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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-09-23

the first Swcepstake Premium On
stations, the I'd, on Roadster stall.
lions, and won the purse on fastest
trotting, beating a Now Boston mare
Lady Fox in ono of the most excl.
tingraces Of the show.
Joe. Hooker won the premium in
tho trotting race betwoon geldings,
and mares, beating .Washing-
ton mare owned by Bacon, named
Lady Logan.
Tho hogs were the finest ever Of.
ferod before at any western exhibi.
tion, and excited unusual praise
among the agriculturists present.
Of course in brief notice like
this,wo cannot mention the thousand
meritorious articles there, and can
only add that in all respects the ex-
hlbition surpassed the most sanguine
expectations Of the officers of tho
society. and the public generally,
and was splendid tribute to Iowa
brain and Drawn, and that in the
character Of grounds, and other &C.
commodations for the fair, provi-
ded by our Keokuk friends, and in
their generous hospitality to their
visitors, the people Of that city COW
cred themselves with glory.
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On motion the Board adjourned.
Us. PORTER. Clerk,
Cincinnati dispatches -,

Cincinnati dispatches say:
The Womans' Suffrage Convention
adopted Constitution and elected
officers of the State Association.
President--Mrs. H. NJ. Tracy Cut
Ter. H
Vice President-Mrs. NJ. A. Long
10y. . !.
Recording Secretary-Ars. H. NJ.
Downey.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. N.
NJ. Cole.
The Resolutions quote the Declars-
tion OF Independence about govern,
ments deriving their just powers
from tho consent OF the govsrnsd.
and that tsxatiou without repreess-
tatiOn is tyrss~y, and declare that
suffrape 10 the inalienable right Of
every human being capable of frations
al choice; that the denial of franchiss
to womsn is contrary to the genius
of our institutions; that women have
special interests a wives, mothers,
and widows, which iuterests should
be directly represented in the Govern.
ment; that the ballot belongs to work
ing woman, rs well as to working
man: and recommends the friends OF
woman suffrage TO organize in every
county. township, and ward, to con
centrste public political sentiment in
behalf OF woman suffrage.
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The Fair.

The 10th Annual State Fair of
Iowa, closed at Kcokuk last cvcning G,
the 18th inst.
1t was conceded by everybody who
was present, SO far as we heard an
opinion expressed, that it greatly
eclipsed all its predecessors, in every
respect, and that it was grand, un-
mixed success.
Owing to its convenient location,
the adjoining States were largely
represented, with their choicest ar
ticles, SO that it might have been
more properly named A Joint Exhi-
bition of the Agricultural, Meclan-
ical, and Fine Art Productions of
the great States OF Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri.
Tho showing OF stock was espe-
cially worthy of commcndation,
Duncan and Spears of Illinois, each
exhibiting a herd Of Durham cattle
that cannot be cxcellcd, if equalled
in the United States, while an Iowar
named Murphy, from Dubuque coun
ty made fine showing in the sam,
class.
Tim. Day, of Van Buren, County
had two bully bullocks on exhibition
which weighed respectively 2660 fb.
and 2640 TBS, which of couse beat al
the beef steers on the ground, or ov
er offered before on exhibition il
Iowa.
| A St. Louis, butcher, bought then
at S5O0,00 each, which will answe
for hint to our agriculturists abou
the profitablencss of raising goc,
stock.
| Honesty owned here by Com
Lewis, achieved a grand triumph
: and was a general favorite. He tool
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Editorial Convention.


kEoKUK, Sept. Is.
The Editorial Convention met TO.
night. About one hundred and thir-
ty editors were in attendance, piinci
pally from tho southeastern part Of
State. aH@
J. B. Howell, ofthe Gate City, was
temporary Chairman, and Col. Gum
mings, Of the Wintersctt Mddisonian
Secretary.
J.L. McCreeryy Of tho Dubuque
Herald, read avery fino poem. aboun-
ding in blank sentiment and hum0r.
Tho address ofsMr. Palmer was
able and masterlyl After the ad-
dress the audience departed, and the
editors proceeded to business and a
good deal oftalkin8 about having a
livelier organization, q committee
consisting Of Toman, Aldrich and
Clarkeson, was appointed to report
officers for the ensuing year. They
reported as follows:
President - Gen. J. M. Hedrick,
Ottumwa COURIER. Bro
Vice Presidont-J. P. Irish, Iowa
City Press.
Secretary-S. NJ. Clark, Gate City.
Treasurer. NJ. Mills, Des Moines
Register. ~ Il
Executive Committee-.Frank Hat
ton, Mt. Pleasant J0armal, Col. Keat-
ly, Council Bluffs Monpdreil, M. M.
Ham, Dubuque Heruld.
The report OF the Committee was
adopted and Gen. Hedrick took the
chair. 3
A motion to requeAt the printers Of
Iowa to join the Association was,
after some sharp spafring, laid on the
table. a
After some further business the
Convention adjourned to meet some
time this fall at the eall Of the Execu-
tive Committee. aa
The members of sshe Association
were invited by Judge Claggett of
the Constitutio,a to q asupper with him
tomorrow night.
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Diaries of Dying Men-Reve-
lations from q Coal Mine.

The North German Correspondent
says:
The opinion that the unfortunate
miners in the Burg colliery were oil
Immediately killed BY the explosion
proves incorrect. In the notebook
of the miner Baur tho following en-
try has been found:
"This is the last place where we
have taken refuge. l have given up
all hope, because the ventilation in
the Segongottes shaft and the Hoff-
nungs shaft has been destroyed in
three separate places. May God take
myself and my relations and dear
friends who must die with me, as well
as our families, under his protection.
ERNST BAUR."
In the Hoffnungs shaft, too, the fol-
lowing words have been found: "Jan-
ctz died Richter loft his family to
God"
And again:
Farewell, dear wifcl Farewell,
dear children May God keep you.
'GOTTLEIB HEIMANN.
And lastly: "Farewell, dear wife
and children! l did not think it
would end so. OBERMANN."
One of the name of Schmidt had
pinned q paper with the following
words to tho breast of his blouse:-
my dear relations, while seeing
death before me, l remember you.--
Farewell till we meet again in hap.
piness. The rest ] must leave to
YOU. between 8 aud 10 o'clock. -
On the other side were tho words
aDear wife, take good care of Mary
In book in tho bedroom you viii
find o thaler. Farewell, dear moth
or and sisters, till we meet again."
| All must have been over about II
o'clock on tho I'd inst. On the 18th
two hundred and thicty-six bodies
had been recovered. By far tn,
greater part must have dicd sudden
". The great grave was then close,
as some time will probably elaps
before the rest arc recovered, on &C
count of the masses Of earth tha
obstruct the way. Tho rest will b
buried separately. Incalculable mis-
cry has been caused by this fearfu
accident.
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Directors Meeting.

At the meeting yesterday, in the
city Of Burlington, Iowa, Of the direc-
tory Of the Chicago and Southwest
ern Railway Company Of Iowa, there
were present, the Hon F.W. Winston,
Of Chicago, Prest. of the G. & S. W.
RR. Co. of Missouri. the Hon. James
M.Burnes, Vice Prest. same company,
Judge Aller, Prost. of the Iowa Com
pany, and Negus and Cummings, of
Fairfield, Ellis, Of Bloomfield, Brad
ley, of Centerville, Fulton and Ham
ilton, of Ottumwa,-Directors Of the
Iowa Company.
A meeting was held in the Barrett
House, ofthe Directory of the Iowa
Company, at which an amendment
was passed. to the Articles Of tntor.
poration, giving the the right TO the
Company to connect their road on
the East with the Muscatine- Wash
ington branch of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific road, at any point
tho Company may soc proper. This
was done, that tho Company might
start from some other point, than
Washington, if they thought it ad-
visable.
Articles of consolidation. wero also
passed upon by the Board, whereby
the Company in Missouri, and the
Company in Iowa became consolida-
tod under the name and style of "The
Chicago and Southwestern Railway
Company.
Statements of the amount raised on
the Ottumwa and Fairfield routes, as
well as the feasibility, practicability,
resources of the country, &C., were
made to Mr.. Winston and Mr.. Burns.
by the friends of each line. No ac-
ton whatever was taken in relation
to the selection of the route. This
will be done, however, within three,
perhaps two weeks. There. cannot
be any doubt of this.
Messrs. Fulton, Bradley and Ham
ilton have returned home, and enter
the field to raise in stock, what the
people OF Ottumwa said would be
raised on this line. 1t must be done
within ten days. There cannot be,
must not be, and shall not be any
failure,
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they will not trouble themselv es
with business enterprises. Besides.
our bonds arc going abroad at such a
rate, under the stimulating influence
of high interest and the desire of for
eign capitalists to invest in them, that
there will be soon a greater demand
for the precious metals to pay the
interest abroad than our mines yield
or the balance of our products can
supply. In other words, we are fast
becoming a debtor country to suoh
an extent that, with all our wealth
we shall be kept poor and our noses
perpetually to the grindstono. Would
it not be better, then, to pay the in
terest that much by transforma-
ton of the debt? In the first case
the debt might remain as it is, would
save tho expense to the government
that must bo incurred by changing
it, and which would prevent tho
necessary augmentation of tho prin-
cipal, as we'll as the enormous jobs to
financial agents and brokers. In
the second case, the gain or income
would be direct and cost the govern
ment comparatively little to collect,
for the amount would be deducted by
the Treasury Department at tho
timo Of paying the bondholders their
interest. Better than all, it would
turn largo amount of capital now
locked up IN bonds into active busi-
ness enterprises, and would check the
vast and constantly increasing drain
OF specie from the country. Our debt
is comparatively a bagatelle, and the
hundred millions additional for the
purchase Of Cuba would amount to
nothing if tho national finances be
properly managed. In the case of
Cuba this country would be paid over
and over again through the addition
to our national wealth and the income
TO be drawn from that island. At
present We are drifting into sea of
financial difficulties, Notwithstanding
the vast resources of the country
and the enormous income Of the gov
eminent, and it behoovcs Congress
to do something soon to adjust the
revenue system and national finances
on q firm and equitable basis. IN. Y.
Herald,
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AN OMAHA HORROR. Omaha
Republican, gives tho following sensa-
tional item.
About five o'clock on Thursday
evening couple of farmers, named
Fred Campbell and Edward Schlick.
were engaged in hauling wood, and
while crossing the creek, which en-
ties into the river at point near the
stone quarry, they discovered, in the
bed OF the creek, some fifteen or twen-
ty yards from the river bank, a box
partially imbedded in the mud, the
creek being almost dry. The sight
ofthe article fully aroused their curl
osity, and they Immediately set to
work TO dig it out, u task soon accom-.
plished.
The box was pine, about thirteen
inches deep, fourteen inches wide
and three and a half feet long. and
bound at each end with iron hoops.
One Of the top boards being partially
misplaced, they found no trouble in
ascertaiDing the contents, which to
their horror proved to be the remains
OF a man literally chopped to pieces.
The head was severed from the body
and packed in one corner of the box;
both legs had been chopped from the
body, and afterwards hackled off al
the knee and ankle joints; the arms
had been taken off at the shoulders
and packed closely alongside the
body, while the other discovered
members had been placed in position
with hellish ingenuity that makes
the blood chill to think upon. The
head had also been sawed and chop
ped across the front portion OF til.
skull, and from the forehead towart
the back part of tho head, the top Q
which had been lifted off. On th,
chest was placed a fine linen shirt
supposed to be of German manufact
ure. The flesh of the face was en-
tirciy decomposed, thus preventin!
q recognition of the features. TIL
lid of the box was directed in plail
black letters to I'D. b. Sargent, Oma
ha, Nebraska" Nothing else wa
found which would in any way throy
light upon the mystery.
| The box is supposed to have bee,
either bought or stolen from the stor
| of Mr. Sargent, on Thirteenth stree,
for the purpose for which it wa
used.
The coroner's jury yesterday rer
dcred verdict that the man came t
his death at the hands of some pei
son or persons unknown.
The body is supposed to be that {
man aged about twenty-four year
and had probably been dead three Q
four months.
There are many conjectures ril
concerning tho terrible affair, bu
mono Of sufficient probability to d,
serve belief.
i In the hope that it will not be lon
; before "murdcr will out" we give IL
sickening details and leave the col
! jecturing to others.
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Respectfully submitted
J. II. CARV ER.
Chn,


J. H. CARY ER.
Chm.
Supervisor Israel made report ot
bridge constructed across north fork
Of Rock creek in Washington tp. at
u cost of S69,00.
Also covering bridge near Ash.
land, costing s25, 90.
Plank and nails for a bridge on
cast Rock creek 5000.
Supervisors claims tor services
500.
On motion the said report was APP
proved and the said NC. Israel al
lowed the sum of $500 as above
claimed.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted and ordered to be
received.
Resolved that the Clerk of this
Board be and is authorized to issue a
license to Joseph Minnick to run a
ferry st Chilicothe, Wapello county,
Iowa, across the Des Moines River,
for the term of six years said Clerk
to receive in advance from Joseph
Minnick, one dollar per year for such
license, said Minnick shall be allow.
cd to charge the same rates of fare
for ferriage as under former license,
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The rumor comes from Paris that
the Emperor Napoleon contemplates
abdicating in favor OF his son, the ex-
ecutive government TO be administer.
ed in the meantime by q regency
consisting of the Prince Napoleon
and the Empress Eugene. Such o
stop would accnstom the French peo.
pie to the new regime 50 gradually
that the subsequent death Of the EN-
peror, unless it should occur very
speedily, would create very little pan
ic, and involve no danger Of revola.
ton. 1t is the course most likely to
insure the peaceful transmission OF
Napoleons power 70 his son, and,
| therefore, the course which the astute
Napoleon is most likely TO pursue
Chicago Tribune.
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Smart girl hears her mother say
that when a good girl dies, she goes
to God. Smart girl finds fly on VIM
dow; says, "Itty fy, 90 want doe to
bod; well, 90 SHALL" and she slaps
the fly fatally. This story, which is
now going the rounds, we recollect
hearing Grace Greenwood tell fifty
we beg Grace's pardon-twenty
years ago, in ono of her lectures.
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The Meaning of Injunction.

The precise meaning OF injunction
which is y good deal better than ha-
beas corpus, and nearly rs good as
Mr.. WeIler's diibi, is admirably told
in the following, being siarkey's,dea
OF the matter, which we take from
the Brunswick tia) Appeal:
Boh-What do dcy mean by juno.
shun, l hear dc white folk tork aboat
Cufy-Wcll, l spIain it 70 you.
'Spose now you and me bot get lisens
to dray; ! don't want you 70 dray'
cause you might got some my cueto-
mers; so ] smash your dray till der
'ain't nothin' left. After = while, you
get nodder dray, so ] get junction
to keep you from drayin'; cause you
amt got de same dray you had afore
Bob-Bat dat amt rite.
.-Cuffy-I amt goin' TO arger thd'
pint. You must ask some OF dem
big lawyers how dat is.
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J, d. Cameron is the latest subject
of gossip in connection with the port
folio ofwar. The grounds for bis
gossips are that j. D. is son OF Si-
mon, and that the President has gone
into J. DIS part Of the country
| What Simon says on the subject has
not yet transpired.
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Fer the CoURIER.
Township Convention.

For tho CorRIER.
Township Convention.
The Republican electors of Wash.
ington Township, convened in Ash
land, September 11th, fbr tho pur.
pose Of putting before the people,
candidates for the several Township
Offices. 80,
The Convention was called to or
der BY Captain Ping, upon whose
motion DR. Allen was elected Chair
man, 9. Wood was chosen Secreta-
ry.s,6
I On motion the candidates wore
nominated by acclamation.
The following is tho ticket.
Township Supervisor-Thomas Fos-
ter.
Township Clsrk-Clay Wood.
Assessor-E. Moore.
8. M. Wright, J
A. N. Cain, Trustees.
John Acton,
!. :. sssssss' asssisss, Justice of Peace.
John Pruden,
Constables- B. F Whitney, ind J.
Riggs.
On motion Adjourned.
Dr.. ALLEN, Chairman.
G. WooD, Secretary.
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The cotton crop Of this country has
now passed all the dangers which
threatened it. 1t will be over rather
than under three millicn bales.
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On motion the Clerk ofthis Board
was orderedto correspond with Mills
h Co. with reference TO their claim
for books furnished this county for
the general Term Court.
The following claims were passed
upon and allowed.
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tO-Wu:
Footmen, each. cts
HorSemen..,........ ..................lC
One Horse Wagon. on...........,..25
Two Horse Wagon. n............35
Four Horse Wagon. $50 g OK.
Horses & Cattle, each. ........ ..l0a
Hogs 4 Sheep, per head. ....,.2l"
Extra baggage, per 100 ID. ....5
And to run said ferry, from the
18th of April, to the 18th OF October,
from s o. m. to 9oclock p. M, and
from the 10th OF October, to the lith
of April, rom Z o'clock u. IN. to 8 o.
clock p. m.
The matter of the road petitioned
tor by VIM. Decker ct. al. Martin
Dickens Comr. to view the same,
having filed favorable report, on
motion the 10Th day Of Jan. next
was fixed as the time for further
hearing before the Go. Auditor.
The claim of J. T. Hackworth fol
the sum of S93,O2, tax enormously
paid. The committee made repor
in favor of the payment OF the came
ION motion the said claim WAS allowed
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Anna Dickinson said her Last
Word in California on the 6tb.-
California wisely let her have it.
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Now England still continues toin-
vent vclocipedes.
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Proceedings Of the Board of
Supervisors of Wapello Co.,
Iowa, at their September
Session, 1860.
SEPTEMBER 8th, 1869.
THIRD DAY.

/ VI
THIRD DAY.
The Finance committee submit
ted the following report:
To the Board &c. The Finance
Committee beg leave to report tht
following valuation as the taxable
valuation of the property Of the
County:
Total value of land s2,56l ,G95
5 per cent added rs required
by State l5s,OS4
Taxable valuation Of land 2,499, ,779
Real City and Town proper
ty l,256,345
Total value of Personal pro-
| perty l,94S,2 ,262
Total value of Taxable pro-
pcrty OF the County 5,7l4,3SG
And the committee recommend
that tho following be the per cent
for the current year-namcly.
For State purposes 2 millson
the dollar ll,42S a
For County do 4 mills 22,S57 81
For County School l mill 5,7l4 3s
For Insane Hospital J mill 1857 Il
For Poor Farm ! mill 1851 II
For Bridge Fund 1! mill S.57l 81
Also that the Clerk be instructed
to extend upon the Tax books the
levies reported by the Secretaries Of
the District townships and lndepen-
dent Districts for School purposes
also City taxes as reported by said
authorities.
Respectfully Submitted,
J.H. CARVER,
Chairman.
On motion the foregoing report
was approved and ordered to be
spread upon the records.
The following resolution was sub
mitted by Supr. Ladd, and on motion
adopted.
Resolved, That Edward Everett,
be and is hereby authorized to pro-
cure on the best terms for cash q
winters supply Of coal for the off,
ces in the Court House, and the
Clerk of this Board is hereby instruc-
ted upon order of Mr.. Everett, to is-
sue an order upon the County Treas.
ury to pay for said supply of Coal
from the County Fund.
@Supr. Barbour submitted the fol-
lowing Resolution.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby ordered to
issue a warrant under his hand and
the official seal of this Board Of Su-
pervisors requiring the Treasury to
collect the Taxes levied for the year
1859.
SEPTEMBER, 9th 1869.
@ FOURTH DAY.
The Board met pursuant TO ad-
journment.
President in tho chair.
Absent Suprs Ladd and Boyd.
The minutes of yesterday read
and approved.
Supervisor Hyatt made report of
money expended in constructing q
bridge in Cass township at cost of
S425,OO.
Supf. claim for service S6,25
On motion the report was aprov-
ed, and said claim allowed.
The report Of VIM. cloyd, of
bridge construction across North
Soap Creek, costing $l85,0O.
Also paid tor o bridge in Dist. No.
4, Adams TIP. $500.
Claims for services 81 80.
On motion the report was a?prov-
ed, and tho said claim OF 81, so allow
ed.
The following report Of Finance
was read, and approved
by the Board.
To the Board &C., The Finance
Committee beg leave to report the
following apportionment Of the
Bridge Fund levy among the several
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CARD.

Having sold my interest in the Drug
Store Of Hinsey, Lewis 4 Co., 10 DR.. J. O.
Hinsey, have concluded 10 resume the
practice of Medicine and Surgery in ali
their branches. Calls from eli parts Of
the Country a. well as the City, will be
promptly Rltended TO. Office for the pres
ent at DR.. Hlnsey's Drug Store, corner
Main and Green Sts. Residence on Fiftb.
between Jefferson and College.
Feb. 16 80 dAwly. CO. LEWIS.
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Justices Blanks, Deeds, Mortgages, Card
Boards, &C., and low prices, at the COURIER
Office,
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Also that the Clerk be instruct0d
to extend upon the Tax books the
levies reported by the Secretaries Of
the District townships and lndepen-
dent Districts for School purposes
also City taxes as reported by said
authorities.
Respectfully Submitted,
III. CARVER.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-16

LIGHT READING FOB THE WARM WEATHER.-
Our trends i'll the country VINO desire to obtain
light read ng fJr the warm weather, at strlctly
popular prices, are referred to the advertise
ment Of Mr.. C. c. RICHTER, the very enterprls-
ing and Trustworthy King g-street dealer in books
and periodicals OF n,l kinds. His list will be
found % Include something TO suit every taste.
and it seems TO us marvel how he can afford
10 send his books by mail over the coupiry.
postpaid, at the rldicu!ously low prices named.