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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
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Taxing Railroads,

An application was recently made
before Judge Dillon, United States
Circuit Judge, by the Pacific railroad
company for an INJUNCTION to res
traia the collection of $50 000--taxes
levied 90 the property OF said road
for state. county school and city pur-
poses. Judge Dillon held that the
claims set up by the railroad compa
ny that by its charter of incorpora.
ton 1t was not the intention of the
legislature OF Iowa to grant the com.
pany a perpetual exemption from
taxation, but that the grant was one
OF favor only, repealed at the pleas
ure of the legislature, and to
extend to only state tax property
and not to county, school and city
taxation, and then refused to grant
the Injunction asked for to prevent
the collection of tax levied on the
property of the railroad for county.
city and school purposes. This il an
important decision to counties and cit.
les in which railroad property is locat-
cd, as it will add very largely to the
taxable property of q la1 &c number
OF counties through which railroads
run, which property has not hither-
to been taxed like other property for
county, school and city purposes
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

THE CHICAGO SUFFERERS.
AN Appeal by the Governor.
To the People Of Iosca -

TO the People Of Iosca:.- -
An appalling calamity has befal;en
our sister State. Her Metropolis
the great city of Chicago--is in ru-
ms. Over 100000 people are with.
out shelter or food, except as supplied
ny others. A helping hand lot us
now promptly give. Let the liber-
ality Of our people, so lavishly dis.
played during the long period OF
National pcril, come again to the
front, to lend succor in this hour OF
distress. | would urge the appoint
ment ut once of relief committees in
every city, town and township, and
respectfully ask the local authori-
ties to call meetings of tho citizens
to devise ways AID means to render
efficient aid, l would also ask the
pastors of the various churches
throughout the State, to take up col.
lections on Sunday morning next, or
at such other time as they NAV
deem proper, for the relief of the
sufferers. Let us not be satisfied
with any spasmodic effort. There
will be need of relief of substan-
tial character. The magnificent
public charities of that great city,
now paralyzed, can do little TO this
end. Those who live in homes OF
comfort and plenty must furnish
this help, or misery and suffering
will DO this fate of many thousands
of our neighbors.
SAMUEL MERRILL, Gov.
Des Moines, Oct. 10, 1871.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
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The Warning has been Needed.

since the exposure OF the attempts made
by certain INSCRIPTIONS local dealers. b,
palm Oft their coarse as,ringents, made
from cheap and impure materials. IN
the place OF the reat natioeal tonic
aosteiter's stomah Bltters. public opinion
has set strongly against these emnir;c,
ana their prepar cations. Their ooeunatiun
~ gone, or soon will be When he i,s,ht
- let into deception Il soon willis IA IN
Persons who iritie with their own heath
~ usipg unknown preparations. with nd
Guarantee 10 sustain them, when an estab.
iished specific, pr ven by twenty wears
experience 10 BIZ exactly what 1t Is cI,i,n.d
To he, IL within their reach are sur. Il, 70
peht their temeritY. May have do, o so
IN this instance. but IL H. hoped lbs, rho
ruin plainly spoken has arrested a.,
epii IN me meantime the demand 10.
tna leading prptectivs an lestorativ,.
mediclne of America wss never so pr-n,
as II has been is season Ero tha ia
yer ana no districts or tho west snufh
ives and oath is literally pyeryvhpln
ing, anu 1t may no said tha adv "a.
rom All parts of the countr Of inc mrs
II i etecting in dyspepsia. billions cam
Anus. anu chronic cGnsiipate n. IN ~
''thei" name IL legion. Every II here ,he
SICK ana feeble seem 10 nave realize.l Ira
importance Of tholdiug last that winch
/ go d." aud of avoiding what il nnri
Gus AN i dangerous.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12


The surface of the earth seems to
be somewhat insecure At tho present
time To use a slang expression il
IS getting to be decidedly shaky.
Tho New Orleans papers have re-
Gently given accounts of the subsi.
dence of portion of land in that
city to the depth of about seven feet
This spot Of land, which was in the
t'.ickly settled part of the city. was
seven hundred and fifty feet long BY
hundred and twonty feet wide
Another remarkable depression has
occurred on the line Of railroad
leading to the same city. Less than
q year ago three acres of heavily
timbered land In Southern New York
sank to such distance that the tops
OF the tallest trees were not visible.
A few months ago the bed OF the
Monticello and Port Jeryis railway
Ill the same state, sank TO the depth
OF ten feet, for considerable dis
lance. Quito recently we reported a
similar subsidence on and near rail
way IN New Jersey. A later report
comes from Florida to the effec, that
a portion OF the orange region had
suddenly sank, leaving lake where
had been trees covered with fruit and
verdnre. These results have not
been occasioned by earthquakes or
volcanic agencies. They are pre-
suned TO have occurred from the
d'sintegration OF the rock foundation
on whi.h this soil rested. Possibly
the action OF snbterraneous streams
may lave had something to do in
carrying away portions OF rock that
hao become softened by the working
OF the elements. Q
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

We print to-day all the dispatches
we are able to get of the Chicago
fire.
1t is sufficient 10 say that every.
thing we hear makes the matter still
worse. From two-thirds TO three
iiiths OF the city is in ruins. About
midnight last night the FIRE was
got under way, and ut this writing
1T is understood to be pretty well
suppressed.
Every battery in tie city is de.
stfoyed, rendering it impossible to
secure dispatches.
Iusrds sre stationed st the differ.
emit railroads to prevent the people
from crowding into tho city.
The reports have not exaggerated
the loss.
every bank, newspaper Office, tel
esfaphic Office, opera house, theatre
hotel, DO, is in ruins.
In fact no other oonhagration in
history was ever so disastrous in The
loss of life and property.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
BUTTER WITHOUT Cunnnr,

BUTTER WITHOUT CHuRg1Ea,-A
| California paper has the following.
Richard Hoskins, of Dutch Flat,
says he has the best churnIpr nra.
cess yet Invented. He read some
time since, our items about getting
butter by burying the cream few
feet under ground for a short lime
IN trying an experiment, be lowered
the cream down u 90 foot well and
Kept it there four hours. IL was
taken up and put in churn, and his
Wife on trying it could not move the
dtsher so he came to the conclusion
thas the butter had come withent
ehurnlng. On examination sucb
proved TO be the case. He.says JTaT
since then he has continued the pro.
cess and now gets the butter withent
the troable of neutrality-suspicious..
however, scalding the cream and
getting elotted cream. This il an
experiment SO inexpensive and easily
made that all tbose interested will
do well to try it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

a leading paper decides that the
plural OF tltmouse is titmonses. and
not titmice. "On the same principle u
says another paper, the plural Of
tallor's goose is gooses, as indaed we
hold that it is" This reminds us OF
an anecdote with regard to a mer-
chant who wanted two of those
tallor's irons several years ago, and
ordered them of Messrs. Dunn &
Spencer, hardware merchants. he
hrstwrote this order: .Please send
me two taiIor's gooses." Thinking
that this was bad grammar, he des
troyod it, and wrote AS follows
Please send me two tailor's geese, },
Upon reflection, he DESTROYED this
one also for fear he should receive
I'VE geese. He thought over the
Alatter till he was very much worried
ana at last, In q moment of despera.
tion, be seized his pen and wrote the
following, which was duly posted ::
send me one tallor's goose !;
and, hang it, send me another"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
Sweet Sixteen If you with q. hok

sweet Sixteen IF you wish t,. hok
young, AS Wei a beautiful, use Hagan,s
Magnolia Balna upon your face, neck and
hanas' ant' Lyons Celebrated R4thriron
ufon y1nr hair. The BALM makes your
compiexions natural, trans parent 4
lively. II removes Frsekies, Pi,np,es.
Moth-patcbes. DC, and instead of rec,
rustic lace, you have the marble purity OF
city bslie. Il gives to middle aye the
bloom OF youth. Add TO this luxuriant
head OF hair. produced by Lycn's Ka-
thairon, and a lady has done her happiast
thing in the way of adorhme.t. IL is the
best dressing in the world, and prevents
the hair fr"m falling out and turning
gray Sold b aiI druggists. oetfwln
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The ancient quarrel between the
Armeniaps aud Latins at Jerusalem
has been revived since the promulga.
ton OF the dogma Of infallibillity.
The Armenians holding the church
OF st. James refused to admit into
it's sacred aisles the professors of tn is
doctrine. This quarrel has involved
another ore between the Pacha aud
French consul at Jerusalem.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

he fence is costly fixture. Iii.
hois is said to have ten times as much
renee as Germany, aud Duchess
county, N Y more than all France.
narrow path divides farms in
sFance, Germany and Holland. II
south Carolina rhe ina proved land u
estimated To DO worth $4,000 600
tho fence having cost VIC, 900 coo.
The animal repair is II tenth of this
\ recent Calculation places the ooet
ri fences in the United States a,
$1,000 600 900. Nicholas Biddle,
thirty years ago, said the Pennsyl-
wanna fences had cost SlG0. 900 900.
In OHIO they arc pnt at Sis, 900 900.
and IN New Rork at Sl44. 900, 900.
SoEo day fences will probably dis
appear, and boundaries viii be mark
ca with thu tfuit and shade trees, or
neat hedge rows.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
oosusso 10 oRlnr.

One. john: a. Keyser, a plumber.
gastittor and furnace maker Of Nav
York, it will be recollec,ed, was one
OF the principal tools of the Quadrj
lateral which has been robbiuc tn.
city.
The Committee of Seventy h.,
been after him and he appeared in
person on Tuesday last, and testified
IN his own behalf that he had never
received the sums OF money alleged
to have been paid him by the city
TOR work done on the new Court
House. Mr.. Keyser could not 90
count tor the discrepancy between
the real payments to himself and the
amounts which appear on the vouch
ers and the books Of the Comptroller.
he had not given false vouchers. nor
had be made false afidavits, but he
had assigned his claims in order
70 secure prompt payment for his
services and material. He believed
that the several amounts had been
raised after the papers had left his
hsnos, and that the difference had
heen appropriated by the officials to
whom tho assignments had been
made. He had been well paid for
the work done, but his charges had
never been exorbitant. Mr.. Koyser's
appearance and testimony wore en-
TREY voluntary, and created pro.
found sensation. He has been driven
nearly crazy by the charges Of dis.
honesty and corruption in which he
has been implicated, and he seized
the opportunity to relieve his charac.
ter OF unmerited reproacb.
Finally he gave lien to Mr.. Jack
son "A. Schultz, of the Committee on
100000 worth OF real estate. 10
secure the people for portion a,
least Of the money which has been
plundered from them.
Thus, day by day, the most gican- |
t G robbery in history is being un. |
earthed, and the democratic robbers
are coming to grief.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
OHIO.


CINCINNATI, Oct. 10.
Five precincts of Hamilton county
give Noyes, Republican, for Governor,
331 majority; Republican gain ISL.
Ripley, 223 majority for Noyes.
Sandusky gives Noyes 50 majority ;
gain 252. Champaign county gives
Noys 100 majority. In Cleveland
four wards give Noys l26 majority,
The whole Legislative ticket is cleo.
ted. Scattering returns from differ
ent parts of the State Indicate the
election of Noyes by $4,000 majority,
and the Republicans claim tho Legis
lature.
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ssI..lIIsII.ylIIIsIl

ny an eminent Physician and Professor In
ono OF our large Medical Colleges ID deals
learifssly but chasteiy with evils from which
sprIng physical aud moral degradation. and
domestic In elicity. 1t is being review ed
praised or criticised, by all the leading reiiu-
~ anu secular papers and magazin es In tic
!, q. -; ana The verdict of the BEsr aud most
9l,sc,rl1ninatinE Is, that IL Is q RIsMaRKA-
PIE BOO *: that 1t is TIMELY: that II Is
NhE ,lI that IL will MAKE IRIS MARK:
~ ~ or VITAL IMPORTA NOE 10 every
man and woman lin the land and Il. baytrn =
wonderful sale. Agents viii find this a rare
opportunity To make money Circulars giy-
.hg iuii particulars, with numerous notices of
ADDRESS J. $. GOODMAN Il co. Publishers,
custom House Place, Chicago, Ill,
cay where you saw this advertisement.
nliWl3t.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

A New York correspondent tells
OF a widespread organization Of ox.
confederate officers, soldiers and poll
tieians, including also many persons
who served in the Federal army,
whose purpose is to bring about the
annexation of Mexico; peaceably if
they can, forcibly if they must. The
correspondent, in his list OF schemers,
includes such persons as Gen. Joseph
Il, Johnston, John A. Logan, Rose
Grams and Juarez. The annexation
of the turbulent Republic is to be |
secured within five years.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
NEW YORK.
Nav YonK Or,

NEW YORK, UcE. 10.
Jay Gould, president Of the Erie
railroad had addressed g communi-
cation to Mayor Hall, stating that
he has received telegram from the
Mayor of Chicago concerning the
fire, and that the Erie railway will
receive and forward free on fast
trains through to Chicago, all con-
tribntions which tn, citizens of New
York may furnish TO aid the suffer
crs Great crowds are assembled ~
bulletin boards and in ether puolic
places, eagerly seeking additional
news of the conflagratlon.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

BosToN, Oct. 10.
The meeting today was crowded.
Addresses were made by Sumner,
Wilson and others. The Treasurer
Of the meeting was authorized to
telegraph to the Mayor of Chicago to
draw for 100000 at once. The
work of subscription is going on.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

Catacazy, saysa Washington dis
patch, was recently informed by
secretary Fish, that if, when the visit
OF the Grand Duke is concluded. he
shaii not be recalled, his passport
VIII be sent to him, end that the
President will not receive him unless
accompanied by the Grand Duke.
aud further, that the President viii
a. no time, hold conversation with
him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

DUBUQUE County,

Special to State Register,
DuBUouE, Oct. II.
Very quiet election. Usual vote
in Dubuque. Democratic majority
reduced one hundred, il not two.
The Republican Legislative ticket
elected. Close vote on County Treas
urer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

They have some enterprising pub
fishers up at Berlin, Wis. Ono day
it was discovered that Shoe black
had the itch, and IN less than twenty
minutes every citizen was duly
warned by an extra, gratuitously
distributed.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
INSURANCE..

Ar. G. G. Bake, an unoommonly
well-intormed insurance man, furnish.
os us with the following information,
to-wit:
cross Assets OF Fire Insurance com.
~; ioeAsed In New. York, Jan.
capital Of eli other io;n. $50
business in New York so,
United ....................'. a s74 nm
sl5l, 7p3 800
Taking this statement to be an
proSinlately correct, 1t will be seen
that the fire in Chicago, up to our
latest dispatches, he's destroyed more
than three times as much az all the
Insurance capital in the United
States
II The reports are not grossly ex-
aggerated, We take it that no man in
ottumwa, tonight, has an insurance
policy which is worth as much as the
white paper on which it is written.
except it be in some Iowa or Euro
pesn company, not greatly affected
by the great Chicago calamity.
Under these appalling circumstan
acs, 1t becomes the duty of our city
authorities to meet at once to an.
point extra fire wardens, to put in |
additional reservoirs, and otherwise
o provide against a fire in this city.
which, If it should now occur, would |
and as practically uninsured.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

TIE OTTUMWA COURIER
a 4 + u H4 w1aSSs.. EDITOR.
RooRaAoKa.

Some OF the rsnsankerous copper
heads of this city, were ranting
around last night charging that
Judge Jsffriss. QUO of our Oldest cit.
zeus had not been allowed to vote ::
that his name was not on the regis.
try, &c. s's @a ~" -
Now the truth in the matter is that
Judges Williams and Hendershott
had paired off TO attend court, and
that Judge Hondershott presented
himself at the polls yesterday, sta
ting that his father-in-law Judge
Jetfries), was old and feeble, and
that he could not very we'll come
Out, and that he (Hendershot,l had
paired with Judge Williams, who
was away, but that if the board
would allow him to vote in place Of
Jeftrles, it would save the old gentle.
man the trouble of coming down
town, and that this act would not be
violating faith with Judge Villa me-
This the Republican Board done
and could anything have been more
magnanioous?
Moreover, Judge Jeffries name
was on tho Registry. 1t was, also,
lndustriously reported that the name
OF John Porter Esq, was not regis
tered, which was equally false, as the
registry will show.
These are fair sample of the roor-
backs, on which an inflamatory ex
ira was issued at noon Yesterday /,
aud for which various and sundry
little democrats tore their little
small undergarments in u furious
manner.
so far rs We have been able to
learn all persons omitted from the
registry have themselves alone to
blame, and the omission tell with
about equal weight on both parties
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A correspondent ofthe Willamette

A correspondence the Willamette
(Oregon) Farmer feeds his stock q
tablespoonful of sulphur to each
animal, with their salt. once in two
weeks. When he has done SO, vermin
has not troubled them, and his cows
have not been affected with garget,
nor his sheep with grub in the head.
he has practiced this twenty years.
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A Long Branch rriuca...

A lady in a letter from Long
Branch to the Philadelphia Press,
draws this unpleasant picture of the
fashionable married women there !:
"a married woman of the fashiona-
bic kind at Long Branch has arrived
at that point where there is nothing
moe than can be expected or de-
slref. She has suite of rooms set
apart for her exclusive use. She has
servants who have neither eyes nor
eais. She has a carriage lined with
satin as luxurious as elder down.
which comes and goes at the wave of
her Jeweled hand. She has a pro.
fesionai bather to take her into the
brny hu'd, who knows how to man
ago SO that the Atlantic shall not Wis.
lther Cheek too roughly. She has
Hnaiiy a very young man attached
ID her Invisible reins, after the dram
atlc manner of aunt Trotwood I'd
hr Dick. The innocent creature
ills the measure OF her vanity when
nothing better has been gathered for
the slaughter. The most desperate
are seething and bubbling
while the husband ia growing bald
with thinking in Wall Street. II
this woman is cursed with any pro-
geny, she he's nurse or governess
for every chlld, while French maid
Salts at her elbow to adjust her
false hair, 10 powder, pencil and
paint. to unlock, unlace or unite.
Why, Queen Elizabeth was denied
moro than half the luxuries this
American princess enjoys. What re-
turn to the world does this woman
make for all she takes out of it? Her
mental organization is as false US her
physical and yet New York sends
scores OF such women to all the fash
ionable resorts in the country. Can
women be, said to be enslaved when
We have such pictures before our eyes.
1t such are in bondage, it is only the
God who created them can unseal
their eyes, notwithstanding Mrs. Ca
dy Stanton and Pnrson Reecher
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Whipping posts arc being re-estah
lished in various parts OF Virginia,
aud many of the prisoners are said
to prefer whipping to Imprisonment.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

Mrs. FL. NJ. Walton, CORES 3ondent
of the Brooklyn Eagle, is doing
Denver and Colorado. She is a verS
energetic and wide awake newspaper
man.
An illustration Of the value of
"skilled labor may be found in the
fact that d glass of whiskey, price Is
cents, is manufactured from only
about seventy grains Of corn.
A man in Georgia recently received
letter inclosing thirty cont, in
fractional currency, accompanied
with the words, II stole feed of
corn from you during the war"
Rentz, the famous circus rider OF
Brussels, has.cknowlcdged that the
Queen Of Belgium is better horse
Trainer than. himself. Sin. i,as de.
voted her whole mind To the subject
A negress, speaking of one of her
children who was lighter colored
than the rest, said: II nebber could
bear dat brat, cause he shows dir,
SO easy.
Nevada claims that she produces
Sl73 in gold and silver, annually,
tor every man, woman aud child in
the State.
"A tombstone in q cemetery at
Duxbnry, Mass, is Inscribed: "ChiseI
cannot help her any"
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Essrayed or Stolen.

FROM NE Fair .irounds a year old soryeI
mhre, IA hands high; hair rubbed OF The ne,'k
MneIe clblf iaSs on +; a fresh kick ON fha
point OF lett nip; scar shape If haIT ,nnnp. !
knee. Nr' "0io" the
Any person finding his Marc ni,,,ea ,,,,,,
er her To J." G. Traal, TWO miles cas-, on .,s,nn,
wa. They will be lioeIally rewarded,
ot,, -, LEVI c. fRAUL.