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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25
oTTUMwA.


Ottumwa is the wide-awako city Of
our State, and knows how to treat
and appreciate those whom she es
tcems worthy Of her regard. We
shall always hold this jewel Of the
Des Moines Valley as one Of the
sweetest, most lovely and prosperous
Of our young and aspiring cities.
her men have brains, and her women
have beauty. General Hedriek, cd
itor of the Courier, was ubiquitous
and everywhere present, while our
old acquaintance, Fawcett, formerly
Of this city, saw that every want
was supplied.
Thank you, friend Chaplin; you
have hit US ina double sense right
where we live.
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Interest paid by the United ss sgos
States n ts,s7e,ss2 81
Int crest repaid by trans g,s,s.. -
poftation Of mails, &C., 2,l45,7 ,7S8 16
Balance Of interestp paid By; b
United States $i,734,04 35


ia This statement exhibits the COM
,tingent Liability ofthe United States
ON account of the Pacific, Railroad
July !, 1870; from which may be do
.dRcted the liability on same account
March l, 1863, and tho difference win
be the increase during the last six
teen months, ss follows p1.s ~ a
July lat, 1s70.-Am't Of bonds 3 .-ss
issued ,accrued interest and
balance Of interesepaid by.
Z the United Statea ia 471, Ills, ,l26 Ia
Mar. 1at, lS6S.---Amount Of 49,
bonds Issued accrued inter- a
est and baIance Of Interest N&aS ~
paid by the United 6tatex 81, l3i.757 %
Liability incurred sInc.ca - - = !.
1iarch i, 1850 " tsi 5sssa 3f3.sss .iss Ia
The bonds Of tho Pacsdc Railroads
are not included Id tho above state.
ment, for the reason that they orc
not a dcbt due from tho people, at
least at present md probably never
will become 80 but as they are q
contingent liability the statement Of
their amount is herewith presented.
On the frst day Of July, 1870, the
amount of Pacific Railroad bonds is.
sued--including accrued interest
was S66, ,3S4, ,0s1 7S, on which amour,
tho interest advanced by the United
States, and not yet reimbursed by
the Railroad Companies, was s4 ,73i !,
O44 35.
But il is fair TO state that these Ii.
abilities which will ultimately fall
upon the Treasury Of tho United
States; for the reason first, that the
property and franchises of these
great companies are pledged for the
redemption of nh the liabilities ia
Cured by the U. s. government
and second, that they have airead,
withtheir road scarce completed, and
its business still undeveloped, repaid
Of interest, by transportation by tn,
government, the large sum Of So,
las. .756 16, It is confidently belives
that with line fully completed; dc
veloped domestic& foreign commerce
the remainder of their indebted
ness to the government will be adc
quately secured, and payment of th,
same more easily madc than was th
frat two millions Of dollars dur
ing the progrcss Of tho constrnctio
OF tho road.
/ OF the liability on account of til
Pacific Railroad, therc was incurred
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A pane Of glass has just been set
in New York seyenteon feet high
and ten feet wide. Now, that's .
pane. @ II
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"Professor,' said student in p0r-
suit of knowledge concerning the
habits of animals, .swby does cal,
while eating, turn her head first one
way and thon tho other 7" .'For the
reason" replied the professor, shat
| sho cannot turn il both ways at once"
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Is it any wonder that the Prussians
are such good fghters3 Allbat two
per cent. Of the entire population can
read and write ,.s,, .'.'.,,{ -. a.
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:
The Congressional Conven-
tion at Oskaloosa, Iowa. IS
The Convention met at City Hal
at 10 o'clock a. NJ, 18th inst, and
was called to order by Col Connell'
Of Tama county, chairman Of the
central committee. Capt. 3. r. sher'
man, st Benton county, was mode
temporary chairman, and Maj. Pope,
Of Keokuk county, secretary.
A committee, consisting Of one
from each county, was appointed on
credentials, on permanent organiza-
ton and on resolutions. Also, GEN.
trail committee Of one from each coun-
ty was.appointed, r. s. Finkbine BE-
ing chairman. We have mot the
names Of the gentlemen composing
this committee at hand, but will pub
lish the same as soon as received. =
The convention then adjourned 70
The convention mot at 2 o'clook 2.
NJ, and after the report Of commit
tees on credentials and permanent
organization, and the permanent Of
ficers taking their seats, to-wit: Judge
Hedges, Of Tama county, as chair
man, and Maj. a. J. Pope, Of Keokuk
county, and tho Hon. Frank T. Camp
bell, of Jasper county, as secretaries,
the chairman announced that nom-
nations wero in order, whercupon
A. II. Hamilton, Of Wapello county,
put in nomination the Hon. VIM.
Loughridgc, Of Mahaska. county
There being no farthor nominations.
the convention proceeded to ballot,
the first four ballots resulting as fol-
lows: 49, i&e
L9ughridge, of Makaska, ..36
I, Walden, of Appanocse, ......."..32
ls Meyer, of Jasper, r,..............-.... 8
1 For the six following ballots, Jasper
county kept increasing each time the
votc of Walden, until on the 18th
ballot the vote stood,
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Grant cuts Fisk, who has avenged
himself by issuing orders striking out
Grants namo. from tho FREQ list on
all routes controlled by him. The
President feels very bad sbout il.
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Pacific Railroad,

Pacific Railroad and its branches
Total issued a 64,457,320 90
Interest accrued not jet ss S+sBN
4 paid - ,,,ss'..,.,, 4 t92s, ,7sl Is
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Napoleon il said to bc a good shot
at u mark, bnthe can'thit Bis marck.
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Bro. Chapin Of that excellent pa
per, the Marshall Times, speaks thus
" Of things in this bailiwick as he
saw them on that celebrated excur-
sion.
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Curious Phenomena ut n Watering.
Piace-Thc Recent Earthquake at
Badeu.Baden-Gradu Sinking Of q
DucaE Castle and GnrSlenS.

From the North German Correspondent.
1t is we'll known that BadcnBadcn is
rich in warm mineral springs. They are
twelve in number, and their estimated
weld is about $50, 900 litrcs of water day.
They arc al situated near each other, on
the southern dcclivity of the Schlossbcrr,
and yet their temperature, and the sub
stances with which they are imprcgnated,
differ widely. Excavations were formerly
undertaken for the purpose Of forming a
large steam bath, and at q small depth be-
low the surface new hot spring was dis
covered, with q basin Of Roman workman
ship. The excavations were still CONT
nued, in the hope of approaching the cen
trail point from whence all the hot springs
are supposed to proceed, and new foun-
tain with temperature of not less than G0o
Reaumur was found. On the 1st of last
November the quantity Of water issuing
from this source suddenly increased to such
an extent as to justify the supposition of q
great internal convulsion. 4 slight earth
quake was felt at the same time, among
1thcrs, by the Grand Duke himself, who
was at the time residing in the ncighboring
castle. It has long been known that part
of the castle garden is slowly but continually
sinking into the DEPTHS Of the valley with q
force which even the huge supporting walls,
dating from the times of the Romans, will
not be able TO resist much longer. 1t now
seems the foundations of the new castle are
laid in the coal measures, while the verti-
cal supporting walls, about sixty feet in
height, rest on a bed of mica clay. The
lower walls OF the castle present a rSost
interesting appc2 rance, as they ere marked
with numerous cracks closely resembling
in their direction the dips Of the strata
in the ncighhoring mountains. They
differ greatly in size, those in the most
modern parts OF the building being scarcely
broader than hair, while in the most
ancient masonry they are sometimes live
inches in width. The Grand Duke, having
expressed wish that exact observation:
might be made, this was done, and, accord.
ing to the hurisrUher Zeituny, on the 4th
Of November, al tho fissurcs were found
10 have charged, some 10 the extent Of a
half nillimctrc. Parts Of the wall OF the
castle garden were greatly distigurcd, at the
same time the new sandstone supports
burst, and have sunk considerably, while the
wall itself il marked by new perpendicular
assures. Attempts have since been made
to remove the water from under The most
unsteady parts of the wall by means OF
,iiiclicS and other C0ntiiYanccs, and by
these means the movement. though 1t still
continues, his been greatly reduced.
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MARRIAGE WITH CHRISTIAN, AND MCE-
DEF "A KEiiGlous SACRIFICE" An
Irish journal L,@ toc following correspond
encc from Galicin:
Give Jews, named Noses Schneider,
Mayer Brechcr, Abraham Moses Schneider,
Joseph Landau, ar J Moses Tcllnana, have
just been tried for the murder Of Abraham
Teldmann, son Of the latter, at Tarnap0,
in Galicia. 1t appears that the deceased
had made an offer Of marriage to Il Chris
tian girl, and that she had accepted him on
is promising to become Christian also.
Having heard Of this promise, the accused
men assembled in the house OF Moses Teid-
mann, and warmly upbraidcd young Held
mann for his apostacy. The latter, how
ever, remained obstinate, and during the
alteration the father threw sling-iopc
round his neck and pulled nj i, assisted By
the o;hcr men, until his son was Siranglcd.
Hannah Tcldmann, the mother Of the de-
ceased, who was absent at the time, showed
much grief at the death Of her son, but was
coon pacitied by her husband representa-"
the murder as u religious sacrifice, and
passed the rest Of the evening with him III
prayer.
"yhe case was clearly proved against
the defendants.
"Moses Tellmann and Mayer Rrcchcr
were sentenced to be hanged, and the other
three TO ten years imprisonment with hard
labor"
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Rith1nond nispatth.
10, 1870.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE "DlSrATCU
is LsRGIR THAN THE CONFINED CIR u.
i.A1IoS OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY >Evye
PAFEse C,F THIS CITY.

The CARDIFF GIANT 0UTpoNE-AILEGEn
Discovery OF THE SKELETON OF 4 GIANT
IN THE O!L RsGloNs.-The Oil City Times
Of Friday IS responsible for tho following ::
son Tuesday morning last, while MIR.
William 7, ompson, assisted by Robert R..
Smith, was engaged in making an excava-
tion near the house of the former, about
half Il milo north of West Hickory, pre-
paratorv i erecting derrick, they ex-
humed an enormous helmet of iron, which
was corrodcd with dust. Further digginr
brought to light sword which measured
nine feet in length. Curiosity melted them
tc enlarge the hole, and after some little
time they discovered the bones of two cnol-
nous feet. Following up the " lead they
had so unexpectedly struck, in few hours
time they had uncarthed well-prcserved
skeleton of IN enormous giant, belonging 70 o
species of the human family which probably
inhabited this and other parts OF the world at
that time OF which the Bible speaks when
It says a nd there were giants in those
days. The helmet is said to be of the
shape of those found among the ruins Of
Nincych. The bones of the skeleton are
remarkably white. The teeth arc oil in
their places, and all Of them arc double,
and of extraordinary size. These relics
have been taken to Tionesta, where they
arc visited by large numbers of people
daily. When his giantship was in the flesh
hc must have stood eighteen feet in his
stockings. These remarkable relics will be
forwarded to New York early next week.
The joints of the skeleton are now being
glued together. These remains were found
about twelve feet below the surface of q
mound which had been thrown up probably
centuries age, and which was not more
| than three ice, above the level of ihe
ground around it. Here is another nat for
antiluarians IL crack"
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A writer in Temple Bar, in discussing
The Anatomy Of Quar-, cling" says /:
There is nothing more painful, or more
astounding, to q reflective man than to look
hack over his life, and see how the neccs-
.ary evils Of existence have been added
20 and multiplied by artificial means. II
we could only take the sum OF the evils Of
any particular life, and separate those
which might have been avoided by the ex-
ercisc OF 6 little prudence, CT moderation,
or common sense, we should be astonishcd
ut the small proportion that would remain.
O. course, it is remarkably easy to be &C
post fdci0 wise; and some may doubt the
adyisability Of mans annoying HIM
self by contemplating his bygoGc stu
pidity; but out Of past errors may come
future prudence, and 4 man who has proved
to himself how great q mistake quarrclling
is may be determined to avoid thereafter 20
very proftlcss IN indulgence. Quarrelling,
as VIC shall cndcavor to show, is almost in
variably an Indulgence, and therefore G
thing which is avoldablc. Nor is there any
lot in life so fortunate and happy that quar-
rclling need be used as al alternative.
Quarrclling, in short, is altogether and
wholly blunder. 1t wastes time, which
is the stuff OF life; it destroys amicahlc
sentiments that may have taken years 10
arow; it cmbitters ones own mind, vcxes
others, disturbs the system, and destroys
digestion.
"' He was too happy to know anything
of the passions, wrote Savage Landor to
one of his friends about Thomson the poet.
There arc some natures 50 tremendously
balanced as to bc naturally aversc to Incl
dental and abnormal excitement. There
are others, again, in state Of perpetual
AID sudden alienation, flying to extremes,
especially in emotional directions. But
the vast majority of people hover between
those two poles, and, especially in the matter
Of quarreling, abandon themselves pretty
much to circumstances. Now, if it could
only be we'll understood that quarrelling is,
Us we say, invariably Il blunder, and that 1t
is almost invariably avoidable, it is clear
that little precaution might remove to
great extent this trouble from life. 1t takes
two to make quarrel, and you may refuse
10 quarrel if you like. The longer you
quarrel the more unlikely are you TO con-
vince your opponent that he is in the wrong.
1t is in the nature Of quarrels that boti!
disputants imagine that they are in the
right. Rccrimination never contains nrSu-
,ncnt that has the least effect; and the only
result of the quarrel is to waste q large
portion Of time in prohtlefs irritation, and
to iniure ones health"
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versions, there would not have been enacted
that dark scene which affords, in the pun
ishment and retraction of Gnlileo, so tri-
umphant an exhibition of the wickedness
and weakness of man. Human nature"
says Sir David Brewster, is here
drawn in its darkest coloring; in sur
veying the melancholy picture it is
difficult to decide whether religion or
philosophy has been most degraded.
While we hear the presumptious priest
pronouncing infallible the DEGREES of his
own erring Judgment, We see the high
minded philosopher abjuring the eternal
and immutable truths which he has himself
the glory of establishing.''
We will add that they who make it busi-
ness to interpret Scripture should inform
themselves in regard to the original Ian
guages in which Scripture was written, and
should not be terrified at the developments
of modern scholarship.-Appleton's Jour
nul
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MAYORS CoURT.-Thc Mayor disposed of
the following cases Saturday:
Lucien Murray (colored), fined $40 for
interfering with the police.
Christian Turner (colored), fined 81 for
disorderly conduct in the street.
Isaac Randolph (colorcd), sent On for in
dictment before the next Hastings Court for
misdcmcanor.
John Chesterfield (colored), charged with
breach OF the peace, was sent to jail in de-
fault of security.
Aleather Redcross ("clore,D, fined $50
;or using indecent language in Tie street.
John Bowling (colorcd), sent on for in
dictment for petit larceny.
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ART IN RICHMOND Is beginning to have Its me.
rIts acknowledged abroad, and connoisseurS ir
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York are frc-
qnently surprised at the excellence Of the speci-
mems or Photographic art bearing the imprint oi
&C. r. REES 6 Co.. Richmond, Va" REEs 4
Co. are constantly filling orders from those cities;
and as surprising as 1t may seem. 1t Is confessed
by those ordering that REES & co. do much better
work. for mnch less money, than can be obtained
In either of the larger places named. Surely such
skill, enterprise, and liberallty, deserve eminent
recognition ut home; and we are glad to say that
It Is awarded by the discriminating Judgment of
the people OF Richmond. All who see their work
must own Its superiority.
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A Card from Mr.. Pollard.
10 the Elifors of the Balimore Gazette

To 7he Ed'10rS of The Bdlt'moTe Gdzette :
Sirs,-I notice that certain party in
Washington city, having no longer any
right to my name, and using an unhappy
notoriety to profit her present trade as n
hotel-kcepcr, is very busy in ddrcrtiSing
herself, in peculiar way, by procuring in
the journals incidental mentions OF her
self under my name. One Of these notices
occurs in your reading columns this morn
ing. Permit mo to protest against it, and
to hope that other journals. however accus-
toned Or inclined to attack and misrepresent
ne, will at least spn:c me this injustice.
Respectfully, EDWARD A. POLLARD.
Baltimore. January Z.
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"BEHiSD TINE "-TuE HUMoRs OF De-
LAv.-The night express train from Boston
to New York was delayed about two hours
on Saturday night, near Mansfield, by the
water giving out in the tanks Of the engine.
The Sunday night mail train, due in this
city at 10 o'clock last evening, did not ar
rive until about half-past II o'clock. The
delay was caused by hot-boxes on the loco
motive. The delay on both occasions
proved ns all delays in railroad travel
must, q source of vexation to the pas
sengers. And yet nothing is productive
of more fun than the wearisome waiting
for an engine or the arrival of wreck
train. Other persons besides Mark Tapley
will be jolly under adverse circumstances,
and jollity fairly bubbles over while pas
sengers wait on the track two miles from
Nowhere to get started. Saturday nights
delay was fair specimen. For the first
ten minutes after the train stopped there
was perfect content; then the anxious
passenger asked somebody who knew no
thing about it what was the name of the
station. Then the swearing passenger
wanted to know what the devil the row was
about, and while he was absent trying to
find out somebody took his scat. When
he returned he asked the stranger if he
wanted the whole plantation, and informed
everybody in the car that he was one of the
best fellows alive, unless he got his ebenezcr
up. Then the lady school-teachers undertook
TO while away the hour with the divcrtise-
ment of charades-whcn the CRATE is NJ. I,
put and talked about our being fresh in
geometry. What an idea. 4 lady fresh in
geometry. and her masculine cousin seeking
10 resolve his charade by means of her SUI
pericr knowledge. It was the death-blow to
the pleasures Of the sleepy passenger
When woman talks geometry there is no
sleep left for man. At length bell ringa
and the witty man informs us that the
"bullginc" is coming. 1t was horrible
joke, but it gave promise that we should
soon be on our way again, and VIC forgaSe
him. The humors of delay are inscrutable,
and ono scarcely knows whether he can cn,
iurc them, or could exist without them
Pror;dence Press.
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HTTAMYKS.

HoUTu. hSDhLi REGULAR I.s
I,ANDiEGS ON TIE JAMES RIyEK.-TAe fast
and elegant UNITED STATES !, NAIL 4. steamer
Captai z. {. CLIFFORD,
leaves her wharf at ROcketts for the above-namGd
places on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and FIJI.
DAYS at o. O'Clock 4. a.. and returns on iues-
days. Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Passengers arrive In Norfolk In time TO con.
aect with steamers for Baltimore ana points
North.
Trains leave CITY foirt %. Petersburg on srri"
val Of .ioarncr.
Fare to Norfolk f2. 50.
FREIGHT
received Tucsdaya, TGursuays, and saturdays
from Il NJ. to Gi'P. NJ. for Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Boston, Baltimore, and principal landings on
Chesapeake bay. and all regular landings on James
,iyer Mt reasonable rates.
No WHARFAGE CHARGED.
Freigh., for way-ant,ine, must ne pre-paic:
apnly to L. i TATUM, Agent.
sn 81 once G;camers' wharf.
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TOURISTS, LAND-sEEKERs.' LANDOWNERS,
and 9th: rs interested In the land thrty-lvc miles
around Richmond, would do we'll to purchase one
of the maps "Thirty-nve Miles Around Rich
mond,nr prepared by Major Jed Hotchkiss. For
sale wholesale or retail either in roller or pocket
form, by ELLYSox 4 TAYLOR, news dealers, next
to Dispntch building. The trade supplied at n
liberal discount,
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NEW DRUG SToRE.-Mcssr. woo a oo,..
haze fitted up In handsome style the stnro CORNER
Of Main and Ninth streets treccntly occun,ed hv
the Piedmont Life Insurance Company. and ~.
day opsn with a fine stock Of drugs, medicines
chemicals. and all other articles usually found In
n frst-class establishment. They invite the!,
friends TO give them call.
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FUNERAL OF COLONEL HASK1Ns.-Thc fu-
neral Of tle lamentcd Colonel r. 0. Has
kins was attended on Saturday morning By
Il large number OF his Masonic brethren
and by many other citizens, who escorted
his remains to the Danviilc depot. y COM
mittee of about forty gentlemen here took
charge of and accompanied them to the
family cemetery in Powhatan.
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A characteristic anecdote is told of Judge
Grier, who lately resigned his seat on tue
Supreme bench. When he was sitting in
Pennsylvania, cause involving the title to
some land was tried before him. A blum
dering Jury returned an unjust verdict. As
the clerk turned to record it, Judge Grier
said: Mr.. Clerk, that verdict is set aside
by the court. It may as well be understood
that in this State it takes thirteen men to
steal mans farm"
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SALES OF REAL EsTArE.-Mr. W. B. Ro-
bins, real estate agent of this city, has re-
Gently negotiated the following confirmed
sales: Farm Of 1888 acres, in HeDrico
county, on James river, for a4o,0O0-half
cash, balance within six months, with in
terest; farm of $50 acres, in Hcnrico
county, good Improvements, for $500
$4,000 cash, balance in one and two years,
with interest country-seat, in Henrico, for
s6,0OO-s2,5OO cash, balance in six and
twelve months, with interest. These all to
gentlemen from northern States, attracted
by our fine climate and the promising fu-
ture Of Virginia. Also, house and lot in
the city for $4,000.
Mr.. Robins also represents at Richmond
the wcll-known Piedmont Land Agency of
Virginia, which has lately SID 1000 acres
Of land on the Staunton river, in this State,
to Mr.. Addison Moe, of New Jersey, for
$50, 0,000-cquivalen to cash. Mr.. Moe will
at once settle forty families upon this pur-
chase.
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Sr. ALBAS's HALL tonight will be occu--
pied bythe Tremain Brothers, who will give
one of their popular musical entertain
ments. The programme consists of a choice
selection of sentimental, humorous, tempe
rance, and descriptive songs, glees, and
choruses. A plan will be proposed for
giving away beautiful pipe-top, Burdett
Combination organ, to one of the churches
of RichmOnl