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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

In spite Of the unrelenting opposition OF
the Anti-Rairoad party, aided by the unac-
countable hostility of Mr.. Speaker Kribben,
| the Railroad Bill introduced into the House
by the Special Committee, passed that body
yesterday, by vote of 81 ayes to 81 navs.
| 1t will, no doubt, 90 to the Senate. be pass
ed by that body to-day, and promptly re-
ceive the approval Of the Governor. It APP
propriates 81, APO. 600 TO the Pacific Road
Of which @2SO,00 is for the payment of the
| floating debt, and the remainder for the con-
struction of the Road. at the rate of $50. 900
| for every five miles built $3.50 900 to the
| Southwest Branch, upon the dollar for dol
| lar plan; S9G6,000 to the North Missouri
Road, s29o,0o0 of which is to be applied
south of the junction with the Hannibal and
st. Joseph, and the balance at the rate o.
| Sl2, 900 per mile to the Road north, at the
rate of $1,000 per mile.
| The only important amendment to the
Bill made after its introduction, was one
| Withholding from the Pacific Road the first
appropriation of $50 900 until the track shall
have been completed to Otterville, five miles
beyond Syracuse.
| Thus, after a hard and stubborn struggle
in which fair and foul means were resorted
to, to effect its defeat, and in which that St
Louis Representative, who had been most
highly honored by his colleagues and his
party, proved shamcleSsly recreant to the in
terest he was sent to advocate-the Railroad
Bill has passed the most difficult point of it:
course, and made its way successfully
through the House. We hope to be ablc
Tomorrow to announce its complete sue
cess.
| 1t will carry the main trunk of the Pacific
Road to the Western border of the State
the Southwest Branch to Springfield, aud
perhaps to Newton county the Iron Noun
tain to the Southern boundary, whence thu
People Of Memphis and Arkansas stand
pledged to prolong il to connection will
tt1v Southern system and the North Mis-
souri, to q point from which the People o
Iowa are prepared TO carry it North-war,
into their State.
On the whole, the friends of the Railroad
and the people of st Louis particularly, hav
reason to be satisfied with the measure.
is not indeed, so just and judioious a mea
sure as might have been devised, but it is
probably as good a one as could have beer
passed. 1t adds S4,136,00 to the Railroa,
appropriation of the State but by the tim
the additional bonds have been expended, j
will have added not less than $4,000, 90,
!, to the wealth of the State, and given us
completed, a system of roads, which, though
costly, will be unsurpassed in COMPREHENSIVE
eness and beneficence--St. Louis ECenta
J Neacs.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

Jumped back to the sleigh, caught hold of
ieman's hand, pulling off the mitten, and
away he ran back to where was and com
menced barking furiously; but heard moth
ing. The effect upon me, when | knew that
| was discovered by that faithful dog, and
that he never wouid desert me, nor cease his
efforts until he had obtained help, had caus-
ed me to faint. My brother knew that Hunter
was not at play-that something curious was
the matter--and he jumped out ofthe sleigh
and ran after him.
In a little while was safe at home the
doctor was sent for, and my wound properly
dressed. eventually recovered but was
cripple for life.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
From the Nashville Gazette, 1859.
Cali for Douglas.

Douglas OF RyeLand'
Haste from your home,
jealous aspirants'
Force you to come.
Don't honeyfuggle us;
Rush to he spot,
Danger to Douglas
Death in the pot
Look out and see the
stumps in the way,
Or there win be the ..-..
Devil to Pay.
HUNTER is smoking you
Out from your hole;
Old Buck is poking you
With his long pole.
Keep above water, do
STEPHENS is here,
Seeking to slaughter ye,
WISE in the rear;
Or dead as cock-robin,
Down you will fall, ......
Pierced trough by Dobbin
Nailed to the wall.
Beat up the Reyilee,
Rouse for the fray,
Or LANE will be-devil We
Sure as the day,
Come as the waves come,
Bounding and free;
Douglas of Rye-lsnd!
Hallelujee!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

The only species of tree which abound
here is slippery elm. These trees are so slim
perry squirrel can't climb them without din
ping his paws in Spaulding's Prepared glue
a small bottle of which he always carrie
suspended about his neck. There are a fey
maple trees here, but no sugar is made, a
nothing but oil runs out when they are tap
! ped.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
Walker, the Fillibuster.

The telegraph has advised US # the
disastrous termination of Walkers last
expedition. and the capture of its chief,
who, with Col Rudler, were sentenced to
be shot. The sentence is severe but Just
and thus perishes at tie age of thirty six.
one of the most remarkable men of this
age. But who can deny the justice of his
fate General Walker was native of
Tennessee, and his father now resides in
Nashville. He studied physic, and sub,
sequently practiced law. In 1S49, he
became connected with the New Orleans
Crescent as its chief editor, and in that
capacity displayed no mean ability. The
gold fever and the thirst for adventure
carried him off to California where lie
met with Indifferent success as a lawyer.
His expedition into Sonora, and his expul-
siou therefrom, are familiar to the general
rea Ier At the instance of Col. Byron
Cole, who afterwards fell in an assault up
on the rancho Of San Jacinto, in Ncara-
uua, he was invited to that country by the
Demo ratio or Liberal party, who we're at
war with the ChamOrr stas, or Aristocrats.
He landed with fiftysix men, most Of
whom were desperate men and of desperate
fortunes. The weakness Of the derener-
It, natives, rather than his knowl dye Of
the science Of war, secured him and his
allies an easy triumph. A new g, vern-
ment was formed, with Batlico Riyas as
President, aud Gen. Walker as Comman.
der-n chief of the army. Thus far, the
enterprise promised we'll, and it was he
eved that Nicaragua would be American
izeA.
Prompted by lis "pride and pitch of
voice." 10 an hour Of madness he conceiv-
ed the idea Of usnrping the chief office of
The country. Rvas and his cabinet, ad-
vised of his purposes, fed, and by virtue
of pretended election, he was declared
President of the Republic The natives
almost to man, soon rebeled, and his
sole resort was to conquer by force what
he could not achieve by Cancellation.
He fought battles and won them against
great odds, but he was conquered tinalIv,
by treachery partly, but more by the per
nicious climate, which was as fatal as the
simeon Of the desert
He was saved, with a few Of his follow
ers, when be WAS penned by Rivas, by the
interference of Capt, Davis, of the u \.
Navy, whom be never thanked for saving
bis life. Another expedition was orsaniz-
ed, and in 1857, be again landed on the
soil Of Nicaragua. Commodore Pau ding,
of the u. S. Navy, who had been dis.
patched to intercept him on the high seas
went beyond his Instructions, and invad-
ing the soil " Of the friendly government,
removed him by jrce. The American
officer was censured for this by his own
governu en', andlgra,etnII, til nleI by the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
Hon. A. H. Stevens.

No southern statesman has a clearer
head or a warmer heart than Alexander
II. Stevens of Ga. In speech made at
Augusta, on the 1st inst, he concluded
an eulogy on Mr.. Douglas as follows:
No man ever uttered these, or any 9th
er truths. in this country with more peril
and hazard % himself Whether in the
Senate, or Oh the hustings, whether at the
South or at the North whether before
party friends, or abolition mobs, he has
never shrunk om their utterance, from
fear, favor or affection. When duty re-
qured him to speak, he has never been
silent. See him brea>ting the anthemas
of the three thousand New Englanq cler-
gymen, hurled against him for the defence
of your rights, under the constitution.
See him az Chicago, even imperilling
life itself, in yindlcation of the same cause
your rights under the constitution
and say if it comes with a good grace,
ftom a southern man, to denounce him as
an enemy to us or ours
Was there ever blacker ingratituds,
since Adams great fall, than such demon
strations against such a man 4! Were |
to remain silent while | hear them, AID
see him SO uniustly slain by those who
know what they do, | should feel myself
as guilty OF the innocent blood as those
who stood by ami held Stephens clothes
while he was stoned to death. Whatever
may be his opinions of popular sovereign
ty or squatter sovereignty, or the righ.
of self government on the part of all or
ganized communicated it what you
wiII-they ale the same now that they
have been-the same that they were in
1856, when he was the favorite of the
Georgia Democracy for the Presidency.
thought of his doctrine then just as
do now. II others have changed their
opinions since, lie has not. 1t is one
of the qualities about him that increases
my admiration, that he is no time server
he does not change with the popular
curreut-he bends to no storm-he main
'ains his integrity and fidelity TO principle
through woe as ~elI as through veal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
Grafton of a Smart Republican. F."

Gentlemen, and Republicans | quote
from the far famed Shakespeare, when
say to be or not 10 bs Hcked'-by the
Democrats this fall, that is the "queston"
for our candidate for the " Presidency" is
national and stump machine be
filings his wrath by the pailsful; and it IS
dangerous to run a snag agin his intrus.
Let one be made fodder for foolish women,
and chowder for a grist-mill, ef he aint
fitten man for a president, and gentleman,
every inch of i'm; from the top of his head
up'ards, as far as your mind to 60, not
withstanding the criminal '>urIites legged
agin him. Does any one think that our
candidate Mr. L:aiiu from " liiini>e" is
So destitute Of the common principles of
humanity full Of the fog of human
natur'-so raped in the moral insensi-
bility of his fitness for our president not
to 90 into the white House" mex
spring | say no. my fellow Republicans,
not while there is cent in our party
while the pillows Of the mighty 1.-TWO
Rivers roland the race of "buf4 4loes
build their nests in their pine tops, this
'rnutable principle will remainin our party
that our candidate will be president,
White house" or no "White house"
Two RIVERS, July Sept. 80, 1860.
Yours truly,
"CLATDEr
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
Gathering of the Storm.

By the Quebec steamer yesterday we
have two days later news from Europe.
The intelligence is of the mos. startling
character. The Papal question has as
sumed gigantic dimensions. The Pied
montese forces are in full march upon
Rome. GaribaIdi and bis army, flushed
with victory and strengthened by NeapoI
itan acccsslons, cannot remain Idle but
are before this time, without resopaU e
doubt, en- route for the Seven HiIled
City. The Sandman troops had already
taken one of the Pope's garrisoned towns,
and sent the commander of the Holy
Fathers troops prisoner to Turin. These
movements had been strongly disapproved
Of 10y the powers-france, Russia and
Prussia. The relations between tho Sar-
dinian and French governments, hereto
fore of the most friendly character, are
now said to be critical. The French gar
rison at Rome is to be increased to ten
thousand men, and Ger. Guyon is to be
sent from Paris to command it. The
Emperors of Russia Austria and the Prince
Regent of Prussia, aie 10 meet together
at Warsaw next Monday. Gen. Lamor-
iciere had concentrated his troops at An
coma, where ne undoubtedly intends to
give the Sardlnisns battle. The Paris
Bourse and London Exchange are fiat
The English opinion that the revolution
ary Tide in Italy is so strong that it will
overwheIm Victor Enanue. altogether and
that the Emperor Napoleon will stand by
quietly and let matters take their own
way. As matter of course, there could
be no such thing IS wide spread revolu
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
JOHN c. EGGERS, Sec.
INnIANApOLIs Sent 9.

INDIANAPOLIS, sept. II.
Senator Douglas arrived here at eight
O'Clock TO night, by special train from
Cincinnati lie was received at the depot
by very large crowd Of citizens, and es-
cor'ed to the Gates House He will speak
to morrow at the State Democratic mass
meeting.
AT Lawrenceburgh, Greensburgh, Shell
byvile, and several other places along the
road, Mr.. Douglas made short speeches to
the crowd assembled. Extensive prepara-
lions have been made for the demonstra-
ton here tomorrow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
ABE AND THE WHITE HOUSE.

AIR WIDOW Ngchree
Abe m chrre, here's chap in the West,
Och houe! Ab .chree;
"rttle giant" that's never at rest,
Och hone. Abe machree-
And of him they tell tales,
He takes out of the sails,
The wind easy and free
Lays them fat on their back,
Both the white and the black
Och hone! Abe machree.
Abe machree, when November is come,
Och hone Abe machrQe;
Your speech will become, be my soul, might
dumb,
Och hone! Abe machree;
For the North and the West
And the South, and the rest,
Will put in their best
For the Giant, you see;
And yo1 can't get.a State
But VIII, re you'll be beat,
Och honel Abe machree.
Old Coon they'll put you to ride on rail,
Och hone Ace machree;
With nothing to play at all but your tail,
Och hone. Abe machree;
It's myself does declare
That your grief you must hear
So smooth and so free;
There's no use in grief,
1t will bring no relief,
Och hone Abe machree.
Abe machree . It's shame f,r to see,
Och hone Abe machree
That the South and yourself cannot agree,
Och hone! Abe II nachree;
For you want but a fLht
T"ixt the black and the white,
AMI we don't think that's right,
Or ougi for to be;
For the black yon think more
Than the white you ignore,
Och hone Abe machree.
Of the White House you now feel so sartin,
Och hone Abe machree;
Butts its al IN my eye, Betty Martin,
Och hone! Abe machrec;
It's bit of romance,
Fo. faith you've no chance
OF squint or glance
The rooms for to see;
That Giant " will be there,
Who is comrg your hair,
Ooh hone Abe ehreo.
Then take my advice, acushla machree,
Och honei Abe machree;
And for that same you'll be thankful to me,
Och hone! Abe machres;
Take care and remember,
The sixth of November
VIII split up your tember
Most Drrowful to see;
1t will sc d you | kno-,
Where the good nggers go,
Och hone Abe machree
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
Correspondence of the Manitowoc Pilot.
Two RIVERS JDlv 90 $50.

Two RIVERS, July 23d ie6O.
Dear Sir:-You will please one OF
your subscribers by giving the following
dialogue place in the Pilot
Antony.-I say Sam, does you know
what l i, going to DO dis fall
Sam6o.-Why, no you foolish nigger,
how YOU spose know, what you is gwine
to do dis fall, | spose hang yourself.
No, sab no sab dat arnt it, but I
will tell you. Ise gwiue to go for Mr..
Leancorn and Hamlet, (not dat man in
de play ob Shakspoke) bat a nuddder one
for the President.
Antony = Yah, yah, yah, Leancorn
and Hamlet, Lincoln aDd Hamlin, well
you is de most ignoramus niger | ever
seed, if dey i all Of your sort in dat party
of yours, 1t won't take much to beat you
wid De Little Giant, Of the West.
.Sqm.-Stop dat stop dat say Giant,
why giant is great big tall man and
Douglas is only a VERY small man.
Antony-Dats de ting, dats the very
ting 50 is small man but | can whip
you, dis can tell you sab, and dat is de
way he will whip Leancorn as you call him
dis fall, and de Little Giant is gwine to de
white House just as slick as Leancorn
can split fence rail-
.Sam-Oh! you shouldn't get cited
about dis matter all Of our party DO de
same as do, dey blow great deal but
dey mean no harm, dey are only gassing
for ober heard dem gentlemen say 50 at
de 'Astor House" who come from de
convention at "Chicago" (dis is a secret
and don't you tell dat said 50, Anthony,
or dey will turn me of.'D
1ntony.-L tell you Sam we don't
want all of dem Diggers in Ge souf set
free, dere is nuf Of dem already here to go
to de house Of corruption in de winter
to keep dem from starving, for dey wont
work and dey is most to lazy to steal, be-
sides dey disgrace demselves by runLing
away wild de white gals of the norf.
!Sam.-Well how can you blame dem
poor, green niggers for doing 50 when dem
big aboIIjonists .ell dem to do so when
dey coaXes dem to run away
-4ntony.-No matter Sam, no matter,
about dat dey will run Lincoln splitting
rails in Illinoise, as YOU did de " Woody
horse" in So, hurrah, for de " little giant"
who sill dig your graves next fall.
Good bye-Sam, you shall heal from me
again pretty soon and in de mean time
keep your shir: sab DO you hear.
.Som-Oh golly how dat d-m dem
ocratic nigger skeered me, tremble all
ober, hope de rest of de party have bet
ter pluck den | have, for if they amt
pity poor Leancorn, he will be like de
pigs tail at de hind end, any how you can
fix it. Yours truly,
"CLAUDE."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
To the Democrats of the Second Assem-
bly, District.

UlJ O1St1ACt
Mr.. EDITOR Il desire to trespass
little on your columns, in order TO show to
the Democrats of the 2nd Assembly Dis
trict how their affairs were managed in the
Convention held at Manitowoc Rapids, on
Friday, Sept, 2S; and also to present to
them my views in regard to this Conyen-
ton and its results
was not delegate to the Convention
but was there as a candidate for re-nomi-
nation.
When all the delegates from the differ
ent towns had arrived, the Convention
was called to order by the Chairman ot
the Committee, and then Mr.. Burke was
duly appointed chairman fthe Convention
and Mr.. Fitzgerald Secretary. A Com
mittee on Credentials was appointed 10y
the Chair, who, after short time, made
their report The only difficulty was in
regard to the town of Maple Grove. it be-
ing represented by two setts of Delegates.
One sett was appointed by caucus
called by the regular town Committee of
Maple Grove, and the other set, by eau
Gus called bv some malcontents who were
dissatisfied with the regular delegates
Upon vote of the Convention, the las
set Of delegates were admitted TO a seat
III the Convention, and the regular dele
gates were ousted
(The county Convention took different
view of the matter, and admitted the regu-
lar delegation, after hearing few argu-
hy ab,Ia ln,u an,h edo e I tha
question:
This was but the beginning of the end.
When the Convention was thus organized
an informal ballot was called for, which
not showing any decided result, they pro
ceeded with formal ballot which resulted
as follows: Mr.. Drisc,ll IL votes, myself
s, Mr. Dunn 2, and Mr. Burke l. A mo-
ton was Immediately made and seconded
by the friends of Mr.. DriscoIl, that he be
declared the nominee of the Convention,
which being put to the Convention, was
voted Uica Uoce, and was then declared by
the chair, the nominee Of the Convention.
This | must say, was the coolest thing |
ever saw done. A candidate receives II
votes (including the 3 bogus votes from
Maple Grove) just one half the number
cast in the Convention, and is then declar-
w. = ;na,1 w. :, o.aorI,nn I ~ 80 ,ha
rrlas nl l;.h s,ouora. .arran,,ans5 IonI1
,st f,;r ,1aH ond om oon,ont
contend that there was no nomination
made. The nominee must have a clear
mpioritv of all the votes east No one
DOT this majority at the ConyeEtion in the
Rapids. OF the Democracy of the second
Assembly District, who last November
rolled nm the handsome majority Of over
$50 for their Assembivman' have no can
didate in the field this year to onnose the
R.nub)icans We are in a ,rplv Iamen,a
Bile condition. We are without = r4roo-
njzed leader The R4nnb|icans are rail- in,
their forces to onnnse rs Whar Shall W..
dol Wnl wa n.ssivalv suhmi, and IL,
our onnonan,s Who ,,a 20 f.,v IN nnuhar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12

Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt,
with her husband and two children, ha.
arrived at her naive city, Stockholm,
where she received most enthusiastic
welcome. The family are spending the
season at villa in the neigh borhood of
the city; but we Believe NJ. and Madame
GoIdschmidt have made England Their
permanent place of residence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12
List Of Premiums Awarded Mt the Sec.
ond Annual Fair of the ManitoWoc
County Agricultural Society.
CLASS NO. I.-HORSES.

Best stallion 10 yrs old, w B Jones' SO 90
q best do 5 do S S Clark, 2 90
I'd do s do w Danforth Wis Far
Discretionary prem. to J Stephenson.
year old stallion 2 90
Best stall. 3 yrs DID, J Corlew, 2 90
I'd best B. II. Morgan yrs old, II Nc.
Alliser WIS Far.
Best 8 yr old gelding, j F Giyles. 2 90
ID best yr old geldng II CRUDE Wis Far
Best sucking colt, G A Hubbard Wis Far
"a do " kiel Diploma
Best colt yrs old II LeCount 2 90
ID do Grumdick Wis Far.
Best colt yr old Jacob Matson 2 90
I'd do John Hall Dip
Best mare and colt Corlew 90
81 do John Hall 2 90
Best mare yr old d J Easton 3 90
"a best Z do III Sibree 2 90
Best 90 f G Hubbard 2 90
"a best 3 do black hawk morgan
II McAlister Wis Far
Best team for NIL purposes Mcdonald
& Bro. 2 90
Cd best, buggy team Reed & Adams Wis Far
CLASS NO. 2.-CATTLE:
Best bull yrs old Ii McAllister 90
I'd best George Drum 90
I'd best q A Hubbard 2 90
Sd best j Pellet Wis Far.
yr old, premium to w 5 WiIcock do
Best bull p yrs old G Faegel 2 90
"a best do w Helmer Wis Far
Best cow and calf III McAlister 3 90
Best cow yrs old Jos Symes 3 90
ID best Devon. ! yrs } + Guyles 2 90
ID do L Z Smith Wi; Far
Best heller yrs old VI Holmes 2 90
do 2 do NJ Holmes 90
I'd best l do Paul Pumyile Wis f
Sd best = Z Smith do
do do do
Best woke oxen Chas kiel > q
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12

Mr. TheoPhiius Porp, of Poppville,
in PoPp county, fancying himself to be
very popular with his lady love, popped
the question " to her under the poplar
tree when she referred him to her poppy,
who, hen asked for his consent, laboring
under the influence Of ginger pop, popped
him out Of the door, to the tune OF &" Pop
goes tie Weasel"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-12

Whereupon VIM Robinson, Jere Crow
ley and Ira Clark were declared duly elec
ted as such delegates.
On motion, Chair was authorized to ap-
point the First Assembly District Commit
tee.
Chair appointed Messrs. D. II. Van Val
kenburgh, Jere Crowley and E. H. Shaw.
On motion, Convention adjourned sine
die.
JOIIN n ECGEDC