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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad!
l. The only Road 10
" ASHINGTON CITY.

CAUTION Road is owned and operated e et:
clusvely by the u. o. r. r. Co, Passengers by the
retended routes to Washington City, subjected
to omnibus travel tedious delays, and charges
at Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Ohio Ra lroad in connection
with the Central Ohio Railroad presents to the trav
bus 10 all the Eastern cities.
Passengers by this visit the cities of Bah
timore Philadelphia New York Boston, the cost
of ticket to New York or Boston alone by other
lines.
Throagbtiekets can also be procured via washing.
ton City to the Eastern cities, at IN additional
charge of two dollars.
Travellers to the East from all Western points can
depend upon quick time and sure connections Sleep
| ing cars attached to all night trains.
! Two trains leave Columbus, Ohio, daily, $50 a. N,
Newark $50 am, GAINESVILLE rs am; Benwood.
io:i0 pm, Haypers Ferry 3.Oo m arrives In bshi.
more 6:45 m, Washington City 7:3op.m.
$500 pm, Newark Alb pm. GAINESVILLE $40 Pm, Ben.
wood, (Whreingl 1910 PM Grafton 800 am, Cumber-
land Sis am arpers Ferry 1850 pm; arrives at Ball
I tnore 4:4c pm, Washington City 6e0pm
Direct connections made at Baltimore with above
trains for Philade ph" New York and Boston, and at
Washington City for Richmond, Wilmington, Charles
/ ton. &c.
Tickets good until used with the privilege of stop.
ping q at all principal points. But change o:
cars between Coluu. bns and Baltimore.
Business men and travellers for pleasure or inform
alton, visit all the eastern cities alta comparative
y small expense. The scenery is celebrated for its
wonderful beauty and subiimity; H. is uneaualled in
the world. Its system of day and night Track Police;
its large amount of double track; it's fun
derthe surveillance Of the company.) ensures to the
passenger, speed. safety and comfort.
Time quick and fare as low via any otherroute
Il Through tickets and baggage checks eau he pro-
cured at all the principal railroad auu stessS Of.
fees in the west.
Ask for tickets via Baltsmore and Ohio Railroad.
In. COLE. Gen. Ticket Ag'tB& ORR
W. p. SMITH Mast. transportation, 81
III. G. JEWETT, PI est. c o r r
I J. w. DROWN, Gen. Ticket Agt II u
4 Eff. FULLER, Gen. Westn Ag'tB&oR9,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
The American Flag.

The American flag is two-thirds as wide
as it long; the stripes alternately red and
white consist of thirteen, commencing and
closing with red +; the field should be blue,
extending over seven stripes from the top f;
the stars should be white and arranged in
the shape Of five pointed star, and thirty.
three in number, Kansas not being entitled
70 star until after the Fourth of July.
Wendell Phillips has announced himself
ati unconditional supporter Of Government
in tho present crisis.
Every Annivei sary ola birthday is the
dispeller Of dream.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15

Below is the list Of Illinois Banks taken
on deposite by Edward A Temple & Co.,
bankers Of this CITY
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15
A Pair of Real Novelties,
AND ONE WITHOUT A MATE.

! 1t -s'THE PApEfs \ ECM 'FFE."
(pATENT APPLIED FoR.)
This Tie is made entirely Of paper in 100 different
Styles and in perfect imitation of silk and other
RIGS The price is so low that gentleman may wear
NEW TIE EVERY DAY and yet not be chargable
with extravaganza, or one Tie be worn to days
IL necessary to economize.
2d-THE RELIEF TIE.
(pATESTED AN 20, 1861
This is doubtless the most perfect silk Tie ever in
pentod and is just what TIP name implies, perfect
"Relief" from all further iOuble in tying bows.
3d-THE LACE EINiE TIE,
An exquisitely beautiful artice-it has only to be
seen to be admired.
SMITH BROtWER, Sole Manufacturers,
No. 10 Wtrren Street, New York.
-
N. B.--We sell to Wholesale .JoJbers 0nty. Coun.
try Merchants can order our goods of any Wholesale
House with whom they ae dealing.
April "a, 1S61-7 l3-3w
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priss Is cent, per Pox, Five boxes for $780,

uDRINTBNG: IN COU.ORS. neatly executed
at the COURIER OFFICES
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RAILROADS.
Burlington Il Missouri Il. IL. Eg /.
HANGE OF TINE.
GOING WEST

Am AND AFTER APRIL Is, and until further no.
~ tice is given Passenger Trains will leave aud
arrive as follows "
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yEvIME to Cincinnati qaick and TO indi annapolis,
n 81. Louis and Chicago quicker than by any 9th,
er route.
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AIYD Messrs. A. d. TEMPLE 4 Co., continue to
VIZ take Illinois currency for Boots, Shoes and
Clothing All the good banks taken at PAR until fur
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

Our SENTIMENTS TO T.-The San Francis
GO Mirror is in favor of abolishing all laws for
the collection of debts. These are our senti-
ments to dot. If we had no laws upon our
statute books authorising the collection of debts,
line of demarcation would be drawn by our
merchants and other traders, between honest and
dishonest men. People then would be trusted
in accordance with their honesty. Loafers and
bummers would have to seek reputable employ
ment or starve. The Inauguration of such a
plan would completely revolutionise the credit
system, and place it upon a solid foundation
Trade, commerce and manufactures would grow
up, and every business prosper, and we would
hear no more of bankruptcies and failures among
our merchants and bankers.
The Mirror says that the courts during the
past year have~discharged persons from indebt-
edness whose aggregate liabilities amounted to
$15,OOO,OO0
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

DURING the trial of Fortman, at Coving-
ton, Kentucky, one of the jurymen returned
was asked by the prosecution if he had any
conscientious scrupies about inflicting the
death penalty?"
Scruples?"
ayes sir, conscientious scruples."
The juryman scratched his head and
thought deeply for moment.
ayes sir, l have them scru-scru-"
'Scruples," suggested the attorney.
ayes sir, have conscientious scruples."
Will you explain the nature of your scru-
Piles to the COURT" said the lawyer.
"My scruples," said the juryman, facing
his honor, sis that the Dutchman ought to
be hung, and I'm in for It,!
He was ordered to stand aside for cause.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

A. LucIDeMo loans are begin-
ming to have their effect in South Carolina. The
State which seeded for the love of secession,
and was determined to have an independent
government, anyhow might, witf,a little coax
ing, De induced to come back into the (detesta-
he) Union. The PfodigaL finds dry husks not
near so good eating as she imagined. Hear what
her Governor says:
"The act passed to provide an armed military
force, may involve expenditure of $50, 1000,
and provision has been made for raising $780,
600 more for the purchase of arms and munitions.
These several sums amount to 81, 100000. IT IS
HOPED THATCIRoUMsTANcEs MAY ARISE WHICH
WILL GIVE A PACIFIC SETTLEMENT TO, OUR DIFF
FIcuLTIEs, and, If SO, every reasonable endeavor
shall be made to prevent the expenditure of the
whole amount; but the more certain way to pro-
duce pacific turn to events, is, to be prepared
to meet any emergency. F. w. PICKENs.'r
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

AS the gentleman who does the presswork
for the TRANSCRIPT was retiring, after fin
ishing his work, at a late hour on Saturday
night last, he was accosted, near the head OF
Pine street, by dark looking individual
who wished to know the time of night.
The typo Immediately produced revolver,
which he pointed at the inquiring hombre,
whilst with his left hand he produced his
patent lever, which, by the wayr is mag
inicent silver, chronometer, worth at least
four dollars and half, and gave therequired
information. The .inquiring man politely
thanked him, and disappeared Transcript.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

The LOWEST TYPE OF HUMANITY-We take
the following extract from the article on
"Barbarism and Civilization" in the Allan
tic Monthly:
In the interior of the island of Borneo
there has been found certain race of wild
creatures, of which kindred varieties have
been discovered in the Philippine Islands,
in Terra del Fuego, and in Southern Africa
They walk usually almost erect upon two
legs, and in that attitude measure about
four feet in hight they are dark, wrinlsled
and hairy; they construct no habtations,
form no families, scarcely associate together,
sleep in trees or in caves, feed on snakes and
vermin, on ants eggs, on mice, and on each
other; they cannot be tanned, nor forced to
any labor; and they are hunted and shot
among the trees. Like the great gorillas, of
which they are stunted copy. When they
are captured alive, one finds, with surprise,
that their uncouth. jabbering sounds like
articulate language; they turn up human
face to. gaze upon their captor the females
show instincts of modesty; and, in fine,
these wretched beings are men.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23
TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN FORMER TIMES.

TREATMENT OF WOMEN IN FORMER TIMES.
From the subve-sion of the Roman Empire
to the fourteenth or fifteenth century, women
spent most of their time alone, almost entire
strangers to the joys of social life they sell
dom went abroad but TO be spectators of
such public diversions and amusements as
the fashions of the times countenanced.
Fran els J. was he first W ho introduced women
on public days to court before his time moth
ing was to be seen in any of the courts of
Europe but gray bearded politicians, plotting
the destruction of the rights and liberties of
mankind, and warriors clad in complete
armory ready to pnt their plots in execution.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries,
elegance has scarcely any existence, and
even cleanliness was, hardly considered as
laudable- The use of linen was not known !;
and the most delicate Of the fair sex wore
wooden shirts
In Paris they had meat only three times a
week 5and one hundred livres (about tweny-
five dolIars) was large 'portion" for
young lady. The better sort of citizens
used splinters of wood and rags dipped in
oil for candles, which in those days, were a
rarity rarely to. be met with Wine was only
to be had at the shops of the apothecaries,
where it was sold as cordial and to ride
in two-wheeld ear, along the dirty, ragged
streets, was reckoned grandeur Of so envi-
able nature, that Philip the Fair prohib-
tied the wives of citizens from enjoy ing it,
In the time of Henry VIII, of England, the
peers of the realm carried their wives behind
them on horseback, when they went to
London, and ia the same manner took them
back to their country seats with hoods of
waxed linen over their hea dy, and wrapped
in mantles Of cloth, to secure them from the
cold
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

A BRnEE SKETcH.-A writerin the Bulletin
who seems apt at drawing 'pen and ink sketch
es," disposes of a leading California drone-beg
pardon political aspirant-in the. following
summary manner:
"Mr. Denver has been the favorite child of the
State and Federal patronage since his early ad-
vent here, and has only been successful in doinq
nothing in any official relation he has ever occu-
pied, that will secure to him from the future his
torian even that recognition usually awarded the
most ordinary gladtorial efforts in the great
arena of political strife.'''
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

ROAD DISTRICTS OF BRIDGEPORT AND BLOOM
FIELD TowNsHIPs.-The Board of Supervisors
of Nevada county divided the county into Road
Districts, at its late session, and appointed Road
Overseers for each District, list of which we
published last week.
The following division was made Of Bridge
port and Bloomfield Townships:
DIST. No. 13.-All that portion of Bridgeport
Township lying east of the ridge dividing the
waters of the Middle and South Yubas and
south of line running due east from the head of
the Mississippi valley to South Yuba, excepting
the road from Allison ranch to Brchville. shall
constitute Road District No l3
Mn. MoULToN, Overseer.
Dist. No, 14.-All that portion of Bridgeport
Township lying west of the ridge dividing the
waters of Main and South Yuba, including the
road from Allison's ranch to Birchville and south
of the ridge dividing the waters of the Middle
Yuba and Mississippi valley, shall constitute
Road District No. IA.
N. CADWALLADER, Overseer.
DIST. No. 15.-All that portion of Bridgeport
Township bounded on the north by the Middle
Yuba river, on the east by the county line diyid-
ing Nevada and Yuba counties, and the top of
the ridge between Cherokee and Clark's mill on
the south by the highest ridge between North
San Juan and the road leading from Cherokee
to Emory's crossing, and on the west by line
drawn. Month and south with the Flumes of Mid
die Yuba Canal Company, which crosses the
public highway between Sweetland's and Sebas-
topol, shall constitute Road District No. 15
0. 2. STIDGER, Overseer.
DIST. No. 16.-All that portion Of Bridgeport
Township lying south of direct line from Oak
Tree Ranch to the Robinson or Webber's bridge,
thence west of the ridge dividing Shady Creek
and Middle Yuba river, thence north of a line
running due east from the head of Mississippi
valley, the same being the north boundary line of
District No. l5, shall constitute Road District
No. is. Overseer.
DIST. No. 17.-All that portion of Bridgeport
Township lying north of direct line from Web
ber's bridge to the Oak Tree ranch and thence to
Emory's crossing, shall constitute Road District
No. II. JOHN MCGRAw. Overseer.
DIST. No. iS.-All that portion of Bloomfield
Township south of direct line from the mouth
of Humbug canon to the Eureka Lake Co.'s res
ervoir at. Magnolia thence in direct line to the
mouth of Bloody Run on the Middle Yuba rixer.
shall constitute Road District No. 1S.
JAS. MANS, Overseer.
DIST. No. 19.-AlT that portion of Bloomfield
Township lying north of direct line from the
mouth of Humbug canon to the Eureka Lake
Co.'s reservoir on the Middle Yuba river shall
constitute Road District No. 10.
GEO. ROCKFORD Overseer.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

ATTEMPT TO FUsE.-A meeting of Breckin-
ridge members of the Legislature was held at the
capitol on Tuesday night, with the view, as an
nounced by the President, of recognising the
Democratic party, by bringing the two wings of
the party together on a common platform, to
meet common enemy"
The President of the meeting would have come
nearer the truth if he had said-"We have be-
come alarmed at finding ourselves in an unpop-
ular minority, which will hereafter loose us all
the public offices, and desire our Douglas
friends to stand by us with the wool over their
eyes) that we may use them to salt our rule or
ruin purposes
The real motive Of this attempted fusion, is TO
prevent the Douglas men and Republicans from
uniting on some conservative man Opposed to
Pacific Republic and in favor of upRoldfng the
Constitution and Laws) for United States Sena-
tor. All the galvanic batteries in christendom
could not rescusitate that corrupt old 'tdeme-
cratic" party. It's rotten carcas stinks in the
nostrils of the people, who have good reason to
remember it by the legacy of defective laws,
bankrupted treasures, demoralised states and
violated constitutions.
Among those who are anxious to tsreorganIse"
we observe the names of Crittenden, Thornton
and Montgomery, whose reasonable sentiments,
but recently uttered are still fresh in the minds
Of our people. Now, wouldn't such men make
beautiful leaders for democracy!
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

We understand that a rich Quartz Lead
has been struck, about ten or twelve miles
below Grass Valley, the assay of which is
richer than any thing yet discovered in this
neigh borhood.
The matter is as yet keptvery quiet among
the rropretors of the lead butas our Items
is one of the principal owners, (Which will
account for his absence from our columns
this week and last we can promise in our
next full developemonts.-Gras Valley
National.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

AFTER HER.-The English press maintain
that the act of secession reduces South Carolina
to the condition of a province, such as she was
previous to the Revolutionary War, and suggest
that the British Government proceed to lay vio-
lent hands on her. That appears to be good
logic. No such Power was known to Great
Britain as "South Carolina" She didn't ack-
nowledge the independence of that State per Sc,
and if she does not now enforce her demands for
allegiance, the Palmetto Republic may consider
itself lucky.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

FARMERS, WATCH THE PoLlT1cIANs-Th
Napa Reporter says:
Some of our reckless rule or-ruin political
gamblers, with everything to gain and moth
ing to lose; are stealthily endeavoring to cre-
ate an excitement in this State, from which
they expect to. derive Office or spoils; and if
not either at least to give aid and comfort to
the disunionists' Of other States
The plan is commenced with disunion
speeches and the circulation of disunion pam :
phlets, and will be pushed to extremes sufi
cient to ruin the business prospects of
California the coming season, if allowed to
develop their hydra-headed mischievons
intentions.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

A TALL CERTIFICATE.-In one week after
the celebrated DR.. Thundergrist was. able to
lay before the public, in the widest circulated
papers, the following bona ida certificate, he
was so oyerrun with customers that he had
to employ twenty assistants to fill his bot
ties and ten to sell them over the counter
'Dear Doctor; will be F75 years old next
October. For "a years have been an inva-
lid, unable to stir, except when moved by
lever !; but year ago.last Thursday Iheard
of the Granicular Syrup. l bought bottle,
smelt the cork, and found myself new man.
| can now run twelve and half miles an
hour, land throw l9-double sommersets with
out stopping"
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23
SAN JUAN BREWERY.

THIS establishment has acquired State MRh
wide reputation for the superior quality oftzE@El
its LAGER BEER.
Mr. Koch har associated with him Mr. John Filter,
and the concern will hereafter go under the name
and style of KOCH & FITTER. They will continue
to manufacture superior article OF Lager-the very
best which this any other market afford.
Their wagon, driven by John Filter, will deliver
Lager at French Corral, Brchville, Sweetand Colum-
bia Hill. Cherokee, Montezuma. and all the other
surrounding towns. A splendid article of
Bottled Lager
constantly hand, for family use delivered to order.
fsbl6 go
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

MORE SILVER DISCOVERIES. New promising
silver discoveries are constantly being
made in the vicinity of the original Atw ood
discovery. Large numbers of miners are
prospecting in that direction, and everything
in the shape of a quartz ledge for miles
around is staked off and claimed.
One company, consisting of Henry Truel-
la, Henry Springand Benjamin Richards Jr.,
discovered ledge the first of last week, a
sample of which was assayed by Messrs OFT
Il Co., of Nevada, who found it to yield Sl93
to the ton-Sl5 of which was gold. They
consider it very promising ledge. Accom-
pany has been organized under the name of
the oWarren Company" 10 open and pros
pect the vein. The ledge has been named
the "Silver Moon" Fifteen hundred feet have
been claimed by the company, and men are
now upon the ground for the purpose of
opening it up. The ledge was sometime since
worked fer gold but would not pay, chiefly
for the reason that the gold assayed so low
by reason of the silver which itcontaned-
But twelve dollars per ounce could be OBJ
tanned for it. Still it never struck the pro-
prietors to test the rock for silver. The am
algam was, at one time, sent to Iowa Hill to
be sold because it was too we'll known. here
to obtain what the owners thought a fair
value for it.
Another discovery has been made by Mr..
Thomas Peard and others, of Boston Ravine,
which has assayed as high as $35Ofor silver
besides some gold.
Still another discovery has been made by
Martin Mosher and others in the same neigh
borhooa, of ledge which presents some fair
indications.
All these lodges are Within range OF
| about mile of the ledge of Atwood 4 Co.
The gold from this neighborhood has al
ways assayed very low on account of the
silver which it contained.-Grass Valley
National
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23
In the Justices Court, before Levi
AyreS. j. p.

In the Justices Court, before Levi
Ayres, j. r.
CtTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Nevada,
- Bloomfield township Notice is hereby given to
all persons holding claiming Liens that certain
Tunnel and Mining Claims situated, lying and being
on the south side of Grizzly Canon. in Ursko Mining
District, Bloomfield township, Nevada county, State
of California upon said Tunnel and land or Mining
Claims thereto belonging and attached, much
thereof may be necessary for the convenient use
and occupation of the same; said Tunnel and Claims
known as Koran & Co.'s Tunnel and Claims. The
tmbers for said Tunnel furnished by j. NJ. Scott
under contract from the said NJ Koran, ct al. On
and against said Tunnel and claims he holds lien as
surety for said tmbers and lumber recorded the 18th
day of September a. d., 1860, at IL o'clock n. in
book of Mechanics Leins page 635. in the Record
ers Office county and state aforesaid to be and appear
before my court room in Columbia Hill of said
township county and state aforesaid
On Tue sday, 26th of March, n. d. II SCI {,
at O'clock p m then and there to exhibit the proofs
of said liens.
Given under my hand this 10th day of February a.
d., 1861. LEVI AYRES, j. 2.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

GETTING GDEsPERATE.-Senator Watson, after
making himself uneemmonly numerous, and
getting ridiculed for his pestlent nonsense, says
he means to stop the big and little dogs of the
press from barking at him. If the fool-killer
hadn't been culpably remiss, the quadruped had,
doubtless been snoring instead of barking
Eaporte Messenger.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

SEVERE Hn.-Gov. Hfcks Of Maryland,
alludes to certain "imported Northern pol
iticians who by direct abuse of their North
ern brethren, and trucking flattery of the
Southern people, have worked themselves,
and are hoping still further to work them
selves into power at the South" The Gov
ernor no dorbt had such reckless dema-
gogues as Rhett, of South Carolina, and
Sildell, of Louisiana, in his mind when he
wrote thus.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

LARGE EGGs.-The Butte Record SAYS four
extraordinary hen eggs were laid upon the edi-
torial table, Saturday last, by Joseph Bloch, Esq
The largest two, being precisely of the same size
both measured fourteen inches longitudinally,
and ten inches round diagonally Who can
(b)eat that lag out ?-Transcript.
Henceforth pul-it light. The story is no great
scratch, after all.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

THEIR DoDGE.-The pistol and bowie Knife
chaps are great on change of venue" To
their thinking, it is equal to the abb, so strongly
recommended by the elder Mr.. Weller If they
can only get their case before "chivalry I"
Court, they are all right. Now, this being fact,
as relates to the criminal, is poor compliment
when applied to the Judge.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

Irish REPEAL.-Theze Is no question at issue
between us, Mr.. Mooney, on this head. God
grant that every nation capable of appreciating
lbesty, may enjoy it to the fullest extent. "We
have sworn eternal hostility to every thing in the
shape of tyranny over the mind of man." The
right of freedom is inherent, and the despot, or
laws, or institutions which would crush it out,
ought to be overthrown.
The hydraulic press., 1861-02-23

THE RIDICULoUs.-H Tom Thumb should
attampt to carry an OK, or the Irish Giant affect
to be wearied under the weight of needle, we
should say the extremes of Righteousness were
represented But there is one act Of history
which seems the acme of sublime folly, viz: the
secession of Florida, with the intention of cstab-
fishing an independent Government!