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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-07-05
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
-rrrst tram am, arrives at Michigan City Mt
1880 M. tdnner,) La fayette 5:25, (supper,) tnd
annapolis Sis, pm, Lawrenceburg 1890, and Cincn
natl at ll:45p.m.
Second train s:00p arrive at Michigan City at 900
Lawrenceburg lo:2o a. m. Cincinnati at 0:45 a m.
Passengers leave Ottumwa 800 pm. arrive at
Burlington at ,:25 pm, arrive at Chicago at Sis
at Cincinnati 1880 am.
Only one change of cars between Chicago and Gin
cinnati.
Patent sleeping attached to all night trains
and run through from Chicago to Cincinnati withou.
change.
Through tickets can be had at all railroad offices
in the West, and at the company's Office corner Lake
and Dearborn streets, and the depot foot OF Lake
street Chicago.
Fare as low as via any other route.
HJ. SPALDING, Agt Chicago.
WIN. POWELL, Trav. Agent.
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We learn that a young man, name forgot
ten, was struck by lightning on last Friday
week near Albany, four or five miles south
of Blakesburg, and instantly killed.
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FORT WAYNE AyD
CHICAGO AMMAN

DsTTSPJF.G. FORT WAYNE AND
IL CHICAGO RAILROAD.
Now completed and cars run from Chicago to it's
burg without change, connecting with the
GREAT PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
To New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton City, and all the interior towns of Pennsyl. =
var ia, New Jersy, New York, Maryland, &c.
Merchants by taking this route will have the benefit
Of all the eastern markets at additional cost. \
Baggage checked through.
Trains leave the depot, corner of Canal and Van
Buren, streets, west side, twice daily arrival Of
trains from the west. -. =: =, - -..t. :
connecting at Grestine with Cleveland and
Lake Shore Railroad to Dunkirk, Buffalo, Nj
agara Falls, New York and Boston, and all the
interior towns OF New England via New York
Central and New York Erie Railroads. Also
South to Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Newark, Mt
Vernon, Steubenville, Wheeling, and interior
tows of Ohio and Virginia.
The above trains connect at Forest with trains on
Mad River Road to Springfield, Urbana, Dayton and
Cincir natl Also, with trains at Lima for Dayton and
Cincinnati, direct. .. T. :rF'' ~.
FARE AS Low AS BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
Passengers bound east will find this route both
pleasant and agreeable passing throug MAN. of the
largest and finest cities in the United States.
Passengers arriving in Chicago any of the roads
will find attentive check agents at the depots to re-
ceve checks and convey free of charge to
Pittsburg and Chicago cars. -" e
Sleeping cars accompany each train.
Tickets for sale at all the principal Ticket Offices 10
the West, and at the Coppanys Office, corner of RAN
dolph and Dearborn streets. opposite the Revere
Van Buren, streets, Chicago.
Be particular to ask for tickets by Fort Wayne.
b. F. PATRICK, Ticket Agent.
Freight of all kinds viii be carried from Chicago to
all points East at all times, at as low rates any 9TH
er Railroad route. 49, 81 .tis
TO MERCHANTS AND sH1PPEs.
The Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago RaiirC ad
Co having effected an arrangement with the Pennsyl%
vania Central r. r. Co. for the transportation Of
Through Freight, property be shipped by this
line between Chicago, Philadelphia. Baltimore New
York and Boston, with promptness and despatch y
Contracts can be made at the following places
No. 2 Aston House, New York.
No. 8. William ST., do
No. Battery place, do
No. q Washington St, Boston.
No. 3 Dock ST.. Philadelphia.
Depot North street Baltimore.
Depot, Charles street, West Side near Van Burer
street bridge, Chicago -
Mark packages via p. TT. Wayne c. r. r.
| For further information apply to
JAS. W. MUSSON, Freight Agt Chicago.
u HousroS, Genl Freight Agent Chicago. ~
| Chicago Mar. is, 1860.
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1.-THE engravings of "Old Abe' are cor
rect, he looks like the devil. We are a little
afraid he will rim like the DEVIL Lou
J0urn1L
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"-v-GpsF 0rr.CC OF pEORvA
OQlJAWKa and Bl RIINGToN r. R-NOTICE
To Merchants and Shippers wishing 10 ship by the
above Road, will please call at the Peoria Railroad
Ticket Once, Is W. terst To have their bills Of ia Ing
signed. "
Vh,s Company have arrangements to ship to ST. Lou.
Is Cincinnati and Cairo, without change Of cars.
ii. c.'klN6.
Jan. 'G0-tf. Gen. Agen.
f.R
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SAINT LOUIS CHEAP MILLINERY
STORE.

FRONT ST., BIGHAM's BUILDING.
MFRS. MARTIN. formerly of st. Louis, would in
1VH form the Ladies of 0ttumwa and surrounding
country that she has brought on entire Stock
OF Spring Bonnets of all the latest styles in the
East which she will sell at prices to suit the times
Ladies' invited to call aud examine her assortment
and not listen to the fools statements OF interested
parties. Fashionable Dress Making, Bonnes Bleached
to look as good as new, and Trimmed for 60 cents.
MAY 3d--yr2-nS-2m
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CITY PROPERTY.
Grave Digging.

NV HEsusscriber tenders his services To the public
rs u dertaker and Grave Digger. lie Is provi.
led stha and liearsa, and viii attend fuaerals
whel desped at short notice. Residence East . nd
Of ners- street. on the bluff.
H. H. $50 NELLY WIN. MALONE
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PoLIcE.-Our city on last Saturday after
noon was the scene of one Of those little in
cidents which create for town more of fun
than of reputation.
Two gentlemen (?) fom the country-one
a miller, the other member of the bar(s)
became exceedingly gleeful by too free use
of the red eye. The result was that the LIE.
gal gent was assaulted for making to free use
of the hospitality of his miller friend-and,
it is but fair to say, the ladies objected to the
forced politeness of the judge, and desired
him to be pulled down." The confusion
incident to the occasion attracted the atten'
ton of our Marshal, who proceeded at once
to drag the offenders tojustice.
SCENE IN TIE COURT ROOM.
Mayor present IN the Chair. The infor.
nations were duly subscribed and sworn to
and the parties arraigned. rs ..
On being informed that they had right
to counsel the Judge, proudly suggested he
"knew his rights" while our miller friend
sneeringly intimated that if they expected
him to hire lawyers for them they were id
ly mistaken The trials proceeded rapidly
for the parties alleged that " the more they
got sober the more they got mad
The old rule of justice was adopted and
each of the parties fined in proportion to his
ability to pays to S1-was the ratio
adopted; each preferred "to rot in JAIL to
paying the fine.
SCENE IN THE JAIL.
Each submitted to his "mittimus' and
was safely lodged in Jail. The surrounding
of the place and the forlorn look of his as.
sociate, drew forth from the Judge the fol
lowing affecting discourse:
"When contrast the present with the
past, it makes me sad: more than half be-
lieve the poet was mistaken, and that the
march of human progress IS backward in
stead of forward. The time was when the
legal profession was held in eSteem now il
is otherwise Alas for the ingrattude Of
this model Republic!
"And now, my old friend, do you not see
the folly of your course? Do you not
see how your indiscretion has brought me
to disgrace. You, sir, might now be bask
ing in the smiles of your confiding, loving
wife, and fondling on your knee those mos,
dear to all-the bone of your bone and the
flesh of your body. Alas"
At this juncture friends arrived and the
miller left The Judged retired.
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X RAILROADS.
CHANGE OF TINE.

Epriins 0zs a. Tgissouri II. II. K /.
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Only Fifty Cents! @ iss n %'' Gan eS"r'F'

When you want Clothing Boots and Shoes
go to Temples New Store.
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A FINE CHANCE TO RUY HOWE

a s am determined to sell all my real estate con
"A sisting of three dwelling houses, store house
and farm will sell the above property Tor one.
fourth cash down, the balance on 1, and years
time, with interest from date. Prices reasonable
For further particulars apply to A. L. GRAVES.
Ottamwa, May 81. '60--12. 2-Gm
CITY PROPERTY.
OTIS for residences be had low and mostly on
j 4 time OF j. w. NORRIS,
Sent. IS, 1859. Courier Office
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WEST

I'm AND AFTER MAR. 1, and until further nc
~ tice is given, Passenger Trains will leave an
ri Han.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-02
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.

CAPE NAY, July 3I.-The steamship
Great Eastern arrived here this morning
She has 2,087 passengers. One steamboat
accompanied her to the bar last evening.
She got over safely at twelve minutes after
o'clock, P. NJ, high tide, and had two feet
to spare. She then started at full speed, the
band playing. At Sandy Hook the 8O-ton
anchor was secured with great difficulty.
The loop of the cat block having broken, it
was replaced, when the capstan was found
TO be too small for the cable, the slack Of
which was pulled out by the weight of the
anchor. This Jared the bow of the vessel
tremendously a dozen times. The sea was
very smooth and light and the vessel made
graceful roll of three degrees. Land was lost
sight of at half past eight P. NJ. At this time
the Highlands were last seen and there was
slight haze on the water bat a splendid
moonlight overhead. Among the passen-
gers there was much grumbling in cOnse-
qnence of the scarcity of water. This was
caused by the cock of compartment hav-
ing been left open, flooding the ice house
and store rooms. 4 considerable quantity
of produce and provisions was injured by
this disaster, and food, consequently became
scarce. At night FIVE hundred persons slept
on the deck, which was rendered very un-
pleasant by a thick rain of cinders.
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BG% The Vincennes Gazette says the
Democratic County Convention, held ct
Mcclure School House, Knox county, on
Saturday last, broke up in most disgrace
ful fight. John Law was present and made
a speech in which be stated that there is
not an honest Wing in the State Of Indiana
acho has not Joined the Democratic purity"
Inasmuch as not quite one-twentieth part
of the Wings OF this State have ever joined
the Democracy we can form an estimate of
how many of that old organization John
Law acknowledges as being honest. The
Judge is improving. When the Whig party
was in existence, be wouldn't acknowledge
any of them to be honest. Their great lead
er, h;mself-Henry Clay-John Law SLAM
dered and viIliied from one end of the Dis
trict to the other, circulating the old calum-
ny of bargain and sale-which Law him
self had once proven false-wherever lie
could gain an audience TO whom he might
retail it out We apprehend the people of
Knox county VIII take this political dodger
at his true value, and beat him--as he de-
serves-two or three hundred votes in the
county.
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EVANSVILLE, IND. THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST ?, 1860.

S6srif-Thonas 6 votes; Evans, 10; ;
Morris, 3; Morgan, 4 Shackleford, 5 ;
Greathouse, l Hammond, 3. No nomina-
ton.
Rscorder-Tremor, votes Denneman,
II: Mears, p; Gilkey, l J; Scammerhorn,
3. No nomination.
mD1iSSioner-Stateler, 6yotes; Shackle-
ford, "a Snachleford nominated
Surreyor-Partridge votes; Harter, Is;
Eddy, IA. No nomination.
Ireasurer-Snyier, 1 votes Sharp, 10.
Sharp nominated.
SECOND BALLOT.
Sherif-Thomas, 223 votes Evans, d.
Thomas nominated.
Recorder-Tremor,9 8 votes; Denneman,
81. Denneman nominated.
SurUeyor-Eddy, Is votes, Harter, ,.
Eddy nominated.
As will be seen from the above, the ticket
is as follows:
For Representatige-J. c. YEATcH.
For Sheriff-John Thomas.
For Treasurer-Morris Sharp.
For Observation-Disclosures Denneman.
For Commissioner-Thos. ShacklefOrd.
For Surveyor-Geo. F. Eddy.
On the result of the balloting being
made known, Mr.. Jones moved that the
nomination be declared unanimous, which
was carried by acclamation, with a round of
hearty cheers for the success of the ticket.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
WIN. JONES, President,
r. E. O'NEIIL Secretary
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Who are the Abo1ItionIsts

a dispatch received by US yesterday and
published this morning, dated Saratoga
August LIST, says, that at a Convention of
the Young Democracy of the State, q reso-
luton denouncing the Personal Liberty
Bill and the ertension Of outrage to negroes
was introduced, but after opposition arith-
drGwn
Mirable dictu And in a democratic -
Convention! Suppose this had been done
in a Republican Convention-the cry of
q 'aboIitionism, -" nigger worshiping, " mig
ger equality" "nigger suffrage" "nullif-
cation of the Fugitive Slave Law,' would
have been absolutely terrific. Wouldn't
Rome howI?"
A Southern Breckiugidge paper puts Lin
coin ard Donglas on the same platform of
'Abolitionism The Louisville Courier
says the Lincoln and Douglas men steal
niggers together. A Douglas State Conven-
ton in New York can not denounce the
Personal Liberty Bill and Negro Suffrage.
Didn't Old Abe Liacoln tell Dougles at
Charleston, H., two years ago, that it would
come TO this-that the bitter cup would be
offered TO the lips of Douglass followers,
and they be compelled to gulp it down
A Spanish proYerb says; "Curse5, like
hckens, come home TO roost."
Let US hear no more of this abolition "
howl from the Douglas man-worshlpers.
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Slavery and the supreme Courts.

Mr.. James A. Hamilton, of New York,
son of the great Alexander Hamilton re-
Gently published in the New York Tunes
very able and conclusive argument against
the assumption by the United States Su-
preme Court that the Constitution recog-
nizes slaves as property, and shat therefore
slave owners have a right to take them
wherever they please, and are entitled to
Congressional protection wherever they go.
Mr. Hamilton prefaces his argument with
the following pregnant quotations:
Every man has property in his own
person; this nobody has right to bu: him
self"-Locke.
"Natural liberty is the gift of the bene-
ficent Creator of tie whole human race. -
Hamilton.
"Slavery is system of outrage and rob
bery.'-Socrates.
'Slavery is system of the most COM
piete injustice. Plato.
No maa by nature is the property Of
another. DIR. Johnson.
Slavery in all lis forms, in all its de
grees, is a violation of divine law, and
degradation of human nature. e.'-Prissot.
d" Not only does the Christian religion,
but nature hersef, cry out against the stale
Of slavery. Pope Leo y.
THE wise and good men throughout all
time, and the Christian Church throughout
all the world, with an unimportant excep-
ton during a brief period in uur country,
has denounced slavery as 'an atrocious
abasement of human nature. Franklin.
Mr. Hamilton reviews at length the pro
ceedings of the Convention which framed
the Constitution, and proves as well from
the words as from the votes of that illus
trious body, that they not only did not in
tend that the Constitution should recognize
slavery, but, on the contrary, that they
meant it should distinctly repudiate that
idea. lie establishes, too, very clearly, by
arguments drawn from the language of the
Consultation, and from principles of Divine
law, that Judge Taney's dogmas on the sub
ject of slaves as property are utterly with
out warrant, and repugnant alike to reason,
to justice, 70 humanity, to the fundamental
truths of the Declaration of Independence
and to the letter and spirit of the Federal
Constitution.
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NUMBER 2S1.

ARREST OF CoUNTERFEITERs.-The detec-
tive Police have arrested and imprisoned at
Buffalo, n. Y, one Andrews and his asso-
ciates, whom they caught in the act of max
ing a counterfeit of AYERS CATHARTIc PILLS.
Their detection was accomplished at the in
stance of Messrs. J. c. AVER & Co., of
Lowell, Mass, who have shown COM
mendable energy and promptitude in pro-
tecting the public from imposition through
spurious limitations Of their invaluable med
icines.
Door, AYERS SARsAPARILLA, CHERRY
PICTORIAL and PILLS have come to be sta
pie necessities with the community, and the
imposition upon the sick of spurious worth
less, if not curious fabrieations of them, is
in fact the consummation of villainy. We
hope the scoundrels will get their due, and
in the keeping they now are they are pref
ty sure of it.-PoHce Gazette. 1t-w
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r. E. O'NEILL, Secretary.

D correspondent signing himself
Center" but who in reality lives in Ger
man township, furnishes the Enquirer with
what be conceives to be very smart ac-
count of the Republican meeting at String
town, on Saturday night last The gentle
man attempts to be very sarcastic, but only
succeeds in being excessively silly This,
however, we don't blame him for, as ke
clearly couldn't help it. Possibly the pros
pect of losing the hat which the young
sprig-who was wrought up to high state
of excitement by the songs and speeches on
that occasion-bet on New York, harnesses
bim not a little.
It comes with an exceeding i'll grace from
Democrats of his stripe to say anything
againat -Nothings. Their members
of Congress, With but one or two cxcep-
tons, all voted for Known othing, who is
in favor of extending the naturalization
term to q years, for Speaker of the House
of Representatives. In an adjoining coun-
ty nearly every one of their candidates were
bitter Know-Nothings. Where was there
than David T. Laird and Dr.. Crooks, OF
Spencer county? In addition TO this the
principal writing done for their paper-the
Enquirsr-is performed by man who boasts
Of having been one of the first to introduce
the Order into the State. In Georgia this pie
bald party has formed Il coalition with the
Nothings, to prevent Breckinridge
from carrying the State. In New York
they have done the same thing TO defeat
Lincoln, and it was the knowledge of this
fact that induced the young man to stake
his money on that State. We advise our
young friend not to make too rash assertions
in behalf of an organization that will soon
disappear from sight. He is ambitious and
clever has his longing eyes fixed on a coun-
ty office, and we dislike to hear him say
anything likely to place him, hereafter, out
side of a healthy political organization. He
is a promising bud, and it will pain US to
see it wither before it expands into flower.
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July Bills.
The melancholy DAYS have come,

The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year.
When notes are due, and lengthy bills
Come in from far and near;
When - Here's a small account Of yours,
Is whispered in your ear,
Aud 3. Won't you please TO settle now -
Is ali the talk you hear
You scarce can take a mornings walk,
Without ere long you're met
By Mr.. Snooks, who wants to know
If you can settle yet. y.
And at the hour of dusky eve,
When homeward you do HE,
Upon the parlor table, 10
A pile of bills d lie.
Te chaps whose salary amounts
70 ten times ten a year,
Who sport your patent leather boots
With such " foreign air.
Who wear your thirteen dellar pants,
And golden buttoned vest,
wonder not, when July comes,
Ye seek in vain for rest.
Ye girls, with gaudy bonnets stuck
Upon your pretty heads,
With high-priced silk and satin thlnSs,
With hoops and flowers and beads,
] wonder what papa will say
When old SpOndulick calls
With just that - little bill - of his
For bonuets, hoops, and =hawls
And now my stylish little chap,
And fashionable maid,
III tell you what you'd better do
When these long bills are paid:
lust spend but half the money now,
Upon your added brain,
As you have spent for costly cloths,
And see how much you'll gaiu.
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state Republican Mass Meeting.

The State Central Committee, yielding to
the urgent solicitation of the masses of the
people throughout the State, have called a
State ratification meeting for Wednesday,
the 29th day of August, at indianapolis.
list of speakers for the occasion will be
announced in few days. The Republicans
of Indianapolis will make every necessary
arrangement to entertain one of the largest
political gatherings ever held in the State,
and we anticipate the demonstration will
prove the grandest ever witnessed in the
west We trust good many from this sec
tion will make their arrangements to he
present
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WIDE AwAKEs.-This Company passed
from their room at Mozart Hall last night,
up First street to the commons near the
residence of Mr.. Barnes, where they went
through their regular drill. The quiet, Or
derby behavior of the Wide Awakes" con-
trasted so strongly with the noise and con-
fusion that characterized the Douglas men,
as to call forth remarks from all who saw
both professions, favorable to the former.
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Eg~There was large Breckenridge rati-
fcation meeting at Lebanon, Boone comfy,
on the 25th ult. DR.. Fitch was the orator
of the day. He was bitter and vindictive
against Douglas and the 9 Rump > COnVen-
ton that nominated him. No Republican
ever spoke OF Douglas with the same bitter
ness as Dr. Fitch
The Douglas men were outraged, and
well they might be, after receiving the
lashing inflicted upon them. After Fitch
concluded, COL Herod, candidate for joint
representative of the counties of Hendricks
and Boone, was called out He endorsed
Fitch and Fitch endorsed Buchanan.
Col Marvin was then called out He en-
dorsed Douglas.
Altogether, it was rather a,spicy affair
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Speeches ofintense bitterness and unwav-
ering hostility towards the Douglas faction
were delivered by Hons. Jesse D. Bright,
Graham n. Fitch, Dr. B. f. Mullen, j. R.
CoHroth, and Others Mr. Bright in his
speech said he would stake his judgment
in political matters on the assertion that
Douglas would not get one electoral vote in
the Union. Jesse is knowing, and we are
inclined to think that in this particular
he is about right.
A "wee' olive branch was held out to the
Douglas men in the passage of a resolution
recommending the Breckinridge Central
Committee to propose TO the Douglas Cen
tral Committee the formation of joint cleo
toral ticket, with the understanding that
said electors 80 shall cast the vote of this
State for that one of the two candidates
for President and Vice President-Breckin-
ridge and Lane or Douglas and Johnson
whom it shall be found, after the election.
is certain to receive the highest number of
electoral votes from other States" Now
we advise the Douglas men to accede to
this proposition. We are sure they do not
wish to be left outside of any healthy
political organization and although the
proposition gives them the only alternative
to vote for Breckinridge-stil it permits
them to talk Douglas, ard thus bamboozle
a few who are yet disposed TO place conf
dence in his abandoned doctrine of non-in-
terventiOu. Yes gentlemen, step in now,
or the doors may be closed, and, like the
foolish virgins, when You do knock you
will be met with the response, We know
you not