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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

THE Iowa FARMER.-A circular from Gen. Wilson,
Editor and proprietor of this excellent publication
announces temporary suspension. Reason, neglect
Of subscribers TO pay their dues 1t tn he hoped that
the appeal will stimulate the farmers Of Southern
70 come 70 the support Of their home organ.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
Liberal Inducements

offered to subscribers in Those in arrears
One year will past year and
In advance, payment Of $500. Those in arrears
years will be credited for the past and year in ad
vance, payment of $500. Longer terms in proper
tion Time extended to January list, 1865
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

PHREyoLoGY.-Prof Benjamin Drumming. accom-
plshed teacher, is delivering Of Lectures
Phrenoogy, at the Court House numcrously attended
and very interesting and instructive The course win
terminate on Saturday night.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
Clubbing with Magazines.

All OF the Publications of the day be had in con
nec,ion with the COURIER at reducedrates Peterson
Ladies' National Magazine and the COURIER, FOR 50 90
and others in proportion. "a ar
Ottumwa, Dec. 10, 1857. - j. W. NORRIS
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MAYORS CoURr.-- Greeley up before III E
Mayor on Monday, charged with selling liquor contrary
to Ordinance, was convicted and fined $40 and costs
Several others, on Thursday, were up The same
charge, and was treated in he same way.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

CuRLrw HousE.-Our friend, II Foster took possession
ofthe Curlew House on the FIRST inst We feel like
assuring travelling public, that they will find every
thing "all right the 2h,'ksyr.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

eV-we are again under obligations to our patrons
for favors, in the way of increasing Subscription
list, especially ,ur friend Henry Williams OF Compe
tine township
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

gee y. Hurrhv Is established in the Saloon, Punr
roys Block where he furnishes boarding transient
regular, confectionery and groceries. See advertise
ment. s... .... s.. sa...G sos
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

X EU Young folks attending public lectures and other
gatherings are expected to observe the common
rules ofbehaviour An example of good breeding is
gratifying TO all sensible people.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

~ Mligan Bro. offer their entire stock of goods
a. cost We recommend the pablic to profit by this
chance for bargains. ..
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
Bible Society Record.

Fify-one copies Of the Bible Society Record may be
found at the store of G. d. Hackworth. Any who
has contributed to the funds of the Society have
a number of the Record, each month, by paying the
postage B. A. SPAULDING,
Secretary of the Wapello Co. Bible Society.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

sg- The atmosphere for two or three devs has beer
braceing but weather has continued very pleasant
The. roads now in first rate order. si l5.s a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

eyy-B. n. Boznrth proposes 10 give private instruc
tion in several branches of study to which invite
attention.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
Religious Notice.

The Baptist Church will meet, for divine worship
regularly every Sabbath Morning. II o'clock, at the
Court House. Preaching by Rev. j. r. Robert.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
CATTLE sTRAYED!

CATTLE STRAYED!
STRAXEB from the subscriber, living 5 miles
~ below Ottumwa, about the middle of September
last two head OF work cattle two years DID, color
white faces well matched spots around the eyes alike
one pale red, is the smallest, and his right horn
dropping. They are marked, but mark recollect-
ed. Any person giving Information where said cattle
can he found, will he suitably rewarded. Address
at the ottunwa, p. o. s#..
Sanford DAVIS
Wapello county, Oct 18th, 1S57.-Stno33
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
The Universal Musician:

A collection of Secular and Sacred music, design
ed for Musical Associations and social music parties
with new and comprehensive plan OF Instruction. en-
bracng the various systems of Notation, by A. D. Fill
more Editor of the Musician General Intelligen-
cer," and co-Editor of the "Christian Psamis" For
sale by Dr. ]. l.. Taylor, ottumwa n35-yl
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
The Courier ONCE.

IL In want Of almost everything to eat, drink wear
and pay debts with. Subscribers and others who
wish to supply us with Wood Coal Flour Beef, Pork,
Butter, Lard, Chickens, Eggs Potatoes, Corn Corn
Meal, Buck Wheat Flour &C., win please bring them
right along. Come in without knocking. Always at
home to such calls ... ....-...
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
LOTS FOR SAIEy

& EVERAL Lots, desirable for private residences
- and alta convenient distance from business part OF
the city, some lying on the bluff may be obtained at
fair prices, and with usual credit by application to the
subscriber, or Mr.. C. Lawrence, at his store, or Mr.
Stewart, at his office, above Pumroy 4 Dicky's Drug
Store who authorized to dispose lots In the
forenoon of Mondays, Wednesdays, and SATURDAYS I
may be found at the Office of Mr.. Stewart and will be
prepared to show the lots to any who wish to pur-
chase. JOS. t. ROBERT
ottumwa, Sept LIST, '51-n2T-tf
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07

~ The Small Pox has ''suspen ded." No new cases
The institution has "clean busted"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
FAIRBANKS SCALES.

NNHE genuine Fairbanks Scales for sale at manufac
tuners prices, by KEITH, ROBINSON CO.,
sole Agents Water, near Jefferson street. Burlington
Iowa, nolstf
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STONE CUTTING.


TNNHE subscriber would announce to the clizens Of
n Ottumwa and Wapello county, that he win be
able hereafter to furnish good quality of Lime
stone for caps sils and pther stone work for houses
sui ready for use, obtained anywhere in the
west and at the lowest rates. Workmanship guaran-
teed 10 be as good as be done In Keokuk or St.
Louis. Persons from distaSce can be accomm odated
with cut stone or common for building stone.
0ttumwa, March 26-nol5-ly Wu MALONE
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Special Notices.

Special Notices.
...-- Sage, Sage, Sage.
Just received by express, 8Opounds fresh Sage.
44-3w W T. ELMENDORF Druggist.
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3 WEEKLY OTTUMWA-~ COURIER.

1857. 1857.
PACKARD'S MEMORANDUM,
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS AND MECHANICS
Hi "A IL I'D " "A IL r.,
IRON AND NAILSM 49,
Sign of the Mammoth Paddock,
OTrUMWA, IOWA
The cheapest place to buy Hardware, Iron, Springs
Steel axles, and Glass. at
Wholesale Sc Retail.
Having just received from the Eastern Jobbing
Houses and manufacturers generally; large splendid
and well selected stock of r-... . ...- ..
HARDWA ARE. 1891
TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, IRON, NAILS,
Glass, Butts and Screens,
Locks and Latchcs, Springs,
Axiles, anvs; bellows, augers, bits, platform and
| counter scales,
| RUBBER AND LEATHER BETTING.
Hemp and Rubber Packing,
PAINT WILLS, COFFEE MILLS.
Steel yards and balances shovels spades, hay forks
cut and circular saws wood saws hand saws and
Webbs saws; trace, log, coil, halter and dog chans
Etacks brads finishing nails lanterns. candlesticks
mill and bastard files. and in fact everything generally
| kept in Hardware stores. ..-.-.
0 HOUSE BUILDERS
viii find it to their advantage to buy their
GLASS, SASH, BLINDS AND DOORS,
OF me, as I always keep splendid stock on hand at
J all times, and at prices
DEFYING COMPETITION.
Ny arrangements with Mt. Pleasant, Burlington and
Chicago SASH blind and door manufacturers such
that all orders left with will receive my usual
prompt attention. B.. . 4
| We have in store and
ARRIVING DAILY,
! Is kegs brads, nails and spikes -.
so boxes window glass;
| dozen by4 panne doors;
| dozen window blinds:
1000 u assorted extra pine sash;
| 1000 shingles, principally oak;
| 1000 good laths; ..
| 20 prairie plows to arrive in a few days
| M C II MICS
win find fine assortment of furong and short Joint
ure, double and single iron planes, iron and wood
bench screws thumb, pance, morce and patent floor
ing guages, augers and bits; ..
| HAMMERS g. HATCHETS.
Hand axes. broad axes, draw and shave axess and
AIDES, iron squares, steel squares, Devil and try
squares, framing and rmer chsses, gouges, turning
| tnn
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no15
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-22
tIlItIls Oh " HI ELINc1.

the Information visiting tile city, pub
t ti' following s; 0 the liiTerent Churehts n:ti is
aii Viner OF meeting. Ii there any mistakes,
Fr'iu@Lt Ihe necessary eorreeu"r Nitl pleasure!
E.Tstst'~, EIsco allan, Corner Monroe End d. rot
Rev +. 7 rERENs Rector morning services 10y
CLOCK, evening, 4.
'oln's, EI,a.coIaiiaR, Main street.
sreoud Centre Wheeling, RrV.J II. SIlH, A n, Rector
ssryc,s-M"rrin. ;u1s; atrerncoI s5; night ~.
Fia; IrfSjytscidn REV H. II. LrI Pastor, Fourthst,
Monroe AID Quincy morning afternoon
Ssood JreN5 5ytsriIi, Webster street, Main
Market Centre Wh,engi services morning and evening.
2h!'d FTeAbytsrloH, Ft street, between Chtetnut
T4hert sts., Wheeling, Rev T. oOIs Pastor srri-
morning evening.
f"Hsh IreALysTfnsl. Rev A PAUL Psstor, ,Iln street
-tsytA Washington ft.. morning
evening.
F'"'t1 street Methodist Epseopat Rev. }. Z. wsos.
Pastor Fourt street. between NOnrt Quincy service
morning aud evening.
N"e Nres Netlodisf Ei.cePH', Rev. GsGtE Pastor
:arIrt Norili s,s Soiu whe,Iir E; service,
saornin evening.
,%"aiar .Srstf NsGodiH EiscoDnI, Rev. T, II. Mos-
40. PASTOR Csime street between First and second
c,u;re whec 'nl services morning and e euine.
s~,un LAss .nO u. E. tAu,,i, Rev. a. STKvESs,
s'tor; SERVICE moruiir aI, evening.
HA''ii"g kAt'"d C2hIei, on Wheeling Island, Rev }
NU-oE, Pastor.
"erraHr Ntraooat EfiscoIoI. Rev c. HrI~rG Pastor,
ch.Ilr suevt, ,bvtur,u MtGstrr TLIr0 C-ru, wvei
N''rns. tmhto."I, Rorcsn Catholic, H. Grr. Brsuor
v "MEAs Fiitl street rorn,r Of Ilsujd,u. services
m-rniur and afternoon. u
A,,"airte EyI ed Rev. J. 7. McCLrRE, Pastor coru,I
7fNars'' H', Jefferson t., nudi,eroo
"'-"fie'' Market street. between Wehs', Tar.
. otre Wheeling; services IuL IL Ill, moIuirg AMI ~
.rptug.
A-ng'iieai rr"te,ani, Rev. wr HE,tlr, Pastor CIa,
rr-t above sixth. East N,i,r,Ing.
lion Er0up,IicGi LHterhr Rev p ZiVuNERyAs.
E.-N vl. 1T, 4. a. 4f1..
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Odd FELLOWS. D1KECroE1

'irEini"- i.OdEe No. :t.-Meet, ever, Thursaa,
s'rning the Hail. Market ard cu street
I'RSs VI. W'LL, y. C; a. y. f'nrr, Secretary
Fr"nk'iu lodge Ne I3,-N-vt. a, abor.erer,
i'ntay evening. Dawn hArHA, n. G.. HTHia,a r..
NJ i-icey, Secretary
VA. sell AOdge No. ;ts.--Nrrts a,abov, eve
Wednesday, evening. wmLIAU nEl'sS, n. G.; Jntr
>ii''ds, Secretary
WNe",ing Lodge We. 50 -Mee,. :, .bov, ever,
W. u rorr-. y. G; .'aan zso,ara, Secretary.
''HnOin lodge No. S3.-Mcrts as above ever,
'rii'v evening. Us. H4sxlr y. c.; John l. NdatcsY
'ecr-tsry.
"'n TeII suc0mpmenI Ne. 3I.-Meet, =,
tN"Ve the second 6pWrtA Tuesday evenings
Sn'th J'Ts nHuEE, C. P t'la0 Ltuct, scribe.
Ihr"n'u EncHhPneRT Ne. I.-Heets G'
show the ArAiAuIAird eqesday evenings Ofraeh month
w rArLos- O. p GsoBiT,d, ,Jr., Scribe. [Mareh Is
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MAsoNIO-D -DTREopORY.

"Lio lodge Ne iOI.--Neets asOnie Hall
d4y 4yeveagnes Il. w. 81 =, w NJ: Aler.
Gaf'r LTHJslia, Secretary.
WheeiiuE lodge No. I9s Merts a, above on
the frsi and t.isf Thursday evening each mouth + A
saESELiSGER.w w. NJ; S. ". Psar-oA Secretary.
WheeiinE Union ChnPter No. lS.-M--t, as
Ebove tav 2ec,r6 Monday evening Of each uonrh W Il
storr, p; 5. ". Peterson, Secretary.
"hreiiuG Ere"RiPmcHt No. I.-Msets a
>',e "i' t-e''rA NOaasy svsa!nE Of each month y.
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10 OOItl.IlspONDENTS

LETT ERS Concerning advertising other II.
business Of the Intriiisencer, should he addressed
ITupri-turs
.t: !, concerning editorial department OF the paper
aouI be addressed to the Editors, jointly, to either
thrr.
writing for publication, will please
lal1 side Of TIT paper. #ra##
A. DisTNaury u the above rules il greatly oblige
nf uorr prompt correspondents thar
> M. IA flervse receive.
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lHE-I-AM OF NEW sTATENs.

-subscTt,T> give expires, notice the
rtry, considered wishing to continue heir subsrr
LII subscrhrrs The discontiuuaEee their per-.
dlcAls. the publisher continue send them until all
sarIss. pIiu.
subscribers neglect refuse To take their prTl0di-
"a lc ey directed, l,vy he'll
,ionLle ! thu have settled the BIZ and ordered then
i-rgntiuusd.
subscribers 70 other places without Inform
I.jlsh ana tie sent to ile former Ill
rrttYH, e, held re- IiGTi-ihe.
i' decided that refusing to take Ifiodi
81 tie Office, removing and leaving them Iucalled
,..f. priIad ci1rvideuea Of intentional fraud.
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Losses Equffatiy Aoij"s'el "~d P'on4tly Paid.
UPWARDS OF $1,000 600
Of Lvsses been ~ lee tna lISurlnug Co., In
tile past IS yeurS.
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AsSiBnSe's N Ct4cS
IL peTsOhs GEO~Iis tlsr .bt- to " " JU.
N pleas tlr uugtTi-IsL utfI,-
oaee Of y hieLATdtoE, 40 Morgoe n
resrs (apsfatra-B J. a NIAtEN1,
atZ4 Gs-iEr-. 81 =. - Inssob
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M ftfkf1 HOLIs WALL PAPER-Ths bsE; ..soEtt--H . .
iNfSbUU 70 tls eli44to-tS = d.lTttt fst .fatE
inz rier f'e'h - >" ~ Uns Dehat tt. TLi. sioek
. G2 @E1 Estd order. b.
~Eut 81 sJad and ciuaP article u Ilt-ft ell aTd
-inins hi' -t0eE- J. c HAhtOtR
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Fanny az d Axtla rIu

nm Bills Aoseity hand fan.4Iy EiSBr.
NV 30 rIis 20 10 \ y EKLIa tieuF,
leo 4" 6-irrn Stills brand Ektfa
Jast received a.s.. - sale ~ DUANk ADAhe
api ~. - aIaiu
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30
For Me Iaquirsr
WoopnuaY. AnrlI y. 1855.

Mr. EpIToR.-sl feel slightly co,nmunioa-
tive this afteraoon, and mGer the pressure Of
the "noble iinpalTe,aSI have seated llaysclf 10
INFORM you, and through you, your readers, OF
the passing events III and about WondbuIy, u
village afilost fanous for transpisatious that,
as general thing, terminate before His Hon
or, Judge Kinmel. Although Waodi,nry is
considered the most prolific section Of lie coun-
ty. as far as the criminal docket Is concoinea,
yet, sir, our citizens have actually hot had The
pleasure of induleing in a ssfree iiet'' Tor S5g-
! eral months, as near as can racollect
The heavy rains for the last two weeks haze
turned our streets into cddos a la Chicago. -
Nevertheless, the rain was much needed, and
the fine appearance presented by our erainiiel,ls
Is a sufficient reeongs,rse for few days wa
ding through mud. The crops are beginning
toplcsent lively aud healthy complexion
\ burglary vas committed on the 20sl ult 5,
by an Englishnlan nalncd NVln. Millennor, al,
employee as weaver in j. Xeagy 5 woolen
factory, who made successful attempt epon
the house of Danel Over. The family were
all absent dt tie time. Very fortunately for
Mr.. Over, the villain only succeeded in get
ting daont 81, and damaging quite seriously .
couple of chests. He succeeded in Ela liking
MS escape.
Bloomfield Furnace, which has been stand
ing idle for sometime past, will shortly be put
IN 'bldst," under the control of Mr. kickeson,
of Pittsburg. Messrs. aIaaara are the Nana-
gers.
A large number of our citizens have turned
their attention TO sporting, and tie result 81
far, has been fish by The bu,hrl and ducks by
the cait load.
G. Il. Barndolldr has again opened out "a
store in our place, where hs IS prepared 70 at
tend to his numerous customers as in days Of
yore. Croft and Barnet the gentlemanly aud
good-iodtihg CLERKS of the establishment, are
as clever set of fellows as we generd,ty meet
with in mixed crowd.
rhe marriage manu- has been raging IN
this section with frightful effect; numbers
are almost daily, at least weekly, committing
ma'rImony ON the 18th ult., there were no
less than six couplings.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30


The nrmhrr Of flpi.ie- who arc laa,l-owners
amounts 10 i29s 600. Total peasant serfs Of rl,c
nobility, ll,750, 0e0: ihpse of lie CrowD. a.
/ 000, 600. =
Ta.re are, therefore, 2o,75o.0o0 person.
anSl9.lsly waiting FOR iiapi piayeluent in tIleir
condition
soSonA. 4 rtnuor from Washington states
that Air. BELMoNT has dispatched n, ageni +,
Mexico, 70 negotiate loan 81 s 500 600 with
lie sfnyesnmenf, on a pledge oil Sonora The
proposition Is said 10 he endorsed BY Sir
BUCHANAN and GEN. LAss
Utah ASKING ADMISSION To TIE JTN1ov
"A letter from Washington states that Sir
Befnhescl, delegate from Utah, has presented
20 the liouse Ceihiaittee on Territories. a con-
sfitution framed ty the people Of Ufsb. with
/ the request that the Territory Be admitted -
4 Siate andvF il.
a lady a Cootagneto, isaly, consulted her
I priest Us 10 tine investment Of 10000 f9rins.
The same night two robbers entered :he room,
| of the lady and delnnuded the money. Sb,
/ raised af alarm, and Que Of tie robbers was
/ shot and the other arrested By hsr servants
The one shat esss her priest, a,id TIE other his
| clerical assistant.
| NATIONAL FryANcEs.-T'he receipts ioto
| the Treasury eaca week are half a million less
| iimn the expenditures. This disparity. !. /.
! Likely. viii continue, am! unless there b. >
/ revival III niportations 10 yicll revenue to tho
! G0veFnnent ~ the way OF duties. II will in all
/ probability, grow greater. As It j., ,he i've
millions N The Treasury wIIl disappear in two
/ or three months. In view Of the increased ex-
/ pense Of the Government, because Of ihe Utah
var. the whole Of the $50, ,000,0 600, Of Treasury
i notes viii BE- required.
/ SEgENTY YEARS PREACHER.--T The T,on-
/ don Naetnan records hat tie Rev. John
Iiickiins, niueiy three years Of age and haying
been seventy years preacher, on the 29!b Of
/ February delivered discourse of an hour and
/ twenty minutes on 'Early Meihodisnl, aud th4s
! IN Its delivery 'ihere was na deficiency OF voice,
me'aoFy or mental power, but the whole was
conneeted, interesting aud Instructive On
/ the 2Sth he preached twice TO oyerfowius
congregations, bis discourses being each al.
hour long. aud distinguished 'by good xgnse;
fervnr, energy aud paiho~'
| The " ashiHgton Uuon umkes the following
candid aVowal. Il says:
'Seadlng back the lsecompton Constitution
10 kensas with fhe population OF Congress en-
dorsed upon ils bauk, the chances are ev that
lis favor
Here is d palpable back down-an open, out
and-out-coniession that the Leoonpton swiu,lla
never did represent tie wishes Of the people ot
Kansas, and that If uow voted upon, it would
be rejected with inefaLle loa,hing aud CON
/ tempt.
i SURRENDER or BILLY BowLrGS.-The
ladison4 lFia.) Messenger has reliable infor-
lnotlon that Billy Bomlrgs '.has surrendered
BIS sword aud is now at~lampa with his whole
party, waiting ihe oonsuumatinn OF arrange
meuts now being made to be transferred to
tic Nest. Ii is said that the old genrIeman
was IN sioekingly ragged and dirty coud.-
ton "tlsH ne pre5v'Tsc4 tEiulso4f 9stnPa.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30
NEW. PAPER.

We have received the second number of a
new paper-"The Indrpendent"-pubished in
Chsmbersturg.by NIessrs. d. A. Weltz and R.
z. Hazelett. 1t is large paper, we'll gotten
up, aud printed with more than usual care. As
its name indicates, it is independent in politics,
and is edited with considerable talent. These
gentlemen manifest quite discrimination IN
the selection of morto-f4earless and Free''
which we have made immortal.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30
pnI1TlCAL MEETING.

There viii be a mass meeting of ali those
opposed to the present National Administra-
tiOn, and the iniquitous attempt to force upon
Kansas tue pro slavery l.ecompton Gonstitu,
rion against the clearly ascertained will Of tue
majority Of her citizens,-at the Court House,
in Bedford, on Tuesday evening of May Court,
May A.
Delegates viii be chosen to represent our
Representative and Senatorial Districts in the
approaching State Convention, and several able
speakers viii bepreseht 10 address the meet
ing.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30
"SEN4TOR SCHELL IND EXTRA
PlY.''

The last weeks Glzs,te, has an article under
the above caption in Which it attempts to LIE
Mr.. Scbell out OF the responsibility of his vote
for the $500 extra pay We gave the correct
statement of his vote IN cur paper on3the 10th
inst, and that may not be accused Of in
justice we repubish H. 1t was taken from the
LegiStatiUe Rscord
In the Senate, on the 7th inst, the question
of the $500 extra pay came up 3Ir. Myer
moved that instead of the $500 additional pay,
the annual compensation shall hereafter be
800 and mileage. insteadof $500 and mile
age, as at present which was agreed TO. Mr.
Ely then moved to amend, that the section
shall not apply to tho members of the present
Legislature Not agreed to o-yeas Is, nay S
l6. The question was then lost by a tie vote,
is to 16-SCHELL voting yea. 8
Mr.. Baldwin moved to reconsider the yote
on section ffty-seveD, to increase the pay of
the members two hundred dollars Agreed TO.
And the section passed--yeas l6, nays IA, as
follow, viz
YEAS Alessrs. Bell, Coffey, Crcsswell, Fin.
ney, Francis, Gazzam. Gregg, Harris, Ingram,
harselis, Alyer, Randall, Rutherford, SciaeIl,
Straub and Wilkins--l6
| NAYS Messrs. Baldwin, Brewer, BnckaIew,
Craig, Ely, Evans, Fetter, Knox, L4ubach
schaeffer, Steele, Turney, Wright, aud Welsh
lSRsqker-lf.
1t will thus be seen, that Mr.. Sehcll vorEr
FOR THE LAW, which was defeated by TIL
VOTE But this would not suit the Democrat.
ic Senate, and they REcoNsIDERED Ir, after
il was defeated, and aIr. Schell had tie power
to have killed it by HIS VOTE ALONE, as il
passed Is to Il. Il would have been killed
by TIE VOTE, Is TO Is, but HE WANTED tht
money end consequently gave the Casting
VOTE IN its favor, and it became law.
Mr.. Sohell cannot wriggis out of this vot
by week afterwards offering motion t
strike out what he had caused by his own yotj
to be passed. He remarked some time az
that he woali like 70 have the $500 extra, IN
because be wautedaat, be voted for il.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-04-30

The Conference Committee in Congress, re-
ported English's bill, allowing the people of
Kansas, under the direction aud supervision of
pro-slavery officers, TO vote upon the Constitu-
tion. The land ordinance is thrown in as a
bribe, aud if the people refuse the infamous
Lecomptou Constitution, they are to go back
into Territorial condition. How Infamous!
The question was p6<tpdaad IN tile House till
Wednesday of this week.