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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-07-13
Trophies Of the Rebellion---Bringing
Away the Cannon from Richmond

Government is rapidly dismnntling the
Notifications at Richmond and Petersburg,
and shipping the cannon, etc, to- the WASH
ington and other navy yards and arsenals.
The number of cannon of ali kinds, siege
and field, is much larger than was origin
ally supposed. At one time four or five
acres of the landing below Richmond were
covered with cannon, caiSsons, army wag-
OnS, etc. Five vessels were at City Point
and Richmond last week loading with
them, including the beautiful Whitwortll
battery of rifled cast steel twelve pound
ers, surrendered by Gen. Lee at Burksville,
Va, which was presented to the rebels at
the beginning of the war by svmpathizing
friends I'm England. Artillery officers pro-
nOunce it one of the finest batteries in the
world. 1t will probably be sent with other
curious pieces to West Point az trophies.
At Petersburg, just before its evacuation,
many cannon were buried, and head boards
put up at each end to resemble soldiers
graves. The negroes. always loyal to the
North, immediately revealed the trick and
upwards of one hundred pieces have been
already eXhumed. The amount of war
material accumulated by the Government
both of its own manufacture and captured
from the rebels, is almost Incredible
Speaking of guns in a wholesale way, an
artillery officer lately animated that the
cannon, caisSons, ambulences. army wag
Ons. etc, with their teams would make a
column reaching from New York to Cali
r,rpia
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TIE CRoPS.-We have had an opportu-
nifty within the last few days to look out
somewhat on the maturing crops of Polk
ana Story counties. Corn never look ed
better i'll the world. 1t has that dark green
appearance which is indicative of q yigo-
rous growth. In some fields il is from two
to three feet high. Occasionally in a low
place where the recent rains had overflow
ed the land, il is well nigh drowned out ::
but, on the whole, we are satisfied that
more corn will be raised in Central Iowa
this year than in any former season.
Wheat, oats, rye, and barley are making
me advancement, promising a good ave-
rage yield. This is a splendid wear for
meadow lands; andsPrairie grass is rank
with vigorous life. Hay will be abundant.
There Is every reason to believe that the
present year will be one Of great agricul
turai prosperity i'll Iowa.-.State Rcgister.
ACCIDENT ON THE 4TH-At Newtown
IN tins county, while a salute was being
hred, on the 18th, an anvil exploded. scat
tering fragments in every direction. AL
lfeu Pierce, young man living i'm the
nelghborhood, was struck by a piece of
the IRON, and had one of his legs torn on
tirely from his body. He is otherwise So
riously injured, and his recovery is auita
doubtful. No other parties were injured.
though several very narrowly sscaped.-
fo"nc,t BluFs Nonpa1si7.
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PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND JEFF. DAVIS
Gen. Sherman says he asked President
Lincoln explicitly, when at City Point
whether he wanted him to capture jeff
Davis or let him escape, but the President
gave him no reply except a story about a
temperance lecturer, who, one day, after "a
long ride in the hot sun, stopped at the
house of friend and was RECALLED with
lemonade. His host insinuatingly asked
If he wouldn't like the least drop of some-
thing stronger TO brace up his nerves after
the eXhausting heat and exercise.
NO." replied the lecturer, II couldn't
think oft; I'm opposed to il on principle.
But" he added, with n longing glance at
the black bottle that stood conveniently at
hand, "ifyou could manage to put in
drop un6ehnomnst to me, Iguess il wouldn't
hurt me much ~ "Now, General" Mr.,
Lincoln is said to have concluded. 'rm
bound to oppose the escape of jeff Davis
but if you could manage to let him slip ont
unbeknownst, like, I guess it wouldn't
hurt me much!''
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IOwA.-We learn from Mrs Secretary
Harlan, who has been so much engaged in
benevolent efforts i'm the behalf Of the
Union soldiers buring the war, that the
State of Iowa, through her Sanitary Com
mission, from March LIST, 1864, to March
bdfto hl SS52, paid into the northwestern branch
about 81, 900 cash more than Michigan, II
llnois, Wisconsin and Minnesota together.
during the same period; and that she fnr-
nished alarger number of packages Of SAN
itary supplies than any of the above States
except Illinois, and was ahead of Illinois
until November, 1864. We also learn that
the State of Iowa furnished over twelve
thousand more soldiers than her quota un-
der all Government levies. The small draft
there was owing to deficient credits. which
We're afterwards corrected HaShington
Latctj9encer.
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1T T F71I-kfk11, CII II
It. J. MYERS, Sec'y.

MAIL AGENTS TO CARRY NEWSPAPERS.
The thirty-eigth section of the Postal
Law Of 1868 authorizes the Postmaster
General from time to time, to provide by
orderthe rates and terms upon which route
agents may receive and deliver at the mail
car or steamer, packages of newspapers
and periodicals delivered to them for that
purpose by the publisher or any news
agent thereof and not received from nor
designed for delivery at any post office
This power is now exercised for the first
time on application of the publishers of
Chicago, and will be extended to all others
who desire to make similar arrangement
Ten cents are charged for the first ten
pounds or less, and five cents for each adj
ditional five pounds or less on newspapers
carried outside the mail by route agents,
ana delivered at the several stations or to
agents on the route. The rates fixed are
much lower than when the newspapers are
sent inside the mail.
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CHINESE REAsoNING.-The San Fran
cisco Bulletin, in an account of the Chinese
school in that city, says that at first the pu-
pills could not be brought to pay any at
tention to geography. They said, 1--WE be-
lieve the earth is level; but suppose it is
round, what difference will it make to us :?
We won't make any more money whether
it is round or square, This Indifference
as to whether they make money on the
square or not shows a low state of morality
among the Chinese,
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CHEEIFF;S SALE.

~ BY virtue Of sr-cisl execution 10 direct
ed by the clerk of the District Court Of WarPllu
county, state ~ Iowa, commanding 20 sell tho
property hereinafter described. by I decree oi
said court directed, will en- to sale a. public
auction to the highest and best bidder FOR ash 1,
hand, at the front door Of the Court House in. Wa
pelln county Iowa, on the y h day OF AucUst 1853
between the hours If o'clock a and o clock D
m, commencing al ~ oclsck Of said day, the
following real estate tn.wit:
The east half Of the northwest qra rt-r and the
half NJ the northeast quarter, and the 70 ths vi
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section er,r(7
township seventy three tSl north Of range !Girteen
(l3) west. in Wapello county, iowa.
Taken as ny special execution directed ~ the
property OF VI artin Chandler Eliz beth Chamber
H"nrylF. Harding aud Elizabeth Harding TO satisfy
said execution in favor of James q. Stusc's Buck
inghaH Sturl is and James Mcdonnell nj against
said defendants for the of eight hundred ard
one dollars and forty one huniredth (SSo a. 101hs]
and interest and costs
g. A DERBY. Sheriff
of Nape clio county. In~a.
Sheriff Office, Ottum~a, Iowa, June 2slh, 1868.
June 2s-lI-1w.
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Dos Moines. Julv

commencement at Iowa College, Grin
nell, occurs on the 18th To the 10th of July.
Hon. James w. Grimes recently donated
six hundred and forty acres of valuable
land to this institution.
w. b. Dale, Commissioner Of Indian ,f.
fairs, has resigned, and Judge d. N. Cool
ey, Of Iowa, has been appointed to the
position.
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At a meeting of the citizens of Washing
ington township and the neighboring town
ships, held at Ashland, July LIST, 1865, the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A corporation known as the
Des MOines Valley Railroad Company. has
built road through our county and left it
unfcnced. so that stock belonging to the
citizens of the country bordering on and
near the road is very frequently killed, to
the injury Of said citizens;
Resolved. That we politely ask said
Company to fence said road.
Resolved, That we organize an anti
Railroad Society, in case the request is not
compiled with, and that we will exhaust
all lawful means to have our grievance re-
dressed.
Resolved, That the above is faint ex-
preston Of the sentiments of this commu-
nifty at large. and that we are determined
to a@itate this question until our stock is
safe on the commons, which is the only
place for pasture.
Resolved, That we will not cease to urge
this matter until said Company fence their
road substantially from Independent in
Van Buren, county, to Ottumwa, in Wa
pellO county, in the State of Iowa.
Resolved, That copies of these resolu-
tons be sent to the Keol<uk and Ottumwa
papers for publication, and a copy to the
Company's officers.
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One hundred and fifty Major and Briga-
dier Generals, who have been occupying
easy and pleasant positions in Northern
cities, on court martial duty and the like,
are to be mustered out soon, to make room
for officers who have merited oonsidera-
ton by gallantry in the active service.
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We The Council Bluffs Nonpariel is re-
sponsible for the following: When Benja-
min parted with JEFF. Davis, he said:-
"Wc're both going TO the same place.
GLOW is that?' asked Davis. "Wcll," said
Benjamin, II am going TO Europe, and
ann' rn irninr u WOLFE rnnn
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EsS-The Scientific American saws Won
may clean your brass clocks by boiling
them. They should be boiled in pure or
rain water only, and then dried ON a warm
stove or near the fire.
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ASoTHER.-Fermont has followed the
example of Iowa. Her recent Union State
Convention adopted n resolution i'm favor
of negro suffrage. Paul Dillingham; is the
nominee for Governor.
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II Il S ALE!-,
SEVERAL TOWN LOTS!
nv a A RnEvEp
July II, 1868 -dwSm
CHERIFF'S SALE.

ST1FKIFF'S NAIF.
~ BY virtue of an Execution to me directed H..
ued by the Clerk of the District rou Of Wanelln
county, State Of Iowa. have levied upon and III
expose to public sale at The front 1nor OF Court
House, In said county the following de scribed al
estate 'o-wit, situated In said county and state:
lot number FIVE ~ in block unmhsr twenty-f
t2a). in TIE first addition to Blakesbrrg.
Said sale win take place the r2th day Of An
gust. 1863, hetwecn III hours Of &C ock n, and
o'clock n. IN commencing ut IN o'clock =. m. -
The said prop artv having "e"n taken At the sri ~
$. J. Hurst Co. IS. Rche Reeds sa'isfv said
ecution, s'xiv six dollars and fort six one hun
DR. odths fsf6 4flO0tlIs( int crest and costs
SheriGs Office, Ottumwa Iowa Iulv 10. t2fh.
G, A DERBY. Sheriff,
july 13,-hi5 or Wapello co.. IOra.
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a Cholera Panic in Europe.

The cholera is on its travels-that fierce
and pitiless plague. which has it's residence
in the east, but sallics forth at periodical
intervals to decinlate west north and south.
From time to time we hear of the vista
tation in distant parts-deaths by whole
sale in Central Asia. deaths i'm Southern
Russia. regiments dishanded by death on
Indian marches. and rivers chol<ed with
corpses i'm the islands Of the Eastern Ocean.
The last Red Sea news brought word that
Mecca and Medina are thiSvearvast laa2Hr
houses Of cholera-smitten victims, the pill
grims Dorishinr all alone the road to the
shrines from Jcada and thesouthern ports.
and shieks who have come to kiss TIL"
kaaba turning back in horror, with their
trains. TO succunb in fonts and houene
where thew had shut themselves mp. Al
ready Epvpt has hocn reached. and the
fellahs there are perShing by the thous-
ands: so much SO that the italian and
French harbors are shut against vessels
from Alexandria. Marspillcs has kept all
the mail boats in quarantine ever since
two moribund passengers wore landed in
the JOllette: and at last we ourselves have
been obliged to confront peril that can
not be disregarded. The newspapers and
letters which went out of the General Post
Office on Tuesday last were sent in boxes
instead of bags, 10 Prevent infections be-
ing carried out of Egypt by the mail pass-
ing through the country. That. is not a
precaution on our own behalf, but it will
be observed with regard to the overland
dispatches coming homeward. All the in
stances we enumerate, and others which
might be cited, prove that the cholera is
on it's periodical march; and, without as
cribing to the same source the outbreaks in
| North Russia, Poland and Prussia, il is at
| least possible that the year may be signal
| lied by the invasion of that enemy which
patriotism and courage cannot keep out OF
our island.-London Telegraph, Jttne %.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY CASE ON TRIAL.
The case of Wadsworth VS.. the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company, be-
ing an application for an injunction 'e-
straining that Company from further Oper-
atng the old Chicago and Galena Union
Railroad. which has been consolidated
with the Northwestern, Is now on trial in
the United States Circuit Court in this city
Judges Davis and Treat presiding. The
arguments will probably close to-day. The
I--.-;~---- .rl,ioh will nrobablY not be made
for some time to come, is looked for with
no little anxiety bxrrailroad men general
ly, and the citizens on the line Of the old
Galena Road.
1t will be remembered that Hon. w. Il.
Ogden and his friends of the Northwestern
Railway, last year bought up sufficient
quantity of the stock of the old Galena
Company to get control of it, and then
consolidate its lines with the Northwest
ern. The principle that is to be decided is
whether consolidation thus brought about
Is legal. The suit is brought by number
Of the old Galena stockholders, who are
represented by Mr.. Wadsworth.-Ch Chicago
Jodrndl.
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| GEN. Grants IDEA OF NEGRO SUFFRAGE
AT THE SOUTH.-Gen. Grant. both from
his position a. head OF the army and from
the prestige he has wOn is likely TO become
an important to our government for the re-
mainder Of his life as the Duke of Yelling
| ton was to the British government in the
| latter half of his public career. In this
connection, we give the following. from
the Chicago Iribune:
General Grant, in conversation with his
friends. says that it is too soon TO declare
TINT the loyal blacks III the South shall not
be allowed to vote. Aside from the alb
stract legal right and the legal problem of
what authority can confer or withhold the
neutrality-suspicious. il be in Congress or the
States--the question may assume the
shape of political necessity. The gov
ernment and people may have to choosee
between keeping IA standing army of l00,-
900 men at an expense of 100000, 900 year
10 the tax payers, to support the white mi
nority in the South against the white rebel
majority, or of franchising the blacks, and
thereby enabling them to support the
white loyalists. Gen. Grant forsees that
the suffrage question may take this form.
pr.ziIont Jcbpsoy, has ,,ono
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Without Cog Gearing.
Wv ofrreI t re Farmers Of Iowa by l. ". IRWIN
Agent nr.k,srill iowa
IL" p'cuiiar advantages claimed over ali oth.r
mashins- are lt--Durabirty. 2d---Lt hiness Of
da"tt "1--lts adaptation 10 uneven ground. AnG
IN She simplicity Of sctt:ry up and chsngins Iro III
ho"rr !" Reaper, ami YlCe versa.
2kS1irOEIALS,
thereby certify thatI purchased Of T. ". Irrfp,
agent, one OF Rt.SeA's &cFe,o Po7csr Co,nbinsd
Newer end Reaper, and fluid the same to he q 6r,t-
Grass machine Rams with as hght draft ~ any com.
mon Fo-hor1h pfoH. cut Ia one half tIay 7 acres
Al Il u rods; the meadow had not been NOV ed ths
season before and heavy coat of old dry gras, ard
new was eat with ease also cut II IuGarian; in
short 1t works well ia every particular. and would
recommend al farmers in need Of IuaGh r to ex-
anime she machine bcIure purchas ing any other kind
Z IA chine. s. B. % FNJELI IsEuI,AriHs
The above singular msclsne will be delivered at
o'tunwa for sale in time for the present HARVEST
prices Will not advance, and this is an age uf i'm.
Pr"Nencnt, we respectfully ask all farm RS Of va.
ieIio to held on ans not buy until they above
mlCtHne. For particulars inquire Of MIR. Grimes
It ms shop corner of Main aut Green streets ovpo-
ste the SInnanon House. where the machine cal, 20
seen as soon Is delivered ia Dltumwa.
l. ". IRWIN, Agent for Southern Iowu
\. B.--We expect to RISE or s,LL In price Nth
other Firsr CLASS MACHINES. Ain still be Ia the IN. r.
As'' tMay3nj !. vi
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Tho following is the text of General LO-
Ean's order, already announced in brief by
telegraph:
| Headquarters Army OF the Tennessee,
Louisville, KY, July 8, 1865.
| General Order. No. 2G.1
In compliance with telegraphic inStruc-
! tons from the Adiutant General of the ar
my, Of date, Adjutant Generals Office.
War Department, July 1st, 1865. all the
| remaining troops 0fthe 14th, 18th, and l7th
army corps, and Of the provisional divis-
ion of the army Of the Tennessee, not in
! cluded in the muster-out ordered in Cen
eral Order No. q, current series, from
| these headquarters, will beat once muster
ed out of the service of the United States,
and placed en- route for their respective
State rendezvous, there to be paid off and
finally discharged.
The muster out will be made in accord
ance with the provisions of General Order
No. "a, current series, Adjutant Generals
office, and Of General Order No. "a, cur
rent series, from these headquarters.
| No more leaves Of absence or furloughs
will be granted.
All officers and men now absent. whose
leave will expire before the muster out
Of their commands has been completed.
will report to their regimentsat Louisville.
Ky, otherwise to the rendezvous in their
respective States to which their commands
As soon as the muster out of an organi-
zation has been made, the brigade COM
mander in whose command il may beserv-
ing will report directly to these headquar-
tiers the fact, with the numbers of officers
and men in the regiment or detachment,
the rendezvous to which they are to be sent.
and the time they will leave this point for
their States.
BY command Of Mai Gen John A Logan.
MAN. MnOpuuLL AG
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CLOTHS AID cAss!msREs
CHERIFF"S SALE.

~ iiERlFF'S SALE.
~ BY virtue Ofa special Execution to me direct
ed, Ivy the Clerk of the District Court uf WapelIo
county, State OF iowa, commanding me to sell the
property hereinafter described, as by a decree of
SAID Court directed, will expose to sale, at public
ction to the highest and nest bidder for cash in
IT, a. M f-S- d"ar Of the Court House In Wa
between the hours OF o'clock NJ and / oc clock p
NJ, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. of said day the
following Real Estate. to-wit:
The northeast quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section number twenty-five t22) township seventy :.
three t13l, range twelve l2) west. Also, the west
hall of the south east quarter Of section twenty
three t23), township seventy three (73D range tw
t2) west Taken as by special execution directed
as the property OF Jonathan L. Boser to satisfy said
execution in favor Of Henry s. COwger Administra
tor OF GustaVus Cewger, and against Jonathan l.
poster, for the sum Of two hundred and eighty and
ninety five one-hundIedth dollars $3.50 95-i0O) aud
ia ierests and costs.
G.. A. DERBY, Sheriff
. OF Wapello counlv, Iowa.
sheTff's ONCE, ottunwa, Iowa June lith, 1866.
june l5-lz-17-iw
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= IST OF LETTERS Rcmainint

T IST OF LETTERS Remaining
Iunrla mes in the Post Once at Ottur1sa, Iowa,
Il G % h day Of Jaly, f>t5
''Tn OBTAIN any of these letters. the applicant I.
must call fort ERr:Skp LETTFBS give the date ~
this list arld nay one cent for Advertising,
''if hot 81 led for within month, they will be
sent Is me Dead Letter Office.
"Iriiers are not advertised until they have re-
niaited in Tire C':Tce week. - q. =.
'ff zee me postas stamp HE upper RI -hsno
Corner and ca &c space between the stamp and Ill
rectiou for post marking without interfering With
the writing. ..
''N IA REQUEST for the RETURN Of a letter &c
the writ err II uc!aiu.rwitiu 80 ,ys less, writ
ten or printed with the writer's name, Post ONE
al state across the left hand ud 81 the envelope,
OF the IA &c side WILDE complied with At the usual
prepaid rate Of postage payable when the letter Ia
de lixerrn 10 ~ wrIter i-Sec. Is. Law OF lSGN.N
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CQrrant Wine.

EDS. PRAIRIE FARMER: VIII you please
give IA receipt for making wine and
greatly oblige, A SUBSCRIBER.
We know Of no better receipt than we
gave our readers last season, which we
copied from all Eastern exchange. For
the benefit Of A Subscriber and others we
republish it. Those having better meth
DDS will confer favor by communicating
the same for publication ut once.
''The currants should be fully ripe when
picked; put them into largetub, in which
they should remain day or two; then
crush them with the hands, unless YOU
have n small patent wine press, in which
they should not be pressed too much, or
the stems will be bruised and impart a dis
agreeable taste to the juice. If the hands
are used, put the crushed fruit, after the
juice has been poured off, in cloth or
sack and press out the remaining juice
! Put the Juice back into the tub after cleans
ing it, wherN it should remain about three
days, until the first stages of fermentation
are over, and removing once or twice q
day the scum copiously arising to the top.
Then put the juice in vessel-a demijOhn,
key or barefoot asize to suit the quantity
made, and, to each quart of juice add three
pounds of the best Vellow sugar, and soft
water sufficient to make a gallon.
"Thus, ten quarts of juice and thirty
pounds of sugar, will give you ten gallons
of wine, and so on in proportion. Those
who do not like sweet wine can reduce the
quantity of sugar to two and a half; or who
wish it very sweet, raise to three and hall
pounds per gallon.
1.-THE vessel must be full and the bune
or stopper left off until fermentation ceases
which will be in twelve or fifteen days.
Meanwhile the cask must be filled up daily
with current juice left over, as fermenta.
ton throws out the impure matter. Wher
| fermentation ceasaS, rack the wine of
carefully, either from the spiggot or by {
syphon, and keep running all the time
Cleanse the cask thoroughly with boiling
water, then return the wine, bung uptight
| ly, and let stand four or tivemonths, wher
! it will be fit to drink and can be bottled i
desired.
| "All the vessels, casks, &C., should be
perfectly sweet. and the whole operation
should be with an eye to cleanliness. II
such event, every drop of brandy or other
spurious liquors added will detract from
the flavor of the wine, and will not in the
least degree increase its keeping qualities
Currant wine made in this way will keer
for an age. We have some made in 1856
which is really an excellent article.
1--WE see it recommended to take one.
third Juice and two-thirds water, also fou'
pounds of sugar to the gallon. This is
rather a strip than wine, and few will
relish it after comparing it with that which
we recommend.''