The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20

ESta bllshed in 1848.
The State Convention Of the NJ
e. Church, met at Iowa City Tues
day. The attendance is very large,
estimated ut six hundred delegates.
Elder John H. Power, Of Burlington,
was made Chairman, and Rev. E.
H. Whring, Of Fairfield, temporary
Secretary.
All the Conferences are well rep
resented, and BY their best men.
Des Moines Methodism is creditably
represented by Revs. Williams, Pom
oroy, Wilson, Judge Wright and Dr..
Wright, 3 The most noted mon from
abroad are Messre. Crary, Kynett,
and Truesdell. The laymen Of the
church have fair and ablc represcn-
tation,
The following were chosen as pcr-
manent officers of tho Convention:
PreSident- Hon. VIM. Mills, Of
Dubuque. W. .ai /.
Vice Presidonts-U. P. Golliday,
J. b. Hardy, and Rev. Mr.. Shorty.
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Sectetaries--E. II. Waring, r. w.
Keeler, and II. H. O'Noal.
Then followed one of the most i'm
portapt and interesting portions Of
the convention--thc discussion of tho
question, "The responsibility Of the
Christian Citizen to the Common
wealth Of Iowa, especially on tho
question of temperance"
This was ably and strongly dis
GUESSED by Senator Wright and Hon.
Hiram Price.
WeIglean from the State Register.
The Davenport Democrat, editorial
ly in its daily issue, Of tho 1lth inst,
says:
Tired of the corruption of the
Radical party, feeling that its work
is completed, disgusted with the ad
ministration, the German citizens
bat bide their time to come over to
the new departure, which is in oil its
planks, exactly the platform the
Germans themselves have long since
laid down"
Republican Germans Of Iowa,
what say you IL this eminent
Democratic journal right when it
says you arc on the "new departure?'
We don't want to insul: you by in
timatlng that we have any faith in
such statements, but it is we'll that
our German readers may know how
theso brazen faced copperhead or
gans talk of them. The Democrat in
its same issue SHES its beaver into
the ring with all the rest OF the pack
of its party journals, bcrating Sena-
ator Harlan. 1t would seem that
Harlan is the man above all others
in the Republican party that cop.
pei heads want to defeat. We never
knew the time since the firing upon
the old flag at Fort Sumptor, that
their friends wero our friends, but
on the contrary, as almost an inva.
riable rule, whom they hate most,
have we most relied upon.
The county court of st. Louis, Mo-,
refuses to sell the stock of the county
in tho North Missouri railroad, and
have resolved, as will be seen by the
following resolutions adopted by the
court to enjoin the sale Of the road,
which is advertised to take place in
August next:
Whereas, The North Missouri rail.
road is advertised to be sold under a
mortgage deed. on account of inter.
est on second mortgage bonds, and
as it is believed that such sale, il
consummated, will bo null and void
because said second mortgage bonds
wore issued without the consent oi
the stock holders of said road having
first been obtained therefore, be t
Ordered, That counsel be employ.
ed BY this court TO enjoiD the sale Of
the road as now advertised, and tha,
all legal steps necessary be taken to
protect the interest Of the county Of
stockholders.
| Ordered, further, That two mem
bcrs Of the court be instructed to
make all necessary arrangements tc
carry out the above resolution.