The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-13

gratltym8 lnoelngence no mail east OF FAR
held." We trust that the p. n. east of us
who attends TO the business for this part of
the country, win find out in day or two that
the mail don't stop ct Fairfield for dinner at
present, and send the through mail along to
the end Of the railroad, and We will be bound
that the Western Stage Co. win push it
on west by the fast line. .E q.
OrHEs SIDE or THE SroRr.-A Mr.. John
E. Riley, has written a letter embodying his
experience At Pixies Peak and in the Kensas
gold region, in which he gives an entirely
different version ofthe story from the accounts
with which the papers have lately been filed.
He says that ''thcre is just gold enough to
excite certain class of excitable persons to
leave their homes, and that is all" And
again. Spectators are laying off towns all
over the country, and selling lots to whom
they can at enormous profits, and that the
magnificent gold stories and puffs, originate
with this class" He says further that "when
you hear of persons going to Pixies Peak,
just tell them to stay at home if they can
make an honest living" There may be:a
good deal Of truth in what Mr.. Riley says.
PErERsoS's DErEcroR.-This excellent
work, corrected by Drexcl 4 Co., has been
received by US regularly, and from the limi-
tied use we have had occasion to put it to,
we feel justified in commencing it as the
best published. An the Counterfeits and
Altered Notes are fully described in it. Fiji
ty two New Counterfeits are described in the
January number before US, and il contains,
besides, . fac-simile of Bogus Bank Note,
that is being altered to suit banks al over the
country, and now in circulation. There arc
many other. commendable features about
this large and well filed Detector which can
be more fully appreciated by examining /,
copy at this Office. T. B. Peterson & Bro,
800 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Publishers.
scmi-monthly, g.; monthly, g., q Coin
Chart included. sa "#g s..t-.. .s..
Des Moines valley. n. n. Conven-
ton.
At the request of numerous citizens and
newspapers interested, we feel so authorized
and do hereby call GENERAL MEETING
Of those interested in the proposed consolida.
ton of all the railroad interests and influences
Of the Des Moines Valley, for the purpose Of
devising plan and maturing the necessary
means for speedy completion of railroad ia.
cilities from Dies Moines, ola Oskaloosa. to
the Mississippi River. This Meeting will be
held at OSKALOOSA, on n.....-. -..f
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1859, AT
2P. M. u .. t..,.... .uaa,
A correspondence has been Opened with
prominent railroad men abroad, at St. Louis,
Philadelphial&c., and answers received viii
be read at that meeting. a..-f ....
Burlington, Keokuk and St. Louis are ex.
pected to be present. The counties along
the Valley are urged to send full delegations
No limit will be assigned to the representa-
ton unless ordered in Convention"
-.. Markets.
We learn from the Hark- Eye Of the l 1 tn
that the river was still open and buinesa in.
creasing. Very little doing in produce u
previous figures. The pork trade yet open
extent of trafsc hardly worth notice -Suo.r