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

We suppose that Professor David
Forbes, Of England, knows as much
about the interior of the earth as any
man living. In o lato lecture
he insisted that all tho objections
brought by geology, mathematics, or
astronomy, against tho old theory
that tho earth is molten mass sur
rounded by . crust about fifty miles
thick, are quite unreliable. lie
would have US believe, whiio tho
outer layer Of melted matter, just
below the earth's crust, may be 4
kind Of CLASSY Stag, that, not far be-
low this layer, . salamander bcnt on
discovery would find tho pure molten
metals, Of which the heavicst-goln
platinum, otc.--would bc at tho
earth's centre. Very likely the mass
Of the earth is molten iron /; aud this
view is quite corroborated BY the
fact that the broken fragments of
some disrupted world, which, in the
form Of aerolites, are continually
falling from the sky, and often me-
tallic iron. But what taDtaiizfng
thought it is, that just under our
feet are countless tons 0i precious
metals, only waiting tor John Whop,
per to let us know the route BY
which he passed through to China.
-Scri6ner's for May.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The PocahOntas journal tells the
following story on school-teaching
individual who has evidently boon
weaned y long time "While at
tending the Teachers Institute late
~ held at this place, q young man
entertaining a high opinion OF his
mental requirements proposed to
rcvolutionize the rubber trade. Go
ing into store he was anxious to
see what they had 10 shape of pencil
mark erasers; eyeing piece Of rub
her about two inches in length and
shaped like n thimble, with several
small punctures in the end, he on
quired what that was for. The
waiter informed him that it was an
eraser calculated TO be~drawn over
tho fiogcr and thus used to erase
pencil marks. Report says that the
price agreed upon was so cents, and
tho embrio teacher carries off the
prizc, whistl,ng the tuno Of tho "Old
Gum Tree"
Ho carefully carries his patcnt
eraser to his school and could not
500 the joke until some Of tho pupils
had tho kindness to toll him tha,
baby bad just such toy at homo
The young mans school was soor
dismissed, and the bic went home K
his ma, not at all pleased with BIZ
rubber nipplo. We hope if over b,
attends an Institute again, he will
fetch his patent eraser along an{
demonstrate it's uses."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Brick Pomeroy has separated from
his wife who is fine looking, we'll
formed, neither short not tall, Eng
lish chestnut hair, and fair complex
ion. She has that commanding
appearance which refinement and
culture can alone impart, and is
remarkably intelligent upon all the
passing events Of the day, both
political, diplomatic, moral, and
scholastic. Her only child, girl oi
ton yoars, is singuisrly beautiful.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

We clip from the State Register
the following proceedings Of the
State Medical Society, on the goth
iSst.;
OFFICERS roR THE ENSUING YEAR,
who were unanimously elected For
President, DR.. A. g. Field; Vice
President, DIR. j. NJ. Robertson; Rec.
Sec, DR.. Geo. p. Hanawalt Cor.
Scc., DR.. J. F. Ely Treasurer, DR.. J..
w. Cuisine.
Censors-lst district, DR.. Peck I'd
district, Dr.. Carpenter /; Sd district,
DR. Horr; 4th district, DIR. C0rnes |;
9th district, Drs. Caldwell aud
Hutchison at large, DR.. Haines.
4 Trustees LIST district, DIR. Cleaver;
~ district, DR.. Hascn; Sd district,
Hf. Bulls; 4th district, Or. William
son ~ Isrgc, DR. Harvey. fa
7 Alter considerable discussion It
was agreed that whom the Society
adjourne, it be TO meet on the first
Wednesday 10 Nay. 1872.
Dr.. Williamson also offered tho
the following resolution
l Resolved, That suicide, or the at
tempt 70 commit suicide, 10 not
pfima facie evidence Of insanity. NJ
4 DR.. Thrall moved it's adoption; DR.,
Lloyd moved to lay it on tho table;
adopted.
A paper on Insanity wasthen read
BY DR.. Williamson, which was receiv-
cd and referred TO the Committee on
Publication. In his paper DIR. Will
hanson highly complimented the
Iowa State University tor having
established In the Medical Depart
mont chair on Insanity.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
Penelope.
BY r. BRET HART.
(Simpson's Bar, 1852

So you've come yer age1 4
4 And one answer won't dOg
Well, Of all the derned men
1 That I've struck, II In you.
}. Sail syer's that herned fool from SlnapeOfa -.
CavOrtin round yer In the dew. ,f
Kem In ef you WfLL;jt SID 81
Thar-quit! Take q cheer
Not that; you can't dll 9I {sfI 9AJ
Them theef cushings this year
For that cheer was my old mans Joe
Simpson.
And they tlon't make such men about 3 er.
He was tall, was my Jack, 1F
And ~ strong - q tree
Thar's his gun ON the rack.
Jest you heft IL, and see!
And YoU come couffln' hts Wldder, iS4
Lord! whore can that critter, Sal. be!
You'll All my Jacks placer
e A Uf yOQe alno-. s. tg3e 4
With NO baird to his fAce, es~
( Nor snap 10 his eyea-< b : y irss3
And nary-ShO! thar was f0Olin,' was,
Joe. for sartin--dOn mt rise. s s
Sit down. law, why! Sho! s@
I'm a. weak 10 gal. A85t
Sal Do MT You 70, Joe, ttf,
Or I'll fatnt-Sure, shall.
Sit down-anywheer,w where yOu like, Joe
In that cheer II you choose. Lord!
where's Salt
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

The "Fat Contributor" Girls, of
the Cincinnati Times, has tho follow
ing IN regard to an old conductor
promoted to train dispatcher: "Ilnb-
II was very strong with the OK son
ductor. As he sat in the Office no
would start every timo he hoard
bell ring and yell, .All aboard Thcn
he would SO about tho Office at intor-
walls and try to collect fare Of his AS
sistants. We dropped in casually
one afternoon, and Billy wanted to
know II we had pass. Ho couldn't
got. accustomed to his new position
at all. He pined to be againon the
road. One day he begged the bo- ;
TO put him through collision,
which they did TO his entire e.n'ifi
cation. They tore his clothes III.
cff, blackoned his eyes, broke . k-r
sene lamp over his head and pile:
red-hot stovo on top Of him. Billy
was in an ocstacy of delight, anu
declared he hadn't enjoyed himself
go much since he had bile
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

A physician In Vermont was re-
gently thrown from his carriage,
breaking one of his legs. A lady
hearing of the accident, remarked |:
II am glad of it Every doctor
ought to meet with such an accident,
once in q while, 80 that he can hear
an occasional groan from . patient
without laughing at it !"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
vol. 2s3, No.
Whisky Distillers's Conven-
<{nn

y 4 q
!. Ono Of the most remarkable
scheinss for controlling the whisky
market, that has ever boon inaugura-
tod, is now being. discussed BY
Distillcrs' Convention III Chicago.
From City to seventy five distilicrsi
aro present. II Is proposed 70 form
tho distilleries into . Board Of Di
roctors who ehali regulate the price
snd production, estimate tho earn
ings and divide the profits on the
basis Of the value Of each distillery.
Tho cal, in response to which the
Convention is held, refers TO the de.
precision Of the whisky TRADE and
says: A.. yss ii es4 si
s.The cause Of all our. troubles isl
production, and want of concert Of.
s,sctioE Among tAA distillesq. ss The
C0n6mf6ionefe ef 16ternnl 8e1opup, !,
in bis report 70 Conkrs ~ tAe So
cal ycar ending June 30, fs70, gives
tho daily spirit producing capacity
Ii the United Ststes at 9lO, ,551, gnl-,
Ions, while the daily consumption 10
NIT nVNH q nmANf nK this nnnAt
~ ~ nhr;..a III. 10 = an,d I 1890.
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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
An Affecting Scene.
From the Memphis SUMS account of the oeu
tence OF the Cuban murlerarS.

Venco OF Lue CUO8n m0fuer0fA
Judge Flippin then spoke as fol-
lows Samuel III. Poston this is
one Of the saddest eras in my life.
Our parents and their children knew
each other. We grow up together,
went to the Same school, tho same
church, and played on hill and valley
the samc innocent games in boyhood.
Years havo passed since then. Our
roads in life have divergcd. You
now stand convicted OF q great, q
capital crime, and l, as the minister
OF tho law, have imposed upon me
the painful duty of passing upon you
the sentence Of death. Werc it con-
sistent with my official duties, 4
would that this cup pass from me-
"But | cannot now shrink from the
performance of this sad official ro-
quirenont, and must not, and will
not in the future, though other vic
Tins may fall, to avonge . violated
law. 1t is, therefore, the sentence
of the court that you be remanded
to the county Jail of Shelby county,
the place from whence you came, to
be there securely kept until Friday,
the 26th day of May next, when you
will be taken by the sheriff of Shell
by county, between tie hours Of 10
A. N. and 3 p. NJ, within one mile
and q half from the court house, and
then to be hanged by tho neck until
you are dead, and may God have
mercy upon your soul"
When Poston was called, both the
Judge and Poston were very much
moved. Poston shook like an aspen
leaf and had to grasp q chair for
support. At the conclusion of the
sentence Judge Flippin was in tears,
as was also nearly all the large
crowd gathered there. 1t was q
most affecting sccnc, and will evor be
remembered by those who witnessed
it. 1t was . surprise TO all 70 know
the relation that had existed in child.
hood between Judge Flippin and
Peston, and it must have indeed
been sad thing for Judge Flippin
to consign to death the playmate oi
his eariy boyhood days.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
The New Arrival.

There came 10 port last sunday night st.
The queerest little craft,
Without an inch Of riggidg Or
Hooked. and looked. and laughed:
II was SO angular that she IN =.
should cross the linton water, ~
And moor hcrseifright In my room-
nv dangAtcr. oh. nay daughter! ss.,l
Yet 81 tbs;sil ] y - - ~itaess AL. s
shes walcolnA fiflt flrsoss
And comes conkiS kiShA Vi Hope and Love.
And common metro fhymes. ~
she hes NO manifest but this;
No rag floats o'er the water;
shes too new for the British Lloyds-
Ny daughter, oh, nay daughter
Ring out wild bells--and tame ones too
Ring out the lovers moon, ~
Ring out the little wsrsted socks, as
Ring In the bib and spoon; it
King out the muse. ring In the nurse,
Ring In the milk and water; ass,
Away with paper, pens and ink
Ny daughter. oh. my daughter!
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
nUtah hlished n, 1040.
Grant, {.

- Grant ~ Il l'sis
jOsr vsasrabis ffissd oftAs Obssfi-
tatio. bas gos ~ nightnar% W.
5ssl sorely disttssssd sbout NJ mes.
"a sitsat;op, ard hope tkss ~ oars-
III, hcnsst snd praysrfhl astsntion
sbat Brother 'C1sggstt y ID 10 habit
ofgivi6s "a wishty .susjsots. which
sdl1tatD kIs I sisf nsBd, wiIllsosS
throw ! hood light upon bic bsnight.
ed and dsjectsd spirit that shall rs-
.lieve him from the pail Of his dark
fSrsbodings. The fact is, Bro. G.,
ypu could mot fora moment think
that your or ourselt coald be guilty
of 20 dark ! deed 9 you surmiss
Grant about to commit, and is il not
charitable, at least, to think that hs
q not : vsry much worse aaan than
sishsr ot us7 Nov don't say We arc
vbrdant Il these ssrmises, bat rather
ldr : moment, contemplate whether
ID 10 not possible that you have sort
offallsu into : habit Of thought and
etpreasion that alwAys bring yoa 70
! conclusion, by, tho very force Of
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

A young lady, who started to de-
liver her first public lecture in Iowa
tho other day, remarked. at the
opening, that women werc response
BILE for certain social vices, because If
there were no women thosc vices
couldn't exist. The discourse pro-
deeded no further in consequence Of
the prompt action Of the astonished
father Of the dxmsel, who rushed
upon the platform and drove her
home.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27
Grant and Sumner.

Hon. Timothy o. Howe, Senator
from Wisconsin has written to The
odore Tilton q strong vlndioation of
Grant for tho removalof Mr.. Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of tho For
eign COMMITTEES, and closes with
these eloquent words n
You do not, but others do, point
cs to the result of the recent elec-
tions in New Hampshire as the legit-
innate consequence Of the Senate's
action. Many pious wish is OK
pressed that the lesson may not be
lost upon the Republican party. God
help us, it cannot be lost. We shall
remember that lesson. Toe Senate
assigned Mr.. Sumner, IL is said, TO
the wrong committees, and Mr..
Summers friends therefore assigned
New Hampshire TO the Democratic
party. That is the lesson. 1t is not
likely TO be forgotten. But what is
the practical application to be made
Of this lesson? Arc we to under.
stand that whom Mr.. Sumner's wish
% are not obeyed, Mr.. Summers
friends arc in alliance with the Dem
ocratic party ? Mr.. Schufz, the ncxt
friend OF MI. Sumner, helped to ex-
tend the Republican party OF Mis-
souri upon the cross, last fall. That
was because the wrong man was
nominated for governor. Mr.. Sum
ner's friends, We are now told, have
orucificd The Republican party of
New Hampshire, becauso the wrong
man was made Chairman Of the CON-
mittee on Foreign Relations. 1t 10
nos ct all certain that Mr.. Sumner
may mot have friends enough to sacri
foe the Republican party 10 Connec-
ticut. A few repititions Of this bitter
application of : hard lesson might 40
| weaken the Republican party in the
| nation as TO render it quite practics.
| blS for his ff,nds 70 Aing tn Repub'
lie where they have already flung
Missouri and New Hampshire. II
| is by no means impossible thus u
destroy the Republican party utter
lly. And when the Republican par
ty is thus killed. and entombed, le'
this epitaph be inscribed upon it,
gravestone: !,
Hero lies the Republican party. i
encountered formidable conspirac,
against popular supremacy and de
stroyed it. 1t took q monster rebel
lion by tho throat and strangled i,
; II found tour millions of human be
. ings in bondage and emancipate
i thom. 1t lifted forty millions ofpet
plc to tho plane Of political equalit,
!. and secured it by constitutions
+. convenant. 1t stretched highwa
A from ocean to ocean, and now send
our flag on tho track Of the sun as
Il reyisits tho birthplace Of our rac
% But in an evil hour it tried to tran
fer Mr.. Summer from the Committt
P on Foreign Relations to that Of Pri
d i,iges and Elections, and perished
~ the attempt.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

Carpet-naegers Defined.

q. ~Y&A4W4H0 IJ@t1nAA.
| nc...,-.1s- ,...os..a.
~ Ossa Ous .assonas0 1".,
-. son, y u A.'ss-s ID. = M INasr"."s ~ s
q ny MaSsou $4,000 ,e phs;."a - a's Hssa;. ~
~ snO .noi1na nIs D.n..ls:sS.s I
Hsu .,ull ~ Os1el v. ~ .In as pas0su.. ."..
nc ~ PonsS ss =. =. :" 'n" s",, - ~
aCle ana to'ns p1.ns' h,; "a are - W. n,'
I..Ss pulsss 1PJn w. 1D.O L~ - !. c,,,o-s -
ns Ovlle S % A'o'
el'e.ang Irequens APP'.uae
"He said no csmc only TO hear the
speech o. Senator Morton, who has
sp cncrgsticaily vindicated our CHIEF
AagbtsAte from unjust ataecks-a
Qhief Magistrate q whom may
say il1n ~ tntim atc aeqn9 ntsnco
WIN MIN, nls very neals ~! snseps ,Ior
tne nonor ana ING pess ,: .n.o.0ss iii, ~ A1s 1s
aAslon, ana VINO ! oe'icvo, VII "
nOnOroo WIN PuD,,c nc. sPEtosa ~
ios1 - ne was IN 100; o., ~ co''.'n.
ned, reloice tnst on In1.suay M a"s'
we saw sne Mnolo nopuo'lonn pna..
nnx 10 tne aouse Young Wgs'noI as
one man, snouiocr W snoul.ol anu
neArt Win nears, lor 40 oIc.en. NV
20 s0reiy ueeued anu nopo noA'
Week we snan sec ing ssa,o oonspso
ucus anIsy manlIes.ou = q" - oonavv. .aS.
- we 40, ! kncw, Us you uo, WV.
.ne fresidens VIII use ING Po~ol p"s
~: nanos ~ .ne Nv Wuaans
a"snoriIy, nos " wronB ~ Jclu clu
any one, Out 20 pIotecS - sno luIl
extent III VINO a.e s, nov ~ oru1,y
ana 30 snameiohy ousIageu. Dut
Wnen tnis yIn0ica.'on q sno wroDg
~ an0 .ne ue.cnse,esS - 1s.ou'Pscu,
ny. IL = mes Our oppouoa.S uso
y sne'r Isvori.c weapons, sno .or"s =
csPeEoaggers anu ssUs.lawass'
ina covering tnom WIN oO,oquy anu
usnsocM'ion, snoy saus $50 - pail
.ss enorm,slcs @ .ncy uare no. u'loo.sy y,
deiend. W no 1s carPeIosggor
ne ls 9 clt'sen 9, tno onlseu - o.a'es,
oorn on our SOL, OF assuI.,'heu -
our courts, VINO mas the r'gnt 70 so'tle
Wherever nc Pieases under our nag
10 North carolina, a. wei as N
Indiana, IN south Carolina as weii as
Vermont, with the right TO proclaim
his sentiments wherever ne llves, and
whatever his creed, color, condition
or profession may be-on the house.
tops orby bis ballot, with none TO mo-
lest or make him afraid. Il wa Tor
this our soldiers bore the starry flag
representing the power OF the Re
public aIl over the South, 70 make
the soil OF the entire Republic free
Tor all its citizens. Who il "scala-
wagY lie is . native OF tho South
who, when the storm Of civil war
burst on his region, dared, despite
the danger OF death, Imprisonment,
confiscation, or exile, 10 declare that
he stood by the Union, true among
the false, loyal amid treason, ''taith-
ful among the faithless found" It
is TO cover them all with the shield
Of national protection against mask
cd and midnight conspiracy, and
murder and scourging, that q Repub-
lican Congress intcrpssss between
them and their enenias. II is to
protect those who ere poor and hum.
bic, and who, unlike tho rich and
powerful, have no other protector
but the law, that Congress remains
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

q Genl N. P. Chapman, formerly Of
N ash,ngton, Iowa, bas been elected
delegate to Congress from Washing
ton, D. G., under tho nov territorial
Bill, which proposes TO allow that
district representation in Congress
and . territorial government. instead
Of the rule Of Congress Direct which
has heretofore governed it.
9 Geni Chapman won't into the
army - Adjatant Of Curtis I'd Iowa
Regiment, and directly arose to the
rank Of Major, in which capacity he
WAS fcsrfhlly wounded, at the head
Of his regiment, which led tho col
'umn in assaulting DonelsoD. AZ
soon thereafter ~ he was able for
duty, he was made an additional aid
ds-oamp, with the rank Of Colonel,
and assigned to the staff of Major
Gen'l Curtis, whore he served with
distinguished credit, until he was
trAnsierred TO Washington and put
os duty IN the Office Of Judge Advo-
cate, General Holt. While on duty
in the Federal Capital, he was as-
signed to the service of prosecuting
Wir5 the inhumsn butcher Of
Andersonville, who was very proper
" condemned and executed. 4
Since tho close Of the war he has
been lucratively engaged in the law
practice a. the senior Of the firm Of
Chapman, Hosmer, Gillmore& Brown.
Chipman wasa gallant soldier, and ia
IN able and honorable lawyer, whose
election, TO Congress- reflects credit
upon the people of Washington'snd
the State of Iowa, which still caimt
hlm as her honorcd son.
The Democrats arc estopped from
Iraising the hue sud cry of "carpet
bagism" against Chipman, because
no was an actual resident and prop
crty holder Of the district, while BIZ
competitor, Dick Merrick, wont Y
Washington from Chicago but 70
contly, and was an undisguised aut
unmittigated political adventurer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-04-27

We stated q day or two since, that
the wholesale liquor dealers book,
known as the coupon Kisho book, was
to be dispensed with after the lst
ofMay. Such is..tho case, but parties
having these books will be permitted
to use them until they are oxhaus
tod, dispensing with tho use Of the
extra coupon which has heretofore
boon sent to the purchaser of liquors