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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-10
Will they Do Anything +?

We believe we can name q dozen
mon who have the destiny of OF.
tumwa, for veal Or wee, in Their
hands. They are men owning large
quantities of real estate IN town and
country, who have had the Value OF
their possessions doubled up three or
four times by the railroads already
completed, or under way here, until
they are now abundantly able to
subscribe and pay literally to the
pending project, by the completion
Of which they will, certain again,
double the value OF all their real
estate. So long AS they stay away
from our meetings, and withhold
their aid, the whole thingis para,,yz
ed, and hundreds who would other.
wise give, shield Themselves behind
the action OF these wealthy men,
leaving the enterprise which is vital
to all OF us. in an imperilled condi
ton.
We ask these gentlemen if they
can afford to hesitate much longer in
the discharge Of their duty? II
they would come forward promptly
and give this enterprise thair aid lib
orally and freely, one hundred thou
sand dollars could be raised inside OF
week, and everything would lie
lovely. Without this action, we
honestly believe the effort to raise
the required amount will fail, and our
present proud and prosperous young
cily will go into IA permanent decline
on account of being sandwichcd be-
tween two railroads.
We appeal to you gentlemen to
know if you can afford to have it
written on Jour tombstones, to be
read and regretted by your posterity,
"Here lies the men who Stayed OF
tumWa."
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Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Iowa, in
Bankruptcy. In the matter OF
VIM. Valentine, bankrupt, at Keo-
kuk, in said District, on the 10Th
day of May, A. d. 1869, US. A.
District of Iowa.
This is to give notice that petit
ton has been, to- wit: on the 10Th day
Of May, A. D. 1869, filed in said dis
trict court, by VIM. Valentine, of
Wapello county, Iowa, in said dis
trict, and who has boon heretofore
duly declared bankrupt under the
act of Congress entitled Gan act to
establish uniform system of bank.
ruptcy throughout the United States"
approved March I'd, 1867, for dis
charge and certificate thereof from
all his debts and other claims prova-
bic under said act; and that the Gath
day of June, A. DISCO, at 10 o'clock
Il. m, is the time assigned for the
hearing of the same before said Court,
at the city of Keokuk, Lee county,
Iowa, in said district, when aud
where all creditors of said bankrupt,
and all other persons in interest, may
attend aid show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer ofsaid petition
ers should not be granted.
And tu,ther notice is hereby given
that the second and third meetings
ofthe creditors of said bankrupt, re-
quired under the 9th and 18th Sec
tons of said act, will be holden be-
fore Dan'l. Anderson, Register in
Bankruptcy, at his office, in the city
of Abba, Monroe county, Iowa, on tho
22d day of June, A. D. 1869, at 10
o'clock a. m.
III. X. LOVE,
Clerk U. S. District Court for Iowa.
Stiles, Hutchinson 4 Dixon, Attys.
d1,w3t.
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$4,000 ROLLS OF WALL PAPER
no humbug,--of the best and la
test styles, is now opened to the pub
lie, at unusually low prices. Call
early, and make your selections, at
Taylor, Blake & Cos.
ORNAMENT YOUR HOMES and
parlors with beautiful paintings,
chromos, &C., while you can buy at
half price, at Taylor. Blake & Cos.
Now is the time to buy your Paints.
You can find pure Linsced Oil, pure
Paints, put up in small and large
Cans ready for use, of all colors.-
Collier Leads, st, Louis Lead and Oil
Co.'S Leads, Fahnestock Leads, and
other cheaper grades, with Varnish,
all kinds, do. Glass, Brushes, &C., as
cheap as q an be found in this market,
at TAYLOR; BLAKE g. co.
SABBATH SCHOOLS should ex-
anime the immense stock of Sunday
School Books, rewards, and singing
books, just received, and for sale low
or than can be had from any other
market, at Taylor, Blake 4 Cos.
ANY ONE In WANT of School
books, miscellaneous books, blank
books. paper and paper goods of any
and all kinds, envelopes, sheet music,
&C., &c, should call at Taylor. Blake
g. Co.'S.
CLOTH CURTAINS, numerous
styles; Paper curtains, choice sclec-
tions-reduced prices,-at Taylor
Blake & Cos.
SHOULD ANYTHING IN THE
fancy line be wanted. for presents, for
the toilette or nice fan, remember
the place to buy il is at Taylor,
Blake & Co.'S.
GOLDPENS, DIAMOND pointed,
of the very best manufacture, war;
ranted to give satisfaction. Also,
Fabcr's, and Gold pencils, all colors
and kinds, are kept in quantities, at
Taylor, Blake & Cos.
LONDON PORTER, good and re-
liable, and essence Jamaica Ginger,
for sale at Taylor, Blake & Co.'S.
TAYLOR, BLAKE & Co, the
Oldest Drug and Book house in the
city, take the lead in pure drugs, pure
wines and liquors, for medicinal pur-
poses; and patent medicine. And
their stock embraces as complete an
assortment Of everything in their
line as can be found anywhere
Their prices are as low as tho lowest.
Please take notice and govern your
selves accordingly.
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CHICAGO MARK Ell
Chicago, june S.

Chicago, June s.
Flour-spring extras at s5a6,2 2.
supers ut S4,25a75 ; winter extra,
$50
Wheat No. 2, sold at 1,lG@l is!
No. |, spring sold at l,l7al IS, No. 3
l,07
Corn new closing at SO.
Oats at s5a59.
Rye dull at l,oi
Barley. HIGHS.
hl&h"'aes hrmer aud higher al
Seeds active and firm, sales OF tim.
othy nj 35ea3,70. Clover o,25a950
Fax 80
Mess pork dail u $3.50.
Hard iirmer and higher, closing at
IS
Shoulders steady, firm at II loose,
II packed.
Butter, 15a28
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The irrepressible and unpressible
DR.. Mary Walker has at last got her.
self into an official berth, Secretary
Creswell having given her a 5000
clerkship in the Post Office Depart
mont. We had supposed and hoped
that the medical maid would be Civ
en- a position in Alaska, SO that She
might get cooled off. Her fever has
been u fearful one, and we have a dis.
trust that 5000 berth won't subdue
it.-Erchange.
Probably if she would try few
births of another kind, the fever
might be allayed.-Dau. Journal.
Say $4,000 a year!
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ST. LOUIS MARK Ell.

ST. Louis, June s.
Flour quiet supers 425a5, 90 spring
x .; spring and fall Xxx 5,O0a5,80.
Wheat firm, prime 1,35a1, SO choice
To fancy 1,40al, 62.
Corn fiam, at 70a72.
Oats, dull at Ga.
Barley sold at Los.
Rye lower, 90a95.
Whisky 81
Pork 31,O0a32,OO.
Bulk meats inactive.
Lard, steam, 1919.
Cattle nj 4a74.
Hogs ut 73a9a.
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Sprague.

Kate Chasc's little teenty weenty
man Willie, who has been heretofore
one Of tho, principal manipulators
engaged in prostituting the Agricul-
tural and Commercial interests of
the country, to the behcsts of the
insatiate manufacturers, by which
system of legalized robbery, sugar
coated ovrr with the specious name
df~saPrnrc ton to Home Industry"
he has been enabled to put Is to 90.
100000 of dollars in his pockets, has
at length become surfeitcd with the
inmensity of his i'll gotten gains,
wrung from the honest toll of the
country, and in imitation of many
other public and private robbers of
both high and low degree, has turned
states evidence, ana by exposing the
viilanies OF the system of legislation
which has so tcnded to make him
rich and the poor poorer, hopes to
he condemned of his manifold legisla-
tive and financial lniquities.
To the great relief of the Repub-
lican party, he has at length, gone
over bodily to the Democrats, car.
lying with him his small arms, and
from their rostrums, and through the
mails, keeps up au inccssant drivel
ofsmall shot about the corruptions Of
the tariff and other vicious Senatori-
al rings, OF which he has heretofore
been considered tue chief ornamental
member, by which process he is ma.
king il apparent TO the public that
he has been as great II success in the
character OF knave, as in that of a
fool. ta
JOHNNY Allen or Kit Burns, with
assumed sanetimonious faces, singing
Psalms in class meeting, after q
murnings bout in dancing cellar, OF
a rat pit, are the only parallels TIC
this remarkable pretended CONVEX.
sion Of Sprague, which suggest
themselves to our minds. ,sg
Mean time, if, anybody wants to
know anything more of the blear
eyed dcfamer of Burnside and of his
own state troops of the spindle
shanked and added .pated demijohr
whiskcy, whose money is his only
claim 10 notice, and would like to sec
jus: exactly bow long an cared bray
ny ass may go to the Senate of the
United ties, from the three coun
ties composing the potato patch Of
Rhode Island, and the Providence
Cotton Factory OF A. & W. Sprague
let them call at our office, and VIC
VIII furnish them Il twaddliny Gia
rhpa OF j onsensc, entitled the "Ciyi
3rnnre Act, delivered by the atore
Sid, III the 'Senatc, March 2ftll, las,
which The aforesaid has furnished u.
in liberal quantities under his edito
rial frank. .R
Spragy, ifwaste paper can be put tt
any use in or about your cotton M al
Providence, wherein reside the bull
OF yonr constituents, and whom
yo,lvote ina herd like so many cat
tleqEyou will greatly oblige, by no,
inflIcting any more of your speeches
on these headquarters
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Ice is now manufactured in New
Orleans so abundantly that it can be
afforded to families all over the city
at one cent per pound, ana to large
consumers at throc-quartcrs of cont.
1t has been tested with ice from
Boston, and is found to be moro COM
pact and slower in melting. Made
from filtered water, it is clear as
crystal and purer than ice naturally
formed is apt to be.
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Our Accounts.

Many of our subscribers arc in
arrears, and we have sent them dur.
ing the past weelS-and shall contin.
ne to do so during the present week
gentle reminders Of that fact, in
the shape of accounts.
1t will be observed that in all cases
where payments are made in ad.
vance, we charge only $3.50 for the
weekly, but $500 if allowed to run
over six months.
We cannot afford to furnish the
weekly at $3.50 per annum, unles:
prepaid.
We have Il large amount due us il
driblets, and need it very much, con
sequently would be greatly obliged
to our friends owing us if they woule
ante up promptly.
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In Luck. --Genls. Ed. L. Winslow
and John NJ. Corse, who came out Of
the army as poor as church mice have
both accumulated fortunes since.
railroading, thcformer returning $50 :
600 and the latter $4,000 incomes
for this year, on which good luck they
are to be congratulated by their lofs
comrades.
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AGENTS WANTED--$lO a Day.
Two $40 MAPS FOR 81.
Lloyd's Patent Revolving
Double Maps.

Two Continents, America and Europe. ana
America with the United States por-
tion on an immense scale. Coored
IN 1000 Counties.
These great Maps, now just completed, GA
x62 inches large, show every place Of i'm
portance, all Railroads to date, and the la
test alterations in the various European
States. These Maps are needed in every
School and family in the land-they occu-
Ply the space of one Map, and by means Of
the Reverser, either side can be thrown
front, and any part brought level to the
eye. County Rights and large discounts
given 70 good Agents.
Apply for Circulars, Terms. and send
money for and see sample Maps first, ifnot
sold aiken back on demand.
j. /. LLOYD,
% Courtland Street, N. Y.
May 81, I.Ewl In
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For Coroncr--Dr. A. G. Fold.

Lee r. seaton, who got SO effcc
tually skunkcd out here, for Clerk,
some time ago, has moved to Keo-
kuk, and is writing letters to the
Keokuk Constitution, dated at Han.
nibal, to shirk his identity, over the
signature of I'll. r. s" abusing the
Gate, &C.
Hear Sam. Clark go for him, thus.
ly:
"a. r.. 81 in the Constitution, don't
conceal himself by his initials. When
spclt out in full, he is Long Rid
(AS) s., and don't live in Hannibal,
albeit he is a good Puke! His bray is
familiar lis pity he is donkey,
otherwise he would be such a capital
skunk.
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NEW YORK NJ ARKET.

New York, June s.
Flour super 6,a6, 25 extra 6,50a7 ,C5
Wheat No. 2, spring 1,42a43.
Rye s1,23.
Cats dull, IS in store.
Corn new mixed 75aS5.
Pork firm, new mess 31,75.
Beef unchanged.
Bacon nominal.
Cut meats firm, no change.
Lard at 14a18a.
Coffee dull.
Sugar, Cuba 11sa12; Havana III
Molasses, N. o. 50, Cuba so, Porto
Rico 81.
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The time has been in the Republi
can party when faithful, honest edi
torial labor has been considered nc
bar to official promotion.-CoURlER
We presume the COURIER refers to
the tune when General Hedrick was
appointed postmaster by Andy John
son. CoPperhead.
General Hedrick may see it in that
light, but we guess Mr.. Howell, oil
the Gate City, don't, as he was turn
ed out'of office by tho republican par
ty under Andy Johnson; and refused
an office by the republican party un.
der Ulysses the Little. He had bet.
ter ''cuss" and quit. as he is no rela
tive either to tho Grants, or to the
Dents, and hasn'tany money to spare
tonfake Ulysses a present.--C onsti.
tuition. aH "a ln q.
Wethins it about time that some
of these little stories about General
Hedrick having been a johnson Post.
mas-er were spiked. 81 81 49,
1t is true that he was appointed
z. M: Of tins city by that execrable
Tennessee scalawag, but directly af-
ter he entered upon the discharge OF
his duties, Gillaspy, Mason and Dodge
secured his removal through, Ran
dali, because of his refusal to give in
his adhesion to the aBread and But
ter. Platform" and his successor, in
the person Of o violent democrat,
was appointed and commissioned
Gen'l Hedrick, however, unlike Mr..
Howell and other ousted Republican
officials in Iowa and elsewhere, re-
fused to recognize tho authority OF
the President to remove one of his
own appointees, just made. during a
recess Of the Senate, and was there
fore SO far as we know the only offic-
ial in the entire country who success
fnlly'resisted the usurpations of the
Johnsonizcd administration in this
respect. He simply outstaid Mr..
johnson, and aided by the timely
passage Of the Civil Tenure Law,
shortly after his attempted removal,
held on 70 the Ottumwa Post Office
until Grants Inauguration, not by the
graceiof but inspite of Andrew John
san ard all his minions in Washing
ton and Iowa -
The public can therefore see what
base prostitution of the facts in the
case, and Of the English language, il
is 20 say that SEMI. lIedrick was an
Andrew ohnson official.
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Toledo is to dine Ashley, and give
other unmistakable evidences Of re-
joicing at his departure; meantime,
the Indians and miners of Montana
have gone into mourning at his pros
pcctive arrival among them.
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DEs MoINEs.-The Republicans Of
the Capitol city put in nomination
on last Saturday, the following on
cecdingly strong ticket, which the
Register says will go in by 1000 ma
jorlty:
For Senator-B. f. Allen,
For Rcprcscntativcs-J.A .Kasso,
Geo. w. Jones.
For Auditor--J. B. Miller.
For Treasurer--Chas. G. Lewis.
For Sheriff.. Ii. Van Slyck.
Fo' Supt. Common Schools-J. A
Nash.
For Coroncr--Dr. A. G. Field.
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A TT e. n THO N
LOTS FOR SALE

We offer for sale thirty-two of the
most desirable lots in the City of
Ottumwa.
). To parties who will build at once
monthly payments will be received
but little in advance of the sum re-
qnired to pay monthly rents.
This is the best opportunity ever
offered poor men in this city to
secure comfortable homes.
Extra inducements given to cash
buyers.
Plat Of the lots may be seen in the
Post Office. For terms enquire of DR.
Hinsey at his Office on Green street
or J. M. Hedrick at the p. o.
HINSEY Il HEDRICK.
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The Adams County Gazette has
been compelled TO submits 10 the incv-
liable, and consequently moves to
Corning, on the b. 4 NJ. RR., which
is to be the County Seat of Adams
county. vice Quincy, left six miles
out in the cold, to dog-fennel and
death,
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Ashley has written long letter
showing the marvellous increase in
the population Of his Montana rotten
borough. If the population of that
lying in hospital for draft skedad
dlers, falls off during the next four
years, it will be no fault of their gov
ernor,
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a city election in Washington
yesterday, witnessed u riot of most
disgracetn character among the ne.
grocs, if we.may believe the dispatch.
es. 1t was Il fight between the Con.
SENTATIVE and Radical shades, n.
doubt aided an encouraged by white
political demagogues A few more
chulitiops OF this sort, will lead The
public to doubt the propriety of ex
tending the right of suffrage to 9
people who make the exercise Of j,
the occasion for such outrages.
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OTTUMWA, IOWA.
BLINDS GERMAN
MAGIC OINTMENT.

Should be kept in every family. It is
one of the best Ointments for healing
Sores. Burns, Bruises, Chaffed Hands, &c
that has ever been made. Farmers shold
call on Blind on Court ST., below second
and purchase a lot to trv it.
iuneIO-wtf
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said damages remain unpaid, as above
stated.
On motion the Board adjourned
till tomorrow morning, at 8 o'clock.
r. W. BOYD,
Clerk, pro tenn.
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"GenT' Thomas A. Nelson, UNI
ted States Minister to Mexico, sailed
for Vera Cruz last Saturday, which
s "a God thing for the Hoosiers.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

STATE OF IOWA.
Wapelio County.
In the Circuit Court, May Term 1869. L.
". Cooley, Clerk of the Circuit Court
to tho widow heirs and legatees of Nor
rs Hungerford, Deceased, late of
said County, and especially to Mary
Hungerford, Edgar NJ Hungerford,
Thomas HUneerfora, John Hung
Morris nungerford, Catharine T. Hun
gerford, ridget Dow, Hannah Quick,
julia Hungertord ard Mary Sutz. heirs
at law Of said decedent and to all whom
il may concern.
Notice is hereby given that on tho 9th
day of March 1859, there was produced
and read publically in open court an in
strument II writing purporting TO be the
last Win and Testament of Norris Hum
geriord Deceased, and that the Second
day Of the July term 1869, TO be begun
aud held at the Court House in Ottumwa,
IN said County, on the 18th day OF July
1905, has been iized by Tie court as the
day upon which proof of the genuness
ol said instrument viii be heard at which
time and place, all persons interested
may be heard.
l.. NJ. COOLEY,
junelD-w4t, Clerk, 9. G.
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TRACY SusTAINED-Att election

TRACY SusTAINED-Atthc election
for directors of the G. r. i. & p. r.
Il. by the stockholders, held in Chi
cage on the I'd inst, the Tracy party
were re collected by IN overwhelming
vet. As Tracy and his associates
are in favor of extending the Musca
tine Branch TO Kansas, VIC may ex-
pect the work to be commenced
soon, and be prosecuted vigorously.
Tins is IA consummation devoutly to
be wished, p MuScattne JOurnat.
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Tho Clarke County Sentinel knows
q good thing when il sees it, we
should Judge from the way it seized
and appropriated an editorial of the
COURIER, last week, entitled Charge
Incomes" and published it without
credit ~ .at.
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BATAVIA, Iowa, !
Juno Z. 1860, [
Mr.. EDITOR

Please publish q
meeting of the old soldiers of 1912 to
meet in Ottumwa, June 10Th 1869.
In looking over your paper, see no
notice. 1t is the request of an old
soldier of 1912. VIM. WRIGHT.
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The cheapest place to buy ready
made clothing, is at the popular
Emporium of NJ. Nussbaum, proprie-
tor of the well known Philadelphia
Clothing Hall. His spacious Hall is
thronged daily with immense crowds
of customers, and all Of them buy
largely, as his prices are lower than
any other House in the city. Par
ties in need of summer suits, should
by no means fail to call and examine
the magnificent stock he has just re-
ceived from the east, which consists
of every variety, style and quality
of goods, selected with care to meet
the wants of tho people.
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WAPELLo COUNTY DISTRICT Court,
August Torn, 1869.

WAPELLO COUNTY DISTRICT COURT,
August Term, 1869.
II. Ten Eyck
VS.
Jesse H. Holmes
Il G.. Webster
J. w. O'Connel
John X .O'Connel
J B. Ryan
Defendants.
To said Defendants:
You are herby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Wap-
clio County, a petition of II. Ten
Eyck, praying the Court to declare
void, and to cancel contract for the
sale of land, executed by the Des
Moines Navigation and Railroad
Company to John Jacob Wendell,
and assigned by said Wendell to
Jesse III. Holmes, also to cancel cor
tain mortgages, executed by said
Holmes upon the lands described in
said petition, and for general relief
And that urless you appear and de-
fend thereto on or before noon of the
second day of the next August Term
of the said District Court, to be be-
gun and held in said County, on the
Both day of August, 1869, default
will be entered against you and judg-
ment entered thereon.
HENDERSHOTT & BURTON,
Attorneys for Pltff.