The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-29
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GTIt Is claimed that there are over $4,000
Germans in st. Louis to $4,000 Americans.
! aDThe salaries Ct the Supreme judges Of
Iowa have been fixed at $4,000.
- foreigners in Sorh Carolina cannot
vote 'nt.i two years at .er hey are naturalized.
TS,mre Nmc,oss Of Dunleith, was
murdered few days since near Altoona, Pa.
- There has been 10 days snow at On
fou": on. ta asaE =. ~ e q
c. he robber mania is increasing in New
Yo K.
! o. The disease under which Or. Kane IS
suffering is infam,.oly rheumatism.
(, O. Five banks have already been oh arter-
ed in Neb,.sk,, with capital Of one hundred
tholsand dollars each.
! ~ NJ. Spencer. the new Marshal Of Kan
sas, Is at his post, aud in the discharge of his
du'ies.
! Bradford, in Mitchell county, three weeks
since.
/ ~J. p Kennedy has commenced The
puD1tcaifDh OF n IWeTd'v HeWSpdp At IoWd
CITY. called the Iowa STAR"
~A company at Cedar Rapids are
manufacturing pressed bri * at the rate Of
10 QUO per day. ,~
(, O. A newspaper has been started az Le
Glare for teen mile alb we Davenport, called
tho Express. ..
! ~ The publication # a daily paper has
been commenced at Mt. Pleasant Henry coun-
I, tv.
! w Three los in Keokuk sold the other
dny for $50 600 t. parties contracting shortly
to erect on them frs. class hotel.
| ~ Cunning, the Secretary, and R nkn.
the Marshall of Nebraska, it is said will soon
z be removed.
+! FIENDIsH-A man ne Ma1noketa lately
Gu out a horses tongue 10 spite neighbor,
the owner.
! o. 'AsPrR Co.. decided nv majority of
40! votes on he 3Oth ult against Loan to the
NJ M r.
~ Gen Lane was at Mt Pleasant last
week on his wav 70 K ,nsas. He was accom-
named nv several em,grafts
60 The Pclla Gazette pronoses TO publish
II the Estray notices in the State, and requests
pleasure in complying.
/ E~A Bangor. on the Ugh. the sheriff
fore ,h!y broke omen the vaults Of he Exchange
Rank. aud seized Sc go in specie on wri'
in fero~ Of John Demrri't Boston.
/ TThe citizens Of Newton Ja per Co.,
a. H. p.hla saf,
Cpev. Mr.. Corkh;ll, Aren't. } recently $3.50
bei, he largest contribution ever obtained in
tn" Safe. says the Erpress.
/ ~ The legislature of Iowa. have memo
ral,zrd Congress f,r ar extention of our ter
ritorial Limits to The northwest. 10 wit: The
where il strikes IN" Big Sonx westward until
it iatrrsetts he Missouri River, embracing
region PARTS of II exceedingly valuable.
7 ~roIT DEMoINE g. DEMoINE Cry
/ IN sides r. the RIVER, have been iecorpora-
ted into one City under the name of the later.
The Citizen intmates that the Capital ques-
ton will he set led IN favor OF Demoine at this
session, the temp ,rary capital buildings having
been leased FREE Of rent az ng as the Safe
may want lh"m.
/ DEMOCRATIC NoMrN ,TfoNs.-Ihe Demo-
cratic State Convention at Iowa City on the
J 10 h. nominated Mnrtin j. Fisher, Of Clsvton
Co for Superin.en ut of Public lnstrnrtio ;
Thso PAWN of Musca'ine for Reg ster of
Lard ofic Gideon s. Rai.ev. Of Van Buren,
Co.. COMMISSIONS of the Dies Moines River
Imp ovement. aud W Potter of Polk county,
| Register of De>moi e. River Improvement.
~ A person named nlisleager of Beck
+! ingnam township. Tama corniy. recently mnf-
dered AN orph boy aged IA years who lived
with him. The body was buried ina common
shoe hox default of bail in the sum Of
$40, 0, tli.leagrr was committed +" Jail 10 an
i swer TO charge of msnslaughier.
ILLINoI. TANKS The Chicago press rep
resrns all the discredited Him, j. hanks as
amply secured by stock, except he stock Sc
curity Bank at Danville, and that might be
made so by substituting good stocks for some
worthless California. The public are eau
TONED not to sacrifice anvlhing on the money,
being confident that in a few days it VIII be
good again.
! ~ The Radical Abo'ltionists have had
me-,,Eg at Springfield Mass, to consider the
81 "ssa' VI SCI'o ~ ~ A'ES isoui tii'
Slave States. Letters ON Sen wilson. J. II.
q diings. Charles Francis Adams, and others,
Were :ead, all disappearing The OBJECT of the
Conventioh--.ha hat Of Sen. Wilson in pref y
sha p tie ms.
Re-EiecsiSn OF yIr. Har- an.
Mr. Harlan ar ived IN Iowa Ciy on the
~ b.. Dirng he mnnIng. session witho Il
cOhcer or ca !cs.s, a resOit,Ol Was adOn ed
IN he Sch tie 10 20 int, an election 70 Un,-
tee ) ates Senator a. 3 o'clock. in the after
noo,. Tn the assembly OF the House in he
aftei noon, iherss luIl n was concurr d in aud
at ten mipu es pas. 3 O'Clock he P,eshieIf OF
tn S"n.Ie announced the els ciion Ut James
liza laa. The we s.a>d f,r j ans N ,rian,
62; far w +. Coo baugh. 3 Cor W T. Barker.
l. Mr. Harlan received lie unanimous aid
cordial we Of his parry.
A STATE. WITHOUT TAXES.
The Sire of K. Mas is IA d IN st ei.v'aoie con-
dit: 10 ega,d b. her finances. She Is b.
-nvs OF he nary. Her Compt oller in .
report, presents the 10 loving fat:enIg ie-
t'Ie of he condition: The State is ont OF dep;
Il with surplus n yer mill OF dol!ars in lie
treasmy--a ferina; Ell five pc, cent school
fu d OF an unar pr,prta.ed en- mi lions of dol