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The French Minister of War,
Sketch of Marshal Neil.

Adolphe Mel, Marshal Of France,
con ntinues in tho Cabinet as Minister
OF War. He was born at Muret
Haute Garonne, October 4, 1902, and
was admitted iLta the Ecole Poly
technique in 1921. After finishing
his military education he entered the
French army, became a lieutenant Of
engineers il, 1927, and u captain of
that corps in 1881. Tho following
year he was ordered to Algeria, and
distinguished himself at the capture
of Constantine, for which he was
congratulated by the Minister Of
War, and promoted to "Chef de
battalion" In 1s4a he became Lit.
Col. in 1916 Colonel, and in 1s49 was
attached to the expedition to Rome
as chief Of the staff OF engineers
At the siege Of the Eternal CITY his
merits were SO obvious, and his SER
vices so valuable, that he was ra,sed
to the rank of General Of Brigade,
and intrustcd. with the complimerta-
ry mission Of carrying the keys Of
Rome to the Pope at Gata. Upon
his return TO France he was placed
at the head of the Department Of
Engineers, with the rank of General
OF Division. Whom the Crlmean
wal. broke out Gen. Mel was sent to
the Baltic. lie commanded the En-.
gineers at the siege of Bomarsund,
and upon its capture was hOhored
with the appointment of aid-do-camp
to the Emperor. From the north he
was transferred to the Crimea, where
he took command of the Engineers.
To his genius and foresight much OF
tho success of the attack on the NAL
ak of was due. For those services
ehc rcc,i ived the Grand Cross of the
Legion OF Honor, and was created
Senator of France. In 1868 he was
deputed as Special Ambassador to
King Victor Emmanuel, of Sardinia,
to demand Of him in marriage the
hand Of the Princess Clothildc for
Prince Napoleon. At the commence.
,ncnt of the war in Italy, in 1859, he
was appointed to the command Of the
Fourth Corps of the Army of the
Alps. He covered himself with DIS
tinction ut the victory of Solfcrino,
and was elevated to the dignity of
Marshal of France. Like Marshal ,
Mcmahon, the Minister of War is
said to be of Irish extraction.
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Central University.

From a Blade Supplement- wo learn
that the Central University of Pella,
will open fall term Sept. 9th next,
with a full Corps of Experienced
Teachers, who will spare no pains to
render the school uncxccllod for thor
oughness and correct discipline.
IL. III. SCARFF. President,
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Railroadical.

Judge H. n. Aller, Supt. and Sec
rotary Of our Ottumwa, Cameron &
Leavenworth Railroad, arrived yes.
terday evening and had consulta-
tion with our Railroad Executive
Committee and with many Of our
citizens, in the Parlors Of the Ballin-
gall House last night from 8 to IL.
He is en route to N. 7. to attend .
meeting Of tho Executive Commit
tees Of the G.. r. 1. Il p. II. r. and
the G. 4 s. w. r. II. and will lay be.
ssrs them the profile Of our route,
and inform them of the amount Of
local aid &c, DC.
Our committee reported t2l7, 900
in good notes as sircady secured in
Iowa, from tho State limo to Wash.
ington, in addition 70 which Depot
grounda right Of way &c. in this city
wore pledged.
In answer to a telegram, q COM
mlttee of Fairfeldors, headed by
Hon. ]. r. Wilson, CHE other men,
bers being Hon d. p. Stubbs, Judge
Ncgus, J.. j. Cummings, 8. 2. Far
mer, D. Young and Charles Myers }
met Judge Aller here and offered
his Company the Fairfield and
Brighton stock, understood to
amount to about 4l31, 900 as an in.
ducement to divert the route from
this the one originally intended, to
theirs via Bloomfield, Fairfield and
Brighton.
The Judge left on the midnight
train last night, for New York and
will lay these propositions, pro6les
TO-, BEFORE the aforesaid Executive
Committee.
Il is not expected that any de6-
mite location will be made at this
meeting.
The Judge was most highly pleas
cd with the mangni6cent subscrip-
tion raised on our line which would
have doubtless been much larger had
the weather for the past month been
favorable. He Of course could give
no indication Of the route to be Sc
looted, but must have been favorably
impressed with our promptnsss and
liberality.
He reports our route slightly
shorter than the Fairfield one, but
the two very much alike as to direct
ness and feasibility.
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THURsDAY JULY 90. 1869.

quire, and lot me get tho OoUaIER
regularly, as 1t is essential TO my
peace Of mind, My domestic felicity
depends upon the receipt Of it, and
the happiness Of my better-halt has
been materially retarded by its non
receipt. tel ssaR} 2s 'sna &.
fear in my rambling epistle |
have tried your patience; but you
may hepo for better things in future
from Yours truly, Ron.
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The New York Tribune publishes
list Of the "poor rich men," princi.
pally Tammany politicians, BY whom
gonius they display for hard swear
ing in making up their income re-
turns is dazzling. One dweller in
Fifth avenue pays $4,000 rent, is
worth one and quarter million dol
lars in real estate, receives $1,000
ronts, pays $1,000 taxes and $4,000
interest on mortgages, oxpcnds about
$50, 900 in living, and yet has no tax.
bic income. Two city politicians
who are millionaires, and have each
purchased over 100000 worth Of
real estate during the past year, and
oight years ago were poor men, have
no income, and have had mono since
the Income Tax law was passed
Fernando Wood, who receives from
tho city, we believe, s36,oO0 year
for the rent of property worth sll,-
600, and who is reported to have o
share in most Of tho heavy salaries
paid by tho city to its various OIL
| eials, has no income. Benj. Wood,
VIM. M. Tweed, Sheriff O'Brien,
| whose office is worth 1000, Comp
trollor Connolly, ton of the principal
Aldermen, Street commissioners Dew
| lin and Mclean, Corporation Counsel
OGorman, Samuel j. Tildon, John
Morrisscy, Jack Rogers (ex-M. o.,
public administrator, Manton Marble,
solo owner Of the World, Webster
aud Craig, the celebrated Custom
House diplomatists, James Brooks,
NJ. c., Corporation Attorney L. @.
Fiolds, and suoh leading lawyers as
u. w. Stoughton, Clarence A. Sow
ard, Aaron j. Vanderpocl, Aug. +,
Brown, and Judge Barnard, return
no taxable incomes. This is in sin.
gular contrast with David Dudley
Field and Dudley Field Of the same
law firm, who return, tho former
| s7o,2Si, and tho latter s60,097. Eli
ther politics pay very badly in Now
York, or politicians display vast elias
| ticity of conscience in making on,
their income returns Chicago 7ri-
bpne.
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The Cat---A Study.

After Victor Hugo. .a ..
The cat is tho concrete sy mbol oil
the profoundest human principles
wrenched from tho eircumambiencc
of the unknown and hurled INTO the
bosom of consciousness. I,
Ninc tailors make one man. x cat
has nine times the life Of one man,
for 1T has nine lives. Possession, al
SO, is nine points Of tho law. Behold
legal possession OF existence equal
to the span of eighty one clothicrs'
lives. 4 ~ @ s'ss' .'58
Let us bow revcrently before this
august fact. "a Eo1 r5 g
The wanderer by the moonlight
sea shore, when the moon--that ar
gent cornucoria Of hcave9-is
streaming forth her flowers and
fruits Of radience, and the illimitable
is illuminated by the ineffable, will
have remarked the phosphorescent
ridges that scintillate along the bill
lows tops, until the breakers seem
to curve and snort like horses pecks
with names of lightning clad.
So, O man, when in the darkness
Of thine own chamber, thou passest
thine hand along the furry spine Of
this phantom of the backyard, the
electric sparks dart forth, and flash
Of lightning fuses together the ftp
gers and the 'tur. -
Exquisite autithesis OF nature -
The fre-side embraces the ocean.-
The hearthstone is paved with sea-
shells. The monsters Of the deep
disport reflected in the glowing en-
bers. The infinite abroad is bro't
into amalgamation with finite at
home. 4 ai
The ocean ronrs.
The cat only purrs.
The pillows rise and culminate and
break. H5
The cats back rises. The feline
tide is up, and we have a permanent
billow OF fur and flesh:
| o, impossible co-existence Of un
contrary contradictions.
The Duke Of Wellington WAS pro
nounced the greatest captain OF his
age. Gen. Grant was pronounced
the greatest captain of his.
| The greatest captain OF any aye
was tho captain with his whiskers. s
| Lot US not call this the tcrgiv
orsation of history. Call it rather
the tergiversation of nature.
The whiskcrs of the captain.
The whiskeas of the cat.
The hirsutc exponent OF MARTA
supremacy. The feline symbolism
Of the Bearded Lady crossing kel
claws before the family fire.
Jealousy has beon called the green
eyed monster.
The cat is tue green eyed moster
| Both lie in wait. Neither distroy,
its victim without toying with it,
One is the fox, the other is the frient
OF the fireside. Either is to be me
almost In any family. Each is o
both sexes. a ta.
! "Old Tom gin in excess is one 0
mans bitterest bibulous foes; man i
1.-THE bi.terest bibulous foe OF old Ton
cats, The one puts the bricks init
1.-THE hats of the second to de SHE'D q
1.-The heads of the third.
! @ OSCILLATION between sky ant
learth! o lips Of the Seen touching
the lips Of the Unseen 0 wave o
Thought cheering through the asymp
totes of cloudland, crystalizing int
angelic foci the tangonts of humani
lty.
Tho stars arc out ut night
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FROM INDIANA
Of the Courier.
~ RICHMOND, IND, July 19, '69.

I , D. II &.
lo As in these times Of
deluging rains and fearful havoc
with crops in many parts of the
country, it has become . matter Of
great interest to your readers to
know the conditioned things abroad,
i will occupy a fcw moments in
writing Of what l saw Of the country
and crops in my journey from your
city to this place. a ad a
Leaving Ottumwa at noon on Fri--
day, 18th inst, I arrived in Burling-
ton for tho night tram to Chicago, SO
that | cannot give tho condition Of
things in Illinois from personal OBJ
servation. / learn, however, that
along the line Of the C. B. & @. RR.,
the damage to crops by the rains has
been fully commensurate with that
Of our own at home.
! i left Chicago at 8 a. m, on SatuyL
day, and passed through the State Of
Indiana, by the way Of Michigan
City, Lafayette, and Indianapolis.
Until | reached within twenty miles
of Lafayette the dry land was the
exception and the ovcrfowed land
the rule. 1t is true that in this dis
tance wo passed through the Kanka-
kee swamp, which is always moro or
loss covered with water. Yot there
is q largo area Of land In cultivation
upon tho north and south of the
swamp, extending for many miles
eithcr way, which, as we passed thro'
wasin q most deplorable condition,
being in the main vast sheet Of wa
water. As | approached the high
grounds few miles north Of the old
Tippecanoe battle ground-thc desert
waste like appearance ofthe country
disappeared, and many fields OF small
grain and Of corn promised an abun-
dant harvest; still, ,nterspersed
among the promising fields Of corn,
were many that had been like many
in Wapello county-abandoned, be-
cause the ground was SO wet as to
render cultivation impossible.
At Lafayette, about 4 p. M, it com.
moncod raining, and continued to
pour down incessantly until wo came
within about twenty miles of Indian
apolis, and from here on to the Cap
itol the ground had tho appearance
Of having had no rain for days, aad
the streets Of tho city, when we ar.
rived at p. IN, were quite dusty.
The wheat crop through central
Indiana is more than half standing
in the shock, having been harvested
last week. l saw but one field that
had been stacked. as
am told here that they had no
rain last week, while we in Wapello
county were getting almost an every
day soaking. Wheat is said hore to
be the best crop they have had for
many years. | heard of no com.
plant on account of the heads not
filling, or shrunken berry. The corn
crop also promises well here.
They have not had one quarter of
the rain that we have in Iowa for
two weeks past.
Yesterday (Sabbath) | attended
services in the large Whitewater
meeting house in this city. This is
one Of the largest houses Of worship
in the west, and is famous for having
been tho scene some thirty years ago
Of o talk upon the subject Of Slavery
to the Friends, by the immortal Clay.
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The Monroe County Doctrine


An obscure country cotemporary
printed at Abba, Monroe county,
Iowa, yclept "Thc Repmblic,"
IT,, in it's last issue, particularly
insolent towards to the COURIER
The Republic is printed in the inter-
est Of the lato lamented Democratic
party Of the State; and, consequent.
", is puny, weak and languishing
with a general air of debility wars
ranting the prediction Of its early
demise This is not exactly on the
principle that "those whom the gods
love die young" on the contrary,
We rather think lack of salt junk
and scarcity of Misunderstanding an
aching void in the stomach and
vacuum in the upper story of the
editor-is what ails the paper. The
fellow-we forget his name-adopts
an old advertising dodge in attack
ing his respectable contemporaries, in
the hope Of bringing himselfinto no.
toriety through the castigations in
aicted by newspapers of general cir
culation. It is a cheap kind Of mar
tyrdom, but is tolerably well played
out" Of late years. In this case,
however, we reluctantly stretch a
point of courtesy, and give the Re-
pubic the benefit Of our circulation.
The editor finds faul. with our ap-
plication OF the Monroe. Doctrine" !"
as far as it relates to Cgba, and to
the European possessions in Ameri.
CO, generally. He informs US that
Monroe's doctrine was that of non-
Intervention in the political disturb
ances Of our American neighbors
and he complacently points US to the
messages Of the great statesman
transmitted to Congress during his
occupancy Of the presidential chair,
whore we arc expected to find new
light upon the subject. We are sor.
~ thas any porson-much loss an
editor, SO called-should be betrayed
into such shocking exposure Of ig.
norance. The publisher OF journal
--even q democratic journal--is sup
posed TO be familiar with the leading
principles of our government and its
foreign and domestic policies; and
he is very reasonably expected to
know q little something of their ori
gin.
We are we'll aware that the part
OF an instructor in this instance will
be y thankless one, but nevertheless
we will impart the news to this Mon
roo county oracle, that tbs
Monroe Doctrine did not originate in
Washington; that it did not frs
shed its light upon the world in tht
state papers Of the President, anc
| that the stdoctrine" itself is not thai
Of non-intervention in American at
fairs by tho United States. The
policy, or doctrine, originated at St
James while Mr.. Monroe was ou
minister to that court. It's basis wa
a protocol agreed upon bctwcel
Monroe and Canning,-thc latto
then being at the head of the British
Foreign oilico,-and its substanc
was, that tho United States should
under no circumstances, interior
with the course of political affairs j
Europe, while on the other hand Eng
land was to attempt no further cor
Iquest in America The astute Car
ming saw at that early day that
giant was growing up in the wosl
and he was equally instrument,
with Monroe in perfecting the polio,
which has to this day KEEP. Amer
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Gen. Gordon Granger, Of the Uni
ted States army, has married Miss
Marie Letcher, daughter OF Or. Jo-
seph Leohder, Of Lexington, Ky.
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Snor.-Monday morning our Dep
uty Sheriff, Joseph Curl, while pre-
pairing to take West, the murderer,
to Ottumwa, let fall a revolver from
his coat, which accidently fired, the
ball taking effect In the fleshy part
OF tho calf OF the leg, passing entire
ly through and leaving an ugly
wound. 1t is not dangerous, tho
painful wound. 1t is 70 be hoped
Mr.. Curl will soon recover.
The priso2er was given in charge
of Judge VanBeuthusen, who con.
veyed him to Ottumwa for safe keep
ing.-Bloomyfeld Republican
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Col. c. G Hammond, of Chicago
has been appointed and accepts the
position Of Superintendent Of the U.
r. and Central Pacific Railroads
vice Wm, Snyder OF Davenport re.
moved
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Patents TO Iowa inventors for the
weols ending July l3th: Yaa
G. IL. Knox, Mt. Pleasant, Wash
ing Machine. qs
S. w. Siam, Jr., Des Moines,
Clothes Pin. t q aatd
H. II. Clinton, Iowa City, Grain
Bin. assss ao fs5fa & .ll
+. Joncs, Burlington, Combined
Collar and Hames.a
Ii Hninos, Iowa City, Attaching
Rubber Tires to Wheels. f5
n Otis, Charles City, Lightning
Rod. a%'s
D, swauk. Newton Apparatus for
Propelling Carriages. j 9s
W. W. Cole, Eldora Potato Dig
gcf, r,a
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The Latest Market Report.

Honor-Scarcc. Old stock ex-
hausted, and the new will be fail
ure. .. 4-arfEse- r eeEzat
Virtue--Old growth nearly con-
sumed; young growth, prospect very
unpromising.
Honesty-None in tho market.
Patriotism-First quality scarce
and none TO be disposed Of Second
quality easily bought on speculation
at one hundred per cent discount.
Prudenco-All in the hands of old
stockholders and held close. ts
Modesty-Stock badly managed.
None for sale to street spectators.
Vice Market ovcrstocked.
Pride-Market glutted.
Politeness-Cheap. Holders un-
willing to dispose of any at the pres
ent rates.
Scandal-None at Wholesale
Dealt in chiefly by peddlars at retail.
Religion-Nominal. Very little of
the genuine article on hand. Stock
generally adulterated
Love-None offered, except for
greenbacks.
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The DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
George Gillaspy, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, is pork pack
or of Ottumwa, who made fifty
thousand dollars last year. Unlike
Dean he wears clean clothes and
makes free use of soap. Altogether
he is quite respectable in appearances
MOI much less SO than Bailey &
Co.'S giant. The COURIER says he
"stands high"-so he docs, about 8
feet 10. When he is elected Govern
or he will make u good one.-Mus-
cdtjne Journal.
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MERCHANT TAILORING
wANTED.

Fifty men as travelling agents TO sell
Lightning Rods & Pumps.
Apply at oiice IN person, or address
I. X. SHEPHERD
March Sd 80 d&wtr.
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The Treasury Department has is,
suod $4,000 worth Of now ten cent,
and 81 500 worth of fifteen cent frac-
tional currency. The new twenty
five and fifty cent notes will not
probably be issued before the first OF
August. tifNt s. ~
The Chicago Times newspaper.
commenting on tho remark of re-
ligious cotcmpoaary, that Sin order
to fill pulpit, "a man nccds to DO tull
himself suggests tho name of an
inebriato for tho biggest pulpit in
town. This is proof positive OF what
VIC have always maintained, that
whiskey straight is your genuine
Democratic gospel.-Chicaqo Post.
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Cdfrieti Anb aepart,l,ut.
70 with new
Types and PRESSES.

PRINTING Of ALL KINDS.
From Visiting Card to Mammot
Poster, executed in good style. Eastern
prices and work duplicated. 4 "
IN ORnERH NOT.TnTTED II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-17

r. Bradley Of Brattleboro takes the first pre-
mnm for working oxen, also diploma for his
herd Of Jersey cattle c. Houghton, Putney
a diploma for his fine herd Of Dutch cattle. &C
cOmpaniel by very complimentary notice from
the judges. J. D. Wheat Of Putney, takes the pre-
MUM for Merino sheep.
The principal premium on vegetables was
taken by F. Horner, Of Brattleboro. The com
mittee on vegetables, with remarkable regard
or propriety, was made up Of Messrs. Saml. Z.
Wheat, Geo. Bean and Horace Pease. r. Brad
ly's swine were the best. and his Merino sheep.
the second best on the grounds.
The Fair proper closed to-day. though it is as
yet too early to sum up its results. The receipts
have not been heavy, nor the attendance large.
Il is, of course, easy to account for these facts
Good as was the Fair, it would have been much
better but for two unfavorable circumstances
the exhibition of the New England society taking
place the same week, which drew largely upon
patronage properly belonging to this Fair and
the severe and prolonged rain, which drove many
visitors home, and prevented many more from
coming. All that human means could do O.
make the exhibitions success was done by the
officers Of the Connecticut River Valley, but
agricultural fairs can make but little helisay
against unfayorable weather.
Your correspondent acknowledges his obliga-
tons to the President Of the Society, Capt Pike,
to Secretary Bailey, and Chief Marshal Jennings
and to the officers generally for many favors.
also take this occasion TO say good word foi
the g Brattleboro House" The abilities Of mine
host Lawrence and his courteous clerks were
never better displayed than during he Fair. Ar
the PhGHir Office | made the acquaintance oil
some Of the gentlemen connected with that paper
They value the Free Press very highly, an
glad to know. Sc 1t Is, ssd they, - by far the
best paper in the State. and an honor To Vernon,
journalism. N0TUs.
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expression in action. Mr. Roberts states cor
rectly his connection with the bolt 81 loo''
The two were by 10 meas parallel cases. nor
was the first any justification whatever Tor the
second but the fact that the former bolt had
the support of Mr. Roberts st the polls 'od'
made most effective eectioneering argument
against him. and was held by many Republican
Aoters So sufficient to absolve them from all
specia' party obligation in the matter. Through
adroit use of this and the /" wholly uh-
founded " rumor 10 which Mr. hooers
aludes with such natural and just .indig-
nation. the movement became more and more
formidable. than - union of rum and demo
cracy;'' and as such, since the result disclosed
its proportions, we have treated it.
Mr.. Roberts thanks us ironically for our
charity." He might thank US in all sincerity
though we ask no thanks for simply doing our
dutv-for unqualified endorsement Of his persona!
and official integrity, for many words OF
genuine praise Of him il many relations, for
active opposition to his opponents While the
case was open, he had on this, as on many other
occasions, our hearty support, and the DON
against him our unqualified condemnation,
Since the case was closed we have simply aimed
to calmly set down the causes which led 10 toe
surprising result. We have done so with the
special purpose to avoid the stirring, up OF
anger by grievous words, and to study :, the
things which make for peace. :" As IN some simi-
lar cases before, we look little further into the
future than some of our friends seem TO be
willing TO- The Republicans Of Burlington can
not afford to be divided by personal quarrels
And those who without sacrifice Of principe
labor for harmony in its ranks, de 1t and the
public the best service.