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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
Sioux City.

According to the Daily Times Of
Sioux City, Gcn. G. NJ. Dodge and
Hon. James F. Wilson were at that
city last week and proceeded from
there to Yanktown, the capitol Of
Dakota Territory and there organ.
lied and appointed two prominent
citizens of that place directors in a
new Company to build a road from
Sioux City to Yanktown and on to
the big bend Of the Missouri rive,
near Fl. Union, near which place il
is proposed to connect with the
Northern Pacific Railroad. The
Times then says of the Importance Of
their city as a railroad point as, fol-
lows:
Our city is now secured beyond
peradvcnture, of the advantages to
accrue from being the termini Of four
of the most important railroads in
the Western States. ui=: the st. Paul
and Sioux City Railroad, with the
unlimited pineries which skirt its
northern termini. the Dubuque and
Sioux City railroad, giving us a
competing route to the Mississippi
and the East. The Sioux City
& Pacific Ra; road, which places us
in direct, and daily connection with
the Union Pacific Railroad at FIRE.
mont, Nebraska, and tho Sioux City
Il Columbus Railroad, which brings
to our doors trade whose growing
greatness can hardly at this time be
realized"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
Agency City Items.

John Fullen, Esq, the old and
highly successful Commission Mer-
chant, and for years the agent of the
B. & M. r. r., at Agency City, has
just sold that part ofhis business to
E. T. Sage h Co., who will continue
in the same line.
Mr.. Fullen has bought ous T. M.
Wilcoxson 4 Co., and has just bought
an immense stock Of goods when
gold was at the lowest cbb, and goods
were consequently the cheapest.
He wants to see ten thousand GUS
toners at once, whom no will aston
ish with cheap prices, and good
goods.
Messrs. Fullen and Wilcoxson have
special notices to the Agency Cityites
and the dwellers thereabouts, in our
advertising columns, to which the at
tention is called of all whom it may
concern.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

The Excursion, Editorial, to tn >
Pacific and return is exploded. Gen.
Dodge and Supt. Hammond, of the
Shutdown Limo, were inquired of by
Editor Hedrick, Pres. Of tho Iowa
Associated Press. The answer from
Hammond says. if 80 damphools go,
the price will be $170;if 40 can be
inve;gled, only S140 each will be re-
qnired; if 30 simpletonians wish to
ride the road, puff the Company,
praise the track, write about che
gentlemanly conductors" the hand
some agents on the line, the G .andeur
of the scenery, the elegant collation.
at Brigham's, the glorious trip from
Sacramento to Tee Devil knows
where, the towering p;oes, tue dread
ful gorges, the grizz les. the ansel-
opes. the Golden Gate, the alkaline
springs, the bee that sung Fremont,
the sage hens, jack rab.ts, the skin
clad "Los," the buffalo, the all of st.
can be transported at s133 per head.
Just now we wouldn't 60 at any
price. Gen. Hedr;ck has resporsi-
BLESSED himself enough to say
that the Iowa Ed. Association want
no SUCH .avor. If Hedrick comes to
McGregor we will thank him in PEI
son. Brain and Type build every
thing nowadays and such terms as
we quo.e are an insult to the press.
North louG Times.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
A Needle in the Heart.

In one of the last sessions of the
Institute of Science, and Literature,
in Milan. DR.. Serafn Bissi showed
the heart of the deceased Count FIJI.
ippo Nj, q maniac, who had
killed his father in one of his raving
attacks, and often tried to take bis
own life. The unfortunate man died
in consequence of a cancer on the
tongue, which was caused by biting
his tongue in one of his attacks. At
the dissection the heat showed an
anomaly which stands unparalleled
in the annas of science. The left
chamber contained a needle SIX cen
timeters e ..nches) long. On careful
inquiries, it was ascertained that the
unfortunate man lad told his parents
twenty-five months before his death
he had thrust needle unto bis heart,
which they did not believe at the
time. During these twcnty-lwo
months the insane person, who snf.
fered from colo. never felt the slight
est pain in his heart, nor in the Vi
entity of that organ, and his ps'se
was also perfectly regular during
that time. The men of science con-
slider this case as one ofextraordinary
Importance, and a history will short
ly be published with all the details,
together with an engraving of the
heart.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
An Iowa Curiosity.

Mr.. Baird, student in the Iowa
State Agricultural College read the
following paper, descriptive OF lowa's
greatest as we'll as coolest curiosities
before the Natural History Society
ofthat Institution, on last Saturday
evening: "One of the natural curl
ositias Of Winneshick county is an
Ice Cave. 1t is situated on the op.
posite side of the Upper Iowa from
tho town of DEBORAH. The river is q
swift running stream of clear water,
clear bottom, and is about IL rods in
width. You climb the bluff, about
$50 feet; the top of it is covered with
rocks upon which are growing cedars
o. all ages and Of various Sizes
With candle in hand and over coat
on your arm, you enter the cave,
which at first descends somewhat alb
rubtly, and requires some skill to
keep OH your feet. The descent con-
tinues Is or 20 feet, you then come to
a level floor covered with gravel and
dampened with water from lime.
stone rocks above"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Our readers will remember the
Clark Tragedy which we published a
day or two ago. At that time Mrs.
Clark was not to be found. Here 10
something's further, from the Register,
in regard to the awful affair:
"Adv:ces from Edenville of Nov.
9Th state that Mrs. Clark came homo
last night about u o'clock. There
are two stories-one that she came
to her father-in-iaw's C. V. Clark s)
house, and one that she came to her
own house. Both agree that the first
that was seen of her, she opened the
door to come in, and on seeing her
father, who was there, she attempted
to run; but was finally secured. She
appears to be perfectly wild. Moth
ing can be gotout Of her in regard
to toe murder. She has asked sew
eral times for her children, aud ap-
pears to not realize that they are
dead. Where she has been, or which
way she came from, does not appear
to be known"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

As you come up the bluff you are
almost sutfocated with heat; now you
are reminded ofwinter, and begin to
feel the Importance of warmer cloth
ing. Proceeding thirty or forty feet
further you come to a division in tho
cave, through which one must creep
on all tours. You then come to a
larger room, which is from ten to ff-
teen feet in width, sixty feet long
and thirty or forty feet high. At the
top of the cavern there is a hvIe
through which the light is family
glimmering, lighting dimly tho cold
and gloomy apartment. 1t you ex-
anime the sides of the room you will
find icicles of various sizes and shapes
and water slowly dripping from
them. The bottom Of the room is
covered with gravel; it looks as tho
1t might be used as habitation for
man, if it could be warmed; but it is
entirely destitute of occupants VITA
the exceptions of here and there a
solitary load, waiting for the much
desired fly.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

A MILLIONAIRE STAGE DRIVER
The Chronicle says: Hon. Gincry
Twitchell, representative in Con-
gress from the third Massachusetts
district, turned back the wheels of
time in pleasant way on Wcdnes-
day last, by driving load of passen-
gers from Worcester to the Barre
cattle show-distanco of2O miles
in the identical coach he used to
mount when stage driver therea-
bouts some 20 years ago. There was
marked difference, however, be-
tween the past and thepresent. Then
he was a poor young man, earning a
scant living by picking up such
chance wayfarers as might offer, and
doing express errands for the old
women along the route; now he is a
millionaire, anational legislator, and,
for the fun of the thing, consents to
play "whip" for company OF state
and other dignitaries on a pleasure
trip. A fine chance for q bit of NOR
alizing here, for the benefit of 'the
youth of America" but we kindly
forbear.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

DOES IT PAY.-The Boston Jour
nal says that a leading book firm in
that city answers this question as fol.
lows: They published an edition of a
book of five hundred copies, but did
not advertise it. In abont year
nearly the whole edition remained
on their hands, as the author, who
was largely interested, did not think
it would pay to advertise. Finding
his book did not sell, he followed the
advice Of his publishers and adverti-
sed freely. His book has now gone
through several editions of five hun
dred copies each, and the eighth is
ordered. The author now believes
in advertising.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
LIST OF LETTERS


Remaining Rem in the Post ONCE at otstumwa,
Persons calling for these letters will say they
are ADVERTISED. and give date of advertising. :.
be sent to Washington as dead letters.
Barber, L u; Burner, D S, Brown,
J; Cook, DR.; Clark, Ezra Clements
Wilbur Dickens, Geo NJ Dickerson'
Dyer, A j; Dixon, John W; Feny,
John w; Fulton, Alex; Flowers, Jno
&; Grisham, VIM T; Green. Silla
Miss; Hooen, Patrick; Henry Miss T;
Halkyard, Urlah; Halstead Ea9tie;
Harris, WmJones, r W; jackson
Hattie; Jenmison, Henry; Johnson,
W A, Lawyer, L; Mulcahy, Mary;
Mowrer, Phillip; Mowerer, P F Nit
chell, EImira; Merrifield, Linda; Mar
ilow, Pat; Mcfarland, W n; McNor.
ton, NJ; McGee, VIM HI: McQuestion,
Daniel; McCrystale, VIM; McFall, j
B; Ormsly, Orpha; Russell, Rose;
Rupe, VIM 7; Russell, L P: RilIy,
JAS; Steers, Engine; Sniholm, VIM;
Shannon, John; Seward, Joshua; Toy
lor, Isabella; Terry, J W; Tackett, T
P: Williams, Joseph 9; Walker, Sam;
Williams, VIM A; Willis, Ophe.
UNAVAILABLE.
Mr.. Koarbee, Pella, Iowa.
Mrs. Annie Stratton, Savannah, la.
Miss Maggie Mathews, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Nov. 10th ]. NJ. HEDRICK, r. M.
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Daily Bulletin.

Orwig Il Co., the publishers of the
above named paper have a column
and half of the inside of their paper
ofthe 9Th inst, devoted to tho Swamp
land fund &C., and giving the affida-
Wits of B. F. Allen & Chas. Mosher.
We have not had time to wade
through the whole of the article, but
we do wish that this matter might
finally be dropt at some time in the
near future.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
The Iowa Temperance Stand.
ard.

With No. AZ Vel 4, this Journal
recently edited by L. M. Holt passes
into tho hands of J. M. Dixon, the
Blind Editor SO extensively and ia.
vorably known to the people ofIowa.
1t is published at Marshalltow and
is the State organ Of the Temperance
people. It is among the largest
Weeklics in the State, and is in every
way very readable and interesting
paper. 1t publishes as it's Cores
ponding Editor, P. C. Poulton, (Po.
tomac,) of Washington, d. c., VIM.
Il. Flemming of Des Moines, Miss
Matte M. Griffith, Mt. Pleasant, DR..
N. Gilman, Eldora, and F. b. Nc
Gill, Muscatine. J. NJ. Dixon, it's
editor is candidate for the office of
State Printer, to be chosen by the
Legislature the coming winter. The
price of the paper is two dollars per
annum.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
Western ENTERPRISE.

Two brothels named Call went
into Kossuth county, Iowa, fifteen
years ago, when it had hardly an in
habitant. They took with them less
than five dollars each, but they went
there to work. They have kept at it
ever since; and IL ey have earned ana
made quarter Of o million dollars.
There are many thousand as good
chances to-day as thay had; the diff
erence is in the men. He who tells
you he can't how q farm out of the
wild West because he has no money,
is not the man to do il with ever so
good q start. Ifyou were to offor
to keep him In provisions while he
made his farm. he would want some
one to chew the victuals for him.
What would suit him best is an Office,
in which there is much to get and
littlc to do.-N Y. Tribune.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
FARM FOR SALE.

In Adams T. P. Wapello Co., Iowa,
4 miles South of Blakesburg, con-
tanning 200 acres, 100 under fence,
60 acres in cultivation, good frame
house contain 'ng four rooms, Two
good wells, a new pump in one, also,
cisiern we'll at The poor. Ssabling
ordinary. A good young orchard
com mencing to bear plensy of small
fruit. Fifteen acres of good meadow.
Fencing in fair order.
Price $1,000 per acre. For further
particulars call on the subscriber on
the farm.
WILLIAMHULET.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

The Ottumwa Courier has an out
side article with this heading:--
"Miscegenation--A Deceased F. f.
V.Marries q Colored Woman |" Well,
verify, that must he miscegenation
indeed.-Knoruille Voter.
Yes, but-oh, WE'LL we don't pre-
tend to understand how they misce-
geuate over yonder in Virginia, but
"that's what the paper said" from
which we copied.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

The following resolution was pass
ed by the Indiana State Babtists Con
vention, held at Franklin last week:
RESOLVED, That tho unholy alli-
ance between Ritualists who hate
the Bible, and Roman;sts who tear
the Bible, to excludeit from our Pub
lie Schools in this country, with the
determined opposition ofall Babtists,
esteeming, as they do, the Holy Scrip
lures to be the pure fountain ofrelig.
ious truth. and the only infallible
teacher Of duty toward God and man
and that we unite with all friends Of
God TO resist measure which is de-
signed, not to promote a better relig-
ious education, but to break down
our noble system of Common Schools
in the interests ola decaying super
st,tion.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

A MINISTER WANTED.-The Madi-
son (Wis.) Journal says that at a
camp meeting near that place, hell
this season, two young ladies were
converted in q tent near q lively
young minister. The girls are now
making sundry ominous prepare
tions for an important event, about
to take place, while the girls fathers
have gone to Iowa on trail of the
minister, each armed with double
barrelled shotgun. They want to
thank him some little for his ''suffer
little children" etc. The name of
the divine is Tressly, and if he sees
twojoyous faced shot-gunnists COM
ing that way, he hau better send
them up somo other road or send his
mother some mourning goods. II
anybody can give any information
concerning this ministerial Turk, we
advise them to address it to the jour
nal above named.-NoapareH..
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

We clip the following from the
Muscatine Journal. 1t may, or it
may not, rortend that somo action is
to be had at once in the extension OF
the Washington Branch OF the G. R.
I.& P. R.R.
Yesterday afternoon a special car
arrived here from Chicago bringing
the followsng distinguished gentle.
men, who We're on tour of inspec-
ton over tho road: J. F. Tracy, Pres.
ident of G. r. La p. r. r.; Hugh
Riddle, Esq, General Superintendent;
?. A. Hall, Esq, Assistant General
Superintendent; A. Kimball, Assis-
tant Superintendent; Mr.. johnson,
Chief Engineer; G. w. Moore, Road
master, and E. Cook, Esq, of Daven-
port. The car RENAL aed here short
time, then proceeded to Washing
ton. About 8 o'clock it passed thro'
here on its return"
1t is this morning rumored upon
our streets that Judge Aller has ia
ken up his winter residence with his
family in Fairfield, and that the En-.
gineers are now'ongaged in running
the line from Columbus City via Fair
field.
We earnestly hopc that our PEG.
plo will no. by any want of energy
or liberality, let this important thor.
oughfare pass to the south of u.s.
There are those in our city to-day,
who have not given a dollar to this
enterprise, who ought to be stirring
themselves. There is at least SIS 900
to raise yet to our subscription in
this county, and so for as we are con-
cerned we have given the last dollar
that we will give, and we wish to
make our position thus public, for the
simple reason that we wish the VAN.
pres upon our cities prosperity, and
the public veal to know just where
we stand.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

A steam velocipede. the inven-
ton of Mr.. T. w. Worsdell, Master
Mechanic in the Pennsylvania Rail
ryad Shop at Altoona, Pennsylvania,
was tried on the driving course of the
Park Association of that ty. 1t
consists of a small upright DO. er, 81
feet in height and 10 or II inches in
diameter, of the best steel, neatly
jacketed with walnut and brass
bands, and having q smoke stack IL
inches high. The running gear con-
sists of two wheels in fro Mt, on the
axle of which the boiler rests, and one
wheel in the rear Con movable pin
ion) which assists in bearing up the
rider and also acts as a rudder in d.
recting the course of the vehicle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

A gentleman by the name of Ste.
phen S. Foster, makes the following
proposition to Labor Reform Con.
vention in Rhode Island to correct the
evil of having largo land holders in
this country. His plan is to allow
any one man 10 own $1,000 worth Of
land without taxation, ard to tax all
owners of $4,000 worth, two pc,
cent. $4,000, five per cent, andso on
increasing with the amount owned,
All this may sound pretty we'll, but
practically it can't be did.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Many years ago there lived in an
Andalusian town a German toy-ma-
ker, who had charming daughter.
THIS young maiden was famous for
her beauty and vir,ue, both of which
attracted the attention, and eventu-
ally won the love, of the young son Of
the Count Montjo. She met his ad-
vance with the cry,-"Marriage be-
tore love-" His affection for her was
an honest one, and, in spite of his
fathers obstinate refusal, he married
her. The old Count refused the
young pair any assistance, SO that
their sufferings promised to be very
great. But The two eldest brothers
of the young husband dying, the old
Count had but the prod;gal child,
whom he took back to his heart and
purse. This Countess of Moptijo was
the mother OF Eugene of France.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
A married gentleman every time

A married gentleman every time
be met the father Of his wife, com
planned to him OF the ugly temper
and disposition of his daughter. At
last, upon one occasion, becoming
weary of the grumblings of his SON
in-law, the old gentleman exclaimed:
"You are right; she is an impertinent
jade, and if ! hear of any more COM
plants Of her | will disinherit her."
The husband made no more COM
plants.
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Gov. Merrill has thisdav anno;,te

Gov. Merrill has this day appointed
Hon. J. Tracy, of Des Moines county,
Judge of the First Judicial District,
vice Hon. Francis Springer, resigned,
and Col. G. d. Corkhill, of Henry
county, District Attorney, vice Hon.
J. Tracy, appointed Judge.
The above are excellent appoint
ments, and will without doubt be
highly satisfactory to the people of
the District.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
Father Hyacinth.

Father Hyacinth requested the
New York Tribune to make public,
through it's columns, the following:
although thankful for the manifold
tokens of sympathy received at the
hands of the American public, and
which, in his opinion, express more
than mere curiosity, the importuni.
ties of professional interviews have
forced the Reverned Father to give
standing order to tho hotel employees
not to bring up to his room the cards
of visitors, except those of the few
intimate friends who always have
free access to him. Ho formally de-
MES certain statements which have
appeared from time to time in some
papers, as he has on no occasion ex-
pressed views different from those
contained in his letter to the General
of his Order in Rome, published in
the Tribune of the 4th inst.
The Father states that until pres
emit at the Ecumenical Council in
Rome he will not express further his
views and opinions; that he never has
meddled with politics except so far
as politics bear upon religion; that he
is aud will be true and fervent Cath
Ole, although opposed to extreme
measures and outre sentiments detri-
mental to the welfare of the Church.
He requests that during his further
stay in tie United States the public
will extend to I'm that courtesy due
to every foreigner, and to leave his
fur.ner actions and movements un-
watched and unrestricted; tnat all his
visits to different places of worship,
&C., are to be explained by he natu-
raj des re OF a stranger to see and
hear those whose names are celebra-
ted The Father will visit West
Point during the course of next
week, and in,ends on his return to
still refuse the admittance Of callers.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

The Times says the fund started
for the widow Of Gen. Rawlins falls
far short oftho $4,000 proposed to
be raised, and subscriptions have al
most ceased. 1t says it will be little
credit to the Western States if the
example early shown by tho mcr-
chants of Now York is not quickly
followed.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

SINGULAR PLACE FOR FIsH.-With-
in a couple Of miles of Iowa Falls
there is large slough, covering per-
haps some fifty acres. In the center
of this tract is a small expanse of
open water not over five or six feet.
This slough is 70 feet higher than the
Iowa River, and 20 feet higher than
the South Fork, which passes little
to the ..Souuhwest. The slough has
no outlet, and from appearances has
had none for many years. 1t is also
said TO have been completely dry
within tho last dozen years. But
quito recently some of the settlers
made the discovery that it was "fnll
OF fish" These fishes are of the va
rlety known as pickerel, with which
most of our streams are stored. Quite
a number have been caught, and the
slough at once became an object of
interest. Tho question is--"How
did those fishes or their originators,
get there ?'-Ioara North West.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

Governor Merrill, Hon VIM. Tough
ridge and Hon. F. W, Palmer leave
this mording on tho 8 o'clock train,
via Grcnd Junction. to attend ameet-
ing Of the Congressional delegation
of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
at Dubuque, which meets tomorrow.
The meeting is for the purpose of
agreeing on some plan for an appli-
cation to Congress for aid in improv-
ing the navigation of the Wisconsin
and Fox rivers.
So says the State Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

An omn bus drawn by road
steamer has been builyin Edinburgh
for an enterpris:ng omnibus proprie-
tor in one OF the largest towns ofEng-
land. At the trial, the engine with
the omnibus attached to it went up
a hill at the rate of seven miles an
hour, and down at the rate of nine.-
1t turned in the road with far greater
ease tnan if drawn by horses, was
pulled up instantly at the word of
command, and was even backed up
hill,