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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30
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he induced General Thomas to
cooperate with him. General
Thomas ignorance of the illegal
nature of the transaction, furnished
no legal defence for him, though
morally it might be an excuse for biz
conduct. But the President who
knew this to be an illegal act cannot
excuse himself by asserting that his
co-conspirator was at the time igno.
rant Of the illegal nature of the
business on which they engaged.
The various acts of suspendine
Stanton, appointing Grant, tender.
ing the place to Sherman the pro.
motion Of the latter, and also Of
General Geo. HI. Thomas, are recited
to show that these were merely
delusions to prepare way for the
introduction into the war office of
one of his own creatures. As to the
speeches of the President, that
evidence was put in simply to show
man who could utter such words is
unfit for the Office he holds, and
designed to impair the just authority
Of Congress.
Boutwell, then took up the eleventh
article and passed in review the
action of the President on recon-
struction-laws, which he claimed
was devoted to preventing any recon-
struction Of union men on any other
plan than that which he had inaugu-
rated. His criminal ambition was to
obtain command of the War Depart
ment and of the army, and by their
combined power to control the
elections of 1868 in the ten States
not yet restored to the Union, while
with the War Department in his
hands, the Tenure of Office act
broken down, he would be able to
remove Generals Grant, Sherman, or
any other officer who stood in his
way, and all to his own personal
advantage under the circumstances
it is certain. He would secure first
the Democratic nomination, and
second the electoral votes Of these
ten States. This done, he had only
to secure enough of the States repre-
sented in Congress, and be would
defy House and Senate. Should
they attempt to reject votes of the
ten States, he would be sustained by
his friends and supported by the War
Department, by the Treasury
Department, and army and navy, and
would have been inaugurated on the
4th of March next President for
four years.
Boutwell, then detailed tho effects
of Mr.. Johnson's course as seen in
the condition of the South. Con-
trasted his case with several other
public officers who have been i'm
peachsd in this and other countries,
and appealed to the Senate to do
justice, he closed by saying his con-
viction is the triumph of law, Of
order and of Justice. / do not con-
template his acquittal, it is impossi.
bic, therefore I do not look beyond.
At four o'clock, Boutwell,, at
suggestion of Mr.. Conkling, yielded
to motion to adjourn, stating he
would occupy about an hour and
half tomorrow, and 20 Immediately
thereafter Senate adjourned.
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New York, April %.

Iowa In 1861 AND '6s.-We have
received the third number of this
Serial, published in Chicago, and
written by Mr.. J. r. Cary, formerly
of the Des Moines Register. OF
Ottumwa this veracious chronicler
says
"This is town of 5000 inhabi-
tants, situated on the Des Moines
river, aud at the junction of the
B. & NJ. and Des Moines Valley
railroads. While this was the termi-
nus of both roads, trade was very
brisk, and some exclusively whole
sale houses did heavy business. As
the roads progressed, this business
became lighter; but quite number
of wholesale houses still remain,
some of which do good business
Mr.. Cary either did know, or
should have known, before writing
US up, or rather down, that the
original city limits, under the
charter of '56, leaves ont from twelve
to fifteen hundred of our popula-
ton, and that these additions
properly belonged to the city, in
estimating its population, and that
furthermore they were admitted by
an almost unanimous vote six months
ago. Our population was more than
5000 within the old city limits, upon
which this estimate is undoubtedly
based, ut the time Mr.. Cary wrote
the article from which the above
extract was taken. and fully 1000
more than that figure. giving us
full credit for what he knew we were
entitled to.
Had he taken amy pains to be
accurate, he could have found out
that our wholesale trade, in its mag>
nitude, has been steadily increasing,
since the two railroads left us, and
that to-day it is at the lowest esti-
mate five times greater than nj that
time.
Ii his accounts of other points,
are drawn with the same care and
with as high regard for accurate
data, as this one of Ottumwa--its
business and population-then his
semi-occasional sheet mus, be
regarded as an exceedingly valuable
one--say for lining trunks or other
similar purposes.
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The Graves at AndersOnyiile Prison
Cemetery,

4
About one thousand yards north
west of the prison pen, and abou.
twelve hundred yards from the rail.
road station, is the cemetery in which
are buried $4,000 men. The first
three hundred were buried in coffins
the next 900 were covered with
boards and boughs, and from that
number to 1906 the bodies were
buried sboldier to shoulder. in
trenches about three feet deep and
six feet wide. About 1000 bodies
have been brought here from Macon,
Americas, Columbus, Eufala, Albany
and other points in tic vicinity.
The various States of the Union
are represented in the Cemetery as
follows:
Alabama, Is; Connecticut, 29l !;
Delaware, 45 District of Columbia,
IA; Illinois, 90; Indiana, 424; Iowa,
ZIG; Kansas. s.; Kentucky, 456 !;
Louisiana, 1; Maine, 232; Maryland.
1874 Massachusetts,, TIA; Michigan,
CSC; Minnesota, so; Missouri, 142
New Hampshire, al, New Jersey,
10; New York, 1886; North
Carolina, Il; Ohio, 1,074 Pennsyl-
vania, 1925; Rhode Island, IA; Ten
nessee, 780; Vermont, $40; Virginia,
279; Wisconsin, 254 Uniten States
army, 546; United States navy, 80.
Six men who murdered the sick were
hung by their comrades-they are
buried separate from the others.
Three women were discovered
among the prisoners, and were
buriod among the soldiers. Each
body in the cemetery has a num-
bered stake with regiment, &C., with
the date of death. The cemetery is
on a level piece of ground, and is in
some places soft and sinking.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Chicago, ApriI %.

In the United States District
Court, yesterday, Judge Drummond
decided the motion in the Rock
Island railroad case, which was to
discharge Tho attachment for con
tempt of Court; the motion was not
sustained on technical ground, and
the demurrer to bill was then argued.
which was continued during the
whole day, and was not concluded
when the court adjourned.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

A PEARL OF PHILOSOPHY FROM OLD
DIRTY!-Henry Clay Dean officially
announces. through the Democratic
organs of Iowa that sit has been de.
monstrated that no dog law can be
made sufficiently stringent to pre-
vent puppies from barking at gentle-
men,. Ifany man on earth knows
what a dog will and won'tdo, Dean is
the man; and his conclusion must
therefore be correct.-Reqi.ter.
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To THE CHARITABLE.-We are
requested by Mr.. J. p. Brace, Agent
Chiidren's Aid Society, to say that
he has one little orphan girl left,
some q years of age, the daughter
of a soldier killed in the field, whose
mother is also dead, for whom he
would like to secure good comfort.
able home. Enquire at Hon. E. II.
Stiles residence, where it may be
seen.
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CHAPTER lO1.

AN ACT Making Appropriations for
Payment Of Sundry Bills and Ac-
counts contracted by the Commits
sioners in the erection of the Bull
ding for Adjutant's and Quarter
master Generals Office, and for
Storage of Arms.
SECTION l. BE it enacted Jy the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of 7o,oa.-
That there be and hereby is appro-
priated, out of any moneys in the
State Treasury, the sum of one hun
dred and twenty.one dollars and sew
enty-five cents (S121.75), to pay N.
B. Baker, Adjutant General and
chairman of commission, for money
advanced as per account rendered !;
the sum Of two thousand three hun
dred and forty-two dollars and sixty
nine cents (s2.34269), or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay
Lett Il Co, for balance on iron work
for said building; the sum of two
hundred andnine dollars (s2O9.0O) to
pay S. B. Robertson the balance due
on brick work on said building; and
the sum of three hundred and fifty
three dollars and twenty-five cents
($353,25). or SO much thereof 40 may
be necessary to pay s. A. Robertson
for account of extra work done on
said building
SEC. 2. That the amount due to
said Letz & Co. shall be decided upon
by the State Auditor and Adjutant
General, and such deductions shall
bo made from said amount of coz ,342.
69), as by them may be deemed just
and equitable, and that the amount
due to S. A. Robertson, for extra
work, shall be decided upon by the
State Auditor and the Adiutant Gen
eral, and such deductions shall be
made from said amount of 1853, ,25 as
by them may be deemed just and
equitable; and that no more OF said
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

The Dubuque Times has found a
singular coincidence: 'Silas Moore.
Esq, a good landlord but an ardent
democrat, keeps hotel at Epworth.--
About two months ago his mare had
twin colts, few weeks later his
COW had twin calves, and now friend
from that city informs 10 his wife
has got twin boys Al! Of which
makes clear democratic gain of
six"
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Hon. John Baker, radical con-
gressman from Illinois, since the
impeachment managers closed their
testimony, has openly declared that
the whole thing il a mistake and a
failure. Constitution.
The joke Of the above squib is
that there is no John Baker in Cons
gress from illinois or any other
State, bnt if our KeokUk cotsmporary
means honest, radical Jehu Baker,
we'll bet him new hat that he never
made any such silly remark as the
above.
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APRIL 80, 1868

entire bar to support him, irrespec-
tive of party, and the lack of these
qualities by our candidate Col Smith
and because the latter was reputed
offensively Know Nothing in his
principles, and therefore lost many
German votes, but over and above,
and better than all other reasons, be-
cruise he didn't get votes enough.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

james Cullen, ofthis city, has re-
ceived the contract for repairing and
finishing up the shabby looking Court
House at Des Moines, for which he
is to receive S22.7OO.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

Four FAcTs.-First-The Recon-
struction law cnfranchiscs nineteen
out OF every twenty rebels and con-
fers upon them all the rights and
privileges enjoyed by the voters of
tho North. Only a few periured
leaders are excluded temporarily.
Sccond-All loyal citizens, ire
spective of color OF birthplace. are
enfranchised and empowered to pro-
tect and preserve their freedom and
rights at the ballot box.
Third-The copperheads demand
that not only shall all the rebels be
enfranchised, but that all the loyal
citizens of color shall be disfranchised
and stripped of all power of self.
protection, and turned over to the
tender mercies of the untamed rebels
to be treated and mal-treatcd accord.
ing to their will and pleasure.
Fourth-The copperheads insist
that the ten bogus State governments
OF the South created by Andrew
johnson, and never ratified by
popular vote, shall be uncondition-
ally admitted into the Uuion. and
that ten full delegations of rebels
shall be admitted into Congress.
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Gov. NEEDHAM.-The Oskaloosa
Herald regrets TO state that "Gov.
Needham is growing much weaker,
and to human appearance is drawing
near his end.n
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

JUDGE LoUGHRIDGE.-We see it
stated that Judge Loughridge, men,
Der of Congress from Iowa, will be re
nominated by his party without any
opposition. This is but lust ack-
nowledgment of Mr.. LIS eminent SER
vices in the present Congress. His
speeches on reconstruction and i'm
parchment are well considered and
forcible arguments directly to the
point. He belongs to the advanced
radical school in politics, and is II
fair exponent of the progressive re-
publican views of the people of his
State, to whom his lively interest in
whatever concerns the welfare of his
own section must also have done
much to commend him fora renomi-
nation Washington Chronicle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30

The Straits Of Mackinaw arc open
and navigation has been resumed for
the season between Lake Michigan
and the lower lakes.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-04-30
Vol. 20, No. 5
TELEGRAPHTC.

Charleston, .Agril %.
Total vote in South Carolina, so
far as reported, 35,843 majority
for the Constitution, 23, 161. Three
districts not heard from-six incom-
plete. Nothing from the North.
Carolina receipt of customs, from
April 18th to 18th, inclusive, s3.131,-
73S.
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sums hereby appropriated shall b
drawn from the State Treasury tba,
is thus decided upon by the sal,
State Auditor and Adjutant General
SEC. 3. That upon presentation O
receipts by the said Baker for s1o1
%; by the said Robertson for 5000 q,
approved by the Adjutant General
by Lett 4 Co. for the amount ap
proved by the State Auditor an,
Adjntant General not exceeding sail
~, SO; and by the said S. A. Rob
ertson for the amount approved bv
the State Auditor and Adiutant Gen
eral for extra work Of said Robest.
son, not exceeding said $353, ,25.-the
Auditor of State is hereby author
lied to draw his warrant on the
Treasury for the amounts as above
specified due to each of the above
named individuals.
Section 4. This Act being deemed
ofpublic Importance, shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication in tho Iowa State Regis.
ter and the Iowa Statesman, newsna.
pers published at Des Moines. Iowa
Approved April z, 1863.
| hereby certify that the foreeo.
ing Act took effect by publication. as
required in Section 4 thereof on the
sth day of April A. D. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, secy Of State.
CHAPTER 81.
An Act to legalize the plat of the
Town of Sabula in Jackson conn.
ty, Iowa, and to legalize all con.
veyances of lots hereafter made.
by the number oflots and blocks
as now specified in said plat.
Section l. Be it enacted bv the
General Assembly of the State Of
Iowa, That the survey and plat of
the town of Sabula, jackson county.
and State Of Iowa, made and CON-
pleted on the 10th day of February.
1868, by A. 9. Sampson, county sur
veyor OF said county, and filed for
record in the offfco of the recorder of
SAID county, on tho 21st day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1868, at 8 O'Clock a. m.
and recorded in book "En Of
town lots, on pages 144, ., @, Y and
q, be and the same ale hereby legal
lied, and declared to be legal and
binding upon all parties concerned:
and that said plat and the record
thereof, are hereby lcgalized and de.
clared to be a legal plat and record.
the same as fsaid survey, plat and
record had been made in every mar.
tlcnlar as required by law.
Sec. 2. That all conveyances here
tofore made, Of any lots in said town.
by the number of lots and blocks as
shown on said plat, are hereby legal.
lied and declared legal and binding
upon all parties az if legal plat
like the one mentioned and described
IN section |, ofthis act, and had. been
on record in said county, at the time
such conveyances were made.
Sec. 3. This act being deemed Of
immediate Importance shall take eff.
ect and be in force from and after it's
publication in the Iowa State Regis
ter and Iowa National Platform
newspapers published at,Des Moines,
Iowa, without expense to the State.
Approved March 81, 1868.
! hereby certify that the foregoing
act took effect by publication as re.
quired in Section 3 thereof on the
4th day Of April, 1868.
ED. WRIGHT, Sec'y ofState.
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Thomas is Secretary Of War a0 in.
terim and Stanton ad iafnit'tm.
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London, April "a.

In the House of Commons, this
evening, Lord Stanley, in reply to
question, admitted that the Emperor
of Russia has made secret proposals
to the British government with
regard to the Cretan difficulty, but
which, without the consent of Gar
could not properly be made public
The plain solution of the reply that
the proceedings, looking to the
independence of Crete, which the
sublime porte will not conccdc with
out compulsion, is policy, which, it
is impossible for Great Britain to
pursue.
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Richmond. April "a

General Schofeld issued an order
this morning, that, Congress having
made no appropriation to defray
expenses of election in Virginia, for
ratification or rejection of Constitu-
tion, the election will not take place
June I'd, unless Congress makes an
appropriation before that date. IF
the election does not take place on
that day, Congress will establish a
later day of which notice will be
given.
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Dublin, April "a.

Prince of Wales embarked for
England to-day. Before sailing he
gave dinner on the Royal Yacht.
There were about forty guests
present, and the utmost good feeling
and enthusiasm prevailed.
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Nashville, April "a.

Governor Brownlow, at request of
the candidates for Congress, has con-
sented to postpone the election until
November, and will issue a procla
nation to that effect.
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ORDERS SOLICITED.
Burlington. Y. r. 25.

burlington, V. L. 70.
A Collision occurred between the
Mail and Freight train last p. IN,
near Bethel, on the Vermont Central
r. r. killing Mr.. Hazard, baggage
master, and injuring Mr.. Webster
the engineer.
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Paris, April "a.
Dispatches received from various
ports of Spain, to-day, report disor-
ders as being repressed.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07

RETURN oTA SCOUTING PARrY.-s Saturday last, Lieutenant Curtis and about % men Inf Co., l., Eighth Cav, returned to Fort Wbin. pc alter nine day's scout through the moun- 'aln'' m search of Johnny Apache, whom. we are M sorry to have to state, they did not find. The command started from Walnut Grove without guide, coursed around and thropyb the foothills and mountains between tbe hassayampa, Oak and Humbug creeks. as- cehded the mountain near Pine Flat where. being unacquainted with the country. they lost their way, but soon got out and wound around the Bradshaw Mountain until tbev reached the Agua Frio, which stream they crossed. After examining closely for sign. and seeing none, they re-crossed the river. struck up toward Big Bug creek and return ed again to the llassayampa, without recom- pense for their hard scout, except that of hay ing done their duty. Somewhere in the vi- cinity of Oak Creek, footprints of two little Indians were seen. At the time the party were making this scout, the redskins were on this side of the mountain, playing the Old Harry with us.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07
TIn '@e> SA(iner.

Dp. J. x. McCANDLEss.-By reference to ,a, advertising columns it will be seen that ,i. gentleman has opened an office in the ..ore of Allen X White, on Montezuma street. |, few doors south of the MINER office, and ,. he proposes Co follow his profession in thi, county. our people should know something about him: therefore, we can inform them ,lat Dr. McCandlcss is a regular medical ,-aduatc, having received a diploma from rercr,on Medical College, Philadelphia. Du. ring the late war he served in the Northern ,rny a- Surgeon, with the rank of Major. II, was stationed at Camp Lincoln, in this county, for long time and until an unfortu
 nate accdcnt-which came near destroyiuo Che sight of both his cycs-bcfcl him. he .s-ycd in that capacity. He has lately re- turned from San Francisco whither he went t5 have something done for his eyes and to reign his commission in the army, which he did. and now returns here, confident that from his experience as n physician both in and out of the army, he is fully competent to treat, successfully, the ills which flesh is heir
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07

CANi be possible that there are to be found in this Territory, Americans or Mexicans so base as to sell or give Indians powder and lead ' If so, hanging them would bo a mild punishment. A letter recently received by us from a citizen of Arizona City states. pos 'tVeIy, that he recently saw, in possession of an Indian, sir ems g po,eder. There i. law agalnst giving Indians powder and lead. and the authorities of Yuma county should exam me into this matter, and find out the william or williams who furnish Indians ammunition with which to kill our people and put him or them through for it.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07

PuT OUR FooT IN IT AGAIN.--Last week. we stated in an item, that Lieutenant Som erhy and his gallant little company (L, Of the oth cayalryl' had, few days previous, sue cecded in killing few more Indians Well, the Indians were killed, as stated, but not by L. Company. B. Company, commanded by Lieutenant Somerby, was and is the company that reconstructed the brutes. An error of thi, kind anDoys us just as much as it doe, the gallant troopers Of B, who have made for themselves a noble record in hunting down and destroying the enemies of their race
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07

Mn FELAND and another man arrived in town from Kirkland and Skull Valleys We'd nesday evening. No Indians had been seen in the valleys for some time past, but Mr. John Robinson (Uncle Rob- thought he heard them "coyotteing' around every night. Game was plenty in the foothills, and the farmers were living on fat venison. Lieut.. Weston had passed down through the valleys, on his way to Camp MoPherson, to bring his company II, of the l4th, to Fort Whipple. When Mir Feland left, the people of those valleys had not heard of the recent murders committed by the Indians on this side of the raugc.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-07

0rR NEw POSTMASTER When boy we dotted upon new things, and have always loved change in almost everything save re- ligon and politics. Need we say, then, that we are pleased with the powers that be. for making the long wished for change in Post masters at this place. We think not AL most every body in this vicinity is, and why should not wei The new Postmaster's poll. ties do not suit us neither did the old P Ms but politics aside, we believe Geo. W. Bar nard, although Republican, viii deal square y with men of all parties, attend to his busi ness, be honest and conscientious in the dis charge of his duties, and not undertake to rskc fortune out Of the office, in year f he does this, our people will soon regain
 - confidence in Uncle Samuels mail, and p.ronize It as of yore.