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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-01
New Secretary.

Hon. Adolph Il. Borie, late brevet
Secretary Of the Navy under Admi-
raj Porter, has rendered his reslgna-
ton, and Hon. Geo. M. Robson OF
Camden, New Jersey, has been ap-
pointed, sworn in, and Is how dis
charging the highly ornamental, if
not useful functions of fgure-head Of
the Navy Department..
1t is said that the party by the
name Of Robson, who has no doubt
SO unexpectedly to himself, and to
the utter astonishment of tho coun-
try, had this honor thrust upon him
was at one time Attorney General of
the great State of Camden and Am
boy, during the Republican admins
tration Gov. Marcus l.. Ward, who
was elected about the close of the
war.
~ il presumed that Gen'l Grant
has found something in this man
Roheson which the American peo-
pie lave been slow in finding out, or
else the nomination is made in con-
sideration Of the well known devo-
lions of Now Jersey to the loyal
cause during tho dark days Of the
rebellion, under the lead of that em.
inent patriot Governor Parker, and
III gratitude for the handsome major.
ity he received for President in that
bailiwicl.
Meantime. it remains an instruc.
tive commentary on tho eccentrici-
ties OF politics to see New Jersey,
the banner democratic State, carry
Ing off about twice as much patron
aye in value and Importance as Iowa,
the banner Republican state, and
that too under Republican admins
ration.
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On motion the claim of A, War
rem for Sl.20, ordered to lie on the
table.
The County Auditor and Clerk of
District court filed reports which
were read and ordered TO be placed
on file.
The committee on school fund and
lands, to whom was referred tho ap.
praisement of certain lots belonging
to the county, recommended that it
was not advisable TO sell the same for
less than the appraisemont made on
them by Ii. B. Jones, Daniel collars
and Samuel Gossage, in which report
tho board concurred.
Third class claims wcro taken IN
and passed upon,
In tho matter of tho claim against
Wapcllo county in favor of the Iowa
Hospital for tho Insane, tho follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the County Attor.
ney be, and he is hereby instructed
to present the claim of the county of
Wapcllo against tho estate of II. G..
Dombach for board and attention at
the Hospital for tho Insane.
Claim of Daniel Hcnshaw was, on
motion, ordered to lie on the table.
On motion the board adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 8 o'clk.
r. W. BOYD,
Clerk, pro TEN.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-01
Railroad News.

We see by the Ottumwa COURIER
that the Directors of the G. II. l, &
L. RR., at a recent meeting, have de.
termined to push their line through
to Cameron as rapidly as possible
They have already sent construc.
ton train to Cameron to be set TO
work Immediately, and they hope to
complete the line within eighteen
months.
This looks like buoinoss. A buzz;
ness too, in which Davicss county is
deeply interested. Our $3.50, 900 is
ready, money voted, bonds being
Autographed, people waiting. Come
on, gentlemen. Besides this, our
township is about to offer you $780,.
600 moro in order to expedite the
matter. Again we say, blow your
whistle and come on.-North Mis-.
souridn.
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The people in Iowa, along the pro-
posed line of the extension of the
Muscatine Division OF the Chicago.
Rock Island l. Pacific railroad, are
having lively times at many railroad
meetings. A correspondent OF the
Sigourney News writes graphic &C.
count of a meeting at Richiand, in
keokuk county. First Mr.. Ladd
spoke. He spoke excellently well,
but 1t seems to have been Mayor Full
ton, ofUttumwa, who put in tho Bos.
ton-Jubilce notes Of eloquence. He
followed Mr.. Ladd, says the cores
pondent, ''like a whirlwind in the
track of gentle breeze, or a famish-
ed tiger in close pursuit Of painting
fawn." Not only that, but Mayor
Fulton, according to the same spicy
authority, noticed "thc ris., progress
and development of mind and mat
ter along the railway lines from
Chicago to Richland, thence to OF
tumwa, and then on indefin,taly to
our Southwestern frontier and tho
general jumping-off place. Even a
great rain storm was unable to effect
lively throw q wet blanket over the
enthusiasm of the audience, or to ma
terially interfere with subscriptions
in aid of the Chicago and Southwos-
tern Railway.-Chicayo Post.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resolved, That we cordially endorse the 'ati-
minislation of Governor Merrill. MS wise
economical and honest, and that il deserves. M
IL naS rtF1lved, the hearty approval of the
Resolved, That we insist upon n continu
al'r" 90 strlct aud close economy in all de-
va tin maintenance ofthe happy financial con.
ntion, toWhich our State has attained undrr
Republican rule. '
=, Resolved. That the means now in the state
treasury, and which NAV become nvniiahla
nhght 10 be used for the purpose OF defraying
thehoccSstty expenditures of the State Gov.
economically administered and for
noothcfPdfpose; and no State taxes or only
me minimum absolutely required. should he
icNicd or collected until sucn means are ex-
iion ,oaI 10 10 ,ssna that the burthen of taxa
Resolved, That we rejoice in the ulorious ma
uonal victory in 1868, which has Drought
p"acu' haIiness and prosperity to our nation;
ana we heartily endorse the administrator OF
General Grant Va
:, Resolved, That the Republican party of Iowa.
neihg among The first, since the rebellion 10
incorporate IN State Constitution the great
erlnclrie of impartial suffrage, cordially AZ
cSp'S tne opportunity presented, by adopting
,,ie I2tn Amendment to the Constitution Of
national. ' Pii'''p'o
RsSoived, That the public expenditures of
Nc National Government should be reduced
tpthr lowest sum which can be reached by a
system pi the most rigid economy: that no
money should he taken from the National
tttashfS Tor any work of internal improve
iIeli, or Tor the erection of any public buiid-
inES not clearly necessary 10 be made or erect
Gdnntti tho National debt is paid or greatly re-
aar"d that allth money that can be saved
should be applied TO the reduction Of the Ma.
Ipnal acbt, to the end that the peOple NAV NO
aeiieNed from the burden of taxation as RAPIDLY
as piacticIbie. 'f,iS
k"SoiNc3. That we endorse and approve the
moilcE W2tS4 the present Secretary of the
'ie'tsufs OF the United States has pursued.
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Attempted Suicide.

True Holmes, formerly a soldier OF
the I'd Iowa, and brick mason of
thisScity, attempted. to hang himself
this morning, about two o'clock, from
one of the rafters of the awning of
Upp Mintccr's saloon.Y So
Upp, and Johnson, one of his en-
.ployees, succeeded in cutting True
down and resuscitated him with
much difficulty. He had fastened
the rope over the raftcr and then to
his neck, and deliberately jumped
from chair, and in a very few sec.
onds more would have been entirely,
over Jordan. ,s4.,
Bad whislcy and worse women,
was what was the matter with him.
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st. i. & G. r. R.

The following item we clip from
the last Missouri Democrat, which was
published after the return of tho Off
Gals of the North Missouri r. r. from
this city to st. Louis:
AT the annual meeting the Presi-
dent reported that work had pro.
crossed rapidly, and that contracts
had been made with capitalists of st.
Louis for the construction to Ottum.
wa and for lease for twenty wears
the road to be operated by the North
Missouri. He states that the road
will be completed to Ottumwa by
October LIST, and urges measures for
extension thence to Cedar RAPIDS"
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From Blakesburp.
blakesburg, Iowa, June 20, go.
GEN. ]. NJ. HEnRIck

Blakesburg, Iowa, June 20, go.
GEN. J. N. HEpRlck,
Dear Sir: l wish to in.
form you that the interest taken here
in the Cameron Railroad is on the
increase. Last Saturday the local
committee met and increased their
number, and have gone to work in
good earnest.
A. W. CASTOR, esq.,, was here three
days of last week. He is certainly
one of the most untirng work ers in
the railroad interest we have met
with.
Next Saturday, July Sd, at one
o'clock, is set for general turn out
at this place, at which time several
speakers from Ottumwa are expected.
l think you may safely set us down
for $4,000 stock, or more.
Yours,
RAILROAD.
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The depth to which politicians will
60 to crafty ambition or personal
spite was illustrated by the choice of
=. G. David, of Dubuque, as dele.
gate to the State convention, and
afterwards MS one Of tho Vice Presi-
dents. Dubuque, we know, contain
cd class of corrupt politicians, but
this last browning act we were not
prepared for. David was not the
choice Of tho Republicans of Dubu-
que county, DO it recorded as sa-
wing clause in their record, but merely
plant tool in the hands of a class Of
interruptions politicians. He was
placed upon the list by the anti-Alli-
son faction, and was used in tho
convention for the very purpose of
working against the influence of
lison. For this insult to the Repub-
licans of the ninth judicial district,
s. p. Adams, of Dubuque, is response.
BILE. He was selected by the judicial
caucus to represent our district on
permanent organization, and thus
nsed his authority for the time to
crafty his personal spite. By so do.
ing he outraged the Republican party
in a manner that will not be quietly
submitted to. The moro to be con-
demncd is this act when it is known
that up to the time that David was
ousted from the Dubuque Post office,
Mr.. Adams was condemnlng Mr.. AL
lison tor allowing so vile sneak as
David to remain as Postmaster, thus
using that then as lever against
Allison, and now eating dirt with
David for the purpose ofcarrying on
the same fight. The announcement
of David came SO unexpectedly to the
Republicans of the district that no
opposition was made to this disgrace
full piece of political cussedness. We
protest against the insult. 1t involves
the party in the district into the en-
dorsement of David as a Republican
"a name that does not belong to him.
We repeat, that to s. P. Adams alone
belongs the responsibility of such 4
disgrace to the 9th judicial district
Cedar Falls Gazette.
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The Black-Cap Raspberry.

MH. nDlTOR:
This is fruit that is but
little understood or appreciated, as
1t is one Of the most desirable of all
the small fruits, and | think tho most
profitable one that can be raiscd.-
The Black-Cap species (of which
there are several varictics) are be-
coming worry popular, and have none
of the objections of tho old Sorts
Its value and merits arc that, it forms
no suckers to spread and fill Up the
ground, is hardy chough TO need no
winter protection; when the berries
arc picked they part from tho stem,
are clean and ready for the table, and
although good culture and caro- will
pay with almost any treatment will
bear enormous crops Of delicious
fruit every yoar, giving u fair crop
the next year after planting. And
as to cultivation, this is simple: l
think the best way is to set them
three feet apart, with rows six feet
from each other and when the canes
are four feet high cut off foot or
eighteen inches, then when two feet
more is added cut away as much
more. This makes thick and strong
hedge, 80 thnt they will need no
stakes or tying, and improves the
fruit. After the fruit is gathered cut
out and clear away the old stalks to
give room for the now; keep the
ground cultivated and clear of reeds,
and the r suit will "astonish the ma.
tivcs," and convince any one that
this excellent fruit should be in eve.
ry family garden.
If any think this is cxaggeration,
take a look at q crop now on my
premises and judge for yourself
Respectfully,
o. MoFFEr.
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Frightful Railroad Accident.

Abont one o'clock Friday morning
a most frightful accident occurred on
the Des Moines Valley Railroad, near
Ashland bluff. A freight train, con-
sisting Of IN engine and six cars load
ed with lumber, while crossing Cedar
Creek, were precipitated into tho
stream by the breaking down Of the
bridge. A brakeman named Samuel
Martin has not been seen since the
accident. 1t is supposed that he was
drowned and washed away by the
current. Martin Strassler, the en-.
gineer, and Chas. Cation, fireman, were
slightly injured. We understand
that the engine and cars were con-
siderably smashed up. The cause of
the bridge giving away is supposed
to be on account of damage to the
abutmcnts by tho high water produ-
ccd by recent rains.-Coastitution.
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Chicago POstInpS.

"Gail Hamilton in letter of re.
greet that she could not be present at
the silver wedding of the Hon. S. w.
Moulton, at Shelbyville, on the I'd
inst, said:
"When one has stayed married
twenty-five years in Illinois, l sup
pose it is worth while to ring the
bells over it,"
Why, Gail, it is nothing like SO
trying as it is to stay unmarried fifty
years in Massachusetts--and you
know what that is.
Amanda J. Craig has got a re-en-
gagement in the Newport schools, at
$500 a year, Notwithstanding her
poor success in teaching Spraguo to
smell =
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EIGHTH DAY.

Board mot pursuant to adjourn
ment.
President Lotspeich in the chair.
Members all present except Sups.
Lmd, Boyd aud Randel.
Proceedings of yesterday read so
far as appeared on the record. APP
proval deferred until record be COM
pl.ted.
In tho matter of certain school
lands in the city of Ottumwa, the
s.me was on motion referred to com.
OF school funds and lands.
The following resolution, present
cd by Sup. Neville, was on motion
ADOPTED:
Resolved, That the tax charged
against Mary Hazen for the year
1873, be and the same is hereby
ahted.
The committee on claims to whom
was referred tho account of Holden
&Co., reported in favor of the al
lowance of tho same. On motion
thu claim was allowed.
Claim Of Daniel Hoover was taken
up and, on motion, it was ordered by
ths board that the same be allowed
to The amount OF S15.40.
Claim of Fish a. McGinitie laid on
the table.
S,ps. Ladd, Boyd and Randel APP
pcarsd and took their seats.
Claim Of CD shadford for $40. %
tor coffin made for order Of Hughes,
was on motion rejected.
Claim of W. g. Moss & Co., for
$3.50, was on motion rejected.
Bill of Carter, Hussoy 4 Curl was
taken up, and on motion their bill for
sl56.55 was reduced 20 per cent, al
lowing thereon SlA0.UU.
Bill Of Mills g. Co. taken up, and
on motion a reduction of 20 per cent.
was made, and ordered that the sum
of S162 BIO allowed.
On motion of Sup Carver, the fol-
lowing resolution WIS adopted.
Resolved, That Edward Everett
be allowed tho sum Of Ono Dollar
per day additional tohis wages as
Janitor, whenever heshall be en-
ployod rs Baillf for tht Dist. Court,
General Term, or Circui, Court.
On motion Of Sup. Carer, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions was
adopted:
Whereas, i, is the opinion that the
price of blank books by Mills 4 o.,
and others, IS fixed with refa,euco 20
the heavy discount on county ,riors
and
Whe.'eas, said price is much above
the price paid by dealers who pay
cash,
{. LIST Resolved, That all the officers
of Wapelloeounty be, and they are
hereby instructed to make special
arrangement in all eases with the
persons with whom they deal.
I'd Resolved, That the Clerk of
this board is hereby authorized to
issue orders pn the Treasury SO that
all books canIho bought with cash as
they arc needed
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OrrUMwA "has her blood up On the
Railroad question" as the COURIER
expresses it, and desires tho good peo.
pie Of Cedar Falls and other places
South thereof who have been left out
in the now Iowa Central coup de etat,
to join with Ottumwa in building a
road between Cedar Falls and OF
tumwa. AS far as Toledo is concern
cd, we beg to remind Ottumwa that
we euve, at the present writing, a
large sized s'plug' on the brain, and
we have neither time nor breath to
spend in discussing such small mat.
ters as suggested by the COURIER.
As soon, however, as the "plug" is
disposed of we will look into the Of
tumwa project and see what it
amounts to. Toledo Republican.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA.

#E.,., t.ttr.s SLATE OE lOWA
! i'4s seE!a Wapello County.
In the Circuit Court, May Term 1869. L.
Al. Gadley, Clerk of the Circuit Court
to tic widow heirs and legatees of Nor
ris Hungerford, Deceased, late OF
said County, and especially to Mary
i Hdngetssrdj Edgar NJ Hungerford,
Thomas IIungerford, John Hungerford,
Morris Hupgerford, Catharine T. Hun
geriord, tridget Dow, Hannah Quirk,
lJuiia Hungerford and Mary Lutz. heirs
at law OF said decedent and to all whom
itmay concern. ftt
Notice is hereby given that on the 9th
day of March 1869, there was produced
and read publicallyi in open court an in
slrument Of writing purporting to be the
i;tst Will and Testament of Norris Hun
gerford Deceased, and that the Second
day the July term 1869, to be begun,
and held at the Court House in Ottumwa,
in said County, on the 18th day of July
1850, has been fixed by the court as the
day upon which proof of the genuiness
of said instrument will be heard at which
time aud place, all persons interested,
may be heard.
l.. NJ. COOLEY,
junel0-wlt. Clerk, G. @.
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From Centreville,

Centroville, Iowa,
June 20, 80.
J. H. Merrill, Chm. Elk. CON-, &c.
Dear Sir:
We have now got the RR. ex-
cienent up to fever heat. Business
hon all closed up. Every body
out raising stock. Hope to send
some news in few days that
viii do you good. We are greatly
encouraged. Yours, &c.
j. Ii. TANNEHILL,
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CAMERON AND OTTuMwA RAILROAD.
Under the efficient superintendent.
cy of our friend N. P. ogden, the
work on the Chicago & S. w. RR., is
progressing finely. Track laying is
being pressed as rapidly as possible.
Some temporary difficulties, connect
ed with obtaining the right of way,
have been amicably adjusted.-Bor-
der Times.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA, |

STATE OF IOWA,
Wapello County.
In the Circuit Court of said County,
July term 1869
l.. NJ. Cooley Clerk of the Circuit
Court, to the heirs and Legate"s of Ped
ley Jenison, deceased, late ofsaid coun-
ty and especially to the heirs of Philo
Jenison, Eliza Royce, Nancy Barley,
Martha Davidson, Sarah Ann Bower,
Lucinda J Packwood, David Cloadfeltcr
Perley Cloadfelter, George CloadfelteS,
George Cloadfelter, Ellen tCloadfelter
and Quincy Saylor, heirs at law of
Perley CIoadfelter, deceased, and to all
whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given that on the Goth
day of May 1862 there was read publcal-
~ in open court, an instrument OF writing
purporting to be the last will and Testa-
meht of Perley Jenison deceased, and the
second day of the July term ofthe Circuit
Court l69,S to be begun and held at the
Court House in Ottumwa, in said County
on the 18th day July 1869, has been fixed
by the court as the day upon which proof
of the genuiness of said instrument will
be heard, at which time and place all per-
sons interested may be heard.
l.. NJ. COOLEY,
Il jumel0w-4i At. Clerk, G, G.
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r, R

The Executive Committee has APP
pointed l'ailroad meetings as follows.
TO wit, at IOkA, Thursday evening,
July l, and at EVANSVILLE, Fri.
day night, July I'd.
Competent speakers will be present
to address the people, and it is ear
neslly hoped that all persons 10 those
neighborhoods, interested in the de
velopment of their glorious country
will attend.
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ARousED.-CoL Gillaspy spoke to
the Centervillians last Thursday, and
from the Citi=tn we should Judge the
people there arc thoroughly aroused
TO the Importance of the Chicago &
Southwestern Railroad to them, and
the pressing necessity of prompt and
liberal aid.
a committee of thirty were ap.
pointed TO canvass for stock, and
now, by ST. Paul! the work goes
bravely on"
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The Iowa Central has played out,
so far as Toledo is concerned. The
present company will probably be en-
tircly given up and a new company
formed composed partly, and great
ly. of the Iowa River Railroad Com
pany, now operating a railroad from
Ackley to Eldora, and building thence
to Marshalltown.-1oleao Republican
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county. A county that has no good
town is not a desirable place for any
class of citizens to live. Then let us
prepare to aid this magnificent en-
terprise and furnish all the aid re-
quired to secure depot at our town.
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From Richland.
Richland. Iowa,
June 2Sth, 1869.

I
June 2Sth, 1869.
]. M. HEDRIcK:,
Dear Sir We held a RR. mcet-
ing on Saturday, and raised our full
amoanty--s2o,O0O. We will still
keep on working, We also have a
paper across the river; but Skunk
has been on "high' the last week,
SO we have not hoard what has been
done. We expect IS, 900 from there.
Wishing you abundant success at
your city, remain
Yours truly
j. G. STockMAN.
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A Boston paper gives the dlmcn-
sions of Parepa Rosa's voice, u. fol-
lows: 800 feet long, 300 feet wide,
and as high as the Coliseum"
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Being now through with the Board
OF Supervisors, We shall try and make
tho COURIER more interesting here
after. by occasionally having some
thing 70 say about tho Ottumwa,
Cameron and Leavenworth Rail
road.
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a. w. CASTOR and Joseph Hayne
spent much Of the time oflast week
N canvassing Polk and Adams Town.
lips, securing considerable amount
OF stock, and reporting the best OF
feeling in that section.
"A grand rally is to come off at
Blakeshurg next Saturday at p. m.
to farther the matter ofralsing stock
which will be addressed by compe-
tent spo akers.