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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-31
EXAMINATIONS.
RECONSTRUCTED GEoRo1A.-Forn.

RECONSTRUCTED GEoRGIA.-Forney
tells the following:
"a son Of the Hon. Foster Blod-
gett was on visit to the town to
enter into contract with o man to
manufacture there fifty railroad cars
for one of the Georgia railroads.
While seated in his hotel one evening
q stranger approached and said,
Your name is Blodgett, believe.--
Receiving an affirmotive reply, be
continued: 4 am Gruby, editor Of the
Early County Ne,cs.' Whereupon
young Blodgett arose to greet the
stranger, when he was warned OFF
Gruby turned round and called out
to a promiscuous crowd, Are there
any Kuklux hereP Twenty or more
persons responded Yes but there Is
no subject to operate on sYes there
is, said Gruby; here is tho best kline
ola subject--a son OF Foster Rlod
gett.' He continued by telling Mr.
Blodgett that his skin would b,
stretched ON a pole before morning.
Through the Intervention OF th,
sheriff, Mr.. Blodget, escaped from
the town without Suffering any bodil,
injury"
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The II. F. No. 294. by leaye asked by
Mr.. Applegate. was .aken up. It is to le-
galize the election In sub district No. 5, in
Grant Township. Cass County. The bill
was engrossed, rule suspended, read a
third time and passed, yeas "A, nays 0.
Mr.. Pratt offered resolution asking
that the investigating committee appoint
ed yesterday, composed Of Messrs. Pratt.
Cults, Mills. Wright of AlAmake, Wright
of Sac, Wilson, and Niles, of Washington,
be allowed to sit during the sessions of the
House, and allowed the services of the
Sargeant-at-Arms of the House.
Mr.. Murdoch offered an amendment in
structing the committee 10 report on Mon
day. The amendment was lost and the
resolution adopted.
81. F. No. 26s, was taken up, disc ussed
and recommitted.
Mr.. Irish offered II. +. No: $40, q bill to
define the rights Of Church Corporations.
Mr.. Traer, Chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, asde report.
@AsV DksooA0A VA09As 4As ANV AUtS " -
ken mp. and the amendmsut proposed by
the committee, concurred in. The bill il
the tariff for railroad fteights. On motion
to engross the bill, MT. Mills proceeded to
discuss the merits of the bill. While Mr..
Mills was speaking, message was an
nouncsd from the Senate informing the
House that the Senate had
passed . substitute for 8. F. No 20. Also
8. #. No. 142, to allow additional pay for
work done on the Agricultural College
Building. Also, 8. F. No. I95, to ameH
Chapter SO Of the 18th General Assembly
providing for . Reform School. Also, g.
F. No. I96. Also, II. F. No. 173, allowing
counties to build bridges.
Afternoon. Mr.. T0liver reported back II. F.
No. 81, . bill to amend Sec. 32o8 of the Revision
and asked that tho bill be referred to the com.
mfttee on Ways and Means. Mr.. Mills
continued the discussion on the railroad
tariff bill. After the discussion had beer
PARTICIPATED in by Wright, :.of Sec, Irish and
ordered that the bill for the resumption of the
d. v. r r. lands which was set for Tomorrow
be changed to Monday at 10 O'Clock, and that
the further consideration of the present freight
tariff bill be the special order Tor tomorrow
at O'Clock. House adjourned,
Very truly,
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From "Anon."
DEs MONIES, Iowa, March 2a

DEs MONIES, Iowa, March %.
Ems. COURIER
The session of the House was opened
at O'Clock this morning with prayer by
Rev. w. w. Merritt, the member from
Mo ntgomerv County.
While the Journal was being read q
message came from the Senate, inform
ing tho House that the Senate had passed
8. F. l2l, in relation to holding Courts at
keokuk, Lee County; 8. F. 1872. to legal.
ize the election and acts Of the town of
wateloo. Also, ajoint resolution in rela-
tion ,ooo loaned to the Medical College
at Keokuk, Iowa. Also, proposing, when
published, to place the Geological Survey
In the Department of Agriculture at WASH
ington.
Apetition was introduced asking mo-
dification In the Registry Law. Another
relating to schools.
AThe Committee on Enrolled Bills made
q report. Also the Committee on the Sup
preston Of Intemperanoe.
By permission, petition was presented
and referred to the Committee on Rail-
roads. Also one to abolish the General
Term Court. s
Mr.. Hood introduced II. F. so7, a bill for
an act to create fund to reclaim wet and
overdowed lands in certain cases.
Mr.. Hardin presented H. F. No. sos, a
bill for an act giving the right Of way to
such persons as wish TO construct tram
ways or railways to stone quarries. coal
banks, or mills, in certain cases. Referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Hardin introduced II. f. No. 800, a
bill Of y local nature.
Messages and bills were then taken from
the Speakers table.
The bill which passed the House some
days ago organizing the Red Jacket Fire
Company was amended in tho Senate
was taken up and the amendment agreed
to.
The bill Of S. +. No. II. defining the du
ties of County Auditor and allo wing sale
officer a deputy, was referred to the Conn
mittee on Township and County Organic
ations.
| s. F. No. 14i, of local nature, relating
to Baskerville. Referred to the Commit
tee on Claims.
L
s. f. No. 121. was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
The joint resolution in relation to tn
$4,000 loan TO the Medical College at Keo
kvk, was taken up. and on motion of Mr.
Harper. was adopted.
The s. f. No. 1872, 10 legalize the acts Q
the town Of Waterloo, was engrossed, rea,
a third time. and passed. yeas 81, naySC
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THE NEXT CANDIDATE FOR rnE
JUDaEsHIp.-We hear several names
mentioned for the position OF Judge
of the Second Judicial District, among
which are the names OF Jones, of Da
Wis Williams Of Wapello, and Col.
Anderson of Albia.-Aibid Union.
In addition to the above list of can
didates in prospective, either of whom
would reflect honor upon the position
Of Judge OF the Second Judicial Dis.
triet Of Iowa: We would respectfully
suggest the name of ]. w. Dixon Of
Wapelio, as being a man in every
sense qualified and capactated ior
discharging the duties of said Office,
and hope that his name will be upon
the real list of candidates before the
Republican District convention
EddymiHe Gasette.
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The "Prairie Farmer" has the fol-
lowing rich correspondence:
"QUERRY.-I know farmer who
has got twin calves; one Isl steer and
the other is q heifer. Will the heifer
breed? This is question argued by
some Of our farmers. Will you
please settle it?"
The newspaper man answers thus
ly: "There exists no physiological rea.
son why twin calves, had by q COW,
should not be ablo to breed, even il
ono of them was q steer. But wheth-
or twin calves had by male farmer,
are able TO breed we leave to your
farmers to decide"
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The meanest class of Republican jour
uals in the country are just now sucking
gums with the most vile democratic sheets
In united attack upoa Senator Harlan.
All that we have seen in Senator Harlan's
career that can possibly be made subject
of earnest condemnation is the fact that
he has once or twice In his life paused long
enough to kick the life out OF some of the
loudesl mouthed pups continually bark
ing at his heels. Suoh kicks kill the dogs
II is true, but his boots are no better for
doing it,-Nashua Post.
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The Constitution editor calls the
Gate editor q "Jackass' ard "Slap.
ack," and takes two columns to
demolish him, which goes to prove
that Samuel is either not Jassack,
or else that they require heavy ord.
nance to annihilate the animule in
Keokuk.
Meantime the Gate Citg goes on
just the same.
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Indicted.

The Chicago Grand Jury, under the
pointed charge Of Judge McAllister, has
indicted Messrs. Burlsy, Carter, and Nc
Arthur, OF the Board of Public Works,
and Rufus Rose and Cass Chapman, ar
chitects. for erecting building (the west
wing Of the Court House, dangerous to
human life, and thus creating and estab-
fishing a common nuisance.
Their trial win proceed at once, SO that
We may be able to determine at an early
day, whether it II . violation of the law
In the City OF Divorces, to erect public
and private mantraps.
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Soldiers Reunion.

At the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Soldiers Reunion, !"
held ut the Court House Saturday
evening, Gov. Merrill in the chair, it
was resolved that q local Committee
on Finance be appointed that the
Secretary be directed to correspond
with the railroads on the subject Of
passes, and that there be a meeting of
the General Committee at tho Savery
House, Wednesday, March 30, 1870,
at o'clock in the evening.
n. B. BAKER,
Secretary.
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reply to the insolent demand of
Deans repudiating meeting held here
on the ed of February, that he
(HowelD should present their reso-
lutions to tho Senate:
SENATE CHAMBER,
March 8, 1870.
SAM. Il. EVANS, Esq.-Dear Sir: l
received few days since the printed
proceedings and resolutions of Cop
perhead meeting, transmitted by
you, with the request that I should
present them to the Senate of the
United States,
The resolutions propose to repudi-
ate the debt of the Government con-
tracted to carry on the war to over
throw the Rebellion and. preserve the
Union. They indicate that those
who passed them sympathized with
the chief of the Rebellion in time of
war, and they propose to follow the
example of that great Repudiator in
peace.
regard the sentiments uttered
and endorsed as both rascally and
disgraceful; and / would not extend
the odium justly attaching to the
"fag end" of a faction, to tho great
party on the verge of which it
hangs; nor even connect the name of
the town or the State in which the
meeting was held, with the infamous
proceedings and principles promulga.
ted.
trust you will SEQ the propriety
OF my position in the promises, and
accept the situation with becoming
grace, and believe me personally,
Yours respectfully,
J. B. HOWELL.
As a farther explanation of the
matter, we print the following let,er
of the Senator to Sam. M. Clark, edi-
tor of the Gate City.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.
DEAR CLARK. You suggest that some
friend said should have presented the Re.
pudiation resolutions and denounced them
think not The telegraphic report ofthe
proceedings in the Senate In that case would
have been about as follows "Mr. Howell
presented proceedings of public meeting
OF the people of Southern Iowa in favor Of
the repudiation Of the debt of the United
States" My speech would not have gone
with the dispatch, and that is all the general
public would have heard of it.
1t was not "a PETITION" I was asked to
present, but the proceedings and resolu-
tions Of public meeting, fraudulently pro-
tossing itself to be meeting of the people OF
southern Iowa, without respect to party,
and declaring the Repudiation resoluti ons
70 nave been passed unanimously. And
moreover the Constition of the United
states declares that ''The validity Of the
public debt Of the United States *shall
not be questioned" and could not, under
the oath I had taken to support that Con.
stitution, stand up in my place in the Sen.
ate of the United States and aid and abe,
by presenting their resolutions, those who
not only violated the spirit of the Consitu
ton BY Questioning the debt" but actually
demand Its utter reputation.
Yours, truly,
J, B. HOWELL.
The meeting and the blather oi
the mountebank who addressed it,
and wrote the resolutions, was not
worthy the attention given to them
by our Senator, but since he had to
give it its quietus all will admire and
approve the vigorous and pungent
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ORDERS SOLICITED.
Mine Lofe.
BY HANS BRRrTMA,

BY HANS BRKTTMAE.
Overe my lofe sugar-bowi,
De very shmalles { loomp,
Vouldt shveet de seas from pole To pole,
Und make de shildren shoomp.
Und If she we're clofer fleldt
I'd bet mine only pence
1t would MT be no dime at all
Before I'd shoomp de fence.
Her heafenly foice, it drill me so.
1t really seems to hoort;
She ish de holiest animile
Dat rooms oopon de dirt,
De rainbow rises ven she sings,
De soon shine ven she dalk,
De angels crow unG flap deir wings
Ven she goes ont to walk
SO liyin vhite-so carnadine-
Mine lofe's complexion glow;
It's shoOst like abendcArmosine,
Rich gleamin on de shnow.
Her soul make plooshes in her check,
As summer reds de vein,
Or sonlight sends n fire-life trao
An blank karbunkelstein.
De neberschwengliche ideeS
Dis lOfe put In my mind,
Would make fOostrate philoSoph
OF any human kind.
'Tis shunderend sweet on earth to meet
An himm1isch-hoeliisc
Und treat NIT whiles to kummels sehnapS
De Schoanheitsideal.
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Resigned.

Hon. Reeder W. Clark. formerly of Keo
kuk. later an Ohio M. c.. and more re-
Gently Third Auditor, has just now resign
cd, without assigning any canse, the office
OF Supervisor OF Internal Revenue for the
Southern District OF Ohio.
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Porter Clay Wclch's Oskaloosa
Conseruator nominates the Hon. VIM
N. Stone for Congress in this Con-
gressicnal District.
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DEAD.

Bishop E. Thompson one of the
distinguished divines Of the NJ. T..
Church and formerly editor Ladies
Repository, is dead.
The following dispatch from
Wheeling gives all the particulars
we have
Wheeling, March %.
Bishop Thompson, OF the NJ. h
Church, died this morning oftyyhoid
pneumonia. He presided at the
West Virginia conference, held a,
Charleston, Kanawaha county, last
week, and was enroute TO Jersey
City to oficiate in the conference Ia
beheld there this week, when over
taken by sickness.
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The Mayor Of Fort Gaines, Ga,
recently adjourned a session Of the
Council by knocking two Aldermen
and the clerk under the table.
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A California paper says the Japa-
nese twill win universal respect by q
sort of heathenlsh habit they have
of minding their own business"
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A Tennessee lover managed to
write his sweathear4 two hundred
letters in three years, and now is
having them read aloud in court in a
breach -ofpromise case.
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The Capitol Smelling Com.
mittee.

We clip The following from this
mornings Gate City.
.'The Capitol Investigating COM
mittee, organized last evening, have
employ d shorthand reporter, and
will proceed to investigate the al
legged corruptions. 1t is charged
that stranger by the name Of
Henry, from Council Bluffs, came
here few days ago before the bill
was voted on in the House and cor
ruptly approached Haycock and
Morrison, members of the House
from Keokuk county, Green, Of
Scott county, and perhaps one or
two others, offering them each from
$4,000 to 5000 to vote for the Capi-
tol Appropriation.
Mr.. Henry disappeared about the
time the vote on the engrossment Of
the bill was taken and has not been
seen in this vicinity since. He has
the reputation of having been a SUIT
ler in the army, a steamboat captain
and a hard case generally. That he
was here and offered money for votes,
is asserted by several reliable men.
Whether he was here on his own
mission or in the employ Of Others
remains to be developed"
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A Query.
DAHLoNEGA TOWNSHIP, !
March 81, 1870.

EDS. COURIER
Please allow us to ask
a question through your columns:
What is one OF our members doing
at home, when matters Of vast i'm
portance in which the people are
much interested is before the House,
such as tho State House Bill. We
thinks absence under such circum.
stances, is equivalent to voting for
its passage. MANY CITIZENS.
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A Western critic said Of an Eas.
tern lecturer that his ideas were as
far apart as the stations on the Pacif
tic railway.
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THE FUNDING BILL.-The eonster-
nation produced among the capital.
lists who own the National Banks ut
the passage in the Senate of the
Funding Bill, which proposes to cur
tail the immense profits these insti-
tutions derive from banking upon the
National credit is evidenced from the
fact that private circular has been
sent to each bank throughout the
country, sounding the note of alarm
and calling on all banks to work upon
their local representatives in the
lower house of Congress to defeat the
bill, which has already passed the
Senate.
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On Wednesday, of last week, Chas.
Mccoy, residing six miles south of
Indlanola, Warren county, took his
team and went to the timber to haul
saw logs to the mill. In loading by
the usual way-rope levers-he walk
ed behind the log, and the team hav-
ing pulled the same up as far as they
could, they let it slip, rolling over
Mr.. Mccoy the whole length of his
body, and resting across his neck
This was early in the morning, and
he was not found until toward eve
ming, when the team was found
standing quietly, the lines being
grasped in the dead mans hand. He
leaves wife and several children in
reduced circumstances. He was q
hard working, honest man, and leaves
many friends regre:ting hisuntimely
taking of.
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A Scene in He'll.

Tho fellglOus reporter or the Phliadsi-
phia Sunday Mercury, has much concern
ed himself lately with the doings OF one
Elder Knapp, alias ."The Evangelist"
whose profession "is that of consulting
physician for sick souls when the riglnal
family doctor finds that his pharmacy ha.
lost its efficacy" The Elder, while stir
ring up " refreshing revival" in the Be
rean Baptist Church, preached against
swearing, and said II will give you, my
dear friends, picture from scene in
hell. The devil is sitting in his private
office receiving souls as they are brought
to him from the upper world. In comes
an Internal jailer, conducting a,soul to
everlasting flames. 'Wbo were you9'
asks the devil, as the culprit was brought
to where he was sitting. "Secretary Ben
jamiu, of the Confederate Cabinet" was
the reply. "Oh, yes, I knew you we
coming" said the devil, as he turned
leaves of his ledger, and made an entry
Of the secretary's uame. 81 haye always
shown consideration to those that have
shown it to me. I've got to take You in,
but I'll try and make you as comic rtable
as possible" To the attendant" Show
Mr.. Benjamin place as near .as yon can
get him to current of air. The next
arrival was a man who had killed his
mother in-law. He was banged in Gin
cinnati. "Take him away" said the devil,
two to one that he isn't much to blame. [
remember his case, his mother-in.law
came here three weeks ago. She's over in
No. 83. Put him there and set the old wo-
man In front of the furnace. No. 6s is too
cool for her. Pretty soon another victim
arrives. My case is a hard one,' was
the reply. 81 am here just because |
swore." "Because you sware ?" asked
Yes. that's ali the sin ever did," "An
the sin?" echoed the devil; "All the SIM"
"Why, you mean, despicable, contemrt-
ibie, low-lived vagabond, said the devil.
as he brought his fist down on the table
"there isn't corner here that's hot
enough for you. OF al! the sixty thousand
preachers that spend their Sundays in
blackguarding me, not one OF them ever
accused me of swearing. Blasphemed
your Maker, did you? Profane the holy
name Of your Savior, that forgave his en-
eInies upon the cross. and died TO have
saved you from heres You did this, did
you? "Why," continued the devil.
whose voice arose as his wrath in1ensi
fed, 'why, there's no excuse for YOU A
man by an unlucky blow may kill another
one. In pressing temptation man may
steal; he may lie TO save his neck or cheat
his neighbor. There's some excuse for
him. The profane swearing has no ex
cuse. Attendant, take this accursed scoun
drel out Of my sight. Put him up to his
neek where the Goals are the hottest, aud
then put somebody to sit on his accurssd
head" : This saws the reporter, lis
fair sample of the Elders style = and, II
30, there can be no doubt of its awaken
ing character.
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Vol 81, No. SO
educational.
To SCHOOL OFFICERS.

| wish to say fow words to the
School Officers Of the County, rela-
tive to the duties devolving upon
them. / shall, in most cases address
my seniors, yet trust that what |
may say will not be thought out of
place.
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Old fashioned tire-plaees Etna
and Vesuvius.
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Pungent Letters.

The following is Senator Howells
reply to the insolent demand of
Deans repudiating meeting held here
on the 22d of February, that he
(HowelD should present their reso-
lutions to tho Senate:
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How to fire and fall back get a
gun that kicks.
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Hon. VIM. Loughridge writes as
follows, relative to a matter that may
interest some of our ambitious youth,
to the Oskaloosa Herald.
Washington, March Sth. 20.
.EDIToRs OsKALoosA HERALD:
desire to say through your paper,
that there is now a vacancy in the
U. s. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
from the 4th Congressional District,
and ! am desired BY the Secretary OF
the Navy to recommend candidate
for appointment.
will be glad to receive the appli-
cations of any young gentlemen who
may desire the place, until the lst
May; after which If there are sever
al applications I will have compe-
titiva examination. Candidates
must be over fourteen and under
eighteen years of age, June next,
and must be actual residents Of the
4th Congressional District
Yours truly. WM LouaHRIpaR.
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FRIDAY, March IL.

By following atrail through the
woods for 81 of a mile, / found
No. 5, q think it is) Of Greene Town
ship.
From the loud voice 1 heard sup
posed they were having rhetorical
exercises; but found it to be the
teachers voice addressing the class.
A blind man Judging from, the tone
of the teacher would sappose the
class one hundred yards of. / would
advise the teacher to cultivate a
mildor tone. was pleased to notice
the cleanness OF the room and pupils.
The teacher appears very earnest,
and, if he will study the principles OF
teaching, will surely succeed.
EXAMINATIONS.
There will be an examination of
teachers on the last Saturday of each
month at my Office at the Court
House. | wish all persons desiring
to be examined for cei tificates to be
present promptly at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
By so doing some may be saved the
expense of remaining IN town I'LL
Monday.
Send in something for this col.
umn. HENRY G. COX.