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The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald PUBLISHED KVEhf THURSDAY BY LKHiIITON m:i:i>iiam H. C. W. H. Nw4lww. ukfK’e oi.c door wm( of Post Office. TE?w!t"S.--$2.00 a Year in Advance. oiiUKCif uiiiKrroHi. UNIV ERB.VLIST SOClETY.—Servlcee every Sunday «' t«4 «• m , i“‘d 7 l»- «i- Sabbath *choo] at 3 i>. in. Kev. VV. W. Clayton, pastor. al. K. OUUKCII—Hev.J. W. McDonald, Pastor, Services at 10)* a. in., and 7 p. m. Sunday School. 2p. m. Prayer meetings, Thursday eve uiuits. SIMPSON CHARGE—(M. E.) Rev. B. Mark, Pastor. Service* at 10(4 a. ra., and 7 p. ru. Sun day Scfccol at 2 u. in. EPISCOPAL. CHURCH.—Services every Sun day, at 10(4 a. m., and 7(4 p. m. Sunday School immediately after e orning Service. Services Thursday evening. *1 ...mas B. Kemp, Pastor. FIRST PHKSBYTEKIAN CHURCH.—Rev. S. C. McCune, Pastor. Services at 10(4 a. m. and 7:45 j>. m. Sunduy School, oa. m. Prayer meetings, Thursday evenings. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—Rev. G. D. A. Hcbard.Pastor. Services at 10(4 *• >n. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 12(4 p. m. Prayer meetings, Thursday evenings. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.— Rev. \V. M. M. tcalf. Services on Sabbath at 10(4 a. m i’- . |t. m Sabbath Schoo!0(4 a. m. Prayer raeetitu Wednesday evoniug. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Elder B. W. -lohurou. Pastor. Services at 10(4 a. m. and *!». m. Sunday School SI wm. Prayer meeting, "hursday evening. BAPTIST CHURCH.—Rev. J. F. Childs, Pas tor. Services at 10(4 a. m., and 7(4 p. m. Sttn d tv School t»a. m. Prayer meeting, Thursday even ings. V P. CHURCH.—Rev. R. A. McAyael, Pa.-t-.ir. Services 10*4 a. in. and 7p. m.* Sunday School «(4 a. in Prayer meeting, Thursday even in:r*. at 7 p. tn. SECOND M. B. CHURCH (Colored).—Rev. E. D. olinson. Pastor. Services every Sabbath at 10(4 a. m. Sunday School at 3(4 P- ui. FRIENDS MEETING.—Corner of Monroe and High streets. t»n Ist and 4th days ol theweek, at 10 a. in.: on Ist day at" p. in. Sabbath School im mediate! v after services on Ist day morning. CENTRAL R. TIME-TABLE Arrives U3O p. m Leaves &W p - *• Leaves Chicago ....9, P. M. Arrives at Oskaloosa L3O P- Leaves Oskaloosa. 8:10 p - Arrives at Chicago T:-’#) x. a. D. V. R. R. TIME TABLE. OSKALOOSA —GOING EAST. No. 4, 11:18 *• m - No. 4. Pacific Express, P- m - No. t». Freight,* P- m - No. 8, Freight, 7:15 a.m. GOING WEST. No. 7. Freight, 4:15 p. m. No. 5. Freight, A lll a - m - No. 3, l’acitie Express 7:30 p. m. No. 1. Mail in On and after Monday, May 30 , 1870. MX 11 ASK A LODGE, NO. 16. I. O. O. F. REGULAR MEETING. SATURDAY Evening of each week. Brethren visiting the city are Invited to ni'-et with us. HAM. DUKE, N. G., ■J.’.Mtj jigAN, Secretary. M HOUSE Y. L. DOWNING A- CO., Oskaloosa,lowa, j 5 vUWNING A McMULLIN, A Co., j / CITY lIVFRY AND BUS LINE. Oskaloosa, lowa. \\T W. HASKELL. W . ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oskaloosa, lowa. office up stair# in the Old Court House, north •.vest comer of Public Square. n4O-t! \M CASSIDAY. . ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. «, l nion Block, •i p stair#, Oskaloosa. lowa. nStf. MT. WILLIAMS, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, and No'ary Pub lic oskaloosa, lowa. Office iu Street's Block, rooia recently occupied by County Judge. .‘l7 | if A J. ALDER, 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW, lowa City, lowa. (Successor to Judge W E Miller,) nlti-tf « . 11 C. HI NTSXAN. I) EXAMINER FOR PENSIONS. SPECIAL attention i»aid to Surgery. Otllce N. E. Corner of Square. 8-2 m ? \ A. HURST, t/. PHYSICIAN ANI)SURGEON,OskaIoosa, I-iivu. »‘dice at lleutou's Drug Store. Residence on Harrison #:.eet, opposite U. P. church. u 29 DR. D. A. HOFFMAN, pay -SICIAN AND SURGEON, Oskaloosa, lowa. Office o\er N. Dodge’# Boot and Shoe a tore. Residence on Main street, three blocics east of the public square. n2l Dl{. B. F. McMILLEN. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Oekalooea, low.:. Office in I'uion Block, North Side of Public Square. RESIDENCE—South East corner of Lafayette and south Street#. ndbtf. Dif. War. L. McCALLISTEK. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ha* re in.>\ dfroin Union Mill# to NewShaiou, where lie will practice hi# profee#ion. n9m3 n >1 DAVENPORT. 1' , ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oskaloosa, lowa. office, in Knowltou's Block, in the room for merly occupied hvcouuty Auditor. nbyl . 1# TON M< MILLAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 0#k»loo#a, lowa. Ofi’ici. in Uniou Block, in the office recently occupied by Mayor Loughiidge. nil UW. HUNT, . NOTARY PUBLIC, Hill attend to con veyancing .-.lid wilting contract# with neatness and accuracy. Office with n-» i Cook & Hunt. Z T FISHER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. U#kaloo#a, lowa. Hu#:tier-# attended to in the Supreme and inferi • r court# oi the State. Special attention given to the collection of claim#. Office in Street’# block, w j?t Mde oi the #quare. n2l Ut'j. W. LAFFKKTr. J. KEt.LV JOHNSON. I AFFEKTY A JOHNSON. JU ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Oskaloosa. lowa. Office iu Union Block, North aide of the Pub lic Square, up stairs. 47 W. H. SEKVKCM. *■ *■ CUTTB. rz LEVERS A CUTTS. O A iTOKNKYS AT LAW, o#kaloo#a, lowa, ottiee in Union Block, in room recently occupied by Seever# A William#. n *l .lOUN p. LACET. W. E. BHEPHEKD. f Ai'LY X SIIEFIIERD, 1 j ATTORNEYS AT LAW, and GO\ ERN MENT CLAIM AGENTS. Prompt attention given to collection#. Probate bu#iue## will re ceive careful attention, Bu#iue## attended to in it,-- I .S. and State Court#. Office over the Fir#t National Bank, Oskaloosa, lowa. 21 I A LtiIUOKIUM. JAS UHI.NEUAUT, S. P. Ct ROOK HAM A RUIN EH ART. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will give prompt attention to all Legal Busi ii*-## iutru#ted to their rare. Strict attention given to Collection#. Office immediately over the ‘•First National Bank,” O«ka'oo#a lowa. n2l , k T. PALMER, M. D. \ HOMCEPATIIIST. Having permanently located in o#kaloo#a. tender# hi# professional service# to the public, Call# from the city or - ountry promptly attended to. Office, up stair# over J. M. Moorehead's store. Residence second door east of Presbyterian church. Office hour# Tumi 7*4 to h y t a. in., and from 1214 to 2 p. m.— Particular attention given to chronic disease# and disease# of women and children. n2l. nit. B K. THOMAS. SW£DWH MoVriVKNT-Cl HE I‘HUH US AND iai.:.'T will iriat chronic diseases only ( weak ig*. dyspepsia, pilei and »ervf debility re eeivi- .pecul attention!. Office and treating room in Gymnasium Hall, Street'* block, third floor, wotVide public square, Oskaloosa. lowa. Office om 7 to 10a. ■ and from 1 to S p. m., except Thursday* p. m. | I'M' ESTABLISHED. •) PIoNEKK TELEGRAPH INSTITUTE in tiie city ofOrkaloosa. lowa, aflording a rare op portunity to young ladies and yonii* men to learn thin desirable, honorable und attractive art. both a* a profession and an accomplishment. Circulani sent free on application. Apply to ntstf. NAPIER Jt FORREST, Prep'*. It D.SON & HAYWOOD, HOUSE MOVERS. jj To those who have poor houses or those who have not anv. The undersigned are now pre pared to move or raise old houses for poor peo ple cheaper th «n the cheapest, aud will give good istaction. All work warranted. EDS ON it HAYWOOD. r\R M. L. JACKSON, IJ Surgeon Dentist. Office West Side of the Public flaws, over Nitrous Oxide Gas ad ministered in the exjrac- CUTY MANSION HOUSE. / CORNER OK HIGH AND DEPOT STS., Jeltalooea, lowa. J. THOMAS, Proprietor. Tai ’Bus leaves for each and every train. ai*o in connection with the house, a large and sontinodiouN Livery and Feed Stable. nil O U. CHAPMAN, WATCHMAKER JEWELER. South Side Public Square, Oskaloosa. lowa, tOtf. MKN. TOILIITSOKA €O. millinery and fancy goods, make Dresses, and everything else generally made in a MILLINERS AND DRESS MAKERS SHOP, I'UT UP SWITCHES, CUHLB, AC., North east corner Public Square, OSKALOOB / : : IOWA. I«HX W. LACKT. WM. S. BHKPHBKD. LACEY * SHEPHERD** |AND AGENCY. We have on our hooka a large number FARMS, AND HOUSES IN TOWN. AJao many thousand acres of WILD LAND. It yoafcsve Real Estate to sell, or wish to bay, S 1 ** “•aeall. Wo pay taxes la any part of the State. < onveyanrintr done. n*l The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald. Volume 21. Number 16 \\ r C. 6ARRETSON, e -N WA TCH-MAKSR , And dealer in li \ WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY\ North Market Street, opposite City Hall Oska loosa. n2l. Cook, Thomas & Co., (Successors to W. S. Edgar & Co. Manufacturers of WatroiiM, Plows, land oilier Agricultural linplemcntN. XVe do repairing of all kinds in our line. Also Horse-Shoeing as cheap as any place in tow’n. All work warranted. SHOP -North of Sheridan House, Oskaloosa, lowa. nl3. CITY PAINT SHOP, [ S. PERRY, Has fitted up the shop formerly occupied by George Acomb, a few doors south of the south west corner of the square, and is prepared to exe cute all kinds of HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING. URAININO AND PAPER-UANOJNO, In first-class style, on short notice and tne most reasonable terms. n2l J. V. HARRINGTON, Oskaloosa Foundry —AND— STOVE SHOP. West High Street, uuar Seibel’s mill. n2y2l Oskaloosa, lowa. Paint Store. 2d door West of Font Olfise DUMONT & SON, HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS, DKALKUB IN White Leads, Oils, Varnishes Glass, Painter's and Artist's Material. n24tf Robeson & Leisenrii, DEALERS IN HIDES, PELTS AND TALLOW. Are paying the HIGHEST MARKET price in Cash for Hide#, Pelt#, Tallow, Flint, Heeaivaz, It Mgs, I'entliers, Ac., Ac. Store fi doore North of N. W. corner of Square. n42—tf. WARRINGTON lias removed his PICTURE GALLERY To Ilia NKW ROOMS WEST OF THE Sill IKK. on H Kill STREET, and ha# ha# the Best Light inthe City. Ail style# ol picture# made on reasonable term# and good work guaranteed in all cases. A. IV. WARRINGTON, Pf/togra/ther. WESTERN Real .Estate Agency. OSKAI.O OS A, 10 WA. E. V. BA I 'EXPORT, MANAGER. Person# desiring to BUY or SELL Real Estate, cannot do better than apply to this Agency. It has a large list of Real Estate upon ! *s books, and is increasing it almost daily. Real Estate in Os kaloosa is made a speciality. Information con cerning Real Estate in Mahaska, or adjoining counties, or city property in Oskaloosa. can be ob tained by letter addressed to F. M. Davenport, Western Real Estate Agency, Oskaloosa, lowa, or by calling at the office of F. M. Davenport, Knowl ton’s Block, South side Public Square, Oskaloo sa, lowa. All letters of inquiry promptly an wered nsotf Cigar Manufactory. [desire to say to lover# o f GOOD CIGARS, that I keep constantly on hand, of my own MANUFACTURE, A supply of all the grade# in market, and at a# fair price# a# can be afforded in the city. I buy my tobacco in Eastern market# and am ready at all times to vouch for its quality. De: 'ers supplied at. WHOLESALE RATES. I have an immense stock of PIPES OF EVER Y OKSCKIPTIO CIGAIt HOLDERS, • TOBACCO POUCHES, BOXES, &c. Call and examine my stock, east side public square, 2d door south of Madison House, Oska loosa lowa. 21 FRED. BECKMAN. IT IS A FACT. YOU CAN GET AT TIIE STEAM BAKERY, SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUAHE, THE BEST Bread, Pies, * l akes, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Lemons, Orange s Apples, Dates, Fu/s, Oysters, Saraines, all kinds of Canned Fruit, Good Fresh Crackers. MEALS AT ALL lIOUR7. fo AI RES A TUB WON'. Ittalm Pjiii Hill. Corner of High and Madison Sts., OSKALOOSA. - - IOWA. 11. Snyder <fc Co, MANUFACTURERS OF SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, WINDOW AND DOORFRAMES, MOULDINGS, &e., Planing, re sawing, scroll-sawing, etc., done on short netice. Ail orders will receive prompt attention. Job work done to order. Corn-shelling done at all times. n22tf CAPITAL STOCK *5,000,000 00. CAPITAL *1,000,000 00. Great Western Fire Insurance Co., CHICAGO. Office corner LaSalle and Madison Sts. GEN. H. L. STEWART, President. R J. WATERS. Vice Prenident. JACOB R SHIPHERD, Treasurer. C. D. HOOKER, Secretary. GADD & TEAGARDEN, Agents, N. E. Cor. Pub. Square, Oskaloosa, lowa. Statement. W! BSslStffiSKf-“s:r-:::. ’«■» * ! NATIVE LUMBER Any kind of native lumber desired may be had of the undersigned, at their mill two miles south of town, near the Eddyville road. nlO 2m BALL BROS 1~ T*FEW WAGON, SMITH, AND PAINT SHOP. Fibst Door East of Lauck’s Bakery. The nderslgned would invite bis old customers and the public to his new shop for Wagons, Plows and repairing, horse shoeing and everything in ou r Hne. J. p. Cowan- State Insurance Company, VI LA MALLE STIIEF CHICAGO Capitol, July Ist, 187(1 Surplus, Total Asset*, Safely invested in Government Bonds, aud oth er first securities. R. B. Mason, Prest. Geo. C. Smith, Tress C. M. Smith, Vice Pres. Koht. Green. Sec. G. W, McMcuix, Supt. Agoncies. CSADD A TKAGABDKN, - - Agents, North East Corner Public Square. OSKALOOSA, IOWA. G. W. LAFFERTY, J. KELLY JOHNSON, Attorney at Law Attorney at Law, and and Notary Public, Notary Public, Oskaloosa. lowa. Oskaloosa, lowa. LAFFERTY & JOHNSON, Real Estate Agents Will ouy and sell Real Estate on commission, examine titles, aud do Conveyancing of every de scription. We already have a good assortment of City aud country property on our hooks, but desire to increase our list, and to this end request those having property for sale to give us a call. Office in Union Block, over M Wilson’s store. OSKALOOSA, - - IOWA. Geo. W. Lafterty of the above firm, and late o the firm of Needham A Lafferty, is also an author lzed a<rentfor the collection of Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, Ac. From his long experiance in this business he can confidently say to those desiring his services that their business will be promptly and carefully attended to. Semi-annual payments of l-elisions also collect ed. nib Western Insurance For Western lea! The Great Fire-Prompt Pay- ment of Loss. We have received from the Republic Insurance Company of Chicago thirty thousand dollar# (S3O -in cash, being in full for our claim, without the customary discount, which would have been SSOO. The Company issue# a cash policy, having no time clause, amt it# superior value is aptly il lustrated in our case. We are also happy to add, that the Company had slo.ooore-insurance, mak ing the netlossto them $20,000. JOHN V. FAR WELL & Co Chicaj*o, Sept - 20, ls7o. CAPITAL OF THE COMPASIEfi. Republic of Chica*’"'.. 000,000.00 Andes of Cincinnati, O. 1,000,000.00 St. Paul fire A marine. 1,000,000.00 Sangamo of Sprin’ficld. 286.390.00 Davenport Fire Ins Co. 120,000.00 Commercial of Chicago. 403,282 9l Home Insurance Co.. 116,000.00 W. W. HASKELL, Agent for Western Companies, only Oskaloosa Bakery. South-east corner oi the Public Square B. e. MUCK, Successor to MARTENSTEIN & CO., Keep touNluiitly on Hund, Fresh Bread, PIES. CAKES, CRACKERS. And everything usually kept in a first-class Ba kery establishment. MAHASKA COUNTY Lumber Yard. The undersigned, having located permanently in Oskaloosa, bees leave to invite the attention of the public t<* his stock of Lumber, consisting of a general assortment of BUILDING MATERIAL, Including TIMBERS, SHINGLES, LATH, DOORS, SASH. SPOUTING PICKETS, FENCING, SASH, <fcc., Ac. >ly arrangement* with S. Atler’s extensive mills at Stillwater. Minn., and Ft Madison, lowa, gives me ample facilities to fill any and -'1 orders for . MJTBBKIS & TIifIBEKM, j ou short notice. Office and yard on the ground formerly occupied by Williams & Bee^e. D. H, LaSUER. Oskaloosa. lowa, March 25, 18fi9, n*2Bt W. Burnside & Co., CENTRAL IOWA Real Estate Agency, AND DBAI.KKS IN WESTERN LANDS. Office In County Recorder’s Office, Oskaloosa, .... - lowa We have the only Set of Abstracts far Mahaska Co., and are prepared to furnish Abstracts of Title to any Land or City Property in the Co. Special attention given to paying Taxes in this State. n 8 tf MILLER, MONSELL It Go. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, ALSO U ndertakers. Wood and Metalic Burial Cases and Casket#, CONSTANTLY ON HAND. (SF“Oppo«ite Post Office, Oskaloosa, lowa, al n-ffitf. -THE OSKALOOSA Coal Laid & Oil Company, OF COLORADO. Office, No6,(up stairs,) Union Block, Oskaloosa, lowa. SAMUEL INGELS, of Oskaloosa Coal Co., lowa JAS. A. YOUNG,Treasurer Mahaska County. J. G. JONES, fix. President of lowa Coal Co. JOHN BURDESS. of Oskaloosa Coal Co.. lowa S. H. JONES, Banker, Burlington. lowa. C. P. ELDER. Merchant, Denver, Colorado. A. M. CAaSIDAY. SAMUEL INGELS, Oskaloosa. lowa, President - S. 11. JONES Burlington, lowa. Vice President. JAS. A. YOUNG, Oskaloosa. lowa, Treasurer, J. G. JONES, Oskaloosa Junction, Secretary. JOHN BURDESS, “ “ Mining Supt. The above company is organized under the General Incorporation Laws of the State of lowa, and is organized upon thirty four hundred acres of coal land, in Fremont county, Colorado, which was purchased by the Company, after the same was carefully inspected by Samuel Ingels, J. G. Jones and John Bttrdess, all being now largely in teres ted in coal mining in the Des Moines Valley. The company calls the attention of the coal men of lowa to this enterprise as one eminently wor thy of their attention. For Prospectus of Com pauy and detailed particulars call at the office of the company. No. 0, Union Block, or address the Secretary, or any Director of the company at Os kaloosa, lowa. It is but proper to state in this connection that it is the intention of the Compa ny to prosecute extensive coal mining on these lands, with a view to supplying the Plains along the line of the Kansas Pacific Railway, which is destitute of timber and coal until reached at this company’s lands. See Prospectus for particulars. n 7 f 251,332.60 2ti. 830.80 $278,189,30 THE FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE, Noted for its beautiful Style, Simple Mechan ism, Easy quiet Motion, Wide Range of Splendid Work. Without any opportunity of gurments coiningiu contact with oil—with privilege of sew ing either to the right or left, and secondly fasten ing the end of each seam while in motion. IS ON EXHIBITION Mrs. V. E. Harvey, Corner Washington and Ellen Sts. Also ail kinds of Florence Sewing Machine At tachments, Needle# and Oil. ANOTHER MAN LOOSE. He is buying Groceries AT THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF THE J. C. WHETSTONE, SUCCESSOR TO WHETSTONE BRO., is now receiving a fresh stock of Staple anfl Fancy Groceries t'tiniicd and Dried Fruits, TEAS, COFFEES, SUGARS, SYRUPS, WOODEN & WILLOW WARE AND IN FACT EVERYTHING USUALLY KEPT IN A FIRST CLASS Grocery EstalsMent. All goods promptly delivered within the city limits FREE OF CHARGE. GIVE !NK A CALL. [nttfttf] J. C. WHETSTONE GROCERIES & PROVISIONS. Mattison & Bro. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in GROCERIES, Qmdstm, GLASS. LAMPS, LAMP-FIX- TURES, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY, NOTIONS, &c. Have on hands a large and well selected stock of everything in their line, bought for the Spring trade. Our terms are Exclusively Cash, OR PROCUCE, which enablet us to sell at the very lowest prices. Our facilities lor handling E® Butter, His, Rats, FEATHERS, BEESWAX, &c. Enable us to pay the Highest Market Price, in CASH or GOODS. Thankful for past favors we solicit a continuation of a share of the patron age. S. W. Cor. Pub. Square, Oskaloosa, lowa. 22 MATTISON & BRO. Lumber Yard! WRAY & SON. DKAIKHB IN AI.I. KINDS OF LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, Keep constantly on hand a lull assortment of liOOllS, SASH, DRESSED SIDING, CEILING AND FLOORING. FENCING, SHEETING, RARN HOARDS, PALING, JOIST, FRANE TIMBERS, FINISHING . LUMBER, ETC., ETC', ETC. if yon wish anything in our line give us a call and examine our stock and prices. £ff~Lumber delivered to all parts of the city free of charge Office on west High street, one door east of City Mansion. n4Btt. OSKALOOSA, IOWA, DECEMBER 29, 1870. Directors Officers. AND FOR SALE BY PUBLIC SQUARE EMBRACING SCANTLING, AND READ THIS!| S. J. DUTTON & CO., are constantly receiving new goods, and invite the citizens of this and adjoining counties to ex amine before they buy elsewhere. Our stock consists of FIRST CLASS GROCERIES of all kinds. QUEENS WAKE AND GLASSWARE, Provisions, Grain and Feed, Diied and Canned-fruits, Fish, Salt, Oil, ot ton Yarn, Carpet warp, Willow, Wood, and Stone Ware, CIJTLEKY« NOTION?, &(!„ *C., &C. Place of business 3d door W. North-west cor ner of Public Square, Oskaloosa, lowa. S. J. DI TTON Ar CO. ALPHA MILLS. Farmers look to your Interests AN^ PATRONIZE THOSE THAT PATRONIZE YOU! We are making improvements in our Mill, and when completed and everything in good shape, we can grind from THIRTY TO FORTY 15 IT SHELS OF Wheat anfl Con per Hour! We would return our thanks to our old custom er# and all other# who may give u# a call. We will spare no pains to make them satisfied. We claim to make as Good Flour, AM) AS >1 UCH Per It IJSHEL a# any Mill in the county. We stand SECOND TO NONE So bring along your grain and give us a trial. Gentlemanly Millers and clerks to wait on you. Highest CASH price paid for WHEAT at all times. BRADEN & CO, D. H SETZER Head Miller. U4otf. MUSIC! MUSIC!! Melocleons Pianos, Organs, &c., May be found again at my DRUG, BOOK & MUSIC STORE. I nni PrepitrrdtoDiipply the Wauls of Th In Community on Ter him Epl to Clap, Boston or New York. SVING TO YOU FREIGHTS. TERMS EASY. CAI.I. AISI> EXAMINE MY STOCK. All Instruments WARRANTED. W. M. WELLS. Oskaloosa. n46tf. GLENDALE MILLS, Oskaloosa, lowa. The undersigned, being now in possession of THE GLEND ALE MILLS formerly known as the Lower Mill ON SOUTH SKUNK RIVER is now prepared to pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE IN GAS HI, FOR WHEAT Or other Grain wbenwante! Feed and CWn-meal constantly for sale. Particular attention will be paid to CUSTOM-WORK, which will be promptly attended and speedily dispatched. Competent and accommodating millers are our guarantee for good work, and fair treatment. JOHN H. WAUKBN. n99-8m ONE GLASS TOO MUCH. “O, ho ! he has drank one glass too much !” So I hear the jeering rabble say, As a young man from the bar-room door Goes reeling forth down the drunkard’s way ! And I wonder as be staggers on— How many, many thousand such Tbe same dark road to ruin have gone By drinking just “one glass too much 1” A maiden si-s at the banquet board, Her eyes aflame and her cheeks aflush ; Her lips have quaffed of the fiery draught That drives her pul6e in a feverish gush. Now she can laugh at the ribald jest; \ She shrinks not from the lecherous touch ; The sentinel sleeps in that maiden's breast ; Alas ! she has sip'd “one glass too much.” A pilot stands at the quivering helm, While the waves with fierce and angry roar, Are drifting his bark, through 6torm and dark. To rocks that frown on a dangerous shore. In vain do his nerveless, tremulous hands With ’wildered clasp the tiller rope clutch ; A wreck on the rocks, a corpse on the sands ? That sailor drank “one glass too much !” A thousand patriots flag In the fight for freedom, oold and high ! With a lofty courage they’re forcing back The legions that strike at Liberty ; And a shout of triumph almost peals The coveted prize they almost touch— When, ah ! from his horse their captain reels. And the day is lost by “one glass too much.” “One glass too much !” Aye, tell me who can, Ilow long may thu recklees tipple pass The poisonous dram to his thirsty lips And still escape from the fateful glass ) Young man, so strong in a generous pride; Fair maiden, so blessed with beauty’s touch ; O, tamper not with the tempting tide I The very first glass is “the glass too much.” G. H. Barnes, DRUGGED. The portion of Texas that lies be tween the Guadaloupe and San An tonia, and through which so many traders, emigrants, and adventurers necessarily pass in their route from the Eastern States, was, at no very distant date, the scene of many a perilous adventure, one of which it is my purpose to relate, and for the ve racity of which I cau personally vouch. It was at the close of an October day that a pair of weli mounted riders pulled up before one of the Mexican ranches that dot the country here and there. At the door of the bailding, which was long and low a sort ot double cabin, the landlord lounged carelessly against a post. A forbidding looking fellow" enough ; but one cannot pick his company on the plains, and our travelers saluted frankly, and asked for a night’s lodg- ‘ You can pay senors, eh ?’ was the somew hat inhospitable query of the host ‘Certainly we are not beggars.’ It was the youngest of the travel ers who spoke—a tall, trimly built man ot about six er eight aud twenty, with a bionde, rude complexion, a clear gray eye, crisp, auburn hair,and along, fair moustache, that drooped overatirm, w'ell shaped mouth—a face aud figure denoting strength, courage aud high culture. Ilis com panion w4s of shorter build, broad shouldered and muscular, with black eyes, hair aud beard—a man that would pass in a crowd lor a blunt, weli meaning fellow, but one at w 7 hom a close observer would look twice before turning his back once. As the light hearted stranger made the rather haughty reply we have quoted, the dark one laid his hand upon his arm, whispered something in his ear, aud succeeded in bringing a smile to the eyes that had begun to darken at the Mexican’s insolence. Yielding to the other’s remonstrance, he dismounted lightly from his horse and said pleasantly : ‘You need have no fears, my friend ; we pay our way, even in ad vance, if required. Give us a night’s lodgiug, and name your price.’ At this the surly host brightened up ; beckoning a ragged urchin from the rear of the house and gave him an order in bad Spanish. The boy led the horses to a dilapi dated shed in the rear, and the trav elers entered the house. ‘You have a quaint little inn here,’ observed the stranger —‘quiet and re tired ; no neighbor, eh ?’ The Mexieau nodded assent to the first observation, and shook his head negatively in answer to the second. The other resumed : ‘Texas is a dangerous country for travelers, especially the San Francis co route ; accideuts happen frequent ly, I suppose, and no one can tell how. Is it not so, senor ?’ The landlord again nodded vehe mently, and his eyes gleamed with anticipation. During this conversation the light haired stranger was in a small side room, formed by an elbow of the building, into which he had been shown on entering the inn, in order to remove his wet clothing, caused by a passing shower. The dark stranger again addressed the Mexican, and said : ‘You appear to be an intelligent man. Now, lam about to make you an offer. Silver is none too plenty on the plains, I suspect ; how would you like to earn fifty dollars —solid silver coin ?’ The offer appeared to dazzle the Mexican. He clasped his hands in speechless suspense. ‘AH that 1 require you to do in re turn for this sum,’ said the other, smiling w 7 olfishly, ‘is to forget what ever happens here to-night. Mind, I do not affirm positively that anything will happen ; but if unforseen cir cumstances should occur—if the gen tleman, my companion, should meet with an accident, you are to remem ber nothing. You agree ?’ ‘My memory has been a bad one from a child,’ replied the landlord. ‘lt is in our family, I think. Father had a bad memory—a very bad mem ory, senor. lam his son in all things The silver is mine !’ ‘Not yet, my friend,’ said the trav eler, tranquilly. ‘lf the senor, my friend, should lose his life in an un happy quarrel, he must have lodging for good, and all at your expense.— You can handle a spade ?’ The worthy smiled a cordial as sent. He had been educated to dig. Ilis father before him had been a dig ger. The prairie soil was soft, and tree to all who chose to occupy. ‘lt is well,’ said the dark bearded, in a tone of satisfaction. ‘My friend friend shall have a life interest iu the soil. We are agreed. Now let us have supper.’ While it was preparing the two worthies were rejoined by tho unsus pecting object ot their treachery. Halt an hour later, the travelers were seated at a rude table, discuss ing the merits of supper. They con versed freely ot their affairs, and a listener might have gathered that the light stranger was a Mr. Guy Som ers, and that he had an important mission in San Antonia ; namely the accession to a handsome fortune the legacy of a long absent brother, who had emigrated from the States years before, and dying of a virulent fever, had left his worldly all to his only living relative, his brother Guy ; and that the other’s name was Hickson, avowed a trader and a citizen of Sac ramento. The two had scraped an aoquaintanoe on the plains, and Hick* son had improved it to such advan tage that they had agreed to fiuish the journey together. An hour passed iu canvassing the events of the morrow ; and fatigued with their long ride, the travelers re tired, The highly seasoned Mexican viands having parched his palate, Somers complained of thirst, aud asked for water. The host was sor ry, but the cabin contained none ; he had used the last to cook the travel er’s supper, and the spring that sup plied them was a mile distant. ‘Yet stay; there was some coffee leftfrom the meal. So the coffee was brought, the cup hastily drained, and Somers turned into his room, with the re mark : ‘What a villainous flavor that cup had. Pah ! these Mexican abomin ations !’ The plot arranged by the two scoundrels was simple as it was dev ilish. The drug administered by the Mexican having taken effect,Hickson was to possess himself of Somer’s papers, and push oh for San / ntonia; arrived at which place he could,with their aid, easily establish his suppos ed identity, Somers being an entire stranger to the authorities. Once iu possession of the estate, he meant to convert it into ready funds, and start with his plunder for parts unknown. The Mexican left in charge of the drugged man, was to see that his victim never left the house alive. Guy Somers undressed aud lay down ; a few moments sufficed to make him conscious of a deadly lan guor aud drowsiness; he struggled against it involuntarily. There was something horrible, unnatural, in the feeling. He raised himself on his el bow aud peered around him ; the dim flicker of the lamp still dimly lighted the miserable room, and he lay gazing at the dame until a strange confusion of sight and sense entirely overpowered him. In the door way suddenly appeared two faces—Hick son’s aud the Mexican’s. He strove to speak, but the power of utterance was gone, and he could only gaze with eyes dilating and brain on fire upon those two faces, familiar as his own ; but merciful heaven ! how dis located ! What could it mean ? Why should the eyes of the Mexican burn so deep into his own ? Why should —come, come, this is a vision—a nightmare—eh, friends ?—the nar row walls of a room cannot close in upon us—nor the ceiling undulate like the wave of a storm tossed sea. Strange !—pshaw !—a fact in sci ence, perhaps—what’s that you said 't —an eclipse of the sun, eh ? Ah, yes —there it turns—the great fiery orb, with dark, moving spots upon its great darning surface—how came we on sea ?—the ship rocks wildly—and the roaring of waves is terrible— maddening—now there is a sinking —a surging—crashing—whirling hor ror —a mist—a murmur—nothing ness ! ‘Remember,’ said Hickson, as he counted the last of the fifty pieces into the Mexican’s hand, ‘remember, it must be done before daybreak ! Dig deep, and earn your money !’ * •**•*•* * We must now 7 shift the scene to a solicitor’s office in San Anton a Seated round a covered table, upon which are strewn various deeds aud sealed documents, is a group of gen tlemeu, busily engaged in discussing the appropriation of an estate. Two of them are the trustees and execut ors of the will left by Hiram Somers, Esq., recently deceased. Prominent among the number is the solicitor himself; and opposite him, nonchal ent aud insolent as ever, is a man iu wlwmi w 7 c recognize the black beard and wolfish smile of Mr. Hickson. A pocket-book ‘Guy Somers,’ is in his hand, and a pair of half-empty sad dle-bags lie on a chair just behind him. ‘As you perceive, Mr. Somers,’ says the solicitor addressing Hickson, ‘the will names you as the only sur viving relative of the deceased. In your letter of the ninth inst., you ac knowledge our remittance of SSOO on account. ‘And sent a receipt,’ interrupted Hickson, blandly. ‘Yes,’said the lawyer. ‘Noa, it ouly remains to draw up the forms, aud you step into a handsome com petency. Permit me, Mr. Somers,to congratulate you !’ Hickson bowed aud showed his teeth. But a sudden sound startled him and caused him to listen. ‘What’s that ?’ he asked sharply. Mr. Solicitor goes to the window and looks out. ‘Some one iu the deuce of a hur ry !’ he replied. ‘A government dis patch, most likely.’ The necessary forms being now ready, the solicitor desired Mr. Som ers to attach his signature thereto. He hands him the pen, and spread out the newly tilled deed. The trus tees sign one by one. As the last name is written, a confused murmur of voices heard withe ut, footsteps in the yard beiow, a hurried tramp up on the stairs. ‘Your signature, Mr. Somers,’ says the solicitor. ‘We are waiting on you.’ But Hickson drops the pen. He trembles. His face is deadly pale. He utters a cry, in which horror and rage are strangely blended. All re gard him with surprise, and, follow ing his riveted gaze, perceived for the first time a pale face in the door way—a handsome, resolute face,with a profusion of auburn hair, a pair of Say eyes fixed reproachfully on the rinking Hickson, who gazes in re turn, and gnashes his teeth, the em bodiment of a hunted wolf at bay, a human w 7 olf turning upon his hunt ers. ‘Who is this man ?’ bursts from every mouth. ‘Ask that man !’ thunders the in truder, striding into the room. ‘An imposter—a madman !’ ejacu lated Hickson, between his teeth. ‘A miserable relative ot mine, who is the scourge of my life—an insane wretch gentlemen, escaped from an asylum, and assuming ray name ! You shall hear him presently !’ he adds, with a desperate effort, as a gleam of hope shoots to his eyes at the ingenious thought. The stranger advances a step. ‘Gentlemen,’ he begins, ‘my uame is Guy Somers, brother to the man whose will you arc about to execute. This man is a liar, a villain—an im poster in fact, a murderer at heart. I have proofs of what I say, and you shall see them !’ Past the astonished group the stranger strides to his saddle bags, and plunging in his hand produces a leather case, unlocks it, and handing it to the solicitor a photographic por trait of himself—a speaking likeness —points to the signatnre at the bot tom—“ Guy Somers, New York, 1863.” There is a general start—a cry of baffled rage and hate—a rush to wards the door; but at that moment half a doaen rough olad forms as if by magio—brown, sunburnt forms in hunting-shirts and home-spun ; they press into the room with stern, aveng ing faces, and the wolf is caged— \ Established July 1850. raging and foaming, struggling with in the strong arms that hold him, but caught and pinioned. ****■■*# A few moments sufficed to estab lish the identity of Guy, and explain his unexpected presence. Left alone with his victim, the Mexican had set about his hideous task. Afraid that the blood might betray him if he used a knite, he resolved to bury Somers as he lay in the death like stupor in which the reader left him. The grave was dug, and the insensible man was dragged from the house, when the timely arrival ot a party of scouts had interrupted the villain,and prevented his fiendish purpose. Caught in the very act of murder, the wretch confessed his treachery, revealed the whole plot, and was summarily lynched by the indignant scouts —who, by aid of Indian anti dotes, restored our hero to conscious ness, and bore him company to San Antonia, where, as the reader has seen, he arrived most opportunely. Under good treatment he entirely re covered, took possession of his prop erty, rewarded his friends, the scouts and lived to see the body of Hickson, strangled in prison, by his own sui cidal act. THE CENTRAL R. R. The importance of the commercial world, as it appears from a St. Louis view 7 ,of the Central Railroad of lowa, may be seen by the following refer ence to it from the Times , of the city named : “It is probably not gener ally understood that within a month, certainly before the first of January, the last link will be completed, unit ing the city of St. Louis by railway with St. Paul aud Duluth. A letter from President C. C. Gilman, of the Central Railroad, however, conveys the gratifying information. He states that the entire 177 miles between Al bia and Mason City, no bad luck in tervening, will be in full operation by the 15th of December, 135 miles ot which will have been graded, bridged, ironed and equipped during the last eight and a half months. This is certainly a noteworthy in stance of railroad enterprise. The lowa Central will thus connect the North Mo. at the southern State line with the St. Paul on road the north,a distance to the latter city from St. Louis of 582 miles, connecting above with the Lake Superior and Missis sippi road to Duluth at the western extremity of Lake Superior. It trav erses in the State of lowa, or makes tributary to this outlet, a series of counties which produced tw 7 o years ago over three million of bushels of wheat, five and a half millions of bushels of corn, aud other crops ag gregating in value nearly five and a half millions of dollars. There is al so much land along the line yet to be brought under cultivation, to which are still to be added the pro ducts of a large portion of southern and southwestern Minnesota and oth er parts of the northwest, as destined to contribute immensely to the traffic of this important Northern railway— a communication that will remain constantly open lo trade and travel between this city and our neighbors of lowa and the extreme North. The completion of this road marks a new era in the commercial prosperity of St. Louis and will deserve to be com memorated as the crowning event of the year.” The Grinnell Herald has the fol lowing brief sketch of its history and statement of its advantages : “All great projects have their history and struggles. The rirst meeting of the lowa Central Railroad, which has grown into the Central lowa, w 7 as called atOskaloosa, eleven years ago and was prompted by citizens of this town, Mr. Grinnell being the first President aud securing the surveys which made the enterprise known as feasible. The Illinois Central secur ed the line from Cedar Falls north, and the war put a stop to building new lines, and the company lost hope, though having many miles graded, until a coal interest at Eldora, under the direction of C. C. Gilman, secur ed the building of 16 miles of road, and negotiations which gave his com pany control of the lino from Mis souri to Minnesota. How well he has kept his promises is known iu the fact that he has laid more than 160 miles of iron in eight months past, and promises before New Years (track laying being laid both w 7 ays) to give us a through line from St. Louis to St. Paui. This is the Cen tral R. R., being the only Central road built or projected, varying only a tew miles from a north and south course, and averaging 100 miles w 7 est from the Mississippi river, and al most due south from St. Paul. It is not dependent on any northern or southern connection, and from the outset can supply the South with lumber and the North with coal, tak en from points where they are cheap er, and making profitable freight ex changes. The East and West roads in lowa which it crosses are the Mil waukee & St. Paul, at Mason City ; Illinois Central, at Ackley; North western, at Marshalltown ; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, at Grinnell ; Des Moines Valley, at Oskaloosa; Burlington & Missouri River, and Albia, Knoxville & Des Moines, at Albia; the Chicago, Southwestern north of Moulton, where it connects with the North Missouri Railroad.” The Ft. Dodge Nort/i-west says : The Central 11. 11. of lowa was open ed a few weeks ago to Mason City, and still another line w 7 aa put in op eration last Monday—that from Mar shalltown to Grinnell. The writer had occasion to pass over this road a short time ago, and we wish to place on record our opinion that in all the equipments and appointments of a first class railroad, the Central has no superior in lowa. Mr. Gilman, the well-known President and General Superintendent, has developed the highest ability as a practical railroad man, and the Company which he has organized and built up is now one of the very strongest iu the State. He is ably seconded in the practical ad ministration of affairs on the north ern portion of his line, by Mr. It. D. Zuplin, a clear-headed and wide awake young man, who carried a musket at the battle of Wilson’s Creek, and who afterwards “started in” as a tradesman on the Illinois Central. All of the men who occu py positions on this road have learn ed their trade by ycais of service in operating railroads, and the conse quence is that everything moves on with the greatest precision and reg ularity. Mr. Gilman will lead all of the* north and South lines in connect ing together the four great East and West Roads of the State, a faot that few expected three years ago from the little “Eldora plug.” We con gratulate him upon his success ‘•Long may he wave.” Horace Greeley writes to a Kan sas subscriber that the Bologna sau sage tree will grow in any climate except the most northern. The roots should be covered in Winter. The Weekly Oskaloosa Herald. IB BY FAB THE Best Advertising Medium in Oskaloosa HAVING A WEEKLY Circulation ot" 2,000 CJoplee*. Most of which arc to persons in Mahaska Connty. OUB FACILITIES FOR I*OOK AND JOll WORK good (i« the demands of the place will « worlt done on as reasonable rates as at any other office. A REMINISCENCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE-THE WANDERER’S CARGO. A peculiar case concerning the ! restoration of recaptured Africans to ; their native country, is soon to be brought before the United States Government for action. Many per persons will remember the excite ment caused throughout the country in 1859, duriug the administration ot President Buchanan, by the capture of the slaver Wanderer, and kid nap ping of recaptives on board at Savan nah, Georgia. The Wanderer had been overhauled and captured by a United States vessel-of-war cruising of Cuba, When boarded the Afri cans were found to be in such a con dition that it was necessary to run the vessel into the first port that could be made. Though fearful of the result the commander of the cruiser put into Savannah. Presi dent Buchanan was anxious to have the vessel brought at once to some Northern port. Before this could be effected, a lawless gang boarded the slaver at night, brought out the negroes and run them off toward the Gulf distributing them in the count ry, so that future efforts to recover them proved unavailing. About two years since, Rev. A. D. Phillips, a missionary of the Southern Bap tist Convention, in Yoruba, Central Africa, having returned, after twelve years, to revisit his friends, and when addressing a congregation of colored people at Mobile about the people of Africa, in order to illus trate the character of their language, repeated the Lord’s prayer in Yor ubau. A group of negroes in the back part of the house broke out in a shout of delight, which was mistaken for religious enthusiasm by the preacher, till, at the close of his dis course, they came through and ad dressed him in their African tongue. They told him they were a part of the company carried off from the Wanderer, and described how' they were first seized in their own count ry, sold and put on the slave ships. They were traders in Youraba, in good circumstances and with connec tions in high standing. Their party were on a trading tour to some town west of Abeekuta, when, at an ex posed part of the road, a party of slave-hunting Dahomeys rushed on (hem from an ambush, seized them and bore them off to a town on the coast near Porto Novo, where the W auderer was lying off the shore to receive them. Since the war, they had gathered into a small communi ty, retaining their language and keep ing themselves seperate from the other blacks about them. They have become Christians, are thrifty and enterprising and are very eager to he sent back to their native count ry that they may meet their families again and be useful to their people. The question now arises whether the former laws relating to thd restora tio of re-captured slaves applies to these native Africans. The late Secretary of the Interior hesitated as to the power given him under the laws of Congress, and the new Sec retary, Mr. Delano, will probably ap preciate the same difficulty. Hence Congress may be called upon to de cide this question, and ever wider questions, as to thhe demands of many enterprising freedmen of the South, who are eager to return to their native land for the purpose of spreading American civilization among the blacks in Africa. DRIED UP THE WRONG MAN. The following is related of one of the brethren of a certain church, as having occurred a year or twojsince, but for obvious reasons not let out of select circles, where it has always been a source of fun. A gentleman who is much gifted with prayer, and likes to talk at Sunday School, and whom we will call B. ‘for short,’ at tended an evening prayer,meeting.— While the bell was rung to hasten up the laggards, B. ‘improved the op portunity,” by addressing an elo quent appeal to the throne of grace. Thinking the bell had been rung enough, another member said very imperiously to one of these small boys who are always around in sea son and out of season, “Go tell that fellow to stop*” A small boy never did understand anything as it was meant to be understood, or do any thing as he was told to do it, and this particular boy was not likely to stul tify himself in that manner. Instead of going to the sexton and silencing that dreadful bell, he threaded his way dow*n the aisle, where B. was warming to his work, and in a loud hissing voice said, “Here now, saj s for you to dry up that !” Poor B. blushed a brilliant scarlet, cut oft' an earnest invocation in the middle of a sentence, and all the balance of the evening sulked in sullen silence. At the close of the meeting he de manded au eqplanation of the offend ing member, this was satisfactorily given, and the unpleasantness was amicably settled. CHEAP ICE HOUSE. A correspondent of the Rural World gives the following plan as a cheap model for making for making a good ice house, especially where, drainage can bo made without much labor: For ordinary farm purposes, i uoimv an excavation 10 by 14 feet, 12 feet deep ; then dig a trench and lay tile or some other material in the bottom to prevent any water from standing, which will melt ice very fast. Wall up all around eight feet; then put on your center, and turn a good arch over the entire length. The arch ought to be of brick, nine inches thick and four feet elevation, or of stone twelve inches thick. Put the door in at one end and perpendicu lar : also a trap door, as in outdoor cellars; run a flue about four feet at each end to carryy oft' the heat and gas. Cover the arch with earth to the depth of three feet, and sod over and plant a clump of trees, to pre vent the sun from shining on the mound, and you have a house or a cellar that will last an age, and give good satisfaction. The perpendicu lar door, 2 by s.J leet, is large enough for convenience; a cellar of the above size can be built tor $72, all complete, and if properly filled will supply the demand for an ordinary family. Conversation between inquiring stranger and steamboat pilot : ‘That is Black Mountain?’ t Yes, sir, qighest mountain about St. George.’ ‘Ann story or legend connected with ■jhat mountain ?’ ‘Lots of ’em. Two lovers went up into that mountain once and never came back again.’— ‘lndeed, why, what became of them?’ ‘Went down on the other side.’ ‘How do you like the eharaoter of St. Paul ?’ asked a parson of his land lady. ‘Ah, he was a good old soul, for he once said, you know, that we must eat what is set before us, and ask no questiyns for conscience sake. I always thought I should like him for a boarder.’