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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-01
THE NEWS.

Col. Forsythe, of Sheridan's staff,
was badly wounded in the recent
fight with the Indians on the upper
Arkansas.
The lnsurrection in Spain, under
Gen. Prlm, is assuming formidable
proportions, with an excellent pros
pect for the speedy dethronement of
the Imperial Bourbon prostitute, Isa-
bella, and the man she keeps, for
which let all decent people rejoice.
Count Walewski, one of the ablest
Marshals of France died at SO, on
Saturday lastin Paris.
The Republicans of tho 9Th Mass.
District, believing in the theory OF the
boarding house keeper, who told her
cook to find out what the boarders
didn't like, and then huff it to 'em,
have renominated Ben. Rutler for
Congress by unanimous vote.
Ben's. best claim to the renomina>
ton, was the fervent hatred borne
him by all the scalawag copperheads
Of high and low degree in America.
We rejoice that he is to 60 into the
4lst Congress to stir up the Ku Klux
menagerie, with a particularly sharp
stick.
Thomas L. Hindman, a democratic
Congressman at one time from Ar
kansas, and Rebel Major General du-
ring the war, was assassinated at
Memphis Sunday night last by some
unknown person, shooting him thro'
the window, with load of buck shot
while he was sitting with his family
smoking his pipe.
s. W. Beale, once 1t. Gov. of Wis.
consin, and 1t. Col. of the 18th Wis
consin during the democratic war,
was shot dead by man named Fin
ney, at Helena, Montana, the other
day.
Mrs. Anna Wallace, of Richland
County Wisconsin, was attacked by
ruffians in the absence other husband
and after being brutally outraged
had her head cut off with an axe. The
body was found next day partially
deyoured by the hogs.
Peter Melendy. and DR.. J. N. Shat
fers State Fair, is under way at Clin-
ton, with most promising auspices.
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Georgia.

In face of the most irrefutable ties
timony to the effect that the recent
outrage at Camilla, Georgia, where
by some fifty loyalists were slaught
cred. and a Republican meeting dis.
persed by armed bands of Ku Klux
Democrats, the satanic rebel press Of
the South, are all claiming that the
unarmed negroes and whites who
were slain in cold blood, were re.
sponsible for the massacre.
The following which we clip from
the Richmond Enquirer and Erami.
ner Of the 25th instant, will give our
readers a fair idea of the murderous
spirit of even the most conservative
Democratic paper in Richmond:
I'VE accordingly advise the white
men OF the South to stamp out every
usurping of negro insurgents as soon
as it appears, just as the citizens of
Camilla, under the orders of their
sheriff, have done. Only, always be
sure to sake the hint from General
Forrest, and make cellain work of
the despicablc carpet-baggers and
scnilawags who lead the negroes, AID
are the real incendiaries.
= 1t is some consolation to reflect
that Georgia Democratic diabolism,
has, in the last month slightly over
reached itself.
The wholesale expulsion Of some
thirty five legally elected members of
the legislature, and this Camilla in-
fanny, and numerous and oft repeated
acts Of similar character, have final
ly opened the eyes of the United
States Senators, who, the other day
refused to admit Messrs. Hill and
Miller claiming to be Senators elect
from that bloody ground, until an in.
ycstigation should show whether they
had not violated the reconstruction
acts, and whether they had a govern
mont republican in form, as the Con-
stitution requires.
The new rebellion inspired by
Frank Blair's revolutionary letter, is
stamping out every vestige ofIoyalty
in Georgia, and rendering her no more
fit to be represented in Congress,
to-day, than when in their black hole
at Andersonville, and around Allan
tn, they were daily slaughtering
their hundreds of the nations defen-
doris.
They should be held by the threats
by the strong arm Of the military, as
the only government they compre-
bend and respect, and which is vastly
too leninent. for such malignant, and
bloody handed wretches.
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FOURTH DAY.

rOOhIh DAY.
Sept, 10, 1868.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Hedrick, in the Chair.
Roll called.
neutrality-suspicious. arbour
Boyd, Cloyd, Evans, Harlan, lsreal
Malumby, Nevill, Postern. and Rein
hard.
The road petition of B S Sylvester,
ct al, was taken up by the Board,
and on motion (the report of the
commissioner beingin completely mas
ordered that said commissioner be
required to complete the same, and
file a report of his doings therein on
the 3Oth day of October, 1868, in the
office of the Clerk of this Board.
The petition Of Jacob Rooms, ct al,
for the establishment of County
road in Adams Township, come on
for hearing upon the report of the
commissioner, and the Board being
fully advised in the premises, fixed
the I'D day oftho November session
next for final hearing of said petit
ton.
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John P. Irish.

This gentleman is the Coppcrhead
Candidate for Congress in this Dis.
trict.
In 1864 he spoke as follows in his
Iowa City Press of the draft, and the
people who supported it from the
pulpit, and stump, and Of Abraham
Lincoln.
We commend it TO white Boys
in Blue" and other soldiers, who
are now found training with theifire
in the rear sncaks.
eve have some super eminently
loyal gentlemen among us, who are
not content to perform the appropri-
ate duties of their calling, but must
needs 60 out and dabble in the dirty
pool of partisan politics. They seem
to regard it rs part Of their minis.
terial duties, to labor for the re- cleo
ton of the ''smutty old JOKER" who
disgraccs the seat of Washington
Well gentlemen we have suggestion
to make to you. Your pulpit idol
Abraham Africans L. has issued
his edict that forty-five men of Iowa
City be dragged from their wives and
children to offer up their lives at the
lannon's mouth, for the freedom o.
your dearly beloved brother-the mig
ger. You say that you are in favor
Of this.wal; you insist that it shall b.
prosecuted until every slave is free
Come, then, noble patriots-''loyal'
preachers-you, Laverty, and you o
the Baptist Church, shoulder arms
and toward! to the front. Abraham
calls, why willyou delay? God knows
that you are doing no good here
and will do less the longer you stay
By one act give Iowa City a happy
radiance, and the country some ser
vice. Pray dol An anxious com
munity hangs brcathless on your an
swer.
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TOM CLAGGETT.
'.Air."-KINapoM COMING.

Say white folks hab you seen Tom Clag
EFT,
Wild his brandy colored face
Go long de street some time dis morning
Like he thought he owned dc place
He'd like SO well to go to Congress-
Dat he dunno what to do,
So he runs around and spends his money
For TO fool dem ''boys in blue"
CHORUS.
But it amt no use to try,
He'd better clear de track,
November days are surely coming
When we'll send de traitors back.
He thinks because he's made some mon
ey-
By selling his Maryland slaves.
Dat poor men out in de State OLD Iowa,
Must do as his lordship says.
And when he comes tc de moral "Ath-
EMS
He gets on a mighty big tight,
And de 'oberseer' Swings round de cir
cle,"
At q very late hour OBJ night.
CHoRUs.-Buti it amt no use to try, &c.
De Union boys are bound to show him,
As dey did in 63-
Dat dey's going for him and de Ku Klux
AS deg went for Gin'ral Lee.
And when de vote am polled and count
ed,
And de latest news am come,
De "Carpet Bagger" will find he's 'lected,
But twill be to--Stay at home.
CooRus.-But it amt no use to t-y, 6c.
Mount Pleasant Journal.
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Another Thief Rewarded,

The telegraph announced the 9th.
or day, that Lloyd D. Waddell, had
been appointed assessor of Internal
Revenue: by Wilkes Booths Presi-
dent, for the 9Th Georgia District.
Army of the Tennessee men, will
recollect this Waddell, as the fra.
grant individual who wormed him.
self into the Provo Marshal's office
at Vicksburg, and who was dismissed
the service for stealing cotton and
miscellaneous rascality.
He has finally gravitatcd into his
proper "posish" as an Andrew John.
son Revenue thief, where he will re-
main, until Congressional square
toed boots, kick him out of office,
when all his democratic peccadillo's
will be of course charged up to the
Republican partyl
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Gen. Butler says of Brick Pomeroy:

Gen. Butler says Of Brick Pomeroy:
He used to publish some very hard
stories about me, so much SO that
several of my friends came to me and
asked me why l did not prosecute
and punish him. But l only laughed
at it, and would no more have thought
seriously prosecuting Brick Pome-
roy than l would have thought Of
bringing an action for damages
against mosquito that came buzz
zing in my ear"
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The Troy Times states that the
Hon. John T. Hoffman reached Troy
on "Wednesday morning, on his way
to New York, and was met at the sta
ton by number of his political
friends, who gave him warm greet
ing. Presently the Hon. John A.
Griswoid, the Republican candidate
for Governor, entered the Hudson
River car, in which Mr., Hoffman had
taken his seat, and the two disting-
uished opponents warmly shook
hands and seemed pleased to sec one
another. The meeting was unusually
cordial on both sides. The two then
took seats together and enjoyed a
pleasant chat so far as Poughkeepsie,
Mr.. Griswold's destination.
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West Point on General Grant.
Professor Mahan in Defense of Gen.
eral Grants Military Reputation.

To the Editor Of the New York Times.
Some one has taken the trouble to
send me several numbers of the New
York World, containing series of
articles, of course very depreciatory,
on General Grants soldiership. Hav-
ing no idea as tie whose courtesy am
indebted for these, will you allow me
through the Times to say to my un-
known friend that, differing, toto
ceto, from the views put forth in them,
l have, for the last few years, since
General Grants name has become his
torical, represented his generalship
in my lectures on the military art to
the cadets of the United States Mill
tary Academy in totally different
light from that in which he is shown
up in these articles; and that, satisfied
Of the business of my views, ! shall
continue to do 80, so long as l have
tho honor to hold my present official
position.
The military renown of Alexander
rests upon his conquests of the un-
military hordes Of the East by the
largest and finest army, in every re-
spect, that Greece up to this time had
produced; that of Hannibal rests upon
his successful passage ofthe Alps into
Italy, opposed only by the barbarous
tribes on his line ofmarch, and, SUBJ
sequently, by rash and incompetent
Roman Consuls; Caesars on his con-
quest Of the semi.barbarous and re-
bellicus tribes of Gaul, and his subse-
quent defeat of the demoralized forces
of Pompey. Frederick the Great and
Napoleon l, of our period, on their
victories over armies greatly inferior
to theirs in discipline, and led by gen.
erals incompetent from ago and mill
tary talent, while Grant has crushed
out one of the most formidable re-
bellions, whether we regard the num-
bers, the intelligence or the means en-
gagged in it, that the world has ever
witnessed; and, as alleged by his de-
tractors, both at home and abroad,
against leaders superior to himself in
generalship, against troops superior
to his own in chivalry, dash, and all
other fighting qualities; operating in
country every inch of which was
thoroughly known to them, and rem
dered defensive.by all the resources
of nature and art skilfully combined;
and this he did by measures Of which
he was the originator, taking for his
own position the most important and
difficult one of the work to be done.
Happily for American patriotism,
the descendants of the men who are
now engaged in defaming Grants
military actions will live to blush
for their sires and glory in tho grand
results of Grants triumphs, and when
these detractions, (Which are as ephe-
neral as the sheets which contain
them, now scattered broadcast thro'
railroad cars and grog shops,) and
their authors, shall long have passed
away from the memory of man,
Grants name and military fame, like
those of the great captains who have
proceeded him, will loom up, grander
and grander, as they recede into the
mists of successive ages.
Very respectfully yours,
D. II. MAHAN.
WEST POINT, Sept. 8, 1868.
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The petition of James Gray, for
the abatement of assessment for the
year 1868, was read, and on motionre-
fered to the committee on assessments,
The road petition of L G Bergrew.
al, was on motion ordered to be
returned to the commissioner, and
said commissioner ordered to CON-
plete his return, and furnish plat
of the same as required by law, said
amended report to be on file before
the Both day of October, 1863.
The petition of T II Page, OF al,
was taken up and the commissioners
report being imperfect, it was order
cd that the papers be returned to
said commissi 1ner for correction, and
he is hereby required to file o plat
of said road with his report, said
amended report to be placed on
file on or before the 3Oth day of Octo-
Der, 1863.
The petition of John Kreckle, for
abatement of assessment for the
year 1868, was on motion taken up
and referred to the committee on as
sessment.
On motion the petition Of e Will
liams, was read, and referred to the
committee on Finance and also to the
County Attorney.
The road petition Of John G Gray,
ct oil, was read, and the Board being
sufficiently advised in the premises,
find that the lands over which it is
proposed said road shall pass, is the
property of the petitioners, and that
said petitioners have filed with said
petition, their obligation releasing
all claim to damages in case said road
is established. Whereupon it was
ordered that the prayer of the petit
ton be granted, and said road DO, and
the same is hereby established as fol
lows, to-wit:
i Commencing about 80 rods North
of Cedar Creek, where tho Bridge
known as Grays Bridge, crosses sale
Creek, and running thence in Sou,
easterly direction to the point or
said Creek whore new bridge wal
built in the spring of 1867, tho pro
posed road to cross Cedar creek OF
said bridge thence running South
easterly on the present route of trav
el about 30 rods, until it again inter.
sets the old State road, which RUM
North from Dahlonega, to the Keo
kuk County line, conditioned tina,
petitioners pay the costs herein with
in sixty days from this date.
In the road petition of B Larned
Clabe Heacock, was appointed Com
missioner to view said road to com
mence his examination on the 26tt
day of Sept, 1868, and file a repor,
of the same in the Office of the clerk
this Board on the oath day of Octo
Der next.
(To be continued)
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The first Grant and Colfax pole
and flag in Marshall county, Iowa,
was raised at the new town Of La
Noble, on tho 10Th. This town was
started only last spring, and as yet
contains but few inhabitants, but
these few set worthy example for
larger towns. There is not Sey-
mour man in the whole town.
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The New York Sun independently
says: Seymour and Blair, today,
have not single chance of success
and the whole power of the Demo
cratic party, but now SO proud and
confident, will of necessity presently
be concentrated upon a mighty if not
desperate effort toSave the State If
New York, where a year since their
majority rose to 10000"
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A STRAw.-An accurrte idea may
be formed of the utter route, and de-
moralization of the copperhead par
ty.from the fact that at a recent great
mass meeting of Republicans at
Atchison, Kansas, Gen. B. Stringfel-
low, the leader of the Border Ruffians
in the early Kansas struggles, came
out in a long letter for Grant and
Colfax.
How rotten that party must be,
that Stringfellow cannot stand, we
leave to the vivid imaginations of our
readers.
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the first premium on "Zollicoffer" as
the fastest PAGER in which he won 3
straight heats against the great Des
Moines favoritc "Blind Tom" and
several other leading pacing horses
in the State; also the first premium on
90 Berry," 2 year old Honesty
colt as the best saddle horse; also LIST
premium on the same colt in single
harness; also the first premium on a
2 year old Honesty" stallion; also
the first premium on the best 2 year
Honesty" mare.
John s. Wolf took the first prcmi-
UNI on his magnificent horse "Joe
Hooker" for trotting mares and gel
dings, winning 3 straight heats
against "Carrie May" q Des Moines
horse which had been imported from
Illinois and re-christened, with the
special purpose of cleaning
out "Joe Hooker" and all comers.-
"Joe" made 2:43 on the first heat,
which wat equal to 2:35 on q decent
road. - e-s a
One Of the exciting contests of the
show, was the stallion race Friday,
between Honesty" and Butcher
Boy ;" of Des Moines.
They won two heats each, with
the fifth one declared q ded heat by
the judges. On Saturday this match
was decided by another heat in ia
vor of Butcher Boy" in spite of the
protest of "Honesty's" owners and
hackers, who claimnd that the hea,
should be declared of, on account o
one of tho judges tapping tho bell or
the first passage Of the wire, which
had tendency to check up "Hones
tvs" driver, and thereby cause hin
to loose tho race.
Savory also took the first premi
um on double trotting teams, Will
Mills, of Des Moines also, took tn
first premium on double pacing
teams.
The showing Of stock, machinery
fruits vegetables, grains, &C., &C., wa
under all the circumstances, extreme
" creditatle.
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Regular September Session
OF THE
Board of Supervisors
Wapello County, Iowa.

FIRST DAY.
Monday, September 7th 1858.
Board met at 2o'clock P. NJ.
President Hedrick in the chair.
Roll called. Present. Suprs., Bar
bour, Boyd, Carver, Cloyd, Evans
Harlan, Israel, Lotspiech,; Malumby
and Rienhard.
Minutes Of the last day of the June
session, read and approved.
The Road petition Of J NJ Spur
geon, was ordered to lie on the to.
BILE, until tomorrow morning.
On motion the Board adjourned
until to morrow morning, at 9 o'clock
q. m.
L. M. COOLEY, Clk., b. S.
N. B. Walker, Dept.
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The person who picked upa chlld's
charm string, this forenoon in front
OF Heinrich's grocery will please leave
1t at Peter Utecht's Drugstore. No
questions asked.
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Parental Understanding.

We sat on the steps Of the garden gate,
The air was balmy, the hour was late, =
l asked my love to decide my fate,-
Ano the glorious girl consented.
She did.
She said she loved me better II an life,-
She named the day she'd be my wife,
Wound her arms round my neck in mimic
strife.
We squoze.
Oh. the ravishing bliss
OF that lovers kiss
'Twere worth three weeks in heaven.
But, horrors =
/ telt great heat
Near my tYowsers' seat
'Isrds the old mans No. eleven
No cards.
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Presidential Electors.

ELECTORS AT LARGE.
Gen. S. L. Glasgow,
j. B. Young.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First District-Hiram Schofield.
SECOND District--James 7. Lane of Scott
,ounty.
Third District. n. Rodgers, of Fay
atte.
Fourth District-John Meyer, of JAS
per.
Fifth District-Wm Hale, of Mills.
Sixth Districts. II. Taft, of Humboldt
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wRlTTN FOR THE TRIBUNE BY ]. NJ. X.
, tome, Boys in Blue, We brave and true
In Freedoms periled hour,
To vote or fight for truth and right,
Let traitors feel your yower!
Five years ago, to meet the foe
A mighty host ye trod,
on tented plain, and stormy main,
We fought for Man and God.
We who have bled, think of the dead
Erst fallen by your side
Ono victory more we now implore,
Else all in vain they've died!
Now, by the blood that, like flood,
From patriot heart and vein,
Then drenched the earth that gave then
birth,
Their sacred cause maintain
2 Though shot, nor shell, nor battle yell,
Proclaim the contest rife,
The same fell will, as vengeful still,
Maintains the stubborn strife!
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Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary of State
ED. WRIGHT,
of Cedar County.
For Treasurer Of State.
s. E. RANKIN,
of Washington County.
or Register Of State Land Office.
G. G. CARPENTER,
ofWebster County.
For Attorney General.
MAJOR HENRY O'CONNER,
of Muscatine County.
For Member of Congress.
ourth District. - VIM. Loughridge.
For Circuit Judge,
ROBERTSLOAN,
of Van Buren, County.
q County Ticket.
sa FOR Clerk Of the District Court,
L. NJ. COOLEY.
s. For Recorder,
d. w. TOWER.
For Surveyor,
GEO. d. HACKWORTH.
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Corrected Daily.

OrrtcE OF OrTUMwA CouRfER, J
October |, 1868.
DRY GOODS AT WHOLESALE
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}'51 So, boys!u final bumper. Ira
While we all in chorus chant
"For next President we nominate
+ Our own Ulysses Grant,"
And ii asked what State he halls fro
n This our sole reply shall be,
"From near AppoInatox Court IHDu
With its famous apple tree!'
For twas there to our Ulysses
a That Lee gave up the flight
!. Now, bows, ITO Grant for Preside
And God defend the right!'
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Come Boys in Blue.

wRlrTN FOR THE TRIBUNE BY J. Nj X.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-25

A WARNING TO Cow HEBDs.-Mayor Burns
has revived m old ordinance, or rather he is
determined to enforce one already existing.
Since the war it has been the practice for cattle
to roam almost unmolested through the
streets, and the burnt district proved an inyit-
ing pasture for lean kline. Unfortunately the
kline were nomadic, and too often transgressed
the rules of propriety by occupying the side
walks. This proceeding was not according to
the city ordinances in such case made and pro-
vided, and tho gentle bovines were frequently
fined for their transgressions; but Mayor
Gaillard, remembering the poverty of
the people, and considering the tempt
ing condition OF the burnt district,
reduced the fine to the minimum allowed by
the ordinance, and the cattle owners only paid
81 for the erratic habits Of their beasts.
a case was brought before Mayor Burns yes
terday morning, and he decided that hereafter
the full extent of the fine, S., should be en-
forced. He thought that the city wanted
money, and if people allowed their property to
transgress the laws, they should pay for the
privilege. Hereafter the fine will be S. for
each transgression, and the owners Of cattle
would do we'll to keep watchful eye on their
COWS, or they may find their greenbacks drift
ing into tho city treasury.