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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-12

We give below the correct major
tiles in the forty-seven Republican
counties which had reported up to
10 p. m. yesterday. As will be noti-
ced we have no Democratic county.
There is but onelof that kind in the
State -Dubuque-and it has not yot
sent out its figures:
Adair county, partial returns give
It's maj; gain So; negro suffrage l3O.
Black Hawk, 15 townships give L.
750 mai, gain $50; negro suffrage l.
600. Boone 46O maj, 240 gain suff-
rage 375. Buchanan 945 mai, a76
gain, $50 for suffrage. Cedar 1880
maj, 274 gain, suffrage $50. Dallas
600 maj 215 gain. Delaware 900
mai, 300 gain, $50 for suffrage. Des
Moines 700 mai, 440 gain. Iowa $50
maj, $50 gain, $50 for suffrage. JAS
per 1860 maj, 800 gain, suffrage l.
200. Jefferson 584 mai, Ill gain,
352 for suffrage. Jones 1000 maj,
475 gain, suffrage 800. Linn 1900
maj, gain $50, suffrage 1900. Louisa
964 mai, gain 314, suffrage 488 Mad
ison 500 maj, go gain. Marshall 1900
maj, gain 666, suffrage 1900. Mon
roe $50 maj, gain 8 suffrage 275.-
Muse atine $50 maj. gain $50, suff.
rage 500. Polk 1,2z0 maj, gain 73o,
suffrage $780,. Hardin 800, gain l43,
suffrage 600. Powesheik 900 maj;
gain 412, suffrage $50. Howard ESQ
maj, gain 6, suffrage 200. Scott L.
800 maj, suffrage 1900. Tama 1000
maj, gain 512, suffrage $50. Wapello
3O5 maj, gain 255, suffrage l00.-
Warren, 19townships in) 954 maj,
gain BOG, suffrage 800. Washington
993 maj, gain 1913, suffrage 78O.-
Wayne 325 maj, gain 164, suffrage
200. Mills 300 maj, gain l8!. suffrage
22O. Clark 600 maj, gain 183, suffrage
100. Keokuk, maj. 45O, gain 281, suff-
rage 200. Benton 1900 maj. gain
$50, suffrage 900. Butler 14Oo, gain
1865, suffrage 500. Guthrie 125 maj,
gain 40, suffrage 80. Pottawattamie
80 maj, gain l72. Cass, maj. 1872,
gain S., suffrage 125. Lucas, maj,
$50; gain 131, suffrage 200. Van Bu-
rem, maj, $50, gain 78, suffrage $50.
Winneshiek, maj, 100, gain 3O7, suff-
rage 1000. Appanoose, $50, gain "a
suffrage Is. Greene, 182 maj. gain
SO, suffrage s6. alla
The total Republican majority in
these forty-seven counties is "a, 1853 /;
gain Is, ,037; negro suffrage in same
counties has q, 6,66b majority. The
fifty unreported counties will no
doubt run Grants majority up to 3d.
00o, and the Negroes to 10000. Iowa
is to carry the national colors for the
next year.-IState Register.
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The South.

The treachery Of johnson, and the
diabollsm of the southern leaders,
has brought that unhappy section to
. most deplorable condition, in ar
raging the races against each other,
requiring only spark to ignite the
whole social, and political fabric, and
to deluge their land with the blood
of sectional conflict, too terrible to
contemplate without . shudder.
If We may believe the recent re>
ports from Georgia, the negroes un-
der the lead Of dangerous white men,
haYe been behaving very badly, but
We beg our readers to bear In mind
that the entire telegraphic machin-
cry Of the Sonth is in the hands Of
white niggers, with black hearts,
who have to man been in the reb>
81 army, and who have profound re-
spect for slave Niger, but cannot
under any circumstances do justice
to . nigger who owns himself.
II generally turns out after proper
investigation, that in these bloody
riots induced by the negroes as the
Associated Press reporters generally
say, that tho funerals arc all on the
side of the bloody, brutal we'll armed
negroes, while the lamb like ex-con-
federates usually escape without cas-
ualties.
One thing can b. depended on; and
that is after the Inauguration of Gen
Grant, he will place the army inthe
hands Of his trusted old war, dogs in
the South, who will maintain law
and order against the bloody 1nalcon-
tent Ku>Kluxers as well as tho delu-
.ded negroes, and that tho man who
would array himself against law and
order, had better prepare himself in
advance, with a cheap second handed
coffin, as he will most certainly be
sure Of the dead body in due time.
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.ohio.I

Ben. Eggleston, Republican; was
beaten in the lst Ohio. the other
day, for congress, by 211. It now
gives Ulysses 1916.
sAmbrosial a shley, was also scoop
ed out In the 10th, principally to
show him that the party didn't like
him, nhd didn't believe he had . he.
lreditary, and perpetual right to rep
resent them in, Congress,
The old Tenth now comes booming
up in the hundreds. for Grrnt, Colfax
Liberty and Peace. W
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Minnesota.

This gallant little State, after the
second effort, has concluded to let all
the men made in the image of their
creator, irrespective Of race or color,
have an equal chance in tho political
race, and has decided that manhood,
and not prejudice, shall be the test Of
full citizenship.
In her I'd Congressional district .
disgraceful feud gave us two Repub-
lican candidates, to-wit; Ignatus Don.
nelly, the sitting member, and an
Irishman, smarter than chain ligt-
ming, and Gen. G. @. Andrews. Of St.
Cloud, formerly Frank Pierce's pri-
vate Secretary, later Capt. Sd Min
nesota; Col. Brig, & Major Gen. Com
manding Division with great credit
in the Mobile campaign, and the au-
thor Of . well written history of the
Southwestern campaign of'64 and 5.
H hIr
Against these two Republican can.
didates, was pitted Eugene n. Will
son, with tho following result:
Wilson, 5,496
Donnelly, 4,5e6
Andrews, 2,476
Mortimer s. Wilkinson, Republican,
and an old 10. s. Senator, is elected
from the other Congressional Dis
trict vice Will Window. 1t is ex,
pected that the Donnelly-Wash
Observation-Disclosures shindy,
will defeat Gov. Ramsey for re-elec.
ton to the Senate this winter by the
Legislature, which is largely Repub.
lican, with the Donnellyites holding
the trump cards.
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The Paris Girls.

. At tho public balls you will remark
the rare beauty of the girls-girls
and women Of the people. The black
eyed or blonde Partisan, slender,
graceful, nervous, ell FIRE and action;
or thepeasant girl, soft, large, round,
ruddy, quiet. One obscure Paris
modelI know, was . tall, blonde,
Lombard girl, with luxuriant, tawny
hair, which always in admired dis
ORDER" was simply drawn back and
twisted on the head. She loved Vic
tor Hugo's books, was 3 Red Repub-
lican, who would have fought and
sung on the barricades like an ANA
Eon of Liberty, with the same care,
less grace that she sang and sat in
Partisan studios. She had eyes blue
as her own Adriatic, . finely. formed,
full mouth, . fair skin, and . superb
neck, we'll placed. She carried her
head like . swan. Although poor,
almost homeless, no social slavery
had touched her. Her face was wild
and Tree like . Bacchawte's. A great
painter could have found an immor-
tal tyre In her large, noble face and
heroic figure-could have seen under
the rsgs7 of her poverty an antique
virgin, sister Of the Venus of Milo
How long would an artist have TO
hunt in New York or Boston for
such type 7 We produce one type
-"the girl Of the period"-who gen.
orally overdresses. is pert and trivial,
who is intelligent and vivacious, but
dreams Just as little as her brother,
the clerk, or her father the banker.
They have but one idea--it is to ad
vance. The girl Of the Continent
dreams, :eels poetry, is Impressions
BILE, naive and has sentiment if OF
TIE people, she is generous and re-
specte her impulses. have seen in
Paris, at the public concerts, French
girls, white and blonde, demure and
frail, delicate like New England Sun
day school teachers; looking at them,
you could not expect anything but q
tract or ! hymn, but they give You
something very different.
A type very often seen in the beau
tiful dark woman, with an oval face,
dead olive skin, very pale, Oriental
eyes, stained with henna, hair in great
nat bands on the temples, coiled and
twisted behind, . type admired by
Gautier, Baudclaire and De Muset,
the kind Of woman Of whom DeMuset
wrote 1.-TWO destroying angels,
sweet and cruel, walk invisible at her
side; they are Voluptuousness and
Doakh. ~ Atlantic.
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Established in 1048.
THE WEEKLY COURIER
J. M. HEDR1ck, Editor.
oTTUNwA. IOWA u
Thursday 80. November IL, 1868
The Cabinet.

Now that the election of General
Grant is an accomplished fact, BY an
overwhelming majority, the work Of
Cabinet making viii be entered into
by the newspaper fraternity and pol
itlcians, with untiring industry, until
the time when Hiram Ulysses Simp-
son, on his own motion, of his own
will, and accord, announces it about
the 5th or eth days Of next March.
We venture the prediction right
here, that an immense number Of
men, who are without. merit, or
claims, except that they howled loud
and long in the caucusses, are going
to be grievously mistaken in the way
the new president will dispense his
favors.
There is no element Of treachery
or ingratitude in Gen Grants ma
ture, and all this talk Of the Copper.
heads, about his going to Johnsonize
us, is the merest balderdash With them
in this matter, tho wish is farther to
the thought, but thy too will be eyre
giously disappointed, for this coun-
try, with all its illimitable resources,
is not capable Of producing in his
immensity Of meanness and treach-
cry, but one Andrew johnson.
What we moan to indicate, is that
applicants for office, must have, in
addition to their zeal and Radicalism,
particular ftuess, and honesty to
faithfully discharge the duties Of
their desired positions, before they
can pass muster under the unerring
scrutiny of General Grant; and fail
ing, as hosts Of applicants will in
these particulars, it is to be expected
that they will set up great hue and
cry about the Johnsonization of the
incoming administration; neverthe-
less the Administration will sail on
successfully, just the same, and at the
end Of four yeas, be the most popu-
lar one we eyer had, or else we have
greatly over estimated the good
sense, and practical wisdom of the
new executive.
1t is ofcourse the merest guess
work now to say who will 60 into
President Grants Cabinet, but as
guessing is one Of our inalienable
rights, we propose to try our hand
at making up an Administration
slate, at the risk of having it broken
thousand times, by other tinkers.
Secretary Of State, Morton Of In
diana, or Fenton, ofNew York.
Secretary Of the Treasury, Wash
burn, Of Ills, or Sherman ofOhio.
Secretary Of War, Gen. John M.
Schofeld, or Gen. John A. Rawlins
Secretary OF the Navy Blaine, OF
Maine, or Gen. Hawley, of Conn.
Secretary of the Interior, Gen.
Paine, Of Wisconsin, or Gen. Schurz
of Mo. g
Post Master General, Dennison, Of
Ohio, or Maynard, of Tennessee.
Attorney General, Wilson, ofIowa,
or Carpenter, Of Wisconsin.
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A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT:
One Of Washingtonb Supporters,
led t0the Polls, bya Young Lady,
Votes for Grnnt t

Great enthusiasm wes created at
the Davenport township polls, on the
Fair Grounds yesterday, by spec
tacle which would have stirred the
patriotic blood ofevery true-hearted
American in the land.
In the afternoon . low seated bug.
gy was driven up to the, polls by
beautiful young lady. By her side
was seated Deacon Gilbert, father Of
R.S. Gilbert, Esq, after whom Gill
bert-town was named. 8
Deacon Gflbertis upwards Of one
hundred yoars ofage. BE cast his
first Presidential vote in 1888, in the
State of New York, for George Wash
ington, and has voted at every Presi.
Dental election since that year.
Miss Holmes assisted the centena>
rian and patriot to alight, and placing
her arm in his, accompanied him to
the polls. He handed an open,
straight Republican ticket to the
Judges. Az he did % the bystand.
ers broke into cheers, which did not
cease until three times three had
been given for The aged Republican,
followed by three more for the young
lady who accompanied him. The
citizens present gathered about the
good old man, and as they did SO he
said: aGent lemen, voted twice for
George Washington. He was the
best man for the Presidency in his
day. Now, / have voted for General
Grant God that / have lived
SO long-whom believe to be the
best man for President in this day
He was instrume atal in saving the
government which Washington foun-
ded."
1t was no wonder that rs the ven.
erable supporter of Washington and
OF Grant-what a leap in time -
made his way to the carriage again,
with his beautiful friend upon his
arm, many in the crowd uncovered
their heads. AS he seated himself
the crowd again broke into cheers
wh.ci. continued until Deacon Gill
bert aud bis companion were out o
sight Dausnport Gazette.
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WoNDERruL SroRY (Ir TRuEl.-A

w ONOEkSk oA oASnA -
wonderful story is in circulation in
this town, this morning about man
at Orisfeld, who has been stricken
down for biasphemy. The story
runs thus: The man 1--WE can't learn
the name) on Sunday last started off
very early to go fishing. His wife
tried to persuade him not to 90, in
sisting he would be violating the law
of God by so doing. The man re-
marked that he could go and "catch
i. mess of fish before Jesus Christ
was awake and proceeded to the
Annamessix River. On arriving at
the shore he sank down in the sand
up to his neck. where he still remains,
Notwithstanding every effort made
| to oxtricate him by digging away
| the sand. This has been done, and
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Tor 3 days. Sainave is in cammand in
person. Tho American English and
French consuls demanded that time
be allowed for the removal Of the
women and children, but the request
was denied and bombardment COM
menced without further notice. Many
buildings including the consular were
destroyed or badly damaged. An At
tack was made BY large force during
the bombardment, but it failed. A
British man of war is on the way to
Jermie TO watch the proceeding Of
the Haytien feet and to prevent the
violation of the rights of England,
for which they show little respect
The excitement against Americans is
increasing. h
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COURIER JOB DWARlIEf C0nLEiE
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Poster, executed in good style. Eastern
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his boots cut to free his feet, but he
still remains there as inextricable a.
ever.
Mr.. Wilson, our telegraph agent
at Clayton, sent q telegram last night
to learn the facts in the case, and
the operator at Christield replied
that they were as stated above. The
greatest excitement is reported to
prevail there.
We give the item as furnished by
the railroad employees here without
vouching for it in any way. It beats
the ghost story.-Smyrna (Va.)
Times.
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P1ous.-The Chicago Times O
Wednesday has three long pious Ar
ticles dcnouncing theleg drama, "anc
sich,' and only gives one paragraph
TO the election:
''Whcn the Devil got sick
"The Devil o monk would be,
y"But when the Devil got we'll
"Devil q monk was he.
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Thanksgiying Proclamation.
To tie People Of Lo,oa: ais95ge

In accordance with the usagss Of
our fathsrs and the custom Of the
State, I hereby appoint ~
THuasDAfi rHl Tw1Hrr-SIxrH DAr
,s or NovEMBsR,
to be observed throughout the State
as : day of, Thanksgiving and praise
ana Y I recommend 10 tho people Of
Iowa thai, abstaining from Al secu-
lar employment upon the DAP ap-
pointed, they assemble in their re-
spective pisces Of worship, and give
thanks to Almighty God that the
hsrvests of the year have been sbun-
dAnt, thSt our institutions, civil, po-
litical, educational, and charitable,
have bsen enlarged and StEsngthen-
"a; d;that law and order have prevail
ed; enabling usto dwell together in
happinsst ard safety; that Hshasdis
Eposed the hearts Of our people 70
deal justly and lows mercy, denying
the claims Of liberty and equality TO
none Of the children iof Sod within
our bordcrS thst in both material
and spiritual tAingA He has been tho
gracious bsnefActor of this State; and
In the midst Of loar thanksgiving to
God, for hiso many blessings, lot %
not forget the claims of charity, nor
the injunction Of Him who bade us
remember the poor. Let us cherish
the memories of those who gave
their lives that our country might
live, and spread the tables Of their
| widows and children with ,abundnat
gifts. Let US humbly acknowledge
that our bounlias have come from
the hands Of the Lord our God, and
pray thxt He will keep US from nn,
will show and lead US into the right
| way, and will make US virtuous
and christian State.
Given at Des Moines, this 4th day Of
November, in the year ofour Lord
| one thousand eight hundred and
| sixty-eight, Of the Independence
Of the United States the ninety.
| third and of this State the twenty
second.
/ g. 81 By the Governor:
/ SAMUEL MERRILL.
Ed WRIGHT, Secretary of State.
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IssuRAcE MArrERs.- VI hile OF

INsuRAcE MATrERs.-W " hile our
city is teeming with adjustars Of Fire
Insurance we desire to call the a:ts.,
ton of our citizens to LIFE INSU-
RANCE. This really Is of para
mount importance and should not be
neglected by any prudent man wheth-
er rich or poor. That now well
known company the SECURITY Of
NEW YORK" is represented here
BY the wide awake firm OF Cramp-
ton Il White, and if you are not call
ed upon by them, we advise All TO cali
ut their office, and make immediate
provisions for the future.
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OrruMwA; Iowa, Nov; s '6s.

RDITOR Counter:
It is with pleasure we chronicle the
fact that the Hawkeye Insurance Go.
Of Dss Moines Iowa, and the Nation
d, Of Davenport Iowa, were tho first
companies to adjust losses, OCCASION
ed by the late terrible fire. The
promptness and fairness with which
they delt with US is . theme Of COM
mendation. Mr.. Ingersol, the Presi-
dent Of the Hawkeye, and Mr.. B. r.
Jeffies, Special agent OF the Nation
al were upon the ground early after
the FIRE, and at once cheerfdlly and
fairly paid US onr losses. We recom-
mend said companies TO any who de-
sire to take out insurance.
J. G.MEEK.
II. NUNAMAER.
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FELEGRAPH1C
New York, NovS /.

Revised figures of the election in
this State up to midnight, sgave Sey-
mour 1868 majority in the State. So
The Tribune comedies the election
to Seymour by, upwards Of 5000. and
to Hoffman BY 10000 majoriy. It
claims the Assembly by 8 republican
majority.
TheWorld figures Seymour's major
ity at 9743, and Hoffman's at II, ,966.
It CLAIMS 4 democratic majority in
the General Assembly.
sseg New York, Nov. 8.
A London special says: Nj
The Queen Of Holland il ct Bel
mira Castle, where, abe has been re-
ceived with much ,cordiality BY
Queen Victoria. Lord Stanly and
Mr.. DeIsraeli are up here from Lon
tig Gaith London; Nov. 4.
~. Tho SheriGs Of London gave .
dinner this evening, at which. Rev
erdy johnson. was the chief guest,
and had an enthusiastic reception.
In reply to the toast to the United
States, Mr. johnson said, although 4
Southerner he had always believed
that the Union should be preserved
at any cost. He extolled the heroes
of the war, particularly Generals
Grant, Sherman, Hancock, Sheridan
and Porter, He desired that every
demand would be paid, ii Gold and
said America would have been nm.
grateful it they had not elected Cen.
Grant to the Prsidency. " n Esn
Mr.. johnson .dined with the work.
,ingmen of London this morning, 81 { {
- s, New York Nov, 3. y
Revised figures Of the election IN
this State to midnight give Seymour
5,26s majority in the State.
The Tribune comedies the s6tate to
Seymour by upwards Of I, 200 and to
Hoffman by 10000 and claim the
Assembly Republican by 6 majority.
The World figures Ssymour's ma
jority ats, TAB and HofEman's 1t H.
.967 it claims 4 Democratic majority
in the assembly. I
Montgomery Ala. Nov 4 !.
The negro X countiea of. AlabAma
which give Grant . ma ajoritya have
been nearly all heard from and the
majority it is thought by the Demo-
crcts will be entirely overcome in
the white counties, they heel very
confident that the state has gone for
Seymour BY . small maj.l H1iigg Il,
San Francisco Nov. a M
The Republicans carry California,
by small majority 10 to $1,000.
s Nevada gives one thousand Re
NblioanI maiority.oD aslFzaas ssotee4t
Fitch Rep1b blicanl II elected 10 Con-
gress. F9 aHi,aW friseeo ,Ylia
Both parties claim Oregon. irsar
g;5 aTnr johnson Co. Iowa, Nov 4. Z
Grants majority 164. Loughridge
Republican for Congress 65 majori-
ty. -,s'a,'l f9o ..i2aW BAG r
si5s illinois Nov 5.
jefferson County Democratic ma
jority s64 a34 i si5@
johnson County 600 Republican
majority; gain so. Iii 'a35i q
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IowA.-The latest and most relia-
bic about our majorities in this State,
we ciiu from the Register of this NOR
ming as follows;
"Forty-two counties heard from
at this time lip. NJ, 5th) givo Re
publican majority of 3l,057-a gain
of 1886. Negro suffrage in the same
counties las q majority of z3,625.-
These figures indicate State ma
jonty of50, 900, and the negro's trl-
umph by 5000 to 2S,00O.'
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Mr.. ]. X. Graves who wanted to
goto Cdo sress himself, signahzed
himself as a copperhead abettor, by
publishing letter in the Dubuque
Herald, last Tuesday avowing that
he would not vote for W. B. Allison,
and advising other professed Repub,
Cans also to bolt the ticket.-DaU
p or Gdsette.
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y slestimated.. Republican majority
10 %, ,000o. Both branches Of the
Legislature ID Republican, and tho
delegation in Congress.
,1t ak Cleveland, Nov. s.
The latest from Missouri gives
Grant about 5000 majority. Moth
Ing from Tennessee.