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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-01
Docorah CradeA SchesI.

THESunmner Tern ofthis School vii
commence on Monday, Nay 18th sd con
tinue eight weeks. 800 ~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-01

Z A house ana Let wen located 'fSr bssi-
ness stand, On Market 81. Creseo, enc door
east Of Ruaselr ( Warfenss Hasd&ars
Store. ,1s...uf ..r.. .F te4z.
There Is sssA barn and other improve.
mcnts On The premises.
For terms spply Ct this sAes Or u The
aadersigned. i ~Gi : -.yI2cl2 ~
gci THOMAS LEONARD, Crsses Is~a.
March ~. 1885, Esi .H le-e-et.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-01
FRIDAY, NAY, l, 1868.

state Democratic Ticket.
81 y ,s1sEtEa - sat5Ggg 1881
90 aEs o. For Secretary Of SITE. -
He's. DAyIDaHAMMER.5
ssh bIE Jclaytoncsanty.s saG
l@21i3 ID Por Register u lend Once
'21rtaA. y. ANDERSON. g.
80. 0T - ~ Dubuque County, :
For State Treasurer. ,.;
zaa e LAWRENCE MsCARTY,
2atttsarp Woodbury. Cosky, aweI
s3. afds Fcr Auditor u STATE q sd1
HARVEY DCNLAyEY,
-" Davis County. 90
For Attorney General,
!. oppJ. II. WILLIAMSON,
,r4 eds o4#ai.Earrcn County. stsJ
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-01

From MarcA l to April I the
.aol.l-bearing int crest bond dsbt Of
the United States was iassessed
from$l, 9.6: 900. 0aOfo 81. "a, 900.
900. Upon these Z 49, 800. 900 the
annual increased interest will be
over 81, o00, 900 in gold. The dsbt
bearing eurrcncy iatsrcsa has been
decreased SIG, O00, 900 In the same
month, and the debt bsaying no il,
tcrsst SO, 0OO, 900 The pulley Of
those who control the Govern
mont IL to reduce as fast ~ possible
the Debt that costs the people no in
tcrcst, or the debt whose interest is
payable in currency, while 81 the
sa,ns sime they increase the gold in
tercst debt. Thus the people cen.
time to be robbed for the beseft OF
the money sharks of Wall street.
Enquirer. ava Il bas "a u son
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-01

Not one Of the papers which srs %
full VI dcnancia.ion Of the projsst 10
poy the bosdbeldsvs in lsgsl-tssAei
grecnbacks. have my thing ~ 4ssy
against. paying ,theI farmer. ~
mechanic. the laborer, the soldisE
anil the psasioner in greeshscks,
That il all right, Sos tusss Of thes,
belong TO the privileged class. The
bondhelder. being better. thsa tie
rest Of the AoM9saity. in1At aloss
have gold for bic dsbt. Wlst -
advantage it 10, lts. be cure. - AsleaG
to those parsons shol have -thii
exclusise lrivilege,-Es4sircr.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
Ehe Killing Of Prof. hWIght-A Libel
auIf

From the New York Evening Post, March 1871
A suit was preferred in the Superior
Court. this morning by Rostina Parker
conductor Of the New, Jersey Railroad
train upon which Professor Dwight was
killed last summer, against the editor
and proprietors of the Nation newspa
per for comments upon his conduc
and language, calculated to endanger
the loss OF his position and salary OF
81 900 year. He claimed damages
in $4,000.
The Nation, and the city press gener-
ally, expressed much indignation
against the conduct and language Of
the conductor toward Mrs. Kennedy.
daughter OF Professor Dwight, as testi.
fed by her. She testified that no audi.
BILE signal was heard OF the starting of
the train, and that her father, who had
escorted her to the cars, in attempting
to leave while the train was in motion.
lost his life A passenger pulled the
string for the engineer to slop. when
the conductor was exceedingly abusive,
and, refusing to back the car to her
fathers body, causing her to alight,
with her young baby and son, o con.
siderable distance from the body.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
List Of Valuables stolen from the Paten.
once IN 1857.

The box which was deposited in the
Treasury Department, in 1857, for safe
keeping, and which the Secretary Of
the Treasury was recently authorized
by resolution Of Congress to open,
was on the 9th subjected to an exam.
ination Of its contents, which were
stolen from the Patent Office in this
city, in the year above mentioned.
They consist OF the following articles
of value: One bottle containing ottar
Of roses and supposed to be worth from
81 800 to $4,000; one vial, containing
pearls; one vial, containing diamonds;
one gold plate inside lining of snuff
box, presented to the United States
Minister TO st. Petersburg by the EN-
peror; a paper containinga gold orna-
ment and a silk tassel belonging to a
necklace; paper containing thirteen
diamonds and four pearls and two
Jumps of gold. There was also en-.
closed certificate signed by Hugh
Mccormick and R. O. Weiehtman,
dated United States Patent Office,
June Ia. 1857, stating that they saw
the articles placed in the box. The
lump of gold is probably worth $780,
Washington Letter. rfi
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

Bureau one year longer came up, and, after
some debate, passed BY yeas %, nays T.--The
civil expense bill was considered, and several
amendments adopted, but the bill went over
without vote.
SENATE, March 2Oth.--Several petit
tions were presented and bIlls and resolutions
Introduced, but none were Of special impOr-
tanee.--Hendeson, bill was taken up, author
izing the Indian Peace Commission TO conclude
treaty with the Navajo Indiana, now at Bos-
quito. After long debate II passed without
an amendment.
2 HoUsB.-A resolution was adopted that dur
ing the impeaehchment trial the House, 10 Com
mittee OF tho Whole will attend with the man
agets at the bar Of the Senate.- Washburn, Of
Indiana from the Committee on Naval Afairs
reported bill to equalize the bounties Of the
soldiers, sailors and marines. Ordered printed
and feeomitted. 1t provides bouutyOf $3.50
per month for actual service; for deducting all
bounties received from any source; and for the
payment Of balance in scrip bearing 6per cent
interest, which Is TO be receivable only in pay
ment for public lands, and not 10 be transferh-
ble,-Sevefal bills were introduced and referred,
and three bills of a private nature passed Tho
consideration Of the civilappropriation bill as
resumed; and amendments adopted increasing
the items for court house at Madison, Wiscon-
sin, from S25 900 TO 500, 700; at Springfield, IL
inOis, from Slb, 900 to 5000, and appropriate
ing s4V 600 for post office and custom house
at Carlo, nlioois; increasing the appropriation
for the survey Of public lands in the territories
the bill then passed
SENATE, March 21st. THE post-ofIice
appropr iAtiOn bill was taken up. Several
amendments were offered and rejected, when the
Indian appropriation bill was taken up and all
thn dfnn, oc Al A.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
hOLLoWAY's oIMTMENT,


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The stomachs the great centre which influences the
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tration are tfe naisl Aii;ed ~ ~ R R
rs the source OF mental nervon
complaints and unrefrpshng sleen ma Liver hacowss
asetgd and generates billions disordes mains tSs sda
&C. The Bowels sympathize by Costiyenass. Darrhoea
and Dysentery The nrncinsl Action ~ thesa Ps Il o
m an nq lungs Dowels snd noneys par
P - ~ Pete-i'e . anu ~ - " Aei3'4'o Opeia'iOn'
EryIpeias and salt Rheum
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prevalent on TINS continent TO these the Ointment
pecaly antagonlstlo,lts modus operand' is hrst to
eradicate the venom and then complete the cure
Bad Legs, Old Sores and UIeera.
Gases of many years. tandinc thaf nave narna ciora
refused to Weld 70 any other remedy ar have IN
variably succumbed to few al fhs
unguent. - "''-~'
Rrupttona an the ahI. ---
Arising from bad state Of the blood or chronic dis
eases are eradcated and claar and snyfc.
raFaned By tbs restorative action Of thiS Ointment n
surpasses many Of the Cosmetics and other toilet app
ances in its power 10 dispel rashes aud other disar
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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

A LOVE TRAGEDY. The Oxford (O.)
Citizen gives the details Of tragedy
which recently occurred near Mount
Carmel, Franklin county, Ind. They
are as romantic rs anything which nov-
elists have invented. A young girl,
the daughter of wealthy parents, was
educated at one of the seminaries in
Oxford, and il was the intention of her
parents that she should make match
that would give her high position in
the world. She fell in love, however,
with young farmer who was quite
poor. The parents forbade her to have
anything to say to him, but they man
aged to exchange letters through the
assistance OF young minister. FL
nally, they proposed to elope, but the
go'between became enamored Of the
lady, and prevailed on her TO run off
with him instead of the farmer. They
,eloped and were married. The grief
OF the farmer knew no bounds. De-
termined upon revenge, he armed him
self with revolver, and swore that the
young divine should die for his treach-
cry. A couple Of weeks ago the rivals
met, and the farmer openly shot down
the destroyer of his happiness. A fear.
full tragedy ended the fond dream of
love. "A ~ IA 'A
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

A kAsoAILY URCHN. "a Boston man
tells the following newsboy story:
Coupon, the corpulent banker, was
standing in State street one hot day in
August, "wipiLg the servile drops of
from his brow" when a ragged, but
sharp-eyed newsboy accosted him with
"Please, sir, tell me the time 70
Coupon lugged out his Frosham,
and, looking benignantly down to his
interlocutor, responded:
Just two O'Clock"
GAN right, old buffer, " said the gam.
in, gathering his legs together for d
run. "You can sell out for soap grease
at three o'clock"
The insulted man of money raised
his cane, and, making frantic rush at
his tormentor, nearly fell over friend
that was coming up the street.
"Hallo, Coupon, what's the matter?"
said the other. SO 9 5I
"Matter" said Coupon, putting with
heat and anger, "why one OF those darn
newsboys asked me the time; and when
I told him two O'Clock, the impudent
young scoundrel said / might sell ont
for soap grease at three"
"Don't be in such hurry" was the
malicious response; ''it is only FIVE
minutes past two; you've got ffty.fve
minutes to do it in"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

the most positive and radical repubIi
cans on ihe floor.
Ben. Wade is 3 large-headed, aImos
horse-headed, old man, whom thl
frosts have not yet struck, fun of in
domitable courage and tenacity of will
On the left OF the Speaker You sec
nearest him, Senator Williams, OF Ore
gon, with small, sunken, half.opet
eyes, dark straight hair, and a tall
athletic, .youngish body. Dixon, Of
Connecticut, is a fair looking business
man, lisiless in his manner. Hendricks,
is the Democratic leader, suave and
discreet man, of much learning, diplo.
macy and earnestness
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
The Glant ostrich in madagascar.

In the year 1850 two enormous egg,
found in the bed of a stream in Mads
gascar, were sent to Paris, accompan
led by a small portion of a skeleton
and on careful examination by the nat
uralists of the Garden OF Plantz, il wai
ascertained that the remains belonged
to species of the ostrich family, Of
vastly greater size, however, than any
now known to exist. The largest Of
these eggs measured about 13 10 inch.
es by 9, and was estimated to be euual
in capacity to six eggs of the African
ostrich, twelve OF the American, and Ia
twelve dozen of those OF the common
hen. A cast of this egg is, we believe,
in the magnificent museum of our
academy Of natural sciences The bird
itself was supposed to have been nearly
fourteen feet high.
Another nearly perfect egg of this
bird, named aepyOT'nis mdsimGs by the
Paris naturalists, was sent few years
ago to London, where it sold for an
enormous price, and during the present
year still another has reached Paris.
Il -
This was found in a sandy alluvium, at
depth OF about FIVE feet, and is entire
ly perfect with the exception of q small
hole at one end, through which it had
probably been emptied by some native
In early time. The Dimensions Of this
egg are much the same as the one refer
red to; the capacity is about 500 cubic
inches, or more than two gallons.
Remains of these gigantic eggs are
very numerous among the natives OF
that portion of. Madagascar where thew
are found, and are used as drinking YES
sells. Perfect specimens are, however,
very rare. There is q tradition in the
country that the bird is still in exist.
ence in the interior, although this is
very improbable. That, like the Dode,
the Solitaire and the Great AUX, it has
disappeared within the historical peri
cd, is quito credible. The natives
maintain that the bird laid but one egg.
always dying soon after.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
The TerrOEs OF VesuVius--A WOman's
EXDerlenee.


An adventurous lady who has as
cended Vesuvius, and braved the dan
gers of an approach to the crater, write
the following sketch of her expert enc,
to the Philadelphia Bulletin:
"a half an hour of fatiguing iournel
over desert more dreaIy and terrible
than imagination can possibly picture
with Pompeii, HerculaDeum, Tore de
Greco and dozens of buried and ruined
cities and villages painfully oppressinI
our sense OF the supremacy of man.
ingenuity over natural accident, an(
inspiring a dread of the awful, Aery
monster We we're so recklessly approach
ing, and not in the least modified by
the fact that seventy five Thousand
uls were actually clinging to their oil
homes on the mountain side, dowr
which rivers of fire rolled and surged
upheaved and turned in great blocks Of
crimson paste, as if the cauldron of hel
were boiling over and seeking victims
beyond its limits.
Now we dismounted; our skirts were
tied close around us to prevent tneiI
being torn off by the sharp edges oil
hard lava, and with a guide to drag us
by the hand. every one of the party
being furnished with stout stick, we
started towards the lakes and streams
Of liquid fire. At every step the heat
became more intense. We were pass.
ing over lava that had rolled down only
twelve hours before. We dared not
pause an instant or our feet were burn
ed: if we stepped one inch aside from
the spot pointed out by the guides
staff, we might plunge our feet into
fiery paste; sometimes the crust under
our feet cracked; We sprang from it,
and sulphurous flames issued from the
erevices. At last | found my strength
exhausted; my guide, perceiving il,
cried out. Courage, Madame; drncez
plus loin ?" mot q STEP" answered,
and all scenes appeared to recede, when
a glass OF bright wine flashed between
my eyes and the light, aud "Drink | it
is the wine of Vesuvius p
We were so near the flowing red
lava that our faces were all crimson
with the heat; but we dared to remain
while coins were thrown into it, aud
then fished out with the metal sticking
TO them; eggs were roasted, and on the
very place where we stood, holes we're
made only one inch leep, through
which papers were lighted for the gen
tlemeps' cigars, ~
Soon we returned to our ponies, be-
gan the descent, and never will for.
get that awfully grand scenel black
mountain, sighing, groaning, breathing
out fire and smoke. Ruined cities,
new villages, illumined by its flames.
The snowy mountains, rearing their
wuite peaks to the clouds that caught
the golden glow of Vesuvius, and
broke into sllvery light as the full
moon rose triumphant, when the vol
cano sunk into gloomy, smoky dark
ness. Naples, beautiful white cres.
cent city, lying at our feet; the bay,
cleaning with Thousand lights that
lay like radiant coronet on the dane
ing waves; the deep blue belt of the
Mediterranean stretching out, an illim.
liable line, beyond, and /, awe-struck,
weary and subdued, pondering on the
Majesty that "rides on the clouds, and
holds the seas in the hollow of His
hands," ,.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

A LEAP YEAR SwINDLE. Miss M. had
conceived passion for Mr.. W, II was
not reciprocated. Mr.. WIS GOODNESS
had driven her TO desperation, which,
among young ladies, means a resort to
strategy to accomplish what they can.
not do by fair means. The young lady,
presnming upon her leap-year privi-
leges, and upon WIS belief in spirit
ualism, and his respect for the name OF
his deceased mother, employed cele-
brated medium and had meeting ar
ranged to which Mr.. W. was invited.
On the evening proposed the parties
were present, and the spirits in glee.
The shade of. WIS mother appeared,
and, according to instructions, dis.
coursed eloquently upon the virtues of
Miss NJ, and finally asked W. to clasp
her hand. In obedience to this voice
from the grave he did so, not, however,
without qualms; and while 10 this po-
sition, to his horror the sepulchral
voice pronounced the marriage cere-
mony. When through the young man
was conjured in the same tone TO regard
the contract as binding as though it
had been soemnized before an earthly
tribunal. W. cOuldn't see it, and bolt
ed, minus his overcoat and hat. Thus
grief came over the young lady's leap
year project. PHILADELPHIA Press.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

Mrs. JOHN MoRR1ssEY's Private
COACH and harness make a magnificent
establishment. rhe harness are gold
and silver-mounted, and cost 81, 600;
the coach, o clarence O spring, is richly
trimmed with gold, silver and silk; and
cost $4,000. The horses to match this
equipage were a present to Mr.. NJ. -
the one, fine gray, from Commodore
Vanderbilt, and the other q black, from
Henry O. Genet, of New York. The
turnout as whole might do for roy
atty itself. In addition TO this, Mr..
Morrissey's son has a little stallion not
much larger than aShetland pony, that
is marvel Of beauty, and can, it is
said, trot his mile in 2;40.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

SHARP TRIoK.-A young man who had
not been great while on the police had
some friend. who pointed out to him a
crowd of thieves that were working y
in Jones' Woods. Well, he kept a very
sharp eye on them and followed them
so close that they couldn't steal anything.
That was too annoying. Finally gen
tleman asked him up to have a drink.
That gentleman was the most celebrated
receiver Of stolen goods in that CITY; the
same man who had shipped his ''swag' to
California The officer while drinking.
had slipped into his pocket watch. Il
was Peter Funk arrangement, but that
makes no difference in the affair. One
of the thieves got officer Shangle, then a
detective, aud the supposed man robbed,
together. In The hearing of Shangle he
asked; "Hain't you lost your pocket
book ?"
The pretended dupe thrust his hands in
to his pockets and exclaimed mo sir, hug
ging himself ,sl
"What, bless my heart, what's that 2r
exclaimed the receiver, pointing to dan
Cling fob chain.
,VI uiu you ever lCs gone, my
watch % ss,t tgt
At this juncture up stepped a, gentle.
man, thief OF course, and whispered that
be guessed that that man, the officer, who
was .in citizens clothes, was the thief
Shangle, on being assured of that, arrested
the officer and found in his pocket the
watch. tt ~ Ei
The officer was tried before the Board of
Police and requested to resign, and resign
he did, and had II not been for Mr.. A.
Oakley Hall, who was posted up on the ac-
cusers, it they had pressed the charge,
the officer might have gone 10 Sing Sing.
But 1t is strange thing that a man
and a public officer should get into
trouble, all owing to efficiency. The
Bosrd Of Police in trying him held that he
might be an honest man, but he was not
sufficiently smart to be on the force. .--Mv
FORK Paper. vF.s .,.-
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

A DEsERTIoN CASE was recently tried
in Newark, New Jersey, at which the
Judge delivered an opinion holding
husband liable for deserting his,family,,
although he had procpred an Indiana
divorce" whiebSdivorce was declared
void. The Judge stated in his opinion
that "lt was in evidence that, just pre-
Vious to the deparllIs of the defendant
for Indiana, he said he was going out
west to get divorces, He did go west
and came back to NsEsrk as soon as
the divorce was obtainad. To hold a
divorce obtained in this way to be of
any validity would be o mockery of
Justice, and a judicial sanction to frand.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02


The CONNECTICUT GOLD DIaaRRs are
still hard at work on the Scantic river,
picking, drilling and blasting into the
solid rock, some twenty feet below the
surface of the earth, They have struck
the walls of the treasure. bearing cave,
and as soon as they can penetrate into
the interior, the bars of gold and chests
Of diamonds will be within their grasp.
The medium in Boston sends daily d.
rections for the prosecution of the
search. derived from the spirit of Ben
lamin Franklin, who superintends the
operation, and everything is done in
accordance with the instruction of the
higher intelligence. Verify the fools
are not yet all deadl.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02

IcE MOUNTAINS IN THE LAKE. "A Ca
madam paper says; 1.-The ice mountains
which have formed in Lake Erie during
the winter, just now afford a magnifi.
cent and beautiful spectacle to the ad.
mirer Of grand objects in Nature. From
the heights of Port Stanley they are to
be seen in great splendor while the sun
is at the zenith, or as it declines and
its light becomes more and more soft
aud subdned. Far out, beyond the
vast white tract of drift ice, appear the
towering peaks and crags forming a
continuous chain for many miles along
the margin. Last evening the sight
was very fine, the Aeecy white outline
being beautifully tinged and streaked
with blue and gold. The effect was ad-
mirable in the highest degree. These
icy hills have been formed by the spray
lashing against the drift ice in the
wlntry tempests, each wave adding
something to the general bulk"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-04-02
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,

!. !
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While IL s most powerful against confirmed diseases Il a
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heals all Of the throat and lungs whether aiiS
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