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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-02

SToLEN.-From the subscriber, liv-
ing seven miles southwest of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, on Bear Creek, on the
night of the 2eth Of March, one dark
dapple-grey Gelding Horse, six years
old, fifteen hands and half high
He had a running sore between his
forelegs, on account Of snag, con
siderably swollen, with small lump
on the navel about as large as wal
nut; one hind foot white up to the
ankle. He racks and trots, and hat
very fine style, and was quite lame
when stolen, from tho effects Of the
snag.
l will give City dollars reward fol
arrest of the thief and horse, or TWEEN
ty-fve dollars for any information
leading to the recovery ofthe hors,
alone.
/ ~
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HENRY CANrIELD.

MARRIED.-Mar. 26th, by Rev. H.
Atkinson at the residence Of John
Headley, near Agency City, Mr. Silas
Swope and Miss Melyina Magee.-
Both Of this county.
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years and from his ability to faithful
ly portray the characteristics of Mr..
Colfax that have so justly made him
one of the most trusted and popular
Of our public men. We anticipate
that these articles of Mr.. Meek's will
be of general interest to onr readers.
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saw BY the e6tRiEs that you de.
sired a route through there, and the
fact of the Railroad being built thro'
there would seem to require mail,
The letting will be in April, and ]
want to know what is desired.
am sir,
Most truly yours,
WM. LouGRIDGE.
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BHAPTER n.

AN ACT to provide for an addition
al argument term Of the Supreme
Court.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the
General Assembly Of the State Of lo,cd,
That the Supreme Court shall hold
argument term At the city Of Du-
buque twice year, viz: On the Sd
Mondays In April and October in
each and every year.
SEC. 2. All the causes on the
docket shall be heard each term, un-
less continued BY the paaties or for
good cause shown, and such as are
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-02
/. Terrible Calamity!
FIRE AT AGENCY CITY!
Three Persons Burned to
Death.
PARTICULARS OF THE DIS
ASTER.
DESCRIPTION OF DWELLING.

Yesterday morning wo gave but a
brief notice Of the terrible fire at
Agency City,-a town situated some
seven miles east Of our city,-then
only having the short announcement
of the fact. This afternoon we Wis
tied the ruins and The bereaved fam
family. The residence Of Hon.
Charles Dudley was situated about
three-quarters OF a mile northeast of
Agency; two-story frame house,
with two rooms, kitchen and pantry
on the ground floor, and wood
house attached to the kitchen; the
front rooms were used one for a par
lor and vthe other as a sitting room,
the kitchen being in the rear of the
latter Upstairs consisted of three
bedrooms, and lumber room over
the kitchen. The oldest son, Lewis,
occupied the west room; two sisters
the east room; and the three younger
sons, Charles, Thomas and Otis, the
room adjoining and in rear of the 81.
dest. A hall ran between the two
first rooms mentioned, upstairs and
down. Lewis bed stood in the
south west corner of his room; the
boys in the northwest of their
room.
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ITs LEssoN.-In few short months
six persons have been burned to
death in this county. We have heard
no 9; sness charged in the Hody
shell .. dudley cases, but these most
terrible disasters, should admonish
all of the Importance of great care in
leaving fire burning in stoves, fire.
places, or in ashboxes adjoining their
premises at night.
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Massey.

The Impeachment Matter /; Meeting Of
the Cabinet and Nasby; how the
Democracy take it.
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+. w. BETT's-This concern which
has perhaps the largest and best ar
ranged House for the clothing trade
in the State, is now stocked up from
top to bottom with one of the lar,
gest ard best selected stocks of clo-
thing. Hats l. Caps. Fine imported and
Domestic casimercs and cloths and
gcntlcmen's furnishing goods to be
found west of Chicago, which they
are rushing off by both wholesale
and retail. Mr.. Salvo still presides
over the cutting department where
he is without superior if an equal
in the west.
The success Of Mr.. Belts in bull.
ding up such fine trade and being
the proprietor of such magnificent
establishment is a handsome come
pliment to his energy and business
capacity. 1t is an honor to the city
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LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Des MOines. March 2.

oaf flr.p1
from Governnr Merr;,l raIat;va ~ Tho
services of Hon 7 A. Harvey in .d.
iusting with the General Gou:rnment
ma,tars connectsd with tha puhl;o
ands If th;s STATE wos taL.n from,
lhe Presidents table road and order.
ed nr;nted
Hills were introduced tor =, .ct
leealizing deeds and acknowledue.
men,s thereof taken IN other Stafss
and countries providing tor the
early comnlet;on OF the Cedar Falls
Railroad amending section 1884 ~
the revision of 1860 40 as 70 render
n.rties who rent building. to he used
for selling intoxicat;no liouor. liable
to ;nd;ctnenl Cor nu;s.nce ontho,.;,
zino the Sionx Citv and S. Paul RR
Co.. TO transfer their 1ornorate r;cht
and nr;v;lioes ;nclnd;nr land ora1t.
10 the s "a Pacific r. r n reou
lating the plantino and RAISING ~
hedges Blfla were nossed f;r;ng the
time Of holding District court is tLe
4th Judicial District substitute for
Senate File number I7O A Ri, fn.
Al mot maxine j Grant of Land ~ III.
NoC;recor & Sioux Citv RR 20 and
to execnte the trust conferred hy AN
oct of Canorcss entitled. q An Act
for a grant Of land to the Senate of
Iowa IN alternate sections to aid in
the construction of ar r.. in said
State, approved May 18th, 1864, was
discussed nearly all day and finally
passed at . o'clok pm.
In tfa House thu special message
ofthe Governor was ordered printed;
memorial to Congress in relation to
the improvement of the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers was adopted the
Special order II F 27l was taken up;
the vote by which Mr. Brownies
amendment was adopted yesterday
was reconsidered and the amends
ment defeated Mr. Browne, of Lee,
offered an amendment which was lost;
Mr Wilson, OF Dubuque, an amend
ment which Was adopted; Mr. Viii
son of Tama, proposed the crates and
tariffs" amendment which the House
accepted; Mr. Criss' amendment was
lost and the bill passed; H. F. 319, q
bill for " An Act to provide for the
relief of q certain class of INDECENT
persons was taken up, amended,
discussed, and finally passed. Yeas
76, nays 6.-(Register.
Des Moines March as
In tho Senate the hill for an ac,
MAKING an annronr;,t;on for The "a,
rious 0rrhans Homes Of this Stat.
was discussed amended and nassod
The hill for an act MAKING an ammo
nriation for a state House was 70.
comm;tted R;lls were n,ssed nror;
dino for the more sneedv ;ncornor.
tion of cities and towns fy;nr IN.
comnensation Of the Attorney Ganar
al for certain services rconir;ng IN,
supreme Court Renorter to astenl
the argnment term AZ Dnhnona s
Bills were introduced to nroy;de 60,
| an additional institution far tho in
sane to ;o;n certain lands in Wanai
10 conntv into one district for scboo
purposes and to legalize the nrocee.
ainrs Of the Board of Sunerr;sors q
Pare County
IN tho Housc HF , hill far a,
act 10 establish and oruan;ze a Re
| g., caLonl 81.
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ARNOLD & Co.-Read the advertise
ment of Arnold L Co in another col
umn. These young men have estab
lishedSa fine house here and are DO
ing splendid wholesale and retail
trade in every description ofmen and
boys clothing and furnishing goods
you want your goods of the best
quality, latest styles, and at q little
notch under the regular prices, &C
and look through their fine stock op
posite First National Bank before
buying.
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Gen. III. Z. Reid who was in the
Capitol at the time, with most COM
mendable prom 2tness and liberality,
Immediately provided an extra train
on which the terribly stricken Re-
preventative and, ,!the specia' commit
tee, attended by some sixty
members ofboth Houses and most Of
their officers and many newspaper
reporters left Des Moines at IL o..
clock arriving here at 3-35 and reach
ed the scene of the disaster at 1 O..
clock. At this point the B. & NJ. r. r.
rendered timely assistance in fur
nishing extra cars, &c. for the party
to reach Agency City.
Mr. Dudley has been most unfor-
tunate with his family: ten deaths
having occurred, and only two of
them from disease; eight tragically
or suddenly Only last spring, in
May, or June, his oldest son, Edward
was killed by fractions mules, and
now, three more links are savagcly
torn from the chain. Mrs. Dudley,
the mothor, is a daughter of Mr. Dem
nison, living near Agency, and sis
ter Of the wife OF our fellow citizen,
Mr.. Milligan; . very cstimable wo-
man; and no blame is attached to her
for the awful accident as she is re-
puted to be careful, prudent wom-
an.
CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
This is not known. Some think
it originated from ashes which had
been taken up in a kettle and left in
the wood. house; but this is denied
by those whom we think should
know, as they say there were no
Goals in the ashes; besides, there was
not enough air stirring to fan the
Goals into life had there been any
The cause is unknown.
aLADNEss CHANGED TO SADNESS.
To-day was to have been the
birth.da of Lewis, when he would
have been ls (not 10 as reported,
and the family gifts and mementoes
were all prepared; butruthless death,
in his most hideous form, trampled
upon affection and smote his victims
in their bright dreams, and may we
hope that angels are festooning
their brows with crowns ofimmortal-
ity.
THE FUNERAL
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THE FUNERAL

will take place at the residence OF
Mrs. Edward Dudley, in Agency, at
1Oa aclock, this morning. We hope
our citizens will show proper respect
tsaMssD. lalley, and as many as can
attend the funeral.-Daily goth ult.
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Horse STEALING.-Tne horse
stesling season has arrived. By ref
erence to our local columns, it will be
seen that our friend Capt. Henry
Garfield, of Polk Township, has just
suffered the loss Of very valuable
horse for which he had refused three
hundred dollars. In Dahlonega
Agency and other townships in this
county they have protective organi.
cations, and public fund, from
which the expense Of pursuing and
capturing horse thieves comes Oft OF
the members mutually. This is a
good idea, and these organizations
should be extended, so rs to embrace
the entire county, and they should
besides have a standing bylaw to
hang every horse thief caught, on
the first convenient tree, and then
these excresences of humanity, wo'd
probably give Wapello county q
wide berth.
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COURIER JOB DEPARTMENT COMPLETE
Types and PRESSES

PRINTING OF ALI. KINDS.
From Visiting Gard 20 u Mammoth
Poster, executed in good style. Eastern
prices and work duplicatpd
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The 0ttumwa Courier
J. M. HEDRICK, Editor.
OTTUA6wA, IOWA
Thursday ~. ;. -. April 2, 1868
OBITUARY.

Died ut Des Moines, Thursday
evening, March 26th 1868, STATE
HOUSE BILL.
The deceased was OF doubtful age,
and uncertain parentage, but was I'M.
derstood to have been sired by the
Iowa Capitol Building Association
and East Des Moines Real Estate
Agency, from which weinherited the
present commodious building, at the
triAing expense of $4,000. 1t was
supposed to have had relatives in
Iowa City and Council. Bluffs, Of
the Democratic persuasion. While
there may be some doubt as to its
sire, all the newspapers of the State
will doubtless lay claim to the mater
nal relation Of damning it.
The late lamented were a vigorous
bill for its age, and only gave up the
ghost, after violent attack Of ring
worm.
Tho funeral obsequies was held yes.
terday, on which occasion four dis
tinguished members of the legislature
acted as pail bearers, while the Gre
clan crater, Hon. John A. Kasson,
delivered a touching Grafton over its
inanimate remains.
The entire lobby, including the
prospective contractors, furnished
numerous and lugubriously mournful
cortege, and were entitled to the post
of honor, as chief mourners, and they
come down heavy on the blubbering
chorus.
P. IS. Members from the rural dis
tricts whose health has suffered on
account of exposure to the inclement
storms, that have pelted them thro'
every Granny of the old rookery,
and newspaper correspondents were
permitted to bring their umbrellas
with them.
after life's fitful fever he sleeps we'll"
A New MAIL RoUTE.-From the
subioined letter, it will be seen that
our iadcfatigable Representative
Judge Loughridge, has secured mail
route from here to Sigurney via Dah-
lonega, Marysville, Martinsburg and
Lancaster, for which he is entitled to
the tnanks of the people on the line,
and the public generally,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
March 18th, 1868.
GEN. J. NJ. HEDRIcK,
MY Dear Str:
A bill
has passed establishing a mail route
from OttumW W. via Dahlonega, Ma
rysville, Ma and Lancaster
to Sigour.
flG write me and
is needed on that
'a5 sEsghere will be done
Gtits Is,
'os. 700 ~
saw BY the edrRIEf that you de-
sired route through there, and the
fact ofthe Railroad being built thro'
there would seem to require mail.
The letting will be in April, and |
want to know what is desired.
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THE FATHER AND MOTHER.

Hon. Charles Dudley, the father,
represents this county in the Legis.
lature, and was at his post Of duty,
in Desmoires, when he received the
crushing news. Ho had just taken
his seat at his desk when the dispatch
was handed to him, at about 0 o.
clock a. m. Shortly after, Mr. Cald.
we'll, of this county, whose seat is ad.
joining, announced the appalling ca.
lamity TO the House, whereupon ap-
propriate and impressive action was
had, resulting in the appointment Of
committee of three, consisting Of
his colleague Hon. s. 7. Caldwell,
Hon. John. P. Grantham, of Henry,
and Hon John Hayden, of Jefferson
to accompany Mr.. Dudley to his now
desolate, houseless homeless, bereav-
cd family.
Similar action was taken by the
Senate, which appointed Senators
Doud, Of Van Buren,, and Woolson
Of Henry, as committee on the part
Of the Senate TO also accompany him
home.
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STATEMENT OF CHARLES.

was sleeping with my younger
brother, one 3 and the other Ii years
old, and about midnight was aroused
by the smoke stranggling me jump
cd out of bed and went to and opened
small door that leads out to the
room over the kitchen, when the
smoke burst through and almost
stiffled me; the smoke came up over
the kitchen, apparently from the
wood-house. / ran back and aroused
Lewis; he sat up in bed, when | told
him to bring down the boys; then
ran down and told mother, who slept
in the sitting room she jumped up
with her babe, and catching up some
bed-clothes, ran out; she left the babe
in the yard and ran back to the house
now burning rapidly, to try to res
cue the boys, but it was too hot. |
tried to get in the room up Stairs six
times but failed. | got out the melo-
deon and a desk with the valuable
papers in it. At this time Mr.. Dave
Sterner came and Here the boy
was rcmayed, ,cand we had to get
our information the best wevcould.-
1t seems that the sisters, aged about
20 and Icy escaped unharmed. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Sterner took the
leg of table and burst open the door
to Lewis ro ON, and tried to
call him up, but could not,
then threw the stick at and struck
him but he didnot move. At this time
house was enveloped in flames. Ev-
erything was consumed excepting the
melodeon, desk, and a few bed-clothes,
which the ladies had to wrap about
them in lieu of clothing. No valua-
bic papers We're destroyed that we
could hear of. The loss in property
is estimated at between four and six
| thouaa nd dollara
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THE REMAINS.

We were particular in describing
the situation of the rooms and beds
in order to let the reader see why
there is no certainty as to how the
boys lost their lives-in trying to
escape, or whether they were strang-
led in bed This is a mystery. The
charred remains of Lewis was picked
out of the debris in the southeast
corner while his bed stood in the
southwest; those of the younger ones
out Of the southwest corner, imme-
diately under the spot whore Lewis
bed stood. Various are the conjec-
lures: some think Lewis was trying
to get the boys out; some that they
went into Lewis room,just as the floor
and walls gaveway. This will forever
remain a mystery. The remains Of
the three were conveyed to tho resi-
dcnce of Mrs. Edward Dudley, where
the family now are. All that re.
mains of the three who were so full
of hope and joyous anticipations al
the setting of theprevious evenings
sun was charred lifcless masses, in
distinguishable. God forbid that any
more Of our readers should meet with
such fate.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-05
s0Cn HIT. CITY.


F. Ozanne is again in his old business,
He opens to-day the most elegant and ex-
tensive ice-cresm saloon in the city, on
Union street, opposite the State Bank.
His creams and sherbets are the puresi and
the best.
The Talisman leaves for Cairo Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Jacob THEM, No. 10 North College street,
sells an assortment Of desirable goods at
auction this morning.
Our Kentucky visitors viii find at Al
bert & Seeman's, No. q Public Square, at
auction this morning, a magnificent lot Of
boots, shoes, dress goods for gentlemen and
ladies, hats, cutlery, notions and fancy
goods.
The poslponement Of the great Paschal
Honse drawing was unavoidable, for a
brief period, aud will be positively an
nounced hereafter. The card Of the Asso-
citation, which appears this morning, will
prove entitely satisfactory. Every ticket
issued will b. sold, and when the drawing
IL again announced, there will be posi-.
lively no other OF further pOstponement.
Phillips a. Ashley, eOppersmiths, sheet
iron and tin workers, No. II South Market
street, present their card to our readers
this morning. They are accomplished
workmen, and will furnish everything de-
sirable in the way OF stoves. tinware, dis.
tilleries, steam mills, factory machinery,
etc, etc, as low as the lowest .JN
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The BANQUET.

At ten O'Clock the doors of the banquet
hall we're thrown open, while the band
c,ruck up lively introduction to the
scenes that were to follow. An army Of
walters we're at once put in motion, and n
few minutes the tables were lined with
our people and their guests.
X. b. Cheatham was called to the chair
As President, and Robert Thompson was
chosen Vice President. Coy. Neill s.
Brown then delivered a short welcoming
address:
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GRA1N- Corn, loose, zoe per bushel in
store, sacked, SIZE; delivered at depot, 9Oc;
Oats S5c. Wheat 81 $500 40 per bushel.
HAr,-S2O@9I per ton.
BACoN-Clearsides 1sl@1slc shoulders
l5c; plain hams 17@lSc; Hart & Hens
ley's canvased 19@I9lc.
LARD-In tierees zoe; in kegs &c per
pound; in three and five pound caddies,
per case, 22lc.
FLoUR-Per barrel-Common to choice
superine 50 50@1O; family So 5O@l3;
fancy Sl4@15.
CoFFEE-RiO 22@26le Laguyra 2sc +;
Java zoe.
SUGAR-Crushed and granulated Isle
Coffee A 17Ic; B17fe; c lie; New Orleans
16@16le; Demarara 15@l64c.
MoLAssEs-Reboiled New Orleans GOO
per gallon.
SIRUPs-15@95c per gallon.
CANDLEs.-Star 1Sc per pound; hard
pressed talIow IS % per box. ''"
SALT-Seven bushel barrels So 80 per
barrel.
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ODD FREAK OF FELINE NATURE.
a Davidson County Cat Brings a
stranger into Her Family!

a hANluS0n AtTIukS ~
stranger into Her Family.
A most remarkable freak of feline ma
ture was related to US yesterday, as having
recently transpired in this county, and as
the facts in connection Herewith are well
vOuched for, we give them for the benefit
Of the curious reader. The case is GER
tainly one of the strangest on record, and
is worthy the attention of the phiIosOphi-
zing.
A farmer named James Phillips, living
some three or four miles north of this city,
Is the proprietor of an intelligent cat,
which not long since became the proud
mother of a litter of handsome kittens, and
perhaps no little strangers ever received
more care and attention than have they
since their advent to this uncertain las re-
CARDS cats) world. 10 one of her preying
expeditions, the proVident mother ran upon
family of delicious young rabbits, as
nearly as possible of an age with her own
frolicing, fun-lOving responsibilities. Here
certainly was food for feast for
the infant felines, but it is not to be sup
posed that high-toned cat such as our
heroine isrepresented to be, could break into
the peace ofso happy a household, without
some twinges of conscience, and it Is not at
all to be doubted that there was a mighty
struggle between her alimentive propensi-
ties and her disposition to benevolence and
mercy. However, she seems to have been
somewhat undecided, for she gently picked
up one of the tiny rabbits "a she would
have done one of her own offspring, and
hied away across the fields with it to her
hungry family, who were all anxiously
awaiting her return and the delicate NOR
sells she had promised them in maternal
pur az she set out in quest Of food.
Softly depOsiting the little stranger in
the midst of the risky group, she looked
thoughtfully down upon the poor rabbit,
and as she did so her emerald eyes bore an
expression of pity that could scarcely have
been more clearly shown in the eyes of
human being. As she did 80, she slowly
drew back, and in a moment had turned
away, and her mischieyOus progeny were
frolicking about the new conner as ioyfnlly
as if relationship had been established
between him and them. From that time
the rabbit became a recognized member of
the family, and is now fed and cared for
by the mother Of the kittens with the came
solicitnde exercised toward her own off
spring. The kittens and the stranger are
growing rapidly, and make up az felicitOus
a family as can be found in the wide world.