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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-07-07

Tg Lopdon, Jniy5. 4
The Esrl cfDerby andth Coun-
tPsg1 Salisbury wore married at
the st: James Chapel, Dean Wind
sters officiating. No display.
AT the Carlisls races to-day tho
temporary stand, which was crowded
with spectators. fell aud several per-
sons were badly Injured.
Two heavy failures are reported
in Liverpool, dealers in cotton bust
ness, with liabilities amounting to
fifty thousand pounds, and the other
Is prominent West India shipping
and produce dealer. Liabilities very
heavy. N.
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Washington, July 8.

Some Senators were DESTROYS of
extending for ten days the time .fixod
for the adjournment Of Congress, be.
ing apprehensive that all of the nee
essary public business could not be
transacted by that time, but the
House would not consent to such an
extension. SaFfffEsFE GtFfE s95&835l
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The News.

The new constitution in the State
OF Illinois, voted upon on the I'd inst
has becn adopted by the people.
The children of a Maine farmer
had nice time playing Indian late
", and drove his whole herd Of cows
over precipicc, killing or manning
them every one.
in the Unitvd 0tateA Senate, July
I'd, a bill passed to prevent tho fur
Their sale of the public lands in Ne.
braska, Nevada, California, KANSAS,
Arkansas, and in the territories Of
Dacotah and Utah, except under the
pre-empticn and homestead law.
On the I'd instant, tho bin to
amend tho naturalization laws was
up in tho House, a. Washington, and
the Chinese question came up during
the discussion of which the House
adjourned. The Pacific States are
terribly exercised in, regard to the
Chinese, and the matter is a knotty
ono for solution. Ia
The Prince Of Wales recently made
q speech, in which no said:
"The is one fact to which / wish To
draw your attention, that one-third
of the adult population Of England
never arrive at n.aturityp
If he had only meant himself, we
might have believed him.. wa
We are glad to learn that our
Alma Mater has struck lie: Allegheny
College, Meadville, owns $70,0ov Of
tho stock Of the Reno Oh and Land
Company. Oil has recently been
struck on the company's land, which
is bringing in money at the rate Of
$144, 900 per annum. Should this be
kept up, the college will reap q hand.
some harvest from the investment,
and DO relieved from its present
financial embarrassment.
A telegram dated, Chicago, I'd inst.
says: "From all sections of the west
como reports OF refreshing showers
during the past two days. We are
glad to hear it, and hope we, alone.
are the exception, but we fear that
a large portion of the west had no
rains as stated, at least, we know
that it has not rained here for three
weeks, and that the drouth is becom.
ing almost insuferable.
IowANs IN WAsHrNaroN.-At a
meeting Of the members of the Iowa
Republican Association. in Washing.
ton City, on the 25th ultimo, the fol.
lowing gentlemen were elected to
serve as. officers, until January 1,
1871: Colonel George Cowie, of
Montezuma, president; Hon. John p
Grantham, Of Mount Pleasant, first
vice-presideut; N: McCrea, of Keokuh
second vice-president; Major Charles
H. Fletcher, Of Burlington, record
ing secretary; James P. G. Poulton
Of Fairfield, corresponding secretary
L. S. Thomas. of Chickasaw county
treasurer. Alb
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Life-C Cost of the Rebellion.

ten. OchenkS, In o recent address
to the G.. A. r., in Washington, pre-
sented q mass Of valuable statistics,
from which we condensc the follow
ing:
There were in service during the
war 1895 white and 8 colored off,
GERS, and 2,O73, 112 white and 1,178,
895 colored enlisted men. 3,096 off,
GERS Of white troops, 81 Of colored
SO of the regular army, and 81 gen.
eral officers were killed in action 40,
307 enlisted mon were killed In &C
ton; 2,069 officers and 81 1924 privatcs
died Of wounds received in action, /,
1913 officers died of disease of these
% were in prison, and 12I were gen.
eral officers LAT 800 privates died of
disease, 12,8I3 OF whom were in pris-
on. From other unknown causes-1,
2O3 officers died, 40 in prison; and
54,094 privates, 1864 in prison
The whole number Of commissioned
officers included in the above is 9,3l4,
Of whom 200 were general officers,
and of enlisted men 285, 102, making
a total Of 294,416 as tho whole loss
during the war. The deaths may
probably be classed by the character
Of the troops in this wise: Number
captured by rebels I, 072 officers, l79,
O9l privates, and 1862 citizens
Of these 1l9 officers, 36, 093 privates,
add 189 citizens died in captivity;
154, $3.50 were legally paroled, 2,783
escaped 4O1 were recaptured by our.
forces, 3,170' including 9 officers
Joined the enemy and 36,401 in all
died in southern prisons.
The following shows the proper
tions Of deaths and casualties OF the
Union officers and soldiers to the
number in service, and of Union
citizens to the whole number of the
captured: s5a' u
Killed in action--Officers, l to 81
in service enlisted, l in IS. al
Killed and died of wounds
Officers, in IL in service; enlisted,
l in %. i ,
Captured-Officers l in IL in SER
vice; enlisted, in 13. a
Died while prisoners-Ofioers l in
81; enlisted, ! in s; citizens, in 10.
Escaped from captivity-Offioers,
l in 10; enlisted, l in 76.
Recaptured by our forces-Off ulcers,
mono; enlisted, l in 494.
Prisoners who joined the enomy-
Officers, in 1888; enlisted, in SO.
Total per cent. of deaths in the
army--Oficers, in 8; enlisted, l in
8. -,.-.[-
During the war our troops captured
479,547 of the enemy; 1872 of
whom were officers, and 1885 citi-
zens. Of these there died while
prisoners Officers In So; enlisted,
| in Is; citizens, l in II.
Escaped-Oficers, l in 273; enlis-
ted, l in 265.
Joined our army--Officers, 1; en-
listed, in SO.
Released at close of war--Officers,
! in 6 of all captured; enlisted, in
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Miss Kato Field enters tho lecture
field this year with two new lectures.
One is entitled "Charles Dickens
and the other "Actors and Acting"
Her address is No. 81 JOY street,
Boston.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Washington.
WASHINGTON, July l

AohANoAoN, July L.
The public debt statement shows
a reduction during the month of June
of $50. 2O3, 772,04, the coin balance is
SHIFTS, M8, 8aA including $34,54z
.l20 in coin csftifn6&Sa /, tie cn4feu6yl
balance is $2s, DAT, 0e7, ls;s tie tot6ii
debtless amount ins the Treasury ID
t2,386,358,599,74, E
The President aominSt led Mosss
a. Gfinnell, Naval Ohicer Vi New
York Thomas Murphy, Collector of
Customs, New York; Thomas Hill.
hous, Asst Treasurer, New York T.
W. Oakley U. s. Marshal Of Che Wes-
tern district Wisconsin G. Hopkins,
Judge of the District Court Wisoon-
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From the Chillicothe mo Constitution.
The Ottumwa, Chillicothe and
Lexington Rail Road

The arrangements for building this
important thoroughfare are being
bravely oonsummated. The impor-
lance and necessity of this road to
the West, becomes daily more appar-
ont. If there has ever been any
doubt in tho mind Of any as to tho
proprlety and wisdom of immediate
action with reference to securing the
the completion Of this road at an
early day, surely the last lingering
doubt ought by this time to be expell-
ed. In the first place it is certain
that the G. & s. W. RR. will pass
through Trenton, thence TO Gallatin,
crossing the 81. T. St. Joe RR. at
Cameron and from this latter point
direct to Leavenworth, thus des-
cribing kind of arc around Chilli
Gothic. BY such . route our young
and growing city is completely cut
off from the western trade and travel
connected with the great objective
point centering in Chicago. This is
no misfortune; but will only leave us
free to form other and better arrange
ments in the way of Railroad facili-
ties with important points both
Northeast and Southwest. We may
congratulate ourselves that we are
now free from any obligation to those
who have had in their hands the
location Of the G. S. W. RR. Their
own bad faith and utter disregard of
their sacred pledges have freed US
from them. To them we say, 90 thy
uay, though it be zig-zag and ser-
pentine route. This route so serpen-
tine, will be q fit emblem of their
own subtle and serpent-like conduct
towards Chillicothe. Chillicothe
now being FREQ, it only remains for
hcr to look to her own interests
This she is rapidly taking steps to
do, by securing for herself a much
shorter and direct ronte, starting from
Ottumwa, Iowa, and running in
almost straight line to Chillicothe,
from thence straight on to Lexington,
and from this latter point connecting
with Fort Scott, Kansas. This rail-
way when completed, with the roads
which it may intercept, will give
Chillicothe an outlet to the great
lakes OH the North, and also to the
Gulf of Mexico on the South. The
most casual observer cannot fail to
see the necessity and great impor-
TANGO Of this road, not only to the
people of Livingston county, but for
the entire section of country through
which it will run. The good sense,
practical wisdom and sagacity of our
people will soon have az opportunity
of manifesting itself by voting to
transfer the 100000 worth of stock
promised to the Chicago 4 South
Western Road to this new and far
bettor railway. That this proposed
road will be built is certain, and
though it has now become to us a
pressing necessity, and the impor-
lance and feasibility of it are patent
to every one; yet wo must not fiatter
ourselves that it will be put through
successfully without energy and
perseverance,. There is opposite n 10
be overcome; and this opposition is
all tho more difficult to meet because
it's real source is covert and concealed.
The defunct railroad clique which has
hitherto aspired to lead this city and
county by the nose, are dissatisfied,
and secretly attempt to create a
division in the minds Of the people.
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Montreal, July 8. ~
Orders have, been sent to Sher-
brook for the releass Of tho so-called
Fenian General MON amara, not be-.
ing sufficient evidence to warrant
his detention. -, ,.,,x.,--..
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San Francisco.
San Francisco, July l.

San Francisco, July l.
The thermometer is 81 degrees in
the shade.
Ninety thousand sheep are to be-
killed for their pelts, below Santa
Cruz, on account of the scarcity of
pasturAge. az RI e4f +
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Two Quaker girls wers ironing on
tho samc table. Ono asked tho
other what side she would take, the
right or tho left. She answered
promptly, 1t will be right for me to
take theleft, then it will be left e
thee to take the right"
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From Paris.

IarS, July D.
The heat is intense again. The
recent rains were light and afforded
only temporary and partial relief
from tho drouth. In Brittany tho
drouth is SO severe that tho farmers
are selling cattle DIT two cents per
pound. In Paris, however the BUTCH
hers still keep up the prices of meat.
The provincial journals concur in
estimating tho yield of tho grain
crop alta quarter below the average.
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"Gerty, my doar," said Q sabbath
school teacher To ono Of her Close,
you wore worry good little girl TO-
day" "Ycs'm-l couldn't help being
good; gotta tiff neck" said Gerry,
with perfect seriousness. ~ an
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Chicago, July 8

p, Chicago, July 5. 5
Official returns from the judicial
election for this district are not yet
in, but it is generally conceded that
McAlister is elected Judge of the
Supreme Court. iTst. 2
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Cattle-Quict. Receipts 1913, very
light sales at unchanged prices;
prime to choice steers 7a@8i, good
707a;s fair 6@7i, butchers stock
ranged At 53@7s.
Hogs eceipts 1860, oil sold at
S,sO(98.6O for oommoa to fair York
ers; s.75@s.9O medium; s.95 prime'to
choice. se ,ss. @
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Dg-Study your interest and read
the advertisement Greatest Work
of The Age" in this paper.
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Fresh Eggs and. Yellow Butter can
always be had. Read the advertise
ment Greatest Work OF the Ago" in
this paper jeldw3m.
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Nautnn 1u1v q

Newton, July 8. IN
. zTheyfne residence Of A. K. Camp
bell Rsq., on the east side Of the
town vas burned down at noon to-
day. The family, except two children,
was at church when the FIRE was
discovered, and the crowd from Ssch
of the churches rushed 20 the sce6es
There was no help for the house, and
it was totally destroyed. The house.
hold goods were nearly m 5saYed,
and bnt little damaged. The chill
dren escaped unhurt. Mr.. Camdbell
has been about four years completing
his residence, and displayed good
taste in itslocation and arrangement.
Loss shout $4,000. Insured tor
$500. B.
Iowa City, July s.
Four dwellings, were destroyed by
fire in this city yesterday afternoon.
The total loss will exceed five thou,
sand dollars. Causs-- fire-crackers,
,s,la star Omaha, Nebs ymYs5..
se Late accounts from the Upper
Missouri report that the Indians
continue their depredations, particu-
larry, on the weak settlements, whose
stock they steal. Il, si .ar} gs52.I
About 20, 900 Texas cattle are now
at Schuyler, Neb. Large numbers
will be shipped TO Eastern markets
soon. -. ,.s.-- .-e-.-s- - =,
~ The Union Pacific viii next Thurs
day. and, weekly thereafter, run a
magnificent hotel train westward.
This train is pronounced superior to
anything ever fitted up on Any road
in the Union. The cars were fitted
in the shops Of the, company here.
The reoSnt rains through Nebraska
and Western Iowa have saved the
crops, and will render an average
wheat crop certain, while corn has q
fair chance to yield above the average.
Prospect for rain tonight. as
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Four boxes govern tho world.-the
cartridge box, the ballot boz, the
jury box and the band box.
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Special 10 the OouRIxR.
The Railroad Accl1ent.

IN, The H01lfoaQ AcO10euI. "a
The down train on d. v. Railroad
last night, killed . man BY the nsme
of. John w. Davis, ihaFA mile east
of Oslaloosa station The engineer
saw sAotAing in The way, but Bic e
tsntion was attracted BY seeing .
straw hat fy up in front Of engine.
Tho train was Immediately stopped,
and they went back, and found the
man, lying SOP, the, ,entsids AZ the
track, fishSkd festing naAf thu fsii,
dead. q Tho Corohors jury rendered
a verdict, that '"The deceased was
intoxicated, and had lain down on
the track J" spd ,aeQnitted ltbs Fsl-
road oempahy of III blame II tie
matter. s. II, 1870,
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Telegraphic reports mention fires
as occurring on the 4th Of July, at
Chicago, Rochester, N. Y, Pekin, ILL.,,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Kenosho, Wis.
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SENATE
Washington, July s.

.g.4 " ssCnahS SVAj
The bill granting lands to the State
Of Minnesota to aid in improving the
harbor of Danleitb, was passed.
{ Mr.. Sherman reported back the
funding bill, and moved that the Sem
ate disagree to the House amend
ments and appoint . Committee of
Conference. Motion agreed to.
Mr.. Fenton introduced q bill to in
corporate the Tehuantipec Railroad
and Ship Canal Company with q
capital Of thirty-fve million dollars.
Referred.
. The tax bill was proceeded with
the question being upon Trumbulls
amendment, authorizing transporta-
ton Of goods in bond from port Of
entry to port of delivery in cities Of
not loss than one hundred and fifty
thousand inhabitants, by general
consent.
4 Messrs. Chandler. and Morrill,, of
Vermont, who were specially hostile
to the bill, were giveh half hour
each to address the Senate. Mr..
Baird spoke against TrumbulPs
amendment and Mr.. Scott in its
favor. XII .,
An amendmout offered by Mr..
Chandler was adopted, to allow trans
portation to. any city of 10000 in
habitants, which is port OF entry.
Mr.. Sherman stated that this would
include tho cities Of Portland, Maine
Detroit, Milwaukee, Louisville and
Charleston. 3At6 4{lktsa
; Trumbull's amendment, as amend.
cd, was rejected by a votelof 25 to- 81.
The discussion was continued by
Mr.. Trumbull who declared that the
amendment had boon defeated by
Eastera selfishncss, in denying the
merchants of tho interior equal ad,
vantages with those of New York. >
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LATEsT-10:15 p. NAT this hour
Mr.. Gaylord Lyman breathed his
last.
In tew minutes the news reached
the Vigilance Committee, waiting at
the Court House, who Immediately
broke down the door Of the Mayors
Office, whore tho murderer was con
fined, hurried him out, and in less
time than it will take to road this,
the thief and murderer was hung
from one of the South Windows of
the Court House.
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FROM NEW ENGLAND.
A Sad Domestic Tragedy.

CONCORD, June 6.-At Deerneld, yesterday, two,
lads, named Little and Bean, aged respectively ten
and five years, during the absence of their parents
found an old musket, which the elder boy dis
charged, blowing OFF the head Of the younger one.
Illness of n Dartmouth Professor.
Professor John S. Woodruff, of Dartmouth, has
had relapse, owing to his having resumed hrs
duties too soon, and fears are entertained that he
will notrecover
We Anciente and Honorable Artillerie.
BOSTON, June 6.-The ancient and honorable
artillery to-day are celebrating its two hundred anG
thirty-second anniversary with the usual parade,
The sermon in Old South Church was preached by
Rev. Mr. Murray, the dinner takes place in Fanue
Hall, and an election for officers. The ranks were
unusually full.
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CHARLEY BROWN.
The Case ofthe Germantown Burglar-He was
Not PardOned Through the Efforts of Prison
Agent Mullen.

The Case ofthe Germantown BurEIar-He was
Not PardOned Through the Efforts of Prison
Agent Mullen.
We have received the following letter from
Mr.. William j. Mullen, the Prison Agent, in
reference to the pardon of Charley Brown, the
notorious burglar, who was on Saturday again
sentenced to twenty-four years Imprisonment
in the penitentary.
"To the Editor Of the EUening TeIegrdph:-
I'm one OF the papers OF yesterday appeared an
article commencing with 'One Of Mulens Pets is
Again i'm Trouble and containing the following
And this is the man in whose behalf twelve clergy
men interested themselves, with Mullen, to let him
loose upon society to rob- and perchance kill his
fellows. I'VE trust that Browns case will
have the effect of putting stop to Mr. Mullens mis-
chievous interference with the administration OF
Justice in this county,
'1n answer to the above statements unequvocally
deny, beyond the fear of contradiction. having had
anything chdteCeT TO do with obtaining the pardon of
Charles Brown. 1t is not true that Mr.. Mullen, in
connection with twelve cleTgymen interested him
self TO let him loose upon society to rob and, per-
chance, XIII his fellows. This assertion is decidedly
false. The Prison Agent never did interest himself
in any way for Brown before his pardon, nor since
his pardon, until a considerable time had elapsed
after his release from prison, when he came to the
Agent at the court stating that Judge Allison had
sent him to receive assistance at the hands of the
Agent The request was complied wth and he was
etfeCually helped with sufficient funds appropriated
by the "PrisOn Society" which was ample for the
purpose of enabling him TO make an honest living
for himself Several weeks after this had been
done, he again called upon the Agent at the court
room and asked for further assistance and ex-
pressed a wish to leave the city and go to Balti-
more. The Agent Immediately procured him q
ticket for Baltimore and gave him some money, aud
he left the city for time but afterwards returned
and committed the ofIenses for which he has been
convicted.
"The assertion that the agent obtains the release
of countless thousands of rogues is also untrue he
does nothing of this kind. His in
terference is mainly in behalf of in
nOcent persons who are wroEgfully and uniusty
imprisoned. He has never interfered in such cases
as that OF Browns. lie has not during the whole
seventeen years of his agency asked for the pardon
of more than five persons, and they were proper
cases who were released with the consent of all
parties concerned, no one objecting.
'YOurs Respectfully,
civilian ]. MULLEN
"PrlsOn Agent"
Philadelphia, une 6, 1870
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Globe, purporting to be speech of Mr.. Getz, but
which, he said contained inherent evidence that
some malicious wag had imposed 1t as speech on
the proprletors OF the Globe
Sa the ne nSa sd 9n m
colleague was over-sensitive In finding anything
Additional bills were introduced and referred, as
follows-
BY Mr.. Negley to encourage the establishment of
steamship lines to the ports of Europe, India, and
BY Mr. CLARK CTe1as). TO create port of delivery at
BY Mr. Sargent 70 amend the act Of soth June, 1865
allow the same drawback as Is allowed ON 1 and coho
Mr. Dawes moved TO suspend the rules for resolution
adjournment daily at O'clock After some discussion
the rules were not suspendedyess l2s g. Less
Nr Schenck then moved to suspend the rules to
and the hour Of ~. at 9 Rejected lis to 60
Mr. Dawes made another modification of the motion
rescind that part of the rule which requires an adjourn
Mir Eidrioge suggested that gentlemen on the Repub-
cqn side should attend to the public business instead of
Mr. Dawes repedItRat that was the very thing he was
doing, attending to the public business This time the
meeting and OF adjournment are left unfxed.
Mr. Banks moved to suspend the rules and assign Tues
tion of the majority and minority reports of the Com
that he would not allow the subject
two days at furthest
The House re use TO suspend the rules
Mr. Banks then modified bis motion by condning it to
Mr. Farnsworth said that his objection was that the
subject of Cuba should dspace other public business.
He considered that an outrage and humbug.
The motion agreed to-134 to ~.
Mr. Banks called attention to the fact of the recent
publication of what puported to be the report of the
Committee Foreign Affairs the subject of Cuba. II
published he said without the authority know
ledge of the committee and he regretted exceedingly it's
publication. 1t imperfect report statement
lead the committee the 7th of March last and had
been kept confidential He asked that the majority and
minority reports might be published in the Globe before
the day assigned and it ordered.
Mr.. SChenck has Just reported his funding bill 1t
authorizes the issue thousand million coupon
or registered thirtyyear bonds, redeemabe in coin
Of the present standard value bearing four per cent
coin interest payable at the Treasury of the United
States, principal and interest to be exempt from
Federal, State, municipal, or local taxation. The
total bonded debt is not to be increased but the
bonds are to be exchanged for outstanding 500
bonds at their value The bill was recommitted