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K K O K U K
MONDAY MORNINQ, OCT. 2$,
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE Cl*f.
Tat I'll* Moists VA U I V Wiuu ii i^uc-i from
this oiie« try Wednesday. has an extensive and in
erwwing dnmlation thr.mglmut the DesMoims Val
ley, as weV. as in the rest of the State and tbo Uni
ted States. unii aM a medium 4 advertising i* not
Mrjmwed. Subscription pric.1 ,f0 jer annum in
«iraa«c.
A Veiermiacd Spirit.
I
the lesson of humility under the heel of the
conqueror. For ourselves, we rejoice to see
among them n spirit of determination that
(uuu,
..p..-ray
"ror we have ull along desired to settle
upon some judicious and available policy,
and then put it through to the greatest extent,
and thouirh we did not consider this the best,
yet ns it is the course now adopted, we know
no such thing as fail. This is why we wish
ed to deliberate on this matter carefully* at
first, for in the event we are to fail and sub
mit, death is preferable to such a life, then
«hall we become rcekic-s, and swear never to
repent, that we shall either live or die in a
gloriously just cause, rather than live an en
Blavod people."
In another article, treating of the recent
''ruffian election," as it calls that appointed
by the Legislature, giving facts relative to
illegal votmg,—sueha*, for instance, the pol
ling of some 50U votes at Shawnee Mission,
where the census shows only about 50 legal
votes,—the free State savs
**No honorable, sensible and patriotic man,
could blame the people of the Territory if
thev should revolutionize and endeavor to
institute a government of their own, since
they can get no protection whatever from
the General Government at all. Wcareiiow
prepared for every thing that will relieve us
from the oppressed condition in which we are
placad by the Administration."
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against them, for thev have endured so much novelist. Her first brilliant success is so re- 5^,
and endured 80 quietly that those who wish
them all the suceesn they seek, have been led
to fear they were too craven and abject for
the great part in public affairs which haisfal- entitled.
lea to their lot
outraged and forbearing as thev, and we aljle writer, but that great labor and care are
must remember that our people have not been necessary, and that without them little can .«•
trained to th" spirit of tame submission to acct»mpiished. She has ever been an earnest
ble means if poBsiltK., but if otberwine,! It is nearly throe years pinee we liuv
through disorder and commotion and revolu-
to immediate admission into the L'nion as a i t.a »t
State, but as that now seems generally to be
assented to oy the Free State men, it saw:
thinu managed judiciously we
it ii" luture throw oil of our intluenco in
behalf of the movement, since it is the set
tled policy of the actual settlers, but upon
thut cotuiition, hinrever, that hi the ewrntire
Jail to arcmnplish the ind dnired at th com
ing ternon of Cotujrtxs, nnd that icr have
to submit to the prt.unt rottdilion of things,
that ire assume a defensive position, and
proceed lu exprl from the Territory all liov~
eminent officrrs who have been inlrurneutal
infonvn,' upon us the chains of oppression,
\r( k(''l vp our Slate t*oi'entment. i ",u around whom sad memories linger,
strain V To be true to the
Europ«"-«-Pru»i»eet( for tlie
Hcu»on.
irom Germany there are cuiilliciing ac
counts as to the state of the crops, some
•lating that the crop of rye, which is the
niont important crop in the German tates, is
middling, ami that of wheat is good, while
others represent a very considerable deficien
cy. Certainly the price of breadstuff's there
i» steadily advancing, and in some quarters
bread riots have occurred. We think it is
entirely safe to cns'i U that the crops of
food in Germany ar-: decidedly below an
average. Austria pecuis to have reaped
enough to supply her own wants, arid will not
bt compelled to import anything, though she
hax nothing to spare for her neighbors.—
France is short, and though th*' -Minister for
the interior speaks hopefully, yet th^y are
already importing
breadstuff's,
and base their
calculation- ior supj iies upon importations
from this country. England, according to
the London Kco7ittmist, hm a crop inferior
to that of last year, and decidedly below an
average. The countries bordering upon the
Mediterranean have long been in the habit of
drawing large annual supplies from the re
gion of the B.ack Jsea, and will need them
this year quite as much ns comnionlv, but
this resource is n
w cut
ara
Russis itself
e*«e«K, and #eer:
any extent in K
surplus of footl.
pri
B,
N« York
Art unl Lilirmiuri.
Autumn brings back to ue our Authors ag^L
Artists who have been wandering in tho cotfn-1
try, reeruiiing their health and energies, ari||
gathering fresh ideas for future works. Th
country ha# this season been so unusuallyI
iy sunsets of this reason would supply sub- y
tite last Free State papers from Kansae, of that tar-famed region. The veuerablej n the 21Uh of September some Russians
if they are indicative (as probably they are) President of the Academy, (Mr. Durand,) we cav\lky" wkh^a0loL ^OUkUlJrf ai^'iS
the spirit which prevails among the class- trust, will give us another whole year ef plea- prj8fltot.rs. French loss 6 killed and 27 wound*
es which they are supposed to represent, »ure, in another picture of our glorious ed.
show a growing determination and practical woods.
^ortschakofif reports that the third ineffeo
teuileucv whirli we art glail to observe. Thatj M«ny ot ,.„r aathor. have rir«dy turi movemont tod bm md. on hi. left
they tnay be goaded on to do indiscreet works annouueed among others, one by Mrs. oorreHpondent. of the London News
things, and may be more extreme and violent Ann 8. Stevens, who has long been a faith- says that the Russian* are making prcpnra
than were prudent and proper, is very possi- ful worker iu the literary field, but has not tioiw for the evacuation of the north side.
ble but as vet that charge
cannot be brought! appeared till receutlv in the character of ai ^"rtschakoff has published a hopetul ad-
and certainly something can to young authors. She is not one who deems of mortars at Sehastupol, preparatory to K
be pardoned to men who have been so deeply natural talent sufficient, alone, to form an i bombarding the Russian position on the
north
the authority of a foreign dictator in politi- laborer, and her surcess is apparent. or Odessa.
4j a affairs,-that thev have not been taught Mm.v other new work« of fiction are an-
ft .uuny omt-r nt w wor*. ntuun are au
they will l»„ their right.: that by peacea- thi dull Autumn mim wh»*arenenr at liaial. r.i,J'J,ro.vi,,!I,':.\"_fDr
I
anything new from liulwer, and right w»
tion, they will be free men,Sand vindicate the coino is the announcement of something from
1 ever/that the snow would compel the Ru»
prinoiples which from their cradles they hate hit, wr. Dickens and Thackeray are both *mt,s
...
rrom a lengthy article in the last/Ve* aides, we sadly need a genuine romance after marine losses in that part of the Baltic last
State, published at Lawrence, we make the "Hard Times" and the "Newcomes." Rul-1 ^40,000 tons.
following extract. That paper, with many wer is the oldest friend of this great triad, I'KNMARk:.
of the people favorable to Freedom, has and we are all inclined to cling to our early
doubted the policy of the movement looking days of romai Prince Ferdinand, uncle to tho King, hav- i
romatieo.
To return again to our writers at home.
We have reason to hope that our most bril
liant female author, both of prose and poet
ry, viz: Miss Alice Carey, will shortly fa\
the world with a new work.
Wc love her for the quiet home pictures
1 v criticising the melancholy that so often ap
peapR in Mis* Carey's Terse.
gain it.
off, and indeed South-
it
somewhat deficient, par­
ticularly in rye and oats. Spain has some
be the only district of
that ha# an available
1 -ffrms to argue in
evitably that before the season is over there
must be an active market and good prices for
the crop of this country. The deficiencies
abroad are not large, it is true, but they are
general, and in the aggregate must be siffi
ciently extensive to create a demand for the
entire surplus of the United States. We
eanuot anticipate exhorbitant price"*, yet
there is no doubt lAit the market will contin
ue |roe tuid liberal, at highly remunerativ
,. dresx to his soldiers, lie admits the Ion* of
Mr«. S. is an excellent example
8H't-
the highest merit of an an-
a sacrilege, for to her the Geniu* of Poiitrv,
who has long wandered amid
woods unheeded, has appeared and stoo a
Goddess confessed.
The west has given ti* much that is char
Intr
Car A contemporary publishes the follow-
hi1- musket at his enemy, when his lock w is
carried away by a ball. Undismayed, he
cautrht up the gun of a comrade just killed
by his side, and taking aim, a bullet entered
the barrel and twisted it around like a cork
acrew. Still undaunted, our hero immedi-
Foreign Wew*.
ARBIVAI Ol THE ATLATT1C
MO&L HGHTiNQ L\ THK IllMEA.
Hread«Mff« In Dcin«al
beautiful that we are sure that the Academy Atlantic arrived at iiall pant S o clock vailed.
next spring will 1.»e exceedingly bfilliant.— Otlv.
What exnui,«ite fancies will lurk in the glori- t"
ous landscapes of Crop^ey, ffir surely the love-S(*h«ltopol Was certainly to be blown up i committed to jail.
t"°
jects for less inmginative pencils than hi,.- j1 S^lXkoiPs mtttwts threatened bv larire TS
V»ortNctvakoff
t0 mot|
.. i*fci SECRET EXPKIUTION.
S lN 1 0
corn
iti_'in Literature may we not hope for still for account.
more V The boundless prairies and untrav- American stocks, yery trifling business,
ersed wood», the greater freedom froto con- Pr'c'"
ately kneeled down, uncrew-efl the whole look have been added to tha military force of Rus
from the twisted musket, screwed it on to 1 »ja.
the musket from w liicii the lock hud been A letter from St. Petersburg states thutj
torn, and blazed away at the enemy. the evening before the Emperor's departure
We don't wish to be understood as que*, i for the South a grand couucil was held, at
tioniug tinv reaminalilo acliiovemcnt uf uur
ri-vulutiouu'rv patriot*, ur ending imv Run. ttt^reatent energy.
*.
!.
fe
suit# just as well, we prefer not to believe i
this story,—all at once.
EFFECTS OR THE WAR. I n a military the outset of the war.
point of view the loss of the Crimea could In the British army Cyrus Cambermer, Earl
not be considered as likely tw weaken tho of Stafford, and Viscountllardiug were made
tti re­
How are the maritime Powers of Europe
fitted to engage in such a struggle't Already
—and the war has not lasted over a few
months—Great Britain finds that she needs
New York, Oct. 18.
Liverpool
,."ai*if
uieharde has beonsojouriung with the bard of forces of tho Allies from Kupatoria and
Idlewild, and will, wc hope, present u« sketch-1 Batlair.
A A
Becr
was threatenedbvltwge
pCr
(iav
ttS to ltH
for
t}1(,
cent that it must be fresh in every mind, and previous to the close of the seige, but says Having a jd«d Krcatly t« our facilities
predispose everv one to warmlv welcome the mi conclusion ''Sebastopol only enchained ing evtry «i«cic^ of
"Old Homestead," aa the forthcoming one
walls-
Tiji Allh
thirtr davs
We are now freeandanew!
11 4 1 war commences." •Ml|
war or»mtn('TiceM.**
Tiir Al lie.- have mounted a large number)
,,
have moauteA a
ittrtr« number
i
jjitk(l
Tl1*' ('ZHr
.wa8 .f
an
uounced, the authors of which are new to us. p{e
Wc only hope they may prove pleasant read- *»efeat of the TCrks at k vr*.
ling, for we need something cheering during: 1
he Russians had captured a Turkish con-
-..we hav rn Kars still held out, but its provisions are
i-
to
rotirc*
I
recruiting their energies for new works be- i,.ttcr
FROM T1IK BALTIC.
from Revt
.j
n2
she presents in her stories of rural life, and i France and liermanv
for the ioftv imagery and almost prophetic ^ai,k of hngland has still further ud
•. u v vanccd its rates of discount 5it per cent,
spirit of her poetrv. Not long since, au ar
tide appeared in Putnam^ Monthly, severe-
est
BRKADsTLVlS.
Livkrihiol, Oct. 6th.
But why a«k Bmwn, Shiplev & Co. report that the nual-'
1 i
1
i
should alter one note of her (A
12s: Jrt'estern Ganal flour, 4f«,-Us Ohio tbi* day dueulved by mutual e^em. All
tuneful lvrc, would be almost'deemed bv id Canadian 40//4o* lid white
40h
•vc'llow'
mixed, per iiuarter.
wandered amid our western) u.sn'.x mosev markkt.
Money has increased in demand and the
Bank h*as raised its rates of discount one
half per cent.
Consols leave off bTj for money, and 87J
I|,lln
pproach
'ull-
heart to heart, where all i« comparatively new count
and strange—all should tend to the develop- London iron market alack, demand for
ment of fresher, freer ideas than we w .-ar- ''l1'1
o n o n S a u a y n o o n o n s o s s o i
aut^
Staffordshire.
,i Liverpool Provision market—Pork, moder
led (lothamites can ever conceive of. ,i i i i»
ate request at the late high prices. Beef ao-
Anmk. tiye and nlmost cleared. Lard, no atock
quotations nominal. Baoon firm.
k
.. ,,
During the heat uf the battle at German- for the Crimea.
town, while the bullets fiew as hail-stones, Various Russian nnd Prussian accounts
one Baoheiew, (of Momnoth,) was leveling i state that the war is to be carried on with vig-
ADDITIONAL ll\ THE ATLANTIC.
We learn that the Ossar has left Nicholoff
Oi, and that the Crimea is to I e defended to
tho last extremity.
Gen. Minraioff, who ifl now in Asia, will
take the place of Gortschakoff, who is to be
coni" Minister of War.
Moscow advices state that 193,000 mon
il W!lH
picion upon their bravery. They did great tinople to Sept. 25th. Three thousand men
things, no doubt, and were as chock full of! of the Anglo-Turkish contingent force had I J)
bravery as as egg ia of meat but if it: ^or Valria to take up their winter quar-
ters.
tleciUetl to carry yn tlie watwith
I Accounts had been received from Constan-
Omar Pacha it» concentrating 50,000 uieu
near Chefkabb, apart of the frontier of A^ia,
which the Turks took from the Russians at
Empire very materially. ")u the contrary, I Field Marshals
Russia's greatest losses have been tho.se On order for reinforcements for the Crim
whieh she incurred in transporting men and i can army hud been published in Turin.
materials over the long wastes and bad reads The health uf the K.ing of Sardinia is im
which divided Russia proper from her last i proving.
acquisition from the Tartars. In narrowing i it in said communications are going on be
her frontier circle she concentrates hor I twoon Gortschakoff and Gen. I'eiiasier.—
strength, and presents fewer vulnerable 1 Nothing has transpired as to what they are y-^nt*v^ ,lAf
tioints toananemv. On the other hand, so I about.
1
long us the Russians are animated by the The Italians are trying to get up a general
spirit which fired the soldiers of Gortseha- ri»ing against Austria. Mazx
koff aud of -Todleben, it is idh' to dream of lin, and Kossuth have issue
undisputed conquest. Every inch „f ground I to all the suffering nationality to act togkh- for the fall an.l winter trade at a'fair pri^,
Won Will hr sodden with the blood of the er.
men killed in defending or attempting to re- «rrat Fire In Bloomlnffton l^t-1^'8tatesmun and Oiiuiawu Courier
Bi.oominotos, Thursday, (ct. 17.- A most!
OOMlMiTOS,
inferred from the silence of the Allied prints Morgan House—loss, ten thousand dollar
iL., i* ,, .»
destructive lire broke out iu this place about!
.. a. .i.•
MXty iinUious worth of the staples of life east side of Centre street, between Washing- tilil,''and one whitAin-Vf^rand''^ white "trij/or
irom ireigu countries, and France twenty, ton and Front streets, iu the block imuiedi- star it?forehead. s«id ndt is of g.K«l •iieand
to make up for the deficiency iu oue vear'a atelv south of the oublie suuare. and stiread gentle di»po-iuon. Who e\t* will return the same
will
U S O I U W U I V I U y
and the line harvests in the Principalities, an- the central Illinois Times printing office, hiss, jV''.and
ticipatcs no deficiency, needs no foreign aid. fifteen thousand dollars, and the Telegraph *ite
1 his constitutes u fearful inequality in the printing office—partly saved in a damaged _Mr Particular
ter than the iaat. Bouse fell with a tremendous craah, instant- Oct, 3? '5&~wl»
0 w ,n 1
work in a
fleet ga
|jej ,n
a
,.t expedition, supposed to be for Nicoioff
l*m
is8ued
encouraging addrts» to the Russian peo-
th"
son, and IOIki horses and 30 men.
Sa"U
nearly exhausted, it was anticipated, how-
imates the Russian
refused his m-mature,wasdismissed from do yn»r work w»H and faithfully
th- command of Zealand.
GRKECK.
A collision is anticipated between the Wcst
rn Powers and the king of Greece, on ac
unt of the latter's Russian proclivities,
M1SCK1.LAXKOI s.
The food question is still serious in.both
VNkinds
VKkh'IS.
kii.m^ \S llliain Green, a drayman who was
burieti beneath the immense pile of the ruins,
also severely injuring Samuel Fleming. Mer
chant, and Alexander Steele, a constable.—1 "Vy"11.01,
Faint hopes are entertained of the tecovery
of both.
The fire raged the greater partof the night
and the greatest disorder ana confusion pre-
[this a. St., with Liverpool dates to October Thfre were a great raanv persons arrested TlKr
,, ..
1
arn su u
MtMAwmttM V and we under- to make liberal advance*. Wo .shall pay special
it ill5 committed to jail. f,)l1 produce Is.th to and from the int.rior,aud to fill-
-Alliea and mutes were being sunk fori This morning, goods of every description ''',1K "nil
tllP
There were four or five thousand person*
on the ground during the continuance of the
fire. Loss estirar4 «1'",000.
an itnSiin:t .juantita of at-, Corn, and all
of produce WBUted iuiiuetliutely.
The hifcheM market prices will be paid for Wheat
and araii
™'h,tu7?[tthv
1 1
White 12{« l*2s 6d red lls'.idf 1 Tayb-r a Ab-K-e. in th- Pi«»w and basi-
4"S 6d("
,l,u'ttl'" r"nc"rn
4ls
c.
ventionumies, and the nearer approach of 8TiVaJ(7l fyr monet and ac- 1 China *eu, and o on, which be will Ladi«s pb-aj-e call an»l look vtr iny
V V K. ll nt
trouble to -L.'U goods. Jtoo't forp'l the
stand that ubout twenty-five persons were tent ion to receiving mid forwarding all k i
ii1- .f goods
PubJic,
wlunre.
I I I K I I K I N
esimig tnperiir iMiv&aiaftM over every other
1* re^rmu of country, wc an prepared to do
e e S v i e
Uiitii eau else: j..- u' uinu ubak
ing still farther exteu-ivt a'l iitiotis to our waternj.
eompri.«ing all the
l.ateat and in oat l'a«hiouablc Style*
of Job Ty|M'", Ornament!', ete., and «e uk it a« a fa
vor that peopii wishing work td tin* kiud would rx
amine prices and quality, aud^ we pledge oursol 1
e
tbat fur priei'S .-hall Ik. made at least
TWENTY PER CENT. LOWtH
I II i i,
in good faith offer to pxpcuU' it,
»ay. We invito competition, and defy it, and
Better & Cheaper than elsewhere.
FOR NOTHING
cm
Hrllic on your work, and if you do not find ms wil
Jin? to fulfill our fTer evecutin? work Ht
V™~ T*£Si'ri"
PJfcIK
frora
lll°
I S s O I I A I O K
300
MTV WANTED on the Locks and Dams at
lielfual aiul lowaville, ou tbe D--s Muiues
It.v.-r Impr \oiii. nt, Carpenters, Quarrymen and ba
.r- !•-. to whom the hi^he-t wag- will be paid.
En.|Uire at the work*.
PETTINUELLS & BURROW.*'.
K.-'huk. I"H:i,'»-t. L't* I *j.t. Contractor.
tO.OOO HI SIIKLK WHEAT,
ull kinds delivered af th» nwinntissioa show them to persons wauting the
tiw
,, Msm aiid Jwhniion litreou, Retikuk.
to ity ol the new wheat does not promise well, i
and the demand for old continues active at
full prices. Flour in better request. Indian rp m: arm-rsiui. h-n-t..tore -s im ,i.x b-tw«ea
net2*2 dAwtf W. A. 1'A ITERSOX (X»
Di««olutioit uf Furtnerkliip.
Oet. 2o. 1855. dAwtf R. F. ROB.
uekkv e. scuultk. rnwiN h. ot:A*rr.
Ht HOLTi: Ac fiRAKT,
PHU,A MARION CO.. TOW A.
I ANKERS, LAND AtlKNTS, and NOTARIES
1'lTJLlC. Ag''Ut« for fhe I'nitnd Slates Life Iu
suraiiCompany, Iowa State Fir Tu-ur.ii.
{•auy, Coop.-r* A Clark'.- Steam Engine Manufacto
ry. and ir all important agricultural intiehiiie-.
Editor- and Projirieior# ui h- WEEKLY 1'ELLA
AZETTE, Inde}s.'iideut iu Politi« and Religion—$2
jK-r^innum. Plain and'Fabey JOR PRIN'lERs.
net ly dwly
ITK WHEAT FLOi'ft.—A first rate article can
be had at KUHN A DOD.'ON.
jet I 'J
MnmicBl InvtrumenU.
^It'CH AS O ui lain. Violin.-, Hanjos, Accordeons,
I? Flut-», if.-. Piceloe^, Clarionets, 4*e. Alio,
lkw?, Striugs, and tii truuuiings to the Violin aud
Guitar, ean be had at
oeilitd CREIUIITOX A OHMER'S.
Johnson .-treet, Keokuk.
A Kare tianec to Make lonn
I^ORSALE,
On Main street, octlHihit*
QQl N I m.-iehants ea„ s^p:,. .1 w.th Boston,
S kLi Rut' and S*i atWii.-, iu quality
tt"'1
nine o'clock, last night. I 4k 1 0 ^^VAIl',-"
The lire originated iu the livery stable at- I re-iding near Faiunngton, Van Ruren Co.,
tached to the Slorgan House, situated on the
Si 11,11,111 tw
1
S"X*
0
coming struggle, and quite justifies the ap* condition—loss ubout two thousand dollars., and Forwarding bugnu-. s^18w
prehension that the AlSi*d triumph of Sebas-] In the stable of Morgan & Beudier, seven NoriCF.,
pi4 is only the beginning of a second act horses were burned. EFT in ft* ears .f the suhseribor !n February
of the war, niore bloody than the first: and! One man (name unknown) is reported to!-" '*-v J»»e MeMtiik-n, oi Mioi.oi Co., one
that the next year will" be more fruitful of have been burned in the livery stable. )x. Vnle,s the »wner «.mcs forward au.I pays
loans, popular liuffcring, and political disas- One of the large chimneys of the Morgan,
W.».II! xT s. Til ll.iHKIVit. It. ». HUHTO*.
Huston, Hawkins & Huston,
Su-1 o.- to V .'o m.-i
18 f,r
an^
und the
uoiiNinmon ujwtwaslartarcnea in ittrfft utret'ts, in «o confused and damaged a con- Ui«n. BUSTON, HAWKINS ATirSTON.
dition that the owners scarcely recognize
them
1 nnd
11
I^'d th- Mi.d Invlor,
who is aloue authoriewi to oll, i tbe d'htf due the
"Id firm. IIA W kl.V TA V l.KR.
.hi wm.mckfif:.
For Sttlr.
u I 1 1 1 1 A 1- u e n o e n- u a e o s e e i u i
IS in touuship 67. North of Rails'- If Wv.-t. in
Appau"oe eountv, Iowa. w. U watered. Ape v to
S'
Oct. 11—
D'
LUiYD 1. SLMP.M».\\
splendid
Uerl'o.'t o/Bo. Ki *ik. out. it'dtf
I'ASiCV GOODS AMU TOVH.
OREl:TOP. No. 7J. Main street, has just re
ceived a large and complete a^nrtm-nt of call *»d exaiaiiw »y stock, wiaci
Fancy Uoodj, Toys. Musical Instrument*. Sh««t trans, I thing in th
iSKll#
sell nt
WIIOLESALE AND RETAIL
cheap for ca.-h. C. ORERTOP.
Krokuk.'»et. ?0,
Cnriowities for tbo Little Folks.
V E Y i n a y o n e i i n k o o i e k e
i ht-ai't.- uf the little folk* can be had of C. Obcr
top. at the
0.t 2u. HlUN OF THE RIG FIDDLE.
TIlE lcTARLA^D IIOI KE,
FRONT FT. AIADIhiN. IOWA,
HAS
he 'ii enlarged an I thorouifhly renovsted,
ami is tnw a larg-' and eomuiodiou. ettablbih
ment. eonvenient to the .Meamboat lauding, and in
the very e.-litre of busin ss.
The undersigned ha furnished it throughout in
the very *t style, and triwts that a long experi
ence in the business will enable him to give general
*atiifaeti«tn.
Sept.
th* °®tie0
•OTICK»
s,r:,.v"1
from the »ub«eriber,
"'V
a
ft, l.S.'ii. ^1,
S'
e to maae i'lone)
\LE_, four giM«l horse- and harnos-.Klk
water curt- aud the entire hiuifle.-
with it low. for eash. 1
nine
eonneeted
For better information, apply toJ. Keppel.coin
of Exchange and seventh streets, or
0 get up a general equal to any maker's, at the lowest figures, at Ual- lw-k at s«»me ltKifing that has been done by oueof our
azzini, Ledrullol- b.wavV Maehiuv Craeker Rukery wa Johuson street, I We-tern meehauie.-. and tieeitie for yourself. A cpe
^d a joint Uiiitcal °pi,°,,'t' 'bv l'" otlit e, Keokuk. cirneii eun 1k seen ut tin new building of Col. Perry
Md I LOUIt Ci u -iiur bbis, wanted immediatolv. nnd will W Mttio sirwt, between Sth and '.Mh.
HlOBlO MtWfCWl-loontrafi for the fall and winter trade at a'fair i.riee. dtf FREDERICK AX36Q.
Ke.»kuk.o-t i, 'io-wism H. tJALLOW.-vy.
"'ll
TORAGE, oiwarding, sm.i ('ommi^tlwB
chants, general dealer* iu i'toUu^-, fiarrows
0rthar-os!'
ll'oi «anl
ural
between 8th aud yth, Keokuk,
k
a e n i o n i v e n to the Receiving
fi
ML
t)
\u: orocei --. commi-ion avd
Wc shall also do a Ucncrnl Commission hu*oiei-,
f'r
f11'' "ll
L"h
fnr
th™
a
«*ontimnii.^
liberality lately exiomlod to u*. Mcs.ts. Huh
t»n. Hawkins & Huston trt' jir^par'-d to a lar^v
bu-sint-M, wid fnwn tbvir exp^rienc. and ability, we
we cuntident will givt- mUrr catisfai'tntii.
in mt date Ludie a.- well a# iientlfcrnen with a z«4 i I
JFancy
UKCOtSV
of other?, wc hereby specifically
plateol Irefcb oy-Urt. W *d(.
ckkiwiiton aohmee,
"etr.-d hast on Street.
FBE!rii adh s.
JUST
received by ExpreM froiu New York city a
large a »»urtment of French andi»*«, such
lee Cream Drojm, jwoorted titt\ojfi,
Ssherry 1- d-i ,1.,
linru do d-.
Cordi.il d- di ii..
Metropoiiiaa Loiengri-, t.'onvereatioo l^nentci,
Paiutillier*, Ac.. Ac., at
HK1U1ITOX A OHMER'S
Conf.-et lonary und Ice Cream Hslonn.
We luean what w Juae 12, 1SS6.
I'am-y andie*.
l'ST received the larpe«t ami Ik*?i a?sortijai-nt
Candies ever h»f,.r,. offered in Keokuk
aifw a large assortment of Fruit#, Nut-. A.-., at
CUKK JITO.N A OKMKK'S.
April JO, 18« 5.-—(iff. hu-vii Street.
A K K S
all kind# can be ha 1 at
-e U-d!f
N
J' »W i« the ti
CREI ill »X A OHMER'8,
J'*hn»r»u Street,
f/ IHF.S.
r»e for yon to call and »eei»r» one «f
vs tbeu
niijrin? in pr'nK? from ^1 trvflrtft jM-r t?u.
my assortment may be uh tti. db-wii.j
pable,
Russian ^able,
iueen {jable,
5*l(rt»e .Martin,
Roek Martin,
'lu.taiu |lar..i),.
Fit eh,
libvek aud Bluet"ney,
White KrwiiM.
FurOauntlCt#.
Ladie? call and ex»m oe them. No troable to
"PSF
k"ldfc
merchandise and eountry pr.tduee. \S are preimred
a
branch of business, wr shall be alilc U civ* datirfne-
Wetako pleasure in n-eonimnnlinp our
t-
,f
""'rchaudise. From
v
SI*ANNL s A HAMILTON.
Octol»er 5. 1 -dJtwlm
It. r. SAltTI.MT. W. IHOOl'RT.
BAKTIJ-TT A flA?rr«I HT,
W. C. Funkhvufi.
fucrfsnor
k
«t.
T*iii: xoTici
4 NoTHER gr,-at anai of 1 ail Styles
l\. cent'* 11a!-. 1 iir M. i -km llau, tien:
soft Vfciiuexe Jlui -, all tbe laK-t -tvli ja»*
received, and fui .ai. btap at MI^LIxiVri
NKW Voiov HAT STORE,
Muiii. -.•ur. 3d si
$
Hobes, Fur Gauntlet/•. Swan* Down Vm„rin.# and
Went Fur Muffler. Eur tJl..*es. A. ..Ae e\vt
W
cull at tL
ft,-1 T1j', ,]
I
Tiie "Gate City Hat Store
f.
•eipt .f a lar"- -t ,.f II.h
Fur •roods. purtha*ed dir.-itlv „t the
ENTLEMEN 'S Collars, t.«lores, Cravate aud Far
tunnl- at trateCitv Hat Store.
Sept. ft, 18j5.—d S. F. VOORIIIEP A CO.
FI LL a.-:
A I LL t^sortnieiit of Vietorimi', Cuitfs and Furs i
Mia\ IngA Hair utting Extra.ordi
nary
HAMPOONING A0REEARLY PERFORMED.
The favorite Saloon of tieorge Cahu?, on M:ou
Street, below Purstms's l!ank, presents n w attrai.'
tioiii to the citizen.* of Keokuk. Having obtained
as.-i.-Umts in my busiuess ulterior t. uny ever before
employed iu this city, 1 invite the patronage of the
community, a.* I am rati-fi that I tun shave eb-ati
e i u a i o e a n s o e y a n j- i o n o n w i
more dexterity than any barber in the Stale of Iowa.
Competition ebnlbii*r-d OEOItOE CABl S.
August Is:..',.- lii,v»1 ui
1'AHTICriiAR A I I I:VTI«?Tl»AI 1 TO
UOOIIM..
MR.
C.OBERTOP,
EDITOR-sir: I «et in ytnir er that a cer
tain gentleman in the atovo trade has arrived
ia this eity and brought his mechanics from tlir east,
purporting to be far ahead of our Western mechanic-!.
Now I would say that the proof of the pudding is al*
ny-in chewing the string. 1 would invite y»u tw
1 CJUl
superb* to any
tock N"o
plaoB, bui i
NEW 1 oKK Ewe.mi M. 1
A. C. SllEUJOV,
Muiii
manufar-
qualitr
S».
tare# ami warranted ia tyle and
Alum Street. F. VOj
Sept.J, IS55.—d
"t.ale til) Uat »»tare."~
I A LAROE and ear«fnliv sele«.ted asitortnMQt of
.ZjL th«! latent style of fine Hats and Cai*. expret^lv
for theeity trade. S. F*. VOORUIjEJs A Cfj.
71,
MjRHlFACO.
Sept. 6, 1S55.—d
'At tbe tateTilj lliiTsfore."
A FINE lot of (Jentlein'lis' Walking Canes and
/\. inhiolluj.. S. F. YooKHIES A 00.
FREDERICK AX3QQ.
NtW LEATIIEH NTOBE.
Pikr, Fuller o.,
1
A I u I K S I
A I.'. I.o. I 1,-h ., -!, .. Foeling-, Machine
1 Relting, Ae., Smth side of Main street, hftw eea
F. urth and Fifth, in the store with B. A. William*,
Keokuk. Iowa. Cash advances made upon Commi-
sii :i
o-. t'a- !i pmd ir 21111
1
I I I s,')., \s (,:i)
TO WHOLESALE MERCHANTS.
spills is to en11 your attention to iny large stoek of
Huts, (all k Old.-. Caps un i Ed®, w inch I will
Sell
Ht ji lower
Having b.ugh
ufacturt-rs, I
]irice ih:in any Ii u.-.. in the West.—
lit ire stock direct from the mun
am tnabbsl to sell Twenty per cent.
Cheap than other establishments. Call and I will
satisfy you,
At the fine Fork Met Store, cot'. Afntn nnd Third Sit.
A.C.SHELDON'.
P. S.—Particular artenHmt pnidio etiuntry trd« rs.
All g.Ksls sold by us are guaranteed'^* ojieu precisely
as rejisestnted, and in nil ca-^ where they do not
they may be sent back at my e.^iense. A. C. S.
Oetol»t H, 185e w
Cranberries.
£MU1SU
CR.1N DEKIUES can be had at
KUHK DODSOX'S,
No t8, Johsuou at. octlO
Autumn Stock:
HAS
W
D. I O S
1 I K
i i I i a n
I O
n»w open fine stock ,,!
iciiti ,.k ,i in i.
Iii'ikuk,Sf|ii. 10. dAw
M^.hUllO^: J'i. H.-1- ininrui ihe 'LadlUi
that we have received the largert stock of cm
bn.idcn.«, fr»tn It o«'nt# to
IJliitk .-.ilk limp*, i* 11 mithread Liicin Latv.Jac
oni-tt and Swiw Odlart- Corivtf, HSWmriK, Moire An
tique and Kibbon Xriiuininpi, &r.. A..
l.ll .t,!...
ba^ejuHt ri ivwl our F»J1 of L*die«'
v
liret'
I"*1
hlJk
TaLiua's and
uleu of Urotha and I'laid
w'p'JTdiw \SOul»\VAlU A CX).
DKI^ TiaMMINOS.-fW Udk-. can be ,mt&
iu iliu line at
»m i^'T.iAw WOODWARD A t'O'H.
PLAIDS.—TU.**
beautiful Sertoli and f»rtan
a i e v e y v a i e y e a n n a
*i-"d.Vw WM^VVA1U)
/1ROCKKS AND '«»MMlSSioN MKIU'IIANTS, W,^i,^lVL^V~,':*,:3'-Var,,',y "f P1""^
u No. v. Main Keokuk. I»wa. netful!v I V.."- u• ju.t r^-iu-d at
Iowa. rft*]M-tfully
infurtu tli-'public that tlwy have f-»rui«sl u partner
ship for the purpose td carry inn on the alxne butin«s
in all it»* varioUM branebes. ila\iti^ pureha.-ed tb^
I entireUH*k of Family t»ro* rit* at the above xtand,
de«i)rn making ?U' ndilition th.-ivto. a^ (hall wake
it one of the tw^t^uiu b" of ihe kind in the Wed. am)
hoi*- by striet persvinal attention to merit a »bart of
public patronage. Charlie will wait with th" wagoa
KKADVau
A O'S.
ddwakd A O'tf.
MADK CUlflHNU.:- K^. rvthinr inibi.
hn. be bad at th. low.-t fifrur. t. at
WtXJDWAHD A W«.
U HfMl KS.
1,,Br
i n'.v
''J k.-l.tie—a fteHeaof Irieb
htonef fimi y\
1
a-usual. BARTLETT A 3IANCOUKT.
Del. 10, '55—Jtf
EW O V Stlit Diri'OT."
'Pill'. Ulid.TSijrii- 1 are It ei iiij( d.ulv, bv fiptvu,
1 fr.-sb lialtuiiori- %«t.-r*. wb.-b w%- off«r t. the
citi»» n- uf Keokuk and iciliiiy bv tb»- e*M ordofen.
We have al-o fitted up a Saluou, where we tmn a'- Sliili i ~a—c**¥
TO
Htorlet- awl i,d-. .. Kile by
J. T. \VK A SON.
R1ilhiKtrulud:
HAHD HI RDIft—A tale Aiabmna. fairly
by W. (lillmore Hitmnr. For rale bv
.. I- T. CAVE A SOX,
(V A tale of Uertrgia by"WTCfiii
V-a more Sitoni?.
#t f.-d
ai, tbf
,v 4
LAN'D.
Oct c.
J. the young, »», of the Jut.a. «f th.
British iiiid L'ibli Sx idf. hy
"V ''AVE A ON\
\foRNiN»ig wiiH of a ir.
It ual readme f»r tbe cl««ct and thr fuutiy.
1 i U i y -j n e o u v u i i i 4 i i
by tbe lat. Rtv. W m. Gay, ul Batb
I For.-«ie by ftp 1.. CAVE A isON.
rnilA« K ICR A VNe
i
i rnuirn uf
«aie !»v »ep.'lt
Auion
PAN
KM A I„
Raiiroiul,
N*"** Fsiprr HMMKIMK*.
1 n nnn
abivc
g«j4r. Call
i*t the Xt w Y'liu SriHt,
A.C. SHKLDON.
Ma m, eorie.-r'd
n,-w
uf
AND deakr in eve
ry description of
Daguerreotype «.
has ruocived this
direct from the mi :.
Iaeturt'n a lari'. i».
r,'t ,.v
Jl. \. expressly lor the Ladies, just received at the Cas«--s. of all si*es and styles, which v.II l**old
Crate City Hat toro, N". 71, Main Street. jcheaperthan ever lefore ofleri-d in I bin market,
&<pi. «i. I Sj5 -d S. F. )RH lEg A 00, either to Artists or filled with life-like tuiiiiat«Tes.
Taaay (.entleiuaa Call and *ee thetu at the tsky-Laght Rooms, S6
\lLrISHlN(}a new llat we have jn-t received per a'.'.T"".'"'?!-* i«- a
*V Express 12 dozen Soft lint''of Superior qual-j .t-"
ity at the "Oreat Western Einpornm," Duurksn^ ^i«lrl,lcbt and Mtr-Llcht
I). F. ill Ml'llREY AliAUE. i |^|A«.l EKREAN OALLERY-
August 11, 1S55. xJ Hu» ing entered i ii to
ariangt
3
For »ale by
J. T.CAYE k WN.
r«v«k*i»nw mI Ifkni-
cian wile. Fur sale bjr
J. T. IVK A FUN.
Ul»* and Wold ur two in Viet-ria,
w.ib viMte U Sydney and Vande.taan's Land:
»y W ui. lli»*itt. Furaaieby
by
1
h^:
J. 1. CAVE A fcOJf.
AH11 A'.d 1 w reimuinU of r««jrd tuoeh
tne Ofktrevi hvth fcy Iir. Doran.
J- I- CAVE A HON.
^PilE Favorite Authored the Smth.
A A new N. l,v tio- Author .f ••Alon^"
Tbe "lliil'liji I'nili/'a note! by Mitt ion Harland,
Ttio»». wht' ba\e 11 «*d it pr^nouue. it ruprrior to
"Alutiii. It it a ware finished production, yet re
tatnin^ nil the path.^ and naturaln.-^- '-r tbe f'"~tuer
uue. For «tie by CAVE A sOX.
'P'". AN ii fTORV—A iiarrativ« for
tt ork, ••The N we me*,"
nwat mrfiecubte familt. fur
CAVE*HOSf.
fT^HE K .» ol Joanna *W«ndu* si.d Jean
J. ui*. with a i«.-l.ti'ii fr"m the best Ancient aad
Mf»deni Authors. For 8ale by
«T,2w CAVE
4'
!«»N.
An AtV'Unt "«f the Puuama
,.{
tbe CiUe* oi Paitaina and A-pui-
wal. with Sk.t!t lies ot Life and ue httf
bus. by Robert i ouiex. #r Mt.t lr
\VE#-MO!f.
*n,i anti/nl Paper llaee
rr- h.M. -uitahl. f.,r1'arlor*,
tianitx r-. Dinirig mid Drawing llo .ro".
Raper hung in tlie tuos «tip rior manner. 'Orders
prouip lN ••xirnte'l. J. T. CAVE A f*»N.
Mam l» t. A 4th oeilfi |2m.
rri ii t.uU jr«
kkvlifltt na|ui
w hi E 1.1.
L'a^'Xi.rr-.au ,\t
»at, would r«
Ijr annouucv i.i (ht
habitant-
Keokuk #.
M»d \i«it»i-v, that to-
J| KT RECEIVED, is pre|*r«.d lu Ukt hketie«»e* of all wl,.. uiav (jive
fRFXT fr.m New York. th. i«n?t*t and awrt
hllu
t.«-b »f Ladie' Faney' Kuts. r«ncv
'''^L
,B
tar*v
P*r*«*' »ana«r. havitiK
tbe only l'Kb« by wbidi a blue ey-
h' **d
1
wtll*r
brought t" the W.-t. 1 iluiJI "{frr (irtat ItntuxrmmlM i I r*' i«m n the art ,»,-r f. en year-, he flatters
!o •'IIuho ir,tut anything th* ti'jovr tmr, and wi 11 hiinwif that In- can nuit the inoj' fa^udtous. Pie
sell seic uf Vietonin ehi «p than the -ame artu-b ®nd 1 'rswing? copwd Ijtitubi &ps ami pic
can be Irnujrht in .r. |4uis. AU 1 a*k i« for you f.i Li!r,r!i "f ,h*
fw *u}*rior to all
Mits fvr Dagoerrr«.ty pioj? also, b*%inK an
f*r
»ik«-n at short notice.
flit ttj» til .-very variety uf style, r*gttr4l«s*
of the w. a'.her, a«d sstiafaotioA is all 1-a.^s guaran
teed.
June 22,1-55.- 4
THE LOt K*"* Mini.04*11.
(in *n»reii the Indies' wsvr f.»r fs-arls,
To iie'-k your bigb tM.ni matdi n
Or4»s: •ro)eot»da\- diamond sand.-,
Wiiti pr*e l--. ir-tt-u'. )at. n.
Oo giuber Myrrh and Fr.inkitieeQSt
And Arabia.it »p,x^.
And lu- Ur round your "beart'e delight"
Lovt, s Wildest of de* loes—•
I'll give to her whotu I adore,
Ry far an off'rmg rieher-—
My face, all dienred iu lover's smiles,
In bneil's fair Sky h^.t Pie'or®.
Bt-Kix's i»a! h-ry, MamStreet.
W. HI l-I V
A 0 E It E
Papier Aliu-hie. Kossuth and Ijunlsaape
menu with the patents- ib
justly c. I iirated imiiution Papic:t
Macht Frames, to which have been
HwA-ded the first premiums of several o
State Fair^ and also a gold metial at'. U ..i|.|'»
Fair, recently h«!d iu New York City, 1 am now pre
pared to g.-t up miniaturei- which, forfaithfnines of
execution. Uauty and richness of ume, the durabili
ty and finish of workmanship, challenges the adrni
ration oj the lover of th. beautiful in nature and art,
and cau.-es him to est laim ah ud--"Third street is
the place to get lif—like miniature? taken." As I
am the only Artist of whom wuoh frames can be pur
chased, 1 Would spet tfuily solicit all Western art
ists t. mi inspect i• rs .f the sun.-.
1 would also invito iheir attention to one of
the largest and un^t complete assortments of Da
gueri'.t.tiK- stot k and apparatus to be found in the
We»tm untry. EMERSON, Artia|.
Ualierv. No. :i Third Street. tep I'ft.'d
Mississippi Vailey Nurseries,
k i o k u k I o w a
Oal. re solicited for any
d. .-oription I Fruit and
Oinauii ntal Trees, 0rajxj
Vines, lbstes, Sbrutu*,
Flowering Plants. Bulbs,
Ac., which will be furnish
ed at Eastern catalogue
prices.
Also Seedling Stocks to
the trade. Any article in
our line may be had in
time for fall planting,
which is (h-cidedly prefer
able, by sending in your
orders immediately.
Now is the proper time for planting out your
Strawberry Reds We have the liovey, Hudson,
Pine Ap(le, MeAvoy's Sujierior, Rurr's New Pine
and entity's Seediing for sale.
Nursery grounds three urlhsof a mile west of
theeity limitn, on the Bluff'-Ferry Road" to tbs
ltes Mouuh. HLBRELL A HILTON,
sept 18 1R 5 dAw
II
I^M IIAMrE AGEUTCY*
ARl'FORD FIRE 1NCR\NCE COMPANY.
Airs a I.nsc itAXct: Comcaxv, or Uautfurd.
STAK iNSfUAKt K COMI'A.W 0 iSN.sBHiH, X. Y.
Fire Insuriuiet. and Insurance against the dangers
of In.and Navigation effected iu tha above sound
Companies by the umiei-igned.
Lives Insured, at lowest rates, in the Life Depart
ment of the xtna Insurance Co.
Oct 5-dlm WM. W. BELKNAP, Agent.