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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
AN ACT
To AMEND AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY
OF OTTUMwA, APPROVED july 18TH. 1856.
Gr1 Re n os ncfod hu The Gen er.rI 4eseni-

To AMEND AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY
OF OTTUMwA, APPROVED july 18TH. 1856.
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the General .4ssen,-
bly, of The State of Io,ca: That the Charter OF
the City of Ottumwa be, and the same is here
by amended as follows: BY substituting the
words "On the first Monday of April, A. ID.
1872 in section as, instead Of on the first
Monday Of September, 1856.
SEC. 2. 1t is further provided that the officers
elected by:virtue of'the aforesaid act as amend
ed, shall hold their Offices until their success
ors be elected and qualified.
Sec. g. That the qualified electors of SAID
City shall, on the first Monday of May, A. d.
1858, and annually on the same day thereafter,
elect board Of City Officers.
SEC. a. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the
Iowa City Reporter and Demoine Courier
provided no expense is incurred by the State
for publication.
SAMUEL MCFARLAND,
Speakey of House of Reps.
w. w. HAMILTON,
Prest. of the Senate.
Approved Jan. %, 1857,
JAMES w. GRIMES.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON
VENTEON.

The great importance of the action of this
body, to whom the people of Iowa have con-
fded the duty OF amending their organic law,
will induce us to publish as full reports as we
can possibly find room for. We this week
present in full the report of the Committee on
the Legislative Department, which we com
mend 10 the careful examination of all our
readers. 1t will be seen by comparing it with
the old constitution, to which most have
ready access, that few alterations have been
introduced. We notice one very good one, it
seems 10 US, changing the time OF our State
elections to a later season of the year, and an
other in relation to salaries Of officers. There
may be others which we have not noticed in
our necessarily hasty examination.
We have received aletter from Mr.. Gillaspy,
member from this District, informing us that
he had mailed certain slips containing report
of speeches In the Convention, from which we
could publish such as we could find room for.
The slips have not come to hand, at this pres
ent writing. So soon as they do we shall be
happy to avail ourselves. We are oblge to
MIR. G. for this attention.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
THE DEMOINE COMPANY.

We are rot yet in receipt nf the full report
OF the Committee of Investigation, and the
law passed by the Legislature, in relation to
the company and the Improvement but it
will be seen by reference to the abstract Of
both in another place, that the Legislature
has taken the decisive step of declaring the
contract between the State and the Company
void, and have made provision for winding up
its affairs. This action speaks for ITSELF
Comment could not make it palmer than il is
The ID. N. & R. Co. is thrown overheard, so
far as the State through its constituted author
tiles could throw it overheard, and it only re-
mains to see what will he done about it. We
shall doubtless know in due time, when we
will hasten to inform our readers.
We can only hope, as we have been hoping,
for the past dozen years or so, that something
efectual will be done. II anything can be
done, We shall be glad to know it, and if moth
ing can be, we shall be glad to know that, the
sooner the better. The grant has enured, here
tofore, to the benefit of individuals and COM
panies, and very little to The public. Here
after, if it be possible, let the public have a
fdlance
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
SORGHUM OR SUGAR CAVE.

We COPY the following from the N. Y. Dali
ly Tribune. Next week we shall furnish from
the same source some directions for its culti-
vation
The cultivation of the Sorghum, or Chinese
sugar plant, has thus far proved so decidedly
successful in this country, not only in the
South, where il seems to have demonstrated
that two crops or cuttings of sugar-bearing
stalks can be obtained in one season from the
same roots of that years planting, but even so
far north az Minnesota, where it is testified
that good syrup was made in 1856 from stalks
hardly hundred days from the seed. that we
ale impelled to urge upon our farmers and gar
deners the importance of early attention to the
procuring of seed and planting for the season
Just before us. lie, Us all grow the seed this
year. so that it can never more be so scarce
that specnl a ors may run il up 10 an exorbitant
price. A great deal remains to be settled with
regard to this plant, especially the best mode
of converting its sAccharine properties into
crystailized Sugar; and it is highly probable
that better varieties of it will ul.imatel;r be
discovered, at least for certain localities. than
that now current in this country. For the
presen4, however, it is advisable to continue
and extend the cultivation Of that which is
accessible, and thus test the effect of acclima-
ton on the character of the plant aud the sweet
ana. Florida and Texas. the Sorghum of South
ern Africa will ultimately be found preferable
to that obtained from France by our Patent
Office. and from China by France Ifit prove
true that this plant, or certain varieties of it,
can be grown from year to year in semi-trop-
cal ATTITUDES from the same root, as the cane is
grown in the West indies, and that two or
more crops of sugar-yielding stalks may be
cut from that root each season. then there can.
be little doubt that our Southern States are
destined still to LEAD the North in the produce
ton OF Sugar. For the present, however. il
suiii es that the Sorghum may BIZ grown were-
ever Indian Corn will usually ripen--that its
abundant juice makes very pleasant syrup or
molasses, to which 1t is easily reduced BY
boiling away foiir-fifths of it in the ordinary
mode Of sngar-lnakng from the sap Of the
maple---and that the leaves and stalks, whether
green or dry, Of the Sorghum make an admir-
able fodder for cattle, horses or hogs, while
the seed are eaten with ayidiiy by fowls also,
to justify the general interest evinced in its
cultivation.
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ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
NEW YoRK. Feb

i Z q
The steamship Baltic has arrived below with
Liverpool dates TO Jan. 81.
Political news unimporrant.
The Swiss question is considered sett led. MS
the Neufehatel prisoners have been liberated.
The event of mos. interest is the trial of
Verger, the assassin of the Archbishop of Paris.
The trial is full of dramatic interest. Verger
HIS been condemned
A mutiny of a colored crew took place on
board the L. Bogart, in the Mersey river. The
first mate was badly wounded. The second
mate wa, arrested for shooting a man and three
of the crew for assault.
The alleged cause of the mutiny on board
the ship L Bogart, is that the crew shipped
under articles for New York, but subsequently
learned that the ship was to proceed to Mo-
bile, where. as they are nearly all colored men,
they would be retained in slavery.
Lord Napier will probably leave for Wash
ington in about three weeks.
The Europa arrived out on the 18th.
Lord Palmerston had issued circ uIar to the
House OF Commons, stating that business of
great importance would be laid before Parlia-
ment the coming session, and expressing an
earnest hope that all the members would be in
their places at the opening.
Lord Napier had arrived in Loadon to make
preparations for his departure on his American
mission.
A despatch from Berne of the 18th states
that the Neufchatel prisoners were, Oh the
proceeding night, escorted by detachment of
Swiss troops TO the French Frontier.
The Federal Council has given orders for
Immediately disbanding the troops.
Private advices from Shanghai Of November
'l9th, say there is prospect that specie ship
Nments to that port may prove excessive, OWING
to the scarcity of produce.
The English at Canton were strengthening
their position, but showed disposition to re-
main or the defensive until they received adj
vices from England. Meanwhile reinforce
ments al understood to have bsen sent for.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
THE CHICAGO DEMOCRAT.

We acknowledge our obligations for the
favor of daily exchange with this excellent
paper, one of the Oldest papers in the West,
having been published uninterruptedly nearly
a quarter of century, by its present proprie-
tor, the Hon. John Wentworth. We regard it
as the best of the Chicago papers, for the re-
gion in which we reside, and shall be pleased
to learn that it has good circulation in this
county. No paper is more accurately posted
up in politics than the Democrat. 1t is first
rate political, as well as commercial and news
paper. The news in our issue of to-day is
copied from the Daily democrat of the 9th,
and is several days ahead of other sources.
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Washington, Feb 5.

The Republican congressman of Indiana
have dispatches from indianapolis that instead
OF 70 Senators being present at the alleged
Senatorial Convention Yesterday. but % out
of 90 attended-11 less than a quorum. and but
62 Representatives. less than Quorum
he Senate by majority denounced the Joint
Convention as illegal and unauthorized by
them, and protest against the u. S Senate.
sweari & in the Senator'S alleged to have been
elected. The two American votes cast were
given by Representatives and not by the two
American Senators, who declined any partic-
ipa.ion in the election.
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Washington. Feb. 4

Mr.. Simanton, though weak from recent
illness, appeared before the select committee
to-day. After remaining two hours he be-
came so sick that they insisted on discontinue
ing the examination. His counsel, Mr.. Brad
ley, was not permitted to be present.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Gilbert and Chase
Of the House, have been examined.
The Central American treaty was again dis
cussed for three hours, to-day, in the Execu-
tive session of the Senate, but was not conclu-
ded.
! The secretary Of war in reply to Mr.. Sew
ARDS resolution says that from military con-
sderations the Niagara river should be sur
veyed.
The Senate debated for nearly three hours
on the Dallas and Clarendon treaty.
Mr.. Mason sustained The policy in an eisb-
crate speech, vindicaiing the Constitution up
on which it had been recommended by the adj
ministration.
Objections were urged that the British pro-
tectorate was more distinctly recognized than
under the Clayton convention.
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--latest grlus.
wAsHrsoros. Feb. 3.


Mr.. Buchanan left here this morning. ac-
ccmpanied by 80 or more of his political
friends.
SENATE.-Mr Wilson introduced bill to
secure to actual settuers the alternate
sectious of public lands reserved in grants
made to States for railroad purposes. II
provides that actual settlers shall take the
reserved sections, being about IL millions
of acres at two dollars and fifty cents per
acre, in compliance with the presumption act
of 1912.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
nomination TO officers to fill the vacancies now
existing in the navy.
The Senate went into executive session at /
o'clock.
The Central American treaty was debated
for three hours, and the Senate adjourned with
out coming to any conclusion.
HoUsE.-The House committee on WAYS
and Means will make favorable report on
the Senate submarine telegraph.
The House Post Office committee have post
poned further action on the Ocean mail service
bill until Thursday.
The House proceeded 70 the consideration of
business relative to the district of Columbia
under the speciel order.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12

o. An interesting fsticnff came off in the
Missouri Legislature on the goth. between
Gen. Reed, the hero of Ossawattame, and
Mr.. barnes, both members of the House
The Gen. drew knife, but was prevented
from using it by the interference of members.
The st. Louis Inteliigeacer condemns HE tram
saction, being unwilling to have the stigma of
border rufIianism attached to Missouri, verified
by the conduct Of the Legislators.
C. A new born child was found in steam
mill near Monroe, Jasper Co., in the night of
January 22d, subsequently found to belong to
a grass widow living with man near that
place.
GVIt is feared that several parties of Nor
mons persisted in attempting to reach Salt
Lake this winter.
CY Mr.. Palm, an avowed emancipationst,
has been elected one of the Bank Directors in
Missouri.
cT The cold has been SO intense in virgin-
ia, that 10 persons were frozen to death in the
nsghborhood of Petersburg.
9th advance in sugars in New York
January 1st, has been cent on raw and on
refined.
EB Teas have risen in New York to cts
per pounds since the bombardment Of Canton
c. The Legislature at its late session made
an additional appropriation of ten thousand
dollars to continue the Geological survey of
the State.
PRINTING OFFICE DEsrRoYED.-~We see it
stated that the Office Of the Delhi Republican
was destroyed by fire few days since
Snow AT DUBuouE.--The Dubuque North
Uyteays that three feet Of snow has fallep at
NJ place during the winter.
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New York. Feb. s.

NtW i UI \, FtU D.
BY information, through Gen. Casenea,i,
from San Juan, the 21st ult, steamer in first
rate condition was about to start MP the river
with between 200 and 300 mea 20 take posses
sion OF the forts held by the allies, 200 miles
up.
Gen. CPS informant also had a conversation
with Col. Kinney at Greytown, and learned
from him that he had received word from
Walker about six days previous. that there
was great dissatisfaction among the allies, and
that the Costa Ricans were deserving largely
to Walker.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
INprANApoLrs, Feb. 2.

what pnrported to be in joint convention to-
day. the Republicans refusing to 60 into con-
yention with the democrats and the Lieutenant
Governor leaving the Senate Chamber, the
Republicans called one OF their own members
to the chair, and took from the table the con-
tested case Of Mr.. Woods, q democrat, and in
the absence OF the democratic senator's de-
clared his seat vacant and Immediately adj
journed.
This gives the Republicans clear majority
in the Senate. The joint convention met and
adjourned to the 5th inst, without transacting
any business,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

A correspondent Of the Hapk Eye, writing
from Fort Desmoines, complains in behalf Of
the late State Central Committee. but in gen.
temaniy terms, of the nnceremonious unseat-
ing Of that committee BY the late State Con-
vention, without mention Of their arduous SER
vices. We doubt not this omission was inad-
sertent; but il seems to US that an explana-
ton Of the matter from the proper source would
be proper. The Republican party are certain
ly under great obligations to the late State
Committee for ;heir efficient services and un-
s'inted expenditures Of time and means, during
the late canyasses. It is ungenerous to treat
them with even seeming neglect.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
TILE IOWA FLAG.

Did the labor of giving Buck and Brock 800
majority, in Davis county, exhaust our neigh.
Dor, or has he cut our acquaintance? We have
notseen the Flag for many week. We are
every way disposed to be neighborly, and news
from Davis is always welcome, excepting, al
ways, that 500 majority.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
NO DISPATCHES.

For several days past the Burlintogn Daily
Hoax Eye and Telegraph, from which excel
lent paper we get the greater part of our east
ern news, has received no dispatches. We
would embrace this occasion 10 say, as we
have said before, that this daily will be found
very valuable TO business men in this region.
We receive it with the regularity OF clock
work almost, the day after its publication.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
Washington, Feb. 5

The Senate agreed TO all the House amend
melts to the bill relative TO foreign coins and
coming cents. and added another amendment.
House.-Mr. Campbell moved the previ-
GUS question on the S.nate's Submarine Tele-
graph bill, but be was not sustained, as Only
voting in the affirmative.
Mr. Smith, of Virginia, thought il an ,lnwise
policy for the Government to sanction this re-
proposition.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL con-
VENTEON.

Is now hard at work. The discussions are
characterized by marked ability al propriety
thus far although the question of corporate
reimbursement was fairly before the body this
morning, and touched party chords.
The committee on interpretations have, in
their report provided for the establishment of
a State Bank.-Ioiea City Repubiicaa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12

The PowEsHIEK MuRpER.-TEomas, the
man charged with the murder Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Casteel, in Poweshiek couLty, had ali exami-
nation on the eth ult., was committed, and
has been taken to Davenport to await bis trial.
This was one of the foulest murders ever per-
petrated, and it is said that the examination
established strong presumptire case against
Thomas.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12

CHEAP FARM.-James ID. nevih, ESQ.,, ad-
yertises several tracts Of valuable land, five
and six miles South Of O.tumwa for sale
We understand these lands to be very cheap,
as well as desirable.
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UsEruL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BID

UsEruL APPRoPRIArIoN.--The Blooming
ton, (Ill.) Paragraph, annoyed and disguised
at the frequent delays of the mails, hopes that
the Legislature will not adjourn without max
ing an appropriation for the purchase OF stoga
boots, wherewith to kick the Mail Agent of
Illinois, the Post Master General. and the au-
thorities of the Springfield Post Office. The
appropriation might be usefully made by other
Legislatures, judging from our experience.-
Gate Cify.
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~ Robberies hy s.garroten have hecom,

G. Robberies by "garrote" have become
quite frequent in New York Of late. Two of
the rascals concerned in them were tried in the
Court of Sessions on Friday last, and one SEN
tened to Sing Sing for fifteen years and six
months, the other for life. The Judge, in pass
ing sentence, said he was determined TO iifIlct
the severest penalties Of the Law upon this class
of criminals. 4.
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PAPER WAa-Our esteemed contemporaries,
the Oskaloosa Herald, and the Ioro Citizen
are carrying on smart controversy in rela-
ton to the comparative importance Of the
towns. Of which they are respectively able and
jealous representatives.
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Nr We are in receipt of an act in relatio

UsR
to the transcription and indexing of certain
records Of Wapello county; but as no provis-
ion was made for meeting the expense of its
publication, we shall wait until we find some
body sufficiently interested in the matter to
pay for its insertion, when we win give If so
much effect as depends upon us.
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CINCINNATI, Feb.

The ice In the river moved this morning at
half past three O'Clock distance Of two miles
and gorged again.
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O. The steamer Arabia has srr:yed at
New York with later news. The Phillippian
Islands have been devastated by terrible hur-
Ticane, which destroyed 10000 houses.
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The BUNDLE LEFT by somebody in this of.
fice some time ago can be had by proving prop
srty and paying for this notice.
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Albany. Feb 4,

The Senats and Assembly, in joint conven-
ton to day, elected Preston King u. 8. Sem
ator FOR the six years from March 4th 1857, in
place Of Hamilton Fish
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Commissioner of the Demoine River Improvement
EDWIN MANNING.
For Register of the Demoine River Improvement,
STEWART GOODRICH.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
l.. II. BUGBEE.
For Register Of State Land Office,
w. HI. HOLMES.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-27
Confirmation of Tax Title.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That at a sale of N lands for the non payment of taxes, made by Elias N. Conway. Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Arkansas at public auction on the 11th day of February, ls40 ill pursuance of law; Henry Keats, junior, and FexJ. Thibaut, purchas ed the northeast quarter of section twentyslX, of township south of range eleven west, containing one hundred and sixty acres of land. situate in Pu laski county, State of Arkansas, for fourteen dollars and cents then paid to the Treasurer of the State of Arkansas, and received deed from said Auditor therefor, dated 1lth February, lS40, and which was duly acknowledged and recorded in Pu- laski county and also the sale purchased the northwest quarter of section twenty five, of town ship one south of range eleven west also containing one hundred and sixty of land situate in Puas Ri county for eleven dollars and fifty six cents, then paid to the Treasurer of the State of Arkansas and received deed from said Auditor therefor, dated 1lth February, ls40, and which was also duly acknowl- edged and recorded in Pulaski county.
 Now therefore, all persons who can setup any right to the said tracts of land purchased aforesaid, either of them, in consequence ot any lnformaty, irreguarity or egay connected with the sale there of hereby required to appear and show cause if any they can, at the term of the Pulaski Chancery Court, to be held at the city of Little Rock in Pulaski coun- ty aforesaid, at the place appointed by law, the third Monday of June, 1858. why the sale of the said tracts of land should not be confirmed pur- petition to be then filed by in said court for that purpose, and in accordance with the Statute in that behalf provided.
 Given this 18th of October, 1857.
 HENRY KEATTS. Jr.,
 FELIX J. THlBAULT.