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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

Townships, giveus hatteringaccsunts
of the crop prospects in their neigh
borhoods. Mr.. Giltncr says there is
more fall wheat sown and it looks
more promising at present than at
the same time in the season for many
years. So far as we can learn the
spring wheat is about all sown, and
pretty much all up, and looking fine.
Iy. Oats has been alsosown to pref
ty general extent. The present very
wet weather will be trying on all Of
it not up.
We are glad to seeour farmers get.
ting in their crops SO early. An OBJ.
servation of these matters in this coun.
ty for some twenty-three years ha,
established the fact to our satisfaction
that the early crops of all sorts-as
an almost invariable rule--succeeds
he best.
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LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
Chapter l58.

AN ACT act to annex certain lands
to sub-distriet No. l, in Center town.
ship, Wapello county, Iowa, for all
school and school house purposes.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the Gen
erai assembly ofthe State Of Iosca, That
the lands hereinafter described, situ-
ate in Warello county, Iowa, to-wit ;
the south half and the south half of
the Northeast quarter, all in section
thirty-six in township No. seventy
three, north of range No. fourteen,
west, and the south west quarter and
the west halfof the southeast quar-
ter, all in section thirty-one, in town
ship No. seventy-threc, north Orange
No. thirteen west and the southwest
quarter Of the northwest quarter, and
the west half of the southwest quar-
ter of section five, and the west half
of the west half of section eight, and
the west half ofthe west half OF section
seventeen, all in township No. seven
ty-two, north Of range No. thirteen,
west be and the Same are hereby
annexed TO sub-district No. |, in Gen.
ter township in said county, for all
school and school house purposes.
Sec. 2. This ACT being deemed OF
immediate Importance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the Daily State Regis
ter, newspaper published at Des
Moines, Iowa, and the Ottumwa Daily
Courier, u newspaper published at o.
tumwa, Iowa, provided such publica-
ton be without expense to the State.
Approved April Z, 1868.
STATE OF Iowa, ]
OFFicE OF SEc'Y OF STATE.
DEs MONIES, April 10, '68.
hereby certify the foregoing to
be true copy ofthe original rollnow
on file in this Office.
ED. WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
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Where we got Scooped.

Madison and Kenosha, Wis, ST.
Paul, Mimi, Peoria and Pekin, His,
heretofore invincible Copperhead
strongholds, all went handsomely Re.
publican at the recent municipal
elections. Arkansas where two thirds
ofthe registered vote was white,
Games to the. scratch with 5000 ma.
jority for Republican form of gov.
eminent, which is the first expert.
mont of that sort in the history Of
Rackensack. This gives her loyal
legislature, two United States Sena.
tors, and three Representatives, and
an immediate admission as the result
The election ola Republican United
States Senatorin Connecticut, in place
OF the renegade Dixon, and our sub
s!antial triumph in Wisconsin are also
additional evidences Of the great Cop.
perhead reaction.
Butthcn the Copps. carried Keokuk
by 50 majority, where We had IA last
year, and this in a city that always
was overwhelmingly democratic, ex.
cept when there was enough one arm.
ed and one legged soldiers about the
hospitals there to turn the scale in
favor Of loyalty. Then they have al.
so carried Dubuque which neve,
went any other way until by the
merest chance, II. X. Graves squeezed
in last yearon his personal popularity
therefore for these small favors, lei
them trot out their roosters, and &c
into cock a doodle.doo ectacies, over
the great reaction
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SATURDAY. MAY I'd. 1868,
Characteristically Mean,

The Chicago Times, Davenport
Democrat, and other papers of that
i'k, who claim to be the special cham
pions of the people, the laboring mass
es, the fierce democracy, are from
day to day parading before their
readers the fact that Grant was moth
ing but poor obscure silent partner
in Tannery at Galena before the
war broke out, unknown to fame and
without any status with the Goldfish
aristocracy Of that leaden town. The
correspondent of the Times, says:
The partnership Gen Grant had in
the leather business in that city
consisted in hauling in the green
8 hides off the sidewalk when there
deposited by butchers, for just $500
"a year and that was only given,
, as asserted by his brother Orville
:. b ,cause they concluded they would
have TO support him at any rate"
We can tell what hurts you. 1t is
not because Of his obscure origin, or
humble pursuits, that causes Copper
heals to daily abuse the greatest
Captain of the'age, in such foul terms
but because of his proficiency in his
trade, that enabled him to tan more
rebel hides during the war than any
other man in the business. The bust.
ness, We are happy to state, will be
continued by that eminent Tanner
and Currier, U. S. Grant, until after
the November election, when it is
thought that the number of damaged
hides on the market, will glut it and
make them about as worthless az
summer Coon skins. Meatime bring
on your hides.
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Sprinpfleld Mass. Anr IL.

-
The store house of the State Con-
stabulary in this city, containing
several thousand gallons of confisca.
ted liquors, was broken open last
night, and large portion OF its con-
tents removed. The liquor has been
accommodating for couple of years,
and was in charge Of the deputy
constable.
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Our Railroad.

An informal meeting of resident
Officers, Directors, and many of the
stockholders Of the st. Louis 4 Ce.
dar Rapids Railroad Company, was
held in the Office of the Company in
this city yesterday morning.
President Angle made quite
lengthy and highly encouraging
statement Of the situation. He re-
ported that he had recently visited
st. Louis, and had satisfactory in
terview with the officers of the North
Missouri Railroad Company, who re-
Moved their oft repeated assurances,
that our project had their entire SYM
pathies, and that just as fast as we
prepared the track, that they would
lay down the iron, and furnish the
rolling stock. He stated that the
Missouri Legislature had just passed
law deemed of vital impor-
lance to the North Missouri Rail
road Company, under the influence
OF which, the bonds of that Com
pany had advanced from 81 to 80 cts.
He also stated that Mr.. Mcpherson,
one of the principal managers ofthat
road, and the chairman ofthe Finance
Committee Of the bondholders, had
just purchased 500 tons of iron to
complete the track to the State line,
and that he proposed at once to pur-
chase enough more, to lay the south.
ives. branch of that road for forty
miles, and to also complete their Iowa
extension at least to Ottumwa.
He was also guaranteed sufficient
stock in st. Louis to complete our
railroad bridge over the Des Moines
From Mr.. Angles highly fiattering
statement, ii was the concurrent opin.
ion OF all the gentlemen present, that
it is only necessary for the stockhold.
srs along the route from the Iowa
State line to Ottumwa, to pay up the
residue OF their stock promptly, SC
that the contractors may be able tc
open the spring campaign withvigor
to enable us TO gladden. oureyes with
the sight of the iron horse stacking
his thirst in the Des Moines river by
the first day of next December. A
resolution was passed instructing tn,
officers Of the road to proceed to tn,
collection Of the stock, and the prose
cution OF this great enterprise will
all possible speed.
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Horace Greeley.

The philosopher of the Tribune,
has the following of his country
place up in Westchester county, ta-
ken from the New York Ledger; also
an inkling of some new literary ven
ture over which he is at present in.
cubating:
NY house is not much-small,
slight, and wooden, it has at length
been almost deserted for one recent
~ purchased and refitted on the edge
Of the village, just where my private
load energies from the farm, on its
way to the station; but the cottage
in the woods is still my house, where
my booksr emain, where mean to gar
ner my treasures, and wherein pro-
pose to be cat home" to my friends
at stated seasons, and mot at home"
to any one when l address myself to
work, and especially to the CONSUME
nation of yet unaired literary pro-
ject. But these are dreams, which
opportunity may never be afforded
to realize. As yet, am a horse in q
bark-mill, who treads his monoto-
nous round, never finding time to do
to-day what can possibly be postpon-
ed to the morrow.
My barn is q fair success. l placed
it on the shelf of my hill, nearest to
the upper (east) side Of my place, be-
cause barn-yard is mandatory
of fertilizers from materials of lesser
weight; and it is easier to draw these
down hill than up. l built it's walls
wholly ofstones gathered or blasted
from the adjacent slope, to the ex-
tent Of four or five thousand tons,
and laid in q box with thin mortar
of 0ittle) lime and (much) sand filling
all the inter stices and binding the
whole into solid mass, till my walls
are hearty one solid rock, while the
roofs of Vermont slate. | drive in.
to three stories-a basement for ma.
nures, a stable for animals, and q
story above this for hay, while grain
is pitched into the loft or "scaffold'
above, from whose floor the ROOT
rises steep to height Of sixteen feet
There should have been more win
dows for light and air; but my barn
is convenient, impervious to frost
and / am confident that cattle are
wintered in it alta forth less cost than
when they shiver in board shanties
with cracks between the boards that
will admit your hand. No part o.
our rural economy is more wasteful
than the habitual exposure of oul
animals to pelting, chilling storms
and to intense cold. Building with con
creto is still a novelty, and was 70,
more SO ten years ago, when l built
my barn. l could now build better
and cheaper; but I am glad that ]
need not Icalculate that this barn
will be abidingly useful long after
shall have been utterly forgotten; and
that, had / chosen to have my name
lettered on it's front, it would have
remained there to honor me as q
builder, long after it had ceased to
have any other significance
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Washington, April Is

Gen. Sherman left for the west last
night, to resume his duties as q mem.
ber of the Indian Peace Commission.
Information is received that Hon.
James Guthrie was stricken with
paralysis at Louisville last Thursday,
and that it is feared that he cannot
recover from the shock.
An effort was made yesterday in
tho executive session f the Senate to
secures reconsideration Of rejection
of Wisswel for Commissioner Of in
ternal revenue. The effort failed, and
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-16

VI INC DAVenpOrt DcWOCTut ufAWS
the following pen picture of certain
prominent members of the late legis-
lature
PROMINENT CHARACTERS.
In the Senate, Richards, of Dubu-
que, has excelled all others in the
completeness and magnifcence of his
oratory. Knoll was the most practi-
cal legislator. Fairall and Powers the
best lawyers and influential members,
Fellows the best liked of the minori-
ty, and Reed of the majority, and
Cones the most energetic, untiring,
sleepless and faithful.
In the House, Kasson was the
most elegant and polished speaker
and the subtlest legislator, Wheeler
the most unpleasant talkist, always
speaking as if some body had called
him liar and kicked him, Tucker
had the incest bald head, McNutt the
most worm fits, and Burnett the most
influence, Traerthe reddest hair, and
Johnson, of Cherokee, the most open
countenance, Hayden the best word
strainer, and Ballinger the worst
luck, Truesdell the best reputation,
and Blackwell the worst fit of sick
ness. The legal honors lay between
Wilson, Of Dubuque, and Judge Cot>
ton.
ADVICE TO FUTURE LEGIsLATIsTs.
Steal your stationery early in the
session, as that furnished then is the
best. Don't talk too much with
your mouth lost you peter out before
the session does. Remember Wolsey
and eschew ambition, and Woolson
and 90 back on meanness. Don't
refer too frequently to your constitu-
ents, it makes you seem like woman
with her first baby. Don't touch
Des Moines whisky, but have the
brand you're accustomed to sent you
by express. Don't come here think
ing to get any measure through be-.
cause Of its inherent merit, but make
up your mind to impunge vixtue with
vice, and help log-roll EN- both
through.
Decline all invitations to mix IN
Des MONIES socioty--if you have a
chance to decline.
Draw your stamps regularly, and
consult frequently with your constitu-
entS.
Finallypay$3. per day for board,
get $500 per diem salary, make both
ends meet--if you can.
Olive.
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Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of the different town
ships of wapello county. are respectfully
iavi ed to meet at their usualssplaces OF
holding elections, on Saturday April 25th
inst, At 2 o'clock p. m, to select dele.
gates each, which delegates when selected
are hereby called to meet in Convention
in this city on
SATURDAY. MAY I'd, 1868,
at ? o'clock, p. M. to select delegates to
attend the State invention, at Des Moines
May eth, next, and to also select delegates
TO attend the Congressional Convention
not vet called.
BY Order Central Committee,
j. NJ. HEDRICK, Chairman.
ottumwa, April 18th, 1858.
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Ottumwa, Apr. 10.
Gentleman of the Courier:

The lines
are down between Keokuk and Chic
ago:no chance for anything more to-
night; also the most Of the eastern
lines were out of order when | had
Chicago SMITH
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Good Reports.

Capt. Kitterman, Of Dahlonega,
and Mr. Asa Gilincr of Pleasant
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Pen Pictures.

The Des Moines correspondent
Of the Davenport Democrat draws
the following pen picture of certain
prominent members of the late legis,
lature:
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GRAND
Brewers Ball.
AT
On Tuesday, November I'd. 1868.
DISTRIBUTION OF GIFTS
Valued at $4,000.
Principal Gift :
Hertkorn & Bakers
BREWERY /! !.
situate on Lot s and half of Q, Ottumwa.--
Also Lots l and 21in Blake's Addition,
with the lager-beer cellar on same. Value
500. 900.
LIST OF GIFTS:
!. Two-story brick brewery with tn bs
kegs, Is storing casks of rs bbl4. each,
all other fixtures and furniture and stor-
ing cellar, valued at $685.
2 Splendid new piano $500.
3. One horse 500.
SlOO
s. a two horse wagon $loo
| loo, 100 bbls of flour at S12 each 1900
Total 80, 600
ONLY 32.O0O.TlCKETS AT $l0O EACH.
IThe distribution will be as follows: Du-
plicate Tickets numbered from I-32, 900
| willtbe put into one wheel, and LOG Tickets,
each designating prize. into another
The drawing will be oonductea by two
persons, selected by the ticket holders,
and in the following manner.
/ One ticket at a time will be drawn win
ming the gift designated on the prize tick
! ct.
/ A warranty deed for the brewery and
lots has been executed, with the name of
the lucky ticket-holder left blank, and is
deposited in Bonnifield's bank, subject to
the order Of the Committee only.
This scheme is licensed by the United
States Government and will be conducted
fairly and squarely. The ticket holders
themselves select the managers. The
successful numbers will be published inn
mediately in all towns where tickets have
been sold. Those winning barrel of
-four can have the value expressed to
l thVih ~ ~ doSiEou.
HERTKORN & BAKER,
Proprietors,
ottumwa, Iowa.
April 10, dew 6-m.
ORCHARD CITY FLOUR STORE.
IA. F. DAVIS,
FRONT STREET, oTTUMWA.
Offers to the public, and delivers to any
part of the city, best qualify of
FLOUR,
including the celebrated brands OF
Atlantic Cable,
Orchard City, Southern Iowa, and Deter
| at the lowest market rates by the sack or
Car Load Being connected with the Or
| chard City Mills at Burlington, / will at
all times be prepared to deliver these pop
| ular brands Flour at the lowest market
prices. also keep on hand constantly
| one of the best selected stocks of family
| groceries to be found in the city, inclu-
ding Coffee, Sugar, Teas, Tobecco, de-,
usually found in a provision store.
The hisgest market price paid for Wheat
hope by fair dealing, and keeping good
goods, WARRANTED as represented, to
secure liberal share of pnblic patronage.
Remember the place, Orchard City
Flour Store, opposite the ottumwa House
A +. DAVIS.
march 27.d&w.tf.
| R DOT & CADY,
N uSic Dealers
PUBLISHERS.
~ Westinghouse, Chicago.
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Objected to on the ground that
the witnes had been dismissed from
the stand, and that therefore his ex-
animation could not be renewed, and
the Chief Justice ruled it could not
be.
A decision of the Court being called
for, a debate ensued, at the conclu
sion Of which Chief Justice again ex>
pressed his opinion that the wit
ness could answer Mr.. Johnson ques.
ton. Witness said the first inter.
view nothing very definite was said
by the President or himself. Durin g
the second conversation the Presi.
dent expressed his wish to have the
Constitution of the Tenure of Office
law decided also said to the witness
that if he accepted the position Of
Secretary I'D interim, Stanton would
make no resistance, because he knew
him to be cowardly.
Witness gave no positive answer
at tho time but sent it in writing.
Henderson put the question sdid
not the President on either occasion
express a firm determination TO re-
move Stanton"
The witness replied that the Presi
don't never expressed any intentionto
use force, but seemed determined
that their relations should cease.
Howard asked what did the Presi.
dent say about force.
The witness replied what he said
before in relation to the President
the belief that Stanton would make
no resistance.
Henderson asked whether the
witness gave the President any ad.
vice on the subject.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18
The New Hampshire Elections.

The following extracts are from lead
ing editorials in three of the fprominent
New York dailies:
From the world.l
From these figures it is plain that in
one year the Democrats have reduced
the Radical majority of 1867 more than
fifty per cent, and have increased their
vote by 1923, while the Radicals have
increased theirs only 1854. OF this the
New Hampshire Democrats may well be
proud They have not won the victory,
but they have made an excellent tight,
and retire from the field with oil the
honorso of brave warriors.
Overcome by superior numbers, but
not demoralized, the Democracy of New
Hampshire will enter the Presidential
contest with stout hearts and reason
able hope of redeeming their State from
Radical thraldom. Let the Radicals take
warning that the fight will not be closed
until the old Granite State wheels into
the Democratic line, and joins the party
that carries the flag and keeps step to
the music Of the Union.
From the SUM-
The result will encourage both parties.
The Dem ocrats will feel that they have
made great gain, and that another
effort of equal spirit and earnestness
will give them the State; the Republi- :
cans will say that they have resisted and
overcome the utmost onset of the enemy,
and that with reasonable vigilance and
enthusiasm they can count upon the
control of the State for an indefinite
period in the future. Thus, instead OF
being a decisive election, this is sort OF
drawn battle, which leaves the combat
ants with energy unbroken and hope still
confident.
From the Expressl
The Democrats have reduced the Radi-
cal majority of last year more than fifty
per cent, and increased their own vote
by 1923, while the Radicals have in :
creased theirs only 1854.
This, Of course, was not all that was
desired, but all, and more than ell, We
had q right to expect. We are not dis
appoiuted, but thank the Conservatives
and Democrats Of New Hampshirs
heartily for their practical zeal and pains
in behalf Of the whole country Let
them pick their hiRts and try now for the
victory in November
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

A NOVEL lawsuit came off few days
ago at Miles Point, Carroll county, Mis-
souri,, before Justice of the Peace, to
decide the ownership Of a colt. Fifteen
witnesses we're examined on each side
and all swore positively to the ownership.
The verdict of the jury was to put up the
colt and sell it to the highest bidder to
pay the costs. The colt brought forty
dollars; costs, thirty-eight dollars. The
surplus was divided equally between the
plaintiff and defendant
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

The Louisville Journal claims that,
fastening its anchor to the banks Of the
Ohio, it held the State fast to her moor
ings, and prevented her from seeding in
1861; but the Journal now significantly
says that it dare not assert, that II the
people of Kentucky had known when
the question Of secession was sgitated,
What use the North would make Of
triumph in the event Of her achieving it,
sny paper or combination Of papers
could have kept them from precipitating
themselves intoi the Southern move
nent"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

The New York World says: Con
gresham Washburn, of Indiana, who
had his trousers captured at Memphis
during the war, delicately describes a
Democratic speaker as a man so low
dow that it would require miracle OF
the Almighty to raise him to the level OF
total denravitv.'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

A GIRL twelve years old, arriving in
Chicago on Tuesday, hired hackman to
convey her to the house of her relatives.
Instead of driving direct to the place, he
went to lonely spot on rhe lake shore,
where he outraged the girl and made his
aurnna
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

IT is reported that during a recent
food on the Mokelumne river, in Cali
fornia, accurate observation showed that
the water was four feet higher on the
north than on the south bank. No ex-
planation of the phenomenon is given.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

BEEvEs have accumulated in Texas to
such an extent that stock raisers have on
hand a large surplus of beef without a
market, save the demand by packers, who
are making fortunes with very little out
lay of capital
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

A CURIOUS statement is made that the
whole amount of grain raised in New
England each year would not supply its
inhabitants with food six weeks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

IT is asserted that delirium tremens is
decreasing, owing either to the higher
price of liquor or to the smaller amount
of alcohol in it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

WENDELL PHILLIPS, speaking Of Gen.
Grant, says: "In the great question
agitating this country, this man with
100000 graves between two ideas hesi-
tates to take sides
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

The frost appears to have penetrated
into the ground this winter to greater
depth than for many years. Such is the
general testimony from all quarters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

An artesian we'll has lately been
opened in Chicago. 1t is ll9O feet in
depth, from which water runs at the rate
of six hundred thousand gallons per
rninnfa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18

The building of the great exposition
in the Champ de Mars, Paris, which cost
100000 francs, has been sold for
l,000,0 900 francs.