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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-30
Essray Notice.

ED z Il remembered that on the 9th day OF March,
ItIs57 l. David II. Micheal resident and freehol-
der ftiree Township. in said county, took up as
estray pale red Steer with white face and belly, white
spot the back neck the bush of the tail white
asored around the eyes, left horn knocked down. left
ear partly Off undert out of the right ear
posed to be Eve years old and had bell The said
steer was appraised at tlirty-fve dollars
j. N. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
No 133m by ID. Campbell Deputy.
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Estray Notice.

TVyAKEN UP by kbner oyerman, living in Co
4 lumbia township, Wapello County, Iowa, Dec. Sd
1s5G an estray mare, described follows: yellow
dun color with black mane tail and legs, white spo
in the forehead IL years old 10 ~ hands high and APP
praised at s25,0O. j. n. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Ottumwa Jan 81 1851 -n4S-3in.
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Esiray Notice.

TAKEN UP by Jacob Basinger. living
l. in Columbia Townst ip, Wapello County,
Iowa. on the 10th Of Dec 1885, cstray steer brndle
color white face and belly bush of the tail white four
wears old last spring. cross each and appraised
at $25, 90. J. N. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Ottumwa Jan 27-n4S-3in.
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Esfray Notice

TsyAKES up BY Luna M, Mendenhall, fyiag in Polk
III Township, Wapeno county Iowa, on the 10th day
of March, 1851. One brown mouse colored Mule, two
years old last spring; branded the left hip with the
letter n and scar an the near hind leg about half
way between the pastern and hook Joints; fourteen
hands, one Inch and half high and appraised a. 20
dollars. j. N. CAMPBELL, Clk.
: 0ttumwa, March, %, no143m ~ y
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Estray Notice.

VI NRF5N VE DIV JU5tEIlI TtdIstV1I' VI afV1~
L ans Township, WaVrllo County, Iowa,
the first day of January, 1884, two estray steers OF
white face and broad horns the other marked with a
swallow fork in each ear crumpy horns and appraised
at &35 90. Feb. 5-3nl J. y. CAMPBELL, CIk.
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Estrup Notifies.
Esiray N0sicc.

yuyAKEN up by VIM. stricklin, living N Washington
ii Township. Wapello county, Iowa, on the ath day
of March. A. d. 1885,, black mare, fourteen years
old this spring; white each hind foot; collar
marks and White snip the nose ard about ID l-2
hands high. Said mare appraised NJ twenty-seveh
dollars. JOSEPH n. CAMPBELiI, Cierk,
No IG--sm eE David Campbell, Deputy. Z
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RRFAKFRS AHEADl

KXyE have waited with clemency from one to four
w years for our small dues, which We need and
must have. Now we compelled to resort to more
efcacous remedy therefore, all persons indebted to
ferrage and other accounts after the tenth OF
February viii find their accounts IN the hands Of officer
Eastman In 0ttumwa.
HIcKENLo0PER& oyERMAN.
January 29-n4s-tf. a e.s 49,.
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EstraY Notice.

Am this day, personally came before me, Joseph T.
y Owens, who being duly sworn upon his oath says
that the 10th day of February 1851 he took up as
an Estray his Plantation In said county, one Steer,
which he snpposes TO be two years old last spring,
marks white and black spotted Said steer appraised
at SIS dollars. JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL, Clerk,
by David Campbell, Deputy.
Otturnwa, april 10 1s47-no s-8in.
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THE OTTUMWAs COURIER.

49, -
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
For one square 90 lines) insertion 90
Each additional Insertion. -. ....... ..... 30
One column, per year 90 w
One half column Observation-Disclosures 90
one fourth column g rs 90
Patent medicines per column. yearly 80 10
Business and Professional Cards, not making more
sE-'Ail advertisements handed in without having
the number OF insertions marked therein win be pub
iished till ordered out aud charged for according TO
| rates.
sR- liberal deduction to yearly advertisers. III
-Attorneys held responsible for all legal adver-
! tisemcnts handed in by them.
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STONE CUTTINC,

TEylIE subscriber would announce to the citizens OF
il otturnwa and Wapello county, that he will be
able hereafter TO furnish good quality Of Lime
Stone for caps sils and other stone work for houses
cut ready for use be obtained anywhere In the
west, and at the lowest rates. Workmanship guaran-
teed to he good can be done in keokuk st.
Louis Persons from distance can be accommodated
with cut stone or common for building stone
0ttumwa, March 26no15-ly Vim. MALONE.
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A Prompt Answer.

The following anecdote respecting Old
Hickory is at the same time perfectly authen
tic. II is given in the autobiography of Peter
Cartwright, Methodist minister. volume
Issued by Carlton s. Phillips. None Of Gen
Jackson's enemies could ever deny that the
General on all occasions stood up ,irmly for
the cause Of Christianity, both in its doctrines
and in the person of ITS advocates. Mr.. Cart
wright says:
1 had preached one Sabbath near the Hermi-
tage, and in company with several gentlemen
and ladies, went, by special invitation, to dine
with the General. Among this company there
was young sprg of a lawyer, from Nashville,
of very ordinary intellect, and he was trying
hard to make an infdeI of himself As was
the only preacher present, this young lawyer
kept pushing his conversation on me, in order
to get into an argument. l tried 10 evade an
argument, in the firstplace, considering it a
breach Of good manners to interrupt the So
cial conversation Of the company. In the
second place, plainly saw that his head was
much softer than his heart, ard that there
were no laurels to be won by yanquishing or
demolishing such conbatant, and persisted
in evading an argument This seemed to-in-
spire the young man with more confidence in
himself; for my evasiveness he construed into
fear. ! saw General Jackson's eye strike fire,
as he sat by and heard the thrusts he made at
the Christian religion. AT length the young
lawyer asked me this question
"Mr. Cartwright, do you really believe
there is any such place as hell, as place of
torment ?v Ia MI
answered promptly, Z: Yes, do.''
To which he responded, g Well, thahk
God have too much good sense to believe
any such thing.o
Twas bordering in my own mind whether
would answer him or not, when General
Jackson, for the first time, broke into CONVEX
saticn, and directing his words to the young
man. said with great earnestness:
SWELL, sir, thank God there is such
place of torment as hell"
This sudden answer, made with great earn
estness, seemed to astonish the youngster, and
he exclaimed:
G Why, General Jackson, what do you want
of such a place Of torment as hell?o
To Which the Generalsreplied, as quick as
lightning;
To put such skeptical rascals as you are
in, that oppose and villfy the Christian relig-
ion. .
tell you this was poser. The young law
yer was struck dumb. and presently was found
missing. .4e.ss
This reminds one Of the somewhat similar
reply made by one of the old Fathers, when
he was repeatedly importuned to say what
God had been doing before he created the
Heavens and the earth.
Why" said the old man at last, !" He was
building hell for curious and inquisitive per-
ssens. =, Is gsil 6a-s. 81 { s
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= THE CAMELs.--lt has become quite com
non sight, says the Indianola (Texas) Bulle-
,,n, to see camels and dromedafies marching
'arough our streets. The camels are now
Employed in carrying the government freight
! ON Powder Horn to the depot. They car
y the enormous weight of 1000 pounds, and
with the greatest ease. The sight of them
/ : ampsdes all the horses and mules that come
il sight Of them. They are certainly not
handsome creatures. The only distinction the
arabs make between the camel and the drom-
edary, is that ore serves for a beast of burden,
andths other is a riding nag, The word
Lromedary with them means swiftsor feet. A
horse in brisk trot can scarcely keep up
: with the eamels when IN awalk.s They APP
parently 60 slow, with their measured tread,
but in reality they are moving along rapidly
The dromedaries, with their riders andfgorge-
ons trappings move along IN brisk trot at the
rate Of one hundred miles per day.
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Love and bread and Butter.

werter had a love for Charlotte,
Such as words could never utter, .t1-s
Would you know how first he met her9
She was cutting bread and butter
Charlotte was married lady,
And moral man werter,
And for all the wealth Of the Indies ~ tf
Would do nothing that might hurt her.
90 he sighed and pinned and ogled,
And his passion boiled and troubled,
Till he blew his silly brains out,
And no more by them was troubled
Charlotte, having seen his body
Borne before her shutter,
Like well-conducted person, .f,Gi
Went on cutting bread and butter.
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REELECTION, that messenger of Heaven, dwells
not not in cells or cloisters, but goes forth
among men not to frown on their happiness
but to do them good. She IS familiar and
cheerful at the tables and tiresides of the hap
nv; she is equally intimate in the dwellings
OF poverty and sorrow she encourages inno-
cent smiles Of youth, and kindles glow of
sincerity on the venerable front of age !; she is
found, too, at the bedside of the sick wnen
the attendants have ceased their labor, and the
hsartis almost still; she is seen at the house
Of mourning, pointing to the "house not made
with hands i" she will not retire SO long as
here is evil that can be prevented, or kindness
that can be given; and it is not until the last
lty is done that she hastens away and raises
Ar altar in the wilderness, 80 that she may
rot be seen among men.
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a. The township Of East Deer, Pa, has
recently been thrown into commo.ion by the
srrest Of nix young ladies, charged with riding
: the ,schoolmaster Of that district on rail -
The schcolmsster refused to let them hold a
singing school on bis premises, ana hence the
rail-ride. g
q Before giving way 10 anger, Try to find
q scrson for mt being angry.
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GEORGE HOLLAND.

u ESPECTEULI4Y announces that he /, %
IL win carry the Tailoring Business Ia all IA
It's yarious branches. Having hadseyerai years ~
experience Ia the business, he feels conhdenthe
can give every one .1fit." His shop Is the ground
floor, two doors below the Henry House. 4 7 q ~
Cutting dome the shortest notice and at reasonable
prices. 8sfgs sfssf y f.sai Aug. 2s, nicely
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.iaee 4 8 BLANKS. - sgf
HDLANK NOTES and other Blanks just print
ID ed, and for sale at this Office.
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|, Mlsedlaaroas.


- asSnY WAITER scorr
Dark green was the spot 'iuii the brown mountain
heather, HA. @ft
Where the pilgrim Of atarela stretched In decay;
Like the corpse of outcas left out to the weather,
Till the mountain win Is wasted tbs, tenantless
clay. 1919
Not yet quite deserted, though lonely extended,
For htthffi IN death his favorite attended,
And chased the hin fox andrav away.
How long id'st thou think that his silence WINS slum
vlE& sbSrg 'ilrlJg cd hGk sesa4 9lf 81
When the wind waved his garments, how oft dds,
thou start o. u aaf Pta5TAga
How many long days and long weeks ,didst thou
thou number, >
Ere he faded before thee 2-the friend Of thy heart
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-. ~ BUILDING MATERlAL =
n ND The lots to build on for Sale IN the City %
"a Ottnmws, plentyof rook ,sana, ustes And no NM,
on the premises, "a ~ - ,..s u JOHN GRANT.
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/
IL would not be very hazardous to assert that,
luring the past year. there has been great
qr,amoant of dilching donein wo9d county,
Than vas ever bcf9io performed BY a oouoty
Of its, szo and population. Thoas best ec
.aunntcd with the extent to which this i'm
provement has been carried, vary in estima-
ting the amount. Some think 500 miles fair
estimate, and others put it at goo. From
the most reliable information we can obtain,
we will be safe in estimating it at 800 miles,
Some Of these ditches resemble canals in ca
pacity, and others again are like the drains
for spring brooks, Following the example Of
Nature, the farmers have many small water
courses, starting up at different points on their
farms and leading to one common oatlet,
where two, three, md four farms join in ma
king ditch, whchyat each succeeding farm,
receives additional supplies Of water from ar
tifcial brooks, and is enlarged to meet the de-
mands and thus tits continued until whole
townships become interested in it, and it is
magnifsd into the Father of Waters"
The expense of this amount Of ditching,
allowing fair estimate for the labor, would
not fall below $3.50, 900, and would more than
likely reach S3OO,Ooo.
Eight hundred miles of ditching will prob
ably drain one-half of the land in the county,
or 1913, 1870 acres. Allowing that each acre
Of land drained is increased in value S133h
we have a total increase of 257,475,-
an amount about equal to the estimated ex-
pense of ditching 1t low estimate TO sup
pose that each acre thus drained will produce
to the farmer, annually, one dollar more than
it previously did; and thus, in one year, the
farmers will get paid for this enormous labor
and expense, after which their annual sur
plus can be appropriated to the general wants
of the recipients. .sf san @ 4-f
Draining is cheaper than guano, and when
Wood county is thoroughly drained, the s1il,
without the use of any manures, will possess an
inc xhaustible fertility. With rich loan,
thoroughly impregnated with lime, averaging
three feet in iepth The county over, resting
upon layer Of clay and limestone, this must
eventually become the very garden spot of
Ohio.
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sg- Hon. E. D. Peck is entitled to GU

E9- Hon. E. D. Peck is entitled to our
thanks for neat little pamphlet If 48 pages,
containing brief sketch of the members of
the Ohio House of Representatives. We trans
fer to our columns the no.ice of
ERASMUS D. PECK.
Here we come upon another Yankee-a fat,
jolly fellow, too, who knows what good din
rer is made for, and who can enjoy good
joke after it and though practicing physi-
clan, we will warrant him against any con-
frmed habit of taking pills. The Doctor rep
resents Wood county, anl is citizen of Per-
rysburg-is native Of Connecticut, AZ years
Of age, and &c resident Of the Buckeye
State, which seems to agree well with him, as
he will weigh good two hundred, and is
tall in proportion. AS a representative he is,
as he would be in any other position, thor
ough business man, seeing that whatever is
to be done, is done well, AMI in a manner
worthy of the effort, but seldom engaging in
discussions. At home, he is identified with
many of the public improvements of his To-
cahty among which is the great Railroad,
now constructing, 10 connect the Great Miami
and the Maumee Valleys-and is one Of the
Influential men of his county in this respect
Politically he is a Republican.
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The CAMEL7 ON TIE WElTERN PLAINS
The accouts received from Texas in relation
to the experiment of DEMONSTRATING the camel
for use in the Army of the United States, on
the south western plains, continue to be most
encouraging The animals are in the care of
company Of the Second Regiment of Cav
airy, stationed at Camp Verde, Texas, where
large stables have been recently erected by
the troops for their accommodation. 1t has
already been ascertained by repeated expert
ment that more can be done in the way Of
transportation by six camels in five days
than by two six-mule teams in ten days
The camels make trip from Camp Verde to
San Antonio( sixty miles) and return in six
days, with more loading than the two wagons
can possibly carry, and the wagons usually
take ten or twelve days for the trip. The
rutting season commenced month since, and
in due time we shall learn the success Of our
camelshp in rearing their hump backed fami-
lies in the country oil their adoption.
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IE.Sgcy'8 Exhibition EsecitcV, and
Drawing Room Entertainments being
choice Recitltions in Prose and Verse /:
together with an unique collection of Petite
Comedies, Dramas, and Farces. Adapted
for the use of Schools and Families. By
CHARLES MAssEr, Professor of Elocution at
Darlington B College, N. j., and Mechanic S
Society School, New York. ..
The above is the comprehensive title TO a
very interesting and useful book. The fol-
loving extract from the Preface, gives its de-
sign in clear and concise manner.
Notwithstanding the great number Of vo,
luminous school readers, and speakers, that
have already been published, there still ex'
ists want, which is felt by all who delight
in the practice of recitation, viz: collection
of humorous and pathetic pieces, in prose and
verse, eractiy SuitaJle for school exhibitions,
and social entertainment; this want has com
PEELED the compiler, during a long course o
teaching, to devote considerable time in CLEAN
ing from innumerabe sources, for the espe.
cia use of his own pupils, such pieces as are
best calculated to please both the reciter and
the audience (; and he believes that the rcsul
of his labor will be acceptable to those whC
wish to practice the important art Of elocution
either for amusement or emolument."
Call on Powers and examine this book L
is full of choice selections.
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New STATES.

MihncsotI has white population four
times as large as FiOrill, though Elolidl has
been State With two Senator'S in Congress
for the las. ten years. A bill will probt Is
be passed giving the preliminary steps for lis
admission in.o the Uai1n as q Sale some
lime during tae present Session. The popu-
lrion OF O.e .on is not known with any ee.
,curGcy bat /! IS s-rtgn that i. is great lar.
ger th n thai Of florida AMI we see it sta
't'd that bill will be reported in the House
soon, from the c3m0l't,ce on Territories, al
iatting ii into the Union rs Safe. Such
a bill will he likely to meet with opposition 10
the Senate, but Oregon will mt be required
to wait long. The Increment in favor OF con
sutu'ing a new State, to be called Superior,
from that portion Of Michigan whi5h lies
wedged IN betTen Lake Superior and Like
chigan, south Of Lake Superior, meets
with general favor from the press, and il
Micli gan consents to retroccde this rich min
eral region it will soon be clam1fing fJr nd
mission into the Union as SMue Tn,
Chicago TriJaae il speaking If is SAYS -
"fhe GEOGRAPHY Of he r.i,ory N .kes sucl
division wo.ly proper aad necessary lht
wants aud interests Of the residents dcaau
dcd it, and sooner or Later the sepcratiql
must, from Raua, and commercial causes
:, take place. Southern Michigan derives not
4. priele more adyaE,age from the mnera
.. regoin NV, than She woul If were p5lii
4 9 Ny dttgehed We need no. argue hi
palpt, because II is seif-eT lent. The coun
tryitselfw6uld develop aud populate mucl
: faster Ifit were S.ate S)vereignty, instea,
o[being a far distant province, seperatc,
sLhan the year fIoni al Intercourse with IN
2 lower peniEftlh o. grounds ot jI5.ioe auc
equity the territory shoull be detached iron
the a.e of MicAigt Eiads
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Anothcr State dcss-Pool Opened.

The Investigations of the II publican State
officers and the committees appointed by a
Repub lican Legislature, are uncoyerng such
and 50 much Locofoco corruption. sthat the
acts and doings OF Democratic tiiice holders
stink in the nosfils of every honest man in
Ohio. Tie latercport of the Bord of Direc
tors for the Rehiteni iary, showed that false
hood was stamped upon Ievety line of the
Democratic reports, and that while the Pris
on was represented as out Of debt, it in fact
owed in over drafts $50, ,0O0-- that while the
Prison was represented as being selfsuppor-
| tinI,i in fact was, the last year of Locofoco
management, q charge Of S0.oo6,97 upon
the State.
The committee to investigate into the way
the contracts for keeping in repair the public
works we're awarded, have made their re-
port and we copy from the Jovrnal a review
Of the same. 1t will be seen that the Stale
has been fleeced out of S64 So per year,
and for FIVE years, the term of the contracts,
the enormous sum of Three Hundred and
TOenty one thousand Nine Hundred and
Fire Dollars. Dr.. ga. a..
The question now made as to the legality
Of these contracts, is very delicate one.--
Better that Ohio sink twice 1921 pos than
any one have cause to say that she, through n
Republican Legislature, has violated her
contra It's, and they should sulfe: everything
rather than strike blow at the very founda-
ton of law and order. There is safe way,
we think but one safe way-let the illegality
of the contracts be never so palpable-that is
by submitting the case to the Supreme Coult
and upon this point, we fully approve the
view taken by the Columbus Journal-
Cleveland Herald, Monday evening.
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Total,

Total, S279. 1888 II
The tables furnished by the Auditor Of
State, and 10 Gov. Chase's Message, show
the expenditures of 1854 IS under Locofoco
rule to have exceeded those Of 1855. un-
der the Republican administration $3.50, ,665
II. Add this sum to the above aggregate of
stealings, and we have the sum of $685.
O49 81, as an indication of the difference be-
tween the professed economy of the self-styled
Democracy and the prudent manag ment Of
their Republican successo~s.
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Ir4y- Walkers affairs are wearing gloomy

Gg- Walkers affairs are wearing gloomy
aspect Most of his vessels have been de-
stroyed. and we shall not be disappointed to
hear Of his being completely cut off at any
time. A meeting Of his friends has been
held in New Orleans to consult as to their
ability to afford relief. Why is it that these
unlawful cxpedidcrs arc permitted by the
Administration?
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