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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-05
Ludicrous Quarrel About a
Kiss,

A ludicrous incident recently oc.
Cured at rehearsal of certain tab
leaur ricants gotten up for the bene-
fit of Christ Church. They were
playing some Internal nonsense,
where an exhausted maiden all dress
ed in white is kissed out of q hun
dred years sleep by a good-looking
young man with a silken moustache.
The enchanted lady was very beau
tiful, and the young man whose
agreeable duty it was to kiss away
the long sleep from her eye-llds is
suspected Of what is called out here
"sneaking fondness'' for her, much
to the discontinue Of a high strung
brother, who has loftier aims in Wow
for his sister. IF the kiss was not a
real ono it was at least wonderful
imitation, and the jealous brother,
who was watching the rehearsal, was
goaded to madness. He denounced
the young man as an infamous scoun-
drel. and demanded instant and
bloody satisfaction. There were high
words, and shaking of fists under
pold Roman noses. The young lady,
who certainly ought to know, pro.
tested that she was not in the least
kissed, and that it was none of her
brothers business anyhow, but that
uniqne specimen Of tho genus ass re.
fused to be satisfied or comforted, and
sent challenge to the offending
young man. He was finally put to
bed with two-pound sack of poun
ded ice on his conk.
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The Presidents Dinner to the
Democratic Committee.

The dinner given by the President
to the Democratic Committee is re.
garded by the guests as a very graf
flying and interesting event. The
State dining-room was crowded, some
forty guests participating in the fes-
tival, all being representative men
and representing all the States in the
Union. Previous to and after dinner
there was general interchange OF
sentiment with the President, who
reiterated his intention to resist any
attempt to suspend him from office
by all the force at his command
The President was calm and compla-
cent, not in the least excited, and to.
tally Indifferent rs to the consequent
ces of the conflict to himself. He
Goes not look upon it Us his individ-
ual matter, but as one involving the
life of the government. A great
deal of cordially was manifested on
thepart ofthe members of the commit
tee towards the President. During
the session Of the committee the Resi-.
dent Committee of Washington was
abolished, and tho Executive Com
mittee resolved to meet in New
York in time to make the prelimina-.
ry arrangements for the convention.
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Civil Tenure Bill.

The followingtwo sections from the
act of Congress of March l, 1867
are the ones that Andrew johnson
violated in his effort to GUST Stanton
and install Thomas as Secretary ad
interim, during the time that the Sen.
ate was in session
Sec. 5. That if any person shall,
contrary to the provisions of this act,
accept any employment to or in any
Office, or shall hold or exercise, or at
tempt to hold or exercise any such
office or employment, he shall be
deemed, and is hereby declared to be,
guilty of a high misdemeanor, and up
on trial and conviction thereof, he
shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding FIVE years
or both said punishments, in the dis
erection ofthe court.
Sec. 6. The very removal, ap-
pointment or employment, made,
had, or exercised, contrary to the
provisions Of this act. and the ma
king, sealing, countersigning. or issu-
ing of any commission or letter Of
authoaity for, or in respect 10 any
such appointment or employment,
shall be deemed, and are hereby de-
clared to be, high crimes and INSIDE
meanors, and. upon trial and convic-
ton thereof every person guilty
thereof shall be punished by q fine
not exceeding ten thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding
five years, or both said punishments
in the discretion of the court,
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The Abyssnian Csptives.

Mrs. Stern has received anoths
letter from her husband, the Rev. II
a. Stern, dated "Magdala, Dec. g.
Ae therein states thatit was not un
tiiFriday, the l3th Of December. thu,
the news Of the British EXPEDITION !,
Abyssinia reached them, and the,
were longing to hear the sound 8
the bugle and the rolling Of the Brit
ish drum. aThe King" he says, q
at present but three days iourne,
from here, but, with his gigantic TOYS
which he calls cannons, It viii tak,
him ct least . month to reach a.,
MagdAla. If be accompanies III
object it will be one az his moat s.;
umphant feats. He Is Iitersliv 81
compassed by myriad Of insurtents
unfortunately, they IN dread tie BIZ
mouths Of bis harmless artillery
The temper Of our csptor has NO
improved, He has Of late adopted |,
new and most cruel method Of exeou
ton. Formerly he used 70 burn
mis- numerous victims ID their own
cabins; but this marcifal mo.ls 81
despatch he has abandoned r. dis
gust g. unbecoming : Theodoros; nov.
grave Offenders he pins down with Al
iron tont peg, and TINS allows then,
TO perish; while those whose crime j
OF lesser magnitude he stretches 3,
the hard ground and then drives 81.
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ment before the Senate. The follow.
ing members were placed in nomina.
ton and were elected, the final vote
ranging from LOG to ia, the Demo.
Gratis refusing to be represented. not
one of them voting: Messrs. Stevens.
of Pa; Butler, of Mass; Bingham, OF
O.; Boutwell,, of Mass; Wilson, of Iowa,
Williams, Of Pa; and Logan, of H.
Whole number of votes cast. lis ;
necessary to a choice, 60.
On motion Mr.. Boutwells resolu-
ton was adopted, that message be
sent to the Senate informing their
Secretary that the House had appoin-
ted managers to conduct the impeach
ment against Andrew Johnson, and
had instructed such managers to
convey to the Senate the articles of
impeachment agreed upon that the
Clerk Of the House shall act with such
managers.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered resolution
that the articles of impeachment
agreed rpon be exhibited in the
name of all the people ofthe United
States against Andrew Johnson, &c.
Mr.. Ross suggested to strike out
the words, "the people ofthe United
States"
Mr.. Bingham suggested that all
he Democratic members of Congress
might be struck out.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Schcnck it was
ordered that it shall be in order to-
morrow, as fit were to-day, to move
to suspend the rules of this House.
At aquarter before seven o'clock
the House adjourned.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-05
The Election.

The municipal election, held here
Yesterday, resulted in a SPLENDID VIC
tory for the Republican loyal cause.
we elected Major Fulton, Mayor, c.
g. Blake, solicitor. ;. A.. Schworm,
Treasurer, and DR.. Hinsey, W. w.
Pollard J G. Meek, and P. c. Danm,
Trustees, being fonr out Of six, while
the result for Marshal is still in doubt
with the chances decidedly in favor
Of orr candidate, W. B. Brady, at the
official count before the Council,
which meets tonight. The 3D. ward
doomed up anely this time, the Fen
JAMS and regular Republicans there
standing up manfally, as all ought to
have done for their ticket, giving
Brady II majority in a ward hereto
fore almost hopelssly Democratic.
We have no language sufficiently
strong to express our opinion of
those men nominally, Republicans,
who stay away from the primary
meetings apparently for the purpose
Of finding fault with the result, and
who have with treachery Ia our
cause most outrageous, went to the
polls and inside of the last year. tor
sectarian or other reasons equally un-
Unsuitable defeated three OF the best
men ever offered for their suffarges,
in-wit Col. Caldwell, Col. Loispcich
and W. B. Brady. This course leads
only TO Decentralization, defeat, free
whiskey, and rebel city and county
government.
Upon the whole we may be able
10 say that the first gun of the cam
paign from Ottumwa for the '6s cam
paign, fires oui no uncertain sound,
and pressages a glorious victory in
ahe approaching campaign
We omitted TO mention the name
of o. f. Hobbie, our candidate for
Assessor, who beat the ''inevitable"
John Coyan for Assessor for which
he is entitled to be brevetted to q
Major General or any other mum
we shall give the official vote after
the count tonight.
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and the earnest efforts of Senator
Cattell of Des Moines, gives it an ex-
tremely suspicious squint in that di-
rection or else makes him liable to
the charge Of being sort of gimlet>
eyed legislator more efficient at stop.
ping spiggotts than bungholes.
The people demand retrenchment
in all wise and proper directions, but
they will not be able to see the wis
dom, economy, or propriety, of a
Legislative body appropriating them
selves thirty or forty thousand dol.
lars in newspapers, taking ten days
recess in the midst of the session talk.
ing about fifteen hundred thou
sand dollar State Houses as a starter
and then niggarly and illiberally re.
pealing a law that lays all their acts
before them in their daily and week.
ly papers; and all this at the trifling
sum of three cents per capita, and
only aggregating $12, 900 per annum
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Impeachment.

The Springfield Republican, one 0
the very ablest and most C Conservative
Republican papers in the entire coun.
try has finally gotten It's eyes open
on the question ofimpcachment, and
thus comes down heavily in favor Of
the measure: 's'3 81
Everything is proven, everything
is admitted, and Congress has no es 3
cape from the choice and the issue
which the President has forced upon
it, unless it abandons the whole con
test forever, and establishes the precc.
dent that the Executive Department
may annul and defy atpleasure the acts
fMe Legislative. The Tenure of
ONCE bill may or may not be consti-
tntional-of that the Presided is not
the Judge, but until the courts have
otherwise decided, it is the law ofthe
land, and the President cannot release
himself from his obligation to obey It
Action is the word OF tho hour at
Washington, and there is no doubt
what it will be-" f4 h'is'
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W.
The case Of Lorenzo thomas, Ad.
jutant General Of the Army, is pecu.
liarly interesting. The old gentle.
man was of no possible. pse to the
army or country during the war,
and there had to be an acting Adiu.
tant Geneaal to perform his duties.
He has really been pensioner upon
the government for several years.
Judge Carter, Of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Coiumbiv, yester.
day took from him the little conse.
quence that recent events have Civ.
en- him, by first releasing him from
bali, and then dischsrging him alto>
gether. .ps
To General wanted to become .
martyr. He sighed for the solitary
cell and prison bars. He WAS surre1.
dered by his bali, and announced him.
self aprisoner.i The Court put ah
end to this sentimentalism by dis
charging the old fogy. But the
General may rest assured that his
case will not fail to be attended to-
There 10 larger game flying At pres
emit; but if the General has paticnce
until there is less pressure Of impor-
tant business, he may find himself
neither Secretary Of War, Adjutan(
General, nor'holding any other officj
Of rank or honor 10 the public scr.
vice. All General Lorenzo Th0mss
has to do is to wait. His time will
come in due course.
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We are sure there will be no hest.
tation. Tho time has como to cease
trifing with Andrew johnson, This
man, who;reeled into the Presidency;
who has debased his high office by
unseemly and indecent demonstra-
ions, who has surrounded himself
with the worst members ofthe worst
phase Of Washington life; whose re-
tinue consists Of lobbyists, Rebels,
and adventurers; who has polluted
the public service by making cspion-
snge honorable, and trcachery tho
means of advertisement; who has de-
ceived party that elected him, as well as
the party that created him; who has
made his own morbid and oyerween-
ing vanity the only rule Of his adj
who has sought to en-
trap illastrious servants ofthe people
into ignominious evasion Of the law,
and who now claims to break that law
with impunity-this most famous
Chief Ma gistr3'e should be swept out
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Romance Of a Poor YOUNG
Man,
(From the st. Louis Republican,

From the st. Louis Republican,
About midnight on Friday, the
Chicago train brought to this city
from tho vicinity Of Shipman. Ill.,, !
loving couple, named respectively
Joshua Schultz and Miss N. B. Burns
The latter is the daughter Of a veal
thy farmer near Shipman, and in time
gone by her hand has been sought
by many Of the best young men il
her neighborhood. Schultz was |.
"hired hand on her fathers farm
born Of "poor but healthy parents
and, in q pacnpiary sense, faf infer
or to many Of his RIVALS. GoodIooks
however, and . persistent course 3
courtship triumphed. The girl -con
sented to become Mrs. Schultz. and
Mr.. Burns positively opposing tht
match, the twain fed to this city
where, at halfpast one o'clock Satpr
day morning, in the brilliantly illul
minated parlors Of The Everett
House, tremblingly they listepe ia t.
the awful ceremony terminating will.
the significant words, DIET no maj.
put asunder." And so we wish thel
JOY, end hope the old pan will pelenfs
a !. .aat ra'i Will 90 merry % . NH
y y
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Republican sta Convention

The Twelfth Annual Republican State
Convention Of iowa will be held at Des
Moines on Thursday, tho eth day Of May,
1865, at 10 o'clock a. M, for the purpose of
nominating four delegates at large and
twelve district delegates TO represent the
state ofIowa in the National Republican
State Convention, to meet Mt Chicago on
the Goth day Of May, 1868. Also two cleo
tors at large and six district electors for
President and Vice President ofthe United
States. Also candidates for State officers
10 he chosen at the next general election.
The ratio of representation will be one
delegate for each organized county in the
State, and in addition thereto one delegate
for every two hundred votes or fraction
over one hundred cast for Samuel Merrill
for Governor Mt the last general election.
All voters who supported the nominees
aud principles OF the Republican party at
the last general election, or are sincerely
repentant for not having done so. are COR
,iially invited to take part In sending dele
gates 70 this Convention.
Byorder of the Republican State Central
Committee. c. c. NOURSE, Chairman.
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of office, LET HIM BE IMpEAcHEp /!
And let the Republican party show
that il not only has the power to pre-
serve the country from rebellion under
Jefferson Davis, but also from treach-
cry under Andrew Johnson. Y.
Tribune.
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Congressional Summary
HOUSE.
In

HOUSE.
Washington, Mar. 3.
At quarter past three o'clock Mr.
Butler reported from the managers
Of impeachment additional articles,
being the same rs introduced by him
yesterday. remarking that there was
but one dissenting voice upon it
among the managers, and it had only
failed yesterday on account Of the
want Of time.
Mr. Eldriego made q point Of or.
der that the managers had no right
to report articles Of impeachment, a.
the Honse had appointed . commit.
tee for that purpose.
The Speaker ovcrfuled the point.
The article was opposed by Aessrs
Garfield, Woodbridge and Wilson of
Iowa.
Mr. Logan spoke in It's favor, after
which the previous question was
moved and seconded, and the House
proceeded to vote by yeas and nays
on the adoption of the article. Adop-
ted, yeas 81, nays Al. The article ID.
reported rs article 10. at
Mr. Bingham then offered an addi
tional article saying it had received
unanimous vote of managers and he
moved the previous question.
The article charges Andrew John.
son with declaring on August Is, &c,
in the City of Washington, the ssh
Congress was not q Congress of the
United States but on tho contrary
was Congress Of only q part Of the
States, therefore denying that the
legislation of said Congress was val
id, also charges him with attempt to
prevent the tenure Of Office act by
contriving means to prevent Edwin
NJ. Stanton from performing the
functions of Secretary ofWar Dept,
Notwithstanding the refusal IF tho
Senate to concur in the Suspension
before made; also charges him with
attempting to prevent the execution
of the actto make appropriations for
support Of the army,
After some debate the article was
adopted-yeas 1O8, nays 40-a strict
party vote.
Mr.. Jencks offered as an additional
article the one offered BY him yester.
day. 80
Mr.. Eldridge suggested in derision
that he also had an article of i'm.
parchment to offer.
Without taking vote on yencks'
proposition the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Ordered. that the Secretary of the
Senate be directed to inform tho
House of Representatives that the
Senate is ready to receive the mana.
gers, appointed by the House of Asp.
resentatives to. carry to the Senate
the articles Of impeachment againstt
Andrew Johnson, President Of the
United States.
Adopted. ICY ##
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
New York. March

Cotton firm at 24124a.
Flour dull, 975@108Oj for extra
State; 9SO@l375 Round Hoop Ohio.
Whert more doing 237(0241.
Corn 1@2 better. -
Barley scarce an firm.
Oats 6s@7O.
Pork firmer, 2325@235O; old mess
246202475.
Beef firm cut meats steady.
Lard quiet heavy 15a@16}.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, March

Flour tirmcr, and in some cases
trif!e and higher.
Wheat active and under good spec.
ulative demand at 1,99@2 90, and clio
sed l.95@i,S6a.
Corn active and firmer at 10Y.
Oats firmer at 66@57a.
Rye active at 4,59(91,60 for No. 1.
Barley sold at 2,09. &
Provisions quiet and firner.
Mess Pork 24c. ti .-tf'
. Hogs reed 1890; which sold At
S,76@a,00. .i<fT E
Cattle reed 2,248; quiet and firm
at e,7a@9,0 for first class I, 76(a8, 90.
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NEW YORK MONEY MAR
New York, Mar. 4.

Stocks-active. s5i4
Bonds Coupons Of 'e2, 1.lOa; Of
"a, LOS; Of IS, l.09; new, LOT; To- 0's,
coupons, l.01t; 1905, both, 1861.
Western Union-35i.
New York Central-l.3O}.
Erie-6st.
Ilinois-l.Q9.
Rock Island-o:.
Northwes' ..a-64a; perferr,d So.
Money! per cent.
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SNAS'aSS !" ia NV pSi INV liAll W cXCCutC
q given law he may resign his trust,
and leave to his successor the per.
formance of duty which his Iudg-
ment as an individual, will not sur
ronder to his obligations as public
officer. A willingness to submit to
the penalty prescribed for the viola.
ton ola law may, to some extent, ex-
cuse disobedience on the part of pri-
vate citizen, and at the same time avail
nothing to the public officer. The lat
ter may at any time, by resignation,
become apriyate citizen but the former
cannot become o public officer in this
country except by the suffrages Of
his fellow-citizens. Ifhe accept the
result oftheir snffrages be merges bis
individuality into that official crea.
ture which binds itselfby an oath as
an executive officer to do that which.
as mere individual, he may not be,
lieve to be just, right, or constitution.
al. Such an acceptance removes him
from the sphere Of the right of pri-
vate Judgment to the plane of the pub
lie officer, and binds him to observe
the law, his judgmentas anindiyidual
to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Constitution invests the Pres
ident with executive power in order
that he may sstake care that the laws
be faithfully executed" Every abuse
ofthis power, whether it be by an
improper exercise Of it or by neglect |
or refusal to exercise it at all, is q |
breach Of Official duty. But it is not |
every breach ofofiicial duty that can |
DC charged as crime or misdemean-
or against the delinquent officer
Whatever doubt may have arisen in
'ther cases ofthe criminal character
# the official conduct involvedin them
he one we are now considering pres.
'nts no basis on which to rest q doubt.
Deliberately. rot to say de6sntlv, the
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-06-11
a s&aRFhEEgpSOsS;DkNr sighing-hint

"A esRRssPoSDfNf fsighing-hihf
self "Georgia" informs US that
he has lost 100000 worth of
slaves BY IRE Emancipation
policy of the Republican par
ty, and asks if that is consist
ent with that clause in the
tonSlhii@ wlIiSf foldiiHs sptG
vate property to be taken for
public use without just com
pensation. We will reply 10
to this little eonundrum by
asking another. When our
Savior, on one occasion, meet
ing I've psp ipqssSSysfesdt of ( TCdevS Y
lis In a very aggravated ana
excessive number, ordered the
devils te depwtSand enter'mto
certain swine which were feed
igghsqF at hSPh that rfffa tlfhAei
this SUDDEN and Unfortunate in
spiration, kicked up their heels,
III Aaaaaf ~ u hsnM - WfHFHIas = NNuNj
and with one accord "ran down
a steep place into the sea and
wyrrosdrewusdI' had the Qwneei
of The swine a right of actor
in trespassTa against their Crea
tor,for taking ,hisrpriyate prop
erty for a public use without
paying yfor7itRr If, soso@sr
"Georgia" is entitled to pa1
for the loss of his staves.-N
Y. Tribune.
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TuE following is Gen. Grant.

The following is Gen. Grants
reply to the nomination Of the
Chicago Convention,
NgLsuiSGroN, DO, May aS,I 1888.
To Gen. Jos. r. HaaOley, Pres
ident Of the National UniO"
Republican Convention:
In formally accepting the
nomination of the National
Union Republican Convention
ofthe 21st ofMay, it seems prop
er that some statement of my
views beyond the mere accept
ance of nomination should be
expressed. er- - y
The proceedings of the Cor.
vention were marked with wis
dom, moderation and patriot
ism, and | believe express the
feelings of the great mass Of
those who sustained the coun-
try through its trials. | indorse
their resolutions, and if elected
to the office of President of the
United States, it will be my en-
deayor to administer all the
laws in good faith, with econo-
my, and with the view of CIV
ing peace, quiet andprotection
everywhere.
In times like the present it
is impossible, or at least emf
nently improper, to lay down a
policy to be adhered to, right
or wrong, through an adminiss7
tration Of four years. New po-
litical issues. not forseen are
constantly arising. The views
of the public on old ones are
constantly changing and a
purely administrative officer
should be left free to execute
the will of the people. | have
always respected that will and
always shall.
Peace and universal prosperi-
ty, its sequence, with economy
of administration, will Tighten
the burden of taxation, while
it constantly reduces the, ma
tional debt. Let us have peace.
With respect, ~~A Is
Your obedient servant,
....,. u. S, GRANT.