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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07
CRoPs.-The following is from the Cincin-

CRoPS.-The following is from the Cincin-
natl Gazette of Wednesday:
The season has advanced sufficiently to
enable us to arrive at a tolerably reliable con.
cusion as to the prospects of the growing
wheat crop. In the South, where ttrc season
is considerably earlier than in this latitude
the harvest will unquestionab'y prove unfa.
vorabe. Things are now too far advanced
to admit Of the hope Of any change for the
better. IfKentucky produces half an aver
age crop, it will be all that those who ar,
pretty we'll informed anticipate. L Genrgie
\labama and Tennessee, thu deficit will be
still greater. In many portions of those
States the crop is almost an entire failure,
and in no section is the yield likely toreach
onc-halfan average in Ohio and Indiana
there viii be fair but not large crops. This
State will probably do better than Indiana,
but neither will reach an average. The az
rregate product, however, will he larger than
last year. Missouri will do badly. In Iii
nois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota very
good cops are promised. Pennsylvania
promises much better than last year, AMI in
New York the prospects are fair. Upon the
whole, therefore, we shall, no accident or
disaster occurring between this time and har-
vest, have a larger yield of wheat in the No:
thern States than last year o, the year before;
while in the South there will be heavy def
cheney. This deficit ia the South will have
to be made up mlnly from the Central West.
1t has for a month past had very decided
influence upon prices in this market. 1t is
safe to say that the amount of ground oc.
cupied is larger than in any previous year.
Two weeks, or even one week ago, the grow
ing prospects weronot hstteri ,y in many
sections, owing to dry weather, but within
the last week the drouth has been efectual-
" broken, AMI the plants are nov looking.
thrifty. Some repl,nt,ng had to be done,
hut this labor was not as the average Of or
binary years. The yield, Of course, will de-
pend upon the character Of the season here
after. All that can be said now il that the
prospects are decidedly favorable !or a large
crop. With refereme to other grains we
are net prepared to speak at present, further
than to say we have not noticed any general
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sLiukensalen ON Ot,umwo.

L. d. Ingersall ESQ.,, the versatile and
talented correspondent of the Hawk-Eys, was
this way recently, and thus discourseth Of us:
This town is the best town I know of in
interior Iowa. The streets are all the time
crowded with wagons which have brought
grain to market or have come here to carry
merchandise to the towns further west The
merchants are all doing well, and would be in
the highest possible spirits if it would only
rain. have become acquainted with seve.
raj of the business men here. and like them
WELL Mr.. Hawley, Mr.. He1ric'l, DR.. War
den, and Mr.. Farley are good takers, good
traders. and warm. hearted Republicans
Among the professional men must mention
MesSrs Dixon, Stuart and Summers, and Dr.
Williamson, as men who know and do their
whole duty. Mr.. Dixon must be specially
popular with the fair sex, for he accompanied
no less than three to the meeting on Satnr-
day night j. w. Caldwell AMI A. Lots
peich are warm hearted Republicans here,
always on hand when a political meeting
takes place. The fact is. it would require
too much space to speak in particular of all
the good men and handsom, women have
seen at Ottumwa, and so I'll stop just as
soon as have stated that J. W. NORRIS, of
the Courier, is always at his post, attentive
to those who visit his sanct,lm, and is getting
up one Of the best Republican journals in
Iowa. He is greatly liked AMI respected at
home, as he is abroad.
1t would not become me to speak much OF
the meeting on Saturday night. may state,
without immodesty, however, that the audi
ence was very large and attentive, the court
room being quite full. A good many ladies'
were present, and was greatly obliged both
to. them and the gentlemen for their good
attention to the remarks made. Mr.. FISH
Err, of Oskaloosa, made lively and taking
little speech the best ever heard him make
and have heard him make several good
ones.
l heard Rev. Spaulding, Of the Congrega-
tional Church, preach good, sensible, prac-
teal sermon, yesterday morning and Rev.
Bradrick, of the Methodist Church, at night.
His discourse was very excellent one, and
had, as had also Mr.. Spaulding's, the fine
merit of brevty.
The Ottumwa House, is good place to
stop at Dick Warden is one of the best of
landlords, his clerk firstrate clerk, and all
things move on smoothly and agreeabIy. I
can most conscientiouSly recommend the
house to all travellers coming to Ottumwa.
LINkENsALE
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Ratification Meeting at Fair
field.

The gallant Republicans of Fairfield and
Jefferson County, had an enthusiastic Meet
ing to ratify the nomination of LINCOLN and
HAML1N, at Fairfield on Wednesday of last
wsek. The attendance was large, and would
have been more numerous but for indications
of unfavorable weather. 1t was the design
to hold the meeting in the Park, one Of the
most beautiful spots in Iowa, and the at
tempt was made to hold it there but the
wind blew so fercely that an adjournment
was had to Wells Hall, which was filled to
repletion.
Judicious arrangements for the meeting
zen made by DR.. G S. Clarke, A. NJ.
1T, S. P. Majors, NJ. Green and VIM
II. Clark, a Committee appointed for that
purpose, among which was torch.light pro-
cession, headed by Brass Band, and bear
ing appropriate and suggestive banners and
transpafencies. One of the latter represen-
ted the strife of the Democracy, in the shape
of two bulls, named Old Buck and Douglas,
at Charleston, May I'd, 1860. Another rep
resented Old Abe splitting rails to tense in
the Union. Thu torch-light procession was
brilliant success.
DR.. Clarke presided at the meeting in an
able and efficient manner Interesting and
eloquent speeches were made by L. D. Inger-
soil, "Linkensae of the Ra,os Eye," Col.
Sanders, Samuel Mcfarland AMI A. II. Ber-
eman, of Mt. Pleasant and j. F. Wilson, of
Fairfield. Speaking was interspersed with
songs, composed for the occasion by A. r.
Fulton, Of Fairfield.
Strangers from abroad, were under great
obligations to Dr. Clarke and his estimable
Lady, for generous Republican hospitality.
We inferred from this meeting, at which
we had the pleasure of being present, that
the Republicans of jefferson are running
over with enthusiasm, and that they will
give a good account ofthemselves in Novem-
Der. They are about organizing a Company
of"Wide Awakes," for the campaign.
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We learn that on Friday last the Distric,
Court sitting at Fl. Madison, on motion re-
fcrred the case Of the State VS. Eads' secu.
rites to three referees, viz: Judge Wright
of Keosaqua, Judge Woodward, and the
Hon. David 5. Wilson of Dubuque, whose de-
cision, after hearing, is to be entered as the
judgement Of the Court
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PERsoNAL.-We notice tie presence in the
city of John G. Read, Esq, of the B. & NJ
R. Railroad, and'S. Dwight Eaton. ESQ.,, Of
the X. Ft. & NJ. r. on business, we presume
connected with their respective roads. The
latter road being on the point of completion
to this place. there are some matters abou,
the right Of way pending between the com.
panies, which we hope they will be able to
adjust to their mutual satisfaction.
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4 PMNrls VIcG President Han :
pll Hlnlil c,nnelc. life as a tar.n,r b.,
md lftsryarl, bsclne printsr, AMI con.
tinued setting up type" till he commenced
the study Of the law. H. was admitted to
the bar in 1888, whea he was twenty four
years of age
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BLOOD & LIVER SYRUP.

Gentlemen-I will with great pleasure give my ties.
timony as to what your Sarsaparilla aud Stinga,
or Rood and Liver Syrup, has done for me- Some
three and half years since, / was attacked with q
Scrofuious White Swelling, which was attended with
most excruciating pains! tried various remedies,
and nded by of the best Physicians of the
city Zone OF them Professor in Old School Medi-
cal College,) and they failed to give relief was
so reduced that was confined to my bed for over 3
months The nerves and muscles OF one leg were so
contracted and drawn up that l could not walk.
had more thau a DOZEN running ULCERS on my leg,
from which took from time to time more than one
hundred pieces ofbone, some of them from three to
four inches long was reduced to almost skeleton
andmy friends had given up all hopes my recovery.
was in this condition when commenced the use Of
your Blood and Liver Syrup. Ihave used, altogether
some two dozen bottles OF it, and at the time the
Iodine Ointment, which you advise to with IT. and
lastly the Healing Ointment given under the head OF
"White swelling" in your directions. I am now able
to attend to business, and my legs have become SO
strong that I'walk without any difficulty land have
entirely recovered my health
Yours, MARTIN ROBBINS, Jr.
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WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Japan.se are
much troubled about the return of the Nj.
agara and cannot be made to believe that il
was occa>oned by accident, but are pur.
suaded that it is an artifice to detan them
The naval commissioners cannot remove
this preju lice. The difficulty may interfere
with projected arrangements at New York
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Mr.. Murphy was to-day exanined, before
the Covo1e Committee, in reference to the
alleged transportation;of ), O0o. voters from
New York, to Connecticut, at a recent eec
ton. He admitted having received a letter
from Mr.. Archibald, chief engineer of the
ravy department, through the treasurer O
the Democratic fund, with request to dc
what he might desire He was not examin
ed beyond this point, for satisfactory reasons
but may be recalled.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

We are under obligation to Col Curtis Of
the House of Representatives, for copy Of
the Report of the majority of the select Com
mittee on the Pacific Rrilroad, and accom-.
panying map.
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RESIGNED AND Orr TIE PARTY.-Majol
W. d. N,slsy, On, IF the e,rlie,t ssttler, o
Iowa AMI for 80 n,tin, past 4 Oeolty United
States Marshal, a Democrat of the old schoo
has just resigned his Office, and declared hi,
purpose to NJ lon ger act with the Dem 'crat
purity - Oss tl3ost H3rl,d
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Nor TO BE FoUND.-We are informed, that
in the town of Cedar Falls, Iowa, containing
about l 800 inhabitants, there are not over
twelve or fifteen Democrats, and among this
number, not one was competent to manage
the post-office Of the town. A Democrat
was therefore imported from Dubuque, and
duly installed in the office.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07
Richland Wide Awake.

The Republicans of Rchand Township in
this county, had an enthusiastic meetin on
Saturday last, for The purpose of raising a
pole and ratifying the nominations of Lincoln
& Hamlin. The attendance was large, and
the greotest enthusiasm prevailed. A pole
l64 feet above ground was raised and telling
speeches were made bv Mr.. Kelley of Oska,
loosa, and A. Lotspeich Esq, of Ottumwa
Our informant says the pole was long enough
to knock the persimmons, and thrash De-
mocracy
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SAINT LOUIS CHEAP MILLINERY
STORE,

".
MFRS. MARTIN. formerly Of st. Louis vould Ia
lVu form the Ladies OF 0ttumwa and surroundin.
country that she has brought entire new stocs
OF spring Ronnets Of all the latest styles worn IN thu
East, which she will sell at prices to suit the times
Ladies' are invited to call and examine her assor,msut
and not listen to the fools statements Of
parties Fashionabl Dress Making Bonnets BleachsS
70 look % good a. new, and Trimmed for % cents
May 0d--v19,ne-2m
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

As the hay crop will undoubtedly be short
this season, we would suggest the propriety
of our farmers sowing an extra acre or two
of Hungarian. June is plenty soon enough
IN sow If
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
HEALTH & PURE BLOOD ARE IN.
SEPER ABLE.

Recolect that all sicknesslarses nom impurity Of
the blood and that Judsons Mountain Herb pills Will
so surely find out and cleanse these impurities from
the system that disease cannot exist: So simple and
innocent the herbs and plants that compose them,
that it Is not necessary to have them suga coated In
order that the stomach can bear them. In most ca
ses Pills are sugar coated because materials OF which
they made gripping and malignant, that 9th.
erwise a delicate stomach could not bear them.
These Pills deal with disease as it IL, and will not
only cure by removing the cause, but will build up
and restore the broken constitution There are many
who have so trhed with their constitution that they
think medicine Cant help them; let not even these
despair ncredulity and scepcism Is overthrow by
oftestimony which is truly irresistible. At rss
the virtues ascribed to these Mountain Herb Pills were
deemed fabulous. The public had been often de-
ceived that they could not believe the simple truths
advanced by their discoverer. Yet facts undeniabe,
attesed by witnesses Of the highest character and
spectabity, have proved and are proving each day
the virtues of this "mighty dealer" They mark by
their miracu efficacy and power In
medicine --Sold by all Medicine Dealers.
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Great Tornado ian Iowa.

On the Sd inst the most destructive tor.
nado ever known 10 the west visited Linn
and Clinton Counties, Iowa, completely des-
troying the towns of Camanche and Albany
and killing 200 persons We want time and
room this week for particulars.
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SEVERE STORM AT FAsIIyaroN.-A very
severe storm visited the City of Washing
ton on Saturday. Senator Douglas house
was unroofed and his carpets, furniture,
&c, completely ruined. Judge d. was very
i'll at the time with throat disease.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

The proposition in the NJ. E. Conference,
to change the rule of the Church in relation
to membership of holders, has been de.
feated for the want of the constitutional ma.
iority of two-thirds.
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PROSPECTS IN WAPELLo--From all parts
ofthe County we have the most fattering &C
counts of the progress, of the good work.
Everywhere the nominations ofLINcoLN and
HAMLIN are received with favor, and we hear
of numerous persons who either have here
tofore been Indifferent in political matters or
have always voted against the Republicans,
who are coming out and taking decided
stand for our candidates and ticket. The
spirit Of 1910 is up and even exceeded.
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st. LOUIS, May pa violent hail storm
at Lexington last night did much damage tc
the fruit in that vicinity, and broke nearly
all the glass in the city; some of the hal
stones weighed seven ounces, and split shin
giles on the roofs Of houses in their des.
cent.
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RenuhIican Mass Meeting.

The Republicans Of wapeo county, Iowa, will meet
In Mass Meeting at Ottumwa, the 9th day of June,
1860 at o'clock, m, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Congressional Convention for the list
District, at Oskaloosa, the goth Of June, 1860.
By order of Central Com A. LoTsPEIcH, Chm
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

John Van Buren, has been appointed by
the President as Commissioner under the
Paraguay treaty. So at last prince John"
has got an office
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Late News from Europe, indicate renewal
of hostilities upon large scale at no distant
day, growing out of the peculiar condition of
affairs in Italy, where it is believed the IRE
pressible tendencies of the Italians to revo-
luton, will provoke and combine the abso-
lutists to make another and a desperate strug,
gle-to maintain their supremacy. Things
look threatening in the direction of Turkey,
where Russia is more than suspected OF
watching favorable and probable opp ,rtu.
nifty to NEEDLE again with the "sick man."
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From the South I'll,

From the South Tier.
BINK.-Ottumwa is city on a hill, uniar a
hill and all around hill, and is busy place
in abuSiness point Of view, though today,
owing to the COLI weather, perhaps, there is
not so mach d,ngaS usual Qate an
am 'unt Of bull ling is being done, ami the
city is improving at a rate that will soon
make it place ofimportance The contrast
between our own que: little town and one
possessing the CON nercial advantages of OF.
tumwa is striking
The Carroll II,uss is doing the heaviest
business in the H,tel lire, AMI as long as
John Carroll is host, it always WILL Our
citizens and others who have occasion to
travel this way VIII find i. to their advantage
to make this their stopping place, as the
charges are moderate and the accomnola-
tons excellent.
We.made excellent time on the way down
arriving here at one o'clock to-day. John
Baker is like unto "Jehu, the son of Nimshi,
for he driveth furiously"
There are no political news of any impor-
lance; what little there may be you will get
by this mail. The Republicans are in high
spirits, prognosticatlng the downfall of Dem
ocracy on the strength of the proceedings of
the Charleston Convention. Let those laugh
that win. CUT.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

The Old Settlers of Burlington had q
grand celebration yesterday. ~"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

Mr. Lincoln, our candidate for President
has most interesting family fact that
will be gratifying to those who expect him
to occupy the White House. Mrs. Lincoln
IS most refined, intelligent and accom-
olished lady, being one of three sister,
daughters Of DR.. Todd, Of the "frst fami
les ofKentuckv) who in their younger
lays were regarded as the reigning bellies at
our State ca ,ital She is lively converse.
tienalist. Mr.. Lincoln has three children
Ill boys--two Of whom are mere lads, and
the other aged about sixteen, is now stu
lent at Hazard College, Cambridge, NJ ass
The name of this latter, who is really a
bright young man, is Robert.
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Pillow WAKING

vUVHE subscr. informs IA ana
the pu' lie generally, that he manufactures ali
Kinds OF plows and prepared to supply the Farmers
and workmanship.
Blaeksmithing in all its various branches, horse.
shooting, ox-shoeing, and jobbing of all kinds.
70 Remember the place, the Lower Steam MIL.
AARON MYERS.
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r~EvERY BODY GOES TO INSKEEP
AND BROS FOR NEW AND CHEAP
GOODS. ...
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The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa met at
Burlington on Tuesday.
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FOR CINCINNATI
CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS,
CINCINNATI SHORT LINE
Rail Road!

Shortest, Quickest and only Direct Route from Chi.
cago to Cincinnati.
Passenger trains leave the Great Central Depot foot
OF Lake street, as follows:
First train 7:45 am, arrives at Michigan CITY At
1880 p. M, tdnner,) La Fayette 525 (supper0 Indi.
annapolis s:i5, pm, Lswrencesurg $780, and Cincin-
natl at ll:45p.m.
Second train Scoop arrive at Michigan City at $50
pm. La Fayett. 2:40 am, Indianapolis $50 An
Lawrenceburg 1920 am, Cincinnati at l0:45 an
Passengers leave Ottumws 800 pm, arrive at
Burlington at 1925 p. m arrive al Chicago at Sis In
at Cincinnati 80 I'm.
cinnat.
Patent sleeping cars attached to all night trains
and run through from Chicago to Cincinnati withou:
change.
Through tickets can be had at all raiwoad offices
In the West, and at the companys Office c6rner Lake
and Dearborn Streets and at the depot foot Of Lake
street, Chicago.
Fare as low as via any other route
II. J.sPALDING, Agt Chicago.
pnMRII Aver $500.
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
ATLARGs.
FITZ HENRY wARREN, OF Des Molnes Co.
JOS. A. CHAPLIN. OF Dubuque Co.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
fst Dist NJ. L. MCPHERSON, ofMadison Go.
ID -CHts. PoMEROY, OF Boone Co.
ASSISTANT ELECTORS.
list Dist. W. NEwCOMB, Of Davis Co.
BEN. RECTOR. Of Fremont Co.
% EN-. BATES, OF Linn Co.
w. B. FAIRFIELD, OF Floyd Co.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR SECRETARY or STATE,
ELIJAH SELLS, OF Muscatine Co.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE,
John W. JONES, Of Hardin Co.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
CHAs. O. NOURsE, of Polk Co.
FOR REGISTER OF STATE LAND OFFICE,
A. B. MILLER, OF Cerro Gordo Co.
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Only Fifty Cents! ss 'ss TEE a.s SsIa'F'
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II. J. sPALDING, Agt Chicag
WN POWELL, Tray. Agent
A FINE CHANCE TO BUY a HOMEI

TINE OuANUE NO BUH a HOME
a am determined to sell all my real estate con.
sfsting Of three dwelling houses, one store house
and one farm will sell the above property for one.
fourth cash down, The balance on /, 3 and 8 years
time, with interest from date. Prices reasonable
For further particulars apply to A. L. GRAVES
Ottamwa, May 81. '60--l2-I2.6m
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-05-12

The Hungarian is the fourteenth steamer
that has been lost since the commencement
of steam navigation between Europe and
America. Those which have been destroyed
before archie President, never heard from |;
the Columbia and Humboldt, on each Of which
all bands were saved; City Of Glasgow, never
heard from; City of Philadelphia, all hands
saved Franklin. all hands saved +; Arctic, a
few saved Pacific, never heard from Lyon
aise, few saved Tempest never heard from;
Austria. burned, great loss of life Indian,
three lives lost; Argo, all hands saved. ..