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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH O.
West Baton Rouge. Fifth .Jndi.i.l his

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH or
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. Angelina A. Bird. wife. vs. Jas
L. Lobdell. husband. No. 2034.
BY virtue ola writ nf alias &. ia. directed
to the Sheriff Of the parish df West Bat.
on Rouge in the above entitled and NUN
hered cause. Of date December Is, u. d.,
1867, from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court IN and for the parish and State
aforesaid. / have seized and will offer at
public sale to the last and highest bidder.
10 front Of the Court House Of tho parish
IT West Baton Rouge on
SATURDAY, the let day Of February,
a. d., 1868, al ii O'Clock q. M, all the
right, title, interest and claim of James
l.. Lnbdell 10 and to the succession Of
bis father Abraham Lobdell, deceased /;
said interest being the one undivided
fourth part of said succession, and All the
interest Of said James L. Lobdell in and
to all the property, real and personal, and
and to all the tights and credits appsr.
tanning to said succession Of Whatever
nature or kind, said interest being the
one undivided fourth part thereof-more
particularly described in the several in
ventories Of said succession of Abraham
Lobdeli deceased, on file in said sueces-
sion being NJ 68l of The Probate Docket
of osr Hon. Fifth District Court, in aud
Tor .said pariah of West Baton Rouge q
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

per Inventories made by o. BERNARD, r.
cordcr, o. property il sad parish Of Wr>'
Baton Rouge on November 7th, 1867.
amoun ing t." S. I'll Is aud supplem"r'
tai Inventory made on December 5'h 1867
toy same officer amounting to 1854 90
The Inventory made by Felix Gr'ma No
tAry Public in the city Of New Orleans
on the 9Th day of December A. ID. 1867,
amounting to 1000 81, the inventory
made in East Ba,on Rouge Ivy John
McGrath, Recorder, on December l4,h,
1867, amounting to SIS 90 and the sup.
elemental Inventory made by same Off
Ger. December 9th, 1867. amounting t.
SS04 30-as we'll rs the interest Of said
James l.. L,bdell ia and TO any other
property rights or credits "ppertaining to
said succession of Abraham Lubdell. de
ceased, which have not been inventoried.
subject TO the payment of his share Gone
fnurth) Of the debts Of said succession o!
Abraham Lobdell decreased. Also Steamer
Fanny Pearson as with I'll her tackle and
fiurr itnre IA she now lies ut the landing
on Belmont Plantation in this parish, also
three barges now lying at said landing.
S"izrd to pay aud satisfy the smount
Of Judgment, interest and costs.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit Of ap-
praisement. J.. v. DURABLE. Jr.
dec28 D+puiy Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISSE

EIAT DE LA LOClSLAN WE, PAROlSSI
d'Ouest Baton Rouge. C;nqni-mr d..
trict Judiciaire. Dams Pafaire DE- /
succession de Genevieves Hrbert. dec
dee, epouse de Pierre Granger. No g.
En- ver,n n 'un commission y mni address,,
dams Paffaire ci'dessns' ct en- date dn In
jour de Decembre 1851, parI l'honorabl.
Ia cour du cinqnieme district judiciair.
dams ct pour Ia di tie p"roisse ct Eta,
jexD"selai en- vente pnblique au pIu.
"frant ct dprnier encherrisseur, sur le.
lieux en- cette par"i.se, aGkEA
JEUDI, lie 23me jour de Jsnvier, 1858
a 10 heurrs A. NJ, les proprietes 1ci'sprt,
dec'ites ct spparterant . Ia susdite SUI
cessltal, Ssvoir: < S. EEsfb
Tn certain m0rceau de terre slime e.
cette psroisse de. Quest Baton Rpug.
mesurant deux srpet,s ct trois quar-, d,
face su feuve Mississippi, Plus Oh tdinnnins
avec' une %profmIdeur de- vingt trois srpep,s
plus on moins borne en- liant par .terrt
appartenant = Nine. veuve Hilsire Bergr
ron. Ell has par celle d'AchiII~ ct Octav.
Dnpuy ct errier- PAT cell- de Nine Mich-
RSbert, svrc les .m-lioraiions qui s.,
trouvent. ct etant IL meme terre acqurt,
par 10 sieur Pi-rre Granger . one vent.
faite par lr Sheriff de cette parois:s r. S
de- Mai 1866. dams psfa,re de p. Grange.
VS.. No. 1852 Michel uebert Il Gle .,
enregistre dams rofice du Recorder d.
cetts 1kroisse, Mai k'23. 1866. lSlaJ
!, lin Vlpux fche.vul mo tsAll. cho.-o%tn
q pair de meuile de- monlin . mxis. u,
vache ct 10 veau. dcux .jeunnisses, ~.
chsnci-re. an LIT de IL cutler en- argent,
% lot De mrutde meuh!snt, MI lot d'u.
de cuisine ct autres eff.ls mnobil.
'er. o.: etc. gGI E3 tTa
Condition de Ia vente-Lps mobile,
sera vendu pour du compliant ls jour d..
IL ve"te, ct IL t~rre cen pisstrrs comp
Eant. ct Ia balance du prix de- l'sdjudica
loo 2 un credit payable dams u" }st..deu,
me. 'Pacquereur fournira son biiists Gu.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

ETAT DE la LOUISIANA, PAkOiSSE
d'Ou-st Baton Rouge. Cinquieme Dis.
trict Judiciaire. Raphael HILBERT, ad.
mipis.r"teur vs.. Nine. Angelina Bujol,
veuve Fourier. No. -
En- vertu dun ordre de ssisie ct vente ad
dresse al Sheriff de Ia psroisse d'Oues,
Baton Rouge. dams lie prnces .ci-dessus.
date Novembre Ter a. d. 1861, de PHon.
IL o u du cinquieme district jndiciairr
dams ct pour Ia pSroisse ct Etat susdite,
al saisie ct i'offrirai en- vente pnbliqur,
au plus offrant ct dernier encherrisseur
a Ia maison de cour dc cette paroisse--
SAMED1, lie Ter jour de Fevrier, pro.
chain. .. d. 1868, q ii heures q. m., les
terrsihs hypoth.ques ct C spres decrites
appsrtenaut a Ia dsfendresse, SAVIOR:
Quatre certains terrains situe au Bruly
Landing. en- Jacksonville, ct designes
sur lie plan de Ia dite vile. tire par Nj
chel Gil, le 8 Decembre 1854, CONNIE ter.
rains Nos un, deux. cinq ct six. en- islet
No. 6. mesursnt ~sOixsnte pieds de face,
mesure Anglaise, sur cent vingt de pro
fondeur, avec les batisses ct ameliorstions
qui s'trouvent.
Saisie pour payer ct satisfaire le mont.
ant du jngement. des iuterets ct frais.
Condition de Ia vente--A IN credit de
douze mois, P~scquereur fiournirs son bond
avec bon securite personclle. ct avec
hy~potheque retenue sur la propriete ven-
du jnsqu'au plein ct parfait paiment.
ian1 WV WHITE Cbo.;f
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Judicial Dis.
trict. Raphael Hcbert. administrators
vs.. Mrs. Angelina Bpjol, widow Fou-
rier. No. - ..'
BY virtue of an order Of seizure and sale
directed to the Sheriff Of West Baton
Rouge. in the above entitled cause, of
date November LIST a.. d.. 1867, from the
Honorable the Fifth District Court in and
for said parish and State, / have seized
and will offer at public sale to the last
and highest bidder. in front of the Court
House of this parish on
SATURDAY.. the 1st day of February
next. q d 1868. at IL o'clock a. m the
described mortgaged property
belonging to the defendant. to wit:
Four certain lots Of ground situated at
Bruly Landing. in Jacksonville, and des-
c'ined on the fizurative plan thereof.
drawn by Michael Gil. on the 9Th Of De.
1854, as being lots nos one, two,
five and six in square 20. 6, meassrirp
feet front, English measure, by one
hundred and twenty in depth, with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Seized to pay aud satisfy the amount
of judgement, interest and costs in the
above snit.
Terms Of Salc--On a credit of twelve
months, purchaser to furnish his bond
good and sufficient security, with
retained on the property sold
until foil and final payment.
WIN. WHITE Sheriff
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

CONNIE Ia moitie en- haut du quart de sec.
ton v'ngt cinq Ell township butt du raoes
opze est, c%ontenant quatre-vingt acres.
Saisie pour payer ct satisfaire le mont.
ant do jugement, interet ct frais.
Conditions do la veute-Comnta,,
aver bene6ce d'inventsire.
nov3O H BABIN, Coroner.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

aoss-s a IL Satisfaction do laduinistr"'
:eur, ct gsrantie par hyp",hsl us ct priv
llegn de uendeur sur Ia te,re vendu.
der2l WIN WHITE, Sheriff.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
Stale OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis.

Stale OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis.
trict. Jules B:Oussard vs. Henry Jones'
Administrator, ct als No. 1869.
BY virtue Of a writ Of seizure and sale
directed TO the Sheriff OF the parish Of
West Baton Rouge. in the above entitled
and numbered cause, Of date November
18th, 1867, from the Hon. the Fifth Dis.
rrict Court in and for said parish and
State, l have seized and will offer at Dub.
lie sale to the last and highest bidder q,
the Court House of the parish Of West
Baton Rouge on
SATURDAY.. the TIL 'dsy Of March. ..
d., 1868, at II O'Clock q. M, All the right.
title and interest Of the defendants, Win.
nifrcd Hewie, deceased widow Charles
Pipes. represented by Henry Jones, id.
'nioistrstor, and Of the minor children Of
St"phe" and Sarah Pipes, both deceased.
and represented by N. w. Pope. curator
ad-h"c. j" and to the following described
mortgsged racts Of land iO-wit
l A certain tract Of land situated in
this parish. at shnnt forty arpents from
the river Mississippi. contsinine about
five arpents and half front, with the
depth thereto belonging. the said lines
,peDing in the rear. bounded in front BY
lands Of Henry W. Alien and Charles D.
Hamilton, above by those Of John T. /
WIN. Nolan aud below by those Of Steph.
Ell aud widow Charles Pipes.
2 Another tract OF land also situated
in this parish, containing thirty nine cup.
%ericisl acres. more or less, bounded
above by lands Of Ut. & VIM. Nolan.
below by those Of H. W. Allen. back or
in the rear by those IL Of Abram Lob
dell and in trout by the Railroad.
g. Another tract Of land also s;tusted
10 this parish, being half II the lot no.. l
OF section seven Of township seven Of
range twelve east, containing eighteen
Sc 100 acres. -
1 Another tract Of land also situated
in this parish. containing shout twelve
superficial acres. boundpd sb0vc by lands
Of J.. T.& WIN. Nolan. below by those Of
Louis L~vixne sndi the rear by.those IL
A"rsm LobdeIi. tcg-thrr with I'll build.
'ngs, improvements as,d fixtures Of every
kind on and attached to said fnuf desert.
ed tracts Of land. rights, ways and ses:
sifudes attached TO same. 7 : n
Seized 70 ply and satisfy amount Of
judgement, interests sod costs in shove
nit.
Terms Of sale-Casb, with benefit Of
superintendent. hhH -fr1@@sh
'"v3O j. v. DURABLE. Jr. =. 8
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

At q meeting of the police jury hello
at the Court House on Monday the 49,
January, 1868, there were prescott, Ness
Pope. vausho, Allan, r. HILBERT, H. He
bert, F. E. Trndeau. Absent, CHM, D
A. Landry. Doiron md Nurdin.
On motion it was resolved
That the petition Of Mrs. Trudeau ask.
ing the privilege Of building . cuIve't 70,
the purpose Of draining her Iand, he
granted. On motion it was resolved
That the Police Jury approve of the
action Of the Committee 10 their pur.
chase Of the Hickey aud Desobry levees,
on the 7th inst, ct the price Of fifty cents
per cubic yard. On motion it was re.
solved ,5ra
That the account Of A. D. Dubroca for
services as Lsvee Inspector for the sum
of one hundred dollars be allowed. On
motion of Mr.. Raphael Herbert it was
resolved - 't
That O. N. Leblanc be authorized to
purchase tue necessary Record Books for
the Clerks aud Recorders offices, and
that the sum of two hundred and fifty dol.
lars be appropriated to pay for the same
% motion Of Dr.. Vaughn it Was r.
solvei
That the Inspectors of Roads and
Levees he instructed to take Immediate
steps 10 have oil incomplete work fin.
'shed within such time as they may think
necessary, and to advertise aud sell such
work 10 the different wards a. will insure
their early compilation.
TIE minutes having been read and
adopted the Jury adjourned sine die.
- N. w. POPE, President.
A.. D. BARROW, Clerk.
A called meeting of tho Police Jury
was held at the Court House in West
Baton Rouge, on Thursdsy the Goth day
Of December 1867: :. :,
Present zMessrs. Pope, Vaughn, Al,
lain, Doiron, K. Hebert and II. Hsbert.
81 Absent essrs. Chinn, Landry aud
Nurdin. The President having stated
the object Of the meeting Ion motion i,
vas = &stt& ~ ~ ~ =,
Resolved. That<er the purpose of aid
ing in the construction of the Desobry
and Hickey ~Ievees, the sum of two thoSs
sand dollars in Parish warrants be Issued
and placed ia the hands of the Committee
appointed to superintend the construc
ton OF said l~evees; provided the parish
OF loerv'fe viii appropriate an equal sun.
On motion OF 0r. Vaughn it wss IT.
Resolved, That the owners Of the estate
OF Johu l.. LobdelI, deceased, be instruct
cd to strengthen their levee by adding
10 feet to it's base on the land side in.
stead OF SO feet, and that said levee h.
20 constructed as to have . crown Of 81
instead Of 8 feet a. heretofore ordered.
And that The Inspector Of aid ward mott
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

ETAT DE LA LOU ISIANE, PAROlSSE
d'Ouest Baion Rouge, Cinquieme Dis
trict Judiciaire. Dams paff ire de Ia
succession de John A. Bird, DECIDE
No. 663.
Attendu que James l.. Lobdell, admins
trateur. a CT jour enregistre un compte
supplementaire ct taolesu, dams Ia dite
succession
Avis est par les preseptes dome que
tou.e opposition .legsle q Phomologation
du dit compte supplementaire ct tableau
devrs enregistre dams ce bureau dams les
tIente publication des presentes.
o. NJ. LEBLANC, Grefinr.
Bureau du g%rcfier, ce IL Janvier. 1868
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
= trict. In matter succession of John A.
Bird, deceased. No. 663.
Whereas James L. Lobdell, administration,
has this day filed q supplemental account
and tsbleau in the above succession,
Notice is hereby given that all legal
opposition to the homolagation of said
supplemental account and tableau, must
be 6led in ibis Office within thirty days
from the first publication of this notice.
0. NJ. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Clerks Office, January, 18th, 1868.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
STATE or LOUISIANA. PARISH o.

I STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH o.
West Bsto. Rouge. Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. William White, admihistrst",
Va. Edward Lcray. M. 2065.
Nv virtue Of = writ OF. seizure and sal.
ERECTED to me in the above entitled ano
numbered cause. Of late November 28t.
1867. from the Hon. the Fifth Dis,r,c,
Court aud f"r said parish and Stat. !
have seized and will ntfer for sale to IT,.
asst and highrst bidder in front If til,
Court Honse # this PARISH On
SATURDAY. the 7h day Of MARCH,,
next, 1868, ct III "'clack a ~, all IT,,
"'ght. TILE and intrr-st "f TIE drfendan
" AID to the fol!owMg Described proper.
y.to wit
The upper lhslftof . lcsrtaiu tract oi
land situated in this parish. and drsig-
rsted ~ the upper half of sqnsr,ev s+ct-
10" t~w~n,yeight in township eight ut
range eleven east, containing eighty acres
SEIZED to pay snd satisfy amount u
judgement. interest end, Caste. s1qqa iaon
Terms d sale-Cssh, with bsue6t OF
appraisemant n'.qe'
H*RHOGENE RARIN. Ccvoner
ErAT DE La LOUISIANA, FAROISsR
.d'Ouoat Baton Rongr, fCjuani.me, Dis
b tr'ct J~udicisire., WIN, White, .dmi...
istrateur vs.. Edward Lrr.y.. No 2065
-EN vertu dun ordre de saisie ct vente .
mi addresse dams Ie procrs c,,dessc. il.
tinIel ei surnssote, Aass at2e- N4,vrmtr.
1867, de pH3n u Cnur dup Ci.a niem.
District Jndiciaire dams ct ponr !. On,
'isse ct E'~t susdite, fat ssisis 1t i'expo
serai en- vente prtliqae. a pAps ea.npt.e,
drrn'"r encherr'sseur, En- lace de IL mxisA,,
de,conr DE- cette'psroisse, ~ Gfiod
SAAEDEg k O7ns ,iarI de CHATS pre-
chaihe. 1868. a,llhs~rsa .. n.s toutd roit
iitrei Of i"ir'e 81 ds odHfxudear dans lstpro
prieie Ct apres dseritd. sasoir - Y~,is,fssq
9 II Motto eo -Asutd ee ces tain ,nasnes mi
terre situe ca oetts par0isse, desigoeed
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

ETAr lie la LOUISIANA, PAROISSH
TOu.sf Baton Rouge, Cinquirme Die.
'r'ct Jndiciaire. jules Brnnssard, Va.
Henry Jones, admiuistrascpr ct sls.
M. 1869. 3rr.s .. 4.F
f" v-rtn dun ordre de saisie et ventc
addrrsse al sheriff de Ia ~paro;sse d'Ooest
Baton Rouge dams lie process ci'dessus, En-
late dn Is Novemlre 1867. de- PHnn 10
':"ur dn c'nqnirme DISTRICT jndiciaire dams
1T pour Ia par"isse ct Etat snsditc, isi
s~iSic 1t j'-tfrirai en vrnts pnblique an
plus Off ut ct dernier cncherrissenr, q ID
nai~on de cour de cette paroisse d'Ouest
Baton Rouge, 0ss "
SAMED1. le Tine jour de Mars prochaio.
= d.. 1853, a ii heures a. m . tous droits,
'itres ct intersts des defendeurs Winni.
fred Hewie decpdee. veuve Charlrs Pipes.
represrntee PAR Henry Jones adminis.rs.
1T dss enfsn's minsursds Stephen ct
sarah Pipes. decides, representpe par n.
w Pope. curator I'd bpc, aux morcssux
do terre b~ypotIeque ct ci'aPssso decrite.
SAVIOR
L. Ia cerssin tns.ccsnd d. Aersrre siise en-
cette par"isse, a en- environ Quarsnte ar.
pentsd daEaruse HfisSissippf osntenasteu.
v'r"n c'nq srpents ct demi dc facade, avee
Ia protO.'deor J appsrtenant, les Kgnes
'"v,~nt -.l~s le'ENSA;;s bofne1e1 svant OAR
t.r'e- do Henry w. Allen ct Charles D.
Hamilton. en- h~ut pas cellrs de J.T&
VIM Nolan. ct en- bas- celies do 6tepheo
'v+snss CT Pipes! Efg 10 io'"1
. 2 Un aufre; moroccan de- terre auas; II.
rue en- c-ttef paroisse. ~costensnt irsnts
.~ut acres de ~spperfcie. plus I'D m"ins.
en liant par terses de Ut q Wm.
&''!sn.p en- has pss ceiles de- b. W.,Ailen.
~ fond par -celles de Abram LObdelil ct
IN avant par 1e chemin de fer.
3. Un sutre moroccan de elarre aussi
en- cette paroisss. etsut, a. mnifiedu
terrain No. ! della sectina sept. d. tcwor
de range douze est, contenaSt dix.
huit Sc 100
4. In sutre ssnDscsaa de terrs situs
:ys~i Gu .cette. psroiase. -c~sn4eDaat envirou
dHuse acres Dr. s~sperfc;e, horne On 'hsut
p~s t-'r.s de J.s1. & Wm.. Nolan, an bas
psr crlies de 1Lonis Lavigne ct ~ fnnd
cel'rs de Abrsm LobrelI, avec tnutes
les batiases ct authorizations qui ~ trou
rent sur ies quatres pssfossux de tsrre ci'
'-v.nt decrits. tous lee droits, privileges
serviirdss, y'4ppsrtessnGoa E.v
Ssis'e pour payer ct sstisfaire Il mon.
art dn Judgement. d. alneefets ct frsis
ians IL process, ri desxus..,.g
Conditions DR. Il ve"te- Compliant. avee
'enetxA dilsSNgtSien2 ssaiW 10 nsG efT
'ovsO Nv. DURABLE, j., D.a.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF

STATE or LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial D's-
trict. In matter succession OF Louis
H. Trudcau, deceased. No. 6S1.
Whereas Francis E. Trudeau has applied
to the Clerk of said Court for the Amin
istration Of the above entitled aud cum
bred succession
Notice is hereby given that all legal
opposition to the appointment of said
Francis E. Trudeau, as administrator
aforesaid, must be filed in this Office with
in ten days from the irst publican hereof.
0. N. LEBLANC. Clerk.
Clerks Office. January, llth 1868.
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISsE
d'Ouest Baton Rouge, Cinquieme Dis
trict Judiciare. Dams raffaire de Ia
succession de Louis II. Trudeau, dece.
de. No. 6S7.
Attendu que Francis E. Trndeau q f.i,
application au greAier de Ia dite cour
pour administration de 10 succession
susdite-
Avis est par ccs presentes donne que
opposition 2 pappointment du dit Francis
E. Trudeau, omm administrator sus liz
devra etre ~enregistre ~ buresu du gref'
fer de cette psro;sse, dams les dix jours
qui suiurout 10 premiere publication des
%presentes. 0. M. LEBLANC. Grefier.
Bureau du Grefier, Jsnvier IL, 1868.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1868-01-18

A. D. BARROW, Clerk.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-18
Breaking Ranks.

Col. Isaac N. Morris, . cotempora-
ry of Douglas and Richardson in
Congress from Illinois, and one Of
the ablest democrats in that State,
recently made powerful speech at
Quincy, favoring the election Of Gen.
Grant, because the character of that
distinguished officer would guaran.
tee the country what it 20 much
needs, to wit; political and financial
quiet.
Col. Morris says Of Gen. Grant:
"You might as well attempt ID
demonstrate that Washington was I
partisan, a. that Grant is. Partisan
ism 10 no part Of his nature, and i
elected President he will be th.
President Of the the country, and no,
tho President Of . mere party. HI
could not, l am satisfied, Be induced
to wear party shackles, or be . par
tisan instrument of others in the ad-
ministrstion Of the government, mo-
should he be asked to take the Presi.
densy as 9 mere party gift"
The Pittsburgh Post, an able dem
ocratic organ recently said:
"We solemnly believe that if tn
people generally Of the United State
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-18
Admitted.

The bill to admit North and South
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. pass
ed the Senate Tuesday, in spite Of
the impotent hostility ofthe copper
head obstructionists, all Of them not
paired of. voting against it. 1t now
awaits the signature Of an Executive,
made by Booths pistol, and saved by
Wooley-Ross. It will probably re-
ceive as usual, the veto of that august
Tycoon, or remain in his fragant
pocket beyond the statute of limita.
tion. In the one case, it will be pass.
cd over his veto, and in the otherbe.
come q law without his angular auto
graph. a
(. Thus, the grand work ofreconstruc.
ting the rebel States on q basis Re.
publican in form, and which provides
as well as may be against the recur
renee of another sanguinary demo-
cratic war, is moving on to full and
perfect accomplishment, the treach
cry of Andrew johnson, the bitter
hostility of the butchers ofAnderson.
vile and Fort Pillow, or the more
dangerous but better disguised oppo
sition of Grimes, Chase 4 Co., to tn,
contrary notwithstanding.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-18
Pendleton's Body Guard.

We notice in our copperhead ex-
changes that q special tram has been
chartered to start from Cincinnati
on the Both inst, for the convention
at New York, July A, and that it is
to contain body guard Of one thou
sand adherents of the fine haired
George II. Pendleton, and that they
are to have Commissary and Quar-
termaster's department along with
them.
We know but one man in the en-
tire country qualified to have COM
mand of this lovely party, and more
especially its Commissary depart
ment, and that is the old chap up
about Mansfield, who had charge Of
a similar, but smaller crowd of patri.
OTIS, consisting of just sixteen all told,
who on starting on the train to at.
tend a copperhead pow WOW, in al
adjoining county last summer, depu-
tized two of their number to go out
in tho town and buy lunch for the
party to eat, en- route, taking with
them sixteen dollars, being one dol
lar each, contributed all around fol
this purpose.
On their return this old schovelty-
funk captain, asked them "what they
had bought for lunch" They re-
piled ssfiftcen dollars worth Of whis
key, and one dollars worth Of crsck
ers." That's right" said the ven
erablo old democratic leader, ebu'
since I've come to think, what tht
hell did you buy so many crackers
for?'