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The Portland daily press., 1869-07-31
FIRE INSURANCE.


The undersigned has perfected arrangements for
fitting spectaces to the eye, according TO the meth
cd pursued by tie best oousts in this country and
in Europe, This method is based upon an sxamin-
alton and test Of the eye, such as ie entirely un-
known in the ordinary fitting Of glasses-and which
an oeulst only is qualified TO make
Glasses fitted In this way win not only give the
greatest assistance to the eye, but will prevent pain
in using, and win best pre- the sight Il deter
mines to mathem tical exactness what glasses vnly
can te worn Sithout Inconvenience or injury. Want
OF accommo lation and other common detects OF vs-
ion, whereby many persons have been unable to get
glasses to suit theare all corrected by asceftain-
ing in this manner the exact lens required for each
eye. s.ss-ri sssf .rt -.F--
The rapid failure OF sight which many persons ex-
peieuce after they begin glasses, demonstrates
how incompetent they are to ct their own eyes
People are troubled with many little detects in ther
ey esight which they do not understand, and trs-
qusntly force their eyes, although dssmilar to lock
throuRh lenses precisely alike consequently one eye
is constantly strained and injured. This Is the My
eanss CT many Of blindness; and. in any case,
1t prevents the harmonious aetlen OF both eyes, ana
the fuli Development OF the sight.
This method Is not put forward as IN any respect
new or experim ntal tbs founded upon knowl-
edge OF the eye, and Is recommended and pra,ticed
by all the best ocuists in the world. have aFrang
Ell with Or. Chadwick to make the necessary exam
alton tor such desire It, at his oce Sot Congress
street. The charge for examination is .beouIy extra
expense incurred. c. q. FARLEY,
jy22dsm rs7 No. 4 Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-31

York tor Anjier.
june 70, lat % N. Ion - barque st Cloud, Ames.
from CaIlao for Antwerp.
July zb lat A 80, Ion 81 %. ship SanspareiL from
Liverpool Tor Philadeiphin 81 days out.
July 26 lat ~ 20, ION SO be, ship Alex Marshall,
from New York TOR liverpool. EsS
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-31
r. O. O. #

The Annual Session Of the R. w. Grand Encamp-
ment OF Name will be held at Odd Fellows Hall, 50
Exchange st, on Tuesday Evening, August 10th, at
7o'clock p M. 5a d q s4 aH
EDWARD p. BANKS,
ty2Ttd Grand Scribe.
The Portland daily press., 1869-07-31
STORAGE.

OTORAGE for Grain, Sugars, &C., can be hsd AZ ~
~ very reasonable rates. in the lower new ascnne
near foot of Union Wharf, With drst ana socopv
story. 1t has slated root fs discon ected from al
other buildings, and insurance fs very iows 8
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22
CRocKERY OTTAWA Co., Mlcu., J
December II. 1861.

CEocKERy OTTAWA Co... Mlcu., !.
December II, 1861. !.
DR.. G. w. Roback.-Sir Il
am a Farmer about 80. years of
age, was taken i'll in August, 1860.
with fever, general debility, loss ct.
appetite, swollen limbs and stiff:
joints, and was doctored by n.
Physician several months with no,
result but a large fee Bill. l tried.
after that, various remedies with
no benefit, I almost gave up in
dispair, when neighbor showed
me one of your almanacs from
Griffin's Drug Store, and recon-
mended your medicines. l procured
two Bottles of Blood Purifier and
three Bottles of Blood Pills from
Mr.. Griffin, which I took as d.
rected and was perfectly restored
to health. The whole of last win
ter I Was enabled to cut my fire
wood, now l can do as good a days
chopping as ever I could in my
life.
P. S-A further inducement
to try your medicines was the fact
that l was intimately acquainted
with O. Thomas, Of Grand Ledge,
in this state, who was cured Of a
severe rheumatic difficulty by
your medicines. JOHN CHADWICK.
For Sale by DR.. j. j. Glenn
mer, CresCO, Iowa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22
IOWA ITEMS.

The "Lyons Plug railroad was
opened last Tuesday. Lyons an d
Clinton say they have buried the
Ratchet.
A girl thirteen years old, living
near Keokuk. hung herself the 9th.
er day, because of a reprimand.
The prisoners of the Benton coun-
ty jail--two in number, and both
horse thieves--madc their escape
one night last week.
The Dubuque and Sioux City
railroad is now built to within eight
miles of Webster city.
A correspondent of the Iowa
Homestead describes a pear tree
which was grated on the hawthorn
in 1903, and is now about so feet
high, trunk five feet nine inchc, in
circumference. It bears SO bushels
Of pears annually.
The members of the Board Of Su-
peryisors of Des Moincs county
have been arrested and held to bail
in the sum of FIVE hundred dollars
each. for contempt of the United
States district court, in not obcying
its decree commanding them to levy
a special tax for the payment of Ger
tain railroad bonds. The battle bc-
tween the state and federal courts
rageth furiously.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22


The western states ought to fer
vently pray that. the rumor that
Hamlin will defeat Morrill, in the
election for United States Sena tor, in
Maine, may prove true. As whipper-
in of western doughfaces on all
questions where the financial interest
Of the east and west are not alike,
Morrill, is without rival in congress.
Hamlin never has been prominent as
a fnancier. He has not impuden,e
enough to advocate protection and
prohibition rs Morrill, has
Hamlin is huge on "thc interests Of
God and humanity; and as they are
about as far advanced now as they
can be until We have negro vice
president, the western states are not
particularly interested in them. So
far as western men are concerned, it
is better that a. senator from Maine
should now be devoted to those in
forests than to ''the protection Of
American industry. "---Chicago
Times. :
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

week. Kitty was a colored woman
104 years old. and probably the last
revolutionary pensioner in the state.
She came to the state in 1907, and
to Jennings county IL years later.
Her pension was drawn by virtue Of
wound received by her husband in
the battle of Guilford Court. House,
in 1850.
The farmers in ,Freeborn and Fari-
bault counties, Mimi, are success.
fully raising living fences. They
use cottonwood, gray willow, white
maple, black oak, and wild plum.
From three to five years are suffi-
cicnt to raise q living fence, to pro-
tect the fields from stock.
In the Owatonna charivari case
DR.. Duvall was acquitted of the
shooting Of John Rosch.
The historical library Of MINI.
contains 5, 962 volums.
Queen Victoria passed tho 14th,
ultimo, the anniversary Of Prince
Albert's death, in weeping over his
tomb in the royal mausoleum.
The New York Herald states the
total loss by fire in this country
during the year 1868 at $34, 757,-
600; during the last, thirteen years,
339, COS, 900.
During the past decade in En-
gland, 40, 600. 900 gold sovcreigns
and 13, 900, 600 halfsovereigns were
coined, which piled one on the 9TH
er would make a, column thirty Eve
miles high.
There are now in the Michigan
State Prison 632 convicts-the
largest number ever in the prison at
one time.
During the year just closed, there
were 80 murders in Philadelphia,
II more than in 1867.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Helmbold drives the most elegant
establishment in New York. It is
buchu-full.
The widow of the late Maj. Gen.
Phil. Kcarney is in indianapolis.
Seyenty-two persons have recent
tly joined the Methodist church at
Wabash. At the close Of tho meet
ings, tho congregation adjourned to
q neighboring saloon and held q
prayer meeting there. The pro-
prietor extended all the facilities in
his power for the accommodation
and comfort Of those present.
Kitty Hood died at her home, in
Jennings county, Indiana, last
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

We :a,l she attention four readers 70 the re-
markaSss esrtia:.'es q cures psrfornedby pr: Q,
We d" 50, knowing ITEM to Sc genuine: The ss.n.
has shown US the original letters, copies Of wkisb
appear below he proprictors Of these incidence
ten thousand dollars to any person who will show
that any Of the letters referred to are not authentic
They have been sen. unsolic ted and the company
Of the value Of those truly wonderful agents, r.
backs Stomach Bitters, Roback's scs1dinavian
"Dlood Purifier and Blood Pills." .-....
The undersigned orugyis. Of Cresco, calls the A.
low Of the wonderful efficacy Of DR.. RUBaCKs
Stomach htte1s, Dr.; Ro.Acx's Scandinavian Blood
Pills. have been selling these Incidence long en-.
Cd and that :.
Dr.: J. J. cI.1....
M NJ. { Brsok( Pomeroy Of tho
La Crosse Democrat on, Ro.
backs B;tters.
@. w. RoBACK, Of
Cincinnati, is making
the best article of Bit
tiers now manufactu-
red: in the United
States or elsewhere.
We have used them
for three years, and.
would not be without,
them for almost any
money. In the SPRING:
his Stomach Bitters,
are worth hundreds of
dollars for keeping the
stomach in order, and
cleansing the blood
from it's accumulated
impurities.
1t is not once i'm two
wears that we endorse
so-called patent medi-
cines, but Roback's
are. worthy all the
praise we can bestow
on them.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

The following additional report Of the
committee on Clerks accounts was pro-
sentcd and adopted.
Your committee find that the clerk was
allowed salary of 100000 that he has
drawn to Jan lst 1869, 1895. SO.
On motion $500 was appropriated to
repair bridge over the little Wapsie near
Sutton's. Placed at the disposal Of Mr..
Nereaess.
Bill Of Thomas Dale for constable fees
in case Of State Of Iowa against NJ. B.
Doolittle $500 was allowed.
On motion it was resolved that the
Board stand adjourned ut 2 o'clock p. NJ.
Bill of A. Rivers, bounty on wild cat,
allowed $I,O0. =,
Resignati, of D. O. Preston as, County
Auditor vas presented and accepted.
On motion C. 8. Thurber was appointed
to fll the vacancy occasioned by the re-
signation.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

Petition to allow $1,000 per month
for Waterman was rejected.
TWO o'cAocK, P. NJ.
The Board stands adjourned by an
nouncement of the Chair.
z. s. THURBER,
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

Buy Your TEAS OF E. r. BARRON & Bro.
AT THE SIGN OIL uMBRsLLA, McG REaoR, Iowa.
Great Success Sale Teas Far beyond Expectatious
Complete Satisfaction given to Drinkersl Prices LOWER
than can be had Of any Co.! Everybody :sys Treas
Prices below.
HvAINa ARRANGEMENTS PURCHASE or
IT As
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

that delicious beverage
1 These rs% not NIX up S boston rva % nI c Hne
great Fooa Tu TEX
the fine Myne flavor which cannot foil to
give perfect satisfaction to ALL u.,,, o ~ ,;r
We
0'f Fi f yAP%N TEA SMALL *''''''' 800
EXTRE FINE JAPAN LIS
BEST JAPAN, 1875
Y. TEA. 1,2O
EXTRA FINE Y. H. 1,5C
IMPERIAL TEA (GREEN) 1925
BEST IMPERIAL (GREEN), $50
GUNPOWDER (GREEN) 1926
FINE EXTRA GUNPOWDFR(GREEN) $50
EXTRA FINE BLACK, Lilo
BEST OOLONG, l,25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA, $50
n sSs's" s@ $685. s:s:' s .s.; s H.,
e. s =, E; r. :; ' E' * &c
Yours r. F. DpcxEnes
NATIONAL. May It'll. xe r e. s.sn 1rs d. Nay ssss 1885,
Gun pa5 Isoas You Gentlemen as 1n Gum Powder h.. had
's:; hi : en-, T "
: y: ": q:s: s .Gsesg s Ne: sss
o:1 a.s ss ' ss ss e:s %e
s I'D very cheap " II s received ss " T S ]
@ M s ] IT.
expense ' ~ ~ " w ' ~
address. E. r. Barron & Bro.
Groceries, Full Stock Amber and Golden Syrup, Sugar. Spices,
Coffee, Rice &c.
The Goods s haze in bought for Cash. s.y bought Cheap
's,e bought tobss solo, ~iA g'eai bargains?
S Look goods learn prices and ice ~W good
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22
West, Farror 3 CoualY,

West, Farrar 3 Comfy,
No. loo LAKE STREET CHICAGO, ILL,xols.
The Great Trial Of Sewing Ma.
chimes.
THE GRANDEST IN THE WORLD
The Judges, the While World and tie
Trial Fifteen Years Duration.
PRACTICAL USE, THE TEST.
The WHEELER & WILSON
Se,cing Machine, the Champion.
THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT.
The Wheeler and Wilson, as is we'll
known, has won ut nearly every trial in
which it has competed, the highest award
of merit The representatives Of other ma
chimes have entered the list time and again
only TO be defeated, and finding it impos-
sible to compete fairly have endeayored to
decry the value Of premiums. They are
not slow, however, to boast Of the few they
have received. But in the Grand Trial.
Daily use throughout the world where only
true merit gains favor, and super. GRITTY
wins the race, the Wheeler & Wilson Sew
ing Machine stands triumphantly the
champion, by the verdict of the people, as
shown by the number manufactured and
sold by the several Sewing Mabhine Com
panies, from the start up to the expiration
of the time of the Howe Patent, Sept, 10th,
1867.
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Compa-
ny. 500, 900
Singer Manufacturing Com. 2O2, 900
Grover & Bakers s. NJ. !" 165, 900
Wilcox & Gibbs 8. NJ. - $1,000
Howe Machine company, $4,000
Florence Sewing Machine com. $4,000
Flnkle & Lyon s. NJ. company 10000
Empire 8. NJ. company, $4,000
Etna Sewing Machine company, $4,000
Weed Sewing Machine company, 1000
Leavitt Sewing Machine company 5000
Let it be remembered, also, that one of
these companies, the Singer is fully three
years older than any other, and NIL Of them
except the Florence and the Wilcox &
Gibbs, have made large Machines, cxclu-
sively adapted to leather and other heavy
manufacturing. The Wheeler l. Wilson
company have as exclusyiely made spe-
ciality Of the family machine, and have
derived no benefit whatever from the large
trade in heavy machines. This fact must
be taken int consideration in estimating
tho unequalcd popularity of this wonderful
machine, and il while it has only been
qualified to fulfill heretofore the ordinary
requirements Of sewing machine, such as
scanning, tucking, quilting, braiding, gath
crins, binding, hemming and telling, it has
| achiey I'd such an enormous sale what may
We not expect now that within a short time
attachments have been invented, extreme
" simple and readily oomprehended, for
tuck marking, ruffling, embroidering, and
| growing all, making automobiles
WEST, FARRAR, 4 Comfy.
40-0 100 Lake street Chicago Ill.
Sole agents for Illinois, Iowa & Nebraska.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

Giard Township, May IS, 1865.
llessrs Il. X. Barron L Bro.
Gents-I lave tried your Japan and Imperial Tea
than that received fsom any Tea company-also
much cheaper. Send me lbs Imperial Tea by
bearer. Yours very respectfully. OHLIN WARN.
hand these fine Teas enough to supply the wants Of
nnesota. Particular attention paid to filling Club
do give entire satisfaction, they he returned
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22

Fsrnersburg, Iowa. May l6. 1868.
Messrs z. Il. Barron L Bro. McGregor.
Gentlemen.-The Gun Powder Tea had of you
than Tea have had from any Tea Company, aud
comes Oh .aper. I'll take ten pounds more. Yours
truly. DANIEL BRoNeoN.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-22


be solo, and uA be sold great bargains!
Look goods learn prices and ice ~H do good
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
The Election Ina Monroe,

Therote4in this county is a very light
one. At least one voter out OF. every
five failed TO vote We have not doubt
that the Democrats have at this time
muck larger majority thap. ever before,
snd vet we fall short Of the-maiority of
1857 and 1868.
Many voters would not turn out;
urging would not bring them. There
was not the faintcst flicker of excitement
anywhere to be met. The Radical lead
ers did about the only really smart thing
we evcrsknew them 10 do in this county ::
They never so much as, intinated that
they knew az election was to take place
Their followers turned out and voted
through force of habit. If ffrce or four
of these leaders, not necessary to be
named, had gone hrawiing through tue
COUNTY. rs they sometimes do, our ina
jority would have been much more salts
factory.
There is ..one solid crulnb Of comfort
With our disappointment: Not less than
seyenty-Gyc Republicans who have uni
formly voted against lis heretofore, voted
this t;aie- with the Democrats. BouT,
Wills luancier;ag brings them to their
senses. but we need !. iew Radical
speeches to blirg them to the polls.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
A Terrible Scene.

The indianapolis Journal briefly but
graphically describes the scene of the
explosion at the Indiana State Fair Oh
the lst instant:
To attempt pen picture of the scene
were folly. Imagine fifteen thousand
people, pallid with fear, rushing and
crushing to and fro, impelled by name
less something toward an indefinable OBJ
iect; men bearing dead and wounded i'll
to the various halls; women shrlekng
and crying for fear their husbands, sons
or brothers might be among the killed; ;
strong men convulsed and in tears be-
cause temporarily separated from wives
and children, and in suspense as to their
safety; here stumbling across the mutt
lated form Of man there appalled, with
the horrid spectacle Of skull absolute
" stripped of its flesh : here an arm,there
a pair of legs; here side Of flesh cook
ed until it looked like tripe; there pool
of clotted blood; here a horse struck
dead in its harness, with the occupants
of the carriage dumb and palsied with
terror. All luio SlitO luolSS ihhh''NAJ '
must be imagined to fill in the details OF
a picture of which it were next to lmpos-
sible to give but the faintest outlines,
Several yards from the disaster was
found pair of legs held together by the
merest shred Of flesh. At one place was
the headless trunk Of man; at another
was the leg of woman, with her boot
and stocking and part Of her drawers
still up5n it; the arm Of aman was found
driven into a poplar board. where not
far from power hall was seen the body
of a man so horribly mutilated that bis
heart, stomach, liver and lungs could
readily be seen. When first discovered
his heart was still palpltating; and the
motion of the organ was plainly ooscry
ed. .....
A man walking in front Of the exeeu
tive headquarters was startled at seeing
the skull of man drop in front OF him.
the flesh actually scaided off the bones
but the eyes and teeth still remaining IL
the sockets and jaws.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
The ,1oore and yyildes Suits.

The editor of this paper, Mr.. West, l..
at Athens, seeing to suits which have
been lnstigated Tim by f. Fl Moors and
T. F. WildeS. The object Of these suits
is to tinker up the regulations Of the said
Moore and Wildes.
Mr.. Wildes should not hare endeav-
cred to procure character in this way.
He has got along so far in life without
any ; and what can man want with a
character down at Athens, anyhow? But
if he must have one, let him prevail on
Moore to send him All old one from
Washington. So many have been lost
there that they ought to be plenty, and
any old rusty one would do for Wildes
1t is probably not fairin US to take ad
vantage of the editors absence to turn
his paper against him, but we cannot
help but thiuk there is some merit in
in Moore's claim.
Mr. Moore represents the Athens Lu-
natic Asylum in Congress. He. OF
course, expects it to pay, and having ex-
pended the amount of his salary in secu
ring his election, he must lock to the lit
tic outside arrangements for his profits.
Now It is well known that the Congress
sional lobbyists wou'tpay the same pri.
ces forold political prostitutes that they
have to pay those new in the business -
So if Mr.. Moore had gone to Washing
ton looking as neal. like an honest man
as he car, he could have commanded
first class prices for his votes; but with
his character fully known it is quite GER
tain that he will not receive more than
fourth rate hribes. In this way Mr.
Moore viii unquestionably be heavy
loser.
We would respectfully suggest to Mr.
Moore that better way to secure full
reimbursement for his losses, would be
to sell his votes as best he can and at the
end of his term make out a bill showing
what he actually got for his votes, and
what he could have got had his character
been unknown, and sue West for thu
difference.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
How John aaorrissey Started.

Morrssey's history is thus given by a
newspaper correspondent: He came to
New York few years ago diapldated
and out of repair generally. Voting was
pcrilous thing, and roughs smashed up
the ballot boxes when tncy pleased. a
few gentlemen found Morrissey in the
CITY, out of funds. and ready for anything
that should turn up. He had been keep
ing a low dram shop in Troy, 50 low
that the authorities closed it. He or.
eanizad a band Of roughs, and promised
to keep the ballot box intact until the
election closed. With reward for this
service he bought a new suit OF Clothes
and opened q small place of hazard. he
abandoned drinking, and formed the res
olu.ion never to play. Herose gradual,
ly, till his place became the most elegant
and the most noted in America. de
opened his famous Club House in Sara
toga, became acquainted with the leading
dealers in stocks, conducted the races,
and became 4 millionaire.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
belmont County OmclaI.
A>wholesene Lesson.

4 little csphering at the figures presen-
ted in the..abstract ofrotes in this county,
published in another column, will pretty
clearly show this fact: Out of every
twenty Republicans who voted in the
Democratic nominating Convention, not
more than one has voted for the nomi-
nees.
Every Republican who voted in that
Convention expressly or implledly pledg
ed himself to support the nominees
These pledges have been, in ncsrly every
instance, utterly disregarded.' In one
township, not far from here, about 10 or
% Republicans voted ia the Convention,
and the judges of that Convention assure
us that every one expressly declared that
he would support The nominees.
The election showed that one, and Only
one, fulfilled his pledge. In another
township 16 voted in Convention, and
two voted the Democratic county, ticket.
Some of the Republican candidates on
the County ticket ran almost even with
their State ticket If any considerable
number Of those Republicans who voted
in Convention hsa adhered to their
pledges their county candidates must
have fallen far behind their. State candi-
dates. The evidence is conclusive
These Republicans violated their pledges
MoRsL. Let Democrats, hereafter, be
the only voters in Democratic Conven-
tons.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-19
Pennsylvania,

PHILADELPHIA, October 14.-The table
ofmajoritie, published in the Press shows
Geary's majority to be 2342 A table
prepared by the State Central committee
figures UP & majority of 4l04 for Gearv.
The Age says the contest is close, and
a few hundred votes NAV settle the matter
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 14-To The Asso-
cidted Press: We have re- ports now from
every comfy in the State, except Lyco-
ming and Snyder. Gearys majority will
be over 4 600 JoHN CovopE.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14-Oficial re-
turns from all the city wards, except the
Twenty-ffth, give Gesry Il majority of
1908 Deductine 679, which is the re-
ported Democratic majority IN that ward,
the actual Republican majority is 4,230.