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Council Proreea,nes.

CouSc1L ROCKS, Oct, 2osh, 1868.
Present-The Mayor and Aldermen Daugh
erty, Mcclure, Mumm, Rothert, Sample
and wilkinson.
The minutes Of the two last meetings we're
read and approved.
The petitions Of citizens for plank walk
on the west side Of Twelfth street, between
Blondsau and Main streets, was, on motion,
referred to the Alderman of the Third Ward.
The petition of citizens for plank walk
| on the south side Of BIondeau street, be-
| tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and
that the plank walk on the south side OF
Blondeau street, between Eleventh and
Thirteenth streets, be taken up and re-laid
with the planks crossvise, &C., was received
and read, when Aid. Rothert offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That . Ave-foot plank walk, with
planks laid orosswiss be ordered TO b laid on the
south side Of Blondeau street, between Thirteenth
| and Fourteenth streets, by the 10th Of Noyembe,
next. and that the remainder Of the petition be
referred to the Street and Alley Committee.
Resolution adopted.
Tho petition Of Mrs. L. A. McCsrty for
license to sell beer, ale and vine, was on
motion granted.
The petition Of Messrs. McDermott and
Garry a. to the grade of streets in the neigh.
borhood of Second and Fulton streets, was
received aud read; and
On motion Of Aid. Sample, the matter Of
/ the nAtitinn - al.o III rn.tt., of 49, ...J~
Of First street, from Concert street up, was
referred to the Alderman OF the Firr Ward
and the Mayor.
The communication Of Jones and Holt
vAs on motion referred to the Street and AL.
ley Committee.
The communication OF 81. L. Silsby. agen,
OF the Island Works, Seneca Falls, N. Y,
- to the price Of steam Are engines, VA.
read and ordered to BE- fled.
Aid. Rothert from the Committee TO whom
Va referred the petition for plank walk on
the South side Of Eleventh street; and II.
protest against the Same, offered the follov.
ing resolution:
| Resolved, That plank walk i've feet vide
planks TO b orosswise, b laid on the Soatheas,
side Of Eleventh stress from High to Main street
With suitable crossings at High, Blondeaa and
Main streets, and at I'll alleys intermediate, ant
that the present crossing ct Concert street BE- 70
/ laid 30 - to DO uniform with the corresponding
streets, the entire work to b done BY the 70th O
i November next.
| Revolution adopted.
Marshal Brown reported tho market re.
oeipts for the two week ending October 24tt
TO bs - 95.
On motion. the report wss received.
The Engineers estimate Of this date in
favor ofthe Elevator Company, for earth de.
positsd on the loves, was on motion referred
70 the Special COMMITTEES on wharf improve.
meuts.
On motion Of AID, sample, the Mayor ".
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IMPROVEMENT
OF SnR
OES MONIES RAPIDS
OF rHR
Mis- sisstppt KiUer.
Notice 70 Contractors.

UsrSlp SYASIs BRaiyKsR's oYpIs,
KRoKUE, Iowa. Oct 81. 1868.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will
~ be received at this Office until l2m
Wednesday, Of November 18th, 1868,
for COMPLETING the excavation the Prism and he
construction Of the Hmbaukment Wall of the Caua
tbs Improvement ofthe Des Mones Rapids Of the Mis-
siaippi River.
m. can.li to be about ~ miles long. extending
from Nashville, Iowa,t Keoknk Iowa The width at
the water surface inside Of the Canal to be from 400
y geo feet in enhankn ont and $50 feet excavation
and In low water to be feet deep All the nsteria
excavated from tho Prism of the Canal t. be used in
building the Emtankmslt. The latter throughout the
greater part Of the distance will be about 800 feet from
ths shore Where rock excavation III bot
tom Of the canal will have slope Of II inches the
mile. The emhankment to BE- built OF earth, clay and
rock to be ten fest wde top, including the
covering. and to be two fact above high mark
with slopes Of base to vertiee The outside and
ness Of the frsp protection - be ~ feet on tbs out
side 2 feet on the inside, snd foot on the top.
portion Of the above hes ALREADY been constructed
y onssinth, tbs balance, or 40 much thereof as
remainder Of the funds appropriated about $500 00
vi pay for, h to be rvlet.
All propositions must state the rrice which each
and evsgJ Had ofwork specified in the proposal
done and NO bid viii be considered that is definite
In this respect.
prir copy ofthis advertisement be attar
The Government reserves the right TO reject any and
Ill bids
zach bid must contain written or printed guaranty
signed BY two responsible persons.
Blanks for propose OF the form required. with form
EuAraAty, will BE- furnished upon spplc this
sGee.
Tho price prices In the contract will be considered
including tbs sxpsnse Of furnishing all the
Excepting the right Of way and land fol barr pita
Pleaents and mAchin and performing a. the
| the letting. -
Ftes per cent Of the amount OF any work done, or
mi, me contract price thereof will
| Of contract shall bs entirely completed
The name or names Of the perssa propo,,n, n.. ha
written out In fo With their place Of res isncs md
pee. See addsess.
Plans, maps specifications and all necessary p.n-r,
will DO ready for examination At this Office fifteen days
prior to the data of the letting
Iersors proposing to contract requested o-ts and
eraasne tie location of tie ,cork before sesding their
bids.
Proposals should b addressed to the 1t
Asokak, Iowa. and should b. eudoreed proposals. for
work on ths Improvement Of the Die Mnne@ Rapids.
j. n WILSON,
Official:
l. COOPER ovERAAN,
cAet. Oosps Of Engineers.
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GLAp to receive calls yesterday from our
friends Mr.. j, A. Stonebraker and Captain
Holmes. both Of the Northwestern Union
Packet Company. Both superb officers Of
.unerb line. We are glad to know them, and
"a will YOU be, oh friends Of ours: Cult.
vate their acauaintance when you get ready
to 20 sxpedihonizing up river.
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Chicago Market.

ey Telegraph onioAao' ect.] -
Flour-Dull; almost sasnan.; prices Csc lower sales
Of spring extra range IS 80 90.
wh.at-Mors active, but lower; No spring ranged
81 loolsh closing at 81 IL u. No at99.
Corn-Low.r No Ut 7eM; No 1857, new 4sG5o on
track.
e..s-Aeass sss shipment; sales ranged AA4nSAs
closing at 42A01
Rye-DulI, droe ping and lower; No 81 o537; No 2
81 0IdS3 closing At 81 o6 81 FIR mol,
Farley More sctiye and lower declined lse saiss
of Moist 81 530l 90, closing At 81 s3a4
Provieions-Quist and unchanged; mess pork s2sGq9
Eacon-Shou lders frmsr; 10dL.
Iard-l6A for ol5, l6l4 G11 for new.
Beef-Msss $l4
LATER-Wheat acti.e aud higher; closed m at 81
IA for No 2
Corn-Quiet aud firm at 1917.
Oau-steady At 421a.
Others neglected.
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81 Telegraph INV sfK. Get. IS
Four-Hcsv ;l09 90 WIZ; snp'r ans .tate and sx-
ira western IS 1895; X II $4,000.
Wheat-Heavy; Sc low.r; IL 155 for No spring,
clo.ing at 81 80.
Corn-Lower; 81 oae1o for un.eupd 81 ilsh for
sound new mixed western.
Rye-Dull; 81 43 for western.
Oa,s-Du, 71GT for western
Mess Pork-Firm and excite t26 10 cash aud regular
Cut N eats Nominal
Bacon Nominal
Lard Dull; IL 5os4 for fair to PRIME
Realistically and unchanged.
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Coin and silver bought sold or.exchanged
1t Fret National Bank building.

Col. LEIGHTON IN JEFFERSON TP.-There
Va, . large crowd out 10 hear Col. Leighton
in Jefferson township, On Tuesday evening
The Col. made one Of his happy and strong
sneeches, and At least one Of his Democratic
hearers Was soundly converted to tho support
Of Grant, Colfnx and McCrarY.
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nullv fer Van Ruren,

We have confessed again and again that
that exclamatory "Bullyi" isn't elegant.
But it has excellent precedent There rings
in II the vim and yalor Of the Boys in Blue.
II that usage could conventionally establiah
it, it would be noble and elegant. Some let
ter writer during the var, said hs thought the
word vulgar. But he saw > western boy
with his fair young flesh shot into ribbons on
one Of tho hard fought battle fields Of the
war; and ~ they carried him off the field =
comrads asked him how he felt. "Bully T.
said the whole voice Of the shattered boy /;
the letter-wsitcr wrote 4'bully" down in the
short list Of heroic words. II had . new zig
ni6cance to him.
What an,excursive and circumlocutory chap
We arel We merely startad out to say, be-
fore We got off on this train, that Van Buren,
county sent more Tanners to the great Re
publican Mass Meeting q Des Moines than
any other county in the State. Which shows
that Van Buren, is now, a. she has long been
steadily and grandly right. Which shows :.
how Van Buren, is : good county for Tanners
Which shows as how Van Buren, is wid.
awake and moving on its columns for Grant
Collar and McCrary. Which prompts rs K
say Bully for Van Burenl
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New YORK ranance..

BY TeIeRraphJ NEW YORK, U1t. y
Mtney--Dull: shade easier; but In the afternoon be
very string nj; aer back hours there
sier feeling. Brokers with balances lending
per cent tr.en 1t Is reported at about three
millions will be locked up to-nerrov.
Gold--Closei at 81 az.
Governments nrmtr.
Coupons of 81 lsaM; do 'ee 13e1.; 81 lo7z9ll
eo lis "a: new Io1l a: do 81 104934; es 1o9sda
lo4es blaGaz
$50 prices Pacific Mail Ia31sr14; s8Ia n
Erie saJ4Ds4; MU2hcaz; WABASH s2<Gs4, Rock Is
land 1os.4Gss v ss11Saz. fl aoll, IT " Iil36ei2
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Tnrsr will be display Of pretty bonnets
and hats, and al novelties Of the season, on
Thursday, October 20. st Mrs. Bowman
M;,,;cerv Reoms. on 18th street. between Main
.,l Rlona..n. oct28-2d
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ALL soldiers Of the late Union army who
were confined as prisoners Of war At Tyler,
Texas. or in any other rebel prison-pen in
that State. will confer great favor on the
Government BY calling at the Office Of the
undersigned. ". b. COLLINS.
oct293t
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CITY NEWS.
Flssr National Bank building has been re
opened byT. r. J. Ayres / Sons.

MASONIC. Special communication Of Ea'
sls Lodge No. IL, A. F. A. NJ, this even
ips. Work on the Third Degree.
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Township Ticket.
Ybr Superior,
B. s. MERRIAM.
For Justices Of The Pace.
r. A. BOYCE,
N. McCREA.
THOS. MARTIN.
FIR T,ustsss,
JOHN FINNERTY.
CHARLES SHULTI,
T, J. CHENOWITH.
For Clerk,
WILLIAM WILSON.
For Assessor,
HENRY WATERMAN.
FIR Cpnstabies,
LEWIS HESS,
C. E. WALSWORTH,
JOHN FOX.
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p...oru.-We ara indebted to Mr.. Sans
nal Younker. Who has Just returned from the
Eat, for files Of late papers.
Mr.. Y. reports everything lovely Eastward,
and general acquiescence in the election Of
Grant aad Collhx, which is TO be simply for
mally rstiisl = tAs Polls next Tuesday.
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Ny dwelling house for rent g6r six months.
INQUIRE OF Hickey 4 Wilsey, at Real Estate
Office. Fl. STRONG.
oct29-2t
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pace. Of n.aalas injection.

Fist Prscinct- Recorders office, on Blon.
dean, between Fourth ed Fifth streets.
Second PrecincS-At ~ Office Of Magour
4 Andrews lumber yAsd, on Exchange be
tween Fourth and 6nA stSsets.
Third Prscine Dslss' tin shop, Main BE-
tween Eleventh ap1frslfth streets.
Fourth Precinci -Preisman's shoe store
Main between Tenth and Eleventh streets.
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Notice to Lot Owners.
At meeting of the City Council of The
A the City Of Keokuk, held Oct. IL, A. b. 1865 the
following Resolution Was adopted:
Resoirsd That the owners OF Lots ]. g. TO- IT, and
II BLOCKS 1874 and 1871, and Lots J. 2. & and O in
Bic. 1871, and Lots !. 8 4, and d. In Block in
Reeves. Perry williams Addition, fronting Nor
gan street, be directed TO hAya plank walk i've 'et
WIDE made IN front Of their respective Lots by the 18th
cav OF November next the plank to be laid erossyse
Of the city.
certify the shove to be copy Of Resolution passed
oy the tlty Cnuncil Of the City Of Keokuk
aiven under my hand and the Real or said City
SEAL this 18th day Of October, 1868
T. WELCHMAN,
Clerk Of the couscii Of the CITY Of Keokuk.
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You win 6n4 i - your interest to call =
First Nadosal Bank building.

BEsK1IT PkKrpKMANcE BIZ GRAu's OPERA
TRour&-LAAes and gentlemen interested
in the sucn1as Of the operate performance
for the benefit q Mssrs. Caftsrs, on Mon
day evening asxs, November Let. At Glib
bons' Opsra House, are requested to call At
the Mpic ators Of Asres Brothers, Main
street, Tor the purpose Of forming commit
toes for tho promotion q the objees in
view.
In order 70 offer ~ great attraction Is pos
aible, the entire opera of ''Der Freischutz, )"
by Wshsr, and favorits portion OF "Faust
ard MArsasrits," By Goanod. viii b. pra-
scented, with eli the brilliant scenic and spec
tacular effects. aa
We specially coumend the abore move
mont @ ono wsIl worthy Of orr citiaens' pat
Yonaze.
WI offer this wsek, st The Nav York
Store, superior article Of two-ysrd.wids
blsached linen table cloths, at one dollar =
yard. 1t
KEokuK, Iowa, Oct. u, 1868.
n = EAu IOA. W VIAL piShBo Ouu&O
member Of the RollA Fire Company BY pub
fishing the following
We hear great many complaints coming
from citizens Of Keokuk that our city FIRE de-
partmsnt il grand humbug. All We have
to say is that it will continue to be thus
spoken Of until we get the required amount Of
hose. Every man Of common sense that
knows anything about : fro department.
knows that 200 feet Of hose is not
sufficient for An engine, even in largo cities,
MD thsy lave ciG1fn Oh evsry corner,
and how can il b sufficient ID Ksokuk, whore
watG = soafcei
Suppose, for instance, that . FIRE should
break outin the 18TH story Of the Estes
Houss, in the rear Of the building, with .
eiateYn on Fifth and Sixth and Main, where
would 70 fset Of hose rsachf We might,
by pulling and stretching, make our hose
reach the Gro 1t 90 short q distance, but sup
POI thea, jass as 70 g. strsAn Of water,
aE1Stpn Of or hose shouldburst = il is liz.
be 10 It any moment With such condemned
hose as ours, where would the Estes House
be? Would not this be enough to disgust the
most willing? We might desire to save. ever
% much, bat what would our efforts amour.
to in such scsss2 Last Saturday night We
might have saved thousands Of dollars worth
Of lunber if Ne could have had hose and
vatsr. All Ne have 70 say i that the Rolls
Fire Company b diagasssd with The WY "
have TO work, and if W are considered moth.
ING moro than grand humbugs, to turn ont
oncs ysAs N Firsman's pasAds, the sosass
W diseand he company The better for the
~; - nsieA = plenty u md hos md
WYNN esesv0 70 savs. koLLA.
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F q II = A l. Il .
Insurance and Real Estate Agent
Cor. Main and Fourth SITS

IGOR SALE.-Lots and 2, in Block AZ,
u Red's Addition Price $50 each lot
Also, Lot 10. block 1885, Concert Street, between
18th and l4th sts. Title perfect. Price 400
Alo, Lot T. half OF Lott Flock ~ In Kilbournes Ad-
dion to ksokuk, with story frame dwelling con-
tanning three cellar eistern stable and tie hes
Of fruit to be found in this city tina
quantity of land This property oru ely occupied
by P. a. Ward. Title perfect. Price 81 900.
Enquireof II. h. TEN EiCK,
aug20 Corner 4th and Main.
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FKxsR ARRIVAL or GooDs.-Among the
supplies Of Dry Goods which are being
brought to the city for the Fall and Winter
trade, the. new stock now arriving for the
firm Of Younker h Bro. is among the largest,
comprising everything that tbs trade wants.
Mr.. Samuel Younker, one Of the members
Of the firm, has just returned from tho East.
While there be gave his personal attention TO
the selection OF the stock. which il evidence
Of itself that il il one suited to the wants Of
the Keokuk public, he having boon engaged
in the dry goods trade here asuficient length
of time to judge Of those wants competently.
The goods have been bought at the very low.
est figures. shipped through At the very low.
est rates, and will be sold at correspondingly
low prices.
II is expected that the coming Fall and
Winter trade will be an unusually lively one,
and the Meessrs. Younkers have, therefore,
laid in unusually large supplies Of goods, 30
that the assortment to be found At their es-
adjustment is very attractive one. They
invite everybody to give them call.
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Financial and Commercial.


Corrected daily By Enow Z HUBKn, Comm .sicn
Merchants, SECOND street.
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ksUR RENT.-Atwo story brick Dwelling
l. House, with rooms, situate snth. between
Fulton and Franklin streets POSSESSION Price,
$50 per month. L.. Is. TEN EYCK.
Keokuk. Oct, H. 1858
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WI offer this week, q TIE Nav York
Store, superior article Of two-ysrd.wids
blsached linen table cloths, at ono dollar Z
yard. 1t
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To OLD LINE WHIGs.-George d.

To OLD LINE WHIGs-George D..
Prentice says: "Tf there be solitary
human being within our reach, who, by
some whimsical hook or crook of heart
or brain, has got on the wrong side of
the line of battle particularly if he has
been an old Wing or Union man, and
considers a sort of duty to go against the
Democrats we entreat him to pause and
reflect upon what he is about to do
Why should he go with the radicals and
what reason can he offer for not going
with the Democrats I? All the issues
over which we used to fight are dead.
The Democratic party bself is reorgan-
lied after a disvision watch completely
destroyed and recreated it. In 1860, ii
fought within itself as resolutely as we
ever fought against it, Times have
changed issues have changed Clay, L
he were living now, would be Demds
crat. Webster could be nothing else.
All the reputable old-line Wings that
rsI,.in are Democrats, from Fillmore to
! 'sil II e by gone times wass.css'iaias any
excGse to hold back"
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Negroes I'm Georgia.

The House Of Representatives on the
Sd inst, by vote of so to %, declared
the negro members Of that body ineligi-
bic to the seats they occupied. 1t ap
pears that while the new constitution OF
Georgia conferred the right to vote upon
negroes, it did not give them the right to
hold Office. a section was reported in
the convention which framed the Con-
stitution, in the original draft, to give
the negro the right to hold Office. 1t is
as follows:
"Sec. 10 All qualified electors, and
none others, shall be eligible to any of
fee in this State, unless disqualified by
the Constitution Of this State, or by the
Constitution of the United States"
This article, as reported, clearly con
ferred upon negroes the right to hold
Office, and had it been adopted, there
would have been no question raised about
it. But it was not adopted. A motion
was made to strike it out, which was car
ried by a vote of 126 yeas to IL nays
the yeas including nearly every white
Radical in the convention The man
who made the motion to strike out the
section was John Harris, Of Newton, at
present Radical candidate for Congress
in his district. 1t will thus be seen that
the white radicals of the convention re-
fused to confer on negroes the right to
hold Office There being nothing in the
new constitution of Georgia to author
ise negroes to hold Office, the members
of the Legislature had TO fall back upon
the laws of the State, and the Code pos
itively forbid holding Office. This set
tied the question SO clearly that even
Radicals in the Legislature voted that
the negro members were Ineligible.
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How TO TELL DISEASED MEATS
In view of the fact that there is danger
that diseased meat may find its way into
market, it may be stated, as a guide to
meat purchasers, that healthy meat is
firm and elastic to the touch, and hardly
moistens the fingers. Diseased meat is
soft and wet, and serum often runs
from it. Good meat has but little odor,
and that by no means disagreeable. Dis
eased meat has a faint and cadaverous
smell. This is best observed by cutting
it and smelling the knife, or pouring a
little warm water over it when chopped.
It loses, also, ten per cent. more weight
in cooking than when healthy. The
diseases engendered by bad meat are
chiefly diarrhea and tape-worm. 1t often
creates earbuncles and boils. Care should
be taken to have meat most thoroughly
cooked, if consumers wish to avoid all
possibility of animalcula.
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Time for sowing wheat.

The Maryland Farmer favors sowing
wheat in or about the Goth of Septem-
ber, and not later, if possible, than the
first of October. During a recent meet
ing of the Douglas County Agricultural
Society, the subject of wheat raising was
pretty thoroughly discussed. The pro-
per time for sowing was one of the points
considered. September found the most
friends. One member asked why earlier
sowing was not preferable, to which an
other replied by saying that he sowed
sixty acres one year, completing the
work the last day of August. 1t grew
so as to joint before the setting in of
winter, and the whole crop was lost in
consequence. Feeding down might have
saved it, he thought, but the stock for
doing it was wanting. Another member
said the best wheat he, ever raised IN
Kansas was sown the first week in Sep
tember On oat stuhble ground. TIC
WHEAT s.ts e rattsa "a 6 Rt0Selber and
The proqact was lhSrty bushels TO
,'fhe acre. A member Stated that he h9l
seen in England sevenp eve bushels OF
wheat from an acre where the seed was
dibbIed in, and another seventy-two
bushels were hoed in.