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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01
A Fable.
sr ALICE carr.


The iilY arose q, the dawn Of the day,
And threw of the sheets Of the mist,
And while IN her dew-bath she presently lay,
breeze that was careiesely rowing that way,
stooped low as he passed. and they kissed
Net far from the vale where the lilly was born,
And grew In her beauty go white,
sunbesm, that came on the pathway of morn,
The Iove-making saw, aud for envy, not scorn,
e Spread the secret ss wide as the light.
Par, far from this lily-love rested the breeze
On arose-bough so fresh aud so red,
= when the sunbeam, from gossping over the seas,
And out on the prairies. and up on the trees.
Crcpt close to his pillow and said:
my friend, your sweet lily has need OF your care
All scandal so disapproye.
II grieves me (the more that her face is so flir)
Sfo say stopped In at her house, and found there
butterfly tslking oflove.
know that my conduct appears most unkind,
10 think still your lily Is true;
may have conatrued what W as fri en- iship refined
In the most wicked ligh;-or may have been blind
Command me in all things--Adieu."
The breese drew his wings up In adger-alas
u Too quick 70 believe the sad lie
The sunbeam held up his great mantle of brass
In the face Of the world-iu her home in the grass
Wrongei and scorned, stayed the lily to die.
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"Fudge ~ said The Colonel; wish had
been in this OLD chaps prace--how did he get
along"
Why. as said, he had her picture taker,
and as 1t was about the time Of collecting rents
he thought he would make the old man good
natured If he went home and offered to assist
hin; and so, answering all inquiries, he took
the miniature ont IF his pocket, handed it 20
his uncle, and asked him how he liked it-tel-
ling him that particular friend lent it to him.
The old man was in an ecstasy OF delight, and
he declared that he would give the world to
see woman as handsome as that, and that
Bill might have her."
:. Hap shouted the Colonel. g the old chap
was well come up with. The bes. Joke have
ever heard; but was she really brautiful2n
"The most angelic creature I ever saw,
said Henry, "but yon can Judge for yourself.
He lent me the picture and knowing yonr
taste that way, brought it for you to lock
at" Here Henry took It out OF his pocket.
and handed tito his uncle at the same time
fllng his glass. $50
Aunt Patty got out Of her chair TO look al
the picture. 5R 3Y
SWELL now, }" said she ''that's beauty" 5
"You may well say that sister, p sad he Col.
''shoot me if do not,wi>h had been in Bilps
place. Deuce take it why dad you not get
the girl yourself? The most beautiful crea-
tnre ever laid eyes on ? Iwould give thou
sand dollars for such a peice ,, -rt s-..-
.Would yoe?n inquired Henry, paiting the
dog. t oga Fa
,"Yes would" replied the Colonel, ''and
nine thousand; more ON the top of it, and that
makes ten thousand; shoot me if | wouiln'tn
''Then pll introduce you to her to morrow
As there was a wedding at the house of the
worthy Colonel the ensuing week and as the
old gentleman was highly pleased with the
beautiful aud accomplished bride, it is reason
able TO suppose that Henry did not forget his
promise.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

The sun Is glorious thing,
II comes alike to all,
Lighting the PEASANTS lonely cot
The mobiles painted hall.
The moonlight Is gentle thing,
II through the window CLEANS,
Upon the snowy pillow, where
The happy infant dreams. ts
1t shines upon the fishers boat,
Out on the lonely sea; rI
orwhere the little lambkins lie, e-s
Beneath the old oak tree.
The dew.drops on the summer morn {.
Sparkle upon the grass sr.
The village children brush them of,
That through the meadows pass.
There are no gems in monarchs' croyn
More beautiful than they;
And yet we scarcely notice them,
Buttread them OF in play.
Poor Robin on the pear-tree sings,
Beside the cottage door;
The hearth-fower fills the air with sweets,
Upon the painless moor.
There are as many lovely things,
& As many pleasant tones,
For those who sit by cottage-hearths
AS those who sit on thrones.
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True Religion.


Whoever truly worshirs, pouring out the
prayer, moi of nteres. and fear, nor chiefly OF
personal gratitude, but of aspiration, reverence
AM trust, feels irresistibly assured that he is
yielding to no weakness, bu' is falling into the
attitude ocngeulal to higher natures. Can i,
be denied that the deep sense of God is a
haunting accompaniment. of the deepest and
grandest man? that, however it NAV co-exist
with weakness and exempt itself without for
feiture to certain stormy force, 1t was ever
inseparable. from the large and balanced soul
the spring at once of tenderness and strength.
Whatever is wise, or strong, or loving enough
in this world to outlast the changes of human
admiration, will be found 10 have the tincture
of intense faith. The nature which has ef
fected the Rates of mankind, has done so by
giving them Chris! ! And in each nation the
highest man, whether in thought or action
Socrates, Scipio, Dante, Luther, Pascal, Crom-
well, Newton, have not attained their great di-
mensions, withou. bearing divine secret in
their souls; they have been men of trust and
prayer; and, familiar with an infinite Presence,
having attained the stature which throws so
great shadow over history.
Take away from these minds their religion;
reduce the philosophers among them to their
'iialectc and mathematics, the generals to their
strategy, the poet to hi, skill in epic fiction,
suppose them to think, to act, 10 sing, for sec
ular profit and entertainment, and NOT for truth
and justice. dear eternally to God, and do you
moi cut ou. tina very pitch of their genius and
ciaracte!? Be assu ed all visible greatness Of
mind grows in looking at an invisible that i:
greater.-T Martineau Sermons tr.t = !.
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SoLD SERIES, VOL. 0,-NO, 81
TERMS, $3.50 I'm Adyanees
THE CONFESSION.

There's somewhat on my breast, father,
There's somewhat on my breastl
The liveiong day Isigh, father,
At night cannot rest;
can not take my rest, father,
Though would fain do so, 80
Aweary weight oppresseth me- ~
The weary weight Of woet
IT'S not the lack Of gold, father,
Nor lack Of worldly gear; -
MY lands are broad and fair TO ace,
Ny friends are kind and dear; tba sW
My kin are real and true, father,
They mournto see my grief,
But ohi it's not kinsman's hand ss -
Can give my heart relief
-e taFa q az 1as
'ris no, that Janet's false, father,
lis not that she's unkind;
Though busy fatterers swarm ar ound,
fknow her constant mind.
IT'S not her GOODNESS, father,
That chills my laborng breast st N
4 Its that confounded cucumber
I've ate, and can't digest.
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e. 81 am afraid shall come to want, -
sold az old lady to young gentleman. |"
have come to want already,n was the reply.
Iwsnt your daughter!S The old lady open.
Cd wide = sr eyes
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

q very nice young man, in turning
swiftly on his heel, ran his head against a
young lady. He instantly put himself in po-
sition to apologize. "Not a worl - said the
quick-w,tted maiden, g it isn't lard enough to
hurt anybody" Lucy Stone could not have
done better.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

fWAs winter is close at hand our farmers
should bear in mind their implimsnts, they
should be gstheted up ana put in the barn.
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Many meo Of many u.ind,, g., /,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

The new French Bank act and the resignation Of
Count d'Argout, the Governor of the Bank, are
somew hat remarkable incidents in the financial his
tory Of the present Empire. Placed in 1888, by
Louis Philippe at the head of the French Bank
ocracy, Mr. dArgout distinguished himself by the
tenacity with which, for % years, he chung to
Office, ard by the circumspect prudence with which
be weathered the tempests of lc4S and 1851. The
revolution of 1915 was directed not only against
Louis Philippe, but still more against the hauts
finance that had its center in the Bank OF France.
The latter institution and the unpopular parsonage
at its head seemed, therefore, to be naturally the
first objects for revolutionary assault. Count
d'Argout, undertaking the immediate chances OF
the moment, thought himself strong enough to
fiighten the middle classes into counter reyolu-
ton by artiiciay aggravating the financial crls S.
Accordingly. all at once he cut short the credit ac-
commOdatOns upon which the commerce OF Paris
was wont to rely; but the immense danger ne had
thus deliberately summoned, instead OF shaking the
Provisional Government, nyerberated upon The
DaLk itself Instead of the confidently expected
cuunter-IevolutiOn, there occurred an unseas
soIabe run on the Bank. Ii dArgous
Lad m;scaculated the energies OF the
people, be discerned more keenly the
capacities of the Government. Not only did he
prevail upon them to give forced course to the notes
Of the Bank, and TO humbly accept under the most
uniayorable conditions loan from that very same
concern which they bad just preserved from IRE
trieyabe ruin; he improved the occasion to aug
uent tie Banks sources of profit by procuring for
it the privilege Of issuing notes of lower denom-
nation aid to extend its monopoly BY crushing the
provincial banks Of issue The lowest denomna-
ton Of notes issued by the Bank of France PRIOR to
1917 wss 500 frances in lsiS it was authorized to
Issue notes OF the value of 200 and of 100 francs.
Tie places Of the provincial banks-dePrved Of the
privilege, hitherto enjoyed Of issuing noteS-were
filled up by new branches Of the Bank OF France.
In consequence of these changes, It's total circula
ion which at the close Of 1-l7 had only amounted
90 SIS CO0,UO0 reached at the end of l-o5 the sum
f Sl22.Ai Gc0: its gross transactions which in
isl7 f. shcr, of $50 eco, o0O, had already in l-55
rseY 10 $3.50 00O, Of which $40, 100000 rep
resented the business Of the branches; and its
shares. wt:ch before the Revolution were usually
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

The Commercial Adrertiser, before bringing any
more charges Of treason and rebellion against the
Free State men # Kansas, will be good enough to
recollect that they are doing precisely what the
men of Michigan did with the full approval OF Mr
Buchanan and the Whole Democratic party, aud IN
fact that their proceedings have the tacit indOrse-
ment 50 far as their legality is concerned, Of Prssi
dent Pierce, who refused to approve the dis
,ersion Of the Topeka Legislature By Col Sumner.
The Cemm,rcioi knows, or ought 10 snow, that the
proceeding. under the Topeka Constitution are
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

substantive authority in the city. Wood thus it
seems has two strings TO his bow. After resisting
the service of process long as he can, even to the
extent of riot and MURDER when at last he is COM
PEELED by superior force to allow himself to be ar
rested, be has the convenient Judge Russell at
hand with writ Of habeas corpus in bis pocket
ready to call the case before himself, and to find
some pretense or other for vacating the arrest
Judge Russell, however, as he is the confederate
Of Wood in his attempts to defeat the execution Of
the law, may yet find himself the associate Of that
person in other less agreeable matters. There are
some Judicial offenses of deeper die than the TAX
ing Of brides, and it seems not unlikely that We
may again see City Judge no longer sitting in
judgment over criminals, but himself standing
culprit at the bar.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

the two lawyers seized Mr.. Harmed and held him
until bis prisoner was out Of sight. The crowd ia
and about the Park facilitated his escape and moth
ing has yet been heard Of bis whereabouts
What adds to the dsgrscefulness Of this proceed
ing is the fact that motion bad been argued, and
was at that moment pending before Mr.. Justice
Mitchell Of the Supreme Court, to discharge Parrot
on the ground that, having been once delivered up
TO the United States authorities, he could net legally
be rsmsnded 10 the custody of the Sheriff. While
Judge is making up his mind on point submitted
10 him on elaborate argument, the very men who
had raised that point take advantage OF the PRIV
lege of access to prisoner which they enjoy as
his counsel to bring about his escape. Nay, even
yesterday they had the efrOntry TO put In an add
tonal affidavit to strengthen their case, in order, II
possible, to obtain decision in favor OF their client,
wherewith to shield themselves from the conse
quences Of interfering with justice. This last was
an unwise step, however, for it enabled Mr.. Nor
rogh, one of the counsel for the Northern Railway
of France, TO spread the facts Of the escape upon
the record for the information of the Court and the
public. Mr. Harned's and other affidavits will
doubtless DC lOIluCpulDs NAVh Act"Aie" w ouPPVis
that of Mr.. Morrogh.
The injured parties have ample remedies III this
case. however it may have been in the Busted
affair, and we are glad to hear that 1t is
intended TO enforce them at once. The
Sheriff. who is, of course. liable on his bond,
will commence civil suit seeking damages against
Messrs. Townshend and Galbrath to the amount Of
$500. 600. the same sum in which Parrot was held.
Criminal proceedings will be Instituted against
them for the crime of resisting an officer in the
discharge of his duty; and motion will be made
TO strike their names from the rolls of Attorneys
and Counselors of the Supreme Court We hope
that the last step will be taken immediately 1t is
necessary for the vinGcatOn Of public justice and
of disgraced profession. 1t cannot but be humil-
iating to those lawyers who happen TO have char
acters of ther.ewn to be obliged to associate with
men who run off prisoners when occasion serves
If man who dses what Messrs. Galbraith and
TOwnshend have done can remain on the same
footing with honorable members of an honorable
profession, we shall next find jail-breakers prac-
ticing in the Civil Courts. The condition Of the
bar is bad enough at the best to cleanse the Grim
inal Courts may be impossible; but so fagitiOus
proceeding as that in question should not be al
lowed to pass unpublished. The damages will be
long in coming; the result of criminal suit may
be doubtful but to strike such men from the rolls
is possible, and should be done without delay
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20
RoONs Of BsOOKLYx YOrSs

According to the explanations given BY ex-Judse
Dean-the learned counsel not only of Ars. Gun
ningharn but of the MayOr-he does not claim thai
Fernando Wood, as Fernando Wood, enjoys an er'
emption from all arrests, civil and criminal. Ono,
not at all. Fernando Wood, if (as Fernando
Wood he cheats his partner, or refuses to pay his
debts, or commits forgery or murder, may be
arrested like anybody else; but for what he does a'
Mayer he is absolutely irresponsible But whether
not Wood did the acts charged against him IN
his capacity as Mayor, is the very point in dispute
If be had no right to do them, then he did not do
them as Mayor, but Fernando Wood. Take the
assault upon DAME. d. ConOver as an Illustration.
If Conover was rightfuly appointed to office, then
Wood had no right, as Mayor, TO eject him forciby
from the Office, and in doing so he acted not "a
Mayor, but as Fernando Wood. Still further,
even though COnoyer was not rghtfuy appointed, it
It'll remains a question whether bis claiming an
Office to which he had no right gave the Mayor any
authority to commit an assault and battery upon
bin. The doctrine set up by ex-Judge Dean goes
the extravagant length of maintaining not only that
no action or indictment can be sustained against
the Mayor for anything rightfully done BY him "
Mayor, but that the Mayor never can DO ques'
toned, cyilly or crminaly, for anything which be
claims to have done in the character of Mayor, no
matter whether he had any right to do it or not!
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

Which party in the present legal and illegal
police contest has the support of the law as it is ?
This is vital and fortunately very simple ques.
ton. Section 81 of the late act to establish a
Metropolitan Police provides as follows:
"From and after the first meeting of the Board OF
Police under the provisions of this act it shall possess
all the power and authority heretofore conferred by
law upon the Board Of Commissioners OF Police OF the
City of New-York or upon the Mayor, Recorder and
City Judge Of said city as Police Commissioners
and from and after the said first meeting of the
Board of Police Of the Metropolitan Police District,
the duty and authority and power of each and all OF
the aforementioned officers in relation to police gov
eminent, appointment and discipline, shall wholly
cease.
True, this law il contested by the Mayor and his
supporters; but, aside from the common sense and
common law acknowledgment of the binding force
Of all enactments until they are set aside by the
Courts, there happens to be special statute r. s.
part 3, chap Q, title 3, art. y which meets this
very case. 1t is as follows:
Whenever by the decision of the Supreme Court
any construction has been given or may be given TO
any penal or other statute, every act done in good
faith in conformity to such construction, after such
decision, and before reversal thereof by the Court
for the Correction of Errors NOW the Court OF APP
peaA shall be far valid, that the party doing such
act shall not be liable to any penalty or forfeiture for
any such act that shall have been adjudged lawful by
such decision of the Supreme Court
On the 18th of last month the Supreme Court
explicitly declared that the Metropolitan Police
Act was constitutional. Every opposing act of the
Mayor and his hackers since that decision has been
not only constructive, but specific violation of the
law above quoted. The Metropolitan Police are
fully protected in all that they have done; their
power to serve writs and to do all other police
business is amply established and the Mayors
refusal to recognize them as officers is simply
rebellion. Whatever may be the decision of the
Court of Appeals, all the annOyances, hindrances
and personal and public damages suffered by the
police and the people in consequence of Woods
obstinacy render him liable to both civil and crimi-
nal prosecutions.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

The manner in which Auguste Parrot effected his
escape from the custody Of Deputy Marshal Harmed
last Wednesday, will doubtless furnish fresh
text for the French publicists, who handled Mr.
Richard Busted so roughly few weeks ago. If
they were so hasty to consider the puroining of
a private letter in q court Of justice very grave
matter, where will they find language strong
enough to express the estimate which they will be
sure.to set upon lawyers who rescue their client
from The hands Of the law by pinionng the officer
who has him in charge This was precisely what
Messrs. Townshend and Galbraith did. Commits
siouer Belts having discharged Parrot from the
criminal process under which his extraditiOn was
sought and refused to reopen his decision to that
effect, Parrot was remanded to the custody OF the
Sheriff, who held him in default of $500, 900 bail,
as one If the defendants in a civil suit instituted
by the Northern Railway Company of France in
The Supreme Court. One of the Sheriff. deputies
was taking him from the Commissioners Office in
College place to Eldridge streesail Messrs. Towns
Lend and Gubraith walking Immediately in the
rcsT. As the fur proceeded up Murray .trAet,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

It ought TO be well understood by everybody that
the crime of which Fernando Wood has been guilty,
in resisting the service of process and melting a
riot, if not one or two murders, is wholly distinct
from the question whether the act for the establish
ment of the new police system lie constitutional or
not That act may be declared unconstitutional
ten times over and that not by Mayor Wood and the
Five Points rabble, but by the Court Of Appeals
itself. and such declaration will not go a hair
breadth toward diminishing the guilt Of Mayor
Wood The process the service of which was re-
sisted BY Wood TO the extent of riot AMI murder,
was regular process of the Superior Court on a
civil suit for assault and battery, the authority TO
issue which had no dependence whatever upon the
validity of the police act; while the Metropolitan
policemen employed to aid in the service of that
writ, ard several of whom were so seyerly injured
by Woods police, acted not in their character Of
policemen, but simply as posse cOmitatus TO the
officer who held the writ.
The only possible ground upon which Wood can
undertake TO justify his resistance appears to be the
ground assumed for him by his counsel ex-Judge
Dean, and his Judge, Judge Russell, that for what
ever he may choose TO do in his character of Mayor
DO Court civil or criminal can call him to account
an application, in fact, 10 the case of the Mayor
Of the famous maxim Of the English law, that TIE
King can do no wrong.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20

Nrv MonR or PREPARING FLoUR.-A priysse le,'s
70 house in this city. from their coresPoldees
Marsees aIudes to "new invention that has 80
made Il is to prepare four by chemical pc - n,
" great deal finer than by grinding sssmple % n
-four has been sent TO tho Academy OF Ss' e.
Paris. TO report upon. Coun, = ..,a,s.,.
We generally hail inventions with lively 'n.ele'
La, ,rs 5s,rp.t ,bis one The fault With our noai y
nesept is that is ground quite too fne we osHsss
Tho Human Race would have been decidedly more =.
,rarop. mi, hour if burr-stones had never been ~
covs,ed nor boing.clotha invented II there b. %,
or,ces, whereby -four may DO groand faer than y
best Genssee or Richmond CIsy NUS We eu'' ''N
not he adopted