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Year: 1867

A PoINT ON BANK COMPTROLLER RUsK.-
The La Crosse Republican favors general
denomination of the present state officers,
but insists especially upon the renomina-
ton of Gen Rusk. 1t says:


For ourselves, and for the Republicans
of this vicinity, we shall offer no prediction
or guess" as to the nominees of the Re-
publican State Convention but will sim
ply say 1--WE fight nit Gen. Rusk; !" and
WISH to see him renominated to the Office
of Bank Comptroller, by acclamation; and
if any of the cute politicians from any part
of the state attempt to buck him off the
bridge by their 'guessing-schoor' exer-
cises, we hereby serve notice upon them
that if we outlve them, their obituary no.
tice will smell of birthstone. That is all
we have to say---we go for good, honest old
jerry for Bank Comptroller. Take the
rest Of the Offices gentlemen, and parcel
them out among yourselves; but we do
not see any good object to be gained by
making any changes in our state officers at
present, especially those who are holding
their first term of Office.
Year: 1867

Statement showing the aggregate mum
ber of acres of land, exclusive of village
and city lo:s,) the aggregate value thereof,
the aggregate value of village and city lots,
the aggregate value of personal property,
and the actual value of all the property in
the county of Iowa, as equalized in the
year 1867.
Year: 1867

MAGooN AS ATTORNEY GENERAL.-It is
said that Attorney General Gill does not
desire denomination. The La Fayette
County Union suggests the name of Henry
S. Magoon of that county for the position,
whom we should be glad to see in that Of


fee. We know of none possessing more
of the moral and manly qualifications, and
as lawyer be is considered fully compe-
tent. Magoon would fill the place with
profit to the public and honor to himself.
Grant Go. Herald.
Year: 1867

County FAiR-The Lafayette Go. Ag-
ricultural Society announce the Sd, 4th and
5th of October as the days on which they
propose to hold their county fair, and as
about the same time was fixed upon by
our agricultural society, consultation is
advised, and the changing of time for hold
ing one of the fairs, as great many who
attend one fair will wish to attend the
other.
Year: 1867

.wThe best picnic of the season was
enjoyed by gay party from this village,
who went blackberrying NV ednesday last.
The enjoyment was so universal, and so
genuine that the heavy shower which they
were out in, wetting every one to the skin,
hardly put damper on the hilarious spir-
its of the party.
Year: 1867

James Brooks, Of New York, and thirty
one other members Of the House, have
entered the following protest


We, members of the FOrtieth Congress,
do now enter our most solemn protest
against any and every action tending to the
reorganization of this House until absent
States be made fully represented.
Year: 1867




NASHVILLE, March II, 1867.


The undersigned Conservative
members of the General Assembly
of the State of Tennessee, deeply
impressed with the dangers which
imperil our beloved country, from
the reckless disregard upon the part
of the majorities in Congress and
the Legislature of our own State. of
the sage counsels of the founders of
our government, and the funda-
mental principles of our Constitu-
ton, respectfully propose, that there
be held in the city of Nashville,
on TUESDAY, THE 18TH OF
APRIL NEXT, a convention of
the true Conservative Union people
of the State; of all who wish, in
the language of the Father of his
country, that our Union and broth
erly affection may be perpetuated !;
that our free Constitution may be
sacredly maintained, that its adj
ministration in every department
may be stamped with wisdom and





virtue, that the happiness of the
people Of the States, under the au-
spices of liberty, may be made COM
plete by the careful. preservation
and prudent use Of this blessing
in short, a Convention of all who
oppose the tendencies and r-uinous
policy and practices of the domi-
nant party for the purpose of tax
ing counsel for the common good Of
all the people of the State, and to
select standard-bearer, in the APP
| proaching canvass for Governor,
who shall be true, loyal Union
man, a firm and determined de-
fender of the Constitution and laws
of the land, and around whom may
rally all the people of the State who
desire the full and complete resto-
ration of peace, prosperity and hap
| r,innas- Of ON. hnlnved State
Year: 1867

DOVER, N. H., July 22 1855.

 Dr. Poland-I received your letter inquir- ing as to the effects of your medicine on sea sickness. am happy to say that I think it is (" the medicine for that dreadful sickness. I tried various prescriptions, but found none that settled the stomach and cleared the head like the Humor Doctor. I felt as though I could hardly wait to get ashore. to entreat you to introduce it into the ship chandlery stores. that it may find it's way to those who suffer upon the mighty deep from sea-sic}ness. If captains who take their families with them or carry passengers, should try it for once, they would meyer be willing to voyage with out it,

 have used it in my family since its intro duction to the public; for bilious habits. headache, and humors about my children, and have always found it sure cure.

 am not fond of having my name appear in public, and would not consent to it on any ac- count but to relieve the suffering but, if the will be of any service to you or the public. you can make use of it.
Year: 1867

Is a sure remedy for the cure of bad breath, no matter from what source the disease may arise. What young lady or gent will not make an effort to remove this disagreeable evil when it can be done for ONE DOLLAR. sent to your address postpaid, by mail, and speedy cure guaranteed, or money refunded. All orders must be addressed to H. DORR, AL bany, N. Y., sole Agent for the United States. Sly
Year: 1867

The Dew iron-cIad man of-war Dander
berg, built by Mr. Webb, Of New York,
was last week tested at sea, previous to
being turned over to the government. y
New York paper says Of her:


:" It seems from the tests to which this
formidable vessel was subjected en- her re-
cent trial trip, to have fully demonstrated
that she is the largest, staunchest and most
easily handled engine Of navel warfare
which has yet been built in this or any other
country Her motive power is ample, her
sea going qualities admirable, and her speed
such that she can be managed With equal
facility in an ordinary harbOr and upon the
broad ocean More than this, by actual
trial it was proved that the tremendous IF
teen inch Dahlgren guns, which never
before have been mounted adoat in case
mates, can, by an ingenious method in
vented by Mr. Erickson, be fought as easily
on board of her as the eleven inch guns, OF
less than half their weight, were fought by
the gallant Dupont on the Ne,o L,oRsiCies at
Charleston in 1868. As one Of the compe-
tent ordnance officers, appointed by the
Navy Department, to witness the trial, OBJ
served These guns can be fought as long
as the ports can be opened, Or until their
muzzles are rolled under in a seaway "a
contingency altogether remote. 1t is un-
derstood that the Naval board Of Examin-
ers, who accompanied the ship will report
favorably on the vessel in every particular,
as surprising everything in thei; experience
of iron clad's effectiveness. The firing OF
this massive ordnance on the between
decks :" of the Dunderberg, owing to the
soldity Of the ship, produced no more con
cussion than would the firing Of a thirty
two pounder on the deck Of Il wooden irig
ate
Year: 1867

On Saturday last President JoHNsoE
sent his message to Congress retoing the
bill commonly known as the Military De
stuetion BtH, by which ten States are to be
kept out of the Union, and the people
thereof governed by shoulder straps. The
House of Representatives, however, passed
the bill over the President reto, BY vote
Of 135 to AZ.


Previous to the vote being taken, Dir.
ELDRIDGE, of Wisconsin, in the name of
the Conservatives members, said that no
effort of theirs could prevent the passage Of
the bill, as they thought dissolution of
the Union inevitable. They only in the
name of the republic, Of all they hold dear,
protested against the action OF Congress.


Mr. LIE BLOND, of Ohio, also said that
he believed the bill would be the death
knell of Republican liberty on this conti-
nent, and he, if he had sufficient number
of members to stand with him, would never
allow it to become law He would leave
the next Congress, with sixteen states ur-
represented, to take the responsibility OF
striking the first blow at the government


What are re coming to? Another war.
in which eight millions Of white people will
not be obliged to fight alone
Year: 1867




The Madison Jonrnal of the lst inst. has
the following:


A bill has passed both Houses OF the
Legislature accepting from the county Of
Marathon forty thousand five hundred and
forty acres of land in full payment of the
sum of S20,270 due from that county to
the state for unpaid taxes. These lands
were entered by spectators. sold for taxes,
and bid IN by the county. The resident
population of the county are unable to raise
the amount due the state, and asked the
passage of the bill, which was prepared
and introduced by Senator Brown, as a
measure of relief The lands to be ccn-
veyed to the state are, by the terms of the
act, to be taken from such lands as are held
by the county, beginning in towns 26 and
extending north until the amount named is
obtained. 1t is probable that much of this
land has been stripped of the timber which
alone gave it value, and that the state
might as we'll have cancelled the debt as to
have accepted tax title to the lands in
payment of it, especially in view of the ex-
penses which will be incurred in their Sc
lection and care.
Year: 1867

RESUMED. The Oshkosh Democrat,
which suspended publication recently, has
resumed publication, looking quite neat
We hope friend SHURLEY will soon get
over the disastrous effects Of the FIRE which
destroyed his printing office some time ago,
and continue regularly the publication Of
bis spicy sheet.
Year: 1867

"WHo is THE OWNER Quite a little
excitement was occasioned list week by the
report which circulated about town, that the
tax collector was unable to find the right
person of whom to collect the personal tax
due upon the office Of ous iotemporsry
across the way. Who can give any light
upon the subject p Yesterdays TiJane.


If the above has any reference to the
Plot Office, we illinform 'oui to.empor-
airy across the way that HENRY BAETz,
Esq, County Treasurer, can inform him as
to who pays the taxes on the Pilot cstab-
lishment. Will the Tribune please make
an enquiry into the matter before picking
up and circulating talk of corner loafers?
Year: 1867

Music We are under many Obligations
to the Manitowoc Brass Banded by Mr.
IloRSAUER- for the compliment paid the
Pilot office last Tuesday afternoon. The
music was excellent and heartily enjoyed
by the large number Of friends accompany
ing the Band, as well as by the Pilot
printers.
Year: 1867

The Mississippi submerged tubular bridge
act is now a law, by approval of the Presi-
dent. 1t authorizes company organized
under the laws of Missouri to construct and


operate submerged iron tubular bridge at
St Louis, below the bed Of the channel of
the Mississippi; said bridge to be post
route, and open to the United States for all
purposes at ordinary rates and to give no
exclusive right to any railroad, but to be


equally open to all at charges not higher
than those now made by the ferry company.
Year: 1867

Yesterday the House Of Representatives
gave the iron-clad contracts liberty to apply
to the next Congress for "relief" 1t was a
sad sight to behold the vast and handsome
lobby, consisting Of some Of the FIRST men"
of New York, Boston and Philadelphia on
the floor Of the House and in the ante-rooms,
and some Of the most accomplished and
beautiful ladies in the galleries, when the
vote was taken. Each one Of them smote
DELAEo with curses. His speech, showing
up the injustice of the demands Of the con.
tractors, forbid the passage Of the measure.
The iron-clad feet is again at sea, without
compass or helm. The crew, so hopeful
yesterday morning of reaching q safe and
profitable haven, have abandoned each ship
and they are left to founder.
Year: 1867

The cable dispatches announced that the
King Consort Of Spain had been exiled, and
now we have the cause Of this strange action
by steamer. Itappears that DoS FRANCISCO,
the King Consort Of Spain, has taken great
fancy to certain tenor Of the opera at Mad
rid, and has made vehement efforts to get
him created duke and grandee Of Spain. At
the last Council OF State the matter was
brought forward for the third time, when the
Ministry perenptorily refused to comply
with the wish Of DoS Francisco, and the
Queen showed by her silence that she fully
agreed with their decision.


On this the King Consort broke out into
the most violent rage, and "apostrophsed in
the most offensive terms" the characters Of
Marshal NARvAEz, Senor MARFoRr, the civil
Government Of Madrid, and another Minis
ter, accusing them Of the grossest public and
private immortality. The Ministers retail
ated, and the Queen sat by unmoved while
the character Of her husband was torn to
tatters. The end of the matter was that he
was ordered to retire to the Castle OF Prado,
there to remain under arrest for the present,
while his protege and intimate friend was
marched off to the frontier by file Of gen
d'armes.


This is the shape which Impeachment
takes in the Spanish Court, the ulterior de
sign being to put somebody else on the throne
Year: 1867

The bill providing for the establishment Of
military despotism over ten States Of the
American Union, "and for other purposes"
touching the next Presidential election, (see
sHELLABARoER's amendment) reached TIE
President after four o'clock, p. m, yesterday
This fact will probably be sufficient answer
to the numerous inquiries, made yesterday,
why he had not vetoed IT, A bill Of such
magnitude and Importance requires the most
careful consideration, and there can be no
doubt that II will receive such attention from
The President, notwithstanding the imme-
date pressure Of public business upon him.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversif-
cation Of Southern industries snd the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an im1ie-
date interest in the markets Of the country and
in its financial fluctuations and condition The
man who fails to keep himself properly sd-
yised as to the rise and fail Of the markets. az
controlled By tae laws Of demand and supply.
and the relative condition Of the currs9cy, is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neighbOrs. In order to make cur paper valuable
as we'll as interesting. We shall continue %
make this a SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports, domestic and foreign. BY ssls-
graph. and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense, have challenged the commendation Of
our best business men while our ureurrent Finsn-
eial Reports from all the lssting money centre


Of the country are fuller than have ever o


published by any other journal in Tennessee.
Year: 1867

And kindred topics. we shall also give an sK
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
ter-ths best adapted to the farming classes o,
our State, which will. in great measure, sup
ply the place Of family agricultural paper
Year: 1867

The following account from the New Or
leans Crescent of a new process of manufac-
turing tar, turpentine, and rosin, will be
of interest to our neighbors in the old
North State


BY invitation of the parties connected
with the new works on ST. Peter street for
distilling pine wood, we visited them q few
days since, and, thinking it matter of no
little Importance to our citizens especially
those who reside at distance, we have
concluded to give them the benefit of our
investigation. The works we saw are ca
pable only of dlstilling one cord per day,
being erected merely to show the process
and the amount of products that could be
realized from given quantity of wood
They were in full operation when we ar
rived, and we will briefly state what we saw
and learned from the owner of the patents,
who was present


The retort which contained tho wood is
enclosed with brick, the top and bottom
being alone exposed. From pipe con-
nected with the bottom OF the retort. n
stream Of pitch was constantly exuding,
While from q condenser connected by
larger pipe with the top of the retort, the
crude turpentlne and pyroligenous acids
were running in quite large stream.-
These, allowed to settle in q receiver, sepa-
ratethemselves, and the turpentine is drawn
OFT and introduced into still. From con-
denser connected with the still, the clear,
pure spirits of turpentine was collected in
a receiver ready for market. A good arti
| Gle OF roSln was also taken from the still
We never saw finer article of turpentine,
and among the number present was an old
| manufacturer, who pronounced the process
complete success, and that there was no
doubt it would entirely supercede the old
way OF manufacturing. After all the crude
material has passed from the retort 60 the
| condenser, the connection between the two
Is closed--the fire increased and the wood
| charred.


The whole thing is simple and yet COM
plete, and we should Judge the works could
be had at u small expense. The patentee
informed us that he has already disposed of
quite a number of rights, ard that the par
ties purchasing were busily engaged in put
ting up their works, and would soon have
them IN full operation. This we were glad
to learn, as everything of the kind adds to
the future wealth of the South, and we con-
tidently believe that as soon as it is gener-
ally known this will become great and i'm
| pOrtant branch of business wherever there
is any pine wood to be found. We take
| pleasure, In connection with this matter, to


state further, that the present state of af-


fairs throughout the South and the great


scarcity Of moneyis perfectly realized, and


that, therefore, the most liberal terms are


given to those wishing to engage in the bu-


siness. The public will please bear in mind


that this process is independent of climate


and season, and may be carried on every


day throughout the year. We annex list,


as given Us, of the average yield by it from


one cord Of our fat pine wood twenty-five
gallons spirits turpentine, one hundred
gallons pyroligenous acid, cue barrel rosin,


one barrel pitch, two barrels tai, fifty bush


els charcoal
Year: 1867

The President Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company says that in all its history there
has not been one instance of dcfalcation or mis-
application OF its funds by its employees or off
Year: 1867

RADICAL SOUTHERN PAPERs.-The Herald says
that the effort 10 establish Radical press in the
South does not appear to be crowned with sue
cess, and that the reason is that "there are not
enough Radicals in the Southern cities to support
aparty journal decently."


They have:bad to rely on aims and advertising
from the North, and the Rupblican Committee
have 50 much to pay in the way of postage for
cCuiiscation speeches that they cannot grant sub
sidies to semi-strangulated daily papers Hence
says Bennett:


Newspaper enterprise in that section 1.-THE South)
as elsewhere will have to stand upon it's own bot
tom. If Radical journalism is popular there it
will be sustained; if not, it cannot be bolstered
up by contributions from any quarter. A press
which is not in harmony with the honest and ID
telligent sentiment of the community among
which it circulates and is not based upon sound
er foundation than foreign aid, is no better than
an eXcrescence. It has no vitality and can exer-
else no substantial influence. From these facts
we argue that the effort to sustain class of news
papers in the South upon charitable principles is
unhealthy, and will not amount to ANYTHING
Year: 1867

1t is unreasonable to expect that the
public press will always publish only
such things as we, individually, like. A
person of strictly religious habits and
tastes will be offended il he sees in a
newspaper the account Of prize fight,
or Of something obscene and sinful. He
forgets that the newspaper is but the re-
aection of the world at large; and if he
is SO fastidious, he should retire altogeth-
er from life, for in a single street be will
find, at any given hou. Of the day, what
will offend almost all his senses. He
need not read what he considers objec-
in like manner. he need not
eat at table d'hote any highly ly-seasoned
dish. He may not likevension and game
high. Let him order something to his
taste-a veal outlet without sauce.


A newspaper would have few readers
were its dishes of news to consist solely
of pious pastry and dimsy pufs. While
the tone of newspaper is moral, the
public cannot complain. The music of
an organ may be of the purest character
though the organ itself and the organ
grinder likewise may sometimes show
symptoms of the mud and filth that are
picked up by, or scattered upon them
throughout the ramblings Of the day.
To the pur e all things are pure, ard to
find fault with a newspaper for every
"nice- offense,' is to display the hypocrisy
of prude, or the Stiffness Of an igno-
ramus.
Year: 1867

Radical journals are felicitating them
selves upon the quietness and good order
of the South, consequent, they assume,
upon the vigorous rule established over
the people by the Military satraps, Sick
les, Sheridan and Pope. We doubt not
that the Governments Of Russia and
Austria can indulge n a similar boast
But what does it amount to in fact? To
this merely, that people can be reduced
to the stabject condition by brute force.
If this be proper in its application to the
South, why not so in the North, which
furnishes every day an instance Of muir
der, and every hour many instances Of
outrage on persons and property, and in
every city, town, village and hamlet ev-
licences of corruption and social demor-
alization.
Year: 1867

TESNYsoN London Court Journal says 1t is reported that 'tthe Laureate is about to leave the Isle of Wight, where he has a pretty little house and grounds at Faringford. If the report be true, he will actually have been driven away by the cu- riosity of his neighbors He has bought up all the land he could get round his grounds, but to no effect. He is watched and dogged wherever he goes. He opens a window or pulls up a blind, score of eyes are upon him, aided by opera glasses and telescopes. In London he is quiet enough; no one suspects the great poet of our day to be that tall man with wide awake, long beard and spectacles."
Year: 1867

lsv have some very sharp thieves in -'Iiessro. One woman who had been con- ctsa f drunkenness, and was in danger of ea imprisoned for default of money ,ag fine, induced an obliging police

 officer to take her to call on her sister who ra1. lend her the money and who at any Este d charge of a trunkful of her clothing. ff= Toman came back from her call in tears avowing that her sister had refused li a' istance, but bearing huge bundle z thes which she said she should be ob- L to pawn to raise the sum needful to s sher liberty. The accommodating po- Ec an consented to take her to the sign of zee balls, when, just before the loan yaz hected, the woman was arrested by a ae,c tive for stealing the clothes which she e ed as security. It proved on investi- gf that the unnatural sister was myth :; an that by the clever fiction the woman ..1 been escorted about the city by an ur- suspecting policeman while actually on an expedition to steal articles of value enough to pay the fine for the offense which had occasioned her arrest