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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
Grants Denial.

Some brazen faced puppy of the
n. Y. World, has been trumpeting
abroad, in most impertinent mans
ner, a pretended interview with Gen.
Grant, in which he made the Presi>
dent elect say many foolish and im..
probable things, to which the New
York Tribune makes the following
clinching reply, by authority, which
ought TO be sufli' lent to end the in
terviewing business 50 far as Gen.
Grant is concerned, with these SEN
sational reporters.
"Gen. Grant authorizes THE TRlB-
uNE to say that the articles written
by an occasional correspondent Of
The World, pnrporting to relate con-
versations, or furnish opinions of his
in regard to public men and public
matters, are utterly without iounda-
ton. No human being has erer listen
ed to, or shared such conversations acith
HIM as those reported. Gen Grant
would not deem it becoming in him
to contradict the articles in question,
if they simply affected himself, but
as they are evidently published with
a view to embroil his relationss with
prominent gentlemen, most OF them
his political or personal friends, or at
least to outrage their just sensibili.
ties, he thinks 1t best to deviate in
this instance from his usual course
and pronounce the articles alluded to
incorrect, indicate, and impertinent
in ain extraordinary degree"
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Raising Tomatoes.

Hardly a year passes but the differ
ent agricultural and horticultural
journals contain ono or more articles
on the cultivation of the tomato. If
you want them for early market, the
seed should be planted in a hot. bed,
about the Goth of February in the
latitude Of Chicago to central Hi
nois, but if much farther north not
before the LIST to the 10th of March.
When they are two inches high,
transplant them in q new bed, three
inches apart, and when they cover
the ground, transplant again (still
under glass; six or eight inches
apart. Grow them as slowly as pos.
sible; the night temperature not
much below SO degrees, the day tenn.
perature 60 to 80 degrees.
Transplant in the open air when
all danger of frost is over and the
ground is warm, say from the 25th
of May to June LIST, five feet apart,
upon ridges or broad hills. Do not
put them on trellises, unless you are
curious to see how much busheI Of
tomatoes might cost, but let them run
upon brush, or something to keep
them off the ground, if it is heavy
soil.
Cultivate well, pinching off stray
Cling shoots from time to time, and
you will have early tomatoes and
good ones. Eureka and Keycs are
good early sorts, and Large Red or
Valencia Red are good late sorts. II
they are simply for household use,
you may safely wait until March 10th
to 18th before you plant in hot.beds.
Fr0irie Farmer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
The Vivandiere.

Having deprived the French cav
airy regiments of their bands. it is
now stated that Marshal Neil propo-
ses to take from the infantry regi-
ments that time-honored appendage,
the vivandiere. The meL tion of this
purpose brings to mind the names
Of some of these daughters of the reg
iment, as recorded in the military
history Of France. First comes
Theresa Figueur, who served in 1892,
and had the honor to DO the only
citoy cnne, left upon the army rolls
when the Committee of Safety revi-
sed them in order to bring the revolt
utionary force, into the highest posi-
bic fighting order. Vivandiere Fig
ueur served at Toulon, and was there,
it is sad to say, put under arrest one
day by General Bonaparte for being
late on duty. With the rise OF the
empire the restrictions of the Com
mittee ofPublic Safety were removed,
and once more the French regiments
boasted each their vivandiere, friend,
counsellor, nurse, surgeon, and, at q
pinch, omrade-in-arms. Celebrated
among them was Double Breton, who
killed a Russian captain at Eylau,
captured six Prussians at Eylau, and
took them bodily before the Little
Corporal, and was finally badly
wounded ut Waterloo. Another,
Thercse Jourdan was in action at the
Pyramids, at Austerlitz, Eylau, Fried
land, Ess!ing, Wagram, Lutzen,
Bautzcn, l-eipsic, in Spain, Portugal,
and at Waterloo After the fall of
the Emperor, she still Glove to the
camp, went to Spain, fought in AL
gcria, and finally died in garrison at
the age Of 81. Such are the glories
the viyandicre, now to be divorced
from the military she loves by the
economy of Marshal Neil.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
AGRICULTURAL.

DR.. l.. d. Morse, former citizen
of Ottumwa, now editor of the St.
Louis Journal OF agriculture hos
been addressing the illinois State
Agricultural Institute at Champaign.
A correspondent Of the Chicago
Times gives the following flattcring
notice Of it
"The lecturer proceeded to describe
the different kinds Of grass which
also includes most Of our cereal
grains. There are no less than 5000
varieties of grasses.
Wherever you see a good grass
country, we always fiEd wealthy
people. The different varieties Of
grasses wera pointed out, aud the
soils suitable for each indicated. It
was advised to cut timothy grass
while in bloom, as it then contained
tho most starch and albumer.
The Importance Of planting timber
trees as protection 10 the grass crop,
and as also tending to make more
even climate, and as tending to pre-
vent drouth, was discussed.
The doctor was the first lecturer
in the course who told lis what to
plant, how to plant, what soils were
suitable to different grasses, &c.-
low he dared to leave the scientific
track so hard beaten by other lectu-
rers, from time immemorial, and come
down to practical facts, do NOT
know but it is noticeable that the
audience paid the strictcst attention
and, if l can judge from remarks
made by some farmers present, afte,
tho lecture, 1t will dc for other lee
turcrs to follow his example"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
An Answer.

We have a letter from cores.
pendent at asking US wheth-
er communications should be written
on both sides Of the paper, to which
we answer for the thousandth time,
No! This writer says that he is pre-
pairing an article, Gin par argumen-
t1ce on abstract subject, part in small
poeticle staasas, and also novel," but
inasmuch as there are ten orthograph
i | AMI grammatical errors in the
letter, which contains only nine
lines, we advise him to stick to his
spelling book and Billions Gram
mar while longer, before venturing
into the "argurentiv abstract"
or "poetical stansas," business.
We are not fastidious about the
orthography or syntax oflctters from
the people on everyday matters like
farming, news &C., while h we are
anxious to receive ut all times, for
We can easily lick them into shape,
but it is a different matter with the
abstract sciences, romance, and poet
ry, WHICH common decency requires
should be clothed in good English,
which at the present time seems to
be slightly beyond the capacity of
inc contributor under consideration.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
Butler on the Posish.

1t is pretty hard to get around, or
over the following stubborn facts
from Ben. Buffers recent great tinan-
ciag speech in Congress.
eve remember our own war of
the Rebellion, without the legation
der note, must have come to an end
in 1862 The banks had suspended,
and, like broken reeds, the Govern
ment could no longer lean upon them;
business was paralyzed; men and
supplies could hardly be obtained,
the armies were unpaid, and no de-
cisiye battle had been fought, when
Congress passed the Legal Tender
act Of 1862. From that time, busi-
ness received a new impulse, labor
was employed, manufactures every
where sprung up, supplies were
abundant, and, although by great
error the legal-tender note was not
made the money OF the Government,
for all purposes, as it should have
been, yet crippled as it was, it sup
piled and paid our soldiers, pension
ed the wounded, provided for the
widow and orphan, and produced a
degree of prosperity heretofore un-
known, achich has been maintained
eoer since, and during this period of
six years financial panics and disas-
tiers were unknown and unthought
of until the insane attempt of the
banker and capitalist to force re-
turn to specie payments by con-
traction of the currency. During
the year 1864 We exported more than
one hundred millions of gold aud
silver, only s35, 100000 OF which
came from San Francisco, and no one
knew the fact from any effect it had
on the business of the country. In
any other year, while our currency
was upon specie basis, the export
of one tenth part of that sum beyond
our production would have produced
financial panics, ruin, and distress
greater than that Of 1887 when our
total export Of specie was less than
six million dollars. Point me to any
other sir gears IN the financial history
Of the country in Which labor has been
so yell paid; in which production has
been SO varied and successful; in
which there have not been more
than one financial panic scattering,
ruin and disaster through the land"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
Missouri Senator.

After contest of unparalleled
bitterness, Gen. Carl Schurz has been
nominated for Senator in Mo. rcceiv
ing 80 votes to 40 for Loan. 10 for
Benjamin, 2for Dyer and 2 for Fyan.
The Legislature of our neighbour
ing State, has done itself great cred
it in elccting the ''itinerant dutch
man" las the copps call hing to rep.
resent them in the Senate, where he
will at once take rank as the finest
orator, ard one of the ablest states.
men in that body.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

JUDICIAL PoLITENEss.- of
death was once passed upon a noto-
rious villain BY popular judge, who
desired to maintain and extend his
popularity. He said:-"Mr. Green,
you have been found guilty. VIII you
have the kindness to stand up, Mr..
Green? l really would not trouble
you, Mr.. Green, but such is the es-
tablished custom of the court. AS
was saying, Mr.. Green, you have just
been found guilty by the jury, Mr..
Green, of-of-I believe you called it
murder. Mr.. Foreman of the jury;
yes-murder. You will please take
notice, Mr.. Green, that it is the jury
who find you guilty; not l, Mr..
Green. | express no opinion on the
subject, but l am compelled by law
it's mere formality SO for as am
concerned, Mr.. Green-to sentence
you to be hanged by the neck till
you are dead dead. AT what time
would it be agreeable to you to be
hangc |, Mr.. Green?"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
St. Louis. Jan 16.

Gen Sherman has just received the
following dispatch, at Springfield,
from FortCobb, Indian Territory ,da-
ted January LIST, 1869.
GENERAL The destruction of the
Camanche Indian village, by Col. Ev-
ans command, gave the final blow to
the Indian Rebellion, at ~ o'clock on
the night Of tho 31st of December
A. delegation of the chief leaders Of
the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes, q
in numbed, have arrived at this place
on foot, their ponies not being able
to bring them in. They said they
ruled the Indian villages, and begged
tor peace, and permission to bring
their people in; asking no terms, save
only forproper papers to protect them
from molestation by our troops while
they would be en- route. They report
that the tribes are in mourning for
their recent losses; that their people
are starving; their ponies dying; and
that their dogs have been all eaten
up, not having any buffalo. We had
forced them into canons on the casts
ern edge of Staked Plains where
there was no small game or buffalo.
They are in bad, fix and desire to
surrender Internationally. l acceded
to their terms and will punish them
Justly; and l can scarcely make an
error in any punishment awarded for
they all have blood upon their hands
Yesterday we received a few papers
the first for many months, and l see
it is alleged by Indian agents that
Black Kettles band were upon their
Reservation at the time they
were attacked which is false
The Reservation extends but thirty
miles up the Washita from Fort Cobb.
The battle took place 12O miles up
that stream from here. 1t is also al
legged that the band was friendly
No one could make such assertions
who had any regard for truth. The
young men of this band commenced
the war. l can give their names
Some of the Black Kettles were out
depredating at Fort Dodge when the
village was wiped out, mules taken
from the traius, and mail carriers
murdered and robbed. Photographs
stolen from the scene of outrages on
Solomon and Saline rivers in Kansas
were found in the captured amp,and
in addition / haye their own illustra.
ted history, found in their camp,
showing the different fights or mur-
dcrs. This tribe was engaged in at
lacking trains; had parties attacked
near Fort Wallace, and the women,
citizens and soldiers were killed. 1t
is at the service Of any desiring in
formation on the subject. 1t should
be known also that l invited Black
Kettle and his family, through the
Arappahoes's Chief, Little Raven, in
my interview with that Chief at
Fort Dodge in Sept last, and they
did not come.
Yours Respectfully, (Signed)
P III SHERIDAN,
No; Eon Nop,Voand;no
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

The printers who formerly stuck
type at the side of Horace Greeley
have died out of the Office. Horace
himself though practical printer,
rarely visits the composing room
The last tune the writer saw him at
work in the composing room was at
three o'clock IN the morning follow
ing President Lincoln's election, when
he ran his eye over the type OF the
New York election table on the edi-
torial page, and suddenly cried out !:
"Here, Sam bring me bodkin, some
internal fool has spelled AIlegany
with an H." And though the press
man were impatiently changing the
bells for the forms, Horace deliber-
ateIy drew a jack-knife from his
pocket and dug the h out OF Allegany
before he would allow the forms to 90
down.-Packard's Monthly
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

press and On the stump gibbet to the
public scorn and Indignation Of the
country, that servant v 40 gives the
lishtest countcnancp to this fright
ful, vil!ainous attempt to bankrupt
aud debauch the nation, and compel
the payment OF four thousand mill.
ions of dollars as damages for pn,
ting down democratic rebellion
and which would make the Lobby
the King Of America for more than
Il generation to come.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
A Hunbug.

Two hundred and twenty thous-
and copies of the A Agricultural Report
for 1867, will shortly be distributed
by soft-soldering Congressman.
When viii this costly nuisance of
issuing two year old WORTHLESS, pub
lie documents cease? asks an cx.
change. And VIC second the motion.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

The State Agricultural Society re-
elected the old officers as follows =
Peter Melendy, President; J. d.
Wright, Vice President; J. NJ. Shat
fer, Secretary; &. Sprague, Treasur-
or. The following Directors were
elected for the ensuing two years.
+. L. Downing, Oskaloosa E. r.
Shankland, Dubuque Ed. Smith,
Davenport 2. Caldwell, Harrison
county !; s. B. Hewitt, Wright coun..
ty. he Committee on location of
the State Fair for 1859, recommend
that further time be given to the 10
cations asking for tho Fair for the
present year. The Executive Com
mittee are authorized to meet in Des
Moines four weeks from this day, to
select between the offers.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATION
We learn that on yesterday Mrs.
Gen. NJ. M. Croker, of this city, sub
jected herself to an operation for a
tumor of largo slze-measuring six
inches in diamater at its base, and
weighing two pounds. Being com
pletely under the influence of sui
phuric ether, no pain was experien-
ced. She is doing well and the pros.
pect is good Tor speedy and CON-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
New Hampshire chooses no Demo.

New Hampshire chooses no Demo.
cratic congressman, not even one to
do franking for the state committee.
Connecticut is more impartial. In
default of o Congressman of their
own, the New Hampshire Democrats
borrow one of ours. The 1ndepend-
ent Democrat Of Concord says that
Mr. Hotchkiss, OF the second district
last spring cleaned or sold" his frank
to the Democratic committee of that
state to be used in franking all sorts
OF correspondence and mailable mat
ter, gross violation of law. This
is grosser abuse than usual, but if
anybody can name II congressman
who strictly observes the law in this
matter, we should like to hear his
name. 1t is indeed ttime the entire
system was abolished" - Connecticut
C0raatt.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21
COOK STOVES,
Dissolution Notice
FENCE POSTS FOR SALE.

Tho Undersigned has now on hand and
for sale, in any quantity of from onei to
five thousand, lot OF Fence Posts. Which
will be delivered ins the city or on the
the grounds.
The posts are second growth white OAK,
posts split.
Enquire at my residence, one mile south
east OF Harrison hammcnd's.
jan7:w1m s. ". HOYT.
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Teachers Institute.

The wapello Co. Teachers Insti.
tute met at tho High School room in |
this city at p p. m. yesterday and
was called to order by Rev. $. l..
Burnham, Supt., who was elected
permanent President with Mr.. Long
fellow (not the poet) for Vice Presi,
dent; Secretaries Misses Cooper,
Markell! and J. Newton Page, Treas.
urer J. Newton Page, and enrolling
Secretary q. W. Nimmocks.
Burnham, Co. Supt., reported the
total cost to sustain the Public
Schools of Wapello County for 1868
at s53,75s,7O.
Supt. Burnham, Harper, Painter,
Stokes, and Misses Nimmocks Wells,
and Cooper were appointed commit
tee on order Of exercises.
Cox, Sampson, and Miss Shelton
were appointed a committee on reso-
utions.
Israel, Haydock, and Beagle were
appointed com. on finance.
Mr.. Parks, appointed committee on
question box.
Cox, Misses Millspaugh and Shel-
ton appointed com. on music.
Mr.. Schwarts and Miss Wells, ap-
pointed critics for Tuesday.
About one hundred teachers an
swered to-, roll call. Misses Shelton
and Glysson, appointed editorial
committee.
The Institute resolved to hold
Festival next Friday evening.
On motion adjourned.
J. NEWTON PAGE,
Secy.
SECOND DAY.
Opened with Prayer by Rev. II.
Bross.
ingalls,, conductor, led an hours
exercises on written Arithmetic, fol-
lowed by recess.
Longfellow addressed the Institute
on methods of teaching Geography.
Ingalls, spoke on the same subject,
and on written Arithmetic.
Nimmocks also spoke on same sub
iect, after which Con. Ingalls, gave
blackboard illustrations. Rev. Bross
said 1t was worthy everything to get
| the combinations correctly.
Stokes spoke to the same effect,
followed by recess.
Page made remarks about the
pronunciation of "Androscoggin" and
referred to Webster, which drew out
remarks by condu,t tor Ingalls,, follow
ed by recitations on Rivers, Cities,
Railroads, Occupations, Inhabitants,
Productions, &C., &C., of different
countries.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Chairman on order of exercises, re.
ported programme.
Cox reported from music Com. the
procurement Of an organ.
Con. Ingalls, spoke on the subject
of teaching grammar, and read ex.
tracts from Sheldons maxims.
Essay OH reading by Wood. Miss
Beck's readings indefinitely postpon-
cd, Woods essay received with ami
nation. President Burnham APP
pointed Miss Grace to give the lesson
"How TO teach Geography" using
outline map.
G. w. Nimmocks appointed to il
lustrate the use of globes.
Cox gave lesson in reading cxer.
ciscs on 'tShcridan's Ride"
Burnham said it cost this county
$4,000 per annum to teach reading
alone.
Con. Ingalls, spoke on the theory,
and practice of teaching.
Prest. Burnham called for report
from Schwartz, the critic for the day.
After the critic was criticized, Wood
and Miss Markell appointed critics
for Wednesday.
Adjourned to u p. m. to the Meth
odist Church.
j. NEWTON PAGE,
| Sacrafarv
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Victory.

Thank God for victory. Freedom
fills
With song the circle OF the hills,
And gives her banner, blazoned fair,
Again to the enamored air.
And Truth, the radiant eyed, the
young,
Repeats the strain that Freedom
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

John Scott, the new Pennsylvania
Senator is said to be an able lawyer
and sound man, but his public SER
vice has been confined to one term in
the Legislature.
We should not wonder if the latter
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-21

WANrED.-Having failed in procu .
ring Deaf and Dumb compositors in
this office, we now desire to employ a
good TAiKER. No recc concentrations
will be satisfactory. The applicant
must undergo seueye trial. The
first day he will have talking
match against two Of our compost.
tors, and if successful against them,
he VIII be matched the next day
against our PREssNiAN, and :. ii the
pressman don't talk him to death he
will do. Prouided, he has sufficient
muscular power to whip all others in
the compositors' room into silence,
and maintain his position as the taKer
in that department. A man that
can fill this position will find constant
employment at this office.-Council
Bluffs Bugte.
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The saloon~keepers of New York,
replying to The Worlds chemical
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THE MINISTER TO BELGiI VI.

This gentleman is tamously aris-
tocratic, and pet Of the State de-
partment. His father made some
money by quick sales, in small guam
titles, Of alspice, pepper, salt and
soap, somewhere in Connecticut
This old gentleman failed to invest
any brains in that Dubious termina-
ton of his sons back. bone, called Il
head. When the war broke out he
added to the paternal pile, through
the aid of Thurlow Weed, py mean
transaction in Austrian condemned
muskets--and disgraced us in the
eyes of Europe, by chartering a
steamer to go in search af Garibaldi,
and tender him the command of all
our ar MES. The fellow is puppy
a sneakiDg admiser Of the aristocra.
cy he initiates, a disgrace to our poo
ple-and yet he is considered choice
specimen of an Aemrican diplomat ut
the State Department.
Let us have done with the whole
sham.