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North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

INDIAN PoLIcY.-While Grant
clothes his Indian policy in the Quaker
garb of peace, his representatives in the
Indian country carry it out in massacres
Of old men, women and children In
January an attack was made on an In
dian village, in Montana, and of one
hundred and seventy-three killed only
fifteen were fighting men. The rest
were old men, ninety women, and fifty
children. Of course there will be mil
itary promotions for this slaughter
Grant will regret that his Quaker agents
failed to civilize the savages. Excuses
will be had for opening more Indian
lands to the plundering of pious and
loyal New England societies. Alto
gether the radical party will assume
new airs of morality, and more loudly
assert tiff clpims as the party of progress
and humaniS5 .-Dubuque Herald.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MARS
A phamphlet by Mr.. Proctor, we'll
known astronomer, written to accompa-
ny some recent stereograms of Mars,
calls attention anew to the very great
similarity between this planet and our
own earth in many points of its extra
ordinary physical condition, and infers,
as has been before suggested, its entire
adaptation to the requirements of living
creatures such as those that now people
the earth. The polar ice can readily
be distinguished. extending its borders
in the winter and contracting in the
summer. An atmosphere, carrying
clouds. and mists with definite qualities
is readily appreciablc; and the indica-
tions Of rain and snow are not wanting.
How soon it " II be possible for us to
determine the nature Of the Inhabitants
of the planet-since we can scarcely
refuse to believe in their existence-is
yet matter Of uncertainty but it is
to be hoped that the time is not very
far distant when we may arrive at some
definite conclusions in regard to them.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

LAZY FARMERs.-Lazincss prevents a
man from getting off his horse to put up
the first rail that gets knocked off the
fence and thro' this lazy neglect whole
field of corn is seriously damaged.
Lazness keeps man from driving one
nail when one would do, and finally costs
Il carpenters bill for extensive repairs.
Laziness allows a gte to get off the
hinges and lie in the mud, or stand prop
ped 10y rais-or stable or barn to leak
and damage hundreds of dollars worth Of
proyender.
Laziness, in short, is the right and prop
per name for nine.tenths of the excuses
given for bad farming. But by far the
most prolific of the many wastes that are
due to Iazinessis the waste ofignorance. But
this waste is in itself so great, and has so
many ramifcations, that we shall have to
defer its discussion for another time
Dixie Tenn. Farmer.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

We learn that divorce trial, before
Judge Sample, in Muncie, Indiana, last
week, the principals in the suit, in re-
lating how loveingly they used to live
together when first married, became SO
affectionate over the recollection of their
lost happiness that they commenced
crying, the judge followed suit, aud the
audience joined in, and handkerchiets
were in general demand. Judge Sam
pie, when they had all got over crying,
suggested to the husband and wife the
propriety Of trying to live happily to-
gether once more. After some consul
tation they concluded to try it again,
and the case was thus happily ended
Winchester Gazette.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

Among the pail bearers ut the funer-
al Of Wesley Harper, the second dead
brother Of the firm of Harder Brothers,
were VIM. III. Demerist, who has been
employed by the firm for thirty seven
years, Henry Marsh. an employee of
forty-eight years, and Thomas Earring
ton, an employe Of fifty years.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

Mademoiselle Marie Dumas, daughter
of the novelist, will be one of the wit
nesses tn the trial of Pierre Bonaparte.
The municipal council of Blois have
rendered the splendid old shall Of state"
in that city for the sitting Of the high
court Of justice.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

The LEGIsLATURE-The Twelfth Gener-
al Assembly of Minnesota finished its
work and adjourned on Friday last. The
amount of work done during the session
was considerable, though it appears to us
that more might have been done for the
benefit of the people in much less time.
A few acts Of general benefit were passed,
but the great mass of legislation was of a
local nature and much Of it had better
been left undone.
The session was very harmonious, no
wrangling nor jangling, we believe but
one voted. The Republicans did not, az
heretofore, attempt to max. political
caucus Of it. The proportion Of Demo-
Gratis was much larger than in any former
Legislature for the last few years, and
just in that proportion was this Legisla-
ture more decent than former ones. Even
the radical press denounced in anmeasur-
ed terms the Eleventh General Assembly,
and the people lamented the day it met
Such will not be the case with this Legis-
lature.-Austin Democrat, Mch. 8.
A CHURCH BUILT WITH MORTAR MADE
OF WINE.-The Rev. DR.. Prime. the vener.
able EDITOR of the New York Observer.
who has been famous traveller, AND has
seen some things which few mort.ls have
beheld, tells the following strange story,
which would seem almost incredible if told
by less reliable man:
II was in region in Spain where wine
is more abundant, sometimes, than water
Wine, good wine, better wine than is in
common use in America, is sometimes
used in great quantities instead of water
to mix mortar with for building. A church
was pointed out to me that was built with
wine-made mortar, because they had great
quantities on hand for which they had nc
sale, and it was cheaper to use it than to
haul water long way to the building site
But there was little intemperance in that
region"
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

The Baptist Church at st. Clair. Mich,
was destroyed by fire on Monday evening.
The flames caught from stove. The
organ was saved.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

This is according TO the cens:s Of 1860,
but in many states the colored population
has increased, and in otkers decreased.
The states not enumerated have already
adopted colored suffrage either through
their own action or the force of military
dictation. 1t will be seen that the az.
gregats increase is not near as large as
great many ha c anticipated.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

Rochester, n. Y, elected John Lutcs,
Democrat, Mayor, yesterday, but the Re-
pub!cans have majority Of the Alder
men, Councilmcn and Supervisors.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

An Irish paper states that the English
Government will soon issue orders sus-
pending again the operation of the writ of
hdbeas corpus.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16
The Increased Vote.

The following will show an approxima-
ton to the increased vote to be given to
the different states under the adoption of
the 18th amendment:
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

The schooner Union. supposed to have
hen 10 1 on Lake Michigan. ia said to be
SAFELY frosen in at Dsilsy's Harbor.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16
NOTICE..

Hereafter all persons having business with the
Superintendent OF Schools will find me n the Office
of the County Clerk, at Elka !er, on Saturday OF
each week and on all other days OF the week my
house in Farm ersburg. except when duty visiting
schools. All letters may be addressed to me either
at Elkader or Farm arsburg Iowa.
69ltf JOHN EVERALL, Co. Supt.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-03-16

Hept 0y 1pothe-
carries in THIS
c o u n t ry. Il
single trial apiN
conrince the most
skeptical Of Its
wonderful value.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
NEW YORK MONEY MARK EFT.

Now York, March 8.
The excitement on the gold mar
kct o-day was without parallel since
the excitement in September last
The anxiety TO sell gold has assumed
the shape Of a mania, and its equal
has never before been witnessed in
the Gold Room. The fluctuations
arc unusually frequent, and the dial
has recorded nearly one hundred
changes during the day. The scene
was almost lndescribable. The crowd
ofoperators surged to and fro and
cheered each decline of a quarter and
half per cent, and vented their feel
ings in screams and yells of delight.
There was not bull to be found in
tho room, and at times premium
was offered for sight Of a man who
thought gold cheap. The room was
crowded entirely, while on New street
large crowd watched the changes
Of the dial with great interest. Ev-
erywhere in financial and commercial
circles the gold question was the great
cause of conversation, and the con
tinued downward course was felt
throughout all the ramifcatio as of
business.
In mercantile circles the decline in
gold had tendency TO further unset
tie business and weaken prices. This
is particularly applicable to the de
partments of dry goods. where lead
ing jobbers are still offering bargains
in all styles to induce trade.
The produce exchange was demon
allied. Prices lower all round.
Gold-Opened at 1.12a; closed at
l.1li@1.1ls, after touching at 1.1Os.
Clearances, severty-three millions.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
From Chicago.

A Washington special says Gen
Sully writes to the Indian Bureau il
relation to the Pigeon massacre, ex
pressing grave doubts whether the
band who were surprised and muir
prised and murdered had taken any
part in the late depredations. Lieut.
Pcase, Agent with the Blackfcet
sends II full report to COMMISSIONS,
Parker, which puts u worse light on
the matter than was Ut first received
Through Vincent Collyer he says
Out of two hundred and nineteen In
dams, belonging to the Red Horn
band, only fifty six survived among
these are nine young men who cs
capped during the attack and five who
were away hunting. The lives OF
eighteen women and nineteen chi.
drcn--nonc ofthcm moro than three
years Of age, and many of them much
younger, some of whom were woun.
dcd were not spared by the soldiers.
Con. Logan, it is said, will, on ac-
count Of tins affair, which appears to
be endorsed by Gems. Sherman and
Sheridan, ask his Committee to strike
out OF the military bill the clause
transferring the Indian Bureau to
the War Department.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
Chicago Provision Market

Chicago, March 8.
Flour-Dull and tending lower
sales of spring extra at 3.sOa4.75
supcrs, $50.
Wheat-Irregular and unsettl ed
and opened tolerably steady; No 2
7s1a7S3; declined under the fall o
gold, and closed at 77s; No l sold a,
So; No 3, 7Oa70a; rejected, 61a62.
Corn-Quiet and firm, prices favor
sellers; No 2 closed 7la; new, So; nc
grade held ut 61a62.
Oats-.Moderatcly active but low.
or; closed ut 35a.
Provisions--Unsettled; lower.
Pork-Mess sold freely at decline
OF 5Oca75c, selling down to 24.25
closing with buyers at 24.37.
Lard-Closed weak at Ii cash.
Meats-Dull and easier; shoulders
sold at 81 cash; short rib, IL, sides
entirely nominal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
From the Daily COURIER of sth.


A meeting at Bloomfield last night
was harrangued by Judge Trimble
IN favor of instructing their members
of the legislature to vote for the State
House Bill, in consideration (which
Frank Allen agrees to give them at
Bloomfield the c. rs. w. r. r. Cen
terville has also the same promise,
and we presume anyother town
whether on or off OF the ronte could
receive similar pledge, ifthey could
give vote to aid the settlement
around Frank Aliens House known
as Raccoon Forks.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
SHERWOOD'S
PATENT POTATO DIGGER.

The New York Tribune al one time said
that although improvements and Inventions
of machines had been made In almost every
branch of industry. yet no one had aS yet In
vented Potato Digger of practical benefit.
have made such an invention and now,
after years of patient toll, anxious thought
have brought 1t to such perfection that can
confidently recommend 1t tOthe public. The
machine has been fairly tested. 1t has re-
ceiyed the endorsement not only of the Sci
entifc American but Of practical agricultural
lists in different parts Of the country.
II is Impossible in Ibis space to give full
description of the Digger. Imagine however
a pillow, formed by combination of shovel,
curved bars, and simple arrangements by
which the potatoes may be dug at the rate Of
one thousand bushels per day by one man
and two horses.
II is no heavier than common two horse
breaking pillow, can be managed by any farm
er, or farmers boy, digs up and lays out every
potato that is worth preserving ready to be
gathered up free from dirt and Mt for market
or the stOre-houSe.
Il took a premium at the District Agricultu.
| raj Fair at Desmoines, Iowa, and honorable
mention at the Wapello County Agricultural
Fair at Ottumwa.
| by the inventor.
For further particulars, terms, e, address
March ld&wtf. Ottumwa, Iowa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

The monthly statement shows a
much larger decrease in the Public
Debt during February than there
was reason to hope for. Unusual
expenditures for pension payments
were made; nevertheless, the reduc.
tion is considerably larger than that
for January. The decrease in round
numbers is S6,5O0,O0O. The cein in
the Treasury has also increased-un.
necessarily, as we think-the surplus
now amounting to s102,000,OOo. The
decrease in the debt is another ofthe
many encouraging evidences lately
presented that we are fast app zach.
ing the condition and time when the
resumption ofspecie payments can
not be delayed.-Ne0 York Tribune.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
Revenue Stamps.

We are furnished by Mr.. r. H..
Warden Deputy Assessor Internal
Revenue, the following important
order from the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, Washington:
lowing to the extensive frauds
committed upon the revenues by the
washing, restoration, and reuse of
such internal revenue adhesive stamps
as have been used and cancelled by
the machine known as the ribbon
stamp, tits hereby ordered and pre-
scribed, that, on and after Nay /, 20,
all adhesive stamps used upon the in
struments, documents, writings, and
papers, mentioned and prescribed in
Schedule B, Of the Int Rev. Laws,
shall be cancelled by the person af:
fixing the same, either by writing
upon each and every stamp, in ink,
the initials of his name, and the date
(year, month, and day. upon which
tho same is attached or used, or by
cutting and cancelling the same with
the machine called "Wheelcr's Patent
Cancellor,' or such other machine
or instrument as may hereafter be de-
signated and prescribed by said Com
missioner; aud that no other method
ofcancclling such stamps, employed
on or after that date, shall be recog-
nizcd as legal and sufficient, until
otherwise prescribed and ordered"
G.. DELANO. Com.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

Porte WEIGH, of the Oskaloosa
Conservation, dosent like the legisla,
ton to enforce the Fifteenth Amend
ment. He says:
Shall! the States submit?
If the Democracy swallows this
pill without making a wry lace,
then count us out.
When it comes to this, We shall
be compelled to disguise oursclt as 3,
niger ann leave the country, and
edit II democratic paper only by
proxy.
We hope Porte won't disguise
himself in tho way suggested The
negroes have suffered enough AZ The
hands OF the Democracy. we hope
IT hasn't cone to this. Wehope our
colorcd people are not to be subject.
ed to this further indignit., that
when democratic editors want to be-
comcrespectabIc, they disguise them
selves as black "man and brother"
AS to editing paper by proxy,
we advise Porte to Try it. We think
his readers will like the change
cute city.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

The jury business is destined to be
immensely popular in Wyoming
Among the jurors drawn for the
March term of the Albany County
Court in that Territory, were eleven
women. Imagine Piliicoddy at
home tending baby, and his wife out
all night On jury, and then imagine
Piliicoddy's feelings.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

Col. Aaron Brown, who fought his
way to the command of the immor-
tai 3ri Iowa, and who is serving with
distinction his third time in the Leg.
islaturc from Fayctte county is in
the field through his friends for Reg.
ister State Land office and ought to
have it. No better man will apply.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

MES. The Raplcy troupe succeed
so finely in stealing McWade's thun
der that he can't sleep wort b cuss.
TO finish with, we have the much
bcputfed "parepa Rosa Grand Eng
lish Opora." IF I wcro sure you had
nanneral type cnotgh in the CobR1ER
Office to set up in round numbers the
sum required to gain an admission to
this grand oxtortion, l would say
how much ii costs to see the feminine
Parepa. Fearing you are inadequate
to the task, l subside.
Pc ToMAC.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

Oar country exchanges, with but
few exceptions, including the Daven
port G":ette, insist upon giving tho
late Arson. Bdrlingamc middle I'M
tial in all their touching obituaries,
being about equally divided between
"P" and "V." Such is fame.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
From Cincinnati.

\ number Of retail dry goods and
other dealers began paying silver on
change to day, and probably many
others will follow Monday The
brokers have sold all their silver to.
day, generally to be used for this
purpose.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

The public debt has decreased
So 100000 in the short month of
February in spite OF the heavy pon
sion disbursements, and 81, o2, 900, GOO
in coin in the Treasury.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
Waits From the National
Casaitol.

TIE toss Of the Steamer "Oncida -
Senator Ho'c.Ws Spcech-GoMdoy
and Dcwcese "where the wootlbinctr
eth -Rcceptions-Big Shoes and
title side ShomS.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
Chicago Live Stock Market.

CHIcaSU, MarcH ,.
Cattlc--Receipts larger, 2,215 to
noon; market dull and weak; buyers
and sellers report prices nominaIly
lower; sales of $50 at 4ia6 for good
to choice shipping steers.
lIogs-Reccipls $3.50; market
rather quiet, and prices unchanged,
but feeling rather weak; sales to noon
l,27l at prices ranging from S.40a
9.l2 for good to extra.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

Mr.. Meel>an, Of New Yorh, whe
was shot by DR.. keenan,, Treasurer,
Fcnian Brotherhood, is recovering.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

| aitih the Daily Courier Of sll.
Frank Eichelbergcr was elected
Mayor of Bloomfield, yesterday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

A Democratic editor over in Hi,
mons was caught out in a storm the
other night and had half of his car,
froze off. His paper was not discon-
tiuned however on that account. as
he fortunately had more than an
average pair left.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

It's rare thing that physicians
give any countenance to a medicine,
tho manufacture Of which is q secret.
About the only exception we know
OF is Johnson's Anolync Linimcnt.-
This, we believe, all endorse, and
many ofthem use it in their practice
with great success.
Persons requiring purgativos or
pills sould be careful what they buy.
Some pills not only cause gripping
pains. but leave the bowels in Il torpid
costivc state. Parsons Purgativc
Pills will relieve The bowels and
cleanse the blood without injury TO
the system.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

Al .olNTED.-Mr. Charles IL. Lew
is, G: Buckingham Co. Va, has been
appointed Minister to Portugal rice
S..ellabarscr resigned on account OF
bad health, and Will Cumback de-
clned.
MIR. Lewis is the brother of the
Republican United States Senator
from Virginia, and was Treasurer OF
State under the Pierrepont Admins
tration, and is Il radical of the
s'ralshtest sect, and in every other
respect worthy and qualified for the
Office.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

OENAIE--Mafcn { - Nineteen pGtl-
tons of citizens living in various
parts of the State were presented
asking the enactment OF law cstab-
fishing just and uniform rates of
tariff on land grant railroads two
petitions asking the repeal or modi-
tication of the usury laws of the State;
asking appropriation for the Medical
Department of the State University;
and a petition of the Temperance
Council Of Cedar county asking for
a more stringent liquor law. One
bill was introduced as follows S. f.
No. 142, "a Bill for an Act defending
and establishing the salary of the
Governor and other State officers"
A joint resolution was adopted ask
ing Congress for daily mail from
Valisca, Montgomery County, Iowa,
to Maryville, in Nodaway county,
Mo-, via Hawleyville and Clarinda in
Page co. Various committees made
reports on bills ana other matters
which had been referred to them
Majority and minority reports were
made from the Committee on Rail.
roads on the subject of fixing a tariff
for freights and rates for passengers
on railroads in this State, and the
whole subject made special order
for March 18th at 10 o'clock. The
bill for the taxation of railroad prop
erty was made the special order for
March IA, at 10 o'clock. The follow
ing bills were passed: To amend
Sec. 1926 Of the Revision Of 1860 as
to the duties of certain County Treas
urers, and q bill to punish and sup
press prize fighting. Senate File No
30, A bill for al Act providing for
the relief of certain municipal COR
porations and authorizing the use and
application OF certain taxes therefor,
was taken up and discussed during
the greater portion of the forenoon
and all the afternoon, and the bill was
finally lost by the Senate, refusing
to order it to be cngrossed by a vote
of ID yeas and 30 nays. This was
tho eel, bratcd railroad aond indebt-
edness, and this undoubtedly ends
the question so far as the Legislature
is concerned.
HousE-March Various peti-
tons were presented and REFEREED
The joint resolution asking the es-
tablishmcnt of mail routes in differ
cnt parts of the State, was adopted,
and also the resolution requesting
the State Auditor to furnish Il state.
msnt in relation to funds deposited
in banks and the interest thereon -
A joint resolution was adopted in
relation to the initial point OF the
Union Pacific Railroad. The follow
ing bills were introduced: In relation
to the rights and duties Of railroad
companies ; to facilitate tic convey
anco of real estate and relating to
law of dover to organic the 18th
judicial district regulating the terms
of the Circuit Court in Lee cou ty /;
giving additional jurisdiction to Cir
cult Courts. A joint resolution was
passed changing the name Of Skunk
River TO Checauque River The FOL
lowing bills were passed: Repeating
the act authorizing the General
Banking in Iowa; allowing the coun-
tics OF Hamilton, Franklin and
Wright to have their causes heard at
the argument term oil the Supreme
Court at Dubuque; amending Chap,
ter Gl ofthc Revision, in relation to
fences; to amend Chapter ia ofthc