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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-31
ROME.

The dispatches that VI get now-n-
days over Cyrus w. Fpild's Cable
about the Italian Revolution, seem
to be about as vague and nnsati~fae.
Tory ~ those We formerly received
from the great clothes line and grape
vine operator, during ourliltlc shin
dig to-wit: sThe Intelligent Contra
hand.a II il pretty generally admit
ted however, that Garrlhaldi has es-
capped from caprera and is again at
the head OF \ considerable tnrce somc
forty miles from Rome. This fac, it
iscxpected will greatly strengthen
and encourage the somewhat dcm0r
allied Lihcra!isss under young Gar
.rihaldi, who notwithstanding their
igcneral Successes ID the minor en-
yagemencs that occurred, bad be
come ldisaeartcned, nnd paralysed ~
the seeming ingr,ltitude Of their old
slHasier and legitimate and Natural
alIs, Victor Emanuel who has ap
parently become Louis Nappleon's
willing tool, % riyot the temporal
and spiritual chains of Pic Nino, still
firlner 70 the necks Of the sorely op-
pressed Roman people.
Having more 10 gain by tho tenn
porai lihcratinn of Italy from the
Popes Authority, than any othst
man pr crowned ruler il Europe, and
being almost wholly inlebtud TO lhe
red 9sairtsd hero and champion %
Liberal Governments, for the iaci
that lie il to-day King of SO, 900,
0U0 of people instead Of the petty
! Province Of Sardinia; il seems K
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OsKALoosA.
The North Missouri r. r.

We learn that there has been i'm
pnitant action in tho affairs uf thi,
road. The board of directors. y. ills
meeting on Wednesday last, accc.i.d
to = propositnn submitted by Capt
James Is. Ead>. in which he repre-
scented capitalist sbesldes himself. res.
ident both in st. Louis and the East.
to take the nnsold first mortgage
bonds oithe company and furnish Tie
means necessary to build the road IA
ranidis, No tho s>....,-----s :. = - :.
required; the bones To net he cOmpa-
ny scvcnty-scven and y hatfccnts an
the dollar The result ofthis action
will doubtless he that there will be no
fnrtLerprocrastinAtion in pushing one
ofonr mostimporiant enterprises for
ward 10 completion. and in that rs
.pect of the matter, il will be hailed
by our people with lively satisfaction.
The difficulty heretofore has been
that the company, 10 secure the means
with which q extend the road, has
been comprlie,iilo rely upon The eale
of hon Is TO parties purchasing snlely
for inve~,met.t, aid owing to the do
mand tpr government securities and
tie competitions encountered IN other
Quarters, the moneyth thas obtained has
no; been aat6cient for the prosecution
OF the walk with the rapiiiiy deman-
ded ~ the wants OF oureity and State.
In view pt this feet, aptain Eadsand
a>so, iates pffsre, u, take the bonds
and iurnSh The money as iasias need. !.
cd, provided they were accorded such
! rep, eseutatirn IN the board ~ di-
q ssol. ss wauln giy. them !. s:stistac.
tory Voice III the management oi the
road. II make way for their n,pre.
sentativaS. several at the old director,
voluntarily resigned theis places,
among whom WAS Mr., Sturgeon, the
President ii the Company. The new
directors chosen are Jnilh J Roe
Charfes K Dickcsson, Barton Bates,
| and John e. Coprlin. Hon. h. W
Fox was made Prcsidnnt pro tea.pore,
The high position ,occnpicd ghv the
gentlemen above named il sufficient
guarantee that the promise made ns
the iEdncement for tho change will b.
faithfully kept
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THE OF IlANA TOT RiER
The Trial Of JeG. Davis.

II is now pretty dctiaitely arranged
thst Davis Trial will come off ut Rich
mon.l, Va, early in ,yembcr, and
that il the time oftrial can be so ar
ranged IS not TO interfere with the
other duties Of Chief Justice Chase
he Sill preside ut the trial. It Is d
sad commentary apoM the rewards
and punishnlcnts Of this world to re-
fect how the man Who g,lidcd the
helm II State dIrfhg ihc terrible per-
lis Of . four years war, and by his EN-
incnt ability, afl patriotism became
tho Saviotr Of the nation, perishcd
al the hands ofan a,sas in, while on
the other hand, the great heed, of the
conspiracy, tho natural fungus aud
offshoot ofslayery has been bounti-
fully supDortcdsby the government.
and now lives to 60 through perhaps
whats must be but mere sham Of a
trial owing to the fact that it will
be impossible to i,npannc' . jnry.
who will do the gr.ates. living cul
pri' Justice. # there be any carsc
y der high Heaven for the apparent
listlessness in the l'nion ranks evi-
dcnced in the late elections, il il be-,
ca,'se the dominant party has been
to weak knced aud has not meted out
punishment. when and where the
loyal hear, felt thai justice and neces-
siiy demanded it, Let the powers
that he, rcmembert tl.is, AID let them
Be assured that 70 awaken the loyal
people they must not insult them by
and irre@olution.
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Our National Convention.

It seems that the report that has
been extensively circulated to the ,cf.
feet that Chicago hal hcen desiyna
ted bv the National Executive Com.
Hmittee as the place for the meeting
OF the Convention next year, is q,
least premature. #
Governor Ward, of N. r.. the
viiiain Raympi,d, nf the TINES, or
account Of his fRaymonb acting a.
wet nurse to Johnson S Iaclr,lmoSe
Z Philadelphia Convention, was in
Washington yesterday, and he stat
ed chat his Committee had taken no
action yet III the matter, but that the
claims of, Chicago, St Louis. and
New York, bad been frequently urg-
ed before them informally. 1t is
further announced that the entire
Committee will meet in Washington
City in December to pass upon this
and other important questions.
We vote fortSt Louis as being u
city at which the greater number of
people at the least expense, can cor !,
.-regate on the National Highway,
1T he time when the Convention
will probably be held than at any
other point in The country. and 4
city where abundant AMI superb ho-
tel Recommendations. All reasonable
rates. can bc had, aud the redeemed
and regencrated radical aud liberty
loving Metropolis Of "a S:ate, whose
republican majoritics are as reliable.
and almost as large propor,innaieiy
as in iowa or Massachusetts -.
glorious status that they have acqnir-
ed through great tribalatioa, and al
The sacritice ofthonsar.ds oftb cir best
and worst men.
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PROCEEDINGS OF TIE BoARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
rouRrll DAT.
Thursday, October 1e. 1897

Doard met pursuant to adjourn.
lment. s4s
President Hedrick in the chair.
I Noll ofmembers called. Absent
Supervisor Carver and Cooley
Minutes oflast meeting read ane
IapIroved. .I i,ss
The Judges cf election IF Dahlone-
ga township having failed 10 r.t,lr,
list. of names from which X, sc'ec,
Jurors tor the ensuing year. on
tinotlon the Board proceeded to .filI
the Inst rs provided by law, with The
toto . His'g llaIned persons for Grand
I'1ufy lint: ~ ~ atiiiiitnesysJ wv. fINii.
I.lck, Malilont Hoover For Petit jury
Wm Brim, Mn.haeI McI,ane. Jaa. 6,
McCl,llg, w. II Kitter,nai. David
Bedcll, Caleb Miller. VI ils ,IG
.On n,utiomtlse following road pe.
saioi,s were set fsn. final hearing for
the january session NEXT. 4 The pcti.
tions Of Abraham DAVIS. Ut Ill. Of
john Yeager, ct al.. of'r. j. Tiiomp-
son, Vt Al.. and the tI,etition{of Eiiiah
Dean, et AZ, We're set for the 4lh lay
Of the session. Ard the petitions nf
Benz. Railial, ct al, .,f Cll..s Schwarl !
sc al, and n. .fIaydock. ot III, were set
Tor the 6ti, dav Of said sessiDn
sllln the matter OF the II nd peti-
tion of ). Phillips, et al, tie report
WAS referred back To said commission.
er with leave tonmend SAID report.
The petifan ut Johu prusse,., ask,
ing the l'oard tomodity q resoIuti,n N
passed ~ said Board ut lle June
session 1867, granting him the priv
lego ot building n,acadumix,d
roali from Oatn,nwa 10 l;ichmond.
VAS brought before the Beard by w.
y z. IJaanes, Atly fore prnsser, aud
q, mo- ltll lou The petition MAS continued
un y the January session next.
The petition nfl James llnwIey ct
III ask ing the Board torctund tnxes
collected 4 from rAil parties on shares
Ct Bank stock ST Inc First National.
i lisaiikti y Ottulilwa, paid bysaisi parties
under protest; il WAS ordered that
SAID petition DO Continued until the
J Januray term hext.,s
Oll mouon he Board rrocecdedi
lo the consideration of the road pe-
til'on Of Henry DayiS, etal; this being
the day fixed soras final hearing.
ana ana beng fully advised in the
and being satisfied that
the. petitioner had complied with
tilc law, III such cases made and pro
ElAieAi.xlt
that tie prayer OF petitioner be-
granted rs Sc. forth i,iisaid petition,
ard II was further ordered that the
petitioner pay all cosis and damages
il said Case, aald on the payment of
the same the Clerk be directed to
record the same lin. tho road records of
this county, as the same is described
III said petition.
On motion the Board adjourned
untl! 2 O'Clock p m.
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A Young Lady Abducted ard
her Ravisher Skinned Alive

A Memphis paper of September
2Sth narrates the following horrible
incidents in Mississippi life:
Three or four days have elapsed
since the dark and horrid transac-
1 lions Observation-Disclosures ra.,.,,il ell, at or
! near Flcwclling's Cross Roads. Mss.
|. A yn,'nv lady of the highest rospec-
i tabilHy ard most amiable character.
was protesting to a neighbor's house
y here y party, to which she had
been invited, was given, when she
4 was ia,rcihly drawn from the high
road INTO the woods, her cries stiffied
" cloth OF some sort pressed over
her mouth. Taken to secluded and
dssNlate spot. she was tied and there
detained Tor . week while the vile
purposes, without the miserable viz
tim being able to offer the slirhtes,
resistance. Two nIen, who were rou,
hunting unexpectedly came upon
her, still tightly hound aud alone
Her captor had left her at that mo.
mcnt, either 10 procure food or pur.
sue some other purpose. Lerning from
the wctchcd girl tho circumstances
Ut the atrocity practiccd upon her
they concealed themselves until be
should return. Nor bad they long
To wait; and upon lis coming they a;
once selze.l and secured him. Be.
iieviny that the victim ehould pro.
npunce sentence upoh him, awaited
her decree. Il was To .fay him :.l:va
They Al once proceeded with their
hunting knives 10 relieve him Of IL.
ePhicrnlis. The forest ,.s unaed
with h's cries xnd imprecnt,ons ~
they stripped the skin from the so!es
of his feet to his body. Bv this time
they bad progressed 10 his .m,,ltle
nv sire could stand no more, bu, com.
p!e,ely exhausted. yielded up tho
|.l'ost--,he monster dying a horrible
Heath. The girl was conveyed to her
home, whore everything was done
70 relieve her suffering but she died
The next day in great anguish.
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Tia public spirit and disinterestsa
mess disi'Iaped BY Mr. Sturgeon aud
the other directors who have res. II
ed their places will greatly stran Z h.
en- their claims npon the favorabl,, re.
gard OF the community Mr.. stur.
g.on in particular, has long been
llisntifie with the North Missour.
enterprise. and the xeai aud Industry
he has displayed in his Efforts to sso.
complish its s.iccess are deserving OF
the highest commendation.rMo. DEN.
ocrat, Oct. 18th.
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AFTlnaooN sKssius.

{ 2 o'clock D. m.
Board met pursuant To adjourn
menl.
Or motion OF Supervisor Wilcox
the action taken by the Board in re.
lation to the road petition Of j. S.
Phillips, etal., granting the comnis-
sianer leave 10 amend his report IN
said case. Aid on motion the Board
concurrcd in the report Of The com
missioner. "a
The f"llcwing resolution presented
by Supervisor Wilcox, was on mo-
tion adopted: 'it
ResotUed, By the Board of Super
visors os Wapelln coui,ty. Iowa thai
tho Clerk br, and he is hereby All.
,horized to approve the Bonds OF
the Deputy Sheriff and Deputy
Clerk ot'the District Coar., wheI
they shall be dni,. presented. sf
3 The petition of II. w. Gran, rton &
Co. asking for the establishment of Il
county road in Cci,tcr township,
Wapello connty, Iowa, described ia
follows iO-wlt: s3
recommending atthe ferry landing
(iseen ST., Oitunlwa, thence
ira sonuhwestelly direction, ACROSS
aid othe West line of our land, 10
connect with roa,l proposed Is be
established, rii,.,ii,lg directly from,
Hallowilv;s lane t,,said ferry iatniing.
Which would islterSect the main road
at Mr.. lialh,wa,'s, and tie Board be-
ing fully advised il the premises finds
that tho l.galds oser which said road
il proposed 10 be sestablished, is the
property ofthe petitioners, and tho
said petitioners having filed with the
petition in said ease, an obligation
releasing all claim u damages ii case
said road il establisled whereupon
IL was ordered w the board that tic
prayer petitioners 81 granted, and
tIsat said road be a:al the e,snis il
hsrsby established, ami GSii;. s;..c Clerk Iii
rected 70 enter the same ui,on The
road records or saia county II Il i, accor.
daiicc with the PRAYER of netilionlers.
5 On motion the bill Oh William Bow
erafor rent Of Office III which to hold
election, was ill,iefimitely postponed
al The claim of Charles. Tookcr was
read, and0lsierrd To lis. on the table
unth Tomorrow moriiing. 81 .ss
The claim Of w. II. .'fP. Norris for
services a. Township Trustee Of Cen.
tar tp., was referl.5d hM.k to the Board
by committee ioractiom on motion
the claim was ordered Is lilo ,Un the
table. ''sTes:s 3 ~ h #s'1 ss'3 4
On motion the Board adjourned
until s o'clock q. M. tomorrow.
L. nj. 6 ODLEY,
'i t,s'tis's' Clerk, Is. S. s.
LIFrH DAT.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. ft3s sd gi.ia.af aa
President Hedrick in thetohair. y
Roll OF n,embersses1led d.,ag ,t, 4
Abset Supervisors Carver and God
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Josh Billings Gays in his recent re-
port of = cattle show: There was
tew yoke ex o$eR p.,e .,ei / IS, b; atIu :
pile OF carrots aud some wosted work,
but they didn't seem to attract any
sympathy. The people banker for
pure agricultural boss trots.
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A fair sample of yallandigham De

A fair sample of vallandigham De-
mocracy in Ohio, now il l'egins to
s.tecl its oats" is the following IRONS
Chillicothe paper:
..On the day after the election, Mrs.
Caroline E-ker, a most estimabla
woman, the widow ofa Union soldier.
stepped into stcre in town To make
some purchases. A fellow by the
name Of joe Zimmerman stepped up
to Mrs. Eskcr, Mhom he knew TO be
n soldiers widow, seized hold Of her
bonnet, and with the remark syou
are one of them d-d Abolitiaaists.'
struck her forward to the ear, or rub.
bcd his knuckles against her taco
sufficiently hard to raise lump or
,ii~color it. We arc informed by Mrs
k-ker, that certain, Democrats cana
to her and offered her thirty dollars
not 10 prosecute him, which she de-
clined. She had i warrant issued fo.,
him and he was taken before Mayor
Scwnger. Who 4ias himself and the
other helr both good Damqcrats, only
gned the rutliau FIVE dollars"
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oTTUMWA, IOWA. THURS DAY OCTOBER 81. 1867

The claims Of Geo Monk, for rem,
OF house for holding election, was or
Gered 70 lie upon the table.
The following resolution presented
BY Supervisor Barbour, was on mo-
ton adopted. ,.,l
Resolved, that, in the matter of
On application for the Bridge Fund
to tor bridging the large slough, south
Q: the Ferry landing, that the citl-
zens OF OttuInwa and vicinity be re-
qnested to present petition for the
establishment ct i county ltoad from
HAlloways lane, direct Ia tho landing
at GreenS street With u statement Vt
what said citlzes. and parties inter-
ested will pay for said right Of way,
aid pay for enbankmcnt and present
The same vt The January .cral Of this
court. 5 HssF
sseQhe fsllo~isg RssOlssion was on.
motion adopsei:
Resolved that j L 'Hackwarth be
appointed aHommission i toisurvey
or have surveyed road from Hal
loNays lame, to tho terminus of
Champions road, running from the
southwest side Of the Des Moines
river ut the Ferry landing opposite
Green street, Ouumwa on the most
direct and best route, and tlIat he as-
certained theun.onnt j; will cost toln-
cate said road Ct; feet wide giving,hc
assurance to The land owners there.
thai iheold road will be vacated. and
hat he he paid reasonable colnpen
sation, therefor ,.4.,i
The following claims were on mo-.
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Al oFrencirlady, who held IN her.
hand y glssslai water said: y Oh If
it were wicked to driuk this how
Dica it would bo."
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"A Gem.

l sotSme down, il, thought profound
THIS maxim wise / drew:
1t is easier To love II gal,
than to make Ga! low you.
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The Railroad.

We call attention To an article in
another column taken from the Mis-
lsoari Democrat relative 10 an impor.
taat change that has taken place in
the affairs OF the North Mo. II, ER. Co.
We have tho strongest assurance
frsm all Quarters tha, the gcnilcren
who have lle.roa4 in hand by means
OF this change, have the money aud
the will topnsh the road 10 the iowa
Stat lihic IN the shortest possible
time. The crippled condition OF the
North Mo. CO., heretofore has been
Q serious Inconvenience to all projects
IN our Stale, which contemplated \
conncctIOn with them. The change
Is. therefore, regarded by ou, hest
informed ,ncD here az very important
10 our interests. President Angle Of
the st. Louis 4 Cedar Il ,pids r. r.
Co.. t"go,hcr with Dir. Carpent of
the firm Of Wolf 4 Carpenter con-
tractors, are now in ST. Louis TO &C.
quaint the mseIvcs fully with the i'm
tervsts Of the latter company in the
new order Of things. We trust they
will be able 10 make good report
upon their return. M
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II. high An.
TT"Y& COUNSELOR ATI.AW

Pras.tices In all the courts of the omnty
civil. ghancery and Criminal. Secures
niid collects claitns Of every kid, Re-
nlittsnces PROMPTLY made IN all Gas es. 80
Contracts, deeds. mortgages md al other
legal lnstrnmeIl's made In the latest and
mqst approved orms. ALI bnsine. Ell !.
trusted to him will receive prompt and ei-
fcient attention.. Office Oh front stree. !,
OttumWR.
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An hnncst s,intchman III training
up his snn in the way he should 80
frequently exercised him in Bible
lessons. On one Of these occasions
hc asked him, WHO vas dat void
not steep nit Botivcss wife," Y Sho.
srph." :. Dat ish u coot poy. Vol,
vat vas de reason he woall not sleep
mil herr" ''Doas know---sphVse
he vashant sblcepy.
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be tho strangesL of human inconsis
tencies, or the most damning phase
of individual baseness, ingra,iude
and treachery, that Victor Emanuel
should now allow the: subtle and
diplomatic terms Of the September
Convention Of last year following at
ter Sadowa, to step ~ between him
and . pdrtionof his own countrymen,
led by the heroic Garaibaldi, and his
heroic men, in a struggle for liberty
and nationality. Ifvic,or Emanuel
proves permanently false to CARR
baldi, and the Roman people, it we're
in vain TO look % any other power
in Europe, having the will, and the
ability to successfully cope against
Ronscs bpprss~or anl Louis Napot-
leon, and consequently the hetigth Of
folly to expect the prerenl Rebellion
IN Rome, to Accomplishment hing more
than an increase Of their oppressive
and tyranical wrongs. bas
\ n kg5 n s5ttys s4fn
( The State Register says returns are
all insxcept from AubLbnn county,
aud that this county will not vary
the result but slightly. The result
as i now stands, gives = Republican
majority on Governor, Of - .35S.-
THIS il y good round maj and ii
Cops can gather any comfort from it
they are certainly very welcome to
do SO. Iowa can gre, however, and
will give in the coming Presidential
10000 R,.pnblicon m: inr,iy.
The Legislature oftLc State stands
thus: Senate. Reps. 80, Dem. s, Inde-
pendent and Peoples, 2. House,
Rep.77, Dem. Is, Peoples s, Indc-.
pendent 2.
OuR HIam ScHooL.-The fine de-
scfipt,on ofour graded school whicl,
i the pride Of every Ouumwaian,
and which appeared in our yes,cr-
days Daily, taken from ihe colres-l
ponder, = of the Oskaloosa Herald, is
IN this weeks issue, and We have to
suggest to our friends who have the
welfare Of the town ut heart, the
OF nj ely folding it up (thc
paper not the town. putting q two
cent stamp on its right hand upper
margin, aud sel,d.ng It ON its way re-
sonao4 4osa4.
10 be christian, and settle in Iowa Z
Try il.
4. l. B. Ping, Esq. formerly, of
Ashland. Iowa. but now Of Baldwin
City, Was admitted To the bar III the
present session uf the District Court
~ Franklin county. Mr. Ping is a
young man OF good ability, and We
congratulate him upon Il. prospects
before him in his profession. - LaU-
renee lhansas) Tribune
"fhe above is a son Of Capt Ping,
Of Ashland. was a member If the 1t
Iowa Cavalry, and We endorse every
hing in the paragraph. -
The Railroad. /
We call attention to an article in
column taken from the Ai>L !.
soari Democrat relative 10 an impor /
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On motion the following amounts
as per diem and mileage wore allow
cd to the members Of the Board Of
Supervisors Tor attendance at the
October session. 1867 f.st.s M
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October, session 1867 sfs

On motion the Board adjourned
until the Japuary Session, 1863,
' s. i. ~. COOLEY. GIo!, ,s4lls,ll
8e 8,ta s.3o III Clerk B. S.
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EIrr'lHl !; DAT. 3

Board met pursuant to- adjourn
Ment. fIss,3 9s.4.E5f 4la
President Hedrick in thetchair. y
Roll OF members. es 1led.as 4 a
Abset Supervisors Carver and God
ley.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-24
Established 1926.
The Song of the Horec.

poor old stAge-hoTse. lank and tim.
Not much else but bones and skiD,
] Jog along, week out, weekiR,
Kicked, a.d cured, and mcanIy led.
Jammed In the side. and jeTbed by the head
And the thing ihat can't at all make out
IL, Whist on earth it's all about!
Why was made 10 toll and tug
For thus odd little human bug,
Two-Iegged, dumpy as jug.
Who sits aloft my ribs 10 baitor-
Orwhy was he madefor that mattsrf
And, III needs must be created,
Why is It that was not fated
To prance and eurVet. finely mated,
Silver -harnessed. sleek and fat,
With groom ard blankets and all ttati
Here go, day after day,
Pounding and slipping down Broadway,
Dragging these curious biped things,
With fore-lcgs gone, AID yet no wings
Where they all go 10 don't know,
Nor Why in the world they hurry 40,
Nor what good use Heaven puts them tot -
II wasn't my G'uI', you see. at all,
That my joints grew big, and my muscles small
And 50 missed Of rich mans STALL
I'm clumsy, crooked, stupid, slow,
ietth mesnest horse is a horse. you know,
And his ribs can ache with the kick or blow,
"A well ns the glossiest nsgs that 60.
o, Lord, how long will they userne so1
And when may the equine spirit go
Where grorided horses stand in a row,
Switching their bright tails to and no,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-10-24

A Correspondent writes from
Topeka, Kansas, as follows; "Kan'
sas River bottoms in the vicinity
Of Topeka, the capital OF the Safe
cannot bo beaten this year. One
fat mer has commenced husking
and thus far his corn has averaged
ll2 bushels to the aero calling
ore and a halt bushels of ears
bushel of corn. He has ovor forty
acres that will average one hundred
bushels, and be is now selling it To-
sixty cents per bushel."