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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-14
Des Moines Items.

We CLEAN from the Register that
VIM. Clifford, an employee of the G.
R. LIZ P. r. r. in attempting to
couple train slipped and fell under
the wheels and was cut in twain and
instantly killed, in that city yester-
day morning; also that Freddy, child
of Archy Williams, was fearfully, and
supposed to be mortally burnt by his
clothes catching fire in the absence
of his mother; also that John Carroll
whilom of Ottumwa, the popular
land lord Of the "Des Moines House"
has been wined and dined and speech
fled by Hi Hatch, and that he is go
ing to build hundred room hotel in
that city this year; also that the Des
Moines people are moving Tor the
State Fair, which we hope may sue
coed; also that Gov. Cues Vegeta-
bic College Directors, are in conclave
in that city, the President A. S.
WEIGH, of Michigan being absent
representing Florida in the United
States Senate, and lastly but not
Ieastly clip the following gamy
squib.
"Some huntsman who don't know
the Iowa law.book by heart may
save S25 by our telling him that it is
q Unable offense to kill deer in Iowa
after Dec. 31st. Deer hunting of
this kind is over for this winter, but
the other s,rt of dears have to look
out for themselves the whole year
round" ~
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st. Louis & Ottumwa.

Gov. Fletcher, of Mo-, in his annual
message, has the following encoura-
ging statement of our North and
South Railroad connection
THE NORTH MISSOURI RAILROAD.
"The act passed at the last session
ofthe General Assembly for the sale
Of the claim ofthe State against the
North Missouri Railroad was fully
complied with by the company in
every respect. The sum of two hum
dred thousand dollars in the bonds OF
the State was paid to the State Treas
urer within the time limited by the
first section Of the act, the bond, with
security, for five hundred thousand
dollars, and the bond for one hundred
thousand dollars required by the sec.
ond section of the act, were given and
approved. The transfer was made
by me, as directed by the same section
Of the law. The road was completed
and cars were running over it to the
Iowa State line within nine months
after the passage of this act, and the
West Branch was completed and
trains of cars were passing over it to
Kansas City within one-halfthe time
limited by the law. Work on the
bridge across the Missouri river at
st. Charles has progressed and is be-
ng rapidly pushed. The main line
# this road is now extended several
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From Washington.

D. K Dcgg, Washington CORES
pondent Fairfield Ledger, says Of A.
Us message:
1T was printed in Brick pomeroy's
Nav York Democrat eight hours be-
fore my other paper. 1t would thus
sesnAt fltst glance that Andy had
chossaa new official organ. There
are those, however, who confess hard
~ TO nndeEstAnd whether Brick had
,cunhingly anticipated tho publication
Of the Presidents message, or wheth-
or Andy had palmed one of Bricks
leaders on to q credulous public as
his annual message
And Of tho Cabinet the following /:
Grants cabinet seems to worry
everybody, and newspaper cores
pondents in particular. II has been
suggested to give the whole thing
into the hands of the Wash burnes, It
being generally supposed that there
is enough OF that family, including
relatives by marriage, to make up
the Cabinet and fiji the fifty.three
thousand Offices at the disposal Of
General Grant, as soon as he shall
have been inaugurated. We are not
especially partial to the Washburnes,
believing that in Donnellys airing Of
them, there is more sstruth than
poetry" The Washington cores
pondence of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, in hisspeculations about Cabinet
and other matters, says Forney,-
John Wants foreign appoint
ment, and advises that ahe be sent to
Denmark, there always being some
thing rotten in that country, and
plenty Of water for ducks" The sug-
gestion is good, and we recommend
is to Gen. Grants attention"
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Gigantic Steal.

lessee L. Williams, Of Indiana,
ono of the Government Directors Of
tho Union Pacific Railroad; and a
practical engineer Of great skill ard
experience, raakcs an official commu-
nications to the Secretary Of the In
terror, whereby he shows that by a
species Of hocus-pocus huggernug-
gering, the principal stockholders,
are the principal contractors in that
great enterprise, and that they have
already cleared ST ,822,2 7o.
Congress cannot too soon, or too
thoroughly ventilste this gigantic
steal, and if the operation brushes
any of our political idols, let them
60 to pow der. @
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Mark Twain on Connecticut
Names.

Mark Twain writes q hun. orous
letter about the inexplicable dupli-
cation, and re-duplication and gencr-
al classification Of Connecticut town
names. He has the following hard
one on Haddam
"In this connection they tell a story
ofa stranger who was coming up
the Connecticut river, and WAS trying
his best to sleep; but every now and
then the boat would stop, aad q man
would thrust his head into the room.
First he sang out "Haddam and
then east Haddam r. and then
"Haddsm Neck r and then "North
Haddaml' and then ssGreat Haddam!"
Little Haddan |" "Old Haddam 7"
"New Haddam r. "Irish Haddam 1"
"Dutch Haddam l" "Haddam- Had
dam |" and then the stranger jumped
out ofbed, all excited, and says, "rm
. Methodist preacher, full Of grace,
and forty years In service without
gxile I'm . meek and lowly Chris
tian but d-n these Haddams I
wish the devil had 'cm Isay!"
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Negro Suffrage.

e. The Davenport Gazette is lectur.
ing the Gate city, and over its Shout
ders other Iowa Republican papers
in the saime boat, for opposing Negro
Suffrage in 1865.
Now let the Gazette lainpoon ma
ture for not making an infant 90 that
it can digest SOW belly and beans, 90
readily as the tactical fluid from IT.
mothers breast, and it will be con.
sistent.
Thegreat number Of Republicanswho
were opposed to Crossing Fox River
until they came to it," and who were
not in favor Of Negro Suffrage a. .
party shibboleth, until the people
were so educated - to adopt il, most
certainly entities them to some con-
sideration from those even who were
born giants, and who knew from the
start, that the COW would gobble the
grind stone.
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Though the dead are soon forgot

Though the dead are soon forgot
ten, we trust there are still many
friends of the late Gen. Charles G..
Halpine who will hear with . melan.
choly satisfaction that the income OF
tho Registers Office, which, through
the intervention Of Gems. Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan, and other friends,
was secured to his widow and or
phans,ha amounted to fully $751; 900;
all of which has Injured directly to
their beneat-Gen. Patrick b. Jones,
who received the Office from Gov.
Fenton, declining to accept any frec
ton of the proceeds. This amount,
added to what was left by Gen. Hal
pine, mainly in the form OF q house
but partially paid for, secures to the
widow and her six minor children
(only two of them boys, and they
the fourth and sixth in years. the
means ofkeeping the wolf from the
door. We are sure that thousands
who never met Gen. Halpine, with
all who personally knew him, will
hear this with pleasure.-N. X Trib
une.
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LoUaHRIDaE.

"Potomac," the versatile and we'll
informed Washington correspondent
ofthe Muscatine Journal has the fol-
lowing complimentary sketch Of our
member Of Congress.
"Among those members OF the
lower house Of Congress who are
rising to distinction, and who take in
the situation at . glance, is the Hon.
William Loughridge of the Fourth
District Of our State. Mr.. Lough-
ridge was born in Youngstown, Ohio,
July II, 1927, and is therefore about
forty years Of age. He may be con-
sidered in the prime of life. After
receiving reasonable degree OF edu-
cation he applied himself to the study
ofthe law and after graduating COM
menced practice at Mansfeld, Ohio.
In 1852 he pulled up stakes and re-
moved to the Hawkeye State. He
was member ofthe State Senate in
1857-'5S-'59 and CO.. In 1861 he
was elected Judge Of the Sixth Judi~
cial Circuit and served in that capac
ity until January, 1867, when he was
elected to the Fortieth Congress,
beating Mackey over six thousand
votes. As legislator, he is plain
and practical. If he doe. not possess
the power to make great oratorical
fourishes, which characterize the
public career Of some men, he amply
makes up for it by his common sense
arguments, plain, unvarnished truths.
Unlike some we wot of, he don't
"talk great deal with his mouth
he isn't troubled with the lip diar-
rh9a, and don't speak when he has
nothing to say. That is q fault too
common with public men. They talk
too much, and too little to the point.
Not so with Mr.. Loughridge. His
reasoning, thinking powers are fully
developed and being quick of obser-
walton, there is little transpiring
around that passes his notice. Some
time since it was observed by lead
ing Senator that "the Fourth Dis
trict Of Iowa could not have sent q
better man 10 represent it in our Ma
tional councils" ~
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SQUIRE G. w. FIsHIR consolidated
man and q woman ysstsrdsy,-hia
first achievement of the kind. he
was not a little shocked BY the effort,
but when tho reaction came, !. &.
greenbacks, he pensively smiled and
said he rather liked the sport. The
Squire Goo Downing says, closed the
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Coming to Their Senses.

The leading Conservatives of Vir.
ginia, finally show some evidences
of returning reason. They recently
held a conference" at Richmond,
which was presided over by Alex. u.
H. Stuart (Mr Fillmores Secretary of
the lnterior) the leading spirit Of the
movement and participated - BY
many other men Of similar prcclivi-
ties, who were powerful and infuen-
tial men in the old DomiIion, before
she was swept into the vortex of the
democratic rebellion.
We have before us the Richmond
Dispatch of the sth instant, contain
ing their resolves, and submit the
following as containing the gist Of
them
awhile the conviction of the un.
dersigned, and, as they believe, of the
people of Virginia generally, remains
unchanged that the freedmen Of the
Southern States, in their present un.
educated condition, are not prepared
for the intelligent exercise OF the
elective franchise and the performs
ancc of other duties connected with
public affairs, and are therefore, at
this time, unsafe depositors Of politi.
cal power, yet, in view Of the verdict
Of public opinion in favor Of their be.
ing allowed to exercise the right of
suffrage rs expressed in the recent
elections, the undersigned are pre-
pared, and they believe the majority
Of the people of Virginia are pre-
pared, to surrender their opposition
to its incorporation into their funda.
mental Law 8, as an offering on the al
tar Of peace, and in the hope that
union and harmony may be restored
on the basis of universal suffrage
and universal amnesty" a.
A committee of nine was appoint
ed, with Mr.. Stuart as chairman, to
proceed to Washington to present
these resolutions, and to urge upon
Congress the necessity Of having the
act OF reconstruction, as applied to
Interstate, so amended, that they
may veto on the new constitution
to be submitted shortly, and on the
test oath, and DISTINGUISHING clauses
OF that instrument, separately.
These are the very best men lef,
of the old Virginia regime, and VIC
earnestly hope that their petitions
may receive respectful attention al
the hands of our Representatives in
Congress.
The conference also called con.
vention of the people of the State to
meet in Richmond Feby. 10th, to
hear the report of their committee
and to take such other action us NAV
then be deemed necessary to secure
universal suffrage, and universal
amnesty.
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The Senate.

Twenty two changes occur in the
Senate, March 4th next.
ofthose Bayard Cop, of Delaware
Chandler, Rep, of Michigan, Ed
muuds, Rep. of Vermont Ramsey,
Rep. of Minnesota, Sprague, Rep of
Rhode Island, Stewart, Rep of Ne
vada, Sumner, Rep, Of Mass, and
Upton, Rep, Of Nebraska, either
have, Or will succeed themselves
Pennsylvania sends John Scott. an
unknown Republican Of democratic
ear marks, to succeed Buckalew, Con
Eugene Casserly, Cop comes up from
California in place of John Conness,
the pugnacious Irish Senator from
the Golden State Dixon, the small
bored deaf Senator from Connecticut,
who carried his small traps over to
Andrew Johnson, gives place to the
able and sound Republican Gov.
Buckingham, while Gen Washburne,
and Matt H. Carpenter, Republicans
are in an interesting fight for the
old shoes Of Doolittle-the Wiscon-
sin apostate
In New Jersey. Stockton, Cop
will probably succeed Freelinghuy.
sen, Rep. while the triangular fight
in Mo, between Carl Schurz, Ben.
Loan and j. B. Henderson,
Tor the place OF the latter
(Johnsonizcd or subsidized Rep.)
is growing exceedingly fierce,
with the chances greatly in favor Of
Schurz who ought to win. In N. Y.
the candidates are numerous for Nor
gan's place (Rep.) with the chances
rather in his own favor, as he is the
longest pursed individual in the lot,
which is not supposed to be q bad
qualification for a New York Office
seeker.
Hamlin, Rep. comes back from
Maine in place ct Morrill,, Rep. Par
son Brownlow, Rep. succeeds Patter.
sol, Of Tenn, the Presidents drunk
en- yagabond Copperhead bro. -in-law,
and some live Republican will sue
coed the fossil Rip. Van Wrinkle from |
Western Virginia, who sncezes when |
Al. takes snaff Thurman, Cop. |
takes the place OF sturdy old Ben. |
Wade, from Ohio, with Gilbert, Rep.
succeeding WEIGH Rep. of Florida.
and White Cop in place of Hamilton
cop. of Maryland. In Indiana a
~ fight for the place of Hendricks,
Iop is going on with win. Cumback,
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Telegraphic Summary.

From the Daily Courier, Jan. l4.1
The President has sent TO the Sen.
ate the following nominations:
Davis w. Stormot; Postmaster,
Topeka, Kansas; James Hase, Post
master, Of Ksnsas City /; Andrew ].
Simmons, Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue for Montana; N A Adams Sur
veyor General for Arkansas; Jos
blackberry, Attorney General for
Arkansas, and Gen J Stubble At.
torney Gen for Middle Tennessee.
Pittsburg, Jan. IL.
A terrible and fatal accident oc.
Cured ut an early hour this morning
to freight train Of the Pan Handle
road, at Cork's Run, poiot three
miles below this city. The heavy
rains of yesterday washed the earth
from beneath the track, and left hun.
dreds Of ties without any foundation.
When the train reached the place,
the sleeping car was detached from
the train aud hurled over An embank
ment 60 feet high. Of the seven per.
sons in the car, three were instantly
killed and three others seriously
wounded. The wreck took fire i'm
mediately after the accident, but was
Immediately extinguished with some
difficulty. Tho bodies Of the killed
were brought to this city. =
A prize tight came of yesterday at
st. Louis between Davis and Allen,
the former villain being whipped BY
the latter, but unfortunately not kill.
ed.
Attorney General Evarts has is.
sued . circular Of instructions to the
District Attorneys. directing oil suits
for the crime Of treason to Be discon-
tinued.
Hon Odin Bowie was installed %
Governor Of Maryland yesterday. )
st. Louis, Jan 13.-The following
telegram has just been received dated
Fort HAYS Kansas:
Maj Gen W A Nichols Asst Adjt
Mai Gen Sheridan, commanding
at Fort Dodge, reports that Lieut.
Martin, Of the Sd Infantry, has Just
arrived from camp and reports that
Col Evans has cdptured . Gamma.
chez village of % lodges, and three
men Of the Sd Cavalry were wound
ed. No Indians were killed. Col
Evans has returned to his camp on
Canadian River.
[Signed1 G. Mexican, A AG.
w T Sherman, 1t Gen.
Col Forsyth, who distinguished
himself in the Indian engagement
in Kansas in September last, has
been Brevetted Brigadier General for
gallant conduct on that occasion.
Nashville, Jan 10.
Nothing has been heard as to the
fate of Barmore who was taken from
the train at Columbia yesterday by
the Ku Kluxers.
The House of Representatives
adopted q resolution to-day request.
ing the Governor to send body of
militia to Columbia to investigate
the matter.
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Pork.

The Gate City says Of the pork
packing business in that city just now
closed 81
"The packing here sums up AZ 500
hogs, against $4,000 last year, with
no increase in weight or lard, cut by
the following houses as
Patterson, Timberman l. Co 10 300
Ruddick, Kiser & Co Is 500
Goldman 4 Bro, (for Geo. B.
Smyth l. Co.. 10 500
Robertson & AlberS 600
John Stsnnus $50
VIM. Eners loo
John Weis 200
John Emmigrat 80
Total 1880
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BUTLER.-At1 IL o'clock New Years
day General Butler proceeded to the
Presidential mansion, marched
through the Red room to the Blue
room, shook hands cordially with
President Johnson, and passed out
BY way ofEast room. The spectacle,
in all its aspects, was q fine one
We know Of nothing quite SO fine, in
the Butler line. since his affectionate
conflict with the President in the ina
parchment trial last spring.-New
York Times. {
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Ebeneezer Akin, of Fairhaven,
Mass, hale and hearty at "a, writes
the following interesting itoms to
fruiterers, for the New York World
about insects:
~ see by q notice in The WORLD
that you REQUEST your readers to
communicate information pertaining
to agriculture and horticulture. I
will answer some inquiries made by
the Farmers Club at one Of their
meetings lately. First, rs to raising
currants like trees. l have q n lumber
that are over an inch in diam eter.-
In l'espring I take shoots OF the
previous years growth, and cut of
the buds that would come under the
ground when the shoots are set. I
cut them 90 that they will not sprout.
l then sharpen the ends Of the shoots
and stick them in the ground. Where
the buds were cut off they will send
out roots without sprouts. I keep
the growing shrubs we'll pruned.-
Upon the whole, however, l think the
old bush way, with judicious pruning
out Of the Oldest and some of the
youngest wood, is preferable. There
is fly that deposits its egg near the
top Of the stalk, which eats in and
destroys the pith for the whole length
ofthe stalk, but l don't see that it
hurts its bearing, only that the stem
commonly breaks off where the worm
eats out. / see that some ono Of the
club recommended searching trees,
in tho fall and winter, for the eggs
Of the caterpillar. ! have only two
applc-trees, and when the caterpillar
forms q nest on them I take q pole
and sharpen the end and wind a rag
around it, and wet it we'll with whale
oil or petroleum, and with this / de-
stroy the nest, and it is never res
built. ! have seen the caterpil!ars
several rods from the trees, crawling
on the ground, after being dispossess.
cd by this treatment. These cater.
pillars are very injurious on cultiva-
ted fruit trees, but the wild cherry
and beach plum are their favorites.
Some time ago sowsd . little to-
bacco seed close around tho trunk of
an apple tree, and since then no borer
has touched the tree. have bored
into tho heart of . tree when I knew
borer was ct work and filed it with
tobacco would ask if . pipefhl Of
tobacco in Q tree will injure the
fruit. The favorite trees fthe borer
are the locust and the ounce, the
latter of which it has almost annihi-
lated in this section. I will state
another item. A few years ago a
bunch ofpeach plums, within . stones
throw ofmy garden, was covered with
caterpillar's nests. I poured little
whale oil from lamp trimmer on q
large number Of nests and they were
soon oil deserted"
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General Comstock, of General
Grants staff, 10 to be married during
the present month to Miss Betty,
eldest daughter Of Montgomery
Blair.
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Everything has its use," said .
philosophical professor to his Glass;
"W what use 10 . drunkard's fiery
red nose2 asked one Of the pupils.
ut is q lighthouse" answered the
professor, "to warn u Of tho little
water that passes underneath"
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chose who are left, "a low. a,

Those who are left We love, and
respect, and the memories of those
who are dead, We revere. When they
passed away, though not having, in
the din of battle, that opportunity Of
meeting their God that others might
have, yet, in my judgment, their as
cension robes were made the whittier
on account Of their patriotic dsvo-
ton, by that God who judges ALL
(Thunders Of applause.
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Rev. Thompson Bird, for many
years pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Des Moines, died on Mon
day evening after q years illness.
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Noble Sentiments.

We desire some Of the jaundiced
GROWERS, because as they aver, the
private soldier received no notice:at
the Chicago Reunion, to read the
following beautiful extract from Gen
Logan's speech.
"But there are others still-who
are they? The poor but gallant SOL
diers who carried the musketl That
man who carried the knapsack and
the rifle, in the Army of the Tenn
essee lcheers], to whom, to day, We
all owe the reputation We made.
He fought our battles; many Of
them we left behind - we marched
along, and you all remember the lit.
tie mounds we used to see as we
marched along, dotting the place
where the private soldier sleeps tor.
ever.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MAR
KET.
Chicago, Jan. IA.
Beet cattle were tolerably active,
steady and firm. Receipts 1870
Sales 993, head at 4a5,e2l, for cows,
heifers, and light steers; 650a625 for
fair to medium; 1875 for good to
choice.
Hogs Receipts e5ol; sales CLIO at
1926 for shipping, 9,90a1125 for good
to choice droves.