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In The transfer of Gen. Candy from
Virginia 10 Mississippi, the VlrgInlauu
hope to get rid Of the requirement thai
the members Of the Legislature shall
take the iron clad oath. This may be
q part OF the Presidents purpose In
making the change; and II may have
come relation to the reported reconcile
iatlon between the Wells and Walker
Republicans.
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NEW YORK.
Ran1as. ih nOnoT. u tho eeSsHd
Ocean Cable. .r

SPceOh VI otFShueb AuNefbOnt
.ssg 90 NEW YoRK, July %.
In his speech yesterday at the ban
quet In honor Of the laying OF the
French Gable, Sir James .Anderson
sald, he had been told that certain oG.
position had been made TO the landing
OF the cable, Itmight be due 10 The same
kind Of enterprises, perhaps to Mr..
Field and hla colleRue' bat he did NOT
care for that. He was quite sure that
the American people would not be, un>
Just. and that they would not allow
any company to spend q million oil
money to unite two great Continents to.
Eether, without giving them q fair
show ut. least. he believed It would
be weak and foolish on the part OF
the Company 10 ask for undue sym.
pathy OF partiality. Iflhey could not
work as well as . rival company, OF
faster, they had no right to the public
support, and would not get Il, whatever
the public sympathy might be. TIE
Gable was therefore laid as purely
commercial enterprise. Every right
thinking person trusted that 1t would
promote peace. God forbid that 1t might
ever be used as q weapon ofwar.
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SPAIN.

Reported Suspension Of Ihe CarIIst
Observation-Disclosures Eight and
CAFIlst Defeat.
. PARIS, July %.
It Is reported that Don Carlos has or.
dered cessation OF the movement In
bis behalf. His 'partiEanS are much
discouraged. So,
Many arrests continue on suspicion
Of diSloyalty.' Al Cindad Real hundreds
Of peopleaf soliciting pardon from the
government for completely In The re-
cent Carllst movement. They state
that they were deceived by the CArlIst
leaders.
A sharp street Hght occurred yesler-
day, at La Manoha, between CarlIsts
and government foTceS.' The Carlists
were defeated, and fed to the noun.
tGins. There have been several arrests
OF CArllsls ct Clenca. The Insurgents
at that place released the prisoners
confined In jail.
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MARKErs B1 TELEaEAPH.
NRw YoRK, july q.

su NRw YORK, July q.
CoTToN-Rather more active without
decided change In prices; sales Of / SOD
bales ut $40 for mlddIiug uplands,
at l0al6o lower.
GRA1N-Wheat-Heavya at 2lSo lower;
sales OF ll,7O0 bushels at Il 6OAl 81 for
Inferior 10 prime; No. 2 spring ut 81 6sa
! 90; No. l do at 81 Goal 60 for new state;
latter pricee for small lots; 81 65 for
new amber Virginia; Sl76 for white;
81 70al 76 for white California; 81 IS for
new winter red Ohio, to arrive In Au'.
gust. Rye-Qulet and arm. Barley
and Barley Malt-Nominal. Corn
Receipts Of $3.50 bushels; opened
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THE GRAIN pRorELIoR QUESTION,

Charles Il. Merry. the gentleman
who built the first bulk grain boat
on the Mississippi river, and who
inaugurated through shipments o.
bulk grain via New Orleans, hay.
Ing heard that the merchants oI
81. Louis propose to donate $50, 900 tc
any one who will build . propeller
for conveying grain in the bulk from
81. Louis to New York, writes from the
Hot Springs, Arkansas, TO the st. Lonis
Democrat that he has never doubted
the practicability OF building propel.
lers combining river and sea going
qualities; that the matter has received
his serious consideration for the pasl
four years; and he makes the follow
ing proposition:
'To The Merchants Of MS. city ana
everybody else, 10 utt::' -
~ will build a propeller after my
own plan inst. Louis, II 1t eau be done
on az goodterms as elsewhere,S and Il
the vessel Sdoes no t1prnve u success
ask nothing; II II does they shall give
me %, 900 dollars"
The report that work has been sus-
pended on the bridge 10 cross the Mis-
sl's!ppii at ttilS point IS incorrect. X
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CALIFORNIA.
Movements OF the Ways and Means
Committee.
ChlpsSs lTsfenanti 10 Visit Chiesso
and the East.
Tho Esens IEaae at san Rra.ielseo.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S,
The Committee OF Ways and Means
len Tor the East yesterday. The com.
mittee after a thorough investigation
express satisfaction with the manage
ment OF federal affairs on this coast, A
few days were devoted 10 obtaining In
formation in regard 10 the Alaska f1i
trade! y liG NsIhIii o..
The representatives Of two leading
Chinese companies of thlS city have
accepted an Invitation or the Chicago
commercial party 10 accompany them
10 Chicago as guests. They will visit
New York and other Eastern cities
then proceed. to the Southern States
and give their attention 10 the Chinese
immigratipn question. fS
Since tho Secretary ofithe Treasury
has directed the Collector at New Or
leans to uee all his efforts tpi prevent
the Chlnesel Coolie trade, his Intention
has been called 10 this port, where 1t ID
alleged the law OF 1903, prohibiting The
importation Of personS OF color " ho aTC
held 10 ssfvl6e or labor, and Chat b
1852, against coolle or slave trade, have
been totally disregRrded. II is also sug'
Healed that a society be organized here
10 procure the enforcement Of the above
1AWH.H H.g nE .sI-. ut1 I. 1871 81 .l|t
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BY TELEGRAPH.
EUROPE.
ENGLAHD.
Tho Harvard and oxford Boat Race
Time FIxed.

Tho Harvard and oxford Boat Race
Time Fixed.
LONDON, July q.
To-day the Harvard Crew rowed
twice on the river Thames In their
American boat, and created q favorable
impression. The style Of rowing was
good although the pace was considered
rather slow. The Oxford Crew called
upon the Harvards during the day and
fixed the race for August 23d, or on one
OF the following days. The memb6rs
OF the Harvard Crew will practice daily
until the race comes OF.
The Harvard Crew, with Kelley "a
coxswaln, yesterday, rowed against the
ebb Of the tide and aLIf wind, In
spite Of these cIrcumstaIlees the opIne
Ion formed OF the Americans was IA.
vorable. They timed four 10 iiYe
strokes per minute more than EnR.
lishmen generally do.
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CHATHAM MACHINERY AGENCY,
HoMard q Rerks Htn.. PhIInnslnhln.

l Beam Engine, Pinch cylinder, four feel
stroke, made BY sutton, with Is boilers
t0-inch diameter, Is feet long.
Beam Engine, lS.lnch cylinder, four feel
stroke, made by Sutton, with 8 boilers, ~.
inch diameter, IS feet long.
40 Roller Looms, 42.inch, 9, Sand 10 treadleS
!, :. and shuttles,
25 Crompton Looms, ~ and 45.inclI, 10 and
u Harness, and Boxes, Pick aud flick
and also Boxes
| sot OF ( 5Gx!s lst Breaker, Mule
caTis, SGssH i iS1;S Condenser. Jl%:in. gauge.
sst Of !2 !S1t2 y y Breaker, s.o snEs,o. Mule
Gs9ds. %SGt.n 4 sS4ss Condenser HlRP X RPpas gauge
sSt oS;.n Of 1s 4 u u Breaker ~, HHIss sSss,o.
Cards. iSxIS Condenser. lT.in. gauge.
2Aules 800 SpindlSa each, 2K.inch gauge.
sargent's Burr Picker, large AiEe, nearly
new. ...',.
Cotton Machinery, for Coarse Yarns.
Willow, HOdson'S make, large size, speeder
S6.inoh, two BeaLsrs. - ' =
Cotton CaIds, 38.lnch, self RtrIppers and
Grinder, 6g-lnch traverse,
DnWinE Frame, four Golfers, Dunn .ord'a
Drawing Frame, BiH Coilera,
Condenser, feeder, "A deliveries,
spinning Frames, 2.lnCh Rings, l6s Spin.
spIn99II1g Frame, lK.inch Rings lSO
With shafting, Betting, 6c., de-, complete
70 run the cotton mAGhineEy. -
WarPlnE Mills, by hand and power.
! sailing Machine, for candle wick, sc.
00N Bo0blnE nTT7 TTTT
WIN take part Cotton In Trade.
90
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New York, July 8, 1850.

EDWARD HALrIAN, an elderly man
from Black Rock, iell over an elnbank.
ment at Niagara, near Table Rock,
Monday evening, distance OF one
hundred and eighty feet, and was In
stantly killed. His body WAS man
gled In q dreadful manner.
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THE Seymour, Indiana, Times tells a
curious case wherein bAd clothing In.
iected seventeen years ago recently
communicated small pox 10 . family.
The bed clothing had been plasterOd up
In wall, and the wall being recently
opened, the family lncautiouSly hand
| LED the infected clothing. 7FN 'E5
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IMMIGRATION.


PHILADBIPHIAig guly p.
To-day the Grand Lodge of Knights
Of p ythIas Of Pennsylvania com menced
5neir semi-annual session In this city.
The session ls a private one and will
last two days. There are In this State
81, 500 members In good standing.
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PRloEs.

noeaAnar German BlissorA gssFI,e gsI,ss.G. bottle Gs
HoolendS German Tonic, pat up d QUAR-
bottles, d 70 per bottle or half doHen fol
w. ~ u, = ,s,,,.. h ns ns..m,n. ,,., a.. :.
,sis ycS Ia Suy. in csrsf Is Ees az sSa SenSIne% % "
For sale By nrnEglts and pealSn In Med.
cine OY0FyWh0fos Jyl
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CAUTION.

Hooaand1 German RnmedIos arc counter.
foited. $50 that tho signature ofC, II. JACK.
BON d on tho wrapper OF each bottle. AL
othan arc eounteriolt.
German Medicine Bioro, No. 6Sl ARoH Street,
6H1RLEs M.EvANs, Proprietor.
Formerly @. II. JACKSON q %.
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DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
EXPLANATION.
EXPLANATION.

HooFLANDs GERMAN BETTERs Ia
entirely vegetable, and contains no liquor.
II Il 0 compound Of Fluid Extracts. The
Roots. Herbs, and BarkA from which these
extracts arc made, are gathered In Ger
many, all the medical virtues are extracted
extracts are then forwarded 70 this country
70 be used expressly ior the manufacture OF
this BitteTA. There Ia no alcoholic substance
Of any KIDD used in compoundlng the Bit
teIS, hence Il free from all the objections in.
cidSnt 70 the uSe OF LIQUOR preparation.
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HooFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
HooBLAND's GERMAN TONIC

IL q pleasant preparation Of the Bittsn for
thnSe who do not like extreme BlLt0Fa. II
Bitten combined with pure santa Cruz rum
and agreeable nAVorinR extracts. Its use l
recommended when some pure Btimulant II
required in connection With the tonic pro.
peItles Of the BitteTB.
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J.ugcs Of he Supreme COURT q Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA June !, 1859.
at have tound by experience that Hoot.
laHdT GeTman Ritt6m q avery good tonic,
rollaVing dyspepuo aynptoml almost d.
rSctly.'f a ~ ikoRa6 sHARsWoop."
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THE Two branches OF Council last
night authorized their committee 10
contract Tor the excavation and stone
work OF the Market street bridge,
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DIAMOND rnIEP.

II Is now believed that the person
who stole diamonds from Prentey's
jewelry store, laRt Ffiday, WAS a man
dressed In womens' clothes for the oc-
caslon. He had two confederates. No
clue has yet been found to their where-
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HoN, GRO, W, WOODWARD,

HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD
Chtef JiIttce QrEAe Supreme cotRt9r Pa, writes
PHILApRIPHIk, March 10, 1857.
NJ flnd AooaAndH German BitterB iS q
GOOD toAic, useful In dineAAoa OF the dlgeBtiVe
orgnn1, and OF great benent In cases OF de-
biGlty, and want OF nervous action In the
system. Youra, uuly,
aloo. W.WooDWARD."
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judge Of he Supreme Court u PsnnSv!Vdnia,
gIpsr PHILADELPHIA, April q, 1893.
"I eonbIdOr HooflGnd1 German BlttOrs. q
valuable medicine In case OF attacks OF lndl-
RSajion or DyHpepatA, can certify this
from my experience ofit .l..I.I-
Your1. with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON"
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ny TELEGnAPII.
sr. LoulN.

ST. LOUIS, July q.
REPORTED BURNING OF STEAMER DIS.
CREDITED.
The reported burning of the steamer
Baleu, at DAuphin's Rapids, Upper
Missouri, Is not credited among steam.
boat men here.
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Train on the LouISVIIIe and Memphis
Railroad Runs through . Trestle.
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INAUGURATION OF THE HEW
CABLE.
Message OF AmIty between France
and the UnIted states.

LOais and Ulysses pass the COmpII.
m0nIS OF Ihe Day.
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CANADA.
1MPoRrANr CONFERENCES.


MONTREAL, July q.
Yesterday and to-day . conference
has been In progress here 10 settle the
basis OF arbitration between the DomIn
lon Government and the provinces q
Ontario and Quebec. Sir John A. Mac,
donald, Sir George Curtin and other
members Of the Cabinet are present
The proceedings are said 10 be salts
factory, and only some minor points
remain TO be adjusted.
IMMIGRATION.
Alarge number Of immigrants, by the
steamer Cleopatra from London on
Government emigration tickets, passed
through here to-day.
A TOURNAMENT.
Agrand Lacrosse tournament Is 10 bC
held here In September, In honor OF the
visit OF Prince Arthur, All Canada ID
invited TO cdlnpete.
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How 90 Mako Coffee and How ROt to
Make II. .u ..Hsrr .. q .Ht !
BY Rev. M. RltteAsr Ia ns Indianapolis
Journal


Make 10. aHsrr al rf'
BY ReU. M. FEttehsr ia Ms Indianapolis
Journal,
A good coffee could not be made by
boiling-the best cup goes up In Smeil
10 the fourth story OF the house-and
people should grind and brown their
own coffee. Coffee should be Drowned
10 cylinder evenly, and not burned;
It should be ground about like corn
meal, and then one tablespoonful nnt
In the pot for every cup. One Gun Of
water Tor every four cups OF coffee. Ia
enough. 1t should not be boiled: per.
coiatlng is the only Christian way 10
make coffee. When done. pour one.
quarter Of q cup Of the decoction In a
cup. and fll up with boiled milk. By
this plan you will have q drink worthy
Of the gods. Water and coffee have no
afinity for each other; boiled milk on
ly should be used. vi
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Second Hand
COTTON MACHINERY
FOR SALE

CartIs-Drawing Fnmoa,--COarSe and Fine
Hpeedefs,-Dead Spindle ThroStles, Warp
For description and prices Of these ma
GF. BATTLEs, AGENT TREMoRT MILLS,
fehp.2tAWBm Lowell, Mass,
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Cars Crushed TO SpiInteru ana Burned

a roArral FIunEe Of Is or 50 Fee..
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BLooDHPUR1F1ERs

ever known, and will cure all diseaIeG 70.
RuIting ffom bad blood. Keep your
blood pure, k0op your Liver In order,
keep your dIgeative organs In ---T
sound, healthy condition, by
the use OF these remedies,
and no diseaGe will
ever aSsAll you.
THE CoMPLRxToN-LAdieg who wish 0
mir q IN and good complexion, FREQ from
y0lloRiSh unEe and oil other dishgurementB.
hhould no these remedies occasionally. The
Liver In perfect order, and the blood pure,
viii result In sparkling eyes and blooming
checks.
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r. PTrTsnuRdHI July 2S'
MonongahelA five feet and falling.
Weather clear and pleasant; thermom.
eler SOV. 49, -
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AAOFHEE RAILROAD ACCIDEHr.
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READ WHAT PEOPLE SAY
READ WHAT PEOPLE SAX

Who could ask for more substantial tesLl.
mony than Is thus given. 'f q "
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ILst of Killed and wounded.
." [plRsr DISPATCH
LOUISVILLE, July q.

An accident occurred early this
morning on the Memphis and Louis,
Vile Railroad. The up bound express
train from New Orleans ran through a
trestle at Buck Creek, about eight miles
below Clarksvllle, killing three and
wounding seven persons. The reports
circulated that the disaster involved a
fearful loss of life have not tho least
foundation. Bnrther particulars will
soon be telegraphed. iiH '''7r
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AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTs.-A
man who keeps as complete stock
OF all sorts of Agricultural and labor.
saving machines as Geo. A. Derby,
ought to be considered by the labor.
ing, and more especially the farming
community as public benofactor.
We went through his house to-day
and found it packed full of Flows,
Cultivators, Rakes, Cornstalk Cut
ters, Broadcast Sowing Machines.
Seedcrs and everything else calcula-
ted to make the heart of the hus-
5andman dance with delight.
He also makes speciality OF
Church and farm Bells, and keeps in
their season the celebrated Buckeye
Reaper and Mower, and all the most
popular Harvesting machines.
He is now having large sale Of
Usage Orange, Clover and other fall
Seeds, besides all sorts of Garden
Seeds.
Go and see him between Lawrence
and Chambers corner and Hunter
4 Co.'S mills, you want anything in
his line.
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Late News Items.

SUSAN B. ANTHoNY.-This lady IN
doubleday possesses rare genius and
diversified talents. She is welded to
an idea but otherwise single. Her
age is greater than l shall take the
pains to state, for would not be
believed. 1t is enough to know that
she is survivor of the Revolution
1t is said that her parents were de-
scendents of Mark Antony, q briga.
der in the Roman army, distinguish.
ed for an grafton which he delivered
over the remains of Cesar. Be that
as it may, she is unquestionably q
woman of Mark. She possesses mil.
itary ability, too. 1t is barely posi-.
BILE that she cannot control battal.
ion, but she can Train. The line she
proposes to fight it out on is crino.
line, and her fascinating little army
proposes to win its cause by battering
down the enemy's sorti6cation and
rushing into the brooches. She has
my hearty sympathy in her enter
prises, and, as Artelnus would have
said, s'goy 60 with her."-[Hans Pat
rick LIE Conner.
The Pella Blade says the daughter
of the man who doesn't take the pa
per was in Pella the other day
She went into q store and asked il
they kept any Grecian Bend for
sale; she said she had "heern tell it
was all the CO." The clerk told her
that they would have some next
green apple time.
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OrruMwA ScHooL.-An ornament
to the city it overlooks; an honor to
the Principal who conducts it .
bright reflector Of the skill, genius,
and labors of its choice teachers, the
Ottumwa College stands among the
first and best of our common schools,
For thoroughness, order, and system,
we have never seen its rival; and fol
training and developing the half
thousand heads and hearts placed in
their care, we have not yet seer
these teachers equaled.
Space will not allow us to speak O
the music-varied, spirited, and $,
nice; nor of the new charts-fresf
and instructive; Of the snap draw
ing" fixing the map on the mind i,
perfectsymmetry. These, and many
other traits, which arc not routine
remove the necessity Of my writin,
an encomium on the school.
Success to the school, and all con
cerned in its welfare, is the wis
breathod by your friend
"WARREN1AN."
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Bulls Sarsaparilia.
A Good Reason for the Captain Faith
Read the aptai1ss letter and the letter from,
HIS Mother.

A Good Reason for the Captains Faith
Read the dpfdi,es letter and thu letter from
HIS Mother.
Benton Barracks, Mo. April 80. 1866.
DR.. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir: Knowing
the efficiency ofyour Sarsaparilla, and the
es, send you the following statement of
my case.
/ was wounded about two year ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved SO often, my
wounds have not healed yet. / have not
sat up moment since was wounded.
am shot through the hips. My genera.
to assist nature. l have more faith il
your Sarsaparllla than i'll anything else.-
l wish that that is genuine. Please OK
press me half a dozen bottles, and obligs
St. Louis. Mo.
p. S.-The following was written April
80. 1865. by Mrs. Jennie Johnson, mother
OF Capt. johnson.
DIR. BULL-Dear Sir: NY husband, DR..
G. 8. johnson, was skillful surgeon and
physician in central New York, where he
died, leaving the above G. p. johnson to
my care. At thirteen years OF age he had
chronic diarrhea and scrofula, for which
Igave him youf Sarsaparilla. 1T CURED
HIM. l have for ten years recommended
it to many in New York, Ohio and Iowa,
for scrotula, fever sores, and general de-
bility. Perfect success has attended it,
Tie cures effected in some cases of scrofula
and fever sores Were almost miraculous.
am very anxious for my son to again have
recourse to your Sarsaparilla. He is fear.
full ofgetting u spurious article, hence his
writing to you for it. His wounds wera
terrible, but believe he will recover.
Respectfully,
JENNIE JOHNSON
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12,l55 IS
S32,445 IS

POLICE ITEMs.-From our efficient
Marshal, John S. Wood, we are in re-
ceipt Of the following items of police
news:
A man named John Riley, from
the vicinity of Drakeville,, went to
the wholesale store of J. H. Merrill
4 Co. with a forged order, and got
two sacks of coffee, worth $500,
and took them to the store of Bal
lord & Hendershott, and sold them
for $1,000. But "the way of the
,ransgressor is hard" and the case
Of Riley was no exception to this
rule, for Wood got afterhim and took
him before Jaques, who, in default Of
bail, sent him to the Bedwell to await
his trial at the next term of the Dis.
trict Court.
Nicholas Power vas arrested q few
days since, and is now lying in jail
awaiting trial for the larceny of $500.
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SPECIAL MENTIoN.-Charley Peters
has just returned from purchasing
his spring stock of goods, and now
has their exceedingly handsome and
convenient little store room, on Mar.
ket street, in the rear of the 1st Ma.
tional Bank. full to overfowing with
just exactly the kind of goods de
manded by his retail customers in the
town and country, who, we may add
parenthetically, arc the flower OF the
flock.
Any man can buy goods who has
money, credit, OF brass, but there are
very few who have the taste, and the
ntile genius to know just ex-
actly the styles and character of the
goods to buy for their own trade.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-04-15

the army order consolidating reg.
iments, retires number Of distin-
guished officers. Among these we
notice, Colonels S. p. Heintzelman,
Daniel Butterfeld, Gordon Gran
ger, John J. Reynolds, Daniel B.
Sickles, Wager Swayne-acting as
Brigadier or Major Generals; Lieu
tenant Colonels Adam J. Slemmer,
Alfred Sully, James H. Wilson (the
captor of jeff Davis), Fred. T. Dent,
Grants brother-in-law), and others.
Among the twenty majors retired, is
Thomas Sweeny, the well known
Fenian organizer. Of all grades
seven hundred and sixty-four officers
are retired. 4 large number of these
will undoubtedly be appointed to civ
il places, President Grant having de-
clared his purpose to make provision
for worthy officers in the event Of q
reduction in the army.-Dauenport
Gazette.