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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-09
Weekly Market Review.
OFFICE OF OTTUMwA COURIER,
Anil 9th 1919


The Wholesale and Retail trade
ofthe city has been unusually lively
and we trust proportionately profit
able since our last report. A. D.
Moss, of W. G. Moss & Co., has just
returned from N. Y, after prolong-
ed absence, and their house are just
now receiving an immense stock tor
wholesale and retail, which, A. D.
says; he bought in the niche Of time
at the panic prices that prevailed
while he was in the city last week
Doc. Warden, 10. LOOMS and Fred.
Hawley, are in the market now, and
| will soon be in receipt Of their usual
| heavy stocks and, taken altogether
with tho stocks in and to arrive, OF.
tumwa promises to have much more
goods, and do q heavier trade this
year than any before In her history.
Dry goods have been sensibly stiffen
| ing up in the New York Market for .
few days, and shade higher here,
with the following figures for the
staples
| Standard prints are worth - 10 10
cts, retail, and II to IA cts. whole.
sale; brown muslins at 1920, whole
sale, and &c more at retail bleached
cottons run from III to 35c wholesale
and 15@35c retail cotton yarns a
@6oc perib, or -, 25@2,5o per bunch
cottonades 2o@25c; double and twist
{ do, 5000, retailing at 25@aoc, and
50@55c.
, Wholesale grocery quotation are a.
, follows
White Fish-ss.75@so.
!. Coffe-25@25a.
Brown Sugars-l3t@1ba.
ga do -17a
&c" do lie.
81 Dried Apples (rrime)-lo.
j Dried Peaches (prime) -ll@l2.
al Soda-83.
81 Our retail Grocers, Fred Zinn, A
j. F. Davis, Hen. Grnbe, Bachmal
Is Cory, Nader L Flanders, and other
d are doing q very active trade in CIR
]. ceries, provision and country pr
"a duce. The latter firm are doing
n large sbipping business Of oountr
70 produce to st. Louis.
ID The following are the quotation
J., for the leading articles in this line
ct the stores being 4 shade lower out
wagons
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WANTED.-Teachsrs. studsnts, and
other Intelligent men and women, in q
bnsiness paying 500 % 400 PR month.
ACCORDING TO ability. For parueularss ad-
dress ZEtGLER McCURDY 4 CO., Chic
ago, N,
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N. The incest, newest, cheapest
hats and caps in great variety, have
Just been received at J. A. Schworms
Go and see them.
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WOODEN MILLS,

Whose fabrics require no recommends.
ton from those who have worn them.
RswembeE the place in UNION BLOCK
where you can always depend upon lair
prices and honorable treatment.
The highest market price paid all times
- s, CLANCY BRO
mar 26dvtl
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FOR SALE,

Twelve acres Of the most elligibiy sit
u ated land in the vicinity of this city.
Enquire OF the undersigned one mile
west Of the city limits.
4, 4. GRAVES.
warch13.wst.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

state Of Iowa, Wapello County.
Estate Of Theophelus Blake deceased.
Administrator sale oil land in Blakesburg
at public auction. on Saturday, the 9th
day Of May, 1868.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Administrator Of said estate, will on
the 9th day of May, 1865, between the
hours Of 8 o. clock ni., and clock p m.
at the hour OF O'Clock. on
the corner of Main and State streets, in
the town OF Blakeaburg said county, sell
at public sale In lots to suit the purchaser,
the nwa ofthe nwa, and the nj fthe swi
Of the nw1 Of section No 81, in township
No II, n Off Is west; by order OF the Co.
Court of said county.
n C, LEANED,
Administrator.
urv tkAS
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-09

Henry Ward Beecher's great pious
novel, NORWOOD" which has set 90
many people on their heads, is on sale
1t Milligan's, Bank building.
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CAPILLARY ADoRNMENTs - The
best is the cheapest. Use "Barrett's
Hair Restorative" first premium
awarded.
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ESTRAy NOTICE

Taken up by VIM. II. Surber Of Center
Township, Wapello county, Iowa, ON the
23d day of March 1858. one estray colt de-
scribed as follows Dun or clay bank
color, white spot in forehead; supposed
to be two years old.
l.. NJ. COOLEY,
Clerk Dist. Court
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10 CONSUMPTIyEs.

The REV. EDWARD A. WILSON will send
Gree ofcharge) to all who desire it, the pre-
scripticn with the directions for making
and using the simply remedy. by which he
was cured ola lung affection and thai
dread disease Consumption. His only OBJ
iect ID to benefit the affiicted, and hopes
every sufferer will try this prescription, Al
it viii cost them nothing, and may prove
a blessing. Please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
No, 1856 South Second Street, William
sb1rgh, New York.
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We are also agents for the superior
brand Of Eddyyilie Flour, which we
are selling under the market rates every
sack Of which 10 warranted or no sale
We are also agents tor the Cedar Rapids
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INFORMATION.
Information guaranteed to produce lux
uriant growth Of hair upon bald head or
beardless face, also a recipe for the remov-
al Of Pimples, Blotches, Eruptions, etc.
on the skin, leaving the same snft, clear.
and beautiful, can be obtained without
charge by addressing
THOs. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
S23 Broadway. New York.
une 8 +, lS67-w1y-(s. N. p. l5).
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AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.

vickburg, Miss, Aug. 9, 1858.
DR. John Bull-Dear Sir: am happy to
state to you that have used your valua-
BILE Cedfon Bittefs with great benefit 70 my
sell, in general debility and prostration Of
my system, produced by the unhealthy
and miasmatic influence of the Mississip-
pi River: around Vicksburg. confident
~ recommend its use to all persons who
are exposed to unhealthy climates.
W. H. FOGLE.
EXTRACT of LETTER FROM
Providence, Ala, May 10, 1866.
DIR John Bull: / send you $50 for Ced.
ron Bitters; please send what it will come
to after paying freight to Columbus Miss
Ihave been troubled for several years with
indigestion; have had to take pills every
niget for ten or fifteen years, and In Feb
ruary, 1854, was attacked with general
paralysis, was confined to my room
Tor the b lance of the year: and, In fact,
until some two months since, when was
put under an operation, and your Cedron
Bitters for treatment. commenced inn
proving right away. and am pretty well
restored.
Yours truly.
A. L. NEAL.
For sale by Taylor, Blake Co.
April 20, d &w
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-06-12
TIE EVILS OF OUR FINANCIAL SYs.
TEN.

1t is on the laboring and producing
classes of this nation that the evils OF
the infamous financial system of this
country, introduced under Republican
rule, are now falling. They, after all,
must pay the whole tax raised by the
system on the industry of the country.
This system grinds the face of the poor,
depresses their energies, disheartens
their spirits, embitters their life, vita
tes their social habits, and impairs the
important sense of the equal dignity OF
human nature.
But it is in its moral effect that the
injury is deepest and deadliest. The
heart of the nation is corrupted, and
its best principles, from which alone
sound prosperity and happiness can
proceed, depraved. An effect is pro-
duced analogous to that on the charac'
ter of a gambler. The curse of ayarice
enters and demoraliZes it ; and deaden-
ing every good sentiment of justice,
virtue, high mindedness, benevolepce,
frugality, gives birth to sordid sell
fishness, thirst after wealth as the SUI
preme good, restless discount, reck-
lessness of means, a disregard of the
sanctity of promises, and indifference
to debt, and fondness for display and
luxury. How far these fearful symp-
toms of the worst of all possible evils
national demoralization-have been
manifested during the last six years
every one can judge for himself. He
can read the long catalogue of the crime
and beastliness for himself in the daily
journals and the proceedings of our
courts.-EUe1li1lg Herald.
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COLFAx on FREE SPEECH.

In his letter of acceptance Schuyler
Colfax says:
off there had been no Republican
party, Il free press and free speech
would be as unknown from the POto-
mae to the Rio Grande as ten years
ago"
Perhaps Schuyler has not heard of the
doings of the military Satraps in the
South during the past year. UndOubt-
edly he is ignorant that an euItUr III
Tennessee and another in South Caro-
lima were lately imprisoned for stric-
lures published upon military govern
ment; that several others have been
compelled to relinquish their positions
upon notice from the ilitary authori-
ties that free speech is a crime; that
scores ofnewspapers have been warn
ed to cease opposition to the "recon-
struction" acts or be closed up. He
does not know, probably, that Judges
have been dragged to prison for refus-
ing to empanel negro juries; that all
public officers have been debarred from
the right to speak in opposition to the
Africanization acts of the Rump !;
that thousands Of white men have
been rejected from the registry list
for electioneering for white mans
government, and that negroes have
been mobbed, beaten and murdered
by "I0yal" mObs for daring to speak
for and vote the Democratic ticket.
OF course he has forgotten Radicals
have short memories, you know the
reign of terror which existed during
1924, during which more than one
hundred Democratic newspaper offices
Weremobbed and destroyed ,and scOreSOt
editors thrown into prison and their pa
pers pesuppressed, excluded from the
mails, &C., because they dared to pub
lish truth. Henever heard the tinkle OF
the little bell, which sent hundreds of
honest and guiltless men to dungeons
for the "crime" of telling the Radical
despots and plunderers that they were
hypocrites and scoundrels and that
they were dragging the country down
to the ruin and degradation which it
is now SO rapidly nearing. Certainly
Mr.. ColfaX never knew or heard OF
these circumstances or lie would not
attempt to impose upon the American
people SO palpable an untruth as the
! above. Patriot and Union.
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THE DESERTER ACT.
crat.

The case of Edward McCatferty a.
gainst George Gruger, j. &. Dickson
and Alexander Ale, election officers OF
Warriorsmark township, Huntingdon
county, who had refused to receive
the plaintiffs vote, came before the
Supreme Court on appeal from the
Common Pleas of Huntingdon county,
and was argued on Wednesday, at
Harrisburg.
1t was admitted that McCafferty had
been drafted and had failed to report,
and that a certificate to that effect had
been presented to the defendants, as
provided i'm the act of June 4, 1866,
which DISTINGUISHES those whose de-
sertion is so certified to; the question
of the constitutionality of this act of
1866 was therefore squarely presented.
The Court reserved its decision, but
the intimatiOns thrown out by several
of the Judges clearly indicate that the
act will be pronounced unconstitutlon-
al; Justice Strong intimating that
when the Constitution prescribes the
qualifications of an electOr, it is equiv
alent to a direct prohibition upon the
Legislature to add any other qualiti-
40 tioOc
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THE SUPPLY OF COAL.

Pt0tch and other jokers have had a
good time laughing at the scientific
and statistical prophecies of the failure
of English coal mines to supply the
great demand, some centuries hence.
Even should these predictions not
come strictly to pass, they may become
virtually true, as the enormous stores
of coal already opened in America
must, when they are in full develop
ment, make English coal much less
valuable, while the vast extent of new
deposits continually being found make
that probability certainty. The
Government geological survey of Ne
braska has shown immense deposits
to exist along the line of the Pacific
Railroad. These, on the Laramie
Plains alone, occupy basin five thous-
and square miles in extent, and exhib-
it fine coal beds of five, and from that
to eleven, feet, thick. Colorado tells
a similar tale, although her coal is light
er than either the bituminous or
anthracite, being of later formation
and of the variety called ignite. These
stretch along the base of the noun
tains, the remains of vast forests that
once waved along their sides. We
are only beginning to know the treas.
ures of this great continent.-N Z
! Times.
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At the end of a fearful war the peo.
pie had right to expect that the ex-
penses of the Government should be
brought back at once to peace foot.
ing. They demandeda reduction of the
army to what it was in 1860; that the
useless monitors should be sold for old
iron: that the hundred thousand
thieves called office-holders should be
dismissed, and the appropriations cut
down to a reasonable expenditure.
We have replied that Andrew John
son, who came in through assassina.
ton, has organized assassination at the
South. and an army Of at least fifty
thousand men is necessary to keep the
peace. NIessrs. Fessenden and Trum-
bull have voted not guilty, and let An
drew go acquit.
The people have expected that in our
hands reconstruction at the South
would progress with reasonable speed,
and that unhappy region restored to a
state of quiet and prosperity. The eX-
pectation might not be reasonable, for
the blind bigotry that hurried us into
a bloody war has developed in hate
that, with stupid fury, casts aside all
social and legal restraint. But we an
swer that our wise acts of legislation
have been rendered null and void by
an Executive that plants itself squarely
in opposition to the law-making pow
er. Now, Messrs. Fessenden and
TrumbulI vote mot guilty." and the
accused goes acquit.
We awaken to the unpleasant fact
that not Andrew Johnson, but the Re-
publican party, has been on trial, and
the sentence is a sentence of death, rem
dered by our own Senators, who have
grown fat, rich and great through our
organization. To have such trial,
with such a result land Messrs. Fes-
senden and Trumbull knew it as well
at the beginning as they did at the
end is a great blunder-a blunder
worse than crime. 1t may be that
the disgust felt by the country at large
for the democratic peace party may
call into existence new organization
but the Republican party is dead, and
we may as we'll gracefully admit the
fact and accept the situation.
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A PIGGISH ILLUSTRATION couil-
try girl several of whose sisters had
married badly, was herself about TO
take the dose. "H0W dare you get
married." asked a cousin of hers, ''at-
ter having before you the unfortunate
example of your sisters" Exclaimed
the girl with spirit: 81 choose to make
a trial for myself. Did you ever see
a parcel of pigs running to trough OF
hot swilI? The first one sticks IN his
nose, gets it scalded, and then draws
back and squeals. The second burns
his nose, and dstandssquealing inthesame
manner. The third follows suit, and
soueals too. But still it makes no diff
ference to those behind !; but all in turn
thrust in their noses just as if the first
hadn't got burned or squealed at all
So it is with girls in regard to matrl'
mony-and now with this | hope you
are satisfied"
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CoLFAX A KNOW NOTHING.-Col-
fax, the Radical candidate for Vice Pres
ident, is a politician by trade, and has
always been notorious in Indiana as a
chronic office-beggar. He was an orig
inal Know Nothing, and as such was
elected to Congress, being one Of the
most bitter and loud mouthed defamers
of Catholics and of our foreign born
citizens. Like others of his class, he
naturally allied himself with the Re
publican party, when the fusion be-
tween the KnOw-Nothing and the Alb
olitionists took place. The resolution
in reference to the naturalized citizens
adopted by the Chicago Convention
was merely a tub thrown to the whale;
and when that is quoted every natural
lied citizen will recall the antecedents
of the party and of its nominee, Scuy-
Ter COlfax, THE KNOW NOTHING
Lancaster Llteitigencer,
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OUR SHORTER CATECHIsM.

What is the chief end of man? TC
love his country, his kind, to vote the
Democratic ticket.
What is the chief end of the Radical
party? The black end.
Who was the first man? Adam.
Who was the first Radical? The
devil.
Who was the meekest man? Moses.
Who was the meanest man? Gov
ernor BrOwnloW.
Who was the most patient man
Job.
Who initiate him? The people of
the South.
With what did David slay Goliah ?
A Sling.
What is Slowing our Rump Congress
men? Gin Slings.
Who kept back a part which belong
ed to others? Annias and Sapphira.
Who kept back all? Army contrac-
tors of the shoddy kind.
Who stole the golden wedge? A
chan.
Who stole the golden spoons? Beast
Butler.-selah.
Who loved Uriah's wife because she
was white and pretty? David.
Who loved Dinah Brown because she
was black and ugly? Thaddeus Ste
vens.
Who was struck dea for telling
lies ?-Annanias and Saphira.
Who are in danger ola similar visi-
tation, generally. Grant.
Who permitted innocent blood to be
shed? Pontius PLATE.
Who did likewise? ? Stanton, Bing-
ham and Holt.
Who crucifed the Savior of the
world? The Jews.
Who crucified civil liberty? The
Radicals.
Who were destroyed for their wick
ed practices? The antediluvians.
Who deserve the same fate? The
Jacobin leaders of the Radical party.
Who destroyed the temple at Jerusa-
| lem? NebuZarden.
Who destroyed the temple offreedom
at Washington The Radicals.
V0ho repaired the temple at Jerusa,
| lem? Cyrus the Persian.
Who will repair the temple of free.
! dom at Washington The Democratic
party.
Why do the Radicals love the ne
groes? Because Radical instincts and
negro outstincts harmonic.
Who was cast in the den of lions
Daniel.
Who ought to ''follow suit ?" The
Abolition party that broke up the u
nion.
Who suckled a wolf? Rumulus anC
Remus.
Who sucked the life-blood of the Ma
ton? Radical vampires.
What did Romulus and Remu
found? The seven-hilIed city. 0
Rome.
What did the Radical party found
A military despotism-selah.
What word did the Jacobins of Franc
use to cover up their revolutionary de
signs? Liberty.
What word did the JacObins of A
merica use to deceive the people and t.
conceal their wicked practices? 10y
atty.
What became of the French Jaco
bins? They expiated their crimes OF
the scaffold and on the block.
What will become of the American
JacObins? They will be sent to DR.!
Tortugas.
Why was Noah chosen commando
Ofthe ark? Because he was Demo
crat.
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HOOFLAND's GERMAN TONIC

is combination of all the ingredients of the Bit
ters, with PURE Santa Cruz Rum, Grange, etc. 1t
is used for the same diseases the Bitters in case
where some pure alcoholic stimulus is required.
You will bear in mind that these remedies are en-
tirely different from any others advertised for the
cure of the diseases named, these being scientific
preparations of medicinal extracts, while the 9TH
ers are mere decoctions of rum in some form The
TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Its
taste is exquisite tits pleasure to take it. while
its life giving, exhilarating, and medicinal quail
ties have caused it to be known the greatest of
all tonics.
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GEARY has made little use OF ms
official position except to initiate him
self and to pardon the criminals with
whom he has long consorted. No gov
ernor of our state has ever used the par
doning power to such an extent, yet
only those of his own party have been
able to secure his services,
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"ATERSIDE WOOLEN FAC.
Wv TORY IN nnn LBS WOOL. WANTED :

IOh1 --0U;UUO LLC. hOOA W nv LII
The undersigned having leased the Large New
WoOlen Factory, erected recently at Waterside,
for number of years. respectfully informs the old
customers of the Factory and the public generally,
that they will need at least the above amount of
wool. They have on hand large lot of Cloths,
Casimeres Tweeds Sattinetts, Jeans Blankets,
Coverlets Flannel, &c, which they will exchange
for WOOL as has been the custom heretofore Carpets
will be made to order, at all times. Stocking
yarn of all kinds always on hand. Our Peddler,
W II. Raston, will c. IL all the old customers,
and the public generally, in due time, for the pur
pose of exchanging goods for wool. The highest
market price will be paid for wool in cash.
N. B. Wool carding spinning and country Full
ing will be done in the best manner and at short
notice JOHN T. NOBLE BRO,
may22m3 Wsterside, Pa.
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ever known and will cure all diseases resulting
from bad blosd. Keep your blood pure; keep
your Liver in order; keep, your digestive
the use use Of these RENE IL dies, and no diseases
will ever assail you. The best men in the country
recommend them. If years of honest reputation
go for anything, you must try these preparations.
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HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS

is entirely vegetable and contains no liquor. 1t
is a compound of Fluid Extracts. The Roots,
Herbs, and Barks from which these extracts are
made, are gathered in Germany. All the medl-
cinaI yirtueus are ex - tracted from them by
a scientific Chemist. These extracts are
then forwarded to this ~ country to be used ex-
pressly for the manufacture Of these Bitters:
There is no alcoholic substance of any kind used
in compounding the Bitters, hence it is the only
Bitters that can be used in cases where alcoholic
stimulants are not advisable
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FROM HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,

Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
mia.
PHILADELPHIA, March l6, 1867.
find that "Hoofand's German Bitters' is not
an intoxicating beverage, but is good tonic, use.
tul in disorders of the digestive organs, and OF
great benefit in cases of debility and want of ner-
vous action in the system.
Yours Truly,
GEO W. WOODWARD.
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FROM REV. JOSEPH H. KENNARD, D. D.,

FROM REV. JOSEPH Ii. KENNARD, d. D.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia
DR. JAcKsON-DEAR SIR Il have been fire.
quently requested to connect my name with rec
concentrations of different kinds of medicines, but
regarding the practice as out of my appropriate
sphere, have in all cases declined; but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particularly
in my own family, of the usefulness of DR.. Hoof-
lands German Bitters, l depart for once from
my usual course, to express my full conviction
that for general debility Of the system, and es-
pecialiy for Liver Com "a plaint, it is safe
and valuable prepara ton In some cases
it tim may fail but t Usual i ~ iy 1 doubt not it
will be very beneficial to those who suffer from the
above causes Yours, very respectfully,
j. FL. KENNARD,
Eigth, below Coates Street.
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DEBILITY

There is no medicine equal to HooAand's Ger
man Bitters or Tonic y in cases of Debility
system, Is strengthen i the the appetite, cause an
enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di-
gest it, purify the blood, give good, sound,
healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from the eye, impart bloom to the cheeks, and
change the patient from short-breathed, emacl-
ated, weak, and nervous invalid, to tull-taced,
stout, and vigorous person.