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Year: 1866

Music in every home, is thus eloquently
advocated by Rev. Mr.. Ware:


81 regard music as combining in hap
piest proportion, instruction and pleasure,
as standing at the head of the home
evening enjoyments. What a never fail
ing resource have those homes which God
has blessed with this gift! How many
pleasant family circles gather nightly about
the pianol How many home is-vocal
with the voice of song or psalm In other
homes-in how many village homes the
fathers viol led the domestic harmony,
and sons with clarionet or flute or manly
voice, and daughters sweetly and clearly
filling in the intervals of sound, made
joyful noisel There was then no piano to
the house of this generation, the great, the
universal boon and comforter. One pauses
and blesses it, as he hears it through the
open farmhouse window, or detects its
sweetness stealing out amid the jargons of
the city-an angels pension upon will
derness of discord, soothing the weary
brain, lifting the troubled spirit, pouring
fresh strength into the tired body, waking
to worship, lulling to rest. Touched by
the hand we love, mother, sister, wife
is it not ministrant of love to the
child, to mana household deity, now
meeting our moods, answering to our
needs, sinking to depths we cannot
fathom, rising to nights we cannot reach,
leading, guiding, great and grand and
good, and now STOPPING to our lower
wants, the frolic of our souls reverberating
from its keys! The home that has piano,
what a capacity for evening pleasure and
profit has it! Alas! that so many wives
and mothers should speak of their ability
to play as mere accomplishment of the
past, and that children should grow up
looking on the piano as thing unwisely
kept for company and show
Year: 1866

land sick to look down to, he could see
like so. many glow worms, the lamps Of
the miners. And the basket, meantime,
mounted higher and higher every instant,
the rope cracking audibly under the in
creasing strain of the ascent. The unfor-
tunate engineer saw clearly that there was
no possibility of escaping the horrible fate
awaiting him, and could almost count the
seconds that would elapse ere the breaking
of the rope must precipitate him into the
fearful void below. Such was the inten-
sity of his anguish that he was tempted
to abridge its duration by throwing him
self down at once, instead of waiting any
longer the inevitable instant. AS he hesi-
tated the basket reached the mouth of the
shaft. He was saved With loud cry
he leaped from the basket, awakening as
he felt once more the solid earth beneath
his feet.


The horrible adventure was only a
dream, but NJ. C-was trembling, ex-
hausted, bathed in Precipitation, and inca
pable of making movement or uttering a
oOuhus 1AitOl d 1llIO iuO .IOOOfOIOQ Hio oClI
command so far as to be able to ring for
help. The people of the inn hastened to
obey the summons, but could not at first
recognize their customer of the previous
evening, for his luxuriant raven hair had
become perfectly gray. And, stranger
than even this physical evidence of the vi
olence of the emotions he had undergone
during his troubled slumbers, there lay
upon his bed, and evidently drawn by his
own hand, plan of the adjacent mine
which he was to visit on the following day,
but which he had never seen, and of whose
internal arrangements he had no idea; and
this plan, so unaccountably produced,
proved on examination of the mine, to be
absolutely correct in every particular.


So much for the story vouched for by
one of the five "leading journals" of this
capital; its explanation l leave to the inge-
nuity ofyour readers.
Year: 1866

Two angels keep watch upon each NOR
tal-an angel on the right and an angel
on the leit-taking note of every word and
action. At the close of each day they fly
up to heaven with witten report, and are
replaced by two similar ones the following
day. According to Eastern tradition,
every good action is recorded ten times by
the angel on the right, and if the mortal
commit sin, the same benevolent spirit
says to the angel on the left-'lforbear for
seven hours to record it; peradventure he
may repent and pray and obtain forgive
ness"
Year: 1866

Example is living lesson. The life
speaks. Every action has tongue.
Words are but articulate breath. Deeds
are the fac similes of the soul; they pro-
claim what is within. The child notices
the life. 1t should be in harmony with
goodness. Keen is the vision of youth ;
every mark is transparent If word is
thrown into one balance, deed is thrown
into the other. Nothing is more import
ant than that parents should be consistent.
A sincere word is never lost; but advice,
counter to example, is always suspected.
Both cannot be true; one is false.
Year: 1866

There is much power in friendly visit,
single call at the right time, under GER
tain circumstances, and with benevolent
motives. Gifts and aims are well but your
presence is the greatest attention. When
he was in Rome, he sought me out very
diligently and found me. The Lord grant
unto him that he may find mercy of the
Lord in that day


1t is the devotion of the hypocrite that
grows cold, from not being warmed with
the crowd and the thrQng.-Dr, South,
Year: 1866

The greatest men have never been too
wise to err, nor the best so perfect as new
to do wrong. The example of those who
have preceded us should be lesson of
wisdom for our profit and lead us not to
depend too much upon ourselves.
Year: 1866

FAIR AT THE LEtGH-sTREET BAPTIST CHURCH
The ladies of the Leight-street Baptist
Church opened their fair on Monday evening,
and will continue it during the week As al
ready stated, the proceeds of the fair Will be
devoted to repairing the church and defraylng
the cost Of extending the gas pipes from the
corporation limits into the church. 1t Is dlffi-
cult to say anything new on the subject OF


fairs, but that 10 which we now allude, al
though last in point of time, will be among
the first TO tempt the minds of the charitable
by the tasteful character of its arrangements


and the diversified objects of interest which 1t
contains. The ladies who preside at the diff
ferent tables are as attractive and charming
rs few but Southern girls can be, and man
must be finty hearted indeed to resist their
pleadings in favor of a cause of both religious
and general Importance. The ladies deserve
success in all they undertake, and 1t is sim
cerely 10 be hoped that in this instance their
labors will be fully and handsomely rewarded.
Year: 1866

ROBBERY BY AN ESCAPED COSyICT.-Mrs.
Drering a white woman, stated last evening
to the Chief OF Police that on Monday night Il
man named Matt Wood came TO her house and
told her that he had just been let out OF Jail
and was entirely destitute. In the kindness
of her heart, Mrs. Drering lent Wood pair of
blue pantaloons, which she is now extremely
anxious to recover. Wood was one of the
party which escaped on Monday, and will
soon return 10 his old quarters.
Year: 1866

THE LADIES OF THE UNITED PREsBYTERIAS
CHURCH thankful for the patronage they have
received, desire TO inform their friends that
they have estill some of their prettiest and most
useful articles left on hand, with daily addl
tions TO their refreshment-room and will be
glad to see all who will favor them with n
call to-day or tomorrow, as they close on
Thursday night.
Year: 1866

FITLY SPoKEY.-On taking the chair to preside
over the Southern Loyalists Convention in Phil
adelphia, Gen. Speed said :-' The Southern men
complain that their constitutional and natural
rights are infringed upon. If they complain fair
ly, say so. If they ask more than justice de-
mands, say they have no right to do it. If they
ask that the vote and power of white man in
South Carolina shall more than equal the vote
and power of a white man in Pennsylvania, it is
an injustice, and say If they ask less than
Justice give them full measure. If they ask
more, deny As to the disfranchisement of rebels
and the enfranchisement of the loyal black peo-
pie, this subject will come before this Convention.
Upon this subject, gentlemen of the Convention,
all have to say is, do nothing in anger, do
nothing from hatred do nothing from ill-will or
revenge ; but that which justice and right and
mercy and love dictate. That which the unrght-
eous, that which the ungodly and the bad man
does from bad passion must perish from the face
of the earth, whilst that which comes from love,
from mercy. from justice, must be elevated
Let love for mankind, not for yourself, not for
this man or for that man, but for all men not
for this color or for that color, let love for all
mankind be your guide, to it dictate your every
resolution, let it be your motive. tell you that
such conduct will pour more bitter fires of con-
viction upon the heads and into the consciences
of those opposed to you than all we can do
from spite, all that we can do from ill-will or
anv feeling of revenge"
Year: 1866

TOUCHING IECIDENT.--We are informed that
gentleman recently travelling from the West
IN sleeping-car, witnessed the following scene :
In the same car with him was gentleman trying
to still crying child by carrying it to and fro in
the coach, and which, by its screams, finally ir-
ritated man in one of the births to such de-
gree that he could endure it no longer, and
cried out profanely, "What in-is the matter
with that young one" And soon again, "Where
is the mother of that child, that she is not here
to quiet it?'' At this the poor gentleman in
charge of the child stepped up to the berth and
said " Sir the mother of this child is in her coffin
in the baggage car l'' Our informant says the
gruf grumbler Immediately arose, compelled the
afflicted father 20 retire to his berth, and from
that time until morning he took the little orphan
under his own care.-Norwdlk Register.
Year: 1866

HoRR1D CHILD-' Oh, Pa, Mr.. Smith was here
this morning, and when Ma told him you would
not be home till late, he said her lips were like
honey, and that he wished he was bee, and
then be kissed her. They gave me stick of
candy not to tell any one but don think they
mind you, you're SO well acquainted with Ma -
Year: 1866

DOR SAL K 1.-THE UNDERSIGNED


having removed their place Of business TO the corner
q Third and Madison streets, offer At private sale the
the three story BRICK BUILDING, situated at the cor
ner Third and Tatna Streets and at present by them
as Counting House. PUSEY SCOTT 4 col
au11-tf
Year: 1866

LOVES STRATAGEM.-A loving swain
and willing damsel eloped from Pell
City, Ind, the other day and proceeded
to Camelton for the purpose of being
made zone" and were pursued by the in
dignant father of the young lady, who
sought to prevent the marriage. The
"cruel PARENT" arrived before they could
find clergyman to tie the hymenial
knot, and followed them in their search
about town, attracting large crowd by
his angry expostulations. Finally the
couple got into friends house and the
father was excluded but still he kept
watch, and how to elude him was q
question. After cogitation ruse was
hit upon that succeeded perfectly. A
friend sailed forth dressed in the young
lady's attire, and surrounded by other
friends, and ran up the street, followed
by the father and the crowd. Then the
young lady came forth dressed in male
attire, and afterwards came the BRIDE
groom; they reached place appointed
and were soon married.
Year: 1866

A BAD CASE oFj FATIGUE.-A few days
ago an incident occurred in one of the
cars upon the Dauphine and Rampant
street line, which in spite of the brusque-
ness of the repartee it called forth
was so refreshingly amusing that no one
could refrain from indulging in the SEN
timent which it occasioned. With du-
plex eliptical skirts, the dresses of seven
ladies spread out their ample folds in
lively patterns upon either sides, and al
though quite number of gentlemen en-
tered the cars below Esplanade street
not q movement was made to contract
by barege, organdie or lawn, the fourteen
ladies very quietly appropriating the en-
and held on as well as circumstances
would allow. Just before reaching Ca
nal street, one Of the ladies, tapping
one of the gentlemen upon the arm with
her ivory handled parasol, requested him
to pull the bell for the next corner.
Holding on to the strap with both hands,
and effecting the quintessence of languor,
the person addressed replied: You
must excuse me, madame, for | am real
ly too excessively fatigued with stand
ing to make the effort" There was q
sudden movement on the part of one OF
the liveliest patterns of barege, and q tiny
hand went up like lightning to the bell
rope, and with a founce and toss of
her beautiful hand, while the faces Of
all were wreathed in an inexpressible
smile, the little lady stepped briskly out
of the car, and disappeared around the
corner.-NeW Orleans Pieayune.
Year: 1866

AcoDENT.-on Thursday afternoon
last, as freight train on the Rutland l.
Washington Railroad was passing under
the covered bridge, over East creek in
this village, Patsy Kelly, brakeman on
the train, was struck by the roof of the
bridge, while standing on the top of one
of the cars, receiving severe injuries
about the head and face, the most Sc
rious OF which is concussion of the
brain. His wounds were dressed, and
his recovery is now probable.
Year: 1866

s3. The Recorder shall kcepa book Of
plats showing the number of lot and
block, or township or range, divided in
to sections and subdivisions a. occasion
may require and he shall designate Oh
said plats each piece Of land or town lot,
and mark in pencil the name Of the
owner thereon in a legible manner.
Said plats shall be lettered or numbered
so that they may be conveniently re-
ferred to by the memoranda of the tram :
fer book and shall be drawn on scale
Of not less than four inches to the mile.
"a. Whenever Il deed Of unconditional
conveyance Of real estate Is presented
for record, it shall be the duty Of the
Recorder, after filing the same for rec
ord and previous to recording the same,
to enter in the INDEX book, In alphabet
ical order, the name Of the grantee, and
opposite thereto the number of the page
Of the transfer book on which such
transfer Is made and upon the transfer
book he shall enter, in the proper col
umns, the name Of the grantee, the
name of the grantor, the date of fling,
date Of instrument, the character Of the
instrument, the description Of the pro-
perty, and the number or letter of the
plat on whieh the same is marked and,
also, the number Of the page Of the de-
scription book, if it becomes necessary
to enter the description therein.


S5 the land or town lot is describ-
ed in the deed by metes and bounds, he
shall enter the same upon the descrip-
tive book as follows: lst, The name OF
the grantee; I'd, A minute description
Of the land.


Is. After the Recorder has made the
entries contemplated in the CAST two
preceding sections, he shall endorse up.
on the deed the following words: En-.
tered for taxation this - day of ----
A. d. -" with the proper date insert
ed and shall sign his name thereto. =
For every such transfer the Recorder
shall take the tax books of the year l88l
and copy into said transfer book tn
name Of the owner Of each piece Of lane
or town lot, as shown on said tax books
and in order to accomplish the same, i
is hereby made the duty Of the treasure
to designate on the tax list opposite eacf
piece ot land or town lot, the name o
Year: 1866

AN ACT for the transfer Of real estate, to


regulate the assessment thereof, and


facilitate the collection of revenue.


Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
from and after the taking effect of this
act, it shall be the duty Of the recorder
of deeds, In each county in this State, to
keep in his Office books for the transfer
of real estate; which shall consist Of n
transfer book proper, description book
index book, and book of plats.


s2. Said transfer book shall be ruled
and headed substantially after the fol-
lowing forms; and entries upon the
headings upon the transfer books proper,
shall be I'm numerical order, beginning
with section one. The transfer book
thus:
Year: 1866




Providing Justices of the Peace with
Revision 1860.


| AN ACT to provide Justices Of the Peace


with copy of the Revision of 1860.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, Tha,
it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the
District Court of each organized county
in the State, to furnish each Justice OF
the Peace in his county, who may not
be already supplied Herewith, copy OF
the Revision Of 1860, and to take re-
ceipt of the Justice therefor; and such
revript shall De u sumclenC vv.eA.- for
the Clerk in his settlement with the
Auditor of State; Provided, said distri-
button can be made without causing
re-lGint of the Revision.


g. Should the number of copies OF
the Revision in the possession OF any
Clerk, at the time Of the taking effect OF
this act, be insufficient to supply the
justices of his county, he is hereby au-
thorized to draw upon the Secretary OF
State for the requisite number, who shall
as soon as practicable, transmit to said
clerk the required number, and shall
certify to the Auditor of State the num-
Der of copies SO transmitted; and the
Auditor shall charge such clerk there
with, and subsequently credit him with
such as may be disposed of, as provided
in the first section of this act


s3. If any Justice Of the Peace SO re-
ceiving a copy of the Revision, shall fail
to transmit to his successor in Office, or
in case of his removal from the town.
ship, or the resignation of his office, to
deliver to the clerk of the District Court,
such copy, together with all other stat
utes received by him by virtue of his
office, he shall be liable to a fine Of ten
dollars, to be collected Of him or his
sureties, by an action In the name Of the
State, upon information of the clerk or
the successor of such justice; and such
fine shall be paid into the county treas
ury by the clerk, and accounted for by
him to the Auditor of State in the same
manner as money received by him on
sale Of the Revision.


"a. In the case of the death Of a JUS
tice before the expiration of his term Of
Office, the said books shall be placed in
the hands Of the clerk of the District
Court, and be by him turned over to the
successor of such justice when elected
and qualified.


Approved March oath, 1866.
Year: 1866

THE undersigned being the only Furniture dealer


left in the city at present, would respectfully
INFORM their frien's and the public that they will
use every endeavor to supply their wants. Already
q laTse amount of Office Furniture, bedding, &C..
mas oeen received and will be sold at the very low
etront Lhey have leased the land Exchange
cupied by Crockett & Hooper and will commences
at to rebuild confidently expecting to be able
10 resume on Sne old stand in about three
Year: 1866

literally laid low for rebel. In a few
moments the game appeared, and
quickly drawing his piece to his
shoulder he sent his ball crashing
through the skull of the color cor
poral, within three feet of the Major.
But it was his last shot. for before
he could again gain his covert the
Major let drive, and the rebel was
seen to toss his arms wildly. throw
his rifle in the air, and fall headlong
from his rocky perch, as dead as
Julius Caesar. a stunning cheer
from the entire line in sight of the
rock greeted the Majors feat while
he coolly proceeded to reload his
rifle. just at that moment the rebel
color guard came up to the rock
close by where the dead sharpshoot-
er lay. and planted their colors be
side it. The Major again dropped
behind the rotten stump. he sends
that color sergeant one. and the re-
bel flag was brought again to the
dust. Again cheers broke from our
line. But by this time the enemies
attention was attracted to this point,
and a squad of sharps!lootcrs was
brought up as near our line as their
cover would admit. They had evi-
IDENTITY sighted the Majors position.
Capt. Coppinger, of the 14th, who
had been watching the movement on
the part of the gray coats, sudden
ly called out:


" Major, you had better move off
from that stump, for the enemy
have got range ard mean mischief
The Major moved some ten or twelve
feet to the right, when whiz came IA
volley and some eight bullets passed
through the rotten stump, directly
in range of where the Majors head
was few seconds before. He cool
ly remarked: "A miss is good as
a mile" and walked away. After
the battle, the General commanding
the division remarked: "That is
the first time | ever saw a telescope
rifle beaten by a Springfield rifle at
four hundred yards. When and
where did you acquire such skill as
Il markSman - "When | was ten
years old, in the woods of the old
Buckeye State answered the Ma.
jor, "the Military School of the
Northwest"


During the days fight the 14th
captured some of these sharpshoot
ers, and from them learned of the
CONSERVATION produced by the fatal
accuracy OF the Majors shots. They
told us that the first shot passed di
rectly through the sharpshoOter's
throat. completely severing the spi
nal chord. The color sergeant was
mortally wounded in the chest.
Year: 1866

-A-N lNtIbL- w he l. IL l.
ADELPHIA CONvENTION.-Gov. Nor
ton, of Indiana, in recent speech
related the following significant in
cident of the my policy" schemers
at Philadelphia, showing how near
they came to publishing a direct in
suit upon all Union soldiers:


" | want now to mention a fact
that occurred at the Philadelphia
Convention, which | believe is not
generally known. 1t is very sig
nificant fact. however. and was sta
ted by Judge Hughes in a public
speech ut Masonic Hall. in Indiana
polls, a which time the Judge call.
ed upon any member of the Indiana
delegation to contradict the state
ment. They appointed a Commit
tee composed of one or two from
each State, to prepare resolutions
to be submitted to that Convention
as platform. They prepared the
resolutions and got through with
their labors on Wednesday night,
and the resolutions were to be sub
mitted to the Convention on the
next day. In this platform which
they had prepared they had inserted
a resolution complimenting the re-
bel soldier and the Union soldier
just alike for their bravery. They
put the rebel soldier and the Union
soldier upon perfect equality ; and
why should not they! There were
a good many more rebel soldiers in
that Convention than there were
Union soldiers. They did not go
there for the sole purpose of thank
ing Union soldiers, but in their res
olution they thanked the american
soldier, without regard to the section
of country from which he came, and
in less than year and half after
this was over, placed the rebe! sol
diers and the Union soldiers upon
an equality. But at three o'clock
on Thursday morning delegate
from Indiana, who seemed to have
more sense than any of the rest OF
them. got up from his bed and had
| the members of the committee call
ed up. He had them assembled at
I the Continental Hotel before day.
light. and told them that if that res
olution went TO the country in that
form it would grind aem TO powder
in the North that the time had not
come when they could go before the
Northern people and put rebel sol
diers on an equality with Union sol
dicrs, and compliment them. There
fore the resolution was changed, L
is said, by striking out the wore
" American" and inserting the wore
" Federal before soldiers


Week before last received pa
per published at Augusta Georgia
the Augusta Sentinel and Chronicle
edited by rebel soldier. who was
member of the committee whicl
formed the Philadelphia platform
He says in his paper that the chang


was not made with the consent of ;
majority of the committee, and that
in its present form, the resolution i


n fraud upon the Southern people


He says that a majority of the com
mittee did not consent to strike on


the word American, and insert tn
word Federal. and that they dom
feel bound by the resolution in it


present form.