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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-26
Wise

The Richmond Enquirer has ter.
vid appeal to the people Of that city
to attend meeting to raise money
to build : house for Henry A. Wise
represented to have lost everything
in the war, and TO be now in impe.
cunious circumstances. f (
1t would be difficult to find any
one man who done moro to get the
south into, and less to get her suc.
cessfnlly ont Of the war than Henry
A. Wise, the executioner Of John
Brown consequently the people Of
the south are making . remarkable
exhibition ofthat christianity which
loves its enemies, by building him q
house, free gratis for nothing.
The negroes are expected to rush
up and pour out their money with
grateful alacrity.
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.Red Hot

Brick Pomeroy's infamous ''red
hot" sheet, is published at aCroaso
Wisconsin; consequently that city,
heretofore democratic, gave 160 ma
jority for Grant.
Other cities blessed with faint imi-
tations of st. Brick doneup in small.
or packages, made torrespondingly
good Republican gains. By all
means keep those papers not only
fred hot" but stirring. They are
the most powerful auxillaries OF the
Republican party.
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Kentuck uckyisns.

The Louisville Courier and Journal
have been consolidated, which makes
the dullest, ,and most treasonablemess,
we know of in American Journal
ism.
We submit the following from a
two column leader in it, under the
caption "How we lost in '68, and how
we will win in '72," as q fair sample.
Our readers will agree with us, that
in its insolence, impudence, false
hoods, and disloyalty, it is beyond
criticism.
!" The entire body of intelligent
men in the South and the leaders of
Southern opinion with scarcely a sim
gle notable exception, were commit
ted to the Confederate movement
To exclude them from affairs is to
strike down the foundations upon
which society and government in the
South repose. The idea that rebels
must take back seats, or that any
citizen must take "back seat" is
revolving to every principle of free
government. There can be no such
thing as rebellion in confederation
Of free States such as the Union was
before the war. The war was moths
iup more or less than more violent
debate over the question Of State
Rights, than the country had previ.
ously engaged in. 1t was emphati.
cally political movement; and when
the troops of the South laid down
their vel. worn arms, that moment
all cause Of quarrel should have
ceased to exist, and the Union should
have been restored upon reciprocal
principles, the actual changes of the
conflict, which were considerable, be-
ing the only revolution recognised by
the combatants. This would havebeen
true republicanism. This would have
insured all that the situation called
for. New issues would have sprung
up, and parties would have divided
without respect. to sections. Lee
might have been aRepublican. Grant
might have been a Democrat. Ne
groism, carpet.baggery, reconstruc.
ton, all the evils Of Radical domina-
tion, would have been unknown
Hampton might have gone to the
United State Senate from South Car
olina, and had he done so he would
have made a good Senator, and glori-
fed tho honor of the North as well as
the honor Of the South. Forrest
might have got q commission in the
United States army, and had he done
so he would have made botter cav
airy officer than any now in the SER
vice, and rought brilliantly for the
stars and stripes in the evont Of for
eign war. In aword, the issues that
begot the war were settled by the
war; and there was no reason but
that suggested by malice and party
necessity why the dead should not
have buried their dead, and the liv-
ing have been left free to act without
restraint, and to open up a new field
ofnational progress and glory.
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FATAL CAsUALrY.-Peter Shay, of
Knox county, ILL.,, and Ellen Tyler,
OF Biggsville, were married on
Wednesday of last week. That
night they stayed at the American
House in Galesburg, also the next
day and night. On the second morn
ing they did not come down from
their room, but no attention was
paid to them until nearly noon, when
on going to the door gas was found
escaping, and the trouble was at
once surlnised. The door was open
ed and both Mr.. and Mrs. Shay were
found TO be insensible. All efforts to
revive the latter were fruitless. She
was d cad. Mr.. s. revived enough to
say tlaat they retired without turn
ing off the gas. AT the suggestion
OF ilis wife he got up and blew out
the light. After retiring again b,
heard the gas escaping, but did no
think or know harm would resul
from it. His limbs seemed paralyzet
and it was thought he would not re
cover. We condense these facts fror
the Galesburg Press.--Haackege.
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OURYoUNG f oLKs.-This bulliest

OURYoUNG f oLKs.-This bulliest
ofall the Magazines in the world, to
successfully cater to the intellectual
appetites Of the Juveniles, for Deeem.
Der, is on our table.
1t is bran full pressed down, and
stopping over with good things which
could be read with interest and profit
by the old, as well as the young, and
is published monthly in elegant style
by Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston,
Single specimens 20 cents yearly
sub. $500; 3 for $500 S for IS, 90 /; II
for $45, 90; 20 for $4,000, and one ex.
ira copy to getter up Of the club in
variably in advance.
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IOWA TRAGEDIES.
A Charivari-A Lady Badly W0un-
ded and q Man Killed,

From the Dububue uowa) Times, Nov lS.
Among the many foolish, weak
and wicked customs which are still
permitted to disgrace the nineteenth
century, is that Of treating a newly
married couple to q nocturnal seren-
ade with pans, tin horns, kettles, and
other indescribable instruments of
unconth sound, on their wedding
night, which diversion is denomina>
ted charivari, but which is about as
appropriate, and rs much called for,
as an Indian war dance would be on
the assembling Of the United States
Senate. On these occasions it is Gus.
tomary for all the young mon and
boys in the neighborhood to collect
themselves together, and at given
signal strike up din of uncartnly
music, more discordant, ii possible,
than modern opera, which preform>
anco is continued until tho frighted
bridegroom comes forth and signifies
his willingness to stand treat for the
whole crowd. TO such an extent has
this practice been indulged IN many
ofour Western counties, that youth
full hearls, yearning to be made one
have otter flown to otherStateswhert
they could enjoy their welded bliss
without interruption. Many promis
ing matches that we wot OF, have
been broken off through dread of tn,
| charivari, while deeds of violenc'
have oftentimes been committed, cal
culated to shock the nerves of all sen
sitive people, and put quietus for.
ever to that indetinable longing with
in the breasts OF romantic Jeemse
and sighing Juliets, who have imbit
ed the sweet and fascinating philosc
ply that it is not well for man or VIC
man to live singly.
| Now and then, the festivals indulg
| ed in, at the gatherings we have moi
toned, result in first>class tragedies
held in BuchanonCounty, will bea
wit aess. Last Wednesday eyenin:
about 9 o'clock, a party were seren'
ding newly-married couple in Pc
Try Township, about six miles mort
Of Independence, when one of u
men fred a gun wad through Il
window, grazing the face OF one
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a a1s
The Engelke-BrAnt Affair Vt 81.
j LOuis-Mrs. Engelko No: l Ap.
j pears on the scene ana hecltes
Her Wrongs.
From the st. Louis Democrat, Nov. l6.
i The publication of the facts which
| gave rise to the suit recently brought
| bv Mrs. Barnett H. Engelke against
her father, Henry B. Brant, for $lO,.
900 damages, for alleged inhuman
treatment, created q profound sensa.
ton in fashionable circles. "Did you
ever ?'' exclaimed Mrs. Grundy.-
"No. l never didl'' responded Mrs.
Gossip; and the story went round
from tea-table 70 tea-table as choice
bit of scandal. sweet enough to be
taken without sugar.
1t is not our business or desire to
furnish food for the scandal mongers,
but when a case OF interest comes in
| to court, we are bound. as chroniclers
of passing events, to inform our read
ers Of the facts
Mr.. Brant, as is well known, is
man of fortune, with an income OF
over $4,000 a year, derived from
rents of city property, in which he
holds q life interest by virtue of the
will of his fatner, the late Colonel
Joshua H. Brant. AT his death, his
children will come into possession of
this property, and Mrs. Engelke may
be regarded as an heiress.
In his vouneerdays Mr.. Brant was
what people called awild young
man." but he is now some 46 years
ofase. and has settled down into the
dignified position Of wealthy citi-
zen. He was once Mayor of the city
of Boonyillc. where he was held in
high esteem.
In June last Mrs. Brant sent her
daughter Bette to BoonvilIe, roba-
bly, tc separates her from her. lover,
Major Engelke most dashing and
handsome Young fellow, who was
something ola alady killer" The
careful parent, however, was outwit
ted by the Young people, for soou
after Miss Bette had been placed on
a steamer at the landing to convey
her to Boonville, the gallant Major
boarded the vessel with a clergyman,
and in a few minutes the couple were
united in the holy bopds. They pro-
ceeded TO Boonville, and the parents
of the bride did not learn of the mar
rage for several weeks.
Itappears that the Engelkes never
iyed at Brant's house, but, on return
ing to the city, boarded for some
time with Major Jones, and after
ward with Mrs. Dean. The Major
was never forgiven for stealing the
fair daughter. but she frequently
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To The Public.

&. c. WARDEN tenders his thanks
to his numerous friends who SO no
bly, labored to save his stock from
the late disastrous fire, he also sym,
pathizes sincerely with those who
suffered so much more loss than he
did.
To his numerous customers, and
the public generally, he wonld say
that he has very large stock Of
goods on hand, and more arriving
from New York, and he asks those
wishing to purchase, to give him q
call, as he WILL SELL HIS
GOODS AS LOW AS ANY
HOUSE In IOWA. for cash or ap
proved credit.
Nov. 6 '6S d&w3w.
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The Atlantic.

The Atlantic Monthly for Decem-
Der is on our table and it is q real
royal holiday number.l
It is published by Fields. Osgood {
Co., (successors to Ticknor & Felds)
Boston. Single Nos 35 cts, yearly
subscribers $500; 2 copies $500; 5
copies $1,000; 10 copies $4,000, and
may be found constantly on sale, at
the News Depot Of Scott & Myers.
Read an extract from an article
elsewhere from the pen Of Edward
Everett Hale, in the Dec. No. Of the
atlantic.
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Literary

+ 4 "a , r :
The December number of the re.
vived and reconstructed Putnam,
brings US to- the close Of the first
year Of the new venture, and we can
say honestly that the promise Of No
] has been more than kept from that
to No IL, and that it has bounded to
it's old place, inside Of . year, as one
Of the ablest, raciest, most vigorous,
best printed, and in every way en-.
tertaining magazines published.
We find in it an article (with por.
trait, on. Hugh McCulloch, making
him king among fnanciers, which
we cannot endorse. believing as we
do, that he is the most stupid Of
blunderers (toputit mildly; neither
do we suppose Gen. Grant will take
up with the left handed suggestion,
to keep him in the Cabinet.
A very interesting article is from
the pen Of Pollard, of "Lost Cause
and wife whipping memory, on
Stonewall Jackson.
Pollafd's opportunities for know
ing of the private life and peculiari-
ties of jackson, were superior, and
his statements in this article, will
tend somewhat to lessen the hero,
worship this dead leader of the reb-
81 armies has genenerally received
fiom the friends of the 'Lost Cause" "
He states that jackson favored the
black flag from the start; that he had
. fierce, gloomy idea Of war that
seemed to gloat in the carnage of his
enemies; that on one occasion he rec
commended night assault with the
men stripped naked, and armed with
bowie knives, suggesting that the
novelty Of the apparitioG would par
alyze the enemy.
With all these brutal characterist-
les, added to his treason, it is some
what remarkable that Pollard sends
him straightway to Heaven, from
his death couch on the field of bat
tie in the following neat manner:
presently a smile of ineffable
sweetness spread itself over his pale
face, and he said quietly, and with an
expression as Of relief, "Let us cross
over the river, and rest under the
shade of the trees" And so with
these beautiful, typical words trem-
bling on his lips, the soul of the great
soldier, taxed with battle, and trial,
and weariness. passed through the
deep waters Of Death, and found
sweet and eternal rest"
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Advice to betting men: Never put
your greenbacks up on the SUPPOSE
tion that the American people are
ready to commit the suicide implied
in their endorsement OF the New
York platform and Frank Blair
Having done so and lost, learn now
that the people are wiser than you
thought
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A Southern paper advertises as
follows: "Wanted, at this Office, an
aole-Dodied, hard featured, bad.tem-
pered, not to be put off and not to be
backed down, freokled-faced young
man TO collect for this paper; must
furnish his own horse, saddle.bags
pistols, whisky, bowie knife and COW
hide. We will furnish the accounts
To such we promise constant and la,
borious employment"
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This is really too muchl The Ex-
press argues that negro suffrage is
unconstitutional, because nothing
was said oGit in the terms otLee's sur
render to Gen. Grant. Mr.. Brooks
was popularity supposed to have ex-
hausted the "shin-bone" question
long ago, but the botheration OF
Brooks is that you never know when
you are done with him.-[N. Y. Trib.
un0.7
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The Wapello Republican jots down
this election item:-ssSomebody
asked Henry Polite, the barber,
(colored) if he voted. eyes," said
Henry, "That is, not 'zackly,
bought pint Of whisky for Demo,
crat, and hc voted for the amend
ments."
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Last Saturday the Boston Press
took its annual dinner at the Revere
House. Mr.. Edwin B. Haskill, Of the
Herald, presided; Mr.. Wm. B. Smart
ofthe Post, acted % Secretary; and
Mr.. B. Guild, Of the Commercial Bull
letin, read short and spicy poem
At the close Of the dinner the Presi-
dentread the following raper giving
answers which were said to have
been written by persons who had
been invited to preside at the next
dinner:
Mr.. Seymour writes:
my heart is with you, but you,
candidate / cannot boz
President Grant writes:
4 now."
Chief Justice Chase writes.
q will stand if / can name tho bill
OF fare st the next supper"
Pendleton writes:
s "Gladly, il / can be allowed to issue
individual greenbacks to pay the
Z SCOT"
Colfax writes:
Il have married q wife, and cannot
come"
Frank Blair writes:
Certainly, anything, ifI can be
Andy johnson writes:
Having occupied Office from Al
derman Of my native village to Pres.
ideut Of the UnitedStstes, why should
want it? Nevertheless, / will take
it."
Nasby says:
Il will come if you will will send
on . TASK Of whiskey and . railroad
pass. l can't get trusted here since
the Sd instantaneous"
Brick Pomeroy observes:
Keep Marble away and l will
come. If you invite him he will not
live to finish his supper"
Marble writes:
II am ever vigorous and undaunted
but l should insist on changing the
bill Of fare at the last moment i'll did
not like il"
Governor Bullock says:
Il shalt try to come. Say to he
total abstinence men of yonr party
that / prefer to have no liquors, and
to the liberals that bespeak good
quantity ofgenerous wine."
General Hancock writes:
q would gladly be President, but
nothing would tempt me to be Secre-
tary."
From J. @. Adams.
"Excuse me; / feel just now "a
though had been thrust into life too
early. Perhaps / will by and BY"
Governor Clafiin writes:
81 know shouldn' t make much OF
. President; but if q poor and pious
President will do, I am your man."
From Horace Greeley:
"Tbe man who says that I would
not como is liar and slave Men
and brethren. ! am coming"
Ben. Butler writes.
"1 have just proloined = letter, from
you sent to another man through the
Post Office l am now engaged in
collecting evidence against your pri-
vate character because you did not
send me an invitation.'
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The following was the last exhor
tation of the Pensacola Commercial:
Freedmen, to the Pops !-Remem-
Der one, rememberall, this 10 the great
day of tho Presidential election
Don't forget to vote. Be sure to be
early and active at tho polls-if you
can find the darnd things.
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Scene at home: Jenny, (who has a
calier)-"Now, Johnny, go down
stairs and see Bridget-have 4 nice
game OF croquet in tho kitshen-do,
that's 2 dear good little boy" John.
NY don't want to play nasty old
croquet. Want to see Mr.. Jones kiss
You. some more--does it fuss-rate. .
The precocious youth is bribed with
. fifty cent currency to disappear.
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A correspondent infor ms us that
the late Democratic Legislature ct
Ohio having enacted that no device
of any kind should be printed on the
ballots-nothing but the bare names
of candidates and the offices for which
they were supported-and the Dem
ocrats of Monroe County having head
cd their ballots "The White Man s
Government" the State Canyassers
have been constrained to reject them
all, returning the Republican candi-
dates as elected in that Democratic
stronghold.--N. Y. Tribune.
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The Boston Post has the following
on Ben. Buffers late conservative"
opponent for Congressional honors.
If Butler is "a spoon thief,"
As Dana's people say,
Why did they leave SO big spoon"
As Dana IN his way?
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The Rev. DR.. Blank once told . lit
tie anecdote ofMr. James Harper, the
New York publisher. II asked him.
said DIR. Blank, "what he did? l said
to him, 4 know that Mr.. John Har-
per attends to the business; Mr.. Wes-
ley Harper looks after the literary
correspondence; Mr.. Fletcher Harper
receives authors and looks after new
books and the Maga-ine-but you
Mr.. Major, ] have never been able tc
discover what you do 1'll tell you,
answered the Major in a whisper
'but you must not let it out. l en-
| tertain the bores.n
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Even Tom Hood is almost inexcu
sable f |. such description Of music
as this: Heaven reward the man
who first hit upon the very original
notion Of saving the inside Of a cat
with tho tail Of q horse"
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MrNNEsorA.-The official majority
for impartial suffrage, in Minnesota,
is 9,4l6. The Republican majority in
the State Is near 10000, while Dom.
nelly is beaten by Eugene M. VIII
son, (Copperhead) 2,252.
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Mr.. E. P. Whippls, tho popular
New England lecturer, thus graphi-
cally paints a people with whom than
himself no one is more familiar
"The leading defect ofthe Yankee
consists in the gulf that separates his
moral opinions from his moral prin-
ciples. His talk about virtue in the
abstract would pass as sound in ma
ton Of fsaints; but he still contrives
that his interest shall not suffer by
the rigidity OF his maxims.'' "Your
true Yankee" he goes on to say, ahas
. spruce, clean Pecksnifian way Of
doing a wrong that is inimitsble.-
Believing, after q certain fashion, in
justice and retribution, he still thinks
that sly, shrewd, keen, supple gen.
tleman like himself can dodge, in a
quiet way, the moral laws Of the Uni
verse, without any particular bother
being made about it.
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Alabanaa.

Gen. Willard Warner, United
States Senator elect from Alabama
telegraphs that that State has gone
for Grant, By over 1000 majority.
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Arnold & Co are now selling Over.
coats and winter clothing of all kinds
cheaper than any house in the city,
Go and see. nov2Od&wtf.
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ssProof OF the Puddlng',-Tho
Result Of the Test

Cost OF Policy Of $lO,0 900 at the
age Of 80 in the great Jay Cooke
National Life Ins. Co., of Washing
ton, D. G., on tho new patent back
action Return Premium 10 annual
payment plan. Annual cost 1928
Should the policy holder die the first
year his heirs would receive $40, ,528.
The second year, s11,o56 Sd year
s11,5s4; 4th year, t12,112; 9Th year,
$12,64o; eth year, s13,16s; 7th year,
$14, ,224; 9Th year, $14,752; 1Othyear,
and forever after $15, 5,250.
Cost Of q policy Of $16,5oo in a
Mutual Company at the same age (35)
on the half-note plan with premiums
all paid up in 10 years:
Actual animal cash payments in~
Guiding interest on notes s525,6O.-
Policy always from the first day
worth at death $16,500. Total cash
outlay in Mutual ] note Co. 1885,
Total cash outlay in National Life,
$3.50.
Difference in favor of Mutual Com.
pany in cash outlay $24.
At the ena of 10 years after all
payment are made the policy III the
Mutual Company is worth $16,5OC
In National Life 1920
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An exchange says teresely of no.
ted Texan rutfian named Ben. Grif
fifth: 'sThrough the energy ofa sher.
if, he now ornaments rustic grave.
ward"
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q o TO Arnold's Great Western
u Clothing House, opposite
Taylor, Blake 4 Cos to buy your
winter Clothing. noy2Od&wtf.
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Difference in amt of Policies
in favor of Mutual Company, sl22O
1.-THE policy holder should die du
ring the first year his heirs would re-
alize just s5972, less by tho -"patent
back action return premium plan"
than they would have done from the
Same money invested in . Mutual
Company on the half note plan.
These figures are taken from the ta-
BILE rates of tho National Life, and
those of the Security Life Of New
York, The Same comparison with
other Mutual half note Company's
will be about the same as that ofthe
Security.