The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-30
Just at this time when an effort i

THURSDAY MORNING., Nov. so, 1871,
Just at this time when an effort is
being made 70 extend the Iowa Cen.
trail Railroad from Abba to Moulton,
we desire to call the attention of our
readers and all concerned, to the
feasibility of building a railroad from
Ottumwa ua kirkvilte to Oskaloosa,
thus connecting the North Missouri
: ut its terminus here with the Iowa
Genital at Oskaloosa, which is the
object sought by the Abba and
Moulton project.
Our route from here to Oskaloosa
Is shorter than the Moulton route il
runs through a vastly richer and
better country at Kirkville which is
nearly equi-distant between Oska.
loosa and Ottumwa, it runs through
the thiekest and best coal banks in
Iowa, while in addition to all, the
people along the route are able and
will be willing when they fully com.
prehend the Importance of the pro.
iect, 10 extend 10 it liberal aid.
To Oskaloosa 1t would give its
only direct eastern outlet, aud would
of itself be y sufficient leverage to
compel the ID, v. r. r. to take up its
track and extend its route 70 that
thriving town.
To Kirkville, which would be sub.
stantially a dozen miles from any
formidable rival, il would develope
its coal resources wonderfully, and
add hundreds of thousands OF dollars
to its now u~ndeveloped wealth.
70 Ottumwa, IT would add another
srea. and direct railroad thorough
fare, making it practically the south
ern terminus and starting point of
the great Iowa Central railroad
which is now completed to the nor
thern limits Of Iowa, and is but taking
breath TOR q Northern bound into
Minnesota. aa
Men and brethren, and especially
Bre. Blake, and your railroad com.
mittee, are not these things which
are pressing upon us, worthy of i'm.
mediate attention and prompt &C
tion2
Poor Hodge. He was unfortunate
in having q democratic father who
was assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
ury under Buchanan. Worse yet he
isea democrat himself. Worser still
while a paymaster in the regular
army, appointed BY Johnsing, he WAS
beset with temptation and lost over
s400, 600 of public funds entrusted to
his keeping, which he doubtless in
tended to return had he bet on the
right card. And now comes the cnl
mination of his calamities in being
unceremoniousiy arrested by See'y
Belknap, aud tried by u u martha
which set him to pounding stone il
the penitentiary for ten years, Will,
y remorseless government has JUS
seized and confiscated his house ant
remaining effects to satisfy in par
his populations. The next TIME
Hodge tries his hand at stealing, hi
will doubtless give a wide berth II
Republican Administrations. He vii
steer clear of the argus eyes of th'
War Department. He will go x
New York and engage in the profit
able employment Of making chars
laying down carpets, plumbing pub
lie buildings, manufacturing the max
imum of votes out OF tho minimum O
voters, and in the meantime fight biz
battles with The poisoned arrows fur
nished by the Sachems of Tammany
Hall, and then instead OF being torn
from the bosom q his family, and
consigned to the prison, he will be
taken up as VIM. NJ. Tweed was and
elected to the Senate Of his State by
an overwhelming and triumphant
majority.
Republican officials sent Hodge in
oontinently toa dungeon tor embez-
cling a few hundred thousand dol,
lars.
Democratic electors sent Tweed to
the. Senate of his State by ten thous.
and majority, because he and his fell
low pirates robbed the city treasury
of New York OF nearly IN hundred
millions OF dollars.
Democrats always talk Hodge
when we talk Tweed, yet II compari
son Of the cases and their treatment
is the highest compliment that car
be paid to the Republican party and
it's administration.
Death in the Pot.
Six thousand kegs Of Dutch her
ring arrived at New York recently
in a very bad smashed up condition,
on account of the vessel experiencing
IA storm at sea. But worse than this
30 kegs Of arsenic were on the ship
and they were also smashad hy fhe