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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
A Tax On Bachslers.

THE moro married men We have
in a community" says Our Society,
ssthe fewer crimes we are likely TO
hear Of, and the best way to support
our criminal and refractory institu-
tioDs is to impose y tax on all bache-
lors over the age of24. Young men
in this city are shirking matrimonial
responsibilities and leaving the Ia
dies to pine in maiden meditation
fancy free. Indeed, from religious
point Of view, all men who hope for
salvation ought TO lbe married, as
bachelors have not experienced hall
the ills of life in single state OF bles.
sodness, and are therefore not entitled
to participate in the joys of Heaven,
Now, in ancient times old bachelors
had q difficult road to travel. The
Roman censor frequently imposed
taxes on unmarried men, and adults
were obliged by law to marry, IN
less mentally or physically disquali.
fed. The Spartan woman at certain
games laid hold of oil the old bache.
iors they could lay theil hand, ON, in.
flicting on them every mark ot infa
my, dragging them around th. aite,
and treating them roughly. ia l665
the English Parliament laid tax on
bachelors over 25 years oi ago oi
twelve pounds sterling for noble
man and ono shilling Tor peasant
Here is good idea for some ut oui
retormers. Suppose the legislature
be pctitioned this coming winter L
impose a tax ON I'LL young men re
ceiving an income of s. 600. ray s5Ot
per annum, who Gun show NJ accept
able reason for not having entered
the bonds of matrimony. What al
emigration ofyoung men there wouit
be to New Jersey, and what an in
hux of fair New Englanders tbi
State would receive annually You
money, or marriage would . tn
cry of these hymeneal highsaywo
men"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

Hon. John A. Bingham, the "old
man eloquent is doing good service
tor Republicanism in Ohio. In re-
cent speech he said the present atti
tude of tho Democratic party re-
minded him of little boys who for
got the commandment and stole, and
over whose heads the thunder rolled
and the angry lightning flashed dos
truction. Said ono, "What will we
do ?' They considered, and finally
came to the conclusion, "By gosh
we had better depart"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

d. p. G. Hazelton, farmer in Ha-
zeltoE township, Buchanan county,
WAS at work with his threshing
machine, last Wednesday, when his
clothing caught upon that portion OF
The tumbling rod next to the sepera-
tor. his shoulders helng drawn up
and his head pushed down with such
force that his neck was broken, and
strange to say he was, at last advices,
sl:ve, and able to converse His
body and limbs seem to be entirely
dead. His recovery of course is i'm
possible.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The office Of tho G. r. r., Of Iowa
in Mason City WAS robbed Of nearly
50 600 in cash q few days ago.
Detectives are in pursuit OF the thief,
but have obtained no clue as yet to
his hereabouts.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

L. I'll. Washburne, Campaign Of the
M,soatino journal, (Mr. Mahin being
temporarily absent thus touches up
th, Democratic candidate for Lieu.
tenant Governor:
Tho Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor will please take
n.tico that Hon. John Mahin is not
responsible for the political depart
Dent Of this paper at present, nor
has he been since the 18th instant.
Hence whom he sails into Mr.. Mahin
about bossting that he was the author
fthe "Hopkirk bilr' to tax railroads
lie is as stupid And much mistaken
us he ID in supposing that the people
of Iowa have any notion of making
him their Lieutenant Governor.
Our name has been at the head OF
the Journal since the 18th instant,
and we have written all the leading
articles since that timc. 1t happens
to come Just right that we should
take hand in exposing the shame.
full trlckery of this Dubuque dema-
gogue, because what we write is
from personal knowledge of bis
course during the last session Of the
Legislature. At first pretending
that he would help US on the taxa
ton question, if the friends oftaxation
would work for a pro rata tariff on
railroads, and then turning traitor to
his promises, and above all, to the
interests of the people, it is quite
proper that when such q man seeks
TO fill the chair that shall appoint all
standing committees of the Senate,
the people be Informed ofhie record.
This gentleman undertook to play
the demag, quo ut the beginning OF
tho canvass, by not only assailing the
record, but the private character Of
DR.. Bulls, tho Republican candidate
for the same ofice. on the question
OF taxing railroads, as though his
own record and character were rs
pure as Snow. But he has got into
q hornets nest that is bothcring him
badly.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
The consumption Of peanuts is en-.

The consumption Of peanuts is en-,
rmous. Tho crop marketed last
year from Virginia was 100000
bushels; Tennessee, 100000 Geor-
gia and the Carolinas about 100000.
There are also several thousand bush
els imported. Probably over l,0Oo,-
900 bushels are consumed here
YEARLY.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

A Des Moines girl named Florence
Barrackman has distinguished her.
self by carrying out of doors the
burning clothing from bed, TINS
preventing the house from catching
fire, notwithstanding that she burned
her hands severely in the heroic
action.
Flocks OF ostrichcs are now being
raised in South Australia for the
sake of the feathers, tho demand for
which in Europe exceeds the sup
ply.
A deer from Japan two years old
only seven inches high and nine
in length, in perfect health, is one
OF Bostons present attractions.
West Rochester, VT, is afflicted
with black bears to such an cxtcp
that the people anticipate the neces
sity oil an organized warfare agains
| them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
THE BALLOON CATASTROPHE.


Last Saturday evening, near Paoli
Orange county Ind, Prof Wilbur
made arrangements for ascension. -
He was to be accompanied by Geo.
rye II. Knapp, editor of tho Orange
County Union. just as they were
about getting into the balloon. the
cords gave away, and they made a
spring for the ear. but only succeed
cd in grasping the ropes. As the
balloon rose Knapp let 60 and fell at
height Of about thirty feet, without
serious injury. Prof Wilbur held on
and attempted to climb into the bas-
ket, but was unable to do 30, and
the balloon shot up rapidly, with the
Professor hanging below. The spec
tators were thrilled with borrow Ut
The terrible scene, which ended in q
dreadful manner. At height of
about one mile the doomed man loos-
ed bis hold and came whirling to
earth. At the height he had obtain
ed he looked like stick about a-foot
long. As be approached the earth he
was coming down feet foremost, then
spread out horizontally, then doubl-
ed up and turned over, then straight
ened out, head downward. AS be
struck the earth, he fell upon his
head. The back of his head was
mashed into an undistinguishable
mass, and the body bruised and
crushed horribly. The coDcussion
was 40 great that half gallon Of
clotted blood was thrown from tho
mouth. His body made an inden-
'ture in the ground eight inches deep,
and rebouLded about four feet from
where it struck To add to the
awful character Of the accident, the
Professors young wife and little
daughter were on tho ground, and
witnessed the terrible affair. The
remains of the unfortunate man
were properly cared for and buried
at Paoli Monday afternoon.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

Mr.. Edmondson, OF Missouri, got
to owning some horses that didn't
belong to him, and the next thing he
knew he couldn't get his feet down
to the ground. He strangled.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The Cincinnati Industrial Exposi.
ton is said to be, in some respects,
the greatest industrial display ever
witnessed in this country.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
Total British subjects

It will be seen that about one
fourth of The whole number were
Germans, and that nearly two-thirds
were British subjects. Nearly A.
900 were immigrants of the British
North American Povinces.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The California fly crop is ripe, and
some OF the growers will dry CON
siderable quantities. Last year one
grower sold two thousand pounds Of
figs from orc tree:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

Mrs. Celia Burleigh has accepted u
call to tho pastorato OF tho Uni
tartan Church in Brooklyn, Conn,
of which the late Rev. Samuel j..
Nav was once the minister.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
Established in 1848.

- -
day sun. Inc syste'na''o oup"s
COURSE ana VIC are iorceu ~ s"y =
very questionable proPriety pursued
10 wrench from Inc people 'ne ~
preston OF tncir dehDerato cohvlc.'o"
wnicn Po'oes uuor'nsy =
" " ~ S0
~ ~
81 wv o1
~ 80
Wv - sn0 PaA = - 80
:,
s. o.so :. ''e s
" .'poAuns
', = " p''
'n0 '"roa'onou po'slon AZ WORK 70
ooun'erac' 'ne at'aoK' ana II Inc
enemy IN their movement disclose q
"oaA P''n' sone ~noro - - qui'e
'"ousn 70 Suggest ~ 'no proPer
o"cers 10 ms co""shu . co"h'er
anu s'mi'ar movement upon TINS
e1Poeeu point. NO" Inns metnod OF
giving q command by the combined
leaders against Mr.. Harlan, we think
they find very convenient, and is an
adroit movement in keeping with
their whole course throughout, and
intended to throw odlum on their op.
ponent. and at the same time set in
motion their cohorts aud in many
cases no doubt their hot
headed partisan dupes to do Just what
they charge upon the friends of Mr..
Harlan. Oftheir charge about form.
ing county rings, we heard nothing
from them only as 1t was Immediate
ly followed by active efforts in this
direction by parties sent out by
them through the State for that
purpose.
Their charge of influencing the
church in favor OF Harlan disclosed
the fact that three leading Ministers
agents of the three leading Iowa
Methodist Colleges wore travelling
extensively in tho interest of Mr..
Allison. The announcement that
Mr.. Harlan is immensely rich, so
falsely made to meet the damaging
effect of what the opposition knew
must come to the surface, first
aroused the attention OF the people
70 the vast railroad capital ana ln-
nuence owned and controlled by the
aIs.'psu'sneo sen''einen, a'i'son
"'on "'u Douso' Auu nuany .he
oase anu pfoho'ous cnarge o' ooitiDg
ieg'siaeive cahuioates ny hariah
friends Is sent abroad OV Mr.. Al,iHOn'S
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

A picture of lite in Mexico. Two
gentlemen Of the highest rank in
society meet in the evoning in
street of the capitol. "What o'clock
is it, senior ?" politely asks the first.
Tho other stops, draws his revolver,
and covers his interlocutor, then
takes out his watch and gives the
desired information Number one
thanks number two, without the least
surprise or remonstrance ut the
measure of precantion.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

In tho Hoosac tunnel, 10000 feet
out of %. 900 are finished. The ad-
vance in July and August was nearly
1000 feet, the largest part in August.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The whole number of immigrants
arriving in the United States for the
y,ar ending June 80, 1871, was 321,.
$50, OF whom 190,428 were males.
Tb nativity of these immigrants
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The editor of the West Union GA.
sette talks horticulture from exper-
ience: .sWe advise our readers to put
ashes around their apple trees-say
o peck to tree. We have used both
leached and unleached, and have
found wonderful effect from the ap-
plicatiop. tt ees that were nearly
dead have recuperated, resumed
growth, aud borne fruit. Try it.,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The editor of the Arkansas Jour
aal says: Whore our Office was
two weeks ago, now runs the Missis-
sipii river. Out Of respect for tho
father Of rivers, we left.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12

The Worcester Mass Gdsette
says that Butlcr's platform is thus
summed up: "No labor between
meals prohibition between drinks.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
-Four Buildings Destroyed d-Loss $6o,.
900 Insurance $40, 900.


The fire tiend played havoc in
Davenport yesterday afternoon, and
the destruction, SO tar as value is
concerned, is among the heaviest that
ever occurred here. The great Ele-
vator at the corner of Perry and
Fifth streets, its engine house, the
extensive corn house connected with
it, and large two story dwelling
just south Of tho latter, were entirely
consumed.
The estimated contents of the ele-
vator were: 5000 bushels OF wheat,
5000 of which belonged to the mill
ing firm of Dow, ~CiiaAaa 4 uan
cock, covered by the elevator open
policy, valued at 5000; 1900
bushels Of oats, valued at 81, 100 ;
1000 bushels Of barley, valued at
$500. In the corn house were 1000
bushels of shellcd corn valued al
$3.50, and 10000 bushels Of ear corn
valued At $4,000. In all total Of
$4,000 bushels OF large and small
grain, the total value Of which was
$15,74O.
The following is the insurance on
the elevator:
| Republic, $4,000; North Ameri
can, $1,000; Springfield, $1,000
Reaper City, $500; Liverpool, L.
Il G., $4,000; N. American 4 NJ, 81,
500; Pacific, San Francisco, $4,000
| American Central, ST. Louis, $1,000
! total, s23, ,000-with loss of SIT,
900 above insurance.
The grain was insured for the tol
lowing amounts: North British, 80,
500; Ktna, Hartford, $1,000; West
ern, Buffalo, $500; Liverpool
London, $4,000; total $4,000; be
ing over $1,000 above estimated losf
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
OTHER LOSSES AND INSURANCE.

The principal loss, outside Of the
elevator and grain, falls upon Mrs.
Brown, who owned the double tene-
ment house, which was worth about
$4,000. and was insured for $4,000
in the Etna.
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KosKoo CURES CHRONIC RHEUMATISM.

KesKoo CURES CHRONIC RHEUMATIsM.
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KOsKOo CURES sCRoFULA IN IT'S WORST
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