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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06
COURIER JOB DEPARTMENT COMPLETE
ORDERS SOLICITED.l
A Match.

There is story going the rounds
Of the boudoirs Of Paris about
handsome man, about fifty years Of
age, but well preserved, with only
one infirmity-he had glass eye
1t was misfortune, but things are so
well managed nowadays that no
one noticed it.
Ono evening, having no other en-
gagement, he accepted an invitation
to q reception at Madame Saint Ilde.
fones de Picroveeville's. My hero
won't to the, ball, passed v charming
evening, and devoted himself exclu.
sively to beautiful young blonde,
who attracted the attention Of all
the company. Shall / confess it?-
He fell SO in love with the young la
dy at first sight that he made her an
offer on the spot.
After q few instants Of reflection,
and some preliminaries relating to
the contract, the marriage was ar
ranged and celebrated in due time
When he entered the nuptial cham.
Der he extinguished the light. A
glass Of water was on the table by
the bedside; he dropped his eye into
it. The next morning, as soon as it
was light, our handsome bridegroom
reached forth his arm, seized the
cherished orb, and placed it in its or
bit. sn
As soon as he was dressed he went
TO see friend in town. On seeing him
his friend gave a cry of surprise.
perhaps you find me changed"
said his friend. ssIt's my happiness.
Think of it, my friend, am married
to the most delicious blonde-such
hair such eyes!''
"Blue eyes?"
4.'1"Of course, as she is blonde. If
you could only sec her eyesW
II see one of them now, and, if
your memory fails you, you have on
ly to look in the glass and see her
eye before your
The bridegroom trembled. He
rushed to the mirror. y, horrors!-
his right eye was black and full of
fire, but his left was blue, languish-
ing and tender. In the glass Of wa
ter wero two eyes, but they did not
belong to the same person. The
newly married couple separated
without vilifying each other, but not
without changing eyes.
t F. a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

General Hancock, 1t is announced,
has proposed writing q letter in sup
port ofthe nominees ofthe Tammany
Convention, De soon BE the adjourn
ment Of Congress should secure him
from the pains and penalties which
be imagined that body might inflict
The suspicious moment having arri
we'd, we trust the second Washing
ton, Of whom the Democratic Con-
vention was not worthy, will come
out with his documentary support al
soon q possible. Mightit not Be well
to append to the epistle, when it
shall make its appearance, Andrew
Johnson's certificate Of character so
generously given to Sheridan's sue.
cessor in New Orlcans7 The accu-
mutation Of testimonies might then
be made complete BY getting from
Mayor Monroe . character for "A.
Johnson. Thus supported. Hancock
could not fail to '.fire the rebel heart
as effectually ~ If he had served un.
der Lee, and had not commanded at
the hanging Of Mrs. Surrrtt And
by = course of letters, or Of speeches,
he might even put himself in train
ing for o scrub race with Pendleton
in the Democratic Convention Of
1872.- Chicago Tribune.
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The Oskaloosa .Herald saws:

On the 2lst Hon. WIN. Ioughridge
of this District offered the following
resolution in Congress, which was
read, considered and agreed to:
RESOLVED, That this House views
with deep interest the heroic strug-
gle Of the Cretans to free themselves
from the yoke of Turkish despotism,
and to achieve their independence as
. people, that liberty which is the
inalienable rightof all men; and that
we, in common with the whole
American people sympathixe with
them in their suffrings, and ardently
wish them speedy triumph.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

Ph9stytfN The .'three-legged i'm
Poeses ishd chicken, though recent.
4Y hecoma the rage. Ten years ago
pR0hesk Dalo Owen and DR. Gardner,
noeed 6piiitualists, were in Europe
and ~ Plapohette they imported
hen, and had fifty Of her kind made
in Boston. 9i sf'3
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AcoEprxD.-Mr. Blcakmore pro-

AccEPTED.-Mr. Blcakmore pro-
poses to send the Iaioa Desaocrat -
responsible Republicans ons ye%s rs
SO, and his pay when Seymour 81. !;
Blair are elected An adm ao,
spirit neighbor, and we cem ena
you for it. as f,,
Put as down for 500 copies .T sli
but we don't want'em prinsed on.
We are serious in thus acceasir ~
Bleakmore's proposition, an vii e'.. e. !.
ter into obligations to pay as s,oe g
Seymour and Blair are electea,-5,
Come, neighbor, accept our pr pos.
tion, or back square out.-FaiI fed
LEDGER.
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aJohnny my dear run to the store
and get some sugar" said . mother
to her precious son Of eleven years.
excuse me ma / am somewhat in.
disposed this morning. Send father;
and tell him to bring paper of to-
bacco along"
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A distinguished Ohioan is credited
with the saying that ''Mr. Chase will
do the meanest thing to get into Office,
and make the best officer, when he
gets in, Of any man in the United
States"
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Wilson, tho celebrated vocalist, was
spset one day in his carriage aoar
Hl4lgsSh! FAl Scotch paper, after
recording the accident said: awe arc
harW 4qstqte that h WIS able to
aPpAz fle 6A 6Acwing eveniag in three
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What did Frank Blair. do with tho
silver set he had on o certain occa.
sion in Savannah, Gar Who stole
Mrs Higgins spoons in Wayne ccun-
ty N. c., in 1865? What says Frank
Blair II Raleigh IN. Co. Standard.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

Blanc, the proprietor of the gam
bling establishment at Hamburg
Springs, Prussia, is said to be worth
S20,0O0,000, and it is only 30 years
ago that he arrived in Frankfort
with only 81 in his pocket.
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THE WEEKLY COURIER
aoTTUA6wA, IOWA
Thursday ..n,. August 8, 1863
Congress.

Congress has taken q recess until
September 2lst. Much important leg
islation has been had. Tho tax on
Whisky has been reduced from ~ to
80 cents on the gallon. This seemed
tobe absolutely necessary to prevent
the enormous frauds that have been
perpctrAted, a. well AZ to secures fair
revenue from the manufacture and
sale, ofliquor. It's confidently be-
lieved that this reduction Of the tax
will not only cut of an immense corr
ruption fund, but will increase tho
revenue on this article to Eve times
the amount that it has been. The tax
on Tobacco has also been reduced
twenty per cent. 4 The reason for this
reduction ID doubtless Of q similar
character to that already given for
decrsasing the tax on liquor. The
three per cent tax on all Cotton raised
has been repealed, and tho revenue
thus raised in the South on this arti-
Gle alone is lessened say twenty mill
ions Of dollars. The production Of
cotton was reduced, of course, in the
South during the war and it is found
necessary to stimulate and foster its
gro WITH. II is an article Of husbandry
and it's culture should be encouraged.
The number of officials for the colIec-
tion Of the revenue is reduced. The
Freedmen's Bureau will be discontin.
ued on January. 1st, next. II was be-
lieved that now that seven of the ten
States have beon reinstated practically
in the Union, there would be. no fur
ther need of this department. The
size Of the army has been greatly re-
duced, and the expenditure therefor
cut down from $s6,0O0,OO to S33,
100000, also the expenditure of the
navy has been reduced to one quarter
what it was. With the reorganiza-
tion OF all tho States save three, now
perfected, the expenditures of the
Government for tho next fiscal year
are estimated at 120,000,0 900. The
bill for funding the Indebtedness of
the Government, which passed Con-
gress, viii probably fail for the want
of the signature of the President
The legislation had is for the most
part very judicious, and the amount
ofwork done, including the impeach
ment matter, has made this session of
Congress ono oflabor and Of remark
able interest to US as . people, and to
tho world. M
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Seymour Indicted.

The Albany journal thus arraigns
the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency. Is there a friend oflaw
and order who will vote for . man
with such record
Horatio Seymour stands indicted
for
l. Inciting to Riot.
2. Yielding to Rioters their de-
mands on the Government, at the
Peril of tho Nation.
3. Threatening tho President of
the United States with tho disorder
ly violence of "the People," if he
proceeded in efforts vitality necessary
to the salvation of the Union.
Horatio Seymour is confessedly,
therefore, a Fomcnter of Sedition, q
Champion of Rioters, Menacer of
Government.
A Fomcnter of Sedition, in that
he told the turbulent masses of New
York city that q mob had an equal
right with the Government pro
claim the law of public necessity.
A Champion Of Rioters, in that he
espoused their cause, said that they
should be satisfied, and demanded
that the draft should be suspended
and stopped, At their violent behcst.
A Menacer Of Government, in that
he warned it Of the temper Of the
people" if it did not yield to him
and his riotous friends.
And all this in criminal disregard
ofthe imminent peril in which his
defenders we're placed at tho time.
The Journal challenges its coten-
porary, the Argus to defend Horatio
upon these charges, but no afgus-eye
is sharp enough to see a loop-hole for
tho accused to escape; tho evidence is
clear and indisputable.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06
The Chemistry Of Sunstroke.
[From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce,
July 1871

The effects and treatment Of sun
stroke are well understood in this
country, where the malady is one OF
frequent occurrence-more frequent,
probably, In the hottest months, than
in any other part Of the world. But
the cause Of the sunstroke is as yet .
mystery. The intense heat (merelv
as heat) ofthe solar rays. is not the
agent Of mischief. The human body
may be exposed to the Turkish bath
Of 140 degrees, and remain in 1t for
an hour without injury. This is .
much higher range Of heat than that
ofthe atmosphere at which sunstroke
often occurs, viz: from 100 to 10
degrees Gin the sun). Men working
In zinc furnaces oriron foundries are
subjected 20 q heat above l20 degrees,
but they are not prostrated to the
ground with tho phenomena of the
sun.stroke. The human organization
is fitted to endure q much higher
pitch Of heat than any we have nam
cd. Experiments are recorded Of
men sitting quite comfortable in ov-
ems while chickens werc slowly
browning by their side. How does It
happen, then, that at . temperature
of the open air comparatively 80 slow
men melt away (as the popular say
ing is) with heat I? IL
The reason, we think, must be-
looked for in the chemical character
of the suns rays. The heat Of the
sun differs from every other kind of
heat, as the light Of the sun differs
from every other kind Of light. This
is fact 80 we'll known as TO pced NO
demonstration. The effect Of the sums
heat upon plants-as contrasted with
artificial heats the most familiar
and perhaps the most striking illus.
tration ut hand. All animate and in
animate things are subject to pre-
cisely the came great laws Ge nature;
and the solar heat which makes the
flowers droop and close their pe.als,
as if to shut out the dazzling rays, is
not without its marvellous chemical
effect upon the sensitive brains Of
man. The effect, we say, is chemical
Just like the effect of poison
Strychnine, cyanide ofpotassium, ar
senic, morphine and the other dead
ly drugs do not work more marked
organic changes than q sun stroke
The countenance of the victim lis
dark -coiored and injected with blood,
and q post-mortens examination disclo-
ses CONGESTION Of the brain, lungs and
heart. These are the effects, varying
in degree, Of the administration Of
poisons. The chances of recovery
from poisons are far better, if rem
edies arc seasonably applied, than
from sunstroke. The latter is almost
fatal with persons Of delicate health
or full habit.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

q aJFSy did Joseph's brsthron cast
him jntp PITT" asksd . Sundsyschool
tesehsf ofhis class. Because said .
! .yopng lady, "they thought ita good
opening for . Young man."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

A young lady living near Powder
Springs, Ga, was fatally poisoned by
using q twig for toothbrush where
! in the locusthad deposited their eggs
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

The Now Orleans Republican says:
"Put down Louisiana for Grant and
Colfax by q majority of 10000.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

The World speaks Of Horatio Sey.
mour as . patriot" This is an al
lusion TO tho Pat Riots in New York
in July, 1851 Detroit Tribune.
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opened, again his pale lips moved, %
he whispered, 4 was almost at the
top, sir, bearing the flag, whom the
shell struck mo. One moment more
4 should have been clear up.' He
gave one grasp and his brave spirit
was gone forever. Andso dear friends,
it is with us today. We are almost
ct the top. In faith and love we have
carried our dear old flag for four long
above the clouds, fighting a. Joe.
Hooker fought up in the clear sum
light Of absolute justice and right.
,[Applause.1 Only once more close
mp the ranks. Only once more press
up the mountain slope, and we shall
plant our dear old dag clear up on
the mountain top Of . final victory
and liberty and the rights Of men,"
Loud and continued applause.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

The leading business men Of St,
Paul, Minnesota, are concerning
measures for resisting the exhorbit
ant rates charged for insurance.
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Rights Of American Citizens
Abroad.

\ The following bill was passed by
Congress on Saturday evening:
4 Whereas, the right of Repatriation
is q natural and inherent right Of all
people, and indispensable to the on
joymsut of the the rights of liberty,
life, and the pursuit Of happiness;
and,
Whereas, In the recognition of this
principle, this Government has free
" recognized emigrants from all ma
tions, and vested them with the rights
Of citizenship and
Whereas, 1t is claimed that such
American citizens, with their descen-
dants, are subjects Of foreign States,
owing allegiance to the Government
thereof; and
Whereas, It is necessary to the
maintenance Of public peace that
the claim. of foreign allegiance shall
be promptly and finally disavowcd;
therefore
Be it enacted, ETC., That any dec
laration, instruction, opinion, order,
or decision of any officer of this
Government, which denies, restricts,
impairs, or questions the right of ex.
patriation, is hereby declared to be
inconsistent with the fundamental
principles of the Government.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That all naturalized citizens Of the
United States, while in foreign
States shall be entitled to and shall
receive from this Government the
same protection of person and prop
erty that is accorded to native born
citizens in like situation and circum-
stances.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That whenever it shall be made
known to the President that any
citizen Of the United States has been
unjustly deprived of his liberty, by
or under the authority of foreign
government, it shall be the duty Of
the President to demand of that gov.
ernment the reasons for such impris-
onment; and if it appears wrongful,
and in violation Of the rights of
American citizenship, the President
will demand the release of such citi-
zen; and if the release SO demanded
is unreasonably delayed or refused,
it shall be the duty Of tho President
to use such means, not amounting to
acts OF war, as he may think neces-
sary and proper to obtain or effect
such release, and all the facts and
proceedings relative thereto shall, as
soon as practicable, be communicated
by tho President to Congress.
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BOD WHITE
aaessf \. q. sHsrHEaD.

nN n. @. sHHpHERD. ~ il
- taA~t's --.iss3a
halfway rips q the wavy wheat:
Apscsd IA TIE fields where + stands
81 "a Ssssss wsi.pssl, a,ss ana ...sse,,y rv,..
~ breath efths wind e Il wandsrs b
MSl&f whsss isit, the voice 1 hear i'a;i
Gaming aloud In the tall grain near
af "Bob White r. I
Hetter each day grows the warm Jane sun
Asnedsmore purple the uky's deep blue,
And tns bright June ROSES have just be-
do sprinkls the leaves with a ashsn
81 s.Bob White r. |
SvSst aAd clear from the amber grain
ee bob White 1"
"MAAtdoss the little bird say. nv son p,
The hther asks or his fAituhsired boy. /
Wnees1yef the porch. the Wild vines run,
M yns hummtng be- mdrmurs his
ao6nding aloud ~ ~ solss draws nigh,
Aaa ssas see innossnt lips q :ns me-, sh,la reply
.o4stAvill note and whirr @ of winSs. y n Il /
Away In . moment, flying NV, '.a (
!. Al Ovee the loose wall lightly antfnxu i
1AeAkmeR lad with rake Snd hoS 4 /
M1ilalisths bay, while his big black cyss
Fcllrw the hock wherever i liss.;; q. W. I.
A soNSyl4ek ceakw wfasderkish btuwn:
epocklod waistCOat Of lighter shade
Re1al1gfo 100 Nhlto; where Il reaches down.
F'iSsifsE hess ! 81 n Va Fss;; B6e % Wh,te i"s i.
ms iaEAsf whsm Ne hesr Espsat. Il
All day long In the rips1ing By yhsst. + 4.
sTsb Kaif dlslss around ths shrost.o /
One pelsstreak On his lordship'S crown.
And all - the back ofhis Quaker coat
p'''ft'i'sa. y .ysl!csi;S e ssS %s;,sji, s5sswei
This h he who fhttens and thriyes.r
Down "a the wheat, whezs he calls to his
'.Bob winter
A famous Mormon is he, I'm told.
" 0l4ll d love fof the softer sex N 8t S 4
With = heart like an eagles quick and
And. spar's Asr, and easy 4, 2 ,s, veg: i: ],
lslthis own or 'ahothsts same nUO "nl'es
That ne keeps repeating always the samef
matt 3,S .sstss5iassIss stii QasstsT se b
= 1ew dried leaves and some bits OF hay.
Under TIM Of sheltering grass;
dM mt hollow cut OF the Way.
where only by ehsncs foot may pass: !:
1has hs oaiis nov !; u. ne:t sSO !. msas waiseP
Thus he will call till the egRS are lid /
J5v,S vgeses ri,
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The greatest organ in the world.
Tho organ of speech in woman, an
organ, too, without stop!
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The Albany Epeniag Journal says:
General Grant crushed the rebel
lion. Now the rebellion seeks to
crush him. Will the grateful peo-
pie permit"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

Fanny Fern having said that "the
men ofthe present day were "fast,"
Prentice replies ''that they have to
be, to catch the women"
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San Francisco, 20.

Gen. Halleck and staff sailed for
Sitka to-day on Steamer Pacific, tour
inspection ofmilitary posts at Alas
ka. The Pacific carries q cargo OF
ordnance and ofcommissary and quar-
termasters stores.
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London, 20. Midnnight.

The usual banquet given at the
conclusion Of the session at the Par
lament to the Ministers came of at
the Mansion House this evening. Mr..
Disraei in the course of his speech
touched upon the relations existing
between Great Britain and the Uni
ted States. He said with regard to
the subjects Of misunderstanding
which have been go much dwelt on
BY the q. s. every day leads to bet--
ter feeling upon them, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that their salu-
tion is near at hand; the mutual good
sense and feeling Of two great and
kindred nations.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

Over twonty thousand people were
yesterday in attendance at the Buffalo
TrottiDg Park. The attractive race
Of the day was for purse OF ten
thousand dollars, mile heats best 3 in
3 to harness, which was won by The
stallion Fearnought, best time 2:23.
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Il OFFICIAL ~! s1t|14 ( OrTY z couNTY PAPER
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OAS0So, %.
Jacob Rich, Sec'y of tho Senate,
aud Naval Committee, will leave Chi
ago this evening for his home in
Iowa.
Boston, 81.
Benjamin F. Gushing aged II, and
Thos. Brown, aged Is, arc under ar
rest for robbing the Office of William
II. Kent l. Co., lumber com mission
merchants, A State street, of thirty
seven thousand dollars in Government
bonds and other securities. They
confessed he robbery. and all prop
erty recovered.
Oil City, Pa, July 81.
That portion of Oil City, West OF
Oil creek is all on fire this morning.
Washington, July 81.
Reverdy johnson sails for England
on Saturday.
The Atty Gen. holds that Mr.. Rol-
Inns is properly in Office until his sue.
cessor is appointed. This leaves Rol
lins in Office unless suspended upon
| charges according to the provisions
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About s 8o'clock this evening fire
occurred in the large marble front
building, No. AZ Summer st., which
destroyed property to the value of
about 800, 600. Covered by insurance.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

J Thad. Stevens has written letter
which was made public showing that
the question as to what 6-2O's should
be paid in gold or paper has been
wisely settled by the passage of the
funding bill, which action he claims
to sustain his position, that the law
authorizing the issue Of those bonds,
provided they should be paid in pa
per, urges those holding 5-20's to ex-
change them for new bonds.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-06

Speaker Colfax. accompanied by .
large party Of Chicagoans left here
this morning at $40 for South Bend,
great preparation have been made
for the reception of Mr.. Colfax to-
night at his old home.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-08-13
Notice for Divorce.

ELIzABETH oGAN will take notice, that
Il on the 9Th day of July, A. D. 1868, John
Ogan mmsnced suit against you in the Dis
trict Court within and for Doniphan County,
State OF Kansas. by fling his petition in the
Office Of the District Clerk Of said Court, al
Lodging that you and plaintiff are married to
each other, and are husband and wife; that
you have been wilifully absent from him uhe
plaintiff for more than one year next proceed
ing the commencement of said suit, and pray
ing for divorce and the dissolution Of said
marriage. Summons has been issued In said
cause, and said cause will stand for hearing in
said Court. at tho next term thereof, on the
sixteenth (l6ih) day Of September, A. D.
1868, at Troy. :
FRANK BROWN,
Clerk Of said District Court.
c. HAWKINS, Attorney for Plaintiff.
July is, l666-7s. Prs fee, a.