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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-10

NToTIcE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MUTUAL
IN LIVE STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY, OF
tual Live Stock Insurance Company, of Chester
County" VINO reside in the city of Wilmington and
New Castle county, Del, are hereby notified that
Z. A. Van Trump, Insurance Agent, Brnghurst
Building, Sixth and Market streets, Wilmington,
and George W. Williams, Newark, have been ap-
pointed to receive the payments due to said Com
pany on the fourteenth OF next month, and have
been furnished with lists for that purpose
ENoClI HARLAN, Secretary.
WEST CHESTER, 1Omo 22d, 1870. oct27,3tw
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-10

WE ARE GLAD TO notice that the demand for Pratts
Astral Oil is constantly increasing One party saws
81 would rather give live dollars per gallon than be
without It," Another says: !" My wife and children
feel so safe with the Astral OIL that will burn no
other" We like to see this, for good article de-
serves patronage, and we know the Astral Oil to be
the best and safest In use. Nobody can afford to
additional amount 1t costs to have good and safe
light is considered 1t would seem as II the Astral
OIL would be used by every family In the country
Take our advice and burn other. Ask your dealer
for Pratts Astral OIL E. Bringhurst Co. are the
agents for Wilmington.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-10

10 real estate dealers, and to farmers who desire 10
%tl their properties, The DAILY COMMERCIAL offers
method Of reaching buyers superior 10 all
dhers Northsrners iOho contemplate settling IN Della
rare first consult the popular Newspaper, and are at
'faeed TO particular localities, and induced 10 a1an-
ne certain properties By reading announcements Of
sales contained therein you oish to buy sell real
Estate advertise in the COMMERCIAL or the TRIBUNE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
a Divorce Spoiled.

the ofics of one ~ onr .ttorra,.s -" -
doy last week. "A ceunlo who h.S
been married for Is;rtean lvca-s hsN
wcnried Of the matrimon;:i h.r,,ass.
and the wife had brouvht suit ~,
divorce. upon the 4,cro1ro ~ ,c,ra,
treatment, The a6aavits 4 h.S, III
been made ont in dnc 1crm .rd a,sd
10 the court. and she - calica \, M -
Office .of hey attornau- n a., - -. u.
the purpose Of uroinr him ~ nrsh nj
tho snit Wb;la .es.od ;n..hr E.S.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
THE WEEKLY COURIER

The United States loads tho van
on railroads. She has $1,000 miles
Of railway, while Great Britain has
II 900 miles, France 5000, and
Russia bnt 2,764, with her imfai ense
territory and excess Of population
ovorthis country Of q, ,O0O, 900. This
superiority in miles Of railway, is a.
marked an indication or tho superior
ity Of our people in enterprise over.
tho people Of other nations, a. per-
baps anything else We csu name.
In the last twenty years railways
have become the great thoroughfares
Of commerce, eolipsing "a il were,
nature, in tho furnishing of our
rivers, ,as channels Of cofnmunicattoh,
and there is nothing today which is
a better index TO the live, go-a-head
characteristios Of . people than rail-
roads. They are . proper oifshoot Of
the indomitable, progressive Yankee
mind, and hence our superiority in
this regard. at a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Seven years ago q London bank
was robbed Of Eli, 900 by fellow
named Jones, and SO we'll had he laid
his plans that no made good his es-
cape with his booty. But the police
of London never forgot his great
crime-the robbers family was pla.
ced undor surveillance, and when,
trusting that time had effaced the
recollection Of tho robbery from the
public mind, they ventured two
weeks ago to sail to Canada to n,eet
the guilty husband and father from
whom thoy had been solong separa
] ted, tho sleuth hounds of Justice &c
| companied them. On Thursday
there was a happy meeting IN Tor
onte-tho sorrow of soven years sop
aration was swept away in blissfu
reunion-when the tender scene wa
interrupted. by sovoral unpoetica
policemen, who took the cresttaliel
( Jones into oenstody to answer for hi
| apparently forgotten crime.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
ORDERS Solicited.
Over the River.

Over the river they beckon to me.
Loved ones who'ee crossed to the further
side; E9-9 NY
The gleam OF tffeir snowy robes see
But their voices are lost In the dashine tide.
There's one with rlnglets Of sunny gold.
And eyes thersfiectfon Of heaven i own blue.
He crossed in the twilight. gray and cold
and the pale mist hid hiTsffron mortal view,
We , saw net y the s, angels @ who let him there
Oyerthe river--oyer the river
My brother stands waiting TO welcome IIr,
Over the river the boatnan pale
/ 3 Carried another, the household pei
Her brown curis waved IN the gentle gale a
"a Darling Minnie! / see her yet,t
She crossed on her bosom her dimpied hands,
We feltit glide from the silver sands. ''''A'
3 And all our sunshine grew strangely dark
We know she Is safe on the further side.
Where all the ranSomed and angels be
Over the river--the mystic river
\ My childhoods idol Is waiting fpf ,ue
For none return from those quiet shores
Who cross with the boatnan cold and pale
We hear the dip OF the golden oars,
And catch a gIeam of the snowy sail;
And ioi they have passed from our yCarniu.
Who cross the stream and are gone for ave.
We may not slfpler the vail apart.
That hides from our vision the gates of day;
We only know that their barks no more
May sail with us over life's stormy sea;
Yet somewhere, Know. on the unseen shore
They watch, and heclson, and wait for me.
And sit and think when tile sunsets gold
Is flushing river and hilt and shore,
shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list for the sound OF the boatGlal's ear:
shall watch for a gleam OF the fiappfng sail
shall hear the boat as 1t gains the strand
l shall pass from sightwith the boatman pale,
To the better shore of the spirit land.
shall know the loved who have gone before,
And Joyfully sweet will the meeting be.
When over the riyer-the peaceful river
The angel Of death shall carry me,
Springfield RepRbatcaR.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Nothing Like Grammer.

Nothing like gramm ar'-better
go without cow than so without
that. There are numberless ''pro-
fessors" who 90 tramp tramp, tramp
my boys" around the country, ped
ding a weak article, by which, sin
twenty daps," they guarantee to set
man thoroughly up in the English
language.
An instance in point comes from
Greenville, Alabama, where u "pro-
fessor" had labored with tho youth
of that people, and taught theal to
doto ON grammeF according to "Mor-
ris's system. During one OF the lee
tures, the sentence, aMarv miiks the
COW, was given out to be parsed.
Each word had bocn parsed save
one which fell to Bob L., 4 sixteen
yeur,old near tho foot of the class,
who commenced thus
"Cow is a noun, feminine gender,
singular number, third person, aud
stands for Mary.
"How do you make that out p
"Because," answered the noble pa.
pill
eff the cow did npt sand Tor Mary,
how could Mary milk her ?"--Rdr
per's Nagacins.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Friday our Lucky Day.

Friday, for our country, has been
one of the most brilliant in the cal
endar-a regular dieter day. 1t
marks great everts all along the
centuries of American history. Col
umbus set sail from Europe, first saw
land of the Western Continent, and
touched the shores of Spain on his
triumpbal return all on q Friday. 1t
was on Friday that tho Mayiiowor
first reached Now England, and on
another she landed on Plymouth
Rock. 1t was on Friday in the
cabin of this vessel, that tho first
written constitution of this conn.
try--the new idea Of govern
ment was signed. II was on Friday
that Henry VII, of England guvc
John Cabot his commission to pro.
oeed on q voyage of discovery TO the
| North American continent. Bunker
Hill was token and YorktGwu sur
| rendered on Friday. Washington
was born on Friday. IL was on Fri..
day that Jahn Adams moved and
Richard Lee seconded, u resGlutiania
Congress that the Unitod Colonies,
were and Of right ought to be, treo
and ihdependent.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

An interesting and Valuable rolio
Of the greatest actor who ever adOrn.
cd tho British stage is new in tho
possession of Frod. Williams, Of
Saltley. 1t consists of kn antique
chair of solid oak, curiousiy carved,
boaring on the border Of its back
panel tho inscription, David Gar
rich, l774, Grub Street." and upon
the panel itself the Shake spearian
motto, sAll the worlds stage" A
larger chair, adorned with tho name
and titles of Sir Godiry knoiler,
carved III a some. hat similar fashion.
- also 10 the possession OF Mr.. Will
liams.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Marshal Mcmahon.

The Nord gives the following cx-
tract of a letter from Sister Mary
Magdalene, Superiorcss Of the Sisters
cf Bon-Secours of AIger. who is nur-
sing Marshal Mcmahon. to her Supc-
rioress General ofthe same order Of
Troves
"Here | am prisoner, and q for
tunate prisoner, | assure YOU Mar
shM McMahon is going on as well as
possible. What q rich and powerful
organization. ! have never met an
invalid so patient as the Marshall
He has been nearly eight days in the
same position, and it has been impos,
sible to make his bed, which is with
ont hair mattress. Never has he
uttered complaint during the
dressing Of his wounds. No matter
how they cut and hacked in the
frightfal wound. which completely
traversed his thigh, and ia which a
boy ten years old might turn his fist
around, not a groan was heard
Whatever ls given him, whatever is
done for him, his reply is alwaye,
"Very well, my good sister" Never
a murmur against the causes or tho
effects of our mieiortunes. He has
done all he could. and thinks others
have done so too. As soon as he is
able to bear the journey he wiilleaye
for Prussia to join his unfortunate
soldiers. "The chief ought to set tho
the example" he reasons. The Mar
shall and Madame la Marechale are as
kind as possible. | am much occu-
pied in preparing lint and oharpie
for all the poor wounded, for the
Marshal wishes that they should be
bandaged in his place and as he IS
At night | lie down for while on a
coverlet laid on tho ground, as there
is but one bed for Madame la Mare-
chale, and myself. and l occnpy il Tor
two hours in the daytime.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

1t is often remarked by persons
who do not possess any property and
who depend upon their daily labor
tor support of themselves and their
families, that they are "worth moth
ing financially speaking. This Ian
gpagc Is gonorrlly indulged III by
men in the community who style
themselves business men. Let us
examine the question financially, and
see il their assertions are correct.
Last year the price of common !a.
Dor averaged one dollar and halt
per day. Admitting thatthe laborer
received ono dollar end half per
day, and it required the whole OF tho
same to support his family, never,
thcless we contend that tho laborei
was worth in cash to his family the
sum OF S7,9S9.
The amount he wouldrecciye tof one
years work at Sl.o0 and . hal. u
day, would be s475 60, which amount
would Do tho interest ut six per cent
on 1859. which latter sum would be
the cash vaiuc of tho laborlng mar
to his family.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

with christian fellowship and zeal

| with christian fellowship and zeal.
4 But next inimportance and closely
associated with parental influence, il
that of Sabbath Schools, These are
verify the nurserys Of the church, and
| should correspond in measure with
the fireside having the same end IN
viek, the religious education of our
youth, and this is why they arc the
fields Of labor. prs.enineDt for par
6nts, as they come from the home
circle and from the family altar, fully
imbned with the spirit Of their work,
freshly baptized from tho fountain
head of Inspiration, and eager, for. the,
ga&b herring Of souls for the Master.
Hheif very presence lends impetus TO
The gi0rioHs work, and brings the
whole church into family relation one
with another. Again children ere
initiative, and If father and mother
are found in their places at the Sab.
bath school, the children will be
there also, il they stay away listless
and Indifferent, it is very natural that
the children follow suit, and here is
a point ve would make impressive,
adding to diligence in business, fer
vent enthusiasm of spirit. If half
tho enthusiasm we have in the seeu.
lar affairs Of life be added to our
work in the Sabbath school cause, we
should see results yet unparalleled.--
We too, often feel it a mere duty and
an irksome one at that. We verify
drone through our task, and feel en-
liyened when done, as a consequence
the chilaren catch the spirit and go
away from our presence with a
vague feeling of unrest and dissatis-
faction, when you hear teachers COM
planning that they cannot interest
their classes, yon may rest assured that |
they are not interested themselves,
th6re is not that fervency of spirit, |
that enthusiasm that is contagious, !
that like an electrical current spreads
from heart TO heart, Then we con-
slider one distinctive feature of 3 |
parent teachers mission, a reaching |
ont after souls immortal, in the BY
ways and waste places of earth,
gathering in with q cherishing care,
'bcgotten Of their own parenthood,
the forsaken, the down-trodden and
vile. Do you feel at rest when your
own little ones are being fed Of the |
bread of life while others are starv.
ing, dying for the want OF care that |
you 20 easily could bestow. Oh we
beg Of you go bring them In to the
warmth and light OF yourlove, where
the story of tho cross may reach their
ear, where the glad songs of salvation |
will fill their hearts with music and
the young wayward feet learn to
tread the paths of peace, on the
millenial threshold TO day. /
We thank God for a living Savior
and for his great compassion for the
sons Of men, inasmuch as there is no
highth but his presence illuminate,
or losthsome depth but his feet has
trod. He is with us and for us-a
master workman rounding off dis
jointed parts into one beautiful whole.
Brothers and sisters, in Christ, let
us enlarge our borders, strengthen
our walls with the graces Of the
spirit, and we shall yet sing with the
Prophet, Beautiful for situation,
the JOY of the whole earth, is Mount
Zion, the city Of our King /
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James Gordon Bennett.

Tho following is, to our mind, q clear
fuiliand truthful epitome of tho char
actor Of this great metropolis ioRr.
nalist. We firmly heieve that this
hard listed, talented Scotehman
never felt twinge Of conscience in
his life, and never recognized any
other interest than a sordid one.-
His life would seem to stamp him aa
both body and soul ofthe earth, and
we feel that we concur entirely with
tho sentiments advanced in the arti-
cle we publish below:
Seventy years Of uncheckered life
and fifty years Of untiring industry,
with never thought Of making
truth clearer, have brought James
Gordon Bennett to tho dividing line
between earth and eternity. Death
sits by Ibis bedside, and the grave
yawns for his ashes.
Tho great journalist leaves not q
peer behind him. Halfa century
ago he obtained his first firm grasp
upon the press Of tho United States
and the close Of bis career points
sharply backward to show that he
never wavered from his original aim;
that he never, 30 far as his work can
testify, had qualm Of conscience
never knew the pain of'adding will
fully to the misery Of the world, and
never the hope Of establishing o
righteous priaciplc. Other men
than he have risen to cminencc in
journalism, but they have always
peen step behind his strides
in what the world applands as
personal success principally because
they chose to be antagonistic ofwhat
they esteemed wrong. He never
fought an Issue for the sake Of fight
ing he never led others to 4 contest,
and never followed but without d
conscientious conviction.he:has nearly
always been on the winning side, and
without making public opinion, he
has always kept il in subordination
to his personal aggrandizement.
Wealth and great name remain
after him. Ifthis be success he has
won. What it will bc worth to His
silent lips, under the gloomy pail,
God only knows Chicdgo Post.
- e. 81
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
Female Snugglers.

Don PlatG. - H
I The female mind has q turn tor
smuggling. Show mo female, and
/ will show you natural smtggler.
/ knew u pioCs lady once who was
sent to Havana on account OF her
health. She was in the last stages
OF consumption, and gave up tho re.
naming little space allotted her in
life I'd meditation and prayer. She
returned in time, no wise strengthen
cd in lungs, but greatly increased in
weight. Alas the weight did not
come from healthy flesh. She had
200 choice Havana cigars quilted in
her potticoats. These she gave to
her spiritual adviser, person much
addicted to smoking, and died in the
odor Of sanctity. Her pious soul, let
us say POLITICALLY, was waited to hea-
ven upon the fragrant clouds OF the
parsons choice Havanas. What ed
ification / would get from her chris
tian .cslgnation and choice cigars. -
While we were rafting from Canada
through the wooded regions repre-,
sented in the Senate by the wooden
headed Puttyface and old Influenza
/ made the acquaintance Of an ines
timablo lady, sister to q Congression
al duck, who told me confidentia.ly
that through certain cunningly ad
justed loops under her voluminou;
skirts. she had carried Off over two
thousand dollars worth oflaces. Hel
rounded and graceful hustle contained
a Russian sable muff, valued ut eight
hundred dollars. "Madaml" / CRIED
in the widest enthusiasm, apermii
me to seize your dexter continuation
Let me give it q pumporial vibration
Yon are . loyal and patriotic female
You have nobly done your duty, ant
gone far to confonnd the oppressor
Continue, madam continue in your
vlrtuous course, and a suffering coun
try will bless You. l feel rebukct
in your presence. But not being sis
ter to a congressman, had not th'
means to invest. Alas! l am only :
poor devil ofa journalist. But SO Oh
noble Roman Inatron mako OF you
fashionable wearing apparel q maga
|zlne OF ammunition to confound anl
destroy the enemy.'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Here is photograph Of the Re.
publican party, small in size, but
true to life: 6sf fs8Ga
The Republican party is the party
Of National Faith. lif d,
Itis the party Of National Securi-
ty.. f9E s3 ,;isi8
tits the party Of National Repose.
tits tho party of Diminishing
Debts. 4 E i
lis the party Of Decreasing Tax
06. & sa5 a5cf
Its the party Of Opposition to
Rings. &.t@5 4 =
II is the party Of Freedom and JUS
ticc.
It's the party Of the People.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

b. L. Eve notice by our NASH
vile exchanges that the express com
panies Of that city have been ban
quoting the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, which was q hand
some testimonial to a deserving
organization. g
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1.-The Nashua Post says the editor
in chief ofthc Davenport Gazette is
off on q months frolic, and has not
announced who will act as censor OF
the Iowa press gang in his absence.
The Post wants all the boys to smile
around while the old one Is out. We
smile, Andy. gaosa 3e
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The Ottumwa Courier says that
We say that tho majority opinion in
the Railroad Tax Law ssis nero jar
gon." We beg the Courier's pardon,
but we didn't say any such thing
. Gate City.
We haven't got the Gate article
before US, but Il that paper viii ro.
publish what it did say, and we are
wrong, we will acknowledge the
corn. 's' '-'' ~ a''''s.s. ess si1'
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i ho New York Times Gives 4 cam.

Tho New York Times gives a com.
parative table of tho salaries and per.
quisiIes of tho Democratic officials oi
New York city and those Of the Re.
publican national administration. II
sums up as follows:
Il President Grant and his cabinet
cost tho United States annually $50.
900. King William and his cabinet
cost the Island of Manhattan about
81, ,4a9, ,O0O.
Judiciary OF the United States costs $1,000
Judiciary OF Manhattan costs. A75.OOC
civil service Of tho u. s. 0OI
Glu service q Manhattan costs. 0O0,O0t
Population Of Manhattan ....,.,.. 900 00(
Ratio per head for people OF u. B....... 89c
NAtio per head for people Of Manhattan 2Slt
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The Des Moines Valley and the
Illinois Central roads, ara having y
lively contest ~ Fort Dodge sfor
frciahts. #j '.a4 sssssssss, ..s Z 6 ts'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Parkhurst, who ran sway with
another mans wife, from Phila.
!delphia, Pennsylvania, the vito also
taking with her $4,000 Of her hus.
bands money, has been found in
Cherokee county, and taken back to
answor for his offence that is steal.
ing the money not the woman. The
runaway wife had been compelled to
marry . man three times her age by
her parents, because ho was fich. 81
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

"The Democrats of Delaware
County, Iowa, recently approached
Mrs. Esther Clark with their most
facinating smiles and offered her
their nomination for School Superin-
tcndcnt. They ovorrated, however
thor blandishmonts, for Mrs. Clark,
being the widow of q Union soldier
who fell during tho Rebellion, had .
lively recollection of tho sharp and
savage things which the copperheads
used to say Of our warriors. She there
fore informed tho gallant "Demo-
Gratis" that she didn't want their nom-
ination, and that if che concluded to
60 into political business she would
be most decidedly on the other side.
So these wooers left exceedingly dis
conraged.--Ne,o York Tribune.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The First National Bank Of Graf
ton, Mass, was robbed tho night oi
the 18th. Daniels tho watchmAb,
was gagged and handoufed. Five
mon wore engaged in tho robbery.
They made ! olesn sweep of tho
vaults. @ s.g @
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

The Ottumwa Courisr is confident
it knows more law than Judge Beck.
In that view Of the case we feel pro.
foundly bad for his honor Gate
City.
Yes, that's bad for his honor, but
the Gate and his Honor knows.more
law than tho majority of the court
and the two last legislatures put TO-
gether; therefore, how desperately
bad the great public must feel
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

Daniel Mcfarland o. the great
maniac shooting notoriety, has
turned DIP in. the Police Court, il
New York, on q, charge Of drunken
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03

A HoAx.-Our readers will re.
member that Wa ssra .a~.sy eaasor-
ate sketchof the tennessee Sleeping
Beauty" Miss Godsey, It was
averred that with brief daily inter-
walls Of consciousness, she was in a
constant condition of sleep or coma,
and had boen in this state for twen-
ty-one years. The State Medical
S.ciety appointed q committee to
investigate the singular case, which
committee, after patient examine
ton, reported in . lengthy document,
the summing up Of which was that
"thc patient was probably to some
extent afflicted with hysteria, but
the whole case is one Of collusion,
Misrepresentation and humbug,
trained for the purpose Of deception" !"
The announcement created decided
sensation. F'