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nov II
BARGAINS.
ID ROBERT j.. WOOD,

DARGAINE.
d ROBERT j.. WOOD,
No. g. corner Of King and Fairfax streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VA,
Asks tho attention Of purchasers TO the FOL-
lowing: -,
We have especial bargains in rich Black
Gross Grain Silk, Irish Poplins, in blue, brown,
greon and black Empress Cloth, all the new
Shades: Mohair Lustre; Rich pl,,ids; Real
sbGne Cashmere Briiliante; Baden Cloth for suits,
very pretty; everything now in lncdium and
low priced goods for ladies dresses.
BLACK hLPACA-Our limo er rich Mo-
hair AlpacAs cannot be surpassed. These goods
are very beautiful and cheap.
WHITE GOODS-1rish Linen. Csmbrics,
Nainsooks, Laces, Edgings, Infants Waists
goods for evening and party dresses. NOV 10
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YANES L. CLARK,
SURGEON DENTIST, uffYYYf

(Grad Of Bait. College DontaI surgery, I044J
CORNER PRINCE Il WAsuINaToN STs..
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
DR.. L. respectfully informs the public that
for t,1cntv GEARS he has given especial attention
to the preaervaticn Of the natural teeth, and
will continue so to do, and invites those who
many are extracted and destroyed that by pro-
per treatment might DO preserved and made
useful for life. Artfcis! teeth inserted ONLY
As APpRovEr BIZ PROFESSORS AND coLLEass'
Gl-ti
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PasasFMSSIONAL.
GARD.

Dr.. LOOCkERMAN respectfully informs
the public thst having purchased r. largo amount
of Dental Material for cash, thereby saving. s
large per centsgo, he is willing to give the pun-
lie tho benefit Of tho samo, by reducing his
prices, and bringing his services within the
reach Of all who wsh the best work.
Oai.o hours from 81 III to q! p. III. Corner
Washington and Prince sts. oct H2--lm
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BUILDING MATERIAL.

ROBERT JAMESON. BOYD M. sAlrH
JAMESON b SMITH.
ALEXANDRIA
PLANNING MILLS, SASH, DOOR AND
BLIND FACTORY,
NOS. 27 y % NORTH WATER 81,
Dealers in
DRESSED FLOORING and WHITE PINE
LUMBER.
iv Of JOHN K. LAMBDEN. Supt.
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r AIDES WALKING BOOTS.

AIDES WALKING BOOTS.
A large stock, and great variety OF new
stvles. French Calf, Pebble Goat, Russia Leath.
er, Lasting Pebble Cost Foxed, Lasting French
Kid Foxed, Lasting Calf Foxed, Plain Goat
Morocco and Calf Boots, a., a. very M y low prices
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ROOTS AND SHOES.

AIDES BUTTON BOOTS.
fine stock: French Kid, Velvet, English
and French Cloth, Kid Foxed, Russia Foxed,
Turkey Morocco Fo1ed and other new styles,
which cannot be surpassed for beauty. durabil-
ity and chespness,
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DRY GOODS.

DAISLEYSl PAlSLEYS!
l. A very large assortment. direct from the
importers, all varieties. These goods we offer
at much lower rates than the same quality
would be sold for in the larger cities. Call and
see them.
now WITMER & SLAYMAKER.
pLACK IRISH POPLINS- Beautiful Quail
- ity and Color.--We have this morning
opened some Black Irish PoplinS tn st We think
are very cheap. Call and SOC them.
nov WlTMER s. SLAYMAkER
WIN. N. BERKLEY, No. 81 King street,
w has just opened more Of those Black Al
pacus, so cheap. Also Blsok Silk, TO which he
invites attention. nov
TABLEDAMASK, il white and half bleach
/ ed Table Napkins, Towels, Crash, Irish
Lnene, Butchers Linon-all st low prices ct
nov VIM. N. BERKLEY'S.
WILLIAM MURRAY,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
NO NORTH FAIRFAX STREET,
Has just received his
FAIL ttdHHP, ANP WINTER ASSORTMENT OF
AND VEsTINGs.
He invites his friends and customers to call
and examine his stock sep 24-tf
7 L. eklse'
MERCHANT TAILOR,
86 King street.
Has opened full line of first class goods for
Fall and Winter wear, consisting Of
FRENCH AND
ENGLISH CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES AND
VESTINGS,
imported expressly for tho trade, to which he
invites attention. aug 30-eo2m
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n EW STORE

NEW STORE
Just opened a. the corner of King and st.
Asaph streets, and would call the attention OF
housekeepers especially 10 our supply, Of PKO-
VISIONS, Hams, Bacon, Lard, Fresh Meats
Poultry and Produce generally.
every description in store, just received.
Those wishing bargain in our line will 40
we'll to call on us, rs we are prepared to sell
cheap.
Goods delivered free Of charge to any part OF
the citv, GHEEN y BIRCH,
nov I9-tf 148 King street.
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r AIDES LASTING BOOTS.

A great many new styles, handsome and
'''' N At WADDEY's. IA King street.
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DIR. JOHNSTON,
Physician Of this celebrated inatitutio" h>&
discovered the ,1os. Certain, Speedy, Pheasant
md Eficctuai RemoAy i" tho world for &!
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ReGcrt that . sound mini and body arc ;h"
most necessary requisites t y promot" cunmutj.
al happiness, Indeed, without tnc"?: the i""r'
ncy through life becomes " w"ary pllgrmngr
the prospect hourly darkcns - the view, l""
mind becomes shudowoi with despair, and hiir.'
with the melancholy rctc"L!nn tM"I tho i'i'pr''
moss of another is blightcl viii: our own
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Dr.. JCiitIS SIQ%,

Member Of tho Royal College uL Surg"o
London, GraduNtc Of orc q lae I#"St eu'ln's''
Colleges in the United states, "zI the gre&;r
part cf whose Ito has been syn: III tho h"srlL''.
Of London, Paris, PhiIadeipf'i" @'id cI:cHhcI":
bes oiInctcd some OF tho most astonishing cur".
that were ever known; iany troubled wa
ringing in tho hesl and ears v;hen aslccp. greet
II nervousness. being slarmel IT sudden so"n"",
bashfulncss, with frequent b!Hs@!NG, nIIcG>''d
sometimes with dernng"hcnL oi mild, were
o,rod inn ul lot al
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Married persons, or Young Men conteni;Pi"'
ing merriage aware Of Physical WcGknes
Loss of Procrealve Powor-Impotency. Her
vous Excitabiity, Palpitation, Organic Wea&
ness, Nervous Debility, OF any ether Uisqu"I'
fcation, speedily relieved.
He who places hinlsolf under the caro- of ~
j. may reigiously con&do in his honor "a
gentleman, AMI confidently rely UHon his sNi
rs physician.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04
An Historic Event.

To-day the first train Of passengers
will be carried from Ottumwa to the
North Missouri Railrord line, and
thence to st. Louis. Most appropri-
ately these passengers will be Iowa
editors and their wives "a most grace
full acknowledgement on the part of
tho managers Of the road of their in-
debtedness to the press for continuous
and earnest support to their laudable
enterprise. The passage OF the FIRST
train, opening up long desired con-
nections between Central Iowa and
st. Louis. marks new epoch in the
history of Iowa railroad enterprises.
Hitherto these enterprises have had
exclusive reference to Chicago and
the East as their objective points. -
No less than four Of these EASTERN
bound lines Of railroad now span
our State from the Missouri to the
Mississippi. Across these, as forming
the vertebra Of our Iowa railroad
System, must now come tho routes
which will give as constant commu-
nication with the South, and there
fore, with st. Louis. The opening Of
the road from Ottumwa, is one step,
and most important ono, in the di.
rection Of securing these north and
south connections. 1t will not be
long now before we can at Grinnell,
lows City and West Liberty on the
the c. r. l. q P. K. r., take cars di.
rect for st. Louis also the three dis
tinct lines traversing the State north
and south and intersccting those
points, being each in course of con
struction with great rapidity.-Dav.
export Gazette.
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Tho Editorial Excursions -Recep
,,s s,sgr avs5 tton ut Ottumwa. : ;9o' = :

JINsS s'75-E fA& fE $3.50 IT,
iasi 7vad Ottumwa, Iowa, July 26. y
Ottumwa has received the lows
Editorial Excursion party friondly,
and treated;its mombers with bound.
less hospitality. There ore gathered
here ut 2 o'clock this evening about
two hundred excursionists-sbou,
one hundred and thirty gentlemen
and the balance ladies. Somewhere
near fifty will arrive on the morning
trim. The party will number about
ESQ. of % '71T75 90
L A meeting of the Association was
held this afternoon at which a pro.
gramme for tho excursion and the
route were adopted. 1t was decided
TO go to Pilot Knob on Friday; to
Leavenworth to stay over Sunday.
and to visit Council Bluffs and
Omaha on Monday evening and
Tuesday. e : '5o'
The formal reception by the city
Of Ottumwa was held at the Ballin-
gall House Mt nine o'clock tonight.
A speech Of welcome was made by
Mayor Littletor, and the response
|en the part Of the cxcursionists BY
John p Irish. Some threo thousand
people were in front of the hotel to
witness the reception proceedings.
q Tonight grand banquet is being
given BY the citizens to the party,
which is ! most splendid and superb
affair, and is attended BY the best
Ottumwa people. After the banquet,
toasts, with responses. Afterspecch.
es, dance and social time generally.
We leave here at7 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning. b Ret.
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Consistency.

While the Chicago Times and ita
lesser and baser lmitators all over
the country are deuouncing the
Prussian's in the impending conflict,
as the descendants Of those Hessian's
who fought for pay against us in the
Revolution, the Copperheads Of
our first district are nominating
Judge Edmund Jaeggor OF Keokuk,
one Of those same Hessions, for
Congress, to 60 through the motions
Of running for Congress against Geo.
w. McCrary, and members Of tho
convention are harranguingitin favor
of Jaegger's nomination, because ho
will gobble up the dutch vote.
Jaeger is good man, but would
nevor have been nominated had tho
leaders Of the party had any hope of
beating McCrary with anybody.
Meantime we respectfully suggest to
our dearly beloved democratic
friends, that they underestimate tho
patriotism and intelligence of the
German element in America, if they
think they can blackguard them as
Hessians and mercenaries in their
papers, and still retain rcspecta
Bile portion of their votes by setting
up such stool pigeon arrange mont
as this nomination.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

NOMINATED. Captain Havens,
formerly of Sigourney, Iowa, and
brother of the talented and good.
looking editor of tho Sigourney
Nc,os, has just been nominated by
the radicals for Congress in the
Fourth Missouri District, which is
equivalentIto an election, pice "Poney"
Boyd, left out in the cold. Captain
Havens went to Springfield, Missouri,
at tho close of the war, and establish.
ed the Missouri PARROT which he has
editedl and published since with
marked credit. He will be ono of the
best Of the Republican delegation
from Missouri in the 42i Congress.
CarpetbaggiDg pays in Missouri as
Havens is the 2d Iowa captain who
has gone over there, and gravitatcd
into Congress, his predecessor being
Captain Burdett, formerly oftho 10th
Iowa, and one of the ablcst men from
Missouri, in tho present. Congress.
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8 A recent cable despatch from Paris

B= Il
says ts
All the French organs represent
that the secret treaty is not seriously
proposed by Franco. but rather as an
attempt to tcst Bismarck. e =
Another circular from the Prime
Minister calls upon the Bishops to
offer public prayers to place France,
her chief and tho noble infant, who
goes to battle at such tender age,
under the protection of Him who
holds in his hands the fato of battles
and destinics of the people.
The Journal Official publishes de-
cree comforting tho title Of Regent on
the Empress, with authority to OK
crcise tho sunctions Of that Office
during the Emperor's ABSENCE
Tho government will bo guided in
its policy by instructions and orders
prepared by tho Emperor, and to be
inscribed in the book of state, and
known in general orders. The Min
ister will have cognizance of the EN-
peror's wishes and instructions, be-
yond which the Empress will not be
authorized to proceed in any cascs
in her capacity of Regent, the En-
press viii preside at ministerial coun
ellis, but will not be permitted tt
promulgate any other laws thar
those now pending before tho legis
lative chambers.
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The French Navy.

We have the following Of the
French Navy. ~
1t is under the com mand of . Vice
Admiral and two Rear Admirals; the
chief in command being Vice Admiral
Count Bouct Willlamez, whose flag
ship is the iron-clad, Surveillant,
commanded by Gricvel. The First
Division is under tho orders of Roar
Admiral Halhcmn. whose flag. ship
is the iron-clad frigate La Samoie,
commanded by Perisat. The Second
Division is commanded by Rear
Admiral Dircnden.
The First Division doubtless was
the same that passed Dover on the
25th. The transports will follow
last upon the embsrking ofthe corps
of marines now forming at Cher
bourg. General do Vasergne arrived
this morning 10 inspect this corps,
and General lteubel goes in command
of it. The corps numbers 5000, and
is intended to land on tho Schleswig
coast to join Gen. Bourbake's 5000
men. Tho squadron is TO blockade
the Prussian coast and the troops
are expected to operate from Den.
mark.
Tho defences of Chorbourg have
been strengthened within q few days,
but had the Prussian feet attacked
the place last week it might have
been entored through the western
pass, burned the arsenal and town,
and returned through the eastern
pass without receiving o shot.
Detachmerts ofinfantry and mar
ines are continually arriving. The
transport fleet ifcomposed Of large
sailing vessels with auxiliary sore US,
and will be commanded by Vice Ad-
miral La Ronciere. A numerous
flotilla with batteries and gunboats,
will goto operate on the coast and
river.
The expeditionary corps Of the
Baltic will comprs etwo African di-
visions, including two regiments of
Zouaves and two OF Chasseurs l'Af
riona
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Hen. leighton, of the excursion
party, writes thusly to his Oskaloosa
Herald: tH #
Ottumwa has done the liberal by
us end We arc corrcspondingly gratc.
full. This is live city, and the
completion Of this, the North Mo.
Il. r., to this place is bright
page in their history. Last fall
Wapello county, like Mahaska voted
down q tax to build a bridge across
the river at this place, whom five on
terprising citizens Incorporated a
company to build a toll bridge, and
went to work accordingly. -Four
weeks ago to-daythe first lick on the
piers was struck, and to day they
have every pier completed, and two
spans of the bridge up.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04
The Happy Family.

One would naturally conclude that
as there is neither plumber nor prin-
ciplo to fight for in the democratic
camp, there ought to DO harmony
among them, but we are forced to
say that such is not the case, judging
from the following editorial which
we clip from the last number of John
P. Irish's Press:
"All the werl mongering that o
few speaking animals who aspire to
tho control of conventions, can do in
platforms for the next thousand
years will not put the party nor the
people right upon those issues, so
long as the energies OF the organiza-
ton are directed to relic hunting on
the battle fields of the past.
It is o benevolent duty to sit up
for proper season with a corpse,
though it smell but it is the mani
festation OF an unhealthy and repre-
hensible sentiment to take up your
abode upon It's grave, after tho prop
er duties of humanity have been ac-
corded to that which was alive but is
dead. z 81 &
The class of men to whom we refor
have persisted in setting up nights
with the negro question, long dead,
until they are as mouldy as the corpse
4 a
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who has 10 acres in one of these
valleys, thinks perhaps.it may aver;
ago 20 bushels to the aero, whilo
some Of it willgo %. Surely, far.
mers neeed not grumb1e at this.
Well, here we are thirty Eve miles
from the river, at a little place called
Coral City, and here we propose to
rest o little. Here, too, is one Of
those clear, cool, spring water streams
that abound in all this region, affor-
ding excellent water power, water
for steck, &c. This stream is Pigeon
Creek, or when / tell you that sew
eral small trout streams empty into
it, you will at once suspect one
attraction Of the neighborhood.
When you arc rested from your ride,
you find q lad who knows whore to
get bait, where the trout run, TO-, to
guido you and set forth for your first
trout fishing. Here is the stream,
not more than two feet across, in
some places not moro than six inchos
deep. High bushes grow all along
it and it is difficult to find a clear
place for operrtions. You try ono
place but although they bite, therc
are too many bushes for good fishing.
You go a little farther up and the
brook is free OF bushes; it is marshy
place, the water is shaded and dark,
just the place for your sport. Y"n
put a fresh grub worm on your hook
and throw it into the water, II is
swallowed almost at once, an3 u
land your first trout high up or tho
bank. "That's a fine fellow, tell
you" yonr companion says, aud yon
are doing well. fit were not so hot
it would be grand sport. In little
time you have enough for q good
mess between you.a and you withdraw.
Next day you go with o whole
wagon load Of berry -pickers, about
two miles, for blue berries. The
bluffs are covered with them, and
probably not less than 500 bushels
have been sold here this year to 70
to points on the river. Tho morning
after your arrival, some one kills .
fine deer, and the next morning two
moro are brought into town, so you
have trout and venison aad blue
berries. But there is one thing we
don't get. That is cool weather.
Enough for now. Yours, &o., b.
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that We are all comfortably lodged
and otherwise provided for at the ho,.
tells. So we especially the mar
ried men oftho party. Married mon,
teayeliugI with their wives, always
seem to raonopoiise the best of every
thing. Gentlemen rise from their
seats in a crowded oar to give place
to the worn and! woary.looking wife,
and her wretched prig Of q husband
sinks into 9, comfortable place beside
her with the most nonchalant air
Imaginable He gets all the easy,
mid ships stAto-rooms in the steam
or, because .'his vie is ccustomed
to the motion Of, the vessel" Heis
eternally helping himself to good
things on his wifc's account, enjoying
many luxuries in her name9 With
which shc, herself, often, times, re-
mains entirely unacquaintsd. noit a'
= In'ten OF twelve years bufetingl
"ooa' .uo WINS u., .,o -, on
able single men hayo norights which
no'oi ci'iAs afe oounu " fss0e0'.-
They register at q hotel expecting to
pay Iuli ratos Ior Inl accom"ooa-
s.ohe' ""u sfo .ns' 'sn WV 'o0se'ss'
''ou-nouso iuii - -aaso ~ iouge
'you on 'no s0ven'een''' HUT - "
fusnes olAmcno" uef' irom oa'nesa''
on ~" tr'ai'tr'p-"wedding TRIP
some people call it--and with the
grand noarisn OF second-cnop dandy
enters the namc OF himself and tire
mendoas flourish! y pye. NO climb
ing up stairs tor himl No sir, he
gets front parlor on tho fret floor,
with every modern convenience, all
for tho sake OF tho little woman in
the founcod froek, with blue thing
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

The special from Ottumwa, which
we publish this morning, should
have been received ON Tuesday
night for yesterdays paper, but the
telegraph Office At Ottumwa is not
kept open after supper, 90 it could
not be sent until yesterday. IL will
be seen that tho people of Ottumwa
received the editorial fraternity with
a cordial, hearty hospitality, in
keeping with the we'll known liber-
ality ofthat cuterprising city, and all
done in q generous, wholo-souled
kind of a way that viii be long
remembered by their@ guests. -
Register, 2sM. =
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04
An Idaho Bull.

Hon. E. D. Holcomb, formerly del.
egate in Congress from Idaho. was
recently killed in street .eL,vu.re,
by one @. H. Douglass, whereupon
the coroner's inquest reported that
she camo to his death by a gunshot
wound, made by pistol in the hands
of @. H. Douglass, &C." which is q
bull worthy to emanate from an Irish
foreman, which was doubtless the
case.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

The Oskaloosa Conseruator says
that is surprising how often he hears
the announcement that this and that
republican is going to vote for Smith
for Congress. We fear, Porte, that
there is o little Generalization in
proud Mahaska at this time, which
will doubtless como all right with
tho second sober thought. But if by
chance, time does not improve them,
let them follow Uncle Tommy Ball
niger into the sheep told of unright-
eousness.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

The Des Moincs Statesman SAYS
that the Hon. Il. ID. Burns, of Dallas
county, lately received a bcquest OF
100000 from gentleman lately
deceased, in California, whom Mr..
Burns had befriondcd many years
before.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

observation-disclosures City has
been boasting Of 10000 people, but
the inexorablo census takers arc
only able to give them 1900.
Oh, what falling off is there, my
countryincn.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04
! Bro. Cressey, Of the Des Moines
Bsllstts, has an extensive account Of
our reception, and it is all complimcn-

OuT Eecoptiou, uhu ~ 10 ssii COmpllmcu'
tary. 80 .1aizsass Las -.
We have only room for the follow.
ing extracts: sa'a sag ajs
At Ottumwa, the committee had
carriages in waiting, and matters
wero so we'll arranged that in few
minutes all were assigned to places
of entertainmcns. n s !
Tho excellent feature of tho sup.
per was, al on the bill was on tho
tables. Believe that oil the country
oditors ate some Of each dish. Al
any rate, the eating was not finished
till eleven O'Clock. Mr. Clarkson &C.
ted as toast-master and read twelve
toasts, which wero responded to by
as many dihercnt gentlemen. These
exercises were just wnat thcy should
be-short, racy, brilliant. 4
Ottumwa is the worst torn-up
town in Southern Iowa-all in .
hoap. and all because so many build
ings are being erected, streets Nc.
Adamized, sidewalks replaced, and
other improvements being carried on.
It cannot be called o nice place, bu,
it is thriving city, with many pub.
licspirited citizens, who realize "there
is that that scattereth and yet in.
creaseth." Ithas the commercial ad.
vantages requisite to make large
city--a position it must reach in due
time.
This article would be incomplete
without mention was made of the
generous hospitality of the Ottum.
was. Excellent preparations were
made by all, and the short stay OF
tho excursionists was o perfectly hap
py one.
As one of the seven. we would
make special remembrance of the
families Of Mr.. s. Gossage and DR..
Hubbard. They were very kind to
their guests, VINO will be glad to re-
ciprooato when they have an oppor-
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