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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-12-23
Legal Notices.

Mary 4. Potter, In the District Court Of
VS. Wapello County, Iowa,
Charles B. Potter January Term 1870
Az sir: You are hereby noti-
f,ed that on or before the 18th day Of January
1870 there will DO on file In the once OF tho
tslefk a the istrict Court OF Wapr!lo coun-
~. Iowa, the petition of airy =. Potter ask.
inv That the bonds Of mat rimony now existing
between you and her be dissolved BY decree
ma me she bore before her intemarriags With
you. Now unless you appear thereto ana DE-
tern. Of this court, which term Will begin On
the oath day Of January 1870 default Will be
entered against you and decree granted
relations existing between you and tho piains-
inherein, and restoring the name ~ ABOVE
s'"'s"' HUTCHINSON 4 HAcKwoRTH,
F1'tihs Att'ys-
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St. Paulites claim that there has
been expended in that city the past
year 100000 in dwelling houses
100000 in business blocks, and $780,.
600 in public buildings. This is a
very good showing.
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AnMfNySTRA TORS NOTFCE.

No,ieei~ hereby give,, 20 ali persons in
'erestati, that IN the 10 b day Of Dec A.
O. 1869 the undersigned was appointed by
he CT. cult Court nf WAoell0 County,
lows. special Executor Of the Estate of
linus =. Blrker ,lecaased. late ~ said Co.
All persons IN 'ebtsd TO said Estate viii
make pavmr7tt {" the undersigned. and
hose l,avin claims against the same Will
s,res. Mt them legally authenticated to saidi
Court for allowance.
FREDERICK ARTHUR.
Spec sl Executor.
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]. D. Ladd and D B Ahrahams. The
house was built in 1860 by ladd
Bros.
Assessed Value Of Real and
Personal Property for Taxa.
ton in the County.
Value Of Lands. .S2,499 779
=" Town Lots........1.256 346
F" Personal rroperty..l,94s 282
Total. ,7N 1856
Same for City Exclusive of Additions.
Real Estate. ...Sl.0l6 79l
Personal Property.............743 736
A..s.GA,
Total. ..............$l,759 52a
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Dec l6 w2t.
Hannah Gee In the Wapello Go
v.uuro, f vs. Dist Court Of Iowp,

Hannah Gee In the Wapello Co
v.rv,re, birmingham vs. Dist Court Of Iowa.,
I Robert CUNNINGHAM Janv Term 1870.
To DEPENDENT Robert CunninKham:
You are hereby notified. that on or before
.he lat day ~ December. 1899, there will be on
Hia in tho ONCE Of the Clerk Of the District
rourt ~ warello County, Iowa, the petition
~ the Plaintiff aforesaid. claiming that she y
me owner Of a mortgage made by Margaret
Gee. vour co-defenhant aforesaid. on the 18th
NJ Sept 1884, to one Conn Lewis, OF Waprllo
rountv Iowa. for the confederation Of one
hundred dollars with interest at ten Per cent
per anuum, are the following described real
,state: The North East Quarter OF the South
West Quarter and the North half OF the South
East Quarter Of the South West Quarter and
the North West Quarter Of the South East
Quarter OF Section ils) thirteen: Township sev:
antv.one. Tifrange n4) fourteen west. and
asking that said mortgage be foreclosed on the
land above named. and that the same be sold
10 satisfy the consideration above named and
that your equity OF redemption be forever de-
barred. You are also notified that unless you
appear thereto and defend before noon Of the
second tlav of the term of the said District
Court of Wapello County, to be held on the
9th day OF January 1870, default VIII be en-.
tered against you and judgement rendered
'"'' HUTCHINSON HACKwORTH,
plaintiffs Atty.
Tao xrlu
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LEGAL NOTICE.


AZ - You are hereby notified
that there will be on file In the Office OF the
Clerk of the District Court Of Wapello county,
Iowa on or before the LIST dav Of Jany., 1870 the
petition Of Y. G. johnson. praying the Court
to dissolve the bonds of matrimony now ex.
listing between you. for the reasons set forth In
You are also notified that unless yon appear
thereto and defend on or before noon Of the
second day OF the next term Of the District
Court to be begun and held at the Court Hnuse
in Ottumwa, Iowa. on the Path day Of Jan.
uary 1870 default will be entered against You
and Judgment rendered thereon according to
the prayer Of said petition.
MISUNDERSTOOD 4 BURTON,
Pitts Attys.
Nov 2sth 1859 w4w.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Nellie Hnnnaman. Plaintiff, against VIM. T.
Hannaman. Defendant.
In the District Court Of Wapello County,
Iowa. Januarv Ter-n. A. y. 1870.
To SAID DETERMINATION are hereby Motif
fed that on before the 18th day Of January
A. d. 1870 there will he on file in the ONCE II
the clerk OF the District Court Of Wapello
COUNTY, Iowa. the petition Of the plaintiff
aforesaid for n divorce.
You are also notified. that unless You appear
thereto and defend. before Noon NJ the serond
day ~ the term Of the said District Court Of
Wapello County. to be held on the 24tN ofJau.
nary A. ID. 1870. default win he elAtered
against You and judgement rendered thtr e0n..
HUTCHINSON 4 HACKWORJH..
Attorneys for PlaintiH
Dec2w4t
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New Years Ball!

The ottumwa rurnverien will give
their annual New Years Ball, at then
Hall, in this city, on Friday night
Dec. 31st, 1869.
Swabkey's String Band will dis.
course the music, while the best eat,
ables the market affords will be ser.
we'd up AZ midnight of the last day OIL
1869.
The best Of order will be maintain.
cd, and no improper characters al.
lowed.
Admission 81 per couple.
The public are respectfully invi.
ted. BY order Of the Com.
Dee. l5--d&wtf.
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NOTICE.

Notice 10 hereby given that. this day, by mu.
tual consent, the arm Of Hargrave 4 Hender.
shott has dissolved. and all persons knowinp
Themselves indebted to them will please come
forward and settle.
Dec, lk lHoo. d&wlt
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DON'T

buy anything 1t Peters Co., unless you feel
convinced that yon are getting goods at as low
agures e can be bought OF any hrst class
house in Ottumwa,
D0c l0oo w.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Motto. 10 here given that my wifi. Martha
Churchill, has abandoned me without ju
reason, and will pay no debts OF er con.
tracttng. EUGENE .HURCHILL.
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The Brass Band of Agency City
arc out in a programme for Fcsti
val at the Baptist church on Christ.
mas eve. They propose awarding a
premium to the prettiesl young lady
and ugliest gentleman present.
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COAL !! COAL :! /!

CUAL CUAL
For sale q the Bank near Kirsville formerly
knoyn1e the Amith's Bank. Now owned by
ne. te1yeet 70 Keep constantly on hands o
|snpply Of good coal at all times. I wish to
employ some good miners. al and see me a.
my once on Second street, 2 doors west Of
THOMAS X. SHEPHERD.
Doc Ii dwtf
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DON'T

fall TO call on Peters 4 Co. opposite the FIRST
National Bank II you want flrst-class goods ct
bottom prices, and finally
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DON'T

months BY "shivering In the winds" when
mere plttance invested In some of those
heavy Western Flannels at Peters 4 Co. 'swill
tracted, ono yard Of these goods. is warranted
better neutralizer than quart bottle OF DR..
TAke-him-ins Lung Balsam, or q retired
missionary's Neuralgia Receipt
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Amt Of Circulating Notes. :. $500

vAVo,4t W
Amt Of Circulating Notes. $3.50, 900
Amount OF Exchange on New York,
Chicago and st. Louis sold during
the past yea, ........"..yz,4Oz,o17 10
The Deposits Of the Bank for the
past year average about. $3.50, 900
The number Of regular depositors
over 300.
The Bank during the past year has
made over fourteen hundred distinct
loans the rate Of Interest ten per
cent. per annum.
The Ottumwa Bank Of Richards 4
Hale-This 10 . private Banking in.
stitution, which has been about four
months in operation, and makes no
report. The parties are Seth Rich.
ards and George W. Bale. They are
doingsa good business, and are a.
sound an institution as can be found
in the land.
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DON'T

buy . Howe; any one of the many
other machines will suit you better, for poo
machine will worry woman to death about
o. soon a. slow poison.
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DON'T

buy . Through Ticket" to the Bone Yard, in
the shape Of . poor. trashy Boot or shoe, when
you can buy whole stock, home made Of Pc
terS& Co. for q few cents more per pair.
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DON'T Do TT,
DON'T

60 tobed and dream all night long. that you
arctic exploring vessel. when you can keep
yourself warm BY small investment In ten
cont calico and cheap cotton batting, at Pc.
t0To 4 Cos.
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Fail TO buy the Howe Machine Of Peters Co.
But tfyou have crusty Frou. one that has al
tenatsd herself from your Elections, one in
short that you would be rid Of, then
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over the sales of 1868, which is main
ly from the increase in the value, as
there are but few more pages Of Rec.
ord used this year, than last.
The largest sale of land in one
month is in January, ss9, 434.00, and
of town lots, the month OF May, $780,.
10000.
Largest sale Of lands, was from W
A. Jordan to ]. W. Cunningham, $50
acres for SIT.
Churches and Schools.
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DON'T

buy chopd sea weed and Hotel Stops Of some
Great Tea Co." when you can get the genu.
Inc Young Hyson-Gunpowder. Imperial.
Black and Japan OF Peters 4 Co.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-12-23

Edwin White, In>u. ance Agent
represents ii Fire and 2 accident In
snrancc Companies, representing >
capital Of over twenty-five millions OF
dollars.
The total amount ofproperty COW
cred by bis Fire Companies during
the year amounts to sl,147,77O 90
Amt OF premiumspaid
on same 8 1866 90
Amt of losses paid 10000 90
We will add for the information OF
our readers; that this largo sum OF
$4,000 in losses was paid promptly
and without delay or litigation.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-12-01

SEcTIoNALIsM IN TR4DE.-The Richmond Whie
gives the following discourse for the benefit of man
kind There is so much truth in it that we cannot
forbear calling the attention of our readers to it
We observe that some of the newspapers are talkino
about sectonaism in trade However excited men
may threaten in times of agitation such things as
politics or sectonasm in trade cannot long continna
Dealers will purchase of those who sell the best bar
gains Trade is soulless, unsentimental sort of
thing, that looks only to gain 1t is no respecter Of
men, cltles sections, or nations IF saint were In
set up next to Satan, and Satan sold better bargains
ne would get the trade and the saint would have to
shut up shop The Southern merchant, who from ser.
uonal or sentimental considerations pays more for his
goods than his fellow merchants pay, who are not con-
trolled by such considerations will either have tn
charge his customers higher prices than they, or will
have to lose. "a VIII
Now, Southern customers are like customers all tho
world over. They want good articles and they want
bargains. They may have a kind of sentimental adj
mlratlon Tor the merchant who allows bis politics to
govern bis dealings but when they nd that his nrces
are higher than those of his neighbors who are com
roied by no such influence they patronze the latter
Nlne hundred and ninety-nine men out of every
thousand Will act in this manner. IF merchants can
buy cheaper in Boston, New York or Pbiladelnbia
tnan IN Baltimore, they will deal there. Thew NAV
IKE Baltimore and the Baltimore people better. bnt
bargains are what they AFTER and not aectionate
interchanges.
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AN INTERNAL MACHINE IN HE'LL GArE-We con
as follows from New York dispatch of the 18th.
There is considerable excitement in the citv ovo
he report that nine hundred pounds of nitro
have been sunk upon rock known as the Hogs Back
at hell Gate. The report is verified at a late bour
Inc glycerlne was sunk by Mons Maillefert who ba
contracted TO remove the rocks by January next The
compound is placed in cans each containing fft,
pounds 1'''
The cans were carried out singly in boats. and low
cred. They were connected with an electric batter,
by means of wires and fuses When the first one wa,
lowered, the wires failed to do their work. A second
can was then sunk, in hopes that would explode it
ana that the conclusion would explode its
Inc fuse tailed to act and the work was continued
until eighteen cans, containing altogether nearly half
Ton OF nltro-gycerine were sunk.
The Workmen became alarmed and refused to at
Tempt 10 raise the cans through fear of an explosion
AFTER comforting with engineers Mons Mailleert de-
termined to sink five hundred pounds of gunpowder.
tomorrow morning, in the vicinity of the cans and
tnen explode it. hoping to create conclusion which
will explode the cans.
Inc mere explosion of fifty pounds of powder, on
Friday, upset glass of water on a dinner table at
Blackwells Island As the rocks at He'll Gate ara
nected with the rocks of Central Park it is tbouoht
that the explosion will shatter every window and mir
ror In the city, and produce shock like an earth
quake. III
some three thousand pounds of nitro glvcerine are
stored IN vessel anchored a mile above He'll Gate
ouL as hs Is on the water is supposed that the
conclusion will affect it. 1t is important to have the
explosive substance at once removed as vessels arc
frequently compelled to anchor on the Hoo,s Rack
ana the dropping OF an anchor on one of the cans
would cause fearful disaster
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n TEXAS CATTLE TRADE.-The Fort Scott (Kansss)
Monitor says that owing to existing laws of kansas
ono'ng the driving OF Texas cattle into or through
tna' STATE between the months of February and NJ.
OF each year. the cattle trade has been forced
out CT Its natural channel the drovers have been
pelea 10 snip at Abilene, on the Kansas Pacific Rail
road consequently they have been driving three or
our hundred miles further than they would otherwise
nave mad to do On the first day of December next
ene law allows Texas drovers to drive through the
6'a,e. Ihen the Missouri river Fort Scott and Calf
ha''road will be completed to this place. and all the
1e1as trade Will 60 this way instead of over the Kansas
,,b as IT has hitherto been forced CO. This will
racine Railroad and add large amount to the no,
earnings OF the Missouri River Fort Scott am Gnlf
d na,r0aa BY ANOTHER year the Gulf Railroad will be
competed to the State line and be prepared to shin all
the cattle that may be driven from the Sontb Th;s
.raae viii be immense and almost ncalcuable Texas
men VINO are supposed to be posted on the cattle trade
say that not less than 100000 head of TEXAS csttle
VIII be shipped North over the Missonr; Rva. Fo1
Scott aud Gulf Railroad within the next year
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ESCAPE FROM MoRMoNIsM The New York Sun OIL
wednesday gives narrative of the experience of En-
lily Jane Kane, young Scotch girl, who fled from Salt
Lake City, after brief insight into the horrors Of
polygamy. She and her mother, while residing in
Glasgow, became converts in common with Others, to
the Mormon faith The inducements offered by Brigham
Young's emmissaries for her to emigrate were evi.
IDENTIFY great for she in company with other deluded
persons, took Storage passage for New York on the
2sth of July last Arriving in that city on the 18th of
August they Immediately set out for the promised
land" Immediately upon her arrival at Salt Lake
City, Emily was met by saint sixty years of sge, who
lmportuned Emily to become his wife number four,
This staggered her faith somewhat, and upon more
intimate knowledge of the wretched condition to which
she would be doomed if she remained, she made her
escape, seeking the protection of the United States
finally reached New York on Tuesday, and BY the aid
of friends whom she found there she was enabled to
obtain passage Wednesday for Scotland, where she
proposes to make some revelations which will not be
so agreeable to the Mormon missionaries who are try.
ing ito make proselytes in Great Britain
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A PRESENT TO GEN LEE-An admrer of Gen. Lee
in Norfolk, has made him a present of an elegan
cane, made of piece of the Merrimac The Vir
ginian thus describes it
surmounting the upper end Of the cane is a mas
sive and richly chased and beautifully engraved head
of fine gold The collar part or band of this gold
mounting, casping encirclng the head of the cane
is composed of eight fat panels, and on these panels
appears, engraved in the most chaste and beautiful
style, by one of New Yorks most skful artists the
following inscription: ITO Robt: E. Lee, from a
profound adnirer of his character October, 1869 y
On the summit of the mounting, at its centre, and
forming small circle appears in small capitals, of
unique and chaste STYLE the name of Robt E. Lee.
Revolving spirally around the shaft of the cane is
most beautifully inscribed, for the space of about
eighteen inches in length, in ndellbe ink, the fol-
Fi"
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Inc Pacific Railroad, whether it achieves or not III.
success anticipated by its projectors has yet served
ear pdpose IN introducing many improvements il
car building and the convience of travel Stranaol,
enough the man Distinguishing himself by nnlIing ~
ln.o 'nese reforms is, appropriately, named Pullman
os ,ne oispiay OF energy and enterprise he mani
tests fully merits his nomenclature. His latest is the
announcement of weekly excursion train f, eme
chicago to San Francisco, with only one change 0 ot
cisco in eighty three hours Upon these cars tba
eiers are furnished with stae.rooms and reston,a
table One of these, serving as paror contains ON
upright piano, and thus the fair ones who choose
lhaulge in redowa on the path of the boundine bu
laio to the melhuous chorus of an Indian wboon
seriously speaking, however, these cars are Furnishes
WIN every appliance for living as well as travelling
ahu are all most deliberately and magnifcently furn
'Seo New Orleans Times.
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" IHE CLOSE OF MELANCHOLY CHApTER-Our read
efs Will, perhaps remember seeing an account several
weeks ago, of the killing of Mr. Barnes Young
lawyer and highly respectable gentleman, BY a Dr.
.. a. Lott an esteemed young man and physician,
e eotn OF fanola county, Miss They had been bosom
Notwithstanding the same office and the same room
when difficulty arose between them regarding q
young lady in which DR.. Lott very suddenly and in
ht OF passion shot and killed Mr. Barnes. Lott was
expelled from the Masonic fraternity and large re-.
wards were offered by that body and by the town and
county authorities for bis He was apprehended
mIt Lohs SINCE and lodged in the Pamela JAIL from
masked men, and hung. His body arrived here YES.
Ieraay and was buried in the city cemetery His crime
was grlevous one, and most grievousIy hath he an
swered 1t. The grave hides many faults and sips-et
TINS young man be remembered for what be was while
III possession OF his reason and not for what he did
Wick shurr
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SOUTHERN WEALrH.-The following from the Macon
(Ga.) Telegraph, contains truth than poetry It

SOUTHERN WEALTH.-The following from the Macor
(Ga.) Telegraph, contains more truth than poetry. I
should be read by every farmer:
A friend, just returned from Northern tour. saw
that the idea just now most deeply impressed on the
Northern mind is the great wealth of the South-ht
rapidity with which we, in this section must be beep
ing up riches out of an annual cotton crop worth nearly
three hundred millions Our friend told them. as We
believe truly, not ten per cent. of this money is re
tanned in the South.
In the first place, thirty three per cent of it goes tc
the aborers-s spent by Christmas and sent North BY
the merchants to pay for their goods OF the re-
mainaer, when western corn bacon, -four, hay, mules
and horses and northern fertilizers. agricultural mple
ments and goods, and merchandise of every de-
scrption are paid for, what is left? 1t makes little
difference whata mans income is if be has correspond
ing outgoes.
We shall not beg to be rich as community until
we gradually adopt the policy of supplying our own
necessities and keeping our at home Economy
is the only road to wealth. We must raise our own
food, make our own agricultural implements and d.
Versy our industry generally so that every thing we
spend does not leave our country Immediately to re-
turn more
When A buys of B. his neighbor. who sells sun.
Plies produced of Georgia material and SHAPED bv
ueorgia industry the money remains here, and the
State is the richer by the value of the goods created
and purchased. But if be buys of K in Boston or
New ork, Georgia loses the money paid offset ONLY
by the productive value OF the goods purchased IF
thev buy piano, fine carriage splendid dress or
andorgan, the gain of productive value to Georgs
is lnconslderable Ii the northern people think wa
are getting rich very fast let US not indulge the deIn
SION The great bulk of our earnings is lost to nc
much quicker than we made it.
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The Hon; Zadoc Pratt, one of the weathest mill
ionairs of New York who, as long ago as 1895 was
member of Congress from Greene county, in that
State, has lately married third 5me His new wife
is Miss Grimm, of New York city. She is lady,
who for the past three years. has been dependent on
her own resources for livelihood" She has been
during that time connected with the Turf, Field and
Farm, sporting and agricultural paper in one of its
mechanical departments The husband, who is in his
seventy year, has wisely concluded that his i'm
mense wealth and fortune were no more than fair
consideration for youth, virtue and beauty The lady,
therefore, accepting the gallant Colonies offer, becomes
the mistress of estate valued at three or four mil
lions of dollars, with early prospective of ere long
beng one OF the wealthiest widows in the State
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,o hAopUs TO TExAs.-The Vcksburg Times, of the
ha,iy each morning as the sun climbs IN the east
ct etn SKY whether that sky be couded or bright NAV
b see9 gng trains OF loaded wagons descending the
INNS OF sicksourg toward tie river bank, These wac
ohs belong to migrators from their distant for,s,
nolnes IN Alabama, and the north eastern horizons ii
Mssissppl and are filed with household goods on tbs
Ioao TO Texas Hundreds of these movers have
through this city during the past ten or twelve
anu we learn that more to follow 1t would seem
Us as wough company bad. been formed among then
Texas but such not the case we are told each g.
NY beng on its own independent hook