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OIL STOCK.

ORGANIZED uSpFA TEX LAWS o, gaE sTArE.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-15

THE ELECTION In MAINE.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-15

INDIANA TkooPs The Adjutsnt General has
Just published the following list of regiments
which have been mustered out. those retained,
aud the place where the latter are serving Ii
will be Of general interest.
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Chicago Market.

.-... Chicago, Nov. .J.
Flour-Decllned l5a20c per hbl. .
Wheat-2ia3c higher on No l, ard 3a4c
on No2 springs winter whest, nothing
done, and it is impossible to give correct
quotations. No 1 sold at 81 3slal 30; No 2
spring 81 05al 90. and rejected state at from
6oa70c. At the close market for No spring
was firm at 81 3slal 40 .. .....s. ....-
Corn-Good inquiry; 5sc for No and 81
for No2. .... -.......
Oats firm, one cent per bushel higher
No .Sa29ic, and No at 24a25, closing firm
At 2ac. .u.- -E ..-aa. ...94 .a..a-s.
Rye quiet and without change. No 1
sold at 55a55ic, and No / at 5la52, rejected
mt 42a43. r. .... ..n. .-tE- .... ...a. ..
Barley dull; sales at 25,,3Oc for old No .
in store. .-.... s".l...a. ...a..
Provision market dull and depressed. -
Mess pork declined SOC per barrel. and
buyers refuse to pay over So for newly
packed. . r5.. -1r
Mess pork for delivery in January $cs,
but no buyers. .. .,.. .... ... ..
Old prime mess entirely nominal. and
there is none Of this seasons pack ing in the
market. ....F .......r ..... ...
Lard nominal at 25a26c for prime steam
and kettle rendered. "
Sweet picked hams offered at l7c with
out finding buyers
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TheMan who has not Slept Since 1851

From the Rochester New York Express
There is'a man in this city, to make
brief stay, who has not slept moment
since August. ls5f-over fourteen years
He resides in the town OF Buffalo, Putnam
County, West Virginis, near where he was
born, and where he has, spent the most of
his fife. His business here was to bring
the remains of Mr.. J, Anthony, son of MIR.
Asa Anthony, who died in Buffalo in con-
sequence of an accident, by which leg
was btokeni,'and not from typhoid fever.
MS has been errofe,sly stated. The name
of the sleeptess mhn is c. d.. Saunders.
He is in his forty sixth Year, and has a
wife and seven children He is true pa
triot. and served in the 18th Virginia Vol
unteers until mustered out this spring.
lie visited our sahctum yesterday. in
company with Mr.'Anthony, and from his
own ''Irs we derived the facts regard
ing his extraordinary constitutional pc,
culiaritv. He possesses cande2, oper
| coar,enanee, which goes far 10 iInpres.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30
A Swe { Philosophy.

The celebrated teacher. RaiKri Meir sat
during the whole of one sabbath i'm the
public school, instructing the people. Du-
ring his absence from, the house, his two
sons died, both OF uncommon beauty, and
enlightened in the law. His wife bore
them to the bedcliambor. laid them upon
the marriage bed. and spr 'ad a white COW
ering over the bodies. In the evening the
Rabbi came home.
She reached him the goblet. lie prais-
cd the Lord at the s6ihi! out, drank and
asked: .....
"Whore are my two sons, that may
give them my blessing? / repeatedly
looked around the school, and / did not
see them there. Where are my two sons.
that they may too drink the cup of bless
ing?''
''They will not he far off, she said, and
placed food before him that he might cat.
He was in a gladstone and genial mood,
and when he had said grace after the meal
she thus addressed him: ..
"Rahbi, with thy permission would
fain propose to thee one question:"
"A few days ago person entrusted
some jewels to my custody. He now de-
mands tStf.' again. Shall give them
upf' ...
''rhis'is question: said Rabbi Meir,
''which my wife should not have thought
it necessary to ask. What! wouldst. ttbt
hesitate or be reluctant to restore to every
one His StSn?"
"No," she rcplied; ''but vet thhhght il
hest not to i,Stpfiss them without acguaint
ing thee Herewith" .aa.s.
She thcn led him 10 the chamber, and
Stepping to the ed. took the white cover
fsig from the dead bodies.
.Ah, my sons. my sons. p loudly III
fnented the father. "My sons, the light 0
my eyes and the light Of my understand
ing I was your f,thcr, but you We're nj!
teachers in the law .7
The mother turned away and wept bit
terly. At length she took her husband
by the hand and said: .,.....s .,..,
"Rabbi, didst thou not teach me that vi
must not be reluctant to restore that which
was entrusted to our keeping7 See, tn,
Lord hath taken away, and blessed be tn
name OF the Lord" ,..
"Blessed be the name Of the Lord y ech
oed Rabbi Meir; "and blessed be His nam
for thy sake too; for well is it written, VIII
hath found n virtuous wife hath create
treasure than costly pearls She openetI
her mouth with wisdom, and her tongue i
the law of Kindness" o@ "
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ness of packing i'm this cityis beiiig Wig
orously prosecuted by Messrs. Jas II.
Ladd & Co.. They are killing on an aver
age 40 beeves per day. Yesterday they
killed so hogs. This company have every
faculty for doing a large business. The
buildings are extensive and supplied with
all the most approved fixtures and ma
chinery. Besides this they large amount
Of salt, some 1000 sacks, and 5000 tnrces.
At present the views Of packers and hold
ers of stock ditlerso ardely that the buyers
is necessary moderate. Hogs sold yester-
day for SSasS,50.
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A Funny Adventure.

~ ,.sver attended but one temperance
iect,i.e,,H sait- DIR frisnsl y 60 with II
peculiar smilrf "and don't think sshnll
ever a,ttnd' ahotferi'
"You probably found it dry p e..
"Well, yes but that isn't it, The lee
ture was well enough, but got into such
an awful scraDe after it was oVeI, ti-nt !
never think ~ Temperature without a
shidder. I'll toll you all about it,"
1t was in N, where i was some
what Of stranger, and the nigi,s was one
Of the worst OF the sehson. Boreas how
II blew! 1t was enough to take ones 8
breath away. Well the lect-.fe was over,
and making my way through the crowd,
fingered at the door contemplating the
scene, when somebody suddenly thrust
An arm in my own, and clung to me with
a boar-like hug.
"Where have you been1" said the
sweetest voice In the world; have been
looking everywhere for you.' a~s.@-h e.h
Very much to my surprise, 1 turned
and saw--but can't describe her. II
makes me sad to think how prodigiously
pretty she was. With her left hand she
leaned on my arm, while with her righ,
she was arranging her veil, and did not
notice my surprise. sfa
"You have been looking for mc?"
''Yes, and now let's be going;' was he.
reply, pressing my arm. IS
A thrill went 10 my heart. What tt
make of my lady's address I did not know
but to accompany her. We started of
in the tempest, the noisc OF fwhichprcvent
ed any conversations! At length she said
with scream: .a0g
'Put your arm around me-. orr shat
blow away!''
I need not describe to you my sensation
as I pressed her to my side and hurried
on. It was very dark nobody saw us
and. allowing her to guide my steps, fol,
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L p 80 -,
the hearer with the truth OF his statement
He never feels fague, even when working
day and night He SAYS he once worked
on bis farm fotty-two days successively,
putting in thirty acres OF wheat, and du-
ring the same period worked all night,
hanging mp his tobacco crop and husking
corn, without moments sleep, and ut
the cid oftfie time felt as fresh and vigor-
otis as on the first day lie served in the
Shenandoah Valley. and waa in General
Hunters army during the celebrated raid
on Iyntliturg. When the soldiers were
leaning against trees and dropping tn the
ground from the terrible fatigne Of the.
rrtarch. MFR. Saunders, felt no need of
rest; but with the exception of hunger,
wits liz active and ready for service as
when he set out. SUB.
| q He took part in al the heavy fighting in
the vplfey under Sheridan, and was in
the battles of Cedar Creek, Fishers Hill.
Winchester, &c. He was a. last attacked
by chronic darrhoea. and wis sent to one
of the Philadelphia hospitals where he
passed last winter. He was closely OBJ
served night and day for fffty-eight days,
but was never detected asleep, and it was
then concluded that his account Of him
self was true.F fte made an excellent pick
ct guard in the army, and years ago he
worked on an Ohio river..steamer as night
watcllman, being able to do duty in the
day time, and earning double wages. His
appetite and digestion are excellent, and
he requires rather more food than an or
dinary man of his build. .....'u..ea .t-
We have heard of PERSONS slecpihr CON
tinuously sort of lethnrgic, morbid sleep.
but the case of healthy man doing with
out sleep isa rare one indeed. and almost
incredible. There is nothing remarkable
i'm MIR. Saunders appearance, except that
his eyes seemed a little watery and slight
ly)dilated. 1t is possible that he is hum
bug, but we give tlfe facts as he relates
them To us. r..-..E r..... a.f 'a . a.'
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Ecclesiastical Council.
For The Ottumwa Courier. ..a.n...-

rOT the uulNa SOuT1er. tsI...sg .
.....---f .. Ottumwa Nov. 23l 1906.
Pursuant to Letters Missive. an Ecclesi-
astical Council convened, at 2 p. NJ, in,
the Congregational meeting house, to adj
wise on the question of installing Rev.
Simeon Brown ai Pastor of the Ottumwa
Congregational Ch urch. . ,....s.. ,....
There were Present the following pas.
tors and delegates from the following
churches. .. ..--.,,- . ........ ..rr-
Keokuk.-Rev. G. Thacher, Pastor. Bro.
c. Obertop, Delegate. .s.,....r-. ...s g..
b -Keosauqua.--Rev. J. ID. Sands, Pastor,
Brother I-ysander Root, Delegate. .....
Eddyville.--Rev. d. Lane, Pastor, Deac.
VIM. Dunlap, Delegate. a..y... .......s..
Oskaloosa--Rev. c. III. Gates, Pastor,
Brother Isaac Fisher, NJ. D., Delegate.
Burlington--Rev. VIM Salter, Pastor,
Brother Franklin Greygor, Delegate.
Rev. ID. Lane was chosen Moderator,
and Rev. j. d. Sands was chosen Scribe.
Prayer was offered by the Moderator;
minutes and doings Of the Church, with
regard to extending the call to the Pastor
elect, were presented and read, by the
Committee in behalf of the Church.
Papers of the ministerial standing, ann
church relation of the Pastor elect were
then presented and read by the Scribe.-
These We're voted satisfactory, ana tho
Council proceeded TO the examination of
the candidate. The examination WAS con-
Quoted as follows. .- ... .-.....
Religious experience, Rev. c. III. Gates.
Theological Views-Rev. G.. Thacher.
Church Polity-Rev. VIM. Salter.
After the examination, the Council vo-
ted to- be by themselves. The eXamina-
ton was unanimously sustained.
The parts of the Installing Service were
then assigned as follows: Invocation,
reading the Scripture, and Introductory
prayer, by Rev. J. ID. Sands; Anthem by
the Choir; Sermon, by. Rev. VIM. Salter;
Installing prayer, by Rev. d. Lane. An
them by the choir Charge to the Pastor.
by Rev. G.. Thacher. Right hand of fel-
lowship by Rev. ID. Lame. Charge to the
Church, by Rev. c. III. Gates Doxolagy
\ by the congregation Benediction by the
Pastor. ...s
Voted; after prayer to take u recess till
half past six r. NJ.
Nret.ft half past six, and proceeded with
the installing services, as per programme.
The riiinutes were then read and ap-
proved.
Voted to adjourn sine die.
Attest. Rev. u. LANE, Moderator.
Rev. j. ID. SA NDs, Scribe.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

THE. B. Il NJ. II. II. BRIDdIi.-we We're
informed ny Mr.. Frank Hitchcock, Over
seer of the Railroad Bridge building by
the Is. Il NJ. Company over the Dcs Mones
five miles above this city, that very good
progress is being made. The side track
from the track Of the u, NJ. v. Road ~ the
site is completed and construction trains
are running to the river. About fifty men
are now employed in.and about the work.
The Bridgts proprs will I've 200 feet long.
besides which trussel work. mt each end
will add some GOO feet, makiif4 the struc-
trre 1900 fFet loiig, or thereabouts. Stone
Of superior diiiility has been found very
near the bridge. The mason work will be
commenced Immediately and it Is expect
ed that tile bridge will he finished the com
ing season, the tr-ain bridge as early rs
jhnes r,a ..- p. sugs.HE s......a.r
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

THE ORPHANS AT DANENPoRr.-Ihe
children sent up from Pennington t" the
new Home ut Davenport, are safely domi-
ciled .fitTe;' The Corresponding Secretary
says, in a card to the Davenport Gazette:
A few days since f'taftS one bundled
and fifty children. soldiers orphans, ar
rived in our city, were received by the Ia
dies, provided by .s,ei'e with breakfast
and were soon after installed in their new
"Homer at Camp Kinsnn,ns, where. tho
much remains to he done, they will, in
time, find themselves comfortably situa-
ted and' snrrountitl by evidences of the
care ana deep interest felt fortl,em by those
who realize the circumstances of their sit
uation and warmly synipathi,e &Siti.them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

THE FIRST Iowa CAvALRY.-Thc editor
of the Lyons Mirror, says the davenport
Gazette, has had an interview with the
returned home from the regiment. He
left the regiment at Hampstead, Texas.
but it was then under marching orders for
Austin, the capital of Texas, whittier all
letters should be directed. The boys are
in good health, albeit distontented and an
xiOus to be mustered out.
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} We notice that fieut. S. B. Evans, after
a three years absence-time spent in serv-
ing ar appreRtfceship WITH HIS venerable
uncle, learning the war tradc--has return
ed and purchased Il two-thrds share in the
Mercury. Sam, we can't recommend the
color of your politics as being permanent,
yet We edocompliment you upon your his
tory as soldier and wish you AS great
success in making clear ihgpresstoffs and
Showing the quill"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

The majority for Hon. Robert NJ. Pat
ton, OF Iauderdale county. "a Governor of
Alabama, is about 9,ooo over Col. Bulger,
late Of the G. s. A. VIM. II. Smith, ex-
Confederate Congressman, made but a
poor show in tho race. Mr.. Patton has
been for about twenty years consecutively
in the State Legislature, and was mem
bor both Of the secession and reconstruct
ton Conventions, opposing secession in
the former, and taking high ground for re-
construction in the latter-among other
things proposing apportionment on a
white basis, which was carried. He was n
Douglass Democrat In 1860, and candidate
for elector Of the six congressman elect
ed, five we're Wings in the olden times.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

MARRIED-At Oskaloosa, last evening
the 23d inst. by Rev. c. III. Gates, DIR.
CHARLES BEARDsLEY, Editor of the Bur
lington IIawkete, and Miss LIDA NJ.
Pool of Oskaloosa.
The numerous friends Of DIR. Bcardslcv
have long since inclined to the opinion that
he was proofagainst the attraction Of wo-
man kind, but he has been captured at
last. We wish him much JOY.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

Posi-, OFFICE RE-EsTABLIsHEp.-T
Post fffftS at Point Isabel, ri this county
was discontinued some time since, and the
business ordered to be transferred to OF
tumwa; but the Post Master General has
re- established the Office, and appointed
Mr.. Geo. w. Thomas Post Master.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

THE. \. y. TIMES AND TIE. FENrASs.-
The n. y. Times published an article a
short time since. abusive of the Fenians.
accusing the organization of merccnary
motives'in levying contribntioE$ from the
Irish people to be spent by the leaders in
fine clothes and not y rs living, The State
Center or President 81 the Order calls Aar.
Raynibsti to accou!it and, n spicy CORES
pondenatce follows: The Presiden, chs1len-
ges Mr.. Raymond, and Mr.. II. declines, to
fight. The President then denoiInces Mr..
Raymond as acalumnator and no gentle
man, and here the matter rests for the
present. .-....-.s .......
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

The London Daily News says the de-
cline in American securities Is due to the
pending difficulty between Great Britain
and the United States. This aniicably
settled. '.it would seeri difficult I'd limit
the extent Of the probable flow of British
capital into American securities, new and
DID, ' '.' '-"
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER
Localand Miscellaneous

liz THE SrRISa.-Th lst National Bank
Of this city, propose to build n new Bank
ing House in the Spring, OF a lot recently
purchased by them on Front Stti opposite
the, Farmers Hotel. ...-'"s s@' ..'.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

The Upton Advertiser tells ofiafge hogs
raised i'm that county. Wa. Rigby sold
twenty that averaged 40S pounds each.
and the largest one weighed tH-' pounds.
He received II! cents per pound; $40 92 for
each hog; $a3S 40 for the lot.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

The wife and family of jeff. Davis are in
so destitute II condition that subscriptions
for their benefit irare t'an started in Miss
issippi.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

As We Loc. was strolling, no overheard
n young lady playing on the piano and
singing "Who wrll care for Mother now,
while her Ma. was ont washing windows.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30

To MoNR6E.-We are informed by w.
B.. Armstrong, agent of the r:M. V.R. r.
that the s,,-s oil that road run to Monroe
to-day. The distance from Keokuk is l3O
miles; from Ottumwa 81. The distance
from Monroe to Des Mones is 80 miles.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-11-30
!. I Rev. u. LANE, Moderator.
Rev. j. ID. SANDS, Scribe.

To JUVENILE SMoKERs.-A physician
says: "Let me give two or three hints to
bows who use tobacco. Tobacco has spoil
ed and utterly ruined thousands OF boys
inducing dangerous precocity, develop
ing the passions, softening and weakening
the bones, and greatly injuring the spinal
marrow, the brain an6 the whole nervous
fluid a boy who early smokes, is rarely
known to make a man of much energy of
character, and generaly lacks physical and
muscular, as well as mental energy. l
would particularly warn boys who want
to rise i'm the world, Ia shun tobacco a. II
deadly poison. a few weeks ago "a youth
arrived in this city to prosecute his studies
with a view 10 professional life a week
or two after his arrival, he was seized with
paral vSiS in both legs, which advanced up
ward, till nearly the lower half of his body
was benumed and apparently hfeless-
There is little hopes of recovery. The
cause OF his disease WAS tobacco smoking
"a habit which he had early acquired.
and persisted i'm to the time of his attack"
r Brigham Young has issued n manifesto
to the Saints, calling upon thennto CON
struet telegraph lines from the frontier
settlements to Salt Lake CITY,. and. tells
them il they will have the polls set this
winter the Head of the Church win cause
wires to be strung upon their early in the
spring. Brigham gives details 6f routes
and instructions in hauling ard setting
poles also calls upon each settlement to
send some suitable person 10 salt Lake To
be instructed in the art of telegraphing.
The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph SAYS
s"The proper steps are being tafe',to make
it working institution next year, and we
] are pleased with the i~al.igence. Very
! pleased. and Hike a iorSfsir acquaintance OF
ours-who could see things near Mt hand
quite rs well as those ut a greater distance
we feel like thanking the lord and Brig
ham Young
| ......E .#a --rs---------------------------
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An English savan Says there are six
scnses-the additional one being the sense
of weight, ..r ..., ..... ...
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! ---I-g '-IF-||| ~ !. " NhShViIIe, NOT.Sf.
The Crane court martial has closed;' the
argument has been deli vered ON both sides.
The decision is not yet made public by the
court, though in military circles il is be-
lieyed that Col. Crane has fully vindicated
his cause in every particular ofthe ease of
quartermaster of military awards, ana
that most ofthe charges against him will
not be sustained. $50 .s...t .... l..'...ts.
..f @" a~t+ Montgomery, Nov. 20
Both houses Of the Legislature are or
ganized. The Governors message will be
read OH Wednesday, '.'.'.1.., ''
I'd. New York. Nov. -.
Sold opened at ls7, ard closed at 1865.
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fervency and strength Of hia mini.irsiions. and
vas not Pickering he protesting bfoiheri
Slowly. Jet most dignihsdly did the old man
approach him. 'Bsgone. hypocriie J. he cried.
Ia laundering tones. Never enter ny house
sgain.'
Pickering vss thanderstruck He felt that be
could make no apology which would not add to
insult lie bad no suspicion Of the extra force
-hieh had aided hn Ia bis fall. lie at once
found bis hat, took up his line Of march. aud,
completely eres, fallen. passed by me AZ stood
grinning In The shadow Of the porch
AT a suitable time catered, got my supper.
was told BY brother In hurried whispers VIA,
bad happened. and then stole OF 20 bed. affect
ing ignorance. and laughing most heartily As
ensconssd myself IN the sheet. at the complets
success OF my plan.
"Neat day | cautiously impaired the secrs.
10 nv sister. She WAS 10 her own room 81 the
time. and she threw herself upon the bed aud
rolled In sgoBies and consulsions Of laughter
she had been emsncipated forever from the OBJ
norious lover The old gentleman did not
hear the real stAte Of the facts for full twenty
years aflerwafd but when be did be laughed
heartily"