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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-09-02
Oxford Winners.
THE GREAT lNT8RNA.
TIONAL ROWING RACE.

special 70 The COURIER,
London, Aug. 9th, '6S
Oxfords won BY 6 seconds time, or
three lengths. Race was made in 70
minutes and 40 seconds.
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1t the same place may be found for sal,
Blinds German Mario
OINTMENT j!

which should be In every Family. Hun
dreds can and do testify to Its healing
powers. june5-dGVtf.
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Established in 184s.
BUSINESS CARDS
~~<-~e~.~~~~>rse~~e
II. II A 1 /
Architect and Builder,

Is prepared to furnish plans and
specifications for the erection of bull
dings, both public and private, in
every style ordered and on short
notice. Givo me call.
OFFICE-Gillaspy's block over
Loomis' storc.
may31-d6m.
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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.
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OFFICIAL ctTY q COUNTY PAPER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

MI fisk, of railroad -noel-suit-op-ra-h house.
'nat-sort-of-thing noteriety, is about To
taAe mait-r In haLd which, If prosecuted to
nnai issue, as We doubt not IL will b.. will
1haKe him public benefacIor. He has or
uefeo twenty-five f-st class cabs, with which
II g ms intention to convey passenger and
ressonaoie~anount Of baggage from the Erie
haiIroad depot TO sny part OF Mex York city
1ot my cent? As he ha- both tbs capital and
me energy necessary the undertasssg is GER.
taIn 70 C. success from the starr. as :, ,yo,la
De- IN any large city If properly M mayed H,ve
We Eisk among Us III 90. there il o,s
Opv-ILg for him right here IN Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

OPEEA BorFFE.-The NationsI rhea,er was
Aiied last night with the best house OF the
opera season. both in number and brilIiaacy,
AAo De bieue" WAS tel and sung u the
entire SATISFACTION OF the audience. Irma made
quite hit as ..Boaio-te'' and deveIoped a
'aIeht lor comedy, which she had not al oppor-
iuHiIy TO display a IA Psr,chols H.,
singing was IN some Passages exc-lient, and
she was repeatedly encored Aui4c Is a fine
Tenor and his yocalisn and acunx last night
CLASS MIN as mrs; rae lyric and dramatic
ar,lsi- The minor Characters Were well sp..
Iain.d. and the ehoras and orchestra were ,o.,
a. usual. Tonight may D. termed the rala
night IF tie season, botn Tostee ana Irn.
are 70 sppear, and two new operas are To h.
given lies Bayards- and LA Chsuson de
IOriunlo' are the operas announced for the
occasion, and both are reported as containing a
great deal OF pleasing and dehghuuI music,
ard afordinG the prominent sr,istes plenty of
room for the display OF their p-cuI ar g-nius
LogI roul, Leduc, Rose and Duclos are gwen
leading characters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18
NATIONAL ECONOMIES.

This subject serms to be receiving a more
thorough agitation In England than ever De-
fore Under the lead of Sir Rowland Hill
John Cali, and the Quren's Commissi 81
backed as It now appears, by q large msj JrIty
al the British Cabinet. IL Is quite probable tina,
railway reform will make rapid progress Th-
public eeonon its ofEn gland seem 10 have taken
a PRACTICAL lesson from Belgium, and have
gone 70 work IN earnest
Prom iheday that England fails to lead the
advance IN ch-apeuing and invigor atinx pro.
ouctScn, from that day her power and wealth
Will 0rsin 20 decline. Her statesmen have be .
come alarmed at the prospect OF gu ,cessfuI
competition IN production, and we may rest as.
kurea that nsr hted pu bile economists wilt
not be thwar'ed by the mario y. minded merce-
nary railway policy, which has heretofore
yielded bat a third Of the practical benefits at
talnable under an improved system.
In the proportion for rail way reform, we
regret to observe that John Bright stands
nearly alone the British Cabinet. He is al
most the last man whom we would have sus-
Pected OF being opposed TO progress of any ban-
ehcial character; bur, like other great men, b
IS undoubtedly incompetent to be complete
master of every subject. MI Bright Is a IN IN
OF large understanding. of acute and generous
sensIbilIties, patriot and political hiIosopher
some others OF his counirymen, he seemingly
stands " here Mr. Jefferson did in compsris On
Win Dewitt Clin'on. These examples serve
10 exhibit the usefulness of men IN their par
tIcUlar sphere, and the necessity for COM iniag
The great minds of a counuy for successful
sJatesmanshIp.
The same questions that are agitating the
miEGs Of the publIc economists OF EugIsad are
brought home 70 Us with double force. To
TeT rthe damages of civil war. TO in sreise tue
ability OF the producing popE aIIOn ~ meet the
sNIeEses OF Cove nmeLt and pay the pabli !,
"roi, and To assusge the complaints of industry
LEde: It's accumulated burdens, ar suo, -rts "
much more importance tnan mere Cong -es-
SiCLal Resolves against Reputation. Our
eT1ergeL cIeS have created the necessity for a
broad and well balanced system OF nauonql
'ccI CuiIes vh.rrby production can be carried
iCTvard 20 tn b-st advantage. and b. protected
frtm The clogs and drawbacks which the
BIlti-h Govern ment has taken the nItiatiya TO
Cast on II Is IL be hoped that when Congress
'tires back after its recess, the producing
E'asses will receive its vigorous consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

l"gal objection. similar in character to that
which operated against tue appointment of
Mr.. A T. Stewart as Secretary of IN. Treas
nry. is found 10 exist IN connection with the
election OF MI A. NJ. Clipp, OF the Buffalo Err
7~ssE, a. Superintendent o: Public Printing.
1cT which position 1t Will be remembered he
was nominated by the Republican caucus on
Monday last The joint resolution IN r-lati IN
40 Publie Printing, approved June y, 1885,
provides that neither the Superintendent nor
any other officer appointed under it ..shaiI du-
ing his continuance in ofice, have any inter-
est, direct or indirect IN the publication OF any
newspaper or periodical, In any prin ting of
any Kind, or in any binding or engravin-. or IN
any contract for furnishing paper or other ma
trial connected with the public printing
6c.-;he penalty for a violation being impris-
CEmrnt IN the penItentIary from one 70 I've
ytars, aud n fine of five hundred dollars
OF course the obstacle thus presented can be
removed by the withdrawal on the part of Mr.
tlapp tIom all connection With tn -prsss es.
Enlistment; but IL is doubtful whether be
would be willing TO sever his relation with an
N ueI tial public journal and an exleu-iV- aud
profitable printing establishment Cor the nm
certain tenure and inadequate pay of the office
m question S4,OoO year, at the will of any
body OF men, however dignified and respecta-
bic. y very poor exchange fer what success
fUi new paFeF Ran of the present day would
have ~ give up 20 secure IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

ne rush for foreign appointments under the
Tl-stIt administration exceeds by far an thing
" Ithin he knowl ledge Of the oldes: iunaoitant
and l. much greater in proportion 10 the whole
EumoeE Of places 10 be flied than Tor any other
siass Of offic-s. As an illustration We NAV
safe the fact that there are already known to
he more than ore hundred applicants for the
GCnsulshIp al Frankfort alone. This is OF
course an exceptiena! case, ana the desire to
LII this particular place probably grows out of
he fact that IL Is one of the most lucrative of
Is class but the rush IN this direction Indi.
'Ftes pretty we'll the willingness Just now
manifested everywhere 10 serve the country
aoroad. IL may be said, in farther illustration
q The statement above, that there ar about
three score Of applicants for foreign positions
registered from the southern part OF ono,
While the town OF NJ Vernon, IN the central
part u thar State. Is said - have sore half Il
dozen aole-bodied candidates III the field
a. Der sections and places do nearly as weH,-
al badly, "a the reader chooses In majority
a cases the candidates want first-c lass pla css
but II Il supposed good many would compro-
Inlse On position Of minor importance /: ten.
ceTsd NJ once And this disposition will prob
ably increase as ho-eI bills grow longer and
iai'h IL my member grows weaker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

1t seems now that the Spanish troops in their
late fight with the Cubans gained some such a
victory" as the Confederates did at Gsttys-
burg. Gen. Lesca with the Spanish troops,
essayed to march TO the relief of Puerto PrIn
c;P-, invested oy Gen Quesada and the patriot
forces The Cuban General had no artillery,
but his troops, skillfully disposed, m ide a
stout defence, and again and again repulsed
the attack of the Spaniards. Il 9TH sides fought
well. and darkness fell on wha might be fairl Y
called drawn battle. Finding that to relieve
Puerto PrincIpa by this Route would be a m ore
cstly undertaking than he had reckoned upon,
al d that he was in danger OF being Gu; of from
his base, Lesca prudently retired under cover
Of The niEht toward the coast where be arrived
on he 18th. This success has given great con.
fidence 10 the patriot troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

To Advertisers.-6ur advertising patrons
are requested to send IN their favors before
l. O'Clock N, as advertisements received
later cannot be insured an insertion IN
TIE STAR Of the same day. on account of
the pressure Of news matter after that hour
With every disposition TO accommodate, we
Ind ourselves Obliged to lay down this rule
and adhere TO It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18
DENTISTRY.
-. LHsIs . DAYS., DKsrAL AssouIA
DO 200 PEsEA AVE
sets cen 18th and 18Th strests.
xkSrB RxfRACTED vrrBuUT Kx..

cage III Il ugsde for eHtgsstins vCessI
absiel Teeth are tus@rted, although the
sas'gni viii be re- sirsc % psy Tor the
.in be deoucsed when de Teeth are nae ros
sssscistisn 10 noS Prepared C - Teeth %
volc. sllSei and Rubber. Ct New fhilsdei-
ptiA sno Boston pri Gee. All eersc llgder.
- Hcrh Zone az have n - cheaps Rbovs.
Ea,ed :ues All sOrk - ill be done az. rIss asatesf
AsC best Mariner, snc warraute1 90 give eutir,
s@1 sfecttcs persone ~tii a. veil O. o.p ,-c or.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

DT Bellows has been busted in marble nv
Hrsm Powers. The work was executed for
View York eenilemsn, and will be placed oa
IhIhiIou AZ the sprn opening Of the Acad-
en- =. DesIgn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

M ABIhI's TAshIOHaBLR DANUisO
w ACADuNr. a
between sth aud 10Th streets,
IL hov oper Tor reception of Pupils For
Rsrticn srs sySiy st the Academy Tor circu =
Days ~ uftfop' Tor Misses sud N sss4rs-rue.
dc, fbursday. ana saturday, frou 60 IN
tor Gentlemen-sendsy, " 81 re.dsy. aud SAT
urd.y. from 10 10 - m g. Ian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-18

From J. Shillington We have T.c LaIy's
Friend for April.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-23
I,RoToN Aor gpuCT DEPARTMENT. 81 -

(tROTON AQl EpuCJ DEPARTMENTJ VIZ s. E.
" To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sealed proposals, each en-
with the title OF the work TO which relates with the
bdrr snd the date of e bid will be received
sept ~ 1868 IF Eone block pavepens
the following suvctu, yz: Ftfieth street. from SIKH
seventh Avenue A. from Houston TO Fourteenth
Ninth street, from Sixth broadway Forty
fonh fromkih Sxth sFenae; Fnyshth sues.S
Filth "a SIKH Tweptysixh street. from skin
Eighth Tweneth street, from Sixth " Tenth ave-
nue.; Seveatet street. from Third to Fourth Avenue SD
street, Sixth to Broadway and Eighieenth
Ssth kightAvep,se. Also In Maiden lane.
Spring street, from Broadway 10 Eowery; kev-
entb street, from avenue To Fourth avenue Footh sreet
from stub 10 Ninth Stone street, IT. m Whitslan 20
Broad tree3 from First to Second avenue
Thirty ninth street. from Eighth to Ninth avenue; SxsIx
street, from Third 10 Firth Thirty ninth sees from
Third 70 Lexington avenue; Nineteenth street, rom Second
70 Third siAy-secead street from First TO ruin ave-
iy.rst street. East river ana fitty
nhih street. from Third Fifth Also for the aging
walks east side of Eighth avenue from i2
street from southwest to norheast corner OF
aud Fourteenth street across Fouh avenue
HI southwest 70 cor er
OF New vwery and, Roosevelt street. from So ls.t LAB
0th ree across East Nnctrfnn esres oppo.
site school No. 49, across East Twentieth street. opposite
school NO 81 across West street. Mt north side of Morton
across street. north side OF Clarkso.i street
West street. "a pier Whtehf street IN front OF
No. IS. &C vs. --ft
applies at this ONCE. TFlOS STEPHENS,
~ ~ TT. = ~ TX ROBT. l.. DARRAGH,
-ss4a Ltl44. ftaS t-i ~ ESQ. S. GREENE,
------------ Croton Aqueduct Board.
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$ srPrrNpExl>,Ilsea 4

OFFICE oFyTHE SUPERINTENDENT OF CoNSTRUO-
~ ton Post ONce and Court House, New York. Sept ~
For two days Proposals VIII be received the earth AMI
sand now beng the site the Post Occ
$3.50 ~, C. 7. HULBURD, Superintendent.
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BILLIARDS..

Tlftl rf'L BILLIARDS.
C1LLIARD TABLE wANTED-SECOND HAND, q
ID size pockets complete and In good order Any party
willing 70 sell At bargain may at HUDNUfs Phar'
macy 2i5 Broadway III N-.'l''I ~ of u
MANTED-A SECOND HAND PrELANs PATENT
w dining BLIZZARD fable. Address AZ l39 Mercer ST.
New York HENRY S. CHASE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-23
UCTION SALE. n. TAYLOR; AUCTf0NEftk.
UcrIoN NOTICE ms WEST rwENrYsEvEHrH
're''' THIS THURSDAY, MORNING,

7rol r4s ~ Over la0 lots by cakslo me of e."
elegant AID coy Furniture &C., ct the prvaer
residence lib Wes Tsny seventh street, near Stxh nvene
sale cling at 1OM precise yLU FLTZ6 ERA lid.
Muceneer will cell to the highest bidder all the magnicsat
HoWseh0d Frnie, and costly Works OF Art brlisn mt
toned Pianofose made by city kers Dscker Broersl
used eight months. hes Ave years ve
Pier nd Ms.ss ri ena S.s
Engravngs Parlor Ornaments vevet Brussels and Ttree
ply Carpets ClockA Easy Chairs, 500 choice hooks Se.
Masss Feather Beds Bedding w.;h. n,,. so!s,
Plated Wsre Glass Ware, French China Dinner and Tea
Sets al Furniture OF saryaps and ohes areiss
purchsseys.. BAenss 70 lett furnished since Nay, a.
"a nf nm
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BOARD AND LODeING WANTED

q BOARD AND LONGING WANTED. -
pvERTrsER DESIRES BOARD FOR HIS FAMILY
"A consisting Of himself, wife, two sons vs. and T., and
daughter g. from present time until about July. Private
family preferred feyps nx 20 M cratc Unercep,ena
bic references furnished an r. uiref Address, with par
ticulars and terms, b. g., box III Herald olce,
! A Young LADY DESIRES BOARD IN A PRIVATE
n family bes references given and lred terms must
be moderate Address NJ A.P, box III Herald Office -
20 mo LADY FROM TIE SOUTH WISHES a
n Room and hoard terms not to exceed $l5 per week.
Address a. N o., l4i Third avenue. n sr FL.
BOARD wANTED-BY a GENTLEMAN, WIFE AND
son {agsd 49, two Rooms, with gas hot ard colu wa
not 10 eKcco SllU per month"; best references
Address A. Il. NJ, Herald olce.
l)OARp wANTED-BY GENTLEMAN AND. WIFE,;
ID private fany preferred; good oeay, west side COR
venler FERNS not torseeed 81 per week ADJ
dress A, CAkRAII box l2i Herald onlee.
f,OARD WANTED.--h GENTLEMAN, WIFRi CHILD
ID old and wish ufnishoi Rooms, vii
Board good tabe FIRST seconf door, bstweer Bond
and Thirty.hfth and gas, x32
week. Address j. q. r.. sunday Aarcnrv oEco
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-03-31
THE AsTOR LIBRARY.

The cost Of the two buildings COntai1-
Z ing the library has been the sum of S2S9.
[ $40, 72; that of the books, inclusive Of the
i catalogue of the library, S224, ,9II ST: and
the library possesses invested funds To
the amount Of S222, 1893 SO, the interest ON
which sum supports it, The number OF
books contained in the library is in round
numbers, 49,, 900, giving as the aARrauc
cost Of each volume, about 81 g. When
we take into consideration the great
number of costly books that have been
purchased for the institution, this low
average Is a remarkable illustration Of
the judgement which has been exhibited
in the purchases. ..
The building in which these IST, ono
volumes are contained, comprises two
structures situated on Lafayette place
between Fourth street and Ast0r place.
and present a frontage, $50 feet in length
by 10 feet in hight, Of brick, Oruamented
with brown stonCmouldinSs, in the Hvz-
antine style Of farchiteCturp. phc dcpth
of the building is 100 feet.
The system of arrangement ofthe lookS
in tho AstOr Library is that of cIassilica-
ton by subjects, oven tO the minutes
subdivision, and IS based on the pI7u rf
Brunei, the great French uiul,raphrr.
The two library halls contain the two
distinctive classes of books, science
and literature; the first in the south
building, the second in the north.
The alcoves number oS in each build
ing, or 56 in all; each aIc0ve contains
l23 shelves capable of holding an ever
age Of % volumes each; and a. there are
6, SIS shelves, the Complement Of
two library halls is e09O, 600 volumes.
The shelving Of the AstOr Library. 81
placed in a continuous line, would eN-
tend about four miles; the books, laid
end TO end, would reach about thirty
miles; their cost we have already given.
and their weight Is about 80 tons. Now
let us see what all this weight, proper
tlon and cost are worth from the intellec-
tusl point ofview.-"7he Astor Li5rgygl,
N AprR GGlGzY.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-03-31
Copying lax.

Our readers, who have occasion to take
press copies of their letters or their man,
Uscripts, will be glad to hear of an i'm
proved copying ink, which can be used
without the aid of press. Such a one,
il is said, can be prepared by taking one
ounce of cOursely pounded extract OF
Campeachy wood and two drachms of
crystalliZed carbonate of soda, covering
them in porcelain vessel, with eight
ounces of distilled water, and heating
until the liquid has assumed a deep red
color, and the extract Is completely dis
solved. The vessel is then to be taken
from the fire, and an ounce of glycerine
of about l ,25 specific gravity, thoroughly
stirred in, together with fifteen grains Of
neutral ChrOm0te of potash dissolved in
water, and two drachms of of finely pull
verified gum arabic, which has been
previously rubbed up to a mUcilage in q
little cold water. The ink Is now ready
for Use, and may be kept IN closed vessels
for any length of time. 1t does not eff
feet steel pens In the least, and will give
writing which, however, old, may be
copied without the use Of any press, by
covering the manuscript with a well
moistened thin copying paper, laying a
smooth sheet of white writing paper upon
this, and then going over the whole with
a common paper-folder or in lack Of this
with the thumb nail 1t is q little Curl
Gus that writing executed with this ink
cannot be copied by means Of the Ordin-
airy copying press. Whether this can be
done by passing the sheets between the
rollers, as suggested, has not been tested,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-03-31
FreemRsOmFY.

]
A petition from certain citizens of
Ohio was presented to the Senate of the
| United States, the latter part of last
month, praying Congress to refuse char
! ters to any secret associations and to re-
peal the law under which the Masonic
! Hall Association of the District of Col
umbia obtained its character.
The petitioners based their hostility
to the ancient institution of FreemasOn-
/ ry on several serious charges, which,
if well founded, would have fully iusti-
fed their action.
Our duty as public journalists, leads
us to examine th9se charges, as the or
ganization thus assailed extends over
all the world, and claims to have been
established with the praiseworthy object
Of ineulcating the practice of social and
moral virtue.
A careful study of its hirtosy has con-
vinced as that it is, what it processes to
be, beautiful system of morality, veil
ed in allegory and illustrated by SYM
bols. There are no secrets as toitsprin-
Ciples and objects.
The first of the charges referred to, is
that 'n1dSO1ic associations arc danger
Gus to republican gOUCJ7lnlcllts." Nothing
can be more untrue than this.
Monarchy is hereditary, FreemasOnTy
an elective institution. In one the SOW
ereign, claiming to rule by an inherited
right divine, is regarded as the fountain
of all honor and power, in the other, the
people are acknowledged to be the only
source of control.
All offices in the masonic fraternity,
being in the gift of the craft, govern (
ment is strictly elective, and, cOnse
quently, republican in Its form and
character.
FreemasOnry dangerous to Republican
institutions! It might as we'll be assert !
ed that knowledge was dangerous to |
Freedom. The true model of well-Or- |
dered republic is just and duly cOnsti- |
tuted masonic lodge.
Our own great Washington, the mem |
Ory of whose virtues, and, and patriot |
ism will remain forever enshrined in the |
hearts of his cOUntrymen, was one of /
the greatest ornaments ofthe fraternity. |
Identified, as he was, with the institution |
if it had been atagOnistic in its princi- /
pies or practice to republican govern
ment, would he have cOntented himself /
with a presidential chair when he might
have mounted a royal throne.
The wiseacres of Ohio, whose minds IL
may be impossible to irradiatC with the
light of truth, also assert, that for long
time masonic societies have directed
their efforts in this country, towards the
supDort of slavery and the inception of
rebellion in its behalf. In reply 10
this, suffice it to say that every mason
is strictly eniOined ITO be peaceful and
quiet citizens, true to his government and
jIist 20 HE country not to cOuntenance
or rebellion, but patiently to
submit to legal authority, and conform
with Cheerfulness, to the government
Of the country in which he lives" The
charge of melting to rebellion, &c, Is
therefore, as false as that of prevent
ing the nation and forbiding to give
tribute to Cesar" which was brought
against the founder Of Christianity. v