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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

D. d. Slaughter, o prominent Dem
ocrat in Kookuk county, refuses to
swallow the New Departure" doc
trine. In speech in the Democrat
ic County Convention, as reported
by the Ne1s, he declared "there was
no Democracy in their State plat
form, He would stand by the old
Democratic party-would eat genu-
inc Democratic fodder, but wouldn't
eat those Republican amendmen,s.--
Others might do so if they wished,
but if they were going to do this
what need was there Of a party call
| ing itself Democratic why not join
the Republicans at once? II wa,
| simply policy jumping, which wonlo
result in defeat, Us it ought to. HI
was not in favor of endorsing all tht
Republican party had done for III
last ten years past, by accepting th'
"New Departure" 1t it was don
the Democratic party might as wei
hang up its fiddle, get it's tombstone.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Des Moines Register and Du.
buque Times are hunting in couples
after Col. VIM. Penn 9 arke, a dis.
tinguished citizen and lawyer Of
Iowa, now temporarily engaged in
the law practice in Washington.
The Colonels chief offense, just
now, is a letter to the Washington
Chronicle, correcting an error, which
crept into that paper about Mr.. Al
lison's initials, and in which he took
occasion to announce his decided
preference for Harlan for Senator.
We rathor suspect that a man who
was chief conductor on the under
ground railroad, in Iowa, long before
either Of the adolescent youths were
born, who now run the Dubuque
Times and Des Moines Register, will
manage to survive their envenomed
shafts, even if he has the temerity to
prefer Harlan to Allison for United
States Senator from Iowa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Liz Madworths is hear yet--but
hope to get over her now. Give my
luv to all inquiriu irens. This is
irum yur sister till deth.
Nancy Luther
Now, your Honor | said, as |
gave him the letter, and also the
receipts, 'you will see that the letter
is directed to Dorcas Luther, Somers,
Montgomery county. And you will
observe that one hand wrote that
letter and signed the receipt, and tho
jury will also observe. And now l
will only add, it is plain to SEQ how
tho hundred dollars were disposed OF.
Seventy-five dollars were sent off for
safe keeping. while the remaining
twenty-five dollars were placed in the
prisoners trunk, for the purpose Of
covering the real criminal. OF the
tone of parts of the letter, you must
Judge. / now leave my clients case
in your hands,
Tho case was given to the jury
Immediately following their examin-
alton of the lettor. They had heard
from the witnesses own mouth that
she had no money of her own, and
without leaving their seat they re-
turned verdict Of Not guilty
l will not describe tho scene that
followed; but, if Nancy Luther had
not bcen Immediately arrested for
theft, she would have been Obliged
to seek the protection of the officers,
or the excited people would have
manned at least, if they had not done
more. The next morning / received
a note handsomely written, in which
1 was told that the within was
but slight token of the gratitude
due me in my efforts in behalf of
tho POOR, defenceless maiden. It
was signed Several Citizcns, and
one hundred dollars
afterwards the youth, who
first begged me to take up the case,
called upon me with all the money
he could raise; but / showed him
that had already been paid, and re-
fused his hard earnings Before |
left town l was guest at his we'd
fair client being the happy
bride.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

A man named Samuel Baum WAS
found lying in the streets OF Daven
port on the 23d, and died the same
night with symptoms Of poisoning.
A letter was found on his person
which gave family troubles as Tho
reason for his suicide.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Scranton Republican says !:
The only old whipping-post remain
ing in tho country is Plymouth, on
the Ant Hill-the old elm tree stand
ing on the loft side Of the road. In
revolutionary times it was sign
post, the court house, tho auction
mart, the forum, and the election
polls, as we'll az the whippirg-post
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The following data in relation to
pension to soldiers of 1912, under
the act Ct FEBRUARY last, has been
compiled from the official records Of
the War Department:
During the war of 1812-l4 the
following number of enlistments oc-
Cured
ed twelve months. ........... . 8, ,lsS
served twelve months................ .. II ,sas
Militiamen who served twelve months. 7,1i7
m and less thai than tweive......,.. e. .1. - s 1926
and less than SIX. 49, @ 64s
less % than . - so7
month 200
al ltctVra ,ta
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31


The new 5 per cent. government
bonds with which it is sought to re-
place the $40 bonds bearing 6 per
cent, are selling in London to our
British brethren little above par
just before the close of Buchanan's
administration the last OF the demo-
cratic kind, American bonds went
begging for q market, and were &C.
tuslly sold at y ruinous discount IL
per cent. as our recollection serves
ue; 80 shaky was our credit, made SO
by democracy. Now after y great
rebellion with two thousand FIVE
hcndred million indebtedness under
this republican administration
American bonds touch above par
Still our democratic friends say
Grants administration is expensive
is bankrupting the country, and un
less they can get hold Of the reins 0
government, the nation will soon b
completely shipwrecked. The effiron
terry OF old Nick in the garden Q
Eden charming mother Eve 10 n
comparison to these fellows, VIII
with Buchanan made America
creditthelaughing stock OF the worl,
and then brought on the rebellio
because tbcy wero not permitted
continue to rob the nation. Wit
the good people of this country pln'
der of the public treasury Is just
indissolubly and as universally co
nectcd with the history of the dor
ocratic party rs is treason.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Rev. Phoebe A. Hannaford
writes letter to the New York
Christian Leader, expressing her
gratitude for AN editorial against
free love, condemning the conduct OF
Mrs. Pauline w. Davis, andinsisting
that many ofthe leading women suf-
frage advocates desire to keep their
skirts entirely clear from the faint OF
this heresy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
wHzw /!


The Daily State Leader, tho new
Democratic paper at the Capital Of
the State, explains its position on
that plank in the Democratic State
platform, which proposes that the
national debt be paid thusIy:
eaOuR DEBr.-Two billions Of dol
lars is sum beyond tho feeble con-
ception Of the human mind. None
of us are able to grasp it. Yet there
rests upon this country q mortgage
Of nearly two and a half billions.
Add to this sum The State, county,
township and corporation indebted
ness and what we owe amounts to
probably twicc that sum. Will it
ever be paid In Justice to our
selves, to this tax cursed country
should these immense outrages and
swindling obligations ever be dis
charged? OF course the bond
holders and the excruciating patriot
ic fellows will say that every dollar
should be paid, and paid in gold.
Perhaps it should; perhaps policy
would dictate it, and possibly strlct
construction Of law might demand it.
But one thing is certain, the great
mass of the people of these United
States will never feel any very
pressing moral obligations to, pay
either principal or interest of the
immense sums that are now claimed
against this nation. The truth is,
there is no moral obligation in the
matter; it is question Of policy or
of law. e s4.
So the Democratic State organ
spits upon this important plank in
their "New Departure" platform, and
shows what has always been sppar-
ent to every observing and honest
man, that democracy is reputation.
We know that il is hard for traitors
to help pay tho debt, created in
whipping them, and SO the rebel por-
tion OF the democracy, which consti-
tutes the larger portion of the party,
have always for years past preached
reputation, and cannot now help
but say occasionally, though ordina-
rily they play the hypocrite well, that
they are not in favor ofpaying the
national debt. Now that the State
organ has gone back on the platform,
we suppose the smaller fry will dare
to open their mouths and give utter
ance to the real sentiments they en-
tartain
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The question of the nomination Of

The question of the nomination Of
a Senator in the Fifth district by the
counties of Monroe and Wayne, still
staLds in an unpleasant position. The
Republicans of these two counties
appear to be very tenacious that
each shall have tho candidate. If no
other way can be discovered to break
the spell, let the opposing candidates
toss up for the prize.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Monmouth Qll.) college has elected
Miss Armenia Watt, of Cincinnati. to
one of its professorships. Why not?
Why should not women who are
we'll qualified, be professors in col
leges, Superintendents of schools, and
Principals Of schools, just as much as
men And by the way, just let
us say here, that Mrs. Peck, the Re.
publican candidate for Superintend-
ent of schools in this county, is just
as well qualified as any person who
has ever occupied the place, and
should receive the vote of every man
who desires to do justice to her sex,
and to a worthy woman. We are
not advocating female suffrage, and
would not drag women into politics
but We think there is q peculiar fit
ness in selecting lady who is every
way qualified to fill the Superintend
ents place: .-,-.-----.--.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Napoleon Ill, in his days Of en-
pire. while quito Indifferent to the
fantasies Of tho more classic musi.
clans, went into undisguised rapture
over the simple negro melodies oi the
minstrels, and evcn now ho enjoys
them at his Chiselburst home.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

This makes twenty four in ALL
Nine States elect Legislatures this
fall, which will have to choose the
successors Of the incumbents. They
are marked with an asterisk. New
York elects Senate which holds
over. Only Iowa and Kentucky will
at their first session, as they only
meet biennially. In Alabama, . sue
cessor to the deceased claimant, Gold.
thwaite, is to be elected. Ii Blod.
gett is not admitted, Georgia will
have only one Senator next win.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
RHD.AoT sfzoT.

friends in tho Democratic party, VIII
believe in his sincerity aud honesty
and for this reason, also, he has man.
enemies, chief among whom are tn
the Tammany leaders. Pomero.
has this advantage over them, how
ever, that no is In no way cohhecte,
with their robberies, and is too out
spoken to withhold his conviction o
their rascalities. Here is what ht
says Of the Tammany thefts:
.sIf the head sachems of Tammany
can manage to secure the nomination
of their man for the Presidency
and thon 500 HIM clected, there vii
be inaugurated the grandest admin
istration Of theft, corruption, profit
| gacy, extravaganc and crime this
country ever witnessed.
"The ring of swindlers now hold.
ing treacherous power in New York
city, under the name of Democracy,
are doing more to weaken the cause
Of Democracy in the country at large
than the entire vote of the city can
atone for.
This is Tammany!
This is the so-called Democracy az
thority governing New York
This is the devils combination of
thieves now ruling New York city,
not for the good Of the many, but
for the enrichment Of q few.
This is the monopoly Of the cor
ruptionists now proposing to buy
the nomination of the next Demo.
cratic candidate for the Presidency,
that Washington may be included
that some Of the leading thieves of
our New York officials may be trans
planted tonewer fields, but under the
same management
ait is for the Democracy of the
country to look to this-to send to
the National Convention OF 1872
men who dare to be honest to tax
payers and to principles, or there will
be such a defeat and such disrup-
tion and scattering of the Democracy
as no power on earth will ever rally.
"Honest men will not always in
dorse corruption.
"New York, the pig-pen Of Tam
many, may submit to what its peo-
pie have not pluck enough to help,
but the Democracy of the country
will not submit to such dictation.
"Look at New York!
One hundred and one millions Of
dollars in debit
And what have the people to show
for it?
A steam yacht
An American club housel
ga race track!
GA Supreme Court owned by the
Erie Railroad, with Hon. George
Barnard for toll-keeperl
"a palace for lying, slippery Dick
Connolly, the Comptroller, who went
into office SO poor that he could not
qualify in 81, ,O0o-who is now a mil
lionaire
"a fortune of $40, 900, 900 for Peter
Bismark Sweeney, who was a poor
man when first appointed City
Chamberlain.
"A palace for Hon. William NJ.
Tweed, the likeliest man in the lot,
who has only made s25, 900, 900 out
of the city, by honesty and economy,
in ten years
"A fortune of $1,000, 1000 for A.
Oakley Hall, the poyinjay Mayor,
who squawks when his masters pull
the strings, and pockets his percent
age of the pldnder, while angling
for tho nomination for Governor.
six thousand harlots and 1900
dens Of infamy. supported directly
from city stcalings.
These are few Of the exhibits for
this enormous debt, which must be
paid or repudiated.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

An Iowa horse, eSlecpy John"
won the principal stake at the great
trotting match ut Kalamazoo. Mich,
the other day, and now no takes,
yesterday, the field at Chicago. -
Time, 2:27i. 2.2sa, 2:2S4. He is
owned by Trask, at Independence,
in Blackhawk county, and has al.
ready, as is reported, earned his
owner 500, 900.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Hon. John Pope Hodnett's
carpet sack was sold at sheriff's sale
in Sioux City, on Saturday, for $40.
This valuable property was seized
for debt.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
Established in 1848.

Pennsylvania has had an oily gam.
mon, named Evans, as its State
Agent in Washington to collect war
claims. The law authorizing the
Governor to mako tho appointment,
provided that the agent should re-
oeive ten per cent. for prosecuting, to
successful issue, these claims. This
liberia. allowance was made, howov-
or, under the impression that Penn
sylvania's claims would not exceed,
perhaps, ono hundred thousand dol
lars. But, in Pennsylvania as in
Iowa, exceeding skill in manipulat-
ing accounts and figures against
Uncle Sam has ran Pennsylvania's
allowance up to many millions, and
now State Agent Evans refuses to
pay over s2e1, 900, which he retains
as his ten per cent, under the law,
on what he has collected.
There is, just now, being a good
deal of commotion kicked up in
Pennsylvania, over this development,
but to outsiders, who know some
thing about how these State claims
are trumped up and magnifed, it is
pretty hard to see how Evans is
thief and defaultor for keeping ten per
cent, while Pennsylvania Is all right
in gobbling ninety per cent. out of
the Golfers of the general govern
ment.
At present, Evans stands upon
law, which, however fool
ish, when passed, awards him his
little old S291,OO
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Waterloo Courier says that
lo5 miles of the narrow guage rail
road between Waterloo and Metre
COR will be contracted for this fall.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Col. +. M. Smith who WAS the e..
o. Of the immortal 18th Illinois, is
wrestling his hash AT tho Senatorial
Hashery Of Z. G. b.
Col. S. is tho Gcnl. Western Agent
of the best Railroad in the u. -, TO-
to.wit the b. & NJ. Il G. b. a. @, sta
toned ut Kansas City, Mo.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Buchu IIelmbold and Col. McCook
OF Ohio, have been pronounced in
sane and both will probably go to
the mad house. Whisky and De.
mocracy combined, fetched them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

RUNAWAY. - Twenty Democrats,
who had temporary abode in Keo-
kuk Up, in this county. They were
making sad havoc with a non-resi.
dens's timber, aud he happened to
drop down upon them, when they
vamosed. Preparations are now
making to indics them. The Demo
cratic Central Committee are il
mourning, and will not be comforted
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Geo. Collier, of Butler county. got
snake.bit by trying to pull rattle
snake out OF his hole, the other day.
Seven quarts of whisky saved him
from the graveyard.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31


The Iowa yearly meeting Of
Friends commences ut Oskaloosa,
Iowa, Sunday, Sept. Sd. The Friends
have large brick meeting house,
built Of brick, and two stories high,
which will seat comfortably 1000
people. 1t is enclosed in o beautiful
plat of ground containing several
acres, and which is adorned with
beautiful shade trees. The yearly
meeting holds about week, and du-
ring the grester part Of the time
weather permitting sometimes three
or four arc held on the grounds out
of doors at the same time that meet
ings are progressing in the meeting
house. Friends from England, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Min
nesota, North Carolina, and Kansas,
are generally found attending these
yearly meetings at Oskaloosa. The
proceedings are ofa very interesting
character, and thousands of people
attend them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The State Register announces that
the Governor has received the resig-
nation of Hon. IL. Z. Bulls, Senator
from Winneshiek county. Also Hon
L. johnson, Senator from the Forty
| fourth district.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Miss Agnes Strickland has received
a pension of $500 per annum from
the British government in recognl
lion of her historical works.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Tho Red Oak Erpress understands
that it has been decided that the st.
Louis & Council Bluffs Railroad will
cross tho Burlington & Missouri at
that poiut.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The Jordan (Minn.) merchants
have formed society among them
selves, and have agreed to fine any
member twenty-five dollars who sells
goods on Sunday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The city Of Dubuque has discover
that it must pay sl5O,ooo of central
harbor bonds, issued in 1856, which
it had never dreamed Of paying.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Tho immigration from Alsace and
German Lorraine is 80 great that
before year is out Nancy will have
the population Of Strasburg.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The managers of the State Fair
grounds at Cedar Rapids aA erecting
ar amphitheater sufficiently large to
hold five thousand persons.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The New Testament Company, for
tho revision of the Bible, are now
hard at work on the seventh chapter
| Of st. Mark.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

The State Fair grounds at Cedar
Rapids arc to be formally opened on
the 9th anda2Sth inst, with a grand
horse trot.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
United States Senatorial Vacancies to
be FILLED.

Beside the fact that each OF the
State Legislatures is to be charged
with redistricting, under the new ap.
portionment, the following Senator
ial vacancies have to be provided
for:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

Seventeen hundred Sunday School
children and grown persons went on
an excursion to Burlington, from
Fairfield, on last Thursday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31

A stylish bonnet in California costs
more than o mule.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
ORDERS SOLICITED.

Liz Madworths is hear yet--but l
hope to get over her now. Give my
luv to all inquiriu frens. This is
irum yur sister till deth.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-21
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
c o L U M BIA, s. I
Present Capital, 100000.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, $500, 900.

OFFICERS.
John B. Palmer, President.
A. G. Brenizer, Cashier.
q. N. Ct. Butt, Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
j. Eli Gregg, John B. Palmer, T. ". McBIas-
ter, Il. d. Sem, Of II. D. Sem & Son: G, ".
Bearden, Of Copeland g. Beartlcn; r. L. Bryan,
& ". @. Swaffield -
f. w. McMaBter, Solicitor.
NlH1S Bank is now open for the transaction
Il OF general banking business
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT Of curroncy or
COIN, bearing interest ut tho rate OF seven ~
per cent. per annum, in kind, will bo issued.
Deposits from County Officers especially go
licited; also, from Trustees, AdminisfrGiors.
EJecufors, Professional Men, and others.
Particular attention given to accounts of
City and Country Merchants, and other busi-
ness men, and tho usual accommodations ex-
tended.
Notes, Bals of Exchange. and other evi-
on collaterals.
sold. 9'' s'"
discount
Sight Drafts dra,o,. direct on all Tho promi.
nent places in England, Ireland, Scotland.
france, Germany, Belgium, Holland Den.
marx and the Orient. Letters of Credit issued,
payable in any OF tho above places
Drafts on al the prominent cities in tho
United States bought and sold
N. Is. PERSONS desiring to take Stock in this
Bank, would do well 10 mako application soon.
as there is only limited amount still to be
disposed Of.
banking House opposite Columbia Hotel.
Open from to 8. Feb 2B 1y