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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08


HE HANNAH Ian AEA
rNsxrp~ Nr.R COMPANY
CAPITAL, Over &c, o00, 600.
Annual lac6me, Over 2y000, OO0.
H. STOKES. President.
j. L. hALshi oe're''fS'
ImDorfaut Nexv Features in Dividends and
lIoles nf Insurunce.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08

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J. ,. M1GnT.
Se...........-Cares6sles sereet............yo
aells N kinds a
MACHINERY.
General Southern Agent for 4
WassrsswD Steam E.sise CsaDa.y.
Buildersof
1.ss'Gor Patent Portable Engine, with Cylinder y
Dome, Locomotive Boilen
Plantation and Farm KnGlses,
xeunted ON Wheels, with Spark Arrestsr.
STATIONARY ENGINES
OF all SiseA
Eith.Tue Tubular OF Locomotive BoilerA
Improved Reversible Circular Saw Niilla,
Can be set mp either Right or Left Handed, without
altering any part Of MIL or Carriage
J. D. BR0OKS Improved JOinvaa
Tarbise Water Wheel,
shafuas.
All the above are halt under the personal supss-
vision Of ME-. g. BRADFORD. the Pioneer in
Portable ssean Engine Building,
Which enables them to produce
MACHINERY UNSURPASSED BY AM.
SOUTHERN COTTON GIN,
Manufactured BY
J. e. CARVER 4 co,
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
These Gins have been in use for many years, aaA
received the highest MEDAL awarded 1t tie
Paris Exposition,
And are built under the superintendence Of
MIR. J. e. Carver,
The only person Of the name who 10 engaged in ~
manufacture of COTTON GINS.
J.B. KNIGHT, Agent,
No. 7s ca1sndelet street
Also the following nom the BEST MAKERS.
Sugar Mills, Evaporation, Sugar Kettles, Portable
Cotton PIesses, Newell Screws, Corn and Wheat
Mills, Seed Carriers, Horse Powers, Betting, eawA
Broom Germ ThFashers,
To run by hand or power.
Broom Corn ScfaperD,
Wood Working Machinery, and Ill Varieties q
Mill and Plantation Machinery.
". Il. SEAMAN.
J. B. KNIGHT,
jel6 ly3p No. IS Carondslet street
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08

!, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages, in and
for the parish of Orleans city OF New Orleans State
OF Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing
act of incorporation has been this day recorded in
my office in Book Society No. - folio.
New Orleans, November 30, 1870
c. DARCANTEL Deputy.
hereby certify the foregoing to be q true and
correct copy of the original act of incorporation on
file and of record in Ipy Office.
New Orleans, November 80, 1870.
ANDREW HERO, JR.,
no3O 1taw4t Notary Public.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08

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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1870-06-23
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Num1ncr 82l.

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ter."
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bte &e1ere,3er MAIDEN, aber >,i9t auf
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ten6 ma@en."
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tpera es btele @ote 1ernimmt," rief Der
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fer uno Ste ioIen banaa If Re @ortebz
ranaen trefen obne aus n1etnen @ertet
propaganda 3u MAIDEN fir ben: ju1eer,
&at]er-bas mi0en Ste u1einen Tbotet1
iiberlafeu."
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bic anbern boben Staatsbeamten etntre=
ten, I'M, ibnen in ietner freunblt@e1 une
bSRiden 8etIe tbre @erbaltune6befebIe
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1870-06-23
mtnnefptd $au@.
Deuti&e6 @af> uno clearinghouse
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Wtnnelpplt6 UftnH~
Dem beutI&en wubltturn bitruait bic ereebens
Nnaetge, baB t% 1tein neu etneert&tete9 paus
utt allen, Comfort fir bic setbrten Gdfe. aufs
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perbe, MIR ben BetfaQ BON 8pf8aneera. une
Gtntebrenten eur& ane,uetnes 9cets, etns
publSeriebne xafel unb bte freunblt&Re 8eete.
auae IN eewtnnen. Gur ben Ausfpann BABE ID
bur& bic bette @taluu9 8eiprot. ~ 392
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1870-06-23
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IN iebera nurlbenlbaren <uta uxb SON fat aasa, 4rertfa.
nern tetannten, Nattonen Serfudt mprben. GS If Ter foR be>
fanbise unb unf&dsbare 1reunb bts NAfFpndrs uub rs 3D.
ltnhen au a0ader un6 au Qaub, anb Mtsn,anb fpute auf unleru
eeea peer 5laneR pbne sanslbe reNeu.
6eib pprrfatte ba6 tbr BEN G&ten pain Riaer" ~serlauat
unb erba!ttt. ba otele ~mertblpfe Quadfa,6. reien auf bte eroBe
Reputattpn ttefe rs u%trttppqen 5etlmttels bin, periu&sretfe
gum gertauf axseebpten uerten.
vs. @etrauds anweiiuneen beeIetten tete 9lafde.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

For drugs, pure. and frssh Tay.
lor, Blake 3 Coz II the place TO bay
them. 5stssss
For Patent Medicines, beyond
doubt, Taylor, Blake 4 Cos 10 the
plaoe to bny them.
Their stock embraces nearly every
thing made ia that line, every bottle
We sell il warranted genuine, and
price IL low ID OFT helghbUrs.
TAYLOR, BLAKE & CO.,
Arc tho agents for the sale OF oil Of
Dr.. Jayncs' Medicines,
For al Of DR.. Ayers As1icines,
For oil Of GraAsnberg's Medicines,
And are Agents for tho sale of most
Of tho patent medicines used in this
country.
TAYLOR, BtAKE 4 CO.,
Are Special Agents for the sale Of
DR.. Bnrhaven's celebrated Holland
Bitters, ~ . tonic, the best bitters in
use ",
We keep for sale =
!, Window glass Of most every size,
Paints, dry and mixed, ready for use
Of all kind colors and qualities.
Collier Co.'S pure and strictly pure
Leads; do ofSt. Louis Load and Oil
Co.'S, and the renowned Fahnestocks'
Pittsburg Lead. l
varnishes, brushes, and Artists
materials; Native Concord Wines,
from the vineyard Of Chappell / VIII.
Do not fail to 90 to Taylor, Blake
4. Co.'S before buying liquors for mod.
icinal purposes. Ours are warrant
cd pure.
All our goods are offered at the
worry lowest possible prices.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

SECRBTARY. B1LKNAP AT HOAk-
General Belkaap, Secretary Of War,
arrived At homo yesterday. he leis
Washington some time ago, spend
ffg some days ihsNew York and at
Long BtaaSh, at ~hl0h .l9stsf place
lGrs. DSlknspI still fv1aal0&
n The Hs6retary win 10y hsrs until
the, SofdfoeS R6unio6i a Oss AoinsA
I'D ftsyhd6 FoAesf. H Mn capital
h66lth.s HiS hdsS u feieAds 6{te him
! cordial reception. Il 10 dot oKlt
from hip sterling qualities Of man
hood and friend Ship which have
always won him favor, bat from bis
finely sooSblslGf adaiiAbtration Of
bic kigh o6acc.a Keokuk il proud Of
her public men, especially proud Of
the credit they win By their ability,
and success In their omcial places.
Csiled u tho Cabinet unsought BY
any word 0f cot st his, and without
large experience i'd public place he
entered Upon the ONCE Of Rawlins
and Stanton, 81 to thoroughly
untried duties. He took with him
the confidence Of thoss that knew
him; these had no misgivings - to
results. General Belknap has more
than Justified that, confidence. He
has displayed executive talents Of
the highest order, and taken rank
with the ablest Of his predecessors.
&c Is to-day tho most popular man
in Washington--ths most generally
: favofitc of any member Of the
Cabinet. As . war minister and .
courteous gentleman, he has been Ill
that . high exactipg onioe, in the
socially most exacting city of the
continent has demanded. The people
Of Hsotuk do statiAed at his carecr,
and honor the oAlcet AID the man.
-Gdte city. August q. .l,
49, -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

Reports from StrAssbourg show
thxt Che BON bardment of the city 20
far has done little damage. Tho
French in strassbonrg, however, have
6hsllsd Kehl on the other side Of
Rhine with the effect that the placc
lad been set on fro and deatfoted.
Tie 6sclssays Victor Hugo has
asked permission TO serve in the Na.
tio1aa 6ards, aud thst Con. Claussefet
M ~ demanded active ssSvicc 10
The FFesck army.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

"OLD MEN ron CouNsEL, AND YouNg
1Es ron WAn,' REvERsHD-Welearn
that 4, fight occurred some day Of
two ago between two Of our Old resi-
dent farmers north Of tho city, viz
James Pock and Farnham Whitcomb.
We lsarn that NJ, Whitcomb rooeiv-
ed the principal part Of the ptinish
ment. Though We have heard one
Or two pcrsons relate impsrfsctly the
circumstances Of tho affair, we will
not attempt to relate il, from what
informAtioh We have obtained. II
will undergo Judicial investigation in
4 fs~ Days.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

MxplcAL.-Frank B. Fesler, ID,
Consulting.and Operative Surgeon,
ON the Eye, Eyelids, and Ear, for
Blindness, Deafness and all defects
Of Sight and Hearing. StrAbismus,
or Crosseycs Strengthened, in one
minute. Medicines used tor tho
eyes and eyelids, are mild and give
no pain. He gives his special alton.
| ton to diseases OF the Rye, Eyelids,
Ear, Nostrils, Throat, Lungs, Heart,
| Liver, Stomach, Skin Diseases, Old
Sores and other nervous and chronic
diseases of male and female. Obste-
trical casos attended to all hours, day
and night. Dr.. Fcsler will visit any
part Of the country, in consultation q,
or to perform surgical operations.
He will render his surgical and
medical services to tho poor, on
w dnesday Of each week, FREQ Of
charge, by their producing certifi'
\ Gates 70 show that they arc unable
to pay. Having been in practice fol
6fteen years in tho cities Of Phila
deIphia, Pa. and Ut. Louis, No.
| enables him with unboundsd success
in surgery and treating sdiseases
Office, corner OF Main and Greer
streets, opposite the BallingAl
House, Ottumwa, Iowa. jaly2s-6u
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70 tho Nervous.

Tho natural result Of exhaustion of
strength by excessive labor or action,
is : feeling 1T Weakness, dullnsss,
heaviness, Wea1iness, languor Ut body
or mind, 10. Perhons Of y weak con-
stitution, or whose habits are sedsn-
tary, frequently complain Of this re-
laxed condition Of tho vital oncrgies;
and whom persons Of nervous tom
permanent are thus weakened and dc.
bilitatcd, disease inevitably follows
unless it is at once checked and over,
came. All who suffer from these
causes alike require relnody which
will stregthen the system without
exciting It, and awake feeling O
true esjoymsnt 20 that life may be
come . soarcs Of pleasure. MIsHlER''
HnRB BrIrnns has won its way init
the confidence OF Thousands Of TIL
GLASS Of persons who warmly ondors'
it a. tie best invigorating agent
and the most potent and genial Of al
tonios and Alternative, for strengthen
ing and restoring the physical cor
! etituticn.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

70 receive three-ionrths vote, Tho
prayer was rot granted:
Mr.. Blake moved that 4 special
committee Of three b appointed On
printing. Carried. The chair IN
Pointed Msssls. Biate, Warden ssd
,Ballingall. sag9 n s.
. Mr.. Warden moved thsA Ne com.
mittes Be instructed 70 confer with
printing offices, 70 esesftAin best bids
they can procdrs for printing The ~.
virsd ordinances, ETC., and that they
report at next meeting. Carried. 4
Adjourned % Tuesday evening
Aug. 23d, 1870. sa
i94 MM. II. CAtOwRtL,
CITY Clerk.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

A Fish SToRY-HOW the SEcRE-
TARY OF STATE GERS RID or OFFICE
SxExfRs.-The rumored resignation
of Mr.. Fish, Secretary Of State, calls
20 mind al incident which has been
told TO- Sw Wisconsin politicians,
aud stestly relished BY them. Some
time during tho spring JUS passed,
Msdison poliueiaa, &as' = ~ Ma.
tional Capital to assist in Regulating
the Affairs Of the nation, especislI eth6
assignment of destain Offices Yithin'
the gift Of 5he State DepdftmsnG-
One day he Waited sthe Secretary,
bent ON high smprise, and unfolded
70 him ct considerable length the ma
ture Of his etfaud, the special merits
ofthe cand,dates in whose bohalf he
labored, etc. Mr.. Fish ives very po-
lite. aad the eloquent NAdisoniaa was
squsriae q for . clinching consider
ssion IN ikvor Of his men, when an
attendant Of the Secretary appeared
and annoanesd-
4a1lr. Thsrzton, the British Minis
ter"
,"Nr. Thorntoo,' thought e,
sThornton's = great man; 10 won't 90
fo1 mo to dssain the Secretary sway
FROM him."
aNr. Thornton7" said the Secretary,
ait Il true / had almost forgotten my
ns,s,Asmfm Nth him.
Ard. Of course, K- lost no time
| in bowing himself out. But on sbe
way through she aats-rooms-the
hall--svsrywhere-hs kept sharp
eve out for Thornton.-just from Gu.
rsosity. But no thornton appears'
Down Ct the gate, there 10 no CARR
age; in fact, no signs Of any Minister
Tkorntou. At this moment it hap
peued to dawn upon the mind OF oul
WISCONSIN politician how 1t came
about that Minister Thornton Wal
announced when no such parsonage
was present. The Secretary had go
cret spring and wire connected witt
his table, When IL became desirable
for any reason, to get rid OF visitor
the spring was touched, the servan
Tor clerk with whom it communicates
| was thus summoned, and coming for
ward. according to previous instruc
tions, announced minister Thorn
ton"
So. after all, instead OF = Ministe
| in gold lace, the Secretarys distin
guished visitor was only . "man i
buckram." y.
Il K had . single remark tor th'
sort Of usage, and that was:
"Well, that's id Fishy!"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

WoRraY OF PATRoNAGE.-One Of
the live liberal, commission houses
Of st. Loui6 is Thomas Rhodus /
Co., whose card 10 found elsewhere.
They desire the patronage Of Otsdn-
W, and the Des Moines Valley, con-
seqnsntly they advertise iii the
CoUR1ER. We are assured BY msn
who are acquainted with them, that
this 10 one OF the most liberal and
reliable houses in st. Louis. The
completion of = direct railroad 70
st. Louis, and the oonssqusht ehsap.
ening Of freights, will build mp Z
large trade 1t that point from thu
section, especially in tho comnia6ios
and staple trade, and we know Of no
better housc in 81. Louis 10 make
consignments to than Thomas
Rhodus& Sons. z A'sff-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

Those diseases which are peculiar
to females, - Female Weakness, Lou
corrhea. Weak Back, Irregularities,
and Nervous or General Debility arc
permanently cured By the use Of DR..
Pierce's Alternative Extract or Gold
on Medical Discovery. Sold BY
druggists; or ssnd three and quar-.
tor d0llars TO r. ". Pierce, NJ, D.,
Buif1lo, n. ", and get three bottles
free Of express chArgss.
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Ohlhicothe, lows,
Aug. Goth, 1876.

81 Aug. Goth, 1870.
D1AD CoURIKa:
There was d1struct-
i've 6rs in Chilliootho on Saturday
mosnisg. The 10th inst. At about S
O'Clock, =. M, the alarm Of fire was
given, and it was soon ascertai ned
that tho residence of James NJ Hull,
Esq, was On fire. In . very lew
minutes . largo crowd Of the citizens
were collected on tho ground, aud
cvsry effort was made to extinguish
the flames, but oil to no purpose, for
in IN Incredibly short time, tho house
was enveloped in tho devouring
elemerts, and speedily consumed
However most Of the household
goods were saved. Tho loss is osti.
mated a. $500; insured $1,000 in the
lows State Insurance Company
Daniel Henstaw, Agent, for tho Com
pany 10 this place says that tho loss
% insured, will soou bes paid, prov
ing that tho Iowa State Insuranct
Company is perfectly reliable.
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Chicago Provision Market.
Chicago, Aug. 23. -

Flour-dall aud unchanged. y"
Wheat-Actfvc, irregular and high.
o.. No. 2 duh at 90aS7; fresh No. ?
6rm 1t Los; No. sold At LOCAL o.,
old ~ 1.O9A1.10.
Corn--Ddll and lower, closing at
o. cash, and o79 ssifsr Sc. 'tember;
rejected at 634(964.
Oats--Quiet and steady, clositg at
81, regular, cash, and 37a fresh.
Rye-Fairly active and unchanged,
new No. 2 At 701.
Barley-Active and firm, No 2
selling. at 1.09a1.l5 cash, closing at
La; No 3 ct 87a90l.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

| Htar.-Ar. WIN. wallace, better
known BY tho cutlandish sobriquet
Of aoid Buck" was badly hurt yss'
tarday morning, by being thrown vi
olsntly from his horse while riding
about his farm, . few miles south o.
.he city. DR.. Hinsey attended him
sad found NO bones broken. Mr.. w
il nearly seventy years old, and I
violent shock of this kind will 50 hsrt
With him.
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= ~. st. LOUIS. Aug. 23.
Flour-Inactive and weak, super.
4. 50@4.65 x A80@5.OO.
Whsat-A shade frmer No. 2
spring 1 GOAL .O3, No. Cred fall Liz
@1.l5: No. l, 1.159l.20.
Corn-JSnll /; choice mixed %
prime white %.
Oats-Very dull at 4Oc.
Csttie-Medium to choice 4(17l.
Hogs-Brisk, ~ ea@l0.
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rHos. RHeDus. II. n. RHcDUs.
THos. RH0DUS 1 CO.,
III GENERAL
Commission Merchants
200 N. COmmerc'l. st.
CORNER PINE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
~ Special attention given to Hides, Hemp
Wool, Grain, etc. auS.@'-u0w"in.
HENRY n. CLEMENT,
ATTORNEY at Law.
EDDYVIl.LE, IOWA.
sHERrEF,s SALE
august ed, 1870.

SHERIEt'S SALE
BY virtue OF an Execution TO Inc directed
from the Clerk Of the District Court Of Wspel-
10 county. Iowa, on Judgment opt ssS "a IN
yor Of David Cfeamer as Plaintiff, and against
samuel Jaco as Defendant, for the sum Of Two
al Three Dollars and Seventy-ive Cents and
accruing costs, have levied upon the follow,
ing Real Estate taken as the property Of saiu
Lot NJ. seven "a In Block No. nve 10 IN
Agency CITY, Wapelio county. lows. A An,
der for cash in hand, ON the 10Th day Of Sep
TENDER, A. D., 1870. In front Of the Court
House door in Ottumwa, at the hour OF one
attendance will be given by the undersigned,
Dated a. ostumws, Iowa, August II. is.n;
BY VIM. H. H. Asbury. >. a: SWlGEaI.
auglS-2w Deputy. Sherin OF sald 20.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

VINO DIP HAVE Ir.--lt is but .
matter Of justice thst those who o..
celled in their efforts 10 sotsrtaln the
recent edit0rial excarsion party
should have the credit, and In the
expressed opinion Of many, Ottum'
va 10 entitled 70 the honor Of setting
forth the best banquet to which the
party was invited. Othsn well
enough sud better than tho visitors
deserved, possiblyj bat Pete Balm
gall and his sdjutants, an0 ~ loid-
sens Of Ottumws, generally, afs tho
ones who can be- honored The most.
There is NO halfway work with these
people, % their well built and pros
porous city bears good evidence, aad
now that she enjoys direct railroad
communication with the metropolis
Of the Mississippi Valley, her days
Of richness and greatness have IN.
creased and brought nearer. OF all
our good inland towns there il none
that has any advantages superior
and very few arc the ones that in
any way possess the share Of the
elements necessary for the making Of
q city, as does the one Of which we
with pleasure speak. It's newspapers
arc representatives Of what the press
is ia that section, and havo proved
themselves great aids in tho develop.
ment already attained, and will b.
mighty levers tor the onward rolling
of tho progross and improvement
there now shown. That tho good
hope now 90 lively in the public
bosom concerning the fature gfaad
eur of the city may have its fullest
fruition 10 surely the desire OF him
who writes these iines, and Of ever
one who 10 true 70 the State no pObll
and grand - Iowa-Grlad Jaxctios
Headlight. at
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1at2ws 1azsay sAEs: "Piskwick
= - n10ssf ; ssw town Il Iowa.
01a Ws'lss ksaps livery stsble, and
ns caastaale." Now, how 10 this,
1lnea. Iss cssAt to keep us
Posasd IN Fickwick items, and not
ebligs - TO gather them from New
York newspspsrs.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

RgtuaNw.-John Lewis shas 70.
tsrAs1 hon buying his fall stock,
40 vhss John Uswis b stocked Up
M ~ ssods the psblio always
Saassb1aadD thas - aSans bssinsss.
Sblas q the old tosiss thinks his is
sSsssilla hosss, bsosuse II 10 willing
tepse p with lower prices than they
- ssvsstAslsss, the selling Of the
cAeapst goods in town, will continue
9 Avsly,. Lewis 4 Co, Gillaspy's
ssileiak. Main street, opposite Moss
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

A CONFIDENCE GAME.y,-Some days
ago, Mr. william Lusk, Of, Henry
county, in this State, was called upon
by : young man from Missouri, who
represented himself to be Mr.. Lusk's
nephew, BY marriage, saying that he
had married : hisds " biz 10 Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Lusk, who 10 q gentleman
Of large means, and > heavy cattle
dealer for masy ysArs wsllknownin
Southern Iowa, knew that he had :
niece IN Aissodfi, who Wal recchtly
married, but vas not acquainted With
shsr Husband. The yosss man, who
represented his nxms TO DO LII,
seemed TO give : very satisfactory
account Of himself, and told Lask
that there was : splendid opportun.
ity downin Missouri, to buy . lares
lot Of oettle 1t Agood figure. and
desired him 70 sO do&h and buy
them. Lusk having : sharp eye t.
trades Of this kind, started with him
and On arriving in this city, Lusl
met his old friend, ). n. Peck, Esq.
and went out to his home to see biz
family, taking his nsphS* along
They stayed with Peck III night
and lsfs in ths morning for Missouri
About three days sfter they had beer
gone, Hin, the nephew, came back T.
Psck's hoass and said 70 him that
they had bought the cattle, but thai
Luck wss . little short for money
and wanted 10 borrow mine hundred
dollat6, 81 t6s same time exhibiting
some four thoueand dollars in notes
bsloBgiDg TO Lusk, a. well a. line
from him saying that he would leavs
the notes for security, and only
wanted tho money for afew days
III. Peck having been introduood to
Hill by his old friond, Lusk, as hi.
nephew, supposed Of course, q mos'
men would, that it was all right, and
lot him have the money, and sid he
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

To MOTHERS AND NURsEs.-Mrs.
Whitcomb's Syrup for Diarrh4a &c.
in children whether induced by teeth
ing or other csases, il the safest ard
best remedy.