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il l have only succeeded in satisfying
those for whom / labored to please,
(your readers) can then leave with
the knowledge that my feeble edGts
have not altogether, been unappreta-
ted.
Events may bring us together Agln,
and It may be, when future ascend os
meet in halls II wisdom at the CafoI
you may agam hear from
Yours Respectfully, Cal
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80 NEW YORK, April n.
FlOur--Firm. gs $50 IN
Wheat-Qniet steady; No. spring
M.56@60.
Corn Scarce, higher, 75@1S.
Oats Firlner, active, 521k@3.
Pork-Firmer, 1880.
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There is Il paper callcd-the National
.Lader published at Tyler, Texas, and
we take the following clipping from it,
which we get from the Missouri! Dem-
6csYt:
8 1t should be encouraging to work.
ing men to know that they have such
4 lower of strength, and a lifelong
champion of their cause, in the person
of Senator Wilson. a man who has
experienced the difficulties and hard
ships OF the toiIing masses, all along
the rugged way, from the humble APP
prentice mp to the Senate chamber Of
This mighty nation. He knows how to
feel for them, to speak and plead for
them, and to provide for their wants !;
he has experienced their troubles and
straitened condition. and he knows the
best means OF relief
As our eye ran over the above it
took our fancy nj once. We spent
some three months down there. in the
Spring and Summer OF 1864, as well as
some two hundred others, in this part
of Iowa, and we know that the above
common sense, choice sentiment will
be appreciated by a great many Of our
readers. coming as it does from a
familiar quarter, where eightyeals ago
there seemed To be such barren soil
for the propagation OF such ideas.
We are satisfied that that part Of
Uncle Sam's dominions must be in
peculiar need OF the diffusion of s,lcI,
sentiments, unless ii has greatly all
vanced in the few years last past. be-
cause when we were there it. SO hap
pened that the Mississippi river being
in the entire possession Of the Union
forces, and the Gulf coast well
guarded, the usual supplies from
Eastern manufactures were cut of and
the whole country was dependent
for the simple article Of axes entirely
upon upsctting old ones, and :
mechanic could hardly be found in al
that country, competent to so simple
task, to the manor born. We know
this because the prisoner boys from
the North furnished all the skille(
labor N this direction, and were glat
10 do itald SO get out Of prison for tn
day. Iii honest toll has come to b
honorable down there, we are glad t
know it. II is encouraging when
statesman of national reputation ca
lse
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CHAPTER l26.
AN ACT to legalizc the official acts al
III. b. Hendershott. a Notary Pnhl;c


AN ACT to legalize the official acts of
q. 2, Hendershott, a Notary Public.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted bv fhe
General Assembly OF the State Of Iowa.
mat az the official acts Of III, j. Hem
dershott, q Notary Public Of the Coun-
y OF Wapello, done and performed by
MN after thetexpiration of his COM
mission, to-wit: the first day of June.
1871, are hereby declared legal and
binding, and as valid as if said Com
mission had remained iii full force
and effect. ~ 9s r..
sno;ta This act being deemed of
immediate Importance, shan bc i, fsrca
and take effect from and after its publ
cation IN the State Register, a ncwsna-
per published at Des Moines, and Or
:. COURIER, newspaper pub
ii.s ct Ottumwa, Iowa: Provided. |
That such publication shall be witIont
expense to the State.
Approved, April II, 1872.
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An amusing scene occurred during
the session of the Colored Mems Con-
ventioD, at New Orleans on Saturday.
That morning 81 article had appeared
n the Nav Orleans Times yAking tho
celored men y thsk for heirdesire for
social oquality The colVtSd men
waited until thepditor of thu Times en-
tsred the hall, and took his Seat on the
platform, and then had read the follow
ing spicy resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we, the representa-
tivcs of the c0lored people Of the uni
ted States, in Convention assembled.
do most solemnly repudiatc the senti-
ment ascribed to us IN the New Orlea,is
Times of this morning, wherein 81 ~
serfs that one Of the dominant ideas ~
this Convention Ii forced social ennaj.
ity, for which we have the greatest 70.
pugnance, and which we pledge oNd,-
selves to resist with ali the means ~
the command Of sclf-respect: and that
we, IL tie name OF true religion and
virtue, appeal to the Christian sentl-
ments q the American public to pro-
tect us from the social equality which
we have been forced to endure bv tlle
Times PEOPLE aud the class thew repre-
sent. the evidence Of which NAV bc
seen In the variety Of complications IN
every cOlored assembly. D q
Res0lced, That Ii comes with had
grace from our white fellow citizens Y,
preach against social eUual3tv 81 fbo
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al ~ IN VHICAGO, April "A.
Flour--Firm.
Wheat Irregular, higher; $l.291s
cash; $1.3O May. 49, q
!, Corn Firm, active; 4214@t< cash;
427s@3 May. 7 !.
lar.
Rye-u Unsettled, lower; offered 1t
Barley-steady nominally, at 57@S.
Pork-Firmer; $l2.l5 May.
Lard Steady; 8.55 May.
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ie new Congressional District
Her the apportionment bill as i
|sed both branches Of the Fourfeentl
nerai Assembly are as follows, witt
population in each as returned b,
census OF 1870. A large increase
population has been added to ,he
|ricts composed Of The newer conn.
which will continue to increase
70 rapidly than the older counties.
irst District-Lee, Des Moines
lisa, Washington, Jefferson, Henry
Buren,. Population LES, 27O.
Pcond District uscatine. Scott
ton, jackson, Jones, Cedar. Pom.
Pn 1925. op"
bird District Dubuque, CLAYTON.
lnakee, Winneshick, Fayette' \
Ilaian, Delaware. Population I59,.
purtii District-Dlack Hawk. Bre-
Chickasaw, Howard, Mitchell.
q, Butler, Grundy, Hardin, Frank
CerrO Gordo, Worth, Winnebago.
cock, Wright Population u.s.
fth District-Linn, johnson. Iowa
on, Tama, Poweshiek, Marshall |
Ilation las, 364.
kth Observation-Disclosures, Wapello.
&, Appanoosc, Monroe, Mahaska.
pm, Jasper. Population l55.5S5.
zenith District-Wayne. Lucas
len, Polk, Dallas, Madison, Clark.
EEar, Adair, Guthrie Population
nth District-Union, Rinygold
r, Adams, Cass, Audubon, Shelby.
son, Pottawattaniic, Montgomery,
Fremont, Page. Population Oh
|th District-Story, Hamilton,
,s0ldt, k0ssnth, Emmett, Palo Alto,
|ontas, Webster, Boone, Greene,
(ln, Buena, Vista, Clay, DickinI ,
|sceola, O'Bricn, Cherokee, Sac, {
!, Crawford, Ida, Plymouth,
Lyon, Woodbury., Nonona.
htion 81, G53. !
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2 A. Minnesota athlete, known as
"wild DAVE challenges Mr.. Weston
to walk around the world for the
championship thereof.
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as 4s ss.st MADRID, April n. !
Two Thousand Carlists are now con.
centgatcd in the Province of Navarro,
and two hundred IN the neighborhood
or BilbOa. las'
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CHICAGO, April "A.
Cattlo-Reccipts; 1850, better demand
put y g a loweron all shipping grades.
Yards full, prospect many viii be LEFT
unsold.
Hogs Receipts S12G moderately
active, sterdy, range "a. @41a.
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4. g. has retired to his Sabine farm,
and sits IN the shade or q grove Of axle
trees, sucking calfs foot jelly out Of the
hoof with q straw. ;.sssss s,l,s.ss.Fs s.,
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Jacob Wcadons is in luck. He was
sent to Fort Madison from Muscatine
county for. burglary, and when his
term expired the sheriff of johnson
county lodged him in Jail to await a
trial for hiualnv ssr, .s8}Es,-s.e ,$ &
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Greeley sat for q bust. 4 Pcrry, .
rising Young sculptor, made y, and j.
Will. soon be ON exhibition in Boston.
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A101RIoAl1o OF ToRnloN DIRTH,

Au10R1oAl1U OF fVW0lOsS 0s8Sos
At this time the question Of fcalty
or not. to the Republican party.rQf
Americans Of German birth, excll0s
considerable interest. The Mass
Meeting at eCinsipnati. a few days
since, stylc& ~ G6man Libx Y
meeting. was a ycss sli AN i.
showing that in hat city OUT Eer IN
fellow owens altnot inclipsa to 10
of after Schurz. We have always
had great regard for this element Of
our citizens Of foreign birth, because
OF the great devotion they have OK
hibited, to the grand and ennobling
principles of'human rights. We are
not surprised either that they have
manifested such an enlightened esenti-
ment in this country, upon the ques-
ton. OF liberty for all, because we
have seen that the Faderland has itself
gone forward rapidly in the march Of
progress. General and universal edu-
cation il what is elcvating the German
nation, as it will in all eases where
adopted.
It has panied us. however, to note
that in some. degree Germans have
seen tit to demand their recognition
because they are Germans, and be-
cause, say they, we furnish a great
many votes to the party. This idea is
as erroneous and fruitful of bad re-
suits as anything that can be imagined
in politics. Birth brings to no man
any preference, nor title to Office
in this country; while on the other
hand, merit, worth, ability, should alike
be rewarded, whether the possessor
thereof be jew or Gentle, native
born orr foreiga born, white or
black. @sH
There is not a word of truth in the
statement that all good citizens, 81
foreign birth, have not been abundant
ly honored in times past, by the Re
publican party, and that upon theil
merits; but il does not do for any citi.
zen, either native Or foreign born, es'
pecially one who has been honored b,
the Republican party, nobly and well
to dictate who that party shall max,
President or who it shall mot make
President. Carl Schurz announced
months ago that he would not supper
for President the man whom ninety
nine per cent. Of his party were il
favor OF. Saying thiahe undertook ta
arouse his German fellow citizens ~
the French arms question, and by hi
personal inauence, 10 follow biA. HI
will find that. Carl Sehurz right, is re
spected, but that wrong and assuming
| to dictate, he will not be followed ),
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rus ypAv1lgFoRT IlDDRAL CON.
This cOMVentiOn, fOrWhlcIl There has
been so much drumming and personal

DccH SO lnuCu NfuuuuiuS Nuu ECISVliu
effort made, met at Davenport yester-
day. Nineteen counties were repre-
scented, Including Scott county, oat'of
the one hundred counties hi iowa.
Less than one hundred delegates were
present from outside. Of Scott county.
Andy. Johnson's Minister to Gaute-
aala, Fitsbo0dle Warren, called the
convention to order, and ID. G. Clond,
Of Muscatine, was mstls Temporary
President Alters long dehstesit WAS
resolved Do send enc hundred and fifty
delegates to Cincinnati Aconmittce
On organization was appointed, as also
on PLATFORM. Ofthe. last committee J..
w. Dixon, Of Wapcllo, was the head,
and Grinnell, OF Washington (not he Of
tllc ..cane bottom the tail.
!. The committee on order Of business
was headed by Grinnell of Poweshiek,
lex- Congressman, (whoin perhaps some
- .s.--- - = --,vs.y 1IuT'PcuvUKpvw5
and ended up with one Howard from
Jasper county. -
The committee on organization fe-
ported Fitz Henry. Warren exist As
sistant Postmaster General, exc Minis
ter to Guatemala, ex-Andy johnson
man, OK Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the First District, as. pernla-
ncnt President, and ten Nice-Presidcnts
from different counties. q. &
The business committee reported the
names OF one hundred and fifty dele
gates, and State central committee
was also appointed. After these pre-
li,ninarics u platform was adopted ae
follows: u .tHsii. ~ -
"We, the Republicans OF Iowa, be-
lievi,ig that the prevent administration
and the Office holders throughout the
country have assumed unconstitutional
authority and Afe-ensleavOring to SUBJ
vert the Republican party to their own
personal interests, for the retention OF
themselves. their relatives, and person
al friends I'M Office, and make the best
interests Of the country secondary and
snbservient to party and believing that
the people of the country are on the
eve of demanding an honest govern
ment and are syinpathizing with the
Liberal movement throughout the
country for reform hereby declare:
LIST. That we are opposed to the re-
nomination Of u. s. Grant to the Pres
idency, and will not give him our cor.
dial support.
ID. That we will support any ono
Of the good and able men of the party
for the first place in the gift Of the pco'
pie nominated upon platform declar.
ing in favor OfhOnestv, economy, am
Mesty, thorough, genuine reform. and
the one term principle for the Presi
dency.
No other resolutions were adopted
Speeches wer. made by Jacob But
Ter Of Muscatille who wanted the Ger
mans and Democrats in his District t.
unite and defeat the Republican llomi
nee for Congress; by Mr.. Davis Of Lei
County, by Judge Rorer, Of Barling
ton. j. d. Grinaell. and Governo
Brown, OF Missouri, that Of the latte
being brief. There was some cheerin:
| during the speeches, but NOTHING
amounting to enthusiasm was created
The report to the Register from whic
we CLEAN the above, says the convcn
ton was not complete failure, bu
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1|i
Il NoA gentlemen. tI,ev h-,,. .. --.., =
., twelky rebal Colnnc,. M os nearly
ID and hen who served II H. uynerais,
Ia mics. Thosa s,;sah,Ist,as ,, sno rebel or.
\ BY US, klected "a n1sic. VA mGIe =, removed
elected ana 1,eu - vn,VG aua tney were
q, saoe ,Icnms.snS.s uant, N MS mes
u their iZsI,iIss;os - =, t,g removal of
il Eesanf y,,o. 80 q q ne IA0pse "a Rep
u most uiSnlln oue vnte ,5ss;a.yx ~ ~
mova thSr, ~ yv - C d. W re-
And II. $500 sSsI ~ ~ ne nenate,
NJ Mi ,a..soi OPOsG W Rut In
thst 49,. kosl 49, Ior 43Xa! rlgnts, So
eve .nrnas.. .oMvvcu uissDllities and
- sho,,iS =. " lle oi9 slave masters,
fteedmens and vn.sT sos :, 20 .ne poor
Z d;I - o,.a sl ~ voted ior \, and Others
wnen y was IN it the bill was lost by 4
vs0 ~ % 10 ~, ana Messrs. Trumbull
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DIS MON Es, April ~.

The labors of the Fourteenth General
4 saomh,,. are oyer At eleven o'clock
az. Asso a1..n:., on ~ h,eathed ia last and
=. u.i Il. ,J ,ast aa,nnpts were drawing near
a. alsa -. i ,v..ra he tears that were she'd
MA n" s.% ;nacad WAS .hc leave taxing.
uo'vevar its time was set. and al
.,,a a,,,,a;nfed hour. with an expiring
. ..,oa "p n licked The bucket.
sT Tha ,n.,,r old ..arittcr,' died hard. and
M ,srsrm hut one dead to every feel
;n v of m;ty and sympathy. could wit
mass ~ diving a9onies without realiz-
;,.~ swslli,19 Of the heart, and feel
me me Tho .irrenressible tear of sorrow
mo;stcn and dim his eye.
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DEs NOME. April Y.

Eplroks CorRlEE Another day
has passed. and another page Of the
history Of tho Fourteenth Gcncrl As
scmbly is written, a page too, without
ono single letter Of gold TO gid and
adorn ii. The day opened well, and
business was conducted rapidly, with-
out any jarring Or wraugling, and be.
fore the spirit Of discOrd and dissension
had taken possession Of fine members,
several bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
"a bill ioaliow counties to fund their
Indebtedness, provided that the law
shall not extend to counties having a
population less than 1000 Passed.
1 A resolution was presented and
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~ 20
80. - s.51 -. 49, -a..,,n.
81. - ~ y y ~ 1 Ia Sg'
~, SOW sset Vr ~ ~. avsssyaIe 49,
M NJ isai ~ E.A ~ ~ Pls,sse
sS ~ n W. l. ~ ~ - ~ ~" 49, 80
r. t9ss 49, - ~ ~ " ~ s3e1,x AA's.x
as Mpe 10y - R,s IA e...,.
y 7.ls = : ss.o '"''''
BE- ]! -! T. II u lSS;E gs !.
Or die&
y. 49, ss2.S.s & .s,sriss r.
= - SS.1 = ~ ~, ~ = ;aIAs lEiSy.
Esss ss3! Z Esssgss s. 's
800 0gliIl te.al 10. Dc q
- sPsaa2Sss. : 1,s. i. 49,. sssSS5s
~: - u - - a - e,s,,s,
~ ! = - q =
Toys for children to delight In,
siiken gown for wives 40 dear.
Weasrfaus sd Gosls - NA3enseB ~
me may snin ~
su.rnni.,tes, thee thlnss arr paid,
Drawn from the state from time to time,
Ard thus they gather 10 Their spo,,,:; ~.
While saving mn their whole PEI 0l0@y
~ = - 'Tr !. i
Wei, ~ them 80, they pill law,
And think they re o0lnS notn'ns "lo"s'
c cut tnls mo Ms,, - ~, ~ snsr.r anne
- - p y Z ! - ~ = - =
1 III have already said that the la
tors Of the Fourteenth General As
sey1bly are over, and now let US brief
" consider what good results have
been accomplished by the four months
labor lust ended.
n; bill has been passed for taxing r.
r. property, but this, without . tariff
bill ACCOMMODATING it il Of no earthly
beneflt ID the people. It will be use-
less for the members Of the House to
cast, the blame upon the Senate and
try 10 shield, themselves under the plea
fhat thew Daased tariff bill to which
the Senate would not agree, and II will
be equally useless for the Senate to say
that they passed the bill with an
amendnaent' in which the House would
n0t concnr. The peoplc do not care
tosknow ANYTHING about these matters |;
thew sent representatives to the .Legis-
iaf,ire 10 look afser and protect their
;ntereata, Z and. Z, guard them a9ainst
fsii;na I nrev - 4 clase Of soalless cor.
, ,... ;cess ,rhether r. n. corporations
| Il snv rt,.er. How were thcee inter-
rata arotectel. ana how was the trust
that The people reposod in their repre-
santat;ves Eept II cannot; |be: sid In
wa.nd fs;ti. hecause, the faot THAT no
ss,.;ff hsii has l,een t,asse1l. s lneaaurp IN
,si, Is 4ha 'rpos,le were more deeulyih
tarastad than rs anythinr .elee. would
egiactnnllyI prove that such was not thc
onsa = ~ - = .s's IA, - 81 glss.
0"1o -, ,.o. ,nre,,o,,4d ~ saw what IN.
S,!..ss ~. AZ = sfoptex this Mn, nor Is; Il
Luz, -, ;.,,,,,nr 4l,a nnniives Of any
.,.....s.. - =, rns;nr y. he .l;d s,con ths
n.,nstse,,, hrt An nrerareilto a = ~
luo's a,. o,,st;racv .ras Sxh;hstad hv
s Nv l w.. ,s,,s l,rS;S;no fsst e
yo... u. 49,. ssa,..,;... i.ssss nevs' .nd
a ss. vM ~ diws sse,s s,.ont N .d;ecs,as.
w s,s a.. ~. ,sna l,s,av deter,n;,,sl
M sals VII s: -. ~ 49, - -.
70 aunefe - az =. ~ ~ No.. a., ~.
othcr oDs.il" N. ~ ~ ~ ~. ~. ;e,s.s,
OppositlOn uc.c ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~
ana lnterosts ~ '"g lcoP.c 49, -
sight q, anu .lcy a.Onu ~ - sIsAS &.
err. CONCESSION ~ aaa.,.c ): ~ - =:
eltner parry, NM Thy 'ssu : - nle W:
business the people 0eslred g ~
done above everything enc, 10Y un
done, ana Inc lhSIn1els q 1871 LIouse
VIII return to Inolr consl ,L sns
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The President has signed the bilifor
the erection Of the Farrsgut monument
ii Washington;
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oyement is on foot to make q
wee at Dubuque.
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Judge Richman OF the 7th Judicial
District, has resigned.
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at. Isuis Laws sssek market.
ST.. LOUIS, April "a,
Hogs-Qniet, $3.5O@4.5O.
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as4 LIVERPOOL, April "a
Wheat-Advanced a penny.
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PuBLlsHED BY AUTHORITY.

OF IOWA
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( NEW YoRK, April ~.
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DIES MONIES. April 70. 1872.

DIES MONIES. April 70. 1872.
EDIroRs COURIER Nothing Of =
very interesting nature took place
either House to-day, unless II may
Of integest to know, that the DEAN
NAL is al !ished bind hat tl Gov
ernoi IAN pal lon NJ per1 n cor cted
in thd khird gree, but the 9 sent
of tn Legi ature Nd bein poo
sesss of II th g y lon 4 LAY be
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1t is in this wise: Four of "Harper's
Weekly for three months, is equal to
one each week for twelve months, and
thus they are furnished the whole year
round; and SO it is with all the other
papers Of this nature.
Just before adjournment to-day the
speaker was present with a very hand
some gold headed cane, and an elegant
! cold watch chain. John r. Irish made
| the presentation speech, and in saying
| this your readers will know that it
! was well delivered and appropriate to
! the OCCASION.
1t is question If Mr.. Wilson has
| ever been excelled rs speaker in the
history of Iowa legislation. Afiable
and courteous in his manner, genial in
| disposition, agreeable and sociablc in
company; a man possessed Of much
parliamentary knowledge, sterling in
tegrity, firmness and decision Of char
| acter, a well balanced mind and even
temper; highly talented and Of good
| ability, and with sufficient Scotch ac-
| cent on his tongue to render his speech
more attractive and interesting; and
with all these noble qualities, which
are admitted by all who know him,
conferred III MI. Wilson, say again it
| Ii 4 question, whether the chair was
ever honorcd by a more efficient and
excellent speaker
With this letter terminates my en-
9sgement with the COURIER. The
| legislature has adjourned and s.CAto"
| is compelled to seek other fields for
| labor. During the short time ! have
been engaged as your correspondent,
Rl,ave cndeavored to keep your readers
| thoroughly posted in what was trans
piring at the Capitol from day to day,
and ii / have failed in my duty, it is to
be attributed to the act and not the
will In my correspondence l have
not wandered from my sphere into
tlluswidc domain of criticism. have
sought to be ss mild as possible with
the members, not dealing severely by
them, but choosing rather to conceal
their errors and shortcomings (and
God knows they were many than to
give them publicity. 6l, 81
My aim has been to make COMMUNE
cations on legislative business az
interesting 10 your readers, as the
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-04

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