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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-19
Memorial Day.

HEADQ' GRAND ARMY OF THE REPuBLIc.l
ADJUTANT-GENERAI'sO OFFICE
Washington, April 50, 1870
General Order No. 8.
1. The annual ceremonies of
"Memorial Day." which has been
firmly established by national choice
and consent, will take place on Mon.
day, the 30th day Of May.
2. Alldepartments, districts posts,
and comrades of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, wherever dispersed
throughout the land, will unite in
such manner, and with such ceremo-
MES, for the proper observance If
the day, as may be best suited to
each respective locality, and all or
ganizations, companies, and persons
whose grateful aid, sympathy and
prayers sustained us throughout the
dark days of tho Nations peril, and
those whose loyal patriotic hearts
beat in unison with our own, and
who have heretofore, or may here
after, Join with us In the observance
of this National Memorial Day, are
hereby cordially invited to unite, and
are earnestly requested to lend their
aid and assistance in strewing the
pure garlands of spring, that come
with votive memories Of love and
prayer, DER the mounds that mark
the country's alter and fold in rest
eternal our martyred dead.
This is the third public observance
Of q day which has become marked
and national for this sacred occasion
Many are now missing from oul
ranks who were with us before
Time, with busy finger, counts thu
hours for all. Gin the midst Of lif'
we are in DEATH" and one by on
our veterans are mustered out" t.
! join the Grand Army on high. LIE
this teach us that we should 80 liv'
that when we too are gone, it can b
said. He was a citizen, soldier
and comrade "without fear and with
out reproaeh."
! 8. It is desirable that the memo
rial services may be preserved, an
department and post commander
will forward direct to the. Adjutan
General at National Headquarters,
record of such proceedings as ma
occur in each locality. Should th
same appear in the press, or by pan
phlet, a duplicate corrected copy
requested.
By order of JOHN A. LOGAN,
= Commander-in-chief.
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Washington, May II.

Thcre was Quite q commotion
among the members of the press here
yesterday on account of the President
calling a special session of the Cabin.
ct. A war with Spain-the trouble
with the Fenians-the Indian ques-
tion--the probable result Of the re
signation of Secretary Fish, that gen.
tleman being absent from the city
and thousand other reasons were
assigned. The President, settled the
surmises, by stating that he simply
conven ned the cabinet because there
was to be a lunch party given by
Mrs, Grant, to-day, at halfpast one
o'clock, and he desired to attend and
to give tho cabinet officers, with their
families, the same opportunity Of
attending.
Chicago, May II.
A Washington special to the Tri
bune says: The bill reportee yester
day for the reduction of taxation wa.
received with general favor, and thu
indications are that it will he pushet
through rapidly.
A Times dispatch says that thu
provision ofthe bill in regard to the
income tax is not satisfactory to thu
House, who are very certain to q
least reduce the tax to 3 per cent.
At Centralia, ILL.,, yesterday, Jas
j. jackson, (colored) Republican
was elected Alderman in the firs1
ward, over G D Hay, the regular
Republican nominee.
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I,ovelass, s75 each, on account Of
damage to their farms, on account OF
said road location, and the Sd day of
June term, 1870, is fixed on for final
hearing in said matter.
tEo. D. HAcKwoRTH,
Auditor.
Road petitioned for by A. Morley,
ct oil. Commissioners to assess dam
ages for W. McCarty, on account Of
said location, report no damage sus-
tanned. And the 10th day of June,
1870, is fixed on as the time for final
hearing in said case.
GEO. d. HAcKwoRTH,
Auditor.
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A Good Work.

The American Sunday School
Union has, in the year ending March
LIST, 1870, organized 1886 netS Sun
day Schools, in which were 1909
Teachers and 5,l53 Scholars. 1t
has also visited and aided 1880
Schools, with s2,497 Teachers and
273,545 Scholars, making grand tc.
tai Of Sunday Schools reached by its
Missionaries of $685., with 49,
Teachers and 32s,69s Scholars.
To accomplish this work 266,637
miles were travelled, 6,S47 addresses
delivered, 81, 632 families visited, and
1882 Bibles and Testaments distrib
uted.
Since the organization Of thii
Society in 1924, it has organized ove'
| $4,000 Sunday Schools, and gatheret
into them over 100000 children
1t sends its Missionaries to find tn
destitute children, especially in tn
neglected country districts, and Of
our frontier, and gather them init
Sunday Schools. Itinduces men AM
women to engage in the Christ-lik
service of instructing these childrel
from the Bible. II has been one 9
the pioneer Missionary Societies i
all this Northwestern region, tn
forerunner of the Church and tn
Ministry-and still it presses on t
reach the new regions in the Yves
and the open fields in the South-an
it goes only in tho name OF Chris
and for all the Churches.
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as they became idclaters, they COM
menced dar cing, They, in dancing
round the golden calf, acted about as
wisely as do those of our day, who
dance round the imaginary idol of
worldly pleasure. There is dance
spoken of in the New Testament.
King Herod had a dance on his birth
day, which led to the murder of one
of the best men that ever lived. AT
the time Of the dance, the King was
living with his sister.in-law, Herod-
las, IN an unlawful manner. He was
an adulterer--not strange tnat he
should have a dance. John reproved
them forliving thus, and they become
enraged about it. Persons of hike
habits become offended yet, when
their ideas of right are opposed.
Dancing is q barbarous practice.
There is much more dancing in
heather nations than IN christian
nations, "Kick" to the contrary, not
withstanding. The lower people are
degraded by ignorance and sin, the
more they are devoted to this sort Of
dissipation. Thenegroes, when held
in slavery and ignorance, passed
much of their leisure time in fiddling
and dancing. Since they havo be
come freemen they are folio wing
other things which are more edifying
The more savage and barbaroul
Indians are. the more sthev dance
this is we'll known to every observ
ing mind. The Olympic game
were carried on extensively in tn
darker ages. sThe heart of the wis
is in the house of mourning, but tn
heart of fools is in tho house o
) mirth." The heart Of the writer Q
! that valuable article" may be of tn
latter class, judging from the ton
!, of his articles, aThough you bray
fool in a mortar his foolishness wi
: not depart from him." EXIT.
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achllsetts.

Boston, May ~.
Nathaniel Gale, for many years q
clerk in the Naval Office, charged
with defrauding the Government out
Of six thousand dollars in gold in the
collection of invoice duties, and q
merchants clerk named Hubbard,
charged as being an accomplish, both
have been arrested.
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Congressio nal.
darlington, May II.
SENATE.

After transacting some minor bust
ness, the 10Th Amendment bill came
up.
At the expiration Of the morning
hour Mr.. Terry proposed rnodlnca-
ton of his amendment, which pre-
vents any further political disabilities
than now exist. He then repiieo 10
Mr. Martins remarks of yesterday,
DENYING the right Of that Senator
first, his own opinion upon the South
and assume to make them the en-
bodyment of tho views Of the whole
Union party south and the Republi-
can party north. He denied the
existence of any rebellious state Of
affairs in the south, and asserted
that the Republican party OF the
north were in favor Of. the removal
of political disabilities.
Senator Morton replied at length
to the argument Of Senator Ferry
whose views, he said, entitled him to
a seat on the Democratic eide of the
House. He also defended the Geor-
eia officials from the chsrge Of cor
ruption, and argued that when
admitted to a participation in the
government, the rebels OF the
South wonld turn upon and defy
those whom they were now cajoiing
and flattering.
| Mr.. Sawyer eulogixed the speech
of Mr.. Ferry a. sound republica q
| doctrine, and thought that the at.
tempt to read that Senator out Of
the republican party would require
more than the mere assertion. He
argued that actual reconstruction
could only be achieved BY extending
| to the citizens Of one State all the
rights enjoyed by the citizens Of any
other. He declared that under the
political disability scheme two limo
cent suffered for every one guilty,
and denounced the test oath as the
: most stupid laundering scheme ever
, conceived.
HousE.-The consideration Of the
; bill to revive American commerce
was resumed, Mr.. Lynch giving
notice that he would call for. . vote
on Thursday.
Mr.. Wood opposed the bill, as not
reaching the causes Of the decay. II
was only little soothing syrup to-
ship builders.
Mr.. Washburn, of Wisconsin, argu
f ed in favor of the bill, which, at thu
: conclusion Of the morning hour
> went over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Julian asked leave to presen
two petitions against Stephen q
= Field, Justice Of the Supreme Cour
j of the United States, and Ogdel
q Hoffman, Judge dc facto OF tn
+ United States Court for the Distric
OF California, and praying that art
n cles of impeachment be presente
against them.
Mr.. Banks objected, and Mr.. Julia
thereupon presented them, under tn
. rule, and had them deferred to tn
- Judiciary committee.
:, Mr. Morgan continued to denounc
- the extravaganza Of the DepartmeI
- = aud was followed by Messrs. Stever
:, and Cox on the same side and Sa
gent, who defended the Department
Racaaa
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Matilda Fletcher.

From the st. Paul papers, we OBJ
serve with pleasure that our gifted
Iowa Poet Lectures, Mrs. Matilda
Fletcher, is having a brilliant sue.
cess at st. Paul, st. Anthony, and
other Minnesota cities. She pro-
cecds from there to fill some appoint
ncnts in Nothern Iowa.
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Iowa.
A Beautiful Residence Burn
al

Special TO the Register by the Great Western
Telegraph.
Council Bluffs, May II
The beautiful brick residence OF
Col. Ross, on the corner Of Jensen
and Washington Avenue, was totally
destroyed by fire at half past four
this afternoon. Loss on building es
timated at between fifteen to sixteen
thousand dollars. Partially insured
The furniture was damaged to the
extent of several thousand, on which
there is q small insurance.
The weather this evening is warm
and very windy.
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The Board of Equalization of Da
venporl township, Scott county:
Iowa, have assessed Bank capital in
that township as follows:
First National Bank-Capital $780,.
900; assessed at S66, $780,
Davenport National Bank-Cap-
ital 100000; assessed at $116,56O.
Citizens National Bank-Capital,
$500, 900; assessed at s33,333.
German Savings Bank-Assessed
at one third it's paid up Capital stock.
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Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, MaY.17.

Chlcag0, MnysI1.
Cattie-Receints, 212 4; market ac-
tive, firm al 596 for. cows 6a@71
for butchers steers ; 7a@8 for good
shipping.
ogs-Receipts, 7,4s9 ; fairly &C
tive but lower S.60@8.65 for good
Porkers, s75@s.so for mixed 900
for heavy.
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Ottumwa & st. Paul Railroad.

OttumWa Il st. Paul Railroad
An intelligent correspondent o.
the Davenport Gazette has the fol
lowing of our Ottumwa & st. Paul
Railroad
Recently, the proposed road from
Ottumwa to Waterloo or Cedar Falls
known as the Ottumwa & st. Paul
Railroad, has been brought promi.
nently to the attention flour citizens.
J. w. Dixon, CT Ottumwa, visited us
not long since, in the interest of this
road, and presented to an impromptu
meeting of some of our citizens the
claims which his company had upon
our favor. An inspection of the map
shows that Belle PLANE is nearly in
an air line between the terminus of
the road, while the Typographical
features Of the country are believed
to be more emphatioally in favor
of this route than the mere consider
alton of distance. The Salt Greek
Valley. which DISCHARGES into the
Iowa River at this point, extends
northward far up to the immediate
vicinity of the Dubuque & Sioux City
Road, and it ID conceded that the
grade is without noticeable obstruct-
ion the whole distance. That same
valley, by the way, is one of the rich
est and most beautiful valleys of our
indispensable Iowa.
Going southwark from Belle PLANE
10 the Rock Island road, in the
direction Of Ottumwa, we struck
Victor, q beautiful little town resting
upon the prairie which slopes down
to Bean Creek. The distance is
eleven miles. Hills of moderate ele-
walton divide the Iowa Valley from
that OF Bean Creek. But the inter-
vening country is fine farming region
unlike the character Of the rough
and tortorous route between the two
roads at the Marengo crossing). A
partial inspection Of the route, q few
days since, satisfied o committee of
our citizens that no serious obstrpc-
ten exists to building a road across
in nearly direct line; while in de-
fault of that it is conceded on all
hands that an easy route is found q
little further east tc Ladora. Ofthe
nature OF the route southwark from
Victor, l have little information.
Meetings have been held both at
this place and Victor, to take the
matter up. One last Saturday even
ing in this place, was well attended,
and on awakening feeling in favor
of trying to make this the r mt of
junction on the Northweste road
manifested. We are to have: ,ther
meeting next Saturday, and ictor
holds one on the preceding day. An
engineering party is expected to
make preliminary survey of tho
route soon.
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Chicago Provision Market.
Chicago. Nav II.

Flour--Dull, buyers asking cen
cessions, which holders in some cases
were inclined to give.
Moderate business done,
but the market duh and lower No.
2 closed at 93a@94 cash No l, sold
at SO; rejected 70.
Corn-Unsettled and closing dull
and lower, No, 2, s4s@s5 no grade
Is.
Oats-Moderatively active at 48a
@49.
Provisions-Inactive but held very
firmly at FULL prices sales confined
to a lot Of rough sides, light at l4a.
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Ladies Desire what Men Admire.
And this Il lie thing is Beauty. What


do we say is beautiful? A trarspar
ent complexion and a luxuriant head
of hair What will produce these !?
Hagan's Magnolia Balm will make
any lady ofthirty appear but twenty;
and Lyons Kathairon will keep
every hair in Its place, and mako it
grow like the April grass. 1t pre-
vents the hair from turning gray,
eradicates Dandruff, and is the finest
Hair Dressing in the world, and at
only half ordinary cost. If you
want to get rid Of Sallowness, PIN
pies, Ring-marks, Moth-patches, ETC.,
don't forget the Magnolia Balm,
ladies.
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of his vast department, in order that
the taxpayers Of the country can find
no fault so far as he is concerned.
Boutwell, and Belknap, are to-day the
most popular members Of President
Grants Cabinet, and are daily gain
ing strength. Secretary Boutwelps
financial career, from the day he was
rendered the portfolio Of the
Treasury Department to the present,
is marke ed with success. In fact, the
"B.s" are q power in the land. Be-
sides possessing talent they are in
dustrious, and might with propriety
be termed the busy "B.s" who i'm
prove each shining hour. Look at
the army: Butler, Belknap, Banks,
Boutwell,. Blaine, Bingham, Bucking-
ham, Brownlow, and others of the
present, and Benton of the past. Our
democratic friends have given to the
country, Brooks and the Bayards,
and several others, whose talents we
cannot ignore, however we may de-
test their political sentiments.
SIDEWALK HIERoGIYpffICs.
For several days past the pave
ments have been chalL ed with caba-
listic signs. Some imagined they
were forcrunners of the Ku-Klux-
Khan; others were inclined to the
opinion that the Know-Knowings
had been revived, while another class
supposed it was an advertising dodge
after the style of brakes Plantation
4 Bitters, "S.T-1S60-X," or the sign O
"TRIX," which was found to be ,
breath purifer-designed for yount
men who had been throwing them
selves outside of.benzine. However
it soon was revealed. City polite
was at the bottom of the matter. I
was the work of the Emery mer
who want that eminent gentleman
elected mayor. Iowa and all tn
other radical States, may stan
aghast. Washington City carrie
off the palm. 1t CT afford to ru
f three republican Ii let's for the sam
, office, and no democratic nominee t
contend against.
8 STRAY ITEMS.
"Shoo flies" and mosquitoes hay
arrived-the frogs are croakins
t flowers are plentiful. Lafayett
}, Square, the Presidents and Capitt
Q grounds, are dressed in living greer
}, and tho no "Jordan rolls between
n we have the Washington Canal an
the placid Potomac. The market
II well supplied with fresh shad. III
:, sunset scenes are grand; the rhubal
9 pies are in season; the streets al
n crowded with beauty and fashio
cucumbers, radishes, young squire
I and spring chickens are in marke
IS parasols. palm-leaf fans, awnings, i,
u cream and summer clothes are
10 vogue, and pedestrians prefer tt
'e shady side of the streets. I'll
u churchgoers were out in force la
ot Sunday; the base ball clubs of Il
Ut city have opened the campai.
1t vigorously, resolving TO play it o.
O. on the field if it takes all sum M,
., Congress holds night sessions occi
t, ionally, and at such times the dor
y of the Capitol presents magniice
y app earance. Potomac.
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The Davenport Democrat speaking
of the acknowledgements Company,
of that city, which lately failed, and
had q receiver appointed, says the
report of the receiver shows that the
claims against the company, amount
to s21, 065, SO; that the bonds and
mortgages owned by the company
amount to Sol, 72l,70; that its loanl
on call are sa1, 263, 9s; collateral loans
are 5,727, IA; and cash on hand i,
S16.049.3S.
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aGy-lf you desire rosy checks and
a complexion fair and Tree from pim-
Piles and blotches, purity your blood
by the use of DR.. Pier.e's Alternative
Extract or Golden Medl .al Discovery.
1t has no equal for this urposer nor
as a remedy for severe Coughs or
Bronchitis.
Sold dy druggists, or enclose three
and quarter dollars to Dir. II. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, and got three
bottles free OF Express charges.
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EVERY WHERE.-The Charter Oak
Stove is on sale in all the principal
towns and cities throughout the
South and West. AL respectable
dealers have them, and consider
them thei" most staple article.
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virginia.

Norfork, Va, May ~.
The entire business part Of Hem
derson, N. g., was destroyed BY fire
this morning, caused by an inoendi-
ary. Loss, $4,000. Insurance
small.
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The COURIER says: Don't buy I'm,
PIGMENTS without seeing John r.
Shepherd. 1t is all right to see John,
because he IS good looking, but you
want to buy yonr Implements and
Seeds of Derby.
March 7-d&wltf.
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Auditor.

Road peationed for by DE. Funk
houser. The commissioners APP
pointed to assess damages claimed by
A. J. Wood and G. Lovelass, report in
favor Of allowing said Wood and
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Havana.
"

HHVNHH, may IT.
Deigo and Gaspar Aguro were gar
ottcd this afternoon, and met their
fate firmly, in the presence of an i'm
mense crowd.
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Out of the ten papers In this district
that are in faver of his dough
ridge's) nomination, eight of them
arc either owned or controlled by
persons who hold federal offices, and
one of them is edited by his cousin,
and the other one we have no doubt
has received paper Of garden seeds
-Ielia Blade.
And tho two that oppose him, to-
wit: The Pella Blade and Sigourney
Meas, a,e both edited by men who
were candidates for the postofices in
their respective towns, and were
beaten at the polls for election, which
manner of choosing was at their own
dicsation to Judge Loughlidge Its
the cid story ofsour grapes.
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bers as follows

1T Will DO q bitter contest, Out
having faith in the triumph Of merit
over chlcanery, we believe that
Palmer will lick Kasson.
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Lively.

We are happy to notice that the
Des Moines Daily Bulletin is getting
along in lively manner with its
daily Photographic report OF the
poceedings of the Legislature Of
Iowa.
In the issue OF that remarkable
paper of the 18th inst, we have the
proceedings of the hash eaters down
to the 18th of March.
1t is refreshing to notice Cults and
Irish, and Dudley and Kasson are
still on the floor by regular turns,
>going through one another like a
jug of whiskey through democratic
Mass Meeting.
Bro. Orwig promises to adjourn
the legislature about tho 4th OF
July. if he has good luck.
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Reg. Worcester has just received
10 tons of Window Glass.
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Convention.

Col. J. N Dewey, of Polk, Hon, }
l.. Willard, OF Clarke, l.. Miles, jr,
ofWayne, Col. w. F. Sapp, OF Pota-
watamie and Webster Eaton, Esq,
editor Montgomery County Express
the Congressional Committee for the
9Th District, have called the Con.
gressional Convention to meet at
Council Bluffs, juno third.
The convention will have So mem
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Road Matters.

In the matter of the road petition
ed for by II. B. Sisson ct. al
March Gath 1870 being fixed for
further hearing, there being no claims
for damage filed. The second day
of the next June term of the Board
of Supervisors is set for final hearing
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An order will shortly DO issued
from the War Department, directing
that quartermasters and commissar
les shall hereafter make only quarter
ly instead of monthly reports, as re
CARDS property for which the officer
may be accountable, or what is due
him as tho case may be. The Repuo
lican of this city. says, concerning
the anticipated change, "fhis viii
enable the Government to dispense
with q large number Of clerks en-
ployed in the offices of the quarter
master and c,mmissary generals, anc
thus result in a handsome reduction
in expenses yearly"
While Dawes and some others like
him, are making loud speeches al
"the lower end OF the Avenue" in
favor of economy--all OF which
sounds very well, our able and
highly popular war minister. General
Belknap, is quietly practicing eeono-
my without buster or bravado, and
is "nntinually watching every avenue