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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-20

The Magic Comb ss'aro s''S ss;. any ny
beard to permanent black or brown. 1t
contains NO POISON. Anyone can use it,
One sent by mail for 81. Address
29ms MAGIC COMB co. Springfield, Mass.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-20

ook Agents Wanted. Ladies Of the
II White House, No opposition. Steel
engravings. Rapid sales. For circulars
address U. 8. Publishing Co., N. Y, Gin
cinnati and Chicago.
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ICE WORK u all knds promptly ard neatly
esseut. 1t the Plain Dealer efice On tie most
seAsouahle terms
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MARK TWAIN ON THE CHINESE On
the Sicrras we came upon tho. "Chi-
nese Labor Question" That ia alrea-
dy settled. They will work like bea-
vers on little rico and small pay.
But the "Chinese Political and Rili.
gious Question:" is q different affair.
That is not settled yet. It will be q
great question some timo yet for the
Pacific States for China can spare
twenty millions of this almond.eyed;
imitation race, without knowing the
loss. And they like our country.
John gravely remarks thus: "Melca,
belly good place-catohee heap mon
ey--in China no can catchee.',
Shrewd John Chinaman catches his
fortune and goes home to enjoy it
Five hundred dollars makes him rich
and onvied at home. The Pacific
mail steamship bring them ovor, q
thousand q month, to try tho Ameri.
con experiment. A thousand of them
are on the Storage deck under mt
feet now, on the return. have
heard tho guest made that there is
well nigh ten bushels Of Mexican sill.
ver dollars among them,
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Trouble Brewing in the Methodist
Connection.
THE BOOK CONCERN FRAUDS.

NEW York, March 15.-Indicat;ons
arc that serious trouble will arise
among the Mcthodists, owing to the
report on the recent investigation of
affairs Of their book concern. The
New York Conference will be asked
to follow the example Of the Bati-
moro Conference, and refuse to make
further contributions to the publish
ing business. Many members of the
Methodist Church express dissatlsf;,c-
ton with the report, and demand that
the affairs shall be investigated by a
committee Of business men, and not
by minister's. A meeting of promi-
nent Laymen will be held soon to pre-
pare a memorial to tho Conference.
Another account says:
In the New York Methodist preach.
crs' meeting, yesterday, the Rev. DR..
Andrews presented resolutions endors.
ing tho report Of a majority Of the
Book Committee in their recent in.
vcstigation. These resolutions called
forth considerable discussion, in which
the Rev. Drs. Ridgeway, Foster, Cur
ran, Tiffany, Crawford, Messrs. Her.
nance, Taylor, King, and others par
ticipated. Tho general expression
was that the allegation of fraud had
not been and could not be sustained,
and that tho verdict of ten against
three was sufficiently strong itself to
demand approval. The publication
of the minority report of DR.. Sherer's
paper in the Baltimore american were
deprecated and declared to have been
illcgitimatcly acquired and made
known. The committee had directed
the minority report to be sent to the
General Conference, together with
that Of the majority. The action of
the Baltimore Conference in censur-
ing the majority, and Withholding it's
Sunday School Union funds, was also
commented upon as unjust and harsh
There being no proof either before
the conference or before the commu-
nifty to sustain the allegation of fraud
and after careful investigation the
committee had failed to find proof,
their action is final, and can only be
revised by the General Conference.
Mr.. Hermance moved to lay tho res
olutions on the table, which was lost,
and they were adopted by q largo
ma jority.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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MORE VALUABLE THAN Treasury
NoTEs.-How that old cynic, Sam
Johnson. would have revellcd through
Webstcr's massive new Unabrid gcd
How he would have gloated over it's
magnificent lettorpress and it's illus
tra,ions, beautiful as new Treasury
Notes, and much more valua6le to tho
student. The Mcrriams have incurr-
ed fabulous expense in having tho
whole work rewritten, reset, recast,
and republishcd. 1t is not q mere re-
vision, but a reconstruction. To in
sure excellence in Typography, it
comes from the Riverside Press,
which is all that need be said about
its mechanical execution. It is q
marvellous specimen of learning, labor
research, and taste. 1t is by far tAe
greatest iterory aoork Of the age.-BaL
hnaore american. : ~ ;.>
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THE LAND RING. The World cor:
respondent says there is no end to the
land-grabbing, land stealing schep6es
bef6n Congress-. We know what the
Union. Pacific has done fos us we
KNOW what the Northern Pacific pro.
poses to. do; and noH Gomez tho
Southern Pacific, a eohpsny charter
ed by the CALIFORNIA; I,agislature, ask.
ing Of Congress ka grant Of, eight
millions II aeros qEsishds tie bssat b in q tlie
world, and besides. .sit proposes 81 See B to .,
raise the price 70 Sctual ;setlers On
eight miIlio1s U more no, ! rMr. Scott Il II tic, Nu,
new senst6r fton Rennsylyania, has as
reported n favor qf ths plan, and we
,,sdpPo tkss q ID doubt lt|'s p is pss,
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may never be put to tho proof She
has at least made It clcar that she is
no moro Reine Crinolne sho has
shown that she possesses somo henrt,
somo courage, and some brains she
hns had sense enough to retrieve
blundcrs, and merit enough to live
down calumny. The best thing one
can hope for her is that sho may
never again DO placed in a position
which would tempt and allow her to
mako political influence tho instru-
mcnt of religious bigotry. The great
est woman her native country ever
produced, Isabella Of CASTLE, became
with all her virtues and genius a
curse to Spain, because Of her bigotry
and her power; and there was time
when the Empress Eugenio was likely
to make for herself an odious fame rs
the chief patroness Of conspiracy
against the religious and political lib
critics Of the South of Europe. Let
us hope that in her future career she
may be saved from any such temp
tation, and that.sho may be kept lis
much as possible out of all political
complications where religion inter-
fcrcs; and if she be thus graccd by
fortune, it is all but certain that what
ever her future years may bring, she
will deserve and receive genial
record in the history of France.
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to pclt him with "rottcn eggs" lie
halted whom tho first eg, was thrown
deliberately drew his pistol, popped a
cap ut tho head of tho first man who
threw, and drawing a second all heads
had disappeared.
IL the vandals who burnt Columbia
did not steal or destroy tho "cas Mon
ument," erected by tho Legislature of
South Carolina to the survivors of
that regiment, tho namo of Preston
Brooks may be found inscribed in let
tors OF 'ro" on that roll of fame.
The assertion that Burlingame over
intended fighting Brooks is ridiculous.
If he had, he would have crossed the
Iotomac to a spot near at hand,
where brave men from every section
without molcstation from tho civil
authorities, had fought and fell. lie
preferred being followed for q thous-
and miles through the Northern
States, where Radical mobs, he knew
full well, would take good care of his
gallant adversary. 1t was regarded
at the time, by all fairminded men
from everywhere, as q cowardly sub
terfugc on Burlingamc's part. The
editor Of the State Journal, who re-
publishes this slandcrous article, knew
that there was not one word of truth
in it, so far rs Preston Brooks was
concerned. Until very recently
bought up, he boasted that, although
born in New York, he had not one
drop of Yankee blood in his veins :;
that he was Calhouns Democrat
and served four years in the Confed-
crate army. 1t may bo treason, Mr..
Editor, to make war upon the United
States Government, but it is not trca-
! son to defend tho reputation of our
fallen comrade through tho press, and,
if made Necessary, on the street and
on the field. When I fail to do it.,
may my tongue cleave to the roof of
my mouth and my right hand forget
her cunning.
In haste, your friend,
J. II. CLANTON.
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PHYSICAL CuLrunE.-Perhnp, I
should say something here OF ,i.,,
other physical culture which ln, la.
come mania in the Northern S;ot..,
OF those wonderful baseball piav,r
who break their fingers and spra;.,
their ankles; of college boys VIII,
strain down" for boat races, get hear,
disease by had tugging at the oar.
and die innocenny young with start.
ling suddenness; of "walkists" who
esteem leg as better than locomo-
tive; and of fancy navigators qui
t'""s mare curr"nt in small boats, and
get drowned But all these arc are
''o'at'ons of what is pivotal idea Of
Whatever OF value there may be ir
'hls artlcIe-tomfort. Atheism l.
not the end and aim-it is only thr
means to high Christian culture.
the devolopement of the ,und. mini
III its necessary congcner, the souni;
body. When VIC see pack of sehoc.
boys in their wild play, exercising IL
'he gymnasium, roaming fields an.'
woods, or subjected to military drill.
we can understand it. All they co
lies III the channel of enjoyment, OF
amusement, happiness, and gratitic;-
lion Of an honest pride. 1t is con-.
fort, and that within proper bounds !,
not the false enjoyment which atter.ls
debauch and is atoned for by head
ache; not the pride which gloric 5
oxer victory won by boat CT ball
at the cost Of mutilated limbs or
ov erstraincd hearts. Good health,
sound mind, pure hearts, truo religion
these are the essentials of comfort.
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Machine Sowing by Electricity

iho use Of electricity as q motive
power and its practical application to
q sewing machine has been success.
fully experimental with in New York,
"ln the old Cor first) engine there
were four sets of magnets, five arma-
lures and battery of FIVE large Guns
The improvement has reduced thc
sets of magnets to three, each of them
smaller than those Of the engine OK
hibitcd last fall-in fact, the bulk OF
the engine and battery has been re.
duced just one half while tho power
seems to be fully equal to that Of the
larger apparatus. Another improve.
ment is i'll the regulation of the speed
simply by means of greater or light.
er pressure on the pedal common to
all sowing machines, which pedal
may, at will, in case Of accident to
the battery, be Immediately detached
and made to operate the machines by
the usual process. Even two small
battery cups are sufficient to furnish
power for all ordinary machine work
Willie the addition of another cup is
Sufficient to drive tho needle at rood
speed through eight, ten, or ever
twelve thicknesses of material. The
use of nitric acid in the battery, the
order of which was an objection tt
the old plan of operating by electric
power, has been supplemented by
using cromate of potash, which i,
odorless. The expense of operating
by this means is about five cents nc,
day. 1t not only renders work casie,
to the operator, bat, which is far bet
ter, it does away entirely with the
liability to certain diseases will
which female machine operators were
afflicted by reason of the constant
tax on the lower limbs" II is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the same motiv,
power can be applied to other ma
chincry and the uso of steam don'
away with in many instances.
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The Fats Of a Country Editor.

The "hope that keeps alive des.
pair" is that with which young man
of much forehead and proportionate
literary ambition tolls on from week
to week in an attempt to raise some
death-strcken country newspaper
from the shadow of the sheriff, and
make it yield him at least IS a week.
A great poet, laboring in his first un-
merited obscurity to defeat the brutal
combination Of the magazines and
booksellers aga. nst him, is but fee
bic illustration Of intellectual heroism
when compared with the above journ.
alist. Note this modern instance.
For the past six years Keithsburg, a
very mean town in the State of IIli-
nois, has slowly starved to death such
successive editors and proprietors as
have unselfshly endeavored to pro-
tract the miserable existence Of To-
cal journal styled the Observer. Late
in 1867 there came to the. town o
young man Of iron nerves and mad
ambition, who took that newspaper
in hand with confident air, and re-
solved to make it the London Times
of the West. On Thursday last he
published the following: "About two
and a half years ago, wa took posses
sion of this paper. Itwas then in the
very act of pegging out, having nei-
ther friends, money, ner credit. We
tried to breath into i. the breath of
life we put into it all our money, and
everybody else's we could get hold of;
but it was no 60 either of the people
Of Keithburg don't appreciate our Of.
forts, or!ws don't know how to run q
paper. We went into the business
with confidence, determined to run il
or bust: We have busted. During
our connection with tie Observer we
have made some friends and numer
ons onemies. The, FORMER will have
onr gratitude while lpst lssts. Ths
latter are ahsctionatelyn requested to
60 to the devil. T. Glencey!' IL .o}a1
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MEN FOR THE TIMES Lon
don correspondent of the New York
World writes that four vacancies are
to be created, rs soon as possible, in
the House of Commons, and these
seats are to be filled by workingmcn's
candidates. Mr.. Odger, who was
lately defeated ly the Southwark
shopkccpers, will DO one of the new
members, and Mr.. George Potter, the
Secretary of the Trades Union, will
be another. This is what is doing in
England-shall less bc done in South
Carolina2 Every class and every in
terest ought to be represented in per-
son, in the Legislature of the coming
winter, and upon the ticket of the
citizens party there should be Work.
'ngmen-men Of muscle and brain, of
strength and good hard sense. We
want to SEQ tho Workingmen of
South Carolina speak by the mouths
of their own tru' representatives in
tho Legislative council of tho State {;
and they will speak out bold, brave
words for the good Of the artisan and
lasorer, and for the advancement of
every growing industry. Capital and
race have their spokesmen now. But
in the General Assembly, to be cleo
ted in October, let US have q knot of
Workipgmen, who will take care that
We have no more of monopolies, no
more of ingeni1s class legislation, no
more of taking Lazarus to death
while Dives goes to bed unscathcd.
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1t has been proved beyond dipnto,
that pain can be felt for twenty min
utes after decapitation, by the follow
ing experiments made by. a Paris
surgeon: Two human heads wero
placed in the rays of the sun, and tho
eye-lids which had been opened, wero
Immediately shut; and the head of
the assassin, named Terrier. which
was experimental upon more than a
quarter of an hour after: having been
separated from the body, turned it's
eyes when called, " ''''>''..' '."''i
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sage. The writer says: "The Senate
belongs body and soul to the railroad
corporators, and there is hardly any
hope that in tho House tho rights of
actual settlers under the homestead
and presumption law can be guarded.
Tho land monopolists are controll-
ing force in. the I;adical party, and
are rapidly absorbing what is left of
tho public domain. Radical Senatars
support these schemes with an alac-
rity and perfectness of discipline SO
that even the blind can discover a mig
ger in tho fence" -. w.
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The Contract for completing the
State Capitol has been awarded to Mr..
James w. Alleb, State Senator from
Greenville County >"o. 10 -I!:r',
The Governor has appointed James
B. Parker, Sheriff of ClarSAdoH Mat
thew Grey, County ComEissioner for
Newberry: John Williams; ,;o County
Commissioners for EdgeAeld: sedg-
wick simons, Notary Public for Char
lesion. - ~ 25Ga.}o s' 3!y,-54.jr
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TOWN TAXES
For. 1870.
Abstract Of Ordinance,
The following Taxes have
been Assessed for 1870:

AAo 4VAA0WAnE IaXeS have
been Assessed for 1870:
Real Estate, 20 cents on each
(cash valuc) $4,000.
Every Pleasure Carriage, or like
vehicle, 2 horses, 49,.
Every Barouche, Buggy, or like We.
hicle, 1 horse, So.
Every Omnibus, Hack, Carriage &c
for hire, 2 horses, IS.
Every Buggy, Barouchc, &C., for
hire, q horse SO.
Every Horse, Mare, and kept for
for hire, 81.
Every Four Horse Wagon, &C., for
hire, IS.
Every Two Horse Wagon, &C., for
hire, SO.
S cents on each 500 sales of
merchandise, &c.
S cents ON each 800 Professional
income.
S cents on each 500 income
from mechanical employment.
5 cents on each 500 income
from keeping hotel, private boarding
house, livery stable, barber shop, DC
Each Dagucrreotypist, &C., who
opens rooms, $40.
Each Dog, SO cents.
5 per cent. on all transient per.
sons, vcnders Of patent medicines
shoes, leather, hats, tobacco, books, &c.
Each show or exhibition, (othcr
than .circusD not less than SIS.
Circus or equestrian performance,
each exhibition, $25.
Side shows to the same, if any,
each IS.
Retail License, quarterly in ad-
vance, 5000.
Quart Liconse, $125.
Each Billiard or other Table kept
for gain, $75.
Communication Tax for Road Du-
y,$3.
All Returns to be made by
1st April next, and
Taxes to be paid by LIST May
next.
All dcfaultcrs to be double taxed
and executions issued on 1st May next.
Returns will be made to ROBERT
JONES, Clerk and Treasurer.
WEI II, PARKER.
1ntendant.
Nay Z, 1870.
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The number Of colored voters in
tho United States is estimated at
$4,000. Of these 100000 dwell IN. IN
the sixteen late slave holding Suites,
$500 In tho six New England States, States,
4l,O00 in the five contral States of
New York, New Jersey, Pennaylva-
mia, Ohio and Ind Indiana, and $500
in the remuining ten Western States.
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The Cotton Market.

LONDON, March 4.-Letters from
India received this week state that
the reports respecting cotton from
the Bcrar districts continue to be Of
the most gloomy character and it is
believed that no doubt exists but that
great deal of cotton has been de-
stroycd. The receipts Of Oomra-
wutta produce will, it is said, be much
below what was ct one time anticipa-
ted. It must be borne in mind, how
ever, that all the estimates carly in
the season pointed to largo increase
in that part of the country, and it is
possible that the surplus which was
expected only has been lost. The
quality Of the cotton from this part
of the country is improving, although
much irregularity still exists. In Gu
zerat, Dholleruh and Dharwar
prospects continue very favorable,
and samples of the first pickings are
expected at an early date. A few
small parcels Of Dharwar prodnce
have already been sold in tho district.
The following relates to tho trade of
Manchester
"The same quiet feeling which
characterized this market during
greater part of last week has contin-
ued throughout the whole of tfe
present. There has not been what
could be exac'ly described as any d.
gression apparent, but the tone hos
been weak and languid, and in tho
most departments prices have gradu-
ally been giving way. Nevertheless
some producers have hitherto had so
many engagements on hand that they
havo had little cause to alter their
quotations, even although the were
doing little or no business: Such
cases, however, are exceptional. and
each day that passes without renewed
business diminishes their number.
In Slipping yarns for China, the sup
ply Of which is large, the giving way
in price is most apparent, and sales
which were considered low and under
tho current market price last Friday,
could not be repeated today. The.
position of spinners remain much tho
same, as relatively cotton has declined
at about the same rate as yarn, but
manufacturers who are not spinners
are not 30 we'll off, as most yarns suit
able for shirtings have not hitherto
declined sufficiently to allow them to
be used with profit by manufacturers.
To-day, however, yarns from home
consumption have sworn more symp-
toms Of giving way, and both twist
and weft might have been bought at;
Id per H., below what spinners were
prepared to accept on Tuesday.
The receipts Of cotton at the Amer
ican ports begin to show some falling
off, but this is only what has been an.
tioipated, and they still continue to
excess Of those at the corresponding
period Of lust year. The prevalence
] Of east winds prevents large guam
1 tity of overdue cotton from arriving
lin the Mersey, but ID the meantime
4 sinners keep ::trenohing upon their
4 stocks, and have }attSriy bought less
I than their consumption. The stock
1 Iiu Liverpool consequently does" not
increase rapidly, and.a favorable
change Of wind would soon provide q
= 2mndss ample supply" eie":%E ''aoiieg 4
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'"Docksof, what do yon thidki is the
matter With mp little boy I" a"wBy,
it'ssonly corruptihsd exegesis antig.
pasmodically smahating from the
germ q Che animal refrigerator pro:
.ducing q psolif ceouros Of irfatabilfty
iu the pericranial spfdermiffsI q 81 tho
mental profandity."ia %aAhI that's
what!I told Betsy, qbdtShe 'lowed it
was wnrrdmsa,n 2 q s'''a% Oh 'n3;'a
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Thsipresbytsry Of South casolina
will convene at Aveleigh Church
Newberry Dist. ca Thursday, April
7th ae 81 osldRPs A;s90a ~ ~
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Tho following statement shows the
imports and exports of cotton into
and from the United Kingdom from
September to March 3, compared
with the corresponding period in 1869.
Imports Exports. Imports. Exports
1860 10. 1869 20. ls69.7G. lsds.se
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Total. l,70e.s2G 4ol. 1881 I.sl2,396 6a5,67