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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Statistfos ofIifa.

The yearly mortality Of The globe
is SS,31, 338 persons. This is at tho
rats of9l ,654 per day, 3,73O per hour,
81 per minute. Each pulsation Of
the heart marks the decease ofsome
human creature. 49,
Che average of human life 10 80
yen.
Qns-fourth Of the population die
at, "a before the ago Of seven years.
0Gs.half at or before sevehtseh
Among 10000 persons, one arrives
At the age Of 100 years, one In 500
attains the ago Of SO, and one in 100
lives to the age Of 40.
Married men live longer than sin.
gle men.
In 1000 persons, 95 marry, and
more marriages occur in June and
December than in any other month
Of tho year.
One-eighth Of the whole popula
tion is military.
Professions exercise q great in
duence on longevity. In 1000 indi
| vtduals who arrive at the age o
seventy year,; forty-three are clergy
mon, orators, or public speakers
forty are agriculturalists, thirty-tw
are soldiers or military employees
| twenty-nine advocates or engineer
twenty-ssven professors, and twenty
four doctors.--
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

There can be no doubt about the
truthfulness of the following story,
for it appears editorially in q staid
eastern daily, not given to roman
cling. Out ON the Union Pacific
road, 90 the story runs, not long ago
. Klckapoo Indian saw q locomotive
coming down the track at the rate of
forty miles an hour. He thought IL
was an imported breed of buffalo,
and was anxious to secure it, 80 a.
to take the prize to the annual exhi-
bitlon Of the Kickapoo Agricultural
Society. So he fastened one end Of
his iasso to his waistbelt, and when
the engine got near enough he threw
the moose nicely over the smoke
stack. Perhaps it is not neces-
sary, but we may as we'll relate that
the locomotive did not stop. The
engineer and fireman witnessed the
most successful attempt to do thu
flying trapeze made by any Kickapoo
Indian upon the plains since the first
OF last January. There was an
aboriginal funeral at the next funeral
1t the next station when the engine
arrived. The grave was not large,
for they only buried a email piece Of
copper colored meat tied to q string
and enclosed in q sardine box
Nonpareu.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Affecting Incident.

The late terrible floods ct Harpera
Ferry developed much individual
heroism. The Rev. DR.. Dutton and
family lived in . brick house on Herr's
Island. On Friday night the foun.
dation ofhis house began to give way,
and stopping out into the hall, he
was struck BY q falling timber and
fell senseless to tho door. Mrs. Dut-
ton signallod to the house opposite,
q strong building, and from the SEQ.
ond story rope was thrown to her.
She tied this around one of the SER
want girls, and she was drawn across
the street to the next house through
water fifteen feet deep. The rope
was returned, tho other servant sent
over in the same manner, then the
still unconscious husband and last
the heroic wife herself, crossed the
perilous food after she had seen all
her household safely over.
James Shipe, Of Overland's Island,
took his wife, to whom he had but
Eve months welded, on his back and
swan with the food, hoping to strike
q tree or some other safe refuge
After struggling for i've hundred
yards he caught fast to the water
tank. on Halls Island, and at least
ten times he endeavored to get hold
oft, but the waves washed him away.
His wife entreated him to let her 20
and save himself "You are not pre-.
pared to die, my dear husband, and /
trust that / am" were her words
He next caught the branches of q
floating tree, on which he supported
himself for q few minutes, and lifting
up his wife's head, which he had been
unable to keep above the water, he
found that she was dead.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Mahaska County.

Walden lost moro Rep, votes in
than in any other county in
this district, and all this in tho face of
the frantic appeals Of tho post Office
organ at Oskaloosa. This will, per-
haps, account for the fact that that
organ goes for the CouRiER 90 vigor-
ously In its last issue, about fraudu-
lent tickets, &c., &c. It is the old
story of whistling through . grave
yard, like Bob. Acres, TO keep their
courage up, and to divert attention
from their own woeful detection from
the orthodox ticket. If the Herald
will account for the loss in that
county, which was accomplished il
face of the herculean efforts of thai
paper, then we will be prepared I,
argue the other questions which i
suggests in its usual candid an,
gentlemanly way.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Chas. B. Farwell, q prominent
merchant Of Chicago, has been nomi.
mated by the republicans for con.
gress, whereupon there is much dis
satisfaction, and the Tribune gives
strong signs of boiling the nomina-
ton.
In the 1ribune's daily issue of the
25th inst, is leading editorial on the
corruption ofnominating conventions
and by inference it is charged that
Farwell's nomination was made by
the free use of corruption fund.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

A BOYS COMPOSITION. young
ster required to write a composition
upon some portion of tho human
body, selected that which unitcs the
head to the shoulders, and expanded
as follows: "a throat is convenient
to have, especially to ROSTERS and
ministers. The former eats corn,
and crows with it; the latter preach
cs through his'n, and then tics it up.
This is pretty much oil I can think
of about nccks."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

BY all of which it appears plainly
that the fellows comprising the two
last legislatures, wcrc -stupcndoue
asses, as well as Cole, Day, and
Miller, and that tho State is suffering
hugely by not having Its laws made,
as well as expounded, at Keokuk,
Fort Madison, and Davenport A
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

The New York Ledger announces
that its next issue will contain an
instructive and witty article on
"Pennsylvania Internal Improve
ments," from the pen of Hon. Simon
Cameron.
As a risky old wit, Simon has no
equal on this continent moreover he
hos selected a juicy subject for hu.
morous display. Look out for tho
next Dexter Ledgert
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

This laconic but sensible German
ought to be sent ont to lecture
among his countrymen:
l sail tells you how it vas l drinks
mine lager; don put mine hand ON
mine hcad, and derc vas Won pain.
Don | put mino hand on mine pody,
and der vas anoder pain. Den / put
mine hand NIT mino pocket and derc
vas noting. So l jine nit de dem.
perance. Now der is no pain more
In mine head, and do pain in mine
pody vas all gone away. put mine
hand in mine pocket, and der vas
dwcnty dollar. So | stay mid do
temperance.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Chicago Market.

Onicag0, Oct. 70.
Flour-Market frmef, with . bet
ter demand; no material chapges in
value. Receipts, 8,3O7 barrels; ship.
ments, 9,041 barrels.
Wheat-Firmer and advanced II
10; No !, L06ta1 OH; No., ]. O4s1 ,053;
No 3 !, GOAL OF; rejected, 93a06. Re-
ccipts, 145, 040 bushels.
Corn-Active at 3a3o higher; No
2, 55aa56t; other grades very qaiet;
rejected. 51a52. Receipts, so, $50
bushels; shipments, 81, 500 bushcls.U
Oats-Declinsd ta3c; No 2 S43a
363 cash. Receipts, l8,0s0 bushels;
shipments, OF, 1913 bushels.
Seeds-Dull; timothy, 3,5Oa4, 10.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

"A boy at Des Moincs was recent
ly excused from school TO attend a
funeral. He was, soon after, found
witnessing q game of base ball, and
was asked why he did not 90 to the
funeral. With perfect GOODNESS the
lad replied Il went down to the
house to attend it, but the Old man
isn't dead yet"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
st. Louis Market.
|. ST Louis, Oct. Is.

st Louis, OCT. Is.
Flour ~ Quiet supsr6as winter
4.OO@4.3O <. 4.40@4.75.
Wheat-Activs demand and high
or for selected lots; No Q red winter
inspected 1.22; No L263@1.2a
Corn Steady and moderate de-
mand mixed b, choice yellow 60;
white 60
Oats-Price shade lower st 42(044.
Barley--Best grades lirm 7b@1 ,O6
Rye-Firm ct 6807O.
Whiskey lower ct 81. ar
Pork-Firmer at q. 0O@35.5O.
Hogs-7@8.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

The State House Board of Com
missioners in session last week ct
Des Moines, entered into contract
with the architects, Cochrano and
Piquenard, of Chicago, Illinois.
These arc tho Same gentlemen who
are the architects of the new State
House in Illinois. Tho contract for
tho excavation was let, and time
given to complete same TO April let
next. A side track is to be laid from
the Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific
and the Des Moines Valley roads, to
the capitol ground, for the purpose
of carrying material to the ground.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

The notorious John Mitchell, the
renegade Irish patriot, writes as
follows of tho late General Robert Il.
Lee:
The highest head, the noblest and
grandest character Of our continent,
the most conscientious, humane, and
faithful soldier, the most chivalrous
gentleman in this world, the best, the
most superb sample of the American
warrior, has fallen like q mighty tree
in the forest; and meniwonder-after
the first shock Of the news-to find
that there is such gap, such q blank,
in the world.
What is there wanting in the fame
OF this illustrious American?
Reader, is it difficult for you to
divine what is wanting to the
fame of the dead soldier7 If it
be difficult for you, then are you
wanting in proper fealty 10 the
government, and ought no longer to
-
bear the name and receive the bene-
fits of an American citizen. This
free republic of ours cannot expect .
race ofpatriots to grow up to nurture
and sustain her if the rising gener-
alton shall be taught that there was
nothing wanting to the fame of
General Lee. This man, John
Mitchell, teaches his fellow country
men, the lrishmen of America, 10
be modern democrats; democrats who
are to believe and entertain the senti.
ment, that the dead rebel chieftain
was "the noblest and grandest
character Of our continent" and
"that nothing was wanting to his
fame" and this he does through the
columns of the Irish Citizen, edited
and published by him in the interest
of the Ta1nmany democracy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

ly0UosiSlUu sticlser iu1innGse that
) kir couAt win not bpgAAd. 80
4 Tie Chs1a< tot Mn 0oriet = 1&he
election Of tho Republican Btate
ticket but Claims-t hs lslscEi0Al II Col.
MoKeissick, the Union Reform oandi-
date 10, congress rftoiE the III die
trict. y fF%fafa sSssss sss
s5~ssFa R1tsr, Oct. Is.
The Exter maohins shop and foun-
dry were destroysdb ~ AES last night.
LOGS, 36O. 600 insurance, 90, 900.
PuntA Kota, Fla, 0ck g.
Another hurricane haa visited Key
West. Six vessels wero wrecked il
the hArbor. ws.g~
Philaaelphia, O. 81.
Official returns from I'll the Con-
gressionai Districts show . repubh
can majority Of 4.293.
'''g Tours, OCss14.
La Francois Gays n afmistloe IL
not yet concluded, but hopes are o.
Etertained of peace.
All are surprised ssyhg saait4lso Of
!. England having pAid 10 akts1ti6a to
the solicitations Of Favre, or axgu-
ments Of Theirs. She suddenly does
nuch more than W. plgay1 hoe
She takes Il ! initix1tv y y 3cp1ssd
hluntly CO.. tfen 10 ~ 10
allow the elestioa ofA ueA1 MI Aal
Assembly, whick ulo5i16akeDuojk
In thus acting dos Nngaand listen 10
the final Interest - oon1lllsr the poll
Cy 0f humanity, end u 6he sscretly
pushed by . belligerent who have
had all her sYmnaehys m III the
present time. Nary pstse1 adds
the journal. incline 10 the belief, that
the Hnglish CAbiAet ID, now soting
By the advice Of Prussia, who, ueOp-
ped Indefinitely before Pasi has
make known to England that the
time has como for action on hsf part.
La Francaise says it h NOT solicit.
ed again BY France, whose application
she 81 frst refused. Franco asks not
an armistics, and has nos authorised
England to ask for any. Siuce. tho
failure of Favre, France has thought
only Of organizing for defense.
Whatever motive she may have, Eng
land must sec that No are detsrmin-
cd. She must notice the mastering
Of our mobile guards, and tho spirit
Of Paris, Lyons and othsr large cities.
As England now proposes an armis-
tice, it must Be- bscause she under
stands that proposals. will be made
which We may accept.
i The Steele more violently refuses
to admit the good intentions Of Bng-
land, and believes aheis acting solely
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
The Green Bay Gazette contains
the following unique notice

Whereas, my pet, my pretty toy,
Mywife, my Lizzie j.,
Has left my bed and my employ,
With other men to stray,
], therefore, take this forewarn
You not to trust her with o straw,
For will never pay her corn,
Unless compelled by law.
'HENRY KANUTE.
BIG SUAMICo, Oct. ID, 1901
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

A fire occurred At Davenport, on
the night of the 23d, which destroyed
. large Touring mill. The mill was
situated near the great bridge across
the Mississippi, and it was with
great difficulty that that magnificent
structure was saved.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Terrible Case Of Suicide
More Of RUNS Doings.

The name of the person who CON-
mitted suicide near Eagle Bridge,
recently, By lying down upon the
Troy and Boston Railroad track in
front Of an approaching train, was
Frank Nutting, . resident of Lansing.
burg. He was a.vlctim of an inordi-
nate love of rum. He chose as the
scene of the tragedy q curve in the
road, which precluded the engineer
from seeing him until the train got
almost upon him, and all efforts to
stop it would, ofcourse, be'fatiie. He
stretched himself upon the rail, with
his head turned from the engine a.
it approached, and thus awaited
death. His body WAS mutilated in
the most frightful manner. His head
hung to his body by mere thread,
and he was otherwise shockingly cut.
On examining the clothing Of the
deceased, several small articles, to-
gether with the following letter, were
found:
~ have selected this place because
the curve lie large and l cannot be
seen until it is too late to stop the
engine. Thus I will 60 out Of the
world with . rush! I have fortified
myself with some forty rod whiskey,
which 1 got at the Hollow, whore.
may be found some moro Of the same
sort. Whoever finds my dead body
and this paper will know who I am.
Send my personal effects to my wife,
Mrs. Gertrude Nutting, in Lansing
burgh. did this BY my own hand,
Rum is the cause. / have but one
regret that il my wife; for she has
been a wife to me in every senee of
the word but / cannot live any lon.
ger, for 1 am tired Of life. So now,
farewell to tho world.
FRANK NUTTING."
II should like to write to G. J.
Lansing, Lansingburgh, but my time
is short, and ! have no paper. +. N.
~ write this on top of tho rail.
Bury me in my clothes, as / am. I
am not worthy of shroud or coffin.
l have twenty-five cents in nay vest
pocket. Send that and the other
things to my wife ~ before directed.
I have . brother at Johnsonville. I
hope he will shed one tear in mem.
DRY, and then
s'LET ME BE FORGOTTEN!
"Father-I wish l could live to
fulfill your hopes and wishes, but I
cannot! Oh Rum Rum! Ruml
r. NJ
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

1t is rumored in London that con-
ditions Of peace have been arranged
between Baza,ne and King William,
by which it is stipulated that the
Empress Eugenie, who has given her
consent, shall go to Versailles and
sign q treaty as the representative of
the only government recognised BY
the Prnssians. And nows from Ber-
lin says that Baron Won Freisen,
Minister of the Federal Council and
Saxon Minister Of Finance, has been
summoned to Versailles.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

1t is now generally belived that
the boinbardmont of PARIS will com
mence on the LIST Of November, open
ing with about $50 siege guns. An
order has been issued commanding
all German princes and mobiles hang
ing about the army to report for mil
itary duty or 60 homo.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

WHAT WE EAT WITHOUT Know
INa.-Some Southerner on his sum-
mer tour to the North, has amused
himself by following up the large
shipments of white clay, or Gkaolin,' p
which comes from the deposits near
Augusta, Ga, and has partially dis.
covered what becomes of it. The
clay is very One in grain, free from
silex, and Of = pure white color. It
is said to be valuable in the manu-
facture of various kinds of earthep.
ware, but as tho tons and tens Of it,
which come North do not seem to
60 to porcelain manufacturers, our
Southern friend has taken the trouble
to discover that it hes become q
standard substance for the adultera-
ton Of soda, cream tartar, white
lead, and particularly the fancy
candies with which We are all accns-
toned to imperil our liues. All this
is very interesting. 1.-THE American
people have got that bank Of clay to
eat before we can have pure groceries
or confectionery, it win be we'll to
keep informed from time to time as
to what progress is being made.
Now that the thing is spoken Of,
many persons will remember, no
doubt, that in eating puiverizsd
sugar, bon-bons, and especially white
candies, there IL frequently left in the
mouth something clammy and inso-
luable, with q taste something similar
to slate pencils which We used to
nibble in our school days. That
must be the "kaolin," we hear of. II
is not q particularly hazardous diet, .
little heavy, perhaps, for delicate
stomach, but rot poisonous. The
discouraging thing is that it is ex-
pensive. The eating OF clay should
not DO denied to those who enjoy it,
but the rest of mankind should not
be forced to do SO, OF tho rate of from
ten cents to o dollar q pound
Cleveland Herald.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Among the Germans expelled from
Paris there was q woman one humid
req and six years Of age, native Of
KSiserslsuterne. She returned to the
latter city having travelled part Of
the way on foot.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27
Cold Comfort.

The Democracy are making apre-
tense OF comforting themselves hugo
" over their gain in the State Of In
diana, and they fancy and pretend to
believe aud would have their readers
believe that the day of jubilee for de-
mocracyi is near at hand.
This was the year when there was
no great stimulating cause, no great
enthusiasm in the elections with the
ruling party OF tho nation; and in
decd the. general apathy effected
both parties to q certain extent, but
it is well known and understood that
at such elections tho republican party
is the great loser, for democracy has
the great portion of that voting cle-
mcnt, which always comes, out to
elections more for q general holiday
drunk, than for anything else, aud,
are, as consequence, sure to be on
hand for their toddy, with its usual
concomitants Of broken noses, &c.
While therefore tho result NAV not
be entirely satisfactory in the State
of Indiana, nor in one or two pinstan.
ces on congressman in another State,
it is nevertheless a complete triumph
so to speak for republication, under
the circumstances. II is indeed bot
ter than We might have hoped for,
and places the government for two
years to come firmly and securely
in the bands of the dominant party.
We remember by far, a darker time,
an election by far less satisfactory
than the present, when the same
parties were contending for the su,
prcmacy, during the first years Of the
rebellion, viz: in 1862, when this
same democratic party, controlled by
its rebel element, sought to aid reb.
els in arms and succeeded in carry.
ing two or three of the great States
of the Union against Lincoln'a
administration and in those days
precisely the same democratic or,
sans Of that party exulted ovel
their partial victory, and democrats
threw up their hats and shouted
themselves hoarse, at the prospect
as they thought, Of stopping the wal
for the Union and permitting thei1
rebel allies to disrupt the nation ant
set up a confederacy. They wore
foiled in their rebellious attemp,
then, and indeed they; would in part
fain blot that action from thei,
record now, but the same spirit hal
continued with them, controlling
their action from that time to this
evidenced in their oxtravsgant eulo
gin,ns upon the great martial leade
of the rebellion upon the occasion o
his death, while at the same tim
they remain silent, or the next thin,
to silent, when Farragut or
Thomas pays the last debt of nature
Now when a partial victory t,
democracy, trivial in its character, il
gained in the recent election il
Indiana, not the one hundredth part
as decisive and important as they
gained in aid OF rebellion in '62, thoy
attempt to whistle up the courage
oftheir followers by immense bragg
ging upon what they are pleased TO
term gains to democracy. It is ft-
ting that it come from the putrid
carcass of defunct party which
long since died the execrable death
of traitor, and upon which the
American people passed years ago
the judgment of having by both
word and decd sought the life Of the
nation, when amid the pcrils and con,
vulslons Of great revolution.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

At the Beacon Park, Boston, yes
to-day, double team race for So, 900
was won by Jessie Watts and Dark
ness, beating Kirkwood and Honest
Allen. Time, 1861, 2;42t, and 1884.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Gen. ]. Hausbrauck Davis, o dis
tinguished cavalry leader in the late
democratic war to destroy the gov
eminent, and for some time credita-
bly, connected with tho editorial de-
partment Of the Chicago Post, went
downin the. Cambria. He was promi.
nent Chicago lawyer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Two years ago the legislature by
an immense majority, passed an act
authorizing townships to vote stock
to railroads to limited extent.
Directly thereafter, tho Supreme
Court refused to sustain tho validity
Of the act by divided court.
Then came the next legislature
(Which was the last,) and re-
enacted he law, shorp of some Of
it's g ionable features. and now
come the Supreme Court again,
with it's two pew judges, to-wit !:
Milier and Day, on the bench, who
with Judge Cole, sustain the new
act, while the distinguished member
from Fort Madison, Lee county, dis
scnts, whcreupon the Gate City says
tho major''y opinion (and conse-
quently the elton of the legislature
sis mere jar, n" and the Davenport
oracle says @, decision has lessened
the dignity; lity, and authority of
oui Supreme Court in the eyes of the
judiciary and bar, in the Union over"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

The German army now investing
Paris havo appropriated ono days
pay to q fund for tho relief Of the
sick and wounded. The amount will
aggregate about half a million tina
lerS.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Hon. John F. Dillon contributes on
the last "Befch and Bar" Of Chicago,
an able and exhaustive paper to
Blaokwood's Commentaries.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

Chicago, Oct 2b. .
Cattle Receipts 500. Trade
dull and prices weak; good Texans
at 9@10 and fair to good Illinois
l3a1E; prime Kentucky Is.
Hogs-HArket heavy ct 8@83.