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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01
Platform of tho Party,

tAdopted in Republican State Convention
at Des Mcines, August IL, 1901
j. Resolved. That we refer with pride
to the history of the Republican Party,
and congratulate the people of this coun-
try upon its successful career. It has
given to the poor man a homestead il
i'as abolished slavery, and established
manhood suffrage, crushed treason, given
usthe Pacific Railroad, settled the doctrine
of the right of expatriatlon, maintained
the honor. integrity. and credit of our ma
ion. 1t has yindicated the Monroe doc
siriue by preventing foreign powers from
interfering with the government on this
continent and to perpetuate it in power
is the only safe guaranty for peace and
prosperity in the future.
2. Resolved, Thot we heartily endorse
the honest, faithful, and economical ad.
ministration of President Grant, by which
our national debt has been SO largely re.
duced, and our national credit and honor
so firmly maintained. 49,
;. Resolved, That a tariff for revenue
is indispensable, and should be go adjus.
ted as not to become prejudicial to the
Industrial interests of any class, or section
of the country, while securing to oul
home producers fair competition with
foreign capital and labor.
4, Resolved, That we are opposed to any
TSStSit VI lhtu VI kTdulluK puDilC lHQOt
TO railroad or other corporations without
ample provision being made for securing
thei. speedy sale at moderate prices, anc
occupancy upon fair and liberal terms by
any and all who desire to purchase anC
settle upon them.
s. Resolved, That we are in favor of an eco
nonlieal and jadieious management of the az
mrs OF the state, and with this view we en-
doiss he present administration of the State
a,treri,,.ent, and commend 1t to the favorable
inf
administrations. ,lfP
G. Resolved, That we are In favor of suct
iegisiationas will protect the people from TIN
Impressions of monopolies controlled by an(
in the interest of corporations.
z. Resolved, That while, as Americans, W,
feel IN duty bound TO preserve Just ant
equitable neutrality In the contest now wa
our late war The sympathies and material oil,
of the German States was freely given u.s. ant
Wedo not hesitate to declare our unuualif1et
sympathy with the earnest efforts OF the Ger
mans TO maintain and defend their nationa
unity: and we condemn the course which tn
Democratic press of the country has been an
is now pursuing in support of a despotic, i'm
pcrlai dynasty. and causeless war, against
people desiring peace and aspiring to perfec
liberty.
S. Resolved, That the Republican party O
Iowa welcomes to our shores all human being
OF every nation, irrespective of race or coloi
voluntarily seeking home in our midst an,
citizens, demand for ourselves, we will freel,
accord TO them. g.s 49,
9. Resolved That we are in favor of amend
ing our Naturalization Laws by striking on
the word white" from the same wherever
occurs.
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III the Germans want to know who
their friends are, let them read our
platform, and then turn to that of our
opponents.
An lrishmsn OF German who lives
in this country, and really and hon.
estly desires the unity and liberation
of his Fatherland, and then who de-
liberately votes with that party which
deluged thisland to perpetuate Amer
lean slavery, is himself unworthy to
be freeman.
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The Latest.

An enthusiastic Irish French friend
of ours, says that the reason McMa.
hon and Bazaine allowed the Prus.
slams to turn their position ut Cha.
Ions, and slip by them en- route to
Paris, was that the astute and Nc
Clcllanized strategists of the French
army, desired to get in the rear ofthe
Prussians and drive them into Paris
whore they may be all safely hived
and captured in one lot.
This strategry, my boy, has moi
been paralleled since the gallant Irish
man surrounded and captured six
Hessians at Trenton.
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Chicago.

An SEQ Chicago, aug. 5V.
a terrible accident occurred o.
Kenwick's saw mill, in Davenport
Iowa, Yesterday morning. o. 81
Stan6eld, assistant engineer in TIL
mill, being caught by the arm in tn /
operation Of the machinery ane
whirled around q shaft revolving o.
the rate of 500 times . minute, unit
his arm was ompletely pulled from
his body and he Tell from the shaft
mangled and bleeding, only to Stage
to his feet and fall dead.
Tho census of Davenport, lowE il
nearly completed, and shows the pop
ulation to Be over 10000.
The census of Peoria, ILL.,, just fin
ished, shows the population to b
22,845.
A young thief, aged only sixteen
last evening beforu dark attempteq
to rob o SON of Colonel 3. N. Tucker
aged fourteen, Of bis watch and chain
and young Tucker resisted, the thicl
stabbed him in tho breast, inflictingl
it is feared, o fatal wound. TIL
young desperate was only ARRESTED
after . severe struggle, in which h
cut the officer who caught him.
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Sec. 4. When the board ofsupcr-
visors of any county have formed a
new township, tho board of registry
of the township or townships, from
which the territory for the new
township was taken, shall furnish
for the judges of election Of said new
township list of the registered legal
voters residing in said new township
Approved April 16. 1870.
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OSkalOOSa.

We were pleased to notice, on
recent visit to Oskaloosa, many sub
stantial evidences of growth and
prosperity.
We were indebted to MAJOR +. l..
Downing, that prince Of landlords,
and proprietor of the Madison House,
for ride around the city. 1t con-
tains many very handsome private
residence in its beautiful suburbs,
while It's merchants and nanufactu-
res ere substantial and thrifty bust
ness men. They are just completing
an elegant and commodious Public
School House, which will have, in it's
architectural display and convenient
arrangements, no superior in Iowa.
The College Of the Christian Church,
the principal one under the control
Of that denomination in the State, is
situated here, and is reported crowd
ed to its utmost capacity, and in a
highly useful and satisfactory condi-
ton. M
leighton q Woodlands Oskaloosa
Herald. one of the largest, handsom-
est aud best of our wecklios, is grow
ing in subscription and job patronage
and every way increasing its sphere
of influence, and is a credit to our
State Press, while the erratic and
irrepressible Porte G. WEIGH, poetioal
organ grinder for the Democratic
party OF the State, is banging away
with his Progressive. Conseruator, out
Of which he is making o good paper,
except its politics, and out Of which,
likewise We hope he is reaping his
reward of many shekels.
The report that Potter Christ of
Council Bluffs, is to be connected
with WEIGH, in the latters now
Politico-R Religious organ, which he is
about to usher in tho millennium
with at Des Moines, is utterly denied
by Porto,
| Work is being rapidly pushed
forward on the Central Iowa Rail
road, which is to be completed at an
early day, after which Oskaloosa hai
only got to divert the d. V. RR., by
their place, to mako it ono Of the most
thriving, MS well as handsome cite,
in the the interior of la beele Iowa
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Registry of Electors,

We would call attention to the
registry of electors, that there may
be no failure to comply with the pro.
visions of the law, The township
trustees and the clerk, constitute the
Board of Registry, and they meet at
the office of the township clerk, on
the first Monday in September Of each
year, for the purpose of making list
of the electors, and to assist them in
doing this, they have before them the
assessors list of the preceding spring,
and the poll books of the previous
election. They also meet again on
the Tuesday before the election, to
correct this registry. 1t is highly
important that this work be ATTENDED
to faithfully and well. 1t forms the
very best basis for organization that
can be devised. tits very easy for the
republicans of each school district to
call a meeting and appoint some one
or moro TO ascertain tho name of
every republican voter, and see that
their names are all upon the registry,
and when this is done it is not diff.
cult TO have every one OF them at the
polls on election day, unless for some
extraordinary reason they cannot
attend. Now, will not our republi.
can friends in each school district act
upon this suggestion, and see to it
that this work is done, and thorough.
ly done. Remember that our two
oneaegged veterans of tho war,
Cooley and Tower, who each sacri.
feed limb on southern battlefelds,
in defense of their country, one at
Champion Hill, and the other amid
he Notifications of Vicksburg, are
depending upon us TO now do our
duty towards them, as they have
towards us aud our common country.
A few hours work will enable us to
perform this duty towards them, and
not a single republican voter is
exeusable, who neglects this duty.
The registry law was amended
slightly, last winter, and since it may
not as yet Eave been generally read
and understood, we publish below the
amendatory act
Section. |. Be ii enacted by the
Geaerak assembly 0fMe State Of Ioua.
That section 4 of Chapter III of the
laws Of the Twelfth General Assem-
bly,, approved April s, A. D. 1868,
"be amended by adding at the end
thereof the following to-wit But in
no case shall the board Of registry of
any township or corporation correct
their registry OF electors by adding
names thereto, within five days
next preceding tho day of election.
Sec. =. That Section Of Chapter
III OF tho laws Of the Twelfth GEN
eral Assembly, DO amended by inser-
ting after the word "person" in the
eleventh line of said section 8, the
following, ''who is a frecholder or
householder.
Sec. 3. Nothing in this act, or in
chapter III of the laws OF tho
Twelfth General Assembly shall be
construed 70 affect the right to chat.
lenge as provided in section[s1 493
and 494 Of the Revision of 1860.
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A large stone building beng cree
ted by Col Ticbnor, at Lincoln, Neb.
for the use of tho Burlington & Mis-
souri, River RR. Co., fell to the
ground on last Thursday, carrying
with it six persons, who were in the
building at the time. The house
was nearly completed, the workmcn
being engaged putting on the roof
and plastoring. Five Of them es.
capped with little injury. The other
was quito seriously hurt. The acct
dent is the result of defective archi-
lecture.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01

Among recent archaeological dis
coveries are those Of NM. Jules anS
Parrot, who found, in o cavern is
Perigord, France, number Of arrow
heads and other flint implements
mixed with human bones and thos
Of the reindeer, OK, stag, horse, am
fox. Tho cave is believed to hay
been q habitation of q troglodYt.i
race. The Rev. Canon Groenwe
has discovered in Grimes Crave
near Brandon, England, that beneat I
the pits and horizontal workings
there were regular mines sunk anN
worked for the purpose Of getting
o statum of flint. The workers wers
obviously unacquainted with tha
metal, and their operations wera
carried on with picks made of deers.
horns, a number OF which were found
The minors worked by tho light q
rude lamps made by .scooping on
Jumps Of limestone. The object q
the above operations was to securN
thematerial for making flint hatchets
bpeaf-heaus, cue.
( A portion Of a curious solar dial
found by M. Renanin Phenioia, has
been exhibited before Che Academy
dcs Sciences. Tho dial is in stone
and tho divisions are nearly obIitera4
ted but M. Laussedat, professor
tho Ecolc Polytcchniqae, has beer
enabled TO reconstruct il in wood
The face of tho dial is conical, ana
the hour limos are curved tho day
is not divided into "a hours, the dias
only showing the time comprise{
between tho rising andsetting Of the
sun the curvature of tho lines wa
therefore necessary 70 indicate thd'
variations.
nj. Dolfus Aussct, known tor hi
researches on glaciers, has died aS
Mu lhousc.
An account OF tho geology Of tn
desert Of Ataca,na, in Chill, has beels
written by NJ. Pissiz.
Some petroleum Springs are said
TO have boon discovered in Frarfcea
near tho forest of Hagienau.
A universal agricultural: exhibition!
is to be hold al Paris in 1871. N
guarantee fund of 300, 900 france ha
been raised.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01

The Paris Academy of Science has
awarded the prize for astronomy to
Mr.. James Watson, director of Ann
Arbor observatory, who, in the short
space of ono year, has discovered nino
small planets. 1t has also awarded
tho prize for statistics to DIR. Chenu,
author Of tho justly celebrated work
entitled "Modico. Chirurgical Stats
ties Of the War in Italy," containing a
vast amount Of information of great
interest to tho historian, and of in
estimable value TO the man OF sci
ence.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01

To PosTM AsTERs There are five
daily papers mailed to the Indepen.
dent every day, but owing to neglect
on the part OF some postmaster no
dailies have been received at this
office since last Thursday. 1t is
almost an impossibility to get along
iu u printing Office without daily
papers, and we therefore don't propose
to DO subject to these Inconvenience
long without some effort on our part
to remedy them. Ii the postmaster
in Ottumwa will send the mail for
Moulton uia North Missouri Railroad
it will be received twelve hours
sooner. viii he do it?- Noalton
Iadepe adent.
The Moulton mail-has boon going
Uiu the North Missouri Railroad
ever since its completion.
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Washington.
Washington, Aug. 30.

w ssoiAA'S . >N.'t 80
Tho Chief of the Bureau of Stats
tics is preparing q synopsis OF tn
monthly report for August, in whlcl
ia given 4 full statement of imports
exports, &c, for tho fiscal year Q
1870. His report will show that 81
though our imports exceed our OK
ports, there is an increase ofS54 ,5Oo!
600 over the fiscal year Of 1869, as l
manifest from the tables from whlcl
tho following figures are taken
The total exports for tho fisco
year ending June Both, 1870, wa
$420,518,951; the total receipts TO
tho same time wore $50, Az, ia tn
total imports were $4S2, 35O,59; tota
excess Of imports, I'll, 408,974.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01

Tracy, president Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad, proposes
to extend his road from Washington
to Sigournsy, providing the Sigour-
neyites will give him a bonus Of
$4,000, which they have agreed to
do. And then with the completion
Of our St. Louis l. Cedar Rapids
Railroad to Sigournoy, and the con-
nection there with Washington, we
will have another nearly air line
railroad to Chicago. Meantime, we
should like TO know how much the
Washington and Fairfield plug will
bs worth after that?
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Sensible Democratic Talk,

We clip the following article from
the Clinton Age, edited by Judge e.
Fl. Thayer, one of the ablest and best
democratic papers in Iowa. Its un-
common good sense might be imita-
tod with profit by some Of tho demo-
Gratis hereabouts
eve mean tho negro ought to be let
alone by the democratic party. st.
Paulsaidit was no use to "kick against
the pricks," and the democrats should
heed this warning. Even had Paul
never said so true a thing, the demo-
cratic party ought to have learned
by this time, that butting against o
stone wall is hard on the head, and
injurious to the brain. Democrats
have butted away for sixteen years,
and they have gone down to their
political graves by the hundreds Of
thousands, just because they wouldn't
admit that Sambo was the looming
man." 1t was all well enough during
the rebellion 10 ridicule the idea Of
the "colored troops fighting brayely, |"
but We can't overlook the fact that
these same Sambos, without musket
or cartridge, have kept on Staying
democratic politicians until there is
not city, town, township, or hamlet
in the whole country, but numbers
it's retired victims by scores and hun
drcds.
We say it is time for this kind of
sport to quit. 1t has been going on
long enough. There is no longer even
the resemblance ofprinciple to justify
democrats in being thus slaughtered.
As long as thcrc was foot-hold to
stand upon, we Individually squar.
red off and threw all the hot shot We
could command into the ranks of the
enemy, but when the fifteenth Amend
ment knocked onr foundation from
under US, instead Of going down yell
ing for principle and kicking in the
air at nothing, we took o step up
wards, and accepting the situation,
babe Sambo ego in" and get what he
could.
The Fifteenth Amendment is part
Of the Constitution. 1t takes twenty
seven States to wipe it out. Which
twenty-seven will do it in the next
quarter of century? II is there,
and as for fighting the method of its
getting there, we ask to be excused.
We have kicked against enough
pricks and it hurts. II hereafter evils
grow out OF this amendment, the
republican, party must father them.
Tho skirts Of tho democracy are clear.
If there is any good in tho amend
mcnt, for Gods sake lot the noglo
have it.
We rejoice that the democratic
party Of Iowa has placed itsclf right
upon these dead and dccayed issues.
From this time forward, we havo
something to hopo for. We don't ex-
poet any democratic Gabriel to imme-
diately summon the democratic bury
ing grounds yiclduptheir politically
dead, but we do expect a slow and
gradual resurrection Of all tho noble
victims who bit the dust fighting for
the constitution as tho Fathers
framed il"
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st, Louis Market.
St. Louis. Aug. 80.

Ot. LOUIS, aug oV'
Flour dun and nominally unchanged.
Wheat-Cnoice firM,u other grades dull
No. 2 red fall cel l4al Is; No. /, 81 GOAL .
choice 81 25af u.
Corn dull; prime yellow 6sa1O; whitSF
z Oats duh and lower, sales at 39al2.
Barley--E'air demand al 97a1 90.
Rye dull at 75a80.
Provisions dull and unchanged.
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REMovED:-Messrs. Hudson Il
Menet, the enterprising newspaper
agents, having found their rapidly in
crossing business making it necessary
for them to remove to more capacious
quarters, they havo consequently
taken rooms 8, 9 and 10, No. p Park
Row, opposite the postoffice, New
York, where letters on business, or
to the Figaro" should be addressed
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-01

Dick Richardson, tho clovor editor
of the Davenport Democrat. has been
nominated for Mayor OF that city.
He will be elected to stay ut home in
his Democrat Office, which is most too
bad for SO good newspaper man.
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Albany, Aug. 90.

The Cincinnati express train pass
ing here at 2o'clock a. m. to day rae
off the track at AGreenbush. Five
coaches were terribly smashed. A
brakeman and a lady passenger from
Iowa, name unknown, were killed
and several others injured.
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Republican State Ticket.

FOR SUPREME JUDGES.
For the Long Ter m.--c. G. COLE, Of
PnlS County.
10 till vacancy occasioned by resigaa-
IN of Judge Dillon-WM. Il. MILLER,
III johnson county.
To fill vacancy occasionsd by resigna-
ton of Judge Wright.--JAMEs @. DAY,
of Fremont County. q
For Secretary of State,
ED. WRIGHT, of Cedar.
For Auditor,
JOHN RUSSELL, of Jones.
For Treasurer,
SAMUEL H. RANKIN, of Washington.
Fer Register of State Land Office,
AARON BROWN, Of Fayette.
For Attorney General, t
nENRY o'CoNNOR, of Muscntine.
For Reporter o. the Supreme Court,
EDWARD II. STILES, of Wapellc.
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
CHARLES LlNDERMaN, of Page.
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The will of tho lato DIR. Auzias
Turenne desires that his body may
be dissected and his skeleton clean.
ed, artlculateJ, and hung up in the
museum of the medical school at
Christiana.
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Chicago Live Stock Marke
Chicago, August 80.

Cattle--Iu the afternoon under the unfa
vorable eastern advices and large receipts
sales were made at 6f@74 for fair to me
dunn; butchers stock sold sparingly at
decline of csc.
Hogs-Fair to medium sold at 5000 70
0 1000 90 for good to choice.
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The Ottumwa Courier has full pro-
ccodings Of the Republican convention
Of Wapcllo county. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
"Resolred, That having abiding con-
fidenco in tho integrity and ability Of
tho Hon. VIM. Loughridge, present
member of Congress from this the 4th
district, this convention hereby in
structs its delegates to support bin
for denomination
This gives to Mr.. Loughridge a ma
jority Of all the delegates and places
his nomination beyond doubt.-Ap-
panoosc Citizen, 13thinst.
The fact that five days after the
appearance of tho foregoing para
graph, Lieut-Gov. M. NJ. Walden, the
editor Of tho paper from which the
above extract is clipped, received the
nomination which he had pronoun.
ccd Mr.. Loughridge's "beyond .
doubt" shows that in politics some
things are "mighty uncertain. Belle
Pldine Union.
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Sunday night, ,whero the Empcro
was also expected. A force OF Ter
man Uhlans was at that time onls
n,ne miles south Of that place.
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Chicago Provision Market

Chicago, Aug. 80.
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat Irregular at 81 09l toi
new No. 2; ! 1901 104, new No. !
Corn-Dull at 62a65.
Oats-Quiet and steady at 37s.
Rye-No. / new SO.
Barley.-Fairly active but lower
sales at 1 s08 cash:
Provisions quiet. y
Butter--Demand for common and choic
grades good; former at 15a20; latter 26a27
Eggs quiet and plenty at Halls.
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For Judge III Judicial District.
MORRIS J. WILLIAMS, of Wapello.
NJ. II. JONES, of Davis.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.
For Clerk,
j.. NJ. COOLEY.
For Recorder,
DIV. TOWER.
For Surveyor,
... JOHN ID. BAKER.
For Supervisors
L. J. NELSON, of Pleasant TIP.
HENRY CANFIELD, of Polk TIP.
y. SHUTS, of Richland Tp.
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For Judge ID Judicial District.
NtnrrI,Is. NIs. Mra,,al

For. Congress, 4th. District,
MADISON NJ. WALDEN. of Appanoose.
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for Kasson.
And this result is what tho Non
pdriel aud other outside censorious
and lily informed journals, cal! "the
action of the people" and the rcbuke
of Loughridge and Stone both.
Why, Lord bless your dear little
Nonpariet soul, tho people of the
Fourth Congressional District had
mover dreamed of Walden for Con-
grcss, and had nothing more to do
with his nomination than band OF
Rod Clouds warriors. They voted
at tho primaries for Loughridge,
Stone, Clark and Meyer, and deci-
ded majority OF tho delegates, aud
an overwhelming majority OF the
people declared for Loughridge, but
as Toots would say, their action was
of consequence.
We have in this Congressional Dis,
trict a Regency which has succeeded
and is superior to the authority Of the
people. 1t is composed of Capt. w,
NJ. Stone, LIST Lieut.. j. B. Grinnell
"a Lieut.. s. J. Kirlwood, and order
ly sergeant Bob Finlsbine. AS q
matter of amusement to the people
they allowed them in their township
and county conventions to vote fol
their choice for member of Congress
bat that choice being distasteful to
the Regency, the will of the people
was overridden, aud a Regency man
substituted.
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DEAR COURIER Il find 1.-The follow
ing article in the Council Bluffs
| Nonpareii. 4.s Is