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yapderbilt's economy doesn't please
everybody on the New York Central.
One sarcsstic individual suggests, as
an additional regulation, that "any
enginear caught bis hair with oil tax
on ffum the locomotive axles win be
fined 4c5. and HE watch confiscated.
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Anna bIcxrssos's Lrcruar.-All

ANNA bIcKISsos's LEcruRE.--Alt
peruons Tho desire reserved seats to
the Leo BE of Miss Anna &. Dickin-
son, "a home on here on tho evening
Of the 10th proximo, will call at
Mess Taylor, Blake 4 Co.'s, whore
they lAve . diagram Of the Hall, and
ssls@ such seats IS they perfer.-
Ticl - for the body Of the Hall to
be "a Sat any Of the drug or book
sto, in the city at fifty cents each.
Re&ryed seats one dollar.
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SUDDEN DHArH.-Nrs. Hardesty,
wife Of Thomas Hardesty, one ofour
oldest and most respectable citisens,
living seven miles north Of this city,
died this morning after q short illness,
Of bilious colo.
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aTaY lT ~BUT 0Nu1-rHE GIANT
plss," refsrs 70 the manner in which
1isesss il uncercmoneouLy handled
~ Ds. ]. W. Polands White Pine
Conpound. Coughs colds, throat
and lung Infections and III diseases Of
thA bladder and kidnsys yield 70 this
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TURNER's BALL.-The ball given
last night by tho German Turnverein,
the proceeds ofwhich are to apply to-
wards paying the indebtedness rest
ing on their Hall, was pleasant, and
successful affair. The Hall was quite
comfortably filled, thelLdies were fair,
and the mon gallant the music by
Carl Swabkey's band was faultlsss !:
the entertainment was gotten up by
Mrs Heinrich, Mrs Rnmer, and tho 9th.
or ladies ofthe society, VISA everything
that the most fastidious appetite could
desire while hilarious fun and ex-
treme good order which our German
friends know 90 well how to combine
on those occasions, reigned supreme,
until the party dispersed at an early
hour this morning.
The affair was satisfactory in pc
cuniary point Of view, having panned
out over one hundred dollars above
expenses.
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AMERICAN
Waltham Watches,

The true value OF Machinery applied 10
Matchmaking u not that BY its use
Watches are made rapidly, but that they
are made correctly. Very few peopie
know whya Waltham Watch should be
superior to any other. In the first place,
ut Wnltham the .tHsch " regarded AS only
. machine, TO be constructed like any
other machine, OH mechanical principles.
II the watches are good, IL is because the
machinery is good. Ofcouvse there must
be no defect III the principle or plan OF the
movement--nO mistake Iva The sixes or
shapes OF the pieces of which il IL compos-
ed--nothing wlnting in their properties,
and no error in their positions. There
points once thoroughly settled, il rests
wholly with the machinery, constructed
with Infinite diversity Of form ana function
expressly for the purpose, 10 produce the
finished pieces. By means Of multiplying
gliages and fnic roscopes, tests and inspet-
ton for the detet'tion of weaF in the cut
ting Tools, and for faults aud flaws in steel
or stone are made 10 accompany the work
In every stage from beginning to end. As
9 necessary result. the watch goes togeth:
q Perfect machine. Every part Is found
10 ft properly IN its place, Every pin
may be pushed TILL II pinchcs, and every
screw turned home. Instead OF n sluggish
and feeble action, the baiance. even under
the pressure of the lightest uainspring.
vlOfot00 with wldeanu Tree motion. und
the beat has the clear ringing sound AL
characteristic efthe Waitham Watch. The
machine is a timekeeper from the start. q
This system III matchmaking Ia I'M
kinwliin foreign countries, and Is entire
~ origihsl With ths -Naitham Company.
The Gn..s:,ury claim that by il they pro-
d.Ece wairhes That cannot lie eauaiisd for
every quality wliicl: makes q watch va,u.
able. simple In pan anu correct In prlp4
ciple, the movement is not only Icaniiftii
" finished. substantial, accurate and
ctlenp but q uniform in The minntest de-
tails, NOT easily damaged, and when re-
paired always ~ good as new. There are
different grades OF finish in The different
varieties ofwatchps iaads by the walshs,n
Company, ~ these are different SIZES and
shape to suit all tastes and means; l,nt
every Watch bears the genuine trade,
mark of"wAhTuAM IL gnarfant.otl 10 t,,,
ghod one, and nobody is.h h,s.said 10
buy II,
ai lS,a,s fwhs fr,,a Hfraa,ci
n Fs'r sale lay al. firsl sInss dealers IN he
United States. anil british Provinces
Z For fur.sicr information address the
Agents.
R0Hisay. Il APPLETON.
- Broadway, New York.
Nov 9S-I.G,r
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A New Yorker, travelling in Texas,
was stripped by robbers. Proposing
. game Of "seven-up,' in which he
started with . promissory note Is
stakes, he won back all his valuables,
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Special Notices.
Road. Read.

The antlsrslgnesl ~ prepared to paint
Portraits in OH Coiors, in the latest styles
Life Size. or any size desirable, at low fig-
ures. Persona having small pictures OF
deceased friends, wishing to have them
enlarged and csaered lifs like, give nae.a
call aud not entertain tho absurd nntiCn
that nothing can be scpe right unle16 II
u done IN the EaSf. Give me chance
and I can do y we'll and much cheaper.
Card Photography, Ambrotypes ana
Gems taken on dhOft notica.
Main 81. Ottumwa Iowa.
d3mwiy. n. NUNAMAKER.
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Total
Lots
$9,s22 90
1891 90
sl2, O13 100


Agrssn 'pn, who had never before
seen 8 steamboat, fell through the
hatchway down into the hold of one,
and being unhurt, loudly expressed
his surprise -. We'll if the darned
thing amt holleri"
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1~<A 01zG- s3410MHUIH--fnR- Eab,
ruary has the following CONTENTS
Does 1t Pay to Smoker By James
Parton. George Silverman's Expla..
nation. Part II. By Charles Dick
ems. characteristics Of Genius. BY
Rev. F. n. Hedge. Orion, q poem; :
Week in Sybaris, BY Rev. E. E. Hale,
author Of "The Nan without q Coun-
try" The Victim, by Alfred Tenny-
son. Beaumont and Fletcher, Mas.
singer and Ford. by Edwin P. Whip
pie. Flotsam and Jetsam, Part H.
d. Molke's Friends; Part II, by DIR.
I. |. Hayes. The Romance Of certain
Old Clothes, BY Henry James, Jr.-
The Meeting, poem, by John G..
Whittier. Four Months on the Stage.
The Destructive Democracy. The
Encyclopedias, BY John G. Rosen-
garten. Reviews aud Literary No
tees. Ticknor 4 Fields, Publishers,
Boston.
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER
CRY ITEMS.


HoRRIBLE CALANIrY---Mr. Phelps
Of Competing township, has just CIV
on u all the particulars Of the most
terrible and sickening affair that ever
occurred in this county.
Il seems that the house of Mr..
Howdyshell near Capt. McReynolds
in Competine Township being a story
and half frame building, caught fire
on Tuesday morning last, just before
day from, asst is snppossd, some ashes
that had been carelessly left in q
shed part Of the building. Mr.. II.
was not At home, but the house was
occupied 1t the time BY Mrs. H. and
her family, besides, a young lady
some eighteen or twenty, a sister Of
Mr. H.'s named Carrie Howdyshell.
The house was enveloped with
flames before its inmates were arous-
ID. Mrs. H. escaped badly burned,
with two children, while the young
lady and two Of the children aged
respectively Ave and three perishe(
in the flames. The noble girl la
her life in her heroic efforts to e.
the children.
Their bodies. were finally rccoy
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shern1 : aptured.

The gay and I've Jeremy Dds
dler, who man 80 successfully to
relieve the ational Bank and
Geo. W. Dev four hundred and
flf,y dollars who accomplished
tho scductid the pretty waitress
At the aRa II" and then eloped
with her. hose brilliant exploits
| Il tha ~, zoe line wo had an ac--
oount IN days paper, was pur-
| sued bv hal Wood and Devin to
| Fort NJ j, captured Friday night,
brouob K here on Saturday night,
and + safely csconced in the
Bedw ate Derby Hotel. Of the
crose ed persuasion, where it is
prol he viii find time to runin-
atei : leisure, upon the profandity
| Of smark that
brc's many . slip
swixt the cup and the lip
nat 'eThe best laid schemes O.
and men gang aft aglce."
lajor Wood informs us that he rot
.he chaps track at Mt. Pleasant,
ding Of course, that he had taken
10 girl out of the school.
Prof Bedding, who got ON the train
with Sherman, was frightened of by
threats, and Q timely exhibition Of
pistols. At New London the guilty
,air got of and went BY private con-
1eyance to Fort Madison, where they
arrived only FIVE hours in advance Of
he Major, who found them quietly in
BED sound asleep, after their fatiguing
Quincy. To the girls credit they
we're very properly occupying sepa-
ate rooms
They, had spent over half the mon
y, but the girl had about two hun
1red dollars Of it on her person ana
he funniest thing of the whole trans
action was the foot race between an
,fficer Of the bank and Sherman's At
;orney, from the Jail to her room al
he ::Ottumwa House, when it was
ound out that she had q portion Of
;he money. In this instance the su-
perior speed and bottom Of the Bank
,flcer triumphed over the Attorneys
lime about one second. Out Of deli
,acy we withhold the names of the
parties who made this extraordinary
burst ofspced for the the present.
The preliminary trial will come off
,efore Esquire Blake tomorrow.
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ESTRAy COW e CAI4F.-Taken up by
Lewis Roberts Of Washington tip, Wapelle
CO., Iowa, Dee. II, 1868. a cow and calf
Cow ! to IL years old. Dark red; some
white on the bnck and belly bush oftail
whitei Drop Off the teft ear, and eplit IL
the same; under bit Ia the right. Calf .
bull; dark red; hack and belly whitel
some white In the forehead; two months
old, Both appraised ut so.
L. NJ. COOLEY.
ottnmwa, Jan. Ia. '6S-w2tl Clerk.
Travis Of Centre tp., wapella CO., Iowa,
Dec, l, 1857, one COW, three years old, red
color, some white ON the belly and tail,
left horn has been broken OF and grown
o' ''' L. X. GoD PRS,ss Clerk n 70 5: q.
ian aw-2t
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CIRCULAR,
STATE OF Iowa,
ADJuTAHr GENFnAL's OF1sGE.
Des Moines, Jan. IL, ,6S.

ApJuTAHT GENFnAL's OF1soE.
Des Moines, Jan. ls. '6s.
raIsStsn a. q M any y
guidion that formerly belonged to
an lows Regiment, 10 requested to depoe-
Il the Same IN the Adjutant- Generals on
Ice at Des Moines,
Any information in relation to auy flag
OF the kind above described, not already
deposited,in the Adjutant- Generals Office
will be thankfully resolved.
n. D. BAKER,
Adjutant- General and Acting q, NJ. Gen.
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AcxsowLnDaHMENrs Sedesirs TO
express our special til y to Dr.. @.
G. Warden, Joseph nbers, Geo.
". Bowen, FL. Hui 3, J. H. Nor
IN . Co, Wolf, Car Ter 1 Co, and
D. Hatun& Co, for cnpt and liber-
Alihvors during the stweek, n snip.
port Of our sh0rts B establish and
maintain 6rst-clq iaily paper, in
Ottumwa. These ntlemen seem to
understand and Z rcciate the fact,
tAAt che maintsn e Of . good daily
with I'll the iatsa ispatches is inn
porsant not onlyb themselves, but
q the reputatiq ind welfare Of the
city, and hay acted accordingly.
Wkils many q rs have done their
whole duty all Dstime, il is a lamen-
table net THAI greater number more,
largely intere Sd in our cities growth
aad basinsss, bundantly able to do
60, who boas b strangers about the
fhcs thst OF nwa has two daily pa
psrs, have Z contributed ono cent
towards th Maintenance ofthe CoM-
Ter excspt borrow il Of their neigh
bors to rel In henams ofthe poet
n hrsn, why 10 this thus 2
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a GRRAT ONE HORBE PLAYi!
In three Powerful Acts!!!
frslslJ (Hah-I) Csnsiy, an Farce.
Ais Well that Ends Well III
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY.

The principal character in this
powerful drama, that has 80 intensely
agitated the denizcns Of our quiet
city during the space Of one mortal
week past, and which started out IS
a promising tragedy, but which has
Just terminated in q roaring farce !,
was the redoubtablc C.sS. Sherman;
he Of tho exquisite kids. the invinci-
bic presence, the adorable figure, the
captivating manners, the love Of q
moustachc, the model church goer
and the irresistible stormer Of the
hearts Of the faircst flower Of the cui-
sine department of the "Bsllingall."
The readers Of the CoURIER are al.
ready acquitted with his arrival
here, and his olcaginons expIoits; how
he managed to insinuate himself into
the confidence and affections Of the
aforesaid gushing damscl, and also
how he diddled Dcvin and the Bank
ont Of four hundred and fifty dollars,
and then his evacuation to parts un-
known together with his i,,aasorata.
The next scene in this thrilling
drama shifts us to the fight of the
swindler and girl; the hurrying to-
apd-ffo il hot haste Of the deludcd
victims the rapid pursuit the sub
ordination Of the telegraph north,
south, west, to the ends Of Justice |;
their capture at Fort Madison their
return to Ottumwa, and the establish
ment Of the seductive Sherman in the
-'Deuweli," as.d, auatiy, slIc unparNl-
leled toot-race from the jail TO the Ot-
tnmwa House between the champion
racer OF the Bank and the fleet footed
attorney Of Sherman, when the blood
and bottom Of the bank champion
triumphed in that desperate nip-and-
tuck encounter.
The last scene of all in this strange,
eycntful story, IL the arraignn,ent Of
the supposed to-be culprit before 4
supposcd.to-be outraged law /; the die.
covery at an oppOrtine time that
obtaining $4,000 on false prstences
was MT so great an offence after all,
provided the culprit was young, ac-.
complished and fascinating especial
" so if he happened to have plenty
OF baggage, and was suffering with
tuhGrc!er consumption; the arrival
Of his baggage, the copteptsof which
seemed to pan out sufficient to molly
tho feelings of the outraged parties
and to close the eyes Of the officers
Of the law and, finally, his liberation
from durancc vile, whore he had been
foully confined for ever 40 many NOR
tai hours!
Finale i; Sherman rc,cstablished
at his old "porish" at the head Of the
table at the Bsllingall" the obser
we'd Of all observers and cock Of the
walk generally emerging from this
exploit with fne experience that
viii be Of great value tohim hereafter
in re-enacting this performance on
some other equally gullible commu.
nifty, the only sufferers in this case
hang An outraged law, and
q patient long suffering public. LET
us pRnY
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ST0LRN.--A woman stole two
shAwls worth eight dollars each, yes.
terday, from Sam. Gossage. She was
pursued by Sam. captured and turn
ed over to the authorities and ccnfin-
ed in jail, where she will in all proba.
bility remain, until the next term Of
the District Court 10 May. She hav-
ing only stolen two shawls to keep
her warm, and neither being young
handsome or dying with simulated
consumption. Sich b life!
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Magnolia Water.--A delightful tol
let article-superior to Cologne and
at half the price.
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USE GARDENERS Rheumatic Compound.
It is one Of the greatest Blood Purifiers In
the known worldl It Graduates all impu-
rites Of the blood from the whole system.
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RECORDED SALES OF REAL ESTATE IN
WAPELLo COUNTY FOR WEEK
ENDING JAN. Is, 1868.
d. w. TowRR, Recorder.
LOTS.

AOlSs
] Ray toJ Mummert, lot s,
b "a, Eddyville, $3.50 on
I'M True to 3 ] McPherin,,
lot 8, b SO, Eddyville, 700 OF
81 Berdan to ] Todd, lot 8,
b 80, Eddyville, 81 '0(
r n Harlan to II G Dixon,
. ct lot 800, Ottumwa, 400 0t
g F Blake to J Tobin, lets 10
and II, b II, Rlake's add OFT. 800 OF
same to ] Konantz, lot
8, b 10, Blake's add. OFT. Ego ~
s2,3sl 90
LAND.
J Myers to J Dickson, 81 8
. v v. sec u, tip ", Is, 2S7 90
i Rowley to ] Dickson, s ct
sec 33, tp So, r IL, $500 90
Z ] Skinner to T Eyre, n W
n Q, sec IL, and 81 W sc
sec "a, tip II, IA, 1900 90
= Orr to J NJ Slagle, 81 Sc
sec 8, tp II, IA, 240 90
b Eller to G Eller, swnw,
sec 10, tp %, IL, 400 90
VIM Ruckman to IL A Par
9 VS. ", sec 10, and Eta in 8
wsw, see 3 tp ~, Q IL, 1000 90
81 s Hall to W Blanchard, 30
acres in VT and 10a in
" q ., sec Is, tp a., IL, 1000 90
J Young to A ] Brown, WI
5 sec 8, tp II, ria, s7s 90
E 6mails to G B Webb, 88a
in ssc's I, II and 10, tp72,
II $50 90
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A house and lot situated on the ,,nrner Of
Jefferson and Fifth Streets; ioi SDx 1913; Tie
house ~ stone and brick. twoSt,rieS; good
cistern and outhouses. situation pleasant,
and not over five minn,cs wuik to Posi-
ONCE.
ofthe Court House. For particulars en-
quire OF VIZ. Malone. OF Of n. y. MUssel-
man. at this Office. HH
Jan. Is, 1s6S-d,sw4w fs
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PlasoNAI. - Senator hamilton
came home on Friday y on :
lssvs ofabsence to after TO some
important business in CD He res
turns to his post Of dut1 might.
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Gardiusrs Compound IL = certain, safe
and permanent OuFs Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ralgia, and all impurities Of the Blood.
jan30'8Swly

The AsPINwALL FAMILY.--We have
already stated in previous issue thst
this Family will give one ftheir vo-
cal and instrumental concerts at Tay-
lor 4 Blake's Hall, on Tuesday even-
ing, Feb. 4th. In addition to what
we then said, we wish to call the At
tention of our readers to the follow
ing: The troupe consists Of Fannie,
Nellie Charlie and Fred-all Of them
No. performers. Charlie and Fred
are especially distinguished for their
good taste in tha comic and Nellie
[arrs. Hanaman) excels as q soprano
singer These facts are ksown to
all our old citizens, and we state them
only for the benefit of new comers.--.
Lady Fannie (Mrs. Capt. Stuart) be-
gan playing the violin when she was
only six years Of age; and two years
later, viz: in 1851, was presented with
a magnificent violin by the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, at Boston, for
the skill which she had attained in
the use of that instrument when only
eight years old. She is the only
American female who has attained
excellence in the performance upon
the violin; and, at the time of Camilla
Urso's first visit to this country, she
was pronounced fully that lady's
equal. We may further state, that in
place ola chair which Mrs. Stuart
formerly used as violin supporter,
she now uses an instrument construc-
ted somewhat after the principle of
the Acolian Harp, BY meansof which
the harmonies ofthe violin are inten-
sified and protracted. We are told
this is great novelty. The Family
have been for several weeks rehears-
ing preparatory TO making > tour
through the principal cities Of the
State, and If our citizens wish TO know
how well they can do. they must not
fail to come ont and hear Thorn next
Tueadav nipht
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CHRISTMAS DoINGs.

SuFtobutus tIecn are ilOt cOulluOuy
but ] SAW some ornamented with gilt
foil, white and pink streamers,
oranges, toys and candies. Every
one puts holly and ivy about the win
dows and among the brasses on the
mantle-piece, and boys and girls go
round singing tho samo carols as Of
yorc, and very pretty It's to hear
many Of them. Tho children come
in duos and trios Of rosy chubby
faces, and 90 away beaming with
the gladEcss that they sing, when
some pennies and perhaps somc ap-
Piles and nuts are dropped into their
hands. Some recite the craelties Of
the cruoifxion, some the birth Of the
Saviour, and of the meek Mother,
and how and where the birth took
place; and the chorus was:-
aThen let us be merry,
Send sorrow away;
For Jesus our Saviour
Was born on this day
A very old chorus that jingles in
my ears yet, renewed from the mem
orics Of youth, is:
ssGod rest you, merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay;
Remember Christ, our Saviour,
Was born on Christmas day.
ssChrist was born in Bethlehem,
Hark, the herald angels sing
and many others are aapg, Same
tunes and words rs are evidence Of
the indispositionto change. ! may
mention that ! see vyses old spell
ing book little in use; the same
grammers, ETC., are popular. Moore's
almanac is the same thing, with its
dim prophecies, It's yague wisdom,
"a rainfalls. It's characters 'nd,sryla
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informed, before he got half through,
that he could have just twenty min.
utes to get out of that town, and he
agreed to do it If the twenty minutes
were made twenty dollars! And it
was agreed. He then dropped the
grand heroical style and went for In
jun Moal, which has gratificd the
world ever since, and viii crafty an
immense throng at the Court House
on Friday evening.
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CHAR.LEsT TON
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 1e, 1858.
Up and Register.

The registration lists are about to be re-
opened, and every man in the State who has
not registered, and is qualified, should now
90 up and inscribe his name. Every day
shows more fully the importance of possess
sing tAe right to vote, and, although the
military test of registration may soon be
removed, every man should place himself
in position to cast vote, at any elections
held under military authority, against an
archy and disorder and in favor of progress
and quiet.
If the white people of Charleston will
register to man, if they will show the
same anxiety to be qualified voters that is
shown by the colored people, they will pos
ssss voting power which will be of great
value at the elections which may be held in
June. Registration costs nothing, and it
makes certain the right to vote. When the
new constitution is in force every man will
have the right to vote, but until that time is
at hand no man should fail to register.
Nor should there be any delay because
the books will be open for five days. The
first day is the best day, and the fifth day
the worst. Every moment of procrastination
is fraught with risk. There is duty to be
done and it should be done at once.
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would soon have been removed from his place,
if he had not forestalled this action by res'g-
nation" =
The Secretary of the Navy, in reply to q
Congressional inquiry, reports that over three
hundred United States naval vessels have been
sold since the close of the war. Many or
these vessels were captured from the rebels.
In some cases, where these captured vessels
we're small and would not pay the expenses
Of adjudication in prize court, or were too
unseaworthy to be sent to such court for ad-
judication, they were taken into the service
and used, without compensating the captors.
The Secretary says the United States Govern
ment acquired no title to captured vessels, ex-
cepting by purchase from the courts, and pay
ment in the same way as if the vessels were
bought from private Individuals. The pay
ment Of prize money is made from the pro-
ceeds of sales of captured vessels and other
prize property, whether it be sold to the
United States or to individuals, after the pro-
perty is condemned.