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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-06-27

have the shooting irons ready, as
thew would be called for soon Told
her the house was going to be search
ed. and ibid not want the things
there: the conversation turned on
John Surratt I said understood
the soldiers were atter him for going
to Richmond; Mrs Surratt laughed
heartily at.the idea, and said man
must be q smart one 70 goto itch
mond and back in sixdays; that was
shout all she said at the time; on
April 4th, '65, was at Marlboro, and
when I returned homo at 6 O'Clock,
saw 3 number of personsthcre, among
them Mrs. Snrratt; when l drovs up
Mrs Surr;ltt came to meet me, han
ded mo q package and told me to-
have the guns ready and two bottles
Of whisky, and give thcm to whoev-
lar should call for them that night;
| Mrs. Surratt and Weichnan kft be-
fore dark the package handed mo
contained a field glass; 1T II that
night Harold came to my house, and
4 percon with him do not know the
I size Of the person referred to, as he
was on horseback; Harold remarked
when he came in, s For Gods sake
make haste and get those things" |
then went up stairs and got one OF
| the guns, field glass and a cartridge
box. which was all l could bring, and
l did not go back ), he could not dis
tinctlyrecollec but understood Booth
Fl to say either he or they had killed
: the President; witness thinks Secrc-
! Etary Stewards name was also men
!. toned, the carbines refcrredto were
covered when handed to tho witness;
D they were uncovered by Harold and
/ witness noticed nothing peculiar about
/ the locks.
) The witness was aked to retire
E temper arily, and Gen e. D. Towns
, end was called to the stand and
!. produced the field glass and breast
5 pin.
e Lloyd was then recalled and
! ined the field glas, but could not full
~ recognize it as the one handed
! him by Mrs. Sarratt. He thought
! the glase he saw bad larger letters on
Q lit. The witness was then shown the
lcarbines and thought one was the
same one Harold took off recognized
: it by popularity Of the lock. Had
g not seen the cartridge box since it
/ was taken by Harold. .
9 After recess Lloyd was cross ex-
5 amincd at length, the dcteece qnes-
3 tioning him as to whether he had
= been in the habit OF drinking and
i had forgotten many things that trans
pied. The whole subject was to
show that the memory of the witness
9 was not to be relied upon.
gl Col. E. ]. Conger was sworn hut
+ the examination was deferred until
J. tomorrow.
n Court adjourned.
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Hon. J. B. Grinneu.

The keokuk Constitution quotes a
telegram concerning the late State
Convention, which says that "at this
point" Chat is, after it was evident
that Col. Merrill had majority Of
all the votes,) "Hon. J. b. Grinnell
scitlsarew his name as a candidate for
tho Governorship." and therefore
proceeds with a column of its custom.
airy coarse abuse Of that gentleman
tor "disinterested generosity" ETC.,
etc. The truth about the matter is,
Mi. Grinnell did not withdraw his
name, but simply when it was evil
dent that Col. Merrill had received a
majority Of the votes by the changes
made before the result was announc-
ed by the tellers, moved that the
nomination of Col. Merrill be made
unanimous, thus gracefully yielding
to the will Of the Convention. Mr..
Grinnell's support in the Convention
was such that any man might have
been proud of it. His friends were
counted by the hundred, and COM
posed OF many among the truest and
bost men Of the State, both soldiers
and civilians. It is true they were
not sufficiently numerous in the con-
vention to nominate him, but as be-
fore remarked their number and char
acter Were highly rcspec able, en-
bodying more talent, more moral
worth and in nitely more patriotism
than can be found in the whole COP.
perhead party Of Iowa. Mr.. Grin
nell does not need copperhead SYM
pathy, nor is he fitsubject for their
jeers. lie is not dead politically or
otherwise lie is irreprcssible, and
will yet serve the people of the State
in the future as in the past, in both
private and public capacities.-Hawk
Eye.
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IOWA MATTERS.

Our Des Moines friends are in a
peck Of trouble.
= Last week the Republicans come
like an army with banners, and ate
up every thing, and now this week
the copps are coming and will drink
up their whiskev and lap up their
lager beer, until the Capitol city
will be as dry as powder house,
See Register.
Female Suffrage is rampant in
many parts ofIowa. A delegate in
the late State Republican Convention
from Buchanan county introduced q
resolution favoring it which received
an unexpectedly large vote.
An Equal Rights Association hal
been formed in Independence, sever
al of its officers being women. The
object Of the association is to secure
the equal rights ofall citizens, especi
Of race, color, or sex. Irrespective
! Col. VIM T. Shaw, the grim ole
fighter Of the Iowa Brigade il
Smiths Guerillas and Col. 14th low,
is about erecting wooden mill a
Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa. !.
i ~ ~
A circlet of pure silver, in. the
shape of tortoise shell, about the
| size OF a common SANGER and as thick
as sheet OF tin, was found recently
not tar from Bloomfield, in hollow
tree, about thirty feet from the
ground. On this piece of silver il
engraved a good representation OF
an eagle, holding in it's beak the fig.
ure of snake, The Guard suggests
that the perhaps some of the K. G.
Cs can explain the use of this strange
treasure.
Val Mendal editor and publisha,
of that sterling paper, the Abba
Onion, offers his office for sale. A
good opportunity for some sterling
ambitious Republican typo,
Gov. Stone has appointed Major
Henry O'Connor acting Attorney
General in place Of Mr. Bissell de.
ceased and he has already entered
upon the discharge Of the duties Of
an Office to which the people will
elect him by an overwhelming ma.
jority in November.
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RECONSTRUCTION.
The vote cfthe Cabinet on the Opinions
cfAttorney General Stanberru.
SUMMARY.

l. The oath prescribed in the sup
Elemental act defines all the quaiiti
cations required, and every person
who can take that oath is entitled t.
have his name entered upon the lis1
of vOiers-
Vote unanimous, except that of tn,
Secretary ofWar.
2. The Board Of Registration hav,
no authority to administer any othe1
oath othe person applying for reg
istration than this prescribed oath
nor to administer any oath to an,
other person touching the qualifica
tions OF the applicant, or the falsit,
in the oath provides that, if false, tn,
person taking it shall be- tried ane
punished for perjury.
NO provision is made for challeng
ing the qualification Of the applicant
Or entering upon any trial or investi
CATION Of his qualifications either b,
witnesses or any other form of proof
/ Vote unanimous, except thatof til,
Secretary Of War.
D. AS 10 citizenship and residence
The applicant for registration mus,
be citizen of the State and Of tn.
United States, and must be a residcn,
OF the county included in the election
district He may be registered if be
has been such citizen for period less
than twelve months at the time he
applies for registration, but canno,
vote at any election unless his citizen
ship has then extended to the full
term Of one year. AS to such per-
son, the exact length of his citizen
ship should be noted opposite his
name on the list, so that It NAV an.
pear on the day Of election, upon ref
erence to the list, whether the full
term has then been accomplished.
Vote unanimous.
4. An unnaturalized person cannot
take this oath, but an alien who has
been naturalized can take it, and nc
other proof Of naturalization can be
required Of him.
Vote unanimous, except that of the
Secretary Of War.
5. No one who is not twentv-one
years ofage at the timc of registra.
ton can take the oath, for he must
swear that he has then attained that
age.
Vote unanimous.
6. No one who has been disfran.
chised for participating in any re-.
bellion against the laws of the Uni
ted States, or for felony committed
against the laws ofany State or OF
the United States, can safely take
the oath.
The actual participation in rebel
lion, or the actual commission of q
felony does not amount to disfran.
chisement. Tho sort Of disfranchise-
ment here meant is that which is de-
clared by law passed by competent
authority, or which has been fixed
upon the criminal by the sentence of
the court which tried him for the
crime, sAa s.sf II
No law oftac United States has
declared the penalty Of disfranchise-
ment for participating III rebellion
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delivered an, elaborate speech TO- his
old friends at his homo in, Galena, in
which he takes decided ground in IA
vor of the military Reconstruction
bill, and the action of Congress in
general, as against the assumptions
of Andrew johnson.
The speech is-an able one, and ia.
ken as the reflection of the views Of
his chief Gen. Grant is all that loya
and radical people could desire.
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vigil bur exchanges pardon Us for
calling their attention to a matter,
swhsfeipsome d skhnfat Hast arc .dos
ing an injustice to the deserving
Thistle hstime when some Of our late
military men are being prominently
paraded before the people, and we
notice that severalpapers quoting
largely from Capt. stuart's "Iowa
Colonies and Regiments" without
givingthe authors name mention.
We hold that it is not sufficient ex-
cuse that the. work is local one--a
history belonging exclusiveiyto Iowa,
and that, therefore, all are presumed
to recognize extracts from it. Capt.
Stuart spent year and a half, in dill
ligent and nntiring labor, in collecting
and arranging facts, and in writing
and publishing his work land itseems
but fair that, when quoted from, the
authors name should receive proper
credit.
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For the Courier.
The Ottumwa Public School

Perhaps bat few Of the citizens of
Wapello county, outside of Ottumwa
are fully acquainted with the merits
Of this school,. Hence the propriety
of Offering few remarks upon this
subject, at this time. Having visited
al the departments Of the school du-
ring the past week, wo can speak
understandingly.
In the first place, the buildinglarge
and commodious, is pleasantly situa.
ted on, what is called college hill"
in the city Of Ottumwa. From this
point we have fine view Of the
city, and also magnificcint view of
the richest, and most beautiful agri-
cultural district in the Des Moines
Valley. The grounds around the
building are gracefully decorated
with primitive oaks, and natural
shrubbery, making the site every
way attractive and agreeable. We
are informed by DR.. Warden, the
President of the Board of Directors,
that the building was put upat a cost
ofabout thirty thousand dollars, when
the times were easier thannow. Un-
der the present arrangement this
building is large enough for the nc.
commodation Of thousand pupils.
The internal arrangement and fur
nishings Of the building are excelle
and up equal to the most modern i'm,
lprovemeIlt.. In the school there are
at present, ninedepartments presided
over by a Principal, and nine subor
|dinate teachers. Pains has been Ia
ken to secure the services of the
most accomplished, and experienced
teachers in all the departments. TIL,
average number of pupils in atten
dance, il about six hundred. To say
that this is good primary school
would give but a feeble idea of i.s re
al merits. Without making any in
vidious distinctions, it may be truth
fully said, that this will compare ia
vorably with any primary school il
the State of Iowa. We said, tina
this is primary school, it is NOR
than a primary school. 1t is one in
GLIDING the higher with the prima
nv departments. Within its hall
: students may acquire thoronh en-.
: glish education, prepare for colleg
or any Of the active pursuits Of life
Mr.. Hastings, the Principal, informe'
us that students desiring to prepar
4 for college, can be accommodated il
4 this institution. This being grade
, school the abcdearian and the ad
, vanced scholars can be taught with
in its halls. We presume there
but little difference ofopinion anon
9 teachers, as to the Importance of grs
). ded schools and theirsuperiority Owe
others. But should any one enter
tain doubts, or desire information NJ
Q on this subject, is invited to visit tn
i Ottumwa Public School.
9 There are other schools of asimils
et1o-e6Gttel, on smalleriscale. in Wal
established.
u We are Informed that the Boar
O Of Directors Of the Independent Di
{ trict of. Eddyville, has determined
put up q building for Public Schot
House, at q cost Of twenty thousan
Q dollars, the work to be completed th
Q presentsummer. This is in the RICH
{ diractian, and we nrc truly glad t
learn that Eddyviiis 10 -la..a a. a L..
= up in this, as in all other public 81
. terprises. A. c. o.
| ~ ss
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Telegraphic.
Washington. Inna %

washington, June 70.
Judge Fisher read the opinion of
tho Court overriding the motion sub
mitted by the defence on Saturday,
asking the recall of witness for the
purpose of cross-examination.
The defence noted an exception,
and Merrick desired to file an affida.
Wit bearing upon the same matter.
Counsel for the prosecution objec-
ted.
The Court said the affidavit shol'd
have been filed before tho opinion
was delivered.
DR. J + May testified to his identi-
fication of the body Of Booth by a
scar on the neck, accustomed by q
surgical operation performed by him
self.
J Greenwall, who kept the Penn
sylvania House, repeated the testi-
mony given at tho conspiracy trial
concerning Booth and Atzerodt.-
Also recognized the prisoner as q
frequent visitor at his house.
The defence noted an exception to
thetestimonyo tthese witnesses as ir-
relevant. E
J N Lloyd, who kept the tavern
At Surrattsville, testified that he
re ted the house from Mrs Surratt;
have seen Harold and Atzerodt; saw
both at my house aboutsix weeks be-
the assassination; Harold stayed all
night; next day Surratt and Atzer-
odt drove dp,there were several per-
sons at the house besides them; they
came in, took drink and PLAYED
cards; after a while Surratt called
me in the paflor; there I saw two
guns and a rope on the sofa; there
was Also q monkey wrench; never
examined the articles, and cannot
say 1 could identify them; the priso-
ner asked mo to conceal the things;
Lat first refused until he insisted
there would be no danger to me; /
consented but told him there was no
placet to conceal such things, and he
said he would show me place, he
then concealed the articles in an up
per room under tho joists; prisoner
said he only Ewantedme toIkeep them
two or three days: after these things
were. concealed Surratt, Atzerodt
and Harold, remained playing cards;
about three weeks after, as l was
coming to Washington, I met Sur
raft going down., and about three
weeks after, rs was going down..
met Surratt coming up. never saw
them in company except the time
stated.
Mr.. Darlington asked the witness
if he saw Mrs Surratt before the as
sassinations yo9 u
He lwitness) said he did not wish
to 60 into, a. examination of Mrs
Surratt, rs she was hot here. He
would not answer unless compelled
by the Court; and Court instructed
the witness to answer. rs tAali
Witness rNsumed--he said on the
Tuesday before the assassin alton he
met Mrs. Snrratt at Uniontown; she
was ID q buggy with . young man
whom I afterwards understood to be
Wsichnar Mrs, Surratt told me 70
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CHICAGO MARKETS.

Flour, in fair demand to fill orders,
and advanced, owing to tavorite re-
ports from New York
Wheat, market rather irregular,
and some holders report an advance
of Csc per bush. while others are off
cring to sell at previous prices. First
sales Of No 2 were at 100, advanced
rapidly to, 1,s3a1, 81, with few cars
reported a shade higher, closing at l
83a1, 81. No spring opened at 2, Is
ais, advanced to 2,22a2, rs, lattertor
fresh, closing at 2,20a2,2l.
Corn, yesterday afternoon and eve
ming the market on No ! was dull
and eeclining, closing unsettled, and
nominal, and about &c lower, at SOFA
81. Opened at 81, advanced 50 and
closed at 8l4a82, No 2 in fair ship
ping inquiry at 79a79a, closing at in
side. Rejected lower and not SO act
i've at 57la5s.
Oats, No 2 dull; .opening at SO, clo-
sing lower at 58a5S4,. with sales Of
regular and fresh at that rate.
Rye, steady and unchanged for No
l, with sales at ], O5al ,O6. No 2 neg
lected and nominal at CSC.
Barley, no char &c to note, with
graded nominal at soc for No 2.
Provision market, no sales to cs-
tablish prices.
Mess pork, nominal at &c, 50a21, 90.
Lard 113a11a for prime.
Cattle-choice to prime, S,20aS, 20;
fair to good, 8,75a $50; common to
medium, 3,50a6, 90.
Hogs-choice to prime, 5,9Oa6, 90 ;
fair to good, 5,5Oa5,65; common to
medium, 4,70a5, As.
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Petroleum Fuel for Steamships
Interesting Experiments by
the Navy Department.

A very important invention for
substituting crude petroleum. in the
place of coal in the steam navigation
was tested on the Government steam
ship Palos, to day, Chief Engineer
Henderson, of the Charleston Navy
Yard and Chief Engineer Kellogg
being present as Government Com
missioners to investigate, and report
on the experiments, also, Chief En-
ginoer Stimer, Colonel II r. Foote,
ofTennessee, the inventor, aud his
partners in the enterprise, Messrs.
J 3 Winsar, of Pennsylvania, and
S B Allen, Of Boston. Several we'll
known merchants and scientific q en-
tlemen We're also on board. !. Steam
was got up in twenty-five minutes,
and the Palos proceeded down. the
harbor, around the Great Brcwsters
and back to the Navy Yard, dis
lance of twenty-five nautical milcs,
in one hour and fifty minutes. In
making the trip she consumed but
four barrels Of oil. The Palos was
built for the government. as an eight
knot boat, and with coal would nov
er be made to exceed that speed
The fires are kindled and extinguish.
ed with nearly the same ease as
lighting and extinguishing gas burn
ers. The burners by their own heat
turn the petroleum in Tho pipes into
gas. there being an arrangement for
infusing air and steam, and this gas
supplies the burners. The flames
produced ia the furnaces are intense
~ bot. The Government engineers
expressed themselves surprised at
the results obtained, which can hard
~ fail, when the. new apparatus is
fully perfected, creating a great royo-
LUTON in river and ocean steam navi-
cation, Much greater speed, and
economy Of labor, fuel and space,
with equal safety. are among the
benefits anticipated from Colonel
Foote'S invention. The trial today
was initiatory, to be followed by Sow
eral other trial trips to be made un-
der the sanction OF tho Government.
- Correspondence Of Neso York TriA-
unc. g .'sg go
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New York, June Is.

The Mayor, in speech at New
Orleans, said be had not meta single
man at the North who approved of
Sheridan's course, and that Radical
ism was virtually dead.
Private .advices confirm the report
that ex-rebel Admiral Tucker has
been forced out Of tho Peruvian Ma
Wv
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como exhausted. and there is now
nothing left in the way of excuse for
their non-payment' except the bull
headed obstinacy of perverse ad
mihistration hostile to the allowance
and payment Of this rittance to the
very men without which we would
not have Treasury Department at
Washington presided over by these
masters of the art of"how not to do it."
When Congress meets, means will no
doubt be taken for the preparedness
ments Of their laws on the question
Of reconstruction in the South, and
if ar accidental and recreant execu-
tive insists upon resisting the exec,
tion ofthe laws, let him be put out oil
The way, as the Constitution provides
and ifthe autocrats who preside over
the Treasury and Paymastcr Gener-
|ats departments, are superior to
Congressional enactments in thell
authority, aud can with IMMUNITY
delay Indefinitely the carrying out O
the provisions of the bounty bill, then
let W. re,,eali it, and Jet the Senate ane
Honse surrender at discretion tx
Andrew johnson, Hugh -McCuilool
and 3. ". Brice.
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THE SITUATION.

very antediluvian Attorney Genera
virtually neutralizes and defeats tn,
main object contemplated in the mil
tary reconstruction bill, passed a
. the last session Of Congress, and tn,
Pesident seems inclined to pay NOR,
respect to this ipse dirit of the lawyer
in his Cabinet, than to the will of thu
loyal people Of the country, as ex-
pressed in legal enactments through
their representatives. It therefore
becomes imperatively necessary that
Congress should meet in extra sess
ion, and endeavor if possible, to pass
q bill that will evade the technical
objections of Stansberry, and Sc
ito the South aplan, whereby they
Can be duly and loyalty re-habilita.
ted, OF else proceed to the .impeach-
ment and removal of the main obsta
Gle to reconstruction and restora-
ton Of the South to their forfeited
rights-the President himself.
1t is indeed strange and humili.
ating spectacle to witness the Presi-
: dent, and certain of his truccrlent
satellites uniting to thwart and paral
we the just and equitable terms Of
reconstruction submitted by the prop
erlaw makingpowers, at the very mo.
ment when the Southern people
through their most valuable
councillors and eminent soldiers,
like Longstreet areurging their adop-
ton as wise and peace offering meas
ures.
y 1t would not astonish us in view
OF the apparently well settled deter
mination of Mr.. johnson to defeat
every law Of Congress looking to an
adjustment of our difficulties, to see
him impeached and removed at the
approaching session. r,
II is very true that thousands Of
tho best men in the. country who
were willing to forget and forgive
his many other offences in view OF
OF his quasi efforts for while to carry
out in good faith the laws oftLe coun-
try, are now-since his relapse into
his normal condition of hostility to
the loyal sentiment of the country
in favor Of his immediate impcach
ment. Another thing that seems to
require attention at the hands of Con-
gress, is the apparently well settled
determination Of the Treasury and
Paymaster Generals departments to
defeat and nullify the law of July
2Sth, 1866, giving the soldiers 800
bounty in equalization.
1t is anotorious fact that Secretary
McCulloch and Paymaster General
Brice, have been hostile to this meas
ure from the very start-drawing
their inspiration perhaps from their
master
There is ar average OF 100, 600, 900
Lying idle in tho Treasury from
month to month, but few of the sol
diers have received their bounties
while we hear complaints from all
parts of the country that for months
no payments Of any consequences
have been made Of these claims
1t is now nearly gear since the
passagesof thelaw, and the RESOURCES
Of ingenuity in devising quibbles and |
red tape fornlalities to starve off the
payment ofthess just claims, has be-
W..5 s4..s3 !