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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-04
Throwing up the Sponge.

The Chicago Times, the Pendleton
organ per Sc, in entering the lists for
its champion against the money lend
ers of its party, says
5 "The States which have instructed
for Mr.. Pendleton are Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon,
California and Kentucky; and he is
notoriousIy the first choice of Wis
consin, Minnesota, Maryland and
Tennessee. In the States which have
instructed tor him, we are told, 'sno
earthly hope exists of Democratic
majority" What earthly hope, then,
exists Of the election of the Demo-
cratic candidate, whoever he may be?
Is it pretended that he can be elected
without tho electoral votes of one or
more of the States of Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois, to say nothing of the
other Pcndleton States p,
We can assure our neighbor that
there is no earthly hopo"-certainly
there is not q "heavenly" -"ofthe
Democratic candidate, whoever he
may be-" if itdepends upon thoStates
referred to, or any others. Still, our
sympathies are for Pendleton. We
prefer to fight a man who has stood
up fairly and squarcly, to a monde
script of the order Of the Kn Klux
klan, the same as our soldiers prefer
red stand-up fight with Confederate
soldiers, to about with tho bushwhack-
ers and jayhawkers who hung on the
skirts of either army, to plunder the
helpless and murder the defenseless.
Chicago Journal.
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CHAPTER 16A


AN ACT to change the time Of hol-
ding Court in Waverly, Bremen
county, and st. Charles, Floyd
county, in the 18th Judicial dis
trict.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Iowa, That where the word first Mon
day in January now occurs in section
/, chapter 62, Of the laws Of 1866, read
fourth Monday Of January in lieu
thereof. @
Sec. 2. The district court in Floyd
county, in the 18th judicial district,
shall be held as follows At Saint
Charles, in said county, on the last
Monday Of April and the first Mon
day in September of each year, after
June LIST, 1868.
Sec. 3. All suits, pleadings, pro-
cesses, and proceedings pending in
any of said courts and rcturnable at
the terms now fixed by law, shall be
deemed pending and returnable at
the terms as fixed by this act, and
no suit, notice recognized Indictment
or other proceeding shall be quashed
or held to be invalid, by reason Of
this act, or by reason of the change
Of the terms Of the court hereby
made.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
SIC. 5. This Act being deemed of
Immediate Importance, shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the Daily Iowa State
Register and Daily Iowa Evening
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Impeachment.

On Tuesday, the 26th inst. vote
was taken on Articles I'd and Sd, in
the Impeachment Court, resulting the
same, as that taken ON the 18th Ar
ticle in Johnson's acquittal. Imme-
diately after the vote was taken,
motion to adjourn the Impcach-
ment Court sine die was made and
carried.
Thus ends the great state trial,
from the final result of which, much
good to tho country was expected,
but the hopes and wishes of every
loyal man have not been realized,
and we are to have Andrew Johnson
in the White House until he is i'm,
peached by the loyal voters of the
Union in November. He escapes
his just deserts by one vote, but in
the eyes Of the people Of America,
and the whole world he stands con-
victed, of high crimes and misde-
meanors, and his name will go down
to posterity covered with infamy
and disgrace, and that of Benedict
Arnold's will be fair beside his.
Immediately after the action of
the Senate on Tuesday, Hon. E. NJ.
Stanton sent in hisresignation to the
President as Secretary of War and
ad interim Thomas took possession
of the Department. Mr.. Stanton
stated that his reasons for SO doing,
was the failure of impeachment.
Impeachment being dead, it be-
hooves us now to look after living
issues. Congress has yet work to
do that is of great importance to the
welfare of the people, and which
should meet their prompt attention,
in financial and othe.. matters, and
we hope to see it attended TO prompt-
ly and well, ere it adjourns, which
willprobably be in the early part Of
Ju1v ~ f&S8E8H D ts5
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entat;on 70 the panal - tronns M os, ! =
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The Mute Detective.

mo dogs admitted. sir" said the
porter to q gay assemblage as a
young man and his dog appeared at
the entrance.
"You must leave him behind, if
you go in.''
I every WE'LL said the young man;
Hstay about here. Prince, till come
back!'
And he joined the crowd with
in.
By-and-by the young man wished
to refer to his watch, when, behold
the chain had been snapped in two
and the valuable time piece was
gone. He considered the ease a mo-
ment, and then sudden thought
flashed through his mind. So step
ping out he whispered the fact to
the porter, and gained permission to
take his dog in for minute or two.
'Look here, Prince" said he, tyou
knowing dog, my watch is stolen"
and he showed him the empty pocls-
etand the cut chain. "Do you un-
derstand, old felIowa In there, sir,
is the thief You find it, my good
doggie, and I'll get you famous
treat. You understand, do you g'
Prince wagged his tail, and gave
his master very knowing and cute
look, and then the two stole quietly
into the place. Quickly this dumb
detective glided around among the
people, smelling away at this ones
coat, and that ones chain, until at
last he set his teeth firmly into the
coat skirt of a genteel looking man,
and could not be shaken off
The young man quietly made
known the ease to the by.staders,
who had gathered around him, and
had the thief's pocket duly searched.
Six other watches were found upon
him, which he had gathered up in
tho course ofthe morning, and which
the rightful owners were very glad
to get their hands on.
Prince selected out his masters
property in twinkling, as that was
all he cared for, and gave it to him
joyfully. 1t would have taken very
keen policeman to do the work SO
neatly and quickly, and all agreed
that he merited as good a dinner as a
dog could have. A good beef bone
and q bowl of milk, however, abun-
dantly satisfied all his wants, and
then he was just as ready to do the
same favor over again.
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CHAPTER 193.

An Act Abolishing Distinctions be-
tween Foreigners and Citizens as
to the Acquisitions, Enjoyment
and transfer Of property.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State oi
Iowa, That all aliens, whether they
reside in the United States or any
foreign country, may in this State,
acquire, hold, and enjoy property,
personal or real, or any interest
therein, by purchase, gift, devise, OF
descent, and may convey, mortgage,
or devise the same in like man
ner, and with the same effect, as If
such aliens were native-born citizens
Of the United States. And all prop
erty, real or personal, situated in
this State and belonging to q for
eigner, shall if not disposed of by
will, after the death OF the owner,
descend to the heirs of such foreign
er, whether the same reside in the
United States or in any foreign
country. Such heirs shall be the
same as the heirs-at-law of native
horn citizens.
Sec. 2. All the distinctions here.
tofore made by laws between citizens
and resident and non-l csident for
eigners, in reference to the acquisi-
ton, possession, and enjoyment and
transfer OF property, real and person
al, by conveyance, gift, devise, de-
scent, or otherwise, are hereby abol-
ished. A nonresident alien shall be
entitled to dover in the lands situat-
ed in this State the same as resident
citizens, except as against a purchas-
er under execution against the de-
cedent, but as against such purchas-
er an alien not residing in the State
of Iowa shall not be entitled to dow
er.
Sec. 3. The title to any land here.
tofore conveyed by purchase or gift,
or transferred by devise or descent,
shall not be questioned, nor in any
manner el . ]iiooted, by reason Of the
alienage of any person, from or thro'
whom such title may have been de.
rived.
Sec. 4. This law shall be retroac-
tive, Provided, however, That there
by no vested rights of private per-
sons Cor any municipal or other cor
poration either public or for pecuni-
airy proft) shall be violated, neither
shall the title ofany person or per-
sons to whom the General Assembly
has made any REIMBURSEMENT of an
escheat be hereby impaired or eTa II.
feeted. The State relinquishes gems
orally her claims to such escheated
property as is transferred to foreign
crs by purchase, gift, devise, or de-
scent, or otherwise; except in cases
where legal proceedings have been
had as required by law, whereby
said escheated property has become
part OF the permanent school land OF
tho State Of Iowa.
See. 5. All laws conflicting with
these provisions are hereby abolish.
ed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub.
lication in the Io,ca State Register and
lo,ra Homestead newspaper publish
ed in the city Of Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved Aprls, 1868.
STATE OF IOWA, j
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, +
DEs MONIES, April 13, 1868.
| hereby certify the foregoing to be
true copy ofthe original roll on file
in this Office.
ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
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Mr.. Easton, Of Boston, in the fall
Of 1865, left his pocket-book on the
desk in the Merchants Bank, where
it was found by a boy named Kincaid,
who made several Intellectual at
tempts to find the owner. Finally, in
answer to an advertisement offering
500 reward, he returned it, when
Easton refused the reward. In a
suit to recover it, the Supreme Court
gave judgment for the defendant,
because by discovering the pocket
book where it was voluntarily left,
the boy did not become, in legal
sense, the finder. Find the common
sense in that.
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"Bloated Aristocrats," /"

Every Democratic writer and
speaker, who hare ever heard the
names Bloated Aristocrats, /" and
/" Lordly Bondholders " mentioned,
and who can utter u sentence CO.
herently, has at'once become finan-
cier and speakist of the first water
and are now traversing the country
making speeches in favor of repudi-
ating the debt incurred in subduing
their Southern Brethren and
bringing them back into the Union,
and which was the salvation Of the
Government, and are asking the hon.
est masses to vote for the men and
party that favor reputation. They
said during the War that the South
could not be conquered, and If it was
the debt incurred could never be
paid, and as every prediction made
by Democratic prophets have
proven false, they are determined to
make one of them prove true, if they
have to moye heaven and earth to
accomplish it..
But now they put the question
different from the way they used to.
They used 10 say it could not be paid;
now they say 1t shall not be paid. But
let us see who these "Lordly Bond>
holders and "Bloated Arlstocratsr
are. The following from the New
York Post will explain:
Of the five richest men in New
York city only two are holders of
United States bonds, and these only
TO very inconsiderable amount, and
that among those who return income
over one hundred thousand dollars
in New York and Brooklyn, about
the same relative proportion Of bond
holders exist On the other hand.
the savings banks of New York hold
forty-nine millions of bonds as in
vestments for tho funds of their de-
positors, the interest of which, de-
Quoting the expenses of the
banks, is paid to 4ss,5O1 of the la.
boring men and women of New
York semi-annually. OF the several
classes of "aristocratic bondholders"
whose money is thus invested, the
largest numbers are, first, domestics;
second, laborers; third, seamstresses;
fourth, clerks; fifth, tailors; sixth,
walters, and seventh, cartmen. A
list of the occupations OF the "bloat.
cd aristocrats' who receive the divi-
dends of the $50 bonds, taken from
one of the savings banks of the city,
shows the following assortment: Ar
lists, bakers, butchers, bar-tenders,
blacksmiths, clearinghouse keepers,
boatmen, boiler-makers, bookbinders,
cartmen,r coachmen, carpenters,
clerks, domestics, engineers, farmers,
fishermen, gardeners, hatters, ma
sons, hucksters, junk dealers, laborers,
milkmen, milliners, nurses, seam
stresses, shoemakers, soldiers, tailors,
tanners, washerwomcn, walters and
weavcrs.
The life insurance companies of
New York hold twenty millions Of
bonds as security for the persons, in
all parts of the country, who hold
their policies, and the fire insurance
companies hold forty-six millions as
security for their customers. A
very large sum is held IN the form of
trust estates for the benefit Of wild
ows and orphans under order of the
courts. Three hundred millions are
held by the National banks as secu-
rity for their billholders.
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The Long Agony

Is over. The High court of I'm
peachment has closed its labors with
the acquittal of Andrew Johnson by
vote of 35 for conviction to 10
against, only one more vote was
needed to depose his Accidency.-
But out of the seven Republican Sem
ators, to wit: Grimes, Fessenden,
Trumbull, Fowler, Ross, Van Win
kle and Henderson, who voted for
acquittal that one vote was not
found. 1t was expected that the 50
called Democratic members Of the
Senate would all vote for acquit.al as
they have oil along together with
their party been the peculiar cham
pions of the recreant President;
hence it may be said that the seven
Senators above named are peculiarly
responsible Tor the verdict in the
minds of the people, and upon their
conduct the people will pronounce
a verdict. 1t may be said to be quite
singular that only just enough Re-
publican Senators voted against the
Articles of Impeachment to defeat
them. 1t would Of course be folly
for the President and his friends to
seek for more votes than would &C.
complish the-object sought, especial
" if the seeking was attended with
great labor and wear and tare Of con-
science. Again it may be said to be
quite singular that there was such
reticencc on the part of most of the
seven Senators as to induce the Sem
ators favorable to conviction to be
lieve up to the very hour almost of
taking the vote, that there would
be no difficulty inconvicting, while
on the other hand the Presidents
friends were sure of acquital days be-
fore the vote came off. Indeed there
are numberless things connected
with this matter which may well be
considered in the light Of suspicious
singularities, while this is SO, we say
all honor to the man who with
consciousrectitude ofcharacter makes
up candid and honest opinion and
fearlessly proclaims it, no matter
how unpopular 1t may be, and so, it
is not the fact alone that an acquital
has been had but it is really and
chiefly the manner in which it has
been done, or at least the manner in
which the great loyal masses of the
nation fear and believe it has been
done, which so stirs the popular heart
of the people.
But as to the effect of that acquit-
al. In our opinion it has only arous.
cd to more energy and strengthened
and consolidated the old valiant ar
my Of freedom and the Union. If
there was any apathy heretofore
among Republicans this serves to
quicken their pulses, and awaken
them to renewed effort. IF there
were those who entertained the idea
that the acquital of the President
would serve to shatter the loyal army
they have ere this seen their folly,
and although some of them who
may have hoped to create dissension
may fall by the way smarting under
criticisms of their friends, the Union
hosts will promptly close up the
ranks and only do battle more ear
nestly and deal more rapid and more
telling blows upon the enemy.
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Secretary of State.

CHASE AND THE DEMocRAcY.--We re
now and then hear Democrat dis
cuss tho chances Of Judge Chase be.
coming the candidate Of that party
for President. How do the Democ-
racy propose TO manage the bond
and greenback question with such a
eader !?
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Grant and Colfax.
BY 8. N. HOLMES.

Tane-"BRraHT WATER FOR Me-"
The truth was foreseen and borne in the
That Grant and Colfax our standard wod
Defended by Freemea with terror to foes,
Whose mortgage at last they're sure to
forecloge.
CHoRUs-Then hurrah for Ulysses hur-
rah hurr8hl
HurrAh for Colfax hurrah I
hurrah!
The day is soon coming. the battle is near,
When ballots again will speak in their
That rebels and copper shall writhe in
their sins,
While Liberty's Brave will harvest the
''ins."
CHORUS Then hurrah for Ulysses etc.
Fair Freedom shall rule, fair Fresdop
Both North and south, through Liberty's
While traitors must learn their lessons
anew.
Then none can govern but the loyal and
true.
CHORUS Then hurrah for Ulysses, etc.
Secession is done, secession is done.
For bullets with ballots has Liberty won;
Hence, manners shall tell, and conduct
decide,
And color no more shall be the guide.
CHORUS Then hurrah for Ulysses, etc.
Our Union we'll save, our Union wen
save,
And bury TO the last her foes in the grave
For Freedom we fought, for Freedom
we'll vote
And the flag o, our Union forever shall
float.
CHORUS Then hurrah for Ulysses, etc.
Wen challenge the foe. we'll challenge
For Justice, and Right, aud Liberty too;
While Pendleton, as their coming man,
Will want afiidavits to show that he rau.
CHoRUs-Then hurrah for Ulysses, etc.
Their talking is past, their talking is past,
For truth, indeed. has found them ut last,
They feign not to own Vallandigham;
But that is trick and just a mere sham
CHoRus-Then hurrah for Ulysses, etc.
'Tis granted that: Grant will President be,
And Colfax as next the people will see,
When all the "coppers." along with Sey
mour,
viii vanish like shadows around the back
door.
CHoRus-Then Hurrah for Ulysses. etc.
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The Kansas City Journal Of Com
merce learns that drove of Texas
cattle, numbering three thousand
head, belonging to Mr. p. Taylor, of
Lancaster, Dallas county, Texas, are
now on their way to that city via
Abilene, Kan sas,
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Vol. 20, No. 10

Sec. 3. If at any time Congress
shall change, alter or amend the acts
OF Congress to provide national
currency secured by United States
stocks and to provide for the circula-
ton and redemption thereof, then il
shall be the duty of each assessor in
any township, Incorporated town or
city, to assess the shares of share
holders liz any such national bank in
such manner as to conform to such
altered or amended acts of Congress
provided that such shares shall not
be assessed at greater rate than is
imposed by law on other moneyed
capital in the hands of individuals in
this State.
Sec. 4. An Act to provide for the
taxation of the shares of National
Banks, approved April I'd, 1896 and
all acts inconsistent with the provis-
ions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in force
from and after it's publication in the
Iowa State Register and Iowa Home
stead newspapers published in the
city of Des Moines, Iowa. .
Approved April 7th, 1868.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
act took effect by publication, as
required by section5 thereof on the
22d day of April, A. d. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER 1sA
AN ACT in relation to the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors in incorpora-
ted cities and towns.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That section 1863; OF the re.
vision of 1860, be and is hereby amen.
ded by striking out SAID section all
after he words Intoxicating
liquors and inserting in lieu thereof
the following words "not prohi.
bitcd by the laws of Iowa.
Sec. 2. Allincorporated towns and
cities not Incorporated under the
general incorporation the sale of in
toxicating liquors not prohibited by
State law, and such power to regu-
late shall include the power to assess
or impose a tax on such sale. For
the purposes Of this act, beer and
wine shall be classed as Intoxicating
liquors.
Sec. 3. This bill shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication in the Iowa State Regis
ter and the Iowa Homestead news
papers published in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Approved April I, '6s.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
act tosk effect by publication, as
required in section 3 hereof, on the
23d day of April, A. d. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
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CHAPTER 15a.

AN ACT to provide for the taxation
Of the shares of National Banks.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State OF
Iowa, That all the shares Of the
Banking Associations organized
within this State pursuant to the
provisions of the Acts of Con-
gress to provide u national currency
secured by pledge of United States
stocks and to provide for the circula-
ton and redemption tn reof, held by
any person or body corporate, shall
be included in the valuation of the
personal property of such person or
body corporate or corporation in the
assessment Of taxes in the township
Incorporated town or city where such
banking association is located and
not elsewhere, whether the holder
thereof resides in such township, in
corporated town or city, or not. But
not at q greater rate than 10 assessed
on other monoyed capital in the hands
Of individuals of this state.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty
Of the principal accounting officer Of
each Of said associations, on or before
the first day of May 1868, and be
tween the first and fifteenth days of
January Of each year thereafter, to
list the shares of the association, Civ
ing the assessor tho name Of each
person owning shares and the amount
owned by each, and for the purpose
Of securing the collection of the tax
es assessed upon said shares, each
banking association shall be liable to
pay the Same as the agent Of each OF
its share holders, under the provision
Of section 735 of tho revision of 1860,
and it shall be tho duty Of the asso-
ciation to retain SO much Of any divi-
pend or dividends belonging to any
shareholder as shall be necessary to
pay any taxes levied upon his or her
shares,
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A wealthy Boston Lady ispurchas.
ing all the Esquimaux dogs she can
find in New York city. Sausages p
Er.- Nobody has any right to ques.
ton her Esquimaux-t -tives.