one school house may be established in any one district if tho funds arc procured. See. 12. And bo it further cnncted, That in case the said commissioners should not be able to purchase suita ble sites for tin1 crcction of school houses they shall have power to con demn and value a suitable site or sites for that purpose, not exceeding one acre of land in each site, by giv ing ten days' notice in writing to the proprietors thereof, cxccpt iu cases: where notice cannot bo served, anu in eases of minors, femme coverts, and persons non compos mentis, aud fil-j ing with tho clerk of the levy court of the county of Washington, District of Columbia, for inspection, a ccrtifi cate describing such lands, with the value assessed thereon, signed by the i president and clcrk of said board of, commissioners, which shall be sudi-l cient notice to the proprietors of such i land that the said board of commis-. sioncrs are ready to pay tho amount i of damages so assessed and if within thirty days from tho filing of said certificate, the proprietors of such land shall not appeal from the decis ion of said commissioners, by written notice left with the said clerk of the levy court, the amount so assessed shall bo paid to the proprietors, and tho title to such land and premises shall pass to and be vested in the Board of Commissioners of Primary Schools of Washington County, Dis trict of Columbia, and tho said certifi cate shall be recorded in the land re cords of Washington county, District of Columbia, and shall be final but if the proprietors of such land and premi ses shall, within the said thirty days, notify the said commissioners, in wri ting, left with tho clerk of the levy court, of their dissent from the valua tion of such land as made by the said commissioners, or if the land or any part thereof be owned by a minor, femme covert, or person non compos mentis, qr if a notice cannot be served, it shall be lawful for the said cotnmis nioners, and it is made their duty, by their president and clerk, to issue their warrant to the marshal of the District of Columbia, commanding him to summon a jury of five freeholders, not interested in the matter, to appear on a day to be appointed by the said ^commissioners, ou the premises, and After having each taken an oath (which the marshal or any one of said commis sioners is authorized to administer) that he will, without favor or preju dice, assess the damages sustained by the proprietor of said land by reason of the condemnation of said land by the said commissioners, the jury so qualified shall proceed to value and Assess the damages accordingly and if the amount assessed by tho said ju ry shall not be greater than the amount assessed by the said commis sioners, the whole costs of tho said •ppeai shall be chargeable to the appellant, to be paid by the said com missioners, and deducted from the cost of the land in settlement therefor otherwise tho said board of commis sioners shall pay the expenses incur red by reason of such appeal, the mar shal's and jurors' fees to be computed according to tho act of Congress ap proved March three, eighteen hundred sod sixty-three, delining tho powers and duties of the levy court. See. 13. And be it further cnactcd, That the said jury, immediately after tbey shall have completed their in qaest and assessed the damages, shall make out a written verdict, setting forth a full and distinct description of the land and premises and the valua tion or damages assessed there for, which shall be signed by them, or a majority of them, and having been at tested by the marshal, shall be imme diately returned to the clerk of the lety couit of the county of Washing ton, District of Columbia, and shall be final and the said damages having been paiJ, or offered to be paid, to the said proprietors, the title to such land shall pass to and be vested in The Board of Commissioners of Primary Schools of Washington County, Dis trict of Columbia," aud the verdict of the jury shall be recorded iu the land records of Washington county, Dis trict of Columbia Provided, That it shall be optional with the said commis sioners to abide by said verdict, and occupy the said land or abandon it without Iwiug subject to damages therefor. fcec. 14. And be it further euactcd, That it shall not be lawful to locate any site for a school-house in any or chard or garden, nor within three hun dred yards of any dwelling-house, and in order to obtain such consent or refusal, thirty days' notico shall be given to said proprietor by the said commissioners, notifying such propri etor of their intention and if, within thirty days, no answer is returned to said couimirisioners by said proprie tor, it shall be taken for consent, and the said commissioners may proceed tu erect their school-housc without let or hindrance. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That if the treasurer or collector, hav ing any school funds in his hands, or neglecting or refusing to obtain such funds as by law authorized and direct ed, shall refuse to pay for two weeks any order of the said coaituissioners drawn in conformity with the requisi tions of this act, such treasurer or col lector shall be liable, on proof before any court of justice or justice of the peace having cognizance, and without stay of execution, to pay the full amouut of said order aud interest thereon, at the rate of twenty percen tnm per annum, from the first refusal until the day of payment, by way of damages. If any collector appointed or acting under the provisions of this act shall iu any case collect more than is due, the person aggrieved shall have his remedy uguinst such collector by suit or warrant, and if he recover he shall have judgment for double the amount improperly and un justly extoi ted from him, and costs. The levy court of Washington county shall exercise a general supervision over the proceedings of said commis sioners, tnay examine their books and papers, and shall prosecute for any delinquencies of violations of their du ty. It shall not be lawful for a mem Mr of the levy court of said county to be a commissioner of primary Bchoold or trustee of any of tho school districts, nor for any person to be at the same time commissioner and trustee as aforesaid. Sec. 16. Aud be it further enacted, *Ut any white resident of said couu-| |y shall be privileged to plucc his or! Iwr child or ward at any one of the school# provided tor the education of! while children in suid county he or m:«y think proj*?r to wlecf, with] tricts and any colored resident shall have the same rights with respect to colored schools. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That it shall be tho duty of the. said commissioners to provide suitable and convenient houses or rooms for hold ing schools for colored children, to cm- wages, to the building or renting of school-rooms aud other necessary ex penses pertaining to said schools, to exerciso a general supervision over them, to establish proper discipline, and to endeavor to promote a thor ough, equitable, and practical educa tion of colored children in said county. It sliull be lawful for such commission ers to impose a tax of not more than fifty cents per month for each child on the parents or guardians of children attending said schools, to bo applied to the payment of expenses of the school of which said child shall bo an attendant and in the exorcise of this power tho commissioner may, from time to time, discontinue the payment altogether, or may graduate tho tax according to the ability of tho said tax-payers and the wants of the school: Prerii't'd, Sec. 19. And bo it further enacted, That oae-fourth part of all the moneys now in the hands of the marshal of the District of Columbia, or of any other officer of said District, which have accrued from fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed for the violation of the laws of the United Stats within said District, shall bo by such officer o: ofiiccrs paid to the Duard of Com missioners of Primary Schools of Washington County, District of Co lumbia,' one-fourth part to the Mayor of the city of Georgetown, aud the re maining two-fourths thereof to the Mayor of the city of Washington, the said sums so paid to the suid commis sioners aud the said mayors to consti tute in their hands funds for the sup port of primary schools witTiiH the said county and public schools iu said cities in the proportions aforesaid. Aud it shall be tho duty of said mar shal aud other officers to pay over, every three months, from aud after the passage of this act, all money coming into their hands iu the manner afore said, to the said board of commission ers of primary schools aud to the said mayors, iu the proportions aforesaid, for the use of the said primary aud public schools, any law to the contra ry notwithstanding ploy and examine teachcrs therefor, time, or that such child by reason of and to appropriate a proportion of the, bodily or mental infirmity was not school funds, to be determined by the fit to attend such school, such penalty numbers of white and colored children shall not be enforced. between the ages of six and seventeen Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, years, to the payment of teachers' That the trustees or commissioners having charge of public schools in the said District shall not admit into such sohools any child who shall not have been duly vaccinated or otherwise protected against the small-pox and may make such arrangements for the purposQ of ascertaining whether with in the ages prescribed in the prece ding scction are not attending the pub lic schools, as they shall deem best for the purpose of enforcing the at tendance of such children upon said schools, under the provisions of such section, and for enforcing the penalty therciu prescribed. That no child shall be exclu­ ded lroin such school on account of the inability of the parent orguardian to pay said tax. And said commis sioners are authorized to receive any i donations or contributions that may be made for the benefit of said schools by persons disposed to aid iu tho ele vation of the colored population in the District of Columbia, and to apply the same in such maner as in their opin ion shall bo best calculated to effect the object of the donors, said commis sioners being required to account for all funds received by them, and to re port to tho levy court iu accordance with tho provisions of section nine of this act. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That tho first scction of the act of Congress entitled "An act providing for the education of colored children in the cities of Washington aud Georgetown, District of Columbia, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, repealed and that from and after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the municipal au thorities of the cities of Washington aud Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, to set apart each year, from the whole fund, received from all sources, by such authorities appli cable, under existing prvisions of law, to purposes of public education, such a proportionate part thereof as the number of colored children, between the ages of six aud seventeen years, in tho respective cities bear to tho whole number of children thereof, for the purpose of establishing and sus taining public schools in said cities for the education of colored children that the said proportion shall bo as certained by the last reported census of the population of suid cities made prior to said apportionment, and tdiall be regulated at all times thereby and that the said fund shall be paid to the trustees appointed under tho act of Congress approved July eleven, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, enti tled An act relating to schools for the education of colored children in the cities of Washington and ieorge town, in tho District of Columbia," to be disbursed by them in accordance with the provisions of the said act. Pn/vided, That Sec. 20. And bo it further enacted, That every person in the said District of Columbia, having under his or her control a child between the ages of eight and forteeu years, shall annually, during the continuance of such control, send such child to some public school in that part of said District iu which he or she shall at the time reside, at least twelve weeks, six of which shall be consecutive, and for evciy neglect of such duty the party offending shall forfeit to the use of the school of that portion of said District in which he or c*i*iKliug the funds thus obtained for education al purposes shall bo applied to the education of both white and colored children, iu the proportion of the num bers of each between the ages of six and scveutecn years as determined by the latest census report that shall have been made prior to said appor tion:. cut and the mayors of the aforenamed cities of Georgetown and Washington are hereby authorized and instructed to pay over such part thereof as may be applicable under the provisions of this section and the proviso thereto to the education ot colored children in the aforenamed cities, to the trustees appointed under the act of July eleventh, eighteen huu dred and sixty-tuo, entitled An act relating to schools for the education of colored children in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia," to be used for We had th« pleasure of meeting our the education of colored childreu ac- r.: .jn r.u w i cording to the provisions of law, and twenty dollars, to be recovered before any justice of the peace of said Dis trict Provided, That if it be made to appear to said justice that the party so offending was not able for any causc to send such child to school, or that such child has been attending any other school for a like period of Sec. 23. And bo it further enacted, That this act bo and the same is here by declared public and remedial, and shall be construed by all courts of jus tico according to the equity thereof and no proceedings of tire inhabitants or of the trustees of any school dis trict, or of tho commissioners of pri mary schools, or of any other officer created under tho provisions of this act, shall be set aside or adjudged to be void for defect of form, or lor any irregularity therein, so that the requi sitions of the said act are substantially complied with. Sec. 23. And be it further enacted, That the act of Congress entitled An act to provide for the public instruc tion of youth in primary schools throughout the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia, without the limits of Washington and tk*orge town," except the first and third sec tions, approved May twenty, eighteon hundred aud sixty-two be, MMl the same is hereby repealed. Approved, June 25,1864. f|t Intclligcntfr. Westward the courte of implre talce* it.- *»jr. A.l.r. HILURETH,K«ilt*r. Charles City, Iowa, Sept. 22,1864. LLFJJTIOX, TUESDAY. XOV. C. C. COLE, 877/. KAHfiiAL uaioN Kommmop. For President, JLJ5RAI1AM LINCOLN, OF ILLINOIS. For Vice President, AND.UKW JOILS'SON, Of TlkSNK-SfKI. DISTRICT xoMiarATioas. For Represent*tire to Congress—3d District, WILLIAM B. ALLISON, or IR'JIL'QI'K. For Presidential Elector—3*1 Conp. District, BENJAMIN T. HUNT, OF RXK \DKK. UKKM STATE NOMUATMMS* For Supreme Judge, of Polk County. For Secretary of State, JAMES WRIGHT, of Delaware For Canty. Auditor of State, JOHN A. ELLIOTT, of Mitchell Cosnty. For Treasurer of State, WM H. HOLMEB, of Jones Comtj. For Register State Land Ollice, JO SI AH A. HAHVEY, of Fremont county. For Attorney General, ISAAC L. ALLEN, of Tama Coantf. For PresHi nti.il Electors at Lar re, BEN DAK WIN. of l»es Moim-* umx JtmciiL iHHTBiflb For Judge, WILLIAM B. FAIKF1JSL1, of Floyd county. For Prosecuting Attorney, JOHN E. Bl'KKE, of Bremer oountj. rL01B CO IK TV KOIDIA1 For County Judge, LORES INMAN. For Clerk of the District CoflA* J. V. W. MONTAGUE. For Recorder, «. E fnend the aforenamed officers failing to pay *fr» "ls sanctum, the other daj', and over the moneys as aforesaid shall be found hirn as busy as a hen with six liable to the penalty imposed by the teen chickens, lie has built him second section of the act of Cougress approved July twelfth, eighteen hun dred and sixty-two, entitled An act to provide for tho payment of fines aud penalties collected by and paid the justices of the peace iu the Dis trict of Columbia, under tho acts of Congress approved the third aud fifth of August, eighteen hundred and six ty-one, and for other purposes." AS'I'M A*. For Coroner, Jtft&ES RAYMOND. —i Supreme Court. Lewis Kiuscy, Esq., Clcrk of the Supreme Court, informs us that, pur suant to law and order of Court, he has assigned the causes for the argu ment term of the Supreme Court of Iowa, to be held at Davenport on the Grst Monday, 3d day, of October, A. I. 18G4 and that the causes from the counties of Floyd, Winnebago, Hancock, Butler, Mitchell, Worth, Cer ro Gordo, Bremer, Fayette, Chickasaw, Howard, Winncsheik, Allamakee and Clayton will be docketed for two days commencing on Friday tho 14th day of October. No causes will be heard for the first six days of the term. Hartman, of the Waterloo CW new dwellinghousc this season and is on the highway of prosperity. Messrs. Thompson & Jones, whole sale booksellers at Dubuque, will sup ply the trade with schoolbooks, miscel laneous books, stationery, &c., on as favorable terms as any house iu Chi cago, See advertisement. The Dubuque Times Company have introduced into their printing estab lishment oue of Ericssou's Caloric En gines to drive their presses a great saving of labor and expenae. The first frost of the season visited this locality on Sunday night. Fortu nately, coru and vegetables generally were so thoroughly matured that little or QO uyuiy was done \f & Aocident. A terrible accident occurred at dar Falls on Wednesday of last week, resulting in the death of one man and slight injury to one or two others. Tho frame of tho Baptist church, then being erected, fell with a fearful crash. Mr. Ilcnry Bogart was at work on the cupola at the timo and fell through the timbers to tho ground, a distance of sixtj* or seventy feet. When pick ed up be was senseless, his neck was dislocated and several bones were broken. In fifteen minutes all signs of life ceased. Mr. Wallace, the con tractor, was on the capola still higher than Mr. Bogart. He kept his place upon the falling frame and was car ried over by it till within a few feet of the ground when he leaped from it and escapcd serious injury. The Ga zette says the contractor had repeat ed warnings, but neglected to use the ordinary precautions which would have prevented this terrible and fatal accident. Quite a number of mechan ics refused to work on the building at all until it should be properly stayed. Mr. Bogart himself did not consid er it safe, and told his wife so on the very morning of his death, and she tried to persuade him not to go on the frame again. At the time the frame fell there was quite a breeze blowing, but nothing approaching a gale. A Corouer's inquest was held on the remains of Mr. Bogart, and the follow ing is a copy of the verdict of the jury We, the jury, find flria verdict: That the deceased, Mr. Henry Bopirt, rame to hits death by the falling of tho Baptist Church building, in process of crection, which fell from not being properly stayed, or erected iu the customary manner and do strojigiy cen sure Mr. H. W'alhue for pursuing the course he did in erecting said building. Mr. Bogart was buried with Mason ic honors. He was a worthy man, in indigent circumstances, and leaves a wife and four small children. Surgical Operation. On Tuesday of Last week Drs. J. W. Smith and J. M. Parsons, of this town, performed the operation of tra cheotomy—opening the wiudpipe— upon the daughter of Mr. Isaiah Sny der of this village, aged four years. Several weeks previously the child had a small brass screw iu its mouth and which was accidentally drawn or fell into the larynx. The symptoms resulting at once were not so severe as to lead to any interference, but had iucreascd to such an alarming extent as to lead the parents to conscut to the operation named, as the only prospect t)f relief. The relief was immediate, and up to this time we are happy to state that the child has coatinued to improve. Will McCiellan resign his commis sion President Lincoln is now his rival and superior. It was the much abused Lincoln who first drew McCiel lan from obscurity and gave him the tnost splendid opportunity to aehievc distinction ever offered a soldier. Will McCiellan now think of all the battles he might County. WM. T. THOMPSON, of Linn Countv. have won, and then hand back the commission which the President gave him or will he mean ly cling to it while rendering no ser vice uuder it, drawing big pay and running as a rival candidate for the Presidency? Is McCiellan a chival rous soldier or a grovelling, ungrate ful dog? Let the copperheads an swer. Tell us—Will McCiellan re sign Cedar Falls is a live tow*. Busi ness there is carried on upon the high pressure system. The merchants are 11 coining money—vast quantities of goods arrive at the railroad depot by avery train—wheat speculation is rife—the Perkins Brothers of tho Ga aettc have a constant rush of job print ing aud other work to do—the Union •icn allow no treasonable sentiments lo be uttered and consequently cop perheads are mum—the Carter House is well kept and filled with patrons— and the citizens generally are wide awake, wholcsouled and patriotic. Chicago girls wear a new style of vail, made of black and white figured lace, with a fine elastic run through the upper part, which fits to the edge of the bonnet, and a second elastic run through the lower part of vail, a short distance from the bottom, which fas tens it under the chin, giving the ef fect of a street mask, transparent, but very coquettish. The death of the well known and popular lileraleur, poet and journalist, Park Benjamin, is announced. It oc curred in New York on the 12th inst. Mr. Benjamin was born Aug. 14, 1801#, at Demcrara, in British Guiana, where his father, a Nnv Englander of Welsh descent, resided as a merchant. THAXKS.—We are under obligations to D.N. Cooley, Esq for a pamphlet entitled, "McCiellan from Ball's Bluff to Antietam. By George Wilkes." It is a scathing document, and, what is worse for Liuk it is every word of it true. MAC," Major General G. M. Dodge was iu Des Moines on the 13th inst. The Register says be is still suffering much from the wound rcceivcd in front of Atlanta, but is slowly gaining strength. Our citizens will give this brave soldier a warm welcome. If there was ever ait outrageous dein •gogue on the face of the earth, his nam*.' in Horatio Seymour. His re nomination for Governor of New York nettles the political aspect of that State which is now sure for Lincoln by 15,000 majority. Good Kf Iloyd County Agricultural Fair. Tho Sixth Annual Fair of the Ftoyd County Agricultural Society was held at Rockford on Wcduesday.and Thurs day of last week. The weather was fa vorable, but owing to tho busy sea son and some unexpected obstacles the attendance aud exhibition were not as large as on some former occa sions. The display of Cattle and Horses was good—also of Fruits and Vegeta bles, and iu the Ladies' departments, including Dairy, Provisions, House hold Manufactures, Fine Arts, &c., &c. Altogether the Fair was highly cred itable to the County. The single dis play of either Cattle, Fruits or Domes tic Manufactures was sufficient to am ply repay iu benefit to the county all the trouble and expense iucurred, were not a single ccnt received in premi ums. While it is evident that no town in the County can make the Annual Fair what it ought to be and could be made with permanent Fair Grounds, it must be admitted with shame that a large proportion of tho people within the county do not now manifest the inter est upon the subject which its impor tance detnauds. What man or woman of any means, paying business or public spirit can not profitably employ one day aud spend twenty-five cents or one dollar for the privilege of annually meeting those from all portions of the county, taking them cordially by the hand—if an honest one—aud thus witness the substantial signs of progress, inde pendence and comfort which a well conducted Fair brings within our reach I The true view for every farm er and business man within the coun ty is not that bo cannot afford to pay a dollar to become a member and attend a one or two days Fair, but that he cannot afford to neglect to do both, if withiu his power. 0*I WHO MU AM UMABB. The Situation. The war is really near ttt close. The present front of the rebellion, me nacing though it be, is really nothing more than a mask, concealing the hol lowuess and rottenness within. The South is literally exhausted—exhaust ed of that without whieh it is impos sible to carry on the war -exhausted of men. As Gen. Grant the other day pungcutly said, the rebels have rob bed the cradle and the grave to rein force their armies." Out of an availa ble fighting population of upwards of three-quarters of a million with which the war was inaugurated, they have saved an effective force of one hundred or one hundred and fifty thousand men. The rest arc in their graves, in the hospitals, disabled, or prisoners in our hands. These are the forlorn hope of the rebellion. The rebel chiefs at Richmond arc now sweeping all their available forces from all quarters into the army of Lee. All their outlying dctachmcuts, gue rillas included, from Southwestern Vir ginia, East Tennessee and Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, are moving for Richmond aud Petersburg. Such is our informa tion from the army of the Potomac Lee is massing an immense body of troops on our left—on that vital Wei don railroad. He evidently meditates a struggle of life or death for its pos session—a crushing assault with an overwhelming column, like that of Stonewall Jackson at Gaines' Mill. To this extremity is Lee reduced by the tightening lines of Gen. Grant. They must be broken or Richmond must be abandoued for lack of sup plies. The army of the Potomac an ticipates an attack, aud, prepared at all points, calmly awaits the opening of the crowning act of the drama. Gen. Grant is not ignorant of the enemy's movements, necessities or designs He is ready but he can still afford to wait, for while he is now strength ened in everything by every day's de lay, Gen. Lee, from his diminishing subsistence, is daily weakened in his weakest point. From the Rio Or and*. A brilliant victory has been achiev ed on the Rio Grande river at Browus ville. The battle was commenced by the Frcnch troops who sought to cap ture Matamoras from the Mexicans un der Cortinas. This was on the Mexi can side of the river. The rebel troops under Col. Ford at Brownsville, on the Texas side of the river, undertook to help the French, when the 91st Illinois regiment, stationed at Brazos de San tiago, came up and took a hand in the fight. The result was that the French and Confederates were both beautiful ly whipped. Cortinas now holds Mat amoras, and the Federals are in pos session of Brownsville. The flight of Ford from Brownsville was so hasty that he left his colors flying. When the Mexicans crossed the river they immediately substituted tlte stars and stripes for their own flag. Entering Brownsville, they were not long in tearing down the rebel rag aud hoist ing the American ensign, where it still floats over the court-house of that city. For one night the Yankees and Mexi cans lay encamped side by side, the latter apparently as proud of the stars and stripes as the former. Messrs. Gilbert & Dean have some lamp top* for sale, iu landed to be used on kctoscne lamps in the absence of chiiiijDeys. We received a call on Monday front Hon. E. G. Bowdoin, who has lately returned from Massachusetts, lie ap pears in good health and spirits. Currcspotnlenco or the Charles City Inlolligooccr. Letter from the Go. Superintendent. MR. EDITOR OFFICE :—Please publish the fol­ o w i n o w i or SI P't or PTBI.IC IssTRvennw, Moisra, Io*a, September 10,1864. Notice is hereby given that aTcach ers Institute will be held at Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, for a period of not less than six working days, commencing on the 17th day of Octo ber, 1864. O. Faviu.E, Superintendent of Public Instruction. By L. I. Cot-LTKa. The Teachers of this connty will please bear in miud, that this Insti tute will be held two weeks, aud up on the drill nystem. Lectures may be expected in the evenings. A re view of all the common school branch es will be had and certificates will bo granted, at its close, to all mem bers qualified to teach. No extra ex amination will bo necessary, as each member will pass in review before the examining officer. It is made the du ty of every teacher to attend these In stitutes and should there be any whose terms of service arc unexpired, they may attend, and their time will still go on. Teachers will be present at the opening competent to instruct in all the common school brandies, at least. A class in Algebra may be organized if thought best by the members. Come, teachcrs one, and all bring a full set of books and let as reason together." The series recommended by the Su perintendent of Public Instruction will be most needed. Teachers in the adjoining counties are also iavited to attend. WILBUR, County Su|H:rinteni»B%. A Work on low*. rrt OOSDITIOX ASD BKSOI RCH. Wm.Doane Wilson, Secretary State Agri cultural College, lias in preparation a work descriptive of the State of Iowa in whieh will be embraced every important fact necessary to inform the purchaser of lands therein in re gard to its present condition and future pros pect*. It will also be valuable to the resident of the State as a book of reference. Such a book has long l»een needed, and we douht not from the experience of Mr. Wilson in the materials for such a woik as is evidence ly his frequent reliable publications in regard to the productions of our State, that it will receive i large suliscription, as woll for foreign as home distribution. It will he a volume »f not Ie.si than K»0 :l«*ely printed duodecimo pages, printed on the best quality of book pi per, bound plain but substantial, and furnish for single copy at one dollar, six oopie* five dollars, and larger numbers at a lea* price, delivered. It will be publiohed about the first of Octo ber next. Messrs. Mills & Co arc the put lishem. Order* sent to either the Editor, Mr. Wilson, or Mills & Co., Publishers. Des Moines^ Iowa, will have immedi itc attrition. Hashna Mills. Mr. E. P. Grerley, with sn energy worthy of all praise, is pushing forward the construction of his new flouring mill at Nashua. The building already up and enclosed, is 42 by 35 feet, three stories exclusive of basement and at i a n i s e s i n e o o u u n o stone. The millwright, Mr. Butter field, than whom a better one docs not live, informs us that the machinery will be put in and the whole in opera tion by the 1st of January. The mill is designed for merchant work, but will be of sufficient capacity to accom modate the home demand, or custom work Mr. Creeley is shipping a con siderable amount of fl tir Eastward manufactured at his old mill, which is iu the best of order and running night aud day.—JYew llamph n Courier, On Monday and Tuesday our eiti zens were pleased to greet several of our 100-days men, who have been mustered out of the U. S. service and have returned home. Those of this county arc Charles Kelly, Henry Duel, Silas Crowell, Jacob Clark, John Eddy aud Isaac liiggins, and Philip Mitch el of Nashua. They have been sta tioned during the summer st Lagrange, Tennessee. The ranks of ths Union phalanx sre closing up solidly. All divisions are disappearing. The New York Tri bune and Independent now come out squarely for the Baltimore nomiuecs, abd even old Ben. Wade has, after sober second thought," finally deter mined to take the stamp for Mr. Lis* coin. News from Mobile Bay of the 4th instant says Three of Admiral Far ragut's largest gunboats were then within three and a half miles of the city, near enough to shell the town. They were only waiting the Admiral's signal to open fin. The real Quautrile lias at length been caught. He is iu custody at In dianapolis where be will have a speedy trial for his iuuumerablc murders aud other crimes. The Lawrence victims will yet be avefiged. Gen. A. The J. Smith's troops, lately en­ camped at Cairo, moved on Wednes day— destination contraband. Any resistance to the draft in Illinois, Indi ana, Ohio or Kentucky, will raseive their prompt attention. The 87tlx Iowa regiment (Grey beards) are at Indianapolis, Indiana. The Copperheads there are rampant, but do not like to conie in contact with the Government troojis. New Nation, the psper thst was established in New York specially to advocate Fremont for the 1'resideucy, has come out for Lincoln. G. G. Kcinigcr, Ewq has removed the John lli'uth building to the site of his former ofliec which was burned, on Mill street. The Lincoln boys cut! the supporters of Little Msc," Itic kittle Macfceii els." Campaign Documents. We hftve received the following ftf cular of the Uuiou Congressional Ex ecutive Committee, from I). N. Cooley, Esq., Secretary of the Committee. Those in want of documents for dis tribution, should at once procure them. The time of election is hastening on and Union men should be awake iu spreading campaign documents among the people. The Copperheads will spare no pains to scatter their treason able literature broadcast over the land, and commensurate efforts should be put forth by those who love our Government in order to counteract the inflnenoe of such reading mattor COMMITTEE ROOMS. I. What Lincoln's Administration has done. 8. Tho History of McClellan's "Arbitrary Arrest" of the Maryland Legislature. 9. Can tho Conntry Pay the Ex penses of the War Very respectfully, yours, &c, D. X. COO LET, Secretary. V. B. 10-40 LOAN. I anl prepared to subocripttons flr the 10-40 I.o.in authorised by act of Congress of March 3d, 1H64. These Bond* an* redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after ten yean—are paya e o y e a s o n a e w i i n e e s a i v e per cent, per annum—principal and Interest payable in gold. The Honda are of the denominations of $50. $100, $500 and $1000. Interest on the $i0 and $100 payable annually—on those of other denominations the intercut is payable ectni anntully. 1 have already sold upward* of $200,000 thm: I receive in |Kiyuicnt COMMERCIAL. Charles City Retail Market. WKUNEMDAY, Sept. 1P64. Floor, extra family, "j* cwi.,. $4,f-0 nupcitine WTient, spring, bushel, Cora, on the cob, bu«lwl.... ,4 libelled, bushel, Rye, f* buahel,.. Hurley, r* buahel,............. Oatx, 'f+ butdiel,. Corn Mi.il, cwlL,........... New 1'oUiUx*, %», bushel. Beaux, V bufhel, Huttci, B., C'lieese, lh.,.. Pork, halt ft) fresh ti.,,. Ham*. ... IVef, I hickrllH, tirkeyn, ^ft.,•. ,•«..«•• 1-it'i. fi n., Wurn!, tOft!,................ Salt, f* bbl.(, ... ,Mtj.%:•*»' V d,l|lelt' POJHBLT IHI I Washington, D. C., Sept. 2, 18G4. DEAR SIR The Union Congression­ al Committee, in addition to the docu ments already published, propose to issue immediately the following docu ments for distribution among the peo ple 1. McClellan's Military Career Re viewed and Exposed. 2. Ceorge II. Pendleton, his Dis loyal Record and Antecedents. 3. The Chicago Copperhead Con vention, tho men who composed snd controlled it. 4. l»ase surrender of tho Copper heads to the Rebels in arms. 5. The Military and Naval Situa tion, and the Glorious Achievements of our Soldiers and Sailors. 6. A Few Plain Words with the Private Soldier. w 63 lo 60@ 1,00 45 1 ,i0 40 t#0(*2.00 80(a 33 12(311 u 15 «fiio 16(418 *(*10 7 7 i«pi •,6dr? 7 oo Hi.. 10 II*) t* to®,............»#.«... 5 00 fttl, ffi., Mutton, "p Su^ir, X. ). tiu,.. Sorghum Sirup, (ii)ldt n Sirup, gal. Nwip f» lur, Candles, Ittllow, Ten, f* lh Coffee, ft*., FiBh, Kult, ft.. Green Appl«*, jM bbl.. lri il Apple*, lriod Pt*.tehes, Mil.,...,,. Kerosene, gal O.frO 14C«M 1,90 Cedar Falls Market. Sep. 17, 44*4. Flour, Extra Superfine, cwt 4 8' hupertiue 2,00 (4 Wheat, btttOMtl Cot II 75(« h0 u i 6 0 i Ii II tier, I* (7i 8o I New PotutoM, 40^1 50! V 4(.t!oj I urk cwt 9,00 Bailey #0^1.00 Hides, Oreen, «xu,7| Dry Flint. 16vi 18 Beans, 2,.r»0 Wholesale Depol FOR Photograph and Ambrotypo MATERIAL, w aterloo, Iowa. W. W. FOBRY, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, A«D Dealer In Fsinta, Oils, QIMS, Djrectufr, *ra Jjamp Fixtures, photograph and" Ambrotypo Malarial. irtrK fig* 16. 1«H 0tf tr. S. 7-30 LOAN. I The Scrrplnry of tin* Treasury jjivo* not ro that *u*i scriptHW fill N r«vi\ad fur (Viupon Tn««'iry Note.«, payaMe ftm** ywir* (V'ml'Auif. lfcih, 1864, with «omi au nuft! lntero-4 At tho rati ol seven aol three trtMti* p»f cent. ier nnaatn,—principal and intcreet bulk to be iu lawful iu'WHiy. Those will ennvcrtiMn alt option of holder at maturity, into six |errent. £M liifitfc, leas than ftvw nor morn than twr-nty .v» friim th'lr lato. a- llic fi'v.crnnii-tit in-ij- clcr.t. Thi-y will 1P I-IUIMI in (1MHNTIT!uli"nxof fc')0, tloo UIK)it 4 10. Doctrines of tho Copperheads North identical with those of the Reb els South. II. The Constitution Uphold and Maintained. 12. Rebel Terms of Peace. 13. Peace, to be Enduring, must be Conquered. 14. A History of Cruelties and Atro cities of the Rebellion. 15. Kvidencies of a Copperhead Con spiracy in the Northwest. The above documents will be printr ed in English and German in eight or sixteen page pamphlets, and sent, pos tage free, according to directions at the rate of one or two dollars per hun* dred copies. The plan and purposes of the Copperheads having been dis closed by tlie actiou of the Chicago Convention, they should at once be laid before the loyal people of tlte country. There is but two months be tween this and the election, and leagues, clubs, and individuals should lose no time in sending iu tht'ir or ders. Remittances should be madu in Greenbacks or drafts on New York payable to the ordpr of James Harlan. Address (Krcc), lion. SI.000 ami $.",0110. ami all aulwripti n» must bi Tor fifty dollar* .sonn' muHipIr »f Bfty dollars. Tho not« s will transmitted to the own«r« fre« of transporUt inn ctuufcea a* noon th« rmxrifit of UM original Ortifi. ati-- of Ileposlt as th«-y can be [in-pared. As |h»» notiv draw intwo-t Vom |*r«.iS mnkiftK ili'i»Nit» *uli«qwtit tn that «l«le nnnt pay tlw interm ivcrrmv] from date of noto to dat^ of deposit. Parties !«t|milling twenty five thotwand dollar! aM upward# C't 'hr-e noii'-s nt any one time will lie allowed commission of one-quarter of on* |**r cent., which will bo paid by the Treasury Department upon the re ceipt of a bill for the amount, certified to by the offlcn* with whom tbe dt-pt#lt watt made. No UodwWeee tor commissions mu* bo made from the deposits. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN. Il i- a N.• "ii.il ,-,n I'.'i.K i'i! ting a hu'her rate of oilcri-M limn noy Hiiiii, ubil ln wt'iinly. Any wirings batik which |ui\ it? dojiosilor.- iti l\ p. Not««, coonMerw Unit It i* paying In Ue buct dredialing medium of the loiinli v, 1'iiuiiot I«' i" anything better, for tt-i own asaet* are either in government peciirltlia or tn Dots*! or l*in'l.- imyahle in imvernmcut paper. Itte equally convenient a tem|iorary or permanent Investment. The notes ean always lie miM for wuliia a fraction o|' their fare and accunmUUod interest, and are the b'-.-t fiTiirity with banks fix collateral-! Tor ili-couut*. Convertible Into aOpr rent. MO Oolri Rnirf. In addition to the very liberal interi'-t oil the notes |br Ihree yearn, thin privilege of converaton ts now worth about three per cent, per annum, lor the current raU: for 6-'J0 UonUs is not lreij than w'w pr oitl. prrmium, and twfore the war the premium on six per rent. V. 8. stocky w«« over twenty per rent. It will bo seen that the actu al profit on this loan, at tho present market rate, in nut lews than ten per cent, per annum. Kxrtnptlon from riafr A* wwnlrlyl t»i»llnni But acldo from all the adsantaee* wc have enumera ted, a pee ml Act of t'oti^re^s artm/U all tmml* and Trim ury nntrJi from local tuxalvm. on the average, thi* ei emptioabi worth abvul two per ceot. per annum,aroor dinff to the rate of taxation ia varfow parte of the ooua try. It is believed that no sornr1tit«« offer po preat induce ments to lender as those issued by the government. IB all other forms of indebtedness, tlw: fatth or ability of private parti-s,or .st«*:k coni|wtiie«, or *e|mrale rominu nitie*. only, in pledged fur payment, while the whole property of the country is held t»* secure the discharge of all tlte obligations of tlie United States. While the government offers the most liberal terma for ita loans, it believe that the very strongest a|peal will be to the loyalty and patriotism of the [«-ple. Duplic.ite certiRi*u-« will be issued for all depoolto. The |arty do|»»itinp nittst endorse upon tlie ortytniiJ o«r tifk-atc the denominate of note* required, and whether they are 1M- issued in blank or intyable to order. When ao endorsed must be lefl with the officor re ceiving the depmlt, to be forwarded lo the Trearary De partment. Subi-criplions will be received by the Treasurer of the tinted Statue, at Waidiii)Kt"i, the several A«xl*MMTreas urer* and do*ignited IVpositariw.aiid bv the Flnt \H«loitnl Rank of Dnlmqiie, Iowa F1r«t \oflnnnl Itnuk of llnv Intra. fli-*t ntl»iinl tail It nf Iowa Ity, liiwa. and Oy ail National Uante which are deposHariw of pub IK money. and AIJ. KESMTAW.F RANKS AND BANKERS thro'it-''"'!! tin- country will ifive further nifoi maiion and AKKOLUL KVKRY ACUITY SI IWKIIIKKS J, r'l JAMES IIAKI.AS, Washington, D. 0. |-i| lllir»- for Dubuque Branch them Treasury Note*, National Bank Notes sad •State Bank of Iowa Notes. J. K. (JRAVES. Ci.-liVr, Stutc lWnk i Iowa. i IT IS A FIXED FACT! CONSUMPTION CAR BE CURED., QHl AM K.TI.A RK. I'Iivum-MII toOawit' Vil't'TM, *l»l tuif -f tllf lll'wt ll'HI mi.I rkillful n in-cl nu n nf thf ••. ill lii« Tr.- il im- (°.n.iiiii|tiII, Tlmt Hii!m i. vr ('•»i«nniptin n'lmito A riirt*. U no lmir»*r ii mxtli-r doubt it liita IH-VU CO clearly ii»- tniuitratt by tt»»- r"r«f»rrho« of L*un— Mill i.Opt HI «l.-ni |Httiltit» lr AKfWKLL. who IDV«*tltf*t*-l Hiirh nwtli-rn IU.. liMt-lv MX HllV Mltlrl Ili.Ul.MV.: I'Htllo b'HH .il An.il |II» li i*. |M I h»t»t. ncrer ml C'llK-ltlMVe l-Vlllflli'l- III |r»'f 4 t!p curability of IU «-**H tluui U li.ut GO tliat tutx-rrolar phthM* (yelmouery couguinptlou U It is not a Fiction. Thtno Htateiip-nUi are made by mm who Imvi- lcmonMri»ti-i| *h»' th-y "HV tlm. aft«r tim«. iu tti^r-rimitwl ho»(ital »n«l On ti uOi-t-llinK 'tinxiftinif room. Tti«-y tr- t* GO t'i'lll llli'll who rolill Il.llf l|i iii 'tr.i- ff.-r ni l: l.iu^ wh.it i.t uiitiu cmMttzooiug falx-bouida. of ll.L. I S o TUB IIKXKDY WHICH WS OVFSlt, DR. WISTAll S BALSAS OF WILD CDEKBY, I'd 'f CMM'X of CONSUMPTION OF THE LUNGS, COMPLAINTS. LIVER COUGHS COLDS, ASTHMA. CROUP. BRONCHITIS, •HOOPING COUGH, M FLUENZA, ETC. Mann of tfum rV u u u not jprorrMtiNATE, 4.4H) \o IMM vmuiy i i U i s IHU W*K u«t of Wintar'* Balaam, and Uve healthy anJ B. BOOVIZi, MUil'UlKTOB, •4 76 Randolph St., CHICAGO. DIR. GUYSOTT'S IMI'KOTKD EXTRACT Of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparitla Will Cure Without i-'all, Scrofula or Kiny'i Ktil, Gtntrrt, Tmmnrt, Mruptiotu of llir Sk in, Krytiprlat, 4'hrtmic t\rt, Htnr»rirm Trttrr, Sruhl H~fl, i u u i u i i u 1 u i n i i o n u i i OUt S-rft t'lrrn, Swllinj nf thf IManfir, JSjfphiht, iysf»inu, Suit Uheum, lHtratri Hf Ihr kitinryt, Vnt .l/'/Wlff /huute aritint/ /mm Utr u»r nf Jfrrcurp, 111 the tod* and Shoulder. General LkbilUf, Drojty, Jaundice, Lumbay, etx. Thf following nun of IWiijamlo l« «IOE of I HIIKIIM, IBU must n«tnniibi(iK ou rotiuril. Afl«*r v •S@*2| 1.60! 1,80 15(£20 20(42'' 2,40 i e 12 SI, kiw I »-i*r»' iutiatiiiir trlur'. 'tin' Hiii|iit»iiii i mu l^. ami I Lit' ImmI uu1 IIUIIm aJlU'Wt n I totting, liutrifvuiK. KIUJJ K I'UI'HT] BJ viglit Liliorbaj.I »ttl-I UuAtt'»ulnin, I Vi-ll'iw lHri( and (MirMpturdJa, «kuL«t liuruiulotu. READ THK CKKTiriCAT*. TALAPOOBA CO., ALA., Jan. 2. 1*. OCTIOTT—D«ar MR:—I H«*« WN nldictMi FT»rIbrty «-«R« with ••rti|itioiiN on i lllj It-^s alll f-'l. Ill lll'\ f{"l tifc.l U(Bt I h*l to k oil rru(t-li««, awl in Ik&ti I U*1 -n«- l' if ^iii| utHti il ,«Ui\- tlif km.'. I In «l«Hit UIIIU iiioiiih* Kfn-r my le|{ brolu- out iu l^r^o uiitiiiK uitl i uuniiik wn «, fi in* kin-«-1 TIIv r»», ami liiM-harpnl n irri-ul do.il of oftriwit- luitti-r. Mi K""" »l brk»* iit in l«rir«' 1 iU. wlilrli lim-haikiI UltM-ll ttrll-IVf HiHtli-r, ami lit till* •Mint tniir iny li ft HI liiul tiroki- out iu 1,U£ rUDIHUK *oli» llv.il 1 V HI rll»JH Tlu uii*i-iy tlmt I liuvi- Niiffcrtxl fr tin taut 1*1. jfuni I r.im.iit il.m i il«. to u. I w»» in turli a^niiv that I in v.-r r-«l —1 l.»y or mi Lt. 1 wiv kiv*'" "I1 dii, and tlir Lulp li.v of *«1 1 haul untile ili#tli, prt'|uir»ti"ii ,tml U.ul iximtP-l nut tin\ fnii.ilv tli»- |liie.- tun) riiv i. ni:• in-. in iH'tolmr l.ul my *oU truui lit s H'.tlt-L. IIKI on of your l»itttr wrn||i»it I re-tl if, and foiinil r-oril of miui vt ii,l. rlul i in i-o Cilllli-tl y"ur Ultrml nf Yrllnw lh*l. and Sitrtii/Hirilln. 1 m-nt ami tpf t» t tl«-» of it, iiu.l coiiiiui ucc.il litkui^ it. In i v* rekw. to iiiy kru.li ,uiUii,liin ut, iu\ iv.n all .iiiii- i' i»y, .1 ul I i .mill «ti- ill niphl tiling I hail not ilotu- for two yuMi. Win n 1 h.nl t.ikt-u ill lxittlc*, in i»mi liifl luai I.* nil My kirn KII WI-U an if liv tn- ili.tnlmtnt, 1 hiivr ij'iw iinitl is all n^lil Imttli-a of your Hxlract JV/f«i" A ami SartupurUUi, nii'l I niw cinall«r my Itclf Wfll. I UI 1 nt t-IOn t' IaII!•« frtli tlio worth of I N IIIOIIIIH', or i-\ mu my grainml fm uliat il hix il'in nie. I tnuM ••nil If the unyior of nirin from miMvrj whili- lnmj uiuiu i-artli. UKNJ.1MIV UIUIU T. T£. SCOVIL, IJ j-t i-Bn.i'i., 1 Dealer in Family M^diguies 70 HteUolpb St., ChloagB, 111., To wfjofcl ll nl|.i- «tio «w u Jt^old by yj v J. W. Lehiukuhl. Charles Oity, Iowa P. tturftt), (iMtKe V. W. Billings, Bradford Leliinkiim & llHi^berg, Floyd. i#wt]» Produce Wanted. ALL kii.'ls -f I'ii» 1 iK i• lakeii iti exchange for (Wl» at our .Sloie in Kloyd- Hwh im Wheat, Hides, lUitter, K^h, «te. Prices the game as in li.uli s City. LEUHiiUlJ^ & CO. fiord, Mo*, vm DUBUQUE. P. P. Stewart'* (Y-M.r.aterfr COOK STOVES, AMD A Splendid AMortment of other ALSO Heating BUvd«i9 AKD Parlor Stoves, In great rarfetf. The P. P. Ffcwart Cook Stove lias taken more Fir A! Fremiti ma At State and County Fairs Than any Cook Stove ever manufacture I, Am Economy, Durability, And en tiro Control or Beat, It hog no equal. GEO. H. FRY, Agent, No. 28 Main Street, (Julian House Building, Dubuque, Iowa. September 17,1884. t8mfl« I. •. nOMFKM. •.«. nm Thompson & Jones, WHOLESALE BOOKSELLERS 1-8 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa. Highest price paid for Rags. September 15, 18M. Dubuque Marble Works. JAMES & BROTHER r- m*i 1 f-' in Foreign and American Marble OMrner of Loetvt and 8tb Rtntte, i Dubuque,-.Iowa. Wholesale Book and Stationery B. M. HARGEB No. Ul Moiu Street, Dubuque, Iowa^ I* fully |m |»ir»5d to Country Merchaij and nthi rx, in UrKt- or small quantities, w i v cry thLn^ pertuiniug to the Book and Stationery Biuunes] Kttpecial attentiM gim t» Alliaf orders frc I the l"rade for {Scliool Booki, at, Mlbkn' prices. LETTER, Gap, and Note Papers. WAT.T. PAPER Blank Books, SiiodUj (school Hook* and Rewards, Javei Books, Miscellaneous Booksv Sheet Music, aud all kinds of Musical Merchan dise, which will be sold at lln lowest ratea. Agent for Geo. A. Prince & Co.\ Celebratod Melodeons it 1 V|X'fitury School Orffan*] of the Atm rii-nn Tract Country dcalennp{4ledon UM no«t fav.ri able terns. 1H] UT Higheet price paid for ra^. :v £4 'iMMt rftcrrwvi I I I I I 4-1 DIC«IN*ONj-..i I I I l, IC0MC« I I A,I A N I A I E S For all the World and the re of Mankind TLr IcsI of kiln-dried 1'ine Mouldings, Frames, Blinds, Doors, Sash, &c. Ttiming and Ornam» utnl S roll-8owlnp lonf to order. All order* filled at jmhliohed rnten, and deli v-1 ered on the mrs Ir^ of p^MTSp' To (li-itlt ib a lil era( di^nint will b- niutle. If you want work that wUl give satisfartki^ seud hcic Jvi' i J. L. DICKINSON Dubt^^MO, 2&, 1868. 14yl WILLIAM H. RUMPF, WlIOIJiSALE O E AMI DUtn II Wines, Liquors, Cigars, AX I) T(ltAt\X)S. No. 31 Xain Street, Dubuque, iown. GLOTHIHO. 18x1 ttaadjr Made Oaala, Veatu ut Ml, for«a|« by Ol^BIJKT & DRAN.