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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-08-05

Gillaspy, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, is said to have receiv-
ed his nomination more on account
of the weight Of his body than
brains. He is over six feet high,
weighs about three hundred pounds,
and is about as well educated as the
common run" Of Democrats. All
Of which matters not, as he is doom
cd to DO Inferred any way,--IoDa
City T'f1,uae. ,f
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Personal.

We had the pleasure of injecting
yesterday evening Prof. Stephen AL.
cxander, for over u quarter of cen.
fury Prof at Princeton College
New Jersey, who is called among
Astronomers the Kepler of America;
also Gen. N. Norris Halstcd prom
inent man OF wealth and science of
Now Jersey; also L. L. Graham, OF
Penn. and John u. Peters, OF New
Ark, n. }. all of the scientific party
here making preparations for the
observation of the solar eclipse on
the 9TH instant. They are stopping
at the Ballingall'
A special car contaihing the in.
struments with tho photographing
party, left Philadelphia for this city
yesterday morning.
Five telescopes arc already here,
with two more to arrive.
The Mechanics arc engaged in
erecting the observatory on the hill
near the residence of Mrs. Spaul-
ding.
All matters OF interest connected
with this great event will be duly
reported in the COURIER, meantime
let every body got ready with Their
smoked glass, to see sight which
but few Of them will over witness
again, cnlcss they calculate to 70
main here until the last year of thin
century.
J. L. Sinnard. Esq. formerly o
Kirkvillo in this county now selling
goods at Oskaloosa Kansas. callee
on us to day and added his name e
tho already handsome subscription
list the COURIER has at that place.
Mr.. 5. ia here visiting his father
Abram Sinnard, near Kirkville, wht
we regret to learn, is quito i'll will
paralysis
We have an interesting letter in i,
days CounlsR from W. b. Brady
esq, formerly editor of the IRIS
Harp lcre, who writes frequentl,
and acceptably for our columns owe
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BLIND HAS MOVED HIS
WINE HOUSE

To the building one door south of his old
stand ON Court Street, where you will al
ways find pure article of Wine. Beer
and Cigars. Blind is the only man in
0ttumwa in the business that does not
sell liquors. nor does he sell his Wine and
Beer on Sunday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-08-05

}. D. FIELD, Cashier.
Drafts for sale on all the principal cities
Of the United States and Europe.
Gold, Government Bonds, Compound
Interest Notes, bought aud sold on the
most favorabls terms.
Money Loaned, and collections made on
all accessible points.
Aug. 3, lS69-dAwtf
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Shith's Tonic Syrup.

SQ1Ln'S TOuIC SyTUp.
The anuin. article must have DR. John
Bulls pkate stamp ON each bottle. DR.
John By only has the right to manufac-
turc andsell the original John Smiths
Tonic Sykp Of Louisville, Ky. Examine
well the (bel ON each bottle. II my pri-
vate stan1 is not on the bottle, do not
purchase,pr you will be deceived. See
column Avertisemont, and my show
card, WI prosecute any one infring-
ing on my right, The genuine Smiths
Tonic SyarA can only be prepared by
myself.
rhPublic's Servant.
DIR. JOHN BULL,
louisville, Ky.
FoE sslc bNtssylor, Blake & Co., ottum-
Nov, %. '6SH1w6m.
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MAGNOLIA WATER. - Superior to
tho best imported German Cologne,
and sold at halt the price.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-08-05

We have an interesting letter in to
days COURIER from W. b. Brady,
esq, formerly editor of the Irish
Harp Lcre, who writes frequently
and acceptably for our columns over
the nom de Pine Of Guillelimus.
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From the Daily Courier Of Monday.
InnDOrtant.

A letter from J. w. Edgerly, Esq,
in Now York, to VIM. Daggett, says
that our Cameron Railroad Company
has succeeded in negotiating their
bonds for the money required to build
the road.
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EXTRA SPECIAL NOTICE.

BevAre of Commercials! S5ntthts iOattc
Syrupihas been counterfeited. ana the
countseiter brought to grief.
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LIST OF LETTERS
A CARD.

UNAVAILABLE LIST.
Ella Wood, Blakesburg, Iowa.
A. Ursaline Wilcox, Rome, Iowa.
Aug. 4, 1859. IN. HEDRICK. p. NJ.
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your minds --and harvest food for thought.
Keep up 7ur organizations-ngt for strikes,
but for Steiner work Unrelenting war I
mean the war Of right against the strides Of
corporate powers. am glaA To zee letter,
and hope soon to bear voice FROM the old
North State, IN. U 1T seems almost AZ
hougn ne Dry bones we're rising lsom the
earth. b. let every Amer can working
n N read ami ponder over the contents u
that letter Seventeen thousand acres in
vested N one corporation, a0d wOrkIngmen
getting t'erefrom rs cents ga, ia store Or
nars Surely that state w things needs rs-
construction. ! was -igaly gfsuhed With
Gen Gary speech On hnapre, ara ~ D..i
courage amidst the oboquy that viii BE
imputed 70 hin BY the mercenary agents Of
EurOpe's money kings.
Gen. Buffers speech was also manly and
brave, aud the more ~, a. che Hut seemed
determined to crush him with us pOrten-
'ious spOuks (SpukesJ ahd fellows, eIlarsJ
Gus a. usual, the sparks OF elbows got the
~orst VI g. A. was DAnA's fate, su mustit
De with eNv-' w-n that slura The Wy hts VI
toillng men, and sBcers Az Inelr representa-
i've, AZ he go w tHe ten hUur WI lasI
spring tnd am inWuding on your space
but must Commend M. Sylvis' report WY tne
NAtiona' Lsb0r Convention OF lasi S.otein-
Orr, ~ every working mAn--.ut nl -uUy ye
without one. | wish suca sensible, a j use
iul, ald w-ll-wur led rs PprL- N0ui IA emanai o
from Dur Legislative Ana CJagressl YuaI W. 'ls
Yours, ke-p sc,tuiy, WHIrEBEAED.
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Police In q commission consisting Of the
Mayor and four others to be elected bv
councils. The popular sentiment IL largely
against the enactment, which 10 only favor
cd by rabid men and those who have favor
ties anxious 70 serve their city In the oapa-
city OF guardians OF its peace.
Mayor For IL 10 generally conceded, IL DO
I'M bis utmost 20 purge the several braIcl 90
OF our eIry government OF the corruption
and rotteDne~s that has 80 long held sway
therein In iris be bas the sympsshy Of Al
good citizens, hat has arrayed against him
kost Of the Farn4v class OF Republicans
who are Republicans just so long as Repub-
neanisn v N the ascendancy, but who are
yes unwilling ~ believe that our city has
enforced their abdication. AT the Ingram
CARPET Neavers meeting last week. some
business u Importance was transacted
which has not been made public. No fur
Their revelations ia their strike.
Broker Drexeis' organ. through its none
tary man dominates Pacific Railroad Cisco
for the portfolio Of the Treasury in Grants
Cabinet pro0ounclng him far preferable to
the numerous gentlemen already named,
and whom certain Senators and Representa-
lives Prominent 10 the several rings are Try.
In to in-inuare into the sreticientso good
graees. Certainly Cisc r's connection with
ne Pacific Railroad which has been so ruth
lessly bleeding the Treasury the past year.
does not place him amenable TO the charge
OF bel1g interested and active Ia the Lobby.
he l. certainly ike abe better balf Of C8-
sor, mot only pure but above suspicion Y
IN horn. We % not deem il advisa bic 70
place man 20 greatly interested Ia the los-
Esring Of monopoly At the governments ex-
pense 10 % responsible position as is ths
Seeretaryship Of the Treasury. This ''dis-
interested EDITOR thinks Philsdslgbia -
the better man for the important position,
but considers q Impossible 70 induce him T.
accept, and 80 be proDounces hinselff0 for the
''next best man" The Phllsdeiphia mar
referred 70, j. the pure, patriotic and disin-
terested jay Cooke, who assisted us.so q ca-
two billions and q half Of National blo-s-
ing" Certainly Jay ought 70 have ths
''sit," and sc recommend 10 the several l.
Dor Unions throuEhvuT the country, ~ NV
lp petitions 70 he immaculate JAY 10 lh.
hope u inducing him 10 assume to- IrrAs
uryship
The weather has beeu insKgl iSable fli
some time past, bllny, sindy, dry, cold
a"d stormy NJ 6tful intsrv ais, the pleasant
however FredOmInating =. BES. j.
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demand the rights dusnto every American
freeman.
All these things we knew, and many more,
by personal Investigations made on che
ground, but stu We were destitutsof knowl-
edge as to the real feelings, wishes and
views Of the miners. because We we're not
in direct communication with them.
We have q last discovered the means by
which we can be placed In direct and unin-
terrupted communication with the whole
body Of miners in the coal fields Of Penn
sylvania. and from this time forward, we
shall take good care 20 hunt up and expose
the impositions pra. ticed upon this much
abused and neglected class Of our fellow
toilers. We shall learn their views, and
make their wants known. The miner shall
no longer be called Z" house burners
" highway robbers " brutal outlaw for
whom there should be no protection in the
courts, without friend To stand between
his ISLANDERS and the public. We are on the
side of the miner--as we are on the side OF
all oppressed people, and we give notice to
ali such scoundrels as John Magee. late OF
New 70 =, but now Of bis Sulphuric Majes-
tvs I, ONIONS, where Goals are used for
other p poses than grinding the faces Of
the poor" and filing the pockets Of the Op-
pressor, and Johu G Northal, who last year
cleared SIS, 900 and boasts that il he could.
he would make miners work for fifty cents
day, that there Is locker on in Venice
who, hereafter will hold up their rascalities
before the public.
The rich editor, who sits in his cosy Sane
tum in Philadelphia or New York, on cold
winterY ni5a., writing up articles abusive Of
the miner, does not stop to think that be is
warmed by the Goals dug FROM the bowels of
the earth by the very men he is abusing.
He does not think, as he pens the lines
blaming the miner Tor the high price of coal,
that the coal for which be paid $40 ton,
the miner gets but "A cents per ton for min
ing, and that while he is living in a fine
hoNcS ohN t0Ahis Ou
salary, the miner is living in house desti-
tute Of every comfort and almost every nee
essary Of life-and earning but SO per
week.
Ia another part Of this paper will be found
department headed THE MINER" This
department will be continued from this time
forward, and we invite correspondence
from the miners in any part of the coun-
try 10 send US their items and We viii put
them in shape. We will, as soon as we can
make the necessary arrangements, publish
weekly statement Of the price Of coal. whole
sale and retail, 10 Philadelphia, New York,
&c, and all matters connected with the coal
trade that will be inter sting 70 the miners,
or 70 the people at lars Z, sill be given from
week to week.
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FROM CONNECTICUT.


To she Rditor u the woEKHGHAE's ADvocAH
The New England Labor Convention came
Oh according to announcement, and proved
decided success. AT the morning session
90 Wednesday Jsn. 9th, fair audience
were present aud the llnbers ana interest
increased through the convention, winch
closed on THURSDAY evening, Jan. p. +.
II. Haywood, Ut Worcester, prssidsI, ana
led the convention, and was largely instru.
mental II. making Il an h0nOr To these VINO
projected 4. A large and or,iliant array Of
speaking talent was presented By both men
and women A better or more determined
spirit 10 strike boldly for The elevation u
the laborIng classes | never witnessed. Ga
"Wednesday afternoon we were entertained
by y speech from George Francis Tram,
whose heart snd soul are 10 tue la0vr lnuye-
menL de has raHtIng crazy style y. OlN
tory, YET makes many brilliant points, and
here and there drops A sparkling gem-
Wendell Phillips spoke on "Wednesday eve
ning in his usual, happy and acceptable
manner. | enclose you sOme reports from
the Boston papers which are very msAgsr.
The result was the organisation OF d New
England Labor League, is objects, the edu-
cation and elevation u the people or prduc-
Jog class. Yours, 4. W. PHELPs.
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The Appointment or COMMITTEES.

OFFICE ~ rHK NtrioSAI LasoR uNlos
PBII SDKLPHIA. Dec. lat, ls6s.
To All Whom It May Concern
As per instructions received at the late ses-
sion Of The National Labor Union, The follow
ing persons have been appointed members Of
the National Executive Committee:
Mama II Waite, Portland
NEw HANPsHIRf-E Hazsu, North Deer
field.
vERRoST-James Hutchinson, West Ran
dolph
MASSACHUSETTS II Haywood, Worcest r.
RHODE IsLAND-L R Ioslin, Providence
CoNNYoucUT-A " Phelps New Haven.
NV YoEK-Wm. j. Jesiup New York city.
NV JKKsEY-John z Mellor Jersey city
PEESsxLvANtA-S Wallae@ Philadelphia
DELAwARE-Hugh Hassan, " Ilmington.
AAsYLAND--Wm. Gather, gilmore
N;RGSlA--Mm. II Stywsid, Manchester.
WEsr VIRGISIA-R Johnston, Wheeling.
ONO John Tomlnson. Cincinnati
ISDIAN&--A Puett, Greencastle.
lrLNoIs-Wm. II Clars, Lostint
MIcHIeAN--Roht Hodgkin, Detroit.
MNNEsOTA- Oliver Rodier, Winona.
Wisconsin, c Hnrey, Black River Falls
IowA-George Priude, Ncti regor.
Mlss0UkI-Thomas Walsh. s.. Louis
AitA ifAANA-~A . hNitat WV NittdUs.
TExAs-Joseph BroWp. Jefe son.
N isslssIPPr-John r Israel. Waf err VALLEY.
TrsNEssEE--H \ Cramer Nashville
kENTUCRY-George Babet, Faducah-
NORTH CARoLNA-Jsmes H N Clarity. VII
mington
SorTH CARoLiSA-George Icard. Charleston.
GEoRGA--Johu Asrreil, Columbus
ALABANA-Thomas Casey, Montgomery.
FLoEIoA--Heury Richardson
NABRAsE4-W M. Jones, Omaha
KASsss-Hugh Cameron, Ltwrence.
CALWoESlA-A Vim, San Francisco
NEvADA-Daniel Lincoln, Silver citv
DIST. o. CCLUSBIA-J Q Whaley. Washing
ton.
80 appoint ents have yet beeen made for
Arkansas, Oregon and Colorado.
The following have been appointed the Res
dent Committee At Washing on, D C.: JIG C
Whairy, Alex. Campbell A II Puett. A q Cam
eron. Il II Day
The Committee on Labor Department win ~
WIN. II Sylvis, C Whaiey, Alex. Campbell,
a Cameron, A Cavis
The Committee 90 EighiHlur Law viii con
sist q J. q 4. Whsley, A. r. Cayis. Samuel +
Cary WI. SYLvIs.
Pr,-ident Nrtional Lobor UnioR
Box 2557. Philadelphia Pa.
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

w iLAANhANNB FEla WV A1NHH
To the Editor Or the woEENesaN ABv1cAIE-
Il IL With pleasure | iniorh KAT readers
through the ADVOCATE that We haze organ
iZed Labor Union in the city 0f Whining
ton. The meu IL this city have taSsu byid
Of the matter m earnest, and although wa
have been long time considering, now tha
re have cot inc bail IN mlrlon. I would ad-
wise cur more favored brothers W. the Nlrlh
aud Vest % look 70 their laurels Nl.l the
advent " Prcsid nt SYvIs wv JnE WY, hope
TO see such a. uprising Of the sons q tlil
a. will lnaAe the pOplHjays ~ capital stand
agh@st.
We bail the cUming " che great Western
reformer Treveihck' wiIh deiigly wv VIII
give him such welcome, A. viii cheer him
III the glorious work before him.
TIE following 10 our list IA officers for
Labor Union NJ. 4, VI North Carolina
Presldenb w. J. Calais
Vice Presidunt-Trper Childs.
Recording Secreiary-Jsmes Il. McGarity.
Corresponding Srcrvlary-J. j. Parker.
Treasursr-W NJ Hayes.
Yours, jas. H. McGARIrY,
Nat E.. Com u North Carolina.
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THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER

The House Committee on Printing which
was assigned the task Of investigating the
Congressional Stationery contracts, have re-
ported in an exceedingly interestipg and some
what lengthy document. Il turns out that
the contract for 1868, was awarded TO the
highest instead of lowest bidder. The fraud
was "cute" transaction, the contractor 50
arranging his estimate as to make "the col
umn Of units the lowest, when in fact the
aggregate was the highest" In round mum
bers the BID OF the unsuccessful parties was
5000 less than the successful-this in the
item of paper, pens and eneils. For the
whole bill, Messrs. Dempsey & U'Tool we're
paid 's24 200 in total Of $32, $50 more than
Blanchard & Co., sheir competitors offered
to furnish the stationary for Let us have
some more investigating committees, such
Developments are both interesting and in
structive, especially to tax payers. How
would it do to investigate the National
Banks and some other swindles Of like char
acters. Go after the big fish.
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A skinner Skiaea.

Diamond cut diamond. The big swindler
has been swindled. Five sharpers have
soaked the Pacific Railroad Company to the
tune Of &l24, 900 at least, SC Auditor Ham
alleges. Five WORTHLESS, one of whom is
nown by the inticing title Of whisky
JIM" gave Ham a certificate OF deposit"
for sos, 5ss 80, for which that worthy in re-
turn gave the specuiating five $l24, 900 in
the first mortgage bonds of the company
The festive five are now in the custody Of
The state Of New York, for having disposed
Of the bonds and appropriated tine stamps"
Our generous congress should hasten to
make good this loss to the Pacific railroad,
e. thai suffering institution may be vitality
injured.
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CONVICT LABOR.

There are few questions OF more impor-
lance TO the workingmen than satisfactory
solution Of the Convict Labor question.
With perversity, alike discre ditabIe and
strange, our law makers continue to ignore
the real issue involved, and weigh its mer-
standpoint The theory that the crime Of
the State must or should become source OF
revenue, even at the sacrifice Of the honest
mechanic, il to our mind repugnant to every
christian and humanitarian impulse. While
it is just and ..ecessary that the criminal
who has forfeited his right to liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness, should be com
PEELED to earn bis livelihood, tits more than
Infamous to demand that every principle OF
right should be forgO item and the aggr a.
disement OF an individual or the State, H.
stead Of the reformation Of the criminal, be.
come the objective point.
The objection raised by the working
classes to the system which prevails in most
Of our peniientiaries, is not that our outlaws
are compelled to labor, but that their labor
is upjustly distributed, and their products
brought into unjust and INJURIOUS compea
ton with the labor Of honest men, to the
enrichment of class Of men who have
speeulsted in, and are consequently bene
fitted by their crime. Hence the injustice
and villiany of the contract system. The
law was made for the lawless and the diso
bedient; and those who violate its provi
sioDs, have right to bear the penalty i'm
posed BY such infraction; though we 10 sist
that profit and revenge are alike, foreign to
its . irit. Our peniteRtiaries are erected
for two fold purpose, viz the protection
Of society, and the reformation Of the Grim
inai. Instead Of these objects however be-
ing carried out, we find they are too often
regarded as legitimate speculations, the la
Dor Of the inmates turned into that channel
which pays the best, and the workman who
is trying 10 support his wife and family bv
honest toll, 10 compelled not only to com
pete with the felon, but bear the result Of
bis crime.
We have Expressed our views 80 frequent
ly and so earnestly On these questions, that
il seems superhuoas to refer 60 them again.
We can not forbear doing 50 however, ~
several Of our State Legislatures are now
10 session, ard bave been appealed to to re
dress the greivous wrongs complained Of.
CandOr compels Us to say, We have little
faith 10 their future action, though we as
sure them they cannot deal with this all
important mattel 10 a cavalier manner with
impunity. There are dozen methods bv
which the wrongs complained Of can be re
dressed without allowing the convict "to
lead the life of gentleman" That sub
terfuge WON'T answer this time. Working
men are Deither fools bor tAe orists. Their
demands are based on justice; they are botL
practical and necessary ; they understand the
merits Of the case just as fully as our pres
ent lawmakers, Who may rest assured that
their actions Di1 be scanned and remembered
We offer no words Of defiance, but assure
them DO more effective steps can be taken to
secure their return TO private life, than a ne
glect OF refusal TO sfford the desired reIit f
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

MONTGOMERY Go. Pa. Feb. b, 1869.
To the Editor Of the wosKIsaxAEs ABvocArE.
| have been compelled 70 deny myself for
several weeks ne duty Of acknowledging
the pleasure have taken while perUsing
your excellent journal, which still bears up
20 manIully against all the forces which an
tagoniEe the cause you have espOused and
noblY defended When we look back into
the history Of TIE past and find the degreda-
ton and demonstration Of the worlds TOLL
ERs to have been, not only the remote, but
also the proximate cause Of the loss Of free
DON to each nation, we must cherish every
effort made by the good and the strong, 70
prevent such catastrophe IN ~-- Ot1R be-
loved land. say our oUR, TO- we stlii have
the power to discuss, TO write, and to vote !.
and these when rightly exercised are the
palladium OF all our rig hts. But We must
be watchful and prudent, for the enemy Of
Human Progress N not yet dead, nor doth
he sleep. Never in the worlds history nas
the arch enemy "a Human Rights been 90
vigiant As a. the present hour. Now be
coudoles you by excellent words on the eve
Of elections; now he seeks to hobble you by
blind prejudice against creed, or cAsi, nov
ne tries to lure you by gilt sed bonds to
National Honor FOrsooth what honorg For
acts perpetrated amidst the nations peril,
of which the West jobber might be proud,
bus whicL would turn the face Of the hon-
ast man 70 crimson, # charged upon himself
Give 20 C@sar the things that
are CsesAr's IfShylocK has loaned his gold
pay hmm Id; but if he has loaned bis
credit 1t hall its nominal value, pay him
back i'm the same-give him even .is pound
Of flesh ; but spare. charge you, spare the
nations blood Let every man stand As
s.s P~S.. read, reflect, discuss; let every
village aSd every city precinct have It's
small readlng-room for reading, converse
Elon, and debetinsp and 10 THAI way ss-:n