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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-03-09

military prisons is located there.
The Banner of Light says that SEQ,
retary Stanton is a spirital "medium''
and s'can take cognizance OF leading
events of the war, as they are traus>
piring At a distance"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
oua pmyArt mlfs eafaly xn TICKET.
~ox savwes.
Mis TIER MAR SHALL on ODER rs
fFro,a ah~ Lakes a. % silsrn-yL
sos oesrcssssses cess.sa.
MIST HER RICHARD o'coRMAN
tF'rosn Dsiiahatss.. Near D.hiini.


There is one rule which oil men who
desire an Improvement In oar municipal
government can adopt With SAFETY and with
possible bcnohL u l. followed nv every.
body In private HE: When o sew thing h
oeercd, iry 10 On. That = sbe wsy &c IN
prove ons desrsfie service. chsage oar
anuhioss, reform car Privstr exp~ssc~. improve
onr ss<Asss u living. sslaTe sss sources u
ssjoy.ess. n b ~ wis6s. Il ne people;
he results ~ s&cir cxpersenes j,ssssa~~ rhcif
philosophy. The sound srs~r Which governs
~ in private LIFE eos be applied Win advss.
tage 10 public life. "A any rate. lei Ne try n
on. Everybody demands reform. q would
be di6scsls 10 imagine worse municipsl 70
suits from worse municipal Organization Than
We have in this city, which from ~ wealth. In
ielligence, power, the energy 81 Ia pres, the
eloquence Of iss pulpils. and ibe general good
sense Of ell glasses Of he people, ought 10 be
the best governed city on the face VI ne Earth.
Itis useless to turn 10 those Who have bs~n
In power for relief The engineer vso have
smashed our trains, destroyed our baggage.
broken our limbs-who. through sheer incsps-
city or negligence, have slpes, deprived ~
Of tho privilege or pleasure % lceemos,cn
through fear Of injury, end Who. ~ turn. have
been blown into the cir by their e~n engines.
are certainly not the men 10 whom 90 can Isol
for relief Reform parties have Too ciien failed
ms 70 justify hope Of improvement In sbss
quarter. II IL useless 10 try that on again Re-
form II good thing. and universally desired;
but reform parties ac failures and universally
dissusssd; sssy are generally composed a cell
meaning nsa, vts o. net lfks vh~t y srcas.
bUt Who douV know bow 10 accomplish vAAt =
right sad h sssn more 10 gst fhcs ess ofoancs
and repair heir errors has 20 shouid have
lost from the continuance Of sAsir pr~dscessors
In twenty years past who can tell whether shs
city hsG suffered most from the reformed or he
reforming administration. Let us, then, have
something now. In repeated trials Of new men
II Is impossible that we should nos after while,
by accident IL not by choice, fall upon The
selection OF capable men. II does not matter
how or by whom men come in. What they 90
when elected is the important point Good
municipal government n not necessarily de-
pendent upon party. II would undoubtedly
be better for the general interest II the NUM-
cipal agents were never chosen exclusively
from single party
The Tammany Hall ticket 10 made up u men
Of . single party, and Of one faction Of that
Their campaign IL one Of iutcrDeoine war. and.
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II successful, the great interests OF The city, the
wealth of its merchant princes, and the heavy
taxes Of its people will be squandered 70 re-
ward favorites and punish opponents We have
tried that on. The Gunther faction refused 10
illuminate the city in honor OF the national
victories, and cheers in it's meetings the rebel
General-in- Chief The Hecker party is q reform
party without chance OF election or the posi-
bility Of improving our government, II elected.
II is useless to experiment with these parties
again. The Union party gives us the only
chance for something new. Though there Is
much that is unacceptable to many people in
the State and national policy Of this organize
ton, it has carried US through the war, and may
give us good municipal government. Mr..
Roberts, tho candidate for Mayor, is q mer-
chant, man Of liberal Views, benevolent and
patriotic spirit, accustomed to the management
OF men and the direction Of great enterprises
II has been said Of him that he does
not know how many Councilmen there
are, and has never handled the wires Of the
City Hall That is greatly in bis favor, and
ought to improve his chances. If he does not
know the number OF votes in the Common
Council he knows nothing Of the value Of each,
nor how much it costs to engineer . corrupt
scheme to successful conclusion. So far so
good. When an ancient governor was tainted
in similar manner by . like competition he
calmly replied that it was true he did not know
how to play the fiddle, but he knew what was
better-how to make small city great en-
pre- That Is the skill we require. Mr.. Roberts
may have it. He has given the best evidence
Of his ability to establish commercial connec-
tons between New York and the most wealthy.
prosperous and populous portions Of the globe,
and he may help to make our city unparalleled
in its advantages-if not grand empire, at
least the first city of the globe. We want
nothing but succession Of sensible and sound
municipal governments to accomplish this great
ond. Let US, then. try 1t on.
O'Gorman, az candidate for Corporation
Counsel, may be the right man for that place.
Let us try it on. These two Offices are the
right arm and the brains Of the government.
Filled with competent and patriotic mon, they
will give what VIC want-wise counsel and
vigorous administration. O'Roberts and O'Gor-
man arc the only men offered that show chance
OF election, or probability if elected, of salts
flying the just expectations Of our misgoverned
people. Let us try them, and If they fail us
turn them out
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05

that The African must be hovied, rather tsan
sung; and that only pervons Of very long snd
strong ears could listen 10 n This fact 90
counts, perhaps. for the largo number Of per-
sons who leave the house every evening before
the opera Is half concluded.
The Times, after calling attention 10 Ne
fact that the person who plays Inex Sings
somewhat coldly," and Substitutes . cadensA
of her own In the first act"-which proceeding
is very complimentary 70 Meysrbser-then In
nocently reveals the real hero Of Ths African By
stating that "the scenery d 20 good that Ne
artist enjoys the pleasure Of nightly recall -
fore the curtain" The man Who made The ship
and the Mancanilla tree carries on al II
iaurels and, IS be 10 the stage carpenter, ashs
artist" comes out every night and performs
bow for him. In London The painters ana eas~
penters are often called before Ne curtain
during the performance Of Christnas panic
mines and other show pieces. and this oonpii-
ment is candid expression Of The opinion oftAs
audience that the play and The players amount
to nothing, and that those who manuiAetars tAs
scenery deserve al the credit. In opera, how
occurs, because the Apdieass .daA. enough
to praise in the music and the sIngiag. -Wesss
that the case is very different in The Affioaa.
as presented by Oily Cannon and hh troupe.
In the first place, the opera Is sadly cut thea
the artists substitute their own music for thai
of Meyerbeer the libretto Is so very absurd
that the World threatens dead author with
ian invoice Of straight jackets" If he ever writes
another one like it the leading people howl
stentorianly the chorus sings in G sharp while
the orchestra is playing in G; the tenors shout
with lustiness not demanded by the COM
power the stringed instruments /; the conductor
strives in vain to allay this rashness, and Oily
Cannon, with glass of lager beer in bis hand.
thinks that it Is oil very fine, and wonders why
the ladies and gentlemen Of the audience got
up and 60 out Under these circumstances
who Is there to applaud except the stage car
penter, unless the boys in the gallery choose 70
stamp for Oily Cannon himself, and, with an
eye to fun and broken English, demand
"speech |" "speech" in tones as lusty as those
of tie chorus. The World says that "the Man
camilla tree occupies the greater portion Of the
stage )" and it might have added that the tree
and the ship constitute the greater portion Of
The opera. But why should lovers OF music 60
to see an imitation tree and painted ship
upon painted ocean? The Stuyvesant pear
tree is much greater curiosity than the Man
camilla tree in the opera, and real ships may
IN nhaarvnd at tho cYranao 0f a Fnw canta nv
trip over one Of the ferries Or visit 70 the
docks. Our musical public used to go to the
opera to hear good music and good singing
but now, in default of these, Oily Cannon
offers them tree and . ship, and they are com.
PEELED to applaud, not fine artists, but excellent
mechanics-not great acting, but nice stage
carpentry. Alas, for the opera in this metrop.
oils! Alas, for the musical status Of Nov
York!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
OUR PRIVATE MILES o'REall-uls TICKET.
FOR MAxHOS,
MIS- Their MARSHALL OR ODER rs
lR'res. enc Lakes - kiiaarneyl
sos cssRcsAssIeS sesssuL,
MlsrHER RICHARD o'o0RMAN
From Daliehsttie, Near Dubiin).

FoUR FAcss.-At Brady's door, mp Broad
way, the people may get satisfactory view Of
the faces Of the four candidates for Mayor Of this
great city. They are representative faces, and
are worthy the glance Of a voter In the face Of
the present Mayor II is easy enough to see just
what we have found--s man Of small, thrifty
cunning boundless conceit and narrow views.
Hccker's face is the perfect type Of the Ger
man--lsrge and bold, with plenty Of good in
tentions and an eye to business--ihe head Of .
burly brewer, butcher or baker Hoffman's
face shows infinitely more Of trained intellect
an intellect that psrceivss and weighs with the
incest balance. It's protrusive lower jaw has
something updcnablo that roeuos might aud
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
FOR AAYHOR,
MIS- Their MAR SHALL OR ODER rs
(From the Lakes o. Killarney.
FOR CORPORATION COUNSEL.
MIS- THEIR RICHARD O'G ORMAN
(From DallGhattie, Near Dublin.

GONE OvER-The political firm Of Seward.
Weed & Raymond to Thaddeus Stevens and
the radicals. The course Of the artful dodger.
Raymond, in the late Congressional republican
caucus, was no doubt the result Of o consulta-
ton and decision Of the firm TO this effect IL
Is possible that Mr.. Thurlow Weed may think
this the shortest cut to the New York Custom
House; but 1t is also possible that il may prove
to be the longest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
ova PRIVATE MILES 0aaiy-aIs TICKET.
v0s nAvH0R.
Mls Their MARSHALL OROBERTS
tF'rosn the Lakes q Killarney.
rOe CORPORATION 0OUhbsL,
MlSTHER RICHARD O'oORMAN
(Tron Dallghsttie. Near Dublinl.


nsvS e0WeReREs
There are stupid people connected with the
pres Of sAe country who imagine that paper
and ink constitute . newspsper. We have
known several such persons here, prcprietors
% manager d aswspapers, who have swelled
sss OF enlarged Ne proportions Of their sheets
whss hey had netAiag valuable TO put in
thsn. Thsy sessd upoa the Same principle
hat certain slAs u bogas merchants or
ssessksSpsn DO when. having - gssds or oapi.
tai 70 purchase any. they al their stores with
empty boxes and packages 70 deceive the
public. such people ioolishly imagine the dis
play Of pretended stock will answer the pur-
pose Of real stock and bring them custom.
This hambug rarely succeeds long with dry
goods men or cigar deslen-the people gene
rally detect shs trick; but Il never can succeed
with newspaper. A newspaper carries on Its
face the stock In tradc--that IL, the amount
papers In this city which tried this swelling
out process for the sake Of effect. when they
had not advertising, news or intellect TO ill up
the space, pat themselves 10 an expense they
could not bear. and consequently declined.
The same result must follow any similar effort
under tho same circumstances.
A live Newspaper II one which has full and
accurate intelligence daily from eli parts of the
world, which selves the prominent topics Of tho
hour, and which treats al such matters in q
striking and forcible manner. The people do
moi want long columns Of sophomorical essays
III al
the true idea Of Q newspaper thirty years ago.
N has revelutionixcd the character OF the press
In this respect Other papers have tried to
initiate and follow H. But Il still remains far
ahead Of i,s contemporaries. There is not a line
In II but what h fall 81 interest 10 the public,
and jet II Is 90 complete 10 details thai
every subject II touches may be said 10 be ex-
hsussed. We have correspondents an every
quarter Of ike globe. and nh erever there h y
war OF any other Interesting event trasspiring
we have tho fullest information both by isls-
graph aud letters. Tho peopi. are familiar
with Me fali details wr gave Of oar own war.
u h the same with regard 10 Mexico, Chile
sud other countries; and IL there were any ~.
marksble events occurring In me hcsrl oil
Europe or Asia we should give the fullest In
formation ~ them. We expect soon 10 have
FALL intelligence daily from shes~ continents ny
shs ColIins' Behring Strait end Russian trle-
graph. ~ . cost. probably, Of ave hundred
dollars &c more asy. This n what eonsti-
,a,es . live aud popular sswspapsr, and No,
the amount ~ paper and ink ascd. The
stomach may be fali 40 bursting NJ iadigcssihie
snd inooagracas mss~rs.l.. bat sAsy viii no,
impari lise-giving blood; thsy wili only make
The head ache and prc~srsse NE whole sysirm
nsso ousvavr 90 60 asurotx uxe tsrsfr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
OUR PRIVATE MILES O'RelllY-AiS TICKET.
FOR nAYHOR,
MIS- Their MARSHALL OROBERT
From the Lakes o. Ikillarneyl
FOR CoaPoRAsaIoN coU.sEL.
MiSTHER RICHARD O'G ORAaAM
tFrom Dalighattie, Near Dublin.

GzxnRM. EscxLn.-It Is probable that had
General Sickles short time ago responded 70
the approaches Of his friends he would have
been this morning the leading candidate In the
field for Mayor Of this city. The Presidene,
however, in season Interposed to secure him
for larger and more important field Of opera
tions, in assigning him to the command OF the
Military Department Of South Carolina, which
embraces the States of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida Here, from bis well known liberal
aud conservative views, his intelligence, expo
rience among and knowledge Of men, and his
industrious habits, General Sickles, we ore sat-
isned, will prove eminently useful to the gov
eminent and to the people Of the States con-
cerned, 10 tho good work Of reconstruction and
restoration. Blending the business qualities q
the soldier and the statesman Of enlarged M
tional views, we regard him In his present po-
sitiou a. the right man in the wrong place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05

10 be made Of stubborn stuff. Roberts face Is
certainly best Of ali-the indication Of large
mind and honorable nature; the face Of man
who cannot bond 70 anything little; the face
Of man who win make the best Mayor we
have had since tho days when that Office was
sought By The highest. and was not bone to
DO snapped up BY every political mongrel.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05

OUR PRIVATE NILES oRellly-HlS TICKET.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05

insanity Tho estate amounts eighty thousand dol.
lars
An examination BY the police suthsriies yesterday
csultcd indicating strongly chat Charles Comfy alias
MERCER brought here from Carlisle Pa suspicion
OF having been concerned In the murder Of Mr. 0tero in
Brooklyn, is entirely nnocen, Of the crime. and II is
supposed that he will be released and sent back 10 bis
regiment to-day.
new investigation was commenced yesterday In the
Jefferson Market Police Court in regard to the death OF
Daniel Clay by being stabbed tho ish Of September
last at the Lion Brewery, during Tight The nrst in
vcstigaton after tho occurrence failed 70 nr the
commission Of the crmc any ono but suspicion hav.
ing since rested Charles Reath alias Reed bakeeper
In the brewery, tho yesterday reopened when
the evidence OF several witnesses taken The
ANIMATION Is not yet concluded Resth and another Of
the barkscpen, named August 0uniher are In custody
awaiting iis result
The Now York Medical Society held regular meeting
last evening s the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
corner OF Twenty third and Fourth avenue Int.
resting papers wsrc read "Embaming Ancient and
Modern times" medical Intelligence" &C., amer which
the society adjourned TO the second Monday In January
MOTT.
The Hudson Rver Railroad passenger station in Pough
ssspsle destroyed BY supposed incsnday nre yss
,erday morning. Tho loss 10 not very heavy.
Tho number Of deaths IN this city during the week
ending yesterday was four hsndrsd and seventeen,
being thirty seven more than occurred durag the pre-
cedsg ~ssk and ninstcsn less thas u Ne sssssPoss
Ing ussk last ycar.
The HSck market was usaealsd ysBsssfag 'asrniss,
but nrm IN the aftcrnoos. oovHnnsaS wsss sarssssr
Gold closed q i<sx, a3s.
The markets were quiet yesterday. and dcnssfsc pro
ducs, a. general thnssnd especially brssdssuns and
prcy'sions-were lower Imported goods were steady
Cotton was nominal Groceries ditto Petroleum was
quiet On Change -four decidedly lower Wheat
and corn we're also In buyers favor Pork Irregular
opening firm, but closing decidedly lower Beef was
steady. Lard was dull and nominal Butter and checss
were quiet and unchanged. whiskey was entirely nom
nal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
OUR PRIVATE MILES 0'Rellty-hiS TICKET.
.~~~~NA~@-~~-~~~@0~>0~-s~-.~-
poR AAYHoR,
mis- Their MAR SHALL O'ROeERTs
From the Lakes a. Killarney.
FOR coRPoRAsHuos COUNSEL,
MlsTHER RICHARD O'0ORMAN
crrom Dallchattie. Near Dubiins-

rm New Yow CuxEgrosumFs-IWe under-
stand that The Secretary Of the Treasury is -
well pleased With the ssBcisnt businsss-liks
manner In which Mr. Clinch il conducting tho
affairs Of The once Of Collector Of THIS Port that
there will probably be no hurry in superseding
him. We think his regular appointment to the
Office would be good stroke Of policy, both In
regard 70 the interests Of the Treasury and tho
relief az the administration from the nuisance
OF sou.bbling cliques Of politicians
c,o op,vaTr MuIs 0'RelttY--AtS TICKET.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01
The PEWABIC DISASTER.


Aa0uE Tie passengers .o~t "a board tle
..-,a-ed propeller PeWA1.c VS. Mss Ju.a
Rumsey. OF Thin. Ono. and her body has
leel p.cSel mp OF Tie Canada shore Oi I-aAO
Huron - De learn ilom Tie annexed le--er
written 1y NJ. Donald Sinclair of>OltalmQ-
Ton. Brace c0autv. &. w.. 3D. tic Toronto
Jlo's, %. whom Information relative 20 tlt
property etc. O.. The deceased NAV ne a--
cer,aiuel- Tie following = tie Letter rt-
erred 10:
Tie body Ola woman. well dressed. D..
been io-ll on Tie beach o.. ,he INDIAN Re
serve. north vi dis village. 90 a point Ahou
siX-nle> distant. No lolo- is entertain j
1ut size Was passenger oy Tie Inflated
steamer Pewahic. Yesterday an Indian
called ol Or. ". scott Coroner. 10 renor,
thai another Ildian had on Sunday. =
Tie body 81 woman washed ashore Oh
TIE beach.
"Iae Coroner tried 90 ~, some parties to
20 up O. The place indicated ln a bnat. IT
the purpose OF bringing Tile h0iy down
But Is l. was feared DO landing could 6
made l- ,le place on account uf the swe..
none would -. Me~srs Alex Sinclair. =
r Stewart aud Il. Jackson volunteered o.
taAe 4 i-l- wagon and IT'S O. ge. there
through the bush there being q road Tor a
part Cl llr way lNct Hound tNe BODY.
which obey repor, % be- considerably de-
composed. the hair gone from tae head
and The features % lle face DESTROYED. The
dress however was nearly eu-.re. AMI
bespeakiug person Ofrespec,.b opposition.
On the body they found a aiys gold
watch. one hundred and six dollars OF So
in -reenbacks. and nearly eleven hundred
dollars iu 0auA receipts VI deposit
The earlier receipts, dated lst0 are
from the banking house ofTomb Huss &c.
Q. THIN. Ohio 10 Mss Julia Rumsev. The
latter receipts with stamps 0n them. arc
from the First National Bluk.of Tfin 20
Mss julia Rumsey.
They also found in tile leather bag in
which the money WAS. receipt ffom iele-
graph company paper ol needles aud a
small copper ceIt. The property is ~
present in the hands o. Mr Alexander -.u-
clair OF this place. There was 0l the body
"A lfe-preserver consisting of cork- which
accounts Tor il being hoatel over % This
side Tie body has no. YET been removed
the parties who Went Tor ID finding 10 m-
possible 10 gct the wagon near 10 the
place.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01

Tbs following is the oath required 10 be
taken by all members OF Congress. Il viii
prove bitter pill 10 the Southern mem
bers, and there are many who cannot swal-
low it with any degree Of consistency:
81 solemnly swear that have never vol
unfairly borne arms against the United
States since have been a citizen thereof:
that have voluntarily given no aid. cOun-
tensnee, counsel or encouragement to per
sons engaged in armed hostility there,u:
that have never sought nor accepted nor
attempted 10 exercise the functions of any
Office whatever under any authority or pre-
tended authority IL hostility TO the United
States; that have not yielded q voluntary
support 10 any pretended Government, au-
thority. power or constitution within the
United States hostile or ininical thereto;
and do further swear that 10 the best OF
nv knowledge and ability will support
and defend the constitution OF the United
States. etc"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01
South Carolina Logic.

The South Carolina State C0lvelt.CL has
resolved that The Union : me frst para
mount nsiiera.i0n O. the American peO-
pie" that the late war was n0- commenced
OF account Of existing oppression. tut
from fear o. app-ebended tyranny, sni
therefore should NOT be considered 2 crime
as usually attached . acts o. treason by
the laws Of the United States. and as &C
tors should lot be subject 70 is penalties.
The logic or this VII be better seen + re
put the propositions separately.
Rebellion < 2 crime WHEN commenced
against existing oppression.
There was 70 excuse f0- this rebellion.
hence = was not q crime,
BE who rebels with Just cause : guilty OF
treason, ald should Dc punished.
We rebe-ed without any cause, hence We
should lot &c punished Grand Ropfds
Eacis
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01

e9- The Detroit Tribune is informed
that Gov. II. II. Grape, has just returned
from Washington, and has succeeded IN ac-
complishing the desirable result in this i'm
portant matter. He received the personal
assurance OF Secretary Stanton that all
Michigan troops would be mustered out,
soon as they could be relieved by suitable
detacbments Of other regiments, and this
step will be taken by December LIST, at the
latest The troops interested in the news
are the following: lst, 9Th, and It'll cavalry
and Sd and 4th infantry, at present in Tex
as; 18th infantry, on duty il Arkansas;
and the 2Sth infantry, garrisoning Colds
bOro y. c.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-01

man Of elevated mind. He recognises this
in his remarks 10 Mr.. Stearns; and We fee.
fully assured that in cooperating with Con-
gress in this great work he will discard
every narrow and bigoted feeling, and al
tenacity for his own plans merely because
they are his plans; and will bring that en-
inent practical talent and great mental en-
cry which have raised him from so low q
beginning TO such high rank and consider
alton among men, TO work patiently and
wisely, with the best counsels for the pub
lie good.