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Suppose the convention should pass
resolution not materially different
from the subloincd;
Resolced, That the question of suff.
rage Is one exclusively within the
jurisdiction Of tho several states COM
pris;ng tho American union, and that
the action OF congress, IN attempting
its regulation in the southern states,
through the agency of military des-
potism, 's gross and criminal usur-
patton Of power, and subvcrsive of
every principle Of our government /;
that citizens who help to maintain
the government, and are obedicnt to
it's laws, should possess an equality Of
civil rights and political privileges !;
and this principle is applicable to all
sections of the union; and the asser-
tion that it should be operative in one
section and imperative in another is
political charlatanry and absurdIy in.
consistent.
Understanding, of course, that such
declaration left the party in each
state free to act on the question Of
suffrage as il might deem proper, it
would not dctract an iota from the
demo cratic strength in the north, and
would give the party most Of the
southern states. Not only tho pros.
perity of the latter, but Of the nation,
is largely dependent on the ability of
the whites to control the blacks. The
south can never prosper under the
rule of the negroes and the carpet
baggers; and, when the excluded
states shall have been admitted, it
will be very difficult to explain how,
with Jacobin majority in the senate,
they can be rcmandcd.
Could the democratic party obtain
full control of the government next
spring, there would be no,difficulty in
wiping out the reconstruction" in
fanny and all the wicked and lawless
organizations resting on it. Bsliev-
ing it to be "the sum of all villainies,' y
it must yet be confessed that, in an
inexprcssibly scandalous and crimi-
nal manner, it has brought the south
ern states to the door Of congress, OF
rather the representative Of the ne.
groes of those states, and will soon
bid them enter. If the white men oil
the south can tell how they can OBJ.
tain control of their state govern
ments without dividing tho negro
vote, the democracy Of the north
will be pleased to hear tho recital. II
the southern whites can say how the
things called state governments in
the south can be extinguished with
a Jacobin majority in the senate, the
democratic national convention will,
probably, be glad to know.
The Jacobin party has presented
US with certain revolving facts, re-
suiting from all that is mcanest, and
worst, and most losthsome is lcgisla.
ton. That they are revolving does
not affect the necessity of meeting
and dealing with them, because they
directly involve the int rests of the
party and the country. Shall they
be made instruments to destroy the
rotten party responsible for their OK
| istence?
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Board of Supervisors.
Wednesday, June 3 1865

Wednesday, June 3 1868.
Continuation of third day.
The following road petitions were
on motion ordered to lie on the table
until the same are perfected by the
petitioners.
Petition OF VIM. Decker ct. al. A.
B. Comstock. B. Somed ct. al. r. NJ
Buckner ct. al, and NJ. G. Homaday
ct. al.
The following preamble and rcso
luton was adopted:
Whereas the lines, trees, posts, &c.
that marked the original location OF
part Of the Ottumwa and Fairfield
road, via, BIadensburg, have been
destroyed by time SO as to ronder it
impossible to determine its precise
location, and whereas, serious
troubles and costs to the county,
have already accounted therefrom.
Therefore resolved, that q. d.
Hackwortb bc and is hereby APP
pointed Ivy the Board Of Supervisors
to survey said road from where said
road crosses the cast line of Section
IL. tip. y Range IL in Dahlonega
township, to the city of Ottumwa,
and report to this Board his doings
in the premises.
The report of Thomas Eyre, Stew
ard and Director of the Poor Farm
was read, and on motion ordered to
be placed on file.
The report Of Sup. Evans, of
Highland tp., on Bridge Fund was
read and on motion received and
placed on file, and tho clerk directed
to draw an order on the treasurer in
favor Of Sup. Evans for $500 for SER
vices rendered in co, structing
bridges in his township.
The following resolution, present
ed by Sup. Boyd, was on motion
adopted.
Whereas, il has been represented
to this Board that some assessors of
the county in listing property have
allowed tax payers to deduct their
liabilities out of their present prop
erty which is in the opinion is not in
accordance with the statutes in snch
cases made and provided.
Therefore, be it resolved by this
Board that any assessors who have
allowed any such deductions rs afore-
said Mt the last assessments be and
they are hereby required to correct
their assessment books in accordance
with law, and such correction shall
be made without expense 10 the
county
1'hc petition of Curtis Chisman ct.
al. asking iorsthc estabIiA hmcnt ola
county road III Polk tp., deA oribed as
follows, TO wit; Commencing ut the
center Of Section q tp. ~ Range No
Is, where the IA.throp road coDno> t.
ng between the Drakesvillc and
Chillicothe roads, passing through
said Section, ana running thence
north one mile on said line until il M
,ersccts the county road running
rom Ottulnwa to Blakesburg, via,
which road will pass
N the premises belonging to us.
And the Board being fully advised
n the premises find that tho land
'ver which said rcud is sought to be
is owned by petitioners
md said petitioners having filed with
ne petition in this case, an obIiga-
ion releasing all claims to damages
n case said road is established.
Whereupon it was ordered by the
'oarl that said road BIO and the
anne is hereby established, and the
Jerk is directed to enter upon the
Dad records in accordance with the
raycr Of said petitioners.
On motion Sun. Il. l.. RandeI was
reused until FRIDAY morning n,xt.
On motion tho Board adjourned
nil $ O'clock \. NJ. tomorrow.
j.. NJ. COOLEY.
OK. r. S. {
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LAWS or IOWA.
Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 1876.

CHAHlEh IJ0.
An Act to protect tho Hop.Growing
interests of the State of Iowa, and
to indicate the size of boxes used
in picking Hops in this State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
iowa, That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons TO use, trans
plant or cultivate, or bring into this
State, for the purpose Of using, plant
ing, cultivating, or selling any hop
roots, plants or cuttings which may
be deceased in any manner, or in
fectcd with lice or vermin of any
kind, or which may be brought from
any State or county in which the
cultivation Of hops has been retard--
ed or impaired by the presence Of
any disease, lice or vermin Of con-
tagious character: Provided, That
no suits shall be sustained during the
year 1868 upon hop roots raised in
the State of Illinois and Wisconsin,
and brought into this State.
Sec, 2 Any person violating this
act shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars,
and imprisoned not less than FIVE
nor moro than twenty days.
Sec. 3 1t shall be the duty of the
justice of the peace, or other officer,
before whom complaint is made, upon
affidavit Of one or more responsible
persons, that they have good reason
to believe that hop roots have been
introduced into, or are being cult
waited in the city or township where
they reside, in violation of this act,
to issue warrant authorizing any
peace officer to seize such roots, and
they shall be held in charge by the
constable or marshal until suit has
been brought against the person or
persons so offending, and the cause
determined; and in case it is found
that the said plants, roots, or cuttings
are diseased, or are infected by lice,
or vermin of q contagious character,
the officer before whom suit is bro't,
will order the said roots, plants, or
cuttings to be burned, charging the
party owning or c,lltivating the
roots, plants, or cuttings, and in no
case will he allow them to be planted,
or delivered to a third party, until
the fact is established that they are
not infected with any vormin or dis
ease of contagious character.
Sec. 4. The standard size for all
boxes used in picking hops shall be
36 inches long, Is inches wide, and
23l inches deep inside measure.
Sec. 5. This act being doomed of
lmmmediate Importance shall be
in force from and after it's pub.
location in the Zo,cd State Register and
Io,ca Homestead newspaper publish
ed in Des Moines.
Approved April 8, 1868.
STATE OF IOWA, \
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
Des Moines, May -, 1868.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
is - true copy Of the original roll on
| file in this office.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
First publication April 26.
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Saturday, June 8.

Sixth day.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll called.
Present.-Sup's. Butin, Barbour,
Cloyd, Carver, Evans, Harlin, Israel.
Ladd, Lotspcich, Malumby, Neville,
Rcinhard and Randcl.
Ahscnt.-Sup. Boyd.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
The following resolution presented
J., Sup. Barbour, was on motion
adopt a.
Re,olv. d, that whereas, tho last
Gcncr.t A.sa. nbly passed an act for
tho relief Of ervt> in INDECENT persons
,,,t eide Oh the Poor House, to take
cfista guly next, now tn erefore be il
resolved shat tho city council Of in
corporatcd s4tics, and trust ocs OF tho
different townships % this county
shall not Offer relief rnlcr that act
to exceed 81, 40 per week. and also
that said officers shall make a full
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vas read and ordered TO DO placed on

was read and ordered TO DO placed on
file.
On motion it was ordered by the
Board that the petition Of Barbara
Clawson be not granted.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 3 O'Clock A. M. tomorrow.
il. M. COOLEY,
OK. B. s.
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Sec. 23. The counties OF Lee and
Des Moines in the first judicial dis.
trict shall compose the circuit there's
in.
The counties of Henry and Louisa,
in said judicial district, shall compose
the second circuit therein.
1 The counties Van Buren,, Wapcllo
and Davis in the second judicial dis.
trict shall constitute the first circuit
therein.
Tho counties Of Appanoose, Mon.
roe, Lucas and Wayne shall consti
tute the second circultin said judicial
district.
The counties of Page, Montgomery,
Fremont, Mills, and Pottawattamie.
in the third judicial district, shall
constitute the first circuit therein.
The counties of Clark, Decatur,
Union, Ringgold, Adams and Taylor,
shall constitute the second circuit in
said Judicial district.
The counties of Harrison, Shelby.
Crawford, Monona, Woodbury., Ida,
Cherokee Plymouth, Sioux, O'Brien,
Osceola and Lyon shall constitute
the first circuit in the fourth judicial
district
The counties of Sac, Calhoun, Hum
boldt, lbcahontas, Bucna Vista, Clay,
Palo Alto, Kossuth, Emmett and
shall constitute thosecond
circuit in said district.
The counties Of Warren, Polk, and
Dallas, shall constitute the first cir
cult in fifth judicial district.
The counties Of Madison, Adair,
Green and Guthrie, shall
the second circuit in said
district
The counties IF v asi,ington, iellcr
son keolSlik, ard l'oayeshieS, shall
the first circuit in the sixth
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tho Board to refund certain taxes
wrongfnlly paid by him for the year
1867, came on for final hearing, and
the Board being fully advised in the
premises, order that the prayer Of
the petitioner be granted, and the
clerk directed to draw an order in
favor of said Hicks for 1918.
The following resolution intro
duced by Sup. Carver, was on motion
adopted:
Resolved by the Board Of Supervi-
sors Of Wapello county, Iowa, that
the committee on Poor Farm be in
structed to correspond with the Su-
n 'rintendant of the Insane ASYLUM
in r.elation to Margaret Hilton, in
particular and also ii there are 9th
or perso.ns in said Institution that
ecu safely i'e removed to Wapello Co.
Poor Farm.
The Cl.im Of Carpenter 4 Godfrey
asking tho Bcard TO refund to them
tases paid on lands and town lots
srroneOnsly sold TO them. ~ ."A SAFE
was read and ON motion orA crcu 10
lie on the table for want Of sufh> zen.
evidence.
The following resolution presented ,
BY Sup. Barbour. was ON motion
adopted:
Resolved, that in all cRses whore
'chool fund notes and mortgages be. !
'ome due that the clerk is hereby n
tructed to notify the parties of the !
anne, and IL they fail TO satisfy said
'otes, BY renewal or otherwise in Il
reasonable time, 10 take the nccssa-
y steps to Iorcclosc said mort cages !
Q secure the county against loss.
On motion the re port Of J. S. por.
er-county Judge on Poor Fund
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a FINED FAcr.-That "Balrctt's
ilair Restorative" ovcrtors every
thing. aud took the first premium
over all competitors in New Hamp.
shire.
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manurIng Fruit Trees.

Some farmers still practice the old
plan of putting a little heap of manure
close around the franks Of their fruit
trees, instead Of spreading il near the
trees and mixing it thoroughly with the
soil, 50 that the fbrous roots can reach
il Now if they would consider the sub
ject little, says the Rural Mem Yorker,
they would see that it stands to reason
that the tree gets it's nourishment through
the small roots-rOotlets, ibrous roots
whose bark is tender and spongy, and
not through the thick hard, woody bark
Of the roots near the trunk These roots
lets are most numerous at a distance Of
four to ten feet from the tree, according
TO its size If the manure is spread over
that space in the fall, and mixed With the
soil with the harlow, or better, with the
pillow, the frost and winter rains will so
modify its iertilizing properties and wash
them into the subsoil that they win be
readily appropriated to the growth of
the tree
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FARM AND GARDEN
vermont Batter Making.

A Vermont dairyman supplies the st
Adams Messenger with some notes in
reference to butter making last fall The
milk stood thirty six hours before being
skinned, and the cream twenty>four
hours thereafter. Ii was then churned,
and the butter washed with spring wa
ter till the milk was all carried %,
leaving the water clear Ashton salt
was then worked in by hand, at the rate
Of an ounce 10 a pound of butter IL was
then set away for twenty-four hours,
when it was hand worked, small quanti-
ties at time, till the brine was all ex-
PEELED, when it was pounded down in a
tub. When nearly full, a clean linen
cloth was spread over the butter, and
covered with thin layer of salt Cream,
churned the same day It is taken from
the milk, sometimes has a disagreeable
taste, which disappears after twenty -four
or thirty.six hours, when the churhing
may safely take place There is nothing
new about this that we are aware Of,
still hints may be useful to new begin
ners in the dairy line. a.s
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Ten lines Of solid noHpareil make one square.
Yearly advertisers VIII be entitled 10 a dis
s0unt Of 10 per cent.
EVery other day 10. o. u advertisements viii
e charged tW0-thirds 0f above rates
Advertisements inserted IN the Tn W eek ~ will
be charged one dollar 8 square for fFEt insertion
and hity cents each additional Insertion.
In the Weekly, one dollar q square for each
insertion.
Special or City Item Notices. twenty colsis q
line, hrst. and ten cents a line every additional
insertion. Local notices 20 cents a line each in
ssrtiOn. b.
Changes IN advertisements will charged VI
the rate Of fifty cents a square.
All advertisements are due from date OF hrst
insertion. Hereafter the cash system viii 30
adhel cd 70, and no transient dvertisementS will
be tab sD unless accompanied By the money.
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Scott, that they will always think of that
gentleman as a benefactor 70 the country
hay.7 - ~
The succeeding generation Of America
viii probably reform 10 this matter, but
being aware that two generations died of
IN Old England before farmers could be
brought to see the value Of the root crop.
it is not 10 be expected that the same class
here will be brought 10 ace their folly in
less than one age, which Is giving Brother
Jonathan credit for dOnble the conviction
John Bull had. Flowing had formerly TO
be done by driver and holder, and even
atthe present day in New England, in using
culiivalor between the corn or the potatoes
one man rides the horse and another one
guides the implement, and when blowing
with oxen one man drives snd q second
holds the ploE. In Kentucky one hand
holds the vessel and The other milkse geese
are mated for II farmer has six geese he
! has also tix ganders :. and il Is 20 be feared
that any one may as well try TO persuade a
| New Hampshire farmer that IL w0ald be
best 10 dispense with the rider and driver,
or the Kentucky mixer that two hands
are better than one, or 10 attempt TO make
the Kenlncky farmer believe that a gahder
is Of the Mormon persuasion, asto endeayol
TO convince the generality Of farmers that
nice young grass is better than dead and
half rotten, over ripe old stuff Boys who
are now AZ school may an years 10 comt
discard these old preiudices, and prid,
themselves on making as good hay as Mr.
Scott speaks Of, and their wives may faEol
city ladies with fine fresh butter, and hus
bands and wives say, God bless the poo
old folks they knew no better, and a
that time Of day il was only to say thi
English do so, and 80 to set themselve
| right against il" l.,t
/ viii only give q canton and conclude
whoever mOWs very early must reeollec
that shaking and drying have to be thor
onghiy attended TO, or spontaneous com
bustion may ensue this hay Is diheren
from poor withered stems.
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rHRoUaa EXPRESS.
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Information IN U. y. Circuit
COurt, vi. ID. of Tenn.
APRIL TERM. Isss.

Ma. Ioe-unitsd States We. eleven barrels
Recti6ed whisky. az
M hkkkAS, r.. Mop. SMITH, ESQ. AT
w torney 81 Che United States for said Dis
triet. has Aloa bis information in said Court az
well on behalf Of the United Stairs and Of ali
persons concerned. 80 siEst the said eleven bar
rels rechhed whisky, etc, (ans, hexinEoT re-
putoa eWuer1 RnegiuF among other things that
said whisky was seized IS forfeited 70 the Uni ted
States, for the causes in said insormati0a
alleged
Of the Court, b me directed and delivered,
40 hereby give pnblic notice - all persons
claiming said property, or knowing or having
Condemned AZ forfeited. and that tbey be and
appear before said Circuit Court, 70 Be- held in
he Federal CoErt kOopa, In the Capitol at
Nashville, Tonnes2oe, on she eeth day Of
- '''''' r.. GI.ASo0CK,
janlaia .aa. N. n. D, 7.
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ENGINES AND BOILERS.

/ ANE 4 BODLEY SAW MILLs-dRBAT
2 reduction IN prices. We are offering for
gale a reduesd prices a large LOT Of hrst- class
Portable Engines, Stationary Engines and
Boilers. a. follows: One Stationary Engine
githeut boiler, forty horse power one Station
one pair Double Engines. efty horse power, with
q BOILERS each twenty feet lOnH, forty inches
di'aneier; one Extra large Portable Engine lV12
~ IT. inch cylinder; one large Portable EnSsne,
~ ~ ~ inch cylinder; two Portable Engines,
b. % inch cylinder Also. several Lane d Bod
ey saw Mills. with the improved wrought iron
cad blocks and solid iron frames.
JOHN z. DALE, Agent
with J. r. PAUL 4 CO..
octl If 90 s. Markst 81 Nashville, Tenn.
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Information I'm U. s. Circuit
Court, MID. Dis. Tenn.
rAPhlL IEhMs IoOo.
No. I1l-United States vs. two barrels o
April TERM. 1885

APRIL TERM, 1858.
No. IiI-United States vs. two barrels of
. Pre- @ Whisky.
WHEREAS, r. Mop. SMITH, ESQ, AT
Wv torney ofthe United States for said Dis
trict, has filed his information in said Court, a.
we'll on behalf of the United States and of all
persons concerned, against two barrels of whis
ky, On. b. Pearce reputed owner) alleging,
among other things, that said spirits were seized
as forfeited to the United States, for the causes
in said information alleged.
Now, therefore, in obedience TO the mOnition
Of the Court, to me directed and delivered. / do
hereby give notice to ali persons claiming said
property OF knowing or having anything 70 say
why the same should not be condemned as for
feited. and that they be and appear before said
Circuit Court. to be holden in the Federal Court
Room, at the Capitol at Nashville, Tennessee,
on the 29th day of June, 1868, at 10 o'clock
A. M then and then to iRterPOse their. claims.
f. r. GLASC0CK.
junl2 l4t '. II. s. Marshal.
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POWDER MILL PROPERTY
..- AT
MANCHESTER, TENN.
FOR
Safe or Partnership.
MR.. FREDERICK WRIGHT,

A N ENGLISH POWDER MANUFACTU-
n Ter is now IN our city, and ready to engage
bis services IN shat line. He was our Powder
Maker at Manchester IN 1861 and lSli2 His
make Of powder vas tested bY Col Rains and
Capt. Wright. Of tbs Confederate Arsenal, and
pronounced by them equal. il not superior, to
tho best United States test. These Powder
the dam, the stone foundations, the tail-race
and heavy machinery were not injGred the dry
house was not touched, and saltpetFe refining
kettles not injured.
Said Powder Mill property IS situated al the
bower end Of Stone Fort, in Coffee county and
one mile from Manchester. and has fifteen feet
fall of Duck river, and secure against all foods
as the past eight years have proved.
Il will sell said Powder Mill place. (eKcBpt tho
machinery for $1,000. There is 80 sos lbs. cast
machinery, 0Zy lbs. wrought iron machinery
5l2 ibs. rabbits metal, ~ lbs. brass boxes with
other smaller portions Of cast steel. toes plates
and set screws, etc., which I will sell for cents
per pound, all round Four or Ave thousand
dollars will put the whole concern into complete
operation. capable OF making 300 lbs Of Blast
ing Powder daily aud about enc third less OF
Sporting.
+ will cell the whole Or a part, a. above stated.
or | viii sell the whole for Powder Mill. aud
will take a fourth, a thirdnr half interest in
It, provided 10 be made exclusively a Powder
MIL This conclusion Is forHad from the beiiei
that the Pacific railroad 10 sura % be built, and
the further belief that the e0antry u will pass
through will require all the der the mill can
rience bad in powder was proof % ne 81 it,
/ have some dirt and brick. but no money 10
do anythins BY myself. viii give any iniorma
ton 70 sincere inquirer By his calling On me.
may201w MS. WHITMAN.
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BOYS CLOTHING,

| AN PREPARED TO MAKE TO ORDER.
Boys HoRthg and Children's ClOthtng,
Gentlemen Shirts, Drawers ana Summer Cloth
ing, and with the assistance Of my husband, Dan
,. seaman. whose reputation as a cutter il weli
Known, can guarantee satisfaction 20 all who
may favor me with orders.
,o, MRS. DAEJ; scANLAN. :