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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-04
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ralcat lnGt sOund iN.lI l.:lI body are tht lAosl
noces.arv REQUISITES 10 proro.o cOnnublal hsp-
pDcss. Indeed, w.thou. ticse tho journey
through lilo becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospct hourly darkens % The view, the mind
becomes shadowcd with despair and Il.ed WITT
the mc,sncholy reflection sEm. Inc harpiheSh u
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
From Chicago.

The fifth triennial meeting OF the
Congregational Churches Of the
North west commenced its session
in this city yesterday. About 1000
delegates were present.
The following permanent officers
were elected President, Hon d. S,
Haskings Madison, Wis; Vic. -Pres'ts
Judge Warren, Courier, st. Louis,
Rev q s Dean, Mich. Secretary's
Rev Horace Eddy, Rov. Camp, Rev.
Riggs; permanent Nominating Com
mittee, Dir Magoon, Rev Richard
Hall, and Rev S A Dewey,
The report Of the Board OF Direc-
tors of the Chicago Theological Sem
mary, was submitted showing that
the institution was in a hourishing
condition. The whole number Of
alumni has now reached Ill stu
dents, from nearly every State in the
Unicr, and some from Europe and
Asia.
News is received at the military
headquarters in this city from the
Cheyenne reservation at Dakota
states that bands Of Sioux Indians
numbering 500 lodges, are on the
war path, and evidently intent on
destroying all the government agen-
cies in that region. General Sheri-
dan, with a portion of his staff, will
start next week for the far West,
and make personal inspection If the
situation.
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New Ocean Telegraph.

Cyrus W. Field, after having
become famous in connection with
the laying Of the telegraph from this
county to Europe, desires to add to
that fame and connect San Francisco
with China, through the waters Of
the Pacific Ocean, a distance Of
$500 miles. A bill has been intro
duced into Congress, under which
accompany with capital Oslo, ,O0O,-
900, is to be formed, and . grant Of
lands is asked for by its provisions to
aid in the construction Of the line.
This is no doubt o matter Of great
Importance, and in its proper time
will receive the attention Of capital.
lists, and we would not object to the
government extending the project
aid in proper manner, but We do
oppose these immense land subsidies
in aid of any measure. We believe
they are detrimental to the best
interests of any country. They fall
into the hands Of SPECTATORS and
monopolists in large quantities, and
retard tho settlement Of the country.
Let the government extend aid but
in some other way than by grant of
lands.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05

RAILRoAD.--Judge Seovors is con-
tinually on the wing attending to
railroad business, but we managed
to corral him long enough to learn q
few items about tho Central. He
says the contract for grading the
road from here to Marshalltown has
been let to Messrs. Green, Rowley &
Co., and is to be all completed by
November 1st, next. The contract
for the small bridges from here to
Abba has been let to Mr.. Noyes, of
Steamboat Rock, Hardin county.
Five hundred tons of iron was due
at Ackley on the 18th inst, for the
work on the northern extension, and
500 tons more will soon be shipped
to Aloha, to be used in ironing the
track northward from there. Eight
thousand tons ofiron have been pur-
chased and paid for, and will at an
early day be forwarded to the work.
For tho benefit OF our New Sharon
friends we will say the Judge i'll.
formed us that tracklaying will not
stop day in Oskaloosa, but be push
ed northward as fast as ties can be
procured, which appears to be more
trouble to get in sufficient quantity,
than any other portion of tho mater
ial. Mr.. Gilman has promised to run
the cars to Hampton, Franklin coun-
ty, by June 1st. We feel certain of
our rosc now.-OSkdlooSa Herald.
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Cruelty.

Certain members Of Congress the
other day fed over to Whitney's for
a nip, and down to the basement Of
Downing's for lunch, and into tho
National bath rooms for an ablution,
but. all principally to escape for q
while from the oeaseless .clattcr of
Kelly and Schenck's pig iron and
wool debating school. This left the
House without quorum, and conse-
quently the great interests Of pig
iron and long and short clips were in
imminent danger; therefore, Ser
geant.at-Arms Ordway was ordered
away to arrest and bring the recus
SAINTS before the bar Of the House,
where they were all duly fined ten
dollars each for absence without
leave. @A3 hi's.st !. :.
Among them was our genial and
excellent friend, Hon. George W.
Mccrary, OF the First Iowa District.
We feel like congratulating you,
George, it they only let you off a
whole day for ton dollare.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
BOuntieS.

We again..print the following sub.
stance OF the recent decision Of the
Supreme Court, which fully explains
itself. ga at yE3
The second comptroller and second
auditor have decided that the appli.
cant claiming bounty under this do
cision must show
1. Enlistment for tErco years.
2. That the enlistment must have
been since the 4th day Of May 1861,
and prior to the 22d day of July, 1861.
3. Honorable discharge any time
after enlistment.
4. But discharge for promotion
doss not ontiue the soldier promoted
to his bounty. .
5. Nor will soldiers, we think, en-
titled to this bounty, be entitled to
additional bounty under the act Of
1865. The bounty there promised
is upon certain conditions named IN
the act, and the decision here does
not change these conditions. This
decision covers the condition men,
toned in tho act of1S66 as to amount
Of bounty, but it does not relieve the
soldiers from tho length of service
imposed by tho act of 1866.
s. In case Of death after discharge
the heirs of the soldier are held not
to be entitled to the bounty.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
The Richmond Dead.

The following is partial list Of
the killed and wounded of the late
Richmond horror:
The following persons were killed
Patrick II Aylett, Captain Charters,
Chief of the Fire Brigade f Nj
Schofeid, City Assessor, and brother
of Gen. Schotield; DR.. J b Brook,
editor OF the Enquire; } A Hobson,
City Collector; S Eugger, of the
House of Delegates; A Il Brewis,
commission merchant, Of Alex
audria; Samuel Eaton Of Boston
former theatrical manager; Pow
haitian Roberts, Commissioner in
Chancery of the Court of. Common
Pleas; J A Blamire, Of Berlin, Prus
sia; ) L Bnrnam, of fSyracuse, N. w.;
N p Howard, Ash Levy, j W d
Bland, colored Senator; T II Wilcox,
Samuel Fl Hairston, Chas J Trumer,
c.; Robt. IL Maury, Jr., land agent;
Edward Ward, of England; William
H Davis, coal merchant; John Rob.
ertson, colored Baptist minister; Col
Pichigrew;T Il ii Foley, Deputy U S
Marshal; w Il Rando'd, of N Y; RE
Bradshaw, grocer, and SO others
among them one captain, one SER
geant. and nine privates Of the police
on duty in the building.
WoUNDED.-Among the wounded were
Ex-Governor Wells, ribs broken, and 9TH
srwiss internally injured Mayor II. X.
Ellyson slightly; Mayor Chahoon, slightly
L Ii Chandler, Judge j A Merideth, jus.
Nelson, John Howard Rush Burgess,
Collector of the district VIC Dunham,
Agent of Virginia and new York Steam.
ship Line; Hon L 8 Bocock, ex-Speaker
of the U. $. House of Rep. leg amputated:
Gen NJ ID Corse, Confederate army /; Col e
Brent, of Alexandria; Capt & W Allen,
Post Warden " c. Elom, new spaper
correspondent and broker; TIC Baldwin
merchant Newark N. j: w u Chssterman
OF the Petersburg Iader W ii Sopper
OF Baltimore, and about one hundred 9th
ers.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05

Hollow HoRN.-Some time since
l noticed an item in relation to "hcl.
low horn" in your paper. Ii Il farm
or finds his cows begin to look rough
chair turn the wrong way" leaving
the roots of the horns-horns feeling
cold, appetite beginning to fail, and
milk too, if in miik-if he will open
the animals mouth, and examine the
teeth-front ones-he will probably
find them very easily moved in their
sockets-that is, loose. 1t so, equal
parts OF sulphate of iron, copperas
green vitriol and nitrate OF potash
(saltpetre,) ground together, and a
tablespoonful OF the mixture given
every day, either at once or divided,
for three or four days, will probably
save him from. losing cattle by that
disease. learned this plan of do
tecting the disease and the remedy
many years ago, from IL farmer, and
have frequently tested it, and have
SO far had reason to say to others,
try it.-G. in Country Gentleman.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
Garrett Davis Shocked.

A Washington correspondent Of
the Worcester Spy relates tho fol.
lowing:
Senators have the use of u hand
some bath room. Attached to it is a
barber shop. Mr.. Garrett Davis is
reported to have been daily custom
er. Recently he was in as usual,
Passing just beyond the door, he
looked in amazement at a vision on
which his eyes rested. There sat his
colleague from Mississippi, Senator
Revels, evidently not long from the
bath room, and enjoying the luxury
OF comfortable shave. Garrett
looked in horror, and then, as he
realized the situation, turned haught-
lily on his heel and walked out. He
has not been in since, and, it is re-
ported, has moved to strike out the
bath room appropriation from the
bill"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05

There is news of terrible ravages
of cholera in the island of ZANZIBAR.
Four seamen of Boston vessel re-
Gently died there of the disease, anu
the deaths upon the island in six
weeks were fifteen thousand--about
ten per cent. of the entire popula-
ton, which is not far from 100000.
Zanzibar is an island on the eastern
coast of Africa, belonging to tho Sui
tan of Muscat, and is So miles long
by o general breadth of Is to IS
miles, and is about rs miles from the
main land. 1t is of coral formation,
very low, and its climate, which has
always been dreaded by Europeans,
will have fewer attractions for them
hereafter, in view of the fearful NOR
tality which is now reducing the
population. The cause of the disease
is apparent. There is, first, INSULT
cient drainage, and bodies OF men
and animals lie unburied on tho sea
shore before the towns, which added
to the decomposition of animal mat
ter in the coral formations, and the
decay Of rank vegetation breods
malaria and pestilenoe.
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the owner of such bond or bonds,
that he is prepared to nav the same.

the owner of such bond or bonds
that he is prepared to pay the same
with all interest accrued thereon
and ifnot presented for payment OF
redemption, within thirty days after
the date of such notice, the interest
on such bond shall cease, and the
amount due thereon, shall DO set
aside for its payment whenever pre-
sented. All redemptions shall be
made In the exact order of their
issuance, beginning at the lowest or
first number; and the notice herein
required, shall be directed to the
post-office address Of the owner as
shown by the record kept in the
Tr oasurers Office.
Sec. 5. If the Board ofSupervisors
Of any county which has. issued
bonds under the provisions Of this
Act, shall fail to mako the levy nee
essary to pay such bonds, or interest
coupons, at maturity, and the same
shall have been presented TO the
county Treasurer, and the payment
thereof refused, the owner may file
the bond, together with all unpaid
coupons, with the Auditor of State,
taking his receipt therefor, and the
same shall be registered in the Audi
tors Office; and IL shall then be the
duty OF the Census Board, at their
next session, as Board Of equaliza-
ton, and at each annual equalization
thereafter, to add to the State tax
to be levied in said county, a suffic-
lent rate to realize tho amount of
principal or interest past due, and to
become due prior to the next levy,
and the same shall be levied and
collected as part Of the State tax,
and paid into the State Treasury,
and passed to the special credit Of
such county, as bond tax, and shall
be paid by warrant, as the payments
mature, to the holder of such regis
tered obligations as shown by the
register in the Office of the State
Auditor, until the same shall be
fully satisfied and discharged; any
balance then remaining, being passed
to the general account and credit of
said county. ...... ...
Sec. 6. The provisions Of this Act
are not intended and shall not be
construed to embrace the indebted
ness of any county, arising from
bonds issued to aid In tho construc-
tion of any Railroad.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
publication in the Io,ca State Regis
ter, and il the Des Moines Daily Bui-
lettn, newspapers published at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved March 30, 1870.
| hereby certify that the TORE
going Act was published in the Des
Moines Daily Bulletin, April 4th,
and in the Daily Iowa State Regis
ter, April 3rd, 1870.
Ed. WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
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Rail Road Company,
Bly,. .....Attorney or."...........
Right -ofWay Agent.

Which notice shall be published in
some newspaper in the county, if
there be one, and if there be no news
paper in the county, then in the near
est county, through which the pro-
posed railroad runs, in which there
is newspaper; for at least eight
successive weeks, prior to the day
fixed for appraisement, at the in
stance fthe Railroad Company, and
shall be sufficient demand of, and
notice to all persons having any
interest in any OF the lands described
in the notice.
See, 5. The appraisemcnt may be
made aud returned in tracts larger
than 40 acres, and all the lands ap-
pearing of record to belong to one
person, and lying in one tract, may
be included in one appraisement and
return, unless the Agent or Attor-
uey OF the Company, or the apprats-
/ crs shall have actual knowledge that
+ the tract 30 appearing ri record does
not belong wholly to tho person IN
whose name it appears OF record; snd
in case ( such knowledge, tho ap
praisemcnt shall be made OF the dif
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
CHAPTER 6s.

AN ACT amending Article } of
of Chap. 55 Of the Revision of 1860
granting right Of way to Railroad
Companies.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Con
eral Assembly Of the State of Iowa,
That the words "noL resident as
used in Article } of Chapter 55 of
Revision of 1860, and in this Act,
shall be held to mean persons not
residing in the county IN which the
lands over which the right of way is
required.
Sec. 2. When any Railroad Com
pany desires to locate its road over
the lands of any residents, no
demand of right Of way shall be
necessary, except the publication of
the notice herein provided for.
Sec. 3. Notice for condemning
right OF way for railroad purposes,
over the lands of non-residents, may
be substantially in the following, to-
wit:
.'RIGHT-oF-wAY NOTICE"
10 (here name each person who is
known to be nonresident owner OF
any lands in the county over which
the right-ofway is desired) and all
other persons, having any interest in
or owning any of the following de-
scribed Real Estate, to-wit (here
describe by numbers, in tracts not
exceeding one-sixteenth of a section
each, TINS: NET ofN w and N
w I OF N w / of Section 5, N Il /
of N e /, N w ofN E of Section
6, all in Township 96, Range 43 &c)
you are hereby notified that the
......................R Railroad Company
has located line ofrailroad over the
above described real-estate, and de-
sire the right-of-way over the same
to-wit a strip or belt ofland..
feet in width, through the center of
which strip or belt Of land, the center
line of said railroad will run leaving
......................feet on each side of
said center line, together with such
widths as may be necessary for
bermes, waste banks, and burrowing
pits, and wood and water stations,
and unless you proceed to have the
damages to the same appraised accor-
ding to law, on or before the. e..,.,.....
day Of. "A D, 18......
Ca date at least four weeks after the
first publication of the notice) said
Company will proceed to have the
same appraised on the..............day
of..................( u date at least eight
weeks after tho first publication OF
the notice. at which time you will be
at liberty to appear before the apprai
sers on the subject ofthe assessment
of damages to your land
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COURIER JOB DEPARTMENT..
ORDERS SOLICITED.
Later from the Richmond Dis.
aster,
New York, April ~.

New York, April ~.
Dispatches from Richmond up to
midnight bring the details o' the
appalling calamity and the condition
of the wounded. Mr.. Nelson and
Judge Meredith are improving and
will recover. Rush Burgess, sue
cessor to General Mumford as Inter-
nal Revenue Collector, is worse, hi.
agonics are indiscribable. The fol-
lowing members Of the Legislature
are doing we'll: Mr.. Kelly, of Spott-
sylvania, who was severely hurt,
Hendin, Senator from Spottsylvania,
Bell of Augusta, Matthew Bolheigh,
of T.onnonburg, and Matthew Nor
ton. A messenger from Gov. Wells,
says he is more comfortable.
Resolutions adopted by tho Illinois
State Constitution Convention, which
were forwarded to Gov Howe, had
fine effect, as they show that the
Virginians have friends where once
they had enemies. A largo number
of funerals will take place this morn
my curly.
The weather is warm, and the
bodies can be kept out of the ground
no longer,
LATER.-There were five funerals
this morning including that of DR..
Brock of tho Examiner, which was
attended by a large number of per.
sons. Both Houses of tho Legisla-
ture met in the Circuit Court build
ing to-day, and adopted resolution
to meet ut the Exchange Hotel tenn
porarily. The Registration bill final
ly passed. Mai. Calvert Ex-Statc
Treasurer, and NJ. c. Dunham of N.
Y, arc dying, both victims OF the
disaster. business houses are still
closed.
LATEsT.-The Governor issued
proclamation designating the 4th
day Of May as day Of humiliation
and prayer throughout the State
late this afternoon. All city property
in possession of Mayor Cahoon was
surrendered to Mayor Ellison.
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The Iowa Southwestern
Railway,

Railway.
The State Press of Iowa City, IN
its issue OF the 9th inst, says that
the company organized at that place
to build the Iowa Southwestern Rail.
road has been set on foot by some
score or more of the prominent citi-
zens of this city, and a meeting is to
be held on the Sd of May, and the
permanent organization to bo per-
fccted by the election Of officers, &c.
Ir speaking ofthe line intended tho
Press says:
The new road will traverse the
country between here and Upton,
crossing the Cedar at or near Covers
ferry, and will connect with the
Northwestern either at Whestland
or Stanwood. In the other direction
it will pass through Sigourney and
on toSt. Joseph, and the most eligible
connection with the railroad system
of the Southwest.
This line it will be seen contem-
plates union with the road already
being rapidly built towards Sigour.
ney and to tie building of which,
south ofhere we have given 1926, 900,
and therefore do not feel called upon
as u people to extend further aid TO-
If, however, an indepcndant line if
sought for and can be worked up SC
Us to run by the way Of Ioka and
Richland, in Keokuk county, we
are satisfied our people would aid il
very literally. At all events We
think as we arc invited wo should be
represented in the Convention on The
Sd Of May.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05

Senator Il. L. Allen and Reprcson.
tatives Kasson ard jones, OF the
Capito! City, were each presented
with beautiful gold capped cane,
with appropriate inscriptions there
on, on tho evening of the eth inst.
So says the Register.
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STATE OF Iowa, \
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL,
DEs MONIES, March I'd, 10.

DEs MONIES, March "a, 10.
r.. 0. S,cain, Esq, Assessor, DC.
Your letter of February 25th, has
been handed to me by Governor
Kirkwood. In reply, l beg to say
that the Constitution of the State,
article 8, section 2, provides that the
property of Corporations for pecun.
iary profit, shall be subject to tax
alton the same as that of individuals;
and 734 Of the Revision says, it shall
be the duty of the Assessor to list
each and every person in his town.
ship, and to assess the property, per-
s0nal and real, therein. Assessing
property is to fix its value-its actual
cash value.
Now. you say it is the custom here
to value property at about one-third
its value, and stocks at full value. l
can only say that such custom is not
in accordance with either the letter
or spirit of the law. In my opinion
you should either assess all property
at its full cash value, and thereby
reduce the RATE of taxation; or if you
assess property generally at one.
third or one-halfits value, then you
should assesslB Bank Shares, or Stocks,
as you call them, in the same way.
Ofcourse, proposition so plain and
just as this should need no argument
in support of it. 1t is so manifestly
correct that it must strike every fair
mind as the only equitable mode of
taxation. l may mention, however,
what happens to be within my
knowledge, on this subject, viz:
In Jackson County the Assessor,
under the direction of Board Of Su.
pervisors, returns National Bank
Shares at so cents on the dollar, or
sixty dollars for each share of one
hundred dollars. In Clinton County
the Shares are returned in the same
way; perhaps not tho same figures
l think sixty-five cents. In some
other counties, l am told, q similar
course is pursued; but those | happen
to know.
This is all the light l can give you
on the subject. To mo tho matter is
very plain, and hope l have made
it equally SO to you.
Very respectfully yours, &C.,
HENRY O'CoNNoR, Atty General
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Valuation Of Property for
Assessment,

+. o. Swain, an assessor at Iowa
City, wrote the Attorney General,
Henry O'Connor, inquiring as to
what valuation he should put upon
bank otock, in making his assess.
ment. He said that it had been the
custom to value other property at
about one-third its value and bank
stocks at their full value, and he de-
sired to know what warrant he
would have for a different course.
To this letter O'Connor replied as
follows: a-
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05

The Gamsee Powder is taking the lead
otall preparations ofthe kind in the mar
ket. II Is an invaluable remedy. and no
raiser of stock should be without IL.
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CHAPTER 6s.


AN ACT to amend Article 3, Of
Chapter 20, of the Revision Of 1860.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That Article Of Chapter 29,
of the Revision of 1860, be amended
by striking out the words "The Clerk
shall receive no fees" and insert there
for the words "The Clerks fees shall
be paid from the county Treasury"
Sec. 2. This Act to take effect
and bo In force, from and after its
publication in the State Register, and
Des Moines Bulletin.
Approved April 6, 1870.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
Act was published in the Io,ca State
Register and Dss Moines Bulletin,
April s, 1870.
Ed. WRIGHT, Secretary of State.