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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
MIR. II1NDRIoKs wan RHoo1o.

Governor Crate Brown, of Mis-
souri,, is reported TO have said, in q
recent conversation about Presiden-
tial candidates, that Mr.. Hendricks
had "an cxcelleut war record" The
Governors notion Of an excellent
war record may be different from
ours. Mr.. Hendricks was opposed to
the prosecution Of the war. He as.
sailed every act Of the govern ment
with intense bitterness denounced
every war measure Us unconstitution-
al, did more than any man in Indiana
TO prevent volunteering. Voorhees,
was more outspoken against the war
itself. but Hendricks, with more Gun.
ming, directed his assaults against all
the measures and means necessary to
carry on the war. He, more than
any other, made the draft q necessity
in Indiana, and then furiously de-
nounced it as unconstitutional. The
conspiracies of Dodd. Bowles, Mill.
gan, and the Sons Of Liberty, were
the inevitable results Of his teaching.
He had the confidence Of the conspi-
rators throughout the war;. and is
now tavorite of the Sons of Liberty
for the Presidency. That he knew
all about their operations and de-.
signs nobody doubted here at the
time. He is now attempting to CON-
NIT the great fraud upon the country
of running as q "War Democrat"
when, IN truth, he was the most dan
gerous and deadly enemy the gov.
eminent had in all the Northwest.
In January, 1862, when the fortunes
Of the war were against the Union,
he put forth the project of North.
western Confederacy, in q carefully
prepared speech before a Democratic
Convention, in which he attempted
to show the losses and expressions
suffered BY the States of the North.
west by reason of their connection
with New England, and how con-.
pletely their hopes, interests, and
destiny were identified with the
Southern States. With his usual
cunning he abstained from saying
Northern Oonfederacy." but every.
body said 80, who heard or read his
speech, and it was the single idea the
speech conveyed. He denounced
the war as the sum of all wickedness
to rural meetings, where there were
no reporters, and the verbal evidence
of Republicans who heard him upon
such occasions is uniformly to thai
effect. But at other meetings where
he was likely to be reported be
avoided strong expressions against
the war ia itself, and assaulted with
all his bitterness and misrepresenta
ton every measure necessary to car
~ it on, and impeached the motives
and integrity of all engaged in it.
prosecution. Mr.. Hendricks ha,
come to the surface so often, and The
evidences OF his true course are st
multiplied, that we shall be able Il
place his record before the country
in the broad glare of day. He mus
sail under his true colors.--lndi0nap
| oils Journal.
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PENN>lLVANIA.
Tho Pittston Disaster Volunteers NJ
Work Scenes Outside the Mines,

Work Scenes Outside the Mines.
PITTsToN, Aug. Is.
At present it ia difficult to esrimat
the full damage caused by tho ex
plosion, bat it is not believed thai
any of the twenty men known t.
have been in the mine will be recov
cred alive. Entering the chamber
where the explosion occurred, u ialf
Of rock was first found. which laid
partly upon the car. completely
blocking up one side and leaving u
space on the other just sufficient 10,
man to force himself thro. Some
distance further in there was another
fall which completely filled the pass.
age way, and behind this the men
are walled up 80 completely that il
will take hours of the most persist
emit labor To reach them. Volunteers
are now at W tx endeavoring to get
around this fallen rock so that they
cali reach the entombed miners, bu,
the density OF the black damp pre-
vents them from prosecuting their
work with full effect They are cen
tiuually being brought up in an ex.
hausted condition, but their places
are Immediately supplied by other
volunteers, and SO the work goes I'M
remittingly on. All that morlals
can do is being done to rescue the
unfertunates, but blackened and dis
figured remnants OF mortality is all
that have rewarded the toilers thus
far. Outside the scene is heartrend.
ing IN the extreme. Thousands of
sympathizlng citizens, miners, and
others are present, rendering all the
assistance that is possible under the
circumstances. Women and chill.
aren are weeping, wringiDg their
hands and mourning aloud for the |
Owed aud lost; waiting in anxiety |
and hopeless expectation each new
report from the poisonous pit. Wo-
men are everywhere doing all they
ian to minister to the wants Of the
Exhausted volunteers, as they are
'orne like helpless children back
rom the mouth. All known restoaa.
ives are ut hand. This mine has
zen nearly exhausted, and was
'nown to be filled with black damp,
'et 1t was considered safe and has
zen worked since the conclusion cfj
be strike, although not at its full
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Aug. 10.
At q meeting of the Local Demo.
cratic Association last evening, the
Chamber OF Commerce was denounc-
ed for refusal to examine the city &C.
counts. The Times was condemned
for slanderous attacks on the Mayor
and Comptroller, and . resolution
was passed declaring that the Mayor
and Comptroller should be heard
before they we're adjudged guilty. /
At another meeting Gov. Hoffman
was declared responsible for the
bloodshed of July 18th, and it was
Resolved to strenuously oppose him
for any office. -
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sue for their divorce. Gould NOT one
of this class be persuaded to over
bear her shrinking modesty and
nominate herself?
In spirit of hearty hatred tor
Free Love and all it's internal deIu-
sions, / remain, yours,
HORACE GREELEY.
Tribune Office, Aug Z, 1871.
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California reports an additional
wonder--in tho vicinity of the hoad-
waters of the Kewah, near the con-
fines of Fresno, Tulare, and Inyo
counties. The country is rugged
and rocky, snakes Of every descrip-
ton abound in untold numbers. The
ground trembles and quakcs almos,
continuously, and tho rocks grind
arid grit together as il urged by some
terrible influence. Frequent deep
discharges are heard, muffled and
duil, like the distant sound of heavy
artillery. At night tho sounds seem
to be more abundant than in day
time. No Indian can be induced to
venture near the locality, regarding
It with supersiitious horror. No
theory is advanced 10 account for
tho phenomena.
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a Puzzle FOR LAwYERs.-A sim
gular case has just como to light in
Hartford, Conn. A gentleman OF
that city who died lately, leaving a
handsome property and q childless
widow, but with prospect of the
future. left also a will, duly executed,
in which it was provided that if the
expected child should prove to be a
boy, two-thirds of the property
should 60 to him and one third. to
the widowed mother. If, however,
the child proved to be girl, only
one third Of the estate was to 60 to
her and two thirds to the mother
But the departed had "builded better
than he knew" and the widow has
become the mother of twins! and,
what greatly heightens the perplexi-
ty of the case, the twins are boy
and girl, and the lawyers are in a
quandary to know what they shall
do about il,
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The Marion (Linn Coz Register,

speaking Of Senator Harlan, says
"He has hundreds of personal
friends IN this county and while they
have no war to make upon Mr.. Ali
son, they will doubtless remember
Mr.. Harlan when the time comes.
He is one Of the first Statesman of
the country, has an unimpeachable
political and personal record and the
public sentiment SO tar as we can
learn is in favor of retaining him in
his present sphere of usefulness to
the State and Nation. Mr.. Allison,
his competitor, has been highly hon.
ored, for one 30 young, and has
good record from which to build III
the future, but we are satisfied tina,
the people will decide the present
confess. in favor of Mr. Harlan and
that their verdict will be right"
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FOREIGN.


LONDON, Aug Is.
Ten-forties and United States
bonds of 1881 have risen considera-
bly, at Frankfort in consequence of
the success of the new Treasury ar.
rangement. The amount allotted to
Frankfort is limited pending the
negotiations. When completed they
will enable Richardson, Assistant
Secretary of tho Treasury, to place
the whole amount in Germany.
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Napoleon Negotiating for an American
Estate,

NEW YORK, Aug IA.
A World special says it is UNDER
stood that previous to the fall of the
French Empire Napoleon was nego-
tiating with Richard Shell, of this
city, for tho Jummel estate, which
he proposed to use for residence in
case Of his beirg dethroned. The
loss of much Of his wealth has forced
him to look for retreat of modest
dimensions, and he is therefore treat.
ing with Samuel M. Barlow for the
Burton Kinnard estate, at Glencoe,
for which it is expected he will have
to pay 100000; meanwhile, ex-
Queen Isabella, of Spain, is negoti
ating with Shell for the Jummel
estate for "a, 900, 900. '
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The Pottsville Standard is anothe,
Democratic paper in Pennsylvania
which refuses to accept the new de.
parture. This is the way it feels
about the matter: "lf the De.r-
cratic party is to be made to stoop to
an amendment conceived 10 iniquity
and consummated by fraud, and to
fall on it's face before the negroes,
begging for thor votes, It begs leave
to decline The performance OF the de-
grading genudsxion.
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NEW YORK. Aug. TO-
A Washington special says there
is little doubt that the President has
rendered J. M. Ashley, former men,
Der OF Congress from Ohio, the Brazil
mission. 1t ia stated that the Presi-
dent said TO Ashley that he was now
satisfied of the falsity of the reports
and the dishonest means applied BY
politicians to effect Ashley's removal
from the Governorship of Montana.
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The following il the total value of
the real aud personal property in
the several counties in the State as
fixed by the State Board of Equaliza.
ton at their session last week, and
on which q State tax of two mills on
the dollar was levied;
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mitted acts Of arson and murder that

mitted acts Of arson and murder that
would disgrace the Dahomeyites.
And this Same Tammsny ring to-
day is the head aud front OF the
Democratic party Of the U. s., 1t
dictates who shall DO tho candidate
for President of this union in that
party, and no man, be he ever so fit,
can expect to succeed unless Tam.
many assents to or dictates that he
shall be such nominee.
This is tho same party that in tho
conservative State Of Kentucky de.
MES the black man the right to learn
to read, and as ut the recent election
refuses to allow him to vote, because
he cannot read, while thousands Of
white Democrats who can neither
read nor write are not denied that
privilege.
That there are good and honest
men in the Democratic party We do
not pretend to deny, but nevert heless
the record of that party, since the
split in the Democratic National
Convention at Charleston, is black
with treason and oppression, wher-
ever they have been in the majority
and had the power to show what
they would do; and tho brutal and
ignorant naturally fall into its ranks;
and it's principles and aims are to de.
stroy all free government.
1t is undeniably the advocate Of
disorder, mob law and violence, and
we have yet to see the Democratic
paper that condemns the recent Dem
ocratic mob in New York, and tina,
does not uphold Mayor Hall ir
his trucking to tho vile characters
who originated it. 1t is clearly Their
the duty of every Republican, o.
every honest man, to be on the alert
and at the coming election to be q,
the polls and vote with the party
which has proven true to freedom
and which has fought to maintain it
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Van Buren, county is organizing
an Old Settlers Association. Chas.
Baldwin, james Shepherd, DR.. Gre.
sap, Capt. Hancock and Major Nc
Crazy are the committee to get the
institution upon its feet.
We propose u meeting Of tho Old
settlers Of W;pello county, TO effect
an organization. on Wednesday, 9Th
Of September, the sceond day Of the
Fair, to BIO held on the Fair grounds.
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IOWA.

Shooting Array One MAN Killed The
Murderer Escapes.
KEoKuK. Aug. Is.
This evening two negroes named
Porter and Jerry had an alteration
on the steamer Morrill,, coming up
the river. When the boat landed at
the levee both continued quarrelling,
when Jerry drew q revolver and
shot Porter, killing him instantly.
Harvard, the clerk of the boat, en-
deavored to prevent the escape Of
the murderer, when Jerry fred on
him also, but missed. jerry has no,
yet been arrested.
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Boiler nxplesien.

BUFFALO, Aug ID.
Aprivate dispatch from Maysville
says the boiler of the steamer Chau-
tautau, built new last spring, ex.
p'oded here to-day. 1t had 100 lbs
ofsteam on when the explosion occur.
red. The canse of the explosion is
unknown. Thus far eight deaths
are reported.
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KEPuDIICAN MEETINGS.
Rooms OF REPUBLICAN, STATE CENT Con-

ROOMS OF REPUBLICAN STATE CENT. Con-,
DIES MONIES, August 2, 1871
The State Central Committee is authorized
10 announce Republican Meetings at the fol-
lowing times and places. Other meetings
will be announced as rapidly as possible
Local committees are requested to make the
necessary arrangements for these meetings
and should It be necessary or judicious to
make any changes in the hour OF any of the
meetings, they will please address the speak
ers appointed thereat direct and not this Com.
Inittee:
COL. C. c. CARPENTER,
Republican candidate for Governor will adj
dress the people at the following times and
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Gen. Vim. 7. Clark, Mcphcrscn' S
Adjutant, aud u member Of Congress
from the Third Texas District, has
lust been re-nominated.
He is one OF the best of tho Carpet
Bayyers.
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At tho Mills County Republioan

At tho Wills County Republican
Convention, held on the 18th inst,
Hon. A. r. Wright was nominated
for Representative Of the 18th Dis
trict. Mr.. w. was member of the
Ninth General Assembly, and il now
one of the Trustees Of tho Orphans
Home, and is sound on the issues of
the day,
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ERRoR.-The fair Of the Dahlonega
Farmers Club will DO held ON Friday
the Jth OF October iustead of Sep
tembcr. w. II. KIlTEnMAN,
Scc'y,
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LROALm NOTICES
sHERRIFE,S sALE.

BY virtue OF an Execution to mo directed
from the Clerk Of the District Court of Wa.
pello County, Iowa, On a Judgment obtained
In said Court, on the 7th day Of December,
1866 In fl or oi j. n Love, surviving partner
OF s T Bufns& Co. as Plaintiff, And epainst
w. J. Hampstead, as defendant, for the sum
OF hree Hundred and Eighty-six dollafy and
40 cents, and interest and costs taxed NJ $ll.!5
lowing taken as the properly OF said defend.
ant, 70 satisfy ~ Id execution. to-wit: =
The frame building on corner OF second and
Court streets, on lot No. l59, block Is, Ottum-
wa, Iowa.
Ant Will offer the same for sale TO the high.
September A. d, 1871, ID font OF the Court
House door, In Ottumwa, at the hour OF one
O'Clock, p. NJ, OF safd dav, when and where
due attendance will be given BY the under.
signed.
Dated at Ottumwa, lowe, Aug. 4th, lell.ss
S. A. SWIGGETT, Sheriff Of said CO.
By WV. II. H. AsBURY, Deputy. lnl1W2.
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Iasal Msfies.
STATE OF IOWA,l
WapellO COunty,J.

Wapelio County, sy'...s..sess
70 ali whom 1t may concerns
You are hereby notified tn It In vacation of
the Circuit Court Of Wapello County, Iowa. ON
the 10Th day of July, 1871, there was opened
by the Clerk Of said Court and publicly read,
an instrument Of writing purportinG to be
nard, late of said county. deceased, and yon
are further notified that the second day CT
the next term Of the Of said court. .commen-
cling ON the end day of October, 1871. (tO.Wit,
Oct. Sd, 1871 ~ has been set as the day for nnal
hearing and proof of said will, at which time
all persons INTERESTED may appear and show
cause why the same should mot be admitted
to probate. l. ~. COOLEY,
No. 18-w3t. Clerk Circuit Court.
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Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher's Advice to
HouseEoepers.

FROM the Christian Union, May II, 1871.
There are large number of most
excellent cooking stoves in the mar
ket; but we have no hesitation in say.
ing that the Peerless" manufactured
by "Pratt and Wentworth" of Bos.
ton, is, without exception, the most
complete, and in all respects the
most satisfactory of any we have ever
tried. 1t is more economical, doing
largest amount of work with the
least fuel OF all We have seen. An
equal temperature in all parts of the
oven can be secured, baking as well
on rack or top shelf as on the bottom,
and pies, bread, cake or meat require
no turning or changing, being as well
done in the back part Of the oven rs
in front or center. And this we have
never been able to do in any other
stove. There are many other pecu-
liarities connected with the "Peer-
less" which we regard as great i'm
proyements, but have not space to
enumerate. w.eow-2t.
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STATE OF IOWA,l
Wapello County,

2l WRpel1O County, t3sfs Fesf
To all whom IL may concern:
You arehere0y n titled that In vacation OF
the 18th day OF July, 1871. there was opened
by the Clerk of said Court ., d publicly read
an inst ument of writing. purportine 70 be
iner, late of said county, deceased, and you
are further notified that the second day Ofthe
next term of said court, commencing on the
ID day Of October, 1871, has been act g the day
for nnal hearing and proof Of said VIII. -
which time all persons Interested may AP:
pear and show cause why the same should
not be admitted to probate.
July 18th Is7l.nI5w3t
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Choice grapes are selling in st.
Louis at cents per pound,
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ESTABLISHED.

ESTABLISHED.
Mooreville, Tama county.
Midland, Hardin county.
Mt. Carmel, Carol county.
Rock Rapids, Lyon county.
Wesley Station, Kossuth county.
Willow Gre, K, Clay county.
DISCONTINUED.
Pike, Muscatine county, mail to
Lacy.
Rest, Iowa county, mail to Wind
ham.
NAME CHANGED.
Simpson, Adams county, to Brooks.
Yough, Boon county, TO Ogden.
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Hstray Nstiee.

Taken up by Nancy Silvers Of Competine
Township, Wapelio county, Iowa, on tho 26th
day OF June, 1871, an estray nlly, described ~
follows:
Light bay color, with small white star in
the forehead, supposed TO he two years old
last spring.
Dated July 21st 1871.
nl8 w.t. Clerk Dist. Court Wapello Co., Town.
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The Postmaster General has estsb.
lished, discontinued, and changed
the name of the following Offices in
Iowa, during the month of July;
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tSale TO commence at 10 O'Clock, A. Nj the
70 loving property, to-wit; My entire stock
Of Horses, Cattle Hogs Farming Utensils
Kitchen and household Furniture, and mn
crop OF Corn In the field
On all sums over Five pollars twelve
curity. VI. McCaEROIis
August l0-nl7w3t.
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Hardin county has illicit whiskey
stills.
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Same time with Senator Wright.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

Same time with Col. Carpenter.
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viii sell at Public Vendue, at M residence
i in Kirkville, Wapello County. Iowa. on
sATuRDAY. Ausnsr ox.. ,o,,
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~ 000a year TO men ana women. Circulars
XysUyv ana samples free. J. NJ. CASE, Lam
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| MILLION DOLLARS.

Shrewd but quiet men can make a fortune
py revealing the secret of the business TO no
one. Address ABEL JONES,
6sS Broadway, New York,
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IL lalriy begun. When and where
they shall thus shine, il will not be
pleasant for me to stay.
Mr.. Editor, belive our country
men are indebted TO you for having
discovered (perhaps / should say in
v nted) me as possible (though
most improbable) candidate for the
Presidency. Allow me, then, to
thank you for your carly and frank
demonstration that can in no con-
tlngency be counted on or hoped for
AS q Woman Suffrage candidate. As
you forcibIy and justly say, there is
not even a remote possibility of my
ultimately adapting myself to this
end. My difference with yourcrowd
is too vital, too radical, TO permit the
most sangline dreamer to hope for
my conversion. 1 am growing old !;
my opinions are tolerably firm and
tho Advanced Female of the Laura
Fair type, who kills the paramour Of
whom she claims to be the rightful
affinity, and gives tho lie in open
court to the wife sne has doubly
widowed, is my pet aversion.
But why should any man be The
for President OF the Wo-
man Sufiragisls? Logically and con-
sIstently, l feel that their candidate
should be woman. She ought,
to be ono thoroughly
emancipated from the"absurdity and
oily" the ''narrowness,' and the
conservatism" which ! am
low too old to outgrow. Could you
lot lind one who illustrates in her
'wn person and history what you SO
elioltously term nthe linei nj thought
II an enlightened age 2" Let her be
me who has two husbands after a
ort, and lives in the same house with |
hem both, sharing the couch Of one,
ut bearing the name of the other,
TO Indicate her importantly perhaps
nj cause and candidate will be so
thy mated that there will be no oc
aston, even under the most liberal
rogre ssive, enlightened regime, 10!
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St. Louis Law School,
Agents. Read This!

WE WILL PAY Agents salary of $50 per
w week and expenses; or allow a large com.
mission TO sell our new and wonderful inv en-
tions: Address NJ. WAGNER 4 CO., Marshall.
Michigan. ''