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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
RAIL ROAD MEETING.

Al large and enihusi site meeting o
The citizens of Ottunwa and vicinity
held at the Court House on Tuesda,
evening last, JOSEPH ilAYNE, Esq
was called to The Chair, and Il. Ii
WARDEN vas appointed Secretary.
The object Of The meeting was, as sta
ted b, Judge u. Biegs, 10 hear repor
from ID. p. Inskeep. Esq, MS To wha
was done in regard 10 our railroad prof
eel al The meeting NJ Burlington niI th,
25il inst, and 10 consul, as To what fur
lher steps should be taken to insure lht
| building ot ,he Road.
Or. lnskeep then addressed The meet
ing briefly, stating that all the amend.
ments proposed were adopted, aud tha
It was absolutely necessary for Wapei
l0 and The other counties on the line tu
raise their quota OF private stock to in
sure The road. MIR. |. alluded 10 the dif.
ticDlty OF getting individuals 10 subscribe
stock. and gave the meeting a history Al
llangta of The progress OF building Rail
Road, in Chin. aud their feet upon
the market and the price at property -
Mr. |. stated that Resi- Estate subser;p
lion would be taken, aud set forth ia a
very clear manner the duty Of our citi.
zens in the matter. The stock books
were then presented TO the meeiing, aud
the sum OF $500 additional stock was
taken.
On motion of r. II. Warden, a com
mittee Of twelve were appointed to eau.
vass The county and soIici, subscriptions
of stock.
ID. p. Inskeep, S. B Farmer, Jno ID.
Devln, G. c. Warden. L. Washhurn,
James IIauley, J. Huyue, Z. II. War.
den, r. e. JelTries. Silas 0sbnrn. JOS.
Leighton aud A. j. SpauIdlng were ap.
pointed said committee.
On motion OF j. d. Devin, said com
miuee are instructed TO report progress
at a Railroad messing to be held al the
Court House on Saturday evening the
l0lh. AT early candlelight.
On melton Of L. G.. Given,
Resoiced. That every citizen coasid.
ef himself a committee of one, whose
especial duty ii shall BE TO report TO the
above commute as TO where and Of
whom stock can be obtained.
On motion of ID. p Inskeep,
Ecsoiced, iha, we know no such
word as Jail, and that we vii! use every
effort in our power To mike up The nee
essary amount OF stock.
On motion of L. Washhurn,
ReSofUed, That the proceedings cf
this meeting be Published in the Cour.
ier aud Free Press.
On motion, adjourned.
JOS. IIAYNE. Chm.
II. ii. WARcEN, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
HOGS, &c.

ihe marketcontInues dull. and we do
NOT near OF transaction in hogs, and
quote The price nominal al 4 to 4sc,net.
we learn that IN Woojfnrd and Mercer
counties, hogs are offered a, 30 eross.
he weather 's too warm fur slaughter.
mg' and The peas are al! full, The osliina,-
ed number IN pen. aud in the viciu:ty az
'he city, being abnu, $4,000. The re.
ceips bs The Frankiorl railroad las, niph,
was 1900. - Louisville Courie-, 22d
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
Additional Foreign News.
New YORK, November |,

-sE w Il 'FsN' -N'hNNhbSl 10.
Two thousand Turks appeared at
Guigos aud fred upon The town; ,nis
brought on an engagement with the Rus
sians, "a force was dispatched to the as
sis'ance of the place, aud considerable
slaughter ehsued.
Another encounter took place between
1000 fnrks aud like number of Rus
SLAMS. between kalaia, and Sofia, when
the Russian forces fell back.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
ARrHuR's HonE MAGAZINE for De

ARTHuR's HOME MAGAZINE for De-
ccmber has been received. As our read
crs know. we are great admirer of Ar
thurs writings, and can cheerfulIy re-
commend The Home Magazine and
Home Gazette as parlor companions
for the most fasliGious in literary mat,
,ers. The Magazine is 81 per year,
and the Gazette 81; copy OF each sent
for %; four copies of either The Maga.
zine or Gazette for So; and twenty cop
les for $50. Send in your names.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
TnE REPORTED BANK FALuRrs,

The REPORTED BANK FAILURES.
The Buffalo Express Of Friday, in Dom
nenllng upon announcement recent,
made o. several back failures in New
York, says that "lhe Pratt Bank, the
Lewis County Bank, the Chaianaue
County Bank. the Bank of Os wego and
the Bank of Milford. are all doing bust
ness. wils undisturbed confidence and
credit a, lha. city.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
r. II. WARcEN. Sec'y.

FAIR AND SUPPER The ladies' oI
the Congregations! Sewing Sucieiy give
Fair and Supper IN the evening OF the
20ih, as will be seen hy notice ia anollleI
column. From All acquaintance with
the ladIss who compose the Society, WI
can guarantee that it will be a splendid
affair. We, for one, shall be lhere, il
alive and well, and we hope all of on,
cnzens and many from The country vii
be present on that occasion. The oh
ieci OF lbe Fair 10 raise money to buy i
Church belly is certalnly a laudable one
aud the gentlemen Ought TO do all il
their power 10 assist the ladies' in carry
ing on, their good intentions.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
JoHNsoN's PANoaAMA.-This I'e

JoHEsoK's PANoRAMA.-This Ten
perance Panorama has been enlarged
and otherwise improved. and will be ox-
hibiied in this place during the holidays.
Mr.. JOHNSON, we arc informed is al
work al another Panorama, upon ano,h-
er subject. which he expects TO have
ready for exhibition soon.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

es An error was made in fixing the
date OF the day on which the School
Houses are 10 be sold. The sale will
be on Saturday the Gath instead OF The
i9th, as the notice formerly read.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
BosreN. Nnremher lG

Additional returns OF the election held
IN this State on Monday. shnw major
ny Of sixty five for The Wings in the
House of Representatives.
In The Senae the coalItionisis having
returned ann,her member. there is liz
in Ihat body. |. is probable, however,
lhata Wing will be elected IN Berkshire
county, thus giving the Wings The or,
gartZallun.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

=, We are only able 10 issue half sheet
this week. because of the sickness Of n
hand and ourself. This, with a half
sheet we issued some months ago, will
be counted as one paper.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
PHiLApgLpHla, November IA.

CALico FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
-Mcbr'de's calico works, New Fair.
mount was destroyed by fire this morn
lng.
Loss-obou, $4,000. One hundred
operatives are thereby thrown out of em.
p.oyment.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

WoaD! WooD!!--Why don't our sub.
seribers bring US some woodl The
wood or The cash Must come pretty soon.
WeAlso want Coal on subscription.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
The Raii Road Meeting

A, the Court House on Tuesday even.
ing was just such meeting as we like
,oallend. Every body plssenl vas ful.
ly impressed Eilh ihe importance Of the
.ul ject in hand, and acted accrraEeIe.
The anoani of stock Subscribed a, The
meeting Is sufficient evidence ol Ibis
fact. Fac Thousand Doiiafs and o,er
was subscribed and we are aot Goue et.
Uim,pwa and ,he country West AID
Southwest must take at ieasl $4,000
: more. Ii can be doue, and il The cuu.-
mi,'ee appointed are vigiIiut in doing
their duly, isaei4 be done.
Come! Farmers, do not stand back
and le, ihe Towns do all tie work. YOU
....s. do ur Share. ez~.ne up 10 the
Biz aoW is the time, or a'0sc i!
..ie meantime let the friends al The
.oad at Agency and elsewhere, be al
= work or we will Guido them. Ouumwa
will take the big end Of the pile if yon
are no, awake and doing
Our Agency friends and oil others in.
teresied are requt sied 10 meet MS ON Sat.
urday evening the l0lh, with their stock
books, TO compare notes, aud see who
has been a, work and who have mol.
Keep the bali rolling unu! we make The
Locomotive roll :hrough our beautiful
county.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
CINCINNATI. Nny. IR-

DR. AMEs AcoUITTED.-In the case or
Dr. Ames, charged with shooting Judge
J. G. Hall with intent TO kill. The Jury
last night brougl. ip a verdict OF not
guilty.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01
From the Council Blue City Blgle, Extra
AWFUL CONFEDERATION.
Terrible CatastrODhel

!
The CHg of Council Biu1s in .Ashss
100000 icorh of Property io,t bY
Fire! Thirteen ) ores and Public
Houses destroyed!
Gloom and sadness regns ovef our
| once pleasant c,ty-Sorrow lies heavy
on every conference.-the grea. bust.
| ness pant ni oar Cuy is no more.
On Friday night last at about ten
O'Clock L. NJ. The store of Messrs.
foolIe q Jaekson was discovered to be
on fire, and upon bursting in The dnof a
dense selnme OF smoke. followed i'm
| medlattly hy stee, OF FIRE bursI out.
An alarm was Instantly given and IN n
lew minutes the streets were alive with
people, as many had not retired 10 bed.
In fifteen minutes the store was envel
"ped IL fines and llttle hopes of saving
The buildings on that side of The street
were entertained. and many commenced
empiying The denseIy fired stores into
the street. whilst others CONNIE cei 10
tear down and pull out the Gem Boil
tiIngs. hui were soon drove away hs
the Il lmes. The fire was so confined
10 the whole l1side Of The building that
when II burst forth the flames spfead
each way with appalling rapidly inso
much that II was evident 10 all lha, our
Irm.'ed means for the use Of water wouia
he unayaIling ana every endeavor was
made IN save The Goods along the whole
line Of Blocks on Main street. We
were on the gronnil IN a moment after the
alarm oi hre was given, aud immediately
commenced removing our effects. The
Enporium Exchange and Store, Posi-
Office and Printing Oilice. was our all,
ard we together with our BOYS aud ev-
cry body else taxed ourselves TO the ~.
most. The Post Office was saved al
most entire, the Bnnle press and h
type OF both BrgIe aud Guardian offices.
the paper ana cfrds aud Printers stock
geseraliv ingeiher with over half The
type was lalally lost.
: The principal loosers By the fire are.
iifsron the corner of Broadway aud
Madison Street.
Messrs. Siuisman & M'DouaId $4,000
:. Martin, Mason, & Co., 5000
. Tootle IL Jackson, 2a.000
u r. egram {; Co, 10000
J. t.. Mitchell, 5000
. j. T.. Johnson, 2000O
Mclaughlin & Co., 2.000
Rahert Hawk, 3,GuO
i" J. X Cook. (BluT House, 600
Z" =. Murphy. 5000
May others have been losers to .
greater or less amount. The particulars oi
which are not now IN our possession
Without exception. as far as our knowl
edge Of the transactions in the time Of
the fire e.ery body worked 10 their ex
haustnn and over rXerlian. We regret
TO say that some few unprincipled per
soEs took advantage OF The intense ex-
cllemenl and confusion, and carried "A.
way some of ihe rescued goods, some of
which have been recovered.
As near as we can learn, there were
iusHrauces upon the destroyed properly
10 the amount at between $50 ard $50.
003. Not half the amount uf Goods
and AlerchandIze ON the burnt district
was saved. The buildings were all Of
wood aud they burnt with great rapidly
Il his is sad and severe loss 10 our
Young city aud fast settling country.
Many of The buildings will be replaced
Immediately.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

G Judge Kinney has accepted the
appo,n,mensof Judge in U,ah, and viii
resign Ills seat ON The Iowa Bench after
The ensuing December term of The
Supreme Court.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

Ia Rev. Mr.. Rilienhouse, while oiiici.
ating in conservation of church al
vasbing,onville Pa, suddenly fell dead.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

u See notice Of Esttay 10 another
column.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

But one explosion Of powder oc-
Cured and thai was so slight i, mus,
have been eanlslers. We saw many
people who had, whilst at home, seen
The fire and 60. in in time TO do much
good, some living four miles off.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-12-01

Ala meeting of The citizens Of Couu-
cll Bluffs City. held at The store OF Wp,
Clancy, Nov. Ia, 10 take into consid.
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Mrs Hummer, No 600 Fourth ST, says Of
Dr.. MtLiNE'S CELEBRATED VERNIFIGE :
Ntw YoRK, May Is, 1852.

Nsw YoRK, May Is, 1882.
child of mine showing symptoms Of worms, j
gave il bottle of DR.. McLanes celebrated VerIni-
fugo which brought away bunch of worms, mum
bcring, | should Judge about thirty. Tho child WIS
very tick during the operation but is now we'll. and
hearty.
MRS. TWIST. No. Is Avenue ID, writes under date
Of August TO- 1852, and says she had been troubled
with worms for more than year, and that she took
one boiue Of DR.. McLancs celebrated Vermifugc
which brought away from her three hundred
worms big and little. She believes herself to DO
entirely free from disease
MRS. BUGGINS a German woman, residing at
20l Ryington street says that, after using vial
Of DR.. McLsncs celebrated Vormifuge she passed
two large tape worms.
The above certificates all from parties well
known in this city. fihere any who doubt, they
have the names and addresses and can satisfy them
selves by personal inquiry
p s. The above valuable remedy, also DR.. Nc
LANES CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, can now
be had at all respectable Drug Stores in the United
States.
o. Purchasers will psnse be careful 10 ask for
and take none but DIR. McLANEs vERMIPUGE.
All others, in comparison, are worthless.
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propriate notices, in lo'ters made Of evergreens.
Contributions of food continued TO come in I'M
I'll The tables were flied with a variety Of good
things-turkeys, chickens, ham, beef oysters,
sand witches crackers cake, fruit cOniectiOna-
ry, &c. Several ornamental fancy pieces such
as are used at grand dinners, were on the ia
BILE In short it was dinner which did hon.
OF 10 the day, even though tested by the New
Englan standard. The children, TO the num-
Der of $50, were gathered in during the fore
noon and ranged in the gallery with new tidy
clothing, and clean faces and hands They oc-
cuped much of their time in singing various
pieces learned in school There were appro-
PIRATE decorations and m0ttoes, made of ever.
greens, in the mission-room People began 10
flock into the mission house at about noon and
from that time until eight or nine o'clock in
the evening 1t WAS thronged. 1t was estimated
that 1000 persons at least visited the estab.
lishment during the day and evening.
All honor be ascrihed to the noble band of
devoted women whose persevering and self de-
nying labOrs have caused that haunt of wretch
euness and want and crime-the old Brew
ery"-to give place to the present home of
comfort aud Christian hope, and now sustain
it 30 untiringly
We are in the midst of the lecturing season,
and number of instructive courses are i'm pro-
greSs, whereby much important scientific and
literary knowledge is being difiused in a popu-
larlZed form One of the most instructive eff
forts of this class made 80 far, was lecture
delivered u few evenings ago, before the Brook
lyn Institute by John p. Hale Although his
theme was taken from the history of the past
he managed to give it an application to the
living present. THIS is characteristic OF Mr.
Hale. Ii was once said of William b. Tappan,
that he never rhymed without some thought ct
piety lt might with cqus! truth he sad of
Mr.. Hale, that he never speaks without some
thought Of progress Ii only needs few more
such occupants of the lecturers desk as he, to
render it doubly useful Popular courses Of
lectures have fallen, OF late years, too much
into the management of cOnsery atves of the
most lifeless school. Instead OF the lecturers
OF their selection being taken from the class of
progressive thinkers to which Mr. Hale be-
longs, they have been dug up, it Mere, from
amid the relics of fosslized humanity. These
have been used to magnify the Importance of
! the thoughts and deeds OF the defnnct past in
/ stead of directing hopeful gaze futureward.
! The spirit OF the age is onward lt is not in
the power of the combined forces of FOgy ism
to stop Truths triumphal march altogether
J but tmay retard it. and the friends of progress
should see to it, that whatever appliances of
retrogression are put to work should be coun-
teracted by more benignant agencies set on
foot by themselves. As among these, let the
I lecturers stand not be forgottea.
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AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL.

We see by The Court of Records that the two coun
terloiters, White of Buffalo, and Lawrence Of Fpping
n II have been placed under ten thousand dollar
bonds each, for making and selling limitations of
Ay0,s Chs1rv Pictorial This is right If the law
should protect men from imposition at all it should
certainly protect them from being imposed upon by
n worthless counterfeit of such medicine as Aye's
Cherry Pcdoy0k We can only complain that the
punishment is not half enough. The villain who
would for pstry gain deliberately trihe with the
health of his fellow men, 10y taking from their lips
the cup of hope when they sinking, and substiiu
ting ialsehood an utter dclusion should be punish
cd at least W severely he who counteries the coin
of his country -GrnR County BaHRcy, Cnroihon,
U/,U0Js
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THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. c. DECEMBER l. 1853

main struggles at Wigan, Preston, Blackburn,
and the adjacent districts burn rs fiercely as
ever. The masters, indeed, have enlarged their
sphere of action, and other mills are locking
out, to bring the contest TO final issue In
some places, this defensive measure has been
adopted not on account of immediate differ
ences with the wOrkmen, but in order to cut
of the supplies which they spared out of their
wages TO feed the strikes in other quarters
Yet the Government papers give the monthly
returns of expectation as more favorable than
the corresponding months of last year. With
manufactures in state of collapse it is difficult
to imagine how this can be but perhaps it il
as Canning said. nothing is 80 false as facts,
except figures
The cholera has reached Belfast in dread
ful shape by foreign vessel, and Bermuda is
ravaged by the yellow fever Imported from
your country. 10 London, the pestlence is gain
ing ground and has reached more of the out
skirts with fatal malignity, and the municipal
and police authorities are exerting themselves
to get some of the worst impurities abated
Still it is but too true, in an empire in which
it is bOastingly said the sun never sets that in
its very capital there arc thousands of inhabit-
ants living in the flthiest deus of blind alleys
and abominable courts and yards, on whom the
sun never shines Here il is that typhus,
scarlatina, and cholera, find their genial homes.
Bat, never mind there was IA brilliant Lord
Mayors show; fine weather, cars with symbol
ical figures, and the Lord Mayor himself to
whom, as the joke went the whole was Tea
Deum.
A dreadful murder at a place called Burn
ham, about four miles from Windsor, has de-
mOnstrated the sad ineiiciency Of our rural
police system, and will probably lead to the
generalization of that force, instead of combining
each section within some arbitrary boundary,
81 that If a persons throat is cut within sight
Of n policeman belonging to another county or
division, it is certain that he would break the
law if he made any official effort to prevent the
crime whatever he might be tempted TO do as
private individual Assuredy there are
many matters in our philosophy which cry
aloud for reform, and this is one of them.
Burnham Is celebrated for grove of remark
able beech trees, and of great age and size. and
every fantastic form that can be imagined.
Were it five hundred miles from London thou
sands would hasten to visit it; but as il is so
near and handy, not one Cockney in ten thou
sand have ever seen this strange natural curl
osity, and perhaps nInety-nine out OF a hundred
have never heard of it.
London, Noe. 1l.-Brief abstracts of the In
dian mails have reached us--the principal tea.
ture in which is, that the difficulties of our DO
sition in Burmah appear to be even alarmingly
increased, by the active hostilties of pseudo
independent leaders, with accommodating forces
and it is tolerably clear that what We stated to
be imminent, viz another war in this quarter,
cannot be much longer deferred
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