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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-01
SOLD SERIES VOL n, No. As
I 90 in Advance,

! IyoNATIoN3 VIsIr.-Thes Pastor of the
Congregational church, of this place,
takes great pleasure in acknowledging the
honor and the profit OF demonstration
made at the parsonage on Tuesday even
/ ing, the 18th ult. Though the night Jwas
!tiark and the snow falling fast !, friends anu
brethren were not to be deterrd from their
purpose. Every room i'm the house was
Titled with happy faces. About 9o'ciock
the ladies serveda supperiwhich made oil
feel happier still. The severity of tho
weather prevented n number from being,
! present who had intended to add them
selves to the occasion; but they didlnot fail
to send in the tokens of their good will
then, or afterwards. te Hiis3 atf
| The sum total Of these evidences of re-
gard for the gospel Of Christ, fell oniv n
little short of T'ro Hundred Dollars; Ni.ss-
ty one of whichsweref in Greca6oeks. The
articles left were of the very best quality {;
and never were gifts better adapted to the
needs of a pastors family. The pastor and
his wife highly appreciated the efforts Of
those ladies who took the Initiative in this
labor oflove. They were also much grati-
fled in seeing representatives from sever
al other churches present; an evidence o.:
christian fellowship always cheering. '"fs
The Pastor and his family being person.
ally identified with these gifts, brought to-
tho altar 81 our God. beg the donors to ac-
cept their. heart felt gratitude. and do ear-
nestly pray they may realize abundance of
spiritual blessings to themselves and their
families, which cannot I've measured by
the value of eathly goods. 7sg ..E- -La
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how much the latter may predominate The
course Of immigration in tie development of
industry and business, and natural causes will
raise up at the South men as devoted to the
Union as those Of any ether part of the land
But if they are all excluded from Cong ess; it,
in permanent statute, they are declared not
to be in full constitutional relations to the
country, they may think they have crI.->. to
become a unit in feeling and sentiment )
against the Gov ernniert. Under the political
education of the American people, the idea is
Inherent and iueradicabe tin,t the consent Of
the majority OF the whole people is necessary
to secure willing acquiescence in iesisla-
tIou. ". 49, q
The bill under COZ opsidrration refers to Ier>
tain of the states as though they had not
been fully restored TO the United States. IL
they have not let us at once act together 10
secure thrt desirable "nl at The earliest posi-.
bic moment. ltis hardly necessary for me to
inform Congress that in my own Judgment.
most Of these States. 50 far at least as de-.
pentis uDon their own action, have already
been fully restored. and are To be dee,rcd ems
titled to enjoy their corstitu, ional rigl4s IA
members OF the Union ''E a.
Reasoning from the CONSTITUTION itself and
from the actual situation OF the country, |
feel not Dnly entitled but am willing to as, unle
that with the federal courts restored in the
several States and in the full exercise of their
functions the rights and interests of at classes
Of the people, with the aid Of the military in
cases of resistanee, lie essentially ssotected
against ureons titutional iutiinginent and yio>
lation. Srod'd this eapsetaticn, unhappily
fail which do not anticipate, then the Exec.
utive is already armed with the powers cons
ferred bv the act of March. 1865, establishing
the treedmen's bureau. and hereafter az her :"
tofore he can employ the land and naval forces
OF the courtry to supprecss insarfection and
overcome distractions to the laws.
r, turn the bill to the Sepate in the earnest
? hope that n measure involving questions and
interests so important to the country will not
become law unless nseit deliberate conside.
ration by the people, it shall receive the
sanction Of an enli.ht ned public Judgment.
(Signed)
.'..f... .AHpRsw J, uNsos.
Washington Feb. 10. 1866. ..... f. ..
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THE RAILRoAD.-Keokuk aud Iowa
counties are subscribing literally to the
stock Of the st. Louis Il Cedar Rapids
Railroad. The former we believe has rails
ed the amount required to the road. Our
own county has not as yet made up the
amount required Of her, but the Commit
tee ars daily receiving more subscribers to
Stock. But the subscriptions are small and
do not count up fast enough. Our citi-
zens want to go to work in a more earnest
manner; let every one give what they are
able to; let them interest themselves and
use their influence in getting their neigh
bors to subscribe, and the road, ins: cad OF
being the talk-as it is now-wili be re-
ality.
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DOGGY The dog case like the dogs
tail, still waggeth; learnsd men still con-
tinuo to expend their wisdom on it; the
dog flourisheth and waxeth exceeding fat;
the lawyers flourish and their pockets wax
fat; the clients still live and their pockets
wax lean the loafers are in their glory
and all join in saying, "its the bullisst
(ought to be dog-giest) case what isl and
is "better nor a circus any day. Now
turneth the case on dead dog found by
defendant near'J udge Hendershott's resi-
dence, and set down by him as Giebrick's
dog. A council of his witnesses is sum
moned. A Coroner's jury and post NOR
tenn examination held, little krout found
in the dogs stomach which is set down by
all hands asconclusive evidence that it is
the dog of our ''tentonic friend" while
0iebrich's lawyers maintainsthat its not
his dog, because there were no "dew
claws" whats that p found OH him, W hich
our German friends dog had to an exceed
ing great extent. This was the point
which each lawyer was trying to sustain
this morning and which they will fight
over to-day. Fiat justitid ,uat eaIun,.
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T. DEvIN Il SoN, BY RoBRRrsox.

THE Observation-Disclosures the
inclemency of the weather last evening, y
large crowd was in attendance at the Pres
byterian Festival, which can set down as q
decided success. The eulogy on Washing
ton, delivered by Mr.. Hutchinson was u
master effort, and the manner of delivery
reflected great credit on the speaker. The
Tableaux were very interesting and the
music excellent. Everybody seemed
pleased. and the tables were well patron
lied. Taken all together, this has been
the most successful affair of the season and
the ladies have reason to congratulate
themselves of the result.-Daily 23d ult.
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Merchants Dispatch Company.

.,u,.slt.. Ottumwa Iowa, FEB. 2l, go
T. HARKINs, ESQ.,. Agent Merchants Dos
patch Co., Ottunwa Iowa.
DEAR SIR:-We take this method Of ex =
pressing to you and the owners Of the
Merchants Despatch freight line our
thanks for the prompt payment Of loss
sustained by us on goods shipped by the
line you represent, sand burned at Detroit
OH the 18th of October last, while in tran
sit. ''. '.' ..' 1924. -@"..'a.. W.. !N,s
The prompt and honorable manner in
which our loss WAS adjusted deserves spec
ial mention by us. Having carried our
freights for several years, we can cheerful
ly say to shippers that the Merchants >
Despatch Company make as good time
and pay overcharges and losses as prompt
ly as any company in the country. ," "aA
Yours Truly, -"a +'g"9sl srI
'DAGoETr Il EDGERLY, HENRY Il HAw,
WM. C..Moss, JR. Il Co. w. p. CowAN,
HAHN, LIcHTENsTADTER 81 Co. fs'
=. w. d j. HAwLEY Jr., 1 ..-a.a b. ..a-s2
TAYLOR, BLAKE& Co. ..... ....l jos
T. DEvIN Il SoN, BY RoBRRrso1. :. s4s
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We have the means and enough feft to
make our County rich after giving the
amount required of us to secure the Iowa
Central Railroad through our county.
is the natural route for it to ran and We
Will get 1t sure, if we only make IA little
energy. East of us they are making n
desperate effort to divert this road from
this the natural route through Ottumwa
but the citizens of Monroe co inty will not
certainly loose sight of their interests so as
10 let them do it.-Atbia Union.
Not much Mary Ann! We have made
no efforts to secure the Iowa Central. The
ST. Louis & Cedar Rapids road is what we
are striking after. and are going to have
before shortly. rF
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At preliminary meeting of Iowa Ed
itors and Publishers, held in Dubuque on
Saturday, Feb. 18th, it was resolved that sll
Editors and Publishers i'm Iowa be invited
t" meet i'm Convention at Des Moines on
Wednesday, March 7th, to consider such
matters connected with tho interests OF the
Press as may be deemed expedient. a
full representation is earnestly requested.
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Weare sorry TO SEQ by the State Register
that Mr.. Dixon, who for some time has
been afflicted with loss of sight, is not in
very fair way of recovering it. We ex-
tend to brother ID. our heartfelt sympathy.
and hope ere long that he may have his
sight restored to him unimpared.
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The individual who tried TO clear his
conscience with an egg is now endeavoring
to raise his spirits with yeast. If he fails
in this, II is his deliberate intention TO blow
his brains out with bellows.
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PkRsoNAI.-We had the pleasure of re-
ceiving a call from Hon. ii. Il. Angle,
President of the st. Louis Il Cedar Rapids
Railroad, this morning. Mr.sAngle rep
resents the prospects of the road ~ very
tattering. They have the survey of the
road worked up as far as this county, from
Cedar Rapids, and expect soon to push 1t
through To- the State line.-Dally 23d sslt.
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Domestic Iaraxraphs.

The boiler Of locomotive exploded al
Norwalk, Ohio, on Tuesday evening, burst
ing it into thousand fragments. Some OF
the pieces few over half mile.
"A Maine man placed eight trout in a
brook sixteen years ago, and for the last
eight years 200 pounds of trout have been
taken from the stream annually.
The vagrant and destitute children Of
New York city are estimated ct 10000, and
If placed in double file would make pro
cession more than eight miles long-a pro-
cession that would reach from the Battery
to Harlem.
The latest fashionable collar for gents
has turn down corners, on which appear
dogs and horses heads. These figures are
repeated on tho Wristbands. The shirt
itself is spotted over with small horse
shoes, or with the heads of dogs and
horses.
The new radical daily, the New York
National Press. is to be issued by stock
company, with thousand shares at hum
dred dollars each. It will be folio, half
the present size Of the New York Herald,
and will be sold for two cents copy.
The last Boston f" notion is to form .
company to 60 in quest of floating icebergs
and tow them into Boston harbor, and TO
render the enterprise doubly remunerative,
pleasure parties are to be taken out on each
trim
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DIR. BELLS
Golden Tonic BitterS

Toall who are suffering from indigestion Depress on
Of Spirits Debility, loss Of Appetite, Biliou~ness,
Flatutency, and Kindred Complaints, arising from q
disordered state Of the stoach and digestive organs
The o den Tonic stem sch Bttters.
are failing cure. As Tonic they unrival-
ed. giving strength and causing healthy appetite
assisting dige ton and fenovafing the system.
Those have overtssked their strength in either
mental or bodily labor will receive life from the
Golden Tonic 3itters, giving them strength to meet
the requirement. t their duty They mild and
pleasant in their effects The delicate ladies can
take them with sitive benefit gradually increasing
the quantity taken with returning strength The GOls
den Tonic BitterS have harsh dissgreenbi-,
nau.e II taste bur pleasant. mild and agreeable
to the beneficial their effects the system.
Try tiem-If yonr Druggist or Grocer don't keep
them have him send for them Dor Z be put on with
any other tiers, which he claims quite gWni.
Manufactn Ell and put up only by COLEMAN Sill
YER 2l3 East ,d,son st. Chicago, H.
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aaisfelIany.
A NOCTURNAL SKETCH.
NY THOMAS HOOD.

Even Ia come, and from tho dark park bark
The signal Of the setting sun-oue gun;
And six Il sounding from this chime-prime time
To go and see Drury Lane Cane slain.
Or hear Otbelio's jealous doubt spout ont,
Or Macbeth raving vt that shRde-made blade,
DENYING to his frantic clutch much touch
Or else to Dnsrow with wide stride ride
Fonr hor-es. as other man span;
Or In the small Olympic pit sit split
Laughing at List0n while You quiz his phiz
Anon night comes and with her wings brings things
6nch ~ with her poetic tongue Young sung;
The gas up-blszes With It's bright white light,
And paralytic watthmen prowl howl. growl
About the streets. AMI take up Pail Nall Fall,
Who hastng 10 her nightly jobs, robs fobs.
Now thieves To enter for your cash. smash crash
Past drowsy Charlie. 10 a deep sleep, creep,
But frightened by pc icenan B-3. fec,
And while they're gotng, whisper low, = No 60"
Now puss while folks are In their beds. treads leads
And sleepers, wakiag. grumble, Drat that cat!"
Who In the gutter caterwauls, squalls, n,anls
Some feline foe, and screams in shrill i'll " i'll.
Now Bn,ls Of Bashan Of prize size, rise
In childish dreams, and, with roar. gore poor
0eorgy. or Charley, Billy. willy-ni,iy;
But Nursemad, In q nightmare rest, chest-pressed.
Dreaming of one Of her old flames, James Games
And that she hears--what faith IL man'sl-Anns
banns
And his. from Reverend Mr.. Rice, twice, thrice;
v lille ribbons flourish, and stout shout out
That upward goes, shows Rose knows those beaux's
WOes.
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individual subscriber. Money sent by draft Post
once order, Express o. in registered letters may b
cent 1t our risk.
Garden City Gift Enterprise Co.,
20. 8ox 404. W. ,. Clark 81. ChicAgo, III
liberal donation will be rendered at avery drawing
to the agents VI the Soldiers Relief Fund, tr the
benefit of disabled soldiers and thei families
GARDEN CRY Grr CoNcsRr -l5o.O00 Gold Watches.
Tea Sets Pianoe Chains, &c., worth 100000. % b
cold ut ono dollar EACH without regard to value. and
not 70 be paid for till you know what yon to have.
400 Gents Gold Hunting Watches, $3.50 each; 200
Gold Watches 500 each 600 Ladies' and seu,s Bill.
Yer Watches. SIS each: 500 Ladies Enamel~d Cola
watcs e., SO AAch 500 Revolving Castors Ns each
s. % Oval Gold Bracelets, 81 each: $50 Drinking
Cupa 80 each. Is 600 Ladies Diamond Rings DO eMrh:
ESQ Vest Neck and Fob Chains. $40 each; $500
Suap and Magic spring L.ck~ts, u Zach; ZOO Gold
P.us silver mount holders s ssch; 900 Ladies' Sse
J.welry SO each; b,0VO Dessert Spoons. - each;
5000 Butter Knives s. each 100 Napkin Ring. pr
pair S; and 900 other artelse worth from - %
lis each Concert Tickets with list Of All articles,
stating that e~chp may have ar arst pnt into
envelopes sealed up and mixed aud when ortessd are
taken ont without regard u choice, and sent By mail,
thus giving all fair chance. On receipt of snsetpss
you will what yon have and then - 1t your
option to send one dollar and take the article or uns
One If thes< envelopes will be sent By mail on receipt
81 Is cent? for dollar. II fOr two dolinfs ~ &c
ave dollArs IS for ten dollars, and 100 Tor nsteea
do,lars Agents wanted In every toxn ana city
A11ress GIFT ooAck8c. p o. Dtawss ~
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QS-THE VIRGIN I'D MINING COMPANY OF
COLORADO. 1850 ORIGINAL INTEREsrs-S1OO EACH
Of which $50 reserved for working capital The
property Of the Company consist OF TWELVE Lodges in
extent nearly half IL in length, situated Gem
trail City Colorado. Subscribers elect their eff
GERS and manage he affairs the Company.
Each orginal interest 500, gives subscriber his
pro rata amount of stock in the Corporations
ganized On these properties.
The Books for subscription are now open. For a
Prospectus, giving full particulars to
more of these original interests address at ouce,
apply to DUNCAN NJ. MtTCHEsON,
n e. corner Fourth and Walnut Sta, Phila.
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4 sIxGlE R0x oR RRAxpRITH,s PILLS

~
contains more eabe extractive matter than twenty
boxes Of any pills in the world besides tynve hum
dred physicians use them in their practice TO the
exclusion Of other purgatves The first letter Of their
value Is yet scarcely appreciated When they are
better known, sudden death and continued sickness
will be Of the past. Let those who know them speak
right out In their favor. 1t is duty that will save
life.
Our race are subject to redundancy Of vitiated
bile at this season. and il is dangerous as it is preva
lent; but Brandreths Pills afford invaluable and
efficient protection. BY their occasional use We pre-
vent the collection Of those impurities which, when in
sufficient quantities, much danger to the
bod,'s health. They cure the liver complain
dyspepsia loss Of appetite pain in the head heart
burn, pain in the breast-bone suddea faintness and
costiveness. Sold by all respectable Dealers in
Medicines
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10000 GIFTS. Valued At $4,000.
$4,000 Tickets will be Disposed Of


hey viii be given away in the following manner:
$4,000 Prize Packages will be Sold
ct One Dollar each. and Z Ticket will
be given with each Package.
Each Prise Package contains some Of the following
list Of Articles.
Every package contains something Of value and e..
titles the holder to ticket. Send in Your money se
once, and buv prize package. send stamps to pay
ee q q -
Of the number, which Il registered before being
sent ont. The drawing will take place at Crosby's
sands Of ticket holders can witness the drawing The
duplicate tickets will all be placed in Wheel and
drawn ont by disinterested person. chosen from
the audience present tho day OF drawing list of
the numbers draw III be semi at once,
made ont each ticket holder, who then compare
his number with the lit Of drawn numbers; the
moneys goods will then be held to his order, to b
sent by Express or otherwise rs he may direct. Our
enterprise is upon the grandest scale known Az
prize package, and have ae good an opportunity 70
obtain . Five Thousand Dollar Prize, person could
have in any similar Gift Enterprise
The GARDEN CIrY ENTERPRISE il SO arranged that
the tickets will be rapidly disposed of much
that very seldom if ever posponement Of the day
Of drawing occur And 10 no case will the post
ponement be for longer time than weeks. The
articles contained in enterprise all of the most
approved kind of the best manufacturers, and all
ranted new and in perfect order new list OF similar
next monthly distribution. All orders will receive
prompt attention.
Examine our unprecedented club rates; every active
lady or gentlemen may take part la forming . club
Don't waste your money on foolish amuscments, but
buy our prise packages and get something Of resl
value No blank packages. Parties rccomm ended
to get up small clubs hrst: when they become
quainted with the work they get up larger
INDUCEMENTS OFFERED 70 AGENTS-Cluh Rasco
Any person Or party procuring = club u Or more
names for prize packages, and forwarding the
money for the Same. will be allowed the following
commission:
We iii
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And All will be Well.

Bear in mind that in Dyspepsia, Intermittent Ferers
Bilious Disorders, and Affections Of the Nerves, NJ
other medicine will produce 1.-THE Of the good effect
that invariably follows the Of this excellent Invs
orator and Corrective Sold evsrywhere.-N T. zri
bwae Oct 2, 1865.
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The Grand Secret.

rhe grand in medic stion Il to help Nature.
SUSTAIN and REGuLArE-these the Alpha and
Omega Of the oniy theory Of cure that has common
sense for its basis II the system i shattered,
the muscles weak. and the mind like the body, in
state Of partial collapse-what il it best to dot Rea-
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ATTENTION is directed to an advertisement
of the Virgin Gold Mining Company. this page.
Those desiring to secure orgnal interests
($1Oo each this attractive enterprise should at once
write for prospectus send in their
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Hf,u Embellishments.

UNITS A STOCKING Substantially Complete
IN knitting the heel and narrowing of the toe as 1t
goes along. 1t sets up its work, knits any size
from loops forming card up to its foil capacity
widens and narrows by varying the number Of loops,
and kni,s the Tide Single Flat Web, the Double Flat
Web, the Plain Ribbed Flat Web. and the Fancy
Ribbed Flat Web, with selvedges. No other Machine
in the World do any Of these things. 1t knits
shawis, Hoods, Nnbias, Jackets, Breakfast Capes
Sacks, shirts. Undershirts. Drawers, Boys Suits
Cbldren's Cloaks, Snow Shoes Leggins Gloves, Nit
tens, and upwards OF forty different articles.
Knits yard of plain work in ten minutes; pair
Of socks complete in half an hour For Families,
Wool Growers, Manufacturers, Merchants etc, it Is
the most money making and laborsaving invention Of
the age.
FRox 100 $50 PER CENT. PROFIT every article It
produces. Women earning from SIS to $25 week
in Knitting Hosiery and Staple and Fancy Worsted
Articles. Every machine WARRANTED to work a. rep
scented.
Salesrooms IA West Fourth 81. Gin.
cinnntl, & 1913 So. Clark ST., Chicago.
For Circulars and terms TO Agents, address, with
stamp,
LAMB KNITTING ACHrNE MAN'G co.
600 las West Fourth Street. Cincinnati.
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They cannot injure. child may take them in doses
suited its years, wit out the possibility Of HARM
The enfeebied vital powers to respond
getcaly to their action the wed grass is to erect
its blades under the vivifing and refreshing rain. In
II Of debility the Btters absolutely required
There is no substitute succeedaneum that will AL
their place. Resort to this most wonderful Of Modern,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-23

RELIABLE-Pure Bourbon Whisky is the
onlv stimulant which can be safely used a compo
nept If q tonic terative and antibillions medcin
and SWain's bourbon Bitters is the only medicinal
prep lion in world which this article s used
as the principal ingredient. SWANS B ,urbon Btters
dfu.e an agreeable calm through the system
promote Digestion the ysca energies restore
restore the appetite, and remove the gloom and de
preston which :lways accompanies weakness Of the
bodily powers
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Build Up Your Man.

Brace him mp you would brace tottering ediice
The pabnlum he needs 10 Tonic Alternative. Bring
him up oat Of the Depths Of Debility and Dependency
With Hosfettar'a Ritters.