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Year: 1868

AN ACT to Repeal Section l8, of Chap


ter l73, Laws of Ninth General As


sembly, regulating the Levy and Col


lection of Tax on Gross Receipts of
Rail Road Companies and to Enact \
Substitute therefor.


Il BE it enacted by the General A.
senbly Of the State of Iowa, That
section sixteen Of chapter one hundred
and seventy three, Of the laws of Ninth
General Assembly, be and the same 10
hereby repealed, and the following SUBJ
stituted therefor-Section 18. Each
railroad company in the State shall an
nually, on or before the fifteenth day of
February, file in the Office of the Treas
urer of State sworn statement, setting
forth first, the gross receipts Of their
railroad, without REDUCTION [deduc-
tion] of expenses for the year ending on
the thirty first day Of December preced-
ing; second, the number of miles of rail-
road in each county on the thirty first
day of December preceding; Which said
statement shall be sworn to by the Sec
retary and treasurer of such company,
and by the general superintendent Of
their road. And the Treasurer Of State
shall levy on said gross receipts q tax
of one per centum, which the said rail-
road companies shall pay on or before
the last day of February, after which
time the said taxes shall become delin-
quent, and the same penalties and in
terest shall attach as OH other taxes. AZ
ter the said taxes become delinquent,
the Treasurer of State shall proceed to
collect the same in the same manner
and with the same rights and powers as
sheriff may on execution.


One half of said taxes levied and col
lected as aforesaid, shall be equally ap-
portioned by the Treasurer Of State to
the several counties through which the
said railroads respectively run, in pro-
portion to the number of miles Of main
track of road in each county, and shall
be paid over by him to the county treasur
er of such county. Ifany railroad COM
pa ny shall fail to make the sworn state.
ment required by this act, the Treasurer
Of State shall ascertain as near as may
be the gross receipts of such delinquent
company, and assess thereupon the said
one per cenum, and shall sieze and levy
upon the whole or any part of the prop
erty, rights, and franchises of such COM
pany, and after giving ten days. public
| notice Of the time and place Of sale shall
proceed to sell the same at public action
to satisfy the amount of said assessment,
together with all costs and expenses in
Cured in making the assessment and
sale. The Auditor Of State shall draw a
warrant upon the general revenue, pay
able to the order of the Treasurer OF
State, for the necessary expenses incur
red by him in either the assessment or
collection Of the taxes as required by
this act.


The tax herein provided for shall be in
lieu Of all taxes for any and all purposes
on the road bed, track, rolling stock and
necessary buildings for operating their
road. But other property belonging to
such company, whether personal or real
shall be taxed as property of individuals
in the respective counties In which tho
same may lie.


a.. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in
the State Register and lo,od Homestead,
Year: 1868

THE NoBLEsT HUMANITY.-Whe
Marshal Mcmahon was entering Paris
in triumph after tho battle of Magenta,
little white-robed girl in the throng
advanced to present him with . huge
boquet. He took the little one up and
stood her before him On the saddle, and
not all his deeds Of heroic valor ever
called forth such shouts Of applause as
this simple act. The child wound one
little arm about his neck, and kissed
again and again the bronzed face of the
warrior, who returned her caress with q
fathers tenderness. From that moment
he was doubly the idol of the enthusias-
tic multitude. They looked for bravery,
but hardly for tenderness and love in
their proud general.
Year: 1868

It is pleasant to say to all the brother
hood and sisterhOOd Of ugliness and lame
ness, that there is every. reason to believe
that there is no such thing in Heaven as a
one-legged or elub-footed sOul-no such
thing as an ugly or mishappen sOul-nO
such thing as a blind or deaf soul-nO
such thing as soul with tainted blood in
its veins; and that out Of these imperfect
bodies will spring spirits Of cOnsummate
perfection and angelic beauty beauty
chastened and enriched by the humilia-
tions that were visited upon their earthly
habitatiOns.-rDr. Holland.
Year: 1868

The crops throughout the whole of Kan
sas are reported to be the best ever known
in the State, the corn and wheat crops be-
ing particularly fine. The farmers are in
good spirits, and expect to complete their
wheat harvest by the end of the present
week. 1t is thought that the crops will
average thirty bushels to the acre through
out the State.
Year: 1868

CURE FOR A FELON.-As soon as
the part begins to swell, get the tinct-
ure Of lObeIia and wrap the part af-
fected with a cloth saturated thorough
ly with. tiucture, and the felon is dead.
An old physician says he has known
this to cure in scores of cases, and it
never fails if applied in season.


We clip the above from an ex-
change. It may be good and may
not; nevertheless if we had a felOn on
our finger, we would give it a trial.
Year: 1868

A young woman, in France, tumb-
led her little sister down a well so that
the inheritance might not be divided.
Little sister grabbed the root of tree
as she rose to the surface, and held on
until rescued. The other has gone to
prison for ten years.
Year: 1868

It is stated by one who knows, that
.cauterization by hot tallow is an i'm
mediate cure for ingrOwing nails. He
says: "The patient on which 1 first
tried this plan was a young lady, who
had been unable to put on a shoe for
several months, and decidedly the
worst case I have ever seen.-The
disease had been of long standing.
The edge of the nail was deeply un-
dermined, the granulatiOns formed a
high ridge, partly covered with skin,
and pus constantly oozed from the
root of the nail. The whole toe was
swollen, and extremely tender and


painful. My mode of proceeding was
this: l put a very small piece of tai
low in a spoon and heated it over a
lamp till it became very hot, aud
dropped two or three drops between
the nail and granulatiOns. The effect
was almost magical. Pain and ten
derness was at once relieved, and in
few days the granulations wero all
gone, the diseased parts dry and des-
titute of feeling, and the edge Of the
nail exposed so as to admit Of being
pared away without inconvenience.
The cure was complete, and the trou-
bic never returned. I have tried this
plan repeatedly since, with the same
satisfactory results. The operation


costs but little ifany pain, if the tai
low is properly heated. A repitetiOn
might in some cases be necessary,
although 1 have never met with a case
that did not yield to one application"
Year: 1868

There is a man in Boston so absent
minded that, meeting his son on the
street a day or two since, he extended
his hand to him and inquired, chow
do you do? When is your father
coming homer
Year: 1868

The following is from Harper Magazine twelve
years old, which is we'll worth republshing


The following piece of composition may be
backed against anything ever produced. 1t was
written half a century ago, by Sir Doyle Roche,
a member of the Irish Parliament in the troubl-
Gus times of " 'Ninety-Eight," when handful
of men from the county of Wexford, struck ter
ror to the hearts of many gallant SON of Mars,
as well as the worthy writer himself The letter
was addressed to, a friend in London, and it is
old enough to be new to nine in ten of the read
ers of the =" Drawer -


My DEAR SIR Having now little peace
and quietness, sit down to inform you of the
dreadful hustle and confusion we are all in from
these blood thirsty rebels, most of whom are
thank God killed and dispersed. We are in a
pretty mess-can. get nothing to eat nor any
wine to drink, except whisky and when we sit
down to dinner, we are obliged to keep both
hands armed. While write this hold a sword
in each hand and pistol in the other.


81 concluded from the beginning that this
would be the end of it, and see was right for
it is not half over yet. At present there such
goings-on, thatl everything is at a stand-still.
should have answered your letter fortnight
ago, but did not receive it till this morning.
Indeed, scarcely a mail arrives safe without be-
ing robbed. No longer ago than yesterday the
coach with the mails from Dublin was robbed
near this town. The bags had been judiciously
left behind for fear of accident, and by good
luck there was nobody in except some outside
passengers, who had nothing for the thieves to
take. Last Thursday notice was given that a
gang of rebels was advancing under the French
standard, but they had no drums except bag
pipes.


!" Immediately every man in the place, includ-
ing women and children, ran out to meet them.
We soon found our force much too little; but we
were too near to think of retreating. Death was
in every face, but to it we went, and by the time
half of our little party were killed, we began to
be all alive again. Fortunately, the rebels had
no guns except pistols and pixies, and as we had
plenty of muskets and ammunition, we put them
all to the sword. Not soul of them escaped,
except some that were drowned in an adjacent
bog, and in very short time nothing was heard
but silence. Their uniforms were all of differ
ent colors, but mostly green. After the action
we to rumage sort of which they had
left behind them. All we found was few pixies
without heads, parcel of empty bottles full oi
water, and bundle of French commissions fill
ed with Irish names. Troops are now stationed
all round the country, which exactly squares
with my ideas. / have only time to add that
am in great haste.


"P. S.-If you do not receive this, it must
have miscarried, therefore you must write to lei
me know"
Year: 1868

THAcKERY says when man is in love with
any woman in family it is astonishing how
fond he becomes of every person connected with
it. He ingratiates himself with the maids; he
interests himself with the footman be runs on
errands for the daughter he gives and lends
money to the young son at college he pats little
dogs that he would otherwise kick he smiles at
old stories that would make him break out into
yawns from any one but papa he bears with
the old maiden aunt he beats time when the
darling little Fanny performs her piece on the
piano, and smiles when wicked, lively little Bob
BY upsets the coffee over his shirt.
Year: 1868

The late campaign in Kansas in favor of wo-
mans rights has not been without tangible re-
suits. Miss Emma Hunt was elected enrolling
clerk of the Lower House of the Legislature of
that State. This is the first case of the kind on
record.
Year: 1868

CHEF JUSTICE CHASE ON THE SIrUATIoN.-The
following confidential letter, says the correspon.
dent of the New York Herald, from Chief Justice
Chase TO a personal friend, has been handed to
me. II so distinctly marks the present position
and sentiments Of Mr.. Chase on important polit;-
cal questions that do not feel at liberty to with.
hold its publication:


WASHINGTON, May Is, 1868.


M Dear Sir-You are right in believing that |
" shall never abandon the great principles for the
success Of which have given my entire life."
adhere to my 80 old creed of equal rights" with
out one jot or title OF abatement. snail be glad
if the new professors of that creed adhere to it as
faithfully.


/ am amazed by the torrent Of lnvectives by
which / am drenehed. Almost everything alleged
fact is falsehood out Of the whole cloth. Where
an allegation has little in 1t the fact is so per.
verted and raveetied that 1t becomes falsehood.
/ know no motive for all this except dissppoint.
ment that impeachment has not thus far proved
success, coupled with belief that have done
something TO prevent its being q success. have
not been a partisan of impeachment certainly !;
but have not been partisan on the other side.
As presiding officer over the trial. my conscience
testifes that have been strictly impartial; and
am sure that any one who reads the report Will
say Individually have my convictions and
opinions, but have very seldom given utterance
to them. Indeed. | do not think that the case in
any Of its aspeets has been the subject OF conver
sstion between myself and more than four or i've
senator's, and then only casually and briefly. No
senator will say that have sought to influence
him.


The real ground of denunciation is that have
not been a partisan of conviction; and this de-
nunciation am willing 10 bear. They may de.
hounce and abuse me, and read me out of the
party If they choose. follow my old lights not
the new.


What the Developments Of the future may be l
know not. / neither expect nor desire to be a
candidate for Office again. II would, however,
| crafty me exceedingly il the Democratic party
would take ground which would assure the party
against all attempts 70 subvert the principle Of
universal suffrage established in eight, and TO be
established in all Of the Southern constituencies.
| Then, think, the future of the great cause for
which have labored 30 long would be secure,
ard should not regret my absence from political
labors. SALMON P. CHASE.
Year: 1868

CRABs.-A gentleman at Annapolis fenced in q
cove near the mouth of the Severn river and COM
menced the cultivation of crabs on a large scale.
He has put In about 4000 and feeds them on coarse
fish and any kind of refuse meat A squad of
them will attack catfish, devour il in one night
and pick the bones as clean as pack of wolves
would pick deer. The soft crab is only the hard
crab with his coat or shell Of. Before shedding
bis shell he is worth only half a cent in market I;
without IT be is worth dime. he sheds his shell
but once year, and then remains o soft crab but
few hours, when a new shell Is again formed.
But few soft crabs are seen, owing to the difficulty
of finding and capturing them 10 the nick Of
time" This difficulty it is proposed TO obviate by
the berding process, where the stock can be ex.
smined every day, and as fast as a crab Is found
with bis coat Of he is captured as soft crab and
marketed accordingly. The location OF the crab
pasture is at point where the tide regularly ebos
snd flows, giving the crabs plentiful supply 81
their natural elemept.-t Washington Star.
Year: 1868

The Waco (Texas) Examiner learns that new
discoveries OF extensive mines Of copper ore have
been made in Archer and Wichita counties, in the
extreme Northern portion Of this State. Two
tons of the ore have been shipped to the North to
be tested.
Year: 1868

There is every reason to expect that the
Southern negroes will vote in the next presiden
tis election and If we permit all these States to
be carried by the Republicans, we may as well
hang up our harps on the willows. IL concerns
us TO gain portion Of the negro vote.n
Year: 1868

YOUNG LADIES, BEwAREi Ofths Injurious effects of
Pace Powders and Washes All such remedies close up the
Of the skim short time destroy the complexion


you would have fresh, healthy and youthful appearance
USE HKLMBoLD's EXTRACT sARsAPARILLA
Year: 1868

In June last, Postmaster General Ran
dali advertised for proposals for fur
nishiDg the government with postage
stamps for "A term of years. The COM
mittee of experts appoi nted iOr the
purpose, decided in favor OF the N att on
al Bank Note Company of this city,
ana on Saturday last the Postmaster
General awarded the contract to that
Company for term of four years.


We have been shown proofs of the
new stamps and they reflect credit up
on the artistic taste of the company.


The two cent stamp represents post
boy on horse running at full speed, il
lustrating the fact that this stamp is
mostly used for dispatch letters.


On the three cent stamp there is a
finely engraved locomotive. This is
surroundedb by lines of lightning, indica-
ting the speed with which the letters
are carried on which this stamp is used.


The five cent stamp has an excellent
portrait of Washington.


The ten cent stamp has an excellent
microscOpical copy of the painting OF
the signing of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, bringing in the rOtunda at
Washington.


The twelve cent stamp, mostly used
for foreign postage, has picture Of a
steamer at sea.


The thirty cent stamp has copy of a
painting of the surrender of BurgOyne,
hanging in the rotuudH of the National
Capitol. One of the characteristics OF
of the stamps manufactured by this
company is that the ink used prevents
persons washing and using the stamp a
second time, The fiber in the center OF
the stamp is broken completely, and
they adhere better, while the ink OF
cancellation sinks into the paper.
The engravings on these stamps are
remarkable copies of historical pictures
and bear the test of micrOsopical ex-
animation.
Year: 1868

If your enemy is bad sailor, shake
hands with him when you land, for you
have been reveuged in watching
him at sea. Of all the dismal
ills, the dismalist is sea-sickness. Let a
man break his leg, he will lie in bed
with no desire to die. Let him lose his
arm, or catch the smallpox, or get
bloated with the dropsy; the desire Co
retain life is ever with him. He will
live while he can. But let a man be
sea-sick. and life grows an intolera BILE
burden. He will gaze over into the
depths of the blue waves with a yeaTn-
ing to set his stomach to rest beneath IL,
Can anything be more morbid than the
expression of his eye? What more sug-
gestivo of suicide than the color of bis
cheek? How he hates everybody. The
Odicious steward, not unmindfuI of
some prospective fee, who bobs so un-
tiringlY about him, with mop and a
basin, he loudly execrates between the
gulps of his ever-recurring meal. He
smells distant cigar-there is a flavor
of death IN the hideous odor-ah! what
would be give 10 be on shore again.
There is something so awful in the go
ing up of the vessel, and something so
abominable in the going down. 1t is a
rising that seems only to carry ones
head with il leaving il in the air hCr-
rtbly giddy and confused. Then fellows
the low sinking-a movement that
seems to snbvert the whole anatomy of
the body-thrusting the stomach into
the throat-the heart into the feet
whilst the head is left still, up in the
air, dazed, yellow emptied. How a
man envies the bow-legged steward,
who seems as incapable of being upset
by the jerk of the steamer as if he we're
one of those China figures with round
bottoms, which you may sometimes see
in the toy-sEops' How cheerily he
thrusts his mop about; how gally he
answers to the chOked and distant cry
of Steward" How astonishing to
watch his steady progress along the
heRving deck, his arms full of basins
and his complexion as unpaled by the
proximity of the horrid vessels as II
each cheek were an apple.
Year: 1868

Postmasters throughout the country
will save trouble by obeying the laws
in regard to newspapers, etc. When a
paper remains dead in the office for
four consecutive weeks, it is the duty
of the postmaster or his equity to send
the publisher of the paper a written
notice of the fact-stating, if possible,
the reason why the paper is not taken.
The returning TO the publisher of pa
per marked "not taken,n "refused," :" or
"unculled for" is not legal notice.
PostLa0sters who fail to comply with
the law in this respect are liable for the
subscription for the time said papers
remain dead in their office.
Year: 1868

Every department Of business has an imme-
date interest in the markets Of the country. and
IN Its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails 10 keep himself properly ad-
vised as to the rise and fall Of the markets, as
controlled by the laws of demand and supply,
end the relative condition Of the currency, is
exposed 10 constant loss. and must necessarily
fail behind his more intelligent and enterprising
ntiehbors. In order 10 make our paper valuable
~ well as interesting, wo shall continue to
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign, by teie-
graph and our City Reports, gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commentator OF
our hest business men while our current Finan
rial Reports from all the leading a.ouey centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other Journal ia Tennessee
Year: 1868

And rar tho special pleasure and profit Of the
Young, each week wew will give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unGt for the Perusai
the mothers and daughters Of the land. DePre-
eating the demorali7ing sensationalism Of many
contemporary jeurnnls, We shall eschew that
character: striving to give the reader substantial
matter pregerrine 60 he useful rather thar


ensatiGnRl
Year: 1868

BY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE lash.
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH. and by the generous and united
support Of the Union AND DIsPATcH by the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present Newspaper hithG
10 unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. oar paper will compare favotsbly itb


best in the entire country; and in sayino


we only repeat the expressions Of many


patrons. who are most capable of Judging in


matters.
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
cutter at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tshish ment, would inform his friends and the
citizens of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custom work TO those that have been in
the habit of getting their garments cut by us,
While at Mr.. Cones, we would extend an invita-
tion 20 call on US at our establishment, and
TO those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
andare in the habit of sending east for their gar
nents we would invite them to call and give US q
trial, feeling confident that can suit them in
every respect. We have q handsome assortment
of tine Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings, together
witt large variety of splendid French Coatings
and Fricots in different shades and colors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
colOHs, for overcoats,-all of which we will make
to on Ger in the best aud most fashionable manner
at lover rates than the same class of goods can be
obtslned on either side of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,
North side of Third Street, the Post Office,


Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones


B. The cutting department is under our
own supervision. nov29dIy.
Year: 1868


In my Card of Nov. i, 1857, stated that,
s'for the purpose OF more fully supply
Ing the wants of the public, and I'm
order TO prevent INSCRIPTIONS dealers
from palming of inferior and WORTH
less goods as the Morton Gold Pens, i
shall hereafter sell no goods at whole
sale except only TO du4y appointed and
authorized Agents., ETC. To this plan
I have since strictly adhered.


In accepting Agents, great care has been
exercised to appoint those who, by long
continued fair dealing, have acquired a
reputation for honesty, responsibility, and
probity-men in whose word the public
have learned to place confidence These
Agents have agreed to keep q full assort-
ment of my pens, and to sell them at my
published prices. Thus the public are sup
piled by them with just such pens as they
want. either as to writing or price, and get
q full equivalent for the money paid.


No agent il appointed to travel from
place to place, or canvass the country,
so that all who want n Morton Gold Pen
must get it from the Local Agent or from
headquarters
None need apply for the Agency except
In conformity to the above, the liberal dis
count "To Clubs" being sufficient induce


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