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

Carpenter; and By Rcpfessntat
Banks, Cullom and. Garfield. The
ceremony will doubtless be an i'm.
pressive one. R
CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
This organisation celebrated ita
fourth anniversary. in DR.. Newman'a
Church last Sabbath svenine. The
church was crowded aud speechee
were made BY bsnetors Wilson,
Upton and flanagan. Gen. Carey,
Of Ohio, and others, aiso delivered
brief addresses. i. ,e A 4 I'D
PERsoNAt. lnak
"Ret" Clafkscn, the genial gentle.
msn, and one Of the taiented editors
Of the Register, Is ID tke city stoppfna
at the Ebbitt Housa 1 regret o
state that he is PLACED koss dx consbdt
by . severe attack ofs the inaamms-
tory rheumatism. H1Hinr Sn6efed
intensely during one thoIs winter
with the same aAlidloh II know
how il Is myself, = and extend
to; 1Rst" my heartS6lt sympethielI
Colonel Willis lH1hsaoad q
McGregor, is in The ty.u He is
roostinR at Wiilsrds, Watching and
waiting f0r the s. 10 fakS
action upon HE nomteGl lt6as 1 f, y
ss SO sS I P0rohAC.
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must say that the advocates of
NV oman's Rights" have cause for
rejoicing, when almost one-third OF
the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives voting, favored granting
the elective franchise to the fair sex.
and the above is hardly fair test of
the question, for Mr.. Cook, the chair
man Of the District OF Columbia
COMMITTEES, opposed Mr.. Julian's
amendment, fearing it would peril
the success Of the District Bill. A
direct vote on az amendment grant.
Ing female suffrage. after the bill
passed would show at least hundred
votes in favor of female suffrage.
will not now discuss the merits of
the case. 1 only state what / be-
lieve to be a dead sure thing-wheth-
or it be right or wrong; and that is,
that female suffrage is inevitable. It
is only q question of time-like the
removal of the Capital westward.
The calling for 75, 600 troops in April
1861, to put down the rebellion,
the proclamations of Fremont in
Missouri, the arming OF the coiorcd
race, their emancipation and their
dnal acknowledgements, were all
violently opposed, but have passed
triumphantly through the storms OF
indignation which they occasioned.
So it will be with this effort on the
part Of the fair ''lilics of our vallies. y
When she will, she will, you may de-
pend ont;
And when sho won't, she won't, and
there's the end ont
.a PoToMAc.
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Mn. EDIroR.-As nothing has ap-
peared in your paper lately on that
new and spicy subject-Intcmper-
ance,' permit me to say few words
through your columns.
For moro than forty years tomper-
ance mon and women, in tho United
States nave labored with great zeal
and assiduity to reform drunkards,
and to prevent 80 ber persons from
becoming drunkards. One goner-
alton Of Temperance Rolormers has
passed away, and the subject comes
up to-day with as strong claims up.
on tho Rciormcrs OF tho present as
t hough it were altogether ne,,
subject. I'll the cloquence ard zeal,
the almost korculean efforts Of those
noble Reforlncrs OF tho past, hay,
not succeeded in placing the temper
anco reform upon permanent ant
progressive basis. Ono OF thos,
Temperance Orators once cxclaime,
as no held An audience spell bount
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SECURITY AGAINST DROWNING
Clafin 4 Woodhulls Weekly, of Dec.
31st, gives an account Of . patent
waterproof dress, invented BY Q Mr..
8. G. Merriam of Iowa, which they
saw tried in New York hsrbor. The
description Of the dress, and the ac-
count Of the trial is thus given:
1t is not perhaps generally known
that most persons who arc drowned.
first become helpless from the chill.
ing effect of the water and in Mr..
Merriam's patent the importance OF
this fact has not been overlooked
The dress is in two portions, which
arc securely joined at the waist, 90 ~
to be water tight. The entire per-
son is covered except q suficiens
space to allow the eyes, nose and
mouth to remain exposed. The dres.
is Of rubber, and contains seven dis
ti0ct air-tight compartments, whicl,
are inflated by means Of rubber tubes
connecting with them. Its weigh.
is seventeen pounds, and 1t has !.
floating capacity Of $50 pounds.
Tho trial Was successful. In twp
minutes Mr.. Merriam adjusted tn,
dress, without removing any Of hi1
clothing, watch, matches or money,
and entered tho water. lie hoate l
easily on tho surface, and readily
propelled himself through the water,
at tho rate OF two miles an hour. BY
| using his hands only. On roachin
terra firma again, he Invested him.
self OF the dress; and wee found his
clothing perfectly free from mois :
ure. aud his flesh warmer than our
own. We also examined Q novel
rubber bag, capable ofholding thirty
or forty pounds Of food. . supply Ut
wator, aud y flag staff nine teot high,
with flag. This also he inflated.
and then sustained without effort.
The whole continuance is admirably
adapted for gentlemen who do not
object to slight Outlay in order TO
obtain positive security sgainss
drowning, and any lire OF steamers
adopting them would certainly add
materially to its business.
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The following description of "a
fine old man." by Mark Twain, is
worth reading g:-"John Wagner, the
fFoldestl man 10 Buffalo--ono hundred
and four years old recently walked
mile and halt in two weeks. He
is - cheerful and bright as any of
y 4 those other old men that charge
round so in the newspapers, aud in
every way as remarkable. Last No
! r. vember, be walked five blocks in rain
storm, without any shelter but an
umberella, and cast his vote tor
g FEi Grant, rem Afking that be Lad voted
for forty y-seven Presidents-whic
was lie. His second crop Of rich
paa brown hair arrived from New York
yesterday, and ho has q new set of
teeth coming from-Philadelphia.
Hei is to be married next week TO o
$, girl one hundred. and two years old,
Who still takes IN washing They
have been engaged eighty years, but
their gparents persistentIy refused
thsir oOnsent uStil three days ago.
John Wagner II two years older than
the Rhode Island veteran, and yet
has never tasted drop of liquor in
his life, unless you count whiskey."
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There was . deal Of pith and point
inthe comment of the African preach
70 SHE erson the text, "It is more blessed to
sss giye than 70 receive," Said he: :1"I
have known many a church to die
cause it didn't give enough, but ],
y~never. .knowed church to die ,cause
it gaveI too much. Dcy don't die
dat way. Brederen, has any one of
yon knowed church to die cause il.
gave too mach? Ifyou do just let
me know, and Ill mako apilgrimage
to dat church, and I'll climb by the
- sss :ss Hisa :s.s e !: "a riii. 'is
cd am de dead dat die in de Lord"
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CURE FoR -DYsPEpsIA.--H a man
be troubled with dyspepsia he may
relieve himself oft by observing the
following. .rulo to tho lotter. Take
now axe, tit hickory handle in it,
bore hole in the end Of the handle
and filiit with gum camphor, sea.
up securely, thon procure . job at cut.
ting cord wood, and continue tne ex-
ercise vigorously until tho gum molts
in the handle. II is warranted to
cure.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02

At Sioux City, on Thursday, when
the thermometer was ten degrees
below zero, there were four seperate
flashes of vivid lightning, occurring
at intervals Of q few moments apart,
and in each case followed by quite
heavy claps of thunder, while in
place of the rain usually occurring
during thunder storm, came
shower of sleet.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02

The State Agricultural Society
offers the following premiums: For
the best ten acres Of artificial timber,
81 900, payable in 1881; for the best
cultlvsted hrm, 500, payable in
1876; for the. best mile Of hedge,
5000 payable in five years; for the
best five acres Of orchard, $3.50, pay.
able in eight years. E1es 64slEa -
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"Gath" tho correspondent Of the

"Gath" tho correspondent Of the
Chicago Tribune says:
Under the present government
Washington city has revonue Of
ii, ,O0o,O and pays $4,000 in
salaries to Councilmen, etc.
kAdmiral Porters successful
struggle to bo confirmed Admiral is
snly tho prelude to a fiercer fight to
abolish that grade. Tho Admirrl
has been very sick; as well his wife;
both overcome with nervous pros,
trAtion, resulting from sensitiveness
and anxiety. The staff officers Of
the navy arc organising under
the venerable Doctor Wood TO make
. fight with Porter upon the ques
tion of rank, as ho notified them,
several weeks ago, Of his intention te
press things IN the following yer
nacular
"Ifl'm confirmed as Admiral, III
! make you staff-meI smell hellr,Fs
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A quaistOli esnl)smau, 81 active,
stirring disposition, had . man to
eEoxkinshis garden who was quite
= @the seSsrse. ."Jones," said he, s'did
you over see snail r. "Certainly,"
n said Jones'. q rThe6. said the old
boy, ayou must have met him, for
you never could overtake him." 81
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02

A Reporter Of the New York Sun
recently attempted TO gain admit
tance into q mansion where q marri-
age in "high life" was about to take
place. He was kicked from the front
steps, several times after sending in
his card, but finally got an audience
with the brides waiting maid, fell in
lovo with her, confessed his passion,
and thereby got . chance to write up
the trousseau. The maid was fooled.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02
Estab blished In 1846.
EHg oYquIVA WEEKLY COURIER
4. 4; 4: HHzaiiRok. HHzzRHIs5k EDlrons
WA. p. CALDwxLL s- = Local Editor.
Thursday, February End, 1871
Waits From Washington.
TERRITORIAL BILL ron THE DISTRICT
g FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Washington D. G., Jan. q.

as ~
Washington D. g., Jan. q.
Yesterday the House Of Repre-
sentatives passed tho bill to provide
4 new form Of government for tho
District Of Columbia. The following
isa synopsis Of it's provisions
|. II proposes q sort of territorial
government in the District, with q
Governor, to Be appointed BY the
President, With the advice ard con-
sent of the Senate, and who shall
hold his Office for four years; with q
Council IF Members and House Of
Representatives of twenty-five men,
bers; with . secretary to be ap
pointed by the President, for four
years; and with . delegate IN Con.
gress. The laws of the Legislative
Assembly nre to. be subject to repeal
or modification BY Congress. There
is to be a Board of Public Works, to
consist Of tho Governor and two per.
sons TO be appointed BY the President.
The members Of the Council are also
to be appointed by the President.
The lower House is to be elected by
the people every two years. The
bill goes into effect on the 3Oth of
juno next, and abolishes the present
mnnicipal governments.
While the adoption Of this bill was
pending, Mr.. Julian we'll known
advocate of female suffrage arose and
moved to amend the sixth section
which gives the elective franchise
to all male citizens OF the District
Of Columbia, by striking out the
word "male." His proposition was
received with much merriment, but
Mr.. Julian looked as serious AZ a
tombstone and said his proposition
was made in good faith, and that he
desired tho yeas and nays. The
following is the vote on Mr.. Julian's
female suffrage amendment:
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In q Wyoming tavern a mountain
rough, venomously drunk, was
practising With his revolver at various
objects in the bar-room. An Oh
teamster enterod, called for q drink,
and . ball from the rough's pistol
shattered the glass at his lips. With.
out word the bull whacker put his
hand behind his back, produced his
pistol, leveled it at the ruffian's head
and remarked as the body dropped
to the floor +: "That scoundrel would
have hurt somebody pretty soon.'
He then filled another glass and
drank the contents, strobe out al
deliberately as he had como in, and
with "whoa, haw there" started
his oxen on the road. $50 3.
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The Louisville Courier-JournaE
reminds tho Democratic party that
it is responsible for law and order in
Kentucky, and that it cannot afford
to carry even the appearance of CON-
piieity with the villainy that has
recently disgraced the very neighbor-
hood of the State capital. And it
tells that unless they set their house
in order they will have NO right to
complain OF Federal interference, and
will not be able to avert it.
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" ~ VhkNCH, i
Chief Clerk Contract Office
THE LINCOLN STATUE,

Tho committee Of Congress having
tho matter in charge, has decided
that the ceremony Of unyeiling tho
statue of Abraham Lincola, executed
for the government, by Winnie
Ream, shall take place in the rotun.
da OF the Capitol tomorrow even.
ing. Speeshe viii DO made by
Senators Trumbull, Patterson and
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We find going "the rounda" a,

We find going "the rounds" the
following Characteristic pronuncia.
mento of q Dutchman, which very
aptlv describes the condition OF some
600 sss ssss;;s: ss,s.sGS.. s. d'r'ss these times
All dose peoples what owes,
n I'll not AZ dem for dat;
But all dose peoples what owes me
Must pay me immediSt. arsss
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An attorney once asked Mr..
Beocher, "Suppose that the parsons
and The Devil should litigate q
cause, which party do you think
would gain it 2" "Tho Devil no
doubt" replied Mr.. Beecher, as he
would have all the lawyers on his
side.
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A writer in tho New York Econ1

A writer in the New York Econo-
must. commenting upon the fallure
ofMr. Oakes Ames, President of tho
Union Pacific railroad, remarks that
it is singular, Notwithstanding the
sa lavish bounties conferred upon that
y railway company, its success, its
profits, that so many of the parties
prominently engaged in its construc-
tion have failed, some Of them being
financially ruined. The real reason
is, perhaps, to be found in the ma
chinatl0ns Of secret enemies; and it is
probable that the cause of the failure
OF Mr.. Ames may be traced in one
word Durant. There are some
2 diamonds sharp enoughto cut any
other diamonds in the world.-CM-
o Frago tSsf. ryF agfaga4s3
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The pews in Plymouth church
New York, have just been cold for
the sum Of SCI, 900, an amount suf-
ficient to build church, pay a preach
or and buy an audience in this west
ern country.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02

Ladies' who arc dying to get some
of the popular Alaska sable for dress
and cloak trimming, may be glad to
know that its other name is skunk
skin. By any other name it would
not smell 90 sweet.
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. p 4 E e.
New York is enjoying . social SON
sation of . singularly atrocious
character. A man occupying an
important position in . leading New
York bank, closely related to the
family Of Cornelius Vanderbilt-if q
son,in-law may be called close
rslation-a nephew, of James NJ.
Cross, we'll and widely known in the
Fast, took unto himself y wife whom
he conducted from Boston to rooms
in tho Ashland House, Fourth
Avenue, New York. That was five
Yaers ago. A few weeks since this
q IA was the bridegroom IN fash.
ionable church. Of which DR.. Morgan
is the rector; Laura N. Luckey,
daughter Of Nelson Luckey, Of New
Hamburg, on the Hudson, was tho
bride. & Or..Morgan officiated, md q
largo number of Che friends Of bride
and bridegroom assisted at the cere-
nony. The first wife OF Calvin b.
Cross Sat, meanwhile, in hor rooms
at the Ashland House, awaiting the
return Of her husband. Calvin r.
Cross rode with bis new bride to .
firstclass uptown hotel, and spent
there with her q honeymoon which
lasted from the day befbre Thanks.
giving to the Sunday following
Daring this period many friends
called to pay their congratulations.
md lid gloves, silks and respectable
ltyt trod the brides apartments, and
.she was modest, hopeful. trusting,
and happy. The one who sat in her
-rooms st the Ashland does not appear
to have instituted very vigilantr rim
quiries after her wandering Benedict;
but, on Thanksgiving day some
friends Of hers attended service in
the church whore the ceremony had
occurred . few hours before, and
were told all about it. The coinci-
dence hetween the bridegroom 3
name and that Of their 1riond's
missing husband, struck thom
strangely, and they bore away sin.
gular impressions. When Sunday
had come, Calvin r.. Cross was
absent from both his wives, but re-
turned to the one newly-wedded.
With her he had stormy interview
and departed, leaving no trace of his
going. He has not roappeared
Naturally the truth became public
and Miss Luckey, betrayed and
| rained, returned, TO her fathers house
on the Hudson, while tho earlier wife
to whom her husbands character was
not 80 new, retired to less public
dwelling. The only explanation o.
the infamous affair is that Calvin r
Cross was handsome, . ladies' man
and a well-to-do bachelor, having
elegant apartments on West Four
tecnth street--yet for five years he
had been living with his wife an,
childrenl After his disappc arance
| investigation showed that he hs,
been paying $4,000 year tor
| family ut tho Ashland House, al
though he received a salary of onl,
$1,000; he also supported his bach
elor establishments in prineely styl,
!. and courted his new wife on th
Hudson with the munificcnce Of
. gentleman. Of course denunciatio
falls heavily and chiefly upon hin
as it should; but shall nothing
said OF the near ralatiye
and guardians of the betraye
lady who permitted her TO publicl
5. we'd . villaing If Laura Lucke
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A minister at Des Moines, on Sun.
day night in his opening prayer
uttered the fullowing: "We thank
the 0! Lordi for coming amongst ue,
notwithstanding the inclemency Of
thu xuaofhar
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:. The trial Of the unfortunate girl.
Jennie lloIntosh. q Ksokuk. resul,

Ss.ss'>S g.
= Jennie NoTntosh. - Ksokuk, resul,
ted 10 her being bound over to
the next term Of the District Court
4 to answer to the charge. of murder
ing her own illegitimate offspring.
The Gate City says, ut the close OF
its report of the testimony:
"Then Jennie was led away to
prison. And her father, bent with
sixty years and troubles manifold,
e = went along with her, head bowed,
and wiping from his eyes bitter tears
that became alike his manhood aud
his fatherhood. While tho dirty dog
--the cowdardly miscreant who is
the author Of the poor girls sin and
shame and orime, and whose guilty
secret she has kept in trial and prison,
walks abroad in the daylight some
! where, sunwbipt by Justice. She
couldn't fall SO low but that he is
u Thousand times worse. She couidn't
n be SO guilty but that he is thons-
and times guiltior Those who
shndder at her terrible crimos will
pity her. But for him there can be
Il nothing but utter loathing aud detos-
tation; the curses Of men and the
wrath 4 heaven .e eek
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Il ~ The trestle work of the Chicago
/ " Y So0tAwSstefn gCyer the Charlton
bottom, four miles east Of Centreville.
will be twenty-five hundred feet
long, Ihey exbsct to completcit ia
, Rboat two weeks. - !
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The Washington nowsmongers
have already selected tho Governor
of San Domingo in the pcrson of
Hon, Ben Eggleston, Of Ohio.
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VIM. Cuss 10 the name as well @
the nature Of q juvenile vagrant cap.
tured BY the st. Louis police, Tuesday.
Some Of tho older members % that
family are still 1t large in this city.
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At Upton, Cedar county, on Fri
day last, o youth named David West,
was shot by another lad named Hu-
Der. At last accounts there were
few hopes for Vests recovery.
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London. Jan. q,

An Anglo-American Committee
composed of eminent political logates
and military men will shortly publish
an extensive report on the fishery
question and other pointsof difference
between the United States and Cam
ada. The conclusions Of the report
are generally somewhat untavorable
to the Americans, but nevertheless
they take the ground that tho Cana
dian pretensions on tho question oil
the headland are unfounded.
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hsAs MA John Talley, of Mt. Pleasant,
~ met her death almost Instantly, 4
few days ago, by taking dose Of
nalr dye Containing prussic acid Sup
pteibk ~ " be t6editine.
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The Ratoksye says that the Iowa
City Press, wrote this characteristic
note to an Iowa railroad supsrin.
tendcnt: "Plcase send me . pass on
your cussed successful road
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The suicidal mania seems strong
in Iowaas well as elsewhere. Noless
than fourteen have occurred in the
State within the last month.
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Miss Eliza r. Adams PAGES the
deck as associate editor Of the Storm
Lake Pilot. .e
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The contest for Campbell's scat in
the Third district of Ohio has been
discontinued.
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Broad river, in South Carolina was
frozen over this month. An instance
Of the kind has not occurred before
in thirty-seven years.
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r. Mr.. AT. Stewards Filth avenue
mansion, in New York, which has
just been completed at cost Of e3,-
100000, is the most expensive house
insthe country. The furniture is
said to be in keeping with The gen.
eral character of the house, the
carpet for the drawing-room alone
costing 81, 900. Il consists Of q
single piece, wrought upon . loom
made expressly for its man ufacture.