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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Democracy Cry Corruption.

The old gray haired veteran in
Democratic Journalism of the Con.
Stitution goes for the late Legislature
charging upon il the most rank and
notorious corruption. The Judge
does not mako any exceptions, and we
wonder, ifhe includes the Reprcsen-
tation of Lee county, which was SOL
idly democratic. We understand
that the editor of the Constitution un-
dertook to run q portion of his coun-
ty delegation in accordance with his
views, but failed. We wonder if the
Judge has received the pen with
which the Governor signed the
Capitol Bill? Again, Judge how is it
with Irish, ctc.H and tell us, do you
include in the charge of corruption,
the democratic members of the Leg.
islature, and especially the members
from Lee county.
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Sllerif,s Sale.

BY virtue of an execution 10 me directed
from the Clerk of the District Court OF Wa
pello Co., Iowa, on a confessional Judgment
obtained in said Court In vacation after the
May term on the 9th day of August 1869, in
favor of A. Bradley & Co., as plaintifis, and
against G. Il. Hewett rs defendant, fOr tho
sum of eleven hundred and sixty dollars and
fifty cents. and costs taxed at Sl,75 and accru-
ing costs, / have ievled upon tho following
real estate, taken as the property of said de-
PENDANTS to satisfy said execution, to-wit:
Commencing at the North east corner OF
Lot four 81 in Block No. twelve fi2l In the
city of Eddyyille, running thence west along
the South side of Walnut street, forty-four
fffl feet Thence South sixty-six 1861 feet
Thence east forty-four III feet. Thence along
the west side Of third street siSty-slx 1000 feet
to the place OF beginning.
And will offer the same for sale To the high
est bidder, for cash in hand.
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY, 1870.
In front of the Court House door in otinmwa,
Iowa, at the hour of o'clock T.. H., of said day
when and where due attendance will be- given
by the undersigned.
Dated at uituhawa, Iowa April .tIi, 1870.
s.. a. SWIGGEfI, sheriff
April7, '7o-w2t said OF county.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Fenians,

Reports confirm the stories of
arrivals of munitions OF war along
the Canada border. Gentlemen COZ
nected with the Vermont Central RR
say that for several days there has
been an unusual number of strangers
carried over the road in the direction
OF the border towns, and are now
scattered in small squads around
Burlington and St. Adams. The
parties arc all Irish, and they have
been very reticent in their converse
ton with strangers. They also con-
firm the story of some weeks sin CO,
OF the arrival Of small boxes of small
arms, addressed to well.knogn Fe-
Liam sympathisers in different Sec
tons. There is no donbt but what
the Fenians mean to give the Cana
dams considerable uneasines, even
if they do not make an actual attack
The Dominion government has con-
centrated a large body of tro rs at
Montreal. The Fenians of Boston
and vicinity disclaim all knowledge
of any projected attack on Canada.
They admit, however, that there is
reason for the Canadians to be on the
alert at all times.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Congressional Advertisement.

The Congressional apportionmcnt
bill which passed the House Satur-
day, provides that after March B,
1871, tho House of Representatives,
shall be composed Of 275 members.
Members from the new States COM
ing in shall be additional to this
number. Any State whose repre-.
sentation shall be decreased by the
new superintendent shall not be
affected thereby in the Forty econd
Congress. Any State entitled to
additional representation shall send
them as Members at Large to the
Forty-second Congress. Afterwards
the number is to be cut down to
275 by leaving out the surplus Of
members from States not entitled to
additional representation under the
new apportlonment.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Soldiers Reunion.

At meeting OF the Executive
Committee of tho Iowa Soldiers
Reunion, held at the Slavery House.
Des Moincs, on the 18th Of April.
1870, the various difficulties and OBJ.
lcctions to juno LIST for "Reuuion"
were considered.
The moro Important objection was
the short time intervening between
this date and June LIST, to perfect the
arrangements for tho large numbers
which 1T is now, ascertained will be
present on the occasion. and 4 prob.
ale difficulty in pr viz ng lirien'
i'"t> ny 'Ial date. Ii asa urged
i"gt we sn"uld n ly I unanl,
u scar tbs al, ! .cn u several
distinguished nv d sves until
later ! the year. These obi ctions,
VIII virlput oihe, were div con-
SIDE ed aud it was unanimously
Rtsottsd, hat ho va Soldiers
Reunion be- postpone the last day
"F August and III, first lay Of Sept.
next.
nesoirrd, That the programme tor
Ia occasion be prepared aud pub.
llshed in thu newspapers at as early
day as practicable.
Resolrea, That the newspap RS of
the State be requested to publish
these pr, ccedings. n. Il. BAKER,
Sec'y Elk. Com. Iowa Soldiers Re.
union.
Fresh lot of Onion Sets, from ST.
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From Wyoming.

At Gen Sheridan's headquarters
to-day news was received from WV.
oming and Dakota Territories to the
effect that the Indians are assem-
bling in war like attitude in these
territories. In the former two tribes
of the Utes are preparing for war
with the Arrapahoes in Dakota
The Sioux openly avow their intcn-
ton OF making war upon the miners
along Muscle School and Stone riv-
ers.
A petition signed by nearly 100
citizens Of Nebraska, was received
by Gen Sheridan, asking the estab-
lishment OF additional military post S
there for the better protection OF til Q
whites, whose danger from the Indi.
ans is becoming more imminent.
Gen Sheridan has sent Asst. Ai'it.
G N. Hartsnfi, OF his staff, to Omaha
and the Department of the Platte
under special instructions.
Fort Laramie, April ~.
Ten or twelve Indians camc with
in sight, and only six hundred yards
from this post, about IL a. m. to-day
and fired on party of citizens,
wounding one severely. A mounted
detachment Of twenty men have
gone after them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
DEAD.

Another member of the Illinois
Constitutional Convention is dead.
This makes either three or four
members of that distinguished body,
who have been swept away by times
effacing fingers, since they met.
fthe fatality continues, and the pom
derous concern also continues to prac.
tice the fine art Of how not to do it.
the Coroner will probably administer
on the effects of the last member OF
the Convention, simultaneously with
the PRONUNCIATION Of a new fnnda.
mental law for the State of Illinois,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Divorced by a Photographer.
The Norfolk Virginian tells this


The Norfolk Virginian tells this
story:
In 1853 man married a lady in
Mathews county, and lived with her
until 1867, when he left homo under
pretense ofgoing to North Carolina
tor work, and his wife heard nothing
OF him until q few months ago, when
she learned that he had gone to Wes-
tern North Carolina and passed him
self off as a single man, and married
Q highly respectable lady there
Finding, by some means, that his first
wife had discovered his whereabouts,
he left for parts unknown, and she
brought a suitfor divorce, employing
as counsel a firm in this city. It was
easy to prove his marriage in Math-
ews, and also the facts of the MARI.
age in Carolina, but no one could be
found TO testify that, although the
names were the same in both instan.
ces, he was the same individual, and
the man himself was, as Missouri
sheriff reported on a certain occasion,
"non est como atibus." Those who
knew him in Carolina could not tes-
tify that he was the same man who
was married in Mathews and vice
versa: So the attorneys conceived
tho idea of Identifying him by means
OF q photograph, which was entirely
successful, parties in each place testi-
tying to the perfect resemblance
has been made to serve
many ends, but this is the first in.
stance in which we have known it to
be an instrument in divorce"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
WASHINGTON.


Gov. Fairchlld of Wisconsin, and
Gov. Austin Of Minnesota, are here,
and Gov. Merrill of Iowa, will be
here to day, in conjunction with Gov.
Harvey of Kansas, to press upon
Congress, next week, the passage of
a bill providing for an uninterrupted
steam communication between the
Mississippi river aud Lake Michigan,
by way of Wisconsin, Sac aud Fox
rivers. The Green Bay and Missis-
sippi Canal Company have now the
sole franchise for Fox river, but an
arrangement will probably DO effect
ed with them by which the govern
ment will obtain sole control of that
portion Of the route. The estimated
cost of the work is about four mil
lions. They will probably be heard
by tho Commerce Committee of the
House next week.
A general order from the head
quarters of the army assigns Major
General Schofield to the command
of the Pacific. Tho department OF
Alaska is discontinued after the LIST
Of July, and the territory attached
to the department of Columbia, Maj
Gen Candy, commanding. The new
department. created, styled the De-
partment of Arizona, embracing
Arizona and Southern California,
Gen ..Stoncman commanding. Gen.
Pope is assigned to the command OF
the Department of. Missouri, when
vacated by Schofeld, with headquar-
ters at Leavenworth. Tho depart
ment of the lakes is enlarged so as
to embrace tho whole of the northern
frontier as far east as Lake Cham
plain, and Gen Cook assigned COM
nand after June LIST. Virginia is
assigned to the department of the
east, commanded by Genl Mcdowell,
and the department. of tho Cumber-
land discontinued, the troops in the
latter to DO attached to the Depart
mont of the South, Gen. Terry COM
handing.
Tho House subcommittee on Fl
nance have prepared bill making
appropriations for the Improvement
Of the rivers and harbors. Among
sums agreed upon are for the Des
Moines Rapids, 100000; removing
distractions and snags from the
Mississippi River and tributaries,
$50, 900; for the mouth of the Miss.
issippi river 100000.
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Farm for Sale.

will sell my farm of one hundred and
eighty acres, 20 acres Of good timber and
80 acres under cultivation; House Of three
rooms log barn. ninety bearing apple
trees. and 20 cherry trees, AMI never fail.
ing well OF water on farm. Part of land
is coal land.
Christiansburg road, in Polk Tp.
Terms Half down, and balance in one
and two years. Price S25 pei acre.
For further particulars, apply to John
Milbrrp, Abba. Iowa. or at the Real Is
tate Agency Of w. G. Holden, Oftumwa.
April 4-wIw. JOHN MILBuRN.
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The Otlumwa COURIER has been
pleased TO say, and the Marshall.
town Times delighted in copying -
"Ihc Davenport Gaeette opposed
the capital appropriation last session,
but supports it this, with an amount
Of fervcnt zeal onIy found among
powerfully in earnest new converts"
All OF which is simply untrue
The Gazette not only did not ssoppose
The capitolappropriation lastsession,"
but gave to that measure its earnest
support recommending such action
before the general assembly convened
and onergetically' endorsing the ut.
terance of the message of governor
Stone urging the legislature to make
Immediate provision for the erection
of a new capitol. Therefore the
Ga>ette has not shown the zeal of a
new convert" but simply the con-
sisteney Of an old supporter.--Dav.
export Gasette,
Here is a direct question OF veraci.
ly. Of course we don't keep files of
the Davenport Oracle. and will have
to content ourselves with calling up.
on 1t to prove its assertion, by quo
ting anything it's then editor said in
support of the Capitol during the
session of the 18th General Assem-.
bly, fit can do SO, we acknowledge
the corn. In the meantime, our
memory is clear, that that paper in
common with the Gate, Hawkeye and
COURIER, steadily opposed the meas.
urc.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Railroad North.

We wish to inform the public gen
orally, of fact well known to our
people hcreabouts, that the extension
of the st. Louis and Cedar Rapids
road north from this city to Sigour-
noy is now in process of rapid con.
struetion. For the last twenty days
Wolf Carpenter & Co., have been at
work with force of one hundred
hands just north Of this city. They
intcAd TO employ much larger force
at once, and push the work with the
utmost rapidity. Should this work
20 on as contemplated, it will during
he summer scatter abroad among
orr people hercabouts $4,000 or
more, and will be y very welcome lift
in these times Of money stringency.
Add to this the building of the wagon
bridge across the Des Moines river
here, the completion of the railroad
bridge and the finishing up of the
railroad from the south with an OK.
penditure of 100000 more, and yet
to this add the matchmaking and
scwering to be done in the city this
season, and the large number of
houses to be built in the city; we
cannot see why, notwithstanding
hard times prevails as a rule, we
shall not have season of prosperity
and we think that persons from abroad
desirous Of finding work and lively
times, may confidently expect to be
gratitied on coming to this city.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Congressional.
SENATE.
Washington

Washington, April 10.
Bills were introduced disappearing
certain acts of the Idaho Legislature
for the improvement of water COM
munications between tho Mississippi
river and Lake Michigan by Wiscon.
sin and other rivers.
Mr.. Chandler offered u resolution
directing the President to appoint
two or more Commissioners or other
diplomatic agents to open negotia.
tons with the people of tho Winnie
peg country with a view of the
annexation of the district to the u,
s. Laid over,
Sen. Sumner from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported
substitute for the joint resolution
rrlative TO the Arctic explorations.
The substitute appropriates one
hundred thousand dollars for the
expedition, tho organization of which
and the appropriation for the same,
to be placed in the hands of the
President. The scientific operations
Ut the expedition are to be prescrlb.
ed by the National Academy of
Science.
The Georgia bill was taken up
and discussed by Senators Fowler.
Warner and Thayer till recess.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Butler introduced resolution
to abolish the income tax, etc.
Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr.. Jones of Kentucky ask cd leave
to offer q resolution lnquiring by
what authority the Sec'y of tho
treasury purchased other U. S.
bonds than for the sinking fund. Mr.
Kelsey objected. Some discussion
follow, d between the members.
Post Office Committee reported
relative to tho matter Of difference
in the com nittee as to the construc:
ton of the New York and Boston
Post Offices. Subject tabled.
The contested case of the First
louisiana District was taken up.
AAe previous question having been
seconded, there were unmistakable
signs Of tilibustering one the Demo.
cratic side. Mr.. Kerr said they
would be satisfied with two hours
discussion. The demand for the
previous question was withdrawn.
The case was then discussed by Mr..
Stevenson in favor Of Mr.. Sypher,
and BY Mr.. Kerr in opposition to the
report Of the Committee. Without
action the House took recess.
In the evening session the tariff
bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole. Various amendments
were offered to the paragraph taxing
scrap iron, which was finally settled
at five dollars per ton for cast and
SIX for wrought. COMMITTEE rose and
House adjourned.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
South America.

a Lisbon dispatch of the 10th inst,
says:
A Rio Janeiro steamer TODAY,
brings details of the end of war with
Paraguay, on the first of March. The
Brazilian General carried the posi-
ton of Lopez. Lopez himself, his son
Col. Lopez, Sanchez, Vice President
OF the Republic, Gen. Coming, and
several other high officers Of Para.
quay, were killed. The mother,
brothers, and four OF Lopez's chill,
dren, Mrs. Lynch, and many officers
were taken prisoners. A large guam
tlty of arms and munitions were also
captured. At last advices a treaty of
peace was being prepared with the
provisional government of Paraguay,
which had convened constitutional
assembly for that purpose.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Chicago.

The vexed question as to who is
Sheriff of Cook County was settled
Saturday by the surrender of the
office by the Deputies Of the abscond.
ing Sheriff Fischer TO Coroner
Cleaves as ex -officio Sheriff, and the
County Clerk has notified the Gov
crnor that u vacancy existed in the
Office.
The snow storm of Saturday ex-
tended over u greater portion Of the
West, and the weather is SO cold that
grave fears are entertained for the
safety Of the fruit crops, especially
IN the southern part Of tho State,
where the trees are in full bloom.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Washington.

Gen Butler proposes to offer in the
House bill abolishing the income
tax, and instead thereof an asscssage
Of 8 per cent on the interest paid on
all invested capital, including Ma.
tional and State bonds; on all loans
running longer than one year divi-
DEF. . of banks, insurance companies,
ralif'ads, &C., and on mortgages,
leas and rents; one per cent on
SUGGESTIONS, legacies and deeds, and
a gilt other than for charitable pur-
poses when property falls to one
next i'll blood not Of collateral
branch; 5 per cent, when of colIater-
oil branch; 5 per cent, when stran-
ger or corporation, etc. All these
collections to be made by stamps. He
also proposes to tax the manufactu.
rers and sale OF spirits and iermented
liquors, to abolish the Office of
Assessors and Assistant Ass, ssoru OF
Internal Revenue, and establish
such other offices for the collection of
tax on whisky and tobacco as ncces.
sary, and to repeal all other internal
taxation.
Argument on the legal tender
question before the Supreme Court
was postponed to next Monday.
II is reported that Judges Bradley
and Strong would not sit on the
hearing of tie legal tender case, for
the reason that they were stockhold.
ers in the railroad companies owning
bonds issued prior to the passage Of
tho legal tender act, the principal and
interest of which under the recent
decision of the Supreme Court, are
payable in gold. This objection
having been brought to the notice of
gentlemen concerned, Judge Bradley
has stated that he transferred all his
interest in such stocks immediately
after confirmation, and Judge Strong
says it is his intention to dispose Of
of the railroad shares which he now
owns before the case comes to a
hearing.
The resignation of Judge Swain,
U. s. A., has been accepted.
A hearty welcome has been avran.
ed for the State officers and members
Of the Ohio legislature, who are ex.
pected tonight,
An effort will be made to override
the vote in the House reducing the
duty on pig iron to five dollars.
The Senate judiciary Committee
today commenced investigation of
the allegations respecting corrupt
influences brought to bear on Sena-
tors to influenced their votes on the
pending Georgia Bill. Several wit.
nesses were examined, but with
what result is not known.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Three Su1eryiSOrS.

by the terms of the law passed
CHS winter, we shall elect three Super.
vIsors at large in this county this fall,
who will take their seats January
lst,' next. This number thereafter
can be increased to five or seven, if
the people eff the county shall so elect
by their votes. We suppose that the
three will be satisfactory TO
the people of this county.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

Ex-Gov. VIM. NJ. Stone and Hon.
J. B. Grinnell were, at last accounts,
making tour of Poweshiek county
together. They are supposed to be
ascertaining the capabilities and pos.
slbilities of that county for sheep
culture, as we'll as travelling for their
health, and seeing to the political
welfare Of Judge Loughridge.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Exemption Of incomes to Soldiers.

Commissioner Dr.anO has written
letter concerning tho inquiries re-.
Gently made at the internal revenue
office by officers and soldiers Of the
late war with regard to the resolution
OF July 49, 1867, exempting soldiers
incomes from tho special tax imposed
by the resolution ii j uiy 4, 1864. and
asking it,.uhd"" it's PROVISIONS, the,
arr eutltled TO exemption from in
como taxes for 1869. The Commits.
sioner in his reply, which quotes the
various laws OF Consress on the sub
iect OF general anu special income
taxes, states that the exemption is
limited to the special tax imposed by
inc resolution Of Jnlv !, 1864, and
has no reference whatever to the in
como for 1869.
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Scooped.

The Republicans of the New York
Legislature formed an alliance with
the Tweed faction and voted for a
democratic city charter under implied
promises OF fair dealing in the divis-
ion OF the spoils, but they have just
come out Of the combination scooped
out.
The Republicans of New York
have been u long time learning that
it is impossible to lie down with tho
hogs, without getting up with the
fleas.
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New Orleans.

The ship Kate Prince, from Bristol
England, has arrived, and reports to
have picked up on april 18th, in lati.
tudo 2G degrees, l minutes, north of
longitude SO degrees, 90 minutes
west, the crew Of heschooner Emma.
from New York to Galveston. The
schooner had caught fire and was
burned to the waters edge.
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The Presidency,

Mesdamos CIaflin " oodulll & Co =.
the New York female Brokers, and
late tho Chicago Clairvoyants, ETC.,
etc, &c, &c, have started newspa-
per which is to be especially devoted
to the election of the Hon. Mrs. Vic
torin l.. Woodhull of that firm, to
the Presidency.
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me-"
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

This distinguished Female Suffra-
gist, has been lccturing at Cedar Rap
ids, and Doctor McClelland, editor
of the Times, ofthat city, gives his
readers an accurate and circumstan.
tial anatomical inventory of her per.
sonel, as wellas an exhaustive review
of the effort Intellectually.
He has much to say for and against
her effort TO open the political door
to woman at this time, but upon the
whole, seems to endorse the gentle
and amiable editress of the Reroly.
ton
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21
Merrill,

Some fellow has purloiued pic
ture from the Rouges Gallery, and is
playing it off on Wells Phrenologi-
cal Magazine, for a likeness of our
good looking, amiable, and most
excellent Chief Magistrate, Governor
Merrill.
The diabolical character Of the
car'cature, is somewhat mitigatcd by
The very fair and just sketch of
lowas Governor, which accompanies
the villainous daub.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-21

The Parsons College Comm ittee
mas taken four days. from and iuclu-
ding Saturday las, TO determine upon
q location,
Des M mes will probably, as it
ought, secure this great benefaction.
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Indiana.

Tho safe OF the county treasury ut
Newport, Verm.lIion county, was
broken open last night. and robbed
of 100000 in currency, all belonged
to the county. The job has every
appearance Of having boon done by
accomplished burglars. The County
Commissioners offer heavy reward
tor tho arrest of the thieves OF re-.
covery of the money.