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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-28
AMERICAN
49, sWAUTHAM
WATCHES.

Tia trina value or Machinery applied to Watch
m t<tas IL not tatt Wy its use Watches are made
r.pidiy,b Al thai thsy are made correctly. Very
few people know way a Waitham Watch should
bs saoerior 10 any other. In the drst place, a;
tlthsm the Watch ia regarded as -onl3 q ina
aims, TO % constructed Hke aay other rnachine,
81 mechaniesl principles. II the watches are
To9d, IL Is hecause the machinery Is good. Of
coarse thsre mast Ls lefect in the principle OF
plaaef ca mo vsm 1t--no mistake Ia the size. or
shapes of the pic'es or which 1t is composed
nOtains wanting a their properties, and nc error
in their partitions. These points once thorous "
ssttled II rests Wildly with the machinery, con
strueted With iniaits diversity Of form and func-
ton expressly .f,r the purpose, TO produce the
tnishea pissess By means Of multiplying qua ges
aud microscopes, taste aud inspection for the de-
teetionsf 10 the eating tools. and for faults
ani.h<vs Ia steel or stone made to accompany
thework in every stugs fron beginning toend
A. necesstry resslt, thvwatch goes together n
psrfect nschine. Every part u found to at prop
eriy.tn ITS place. Every pin may he pushed till
u plpche'. and every screw turned home. Instead
OF asiaggi-h and feeble sctinn. the balance, even
undsr Fhe pressure of the iightost main spring. vi
Lrasss with q vide and free motion. aud the heat
hts riis ciss- rim a sonnd aiwavs characteristic
81 ths sithsru " itch. The machine is n time
keeper from the start.
This system Of Matchmaking " unknown In
foreign c,uatries, nnd entirely original with the
VAithsn Company. The Company claim that by
10 they prodrce watches that cannot be squaIled
far every quality which makes aw tch valuable.
Simple in plan and correct in principle, the
r-atis not only beautifully finished, substantiai
accurate and cheap. butts uniform in the mi test
details, ntf.etsby damaged. and when repaired
nIwsvs "a good ~ new There are different grades
"fh1ish IL the different varieties of watches made
By the Nathan Company, "a there different
sizes ~ shapes 20 sut all tastes and means; but
evsry wttch that hears the genuine trade rk
Of 'w,trHaT' u xrsrsn :eed to BIO good one,
and n9h9ly nsed be AFRAID 70 buy Il.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-28
BIAMOND sEWING MACHINES.

'l'hE undcfsfgaed 10 agent i~r thS -sio al these
l. celebrated Sewing Machines. SO perfect L.
the mech anism, and so simple aud practical, that
he warrants these machines to sew seam one
hundred miles In length without dropping stitch
or breaking n needle. Sample machines can be
AT Golfers, Golfers Corner, Franklin County,
Indiana. Price $40, aud warranted for five years.
sep2i.tf SAMUEL Golfer.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-28
IN The CORAL CAVg2
STRANGE, BUT TRUE.

Every young lady ard gentleman in the United
statescan hear some ing very much 10 their ad-
vantage by return mail free of ehnrEe), by ad-
dressing he undersigned. Those having fears
of being humba eged win obiige by not NOTICING
this card. All others will please address their
~hadient servant, TH0S. T. CHAPMAN,
20-ly. s3i Broadway, New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-12
The GOOD Samaritan.

thi, stove to the pusiie who assured
tht me most pArfor Cook Steve offered In
nj. m.ykst combining all the latest Improvements
INV. n. n call and nd gsfor yourselves. .
r1-ordsrsfrom the country VIII receive promptss'
tentiou.
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cHARrER rs.
AN ACT to amend Sections 1875 and 1875 Of the
Revision Of 1850 10 relation to permits for the
Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General Assens-
III If the State Of fo.ea, That the eertiheate pro-
sided for in sec,ions 1875 and 1919 Of the ksyi-
sion of 1860 shall state the purpose for which =
obta ned and upon its presentation to the coun-
ty Judge he shall fl q day for the fnal bearing
of the application and give notice OF such applica
ton and time OF final hearing By publication in at
least one snapper published In the county, or BY
posting such notice in the township town, or ward
In which he husinessis 70 ~ conducted. such pab-
LEGATION Or posting shah be at least ten days pri-
or to the aai hearing and the applicant shall pay
dollars for fnal hearing.
See. 2. At such final hearing any resident OF
the county may appear and show cause why such
permit should not be granted, andthr same shsll
be refused unless the county judge sasll be fully
satisfied that the requirements Of the law have
In all respects been fully complied With, that the
applicant Is pergon of good moral character, and
that taking into consideration the wants Of the To-
caiity and the number of permits already granted,
such permits would be necessary and proper for
the accommodation Of the neighborhood
SEC, s. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
interfere with any permits heretofore issued until
the time shall has expired for which permits were
granted.
fierce from and after it, publication in the Sfaf'
R,gister.and Epe,pg Stdteeaaa, newspapers pub
lished at Des Moiues.
Approved April ssh, 1868.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act tool
effect by publication, as required by Section .
thereof, on the 7sI day of April A. D. 1885.
Ed WRIGHT Sec'y of State.
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CHATTER 131

CHAPTER 1a1.
AN AcTto Legaiise Certain oasciai Acts Of Jen-
sthsn Dglesbee, Recorder of Clayton County,
Iowa
WHEREAS, Jonathan oglesbee, Recorder of
Clayton County, for the term Of two years, ending
January, 1857, did in many cases fail to comply
with section l. chapter "a, of the acts Of the
Tenth General Assembly, providing for the re-
cording Of United States revenue stamps attached
to written instruments therefore,
SECTION /. Be IL enacted BY the General A.
semJly the State Of iosoa, That il all such CAGES
where Instruments haE ing stamps n txehed have
pcea recorded By said Jonathan ogesbse, and the
saii recorder has nntaa ,on .e recorai lac fac.
that stamp was affixed 10 the riginai, the fsme
shall be deemed legal and sufficient in Law, and the
record, duly anths aticated COPY thereof, shall
be received Ia evidences in all cases, the sams ~ u
recorded strf lily in accordance with the Law Of this
State.
SEC. 2. This act, being deemed Of immediate
Importance. shall take effect and be In fofee from
and after Its publication in the Daily STATE Register
and Clayton County Journal
Approved April 7, 1868.
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OBJ 9aitr 6ztf Gap
Laws Or IOWA.
LAWS or IOWA.
Published by Authority.
n - ApAnR 152s ~ sgs
Az kgEts Hq4sf@tk taxi wsf ats

Gf& y&.r 80 "a
SECTION l. Be Il enacted BY the General Assens-
bly, ofthe State Of Io,ra, That all the share Of the
Banking Associations organised within this State
pursuant to the provisions OF the Acts Of Congress
to provide national currency secured by pledge
Of UntedEstates Stocks, and 10 rrsyia u for t.
circulation and reaenption theres9 hsA ~ any
person body corporate. shall be inclnded in the
valuation Of the personal property Of such person
or body corporate corporation In the assessment
Of taxes in the township, incorporated town or
aud nd dsewLsr1 swhs3.r 10 hojaer shsresf g
sldes II neh towhjhp, incorpsfstSd towAsor csl1
o. not But not at greater rata than il assessed
on other moneyed capital in the hands OF individ-
nails Of this State.
SEC. 2. Tha. i ssau = tSs duty sf ths pfsus-
pal as uniting officer OF each Of said associations,
on or before the Hrst day Of May, A. D. 1858. and
between the first and fifteenth days of January Of
each year thereafter to list the shares Of the
citation, giving the assessor the Of each per-
son owning shares and the amount owned by each,
and for the purpose ofrpeeuring IT, coflsStiSn Of
the taxes assessed upon sid shares, each bA6kinx
association shall be liable to pay the same ~ the
agent of each of its shareholders. under the pro-
vision of section 1875 of the Revision of 1860, and
1t shall be the duty OF the association to retain
nsueh ofS.ny dividend or dividssds belongings 70,
any shareholder ~ shall be necessary to pay any
taxes levied upon his her shares.
SEC. 3. II at any time Congress shall change,
alter or amend the acts of Congress to provide
national currency secured by United States stocks
and 10 provide for the circulation and REDEMPTION
thsrsoh Aken IL shah be the duty OF each AsseseDr
in any township, Incorporated town or city, to
assess the shares of shareholders in any such ma
tlonal bank in such manner to conform to such
altered amended acts of Congress, provided that
such shares shall not be assessed At greater rate
than is imposed BY law On othsr mo1eyed cspHtal
in the hands Of indiyidaah in this @afe
SEC. 4. An Act to provide for the taxation Of
the shares of National Banks, approved April I'd,
1865, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act hereby repealed.
SEC. s. THIS act being deemed of inf1edinte
inhsftance, shall 60 into effect from m after Il.
publication in the 81 ate iona Register, and iora
Homestead, newspapers published ct Des Heincs,
Iowa.
Approved, April It'll, 1888.
l hereby certify that the foregoing Act took
effect by publication, required in Section
thereof, on the 2sth day of April, A.. D., Is6s,a
En- wRreHT, eec'y Of states
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AN ACT to Legaize the Action Of Mitchell Co n
ty, providing for eqsAlisiDg the Boanty Of Sol
diers in said County and T. authorize the levy


AN ACT to Legalize the Action Of Mitchell Co n
ty, providing for seqsAlisiDg the bounty Of Sol
diers in said County, Ind t. authorize the levy
ing Of tax TO pay the same
SECTION I. he u enacted BY the General A sseni-
by Of the State Of Ioca That the yute taken by
the citizens of Mitchell county, at the general
election in 1866 to equalize the bounty of soldier.
from that county be and the same is hereby legal
lied, and the Board Of Supervisors Of said county
hereby authorized to Issue warrants for said
bounties according 10 the terms of said vote, and
that the Board of Supervisors Of said county are
hereby authorized to levy specials tax the tax
able property of said county. not in any enc year
to exceed one mill on the dollar, to provide a fund
to ,e called the bounty fund" to pay such war
rants.
Sac. 2. When all Of the bounties provided for
by such electian are paid ont OF such fond, the
balance thereof shall be transferred to the general
county fund Of said county.
SEC. 8. This act, being deemed by the General
Assembly Of immediate importance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after publication
of the same in the Daily iora State Register and
Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moincs.
Approved April 7, 1868.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act took ef-
feet by publication, required in Section there
of, on the 29th day of April A. D. 1865.
Ed WRIGHT, 5ecy Of State,
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cHaprEa Is

AN ACT to LegaIize the acts of the Northwestern
Mining Company.
Efs5Tlnx l. Be is enacted by the General Asses-
tly d the State Of Iarea, That all the elections
And acts Of the Northwestern Mining Company, q
company organized under the laws Of the State Of
Iowa, for the purpose of mining for lead or galena
In the counties of Jackson and Jones in the State
of Iowa be and the same are hereby rendered -
legal and valid to all intents and purposes, as the
zane would have been in all the requirements
Of the law relating to the publication Of notices
thereof mad been strietly fulfilled.
Sfc. z. This act, being deemed ofimmediate i'm
portance by the General Assembly, shall take eff
Feet and be in force from AMI altar It's publication
In the Daily sta'e ReJisser, published at Des
Moines, and the Maquokesa Er ceisior, Published
at Maquoketa. without expense to the State,
Approved April I, 1858
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-13

Three years ago, We had no
nearly finished mastering out and pay
ing of our volunteer armies who had
put down the Rebellion. This pro-
eeeding required immense sums. Mr..
Blaine recently ascertained from the
Treasury Department. that, within the
s'x months that Immediately Followed
Gen. Lees surrender (not four Of which
had passed on the ID Of August, 1869
Sir Huadred and Tpe.ty.fve 4a'I-
lio.s Of Dolaars were disbursed IN
paying off the Army and Navy, IN
cluding their muster-ous bounties. 1t
was this that absorbed most of tho
Seven Thirty loan, ahereof s5so,oto'-
900 vas rapidly taken for the purpose
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-13

Gen. Howard is q soldier and 4
Christian, whose word was never ques-
toned. Seeing it asserted, in . speech
by the Hon. B. NJ. Boyer Of Pa,
that he (Howard) had estimated the
cost of the Freedmeu's Bureau for one
year At $I1, ,6s4, ,45o, he telt constraiu-
ed to rebuke the lie. Not only had he
made no such estimate, but the total
disbursements Of that Bureau up to the
LIST day Of this year were less than SIX
Millions Of Dollars; and the entire ex-
pense, including Medical and Commis-
sary Stores aud the pay Of Army officers
detailed to serve in this field, falls con
siderably below Ten Millions Of Dol
lars. "And," Cadds Gen. Howard) "a
largo part Of these expenditures were
for the benefit Of Southern Rkites, re.
duced to poverty by the Rebellion"
When shall Ee sec these facts and
figures going the rounds Of the Copper
head journals. @E@ @st>.sazF
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A Coop DAuaHTER.-There are
other ministers of love more conspicu-
ous than she, but none in which gen.
tier, lov)ior spirit dwells, and none to
which the hearts warm requitals more
joyfaly respond. She is the steady
light Of her fathers house. Her ideal
is iudissolubly connected with that of
his fireside. She Is his morning sun,
light and evening star. The grace,
vivacity, and tenderness Of her sex
have their place in the mighty sway
which she holds over his spirit. She
is the pride and ornament of his hospi-
tality, and the gentle nurse in his sick
ness.
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q + - 5-Ea.
1866 down to juno 30, 1863, Il ex-
penses were only $5,6l7,000. This
disposes Of one-half Of the false state
nents Of these men: lit we're possii-
bic to find out how much Of this money
was expended 10 alleviate the sufferines
.ot whites, the Democrats might be
shamed into stopping the other half Of
their abuse.
Finally, the expenses contingent up
on the acts Of Congress regulating Re-
construction have been 2,344, 200,
which is also far below the amount Civ
by the Democratic candidate for Prcsi-
dent and his followers.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-13

owing to the hurry OF harvesting, did
not get the JOURNAL of the 23d,
until yesterday. Il would have been
such q pity had I been completely an
initiated before harvest was over.
know that something pns going to
happen, for I saw the new moon over
my left shoulders sure sign Of trouble;
and kitty mewed twice under my win
dow--and that everybody knows is :
forerunner Of some event. So you see
l was partially prepared for the thunder:
bolt which has fallen upon my devoted
head, in the form of the criticisms. Of
"Miriam." ~ @~'.' "'5s':''71 |:;>i1"> j. :.
Nr: Editor, my poor pen must have
been particularly unfortunate in con.
veying my ideas, that a lady of
t>Miriam's" evident penetration, should
imagine that am about to commence
. crusade against "Woman." Why
my favorite hobby is the, ''Rights Of
Woman" Ibecome enthusiastic upon
the 'tinferiority Of woman when I
love the whole sisterhood almost as we'll
as I do the opposite sex. And I tell
you, "Miriam;"' I love one woman better
than than all the world, except (perhaps)
ono man. Why, how can I help ad- 1
miring the sweet, sympathetic creatures,
when one Of their number watched
with such evident anxiety, my soaring
propensities, lest I shoold ..tmlss my
footing and fall" and nobody d.ere to
catch me. '<,'=' ','A I'D
The "Nosquitoes p poor abused
creatures. Can I ever kill another? I
have often wondered what they were
created for, but here is an answer to
the enigma. They have saved me from
q fall from such dizzy height Dear
me !! can can lever be grateful enough?
Allow me as reader to welcome 'Ne,o
Munich to the warmth and friendliness |
that has always been shown ia the cor,
responding columns Of THE JOURNAL.
I truly regret that they have been left
out in the cold 50 long but the wealth.
er has been favorable, and I hope they |
will not suffer a decline: They proba-
bly, will not unless the ".threee' grog
shops are frozen. a "
f.. Harvesting is over in this section,
Wheat and oats have yielded well; corn
and potatoes look finely; and our gar
dens will furnish a, table fit tor the
kings and queens of America. In
fact We begin to see the silver lining to-
the cloud, and to think that our first
year upon homestead is almost past.
Every pioneer knows what that is.
There is some political strife here,
but I have no doubt that Douglas
county will 60 strong for "Grans and
Colfax." * BITTER SWEET.
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r. &
"Carleton, !" the foreign correspon.
dent Of the Boston Journal, in giving
an account Of : visit to the great P Pyra.
mid Of Egypt, remarks: =:">
"We ascend : steep sand-bank, one
hundred feet high, and dismount from
our donkeys beneath the shadow Of the
great Pyramid Of Cheops. I almost
despair Of giving you an idea ofits size,
and height, or how it looks. II stands
on solid rock. 1t is only when you
walk around it, and when you climb to
the top. that you can get an idea of its
magnitude and height. A great manv
Of the outer stones have been taken
away BY the Caliphs of Egypt to build
their palaces, SO that the pyramid is
not 80 large as it was at first. Former
y it was 764 feet square and 48O feet
high ; now it is TAG feet on each side,
and $50 in height. Its area now is
little more than one-fourth the size of
Boston Common, or almost twelve
acres.
'Just imagine pile of masonry
great stones nine or ten feet long, three
or four feet high, and four or five vide, i
dlling up a good-sized field, piled up
three or four times higher than the
tallest trees you know Of, $50 feet-as
high rs the steeple of Park street
Church would be It it stood atop of
Bunker Hill Monument; or as high as
three Of the tallest pine trees to be
found in the woods Of Maine or New
Hampshire. With two Arabs-to pull
Is up-to-keep US from falling in case
ne should become ,lightrheaded, we 20
Up, walking along the stones picking
'ut the easiest places, stopping once in
! while for breath, reaching the top in
lbout twenty minutes" ,.,,,
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THE AcQuITTAL OF VAN soLEH.


Rto" lie St. Paal Pioneer of the It'll. "
y The long and tedious trial Of Geo.
L. Van Solep, charged with the mur-
der Of DR.. Harcourt, in August, 1865,
terminated last evening in verdict of
"Not Guilty." and the prisoner was
discharged. A case involved in great
er mystery has seldom occupied the at
tention Of court and jury.
It will be remembered that Van
soleo, who occupied position in the
army, became acquainted, and probably
intimate, with Harcourt in St. Louis :;
that Harcourt visited Van Solen in
this city in 1865, remaining here few
days; that tho two went out hunting
together one afternoon, Van. Solen re-
turning, and Harcoult not being after
wards seen.
Subsequently body was found in
the river, was hastily examined by .
coroner's jury, and inferred. This body,
or body, was e1humed at the former
trial of this case, and it was found that
this person, or whoever it was, appeared
to have been shot through the skull.
The prosecution attempted to identify
this body with the missing Harcourt,
and strongly urged their theory that on
that August afternoon, when the two
were absent, the alleged murder was
committed.
Dr. Van Solen has endured the
long imprisonment and the incidents of
both trials with great equanimity, and
heard the verdict without emotion.
1t is a case painful asit is mysterious,
and one of the dark riddles that occur
more frequently in real life than on the
attractive pages Of fiction
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-13

How long does ! widow mourn tol
her huaband ( She mourns for Z sso-
|oad.
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. FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

From the Neso York Tribune. '.' ess
Certain Democratic journals have
lately labored bard to induce the be.
lief that our National expenses are
enormous, that the public debt is being
increased instead of diminished, that
taxation is more onerous, and that the
Republican party, having two-third
majority in both Houses, is responsible
therefor. In answer to certain inqui-
RIGS Of the Hon. VIM. B. Allison of
Iowa, Special Commissioner Wells has
written letter, containing the follow
ing specifications:
I. That tho National receipts of
revenue from all sources, for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1868, were sub.
stantially s406, 100000, and the aggre-
gate expenses $317, ,55O,225, of which
$l4l, ,635, ,55l. l3 was on account of in
terest on the Public Debt (nearly $l6,-
100000 Of this being due mainly to
payments on account of accumulated
interest on the Compound Interest
Notes, and which will not appear in fu-
ture interest disbu1sements), thus,
Leaving an estimate surplus Of receipts
over expenditures, for the gear ending
jane 80, Of $34,740,777.
II. Since the war the amount of
Taxes abated or repealed is $l67 1863, :
900, and coincident with this reduction
the aggregate Of the National indebted,
ness has been reduced $3.50, ,oOO,-
OOO.. On this abatement the reduc-
tion of the interest, calculated at six
per centum, would be fifteen millions
per annum. sa >@ = = - - 49,.
p III. The aggregate expenses Of the
War Department from April 1, 1866,
to June 80, 1868, were $9l7, I'LL, ,04s..
43, $646, ,688,000 Cor 70 per cent. of
the whole) being used during tho last
nine months Of 1865, in paying of our
troops aud other necessary war ex-
pcnses. The balance, $269 ,428, ,978.10
covers period Of th,rty@ months, and
represents disbursements further con-
tingent upon the termination Of the
war, regular expenses, the money used
in the Indian War, the payment Of
bounties ($49, ,ss2,s5s), payment for
property destroyed in the military SER
vice (s1l, 900, ,oO0), reimbursement Of
State claims ($lo, ,33o,0oo), river and
harbor improvements, Notifications, Iu-
dams, Freedmeu's Bureau, expenses d
Reconstruction, etc. ..lgs
| ~. From April !, 1865, to june
80, 1868, the expenditures Of the Navy
Department were $1l3,ll6,29e.s7,
and 45 per cent. Of this, or $59,847,
8ss.5s, were disbursed in the nine
months succeeding the termination Of
the war. The balance covers the regu.
lar expenses of the Navy for thirty
months ending July 80, 1868, as well
~ the disbursements Of prize money
and Tor the settlement Of contracts
made before the war ended.
No department Of the Govern.
ment has been 30 much abused by Gov
/ Seymour and Democratic orators gen,
orally Is the Freedmen's Bureau. They
have never. failed 70 magnify threefoli
1 the cost Of that institution. Nj. Well
! hows that since 10 organization i
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LAKs MARY, August Sd, 1868. 81
ED1ToR JouRNAL.It has always
caused me ! great deal Of ftetting be-
,cause our home il 20 far from the Post
Office, (being eight miles) but I nov
think Il ! blessing in disguise; for