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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-04-17

The Turkey IAN American, not Turk,

The Turkey Ian American. not a Turkish,
fowl, named from its call OF Turk! Turk y
is silly bird; AMI then French call per-
sca Dihdon, whom we, with less proprety,
call a goose; that being very far from silly
tirl. In America, they are said to entrap
the wild turkeys through their Stiffness. On
slight s'op, just at the edge, a kind of
pm is made of sticks, and covered over. AT
the lowest part an opening is left, sufficient
to admit turkey and corn is strewn with
in and without the pen to entice them
in. When they have entered, they might
escape by simply deScen,lingto the entrance
and walking out the way they walked in
But, instead of this, they vainly beat against
the sides of the pen, till the trapper comes
and dispatches them.
Many featherless bipedS are like these tur-
keys. When it It's plainly proved that you
have formed u rash jnd yment, or taken an
unwise step, the right course manirestly is.
% confess this, and retract, and rctrace your
steps. But most men ara too much of
turkeys to do this. Usually, when man
finds himselfin:a pen,s and that there is no
thoreGshfare, rather than descend so far as
to own amistake, and walk out Of the error.
The same way he walked into it, he viii re-
sertato every kind of shuttle He will insist
on it that he was quite right all along, but
that there has been change in some of the
people, or in the circumstances. Or perhaps
he will fatty deny that he evel said so and
so; or maintain that he was misunderstood.
Anything rather than retract and acknowl-
edge on error. ..r.... ... .
And yet amln who Dies this frankly, will
usually obtain great applause for his cam
dour and good sense; even more perhaps
than he would have had if he had avoided
the error from the first Yet even thi will
not tempt most men to take this INGENIOUS
and wise course. They are too much Of
Turkeys. ..ass .
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Trains leave Burlington as follows: MORNING
MAIL, 700 a IN NIGHT Kx,. Saturdays excepteD
y. Sunday Night Train leaves at y IN, Connect
Ing at TOLEDO with LIGHTNING Ex. TRAINS on
LAKE sHoRER X.
The scoop m Logansport Express makes direct c. H.
nsctons, as follows:
At E Paso with Illinois Central Railrosd for Bloom
in:ton, Decatur, Pana, Sandoval and Cairo.
Az Chenoa with Chicago and st. Louis Railroad for
Alton To st. Louis.
AtGil man with (Chicago Branch) Illinois Central
Railroad for Chicago and South.
At Reynolds with New Albap. and Salem Railroad
forLafayette, indianapolis and Cincinnati.
At Logansport with Toledo Waha Ia and Western
Railroad for Toledo and all points East also with
CINCINNATI and Chicago Railroad for Cincinnati, Day
ton and Coluipb bus.
The 1:i5 IA Peoria Accommodation makes the
same connections as above to Gilman.
Tie aboTe is and very much shorter Line
than any other TO the above named points.
IL is thoroughly built and well manned, and run In
every Nay to N eri the appreciation Of the travelling
public.
Cars viii run directly through from Burlington 20
Toledo Without change and arrive In advance of any
aud all otherlines.
advantages are Shortest and Quickest; one less
change of ears no OmnibussinG via Chicago con-
eections positive. IL Is owned and coatroea nv the
interest, while via Chicago is the reverse Ia
EhoYt, II is every way the most desirable line.
j. r. fAYgWEATiiER, Jr.
Ticket Al Burlington.
?s, WIIsCE, Passenger Ag't, ottamwn.
A. Bsk.Hss, Wessen A.'t, Dps Mo.ncs. Iowa. I
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NEW LUMBER YARD.
0r'TNTya ~ A.. EGyV.

EEyE have located branch of our Burlip yton
Wv Yard at ottnmwa, where will be found at all
times fun assortment of Lumber Lah and shingles
which will sell AT the very lowest prices for Cash.
Persons about buying ordering bills of Lumber
would do well to call and for themselves before
purchasing elsewhere CAMPBELL MCCLURE.
Mar Is 1S60--l by
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-04-17
Keokuk, Fl. D. M. & M. R. R.
OPEN To OTTUmWA. &c Miles.
Change Of Time.
ONE TRAIN EACH WAY DAILY.

kAN and after Monday, Jan 2sh 1861, and until
W further notice one daily train win run each way
(sundays excepted) as follows:
" NAIL TRAIN
viii leave Keokuk at 9:4s m, arriving at Ottumwa
at 3:45 y IN.
VIII ieaye ottunwa at940 m. and arrive al Keokuk
- OF as4 at 400
Passengers taking the Mail Train from Keokuk
hts:io IN, make sure connections with Stages for
Eddyville, oskaoosa, TT Desmoiaes, Councilblus &C.
Through tickets, as Low as the lowest, may be had
al the once for all points in Middle, Western and
Southern Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, &c.
TICKET OFFICE-At the Depot foot of Johnson
street GEO. WILLIAMS, JR
Superintendent.
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NJ. WACHTLER,
Ay1HsSOTYPEST.
ASFKz.AsD AEADs.ra

gEviIE FALL and WIN TER TERM of II WEEKS
n ofthis Institution, will commence September y
1850; the Spring and summer, of the same lengtE
the LIST Monday in February, 1861.
A. HULL, A. NJ, and MRS. Nj. HULL, viii take
charge ofthe School. thorough Academic and Or
namentaI course of instruction now be ieccived
i'm this Institution.
Tuition in Literary depar ment Will range from SIS
SO per term in Ornamt Gta branches at usuaIrases
Tuition for half term must be paid uy arabIy
in advance. No .edactioa made except for protract-
cd sickness.
July 4, lS60--lS-12.
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NEW wax AMI ERIE
RAILROAD.
IVY IJICND4 AD.
Great broad GNage, Double Track
and TELEGRAPH RoHte

Great BROAD Guage, Double Track
and Telegraph Route.
FxNO New York, Boston, and all eastern Cities car
u rying the Great Western and North Western
United States mails.
Expess Trains leave Dunkrk daily, on arrival of
alitrains on the Lake Shore Railroad Clev Gland
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul, st. Louis Dubuque
burlington, Iowa City, &C., and run through to New
York city without change.
The only route running ears through from the Lakes
TO New York city Splendid ventilated sleeping cars
night trains.
baggage checked through Fare always as LOW as
by any other route.
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred
Free In New York.
BE particular and call for tickets via Dunkirk and
the New York and Erie Railroad, which sold all
the principal Railroad Offices in the West
This road affords facilities for shipment of freight
superior to any other rolte.
AN EXPRESS FREIGHT TRAIN
leaves New York daily, making close connections
through to all points West and quicker time than
before made any line.
For freight rates enquire of. c. Oatman al Broad
way, New York, or of Jacob Forsyth, Freight Agent
81 Dearborn St., Chicago.
CHAS MINOT, supt,
JOHN NJ OSBORN, Western Ag't Cleveland Ohio,
SaM'L READ, Agt, Toledo, 0hi1.
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CALL FOR TIE UNITED STATES DE-
POSIT FUND.

We see it intimated that there is posi-.
biity that the General Government, in ils
emergencies, may be compelled to call IN tho
surplus revenues, which, some twent-- five
years ago, were distributed among tho States
In this State it is on loan or real estate mort.
cages, and the interest thus accruing goes TO
support the cause Of education. 1t is wisely
loaned in sums not exceeding $4,000 to sin.
ole patty, and the mortgages arc so drawn
Il at ey give one and two years to the bor-
rover after the call is made, to pay up This
is the arrangement between the State and
the borrowers, and the sums are in the main
so small, scarcely averaging $500, that it can
not, in these days Of plenty, cause much en-
barrassment or distress, should tho fund be
called in. We do not believe that it will be
called for, but should it so occur, the people
have only to thank Democrats robbery and
improvidence at Washington for whatever Of
suffering or inconvenience it may entail upon
them. If the funds of the Federal Govern
ment had been honestly kept or wisely dis.
pensej, there would have been no, OCCASION
for looking to a recall of the surplus revenues
for relief Buff. Express.
The following is a statement Of the shares
Of the several States in the surplus revenue
deposited with them by the United States
government, by the act of Juno %, 1885,
The statement is taken from report made in
the House ofRcpresentat,es, by Mr.. Woop;
BURY, Secretary Of the Trea ury, Sept. 25,
1887:
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NO. 747.

obligation to be recognized by the loyal, and
70 be repudiated by all Others. .sr.r2,.ssss.r-
RESOLVED, That the general disspproyal of
the Fugitive Slave Law has its foundation in
tie neglect of Congress 10 provide therein for
trial by jury, aud stringent provisions against
kidnapping freemen.
Resolved, That Michigan cannot consent 10
any modification Of the Constitution estab-
fishing slavery in the Territories of tho T.
States.
Resolved That the Michigan delegation in
Congress be appointed Commissioner. from
this State to meet the Commissioners from
other States at Washington, on February 4th
to confer upon the State of the Union.
Mr.. Carpenter moved the previous question.
The main question being ordered, and the
question being on the substitute offered by
Mr.. Stout, the same was adopted, by yeas and
nays, as follows:
Aeas-Alessrs. Adair, Baokus, Baker, Baldwin.
Briggs. Butereld, Coulter, Ilazen, Ingersoll Jones
Muholland, Near, Owen, Stout, Webb Withey-.i6
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Brown, Carpenter, DeI.and
French. Galloway: Green, Lacy. Lane, McDermd
Monroe, Tower, Wilder. Williams,-I4
The substitute, then stanIfng on the o,ioi-
nal joint resolution, was read third time,
and, majority Of all the Senators elect not
voting therefor, tho same was not passed, as
follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Adar. Backus, Baker, Baldwis
Briggs, ButerGeld, Coulter. Hazen lngersoll Jones'
Mulholland, Near, Owen, Stout, Webb, Withey-l6
feas-Messrs. Bailey Brown, Carpenter DeI.ana
French, Galloway, Green Lacy, Lane, McDermfs
Monroe Tower, Wilder. Wiams-l5. ...i-
Mr.. Tower offered the following: ,.,r7,,l
Whereas, II is announced in special dr.
patch from Springfield, Illinois, that the Pres
ldent elect will, on bis journey to Washing
ton, visit the Capitols of Indiana, Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania, and receive the hos.
pi'alilies Of the Legislatures of thtso States,
then in session ,::theNfore
Resolrea, (By the Senate, tho House con.
eurring) That the President be and he ia
hereby invited to 'iSit the capitol of this State,
on his said journey, and receive the hospital
ties of this Legislature and the people of Mi,
chigan.
ReSolced That the Governor be requested
forthwith to transmit copy Of tho foregoing
preamble and resolution to the President elect.
Which preamble and resolutions were
adopted
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The Compromi>e Question.

There are few letter writers IN Springfield
who are er deavoling to create the impression
that Mr. Lincoln has committed himself to
some particular con mplomise of existing dlilicul
ties We have steady'denied this, and time
will show that we are correct. We make no
prctcrsions to being the organ of Mr. lincO|E,
we speak or o,cn sentiments freely, maniuly.
We do no ask Mr. Lincoln, or any one else,
what we shall or shall not say, and he is in
no way responsible tor what we do say. JVe
are opposed to any compromise that suronders
Republican principles. Advantages and
rights we may aud will ch eriuy yield up on
the alter Of peace. but priHcjple we never
Weld, come what may. On this point we
believe that Mr.. Lincoln and ourselves agree
perfectly. We are in daily contact with Mr..
Lincoln and those who are intimate with him,
and we have yet 20 hear word from him or
them complaining of the course Of the journal.
When Mr. Lincoln WAS nominated 'or the
Presidency he assured the country that the
principles embodied in the Chicago platform
were lis o,ca, and that, if elected, he would
act upon them. His earnest and able aIvo-
cacy of those principles for years past, in every
hour of trial his devotion to freedom, and
his high character for honesty. all warrant us
in saving that he will never surrender those
principles nor play the traitor to the party
that elected him Those who are looking
to see Mr.. Lincoln lower the Republican stand
dard are looking in vain. While he lives,
he will hold it aloft. In less than one
mounth Abraham Lincoln, if he lives, will be
inauguratcd President of Ne United States
Of America From the steps Of the Capital
he will proclaim his purpose, his policy, his
principles; and our word for it, that address
will strer gthen all weak backs, make all true
Union men heart bound with JOY, and break
the ranks of treason. We say again, that
we have often before said, in substance, Mr..
Lincoln is net traitot. He is not composed
of material out Of which traitor can be made.
We will so far play the "organ" as to say to
all compromiscrs and tcmporisers, go ahead,
but don't count Abiaham Lincoln sin for
any plan Of adjustment that surrenders the
principles upon which he was elected.
1t may be asked why the Journal sp0ks
so positively of what the President elect will
say or do. If man ,hould come to us and
tell Us that Lincoln h, d stolen his watch do
Won suppose that we would 60 TO Mr. Lincoln
10 enquire into The matter before pronouncinG
the charge false Is not the crime of treason
to principle greater than the crime Of stealing
a watch; Who believes that Lincoln would
be guilty Of either?
TSpringf.ld, Hll.,) journal Feh. s.
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HILLSDALE, MICIE, TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1864.

ty, you don't know how different everything
seemed after that And when you were lying
sick, prayed every day that God would
make you well. What should have done
if he had let you dew
After that Kitty and Jane were firm
friends.
They entered the high school together,
were in the same class, and studied from the
same books; and when a few months later,
Miss Karin Bangs died, Mrs. Howitt took
Jane To her own home.
Children, remember the power OF single
kind word The very hardest heat may be
touched and soitened by loving smile.
Kind words never die,
Cherished and blest
God knows how deep they lie,
Stored in the breast.
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WHEN MEAN TO MARRY.
BY JOHN 6. SANE.

BY JOHN g.. tANEs
When do mean to Marry7-Well-
lis idle to dispute with fate,
But you choose 10 hear me tell,
Pray Listen while fix the date -
When daughters haste with eager feet,
mothers duily toll To share
Can make the puddnGs " hich they eat.
Aud mend the stockings which they wear,
When maidens look upon a man
As in h mself what they would marry,
Aud not army-solders scsn
\ suttler or commissary,
When gentle ladies who have got
The offer of "A lovers hand,
Consent 10 share his earthly lot, ~
And 90 not mean his lot of land
When young mechanics are allowed
To find and we'd the farmer girls
Who don't expect 10 be endowed
With ruhIes, diamonds and pearls,
When wives in short, shall freely give
Their hearts and naUds lo uid their spuuscs
And live as they were wo | to 1--we
Within their slres one Il ~ houses
Then madam ii I'm not too Old
Rejpiccd to quit this lonely life,
I'll brush my HEAVIER, cease 10 scold.
And look about me for wife!
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TIE NEW YORK SENATOR.

It is announced that Hon. Ira HARRlS Of
Albany, WAS dominated as the Republican
candidate for Senator. to succeed Mr.. SEW
ARD, by the Legislative caucus on Saturday
night. Tue following shows the results of
the varou, baJttings bad:
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Es1" Parson Brownlow publishes long
list Of names of the South Carolina Tories Of
the Revolution lie says:
We print the names o' these Infamous To.
ries, because their descendants are scattered
all over the South, and portion of them
are now figuring in this secession movement
and some Of them even in 'hc late cOuycn.
tion. They have a hereditary title TO the
contempt o. all honest and patriotic men
icss- Did not a man hy tho name Of R. Burn
weH .Smih, some twenty-five or thiIly years
ago, have his name changed 10 that Of Rtct,
by the legislature, and If so, what vas the
motive: Was ,he not prominent in the late
convention which declared South Carolina
out Of the Unioul We ask for information
because there have been more names changed
in South Carolina, 10y act Of General Assem-
bly,, than in any State in the Union!
In the Spring of 1850, Sir Henry Clinton
and Vice Admiral Arbuthnot appeared bo.
fore Charleston, and demanded a surrender
of his British Maj aj'stys forces. I he gallant
General Lincoln, in command of the Amori
can forces, repulsed this arrogant demand, with
the scorn and contempt Of brave officer -
7hey havc hated tie name Of Lincoln crer
since The people of Charleston, and near
ly all South Carolina being Tories, Of the
basest character, took the matter into their
own hands, aud threatened the gala Lin
coin with bcirayiug him into the hands Of the
British forces, f be did not come to such
terms as pleased Hcm.
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! ne 4 it'NNc SAWS OF 'N'lLP llAkklSs
He is Il man Of marked ability took .
eadn part in the Constitutional Couvcn
ton Of lS4G, is distinguished as a lawyer, and
from Ju'y lsI7, to January 1850, occupied
a scat upon the beech Of tie Supreme Court
Of the lth Circuit. For man who has been
so long Engaged in Judicial Iabors, he is re-
markubIy well verscd in political affairs. -
He is thorough Itepubiican, las many warm
,nds throughout the State, and his election
to this important post will be gratifying TO
TIC great body Of the party. He is a man
Of graceful presence, is ready and easy
speaker, and will no doubt take a leading
part in the deliberations Of the Senate. Up
on the vital issues wEich now divide the coun-
try. W, DO not e~tion that his course will
fully Justify the confidence rcposed in him by
his great constituency. lie was a Wing Of
rather radical tcndcrces an admircr of John
Quincy adams; and though his Judicial fHuc.
tione long withheld him from the political
arena, lie is fr.n and uncompromising friend
of the principles which trIumphcd in the re-
cent Presidential contos'."
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MERCER Il WEAVER.

ATTORNEYS iND rurNSEL,nES aT LAW. So1fCTuNS
In Chancpry. and Notarirs Public. All legal business
promptly attended to. Oaice in Boirs' Block Main ST.,
Hudson. Mich.
e. MERCER. CLEMENT h. WEAVER,
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OuR STARVING OPERATIVES The savings
banks of New England have deposits from
tic operatives 10 the amount of $l36, ,576,
and our savings banks in \ " York have on
deposit $4,000, 900. Th'y draw interest on
this mouoy.
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Gas ExpLosIoS.--About O o'clock on
Saturday evening our citizens were startled
10y loud report, as of the explosion Of boil
err 1t proved to be the explosion of accumu
lated gas in the fire reservoir on the corner Of
Main and Maumee streets, which was touched
oil 10y Chief Engineer bradley.
The batch, weighing 81 lbs, was th own
lscro than 100 feet into tho air, and came
down upon the roof Of Waldby's banking Of
flee, passing through it. :,
A good deal excitement was occasoned 10y
the occurrence, which soon subsidized. Much
complaint was INDUCED in at the lack Of sui-
ficient care in touching tic gas of, and pre-
venting the accident thai occurred,
tAdlian Expositor,
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T.. =. WII.MOT.

PR ACTICAL MATCHMAKER AND JEWELLFR. AT
ter experience nr Fourteen Years in Eastern cities.
how permanently located IN lisdIe, A. Farn1m's Drug
S'1r-nrN' door Bos'wirk's All work warranted q"
give entire satisfaction. Sign of the Big Watch.
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A, T.. PAifNIEI.EE.
CL,I,ENDONIIOt~E.

(SuTcD9,0rs n l.. :. NIrWDoH & C0,)
DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE,
stoves Bootsaui Shoes, &c, &c,
Nov 2f, 1850. READING, NICH.
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