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Tho difference In the above totals s occasoned by two
banks having failed TO make balances; both closing
or the three hundred and nine banks reported 25th
June, 1864 ncorporsted has surrendered It's char
Ter by legislative authority assocation has discon
tinued banking business, and hundred and eighty
three have been converted into national banks. The
present report, for June "a, will contain statements
from hundred and eighty banks, considerable
number Of which have since perfected their papers
become national institutions, and small number have
given notice Of finally closing their banking business
The following table shows the eastward movement OF
-four and grain from the ports Of Chicago, Milwaukee
and Toledo during the week ending August d.
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tae mgoratlons Of dry goods al tpis port durpg the
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Our New Roch ellie Correspondence.
NEW RocHsiLs, August 8, 1896.
REGATTA

REGATTA
On Saturday last interesting regatta took place here
There little wind, howevcr-nterferins materially
with the success which might otherwise have been
perenced The weather beautiful a. regards sun.
shine and the scene previous to the Of
the regatta truly envening.
rHx STARTING POINT
was In front Of the Neptune House. large number Of
guests Of that establishment provided with accom-
modations on board OF the sioop Stella Captain Devoe,
which anchored contguouso the stake boat The terms
OF the race and names Of the boats entered fol-
lows
Catrg boats FIRST class 20 to "a feet, Amelia Brooklyn
Yacht Club. Prize 800
second class, "a to 20 fect-Gcta, Smith, owner. 0ys-
ter Bay; Gertrude, H. G Leroy, owner; Lieutenant,
owner n +. Morris, Pelham Prize $75.
Third class, 20 feet and under-Mcrriam, r. 4. Bar
tow owner; Lavinia, Long Island Prize $50.
Judges-Mcssrs W. Barker and George Packett
The race was advertised TO or rain shine, wind
or no wind Saturday last and no postpcuement could
possibly iako place. From ADJACENT parts crowd Of the
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ENGISEERs' TRIAL TRIP OF THE PROPELLER
ETHPA-MOOSLIGRT ON THE WATERS. ETC.
Tho steam propeller Nuhpa, Captain F M Power,
left her pier the foot OF Harrison street. North river
on last Thursday evening, at Ave O'Clock. engi
neers tria trip, for the purpose Of testing her ma
chinery
The Nuhpa, after leaving the wharf, proceeded up
the river, accompanied by tho VIM. Fletcher The
machinery to test which large number OF practi-
cal engineers had embarked on board the vessel
worked admirably and all present expressed themselves
being we'll pleased with the trial that the engine
had boon subjected to- The engine built by Mcssrs
Fletcher Harrison. and Is what is known as direct
acting beam engine--thc engine being applied direct
the propeng shat II is supplied with Stevens cut OH
and balance valve, and Is capable of making seventy
strokes per minute. She has thirty seven inch cylin
der and five feet stroke Of piston twelve feet diameter Of
Wheel twenty feet 1--WE inches pitch with ten feet five
inches Immersion and differs from the beam engine in
asmuch as il obvatcs the use of gearing The ordinary
for every Of the engine but in the direct act
ing engine the works faster than the engine
itself Heretofore il was that the poppe. valve
minute but this was shown last Thursday to
have been erroneous idea, as upon that occasion
they reached high seventy, which was considered
great ca, by those present Tho entire working Of tho
machinery was pronounced complete
for river STEAMBOATS, and Is but another instance
Of Yankee ingenuity The direct acting beam engine,
such used in the Nuhpa, costs less. by twenty
thousand dollars, than geared ons OF the same SIZE
and consumes the round trip about Twelve tons VI
Goa less both OF which items arc OF considerable inn
portancc All the principal machine shops OF New York,
Jersey City and Brooklyn we're represented upon this
occasion, and the liveicst interest vas manifested
among those interested in this branch Of mechanical art,
this the 1rs! instance where the thing had ever
been tried
In Streaming up the Hudson an excellent opportunity
afforded the guests to examine the beautiful vessel
aud her appointments She built al New Baltimore,
by Mr. J r. Baldwin, and .s two hundred aud 1fty-six
long thirty feet BEAM ten feet derth Of hold
and thirteen hundred and twenty six tens register She
has Atty state rooms IN the main saooE, or state
room half eight nicely furnished s'ate rooms in the
ladies' cabin, and capable OF accommodating ever two
hundred passengers She In connection With The
- rndcr the command Of Captain r. NJ Power, one OF
the ablcst pilots the river
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Iowa News.

The Board of Supervisors of Pottawat-
tamie county have donated $4,000 to the
G. B. Il st. ]. X. r. Co., on condition that
the road is finished from the State line to
the Bluffs by January LIST, 1867.
(. The Register says an old gentleman NAM
ed Palmer, aged 1O2 years, voted in that
place on Tuesday. He is Union man.
A HONE INsrITurIoN.-The Daily OF
tumwa Courier has become home insti-
tuition, and 10 worthy the patronage of our
citizsna. lt has battled foS correct princi-
ples against = great opposition, and has
come out victorious. Let the citizens who
take pride in home institutions subscribe
for the Courier, and in that way help to
build IL up.-LoyaI Citizen. Cente,riHc.
gs>T The Charlton Patriot says that there
being some defect in the books of subscrip-
ton to the b. 4 NJ. r.. r, the company re-
fuse 10 receive them, and some of the sub
scrfbers, on being called upon to renew.
refused to- do so. The Patriot fears they
will I've unable to raise the amount under
this state of facts.
LAMENTABLE.-Two daughters of the
veteran and gallant Capt. Van Benthusen,
recently elected Judge of Davis connty
were drowned last Saturday in Spring
Lake, near Pekin, Illinois.
We We learn that the fever and ague is
quite prevalent in various parts of this
State. This is doubtless owing to the un.
usual moisture of the country, in conse
quence of the protracted rains of the pas
summer and early autumn.
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An Appalling Spectacle.

The st. Louis Republican gives long
and interesting accounted a thrilling scene
enacted in a house of mourning, in that
city last Sunday: ...>,'.... ..
One John Redman. colored man, died,
as was supposed, ut an early hour in the
day at his residence. A coffin and a shroud
were procured, and the corpse after being
washed, shaved and dressed in the burial
clothes, was laid out in the coffin. While
his bereaved wife was wringing her tears
ont of a bandanna handkerchief, and nu-
merous friends, ''mute with grief" were
sitting around the dead body, talking a bout
what n good man he. was. Mr.. Redman
suddenly raised himself holt upright i'm his
coffin, with the majesty of death on his
cold face. Moving his not entirely sight :
less orbs around upon the company of
mourners, his cay lips began to chatter
some unintelligible gibberish about the
other world. The result of this hideou
performance was to upset the whole as
semblage with sudden horror, the female
friends fainting and tumbling into each
others arms at the sight of the ghost, the
men themselves c;lving in, and with dila-
ted eyes rushing hnrriedly ont Of the room
Mrs. Redman, the distressed widow, was
among the number who tainted. When
she came tn, she ran out of the room and
nothing could induce her to return during
the day, notwithstanding she was assured
that her husband had come to be conscious
and that the doctor thought he might re-
cover. We are not informed as to the ma.
ture of Mr.. Redman's disease, but was ffI.
formed that he was attended by an intelli.
gent physician, who regards the circum.
stance OF his sudden restoration when. to
all appearance. ne had been lifeleas man,
rs something almost preternatural.
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Rogues 0utWitted.

~ correspondent relates the following.
which seems to be almost too good To be
true:
hon. Davis, as his neighbors call him.
had a very fine melon patch. One af,er-
noon while In the village store be ha.rd
some boys plotting to help themselves 70
the fruit without being invited. Ben. said
nothing, but on his way homeset his wife,
wits to work to head them of. AS he was
passing along, large black snake crossed
MS path. which Ben succeeded in capturing
alive. He Immediately went to his garden
and Aelecting the very finest water melons.
cut it IN two very carefully. scooped out
the inside, and by means of pegs on the
inside fastened it together 40 nicely that
one could scarcely detect the seam. He
then plugged it, and forcing the snake in
head first. made all secure and left it in
plain sight. That night of course he Law
concealed near by to witness the sport
shortly after nine O'Clock, three bows came.
and each selecting the finest melon he
could find, started away, with Ben follow
ing at a safe distance. They proceeded to
an outbuilding not far distant, struck a
light. and prepared for good time. Ben
looking on through the crack. Bow like
the largest one was taken first. "I euess
us hollow" said the boy. ripping through
see
over, and then came a scream of terror
from all the boys as the snake glided out
among them. and away they scrambled,
leaving the other melons untouched, and
they did not feel more comfortable to hear
the uproarous laughter of Ben as they
soon found they had paid dear price for
their free melons. For weeks, whenever
the boys saw the thieves, they would set
up hiss. and the culprits would be glad
to retreat out of sight to hide their shame.
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New York, Oct. q.

New NOrk, OCt. Il.
The World has a dispatch from Nash
willie, dated yesterday, which says start
ling discovery has been made in that city
within the last few days. A large number
Of thieves have bsen depredating around
the city for some time past, and all efforts
to capture them have been unavniling
until lately. II has bee ascertained there
are fine different caves underthe city which
are occupied by thieves. burglars ande
terfeiters. The McNary vault in the grave
yard has been put under guard and men
set To work to effect an entrance into the
cave. As fast as the earth is removed fresh
earth is thrown up from the inside Of the
cave. This is the same cave that Murrill
and his gang occupied when engaged in
running off negroes and horses.
The affair has been kept secret but leaked
out in spite of the military. A year ago it
was reported that the McNary tomb was
and has been used to store plumber in. 1t
il currently reported that cavern of five
acres i'm extent and very deep, is directly
under the city. One man swearsto having
thoroughly eX plored the entire cavern from
one end TO the other. A guard has been
stationed over the Ackling and Harden
tombs.
The locksmith gives his opinion that the
locks on the MeNary tomb has been used
recently. The entrance To the cavern is at
the foot Of Summer street. The military
are determined to find out the outlet OF the
cave. The entrance looks like fissure
in the rock. The discovery originated from
the fact that quite "a number of murders
have been committed in the Immediate
vicinity, which led to an investigations dis
| closing the above facts.
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Farmers of the Northwest, Make q
gia Home Market. }sE


At the late National Convention Of Boards
of Trade, in Detroit, animportant meeting
OF leading merchants, Mr.. Littleton, of
Oswego, N. Y, I'm an able speech in favor
OF a Niagara ship anal on the American
side, large enough to pass vessels Of 1000
tons or more, said:-"Allthep present modes
of transit are inadequate to carry Eastward
the vast produce of the West, and all new
outlets and enlargcments we can reasona-
bly, expect to make will be filled by their
increasing products" An experienced
Chicago grain buyer said also, that ''the
freight charges often cover sevcn-eighths
of the value of bushel OF corn at Liver
poor. More than one-haif the cost Of mhent
is also covered by the present inadequate
modes of transportation
In view of these facts, would IL not be
wise for the people Of the Northwest to en-
courage the building up Of manufactures
here, that we might feed the workmen at
our own doors, rather than wait for crowd
ed and uncertain transportation, pay ex-
penses thereof both ways, and impoverish
our soil by sending off all its products?
In 1862 the Northwestern people bought
merchandise to the value of $50 per head,
and of this $l6 per head of foreign manu-
facture, and largo share of the balance
from near the seaboard. Even our vast
grain exports were insufficient to pay for
these goods. n
Il II not plain enough that We ought tc
manufacture . large share Of these goods
now importedf Have we not food and raw
naterials-wool, iron, coal, &C., Have We
not skill, too, and can we not induce labor
to come heref We have both, indeed, now
and want them increased. II is high time
we studied our best interests more careful.
| ly, and saw the advantages Of home man.
factories in the Northwest, and asked fol
such action, public and private. as shal
foster and build up our manufactures and
agriculture together, eacn helping tht
other. I NeI uG5ts ~ III
There still woald he enough Of our ex
| ira produce to crowd the avenues of trans
| it East and satisfy the needs of oul
friends In that region; and we should bt
meanwhile saving vast drain, and gain
ing great wealth which we now fail II
secure aa ,taat.l8
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The Cholera-.-Cleanliness

An exchange, discoursing upon sanitary
measure to prevent or mitigate cholera,
says: r.l .Ea
"When the careful housewifs assumes
control of her dwelling and determines to
have 1t a pink of neatness from cellar to
attic, she does not content herself with
lightly touching with broom only those
portions of 1T which are likely to come un-
der the eye of visitors. She is aware that
the comfort of her family is as important
as the pleasure of her friends, and her neat
eye discerns everything impure i'm every
portion of herdomicile. Hercellar is lime
washed, her kitchen is an object of con-
stant care, her attic is not place of repose
Tor mairhed or diseased furniture and rub
bish of all kinds, buta clean, well-ordered
room; her out-yard is not encountered with
reeking pig-styes or olorous cess-pools;
her water runs not in cutters clogged with
mud or debris: her table is stacked with
good, nutritious food, well cooked and nal
atable. Everything is wrffory3crexs.everv-
thing Is clean. Diseases rarely afflict her
household, and when they do they are
either hereditary or the fault of some care
less ncighbor. 5o
Boards of Health in our municipalities
bear the very same relation to our citizens
that the housewife bears to her husband
and children. The Boards are bound to
take the very same interest in their charge
that she does; to keep acareful watch owe
what the people eat, what they drink, and
hn
long ago been accepted as true, and if the
proper ends have not been reached, it is
generally due more to the apathy of those
whose duty 1t is to look toward them, than
to any error of the principles.
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ASSESSOR FOURTH DIsTRIcT-Colonel
John Connell has been appointed Assessor
OF Internal Revenue in this district, vice
George H. Jerome, who has held the office
since the Revenue Law went into effect.
Colonel G. lives in Tama county. He was
wounded at Sabine pass. was prisoner,
and lost his left arm in the service.
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER.
The Future of OttumWa.

That Ottumwa is destined to be one of
the best business points in the State of
Iowa, Is apparent to all who are familiar
with its marvellous progress and growth
within the past two years. The concentra-
ion of railroads, taken in connection with
the great resources of the country about
it, and the capital and business experience
and capacity Of the merchants of the place,
are exercising powerful influence upon
the growth of the city, and will faverably
influence its future destiny. With rail-
road. the b. & NJ, going through the GEN.
ter of the county, East and West. another,
the D. NJ. ", crossing from the Southeast
to the Northwest. the st. L. IL G.. r. cross
ing Nortn and South, all passing through
Ottumwa, and with the almost certainty OF
another road, who can doubt but that OF
tunwa has brilliant future before It.
For the information of those desiring in
formation on the subject, and who have
written to us letters of inquiry, we will
here state tharat present we have a bean
tiful city of $500 inhabitants, with mer-
camille establishments. wholesale and re-
tail. that would do credit to the oldest towns
in the country: mills. manufactures, foun-
dries. packing houses. DC, that will COM
pare favorably with any locality; that we
are the busiest community ont of doors
that We are putting up more buildings and
improving more than any town this side
OF the Mississippi, and in short, that we
have the besttown for merchants. mechan-
les, operators in produce and stock, and
anybody else who is willing to work, to he
found on the Western continent. We
abound in every material resource; we
have more railroads and better connec-
tions than any other new Western town;
we have water. timber, stone, coal, rich
soil, and a central position, which will al
ways draw trade from a very large extent
Of country. We have, also, an excellent
graded school, with a good school house,
md apparatus as can be found in
the country. In fact, Ottumwa is now the
place. Come and ace us, and all doubts
on the subject will be removed.
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Jacksonv;l,e Miss. q,

JhcksonVlIIe, MISS, Uct. IL.
The legislature has endorsed the course
Of Hon. VIM. l.. Sharkey by electing him
United States Senator to fill an unexpired
term Of JEFF. Davis, commencing March
4th, 1883. by an overwhelming majority of
one hundred to twenty over Fulton and
Anderson.
Two ballots were had. bnt no election,
to fill the unexpired term Of II. G.. Beam.
I A majority of the legislature are in favor
OF admitting negro testimony. &
shannon, of Clarion, was elected public
printer.
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Medical Dept 1st Iowa Cav. V. ".
Hampstead, Texas, Sept Is, 1865.
certify that the above is a true copy o
the original orders Ell. .l..... r-,.
CHARLES Fl. LATHRoPE.
Surgeon 1st Iowa Cavalry, v. V.
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Detroit and the Michigan Central Rail-
road have suffered a severe misfortune by
the destruction of the great railroad freight
depot i'm that city. The loss Is estimated
mt 81, 800, 200. The origin of the fire is In
,leubt. Hon. r.. N. Rice, Superintendent
of the Michigan Central Railroad, estimates
the loss of the company ut only $4,000
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

One of the New York Custom House
officershave up his place, Wednesday, and
asked Collector King to give it to a one
armed soldier; and another resigned and
asked that the former occupant of the place.
just home from the wars, might have 1T.
So there is patriotism among ofliceholders
even at New York.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

The Fenian congress was in session at
Philadelphia yesterday. John O'Mahony
was chosen President, and Michael Scan
ion, of Illinois, one of the vice presidents.
From 700 to 500 delegates are already in
attendance. Another large and enthusiasts
tic mass meeting was held in the evening,
which was addressed among other speak
ers. by Mr.. J. +. Finnerty, of Chicago.
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Barbarities in Texas.

Il aaH y
For some months past letters from MEM
bers of the First Iowa Cavalry, residing
in this county, addressed to friends here,
have been received, complaining of inliu-
man treatment of members of that regi-
ment. We published one letter, and have
seen several more to the same import
Gov. Stone has received the following Off
cial documents, fully confirming the rep
resentations of private letters, and has
demanded the removal of the First Iowa
from the command of the inhuman Gen.
Custer. We trust the Government will a
! once put him on his trial before a court
Ehftial, and if these charges are sustained,
infiict upon him the full penalty due to
rsuchlbarbarities, more becominga savage
nation than the service of the most en-
lightened nation on earth.
! s, sHempstead, Texas, Sept. Is.
| ITO His Excellency William M. Stons,
| Governor Of Iowa: fs.t
"GoyERNoR. have tho honor to make
the following report i'm reference to the
treatment of some of the soldiers in the
First Iowa cavalry.
Private Horace Cure, company NJ, was
yesterday punished by order Of Major
| General Custer, by having his head shaved
and by receiving twenty-five lashes upon
the back. Private Cure has not been tried
by Military Court Mortal nor f,y anv
Court-nor was there q charge brought
against him. This outrage wascommitted
without license of law or Justice, and in
direct violation Of the Articles of War and
an Act OF Congress, approved August 5th,
1866. aa
II am. Governor, veryrespectfully, your
obedient servant,
Headquarters Cavalry,
alexandria, La, June "a, 1866.
Especial Order No2. s"" ~
(ExTRACT.)
"Every violation Of this order win receive
prompt and severe punishment. Owing
tn the delays Of court fnartiaIs and their
impracticability when the command IL nm
settled, IL II hereby ordered that any en-.
liattd man OF this command violating tho
above order or committing depretiations
npo0 the perssns or property Of citizens,
will hare his head shared. and in addition
will receive tscenty-hre kashcs upon hts back.
'0eit laid on. This punishment will in all
cases be administered under the supervis-
ion Of the Provost Marshal OF this com.
msnd, who is charged with the execution
OF this order, so far az II lies in Ms power.
by command of Major General Custer.
Hil (siSned,) A''1 1 j. l.. GREEN,
Assistant Adjutant General.
-g9 II iNci s'R. T. NEWELL. h.
"Lieut. and A. d. c., I'd Brig. I'd Div. Cav.
NJ. ID. G. eat lU ttaqa1 a ~ Easa
headquarters I'd Division Cavalry, J
September IA, 1865.
Captain Davidson, Commanding Provost
Guard: ..'
"YOu will at once shave tho heads and
lash g. Darr, company n, 18th Iliinoiscay-
airy, and IT. Cure, 1st Iowa cavalry, team
stffea IN ,yan.s train and Gum
. . es
(Signed,) &c. w. LEE,
-s'""5f Provost Marshal.
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IA We enjoyed the pleasure Of seeing
Capt. T.. B. Murphy. Of Co. A, 7th Iowa
Cavalry. direct from Fort Kearney, who is
at home q few days on account Of sickness
in his family. Captain NJ. will return in
shout week, and will be happy to take
anything for the boys of the 7th cavalry
that friends may wish to send. 80 r
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The Secretary of the Treasury has fully
decided ct appoint the present assistant
comptroller T.. A. Pitmans. This an-
nouncement may be considered official,
and is made thus early to forestall scores
of applications that would otherwise flow
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ERoN THE SoUTH.-We had the plnas-
ure day or two since, of greeting VIM.
IL. Burton Esq, of this city, who has been
absent the past three months on trip to
New York and through the South as far
as Richmond and Norfolk on the Atlantic,
and New Orleans on the Gulf, by way of
the Mississippi. Mr.. B. gives very in
teresting account of the condition of the
Southern country, andregards the induce
ments to emigrate there on the part of the
Northern people, as very strong. Mr..
sesr-'-~s.r Er.ss AZ a - ncass
louisiana, for which we aae Obliged '-s-@.ss