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Columbia,
Mistakes of tho Printer.

An editor wrote q leading article
on the fair sex, in the course ofwhich
he said: "Girls of seventeen or eigh-
teen are fond of beaux." When the
paper was issued, he was rather
shocked to discover that an unfortu-
nate typographical error had made
him say: "Girls of seventeen or eigh-
teen are fond of beans r.
A reporter for q London paper
wrote the verdict of the coroner's
jury: Died from hemorrhage,' and
the public gained the inf rmation the
next day that the deceased ssdied
from her marriage"
The Salt Lake Ndette has tho fol.
lowing:
"Correction-Instea of people all
very lousy in q letter from Crystal
Park the other day, read, people all
very busy"
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u Your committee recommend tho
payment Of said sum Of $21,65, con-
tracted for in her behalf.
z r. w. BOYD.

Chairman.
The petition Of g. w. Wise ct. al.
for the establishment Of county
road in Columbia township, was read
and on motion ordered to lie on the
table until the papers are perfected.
The following persons were ap.
pointed road commissioners, as hers.
in specified, and ordered to begin
said work on the 17th day Of August
1868, and file report Of their doings
in the Office of the Clerk of this
Board ::on the seventh day Of Sep
tember next.
The petition Of Joseph Yeager ct.
al. and Jacob Koons ct. al. of Ad.
AIMS township Laffallett, Com
missioner.
The petition of Lewis Shooter ct.
a. Of Pleasant township calvin
Carson Com'r.
The petition of i. d. Bergien ct.
al. Of Polk tp.,-D. r. Swope, Con'r.
The petition of B. s. Sylvester ct.
al. Of Competine tp. Martin Dickens,
C0m'r.
The petition OF J. NJ. Fish, ct. al.
Of Columbia tp. Caleb Heacock
Com'r.
The petition of G. w. Thomas ct.
q. Samuel Spragus Com'r.
ITO be Continued
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The New York Herald's special
Toronto Juno IS, says:

The Government is taking active
precautions with respect to all anti
cipatcd Fonian raids; transport trains
are being formed on the fr0htier near
Niagara. Three brigades of volun-
tecrs and regulars are being formed
for active service at London, Hamil-
ton. and Toronto. Complete provis-
ions made in tho event Of telegraph
wires or railroad lines being cut.--
Largo quantities Of ammunition and
camp equipage are being sent for
ward to the front. All rural battal-
ions to be called out for week to
drill; and city battalion to drill two
days per week. The public are get
ting excited, as the twenty first ap-
proaohes the gun boat Heron has
gone east.
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Near San Francisco " ssrestau-
rant" whore the proprietors are COM
pelled to exact prepayment for meals.
Recently stranger called in, and
ordered soup. The waiter brought
it mp, set it down, then held out his
palm. .What for?" inquired the
stranger. "Pay, sir" "Whatl before
l eat it? Wait until | get through"
aNo, sir; we want pay before you
eat" "Well, that / never do; when /
get through with the soup ! will talk
about pay" "That won't answer; l
want pay now,' exclaims the waiter.
"Well, you can get il before | see
fitto pay, let's see you, he replied, hold
ing on to the plate, and commencing
to eat. At this the waiter whips
out ofhis pocket a large syringe, in
serts the point into the SOUP, and
empties the dish before the astonish-
ed man can fully recover at the
strange proceeding. Exit waiter in
triumph.
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On last Thursday Mrs. Whisman

On last Thursday Mrs. Whisman
and Mrs. Longwell, Of Cumming
City, went to visit q family by the
name Of Darling, who reside about
ono mile from Cumming. In the
evening tho two ladies started for
home. Shortly after leaving tho
house of Mr. Darling, both ladies
We're struck by lightning. Mrs.
Whisman being instantly killed and
Mrs. Longwell knocked scnsclcss.-
Somc persons happening along
the road discovered both 10.
dies, and Immediately adopted meas
ures to bring them to life. 1t was
found that Mrs. Whisman had been
killed instantaneousiy, but restora-
tives being applied to Mrs. Long
well she recovered, was taken to her
home, and is row doing well. We
condensu from the Council Bluffs
Ns,s, u @Fsaf
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CHAPTER "A.

An Act to Repeal Chapter 129 of the
Laws Of the Ninth General Assem-
bly,, approved April 7th, 1862, and
to enact, instead thereof, a substi-
tute having for its object the better
protection offruit.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, That if any person or persons
maliciously or mischcyionusly enter
the enclosure of any person with the
intent to knock oil, pick, or destroy,
or carry away; or having lawfully
entered do afterwards wrongfai!y
knock of, pick, destroy, or carry
away, any apples, peaches, pears,
plums, grapes, or other fruit or fow-
Or, Of any tree, shrub, bush, or vine,
he shall be punished, for the FIRST Of
fcnso, BY fine not less than tive dol
lars, nor exceeding ono hundred dol,
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All claimants for pay - enlisted
msn II the 1st lows Cavalry under
chapter 100 Of the laws Of the 18th
General Assembly Of tho State Of
Iowa, are requested to amend their
applications By stating the fact %
theirMUsrrR 1NrOrHE UNIT1DGTArIs
s1HvIcs AND ruH DATE 1H1Rno5. This
can be done in the ninth line Of the
blank form already sent ont, BY id
serting after tho word Cavalry, the
words aand was murter6d into the
United States service ON the---day
of--1061."
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A MAN HIS OWN GRANDFATHER
The following remarkable coincidence
will DO read with interest: Some time
since il was announced that . man
at Titusville, Pennsylvania, commit.
ted suicide for the strange reason
that he had discovered that he was
his own grandfather. Leaving d dy-
ing statement explaining this singn-
lar circumstance, we will not attempt
to unravcl it, but give his own ex-
planation Of the mixed-up condition
Of his kinsfolk in his own words. Hc
says: II married widow who had
grownup daughter. My father Wis.
tied our house very often, fell in love
with my step-daughter, and married
her. So my father became my SON.
in.law, and my step daughter my
mother, because she was my fathers
wife. Some time afterward my wife
gave birth to q son; he was my faith.
ers brother.in-law and my uncle, for
he was the brother Of my step-moth-
er. My fathers wife-i. e., my step.
daughter-had also son; he was, oi
course, my brother, and in the mean
time my grandchild, for he was the
son ofmy daughter. My wife was
my grandmother, because shc was
my mothers mother. / was my
wife's husband and the graz dchild at
the Same time. And as tho husband
ofa persons grandmother is his grand
father, 1 was my own grandfather Z
After this logical conclusion we are
not surprised that tho unfortunate
man should have taken refugoin OBJ
livion.
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Josh Billings on Crows.

Next to the monkey the krow has
the most deviltry TO spare: They
are born very wild, but kan be tanned
as easy as cote kan but q tame
krow is actually worse than . sore
thumb.
Ifthere isanything about the house
that they kant get into, it's because
they think it amt big enuff for them.
Ihad rather watch district skuls
than one tame krow.
Krows live ON what they can steal,
and they will steal anything that
amt tied down. They are fond of
meat wittles, and are the lst to hold
an inquest over departed horse or
q still sheep. They are fine bird to
hunt, but hard one to kill; they can
see you two miles fust, and they viii
smell gun right thru the side of
mountain.
They are not s0ngsters, although
they have good voice to kultivate,
but what they do sing they seem to
understand thoroughly; long practice
had made them perfect.
The krow is q tuff bird, and kan
stand heat like blacksmith and kold
like stone wall.
They bid thare nest among tree,
and lay twice, and both eggs would
hatch if they was lade in q snow
bank. Thare is no such thing Ms
stopping q young krow.
Krows arc vcry lengthy lived. /
believe they live always. | never
knu one to die q natural death, and
l don't believe they know how.
They are alwus thin in flesh, and
are good dele like an iujun rubber
shew, poor in~ide and out.
Tha az rot considered fine eating,
although ! have read somewhere Of
briled krow; but still have never
heard of the same man hankering af-
ter briled krow 2 times.
This essa on the krow copied from
nature, and it is tru; ! amt to blame
for it, nature made the krow, didn't;
If had ! would have her more hon
est, and not quite so tuff
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Sec. 4. Those electors voting ID
approve and ratify the third Of said
amendments shall have written OF
printed on their ballots the words,
"For the third amendment" Those
electors voting not to approve and
ratify said third amendments, shall
have written or printed On their bal
lots the words, against the third
amendment.
Sec. g. Those electors voting to
approve and ratify the fourth OF said
amendments, shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
For the fourth amendment" Those
electors voting not to approve and
ratify said 4th amendmentshall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words, "For the fourth AMEND
ment." ,s
Sec. 6..Those electors voting to ap-
prove and ratify the 5th ofsaid amend
ments, shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words, aFor the
fifth amendment" Those electors
voting not to approve and
ratify said fifth amendment, shall
have written or printed on their bal
lots the words, against the fifth
amendment"
Sec. Z. The votes cast for and
against the approval and ratification
Of each of said amendments, in the
manner aforesaid, shall be cauvassed
and returned in all respects as the
vote for the Office of Secretary of
State, is canvassed and returned, ex-
cept that the result shall be certified
in duplicate by the board of canvass.
ers, one certifcs to being deposited IN
the Office Of the Governor and the
other in the Office Of the Secretary Of
State.
Sec. 8. In case either Of said
amendments shall be approved and
ratified, by majority Of the electors,
qualified to vote for the members of
the General Assembly voting there
on, the Governor shall forthwith is
sue his proclamation, setting forth
such approval and ratification, and
declaring such amendment 90 ap-
proved and ratified, to be part of
the constitution Of the State ofIowa,
which proclamation shall bc trans.
mitted and published the same as
proclamations of election.
Approved April 2, 1868.
STATE OF IOWA, !
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
Des Moines, May l, 1868.
! hereby certify the foregoing to
be true copy of the original roll
now on file in this Office.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State.
1t is understood that Gen. VIM. B.

1t is understood that Gen. VIM. b.
Franklin, who was cashicred from
the army, viii preside at the Nation
al Convention OF Democratic Soldiers
and Sailors at New York, July 4th,
and among the members win be Gen
erals Stedman, Gordon Granger, r.
Blair aud Tom Ewing. The conven
ton will not have direct connection
with the Democratic organization,
nor attcmpt TO secure the nominal
tion Of military men, hut will sup
port the choice of The regular conqen
ton, behe Chase, Peodleton, Meclel.
'a1 ,s,Y tliet man
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The Democratic leaders just now
arc in the anxious and hopeful con-
dition of that historical old maid,
who went into the woods to pray
They want a candidatc---she wanted
. husband. Croolking her aged and
stiffening knees at the foot Of hem
lock tree, she prayed long and ear
nestly that heaven would send her .
man. A sleepy owl in the branches
above just then cried out, "Hoo Hool
Hoo" aAnybody, good Lordr' re-
sponded tho anxious virgin. And
Anybody, good Lord" says the
Democratic party.
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Vol, 20, No. 13

lars, with the costs Of conviction. or
by imprisonment in the county Jail.
not exceeding thirty days; and should
any person be guilty Of q second
violation Of this act the fine shah not
be less than ten dollars and costs Of
conviction, or imprisonment as above
provided.
Sec. 2. Ifany person maliciously
or mischeviously enter the inclosure
Of any person in the night time. and
knock of, pick, destroy, or carry
away any apples, peaches, pears,
plumbs, grapes, or other fruit or
flower, Of any tree, shrub, bush, or
vine, or if,any person having entered
the incclosnrc Of another person in
the night time, with the intent to
knock of, pick, destroy, or carry
away, any fruitor flower as aforesaid,
be actually found therein, he shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished
By fine not less than twenty-five
nor to exceed one hundred dollars.
and cost of conviction, or by impris-
onment in the county jail not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. 3. Chapter 120 Of the laws of
the Ninth General Assembly, approv-
ed April 7th, 1862, and all other acts
or parts in conflict with this act, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that
if any person maliciously or mis-
cheviously bruise, break, pull up, cut
down, carry, away, destroy, or in
any wise injure any fruit or orna-
mental tree, shrub, or vine, being,
growing, or standing on the land Of
another, he shall be punished by a /
fine not less than ten nor exceeding
one hundred dollars, and costs ofcon
viction, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding thirty
days.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall |
be construed as repeating or confiic-
ting with any part of chapter 40, Of
the revision of 1850.
Approved April Sd, 1863.
STATE OF IOWA, \
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Des Moines, May 1st, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing |
is true copy Of the original roll now |
on filein this Office.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
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Conservative Soldiers and
Sailors Convention.

A call has just been issued by the
Committee appointed by the Conser-
vative Soldiers Convention, held at
Cleveland last fall, for q National
Convention ofsoldiers Of that kidney,
to be held at New York, July 4th
next, the same time and place with
the Copperhead National Convention,
Of which it is evidently intended to
be q side show. We published last
Wednesday the names Of the soldiers
appointed to attend this Convention
from Iowa, and give below the nnmes
ofthe distinguished officers composing
the National Executive Committee
that has called this Convention. Our
readers will doubtless recognize their
names as mon who contributed great
" to the subjugation ofthe rebellion:
Col. A. w. Bradbury, Maine.
Gen. y. Donahue, New Hampshire.
Major J. B. Colt, Connecticut.
Col. Lawrence, Rhode Island.
Gen. James McQuade, New York.
Col. G. N. Zalick, New Jersey.
Gen. J. Knipe, Pennsylvania.
Gen. 3. Maulsby, Maryland.
Col. p. III. Allaback, District of
Columbia.
Col. /. Campbell, Ohio.
Col. T. E. Bramlette, Kentucky.
Gen. John Love, Indiana.
Col. T. L. Dickey, Illinois.
Gen. ]. G. Parkhurst, Michigan.
Gen. Edward Bragg, Wisconsin.
Gen. Willis A. German. Minnesota.
Gen. 3. B. Brown, Missouri.
Col. Peter Mcfarland, Kansas.
Gen. S. w. Denver, California.
Col. Ely G. Kinsley, Massachusetts,.
National Executive Committee.
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LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
l6s.

CHAPTER 160.
An Act fixing the Compensation OF
the State Treasurer.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Iowa, That the salary Of the Treas
urer of the State shall be two thou
sand dollars per annum, to be audi
ted like other claims on the State,
and paid out of any moneys in the
Tresury not otherwise appropriated,
and this shall be his only compensa-
tion.
Sec. 2. Section eighty-two of the
Revision Of 1860, and all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 3. This act being deemed of
immediate Importance shall take ef.
fect from and after it's publication in
the Iowa State Register and Iowa
Homestead, newspapers published at
Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April s, 1868.
l hereby certify that the forego-
ing Act took effect by publication rs
required in Section 8 thereof on the
9th day Of April, A. d. 1863.
ed WRIGHT, Seo'y Of State.
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CHAPER go.

An Act 10 frOvl00 Tor Tho fAyment
of the salaries of Offers and wages
ofemployees of the Pcnitcntiary,
and for the General Support of the
Conviots.
Section l. Be il enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
Iowa, That there is hereby appro-
priated, out Of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
SO much as may be necessary to pay
monthly to the persons herein nam
ed tho following sums, viz: To the
warden one hundred and twenty-five
dollars, to the deputy warden, eighty
three and one-third dollars, to the
clerk sixty.two dollars and fifty cents,
to the chaplin fifty dollars, to the
surgeon fifty dollars, to each night
guard fifty-five dollars, to each day
guard fifty dollars, to the hospital
steward fifty dollars, to the turnkey
fifty dollars.
Sec. 2. The above sums shall be
paid TO tho warden on his requisition
monthly, accompanied with detail.
ed statement, in such form rs the
Auditor shall prescribe, Of the mum.
Der and kinds Of guards employed;
and each statement shall also ex-
hibit the payments made by the
money drawn on the previous requi-
sition.
Sec. 8. That for the general sup
port of the convicts there is hereby
appropriated the monthly sum Of
eight and one-third dollars, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary
to each convict in said prison, to be
estimated by the average number for
the preceding month, subject how
ever to deduction from the whole
amount for the month Of the sum
charged to the contractors for con-
vict labor for that month.
Sec. 4. The sum appropriated by
the last section shall be paid on re-
QUESTION of the warden, accompanied
with q statement of the number of
thu convicts in his charge, and the
amount charged to the contractors
for that month, all in such form as
the Auditor shall prescribe.
Sec. 5. If for any reason the amt
charged to the contractors for any
month cannot be collected in time
to be available for such support, the
Governor may BY his order, direct
the payment Of the whole or any
part ofthe eight and one-third dollars
month.
Sec. 6. The State Auditor is re-
auired to take immediate steps to
cause to be collected and accounted
for all those debts owing to the State
on account of Of the penitentiary, or
in any manner connected Herewith,
and all outstanding claims of what
ever nature which the State may
have on that account, and to that
end he may, il he finds it necessary,
place any claim in the hands of the
Attorney General for prosecution.
Approved April 2, 1868.
STATE or Iowa,
OFFICE or SECRETARY OF STATE.
DEs MONIES, May LIST, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy OF the original roll
now on tilc in this office.
ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
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The Harmonious Confederate
Democracy.

As our readers have seen from tho
the telegraph report, the Democrats
Of Tennessee indorsed johnson in
their State Convention, and indicated
desire for his nomination at
New York. The reversionary inter-
est in the Tennessee delegation is
understood to belong to Pendleton,
though no formal action Of such
transfer was taken by the Convntion,
beyond an Endorsement of his green
back policy.
Three Rebel Generals, including
tho notorious Forrest, and several
lesser rebel officers, are members OF
the delegation, and will be fraternal-
ly embraced by the Indiana delega-
ton! Northern Democrats and
Southern rebels, guerillas, prison
starvers, ETC., harmonic beautifully,
and so complete q whole, that
"Like the spot near pickerell's pee
torAl fms,
Where the thorax leaves of, and the
venter begins"
! ID iii ApOcSAUAo W u0CAuC WuoI0 W
locate the dividing limo between the
rebels and their northern admirers.
To associate with q man whose
maternal ancestor, ten generations
remote, came from Africa, is q crime
never to be forgiven by the North
ern Democracy, even though the
"nigger's" paternal blood may have
coursed through Democratic veins
from Jefferson to Wooley. But te
sit in council with the author of the
Fort Pillow massacre, with the men
who hunted down and murdered
their neighbors for the crime of Low.
ing tho Union, whose demon souls
gloated over the nameless horrors Of
Andersonville, to fraternize in low
ing embrace with such men, is "a grand
love feast for the leading spirits Of
the Democracy in all the Northern
States. Terra Haute Express.
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Board Of Supervisors.
Monday, juno lot 1868.

Monday, June lot 1868. II
First Day regular session Of the
Board ofSupervisors.
Board mot u 1o'clock P. n.
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll called.
3. Present Supervisors G. Barbour,
y. II. Carver, John Harlan, Jas. d
Ladd, william Cloyd, +. Z. Randall,
3. Reinhard, John Malpmby, 3. +.
Nsyill, Moses @. Israel, William Rv-
ans, A. Lotspsich.
Minutes oflsst meeting read and
approved. sssA If
3. W. Boyd, Esq., having bsen ap-
pointed and qualified - : member Of
the Board Of Supervisors in place Of
John Wilcox, Supervisor Of Colum-
biz township, resigned, approved and
took his seat % : member Of the
Board.
Sup. Ladd moved to adjourn until
the 10Th day ofJune.
Motion lost.
The petition Of N. J. Williams ct
al. to vacste . road in Center town.
ship was withdrawn with the under.
standing that petitioners pay all costs
that have accrued on said petition.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted:
Resolved, by the Board Of Super
visors Of Wapello County, Iowa. that
the Steward and Director Of tho
Poor Farm be authorised and direc-
tod to procure suitable books 1t the
the expense OF the county, for the
pauper children at tho Poor Farm
to be used by them in the Public
school.
On motion it was ordered bv the
Board that Sup. Boyd be placed up
on the committee on Poor Farm,
and that he be Chairman of said
committee.
The road petition Of I. H. Page, OF.
al. for tho establishment of . county
road in Richland township, was read
and the Board being satisfied that
the prerequisites Of the law have
been complied with, appointed r. Il.
Tindell to view said road, to com-
mence his examination on the 10th
day Of June 1868, and file his report
Of the same on, the 7th day Of Sep
tember next.
The report of John Wilcox, late
Sup. Of Columbia township, on
Bridge Fund was received, read, and
ordered to be placed on 6le.
Sup. Cloyd moved that all petit
tions, claims &C., to be acted upon by
this Board at it's present session be
handed to tho appropriate commit
tees without reading the same. Car
ried.
On motion tho Board adjourn un-
til 8 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
LIN. COOLEY,
elk. B. s.
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The mother of fair bride in st.
Louis, the other evening, presented
the groom with q handsome solid sill
yer pitcher which contained the still
more solid present OF a check drawn
in bis favor for S25, 900.