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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Ottumwa to Sigourney.

We announced some time age, that
the p. o. D. had established week
IL mail route between here and 81:
Courtney, and was ready to receive
bids to carry the mail, commencing
July 1st next.
In view Of tho demands Of the
route, and the fact that Railroad is
to shortly connect these two points
it was expected that at least a semi
weekly mail over this route would
havc been ordered.
We are in receipt of letter from
Judge Loughridge Of the 18th inst
who snys that on the announcement
that it was to be but q weekly mail,
he Immediately went to the Depart
ment and extorted from them o
promise "that the matter would be
arranged with tho bidder or con-
tractor for moro frequent service at
same rates"
The people interested in having
additional mail facilities between
here and Sigourney, are under obli-
cations to their Representative for
what he has dono in the premises,
and if they fail during the 40 more
days Of the infamous reign OF the
Tennessee demagogue, to get justice
done them, they may hope for better
things after the ides of March.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Wife Trading.

A late number of the Efiingham
(Ill.) Democrat speaks If couple of
fellows in that county that have been
swapping women. We have heard
Of instances before whero husbands
have traded wives, but this is the
first instance that we ever noticed
where father traded a daughter to
q husband for his wife. This gross
barbarism wasdeveloped in the courts
of that &C unity last week. Itappears,
says the Democrat, that at or near
Mason, a preacher named Deltz-
heaven save the mark TRADED his
daughter to his neighbor named
Burns, for bis wife, agreeing TO give
boot between the daughter and vito
5000.
In accordance with this trade the
husband left the wife and took the
daughter off to st. Louis, and the
wife placed herself the care Of
trading preacher.
After Burns had frolicked around
St. Louis awhile with the daughter,
he returned to Mason and demanded
his boot money, which the reverend
old scoundrel refused to pay, and
then Burns bad him arrested for So
ducing his wife, and tho trial devel.
opcd the above facts.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Excellent Advice of a Mother
to her Son.
TO MY DEAR SON.

The world estimates men by their
success in life, and general consent,
permanent success is an evidence of
superiority.
It will be safe for you to observe
the following rules, which your affec.
tionate mother prays God will
strengthen you to do:
1-Base all your actions upon a
principle of justice-preservo your
integrity Of character, and doing it,
never reckon the cost.
2-Never under any ciscumstan-
ces, assume a responsibility you can
avoid consistently with your duty to
yourself, and others dependent on
you. Or in other words, "mind your
oun business"
3-Remembcr that self interest is
more likely to warp your judgement
than all other circumstances conttn.
ed. therefore look well to your duty,
when your interest is concerned.
4-Never attempt to make money
at the expense ofyour reputation, or
dishonor will be the consequence.
5-Be neither lavish nor misery;
of the two avoid the latter. A mean
man is universally dcspised, therefore
generous feelings should be cultiva-
ted.
6-Avoid gambling Of all kinds as o
great evil, billiards especially, be
cause the most fascinating, therefore
the most dangerous,the victim being
enthralled before he is aware.
always let your expenses be
such as to leave q balance in your
pocket. Ready money is always .
friend in neod.
| 8-Avoid borrowing and len1ing
as far as possible.
9-Liquor drinking, smoking ci-
gars, and chewing tobacco, are terri
Bile habits to a young man; they i'm
pair the mind and pocket, and leao
to waste. They intend to lower {
man; never elevate and lift him up ir
the regard of the virtuous ane
good.
lO-Be not in tho habit of relating
your misfortune to others, and lievel
mourn over what you cannot pre-
vent.
11-Let all see your good breeding
by showing duo respect to age
Have dignity and reverence enough
of character never to trifle with seri
ous things-respect religion to other
-seek it as treasure Invaluable, le
it be the foundation on which t
build oil your structures, the posses
sion of which will ensure happines
here, and an enduring inheritanc
hereafter.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

The general committee for the
management of the unofficial inau-
gural ceremonies have received the
following letter from General Grat:n
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE U. S. !
Washington, Jan. 20, 1869.
Thos. MCCULLOUGH, Secretary, &c
Dear misunderstanding that
the committee to which you are Sec
retary meet this evening for the pur-
pose Of arranging for tho inaugura-
tion ball, l venture to drop you line
to say that if any choice is left to
me, | would be pleased to SEQ it dis
pensed with. / do not wish to dis
arrange the plans made by my
friends in matters Of ceremonies at.
tending the Inauguration, but in this
matter it will be agreeable to me il
you should agree that the ball is un'
necessary.
With great respect,
Your Ob't Sev't
U. s. GRANT.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

won't do. Law .s law, and no nigger
hez q rite to appeal to anything else.
Eff the law don't happen TO perfect
EN-, it's the fault NV the law, not NV
the Major. Them niggers viii starye
this winter, or subsist BY violatin the
sacred injunction, s'thou shalt not
steelp Oh, how much better wood it
hev bin, he'd they .continyood ez the
Almity intended en-, the property Nv
kind masters. Sich is the bitter
froots Nv Ablishnisr11 Sich is the
result NV Ablishn intermedlin with
the system onto which the South wus
built. When niggsrs wuz worth,
81, 500 per Niger, they were neither;
shot nor turned out to starvo. Ihcy
too much money. But
now-I shel continue these investi-
gashens. 7
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, P. NJ,
(Wich is Postmaster.)
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
A Speech From Grant.

A National Convention Of Colored
people, is in session in Washington.
They yesterday called on General
Grant, and through the eloquent or
ator John M. Langston, presented
him an address to which the General
responded as follows:
aI thank the Convention of which
you are the representative for the
confidence they have Expressed, and
hope sincerely that the colored peo-
pie may receive every protection
which the law give them. They shall
have my efforts to secure such pro-
lection. They should prove by their
acts their advancement, prosperity
and obedience to the laws worthy OF
all the privileges Government has
bestowed on them, and by their fu-
ture conduct prove themselves deser-
wing of all they now claim.
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Trihes.

One has only to die to be praised.
Handsome apples are sometimes
sour. M
It is not enough to arm, you must
hit. Is ssa ,s~. b,p Il
It is easier to blame than to do
better. @ - II
Would you be strong, conquer
yourself. al aaa
Sympathy should always be tall
wanded. ...t
A fainting fit-Tight lacing.
Where TO find milkmen-At the
Watering places. aa l5. Lag8
When is bow not a bow |? When
it is q bow knot. ....,,y,.
The latest song out-'We won't
90 home till morning @ ~ 7
Song for Magistrates speak
"a man as we fined him.. @
Thieves usually do business on
their own hook. ,..,s. Il
1t is less pain to learn In youth
than be ignorant in age.
Life is q conundrum which tho
sharpest wits have to give up.
The rich think that people with
naught are necessarily naughty.
We like black eye; we like a blue
| one. We do not like black and
blue one. 3ifii 1is5t
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
sCHURZ.

The following from the Page county
Democrat, formerly Ottumwa Merca-
ri, shows bow well the copps like q
German, with the brains and intelli~
gence to bo bright and shining light
in the party of Freedom.
On the 13inst Gen Schurz was
nominated by tho Mo, Legislature, for
the u. S. Senate-which is equivo-
liant to an election; now we think,
this is rich to see the Radicals and
the Beer Gushing DutcWF lie down
together.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
SuALL WE Sir SuprNxLY QUIET

SHALL We SIT Sup1NELY QUIEr.-.
We notice in this weeks issue of
the Fairfield Ledger that q meeting
is called by G. W. Slagle and others,
Of Fairfield, Iowa at that place on
the evening of the 25th inst, to take
into consideration the extension of
the G. r. /. & r. R. R. via Bright
on, Fairfield, Iowaville, and Bloom
field, and from thence to Cameron,
Mo. Energy, enterprise, ami good
deal Of the needful cash can control
the location and construction CT rail-
roads in this county as every one OF
our citizens ought to know by this
time.
We have wealthy farming COM
munity and somo live wide awake
towns on the line Of the extension Of
that road to this city, and had we
not better be moving at once to CO.
operate with the people along the
route, and not allow our neighbors to
the north and the south Of us to make
all the noise? Remember that "vic-
tory is not to the strong alone
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

Citizens Of Des Moines claim that
they improved their city s1,600,O00
worth last year, by the erection Of
buildings.
The expense of running the Gin
cinnati water works during tho last
year amounted to $522, ,62S 90.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Shallow VS. Deep Flowing.

A New York State correspondent
makes the following practical sugges-
tions to the World.
The magnates of the New York
Farmers Club have been much exer~
cised of late to find out of practical
experiment whichwill produce thelar
gest crops, deep or shallow ploughing.
An amateur farmer here, Joseph
Wright, who grows the largest crops
of corn and wheat in Seneca County,
if not in the State, and who spares no
pains or expense in repeated experi-
ments in manuring and tillage, says
that shallow ploughlng, even on his
clay loan, will give the largest corn
crop; but that deep ploughing,as soon
as the corn was cut up and removed,
gave him forty-five bushels of wheat
to the acre this season, without any
manuring except that applied to the
field the winter and spring before,
when it was ploughed in for corn.
His theory is, that the Indian corn
plant needs a rich surface soil that its
roots may have warmth with THEN
pabulum. AS his wheat grown after
corn is always a much larger crop
than his wheat from summer talow
he is of opinion that the crude man,
ure applied to the corn crop in the
form OF clover sod and yard manure
and the deep ploughing before tht
wheat was sown, fitted the soil chen
icallv end mechanically, into per-
feet wheat growing seed bed. rich ii
that kind OF soluble plant food SO nee
essary to the dainty wheat plant.
But he says, to get maximum
crop ofwheat after corr, under drain
ing, high manuring, winter or early
Spring plowing, and planting th'
corn early,is Indispensable, SO as t
ripcn the corn early enough to b
removed, and the field prepared 70
the wheat seed before the tenth O
October. S. w.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
The British barkantino Cornucopia

The British barkantino Cornucopia
arrived in Baltimore on Saturday,
having man on board who had
been without food or water for four
teen days. He shipped as a cook,
and performed all his duties until tho
morning of the 18th Of November
last, when he was suddenly missing.
The vessel was at the time in mid
ocean, and after an unavailing search
for the missing man, it was conelud-
cd that he had fallen overheard at
night and had been drowned without
being seen. At last accounts he was
doing well.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Teachers Institute.
OrruMwA, Jan. 20 1869.

OTTUMwA, Jan. ~ 1869.
Met at 8 o'clock q. m. and opened
with prayer by Gilchrist.
Lessons in Penmanship by Mofiett,
with some instructive remarks, inclu-
ding interrogatories by teachers.
Hughes addressed the Institute on
mental arithmetic, followed with re-
marks BY Con. ingalls,, who propoun-
ded problems, which were responded
to by many Of tho teachers.
After recess, on motion Of Cox,
speakers were required to address
the President on arising.
Essay Of Schwartz was indefinite
~ postponed.
Con. ingalls, gave practical illus
trations Of arithmetic on black
board.
Miss Wilson delivered an essay on
orthography, which was well receiv-
cd.
Con Ingalls, spoke on spelling, de-
precated the spelling down. plan, as
it inculcated spirit of revenge.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
First, music; then an address by
Longfcllow on the use Of Globes,
which was listened to attentively,
followed by Miss Grace, with an il
lustrated lecture on the use Of out
line maps. Ingalls, also spoke on
same subject. IS
Con. Ingalls, then delivered an ad-
dress on history. Prof. Hastings
and Wood objected to using history
books in school, which was again
defended by Con. IDgalls.
After recess, Miss Best essayed on
composition, which was finely deliv-
cred and we'll received; ordered to be
published.
Discussion followed on the subject
"How to make the school room at
tractivo" which was participated in
by ingalls,, Gilchrist, Burnham,
Sampson and Hooks.
ingalls, read from budget box.
Miss Best & Cox appointed critics
for Thursday list inst.
The Institute then adjourned to
meet az the Methodist Church to
listen TO essays by Page, and Miss
Best.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening exercises at the
Methodist Church consisted of read
ing essays by J. Newton Page on
"Moral instruction in School," Miss
Bell, on "Tho utility of teachings"
Mr.. Cox ON Education"
Adjourned.
J. NEWTON PAGE,
Secretary.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Miscellaneous.

Cincinnati wants to increase her
city limits. Her intention by no
means evinces a regard for the well
fare of her present suburbs.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Wis
consin, at it's recent session, granted
charters to fifteen new lodges
One hundred and seventy-two
thousand letters werc received and
one hundred and fifty thousand dis
patched at the Coldwater mich
Postoffice during 1868.
During 1868, the total number of
emigrants from Europe arriving at
the port Of Baltimore was 1866, in
fifteen steamer and twenty.six sail
ing vessels.
An Eastern lecturer makes a good
hit at q popular professional practice,
by advertising his commencement
upon "his first annual farwcll tour"
There arc I4,O6O Union soldier,
buried in Kentucky.
In the case OF John H. Raap against
Henry and John Landivier, assump
sit, verdict was returned for the
plaintiff, and damages werc assessed
at 800.
A reader sends US tho following
epitaph on man whose death, he
says, was recorded in these colum ms
Here lies man Of good rcpute,
Who wore q number 16 boot
'Tis not recorded how he died,
But sure it is that opened wide
The gates of Heaven must Rave been,
To let such monstrous feet icithtn."
Young Sears, the richest boy in
America, who has been attending
school at South Williamstown, Mass,
was, it is SAID, killed on last Satur-
day. while coasting, having slid
against rock, by which his brains
were dashed out.
A movement is on foot in st Louis
to get a through line to San Francis.
co, independent Of Omaha, and the
Eastern Division of the Union Pa.
cific is figuring for aid to enable the
Central Pacific to proceed eastwardly
to the Tooth meridian, where the two
roads will connect. 1t is said the
scheme is engineered by the Pennsyl
vania Central Railroad Company.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Chicago Post squibs.
Only A moro days of Andy.


Beecher calls amuscments "God's
ordinances" But we guess the devil
has added some amendments.
Miss Gate Overall has started o
live paper in Mississippi Such Over
alls N ay be considered brceches OF
promise. a.,,., ...,l e.r
Tho young American lady who
was studyin anatomy at Vienna, has
been persuaded by wealthy young
Hungarian to give up medicine for
matrimony. s.afS aha
A mcnagrie man in Paris keeps
his money in cage Of his most fero'
cious animals, and has never lost any
Animals are excellent for keeping
| money-particularly the tiger. 100
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

DEs MONIES VALLEY RAILROAD
We learn from the State Register that
all the iron to complete the track
from Des Moines to Fort Dodge has
been purchased. One thousand tons
are now in New Orleans and one
thousand tons on the way. The
bridge over the Mississippi at Keo,
kuk is to be completed this year, and
will be the finest structure on the
river. 1t is the intention to have
the cars running to the Northwest
ern road by July. This Road has
just placed on tho track eighty FIVE
new box cars and contracted for six
additional locomotives, six passenger
cars and forty fiat cars. s
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
Mr.. Harlan's Personal Explain
alton.

Mr.. Harlan occupied over an hour
in the Senate this morning in person
al explanation Of matters relating to
himself in recent correspondence
from this city to the Cincinnati Ga-
zette. He denounced and denied the
whole letter in language of which the
following is . specimen
He did not intend to reflect upon
those high-toned gentlemen who in
some cases conducted and correspon-
ded for the press. There were tai
cnted and honorable gentlemen con-
nected with the press as with every
profession. There were also men Of
mediocrity, and then there were
those who might be called the lazzar-
oni or scavengers Of the press, who
did the dirty work which respecta-
BILE men of tho profession did not
stop to. He did not undertake to
say to which class General Boynton
belonged. He left that to his associ-
ates. There are people in the CALLER
les (pointing to the reporters gall
lery), occupying seats by the grace Of
the Senate, and to some extent, at the
expense of the American people, who
call themselves correspondents for
leading papers, and if they are not
bought on one side will be bought on
the other. There are the lazzaroni
of the American press, who live by
black-malling. They will do nothing
until they get their dowcher laugh.
teri or ducher, or whatever you call
1T. Probably meaning douccur.]-
These people 90 to the Presidents of
these roads and tell them you must
give us something or we will attack
your bill. There may be other mo-
tives. These men may be in the pay
ofparties who are opposed to any new
parallel lines. He thought the Sen.
ate should protect the integrity Of
its members from, these mercenary
assaults Washington Correspon-
dence Chicago Tribune. p
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

We notice that the Davis County
Republican OF Jan 21st published the
following local advertisement Of our
Job Printing Establishment, which
appeared in the COURIER Of the 14th,
free gratis for nothing, for which our
sincere thanks are returned.
"JoB PB1NTING.-We are better
prepared now than ever before to do
job printing promptly ,and in elegant
style. Having re-furnished our Of
fee in the past week, and employed
other skilliul workmen, we can guar
antec satisfaction and promptness.-
Our business men are now having
their work done at home. Come and
examine our specimens and prices
Ottun,ca Courier, 14th.
Will not few moro Of our South
western exchanges publish the above
notice for the same price? 1t is true
that we have refurnished our Office,
and are now prepared to do job work
as good as any Office in Iowa, and at
chcaperfgures thanitcan be doneEast
orWest, and if any Of our readersdoubt
this, we invite them To call and get
list of our prices. When we are do
ing job work for home patrons we
don't have to charge enough to pay
the board bill and travelling expens.
of a "Bummer," therefore we always
extend our hand and welcome cor
daily, any Of that class who may be
SO unfortunate as TO tarn up in our
ci ty, more especially if they hav'nt
stamps enough to got away. And
we promise to do the same for Bro.
White, should he ever be found hero
in that fix. #
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At the Romish Church at Strad-
broke. England, few days ago, an
enterprising youth forbade the pub
lication of the banns OF his mothers
second marriage on the ground that
she was too old.
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Established d in 1848.
KeOkuk.

We ran do wn to Keokuk Wednes.
day evening to witness the nuptials
of our whilom comrade, and beloved
commanding officer Major Gen. VIM.
w. Belknap to Miss Carita s. Tom,
linson, a reigning belle of the Gate
City.
They were married in st. Johns
(Episcopal) church, by Bishop Lee,
aided by the Rector, in the presence
Of an immense throng Of the elite OF
our neighboring city.
The marriage ceremonies Of the
Episcopal church, always appropri-
ate and impressive, were especially
touching, as administered by the dis
tinguished Bishop on this occasion.
The services are only liable to crit.
icism on the score of their length,
and even in this regard it would be
difficult for the most captious to say
what should be topped off for the
sake Of brcvity, 70 the victims, who
are the focal points, and targets for
SO many eyes, SO many trying min
utes, that the desire to move an ad-
journmcnt for tho sake of the trem-
bling bride particularly, becomes well
nigh irresistible.
The bride is the sister of Mrs. r.
+. Bower, formerly the widow ofthe
gallant Col. Worthington, OF our 5th
Infantry, whose tragic death before
Corinth, by the hands of a stupid
sentinel, will be recolected by all fa-
miliar with our military history.
The happy couple were the guests
of their kinsfolks, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Bower, in whose spacious drawing
rooms, they gave reception to an
immense throng of personal friends
and invited guests, after their return
from the church.
TO give a description ofthe various
elegant, costly, unique, and appropri-
ate presents, would be equal to in
veEtorying the contents Of a first
class Jewelry Store, and we forbear
the task at the very thl eshold.
But little less difficult would it be
for us to give a fair description Of
the repast SO bountifully spread be-
fore the guests; still we succeeded in
invoicing a respectable quantity Of
its rations and fluids, ind also leave
this feast, fit for the Gods, as we'll as
the elegant toilettes Of the ladies tc
be outlined in the vivid imagination
Of the reader.
Many sent thoir regrets, among
them, Sherman, in a characteristic
letter, which, on account Of its com
plimontary references to Belknap'l
services, could not be bought with ,
young gold mine.
Tho gallant General and his fail
bride startedyesterday on..aprolonget
wedding tour, and carry with them
the best wishes Of an army 0
civil and military friends.
The Canal around the Rapids is be
ing rapidly prosecuted, which te
gether with tho prospective earl.
completion of the highway and rail
road bridges, and the Western an
East extension of their Railroa
facilities, and their unrivaled advan
tagcs of location, promises to Keo
kuk an era of prosperity, Of whic
they righttully no doubt, claim to b
lust now inaugurating.
| Col. Milo Smith, the new Superin
tendcnt of the ID. v. r, r. is quietl,
but surely working that road up t
the highest state Of efficiency, and
may now be classed as one Of th
very best managed and paying of ou
| Western Railroads.
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Californians do notseem to apprc-
ciate velocipcdcs. One of them says:
aHow would a man who has felt
his blood stirred by ten-mile dash
in California saddle feel on finding
himselftrundling through the streets
like school-boy? We would as
soon think Of riding a broom handle
OF rocking hobby horse"