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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
Est blished in 1048.
m Dally Courier, March 2.
Railroad M00finr.

Il q S6eAoS
Pursuant to public NOTICE q large
and enthusiastic Railroad moeting
was held at Tama City yesterday,
and on account of tho absence Of the
Ottumwa delegation to-wit: q. F.
Blake and J. NJ. Hedrick, the moet-
ing was postponed until last night ut
eight O'Clock. p
at that time the Ottumwa dole
gates arrived and found IN immonse
meeting Of prominent men assembled
from Montezuma, Malcomb, Tama
City 30.
After q general interchange Of
views, ii was resolved to organize q
Railroad Company to cooperate,
and probably to coalesce, with the
Ottumwa &St. Paul Rail Road Com
pany, to be called the "Ottumwa
Tama City \ Minnesota Railroad Co"
with two directors each from Wap-
clio, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Tama and
Blnukhswk Counties. A committee
of one from each county represented
Including G. r. Blake Of Wapollo was
appointed to draft articles of incor-
poration, TO report ut an adjourned
meeting this morning At Tama City
at ten o'clock.
The prominent public citizens
Ct the counties along the line of the
route were present, and they were
enthusiastic and unanimous in favor
Of organizing the company, votirp
the necessary aid and prosecuting
this great north and south Railroad
project to an early conclusion.
The country due north Of us is
magnificent and inexhaustlble in its
resources. The people
stand IN great mood Of our coal, tim
Der, stono TO-, while we are equally
to receive in exchange their
grain and other trade.
\ We have never meta community
ofpeople 80 anxious and determined
AZ the people Of that section are for .
connection with the great system Of
Iowa Railroads at Ottumwa.
Messrs q. F. Blake and James
HawIey ST., were named as the di-
rectors OF the proposed road from
the city Of Ottumwa. 9. +. Blake
Esq, remained over at Tama City
for the meeting this morning. After
his return this evening We shall have
further particulars Of this great and
indispensable project to Ottumwa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

TnE Hood in Cedar river, on Fri
day last caused the ice to gorge at
Cedar Rapids, and carried away six
spans of the fine new iron bridge,
and Browns Saw Mill. Loss on the
bridge $4,000, and on the mill
81. 900.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Among the curiosities Of the Gen.
sus is the reported case Of q lady
who died in Connecticut at the age
Of seventy.four, in childbirth.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Fourteen months ago there was
but one house on the site of Stuart
Guthrie county. Now the place has
one hundred and fifty buildings,
with population of Ave hundred
peOple.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Eliza W. Tuttle, Of Cheshire, is the
only girlin Connecticut who received
one ofthe prizes offered BY Orange
Judd for the "best specimen ofpatch.
ing by any girl not . tailoress, and
not over sixteen years Of aye"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

An Atlanta paper OF last week
says "a lady in this city. tied her
hubby's handsand feet, the other day,
just for fun, and went through his
pockets for a certain billet-doux, and
found it. His physician tells him
that his face won't be badly scared,
though he may remain perfectly
bald"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

An aeronaut declares that . wo-
mans voice can be- heard two miles
in the air, and mans only one.-
Which fact, Cady Stanton says, 10
another argument for female suf
fro,,o t tt
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
Counputine Interest.

The following simple rules for
computing interest ct six, eight, and
ton per cont, are commended to our
business men ~ simple and reliable.
People get along very well at the
computation Of interest at six per
cent, but the practice OF charging
eight and ten per cent, is becoming
20 general that it would be well for
our readers to acquaint themselves
with the rules for computing interest
at those rates. The six per cent,
rate is from the Chicago Evening
Journal, and the other two rules are
from the United States Almanac.
Of the six per cent. rule, the Journal
says: ut is 90 simple and so true
according to all business usages, that
every banker, broker, merchant, or
clerk should put itup for reference.
There being no such thing ~ . frac-
tion in it, there is scarcely any lia-
bility to error or mistake. BY no
other arithmetical process can the
desired information be obtained BY
80 few 6gures." We give the rules:
"Sir per cent.-Multiply any given
number Of dollars by the number OF
days Of interest desired, sepsrate
the right hand figure and DIVIDE by
six, the result is the true interest on
such sum for such number of days
at six per cent
Eight per cent.-Multiply any given
amount by tho number OF days upon
which it is desired to ascertain the ]
interest, and divide BY forty,iue, and
the result will be tho interest for the
time required at eight per cent.
Ten per cent.-Multiply the same
as above, and divide by Mirty-siE,
and the result will show the rate Of
interest at ten per cent."-Marietta
O. Register.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

A man is now on trial in Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, for numbering anoth-
or by hitting him in tho head with
a stone at n political meeting
eighteen years ago. Ho escaped
to California, but tho other day
returned, and was recognized.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

AT q variety wedding" in South
Weymouth the other day, one of
the presents consisted of . quarter
of beef gracefully entwined with
wreath Of sausages.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

On Saturday u band of armed Ku
Klux entered Frankfort, Kentucky,
where the Legislature is in session,
broke open the JAIL. "cleanod out"
the armed guard, and released q
murderer, and yot Kentucky is peace
able, orderly and law abiding
State!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

According to tho report OF the
Auditor General Of Missouri We learn
that the aggregate taxable wealth Of
tho State increased from S202 ,344,-
932, iu 1865, to s559, ,Os2, 2,5s9, in 1870,
or for the whole period one hundred
and fourteen per cent.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
The temporary railroad bridge
across the Missouri river at Council
Bluffs has been carried away by the

The Wheeling, West Va. Savings
Bank has failed, robbing the city Of
$4,000 and depositors Of as. much
more.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Mr.. Henry Bonecke, Of Chicago,
left . note for tho coroner explaining
that his suicide was IN act Of consld-
erateness for his wife, who was ain
great want Of another husband.n,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

In the carly settlement Of New
England, the Baptists were regarded
% dangerous heretics. The first
Baptists in Boston were carried there
by the sheriff. s@
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

We are in receipt Of the Linn Go.
(ka) Press, u seven column weekly
a spicy and quito rcadiblo sheet, and
which bears at its editorial head tho
firm name Of ]. IL. Rogers Il Co.,
editors. We understand from this
that onr Joe who used to bo in OF.
tumwa has become a newspaper quill
driver. Success to the Press, which
seems TO be u good republican paper
and to Joe Il Co., editors.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

The Pennsylvania Legislature
has made all women over twenty-one
years Of age eligible as school di.
roctOrs,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Not the least serious loss to the
French arising from the present war
is that Of tho timber which has been
80 ruthlessly wasted, and which will
take many long year TO restore.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

A Washington dispatch to tho
New York Times says an explosion
in Eric railway matters, such rs has
never yet occurred, may shortly be
looked tor. Intelligence has reached
tho officers of the government to tho
effect that extensive frauds upon the
government. as well as upon stock
holders, have been pcrpetrated by
the management, and it is expected
the facts will shortly be made public
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

NoRTH Missouri RAILRoAp.-The
secretary of this company gives the
following list of lines operated by
it on the first of January:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
NORTH MISSOURI RAILROAD.
Trains arrive and depart from Ottnmv
m fOll0vcn.,, q. g.s.ts5 . -

Ifnihs afrfve and depart rom OtumWa
~ follows u qsIynatsf stl go
GOING SOUTH. ~ Isss
q. Mail $50 am. daily Sundays excepted.)
Express 4:15 pm Daily q s 81
Freight $40 Q. m. /" Sunday a. So
S3f.siE alN s4sE ARRIVES. M sgss-, |
! Mail ll:25 p, m. daily except Sunday.
Express 3:f5 pm. Daily q yfe8sf 8ssi
{ Freight. $40 PM. ''atf,r - 90
Sleeping cars direct through to st. Louis
> arriving In time next informing 70 make
close connections with all trains Eaet.
West. NORTH aud South. -
J. CHAkETON, W.R ARTHUR
! isassea Ea9s: At Agt. Gen, Hupt.
q t,.J.O. PHILL1PPI Gen. Agt. Ottunwa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

With all the boasted superiority
of English railway management,
more people were killed there in the
last three months by railroad acci-
dents than were killed in the United
States from similar causes during the
whole of the year 1870.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Tho Wapollo Record has m on
couraging word from tho American
Central. 1t says: "Mr. John Bird
returned from New York and Phila.
delphia last Saturday. He brings q
very fattering report Of tho speedy
construction Of the American Con
trail Railway. Mr.. B. received prop
ositions from reliable parties, both il
New York and Philadelphia, to con
struct tho road, and those PROPOSE
tions, he says, will not material.
! burden the people"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

The code Of Iowa makes habitual
drunkenness q cause OF divorce, but
does not define what habitual drunk
enness is. Judge McGlathcry, of
tho 10th Dist, in q recent divorce
case from Cresco, gives the legal deh-
milton Of it, as follows:
81. The law makes babituAl drunk
enness one ofthe causes for q divorce.
What constitutes habitunl drunken
ness is a question oflaw. The i'm.
moderate use OF intoxicating liquors,
continued through q long space OF
tune, SO as TO cloud the intellect,
alien ate the affections and arouse, the
passions, constitutes habituai drunk
cnness."u ifa
"2. Habitual drunkenness does not
necessarily imply that person must
either become or remain physically
prostratcd by Intoxicating drinks
1t is sufficient to constitute that con-
dition, when the indulgence in the
uso of intoxicating liquors is TO that
extent that 1T habituaIly influences
the conduct. temper and affections Of
tho uorsOn,"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
More impeachment.

Tho impeachment Of the Governor
OF Nebraska looks probable. Ifthore
has been gross peculation as charged
in the report Of the investigating
committee lot the rod of correction
fall with singing severity upon the
guilty. If punishment should be
meted out without stint in any case,
it should certainly DO whom the
wrong door occupies high official
position. We would not however by
any remark wo have made prejudice
tho case ofthe Governor of Nebraska q
for ho may be innocent, but if guilty
it should be known and the punish
ment be in no way palliated because
he is Governor. A correspondent
OF the Plattsmouth Herald writes
from Lincoln under date of March
LIST as follows:
At 5 o'clock the members and otfi-
cars of the Senate appeared within
tho bar of the House, and both bodies
went into joint convention to hear
the report of tho Investigation Com
mittee Immediately on the assom-
bling of the convention the Cover
nor sent in n special message, setting
forth that tho Committee had been
doing q one sided business; that
they had not summoned witnesses
familiar with the transactions of
commissioners and asked that now
Committee be elected to take owl
dence on both sides.
Aftor the reading of the message,
Senator Thomassubmittedt the report
OF the Committed, together, with
about five hundred pages Qegal cap)
of written testimony.
The report set forth that money
had been extorted from contractors
on State buildings by tho Governor
and sx-Secretary Kennard; thatlands
aud lots had bcen disposed OF without
any regard to tho law regulating the
sale thereof; that tho school fund had
been loaned to different parties upon
insufficient security that Gov. But
ler hns appropriated to his own use
tho five por cent. fund collected al
Washington, the mortgage securing
the same could not be found. Many
other facts of . very damaging char
actor are embodied in the report.
After the adjournment of tho joint
convention, Mr.. Myers introduced |
resolution to tho effect that tho House
proceod to elect y committee of hv'
to prepare articles Of Impeachment
against Gov. Butler, and that tn
committee act as managers OF ths
trial also that u committee DO ap
pointed to inform the Senate tha
the House would arraign Gov. Butlc
before that body f trial.
The resolution was made specia
order for 10 a. m. to-day.
Tho indications arc that tho rcsc
luton will pass, and tho trial vii
begin Immediately.
. u e. .
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Tho now Bowler House, Of Ackley
was burned Monday night.
Ed. Williams, IN omnibus driver,
and u young man namod Johnson
are missing. and it is thought they
have pcrished in tho flames.
Loss 100000. Insured for $l7, 900
The house was now, and built to
replace ono burned about year
ago.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
Terrible but Deserved Retribution.
From the Clavolo,,d HaroJa

+ b
Some time since Jane Drux was
driven from her home, near CIeve-
land, BY tho cruelty Of q drunken
father, who Ill treated her in every
way, and finally locked her out Of
doors. She became . domestic at
the Cliff House, in the adjacent
village of Rocky River. Being Q
handsome girl but unsophisticated
in the ways OF the world, her beauty
attracted the attention Of the pro-
prietor Of the hotel, Major julius
Fisk ; under promise Of marriage he
accomplished her. ruin. Shortly
thereafter she was driven from tho
Cliff House, and returned to her
hated home. She had acquired 1
loathsome disease from the man who
had wronged her. and being COM
PEELED to occupy room with her
sister at her fathers house, and fear
ing to contaminate the girl, she
voluntarily went out into tho world
again. She had no money, and,
returning to Rocky River, after she
had been driven from several houses,
she applied to Major Fisk for help.
He not only refused to fill his prom.
ise of marriage, but absolutely re-
fused to give her q penny, though
he know she was without q home
and friends, and sorely 10 need Of aid.
Driven to distraction, she called on
him again last Thursday evening,
and as he still refused to aid her. she
shot him, and he died from his in.
jury q fow minutes after receiving it.
She went directly out Of the hotel
and jumped into . buggy that was
standing at tho door, and throwing
the lines over hcr neck, suffered the
horse to 60 whore he pleased. At
twenty minutes TO twelve she drove
into tho livery stable and sat in the
buggy q few moments muttoring TO
herself, seeming UNCONSCIOUS Of her
whereabouts. Tho hostler, wonder
ing ct her conduct, asked her what
was the matter, when she started as
if awakening from horrid dream,
shuddered and said, 4 wonder if the
Major is dead Sho repeated tho
words several times, but tho man
could elicit nothing from her. At
length he pulled the robe out of the
buggy and assisted her into the
Office, where she sank into q chair as
if completely exhausted. Taking
tho pistol from her pocket, she asked
him to see if the bali was gone from
it. moaning at times as il she was in
the greatest mental agony, and
occasionally looking about her with
a frightful stare. She was asked for
the pay for the use of the horse, but
she said she had no money, and
gave her pocket-book to the hostler,
who found one cent in it. After
sitting about fifteen minutes che got
up and started for Superior street.
At the Cleveland Hotel tho police
found her lying on bed with her
clothes on. She was taken to the
Central Station, where she admitted
the shooting. When in the pres.
ence OF the officers she told her story
in calm and deliberate manner.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Tight boots are so comfortable,
because they make man forget all
his other miscrics.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Alsacc has an area Of, 800 square
miles, and its population is /, 100, 900,
of whom 1000, 900 speak German OK.
clusively, or both French and Ger
man. 1t contains the cities Of Stras-
bourg, Colmar and 4ulhouse.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

A sealed can of oysters carclessly
left on tho embers in . stove, in Os-
wego, exploded with tremendous
force, bursting the grAte TO atoms,
shaking the house and severely in
juring q bystander.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

A careless printer made q dane.
ing masters card to read, II offer
my respectful shanks TO Ill who
have honored me with their patron
age" a - 81 i3s,f,d7
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Iowa CoLLKaE.-At tho special
meeting of the Trustees OF the Col
lego on Thursday the 23d, Prot. John
Avery was transferred from the Pro-
fcssorship of the Latin to that OF the
Greek Language and Literature
He is also the Instructor in the Mod
ern Languages. Henry Carmichael,
graduate Of Amherst College, now,
and for tho past threo years pursuing
his studios in Germany, was elected
to the Dodge Professorship .of Natu'
raj Science. He ls expected to entel
upon his duties at tho beginning ol
tho Summer Term. Lieut.. A. 8
Hardy, . graduate at West Point
has been elected to the Profossorshir
Of Civil Engineering, Applied Math-
ematics and Military Tactics. Da
ring the present term hc has beer
special Instructor in that depart
mont.
Tho College has ncvor before hat
so largo corps Of Instructors.-Her
AID,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09
The Romantic Story Of . Switch.

ANU AsVAAs0sAVAO SVVAJ Va - SWsVOAAs
A piece of human hair may be
seen at II Essex street, with which
is connected most romantic story.
1t weighs seven ounces, is sixty -four
inches in length, of dark brow hue,
and as soft as silk. This ia probably
one Of the first specimens that has
ever been publicly exhibited in
America. 1t is from the hoad of q
Swabian peasant girl, of whom it is
said she had two suitors. One Was
rich, and the other poor. Tho rich
one "a miller, who owned tho COT
tage in which the fair one and her
mother lived,) threatened to drive
his tenants from tho root unless he
was accepted. They had already
paid portion Of the price demanded,
and only desired time to meet the
remainder. A hair merchant at
this junctnre appeared in tho vii
iago, aud being offered uncommon
price. she determined to part with
her flowing locks. These were to
ken to Leipsic, and sold at the an
nuai fair for S176 to an American
dealer and from thence the magnif-
cent specimen found its way to this
country. 1t is valued at $500.
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'',lliso Railroad. Directory.
sd bptBte sHtl ---. Issrefl ~ y ,s, =,
!. .Bluil1gtah : Hissuun .Rlstr Rallsai
Des Moine TalleI Railrpal

z. ~ Ve1Fi GOING EA0T a fsEI5 7 n -
No Mall leaves Ottumweat 1910 p m
Moc rdglnc Express leave Ottumwa ll:4OA m
Ne Freight & Sis pm
Noo MO- .'.. III G45A m
No Mail leaves Ottumwa 1:f5a M
80 raci1c Express leaves Ottumwa ESQ p M
3 No as connect With G. r. I. q r. at at Be- =
Moines and Y. N. w. at Grand Junclion, !
JOHN GIVEN, superintendent
w b. ARMsTRoN0. Agent, Ottumwa. 9s,ft,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

A narrow railroad is proposed be.
tween Piqua and Celina, Ohio. Its
guage is to be thirty-six inches, the
locomotives will weigh five tons, and
will draw from ten to twenty load
cd freight cars, carrying two tons
and q half each. A passenger ear on
this road will hold twenty persons.-
Such . road is already in operation
between Akron and MassillOn.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-09

Theirs has issued u proclamation
to the people OF Paris. Ho appeals
to their patriotism and wisdom tor
the preservation OF order. Famine,
says Thiors, compelled the surrender
OF the forts, and obliged the govern
ment to open negotiations. They
were only able to obtain an armsticc
hy consenting to the partial occupa,
tion of Paris. The French army viii
occupy the lett bank OF the SEINE u
secure the execution OF convention
rhiers urges the people not to breas
| the convention and thus en- tail fright
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-10
UNION CITY FAIR

To the Editors Of the Union and American
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 1671.-The fourth day
of the Southwestern Kentucky and West
Tennessee Fair opened disagreeably cool;
Overcoats and shawls were in demand, but
this did not seem to deter persons from at
tending nor affect the general interest mani
tested. The exhibition of the '.hog crop"
was not prevented by the inelement wealth
er, and the crowd present was estimated at
about two thousand persons, embracing
quite a large numbered beautiful and stylish
ladies of Southwestern Kentucky and West
Tennessee. One of the most interesting
features of the days exhibition was the
equestrienne ring in which special pre-
MUM of 500 set of jewelry was offered
for the best and most graceful lady rider.
There were seven entries for this premium,
which was won by Mrs. Herring of ObiOn
county, Miss Coyle receiving the certificate.
The specimens of needle work and the like,
were exquisite and not surpassed at any
Fair i have attended in Tennessee.
AN ATTRACTIVE STOCK RING
was that for mares and ''their families"
There were three contestants for the prize,
which was awarded TO Mr.. j. b. Hale. To
mOrrow's exhibition, devoted to the fine
arts, mules, cattle, thoroughbred horses,
saddle stock and the speed ring, will be by
far the most interesting of the weeks en-
tainment. Everybody, with their children,
is expected to be present, and you may ex-
pect to hear lively report from
~ Deems.