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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-09-07
Tho London Times ON the Last Session
Of Parliament.
New York, Sent. 3

New York, Sept. 5.
The London Times of Aug. 23d,
which comes by the mails to this
city from Washington to day, in an
editorial uron the last Parliamentary
labors OF 1871, says that the results
OF the session are of Character "a
DC long remembered in the Kingdom.
All constitutional changes are in the
democratic direction. Electors ara
becoming more and moro the deposit
tory OF power, and it is now sought
70 ensconce him within tho strong
walls OF the ballot box; and at the
same time the prerogative walked
out from the royal stable and is
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The Keokuk Constitution labors in
a column article to tell it's readers
that one of the John Smiths, with a
middle name, Of that city, has inyen-
ted new piece of ordnance which
supersedes anything and everything
in the shooting line but, alas for
John Smith-he was violent rebel
during the war, and after having
successfully tiled his wonderful in
vention,a by ind satisfactory to him.
self, he sunk the noble piece of me-
chanism beneath the raging pillows
Of the sea below New York, for fear
the Washington government would
forcibly seize his shootin' iron and
appropriate it to use against the in
ventor's best friends. John Smith
claims to have been toroibly seized
and thrown into prison, himself, by
the Internal government which he
now desires to appeal to to patent
the outrageous thing with which he
would few years ago like to have
bowed the insides out of.
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MASS MEETING
AT @4f
oTTUM INV a
'Sepfembe1 18th, ut 2o'cLock p. M.

HON. JAMES HARLAN, HON,
VIM. LOUGHRlDGE and HON
SAM'L McNUTT will be present and
address the meeting.
bet the people turn out from far
aud near and listen to these excel.
lent takers.
Everybody prepare to come bv
setting apart this day to visit the
city. A rousing old fashioned meet.
ing is the order of the day.
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sylvany, and the kentucky speech in
Iowa. 1 pinted the finger Nv skorn
at tho wrong people in all Nv them
places, and got my CLOWN triboots
to their greatnis horribly mixed
The speakers may fill themselves or
they choose after meetins, but never
before. al
1T this programme is faithfully
carried out, / hev no doubt az to the
result. Victryis ourn Of we don't
fool away our opportunities,
PETROLEUM V. Nasty, P. NJ,
(Which wuz Postmaster.)
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TOUCHING INCIDENT.

In the city lives a poor family the
father OF which is Catholic, while
the mother is a Protestant. Recent.
~ their daughter, beautiful child OF
8 years, suddenly sickened and died.
During it's sickness il was attended by
physician who WAS accompanied on
every visit by his daugbtera girIof Is
years, who evinced the greatest solic-
itude for the little sufferer. When
death came with It's cold, icy grasp.
this young lady was there, and with
tender bands closed the innocent
eyes and arranged the form of the
babe who had been called bome.-
The funeral took place the next day,
and, owing to the conflict ofreligious
opinions between the parents, neither
priest nor minister was called in
The young lady went to the house OF
mourning, and, in company with the
gi'iefistricken parents followed the
romans to the cemetery.
Arriving there, the little BODY was
placed by the side of it's narrow rest
ing place to allow of a last look at
the sweet face which all loved 80
well. With a low vail the moor
mother threw herself down by it,
and with passionate kisses sou ht as
it were, to recall life to the poor, mo.
tionless clay. Every one was visibly
affected by this outburst, and when
she called upon the young lady to Of
fer prayer for her poor darling, all
reverentially uncovered and knott to
the ground. The young lady, with. |
out moments hesitation, knelt and
commenced praying. At first her |
voice was visibly affected by emo. |
lion, but as she proceeded she seemed |
70 forget self and surroundings, and
poured forth such fervent and
.ouching appeal to the Throne of
trace that there was not, when she
ceased, a dry eye or an unmoyed
leart in tho entire assembly. When
he had finished the body was care
uiiy lowered in tho grave, above
Which now grows some beautiful |
overs, menlentoes OF the love Of the
.ir young lady Memphis Ayalan
he.
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HOW THE STATE OBTAINS rrs
"s'ne REVENUES
Where the Money Raised by Taxation
Comes from, and Where N Goes to
HeEubAcan Rule in Iowa Compared
with Democratic Rule in New York.
Correspondence Of the Even,nv Post

So
Correspondence of the Evening Post.
DEs MONIES, Aug 81, 1871.
State Auditor Russell, with his ex.
cellent deputies. Ayers and Christy,
have made out a very important
statement relative to taxes through
out Iowa. 1t is table, by counties,
showing tho amount of State. and
local taxes levied in the several coun.
ties tor the year 1870, as returned to
the Auditors Office in compliance
with section 74S of the revision OF
1860.
As it is very large, and contain.
about seveuty-five thousand figures,
it is only practicable to give the az.
gregates OF the various columns
The work has required a great deal
Of time and writing to make it accu.
rate, for there were twelve distinc,
items to obtain from each of the
ninety-seven counties. This table
has never before been made out bu,
the Auditor believed it of sufficient
Importance to publish, that the
l.l9l 900 people of Iowa can see
right where their money goes to, and
how much is required to carry or
their State, district, county ano
township governments.
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DO YOUR DUTY,

Again We say to the republicans of
Wapehs county bear in mind that
on Tuesday, the 10th of October, the
standard of republicanism demands
your time and your vote, that great
party, the record of which occupies
some of the choicest pages of Ameri-
can history by reason Gifts great and
good achievements, and which has
yet in hand the great work ofclosing
up what it has SO nobly thus far car
ried on, viz = the maintenance of our
glorious union intact, the preserva-
ton of the largest measure of free
dom, and of public faith and credit,
calls upon each and all Of you to soc
that your vote fails not to be deposi.
ted in its behalf. We need not speak
to the boys in blue, for they will bear
in mind that the reveille will sound
on the morning of the 10th of Octo-
Der, calling them to vote as they
fought, and they will obey. But
there is one thing more to which we
wish to call all republicans to note,
and that is, that on the first Tuesday
of October the Township Trustees of
each township will meet at the last
place of voting to correct the regis.
try of voters, and in the meantime
you want to learn from the township
Clerk whether your name is on the
registry, and, If not, see that it is
placed thereon at the time Of correct
ting the same. Not only should you
do this friends, but see whether the
names Of your republican neighbors
are on the registry, and, if not, see
hat they are placed there. FINALLY
what is name good for on the regis
ry unless the party votes, therefore
go that the votes are cast.
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placed at the disposal gifts new masr
ter. 1t thinks the changes effected {
the government form of tho new era
in the history of Great Britain.
WYOMING.


Election Returns Large Republican
Gains.
CHEYENNE, Sept. 8.
The result Of the election cannot
be definitely ascertained tonight.
Republican members to the Leg,sla-
ture are elected in Albany county.
In Carbon and Uinta countless a. gis
thought that the fusion candidates
are elected over the regular Demo-
cratic ticket. Laramie and Sweet
water counties are doubtful. The
Republicans are confident there will
be majority Of friends in tho Ma
tional and Territorial administration
IN the legislature. The last legis'a-
ture was unanimously Democratic. ).
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Linn county Republicans, on the
24th Of August, nominated L. b
Kephart, for Senator; J. S. Mcclure
and VIM. D. Litzenburg, for Repre-
sentatiyes, r. F. Wilson for Treasnr-
er; A. lambert, for Sheriff; j, p.
Coulter, TOR Auditors
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Who the Healthy Girls Are.


Girls, whose ages range from
twelve to eighteen, have an ideal
standard of size, and if by chance
nature determines otherwise, it ia
punished for its presumption. What
corsets can not effect, arsenic, slate.
pencils, chalk and vinegar can, and
when all these aids are brought into
requisition, the saints are rewarded
by pallid checks, puny physiques-
waists that hand can almost span.
The mother knows that in the hour
her little glrlmodestly requests that
"the hooks or buttons be set back,
for mamma, see, can run my hand
between my dress waist and myself,
and l do feel so untidy with such a
bag hanging round me-" that the
warfare has begun, and until the day
Of her decline, the apostles injunc-
ton, to "keep the flesh in subjec-
tion," will be scrupulously obeyed.
Between the eras Of the swaddling
band, and corsets and crinoline, there
used to be period of a few years,
when arms and limbs could climb
trees and scale nights like their pro-
genitors, mentioned by Darwin, and
muscle, sinew aud blood babe fair to
hold their own. The little barehead-
ed, tanned girl of ten, astride Bride
less and saddleless horse, or padding
down the stream on o raft of her own
construction, had season of pure
animal enjoyment, and it was tho't
enough if she grew plump and rosy,
was early TO bed and early to rise,
and could sing tho Gives" to the tune
of Yankee Doodle. She must have
been far in her stems or out OF
them, before she caught . glimpse of
the model Young lady, with tapered
waist, pinched feet, fastidious sppe-
lite, and general air of lauguor
pervading every movement and ut
torrance. She looked upon the lay
igure with admiration, and forth
With commenced remodeling herself,
,ut with Indifferent success. GAS
he twig ID bent the tree is inclined.
Nature bad good start, and she !
would not yield to art without hard
truggle. The few robust women Of |
ifty to-day, are the ones whose
,ouDg lives were free and careless as |
he birds, whose clothing never fet. |
cred limbs nor pressed lungs, whose
impulses and instincts we're never
checked or killed outright by Mrs. |
5rundy's strictures.- Wonadn;s Jour
val. |
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The feather that is destined te
break the cameps back has been laid
on by Tammany. The true pro.
clivities of the Democratic party are
mirrored forth to the world in the
last act of the Tammany sachems in
tlir base design to muzzle the press.
DO New York Times, the fearless
e&poser of the atrocious villainies of
that corrupt ring-the head and
front OF Democracy; this ring to re-
venge itself upon the bold and def
antpaper, has commenced a suit to
eject it from the premises Of which
1t has held undisputed possession
Tor some fourteen years past, the
site upon which the Times elegant |
establishment is erected, being known
as the "Old Brick Church property"
A very interesting history is connect
ed with the old brick church, which
stood for q century but finally sue.
cumbed to the advance of business
TO be superseded by the elegant
printing house, the property having
been purchased under the following
circumstances: &eg
The ground, bounded by Park
Row, Beekman and Nassau streets
and Printing-house Square, had been
decided to the trustees of the church.
with the proviso that if the land
should be used for any other than a |
religious purpose it should revert to
the city. When the church wished
TO remove up town the property was
offered to the general government for !
aFostoHce site; butt it was found, on !
investigation. that the trustees could |
not give valid titls. Subsequently,
the proprietors of the New York
1tmes fixed upon the site as an eliei.
Die one for a newspaper office and, |
after some negotiations, the city gov
eminent agreed, for the sum of $50.
ooo' to surrender all claim to tho
property. The transfer was at once
consummated. On the receipt of its
snare of the purchase money the /,
city governmentgave the proprietors ,
Oh the Times a quit-claim deed Of the | I
property, signed by the Mayor and {
other officials. From that time to +
the present, they have remained in | t
undlsputed possession Of the ground b
upon which they have erected a t
building the value Of which ia esti o
mated at half million Of dollars.
This property has changed hands u
but twice in the course of a century s
From tlmo immemorial the title has b
'een vested in the city. By the CITY 2;
was decided, under certain condi. sc
IONS, to the trustees of the Brick IN
'hurch, by whom it was sold to the m
soprletors of the Times, the CITY th
aiving it's claims in consideration Of CIT
largo sum of money. Its right to
This was then unquestioned; and "a
would have remained forever nm Ke
'pated but for the damaging expos an
c OF the Fammany Ring which az eei'
AIRED In the columns of the Times ~,
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rather Hyacinthe insists that he
WIN marry anyhow. He should have
all tho credit due mon who sacrifice
themselves for principle.
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HON. WIN. LoUGHRIDGE
Political Meetings.


aIne respective candidates OF the Republican
VIII meet for discussion of the Political is.
sues s1 or The day, at the following times and
hlnces. Iime to be equally divided between
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q more than four times as heavy
taxes to pay ih Now York city, un.
der BOSS" Tweed and Democratic
rule, than of Iowa under Republican
rule. Which party will you have 10
levy your taxes +? Let Republicans
OF Iowa bear these figures in mind
when they 80 to the polls next DC.
tober.
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Five persons to each house is tho
average in Great Britain. In New
York city the average is twenty-one.
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REPUBLICAN, MEETINGS.

MOONS or REPUBLICAN STATE CENT Con- !
DIES MONIES, August Q, ISL, /
Tho State Central COMMITTEES il aufhor;z.21
10 announce Republican Meetings al the ri.
lowing times and places Other meeting,
WIN 3e announced as rapidly as possible
necessary arrangements for these meefiprs
ana should 1t be necessary or judicious Il
make any changes in the hou rof any Of The
meetings, they will please address the sneak
mittee: N' 'AA's ooin
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hepnollcan Iowa. Democratic New York
aratin,,s a 81 ", ~ population. 827 4Sf
naAatiohsS, 40, 25l00 Taxation. S27 4(t3 S5S nj
vi capita 1.35 Per capita. "a M
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onto the west for the purpose NV bull
| din up the bloated manufacturers nv
Moo England and Pennsylvany, and
agin them bloated manufacturers
pint the withern finger NV skorn,
] Conclood with an elokent triboot to
tho grandeur NV the Northwest.
In OHIo-Mixed. In the northern
counties accept the new deparcher-
in the middle and southern oppose
it, Be high tariff in tho iron and
coal counties, and free trade in the
corn and wheat counties. Dodge the
debt question, and pint the finger of
skorn at them witch wood drag in ir
relevant ishoos. Conclood with q
CLOWN triboot to the greatnis NV
Ohio. @ : 58Ss
In Observation-Disclosures nisger.
ism in all its forms, and urge repoodi.
ashen ez strongly ez possible. Saw
that Kentucky will yoose force cf
need be, rather than permit niggers
to be on an ekality with white men, |
and pint the finger NV skorn at them |
wich wood degrade the white man |
to that level. .Conclood with a
CLOWN triboot to Kentucky.
The Kentucky speech will do for
all the South, exceptin South Caro-
lima and Mississippi. In those
States yoose the speeches made for
Massachusetts, for in those States the
niggers are in tho majority. and in
Them the finger nv skorn must be
plnted at them witch wont recognize
heir manhood. 700 mite also con-
flood in these S'atos with g CLOWN
.riboot to their present and future !,
greatness. =
| wood also suggest to our speek. a
rs the strictest abstainin from in. a
oxicatin floods for at least three :.
ours before each speech. Likker v
ez a tendency to muddle, and the il
mos require clearness. thought | G
bod indulge without danger, and the },
suit of four drinks wuz that | a,
ade the Moo York speech in Penn. p,
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DIED..

SULLIVAN Sunday afternoon, at O'Clock.
AAEl 4 LIZ ,ilfant daughter OF Taomas r. ami
Isabella z Sullivan, aged II months aud n DAYS
The funeral viii take place from No So Defreas
street, Tuesday, at 9 o'clock 8.
ARMSTROSG. At midnight, On the lth ins.ar.
hAkf ELiAABEfii. eldest daughter of Fra ci 5
l.. aud the late MARY Ann Armstrong aged 10 years
Funeral AZ S' och OK, Tuesday. 6'h / slant from
Ier father re- jenCe No. 1903 18th street north
tTleues Il The -arniiy are respectfully invited.
PROBY On the 4;h Of june ALICE p PROXY
Ct typhoid fever, in the 2lst year o. her age
turer1i viii take 2lsce 70 morrow morning. at o..
click. Residence, Bzns street, between Bridge
and Prospect streets, Georgetown. D. q.
JONES. On the morning Of the 5:h instant arter
Christian fcriltute, MAGGIE. the youpges. dangt.
ter OF Nm. II and N airy ID Jones.
Gone, but net forgotten.
<he friends Of the family respectfully invited
70 attend her funeral, on Tuesday. at O'Clock
, ~, from 18th street east, between r and south
Baltimore and Norfolk pa pers please COPY
AURPHY. On the 4th inst, JOHN MURPHY,
Fris uds are invited 10 attend his funeral from,
Pstfick CoIney's residence, street between North
Capitol and lst streets east, Tuesday, 3 O'clock
T.. N.
BEAUREGARD. On Sun5sy, the 4tl n,tan. a,
O'Clock 6. IL. ELLKH sOLOM IN, the OnIy child
a Iouis and Louiia Beauregsrd, aged 10 months
and days.
The funeral viii take place from resi- ieucs Of her
parents. No 16 Market street, between ID and 4th
GesrgetCvn 2, ID g between and O'Clock D. m.
Sacramento, Gal paper please cOpS.i
SAWNER. At the residence Of Col Geo Oowie
GAG street =. W, 1T 80 o'clock p d, on the 4th
instant. kDHIk SAWYER. son Of Jefferson and
Jennie SAW er, Of Boston, Mass. aged months and
Is Gays. -
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DhOPOtALs FOR SAND FoR THH KHw
STATE pEPAkTMknT.
pRsPosALs FoR STATIONERY

ST., DEPaErNESr OF STATE May 10. ISL
sealed Proposals. for faruishing SrafioDerV f,r
ne year etdiHg June % lsl2, vii be received at
mi lie per,ment until the 2-rH DAY OF JUNK ISL,
Blank forms for bidding viii be furnished UPON
ssIaicat lon.
The bids viii be Considered aud accepted or re-
goted item by item. ~
Contracts must De executed by the succas.ful bid
o.rs within ten GAYS after being called mn IN a. do
I'm , Sr.eiee eontraeted fsr must be furnished
ntn tiine 10 time during the year, In auantifies
Pursuant % orders from the Department The en-.
year Aoi e1iins Inc
. Each proposal must be signed by the indivianslo,
nfnl making H. and be acco1np anied bT baad Wffh
surbeient sufeties In sun eeual 20 50 per cant a
Ibe Did or BIDS acce pied, approved nv IfnitoS
States ofhcer of the district which the surerfs.
reside or co business. on form TO be furnished bV
the ephrtment, Conditioned upon the eNeoufi..n n
acobtrSct FOR furnishing such portions III no a..
uclts as Elay Dc awarded under il aud the perforn
aBce Of the same.
AL delN cries will be subject 20 inspection bv an
state aud The delivery Il inferior article n m %
deemed suicicnt cause 10 anuul the cOutrct Al Ia
option OF the SeCrs' airy. NV
Deliveries aust be free OF charge AZ the Dena L.
mont of State. Washington
, The failure 20 con ply with any one order unaer
penalty OF the nd. the Secretary OF state MAJ
direct The purchase, IN OPEN market, Of such quantf-
Le% oi amp srcles as sLai. Dc necessary % suppIy
the deficiency crustd by such failure ana haree n
eyntrect tors 81 per cent a. the Price which al ali
u found Necessary 20 pay fCr snch articles.
ffop sais upaccom panied Nv = satisfactory bond
hot he c1uslc rcd. ant contra ts viii vAr3ed
sni! 10 tstabl shed manufacturers Of or dsaiers IN
TIE sriicie- HAMILTON FISH,
NY ~ I'm EecT.faTw q
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DROPOsALs FOB GRANITE FOR TaE NEW
u STATE DEHAHTMERT

MAsHlNGToS, Ma .. Ia. Z
sea.cd Proposals viii b. received uuti , o'c'eck
the Supervising Architec' ~ the TreasrrV p.rsr5a
neut, Ter turf Ing and -livCring ~ the site az The
GrvpOsea bClldlDE al the dimau-ion granite re-
QuIed for TIE exterior OF the nex stafs Dsnsr9-
me- Mt, Tor which about 80 coo cubic TT viii - r
yllFea. frgp9s.li aust state tie price pr cubic
twenty cubic feet. aud the rate OF inc-ea- In nrc
Tor stones exceeding twenty cubic feet. The exact
given, but will approximate 40 "a ic Iesf' Stones
70 be guerTie9 and delivered according 10 schedgie
OF net siZes that will be furnished the cont-scfr
Que inch viii lie allowed for quaTly dfmensions ON
each wofk-d face Of the stone.
bach hid must be accOmp snied by q sample bIook,
llnches cube Of the granite IL is proposed 20 fur
Llsh, which must be sound, durable, Of unf.rm
foreign substances and capable Of withstspsine the
action 81 the Clements and that has been fully
teste oy use " buildings and 10 from qusrries ca
within one year, and from y hich stone has beea or
IL now bsiEg used for hrst-clsss buildings.
delivery o. stone and tie amount ner week tbeT cs
deliver They will also state IN average and maxi
mum sizes OF stone that can be sbtained from their
bids will be received except from the ovner. or
lesAees OF ne from which the stone lie pro-
All proposals must De made on the printed forms
20 be obtained a the So Architect and be
thousand dol .rs 900 that the bidder viii Al eIe
este and perform the contract III arded TO him, and
ds d ~ IA 'gS Of hum 1s
security for the faithful psrformance Of the con
tract the lease 10 take effect upon the failure OF the
CONT actor 20 comply with the terms Of the
said lease to authorize the Gsvernmsnt 70 take fui
the oontfsotor il case Of such default the expense
The right TO reject any and all bids received is re-
Proposals must be iRelosed in seated envelspe.
indorseo Proposals Tor Granite for New State De-
gsrtment, and addressed @ A. b. MULLETT.
Washington, ID. y. my r. I5t
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OoLunIsIIsa s.g STOCK.

Only elso the First Instalmenf, 10 be paid n ths
Only limited number Of shares win be f..nes
Subscriptions for STOCK may be made will ri hi n
MHlfE, TRAINER. National MstropoIissn Bsas;
TIE COLUMBIA STREET RAlLROAD
-, !, ITs PRo6RKss AND PRosPEcrs.
the Columbia Street Railway. work on which 10
70 De commenced st once. IL 20 ran from the east
soe OF 18th street. near Eiggs Rsnk along New York
avenue 20 the intersection OF street. thence nax
the Northern liberties msrset. on the south ode,
aud down y Massachusetts, syer 70 n street, onf III
street. past the Govsr1ms Printing oce and pesT
Ct Alloy sios Church. 70 che tsll-gats distance az
about two and one half " ilee. which will be run IN
thirty minutes Ths directors expect n get the
charter amended - the next session Of Oonersss "a
a. 20 enable the Company 90 extend the road Ia tks
Capitol and otter important poinfs. The board ~
directoIs y. Mchelden. PRESIDENT; Alsxsnder n
Classeu. Col. =. &. smeot, ". N Rohrsr: Ges. Ia.
b " hhe, cashier National Metropolitsn Bank.
treasurer, tRep,l myt-ln0