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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-08
A "Reminiscences of the Kearsarge
and Alabama Fight.

A writer in the CornhilI Magazine, who
has had opportunities ofconversatiol with
some of Semmes's old crew, gives the fol-
lowing interesting "Reminiscences Of the
fight between the Alabama and Kearsarge
from which it appears that the rebels were
left to drown when the pirate sunk:
81 thought you had been i'm the Confed-
crate navy?' ~ VAS" said Alecll 81
was with Semmes everywhere he went.
was in the naval brigade and blockade
running, and on the Alabama all the while
he commanded her, ''But not when she
sank, I suppose" rejoined. well,
was, and WAS picked up with him by the
Deerhound." 1t was pretty sharp fight,
wasn't it?" suggestingly asked. 1T
care about charging. 81 suppose it was
the ll-inch shells that did her business ?"
"Oh, no." said he, coming to "A kind of
confessional, "we never had any chance !;
we had no gunners to compare with the
kearsarges. Our gunners fired by rou-
tine, and when they had the gun loaded,
fired it off blind. They never changed the
elevation of their guns all through the
fight, and the Kearsarge was working up
to us all the while, taking advantage Of
every time she was hid by smoke to work
little nearer, and then her gunners took
aim for every shot" "rhen it isn't true
that the Alabama tried to board the Kear-
sarge?' "No, sir, she did her best to get
away from her from the time the fight
commenced. We knew well that if we
got in range Of her Dahlgren howitzers
she would sink us i'm ten minutes"
''But, / asked, "don't you believe that
Semmes supposed he would whip the
kearsarge when he went out to fight her?''
mo he was bullied into it, and took
good care to leave all his vaIuables on
shore, and had Il life preserver on through
the fight. l saw him put il on, and i
| thought if ii was wise i'm him il Wouldn't
he foolish in me, and / put one on too
When Semmes saw that the ship was go
! ing down, he told us all to swim who
could, and was one of the first to- Jump in
TO the water, and we all made for the Deer
hound. l was long way ahead ofSemes
and when 1 came up to the neerhound's
boat they asked me if | was Semmes be-
fore they would take me in. l said
wasn't, and then they asked me what
was on the Alabama. Said i, mo matter
what was on the Alabama, shall be Il
dead man soon ifyou don't take me in.
They asked me again if / was an officer or
a seaman, and wouldn't take me in until
told them that WAS an officer" "But,''
said /, ''did they actually refuse to pick up
common seamen and leave them ~
drown?' ''They did that" replied he
wrathfully, and probably not very cor
rcctly; "and as soon they had Semmes
on board they made tracks as fast as they
knew how, and left everybody else to
sarge
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Fenian Excitement,

The suspension of the Hapoas Corpus in
Ireland, has created quite an excitement
among the Frniuns of this country.
1t is stated that there are IL million ~
Fenians ready to march for the liberation
OF Ircland as soon rs the word "go'' comes.
In the meantime another Fenan rumor is
that negotiations are pending with the
United States Government for recognition
of the million, and that the English Min
lister. Sir Frederick Bruce, has protested.
Whether this is all Il matter of wind
or whether the Fenians really mean work
remains to be proved. For our part, we
are inclined to swallow the tale of recog-
milton OF the million by our Government,
with good many grains" of allowance.
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SltIR,FF,S SALE.

BY virtue Of \ special Execution to me directed
by the Clerk Of the District Court of wap ti, q I'M
~ state OF Iowa, CON banding to Sc the ,pro-
perty hereinafter described, as by decree Of said
Court directed will expo sc to sale, at public
ton to the highest and best bi oder for cash In hand
At the front door of the Court House, in War clio
County, Iowa, the 9TH day Of Auril. tSSf;
between the hours OF O'Clock. \. m. and o'cibcg
J.. CONNIE cinH at II o'clock a. m, Of said day
the following Real Estate to.wit
The east half ,outh east quarter OF section thirty
two 1922 and east half south east quarter of sert
t>@nty nine 2g] all in township seventy thres 73l
Range thirteen isl West.
Taken a. bv special Execution as the property OF
NJ. W. McCehsney, John Tay lor and john McCarty
and Charles Blake to satisfy said xecuton in favor
.fS'W. Summers and.zgainst said defendants, for
The sum of Tvs Hundred Ninety three Dollars and
thirty cents interest aud osts.
q. A. DERBY sheriff OF Wapello Co, Iowa.
Sherifs Office, Ottumwa Iowa, March Sd, 1865.
Mar oh -4w,
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Iowa News.

The Muscatine Journal OF the lst says
th;t "during the organization of the 35th
regiment at this place in the fall of 1862,
German named Allcr, enlisted in Com
pany G. Soon after he was missed, and a
pair of boots recognized as belonging to
HIM We're found near the bank of the river.
The boots contained note to his wife in
which he informed her that for sundry
reasons he contemplated committing sui
eide and babe her an aiiectionatc ndieu.--
1t was generally believed that he had act
ually put an end to his life. and in the Adj
jutant Generals report of Iowa regiments,
a corresponding statement was made. Day
before yesterday the friends of the suppos-
ed defunct Aller were surprised at his ma
king his advent again within their midst.
Where he has been. or what his design was
i'm keeping aloof from the KIN 'wletlge Of
his friends for SO long time, we are una
BILE TO say"
A fire broke ont in Fort Dcs Moines last
Thursday which consumed four build
ings.
The total loss is not Ear from 5000. Tho
fortunate fact that no wind Was blowing,
and that n dense fog filled the atmosphere,
at the time of the fire, was of material adj
vantage in the extinguishment of the con.
fiagration.
All the houses burned were small frame
buildings, and except for the individual
losses, cannot be considered as public
calamity, ESPECIALLY if better class OF
buildings should rise i'm their places.
We CLEAN from the State Register.
The Pail Mall Gazette SAYS that NJ. Bel.
| montet, the well-known Impcrialist poet
had the rash idea of going To the last ball
of the ruileries, dressed rs Diogenes look
| ing for an honest man with his lantern
Fortunately, perhaps, for himself, his son
| who is the Emperor's gOuchild, dissuaded
him from carrying out his plan.
GRINNEI.L ON CARPETs-Mr. Grinnclls
amendment, yesterday, enjOining ..thal
hereafter all carpetins purchased by the
Government shall be of American manu-
facture has brought that gentleman many
substantial compliments. The entire pur-
chase of foreign carpets for the several de-
partments have frequently amounted TO
some hundreds ofthousands of dollas i'm a
single ye;r.-Wash. Cor. New York Trib-
me
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ESTRAY HOGS.

TAX MP ny c! rus SIN ssrd diving In Richlaud Tp.
apollo County Iowa, February 1st 1866
Eighteen Ucgs; One white Sow with lope or hall
crop on the right ear; One black and whit Sow with
crop of r,gh' and slope of the same; One black
and white Barrow with swallow fork In right ear;
One black and white Barrow white crop and hoiei in
leh ear and crop and underbit In right ear; Five
white Pics or Shoats, and Nine black and white Pigs
shoats with ear marks or brands.
Appraised As follows: Rack. and white Rarrows
Is M; Black and white Sow - 90; White Sow ~ up:
fifteen Shoats $l2 90.
Filed Y, bruary 2lst 1866
March S aw. L. NJ COOLEY. Clerk
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New York Market,

New York, March 6.
The gold market still weak. The
price to-day has iluctuated between l32sa
1922.
Foreign exchange is moderately active.
The srlit Of Mr.. DAILY against Miss Bate
man was not for money due for writing
Leah" but for services i'm writing notices
several years ago in Philadelphia. The
case against the Young lady having fallen
through, he has now made his claim
against her fataer, and the case will come
up this week. y
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The Journal saysthat 'Muscntne contains
fourteen dry goods stores, thirty retail
grocery stores three wholesale grocery es-
Establishments. five drug stores. six hard
wara stores. five iewelry establishm 'nts;
six boot and shoe stores, four clothir stores
three millinery establishments. four stove
stores, three furniture establishments, two
hook stores. and thrty-eight saloons and
restaurants.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.

~ by virtue Of a special Execution 70 ne direct
ed, by the Clerk Of the District Court Of Wapsls
County. State Of Iowa, commanding me TO sell the
property hereinafter described, as by d.cree oil
auct lon to the highest and best bidder for cash In
hand, at the front door Of the Court House, in Wa
Ito County. Iowa. the seventh day Of april 1866
between the no urs OF 9so'cock, a.. M, and clock
IN, commencing at IL O'Clock, a IN, of said da,
the following Real Estat. 20 wit:
Lots aud 10 in Majors and Smiths Subdivision
OF Lots - 16 II Is and ~ OF nores subdivision
0ttumwa Iowa.
TAken as by special iExecuti on as the prnperty of
Stephe Oshorn,F. s, Parsonsi and q. Is. Parsons
to satisfy said execution in favor of Mary Leighton
Admx. ofth Estate OF oseph Leighton decd and
against said Defendants for the sum OF Two Uun.
dred and Eighty five oIlars and nhy cents, and in
tertsts and costs.
G. A. DERBY, Sheriff
OF Wspello Co. Iowa.
sherin's office, ottumwa, Iowa. March, Bird l,6d.
March S-4w,
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Take mp bp J Rambo living In Keokuk town
ruary 1866
One bright bay Mare with small white speek In
the Tor ehead. some saddle and harness marks, sup
posedto be eleven years old, about fourte en- hands
high. III
One dark hay horse with some harness marks sup.
l'osed to be about fourteen hands high. Both shod
all no oDd when taken up, marks or brands. Mare
appraised at 800. horse at $115.
FILED March Sd 1856.
MarS-2w. l. NJ. GODL Ey. Clerk.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
Legal Notice.
STATE OFIOWt,
! Revenue Stamp,

STATE or IOWA, Revenue Stamp,
wapello County. Fifty cents, canoe I'D
ITO Abner q. Knot, james Crosse. John Knott. W.
p. Knott. You are hereby notified that there
is low on file ia the ufice Of 'he Clerk Of the Dis
trct Court Of apollo county, Iowa the petition 81
Melissa Oldham, r. VI. Phillips and Lazarus
Knott, claiming that said Meliss, oldham Is the
owner in fe simple of the west half OF the south
west quarter ~ the east quarter OF section No
TO- in Township No % Of X Is west In said county
nd sing sal court correct error Of iescrip-
ton ia deed Of said ai.d by Mary Phillips decd.
TO Francis VI. Phillips aud to quiet the title in said
Petitioner, Melissa A. Oldham.
And nnless you app,ar and. answer said petition on
before OF the I'd day OF the May Term 1865 OF
said court, default will be entered against you and
the prayer OF said petition granted.
4. BIsHAM, ATTY. for petitioner
March lS66,-
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STATE OF IOWA,

10 JUSTIN T.. DOW. you are hereby no
on file in the Office Of the Clerk Of the Dis trict Court
Of Wapeilo County, Iowa, in which said Maj or ASKS
that certain Judgeme mt Of said Court In your
favor and against j. b. and will T. Major, dats
December I'd, 1851, be dsereed TO be satisfied. And
unless you appear and make defense Of raid petit
ton on or before of the second day Of the next
run Of said Court to be comm need ON The 2SIh
das OF May, 1866, default viii be taken ainst you
and decree rendered In accordan nee with the pray
err OF petitioner MORRIS J. WILLIAMS,
Mar. eth 'o6iw. ATTY Tor Petitioner.
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ESTRAY HOGS

AIKEN up BY Cyrus .SInnard, living in Richland
township, Wapello county, Iowa, February Sth 1866
One white Ba rrow with upper slope In right cara d
crop on the left ear. One white with upper
slore in eft ear. One black End white SOW with
crop OF the right ear. All supposed to be two
yeaislold. Appraised as follows, white SOW ~,
ola L ar d white sow's4, two barrows at 90 ca CHI
Filed Feb. 21st. 1866. ....-rH.| =.
Mars-2w L. NJ GODII ny Clerk
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Alexander Dumas will visit this coun-
try in the coming sprns on lecturlnS
tfII
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good girl, to do all kinds Of housework. One
we'll recommended, will receive good wages Eth
quire At
LAWRENCE e CHAMBERS
March .-act--f.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
AZ The co-partneship her stpfore existing be-
tween 4. Wa.hburn and VIM. Kramer under the
name and style VI Washburn Kramer, dissolved on
Feb. 9TH, 1SCG by Mutual Consent
...# ...... ... L. WASHBURN.
WM. KRAMER.
All knowing themselves In debted to The hrua viii
make in mediate pay ment and save trouble.
w46-lT -4w-d22; -4w. -
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CHOICE WINES

In Store Those In want Of goods In our lire.
requested to call and examine, are dctsrmin
ed not to ebs sJs rsold in Wholesale and RetaiL
GU shtities.
D2i4-w44lT IT,
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Hotel for Sale.

notwithstanding the business the House and
ia prosperous con dition Of the LL OltumWs, L
wall sell the
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ESIR1T K1RES-Taken up by John ". Bur-
CESS, living In Columbia Tow nship, w apeIo County
Iowa. January 23d, 1866 One light bay Mare small
blake In the lace left hind foot and fore foot viii
some saddle ana harness marks, about eleven years
old. One dark bay Mare, sma II white spot in tho
forehead, wart above the left eye, harness narkx
shsd all roand, about five years old. Also one dark
hcstnut sorrel mare, saddle marks small White
spot On right shoulder shod before abou. Xix wears
old. No. appraised at $lJ0; No. 2, 4loO; No. 8.
$'o. Filled Feb'y 18th, 1866
LIN. COOLEY, Clerk.
Feb. 20, 66-I7.Iw
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| a LII PERSONS having claims against the Estate
IN Of John Nyess ST., will file and them tho
| County Count Of pello County Iowa within the
time required by law, and ali persons who are I'm
debted TO same Es tate. are required to pay mm e.
diately.
| NORRIS J. WILLIAMS,
| Executor of said Estate.
It lI4w
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-29

Sheet iron can be protected from rust
ing, by coating il with a thin layer Of
melted magnetic oxide Of iron. For this
purl Ose Ii 8 embedded il powdered oxide
Of iron, and kept at q red heat Tor some
hours.
The best fusible metal heretofore used
has been composed Of two parts of bis
muJh, one oi Tin and one of lead and its
melting point was lBg degrees Fahren-
heit. To has been discovered. however,
that a metal composed Of four parts Of
cadmium and five each of bismuth, tin
and lead, viii melt at lis degrees.
An interesting experiment has been
triesl at The Dion France railway ter
minus. with q system Of electric bells ap-
plied 10 q railway train of passenger car
riaees. Ht completely succeeded. A
communication between each of the
carriages and the compartment occupied
by the head conductor OF the train was
Instantly effected, by merely pressing a
button attached 10 one Of the partitions
Of the carriage.
b. Won Gumpach, a European sayant
asserts and attempts 70 prove that Jhe
earth BE- not compressed, but prolale
hlipsOidi or, in other words that 10 has
not the figure Of an orange, but OF a
lemon. Now, why, according to New
ton and tie dominant school, has lt that
OF an orange = First, because ia uleasur-
ing various arcs Of an earth's meridian i
has been found that the degrees are
longer toward the pole than near the
{ equator. Secondly, because the seconds
I pendulum h longer at the pOlss than ct
1 the equator, its length being . function
Of the forces Of gravity, and increasing
with It f, and thirdly, because, in e0nse-
4 Guenoe Of the earthis diprnal rotation, its
particles 81 the equator are a1tuated by a
centrifugal force which is zero at DIE
polas. keB none Of these are theoreti-
caIIv conclusive as o. TIE 6Hst, because a
prolate figure Is infinitely nOIe fsYOra-
| he 10 an increase Of length in a polar
[ degree than a compressed one, a. any
one may see by merely taking the
1 trouble of using ais compasses anC
/ describing on the same equator
first, oompF. ssed ellipsoidal quadrant
/ then a circular one, and then proiatt
ellipsoidal one. As 70 the second
argument, because il On the one hand 4
may be argued that gravity increases Al
the poles because iu c0mpressed elilp
sod the distance from the eartlis centr'
J Is shorter on the other hand it may be ar
gued with equal force that gravity in
( aTeasoa st the poles Of a prolate ellipsoid
( because OF the greater quantity of attract
i've particles accumulated there, and
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S APPEAL.

AMIN F. DILL,
hl Letters should be Addressed.
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Howard, March & Co.. ''Oid Dry South Side, -
1873, imported by the late Raphael Semmes.
Howard, March & Co, "South Side, imported
by 3. j. Semmes.
HamOny's choice old Amontillado, Manzan-
nilla, ulOroSo and Topaz Sherries.
Dun Gordon choice old Standard and Pale
Table Sherries-
Royal Wine Co.'S Port Of the Upper DOEro,
for medicinal use iin glass only.
Pure Juice Port OF the Upper DOurO, in wood.
Choice Old OpOgio, imported in glass.
Oporio aud BHFgundy Ports, for the retail
trade
Heidsick Champagne, pints and quarts.
Meet Chandcl Champagne, Screen Seal, -
pints and quarts
Meet d ChandoR Champagne, "veizenay,
pints and quartz
: VeCnQpoi, sonssaFdin Champagne, pints and
qua--s
Sparkling Moselle, very fruity and delicate,
PINS and quarts
Claret Wines, good table 10 very choice, va
riOus brands.
German aad Calii0rnia Hook Wines
AsslGannshauseF, a very delicate and fruity
red wine, for invalids and the aged.
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she can never love. When the attorney,
amidst the assenlbl relatives, solemnly
onens fAe viii OF the deceased husband,
how seldom q childless widow has cause
to feel Joy in the remembraee Of her life
Labor IN administering TO bis comfort,
on TO refrain from cursing the last kiss
which she fervently imprinted upon the
paid lips Of his corpse
The comparatively obscure position held
by American women, proves lut onefact,
and that fact is the comparatively ioiD
grade Of ciUlisati0R possessed by .i13cri-
cf0 rlc1l
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How SUGAR IS MADE WHTTE.-The
way IN which sugar is made perfectly
white, it is said, was found out in a curious
way. A hen that had gone through a
clay mud-puddle, went with her muddy
feet into sugar-house. Sheleft her track
on pile of sugar. It was observed by
some one that wherever the tracks We're
the sugar was whitened. This led to
some experiments. The result was that
wetclay came to beused in refining sugar.
1t is used in this way " The sugar is put
into earthen jars, shared as you see the
sugar lOaves are. The large ends are up
wards. The smaller ends have a hole in
them. The jar is filed with sugar, the
clay put over the top and kept wet. The
moisture goes down through the sugar
and drops from the hole in the small end
of the jar. This makes the sugar per-
fectly white.n
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Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad.


A GENCIES have been established at Mem
~ phis, fernando, Coldwater, Como, Sands,
B0lesville, Oakland and Grenada, ts which
points Freights can be Shipped without Pre-
payment until farther notice. To all othel
points freightsm be prepaid.
Much complaint is made in consequence Of
freights being sent back from Depot. Every
effort is being made by the Company to get on
Freights as fast as possible, and Freight Train
has been sent out DAILY for the last week. but
still it is not sufficient TO meet the demands
With no Depot in which to receive and stOr
we cannot do the business which is now Offer
ing satisfactorily to the public Every eXertiOn
has been and will continue to be made, to in
crease the amount which is shipped, but we
cannot do more than the facilities Of the Road
allow.
A. s, LIVERMOBE,
jan25 General Superintendent.
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The steamer Moro Castle brings Ha-
vana adviees Of the 2lst. Senior Al
monte, minister from Macmillan to
France, arrived from Vera Cruz ON the
10Th. Advices from the city of Mexico,
Of the 18th, and Vera Cruz Of the 18th,
state that the battle at Mazatlan, be-
tween the Liberals and Imperialists,
commenced by Corona's force, within
quarter of a mile of the town. The
fighting lasted from am. till pm,
the Imperialists being aided by launches,
with cannon as far As Urias.
The next day the fighting continued,
when all the reserve and movable aTtil-
lery We're ordered out to aid the Imperial
lists, hut up TO the departure of the steam-
er, no decisive result had been attained.
Accounts from the whole country show
that the Juarists are stronger than ever.
Conspiracy Is rife in the city of Mexico,
and Gen Galvez has been imprisoned.
Secret arrests are being made, and citi-
zens disappear very mystefiously The
Imperialists claim q victory by Col Rod
eriguez, near Coeneo Gen. Garcia has
taken charge of the War Department at
Mexico.
The bark William Anthony was found
to have on board large quantity of war
munitions, and in box was found pa
per addressed to Gen. Crawford. 1t is
thought this was a trick to asperse the
character Of that general.
EscobedO has blockaded the road be-
tween San Luis and Saltillo.
It is reported from Zacatecas that, on
the 10Th ult., the Imperialist Gen. Mena
was defeated between HuanuscO and To-
basco. A later report from Mazatlan
states that the Imperialists had returned
to the city with small losses. The
French claim to have killed $50 of the
Juarists and wounded a still greater
number.
The smallpox is raging at Ponce, and
the town of Pepin is suffering.
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9:OOp.n.. P. M.
3:15p.M.. P.
$780,. M.

So Cars on the Memphis Express train rur
through from Memphis to Columbus, KY.
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iustIv. as to the third argument, i may be
replied that in a rigid body Ike the earth
me effect Of the centrifugal force must be
zero. and that if It we're not, the earth
Wonid bv this time have become as fiat
se oaneaeke by constant rotation. The
origin of the idea of this action Of the
CENTRIFUGAL force lies in the purely gratui-
folls supposlti0n that the earth was once
a Amid mass, an opinion in favor Of which
there is not q shadow Of evidence, nay,
we have evidence to the contrary, for all
the erolites that have fallenon orr earth, /,
and which may, within the compass on
our present knewledge at least, be con-
sidered as abOrtive planets are solid.