The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-24

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Democratic majority Of year ago.
We shall not, therefore, DO disap-
pointed if Eve lose California.
Chicago at last has peace in re.
gard to its Bridewell. The Mayor
of the city succeeded at last in get
ting a man whom the Council would
confirm, and that man is the Hon.
John G. Haines, former Mayor of
the pity. 1t seems the Mayor finally
won over the roughs of the Council,
as Haines is man altogether unex-
ceptionable.
Insurance Agents and parties
holding policies of insurance should
take notice that the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue decided on the
10th inst, that rene,cal receipts or
policies that are not duly stamped
are invalid. All receipts heretofore
issued and not stamped must now be
stamped.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, Min
lister to Great Britain during the re-
bellion, and Sir Alexander Cockburn,
Chief Justice tor fifteen years past
OF the Court of Common Pleas in
England, have been appointed by
their respective Governments, arbi
traitors upon the Alabama Claims.
The State Leader (Democratic) of
Dos Moines, set it's smut machine
running and cusses the old man, elo-
quent John A. Bigham, of Ohio, to
its hearts content. The occasion
calling forth this anathema, was his
speech in Des Moines the other night.
"a wounded bird always futters."
A man calling himself John w.
Whitman has recently diddled the
First National Bank of DEBORAH,
Iowa, out of 5000 on couple of tais-
cd drafts drawnupon a Chicago bank.
The villain had been once arrested in
Illinois, but escaped, and is still at
largo. He throw the DEBORAH bank
off its guard by first having some
dealing with it in good faith.
Marion county ticket is as follows:
Senator, 5. Y. Yose; Representatives,
B. f. Keables and d. I. Durham,
(both members of last House,; Treas
urer, Ed. Baker; Auditor, George
Kruck; Superintendent, J. P. Kelly.
An Arkansas paper says that 400
calves were shot out of one herd dur
ing the drive from Texas to Kansas
last month. All young calves are
shot as soon rs they are born, so as
to be got rid Of and allow the cows
to be driven.
E. Chamberlin, of Burlington, left
some oiled rags and shavings in his
woodshed, which created spontan.
eous combustion, and came very near
burning down his new house. PEG
pie should be careful how they leave
oiled rags about their promises.
The word Syndicate which now
occurs frequently in Geographic dis
patches is used to designate the
company of bankers that has lately
undertaken to manage or rather buy
the new U. s. loan bonds.
Some 200 colored ladies of North
Carolina, arrayed in the habiliment
Of their brethern, wooded the election
authorities 10 one Of the districts of
the State latoly, and exercised the
right of suffrage at the polls.
The democrats of Westchester Co,
Pa, in convention held last Tuesday,
resolved unanimously not to ode
part" Lovely times our democratic
brethren are having.
1t is understood that Mayor Hall
thinks of forbidding the reading of
the Declaration Of Independence
next 4th of July, 4cst 1T may exasper-
ate the Englishmen in our midst.
Articles of incorporation has boon
iled with the Auditor of State for
The bank ofCedar Falls, capital stock
100000, and a savings bank at Mt.
Vernon with a capital Of 100000.
Burlington had $500 fire on
sunday morning, by which VIM.
8rannagan lost $4,000, and Henry
Herman $4,000 insurance 81,
The title of Coughs new lecture is
'Will it Pay ?" As be will get $500
. night for it for 200 nights next sea
ION, it is fair to presume that it aoiU.
A foreign letter was inscribed -
'Schclekate Obi Raskante Gamer
KAY" 1t was forwarded TO Chilli
;othe, Ross county, Ohio.
According to the Treasurer's re-
BORT, the State of Michigan is strut
ing around with 1871 600 in it's
rousers pocket.
Tho First Reformed church of Pei
a are building house Ownership 60
100, to cost s22, 900.
Mr.. Parks, of Fairfield, was in
family killed on the 18th inst, by
alling from his horse.
The Salem Register must be in the
sore and yellow leaf" It has put
N patent outsides. la