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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07
Getting Married.

4
During the last summer a little inciden
transpired in one Of the eastern towns
winch afforded some amusement to the
spectators at the time, and furnished foot
for considerable gossip thereafter. /
occurred in church on one of those uuie
! sunday afternoons, when all the world
seems just ready to drop to sleep-when
the flies buzz lazily on the panes, and the
dog lies quietly on the door stone. .r-.
The afternoon services had ended. and
the congregation were arranging them
selves for the benediction, when. to the as
constituent and manifest interest of the
worshlppers, the good parson descended
rom the pulpit TO the desk below, and said.
IN calm, clear voice, "Those wishing 70
/ De united in the holy bonds of nlatrimony,
VIII now come forward" Adeep Stiffness
instantly fell overthe congregation. broken
only by the ru.tling Of silk as some pretty
ittle girl or excited matron changed her
position to catch the first view of thecouple
10 be married. No one, however arose, or
seemed in the least inclined to arise
hg N hs fapp sG%so i4e G%orthH HcEaf of hss
stood, repeated the invitation:
Let those wishing to be united in the
holy bonds of matrirnony now come for
ward
Still no one stirred. The silence became
almost audible, and painful sense of the
awkwardness of the position was gradual
ly spreading among those present, when
young gentleman, who had occupied a
vacant slip in the broad aisle during the
service, slowly arose and deliberately
walked to the foot Of the altar. He was
good looking and well dressed. but no one
present knew him, and no female accom-
panied his travels. When arrived within
Il respectable distance of the clergyman,
he paused and with areverend bow stepped
to the aisle, but neither said anything or
seemed at all disconnected at the idea of
being alone. The clergyman looking anx-
lously around for the bride-who he sup
posed was vet to arrive-at length re-
marked to the young gentleman in an
undertone:
"Tlle lady, sir, appears to be dilatory."
Very. sir.''
Had we better defer the ceremony?"
~ think not. Do you suppose she will
be here soon?" a.. ~. ..
'Me, STRIP said the astonished shepherd. /
''how should I know your lady's move
ments! That is matter belonging to
.- ..
n few moments more were suffered to |
'iapse in this unpleasant state of expect |
'ncy, when the clergyman renewed his
".'.
did your lady promise to attend at the |
present hour?'
What lady? l did not hear her saw
about it, was the satisfactory |
'esponsp.
"ihen, sir, may ask you why You are
lore, and for what purpose YOU thus trifie
n the sanctuary of the Most Highe'' said
he somewhat enragcd clerical.
IL came, sir simply because YOU invited
II those wishing to be united in the holy
happened to afftertaIn sucnawIsn.- ,,rri +
'"rv sorry to have misunderstood you, sir,
md wish YOU a good day"
The henedictiOn was uttered with a so
cmnitv very little in accordance with the
of the facial nerves; and when
ftcr the church was closed. the story got
Wind among the congregation, more than
me little girl regretted that her wishes had
lot been 10 be ''united in the holy bonds of
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

CASHMERE GOATS IN IowA.-We learn
from the Davenport Democrat that Mr..
John Walker, of Fayette. Howard county.
Mo-, recently sold three pounds of Cash
mere goat wool for $3.50. He has a large
hock, some two hundred of which are for
for sale. The fine bluoded bucks are va :
ued at from $500 to $1,000 each. while those
OF mixed breed are rated at from $50 to $3.50
each. The Democrat adds "It is said that
these goats thrive on very indifferent food.
are as easily raised and cared for as sheep.
and are very prolific, and we do not see
why they could not be introduced into our
farming regions with success" a.ar.
ANTr-'PossUM.-The soldiers Of Potta-
wattamie county held county convention
at Council Bluffs on Wednesday. The re-
suit was declaration to stand by the
Union ticket. Considering that thisaction
was taken at the home OF Col. Benton, it
is tolerably significant. . -.# ..ar
Amos Worl, Of Mills county. while cut
ting timber, felled tree which bent down
a sapling in it's fall. TIE strain on the
by him, breaFfna4 is efg isgh ha We sSRep Pept ft fhs
above from the Opinion. .-.ss
FROM THE PLAISs.-A dispatch from
Mr.. Kasson, dated at Julesburg. August
Gath, says: 1--WE arrived here this morn
ing, all well, expecting to reach Fort Lara
mie by August 3lst. The Indians all ap-
pear to he driven from this line, by the
energetic disposition of General Dodge. as
far as Denver and Laramie. but there is
danger of too great confidence at Wash
ington, causing a hazardous reduction of
forces.'' 80
THE b. & NJ. r. R.-The annual report
of the Directors of the B. tS NJ. r. r. Co.
to the stockholders for the year ending
June, 1865. is before Itcontains a good
leal Of inlormationin interesting to the public
rs well as to the Company. We make
few extracts.
The following isthe comparative receipts
Tor the past two years:
Operating ard
. Receipts. Improvement. Net
.pril 70, 65, sts; sos 9s .q7t ase1 1s s1ss a4s 80
April 30, ga, 292, ,12l 80 17e,I72 So 1l29iS Il
Tho fol1pp-ipr iS IiS+ e. tba ol,;nF
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

Paddy, attending a broadbrim conven-
ton for the first time, was much aston
ished and puzzled withal, at their manner
of worship. Having been told that the
brethren spake even rs they were moved
by the spirit, he watched their proceedings
with increasing disgust for their 'haythen
way of Worship till one young Quaker
arose and commenced solemnly: ''Brcth-
ren, have married. The divily We heyr'
answered Pat The Quaker sat down in
confusion, but the spirit moving Pat no
further, the young man mustered courage
andsuddcnly broke ground again: ''Breth-
ren, | have married a daughter of the
Lord" "rhe divil ye hev that" said Pat,
"but it'll be mighty long time before yen
see yer father in law" r..
A great fortune with a wife is a bee full
of brambles. ....... a. .r-....
The last wonderful discovery made is by
Frenchman. that electricity applied to 81
certain small apparatus in his cane, which
he holds above his head, when the rain
pours of in all directions. The people OF
tho town i'm which he lives gaze at him, il
is said with n sort of awe, as he walks i'm
tho midst of the rain without being wetted.
The days OF umbrellas are gone!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

The total amount of mutilated fractional
currency redeemed and destroyed for the
past week is $4,000.
The prize for impudence at tho London
dramatic show. was won hy Noune ladv.
who, after persusdng the kindly manager
oT the palace TO gethcr some flowers, stuck
one in his buttnn-hole and charged him
TWO shilinys and sixpenee for it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

The cholera continues tospread In South
western Europe. II had AT last accounts
reached Marseiles, in France.
The Grand Master Of the Kentucky
Grand Masonic Lodge appeals 10 all the
prominent Masons in tho country 10 csn-
vene at Louisville on the 9,h OF October.
and aid in restoring the old harmony fbe-
,wes, the different sections of the Union.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07
Fenian Riot in Ireland.

from the London Pail Mall Gazette.1
A conflict has occurred between the con-
stabulary and the Fenians, at a place call
ed Dangan, in the County of Cork. The
police, seven in number, had arrested a
drunken and disOrderly man during the
morning. it being fair day in the village,
and some two hundred people attempted
to effect his release by force. The police.
however. were successful in resisting this
attack, and repaired TO n cabin in the vici-
nifty with their prisoner. At this stage a
young peasant. jumping ON an elevated
part of the ditch near, addressed The crowd
calling on them rs ''true Fenians" not to
be afraid of "handful Of policemen" but
show ''that they were able to fight for the
freedom of Ireland" The crowd then at
tackled the cottage into which the constab-
alarv had entered, breaking the doors and
windows with stones, and threatened to
set fire To the house. On this being at
tempted The police discharged their rifles.
three of them firing two shots each, three
others one shot. and one not firing at all.
The result was that three persons in the
crowd was seriously and one mortaliy
wounded. There are great many sworn
FenianS i'm the county of Cork. but this is
the first occasion on which they have done
worse than drill and march by moonlight
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

A gentleman was speaking of the kind
ness of his friends in visiting him. One old
aunt, in particular, visited him twice q
year aud stayed six 0 lths each time.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

An average of four thousand letters per
day are sent TO the dead letter Office be-
cause the postage is not prepaid. 1t is as
tonishing how many stupid people there
are i'm the United States. They know
enough to write letters, but do not know
that prepayment is absolutely required,
although the latter fact has been published
a thousand times
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

A company has been formed, under au-
thoriEtion Of the Spanish Government, to
lay submarine telegraph cable between
Cuba, Porto Rico and the United States.
1t appears that since the lst of January
there have been no less than l2S railroad
disasters in this country, attended by 266
fatalities 10 human life, and ,l09 injuries
to persons.
VIM. III. Johns, a Welsh miner, who
came TO this country in 1892, recently died
in Pennsylvania worth s2,000,0o0. His in
come in theta thee yearswas over $780,
Hen. Five children inherit his wealth.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07

S.H
Agricultural i'm
! pIpntS and ma
chinery, TBS. 2,5s6, ,4O6 1,524.6c1 ss,760
MUSTERED OUT.-By n recent order of
the War Department. the following Iowa
general officers are mustered out of the
service: Brevet Major Generals VIM. w.
Belknap and VIM. Vandever: Briraifer
Generals Cyrus Bussev. Jacob G. I.awman.
Thos. j. Mexican, Elliot w. Rice, Fitz
The entire number or offfcers- rffusr-rr,r
out ~ this order is lis Major Generals.
65 Brevet Major Generals, and forty-three
Brigadiers.
D-ATI OF zfr. Hmm. learn that
Bornhart Hem. for long time prOmi-
nent Democratic politician of this State.
and in early times n member of Congress
from Iowa, died yesterday morning at his
residence in Fairfield, jefferson county
HGrk- Eye.
When the proposed railroad between OF
tumwa and Cedar Rapids is completed
there will be one continuous line Of road
between Keokuk and Dubuque, distance
o. two hundred and twenty-five miles,
Gate city.
That's it exactly, friend Gate. When our
roads are all completed you can have a
continuous and direct route to every place.
St. Louis, San Francisco. Chicago. Du-
buque and st. Paul. Call when you come
this way.
SHOT HIMSELF. A soldier bel ong:ng to
the Fifteenth Iowa. named salisbury Da-
Wis, attempted to commit suicide at Mrs.
Dunn's, at Fifth and johnson streets yes
terday. He put pistol to his temple and
fired. Although tearing away flesh and
some of the bone and inflicting bad
wound, DR.. Hughes, who held an exami-
nation, could not discover that the charge
had contained any ball. He is, however,
in a very precarious condition. His home
is in Decatur county, and ii is not known
what were his reasons for thus seeking his
own life.-Gdte city. .....
ANY SHAPE BUT THAT.-The Burling-
ton Hagkeye, n paper which prints more
than the average amount of good things in
the course of the year, hits Democracy a
hard blow in the following pithy para
graph. We commend its perusal TO our
/, Democratic readers i'm this latitude:
"When Democrats are reinveighing against
the proposition to allow the negroes the
ballot, il does not sound well for them
to talk about the Ignorance of the poor
freedmen. How many thousands and
ten of thousands of simon pure Democrats
are there who cannot read and will not
learn to read. There is solid excuse for
the Ignorance of the negroes, but there is
very little to be said for the white men in
| this country who cannot read and write.
Say anything you please, gentlemen Dem
ocrats, about negro suffrage, but don't talk
about the ignorant nagurs,' it does not
! sound we'll" ...
Our county is flooded with cattle buyers
mt present, and many cattle are being
bought for the eastern market.-Rirgoll
County Record.
Lucius Bond. q soldier OF the 36th Iowa,
who lived near Ottumwa. committed sui
eide at Davenport "Wednesday morning,
byjumping from the railroad bridge. So
says the Gazette. ..
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07
The Arrest of Ketchum

Until Friday last the great forger had
cen stopping at quiet boarding house
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
How They Do Certain Things In
. Europe.

From the london Time. sepG %.
ACCoUCnNKN1 OF HER ROYAL H1GuSEss THE
COUNTESS De PARis.-Her royal hiehness the
Countess de Paris was safely delivered of q
princess at nine minues past o'clock this
morning, at York-house. Twickenham.
The event took place in the presence of their
royal highness the Count de Paris, the Duke
and Duchess de Chartres, the Duke d,Alencon,
the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke
and Duchess d'Aumale, the Prince de Conde
the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, and the
ladies and gentlemen in waiting on their royal
highnesses.
DR.. Priestly, DR.. Dueneau de MISSY, and DR..
Serrano (medical attendant on H. Z. H., the
Duke de Montpensier) were the physicians n
Attendance.
Her r''yal highness and the infant Princess
are doug well
The names selected for the royal infant
(whU. We believe will be christened to-dsy) are
Mare Amelie Louise Helene
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
NEW YORK ITEnS

New YORK, Oct. lS.-The steamer Chase,
from Savanna, brings New York Regiment.
Quarantine has been discontinued at the low.
er station and the Hospital Ship towed TO thi,
city.
The Ship Owners Association of ,his CITY
met to-day snd adopted petition to The S.,c.
rotary of the Treasury requesting him to sdopt
some plan to prevent their being defrauded OF
their freight dues. They allege thai under the
present system important goods are bonded by
parties who take the goods and who p,.y Gus
tom dues without paying freight, thus de.
frauding ship owners extensively. The petit
ton will be forwarded to Washington.
NEW YORK, Oct 1S.-TwC hundred thou
sand tons of scranton coal auctioned ia THU
city next Wednesday noon.
Several fire companies reached this city to
day on return from their parade.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
Possession Of the Sea ISLANDS.

The following order respecting the dis
puted possession of the Sea Islands of
Georgia and Florida, which were set apart
by Gen. SHERMAN for occupation by the
freedmen during his great campaign, has
been issued: -.
WAR DkPARrslENr, ADJ1. GKNs. OFFICE, !
t'T WASHINGTON. Oct. g. 1865. {
GENERAL ORDER No. 145.-Whereas, GER
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at the
by Major General Sherman's Special Field Or.
der No. Is, for the benefit of refugees and
freedmen that had been congregated by the
operations or war, or had been left to take
care vi themselves by their former owners !;
and whereas. An expectation was thereby Gre
ated that they would be able to retain
possession of said lands; and whereas
q large number of the former owners
are earnestly soliciting the restoration OF
OF the same, and promising to absorb the labor
and care for the freedmen it is ordered that
Major General Howard. Commissioner of the
Bureau of Refugees. Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands proceed TO the several above-named
States and endesvOr to effect an arrangement
mutually satisfactory 10 the freedmen aud the
land owners and make report. and in case a
mutually satisfactory arrangement T. cali be
effected. he is duly empowered and directed 10
is~ue such orders as may become necessary
after full and careful Investigation of the in
terests of the parties concerned.
By order OF the President of the United
States. E D TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
A Story of Lord PalmersaOn.
The London Court Journal tells the
following story OF Lord PALMERsroN, whom
it styles "the glorious old bow:

following story OF Lord PALMERsroN, whom
itstyles "the glorious old boy:
The great key to Lord Palmerstons undying
popularity is that he knows the voice of the
people when he hears it, and can tell when it
subordinates 3" Poo-pooh!" and put their fin
gers in .heIr ears. Many years ago Mr.. Grun-
elson, the correspondent of an English daily
paper al the camp of Don Carlos, was taken
prisoner by Espartero, and was sentenced 10
be shot as spy. On the arrival of the news,
MIR. Mitchell, the managing proprietor of the
paper, went to Lord Palmersten ringing his
LordshiR up in the middle Of the night
Lord PalmerstOn wrote dispatch, sealed IL,
and gave 1t to Mr.. Michel, with instructions to
proceed at once to the cabinet messenger, who
had just returned from Vienna. On arriving,
the messenger was in bed, but to Mr. Nichelis
surprise. me down in ten minutes, booted
and spur,ri. and all ready for journey. His
orders wee 10 start for the Christmas head
quarters al once. to travel day and night, and
to spare ~ expense He started. and by In
credible exertiOn-the railway system was in
its infancy il those days-presented himself at
the entrance to Espartero's tent at the very mo-
ment when poor GruDeison was waiting among
q crowd Of ChapeiehOwries the arrival of the
firing party. Whats your business7" ~
come from Lord Palmerston to request that
the Englishman's life may be spared" I'm
possible! he's spy Read that" pulling
out his dispatch. The grim General read and
swore, and stamped and cried "Carrsjo :" but
have Gruneis0n unbound and delivered up
What was in that little dispatch-there were
only three lines i never TRANSFERRED; they were
neither deep as well nor as wide az a church
door T" but they we're enough. and our "spe.
cial OF the old days was liberated.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
Not Inclined TO kiss the Rod.

A Southern officer writes humorously to
the Mobile Register, in reply to the accu-
sation Of Northern newspaper that the
Southern people will praise their own Gem
erals and neglect to praise those who have
saved the Republic. He says:
Nor do l sing paans to the Union Gem
erals for saving the Republic, for at the
time the thing was done it struck me they
saved the wrong one. It may be that
ought to feel grateful to the Generals who
thrashed me and all my friends within an
inch of our lives, but, in the language of
Mr.. A. Ward, ~ don't see it in those
lamps" We all admire the artistic beauty
of the style in which the Union Generals
put us through we make no attempt to
suppress or disguise the fact that the thing
was done handsomely. in point Of skill |;
but to denounce US as set Of ungrateful
sons Of guns, because We don't expend our
lux and eloquence in constantly saying so,
would be called, in some countries, a pre-
me'iisated attempt to add insult to injury.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Nine Persons Killed...SiX OF Them
Females-..Cause OF the Accident..-
List OF the Killed. .r.ass g..

T0"0100~ssO2u0c U INC AcC10entsss
List OF the Killed. .rass g.,
PHILADELPHIA, October ia dispatch
from Lancaster gives the following expla.
nation of the cause of the railroad acct.
dent yesterday: Yesterday afternoon, as
the day express train going east, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was within four
miles OF this city, an axle OF the second
passenger car broke partly off, which
struck the bottom of the Car near the front
end, and tore out part of the bottom, pre-
cipitating the occupants of three seats on
each side to the ground, and they were run
over by the wheels OF tie rear trucks.
Eight persons were killed outright, and an
other died some hours afierwalu.'
LANcAsTRR, Pa, October 15.-The fol
lowing is q list Of the killed by the acci-
dent yesterday on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road near this place: Mrs. Barr, wife of
James P. Barr, Of Pittsburgh; Sarah Will
lett, OF New Cumberland, Pa. ". d.
Butler, Clerk in the Surveyor Generals
Office Of Pennsylvania Mrs. Uretta, or
Getta, of Milwaukee one lady, unknown !;
two girls, ten and eleven years old, I'M
KNOWN. = --. .-..-
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Mississippi.

The Legislature OF Mississippi assembled on
the 18th instant. Gov. Sharkey administered
the oath of Office to Hon. B. G. Humphreys
Governor elect. Gov. Humphreys In his in
augural, says:
have always believed that no one or more
States could constitutionally sever the ties thar
unite the people Of the several States as one
people. Those advocating the right Of seces.
sion could not have found better mode of
solving the question than the arbitrsment OF
war; but the question was thus referred and
decided against us. The people Of Mississippi
acknowledge the decision, and wish to return
to the Union.
1t has been officially reported tina: our people
are insincere. but If unfinching fidelity in war
gives evidence of reliable fidelity In peace, if
the unvarying professions that spring from pri.
vate and public sources furnish any evidence
of truth Il is sufficiently demon.t ated that
the p, opie of the South ma, be safely trusted.
when they profess mcr re than willing ness to re-
turn to tueir allegiance. The Stale of Missis-
sIppi has alie,ny, BY her own solemn act.
abolished slavery. II is due to her honor to
show by her future that she has done so in
good faith. ard that slavery shall never again
flourish in our borders, in whatsoever name or
guise II may be brought forward.