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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22
Proceedings Of Board Of Supervisors.
lime 10Th 1871. III

JUNE lOCh, l6tl.
G.. w. Houk and others presented
a petition for the location of road
in the southwest part of Green Tp.,
Wapello county, Iowa; said road be-
ginning in sec:6, TIP. 20, range IA, in
Davis county, and running south
easterly along Kuhn creek until it
intersects the Ottumwa and Drake
vile road, near the residence of
David Orman, in Wapello county,
Iowa; and it appearing that the
pre requisites of the law had been
complied with, A. J. Hicks is hereby
appointed q commissioner to view
and, if deemed expedient, locate said
road, to begin said work June 18th,
1871, and report to the Auditor on
or before the 18th day Of June 1871.
JUNE 10th, 1871.
E. Kitterman and others presented
q petition for q relocation of road
in Dahlonega township, beginning
near the ne cor. of SEQ. No 8, in
township No ~, N Range ID west, at
the intersection Of the Ottumwa and
Oskaloosa road, thence south bearing
west to the ne cor. nwl set, sec. 8,
thence due south to the Ottumwa
and Fairfield road, in section II, in
said township, and the prerequisites
Of the law having, as sppears, been
complied with, John Coyan is Ap-
pointed commissioner to view, and,
If deemed expedient, locate said road,
to begin work on the 18th day Of
June, 1871, and report to the Audi
tor June 28th, 1871. s
GEO. D. HAcHwoRTH,
Auditor.
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From the following it will be seen
that Cadets WATSON, OF Warren
county, and steevcr, Of Jefferson
county, Iowa, carried bff tho first
and second honors at tho recent
graduation al West Point:
West Point dune ls) Correspondence of the
In order to render the occasion as
impressive as possible, the diplomas,
unsigned, woro delivered yesterday
noon, in the presence of Gen. Grant.
In other years tho scone of presenta-
ton has boon tho open campus, with
the great crowd filing in among the
trees but the rain did not permit of
this vernal scene, 80 the chapel was
selected instead. Everything had
been SO hurried that the ceremony
was not very impressive.
Gen. Meade presented the parch.
ments, which are enormous in size,
covered with old.time ensravings Of
battle insignia, and but mere legend
Of the purpose for which they are
given. They confer no degree, but
simply mention that the receiver has
passed . satisfactory examination in
the wide range of military study
and is recommended to the kindly
attention of the president for future
promotion, etc. Mr.. Carpenter
from wisconsin, delivered the ad
dress 70 the class. The diploma
were aferward returned to the ad
jutant for the signatures of the bro
| fessors.
At noon, that most momeutous O
all documents, standings" wa
made out, and read in the evening a
parade. The class was originally 1;
strong, but there are two or tire,
net regularly marked in the follow
ing statement of the class standing :
standin
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Curing Cancer with Red-Clever Tea.
The Newark Courier prints the fol.
lowing:
Some remarkable cures effected by
the use OF y decocti0n of the COM
mon red clover drank as q tea and
used as . wash, have lately called
the public attention to the medical
proper ties of this plant. This, how.
ever, cannot be said to be q new
remedy; it has been employed for
some years past, and these are some
apparently well attested cases of its
efficacy even after the diaease had
become distressingly painful, and all
hope was given up. The following
report of one of these cures has been
written for us by . correspondent:
Mr.. Joel Rood, son-in-law of Mr..
Truman Woodford, has q cousin re-
siding in Great harrington, Mass,
the wife of a hotel-keeper, who had
cancer in the breast, which became
so serious that the whole gland was
removed by surgeon and the
wound healed. About q year after
the cancerous humor broke out
again, and was beginning to be seri-
GUS. MIR. Rood, seeing the good
effects of the clover tea and wash, on
his father.in-law, Mr.. Truman, Wood
ford, wrote to his cousin, informing
her of the fact, and urging her to try
the remedy. She adopted it at once,
and in few months was entirely
healed, and at the time of receiving
this information, which was year
or more afterwards, no rc-appearance
Of the humor had occurred.
The following appears in the
+" American Dispensary," by DR..
John King, Of Cincinnati:
"The extract of red clover, spread
on linen or soft thin leather, is said
to be an excellent remedy for cancer
GUS ulcers. tits highly recommend
ed IN ill-conditioned ulcers of every
kind, and deep, ragged-cdgcd, and
otherwise badly-conditioned burns.
1t possesses peculiar soothing prop
erty, and proves an eficacious deter.
gent, and promotes a healthy granu-
tion."
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Bio, IT We xso, AgktiS infsfMsas
neither to hithself nor to thom-is to
be obliterated, and a fresh start
made under fairer conditions, We
may not unreasonably ask that Mr..
Smith may be allowed to disappear
from the page d. history, at least
until he may prove his claim to an
enduring place thereon by future
deeds Of valor or renown. Should
he, unfortunately, In the hot and ir-
rttable days Of the encampment,
tread, rs other plebes have probably
trod, on some frst.class mah's Goes,
we object, in advance, to the raising
Of any Congressional committee Of
investigation on the subject, or on
the toes. We object to the principle
of the thing; and, if nothing else be-
left US, we object to the mileage ex-
penses Of the committee.
The mitigated sentence Of Cadet
Smith is an unmitigated blessing
We have II on the authority Of an
officer Of the ACADEMY, that bis first
class-standing 1t tie present ekami-
nation will fall much below the num-
Der to which his preparatory schol-
arship and natural capacity would
have carried him, had he been freed
from the annoyances, harassments
and embarrassnents Of his anomalous
and uncertain position. Relieved OF
these ut last, and with the extra and
exceptional advantage Of going over
q course of study already familiar /; it
is not impossible that he may yet be
incorporated in that useful body Of
public servants, tho corps OF en-
gineers. His treatment BY the War
Department has certainly not alone
been just, but truly generous, and
forms q fitting sequel to the restora.
ton of the three white cadets, who
were few months ago expelled by
their fellows, and to the late release
from further pains and penalties Of
those engaged in their expulsion
Washington Republican.
| The following is Secretary Belk-
maps order above alluded to:
| "In conformity with the 6bth Of
| the rules and articles of war, the pro.
ceedings OF the general court mar,
tial in tho foregoing case have been
forwarded to the Secretary Of War
for the action Of the President Of the
United States.
i The proceedings, findings, and
sentence are approved, but in view
of all the circumstances surrounding
this case, and believing that he ends
of public justice will be better sub
served, and the policy ofthe Govern
ment, Of which the presence of this
cadet in the Military Academy is Q
signal illustration, be better main
tanned by Communication of the sen
tence than by its rigid enforcement
the President is pleased to mitigate
it by substituting for dismissed from
the service Of the United States, reduc
ton in his academic standing one year
Cadet Smith will Join the succeeding
] fourth. class at the commencement o
; the next academic year. The sen
: tence, as committed, will be duly OK
ecuted. w. w. BELKNAP
Secretary of War.
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G. w. Crisman's new elevator,
whlch was almost finished, was
blown over and lodged on the rail
road track, and is a thorough wreck
-timbers are smashed like straws,
the root is demolished, and the
whole building seems ruined. Three
freight cars which were standing
near it are now lying in the ditch.
The wind mill belonging to the rail-
road company was thrown over
against the water tank, damaging
the tank badly, and totally running
the mill. Getchell 4 Tichenor's
large two-story Office is damaged
some. and their lumber is piled in
every conc eivable shape. Kindling
wood is strewn abundantly. A large
amount of lumber is broken into
splinters. Their loss on lumber
must reach several hundred dollars.
The new Presbyterian church is
moved from its foundation, and is
minus a chimney. A vacant house
belonging to Smith n Lambert was
moved about two rods. Another
was moved half as far, and scores
are moved few inches. A stable of
J. W. Stevens, with a cow and calf,
was blown over o fcnce about two
rods, and wrecked in q fearful man.
ner, without injuring COW or cali.
s. 9. Davis retrcatcd to his cellar
just in time to save himself; tho
house was blown over fence and
smashed to atoms just as he reached
the cellar. A. e. DuttoRs wagon
shop Mas blown down, scarcely leav-
ing board in its place. A house in
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FRANCE.

PARIS, June 20.
The work of restoration of Paris,
especially the Bois de Boulogne, is
being rapidly pushed forward. The
war between eighteen Monarchist
and five Republican journals is ex-
tremely bitter. The latter repudi-
ate the the Communists. The gen.
eral impression of the sentiments of
more electors than those Of their ad-
versaries.
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commendable Enterpri.e.

Tho Belle PLANE Union of the 18th
inst. contains the proceedings of a
railroad meeting held in the beauti-
tul and thriving city OF Belle PLANE
on the 9Th inst. At this meeting.
which was composed of citizens Of
the above named place and vicinity
the question of narrow guage rail
ways was discussed at length, and it
appears very favorable opinion of
the same arrived at. The meeting
from the report of it, was very we'll
attended and very enthusiastic on
the subject of north and south rail-
road-$5,OOO was subscribed at the
meeting and an organization made
under the style and name of "the
Waterloo, Belle PLANE and North
Missouri Railway Company" The
articles of Incorporation are pub
lished entire in the Onion, and the
stockholders comprise the earnest,
active and influential citizens of
Belle Plainc aud vicinity. As ex-
pressive of the aim OF this company
we give one of the articles of the
incorporation, to-wit:
ART. 3. The business of this a.
ISOLATION shall be the construction
and operation of q railway from the
city of Waterloo in the state of Iowa
via Buckingham and Belle PLANE ei.
ther to the city of Sigournoy or OF.
tumwa in said state.
We are glad to see this move ON
the part of our friends to the north
OF us. 1t shows what we have all
along again and again announced to
tho people through our columns, that
our people in that portion Of the
state and indeed everywhere along
the line of the proposed Ottumwa s
st. Paul railroad are determined to
have connection with the southern
lines of railroad from this point.
They are bound to have it some wav
and they will have it, and it only re.
mains for US to say whether SO i'm.
portant connection shall be made
directly at this point and to give us
the terminus of another important
line of railway, or whether It shall
como to us indirectly by connection
at somo point north of us and then
run in here upon the d. v. or Cedar
Rapids road. We have frequently
met many of tho gentlemen who are
engaged in this new enterprise, and
we know them to be gentlemen of
wealth and energy. We earnestly
hope they may succeed, if for no
other reason than that they richly
deserve success.
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JUNE rERM-srvENrH DAY.

JUNE TEkM-6ENENVdU A1s
June II, 1871.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present. Pres
ident Garfield in the chair. The
minutes Of last days proceedings
read andapproved.
On motion made and seconded.
1t was resolved that the resolution
passed BY this Board on the 10th
inst. raising the valuation of real
estate in Highland township be, and
is hereby rescinded. Adopted.
On motion, resolved by the Board.
That bios be received at the Auditors Of
flee. in Ottum wa, for repairing the Wapel-
10 County Jail, according to plan and
specifioatjous in said Auditors Office un.
til july 18th, 1871. The Board reserving
the right to reject any or all bids. Adop-
tod.
Report of Auditor on special Pau.
per fund of Center tp., received and
ordered to be placed on file.
Petition of Center tp. Trustees for
special appropriation for Paupers in
said Township, fifty dollars, allowed
to be paid only ON the order of two OF
said Trustees.
Bridge report of T. J. Nelson re-
ceived, and ordered to be placed on
file.
In the road matter of Mary T.
Williams, w. q. Reynolds having
been appointed commissioner 70
view said road, the time for COM
moncement is hereby extended to
June 21st, 1871. On motion, adopt
ed.
The petition Of u. l.. Curtis, and
others, for the vacation and location
OF streets in Dahlonega tip, being ia
ken up, and it appearing that the
prerequisite OF the law had been com
piled with, 1t is hereby ordered that
John Coyan be, and he is hereby
appointed commissioner to examine
and report upon the expediency OF
making said location and vacation,
and that he begin said work on tao
22d day Of June, 1871, and report
his doing therein, on the 28th day of
Juno, 1871.
On motion, tho following per diem
and milage was allowed the members
of the Board, to-wit:
J. J. Nelson j day, 10 miles, S. 20
III. Reinhard, l IL +" 5 80
H. Garfield, / 8 /" 4 96
Also that the following claims be
allowed, to wit;
T.J. Foreman, S. rs.
J. II. Farley, "a 90.
TT. Nelson, 8 90.
A. r. Weir, 6 90.
Jacob Berry, 8 so.
s. P. Albright, 8 IS.
meteorological.
Moved and seconded thatthe Board
adjourn until July 18th, 1871, at 10
o'clock, b. nj. Motion adopted.
/. Z = = 1o. ID HAqKWeRTaS. Auditor,
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THE IsHNAnLITn.

All good republican readers of the
Chicago Tribune must see that it is
now emphatically a bird of"illomen."
Its watchword is snarl, snarl, snarl,
croak, croak, croak. ats hand is
"raised against every man and every
"man's hand against it." Read it's
heavy editorials from day to day, and
see ifanywhere, or at any time, there
Dan be found in them any recogni.
ton of any good deed did by this ad-
ministration. The brain that con-
ceivcs the editorials is soured beyond
redemption its inexhaustible gall of
bitterness overfows continuously
poisoning its every production. 1t
is the special pleader exhausting it.
self to mako the better appear the
worse, to crafty its spleen and its
hatred of the powers that be. The
friendly critic becoming betimes pun.
gent and severe if necessary, is
proper, right and positively demand
ed, but he who assumes to criticise,
moved thereto by the most con-
temptible spite and hatred without .
cause, Gs does the Tribune, is the
worst of enemies, as we'll as the most
despisable, because the courage is
lacking to deliver the attack IN the
face of the foe and from the ranks of
the open enemy. This detection of
the Tribune dates back to the time it
struck hands with tho Times in o city
election, and once wrong it has never
seemed to possess that royal man.
hood which crowns genuine greatness
by the acknowledgement of an error.
But on the other hand, the distorted
little soul which controls the political
tone Of the Tribune, devoid of self re-
straint follows The bent of it's mad
ness, and becomes the Ishmaelite that
it is, respected by nobody, and vul-
nerable alike to the shafts of it's old
political friends and foes. We ear.
nestly hope that a change in the
editorial control Of that paper is near
at hand.
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THn oRaAT sToRM or SUNDAY.

49, SSSSeo 00OSW ~ 0VsVD08s
Ssrisus Damage &c Dexter, Ne Ssts,
Hartman, MeWtsa, 0liAAso, Scranton,
0rana Junction, and Other Points.
Special TO State Register.
NEW JEFFERsoN. June 10.
A terrible storm swept over these
parts last evening, doing great dam
age to the crops and overturning
many buildings and fences. Al
Scranton, the residence of Mr.. Hum
tington was picked up and carried in
the air directly over his barn, drop
ping it on that and wrecking both,
injuring Mr.. Huntington so that he
died this morning. Several others of
the family are severely injured. -
About twenty other houses are
wrecked in the same place. Several
buildings in Grand Junction were
blown down, and it is feared that We
have the worst news yet to come
from the southwest part of the coun-
ty, whore the storm of storms culmi-
mated in grand agony.
WINFIELD.
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ENGLAND.
Notice to British Claimants.

LONDON, June 20.
In the House of Commons, to-day
Viscount Enfield, under Secretary Of
Foreign Affairs, promised that the
Government would give immediate
notice to all British claimants, un-
der the provisions of the Washing
ton treaty, 10 file their claims and
proofs before the Commission crea-
ted by the treaty, within six months.
In the House of Lords tonight
Earl Granville in reply to the inquiry
concerning the treaty, said that on
April 9th, 1866, the day Of General
Lees surrender had been accepted
as the date Of the cessation of the
Southern war, and would be consid-
cred the date of the claims made
due.
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ST.. Louis, June 20

ST. Louis, June 20.
FLouR-Dull; fall super $5.25.
WHEAT-Quiet; soft Iowa spring
$1.25; prime new red fall $1.53.
CoRN-Firm at 53c mixed.
OATs-Firm at $40 sacked.
BARLEY-Nothing doing.
RYE-No sales
WHIsKEY-Steady at 903c.
PR0vIsloNs-Weak.
PoRK--Quiet at SIS Is.
BAcON--Easier on some articles;
shoulders 5i@7c; clear rib 81; clear
sides 90.
LARD--Jobbing lO4.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CONSUMPTION.
Its Cure and Its Preventive.
BY J. h sCHIrCK, Nh.

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Dr. Schsnck has il, his own case proved that
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repsesentatlon that 10 mot : thossapd t1ss esb-
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-stSpach. Thex respond 10 the. FosbtSc 1ctiUsi
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CoNsUmrrrox. 60,
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props'sass g e.lonsl Dus. salits c.iOnsl. shsv
"LkAv1 NO STING bsHiNn-"
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Nov co me- Tie erestest Blood P,raer evsr ~
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OHIO.
Funeral Of the Late q. L. vallaudiGham
-Republican state Oenvontion

-xepuencan Ssase Oenvenuon
DAYTON, June 20.
The fnnara, n tho t.to Hor n 4.
Vallandiphsm was Of tha most i'm.
poeina charaoter--,robahla TIE laru.
aat vvbsch "a avat toLon rIooo p
tha Stata ~ nh;o TN. t,Irp. ~S
u,a. shout to mia. - IL IN And
20 ccn,nossS &c 5000. - IN yaI;.
;csl PARTIES and i, - elEs = ia, r. Rns;.
: aaa n nanv ~srts az The o,t,, no.
.n uss :. dnr;r~ tba rs.ss, S 70 49, ~
fnnetai co,tara Tia cniStv end
c;tv huiId;rgs With many nriv.ta
ra:;dsncas ,ss,a drarad s. yrorrr;rr
rha nsIs hssrors vere Hons a.
Thurman s s Coz Geo r. Puph
ca % M.noor 1nd.s. H;imaya
asn a q Moywell Iro 3 Ward
ssmrel Cra;shaad El;hn Thomas
ard 3 K Hens MANY nrnminant
rentlaman from all marta az the
f1n;on raro nresant and took mart IS
the ceremonies, The funeral ser.
vices at the residence were conduct
ed by the Rev. Il. p. Wright, Of the
Episcopal church. He was buried
By the Masonic fraternity, The
Grand High Priest Chas. O. Keefer
ohiciatings
COLUMBUS, June ~.
The Republican state Convention
is to be held here tomorrow, and
promises 70 DC one OF the largest
ever assembled At the capitol. Ihe
effort 70 nominate Ben. Wade Tor
governor has been abandoned by the
Cincinnati politicians. who had y IN
cnarge, ana the Prooaol!itles are that e.
zen. "a. :. Noyes OF Cincinnat wli'
90 nominated on nrst Dallos Dy 9
large majority.
DAYTON, june ~.
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TO ourLyvE REruTATzoN.

Ono Of the direst calNmities thatt
has hcfalleu many prominent mon,
who have, by years of toll and in
dustry in behalf Of the good OF soci-
ETY., OF good government and human
ity, esade themselves q name, is the
shipwreck of lifelong excellent
character, in old age, by some insane
and unaccountably foolish crotchet |
that very often siezes upon the
brightest inteliects and best cultiva-
ted minds Of every age, and irresist
ably urges them forward to certain
suicide of their reputation. While |
this is true, to certain extent, in all |
tho cailings of life, as is frequently |
evidenced in every community, by |
startling disclosures of shameful |
crime committed by a gray haired
veteran of halt u century Of good
character, yet, it is more common,
perhaps, at least it is more public in
ITS nature, among the prominent men
in political life. How many Of the
brightest statesmen, those who have
betimes had the strongest hold upon
the popular heart in this country.
have soon the sun Of their glory
ignobly set in gleom through some
perverse and inexplicable act of their
later years. These acts Of omission
or of commission are, strange to say,
usually such as would have been
instantly rejected by the merest tyro
in politics; what everybody would
spontaneously condemn as suicidal,
as if by instinct; yet, those cultiva-
ted and powerful minds, schooled by
years of varied and extended expe-
rience, rush headlong to destruction
in pursuing their ignus tat9as, like as
the noble vessel holds on its course
until dashed upon the rocks whore
the villainous wrecfer displays the
treacherous light. Marked instan.
ces of these failures in life are 40
constantly occurring that the con.
clusion appears to be correct, that, at
no time in life, after having arrived
at years of maturity, are statesmen
SO liable to commit most egregious
blunders as they are in ripe old age.
1t is 80 often q kind of attache Of
old age that our best idol of q states
man may, at three score years and
ten, stand sad monument of his
former glory, brought about by the
vagarics Of old age.
Asapropos, let us say that Horace
Greedy is reported to have said: "He
chopped the time would come when
call Americans, North and South.
"will feel q just pride in the military
achievements of Lee and Jackson.
"just as we of the North now take
pride in the character and achieve
ments OF Grant, Sherman and
"Thomas." If Horace so believes
and SO says, let us place it to the &C.
count of these vagaries or idiosyn-
cracies OF his consequent near ap-
proach upon decrepitude in mind and
body. 1t is a sentiment schocking
to tho feelings and opinions of every
friend the man ever had, and, if for
no other reason than to spare their
feelings, no ought to have forebore
announcing it.
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The town of Eldorado, Kansas,
county seat Of Butler county. was
entirely demolished by tornado on
Sunday night. The town had one
thousand inhabitants, and several
persons were injured. It is said not
. house remains standing.
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NOTICE ID hereby given that the undersign-
Cohen, bankrupts, will, BY order Of Hone T.
N. Love, Judge U. g. District Court expcee 70
sale at public auction, a. the front door sft@0
July LIST, 1871, ct one o'clock. p. r. Of eAid dAI,
all the notes and accounts hulnngtnS 20 No
estate OF said bankrupts, Of which 20 e now
possessed. 0.A.SWl00ETT,
June TIN, lsyl-wstl Assignee.