The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-04-07
NEWS ITEMS.

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~ Hon. Joshua r. Giddings, Senator
Wilson, and other Republican "big guns,
are stumping Connecticut, where the State
election will soon be held
- In Oregon boy seven years old
raised seventy-tive dollars, and paid it tc
the lady managers of the Mount Vernon
Association.
~" The Norfork. Va, Argus, puts in
mourning part Of it's sheet containing an
extract from the Herald of the same city, in
which it is asserted that "T,yinio mM one
dag be a free State, anil the sooner the 5etter.''
r5@ On Saturday about ten o'clock, a
bright star was seen in the heavens by a
number Of our citizens. 1t was nearly al
the meridian, and it was very bright state
Register, 2lst.
~" Capt, Ryndcrs, one of Mr.. Buchan.
ans New York pets, has recently been dis.
tinguishiug himself and displaying his quail
fications for holding responsible and lucra.
tive office, by beating in an outrageous man.
ne. man who was cripple.
~ Prof. Noah Porter has accepted the
Dwight professorship of Ddactic Theology
in the Yale Theological Seminary, made va
cant by the death of DR.. Taylor, who, from
the founding of the Seminary, occupied that
position. .....
\ fac-simile COW Of the first book
ever printed in England is in the Astor Ii.
brarv. 1t is entitled "The Game and Playe
of CHEESE and was translated from the
French nv VIM. Caxton, who issued it in-
mediately after he had set up his press in
Westminster, in 1474.
~ 1t is said Gov. Banks, of Mass, has
not pardoned a man from the State Prison
during the past year. The Governor must
be a man ofpluck for it takes more nerve
to resist appeals made in behalf of criminals,
than the public ever yet understood.
~" Mr.. Robert Toombs, the man who
Showed what one Senator can do by fac
tiously defeating the Post Office Appropria-
ton Bill, declares that no other party bu.
the Democratic could have stood the blum
ders and folies of this Administration, and
expresses his doubts that even Democracy
can endure two years more of such misrule.
~ The New windsor (Md.) Herald
says that some days since, the miller at
Harson Nicodemus' mill, near that place, took
an effigv, in the form of man, and put it at
the kitchen door of Nr. Nicodemus'' residence.
One of the females unsuspectingly opened
the door, when the "paddy" fell against her.
she tainted, and has had successive spasms
ever since
A man named George Wilder Of
Quincy, Florida, recently induced a weak
minded little girl l + years of aga to run a.
way with him and marry him. She was
worth $4,000, and Wilder stands fail
chance of experiencing the benefit of lynch
law if he should show himself among his
neighbors again. ..-
sY" At the Republican celebration il
Portsmouth, n. H., last week a letter from
.. s. Senator Clark said Zone week ago
saw the last Democratic Senator from New
England depart from the Capitol of the ma
ton. His place was assumed by stanncf
Republican, aud there is now from New
England no Democrat in either House o
Congress"
| sY" The Grand jury found true bill
against Mr.. Sic%'es for Murder in the frs
degree at Washington, on the 18th uIt., 70
shooting District Attorney Key. Sickles will
find some trouble to be acquitted of thi
charge of murder, as the Key family ant
friends will do all in their power to convic
him. We suppose Mr. Buchanan would par
don Mr.. Sic<les if he was found guilty by
Washington Jury. . ..r
~ Mrs Cunningham, of Bur lel notori
ETY., was in Blairvllle a few days since. Sh
was seeking to place her daughter in charg
Of the Principal Of the Female Seminary
Several gentleman who had seen her durin
the excitement in her case in New York, re
cognized her: she became aware Of it. an
decamped with short notice. She dresse
well, travels in fine equira age, and has
gentleman who accompanies her as agent
lGrecnsburg (Pa) Herald, March 16.
~ A year or two since Capt. Hackstan
well known il New York as commander, a.
one time, of one of the "Black Ball. line o
Liverpool packet ships, was on visit to on
city, and in conversation with friend upol
the hardsh.ps incident to the life ola sailor
said that he never heard of but one man VIII
had a COOL excuse for going to sea- On be
ing asked Who that man was, the captain re
piled, "Noah. For" said he, eff the oil
chap had remained On shore he would hav
been drownedr'
| MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-A correspondent
the the Dubuque Times writing from Rock
fork, Floyd county, says an accident of tn
most distressing character occurred there tn
18th inst Mr.. Richard Reddy had establish
ed free ferry in opposition to a regular one
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