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FOR THE CURE OF

Consumption, Decline,
I Asthma, Bronchitis, Vast
ing of Flesh, Night Sweats,
Splitting Blood, Whooping
cough, Difficulty of breath
ing, colds, coughs, InAuen
ga. Fhthisic ,paininthe side,
and all diseases of Of the
Lungs, If is UNEQUAL
LED.
/ Halls Lung Balsam, In
all cases, gives the best
satisfaction.
Has wrought more cures
since its Introduction than
any other cough medicine.
Is endorsed by our lead
ing physicians as the safe
est and best remedy now
before the public.
Is safe to use among our
children, and vet powerful
in cases Of chronic pulmo-
nary disease.
Brings In certificates al
most daily of the wonder
fal cures in all parts ofthe
country.
There Is no medicine
within our knowledge that
has acquired so great and
wide spread popularity,
In so short a space of time,
as DR.. Halls Balsam for the
lungs. Its balsamic and
healing properties are mag
zeal. Its highly eNpecto-
rant aud tonic. 1t con-
tains not a grain of opium
or morphine, the narcotic
and astringeEt properties
of which have created SO
much prejudice against
similar preparations.
We believe that a medi-
cine possessing real merits
viii effect cures when ever
il is used, at home, as we'll
as abroad. DIR. Halls Bal
sam for the lungs is no par
eg0Ftc preparation, but
one which II used In season
will save the lives of thou
sands. The most distress
ing cough is frequently re-
.lieved by a single dose,
aud broken up in a few
hours time. The afflicted
do not have TO take bottle
after bottle, before they
find whether this remedy
will afford relief or not.
Hear what physicians
say of Dir. Halls Balsam.--
Says one: 81, with conf
dence recommend the Bal
sam as superior TO any 9TH
er preparation" Saws an
other: II have used il with
uniform success, and can
confidently recommend II
for all those complaints
for which Is Is offered AS a
remedy" Still another
writes: 81 have no hesi-
tation in saying that It is
n safe, convenient, and
very etficacious incidence
X. Proprietor,
Fancy Goods, and Toilet
20.
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SEALS! SEALSt SEALS,

vEtHE subscribers are now prepared to FyGRAyF
II SEALS ofall kinds upon the shortest notice ana
TO furnish them With Evans Halls superior Lever
and Percussion Presses, and warrant them a,naI :,
any IN use. w. 4. G. A. WHITE
lAugust91-'5G-yl Jefferson St, Bn,Iingto, I,.
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TREES! TREES! TREES! TREES!
NEALLEY BROTHERS & BOOKS
NJ u r S E r IE s.,
BURLINGTON low

BURLiNGTOS, IOWA.
The propretors beg leave to call the attention OF
Nurserynen Dealers, and Planters generally to their
large and excellent stock which will be sold at prices
to suit the times.
Standard Fruit Trees, for Orchards, embracing all
the est varieties of Apples Pears Cherries Peaches
Plums, Apricots, Nectarines, &C.
Dwarf Trees, for Gardens, embracing all the most
popular sorts Of Apples, Pears, Cherries Peaches
Piums, Apricots, Nectarines and Ounces.
Grape Vines, embracing all the most popular varie-
ties, new and old
Small Fruits embracing all the most popular varie-
ties OF Blackberries, Gooseberries Currants
res Strawberries, &c.
Miscellaneous Fruits, embracing Chestnuts Null.
berries, filberts, Barberries, &c.
Rhnbarb, or Pie Plant, embracing all the largest
and finest varieties, as Downings Colossal Victoria
Linnaus, Cahoon, &C.
ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT
Embracing all the choice hardy varieties of Ever
greens, Shade and Ornamental Trees Towering
Shrubs, Vines and Climbers Roses Paon:es Dahlias
PhloXes Fuehsias and all other popular or desirable
q en- House and Hardy Towering Plants worthy OF
Gu iyation in the West.
sS For further information and prices see the fol-
lowing catalogues, which will be sent gratis to all who
apply for them.
FlRsT.-0ur general Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit
and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses Green
House and Hardy Towering Plants.
SEC0ND-0ur Wholesale Catalogue for Nurserv
men and Dealers, or Others who purchase largely
NEALLEY BROTHERS BROCK,
Burlington Iowa
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HGEFNI IN d yeGT
MAMMOTH STATIONERY AND
BLANK. BOOK +!
HOUSE.
Successors to \. II. Burley & Coz
NO. 122 Lake Street.

thitAtb ILLINOIS
WT-OULD respectfully invite the attention of conn
w try merchants, railroad officers county officers
and the public generally to their large aud we'll selec
books aud paper of all kinds sizes and colors Being
exclusively in the stationery business we have advan
tageS over other houses ia the west Country rnpr-
chants will find " to their Interests to leave their or
ders with US, instead OF paying freight from New York
Is \ g. EsO ID STA TgONE v
Our stock Of railroad stationery Is very complete
consisting Of every thing that is essential to form
complete outfit for an engineers Office table.
Whatmars drawing papers of all sizes. German and
French roll drawing, tracing cloth 30 and 36 inches
wide. Fabers drawing pencils, Windsor Newton's
aud Newman's water colors India ink, cameI's hair
and sable pencils, draugbfting tacks, draughftng in
struments, in and separate instruments scales
prOtraCt"rS, parallel and pocket rules, &C. &C. Also
surveyors chains and
CHESTERMAN'S METALLIC TAPES,
80 TO loo feet in length. Also, aeld transit and
level books, and Brown Sons profile and cross Sec
ton papers.
B a. An * R o o X S.
Every style of blank books constantly on hand,
OUR OWN INDERY,
Of any desired pattern to order in the most substan ia
manner at short notice
a ~ Sc y X II R =
We would particularly call the attention of bank Of
Sers TO our large a.sortmen Of banking books and
nv i5lTi Ielcars general ledgrr. tnnrnaIs crsb
houkx. hin books, discount books tickcrs and hank
pass of AL sizes. Among stock Of office fur
nTue be found cash boxes, post Office boxes date
boxes, bill head boxes, tin for holding different
sizes Of letter note paper and envelopes. envelope
cases letter clips. letter aud cap board CLIPS wire fes
Ek stands. pencils, pencil rubber waters and seal
way hiotfing paper, envelopes letter, cap and note
paper, canceljing files aud hammers, EyotS Il Eviot
machines, gold pens and eases, Burleys ceetra ed
r'unta'n pens, Gotts BOB pens Miteheffs pens, ru-
Iers aud ruling pens.
ARN0LD'S WHITING FLUID AND COPYING INKS
Maynard Il Noyes' Fluid and Black Ink, Harrison's
Carmne Inks.
q 1EAV ING PRES SEES!
ofall sizes and les with books to match brush
e., oil, blotting paper, water cups, &C, &c.
~ 4 T. as Sc AZ PEE = 6 E = .
We have the agency for Halls celebrated Percussion
and Lever Seal Presses, suitable for banks, corpora
tions, notarys public. We also the agents for
the Boston Hand Stamp Company; their stamps are
used by railroads post Offices, &C., with shifting dates
or numbers. Orders attended to with the utmost des
Datchby
PRINTING" PRINTING. "
In addition to our other facilities have just estab
lished new sud complete
JOB PRINTING OFFICE,
/ Where are prepared to furnish all kinds OF Com
mercial Print for BANKS, RAIL ROADS, COUNTY
! OFFICES Merchants &c, &c.
Be aes. aserdne Il Small.
IN. W. JONES. ISAAC N. PERDUE. JOHN II. SMALL
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PREPARED BY
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES or A puReATrE MEDICINE.

Ayers Cathartic Pills.
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES or A puRGArIvs MEDICINE.
For CosTIvENEss;
For THE CURE OF DYSPEPSIA;
For JAUNDICE;
For THE CURE OF INDIGESTION;
For HEADACHE:
For THE CURE OF DYsENTERY;
FoR Foul STOMACH;
For THE CURE OF ERYsIPELAs;
FoR THE PILES;
FoR THE CURE OF SCRoFuLA:
Fox ALL SCRoFuLous COMPLAINTS -
IoR THE CURE OF RHEUMATISM;
F0R DISEASES OF THE SKIN;
EOH THE CURE or LIVER COMPLAINT;
For DRoPsY;
FOR THE CURE OF LITTER, TUMoRs AND SALT
RIEUM;
Ft,It WnRarS. a--.---.-.----s.
For THE CURE OF GoUT;
Fox a DINNER PILL;
For TUE Cure or NEURALGIA;
toh PURIFYING THE BLOOD.
They are sugar-coatcd, so that the most sensi
jEc c'n take tt4em pleasantly. and being purcl.
"rpta'.e no harm can ARISE from their use in any
.nnGtv.
Price IS cents per BOX; Five boxes for $780,
Great numbers OF Ciergymen, Physicians. States
,11, ard clD!ucHt persOnages have lent Their
"Cs TO certify lie Unparalleled usefulness Of thes,
@a'cd'7a, but car space here will not permit til,
Insertions Of them. The Agents below named fur
a>t gratis Cur AMERICAN ALMANAC in which they
." .ivcm with also full descriptions of the above
onplaints, and the treatment that should be fol
owed for their cure.
Do not be put Off by unprincpled dealers witt
1ther preparations they make more profit OH
Demand AYERS, and take no others. The sicB
want the best aid there is for them and they should
ave it.
~ our Remedies are for sale by
j. L. Taylor, Ottumwa. f.. Il. Gay Burlington
Bartlett. Raye Il Co., Keokuk, j. W. Reed & Co, Chi
cago, Wholesale Agents; and agents in every town il
the United States.
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WILLIAM ALLAN,
vsEsFsDTypfSv.
Billiard ana Oysler Saloon.
VINEGAR! vEsEGAR! VINEGAR.

a n w IS sEKERBEGH is mauufacturjog a
selling at wholesale and retail a superior artir
OF Vinegar Front street, next door TO the Carrota
House, Ottumwa. saving Of from 81 80 TO 81 IL a
barrel can be realized on Burin gton prices by mr.
chasi Sg OF ne. Orders solicited from dealers
July2 lst, 1S59-n19-y
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Grave Digging.

vHNhE subscriber tenders his services to the pubIi
- as U-dertaker and Grave Digger lie is nroyi
ded NTH az cam and hearse, and viii attend funeraI
who's desB ed at short eotice. Residence-East on,
Off nersfs street on the bluH
~. ~ S59-ni0-11-y VIM MALONE
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BOOTS, SHOES, LIE ATHER
- ADDLERY Hardware, Shoe Findings, Enameles
- ooth, WHIPS Collars, Fly Nets, Leather and yuI
canized Rubber betting, Hose Packing. &c. 6c &C.
Main Street, between Washington and Jefferson
Burlington, Iowa. [Marcb25-no4v
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CHARLES JERICHO,
SADDLE & HARNESS MAKER

Front Street, next door to Post Office
OTTUM WA. /: IOWA
January 10, ls60-nEiiu
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HUST RECEASED--2 Casks Cheese.
- 20 boxes Fresh Raisins,
20 drums Eleme Figs, by
KiTTREDGE& MERRILL.
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BONAPARTE
WOOLEN FACTORY.
BY MEEK g. BROTHERS, Bonaparte Iowa
MANUFACTURERS OF WOODEN GOODS.
AND DEALERS I'm VyGgE.


MANUFACTURERS OF WOODEN GOODS
AND DEALERS EN SyGgE.
We viii offer for sale. exchange for WOOL, a fu
assortment OF our Manufacture Of WOODEN GODS al
the following points
At EDDYYILLE. Care of BUTCHER cox.
Al AGENCY CITY, Care of CHARLES DUDLEY
and at BoNAPAkfE, at our OFFICE, consisting in
part as follows:
CLOTHS, CAssIMEERs, sATINETTs, TwEEps.
OVERCOMING, BLANKETS (all kinds) Red and
White FLANNEL, Barred FLANNEL tassorted,) Wine
FLANNEL Ladies SHAWLs, Stocking YARN (assort
ed) AT ofWhch we viii sell at Agency aud Eddy
vile, at the same prices do at our Factory
CASH Paid for all grades of WOOL.
Bonaparte, March 10, 1850. MEEK BROS
No. 3-Yol 126-w
CITY PROPERTY.
OTIS for residences can be had low aud mostly on
~ tlfne OF J. w. NORRIS,
sept 10, 1903. Courier Office.
FOR RENT.
CEVERAL HOUSES. Enquire at this office lof
~ sept. 10, 1909, }. W. NORRIS.
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S"HHN D' ANhs FTOpf1ttOr,
Dealer In Patent Medicine, Fancy Goods and Toilet
articles, l24 Lake-st., Chicago.
To whom all orders should be addressed
Sold By L. Taylor, ottumwa.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-19
Legislative.

SATURDAY, March 17.-Mr. Reed of Ply
mouth, from the committee on education, sub
mitted to the Senate report on the education
al expenses of the state The income of the
school fund last year was 1874, 4S6 go, one half
of which is applicable to educational purposes.
The amount of the appropriations recommend
ed by the committee for 1860 is SAL 500, which
includes the appropriation of $4,000 for enlarg-
ing and repairing the Normal School buildings
at Westfeld and Salem. The appropriations
recommended for ordinary expenses amount to
S63l9 less than in 1862 and for all expenses
for educational purposes to $5743 80 less than
the available portion of the school fund.- Very
many matters of private or special concern
were advanced a single stage, or finally dis
posed.
In the House, the committee of finance re-
ported adversely upon the resolve in favor of
the Massachusetts school for idiotic and feeble
minded YOUTH and upon the resolve in favor
of the Worcester Southeast Agricultural Soci-
ETY.. The bill fixing salaries of county com
missioners was passed to a third reading, that
of the Norfolk commissioners having first been
raised from $500 to $500. The committee
on public charitable institutions reported bill
to incorporate the Home for Aged Men. The
committee investigating the Metropolitan Rail
road bribery case were authorized to employ a
reporter. They will commence their labors
early this week.
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Liver Complaint-This dangerous and fatal dis
ease had long baed the skill of the eminent ply
sicans, when the discovery of Dr. MLanes Liver Pills
solved the difficulty and to the world the great
specific, which has attained such wide spread celebrity
for its certainty of This remedy was the
result of many years study in which the symptoms were
narrowly Observed and thus described by the Doctor
himself
".Symptoms Of a Diseased Lirer.-Pan in the right
side, and sometimes in the left, the edge of the
rbsthe patient being rarely able lie on the left pain
sometimes under the shoulderblade frequently extend
ing to the top the shouder-ofen mistaken for rheu-
matism in the sickness of stomach and loss of ap
petite; bowels mostly costive but sometimes alter
with lax dull heavy sensation in the back part of the
head loss of memory, with uneasness of having neg
Iccted something; sometimes dry cough WEAKNESS and
debility nervous rritability feet cold burning and
prcky sensation of skim low spirits, assude with dis
inclination to exercise although satisfied it would he
beneficial In fat patient distrusts every remedy"
Have you any, all of these symptoms? If So Won
will find a certain remedy in DIR. NJ Lanes Pills Pre-
pared by Fleming Bros. of Pittsburg.
Purchasers will be careful to ask for Dr. M'LANE'S
CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS manufactured by FIEM-
ING BROS, PITTSBURGH, Pa. There are other Pills
purportng to be Liver Pills before the public DR.
MLanes genuine Liver Pills. also his celebrated Yerni
ge now be had at all drug stores None
genuine wittout the signature Of FLEMING BROS
mhl3 d6t&wl r1oi
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THRIFT OF CEREpo. The Republican
o;ves a late letter from, Cerodo with so,,o -,
.o,,,o,,.. 80
ooui"s,'e statements fela'iFe 10 us thrilI ana
general prosperity -
Machinery is now in operation for making
shingles, lathes, bedsteads, matches, sewing
machine cases, &C., and one of our mechanics
has just purchased the patent right for, and is
preparing to make washing machines another
Of our citizens is getting the iron work made
at Ironton Tor corn shelters. The latter article
will find customers enough, and the business
although l suppose it will begin on a small
scale, will become very important and very
extensive. The machines now in use here
what few there are, were made in worcester
and Pittsburg, and cost more than double what
the new article is to be sold for.
The glass mandatory is nearly ready for
the fires in the furnace or ovens. There are
to be six of them. and four are finished. A
dozen men or more are employed in the sur.
rounding hills, burning the wood TO supplv the
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THE RIO GRANDE TROUBLES.

A despatch from Washington informs the
country that disturbances are over on the
Rio Grande," that "Cortinas has given up the
contest and returned to the interior of Mexi-
CO." and that the "war has ended" A few
days since, matters there were said to be in
such fearful disorder that General Hous-
ton would invade Mexico, if the federal gov
eminent would not Immediately send an army
to that part of the country. Houstons menace
has been successful The troops have been
ordered to Texas. A large part of the army
will be stationed there, with a vast demand for
supplies, and and great business for contrac-
tors and and other employees. We suspect
that Gen. Houston's only motive, in uttering
that threat. wss to secure for Texas profit
able business of this kind. Some of the Tex
ans on the Rio Grande have studied to invent
means to secure it, just as some men in Ore
gon have contrived Indian wars, in order to
secure the outlay among them of large
amounts of government money.
There have been no serious troubles on the
Rio Grande,-and none whatever with the
NOAllhao 10 1eAd1, anu ne
nothing more than personal vengeance against
few persons at Brownville. The Mexicans
across the river have been very friendly, do
ing everything in their power to protect the
people of Brownville against Cortinas and his
band Nearly all the tales of outrages have
been invented by INSCRIPTIONS liars. At first
this systematic manufacture of agitation was
imputated to the tilibusters. 1t was soon APP
parent, however, that it was necessary to go
further to get at the true explanation; and
then came the suspicion that the federal gov
eminent meant to contrive a war with Mexico.
This suspicion is not altogether unwarranted.
But, the likelihood is that the whole affair is
continuance OF the Texans to secure the ex.
penditure among them of some millions OF
government money.
Gen. Houston, and the people of that state
are not incapable of using false pretenses fol
their own benefit. He did so when Texas was
an independent state, seeking annexation tc
the United States. AT that time, Houston and
his associates threatened to form connection
with England, and, even Mr.. Calhoun himself
believed that this threat was meant seriously
1t was was cunningly managed ruse, and il
succeeded beyond the expectation of it's con.
trlvers The false pretense used now is sue
cessful Therefore, "the war is ended"
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY,

IL Is nov nearly or quite four months since
the very valuable library of DIR. John Green.
and the more popular though less permanent
collection of the Lyceum and Library Associa.
ton, were presented to the city. Other cities
neither so old nor so much favored as our. in
the elements Of material prosperity, have al.
ready established institutions like the one long
contemplated by our venerable fellow citizen,
and, we believe, by many friends of public in.
telligence and sound morality. The annual
reports of those institutions will be found in
our own library, bearing unanimous and un-
varying witness to their utility and practical
benehcence. 1t will be found, too, without ex.
ception, that liberality tempered with prudence
has proved to be the wisest policy. and fruitful
OF tho best results. The spirit manifested to.
wards the enterprise in this city has been very
encouraging, and among intelligent and public
spirited citizens it has received nothing but
xhu words AND hope for its permanent success
He sl'y council could see its way clear TO
appropriate Tor its benefit the full sum allowed
" "e STATUTE and unanimously recommended
ny the board Of directors. il would. oroa,l,,
srA','y 'nose--and their number is not small
VINO nave desired to see the ini,iatorv
steps IN the enterprise taken coneden,,.
and IN the spirit in which the ois. ,r~,1
made, and also the larger public o, vouno ,sa',
and women, whe are anxiously waiting a. a.
benefits and advantages. The criticism which
would undoubtedly be expressed upon such a
policy would be of that character 10 which ali
movements Of great public usefulness are ex
posed in their inception, but ought not to hay,
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GAN ASSASSIN HosT."--In the village of
Celles, in France, situated upon the banks of
the Loire, is small inn, entirely isolated from
any other habitation, and good quarter of a
mile from the town. The proprietor of the
inn, and of the field which extends before it,
after having made useless attempts to prevent
the laying Of a railway near the house, offered
at last to undertake himself at his own expense
the necessary WORK of digging up the earth
and making the entertainments upon his
ground. The reasons for his persistent efforts,
although not at first understood, were, howev-
er, soon brought to light No sooner was the
spade put to the earth than the workmen dis
covered first one dead body, then second, a
third, and finally one at the foot of every tree
growing in the field. This startling discovery
that revealed all at once so many crimes, rails
ed the public voice and provoked an investiga-
ton the innkeeper, upon whom rested old
suspicious and old stories of travellers having
suddenly disappeared, teigned great indgna-
ton, and at once denounced his accusers.
But his daughter, who had hung herself a
few months before without any apparent cause;
the strange rapidly Of his fortune the many
efforts made to prevent the construction of the
road through that fatal field the condition Of
the bodies discovered, some evidently quite
recently buried, and bearing upon them proofs
OF the crime committed all these cireum-
stances combined to lead to the immediate ar
rest Of the innkeeper and his whole family.
1t appears that for more than thirty years
the more common sort of travellers, and
especially peddlers, were in the habit OF stop
ping at this inn, attracted sit by the cheap.
ness Of the price; and they had then, it would
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-19

TRAGIC AoCIDENT..-On Saturday afternoon, the
wife of Charles d. Whitcomb, living in Florence
street. accidentally shot by her husband, under
the following circumstances They had risen from.
their seats at the table, and she expressed desire to
have partridge for their next meal He said he
would 60 out and shoot one, and took his gun from
another room, and was passing through the door,
holding the gun-an old army musket with flint
lock-with the barrel pointing into the room. 1t
probably cooked, and while thus carelessly held
the lock hit the door, probably, and the gun went
off, lodging heavy charge of shot in the abdomen
of Mrs. Whitcomb, who occupied at the cup
board at the further side of the apartment She
perienced intense agony from the time of the catas-
trophe, and last evening not expected to suf-
viye, Whitcomb and his wife are young, and had
been married but few months; she, however, has
two young children from former marriage. They
live with her tather, Richard HILL in condition OF
shiftless poverty, and the dying woman urged them
to make better use of life for the future.