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100 MARKET ST., WHEELING, W. VA.
VNHE FIRST AND ONLY BUTTON HOLE
i Making and Sewing Machine Combined
that has made its advent in this or any other
country.
This machine is warranted 20 execute 20 the
greatest degree Of perfection all kinds and var.
cites of sewing hemming Telling, cording, tuck
ing, braiding, binding gathering, and sewing
on, quilting &c, that Is or can be done by any
machine now in use.
IL has no rival In its celebrated oyCTseamtng
stitch by which edges Of different fabrics arc
sewed together "a by hand sewing. Also IN its
Button Hole and Eyelct Hole making aud en-.
b bordering on the edge, which h done with
equal beauty and perfection on all kinds OF
fabrics, not excepting Leather. II IL one ma
chine doing the work of many.
IL Is simple neiseless. and easy 10 manage,
combining in one the merits Of all others. IL is
the only Sew ing Machine now known that can
make perfectly finished and beautiful Button
Hole, besides doing many varieties Of work not
done by other Sewing MachineA
In short, It's COED qualities arc so apparent
that IL has taken the FIRST PREMIUM at
every Fair whore 10 has been exhibited.
EP We warrant every Machine TO give entire
Satisfaction.
We sell beautiful little BRAID.MAKING
MACHINE. Every Lady can make her own
Braid mys
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wThe Good Templars will have q
Grand picnic on the Sd of July.
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FOR RENT.
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT.

UyAEEROOM. OPENING ON QUINCY
w street over Hubbard & Bros store. Ap'
ply to Hubbard Bro. apr2l'u
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OLYMPIC.
United.

Cmpire-Wm. Cox, Columbia B. B. c.
Scorers-Messrs LinCh and Carson.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

TNOUR SMALL DWELLING HOUSES ON
Wheeling Island. Enquire of
JNO. P. GILCHRIST,
mar2J SO Main street-up stairs
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T,HE STORE ROOM No MONROE
street. now occupied by LOWS, Little Co
ALSO, the room No. II, occupied by j. +
Morris, as hardware store. Possession giver
April LIST 1860. Enquire of
Ser2I W. W. MILLER
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-11
The Iowa r. r. Co.

\ Railroad Company has been or
sganizcd Mt Fairfield recently, under
the above name, with Charles Negus
for President, Anson Moore, Vice
President; ]. j. Cummings Sccreta-
Iry. and VIM. IL. Jordan Treasurer,
having for its object, the building OF
Railroad from some point on the
Muscatinc and Washington road, in
Washington county via Fairfield and
Bloomfield to Cameron, Mo.
lnall their proceedings they seem
to take it for granted that it is the
present intention of the G. Il. !. 4 r
II. r. CO. 10 come by way Of Ottum.
WA, unless they can overcome our nd
vailiagcs Of being on the direct route
1 by moro liberal aid than we give.
! President Negus has issued ;
strong appeal to the people along
the route to cot"a - :" = compa
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Bulls Sarsaparilla.
A Good Reason for the Captains Faith
Pend me OnfditlS ictf.,. and ybe 5cffrr f,.osj,

A Good Reason Tor the captain Faith
Read the optai,ss letter aud the letter froa.
His Mother.
Benton Barracks, Mo. April so. 1866. :.
DIR. JOHN BuLIr-Dear Sir; Knowing
the efficiency osyour Sarsaparilla, and the
healing and beneficial qualities it possess
es, send you thefollowing stateRent of
my case.
l was wounded about two year ago was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteer
months. Being moved so often, my
wounds have not healed yet. have no.
sat up moment since | was wounded.
am shot through the hips. My genera.
heal h is impaired, and l need something
to assist nature. i have more faith il
your Sarsaparila than iu anything else.-
wish that that is genuine. Please eS.
press me half dozen bottles. and oblige
CAPT. G. p. JOHNSON.
st. Louis. Mo
p. S. The following was written Apri.
30 1865, by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mothei
OF Capt. Johnson.
DIR. BULL--Dear Sir: NV husband, Dr
G. s. Johnson, was Il skiilful surgeon and
physician in central New York, where hs
died, leaving the above G. Z. Johnson 70
my care. At thirteen years OF age he had
chronic diarrhea and scrofula. for which
Igave him your Sarsaparilla. IT CURED
HIM. have for ten years recommended
1t to many in New York, Ohio and Iowa
for scrofula fever sores, and general de-
billy. Perfect success has attended it,
The cures effected in sotae cases Of sc,ofuiA
aud fever sores acre almost miraculous.
am very anxious for my son to again have
recourse to your Sarsaparilla. Heis fear
ful ofgettingn u spurious article, hence HE
writing to you for ii. His wounds wers
terrible, but believe he will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON
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Notice In RaiIkruntcy.

In the district Court ofthe United States
for the District of Iowa. in bankruptcy
In the matter of JnO S. Walker, bankrupt
at KeoKuK, In said district, on the 10Th
day Of January, A d lS69--U s A Dis
trict of Iowa.
This il to give notice that petition has
been. to-wit: on the 10th day January,
A ID 1868, filed in said district court, by
Jno 8. Walker, Of Ottumwa Wapello Co.,
Iowa, In said district. who has been duly
declared bankrupt under the act of Con-
gress entitled ian act to establish uni
form sysiem Of bankruptcy throughout
the United States" approved March I'd A
D1s67 for discharge AND certificate there.
Of from all his debts and other laims
provable under said act; and the 26th day
Of February 1850. at 10 o'clock m at the
Office Of the District Cou IT In the city Of
KeoKuK, Lee county. Iowa, is the time
snd place assigned tor the hearing of the
same, when the creditors of said bankrupt
may attend and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer CT said petition
shouldnnt he granted.
And further notice is hereby given tha,
the second and third meetings of the credi
tors of said bankrupt required under the
37th and 2Sth sections of said act will bt
held at the Office of Dan'l Anderson, Re
gister in Bankruptcy. at his office in ths
city OF Abba, Monroe county. Iowa, on tbt
oath day of February, A d 1859. az II
O'CLOCK, q m, of said day.
III. X. LOVE, CLERK
u. 8. District Court OF Iowa.
Herdershott q Burton, Alty's, ottumwa
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-URSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1869.

nies Office in Fairfield and subscribe
stock, in which he uses the following
language. ~
HIt is now a fixed fact that tine
Raiiroad which 4t this time has its
terminus at WashihEtSnj Is sdon to
move from there in a direction
towards Cameron, Missouri. The
precise location in which that road
is to 60, is not yet definitely settled.
You know that Railroad Companies,
like. private individuals,
are actuated by selfish
motives, and you must expect that
this road will be located where it is
made tho interest Of the company to
put it. At the present time, those
who have control of this matter have
their attention directed to Ottumwa,
and engineers are now engaged in
making a survey over that route
If this location is selected, then the
road will be of very little OF no bene-
fit to the citizens Of Of this county,
and instead OF bringing business into
the county, build up your towns, inn
prove trade, make demand for your
coal, the contrary will inevitably be
the result, and comparatively reduce
the value of your lands, and injure
the market value Of your products"
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Mr. WINDY, Iowa,
Jau'y. 3Oth, 1869.

Ed. CoURlER-Dear Sir:-ln wan
dering through southwestern Iowa it
Is surprising how many Ottumwa
men arc met with. Squat down at
home, one little realizes the business
Importance Of your growing railroad
city. Throughout South western
Iowa and Northwestern Missouri we
meet more runners, representing Ot-
tumwa houses, than burlington and
Kcokuk combined can boast. We
not only realize the commercial im-
portance of Ottumwa in the great
number of drummers v hich she sends
out, but in the number of business
men she has furnished and is still
furnishing the new ndgrowing towns
west of you. In Charlton there arc
the Mcbride Bros, Geo. F. Blake, NJ.
Scbworm, all merchants of first-class
standing. In Osscola, Mr.. Dibble and
branch OF Il. w. Belts clothing es-
tablishment. In Leon, Ed. Close,
Bashaw; Carol & Stout. In Alton,
Gen. Stone, Grimes, Henry & Huff,
Roach and so on almost ad infinitum.
Charlton is the largest town Of
them all and is the most largely rep
resented by Ottumwa men.
OF course we all stop (and cvery-
body clse) at BallingalPs Depot
House, which is kept by the Rev. L.
Cosler, than whom, in travelling the
world over, Pete could not have found
a better man to associate with him
in the hotel business. Mr.. Cosler is
an cx.Baptist clergyman; formerly
from eastern New York, and at one
time had charge Of the Baptist
Church in Charlton. | was told he
left his profession on account IF weak
ness Of the lungs, caused by prostra
ton of the nerves of the chest. But
l doubt il a good man could find
moro useful fold Of service than th'
one Mr.. CosIer now holds, for i
any class Of men need to be hamp
cred with the claims Of christiani
ty and morality III ore th a n
railroad employees, | have ncvcl
met them. l will furnish yoa q ricl
tit>bit for your next weekly issue
that is il Smyth, Stewards Mission
ary, does not anticipate me.
Truly yours, 5.
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The state Fair.

We think common humanity, re-
quires that the sanguinary conflict
now raging between Dcs Moines and
Kcokuk, for tho State Fair, should
cease and we descend from our posi-
tion of armed neutrality, to suggest
to the combatants, by way of o CON-
promise, that Ottumwa be sclcc-
ted.
Ifwhat the Register and Gate both
say of each other is half true, neither
place is fit, and being the most i'm
portant Railroad centre in the State
as plainly shown by our map, the
Agricultural Board ought to make
no delay in locating the State Fair
at this point, whore nature and art
have combined in offering such unu-
sual inducements.
The captions might suggest that
raising sufficient money to put the
grounds in fit shape, would be an
undertaking beyond our means, but
| this would only make plainly visible
the utter ignorance of the fault fin
ders, with the gigantic financial ca
pacitics, and liberality, of some of our
mon in the matter Of subscribing at
least, to works of this character.
We venture the prediction that
the amount necessary to secure the
Fair at Ottumwa, would be subscri-
bed readily. II is true that the
grumblers might say that after sub
scribing, and securing the Fair, and
realizing all its advantages, to our
wet and sdry groceries, and habber.
dashorymcn, that we might then in
the vulgar vernacular go back on
our subscriptions, raise the question
Of the constitutionality Of Estate Fairs
in general, and this proposed ono
| in particular; intcrpose objections 10
. the jurisdiction of the soliciting com
mittee &c, but then VIC have only tt
reply to such persistent objectors
! that the subscriptions might be read
ly reduced to notes, after which there
would be no difficulty in collecting
ting the money, and that five ever
then finally concluded to crawfisl
out Of the whole amount, after re-
ceiving our quid pro quo we coult
still say de6antly "What's the u.s.
ofhaving a baby act on the statute
books, without occasionally usins
it,
BY all means let US have the Stat
Ea;r
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.White" Flag.

| Our friend White, Of the Bloom
field Republican, who has been doing
some free gratis for nothing adver-
tising for the COURIER Job Depart
ment, hastcns to inform us that he
has never been to OttumWd for the
purpose of soliciting business, and
never expects TO be here for that pur-
pose. He should make no rash
promises, .unaskcd for. Ottumwa is
good place, andif our friend White,
ever comes here on that business we
are bound to announce hissarrival
and show him the sights to'bc seen
in our metropolis, and if he can get
work to do, and can execute it as
well. and cheaper than we, he will
hear no complaint from us. We be.
lieve in people getting their work
done where they can get the best
bargains, and never have and never
will grumble at our citizens, tor send
ing away their work if we cannot
do as well by them as other parties
abroad
In q few days we expect to start
out on a canvassing tour, and will
not fail to visit Dcs Moines, and
Bloomfield, and VIC expect our friends
Of the REGISTER to give us kindly
notice, and have no doubt White will
do tho same, and right here we de-
sire to thank him for the gentleman
ly notice he gavc our Agent, Mr..
Uhl, short time since.
In conclusion, we desire to say that
as he has hoisted tho "Whiten Flag,
in his rear, as t'signal of distress"
and we not being desirous of carrying
on any other than civilized warfare,
we suggest to the "man up tree
who is crying "Let us have peace" to
come down and take his flag Gin out
of the wet, put the WHITE side of it
where it belongs, then take little
peppermint, mixed with few drops
Of "Mothcr Winslows Soothing Syr-
up to steady his nervs, and we
think he will DO out of danger.
L
II the foregoing is not as clear as
mud to the man after he comes down
from the tree, then he had better
climb up gain. ab
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The Deodorized African.

The first Negro vote over given IN
Ottumwa, was that cast last night
by Albert Savington in the Copper
head Convention.
The applause which this democrats
ic niger received when he came for
ward to cas-, his vote for his old time
oppressors, shows plainly enough
how coppsrhcad vcneoring will de-
odorizo an ethiopian, to the sensitive
nasal organs OF even the patrician
democracy Of the sanity perlicus Of
lower Hog Thief.
The baldcst humbug on all this
rotten earth, is the democratic clam
or about Negro Suffrage, and ''mon>
grelism' (Which latter term is sup>
posed to be new name for the very
common offenso of inoculatiug demo
cratic blood into Negro stock) espe-
cially when it is borne in mind that
ninctenths Of the murky blood,
which flows through the black and
tan veins of America, sprang from
the loins Of the patriarcEial demo-
| cratic fieshbrokcrs Of the South.
Democratic hate of negro men, ,eS-
tends only to negroes who own them
selves, and who vote for their hbcra'
tors.
Their holy horror Of sinking ne
gro wepches, takes no wider rang,
than to Include those who have ths
right to name the fathers of theil
own children, and who consequently
are unanimously in favor of stopping
the Negro-Dernocratice propogatin:
business. Hence the rejoicing amons
tnem when Albert comes up ant
votes theE ticket, and thas disgrace
his race.
And now, when the industriou
negroes OF this city. who apprcclat
their liberties, are duly grateful I
their cmancipators, aud who max
theirliying hy the honest sweat j
their faces, come up to the polls an
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Financial Doctoring.

Senator Sherman has the honor OF
being the last man IN the senate, to
deliver six column speech, showing
how to pay something out OF noth-
ing, or in other words new way to
resume the payment Of five hundred
millions of greenbacks with seventy
five millions of gold. ID
The speech is an exhaustive one,
and will be highly priced by his con-
s:itucnts, no donbt, but one vote cast
against subsidy swindles, and in IA
yor of retrcnchment in oyery branch
of the public expenditures, will bring
the government nearer to rcsump-
ton, than six, or even twelve col
umns of ingenious, theoretical finan
cial mouthings.
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From Thursdays Daily, Sept. 1.
Democratic Convention.

As might have been safely predict
ed, Col. George Gillaspy was very
unexpectedly called on to preside at
the democratic convention last night,
while Sam'l B. Evans, o: the Copper
head, was made Secretary.
The chairman announced the OBJ
iccts of the, convention in u few
'techingn remarks, wherein he
evinccd his well known liberality in
political matters, by stating that the
convention should drop all party
feeling, and should nominate none
but the very best men irrespective
of party.
Before proceeding TO ballot, Col
Summers, Alderman Littleton, Cur.
Icy Baker Col. GilIasIy and Frank
Adams were withdrawn from the
Mayoralty race, by their respective
hackers, leaving the field clear to Ma.
ior Geo. Temple and Esquire Potter,
tho fcrmer getting 81 to 26 for the
latter, and being unanimously de-
clared the choice Of tho convention.
Major Wood, and Capt. Clifton,
wero the principal contestants for
the Marshalship, the former receiving
141 votes, and the latter 53 on the
first and only ballot, which secured
the nomination by acclamation to
the Major. Na
Tho gcnuinc~whiteman's govern
ment-do you want your daughter
to marry niggor--antlnegro sui
frago character of the convention
may bo inferred from the fact thai
Albert Savington, Negro, was receiv'
ed with deafcning applause, when he
eamc forward to cast his vote fol
Major Wood.
The tickot might have been wors.
to run, and will answer as we'll ~
any to be beaten.
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Josu l;JJINas IN Owls. -Tit
owl is game bird !; he can whip
anything that wears teathsrs-aftcr
dark.
He is wise buiI and h"ots ut
most things.
lie is Il solium burd. cross be-
tween u justice ofpecce anda county
supervisor.
He is u stiff burd, aud sits up ~
stiff Ms an exclamation point.
lie is a luxurious burd, and leeds
on spring chickens
He i. q long-liyed burd, and never
was known 10 take death natrally.
He is hardy burd, and groze tut!
by bileing.
He is All honest hurd and always
show. aD open countcnance.
He is Il prompt burd aDd satistizo
at onst his outstanding hills.
He is a comfortable hur,l, al alwns
sleeps in feathers.
He is an attractive burd, and durin
the day can alwus be found in.
tie is a festive bird, and don, come
home until morning.
Thus the owl. u mistaken emblem
.f solitude and sadness, il we dig into
his nature closely. is emphaticaily
one of the boys, and belongs to the
club,
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4 Dubuque tobacco merchan. hav-
ing been bored long time by dead
heads, quietly removed the jar Of fine
cut to arothcr place, and in lieu
thereof introduced one of the same
size, partly filled with molasses. Ae
usual, says the Her"tt, the tobacco
chewers came AROUND. They edged
up to the counter in usual routine,
reached over and soused their fists in
to the nolassc-, whercupon they
sncaked ont. wipisg their hands on
their coat tails and brccches legs all
the while keeping ''mum." but kept
up devil Of thinking. Those ac-
quainted with the plot were watch
ing the manenvering from distance,
aud not until ut least 4 dozen Or
more s.chawcrs" got sweetened di'i
the joke leak out.
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We quote below few instances in
the art Of swindling, which we find
in .'Lippincotts Magazine TO- re-
cember.
"a sharper in Ohio. y few months
ago stopped At y certain farm house
in a town near Cincinnati, and asked
permission to stay over night, which
was readily granted BY the hospita>
Bile farmer. A couple of hours after
retiring for the night he was taken
suddenly i'll, and for several days ap.
peared deranged. On his recovery
he informed his host that during his
illness hs had dreamed three nights
in succession that he had discovered,
in certain ravine near the house, un-
der 4 rock, an earthen crock contain
ing Il large amount OF fsilver. Atthis
the old gentleman expressed sur.
prise, and spoke Of il as being q very
mysterious dream. Afterward, how
ever, they were walking together in
that section, and the dream was
ayerted to by the stranger. An ex-
animation was At once proposed by
the farmer, to satisfy their curiosity.
The rock was soon found, and after
brushing the leaves carefully away,
it was removed; aud TO their utter
amazement there sat u crock of silver.
They took it out and conveyed IL
secretly to the house, aud on exaini.
nation it was found to contain four
hundred dollars, which they agreed
| to divide equally between them. The
DAY after this discovery. as the stran,
ger was about to take his leave, he
complained to his benefactor OF the
Inconvenience Of carrying so much
silver, when an exchange was pro-
posed, the stranger receiving two
hundred and fly dollars in green
backs for the share Of the coin, silver
| then being al a premium Of about
fifty per cent. 1t was not long after
the departure ofhis guest, however
ero the host made another discovery
-his four hundred dollars in silver
were counterfeit. and hc had thu,
been inyeniously swindled out Of two
hundred and fifty dollars.
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'ULL's WORM DESTROYER.
Villapow, Walker County, Ga,

June ~, lSbo.
DIR. JOHN BUBL-Deag Sir: have re.
Gently given your "Worm Destroyer" sew
eral trials, and find it wonderfully etlica.
cious. 1t has not failed in single in
stance 10 have the wished for effect. am
doing pretty large country practice, and
have daily use for some article of the kind
am free to confess that / know of no
remedy recommended by the ablest au-
thors that is so certain and speedy in its
effects. On the contrary, they are uncer-
tain in the extreme. My object in writing
to you is TO find out upon what terms
can get the medicine directly from you :
If can get 1t upon easy terms, l shall use
Il great deal oft. | am aware that the
use of such articles is contrary To the
teachings and practice ola great majority
of the regular line of NJ. DIS. Int I see no
just cause or good sense in discarding a
| remedy which we know TO be efficient,
simply because we may be ignorant of its
| combination. For my part, l shall make
| rule to use all and any means to alle-
viate suffering humanity which j may be
| able to commandment hestating because
some one more ingenious than myself may
| have learned its effects first, and secured
| for himself the sole right to use that know
edge. However, am by no means al.
advocate or supporter of the thousands oi
| worthless nostrumst that flood the country
| which purport to cure all manner of dis
ease to which human flesh is heir. Please
reply soon, and inform me ofyour best
! terms.
| lam, sir, most respectfully,
| JULIUS p. CLEMENT, NJ, y.
| Or. John Bats Prineipat y6ice, 40, E}fti
| Street, Louisville, RY,