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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-05
Hooflend's German Bitters,
AND
HOOFLAAD'S GERMAN TONIC.

PREPARED BY Dir. G II. JACKSON:
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ThIrty.five years since they were f1rst in
troduced into this country from Germany,
during which time they have undoubtedly
performed more cures, and benefited suffer
ing humanity to a create extent, than any
other remedies known to the public.
These remedies will ene ctually cure Liver
Complaint, Jaundice, DyspepSia, Chronic or
Nervous Debility, y Chronic D1arThGa.
Disease of the Kid Il lneyG, and all Disea-
ses arising from n DisOrdered Liver,
stomach or InteSA tines.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
The Cabinet.

a thoroughly reliable gentleman,
who brcakfastcd with Grant, the 9th
er day, came away full of waffies
and information. The latter was to
the effect that the Cabinet Of the in
coming President would not be an.
nounced to anybody-not even to
Mrs. G.-unlil the 9th of March,
This happy recipient of coffee and
confidence further states that the
principles Of Jenckos's civil service
bill will be put in force so far as may
be under existing laws, in selecting
incuml ents of minor offices, and the
whole matter Of appointments will
be confined to the various Cabinet
officers in their respective depart
ments, subject to the casual revision
of the President but Cabinet Off
Ger will be wholly responsible for his
department, the same as general in
the field is answerable for his divis-
ion. He is pretty confident that
Ben. Wade, of Ohio, will so INTO the
Cabinet as balm to his feelings
badly lacerated by the impeachment
fiasco, and for which Grant admits
himself to be largely responsible
Grant expresses himself very hostile
to President Johnson personally, and
adds there is no prospect of the res
toration of friendly relations between
them. And further, deponent saith
Chicago Post.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Abba VS.. Oskaloosa. Look
out for Breakers.

Those who have read the articlcin
last weeks ''Citizen," under the head
OF "TuE Iowa RIVER RAILWAY" will
have observed that "it is the inten>
tion of Mr. 9. G. Gilman, the life and
soul Of the enterprise, to permit no
tagging of the project, until iunc>
ton be effected with the Iowa Cen
trail, and thus an outlet to st. Louis,
secured" We like the general tone
of the article in question but beg
leave to differ on some points. At
the present, it appears to us, that if
the Iowa River Railway is to be our
Northern connection of the Iowa
Central, and Oskaloosa to be made a
point in the line, then most certainly,
Abba should be left out, and hence,
FOR THE TIME BEING the grade be-
tween Oskaloosa and Abba, should
be abandoned, and not another cent
OF money. needlessly invested in dirt,
upon which no shrewd capitalists can
see paying investment. One branch
ofthe North Missouri II. r., has been
secured for, and is pushing forward
to Ottumwa, and when you survey
the map of Iowa, you SEQ that the
line from Narshalltown to Ottumwa,
is more practically the route for the
Iowa River Railway to mako cen:
nection with the Iowa Central and
North Missouri. We ask no person
to take our word forthese assertions;
put the rule to the map and meas
ure for yourself. = An air line from
Marshalltown or Grinnell to Ottum-
wa, passes east of Oskaloosa. An
airline from Marshalltown or Grin
nell to Abba, passes near Pella.-Os
kalooSa ConserUdtor.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
JUDGE Loughridge.

Altogether our representative
Judge Loughridge is making u very
fine reputation for his vigilant and
successful efforts to checkmate the
plunderers at Washington.
We recently published his effective
Speech against the additional subsi-
dy to the Denver Pacific Railroad,
which aided materially in knocking
that steal into kingdom come, and
now we are pleased to notice that
he has taken a prominent part in
defeating the voracious demands OF
the Washington clerks, who. have
presented their chronic annual appli-
cation for an advance of ten per cent
on their wages.
Mr.. Loughridge drove the last
nail into the coffin of this defunct ten
per cent subsidy BILL. by moving
reconsideration Of the motion
which prevailed, to lay on the table
and that tho motion to reconsider b'
laid ON tho table.
The Judges constituents are ;
unit in saying to him "Wcil dcn'
thou good and faithful servant"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Our Ticket.

An unusually large and harmoni-
GUS convention last night, gave US a
city ticket with which we can go in
to the fight, with as much assurance
of triumph, as Sherman's veterans
had when under their beloved leader
they sweat for" the pic bald hosts Of
the Confederate democracy.
From top to bottom, and from bot
tom to top, il is individually aud col.
lectively, o ticket Of such rounded
proportions, and eminent fitness, that
its entire election from beginning to
end,i4 already an assured fact beyond
any reasonable doubt
TO make certain this highly dcsi.
rakIe conclusion, let all the friends
Of good, loyal, economical city gov
ernment, labor vigilantly, until tht
evening Of Monday March Isl, 1865
and then victory will again pro
nounce for the side Of Loyalty, ant
again the sealps Of the ancient enc
my, Will danglo in their belts as tro.
phies Of their invineible prowoss.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Pella Items.

We clip the three following items
from jim Betzer's Pella Blade Street
Car:
A fat rosy checked lass from the
"rural deestriks" paraded our streets
last Saturday, exhibiting, above a
pair OF stout ankles, skirt upon
which the indellible brand Of the
miller was still visible, "ninety-cight
pounds extra suporfne- warranted" +"
We understand that Shaffer the
murderer is still at Red Rock and in
u fair way to recover, although his
wind pipe was nearly severed. He
says he does not regret killing his
wife, and has written statement OF
the whole affair which we may lay
before our readers at no distant day.
The man who doesn't take paper
was in town last Saturday. He SET
his watch by Vandemeulen's sign
wiped his red nose on a bolt OF calico
hanging out at Bousquet 4 Brink
hoff's store, stopped at the Pella Say
ipgs Institution to get his horse fed
and went to Armstrong; Livery Sta
BILE for his dinner. He is native o.
Posey county, Indiana, and lives or
| White Breast Prairie.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Notice in Bankruptcy.

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 l6lh
day of January, A ID lS69-U S A Dis
trict of Iowa.
i This is to give notice that petition has
been. to-wit: on the 10th day January,
~ D 1868, filed in said district court, by
Jno 9. 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 sys EN- of bankruptcy throughout
the United States approved March % A
,DlS67 for a discharge and certificate there
of from all his debts and other claims
provable under said act; and the 26th day
of February 1869. at 10 o'clock m at the
Office of the District Court 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
shouldnot be granted.
And further notice Is hereby given that
the second and third meetings of the credi-
tors of said bankrupt required under the
9th and 2Sth sections of said act will be
held at the Office of DanI Anderson, Re
gister in Bankruptcy, at his office in the
city of Abba, Monroecounty, Iowa, on the
24th day Of February, A d 1869. at lC
o'clock, a m, of fsaid day.
II. X. LOVE, CLERK
u. 8. District Court of Iowa.
Herdershott 4 Burton, A'ty's, oitumwa
iau22
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
ArmV Reduction,

1t is stated that the details of the
bill for the reduction of the army has
been agreed on by the House Mill.
tary Committee, as follows:
First-Consolidation of the quar-
term&ster, commissary and pay de-
partment, to be called the Depart
ment Of Supplies.
Second-Cors solidation of the ord
nance and artillery into one corps.
Third-To reduce the number OF
infantry regiments from 45 to 30.
Fourth-No more Brigadier Gem
erals in the line TO be appointed be-
yond the present number, and abol>
ishing two commissions now vacant
Fifth-Nomore Brigadier Generals
TO be appointed except Chief of the
Supply Department.
Sixth-Abolishing all Commits
sionsrs ofSubsistence for cavalry.
Seventh-To reduce the number
of non-commissioned officers in eact
regiment.
Eighih-To abolish bands.
Ninth--Ihc term of enlistment 4
be for ton years.
Tenth Tho mode of reduction L
be by absorption that is, IN militar,
phrase, by casualty, expiration o
term of enlistment, death, discharge
&c.
Eleventh-provides that all stal
departments be reduced in numbel
No appointments are to be madt
either from West Point or from civ
life, until this is accomplished, which
it is estimated, will require two year
The number OF officers thus cut 0
is about 600..
This measure will BIO proposes
under suspension Of tho rales, asa
amendment to the Army Appropri
tion bill.
| Its funny-to wake up laughin
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Iowa In bankrupt
cy. In the matter OF George Ii. Shelter,
bankrupt, at Keokuk, in said District
on the 10Th day OF January, 1869, U. S.
A.District Of low.
This is 10 give notice that petition has
been, to- wit, on the 10th day of January,
A ID 1869. filed In said district court by
George u Shelter, of Ottumwa, Wapello
county, Iowa, in said district, and who
has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act OF Congress entitled
IAN act to established u uniform system
Lof bankruptcy throughout the United
approved Mar III I'd 1867, for a
discharge and certificate thereof from all
his debts and other claims provable under
said act; and that the 27thday of February
A d 1869. at 10 O'Clock a m, is the time
assigned for the hearing of the same be-
fore said court, in the city of KeoKuK Lee
county, Iowa, in said district, when and
whore ali creditors of said bankrupt. and
other persons in interest, may attend and
show cause II any they have why the
prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted And further notice is hereby
given that the I'd and Sd meetings OF
creditors required under he 9th and 2Sth
Sections of said act, will be held at the of,
tice OfDan'L Anderson, Register in Bank
ruptcy, ut Abba, Monroe county. Iowa
on the 25th day of February, A. d 1869, 1T
10 O'clock, q m.
II. X. LOVE, Clerk
U Dist Court for Iowa.
HENDERSHOTT & BURTON,
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jan. 20, 1868, -wSt.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Bulls Sarsaparilla.
A Good Reason for the Captains Faith
Read the p'atss te,ter and the letter rom
His Mother.

Benton Barracks, Mo. A prii 80. 1866.
DIR. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir: Knowing
the efficiency o:your Sarsaparilla, and the
healing and beneficial qualities it possess
es, send you the following statement OF
my case.
j was wounded about two year ago was
taken prisoner and confined for siSteer
months. Being moved SO often, my
wounds have not healed yet. have no
sat up moment since was wounded.
am shot through the hips. Ny genera
heal h is impaired, and l need something
to assist nature. | have more faith il
your Sarsaparllla than in anything else
/ wish that that is genuine. Please ey 9
press me half a dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. g. p. JOHNSON.
st. Louis. Mo.
p. S. The following was written April
3O 1865, by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother
OF Capt. johnson.
DIR. BuLL--Dear Sir: My husband, Dr..
C. s. Johnson, was skilltul surgeon and
physician in central New York, where he
died, leaving the above G. =. johnson To
my care. At thirteen years of age he had
u chronic diarrhea and scrofula, for which
gave him your Sarsaparilla. IT CURED
HIM. l have for ten years recommended
it to many in New York, Ohio and Iowa,
for scrofula, fever sores, and general de-
biliiy. Perfect success has attended it,
The cures effected in some cases Of scrcfuia
d1lC feUer sores 1cere almost miraculous.
am very anxious for my son to again have
recourse to your Sarsaparilla. Heis fear.
ful ofgettinga spurious article, hence his
writing to you for it. His wounds werE
terrible, but believe he will recover.
JENNIE JOHNSON
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Important to Retail Dealers .

The following letter Of Commiss-
ioner Rollins win be of interest 10
dealers holding tobacco in unstamp
ed packages.
We understand it is the intention
of our Revenue officials to vigorously
enforce the law.
The Commissioner says
"In relation to tobacco IN the hands
Of dealers, | have to say that section
IS Of the Act Of July 2O,'1s6s, pro-
vides that after January 1st '69, (since
extended by law to February Is, 80, }
all smoking, fine cut chewing tobacco,
or snuff, and after July tst '6S, all
other manufactured tobacco Of every
description shall be taken and deems
ed as having been manufactured after
the passage Of that Act. and shall
not be sold Or offered for sale unless
put upin packages and stamped as
prescribed by that Act, except at re-
tail by retail dealers, from wooden
packages stamped as provided for in
that Act. All manufactured tobacco,
therefore, in the hands of dealers after
the dates above named, not packed
and stamped with tax paid stamps,
as required by the new law, must be
SO packed and stamped at the ex-
pcnsc of the owner or holder, before
being sold or offered for sale, though
tax may have been previously paid
on it."
'sThe tax is not to be assessed and
collected from dealers as it was from
manufacturers under the former law;
but it is their duty, after the dates
named above, to buy stamps from
their Collector, and, properly stamp
their tobacco, not SD stamped, before
offering it for sale and it is the duty
OF Internal Revenue officers TO exer-
else the utmost vigilance to prevent
the sale of unstamped tobacco after
the datos named above. And when
parties, after those dates, are found
selling unstainped tobacco, steps
should be Immediately taken fortheir
Indictment"
The Act Of July 20, '6s, imposes a
tax of 32 cents per pound on all snuff
and snuff flour, fine cut, plug or twist,
chewing tobacco, tobacco twisted by
hand or otherwise prepared without
the use ofa machine or instrument,
and on smoking tobacco made from
rleaf previously stripped, butted or
rolled, or from which a part Of the
stem has been separated and tax
of l6 centsper pound on all other
kinds of smoking tobacco, however
prepared.
Stamp for 2, f. and 16 ounce
packages ofsmoking tobacco of the
16 cent class, and for |, 2 and pound
packages ofsnutf and 5, Is and &c
pound packages of fine cut chewing
| tobacco of the 81 cent class may be
procured of the Deputy Collectors ol
the different divisions of the District
on and after Feb. 18th.
Dealers having on hands bulk
packages of tobacco, should make ap
plication, through the Assistant AS
SCISSOR, for an inspector of tobacco to
supervise the repacNing of such to
/ bacco.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
CHILI4S AND FEVER

The proprietor OF this celebrated medi
cine justly claims forita superiority overall
remedies ever offered to the public for the
safe, certain, speedy, and pe,manent cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever,
whether of shorter or longer standing,
He refers to theentre Western and Sonlh-
western country to bear him testimony to
the truth of the assertion, that in no ease
whatever will it fail to cure, if the direc-
tions are sttictly followed out, In great
many cases single dose has been sutfi.
cient for cure, and whole families have
been cured by single bottle, with per-
feet restoi alton of the general health. Ii
is, however, prudent, and in every case
more certain TO cure, if its use is contin-
ued in smaller doses for week or two al
tor the disease has been checked, more es
pecially in difficult and long standing ca
ses. Usually, this medicine will not re
quire any aid to keep the bowels in good
order; should the patient, however. re.
quire cathartic medicine, after having
taken three or four doses of the tonic )
single dose of BULBS VEGETABII
FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
ShaRer the Murderer.

ii. nj. b. in the Register gives this
account of Shaffer and the Red Rock
murder: cit seems that Shaffer had
made up his mind, some time ago,
that his wife must die, as she would
not live with him, and as he loved her
dearly, he could not see her live with
others; and he said he could not think
of nothing short of death to her and
himself also. He says in his confes-
sion that after having had some words
with his wife in the sittingroomshe got
up and started for the bed room that
stood on the west side; he started
after her, when his mother-in-law in
terfered; that he took a chair and
strck her (his mother-in law on the
head, knocking her down. He then
told her to leave tho house or he
would kill her too. He then went
into the bed room where his wife was
and when she saw him a coming in
she ran out, when he caught her
round the waist with his left arm,
and putting the revolver close to the
back of her head he fred, killing her
Instantly.
"He then laid down by her side,
and putting the pistol to his head,
he snapped all the remaining barrels,
but none would explode. Throwing
the revolver away, he took knife he
had provided himself with, and en-
dcavorcd to cut bis throat. He made
a deep and ugly wound, cutting the
wind-pipe half off and many small
arteries, but as his cutting was all
done directly under the chin, he did
not reach the main jugular. When
his wind-pipe was cut, his breathing
became difficult, and at times as the
blood from small veins ran in, strang-
ulation ensued, 80 that, according to
his own feelings, he imagined death
would soon release his sufferings.
zone of his little children, but
few years old, who had been running
and crying all around the house, came
and laid down between them, where
it was found by thcpersons who first
reached the house. Such q scene =
the poor innocent child-heart bro
ken, scared-lying between father
and mother-the mother dead, and
the father gasping the last breath
that linked him to the world! Life !
Death and wounded soul, hand in
hand We don't remember Of ever
rt cording such scene before.
''The author of all this sorrow and
wickcdncss is still alive. He conver-
ses freely, and says he is not sorry
for what he has done ard only re-
grets that he did not succeed in puts
ting an end to himself also.
"He says his wife was a good wo-
man, one of the dearest and loveliest
in all the world, and that she has
gone straight to heaven, and if he
only had died with her no would have
gone there too.
"Ue had no intention Of killing or
hurting any one but himself and
wife,"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Telegraphic Summary.

Gold ,3oi.
Rev Henry \ Wise Jr., is dead.
w. a. Robinson the supposed AS
sassin Of Hon. Murray Mcconnell, has
bee arrested at Jacksonville Ills, the
place where he murder was commit
ted. aaas a
An Insane woman named Anna
Neill was arrested in the corridors o.
the White House, yesterday, armed
with do,.blc barrellcd brass noun
ted, unIoaocd hoss pistol, When asked
what she wanted, she replied, Il am
sent lay Sod Almighty to kill Andrew
Johnson which shows that the
law against hunting small game in
Washington is not rigsdiy enforced.
The following is the account OF the
| judicial murIer of Whaien at ottawa
Canada, yesterday.
The morning opened dull accom-
panied with snow. The people be
can to arrive ut an early hour and
set aboat securing good positions to
see the scatfold aud hear the last
words Of " halen Up to 8 o'clock
there were about 800 people on the
east side OF the Jail. An hour aud u
half had increased the crowd to
I, ,0e0 or 900, but all was quiet aud
orderly. At 10 clock the physician
reported Whalen in good nerve, and
that no agitation or furry was no
ticcablo in him. A short time after
the sheriff announced every thing in
readiness for the execution. AT ii
O'Clock Whalen was pinioned and ac
companied by the sheriff and three
| priests was led from the prison look,
| ing very pale and excited, but
with ii IN step he mounted the STAIR
way to the scoffold, responding as he
| walked, distinctly to the prayers OF
the priests. After patcr nosser had
repeated he said, beg pardon tor
any offense | may have committed
! / forgive all parties who have injured
me. l ask forgivness from amy one
have injured. God save Ireland, and
God save my soul. The executioner
then fitted on white cap and drew
n il over his face, adjusted the rope
and m /, few moment the drop ieii.-
Whalen hung by the neck ionr min.
utes, suffering intensely, and then
, breat he'd no more. 1t is rumored
f Whalcn left written paper IN The
custody OF the sheriff, the purport o.
which has not yet been made pubic
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
, ORDERS SOLICITEDS

while said votes were being counted,
whereby said business was disturbed
and obstructed, is. disreputable to
said BENJAMIN F Butler, and other
Representatives with him, and wrong;
and an insult to the people Of the
United States. al gausla Ua II
Mr. Terry moved to lett 80 over.
The resolution accordingly went
over, under the rules. 2 f" s'@
.a Senate went into executive session
and, soon after adjourned
.tss. .-.s., HOUSE, ,4aaessgiaN
Speaker Coifax stated that the first
business vas the question ofprivilegc
pending at adjournment yesterday,
and as he had expressed his opinion
on the floor, he asked Mr. Dawes to
occupy the chair during the discus
sion. He asked tho House to author
ize the Speakerpro tenn 10 appointa
committee to wait upon the President
and Vice President elect, and official
lv notify them Of their election.
Mr. Butler moved, after Mr.. Shell
labarger had concluded his remarks
in opposition to his (Butler's) resolu-
ton, protesting against counting the
vote Of Ga, that the resolution DC
referred to u select committee, and
ON tho report ,cf such committee full
discussion. be had. -x.,. ...,4 -,.-s
No understanding beingar1'ived at.
Mr. Dawes took the chair.
Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa. and Pruyn
were appointed u committee to in
form the President and Vice Presi-
dent of their election. -....st.s..
Mr. Shellebarger then opposed Mr.
Buffers resolution in speech.
Mr. Shellebarger while according
to the gentleman from Massachn-
setts, that integrity of purpose and
desire fully and properly 10 dispose
ofthn important matter before the
House. which he claimed for himself,
took ground that concurrent
resolution in reference to the cleo
toral vote o. Ga was not constitu-
tional; it was copied from a similar
resolution adopted at the time of the
election OF President Monroe and de-.
fcnds shc President Of the Senate
against the charge of wrong doing IN
his action yesterday. eH
Mr. Thomas also took the position
that the presiding officer otthe JOINT
session did what was his 1hty to do.
Mr. I5ldridge declared hisbelief that
a concurrent resolution and I'D Jolnt
rule were both IN contravention OF
the constitution. He had raised
that question in order yesterday,
and if it had been sustained all diffi-
Guilty, in which the House and Con,
yention were involved would have
been avoided. Said duty OF the
President of the Senate was SIMPLY
to open and count the votes and the
concurrent resolution was. III his
ind cement. nm utter nalllty.