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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

President Gilman, tolegraphs from
New York, that the "Iowa editors
shall have the best in the house on
the Central Road" if the proposed
excursion selects it's line.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The Fort Dodge North West is of
the opinion that Col. Carpenter will
get nearly as many votes from the
Third District as from the Sixth. and
not many less from the Fifth.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

When you receive ten dollar bills
look out for counterfeits on tho
Farmers and Manufacturers Nation
al Bank, Of Poughkeepsie, New
York
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stronger, on rise in gold. Stocks
better after the meridian, and prices
rallied from the downward move.
ment I to l per cent. Tho following
are the Treasury balance today : |
Currency, $1,000, 00O; coin $1o6,-
600, OO0, Of which ri, 100000 are
|certifioates. M
Rev. ] amos MoIsAfland, promi-
nept md vsnerabie Presbyterian,
has juet died, aged a.
Il lust discovered, that . prom
inent State officer of Ohio, man Of
wealth and high standing, was re-
Gently robbed il panel house herc
Of $4,000 in government bonds,
which he has not claimed for fear OF
exposure. ,s ,e.sl !, n, u Z.
WASHINGTON, ApiA2S. q
Dispatches received from Minister
Washburne concerning tho affair in
Paris, state that the people are
respondent, and thst no msn has yet
tappeared with sufficient strength to
bring order ont Of tho present chaos.
There is no pr0sre0t Of restoration
Of peace, and tho indicati0ns are that
1.-THE civil war will continue until the
national energy 10 entirely wasted.
| LONDON, April 25th.
1t 10 reported that the steamship
Queen of the Thames, from Mel
bourue bound to London, has been
lost, and that large number Of per-
sons were drowned. No particulars.
* LoSDUN, April %.
! The Illness special from Versailles
says Theirs had long interview
yesterday with Prince Albert, Of
Saxony, and General Fa6rice.
Fort Charenton is occupied BY .
detachment Of tho Versailles army.
A strong reaction favorable to the
restoration Oi Napoleon ID reported
to havc set in in the provinces.
A number of the Deputies 10 the
assembly are known TO desire TO
make Due D'Aumale President Of the
republic. itls f.
| The News special from Versailles
o0yc tu0v HOAc u0o Ao0ViVCu ~ OVlA
bard Paris, when the forts east aud
north Of tho city are delivered up by
| the Prnesians. a9t Il
| The insurgents made y sortie, on
Sunday toward Chatillon, and at FIRST
captured barricade held by the
i Versailles troops, but wero eventual
y n r1u'V ~ WI .s.,. nUa,y n 49,
''' .s ..sl p'A'1 010' 81
! CrNcrNHArf, o., April % - Bishop
G. w. CLARK, Of the Methodist EpiS-
ooPal vnarCn. q lyi.g aangeFousiy
s'c M - 1ls Ts y y .nlg CIV :
Ane Ivy. ~ s. 1aod11y aS 81 AID
geen inoacteG ~ .9e =, = urand
Jury for neglect Of duly While AS
SCISSOR o. !n.ernM revenue ZOE the
SECOND DISTRICT, Tor receiving pres
EMS ana Drlbess ana Tor offering
croes 70 the Assistant Assessor 20
inaoce MIN 70 allow Gaddls 70 COM
NIT frauds IN ONCE. SIS {
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
Ingenious Precaution Against
CheCk-RaiSlug.

So many successfu; efforts have
been made by forgers in New Yorl
and elsewhere, to defraud banks
brokers, and business houses genor.
ally, by skillful alterations of the fig.
ures and written portions ofchecks,
drafts and money OF ders, raising the
apparent value for q few dollars to o.
many hundreds of thousands, that
the ingenuity of bank officers and
experts has been taxed to the utmost
to devise some means Of protection
from such frauds. The latest, and
as it strikes US, the most effective
means ofprotection against this class
Of swindlers which has como under
our Observation, is o very simple Of.
fair indeed, in the shape of o little
machine, which, at blow, cuts out
of the paper in the body of the check,
figures representing the amount for
which the check is drawn, with d
star on either side SO close TO the fig
ures as to admit of no addition to the
number in any manner, thus: *80* or
*1S0*. 1t will be seen at glance
that an ingenious and patient torger
mi yht raise q 0 to an 8evon tho fig
ures on this cut, but as he could not
add figure to the number, the ut
most no c.,uld hope to raisc by the
dodge, 10 any event, would be the
in The numerals, which
would hardly pay him for the timo,
trouble and risk; and little, extra
precautlon in the construction of tho
dies tor the figures in the machine,
would even make that dodge impos-
sible. Bank checks from Now York
houses lately, are cut in this manner,
md, practically, the occupation Of
he ''check-raiserA" is gone in that
'ity.
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st. Louis. Market.
c. Ts A.st

10u'S' APIH AJs
FLoUn-Dull; 3.25a5.4 for state.
WHEAr-Quict; small lots Of spring
range at l.26a1.3l.
CoRN-Slow at 483a5O for mixed
il bulk.
OArs-Slow; No. 2 in elevator 81.
BARLEY-Firm l.lOal. Is tor choice
spring.
RYE-Dull ut S9a92.
WHIsKEY-894.
Mess PoRK-Sold at 18.OOa18.5O
loose dry salt shoulders 6.
LARD-l1S113 for kettle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Peru has been visited by storm
of rain, which deluged tho lines of
the water courses and destroyed
$4,000, 900 ofproperty, causing great
distress and suffering.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

+ Tho Grand Master of Ohio has ar
rested the charter of o Masonic
Lodge, because the members elected
a saloon keeper for their master.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

A farmer, writing to the secretary
ofan agricultural society, says: "You
will have the goodness to enter me
GU your list of cattle for q bull"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
An Anecdote Of Buchanan
1 and Jackson.

From Col. Forney's "Reminiscences OF Public
men. ~ b
Shortly after Mr.. Buchanan's re-
turn from Russia, In 1884, TO which
he had been sent by President jack
son, in 1882, and Immediately follow.
ing his election to the Senate Of the
United States by tho Legislature of
Pennsylvania, 70 fill the unexpired
term Of William Wilkins, resigned,
who, in his turn, was sent to succeed
Buchanan in the same foreign mis-,
sion, Buchanan called upon Old Hick-
ory with fair English lady, whom
he desired to present to the head Of
the American nation. Leaving her
in the reception room down stairs,
he assembled to the Presidents pri-
vate quarters and found General
jackson unshaved, unkempt, in his
dressing gown, with his slippered
feet on the fender before blazing
wood fire, smoking corn cob pipe
of the old Southern school. Hc star
ted his subject, when tho General
said he would be very glad to meet
the handsome acquaintance of the
new bachelor Senator. ii
Mr.. Buchanan was always careful
OF his personal appearance, and, in
some respects, was sort of mascu.
line Miss Fribble, addicted to spot
Ices cravats and huge collars rath-
or proud of o largo foot for man of
his large statue, and to the last of
his life what the ladies would cali -
very good figure" Having just re-
turned from q visit to the fashionable
continental circles, after two years of
thorough intercourse with the Ell
quette Of one of the stateliest courts
in Europe, he was somewhat shocked
at the idea of the President meeting
the eminent English lady in such q
guise, and ventured to ask if be did
not intend to change his attire,
whereupon the old warrior rese, with
his long pipe in his hand, and delib.
erately knocking the ashes from out
the bowl, said to his friend: "Bu
chanan, want to give you q little
pOOo Vi 0ussSo, WuAoA uOpO yUu
will remember. 1 knew man once
who made his fortune by attending
to his own business. Tell the lady
l will see her presently"
The man who became President
in 1855 was fond of saying that this
remark of Andrew Jackson humilia-
ted him more than any rebuke he
had ever received. He walked down
stairs to meet his fair charge, and in
q very short time Presidsnt jackson
entered the room, dressed in full
suit of black, clearly shaved, with
his stubborn white hair forced back
from his remarkable face, and adj
vanoing to the beautiful Brltishersa-
luted her with almost kingly grace.
AS she LETT The White House she ex-
claimed to her escort, "Your republi
can President is the royal model Of .
gentleman"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

In Fayette they have "Mask So
clety," connected with ono Of the
churches. All the parties who attend
wear masks. What next?
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Anna gentle Anna) Dickinson is
engaged to lecture during the whole
month OF May, in Kansas, Missouri
and Iowa.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
A Strange Story.
A Woman HILLS a Man at His Re

quest-Her Confession.
From the Omaha Republican, April 10.
Last night we were summoned to
listen to one Of tho saddcst stories
ever told. But . few days since, we
announced the death Of Daniel Il.
Hedden by his own had. We had
every reason to believe that it was
so. Last evening, however, came a
startling Observation-Disclosures MUIR
dered |
Capt butcher was called to the
Cedar Rapids house. He went. Cora
Clinton wished to see him. When
in her presence, she said: captain
| have something to tell you. You
would never think Of it, but shot
Hedden"
This was indeed something to tell;
it was startling announcement -
She said she had carefully thought
over all the consequences know She
had to go to Jail and probably to the
gallows. Yet with all that staring
in her face, she wanted to make the
con tesslon-tell the true story.
In the Jail ut IL O'Clock, the re.
porters met the unfortunate woman.
II make the confession that I killed
Hedden." "Why did you you do
it?" cat his own request" was tho
reply. 81 went up stairs and found
him, as l thought, dying. He asked
me to shoot him. He wanted this sin
ofhis soul removed. He took the
pistol from his pocket, cooked it, and
placed it in my hands. Ho held
open his coat, and pulled the trig-
gcr. | thought there was more than
ono ball in the pistol, and intended
with the other to kill myself" The
prisoner in her confession says there
was no malice. She fired the pistol
at his own request, and then intend
cd self-murder. But an empty pistol
prevented her. She was excited and
didn't think what she was doing. In
brief, the above is q sad story. 1t is
to be remembered that Hedden
bought three bottles Of laudanum the
night of his death, and upon his own
confession, through the testimony of
Cora Clinton, drank the same. On
Sunday evening Cora Clinton con-
fesses that she took chloroform with
intent to take her life. And it is
feared that she will, by some means,
yet succeed. There is scarcely q
doubt that suicide has been determ,
ined upon, in her mind, at oil hazards.
Who is Cora Clinton !? We know
not. We are informed by Captain
butcher that she came from Madi-
son, Wis. was brought here by q
man who seduced and and deserted
her. Forsaken and in despair she
found shelter in the notorious house
of Lou Harpel. Shortly after her
entrance there, fever brought her
very near the grave. For three
long months she fingered, half dead,
halt alive. She afterward found q
homo (?) with Hester Baldin. From
Hester Baldin's homo she has gone
to the felon's cell. There she is
quiet and peculiar in her demeanor.
She seems stoical m, her fealings at
times, and then the reverse. She
exhibits a phase of human nature
seldom seen. Some who saw her
last evening. thought insanity was
presenting itself. If it docs not
come, it will DO q wonder. This ends
our story.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

An Iowa editor acknowledges the
receipt OF congressional documents
in advance OF the mail. The way it
occurred was this: A wolf chased the
carrier about four miles. They want
the government to put on that route
number of ablo-bodiod wolves, to
facilitate matters.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

A coroner's jury in Dodge county,
WIS, lately returned the verdict of
''death from hanging around q
tavern"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Petor Melindy has removed Harry
Fulton, Deputy U. s. Marshal, and
appointed Col. Root, of Mt. Pleasant,
r. bed him. Peter seems to be
play roots on all of Clark's
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
NEW York. April q

Money rules easy. The bank rate
on q. call is 2, but borrowers get what
they want outside at 5 TO 6. and
leading bond houses arc supplied as
low Us 4 por cent. There is u larger
&c demand Tor primo paper at & to q,
Tho stock market is moro unsottlcd
this morning than for weeks, on ac
count OF the partial bear success Of
yesterday afternoon.
The steamers took out 500, 900 10
specie. At this hour GAO gold is
nrm at llO3 to Ill. Governments
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
Connecticut Election.

The State Board of Canvassers
Of Connecticut, met at Hartford Fri.
day, the 21st, and came to tho fol-
Owing result: They will report
tho following figures to the leg.
islature: James e. English, Al, 492
Marshall Jewell, 1880; scatter
ing, II. This givos English .
majority of Is. There was q
manifest error giving English two
too many in Somers, which, if the
legislature correcta, win reduce his
total to Al, 400. Theirs are Disagree
ing returns from Cheshire, whore =
full Investigation will, no doubt, add
% to Jewell's making h,s total A.
473. which with the II scattering,
would make a, 400, same Is English.
Ofthe scattering, 3 and possibly 4
votes will be counted BY the legisla-
ture for English.
There is q statement, however,
from the New Haven Moderator. of q
probable mistake in the Fourth ward
count, giving 100 too many for Eng.
lish, and from Enfield of "a too many
for English. These statements will
40 to the legislature, and if . mis-.
take is shown there, a. claimed,
Jewell will be declared governor by
about 30 majority over all other state
officers. Morris Tyler, republican, is
elected lieutenant governor by q
majority Of 1872; David p. Nichols,
republican, treasurer, by ESQ MAORI
ty. Owing to lnformslity in tho re-
turns, and Incorrectly spelled ballots,
the canvassers cannot declare that
anyone has q majority for secretary
of state or comptroller. The legisla.
turo will, however, elect Hiram Ap
p'eman secretary of state, end James
W. Manning comptroller, both repub-
licans. Votes manifestly intended
for them would give Appleman 16l
majority, and Manning $50.
.
The legislature will unquestion-
ably find Jewel and the entire repub-
llcan ticket elected.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The Mitchell county Ne,os thinks
Col. Scott the most prominent candi-
date tor Governor.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Now National Banks arc to be
started ct Anamosa and Charles
City.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The Burlington and Southwestern
Railroad will be completed to Farm
ington next Saturday.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Hon. John Russell, Auditor Of
State has kindly favored rs with his
report Of insurance companies doing
business in the State. OF our home
companies, Mr.. Russell says: al
though they are not possessed of 80
much capital Is many Of the foreign
companies, they have done . consid.
cradle amount of business ; that there
are nownine homo companies operat.
ing under our law, two OF which are
mutual and seven STOCK" These COM
panies are the Burlington, At Burling-
ton; Davenport Fire, at Davenport /;
Farmers, 1t Cedar Rapids German
Mutual, at Davenport; Hswkeye, 1t
Des Moines Home, ct Washington !;
Iowa State Mutual, ct Keokuk Mis-.
sissippi Valley, 1t DEBORAH; State, at
Des Moines. The report shows that
these home companies have an az.
gregate paid up capital of el85, $751;
90, and that the amount represented
BY notes Of stockholders is s46A,6e
90, and that these companies, during
the year 1870, have received, in pre-.
miums, the sum Of S2ll,929.0 90; that
the aggregate amount Of losses in
CURED was s53,67l.oo, showing the
losses to be . little over twenty-five
per cent. of the premiums. These
companies make . very good show
ing, and We believe are sound and
reliable. There was, for 80 long .
time in this State, comparatively no
law upon the subject Of insurance,
and 90 many wild cat installations
were organised and dia business ON
. swindling basis, that the people of
the State had become very distrust-
full of home companies, and this
feeling Of distrust has not yet be-
come eradicatsd. We hope and be-
lieve that these companies will.
flourish from this time on, and will
the entire confidence Of
our people in . very few years. We
$50 no reason why they arc not fully
worthy Of confidence.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Lead has been discovered in the
Northeast corner Of Jefferson coun.
fu
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The first Lodge of Freemasons has
been instituted in Rome.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Choice beef is sold in Texas at 81
cents per pound.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Infanticide is still very prevalent
in New York.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
STATE ENTii

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
Arrangements are being made with the
fare: Advertisements a. TO details viii BE-
made shortly.
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.

and for Wapello County.
Nancy Fisher and sS n u "a 3, ~
Sarah f. Helvle
against at#feisf
Martin Fisher, Dae ,}s.s,st ssf4 its
vid Fisher. John Juno Term, lSIl. -. 3
Fisher, Sylvester 80
Fisher, Eliza a. tai#s9
Parsons. sfst sls Gsb
To said Defendsnts:-
You are hereby notified thai
on or before the tth day Of Apfu, le1ls The -
tition OF Nancy Fisher and 6atah e. II civic.
plaia tiffs will be filed In the Clerks Office OF
said Circuit Court OF Wap0ll0 County, Iowa,
asking said Court to set Off TO lslaintih. Nancy
Fisher, her dover In the premises below de-.
scribed, and after said dover hos been ret on
that partition be made thereof, AMI if that
cannot be done, then TINT tho land he sold
and the proceeds divided. Haid land isde-
scribed as follows: Northwest quarter OF
Southwest quarter, and sixty acres on west
side OF west half OF north west quarter, Sec
tiOn IA, and northeast quarter, sOnth-eAst
quarter, SEQ. a. all In township n, rnnge Il. -&
And that unless you appear and make defense
thereto ut or before noon q the SECOND day
OF next term OF said Court. 70 be begun and
held at the Court House at Ottumwa, in said
county, on the l2th day Of June, 1871, your
default Will be entered and partition undo
thereof and dover assig led ns prayed for.
ii. b. HENDEkSHUTr and
JACQUES FAWCETT, 81 t
April 9. ls7l-wit1 PiaintifIA Attorneys.
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The Avoca Delta. of the 22d, SAYS
"The hard frosts OF last Monday
and Sunday nights seriously dam.
aged our fruit prospects but VIC
are glad to know that our main
standby, the wild plum docs not
seem to have been seriously affected"
This rsmindsus ofthe boy who was
asked by a traveller what they lived
on, where he stayed, when he re-
Piled ION mush and milk; but just
wait till blackberries come and milk
and mush can 60 to-thunder.
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For Sale, or Exchange
FOR LAND:

OF Ottumwa. sf'-, : '-s... ri Nj. love
March 8-dwSm.
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All persons who have acted with the Repub.
,ican party heretofore, and are in full accord
with It's principles now, are invited to take
convention W '-.s
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
Legal Gender Decision.

The United Statos Supreme Court
has reversed their decision of some
year ago on the constitutionality of
tho Legal Fender Act. We have
not before Us that decision, but our
recollection is, that it went to the
extent that q good tender in legal
Tender notes could not be made in
payment of debts contracted pre-
vious to the passage Of the act, at
all events, we know that it in some
manner effected the constitutionalitv
of the law. The court has recently
been changed by Justices Bradley
and Strong taking the places Of
Justices Wayne and Grier, deceased.
So that when the case again arose,
the court stood fivo for reversal of
tho formor decision, to-wit: Justices
Millcr, swaync, Davis, Bradley and
Strong Justices Chase, Clifford,
Field and Nelson dissenting. The
decision will not be formally announ.
cod until the next term Of the court
only tho fact is announced of the
reversal Of the former decision. This
may and probably will have some
effect upon the gold market, by stiff.
ening up grcenbacks. -
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"cOnnlve ut the unlawful purposes OF
such powerful and armed combina-
TONS"
3. Or, when, because of any or
oil of these facts, "the conviction of
such offenders and provision for pub.
lie safety" has "become in such dis
trict impracticable."
I. The authority given extends
only "during the continuance OF such
rebellion"
s. 1t is confined "within tho
limits of the district which shall be
90 under sway thereof-such limits
to be prescribed by proclamation"
6. "All provisions Of the second
section of an act entitled an act re-
lating TO habeas corpus, and regulat-
ing judicial proceedings in certain
cases." remain "in full 70, ce, so far as
the samc are applicable to the pro-
visions Of this section"
z. The President must first have
made proclamation, as ho,o provided
by law"-that is, before the enforce
ment bill passed-"commanding
such insurgents to dispense"
8. "The provisions of this sec
ton shall not be in :force after the
end of the neat regular session Of Con-
yress.
Thus much appears; from an anal
ysis of the section, in tho way of
definition and limitation. Tho pow
or bestowed is given only in view of
actual rebellion, obstructing the
administration Of Justice and defy
ing the constituted authorities of tho
State aud nation. The limits OF
such rebellion must be defined by
proclamation, and the special au-
thority exercised must be confined
to those limits. All qualifying and
restraining statutory provisions, re
specting the suspension OF the writ
Of habeas c,rpus, remain in full
force. Proclamation commanding
the insurgents to dispense must
precede the suspension OF the writ,
or the employment of the army and |
navy Of the United States to put
down the rebellion,