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K K O l\ CJ K:
N£4 A Y n v n o A U O I
To Frinters
Pf haw for sale in* W ,-diing
br 42 also a Med
Jfcjtfmoscd pf very low, and will be delivered
VTMMfjRy on the first of September
COrSTT PEOPLE'S TICKET.
£qr, County Judge,
£r-ijJBL. 1*. STUAKT, of Moiitrose,
For Sheriff,
MAUVEY LE SUER, of Fort Madiaosi.
For Recorder and Trearorer,
W. GRIFFITH, of Jackson.
For Co»inty Surveyor,
lANIEL J0N60N.
For Coroner,
WOODMAN, of West Point,
I toe lection.
uo MODQ
ifwoner, tor vn»tr respective lerms oi
Tf.e iooportince or the eieotion is
•Uviously eqnura'ent to the importance
M-called Democratic leaders oi Lee coun
ty have adopted and endorsed.
Our candidates are too well-known to
it XX th.t lhe studied and canning n,i,- i
rapr«tentationB of our opponent, require a i
brief notice. They l..v. carried on a
warfare against the People's Ticket, which
liae failed of its object, and reacted to the
danage of the belligf rents. Thus they
have, with a great para ie of feigned can
dor and fairness, declared that they would
not, and did not desire to, attack the pri
vate cLaractcr of Mr. Stuait. Thty had
nothing to say against him as a man
they would even (condesccn lingly) ad-
^umbant to be a lawyer and a good jad
as charrcterize Mr. Boyles. We
a lawyer, and peculiar fi'ncss, on ac
«nt thereof, fur the office of Judge,
doea not make himslf ridiculous by
too
5WI»I. ciaiu for Mr. Siuart-what
trybodj knows he possesses—the strong
fi'-e
a e v U i
nexi, August out, every
voter is called ope*, by law, to make his
t® Choose a County Jud^e, a 8 leriff, Re-,
oordtr and Treasur r. Surveyor, and
(.f
18&5.
ICIAL PAPER OP TBS ClTr.
n Press
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!m|-.*»
Vf"ry
an(^
|M MM dtrret .nd p.r.on.1 lolmrt in »»5'
W* presen ed for the suffrages of the pea- times. Such an orga:.i2ition is fit only
^nJ^rroundc-d with theifly»U-ncs Jtnd:
Press oMhe* same chicaneries arid technicalities of an effete
offer for s«le, also, ali the Type on which ours is a progressive State, end we want, j^an jj js it would stiil be a point of
proven himself to be by his eminent suc
cess in business a* well as in securing the
esteem mid respect of all who know him.
I Thus much we have said in regard to
personal matters, because we thought it
culled for by the derisive and unscrupu
lous course of our opponen'6 towards Mr
On Wond r»*t AM»n»t fith rvrrv i atinc'ive arid intxtingtnshable repugnance i
lo
Mketioii of county oftcera. We are then slavery propagandists, shoulJ buckle |j
on llll ir
A!*mor'aD1
vor
fluioner for their resneciive terms of! °®Le h• Id*rs and iffir-e seekirs. The
Of Onr county affairs. Every citis n has! perception of the moral phase of all que«- or, now the Kmp-ror, was to study his pa-
of
management of .he bnsinen of p«rpetu«e n.oribu .nd rouen orEani^
^^^ounty, that he tkas in his own busi- *i'tion and that, too, under the sacred cq,at,s
e
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ing forth claims to that which he has They hired p—a—
as Bevies does, thereby exposing bis I 'Chaise? buggy? carryall?' he hinted
^ahallowneaa and aelf-con«it. Het
•uch .elf-respec, and i. too I
re appy o ssy a r.
Such qualifications we tame to Mr.
f\ts, wishing him all the headway he
achieve upon the atrength «f item. Juggernaut K balloon? watering cart?
nit that he is a very good farmer, an they are—Abner and Dan'el—smart boys Tne correspondent of the Herald wr".
exoellenl j'idge of bulls, mules, Cittle, good famfly—veiy respectable foiks ting from Grenada, states »h't among the
horees and hogs, that he can plow a good i—very—v-e-r y Known them ever so d» ad of Walker's expedition were recog
farrow, and ra»e pretty fair crop, when long—liv« down in Springfield- folk. ni»,«l lhe bod.ee of Mr. Jules de Bm.-t
i w»-ll to do in the world piuu« folks toa. and Cant Hornsby, who were th recent- i
the weather permits. He might e\ en e
n
a Man of very considerable general intel- Both of 'em—Abner tweuty five, Dan'el I Central Amerioa.
ligence, and of strict integrity. Bu*, then, twenty-two. There they are. Folks ot
--consider he aspires to be a COTJktt .church-going people. Orthodox. There's COL. FABKiSi Akd COL.
4 dw
vsre that he has ever pettifogged ft,j|
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,., .|„„
to
Bl. one
County Judge, It is nli lush that Su»A*T. rot TO »e Ikon s Up Sur
CotWy Ju,!g, «,t be a profound .* W. It Whitehead. of Virginia, a.
skillfulwycr .n order lo discharge well Ku9sinnB
dally sad weekly pspem are p-inted, inc!i- pi ogressive men, apt, •kill'ul nnd qwick jj0n0r jtli the Russians to- maintain I braking of a shaft, and ran away. The]
a portion of the advertising le'ter, end the
«ri|®lww*iairg and dish u!es. This material will
in affairs, to manage the public business. po*iession pgdnst the Allies at every
Such a man is S u'rt, fnd such he lira hazard. Chicago Drm. Press.
Stuart. In a general point of view tl.ere special hand through our Minister at 8t.
.t i i u -ii P»»tersburer. conaratnlatorv upon his sue
are, we think, weighty reasons why all, rrierBuui^
.i .* _l .iCfssion, Tins h-t'er, like a previous tnc
of every name and shade of belief, who ,ect-jvtd. by Piesident Pierce from his il
do not desire to perpetuate the dictatorial l„S'rif,Us fitther. bore hi* own au!o^r»ph,
power r,f on arropan', tricky, and Eelfisth a?id is evidently not intended for the pub
Court-House cliqae, or who feel an in-, lie gaze. The knowledge that a letter of
i {}l:s nature hud been r»ceived, brought
marching under tiie bhek banner of ft ore the usual time of meeiing
b|o"I1
eoiimitting that management into the by basely truckling to 'he slave and othprs. The imp3ri .1 potentate ac
hattds of judicious, capable attd trust- power—is of itself their all-sufficient knowledges all the value of thtse papers
i .. eu i i. u i ,i nlacd uion them bv his illus'ricus la her,
^worthy men. Tns names of such men condemnation. Such men lag behind the Pq
pl« on the "People's Ticket." Thisticket to he broken tip and scattered to the terest maniTested by the American peo
csa be voted with en'irc confidence and winds. And all men of ingenuous minds pie in the success ot the war upon which
ufoty by every body who is tired of the and free spirits, who know how to think Pre:it fa'b»r had entered. He pro
po«e* the mo«t lasting friendship be'ween
reign of the Court House clique, who for themselves, and dare to tLii,k for
Would rejoice to ace the Court House themselves, will unite cordially, whatever European mail has br ught more impor
ts!
s driven out fiom their nests, and thtir
m»y
"political power broken down by every ion, against such an orgnnizsitiot), and any arrival since the et^blisl ment of our
B, also, who would emphatically repu-1 wi not cease from their labors until they
di*4e and condemn the Kansas swindle have buried it beyond the possibility of /y They have a newly invented can
id the pro-8lavery platform which t^e jits longer oflendin* against humanity
Laughable.—To
,„V .aj,. I an Editor be-rating iiis neighbors on ibei, i
Mea any aaaitionl words on our part, ,, ilhe Crimea. The principle involved in
afl»d we would add nothing farther, were i
une*l^ea,9rD»
lbat
he,d
ii constitution'he words simp'y''Pro'estant
ble fur the lcllowmg. Tiie venerable and i Association." In'cn^e excitement fol
voluble old female snuff-taker is a per-j lowed, and the movers were threatened
feet character, in her way. She is a
No. no wait a minute} "what wa$ it? i
infB id ucct,
r?,''.V,u,
refuirad tor th* of fore V*
e s e n s e v i n i n S e a s o o w i e
rfCon
^urvsome
jone
•"•"I*
w a to,B out
feminine brick." Hear her upon a ques- [^airman finely dec'ared the motion out
.« **t i of order and the matter dropped.
Hon of Morals and \ag— But we
have1j
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not come to that yet. Read on: n|o yesterd iv in the citv, and
'Now, there's them b-ys—yoanp men after the eho ce of (Tiers adjourned to
they're called—b^ys I call thtm. There meet in Cincinna'i in June. 1856.
there's them boy, Ab er end Dan'el. Iv a'tarhet of the American Lega'ionmi
tiiem boys. Op,» .ed to the liquor law—'correspondence has b*en going on for
i both of em- bad as in-iitidlts. Suppose some weeks f-in?e between Col Fabens.
,|j. ,„f
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law! And what does he know about Perfectly awful. A-w i u-11 Both tf i Mr. Secretary Marcv. in relation to the
lbs legal science j'em.' Kinney Expedition. The S rre'ury wislu
Now we msy safely admit that Mr: "Here the venerable matron took an to know »bet her his consul's handsale
iiuart does not possess such legal quali-' Riming pinch of sniff-mind, she had clean. Mr. Fabens holds up his hands,
bten pnnctUHt ng the above remarks with
I.
11 cases before justices of the peace derful She survived it, huwev«r( iindin"i"d. Mr. Fabens also asks to have Co',
'or has he, like Mr. Bojles, fi'td »n our then went on: 'B-jth them boys took a no- Kinney and his fallow mi»sionari»-8 pr«
rts spers which are scarcely readalde.
lion 10 e Suud
i Unilrd
ftrJdA
lonsn nt pinches, but here she came a for himself. The Secretary lo.'ks, but,
t0-
ich murder lhe King'. Engli-h, are a j"®. hat d'(A,, ear. All daya one th. Kicarajiuan. by a ahip-of ar The
lesque 6n common sense, and the butt jn iJOS.bl»ath. Don't b'jeeve in no noth- 'not interfere un il the Colonel and his
icule for the enure bar. Neither in'. Took a notion to go out on a ride, comrade purge themselves of the indict
Mr. S nart go about the County, Down they went to the stabUs. Livery ment found against them by a grand jury
peting hw own superior txcellencies And 'here they hired u—they of their own countrmen. Mr. Fab.ns
hired a—let me set} what tea# it they replies that they have prac'ically pirged
hired themselves, and that they are all good
'Carriage?' suggested mv friend.
m*'n
And
0i ait ri1 th
think on in a rrm.ute. They hued a—1
of a man, to go about vaunting his th«y lured a—what was it they hired?" church, has been annoyed by the lorwarti
pr* tensions, or detracting from the
u*Cart
*erita of his opponents. And lastly, ^gai'1 suggested, really gruwirig curious to an opjortunity was i ffVred, to the fre
twh well versed n the general princl-
kDC 11 W## th
me
jt
W!lS a—jt wa8 a—»i
luart dots not posstss what is, after all, Here she took another alarming pinch. tor, whenever he tud 'hat un op or
lojles' highest and almost only lawyer-j "'Handcart? wheelbarrow? dotil
pike qualification,—thut of wri i' a blind,
gabbed and iliegiLile hand
'l,t|,*rau„n
o n o n o Do wmi a nun
8 8 raigc
lon-seeae, tlx general intelligence, hired a— they hired a—'
Hke intima e knowledge of business trans "Here she oame to a dead pause, med
Wioee, the honesty of purpose and energy 't*ted *nd took largely.
I I he voiuble ol 1 ladv i?ot
«««uoo, which. »ha .nBo.ent Th.)- 1,^1 t„«d a -irtfefc"_. rpo
of fetal principle., coaautnu
eie of 0 be
]y wrote a letter to his
hH» duties. And we hope no rne friencTs here, in which be ssj s Scbas
allow himself to be imposed upon by the mpol will never be tak«n it may bc^ioproached the far of lhe militant nrrerfl
absurd notion that the Probate business bl-wn up by the Russian-." Th.t rf btrr, and whispered, Brother, JJhtnkU*
Of .hi. county wd.l noeessfrtly t* hedged i
do
trUf*
Ur1
[f
0fathe
that, these days of fusion |JT,irel Sta'es. Tiio dying fitther's
confusion, of rapid progress and keen ,admoni'ory advice to the son. his sue'e«s
10
8leana
when every body knows j[JS
lodgment of even half an idea in
kraln 6aid Edltor
«SU.re open.
U
selves compelled to abandon the plact.\
The neWi
I
by tbe
8j10Wg
Letter from the Czar of Rnuli u ill* PreatSeat,
i [Correspondence of the N. Y. IleraM
Wasiiingtok. July 20.—The principal
members of the cabinet met this muri.in^
at un early hour. It was chnnce that
brought thtm together. The President
had received a letter from the Caur of
Russia, in reply to one transmitted by a
about a me«-ti-rg of jih inquiring cabinet a
s
«R«inat the combined power of the ment is a ""f *1 «rr^I?.e
sincerity of senti'nent, as far as I can
do th^ir be-t endet* learn, appear* in «very line. The docu-
,me 1
creating grc i ncas oi
1l".'
h,,d
t!w mMt ralnen lnt.n le Ullil(
Bm0ng
nQ^and therefore has a direct ioterestin n«me of Dfinocracy, which they have found those of »ckson, Cl y, \Vebster quiries and re'eiuc'ie* embracing th^stme
reC(,ivt,g wj,h
lhan USUJ1]
R()g a|id lhe Uni(e4 State4 Thi asI
have been their diversities of cpin- iant intelligence to the United States than
connection with Europe.
n0n
and liberty. m.lts. The Mex can Government luve
puichaped twenty-five of the smallest.
see an ignoramus of i«ld
in N -ntufket which throws a ball n-n
il
cpiv^d
expected that orders will be re-
for a *'0vly of the lnrg.r on*1,
cons ruc
«»«M 'I'1'1 I
JCfiT* The Boston Herald is responsi- .•, ,•
ti
on
is n stated.
Ntw Ju, 2 At
T"^»T''
I New YORK, July 28.
session of the American Pro'estant Asvc
ciation in National Convention, the propo
Isition was introduced to strike from th*
n
the window. The
n n .i
The Grand hncampment of the A. r.
KINNEY.—-\
Si.le. C^naol at Oreytcwn. and
tells the Secretary to 1 ink and julge
that wa*really wonder- has not yet been able make up his
SaUb-th br^ak- ^ced tr.-m the threatened hos'ilities of
:o M(/i, 1 fpose. Perhaps don i let ve Secretary thinks that the government can-
To th nrt!on ,h
not 88
'et
C"ngreg:,tionah,t wrrtw
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donkey- tuniiy would now be afforded for any
cartr* dirt cart? dray0 furniture wagon?' brother to offer an exhortation,* had al
"No, no, no, sir I tell you no.— ways a secret dread of e loquacious
'Twarnt any of 'em. It was a—it was a member. On one bpecial occa#ion the
sake alive, what was the name of ii?'. latter prefaced a prosy, incliurent haruu
'f ire engine locomotive go-cart gue, with an account of a previous con-
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Secre-
lflVred on
y
thtr.—N. Y. Eve, Post.
,,lin fur
New York ewr«po»elll ol
Dr. H., who is pastor of an Orthodox
tilbury phaeton gig he ness of lay brother io 'speak' whenevt
7 ',iret,• I exclusion ot tho^e whose u-maiks
m« "'^o, no, no Lord massy, what was had a greater tendency to edification.
j,
a
tiecn earned solar that the pai-
troversy he had been carrying on widi
the great a iversary. JVly Irieuds,' said
ute. Lord- he, lhe devil and 1 have been fighting n a I HAN'S,
!. Thej- lor more than twenty minutes he tuid uitij'- Eh MAN,
not to snehk tu-nybt, but 1 det« nmued 1 i
ipehR lu-n'gh
would he said some of the rest could
6pe.de bet'er than 1, but still I leh that Ij
l.d. U i
Jaa got hold of at «ould noi keep silent be aved whispered
th it I spok«
„a
of wlJ ua
u ,,w
too often, and that n^buiiv
,„
e bu 0 0
pttt down that''way, and
now
lhat
I
caine I tie victory I muit tell you nil that
is in my heart.' Then followed the t» di
ous h: ritigue nfore*ai"d. i tlicy were
c-in'ng nut of the session room tliHgood
pugior inclined his head so that his »i|ih
'*«••|D-U r»« fykt
Atlantic, however, _Samncr, of Mu*sachuett»,
ihat the Russians are making ^hile traveling in Ohio recently, met wi
accident which might have proved
rious. He was riding in an old
hind a three ypar old colt, and
wa
very cashless driver- The road
bid, and the colt took (right at tht, i
buggy struck the corner of a worm
fcEce" with such violence, that it was
tmown twelve feet in the air, anj turned
over several times. Mr. Suinner clung to
the bugsry, and landed under the wreck.
He wa»i stunned by the fall, and was un
able to extricate himself until assistance
came. His leg w »s s»vt'r*ly bruised, and
one of his toes completely cruohed. He
is *till in the Wesf, and will go through
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan, before
returning heme.
ATTENTISW 8LIVE HUVT W Ambwca
Two or three days »ince. a gentleman
of the parish, in hunting runaway negroes,
came upon a camp of them in the sw.tnip
/!i Cat Island. He succeeded in arrest
itig two of them, but the third made fight,
and upon being thot in the shoulders lied
to a slu'ee, where the doge puccf-cded in
drowning him before assistance u'd ar
riVe."—[5/. FrancitviUc La Chronicle.
There are but few coui'rie.a in the'
w»rld where such no'de game n bo!
found. And it has this p» enharity, also
There is no season wh«n it i« not lawful to
pursue it Albany Eve. Journal.
CHOLtBA AM ELtCTBO-MAGSETI-M.—
It is k'lown to a good m»iny, saj s the New
York Journal of Cvmmtrc, tl at Dr. Bett
n»r, of New York, baa for more than a
the nifties of whifh are lo ytar past been pursuing a series of in-
expressimis of re
fpgling the Etrong national
views as those of Professors Kossi and
Conca's, with reference to the cure o
cholera by Electro-Magnetism, and snti
cipa'ing them perhaps in point of fact
and time. He .p prrnanng a treatise lor
publ cafon, which will in due time be
given to the public.
BANDS. WATHAHB ft CO'3
A E I A N I U S
Frnm Cnt'U Gurdm Mrirnjnhln* Theatre. N. Y.
TIIE LARO f-fcT AM) MUST TE!«SiV|
OMPANV TKAVILIMi JN TIIK V. S.
Will pdrtorm in Keokulc on Monday, Aofsst
13:h 185ft.
J-uROAE DAt ONLY
TheU'H.d
Company will en'er t^wn
in Prrraaiori, on the
monout of Eshibi'icii, preceded
by
Slagnififfnt Dwgon Chariot,
I)rawn bv K"1r Tmin-.l Elf,
pha't srenmpanip bv fy'J
MILITARY Bv!\U:
The eun nf Twenty Lill'p«ti
an I'onifj, driven before 'he Min
iato' e ^ar iaT", Grand Cnrt- j. e of
Perlor mint' ll'tra»*fj $tr., ft •.
The name- of lire most p-omi
rent Equestrians b»-lor.gi!ig to
Hits esiabl shment area Mire gt a'
i i.tv of their superiority above a I
Other CVmp^nie*,
Principal Fqneatrtmi.
SVMJS and Mustek- Jk#«e
Bl
George, M-. J.J. Nathsws
akd Mafikr Phiuo, Uh LA
throp,
the
Kentinky Clown,
Tom Lintov,
th» Ent'lish
Rer.
formiuu Clown, James
De Mott,
the youthful E^'iestriai', Ma. i
Fisher, the Great Hurd'e Rider I
an»i P»rche Performer, r.'c 'WOE
Sabcemt, tn hii Chantr^ahle See- I
nic Act-.
H. Dav & Davis, (he
'•rest Trapeze
Perf
N' icle,
rineiw, H.
the
ceteorated R^loot
Jumper, and Me,«r B.i.raETT,
Sickaps^ Shay, Mxow, Srcsrcxa,and others.
I S A E A U i
The Urn ivailtil Female Eijutsh ienne
There ar»- a'so connec ed with
this Cnn-pany
&
Four Pcrfermlag Elephants!!
Pizarro, Timoii', ^eliln, and csaib,
fiom Asilev's Arnphi-Theatre,
London. They hate performed
in most of tti« principil Theatres
of Eur.-pe and 'hen perfoi in a rices
strik the beholder with
Wonder and Astoauhmeat
The wh Ie ud of Lilii|»utian
ponies, imported from England
ky Mr. Sands, will appear in all
Ot Ibeir
Wonderful Feats!
The Etiiei taiT.rnen"- will be Novel, Varied and
Brilliant, enlisting of
ELEOiJtT A T1 OF HORStMABfHlF,
Acrb«»ic and Gvmnastic Feats
Vaultirif:, Tumbltrg, Fea's of Equilibi iunj,
Cainic Scenes, bongs, and Laughable After
Place-, The whole to er,livened b\ the
Comicalities of lbs Two Great Clowna,
fcAM I.ATllRtff AM) TO« L1NTOM.
R. BANDS, Mai'agar.
Eqocstriak
Door, open at 2 and 7 o'clock, P. M.
M0 es
v«
[Jiractor.
LEADER or THE HAND.
TaKAScasa.
d'Jmiz^ion, Box 50 cmt*. Pit £5 cents,
the who'e petfoini.mce, a'd N" Halt Puce.
Pertorss-
commc ce half an hour alto-ward
Keosauqua, August 7 Bonaparte, Augiift
fit'i i V\es! Point. A'gust 9't Fort Madison,
August 10th Charleston. August 12th
Jul-* !8M.
timb mxi»n:
Mil, IBB k C0^
}*oprut«rt.
N*al,
Abbot
i\
& Co 88 Broad 8'., N. Y.
W 1LUAMS, i ANMKK & Co., Buffalo.
ship ri^n.Y hv
Ytiyie'iLIm Sie,mcr», I®«t Cenrilandt Street.
Fur till 15 Liditip, aiM'ty to
Ns*t., Ab ot flt Co. 1
F. Hr.wkk. 88 Broad Street,
Vikoil Hillvkh, New-York.
Mark l'ackaa^s *NI al, ABBOT ft Oa^* ICvesr-ss.'
July 27, 1^55. dfc«6in
1855.
1 a h' Western Liie.
JFAL, AKHOT ft CO., New York W!L
LI AIMS, TANKEK lb CO., Buffalo, Pre
priet'TB.
Ship doily from Pier 2, East River, New York.
All carjjoea fully in'ured to B'iffdio.
No Transhipment between New Yetk and
Buffalo.
For Freight, nppty to Neal. Abbot k. Co., P
B. Brooke, Virgil Hillyer, No. 88 Broad Street,
N-w Y"rk.
Maik P.«rk«ges. "M. W. Line."
July '21, 185^. d«w6/j
CASU riiOfKEBY WV%
O I I A E I O
lmp*rtcra «ol Jobbers i|
JEarthcnware, Chira and asstcare,
No. 195 Pearl Street, and No. 61 Chambers St.,
new YORK,
WOULD
say to A/frclidi.ts and Dealers gen
erally that, haviup established a Cash
HoriE in this branch of trade,»hey Jre lullv
convinced that thev can aetl C* cur.iv etc., a'
such prices as w ill pay the pur haM-ra fine p'of
it to retail. E«pariitrice lia'i pro»»d very eon
clusively lo u. that, oy ••thering atrie'ly to the
caah *y*lem, we oan afflod '.o «ell from ten t«.'
twenty per cent below the regular credit trade
pricen.
To this end we ask an exsmina'ion of out
a'yles and prices, a list of which will be for- I
warile? by mail to arn p-»rty rtesin'i?. i
Ear'.benware, by the 1'ivnice, single package,
or very carefully repacked toi the
COONTrY tRADE-
July 27, IftdS. dly
BOUSE pi51«fi~4S"MAlNTxi
TRB uuif-rc^neit respectfully announce* to
he Cl itens ol K't kuk lb»i be hit* opened S1
Pan Stiop on Third St. eet, above Main, where
e w i e e a e o a e n o e o e o
thos»* who may tavor him witb a catl. He fl*'
t« r•» himself tbat his work will compare wit's
any .tone hi tha eastern rities. b|M»t-im-na of
woor| and marhl*- imitations nay be seen by
calling a' hi* ^hop.
A shir» of the pob'ic pstrnnatre is folir-rted.
If von wnnt work done in inv lute, wi'h ii^at
ne«s at dispa'ch, ca1!or. me —all I k i* a fair
ti :al. JEREMIAH BROWN.
July 27, 1955. d]
Innd# A City Lois for *a!c.
A VINCi bt-en requente.) by sundry per-oiis
•'•"i ai -M'.il'v tu.ies to rame the price* I
would 'ak» for iny lands and lot« in lov a, I take
lhi« epp rtunity ti irit"rm the publt- in general
of lhe prices I will ntw take "or the same. A
list i« her« unto annexed
N E Ki of sectiun 8, township 65, raac* 5.
N W Pi 9, 65, 5
6 W 17, 8i, &
i Llf 18, «5,
^t 12 tn Block 3 Keokuk.
10 13
4 liW
«. i. ii i
li go it II U
and tb» who'e of 121
I^ats (V afiti i^eslivills, intl the SEW
of N VV of N E }l 26-C5-5 (10 acres) it.
dixou'e.
For the whole *f which I will take twt-if two
thoutmud do!l»(*, one.third in hand, aid the bal
ance in oiip, t*o. lhr*e. an I tour annual pay
mtn s. with in'eret.t ut 10 per cent fmrn »e. to
be paid ariijtia'ly, and secured by de» of trust
until a!) is paid.
Any per
-on wishing for p\rtieu!ar information
as to fc'ratioo or quality ol the tends, may
p'y tn II, Ree t, |,»q or hi* Honor the May
or of th-. city of Keokuk.
WM. GILLIfiS.
July 25,18m.
Rino«al!
D. HUMPHREY & GAGE
n.WEF.
AVE reinoird ttie,r"Hat, C«i, Bonnet and
Mi I ii'iy Emporium'' to No. 89, Man
S'teet. betwren 3d and 4'Is, a few doors above
their ol I stand, where they will continue then
bmme-e on alarg. ly incieased irale, both in the
wholesale and retail depaitments.
We wil
Our rooms are fitted up in the finest style and
no pain:, will be spared tomake the
3. S. BEE BE,
il Iain Street, brliD'en Sixth nnd Serenlh.
11/ HOLLSALE and He'ail Dea'er n Stovej,
VV Hollow W.^re, Tinner's Slock, &.C. Also
trianufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet-Iron
W.«r *.
Rooting and Jobbing in Tin. Copper, and
Sh»et-Iron, which I Will warrant to give satis
faction. J. S. BEEBE.
July 24,1855. dly
rXCELSIOR
Boot and Shw Manufactory.
TUt ,.tt i. nr NCH AND MI'RtCA"« rASHIOXt.
J. x. Harris A Co.
HAVING
just opened a shop, in Ihnr old
bimue«, on 3d street, between Mi
and hnson, Keokuk, Iowa, lespecttully
nourice that they are prepared to manufacture
the neatest nd et la^hioaabla Boots and
Shoes That oan be got up
Determine 1 not to be excelled by any man-
factui ers ia the West they solicit a share ef pub
lic patronage.
At we purchase direct fr"m the importers, oor
itock i» always oi the latest faahion and best
quality, and at the lowest figure*.
As we keep no Eastern or slop work on hand,
we wurranit al our ready made Boots and Shoes
of the same character as thoae made to order.
Call and leave your orders for a good fit. War
ranted to suit in every particular.
J. T. HARRIS 4 CO.
July 21, 1855. dy
JULY ARRIVAL I
E E I V E I S A Y
July 26th, 1855,
PER AMERICA.* EXPRESS,
90 pieces WihI i-quito Bobinett.
61 Pink do
25 white Ciape Shawls wiifc extra fcssvy
fringes.
40 pieces Bleached Cotton Drilling.
2) New York Mill* bleached Shirting.
20 K» and Yellow Flannel.
All of which will be sold very, low at 85.
Main Street. J. A. DUKKEE CO.
July 20, 1855. dtf
Great Barg ina can be had by ealling soon- I
v o e 4
July 18,1856.
IIIRIJI^ilO.1
COftKKlt I A $ V K K O Vf»
Bvrltpyton, Ji tca.
A
BRANCH ©f the Mercantile Cottage ol
Pi*nt.sj vaiiia—id o Dialed by tl I^efis
lature of that State with perpetual chaitcr.
TRtSTEES.
Hi.-» Excellency the Hon. Jamks TiirMANAN
Hon.
W »j. U'ilkins, (la'e Sent-tary at War
the Hon. Moses Hampton Hon. W H. Low
SV} Hok Chasles Naylos} and Gxw. J. K.
moorehead.
FACVI.TV.
A Noai.w I. lIowpf.N. late senior Professor of
Bonk Keepine and C' lnm-rcial J^ience in the
Mercantile C(ilUj«- ot Peuuavlvnnia.
t.ovm U.
S#'nd lor a Cirr»,lar by trait
Turlington. Jul 16. 18f[.
LiopNmo PODS.
Willi ftiiuU uud Fixlurn,
^yARRAM EDr.ot to i de For site br
SULLIVAN 4 COT
I tO Main titreety Meokalc.
July 17,1805.
to tub ciTZKBinrB of noira
HA
V I N n e i e i e i w i e i s o
in ttif Gas JriHing ilu«niea, w»* would
aasnre the public that all order* gn«n to ihem
will he executed a neat and wo kman-hke
mariner, aid that h«-y can rely 'iprjn lhe work
done by th-w. being ot the v.'ry bes: matenaf
A* It will be but a short time betore lhe gas
will be introluced, we would recommend to
those desirous ot l-ehtmg up at (lie tuue of lhe
completion of the work*, that they five •mme
d-ate or !er« for p.pe, fixtures, fcc.. o'herww#
many would be oelayea bevo/.J that lime, aa it
would impossible to
«ip(.|v
Cafl.irne,„»„d
b»n'1
reinoi.d the,r "Hat, C«i«, Bonnet and Hew Orleans Pioduae and Commission House
Mi I n' iy ErDporium'* to No. 89, Mam w Eli V'lLLE. UK AlM)Ki A. CD., G»ne
O ral Pro.I ice Comuunfion and Furwa-dirr
have the larjeit ttock of coods iu our buctness generally. Or.lo-s re«pectfully aoltc?
line ever brough to lhe We-iern country, and {ted, No 71 houpitoula* street
w ill enabled
to supply the wants of ang
Country Merchant in Iowa or elsewhere.
We wilj^iuve a stock of goods for the "retail
trale" which will b»- second to no ie in Chicago
or St. Louis in point of and '•quality.•*
fired Keduction in Trice ef Dress Goodi.
E i i e a e a v i- e a o i s a y I E u n e -i i i e a v e i s a y o e
J. will sell the balance of stock ot Tissues,! patner,hip under the nana of Cox & She!
twregpy, 1 tinted Jaconets tod other summer
Drees Goods bt less than co^t
1
Ve.tiaes, which he
up to order at the shortest notice, «nd in a etylr
riot to be nurfia»«ed. Also a o asioi'ment of
$amner Coats, Vesta, and Hh rt», a w avs on
July9, ISftb dly.
W**m
:S
Dalhoit, late Profea^or of Co»-
merriai ,„,] Ornammtal Pmnianship ir. the sait,*
institution.
CHAS. HEN. DARWIN member of tbeBarline
ton Bar—Professor of Mercantile Law
Th** Principal* design carrvine e»wt n erery
particufar that course of training for business i»
troduced and followed Dp (or vpwan's of fil'ren
yeara bv Mr. Di-»-r. the foundei of the Mcrcar,
tile Co ljgc ol PenaryIvanra, by which iho,
3,tH)0 merchants and Hcconutant* ha%e been qual
ified lor bu,ine»s. Jtistow regarded by b«si
i ness men aa the most Miemu^h
Saration
and
effective pre-
lor the accountant given in the Uni»ed
»ates. It comprehemla upward* ol 400 real
business tranaariions—illnstrafing mx differeiit
methods ot conducting books by double entr
about 300 commetcial rompulaliom., eaplainir.r
many businea- operations not found comm-r
arithmetics—a conipreheiiMvecourse of mvica'
tile penmanship—business fornix and buMne a
letters—daily lectures oa coiamereial law an«
comrr.ercia! »ci'jncei.
(T Book-keeping. Harr-er'n edrtioa, price
$1, 0, 'he m»st perfect e.d comprehonsitre in he
tngli'h laepuage. D.ijTs We-lern S'eamer#
Accountant, a perfect ays'em tor .uch ace*uala
»1
—To be bad at Corse»a Bookstore, Jefferson
8'reei
all «|,phr*tions
upon sh it notice. f, HEHK1C1L Jl CO
July 3, IW.
GAS mTVftBB.
THE
uii'leriigne aie piep«re.t to receive or
der* for fit'ji up »toi»v, offices and dwell
ing I ru*e«, •, ith pipe aui U,r $
prompt v ex citing the •am», a.id Kuarant«eiag
alMheir nc.k to b«- tight
All persons deirou of uatT g*», that hare
not been called up .n,
are
a4lr«*s with
u
requ* -t» rave their
ua. throujsjh
the Po«i
Office.
Or-lera executed tu the succession which
they are received.
July 3. SCOF1ELD BROTHER
HEW ARRANOEMGSl
1
THE
»ubec«ber woui r» the titisensef
K-okuk and vicieitj i»,«l be netiased
tbe Mock' in trade ot Ben f. Dodaon, at No b,
Third Stffet. wheie he has on hand a geoeral
assortmcr ol F"-bcIi and American Cloth*,
wi'l make
JAMES TYLER.
July 13,1855. d!l
i. soMtaviLtE. c. n. aaaoroas.
joHKaow aoftn
Merchants, New Orleans. Particular atten'ioa
paid to the purchase and iale o W'«»ern Pro
tincc. ANo, to the R*peiv ng ar.J }°orwar4iSMC
July 13, 18i dly
Johk Buaws, Wsi. Be^tcs».
Boras dt Kontgen,
I V o e s a e o e s
fflrwanling k tommiuion Mcrrhantk,
Liver Ke"K"e, Iowa.
Parasols! Parasofe!!
TtTST'received per American Express2('0 new
htyle Parasolv, which we ofjv-r f„r sale very
low.
July 16, 1855.
very
I K E E JL O.
DOEtTICXt' MEW BOOX»
XHr^ i» neither a history, romance, life drama,
A biography, autobiography, nor poa* mortem
exam mat ion, but a series of unpremeditated ex
travaganzas, »v ritteii without malic aforethought,
by the ingle hero thereof purely for hte own
gl Hification, and printed by the publisher for
hi* oi#« profit.
For aVe by T. CAVE A SOU,
July 18,1855.
MufiitM Laces.
NEW lot, choice quality. 10 4 and Jfi-4
Musquitoe Nets, just reeeived.
P. D. FOSTE*.
July 18,1855.
T. W. ALKXANDBR 4 C0.7
Forwarding and Commission Merchaate,
Freight A|«ati far
FEW YO&X CE5TEAL *AIL ROAD,
—AND—
Jhdkm Lak* Boat Lint, on Srit Canal
and Lakes,
1T0 SOUTH WATER ST««r»,
ewiTaAL Wiusr. CHICAGO ILfc
Libera) cash advance* on shipments or Pro*
duce or Merchandize, for sale in this market or
shipment to friends east.
Refer u
W Ewing k, Co St. Loui«, Mo.j SA W
Thaver, linrv, III. Gree*. & Stone, Musca
•ine. Iowa II Camr'bell. Co., Galena, 111
Langley & Ci., Rack Island, III Bark ley,
Thompson, A. Co., Davenport II Fofcter,
Beard?town. Ill.y Hon A Starne,riprrfieid, III
A A Reed, Ga'ehbnrj:, III W Gilman,
New York Fa*eitt Si Co., Philadelphia, Ps.|A
Gilbert, Cash'r Com. B'b, Chicago.
mare packagls ca*e e» t. w. a. & co.
July 17, 1*55. ditwly
CO-PARTISSRSBIP KOTICR.
ley, ir the purpjae of tranatcuiig a wbolVsak
Dry Goods business at No ys Main Street.
JA-.
r. cox.
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