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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
The Same Old Talk,

Road tho following secesh blow
from the Mobile Tribune, good read
ers, and remember, if yon can, wheth.
! Or there over was war, or if any
body got whipped, or who it was:
"Friends-fe!low citizens of Mobile
comrades Of the Queen City OF the
Gulf let US make one more effort in
behalf ofour rights and our liberty.
II zoe are successful in the approaching
contest zoe shall regain all that we lost
tNtlse "Lost Cause" We shall be
frcemen once more. We shall have
country. We shall be able to re-
verse the iron rule which has been
imposed upon us, and turning that
iron into bands Of fire, hurl them
back on the heads of the fagitious
wretches who have inflicted SO MANY
ioul and fragrant wrongs on our bleed.
ing country. Once moro 10 the
breach then-yet once morel and
when the cloud shall have cleared
away from the flaming field, our flag
the grand old Democratic flag
will be seen in all its glory, stream
ing like the thunder clouds against
tho wind. Let us rally once more
1found The DEAR OLD Flag, which
re have followed 80 often to glory
md to victory. Let us plant our
Standard in the midst of the field, and
~ US once more raise the war cry
he who doubts is damned; and he who
dallics is q bastard"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10

TREASURE TRovE.-Some months
since gentleman named Troxell
purchased some property located on
the corner Of Lafayette and Carlton
avenues, Brooklyn. The price paid
for this real estate was seventeen
thousand dollars. Not long since
Mr.. u. determined to demolish a
wooden structure that occupied one
OF tho lots. In making preparation
for this, he one day caused somo Of
the fiooring Of the building to be ta-
Ken up, and beneath this flooring he
discovered heaps of dust and earth
that seemed to contain particles
OF metal filings. Upon inquiry it
was discovered that this old building
had been for many years occupied
bya manufacturing jcwelry estab-
llshment. The new owner took
some of the dust to an assay office
IN New York, where it was discover
ca that the dust was gold dust. We
are informed that the sum OF twelve
thousand dollars in gold had already
Deon taken from beneath the floor
Nwa0stated, too, that the proprietor
@ shs's jewelry mandatory died q
few years since . bankrupt.-NeD
Yore Paper.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
Vermont.

The Copper-Johnnies were struck
by lightning to-day from cloudlcss
sky, 1t came in the shape, Of q dis
patch, stating that tho Republicans
carried Vermont yesterday by thirty
thousand majority, and more coming.
Last year Pago (Rep.,) beat Ed
wards (Copp.,) for Governor 20, o,1S4,
so that we have gained some ten
thousand votes in the Green Moun-
tain State on a full vote in one year.
In 1860 full voto was polled, Civ.
ing Lincoln 42,419 and Mcclellan
15,42l ; Lincoln's majority 29,O9s.-
In 1867 on a very light vote, Page
got 81 ,G95 and Edwards 1850, Civ
ing a Republican majority, as stated
above Of 20, 184. A comparison Of the
figures, with the glorious result there
yesterday, makes plain as day the
fact that our falling off in Vermont
and other States during the past year
resulted from Republicans failing to
go to the elections. t4 f,t
The nomination ofthc great leader
of our armies in the successful fight
against the Democratic rebellion, has
aroused the people TO tho highest
pitch of enthusiasm, and on the Sd of
November tho Republicans win all
be out, eleeting Grant by rs nearly
a unanimous vote as Lincoln re-
ceived in 1864. ssg s. ~ a ls3 t.5
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
Take Notice !!

Among the good things done by
the last Congress was an amendment
to the Internal Revenue Bill, which,
if carried out faithfully, will effect
ually dry up. thesale ofall the villain
ous Nitro-G -G]yeerine Bonsine fluids, be-
ing hawked about the country, and
even sold in many respectable houses:
as legitimate commercial coal oil:
Tho law makes it q fine and i'm
prisonment for any one "who shall
sell or offer for sale oil mado from
petroleum, for Illuminating purposes,
in6ammable at less temperature or
fire test than ll0 degrees Fahrenheit
1t would bowel for parties interested
to examine the law, as it is general
in Its application. II
Let us have this law enforced, and
consequently fewer horrid explosions,
and funerals to chronicle. ,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
Frank Blairs Oath.

Irishmen, Germans, and all other
foreigners are expected to crowd up
to the polls and vote for Blair with
great alacrity because in 1864 he sub.
scribed to the following oath, and
was a great Know Nothing leader in
st. Louis.
First Degree--In presence Of Al
mighty God and these witnesses, you
do solemnly swear that you will not
vote nor give your influence for any
Office in the gift of the people, unless
he be an American born citizen, in
favor of Americans ruling American,
nor if he be a Roman Catholic.
Second Degree-In the presence oi
Almighty God and these witnesses,
you do solemnly and sincerely swear,
if it may be legally done, you will,
when elected or appointed to any Of
fetal station confering on your power
to do SO, remove all foreigners, aliens
or Roman Catholics from office or
place, and that you will in no case
appoint such to any Office or place in
your gift.
Catholics are especially expected
to tear their small under garments
for frank the little.
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Refreshing.

It is refreshing to find an occa-
sional decent and moral democratic
sheet, that has tho manliness to pub
lish aparagraph like the following,
which wo clip from Miles o'Kiloy's
Citizen.
The horrible and repulsivc bias
phemy with,which the La Crosse DEM
ocrat has spoken of the judgement
the Of Heaven as to the eternal des-
tiny of Abraham Lincoln was at first
appalling; but by repetition, the pub
lie has become SO accustomed to it.,
that it is now little mere than ludi-
crous. Thus it is that evil publica-
tions produce their deadly work;
they familiarize their readers with
vice until ii loses its hideousness.
The last phrase Of the case represents is
Brick Pomeroy as Offering, lift is not
believed that Abraham Lincoln has
gone to hcll, to go there himself to
see, and the unanimous conclusion of
the people is that this is the best thing
he could do.
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How Are You White Mans
.6i PARTY p k Aa5 5ElH

We clip tho following from the
Hclcna, Ark, Democrat, BY which our
readers win be able to SEQ tho prog
.rcss of the great white mans dcmos
cratic party in the South: giawl 3
BARBECUE AT LAGRANGE! 2.
Thursday, Aug. 13, 1868.
coME ONE COME ALL ROTH WHITE AND
BLACK II 95 i8
As the infamous lie is in circulation
that the meats for colorcd persons
will be poisoned, We nail that Radi-
cal trick to tho counter by offering
CHOICE OF TABLES to our color
cd friends, or, we will divide placcs
with thom. s2@ifl ss'2 lltssF''ff
III. N. Huron, 't5HR
PAUL II. ANEDRsoN, Com.
J.B. BRANDON; pHt't3a
Holena, Aug. 10th, 1868. K
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~ NV. .---------
AIR.--" Tramp, trasnD. the bovs arc march.
;m1b
II, our hor,e. - ...,. ..
And chat traitors would he once moro low
al men;
Ent we, va heard : warming sonpd
Since the cssnpairn han begun.
And we're rnarcbtnr ont tn hnttie o,co
again. n "A m & a.
CHoRUs-Trsm tramn tramn
The Tsnnora mr,arch;nrs -
Choer upi southern loyaI men.
And beneath the Tanners, torch
: You shall see tho loyal North
Rout the Coppcrheads and rebe,s
Is once u ain.
whan ,,o s.,.o,.t. y, .,....
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TAKE NOTICE.
FARMERS AND CITIZENS.
Arnoldas Great Western Clothing
House.

I Remember Joo. when you want q
nice suit of clothes-cheap.
Remember Joe. when you want an
Over Coat, ior he is just recelvlnga
large lot.
Remember Joe. when your coat is
out at tho elbows, for he has just re-
turned from tho Eastern markets,
where he has been buying-for cash
-one of the largest stocks OF Ready
made Clothing, Gents Furnishing
Goods, Hats, Caps, &C., that has been
brought here for years.
Remember Joe. whom you want u
bargain, for he is determined 70 soi'
rs low. if not lower than any house
10 the West, Us his facilities for pur-
chasing are the best.
Remember Joc's motto is buy Tor
cash and sell for cash.
Beet paper collars for % cts.
A good suit for $1,000.
All wool coats, as low as $500.
Other goods in proportion.
.tep in as YOU are passing ana
see Joe. and ifyou do not buy, no Of
tense will be taken.
Eevry one knows the place.
ARNOLD h CO..
Opposite Taylor \ Blake's New Block
Show this to your neighbors.
| Sept. 4 '6S. d2wlt.
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Reaction.

We have had a good deal Of twad-
die from democratic blatherskites of
late, about the great reaction that
was to sweep over tho country and
elect Seymour and Blair.
Their leading papers and politici-
ans claimed that they would gain
10000 votes in Vermont.
Ofcourso mono of them expected
to carry it. That would bo as pre-
posterous as for the Republicans to
essay to carry the Five Points with
the "wickedest mans" bagnio.
The ten thousand gain for our
cause, which the loyal, intelligent,
Green Mountain Boys have just
given, will terribly smash the Cop
perhead Slate.
There will be fearful Gathering
of teeth, and knocking together of
democratic shin bones
over the result, preparatory to their
certain dissolution, aid burial out of
sight in November.
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Democratic Journalism.

They have Ku Klux journal at
Council Bluffs, named tho Democrat,
which was imported from Louisville
because its filth and treason was
too low down to prosper even in that
latitude.
Here arc two sample bricks from
its columns %'t
Frankly Palmer, the scrub candi-
date for Congress, is trotting along
after P. Cad Bryan, Ike a NANCY cu1.
Under a feed boo; and although the
campaign is but opened, has tongue
hangs om Ike a yard Of red flannel /!
At Wayne, Decatur and Ringgold, P.
Cad salted him down in strong Brv-
an Tho eagle and carrion crow are
soaring over the district. The lion
and jackall are pitted in the arena.
1t is an uneven contest in all respects;
for while Bryan is palmcr's superior
as a statesman and a man, as an ora
torand a patriot, Palmer is his sui
perior only as an accomplished liar :
By the iray, are aoouM adrise the peo.
pie to lock up their spoons on the ap.
proach ofAe Henehmaa Palmer; for
WAIT lie WOULD NOT STEAL, no road
pad poald haaker atferi'
"Col.' JonN p. IRIsu.-Some of
Grecleys insects in this State, taking
their cuo from the Digger Iniin Reg
ister at. Dcs Moinos, have underworld
to have some fun over tho fact that
we wrote "Col." rs q prefix to the
name OF John Z. Irish in notice
made OF that gentleman's prospects
Of getting to Congress from the
Fourth district. We, however, ex,
plain that the term ssColonel,n as ap-
piled by us to Mr.. Irish, vas not in
tended to reflect upon him-as a car,
rioa luS-atd o. tic late robJer ,car, in
the manner of ''loyalty," but as an
honorary title of the sanctum profes,
sional---aot as Hief but gentleman
old style--not new style! How
will this doE'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
The Army.

The Has0keye hasa good article
about the brutal material, both rank
and file, that enters largely into the
organization Of the Regular Army,
and tho brutal treatment. often mo-
ted QUITO soldiers by martinez off,
GERS of that organization. 'ii 9
1t is a pity however that the
writer should have exhibited his ig-
norance of the facts, or his gullibil-
ty in swallowing cock and bill sto.
ries by defacing his article with the
following: .'
Hundreds Of s0ldiers during the
rebellion had their thumbs pulled off
by tying them up by these delicate
members till their toes barely touch
cd tho ground. Shall this dredful
condition of the army be permitted
any longer? Let US all say. Nor
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-10
Wen Put.

Gen. Dan1. b., Sickles'' was recent
lylscrenaded at Saratoga, and made
a short speech, The pith of which wo
submit below. tlgltI tiEi1sqsa IN
Read it carefully: II .afa geiHBo
IL thank l5Vallandigham, 1tWade
Hampton, Gem N. B. Forrest, and
The World newspaper for the unso-
slicited aid they arc giving to insure
the election of Grant, and if they
will only continue in their present
work, very. iittelIili remain for the
Republicans, to, accomplish EGreat
laughter. Indeed, j do not see, why
most OF my old Democratic friends
may not follow tho same direction
Grant is forpcace, and tho Democrats
wore for peace all through the war;
lIaughtur.1 Craft Ia for economy
In the political expenditures, and the
Democracy Of. New York City are
certainly in favor Of economy as wen
as an intelligent suffrage, and am
honest ballot. GGreat laughter r.
Grant is for amclioratod taxation, for
amnesty to those who have, commit
ted political offenses, for a speedy ro4
turn to specie currency, so that
everybody may bo paid in gold and
silver, and for universal suffrage. If
these views are not now acceptable
to the Democratic party, 1 remember
the time when they would have been
acceptable. My friends, let US re-,
member all the sacrifices ofthe past
seven years, made for union, order,
and tranquility, and let US soact that
these shall not have been in vain. " " !
We oil desire peace and prosperity,
and | will tell you when We shall,
have these blessings. When oil sec
tions of the country, all classes, and
all parties accept the situation; when,
throughout the length and breadth
Of our country, every law-abiding
person, no matter what may be his
opinions, his religion, bis nationality,
bis race, or his color, can rely on the
laws ofthe land, the courts ofjustice,
and the amenities of his neighbor-
hood for protection and security i
when, for example, q Union soldier
can build for himself and his family
home in the Carolinas, wear, If he
chooses, the old blue coat and the
corps badge he wore iu battle, hang,
out the old flag he followed, lie down.
to sleep with the latch-string outside
and no one shall come to molcst him );
and until that day shall come, Q mil
lion boys in blue are ready, when
summoned by proper authority, to-
march to defend that cabin against
all who would harm that old comrado
for elected President. After thank
ing his audience, Gen. Sickles retired
amid loud cheers. and cries of "Go
a. j ~. r. IN g. X ~ l44
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CoI. Lon, A. Harris, formerly May.
or OF the City Of Cincinnati, and at
present Collector of the First Ohio
revenue District, is out for Grant and
Colfax, and proposes TO taka tha
stump. lie has run the johnson m a.
chlne IN that city for the past two
Tho Ohio State Journal states TINT
there are 1000 Grant clnhs orran; '
zed ia that State.
Ten: Robert 9. Schenck has been
renonlinated for Congress by the Re-
paDiicans ofthe lid District of Ohio.
OF course he win be reelactad '
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S1aouRNEY.-Major Pope, the glo-
rious good Republican, and very eff
Gent Collector of this District, writes
that we may expect a jolly good
crowd from Keokuk county to our
big revival meeting.
He says an accident (wcighing
ten pounds) has just happened in his
family; which will probably prevent
his attendance. as.
We are pleased TO hear that the
Major is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
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Established in 1848.
THE WEEKLY COURIER
oTTUMwA, IOWA
Thursday ... September 10, 1868
Equal Taxation,
J. M. HEDRIcK, Editor.

The 4th resolution of tho DcmO-
cratic platform sayst they arc in favor
of
sEqual taxation Of every species oi
property according to its real value,
including government bonds and 9TH
or public securities"
The Abba Republic now Demo-
cratic candidate for public favor,
speaking about what they propose
to do, providing the people are insane
enough TO elect the revolutionary
ticket of Seymour and Blair says:
Subsidiary to these they propose
equal taxation Of all men and all
kinds ofproperty; to bring the ad-
ministration Of the general govern
ment buck to the path OF honesty
and economy"
And this is the burden of all their
songs ''eqsal taration Of every species
of property according to its real voluc,
which means if they have sense
enough to comprehend the meaning
of language-which is doubtful
providing they aint lying-which is
moro probable-that the great and
gelorious Democratic party want
to impose an equal share of the bur-
dens Of taxation on your farms, hor-
ses, cattle, hogs, farming utensils &c.
&C., with the incomes of the rich;
the whisky, wine, tobacco, silks etc.,
which now pay ninetenths of the
taxes of the government.
We have no reliable data before
us, but presume that the agricultural,
landed, and laboring interests, now
exempt from federal taxes, comprises
three fourths of all tho property of
country. In their intense desire to
get atthc bonds, and tax them, in
violation of the contract made be-
tween the borrower and lender, they
would ring in all the interests before
mentioned, SO that three thousand
dollar Still House would pay just a.,
much, and no more taxes than q
three thousand dollar farm; tho
silk dress of the millionaire, and the
homespun of the farmers wife, would
contribute their equal share of reve-
nuo.
Laboring mon! Democrats, as
well as Republicans, this is the enter
tainment to which you arc invited by
the Democratic party.
How do you like its
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10 Whom it May Concern.

Mark Twain writes the following
letter to the San Francisco Ne'es. ~
MEssRs. EDrroRs.--l was expect
ing to sail for Now York in the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company's steam
or of the 18th Of j une, but unforeseen
circumstances compel a delay Of a
few days. / cannot sail till the 30th
Of. the month. Itfis therefore proper
that should givo this notice to those,
friends who have entrusted articles
to my care for delivery to their rela-
tives in the Atlantic States, SO that
they can send by parties who sail on
the 18th such Of them as demand ex-
petition, 1 will give q list Of the
things l ami speaking of and those
which will admit Of delay until the
30th can remain in my possession -
l violin; i double-barreled gun i
package of books; ! do. sheet music
negro ballads; / set castors-yinegar
cruet missing; 2 scratch wigssfbr re-
pair; l woman; I boxes and barrel
ore specimens amalgamating pan,
for repair parrot; pup 1facagc
canariss-two dead; another weman;
/ is mining company prospectuses,
marked ssPiease circulate;;" 4 valise--
appears to be nothing in it !; 6 photo
graphs, consigned to different parties;
| volume Tennyson; | white woman;
box selve; 3 accordeons; 1 overcoat;
set chessmen; COW; l sandal-wood
fan !; / rosewood dressing case; 4
meerschaum pipes 2 specimen pins |;
some grass ,widows;1 Hoe steam press
for repairs; Unabridged Dictionary;
3 bahdboxes; l lunatics for asylum; 1
idiot for Paris; gridiron; I baby; SO
letters; package gold coin; l ditto
greenbacks; % trunks, another wo-
man. II 1st X
Besides these articles, | have to
carry along valise for myself, and a
Jug, and / may be disconnected un-
less some of my things go by the
steamer of the 18th. The baby is
not well, and appears to get worse all
the time. / think maybe it has got
tho mumps, or the consumption, Or
something of that kind. Those are
things l do not know any thing about.
1t must be one of those, because l
have doctored it for fits and measels,
and oil those things, but still she
grows worse. She had better 60 by
tho steamer of the 18th. | do not
think she will keep for the Goth
To tell the plain truth, am sorry
that ] agreed to.take this baby along
Ababy is too troublesome-altogeth.
or too troublesome. Ihave had q baby
at sea, and l know. once had twins
on a ship, and l never suffered SO
much in myllife. Please come and
get this one, and ship it per steamer
of the 18th. r Il
| Most ofthe other articles had bet
ter 60 at the Same time, especially
the COW and the idiot. III were re-
lieved. of those Icould take some more
women, and maybe another trunk o,
two. MARK TWAIN.
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Vol. 20, No. "a
London, 4.

'a London, 4.
Reverdy johnson made a speech
OF the annual feast of cutters at Shef.
field yesterday, saying hc visited
England on q mission Of peace, and
claimed that Americans entertained
the kindliest feelings towards Eng
land jy ltp..s
t4da A ,iie Washington, 4. 4
The Secretary of the Navy, in &C.
cordance with the will of Congress,
has succeeded in reducing the person.
mel Of the Navy to eight thousand
five hundred men, the forces it count
cd previous to the war.
Ii has been ascertained that the
total tonnage of steam and sailing yes
sells of the United States is 3,lO9, ,267
tons, tho number Of steamersis 2,942
and Of sailing vessels 15,0l2, all Of
which have been officially furnished
with registered numbers. s
.a Albany, Ny, 4. y
The Democrats held very large
ratification meeting bcre last night,
There wero five stands, and among
the speakers were Judge Homer A.
Nelson, Attorny Gen. Champlin, and
Judge Morris, Of Brooklyn.
i.t s3 Scranton, Pa, 4.
General Carl Schurz, spoke last
evening, to the largest German, au-
dicnce ever assembled here. A large
proportion being Democrats.
Savannah, Ga, 4.
The white boy who mysterionsly
disappeared, was found yesterday
to have bccn murdered by
negroes. His gun and clothes were
gone, and it is thought he was killed
for them. An inquest wrs held and
o verdict Of killed by parties un-
known rendered. There is great OK
citementin the city, and parties have
been out three days hunting for the
body. They met srmed bands of
negroes and who halted them with
military precision. The parties are
now out in the country in search Of
Robberies and assaults on
the whites by negroes on the roads
leading to the city are hourly occur
rences. The negroes in and around
the city are thoroughly organized,
drilled, and we'll armed.
The Republican Convention at
Blackspear yesterday, nominated J.
w. Cliff, for Congress.
London, 3.
The contractors who built the Ne
tropolitan underground railway have
made provisional offer to construct
tho proposed underground road in
New York City, and TO furnish all the
capital required to complete the eroad,
which the projectors may fail to OBJ
tain at home.
Saturday, 5th September, will be
observed as holiday, and the stock
exchange in this city will be closed.