIST Of the In.
i suaAxcn A0uifoR Anb WALL SsanRs RsvDw
Tor Deesmber, quotes the Stock OF TIE HON ISs.
and the Capital Stock Of Tn Hons Is, with one
exception. twice 40 large = thst Of any ether
W.T.. ROSS. AeeuN
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-14
IT IS NOT A DYE!


IT Is NOT A DYE!
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RESTORE GRAY HAIR To
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A .h,. pre- paration i. comparatively new in
TIL, country, the proprietors present the I
Testimonials
Os vsli known persons - TO its excellence.
DIRECTIONS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
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The scalp. :,
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r. IL.
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LANCASTER, May 80, 1869.
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Adjt. Gen. n. II.
MANCHESTER N. II MAY, 1866.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26
nnoln's 49, nEsrrNa rIArE.

The following passage sets at rest the dis
putc as to the final disposition Of Booth
body.
- In order to establish the identity Of the
body OF the assassin beyond all question, the
Secretary OF War directed me to summon
number Of witnesses residing in the city Of
Washington, who had previously known the
murderer. Some two years previously to the
assassination Of the President, Booth had had
tumor or carbuncle cut from his neck by q
surgeon. On inquiry. ascertained that DR..
MAY, well known and very skifal surgeon,
OF twenty five years practice in Washington,
had performed the operation Accordingly
called on DIR. May, who, before seeing the
body, infinitely described the exact locality
of the tumor, the nature and date of
the operation, &c. After being sworn
he pointed TO the scar IN the neck, which was
then plainly visible. Five other witnesses
were examined all Of whom had known the
assassin intimately for years. The various
newspaper accounts, referring to the mutila-
ton OF the body of Booth are equally alb
surd. General Barnes, Surgeon General q.
S. A.. was on board the gunboat where the
post norton examination was held, with his
assistants Gen Barnes cut from Booth
neck about two inches OF the spinal column
through which the ball had passed; this piece
of bone. which Is now on exhibition in the
Government Medical Museum in Washing
ton, IS the only relic the assassin's body
above ground, and this is the only mutilation
of the remains that ever occurred. Immedi-
ateiy after the conclusion Of the examination
the Secretary of War gave orders as to the
disposition OF the body, which had become
very offensive, owing 10 the condition in
which il had remained after death; the leg,
broken ia jumping from the box TO the stage,
was much discolored and swollen, the blood
from the wound having saturated his under>
clothing. With the assistance Of Lieut. l..
b. Baker, | took the body from the gunboat
direct to the old penitentiary, adjoining the
old Arsenal grounds The building had not
been used as prison for some years previ.
ously. The Ordnance Department had filed
the ground floors with fixed ammunition
one OF the largest of these cells was selected
as the burial place of Booth-the ammuni-
ton was removed, large fiat stone lifted
from its place, and a grave dug; the body
was dropped in, the grave filled up, the stone
replaced, and there rests to this hour all that
remained Of John Wilkes Booth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26
MRS. suRRArr's CONFESSION.

The narrative Of the pursuit Of Booth and
his accompiices is given in the words OF
correspondent of newspaper, and need not
be repeated But the following statement
about Mrs. Surratt is new:
During my visits to the prisoners, before
their xeceiion, Mrs Surratt confessed to me
her completely with the onspirators SO far as
the intended abduction was concerned, but
affirmed that she reluctantly yielded to the
urging Of Booth n aiding the plot OF assas>
snauon He insisted that her oath Of fdel>
y bound her to sec the fatal end Of the con-
spiracy,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26

REPrBLlcASIsN IN MARYLAND. The Bal
timore american, abiding to parties in that
State, says;
eve have now Republican party in the
State keeping step with the great national
organization of freedom and progress. AT
least one fourth, in our own opinion fully
one third, of the white voters Of the State,
are in active sympathy and accord with that
party. 1t includes much of the intelligence,
worth and culture of the State among its ad
herents and is daily growing in strength.
we claim that to have formed this nucleus of
a party which will, wherever manhood suf-
frage is granted, control the State, is a result
of which the Republicans Of Maryland need
not be ashamed. What they ask OF their
friends of the North is sympathy and encour
agement, if they can give US no other aid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26
U. =. GOVERNMENT,
the Western end Of the
Great National Railway across
the Continent.

WIZ 0Oh
Their line viii extend from Sacramento California
travrisfg the RICHEST AID MOST pOPGLoU> SIC
TON or CALIFORNIA. and thetee through the great
MINING RkGIONs or THE TBRRIT0hIks, to the
vicinity Of salt SAX city
II firms tie soLE WESTERN LINK u the only
route to tie Pacific which Is adopted by C1nerss and
AIDED ny THB fS>UH OF rNIrED sTATF3 BONDS.
Their ros1s rady completed equipped AM running
for ~ miles from sarfameno TO within ~ n,is 81 the
summit Of thu serrss and large q the work
o. Grading Iunneng, &C beyond that point has been
Tbs First Mortgage Bonds Of thi, Company
AFFORD unusual Inducements OF safety ard Profit 70 in
vsstors, Tor the f'lio~iug among e'her reasons viz
First. Tte rate Il tut rest j. Six per Cent
Gold, PAYABLE seHli-A nn'sliy in the CITY Of New
Second The Principal {. payable In Gold at
turiiy.
Third. The Of tbs Bonds NINETY FIVE PER
CENT At ! accrued interest. is TIN PER CENT. leo.
than that Of the cheapest Six Per Cent Gold ReAs-
ing Bonds Of the 1orernmeft.
Fourth. The ui,e States Government froye. nearly
hAlf tho amoSnt Necessary u build the entire road
and looks mainly 10 a sms percentage Oh the flu
tore trarfe fer repayment.
Pnh Owing to this liberal provision accompanied with
Extensive Grants Of Public L@nds. BY ~hch the
Government fosters this great nation enterprise
it, success Is req er,h certain and It's financial .ta
tiuty is Altogether independent Of the coutins gen
oies which attend ordinary Railroad enterprises.
Sixth The Security Of its First Mortgage Roude Ia
therefore AMPLE sth their character foTsafrty and
reliability T. unelu4lled only by that Of the Oh
tiun- Of the ti0Yrruustat itself
Seventh The MT earnug Of the completed portion
already u gelA ia sNt--s - tn Interest obligations
Win, b tn- COMPANY gii incnr tNic~ the dis
lance aud i1ilt iucraasuk. rendering the I'M
interrupted pay nent 10 the Interest absolutely Ger.
Eighth. A. tho rsenrkte Of Goid they pay nearly ~
Per Cent. per snnun on thu amount invested.
The BOND. suad "a deuoni nations u 81 009 With
senanuusl Gold Cuuren. attached, PAYABLE IN Nv
York eneFed r The present at IS per cent and
accrued interest ~ cnIreicyl from Janusry lst
Orders may be flrKsrlle dire ar through the
principal Bank aud Bankers IN ~ part 81 the country
Rcruittarves may be- asl- IN drafts On New York ~
In agl Tender Notes, National Rank Notes or other
funds 10 th.s cifl ard thu will lie Or
wxrded t. any Address NJ Express Of charge In
qniries for further rerch'.r- b mail 9th erwi.e
viii a.alN. =. -r-t,l LII. ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26

using in my Buggie- The Celebrated Patent
made
have also the pa'ent right for the process renew
ing he Of old Innings and leather covers without
removing them rom the bueges.
The rpsir Deptrtuunt VIII receive prompt att. ntiou,
std To work will be warranted to give satisfaction
G4A 9m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-26


FROM RUFFALO-Br New York time from De
pot cor RxchanFe and Michigan sire .te
5.45 A. n. New York Day Express, tSun-
daysencepted). stops at HernessiIe 4e3 a N
fBkn): snsquehApna 2:l7 p. M. fD * Turnsr :
Us m. sop J. and arrive IN New York 1920 p.
Ia Connects at oreat bend ~ith Delaware, Lack
aaagsna Western Railroad, aud at jersey City
with Midnight Eaprs-- TT ain OF sev Jerss' Rail
road flr Philadelphia, Baltin ore and Washington.
500 A. NJ Express Mail, via Ason aud llor-
neiisyiiie tsnniays excepted. Arrives IN New
York a. IN Connects at hlmifa ~i-h Aorth-
eru certral kaiwss for Harrisburg, bill aivlphia.
Raltihore Washington and points saith
2.2o p. NJ. Lightning Express, sundays er-
clu,eil stop. 1t Hgrh.il-si lie - -. m tsap1,
AID arrives IN New York go a CONTESTS at
Jersey City with Morning Express rain q New
Jer.ey Railroad ior baltimore sni Warrington,
aud al New York With Morning kxpress Train for
boston and New Eusiana Citi-s
6.Io p N. New York Night express,
pArLY stcp.st 20. tase $50 ,. NJ. (aup.l inter
seciinx at Horneilssills With tue Is p m TRAIT
fem Dunsirk. and arrive Ia se~ York at 1870
II2o p. NJ Cincinnati Express, (snuday.
erc-rtef) stops al susqneL anna ~ IA bkitE
Turner. no ?. IA, {Dineh and art's-s ~ Neg
Ynrk Al rs Connects At slFnirA with
Northern Central Railway ffF usrifs burg fhi'a-
delphia baltimore. Washington an o'n's south
a. ,,r..t Bend With Deikwsrs. T., ss~suna 4
We.t4r. Railroad for Scranton. Trenton and Phil
ns.frhta! and At New York with Att.r noon frSns
asa ste smers for Bost9a ~laa Sew ngiAna Ciiiss
ONLY One n IiB Fast on surd4y lssnnx BunAlo at
sac ,, m and teaohius Nv York At i2s, p."'
nts-8x .Sb NV eNqLsSp pAsssSGtLt. With thsr
g,vs.ss are transfer Re fsse 81 ci4ree Nsw York
sro pleasure travellers lii. line II the Leie Railway
rrsant. faaHy bhta<ts OF rest. r.tnE hFugh the
bssntlsA taI-ts = the O. emu r. sus4uf sabs, Bess
ware ani Ksmato rivers chs Gang iangr ARA u
If natures besatifs c-hltIao.r @tirhti.5s
Tax bE-- NE7riLAffp $50 N..sf s. ttRts FIR
ISs Oceans aSfN TiiE W OhLbee sEfsAstA
~ ali isht tr@l 81 ~ tbs "a. y ~
BAGGAGE CHECK Ed THROUGH,
And fars altesyf az lsp a. ba dHs ot''sr h'~I'
L i-Ask FOR TlthtTs VIA ERlE BAl."Ai'ss
which eaa =, sI-ala,a AZ I'll Prioelis4 T ket
ofiicei 10 tie Wet Ss4 seafa Hf-t
n. RIDDLE, WV. II. BARR,
.sg sup-i. GEES rA-s AgL
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
en- lines Of thi, sized type lminisp) make one

The hotel keepers at Saratoga received
1850 guests per day last week. The big and
little hotels are overhowing, and the system
of "colonizing" is in full operations.
The only place on this continent where
the famous Egyptian lotus grows naturally
Is In pond in Middlesek county, Conn.
How it first came there is mystery to natur.
alists.
Mrs. Francis j. Vinten, of Provden &C,
Rhode Island, is sustaining the entire cost
($4,00O of an Episcopal Church at Cer-
mont, Iowa.
1t is fact worthy of some notice that
Miss Anna Surratt took her departure for
Europe while the jury were out celebrating
on the guilt or innocence of her brother.
Either the love of the Surratts for each other
must be of cold nature, or the disagree
ment of the jury was known furegone con-
clusion, as sister naturally could not desert
her brother at such an important hour. She
would at least desire to know the result of
the trial before leaving for foreign parts.
The cooks at hotel in Shelbyville, ILL.,,
carelessly boiled some green corn in an old
copper kettle on the 9th, causing the death
of six persons, and the lives Of eight moro
were placed in great danger
A doctor at Peacham, Mass, last week
removed from the stomach of a young lady
frog which had caused her great suffering
curing ten years.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07
The Great American Desert.
An Omaha letter SAYS

In an atlas used to study long ago, and
I am no chicken, there was laid down just
west of the Missouri river tract, broad and
expansive, called "The Great American
Desert" | recollect forlorn buffalo, with
tail erect, sprawled away outside of this
tract, to show that he did not belong in it,
and couldn't afford to live in it on any terms;
and even an Indian, with his ponys tail
turned to the Desert, was chasing off at top
speed for Il better locality. As an infant in
geography, always took great amount of
stock in this desert idea, which now think,
after ALL grew out Of the conceit of some
lazy engineer, who got sick of the vast ex-
panse for chain dragging, and Jumped the
whole as a region not worth ten days work
with chain and level. He libeled the fairest
wheat growing section in the world. To-
day thousands of acres of the finest wheat
that ever grew yellow in the summers sun
are bending and ripping on the fertile bosom
of Nebraska, to give the lie to my old atlas,
and the Typographical chap who misled good
Mr.. Male Brun.
went up the Platte Valley twelve miles
on horseback the other morning, to a noble
farm of twelve hundred acres, six hundred
of it in wheat. Do you know that Nebraska
raises more wheat to the acre than Illinois,
Wisconsin, or Michgan2 Put that alongside
the Great American Desert story, and let it
choke it to death forever. The harvest is a
noble one, and Nebraska will stand this
year permanently redeemed as an agricul-
tural State.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07
n Woman in N Mineral Hole.

a remarkable escape from death occurred
the other day which makes ones blood chill
to think that the consequences were no.
greater than they were. Last Tuesday even
ing Mrs. Patrick Maher, middle aged wo.
man, residing near the head of Dodge street,
back of the gas house, had occasion to visit
her sons house, short distance over the
bluff. Starting between nine and ten O'Clock,
she proceeded along, and wandering from
the path fell into a mineral hole forty feet
deep, where she remained until Wednesday
noon. Tie shaft had been worked years
ago and abandoned, and was covered with
grass and weeds, which no one would sus
pect concealed a dangerous trap Not re-
turning that evening it was suspected that
she remained at her sons house but a visit
there disclosed the fact that she had not
been heard of. Search was then made about
the neighborhood, but no traces of the mis-
sing woman could be found for several
hours. A woman looking for her children,
who bad strayed away, found a shawl on the
edge of a mineral hole, which furnished q
clue to the missing female Assistance was
procured and the shaft explored. Down its
depths forty feet lay the woman, insensible.
She was raised to the surface, bruised con-
siderable, but strange to sag no bones were
broken, and after receiving medical treat
ment, was pronounced in a fair way of re-
covery. Yesterday she was doing well.-
Dubuque Herald.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07
The Sunken Lake.

The Sentinel, published at Jacksonville,
Oregon, of the 18th ult., says: SeS eral or
our citizens returned last week from a visit
to the great Sunken Lake, situated in Cas-
cade Mountains, about seventy.fiv five miles
northeast from Jacksonville This lake
rivals the famous valley of Sinbad, the sal
or. 1t is thought to average 1000 feet
down to the water all round. The walls are
almost perpendicular, running down into
the water, and leaving no beach. The depth
of the water is unknown, and its surface is
smooth and unruffled, and it lies SO far be-
low the surface of the mountain that the air
currents do not affect it. Its length is esti-
mated at twelve miles, and its breadth st
ten. No living man ever has, and probably
never will be able to reach the waters edge.
1t lies silent, still and mysterious in the
bosom of the everlasting bills" like huge
well, scooped out by the hands OF the giant
genii of the mountain in unknown ages gone
by, and around it the primeval forests watch
and ward are keeping. The visiting party
fired a rifle several times into the water at
an angle of forty five degrees, and were able
to note several seconds of time from the re-
port of the gun until the ball struck the
water. Such seems incredible, but is vouch-
ed for by some of our most reliable citizens.
The lake is certainly most remarkable
curiosity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07
A snake Story.

The Ebensburg Alleglsnian a journal not
given to sensational items, publishes the
following startling snake story:
At Hemlock, a few days ago, in the day
time, the watchers attending at the bedside
of sick lady, returning to the room after
temporary absence, were Mortified to find
a huge snake coiled on the pillow and very
near her head. The woman was asleep
What to do, WINS the question of terrible i'm.
port recommended to the watchers. The
woman was weak from illness, and any sud
den eXcitment would surely kill her. II
was therefore thought unsafe to attack the
snake while she was asleep, because an ex.
citement would thereby be communicated
to her system which might prove fatal
while, for like reason, it was thought
equally unsafe 20 wake her up 20 a rcali-
zation of the danger menacing her. The
question, in all its terrible bearings, was
discussed by the watchers in moment,
while their blood ran cold, and it was de-
cided to maintain a mastery inactivity. If
the woman remained asleep and motionless,
she might escape. There was chance that
the reptile might withdraw, without doing
any harm. After few minutes, which
seemed like hours to the lookerson, the
Shiny thing move6-first one fold, then
another-it slid from the bed to the floor
it crawled rapidly through the room and
hall, and out into the garden. 1t was then
killed. The woman slept calmly through,
out the trying scene, and was spared an ex'
perience the mere recital whereof is enough
to blanch the cheek and cause the blood tc
curdle.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07

Gen. Butler is building new and solid
mansion at Annisquam, in Gloucester, the
material used being species OF red granite
uuarried near by The site he has chosen
for his summer residence is magnificent
one. with its rock and ocean views. A shell
road leads up to it from the highway. But
ler's family occupy little house at the foot
of the hill, while the illustrious Benjamin
himself has his Office in tent, on the sum-
init. The stars and stripes floa. to the breeze
from tall staff which surmounts the top.
most rock.
In consequence of the depression in the
oil market, movement is on foot in Pitts
burg to have all the retineries to suspend
operations until the price Of refined oil
improves, or the price Of crude declines.
The Prussan police are ruthlessly destroy
ing all the maps on which Hanover figures
as kingdom.
AIR-SLAKED LIME is sure remedy for
the turnip fly. 1t should be put on as soon
as the plants make their appearance, when
the dew is on the ground.
The American artisan is informed that
there is tannery at Rockfort, ILL, in which
the newly patented process for exhausting
the air from the vat is employed. It takes,
10y this process, only twelve hours to COM
plete the tanning. The weight OF leather
Is increased ten per cent. over the old. pro-
cess, and the cost of the work is but ten per
cent. that of the old, and it is also claimed
that the leather is superior. a
Fifteen hippopotamus hides were recent.
ly sent to a tannery in Boston, Mass, TO be
tanned. They were In halves, and weighed
together 0,400 pounds.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-09-07


Coon ADvIcE.-The chronological Journal
for July, in its leader, gives its readers the
following sound, sensible, and Christian
advice:
Barbarism must give way to Christianity.
Every human being has an interest at stake
Each should do something, and come up
promptly to do the work allotted him.
There is no place for idlers in Gods great
vineyard. Let each put his shoulder to the
wheel and help set the world ahead. Rea-
der, what are you doing3 Are your facui.
ties being used2 Remember the parable OF
the talents The righ. use OF what you have
will be the measure of your reward. He
who does little or nothing for the good OF
himself or his fellows will find little or
nothing to lis credit in the Book OF Life.
You who have realized the truth, that 1t is
more blessed to give-and to do--than to
receive, will need no urging from us.
Are you inventive2 Give the world the
benefit of it, You will be none the poorer,
but much richer, in gratitude to God. Are
yon mechanical 2 Build yourself monu.
ment in the hearts Of the people. Are you
preacher Exhort, preach and pray, "Let
thy kingdom come" Arc you rich Z "Let
your light shine that others may see your
good works and glorify your Father in hca-
ven." Are you publisher Print only
good books. A merchant? Weigh your
goods on the scales of justice. A parent or
teacherl Remember, example is more
powerful than precept, ig..