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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-07-20
siJERRTFF,s

By virtue Of an Execution to me directed
from the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Wa
peiio County, Iowa, ON q Judgment obtained
IN said Court, on the Goth day or June, 1871. in
iav0r 81 ii. +. Taylor, as Plaintiff and AGAINST
tne OstumWa Driving Park Associations. "a
defendant, Tor The sum of Sixteen Hundred
and Fifty dollars and 70 cents, and costs taxed
a x5.tU and accruing costs, have levied upon
the following real estate, taken as the proper
tO-wit: S
Commencing at . stake In the north. east
corner OF the nwL Of section fourteen (l4),
running thence south TWENTY-FIVE chains and
hve links to stake, thence south go west
SIX cnalns and 81 links to the center Of the
mIl9hway thence along said center north 46o
- West sixteen chains and 90 links to stone.
therce north l2o 2U east 20 chains to q stake
~ Inc North line Of section II. thence east
tne place of beginning. Also an adjoining
piece OF ground, beginning at q stone at the
NV corner of eX Of nwL Of section Ia. town.
ship ~, range IA west, thence south is T.l0O
chains to middle of road, thence south 46o
east along the road six chains to corner.
tnence north 1215o east - chains to corner on
section line, thence west along section line
Sao-iOo chains to place of beginning, contain
ing IN Al nifty two acres, more or less, In Wa
pello County. Iowa. "
:, And will offer the same for sale, subject to
cash In hand, on the 18TH day Of August. A
y. lal, In front OF the Court House door IN
Ottumwa, at the hour of one O'Clock. P. nj. oi
s sasI1 Day, when and where due attendance
Will pc given by the undersigned.
Dated at Ottumwa Iowa, July 18th, 1871.
=. A:SWIGGETT, sheriff OF said Co.
ny WIN II. ID. AsBURY, Deputy. Inl4w2
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THE BAKER FUND.

In reply TO an exceedingly ungen-
erous and unjust fling at Gen. Baker
made by the Muscatino Journal,
Judge Thayer's democratic Clinton
Age says:
"Gon. Baker is a republican Office
holder. 1t seems there is an effort
being made in the State, to reward
Gen. Baker for official services rem
dered.
As general thing there is no nc
ccssity for rewarding republican off.
cers-thcy generally look out for
such things themselves. The case of
Gen. Bake. is an exception. He un-
doubleday during the war, looked
after the interests of the State, and
neglected his own interest, except ms
to drawing his salary. Though sur
rounded with splendid opportunities
to make money, he entered into none
of them, and the result was, with the
meagre salary paid for such services,
the General came out of the war
"spring poor" We soc nothing
wrong in helping him out OF the
bounty Of others. Such things are
common, and we don't know but the
idea is a good ope-to give honest
officials to understand thatif they are
threatened with want by reason OF
thoir honesty, grateful people will
come to their relief.
Tho argument that somebody else
is in more Strengthened circumstances
than Gen. Rakov, is a very poor one
to present against the testimonial
referred to.
To save tho Journal the trouble of
looking up the matter, we would say
that we have published a great many
things against Gen. Baker-but for
all this we are not prevented from
now saying good word for the
General"
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SHERIFF,S SALE,

BY virtue of an Execution to me directed
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Wa
pello County, Iowa, on q judgment obtained
IN said Court on the ed day of May, 1859, in
favor Of Page Brothers & Co., as plaintifis,
the sum Of Five Hundred and Sixty-one Dol
lars and 70 cents, and interest and costs taxed
at $A.61 and Accrnins sestc, have levied upon
Jne rOnowtng real estate, taken as the prop.
erty OF said defendant to satisfy said execu-
ton, to-wit:
ten (lO). Blakes addition to the city of OF
tumwa, WapellO County, Iowa.
And Will offer the same for sale to the high.
August, A. D., 1871, in front Of the Court
House door, in Ottumwa. at the hour Of one
O'CLOCK, +. M, OF said day, when and where
signed.
Dated at ottumwa, Iowa. July 18th, 1871.
=. A. SWIGGETT, Sheriff of said Co.
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Tho Republican and Herald Of
Clarinda, edited by Mcintyre, candi.
date for Senator from Page, Taylor,
and Adams counties, has the follow.
ing of the Senatorial shindy:
"On another page will be found
II letter from Senator Harlan, which
fully explains itself and vindicates
its author The Democratic press. it
must be borne in mind, has ever
been active in its SANDER Of "parson
Harlan, as they call him, and par
ticularly violent has it been since his
great San Domingo speech more
powerful and well timed political
effort than which has not been made
ior many years.
1t is claimed by many that the
Newman letter forgery was instiga-
ted by Mr.. Allison and his friends.
but we have too much faith in Iowa
Republicans to entertain such a be-
lief. Further than this Mr.. Allison
is surrounded by friends whose po-
litical astuteness would not permit
such an impolitic movement, as the
reaction in Mr.. HarIan's favor has al
ready begun, and was certain from
the start"
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A Story for Boys to Read and Think
About.
BY J. NJ. NJ.

just about three years ago boy
some twelve years Of age, came to
my house at Ottumwa, inquiring for
his mother, who had at one time
done work in my family, but who
was at that time living in Abba. He
was decently dressed, stout.looking
boy had had his home with q farm.
or in Van Buren, county, some eight
miles from Bentonsport, where his
mother had placed him when no was
yet an infant, while she went forth
in poverty and with infirm health to
maintain herself by labor. Eddie,
for that was his name, had found o
good home in that farmer family.
For ten years they had cared for
him as their own child, clothing him
well, sending him to school and to
Sabbath school, and teaching him to
work Us they would have done with
their own child.
But Eddie had now grown restless,
complained of hard. usage and severe
whippings, and had at length run
away from his homo, to Bentonsport,
and thence on tho cars to Ottumwa !;
and now was at my house inquiring
for mother. Poor boy l pitied
him. This was his first trip from
his only home. He had yet learned
mono OF "the ways of tho world"
though l was sure he soon would,
for no was plainly restless impul-
sive boy, and very fond of having his
own way.
Tho mother, though surprised at
Eddie's leaving his home, yet yield
cd to bis whims and though urgent
ly advised to get him a homo with
some farmer in the country, under
took to take care of him and secure
a place for him in town. Eighteen
months schooling as driver, elrand
boy, and idler around Ivory stables
and saloons, had not greatly i'm
proved Eddie when ho and mother
disappeared from view, removing to
another and larger town. And now
| again hear of Eddie. In the OF
tumwa COURIER of jane Both read
an extract from a Burlington paper
telling OF tho death OF Edward
Bayies, u train boy on the b. q. n M.
H. IL who, in recklessly attempting
to pass from the baggage car to the
engine, fill between the cars and was
run over; dying in about three
h'us. 1t is added that his mot her
had died about two weeks previous
at the poor farm. Thus ends the sad
story OF Eddie Baylcs.
Whom will boys and thoir friends
learn that among the best Of earthly
blessings is quiet farmers homo in
the country and that, with many,
tho drsl step on the road to ruin is
leaving such Il home?
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SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of an Execution to ne directed
from the Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF Wa
pello County, Iowa, on judgment obtained
in said Court. ON the 9th day Of June, 1871, in
against David =. McQuiston and Avis g. Nc
Quiston, as DEFENDANTS, for the sum OF Two
Thousand Six Hundred and twenty-eight
Dollars and SO cents and costs taxed at 90 AZ
and accrufng costs, have levied upon the
following real estate, taken - the property ol
said defendants. to satisfy said Execution, to-
wit:
The swN Of section No. twenty six (28), in
township 70. range Is. III Wapello County,
Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale to the hie:;,.
est bidder for cash in hand, on the 18th day Of
August. A. D., 1871, In front OF the Court House
door, IN Otturhwa, at the hour of one O'Clock,
PM, OF said day, when and where due at
tendance will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Ottnmwa. Iowa, July l4th, 1871.
8. A. SWIGGETT, Sheriff Of said Co.
BY WIN. II. II. AsBURY, Deputy. [n14w2
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SHERIFFs SALE.

By virtue of an Execution to me directed
from the Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF Wa
pello County, Iowa, on judgment obtained
In said Court on the 10Th day of June
lSl, In favor of ]. H. Merrill 4 Co., as Plain.
tiffs, and against Quinn, Ketchum & Smith
as defendants, for the sum Of Three Hundred
and Ninety-two Dollars and seventy-two cts,
have levied pom the following reni c asfats
taken as the property of said defendante. ID
satisfy said execution, to-wit:
Lots and in John d. Devins' subdivision
Of the swL of the nw1 Of the seL Of section
10, township ~, range 13, known as East OF.
tumwa, In Wapello County, Iowa.
And Will offer the same for sale TO the high.
est bidder for cash In hand, on the 18th day OF
August, A. d. 1871, in front of the Court House
door in Ottumwa. Iowa at the honr of 1 o'cPk
p. M, of said day. when and where due nj.
tendance will be given by the undersigned.
Ottumwa, Iowa, July 18th. 1871.
g. A. SWIGGETT, Sheriff of said Co.
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Gen. Ely S. Parker, the last CHIEF
OF the Six Nations, who served with
credit on Grants Staff all through
the war as an engineer officer, has
just resigned the office of Commits.
sion of Indian Affairs.
He says the fighting around Vicks.
burg and Richmond was the tamcst
kind OF pastimo compared with the
scramble among the Methodists
Presbyterians, Baptists, Eplscopali
ans, Fire Insurance Religionists
etc, to procure Indian Agencies, un
der the new rule which farms out
these places alone to Christians.
Parker values his elegant top-knot
and vamoses the rancho.
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From the Sun.
OUR COwARDLY RULERS.

The Democracy of the nation
ought to spew Tammany Hall out Of
their mouths. They have convulsed
the country with their shameful ter.
ror about riot, and have done their
utmost TO produce riot, when, il
they had possessed ordinary courage,
there was no reason to fear ono.
1t was pure cowardice which led
A. Oakley Hall to issue Kelso's in.
famous order. And was there no
cowardlce in tho delay Of Governor
Hoffman's proclamation on Tuesday ?
And was there no cowardice in the
final appearance Of that proclama.
ton? Was it not something forced
from the Governor by a public feel.
ing which he had not shared, but
dared not resist, even to save his
friends and hackers?
Down with all towards, and up
with men of principles, conviction
and courage!
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LONDON. .Julv 1,

LONDON, July II.
Reports have just been received
from Vienna, representing that a
terrible riot had occurred there on
Sunday. Tho Socialists is said to
have attacked tho ultra-montanes.-
Many people were injured. Tho po.
lice were poweriess, and the military
were obliged to suppress the riot.
Advices from Athens announce
that . terrible disaster had occurred
on board of q Greek man-of.war.-
The magazine ofthe steamer "Euno.
mia" exploded on the Sd inst, in the
Grecian Archipelago, killing forty Of
her crew. All the rcst were moro or
less injured.
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The Red Oak Erpress speaking OF
the Republican Senatorial Conven-
ton which nominated John Y. Stone
of Glenwood, says:
"The principal feature in the con-
vention was the fight between the
friends OF Mr.. Harlan and MIR. ALI
son, for us. Senator, as the nomi-
nee, if elected, is to have vote on
that question. Mr.. Allison had the
most friends in the convention, and
resolution in favor of Mr.. Harlan
was voted down, two against it. Mr..
Stone, tho nominee of the convention
is good RepubIican, and has fine
record ss Il soldier
supon the contrary quite the re-
verse;" Senator Harlan had a clear
majority Of five members of thai,
convention. Yet u majority wisely
voted against u resolution which an
ln,liscrcct friend OF Mr.. Harlan T.
should never have introduced.
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offences havo been committed, is
generally disposed to ignore them
altogether. Tho chief purpose of the
organization is to intimidate the ne
groes and control their vote. The
people arc well disposed and orderly
If lett to themselves. In the opinion
OF the witness tho existence of tho
kuklux organization will DO as plain
ly apparent in the next election as it
was in 1868 and 1869.
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WHAT THEY say OF TArFr6ANY

We have heretofore given wha,
the Tribune thinks of the New York
riot. We herewith submit tho opin
ion of the World, copporhoad; tht
Times, conservative Republican the
STANDARD, Radical Republican, and
the Sun, mercenary Ishmaelito:
From the World I 7ammany Organ,
A BLUNDER SOMEWHERE.
1t has been known for weeks that
the Orangcmen intended to make q
parade on the 18th of July, and that
this parade would have an inflamma.
tory effect and intended to provoke
a riot. 1t is absolutely unpardona.
bic that in an impending contingency
which endangered the public peace,
the city government and tho State
Government did not confer with each
other, and by wise provision deter.
mine upon a line OF action by which
they would firmly stand in an atti.
tude of mutual support, We know
not, and care not to inquire, by
whose fault it is, that the plainest
maxims of political prudence were
disrcgarded IN this foresech emergen-
cy. But quite sure we are that If
Mayor Hail did not consult with Gov.
Hoffman and secure his consent to
the order suppressing tho Orange
parade, he failed to treat tho chief
magistrate OF tho State with due
consideration; and, on the other
hand, if such consultation was had !,
and the Governor consented to tho
policy of the Mayor, his interference
to override it evlnced other want
Of reasonable foresight or a lack of
firmness and determination. Either
the policy first adopted by the May
or, or the policy substituted at tho
last moment by the Governor, would
have been defensible; but ingenuity
seeks in vain for any adequate defense
Of their want of concert and mutual
While we would not have advised
the suppression of the parade as an
proposition, we surely would
not have abandoned it after it had
been once adopted and proclaimed
If it had been adhered to, it would at
least have had the merit of success.
Had there been no procession there
would have been no riot; and we
know no good reason why the cap
rice of two hundred bigoted Orange
men should subject the city to the
calling out of ten thousand militia to
put down mob which would not
have gathered with out their provo
cation. The Governors final action
is generally applauded but if that
was the proper course to pursue, he
is inoxcusable for reaching SO tardy
a decision.
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The Kuklux Investigation Com
mittoe to-day examined josiah l..
Morris, Attorney General of Mississ-
lppi. He is native Of Tennessee
has resided in Mississippi ten years.
was Confederate judge during the
war. Ho had no personal knowledge
Of tho KakIux, but knew Of their
existence in tho State, tho organiza-
ton being confined to two tiers of
counties on the Alabama line. He
SAID it Is almost impossible TO convict
them, moi only for tho reason that
they are always disguised, and the
people are afraid TO testify against
them, but also because the public
in localities whore such
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outragss in Tennessee.

A telegram says that on Thursday
night last a large body of disguised
men went to the Alabama & Chat
tanoosga Railroad yard, Chattanoo.
ga, Tennessee, captured and locked
up a switchman 10 the round house
and then disabled all tho engines in
the house by removing parts of the
machinery which can only be repla.
ced from shops in the east. No clue
to the perpetrators can be obtained
No trains left the city on Friday
Supt. Stanton was in this city at the
time endeavoring to make arrange
ments for fund to pay employees.
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Dennis A. Mahoney, the wheel
horse of Iowa democracy, SO long as
that party had numbers and charac-
ter enough to entitle it TO any sort
OF decent respect, served in the 7th
Iowa General Assembly, with our
candidate for Governor, Of whom he
has the following generous words:
"rhe nominee OF the Republican
party, G. C. Carpenter, in some re-
s, Is is not the compeer Of Judge
Kaapp \ what might be called abil.
itg. but he has n good deal OF practi
cal experience in the affairs OF the
a,e, both as ~ legislator and an ad
~. rative officer. Our persona
n''nev. 30 with him dating with
a ,e' I a'l 'n live ession of the Genera
Assem- In 1855, ~" as. 49,. aa,s 80 -
sayinl b,.t more earn, o a".s
ticls rker for the best in,.- 's 49, !,
To- ms not to be found in J.. "
&c era. Assembly than Mr.. Carpen-
ter
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Original Notice,

In the District Court OF the State of Iowa
In and for Wapello County:l
Isaac Meeker
against }September term 1871
Hiram Berdan
To Hiram Berdan, Defendant:
You are hereby notified that on or before
Isaac Meeker, plaintiff, will be filed in the
Clerks Office of the District Court of Wapeiio
County. Iowa. claiming of you the specific
for the conveyance Of part of lots one a. and
two 62l IN block eighty $50, in the city OF Ed
the recorded plat of said city And that nm
less You apnear and make defense thereto on
or before noon Of the second day OF tho next
the Court House in Ottumwa, in said County
on the 4th day OF September, ISL, default will
be entered and q judgment and decree rem.
dered thereon against you -
Dated July 18th, 1871.
HENRY N. CLEMENT.
nl3-4w Pltf 3 Attorney
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A terrible ARRAY occurred on Sun

A terrible ARRAY occurred on Sun
day, tho 9th inst. in South towr.
ship, Madison county, Iowa, between
James w. Shannon and J. M. Hug
lin, resulting IN tho death of Shan
non, he having been struck With
three pistol balls. Hugln surron-
dered himself, claiming that no did
tho shooting in seif-detense. They
were nelghbors, and have been in an
luterminab!e quarrel tor long time
about their division fences. They
were alone and within two hundred
yards OF Shannon's house when the
killing was done,
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Original Notice.

In the District Court of the State of Iowa I'm
and for Wapello County. -
VIM. A. Nye.
cbari ssa y Ru,,n september term, 1871
q. II. Butin, ct ais
Charles ]. Butin, defendant You are
hereby notified that ON the 9th day or Tune
1871, the petition Of VIM. A. Nye, Plaintifl'
will be filed In the Clerks Office OF the District
Court Of Wapello County, Iowa. asking yo,
to show cause, II any you have, why The 5 9os
eeedings Of the sheriff's Sale under execu-
ton on the 10Th day Of September, 1869, of the
undivided two-thirdls interest of Butin q Nys
In lot No. Two. in block No. one, in Hack.
worth's first survey In the town orChiilcothc
by said Court, regular and formal. And that
unless you appear and make defense thereto
on or before noon OF the second day Of tho
next term of said Court, TO be begun and held
at the Court House, In Ottumwa. In said
County, on the 4th day of September 1871
default will be entered and the prayer Of the
petitioner granted.
Dated, July 9Th 1871
HAMILTON 4 CHAMBERS.
nl2'wat. Plaintiffs Att'ys.
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Original Notice.

To PIiny Sexton AID Son:
You and each of you are
hereby notified that on or before the Isl dny
Of August. 1871. there will be on flle i'm the
peilo County, Iowa, on the Chancery side al
said Court. the petition OF 8. w. Ii. l.. Hearn.
praying said Court TO cancel aud set aside n
west quarterof the southeast quarter Of sec.
tion thirty five (S5) In township seventy-one
an range twelve u2, in Wapelio COUNTY,
Iowa, and for general relief
And unless you appear and answer thereto
on or before noon OF the second day OF the
next term OF said Court. commencing at OF.
tumwa, In said county OF Wapello on The All,
day OF September, ls7l default viii be entered
against you, and Judgment and decree reu.
dered as pray ed for.
ID. G. BEAMAN,
Sulyo-w4tl Atty for Pitt.
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DEAD.-Thomas Lincoln, familiar
" called by his family "Tad," tn,
youngest son of the martyr Lincoln
died OF dropsy OF the heart at Chica
go, Saturday morning, the 18th inst.
aged Is years.
lie was a young man Of fine per
sonal presence, and brilliant mind
who resembIed, in mary respects, his
distinguished father.
Lie was the idol of his family. arc
his death leaves Capt. Robt. Il. as
=. only survivor Of the Lincoln
CT, ,xccpt his mother.
VI - r
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Yesterdays Haaok eye says !:

We were pleased to meet for a
icw moments, last evening, Gen. w.
W. Belknap, tho able and accomplish
cd Secretary Of War. He was On his
way to Washington from brief
visi, to his old home in Keokuk, and
from inspecting the government
WORKS at the Lowor Rapids. He is
in fine health and spirits"
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Legal Nstiee.
To Mary A. Ramsay,

~ MULy a. RAMSAY.
Louisa Walker and J. M. walker,
f G,l are r. hereby notified that there d now
Court q Wapello County, Iowa. the nefiti0ts
q q -. ". Green and Joseph Sloan, ASKING YGf
me correction Of certain records, claiI1lin9 4
seq Of the neN OF section thirty i've Nh ia
ION ts1eWS , NO seventy.two 02D range thlrtsen
"! West, more particularly described In said
in him. T1-t'- - ''"-> 'AA>A a''o'sAA
titiOn on or before neon OF the eecond r. = ~
the next term OF said Court, to Commences on
~! ne "a Monday after the Sd Monday Of August.
SAID cause according to the prayer Of said be.
tltlon. T. BIGHAM.
June %, lS7l-nllw4t.
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The Indian Commissioner 70 go to Ari.

coma
Gen. Cowan, Acting Secretary of
the Interior, to-day telegraphed to
Hon. Jno. d. Long, at Valsboro,
Maine, asking him ifho can como
here Immediately and take charge
of the duties of Vincent Collyer.
Commissioner Of Indian A fairs. so as
to allow the latter TO go to Arizona
and New Mexico. Long is requested
to como prepared to stay two or
three weeks. Hon. Geo. II. Stuart.
at Philadelphia, President of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, was
at tho same t,mo notified of tho &C.
ton OF the Department. The object
OF Collycr's trip to New Mexico is to
assist nupt. Pope in his efforts to
induce tho famous Apache Chief,
Cochine, to visit Washington City
and make peace with the whites.
Information was received at tho
Indian Burcau ofthe death of Armi.
ga, the principal Chief of the Navajo
nation OF indians. He died near
Fort defiance, Now Mexico, June 9th,
OF old ago.