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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
A Great Bargain.

There are good many good
things said of our Russian purchase.
The following from tho Cincinnati
Gazette will be relished
A pleasing report has been given
that tits said Russia is williEgto take
a feet of our ironclads in lieu of the
money for the region she has sold US.
We fear it is too good to be true
Nothing could be more according to
the fitness Of things.
Everybody has heard of the shift
less fellow who owned cur with q
ferocious appetite, whom his wife
was continually urging him to sell.
At length he. e.announced that he had
sold the dog for fifty dollars, aEx-
cellent," }" said the dame, s'this will buy
usa COW. Where's the money 2"
''But,' said the fellow, * took the
pay in two pups at twenty five doll
ars piece"
If Russia takes tho monitors she
will make such bargain. We need
not stand on the number. The more
the BETTER Let her take all. We
have just undertaken to tit up q CO.
metery for them at League Island
which will cost more than ten mill
ions, and then there is no end to
their repairs. II Mr.. Seward can get
these off our hands we will applaud
the bargain till tho Arctic echo shall
applaud again..
This is one Of the most satisfactory
bargains. Each thinks the othcr' is
cheated, and both are. But a pain
ful idea hero presents itself. Will
Russia require them to be delivered
in her ports? That is fearful. Three
ships crews have gone bodily in mon-
itors, while they never injured the
hair of an ehemy's head. How many
shall we lose in taking them over !?
For the one that crossed to Europe,
and the one that went to the Pacific,
are q pair Of modified monitors, built
of wood, and with more buoyansv
andless impetlimcnts to sailing than
the others, ahd yet they found it
rough enough.
But lot us make the effort, and let
tho naval officers who, to savo. their
places and insure their promotion,
have been certifying to the superior
sea~gOing qualities Of the monitors.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
The Old Canoe.

Where the rocks are gray and shore
is steep,
And the waters below look dark and
| deep,
| Where the rugged pine in his lonely
pride
Leans gloomily over the murky tide
Where the reeds and rushes are long
and lank,
And the weeds grew thick on The
winding bank.
Where the shadow is heavy the
who'd day through
Lies ut its moorings, the old canoe
The useless paddles are idly dropped
Like seabird's wings that the storm
has Topped,
And crossed the railing one DER one
Like the folded hands when the work
is done;
While busily back and forth between
The spider stretches his silvery
screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull
'stoo-hoo."
Settles down on the side Of the old
canoe.
The stern half sunk in the slimy
wave,
Rots slowly away in it's living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER it's
dull decay,
Hiding the mouldering dust away
Like the hand that plants DER the
tomb a flower,
Or the ivy that mantles the falling
tower;
While many a blossom ofthe lovliest
hue
Springs up DER the stern of tho old
canoe.
The currentless waters are dead and
still,
But the light winds play with the
boat at will
And lastly in and out again,
It floats the length Of its rusty chain;
Like the weary march of the hands
of time,
That meet and part at the noontide
chime;
And the shore is kissed each time
By the dripping bow of the old ca
noe.
Many time with carless hand
l have pushed it away from the peb-
bly, strand,
Andpaddleditd it down whore the stream
is quick,
Where the whirls are wild and the
eddies are thick,
And laughed as I leaned DER the
rolling side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see TINT the faces and the boats
were two
That were mirro'd back from the old
canoe.
But now as l lean DER the crumbling
side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that | see there is grayer
grown,
And the voice l hear has soberer
tone;
And the hands that lent to the light
skiff wings
Have grown familiar With sterner
things;
But | love to think of the hours that
flew,
As rocked where the whirls their
white spray threw,
E'ere the blossoms waved as the green
grass grow,
Ger the mouldering stern of the old
canoe. QUINCY.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
Ballot Box Stufing.

OnOcr inc extremely courteous
and digni6ed caption of ga Lie
Nailed the Mercury last night at
tempts to squirm and wrigglc itself
out from underthe damaging charges
we made in regard to the tampering
with the ballots in the 1st ward the
day after the city election, and in
doing so, inadvertently admits the
most damaging allegation that wc
made when it says:
"While looking oUer the ballots Mr..
Sam II. Burton discovered the two
Republican tickets with the names
of the Candidates for Alderman in
the the third ward printed thereon"
Now the point we make is that tho
functions of the election board ceas-
edon the evening of the election, and
on the next day, or any day there
after, Mr., Bleyle had just as much
right to. open the box and make u
re count as Mr.. Sam III. Burton one
of the editors of the Mercury, and
Mr. Burton had JUST as much right
as Mr.. Bleyle, and that neither Of
them had any right whatever to do SO
and the tact that two erroneous
ballots (Which if thrown out would
elect all their alderman in that ward)
were discovered by Sam. Fl. Burton,
while docking over the ballots"
leads irresistably to the conclusion
that fraud was perpretated by some
body and the force of this legitimate
inference, is not greatly weakened by
the fact admitted in the Mercury, that
Burton was permitted to handle and
assist in counting over the votes, or
the other fact that Bleyley and Bur-
ton, two Copperheads were allowed
to retain the ballot. as vel. as the
key during the night. Neither is
the force of the conclusion that skull
duggery WAS practiced by some one,
lessened by the additional fact that
Messrs. Meek and Randall, two of
oul most reliable and truthful citi-
zens and members Of the board, are
ready to bequalifed that these bogus
votes were not in the box when it
passed into copperhead guardianship.
Now we do not desire to make the
application Of fraud to any particular
person connected with this unwar<
ranted transaction, we have only
stated facts and leave the public to
draw their own infercnces.
To our minds the fraudulent voting
of Hutzler and Cosner, (two precious
scamps who will not be likely to
trouble us again soon with their pres
ence,) the illegal opening of the
ballot-box by Bleyle the next day af.
ter the election, and counting the
votes, which he had no more right to
do, than any other unsworn man in
the community, the fact that he al
lowed Burton to handle and assist in
counting them, and the final fact that
illegal votes were said to have been
found (Which clinches the assumtion
Of fraud) all went to justifying the
board in throwing out the votes Of
this Ward, which nour opinion they
should have done.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

Another base ball accident is re.
ported from Portland, Me-, where q
player had a knife driven through
his heart by ono of his companions,
who sprang forward to return the
ball with the knife open in his hand.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

General Sickles required the fire.
man at Charleston to halt a process
sion and procure an American flag,
giveit place of honor and salute it.
They complied. That was not what
they bargained for at the fall Of Fort
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
Kentucky.

AT Lne recent elect1On In this State,
conservatives. copperheads and ex-
rebels soldiers (the latter the predomi.
mating elementin the compound, com
bined elected their entiro Congression- G
al ticket, whereat tho Copperhead
sheets all over the country are as ju-
bilant if possible, as they were at the
success Of tho same cause in the
bloody encounter of Bull Run or
Fredericksburg.
Ever since the treachery of John
G. Breckenridge in the Presidential
campaign Of 1860, majority of the
people of this degenerate Common
wealth, have followed his lead, and
been the most bitter and indicative
enemies Of the loyal cause, and Fed
eral Government, to be found in all
our borders, and chat they. should
have elected any other, than the pure
unadulterated rebel ticket in the late
election, would have been a. matter
Of great astonishment.
It's true that at the election for
members of the 39th, Congress two
years ago, there was slight spos
radio paroxysm Of loyalty apparent
on the surface, which exhibited itself
in the election of Genl's. Rosseau,
Green Clay Smith, w. FL. Randall
and the gallant Col. Mckee. But it
must be borne in mind that at that
time those good faithful Democrats,
Genls. Buckner and Preston had not
been pardoned, and that together
with that ideal and idol democrat Of
democrats, John G. Breckenridge
thousands of good democrats were
still absent from the state, on ac--
count of their participation in the
slate onpleasantness." But things
are greatly changed now. The Pres
idential pardoning machine has been
running day and night under the
vigilant manipulations of Mrs. Cobb,
that ministering angel to official and
rebel wants, and thus under the fos.
tering of executive treachery, trca-
son and disloyalty have fourished
and expanded, until with the re-en-
forcement of the thousands of secdy.
tattered, war-worn and manned vet
Grams, that fought with Buckner at
Donelson and Breckenridge at Shi-
lob, aud Morgan in his plundering
raids, that cause that ignominuously
failed with the bayonet and bullet,
has triumphed with the ballot, and
Kentucky the "bloody ground is as
effectually province of the confed-
eracy, as if Buckner had triumphed
at Donelson, Sidney johnson at
Shiloh, Pembcrton at Vicksburg, or
Grant had surrendered to Lee at Ap-
pomattox Court House.
Therefore let the Copperheads re-
joice in their unequivocal triumph in
Kentucky.
It is almost as big thing as the
New York riots, the Memphis or New
Orleans masacres, or the Assasina-
tion of Abraham Lincoln.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

NTo us, exclaimed the Richmond
Tunes, adoes not belong tho credit of
the experiment Of washing, Ethiop
White" To which the Detroit
Tribune adds, aVcry likely; but to
you does belong the crcdit ofthe ex-
pertinent OF making the Ethiop yell
low and you tried that experiment
on very extensive SCALE"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

"My y" said aprinter to his sweet
heart, permit me -- YOU" when
the termigant Immediately made a
at him and planted her g0-
between his ii, which put his head in
pi "This conlaet," said the CALLED
typo looking RI st her, "is without
a h. =
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

Gov Brown Of Georgia is urging
forward reconstruction, and his ef.
forts seom to meet with very general
favor with the people.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

A greas sheep and wool exhibition
is to be held at Jacksonville, Mich.
on tn 9Th and 9th inst.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

Mr.. Geo B. McC Clelian, well known
as having married = daughter cf Col.
Marcy, Of the regular army, was, ut
last accounts, somewhere on tho
Mediterranean, with his wife ard
child, expecting to return to Amcri-a
ca next fall. Mr.. Mcclellan has beer.
making quite . protracted' stay
abroad. Hewas formerly . Military
man.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
81 hev the honor to be-, etc.

/ =
| A distinguished professor wrote
"The climate is about the style Nv
that they hev in Washinton.. The
Gulf Stream sweeps up the coast,
causin o decided twist in the isoth.
ermal line, wich he tho effeck NV ma.
king it rather sultsy than otherwise.
Anywhere for six hundred miles back
NV the coat Strawberries grow in the
open air. ! recommend strongly the
lpurchis.
.P. SIN case the purchis is made
a explorin expedishun will be neces-
sary. May / hope that my scienti-
fix attainments are suffishently we'll
known to yoo to recommend me as
a proper person TO head that expedi
shen? May L?
81 hev the honor to be-" ct settary.
The President wuzn't favorably
inclined. He wuz full NV the old fo-
gy idea that it wuz rather chilly
there than otherwise. He hedn't
faith in the isothermal line, and wuz
skepticle about the Gulf Stream. 1t
was hiz experience that the farther
mort you got the colder it wuz. For
instance, he remarkt that while the
people wuz warm toward him in
Virginny and Maryland, last fall they
become very cold as he got North.
Where was this isothernal line or
gulf stream then?
Randall, who will hev his joke,
remarkt tho isothermal line twisted.
He notist that the people made it as
hot for ON ez he wanted it as far
north as Cleavland, to which Scc'y.
Wells replied that it only confirmed
him in the opinion that, for platin
vessels nv war, iron was preferable
to pine plank any time.
Seward removed the Presidents
objections to- wunst. He read his
letters which set forth the beauties
and advantages OF the country twist
over. Hero was whales, and wal
ruses, and scales, and white bears,
and pine apples, and wheat, and sea
lyons, and fields NV Ice the year
round in climet ez mild and eaua.
BILE ez the meridian nv Washington.
The isothremal line .snz moro accom-.
odating were than any other part Nv
the world. It cork screwed through
! tho territory 50 o. To aroW fina nnaek;
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16

A clergymap gave AZ . tosss sst fire.
mans celebration fhe following: Our fire'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-28

The Pen is Mightler than the Sword"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-28

MUSIC


-, ruy BARBER or SEVILLE
80 '''''H ,.,,or,nce Of Madame Parepa-kosa
AO aI - tbe Academy Of Music, on luesua9
sn u'o ted by one Of the most brilliant anu GU
MEoH W. i,'S,onees Of the whether Ma'H'ine
-, - 1oreoui or Rossini was the cihei a'.i' -,
.,ro we 10 not pretend to decide' ou. a." ~
No 'Iv received by a crowded house. Inc o'e'
were w'',o' 90 S,,1e was heartily resbed; the popu
n,,aa donna Was loaded with horal tributes "'u
- lS.I.as v,,n abundant paudts and the mim'aple
s,oue Rent mir hundreds Of friends and aemirelsln e
tallanehcr II il many years since we nave seer avg
An ps sIsnnlng opera satisfactorily rendered Inc
,,,t Joyous ford music Of Rosina suits Madame Rosa
,Ci,e as weas il had been written former she gave e
Una coo POGO ia dellcously with purity ana uenc"y
b,eh will be long remembered by those who were SO io
tunnte 80 hear il OH Tuesday night, and she acieo '
part wiib great alchpess and spirit and unhassmS
v.s,iv sieror Baiasl was more at home III inc wv -
Aiuayiya than IN any other character 10 WlnVn We
heard lin. Ills defects were far less aPp"ion' -,
psnaI al d his excellent acting was enohgn 10 w
1hrn In the disguise Of the drunken soi'ioi'
vbe, his lees staggered abOnt the stage I'D inoS. i
,,,t,,s ,.,olo and AGAIN IN the scene of the music
1,,sop he ,lispIayed comic talent for which rev Hau
,,en him credit signor Medni as Don Baslho ana sig
NO, Bariu as Doctor B8rtolo, were each gooo5 DON
yo.aly. and dramatically. Tie gem OF tine evening"
hossser was ROncous Figaro il can hardly be neceS-
-sry 10 say 60 anybody who knows the talent OF the
li,ing Barlers The character ia his hands belongs
hor 20 the department OF broad farce than Of comedy
sad very particular critic might object that in some
r,aecfor example where in the shaving scene OF the
second acS manufactures very laughable DOL out OF
~ thumb and his towel and pUts il through variety OF
absurd mOilos or where he afterward attempts TO opel-
ate on the cha Madame Rosa-he pushes his fun 10
the extreme limit allowable the lyric stage; but We
o moi hold ourselves among Chat very particular class
nni legitimate or not nobody deny that II was al
excessively funny. II MIR. Naretzek could always
III she taste OF the public as sQuarely as lie
hlt 10 on Tuesday night he would be the most
snoeessfal % managers. In the music lesson Madame
Rosa Introduced Ardit's favore L'Esasi waltz ana
sang ID With extreme decaey For an encore she gave
q Attle French song accompanying herself on the plano
hui II Nas hardly worth the artistic skill which she be
slowed UpOn it, or the applause which II received MI
Maretzek led the orchestra himself with the spirit ths'e
and precision Tor which he is famous.
The same opera, with the same cast viii be gwen ~
tbe Matinee Oh Saturday. and that Will be Madame Rosa
only other appearance at the Academy this season Inc
company win appear IN Boston the 9th Of December
The last performance Of Romeo Gd Jei VIII TAKE place
a.Au aoaf.,,g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-28

The fouf sisters of Duffy, the Irish Fenian,
Who tsed on OF thfg situations IN the National
ScrR soc ling IN America that means Of employ
which they were deprived in Ireland.
Coroner Wildey held 81 inquest yesterday at
* oefna5y. ssed q years, who committed suicide on
PRESTON II slsiits led 70 che act.
The Rev. DI. Burchard has arranged for a
course OF SECULAR lectures IN hs church, IN West Ibir
teehs she stO which Is 70 be delivered by the Rev.
saae trout tese enter anmeDs is 10 Re applied to the
siot1g 81 She poor children OF the bathscOOl and
~ The Parcsse Of new library for the sabbatbscbo
The Msssrs. Blocker sold, yesterday, house
sr,d lot No sn Past rwefts for SO $50 lots IN sixth
oseh; lots " Otb iDdred and thffy xthst and Fifth
sye for tfs eaeh and lots on onohnndred enty
hfth-st, near sBth- avea for y $50 ,1GV each.
The distilleIs met yesterday afternoon, and
appointed delegates 20 the coming convention Wash
Ssigtoh City follows d. n KohleI G. H. Rogers, & p.
sinDs resoluOB adopted requesting all the del;
s,es heretofore appointed from tbe various branches Of
S'siosk ,. %. on the 9Th OF December
The SeYsboys Lodging House, which has
bes0 81 = stence - years ae during this period, fur
n.,r q BOYS EDGED il ssaio si4soi q have been de-
posted " these lads in TIE savings bank q Tie rooms
ga b 'dsnS SsH p On Thsp S dsy
posef 70 provide snOstaptial dinner Tor inmates Of this
S'conHor, al No. rs fuifok-st
IN the eighth game OF the match at French
bris yesterday, Pierre Carme scored 800 20 Isdore
BaSTauds lb9 and made the splendid average Of g. Re
achieved IL succession the notable runs o. g. So g. aud
- Vne scoring J8 ponts in four successive Innings
The Total seoie iEnOw Carine 2t0y Gsyfhud 7o4 The
9Th and 10th games 70 be played Friday aud saur
day and after the conclusion Of tho last Dir. Carme win
give an exhibition o. fancy shots
At a meeting last evening of the Newly
Society Tor tie Relief d the Widows and Orphans of
Medical Non, tbe following phnd were elected officers
5or the ensuing year; President, Dr. w. Detm0d; Vice
(pesidflts. Dis. j. L. Beadle, j.. o. stone, o. White
sFeasnrE. j. W g. CleInenej Managers. DIRE. Delaield
Sheet, fayi0r q. foster, btdkey, Van Kefk, j. r.
Wood. committee vas appointed 10 frame suitable
IsOoions 10 Dc sent 10 te families oi the sX members
Nho aied - year.
1lcsJtev. q w. Cbambeilain, who has re-
ssbly returned from IraE, leotue0 before the Young
hs1a eilsah AssoeIaliog lsst evening" Rio dc ia.
seIfS Ahd ne people, fe made glowing description OF
w. et'1q scenery surrounding tbe city, described the
rnDss ssfoSh fhorebes and public institntOs the pcO
II, abo lslf icottlmes, aud concluded by TemaTfDR
VIZ asgelsens have gained unfavofste iInpTessob
" V"S 9abf" tn the reports OF captains ~ vessels
shEaEen Jh me eOhce trade who seldom 20 on shore
What " needed "a RIO de Janslro b American aud In.
kfh tntffp1s' and capital which win specially develop
~ JssSsi'-y " 80 ssyiDE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-28
No. o. NApES-LASr. NEw-YoRK, }

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inclosing -, is received. / send in this
the Pen ordered, aud trust you will find the
same to yOur entire satisfactioni however, II
you think you would prefer any other size, or
quality, OF should this not suit your hand, !
will cheerfully exchange any one stamped A..
Notion il sent within ten days after its re-
cep,on. with your objections clearly stated
and post-stamp to return another. These re.
marks apply only to pens stamped a. Norton
~ AL Others are at the risk of the buyer, and
are not eIchanReable.
II returned, be particular 10 paste the Pen as
near the lower left-hand corner OF the en-
yelope as possible, aud put il up in the same
manner az sent TO YOU, to avoid lts being
crushed Is, the post mark, or injured in the
mails The Case need not be returned unless
YOU wish 10 change the size or quality, IN which
instance additional stamps must be sent.
Respectfully youTt A. NORTON
A.
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adapted 20 the hand, makes writing pleasure rather
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The beginner makes more rapid progress with Gold
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ioralty VI bis writing and The ease by which 1t spro-
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In making new pens. the subscriber uses no solder.
The gold az the point T. brought ton state OF fusion
when the point sinks into H. ana the two become as orc
metal entirely imperyiOus % the econ OF tue acids IN
inks This be done ia making now pens because te
gold more than three times o. thick AZ IT, after the
pea rolled g tue proper thnQess Of thf lVsed State
when peIA are rop6inted solder must be Used when
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other wise the points will curl into gobulnr form by
this the temper taken out OF the nb the ehs
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-28

ARRIVED.
Wood.
Steamship PrsnoonlS, shsfwQod Portland 10 j. Amer
searashlp lille Partridge Galveston Key West Nov TO- with
mdse aud pass " G. H. MALLORY 4 Co.
Sesushp Conmbs Barton Havana 9 with ndsa AMI
10 the NORTH Atlantic Steamship Comysry
ssamsAIP Mar Stafford Ward WlHiae,on n O. u hsur zds
and pass. 20 Jas. Hand
,.s6P Betty Rs% ruisson S.r.sls o. l,ys na,s %
Meyer Came b, ts Southern cod bad are uess tth
ins li 70 o. long " ~ spoke hoFsegAa bark HAsoh bon Liver
Reoloi Caasca 80 asJ, et rob s ~ "a ooE o. ~ seht NORTH
hp Daniel Webster spcucef Lqndon add ie o. wight Oct H.
sage 80,
Ship Resonte Freeman Liverpool Oct 10 Bds, And pisa 10 VII
lsms u Gulon. Il anchored oaiside the hGr
Ship We Cunnlgbtm Liverpool mds and 10 O. w.
Marshall Co u, sneboIsl oats,ae the bar
bD tIssLe rsnlsgIl LIsIvgl. Va " eels ed hh vol