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Rx Green 4 Wise.

fAuetioneers and Zeal Estase Agents.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.-By virtue OF
y decree OF the Circuit Court OF the county
be ber = term, 1866 in the suit "h-rie' P. Shaw
vs. james a. English, the unders,gp, CIm
missioner herein n>'n d wi sal, bv nuollc
auction on SATURDAY, the IA h day OF au-
gu t, 1863, ut 10 ociocx a. IN ON inc pr ms a
IN ,ha c,tv of Alexandria the large tn ree- dssA
story Brick BUILpI NJ. now used 6y 1.ia
the ADAMS Express Company situated on lns
cas-, side % Fairfax street. brtween ping anu
Csmer,n streets fronting 70 let il, nes d 81,
l23 fee:, more Or le=' nor
TERI S One fourth Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash. II d the residue in equal III.
.tAlm- nts at 6 y ana Is III nths win intesssI
from, III, day OF sal. Tho boade 1 tia PurcnAs,,
ar. With sec1,ity to DO taken for the deier. re-
payments and the title to DO retained until Inc
'A'''0 GEO. VIM BRENT,
10 12-ts Comm'r of Sale
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= ST. SECOND GRAND EXCURSION
sfasE223z& OF THE
ALEXANDRIA CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL
SOCIETY,
TO GLY MON L,
or MONDAY. JULY 10Th, 1863
Tho steamer CITY OF ALEAAND RIA will
leave her wharf at the foot of King street, at 81
m,, and g NJ. Leave Glymont at 5 and
IL p m.
irof COOKS BAND has been engaged for
the occasion.
Master OF Ceremonies.
RICHARD NJ. LATHAM.
Floor Managers.
JOHN T. Hill. OWEN kTNsLow.
Committee Of Arrangements.
Richard l. Csrne, John T. Hill, Owen kins-
low, Walter Cole, Francis Loveoy.
The Committee pledge themselves to make
this one of the best excursions of tho season,
Tickets, admitting lady and gentleman, ;!
ladies' ckets, zoe; children and servants. Csc
each. No round dances.
Kefreshment. aud meals furnished at city
prices iy led
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CANAL News The Georgetown Courier Of
this morning says.
"One hundred and sixty coal laden boats
have arrived by canal from Cumberland since
our last issue, consigned chiefly to the coa
companies here, though the American, located
at Alexandra, has had several boats pass over
the aqueduc, during this period. Flour, red
stone, and other articles have also been brought
down by canal, but III very limited supply.
Dariug the period alluded to in the above
notice, iorty boats have arrived here from Cum
bafland consigned TO the agent al the American
aud thirty FIVE, to the agent of the Hampshire
and Baltimore Coal Company.
One OF the gates OF the lock seventeen miles
ihs side Of Cumberland gave way las night,
and will cause delay Of two days in the arri-
s,l Of boats, but none in the loading OF boats
a. Cumberland.
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LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW

Christ ChUrch.-Service at IL la. and s
.. N by Rev. r. b. McKim.
st. Pals Chureh.-Service ST II a. M, by
Rev. DR.. Norton.
Grace Church.-Service at II a. m, nv Rev.
Geo. A. Smith
st. Mary s.-Mass at and II a. IN, and YES
pers at y. m.
First Pres6ytsnian.-No service.
Second Presbuteridn. in the morn
ilg and at night by Rev. Mr.. Leftwich.
Methodist Episcopal Church SoUth:-Sermon
"a the morning and at night by Rev Dr. Hough.
Methodist Episcopal Sermon IN the morn
ing and az night, by Rev. l.. Nj. Nc Eerson'
r.E
Methodist ProteSta.at Sermon IN the morn
ing and at night by kev. Ar. Benson.
Baptist -Serrnon in the morning by Kew. W.
+. Broadus
Village C5apeI Service in the morning and
At night.
Alercndria Christian Association.-Gene
PRAYER Meeting in the Cd Presb. Church, at a
y clock D. H., ana every evening during the
coming week in the Association new room, So
oond door Of No. 81 King street. at o'clock.
cordial welcome will be given to all who
vii attend upon these means of grace.
Bethel SSryireS-At King street wharf ri
G.: D. m, weather permitting.
Gcrp.al. L,,.herd1l ChRrch-Service at p
M IN Grace Church, by Rev. Mr.. Burger
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Geld.
CITY ETEJaS.

~. July i...-Gold today 1867
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\ WY JOB HAWXHURST, Clerk.

Parties interested in the above decree are
hereby notified tina, l have fixed upon the 24th
dsy of Ju y. ls69 at my Office, at Fairfax ".
House. where will take the accounts therein
ordered, ut which me and place they arc re
GU sted to attend with their vouchers and ott or
evidence D A no NJ Ivy y,
Fairfax CO.. je 2'-lsw4w Com in Ch'y
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~ N-CUl5 CoHIfH r; OF IRIu;
Virginia State Journal, Baltimore Sun, Phils.
Ledger. \. Y. Journal OF Commerce, Boston
Daily Advertiser please copy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
mark Twain"

The Iowa City Republican init.
mates that mark Twain" is hum.
bug of the first water, as a lecturer.
The editor says he would not give
two cents to hear him again, which
argues an alarming state of editorial
impecuniosity, lack of appreciation,
or merit in the lecturer, on which
points we leave our readers, who
pay theirmoney, to take their choice.
He lectured there on the american
Vandal Abroad" and having kicked
down tho door of his room in the
Clinton House the morning after his
lecture, while still in his shirt tail,
for the very good reason that there
was no bell pull in his room, the Re.
publican thinks "Mark" gave q very
practical illustration of his subject
by his own conduct, which, to ac-
commodate the Republican, we will
believe until we hear the Vandals
side of the story.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Eddyville Items.

Stright Of the Eddyville Gazette
was down here last week, and has
the following complimentary notice
of our village.
';Ottumwa is looking up, and we
arc without any spirit OF jealousy
free to say that one day she is des
tined to become "a large city. She
has the situation, the mineral res
ources, &c, and must rise.
The Gasettci is prospecting which ii
deserves and which we are glad t.
hear. 1t has moved into more com
modious quarters preparatory to en-
largement.
An attempt has been made to burn
Mr.. Dixon's house.
A son Of Austin Grey accidently
shot himself through the leg while
out gaming.
An Eddyville bride "wilted' rccen-
tly, while submitting to the marriage
ceremony.
We have plenty Of girls down here
willing TO run the risk of 'wilting"
tho same way.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
The Tribune Almanac and
Political Register.

This invaluable Annual for 1869 is
before us, and is as full as an egg is
of meat, Of the most valuable and
practical political information in
convenient shape and undoubted re
liability as tofacts figures, and officia
data.
The merest tyro in politics, or any
other man, cannot well afford to do
without Greely's Almanac, especially
when the Tribune Co. New York,
will send you copy prepaid for the
price of two drinks of democratic
tangle foot, to-wit, zoe.
Send for ono, or 60 to Scott l. Ny.
ers and buy it, and then you will al.
ways be fortified with an array Of
official information, which will make
your neighbors think that you are o
prodigious travelling encyclopedia, of
general and special knowledge.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Jan. %.
SENATE.

SENATE.
A joint resolution passed donating
condemned cannons for monument
TO the late President Lincoln.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, his
joint resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution in regard to Suffrage
was taken up and made tho special
order for Thursday next,
The air line railroad bill, as unfin.
ished business Of yesterday, came up
for consideration.
Mr.. Pomeroy moved to postpone
it tor the purpose Of taking up the
bill in relation to the central branch
of the Union Pacific railroad.
Mr. Hendricks said he intended to
submit some remarks in opposition to
the air line bill, when it should be
under consideration. Hehad been at
first opposed to the bill relating to
the central branch OF the Union Pa
cific railroad which was now proposed
to take up, but further investigation
had satisfied him that it ought to
pass.
The Senate then postponed the air
line bill and took up the central
branch bill by vote OF 80 yeas to Is
nays
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted asking
information Of the Departments, as
to how many buildings in Washing
ton are rented by them.
After a decision as to the order of
business, Mr.. Boutwell, called up the
constitutional amendment and bill in
regard 10 suffrage, and opened q de-
bate upon it, saying that this was the
last Of the great measures of recon-
struction. If the right ofsuffrage was
secured to all citizens Of the u s.
without respect to race or color, the
should be established on
sure basis. 1t was impossible for
this Congress or the Republican par,
W to escape that issue. 1t was nm |
usual he knew to present measures
from a party point Of view, but the
was peculiar to the Rcpub-
Jean party, to whom the nation was |
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jcct without permission Of tho
House.
Subject ''How to secure truth
fullncss in pupils," upon which, Con-
Ingalls, remarked admirably, and
gave several very happy illustrations
which were followed by spicy re-
marks from Mr.. Dennison and 9th.
ers.
Proceeded to read questions from
question bcx."
Criticisms FOND BY Miss Best and
Mr.. Cox.
Roll called ly Mr.. Nimmock.
w. s. Coen and Miss J. Holloway
appointed critics for the ensuing
day.
Adjourned.
J. NEWTON PAGE,
Secretary,
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The Railroad Meeting.

quite respectable number OF our
public spirited citizens responded TO
the call for a meeting Of the guaran.
tors to the assets of the st. L. & c. r
Il. at the Court House Saturday
evening"
Without auy desire to dictate to
the Committee OF seven appointed
to cali q convention here at an early
day, to further the interest of the
proposed Washington, Ottumwa,
Cameron and Lcavcnworth r. r. we
have to say to them that it is highly
important that they should get out
us early Us possible, a printed circu
lar letter of invitation, setting forth
c5inpactly the great Importance of
this enterprise, as the principal trunk
Ha'road connecting Chicago with
the Eastern Division OF the Pacific
Railroad, and with Kansas, the In
dian Territory, Arizona, New Mexi.i
GO and the Pacific Ocean.
Moreover, it's directncss, teasibil-
ty; the rich country through which
ii passes, the superiority of the E.
ID. OF the p. r. Il. over the Northern
or Union z. r. r. &c, Nc, should all
be as fully as may be set forth.
aud then every corporation from
Musca,ine to Lcavenworth, every
county and city government, Rail.
road man and organization that can
be hunted ap, as we'll as the public
spirited citizens OH the route. should
receive one. of these letters of invita-.
ton, requesting them to appoint as
large delegations as is convenient, O,
their representative men, to come
together here to get acquainted, to
compare notes; TO consult in regard to
the probability OF the route, the
probable amount OF assistance that
may be procured along the same, as
well as right of way &C., &c.
With this duty properly discharg
cd, we have no doubt Gin view of the
interest generally manifested along
the proposed routc) but that very
large Convention will assemble here
whose. action doubtless will result in
giving this great undertaking a mos,
au 'picious Inauguration.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

THANKs.-We are indebted to Col.
Allison for the Globe; to Judge
Louyhridge for the Congressional
Din ectory to Hon. Hiram Price and
John Boyd, Esq, for u multitudinous
lot ofdocuments. too tedious to men.
ton, but all valuable except Andrew
Johnsinge last annual growI and Il
nally but not leastly, to "Potomac,"
he Of the ambrosial locks, for a spicy
letter from the National Robbers
Roost, full of good things from his
pregnant pen, to be found elsewhere.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Teachers Institute.
FOURTH DAY.
OTrUMwA, Jan 2lst 1869.

FOURTH DAY.
OTruMwA, Jan 2lst 1869.
On the fourth day Of the Institute,
tho morning session opened with
prayer by tho President, Rev. 5. L.
Burnham.
|, A committee consisting OF Mr..
Wood and Miss Markell was ..ap-
pointed to act in conjunction with
the Secretary and Asst. Secretary
and in their absence to perform tho
duties of their office. e
An essay upon tho object Of class
recitaticns and the method by which
it should be conducted was read by
Mr.. Sampson, followed with appro-
pirate remarks by the Conductor
Mr.. Ingalls,, after which the subject
was open to discussion.
Mr.. ingalls, gave some interesting
exercises with reference to the
methods Of corporal punishment in
school, which have been and still are
pursued in some schools, aftor which
the subject was discussed, then post
poned for future consideration. Re.
cess.
Music. Glass exercises, giving in
struction in the method of teaching
primary reading were then conducts
ed by Miss Holloway, Miss Keckley,
and Mr.. Wood, followed by discuss
ion as usual.
Reading by Mr.. Wood.
Glass exercises on the method of
teaching Mountaineering classes
by Mr.. Nimmock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music.
Class exercises on reading W Mr..
Nimmock continued, followed by re-
marks from Con. Ingalls,, Mr. Cox
and others, Discussions relative to
the subject
Mr.. Gilchtist and Mr.. Cox then
gave examples and illustrated their
methods of teaching analysis of SEN
fences, followed by spirited discuss.
ions. Recess.
Music.
A resolution was adopted that
no person be permitted to speak
more than once on the same sub
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The Civil Tenure Law Again.

We don', sunpose there is q read. !
er Of the COURIER vcrdant enough 10
imagine that il Seymour had been !
elected, instead of Grunt, that a |
of Congress could be found
to-day to stand up in his place, and
demand the repeal Of the Civil Ten
ure Bill so. recently passed. ard 50
Intellectually tested as yetAnd for the
violation of which by Andrew John.
son, wcall tliatribcd so universally,
and extensively, and only lacked ono
vote of sending that apostatc to po-
litical perdit;on dcwn the back stairs
of the White House, at the end of
Uncle Sans square toed boots.
Well If that law was supposed to
be good enough for Seymour why
not for Grant2 Arc we to be put in
the awkward position OF enacting
special class legislation? Shall No
not rather respect that profound pc.
litical maxim that .what is sauce for
the goose, should be sauce for the
gande,
We arc Of tho number who believe
that the gigantic patronage Of this
country is too great an engine of
power, to ho safely entrusted to any
one man, however pure and wise, and
believe that in fact, as well as theory
the Senate istle coordinate confirm.
atory power, and if the proper exer-
else of these advisory powers require
them to remain for the most part OF
their timcin Washington, to be near
the President for counsel, and confir
nation of appointees, let them re-
main there, Or get out of the way, as
the people will find no trouble in re-
placing them with men of equal abil
lily, who will manage to worry along
with the $1,000 per annum, and SEN
atorial per quisites.
The only argumcn, urged in favc,
of it's repeal, is that General Grant
should have his hands free to displact
the army of thieves who have before
and since the passage of this law
been quartered upon the government
by A. Johnsing.
But pray isn't the Senate, which
is over tour fftl 8 radical, just as anx
ious to have these plunderers remov
ed and honest men appointed in thei1
places as the President elect can be
ANY plea for the repeal of this law
must be based on the assumption
that the Senate will not secone
Grants efforts at the entire rcforma
ton and publication of our civil ant
military service, and we submit, tha
this is not u compliment to that dis
tinguished ody, sufficient to Undue,
them to be in great haste to cndors,
the ill advised action CT the House il
repeating the law.
| The bane OF our modern Iesisla-
ton, is its instability. We hav.
made SO many changes and amend
ments to the Internal Revenue, and
Tariff laws in the last few years, tina,
none but the best read men, who arc
travelling encyclopedias of general
and special lore, know anything
about tho law on these subjects.
In Gods name gentlemen forbear.
In the language of our great Cap
tain, "lct us have peace" from the
Congressional thinkers, until we have
time to have this law tested of its
eonstitutionality, and its practical
operation when fairly tried by CHIEF
magistrate who will regard it as his
duty to sec that the laws passed by
Congress are fairly enforced.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
COOK STOVES
Dissolution Notice
FENCE POSTS FOR SALE.

Tho undersigned has now on hand and
for sale, in any quantity of from Gae To
five thousand, lot OF Fence Posts, which
will DO delivered in the city or on the
the grounds.
The posts are second growth white OAK,
posts split
Enquire nj my residence, one mile south
east OF Harrison Hammcnd's,
jan7:wim s. v. HoYT. 3.
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The Inauguration Ball.

General Grants plainly expressed
desire to the Committee of arran re.
ments having in charge the propo-
SD Grand Inauguration Ball, that il
be omitted, has untimely nipped in
the bud a nicely arranged plan of
the local politicians of Washington
to soft solder the incoming Prcsi-
dent.
The House had passed, and the
Senate were delibcrat,ng,a resolution
to give the Committee the capitol
for this National ''shin dig" in the
absence OF any other Hall large
enough to accommodate the innumer-
able host of disinterestcd patriots, at
ten dollars per couple, whom it was
expected would avail themselves of
the opportunity to trip their light
anlastic toes into the graces of the
dispenser of national bread and but.
ter.
Without any conscientious scru-
pies ourselves against dancing, we
still have a profound regard for the
very respectable number of the Amer
lean people who have holy horror
OF its cnormities,and on their account
rather rejoice that General Grant
has concluded that there is more
honor in the breach than in the OBJ
scrvancc of the venerable custom of
having Il national dance, on Inaugural
ton occasions.
After while, when the World gets
oder ii will learn more sense. and
then IN that good time coming, even
rious parents will get their conk
shells sufficiently enlarged to see
tina, there is less dan ger to the very
citadc!s of their childrens virtue.
while keeping time to the strains of
elegant music, in the company of
their Fathers, Mothers, Brothers and
Sisters in the ballroom than when
paired on together in a room by
themselves, they indulge in the limo
cent and favorite Western past time
OF gum sucking" until the cock
crows for morning.
When the World gets Philosophy
enough Knocked into 1T to know that
rational amusement is just as neces
sary to healthy development of
mind and body, as food, then it may
be possible to have a National hall,
in the National Capitol, without Ma
tional scandal.
La the meantime, as "a brevet Meth.
odist, in good standing, we second |
the motion of General Grant, to dis
continue them, to the end that we
may have peace.
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The old corn shuckers forctold an
open winter very correctly. They
say that when the husk clings tight
to the ear it will be very cold. This
season the husk is said to have been
unusually loose.
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TIE FIRST DEAD>HEAD.-Tbc IRE.
valent abuse of the dead head system
has suggested some Investigations
lnto the origin Of the business, and it
has been discovered after great re-
search, that Daniel was tho first in
'iVIdual who ever had his hat chalk
cd, and that that occurred when the
hlps passed him into the den of Lii
ons where he witnessed the menag-
erie Tree gratis for nothing, all
night.
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1 fARwELL HALL.-Farwell Hall in
n Chicago, which was burned down a
Il year ago, has been re built on the
ramc spot in grandcr proportions
sthan before.
The Young Mems G. A., have just
are~opencd il with two lectures by
sSey. VIM. Morley Punshon, the cele-
bratcd, and pngnacious English di-
vine, who came all the way to Amer
Gca to evade a canon Of the church
4 here, which forbade him marrying
mis- wife's sister.
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HONORARY MEMBERS. - Senator
Harlan and Gov. Merrill, recently
visited the National Colorcd Conven.
lion IT Washington, to which they
spoke briehy,and were received with
rap,nrons applause. They were
both made honorary members, all of
which we CLEAN from the letter OF one
Clark ohe Iowa deIcgate) to the
Museatine Journal.
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far between"
Blaine, Of Maine will probably be
elected Speaker Of tho Forty-tirst
Congress and Washburnc, of LII.
wilt be sent to Franco hope.
'fThus runs the world away
Ever Of thee,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
FIFTH DAY.

FIFTH DAY.
OrruMwA, Jan. 22d, 1869.
Called to order by the President.
Music Hymn Of Thanks"
Devotion led by G.. W. Nimntocks.
Discussion on the subject: "What and
How should beginners be taught. =
After much discuss ion it was decided
that they should be taught reading.
Number, Printing, Writing and Spell
ing in the order in which they here
occur. and according to the word and
object methods. Recess.
Music.-"Morning's Raddy Beam.'
An object lesson to illustrate how to
teach composition to intermediate
classes was given by Miss Best, at
tended with much interest and bene-
fit. Other methods Of teaching COM
position were illustrated. Miss A.
Shelton, Mr.. Gilchrist, and Mr.. Cal~
lender favored letter writing as a
means of improvement in COMPOSE
ton.
Prof. ingalls, gave an exercise in
synthesis and analysis.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music-"My Mountain Home"
Suggestions were given as to how
classes should be called and school
dismissed, by Prof. ingalls,. The
subject Of programme, was fully dis
cussed.
Recess.
An exercise in arithmetic was con-
Quoted by Messrs. Stokes and Font.
The subject Of compound proper
ton was explained by the Conductor.
The Conductor delivered short
lecture on "Order in the School
Room"
The critics, Mr.. Coan, and Miss
Jennie Holloway, reported. Tho
Recording Secretary being absent,
the President called the roll.
EVENING SESSION.
Select reading by Mr.. J. W. Long
fellow: aye Pedagougc.' Essay BY
Mr.. Stokes. Subject:-"The teachers
Means Of Improvement
Select reading by Mrs. Emerson,
can Order for a Picture" Recita-
ton by Miss Ross, "Johnie Enlisted
in the War p
Social, and a general good time
Adjourned.
I. N! Pace, S. l.. BuRNHAM,
Secretary. PRESIDENT.