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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
Our Southwestern Road.

A spirit is being manifested by tho
people on the route of our southwest
ern railroad, between here and Cam
eron, which presages an early COM
mencement and complete success of
that great enterprise.
We have before the Grand River
Republican, of the Sth inst, published
at Trenton, county seat of Grundy
county, No., directly on the route of
said road, which publishes an account
of a large and enthusiastic railroad
meeting at that place, April 9th,
which was addressed by many of the
prominent citizens of the locality,
and which passed the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the County Court
be requested to make an order, to be
submitted to the voters Of Grundy
county, to issue One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars in county
bonds, to be subscribed as stock to
said railroad, to-wit: The Chicago
and Southwestern Railroad Compa.
ny, on condition that it passes GEN.
trally through the county as practi-
ca bic.
Hon. Il. M. Aller also addressed
the meeting, giving lucid and en-.
couraging statement of the proposed
railroad, of which he is Superintend-
ent, to-wit The Chicago and South
western railroad, which is now being
surveyed from Cameron, Missouri, to
Ottumwa, Iowa. The Importance OF
this road he ably discussed, showing
that it would be part of the Attain
tic and Pacific Railroad, that it wo'd
be both an Eastern and Western road,
and also a North and South road.
These people are all determined to
have this road, and are going to
work with vim which challenges
success.
In short time Judge Aller, with
his corps of engineers, will reach OF
tumwa, and we should be prepared
to lend them that aid and encourage
ment which the great Importance OF
the matter requires ut our hands.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
THE WEEKLY COURIER
). M. HEDRIc X, Editor.
OTTUNwA., IOWA
THURSDAY. "A PRIL 10, 1862
Cuba.

Cuba.
Among the last things done by the
late session Of Congress, was the pas
sage of Banks empty, hollow resolu-
ton of sympathy for the Cuban rev.
olutionists, in their heroic efforts to
drive tho infamous effete Spanish
Bourbon dynasty from that lovely
Island.
We are among that number who
believe that Bourbon has no rights
which a Christian civilized people
ought to respect. The people Of
Spain also recently came to that con-
clusion, and drove the bestial Isabella
out of the country, and it was fondly
hoped that Prim and his confederates
would be able to establish a liberal
form OF government on the ruins Of
that licentious and tyranical monar-
chy which has degraded Spain to a
fourth rate power; but it seems that
the Spaniavds have gone back to
their vomit, and arc now dickering
with the King of Portugal, or any
other man, to play tho petty tyrant
for them. However the rebellion in
Spain, or Cuba, may finally termin-
ate, it does seem to be the propitious
time for us, either by diplomacy, pur-
chase, or in obedience to the inexora-
BILE law of necessity, and self.preser-
walton. to acquire Cuba. The virdi-
cation of the Monroe doctrine; the
fact that her natural fortifcation
bristling around her margin, are the
very military key Of thcttuif; the
cry that comes UP from the native
planters for liberty from their foreign
Spanish masters; the walls of the
hundreds of thousands of slaves who
would all now become free upon the
annexation ofthc Island the human
ity, to say the least, of breaking up
that great slave mart right under
the very beak of the bird of free
dom, and many more pressing rca-
sons too numerous for Il short news
paper article, Of policy, and neccssi.
ty, all cry out aloud to us, in tones
that should not be unheeded, that
now is the accepted time to add that
fair domain to the wealth and civili-
cation of the great Republic.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
A Perfect Horse.
BY W. II. II. MURRAY.

In weight she might have turned,
when well conditioned, nine hundred
and fifty pounds. In color she was
dark chestnut, with velvety depth
and soft look about the hair inde-
scribably rich and elegant. Many a
time 1 have heard ladies dispute the
shade and hue of her plush-like coat
as they ran their white, jewelled fin
gers through her silken hair. Her
body was round in the barrel, and
perfectly symmetrical. She was wide
in the launches, without projection
of the hip-bones, upon which the
shorter ribs seemed to lap. High in
the withers as she was, tho line of
her back and neck perfectly curved,
while her deep, oblique shoulders and
long thick forearm, ridgy with swell
lug sinews, suggesting the perfection
of stride and power. Her knees
across the pan were wide, the can
non-bone below them short and thin;
the pasterns long and sloping her
hoofs round, dark, shiny, and well
set on. Her name was shade dark
er than her coat, fine and thin, as a
thorough.bred's always is whose
blood is without taint or cross. Her
ear was thin, sharply pointed, deli
eately curved, nearly black around
the borders, and as tremulous as the
leaves of an aspen. Her neck rose
from the withers to the head in per-
feet curvature, hard, devoid of fat,
and well cut up under the chops
Her nostrils were full, very full, and
thin almost as parchment. The eyes,
from which tears might fall or fire
flash, were well brought out, soft as
gazelle's, almost human in their in.
telligence, while over the small bony
head, ovcr neck and shoulders, yea,
over the whole body and clean down
to the hoofs, the veins stood out as if
the skin were but tissue-paper against
which the warm blood pressed, and
which it might at any moment burst
asunder. "A perfect ANIMAL said
to myself, as lay looking her over,
IAN animal, which might have been
born from tho wind and the sun
shine, so cheerful and so swift she
seems; an animal which a man wo'd
present as choicest gift to the woman
he loved, and yet one which that wo-
man, wife or lady-love, would give
him to ride when honor and life de-
pended on bottom and speed
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

Early potatoes, says the Western
Rural, should be planted as soon as
the frost is well out of the soil, and
there is no danger of its return. The
sets may be forwarded very much by
sprouting them on shelves in a warm
room. When the weather is suita-
bic tor planting and the soil ready
the sprouted sets should be taken out,
planted in rows and covered with 4
few inches of soil. Care should be
taken not to break the sprouts off
the sets: the former should be plac-
ed upright their tods are an inch
under the surface. A gain of two or
three weeks growth may be obtain
cd in this way.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

PELLA BLADE.-This superb week
ly newspaper has been enlarged to
the quarto form, and generally and
specifically reconstructed, until it is
not now surpassed by any newspaper
in the business.
We don't know better pulling
newspaper team than Curtis & Bet
zer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

HARATIo SEYMoUR.-By reference
to the real estate report of Frank
Elchelberger this week, it will bo OBJ,
served that Horatio Seomour, Esq,
the "Great Decliner," has been dab
bling in Davis Co., lands. His deal
is with the Des Moines Navigation
Company. Ho is doubtless limiting
tho mouth of "Salt River, which
is supposed to spew its troubled
waters" into tho Des Moines, through
! its Republican, Davis Co,
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Appointments.

The following is the last batch 0
more important nominations sent
into the Senate.
). Lothrop Motley, Minister to
England Leopold Markbrest, OF
Ohio, Minister resident to Bolivia
James r. Partridge, of Maryland,
Minister to Nicaragua VIM. A. Pile,
of Missouri, Minister to Venezula; j.
Russell Jones, of illinois, Minister to
Belgium John S. Carlisle, Of West
Virginia, Minister to Stockholm j
Il. Clay, OF Louisiana, Minister resi-
dent and Consul-General to Liberia
Il. G. Kirk Of Ohio, Minister resident
to tho Argentine Republic; S. A.
Hurlburt, of Illinois, Minister resi-.
dent to Bogota; Silas A. Hudson, OF
Iowa, Minister resident to Guatema
la; L. ID. Bassett, colored, of Penn,
sylvania, Minister resident and Con.
ul-Gencral to Hayti; Andrew G
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Minister tc
Russia; John Jay, of New York
Minister to Austria.
l.. 2. Evans, United States Mar
shal, Eastern District, Tennessee
Peter r. Cassell, United States Mar
shall, Eastern District, Connecticut
James 6. Adams, United States At
torney, Southern District of Missis
sippi; William G. Whipple, Attor
ncy, Eastern District OF Arkansas.
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A correspondent of the sigourncy

A correspondent OF the Slgourney
eps says:
"Ottumwa has managed to inter.
cst the towns, villages, and the coun.
try between that place and Wash.
ington in a Railroad. Now with the
completion of the st. L.. & G. r. RR
to Ottumwa, and with this conncc.
tion with the G. r. l. & P. road, will
not st. Louis rest with her connec.
tions in this part Of Iowa for some
time? Will not the c. r. l. & p. RR
rest long time before pushing far
ther through this tier of counties p
Let Sigourney remain quiet" until
this programme is completed, and
you may as well enclose and white
wash ii"
All of which direful results can be
prevented by tho Sigourney folks
sticking to one project until it is fin
ished, to-wit tho grading and tieing
of the st. L. Il G. r. railroad through
their county, after which tho iror
will be speedily laid down after it
completion to this point.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
REFORM SCHOOL.

Notice is hereby given that the State
Reform school for Juvenile offenders will,
be open on and after the 1st of Oct. ready
for the reception of all boys who may be
sent there.
For information address, ISAAC Il.
GIBSON, Salem Henry County, or JAS.
D. LADD, Ottumwa.
J, Al PARVIN, Prest.,
Sept 9th 1868 Of Board OF Trustees.
Oct 1st '68 dwtf
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
Soldiers of 1912.

| At q meeting Of portion of the
surviving soldiers of the War of 1912
held at Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, on the
29th day Of March, 1869, to take into
consideration the subject OF Pensions
due such soldiers, the following reso.
lutions were adopted. ~;
Resolved, That it is just that the
few soldiers Of the war of 1912, still
living, should receive from the Gov.
ernment, in the shape Of pensions,
such proper recognition of their SER
vices as they deserve.
Resolved, That our fellow-soldiers
residing in the several counties ofthe
several States Of the Union be re-
quested to call public meetings to be
held on the goth day of June next,
or on such other day as they may fix,
to procure such action as they may
deem proper to further our claims
before Congress, and to adopt such
other means as they see fit to pro-
cure action by Congress.
Resolved, That all the papers of
the United States be requested to
publish these proceedings, and to call
attention editorially, and to favor as
much as possible full attendance at
such meetings.
Resolved, That we recommend
that the proceedings of the several
meetings to be held in the United
States be signed by the members of
such meetings, and that the ages of
the signers be attached to their sig
natures.
President-John Gray, age IS.
Sec'y-Ebenezer Chandler, age rs.
James Mael, aged 70. y E9
James S. Hannah, age IS.
Horace w. Phelps, age 76.
Peter Fisher, age "A.
J. L. Gillis, age 76.
Abraham Mehaffey, age IS.
Ford Barnes, age SO.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

CAUGHT SOME EDIToRs.-General
Clark, in his haul for jurymen yes
terday, caught three editors that arc
on active duty. They are: Colonel
Cummings, of the Winterset Hadi-
sonidl, Gen. Hedrick, of tho Ottum-
wa COURIER, and Frank Hatton, OF
the Mt. Pleasant Journal. These
"chawers" of ink and paper are all
on the Grand Jury.-Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

SEND IN THE TREEs!--Adjt. GEM
Baker desires those persons who
promised to send trees here to be set
out in the Arsenal grounds, to keep
that promise, and roll in the trees
Immediately, as he wishes to fit up
the enclosure in a manner becoming
the great State of Iowa. Many have
promised company" and regimen.
tai" trees, and it is hoped that every
Iowa military organization during
the late ''breeze" will respond, and
have a growing representative in the
grounds. Several laborers are now
employed fitting up the lot and seod.
ing it with blue grass.-Register.
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Notice..

The undersigned would respectfully
announce to his patrons and the public
that he has removed the Bank of W. B..
BOnnitield Il Co., to the First National
Bank building, and connected the bust
ness with that institution.
Thankful for the liberal patronage here
tofore extended, thew, in connection with
the First National Bank, hope, by fair
dealing and a strict adherence to the prin-
ciples Of Banking to merit a continuance
public confidence and patronage.
W. b, BONNIFlELD,
July Ia, ,-d&wtf. President.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

EMANcIpATIoN.-The negroes had
u great ijollification yesterday, in
Washington, over the anniversary OF
the abolition of slavery in the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22
Cooperville Farmers Club,

EDITOR COuRIER.-On tho 25tl
day ofDecember, 1869, the Farmers
in the vicinity of Cooperville met al
the House Of Squire Beagle, for tn.
purpose Of organizing Farmers
Club. Mr.. Elias Parkc was choser
to act ais President, and VIM. D
White, Secretary pro TEN. 1t was re
solved to organize Farmers Clut
at this place, to be known by the
name of the Cooperville Farmers
Club.
A committee was appointed to
draw4up a Constitution for the gov.
ernmsnt of this Club, to be adopted
at tho next meeting. ts;-
On the 10th day of January the
Club met to complete it's organiza-
tion, by adopting a constitution and
bylaws. A Constitution was pre-
sented by Mr.. Beagle, which was
adopted. Mr.. Elias Parke was elect
cd President and VIM. L. White,
Secretary for the present year.
Since the organization of this Club,
there has been nine Club meetings.
Some were quite interesting. Impor-
tant ideas were advanced in refer
ence to farming, breeding, and care
of stock, cultivation of fruit, &c.
The Club has Library of II vol
umes Of agricultural reports, contri-
buted by Judge Loughridge, NJ. G.
frem this Congressional District,
Hon. Hiram Capron, DR.; J. N. Shat.
fer, and D.B.Abrahams. Also large
number of monthly reports.
But the best Of all, the Club has
received two packages of Arnautka
Wheat, very fine article of Spring
Wheat; 3 packages Saxonian Barley,
and i package Of Probstiean Barley
both of superior kind. Also, 8
packages of three different kinds of
Oats. These Oats excel anything
heretofore received, the great Nor.
way Oats not excepted.
Two members of this Club has pur-
chased II bushels of the Norway
Oats at a cast of $1,000 per bushel.-
In addition to the grain, the Club
has received a large variety of Gar
den Seeds, This will afford, for wives
and daughters, good employment.
An effort will be made by this
Club, to purchase Bull of good
stock. This matter is now in the
hands of q committee, the report to
be made at the next meeting of the
Club.
1t is the opinion Of the members OF
this Club, that a meeting composed
of delegates from each Club in the
county. would be beneficial, and that,
the attendance of the Richland Far
mer's Club be directed to this subject
by the Sec'y. There are now 20 mem.
bers belonging to this Club. The
next meeting to be held at Cooper
vile on the Gath day of April, at 3
o'clock. Regular meetings, the last
Saturday of each month.
WIN. d. WHITE. Sec'y.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

\ Edward Jussen, Of Chicago, mi
mated yesterday for Collector of In
formal Revenue of that District, is a
brother-in law of Senator Schurz, of
Missouri, and is gentleman Of in
teority,
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WESTERN Stock JoURNAL.-This is
the name of a new journal for the
farm, just about being started at Sig.
Quincy, by J. II. Sanders & Co., to
be published monthly, at 81 per an.
mum, as we glcan from the Netcs.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

The Frank Blair test oath case
goes over to October.
Hartsuff is to bc Sheridan's Adju.
tant General
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

Mrs. Nichols, widow OF Sherman
Chief f-of-statf who died recently al
ST. Louis, has been appointed P. NJ
at Leayenworth.
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Late News Items.

Ashley was rejected, but Gilbert,
of Florida, changed his vote, and
saved him by one.
Dana, of the Sun, is Appraiser at
New York, at $4,000, etc, etc.
The man who writes Sprague's
speeches has been found. Let him
mount the Ounce block.
Ninety female clerks discharged
from the Treasury.
Stanton is convalcscing.
Grow, an ex-rebel Col. from ..la.
bama, has been nominated Gov. of
New Mexico. He will have reason
to cro,o when the senate confirms him
Iowa has so far had one minister
and three consuls assigned her.
Carl Schurz remarks that al. j.
Raymond has magnificent future
behind him."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

Major John Wilcox has been con-
firmed postmaster, entered upon the
duties of sole editor of the Ga-ette,
and become the proprietor of a T.
FOUNDER baby, all in one week, and
is doing as well as could be expect
ed.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

DEs MONIES ITEMs.-Ret. Clarkson
is convalescing.
Genl G. w. Clarke has returned
from Washington.
Stewart Goodrell is Pension Agent
vice Thompson, veneered coppeuohn-
sonite, removed. Goodrich is happy.
So says the Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-22

The Montgomery Go. Eapress, at
Red Oak, Webster Eaton, editor, and
A. b. Marshall (for time on the
CouRIER) publisher, has added now
masthead, and is otherwise improved
up to the standard of u first class
county newspaper.
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Frank Fidler.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER
OTTUMwA,

OTTUMWA, IOWA
Win furnish plans and specifications for
buildings OF all kinds of remodeling old
ones. Also furnish plans Tor bridges on
short.or loug spans, at areasonable rates
FRANK FIDLER.
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SuouLp A FARMER BE MORE TIA.

SHOULD A FARMER BE MORE THAN
A FARMER ?--We think he should
He should be q mechanic as well
should know something more than
To plow and to SOW,
TO reap and to NOW,
He needs the ability TO repair his
too's; to understand how to keep his
implements in proper condition with
out being entirely dependent on the
blacksmith or machinist; to be able
to do carpentering work, to patch
and mend harnesses, to mend his
tlnware, and do many other jobs
which tho denizens of towns and cit
les find it more convenient to turn
over to those who mako these re-
pairs speciality.-G,isntifc Amer'-
/ sUn
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A QUERY.-An exchange asks the
following: ...
"Does it ever occur to those who
wish to use the columns Of the press
for the advancement of their peculiar
vscws upon any subject, that they
ought at least to become paying pa
irons of the paper before claiming
the privilege? Publishers often re-
ceive communications, the publicity
of which will interest nobody half as
much as the writer's, with the request
to ''insert and send copy to the au-
thor's address, This is modest, we
admit. But, in case Of these gentle
men, who never do anything toward
sustaining the press, we wonder how
they expect vehicle for the dissem.
ination of their thoughts could be
sustained, if the community were all
like themselves"
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Estab ablished in 1046.
BUSINESS CARDS.
A CARD.

Having sold my interest in the Drug
Store of Hinsey, Lewis q Co., TO DIR. j. 9.
Hinsey, have concluded to resume the
practice Of Medicine and Surgery in all
their branches. Calls from all parts OF
the Country as well as the City. will be
promptly attended to. Office for the pres
ent at DR.. Hinsey's Drug Store, corner
Main and Green Sts. Residence on Fifth,
between jefferson and College.
Feb. 16 '69 d&w1y. G. G. LEWIS.
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There was a $50, 1000 fire in Toledo
(Nasby's town. yesterday. ~
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the tastes of the natives, and the sa-
lubrity Of the climate only require
a minister to wear a Panama hat, pa.
per collar, and pair Of spurs, and on.
ables them to lay up pretty much all
their salary to enjoy in Gods coun-
try, (if they live to get away,) is
considered a fat place.
| The Oskaloosa Herald chuckles
with delight over the decision of the
Supreme Court, in pronouncing the
Township Tax Law unconstitutional,
mainly because it thinks that the re.
suit will be damaging to our st. L. {
@. r. RR., and says it awill no doubt
materially damage the prospects Of
our Ottumwa friends and their rams.
horn route. The Iowa Central is
mot affected by this decision, as it il
to bc built by subscription"
Being too sclfimportant to pay the
small amount required to draw the
D. V. RR. to their place, and being,
consequently, without any railroad,
present or prospective, our amiable
| dog in the manger Oskaloosa friends,
| would rejoice tosee all their neighbors
in the same pastoral, dog-fcnnel con-
| dition. We have to assure them,
however, that their malice is impo-
| tent, and that two-thirds of tho tax
had already been paid before this de-
cision; and that the completion OF
the Great Ramshorn Railroad from
st. Louis to Ottumwa, was secured
beyond peradventuro, even without
one cent of the tax, and that its CON-
2letion to this place is being vigor-
ously prosecuted without jot or title
of abatement, Oskaloosa injunctions,
snarleyow growls, and adverse decis-
ions Of tho Supreme Court to the
contrary, Notwithstanding.
|
The Oskaloosa Herald puffs "Gen."
J. M. Ashley, and compares him to
Henry Clay in this that, they both
in their times had most violent ene-
mics. We imagine that this is the
end of tho parallel between tho in
tellectual and eloquent sage of Ash
land, and the beefy Ambrosial Ash
ley, who ran his district into the en-
emies camp, and squeezed into the
Governorship of territory Of draft
skedaddlers, by barely ono majority
in a Senate almost unanimously Re-
publican.
Tho Fnirfield .Hed7sr ss,sa-. II roat.ssy
reckoper, who with a proper field for
the development of his gigantic in
tellect, would soon eclipse the arith-
| motto man of the New York World,
who has figured out the democrats
ahead at every election for half a
dozen years or more.
The last exploit Of this numerical
prodigy, is to show that the Missouri
State line is Is miles nearer Wash.
ington via Fairfield, than via Ottum-
wa, and to show as matter of in.
ference, that the Washington,
Ottumwa and Cameronl Railroad
line is much longer via Ottumwa
than Fairfield.
We are inclined to think, however,
that the Mo. State line is about as un-
important a connection to the par
ties engaged in building this great
thoroughfare, as obscure country
villages without Railroad connoc-
tions Of value, and are willing to
leave the question of distance to the
map, and the corps Of engineers now
on the route, who will be apt to put
more faith in their compass and
chains, than in the lightning calcula-
tor IF the Fairfield Ledger
Major John Wilcox has been con-
| firmed postmaster. entered upon the