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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Rev. John Met cClintock.

Rev. John McClintock, d. d.,
whose death we recently announced,
was one of the most eminent divines
in the M. E. Church. Ho was born
at Madison, N. j., in 1871, and was
graduated with honor at.the Stat 9
University of that State. After fill.
ing various pulpits with distinction,
he finally took charge Of the Metho-
dist Quarterly Review, in 1848, and
edited it until 1856, in such q man.
ner as to establish its reputation as
one of the first religious, and literary y
periodicals. OF the land. In 1857 with
Bishop Simpson, he represented the
American Methodists at the Wesley
an Methodist Conference in Great
Britain. From 1860 until tho close
of the war, he preached with great
fervor and acceptability to tho NJ. n
Church in Paris, and done much to
combat the rebel sentiment prevalent
there.
For four or five years, he has been
the leading spirit in organizing and
building up the Drew Theological
Seminary, in which work he wat
faithfully laboring when death over
took him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Summers Bill.

Senator Sumner introduced an
important financial bill on Monday,
Of which the telegraph gives us the
following synopsis.
"It requires every national bank to
reinforce its legal tender reserves by
the substitution of coin, at the rate
of one per cent. o month upon the
whole amount of outstanding circu.
lation, such substitution to continue
until the whole amount of legal re.
serves shall become coin, and there.
after every national bank shall hold
in its vaults an amount of coin equal
to the amount of reserves required
by law.
The second section directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury upon the
passage Of the act, to give public
notice Of the intention of the govern
ment TO resume payment in specie
upon all its liabilities not later than
the first of January next. He is also
required to retain in the treasury the
coin received from customs and other
sources in excess ofthe requirement
of the public debt, and such further
supply of coin as may be necessary
in the execution of the provisions
Of this act, may be obtained under
the act authorizing the purchase Of
coin of March 1862. The bill repeals
all acts making anything but coin a
legal tender for debts, public or pri.
vate suspends further printing Of
United States notes and fractional
currency, and provides for the re-
demption and cancellation of the
latter"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Capitol Question.

The friends of the Capitol appro,
priation at Des Moincs and elso W here
are putting forth renewed and still
more vigorous efforts in behalf of this
great enterprise. Its enemies, also,
are far from being drowsy over the
subject. The vote taken in the House
of Representatives on the 9Th inst,
which stood 49 for and 10 against
engrossing the appropriation bill, is
not claimed as in any degree decisive
not even SO by the clear-headed
men OF the majority, consequently no
labor will be spared on either side to
get men and matter in shape for
victory. Both sides seem confident
oft. 1t is thought, perhaps, that tho
bill may undergo change or two
in way OF throwing tho opposition
whale a small tub or two, but this
will not materially change the con-
dition Of affairs. That tide in
Capitol appropriation affairs has now
reached the point whore a little
moral suasion will accomplish won
ders, and in these days of strictly
honorable and inetiably virtuous
legislation, that kind Of suasion is
considered better iarin an important
crisis than the most terse or redun.
dant argument. Hence it requires
no unusual amount of Imagination to
see the bill put upon successful
passage ge.-Davenport Ga-ette.
Well suppose that they do get two
more votes by 'suasionr (by the way
we never heard it called that before
whose "suasion" will it be kasson's
or lrish's, or Aliens or Tntte's?
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From the Far West.

Corinnee, u. T., March ia
stage coach on the road to Helena
on Sunday evening, with ten passen.
gers, all Cinnamon, was capsized at
Dry Creek, 240 miles above here
The night WAS intensely cold and
two OF the Cinnamon were immedi
atcly frozen to death. The remainder
started afoot for Big Sand Hole Sta.
tion. Three of them reached there,
badly frozen; four were found along
the road, and the tenth is missing.
Cheyenne, w. r., March lG.-A
large meeting was held here on Sat.
night, endorsing Gems. Sheridan,
Sherman and Augar. Resolutions
were adopted sustaining these officers
in regard to Col. Bakers affair in
Montana, and thanking the soldiers
under his command.
Tho Big Horn expedition is pro,
crossing. Recruiting is brisk, and
the expedition will start about the
Goth ol April, and will not interfere
with the Indian reservation.
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Resumption.

Oh for q Napoleon in Finances ;
q man with nerve enough to cut the
Gordian knot with one thwack Of
his good broad sword With only
four hundred millions in legal ten.
ders out, and over one quarter Of that
amount to start on in specie in the
Treasury, We ought to commence
paying specie at once. Long before
the reserve is exhausted, no body
would want it. We would all bo
like the Dutchman who got fright
ened about q bank he had o deposit
in, and rushed in with his certificate
of deposit in his hand, cxclaiming
II hash my monish, BY Gott." Very
well says the banker, proceeding to
count it out, "Oh, you hash him
hash you 2" "Ot course / have"
says the banker, every we'll den"
says the excited Teuton, "if you
hash him, l no want him, you no
hash him, l want him dam bad"
Mr.. Boutwell,, will you give US one
grand coup de etat' Will you as the
head financial doc tor say the patient
has passed tho crisis ? and that he is
to recover rapidly !?
"The only way to resume is to
resume"
That act itself will infuse into the
viens OF the sick patient two hun.
dred millions of the precious metals,
which is now hid away in all sorts of
places. 1t will add most wonderful
!buoyancy to business, and send all
the Micawbers into trade and active
business with all their money, which
they havc been boarding away unit!
We had reached tho hard pan. 1t
will make the precious metals drug
by unearthing more than wo can use.
1t will work no hardship TO tho
National Banks, because their sccu.
rites are at par, and they can get
gold on them and quit if they, don't
like tho programme.
Then with specie payment, we
will all know we are at the bottom,
and the relief experienced will give u
great rebound and activity to every.
thing.
Let rs have il.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Early Vegetables.

In the neighborhood of large cities,
any quantity of early plants may be
secured ut the gardeners, who raise
them under glass, in frame or in hot
houses; but even with these facilities,
we prefer plants that we have reared
oul selves, to those which we can
buy. not SO much on the score of
economy-though that is something
--xs on account of the fact that we
find those which we have reared, a
good deal more hardy, and because
We somehow find greater satisfaction
in helping ourselves. Every one
knows that vegetables which mature
u few weeks earlier than the usual
season, are moro highly priced than
three or four times the quantity
would be when they are no longer
scarce. 1t is very easy to SECURE q
supply, if fone will takelittle pains. An
old window sash, a box two or three
fect square, filled with fresh horse
dung, leaf mould and rich, light
earth, such as decayed sod, which il
tho very best, will furnish all th,
appliances necessary for raising cab
bage, tomato, and egg plants enough
to furnish Il garden of moderate di
mansions. If it is desired to raise
a few extra carly specimens, take
nail keg, saw it in two, fill it witt
rich mould, and let a single tomato
plant grow in each halt, under cover
until the season is sufficiently al
yanced To set the plants out in th'
open air, and by then removing thu
hoops and the bottom from the keg
tho plants will grow, without eve
showing that they have been trans
planted. A dozen such plants SO
ont in good soil, will furnish tomatoe
enough for small family, moro thai
a month in advance OF the 'sseason.
Journal OF the Farm,
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Convention Of Y. N. G. Asso.
cations.
The following call has beon issued
and is having wide circu lation

clauOnS.
Tho following call has beon issued
and is having a wide circu ulation
Iova for Jesus-Totho Young Mems
Christian Associations Of Io,ca
DEAR Brethren IN CHRIST: The scc-
ond meeting of tho Iowa State Con.
vention, Y. M. G. A., occurs at Mar
shalltown, April 5th, 1870. Its Ex-
cctive COMMITTEES are doing all in
their power to make tho meeting q
complete success; one that shall &C.
complish much good for the Master.
Wo appeal to you, each one, to assist
us in our efforts we ask you in His
name to Come over and help as Please
make the success Of this coming
Convention ono Of Especial prayer in
your meetings and closets.
We ask that evsry Association in
the State be represented at MARSHALL
town, by earnest, working men,
With your delegates, please send an
associational and statistical letter,
giving a brief statement of your
work and efforts during the past
year; embracing meetings held, visits
made, tracts and bibles distributed,
Sunday schools sustained, number Of
volumes in library, charities dispen.
sed, moneys collected, new members
received and present membership,
together with a complete list of your
officers. II being very desirable that
the minutes of our Convention be
promptly printed, and distributed
widely, We also ask yon to send with
your delegates your contributions
for this purpose it ought not to be.
less than FIVE dollars.
Your Committee are inclined to
make the invitation to this meeting
very general, hoping to SEQ many
sisters present. TO this end they
expect to secure reduced fare to all
who may attend. Our programme
will soon be out and distributed all
over the State.
Brethren, pray for this meeting.
work for its success, and be sure and
attend it.
In behalf of the Executive Com
mittee, FL. CRESSEY, Chm.
DEs MONIES, February 2S, 1870.
March II d&w.
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The Sir Oracle of tho Davenport
Gazette, and the Gote City can't un-
derstand why Ottumwa has 1900
people now, and only had 4,557 in
1859. We can't be held responsible
for their want of understanding, or
information, or the failure Of resi-
dents in those ancient villages to
comprehend the fact that we built
moro, aud better houses in 1869,
than both of them put together, and
added one thousand to our popula.
ton during that year.
We have heretofore explained that
the census Of 1869 was taken within
the city limits established in 1857
which left out over ohe thousand o.
our population.
This remarkable growth, is doubt
less incomprebensible 20 finished
towns, containing but one railroad
each, leading to them, but there arc
stranger things gentlemen, happen
ing in the great railroad centors O
tho country, than are dreamed Of II
your Sleepy Hollow philosophers.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Funding the Public Debt.

1uc ruuutng ulil, aS IL paSbeO Tue
Senate, provides for an issue of
$500, 600, 600 coupons or registered
ten-forty year bonds, bearing five
per cent. coin interest, for disposal in
the United States or Europe, at not
less than par value in coin, or in
exchange for five.twenty bonds Of
equal aggregate par value; also for
$500, 100000 Of fifteen forty year
bonds, bearing 4 per cent. coin inter-
est, for similar disposal at not less
than par value for coin, or redemp-
tion Of bonds bearing a higher rate OF
interest: also, for an issue of $780,
100000 Of twenty forty year bonds,
bearing four per cent. coin Interest
for similar disposal at not less than
par value for coin, or the redemption
Of outstanding bonds. A further
issue of the last named bonds is au-
thorized at the discretion OF the
Secretary Of Treasury, provided the
aggregate debt of the United States
is not thereby increased. All these
bonds are to be entirely exempt
from taxation. The Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized to appoint
agents in the United States for the
negotiation Of these bonds, and q
sum not exceeding over half of one
per cent, is appropriated to pay ex-
penses preparing, issuing, and dis
posing Of the same. One hundred
and fifty million dollars annually of
duties on imported goods applied TO
the payment of interest or o reduc-
tion Of the principal of the public
debt, and United States bonds now
held as sinking fund in the Treasu-
ry, as well as those hereafter pur-
chased, shall be cancelled and
destroyed. On and after the 1st Of
October next, registered bonds Of
any denomination not less than
81, 600, issued under the provisions of
this act, are to be deposited with the
Treasurer as security for the cil cula-
ton of the National Banks. The
charter of those banks which do not
comply with this provision within
one year from the passage Of this act
to be forfeited; provided the banks
shall be allowed, upon giving thirty
days notice to the Comptroller Of
Currency, to deposit legal tender
notes with the Treasurer to the
amount of outstanding circulation,
and take up the bonds pledged for
its redemption; and provided further,
that not more than one third of the
bonds deposited by any bank, as
such security shall be of either of the
classes of bonds hereby authorized,
on which the maximum interest is
fixed at 4s or 5 per cent. per annum.
The amount of circulating notes re-
oeived by any bank shall not exceed
eighty per centum of the par value
of bonds deposited. The last section
authorizes banks to be orgarized
and do business on depositing $50, ,00O
in United States notes with the
comptroller of currency, in exchange
for four per cent. bonds, and receive
circulating notes the Same as othe,
banks, without respect to limitations
of aggregate circulation of national
currency; provided, however, that al
circulation notes are issued under
this section, an equal amount Of u
S. notes shall be Cancelled and de
stroyed.
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DEAD.

Edward p. Dwycr, of the firm of E.
T. Dwyer, l. Co, wholesale druggists,
an old and well-known citizen of Chi
cago, was found dead in his bed at an
early hour Sunday morning, having
retired at night in apparently per-
feet health. Physicians decided that
the death was caused by the bursting
Of a blood vessel 10 the head.
DIR. John w. Leftwich, Ex-Mayor
Of Memphis, and an Elk. NJ. G. from
that district, was buried in Memphis
on Sunday last. He had an imposing
funeral, and was followed to tho
grave by all the city officials.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24

The Davenport Gazette says that
town has "a water power an hundred
times as good as OFT amwa," land then
lampoons us for exaggerating our ad-
vantages, and population. By this
statement, we suppose it is intended
to say that the Mississippi river at
Davenport, is one hundred time as
largo as the Des Moines at Ottumwa,
and one hundred times as available
for motive power. How is that for
high? The water power man ofthe
Gazette evidently mistakes volume
for utility. If Davenport has one
hundred times better water power
than Ottumwa, with our damable
river of q reasonable depth, and a
volume all that could be desired, with
a rock bottom, and eleven feet fall
in mile will the ready reckoner of
the Ga-ette please figure out how
many thousand million times better
water power every little hamlet on
the seashore has than Davenport p
The same unfricndly article speak
ing Of Ottumwa, say;
s'Shc has o fine location, splendid
one in fact, but there are a score of
places in the interior Of Iowa posses
sing advantages equally as good
Every Mississippi or Missouri river
locality, of course, is infinitely its
superior
Will the Gazette plesse point ont
20 interior towns in Iowa, having as
largo population AS even that sheet
is willing to allow us, which sold S3,
100000 Of goods in 1869, and thai
has already three railroads, ior We
suppose these things enter into tht
calculation of the advantages
which tho Gazette refers to. While a
it please inform us if you think Cam
anche, Guttenburg, or Fl. Madison
on the Mississippi, or Pacific City OF
tho Missouri, for instance, are "infi
nitely superior localities to ours.
| We think as a sublime and truth
full lecturer on the special sin and i'm
propristy of "bloviation,' the 81
Oracle, of the Iowa press, is q sue
cess, equalled by few and perhaps
surpassed by none on this continent
Shepherd sells tho genuine D. w
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
Davenport National Insurance
COMPANY.

.
We learn from the Davenport
Democrat that the National Insurance
Co. OF that place has fiabbergasted.
We clip the following for the in.
formation of the patrons of that con-
Germ here, "of whom we are one Of
which" to considerable amount.
cat the request of some OF the
stockholders, Hon. j. A. Elliot, Aud
itols of State, who has especial charge
of insurance matters; e;sn,o to Daven-
port last Friday, and made a thor
ough examination Of the books OF the
company, assets, &C., The result was
that he advised the Directors to re-
insure the risks taken by tho COM
pany. The Directors took the ad-
vice, and gave bond SO to do, On
Monday evening q committee of the
Board Of Directors went to Chicago,
and there consulted with some Of the
leading insurance companies with a
view to making arrangements for re.
insurance, and agreed with the Mer-
chants Insurance Company, of that
city, an excellent and reliable organ
ization, to take the RISKS upon equita-
BILE terms satisfactory to both parties.
On Wednesday, Mr.. q. NJ. Rowlcy,
General Agent, Mr.. Asa Dow, a Di-
rector, and VIM. L. Rollo, Secretary
of that company, came TO Davenport
and the arrangement forthe transfer
of the risks is just concluded, and
all the unexpired policies issued by
the National Insurance Company had
been provided for.
Heavy losses were stated as the
reason for tho steps toward hquida.
tion."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24

ALWAYS READY AND RELIABLE.
From its perfect purity and uniform
strength, Dooley's Baking Powder
can be safely relied on as the best and
most economical baking powder in
use. No short weight, as each can
contains tho full net amount repre-
sentcd, and the same quantity is
guaranteed to last longer and give
better satisfaction in making rolls
biscuits, pastry, &C., than any other
article OF the kind known. Manu-
factured by Dooley Il Brother, New
York.
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The Capitol.

the best Of its ability, opposed tho
appropriation, for State House,
principally because IL was measure
sprung on the Legislature without
any preliminary discussion before the
people, aud because of tho burdens Of
taxation consequent upon our Just
emerging from the war.
We have not had much to say
about tho matter during the present
session, becauso OF tho fact that it
was most generally made an issue in
the election OF tho members Of the
present legislature in tho following
resolution Of our last State platform:
Resolved, That tho means now in
the State Treasury, and which may
become available, ought to be used
for the purpose of dofray ing tho nec-
essary expenditures Of tho State Gov
ernment, economically administered,
and for no other purpose; and no
State taxes, or only the minimum
absolutely required, should be levied
or collected until such means are ex-
hausted, to the end that the burthen
of taxation may be made as light as
possible.
That resolution was written by
Sam. NJ. Clarke, Esq, OF the Gate
City, and was made part of the Lee
county Republican platform, and was
incorporated into the State platform,
on the motion ofHon. J. B. Howell, on
the express understanding that it
was level cd at the State House ap-
preparation, contemplated then at the
forthcoming session ofthe legislature.
1t couldn't mean anything else, aud
ifplatforms amount to anything, it
committed the legislature in advance
upon that subject.
In our own county, the question
was an issue in the nominating con.
vention, and our members went to
Des Moincs pledged to obey the
spirit and letter of the above quoted
resolution, and we are happy to say,
that while even the author of this
famous plank has fallen by the way
side, tho Wapello County delegation
in the Legislature, has been true to
the very highest authoritative, expo
sition Of party faith, and the instruc-
tion of their constituents.
We have no patience with this
talk about the removal Of the Capitol
from Des Moines, and are ANXIOUS
that our Dcs Moincs friends may be
gratifed in their pride, and the State
conyenienced with more suitable
Capitol building, but we do not
desire to accommodate them by over
riding our plighted faith to the peo-
pie, especially in view Of the hard
times, consequent upon ~ failure Of
the crops 80 generally over Iowa
last year.
We have glorious State, aud y
glorious party, whether fighting in
the front to subdue the rebellion, or
at home in the political ranks, and
We tell you gentlemen legislators,
that their voices are entitled to be
heard and obeyed, and that if you
forget thom, and your platform, and
pledges, whom surrounded by the
Establishments of the Capitol, that
your time has come, for the people
believe in the resolution from their
State creed, which VIC give above, in
every word and line, and in our
opinion will, as they ought, bold
every man who betrays them, to a
Just rotribution.