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fellow, stole Q large sail boat from one Of ths
wharves one winter evening and nut to ses With
1t, but the gale drove the craft upon the "Littla
Lime Rock" about . mile from the light, where
It sunk, leaving the unlucky thief cling TO thc
halysrds from midnight till dawn, when the
heroine reached and picked him up. "There he
was says Miss LewiA in relating the incident.
shaking and God.blessing me. and begging 70
be Get ON shore, and the last saw OF hi,a he W..
crawling up the wharf on his hands and knees y
The heroism OF Grace Darling va. the resul,
OF single noble impulse; the bravery OF Ida
Lewis is part Of her daily life. Sixteen years
ago the light on Lime Rock WAS established, aud
hosea Lewis, veteran ex.revenue pilot, familiar
WIN the coast from Halifax &c. Norfolk, became
ats Keeper on the 9Th OF December 1858. The
southern line Of the hsrbsr make, a wide. deem.
angled sweep, with the city on one aide. rort
Adams two miles on On the opposite point. and
Lime Rock mid way between, about 300 YARD,
from the shore. This rock commsnds the v;d..,
view OF the harbor, and upon it the keeper lived
alone three years and half. Then substxn.
tisl, square. two-story brick house was built. and
IN June 1907 hiy family joined him. -Four month,
Later stroke Of paralysis disabled him from nj
work, and ever since his eldest daughter IA. has
been the msl9btay Of the family. Il ~ .hs ,,hc
cared for het 3stSer, and lightened her moth.r,s
toll, and watched over her younger sister Har.
riet, and rowed her brsthers Rudolph and Hossa
70 school, and eksd out the light keeper's slendsr
pittsnce with her needle and other feminine III.
bors and dew 70 the rescue Of impsrilled lie
with an instructive courage that would not let
her worst enemy sink without her riskinx her
LIE 70 rave him. a.,r ~ ..,s as n rgst~ ~
In Psrscesl appearance shis Newport heroine
seasosly sssaiss IL average height Of women, Il
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Ati&aaE 3.t4F #t tAli ttA = 4
Tho Marshalltownr Tines says that
Gilman, President of the 10 VA River
Railroad, is negotiating with Messrs,
Sewers and Perry, of the Iowa Cen.
trail Railroad, to take the contract Of
finishing the grading and tieing and
furnishing the iron for that impecu-
nious project. 80
We never had much doubt of the
ultimate completion Of the Iowa
Central Railroad, and arc magnani.
NOUS enoagh to congratulate our os-
kaloosa nefghbors on even this glim-
mer Of hope. WI -.,sfir@ e
We should like, however, to ask
our property holders here what their
dirt snd brick would be worth if they
allow us to be sandwichcd in be-
tween the Iowa Central at Oskaloo-
80, and the Cameron Railroad at
Fairfield? ~ ~ 's1 s{a.
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RAISE SoRaHUM."-This is the
advice OF The Coantr1mdn. "At the
present high price Of sugar." says
the editor, we think every farmer
should have his patch of sorghum
The cost of cultivation is no more
thanthe cost of cultivating corn, and
it will grow where corn will, though
of course it docs best in the best soil.
At any rate, we think every farmer
should cultivate sorghum for home
use. 1t will not take the place of all
other sweets, but for many purposes
it will take the place Of any other,
and can be cultivated cheaper than
foreign made sugar can be bought
There is certainly economy in culti-
waiting it for home use, if not profit
in cultivating it for market"
A correspondent ofthe Journal Of
Agriculture takes the Same view.--
He says;
"The troubles in Cuba will serious
ly'shorten the sugar crop the ne
groes arc not at work many planta-
lions are laid waste. We must ex'
pect extremely high prices Of sugar
and molasscs. In such emergencies
and with such o prospect before US,
we Western men should largely en-
gage in the raising Of Sorghum. Not
only will the farmer thus produce
his own family supply, but will have
some to sell for which we must cx
pect remunerative prices. AS betwer
indian-corn and sorghum, there car
be no doubt that the latter will be by
| far the most profitable crop this year
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Railroad Meeting.

Pursuant to call a large meeting
was held in the Court House, Thurs.
day evening, May 9th, for the pur'
pose of aiding the Washington, OF
tumwa, Cameron and Leavenworth
Railroad Company, which was or
ganizcd with James Hawley, sr., Of
chairman, and J. M. Hedrick, secre.
tary.
Hon. e. II. Stiles made . favorable
report Of the meeting held at Blakes.
burg Tuesday last, after which he ad-
dressed the meeting in some forcible
and eloquent remarks, urging prompt
action in subscribing stock.
w. B. Bonni6eld, esq, from the
committee who went with Judge
Aller to Moravia and Copterville, re.
ported very favorably Of the mect-
ings there. Moravia pledged $10,.
600. and Ccnterville elO0, 900, with
the understanding that they would
do better if necessary.
Mr.. Bonnifield stated further, that
W. F. Coolbaugh, esq, of Chicago,
the Iowa Director of the G. R. l. 4
P. RR., had recently informed him
in an interview, that the means were
provided for, and that this Railroad
would be built at once. Mr.. Bonni.
field added to his report some very
effective and practical business Q
remarks.
Major e. E. Fulton then addressed
the meeting in his usual convincing
and happy manner, setting forth the
advantages of the proposed road,
urging immediate action.
Judge Aller was then called out
and explained the advantages of his
Railroad, in an able and satisfactory
manner, after which Maj. Hamilton
delivered q rousing speech, creating
much enthusiasm; followed by J. D
Ladd in some effective remarks, after
which subscriptions were called for,
resulting in the aggregate to near
s15,OOO.
DR.. James L. Taylor and G. F.
Blake each increased their subscrip-
tions to $4,000, which justly elected
the applause Of the meeting, on &C.
count of their liberality. Mr.. Joseph
Chambers, of Lawrence 4 Chambers,
volunteered to raise $1,000, which
was received by the meeting with
immense applause.
On motion the meeting adjourned
to next Saturday night, at the Court
House, at u p. m.
JAMES HAwLEY, Chm'n.
J. N. HanAAox, Sso,y
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Iowa s. S. AssocIATIoN.-The
fourth annual meeting Of the Iowa
Sabbath School Association will be
held in the Fifth street Methodist
Episcopal Church in
Des Moines, June Sth, 9th and 10th.
commencing on Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock,
All Interested in Sunday School
work are invited to be present. Let
every PORTION of our State be repro
sentcd. Questions of vital interest
pertaining to Sabbath School in all
its relations will be discussed. Lead
ing successful workers in the cause
wifi be there. Come and let US get
thoroughly aroused and so home to
work, fulfilling the Masters COM
mand, /" Feed my Lambs"
The credit Of the people of Dcs
Moines, for hospitality, is well cstab-
lished. All delegates will report
themselves at the store of " Goodin
Bros.," in the "Savory block"
The Chicago, Rock Island l. Paci,
fic r. r. Co., will return delegates at
one fifth the regular fare upon the
certificate ofthe Secretary that they
have paid full fare in going. All the
other railroads ofthe State, also the
Western Union r. r., from Savanna
to Rock Island, ILL.,, have kindly con-
sented to return delegates free upon
The certificate of the Secretary tina,
they paid full fare upon tho several
routes in going to the Convention
The packet lines on the Mississippi
will carry delegates for two thirds
Of the regular fair each way.
All editors publishing this motto,
and calling attention thereto vii
confer favor upon the friends o
the cause, and pastors are requeste,
| to call the attention of the congrega
ton to this convention.
II. SCOTT HOWELL,
Pres't. Kcokuk, Iowa.
w. FRANK PAXTON, Soc'y.
Dc Witt, Iowa.
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cline, 80 tho entertainment besides
being entertaining and profitable,
was highly oderiferous. Among
others upon the stand was Allen
Thompson, colored member Of tho
Alabama Legislature and respecta-
BILE merchant of Montgomery. He
was called out, and made very
sound, sensible, practical speech.
Among the most earnest and outspo.
ken was that of DR.. Cloud, man
who deserves double honor in his
position Is q friend and educator of
the black man. It is comparatively
easy for q Northern man to 60 to
Montgomery now and bc good Re-
publican, but he was . stakeholder
before emancipation, and had all his
life been educated to regard it as
divine institution. Through the
freedom ofthe negro he lost thou
sands of dollars, and now to heartily
espouse the cause of their education
he nust ignore the prejudices fhis
early life, and be subjected to the op-
position and hatred Of some who were
once his intimate friends and neigh
bors. True men, however, the world
over, no matter what their notions or
respect the selfsacriicing
devotion to what o man believes to
be right, and DR.. Cloud is respected
by all of the best men Of Montgome-
ry, many Of whom differ with him
worry widely in politics.
J. D. L.
ITO be contlnued,)
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Soothing.

Senator Grimes who is in Lon.
don, has written a letter to the
Times, over the incog San American
Citizen" which has soothod the
feelinks Of the John Bulls amazing
ly, if we may believe tho dispatches.
1t is the prevailing opinion in this
country that We were tho outraged
party, and the simple presentation Of
our account to our British Cousins
could not be made casus. .JelHexcept
we should follow it up with the de,
mand for pay or blood.
Meantime who is going to give
Brother Jonathan some Soothing
Syrup? :
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Robert Bonner says that, so far, he
considers Grant, as President, a fail.
ure, but thinks that he will com out all
right in the end.--Eschange.
We presume tho failure is with
Bonner himself, in failing to secure
General Grant as one of tho mon
who .writo for the .Ledger.-Daren.
port Journal.
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KEOKUK CARPET STORE,
CHARLES o PHELPS & CO..
SUCCESSORS to
JOHN g. CoPELIN.

Great opening sale Of Carpets, Of
tho most exquisite styles, in Velvet,
Brussels, Tapestry, Three-ply, and
Ingram. Rugs, Mats, Mating, Oil.
cloths, Window Shades, &c., &C., in
great variety, and at lower prices
than have been offered in fiyo years.
Remember the place, Opera House,
corner Main and 9th streets.
CHAs. o. PPHELPs l. Go,
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Charles w. Belts has just received
q fine lot Of straw goods of every
description, andsomo very handsome
parasols, while his stock of Hats and
Caps is the only complete and fash
ionable stock that can be found in the
city. Call and soc them.
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GpoRaE SARMAN. a Dutch Jew, VIII,

GEORGE SARMAN, a Dutch Jew, who
a few months ago imposed upon the
people of St. Petersburg ty making
them believe that he was General
w. T. Sherman, has appeared with
success at Stockholm as "the young
est son of Secretary Seward" He is
now picking oakum in an Austrian
penitentiary.
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REFORM SCHOOL.
MILL PICKS.

The subscriber, residing at Kirkville,
Iowa, desires to announce to Millers. that
he is now prepared to make new, or dress
old Picks, superior to the same Kind o
work obtained farther east.
Work from a distance can be shippet1
by express care of HENRY q HAW. OF
tumwa, Iowa. All work warranted.
iune25- N. STRAWN.
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: The professed loyalists in Virginia
Tennessee, and Arkansas have fallen
to fighting among themselves, after
the manner Of cats and dogs, and
have in each State double headed
tickets which threaten their defeat,
and the resuscitation and ultimate
triumph Of tho Lost Cause"
We all recollect the disgraceful
row in the Virginia State Conven-
ton about month ago, n hich result
tod in giving Us two Republican can
didates for governor and other State
officers, and viii culminate probably
in the election of the Democratic,
Conservative, Rebel ticket, without
the feud is adjusted, of which their
seems to be little hope at present. +.
The Republican State Convention
of Tennessee has just adjourned ate
q two days bitter fight, for the CUB
ernational nomination, between Sem
ter and Stokes, resulting in no nomi.
nation, and now both these parties
are in the field backed by their rar-
tisans waging q furious warfare
against each other, with an elegant
prospect that they will so equally
divide tho Hninn atrangth. that AM
drew johnson or some other kindred
scalawag, willcome in on the home
stretch, and give the country the
regaling spectacle of q State with
5O,OOo Republican majority elocting
tho Copperhead ticket.
A similar state OF affairs exist in
Arkansas.
All of this is simply an unmixed
abominable outrage, to themselves
and the Republican party.
The Radical party Of the South is
composed principally of three ele.
ments to-wit:
LIST. The white Unionist, to the
manor born.
End. The Negroes.
3rd. Carpet Baggers.
1t is q most lame and impotcnt
conclusion to come to, that after all
the sacrifices Of blood and treasure
which have been made to protect the
lives and property of the native
white Unionists, and enfranchise the
colored men Of the South, that they
and the Carpet Baggers,-their nat
ural allies who have gone South to
aid in building up their waste places,
are not able to unite ON their best
men and elect them without giving
the enemy, and the enemies of Re-
publicanism generally, an opportuni-
ty to chuckle over this unseemly
squabble for official position, and
public plsnder.
We attribute much Of this trouble
to the scalawsgs among tho Carpet
Baggers, who were tor the most part
tho nero melingerers, of the army;
first military and tncn pofis,cas nd
iventurcrs and plunderers, who could
never have received Office In the
North, and in no sense represent the
chivalry or prowoss OF the army that
overcsme the rebellion, or tho brains
and the culture of their section.-
Our friends in the South should dis
criminate between these vultures,
and the meritorious men who have
emigrated among them, and then,
study and apply Grants famous de.
claration. @1
'.Let us have Peace"
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Death has made another inroad
upon the thinned ranks of our old
settlers. Mrs. Hedge, the beloved
wife Of our esteemed fellow-citizen,
Mr.. Thomas Hedge, died at their
residence in this city at ten o'clock
Saturday night. She had long been
an invalid, but was riding out only
two or three days before her death,
SO that 1t was sudden and unexpected.
Her only son who has just compile
ted his law studies in New York, ar
rived on Saturday evenings train, in
time to see his mother and be rec
ognlzcd by her before her departure
something that she very earnestly
desired during the last two days Of
her life. The family in their sorc
afiiiction have the sympathy of a largo
circle of riends.-Hdnkeye.
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The Davenport Gazette publishes
the following lcttor that will be of
interest to many Of our readers:
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
MONEY ORDER OFFICE,
NanL;nrtnn Mar II 1870 L
Washington, May II, 1869.

SIR: In reply to your letter OF the
18th inst, relative to the time when
an International money order system
will be established between the ". ).
and the different countries Of Europe
| have to say that negotiations are
at present, in progress between this
country and Switzerland, having ii
view the establishment of such a sys.
TEN. When tho negotiations will
be brought to close, it is impossi-
now to state, 1t is hoped, however,
that it will be ut an early day No
movement will bo made toward
the establishment OF tho system
with any other country of Europe
| until that with Switzerland has been
IN successful operations.
Respectfully,
C. +. MCDONALD,
Superintendent
EDWARD RUSSELL, ESQ.,, P. M. DAv-
enport, Iowa.
, 1869-01-01
A Yankee Thanksgiving.

HARTFORD, Con-, Dec. 27, 1868.
EDITOR STATESMAN -" When you are in
Rome, do as Romans do" which means when
you are in Yankedom, you must go home to
spend Thanksgiving. 1t is too far and too expen.
sive to get back to Walia Walla, and doubts also
arise whether there is any observance of the day
there, SO your correspondent determines to leave
Connecticut and go up into Massach usetts, the
hot-bed of Yankseism, by invitation TO an aunts
We had not travelled more than two blocks, when
we found Main street crowded full for consid,
erable distance, with men in one. horse wagons,
having turkeys to sell. Thirty cents a pound
for turkeys, and twenty six cents for chickens
you must pay, ii you expect to have dinner
like other people. But we proceed to the depot !;
everybody is going somewhere, for the depot is
full of travellers. The same is true of other
places, for the train from New York is delayed
an hour behind time. When it does come, we
have to put on extra cars, and then double our
team, hitching on another pony" Which side
of the car is the best to see the country? ?" we
say to a friend. "Lucky il you can get a seat
anywhere" is the reply and we begin to think
so, too, after having walked from one end of the
traln TO the other IN searcn OF one.
But all this is finally over, we reach our desti-
nation, and receive a warm welcome. 1t rains
all day, webfoot like, but it is no use to worry
about what cannot be helped, and besides, this
comes from above like other blessings. But it
did not prevent the usual Thanksgiving sermon
where the three churches united in expressing
their gratitude. The sermon was long but the
blessings have been many and could not Re
enumerated in a short time. Our thoughts how.
ever, were divided between the sermon and
home, especially during last Thanksgiving
where, although we were teaming, we had an
extra piece of sweet cake for dinner, for which
we were thankful whether our gratitude rose
any higher or not. Dinner comes next, and il
was good one ; not expensiVely rich, but sen
sibly good. These Yankees are generally smart
and when they wish to be good, they know
enough to be sensibly so and when they try tc
be mean, they are smart at that, aud make tht
meanest of rascals. The first class it was oui
fortune to be with, and so-we did not eat enough
70 last us week, but only till the next meal
The afternoon and evening was spent 10 pleasan
conversation, enquiries concerning absent rela
tives, and in reading letters from them-a home
like scene-and thus passed our first New Eng
land Thanksgiving. NE.
, 1869-01-01

NEW DEAL.-The republicans of Oregon
are calling for a " new deal" and insist that
the men who have held the Offices for the
past eight years, and who up to the passage
OF the tenure of Office law endorsed % my
policy shall give way for new men. In
this Territory we have the same cry, coming
up from the earnest, steadfast radicals, who
insist taat such timecerv as Howe shall
give way, and allow better republicans, il
not greater raseals, to feast on the spoils
ibis Is fight on which the democrats car
look on, and feel very much as the woman
when she witnessed the fight between he,
husband and the beAr-nOt caring which wa
whipped.
, 1869-01-01

SHERMAN ON RAILROADS. Senator Sher..
man has had a recent conversation with a
New York Herald correspondent, in which
he is reported to have declared in favor of
the power and duty of Congress to regulate
railway lines above all State power. He
grounds this opinion on the Constitutional
provision which reads-'Congress shall have
power to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the several States And
while he thinks it doubtful that Congress
has power to build new roads, he believes its
authority clear to regulate those already
built. He says unless Congress has this
power, "A single State-Ohio-doing what
New Jersey has so long done-declare that
only one road shall cross her territory
might d'ssolve the Union by cutting off free
communication between the East and West
, 1869-01-01

The DEMocRACY.-The recent President.
ial election shows that nearly five millions of
votes were actually polled. Of these the
democracy cast two and quarter millions.
But in Virginia, Mississippi and Texas elec,
tions we're not held. Had the people of
these three States been permitted to vote,
says the Washington Express they would
have given majority of at least 100000.
Then take the number of disfranchised in
the States of Missouri, Tennessee, West
Virginia, North and South Carolina, Alabama
Arkansas and Florida, aggregating at least
$50 900, and we find that, if radical editors
tell the truth, the rebel army will outnum-
Der that the of the loyal army by at least a
quarter of million.
, 1869-01-01

A WoNDERFUL CITY-The total vote oil
Chicago in 1866 was 20, GAS. For President
this year she cast 46,G46 votes, being an in.
crease of 25,70l in two years. The total
vote of San Francisco this year was 20, 166,
or lust 65 votes more than the increase OF
Chicago in two years
, 1869-01-01

SMALL.-We notice that very many of our
radical exchanges refuse to publish President
Johnson's message. This is decidedly small.
The Presidents message is part of the history
of current events, and paper that aspires to
be regar led as faithful chronicle Of events,
will always fad room for the Presidents S
message, it matters not how much it may be
opposed to the individual who for the time
being fills the Executive office. Democratic
editors never get this low down, and when
Grant enunciates his dull platitudes, they
will be found to give them place in then
columns
, 1869-01-01

THE radicals have already commenced a
new reconstruction dodge. The late Mis-,
sissiPpi constitutional election, which Gen.
Gilleu reported to Congress as being adverse
to the Congressional plan: is now decided by
committee of carpet-bag scoundrels to have
been all right; and the constitution was
adopted, and the several carpet.bag candidat-
es elected But in order to make this con-
elusive, they throw out the vote of five or six
large democratic counties.
, 1869-01-01

DEMOCRATIC CLUB.-In view of the Dele
gate election, which comes off in a few
months. it is deemed important to organize
the democracy throughout the Territory.
The democracy of Walla WalIa have already
moved in this matter, and it is hoped that
their movement will be seconded throughout
the Valley, and clubs organized in all the
more important precincts. With proper or
ganizltion and unity Of purpose, it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the democracy can carry
the Territory against the combined hordes of
radicals n and it is to that end that we Did
our democratic friends everywhere to or>
ganiZe.
, 1869-01-01

CONFESS The New York Tribune con-
tains the following: The next Congress will
contain among its new Represen tatives, nota-
bly,, General Nagley and Dan Voorhies, and
among the new Senators, Judge Thurman, a
new face from Iudiana, and Il new one from
Pennsylvania. Conness will depart-another
loss of familiar noise; he was one of the
articuate pomposites who were released
upon public life by the bullet that killed
Broderick Out of the lion crawled an inor-
dinute number of little beings, each claiming
to be part of him.
, 1869-01-01

WISCONSIN, it is asserted by the journals
Of that State, has a larger population of
foreign born inhabitants that any other State.
Of the naturalized citizens, the Germans are
most numerous, the Irish next, and the
Norwegians third in point of numbers There
are also great many English, Dutch, Welcb
BelgianS, Scotch aud Bohemians.
, 1869-01-01

THEIR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT Following
is the result of the Presidential election in
four largest States in the Union New York
Grant, 4l8,4O7 Seymour, 427,77S; total
SAG, 1885. Pennsylvania-Grant, 342,2S0
Seymour, 3l3, 1882 total, 655, 1862, Ohio
Grant, 2SO,222; Seymour, 239,O32; total,
5l9,254 Illnois-Grant, 250, ,2g8 Sey-
mOur, 1928; total, 449, ,436. Total Of
the four States, 2,470,537.