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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22
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The ticket nominated at the City
Republican Convention,ss,,last night,
will be found NJ our masthead to-day,
aud on uuti! the evening of March
4th, when We hope to chronicle it's
entire success.
DR. W. l.. Orr, cur candidate TOR
Mayor, is one of our oldest and most
respectable citizens He has had
much experience in our city affairs,
having been Clerk in 1854 and 5,
Alderman in 1857, and Mayor in
1860. He served with much credit
as Surgeon of the 2lst Iowa, and in
all his public and private relations,
is citizen absolutely without re-
proach or au enemy He will ID
elected and again fill the Office to
the entire satisfaction of the people.
For Marshal the convention wisely
recognized the honest laboring class.
es by choosing I. J. Hall, who has
/ been for years an industrious and
thrifty carpenter, 10 this city, during
! the summer seasons, and in the win.
! ter working in the Pork House. He
has for some time been Foreman Of
the Hose Company, and bears the
character among those who know
him best, of being in every respect
exceedingly we'll qualified FOR the
position he has been named for.
4 For City Solicitor, Eugene Faw
cett was re.nominated. His able
coditication Of the city ordinance:
and general close attention to the
interests of the city during the pas'
year. enabled him to distance all Ii.
competitors. He has made mode
City Solicitor, and we are anxious tt
see the chap the democrats thinl
they can beat him With.
+! DIV. Tower, our soldier one leggec
/ County Recorder, wac chosen fol
Treasurer, which Office he has filled
during the past year with uncom
mon acceptabiiity.
! OF course John Coyan was nomin
ated for Assessor, and of course h,
will be- elected, and even ii he AIM
he will do the assessing as usual t,
the entire satisfaction of the entir,
community for the ensuing year.
Upon the whole the entire tickle
including Aldermen, is unassailabl'
10 all the essential elements of worth
honesty and popularity, and ii tn
Republicans of Ottumwa will nov
go to work with their old time yea
it will, as it should, be elected from
top to bottom.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22
The Blockade on the
UniorPa ciic Railroad
e---Gfeat Suffering
IA among The Pas
sengers.
The Great Bridge at|
Q. Bluffs Complete.
The Reliable Gentleman,
Heard From !!
Mr.. Gladstone rises to
! Explain
f0RNEv TO Be P. N. eEN'L.
Tragedy at New Albany.
| MORE GOLD DICclNGS.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Ds
GOLD 9l1o 8-o --KARxHID. Ae,
Do NEW YORK.
hr' olffa aplsass rises TO
FoRNEy 70 Be P. N. eEN'l.
Tragedy at New Albany.
MORE GOLD DICClNGS.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
ooIp sa.so s-s-nEARxnTs. ~.
'''@ NEW YORK.
NEW York, Feb. 20.

NEW York, Feb. 20.
The following is cable dispatch
to the World dated London 10. 10
reply TO Alet:er ofinauiry addressed
to him, Mr.. Gladstone has written .
long letter explaining in an extreme
ly friendly manner tho present posi-
ton Of her Majesty's government
concerning the treaty Of Washing
ton, denying the utteranoe Of the Of.
fensive passages in his recent speech
es in the House Of Commons az has
been enormously reported. IL order
to SHAY the public excitement In
England, / have furnished copies of
.Gladstone's, letter to the press Of
London. II is now published 10
every journal Of the kingdom, caus-
ing . profound sensation Ia the
House Of Commons. This evening
Bouverie asked Gladstone ifthe let.
ter addressed 10 the correspondent
Of the World was genuine, when
Gladstone replied, ayes it Is ! reply
to letter asking explanations 70.
garding my speech. msa
The Herdld's Warrington dispatch
Gays that it is understood that John
w. Forney will be appointed Post.
master General in place OF Gross.
well tsaet
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CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANcIsco M

SAN Francisco, Feb. 20.
Passengers recently blockaded on
the Union Pacific generally denonnce
the management OF the road IN bit.
ter terms. Many have united in a
card for publication. Among the
al rivals is Bishop Morris, Of Oregon.
A passenger named Burroughs,
from N. Y, arrived almost in dying
condition.
Goods shipped from N. Y. via Cape
Horn, Nov. 9Th. By sailing vessel ar
rived here Saturday last, while goods
shipped overland tho same day are
not yet received.
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Clinton has organized o "Citizens
Association" tor the promotion of
'be general interests of tho place in
regard to Legislation, Public Prop.
erty and Improvements, Fire and
Water Works, Manufacturing inter-
ests DC, &c. They have regular
set Of bylaws, and an admlttauce
fee OF $500 is charged, and members
are liable to an assessment of not to
exceed $40 per annum.
Such an organization. is capable of
doing great deal Of good, and we
ought TO organize such u society
here.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22

Harry OCohuer will receive 81, OOO
per aDnam as Solicitor for the State
Department at W ashingt and the
Reg,st.. wants NJ. L. Cults, of Oska-
lsoss, appointed by Governor Car
penter to succeed him rs Attorney
General for Iowa.
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Coop SUGGESTION II Hon. A. III Mo
Cfary Of Van buren county, who
was one of The God-fathers of the
Republican party in Iowa, and who
has honorably represented his coun-
~ in the Legislature and other of.
fetal trusts. is candidate foi Secre-
tary Of State. and no better man has
been mentioned in that connection.
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Great EXCITEMENT ,

100 Vibrating Harrows N Uttnm-
wa, manufactured and for eale by
Russell q White. They will do more
work ard better with ono team than
with two common or scotch Har-
rows. Self cleaners IN dry corn
stalks. Come and see them every
body. n44tf.
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WHIMSICAL. - Matilda Fletcher
takes for the theme Of her lecture.
Men and their Whims." Does the
gentle Matilda think that our poll.
Tics would be less whimsically man
aged II women had the ballot? Per.
haps 80; but it should be remembered
that the ladies themselves, with all
their projections, are after all but
phim-men.
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0hasass u1asest.
Chicago, FEB. 81.

Flour Firm.
Wheat Quiet stou l.2ea cash, 70
1884, March.
Corn-Dull easier.
Barley 4Oaboa. cash !; 4oaSos
March. !
lDats-Firm 823, cash.
Rye-Stroug; TAI. fresh.
Barley-Firm !; 6Oaa603.
{ Pork -Quiet; closed easier 1898,
Marrb 1878, April,
Lard-Easisr sales 1924, March /,
81, April.
Meats-Firm unchanged.
Dressed Hogs-firm higher 49,
a6.2O; most sales, 6.10s6.26.
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The Burlington Gazette notices the
appointment Of Henry O'Connor,
and says it is 80 good radiance for
the State" H. O'C. has given our
Democratic friends a great deal of
trouble, end in the coming campaign
will doubtless rob them of q good
deal more sleep. He is a great
"thorn n tho flesh" to them.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22

We have received the Catalogue of
Iowa College, located at GrinnelI,
for 1912. 1t shows an attendance
Of 346 scholars for College year, and
lie in . most prosperous condition.
This College is one of the best edu.
eationai institutions in the great
West.
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THE RAILROAD TAX Law.

The Davenport Gazette Is not al
together IN tayor of the repeal OF
the Railroad Tax Law of Iowa, and
"a q reason therefor says:
"No railroad has yet been built
without goEernment or local aid
aud il is safe 10 say that none will
be tor long time TO come, The
Ave per cent. law may be very harsh
and unjust in some of its provisions,
bul ought there not TO be some
method of assisting new and oompet-
ing roads.
The bill for it's repeal has already
passed both Houses by strong ma
iority, and it would seem almost 4
waste of time at this late day to enter
protest.
But 1t seems to as that our
legislators ought not to be in loo
great q hurry about making or unmak.
ing laws. Hastily and ill.considered
legislation lie the great bane Of this
country. A little displeasure exhib-
tied in regard to the operation of
law, be it ever 30 good, sends terror
too often to the hearts of w ak- kneed
and expectant Representatives of the
people.
We ourselves have doubted the
wisdom Of the Railroad Tax Law OF
Iowa, and think that it invested a
bare majority with too much pow.
or over the minority. Neverthe
less, as the Gazette says, it has some
good points about it, and has helped
needy and struggling places to
acquire railroad facilities, which if left
to the free.will and generosity of the
class who should aid in building them,
never would have been built. Blu,
We think that the amount permitted
to be voted TO any one road should
have been limited to say one per
cent, and TO oil roads in the aggre.
gate to five per cent, and then only
by two-thirds vote of the people
who were to be 80 taxed. All this
cry about unconstitutionAlity and
voting away other mems money Is
Just 20 much noise made 10 alarm the
fears Of timid legislators. There is
no reason why man should rot
contribute money TO build railroad
IN the way of tax, any more than
that he should not pay tax to keep
up our State and county organiza.
tious. our common schools, 60, Pro.
uided, always that there are due
bounds to all such aid voted and
proper restrictions made. We think
1t would be Well enough to have q
law permitting the people TO vote no,
over one per cent. tax to aid rail
roads in any one year, not to be col
!ected nor pald over until the rosC
was in actual running order, and u
limit ell sach aid to railroads. 70 tiv,
psr cent. 10 the aggregate in an,
township or county.
1t said that "sli powers OF gov
eminent are derived from the consen
ofthe governed, and we believe in tn
people having the right, il they wisl
to do SO, 10 tax themselves for rail
roads, gust the same as they ~anL
10 uuIId scpooI houses, bridges, or an,
other improvements.
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s ST. Louis, Feb. 81.
Flour-Firm. and better. Fall
super, 6.75ae; extra 8 26s4O.
Wheat-Firm No. 2 spring, 1.S6;
No. 8 fall saleablo 1853.
Corn-SteAdy; No. 2. III.
Oats-Slow No. 2. 80.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2, 30. =
Barley-Unchanged.
Pork-Frm 1900 cAeh, and buy.
ers month 1926, delivered hrst Of
March. s # t
Bacon--Firm.
Lard-Firm g..
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Wright, in the Senate, and McCra.
ry, in the House, have sim ultaneons-
;ly introduced bills asking Cong
to appropriate money for the erection
of public buildipg at Keokuk for
the use OF the post office, custom
house, e. s, courts, DC.
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Des Moines is ahead ! A gentle
man ofthe colcred persuasion has, in
his possession there pig with 8 legs,
2 snouts,, 9 ears, and only one eye.
And the mans name ut il" Albert
Champion, the champion curiosity
raiser of Iowa.
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EDITOR ADVERTISER: As the approach
ing Republican State Convection will
place In nomination candidates for the
respective State offices, the peoples only
opportunity, In their individual capacity,
to do any dominating, 10 to do It before the
convention meets, and as nominations OF
this kind appear to be in order, we wiah
to suggest The name of q gentleman whom
Wapello county has been and is still
proud to houor, 90 suitable candidate
FOR the office OF Secretary Of state.
1t Is true that the man. physically Ia
not complete 9nd perfect, having left q
portion of himself In the trenches In the
rear of Vfcksburg, hut what there ID left
of him will stand the JeffersoDian test,
and that Is what the people want.
We nominate for Secretary OF State. l.
n, COOLEY, presspt Clerk Of thu Dfstricl
Court OF wapallo COUNTY. s.s.s&s
The above nsmines Is one that will hon
or the position, should he be called to til
il. 1t is made by parties that know his
worth and altogether without his knOwl
edge. should he be willing to accept, hs
will lind staunch friends in his Eddyvi.lt
endorssrs. He has held the position
which he now so ably fills two terms
and is upon his third.
We clip the above from the Eddy
vile Adrsrtiser, and take occasion Il
endorse all it's compliments of God
! ley Ma ..ia ,le.t scot sdriseh whath
OF he is to be considered candidat,
or not, yet we have to say that if b.
eventually allows his name to be en-
tered, his opponents will find him .
foeman worthy Of their steel.
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Clinton county has 843 pounds OF
Legislative wisdom solidified in four
fragile forms. Senator Ireland is
credited with 202 pounds Of it; Col.
Van Deventer, 200; Hon. George
Fule 2O1, and Nat. A. Merrill, go.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22

One OF our dispatches yesterday
said that J..H. Warren, and another
that J. Ii. Owen had been appointed
by the President Assistant Assessor
for the 9th Iowa District.
The present incumbent Of the AS
sessorship Of that District is Gov.
John Scott, OF Nevada besides the
President does not appoint Assistant
Assessors, all Of which leads us to
remark that az to the name and Of
fee Of this new telcgrapbic aspirant
for official honors, our readers will
Lave to fall back on their great in
alienable right Of paying their money
and taking their choice.
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= OaSsu8O Nv 49, q !
CHICAGO, Feb. II.
Cattle Receipts-l626; more 40
tive; good shipping; 6.0Oab.6O sx-
trs lot brought $50,
Hogs-Receipts-11 .. no. l0.0o0:.
active but 10 cents lower all round;
extra range l.123; most sales 4.70a
4 50; for light and medium, 4.o0s
4.8O, heavy.
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INDIANA.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 20

CINCINNATI, FOO. 70.
A horrible tragedy has como TO
light, near New Albany. The cabin
OF a German named Bentley was
found barncdto tho ground and the
charIed remains Of Bentley and
wife in the cellar. 1t Is believed
they had been robbed and m 'rdered,
and tho house sct on Ere 70 hide the
crime. Tho matter is being investi-
gated by tho coroner.
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Grange men take lotice. Middle
men done away win. Russell &
White will sell you tom one to one
hundred Cultiyators at s25 each.
Everything else at low rates, wit.
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New YeFlk ugaxksG
New YoRK, Feb. 81.

Finnr-QniAt-
Wheat-Dull, heavy for Nilwaa-
kee, firmer for Chicago, sales bet
ter; sales 1861, 10 store. q
Corn-Dnll That. M
Oats-Quiet b33. a.
Pork-Quiet; unchanged.
Lard--Steady, 81.
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We learn from the Citizen that our
old friend, DR.. ). H. Sawyers, Of
Un:onville, had his leg BROKEN. on
last Monday, by his horse slipping,
and falling on him. Sorry to hear
il.
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The Round House az EIdon is com.
pletsd, the Railroad Hotel vii!
be opened in few days, and the
citizens are making move toward
Incorporating the place.
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LONDON, Feb. 81.

In the House Of Commons 70 day,
Dalrymple gave notioe Of bic iDtsa.
tion to ask on Friday whether meas.
ures bad been taken 70 prevent col.
lisions between American and Cana.
dian fisherman during the coming
fishing season.
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FORElGN.
LoNponl. Feb. 50.

: LONDON, Feb. 70.
A resolution TO censurc the minis
try for the appointment Of Roberti'
Collier. judicial commissioner OF the
privy council; was rejected in the
in the House of Commons last night
by vote Of 268 against 24l. a .
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INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 20,

A destructive fire occurred ct
WorthiDgton last night. Eleven of
tho business houses on Main street
wero entirely destroyed. Most of
the goods were saved. Loss from
thirty to forty thousand dollars.
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We are having regular "speli"
Of lnjeeny weather Just now--oold,
damp, southwest winds, slop and
stush all over the earth.
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rHn nDuoATIoNAL BILL.

Ano 'owor AOu5o Va SOngreSS DHb
PASSED very important sbill touch
ing thosquestion Of education. We
give below synopsis of the same
which we take from tho Des Moines
Repie,D. The full text lie too lengthy
for our columns should it pass the
Senate:and become law, however,
we will lay it entire before our read
ers.
Section provides that the net
proceeds of public lands shall befor-
ever set apart for the education
of the people; nothing in the act to
limit the power of Congress over
public lands, or interfere with the
granting of bounty lands, nor with
the homestead act.
The I'd section provides that the
Secretary of the Interior shall certi-
fy to the Secretary OF the Treasury
each year the net cash proceeds OF
the sales of public lands.
The Sd provides the manner in
which the funds shall be invested.
Section 4th provides for the up
portionmeut of the fund to various
States and Territories the first ten
years the distribution is to be made
according to the ratio of illlteracy OF
the respective populations.
Sec. 5 provides when, and under
what circumstances The first distri..
button shall be made.
Sec. s. provides that certain por-
tions of the fund received shall be
expended at the discretion of the
Legislature for the instruction OF
teachers for common schools.
Sec. z. states the condition under
which each State and Territory shall
be entitled 10 receive it's share OF
every apportion ment after the first
year.
Section 9th provides that the com.
tmissioners of education shall decide
what States and Territories are en-.
titled to receive the apportionment
and what amount; but no moneys
belonging to any State or Territory
under this shall be withheld for the
reason that the laws thereof provide
tor separate schools for white and
black schiidren, or refuse to organize
q system Of mixed schools.
Section 8 provides for the distri
BATON OF the fund by the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction t.
each State, Territory and District
the amount so appropriated shall b.
applied solely to the payment o
teachers wages.
/ Section 10 provides the manner il
| which the apportionment shall b,
drawn from the United States Treas
ury.
/ Section IL provides penalties FOL
,6s mis- disqualification or emhezzlinc o
I Section IL provides that the Cir
cult Courts of the United State
shall have exclusive Jurisdiction o
all offenscs against the provisions o
this act.
Section l3 that nothing containe.
in this act shall be SO construed as I,
effect in any manner, the existing
laws and regulations in regard T.
tho adjustment and payment I,
States; upon their admission into tn
Union, of five per centum of tho net
proceeds of sales ot public land
within their respective limits.
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Publication Of tho LaWS.

On yesterday the Committee on
Ways and Means, in the House Of
Representatives, through Mr.. Kas.
son, Chm, reported a substitute for
House File No. 40 al follows, and
which was made the special order
for Wednesday.
SECTION |. BE il enacted by the
General Assembly ofthe State Of lo,ca.
That chapter lis of the acts of the
Eleventh General Assembly be and
the same is hereby repealed; and
the following is enacted in lieu there.
of:
SEC. 2. The Board of Supervisors
in each organized county Of this
State, wherein a newspaper is print
ed and regularly published, shall at
their meeting in the month of June,
A D. 1872, and annually thereafter,
select two newspapers having the
largest circulation, or one, if only
one be published in tho county, in
which said paper or papers shall DO
published all the proceedings of the
Board of Supervisors of such county,
or such report or abstract thereof as
shall inform thepeople OF the business
transacted by the board since the
last previous publication thereof; Pro-
uided, that in counties having pop
ulation exceeding $4,000 Inhabitants
in which a paper is printed in the
German language. such proceedings
sna.a a'Io 's Pu Jus. =. ' NO. m auu
Auditor to nrepare and deliver such
report for publication, under direc.
ton Of the board.
DEC. 8. Inc compensation iof the
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The widow of the late Secretary
Rawlins is married and is now Mrs.
q. J. Daniels, of New York.
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q. Louis 1--we Steeh Married.
81. LOUIS, Feb. 20.
Hogs--Firm; 4,00a4.6O.
Receipts-114o.
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carrying on of the duty he was sent
here to perform. He for one, used
every cent of postage allowed him
in conducting the business he was
here to transact, and he presumed
that nearly every member in tho
House did the same, aud intimated
strongly, that if members persisted
in this uncalled for course ofretrench-
ment, they might possibly find it
carried out to perfection when their
three or five hundred Thousand dol
lar appropriations were asked for
Probably the new Capitol was on his
mind when he gave ntterance to this
expression. Pending the discussion
of this bill which is II. r. No. 54.-
MIR. Dnncombe offered substitute
for it, to the effect that members of
the legislature be allowed the sum of
$500 per snnum, which shall be in
full for all compensation excepting
mileage. The substitute was adopt
ed and referred to the committee on
compensation. Next in order, came
AtoOiueLoH AutuoIiSiuE tbc cicIh VI
the House to furnish each member
with thirty-one copies each day of
Daily papers, or thoir equivalent in
Weeklies, but in less time than h
lamb shakes its tail Mr.. Kasson
moved that it be indefinitely post
poned, which motion prevailed. A
bill was passed in the House in rcla-
ton to Juries in Circuit Courts, W bich
takes away the discretionary power
from the Judge of orderinga jury to
attend the second aud fourth terms
of such courts.
Another bill was passed unani-
mously, prohibiting clerks or deputy
clerks in any court from acting as
attorney or solicitor in such court,
either directly or indirectly and from
holding the Office Of Justice of the
Peace. a#
The bill to abolish tho office OF
County superintendent OF Schools
gave use to quite lengthy iscus.
sion. after which it was recommitted
to the committee on Schools. The