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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02

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Made OF Poor Rum, Whiskcy, Proof Spirits
and Refuse Liquors doctored, spiccd and sweet.
ened to please the taste, called "Tonics "Appetz.
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drunkenness and ruin. but are true Medicine made
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from all Alcoholic Stimulnnts They are the
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are moi destroyed by mineral poison or other MEANS
ad the vita' organs wasted beyond the point of re
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bit.ors, Ren:.t;cnt and Int ermittcnt Feyers.
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Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION. Head
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Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach
Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks Palpitation
81 the Heart Inflammation of the Lungs Pain In tho
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curative effect ~ i"oieo OF their
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niia she hesith OF The system will follow "1 pufc
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS ,urr,nu ), -.
ed and pemou napy thousands are eectuay DESTROY
ane circnlar around each bottle printed IN nmc lily
su"ses-Enshsi, German, French and Spanish, 'an-
j. WALKER. Proprietor. R.H. MCDONALD co
druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco. Cal. ma
81 ard " Commerce Street. New Yort
eFsoLp BY ALL DRUGGISTS and nEAIrpa
For said by
TAYLOR, BLAKE q co.
March is, l7 -dwly.
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imagine.

JOB WoRK.-We have a large
stock of Card Board, Letter and
Note Heads, Statements, Bill Heads,
Tags and Tag Board, Flat Cap, Folio
Post, Flat Letter, Envelopes, We'd
ding Cards and Envelopes to match,
in fact full supply of all material to
do any and every kind Of Job Work.
We are not of the opinion that blow.
ing accomplishes much, and we ask
those who want work done to call
and see specimens, and then judge
what we can do. Our Job Work is
not "glossed" over, nor don't rub of
before you have time to read it. We
are constantly crowded with Job
Work, and parties wanting work
should order in advance of their i'm
mediate wants.
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The officers and directors elected
by the Agricultural Society to-day
are in every particular good ones
We hope that they will 60 to work
every ono Of them, and try to have
a better Fair next year than they
had this. A great deal depends OH
the President, Vice President and
Secretary, and if the present
board OF officers do rs well
as the retiring board, which
we may certainly vouch that they
will, We may set the Fair down as a
success next year.
Much credit is due Messrs. Cream
er aud Briscoe for their efforts in be.
half Of tho Society during the past
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Report Of the Committee Of Citizens.

| New YORK, Oct. q.
The committee of citizens appoint
ed by the Board of Supervisors, who
have been engaged many weeks in
the examination of the frauds of the
city accounts, to-day submitted their
report us to labor, summary OF fig
ures and facts. This report is the
| first authentic information on the
subject that has been furnished. The
amount charged to the cost of the
new Court House is still unfinished.
The county court offices their repairs
and furniture is in all $13, 416, 1920.
The whole cost of the completed
buildings could not fail to exceed 3d.
100000. The immense sum charged
made up s,734, 70319, directly char
ged to the court house building, it's
furniture, $3.50, 329.l0, the court Off
ces nearly all of which are in the
same building, repairs, furniture, and
the following items, including S641,.
900.49 paid for S1S,S7690 worth of
carpetiDg; $1,000, 1890 paid tor
S308, 55l so worth of furniture; S914,-
330.s5 paid for S737.52 worth of
plumbing; 81 ,937 ,545 "a paid for ST..
000.50 worth of plastering. The
sum OF 81, 16S, 212.23 was also charged
! for advertising, printing, blank books,
DC, since the first OF January, 1869.
The whole account shows that S24,-
250 900 were paid as expenditures for
what was really worth S14,750,000,
giving loss to the city of $780,
600, this is the amount stolen and
divided among u ring Of thieves since
January, 1869. This report conclu-
ded the business Of the Committee.
The Committee assert that within
two years and eight months one-half
OF the revenues of the city and coun-
ty have been distracted, much more
than the entire city and county levy.
1:30 Z. M.-Sheriff Brennan has
just received from the Albany Depu
ty sheriff, warrant for Tweed's ar
rest. The arrest will take place
within half an hour. Tweed is pre-
pared to furnish bail to any amount.
LATER.-The sheriff has served the
order Of arrest upon Tweed. The
order authorizes tho sheriff to accept
bail of one million dollars. Jay
Gould and Comm odore Garrison are
Tweed's sureties.
| II p M.--The arrest Of Tweed is
talked about all over the city. The
reformers begin to think their work
has been practically commenced to
secure a change in the city govern
ment and give to justice its Dues
Tweed political organizations, which
ere very numerous, feel disappointed
at to-day's action. Tweed's bail is
two millions, which was promptly
furnished. Tho bondsmen were
carefully examined by the sheriff.
They are Jay Gould, President ofthe
Erie Railroad, who qualified one
million; Benz. Fairchild, Tammany
auctioneer, Torrance Farley and
Bernard Kelley, Tammany politici-
ans, each three hundred thousand;
Hugh Hastings, Of the Commercial
I Advertiser, one hundred thousand.
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nEAnI READI

THE undersigned Ia prepared 10 paint
Portraits In Oil Colors, In me iates, styles
Life size. or any size deeirable, at low fig
ures. Persons having email pictures Of
deceased friends Wishing to have them
embraced and ooiored life NE, give me:s
call and not entertain the absurd notion
that nothing can be done right unless it
ID done in the East. Give me chance
and 1 eun 90 ii well and much cheaper.
Card Photographs, Arnbrotypes and
Gems taken on short notice.
Main st. Ottumwa Iowa.
d3mwlv. II. NUNAMAKER
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Got. 10th, in the M. E. Church in
Kirkville by Rev. J. G. Barton. Mr..
g. w. EDMUNDS to Miss ELMO
RA CHAPMAN.
Oct. 26, by the same, Mr.. LEM
UEL JONES to Miss MOLLIE
McLAIN, at the house of the brides
father.
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Oct 26.dw1t. OttumMa Iowa.

"Proyression" is respectfully IN
formed that the editors cannot I'M
take to re-write or even correct man
uscript, therefore we shall have K
decline the publication Of his article
on the suffrage question,
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Were IT not for the slaughter i,

Were it not for the slaughter Incl
dent to it, the last Mexican insurrec-
ton would be positively funny in
some Of its details. Four generals,
holding commission from the Gov.
eminent, released eight hundred
criminals from prison, and with
these and four hundred troops for an
army, undertook to secure possession
Of the capital city. After fortifying
themselves in the citadel, the four
generals quietly withdrew, abandon.
ing at once their cause and their fol.
lowers before testing their strength
with conflict with the national
forces. Without leaders the insur
gents were easily overpowered, and
two or three hundred of them sum
marily shot. What the generals
meant by organizing the revolt ane
then abandoning it in its most hope
full hour it is utterly impossible Il
imagine.
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Grimes has opened out q temporary
depot for the sale of his wagons, a,
the corner of Court and Second street
If you want wagon go and buy il
of Grimes and give him lift, ant
help him out of his misfortune.
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We are glad to welcome again to
our sanctum the Chicago Daily Re
publican. 1t is shorn of it's usual
size, but not of its original spirit, and
and in a very short time will assume
it's original proportions. Success TO
them.
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Wolf, Carpenter & Co. bought, TO
day, at Sheriff Sale. the road-bed
depot grounds, and franchises gener
ally, OF the st. Louis and Cedar Rap
ids Railroad, from Ottumwa to Sig
Quincy, for $4,000.
This, in no way, interieres will
the conpletion of the road, bu
merely secures to these gentlemen
the amount due them from the ole
organization, under which a good
portion of the work was done.
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Mr.. Ballingall informs us that the
fire committee have bought 500 feet
OF best leather hose, Of firm in Buf.
talo, N. Y, to be sent forward imme.
diately, by express, and that the ex.
press companies have agreed to for
ward them free Of expense. The
hose now purchased are superior to
rubber hose, and are purchased ioI
rs per cent. less money.
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The Relief Committee held a meet
ing at the Mayors Office last evening
and when we left, about o'clock,
there were half the members pres,
ent..and three or four citizens. Did
not learn what action was taken.
Hope the interest will not die out,
but that the Committee will call a
general meeting at some one Of the
churches and see if we cannot do
something more. Mr. Blake report
ed something over $1,000 in cash
collected tor the sufferers.
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nsNTsEaInE 10. Cleaning, Beautifying
BLF W VI and Preserving the Teeth.
Persons who have used Farnham's French
dootn ipzengss are delighted. Enclose
oonsin, for sample box. Something new
and novel. [n1l,wly
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OTTUMwA, IA, Oct. 2S.
Meeting held pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The President and Treasurer be-
ing absent, Henry Garfield, was, up
on motion, called to the chair.
The President, Maj. s. X. Cream
or, having appeared, took his seat.
On motion the meeting proceeded
to the election of officers
Moved that we now proceed to bal
lot for President.
Thomas Foster, S. X. Dreamer,
BENZ. Randel and Benz. Ladd were
put in nomination. MIR. Dreamer
withdrew his name. Vote was taken
and resulted in the election of Benz.
RandeI, of Center Up, as President.
Henry Reinhard, Of Green, was
elected Vice President l.. F. New
ell, of Agency, Treasurer, and Geo.
G. johnson, of Ottumwa, Secretary,
The following gentlemen were
elected Board of
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DIRECTORS:

1. BENZ. Ladd, Center Up.
2. VIM. Foster Washington, TIP.
3. Henry Garfield, Polk TIP.
A. VIM. Pedrick, Keokuk +"
5. J. w. Laforce, Agency !"
=. John Yeagor, Pleasant Up.
Z. Jacob Houck, Richland TIP.
s. James Randel, Dahlonega Up
8. Geo. Crane, Green TIP.
10. Sol. McReynolds, COMPETING.
IL. s. B. Baker, Highland TIP.
IL. James G. McGinitie, Columb ia
IL. George +. Myers, Cass.
IA. Archy Dorothy, Adams.
Meeting adjourned.
]. q. BRIsCoE, Sec'y.
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One of the greatest improvements
made in this city this year is the one
now being made on East Court st
under the supervision of our indeiat
igable Street Commissioner, Riordan.
The great unsightly gulch which has
been seen by everybody looking up
Court Street, is nearly filled up and
'ood passable street has taken its
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twelve months--no risk. Ample and
satisfactory security will be gwen
None need apply who cannot raise
the cash. Call upon or address,
LA Force II MORSE,
Oct 26.dw1 1t. OttumMa Iowa.
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cusing each other Of not subscribing
to the Chicago relief fund.
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-07-07

In Washington county, Kansas, a
few nights ago, Johnson Hammond
was aroused from his sleep by his
wife, who informed him that there
were wolves about. Hammond rose,
took his gun down from the joists
above his head, and excitedly ran
out, carrying the gun in his left
hand, butt toward the door. He
ran about half mile when he saw a
wolf, and raising his gun to take aim
at it found it had been discharged
Returning to the house, he entered,
and there stood four of his children
crying, the eldest of whom said,
"Papa, papa, mammals dead.D He,
almost frantic, rushed to the bedside
and found his wife a corpse, her
right breast pierced with a bullet
His infant, who had been sleeping
beside the mother when he left the
house, was caressing her dead body.
1t is supposed that when Hammond
rushed out of the door the lock or
trigger of the gun caught on the
| iamb and was discharged, the con-
tents lodging in the breast OF the de-
ceased. Hammond swore he heard
no report of the discharge of the
gun. A coroner's jury acquitted
him of all blame.
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NO WAR ISSUES.

The New Orleans Times goes per-
haps, just a little farther in its thew
departure" than any other Demo-
cratic Journal in the South. In its
issue of Friday it lays down the fol-
lowing programme 70 1872:
| First-That all issues and divisions
growing out of the civil war ought
not only to be ignored and forgotten,
but that the words, titles and dis
tinctions of Confederate and Union,
war, and anti-war men should be
ruled out and avoided in all discuss
ions, speeches, resolutions and plat
forms.
Second-That the platform of the
party should be made broad enough
to unite and insure footing therein
Of all conservative citizens, without
regard to their previous opinions and
conduct in the past and settled issues
such as the war, secession, the
Union, abolition, and the reconstruc-
ton acts Of Congress.
Third--That the opposition of the
party in the future should be limited
to the abuses and corruptions ofRad-
icalism, its perpetuation of political
penalties and disabilities, its Con-
gressional KuKlux and Force bills,
its tendency to military aggrandize-
ment and power, in. extravaganza
and enormous abuse Of the patron
age of the government, its rapid
strides toward consolidation, the re-
voting partyism which makes the
whole government mere party ma
chine to maintain and enrich political
demagouges and favorites.
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DEAD HEADs.--An exchange
says: "It is an extraordinary fact
in this world that every man or wo-
man wants something done for moth
ing, goes straightway to the publish
err of newspaper. He is the
bridge over which merit or demerit
propose to pass over the stream of
trouble. He is the free horse that
every man proposes to ride into the
green pastures of prosperity and
ease"
Exactly the case. An editor is
expected to please everybody and
accept the suggestions of all, how
ever contradictory they may be-
"Do you see that mud hole p says
one. "Well, why don't you pitch
into the authorities about it?' "Why
my dear sir" we answer 1--WE don't
care to bother about such matters,
but you will will write an article
on the subject, and sign your name
to it, we will publish it with pleas
ure.n "Ah but then | am not an
editor" answers our good friend
And so it is with many. Others
shake their sage heads and say, go,
if l was only the editor of a newspa-
per, l would wake up things" No
doubt of that--no doubt of that in
the world but perhaps gentle sirs,
the awakening woald not be SO pleas
ant, either to you or the proprietors
of the journal. Discretion is the
better part of valOr," remember,
both in war and editing newspa-
per. An editor is the vehicle Of
popular, but not the exponent of each
individual sentiment.