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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02
Peace.

At length. Emperor William re.
ccivcs Theirs the hoad Of tho provis-
ional government o. Franco at vor-
sailles and thcy agroe to the terms of
poace. So in littlo ovor half q cons
tury, 80 rapid is tho course of human
events, wo find tho Germans instead
OF croaching to tho victorious oaglos
Of the. First Napoleon, debating
rathor,a peace in the royal palace Of
tho French. 1t has been for many
months painful to behold how the
Prussians have hold in chancery
the French troops and have pum-
molled them in ono bloody drama
after another until the heart of
humanity everywhere has been
made sick At shc sight, and has
hailed tho prospect of peace with
joy and delight. In this shock OF
contending armies between these
two powerful nations, though the
destruction of life and property has
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02
Southern Pacific.

AT length, after years of patient
toll in Europe and America, John @.
Fremont has witnessed tho oonsum-
nation of his hopes, in tho passage
through tho House of his Southern
trans Continental Railroad Bill, the
Senate having passed it last winter.
Tho road is proposed to run from say
Marshall, Texas. by the most dircct
route to San Diego, Lower Caliior-'
MIA, and receives in land grants some
thirteen millions of acres, which,
without the road would bo compara-
lively valuoless, but which with its
prospective early completion, will be
worth y mint Of money to tho COM,
pany. a'as r &
In view of tho gigantic subsidies
OF land granted to the Union aud
Northern Pacific railroads, it was
but simple act of justice to make a
similar display of liberality and equi-
W to the South.
No other government aid is to bo
gwen. I
With the completion of this road,
the shortest and best route across
the continent will be secured, while
it will open up and develope tho
great terra tncoynito of northern
Texas, Now Mexico and Arizona, in
40 amazing manner, and N ton years
add more to the wealth Of that sec.
tion than the lands given, away, wo'd
be worth in a thousand years to
como without the road.
"A great number Of disti nguished
men and heavy capitalists are named
a. corporators from every State ia
the Union. Among-those from Iowa
we notice Rico, Dodge, Corse, Price,
Penn CLARKE, Busscy and othors. Il
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02
The State Debt of Illinois.
From the New York Times. Feb. IL.

tu0 CNeW IOEk 1lMeS, F0D.
The American Exchange Bank is
now paying of, in gold, $4,000, 900
of the principal ofthe State dobt of
Illinois. Part of these bonds were
made as in sterling money,
9225 to the 81 900, and tho Treasurer
and New York Transfer Agent ofthe
State, both of whom are now in the
city, adjust the exchanges on those
bonds, TO the satisfaction OF holders,
in American gold coin. Tho gold
drawn on account of this 1000, 900
payment has probably had some in
fluonce in the market, as the bulk of
the bonds paid off were owned in this
country. Tho transaction leaves, as
heretofore remarked, only 90, 600, 900
Of debt against the State, in bonds
not due until 1877. The thirty years
history OF the debt of Illinois has
been very cventful ono, the pros
pect of payment being, for several
years so gloomy, that the bonds sold
in Wall street, at one time, (about
the year lS42), at 1920 cents on
the dollar. In later years the rapid
and enormous Development Of the
State by the Illinois Central Road,
not only brought population and
credit but immense taxes into the
State Treasury. The road alone
pays 2 per cent year on its gross
traffic. and this has so Increased that
nearly halfa million of dollars per
annum is brought to tho relief Of
other taxpayers, and if We mistake
not; more than defrays tho ordinary
expenses Of the State Government =
The city OF Chicago, equally with the
State, has beea most fortunate with
the illinois railroad system. Tho
city has never incurred y dollar OF
debt to build the roads which now
pour their immense trade into its
stores and warehouses. And the
State, in transferring the United
States Land Grant Of 1886 900 acres
TO tho Illinois Central, reserved q
share in its business, the present
value OF which is, perhaps, but hall
ofits future worth per annum to the
Treasury.
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vol. 20. No. 4e.
PRACTIcAL SUauEsTIoNs. - II is
poor economy to reset thin wheel

PRAcTIcAL SUauEsTIoNs. - II is
poor economy to reset thin wheel
tiros. Is sFfFa ~ ig5tts ase
Vi Every farmer should havca = brand
to mark his cattlc and tools. II will
save its cost, oftOn.
"A wagon shed, J, centrally located
and easy Of access, ria q great conve-
niencc. 1t is an Investment that will
pay.
A barn looased square up to the
highway, Is worth about half price.
No land ID, too valuable for; buildings.
4 Every prndent farmer will avail
himself Of tho comparative leisure Of
winter, TO put every vehicle and i'm
pleinent ID complete repair.
Don't live another year without b
tool room. 1t will save hoprs f'ycx-
stiolts search for forks and shosels,
that ssou!d bc ready without . mo
mchf& ddlnyGs s. n ; ; q e ssas1. :,
TwS dollars q day for = farm hand'
naked Important that he should
have g664 tools to work with. They
cost considerable, Insist that .he uso,
tbcm for tho purpose tor which they
are made. Fttssh 7stis 9s
U If new tools, unpaintsd, are soaked
with raw linseed oil, they will work
easier, and last longer. Why don't
manufacturers do it by wholesale? +
It seems reasona able that o laboring
horse should have a room TO lie in nt
night, whore ho can turn over and
shift about. ssaa sSj ~ t@H
Ifyour colts arc hard to get into
the barn, after their daily exercise,
let them find 4 few oats In their
manger after coming in, and that
trouble is over. Fa g1 8
Tho reason why tho horse rubs off
his blanket of nights, is, the girt hurts
him. Have it padded and looser, and
fasten the blanket partly under. the
breast, and perhaps by . crupper.
Better pay a carpenter for making
flights of stairs in the barn, whore
needed, than q doctor for mending
bones broken by using ladders. Rule:
thing in daily uso should be exactly
adapted to the need.
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Established d in 1048.
From Friday's dsiiy. Fsbrualy Il. =
Republican Convention.

+ +.
Tho Rspablicsn Convention last
cvoning for tho nomination Of city
officers, was tho largest ever held in
this city, and at the samo time the
most harmonious and enthusiastic.
Tho nominations AFRO excellent. Paul
q. Daum, s.rssident Of thisscity for.
the last twenty years, tho nominee
for Mayor, isa gentleman Of ability, !,
ofsound judgment, Of itfeproachabIe
character, and ono who has been
during his long residence among Us
universally respectods Thore can
not bo any good sroason wci thihk,
Why ho should not have every RE-
publican vote in the city and be tri-I
umphantly elected. oObher oxcol-
lent mon wero competitors Of Mr..
Daum's for Tho nomination, and his
election ovcrshem was perhaps only
attributable W the fact Of his long
residence in the city and that he had
beon prominently before the poo
pleior the nomination for some time
past Tho nominco for Marshal,
George a. Derby, for four years :
very successful sheriff, ofthe county,
= ssa i
and 1t present the acting Marshal
by appointment Of The Council. is .
gentleman whose residence among
us for the past twelve years has
made him well known to our people,
and we think they Will all say thnt
he is q man in every way fitted for
Marshal, and that he is an honest,
worthy and upright citizen. He is
certainly werthy Of every Rpubli.
can vote in the city. a
D. w. Tower the nominee for
Treasurer, and John Coyan, for AS
sessor, were both regarded 80 we'll
4 NJ a.
fitted for these positions, andNwh,ch
By the way they aro at present filI-
ing, that they were nominated by
acclamation. Tho nomination for
Trustees in tho various wards arc
good ones and made in the utmost
harmony. except perhaps there was
some considerable strife ia one of
them, attended with q good deal Of
feeling, which we very much regret.
The present City Council has done q
mighty good work for this city, and
the monuments of their labor in street
improvements, and in the financial
condition of tho city, will be for
ever TO their credit. -
The new Council will do well
should it be equally successful.
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A Strange Malady.

! The Rochester Express of Februa.
~ l4th says: ga asiStt
"A strange malady, known as the
spotted fever, broke out about thrcc
weeks since in Schoharic County,
and has produced tho most fearful
ravages. An exchange states that
in Gallupvillo, which hasa popula-
ton Of less than 800, therc have
been eighty-thres deaths 10 three
weeks. An equAl desth-rate NAL
bany would amount ia. ,4,2l0; while
in New York Il would be 81, ,OOO
deaths n three weeks, the present
death rate of New York being only
600 per week. Tho mortality of
Gallupvifle FOR the past three wcsks
is without . precedent in the history
Of the country. OF those attacked
only one has yet recovered. The
disease is spreading, One of tho
physicians in Schoharic reports 1 900
cases AZ now existing IN q district of
less than ten miles square. The dis
ease, thus far, only attacks women
and children. Only one man has yet
diod, . Mr.. Black. The doctors arc
much divided as to tho cause OF tho
terrible disease. The most of them
attribute it to strange vegetable mat
ter in the water, the wells being
lower than ever known before. They
recommend that the water be boiled
before using, as the best and only
way 70 arrest tho spread of the dis
case. The foyer commences with pain
in the hoad, and extends down the
spine, accompanied with vomiting
The tongue blackens, and the face,
from forehead down below the eyes,
dark color, with purple
spots. The patients are delirious
most ofthe time, and so remain until
death ensues, which is in about three
days. The fever has produced q
perfect panic 10 the infected districts,
it difficult to obtain nurses,
Or people to lay out those who die.-
The worst visitation Of tho cholera
Is as nothing compared with the ex-
citement now existing in Schoharie
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A Characteristic Letter from
Susan b. Anthony.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Feb. 4, 1871.
Bravoi My dear Woodhull:-Your
letter is here, via Leavenworth, and
the kilograms of the majority
and minority reports. Glorious
"Old Bent" He is surely to pro-
nounce the word that will settle tho
woman question, just rs no did the
word "oontraband," that 90 summa-
rily settled the negro question. 1t
will DO great triumph if you got
the representative house. And so
Mrs. Grant has filed in. Well, let
them come the day is near whom all
will wish they had come sooner.
Everybody here chimes in with
tho new conclusion that we are tree
already. But how absolutely dead,
dead, arc The Wonsan's Journal and
The Rerol,ei0n. One would think
them in the midnight Of Q Grip Van
winkle" sleep, Its beyond my CON-
prehension how anybody can be SO
dull, 80 far behind the times.
Mrs. Livermore, in her speech
here in this city, said-"Some ablo
lawyers have said"--not Victoria G.
Woodruff had petitioned, and all
Congress and tho National Woman
Suffrage Committee had chimed in
with an amen-"that the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments enfran-
chised women; but she preferred the
surer process Of education to this
short cut. She preferred to watt
1 wish / had the report. l senoit to
The Reuols1iop. But all OF them are
adead as do6r.nails" to this new and
living gospel, and zoe lire tellers must
leave them to be buried by the dead.
l have never, in the whole twenty
years good fight, felt 80 full Of life
and hope, / know that Mr.. Trains
prophesy--nay, assertion--three
years ago, in the Kansas campaign,
that "the women would vote for tho
next President" is to be realized. l
am sure you and l, and all the wo-
men who shall wish to, will vote for
somebody, if not for George +. Tram
or Victoria 9. woodruff. Go ahead!
bright, glorious, young and strong
spirit, and believe in the best love
and hope and faith OF l
S. B. ANTHONY. !,
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steads to actual settlers on the public
domain and the acts amondatory
thereof, and on the terms and condi-
tions therein prescribed !; and all tho
provisions of said acts, except as
herein modified, shall extend and be
applicable TO entries under this act,
and tho Commissioner Of the General
Land Office is hereby authorized to
prescribe the necessary rules and
regulations to carry this section into
effect, and determine all facts neceS-
cary therefor. a.s.
Approved July Is, 1870. .ss
Slate Register.
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The Ocean bottom.

Science is busily at work exploring
air. earth and sea. During the past
summer and autumn, avebeen made
many remarkable discoveries in dred-
ging the bed Of the seq from the Bay
Of Biscay to the Farce Islands, from
the depth of a tew fathoms near the
shore TO nearly three miles out at sss.
IL 10 ascertained that there 10 =
stratum of warm water from Is faith
oms upwards, q stratum Of ice cold
water from 800 'fathoms downward,
and q stratum Of intermixture be-.
tween the two. II wac formerly
supposed that no animal could exist
lower than 300 fathoms, but various
forms Of animal life have besn taken
from the profound depths Of the
ocean, many species having been
found altogether new to scierce.-.
Some of these animals that were
brought up from : depth Of 1,27O
fathoms, or nearly mile and . halt,
had perfect eyes, while the color Of
their shells indicated the influence Of
light. s4
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The way Colorado deacon laid
up treasure in Heaven is thus touch
iDgly recorded on his tombstone ;
"Whcn circumstances rendered it
impossible for him to attend. tho
stated preaching Of the gospel, he
made it y sacred rule to kill an In
dian every Sabbath
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Tho vote taken in Troy tow nship
Monroe county, upon tax in aid Of
the Abba, Knoxville and Des Moincs
railroad, has been declared to be illc-
gal, tho illcgalty consisting in infor-
malities in tho notice of tho election.
A new election has therefore becn
ordered to come ctf on the 18th OF
March, for the levy of three por
cent tax.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02

In NewY ork City thoro is likely
20 DO q coal panic. In consequence
Of tho Pcnnsylvaia coal "strikcs,"
the stocks are 80 reduced in that
city. that dealers will not sell more
than one ton to any one person,
and that at about double tho usual
rates,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02

Sunday before last, Mr.. John Bige-
low, who iivod near Fort Dodge, sat
down to dinner with his family, and
asked the blessing in as clear and
firm voice as over. Hesaid "amen, 1"
and remained with his head bowed
over his plate. His vito spoke to
him, and ho did not answer. Sho
arose and took hold of him and dis.
covered that he was dead!
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HOT BRICKS.


: rom the st. Joseph. No, Union, Feb. Is.
A most singular accident, and one
that should serve rs warning, oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon. Afiery
charger and handsome cutter stood
at thes gate. To insure comfort,
one of the ladies had provided two
hot bricks, carefully wrapped in
cloths, which were first deposited in
the body Of tho sleigh, after which
they got in and away they went,
laughing and iingling over the snow.
In very short time one OF the ex-
cursionists remarked that she smell
cd smoke but nothing was thought
OF il. "A few minutes later, at tho
corner Of Tenth and Messanie streets,
the odor became so strong that tho
fair riders became alarmed and lifted
the lap robe, when tho smoke rolled
ont in dense volumes from tho vicin-
ity of their pedal oxtremities, and
almost instantly flames burst forth.
Ono OF the ladies leapod from tho
sleigh, but her feet caught in the
robes, and she was dragged for some
little distance, fortunately without
sustaining any material injury. An
other, more prudent grasped the
reins and stopped the horse, when
tho flames were speedily subdued.
'rhe result was, three dresses, three
sets of skirss, &C., two tine robes and
sleigh-ride completely spoiled, and
three estimable ladies badly scared.
II seems that tho cotton and news.
papers in which the bricks werc
wrapped ignitcd, and Of course the
fire was directly communicated with
all infan,able material adjacent.
The ladies returned orest-fallen 20
their homes, visor if not happier,
and over cup of Bohea, passed res
olutions misunderstanding hot bricks,
and recommending gentlemen as
superior comtorters.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02

Mr.. d. g. Andrews Of New Lon
don, Iowa, has ; Durham COW which
in ID days gave 1904 ths milk, AVER
aging 55Aibs per day, and the pro-
duct Of butter from the same was 81
tbs 5 on. Two such COWS ~ that
would run . respectable Dairy.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-02

Tho Republioa ms of Muscatino have
nominated their city ticket and at
the close of the Convention Major
O'Connor was called ont and made .
brief speech. The Journal 'epitom
izes his remarks rs follows:
Tho speech of Attorney General
OConnor, who was called out after
the nominations were made, was one
Of tho most stirring and eloquent
we ever heard. He showed the ne
cessity and duty Of Republicans stand.
ing by their truo colors, and adminis-
terod u scathing robuke to those
who are ready and willing to aflili-
ate with the class OF men, who. for
ten years past, have done all they
could to subvert tho government,
and who have not yot given up hope
Of dong so by disrupting and defeat
ing the Republican party. He said
ho would rather 500 his heuse in ruins
than to see q single one of thoso
rebel sympathizcrs put in Office by
the aid Of Republican votes. 1t is
needless to say that those radical aud
patriotic sentiments were vocifor-
ously cheered by tho Republicans,
while tho Democrats present looked
as though thoy would like to creep
into some small holo. s..a
Them's our sentiments. If there
be anything distasteful to an
American citizen, who fought robels
either W homo OF under arms, be-
meath the old Flag, it is to see Re-
pablicans, out OF mercenary, social
or other motives, vote for men who
went back upon their country in tho
hour Of its peril.
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The members Of the Illinois Log
islaJure, must be hard drinkors.-
Tho Junior momber from Morgan
county, has introduced a "Bill pro-
viding that no regular drinker shall
tako q drink between drinks I"
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been immense, and misery and woe
sown broadcast ovor ono quarter of
Europe, vet, to tho thoughtful OBJ
server, il may with good reason Iap5
poar, that out Of tho ruins Of this
great Fsyolation1 may spring up a
better day for the masses Of the peo.
pie. Both the German and the
Frenohman haves eshcught and learned
much Of the principles q freedom ia
this struggle. Their attention has
been turned to the contemplation Of
= government BY tho people ID such
. manner and way, and to suoh 81
degree, in the six months past, that
they have learned during that time,
what woaidshAsS .4AlEsn more ShAa 81
half 8 century 10 have learned during
= tine Of peace. They have aeenI
how easy il is for twop poor orring
mortsls IKE themselves ID their mad
ambition to lead their subjects into
. fiercs sangainary struggle, really
about nothing; and which could new
or have occurred Between two
nations whore thepeoplc are really so
homogeneous in interests and char
acter : had they been thoir own
rulers. We believe that the cause Of
freedom and liberal government has
advanced half 9 century in both
Franco and Germany. in tho last
eight months, and that the infection /
has osught other nations Of Europe!
also. ssHsfl ssaHi3sS sFa 81 hassli 4
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Sioux City, Pella, Charles City,
Dccorah and Anamosa, zach having
shown by tho census, that they have
over 2,OUU fnnubitanta have been
notified by Secretary Wright, that
they arc recognized al cities OF the
second class. 9 81 n fgir
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A darkey, left in charge of u tel
egraph oHice while tho operator
went to dinner, hoard somo ono
"call" over the wires, and began
shouting "De operator isn't YER
Tho noise ceased. ..,,sz g
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A good citizen of Middletown,
Conn.,. who was annoyed at seeing
mon at work with their teams near
tho church on Sunday, went to a
Justice to enter complaint, and
found him also ut work mending his
boots. uf7 rH'f 1HsaHg et3 Ea
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The Iowa Southwestern railroad
company met . Mr.. Hiuckley, the
representative Of IN eastern company
at Davenport, Iowa, recently, and
Mr.. Hinckley, madea proposition to
build the road, which was as follows
If the people along the route from
Clinton to Oskaloosa would raise q
half million Of dollars in taxos or IN
private subscriptlon, Mr.. Hinckley's
company would at once go forward
and build the road. The money
raised along tho limo to DO payable
when tho cars were running TO given
points named by the terms upon
which the money was subscribed, or
voted in the shape Of taxes. 1t was
represented at this meeting that three
hundred and twenty-five thousand
was alleady raised on the line, lcav-
ing balance of ono hundred and
seventy-6ve thousand yet to be SO
cured. This proposition would seem
to be q worry fair and plain one, and
which we should think the people
would at once embrace. This con-
templated road runs through Clin-
ton, Cedar, johnson, Keokuk and
Mahaska counties, very rich and
we'll settled portion of tho State.
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In reply to . young writer who
wishes to know "which magazine
will give tho highest position quick
est" cotemporary advises, q apow.
der magazine, if you contribute q
fiery article" sf 's4s
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j. Il. Casey, EDITOR of the Blair
Nebraska Reyistcr. claims TO have
for sale the seed of n pumpkin that
will keep goodt or seven years.
QuERY-Does he get the seod out
with fine nab?
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Tho average salary of fclergymon is
seven hundred dollars'a year, while
that of fskillfal mechanics is twelve
hundred and fifty-two dollars, accor-
ding TO tho last-repert of Commis-
sioner Wells,
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Catskill has got the LATEST man
yet discovered. He got up the other
morning with one car frozen because
he was too lazy to turn over on tho
pillow to warm it. .6&
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A Brooklyn philosopher has thirty
thousand specimens Of the insect
tribe; among the rest ninety vari-
cities of tho cinser lectatayius (bod-
bug), all discovered in that city.