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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
DEAN.
A special dispatch from New York
to the Chicago Iyibunesays:

A special dispatch from New York
to the Chicago Tribunesays:
Henry Clay Dean entered the par.
lor of tho Ohio delegation, at the
Fifth Avenue, tonight, and mount
ing the table made q speech 80 coarse
and obscene as to drive the ladies
from the adjacent parlors, denouno-
ing Chase and demanding his defeat
ct all hazards. He denounced Chase
in words too coarse for repetition in
print, as q Cd did old worn out
strumpet Of the Republican Abolition
party, who was now about to BIO ia
ken up by the Democrats aftor the
Republicans had no futhor uso for
him. He declared that If Chase re-
colved the nomination there wohld
be Democratic ticket against him.
He denounced Belmont as foreign
Jew agent of God damned foreign
Jew bondholders, who held place at
the head of the Democratic organi-
cation for which he was not fit, and
now in tho corrupt movement for
Chase, and blew offprofanity, obscen.
ity and abuse, Of which the above
gives faint idea, till the proprietors
Of the hotel could stand il no longer.
A delegate was accordingly sent to
him TO tell him that Ohio wanted tho
use Of her committee room, and iiean
thereupon descended from the CEN
tire table and made his way out of the
parlor. A New Yorker made brief
reply defending Chase. Both got
slightly applauded and some Kisses.
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Louis, defending aOld Billy" Sher.

Louis, defending aOld Billy" Sher.
mans position;
General Sherman, who has been
obsequiouB to Grant since the latter
arrived here, got out of q street-car,
when quite . crowd of joyous Con.
servatives surrounded him, asking
him what he thought Of the nomina.
ton of Seymour, and whether he
would support it. He replied, Bad
nomination; will be beaten all to pie.
ces; Grant will be elected etc..
Voices In tho crowd replied, We
don't want The support of house bur.
nersl' You wanted the nomination
YOURSELF you want Grant elected
so as to get his place at the head Of
the army, and such like. Sherman
and tho crowd separated in bad hui
NOR with each other"
We could fill our paper with such
extracts from leading Copperhead
organs and tho utterances Of promi
nent Conservative men.
The evidences Of decentralization
and detection are wide spread and
apparent to the most stupid, and thu
present appearances indicate thai
Grant and Colfax will carry all thu
States with the possible exception O
80
Kentucky, Delaware and Connecti-
cut, with even chances for the lat
ter.
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Sea birds are said to drink from the
clouds. ~

A YOUNG WoMAN's THROAT Cur BY
HER Sutton. William Kidd, Of Glen.
haven, Wis. who had long but unsuc-
cessfully addressed Miss Catharine
Jordan, ono Of his school mates, in.
vited her to ride with him, on the
l4th inst, and after resisting his i'm
portunitics she at length Yielded
1t was toward evening when they
set out for the ride, and Kidd mado
his way to q by rode, little frequent
cd, tive miles northeast of G lenhsven.
Here retired from view, he pressed
his suit. She calmly but firmly ro-
fused to become his wife. At once
no changed. Fiendish passions
seized upon him and, stopping in a
dense timber, he drew his knife and
murdered the girl. He did not even
get out of the buggy for the pnrpoes.
When found she had her throat cut
from ear to ear; her blood stained
and clotted the entire vehicle; after
life was extinct he threw the body
out and it fell beside the rode, where
it was found. After committing the
murder, Kidd drove back TO near his
fathers house, though he did not 90
in. He pitched the horses near the
stable and took small bay marc be-
longing to himself saddled her, and
made oil for parts unknown.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
Congressional.
Washington, July -.
SENATE.

Mr.. Wilson from the committee on
military affairs, reported bal to au
thorize the sale Of a portion Of Ell
Leavenworth Passed.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced a bill 70,
the relief ofthe loyal citizens of Ar.
kansas, aud for taking census.
A prolonged discussion occurred
on Shefnana funding bill, during
which Senator Morton delivered i
prepared speech, the burden ofwhich
was, that according to the statutes,
the j POS should be paid IN currency.
He, however, favored the bill.
Mr. Conness thought that the Dem
ocratic platform should be met now,
and our faith in the Government, vim
dicated.
Adjourned without decisive action.
HOUSE.
Senate bill relating to freeimen's
bureau and its discontinuaace deba
ted.
Mr.. Adams offered an amendment
providing for discontinuance Of all
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
An Arkansas Democrat Speak
eth.

The Pine Bluff indicator shows
by the following paragraph, that i.
is u worthy organ of the Forrest,
Wirz, Booth, Surratt, and Blackburn
party
"Anothcr trooty loil man was late
" killed in Bradley county, and wo
have information that such will con-
tinue until the last OF that hateful
class is entirely eradicatod. Among
the virtues of tho deceased we notice
that he expressed greet love for the
glorious Union during the late strug.
gle. by robbing and numbering robels.
Such being the case, we wish that all
of his Kind were so far 10 perdition
that Sataas MISUNDERSTANDING could
not find them
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an amount which would cripple or
ruin them ifthc bonds are not paid,
or if they are paid in debased paper.
II we add the trusts for widows and
orphans, we find that $500, 900 per-
sons are interested in Government
bonds who are not capitalists and who
arc compulsory owners at present
prices under the operations Of. our
laws. There is = fear that this state
of things will make a clashing Of in.
terests between the labor Of the East
and the labor ofthe West
ut 10 clear toevery thouehtfdl man
that public safety and nonor will not
admit Of our having two kinds ofcur.
rency tor any length Of time. We
must have uniform currency for all
classea There is but one question to
BE settled. Shall our currency be uni.
f0rmly good or uniformly bad 2 Are
we to force tho bondholder 10 take
bad money = y
"The plan of making our cur On.
cy ~ good a. gold BY contracting its
volume carries with it great distress
and suffering. But if we lift up its
value by getting rid Of the faint up
ION the national credit, it harms no
one. Itblesses oil. Now our legal
tender and bank note currency must
be debased while our national bonds
stand discredited. They must rise
and fall together. They are oil
based upon the national credit. Bank
notes cannot be worth more than the
bonds which secure them"
And now, in the face of ell this,
he accepts the nomination on a plat
form that says in section 3:
90. The payment of the public
debt of the United States rs rapidly
as practicable. All money drawn
from the people BY taxation, except
90 much a. is required for tho neces-
sity of the government economically
administered, being honestly applied
to such payment, and when the obi.
cations of the government do not
expressly state upon their face or
the law under which they were is
sued does not provide that they shall
be paid In coin, they ought In right
and Justice 70 be paid in the lawful
money Of the United States.''
Comment on the pliancy Of such
an accomplished political acrobat, rs
Horatio Seymour would seem to DO
superfuous. aat,5
Evidently the Greenbacker's or
Bondholders, are to be- swindled il
he is elected, which matter OF inter-
esting speculation, we leave to our
profound Copperhead friends.
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the butcher Of st. Louis--the nice
young gentleman who so adroitly
balanced between tho Spcakershir
and q Brigadicr Gcncralship, and ia
whom Lincoln 80 kindly tossed the
latter whom tho former was not to be
caught.
Has the Democratic party fallen
20 low as to DO used by sdch .cfea.
lures ? Ii Il go craven Us to allow
such Fellows to say, what it shall not
dot One of these Blairs has the
impudenoc to say that the party can,
not be united on any ono Of the can.
didates really namod-somo new
man must DO taken upl Think Of I'll
Look it overi O the sublimity Of
this fellows conccit Where's
Train Sond for Train Hc can
only match him!
The Democratic party cannot be
united on any candidate already
namedl Good! Where did you
learn all that, Montgomery? BY
going to Siluer Spring, and consult.
ing the old man, or sending out to st,
Louis, and asking brother Frank
Then tho Blair family stands out
against the nomination OF any can.
didate already named! Of course
the Democratic party cannot DO uni.
ted then, on any Of these candidates
The Blair family 'goos back" on
these candidates.! So tho party can,
not unite on any of thcm! The par
ty is not united without tho Blairsl
In fact, it is no party without the
Blairsi Whewl What o big fami
"! To uso tho elegant expression
of their lamcntcd master, "What q
long tail our cat has got!"
But all this difficulty could be 60,
over, if tho Convention would unite
the party by nominating Gen. Frank
Then the party would be united, oil
course, for tho Blair family would b.
be satisfied! Whom they are salts
fed the party is unitedl How sim
pie! Why has not this been thought
Of beforo7
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
Weekly Market and Business
Review.

OFFICE OF OTryMwA CouRIEn,
July 14th, 1868.
The intensely hot weather, and
the engagements Of tho farmers in
laying their corn BY, and harvesting,
has made the past week o rather
dull one.
We have but little change 70 note
IN our quotations in any branch Of
the trade.
Yves. Garner, Of T. Down 4 CO., J.
w. Higgins, and G. W. Henry are in
the market buying their fall stocks.
In -FOUR quotations Of prints below
the prices arc for hll, dark styles,
the same grades in lighter colors arc
only worth 12A at Wholesale.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
G, T. BEAuREaAnD.

The Iowa DELEGATION In tho dem.
ocratic Convention did heavy bust.
less according to tho tclcgraphic 70.
ports. One report stated:
"Mr. Finch Of Iowa moved to adj
journ, which motion did not prevail"
The other additional item is gath.
cred from the last days proceedings,
when some one nominated IA. G,
Dodge of Iowa" for Vice President
The telegraph says it was scoldly
received" and that was the last heard
ofthe Iowa delegation.-Reyister.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16

There are twenty three Catholic
churches in Cincinnati.
Miss kellogg will sing at the Paris
Italian opera next season.
1t cost the Australians over 81 :
100000 to entertain Prince Alfred.
The latest novelty is fan which
can be used rs q parasol on veil.
The Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany is about to build hotels, rang
ing in cost from S15, 900 to $50, 600 at
The Hon. Henry StanbeI,y has re-
sumed the practice OF law Ut his old
Office IN Cincinnati.
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Chairman of the Rep. Union State
Central Committee.

Frank Blair was first nominated III
the Convention by the Rebel Gen
Preston, of Kentucky, which was
seconded by Hampton, Of South Car
olina, and Forsest, of TENNESSEE
His letter proposing to abolish Con-
gress, and abrogate all the accom-
plished work OF reconstruction in
the South, was his lucky card.
But while loving his treason how
they must despise the traitor.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-16
Rebellion Threatened.

Will the public who desire to see
the land saved from another carni-
al of fraternal blood, carefully read,
and ponder the following dispatches:
New York, July Ii.
A Times Richmond special says Of
a democratic ratification here on Sat.
urday night, Governor Vance declar-
ed that what the Confederacy fought
for would be won by the election of
Seymour and Blair.
General Wise, whilesupporting the
nominations, denounced as falshood,
the LIST Tammany resolution which
alleged Secession to be dead, and he
declared that it is more alive than
ever. Ho especially supported Blair
because no had promised revolution,
&c.
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Masons. HALL 70 busy toilers,
Working ever on the square,
That We may on strong foundations
Truths eternal temple rear;
Bound We are in ties fraternal,
That can never severed be;
Then maintain your obligations,
Broken not eternaliy.
BY the greater light directed,
Strive each other to excel;
Duty nevermore neglected.
Keep theancient charges well,
Recognizing sign and tokeni
To the grip Of Friendship true,
Help to bear each others burden;
And tho task of love to do.
In the work by Heaven assigned YOU
Always faithful, constant, BRIGHT,
30 as true in lime Of darkness
AS when walking io1tbe light.
Ever moving on the 16vcl,
Underneath the oil seeing eye,
Danish discord, envy, evil,
And from dark temptation fly,
Andswhen we shall reach the evening,
And from work shall have release,
Each one sure of his own wages,
Weshall find the password "Poace."
Then enjoying pure rcfreshment,
We shall OFT the story tell;
Fraters, from another frnter.
Take the cheering word, Farewell?
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.
and respectfully invithe the people Of
Wapeiio and adjoining counties to rsmem-
Der
MeeIz's Cheap
CASH STORE
Notice in Bankruptcy.

This is 70 give notice, that Oh the 3eth
day 81 February, (. D. 1868, Warrant
Bankruptcy was issued against the
esEate Off. B. Mathews of Sigourney. IL
The county OF keokuk. and State OF Iowa
wno has been atiiudged Bankrupt on his
ow4 petition, that the payment or any
debts aaa delivery Of any property bs-
longing % such Bankrnp, to him, or for
ms W, ase' aud the trans er Of any property
~ MN are iorpfdden By law; that a meet
10 prove their debts, and to choose ono or
more .,asisneas Of his estate, will be held
~ !. lonst o. bankruptcy, to be holden
a. tile etIee Of Stiles, Hut bison & Dixon
~ the CITY Of ostninwa. Wapello conntya
.oWas before Danl anderson, Esq, Regis.
Ter. en the 3t,i day OF July, a. ID. 1858,
ct z oseioo. p. II. 615
@. ~. CLARK,
Vs.. -4ef shai, AZ Messenger, Dist. of
6, D. NooDIN. 4t
-ionelad&wSt. 1900
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New Advertisements

Notice.
The undersigned would respecti
announce tohis patrons and the publ
that he has removed the Bank of w.
Bonnifield d Co., to the First Nationi
Bank building. and connected the busiy
ness with thst institution.
Thankful Tor the liberal patronage here.
tofore extended, they, in connection with
The First Natioual Bank, hope, by fair
dealing and q strict adherence to the prln-
cipies Of Banking 10 merit continuance
of public confidence and patronage.
w. B. BONNIF1ELD,
July "A, d&wti. President.
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JAMES + BAILEY
capt of company A -

This is the mysterious paper in all
its originality. The word sskill,''
makes our blood curdlc. The author
wants blood, in fact we think he
wants about a gallon, which he
ought to have. As dog blood is val
uelcss, suppose he spills his own, or
that Of the addressed? We think
Davis county moods o "Kuk Klux
Khan" Who'll start it?-Bloomfeld
Republican.
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Take the cheering word, Farewell?

Among the distinguished South
crners' who have Como to New York
to give countenance and aid to the
Democratic National Convention is
General G, Toutant Beauregard.--
Among JEFF. Davis papers captured
at the collapse Of Richmond was the
following:
CHARLESTON, 8. G., Oct. IL, 1862.
Hon. William P. Miles, :Richmond,
Va:
Has tho bill for the execution of
Abolitionprisonors afterJ January next
been passed ? Do it, and England will
DO stirred into action. It ishigh time
to proclaim the black flap after that
period. Let the execution be with
the garrotc.
G. T. BEAuREaAnD.
CT course no better evidence fthe
sonndness of Beauregard's Democra-
cy could DO foune than this. It will
DO sufficient credential to any Dem.
ocratio Convention.
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When was money first mentioned
in tho Biblo? Whom the dove brought
the green back to Noah.
This was not the same dove that
tried to take "green back" (Pendle-
ton) to and through the New York
Convention. That dove was killed
by "the bird they called tho bear
one Of the Wall street "bears. Reg.
lister.
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Masonic Ode.
by REV. Z. II. WARINq.

Written for Abba Lodge, No. 76, Juno %,
1895
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BLOODY MuRDER!-The following
choice Democratic document was
picked up in the road about quar-.
ter Of q mile south west of town, one
day last week. It's context is unmis.
takably Democratic, and we publish
it verbatum, ct punctuatim, &C., that
its omination may not DO misplaced
Mr. Hoy Dear sir although I have
never seen you yet / have heard
that you are a friend to our ways
and think it would be good motive
to Establish a Kuk Klux Khan in that
region for papers and SO forth send
to mo ! would advise you to appint
. meating and see what can be done
in the name Of the democratic party
your truly James + Baiy
The kuk Klux Khan will one day
rule tho nation
We have order in most every
state Now
N
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DRUGS.

There has peen a material advance
in Castor Oil.
Trade has been moderately active
for the past week.
We quote few leading articles, as
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France has $4,000 murders per an
mum.
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sure Of something better in exchange
So it was arranged that Frank should
resign his generals commission, and
Lincoln should acceptit, but not con.
fer it upon any one else, ;untll it was
seen whether or not FRANK got the
Speakership, and if he did not he was
to have his commission back.
And SO it was carried out. Crank
did not become Speaker, and was
reinstated in the army, furnished an
eminent example ofthe purity and
patriotism that prevailed in those
days, and for which the BLAIR family
has always been SO distinguished.
Thus were these younger BLA1Rs
the ready tools and co-workers of
LINCOLN and the Jacobin party du-
ring the whole process OF the grand
fabric of the free government which
now lies in ruins around us, counsel
ing the worst and all the measures
which the destructionist introduced
ard carried out, and the elder BLAIR,
like a spirit Of evil, thrusting himself
into the dark conclaves of the con-
spirators against public liberty, his
sing out his venom against the Dem.
ocratic party, and investing the vast
ing and destroying of the South Tor
gludges Of well-nigh forty years
standing, conceived and cherished
because her leading men-Calhoun,
McDuffie, Rowan, Bib, Tazewell,
Troup, DAVIS and others-always
scorned him as a merenary adven.
turer, and refused to recognize him
in society.
1t is the Blair family, whose histo.
tory is thus truthfully skctched
which now claims position and
voice in the Democratic party, and
even assumes to dictate it's nomina-
ton for the Presidency. In fact, IL
has the modesty to claim the nomi-
nation for one Of its own members-
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Fourth District. WIN. Louehridee,
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HARDWARE ANDIRoN

Bar Iron AZ Wholesale 8 Retail.
Buggy" IL So S.
Horse shoe Bar com 6fss "a
Nails $50, rates
Window Glass So per cent on.
Nail Rods Norway III Wholesale IL retail
Thimbie skeins 3ix10 4.50 per sett.
. 3lxll AIS 8"
Burdens He rise shoes SEQ per lSap
RorthWestern Horse Nails 2sa32
futnam - 30a35
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Brown Muslins Heavy IA
$500. Light 8sG sa3 IS
Standard prints l2saI5
BleAched Cottons f3ks4 I5s3,
IarInersand Mechanics cassimers so
York and Everett Cottonades aSa30
keetucky. Jeans %
Denims a0a3o
Ticks Soa49
Cotton Yarns i4 so
Coats Thread Fi ia
Seamless Bags so
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Gov. Yarmouth was inaugurated
yesterday, after which no notified
Gen. Buchanan. The latter, there
upon, issued an order notifying all
military officers that CIVIL law was
not supreme in Louisiana, and in
structing civil officers under military
appointment to hand over their OIL
COS to their successors who have been
elected.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-18
Cabinet Discussions and Imperial Diff
culies In France.
Italian Definition Of the September
Convention.
electoral Reform Debated In
Spain.
The Political Situation and
Crisis in England.

The rnmAn mail steamship City OF Baltimore. Captain
Isitch, which left Liverpool at two p NJ tho 5th and
Queenstown the OH inst, arrived At this port ysstsr-
day morning, bringing . mail report In detail OF our
cable dispatches dAtsd her day Of sailing from IRE.
land
The German mall steamship Cimbrla Captain Hack.
which left Southampton on the TIN OF February, Of
sght. arrived at this port yesterday evening
BY those arrivals have mail report in detail Of
our cable dispatches to the day Of sailing Of the Gin.
bra from England
Ievee held by the Lord Leutsnsnt Of Ireland on the
9Th inst is stated 70 have been the largest ever w.t.
messed In Dublin.
Baron Heckern van Keel has been appointed
Chief Of the Cabinet Of the Hague in tho OF Jonk-
heor do Kock.
Tho Prussian Minister in Constantnops Count Bras.
ssr dc St. Simon, presented his credentials February
20 tho Sultan representative OF tho North German
Confederation.
The London Times editorally dsnounces the adutera.
ton OF cotton goods and points out its disastrous
in India upon English credit 1t says:-Ws would only
press upon the trade this fact rendered very plain
that they persist in unfair dealing the mills OF India
and America will leave those Of Lancashire idle.
Mr.. William Rathb0ne, OF the oldest merchants
OF Liverpool died the LIST Of February at the age Of
sighty-one years.
West lnda mail steamer Shannon had taken out sixty
passengers for the New Zealand and Australian steamer
from the Isthmus Of Panama