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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-22
RIon. Harpsrs Weekly contains the

RIon.-Harper's Weekly contains the
following: .,..,..,. ''' -.'..
Not long since an eminent divine in the
State of Illinois (it won't do to mention
dates, places, or nameJ visited distant
town for tho purpose of preaching the
dedicalory seLnIon i'll the new church,
''ourt was in session and OH Saturday eve
ming tile Judge and lawyers congregated
together III a room, and amused them
selves by card-playing and storytelling.
The divine, at the request ofa lawyer, Wis.,
tied the room. Coming upon the group so
suddenly they We're unable to hide their
cards and Wy. The divine looked on
a while, and then, raising his hat, invited
the gentlemen present to attend church
the next day ami hear him preach. This
they agreed to do and Sunday found Judge
and lawyers seated in the" amen corner"
The SERMON over. the minister announc-
ed: -.Hr..f -.. ~a -sH...-s r5s.......r'f ..l
Friends, the citizens of this town have
built a tine church; there is still fifteen
hundred dollars due. We propose to raise
money by subscription to-day, and (eys-
ing the Judge 20 one hundred dollars !;
who goes better p. The Judge glancing
at the LAWYERS. slowly responded, II see
your hundred" ''Thank You, brother"
says the divine, "wiil any one raise it,',
looking at the same time at lawyer No. 1.
The lawyer saw he was i'm for it, and quiet
~ responded, ~ go hundred blind" and
40 on through the list. The divine raked
down the bar and their money. until the
scene closed by n sharp. shrill voice an
nouncing,''I see the last hundred and
'calP your H.tt IL g.{s..... .,. ....,... e...
our readers can Imagine the astonish-
ment ofthe congregation. We venture.
however. that those lawyers will not soon
invite thedivine to Witness a social game
of whist" where men "see" each other, Ego
!, blind," and call the hand, 7is .~~.>a4 H.sat
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A Claude Melnotte in Real. Life-Sin
gular Marriage Case,


The foreign papers contain the following
item: e-y
"A curious divorce case is about to be
tried in Switzerland. A Swiss peasant,
named Taponier, a native of the village of
Lancy, being endowed with agreeable
hammers and fine person, and having OBJ
tanned better education than is usual
with persons in that rank of life, sought to
improve his social position. For time
he had to be content with precarious
livelihood as y member OF an itinerant cir
Gus. In this humble capacity hemadethe
acquaintance OF Mdlle. Montessant, who
undertook to find him an heiress, i'm ~con-
sideration of receiving "A certain percent
age on the dowry. Taponier, self-enob bled
by tile title Of Baron de Lancy, MAS aceo, :
dinghy introduced to Mdile. Fleury. a
Young French lady possessed ofa handsome
fortune, and in due time, their marriage
was celebrated. Unfortunately, the pay
son !gentithonpae did no recognize the obli-
cations ofa no6lesse, but sqnandered his
wifes fortune in riotous living. Norwas
he even faithful to his marriage vows
Madame Taponier, having acquired only
too many proofs of his infidelity, has insti-
tuted an action for divorce before the Court
of Geneva. A commission has according
ly been appointed to examine ., the ac-
cused, who happens To be locked up in the
prison Mazas on charges or fraud. breach
OF trust, and swindliug ip general ~,
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2 y
"I e. NJ. Wright Contributes tofthe stAts
Rs9istcs the following summary Of the do
iiigs ofthe Legislature up W the time ot
their adjournment;
p Chapter l makes appropriation to pay
Fuller, Warreh s. Co., for Lawson's fur
made. 81 ,g12. '"' H'l' Al f'''. "..,'i''' .l
j Ghapter 2lesaiises estbe action oitl,c Board,
Of Directors OF independent District OF the
City Of Mhscatine. 2t.ss 7F@4s' -Hun'
Chapters provides for compelling wi,-g
nssses 10 appear before einsestfgatiis COmA g
n,ittees.
Chapter provides FOR che Ryafiy distri-
button ~ certain laws. ''i5d a"'h&''doAH
Chapter 3!authorizes Simriffs TO admin -f
isfe- -1sa-.la.. lss tssrri ess.e-.
Chapter . .lnien.is Section 400, i.eyision
OF 1860 2 ~ ~ - sfs' i7"A te'.! li-.s
| Chapter make, an appropriationtor 70 pay
The mileage of the fiis1i UePs Of the Iiouso
| aud Senate. otii ''un q - .8Hl0 7Fom ~
Chapter makes appropriation sairipos,-
| age for the General Assembly tstsliirs ptf-
chased Mt ChicaRo}.J aH-'2 i1iqn9 fEh '1il 'ii
I Chapter o fixes the times of holding tlis
courts in Fifth Judicial District. saIrmr!
'I-A agl.laE7 REsoLUrIoSs. aJu rA- shl -
No ratiies the Amendment TO the Fsd-
e-al Constitution. r.. .,...r
/ No 2 asks that the S77lh 'Rext.. Infantry
receive bountes equal to. any ,otiier toiua-
tteers. '''' &c a. ''''- d - -. ION
No s provides for the binding and dis /
Itributioh OF all public, documents, includ-
ing printed reports OF Committees PUB.
lished by either House. ~ ''' .''''
No asks Congress for n grant 81 lands
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BIRTH ExrRAoRDINABY.--1h Bur
lington Hark-Ey is responsible for the
following. '-af.. era F#..h
A lady who had attended Church on last
Sabbath morning, in this city, when on
her return home after service, was rom-
pelled to stop, and enter dwelling, when
about half way to her residence, and in u
few min,,tes gave birth IL a fine, hssitl,y
child. Both mother AMI child We're uoiug
Veil at la~t A.couHes. .##f s
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DISCOVERY OF AN IMMENSE CAVE IN ST
LOUISA cave one thousand feet long
was discovered by n gang of workmen en-
gagged in enlarging the natural cave at the
Minnehaha Brewery two blocks southwest
of the Arsenal, between Seventh and
Eighth streets. The Democrat thus de-
scribes it: '.'.-A
This cave is about ore thousand feet
long, extending from Seventh street west
ward, under the orchard OF DIR. Nicolas
Dement,, who owns the ground and re-
sides OH the place. The cave ia from forty
FIVE to sixty feet wide, and from ten to
twelve feet high. and is perfectly dry
The ceiling is slightly arched, uniform, and
AS smooth as plasterer could make it,
The side walls are straight, and the floor
Is as smooth and level as a common floor.
In fact. the work could not bs more per-
fsct if made by human hands ..sf Eaa. rr
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' NV brethren. said Swift, in a sermon.
''th-re are three kinds Of pride, namely,
Of birth, of riches, of intellect. 1 shalt not
speak OF the latter, none Of you being liable
~ that abominshls vice." M...-..-.
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A lazy. over-fed had. returning from his
dinner To his work one day was asked hy
his master 'if he had no other motion than
that! YES" r"piis-d the Youth. drawio,,
out each letter, "Dt, IL lsr 4 littiv slower,n
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rom Punch's Almanac. sos .~-s
The Maid Of Fashion.
VARIED FROM BYRON.

Maid Of fashion, ere we part, ss
Hear me own how fair thou art,
Hear me now the truth confess; ,n
love the for thy taste in Dress;
Beautiful from top to- toe, t-tf u
Zoe inou sas ugapo! s..i',t.
BY those stays 30 tightly laced,
BY that big buckle at thy .waiat;
by the long skirt unconfined icm
That arags i'm the dirt behind;
BY that ct,rsaye cut SO low,
Zoe niou ssss aXapu!
BY the back hair thou hast got s II.
Packed up like a porter's knot;
BY those frizzed out, friExy curis,
Envy of less liirsute girls; - Z. e Z
BY thy bonnet-strings' huSe bow,
Zoe lnou sasagApoi f9, sa.aaa
BY thine earrings, chains, and 80.
-. -. ",.harrns;'' ..,... ...r
BY the bracelets OH thine arms: t-
BY the boots with monster heeis;
Dy the veil that hall conceals srr
The rouge that on thy cheek doth glo'
Zoe mou sas agapo! s..s.r.
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The OTTUMWA COURIER,
Local andtAfiscenaneou

d. ST. Louis IL CEDAR RAPIDS r. R.---The
Indications are favorable making OttuEl-
Wa a pt,int, Ola the line of this road. i. One
humired thousand dollars is the sum ne
CURED to be raised by this county In or
der to have the road built through IL; of
this sum. sirty tho,lsu,,ti has been SUBJ
scribed In this city and part of the town.
ship atone. and meetings are being held
daily at different points in the county,
addressed by able speakers. to secure the
balance of the sum required, which we are
sangnine will be raised. The fatruers
tlig2sigii the county have hana,,.-s- -------.'J
Il.fT fTested inlafhls scheme, and all with
W hoIn we have conversed announce their
Willingness to Subscribe foras much stock
Ms, their means viii admit 6f. We have
not heard how much has been raised at
the different meetings. held, nbut that as a
general thing they are successful.f ~ This
road once secured, Ottumwa will take rank
AS one OF the foremost inland cities in
Iowa, and Wapelio county will stand 'sec-
ond to none.
---------- -------------l 'GG.. tsa5 Eais
ATHANKs.-Our thanks are due to Hon..
G. Cpson for u pamphlet, entitled :. Low
Specie Payments may be Resumed in
Three Years. without contracting the Cur.
rency;' IL very able document. from the
pen of ID. VI. Rloiiardso,l, OF Detroit. Mich
igan. ,.syryrssF .e.f.......G
2lfTHE LADY FRIEND.--The March num-
her OF this magazine is on our table. ''The
Impending Kuhn" a fine and expressive
steel engraving, illustrative of a story of
the same name, leads off the number. The
double colored steel Fashion Plate is "a
beautiful one, and the dresses are such as
ladies of good taste can wear. Then we
have engravings ofa Carriage-dress, Pei
crime, lome-dress,s Child,s-dress,l "Ean-
choir Bonnet. &c. DC. The music for this
month is the ''lsichmopd Polk -. 81. ,.,'- 81
1.-The literary. contents Are excellent. We
may specially note $ The Impending
l-sSuin;' a Song by Beatrice COionna
Victoria Regiuia,f'sa story in wbicn the
heroine. u beautiful and refined Young la :,
dy, becoming poor, seeks domestic service
and finds her reward in 80 doing; Poems
by Florence Percy and August Bell Ira
chei Dana's Lagaey; "Iillah y" "The Pas
tors Wife, al Last by Airs. Bella Il.
spencer; "Marrying.au Indian, aud How
| came to do it. n Very we'll told story;
Editorials, Fashions, Receipts, &c. &c.
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.- ... n.. .... ....a New York, Feb. Is.
A conductor Of horse car, IN this city,
while drunk this msrning stabbed three
Of his passengers. .....,.s st r-e .....-.,....
ns Boston, Feb. IA.
Information received here states that tho
store house of the Victory Mills Company.
on the Champlain Canal, in Saragots
c. unity, y. Y, WAS destroyed by nre on
Monday. The amount OF the Ioss 10 esti-
mated at sllO, 900. on which there rs All ia
sarance Of 81, 200. ..trr.s 20. .a,r......
sF: eaJr. r-g "a Washington, Feb. Ii.
The freedmen's bureau bill having yes
tsrday been placed in the hands of tho
President, much interest is excited as To
his course concerning it. 1t is no secret
that he does not approve of all oil it's pro-
visions. ... u...r.sw .. T.. -s as
The Posts special says the House pass
ed the resolution giving the Postmaster
General the right to appoint 29 more clerks
Republicans and democrats voted for this
resolution. taa. stsar. lie. F.. sg.H.
rs Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. IA.
The jury have returned verdict Of gull.
ty against Clerk and Tristan, recently ar
rested and tried for the robbery Of the
Adams Express Company, on the night Of
the 9th of January. They were To- day
sentenced by Judge Butler to hare labor
to the Connecticut Penit.ntiarv . .'
..t.a a# Baltimore. Feb. 10.
A convention of agricuiruriSts Of This
and other States interested in the cUlturs
OF sorghum are now In this city. Their
object is to collect and pruinnlgate inior-
nation as tn the best modes of cuitivatinX
and bringing this product mors generally
into the notice of the public. ..,-
M ..t PoughkeepSie, Feb. Ii.
The ice boats Minnehah,. Snow Flax,
and Ice Berg, carrying Il ~ IL gentlemen.
left here this morning for Albany. The
river between here and that city is covered
with one continuous sheet of smooth ice.
and the wind blowing from -. West. Th..
speed of the boats will surpnss that OF tho
ears Oh the Hudson River Railroad. On
the arrival of the exeur rsion at Albany they
will be properly received by Hon. u. Viii
bur, member of tue Assembly from this
district. The expedition is a novel one,,
never having been attempted before.
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%, The young people OF .Centrevillsg are Il,
give Theatrical exhibition on the ,2nth.
proceeds to. go towards . fund To huild
soldiers Monument, SO saysthe Citizen.
Judge CroOkhan arrived ~ his home iu
Oskaloosa, on last Saturday. So says the
Herald. -,-....r,
J. H. Sanders informs the Sigournev
News that the raising in that County Of
~, 600 additional subscriptions to tho stock
of the st. Louis and Cedar Rapids Rail-
way Companysis necessary. in order to in
sure the location Of the road without lu =
therl ldelaysauruT G4Hr2 3. g.. - p-
o., The 'Des .iMoinss, Register records tho
finding, on "Wednesday afternoon, between
the ruins of Boyd's Mill and the Coon river.
tire dead body Of n female infant, appar-
emily q day or two old. The snow about
the body had been tliawed by contact with
1t, showing the child to have been alive
when placed there, while there was suffi.
cient snow found under the boty To indi-
cate that it must have been left there after
the storm of Monday. The appearance OF
the body was that of = healthy ehihi. The
only covering it had was composed Of two
newspapers. ..fD =taa .-H--T.a. "' ...
An assault was made by three ruffians
on Capt. J. o. Shannon. i'm Marion county.
lately. The scoundrels overpowersd the
Captain, after a desperate resistancs. and
beat him in the most cruel manner. lesv-
ng him for dead. The Republican says he
recovered short time after. " tr'
The State Register says that while Mr..
Washington Smith was ''going home from
work IA few evenings since, accidentally
slipped on an icy place in the walk and fell
with such force on one leg ~ to break il.
besides dislocating his ankle. Mr.. s. has
but lately moved here. leaving his family
i'll Ohio till spring opens" ".. r.. -.:.
Protracted meetings are now in progress
in three OF the churches of Dss Moines In
the Old School Presbyterian Church, I'M
der the ministrations of Rev. Morgan Ed
wards, Baptist; in the Central Presbyte-
rian Church, by Uaion of the Central and
Third Presbyterian Societies; and in the
Methodist Episcopal Church twest sidel
under the ministrations of Rev. S. NJ. Vsr-
non, the regular pastor. Meetings will be
held at all Of these places every evening
during the present week. We CLEAN from
the Register.
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Pelting me with snowf

A correspondent OF the Evening Post
gives the following account Of the painting
in the dome Of the Capitol at Washington
tor which, as he says, an italian named
Brumidi has just been paid forty thou
sand dollars. He was occupied ten months
in the work:
"There are six thousand square feet in
the painting. 1t is one hundred and sixty
five feet above the floor OF the rotunda,
and lighted instantaneously by electricity,
makes it as visible at night as the sun does
by day. Here, in one group, Franklin
and Fulton, are being talked to by Miner
va; in other groups. Mercury, Neptune,
and Ceres talk to other people, or are sup
ported by their usual symbols; consecra-
ting the Capitol, as atemple, to the degran-
ing legends of heathenism without spark
of originality in any conception of the pie
ture, without beauty of coloring or draw
ing, and with hardly any general effect.
When one has recognized the above named
deities, which he does as readily as he rec
ognizes the 'pOrtrait of u Lady at the Ma
tfohoi ASuoChiN VI i'CsiSh CAhioiSiohs IC
thinks it would not be inappropriate TO
expect Jove, the father Of the gods. And
true enough, there he is upside down, to
be sure, as one now stands, but seated and
surrounded by goddesses, and something
yellow OH his shoulders, which must be
the ambrosal locks which odored heaven
when his awful nod was given. But on
moving round, so as to bring the figure
right side up, it is found to be not Jove, fa-
ther of the gods, but Washington, father of
his country. The ambrosial locks have be-
come epaulets; the attending goddesses
have become thirteen original colonies. q
a kind Of lavender colored apron holds
the father on his seat, hiding his knees,
and undoubtedly tying to its strings the
Aforesaid second hand colonies. The only
thing that does not blush for shame in the
whole picture is the motto 'E Plari6us
Unt,n,' and that cannot. The plaster has
been so miserably mixed and laid on that
great seams stretch across and dive about
the picture, making the whole look as i'm
minent as the rain soaked ceiling Of an at
ic. .... ..fr.rt --.... ....... ...... -.......
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1snowballing.

The soft, loose gold of her tresses, .,ft2.
- Is straying about her face, ia g-,ga,.r
Andfth wind through its ssilken nieshes
Is running a frolesone race. -r4,.fga
Her violet eyes--howc they darken and
Rr flash! in iHya5gg n3 bns .rosa,s
Her rose-red, cheeks-how they glow!,. }.
AS she stands ankle deep ia The milk
white driftsip ,,,rgr.... -, .,s.-.s,e..
~ Peltins me with snow, aa.ingaa7g o.
She tosses the soft flakes round her. -9''
In her pretty hoydenish play, "-'di Ri
Till she.looks like sea fyinph rising "E
Troughthe biilows OF foam and spray.
She liioulds the balls with her little bare
z- IAN h..sea..y -----y'T '-'e' -.
=. Do you think she w66ld f6ait or scola
III nestled the pink palms down In my
~ -ifi breast Sf.a"vilHs 7aws bssrRg .
Towarn them 4 tl1ey look 80 cold! s'
~ ~ husd 07iTrE 9I} - afsHgngs.
Z Her. white wool mittens are flung on
authespow, ulss7t! -FA4s,IE 4swmr
Each onein itself q fake, 47.., svalb..
And her silkep scarf beside them lies, "a
Coiled up like a crimson snake. os,s;
All around me the tracks of her .sott
III -. brown feet. ef3 70 r.,ylcryr o..
. Have printed the downy snow: aub,
O And / know by them where, another
i aspring.Hu5ggsa 0,.a aI aEljir
The prettisst flowers will grow. .in..T ,
She laughs and scoffs when my snow
balls fly -,
Harmless over her head,
And she fliris her curls in n, saucy way
And crouches in mimic dread:
She calls me sorry marksman, - " ''
+ An awkward fellow-and Still "'' %
She. sly little witch knows well enough
1t isn't from lack of skill. " - ''' >, ~
She knows I,would sooner think % 81
Oftearing a butterfiy's wing. gdl %
Or Of beating a lily orsthrSttiing osusa
, The first sweet robin of spring. Indl
Than of aiming at her in earnest, 800 =
Or hitting her if could, ,Dd---IsrAH1si
Or harrnings SO much as a tassel , 1T r.
OF her little scarlet hood. Ia dii07 hob
Gay, beautiful Madge! Oh what would
she do ..,,.. ...,....' -,
Ifmy mouth was halfsO bold
As the crystals which fall on her lips
."E and her hair, ...-.,.r ,...,s-,,-...., -,
Like pearls among rubies and gold!
Will her pride and her willfulnsss
.antrample my love, 81, ...g.. sjg,5j
AS her feet have trampled the snow?
That the missiles, she fings, which are
ice to my face,
Are fire to my heart, does she know?
Sweet tease does she guess lam won
-.r dering now s5ar sdl go rotioa1t
Whether she'il ever be rs.IE s1g
In the long, long future before us both,
-. Anything more TO me ni sgYita lns-
, Than n little hoyden. with wild gold hair,
Aud red-rose cheeks in a glow, ~ aj r.
Who stands an k le-deep in tho milk
4... white drifts, a. .......5s .....E 81.
Pelting me with snowf .ts. .,aI .tg ...u
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Hot'sk.
Wasl,ir'

.s D. as" washington, rei. Id.
Kassoh from the committee on appro-
priations, reported bill making appro-
pratt ms for the service Of the post Office
departments for the year ending Jure 30.
1881, which was made the special order for
next Thursday.
Hamilton and five other citizens of New
York city, praying for protection to oAmer-
lean industry, by a tariff on Imports
Tue petition was referred to the COMMITTEES
oH ways and means. .s s...f. .-.., .
The House then resumed the considera.
ton OF the bill reported yesterday from the
committee on post offices and post roads,
providing that the Postmaster General
may, whenever in his opinion the public
seryice shall require il, until June 3Uth,
1868. deposit postage stamps and stamped
envelopes with such persons as he may SO
lect, for sale. The persons with who
stamps and stamped envelopes are To bs
deposited shall engage to sell and circulate
the same under the instruction of the Post
master General, and give bonds in such
sum ~ the r. NJ. Ien1 may direct, with
one or more sureties. rst. ags.. .f.e.ff. 500
The second section provides the Post
master General may allow to such deposit
tors > commission not exceeding per cent
on VII sales of stamps and stamped snvei-
opes. Such. persons are to be deemed re-
ceiversand custoiiansof the public money
and they shall not sell STAMPS or stamped
envelopes, on credit, but shall sell them in
variabiy for coin or L. S. Treasury notes
at a price not exceeding that fixed by Law
They shall be sabiect to all ihe pains. PEN
ahis4 and fines and forfeitnres now pro-
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A f.cetious letter-writer in Washington
says that he WAS recently colnpelled.tn pay
this bill, although the payment reduced
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SENATE.

MT. 'rlHteS presented tise n"tltlon OF
Messrs. Cooper, Maynard, Stake and
others. Representatives elect from the
State Of Tennessee, setting forth the facts
connected with the reorganization of that
State and asking that the present State
government be recognized as the true ana
proper government ftlie State. entitled t"
tie same immunities and privileges as it
was endowed with hy virtue of the act Of
june I7ai. and until her relations with
the General Government were disturbed
by the reasonable conduct of some of her
citizers. The petition was referred to the
committee of Is. ...u
Petitions for the abolition Of distinction
i'm civil rights on account of color were
presented by Messrs. Chandler, Summer,
aud others. Referred to the committee of
To-, ~ s.a ..l-
. Mr.. Sumner presented the petition ofthe
women of New England. asking that no
distinction on account of sex he made in
tho hestowal of Of the elective franchise
Referred TO the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton. PSI. ~ .....,5 .,.. .'"@
A bill was introduced, making an APP
preparation for, the survey of the Upper
Mississippi between the Falls of St.
Anthony sand Rock Island, and of
Minnesota River, with n view tn secure
passG re upon the former Of boat drawing
four feet of water. and reliable slack water
navigation upon the Minnesota. Refer
red. ..r-H -...,.. a... ..
Senate adjourned. .'....s,..... VI.
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.- ... .N.. .s..s New York, Feb. Is.
A conductor Of a horse car, III this city,
while drunk this mSrning stabbed three
Of his passengers. .....r,. ID --e ...--...-..