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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Metz.

The surrender ofMetz, the strong
est fortress in France, with its 175,.
900 choice troops, proves the treach-
cry Of Basains to the Republic, and
guarantees the early surrender of
Paris. Ono hundred and sevcnty.fve
thousand select troops ought never
to be in position rendering . sur
render necessary without the treason
or imbecility Of their commanding
officers, which, perhaps, was the case
with the boleagured garrison Of Metz
This Surrender Of the last army
which Napoleon go vauntingly start.
cd out to conquer Prussia with.
leaves France with nothing for her
defence but raw levies, and renders
the fall Of Paris, and the total sub.
mission Of the French people to the
double eagles Of Prussia, only a mat.
ter OF brief time.
Farther resistance upon the part Of
Trochu is futile, and every man slain
in the defence OF Paris from the can.
itulation of Metz to that Of Paris, will
be foul and unjustifiable murder.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, Nov. /

The new live stock freight tariff
issued this morning increases the
rates Sc per hundred pounds on stock
to Buffalo; Suspension Bridge. Pitts
burg, Bellaire and Dunkirk. The
rates to other points remain an
changed.
Cattle-Receipts to-dry 2O30. Mar
ket quiet, no really good stock on
sale, and prices not quotably changed.
Hogs = Receipts 1000. Market
moderately active, but prices weak
and lower. Sales ut 7.0O@7.50 COM
mon TO extra. f'l
Sheep-Markot unchanged. Good
sheep firm, and common dnll prices
ranged at 2.75@4.00 medium to fair.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

A strange story comes over the
water from Belgium: It is said that
Nadar, the balloonist, chad left Tours,
and was floating above Paris, dis
playing the French colors, when an
other balloon was seen approaching,
flying under the same colors; but
when the stranger came near he fred
aquick succession of broadsides into
the Frenchman, compelling him to
descend rapidly, and Immediately
threw out the Prussian flag. After
alighting on the ground, and repair.
ing the hole in his balloon, the French
aeronaut rose again, fred into his ad-
versary, and so disabled his air-ship
that it fell down like shot to the
ground, and the Frenchman return
ed in triumph to Paris.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Some glutton exhibits moro stom
ach than brains in recent article in
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, wherein
he gives almost every hotel in the
State q shindy-Des Moines catching
the singing end of the whip,and final
" winds up by saying that the Ogden
House Of G. B. is the only exception,
it being Gan excellent hotel in every
essential. Whereat tho Rs0ister
says thus:
"Ogden ? Ogden ? let's see! Is that
the same Ogden that made such q
historic opening, inviting hundreds
from ali parts Of the State to come
and help it "open," and then charged
them eight or ten dollars apiece Tor
banquet and bed? If this is o sample
Of the ''every essentials" we will
takc our hotels without Essentials"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

An article in our PAPER the other
day about the Haa0keye opening it's
columns to abuse Of Wapello County
Republicans, was in no way intended
to reflect upon thesubscribers of that
paper here personally, but to show
that tho number was so limited that
whatever might DO said in it's columns
wouldn't likely create an earthquake
here at once in our political system.
This much was intended and moth
ing moro, however much the hastily
written squib might have been differ
emily distorted by others.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Rumor says that many French
women and children from Paris ap-
proach tho Prussian lines, and
though they are warned that they
will be shot if they attempt to come
nearer, they rather court instant
death than suffer starvation in the
city. This looks very probable, as
none have been shot yet, and we
wonder how long they will continue
to tantalise.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

A detachment OF six Thousand
troops from the army OF Prince
Frederic Charles have gone to be.
siege Longvey, near the Belgium
frontier.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

TERRIBLE AFFAIR.-A frame build.
ing was destroyed by fire in Burling-
ton, Saturday morning, in which
Sarah Baoher, aged II; Mary Baeher.
9years; Michael Bacher, Z years, and
Mary Cochraine 4 years, were burned
to death. They were q German
family Of responsibility, as we glesn
from the Haukeye.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The King Of Prussia has announc-
90 his dissemination TO immediately
lombard Paris. On Sunday the Ger
man troops on the investing lines.
held solemn religious services, anti.
cipating the horrors of the great
bombardment on the morrow.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Chicago Politics.

Chicago politics arc as usual in On
mterminahle muddle. Joe Medill
OF the Tribune was prominent can
didate for Congress, but as the con-
vention approached, 1T became up
parent that the ultra free trade
notions which he held, and the
odium attaching to him on account
Of his being one Of the leading editorsI
Of the leading guerrilla paper IN
America, put his nomination out Of.
question, so that he made q virtue Of
necessity, and gracefully crawfished.
The convention which seemed to be
to great extent controlled by the
Young America element of the
party, fairly and squarely nominated
Charles B. Farwell, of Cooley, Far.
well & Co., the leading dry goods and
jobbing house in Chicago.
Immediately the Tribune bolted,
as usual with that disreputsblo sheet
of late, has been coquotting with the
democrats for o fusion and d demo.
cratic candidate in the person Of
Hoyne, Coolbaugh and others, who
have all refused tho doubtful compli-
ment. Finally, however, a man has
been found who never refused a
drink, or threw a nomination fbr any
Office over his shoulder, and that
individual Is Long John Wentworth.
Farwell is . brother Of John V.
the som ewhat noted philanthrophist,
and young mems christian associa.
ton man. He isnot reported pious
to any alarming extent like his
brother, however, but is neyerthe less
one of the best business men in the
city, and one Of those representative
young men who have so wonderfully
aided in building up the Garden City
in such an incredible short period of
time, by brains and energy. He is
supported heartily by the Post,
Journal, Republican, Stats Zeitung,
and, in fact, by all the republican
journals in Chicago, except the Ir-
bune, which opposes him principally
because he is reported rs having held
a big hand at poker in his younger.
and faster days.
The Tribune Is constrained by the
super-extra quality Of its piety, and
eminent responsibility, to support
that pure type Of loyalty, temper.
ance and christianity, the Sanity
John Wentworth. 1t is hard at this
time to say who will win. The Tyib.
une will carry over the perennial
GROWERS to the Copperheads, who
will all vote for Wentworth, but the
popularity of Farwell, with the new
element-the Young America, and
the business men, will, we hope, Sc.
cure his election, in spite Of the
1ribune's unmanly and selfish hostil.
ity.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Invitations have been sent 10 the
rulers Of the various states of South
Germany to como forward to witness
the bombardment of Paris. Reflect.
ions of Bull Run hover DER us.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

A FA1LuRr-Tne Cincinnati papers
admit themselves that the Capital
removing convention in that CITY
last week, was q stupendcus farce.
Reavis, and the rivalries growing out
Of contending points, were too much
for it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

John q. Whittier, the Massachu.
sets poet, was nominated for Con.
gress BY the prohibitionists Of tho
Fifth District of that State, few
days ago,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

1t is estimated that the Germans
have taken up to the present day
three hundred and twenty thousand
French prisoners.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The commanding officer at Fort
McHenry has been directed to hold
himself in readiness with the troops
under his command, to support the
q. $. Aarshals of Maryland in enfo 70
ing the law during the week of cleo
ton in that State, if necessary.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Considerable excitement has been
occasioned by the massacre of eleven
persons by brigands, near Marisco
Nuevo, in the province of Naples,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The President has appointed Hor-
acc II. Houghton, Of Illinois, Consul
at Pernambupco.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Several other fugitive topics are
loft in the news-bag, but they win
have to stay there for a little while
longer.
HAwKEYE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Armstrong Democracy is elected
delegate from Dakota. The Repub-
licahs run two candidates and 80 fail.
ed as we should naturally expect.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Secretary Cox.

oocEotdry lux mas fubnoQ into
print with great flourish of trum.
pets, to show that his invitation to
leave the Cabinet, done him great
injustice. He makes pretence of
being the only man of unmlxed and
unassailable virtue in the Admins
tration, and attempts to get the i'm
preston abroad that he was the only
official in the government favoring
retrenchment and reform, in the civil
service, and economy, and that he
was made to git because those notions
Of his were distasteful to the politi-
cans, and to the President.
The truth is that Cox never was
much Of a republican, and never
should have been appointed. He
never hesitated to dcnounce the 18th
amendment in Ohio, and never has
been in accord with Grants admins
tration on the vital radical questions
ofthe day. He is one ofthose super.
ior sort Of beings, who has had great
ness thrust upon him involuntarily,
and he is in no way under anysort of
obligations to the republican party.
Hence, when the Ohio Committee
inplored him in pursuance Of an old
custom, and in accordance with
Justice to his clerks, to let them 60
home to vote, he insolently told tho
committee that he was not running
a political machine, and that they
couldn't 60. 1t was in vain that
they plead with him that a few votes
would save Schenck, Bingham, and
other invaluable public servants.
Mr.. Cox was too much absorbed in
the great work of drilling his squad
of government paupers, and in re-
forming the civil service, to spare
them, even if Ohio was lost, and the
administration overwhelmed by al
disaster, as a consequence. Then
again he forbid assessments on his
employees, for the purpose of main
tanning at homo that organization,
which was giving Mr.. Cox and those
employees in Washington, their
bread and butter, and done it in an
unnecessarily offensive manner to the
committee, all Of which showed Mr..
Cox to be frst.class demagogue. 1t
it is desirable TO maintain the repub-
'ican party, it is indispensable that
the men reaping it's emoluments
should contribute to ITS support for
the purpose Of spreading documents
and employing public speakers in |
doubtful districts, and a government
clerk at Washington, or tho head Of |
a department, who has not gumption
enough to see the necessity of this, |
and liborality enough to promptly
comply, ought to have Immediately !
intimated to him, in the language Of
Mr.. Lincoln, "your time has come,
1t was creditablo to Grant that he
at once revoked Secretary Cox's or
ders, and the clerks were allowed, as !
of old, to go home and vote, and the |
collections went on just the Same.
Meantime, for this and various other
sundry disagrcements, between him
and the CabineS the Secretary also
went homo.
About all thero is in his talk Of
the civil service, is to incor-
porate into his department, jerks
Bill, which was ingloriously killed
last winter, and which proposes to
create in this country an aristocracy
Of office holders; to make man, once
! clerk, forever a clerk; where they
will be in out of the cold, and forever
beyond the reach Of assessing CON-
nittees, and not liable to be affected
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The refrigerator cars in which it
was proposed 10 ship dressed beef
from California to New York, are q
success, as train landed in that city
yesterday, and the beef was in fine
state Of preservation.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
r. e. Lee,


make great generals, - good pugi.
lists: "Gluttony," or the capacity to
stand and the lust to give bloody
drubbing, and genius which consists
Of confidence, skill, precedence, and
large intention. Grant had at least the
first Of these, and, when he faced
Lee on the Rappahannock, he was
the more positive man. Lee never
imbued any battle with his personal
entity. He was without passions,
without intentions-sim without
capacities. This sort Of q man is
rare in selfasserting age, and this
sort Of negative hero was the
South's. His was q "clean" general.
ship. Nature chiseled HIM for q
superior engine, but forgot to give
him q boiler.
As . man, Lee was q handsome
and respectable efigy, with a weak
intellectual and moral organization.
He was never certain which was
right, and in all the critical occasions
Of his life he was unbalanced. He
had no strong, overbearing convict
ions which came to the rescue of his
weak will, and he lived on the timid
side of most questions, and decided
according to vanity or convention
atty ct last. It ID not wonderful
that in front of the cause of slavery
should have been set Q man who was
absolutely unhappy without q master
He was the dooile .protege OF Winfield
Scott up to the age of "a; and jeff
Davis was no less indispensable to
him for the rest of his military
career. He figured only twice as an
independent manhood-when he
commanded in West Virginia in 1862,
and when President Of Washington
College. In both 'cases he was .
weak responsibility, as lost q are
some cIereymen without the book Of
common prayer. Nature, which gave
him such fine dexterities, had given
him no personality, and his biogra-
ply is merely succession Of brilliant
incidents, amongst which we look
in VAN for q consistent character.
Conceive, in the era of democratic
individuality. q soldier with grand
children moping at Arlington over
what should be his choice; the nation
or his state, praying, perhaps, for
light upon the subject. Such . sold
Ter might be more of . christian than
George Fl. Thomas or Joe johnson,
who decided and went without pala-
yer their several ways, but he must
have been less q man. And after all
his twisting and praying he took the
congenial and easy side Of treason, at
that time the stronger side, and just
tho side to catch gudgeons. Lee was
always wavering, and always falling
on the soft side. He did not know
whether he ought to surrender to
Grant or not, but he surrendered.
His virtue was bounded by the res
probabilities, and he seems to have
been q voluptuous nature, trying
severally to ascertain some principles
10 guido himself by, but generally
failing. 1t is not impossible, and It
looks defensible, that one of the no.
ti0ns which took him into the REBEL
ion was the chance of the Presidency
in reunited nation, where nice
person, with scruples both ways, and
who possessed good deal of proper
ty Of tho latc 6. Washington, might
be pounced upon as providontial.-I
George Alfred Townsend.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Tho Empress Eugcnie arrived at
Wilholmshohc incog. on last Sunday.
In tho afternoon she visited tho En-
peror in company with Bazaine.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

ead.-GenI. Henry A. Wiltse,
Of Dubuquv, died recently worry SUD-
denly Of pneumonia.
He was one of the earliest settlers
Of Iowa, and has held many offices of
trust, both State and Federal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The officers captured at Nets viii
not be paroled, because Of General
Ducrat's evasion OF his obligations,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Tom Allen has retired Disguised
from the prizo ring, and declares
that he will never enter it again.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

a formal notice Of the capitalatioh
Of lott viii BE- sent to Paris under !
nag Of truce.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

a - uYRu
Ass1vA DECENTRALIZATION
As Inc year draws to close we
are reminded OF the praiseworthy
custom ofour fathers, Of setting apart
day OF special Thanksgiving and
praise 10 Almighty God, the great
ana oonntiiul Giver of every good
ana perfect git. Honoring that ven.
cradle custom, and in pursuance Of
inc recommendation Of the nations
Chief Magistrate, / designate
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Oath.
as Thanksrivinp Dav ana T .-ho-.
the people of Iowa to ahsi.;n An IN.
day from ali secular toll ana w .aI.
grateful hearts and holv rara~on .sa
assemble themselves torsthar ~ ! 49,,
several places Of WORSHIP to ,. :. sv
Coils dealings with them dur;n~ - :
years zone bv. and With tho vo s we -
melody praise his hoiv rsms o ~
The citizens of the crow;nc .na
progressive State Of Iowa h.re sn na
cial occasion for orat;tnda ~ "a "a
that their lines have fallen ~ .h" "u
in such goodlv and nla.s.nt n, .us.n
With an extent of territorv sn3 kS
OF itself to be the abode Of q m;oh.v
nation, an inyieorat,nr and healfhfS,
climate, q soil ofunsurnassed fsrt;lit1
and every natural advantaoa thst :
can contribute to the mster;el com
fort and prosperity of = commnr
wealth, it is but a becoming scknowi
edgment to our Heavenly fathar fnr
all the people to saw. nfhe earth Is
the Lords and the fulness tharaof
The silver is his, and the GOLD s h;s
and the cattle on q thoussnd hills :
In reviewing the wear We shall find
occasion for gratitude in the nlant,fnl
harvests with which our fields have
been ladened in the fact tha+ or-
channels of trade and com merca hava
been greatly multiplied and enlarged
for the awaked interest which mar
vades all portions OF the State ON the
subject OF popular education and for
the growth and increasing facilities
Of all our higher institutions of learn
ing.
Above all lot us rejoice and give
thanks on that day for the unspoak-
able gift ofan open Bible. and q FREQ
Gospel, wherein as q people we find
at last tho adonuoto oou.oo
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Frank Palmers majority is Z ,Sb2, an
increase 81 s4b over last year. So
Bays the Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The report that an attempt had
been made to assassinate King Viii.
liam is denied.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The bombardment of Paris will
open with $50 siege guns.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Theirs has declined the Prussian
safe conduct 70 Paris, because it
compels him to go via Versailles.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Or COURSE The telegraph in
forms us to dry that there is no
-four iation fol the report that the
Western Union Telegraph Company
are TO lease and occupy the Astor
House.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Governor Shaffer of Utah, died
Monday morning.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
We clip the following from the
Newark Courier

~ we GID The f0IlOW1nn frnSn Ahn
w sne
49,, 81,
night nom;nated for - .S NY A w. iIst
BY the republicans Of the Fourth
Legislative District. The selection
cannot tail Of giving entire satisfact.
10 to i; i. 'n s,I par.y , ana Of contributing
Colonel Jov Il - : sail In, .ns vamps.gn'
earnest and active republioan i ,cs'
sessed Of fine ability and SUFFICIENT
1nowieoge OF public affairs to make
i.. I .nuuenoe ielt IN tne state Legis.
gallant soldiers. his 1 nom;nst;o. n ,o;,;
especially be hailed BY . large and
influential element in the party-we
n Isan s :, !. soldier eIement-whose
past received tha ,,, nsvs ,a nOs, N ;ne
which they meritsd. The best in.
seres n OF Colonel Joys constituents
S.rS a n4 s;. 10 entrusted to better
oona,ss; nS elecaon 10 q foregone
oorU.u1''n'
we are glad to learn Of the high
appreciation in which our old f-;ar 4
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Alexander Dumas is slowly recov-
cring.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

IMpoTENT.-The Haokeye had
several h ndred subscribers here
when ally COURIER was estab-
lishcd. now has three, including
the Co Ter exchange. ltnevertbe-
less, Aslders itself in duty bound to
exercise q fatherly interest over our
affairs, and recently opened it's col
umns to communication, from some
dead beat here, about our county
politics. W. don't anticipate that
tho two fellow who read the Hack.
eye hero, vii reyolutionize this
county, omedi ly.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

not been able to throw back the first
line Of tho beseigers. The conviction
is that the Capital will fall sooner or
later. If the time Of tho surrender is
postponed by the Provisional Gov
ernmont for the National defence
until the threatening want of provis.
ions necessitates a capitalization, the
most terrible results may follow. The
unwise destruction of railways. brld-
ges and canals, within certain dis
tance around Paris, by the French,
has not been able to stop for one mo.
mont the advance of the German
armies. All communication, by
land or water, needed for mill
tary operations, have been
established in very short time
These repairs naturally guard many
interests exclusively, while other
distinctions, even after capitulation
will prevent for a long time commu-
nication Of tho Capital with the
provinces. 1t will be absolutely i'm
possible tor the German commanders
when that case occurs, to provide
ono single days rations for the popu-
lation, (nearly two millions in the
environs of Paris, to q distance of
several days Journey, since all tho
stores there are necessarily required
for the use Of the German troops.
They will then offer no resource, and
will not permit the inhabitants to
evacuate by roads into the country.
Tho inevitable result would DO tho
starvation of hundreds Of thousands.
The people in power in France can
not fail to discern the consequences
as clearly as the German command
ers, and sincc'to the latter nothing is
loft but to carry on tho war preferred,
these rulers Of Franco are RESPONSE
BILE for forcing such extremes.