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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
The Braying OF q Traitor.

The Bray1ng OF q Traitor.
The Chicago Tribune and its Ring
went into tho Republican City Con-
vention Of Chicago and came out
beaten. It forthwith entered into q
conspiracy with Storey's satanic
Times, and nominated ticket hall
Copperhead and the other half Re,
publican sore',eads, which has just
now triumphcd, whercapon the
Tribune, IN it's last issue, exulteth as
follows:
"It is tho victory of honesty over
chicanery; of economy over reckless
waste; Of accountability over ire.
sponsibility; of the public over usur.
pers; OF retrenchment over extor
tionate salaries and expenditures
and of the taxpayers over tax-com
sumers."
Now since this same Tribune has
been tho pretended jealous supporter
of the Chicago City Republican can
didates and officers from the start
the question is pertinent whether il
has been playing the knave all thit
tine, in supporting what it is no1
pleased to term "chicanery," creek
less waste" ''irresponsibility," Eek
tortionate salaries and expenditures,
&C., &c., Or whether that journal i.
not rather now playing the knavt
and the ass, in forming a corrup
combination with the worst men il
Chicago, to break up the Republica,
party for its own selfish purposes.
Meantime one thing has becom,
apparent to the stolidest of our people
and that is that the Chicago zrlbun
has proven false to its party, and tn
great cause Of Republicanism, ant
henceforthis'to be branded "Deserter,
to beseen and read by all men, ant
to be tabboed from the fireside OF Re
publicans, or Democrats, for tha
matter, who loathe and despise tn
poltroon and traitor, who deserts hi
line under fire, and goes over to tn,
enemy'and turns his feeble, treacher
GUS guns, upon his late comrades.
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The oldest member of the next
Iowa House of Representatives, it is
conceded, will be Major Joel Brown,
Of Van Buren, county. He was elec.
ted for the third time at the last cleo.
tion.-Dacenport journal.
Charlov Dudley of this county has
just been elected tho third time, and
is about ten years older. than Major
Joel, while John Russell Of Jones has
been elected also the third time &C n.
secutively at tthclate election, besides
having served frequently in the Iowa
legislature before making the last
threo heats. We should like to
know Of Bro. Sanders therefore how
he figures up Brown'sagc.
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! e '.s.15.' s75 'TI URsDAY NOV EMBER IL, 1863
"A Suggestion.

g3 We have heretofore spoken in our
columns ofthe enterprise of building
q railr Dad connec ting Ottumwa with
Cedar Falls in Blackhawk county,
tho intermediate counties being Ia.
ma, Powcsheik & Mahaska. This
project has been entirely feasible, and
an important route, y the diversion
to the westward of WHAT'S called the
Iowa Central Railroad, SC as to run
to Newton and Marshailtown. Now
We have already learned that promi-
nent citizens of Blackhawk and other
counties are anxious to cooperate
with us, and no doubt some action
will be taken upon the subject soon.
Our chief object in saying this much
at this time upon this important
topic, is to arouse the people Of
Kirkvilie and vicinity, to help work
up the project. The immense and
excellent coal fields adjoining to the
town of Kirkville are Of untold ad-
vanta lin this enterprise, and very
good and natural draw is furnished
to get down off the highland, to the
valley Of the riv sr, which runs right
through the heart of this immense
coal field. Let US suggest that the
citizens of that part OF our county,
call meeting and agitate the ques-
tion, appoint corresponding COM
mittee, to write to different individ-
uals along the line, and also appoint
q committee to solicit for subscrip-
ton, and see how much money could
be pledged as q subscription to any
company that would build the road.
It need only be in the form Of a pro-
misc to subscribe, Agitation is the
grand lever that moves the world
and there is no telling what might
como sooner or later Of a banter
thrown out by the peoplcof Richland
Township that they would give $780,
600 to any company building the
road. Il
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SCALAwAGIsM alias Music, Tho
Pella Blade has the following notice
Of Prof. Hoffman, a nomadic music
teacher: 80 A modern disciple of Apol-
10, hailing from Keokuk, bearing the
above appellation came here a short
time ago and organized a singing
class at the NJ. E. Church, and after
collecting the tuition fec from mos !.
of those in attendance, sloped for
other parts. He said he was going
to have q grand concert in Ottumwa
at no distand day, and wanted a quar-
tette from Pella to take part in the
concert, assuring them that they
could easily carry off .somo of the
most magnificent prizes offered by
him to the best performers. q He had
classes in nearly all the towns along
the Valley Road, and we, suppose
played the same hand at those places
that he did here. While here hehad
as much forty rod'in his hide as inu-
sic in his SOUL and we suppose those
who patronizcd him will be careful
how they patronize Inherent Profes-
sorS hereafter" @''t
While our knowledge of the young
mans general conduct during his
temporary stay here fully warrants
us in giving publicity to the above,
and while we fully concur in the gen.
eral sentiment of the Blades notice,
we wish it expressly understood that
Keokuk disclaims him as citizen
He's migratory chap, and halls from
whatever place he last leaves. Be-
cause he stared out from this city on
grand tour of scalawagism and pro-
miscuous swindling up the Valley
Road, it's no sign that he halls from
here. He never by any legal right
or title belonged here in Keokuk, and
we hope for the good Of the place
that he will perpetually absent him
self, the stereotyped announcement
Of his coming in the Constitution to
the contrary notwithstanding.-Gats
City.
That same chappy, who looks like
a cross between a Polywog and q
Mulatto, has been diddling us out of
o small amount of stamps, besides
others here OF his musical patrons, to
an indefinite extent.
He wears boot brush moustache,
hang dog looking countcnance, and
wabbles about with a base drum in
front, with a good dealof democratic
tanglefoot in it, and very little brains
in his head.
He got into us because he claimed
to be endorsed by Sam. Clark of the
Gate.
Let the fraternity look out for him.
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Grants letter to Dent.

Tho following letter only remark.
able for its directness and as indica.
tive Of the honesty Of purpose Of the
President, has but just been made
public though written 4tkrec mouths
-lf s"LoNa BRANCH, Aug. |, 1869.
), DEAR JUDGE;-I am SO thoroughly
satisfied in my own mind that the
success of the so-called Conservative
Republican party in Mississippi
would result in the defeat Of what l
believe to be for the best interest of
the State and country, that ! have
determined to say SO to you in writ
ing. OF course, know or believe
that your intentions arc good in ac-
cepting tho nomination from the
Conservative party. l would regret
to- see yon run for m Office and be
defeated by my act, but as matters
now look, | must throw the weight
ofmy influence in favor of the party
opposed to You. I.earnestly hope
that before the election there will be
such concessions on either side in
Mississippi as to unite all true sup
portcrs of Reconstruction and Of the
Administration together in the sup
port ofone ticket" [Here follows q
paragraph of private nature, and
the letter. then concludes as follows:
"I write this to you solely that you
may no. be under any. wrong impress
sion as to what l regard, or may
hereafter regard, as public duty.
Personally, | wish you well, and
would do oil in my power proper to
be done to secure your succcss; but
10 public matters, personal feelings
will not influence me. With kindest
regards, yours truly, lt
a.fs .a8 ..a5ss gssf u. S. GRANT"
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THE RIVER TO BE Bird.
GED At PLATTSMOUTH.
The Business of the Railroad
Demands it. @gtsi
Work to be Commenced Immediately.

We learn from Mr.. Lunt, Division
Engineer on the b.. 4 NJ. r. r. at this
place, that the Company have decided
to bridge the river at this place, and
that work will be commenced imme-
dlately. The great demand for a
railroad extending into the interior
of the State makes it important that
the work of building the B. L. NJ. be
pushed with all possible vigor, hence
the determination to at once bridge
the river, SO that there will be no de.
lay in crossing material for the con-
struction of the road. they cannot,
of course, construct a permanent
bridge on so short notice, but they
will put in pile bridge, similar to
the one used at. Omaha every win
ter, which can be usei until the ice
breaks up in the spring. This will
bring through trains from Chicago
into the depots in this city, and our
farmers will be able to ship their
grain, cattle, etc., direct to Chicago,
without change of cars. The B. d
M. r. r. Co. of Nebraska do not talk
. great while about doing this or that
and when they want anything done
they Immediately go to work and do
it. The first permanent r. r. bridge
across the upper Missouri will be at
P!attsmouth. Stick q pin there
Plattsmouth Ddity Herald
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

SECRETARY BELKNAp, during the
memorable battles near Atlanta, on
the 22d of July, in which our troops
fought first from one side of their
fortification and then ON the other, a
rebel officer at the head Of his men,
more daring than his followers, sue
ceeded in getting close up against
the Union works, when certain
stalwart Colonel Of Iowa volunteers,
begrimmed with the smoke Of battle,
leaped from the narrow parapet, and
extended his powerful arms grasped
the gallant rebel by the collar, hoist
cd him bodily into the Union lines,
and sent him to the rear prisoner
of war. The rebel, who turned out
to be Colonel Lampley, of the Forty
fifth Alabama, died a few weeks af.
terwart of chagrin at the ingiorious
way in which he was captured
The captor was Colonel Dclknap. OF
the Fifteenth Iowa: now Secretary o'
War.
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to the superintendent
of Common School in
Kcokuk County.

Sigourney
Oct. 4th 1869 Mr. Esq,
you will please inform me
Immediately When your
Teachers Institute will be
If you are a going to have any
this fall and if net whether my
QUALIFICATION for teaching would
be examined on the 18th of this
month if | come up to Lanca
al n,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

The now Orphans Home at Ce-
dar Falls, has lately been occupied
by the children.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Grant and Sherman have promised
to be with the Army ,fthe Tennes,
see, at Louisville, on the 18th and
18th proximo.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

On the 18th OF Oct, the Democ-
racy in Kossuth county, Iowa, were
all sick, didn't know it was election
day, or there arc no Democrats IN
thatcounty. The vote stands: Ier-
rill, 3i5 Gillaspy, none.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Fire in Iowa City, last Monday.
burning out r lnis Confectionery and
Seydels Grocery. Loss $4,000, par
TALLY covered ey insurance. This
the third fire for Iowa City this fall.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

"RAsoALITY.-Last night after
the Des Moines Valley train had lett
Eddyville, some fend in human shape
fred into the train, his bullet gralz-
ing the head Of Nj. Hull, agent for
Page, zellers & Duff, of pi,tsburg,
shattering the glass and blinds. AT
the same instant, q heavy porcelain
door knob was thrown through
window lu the ladies' car, and severe
ly injured young lady of this city.
Such yillainy needs no comment
Crucitixionistoo honorable, and hang.
ing scarce just for such diaboheal
outlaws" We print from the Des
Moines Bulletin of Saturday evening
last, as an evidence of the doctrine
of 'total depravity." If the persons
| here named are not in this condition,
it would be very hard to decide what
condition they are in.-Oskalooso
Herald.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Superintendent Kane Of Keolkuk
county, has received the following
communication relative to stifika-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
A CARD.

Having sold my interest in the Drug
Store OF Hinsey, Lewis & Co., 10 DR.. J. G.
Hinsey, / have concluded to resume the
practice of Medicine and Surgery in all
their branches. Calls from all parts OF
the Country as well as the City, will be
promptly sttenGedto. Office for the pres
ent at DIR. HiEsey's Drug Store, corne
Main and Green SITS. Residence on Fifth.
between Jefferson and College.
Fob. Is 81 d&wly. G. g. LEWIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
ae4u!2lorIs Daily Gribl41re'
THURSDAY, AUGUST %, 1860.

The Chinese Government Is reported to avo rejected
the Burngame treaty with the United States coluey
explosion has taken place in France by which II lives
were lost New submarine cables are proposed from lio
land and Northern Germany to the United states An
important battle is supposed to be imminent In CUBA DO
tween the forces of Jordan and Nalmaseda'
The President arrived at Concord, n H., yesterday
The Treasury is unable TO supply the demand Tor rae
tonal currency reported that the President ana
Prince Arthur may possibly attend the Now
England Far. Three persons were drcWheu
while bathing at Atlantic City, yesterday A
railroad accident has taken place near Indianapolis,
which wrecked 10 freight and injured Dr"Kelnah
There we're extensive fires at Rockland Me- Baltimore
and Cincinnati The coored men are organizing Ma
tional Trades Union A Woman Suffrage Convention Is
in session at Newport, r. J.
The Eighth Fenan Congress assembled IN inns Guy
Yesterday but no important business was done. The
cornerstone OF St. james Episcopal Church. near Lexlhg
ton-ave. and venty-thrd-st was laid The proceed
fngs for contempt before Judge Barnard in the matter
of the susquehanna Railroad indefinitely postponed
There is more litigation the missing Fenan FUNDS
The Executive Committee Of the State Temperance Con
venton met here yesterday, and had conference Win
The Republican State Committee. Cold 1851 1o03' A0oi
Thermometer, 20, 81, 70, II.
We print on the second page some interesting facts
concerning cooperative housekeeping; variety OF
Beuhern letters correspondence from the region OF the
Coal Strikes giving the stories Of both sides and letters
from the people, and the third page local mlsceA!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
COAL TROUBLES.

We give place, on another page, TO a Coal
operators statement Of the grievances of his
class and the injustice of the present outcrv
against them. We ask fori general and careful
consideration.
For our own part, we believe full half of
it. We have never considered nor represented
the COal-Operators as sinners above all other
men. When the gardeners around our City
could get $12 per hundred last Spring for
Cabbages, they took it without Qualm, and
would have taken $50 if any one would have
paid them that sum, for Cabbages no better
than they are now selling for 50 per hundred /;
yet nobody thinks of paying them more
because it is notorious that it cost more to
grow them. And, if all the rest of us buy as
cheap and sell as dear as we can, WHY not the
COal-men7
1t is true. as G. S. r. asserts, that Coal has
been cheaper, in the average, since Lees sur
render, than Corn. or Beef, OF Calico-has often
been too low to afford fair returns to its pro-
ducers. Now it is too high; and we who
bought it cheap when it WGs cheap have orr
choice to pay the current price or use other
fuel. We do not complain of this but we
want Foreign Coal exempted from duty so that
the public may see that we shall in no case
send to Europe for any considerable share of
our fuel, and that the average price of our
Coal will not be reduced five per cent. by
letting - Nova Scotia Coal free Of duty. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
COMPILATION IN FRANCE.

In no part of the world has the cooperative
system met with 50 much opposition as in
France. The Government there does not favor
it, and it encounters n terrible obstacle in the
CONSUMPTION law, which makes every man from
10 to As the slave of the military power.
Nevertheless, the growth of the now industrial
system has been rapid, and its prospects at the
present time are highly encouraging In Paris,
strange to say, which is not a manufacturing
city, cooperative factories are most successful.
The Icaptal contains no fewer than 50 pros
porous establishments of this kind, employing
the labor of tailOrs, shoemakers piano makers,
cabnet-makers, molders, stOne-masOns, and
other artisans: while notwithstanding the able
advocacy of NM. Davaud, Reclus, and others,
through the columns Of La Cooperation, there
were last year only l2 societies of consumption,
not more than of which were cooperative.
The great manufacturing city of Lyons is
extensively engaged in cooperative enterprises,
and GrenOblc, Nalcnce, and Nienne are notable
for their great social experiments in the econ
omy of household management. These Soci-
HGs AlmentaireS, which had their birth at
Geneva, were first introduced into France in
1850. The plan, which might meet opposition
among so cosmOpOlite q population as the
American, works admirably here, and is even
yielding better results than cooperative stores.
4 thousand persons, mostly heads of families,
organize themselves into fraternity, and ap-
point superintendent and several managers
A large building is erected or rented for their
accommodation, containing several saloons with
tables, readng-roOm, a lecture-room some
times a library, and a billiard-room, or other
apartment for amusement. Attached to
these arc grounds, arranged with arbors
trees, seats, and tables. The kitchen il
sufficiently cOmmOdious to furnish meals
for the whole society. In the "FdmiiSttre de
"Guise" all eat at the same table, being served
alike; but in the "ASSOciatiOR DOmeStique Ali
"mentdire" of GrenOble which is model of
social economy, every individual is independent,
taking his meals when he chooses often having
them sent to his own room, and always paying
for them Immediately as in restaurant BY
this arrangement provisions may be purchased
at wholesale, slowed away, and used ut leisure.
More than fifty per cent is actually gained.
The following figures show the prices of dishes
prepared for ordinary use. They are always
genuine and have the flavor of the very best
Partisan restaurants: A quart of SOUP two
cents; 1870 grammes of meat or fish, four cents
fruits for the meal two cents; half pint of
wine, two cents 1872 grammes of bread, one
cent; dessert two cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26
crrrrrdTJ0y OF CHINESE TRADE.

Mr.. Choy-Chew, the Chinese merchant whose
recent visit to the leading commercial cities OF
the East will be remembered, was on the
steamship Colorado, so grossly insulted by the
coptain at the table, on account OF his color,
that he was compelled to take his meals during
the remainder of the passage in bis State-room.
We have only to regret that the merchant did
not keep his place, and insist upon oelng
civilly dealt with, making proper complaint 10
the owners of the steamer upon her arrival
They would probably have had sense enough
TO see that such conduct upon the part OIL t'leit
slinner was not only ungentlemaDly but what
was worse, improbable and damaging 10 'ne
line. They had better hammer that IDEA lh'o
the hard head of their Palinurus as soon as
possible. ,.n
Moreover we should like to inquire what the
passengers themselves were thinking Oh "hen
without protest, they submitted to the treat
ment in their presence of an educated gentle
man with such vulgar indignity No DOUBT
the master thus made an ass of himself out OF
Difference to some prejudice, real or supposed,
on their part. If they had been well-Dred
enough to give him to understand that vulgar
insolence to one of the passengers was an
equal insolence to all, they would have seen
! this skipper instantly wilt and become com
parotively civilized. They should have remem-
bered that the whitest skin is really no pro
lection against the insults of man IN author
| itv who Is disposed to be insulting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26

Mr. Yallandigham, being one of the old kind
of Democrats does not like the notions of
Mr.. John Quincy Adams, jr., who is one OF the
new kind. Young Mr.. Adams, being in the
first flush and enthusiastic spring-tide ot his
Democratic" existence, does not relish the
prospect of remaining all his life in hopeless
minority, and he thinks that the superannuated
leaders "the men of obsolete IDEAS" should
be cast into the sea of oblivion. Mr.. Vallan-
digham, who is thus written down new
Jonah, and who has no particular desire to be
swallowed by a whale, proclaims himself an
answering and tried adherent to Democratic
faith" and refuses to be least aside" or,
more properly cover the side" of the old ship.
We fear that Mr.. Adams, jr. will find tho
Vallandighams of the party too many even
for his early enthusiasm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26

Over-much zeal on the part OF policemen Is 3
Of freouent occurrence, but seldom 80 tragical
as in the case of Officer Farrell OF jersey Ci'y'
who knocked Fredericl, Lau over the head so
,igoronslv that he died shortly afterward at
the station House The evidence does not
look well for the officer. lie seems " h"vo
hit the deceased, not because he was IN ms
chief but because he was suspected charac-
ter, or, in police parlance, an outlaw
The only offense of the man. as
shown in the testimony, was a dissemination
to 60 to the Station-House. IL behooves the
authorities to give the matter thorough IN
vcstigation. No charge was made against the
victim. unless the vague generality OF disor-
DERBY conduct, which generally consists only III
talking back to some insulting brute OF an
oGip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26

Once more we have to call attention to gross
noolioence in the case of an insane person.
While lupatic named James Hurley was
being taken last Friday from West Roxbury'
Mass, to tho Taunton Asylum, he jumped from
the train. the wheels of the car passed over
his legs, and his injuries were SO great that he
lived only thirty minutes after their inilictlCn'
We do not propose to insult the reader 10y
arguing that this unfortunate man might have
been safely transported. So much we assume
as matter of course. 1t follows that those
having the patients in charge were unit Tor
their business, and should never, either oy
private or public authority, be intrusted with
the care of lunatic again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26

Great is tho pluck of the women OF Mime
sotal At Forest City, a few days since,
rattlesnake, with all the impudence of the old
original serpent in Eden entered house, the
wilv scoundrelhaving ascertaned that there were
only two women at home. These two-mother
and daughter-were not, however, to be daunt-
ed, for Selling pair of long poles, they pounded
the intruder until there was no life left in him.
He proved to be three feet long, and two and
a half inches thick All if our respected grand
mamma, Mistress Eve, upon the arrival OF the
great historical reptile in Eden, had but grasped
a long pole and given him an effective bruls-
ing what beautiful world this would now
be! But the good lady stopped to talk, by
reason Of which-but everybody knows the
consequence, and it is MT subject we like 70
dwell uDOn,