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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-08-26
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Geo. A. Martin, Esq, Commercial Editor
Of the Buffalo Express, says: ''If DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy possessed no other virtue,
its worth would be beyond price as an eff
fective adtidote for the horrors Of cold in
the head.
Two or three applications have always, in
my case. removed the disagreeable symp-
toms. S.ld by druggists or send sixty cents
to DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. and get
it by mail
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Local. Column.
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IOWA AND MINNESOTA DIVISION.
estnG West. Going East.
~ Expre's ,n:sS a. N. Day Express 1853 p. m.
Night do 1900 a. IN. Night do 300 a. II.
-.. DAcoTAn DIVISION.
OAL1AA. ! 'H CHARpEs CirY.
oay Express 1850 q n. Day Express $500 r. m.
~ Ixprssst:lop. m. Day Express ll:2o =. M.
DEBORAH BRANCH.
ossovsa. - DgcoRAH.
4Aas,nser 10.I0 q. m. | Passenger S:45 =. m.
Passenger s:4oP m. Passenger 3:5op. m.
Trains. make connection on the Dako-
eaA Division going both ways, also on the
Desorah Branch.
DC. SHEPARD, Surf.
SIS. MRRRILL, General Manager.
1T. WOODCOCK, Local Agent.
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ESTR.A WE'D.

From the subscriber at Glen Roy, How.
frd county, Iowa, one light cream colored
mare colt two years old. with one hind leg
white. 1t left Lime Springs about the las,
of June. Any person who will inform the
subscriber where she may be found will be
literally rewarded.
Asst. SACRIs IyERsuN
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.SEERIFE,S N.aLE.

EEERIFE'E S.aLE.
DY virtue of an execution directed to me
- from the clerk Of the District Court of
Minneshiek county, Iowa on judgment OBJ
tanned in said court on the gath day of De-
Gem Der 1869. in favor Of Geo. Phelps 40
plaintiff, and against VIM Hely as defend.
ant, for the sum Of as dollars and IS cents,
and costs taxed ut 81 IS and accruing costs
have levied upon the following real es-
tate taken as the property Of sald defend
ant, TO satisfy said execution to-wit: The
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter
of section % in township 100 range IL west
of the 9th M. And will offer the same
for sale, to the highest bidder for cash in
hand on the Goth day of September A. D.
1870 in front Of the Court House door in
Cresco at the hour Of , o'clsck m Of said
day when and where due attendance will be
given by the undersigned.
Dated ut Cresco, Iowa, Aug. "a 1870.
J. F. POWELL, 3
Sheriff of said Co.
Printers fee 5000. nl4-3t.
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We neglected to call attention to
the continued story commenced in
our last paper yclept the delinquent
tax list. Its interest is entirely To-
cal, being Howard county tale.
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DY virtue of an execution, directed to
ID me from the clerk of the District court
of Winneshiek county, Iowa, on judgment
obtained in said court on the 26th day Of
July 1870 in favor of George Phelps as
plaintiff, and against VIM Heley as defend
ant, for the sum Of sixty-two dollars, and
accruing costs, have levied upon the fol-
lowing real estate taken as the property Of
said defendant to satisfy said execution to-
wit: The northeast quarter 4 northeast
quarter Of section twenty-nine township
one hundred range eleven west Of the 5th
p. m. And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand on the
26th day Of September A. D. 1870, in front
of the court house door. in Cresco, at the
hour of two o'clock p m Of said day, when
and where due attendance will be given by
the undersigned.
Dated at Cresco, Iowa, Aug oath 1870.
j. POWELL,
Sheriff Of said Co.
Printers fee $500 44-3t.
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DIVORCES.

Absolute Divorces legally obtained in
sNew-York, Indiana, Illinois and other
States, for persons from any State or Count
ry, legal everywhere desertion, drunken
ness, non-supPort, etc sufficient cause no
publicity no charge until divorce obtained.
Advice free. Business established fifteen
years Address,
NJ. HOUSE, Attorney.
No. 70 Nassau Street Newly ork City
MIND
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INTERNAL REvENUE.-Under the recent
decisions payments must be made at Du-
buque. Drafts on the First National Bank
Of Dubuque from 81 upwards, may be OBJ
tanned at kIMBALL u FARNswORTH's
BANK, which viii. be the most convenient
way of making payments.
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o. A Any so Rook Published III
0A,0O the United States giren aray to
subscribers to tho Educational Gazette,
the best weekly paper for the instruction
and pleasure OF all classes. Terms $500
yearly with 80 cents additional for poet
age on book. The Educational Gazette
for one year contains more reading mat
ter, and Of greater variety and interest
than any double column Octave Volume
Of 1000 Pages ever published and sold lor
5000. SeHd for specimen copy, contain.
ing list Of valuable books. Agents Want
ed.
HI. e. n. TURNER & Co. !:
4i-4w Philadelphia, Pa. .
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Brown & Niles returned from max
ing fall purchases on Monday evening.
They have purcha sed largely.
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DlED.-In Bristol. Mimi, August 20 1870,
MAY ELLIS, daughter CT Dyer Ellis, aged
Ii years
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Caward has an immense stock oil
ready made clothing of choice quail
ity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-08-26

Platt has returned from making
purchases of the fall stock for Plat
& O'Mallcy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-08-26

Monday next is the day originally
fixed for the commencement of our
next term of school.
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VOID QUACKS..--A victim Of
"A early indiscretion, eau ing nervous
debility. premature decay, &c., having tried
in vain every advertised remedy. has sim.
pie means Of self.curs. which he will send
free to his fellow-suHerers. Address j. H.
FUTILE, 70 Nassau st. New York,
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Equine Remedies Sure and Effectual.
A great success. Equine Remedies.
Wonderful effects from Equine Remedies.
A never failing cure, Equine Remedies.
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INVENTORS Address I, ID 3 q N
= BROS. Patent Agents, 459 Ninth
street, Washington, D G. for advice, terms,
and references.
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We will pay the highest prices according
tograde and quality either in cash or cloths
to suit customers. Wool bought by middle
men il for shipment to eastern factories that
pay no more than We do, hence the produs-
ers must pay their commissions in 'takine
less prices fhanwf par. al.uM.
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Fire.! Fire.! Pire!!! Fire!!!!!!!!
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tine, benzole. 80. 80. a
Easily carried; weighs rs pounds filed;
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ed rates Of insurance. The public are here
by cautioned against purchasing Fire Ex-
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duty authorized by US to act as Agents, on
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I Send Tor circular containing endorsement
Of Chicago Fire Marshall aud many others
Of the highest character. n24-vll.
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HOWARD SANITARY AID.

ASSOCIATION.
For the Relief and Cure Of the Ryrinr and
Unfortunate, on Principles Of Chris.
tian Philanthropy.
Essays On the Errors Of Youth, and the
Follies Of Age, in relation to Marriage and
Social Evils, with sanitary aid for the az
hicted. Sent free, in sealed enyelopes.-
ADDRESS, Howard AssosIA5Iox, Box P
FniladeiPnie, 70. 28il-yl
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M0nQnLnurl fore ed to grow in six
I'D weeks. Recipe sent
for so cts. Address H. RICHARDS. Box
39s6, New York P. O. gan.
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Detroit and Milwaukee Time
T. Table.
sAng East

OSan6 baSt. GOlng west.
Leave Milwaukee, Ensie- Leave Detroit 1000 a. IN
mans dock, At Up. IN. Arrive at Mil
every evening except wauhee 400 a. m.
Saturdays. Arrive at
Dstroi. S:l5 p. See a3vt elsewhere.
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SHERFFoS &.aLE.

Printers fee 5000.
, 1870-11-15

she teneft Of The suffering and vadoud ucE
up looking 10 ths1 ead. co1lecaons
a1eo: aro uksu frequently In the ohuzshee,
ior tha same pprposa. One can see on neArlY |
III The stree$ ooFnefs and befo9e tnauJ public
for e'gsrr. aud reception places for whateyar
20 MAJ have to give. 1hero are various socie-
DIES for caring for the eick, !" '4for i'm proving
tho condition Of the sounded" :" for !he sup
port of toldie1s' families, !" foI senjilg re-
tseshn.en'. to the ssmy," "iot: furnishing
ieactne matter % she toidies."-tac., d.. 4
o.e, made Of paste-boazd, aud large euough to
hold huncIed cigats. These ste f1lled With
told}ezs' comforts, ard sent to tha army, of'en
y fticnds, but oftaner BY shoae public So
csettes. let there Ia no. orEani1 alton
on sueh large Beale Al cur. Saul
tE Or Chrtstisn Commission; nor ars tho
man thinks he is doing ~ell If ho gives : ci-
g.r for so1dier. uotics th1t tbs poor con-
iftouta. not much perhaps. 70. very often.
Ihe french prisoners and wounded, though
thoy receive literally from these contrlbu-
'iont, rocerrs a}sa rnuch {rom Trance, whsrs
There has, BY tha way, been considerable
complaint lately ahout tbs impuienoe OF tho
Eferch. Vho hend tndtmmatory staj Hing mt
Ter, calcu1ated to rise tteir hate against the
tfefma11st such. 1, e., a. the song entitled.
This Volunteers OF tho Year 1870 "
Iheea societies consider ererJ variety OF evil
connected with the Hzr. Tho Ktug William
eocletJ Of thls plaza haslately taken measures
10 prevent the running Oh at children, Tor It
seems there is quite 4 passion among the
boys to 80 to the irmy. The mi1dncss of the
ssason, the ane crops Of fruit, and avsrJth1ns
else ia favorable this year to benerolance. In
Berlin, bovever. the supply OF leo has given
ont, 70 nuch having been usec for hospital
PURPOSES, 70 that it ts prupo.cd, II soon a.
tic se = thall be safely open, to bring sucp',
from Sweden. There kre many interesting
] facts connected With German benernlence il
this direction that I mish: mention II spscs
won1d permit.
The uufversity forma]ly opened On tho 18th
though ths atadsnte, who, from al xppe.s
snees. Will be fewer this year, will not gepez
ally come In TIL the fist ok next month, wbe
the lectures properly begin. There ara to b
special honora to tba meinoriee Of those III.
hav. fallen, OF which there ia lazga numbe
Tat1eta erected 10 the halls Of the utiverri1
are 10 be inscribed with the uxms, togethe
with ether honprs-
| Rents in Berlin arc very low just now, ~
1T pessly every huuse door there are cart
hanging ont with ''toouo3 to let.r The p.ic,
Of other things arc not ntfenally chxnst
from what they we're before tho var, auctu
lion heirG by TO ueaua Al easy Al in Auarlc
, 1870-11-15

w.t. argument, originality, OF force. These
would have been almost 10 unsex hsr. On
the other hand. what would ena think Of =
correspondent who,-i In describing popu-
lar o14tor, should say Of him: "Ha has
everything in his favor, a handsome hg-
ure, clear complexion, elegant moustache, :
graceful earrings, and walk. His
oses arc full, dark hazel. and he wore
his rich auburn hair parted in the middle.
His coat was Of Trench broadcloth, blue-
blsck, and swallow-taf1ed, With collar of
rich velvet, and his pants, supe1bly cut
were fitted with artistic taste To pair Of
limbs whose harmonious proportions added
greatly to our appreciation OF his style.
His boo,a wese IF Durte best, with re-
markably high heels, rpund-toed, and
neatly polished, exhibiting Il foot Of much
delicacy.H
Without tracing the description further,
II seems pretty evident that all fear OF un-
se1ing The sexes is chimerica1. The few
feeble and superficial accomplishments,
such rs oratory or b1aeksuithing, in which
they may compete On equal terms, do moi
do away with the faet that it is tho woman,
and not what she says or does, that is oi
consequence In the present state Of society
while, in the case Of man, 1t Is the mos
sage he brings, and not his personal at
tracaiveness, that Is valuable. OF course
this is all wrong, but it is fact, neve1the
lesa
, 1870-11-15

It is singu1ar that when women come be-
fore the public rs lecturers or artists, the
art or lecture they bring with them Is SUBJ
ordinate, if not forgotten. The real ques-
tion the public think about is not the
cause, but "the lady not her arguments,
but her figure, dress, train, hair, complex
ion, jewe1ry, pannier, and waterfall! She
,ney troll the veriest secondhand Eepeti-
tons of thriee-to9l tales, but if she Is
young, pretty, pfquant, and her figure ia
light, and her Train is gracefully managed,
and, sltogether, abe is attractive in her
wumAnly qualities, she has won the game.
A correspondent ct the Boston Post, writ
ing of Miss Lillian s. Edgartou, says:
"sse has everysatog 10 her tavot-youth, beau
asans feasas "a Soe aois fa sss
x, the cA1E1es ln her face wotnan'& strength AID
ni tenders T. I'm iresaness and brightness Hef
Iekt, bsek from The. aninsted faee; TWO neavy
blsads were iooned 1t the hack. aud between the
es eooi sF eeS paa faI &c, ss' :, .s
The n mt b eadsh : ia trimmed VIA th5ee roWs
tncbea in width. ard placed IL double haii.iozepee
shsre. The rana!eT Was formed bJ u vrFy
bIe.d deep sa.n: ~h'sn bib ~.s .,,, stso o.ni-
| bsdy Kas cut heart En1pe4 quite 1oa In the trout
| with a daln!y iHa< lecSet, Psetaly pnued and
| edged win dellrase lace The ateeeea. cost
TestInQ i cioee lace steese. Nnioh fssaeaed uzht
sfuuud the wrist. Al her ne]t she wore so1tli
! burch al ratr,at flowers: aEonnd her nrck vel
nd rny efsxa boot4 pesped oui from beneath The
vtisei tisapetlss. Nef So4ee Is c1e4t and tul Dc.
| eidedty conualto, And she manages 1t Felt peEel
seems ttrtds u1r *ear!es htf ihtepess Q! Moao,
| topy, She haa considerable dramatic Pomrts an1
| deal pf pe{ko1 ii n2SutSiem, which en1bles hei
! Ia hold her 4&udls nee Apa keep thtan 1pteIesse1
fEcm the beginning of her lecture to the ead.s
I Without qnestsoning Mis- Edgaston I'm
te11ectul powers, wo notice that tho COR
respondent does pot think 1t worth vhils
to mention that shc polDossod knowledge,
, 1870-11-15

rlok:ng via abont twenty, besidcs four killad
outright, sAuupk the Wounded Tete -
Sob4 ouakct., Deputy United 'btstea Mraha!.
aud Joseph L0dasie1 The latter u sh1s o.. thF9nga
Tho right lnng snd nos !nssR ss1ee'eo 20 h'e on,'
! HID not. The military .aeted With great
t,t+1,ntnata. oye11 oolorsd man In town sould
ppIohshjy hsye been killed. mi mueh property
deatroyed, As It VIZ, the 5toung. toe the
f,r,t being, wa suppressed, .ous fhlnF4 atlll
look threatening. Hs5of E.am nas,. oT ~
ts,4 nn4 % snthosi,Isa, Who wnf prpsarve the peaoo
~ III crAta. ! :: i 4Sii-~ -
M, = si,,ela bal1ot.box vas lost. or = seal
broken, md Tho votes !ars baing counted ahla
nf:nihft !go,f &. Uuited st,tes connlsasoner and
United States Marshal a.e busy to1s = o.nS; SranpSt
to trial under tho new 1aF, approved. og tae
fH despssch frun tho Deputy United States
Marshal at Baton Rouge, 70 uni1eo ntA,eu
Mafth4i, Packard, on Tuesday, reads thus.
"SupezvIsors and counters OF erailo{s aftaeaea
s1d abooi twenty Wounded; al Repuollo.n;ss ;
Mstshal Schocmsker wcuuded7 LONE
ciel 1as, killed. United :sta1ed
forces work wall With IL me~ Mofe
trcuble au,ieipatad. Arrested about thirty o.
The LEADERS," The Marshal te1egraphsd yes,
ID Keen tho peace OF: make as1es:a, 70 which
IDS Depn.S 3.as4ha, replied: Captsin 3yes,
eou,msndin9, tsates shath he u able 70 presarYs
| The peace and make al a1reata: under any sne
iii elIcn1nst.pees.r Marshal Packard la
| given Instructions for the removal OF tho prs
onura fEosn Bton Rouge 10 place OF seeur1
ty. III. L'OMcie', who died from Wonada re-
ce,yed 1t tbs hands OF the rioters, vas : man
ber. elect Of tho House Of Representatives
| and Z Republican,.
, 1870-11-15
Texas CA1t2e<

Tt1as ia truly tho catt}s hive Of North
America. While New York, with bar 4, Coo o00
inExbjt4ute and her settlements two and ha1
centuries old. has G49, 600 o1cn Aud stocs eat-
tia; Ytlle peupsylyAnia. with moret1an ,oao.-
o0o people, has ~. 900 cattle; while OHIO,
win 9.oW, ,0pG people, haa ~. .oa ca.sle: while
Illinois, with $500, 0o0 people, hta EST 200 cat
lie ard while Inw1 with ], 200. 600 people. has
CSC, Geo cAttlr, Texas. not 70 years OF age. and
Y,,h her SOC, eco people, had ., ,0a0, GOO head ot
oxen and o:her cat,le, exclusive Ct coEs, IN
1851, ~ shown bJ the returns OF the County
Aeeeaso1s- In 1870. allowing for the d1ner-
ence bttween the actual number Of cattle
owned abd the number returned foF taxation.
there must be fully 8, ,0o0, 900 bead Of beeses
and atnck cattle. This is exclusive OF cows,
Which. 1t The pane time, Ara reported It 600 600
n,sLips grand tot1l OF ). 900, 90 bead Of cast1s
IN Texas. Ore-fou1th Of these sre heeTes,
QUE fourth are co9a, aud the other two-fourths
are yeasHngs and two-Jear olds. Ihera would,
therefore, 6e $4,000 teeves, $4,000 co1e,
aud 1,soQ, ,0o0 young csttle- Ih:re are sanu-
ally rAleed and branded 80, 900 cslros: These
ctstle aze raised % she ~ E;sas plains or Lexis,
In. tho raat regions wa:efssa By the Bio
GrAnds, Fueces, GuAdaIcupe. San ,Antosio,
colorado, I.son, Bzazoa, Trinity, Sahine, asd
Eed Rivers, these millions of cattle graze
upon Almost tro7icl groxths at vegetation.
They Arr owned By tha rancheueor EHo oH0
frcxa LOGO to T5.n00 bad each "
On thu Santa CAtfutos RTe1 il the rauchs 2! 1a
Colonel Richard King. known - the .sant1f -
C.trusoa Ranche-" This rancho eooaisssss, y q
pinetean Fpaaiah trigseus OF Land o5 es't1 hg
acres. Il il EAtarod plen:nalH TX,
The s1nta Cst1n.os River ana T.. I'M
utsries, On this r1uche a1s w.. t09 9o IN
meuse pu1nber Of G5.Qoo cats!s, .. ~.
ho,ses, 7, Q00 sheep. and e,ooo Eo1l ric,ns W. ~
tI1nusani saddle horses and $50 As11cars nsshar e
,nr sna 3nTing this stock. CetoI1. i.. ~ ntp ~
h1ssnda ~; annuaIS IL, ooo ca1vea ana se.s ag;Mn ~
t,asf r.,t1a yeaflv, md 1nTests ms Ptoese9e ~ u
evs: otnck esssls shersby adding to the nasofA M
crease. m rnirea tafa1F f}o!5aa.
Ssn Antonio River. u another pri1cesI
~ l.s,s' s IA haa 10. oov cassta in 1851 branded
TIT - c,lves. and was selling from si5, ,o02 70
"a "a nd sorth of beef catte annually. The
SonnJs tiou4 for this weA1th warn 1Aid In 1852,
when be commenced grazing nith 1 500 cattle.
The Robideaux ranehe, on The ,an1f, tstEeen
he mouths Of tne Rio drznde End ths Ehe-
e., Owned by NJ. Kennedy, contains III, a,slt
| scxes.s Il is-a fertile FenfnsuIA, tuting ou
| into tho Gnlf, and + funeed on rhres s1das b.
l. tbfty+oiles -of plank fenss- Every shsA
mi]ee OF this tcnco has htsis tannhs TO
Me1iean hezlera- In t1ia enclosure aso 80 %
, 1870-11-15
The Lnfe HObf. r.. E.ce-!t southern
Jaurnu1iAt on yctf. Lnv4A, Euso-

JattFnuTtAt On yctfs UNv4A' Eu5o-
E5ltnt.
len. Da<is' recent eulocv Of the late r. E.
Lee, in which he claim. 10 hare been a1eavs
in complete sccord with the deceased, Ia
cummenttd upon By a Southern iou1nalist aa
follows: ..- -,
vis:1a OF ths famous Hampton Roads PeSca
Conference, which was held, despite Daris op-
position, in the hope that some terus might
be secured On which struggle already known
to te ueeltes by NIL but Davis, might be ter
mirated. snd the further etueion at blood be-
returned from that conference With President
Liucolns udtm1tunl, General Lee urged i1s
acceptance with Ill the eatnestne=s he coa1d
command, inspired b. his intimate kIowle5ga
OF the weakness Of the Army. the scazcity OF
sapR'es sEI and ,tas The 1b.sia,s hopeless
when Davis turned deaf e1r to
Ill proposals and cntresties tor 4 Termination
Of the struggle, General Les urged him, as q
ccoprouree, TO At lesst de.ist from further
ehoEss to a1ouas aId intlame the passions Of
the people, to the end that after one more
campaign, 1t being manifest thxt the csusa
wAs hopeless, there might be general reall-
nefa to sut1cEder tie contest. Even this
pEopositson Davis ecouted aud spurned, and
snmed,a'eSy mi summoned he pae1no1 able Af1-
tory appeals were made for = continuance Of
the xar, and the friends Of peace were 20 uu-
sph1ipgly denounced At least two OF Mr..
Davis commissioners to th1t coufersnce
pitf confirm this statement which GeuerL
Lee made to the undersigned. These
two geIs1sne1, Me-srs- Stephens and Camp
BELL: were 70 indigeant Ut Davia' OBJ
stinacJ that they left Mchuond rather than
participate in vhat they considered rousrier-
nua meeting; and GeIerAs Lee retired to hia
army disheartered and discouraged, but re-
solved to obey orders md withhcld advice in
futufe. Med extend this communication to
show the utter disregard Of fergetfulneaa of
truth that marks D1vis' eulogium oves the
dead chiefsain7 1t must be apparent to ev-
e13bod5 that hArlng ohteryed the measure Of
| higb moral pri1ciple have caused to be cs.t
over the ore great error Of hin life, and wid
him popular aeclains in death, Dssi. hopes to
man to whom hs ~as. oD great moral aud 90
| Iitical q1estiors. Always opposed. Tue pub
| lie VII draw theis cHn infetences, and Judge
JED. Davis accordingly"
, 1870-11-15

beef catt1e alone, beside the other sto.t
These three Ire types Of the men in tho ol!es
fAttle-EroUlnK region near tha Gulf.
: The ftontiaE counties are Ill rich IN stock
Jaek 'foucg: ThroEaorton. stesens. Cal .sa,.
Coleman. hroWn, Torrent, Elrash, Conauehe,
Palopipfo, Hitt, end johnson. ara al IRA:
ttock connties- These eoupties comprise ,bs
countr. drained by the thouaand streams thas
iorm the Bio giands, Nueces, Gu4d4louoo.
san Antonio. Colorado, Leon, Brazos, Tdnisy.
stLine. and Bed Rivers, and fs one Of th4 heat
wstercd regions'fn Amsxics. The bluffs .nl
table fsIoa bordering and between the4a
stream. azu covered with bunch, :" .s buGaln,"
ana T. " Merquit" g1asses. The csttla princes
Or Or these M conn.ies are John Hit.son, who hiss
S',Mo cattle: William Hiftson. who hss9 8, 900 !;
= ~ ", ,Aansh'er, 10000 head J--C, Lzpca,
9Mv Tias, bead nsosee Beavers; coo; chss,ss
John; Srbneon; sooo;s. /: Jackson; !, ,60o Robsrt
s1o'p; 90 p,';,: xSo th.,f Durham stock) And4s-
samnel e. aan Ssughn, 5000: sisrtin Gbiiaers.
fngo NJ. ,.E .CEasa1;i,nEn.m, I 500 Esnskov..
| holm, 80 900. ''ni' e117