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BARTON, CKDTJisrT^- JCJX3C3-E- J^AW OFFICE, tlsi Chart a«fiuc, I pendence, Iowa. WUiultenJ to Mnveyanciig, tdi. Itcknow 'pnents of IV'ds. and 4e*U J»*i*iu« trust'd U* bis care, •lau. CI. 1- ul. I»» W. HABff. A LAW. lldtpaudeuce, Buelmuau Cumi »y, Iowa. W ill give strict attention toall leisine.-.s eu lrm»te to his care. OlRee up stairs, one door •vest of Marqoelte A McJv'iizio's Furniture Store, Main Sfreet, Itid-priidemv*, Iowa. Any and all businee® pertaining in an^- way to Land* or a land business, promptly attenu to. |Nov..'0ly "3 S WOODWARD, A N I sj|tl AT TTORNkV A N I C)rNKLOR Law, (Jei^ ral Land Ag- ut and No^rfy F'uiU^ Takjieadetife, l'aeiKinsa Coupuf, Iowa. WJIJ pf»*t jc, in thf. diif rent (Vvir*r, W. CHANDLER, JirlTIO* ,i OF THK i'EAUK over K ller Burpee's t#FFICDi Furnitura Ware BARTER HOUSE. JOHNHotel, L. W1LOOX, furnurly ..f the Amcr loan having leased tie- above house, would return hi* thanks to the public fur the liberal patronage I'vrioerlv tie»U»nd,and wimid !e hopi.y to w. koiiiu »ll'l»i» old friend* at tlicletlv entered the inn. barter Uoube, Muiitjr HI., L'.dar 1 alls, L.wa. ^ppr(M,ci,iB£? ifa« bur—whither Stages leaxe thi» house daily f«r the Norw,| I. LL^N liJ li X. MK9. II. IH'RIIA.M, rorTJ) ANNOUXCi TO the ladies it' Independence nnd icinity, that she r-^Uia neat ly located hur Millinery Hoo»u» One Door E&st of Kiag's Hardware Store, WOrTJ) ANN-OU N CK TO THE AUICS VT ti Independence nnd xicinity, that she, Where pile will at u',. t:!.«vp the THB LATEST STYLES OF GOODS And perform all kioda of work p«rtajulog tie eet. tho Mav tt.lSGS. buainert 1nd.pvudene OF V U Y J) FS(/K 1 PHI N*TP roo A Witty Irish Soldier* geuutue Irish wit. He lately wrote some sar castic poetry on military matters tin re, which was not considered rcspeetful to his superior*, mid he was put under arrest. He immediately sent, a poetic petition to Secretary Stanton, which the President saw, and he was so much amused with it that he sent him a free pardon Och .Stanton, our great Qod o' war," My condition in pity now see, An' if you have £?ot any howels to milt, Let your liowels he milted for inc. For I come of the daycintest. people In the beautiful town of Thrnlee, W1 iere parties an' whisky is plenty, TAn' divil rosayve the provost marshal we have Ihere at all at all. tho' we have the pee Hers "—had 'cess to 'em—who are worse, if such a thing wor possible.} A-.' they how both heart and knee To men like the grim ould Adm'ral, A type of the oulden time. (oid be good to you, Mr. Stanton, And look kindly on me ease An' to the man with Methusaleh'sbeard An'the patriarchial face, (I mane ould Unci' Gideon) Just, ax liini to show me irrnce, For which I will as in duty bound— it 6uiis our purpose not to name. They were rather a rough-looking set of fel lows, take them all Jn all and at the mo ment we introduce them, were attentive- one Kelser, who was known in those parts as the leader of a gang of bullying scoundrels—though the persons to whom he was talkirg. being comparative Ptran gTR, permitted him the rare enjoyment| of leliing his story, spreading his fame,! and making himself a hern in a n.^wj quarter. Winding up the detail of his eixlh! bloody duel and rencounter with an oath, he added, by way of a climax. I'm one of ihem as is never afeard^of nnf?T»ing—white black, or red—and all I want is, (displaying the hilt of his wie knife,) for anybody to show me he fel!»»w as savs I is.* oontemptuoos gladce of the braggado cio. 1 wV *6reining el aims, maviuf Collection*, Trying 'faxes, 0\»Qveyaueing, 4c. e|l9arful air. Howe'* Standard Scales# ••Supper, sir?" pursued the laod-i Jygy roa n.xui. my VamUrvoort, Dickerion Ce., 11 A i i e n n a I *»plH-t(l-1\ ivi«w tist'eal hero of his own lingered by the interruption, stopped his narration, and regarded Lira with a sav age scowl. Another Yankee— There is n private in the New York 17th, on I'll bet l.igh on't he said, in a Sneer Moms Island, named Miles O'Reillv, who is a I If lie jets me out of this place— Po fT him and for you all that ever lean— [Volin' airly nn' votin' o ten for yez both or for nither av y z. if ye iver ehanceto le candv-' the party d-.te in any di-triek or connly where 1 can get vidin tin rods av the bal'ot box lie iiiougni mere weie an) An' new me name 1 tbiv.ct— Mih O'Tleilly. who -.vrcte of ihe Admiral, An" is liavin' a ird ould timi••. From the Alexandria (La.) Sentinel, Aug 15.1 A SCENE IN ARKANSAS.1 Som» years ago, when horse thieves. n»gro stealers, gHmblers, id fst omne gc nus, were much more common in the: Arkansas country than they are to day, a party of six or eiirht borderers were! one cool evening in November collected I around the bar-room fire of the Jefferson Hons*, In a place well known, but which ,. Saving this, and rising as he spoke, ly listening to the wonderful exploits of ,, he walked towards the stranger, and As he spoke, he elr/iighlened himself) li p, beut his round, bullet-head forward,1, harsh unceremonious interruption—he jand brought his face, with its ru3 ,» nose,1 TTrinVfrv ivn prtvtfQPi/ui 4-t '.seemed to watt for the latter to volunteer TTonN ..\ AND CO.SSEU,,, An Mrto(( lips 4 ...II, bUck.. somewhat bloodshot eye», to bear upon each of lli^se present, and with a defiant expression, which teemsd leaaj as plain ly as words: Who dare* ponfradiet me V No one made as answer and each eye, if it did not quail, u! least fell before the Vet^lte repeated witli 'Rnolhei* omli, vU*lj I'm one of iNera as Is tierer Afaftrd nf '^ie anything, as I said afore, and to prove it, I'll tell ye of "toy fight with Dexter^-' Rash Dexter, as we used to call him.' And then, with the air of one perfect ly satisfied that he iraa a hero, which no. man dared dispute, he *was prot»eedin^ with his story, when a tall, slender indi vidual. in iha dreas of a northern travel ^er. somewhat dusty, and with a pair of saddle-bags thrown across his arm, jui 1 1 0outl) and Wcat. I landlord, who was Codar Falls, July t5, 18^. ^r# immedialelv repaired—thes'rau- otte ments with the host. a black servant and ordered bios to at tend to the gentleman's beast. jlord, with an eye to business. A?ain ,ho I 1 1 1 i o s u o u n e y e kefiBQfc Weigh out of level. Xi ipsrty already mentioned, and evidently' lfr' jrer mildly inquired if ho could be en-i",,,': ... s e e k U i U me 7 Do you permit ilus, tertained for th« night. ... •Crulnlv. .ir," return^ Bon,fa™ l'« «Ure«.» »A horse, I reck- on. sir t" i s The traveler nodded, a»d while he! ,, to iiisjlt you, u s ma and proceeded to divest himself of Ins over coat, and deposit his traveling equip i n a n w i a n y o v tho latter called to! .. (rave er n0(]ded ^o'r?iT wishing to intrudo himself among table near the wall. )r AN'l) VOX *AT a hut while must of tho company ecauned and per-1 strangers, he quietly took bis seat bv a 0 bloody exploits, i il 1' The concluding portion of Paddy O'Reilly's lying an old paper, he picked it up, as il the landlord: and if vou can Drove petition is as follows .• i were, mechanically, and soon appeared to be deeply absorbed in its contents. Tins quiet, inoffensive proceeding Served to irritate the ruffian still more but contenting himself for the time by muttering something about nil Yankees Finding tit* latter was not in the least disturbed, however, Kelser closed with a tremendous oath and then, turning to the landlord, who h:jd once more ined he inquire.I, in a loud tone, if cussed thieves amongst 'em from abroad V Oh, no, Kelser—I don't want to take anything up and so I beg you won't say nothing to him. Come let's take a drink all round, and call it quits.' In course we'll take a drink,' return ed the other, with a coarse laugh and as it's to be all found, why, we'll bare it all round.' rudely slapping him on the back, called out, Good evening, stranger, how d'ye do Without answering, the young man merely raised his eyes so as to meel those of his interrogator. He seemed about five and twenty years of age—had a smooth, broad, high forehead—a rather Grecian, slightly effeminate, and almost beardless face—and mild, soft, pleasant blue evef—the geucral expression of the whole countenance denoting one of a nat jurallv timid, retiring, and unobtrusive I 'disposition. Fixing his eyes upon the (bully—rather with the air of one who (lid not exactly comprehend the cause of bfing so rudely disturbed, than with anything like anger or resentment at the WBto ,. ti#u ki ing. 'I said, how d'ye do, Strang"! re peated Kelser but you don'l seem to understand the civil thing.' At ibis the crowd, in expectation of a quarrel, at once started up. and silently gathered around the bully and the trav eler. This seemed to startle the latter a being cowards, he turned to llie others, i himself up with dignified .firmness, an and proceeded with his story—speaking speaking in a more positive manner than somewhat louder than usual—-especially he had yet done 'but as for drinking when became to the bloody details of myself, that is something I never do.' his narrative—as if to arrest the atten- Nothing at that moment could have lion of the stranger, and impress him un favorably. Ilush I' returned (he host, in n low cautious lone don't go for to make a lot such things muss here, I beg of y ruin a man's house Do you want to take up on that fel men V appealing to the crowd. Now low's side sneered the bully, fixing his blaek, snaky ej'es upon the bos', wiih an expression that made (he latter quail. I am very well, if that is what you wisli lo know but really I do not com prehend why you should be so solicitous about my health.' 4 of (he party at. There's a great many things that you Yankees don't comprehend re joined K"lser, with a chuckling laugh. •What does this mean, genil*men?' inquitel the traveler, turning a little pale —h»« mil I. blue eyes b»ginn:ng o yleam with a strange, p«nu!j*r light—at the cam* time riionur and glancing from on* to th« other, (ill his gaja rested upon the troubled visage of hts host. "What have I «!ono that anv oul 'Ti'* at 11:1 11\ ely, Kelser, theego-.ed what it was fear either mm K .!.« ,nnk«p- •He ean't he'p himself,' interpnaed the bully. If there's anybody "s waira Bill K"Uer always does what he likes—anywhere And why do yoti [a seek to quarrel with man that never saw or exchanged a I for I one of those as never know- 0«VJ?N6»T, .- ,,V^'V •».• IK w 4^^*" -X-* **-, w&t vSj* vj&. /.c?' ing grating tone, intended to disconcert, iriitate, and insult the traveler. The latter, however, seemed to take no notice of the remark but turning to the i somewhat roughly. 'You hear, don't table, upon which there chanced to be'you We're going to take a drink wiih T: Come interposed the landlord, tak ing the bully by the arm—• we was go ing to take a drink, you know Yes. I'm in for that too said Rei ser—'always good at either a drink or a fight, I am. You hear, stranger he continued, taking hold of the latter's arm you're a decent white man, we'll honor you by taking another with you after wards.' I shall hay# no objection to treating, if the gentlemen here think I ought to so,' returned the traveler, drawing pleased the bully better than to hear the st'anger refuse to drink for he had long !since resolved upon a quarrel with liini lions, first from natural malice secondly, be cause he believed him one to be easily disposed of and thirdly, because he might thus make a gran I display of hi* fighting qualities, with little or no risk to himself—a very important consideia lion, when we b«?ar in mind that all such characters are arrant coward* at heart. So you don't drink, eh he suid to the stranger. D'yo hear that, gen tie* everybody round h^re ha- to drink or fi^bt And so (walking up to the trav eler) you've got to do one or t'other— which shall it be I do not wish to do either,' was the reply but drink I will not!' Then fight you shall cried ihn oth er, closing the senlence with a wicked oath, and at the same time laying his hand upon the hilt of his bowie knife, and partly drawing it from its sheath. y o u i n e n o u e e o give me a chance for my life inquired the stranger,* with a coolness that aston ished those who, looking upon hi$ fine, delicate features, and slender figure, ex pected to see him shrink back in alarm and dismay. 'Give you a chanoo, in c-miiro- —for he too had expected to see the other succumb at once. Do you challenge me to a fiiir com bat inquired the other. In course I does,' blustered Kelser, we don't do nothing else, in this coun try, but the fair thing.' The affair now began to look serious. Gentlemen,' said the traveler, with a polite bow to the company in general, brain. you know how quietly I came in here, ar.d how inoffensively I conducted my self afterwards and you have seen how this man has ventured beyond all rules of good breeding, and stepped out of his way to insult and fix a quarrel upon me. Now, then, as I am a stranger here— though one who has always heard much of Southern chivalry—1 wish to know how many of you will agre« lo stand by and see fair play AH all of us was the almost sim ultaneous response. 'You shall have fair play, si ranger The bully turned slightly pals, and seemed more discomposed and uneasy. I thank you, gentlemen, for convin cing me, by your offer, that you are gov erned by justice and honor pursued lha traveler miu, that this is man is a cowardly braga tlieio. or else one of us shall not quit this place alive It is undeistood that I am challenged lo a single fioht, is it not There was a general affirmative rs sponae. •The challenged party, b.dleve, baa one hete should the choice of w*npous. time, and place Another nftinname re««pons«—the bully looking sti paler and more aoivj 10US. •Well, then, gentlemen, not lION I ^''"'^comer'h! such^'^Uce^duei always feel like cutting his heart ,and receiving the charge or not as heavy force, was to run in advauce, or which he admits a decisive repulse. Heaven shall will f-t' l»v INDEPENDENCE, BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1863. NO. 31. Did I not tell you e was a coward— It did not fire but the stranger who knew not that it was unloaded, neither blue eyes stead.ly upon the cowering form of Kelser. This was more than the latter could stand. No, I'll be if it is fas shout ed and instantly drawing the other pis tol, he presented it, and pulled the trig ger also. But with like result—-for neither pis tol was bade I—the company having se nt etly resolved to test the courage of both without bloodshed. Throwing down the pisful with a bit- turned the bully, in a less confident tone his knife, and made a rush for his an- into line on the double qtiiok, and went exclaimed Three times st my life—and row once at yours And with these ominous words he raised his arm quickly the next instant there was a flash, a crack, and the bully fell heavily forward, shot through the Would you know who he is? If be known only by those who are already cognizant of the inoidsnt ws bars re corded. Gen. Lee's Report. Gen. Lee has made a cautious report of the plans and objects of his Pennsvl vania campaign, but he shows plainly that they were all defeated. He speaks of other valuable results to be afained mt s,ems fro,n l,jis l,,fU e being word with you before?' quietly asked can coolly face uncertainty—and myjed the Rappahannock, and threatened: pitched battle. The operation was d« tho stranger, his lijw quivering, either insulter boasts of fearing nothing. My the rear of the rebel column. A caval-^ liberate rather than Napoleonic. All with fuar or suppressed anger a eoft proposition is this: Let two pistols bejry force crossed higher up and attacked, things beiug duly psepared, Lee attack glow diffusing itself over his whole face selected—one be 1 jaded— and both be Lee says it was repulsed, but these op ed at ihe mature hour of the afternoon —and the pupils of his eyea seeming to'concealed under a cloth upon this table, i erations must have delayed his move- ^of the 2d. After severe fighiiug he had expand, and grow dark, and gleam eve# Then my fighting friend aud myself ments. Lae'e forces captured Winches some »uce«i** on his right, where hi* [shall draw ono by lot, point the drawn ter, of course. The p'ace was more strangely than before. Because 1 hate all you cussed Yan- one at the heart of his foe, and pull iheisible, kees and whenever I see any of your trigger—the unarmed one standing firm, I its ooiumander, upon the advance of a him to renew the attack next day. Is not this fair V wait to retreat eoisewled *'1 e«ept!up Th.» coui handy' with the hox\ie knife, and wishing' Washington and the North open. In of the rest of our troops." an equal chance for ll'e, I propose lo! this he reckoned without his host. This was remarkable prudence upon leave the result to fate, an 1 to test the! L»e's march began on the 31 of June. courage "f my opponent. Any man canj It was promptly discovered, and he ad stand up f»r a fight, if he knows he has mits that Hooker's dispositions discon the best of il—but only true courage! certed his plan. A national force cross it, and make all its dispositions for a and the onlv alternative Accordingly, Kelser relunctantly con- teresting to read the statement of Gen senting, one was chosen to prepare the cral Lee that these demonstrations did pistols, which were immediately pro-1 not have the effect to cau*e our army to duced and in less than ten minutes leave Virginia, and ihat neither did. they were placed under a cloth upon the Hooker seem disposed to advance on (able. Longstreet. Therefore he was with- I waive all right to the first choice,'j drawn and the whole army pushed for* said the stranger, as he and KeUer were] ward in pursuance cf its undertaking to brought face to face in llieir proper posi- draw Hooker out of Virginia and away from his base. The bully, who was really very much Lee marched to Chambersburg, and alarmed—and who showed it in his pale on the 29th was about pushing on to face, trembling limbs, and quivering Harrisburg, when he heard that Hooker mu«'l-8—at once seemed to brighten ai i had crossed the Potomac. No sooner this concession, and thrusting his hand had he accomplished his object of draw under llie cloth, he drew forth one of the weapons, prpsented it ai the breast of the other, and pulled the trigger. blai.ched nor changed expression. The i Gettysburg. By a singular fataliiy, crowd applauded, and the bully giew Smart's cavalry, which was l*ft behind ghastly pale. to harrass our crossing of the Potomac, 'It is my turn now said tilt traveler, being unable to effect anything serious, in a quiet, determined tone, fixing his marched to join the main body, by such a route that our column was interposed ter curse, amid a universal cry of disastrous. Our leading division, com i Shame shame Kelser whipped out ing suddenly upon the enemy, deploj'ed tagonist. But the latter, gliding quickly into the fight without stopping to find around the table, suddenly stopped, and out the force they had to encounter. The verdict of tbs jury who ast upon to fight a general battle at such a dis the case, was justifiable homicide—and tance from our base, unless attacked bv the blue-eyed stranger resumed his jour- the enemy but finding ourselves unex ney as if nothing had happened. named him, we should name one who draw through the mountains with our now holds a high official position and,]^^ trains." It seems that he was for many reasons we prefer he should pushing north to draw Hooker from his base, so as to attack him, but did not by military success," but as the military we were enabled to restrain his foragmgj and now I will prove to success was not attained, ihe others did parlies by occupying the passes in the' Kelser, who demurred, and swore that mander at Winchester is only a diversion were able to perform, and gives the nobody but a Yankee would ever have,'to discover the incapacity that placed, highest praise to their valor and forti tbought of such a heathenish way of do ing business. him there. Lee's advance had reached the Poto mac and still Hooker was marching this fellow—who a few minules ago fear- North covering Washington. To draw ment that he was not attacked. Nor ed neither man nor devil sneered the! him from his base, Lee ordered Long- will his showing thathis campaign was stranger, thus drawing a laugh from the street's corps to march east of Blue completely foiled by the movements of company, who now seemed to be all on Ridge, and occupy the gaps in Bull Run Hooker, soften the public contempt -ftfr his side. Mountains, and a heavy cavalry force was the carpet generalship that raised" ft The landlord now objected to the affatr thrown out beyond. This was attacked difference with him about the adding of taking place in his house—but on one of! by our cavalry, and after a severe fight the Harper's Ferry garrison ol 12,000 the company taking him aside, and whis-J driven back. A part of Ewell's corps men to his army, after their position bad pering in his ear, he made no further entered Maryland, and Jenkins' cavalry been rendered of no importance, and opposition. penetrated to Chambersburg. It is in- ing Hooker from Virginia, and farther from his base, then he found his own base threatened. Ha therefore found it necessary to concentrate his forces, and the various corps took up the march to between it and Lee's ariny until it reach ed Gettysburg, so that Lee derived no information from that. Lee knew little of the movement of our army, and he says his march toward Gettysburg was more leisurely than it would have been had he known. Two of Ewell's divisions and two of Hill's, came upon the advance of Howard's corps beyond Gettysburg. That affair is well known to our readers. On our part it was rash, bravs and The re«ult was a severe and bloody re- pulse, and a heavy loss in prisoners but. as was supposed at the time, and as Lfe now 6ays, this success encouraged the enemy to make the allack which re sulted in their total repulse and the de feat of the whole campaign. Lee says It had not been intended pectedly confronted by the Federal army, it became a matter of difficult** to with- intend to attack him so far from his own base. In short, in marching north to draw Hooker, he caught a Tartar. "P*1-1**'! that "The attack was not pressed that after Hooker would follow his march wes'ward noon, the enemy's force being unknown. imo the Valley of Virginia, and leave ami it being advisable to await tbs arival with honor, and be cut magnanimously martialin-- nl tV.o requiied cf Lee shows, also, that the anticipations «... .. i w i. .. u i eh "lee replied Walter. Had a of.lra.vmst unboonJ,.! 8 u PP l,« from l. scene of hostilities to tl,e Potomac. did^ nol answer the expectation.. H. •, appear and we doubt if he saw the! mountains with regular and local troops, »|edge-hammer stroke betw 'and a baitle thus became in a measure to draw Hooker unavoidable. There were also valuable signs he expected. He says he undertook north for the purpo«s of attacking him. results that would ensue from the defeat Hooker marched north, but Lee says he of Meade's armv." The first confliot puisued the roads near the Potomac, and was on the morning of July 1st. In no favorable opportunity w as offered for st*ad of following up that great success,' w«t»k«r and much a'lack. Surely there were all the battle the attack was not made until the after fi.«lds they had fought before. But it noon of the 2d. Lee says of this delay the he»1* «f such a success. But this enabled our army to come up also, and to take up a strong pot*ilion, strengthen tude. Lee's account of lits rstreat will wH tend to mitigate tlie public disappoint- which, for this, caused a change ofcoi matiders in the face of the enemy, and then gave up the point to his successor. Cincinnati Gazette. Very Slow, Pickering is a very nervous, petulant man, who fusses and fidgets about in ft remarkably quick manner, and who hold* in detestation anything that can possibl/ come under the head of a slow coaob, and indulges in rather queer expressions when anything moves loo slow for his views. He is blessed with a "maid of all work," who has caused him to uttsr more profane words during the past three months than three yeara in purga tory can atone for. Otie evening last week he dispatched the girl upon an er rand to (he neighboring store, and ac cording to his ideas she remained an unaccountably long time. He pulled out his watch and looked a half doaan tim?s within ten minules, whistled, drummed upon the table with his fingers, beat time with his feet upon the floor, and finally started up, and began pacing the room, as if his nervous agitation and impalence could in any degree accelerate the movements of the absent AbigaJ. But the girl came back at length, and her impatient master broke forth with— For goodness sake, Maggie, where have you been "To the store, sir," was MaggiVe reply. Well," said her master, it is about one hundred yards to the 6tore, and yott have been fifteen minutes in g^ing and returning Yes, sir," broke in ths girl. Now, Maggie," continued he, lake my advice, and when you die, remaia quietly In your grave, and never make an attempt to get to heaven And why not, sir queried ths be wildered girl. Because," said Pickering, the sun is ninety-six millions of miles from tbs earth, and heaven is beyond that, and if you ever make an attempt to get there at the rate you move, eternity will coins to an end before you accomplish half ths distance I" Cot Ilia Desert. Walter Robbins, of Company O," 5th Iowa Infantry, now at home on fur lough, is 6uiely a young man of deeds rather than words. Last week a butt headed specimen of the genus homo^ hailing, we believe, from some point ne*T Marysville, accosted Walter in the streets here in something like the following i manner: You belong to the Fifth, lime o( jt ilh lho nffricullural stores of Pennsylvania, were. f» questioned bull. disappointed. The transfer^ of tl.-'^j .. 0( rm sorrT it gpj Nsw Railroad i indefen- plat* was get hold of a commandin ffered to point in our position, which encouragcd 'he Mississippi, 15 :ilv op poeite McGregor. Thus, by the com in ll« says, more his tro^pa may than have thev ,,. joi,,, we did." .aid XX'.K^ ,|,e rebels dij»'( w]ll oul rolorleJ bll ,, ie w ,], |, ,|. 3 tl 4 w#1(er and with jgh gBV bull-head sledge-hammer stroke beiweeu his peepers which instantly changed his pa*4 sition from a perpendicular to a hoiizon lal one. and following his treatment up with several well directed kicks, he left bull-head prostrated upon the ground a wiser man. Wa be speak for Waller a promotion in Captftki Pickerill's Company.— Vinton is Nostherm low*— i Chicago and Si. Paul.—Tne new com pany to construct a railroad northwester'* ly from McOregor, Iowa, U connsot wuh the Minnesota and Cedar Valley Railroad, from Minneapolis, have com menced with energy. Track laying was bsgun at Mcdregor yestorday, and it is expected to finish the first forty miles before New Year*-'. Ti e name of the new road is to be the McGregor Western Railway. Judge Green, ot Iowa, is Pres ident. This road will connect with the Milwaukee and Piakie du Chien and th« L'hicaga and Northwestern Railroads, whose cars now run 11 Piairie du Chien, pletion of tlie McGregor and Minnesota roads, Chicago will have a direct and W broken connection, by rail, w i«b 61. i i u n v u I