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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
al Rny,yO OF AMT1ou1xx.
An Idol In Iowa.
From tho DuhuuJr0 Times. 2

From the Dubuque Times. sssA MI Il
Tho line of tho g. D. and NJ. rail-
road appears to be prolific with Curl
osities. AT the base of what's known
cspitola bluff, seven miles this side Of
Lansing, is an Indian Idol, inanufac. !
tured out OF the solid rock, which has
stood thore no one can tell how
many centuries, but which must soon
be removed TO make room for the
coming railroad. At little distance
che idol resembles q huge bear, repo-
sing upon it's launches. Thestrnnge
and uncouth object is still held in the
utmost generation and respect ~
all Indians, and the various bands 40
they pass up and down the river in
varlably stop and endeavor TO propi-
tiate the idol with liberal presents OF
tobacco, strings Of gandy colored
beads, pieces Of dried buffalo tongue,
etc. There it sits, at the base OF the
bluff, mute and solemn. looking out
with expressionloss eyes over the
bosom of the river that murmurs -
it's feet, never mourning, never speak
ing, like another sphynx.
The ground whoreon the thronsof
the idol reposes, is wanted for the,
road bed Of the mclean man, and the
silent, expressionless god, whose brcw
has been bathed in the morn-3
ing sunlight Of so many centuries, !,
must fall. The old stone chap To-
tOurh. he stood il well. bat he must
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
COURTS I'M yoWA,

We take the following timely and
sensible article from the Wintersctt
Mddisonidn. and commond it TO the
careful consideration oi our readers.
If tho masses of tho people who are
peaceable and good natured, must
pay the expenses of litigating the
differences of tho quarrelsome part
of community, lot us, at least, have
it done as cheaply as possible:
The judicial system of Iowa is
much too expensive. Ii costs the
people too much. We have too
many courts. Six terms year is
more than we need--more than larg-
er counties in the eastern states re.
qulro. -Four times year is all we
want. The people see this and are
querying how the remedy be ap.
piled. Some are in favor of abolish
ing the circuit court. Here the err
ror is just the other way. Two
terms year are not enough-the
business that our courts do cannot
be done in so short time. If we
have but the two terms cases will
have to drag along two or three
years before reaching adjudication,
Some have proposed recrcating the
county judge system. If that il
done and salary given that will
warrant man learned in the law to
accept the office the expense will be
as great or greater than it is now
The Probate business should be, by
all means, in the hands Of a Judge
who is we'll posted in the law bearing
upon such matters. 1t is said that
on the average all property, real and
personal, passes through our Probate
courts once in thirty-three years
Again, there arc no nicer nor more
intricate questions come before a
lawyer than those rotating to wills
trusts, and matters growing there.
out. The settlement OF the estates
of minors and deceased persons
should not DO placed, as they were
in county courts. rg.ea
Then what should be done? The
question is now hard to answer. The
state should be districted into OF
many districts as there are now cir
cults and we should have but ono
court, and that should sit four times
a year, and have law, chancery
and probate jurisdiction. That
| would do away entirely with what il
now called the District Court. The
now court thus created could be
called either district court, common
pleas, or whatever might be pro
posed. This court should have 9
grand jury, which in some counties
would DO needed but once a year
where needed oftener the cour,
should 80 order. ne @
But this can be accomplished only
in one way, and that is BY an amend
ment to tho constitution. The pro
cess would necessarily be slow, bu
it would be sure, for it cannot b,
doubted but that the people would
approve of it if the Legislature would
submit it to them. We trust thi
matter will not escape the observa
ton of the gentlemen who will rep
resent the county in tho comm.
Legislature, and that something vii
be done this winter for if postponed
beyond the coming session it will b.
FIVE, instead of three years, befor'
the people can act.
We hope to see an expression o
opinion from our brethren OF tn,
press upon this question.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Chief Justice Chase Processes him.
self largely benefited by his stay at
the Magnetic Springs in Michigan.
He walks his three, FIVE and seven
miles a day. The story of the
Springs is thus told: ~
1t was in March, 1869, when they
were boring for salt, that at the
depth of 600 feet stream of water
rushed up 25 feet above the surface.
1t was not salt, and the borers were
disappointed. 1t ran on for some
months unheeded--a clear, cold
stream. One day u paralyitic man
living in the town held his hand in
the stream, on playful wager. He
drew it ont aud-shut It'll aMy
Godl could never do that before p
Tho nows of tho discovery spread.
The I ountry was secured for invalids.
Well men were drug. Paralytic,
sciatic, rheumatic, and as Rip would
say, "what MOTTO" patients came
and were cured. And in this way
was the St. Louis Springs made use
ful. Soon some one noticed that the
pipe would attract small pieces Of
iron and steel, and pieces laid in the
trough through which tho water.
flowed were nagnetized. The In.
dians called it Wah-Wah-Sum, or
water, and tho name has
cluna to it
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

In many localities in this State
there seems to be considers bic strife
in the Republican ranks, 10 some
cases threatening serious results to
The party. In some places this dis.
cord may arise from tho Senatorial
contest between Messrs Harlan and
Allison while in Others it is perhaps
due the fact that Democracy ceases
to make any further effort for power.
What good can possibly arise from
these differences, We are at ~ loss to
sec. The contestants are both well
known aud admired by the people Of
the State; and nothing but harm
can como Of q defamation of either.
In this county, SO far as wo have
heard expression, the sentiment is
largely in favor OF Mr.. Harlan; and
we have no doubt our Members will
reflect that wish BY casting their
votes for him in the General Assem-
bly, next winter.-UenterVtlle Citizen.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Secretary Boutwell, has peculiar
viewsof finance. They are thought
radically unsound. There is scarce.
~ an editor in the country but has
demonstrated their unsoundness over
and over again, aud given this unim-
pressible and obstinate Yankee intal.
liole Instructions in the matter oil
managing the monetary department.
Of the government. But this gen.
tleman, whose impervious brain
seems to have been saturated in the
concentrated essence of all the aritb-
metics until it sheds advice as u
ducks back sheds the rain, has an
exceedingly original and effective
way of justifying his wild aud errat-
ic financial policy. lie does not
argue the point with his would-be
educators, but from month to m nth
makes u statement brief as any
GraGgrind could desire, and simple
enough for the most mathematical
mind to comprehend. lie SAL,
practically, Gentlemen, your views
of finance are undoubtedly very \ Use
and very WELL You shall carry
them out to your hearts content
when you are masters of the situa
ton. while, ! bog to inform
you tba the decrease Of the public
debt during July was sS,70I,976 and
it has been diminished trife over
two hundred and forty two millions
in less than two years aud half
This style of argument, which is no
argument at all, is exceedingly I'M
satisfactory to Mr.. Boutwoll's numer-
Gus volunteer advisers and critics,
but exceedingly satisfactory to every
body else; and even Mr.. Greeley,
who keeps playing on the surplus
gold the cautious Secretary retains
in the Treasury, like boy with a
new jews harp, finds no ono to sing
Or dance to what he innocentIy sup
,oses TO be music.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The Chicago Journal says: "When
Inc democracy get possession of the
national finances we expect to see
the fur fly"
10 which the Albany Journal says:
Then yon will be disappointed; for
1T is the rule of the Tammany Ring
to carry off the whole hide"
Or, as the Democratic State prin
ter OF Indiana says: "NVhen they get
II black cat they skin it to the tail"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Henry equity has nominated the
following republican ticket Repre-
sentatives, J. G. NewboId, Frank
Hatton; Treasurer, Capt. r. Banks !;
Auditor, Q. H. Snyder; Sheriff, W. I.
Spearman; Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, Capt. G. N. Thompson;
Supervisor, Capt VIM. Allen; Coro-
ner, W. d. Leedbam.
This is a No. l ticket, and will add
to the republican majority of High
Henry.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
1t is in accordance with the fitness

1t is in accordance with the fitness
of things that all Indications should
point to iron as tho coming building
material for religious edifices as well
rs those intended for secular uses
New York and Brooklyn have already
taken the initiative. The new tsber.
naclo Of Rev. Do Witt Talmage,
which seats over three thousand PEG.
Pic, is constructed Of iron, possessing,
it is said, superior acoustic advanta-
ges, and capable Of being heated
quicker and at less cost than any,
building Of similar size in the city.
Tho building, which it is estimated
would have cost 100000 if built Of
stone, was constructed at an expense
Of $35, 900. Several new iron church
es are going up in various parts OF
New York, while others are already
under contract. Should the pTacti-
cability of iron churches be demon
strated, the examples set by New
York and Brooklyn will doubtless be
widely followed.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The Constitution, OF Keokuk, takes
up two columns and half of it's daily
issue of the Goth with copious ex-
tracts from Carl Shurz speech at Chi
cago, ILL.,, to his German tellow.cit,-
zens on the 18th inst. OF course it
quotes that part where the ku-klux
and carpet-baggers arc set side by
side as the causes of the want Of har-
mony in the south, and also those
parts of his speech announcing Grant
as the greatest usurper the nation
ever had, and various other things.
Whoever before knew the Constitu-
ton to fill its columns with republic
can speech? So republican speech
is made campaign document for
democracy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

HoMIclDE.-Two young men ma.
med Revilo Gaylord and John Bar
ley, had fight on Sunday on lama
Island, near Burlington, which re-
suited in the death of Bailey in a
very short time. The same day a
son of Mr.. Adolheims had an eye shot
out by u pistol by his cousin, and
on Monday Swan johnson had his
arm cut OF near the elbow in Marin &
ellis planning machine. We CLEAN
the above from the Hdukeue.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

une dozen nymsphs du pace were
Paiied from one roost in Des Moines
on saturday night, and incarceratee;
IN the calaboose, and it wasn't
q very good night for that kind of
game either.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

u. d. Grim, OF the Wholesale and
hetaii Dry Goods house OF Wood
orlm d Co, of Dubuque, has been
arrested on charge of grand LARGE.
ny OF promissory notes amounting
10 5000. He was released by CIV
ing $4,000 bail.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
Selling by WEIGHT,

A reform which we hope to see ac.
complished, and which ia justice to
the producer, retailer and consumer
should be urged until obtained, is
the selling by weight of vegetables,
fruit, eggs and nearly every edible
article now sold by measure. There
ought not to be any abandonment of
the effort until this result is accom-
plished. 1t is the only just way O.
buying and selling. The boxes in
which fruits are sent are of all sizes
and shapes. They are filed in all
sorts OF ways. Cases of the same
number OF boxes from different pro.
dncers will differ from three to six
pounds in weight of fruit, though the
quality thereof may be tho same.
The family who buys from one con
signment gets more for the money
paid than those who buy from an
other; the producer who is most
honest gets least. A premium is
thus paid for deception, to call it by
no worse name; and the worst of It
is, the consumer, in nine out of ten
instances does not know that he has
been cheated.
Apple and pear barrels are as
varied in size rs clover leaves. A
man who, buys barrel of apples
does not know whether he is getting
two or three bushels. Few people
stop to think about it. There is no
law fixing the standard of barrel
OF apples or other fruit that we know
OF. Ii producer is honest enough
to send his apples in barrels contain
ing two and half to three bushels
there are plenty of dealers dishonest
enough to transfer them to barrels
that contain but two bushels; and a
barrel Of apples is a barrel Of apples,
10 matter what is size. Either
there should be a barrel standard
fixed, or the fruit should be sold by
weight.-Americdn Grocer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
The Des Moines Register has taken

The Des Moincs Register has taken
pains to gather reports from the
threshing fields all over Iowa, which
show that the general average of the
now wheat crop will be about thir-
teen bushels to the acre. In some
places the average will be as high as
twenty-five; in othcrs rs low as
eight or ton. Tho quality is gcnor-
ally first rate.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

fayette county KY, the home of
merry Clay, gave majority for
'eu. John NJ. Harlan the Republican
candidate for Governor Lexington
Inc county seat, gave him $50 ma.
jority.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Nothing was SO much dreaded in
our school-days as to be punished by
sitting between two girls. Alb, the
force OF education In after years
we learn to submit to such things
without shedding a tear.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Col Harrington, acting supcrin..
tendent OF tho Census, is preparing
"a table OF tho number of male citi-
zet.s in each State, above q years,
and entitled to vote. The following
arc tho Western States as far ID
compiled
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
REPuBlloAN MEETINGS.
Rooms OF RErunL1cAN STATE CENT, CON-

Rooms OF REPUBLICAN STATE CENT. Cow
DIES MONIES, August 3. ISL 7
70 announce Republican Meetings al the fol.
loving times and places. Other meetings
Local committees are requested to make tho
necessary arrangements for these meetin@s
ana should II be necessary or judicious to
make any changes In the hou fof any Of the
meetings, they will please address the sneak
,nfttee: " NV enis Soih'
COL G. G. CARPENTER.
republican candidate for Governor wi,, od.
dress the people at the following times and
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The Jones county Republicans
have nominated Hon. p. a. Bone.
WITT and John Tasker for Represen-
taaves. Mr.. Bonewi,z was a man.
Der of the last House.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Such a table has been prepared by
wards for Now York city and COM
pared with the list of election re-
Turns. Tho result shows elaring
frauds IN some wards, the votes cast
being double the number shown by
actual count Of the voting popuia.
ton. Isl
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California elects o., The ,th lav Of

California; elects on The sth day Of
September next, Governor, State
officors,a Legislature and three mem.
bers of Congress. 1t has been said
that the Democracy was very much
divided in that State, and that Gov
ernor Haight, who is the Democratic
candidate for reelection, would not
be supported by his party. How far
this may bo tho caso, it lie hard to
calculate. Democrats do not often
scratch their ticket. We suppose
partly upon the principle that bong
poor readers they might scratch the
wrong name.
The Republicans, however, have
hopes Of carrying the Governor, Leg.
islature and two OF the three Con.
gressmen. The Legislature to be
elected choose a .. S. Senator in the
place of Cole, Republican, and it
would, therefore, be a happy thing to
obtain the Legislature.
The Democrats carried the State a
year ago BY about 1000 majority
and the elements of California popu.
lation are not in our opinion favorable
to the growth Of Republican princi-
pies. We think, therefore, that
while thcre may be considerable
Democratic disaffection, still we
hardly think it will overcome the
Democratic majority Of q year ago
We shall not, therefore, DO disap.
pointed if we lose California.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The mean depth Of the North At
ianuc Ocean, which is stated by
Maury TO be 1850 feet, has been re.
aaeed by more elaborate soundings
TO 5000,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Tho register has gone out of the
Senatorial business and gone into
free love and kissing. Every man
to his trade.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24
Cedarcounty republicans nominate

Cedarcounty republicans nominate
John G. Chambers Ga Quaker) for
the Senate; Representative, Hon.
John @. Tufts was nominated by ac-
clamation. Hon. James w. Beatter
was opposed by W. G. Maly, but was
re-nomtnatcd on The first ballot. For
Treasurer, I. G. Mcclellan, of Me.
chanicsvillc, led Van Ness, Of Upton,
Que vote. John d. Shearer was 70.
nominated for Sheriff, this" being his
fourth term.
Tho Constitutional Convention of
Nebraska has adjourned sine die.
The question of adoption or rejection
Of the Constitution is submitted for
a vote on the third Tuesday in Sept.
next. Also ut tho same time is sub
mitted tho question Of compulsory
education, the question of tho right
of counties and towns to vote bonds
for internal improvements and the
question of prohibition or licence.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24


SARATOGA RAcEs-IN INCREDIBLE
TIME.-A dispatch was received from
the Saratoga races, from which it
appears that Harper's Longfellow
has eclipsed the world. The race
was for the Saratoga cup, single
dash, q miles-Time, 4:O2s. The
first mile was made in lao. and the
second mile in lag. Longfellow ID
by imp. bennington, dam, Nantura,
by Brawner's Eclipse, formerly
owned by Mr.. r. A. Brawner, OF
Frankfort. Nantura was bred and
raised by Captain Holton, of Frank
lin county. The Lexington Press
reports the sale of Longfellow for
100000, and says: The sum is
almost fabulous, yet there are those
who think, even at those figures,
Mr.. Harper might have done better
by bringing his horse home and rum
ming him, next fall. against Licking
tons time, which those who know
the horse say he can beat. In that
case the horse would be worth still
more. The gentleman who bought
Longfellow is reported to be an Eng
lishman, whose intention is to tako
the horse to England.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The Plunkett troupe are playing
at Clinton.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

Padded bathing dressSs are the
latest invention,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

The Delaware county Republicans
have nominated DR.. A. Boomer for
Senator and 9. S. peed for Repre-
sentative.
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Tho Warning % Qssen vietesis.

The Pan MAI Gazette, Of Aug
gust 4, says:
The advisers of the Queen must be
convinced by this time that her Maj-
esty's retirement from public life has
become something more than q sub
jcct of occasional, sympathetic, des-
ponding gossip. Little by little it
has hardened into matter Of opinion
and of grave forecast. Moreover, IL
lie a subject upon which all classes i'd
society, from the lowest to the high
est, think strongly, and on which
they oil think alike. How strong
the general feeling is, and how ready
to reveal itself even upon slight oc-
casions, is shown by tho progress Of
the discussion to which Col Bartte-
lot made tho latest contribution in
tho House of Commons yesterday
1t il scarcely moro than fortnight
since, advancing from the region or
gentle hint and mild suggestion, We
wrote outright that everybody has
been thinking moro or less fvreevsr-.
al years past, namely, chat tho
Queens retirement, due to private
grief, is taking the proportions of a..
public calamity. Immediately evcry;
important journal in the kingdom,
from the Saturday Reuiep and the
Times downward, took up and re.e
peated the warning in plain. strong
language. such as is fitted for thh
occasion. 1t is to DO heard in the
verses of Punch, and it is echoed in
the House of Commons itself. There
fore there is reason to hope that the
warning will not pass unregArded.,
The Queen should be advised that,
If she is to leave the throne to her
children as safe and as comfortable
as she found it (Which is desirable
on her own and on their account),
and II the country is to be spared
what troubles must arise from en-.
Outraged and plausible republican
agitations (Which IA not desira BILE on
its account, the Grown must take
up the great duties which belong to
it, over and above its part in the reg
ular work Of government ana ad-
ministration.
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The Iowa Central is having 20
new locomotives built.
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TO run this race as the supposed
available candidate for the democra-
cy. If anything we have said of him
heretofore, has induced Potter to be-
lleve, we think him proper and
suitable person for State Senator, we
are very sorry, for certainly the
we have commended
him for, belong wholly to Il horse of
another color. The Democrat pub
fishes the article aforesaid as appear
ing in the CouRlERJuly 18th, leaying
the reader OF course, TO very natural
~ infer that it was last July. How
this happened we don't pretend to
say. We are led, however, to sup
pose that it was thought convenient
to have it of more recent date than
it really was. Now as a kind and
genial Host Of the Depot liotel and
active citizen. we can say, and have
SAID many good things of Peter, but
when our good feeling towards you
Peter is taxed with the Endorsement
of your economic expenditure q.
luods that are or may be under your
control, We beg you Peter to excuse
us from affirming the proposition, lest
the dear people who have knowledge
OF these things might accuse us OF
tibbing. Tho fact is, Peter we conlo
not safely do that, for every body
would say like the boy said to mis-
comrade in tho fence corner W hen he
was experimenting to increase the
nerve and courage of his colt, "that
would be most to big boo for SO lit
tie horse" Besides Peter, how
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-27

powers upon these men with
|nEnhanSinn- of State.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-27

III uIIC ITISt tWO, III tIIU ITIsU JCII, III
the first twenty years. Between