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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-07-05
Recruiting a Ottumwa.

Mr.. W II. Clifton, of this city, has been
appointed general Recruiting Officer at this
place. Those wishing to enlist in the new
Regiment, rendesousing at Clinton, or in
any other Iowa Regiment, will report to
him
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Improyements Of the Season.

The amount Of Improvement going
on in our city the present season, con-
sidering the times, is very gratifying.
In fact, we doubt if any town in the
State of the same population, is pros
pering to the same extent. The
following are some Of the improve
ments in progress:
An addition so by 100 feet, to the
Pork House of the Messrs. Ladd.
A block of two stores, by DR.. J. l..
Taylor, AZ by 80 feet independent OF
ware house in the rear. These are
beautiful Store rooms. The one
building by DR.. Taylor for his own use
as Drug and Book Store IS finished
in superb style and will be occupied
by him next week. ]. A. Schworm
has already moved his stock of Gro.
ceries into the other. The block re-
fleets great credit upon all the work
men engaged upon it. Jackson aud
Rouse were the builders, G. A. Roe.
rher did the internal work, count ers,
boxes, dc, S. H. Worcester and John
Grant the rainting, and j. Booz, the
papering.
Alvin Lewis is building brick res
idence So by47, two stories, on Fourth
Street between Court and Washing.
ton.
Thorlas Neville is engaged upon a
Brick Block for a store, two stories, so
feet deep, on the corner of Front and
Court, the wooden store lately on the
same site, has been removed to the
opposite corner.
c. F. Blake has under advisement
brick block, corner of Court and
Freat.
Ser Richards Block, corner of
fron' an Market is delayed to adjust
aquestlon o.he size of the lot
The Baptisl.,huroh are building a
place OF worship the corner Of Court
and 5th st.
The Congregations ora .ad;no !.
portico to the front of TIN c,uroh and
>placing a neat steepie ONT -
In addition to the abn.> Jon. -
lauf has built and put in o -ation .
lMs> Wooden Factory, when ID ;ne
compiercu
-,- -y;ctoria.
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i CELEBRATION AT .BLAKEsBURG.-
There is to be Union Celebration at
Blakesburg morrow, on large and
liberal scale, we are glad to learn.
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s2s,l EMRLOYMENT. [s7s.

- n U II N y w "A N Ed -
We will pay from $25 to SIS per month,
and all expenses, to active Agents, or give
commission. Particulars sent free. Address
ERIE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, r. JAMES,
General Agent Milan, Ohio.
July, 1S61.--18 Is.
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The Confessions and Experience Of
an Invalid.

TDUBLISHED for the benefit and as warning and
acaution to young meu who suffer from Ner-
vous Debility, Premature Decay, &c Supplying at
the same time the means Of Set-Cure. By one who
has cured himself after beIng put to great expense
through. medical imposition and quackery. By en-
closing paid addressed veope sINGLB CORES
may be had Of the author NATHANIEL M.YrAIR, Esq,
Bedford, Kings Co., N. Y. March 20, 1S62-y
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OCULIST.
Or. VIM. NICK. FlNDlEY,

XK7ISHES to inform the puplic that he 10 prepar-
w ed and competsntto operate on the following
diseases OF the eye, to-wit:
Cataract, iSra5ismus, Pteryiun, A,aauros.s,
Lachrymat Duct, and injuries Of the Nasal Ducts;
and that he can cure ALL cases Ophthd1ma, Of
the most character. scith0ut res0rtin0 to
tie cRUEL and BARBARous practice of Burning the
With Caustic. or use Of Nitrate Of Silver.
RsrEREscE-Dr. John D. Ebert, Van Buren, county;
John F. Sanford Keokuk, Lee o.; Adam Nelson, APP
Henry Co.; John Miner, Schuyler Co., Mo.
Persons can be provided with suitable board where
they can be cared for
~ No Cure no pay.
BLooxHRLp, Davis County, Iowa.
March 81, 1923 14-6m
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4th Of JULY CELEBRATION,

The following is the order Of exercises for
the celebration of the 4th:
A salute Of thirty-four guns In the morn
ing. IS.
Nhe procession will be formed in front of
the Court House at 0 o'clock A. NJ, and
march themes to the grove in the following
order:
1. The Flag Of tho Union. aI{t3
g. The Brass and Marta. Bands
3. Orator Of the day and Reader Of the
Declaration of independence.
4. Officers of the Day, 4
8. The City Officers.
&. The various Societies.
Z. Citizens generally
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HoEsE THIEF ARREsTED.-A friend
at Eddyville informs us Of the arrest
west Of that place few days ago Of
two horse thieves. One made his es-
cape and the other was taken to Van
Buren, County. -s q,
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WALL PAPER AND SCHOOL BOOKS

at Taylors is one of the attractive features of
0ttumwa; no stranger should neglect the
opportunity Of looking at his stacks Of Books
and Paper, and more particularly should any
one wishing to purchase anything in this
line not fail to examine his unusually cheap
goods before buying Just think of it,
Wall Paper from to 10 cents per roll the
best ungla2ed paper at 10 cents-costing
from 81 to $3.50 to paper room. He has
also the finest stock Of Fancy Goods ever
shown in the city. Be certain and call at
Taylor's. Ds
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SHOT SHOT !! SHOT!

Orders for the various sizes of Shot filled promptly
and warranted. --tI
TERMS CASH. 81, rs per sack Of rs lbs.
II Liberal discount to the trade.
Address. DUBUQUE SHOT MANF'G CO.,
March 10, 1862. Dubuque, Iowa.
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vvVHE- O0NFESsIO Ns~ AND -ExPERIENCE OF A
, sUFFERER.--Published as . warning, and for
the especial benefit Of Young Men, and those who suf
fer with Nervous Debility, Loss ofh emory, Prema-
ture Decay, &C., &C., by one who has cured himself
by simple means after being put TO great expense
and through the Of worthless med-
icines prescribed by learned Doctors. Single copies
may be had Of the suthor, G. A.ssLAnBxRT,f Esq,
Greenpoint, Long Island, by enclosing postpaid
addressed envelope Address
~ n Il CHARLESA A. LAMBERT, ESD, !
May 22.622m Greenpoint, Long Island, N. Y.
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ESTRAY NOTICE.
Taken up BY Woodson Wallace, living In Green
township, Wapello county Iowa. on the cath OF April
1862, one Ray Mare, Ave years old, about sixteen
hands high, has q colt since she was taken up, OF
to be worth seventy-ve dollars By Lewis wilkinson
and John H. Skinner before this 29th day Of April
1862. EZEKIEL RUSH, Up
HuaH Baows, CLERK Dist. Court s.
May s, 1862.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-16

RrNNlsG THE MACHINE.-When the digni-
fed and decent gentleman who presides over
the United States was on his route to Wash.
ington, he declared in one Of his wayside
speeches that he should run the machine of
the Government as he found it," How he
hss fulfilled the promise, eouched in this ele-
giant phraseology, the country has now seen.
He has run the machine" on every prin-
stple of civil and political liberty that is con-
tanned in the Constitution and laws of the
United States. He has run the machine ON
rights a. old as Magma Charta, until there ia
not deepotism in Europe which dares to on
press and enslave its people as Lincoln CD.
presses and enslaves the once free country
over which he presides. Such thing as q
free press or free speech is tolerated in no
part Of HE domains. His machine has crushed
to atoms every semblance of law, liberty, and
Justice In the entire North. And wherever
Il has been permitted TO operate in the South,
II has ovsrthrown everything like order
peace, aud security. He has attempted to
run It over the whole South, but it 10 still
stuck in the mud upon our borders and sea-
coast, stained to deep crimson with the
blood Of people whom it can never run
over nor subjugate. The "machins" Of the
United States Government, once the emblem
Of Mbsny and law, has become, in Hncolns
hands, ponderous Juggsrnaat, which crush'
3, mono 20 completely as those who fall down
% DO 1t homage. Lst Ms hope that the tina
Il not distant when this secnrsed "lnaehins :
win run Of the track, and plunge, with its
Assiaess, down fashomlsss abyss Of shame
- SelsibntiOn.
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AN ESTEEMED CORRESPONDENT and a gal.
liant officer desires to know it the South in.
tends to give up to the Yankees not only the
old flag, but Hail Columbia, and everything
good, to- which we have as much a ri CHIT as
they. AS to the flag, we have already given
reasons why anything that resembles it is
likely to produce collisions in action between
our own soldiers; apart from the odium that
belongs to what is now an emblem Of an in
human desp"tism. tits no longer the flag of
the Free; IL is the flag of the tyrant aud the
oppressor, and is stained with the blood of
our sons and brothers. Let it be henceforth
the winding sheet of the dsfunct Union. AS
the body without the spirit is dead, SO the u
8. flag, when it ceases to be the emblem of a
free government, is dead also.
We have nopartiality, however, for the Con
fsderate flag. Our objections to it are that i:
resembles closely the old and now hideous
ensign of despotism We want none of its
unnecessary stars and sickly stripes The
two hags Of the two nations ought to he as
distinct and different as the character and
instincts of the two peoples.
AS to Hail Columbia" we are willing to
say "Hail and Farewell" We think the
theme is played out. Columbia" is no.
longer a happy land" Columbia, we begin
TO suspect, is a humbug. We want to have a
new country in its songs as well as its laws
At the same time, we would, give up nothing
TO the Yankees that is worth keeping. They
are by no means satisfied with any national
anthems, for they have offered prize for a
new one; but even their money cannot produce
the music. or what value will "Hail Co.
lumbia'' be to people who PROSTATE "Co.
lumbia' at the faint roar Of the British lion 7
OF what value any national anthem to ma.
ton which has neither national spirit nor
national honor?
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.IOUAL MATTERS.

3 Hsstixxs Cosss The cassS 81 ths Cor
n,onwealsh against r. s0emon, (twoJ y. =.
Saunders, T. Lawson, Charles Il Brfckec, a.
=. Brown, (,wo,l and N, .. Hill, ttwoJ "a,
dictments for issuing small notes, were CALLED
Yesterday. and the defendants failed to ap-
pear. The Court then gave Judgment against
the defendant In each case, for nne OF Vl0
and tho costs Of prosecution.
William Burns, (of Baltimore city, in
dcted for exhibiting faro bank, was arraign.
ed for trial, and pleaded not guilty. The fol.
lowing Jury wns sworn In the case John b.
GIazebrook, John +. Sublett, Lewis Is.
Thomas, Robert p. Davis, David f. Lacy,
David N. Jones, Moses Millhiser, +. l.. Temp.
kins, William A. Wyatt, William P. Ragland,
William Mott, and Jacob Woodson. The tes-
timony showed some discrepancies which sur.
prised those who heard the preliminary ex-
animation before the Mayor, and the jury
rendered verdict OF mot guilty" without
leaving their seats. Brigadier- General Wig
fall, OF Texas, testified TO the good character
and patriotism of the defendant.
Another presentment against the same par
ty was disposed Of by noAe proseqat.
In the case Of John A. Worsham, presented
for exhibiting faro bank, rules were award.
cd against absent witnesses, returnable to
day.
Alexander Selden, a free negro, was con-
demned to be sold into slavery for remaining
III the Commonwealth contrary to law.
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IKFogaArIox PROM THB EASTERN SHORE OF
VIkGIHIA-Gsn. Lockwood Looked upon riM S1s.
picioa The Norfolk correspondent Of the
Petersburg Express, under date OF the.13th in.
slant, comm unicates the following interest
ing intelligence from the Eastern Shore Of
Virginia:
On Friday we had this pleasure Of seeing q
gentleman just from the Eastern Shore, who
run the blockade on Friday last with four Of
He stated that on the day he left the Federal
General in the counties tOtfered $500 for his
head, tor which purpose over 600 men were
sent out 10 effect his arrest. Getting wind
finement until night, when, In company with
his comrades, he made his escape in an open
boat. Crossing the bay, the party encoun-
tered heavy weather, but we are indeed thank.
full that they arrived to their destiu alton in
safety They brought with them a large mail
for parsons in this city, who have recently e..
capped from the ill fatsd counties. One Of
them, whose name Is Wald, has been en-
gagged in running the blockade frequently car
rying the mail, but had so far escaped dstec-
ton, although every effort has been made to
capture him.
s.The place is well guarded by Federal mer.
csnariss, and It is by the merest accident one
can escape. The force at present there 10
estimated at $500. Citizens are keptin com.
plete subjec ton, and although there are not
half dozen loyal to the Lincoln Govern.
meet. Gen. LOCKWOOD mas t0IeateQo0 q
com pei them to take the oath. A number a
farms have been confiscatsd-the property Of
prominent citiz sns, among whom We may
mention Dol Carey, Major Smith, and Mr..
Taylor, the latter one Of our highly respect
ed citizens. A large numb Der Of negroes,
some OF them the property Of cittxsns in the
counties, are engaged on q railroad to run
from Saulsberry. The people, though great
ly oppressed, express themselves as better
pleased with Gen. Lockwood than General
DIX. Indeed, the Federal Government AZ.
firms that he 10 too lenient for his Dosftion.
and his successor 10 spoken Of. He II aecused
of being rebel or OF secession procli yifies.
but a. yet has not been removed.
The Joy experienced by those men In m cat
Ing with their brethren In this city was trniv
affecting. They clasped each other In Their
arms, while their eyes bespoke the FEELINGS Of
the heart. II did not expec. % ses ypr
again." said one-"Ohi how glad am 10
see you did my letters 60 safe I" said ane
other They were glad to know this. for obi
OF ths mail carriers, less fortunate than the
rest. had been overtaksn and his mail taken
from him. but he somehow got away from
their clutches, and IL now Ia our city. II 10
. gxatiheatton TO know that they are hap
pily provided for-the only peiyatton thsy
have u hetnG separated from loved on1g
whom they may nsysT ~ more"
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faily to wipe ont No. !. on he list Of thirty.
He guccoodod. while 1Ao safGoon Wno
ssa.ssesse .es n1pe. 49, asys tss fss 49, ~
thirsty sons Of Mars, n Hyen, . pow@rfni man
and fsnctas- MASTER to the corps, demanded .
Continuance o. the struggle. Wearlsdby the
previous hshB l Perie was IN mo- coalition
TO prevent hsing murdered and Hyen, amid
cries Of "shame, shame" from his 0Nn COM
rades. ran Him through the body. Wnen tne
circumstances were known, all good citsens
condemned the deed. For week: the wound
tsnus upon life and daily his room was hlled
with fresh flowers BY the young girls OF Paris:
1t was happy day when he recovered, and
under the signature Of "Nemo." took mp
forever.
But was speaking Of the hop at the "Na:
tional." Throughout tho silent hours OF
night the rooms resounded with the merry
light footsteps that fell upon the oaken floor.
All seemed light hearted and happy, and AZ
tor q supper highly creditable to the host,
and NV moro dances In the hall, "every-
body" went home contented. And nave
~ contsnted; for he bore OF new hat be.
longing 70 tho unfortunate subscriber, and
left sxcA . shocking one In its place
a facetious friend at my elbow suggests
behind, the new one will produce a.
little eject upon him as q bright now
brass knocker would ON pig door.
There's consolation!
, That was Thursday. Yesterday the Burn.
side Expedition cleared from the place Of
rendezvous and went beyond the Capes.
This morning there was q high wind and
some rain. This evening there il rumor
that the expedition returned again, and that
the ships are riding out the gale In Hampton
Roads. It may be, however, that these ships
are merely others Of tho same armada, who
will Join their fellows when able to put to
sea. Tonight the storm Is increasing, and
the rain beats furiously against the window1
a. write the words "good night"
But one moro item before close. This
expedition, although under q daring and
educated officer, 10 not rs formidable as It's
predecessor. The ships are smaller ana less
In number, many OF them being mere ferry
boats adapted to the purpose. The number
OF troops on board is varlOusly estimated.
Ny Own opinion il about twelve thousand,
including the Rhode Island Artillery. be-
ueve 1t will take out five regiments from
Massachusetts the 2lst, Esd, 2Ath, 18th, and
9th; three from CONFERENCE.-The Sth, 10th,
and ilth two from New York-the 5lst ana
5Sd two from Psnnsy lvania-the llth and
DIST; and perhaps some Zouaves, who have
been sent TO Annapolis for some purpose OF
other. do not state this with certainty,
but give it merely as q matter of private
opinion. ooAsAAAS'
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Frsm the Potsmac-The Psnsac6la Rams
the Bisckads- Smelling OF . Private
Dwelling, &c.
from the Fredericksburs Recorder. Jan. IA

From the Fredericksburg Recorder, Jan. 141
On Saturday morning, The Mt. Vernon was
observed to be coming up the river just on
the creek, and our men thinking that she
vsntured In rather too near, let slip the dogs
Of war at her, firing two shots, both Of which
missed her; the Mount Vernon did not re-
spond
The firing ON Sunday morning Just before
day proceeded from the batteries at Evans
port, which had opened on the Psnsacola az
abe attempted to run the blockade OF the
batteries. Just before day our men at the
upper batteries heard the sound Of steam and
commenced firing by sound, rightly suppos-
ing that II proceeded nom the Pensacola,
which having been for some time ''cornsrsd"
In Warrington was trying to make her way
far a. our guns sxtsnded-some thirty.
nine shots in all being thrown, but 1t
II believed without success, inasmuch
as she passed Aqua Creek. running very
tugs which were accompanying her by EvAns.
port batteries, and which were observ Cd just
a. they were all getting by, were doubtless
merely an escort % . prscaution against an
assistance, should any be needed. A. the PEN.
sacola pissed the Oresk the batteries gave her
two parting shots, bat without doing any da.
mage. The excuse made BY those In charge
Of the guns for tho failure to strike, 10 that
. thick iog was prevailing ct the time
without meaning to criticiss the blockade,
We must be permitted to Gay. that az for
sdiclency Il 10 about - next akin to no block.
ade 1t all a. could well b.
On Saturday evening. ~ We learn from Z
genteman who witnessed the occurrence,
three Federal steamere ran In near TO shore
just on the farm Of Withers Weller, ESQ !,
or seven ttmes, the result being thss the
part next the river vas completely stove In !;
and, indeed, the whole hullding Was com.
pletsly ruined. We farther learn that the
10 A. 49,
Hooe, ksQ. The fhcx ~ sappoao. u true,
that one o. tAs etAsT has certainly ben de-
mollshed.
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Lithogrophy.-A car load of photographic
presses, stones and other material, passed
through Lynchburg yesterday, en- route for
Richmond 1t is portion of the establish
ment brought on by Col. u. Duncan, for the
purpose Of engaging in work for various
departments, which will, to a considerable
extent, facilitate the dispatch of public bust
ness. The artists engaged are represented to
be of the first class, chief among VIII ON is j..
posed to commence with twelve presses, and
increase the number as necessities may re-
quire. The large room over Tardy & Will
liams, corner of 18th and Cary streets, has
been rented for the purpose. See advertise
ment.
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A Local O6serrotion-"I In consequence of
the inelemency of the weather it was obvi.
ously the duty Of everybody who could do so,
without detriment to the public interest, to
remain in doors yesterday. Words are made
auate TO describe the miseries and misfortunes
of those who ventured out. Rain and sleet
made the sidewalks perilous to life and limb,
and an old colored individual, endeavoring to
forward and sliding back three, remarked that
it was sherry timorsome walking" The gen
eral opinion was that nature had inaugurated
a war against Burnside's naval expedition,
and this reconciled our inhabitants to miseries
which, under circumstances, would have caused
universal grumbling.
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The ball providing for the Establishment Of
. military school In connection with 1an-
dolph 1aeea Oe.lsss. - - =. 49,. -. z, 8.
Governor, enclosing letter from the AcdnS
Oommiseionsr Of 1ndIaA Affairs Of the Oon.
federass States, relative 10 the Choctaw uioe
Of 1ndians in ths West, for whom the Secre-
held in trust ths sum Of e45O. 900 Of the regis
tered bonds Of Virginia, upon wnlcn one
years interest II now due Tnese 4noians
having united themselves with tne OenIsoe.
rate States. the Commissioner OF Indian Al.
fairs now applies for the Interest due on the
Trust Bonds. The Governor recommends
the payment thereof. Referred to the Com.
The bill compromising E. J. Buckwatsr
and VIM. II. Pate, for keeping certain negro
convicts In the county OF Bedford. was
passed.
sxpediency were referred to the appropriate
' Sy mr.. TAYLOR: OF making South Anna
river, from Bush Greek Ford to it, junction
with the North Anna, IN the county Of Han.
BY Mr. HorxlIs-Of Incorporating Liberty
Hall Academy, in the county OF hooking
ham.
BY Mr.. RoB1Ersoz. Of Berkeley: Ofprovid.
ing by law "for the trial OF criminal cases
by juries Of vicinage other than that in
which tho offence II charged to have been
committed when a trial in such vicinage can
not be conveniently had by reason Of the
presence Of the public enemy, or the preva-
Ience among the people therein Of sentiments
unfriendly to the enforcement Of public jus.
tice''-as authorized by the Convention.
The bill to provide for tho constructionf
between the Orange and Alexandra and
Manassas Gap Railroad and the Richmond
and Eredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
was taken up. Several amendments were
deliberately discussed, and finally the bill
was laid on the table.
AhA
memorial OF Joseph Il. Anderson T. Co., re-
ferred to . committee by the House, which
was granted.
MIR. BuFoRD offered reeolutien to inquire
into the expediency Of legaliztng the use OF
certain State securities now held by the Bank
Of Pittsylvania AZ a part OF Its capital
Adopted.
The House then adjourned.
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Mayors Coart.-The cases disposed Of yes
terday presented bat few points of interest.
Icelins Mckinney, charged with making an
security TO keep the peace. A charge against
VIM. Ssagg, for making an assault npon A.:
Mckinney, was dismissed. The case of
Richard Morris, charged with stealing peck
ct book and $40 in money from 2. Johnston
Il Bro, was continued until today, in conse-
quence of the absence Of witness. fine
Of 8 was imposed upon Richard Gregory,
for retailing ardent spirits without license.
Two or three negroes were sent down for
punishment; about the same number of
trunks were disposed of in the usual way,
and thus closed the important proceedings OF
the august tribunal.