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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

Some members ofthe press gang IN
Iowa propose a meeting Of the
brethren at Des Moines during the
soldiers reunion. We have better
proposition, which the profession is
bound by etiquette to accept because
it is the renewal Of an invitation ex.
tended by us last year. Will editors
Of the State accept the hospitality OF
Iowa City during the last week in
June? That will be during our
University Commencement, and we
guarantee to the profession an enter
mcnt they cannot get at any other
point in the State. 1t shall notcost
them cent, though money is no
object with an editor, and they will
see more handsomer and smarter
women, and will want to stay longer
and go away more regretfully, and
forget the deyiltry and trouble OF
professional life in dreams more
pleasant, than though they were con-
gregated in any other place in Iowa.
What say you? All gentlemen vot-
ing aye will please stand up and be
counted.-looca City Press.
A good suggestion, and We hope
the editorial fraternity generally,
will accept. the Inequalities of Iowa
City at the time suggested, when and
where they can discuss and decide
the excursion business.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

A bill is now pending before Con-
gress for an amendment to the
Federal Constitution, which provides
Tor each congressional district in the
states to vote for its own presi-
Dental elector and to vote for two
electors at large. This would
materially change the present mode.
~ electing only the senatorial
electors. by the whole vote of the
'tate' In this Way the system of
frauds on the ballot.box that prevails
20 extensively in some of the LARGE
cities where vice, crime and debaucb.
Try predomipate could effect onlv the
oiector or electors, for the districts in
which they are located.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

The Davenport Daily journal, ar
independent republican paper started
by General Add Fl. Sanders, and edi
ted by him with much vim and
ability until it gave up the ghost for
want of breath, and which was re-
vived and has been run several
months by joint stock concern Of
practical printers, has finally and
permanently died again.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26
GENERAL SHERMAN AND THE SEcRE.

GENERAL SHERMAN AND THE SECRE-
TARY OF WAR TO BE HERE.-The an
nouncement has before been made
that General Belknap, Secretary of
War, would deliver the Grafton 1T the
Soldiers Reunion. It now appears
that General Sherman will be here
too. The Washington correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune, acked
Belknap the other day, "Do you ad-
dress the Iowa soldiers this summer"
and the Secretary replied, eyes; late
in August at Des Moines. General
Sherman will be there and fully ten
thousand State troops. The State
has appropriated SIS, 900, and with
the tents that they can get and we
can lend them, they will be well 90
commodated. "-ReQister.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26
Iowa Board of immigration

WHEREAS, Tho Thirteenth General
Assembly of Iowa passed an act en-
titled IAN act to encourage immigra,
ton to tho State of Iowa" which act
was duly approved March 23d, 1870,
and
WHEREAS, The said law provides
for the appointment by the Governor
of one Commissioner from each Of
the several Congressional districts,
to constitute State Board of Immi-
grafton, of which the Governor is
made President by the provisions of
said law; therefore,
l Samuel Merrill, Governor of the
State of Iowa, and President of said
Board of Immigration, do hereby
give notice that the said Board of
Immigration has been fully organized
in accordance with the provisions of
said act, tho members Of the same,
with their address, being as follows:
Samuel Merrill, Governor and ex-
officio President of Board, Des
Moines, Polk county, Iowa.
1st District-Ed. Mumm, Keokuk
Lee county, Iowa.
I'd District-M. J. Rohlts, Daven.
port, Scott county, Iowa.
Sd District-O. Il. Clausen, ST.
Ansgar, Mitchell county, Iowa.
4th District-C. Rynsburger, Pells
Marion county, Iowa.
9Th DISTRICTS. f. Spofford, Des
Moines. Polk county, Iowa.
9th Observation-Disclosures futile, Clear
Lake, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa.
A. r. Fulton, Secretary, De-
Moines, Polk county, Iowa.
Notice is hereby further given tina
the said secretary and the member
OF the board are now ready to main
tain correspondence with association
and parties generally interested il
immigration, and to give such in
formation in regard to the State o
Iowa and its resources as may be a
their command. All agents appoint
ed and duly commissioned under th,
provisions ofthe aforesaid act, for tn,
purpose Of promoting, aiding ane
encouraging immigration to the Stat,
of Iowa, either from the Eastern
States, or from Europe, are entitled
to full faith and credit as the lawfully
constituted agents of this board, ant
of the State of Iowa.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand anG
caused to be affixed the
| Ii 81 Great Seal of the State O.
Iowa. Done at Des Moinei
this goth day of May, A. d
| 1870.
By the Governor
SAMI MERRILL.
ED. WRIGHT, Secretary of State.
A. r. FULTON, Sec. B. of l.
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From McGregor.

Mack Baker, tho man who went
up III . balloon, belonging to Della
ven's circus, last evening, was carried
east by slight breeze, and when
over the river the balloon descended
rapidly, falling in the river about a
mile below the town. Before the
boats, which happened TO be near the
spot, could reach him, he was drown
I'D
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

Aquilla Lawrence, the murderer
OF Anton Bourbach, ut Burlington,
surrendered himself, and is in Jail.
1t is said that Lawrence was angry
with the deceased by reason OF in
formation he had given the wife Of
l.. as to some improprieties in his
conduct as q faithful husband,
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characteristics.

Colonel Hammond, the Chicago
Railroads.&c., who superintends the U.
Z. RR., has with his usual character
istic liberality, proposed to carry the
Missouri editors on an excursion over
his National Subsidy concern, tor
$4,000 each.
Last fall this same individual pro-
posed to charge our Iowa editors
$4,000 each.
We are happy to note the decline
on editorial freight oyer the Big
Subsidy 1t is as gratifying to the
impecunious editors, as it's liberality
was unexpected coming from that
quar- ter.
Had our excursionists been a lot OF
round bellied, soft handed Alderman,
from Chicago, or a delegation of
spindled-shanked, hair parted in the
middle, pampered pets of the shoddy
and Petroleum aristocracy of Boston
Or New York, who never had the
ability, opportunity, or inclination
to aid this National Subsidy in any
way, then Col. Hammond and his
horde of obsequious lackies, would
only be too glad to meet them at the
depot at Council Bluffs, and dead
head and VINE and feast them to
their utmost capacity.
Being a delegation of the press gang
of a great State, who had worked
faithfully and efficiently for years in
gratuitously educating the public
mindup to thenecessity of making tho
appropriation which built. that road i,
and having on all occasions puffed its
stock, management, &c., &c, ad
t'd'tuna, why. of course these presum.
ing editors had no rights which a
princely national subsidy railroad
company were under any obligations
to respect, except of course, the RICH,
to publish their time tables, business
statistics, &C., &c., free of cost, ant
the other inalicnable right of beins
carried over that concern for abou
the same rate per head they charg
on a bullock.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

A Salt Lake paper contains this
marriage notice: "Married in Salt
Lake City, Utah, on the 10th inst,
in the presence of the Saints, Elder
Brigham Young to Mrs. J. r. Mar.
tin, Miss L. M. Pendergast, Mrs. r.
M. Jenickson, Miss Susie p. Cleve.
land, and Miss Emily P. Martin, all
of the county of Berks, England.
How long, Oh! how, long Messrs
congressman, and you to, OIL
Ulysses, is this diabolical twin relic
of barbarism to foster in the body
polite.
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Democratic District Conven.
ton.

The Des Moines Bulletin says that
the Democratic Convention, of
this District, is called at Newton,
July 18th, with the following dele.
cation: Appanoose, IL; Benton, 8;
Iowa, 9; Jasper, Z; johnson, 10;
keokuk, 70; Mahaska, 10; Marion,
20 Monroe, s; Poweshiek, 6; Tama,
8; Wapello, 16.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

Hahnemann, the founder of home
opathy. on being consulted by an
English peer, gave his patient a smell
from a small vial and assured him
he was cured. "What's the bill1'
asked heastonished nobleman. "One
thousand francs" The visitor pull
ed out roll of bank bills and held
them to the doctors nose, saying,
"Only one smell; you are paid.
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Nav Ia. 1870.

WAY 10, 1911.
DEAR SIR,-In the practice of the
House, there are sometimes three
and even four conferences, before q
matter of difference between the two
houses is disposed of; and, had the
report referred to failed, it would
have been entirely competent 70,
either body to request another con
ference, and would have been the
ordinary course.
Very respectfully, yours,
EDw RID McPh sRsoN,
Clerk House Representatives U. S
Hon. VIM. LoUGHRIoaE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

FENIAN RAID.-Our dispatches to.
day indicate clearly enough tLat the
Fenians are concentrating in con.
siderable force on the Canadian Dor.
der. 1t is too much to hope that the
toploftical leaders of this movement
will get close enough to John Bulls
men to get hurt, or that anything
else will be done towards liberatine
Ireland, except to kick up a fuss, and
get a few dupes into Canadian jails, all
Of which will allow Head Centers
and Tail Centers to fail back grace.
fully on New York, and continue fol
another year or two, their importu.
nate drafts on h4sh cha mbermaids
and hod carriers, for moro money to
be spent by the aforesaid high cocka-
lorems, in riotous living at the Fifth
Avenue and Delmonico's.
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Correspondence of the Courier.
From Lincoln, Nebraska,
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, J
May Is, 1870.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, !
May Is, 1870.
EDITORS COURIER:
Three years ago
the location of this city was an un-
broken prairie as far as the eye could
reach, without single habitation or
tree to change the monotony of a
prairie scene now this youthful city
contains two thousand, inhabitants,
and the probability is that another
two year will find at least five thou
sand people congresated within its
limits.
Other towns may have increased
faster than Lincoln, but when we
look at the disadvantages the town
has labored under, / think we may
safely commend the energetic spirit
of its citizens. Timber for building
purposes has all been shipped from
Chicago ard Burlington, to the term
mus Of some of the western railroads,
and then wagoned fifty or sixty
miles to Lincoln and the scarcity OF
timber operated against the manu-.
featuring of brick to any very large
extent; but with all the drawbacks,
the town is thriving, and the compile.
ton of the B. T. NJ. RR. (which will
be in July) Lincoln will rapidly as.
sumo o place amongst the cities Of
the west.
The site of Lincoln was selected
by commissioners, appointed by the
Legislature, in 1867, and the lott
were sold to raise funds to assist ir
the erection of the public building.
of the State.
The State; House is q substantial
building of Magnetism Limestone
situated about one half mile south
west of the public square; and tn,
State University and Insane Asylum
are in process of erection, and, iudg
ing from the character of the worl
completed, will bring no discredi
upon the State. The State Peniten
tiary, Blind and Deaf and Dumb Asy
lums are also to be built at Lincoln
from the proceeds of the sale of lot
and lands donated to the State b,
the general government.
The great salt basin, 10 by 25 miles
filed with salt springs, would o
itself make Lincoln a city of n
mean proportions, and as soon a
the Railroad is completed, salt vii
be shipped to Ottumwa and othe
points east in exchange for coal.
| The completion of the B. & N
RR. into the heart of Nebraska, wi
create very largo demand for GU
Iowa Coal-coal men may safel
make arrangements for large trad
this fall and winter. J.
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Fourth District.

Inc following are the counties in
th's congressional district, with the
number OF delegates they will each
be probably entitled at the congress.
s'onal convention, on the basis of one
for each county, and one for every
two hundred votes cast for Governor
Merrill at the last election:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26
THE LATEST NEWS.
Telegraphic Summary.
THE FENIANS.
Gathering for Work.

Poughkeepsie, N. T., May "a.
Three car loads of Irishman are on
their way up the Hudson river rail-
road to night, on the midnight train.
They have all purchased tickets for
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad.
They are without arms, but it is sup
posed they are all Fenians.
Rutland, Vt, May "a.
A company Of men numbering
about fifty passed through here last
night enronte for St. Adams. They
came from Washington, Warren and
Rensselaer, counties, New York.
More are expected up to-day.
A company goes from this town,
and several recruits from towns be-
tween here and Burlington, and large
numbers of men have gone up Lake
Champlain, to be landed at st. Al
bans Bay, where others will join
them from Rouse's Point.
Along the Canadian line tho au-
thorities are vigilant and endeavor-
ing to preserve neutrality, but it is
deemed that the movement has
gained too much Roadway to prevent
the crossing Of the line by tho Feni-
ans and the oommittal of overt acts.
Captain Donogan, Of the Feniaa
Generals staff is here hurrying men
to the front. He expressed himself
confident of the success of tho move
ment.
New York, May "a.
A arge'number Of armed Fenians
left the city this morning for the
northeast.
Boston, May "a.
Three hundred red men, supposed
to be Fenians, Lett on tho northern
trains yesterday.
Rutland, VT, May "a.
Vermont again is all excitement
over projected Fenian raid in Cana
da. The excitement runs higher
than at any time since the raid o
1865. freshmen in various parts o
the State are active; and proceeding
in large numbers to st. Adams, wher1
their number is augmented by hund
reds from east and west, and es
pecially from towns along the shor'
of Lake Champlain, New York.
| st. Adams. VT, May "a.
| About five hundred Fenians hav'
arrived here by train. They will
proceed without delay to Franklin
VT, about fourteen miles from herr
and opposite Pigeon Hill, in Canada
They have abundance of arms, am
munition and artillery. They are
under the command of Colonel J. J
Donnelly.
| The Canadian Government sent t,
Pigeon Hill this evening, to confron
them, some fifteen cars Of infantr,
and artillery. This force will reacl
| it's destination some time during tn
night. Warm times are looked fol-
Albany, May "a.
i 1t is said that 600 more Fenian
will leave this city tonight.
1 A Quebec special TO the Tro,
Times says great confagration i
raging there today. Over 600 house
have been burned to the ground an
thousands are rendered homeless
The Fenians had cut the wires an
no further particulars could b.
learned.
i A White Hall special says tina
four car loads of Fenians passe
there to-day, and from 1000 to 500
would be at st. Adams to-nigh
armed aud equipped. Another squa
passed Poughkeepsie tonight, ticl
eted for Malone. Another passse,
through Rome to-day, and the state
ment is made that Oneida county wi
furnish thousand.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

Big CHIEFS AT WAsHINGToN.-Sa-
turday morning two noted Indian
chiefs, Spotted Tailand Little Raven,
accompanied by an escort Of military
officers, passed through Grand
Junction on their way to Washing
ton. to have "confab" with their
great White Father They were
rather good looking than the com
mon run of that breed, but mean
for oil purposes.
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LucAs.-Lucas county, through q
mass convention, in which the Chair
ton politicians predominated, in.
structed her delegation on last
Saturday, to vote for John A.
Kassop.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

DIR. W. A. Hammond, of Now
York City, who gave evidence on the
trial of Mcfarland, upon the question
OF his insanity, has been lecturing
upon the subject since the acquittal,
and says that Mcfarland is at any
time liable to other attacks of mad.
ness, and that these attacks NAV
numerically equal the number of
enemies he may have. If this be so.
taken in connection with the fact that
he was discharged generally, the jury
not hnQng specially that he was
insane, had he not better be confined
IN insane asylum, or else given
license to murder and thus save the
country the cost of further trials
and prevent Billingsgate attorneys
from slandering Unfortunately the
character of respectable witnesses,
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A young man was arrested in New
Jersey few days ago tor DESERVING
his swife. Whom he was brought
before the Judge, he said: "that he
had nothing against his wife, except
that he thought she spent too much
money for candy and trash.
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"To the parent whose son dies in
infancy" says tho Louisville Courier
Journal, there must be something
peculiarly soothing in the thought
that, no matter what may be the fate
Of the child in the next world, it
cannot never become member of a
base ball club in this"
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"Miss Susan b. Anthony asks what
the consequences would be, if all The
scomen were in one country, and
all the men in another, and big river
between One of two things-a
great many women would be drown
ed or a great many women would
learn to swim. "-Register.
Well bet that they would all take
to water like little ducks, and that
there wouldn't be any of them
worth mentioning drowned.
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Chicago Provision and Live Stock
Market.

Chlcago, May 20.
Flour dull and weak. Wheat is
essier, with sales at 974@9S3, closing
at 97997fc. Rye is quiet at SOC for
No. 2. Barley is entirely nominal.
Pork is quiet at $28.75@S29. 90 for
mess. No. 2 Corn sold at 85@s6c,
closing at 85ac. Rejected sold at so
oslo, and no grade at 70072c. No
2 Oats sold at 48i@49c-closing at
4Sc. Cattle were quiet and easy at
S5 5O@8.62a. Hogs sold at $500
1896. Highwines are easier at $1.O4
@$l.O5 for from closing at $1.04.
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The Woodruff e. Clafflin concern

IHc VUUuHuII q CIHHIIN UUNUtrn
of female brokers in Wall street,
New York, who have recently been
promoted to that position from the
clairvoyant and other kindred bust
ness in Chicago, have just started a
handsome newspaper, called "Wood-
hull & Clafin's Weekly" which we
have received, and find principally
devoted to the glorification OF that
concern, and specifically to the
election Of the Hon. Mrs. Victoria G.
Woodruff to the Presidency.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

A smart pretty girl in Utah has
had the nerve to refuse the hand OF
Brigham Young.
Bro. Brigham will find his matri.
monial inf.libility among the Saint.
esses departing with bis increasing
AGE '.
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The Board of Immigration has
appointed Louis A. Ochs, of Daven.
port, commissioner to North and
South Germany. and tho Gazette
says the appointment is excellent.
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House of Representatives, }
Washington, May 10, 1870. (
Senate Chamber, May Is, 1870

Senate Chamber, May IS, 1870
DEAR SIR-In reply to your in
quiry l have no hesitation in saying
that, in my judgment, the comment
on your record is very unfair. You
voted to secure the constitutional
recognition of the right to hold Of
fee, which was to improve and OK
tend tho amendment, and not to
defeat it. Any other Interpretation
is inconsistent with the record.
Faithfully yours,
CHARLES SUMNER.
To the Hon. VIM. LoUGHRiDGE.
Washington, May Is 1870.
Mr.. MCPHERSON,
Clerk House OF Repre-.
sentatives, U. S.
SIR-Please state what would have
been the effect, according to parlia.
mentary laws and the rules and
practice of the Honse of Represen.
tatives, had the House refused to
adopt the report of the committee Of
conference on the joint resolution
for the Fifteenth Amendment.
Yours respectfully,
W. LoUGHRIDGE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26

The Montana Fire Insurance Ro-
ligionists have "called" the Rev. Mr..
Sweetzer, for 81, 400; and the Rev. s.
sees the 81 400, and rakes down the
pot.
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discussion with my talented compel
itors, Col. Mackey aid Mr.. Irish, in
which oil the political question: we're
fully discussed. financial M we'll as
others, in which discussions my
views were given fully, and never OBJ.
jected to by any republican, it is
strange that ct this particular time it
should be discovered that I am un.
sound, financially.
And it is said in support of this
charge that introduced q resolution
to add $6O,000,000 to the public debt
by the issue of that amount of legal
tender notes.
This charge is also false, and shows
either ignorance of the facts, or q
reckless disregard of truth on the
part of the editor who makes it.
did introduce resolution setting
forth that the West had not enough
currehcy for it's business wants, and
instructing the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency to report bill Civ
ing $5O,O0O,cOO additional cuyrencv to
the West and South. That resolu
ion said nothing about greenbacks.
or legal tender notes, and did not pro-
pose to add q cent to the public
debt.
The resolution passed by large
majority, receiving tho votes of all
the Republicans west of the Allie
gheny mountains, with very few
exceptions. Almost the entire Eas-
torn delegations voted against it, and
the West and South for it. And but
a few days since, in compliance with
that resolution, Mr.. Garfield, from
the Committee on Banking and
Currency, introduced q bill giving
$5O,0OO,OOO additional bank note
currency, which I hope will pass, as
it ought to.
i am. sir,
Sincerely your friend,
W. LoUGHRIDdE
House of Representatives,
Washington, May 10, 1870. !
Hon. CnAs. SUMNER:
i DEAR SrR-It is alleged and claim
ed that by my vote. when voted
against the adoption of the report O
the committee Of conference on thu
Fifteenth Amendment to the Consti
tuition, and which is reported il
Greeley's Almanac, I voted agains,
the Fifteenth Amendment, or it,
, passage. You are we'll acquainted
with all the facts connected with tn,
, passage of that amendment, and
should be glad to have your opinion
: in relation to that vote.
t am, sir, yours respectfully,
W. LoUGHR1DGE.
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Appanooso

ALLIsoN.--Hon. VIM. B. Allison
is being nominated by papers in the
north of the State for Congress at
large. No better nomination could
be made.
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The Gate says: Bloomfield mas on
butcher signpost . steak SO natur-
ally painted that Walkor, of the
Democrat, climbed the pole the other
night for roast.