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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-10
NEW YoRK, Nov. 9TH. 1863.

GENTLEMEN OF THE CoURIER
1 find that there is q report being
extensively circulated around the
country in regard to my sanity, OF
rather, insanity. It has operated
like knife upon my business, and ie
q base fabrication. Even had it been
true, it was still moro cowardly to
publish it to the world, thereby de.
priving my family of the benefits Of
my past exertions. 1t originated
through lounging physician around
the Metropolitan Hotel, and la drunken
Bohemian. From this source it ap-
peared in but one N. Y. city paper
the Commercial Advertiser-but was
telcgraphed to all sections. l paid
no attention to it, thinking it would
60 no farther than the one paper
but on examining exchanges . few
days later, and now, find that it is
current, and several of my best
friends, publishers, have written let
ters of coincidence.
If the report is at all current in
your place, do me the justice of a
contradiction.
Very truly yours.
II. T. HELMBOLD,
594 BROADWAY, N. Y.
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worked like slaves on the committees
and shouldbe pleased to complimen,
the fair damsels whose good taste
and perseverance gave us the orna'
mental tables, by referring to them
by name, and would like also to give
briefand deserving mention to the
untiring gentlemen Of the various
committees Who prosecuted the af.
fair to successful issue from its incep.
ton, and to also compliment by more
lengthy reference the speeches, mu.
SIC, both vocal and instrumental, and
in a word, to do the entertainment,
as an entirety that justice which it
brilliant success deserved, but thsn
we could not hope to do SO without
emitting some one, or thing, worthy
Of notice, and, indeed. where all did
their duty so nobly, any special men
ton would seem to be invidious.
The first anniversary of the Of
tumwa Fire Co. No. l, will be. re-
membefed sby them..and, the citizens
generally, as the most gratifying
success, in the way of a festival, ever
given in Ottumwa:
The gross proceeds approximate
$5OO,0O realizing near $4,000 nett,
which will 60 into the needy treas
ury Of the company.
We omitted to speak in its proper
place, Of the magnificent decoration
Of the Hall, which came from the
tasteful hands of the committee, and
which extorted praise from the lips
of all
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spurgeon.

This distinguished sensationallst,
is confirmed tipler and smoker
He recently made desperate effort
to break of from these very common,
but unclerical vices.
An exchange says:
AT a recent conference of Baptist
ministers he publicly repudiated the
pledge, and declared that he could not
get through his arduous labors with
out his wine and beer. He even con-.
fessed that he had been for some time
taking them on the sly. His own
words are: ~ bought some wine and
some medicine glasses, and l think
for o year I drank no wine except
out of q medicine glass, and with
locked door. But, of course, it Leak
ed out, and found I was doing more
harm than by open drinking" etc.
In short, he took TO "open drinking"
again, whatever that may be.
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MARRIED.

We learn from the Register that
Hon. Peter Melendy, our bully
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, was married on the 1st inst.
at Mount Pleasant, to Mrs. Col. Nc
Farland, widow of Col. Mcfarland
Capt. 11th,and Lieut.. Col. 10th Iowa,
one of the bravest and most chival-
rous spirits Of the late war, who was
slam at Prairie Grove.
We congratulate Peter on the re.
suit of the brilliant political cam.
paign through which we have just
passed, and to which he contributed
as much rs any other man in Iowa,
and can only hope that he may
emerge from the matrimonial en-
gagement, to which he has just en-
tered, crowned with as many laurels,
and with as bouncing Republican
gains.
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TADvERTIsEMENT.1
Law on McDuG.

Truth is mighty, and will prevail.
"Joe" Arnold of the Great Western
Clothing House does not advertize
shows for the deception of the pub
lie, much less zone hoss" shows, but
he comes square out, and tells the
public what he offers for sale. One
Of his principal facilities for purchas-
ing is-cash. One other advantage
to his customers is sound Judgment,
which enables them to buy goods
low. Persons entering his store, will
always encounter the pleasant smiles,
ever ready to greet you, instead of
Bears, Babboons, Dogs, &C., which
you will find in every ssthing," which
claims to be o Museum.
Furs, the smallest part of his i'm
mense business are trapped, by no CON-
pany but "Arnold l. Co." saving the
expense Of importing them from the
North Pole. "Joe' should like very
much to visit an entertainment given
by this talented troupe, (in Q horn
but since their sojourn in the city
their audiences have been so
small, that it won't pay for them to
stay during the winter. Still we wish
them success. "Joe" invites all his
friends, both from the city and else-
where, to visit the Great Western,
when in need of over coats, dress
suits, gents, furnishing goods, hats.
caps, &c., and he will put them at
such figures that will astonish the
natives. This is no humbug, but all
the entertainments are first Glass;
"a penny saved is q penny earned" :"
Look out for the engine" for we
have few more left Of the same
sort MORE ANON.
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GooD NEws.-We are happy to
announce to our readers, that M.
Nussbaum, with his talented troupe
will remain here during the winter,
and will give entertainments at the
PhiladalDhia Clothing Hall every
day and evening (Su Idays excepted)
and will charge no adnittance fee,
and will at the same time exhibit to
you everything in his Hall, from a
Beaver Overcoat to an Otter, Muffier,
and Cap, and il you desire it will sell
You the same, for what it cost to tame
the animal and tan it's hide. He also
has among his collections, the finest
stock eff Gents Dress Goods, ever
brought to this city, which are ex-
hibited to the admiring gaze Of all
who visit his Museum, and which are
sold at prices that astonish those to
VIII ,m they are shown, for we often
hear it remarked, by parties in the
Hall, that they can't understand how
it is that he can sell his valuable col
lection, SO cheap. But when we take
into consideration the fact, that the
Furs he sells, are trapped especially
for him by the Hudson Bay Comply,
and manufactured to order it is cas-
lily understood.
The entertainments at his Hall
are Of such character that thousands
are drawn their daily and nightly
and nearly every one that attends,
buys some of his goods, for the very
simple reason that he sells them
cheap, and warrants them to be as
represented, and this, together with
a liberal supply of printers ink will
insure success to every man in bust
ness.
If You want suit of clothes, an
over coat, furs, collars, neck ties
shirts, or drawers, go to Nussbaums
daily entertainments, and while look
ing through his NJ scum and Curios
ty Shop, you will find just what yot
want and it viii be sold to you cheal
But we do not ask you to, take oul
word for it, 60 and see.
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By all odds the largest, most har.
monious, and successful entertain.
ment, in ovory respect, ever held in
this city, was given at Taylor 4
Blake's Hall last night, by our clti-
zens to Ottumwa Fire Go. No l, as a
slight recognition Of their heroic, and
successful efforts at saving the city
from destruction during the late fire,
This magnificent Hall, which the
gentlemanly proprietors kindly gave
gratis, was literally jammed to its
utmost capacity by our citizens, ire
spective Of race, sex, religion, caste,
or politics, ali vieing with each other,
in their efforts to make the occasion
agreeable, and to impress the gallant
firemen with due sense of our obi.
CATIONS for their voluntary, and un-
paid services.
The meeting was called to order
by Peter G.. Ballingall, Esq. of the
committee OF arrangements, after
which Mr.. Heman P. Graves invoked
the Divine blessing; then came music
by the Ottumwa Silver Cornet Band,
and Prof. Hastings Choir followed by
a welcoming address in behalf Of the
municipality from his Honor Mayor
Fulton, responded to by Capt. Jaques
OF thefire company, interspersed. with
more music; then speech from Hon
Ed. I'll. Stiles, rendering the thanks
OF the citizens to the Co., with more
elegant vocal and instrumental mu.
sic sandwiched in, after which, q,
about 8 o'clock came off a grand
stampede for Oysters, etc., SO boun
teously provided by the hands of the
fair ladies of our city.
The Festival proper broke up al
about midnight, after which th'
young folks rented the Hall of DR.
Taylor, and until the s'we sma hours
enjoyed themselves stripping th'
light fantastic toe The proceed
Of the dance under the management
Of Pete Balliugall, and DIR. Schofield
realized TO the fund, nearly fifty dol
lars.
/ We should delight to speak il
terms of commendation Of ever,
one of the noble hearted ladies VIII
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HANDsoME.-The most noticeable
contribution to the ladies of the sub.
stantial table, for their Fireman's
Festival last night, was magnificent
pyramid cake, surmounted with a
harp, made and donated by Thos
Mcdaniel, (colored) cook for Mr..
Babbitt OF the Depot House.
It was sold at auction to Mr.. Cleon
Hendcrshott for $500.
1t was in much more elegant pro.
portions, and nearly as large, as the
biggest church steeple in the city.
As sweet cakist, this American
citizen of African descent, may walk
up head.
Betty Green, (colored), Qate mig
ger), and recently rescued Mlssiss-
ippi chattel, presented pig roasted
whole, which excited favorable COM
ment, on account ofits elaborate get
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viii find this : desirable opening.--
q, Mn. AYEas, the able supsrintend-
sht, and ofhis worthy assistants, and
their various Department., We shall
speak more fully IN the future. And
ifyotf great 'desire for correspond.
snce should sti1l, trouble you, we may
scribble concerning many things, as
the future ofSsrs opportunity.
a1ou iafgiaisStn i45a Ge NUr CED.
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Coon H1 AT PULPIT PROFANITY

Coon H1 AT PULPIT PROFANITY.
A few years ago, at the conclusion
OF sermon, the preacher requested
some one to pass around the hat and
"take up collection" A young
man, a stranger in the plsce, Jumped
up and commenced scirculating the
hat" in such way as to finish the
job at the doorand pass out with the
proceeds. The preacher, eyeing
him as he went out, observed: al
that young man runs away with
that money, he'll be damned" A
deacon sitting by the window, seeing
him make off down the street, re-
sponded: "And il be hasn't run away
with the money I'll be d-d.'
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Rochefort, editor of the Lanterne
says that Napoleon the 3 times,is not
the son Of Hortlnse and Louis, but q
pretender Of the brick laying persua-
sion, who strangled the simon.pu
Napoleon, at Ham, in 1916, and who
fed to England, and in 1S48 returned
to France to be elected Emperor,
which is probably all CANNON,
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REsTAURANT.-The most success
full caterer to the hungry and thirsty
in this city, is Byron Clarke, whose
ad., may be found else where.
Read it, and-go straightway to his
place, Mainstreet opposite the Curlew
Block, ifthe pangs of hunger require
the reconstruction of your interior
deDartment.
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From Punch.l
Serenade For q Cold Night.

Oh ask ne dot to blow my dose,
BY charbing one, by ovid;
You bay not know de balm 1 feel
IL dever can be dode!
Oh blight me dy to other scsdes,
Or dwell in yodder star.
On! ded by lubly, bald. Id bliss,
I'd strike by light catarrah
Chorus-Ohl ask me dot, etc.
The widd that blows across the l,oor.
Had II dose to blow,
With such . code a. i had got,
All would Il blow itf Dol
But see, the rays Of cubbidg david,
Are Gleabing on the dew
I hear de berry buble horn.
My baden fair-At-tcAiett
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Resigned.

Disreii and the entire British
ministry have resigned, on account
of the overwhelming triumph of the
Liberals.
It is pity that Andrew Johnson's
cabinet Of lickspittle bread and but
terrenegades, ,shadn'tan equal amount
Of decency and self respect, left about
them, to go and do likewise aftcr
their condemnation, at the polls by
tho people.
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who ate Roger williannsp

/ The truth that matter passes from
the animal back to the vegetable,
and from the vegetable to the animal
kingdom again, received q curions
illustration not long since.
For the purpose Of erecting suit
able monument in memory of Roger
Williams, tho founder Of RhodeIsland,
his private burying ground was
searched for the graves of himself
and wife. 1t was found that every
thing had passed into oblivion. The
shape of the, cofins could only be
traced by back line of carbonaceous
matter. The rusted hinges and nails
and q round wooden knot alone re-
manned in one grave; while . single
lock of braided hair was found in
the other. Near the grave stood an
apple tree. This had sent down two
main roots into the very presence Of
the confined dead. The larger root,
pushing its way to the precise spot
occupied by the skull of Roger Viii
liams, had made q turn as If passing
around it, and followed the direction
of the back bone to the hips. Here
it divided into two branches, sending
ono along each leg to tho heels, when
both turned upward to the toes
One of these roots formed slight
crook at the knee, which made the
whole boar Q striking resemblance to
the human form. There were the
graves, but their occupants had dis
appeared; the bones even had vanish
ed. There stood the thlef-the gull
ty apple tree--caught in the very
act Of robbery. The spoliation was
complete. The organic matter, the
flesh, the bones Of Roger Williams
had passed into an apple tree. The
elements had been absorbed by the
roots, transmitted into woody fibre,
which could now be burned as fuel or
carved into ornaments; had b.oomed
into fragrant blossoms, which delights
cd the eye of tho passer-by, and scat.
tered the sweetest perfume of spring
Moro than that: had bcen converted
into luscious fruit which, from year
to year, had been gathered and eat
en-. How pertinent then is the ques
tion, "Who ate Roger Williams2'
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DEAD.-Mon. Pierre Antoine Ber-
rier, the ablest advocate in France,
died at Paris, last Sunday aged 70.
His last appearance in court was
for the United States, against the
Armand's Partisan bankers, charged
with having possession of large
amount of money belonging to the
late so.calIed Confederacy.
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REcREATIoN.-An exchange con
tains "Sermon to Girls,r from
which we take the following para
graph in regardto TO wholesome recres-
ton:
Ladies--caged birds of beautiful
plumsge but sickly looks-pale pets
Of the parlo., who vegetate in an
unhealthy atmosphere, like the pota-
to terminating in the dark cellar,
why do you not go out into the open
air and warm sunshine, and add lus>
tire to your eyes, bloom to your
checks and elasticity to your steps,
and vigor to your frames? Take ex.
ercise, run up the hills on wager,
and down for fun; roam the fields,
climb the fences, leap the bitches,
wade the brooks, and after day oil
exhilarating exercises and unres,rain.
ed liberty, 60 homo with an appetite
acquired by healthy enjoyment. The
blooming and beautiful young lady
-rose-cheeked and bright eyed whu
can darn stocking, mend her OWL,
frocks, command regiment Of pots
and kettles, feed the pigs, milk the
cows, and bea lady when required
is the girl that young men are in
quest of for wife. But you pining
screwed up, wasp wasted, doil-dress,
ed, consumption-mortgaged, music
numbering and nOvelsdevouring
daughters of fashion and idleness-
you are no more fit for matrlmony
than pullet is to look after brood
of fourteen chickens. The truth is
my dear girls, you want less fashion,
able restraint and more liberty ol
action; more. kitchen and less parlor
more leg exercise and less sofa; more
pudding and less piano; more frank
ness and less mock modesty. Loose,
your waist strings and breathe in thu
pure atmosphere, and become some
thing as good and beautiful AZ natur,
designed"
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a weH Deserved Compliment. 9

A well Deserved Compliment.
Messrs. Beardsley / Edwards edi-
tors and proprietors, of the Burling-
ton HaUkeye, were waited upon by a
committee of colorcd citizens, of that
place, night before last, and presents
cd each with largo and elegant sill
yer pitcher, and goblet, as slight
testimonial for their arduous and eff
fective efforts to secure equal, politi-
cal, and legal rights before the law,
to the down-trodden and oppressed
American citizens Of African descent
in Iowa. a
The presentation is equally credi-
table to the donors and recipients.
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REvERDY AS A LAwYER.

"Mr. Johnson" said to this most
circumstantial informant, ssis known
to everybody as o great lawyer"
As . stump speaker in the open air
he 10 not strong; in nisi prius court
he is Jeh0vah's armorer.
As constitutional lawyer he is
the best living in this country. His
voluntary appearance in the Dred
Scott case extorted from Judah P.
Benjamin, then in the Senatc, this
phrase: "The decision of the Court
was supported by the ablest constitu-
tiODal lawer in America" (Mr. Rever.
dy Johnson).
"Then Nj. johnson shares with
Judge Taney whatever obloquy is
attached to the Dred Scott decis-
ion p
"Precisely."
"He volunteered in that case 2"
"Yes."
"And judah P. Benjamin is now
IN London?"
ssYcs."
$50 is Mr.. Johnson ?''
sYes."
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The OTTUMWA COURIER
City and County News.
(From Thursdays daily, Dec. 81

(From Thursdays daily, Dec. 81
We were shown to day by Messrs.
T. r. Wallace 4 Co., a coal oil lan>
tern, that seems to us to bc much su-
perior to any lantern Of the kind
that we have before observed.
It burns with smooth clear flame,
like an ordinary kerosene lamp, does
not smoke the globe, and cannot be
blown out by the wind.
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The editor of q western democratic
paper says: "To the many inquisitivc
friends who want to know how far
we are going up Salt River, we make
the general reply. "Yuba DAM"
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THEOTTUMWAc0URIER
Published evsry 7Hsrsday Aornsng
CALDw1LL, HOLDEN q %
Publishers and Proprissos.
Tsrns-Two Dollars psr Year
A.sariaSly 4 Aduancs.
C9Ics ~ serser ef Main and Grsss
Avssss, essr Hissy, Le,0is q CO's
Drug Store.
ovYICxAE o1TY Z couxrY eApra
THE SONG or THE CAWP,
"a CR1MEAN INCIDENT.
~ sArARD TAYLOR.

- - ANO AA1AORs
"G3iye us . song . the soldiers Dried,
The outer trenches guarding,
when the hated gums 81 the cSrnua allIe,l
Grow weary Of bombarding.
Ihs dark Redan In silent scoff
Lay, grim and threatening, under;
And the tawney mount Of Malakoff
No longer belched its thunder.
There was pause. The guardsman said
I'VE storm the forts tomorrow:
sing while We may, another day,
VIII bring enough oil SORROW"
They lay along the battery's side.
lsesow me smoking cannon
bfave ~ aEfs from Severn and from Clyde
And nom the banks OF Shannon.
They sang of love, and not OF fxme.
Forgot was Britain's glory;
Each heart recalled different name.
But AL sang Annie Laurie"
Voice after voice caught up the song,
Until Its tender passion
Rose IKE an anthem, rich and strong
Their battle-eve confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Yet, - the song grew louder,
something upon the soldiers cheek
Washed on the stains of powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunsets embers;
While The Crimean valleys learned
How English love remembers.
And once again fire Of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters;
with scream of shot and hurst OF shelf;
And believing Of the mortars.
And Irish Nora's eyes are dim
Fora singer, dumb and CORY;
AnG English Mary mourns for him
Who sang Of "Annie Laurie.'
Oh, soldiers to your honored rest.
Your truth and valor bearing;
The bravest are the tendercst-
The loving are the daring.
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Gen. John O'Neil was unanimous
ly elected President Of all the sFeni'
| ans, at the Philadelphia Congress.
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Under this caption, the grea'
western organ Of democracy, Pomer
oys Democrat has a column article,
favoring assassination as . sur,
-aeans to get rid Of obnoxious politi-
cal opponents; justifying the slaugh
ter Of Lincoln by fair implication, an
which can have no other interpreta-
tion, except an open, fragrant, diabol
ical, appeal to some fanatical, Incl
pient, democratic Booth, to, slay
Grant.
We have only room for the follow
ing extracts, showing tho animus Of
the article, and the brutal murderer
who wrote it.
"We do not anticipate that we will
again be charged, falsely, with pur.
pase Of instituting system Of mid.
night taking of, such ~ practised BY
wholesale in the times Of Robespier.
70 and the French Jacobins, if We
shall boldly proclaim the doctrine
that
:. !" Os''e. '"a. ono "'o" "'''' '"a"
tisdt many should 0e sEdves.
$50 =
IF there ia uround TO offer commen.
.urata moral ;nst;f;cat;on of;nd;vidu
Al assassination for booty how much
greater the Justification Of people
who resort to yiolcnce against the
instruments OF their politlcal oppres-
sionl
Man shnold knoD no master save his
Con.
Tyrdnts die only BY the hand Of vio-
lencel
For six thousand years those only
nave fallen oy the nano 81. oi .
jealous Pe1P'c, feIois9u % ~ w. n,eJ S'
liberty and wronced virtue. and on.
pressed tho weak
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