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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
London.

The Rev. Newman Hall contra
diets the rumor that he intends to
live IN tho U. S.
The Saturday Reoiec discusses
the Alabama case, in the light Of Ser
geant Bernard's book, which MAN.
tains that tho detention of the Ala
bama would even, If possible, have
been legally unjustifiable. The Re
r.ew thinks the Sergeant wrong, as
the detention of the order was actual.
~ issued. though it came too late.
The Builder has an article on the
recent Papal anathema against Free
Masonry. The writer refers to the
vitality Of the Masonic order both
here and on the Continent.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
Telegraphic Summary.
Gold Yesterday 1.13i.
From New York.

The court room was crowded as
usual to hear the evidence in tho
Mcfarland trial. The insanity plea
has been given up for while, and
testimony in relation to the connec.
ton Of Richardson with Mrs McFar.
land is to be introduced.
Mrs Mason testified to tho recep.
ton by Mrs Mcfarland, while at the
witness house, of two letters post.
marked Hartford, whero Richardson
was.
Several other witnesses were OK.
amined but tho testimony was unim.
portant.
W D Morris, who termed himself
a Fifteenth Amendment" formerly
q servant at Mr.. Sinclair's house
testified to seeing Richardson and
Mrs Mcfarland kiss each other about
Christmas, 1867.
Other testimony was given as to
Mrs NcFarlands residing some time
at Mrs Gilbert's house in New York
in 1868, and that Richardson kissed
her. Also that Richardson accompa.
MED Mrs. Mcfarland homo several
times from the Winter Carbon Thea
tire. Evidence as to o life insurance
policy taken out by Richardson in
the name of Mcfarland was excluded
by the Recorders Court,
Adjourned. The defense will close
tomorrow.
Tho Fenian Congress, O'Neil fac
otion met ct Masonic Hall, on 18th
street yesterday. The O'Neil party
denounce tho Savage party as impos
ters, and ridiculed. the do.nothinp
Congress at Chicago last week, and
it is claimed by O'Neil that the
Chicago Congress had no power
whatever, to establish an Executive
Committee, and that all it's proceed
ings are void and worthless. The
delegates from the Congress in Chi
cago will, however, be received or
exhibition of their credentials. The
private circular issued by General
O'Neil to the circles as President o.
the Brotherhood, distinctly instructs
each circle to send no money tt
headquarters until after the Congress
but to send with each delegate te
Congress sufficient funds to purchase
from 1000 to 1000 rounds Of breech
loading ammunition, valued at $2S
per thousand. This taken in connee
ton with other facts, is:extremly sig
nificant of an intended movement
$50 delegates are reported to attend
the Congress. The proceedings will
be held with closed doors, and every
effort will be made to secure secrecy
The Steamer Gillesca, arrived
yesterday, bringing the remains Of
Arson BurlingLme. The Chamber
of Commerce appointed a committee
OF the most prominent citizens
escort the the body from Hoboken
to tho Boston boat also one by the
Union League Club, while still anoth
er committee is here from Boston to
accompany the remains to that city
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Burlington,

A young man named Worthington
living few miles south Of the city,
committed suicide on Friday night
by taking morphine.
The boot and shoe store of w. II.
Harper 4 Son, was entered on Friday
plight. The safe, which had o com.
bination lock. was unlocked, and
nearly one hundred dollars taken.
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NoTicket.

We have been informed by a high
cockalorum Of tho Democratic party,
that in view of the tameness of the
pending issues, and the overwb helm.
ingness Ito coin a word) of the
Republican majority in Iowa, that
the Jobnies will not perhaps, NOM
mate any state ticket this fall, which
story We should be inclined to believe
if that party was in the habit of do
ing anything half way as sensible.
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SINGULAR ACcIDENr.-The Du.
buque Times Of yesterday says;
On Monday night last, at the
witching hour of midnight, great
rock tumbled down from the bluff,
back OF Plein's & Beach's soap facto-
ny, and lighted fair and square on
tho roof OF Mr.. Hartley's house. This
gave way in an instant, when the
rock went through the floor of the
lower story.
AT the time of the accident the
family were in the midst of their
slumher, and were only awakened by
the terrific crash. Fortunately, no
one was injured, but for q brief season
the frightened inmates verify be-
lieved that the Angel Gabriel had
b!cwed his horn in earnest,
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Hon, T.. III. Stiles.

We are pleased to notice the unan.
unity Of the state press in favor of
the denomination of our fellow citi-
zen, Hon. +. II. Stiles, for Reporter
of the Supreme Court.
He has filled that office with dis.
tinguished credit to himself, and
with great satisfaction to the Su-
preme Court, and to the legal profess
sion generally, and we hope to chron-
icle his denomination atthe approach
ing State Convention by reclamation.
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Forrest.

The genuine old bull necked, rant
ing, raving, Ned Forrest, is playing
'Jack Cade" and other favorite pieces
ofbis to the denizens of Keokuk,
Burlington, and other Mississippi
River villages.
The people Of those places who
have an eye to big leg pieces, and
who cannot discriminate between
strutting and acting, will admire the
beefy Forrest at the usual rates,
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Notice is hereby given to oil persons
liable to pay Internal Revenue Taxes up
on Income for the year A. D., 1859, upon
Watches, Carriages, DC, DC, owned, pos.
sessed, or kept, March LIST, 1870. together
with all who are required to pay special
taxes for the year commencing May LIST,
1870, that the said taxes are due on or bs-
fore the S0tn day Of April, and that my
Deputy, W. H. c. jacques, ESD, will at.
tend at the following places and times,
between the hours OF A. NJ, and 1 r. NJ,
of each day, to receive the same, after
which the penalties ofthe law will be strict
ly enforced, and collection made by dis
traint or otherwise.
At Ottumwa, Wapello county, ON the
Cd. Sd, 4th, 9Th. 9Th and 7tb days of May,
1870.
At Abba, Monroe county, on the 9Th,
10th, 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th days Of May,
1870.
At Centerville. Appanoose county, on
the nth. 18th. 10th, goth aud oist days Of
May, 1870
Dated at Sigourney, Iowa, this 18th day
OF April, A. u. 1870, A. J. POPE.
Collector 18th District Of Iowa.
April 14-w2t.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Bro, Brady, Of the Indianola Jour
nat, fifth District, wants us to nom.
mate Bro. Stone in this, the fourth
District, for Congress, which the
fourth District would cheerfully do.
II 1t wasn't for one thing, to.wit:
1T intends to return its present able
and most faithful member, to-wit:
Judge Loughridge.
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TERRITOR IAL.

ihnnl1Oh lALs
First-75 days-Burlington.
Second--74 days-Burlington.
Second, extra-I9 days-.Burlin gton
Third-75 days-Burlington.
Fourth-75 days--Iowa City.
Fifth-75 days-Iowa City.
Sixth-75 days-Iowa City.
Sixth, extra-unknown-Iowa City.
Seventh-3s days-Iowa City.
Eighth-5o days-Iowa City.
First-Ss days-Iowa City.
First, extra-23 days-Iowa City.
Seconds days-Iowa City.
Third-66 days--Iowa City.
Fourth--50 days--Iowa City.
Fifth-54 days-Iowa City.
Fifth, extra-15 days-Iowa City.
Sixth-60 days-Towa City.
Seventh-72 days-Des Moines.
Eighth-S6 days-Des Moines
Eighth, extra-15 days-Des Moines
Ninth-86 days-Des Moines.
Ninth, extrs-9 days-Des MONIES.
Tenth-79 days-Des Moines.
Elevonth-89 days-Des Moines.
Twelfth-89 days-Des Moines.
Thirteenth-94 days-Des Moines.
A grand total Of fifteen hundred
and seventy days-being within a
traction of sixty-thrse days to each
of the twenty-five sessions whose
length is given.--Des Moines Bul-
letin.
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NEVER PRINTS IT.-A New York
saws

NEVER PRINTS IT. "A New York
correspondent says:
"By tho way, it is funny to read
the Herald report of tho McFarlanI
trial. Many years ago Bennett and
the leading lawyer in this case had
ab!oody rupture, and Graham, among
other cutting remarks, said to Ben
nett: Don't over dare print my
name in your paper; il you do, Ri
horsewhip you the morning of it's
Issue. if you arc above ground."--
And sure enough, from that distant
day to this, John Graham's name
don't appear when occasion de.
mands reference to be made to him.
"copaSd then said, &c" and that's ali
tho notice Graham over gets from
the Hcrdn"
All Of which is true to tho letter
as any one may see from the Herald
reports.
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Sheriff. Sale.

BY virtue of an execution to me directed
from the Clerk of the District Court OF Wa
polio county, Iowa, on Judgment obtained in
said Court on the 9Th day Of June, 1852. In
favor Of John Beatty as plaintiff, and against
David tanning, rs defendant, for the sum Of
taxed at four dollars and thirty.nve cents
and accruing costs, have levied upon the
following real estate, taken as he property
to.wit: 1g85E III
Lot No. seven "a, block sixteen Q6), Blake's
And will offer the same for sale to the high.
est bidder, for cash In hand, 90
ON THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MAY, 1870
In front of the Court House door In Ottumwa.
Iowa, at the hour OF o'clock r X Of saiddny
when and where due attendance will be Civ
en- by the undersigned. III 8
Dated at OttumWA Iowa, April IL 1870
8. A. SWIGGETT, Sheriff
April 81, '75-w2t IS. Of said county
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Female Suffrage.

Mrs. Genl Sherman and other dis.
tinguished Washington City ladies
have organized a society in the Fed.
eral Capitol, hostile to Female Suf.
frage.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Major Hurlbut, fathcr-in.law of
tho late lamentcd sec'y of War, John
a. Rawiins, died al Danhsry. Conn
last Saturday Of Injuries sustained
from runaWaw.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

patriotic motives, with will nerved
by q dutiful desire to do what is
truly right, and with heart gener-
Gus, earnest, fearless, and, like q SOL
dief's, true to all humanity.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Congress.

The Iowa City Republican, is out
for Rush Clark, and the Jasper Re-
publican for Col. John Meyer, for
Congress in this District. The latter
journal expresses itself in favor of
Ex-dov. VIM. NJ. Stone, as it's second
choice.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Ottumwa intends to have its
bridge across tho Des Moines finished
by the first of September next. --Er-
change.
keokuk will have hers finished
Ammo Dominixcumaraus. - Keokuk
Constitution
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Virginia.

The school ship Mercury went
ashore this morning, some twelve
miles south ofCape Henry. No lives
lost. Assistance has been sent.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
From DaYer,po,.t.

AT Davenport, Iowa, last uight,
burglars robbed q safe in tho office Of
Brown Irwin & Co.'s mill of $500,
and then fired the building. The fire
was extlnguished before much dam.
age had been done.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
CONGRESS.

1t is now thought that the bust
ness before Congress, will keep that
body in session until the LIST of
August.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

DR.. Charles Beardsley, of the
HaUheye, has been suddenly called
to Ohio by serious illness in his faith
cr's family.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Havana.

An official account has been receiy'
ed OF the surrender Of seventy six in
surgents at Como.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Now Spring Goods now arriving
at E. W. Belts No. 26 Union Block
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

The Montezuma Republican has
been enlarged, and greatly beautitied,
and comes outfor Judge Lough 'ge's
reelection.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

LENGTH OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
Following are the number Of Iowa
Legislatures, length of sessions and
where held:
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j. g. A. DAWSO On,

All of which will
SELL AT A SMALL PROFIT
Fol Cash. l hereby return thanks for tho
very liberal patronage bestowed on me the
past twenty years in this department, and
open to merit a continuance Of the same.
j. @. A. WATSON,
Mar3lw6m Agency City, Iowa.
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Seed Corn, from Illinois at Derby's
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Fresh lot of Onion Sets, from ST.
Louis, at Derby.
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Cutting, Repairing and
Cleansing.
United States Internal Rev.
an1lQ

A share OF Tie public patronageis respectfully
solicited. March q, l670-dwtf
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And we will do 1t. - n g
Boots and Shoes at wholesale and retail.
Main street, Ottumwa, lowe,
April 81. lS70.w3m
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-11
THE MEMPHIS AND KANSAS CITY
RAILROAD.
The Council Of Kansas City Votes $4,000
to the Survey Of the Road.

From the Kansas City EpensRg Bulletin
of Monday evening, we take the follow
ing abstract of proceedings:
a special meeting of the Common
Council was held this afternoon to con-
slider the expediency OF voting $1,000 to be
expended in a preliminary survey of the
Kansas City and Springfield Railroad,
from this city IN a southeast direction.
Colonel Richardson, President of the
road, addressed the Council relative to the
proposed route.
" Messrs. White, Hilliker, Wolf,
English and Waterman, of the Council,
spoke in favor of appropristing the sum
mentioned.
"COl. kearney, a director of the road,
and Col. Williams, its secretary, address
ed the Council relative TO the subject. A
general discussion of the matter ensued
on the part of members of the Council.
"TheresoIution was then submitted that
the Council would appropriate h sum of
5000 for the purpose named 1t passed
by the following vote:
"Ayes-Messrs. Cook, English, Hill
ker, Wolf, White and Waterman.
Nays-Messrs. MCGEE and Chaffee.
"Thus has been taken an important ini-
tiatOry step in this great enterprise. That
the road, when built, will prove one that
will add more to the wealth and prosper
ity of Kansas City than any other rail-
way, is beyond a question"
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ADJUSTMENTS.

OPERA.-Tbe Briguoli opera troupe will
appear at the Iheater tonight in the opera
Of Martha. The cast embraces Miss Nc
CUllOch as Lady Harriet Durham" and
Briguoi as Lionel" We hone there
viii be a full and fashionable audience, if
only TO recompence the management for
the endeavor that has been made to cater
for the people Of Memphis ~acceptably and
well. The matinee tomorrow promises
TO be unusually entertaining. The pro-
gramme embraces the garden scene from
Faust, an English ballad by Miss Henne,
the ballad Good bye, sweetheart, good
bye" by BrignOli, and the third act Of
LHcrezja B0rgi0.
THEATER-The Lemngweu took his
farewell benefit and final leave last
~nigbt-hayine d very good house, icon
sidering." He appeared as /" Mons. Bon
nefoi" in the Pictia Of circumstance,
and Il his great speciality Romeo Jd6ier
Jenkins, pleasing his audience as usual.
He and his troupe left on the steamer
Mary FORSYTH, for st. Louis. last night
after The performance. Tonight the Nc
Culloch- Brignoli opera troupe give US
Martha. with a splendid caste. The seats
have been selling for some days quietly,
in spite Of the superior attractions OF the
divine Patti, and we expect 70 see a bril-
liant audience tonight.
BRooN's OPERA HoUsE.-A good house
and a real jolly crowd assembled last
night at Broom's, and enjoyed bis really
excellent show until a late hour. The
programme is changed by Charley White
every day, and for a good hearty laugh
there Is no place N town like Broom's.
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CARD.

Editors appeal: Wesee a statement in
the APPEAL Of yesterday, which is calcU-
lated 10 mislesd the public. The matter
referred TO is the trial of the suit Of the
Memphis Gayoso Gas Company vs.. $. P.
Read. The article sets Out hat Read in
terpOsed certain defenses, I. 2. first, that
the company has no legal existence: sec
ond, il did not organize according to the
charter; third, the Inscriptions were not
duly stamped-upOn which the Gas Com
DIny took a nOn-suit. Now the ruth Of
The matter Is this. every defense set up
by the defendant, Read. except the last,
was disreEarded by the court, and the ex-
isJence Of the GayOsO Gas Company, and
the validity of It's organization, recog-
uizsd, as they have been, in all proceed
Ings decided by the courts. The GayOsO
Gas Company did enter a uon-suit, but
only because Judge Swayne decided ad-
versely on the stamp question, and inn
mediately made its motion Of record to
vacate the same. The stamp question
was simply the fact that no internal
revenue stamp was affixed to the sub
scription of Read. The company believe
that the court was in error. and will,
when b proper time comes, eudeaYOr to
convince the people and the courts of the
fact. What We desire now Is to inform
the public that no question was sdjudi-
Gated in this matter against the GayOsO
Gas Company ~ that a subscription for
stock in a chartered institution must be
stamped under the internal revenue laws
Of the United States. Colonel CAN'T was
not present at the trial. as he was then en-
Caged in the Criminal Court-he, Colonel
had been expected 10 be present at
the trial. and the counsel who were pres
on behalf Of the Gas Company were
taken by surprise. IS the stamp question
had never been limited at in the pleadings
or otherwise before the trial. We con-
the trial before the court, and
deem il proper TO make this statement in
Justice to the interests Of our clients.
W. W. MCDOWELL,
L. LEH NAN.
Attorneys for GayosO Gas Company,
Memphis, February 10, 1870.
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THE STREET RAILWAYS
High Compliment to Colonel C. W. Alex
anGer, the New Superintendent.

It is really pleasant, when so much has
been said about and against the street
railways and their management, to be
able to bring forward al evidence of a
vast Improvement, brought about by the
exertions of one man, Colonel G. W.
Alexander, whom we recently noticed as
having taken charge. The following letter
from Max StrakOsch to the Colonel ex-
plains itself. May the regime of Colonel
Alexander continue to rebound to the
good Of the city and his honor and emOlu-
ment:
MEMPHIS, February 10, 1870.
General G. W. Alexander, superintendent
City Railways:
Sir: Permit me to thank you for the
kind manner in which you have treated
us since our arrival. Nowhere have we
met more kindness or attention from
those in charge of street railways, and it
did me good to see the cars for sill the
routes drawn up ready, and waiting to
convey our patrons to their homes at the
close of our concerts.
Wishing you every success in your
Office and your personal affairs, l am re-
specially, your obedient servant,
(Signed) MAX STRAKOSCH.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
The Keeper Of a Keuro Lush-Drum Enan-
ored Of a CoIored Syren Takes
Laudanum.

The readers Of the APPEAL-or rather
those who have read our reports of polit-
zeal gatherings OF the negro Radical per-
suasion in the days when the bottom
rail was on top" and a few negro m
mongrel politicians governed Shelby
county, viii remember well the name OF
o Lusher, a buck who was at all ofthe
meetings at Buzzard's ROost, the Green
law Opera House and other Radical rally
ing points, whose voice was always loud
est for war against the whites, but who
hlowed his bazoo first for the Lewis n
next for the Hunter factiOn-always a
Radical. but always going for that wing of
Radicslism which paid him best.
Joe kept q saloon as be called it, but
a mackerel expression, more betting it,
Is the N we have generally borrowed to
designate it's negro l~ush-drum-a tip
ping shop for negro thieves ofboth sexes.
Here did the bucks and wenches cOngre-
gate "fOr sport and gentle d~alliance, F" and
his shop, on the corner of Union and De-
Soto streets, soon became the headquar-
ters and very center Of Hell's Half Acre.
Among the frsil denizens of that delight
full part of the city was a cOlored syren
who won the too susceptible heart Of
Joe, and after making him nearly throw
himself away OF her, and ruin himself in
treats and buggy rides, h yielded to
JOeis arguments and accepted him as her
lover. But like ali the balance OF the
.lsdies" of that neighborhOOd, Melindy
that is supposed to be her name) couldn't
stick 10 n man, and 'onbeknOWnst' to
Joe, used to meet other fellows on the sly.
Many set-to between the "lusher' ana
the ''lushee" did this ground Of difference
cost. A day or w ago a friend Of JOe's
saw Mellndy and a lovYer of hers in close
confab. and hearing them say, and seeing
them do things thai "they hadn't Or'ter,'
reported il TO Joe. Joe swOre that he
never had a little thing like that tOmake
him so mad in has life, " and Immediately
went to a drugs whore he procured
some laudanum, which he took. How it
was-whether be repented and sent for q
stomach pump, or whether the dose was
too big or too little, anyway, he did not
die, and last night he was still alive
though in acriticsl condition. If the trick
failed this time we see no reason why he
should not tryit again. Better luck next
time, maybe.
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ne Z CONCERTS.

used at the Patti concerts Tuesday and
Wednesday is now on exhibition al the
music store Of +. A. Benson, 3I7 Main
ttreet. The citizens Of Memphis and vi
ciuiIy will do well to call and see this
truly grand instrument. The Steinway
Pianos now stand alone and above all
other instruments IN the known world.
having taken the Great Gold Medal and
premium owe all others at the Great
Paris Exposition. For body and power
of tone, equality and evenness, delicacy
and power OF acton, style, finish and du-
r4DiHty, they cannot be surpassed. Those
that wish 20 buy the best piano in the
world, VIII Of course buy a ~Sieinwsy.