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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-23
EstsbIishsd il Is48,
1871

The Dss Moinss Rsgistr has ~
article beaded aEumner and tho 1pWs
Press" About ono half of the o.
TRACTS afs taken. nom Coppsihsad
sheots including articles from suoh
vindiotiss and outapoksn loppoaition
papers . the Dubuque H~sg4 DAv,
snpoFt Dssocrat, and kalooss On
ssrUdtof. psga.F4 sii3 ID ,@.s,,
! now w should liks 20 know what
weight The opinion 81 ! Coppsrhssd
joarna1 i expected to have in an
fmbOglioH whore ono Rspablisaa
Senator y on ono side and the Res
publican Administration, and : ma
jority Of The ;Rspublican Senators y
On the othsrf II mere numbers was
what the Rsgist~ wanted II shouid
not have stopped whore il did ssss
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soTy - NeW hampshire, Ian ana who
pray does the Regsster think, these
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Na = a. = ra- g.
We would especially call the at
tention of our readers to the Procla-
nation Of Governor Merrill, and, also
TO that Of Mayor Littleton, which
we eipublish in to.dsy's issue Of the
CouRIHB. G $50 68ea
Governor Merrill only presents in
s forcible manner what We all know
to-wit that it is but . proper demand
upon our humanity that we should
stretch forth our hands and give Of
our abundance to aid the French
people; and ~ the Governor, BY his
proclamation, has called upon May
ors Of cities to organize action in tho
premises, our Mayor has promptly
scted upon the suggestion. We heart
liz approve Of the suggestion that he
has made Of calling q mass meeting
Of the county that some plan may
be devised to Garry ont the object.
We would suggest further that May
or Littleton name the day Of that
meeting and this might be done after
. conference with the Supervisors Of
Wapello county, who arc also refer
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-23

Major Hamilton has received his
commission as r. NJ. and will enter
upon the active discharge b, his ,du-
ties with tho commencement Of the
next quarter, April lst.
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amendments are o part Of the Con.
stitotion; the negro is citizen and
. voter !; We cannot undo this If We
would; 90 We accept, and win try
70 make the best oft" We only
require q them that they eschew
conoealment or eyQivocation, snd
tell the country exactly what they
'nnonn. f8s'a3 aas ~ 1890. -. b
iaIf tho wishes ofths majority wers'
TO prevail, we know that the next
Democratic platform would reiterate
the' partys approval. Of the senti-
msnts of Frank Blair. Negro hate
and sympathy with. the late Febellion-
are the animating impulses Of at least
'tw0sthirds of those who voted 0fof'
Seymour IN 1858, and win vote Or
hie lineal successor IN 1877. But the
leaders Of . party do not always
allow the mass 81 their followers to
distate platforms even when their
own real sentimsnts sare embodied
therein. Doubtless the Democratic
National Convention 81 1854 pro
claimed what the Dsmocratic masses
believed and felt when it pronounced
the war for tho Union : failure, and
demanded an immediate cessation OIL
h0stilities; yet McClellAn's chances
Of election were thereby blighted.
80 the great body Of the DemOorats
Of 1868 were delighted with the idea
Of paying the national debt I'd green
backs; but that plank in their plat
form cost Seymour (who did not be-
lieve in it) . great many votes. A
party under the weather cannot
slwsys smbody I'll that il would like
10 do in its platform !; it must copsid- |
Or how others will regard : prDposi-
Non, and whether IL Is Or ID net cal.
uulatsd - rspsl many whose support
ID essential. This WAS mol done atlI
Chicago 10 i64, nor at New York in |
60, and the consequences were dis
e tiiui 81 aaaliso a'st'
eGiye me bat light y aAidr Ask.
Only let the Democratic platform be- |
outspoken and candid, and the next
Presidsntial canvass must prove q
long stride toward the final settle
nent Of questions whose early solu-
ion is essential to the nations
W0kl-bNlnQ. ES. A@ss E8f
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Gov. Clayton, Of Arkansas, de-
clined the Senatorship, whereby he
got 1t. Gov. johnson to accept the
position of Secretary of State, when
the Claytonltes at once elected their
man for Lieutenant Governor, whore
upon Clayton withdrew his declina.
tion for the senatorship /; was
elected by II majority, and ID now
en- route to Washington. How is
that for political coup de esat?
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70 the People Of Ottumws.

To the People Of Ottumwa.
Now, that the sangainasy strug-
gle which has been wagingin Europe
has been brought to . close, and the
smoke Of battle having disappeared, =
vail Of desolation and suffering, IN
paralelled in the history Of modern
warfare. comes up from bleeding
Franco demanding, not only the
sympathies, but the charities # the
oivilised world lao 500 tsgae i...s ~
Z Let us. as American citizens, not
forget the history Of our strugglef for
Independence. !, Let us remember,
that whom tho heroes Of tho Ameri-
can Revolution, bending under the
despotism Of King George, were fal
y, but noblyI coptending for the
liberties Of tho people and the inde-
pendencs of the Colonies, and were
barring their breasts 70 the lnstru-
ments Of death, which were aimed
at the flame Of constitutional liberty
that had beon kindled in the hearts
Of the people. France, then powerful
in her resources, became tho ally Of
weak and struggling America; and
many . brave and noble Frenchman,
with In Faystts - their, leader, in.
spired with the same love of liberty
which actuated our own people, and
without the hope Of reward, volun.
tarily left their native France, the
homo Of their childhood, and came
70 our shores to share with US oul
sorrows and privations, and if need
be, to give their lives for the triumph
Of liberty.
Remembering, then, the disinter
ested aid and sympathy bestowe.
upon US in our time Of need, shall
we fail TO reciprocate when Franc,
is humiliated, and bleeding at evory
pore; and when her widows and or
phans, made such by . relentless wa
l-(brought about, perhaps, BY ) cor
rupt and prodigate ruler, TO satist,
his personal ambition, )-are starving
for neoessaries Of life, while Provi
dence has so bountifuhy provided u
with the means TO alleviate their sui
| fcrings9 ~ I'll
4 Let us, then, ~ Christian people
forget our political prejudlces enter
ltained during the conflict in Europe
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II F7l-f
With the close Of the warain
Europe, information has reached rena
that hundreds Of thousands of The
| pofulatiou Of France are 1eft inta
c0nditfon Of a1taal starvHtiof. With
: million Of armed mon sablistina
for many m0nths on sthsir soil, and
compelled % supply tho necessities
| Of man And beAst from the rnsour-
o. immediately around then, the
whole country has been completely
laid WAste, and The number 0fWidows
ndofphans, ofthe wounded, dieeased
and helpless, inade 90 ~ the actual
hostilitiee, ID 70 Rreat, that possibly
no such crying appsai has, inmodern
times, been made 70 the sympAthies
and charities Of the civilized world.
] beg that tho psople Of lows will
tenderly heed the cries and walls Of
thee suffering people and thst for
getting such national and political
biases q may be properly enter
tanned when icokiug at the inertia Of
the conflict they will rather remem-
ber the period Of our national history
whom powerful France aided weak
and stfurrlinr America to . placa
among the nations ofthe earth, and
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We clip the following articlss 1tou
ao,ne AZ our laaa,.. archa,n,.1 h,,. - q, =,
tI,T .lsilf Z, -. - e Ia - -
sne sumner lmoroglo: ~ t,a
His removal waa meant 10 b
| and Will be universally AccsptS 4 - I
Irebaks, Exscasivs - Jesnn ShSA Ben
\ atorial. Hi, hitter and nnlp6zipe
hostility TO tho San Domingo 'poljcJ
of the Admfuistratton 0CcG7io6ed kii
fall Wesav occasissed raSAsr 4hSa
l cossed .nhr t6e reaaon, Ilnt III AFRO
i eancs had long bsiore nads 8 {1aae,
l dS1irsble, ID tkS eth 1ssoa ofI elS1
Iwho wore iAsailisp wlsA ~ tias1,
| workings of ear EorelGM O4eA a.
through the eight yeafs az II. o&w.
ards SdSstiivsl {v6hi6. Is w 8i6(656f.
ial, and oftsn iaiiAsssdsssAl ltss
auired the moet consunsnnee hct, n
get "a With him. H 9 noS tod much
It0 Nv 4hSs h9d lis ihAa1aS ~ TSSed
toyesSanduNixx idura6 : ne R6He -
Great Britain snd Fu1.oe. - 1}ional.
| " ON ,the ,lookoat a. 4 neeaaIf ~
| war. would have found what thsy
sought -, ts.fIo,
The 6rss contsst bseweeu III 0aMr
nsr and the EStasss Dspastn43t m
der tho present manA9eneasa w9e
over the Appointmset Of 4r. JS6S6
Of this CITY, 70 the Belgsen mjsseonI
NJ. Sanford : Pct o. 61nnset bas
who 6ad really proved - 0eAA lAal
ure - . dipaomalist, cvAs adisplaced.
The course of the Ohai<1naA u ths
Foreign Committee was unwAftant
able. He made charges which wers
not0fioasly untrue. But tAaS pigAt
Eskirmish Was AoeE nol iteeK 5impos.
tant and would iurnish - realcease
| Of removal. Il only sseved to|skoW
the spirit Of The msn. Thoee II 50.
| sition q know. Faeree. however. 4kns
| In the general 90 nduoe q on fdreien
Affair.". NJ. .Humnar,a srroan~en "a
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Hon. G. q. Bennett, OF Washing
ton, il announced AS candidate for
the nomination Of Lieut.. Governor,
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Monuments Of LIE Grand mareies
quasried near MArshaltown, Are oe:
NJ ahipped 70 New YORK naR
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sgain approach his czitio wtGh that
freedom, .AaA confidence the. pubic
requires. We firmly believe that
Mr.. Summers ussfdlness on the oom-
mittee in question had csassd, and
that the eflcienoy Of The spabliq ssr-
vice required tho change. In 10
way can tho public intkEost suffer.
Mr.. Summer dos. NOD eenbs % b. .
member Of the Sesate, And, hs can
give to tho nation the boue6t Of his
great ability and bic intimate knowl-
edge Of forsign aAhiss.9 He has
simply osassd to occupy the aao0a.
lous position Of the organ Of Q body
he no longer represents.
6nch 10 believe will b TIE Anal
verdict Of tho publio, and the claim
that Mr.. Sumner should be retained
in . false position simply because he
has quarleled with the President,
will be repudiatsd. Chicago Post. /
The chairmanship OF tho Commit.
tee on Foreign RelAtisns in thl
Senate has been changsd-thirty,
three Republican Senators voting 4
sustain tho action Of the Republicaz
canous 10 that effect, and thirty-twe
Senators, including tho Democrats
members, either not voting ct Ill ol
voting against il There ID no prin
oiple involved ii this matter. Il i
purely personal. Mr.. Sumner, alway,
diotatorial, kas Of late bseome q
overbsaSing, @ violsnt and vindictiv'
against the, President. Secretary :
State, and, II abort, al who sussainsl
the Admihistration heartily, that b
had becons exosediDgly obnoUou
70 . majority Of Republican 6ena
tors. ,
We regret the differences who
have occurred. But var hAvin
boon declared by Mr.. Sumner, d
friends Of the Administration M
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4tatls usasl hp2nas ri asaisf on ,sfHs
assn8rse 7sgd pserls uI .aaotsssni
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yesss fnssjsfNgp,a .stRsss oA9 }n ss9oGs
;saissh ie3iges aa5 to gtirioiv edt ilR
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TUESDAY, AUGUST q, 1871.
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION. to be held

The CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION. to be held
in Richmond, from what We see in the news
papers, and from what is reported to us, will
be composed of excellent material, judiclous'
sensible men, who will make it meeting for
business. The object of the Convention is to
effect, as far as it can, a thorough organization
of the party, preparatory to the election next
fall of members of the Legislature, and for
future action when the great national contest
for the Presidency is to take place. Arrange
ments to that end are alone wanting; and those
arrangements We hope to see accomplished in 4
satisfactory manner The platform Of the
Conservatives, composed Of former Wings and
former Democrats, in Virginia. is, opposition
to the political principles and measures OF the
leaders of the Radical party, as exemphfed in
their legislation, and in the general action OF
the present Administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

GEN HARLAN, Of Kentucky, was the candl-
date of the Radical party in that State, at the
late election for Governor, and used every ex-
ertion possible to secure the triumph OF his
party. As a reward for his labors, though de-
teated by large majority, his name has been
put forth as candidate for Vice President
Very we'll We have no objection to his name
But,-ths same Gen. Harlan, just now the
Radical leader in Kentucky. in the year 1866,
delivered speech, in which he said IF
American people continue the Radical party in
power they will do so at theirperil for it is the
avowed purpose of that party to subvert our
present civil institutions and centralize the
government. 1t is probable that he had in
1866 impressed this so forcibly upon the peo-
pie of Kentucky, that they remembered it
wildly in 1871, when the author Of the senti-
ment came to ask them to support the Radical
party, and him as their candidate! But the
truth of 1866 is the truth Of 1871 Centraliza-
ton Of the government is the foundation stone
of the present Radical political organization.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

The Washington Patriot says :-Newbury-
port, Mass, has an excitement by the discovery
of fresh-watcr pearls in the brooks in the vicin-
ity of that place In these arc found . musscl,
known as the ';unio purpurcus, Of which, 1T
is said,' about one in ten cncloscs pearls,
which arc about the size of i pea. After
spending half Il day in searching for pearls, 4
citizen Of Newburyport found eight fair pearls,
four Of which were worth setting; and his luck
being noiscd about, everybody is now pearl
fishing, with more or less success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

RAILROAD MATrERs-It is reported that
there is "a project on foot to connect New York
and Baltimore by another railroad The plan
is to connect the waters of the Delaware and
Chesapeake, and, by the New Jersey Central,
form direct line between the two cities The
line is to run through Kent county, in Mary
land and, by means Of ferry boats, the train
is to be carried across the Bay. Thus one cln
enter the cars in New York and get out in
Baltimore The means to make the road are
already provided, and the parties who have
hold of it intend to build it. This project, when
completed, will open new outlet for the pro-
ducts ofthc Chesapeake, Of Eastern Shore, and
by steamboat connection, Of the lower counties
of Maryland, and will doubtless lessen THE rates
oitreyht now paid to reach the New York
market
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

4 REMARKABLE CASE 1t will be remcm-
bcred by our citizens that some weeks ago the
whole city was shocked TO hear OF the eXtraor-
binary and las it was then supposedly fatal ac-
cident to little Henry Schiller Kohn, Very IN
telligcut boy, about eight years OF age, and the
son Of one Of our most respectable merchants:
While at play with some companions ON shed
near Court street, and while sliding from the
shed down a stout piece Of scantling, Il terrible
splinter became disengagcd from the main
trunk. and inflicted wound, from which his
recovery has been little short Of 4 miracle: --
The case is certainly curious and interesting
one. both in its surgical and other aspects. -
The injury was inflicted hy rough sword-shal'-
ed splinter, three quarters Of IN inch Ill dame
ter at the larger end, and twenty-five inches
in length. The rod or splinter entered tn; alb
dominal cavity about an inch and halt above
the groin, and passing upward, emerged from
the BODY Just behind the collar bone, midway
between the neck and point Of should der. There
was no apparent wound Of the inteatncs OF any
abdominal organ, but the splinter passed np
through the diaphragm and lungs from base to
apex, lust missing the hcarL and spl cen; I'M
mediately after the occurrence Of this alarming
accident Dr. j. f. Johnston was called to the
natient, and on ascertaining the nature OF the
irightful wound, and applying, such remedy as
the state of the case then called for. he sum
moned DR.. CASTOR, one of the most accomplish
ed surgeons of the State, into consultation
Drs. CASTOR and Johnston then proceeded; with
great skill and success. to remove the splinter
from the body. We understand that there
WAS not very copious ctfusion Of blood, but
escape Of air from the upper orlice OF the
wound and the expectoration OF blood Indicated
the wounding Of the lungs.
But strange to say, after slight fever for
day or two, the brave little sufferer, under the
iudicious treatment Of his physicians and the
Wis medicatrix nature, began to recover, and
is now convalescent. DR.. Johnston 4 few days
ago removed a small fragment of the splinter
from the lower part Of the wound, which had
occasioned a slight local irritation, and the
wound is rapidly and finally healing. 1t really
appears to US that after such recovery as this
no one need fear bodily pertoration. The case,
in our judgment, reflects the highest credit on
the doctors in attendance and on the medical
profession in Montgomery, which we have al
ways maintained is equal in skill and acquire
ments to the medical profession in any city
north or south Of us -. Mmiu"mnV .lM.l ID
aerttser.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

"CHlLDREN AT THE WATERING PLACES. -
At some of the watering places, this year, there
have been 'children's 'balls,' where babies,
hardly out of their swaddling clothes, were
taught to ape all the Alterations, airs and fol-
lies of their elders The Baltimore American,
commenting upon this, ys:-'The absurdity
of such affairs would cause them to be laughed
at were it not for the harmful results Of such
unnatural training. Not to speak of the in
jury to physical health in the late hours and
unnatural excitements:of the ballroom, there
is even gravcr harm in the moral faint which
must inevitably come from this unwholesome
atmosphere Childhood should bear about it
always an air of innocence and sweet simplicity,
of artless merriment, and, above all, entire
naturalness. But these bedizened little crea-
tures, strutting about in the heat and glare of
tine ballroom, outdoing their foolish parents if
possible, in artifcialness and insncerity, are no
longer children-they arc simply monstrosi
ties
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

Accounts Of 'movmcnts'' at Long Branch
vary. One dispatch says :--'lhe President has
signifed his intention of coming to Washington
on Wednesday night next Another says ::
1T is stated in official circles that the President
of the United States will not visit Washington
before the 10th Of September. - If the visit to
Washington is 10 he made, it need u" be Il
long one
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

The ANTHRACITE Coal TRADE The phila-
delphia Ledger in its last weekly notice Of the
Coal Trade says The anthracite coal trade,
50 far as the Iehigh region is concerned, is re-
ported in healthfu condition. There is Il
good demand for the coal, and the operators
are free and satisfied sellers at the current
prices. In the Schuylki coal region business
is less spirited There is an active retail mar
ket for coal, consumers very generally laying in
their winter fuel at prices current the last
two weeks The cargo prices of coal at Port
Richmond are almost entirely the same us pub
lished one week ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

The GRAND DUKE of Russia, and his suite,
are expected to reach New York in October.
The Duke, according to the newspaper accounts,
is to be met by IT, s. naval squadron. off the
coast; to land and go on to Washington; to visit
the President; to be teted every where in the
Northern cities; to make the overland trip to
San Francisco; to have buffalo chase in the
Far West, &c., &c. Some people may break
their necks in stretching them, so as to obtain
good look at the representative of our
very dear friend and ally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-22

A report" has been started that Gen. Nc
Cook, the Democratic candidate for Governor
of Ohio, has become insane, If this report
be correct, it is said that Gen. Ewing will be
requested to take his place.