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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

At Greencastle, Indiana, on the
10Th, Dunbar Bowman, eldest son
of Rev. DR.. Bowman, an eminent di-
vine. President OF Asbury Univer-
sity, was killed in All affray. Bow
man was intoxicated, and had been
arrested, having quarrelled with .
colorcd man, but was released by the
City Marshal, after having boen ta-
ken as fur as the Jail. He then went
to saloon and called for Q glass of
beer, which WAS refused. Then hc
asked for glass Of water, which
was given him. As be was drinking
tho water Henry Frank entered the
back door OF the saloon. Bowman
saw him and mistook him for the
man who helped to arrest him. In
mediately when he sa Y him he said,
with an oath, "You are the rascal
who helped 70 arrest me-" and at the
Same time, advanced toward him
When within few fee: of him he
threw the glass tumbler which he
held in bis hand, at Frank, hitting
him on the head. Frank rotreated,
aud Bowman followed with o knife
drawn. After Frank had retrested
some distance he drew revolver and
told Bowman to stop or he wonld
shoot him, but he did not stop, so
Frank fred four shots in rapid sue
cession, two OF which missed him;
one simply grazed the right side OF
the abdomen, and the other penetra-
ted just above the eighth rib. Bow
man then leaned against billiard
table near, and said, "Boys, guess
he's got me this time!" 1t was soon
seen that he was mortally wounded.
He was carried to his fathers resi-
denoe. whore he fingered, suffering
greatly, till three O'clock Monday
morning, when death oame to his
relief Frank gave himself up to the
authorities, and waived an examine
taon and gave bonds Of $4,000 to ap.
pear before the court on the 24th
inst. Ue
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

Tho following apology" is pub
lished in q Topeka paper: "An Apol-
ogy.-Some time last winter Dir. s.
X. Sheldon ordered me to make him
fine single breasted frock coat, 10
be worth t45. I made tho coat, and
it was u perfect fit; but he left il on
my hands, because he wanted swat
low-tail' instead, whereby l suffered u
loss ofs2O. This spring he ordered
of me business suit, aud endeavor
cd to again leave coat on my hands.
l told him to leave me the whole
suit or pay mo for 1t. He refused,
and ! kicked him out of my shop At
s o'clock on the morning Of March
"a, 1871. He has since, however,
paid me, and requested an apology.
which l now make, and state that,
had he paid me for my work al re-
quested, l would not have kicked him
out of my shop as above mentioned.
j. v. HART."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

y . "a Il 4 . ~
We clip the follwing from the Du.
buqe Times. The statistics are
wrong - to Ottumwa. Our freight
to and from ST. Louis il Scots. per
hundred, and We have choice Of three
routes to market: n
"BloOmfeld is mad because OF.
tumwa gets freight from st. Louis,
over the Northern Missouri, at thir.
ty-live cents per hundred, whom her
merchants twenty-five milos nearer
the valley metropolis, pays seventy
five cents per hundred. Ottumwa
has her choice Of two routes to mar
ket-thst's what's tho matter.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

Linn county 10 agitating the ques-
tion of the removal of the county
seat from Marion to Cedar Rapids.
If pluck and hard work wall get it,
Cedar Rapids will win. Il mover
"gocs back" on . railroad or any.
thing else that will benefit it. We
admire the pluck her citizens display,
and wiah them success in everv
laudAble undertaking.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

There seems to be some discussion
as to whether Horace Greeley has or
has not declined to lecture before
the Iowa Press Association. Tho
editor of the State Register, who is
also President of tho State Press
Association, has received a letter
from Mr.. Greedy, which he translates
and prints as follows
DEAR Sir: I have waited till
longer waiting would seem discour-
teous, and now decide that 1 cannot
attend your Press meeting next June,
as l would gladly do. 4 find so
many caros and duties pressing upon
me, that, with tho weight Of years,
/ feel obliged to decline cvcry invi-
tation that takes mo over days
journey from homo-yours among
them. HoRAcs GREELEY.
The editor Of tho Clinton Age,
however, who has also seen Mr..
Greeley's letter, translates it rs fol-
lows:
have wondered all along wheth-
or any d-n squirt had denied tho
the scondal about the Prcs't meeting
Jane in the woods on Saturday. 1
have hommany, carrots and X. Il.
ties more than l could move with
eight stecye. If cells are blightod,
dig them carly, Any insiuuation
that brick ovens arc dangerous to
hams gives me the horrors.
GREELEY.
We understand that tho letter is to
be returned to Mr.. Greeley for him
to decipher and forward the trans
lation.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

Articles Of incorporation of the
"Iowa Marrow Guage Railroad Com
pany" are filed in the Office of tho
Secretary Of State. Tho principal
Office Of The company is TO be at
MarshalltowD, and tho lines are to
run from that place in . north.
eastcrly direction TO Waterloo
north westerly through Marietta to
Webster City, and south-wosterly Ia
Des Moines. Tho capitol stock ol
the company is q, 600, 900.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

The Now York correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Times says James
Gordon Bennett, who from tho time
he started the Herald, and indeed
long before, was . scoffer and . scep-
tic, has recently returned TO the
bosom ofthe Roman Catholic Church
for whose priesthood he was design
cd more than fifty years ago, when q
Scotch student in Aberdeen.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

There are BIB conviots in the State
Prison ut Fort Madison. Of these
one is negro and not woman is to
be found among them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

A fellow in Kalamazoo saturated q
piece Of his 6rewood with nitro
glycerine. Coroners inquests are
now being held in four adjacent
States on tho remains OF the chan
who stole and attempted tosplit that
stick OF wood.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04
ORDERS SOLICITED.
The Normal institute.

~ j
1t will be remembered by those
who were in attendance upon the
Teachers Institute of Feb. Z, 1870,
that o petition to the Board Of Su-
pervisors was signed by nearly every
member. 1t will also be remembered
that when the time approached that
something definite should be done in
the matter, and appointed commit
tees and meetings in tho different
Townships, only Jspe teachers met to-
gother and only two committees re-
ported. This speaks volumes for The
earnestncss of the Wapello county
teachers. Bat it is fact, and hero
seems to bc IN appropriate place TO
state it.
Two articles in reference to hold.
ing q Normal Institute this 60 miner
have appeared in the COURIER, and,
as they have the ring OF business
about them, ! feel gratified with the
call to respond.
To Messrs. Hinton and Skoup, and
to those who have complained to me
that the standard of qualification is
too low, and that hero are too many
persons holding certificates unworth-
lily, I have TO say:
1st. That I propose 70 ralss tho
standard Of qualification fifty per
cent. on the lst day Of next Septem-
Der. think this will offend no earn
est teacher. Parents, l am sure, sill
feel pleased that this is to be.
End. That on the lst day Of Sep
tembcr, shall ANIMAL every certifi-
cate, which may thon bo in force,
given from this Office. This will be
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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

The Omaha Repubtican says: "the
entrance Of Bishop ClArkson into St.
Mary's Church, Nebrasks City, on
Sunday evening last, accompanied
by Mr.. Wilson,. tho colored minister,
and other diviDes, was the signal for
several persons to leave the church.
The prejudices of those people have
not yet been conquered by their
Christianity."
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

AFFECTING SCENE.-A correspond
ent at Shelbyville, Mo-, under date OF
the 10th, gives an affecting death bed
scene, resulting from the use of q
knife in moment of passion
"An altcrcation took place between
two prominent citizens on Saturday
MIR, Ennis and Mr.. Hill. The lie
passed from Hill, followed by a blow,
and returned with . knife BY Ennis,
penetrating the abdomen of Hill, who
expired from the effects this morn
ing. Last night, the scene at the
bedSide was most affecting. Mr.. En-
mis- offered, and requested to see Mr..
Hill, which was granted.
They shook hands aud conversetl
freely upon the difficulty. Hill &C
knowledgcd that he was to blame in
tho provocation and IN giving the
first blow, Nr. Ennis bore bis part o.
the blame, and asked forgiveness
which was fully granted by Hill af
ter which, Ennis knelt at the bedside
and offered the most affecting and
supplicating prayer ever uttered -
He arose, bade Hill farewell, and de.
parted with tears streaming from his
eyes. AT least seventy-five persons
were prosent and witnessed this
touching scene. Ennis gives himself
up to the authorities this morning
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

The Oskaloosa Herald in an extra
this morning thus announces the
carrying of . - per cent. Tax in
favor of the Southwestern Railroad.
We particularly invite the attention
of our citizens to the manner in
which Oskaloosa is striving to build
herself mp, and with what unanimity
her citizens labor for their common
welfare.
Who0p-ld i-Railroad Victorious -
Over 1uo to One for the Tdri-
Whose Tail "Draped - Not the
Lo,0a Southpestrn'sy
The election on yesterday, the
26th, resulted in an overwhelming
victory for the Iowa Southwestern
tax, by vote of over two to one.
The vote stood 856 for taxation, TO
425 against. Majority 431.
Gov. Kirkwood leaves this morn.
ing to put force to work at once,
and we confidently expect to see this
important line pushed through 10
completion as fast as men and money
can do it. ....s.3. @la1
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04
The First Prayer in Congress,

In Thatcher's Military Journal,
under date of Doccmbor, 1777, is
found q note containing the identical
"first prayer in Congress-" made by
the Rev. Jacob Ducbe, . gentleman
of great eloquenco. Here it is, On
historical curiosity:
40 Lord, our heavenly Father,
high and rightly King of kings, and
Lord Of lords, who dost from Thy
throne behold all the dwellers on
oarth, and reignest with power su.
preme and uncontrolled over all the
Kingdoms, empires and governments,
look down in mercy, we beseech
Thee, on these American States, who
have fed to Thee from the rod ci
the oppressor, and thrown th EN-.
selves on Thy gracious protection,
desiring to be honoeforth dependent
only on Thee; to Thee they have
appealed for the righteousness ol
their cause /; to Thoe they now look
up for that countenanco and support
which Thou alone canst give take
them, therefore, Heavenly Father,
under Thy nurturing care; give
them wisdom in council, and valor
in the field defeat the malicious de.
signs of our cruel adversaries !; oon-
vince them of the unrighteousness ot
their cause and if they still persist
in their sanguinary purpose, o lei
the voice of Thine own unerring
justice, sounding in their hearts,
constrain them to drop tho weapons
of war from their unnerved hande
in the day Of battIel Be Thou pros.
ent, o God, of wisdom and direct
the council of this honorable assem-.
bly,; enable thom to settle things on
tho best ana surest foundation, that
the scene of blood may be speedily
closed; that order, harmony and
peace may be effectually restored /;
and truth and justice, religion and
piety, prevail and flourish among
Thy people. Preserve the health OF
their bodies and the vigor Of their
minds; shower down on them and
the millions they here represent such
temporal blessings as Thou seest ex-
pedient for them in this world, and
crown them with everlasting glory
in the world to come. All this We
ask in the name and through the
merits, of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our
Savior. Amen"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

Il
/ In tho manager growl bsoaass the o.
tumwa CourI1s hss done tho print.
ing ef the six thousand pamphlsta
fsr the Ststs Agrisaltarsi Socisty
II says thsjob onght 70 have bssa
given y shs Cedar Rapids pspes ia
consideration q The good people d
Chat oity having msde sach sxtsasivs
sscri6oss 70 accommodats the people
|Esf the stAss:wish Fair gros.ds, &o.--
II adds the following unjust Aing u
the State Board:
"We know not what animated the
gentleman having the printing in
charge, neither do We care /; but il
does seem 70 % thst they might have
been generous and awarded the
printing to those who are laboring
for the success of tho Fair"
Now then this item proves just
three things, to-wit:
That the little Iowa City paper 10
10 ignorant, that it don't know that
the printing for the Society was let
on sealed proposals 70 the lowest
bidder, which WAS the CouRIsa,
That it was done on suoh low fig-
arcs (having tho leading respecta-
bic papers Of the State TO compete
with, that there was no money in it
for the OousIm, neither would thcre
have been for the Cedar Rapids pa
pers, about which the Iowa City
concern seems 10 be 90 solicitious,
and thirdly, that that paper - usual
don't know what il is talking about.
It is generally given out that the
Joint High Commission have virtual
" settled tho differences between
this country and Great Britain upon
the Alabama claims. Tho Fishery
question, the San juan boundary
question, tho navigation OF st. Law
renee, and tho British claims for
losses in the South during the rebel
lion. This shows that much work
has been done whether we'll done or
not remains to be seen upon the
mceting Of the Senate on May 10th.
There is doubtless and win be for
some time an unsettled account with
the aristocracy of England, who
laughed 1t oar cslsmities, and wish.
cd 80 heartily for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of the Republic. But We oan settle
'this sometime, perhaps, ifthe British
common people do not do it them.
selves before an opportunity offer
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

Hutchison 4 Hackworth
Successors to stiles, Hutchison 4 Dixon
8. !, es ATTORNEYS AT Law.
Omcs over He. Angle q Co.'S Bsnk
OTIUMWA, IOWA.
. Al prolsesioual business entrnstad -
mem Will b promptly attesded -.
special attention given to collec1ious.
July "a. leae-wtf.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05
The Swiss Colony.

a Swiss Colony was formed i'll
GruGdy county, near DccrShcba
Springs, about two years ago, and is
now in most aourishing and pros
porous condition. There arc over an
hundred families, aud they arc all
pleased with the country %ld doing
well. They were fortunate in obtain
ing Il choice selection of good, pro-
ductivc mountain land, and a most
hcalthful location. They have already
done a great deal towards improving
and developing the country. They
arc a frugal and industrious popula-
ton. Peter Staub, of Knoxville, the
Swiss Consul, has The colony in
charge, and q better man could not
have been found for the position. MI
Staub is an entcrprising and public
spirited citizen, and fully imbuCd
with the magnitude and Importance
of this great movement. He came to
this country a poor man, and by his
energy and upright business capacity,
has accumulated handsome fortune
end won the esteem of his fellow
citizens. He row wishes to elevate
and advance the condition Of his
countrymen: and knowing their ne
cessities as lie does, and being familiar
with the condition of the country in
which the colony is located. we doubt
not lie will accomplish much good,
both for the country of his adoption
and his countrvmen.
We are gratitied 10 chronicle the
success of this movement, and trust
il may be the means 10y which other
communities will derive similar ben
Gifts. We Lave 4 splendid country III
several adjoining counties, inviting
immigration. Lands are cheap, the
soil good, the climate healthy, and
markets for every thing produced, al
band. There Is no better country fer
The cmigrant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05
Gen crll Sherman ON the Siiu;l.
lion.

General w. L. Sherman, who is on a
tour of inspection to the western from
tier, arrived in New Orleans a few
days since, and was given a reception
by the American Union Club of that
city. Before accepting the hospitali-
ties Of the club, the General enquired
pointedly if the organization was a
political one, saying if it was he
would prefer to be excused. He made
a felicitious little speech, in which he
spoke his mind very freely in regard
to the reconstruction business. In
the course of his remarks he said: ut
has been remarked by some gentle
man who has preceded NE, that it was
generally conceded by the soldiers of
both armies at the close of the late
civil war. that if the questions and all
matters Of the settlement ofthe differ
ences between the North and South
were left to the armies, it would be
settled at once, and everything would
become quite and orderly. l so be-
lieved, and before signing the agree
ment with General Joe johnson |
called together all the Generals under
nv command, and without a dissent
ing voice they agreed with me. be-
lieved they surrendered with good
faith, and would have lived up to the
very letter of the agreement, and in
nv opinion if there had been no re-
construction acts of Congress, and the
armies been left at the time to settle
all questions of difference between
the different section of the country,
the people would have at once become
quiet and peaceablc. Iprobably have
as good means of information as most
persons in regard to what is called the
KukluX, and am perfectly satisfied
that the thing is greatly Over-cstima-
ted: and if the KukluX bills were kept
on. of Congress, and the army kept
at their legitimate duties, there are
enough good and true men in all
Southern States to put down all Ku-
klux or other bands of marauders."
These arc words of truth and sober
ness. and could hardly have cmanated
from Radical or mere politicians.
Fortunate would it have been for the
country at large had the ideas they
embody been carried out, instead of
the policy of hate and prescription
which has characterized Radical rule
since the war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05

An interesting paper on artesian
wells was read before the Chicago
Academy of Science recently. The
writer's general opinion, founded on
geological data, was, that throughout
the valleys of the Ohio and Mississ:p-
pi rivers, at least, deep-seated springs,
penetrated by artesian wells, would
afford water too highly charged with
mineral compounds to be fit for drink
ing or washing purposes. Reference
was made to the Dupont we'll at Lou
isville, 1880 feet deep; the Belcher
we'll at st. Louis, 2,176 feet deep; the
poor-farm we'll in the same city, $3.50
feet deep; the Rose well at Terre
Haute, 1913 feet deep; the Lodi we'll,
1,2lS feet deep; the State-house well
at Columbus, 2,775 feet deep; and
several other wells in Indiana and
Illinois, each over 1000 feet deep.
The water from all these wells is more
or less imprcgnated with sulphureted
hydrogen, and contains lime, soda,
iodine, bromine, magnesia, and phos-
phorus, in various forms of cOmbina-
ton. From this fact and other Obser-
vatiOns, the writer comes to the
conclusion that lake and surface
We terS are far preferable for domestic
purposes to those from springs that
must he reached by artesian wells.
His paper, when published in The
transactions of the academy, cannot
fail to be of general interest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05
DispOsing of Surplus Population.

SUPERINTENDENT, exemplary, in
dependent, frugal, noble little Swift
zcrland-has invented a method of
getting rid Of her surplus population,
which is far ahead of any English
baby-farming. IL consists in spiriting
the poor little atoms of humanity over
the border into the adjacent Kingdom
Of Italy, and there abandoning them
to the fostering care of that Provi-
dencc which is said to temper the
wind 10 the shorD lamb. At Moraz-
zano, Switzerland, lives one CRISToTE-
Ro CARP, who has, for forty years, made
it his remunerative business 10 collect
bastards and the children Of poor pa
rents living in that part of Switzer.
land, and to cross over with them in
the night time to italian territory,
where they arc abandoned to the char
10y of chance passers. The nsture OF
his calling has long been suspected,
but it seemed to be impossible to sur
prise him in the very act, as his native
cunning and wariness have long
served him in good stead. However,
the nuisance at last became so great
that recently the Italian Government
offered reward of $50 francs for his
apprehension in his nefarious practi-
ces. Thus stimulated, the two keep
ers of a certain tOll-gate on the froG-
tier kept an inccssant watch for eleven
days and nj gifts, and at last succeeded
in capturing him. Over his shoulders
was slung 4 basket, ostensibly con-
tanning other commodities, but in
which were found nestled snugly two
ia: and healthy Swiss babes, sound
asleep. 1t is estimated that this man
has imported on an average from sew
enty-tivo 10 eighty Swiss children
yearly into The Province of Como
during the forty years III which he
has been engaged in the business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05

From the Belfast, Ireland, Wing
(which Mr. James Andrews has kindly
given u.s. we make the following extract:
FARMERS WIVES AND CHEEsEMAK-
ING-Sir George JenkensUn, at the last
meeting of the Farmers Club, thought
that farm cheesemaking could not be
such arduous and slavish work as was
represented by many of the speakers
mental grievance. He appeared DESTROYS
to claim for it much good in developing
homely virtues in the housewife, and
robustness and beauty in her daughters.
He speaks admiringly of the work, judg-
ed by the boxum appearance OF the gent
Ter sex who play the huckster at country
fairs, fact which in itself should have
caused some suspicion of the ameliorat-
ing influence of their daily occupation.
A little knowledge of farm life is dan
gerous thing, and led to a bit of senti-
mentality suited to the pages of fiction
of the "love-in-a-cOttage" school. Can
there be anything very ennobling in te-
male work, acknowledged to be of an
anxious nature, which, as Lord Vernon
remarked, commenced at five in the
morning, and was not over till ten at
night? a proper amount of manual Ia
bOur is no doubt, very healthy thing
for duchesses and for farmers daughters.
But to form an opinion of the labOur Of
the home dairy by the blooming checks
and gay dresses at fair and market, and
to draw such hasty conclusions there
from, is as absurd as to judge of the gen.
hilarity of ballet-girl from before the
foot-lights, or the virtues of slavery from
plumpncss of its Aunt ChlOes AID the
broad grins of its uncomfortable Uncle
Tom s.-Ihc MIX Journal.