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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18


IS MYsTKR1ous JAIL MANIFESTATIONS IN
PRlNCEToN.-Last week We gave an account
Of some wonderful manifestations in the
: B0reau county Jail. and promised IN early
expose Of the ns0dus 0perandi by which
they were produced. The shaking of the
Jail, which was very powerful NANTES
tation," was done by means OF small
amount Of force applied 70 oneof the plates
Of boiler iron with which the floors Of. the
cells are lined. The plate to which the
force il applied il siightiy sprung, and u
small amount Of force will move il, and by
taking advantage OF the vibrations 1t eau
Be moved little more each time, until the
y noise and jarxing becomes very heavy. The
calls most distant from the one whore the
operator performs his Esprit wonders, -
shake and rattle the most. Itis truly won
derfui that man with one foot can shake
Ill the cells and the huge building 20 % to
make Ill the windows rattle, and tho grid
dlee jump upon the kitchen stove. And be
will do this right while be 10 being watched
and while his hands are being. held, With
out any pefceptiblo efforts. The moving
ofthe stick about the cells was done BY
means Of hne threads which arc Invisible
ct abort distance leading to other cells: -
The reppiDGs were caused by means Of .
thread attached 70 . ring.
These manifestations were truly WOnder-
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
ATTORNEY GENsiF:Ra.l'r,s Orr1,E.

4 80 e 49, RoPAAeA-
s.vu =. sne seselAl S!ases, ana me com mu'
nlhes tnereo1, should oe equalized as near
~ Ilsc.,caMe:
Dy the atn sectlon OF Inc ACT OF the. 30 O
aIcI, Aooo, sns Onateo States y Nv!Qe0
moe, 3nn oas.i1cts' o. Wnlch me Dstrist Or Co
a nx.a slalt sohsutuse one, eacn Ierflsory
" snef unl .s 9sate. snan colsti.pte one 9,
n .ao rs as sne leei4 n: snau alrec-. ano
49, esesslOnA! D1stf1ct OF me respec'
| i've STATES, Is n1eo oy law OF the State
| n neA. pteceulng Ine enrolment, enaN con.
. sssuse one 1ne11n ses1lon provides, that
lnele sSan W a noaF0 o. Enroiiment 10
easn nis'.ic'. ~ .ne 4s.n sectlon. II Il
la sox'I ., WA. = Ine hoaIo o. EnrolImenl
s:aii us't ~; !. necessary, Dlslr1cs may oe
u Wv H. ln.o s"o. ano, Win the assent 81
me ~. lec'e =. ~ " =, mo any greater
| ny sne ll1n secsion,l ~ IS made the duty
! o. the fEes!ceni, IN assigning to the Dis
.sicIs tne huMoel. o. men 70 nei furnished
sneselloh, 20 tsKe anlo consideration the
". ..uucI " So!un.eess anu 1nlllila iurn ish-
en, oy anu rom the aeverGt &dtes ia which
ss1l Dlslt1cls are situated, and me period
% ., n. snsn service SINCE the commencement,
sssienment &c 70 eqaailze the numbers
smong tne nlstrlcSs OF the several States.
oonsi9eFlnB ana alAowlng lor the numoe
aEeaoy IuFnlened ana aforesaid, and the
utne VI teess seIVlce. ..e.i
thst Tia sevar,l Sta,as .nS n;a.s 49, ~,
fn rn;shad nuThsr ~ NV uoi Ls.s.c.s a na9
militis na,;ora. -. sar,; :. anu
81 The fsrrf dn,v II the pra.;dar. -. J.
nave the national forces enrolled; his next
ouly vas % ascertain what number OF vol
unseele 4nd mluEla had been furnlshed
4lom tne eevefA states. and the periods OF
the nrs.snt rei,el1;on Nd tha,, f1.1e =.
Districts in the savar.i St.,as ;,a. u ~
mn he minht ennaii,e the MN
the Districfs Of ihe seversl STATE cons;ssss
erin0 md ailovinv fnr tho nmrsr,ess "
1911 1 f.,rn SiU 49, ~ .as na9Hsls ~
of t6eir servics Under M - ~ ~ s1 -
or Msrch. 1seS r. = Main thst hs Ma 90 ~
rirht ma nower. tn Ont nm = n;s,r;ct ;n,o
conntier fnwneh;ns nrec;rc4. -. -. ~. -
in orslar 10 annal;zo rs i - :, ,ssa.A;,, ~
|authoritv, aiven in the Orb section - ..,hI
divide District for tie nnrnosa az Sscil;ts.
ding or expeditinr the enroIfnent and w;,h
no reference to EQUALIZATION. Il mieht and
doubYless did hannen In 1nanv n{str;cts
thar one wen deflned portion II = nis.rics
"a county. townshinl or ward ho.; fnr,
nishsd rrsatlv more than the MN Nv .9,,a
therefrom. whilat nther no rfs If IN 90 :. .
Distrc,. .ef,nnllv waii aafnai nod ~ r.;.e
ed few or none. therehv NAL mo : drsn
.nnon the Disfrict necessarv. and %. IN.
der the Act. It was not in he bower q; t the
President 10 make the dram otkervise than
ennai over the whole nis,ricf T Ts 80. r..
uniuet and onnreasive. In nrTlor - norract
md flaerant hardshin and inins,ice Con- on
9rees. bv the 2d aecfion Of the ~ If 21th
February. 1854. and which Is in amend.
meut Of the Act Of Sd March. 1888. deciar.
ed that the quota of each ward Of = CITY
town, township. precinct. or election dis.
trict, or Of a county, where the county is
.--.S-- a -
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hEREL FREFB0OT1N0.-0on. Forrest has
met with new but perfectly natural trou-
Mississippi, East Louisiana and West Ten
nessee, il harrasseds by ,s..illegal orraniza.
lions ofcavalry,," otherwise rowing bands
of deserters, straRglers. horse thieves and
robbers. Gen. Forrest announces his in.
tehtion OF sex terminating these free, and
easy gentlemen who .sappropriate the pro.
party O.. clt1zensh without remuneration. =.
we reaHy thlnk that Gen. Forrest 10 az.
tremely unreasonable These bold riders.
II We understANd the matter, have aimnlv
seeded. # their rights are respected. mi.
though they are now tearing about the
country in rather promiscuous manner
they win by-and-by call a Convention and
elect President. and adopt Constitution
In which horse stealing-which, for ali We
see.yto the contrary, is quite as legitimate
as man- stealiDg- shall be protected. They
are merely seeding secessionists. Jeffsr.
son Davis took it into his head to ..strae.
gle;" but who. gave him add his friends q
monopoly of struggling? The Confederate
Army is Off cered by ''deserters.' If Tom
can "desert" 10, why not Diok desert Tom?
Ills certainly 40 worse to steal horses than
70 steal guns and forts: It is childish to
talk of illegal organizatione." Exterml
nate all these. and what would become of
"Dsserters',, seem to be becoming ouite
q third party in the ''Confedercy.S Our
readers already know how vigorously
Gen. Lee whistling back his errant dogs Of
war. So the Richmond Wing tells as that
bands of deserters.'' The name il an ugly
one, but if you change It to s'seceeder.b
have highly respectable character who
has gone into business Of governing up0n
his own hook. Yet Gen. Lee il so exceed
ingly despotic and 80 absurily illogical.
that he threatens to hang these self-con-
secrated sovereigns unless they come back
70 the ranks Immediately. How would
Gen. Lee fancy being hanged himself?
Yet We have as good = right to hang him
a. hehas TO hang the meandering Thomas
or Richard. ITO bolt" in his gram ar il a
very detective verb. ~ may. boitn is
fquit0 proper and reasonable, but HY on
may bolt is most "toleTable and moi to
be en0Hred." sss&s@ as
cOneistencies of the seceders. There never
were States in the world which SO depend
ed for security and order upon rigid en-,
forcenent Of and profound general respect
for law, as these which, in an hour of pas
sionate madness, threw down every fixed
limit and barrier, and 10 preserve ,despotic
institutions rushed to the extreme OF revo-
lutionary license. Now they have their
natural reward. Now those who sowed the
winds must prepare for an uncOmmonly
large yield Of whirlwinds. II you force =
man to tight against his stomach and his
conscien &c, for q cause in which he does
not feel .he slightest interest, it is foolish TO
be struck with astonishment, especially il
yon have nothing 70 give him to fill his
belly and cover his back withal, If, upon
the first convenient occasion, he betakes
himself 10 his heels, and to- foraging upon
his own personal account. And especially
Is it foolish 70 threaten him with rope un-
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. .s.s 1850 ~ Il a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
He Accents.

We have received a private dispatch
from Davenpor, announcing that after five
days and nights of deliberations, Col. Thos.
IL. Benton has concluded to accept the
nomination for Governor, rendered to him
by the Postum State Convention of the 23d
OF August, and endorsed by the Copper
head State Convention of the 9th of Aug
ust. The event is of more consequence
to the Col. himself than anybody else. II
ne thinks he Will enjoy that style ofpolitic-
al and personal suicide, we know of no law
human or divine, to restrain him from him.
self.--State Rcgister.-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31

the party of the war. i,asGcpteditS dread
alternative when it became necessary to
save the Union. II has sustained the war,
warmeaSurcs, war supplies, the army, and
all incidents of the war, support OF SOL
dicrs families. bounties, pensions, &C.
And in the future "a in the plSt, the Union
party will he devoted u essentially the
same objects, the completion of the work
already only in part finished. 1t will sus-
tain the credit of the Government, recon-
struct the rebel States only upon a basis of
loyalty.
Look on the other hand ut the Copper
head party, "a it has been AMI as it is
This party was opposed II coercion at the
beginning. They said it was unconstitu-
tional, wrong AMI mDnstrous, and that
four years OF its prosecution were four
years of failure to restore the Union by
war. They have al the time abused and
vilitied the Administration. They have as
q general policy, refused to vote supplies
to tho army or to the families of soldiers.
They have sympathized rather with the
rebels than with the loyal people and army
" NJ "slc SsiSt>t-lilliS VI lioSeSIllIlS tilt
war for the Union.
1t is unnecessary to pursue this parallel.
These are the parties of the country. They
are now essentially what they have been
in their principles, their plans, their sym
pathics. and as the success of one or the
other heretofore would have either sus-
tanned the Government and the Union, or
weakened or destroyed both, so we believe
it will be in the future. If the Union par
ty is sustained, the Union will be restored
upon basis of loyalty; if the Copperhead
party succeeds in its present design of di-
viding and destroying the Union party,
the Union will not be restored upon basis
of loyalty, but rather of disloyalty, and
then either we shall lose all we have gained
by the war, or another war will be newt
able. This is precisely the way we look
at parties at this time. Let the people eX-
anime and understand for themselves and
vote accordingly.
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Union Pacific Railroad

The work grading on the Union Pacif
ic Railroad is progressing rapidly between
Omaha aud Columbus, eighty-five miles
We learn that the whole distance of grade
will he ready for the iron by the loth of
November From Columbus to point OBJ
posite Fort Koarney, the route is a single
tangent OF one hundred miles, without an
elevation AS high rs waggon-wheel. 1t
Is the most beautiful line of railroad i'm the
know world, continuing substantially so
several hundred miles further, nearly to
the foot OF the mountains. LANDER stated
what was true when he said: God AL
mighty designed the Platte Valley for "A
Railroad, and whoever opposes it. will be
eternally damned"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31

The steamer Brother Jonathan, from
San Francisco for Oregon, was lost on the
18th of July on the Paciticcoast. Between
200 and 300 passengers persisted, among
whom was Major General Wright, recent
~ sent from Washington to Oregon to
command military district.
The depredations of the pirate Alabama
continue to be heard from. During July
she destroyed seven additional whaling
vessels on the North Pacific and Arctic
oceans.
CHIcAGo.-The population Of Chicago, as
recently ascertainsd by actual count, num-
hers liz 1856.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
T IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING

AIunclaimea in the Post Ofioe a. ottumvs, Iowa
on the Sth day Of August, 1865.
TO obtain any OF these letters. Me applicant
must h eail for .DvERrlsHD L.rrrss give shs date Of
'lf not called for within one month thev win he
sent to the Dead Letter once.
Letters are not advertised until they have re-
ma ned In the Office one week.
place the postage stamp on the upper ri ght-h hand
corner, and leave space between tbs stamp and IL.
rsetion for postmarking without interfering vssh
the writing.
IN. B.-A REQUEST for the RETURN OF . letter TO-
the writer, IT unclaimed within 80 days OF less writ
ten or printed with the writer's Nance Post Office
ard STATE across the left hand en- Of She
on the face side, will be complied with the usual
prepaid rate Of POSTAGE payable when the letter 10
delivered to the WI tier. Sec. 2S Law OF 1884,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
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And
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~
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These Bitters have received the endorsement o
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Second.-The highest medical authority Of the
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FACILITY WITH WHICH THE COLORED
UCATIoN.-We hear it stated by those who
have an acquaintance with negro regiments
that almost all the soldiers have learned to
read and write. That on the first pay day,
about all made their marks, but within a
year about all signed their names. All
well-conducted negro regiments have, as "A
part of their discipline, exercises in spell
ing, reading and writing, so that the amy
has become them in fact, school.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
COALy COAL

The Iowa Coala oil Company having establish
ed a Coal Yard in this city, will kee p hand a sup
ply OF the best coal the country can produce, at the
low est market price.
All orders left at the Express Office or D. v Rail
road Freight once will be promptly attended to.
Coal Yard the V Railroad Depot.
ey- Coal delivered to any part Of the city.
Ang %, 1863 d&w If
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31

New Orleans is now the cleanest etv in
America and there is said to be no more
danger of yellow fever there than on the
top OF Mont Blanc. Very great are the
Yankees; they can put down rebellion
with the musket and the bayonet and pes
thence with the broom, hoe and shovel
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
6 II. WORCESTER.
a DEALER IN
WHITE LEAD, ZINC,
A N d DRY COLORS.

COLORS GROUND IN OIL,
PREPARED PAINTS. LINSEED OF 4,
PUTTY, VARNISHES, JAPAN, DYE
STUFFS, STAINING COLORS,
BRUSHES, ETC.
N. B. SfgE Painting, Stencil Patterns made to
order. Hall aud Cathedral Windows stained, and
every kind of House Decorating executed with neat.
ness and dispatch.
l.Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. /, ls65-dtf
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

dissolution OF PARTNER.
lISuIP.-The co.rartnership heretofore existing
between T. ID Ketch am aud NJ l. Walker, under the
firm of Ketcham Walker, was dissolved on the 10Th"
of August, by the witbdr avail of Mr. Walker: The
business win be conducted by ketcham' who
has assori lated with himself Henry Hertkorn:
ID KETClIAM
Aup 90 1SG5-d 2tyot
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-31

'tStiiHStofi aug. ~JbIl.
We learn authoritatively that the Gov
ernments financial condition is easy and
that the Secretary of the Treasury will be
enabled to meetall demands with the means
he has at his command. No statement of
the Public Debt, will be made on the LIST OF
Sept, nor will there be "A statement hereaf-
ter, oftener than once i'm two months, so
that the next statement of Public debt will
The Secretary of the Treasury has lately
received intelligence of extensive SNUG
Cling operations on the Canada border
Silks, sugars, drugs and other importa-
tons on which there is high rate of duty,
have lately come into thecountry, evading
all duty, in large quantities. The detec-
tives of this department are on the track
of number Of suspected parties. The
able commissioner of customs, N. Sargent,
Esq, has been dispatched by Secretary
Mccullough to the Canada line for the
purpose of giving his personal supervision
to the matter.
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dered Lincoln with the men who have
kept mp continually "the fire i'm the rear?"
Can intelligent Union men, be they SOL
diers or civilians, be deceived into such an
atfiliation, by such shallow, unprincipled
scheme and transparent fraud? There are
but two parties, the Copperhead and Union
any other, whatever its name or guise.
is i'll effect but Copperhead laid society."
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J. w. NORRIS, p. N.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-09
CURRENCY IMITATION.

There is general and just complaint of the
scarcity of dwellings in the cities. The reason
is plain: The War stopped building; while cur
rency initiation lured thousands TO the cities TO
speculate upon the constant increase of nominal
or currency values caused by Currency Initiation.
We have fewer regular merchants, for instance,
than VIC had five years ago; but brokers are
thicker than t0ads after shower, and not
nearly so useful as those bug-deyouring servi-
tors Of Man.
-"Well: why not build more houses, now
that the War is overl'
Simply, because Currency Initiation makes
building unadyisable. Brick, stone. lumber,
glass, lime, labor-eyeything, in SHORTS so
hgh-priced that house which will cost Sl2, 900
to build cannot probably be sold for over SO, 900
when our Currency shall have hardened again
to par with coin. So the capitalist declines to
build, lending his money or buying stocks i'll
stead.
Contract the Currency tomorrow to par and
labor, materials, &c, must fall in Currency
price, when such IA house as would now cost
SI2, 600 can be built for s., ,000 Then, house.
building, &C.. can and will be resumed OH the
largest scale giving employment to thousands
of mechanics and labOrers.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-09
THE MISSOURI OATH.

The Supreme Court of Missouri has afilrmcu
the validity of the oath Of loyalty required by
the new Constitution to be taken 10y all clergy
men before they can exercise their ministerial
Offices. The question is one which has arraycd
clergymen of nearly all denominations against
the law, the Roman Catholic priests being
foremost in their opposition. All the Rebel,
were of course against it, many also who werS
not Rebels. for conscience sake, or for some IN
de6nable ecclesiastical scruple. The Rebel and
Roman Catholic journals contained the most IN
6ammatory appeals to the ministers to refuse
the oath, and to their focks TO rise In defense oi
the recacitrant shepherds, should the State au'
thorities enforce the State law. However, the
Missouri Rebels seem to have an abiding sense
Of the fact that they have been whipped, and
have been kind enough to allow the law 10
take its course without armed resistance.
John Cummins, Roman Catholic priest, was
indicted for exercising the functions oil o
preacher without having taken the required
oath. The case was tried in Circuit Court,
the defendant found guilty, sentenced, and
appcalcd. Mr. Justice Wagner Of the Supreme
Court now gives a careful opinion affirming the
Judgment of the Cont below. The defendant
objected TO the law that it was in contravention
of Article First. Section 10, Of the Constitution
of the United States, which prohibits the States
from passing any bill of attainder orer po" Jaeto
law. But the law has nothing in common with
bills of sttander neither inlctng capital punish
ment, nor confiscating property forfciting any
night. II is not an RI post fdeto law, because tho
oath is not prescribed with ayiew TO punishment
for any pas, oiTense, but for future protection
Neither does Il conflict with other general pro.
visions of the State Constitution securing civil.
religious, political, or personal rights. We need
not follow the Court in its argument further
than to remark that the case Of the defendant
appears SO surprisingly weak as to make the
attempt at opposition one Of extreme rashness
and folly. The counsel, as counsel will do in
such cases, talk Of al appeal to the Supreme
Court Of the United States. but they must
know there is not one chance in thousand of
securing in that court q reversal Of the judg-
ment Of the late tribunal. BE the act of the
Missouri Convention wise or foolish, necessary
or superAuous, it will stand till the people see
/ fit TO change il. And IA TO its wisdom, one
thing seems clcar-that il imposes wholesome
restriction on the rebellious tendencies OF a
large class Of troublesome priests.