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BELLEVUE GAZETTE. r V I l t II t D DT I. A. STRICKLAND & CO., BELLEVUE, N. T. TIll'KSDAY, NOYF.Mul'.H 13, 1k,(5. To Hie Public. Many person come into this il!ie some t make enquiries and Mieestions, nml others to complain if the F.ditnr. Now wc inform all nch and the "rest of inankiiKl,' that wc nre not the I'.ditors, but only tho jmblixhert of the (inaette. Therefore, it would be well for nil per pons who wish to see the I'.ditnr, to call upon thnt individual, nnd lint iihii us. Notwithstanding we lire only the publish ers of the Gazette, yet we hold ourselves responsible personally tn the -otniuini y, nnd to individuals, for all that niny ap pear in its columns. S. A. Srntcni.AKD &. Co. 33LECTIOKT. Tim Itesiilt In Dour las (omit). In this, the Southern J itri-t of Doug las county, the election passed olf quietly. Tliere were two hundred nnd twenty three ballots cast, being probably about one-third of tho voters in the District. The busy season of the year, when our settler nro preparing for cold weather, and the fart that tliere is but one voting procinct in the District, mukiie.; it nece ary for some of the voters to travel from fifteen to twenty miles, in order to dejiosii their votes, is probably n sufficient oxcu.se for those who neglected to discharge the duties, and avail themselves of the privi leges of the elective frnnchibo. The can didates elect were supported with great unanimity. The result shows the elec tion of (Jen. L. L. Bo wen to the Council, by a unanimous vote. James S. Allan received l'Jl) votes for floating Council man for the Southern District of Doug las, and for the counties of Washington, Hurt and C uming, and is elected, as wc learn, by aUiut 7U majority. Silas A. Strickland, Charles T. Hollow a v, Joseph Dyson unil John Finn et, all good men and true, were elected to tho House of Representatives. In the Northern District, fi forge L. Miller, A. F. Salisbury nnd S. F. Rutins, of Omaha city, were elected to tho Council, and A. J. Hanscom, M. K. Moore, J. Seely, H. Johnson, G. Arm stuoso, M. Mcaruv, II. Kimball, of Omaha city, nnd J. A. Stkisrercer, of Kllihom, were elected Representatives. Jesse Lowe and Thomas Davis, of Omaha, and Pun. a ni.hr Cook, of Helle vue, were elected County Commissioners. Florence, in the Northern District, claimed the right to have u share of the representatives in the Legislature, and tho candidates favored by that locality, received, severally, about ISO votes, but her Yoto was swallowed up by that of Omaha, and she is hence left without a representative in either House of the Legislature. town set m to call loudly for m mi.-ti.ir.ir to 1 1 done, to publish to the world the fact, that there is such a p!;i e ns Hi! LEvtr. Why is it that we receive no fresh impor-' lotions of citizens of Nebraska ? People find their way here in Ftnall ipiuntities, ' 'lis true, but they will always tell von that ! they have visited other pot (ion of the Territory, ere they reached us, nnd that, until tin y neared our shorts, tln-y had never h'-nrd that there wa h n place in the Territory as Htllevue. while the iiane-s of other places were in the mouths of every body at the I'ast. Nowthi" is a deplorable state of things, and vet that it does exist, cannot be de motion, Mr. J oils S. Allan, was called to the chair, and S. Iby e hos n secre tary. The Secretary Hated the object of the meetiiiL', whi' h wa to tal.e into con sideration the pp'pi iety of immediate Meps being taken by the ritiens ,,f Hellevue, in ruiijiiiietioii with St. .Marys, in taking st k ancl making donations to the Ibir litcrt"ii and Missouri Hiver Railroad. The Secretary Mated that St. Marys had taken Sl.l'J.fHlO, Mo. k in said road, con ditioned that the Western Terminus of the Road should be at St. Marys ; whereupon the meeting was nddreed ly Generals Sarpy and Itowen, Messrs. I,orkwood, Strickland. Re. k cf St. Marys, and lb a h ..f Ohio, tit sum.; lorc-th. after wl.Mi it was ! -n be taken to puhlish our jwe nn.l its r i ti . ,. i 'resources, and induce peojile, who are Rrititvnf, T lint a l omrnittee f three le ' ' .. . , i r lr iseeKmirn home in ISelrasUa, to direct tiPl'oin ted to wait upon ( ol. 1 ims. II. . ... . , , . ,; 1 . i f . i . ! iir s ens hither, instead of going to Mi mon, Jr., and solicit him to l' as a , , ', ' . . , ,. , , , . i, e . Other and less a trai-tive points f Deb't'ate from this city to Miirlintrton, to ' . i . i. i i . , .-.ii ii i Let me sucL'est what iniirht tie done, make such arrangements with Mini Kail- . ,,..1.1 i- .1 1 ... .. , ' Let the ( lazet'e be the met mm through r",ni omiiilu, us mil L'v 01 uiniuuii:t- llie'l. Th itself 1 question which naturally suggests under this Mat of farts, is, how hall wo remedy the evil, or what Meps to this place. The Chair npjvointed as such committee, Messrs. Lock wood, Iloweiiatitl Strickland. On motion the mcetinc, adjourned to meet at the same place 011 Saturday next. Jami: S. Ai.i.n, Chairman. S. Royce, Secretary. We nre glad to see our citizens are awake to their interest in this, the most important ipiestion of interest to Hellevue. The Railroad Meeting, tho proceedings of which we publish above, was largely attended by many citizens of St. Marys and Mills County, Iowa, and was rpiite enthusiastic. The citizens of this place seemed determined, by their liWal pro positions, nnd the zeal they manifested in tho meeting, to let no opportunity slip to secure the road, and while we might rely upon our natural resource as being certain to produce a favorable result for our city, still, we have seen at Hellevue, that some Th Prt-ftiflmOul Urrllon. 1 Itullroml Morllng. 1 ler th Hello u ;'.?.(. We have been waiting most patiently .t Railroad Meeting, held at theMrR. Honors for something rolialle as to the result of ! i H,v,i0 irM1!u. Tu.-Mlav. Nov. II. on! The rapidly advai.cingii.tetrstsr.i c.ir the Presidential election. Hut being so far removed from the centre of the politi cal world, from telegraphs, Milronds.&c, we have waited almost in vain. The general impression seem" to be, from the report, that th" Deimnnilic landidates nre eletted. Well, so be it -W" are sat-i-l'oi!, abundantly so, if this ! true. J. nil" It'll hanan was our per. i.nal choice for the high otlice of President, firM, last, always. For in him we recognise the honest, conservative pn'riot of more than 1'vlij yrrtrn trprrimrf in the nlbiirs of this government, ami we sincerely believe that under his ndininistrntion, wise, politic nnd ellicietit ns we believe it will l the country w ill find that repose nml (juii t to which for the laM two years it has been a stranger, nnd which is so ini in lly ne cessary for the common good nnd to the ftability of this gloriom I'nion itself. We look iivin the fierce warfare of sec tionalism, growing out of the vexed Kan ns question, ns ended. If this be so, God be praised. For months pnM, we have been heartily sickened upon opening every newspaper, to see nothing but K Kansas, in flowing characters, us though nil the past, present and future of the whole nation were dependent njNin. nnd centered in, that distracted Territory. We believe th? administration of James Hut hanan w ill energetically and firmly see to it, that the principle "that the people have n right to regulate their domestic concerns in their own way," is effectually and honestly carried out ; that it w ill pre vent ortside iiilluence from Missouri or any other quarter. If it does this, we are satisfied. If it does not, we shall be iisappointed, and as an independent jour nal be as ready to condemn, for the wrong, as we should applaud for the right. We nre not among the number of ' those who believe thnt nt any time there has been any reil dnnger that Kansas would become n slave State. Northern men nnd northern enterprise will settle that ipiestion, when outside interference is prevented. Now we may be traveling ttt-j fast. It may turn out that Mr. Fre mont is elected. If so, we shall be equally ready to applaud the right nml condemn the wrong. We are among ihe number of those who believe the "country is safe" in any contingency. Wc never calculate upon the chances of a dissolution of the I'nion ; and although some of our South ern brethren, in the event of the election of Mr. Fremont, might bluster ami threat en dissolution, they, in our opinion, would find the great mass of the people South, ns well ns North, of nil jmlitical creeds, indignantly frowning down any attempt to this end. Any party or set of men ma king this attempt, would receive the same treatment as that given the South Caro lina nulliliers, in lSJ'J, by (Jen. Jackson, anil sink into the same deserved contempt. We have our preference heretofore given. If Mr. Fremont is elected, os un Ameri can, proud of our country, and our free institutions, we ore compelled to be satis-lied. (eu'l Ooweu. In the unanimous vote (suve one), which Gen'l Itowen received nt the re cent election for the Council, something is to be lenrned by aspirants for otlice that is, to be sure they aro right ; and when thus sure, stand for the right at all hazards, and let consequences take care of themselves. Last year Gen'l Howen received in this precinct but ninetem mtes, all told, and was elected as th Repre sentative of this locality by the large voto at Omaha. But notwithstanding the mea- gro vcte here, ho fought for the right in doing all in his power for the interest of Hellevue, while another Representative, who received the almost unanimous voto of this precinct lust fall, sullered himself to be led off from Jie interests of his im mediate constituwrtj, and to oppose Itelle vue. This Representative was u enndi date for re-nominution this fall, but failed to get one vote, while Geu'l Howen re ceived all the votes of the district but oiu. The contrast speaks for itself. "When found, make a uoio on't." which to communicate to the world the fait, that Hem. 1 re is surrounded by more natural advantages for any class of citizens, than any other point in the Ter ritory. That the country west of Belle vi e to the Llkhorn, and to the Platte river on the south, is better adapted to farming, is better supplied with timber (both soft ami hariH, water nnd trood stone, than any other portion of the Ter ritory of the same extent ; that the west branch of the Papiilioti, which heads with in rods (by actual measurment), of the I'.lkhorn valley, ut a point about 5 miles farther north than Hellevue; that the valley of this stream (the Papillion), affords the only natural ami direct outlet for a Railroad from the Missouri to the Platte valleys; that a line running from here to the head-waters of the Papillion, thence to the northern bends in the Platte river, will be nearly direct; that after reaching the Flkhorn valley, the route westward lies entirely in the valley of the Platte river, and that the river does not touch the bluffs upon this side for a ilis- things (not so much to our interest,) mayjtance of about 600 miles; that there is bo done as well as others, ami it would be well to look to this, ns it it passes, and not let the golden opportunity of our highest ami bsst interests go by. We hope to see the meeting largely attended on Saturday. Sterling "Gone Ip'J With regret, we learn that our old friend Morton (Sterling for short), "went up" last election day. Whut does this mean? Tell us all about it; ami fur ther, that our friend Decker kept Morton company in the "ascension." This much we will soy, any how, that no more true Representatives of the interests of their locality, no more able, efficient, and un tiring, weTe to be found in the Legisla ture last winter than they. We draw our bandanna we sympathise, we do. Can not Sterling "Inspire confidence 'xx his friends by voting for himself ?" Hope is a waking dream. lion. William ( luucj. It is with pleasure that we see by the returns, that our old and esteemed friend Mr. Clancy, by a very decided vote, is elected to the Council from Washington county. We have known Mr. Clancy long, intimately nml well. Ho is one of the pioneers of the Territory, has been a member of the Legislature from the first organization of the same, continuously to the present (having ulso discharged, with signal ability and great fidelity, the ardu ous duties of F.minrmt .liient at home und abroad); and when we sav that the citizens of Washington county have 11 member in the Council who will closely guard her best interests, who has tact, en ergy und experience rarely equalled, we know whereof we affirm. Success at tend you, "Sir William." You can't l BEAT. Mr. Fditor I understand that we are promised u friendly call from our red brethren of the raw nee trihe, winch is m last through the winter, ami that the party of visitors are to number alsuit 3(H). Now I wish to know if there nre not some means to bo resorted to, to avoid such a catastrophe i Are we to le annoy ed with the presence of tle oople for the next four or live months? Are we to submit tamely to the petty thefts which ore sure to attend their pre.-eiut- ? I think not. Already there ore a few fain iliesln our midst, and I am strong in the faith that they ought not to Ik? jH'rmitted to stay here another week, for surely they are no benefit to us, w hile their presence, filthy and thievish as they are, is a source of great annoyance both to ourselves and wives. Let us drive those away who are here now, and give them to understand that none of the tribe will be permitted to winter here, C. II W. He who has many friends b.n nne. CorreijKiiil(nce of Bdlcviie Gazette. New York, Oct. 27, 1S.50. Our city since my last, has been alive with Politicians, and scarcely anything but politics takes with the people here. The whole number of deaths in this city during the week ending on Saturday last, is :$((!, viz: Men 76; women 11; boys PJ9; girls 100. Deaths from consump tion 11 ; deaths from violent causes, ,'t. Natives of the United States, 273 ; Chil dren under 1.3 years of nge, iilo. The funeral of Rev. Dr. Leon Merz bacher, nn eminent Hebrew divine, who died very suddenly, in a fit, on Mondav last, in the second avenue, took place this afternoon, from his late residence, 1.5!) Forsythe street. The officiating ministers were Rev. Dr. Einhorn, of Baltimore, und Rev. Dr. Meyer, of Charleston. The remains were interred in Salem Field, L. I. Deceased was pastor of the Jewish Synagogue in Twelfth street. Hiram Hutchinson, Esq., late President of the Hamburgh Bank, South Carolina, died in this city, ufter a lingering illness, on Thursday last. His funeral took place on Saturday last, nnd wns largely attended Judge W hiting has resigned his seat on iho bench cf tho Supremo Court. He is now in the field as an independent candi date for Mayor, os nominated by the Re formers. The Examination of Musquiota, upon a charge of assisting to fit out the slave bark Panchita, was terminated to-day, before the l S. Commissioner, the defendant being held to bail in the sum of S.'toOO. in default of which he was committed to prison. The Common Pleas and Superior Court have naturalized between tiOOO and 7000 foreigners since the ls.t of October. Ad ding this number to the .tOOO naturalized in September, and the 750 in August, we have a sum total of between 11,000 and 12,000 as the result of this fall's business. It is ascertained that nearly eight thou sand European emigrants have returned to Liverpool, during the past six months. I no few School Presbyterian Sviiod, ai its plenty of goo material for making brick, and plenty of limestone of the best quali ty, both for burning into lime and for building purposes ; that we have two saw mills in the immediate vicinity, and an other in process of erection in town ; that we have two large and commodious hotels, conducted by accommodating and gentlemanly proprietors, who are sure to make their guests feel comfortable and at home ; that our merchants ore supplied with all the variety usually found in any market ; that their goods can be bought for from 5 to 20 per cent, less than they can l bought at any other point north of the Platte, and that provisions of almost any kind can be bought here for much less than they can at any other point. These are facts wiiich can be "backed up, anil should be proclaimed lar and near. Will not the publication of such facts be inducements sufficient to bring emigration directly to this point, and if the tide of emigration once sets in, will not those interested reap their reward for making these facts known Are we not all interested in this matter ? Will we not all receive a benefit ? Let the Press proclaim ; let the pro prietors of the Press send forth their paper; and let each man who lives in this vicinity subscribe for himself and for some friend at the East, and believe me, it will not be long before you will be in the receipt of returns which will well pay for the little mite which you contribute in this way "Cast your bread upon the waters, and it will return after many days," when it will be so omrfrrown that you will scarce recognize it as the same w ith which you parieu nut a snort time betore of Cup!. Clawson: Lancers; Ladies on horseback ; President Young's, President Kind all's and Lieutenant General Wi ll's carriages; the Hands; Captains Ells worth's and McArthur's companies; Citi zens in carriages and on horseback. The line of mnrch was scarcely taken up, be fore it began to be met by men, women nnd children on fxt, on horses, and in WT.g ins, thronging out to see nnd welcome the first hnnd-cart companies ; and the numbers rapidly increased until the living tide lined ami thronged South Temple street. The procession reached the Public Square about sunset, where the Lancers, Bands ami carriages were formed in a line facing the line of hand-cart ; nnd nftr a few remarks by President Young, accompanied by his blessing, the specta tt rs and escort retired and the companies pitched their tents, at the end of a walk und pull upwards of 1300 miles. 1 his journey has been performed with s than the average amount of mortality usually attending ox trains ; and all, though somewhat fatigued, stepped out with alac rity to the last, ami appeared buoyant and cheerful. They had often traveled 2-5 nml DO miles in a day, and would have come through in a much shorter time, had they not been obliged to wait upon the slow motion of the oxen attached to the few wagons containing tho tents ami groceries. Much credit is due to Captain Ellsworth for having walked the entire distance, thus cheering and encouraging his company by example as well as precept, and the saints with their hand-carts aided by Captains Ellsworth and McArthur and their Assis tants, Ehlers Oakley, Butler, Crandal and Leonard, and guided nnd sustained by the Almighty, have preached to the ungodly a sermon louder ihan the voice of many thunders. And thus has been successfully accomplished a plan, devised by the wis dom and forethought of our President, for rapidly gathering the poor, almost entirely independent of the wealth so cloitly hoarded beyond their reach. Douglas County Election Returns. We give below the Official Returns of the Elections held in Douglas county, on Tuesday the 4th ult : NORTHERN" DISTRICT. (.IXWVOOI) AM LKTISKMENTS. The First UantNl'art Companies. We received by last Saturday's mail a file of the ' Deseret News," published at Great Suit Lake City, Utah Territory, and copy the following interesting account of the arrival, at that city, of the First Hand-Cart Train of Imigrants: Having learned that Cupt. Edmind Ellsworth's company camped at the il lov Springs, on the evening of the 2oth inst., on the 26th Presidents Brigham Young and Ilcber C. Kimball, Lieuten ant General D. II. Wells, and many other COUNCIL. S. E. Rn-ror, . I,. Miller, A. F. Selisbury,' J. C. Mitchell, REPRESENTATIVES. Georcc Arms'rong, W. E. Meore, A. J. Hanscom, J. A. Steiuberper, Jonas Soeley, , Richard Kimball, Harrison Johnson, M. Miirphv, T. II. Dotld S. N. Kificlil, Levi Harsh, S. Van Hensen, C. Rurdii k.. ('. It. Smith, F. DavMson, COMMISSIONERS. Philander Cook, Ji'sse Lowe, Thomas Davis, J. H. Wanner,...., J. 11. Kelliun, O 3 S29 5(15 430 67 497 20!! 47 5(15 451 432 419 37 55 r5 00 52 51.1 410 419 2 5 3 3 190 50 7f9 190 50 745 5 44 47'J 199 4 270 13 50 730 133 40 093 12 47 64rt 73 4( 621 4 46 501 12 4fl 490 5 43 469 11 40 411 ISO 4 4.TJ 121 4 125 1S7 4 256 178 3 mi 202 2 205 180 3 2 13 1 53 1S2 15 710 9 46 496 14 45 508 133 32 165 176 3 179 SOUTHERN DISTRICT. COUNCIL. L. L. Rowcn. J. S. Allan, (on the float) REPRESENTATIVES. S. A. Strickland, C. T. Hollow ay, , John Finney, . Joseph Dyson, A. W. Trumbull, Reuben I.ovjoy, W.H. r.ilhn'ore, '. .... H. H. Smith, COMMISSIONERS. Philander Cook, Thomas Davis, a Jessee Lowe, 222 199 .196 .190 . 182 181 32 24 . 21 10 21S . ii 192 WHOLE VOTE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOR COMMISSIONERS. Candidates. Philander Cook,. Thomas Davis,.. Jesse Lowe, J. H. Kellum J. If. Warner,.... tfi i ' .710 .50.8 496 . 179 165 218 192 192 928 700 68 S 179 105 sitting on Thursday, unanimously , a carnages, and several gentle d a resolution deprecating in the "i anJ ,ilI,,e0IV I0'81". Irt gest terms dancing, wmoMrmkimi Vf ( ,. tlaw!i,n 8 ' coinnany of passei stron and card playing on the jrt of Christians anJ Christian lamilies. To th c Proi'i.E or Soltiic-kx Docc- LAS, BkI.LCVI-E, AND Till: ''BEST Or MAN- Ktsn," who r.o to Glexwoop to pen cil m: Gkous. We have visited the great MART in Glenwood, known as Ncck oi ls &. Co's. store nf New nnd Exten sive stock of Fall nml Winter Goods, which, from personal observation nnd ex perience, we know he holds himself in leudiness at nil times to part with, either in whole or part, to those? who have the smooth pieces and the non e to make a good investment when n favorable oppor tunity offers And our ober advice to all, The old, th youris, the pr'at, the imall, You had better on taij Company call, And buy a apply for Winter and Fall. A people ought to be as willing to fight for their liberties as on account of their 'I'll itorial hovudni ie. Lancers and the Brass Bands under Cant. William Pitt, left the Governor's Office nt i a. 111., with the view of meeting und escorting them into the city. Within about a mile and a half of the foot of the Little Mountain, President Young ordered the party to halt until the hand carts should arrive, and with Presi. dent Kimball drove on to meet them. Ere King the anxiously expected train came in sisiht, led by Captain Ellsworth on f,xt, and with two aged veterans pulling the front cart, followed by a long line of carts intended by the old, middle aged and youn" of both sexes. When opposite the escorting party, a halt was culled and their Captain intro duced the new comers to Presidents Young and Kimball, which was followed by the joyous greeting of relatives and friends, and an unexpected treat of melons. While thus regaling, Cant. Daniel D. McArthur came up with his hand-cart company, they having traveled from the east base of the Big Mountain. From the halt to the Public Square on Second West Temple Mreet, the fullowing .rder was observed, under the sup. rvi-i.in Those Candidates marked thus ()are elected. Presidential election Returns. Below we give the reported majorities for the several Candida's, in the Presiden tial contest just ended. No reliance how ever, in our opinion, can be placed in them, but merely give them for what they are worth. Pennsylvania, Dem. by about Indiana, " New Jersey, Delaware, " Illinois, (doubtful) New York, Rep. 11 Massachusetts, Maine. " ' Ohio, " Iowa, " Michigan, ' Connecticut, " Vermont, " " Wisconsin, N. Hampshire, " " Rhode Inland, " ' ixmrwr goods AND CHEAP GOODS. JUST RECEIVED BY NUCKOLLS & CO.. GLENWOOD, IOWA, A La re nnd Well Selected Stock (Express Iv for THIS Market) of dhy noons, CLOTHING. CASTINGS, GROCERIES, (il'EEEXSWARE, HATS fc CAPS. BOOTS & SHOES, TINE DOORS, IRON. NAII.S, SASH, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, LOCKS. LATCHES WINDOW SHUTTERS, "&.C., A.c. ' Ha 1x0 bei-n boucht and shipped at low figures, wc fl.Tter ourselves we are h to ntr'r such inducement to CASH IltL'Y 1HS as have not heretofore been offered. We ask an examination of our Gotxls nnd prior, before purchasing elsewhere. The La dies will find at our Store a larpe stock of CHALET. I! Kit AGE, DF.LAIXS, ropr.iNs, GINGHAMS, VICTORIA LAWNS. EMBROIDERED ROBES, PLAID SILKS, ic, &.C., All of which will be sold verv LOW. NUCKOLLS &. CO. Gi.f.swoop, Mills Co., Iowa. no 4-tf. NEWSfORE! NEW GOOrSII NEW PRICES!!! New Ever thing-, at the Old Stand of SARPY & ENGLISH. EDWARD C. E0SBYSHELL HAS the honor to inform the people of the Southern District of Dontrlas and the adjoin ing counties, NebrasKS, that he i now open ing one of the largest Stocks of GOODS over ever broncht to Glenwood, Mills county, Iowa, consistine of DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, HATS &. CAPS, NAILS. CORDAGE, OILS. PAINTS, GROCERIES, BOOTS k. SHOES, QUEENS WARE, LEATHER, IRON, DYE-STUFFS, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE. READY-MADE CLOTHING, CARPENTERS' TOOLS, YANKEE NOTIONS, fee, And everything that mav be found generally in city stores, all of which he will sell CHEAP FOR CASH. .V ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRO DUCE taKen in exchenpe for Goods. Buy er from town or country wishing pood and cheap Goods, either at wholesale or retail, will gave money by calling and examining his stocK before purchasing elsewhere, as they will find good bargains and fair dealing. Glenwood, Iowa. no 4-tf 15,000 13,000. 2,000 1,000 i 20,000 1 go.ooo ; 30.000 2o.000 10,000 10,000 10,000 8,000 I 6,000 (5,000 (5,000 Maryland, Missouri, Virginia and J'Wi. da, nre also reported as having given a small majority for Fillmore. Election in Uashiugtuu ( ount. We have not received tho official voto of Washington County, but understand that Hon. William Clancy, was elected to the Council, nnd Messrs. William Con ner, P. i:. Stent, and J. S. Stewart, M th l.L'itii!iire. Tootle & Greene, WHOLESALE &. RETAIL DEALERS, Glenwood, Iowa. We beg leave to call the attention of the Good People of Mills, Pottawattamie, Montgomery and Cass coun ties, Iowa; also, Donglan and Cans counties, Nebraska, to our laree and late supply of every kind of MERCHANDISE, usually kept in Western Iowa. Our stock of Groceries fs lnrse and complete, having been bought and shipped a little lower than our neighbors. Our stock of Hardware, Queensware, Wood enware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps and Ready-Made Clothing, have all been purchased in the Eastern cities, at the lowest cash prices. Give us a call before you purchase, and if we do not sell you cheap goods, we will make our neighbors do so. IST Remember the cheapest house in town TOOTLE & GREENE. Glenwood, Iowa, Oct. 23, 1856. 1-tf Nuckolls & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORE, Glenwood, Mills Co., Iowa. The un dersigned beg leave to call the attention of the People of Mills and adjoining Counties to the fact that they are in receipt of their FALL AND WINTER GOODS, WHiich for price and durability are unsur passed in Western Iowa, which in addition to our Summer stock of GROCERIES, &.c, on hand, makes it one of the most desirable stocks of GOODS in the Western Country. Glenwood, Iowa, Oct. 23, 1S50. 1-tf B"LIJ",B"U J'L "dieiS- DIED. In this citv, on the morning of Nov. 13th, Mrs. Jane, wife of James S. Allan, aged 63. It sometimes falls to the lot of an Editor, to notice the departure from this life, of one who by her many virtues, has endeared herself to all whohadthehappinesr of her acquaintance. The deceased departed this life at three o'clock this morning, after an illness of thirteen weeks and five days, during which time she was a model of Christian resignation, and often during her illness, gave expression to that fer vent love for her Savior that a true follower only could give. Iu hor weakest moments she would call on her Savior, as if He was lost to her, but on being questioned whether she would give him up, she would exclaim," Oh 1 no, Oh I no, I cannot give hiin up," and then she would be more reconciled to her fate. She has left a heart-brpken Husband and Son, who, with the many friends thnt so long and virtuous a life had drxwn around her, will long continue to mourn their irreparable loss. BENTON HOUSE. George Jennings, Proprietor. THIS House is situated in the pleasantest part of Hellevue, in a beautiful and healthy location and commands a view of country, which for beauty cannot be excelled in this Territory. It U fitted up In the best manner, ami no pains will be spared to make all who may favor him wiih their patronage, feel at home. ITIS TABLE. Will always be supplied with all the delicacies the market atfiird. Attached to this Hotel is an excellent STABLE, which we shall always have attended hv romp-tent and f iiihful Ostlers. H.-I1- nf. 1 . l-tf