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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

Major kahon, of the firm of J. Il.
Merrill q Co., starts east tonight, to
purchase > spring stock Of goods
These gentleman are always early in
the mazkita, and. run An establish
nsnt that sails lots Of goods, makes
some money, and is deservedly the
most popular Wholesale grocery
house west Of Chicago.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

DR.. K. G. Newton, Dentist, will
from this date put up artificial teeth
At the low rate Of $500 only for q
SGT { upper and lower, on beautiful
snn. All work warranted for one
ysar. OMos in Union Block. over
Jordan d sons, store Ottumwa,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

A newly-arrived contraband from
South Carolina, who asked for his
lodgings at the Now Haven Station
house, the other night, wore noless
than six coats, and In the pocket sof
one, a bottle containing a taste of
Jersey lightning" was found. When
st was produced, the mendicant, with
an air Of indignation, exclaimed,
"Who put dat ar bottle in my pock-
ct? De man dat did dat ar am no
fren of mine."
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From Friday's daily, February loxh.
e Treasurer Lotspsioh 10 receiving
shout 81 500 . day in taxes.

PsssoSAL.-A. w. Ballard, Esq,
aad other gentleman whose names We
cannot now recall, from Poweshiel
county, gave NJ : friendly call to-day
We are glad to meet gentleman from
That wids.ewaks and rich county
We hope tho day is not tar distant
whom We shall be in close connection
with them by rail.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

To-day we saw sight that set US
Shrinking; A sleigh drove by, our
office, occupied by an aged couple, a
young couple, plenty of robes, and a
trunk. Tears were trickling down
the cheeks Of the eldest female, and
the lips OF her companion were hard
closed, and occasionally he would
draw his coat-sleeve across his eyes
perhaps the glistoning snow blur
red them. Behind this aged couple,
sat the younger two, she snugly rest
ing her head upon the shoulder and
breast Of the sturdy looking young
man beside her whose arm encircled
her wa,st-psrhaps to prevent her
from falling out. The shrill whistle
Of the coming laundering locomotive
echoed loudly against the angles of
the snow-capped houses and over the
white shrouded earth. With smart
snap Of the whip the horses spurred
forward, and in twinkling the OBJ.
iect that set our imagination going
was lost to view, yet we saw them in
our thoughts: Ahurried leave TAX
| ing which carried with it a mothers
holy kiss and a fathers kind blessing,
the cars rattle off and that young
| maid has severed the tics TINT bound
her to childhood's scenes, and with
the heart that has pledged her fdel'
ity and love, is gliding into an un'
tried xnd unknown future-Heayen
grant it may be bright. With slow
and heavy steps the aged couple re
trace their steps to the sledge, tucl
themselves snugly beneath the warn
coverlits that mother made, and will
Is slow turning round of the horse
heads the tears gush out afresh a
they. start from that ground upol
which occurred the leave-taking-
perhaps forever! for mother is feebl
with age, her head silvered DER, an
fathers steps are measured and to,
tering, his hands culver, and his hal
is silvered DER. Heaven grant tina
their newly adopted son may NEE
their cherished anticipations, tina
old age may be crowned with smiles
and that their lives may end in pei
feet peace.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

PERsoNAL.-Mr. J.. u. Stewart,
who has been seriously ill since his
return from Ottumwa, has 80 far re.
covered as to go back. We wish,
for our part, that he had been con-
tent to remain here. He had sold a
great many pianos, organs, and
other musical instruments in Tama
City, and vicinity, to the very gen.
eral satisfaction of the purchasers.
No community, Of its age, is better
supplied than this.
Mr.. Stewart knows a good instru
ment, and if he recommends an or
gan orplano, audit does not come fully
up TO the recommendation, he viii
furnish one that will, and do it cheer
fully, too. He did a large business
here, but Ottumwa being an older
and larger city,-five times til,
population ofTama,-we expect thai
his sales will be much greater there
The people will find him honorable il
his dealings and his word reliable a,
all times.-zanaa Citizen.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

DRUGS DRUGS - Selected Pure and
Fresh of every known kind, can be
bought from Taylor, Blake 4 Co.. at most
reasonable prices. Their stock Of Patent
Medicines il unexcelled west Of Chicago.
This house is agent for the sale of nearly
all the standard Patent Medicines, so that
whom you buy from them. you are sure Of
q genuine article.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

Have you ever read DR.. Whitticr's
Medical papers relating to the dis.
eases mentioned in his card appear
ces in another column? The infor-
nation impaired is invaluable to all,
and particularly to young men.
nov "a '7O-dS7twl7.
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TIE OTTUMWA COURIER


N 1AAaIED.-On February 5tb, by
John YsAger Ksq. Mn. PETER MICK
to SAaAn N. ARTHUR.
January 2ssh, by the same, AlR.
THOMAS NJ. RuoxMAN TO Miss AMAN.
pA 3. WHlrMoHR all Of Pleasant TIP.
wapsllo county.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

Hin want Of anything in the Toilet line
- fine, or cheap Hair Brush, Clothes
Brushes, Combs, or PerfuMery, you will
Always Be- sure to lind an extensive line
70 choose from, At low prices at Taylor,
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To Trade.

Some valuable real estate in this
city, bringing oyer one thousand
dollars annual rent, for an A No. /
stock Of goods. Address the CoURIEs,
Ottumwa, Iowa. dtf
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

1kS- See advertisement of DR.. Butts
Dispensary, headed, Book for the
miliion--MARRiAGE aUrDE-sI, another
;,llmn. 1t should be read by all.
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A Rare Chance 10 save Mo,,au

Diaries for 1871, of superior quality. " i'll
be sold at half price, by Taylor, Blake q
Co. Call soon while you have a large
stock to select from.
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To RENT.-One Of the best and
largest offices in the city, in the Cou-
RIEn buildings. Apply at this Office.
d&wtf.
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No. s ofthe "Ottumwa Mercantile
Journal and Market Reporter" ID
saed from this Office BY Peters L Co..
- bsisg run through our press TO-
Day, and, - usual, 10 very spicy.--
Lock ont for No. S.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

Hazard Caswelrs Cod Liver Oil is
the purest, weetest and best in the world.
Phi Jsicians haye decided it superior TO
any other Cod Liver Oil in market. Pa
tients who have once taken 1t take no other
an.3.d6wIy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

CHAPPED HANDS, face pimples, and all
roughness Of the skin CURED by using the
Juniper.Tar Soap" made by Caswell
Hazard = Co. New York. Sold by Taylor,
Blake d Co. jan. 3-d&w1y.
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- For Dyspepsia. Indigestion, De
precision Of Spirits and General Debility,
In their various forms also, IS pre-.
ventive against fever and ague. and other
ted Elixir Of Calisaya made by Caswell,
hazard d Co. New York. and sold by
ylor, Blake Il Go is the best tonic, and
- tonic for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness, it has no equal.
an.3-dAwly.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

DR.. Newton Dentist. Especial
attention given to the preservation
Of the natural teeth. Rooms oyer
Jordan q Sons Dry goods store.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

: The best Slsighing OF the season
nbeing enjoyed in this city just now
and more snow falling as We 60 to
press.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

We ars indebted to Hovsy L Co.,
81 State street, Chicago, for copy
Of their illustrated catalogue Of Flow.
Or and Garded Seeds.
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A. r WEIR N. ..
PHXyhcLlAvl AKD SNReElN.

Having returned and pernaasntly located
ct Agency City, Iowa, has resumed
the practice Of medicine and SUR 81
gerry In Alltheir various branch =
- and rpspectfnlly tenders
his services h, the PEG.
pie Of Agency City
and vicinity:
May II 80 WITT F4tffl,-- .,J,stss s
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sSiA bsautifsl set Of teeth, upper
7 and lower only s25.0O, at DR.. New.
- tons Dental rooms, in Union Block
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Have yon got any Mamaluke Liniment
In the house1 II not, procure some a
once, it's the most reliable family msdi
40 In the country
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e II NE NAG OGUE.

known TO cure the Whites, at will cure In
every cAss.) Whore ID the family in which
this important medicine 10 not wanted !?
offered - you. and you should immediateiy
pr0corc ~ it's also sure cure for Female
1rrSgular1ties, and may be depended upon In
cbstfuctsd through cold OF disease. Sold bv
druggtsts. Price one dellax. -
AuS0e.wly.d2tpm -.-4--
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The Golden Aoe is the

The Golden Age is the title of 4
neg weekly started by Theodore
Tikoh! i'd which he proposes "the
free discussion Of all living questions
oh'chdrch, State, Society, Literature,
Art and Moral Reform" Terms, S3
/ in advances. Address r. o. Bog
2S4s, New York, iit1lsist'fi g
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16
From Saturday q daily. February 18th.
y Ft-StF ReVerie. ?

Whether the snow continues TO fall
or not, tomorrow will be Sunday,
even il tie clouds hang thick and
dark-beyond them in the azure the
sun reflects his glorious light all the
same, and if his warm beams are OBJ
scurei from earth 1t will serve to
make silence more profound. The
ground covered with a white coun-.
terpane woven by the clouds, will
serve to muffle the tread of man and
beast, and tho rumble of vehicles
Then in the stiffness Of the hours,
the heart that yearns for the Father
above can find tranquility for it's
earnest devotions. What if the bells
peal out the hour of public 1evotions,
will not their sweet chimes echo in
abodes of the destitute as also thro'
the gilded homes Of the Authenticated
of the brotherhood Of man and the
Fatherhood Of Cod? But will the
reverberations of the bells carry The
same influences to all broasts2 The
poor and unassuming win be stirred
to go forth, perhaps in threadbare
raiment, and break the path to DO
followed in by the rich, ~ppareIeo in
fuo raiment and glittering tinsel-all
pressing forward to tho temple ded-
icated to that One who is no respect.
or of persons! but Who searcheth
the heart. Ifthat be right--no mat,
ter if it be covered with velvet OF
home-spun-there God, the Invisible
sups. As the soft, mellow music
flows out like oil upon troubled wa.
ters, the soul is lifted above the strif.
and vexations Of earth and feels fol
the time the glow of heavens bright
ness. None are DO depraved that 9
seat in the house Of worship ought
to be polluted, for Of what avail Ii
the structure if it DO not for q retrea
for fallen ones where they may re
ceive the ministrations Of the Sama1
isanY
| The Bitter B1r.--A worthless fe
low who lays around the depot an
saloons, q few evenings since, wen
to anotorious conrtezan Of this city
andtold her that some one had lodge
! an information against her in tn
; Mayors court, and that he was to
I summoned as witness against he,
and as he did not want to apes
J against her, and had no money, b
did not know what to do. The den
irep loaned him IS to leave tow
with and he went back to his dali
avoeation of loafng ia saloons, &c
thinking he had played it sharp,
making the complaint himself, al
thus levying black mail. The ne:
day he tried to hide, but his Homo
! issued warrant for his arrest f
! contempt, and fined him $40. VIII,
confronted with his victim he begg,
d Justify for her to come to his reli,
, but she could not see it in that Iigt
and he now langnishas in tho Hot
t de Swiggett, another illustrate,
that ill-gotten gains take wings a,
fly away. Served him right!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

Valentines by the thousand, for sale
cheap, at Taylor, Blake d Co.'s
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Taylor, Blake Il Co. witches 10 close out
at half price, some shelf worn Books. Who
wants to buy them?
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Dz. 4 =. Newton, Dentist, Office
sver Jourdan 4 Sons Drygoods store,
SCttunwa, Iowa.
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Teeth extracted without pain. at
90 pr. Newtops Dental rooms, over
yorI n 4 Son'sstore. 81
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Manhood! Womanhood!

EXPLAINING WHO MAY, AND WHO
ought not TO marry. Excessive sexaal
excitement-I1S CAUSES. with needful
advice. All that is worth knowing about
PREVENTION. Also why 80 many OF
both sexes have PIMPIES ON the face. &c;
and giving sufficient reasons why ONE
HALF of the females In this land Of ours
are PREMATURELY INFIRM. If my
suggestions We're followed by NIL, death by
lCONSUMPTIONw would DECREASE ONE.
HALF in single generation. No father
of a family can afford to be without the
information. No young man but ought
to read "MANHooD." No young lady but
ought to read "WoMANHooD." Thy are
bound separately, and sent, prepaid, by
matt SECURE FROM OBSERVATION,
at 10 cents each, or both together for Is
cents. Address,
CLARK WHITTIER, N. D..
6l7 st. Charles st, ST. Louis, Mo,
N, B.-Many by reading these works
have avoided the ROCKS on which null
itudes have been broken in pieces.
WANTED.-50 good responsible men, TO
peddle Lightning Rods and Pumps. Call at
once on me at my office on Second street, two
doors west OF Court. Or write me at once, r.. o.
Box 38l.
THOMAS K. SHEPHERD.
March 2ddwtL
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Ho for valsntines-examine Taylor
bake Il Co. - selection.
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We have this day appointed Mr.. e. r.
Oliver - the sole agent for the sale Of our
Osssosased Perfected Spectacles, for which
Meclstm the following advantages, viz =
They Assist, - well ~ preserve, rendering
,frequentchanges unnecessary. They con-
fer clear and distiact vision as IN the
natural healthy sight, They are pare,
hard and brilliant, hence not liable to be-
como scratched. The frames, whether in
gold, silver or steel, are of the finest quality
and finish. They are fitted by q new
impossible. LAZAHUS& MORRIS,
apr5ddw1y Opticians. Hartford Conn,
/. Shelf worn Books, at half price, at i. b.
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MANNlNC'Sa
ANTIDOTE for MTEnpERANCE

Il IN infallible cure FOR thu fearful vies
Ito use will 1t onoe removo the tssts OF
desire for stimulsnts, and win soon create
an actual dislike for them. IT can b "a.
ministered In to, Coffee, or even water.
without exciting susp lcfon; . II II nee
Il ON taste Or smsll. Il you have hus.
terrible habit, II Il your dnty to care hin,
Sent free by mall on receipt Of the moa.
ey. Price Two Dollars per boz.
". II. MANNING. q CO.,
iune1 -d&wtf ,;lss "a 81 Louis. n
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Notice.

TAYLOR, Blake & Co. will sell Diaries a
half Price.
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A Book Tor thA 1G1Ilion. :

q RARE C0II70f70T.
R 9l,!! |i |! Rggt 80 s;:s:ss
mail Gree Of postagel for dfty senfS
Address. &, 8, @ . NOHI4NDY,
o,p,, oIloSi;a. NO osssss .. 1P Co. Iss
9l0Ag yulCCllgM rscsipts1 6r makinS SrsS.
az s q, .1n9s ~; "a Vine o. Al nsse eai.
FORMATION for thoae dealink q u NsnufHo.
turing any Of above. other Tor ths. tr1de a.
nn 1 ~. 1cnt ~ mAN lffee Of postaeel fo1
4 Z Nd6SSS2dzaDr. %, MAKE. s.r....
RI y N > 1t. I0uia IA
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NO MORE WEAK NERVES.

Warner's Dyspepsia Tonic 10 prepared ex.
prooaly for Dyspeptics and those suffering
from weak nerves With babitual oonstipatit q
There are few who have not employed phyai-
clans for years TO remedy what this prepare
ton Will do IN . few weeks, by strengthen'g
the nerves. onriching the circulation, lestof.
log dige.tion. swing strength mentally and
physically, enabling those who may have
valtds TO again resume their occupations and
Al the duties Of life; One trial IL all we ask
e enable this remedy to recommend itselft 10
ting tonic and Q splendid appetizer It
etrongthens tho stomach and restores the
Veal, nervous and dyspeptic persons should
uee Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic. For
sale by druggists. Price 81 90 -. -. -.
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WARNERS
PILE REMED Y.

j WaFnerss Pile Remedy has never JAILED (not
q the Biind. 4tshins Or ~ Blssd,ns Piies.-
Those who are Adlicted should immediSteiy
call on their druggist and get II. for 1t viii
with the nrAt application, instantly afford
complsts relief, aud q few following applies.
cations are only required to erect berma-
nsnt cure without any trouble or incOnvsn-
ienCo In it, use. SS S
L 10 sxpreasly for the Pilss, and 10
not reoommended to cure any other disease.
70 hes cured many cases Of 20 yeaIp standing,
PTioo q. For sale BY all druggistA
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COU q I'D NO MOE IL.

warner Cough Balsam il healing, soften.
Ing an !, sxpsctorai lnE. The eztrsoldinazy
and eventually curing, the most obstinate
cases q Cough. Colds, Sore Throat. BrouchI-
tie. influenza. Catarrh, Hoarseness. Asthma
and consumption Is almost Incredible. 90
prompt y the relief and certain Its eflects In
~ the ebovo cases, or any Affection OF the
throat ana luugs, that thousands OF phyei.
e1an4 are daily prescribing It, and one and iii
~ that Y - the most healing and expectora-
nGnsdicins known. One dose always afiords
relief, md In NEST cases one bottle effects a
cure. sold BY druggists. In large bottles.
PRICE one dollar. It Il your own 6ult II Won
SILL cough and suffer. The Balsam will cure.
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!. shelf worn Books, at half price, at I. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11

n,epoS,1 or TIE FIVE PEP CENT L0AN'
After various contradictory statements roia-
-. 49, u,o disnosition Of tho remaining one
rnudr,d ora thirty million United States Five
d.. CIT Ronds now offered by the Treasury,
WE have at last the gratifying intelligence 'la5
NEGOTIATIONS have finally been concluded on
an exceedingly favorable basis.
II should be recollected that the law pro-
vides that the money received for the new
bonds must be held for the redemption of the
outstanding Fivc-Twenties, and its use for any
other purpose is prohibited. The Secrc-
tary of the Treasury is also required
to give ninety days notice Of his pur-
pose to redeem outstanding Fiye-Twenty
bonds, and during these ninety days interest
runs upon tho bonds that may be called in.
Furthermore, the National Banks may by Law
be made repositories (by the order Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for all moneys, except
receipts from customs. Latterly, it has been
the practice to place the funds derived from
the negotiation of bonds in the National Banks
as a means of facilitating negotiations.
Awaiting himself of these provisions, the
Secretary Of the Treasury has perfected an
arrangement with associated English and
American bankers calling themselves Syndi-
cate, by which they agree to subscribe at once
for ten million dollars Of the Five Per Cent
Bonds, and deposit the proceeds in the
National Banks upon the condition that the
moneys are to be drawn for the redemption
of bonds that may be called under the law
before referred to, each Bank to deposit with
| the Treasurer oe the United States bonds OF
| the United States to the amount of the deposit
that may be at any time in its hands; subject
to the right on the part of the Bank TO with
draw United States bonds of any one
issue and substitute those of another
| Further conditions are that the Syndicate
shall, upon the same terms subscribe for at
| least an average of five millions of dollars OF
| Five Per Cent Bonds per month. The whole ar
rangemcnt, however, subject to the condition
| that the National Banks shall have a right
during sixty days to subscribe for any sum not
exceeding fifty millions of dollars of boads
upon the terms before expressed, with a COM
mission of one-eighth of one per cent on any
subscriptions made OF obtained by them.
| The arrangements by which the Treasury
| Department will aid the conversion and pro-
vide for just method of designating the
bonds to be redeemed will undoubtedly be
made with sufficient prudence and discretion
to satisfy the nation, which certainly is to be
congratulated on the successful negotiations so
far conducted and consummated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-11
INSPECTING BOILERS.

The suspicion that steamboat inspections, as
commonly made, are nero travesties of what
al inspection ought 10 be, is in fair way of
being thoroughly confirmed by the investga-
ton now making into the case of the West
field. 1t has been shown that certificates re-
fused by one inspector are sometimes granted
by another, that signatures are forged, that in
correct measurements Of pressure are relied
upon, that the examination is often mere
form, and that some of the men intrusted with
the responsibility of certifying the safety of
passenger boats are uneducated mechanics
whose fitness at best is questionable. An ex-
inspector examined on Tuesday confessed that
he did not know how to ascertain the weight
of a column of water, or the pressure indi-
Gated by column of mercury 100 inches high,
or the tensile strain exerted upon boiler I'M
der given conditions. He had no scientific
knowledge whatever of the problems involved
in his duties. To the question, often repeated,
How would you test so-and-so2" he had the
invariablc answer, 81 would make an exami-
"natiOn, and rely upon my Judgment" His in
dividual judgment, unfOrtified by scientific
demonstration, was his sole dependence. In
other words, he trusted to his ability in guess
ing.
The inspection of the Staten Island ferry
boat Middletown on Wednesday revealed still
more alarming state Of things, and raised tae
question whether the lydrOstatic pressure test il
really any more valuable than the Judgments
of an ignorant official. The boiler of the Mid
dletown was examined only last -imOnth by
Inspector Matthews. He gave u certificate al
lowing 2j pounds of steam-the same amount
allowed the Westfield. But since the West
field disaster the ferry company has ordered
the boilers of the boats to be gone over
again, and another inspector, Mr.. Stratton,
made new examination of this boat which
Matthews had pronounced perfectly safe. He
applied hydrostatic pressure of 81 pounds
without any perceptible effect. He examined
the outside of the boiler and found eleven
patches. Then he tested it with o hammer,
and few taps drove no fewer than five or
six holes in the iron
We commend this fact to the attention of
the Secretary of the Treasury, under whose
authority tho Government Board of Inspectors
is placed by the Act of Congress. 1t is evil
dent that the scope of the investigation must
be literally extended. 1t il not enough to
ascertain who was ut fault in the Westiield
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