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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08
The Committees Again.

Our readers will remember tha,
we growled little not long ago, be
cause our delegation, and more espcc
tally Loughridge and Allison, ole
and influential members of the House
were shabbily treated, and through
them the State of Iowa, in the make
up of the Committees.
Not having the official list before
us then, as we have now, We done
Mr.. Speaker Blaine injustice in not
stating that he had given the State
the proud and distinguished honor Of
putting Allison, now serving his
third term with marked credit, at the
head of some little bobtailed Com
mittee whose principal business it
will be perhaps 10 audit the ac-
counts of the female clerks Of the
Treasury Department, who count
and adjust in nice little packages, the
cancelled coupons Of the government
bonds.
With this amendment we insist on
our original motion, and that is that
the banner Republican State with
six Representatives in Congress, and
entitled to as many more, and which
went solidly for Blaine, and who are
the peers Of the delegation from any
other State in ability and character,
has been most outrageously snubbed
in the formation of the Committees.
We were simple enough to sup
pose we were doing something to-
wards vindicating the honor Of our
State, and the rights of our members,
in our previous article, but our cor
respondent from Washington else
where thinks otherwise, and asks us
in justice to the members to insert
his communication, which we do
checrfully, TO give the other side,
remarking however, that in this JUS
tifcation of Speaker Blaine's slate, it
would have afforded us much salts
faction, had he explained why North
Carolina should have three chairmen,
Tennessee three ditto, Ohio six ditto,
(all Of them importantly New York
six ditto, Massachusetts, four ditto,
(the best,) and even Missouri two,
while Iowa only has one, and that
one of the most obscure and unim-
portant in the entire list of 40 Com
mlttees of the House of Representa-
tives.
A man up a tree would have
thought Mr.. Blaine had exhausted
HIS partiaiity toward Ohio. by max
ing Schenck Chairman of Ways and
Means; Garfield, Banking ; Bingham
Judiciary Beatty Enrolled Bills and
Walker, Retrenchment; but it was not
the case with that public func
tionary, for ne also put one John 7
Wilson, Of that State in Chair.
man ofthe highly important Commit
tee on Agriculture, thinking it honor
enough to Judge Loughridge, who
represents about the most populous
and altogether the richest Congress
siopal District in the United States
in Agricultural resources, to play
second fiddle TO this man Wilson
whom the country is profoundly ig
norant Of.
This may all seem to be fair play
to our correspondent, and even be
acceptable to our new members; but
to us and many more Iowans, proud
of our State, and jealous of her hon
or, it seems to be the sublimity of in
justice, and the growing will go on
just the same, the protest of an Iowa
Clerk to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08
Our Map.

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ny Olen"oou Op'"'o"
pariaialnled SUCCESS 10 = !oAis' no
cause the Cnicago man VINO eng.aseu
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an,s may Soe tne @ lsssi. 2. negn,
thinL of @ i. , tha mora ~ Il I'll iooEs I lie
iealously. ! Ottumwa sees the future
Importance Of our city looming up in.
the western sky, and foresees in it q
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08
tablished in 1848.
BUSINESS CARDS.
A. CARD.

Having sold my interest in the Drug
Store of Hinsey, Lewis 4 Co., TO DR.. j. G.
Hinsey, have concluded to resume the
practice of Medicine aud Surgery in all
their branches. Calls from all parts OF
the Country MS well as the City, will be
promptly attended to. Office for thepr
ent at DIR. Hinsey's Drug Store, corner
between jefferson and College.
Feb. 10 '69 d&w1y. G. G.. LEWIS.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08

SMALL Pox.-We learn from the
Mitchell County Press, that this loath
some disease is having a very success
fn. rnn IN that county.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08
THE WEEKLY COURIER
J. M. HEDRIcK, Editor.

OTTUMwA-, IOWA
Thursday. -. :. n,. April 8, 1859.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08

The total amount of bonds issued
to the Pacific Railroad companies is
S56, 1862 ,320; the amount Of interest
which had accrued prior to Jan ! and
16, 1869, is s3,3oo,oOO, and of this
amount the government has received
from transportation, &C., sl,3l7,352,
leaving q balance due the United
States of$2.s2s, 100.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08

Sheldon, of Louisiana. IL % have
the seat contested by Hunt.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08

Maggie Mitchell is a mother.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-08

Gen. Meredith is still living, with
some prospect Of his recovery.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Roman Catholic Supremacy.


Father Hecker, a Roman Catholic
clergyman of powerful eloquence, is
going through the country lecturing on
the Religious condition oftho country ,
Father Hecker is frank in his utterancea
and says things which more cautious
propaganda would consider. It pru-
denCe to conceal. In his lecture at Chi
cago he said:
The increase of Catholic population
over that Of others is 100 per cent. He
believed the dominant influence Of the
country, at the close of the century,
would be on the side of Catholics. They
stand in this country as a Macedonian
phalanx, bound together by truth,
while Professionalism is disinterwratinn
itself and dwindling away. The result,
he predicted, was founded an figures
and logic. This great Republic Is
bound TO be great Catholic nation.
There will be no reason to fear Catholi-
etsIn IL tt does predominate /; IL will not
be intmieal to intelligence. IL is eduua-
ting more people than other denomina-
ttons. There will be no danger 10 our
liberties, because the Catholic Church
IS founded on the natural order which
obtains in republic. Catholicism will
tnfuse religious enthusiasm into the
energies of the people, The question is
now pressing on the American people
Of determining their religion as the
fathers proclaimed It's determined des-
tiny. In few short years It will pro-
claim itself Catholic. He predicts that
there is, ere long, to be a State religion
in this country, and that State religion
Is TO be Roman Catholic.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Amnesty and Suffrage.

There is no rational connection be-
tween franchise and amnesty. The
joining of them in one proposition
puts both In false light. The exten-
sion of the franchise is question to
be governed by the consideration
either ofinherent right or of public
welfare. If it is a right inherent in
the man, it would be wrong to COM
promise it with the condition of par
don to political offenders. Ifit is to
be extended for the reason that it will
promote the public welfare, still there
is no reason for haakingan Offset of the
question of amnesty to criminals The
matter of the acknowledgements of
those who levied war upon the Nation
is a temporary thing. The disfran-
chisement is to expire as soon as it is
thought the public safety will permit,
or as soon as a proper example has
been made. The extent of the suf-
frage is a matter to be settled upon a
fixed and permanent principle To
connect 1t with a temporary situation
which has been created by crime, is to
degrade it to a make-shift.
The connection of these two aues-
tions in the agitation which has lately
been raised for a suffrage amendment
to the Constitution makes 1t appear as
if its advocates lacked conhdence in
the Justice of the suffrage proposition,
and therefore thought it necessary to
offer to the South a consideration
for submitting to it Or they offer
to those who have been disfran-
chised for rebellion, a restoration con-
dihonaI upon their cOnsenting that
kbOca sbo II vote mh0. baua oo1,-,stt,I 7
no offense. There is no Justice, nor
pTOpriety to either class in making
these conditions. Virtually, Hmakes
a criminal class the arbiters of the
suffrage TO the innocent Virtually, it
makes the right of suffrage to thoHe.
who have done nothing to forfeit de-
pend upon the pardon OF those sWho7
have done great crime. 1t eonfnses
all reason, and mingles loyal class
with the disloyal in an uDiusti6able
manner. sf-f..-f
Each of these questions should be
discussed and decided upon its own
merits. We are ready to meet the
question of removing the disfranchise-
ment of rebels, and to say that we
have always regarded it as Temporal
ry precaution, to be abandoned il al
short time. If it is right TO terminate 1
it now, it would be wrong to couple it |
with conditions Of enfranchising |
another class. And so with regard to |
the question Of extending or limiting !
the suffrage We do not need that uni /
Versal suffrage, or the so-ealled i'm !
partial suffrage, shall be fabricated /
with the grant ofamnesty to those who !
have forfeited tho Suffrage by crime. !
We do not need to shove the blacks 1
1pder the cover of the disfrauchised !
rebels. Let every tub stand on its I
1Wn bottom, and let the question Of the I
franchise be governed by principles
which will remain when the rebellion
be forRotten.-C Cincinnati Gazette.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Steam on Street Railroads.

Western newspaperpers report what
seems to be an important experiment
in the use of steam engines for pro-
pelling cars on street railroads. A
small double-cylinder engine is used
Of fifteen horsepower. The fre-pot
is arranged on the self-feeding base
burning plan, which is SO successful
in stoves and furnaces. The maehin-
cry is concealed under the car. The
boiler is placed on the forward end OF
the ear.
The motive power is said to be un-
der such perfect command that a car
has been stopped within three inches
Of q given point, without iarring; and
the engine can drag it's load up heavy
grade. The cost Of running IL is sew
enty cents per day.
If this experiment succeeds, or if
even It only promises success, it de
serves the attention Of our horse rail
road companies who would secure q
great saving of expense By the use en-
gines, and might be able to accommO-
date the public better than they do
CT can now T. Post.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Definition of Bible Terms.


The following definition of Bible
terms will doubtless interest many Of
our readers
A days journey was 30 and 1-5 miles.
A Ssbbath days journey was about
an English mile.
Ezekiels reed was IL feet, nearly.
A oubit is % inches, nearly.
A hands breadth is equal to three
aud fve-eighths inches.
A fingers breadth is equal 10 one
inch.
A shekel Of silver was about ihy
cents.
A shekel Of gold was $500.
A talent Of silver was S516,32,
A talent of gold was Sl3,309.
A piece of silver or penny was
thirteen cents.
A farthing was three cents.
A gerah was one cent.
A mite was one and a hAlf-cents.
A homer contains seventy five gal.
Ions aud 1--WE pints.
A nepha or bath, contains seven
gallons and FIVE pints.
a bin was one gallon aud two pints.
A hrkin was seyen pints,
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
A Former Exploit of Reverdy
Johnson.

sAWashington telegram to the New
York Sun is as follows:
While ReveFdY JOhnson's name was
before the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations aneEnber Of the House
called upon a very distinguished Sena-
whether he knew from the official rec
.ords that Mr.. lincoln sent ReYerdy
johnson to New Orleans as an arbiter
in theease of $600, 600 in gold which
General Butler believed to be the prop
erty of the Confederate govern ment,
and which was claimed by a foreign
banking house, and that after an exam
ination Johnson decided that it was the
property of the foreign house, and Mr..
Lincoln accordingly turned it over. The
committeeman replied that he knew
these facts. He was then asked Wheth-
er he knew JOhnson's handwriting. He
replied in the affirmative, and his visit
or handed him a receipt signed by Rev
ekdy johnson land dated while he was
making that examination) for fee of
5000 from the banking house for at
lending to some i'm portant business on
his return North. Subsequent develop
ments showed cOnclusiYely that the
moneyAwas confederate property, and
that its Surrender was a gross bl1nder.
The Senatorsa v The bearing or llle case
against johnson, and announced &his
Intention to oppose his confirmation
but Senatorial pride swept away all op-.
pos tionl and Because Mr. , Ohnson was
4 senator, he was confirmed. Now,
more than one Senator openly declares
that Minister johnson has sold out to
England as AFbtter johnson sotd Aoui
Mr. Lincoln. '-'- - - -.
Itshould be known that Mr.. Lincoln
made this New Orleans appointed at the
earnest request of Mr.. Seward, who
was his ardent friend. r-a
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
EXAMINATION NOTICE.



FFJFE School ExanineEs Of DeIaW are cnuH knt
j meet, during the year 1858, for the examina-
tiOn Of teachers, al the folio Wag places and times
namely GlE -.-...- -.
At the COURT ROOM 10 prlaware, March 7th
and 2Ist April 4th aad Isih Nay u SePtem-
Der 26th October 10Th and 2lth.s n ,venber 7th
and 14th December 5th.
At the SCHOOL. HOUSE IN 0strander, March 2sth
and Oct Sd. At the SCfItfDI. HOUSE in Ashley,
April 1Ith. At tho school. HOUSE in Lev. is Com
ter, April 18th ard Oct 'beFSlst At Col. Frambes'
school. HOUSE, IN Snnhnry, Nay on ana oatoher
I7t6.
Candidates present sFfsiR,tory testimo-
nialB Of good eharaCtrf Z III. Law re-
qgirnF, a condition ~ ssnWiRetson, = n. .5-arh
applicant { certficalt shal nsY lcc at So
cents. p g soE-5555A ~ 2
No certificate is graafed Lsess tiaossl,ss' ste is
ffqualiied teach tho branches nR med ia IN.
law namely Orth0graphy. Resting, 'ErfFiti,.
Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar aE@
possesses an Adequate ku's ledge Ufthe theory sHd
practlce 0t.taaahin1l .
= Nv oand dale, Hf;er SECOND failure; Will be ad-
rnitted 10 rc=cxamiuaIou within six monthss
Examinations wiifGommence Al ro O'Clock a.
M. and close at O'Clock, P NJ; and no applicant
will be admittest af}eF IL O'Clock. The exerciseF'
will be conducted as far IS possible in wItinS
Each candidate is requested 20 bring paper, and
pencil, and 8 stamped envelope directed tn him
self, IL ahIch .thei cefuncate awarded v-ft re
maiiAL % him, or nct'ce or failure.
Eg Es5S, CANE'RFbi..
Feb Il lSe" - s1asl-.- sf-1 Z .effEk
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
The New Pennsylvania Senator.

The Hon. John Scott, who has been
nominated by the Republican caucus of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, to sue
ceed Mr.. Buol1alew in the United States
Senate, is not well known outside of
his State. He has had little eNpp-
rience in public affairs, IL experience
means the holding of office. He was a
member of the Legislature, but beyond
thathas not held any public position.
He studied law with the Hon. Alexan-
der Thomson, at the place where he
was admitted to the bar He married
at Chambersburg, but afterwards re-
moved to Huntingdon whore he con-
tinued the practice OF his profession, in
which he met with great success. His
ability as lawyer recon mended him
to the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company, and he has been the counsel
ofthat corporation for number ofyears.
Mr.. Scott is an eloquent as we'll rs an
able lawyer, and a genial aud unob-
trusive gentleman. He Is still q young
man, and radical Republican Of the
atrictest type.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Apeodote of wendell Phillips.


Recall the time, for you can, when it
was almost impossible for Mr.. Philips
to obtain audience-When lecture-rooTns
and churches were shut to him. I
have heard him say that once he went
to Milford New Hamp pshire, to lecture,
by inyitations Nothing had been writ
en- to him of the wishes OF his audience.
He arrived just ia time to 70 to the lee
ture-roOm-a church. 1t was filed, He
was ushered into the pulpit, where sat
the President of the Lyceum, q venera-
ble county Squire. Nothing was said.
presently" said Mr.. Phillips, 'I said
to the Squire, 81 am to give you Street
Life in Europe to-night,2" t'Sir," said
the squire, "ain't you going to lecture
on slavery ?' Nothing was said to
me in the invitation about the subject"
was the reply. "Do you mean to say
that you were not invited 20 lecture on
slavefy ?''A 81 do, !" replied Mr.. Phillips,
"Well J" said the venerable President,
We'll see about that" And he arose,
and looking over the pulpit to the ta-
bic below, where sat the Secretary, a
young lawyer, said, t'Mr.a Secretary,
didn't you write to Mr.. Philips, that the
vote OF this society was that he should
not,' said the Secretary, "And why
didn't you do so ?i' because I didn't
wan't slavery crammed down my
throat, was the reply. 'fWell, sir, ;"
said the Squire, "We'll see if you are to
be crammed down our throats." Then
addressing the audience, he said, 'sAs
many as are in favor Of having Mr..
Phillips lecture on avery will manifest
it by holding up their hands," Three
fourths of the audience held up their
hands. "As many as are contrary
minded will hold up their hands" A
few hands were held up. 'There,"
said he, turning to Mr.. Phillips, "you
will please lecture on slavery" ''And,"
said Mr.. Phillips, 81 went in and gave
them a lecture on slavery, you may
we'll believe. But the youthful secre-
tary came out a true man after all.
When the rebellion broke out in '6l, he
went out to the war and gave his life to
his country and the cause of freedom"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
Advertising AphorIsm..

lt you don't mean % mind YONG anr
ness lt viii not pay 70 adVortiae.
Bread Is he staff OF human ltns. nuN
advertising Is the staff of Iifs fn frtda
Don't attempt % advertise unlcss rHr
Gle.
Newspaper advertisements nro
OF their kind, but they onnuot taEa H.
place OF circulars aud handbNia
Aandbiiia and circulars nrn raaH
thelr kind, but they can't laEa .H.
place "a newspaper advertisement
NO bell can ring so loudly as @ good
Advertisement People wiz believe
what they see rather than Whnt tHeE
hear.
Bonner, for several successive TunrH.
invested ia advertising en- che nroaIa
she preceding year, Now nea whore at
Quitting advertising in dul
like tearing out a dam haMe
water is low, Either ono WllI
good times fr0m ever coming,
The wise man OF Scripture
did not refer 90 adWeF98aimn
said tCoRt thy bread unon
ana after mnnT days tncH
againih or Do would hava
intorest.W
~ you would add t0 Vou
put your Edd into c
Ifne&
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

WTenry Lamb, and Mary Campbe /, or Delaware,
III Ohio, Reuben A. Lamb, Of Linn County, Mis-
EouriaRd Wilmur 8. Lamb, Of Freeport, in the
state Of Illinois, VIII E4iz- tlat q seaitioa
vas filed aga inst them on she I2th. day &C Janu-
nFy, A. D. 1859 in the Court Of Common Pleas,
within and fer the county o. DslzHhFe, Ohio, By
William 4. Mills and Charles Mills BY their Guar
dia n enTy z. Nils, and is now pending, wherein
sal " lillian A. Mills and Charles MfllE, By their
Guardian Henry 2. Mills demand partitIon Of the
following describ real estate, tO-Wit Situated
IN the County or Delaware and State Of Ohio, and
in the town OF Delaware. and being inlOt, old o.
16l new No. 400 in Reuben Lambs addition 60 the
Town Of Delaware, Ohio, and that at the April
ter m A. D.. 1862 Of said court the said William A.
n ills and Charles Mills, by their Guardian Henry
2. Mills, will apply for an order thatpariltiOn may
be made OF said premises. --. e..
Dated January 12fh, 1853.
By REID 4 POWELL, Plaintiffs at WnsyE.sz
Jan IS f6o-6W pf SS,75.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.

FT7he accounts in the following cases, have been
j filed in the Probate Court, in DellWars aeoun-
ty. for settlement, and the same are set for hear
ing on the 50th day Of January, instant, aud viii
then be for final settlement, to-wit: q
1. James Perfect, administrator o.! SAMANTHA
Perfect decd.
?. ma z. P. Hammond, administrators Of
John Hammond, dec'a.
Noses Latham Guardian Il heirs of. John
Fultz, decd. l a.
4. Elias Cole, Guard ian Of Mary n. organs aud
others. 5E r. fes FEIIF 81
5. oren shumWay, administrator Of cOPhas
Carter decd,
8 Sarah A. Rowland, Guardian of SlPhia A "a
Waher P. Rowland. Ff4n'3
u Hugh Cole Guardian OF Lucretia Esther Main.
s, J. G. Bearsely, Guardian Of the heirs Of
Leonard Love, decd.
e. James Moore and t. G. Muller, Administrators Of
Io Thomas OwsiOr, Executor Of VIM. Ows,on
decd.
II. B. B. sa lmon, administrator Of Anna Salmon
decd.
JAMS sw T.W. POWELL, Probare Judge.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

DWoTTIUE anu n UTg5Ty.
m South slreetr in South Delaware, the most
" desirable location south Of the Railroad
The house is frame, containing rooms, good
celler and cisteFn with ali Outbuildingss The
lot IS planted in small fruits-Back berries, Rasp-
berries and Strawberries, OF the choicest Yarie-
ties and fruIt trees Of all kinds Any by
raising fruit and marketing it can make an excel
lent living As the present pTopTietO will convince
them by a statement Of what he has made of the
placed. Will be sold very cheap as The owner is
about removing. Also ny the sams owner
A farm Z miles from town,
TIontaining lO91z acres situst,d on tna Belle
" Point road, 55 ACRES cleared, the baIa nee IN
timber, HeWed log house ana Outbuild ingF, Or
chard Of $50 tFess, &C, as gopd a corn and stock
farm as there is in this part II the state. The
Belle Point Road viii be piked this coming season
and will double the value Of the lands Will be
sold at bargain, the owner being about to re-
move. Apply to
RoBP. F. HURLBUFT.