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Bulls Sarsaparilla.
4 Good Reason for the CaptajA's1aitA'.
Read the CdptdiHs letter and ~ lsfter hvW.,
e Hi Nofher

49, 49, 49, S0HSO&104 N4vo-
Read the Cdpfai.s letter and ~ lstter hsu,.
His Ao&her.
Benton BARRACKS. No. Apsia - loo9,.
DR.. JOHN BuLI-Dsar Ssn Knovin6
the efficiency ofyour 6arsapdx1lla, ard ~ :
healing and beneficial Quallaios 6 - !.
=, send you the following statsnsat Of
my case.
! was wounded about two yen aso-vus
taken prisoner and confined for e181ex !.
month";. Being moved 20 olten. ri .
wounds have not healed yet. hays ne::
sat uP moment since was wounded.
health II impaired, and I need soane9hlner
to assist nature. I have more 1AieA n
your 6aseparilla than IN anything olhe.-
wish that that 10 genuino. ple0oo q
press me half Z doesn bceeles, - obllGe
Carr. C.P. JOHNSoN,
P.s.-Ths following vss vssssss lssar
%. 1895. 6y Mrs.. Jennie johnson. a ~
OF Capt. Johnsoa.
On. 1uLI-Dear Sir Ny huaband, ~.
@. 3. johnson, was = skillf0l nnr9eon ~
physician 10 central New York, Whore r.
died, leaving The above @. z. tohu1oa -
my care. Atthlfteen ysars Of ~ ~ ~
9 chronic diarrh0a and Dcrofulas ~ 1890
!9sve BIN your a saIsapsIsll.. e 81
Ito maay In New Yesk, Okio "a L..
blllty. Pss1bct success ~ = kSS5s1 NJ
IAe cssres e9ected n sosse $500 r. 1922
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Am very anxious tof my - - aGno91muo
recourse to Your earsapazilla. 1eis -.
writing 70 you for II. Hin. wcan6s veeo
terrible, but believe 10 will roooyog.
Respectfully,
~. JENNIE IQfllnoN
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IEGAL NoTIcE.

STATE OF Iowa,
Wapello County Estate OF Thomas w.
Carney: Notice IL hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed Adminis-
TRAITOR Of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to call and set
tie the same, and all persons having claims
against said estate will present them to
the County Judge for allowance.
Given under my hand this Dec. oath,
1867. CHARLES DUDLEY.
Administrator ofsnid estate,
Ottumwa, Dec. %, '67-w4t.
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Ayers Sarsss parilla,
ron PUMPING THE BLOOD.

The rputation this cx-
cclle,ii medicine enjoys,
Is derived from It's cures,
many Il which are truly
marvellous. Iiiyetcfate
cases # Scrofulaus dis
ease, where TIE ~ tenn
sccns,l saturated with
corruption, l.aye b,.cn
purili. 4 and cured by ii.
Scr0iHious afliceti ms :.ii,i
disors. .rs, which were az
gravs.s L by the scroiu.
Ios,c sTy,Anvs, i,at;nn ,,,,til
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ESTRAY cove CALF. Taken up by
Lewis Roberts of Washing:o on tp, Wapello
co., Iowa, Dec. IA, 1868, Il cow and calf
Cow to II years old. bark red; some
white; crop off the left ear, and split in
the same; under bit in the right. Calf a
bull; dark red; back and belly white;
some white in the forehead; two months
I old. Both appraised at $50.
T.. NJ. COOLEY,
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'uttSfhiiitsit.VB tuth
vc been radically
almost every &C.
!; scarcely need to
: most destructive
unseen and unielt
rs the constitution,
sor fatal diseases,
presence. Again,
liout tho body, and
n, rapidly develop
rms, either on the
) the latter, tul,er.
! in the lungs or
liver, or It shows
kin, or foul ulcer
. Hence the Occa-
s,saparSNn Is adj
lTlfOIns Of disease
,k following COM
q relief, and, nj
,SARGAPARIL.
,e Or ErvstPe1as,
cad. R6Sl0srorna.
ther crnptions or
/ ease. Also in The
.seTsid, Ds'Oj,sy,
lssW, Neuralgia,
IONS Of the mUscu.
.'cNsi0l Diseases
me Ia required for
9 by any medicine.
laedicinc will euro
!. Whites. Uterine
iseases, are COIN
;,tely cured by its
/. Minute Direc-
sur Almanac, sup
md Gosst, when
xtrAne0us matters
Il, Ae also LIVER
csStoss or Issf stsss-
dice, when arising,
ing poisons in the
III Is q great rc-
.or of the system.
Z istless, Desp0a-
nth Nervous -Ap-
y Of the affections
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ottumwa, Jan. a. 6S-w2tl Clerk.

EsTRAY Cow.-Taken up by John
Dec, l, 1857, one COW, three years old, rcd
color, some white on the belly and tail,
left horn has been broken of and grown
out again in part. Appraised at S15.
l.. NJ. COOLEY, Clerk d. G.
Jan 9.w-2t.
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CHANGE OF TIME:

CHANGE OF TIME:
On and after MONDAY, May eth, 1867,
luntil further notice., Trains will run g
follows--making clos connections with all
Trains on d. Y. R0tlro0d:
LEAVE kEoKUK:
EXPIRES, No4, 100 M
Mali, No 3, 400 M
Ut. Louis, Express No II 500 p M
ARRIVE AT KEoKUK:
Mail, No 1, $40 NJ
Express, No 8, 200 "a
%. Louis, Express No II, 90 n
Nos 8, 4 and II, daily, except Sunday.
No 2, daily, except Saturday. s,
No land II, daily, except Monday.
This new and short route offers eroat-
Or induoements than my other, 10 being %
much the NJ 81 80. II En-
SHORTEST and MOST DIRECT
To 81. Louis, Springfield, Toledo. Indian-
apolis, Cairo, Cincinnati, pittsburg, Phtla-
delphia, New York, Boston, and Ill points
In the United States. ssss
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EIerant Palace SLEEPING Cars

.sSs"s 1sSOS SsSSP"s6 VSsV
run from Clayton, III, to Peru, Indiana,
20 that passengers can get . good nights
RESI- while pursuing their journey.
Haggage checked through to al princi-
pal points.
TIE ST. Louis Express Trim leaves Keo-
kuk ct 500 p M; viii arrive ID st, Louis ct
6;l5a m. Leave st. Louis at 0:l0 p m; ar
rive u Keokuk at7:00 . m.
Elegant Sleeping Carr run through be-
tween Hamilton and st. Louis.
FARE SAME AS by BOAT.
Our facilities for forwarding LIVE
HsOQK are unsurpassed. Rates aslow ~
II eloweet.
Freights by this route will be forwarded
with dispatch.
= Express Freight Train runs through
from Toledo 10 Ke0kuk In 46 hours. Over
charges and damages promptly settled
Rates ~ low a. by any other route.
No Transfer Of Freight between Boston,
Ncp York and Keokxk.
OFFICE-In Stone Depot, edkner Frsrl
and johnson streets, KeOkuk.
w. FL. McDOEL, Gen Agt., Keokuk.
T. L. KNAP. supt. Western DIV,
Springfield.
r. A. CHAFIN. Gen, Supt..
June oath. 1857 -dly
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rery large number Of important tesfimonials
bare .lrsady been receired lr0w Physiciaas, Cger-
0yMes, ApolseoarjeS lne9 {d1fd. from az cissses
= soe!sty. seeaets11 "A SQek fatserisa ssHs er
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We invite everybody to give us call
when looking around for bargains.
REMEMBER, our place Of business Is
on Front Street. opposite Taylor, Blake 4
Co.'s new building.
Ottumwa Oct. X-d1m WITT
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The Republicans carried every ward in Ca
Lars, Monday, and elected S. L. King mayor
by 1872 maioitry.
In sandusky, Ohio, the Democrats elected
local officers by 200 majority, on Monday. They
were also successful in Evansville, Indiana, as
usual. But in Cleveland, Ohio, the Republi-
cans gained thousand. Nineteen OF the thir.
~ councilmen are Republicans
In Cincinnati, Monday the city election re.
suited in a Democratic victory, the Republi
cans eectng only the clerk of the police court
and director OF the infrmary.
Ben Woods paper tavors tho manhattan Of
Chase by the Democracy.
There will be very active competition for the
n9p"'ilean nomination for Governor in Mas.
sacnusetts. The reported withdrawal of Mr.
Oanin Is pronounced canard by the Com.
.nonWealth. Besides Mr. Claflin. the claims "A
1orlng, Rice and Dawes are urged bv tbei,
niends IN different parts of the State. The
nv 6edord Mercury suggests Thomas D.
49, represent tive in Congress from that
$50, as suitable man for Governor.
'eorney General James Sneed smoke al
A''''i'"' meeting in Louisville. XIV. last Wed
nesday evening, fully approving tho ;,,naoot
nent scheme, PREDICTING tho -,
President, and arguing that thosa'oUo VI ".
ultimate in the permanent ostoL, en'S "ou'o
our Government upon truly ren''tS. ii'uneii' o.
pies. e'n primer
Some of the Kansas papers arc nro,.
the appointment of Senator Pomerov to =
Secretary OF State when Ben Wade beconna,
PRESIDENT; and they are quite busy already il
pressing various candidates for the vacancy il
sne Senate that will be thus created,
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ASSASSINATION IN CANADA.-The American
presidents for assassination are growing I'M
pleasantly numerous There was time when
the people of North America We're glad to be-
ieve that the assassin had no work to do out
side of the effete despotisms of the old world
but that boast must be abandoned. A dispatch
from Ottawa, Canada, yesterday, gave the fol.
lowing particulars of the assassination of Hon
Darcy MCGEE, who has for many years been q
prominent Canadian politician:
At halt past o'clock this forenoon the Hon
Darcy MCGEE was shot dead by an unknown
assassin as he was entering the house of Mrs
Trottel, where he lodged on Sparks street The
Dali passed through his head and lodged in the
door, which Mr.. MCGEE was in the act of open
ing. A son OF Mrs. Trotter, who is one of the
farilament pages, was returning home and
was some distance from the house when he
heard the shot. On reaching bis mothers door
ne found MCGEE dead on the pavement He
saw DO person in the neighborhood and heard
no footsteps. The night was bright and clear
and the assassin must have been either con-
cealed behind the fence of vacant lot oppo-
site, or made very hasty retreat Immediately
on firing the shot,
Mr. MCGEE had just left the Parliament
House, and had a cigar in his mouth when kill
ca. bis brains exuded from the wound and
the sidewalk was covered with blood. This
fact, in connection with that of the bail Lode
ing in the door post, seems to indicate that the
weapon was held close to his head when red
There have been as yet no traces whatever OF
the assassin discovered.
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The constitution which was rejected in Michi-
gan, Monday, was in many respects greatly
superior to the instrum ent now in force. The
present constitution provides that once in six
teen years the question of general revision of
the organic law shall be submitted to the PEG
pie, and such revision was ordered in 1856
by vote of79,5o5 to 1888. The revised con-
stitution is free from the many unwise restric-
tons upon legislation which have hampered
the development of the State; it abolishes sew
eral clauses injuriouslv affecting the rights OF
corporators; it establishes an improved judci-
airy system; increases educational facilities
and is especially liberal towards the newer
portion Of the State. The only clause in the
Instrument which has excited any partizan OPP
position is that which ordains impartial sui
frage. Rather than admit some 1900 negroes
to the ballot box the Democrats of Michigan
have chosen to for go all the advantages which
the new constitution offered, and we regret to
find that sufficient number of Republicans
have taken the same narrow view to neutral
ize the m jority OF $4,000 cast las year at the
judicial election.
There are some circumstances which allevi-
ate the matter The election was held at an
unusual time, and light vote was polled. In
some localities particular sections of the new
Constitution were unpopular. Many people
were no doubt deceived by gross misrepresen-
tations and voted against the constitution
without knowing clearly what it was. The
matter was further comp Heated by the sub
mission to the popular decision at the same
time of ether propositions-one providing for
biennial instead of annual sessions of the leg
stature, and the other for prohibition of the
liquor traffic. After all allowances are made
however, it must be admitted that portion Of
the Republicans of Michigan are not yet con-
wheel that the negro is man and deserves a
fair chance with his fellow beings. There is a
dense mass of prejudice yet to be attacked and
removed before we shall secure the full recog-
milton of human rights even on this continent,
but it will be done.
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state News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNT,

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY. s. .s..tra
We learn from the Journal that the Monday
noon passenger train on the M. c. r. r. struck
team driven by Mr. B. F. Crawford Of Au-
burn, while he was crossing the Auburn
Hampshire street crossing, demolishlng the
cart and throwing Mr.. Crawford eighteen feet
from the track, breaking bis right leg above
the knee. and dislocating and tracturing his
right arm at The elbow, besides bruising him
otherwise severely. Mr.. Crawford will prob
ably recover, though the injuries to his shout
der may disable his arm permanently. The
horse was not injured, being just off the track
when he engine struck the cart the concus-
sion breaking the animal from the harness.
ARoosFooK COUNTY.
From the Sunrise we learn that on Sunday,
March 18th, the house of Mr. Stetson, OF
Lii neston was burned, The fire taking from a
defect in the stove funnel. Most OF the furni-
tire was saved, but the meat and other pro-
visions in the cellar were lost. The loss is es
timated at 81 900, no insurance, which falls
hard upon worthy man and family.
The Sunrise states that ON Monday, March
30th Mr. Ira w. Cannon, of Washburn, had
his house and contents burned. We have not
heard what the loss was. &f
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the cold snap of
Monday was (like all the weather of the year,
almost unprecedented" for the season. The
mercury went down within ten or twelve de-
greeS of zero, and the surface of the ground
was frozen up again as hard as granite. We
fear the new grass roots will be found to be
destroyed in this region by this severe cold
term coming after the protecting mantle of
snow has been taken from the ground. The
opening of the river must be delayed some
days by this return of winter. The date of
departure of the ice is now placed from the
10th to the 18th of April by those who consid-
er themselves authorities in local matters.
We learn from the Bangor Wing that an
Irish woman named MEG lnns, az old lady,
residing al me al the corner of Willow and
Market streets, was found dead in her house
Monday about halfpast O'clock. A neigh.
Dor whom she asked III to take dinner with
her on Sunday, called in Monday at the hour
stated above, anu not Sc 3Ing her, went up
stairs to an unused room-or rather a room
where the old lady kept some hens-and there
found her upon the floor, dead and cold
There was no appearance of any wound upon
the body excerpt a slight confusion upon one
eye, not sufficient to be cause OF death.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The April term of the Supreme Judicial
Court, for Sagadahoc county, commenced its
session in Bath yesterday.-Iuds Tarlsy pro
-ssdtns.
The Bath Times says, we learn with pleasure
that the health of the Hon. D. G. Magoun has
become decidedly improved, and that his at
tending physician considers him wholly out of
danger.
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pecting other works Of art, and have noplace
to exhibit them. We are therefore under a me-
cessity to appeal to the City Government for an
enlargement of our apartments. We ask for
more room, our prospective growth Will abso-
lutely require it. And we make this appeal
with the more confidence, us We have enlarged
our rules, and extended the privilege to all our
citizens Of fourteen years and upwards to visit
and use the Library at the rooms without
charge. II is gratifying already to perceive
that the library is visited every day by young
persons Of both sexes, as well as their elders,
DESTROYS of availing themselves of the advan-
tages afforded, as mental recreation, by so
choice and varied collection of books. As
an educating influence. therefore, the city is
bound to give all needful aid and facility to
the grand work which individual citizens have
given of their means, their time and labor to
| establish. We want not only mere room, but
| we must have more money. An Institution
| like this-a great public instituton-cannot be
sustained, much less have strong and healthy
| growth, unless it is supported by solid pecun-
| larry aid. We must keep step to the march Of
literary and scientific progress.
A library that stands still will die. We must
not lag behind the age, we must furnish new
books of merit as they come from the press
we must place upon our tables the best periodi-
Gals of the day, in order to make our rooms at
trac,ive 10 students, to general readers, to in
quirers after truth to all seekers for ntellectu-
| al recreation. 1t is therefore urged. with deep
earnestness upon our citlZens as well as upon
the City Government, that they give constant
| and available aid tc an Institution which hold,
out such unqualified benefits and privileges to
all classes of our people, and promises such
honorable results TO our city. 1t is not wealth
| lit is not commercial prosperity, that give to
the city its just renown-but the intelligence,
the integrity, the intellectual and moral culture
of its people-these are its precious jewels and
| its highest claim to eminence.
| an fares the land to lasting ills prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay
! Respectfully submitted by order of the Di-
rectors, WIN. Willis, President.
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ONE of the severest snow storms of the sea-
son set in yesterday morning about o'clock,
increasing in violence through the day, and in
the afternoon it came down in such quantities
as to establish prospect for more sleighing,
giving us reason to suppose that the grating Of
the shovel might be heard in removing the
snow from the sidewalks this morning. Where
are the little birds that sing about our doors?
P.S. At o'clock in the evening it chang
ed to powerful rain.
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Z PROBABLY two or three winter days were
misald somewhere on the shelves, and we are
to have them in April One thing is sure, it
has showed every other day-for three days
now-and the temperature some of these morn
ings would indicate that we were to have a
"good hay day." However, let it be remember
ed-as consolation-that this year we had q
remarkably pleasant March, and that we had
far better have few cold days now than later
in the spring, when the fruit trees are more
advanced and seed time has come.
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AcCIDENT.-Mr. Fobes, a truckman, was run
over oy igger yesterday morning on Com
mercial street and quite severely injured He
was scuff1ing with another man on the jigger,
and in leaning back against a stake it gave
way, letting him fall backward and the wheels
passed over his legs and side. He was taken
to his home, at the corper of Bracket and Pine
streets, and physician called, who found that
no bones were broken, but the patient was con-
siderably bruised.
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SENTENCE FOR ILLICIT DIsTILLING.-In the
U. s. District Court yesterday, John s. Wright
of Cape Elizabeth, who had. been convicted of
carrying on an illicit still, was brought up for
sentence There were four counts in the in
dictment on which he had been convicted, but
the District Attorney mol pressed three of
them. Wright had been soldier and had re-
ceived an honorable discharge. Moreover, he
had but just commenced distilling, and had
manufactured but about forty-eight gallons of
liquor ,a
This being the first case of the kind, Judge
Fox let him off with three months imprison-
ment in the County Jail. a-
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The exhibition Of the Senior and Junior
classes at Bowdoin College, which would have
taken place Monday evening, has been omitted
on account of the death of Prof. Smyth. The
prizes have been awarded to Charles Jarvis
Chapman of Bethel, and Char es Edward
Chamberlain Of Bristol. All college exercises
have been suspended since Saturday and the
colleges will be draped in mourning to-day
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NEW BUILDNG.-A two story wooden build
ing is being erected, by the Insurance Com
pany, at the corner of Federal and Market
Streets, in place of the one that was destroyed
by fire in January last. Several OF the insur-
ance companies have, in a number of instances
decided to replace buildings that have been
DESTROYED by fire.
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The sweetest thing in life" is good -ealth
and good spirits, and if you have them not, the
next best thing is, what will restore bloom to
the faded cheek and happiness to the dropping
heart. The great and sure remedy is Planta-
ton Bit.ers, which our ply sicians recommend
to both male and female patients, az a safe
reliable, agreeable and cordial stimulant. They
contain nothing to disagree with the most
delicate constitution, and have won golden
opinions from all who have tried them; and
probably no article was ever tried by SO many
persons. They elevate The depressed and give
strength to the weak.
MAGNOLIA WATER delightful toilet arti-
cie-superior to Cologne, and at half tn Q
price. apr4eod&w2w
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WE saw jigger going up street yesterday
loaded with barrels, the fassets pointing up
wards very ungracefully. Our Deputy Mar
shals had charge of the cargo, and we should
judge from the general appearance of things
that some violater of the law had met with a
loss. Sitting on one of the barrels was sus-
picious looking dark bottle.
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CARRIERS DELrvEnx for March, 1868:

THOSE GUNs.-One hundred guns were fir
ed yesterday afternoon ON Lincoln Park, in
honor OF the glorious victory in Connecticut,
which sends the apostate Senator Dixon into
the shades of retirement on and after the 4th
of March next, and places a trne radical Ro-
publican-either Gen. Hawley or Gov. Buck
ingham-in the Senate, thus making the New
England delegation in that body unit.
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MARRIED.

In this city, April G. by John 7. Heaysett. Daniel
land.
In Bridgton, April 4, by Rev. q. f. Cobb, Hiram
Clark and Miss Adde A. Lewis, both OF Bridgton.
In Shapleigh, April 1. by Alt ed II, II, ESQ.,, Eenj
F. tam and Miss Susan j. Morrison both OF Snap
leigh.
IN Saco, March 20, Moses B. Trip and Georgia s.
Lothrop both OF scarboro
In Ellsworth, March %, George A. Thompson. Of
Orlaud, and Vyra l.. Hooper, of ellsworth.
In Sedgewick, March z6, Angus Henderson, o.
Bluehin, and Fannie Il. ebay, OF Brooksvllle. I'D
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-08

MAYORS SALARY.-In the Board of Com
mon Council. Monday evening, an order was
passed fixing the salary of the Mayor for the
present year at $500. The Board of Alder
men has yet to act upon thu matter, as it had
adjourned when the order was passed in the
other Board
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houses, brick block, built the last year on
Deering street by s. H. Libby, have Just been
sold, one to Mr.. Alfred Woodman and the
other to Hon. John A. Poor. They are first
class houses in all regards. We learn that the
price of each was $l1 ,OOO