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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
ORDERS SOLICITED.
Sad End of q sad Tragedy.

We had not long ago an account of
the killing Of Danl. T.. Hedden. u
Paymaster clerk, in house of pres
titution at Omaha, and the subee-
qucnt arrest Of his mistress, Cora
Clinton, on hor own confession that
she committed tho decd at the request
Of her paramour, Hedden, who was at
the time suffering from the effects of
laudaaum and brandy. The follow
ing from tho Omaha Republican, of
Tuesday, gives another chapter in
tho tragedy asrsI
.The sequel Of the Hcdden TRACE.
dy is at hand. Cora Clinton steals
. revolver from the jailor, and before
twenty minutes expires empties tho
contents into her own person. AT q
o'clock yesterday evening we wero
appraised Of the affair, and at once
proceeded to the jail, where admission
was denied. From the United States
jailor, however, We learned she had,
some twenty minutes before the
shooting took place, been sitting by
his side, and at that time stealthily
removed from his sidc-coat pocket his
revolver. While by his side she re-
marked, II didn't shoot Hedden, al.
though / did confess it." We arc IN
formed that the real name of this
unfortunate woman is Sophia Bush
nell, of Peoria, Illinois. Her father
resides there, and is o clergyman of
reputed wealth. As tho story runs
she left home in a pique with only
$50 in hor pocket, came to Daven-
port, Iowa, was there whils, pawn
ed her watch, and then camc to
Omaha. She worked for time as
servant girl in q very respectable
family, and while there attempted
suicide. On leaving this family she
went to Lou Harpel's and afterwards
to Hester Baldwin's. With the He'd
den case oil are familiar, and the
reason of Clinton's imprisonment is
also familiar. From DR.. Tilden wo
learn that tho ball entorod near the
hearts little below. At II O'clock
she still fingered, but the probability
of recovery seemed very slim. In
fact, the chances were all against
life; but such thing was neverthe-
less possible. No one could tell last
night what tho result would be. To
morrow we may chronicle her DEATH"
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Annual Press Convention.

/ The fourth annual Convention Of
the Iowa Press Association will con.
vene ut Marshalltown, Wednesday,
Juno 7th, 1871. Every member OF
tho Association, and all persons Of
tho State entitled to membership,
arc cordially invited to attend. Tho
exercises will consist of several ad.
dresses on various subjects, by prom
mont members of the craft; discus
sions on business and editorial Qucs-
tions, and such other proceedings az
will add to tho pleasure and profit Of
the Association or be Iecessarv to
the transaction of business. Tt oft
tested and woll-known hospitality OF
the Marshalltown people, insures
hearty welcome and a proper caro-
for the comfort of the Society, whllo
in session. The Executive Commit
tee, by consulting and corresponding
with the membership. are preparing
to determine upon and arrange for i
pleasure excursion. So soon as a IA
vorablo decision is made, due not,ce
will DO given, and every proparat. ~
as to invitations, transportatie \, &c..
perfected.
By order of the Association.
j. S. CLARKSON, Pres
II. II. Mcbride, Sec'y.
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Geology and Revelation.

OOSO01 we've
Oerro Gosto county presents q
clear case Of irreconcilable discrepan.
cy between geology and revelation;
at lea,t, Of the kind of geology they
have in Uerxo Gordo county with the
kind Of revelation they have in Ger.
70 Gordo county. The Clear Lake
Observer Of April 9th states that
certain parties in that vicinity are
digging for coal in obedience to the
directions of spirits-or, at least, Of
mediums. They reached rock at the
depth Of sixty-five feet, which ID
within . foot Of the depth stated by
the mediums before the work was
commenced. The Observer goes on
to state, apparently with q long face
I'VE judge it to be printed in 'slong
primer" type-that according to the
prediction Of the spirits, in twelve
feet more coal will be reached.
Now, the strata Of the globe lie in
the following order, (going down
ward): those of the
Mammalian age,
Reptilian age,
Our6oniferoMs age, (the coal xscasmrcs,)
Devonian age, (age of fishss,j
6ilurian age, (age Of mollusks,)
Azoic age, without animal life
Throughout Cerro Govdo County,
there are no rocks Of the Mammali-
an age; none of the Reptilian age !;
none ofthe car6ony ferrous age i; and the
miners have struck o strata of rock
belonging to the Devonisn age. By
persistent digging they may, in the
course of o few thousand feet, pass
through the Devonian and Silurian
strata, and reach the Azoic rock
Beyond that we would not advise
them to push their investigations,
unless they feel prepared to meet
tho everlasting central fires. The
floor Of the coal fields being on q
plano that is up grade as they go
north, "runs ont" about thirty miles
south Of Clear Lake, and if coal
ever was anywhere in Cerro Gordo
county, it was q hundred feet or
more above the present surface, and
not anywhere below it.
We shall watch those spiritual
miners with interest, and il they
strike coal in Cerro Gordo county,
we shall at once abjure geology and
swear by spiritualism.- Dubuque
Times.
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United States Circuit and District
Court will both convene at Des
Moines next week. Judge Miller, Of
the Supreme Court, and Judge Dill
lon, of the Circuit, will preside over
tho former, whilo Juegc Love Of the
District Court, prosidcs over tho lat
tor.
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person Of General Brinkerhoff, Of
Ohio, to furnish It, brains and ideas,
on this question. $3.50 ss5 s33.4.
Il was the company be kept 10
Iowa, which caused Republican
papers, generally, TO treat Gent
Brinkerhoff disrespsotfally.
After the Constellation editor OK
plains away the tariff plank in the
Seymour and Blair platform, and
offers fruits meet for repentance for
the many hundred orthodox, old line
wing, coonskin, high tariff, and log
cabin speeches, which he has been
making for the last hundred or two
years, and shall also explain why
Sam Randall, the pig iron champion
Of Pennsylvania, is chairman Of the
Democratic Congressional Commit
tee, then it will be time for him to
charge the CoURrER with trickery
and the other pet names in its choice
vocabulary. In the meantime Gen'l
Brinkerhoff should remember the
fate Of Tray, and keep in better COM
pany. he should mark we'll the
ignominious fate Of Shriner, who
came here with . great flourish Of
trumpets, but, who forthwith fell in
to the hands Of the chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee, and immediately passed into
universal contempt with the liberal
Christians among Revenue Refomers.
And now We have only to repeat
that the party which grappled
slavery by tho throat and strangled
it to death which overthrow : gigan-
tic rebellion Of malcontent demo-
Gratis; which has, in two years, re-
duced tho public debt nearly quar-
tor of billion, in the meantime,
reducing internal and import taxa
ton substantially to tho Injuries of
life, will, in due time, regulate the
tariff matters, 80 that Agriculture
and Manufactures shall bear their
equal and due burdens Of taxation,
and until that party does it, it will
not be done.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

Major Zagonyi, who led tho famous
charge of Fremont's body. gaurd ut
Springfield, Mo-, the first year OF the
war, is keeping a cigar-shop in
Pesth, Hungary.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

Hon. J. M. Mason, exhibited
States Senator, died on Friday, April
18th, at his residence near Alexau-
dria, Virginia. Mr.. Mason was for
several sessions chairman Of the COM
mittee on foreign relations. In 1861
he went to England as Minister Of
the Confederate government, was
captured by the San Jacinto and i'm.
prisoned at Fort Warren. After his
release he resided in Europe. At the
close Of the war he returned to bis
home in Virginia, where he has had
sense enough to live in the quiet on
joyment Of tho protection generously
bestowed by the government and
keep his traitorous mouth shut.
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Iowa Governors.

In response to o Missouri sub
scriber's request to record tho names
of the governors Of Iowa, from the
beginning Of civil government in
her borders to the present time, in
the order in which they served, we
may say, by way OF Introduction,
that, before the organization of the
territorial government of iowa, in
1888, the acres now called Iowa
formed an integral part of the terri
tory of Wisconsin, the governor of
which was Henry Dodge Gather of
Con. A. @. Dodge, who was atteE-
wards United States senator from
Wisconsin, and who received his ap-
pointment as Governor of tho terri.
tory of Wisconsin from President
Jackson, in 1886.
When Iowa was erected into a
separate territory in 1888, Robert
Lucas was appointed governor of
tho new territory, by President Van
Buren,. He was succeeded early in
1S41, by John Chambers, who re-
ceived his appointment from Presi.
dent Harrison, and served four years,
and until succeeded by James Clark,
appointed by President Polk, in the
spring of 1916, who held the office
till December 81, 1916, when the
state government went into opera
ton, with Ansel Briggs as governor,
who served as such till December,
1s50,-one term, the terms of office
of the governors under our former
constitution being four years. Briggs
was succeeded by Stephen Hemp
stead, who served ono term, ending
December, 1854. Next came James
w. Grimes, who served as governor
from December, 1864, to January,
1858. During this official term was
adopted the present constitution,
which reduced the term of governor
from four to two years. making it
begin on the second Monday in Jan
uary of the even years, and shorten
ing, by about one year, Grimes CUB
ernatorial career, which came TO ~
close in January, 1858. Ralph p.
Lowe was the first governor elected
under the present constitution, and
served one term, ending January
1860. Lowe was succeeded by Sam.
uel J. Kirkwood, who was the first
executive of Iowa honorcd by re-
election, an innovation which has
thus far been continued to his sue
cessors. Kirkwood's second torn
closed in January, 1864, and he was
| followed by VIM. N. Stone, who also
served as governor two terms, ending
January, l80 to be succeeded by
tho present executive, Samuel MGR
rill, whose second term will end in
January, 1872.
Thus it will bo seen that Iowa,
since she became separate territory
has had ten exeeutives-three terri
torial governors, acting during "
period of seven years and a half,
ending December 81, 1876; three
state governors under the 'Old Con
stitution," acting during period Of
eleven years, ending January, 1858 /,
and four state governors under tho
present constitution, acting during a
penOd of fourteen years, to be com
| nlatad Iannarv 1879 La,p, A.,a,y
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Ds Ioiles Waller Ralhuai
OPEN TO n. DODGE.
NORfH IISSOURI RAIROAD.

GOING RoUTH. r. ,9s.is
Mall $50 am. daily (Sundsys excepted
Express E15 pm Daily
Freight $50 .. m. " Sunday
ARRIVES.
Mail ll:25 p, IN. dali except Sunday.
Express 3:f5 pm. Daily
Freight. $50 pm. Is y
All trains leaving Otumwa ut AIS, runa
Sleeping oars direct through 70 st, Louis
arriving in, time next morning u. make
close connections with all trains East,
West. North and South. zee
J. CHARLTON, w. r. ARTHUR.
~ Gen. Pass. 4 T. Agt. Gen. Supt
y o. PHILLIPPI Gen. AIT. Ottumws.
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Prof. Wilson Palmer, of1ndepond-
encc, Buchanan county, is named
prominently rs candidate for State
Superintendent of Schools. The
Dubuque Times speaks very highly
Of him. We hope that tho profess
sional teachers of tho State will
speak out and lot US know their deci-
ded'choice, if they have have any for
this position. W. think this matter
is pre-eminently one upon which the
profession should make known their
preference. Give US largo hearted
philanthropic lover of the system Of
common school education, who is not
so,pedantic that he cannot please in his
lectures q popular audience and have
tho good will of society. Tho esteom
had for teachers, by people general
", and as q consequence, their in
forest in the cause OF common schoo
education, is in some measure too of
ten lessenod by tho pedantio manners
OF many educators. The kind Of all
-hich some assume is not ex
actly 81 am holier than thou" bu
that other which says, l anna top-lof
tically smart man, sir, and you shoult
be very careful to SO regard me, sir
There are too many straight jackets
lwern il tho profession.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

INTERCHANGEABLE there is a
stronger newspaper team in Iowa
than Charley Aldrich, late Of the
Marshall Times, and M. G. Wood
ruff, of tho Iowa Falls Sentinel, We
should just like to SEQ it trotted out.
They have doubled teams and
bought the Waterloo Courier, which
may hereafter be put down rs ono o.
the ablest newspapers in tho North
West.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

Springfield, Illinois, is . good place
to get murdered in. Only about .
year ago Gen'l Murry Mcconnell,
ono Of its most eminent citizens, was
brutally assassinated in his Office
and now Hon. Sharon Tyndale fol.
lows suit. As in the case of McC Con.
nell, there seems to be no prospect
ofTyndalo's murderers being discov
cred,
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Col. George Gillaspy writes to
Van Benefits Kansas Democrat ia
voring Hendricks for President, and
10. Knapp for Governor Of Iowa,
and Van seconds tho motion, SO that
these two important matters may DO
now regarded as permanently sot-
tod 5
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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-03-02
-~auaeE --~eGs

There was o slight tremor on
Carondelet street yesterday, but it
did not amount to on excitement.
The street has seemingly become
too much depressed for ANYTHING
short Of an earthquake to create
much of an agitation. tits refresh
ing, however, to seesomesymptoms
Of returning animation, otherwise
brokers and spectators might be
mistaken for dead, and considered
subjects for the Coroner. The
movement yesterday was ia Calca-
sieu Sulphur stock. Early ia the
morning some enterprising broker
went into tho street and bought
fifty shares at 10. This being o.
bout the market price, at once ex-
cited inquiry, and inquiry led to the
belief that something Of Conse-
quence had been received from the
mine. Those who we're supposed
to be IN the secrets OF the company,
however, seemed 10 be puzzled, vet
the stock advanced TO 90, and ID
the course Of the day sold as high
a. 81. Soon il was known that q
Dispatch had been received from
the mine, and when IL was opened,
at twelve o'clock, the great secret
Cameout. Sulphur had been reaohg
al, and good specimens obtained.
Nevertheless. the stock went 10
higher yesterday, and even seemed
q little weaker " the board, under
Che pressure Of holders Ia realize.
Sales at The board amounted u 100
shares ordinary az lol, and so
shares, full paid, al A6. Ono GEN.
tleman offered 70 sell $50 shares,
w days, liked at I8,--NeW Orleans
Republican 18th February
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Posr RoUTEsns CAIoAsmB, advertised
by shs Poatmaatet General, il big Cir
culaf Of Sept sOth, 1870, Inviting pro-
posai5 for carrying the mail, are
no. 9074. From Washington st.
Landry Pariah) 70 Lake Charles, BY way
Of Hickory Flat; weekly.
No. s075. From Hickory Flat TO
Burrs' Ferry, By way Of Sugar Town.
weekly.
No. sO76, From Lake Charles to
Gum Spring, Cnear Eiblett's Bluff by
way Of West Fork and Ballou's Ferry
weekly.
No. SOFT. From Lake Charles TO
Orange (Tezas) by way Of West Fork;
weekly.
No. 1850. From Mermentau to Lake
Charles; weekly.
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Our energetic friend Ernest
FlorenviIle, II another column, i'm
tites attention to bis new sind really
excellent stock Of goods, wares and
merchandise. Mr.. =. FlOrenville
knows that the country store, to be
successful, must contain . general
assortment Of everything required
BY everybody, and no matter what
you want you viii be pretty sure to
end it at FlorenviIle'B. Read his
advertisement.
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John Henry q Co., Whole
sale dealers in Boots, Shoes and
Hats, 121, 123 and l25, Common
Street, New Orleans, have one Of
the most complete and judiciously
selected assortments Of goods in
their line TO be found anywhere in
che South. We know the firm per-
sonally, and guarantee It in every
yospectto be worthy 81 lis immense
business, and Of its excellent repu-
tatioh. Our country merchants
will find II 70 their interest to visit
this house when they 90 to the city.
Read their advertisement in this
issue.
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f0t said appointment.

PnOT0aRApHs.-Mr. ]. d. Big
gins ii taking Gem pictures and
photographs, for > few days only
over o. Levy's store.
Webave heard bis pictures spok.
en- 81 very highly. Secure the
shadow ere the substance fades"
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give lesrn, from 3 friend ~
Opelouaas. thstouro9teerned fellow
townaman, William j.. HASKELL,
Esg., has been appointed BY the
Govgtno, Sheriff o. this Perish.
lEr. Haskell win make en- efficient
Officer. we thank che Governor
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-03-02

Gary q Skinner, Of Calves
con, Texas, Wholesale GroCers and
Commission Merchants, are alread-
Y fayorably known in CalcaSieu.
We take pleasure in certifying TO
their high standing, and in recon-
mending their well known house "a
the patronage Of our merchants,
and Of the public generally. See
their card in fhis paper.
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@ l.esEIE -. Iasl -

OR weekly inaii, last week.
failed 70 bring Che New Orleans
papers, end consequently We ere
enable t. give our Eeadets The cur
rent Amsgican and foreign news.
We hope to present . synopsis OF
Ii neat week.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-03-02

I N#@s@AA8 ~ @4%
the triumphal march of the Prus-
slams through the principal streets
Of that City-the cession BY France
| % Prussia of Alsace and Lorraine,
and the agreement BY France toI
pay Prussia Eve billions Of francs
for Prussia's war expenses.
WeIl--while we sympathize with
our ancient ely, we are glad that
| the fearful contest j. over. There
u 10 doubt chat the onus Of The war
rests solely on the shoulders Of Ma
poleen III, and yetwe cannot avoid
sympathiEing with him. With ell
those enlarged, liberal, democratic
views, which are characteristic Of
Inc Espolsoa:c dynastisH. poor
Louis Napoleon saw in bis old age
that his priceIessservices to France
lin the interests Of peace were re-
paid BY those intestine connections
which can be quoted only by let
ting blood. TO prevent civil war
be inaugurated : foreign war; and
though the sequel proves that he
counted without bis host, what rue
IIer is 90 free from blood-guiltiness
Is 70 cast the hrst stone at him2
i, Asto the future status Of France,
liz is certain that the republic has
fallen with Paris, and that q mon
archy will rise upon its ruins
Whether that monarchy viii be
Bonapartist or Orleanist will pro-
baby be settled before the ides Of
IMarch. France, in the day Of her
Humiliation, is still too powerful to
admit Of her being republican in
the midst Of European kingdoms
and empires. The dies irde Of the
ultimate European struggle be-
tween republication and monar-
chy must be postponed till the last
possible moment, 1t is best for
France, il not indeed for Europe,
; that it should beso. OF al nations,
France is the least fitted for repub-
lican rule. There is a restless, tur-
; bulent element in the French ma
ture which requires an imperious
and an imperial curb to make il
! keep the peace. The experiment
has been repeated in France nd
, nauseum; and with one unvaryinp
: result. The history Of repubg.s
: France is o history Of horror an,
OF blood at which the world will
stand appalled, forever. The his.
tory Of France as IN Empire is q
history Of statesmen, heroes, schol.
ars, arts and sciences, Of which Che
I world will be proud forever,
tits timsthat the Utopisn dream
Of the capacity Of man for seli-gov.
: ernmentwast orgotten. Howmany
!. men in any petty neighboFhood
!, Of any petty county or borough, Of
!, any petty state or empire, do &C.
J. tually govern themselves Alright in
their intercourse with each other
j How many Of them live Creditably.
/ work honestly, and act honorably
BY ali menp A majority? Never
And does not Vsttel say, truly
!. that "a nations ore but aggregates
1 Of individuals, they should govern
! themselves, and Be governed, By
the same laws which should govern
individually Even ID that day ia
4
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SPRnSa has fairly set in, and gar
dening il the order Of the day.
Green peas, lettuce, and radishes,
are qnite forward, and fruit trees,
exceptthe orange, are in fullbloom.
Weather, warm and showery.