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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04

BRowNLow.-The last number of
the Weekly Knoxville Wing, con-
tains Brownlow's valedictory, as a
journalist. 1t reads:
"The Wing, a journal have edited
for the last thirty years, now passes
into other and more able and vigor-
GUS hands. As a member of the new
company, owning the Office, l shall
feel deep interest in the success Of
the enterprise, and will do all in my
power to promote its success. In re-
viewing my long and eventful career
as ali editor. ! have this to say, that
had l my life to live over, / would
pursue the same course have pur-
sued, only more SO. Ifin past life |
have been. violent on some occasions
my apology is that like the Apostle
paul, on many occasions l have
fought with Beasts OF Ephesus.' In
taking my leave ofmany ofmy friends,
lwil! remind them that before they
were born their parents were sub
scribers Of mine. I have, however,
the consolation to know that / have
always taught both parents and chill
dren to hold fast to the forms of sound
doctrine; and in defending them l
have inyariable uttered the words OF
truth and soberness. My friends, l
wish every possible success in all the
undertakings of life. Ofmy enemies
| have no tavors to ask, but am will
ing to let by-gones be by-gones."
"W. G. BROwNLOW."
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The Sigourney News.

The Sigourney Nc,cs which is a
credit to Keokuk county, andin every
respect one of our rery best weekly
exchanges, has the following in no.
ticing the commencement. Of its sth
Volume, all of which is Of pretty gen
eral application. sThein's our senti-
ments I" af fsa!fs
"To those who habitualIy steal
the contents of the News by borro W.
ing it from their neighbors, at tho
same time wondering why it don't
contain as much matter as the New
York Tribune, and expresses hearty
contempt for County papers, we say,
may God pity their narrow souled
meanness, and help their benighted
minds to know the truth that if the
world were inhabited entirely by
such beings, there would be hut little
human progress and, if the 9th COM
mandment is true, Heaven wonld be
a thinly peopled region"
"Until further notice to the con
trary. it may be taken for granted
by the public that we will remain at
our post, ready to receive the curses
of copperheads, the Negotiations of
offended brother mortals, and the
subscriptions OF all who desire to
support their Home Paper" II
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
A Struggling Millionaire.

Thomas r. Agncw is one of the
largest wholesale and retail groccrs
in New York. He began business
on tho lowest round and penniless -
He is now millionaire. He works
now as he did when struggling for
bread. He goes to his store before
the porter and delivers the keys
He remains till the business is trans.
acted, every package put up, the
door locked, and then he carries the
keys to his own house. tie buys
everything for cash and sells for cash.
He is his own cashier and book. keep-
er. He sells from an ounce OF tea or
a pound of sugar to a ship load. No
man asks if his goods are what they
profess to be any more than fash.
ionablc lady would ask Stewart if a
high priced silk was genuine. His
trade sweeps circuit Of twenty
miles. He takes his stand in the
morning at small desk, placed on
the counter, and here he stands all
day receiving the cash from his bust
ness, directing his clerks, welcoming
his his customers, and extending
courtesy to the humblest buyer. he
does not leave his desk all day long.
He does not even 60 out to purchase.
Those who have goods to sell call on
him. AT noon his tea is mad by his
porter, and he eats his frugal meal
from the head ola barrel. He has
never been in debt, never made a
note, and never borrowed dollar of
money. He does not close his store
till every debt is paid and all accounts
balanced. He isnot penurious, but
is liberal as he is successful. He
bought and gave away, not long
since, a church with the land and all
it's appurtenrnces.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04

Senator Chandler and his copper
stock ring say that the increased tax
on copper and brass is only four
cents pound in gold. But this ad-
ditional to the price will be made on
every pound Of copper in the United
States which is for sale, and on every
pound that may hereafter be pro-
duced or purchased in the mine.
Will Senator Chandler be good
enough to inform us into whose pock.
cts this four ct. tax is expected to find
its way? Is it not the intention that
the copper stock spectators shall
"gobble'' every dollar OF the tax p
Who are protected" by this copper
tax? Surely not tho buyers and
consumers of copper, for they are
"done out" of the four cents per
pound. Will Mr.. Chandler please
explain to us where he finds the con-
stitutional power authorizing Con-
gress to allow the copper stock spec
ulators to charge and collect four
cts per pound more for their copper,
than the commercial market value of
the article Chicago Tribune.
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Velocipede.

The Velocipede mania has struck
Davenport and Muscatine. The
Journal of the latter city says:
"One or two persons have become
quite expert in the use of John Nc
Greer's velocipede. = was expert
mented with this morning in Hare's
Hall, where only a few select "dcad
head" spectators were admitted. He
rides it with apparent ease already.
We were invited to take free ride,
but after five or six trials we were
brought to reflect maturely on the
Importance Of pressing business else
where, and modestly declined the
generous offer. Vivid recollections of
attempting to ride an OK when boy
flashed upon our mind, and we have
had no inclination since then to place
oarsclf astride any thing, either ami.
mate or inanimate, over which we
Rave not absolute control.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
The Bridge.

We are told that the st. L. 4. C.
Il. r. Co. are engaged surveying q
new place to cross the river some
where below, or in the neighborhood
of the Pork House.
We should regard any change Of
the route, at this time, as calamity
not only to our citizens, but also to
the Company, because among many
other good reasons which might be
given, it will put two-thirds Of the
stockholders as we'll as guarantors, in
the position ofbitter vindictive OPP
ponents of the proposed change, who
will have defense against paying or
guaranteeing ono cent Of the assets
of the Company on account of this
change having been made subsequent
to their obligations, which they will
most certainly not be slow to use.
The pretext for the proposed
change, is the cxhorbitant damages
claimed by holders ofproperty, over
which the road runs.
Now to our minds there is no
weight in this argument. The law
allows the Railroad the right Of emf.
nent domain, and all they have got
to do in the premises is to hsve the
property surveyed and appraised by
disintercsted parties, who will not DO
likely to put fabulous prices on it.
Atany rate, good faith requires
the Company to build the bridge from
the prolongation Of the grading al
ready done on the other eide of the
river, and to the Depot grounds &C.
cepted by them in the heart OF the
city otherwise all their stock, notes,
guarantees, &C., &C., given subsequent
TO the said location and acceptance,
will be in our opinion worth about as
much to the Company as a lot oflast
summers coon skins.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
BIT. Louis, Feb /.
THE NAPIERvILLE TRAG.
EDY.
The Murdcrer's Adventures at Mdren.
90, Lo,Da-He Commits the Crime for
tphich he shot his Victim.

From the Davenport Gazette.l
Our readers will reeollect d tsle-
graph item which appeared ON tho
10Th inst, concerning o tragedy that
was enacted in Napierville, Illinois,
the previous night. One Chauncey
l'ailey, residing in the village, killed
q man named James Laird, whom he
found in bed room with his wife,
This man Bailey, who thus killed =
litertinel is himself an adept in the
art of destroying the peace of house,
holds, and had but just fed from q
shameless liason in this State, when
he killed his wife's paramour.
The citizens of Marengo, Iowa
county, know Bailey well. He went
there some time in November last for
the purpose Of working at carpenter
ing, we believe, in new school house
at that place, leaving his wife and
family at Napierville. He obtained
baard and lodging at the home a fell
low mechanic. In less than q month
the conduct of Bailey and his land
lords wife was the subject of common
talk. It was longer time than that,
however, before the husbands eyes
we're opened to the infidelity Of his
wife. He suspected nothing until a
ball was given during the holidays
There Bailey was so exclusive 10 his
attentions to the erring woman, that
the husband could not get chance
to dance even once with her. The
couple were rather cautious after
this, until some time during the FIRST
part of the month. Then Bailey and
the woman were caught in fagrante
delictu. Bailey made his way out of
Marengo in a hurry, and went to Ma.
pierville by circuitous route. There
he found that as no had cursed an.
other mans home so his home had
beer cursed. And he killed the man
who was the cause Of his wife's loss
Of honor.
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Cunr1s, MnS11Atrxn Assnt

CURTIS MoNUMENR ASSOCIATION
A corporate association with Gov
Sam'l Merrill. Hon. James Harlan,
Gen N b Chapman, Hon Geo g
Wright, B F Allen, George w Jones,
Jas G Slavery, Hon G G Nource, Col
G u Godfrey, and Col L Guylee, as
corporate members has just been or
ganized in this State for the purpose
of erecting an equestrian statue of
Gen Samuel r. Citrus. The officers
are. Pres't Geo G Wright; Vice. res't
J 9 Slavery: Secretary Geo w Jones;
Treasury, B f Allen. These officers
with Gov Merrill and Mr. Nourse
form the Board OF Directors. Col
Guylee is the General Agent.
The statue is to be equ estrian, the
man and horse to be of bronze poised
on q marble base. The statue is to
be an exact imitation of the jackson
statue 10 La Fayette Park, WASH
ington City, and is to cost $50, 600
81 900 of which are already pledged.
1t is to be located in the Capitol
Square, DeS MOines.
In this work ofhonoring the men,
ory of one of Iowas most gallant
soldiers, we have no doubt the peo-
pie Of our Commonwealth will bear
ready and generous tribute. 9th
er States are thus monumeuting
their dead heroes; and Iowa, as GAL
liant in peace as in war, will not lag
behind others in preserving the
name and fame of those who led her
immortal troops to the field.-Regis-
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The Stockton family Of New Jer-
sey is, if possible, q moro official fam.
lily than the Bayards, of Delaware. or
the Adamses, of Massachusetts. John
P. Stockton, who was elected to the
Senate the other day by the Demo-
cratic Legislature, has been similarly
honored before Gin 1860, but was
ousted on account Of an irregularity
in his election. He served as Minis.
ter to Rome from 1858 to 1861. Com
modore Robert f. Stockton, father
to the present Senator, was elected
to the U. S. Senate for the term from
1851 to 1857, but resigned his seat in
1853, after having served usofully on
several important committees, and
having been instrumental in the pas.
sage of the bill to abolish fogging in
the navy. Richard Stockton, grand
father to John p, was an eminent
lawyer, and served as Senator and
Representative in Congress and
Presidential Elector, while Richard
Stockton, great.grandfather Of the
present Senator, was a member of the
Continental Congress, and one Of the
signcrs ofthc Declaration of hide
pcndence.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
Lost Strayed or Stolen.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Jan 3Oth 1869.

EDITOR CotR1Ea,
DEAR Sin:
Information is want.
cd in regard to the whereabouts of
the Southern Division CT the Morgan,
Billy Smith, Peter Melendy, John
White, Judge Sewers Rail Road
Supposed to be lost in the woods
somewhere between here and the
State line, the last heard from it was
going towards Ottumwa.
The Northern or Canadian div ision
has boon heard from many miles
north of St. Paul, MINI. 1t consis
ted of three Indians, two mcn and a
boy. They were laying track
at the rate Of ten miles
per day and expected to reach St.
Anthony's falls or Niagara, break
your back No. 2 in time to cross the
ice where they would be in direct
communication with all of British
North America. The middle grand d.
vision is being herded on the prairies
between here and Toledo. Every
thing seems to be in doubt in regard
to this great thoroughfare, except
the Gas works which are permanent
~ located at this place.
OSKALOOSA.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04

The "RAMIE" PLANT.-A correspon-
dentin Litchfeld county alludes to a
recent notice in the Courant of the
purchase Of lands in Florida by Sem
ator Sprague for the cultivation of
"Ramie," and asks US to state for his
information and that of others what
it is. Ramie, in brief is fibrcus
plant, native of some Of the East
India Islands, and can be crown sue
cessfaly in the Southen States. Its
textile nature makes it available for
most of the purposes for which cot
ton is used, and it is said that from it
cloth superior to cotton cloth can be
made at less cost. 1t may yet DEM
more fully than the war has
done, that cotton is no lon
ger king. II can also be utilized as
q substitute tor fax.-Huaford Cour-
ant.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04
Brains and Farming.

A writer in the " &. Farmer says
the great trouble with too many far
mers is that they rely on muscle
alone for success not that they lack
brains, but decline to use them. In
other words, they do not believe in
shook farming" nor do they calcu.
late as clearly as men who have car
ried on business as mechanics, man.
ufacturers and professional men gen.
orally. On this ground it has assn.
med that, when one ofthis class turns
his attention to farming, he rarely
or never makes a failure of it, be,
cause brains arc made to do the plan
ming, and muscle, selfpossessed or
hired, the execution.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04

STAY IN Iowa !-Lc Grana Bying-
ton writes to tho Iowa CITY Repub-
lican that his Kansas Emigration
scheme was not all his fancy painted
it. That's what every man who
tows people out Iowa into any 9TH
er State will discover. IF a man can't
find home to suit him in Iowa, he
needn't trouble himself to 20 any
further. Translation alone can salts.
fy such q dainty coot!-[state Regis
ter.
Right again my lad every time
you find a man "going back on
Iowa, and scouting around in neigh>
boring States and Territories after
better soil, better climate and better
society, mark him down out of grade.
Davenport Democrat.
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A CANDIDATE FOR IMpR1soNMENT.-
ArceDY1t Iondon nAuer has this sto.

AsrCceHJ IOuuoH paper nus tHin Sto-
ry among its police reports; "At
the Kendall Town Hall, Jonathan
Holden, a quaint.lookinas old man,
was charged before Mr.. John Whit
well with drunkenness. The follow.
thy colloquy cnsued:
Magistrates Clerk--Well, what do
you say to that, ehT
Prisoner-Oh / say the Same as
you says, Twas muzxy; that's true
emu.
ConstabIe--The prisoner was NOR
tally drunk anyhow, and making a
great row, which
Prisoner I wasn't; / only had
two glasses OF ale. addressing the
Bench)-I shall be very glad if you
will give me three months, Mr.. Whit
well, (Laughter.) You'll do. me a
great kindness, and if you will shall
be very much obliged. loud laugh.
tcrl
Magistratc--Well, we must first
see whether yon deserve thrcc
months.
Prisoner-Oh, there's no doct O.
that. [Laughter,e | Want to he lock-
ed up anyhow, for I am tired O wan.
dering about, living on kicks and
curses, and sleeping O. nights on
doorsteps and pigsties. (Great laugh
ter.)
Magistrate-I am afraid you ask
too much. cannot give you more
than two months.
Clcrk-Yoh can't give so much, as
he's not charged with being riotous.
Prisoner-Oh, yes, you can, Mr..
Whitwell, do give me three months
Iwant three months Particular
Laughter.) Pm vara near starved
and hungered to death. They won't
ha' me i the workhouse; they won't
ha' me anywhere. Much laughter. }
Magistrate-No, I cannot send you
to jail for so long a time as that the
law will not allow me.
Prisoner-Oh, never mind the law.
You can make little one do for
mesel. Great laugbter.) Ifyou don't
I'll go and do something which I'll
make you send mo for six months,
aud then I'll be happier nor I've
been for very many a day. Much
laughter.)
Magistrate-No, cannot commit
you for more than seven days, and
that only subject to your not paying
fine of IS.
/ Prlsoner-Can't pay, SO III have
to go, suppose. I'm off. Good bye,
sir and God bless you. Only seven
days.
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Gold 1.34i.

Gold 1.34i.
A terrible outrage was committed
In Chicago in a liquor saloon, on
tho person OF a young woman from
the country who had been enticed in
there by rufflan named Jas. Kinney.
He was arrested.
Delegate Hooper has received a
dispatch that the reported paralysis
of Brigham Young Is unfortunately
unfoundod.
The New York Tribune's announce.
ment ofthe death Of F B Florence is
inc ,rrest,, He still lives, though IN
bad health. !,
A Washington special says tho
Senate Committee Oh the Pacific r
Z yesterday nearly settled the details
Of their new plan to encourage other
routes across the country. They will
in the future favor guaranteeing in
terest on the first mortgage bonds
and retaining title to public lands as
security, the proceeds of such lands
to be devoted to It; /, :,
Paris, Feb. l.
Gen Dix, American Minister, yes
terday received Mr.. Burlingame and
the Chinese ambassadors with their
suites.
Princess Matilda gives 9 reception
this week to the Chinese Embassy. :,
A report is current that Gen Dix
protested against the Unusual honors
with which jeff Davis was recently
received at st Cyr whilo on a visit
to the military schools. It's official.
" denied by the French Government
that the Minister of the United States
has made any such protest.
BIT. Louis, Feb /.
The tewelry store Of Archibald
Conken, Davenport, Iowa, was robbed
last night of80 new watches about
80 Of which belonged to customers,
and rings, bracelets, &C., amou nting
to about 81, 600.
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FOR THE COURIER.


Mr.. EDiTdR:-
We have word TO say
to our honorable City Council thro
your columns.
Gentlemen: We the ladies of OF.
tumwa d. demand that you provide
forthwith some means Of relieving
the crossings of our streets Of their
miserable condition, or abolish the
crowds OF masculine imps that con-
gregrate on the corners to the NOR
ti6cation Of female pedestrians In
default of which, we, by virtue of
our universally admitted preroga-
tive, call upon each of your honors
to appear upon the street armed
with q shovel and move upon the
works yourselves, unit! our city shall
be entitled to the responsibility it
deserves.
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Mrs. Lincoln Again.

Tho Gate City is terrifiically for
nenst paying Mrs. Lancv..... the bro
posed pension, because her husband,
the COMMANDMENTS. Chief of tho Ar.
mics and Navies, was slain during the
late democratic rebellion.
II says yesterday: 1.-THE nation
loves and reveres the memory Of Mr..
Lincoln, but how we are to nut .
financial estimate upon that love and
reverence, and liquidate it by the
payment Of sum Of money to Mrs.
H., is a mystery"
We would like to ask the Gate
what other kind Of an estimate, ex.
ecpt a financial ono, woud be worth !
fig to bis family +? Suppose the gov
ernmcnt would say to the one-armed
soldier, or the widow and children Of
slain patriot, "Oh, we love Won
tenderly, for your sacrifices for your
beloved country, but we cannot pay
you any pensions because that would
DC putting a financial estimate on
your services" wouldn't thisbe cruel
mockey? ~
es The theory Of our government, is
that the President either is, or may
be the actual Commander of our Ar.
mics in times Of war, like tho Euro
pean Monarchs, and there is not the
slightest doubt, but. that Gen. Grant
would again lead our columns to new
Victories, in case. OF actual serious
war during his administration. Sup
pose under such circumstances he
should DO slain, !, ysouldn't his family
be entitled to o pension 2 And il go
why say that Mrs. Lincoln and her
minor boy Fad should not ?
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington Jan 30.
Mr. Harlan introduced bill at the
request Of its friends, without COM
hitting himself to its support, to aid
in the construction Of the Memphis
\ 81 Paso PaciAc r r Company of
Texas, from the Mississippi river to
the Pacific Ocean, and secure to the
Government the use OF the same for
military and postal services. Heller.
red. to Committee on Pacific RR
Mr. Van Wrinkle from Committee
on Pensions reported back unfavcra.
bly, on joint resolution granting a
pension to Mrs. Lincoln
Mr. Morrill,, Of Maine, from Com
mittee On Appropriations reported
the consulate And diplomatic sppro-
priation bill. The provision for the
consolidation of the various Central
and South American missions is
stricken out.
The Senate resumed the considera.
ton of the order of the day being the
proposed Constitutional amendment
in regard to suffrage.
HOUSE.
A long debate pro and con follow.
ed by Shellabargcr, Butler, Pile,
Schofield, Boutwell,, Jones, of Ky.,
Ward. Bingham, Boutwell,, Kerr, and
others.
The morning hour was dispensed
with and the Constitutional amend.
ment came up.
Mr.. Burns moved to lay it on the
table. Rejected. Yeas 4l-Nays l31.
The amendment offered by Mr..
Bingham was also rejected, yeas 26,
nays l5s, the Democrats all voting
for the amendment in the FIRST in
stance, but subsequently, many of
them changed their votes. The ioint
resolution was then ordered engross.
ed and read third time and voted up.
on and passed by the necessary two.
third majority. Yeas $50 Nays az
The Speaker as a member of the
House voted aye. The amendment is
as follows:
The right Of any citizen Of the Uni
ted States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by tho United States, or
by any State by reason of race, color
or previous condition of slavery of
any citizen Of the United States.
"a. Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation,
the provisions Of this article,
SENATE-Cragin called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote refusing
the use of the rotunda of the Capitol
for the inaugural banquet. The SEN
ate refused to reconsider by vote of
20 to 81.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill to
enable the people Of Montona to form
constitution and state government
and for their admission into the
Union. Referred to tho Committee
on Territories.
The death of Mr.. Finney, lately q
member of the House from Pa, was
announced and the Senate adjourned
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-04

A STRANGE FREAK.-Mr. John
Clouser brought to our Office this
week a nugget of pure copper, weigh
ing thirty five pounds. Mr.. Clouser
states that he was digging a well four
miles northeast of Charlton, on the
prairie, and struck this piece Of met.
al thirty two feet below the surface
of the earth. No other specimens Of
copper were found.-C Charlton Patri.
al
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MADAMOIsELLE.

1t is rumored in New York that
Park Goodwin has sold out bis inter-
est in the Evenisag Post to Mr.. Hen
derson, publisher Of the paper. 1t
is also positively stated that Manton
Marble has become sole proprietor of
the World. The price was perhaps
the same on which tho whole world
was once offered to our Saviour
taat OF falling down and worshiping
the devil.