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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-16

Judge Loughridge and others were
addressed by deputation Of ladies,
on last Saturday, at Washington,
and publicly thanked for the effort
they had put forth, in behalf Of
female suffrage. In response to the
Communications bestowed, several Of
the gentlemen made brief remarks,
and among thctn, Judge Longhridge
spoke as follows:
Ladies tako pleasure in sp-
pearing here in response 70 your
kind invitation. I understand fully
your desire to express in this way
your appreciation Of the aid given by
portion of the Representatives in
the Forty-frst Congress to the cause
you have so much st heart, the cause
of universal suffrage and political
liberty. s;s4 ba5
In reference to tho report Of the
minority OF the Judiciary Committee
to which Mrs. Hooker has referred ia
such complimentary terms, and in
which I had tho honor to join with
tho distinguished gentleman from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Butler, ! am glad
to know that you arc satisfied with
is, and that you think it does Justice
to your cause. m
What is written there is the honest
conviction of my judgment, and in
my opinion the principles oontended
tor therein will before many ycars
be accepted as tho law of tho land.
desire to say one word, suggested
by the remark which l have heard
mado frequent Of late, that tho only
resort now for tho advocates Of
woman suffrage is to tho courts of
the country.
think this is q mistake. In this
country, on questions involving
political rights, tho courts arc gcnor
ally in tho rear rank; tho people art
mostly in advance of tho courts.
In my opinion tho most speedy
and certain victory will be acquired
through the political departments o
tho government, which arc moulded
| and controlled by the people, ant
| which will always in tho end reflect
tho will Of tho peoplo.
You applied to Congress; although
not successful, yet the support yo'
did receive was greater than tn
most sanguine expected. Continu
| your efforts, perscvere in your deter
mination, and in tho end you vii
win, for you arc right, and tho righ
always triumphs.
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How SUGAR Is MADE WHITE
The way IN (which sugar is made
perfectly white, it is said, was found
out in curious manner A hon
that had gone through a clay mud.
puddle, went with her muddy feet
into a sugar house. Il was discov-
cred by some one that wherever the
track went, there the sugar was
whitcned, This led to some exper-
iments. The result was that wet
clay came to boused in refining sugar.
The sugar is placed in earthern
jars, shaped as the loaves are. Tho
large ends are upward, while in the
smaller end is left a5hoie. Tho jar
is filed with sugar, tho clay put
over the top ana kept wet Tho
moisture goes down through the
sugar and drops hom the hole in
The end OF the Jar. This mskos tho
sugar perfectly white.
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INTERNAL REyENuE.-R. II. War

INTERNAL REvENuE.-R. II. War
don Assistant Assessor OF Internal
Revenue, 4th Division, has received
orders to proceed with the annual
assessment Of Incomes and spooi,.l
Cor as they are termed) License
taxes. All parties upon whom
notices are served to make return Of
Income are required to mako returns
in detail, or a1sdarit that their in
come did not amount to $4,000
during the year 1870. The attention
of parties to this requirement viii
save them trouble. Tho Specia
Taxes that are to bo paid from, May
lst. are on Distiliers, Rectifers
Brewers, Wholesale & Retail Liquol
Dealers, Dealers in manufactures
Tobacco or Cigars, Leaf Tobacct
Dealers, Cigar and Tobacco Manu-
iacturors. All Druggists who sol
Liquors. ia apy quantity, are ctssses
as Retail Liquor Dealers cs ais'
are oil who sell Beer OK Wine.
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The following from yesterdays
Chicago Times is respectfully CON-
mended to our German follow
citizens.
"Emperor Williams very latest
to his beloved Augusta will be as
follows: By the goodness Of God
our soldiers have evacuated Paris
The Lord be praised, there was no
disturbance on the part OF the pop.
ulace. Had there boon any sym.
toms OF a row, we should, the
Almighty willing, have blown theil
miscrcant French souls to hades
Thanks to Providence, we hope tt
secure every. copper of tho indemni
ty money. The Omnipotont per
mittiug, Iii be Kaiser Of all Earop
inside OF year,
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A Colored Congressman.

The Chroaicle, of Chariostown,
Massachusetts, gives the following
sketch oi Mr.. Robert b. Elliott,
member of the XLlId Congress for
the Third District OF South Carolina.
The Chronicle is, Of course, mistaken
in saying that Mr.. Elliott has already
taken his seat, as his term does not
begin till the 4th of March next.
Mr.. Elliott was admitted to the floor
Of the House recently, as are othef
members elect who visit Washington.
The Chronicle says: ,s ,m
Robert B. Elliott, the colored
United States Representative from
the Columbia District Of South Caro-
lima, who took his seat in the House
on Tuesday, three years ago was em-
ployed in this city as q type-sctter.
At that time he lived at the West
End, in Boston, where no established
quite apopularity among men of his
own color during the few months ho
was there, and was q prominent
member of then existing colored
itterary society. I'urloS MS stay IN
Boston he married a handsome and
intelligent mula;to girl. Leaving
Boston, be went to Charlcstown, 8.
G., where he became one of the edi-
tors ofa Republican paper published
by colored men. Mr.. Elliott is about
30 years Of age and appears to be .
full .blooded African. He was born
and educated in Liverpool, England,
whore he also learned the printers
trade. He has travelled considerably,
and has served in the English navy.
His education is quite complete, pos
sessing a good knowledge of classi.
cal literature, and speaking and
writing the English, Latin, French
and Spanish languages. He has. the
reputation of beng the ablest colored
orator in the South.
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The Future Wealth ofthe UNI
ted States.

Mr.. E. p. Whipple contributes to
the 4aroh number Of the Atlantic
Monthly . very readable essay which
he styles "Shoddy." It bristles with
good points and practical sugges-
tions. II willb soon that Mr.. w hip
pie takes hopeful view Of the fu-
ture:
OF the enormous undeveloped re.
sources Of the United States it is
difficult to speak without an appear.
ance Of exaggeration. Tho taxable
value, which all men Of property
we'll know is always tar below the
exchangeable value, Of all the prop.
erty in the United States was, in
1860, in round numbers, SIG, 100, ,OOO,-
600, showing rate of increase, in
ton ycars, of fraction over l26 per
cent.
1t has been computed that if this
rate is preserved through the next
four decades, tho taxable value oi
tho United Statcs would, in 1870. be
e36, 500. .0OO, 900; in 1880. SS2, SOC, 600.
oo0, In eovo, sl57 ,3OO, ,OV0, GOO, in 1900
S424, ,30O, ,OO0, ,0O0-an increase ol
wealth which will be over eight
times our estimated increase in pop.
ulation. Vast a. these sums appear
drowning in their sound all shoddy
groans over our predicted financial
ruin, and making our big debt of tvs
billions and a half shrink by oompar.
ison into dwarf.like Dimensions, ,th ore
is no reason that they should not be
realized, provided tho brain of the
nation adequately seconds its hands
Massachusetts, with an area Of only
1900 square miles, now owns sew
entecnth of the whole taxable prop.
erty Of tho nation. If tho othe,
States, with greater natural advan.
lagos, should increase, during the
next thirty years, 80 that their
wealth should bear the samo proper
tion to the square mile of territory
| which the wealth OF Massachusetts
now does, the property Of the natior
in 1900 will bo s4lb, ,00O, O,0O0,0O0
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A Boston lady, "who has boon
there" says, that IN view Of the
swkwardness with which mon aid .
lady in rising from the sidewalk, she
would rather remain in that posi-.
tion than have such assistanoo.-
The gallants must not he 80 ginger
ly, but take bold with both arms
lift neatly anc firmly, and no' dls-
engage themselves TOO soon,
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that OF q 0An0l0aSo tOrf Qmo0 IN NoW
England during the Maine law ex
cite,nent, who was in favor Of the
Maine law, but deemed il impropel
and impolitic to enforce it just then
In the meantime We are jubilant
over tho trouble tho, Blair family ID
causing In tho menagorieg of the, hap
py family. Tho milk Of the Gods
grind slow, but exceedingiy flne.--
Poetic justioc has at last ovortaken
the democratic party, for its divers
aud sundry misdemoanors in the 90.
QUESTION Of tho ontire Blair family,
bag and and baggage, for which every
pious Republican fervontly calculates
"the Lord be praised" ilg4
Tho Republican party had to carry
thom about eight years, which was
the hardest strain ever put upon the
organization. Now, lot tho demo-
crats try the Same load for the same
length Of time, and, il they succeed,
we shall proclaim them immortal.
"Flat as split tar" is good for
Frank Blair, jr., especially coming
from O leading organ of his own pnr-
t., in his own State, all Of which wo
arise to explain. r 81.
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A "Catholic League" has been
formed in Europe, the object Of the
leaguers being 10 send nm armed
force to Italy, TO effect the Pope's
restoration. Il will not be 80 great
an affair as was o League in ne six
tsenth century, but it can DO much
to help complicate mattors in Eu
rope, aud its action may bring The
Popo and the Italian Government
into armed collision, Begium il
credited with the origination OF th,
League, which has branches il
Austria, Spain and France, and pos
sib,y H. other countries.
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Agricultural College.

We CLEAN from the College Annual
for 1871:
The first term Of tho State Agri-
cultural College commenced on tho
9Th Of this month, and CLOSES July
18th. Tho second term commences
July 18th, and closes November 10Th.
The present College accommodates
160students, and by law each repre-
sentative district in the State is
entitled to send ono pupil tor each
member that 1t has in the General
Assembly. Candidates for admission
should obtain certificates from county
superintendonts as TO scholarship and
character. Should there be room
after giving each representative dis
trict its proper number or by reason
of districts failing 70 send pupils at
the beginning Of the terms, then per-
sons may apply from any portionlof
the State to the President for admis-
sion. Thcre is no preparatory de-
partmont connected with the inati-
tuition, and no pupil can enter the
Freshman class whb is under the age
Of Ia years. Candidates for admis-
sion win be examined in English
grammar, reading, writing, spelling,
geography, arithmetic, and tho rudi.
ments Of Algebra, so far as simple
equations, and proficiency in these is
a requisite to admission. Accepted
candidates are required to deposit $40
with the Cashier as security for tho
payment of bills. Students pay &C.
tual cost for board, fires, light, laun-
dry, use of musical instruments, dam
ages to the property Of tho College
when caused by themselves, care and
general repairs of the College build
ing and furniture, and for such other
incidental expenses as specially be-
long to them, US body. They pay
nothing Cor tuition and rent, nor for
the general expenses Of tho College.
They are paid for their labor ut its
value to the College tho ratio per
hour, varying from three to nine
cents. s ateo q
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The N: =. Tribune on Grant;

The N: Y. Tribune on Grant.
We state the case as we understand
it, and with rigid impartiality. We
like Gen. Grant; but We caro- tor
more for Republican asccndency
than for any mans personal fortunes.
1t is, in our view, Of great Importance
that the opposition shall be kept out
of power, while it is of comparatively
small moment that "A or ,B should
tenant the White House. For Il
democratic national triumph means
a restoration to power Of those who
deserted their seats III Congress and
their places under the last Demo-
cratic President to plunge the coun-
try into the red sea Of secession and
rebellion. Though you paint On
inch thick, to this complexion you
must come at last. The brain, the
heart, the soul of the Democratic
party is the rebel element at tho
South, with its Northern allies and
sympathizers. 1t is rebel at the core
to-day, hardly Able TO reconcile the
defeat of Lee, Johnston, Bragg, Hood,
and Price, and the consequent down.
fall OF its beloved Confederacy, with
its traditional faith in Divine Provi-
dence. 1t would hail the election of
o Democtstio President in 1872 as t.
virtual reversal Of the Appomattox
surrender. 1t would come into
power with the hate, the chagrin,
the wrath, the modification, Of ten
bitter years, to impel and guide its
steps. II would, devote itself to
taking off or, reducing tax after tax
until the Treasury was deprived of
the means ofpaying interest on the
national debt, and would hail tho
tidings of national bankruptcy with
unalloyed gladness and unconeealed
exultation. Whatever chastisoment
may be deserved by our national
sins, we must hope that this disgrace
and humiliation will be spared US.
It behooves Republicans, in our
view, 10 stand wholly aloof from per-
sonal committals and entanglcments
until thc time for decision and action
with regard to the next Presidential
canvass shall have arrived !; and that
ia nearly or quite year hence. If
--as now seems highly probable
Gen. Grant shall then appear to be
our strongest man, we must all go in
for him, and make his nomination
If any other Republi-
can shall at that time be stronger,
We must rally around that other,
dominate and eject him. i, Meantime
let us attend to more pressing re-
luirements, and lot President-making
bide ats time "a s8a
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A GIGANTIC CANAL ScHEME.-A
novel plan 10 proposed in the Aississ-
ippi Valley for moro speedy and
economical connection BY water with
the Atlantic cities and Europe. It
10 no less than, to cut . ship canal
from the Mississippi river below New
Orleans acroas the country to Mobile
Bay, then fSllowisg tAs parallel of
tho Gulf shore to the Bay of St.
Marks, crossing the peninsula of
Florida to %. Johns river, and then
again following the coast northward
to Charleston.
The length Of the canal will be about
eight hundred miles. The larger
part of the rosie is already supplied
with natural channels, according to
tho accounts of tho friends Of this
scheme, in the land locked lakes aud
bays that abound on tho Gulf coast.
A canal is already cut from the Miss.
issippi river At point ak miles
below New Orleans to Lake Borgne,
making the proposed water path.
already completed TO Bon SecouI
Bay, tho eastern branch of Mobile
Bay, o distance Of ono hundred and
sixty-eight miles. From there to
the Bay Of St. Marks Is little over
two hundred miles. Of this distance
is is said only sixty miles will need
canaling, the remainder Of the dis
tance being travorsed by manageable
rivers or covered by arms Of tho gulf
From st. Marks BAY to the con.
huence of the Suwanes and Santa
Fe rivers, about eighty miles, would
have to be canalod but the ground
is low, and tho expense would bt
comparatively light. To the east Of
the last named point the route would
follow . deep tributary of the 81,
Johns river nearly the whole sixty
miles to that river. Tho remaiider
Of the route to Charleston would
necessarily be more expensive, But
it is asserted that only one hundred
! and twenty miles Of the whole route
| would require dredging, and that the
whole expense of the canal would
| not exceed Sl2. .0O0. 900,
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February, %, 1871.

=
Officers of the Army Of the Tennessee
You are respectfully notified that
the following named persons have
been selected o. the Executive Com
mittee Of Arrangements for the Fihh
Annual Reunion Of the Society ol
the Army OF the Tennessee, to be
hold ct Cincinnati, April 9th and 7th
1871.
Genl. L. G. YoRKE, Genl N. L. FORCE,
Genl. A. HIcKENLoopRR, Col. C, W. MoULros
Capt. L. E. MILLS.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Il. NJ. DAYTON, Rec. Sec. President.
Cincinnati, o.
A. HIcKENLooPEs, Cor. Sec.
Cincinnati, O.
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The Wife,

Only lot q woman be sure she is
precious to her husband, not useful,
not valuable, not convenient simply,
but lovely and beloved /; lot her be the
recipient Of his polite and hearty A.
tentions, let hcr feel that her cares
and love are noted, appreciated and
returned let her opinion be asked,
her approval sought, and her judg.
ment respected in matters Of which
she is cognizant in short, let her
only be loved, honored and cherished
in fulf6llment ofthe marriage vow,
and she will be 10 her husband, her
children and society, q we'll spring Of
happiness. She will boar toll and
anxiety, for her husbands love TO her
is q tower and fortress. Shielded
and sheltered therein, adversity will
have lost its sting. She may suffer,
but sympathy win dull tho edge OF
sorrow.
A house with love in it-and by
love I mean love expressed in words,
and looks, and deeds, for / havc not
Vu0 cP1lA n Va lSAAtu III lOtO Su0V uOVOA
crops QUITS to house without love
as person to q machine, ono is life,
the otheris mechanism-the unlovcd
woman may have bread just as light,
. house just as tidy 80 the other, but
the latter has q spring Of beauty
about her, o joyousness, to which the
latter is an entire stranger.
The deep happiness of the heart
shines out in her face. She CLEANS
over. She is airy and graceful, and
welcoming and warm with her pros
ence she is full Of devices and plots,
and sweet surpriscs tor her husband
and family. She has never done
with the romance and poetry of lifo.
She herself is lyric poem, setting
horself 10 oil pure and gracious mel
odies. Humble household dutios and
ways have for her golden signifi
oance. The prixe makes hor calling
high; and tho end sanctilies tht
means. Love is Heaven, and Hcaver
| is love,
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Took it Easy.
rom the ST. Louis Times.

From t3ie St. Louis ZINES.
Yesterday a pair of Bismareks
were playing o duet on card table,
with an Accompaniment by Gam
h,inus, in an uptown saloon. when
d third Ienten catered cxci.ed!y,
and, addressing oDe oi tae players
said
"Shin gied.ddler, you hoss'n Wagon
is run away
"Ish dot so ? Wy you dol tshtop
him up leedie 7"
"Coz he vas moro ash haat Il
sewars away before | SOC hirl."
"liow you know &c was my hoss'n
vsggen p
IVY, 10 had your nane on DC
Wagon.
us dot sos Vol,, you dius yop
pooty sohmars, aia's it.? Bet dot ish
not my Wagon; it is my vIte's boss n
Wagon. Harry up, Shake Ito his
partner), and biay out dish game
If dat hoss'a Wagon git shmaah up,
ven | go mono dor night my wife viii
sis ne Ae!l Columbus
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Josh Billings defines a thurrur.
bred biEinosS man Is ''xun that
knows crue sbou. atee!in' so't there
kent emmy body atesl from him, and
enriY abou, law. 50 that he kin Go
his stealin' legally.
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. NORTH MISSOURI RAILROAD.

Trains. arrive and depart from Ottumwa
as follows:
GOING SOUTH.
Nall $50 am. daily (Sundays excepted.)
Express 4:l5 pm Daily
Freight $50 .. m. Sunday
-. ARRIVES.
Mail 1l:2t p, m. daily except Sunday.
Express 3:f6 pm. Daily
All trains leaving Ottumwa at 4:15, runs
Sleeping oars direct through TO st, Louis
arriving In time next morning to. make
close connections with all trains East,
West. North and South.
J. CHARLTON, w. r. ARTHUR,
Gen. Pass. d Z. Agt. Gen, 6upt.
CHARLES MUCA BE, Gen. Trav. Agent.
J, o. PHILLIPPI Gen. AIT. Ottumwa.
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The Courier IiBI job Department
ORDERS SOLICITED.

deliberately with the two officers
with whom the Chairman 0: tho
Foreign Affairs Committee must DO
in amicable accord. Shall he sacri-
fee the Senate to his whimscys?
Let the successor Of Daniel Webster
cultivate the virtue Of modpsty.
Chicago Post -
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A. Woman's Estimate Of the
d taa Lincoln Statue.

1 ffasA ta A1AAVOAA 0OdVu0s 800 =
"That the statue is strikingly ,
likeness Of Mr.. Lincoln must be &C
knowledged by the most prejudioet
observer. iHe stands AZ his ful
height, the head bending forward
the face looking downward, a. ifsur
veying the emancipation proclama
ton held in his right hand. 4 lonf
circular oloak-m0dern cloak--oov
ers the right shoulder and arm, fall
ing OF the left, yet caught by th,
forearm and held b5 the left hand
This drApery ID most leFpilY YSman
aged, and gives nlbreadth and grace
to Mr. Lincoln's tall, angular figure
which nothing else could give, AND
which NO other statue made Of hin
has given The head and features
are boldly and powerfully executed
the features having . force and deptt
Of expression which / have never
seen n any othcr hkonsss Of him
The peculiar ! setting d the lips
charaotcristic Of him when in deer
thought With the uniAthomable mel
ancholy 1t the eyes. olwhich oil ner
know, ia this! stAtus arc especially
noticeable. I recall . moment il
his life when his look and attitude
were precisely what thcy are here
II vas Just after the funeral Of Gen
erAf Lander, at the Church Of the
Epiphany, whose Golden cross / thil
moment see glittering in The sun
ItsAone dimly that alsornoon against
the saddesS of rainy skies, and looked
down upon one Of Che most sorrow.
fdl u scenes. Almost every day
brought : funeral like that-ayo
many funerals. Our stroets were
full Of dlrRes, and our houses full Of
tears. Lander had the fault Of sn
erratic and brilliant genius but he
was . generous man, heroic soldier
-one 81 the ten thousands dead at
their prime. They bore his body
out Of tho church, his sword upon hb
coffin. The hearse moved away with
IL through the gray cir. The soldiers
horse, with empty stirrups and sad-
die, riderless, moved slowly alser h.
Tho great procession took up its line;
the band struck up the solemn march
in Saul. Mr.. Seward and Mr.. LIN,
coin stood in the church door, wat
ing for their osrrisge. That very
week, Willie LincolD, the child most
like himself. had died. There vas
the band Of Grape upon his hat, there
WAS the badge oforaps upon his srm.
His eyes followed the heArse, moving
slowly down the street, and in the
look gathered into them, life, death
lsd eternity seemed measured. The
,hief Of Q great nation--what ware
office or honor 10 him, in the face Of
ais grief, in the face Of the peoples
A look which held s1ch
1epth Of sadness l nevcr saw before
,r since. This was the most power.
0l impression made by Mr.. Lin
'oln's face on mo. lie alwayscomee
,ack to me az he looked at that mo.
nent. SOC in this new statue in
he rotunda the image Of Mr.. Lincoln
vho stood in the door Of the church
f tho Epiphany. Tho atmosphere
'reated by it 10 the same as that
vhloh came from the man. 1t is the
most real likenoss OF Lincoln that
'ver saw. It is more himself and less
mere likeness.-Mary Cemmer
1MeS.