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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-06-06
Ordnance No. 50.
AN ORDINANCE making appropria-

AN ORDlN ANCE making apprupria.
tons for the current year.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by tlle
City Council of the city Of Ottumwa
That the following appropriations Or
SO much thereof as may be nccessary
are hereby made out Of the funds n
the City Treasury, during the curren,
year for the uses and purposes herein.
after specified to-wit:
LIST. For salaries .. 3.5(g,
I'd. Street repairs and i'm
provements ..... 6,O0O
Sd. Gas Light ..... 5000
WI. General incidental cxpn's
called contingent fund 5000
9th. Payment of principal ~
int bonded Indebtedness 2,lO0
Total $4,000
SEc. :. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its publication
according to law.
Passed June 3D., 1872.
Attcst,l w. l.. Orn. Mayor.
q. +. FOSTER, City CLERK.
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Rev. J. NJ. McEIroy and John Reno
ESQ., Of Batavia, gave us calls to-day,
and renewed their allegiance to the
COURIER.
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H9'g3lfVsIIAprER .,91i !
~ n OIIAI Z ILIN III. ~
AN ACTto amend section four hun
s dred and ninety-eight of the Reyis-
3 ion of 1860, in relation ito special

AN ACItO amend section four hun
K bred and ninety -eight Of the Reyis-
ion Of 1850, in relation TO special
elections, w - n
SECTION /. Be u eaacted BIZ TIE GEN.
cral lsscnsbty gf the State Of the .Statc,
That section four hundred. and ninety
eight of the Revision of 1860, be, and
the same is hereby, amended to read as
follows:. ~
III the ballots of any officer are found
to exceed the number Of the voters in
the poll lists, the fact shall be certified
with the number of the excess in the
return, and it it be found that the vote
of the township where the erroroccul'-
red would change the resultin relation
to county officer, il the person elect
ed were deprived of SO many votes,
then the election shall be set aside as to
him, in the township where such excess
occurs, and d new election ordered
therein, providing that no person or
persons residing in another township
of the county at the time of tile general
election, shall vbe allowed to vote at
such special election; but if tile error
occur in relation to a, township Officer,
the trustees may order new election,
or not, in their discretion. Ifthe error
be in relation to a district or State Off
Ger, the error and the number OF the
excess are to be certified to tile canvas-
sers, and if it be found that tho error
would affect the result as above, a new
vote shall be ordered i'm the county
where the error happened, and the
canvass be suspended until such new
vote is taken and returned.
When there is a tic vote and such aii
excess, there shall be new election as
above directed. s. V
Approved, April n, 1872.
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Approved, April n, 1872.
CHAPTER 222.
AN ACT relative TO the change of the
boundary lines ofcivil townships.

IAN liNI IVIWlINC,ltV 0IIC VIM 5NFVl uiIC
boundary lines ofcivil townships.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted dy the
t9cnc,cs -lssn1ahla Of the State qf Io,co,
That hereafter the boundary lines Of
no civil township, shall be changed by
the board ~ supervisors of any county,
SO as to divide any school district or
sub district by changing the boundary
lines thereof except when majority
OF the voters of such district or sub
district shall petition therefor.
Proridcd, however, That this act
shall not prevent the change of the
boundary lines Of any civil township,
when such change is made byadopting
the lines of congressional townships.
Approved April "a, 1872.
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NEW YOR X.
New .Yogk. ,
$ pHILApELPHIA, j

NEW DIRK, =
he sraaierporiion Of the cns
~ FstelnWays piano factory 1
the compromise offered by the
wentto work Yesterday, ten ho /
Ten per cent increase pay. III
inakersare still holding out in l
lion with the cabinet makera
meeting at Germania Hall last
was resolved to prevent men |
work ON Steinways comproS
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IN President Grant in Il his last annual
message. made tile following recon-
mendation: 49,
More than six years having elapsed.
since the last hostile gun was fired be-
tween thc,arlnies then arraycd. the one
for the pcrpetuatIon, the oilerifor the
destruction OF the Union, itlHay well
be considered whether it is not now
+, Fourteenth Amendnicnt should 6e Te-
moved. That amendment does not ex-
cludc the ballot. and only imposes the
disability ohold Office upon certain
classes. When the purity of the ballot
is secure. majoritics are sure to elect
officer. rejecting the views Of the ma
jority. 80
q Since that time every effort to pass
an Amnesty law has been defeated by
sumner an enemy ofthc adniinistra-
ton who has persistently continued TO
offer his supplementary civil rights bill
by way ofa rider to defeat amnesty.
However, one night, not long ago,
sumner went home to sleep and his
bill was passed in his absence cmascu-
lated of some of its most Objectionable
features, whereupon Congress proceed
cd TO pass the General Amnesty Act,
which was signed by The President
in three minutes after lis passage.
This much by way Of preparation to
enable the iair-inindcd reader TO fully
comprehend the mcndacity of the fol-
lowing paragraph from a labored edi-
torial in the last weekly New York
T,l6une, bearing the evident ear marks
of its editor mp 4 tree: f.a
It'll the Cincinnati Convention met.
no entreaties could induce the Admin
istration majority in Congrcsssto think
of any measure of Amnesty and Re-
Cancellation for the South. But already
startled by the strength Cincinnati de-
velopes, Congress has fastened to ac-
cord ina fortniyhawhat for seven years
n has persistently .defiantly, most need
lessly and wickcdly denied. AT last
we have Amnesty-not generously
complete, but immeas,irably better
than none. r.. fNs tiY
: And now We submit that our read
ers will aIltagree with us that it is q
great pity that lying and nlislepresen-
tation is SO Sinful since it seems TO lbe
50 absolutely necessary for the purposes
Of a Great Reformer.
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~ wATERY HEAD AND TA>GLEFooT
TAIL!
While Greeley ;sa noted temperance
man and advocate. b. Gratz Brown is
but little better than Il common, drunk
ard, often SO under the influence Of
liquor, his daily beverage. as to he un-
fiji for business. At the time Of the
tragedy in Cass county, Mo-. he was
too drunk to act Us a Governor should,
while at Cincinnati he was SO under
the influence Of whisky that his friends
lad to care for him and by force keep
him from public view. a worthy
f'ot6gc of Cumming Frank Blair, in
this respect, who in 1868, ut the time
he made speeches in Now York and
Brooklyn. was SO drunk that the re-
porters sitting near him as he spoke,
oftentimes could hardly understand the
ideas aud words he was trying 10 OK
press, and to fix them up In a readable
style for the papers"
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The average iowan is estimated to
be worth six hundred and one dollars
and three cents.
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sembiics shall be as Follows: 10 everyt
member for each regular session., Aye
hundred and fifty dollars, and fbf
zach extra and adjourned session, the
same compcnsationper diem while in
session tosbc asccrtaincd by the rate
pcr diem Ut the compensation of the
lcmh64 Of the Gct6kal Assembly at
NE ne&t preceding U3nlar session, and
t9r ctky twenty nil in going to and
eturnlng from tho Place where the
6 enefn Assembly nAeld by the near
" trav4led route, Hfee dollars. To
3he Secretary of The Senate and Chief
Clerk of The House, each eight dollars
per day: to the Assistant Clerks of the
House, and assistant Secretaries vi. the
Senate, each seven dollars per day.
To the Engrossing and Enrolling
Clerks, each five dollars per day. To
the EEgeapts.at-Arms D0,lkeepers,
Janitors, Postniasters, Mall Carriers,
and their Assistants. each four dollars
| per day. 10 the clerks Of committees,
each three dollars per day. To the
Messengers and Papcrfolders, each two
dollars pcrsday. issli4 ltgs5iisf ott8 e.
SEC. 2, That the above shall be the
only, and full compensation to such
members, officers, and employees, and
no allowance Of stationery, postage,
newspapers, or other perquisites shall
be made, except the stationary noccs-
sary for tht clerks aforesaid, t,S,se j
Approved April "a, 1872.
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The New York Democrat having the
largest circulation of any political pa
per in the United States, has the fol-
lowing items which 60 TO show the
harmony prevailing just now in the
democratic happy family:
AS we go to press at nine, Thursday
night, despatch comes from our spc-
cia1 reporter ut Reading, in attendance
upon the Democratic State Convention,
that on the seventh ballot Hon. Chas.
r. Buckalew was unanimously nomi-
mated for Governor, and that the Gree
lev combination is nowhere.
4 Good for the Democracy Of Key
stone State!
As goes Pennsylvania SO goes the
Union.
Let the good example be followed,
and let Democrats ever nominate Dem
oerats, and stop be put forever to this
damnsble officiating, so demoralizing
to party discipline and me advance
nent Of principle.
A good man has been nominated
one Of the best in all the land. He was
one OF four three strong candidates for
the Presidency, ;ss4f ii nominated to
that position could be elected.
Attention, Democrats, towards to
the rear. Patriots tn the front.
FOrward--marcll!
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Charles Sumner has come back with
ms war of words in the United States
Senate upon Gen. Grant. His speech
labored, lengthy and vitupelative on
the 3lst Of May, is wholly personal
warfare against the President, most
abusive and slanderous in its temper
and matter.
The Spleen, the anger, the desire for
revenge. on the part Of the. Boston
commercial Colnnloner is SO plainly
apparent in the speech thatit is robbed
OF all It's sting. Mr.. Sumner simply
gives rehash Of the old stale COM
plaiAts a thousand times told by the
enemies Of the President. Not single
new thonght is advanced. Evidently
Sumner has been months in labor on
this effort, dipping his pen in the gall
of bitterness, the offspring of his hate
for Grant, and having learned his piece
he drops it in on the very Threshold
OF the Philadelphia Convention rs his
last carefully charged stink pot hoping
that it ysnay have an eject upon the
Convention as against Grant. Vain
foolish hope. As the boy in his teens
grows to manhood and comes in con.
tact with men Of national reputation
and learns from experience their
character the visions OF his youth in
which he esteemed them almost perfect,
are dissipated, and he finds that these
men have most desperately weak sides
to them in many things. Sumner has
nt, ---,i..sss: MS vanity, his dictatv, I..l
manner has been unavoidably and
necessarily punctured, and lie will go
to his grave. matchmaking the author
Of this his great woe.
Immediately 1t the close OF Summers
speech, proceedings were had to extend
the session of Congress for few days.
Mr.. Sunrter will get enough of this
battle before he gets through, and will
probably allow. Ms passions TO unseat
him for future term, and unscat him
in the affections Of the Republicans of
Massachusetts. II is nos improbable,
that they may say TO him, that they
have a right TO say who they desire for
President unembarrassed by his tlicta-
ton and his SANDER.
The unparalleled attack upon Gen.
Grant in the Senate of the United
States has consumed one-fifth part of
the present sessions of that body.
Sumner. Schurz and Trumbull have
directed during the past six months
their entire efforts in most wa,ton
and unprincipled attack upon the
President, and not content with his
former efforts in the last hours OF the
session, Sumner consumes the time,
exceedingly important, to renewal of
the attack and AN unburthening of his
spleen. Happily what seems to be
good warfare to these indictments is
really help TO the President. Per-
haps nothing could have been done to
more securely and unalterably fix the
nomination OF Gen. Grant at Philadel-
phia and his triumphant election than
this very TRADE OF Summers.
! The New York Democrat having the
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After which they retired to their
several homes. l.. r. JOHNSTON.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24
DIED.

WILLIAMSBURG on the sd inst, Of typhoid
fever, at the residence of his father in North
Edgefeld, LAFAYETTE L. WILLIAMS, in the sd
year of his age.
The friends and scqusintances OF the family
are invited to attend his funeral from Tuhp-
street Church, Edgsteld, this Sunday after
noon at O'Clock.
Services by Rev. r. K. Brown.
CONNELLY.-On the 22d inst, at O'clock P.
n. at the residence, corner Church and Knowles
streets, ANDkKw CoSSELLY.
The funeral viii take place from his residence
at P. NJ. to-day, Sunday, 10 which the friends
and an9uaintances are invited.
SIlkTTON-In Ed7sceld sftor>iay, sfteE ::
1rief iiihess, Mh,y-. TfLER, youngest 81 n
David I. and Agnes Taylor Stratton-sged 4
wears, 2 maurhs and days.
Ihls IiIy hOWrCt, N7ezHSs~-- =
from earth, has been transplanted In the heids
of light around the throne on high
There IS no flock, however watch'd and eended,
But one dead lamb is there!
There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair!
The funeral will take place ffom the residence
Of the parents BOscobel street, Edgefeld, 70 day
at l O'Clock. Divine service by Rev. K X
Brown. The friends Of the family are invited 10
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Catholic PubIications.

The Catholic World fer December is a
number Of urUsusl variety aud mori.. The
articles on oznskgIg ana Jne vedas UnrIst-
ian Arr Of he CaLacOmbs and the Russian
Clergy viii interest al, rs well IS the clever
translation Of Dante'3 PHgsoFi6 cant0 V.
The Spirit of PfCiestap'ism, ST. Peters Ro-
man Puntihcats and Bea-in5 the Air, deal
with Controversial suhi sc-s in az able man
ner. Inc Signs Of the T.l4ss i al editorial
on current events in tie same tone. The
serial stories, Fisurahge, The House that
Jack Built ana The Progressionists, are con-
Cnuel, while several minor sketches and re
views iii cut this mcnthy volume Of IA
pages.
The Catholic Almanac for 1873 IS at hand,
beautifully gotten up on Iieh cream psper
and p-ofusely illustrated. There are in the
United States something over five million
Catholics, embracing ovez five hundred
thousand families, and this elegant annual
should find It's way into every home. Be
sides the fun calendar of the church and
the customary Astronomical calculations,
it embraces j fund Of varied and useful il
formation. One leading feature is 2 series
Of sketches Of American pTelates, among
which We note Archbishops Hughes and
Spalding and Bishop McGiii.
Received from tla publishers through D.
\. Eeylan, Public Square, where they may
be found en- sale.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
A Row Of Large stables Destroy ed.
Some Forty.fsve or Fifty Horses Per
ish in the Flames.
The Entire NeighbOrhOod 1t one Time
Threatened.

About half past eleven o'clock last night
a fro broke cut in the mammoth stable oc-
cupied by Pitcher & Wright, on Guthrie
street, east of Front street, in the sixth
ward. On either side of the stable where
the fire originated were others-seven in
al, most of which were owned by Matt
Parrish. B. j. Groomes, VIM. Dews and
| Pitcher & Wright-three being used by
Parrish. The fire was first seen issuing from
the roof Immediately over tbs cora
| crib, s.nd, communicating with the hay, The
flames burst cur fem all parts Of The baiGd-
ing hafnTe the g~Fatchnan eernnloged ii!sIo
bsI hardy Inns e give The s...-.-s.-5 the
fiause5 .yauI;cs.srl; t:s,i.,ir siii oisi=
ing stableE, isaps.ii across and a.
| tackled the tesr premises OF the Parrish.
GTourcs, Harmon and other residences on
Front street.
Twenty minutes after the alarm was
givsn, The fire fiend, raging SIS it was In the
stables. snd threatening TO stack the built
legs u Crockett stteet GA tie SO. aad ene
residences on Front, tie sceEe was alarm
ing to behold, sDd for a short time it was
feared the eutire 1eighoorh10d wonld be
reduced 70 ssheS.
The engines, however, were put 20 work
as quick as il was possible to do under the
circumstances, and by the aid'of steady and
well directed streams, the french and the
host of volunteers soonshad the FIRE under
control one Of The stables, brick one, oc-
cGpied By j.. b.. Parish, b=sirs escaped
with but little injury.
One of The greatest lssses by the Ere was
the burning Of some fGrty-6Fe Or Gfty
horses and two yoke Of oxen ia-siie stables
Of Pitcher d Wright, The hor<es n the
other stables were dragged out %iEh COLI
siderable difficulty In addition to she loss
Of horses, Pitcher 5(S Wright alss suffered
heavily in the: loss rsf feed, hasDessSsgd il
fact every Trims, DIZZY bad 10 their stables,
Mr. Parrish. foetunately emptEed HE
stables before they caught, at.d stIe1esjed
in saving lis. horses, oxen, harness, feed.
etc. HIS ox;teams, however, were driven
into tho street, and sdBae of them PROBABLE
he will never. see sgsia.
At this time of writing, it Is impossible
lc s..si.ate $40 ~ %, - :. = iIsTo - ,.sesIs
of knowing the amount of feed destroyed
in the different stables, or the exact num-
Der of horses that perished. The buildings
were large, and it viii cosS q Considerable
amount TO replace them.
The alarm ". hen first sounded was
quickly responded to by our citizens, who
with willing hands, manned the drag ropes
of the different: engines, and hauled them
TO the iires II reminded us of the old
volunteer days as we heard the yells of the
b'hoys as they ian through the Streets,
with the rafting wheels Of the steamers
behind them, and such exciting scenes we
have not experienced in the fire business
since the long ago.
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neIiglous ros liz

Elm Street Church Services at Io:45 a.
M. by Rsy. S. n. Merrell, and at 8 p. N. by
Rev. DR.. Young.
Ash Street Christian ChuTch-Dr. w. G..
Cook viii preach at p, M
Christ Church--Services at IL a. II. and
I p. m. Sutjsct of evening lecture, "on
miracles, az evidences of christianity Rev.
VIM. Graham, Rector.
Central Baptist Ohurch-Services at II
a. m. and I p. m. by the pastor, Rev. w. G..
Inman.
Second Presbyterian Church-Services at
II a. m. and I p. M. by the pastor, DIR.
HoYte.
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Services at Masonic Hall at II a. n. and Z
p. n. Sunday-school at 8 a. m. Singing
exerces at 8 p. n.
Church Of the Holy Trinity-The Right
Rev. Bishop Quintard viii preach at II a.
| "a, Nc evening service.
Church Of tue Adyent--Servica at Il a.
n. by Rev. e ard Bradley, and at Z D. m.
with confirmation by Bishop Qaintard.
SandaY-scaool singing class at 3 p. N. Rec
tsr's Bible class at 4 p. NJ
First 3 sptist Chureb.-IisF. DR.. Jones
VIII preach a. ! a. Ii. and at p. N.
Edgefsid Baptist Cliureh.--RaY. ". A.
Nelson x.iiia. preach at 1915 q. m. and Z
p. N.
st. AIMS Chasch, Edgelisli.-Servicss at
IL a. NJ, by Reve ". ). Ellis,
Odd Fellows Hsp. Edgsa5sa.--FFescb-
ing at Ii a. N. AMI At 2. "a, tg Elder E.
G. Sewell.
Edgefeld Cumberland Presbyterian
ChuIch.-PTeachiDg az IA 9. u. and Z p.
m, by Rev. j. D. KirBpi.ies.
Church Of the New Jesas2sa-IHeks'
Han.-SerTices at II o'el0Ss a. III, and 8
O'Clock p. N, By Rev. Willard % Huxley,
Of Philadelphia. SuAjects-Fiu;, "Wiib
what bodies shall We rise;" seeou4. siIIes
venly recognition"
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Enncy Prices.

Site an III wind that blows no one good,
avs the old adaGe. and EoW that the epizo-
otic RACES throughout tie !ergtb and breadth
&C the land, It's trU'hfalnsss IS being veIi-
ted.
Now that transportation for country pro-
tuce is somewhat scarce, the prices on all
kinds o. marketing has received an upWar,.
hoist, disc7uragilE 10 contemplate by city
e2pe 81 moderate means. II the present
rates OF Increase IN prices is kept up Z week
or two, il9e scenes o. the cid Confederate
Cas5 vi. g1 ielsyfi, ans ~ vi; Sc aCJIsC-
leepers on ,'I-.E vay 90 market. carr ling
their money iE O. u.agsa. basket and return
Ing with their purchases in -lsir rocket
,,,s,,,.--- E-.-g rla fnHHwiRg u.s. II
prices, which prevailed ia the Nashville
market Yesterday: butter thirty cents per
pound; lard twelve and haif; pork ten;
eggs thirty I've CENTS per dozen; cabbage
twenty-five cants per bead; chickens, TWEEN
ty-tve cents each; potatoes, Irish, twenty
cents per peck; potatoes, sweet, twenty
FIVE; apples, fTtv cents; kTaUt, ten cents
per quart: Inns beans, ditto; Onions forty
cents per pc IL; turnips twenty cents.
At these rates, the Individual who owns
& market garden near the city and includes
6 hand-caTt among his earthly possessions,
viii soon become q bloOded aristocrat, pro-
vidc3 ttia horse disease hangs on long
enough,
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$3.50
FrEEE
How the Ev,nooty Exeites People.

About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the alarm Of fire was given, and immediate
~ seven thousand men, women, children,
and perhaps babies, rushed into the streets.
The fire was 81 u, e. SeaJuIy's residence,
No. 2t0 South GOEiege street, occupied by
Mr.. Thomas Groomes, and was eXtiuguish-
eli with Tie aid Of the engines, which
promptly turned CUT. The Eclipse and
Deluxe engines, he latter reach
ing College EIe-t, were pulled By g
prnmiscu0Us crowd Of stout men aud mer-
" boys, al of whom showed a commenda-
bic spirit and good metal. The Mort b
Nashville engine was pulled by horses, none
az that S, able being sick. Tbs Eclipse en-
CINE went almost TO Broad street, where
also was pulled by coigr5d men TIE Hook
ana L ddsr trucks. l. w@s 94,te amusing
10 see the E-lgsq returning, being
drawn by near a hundred persons,
with Sergeant Pickett pushing UP the rear
where followed q large number CT l-rchiCs
who, like vne ilULcsnuS ii tho street, were
mach delighted by he novel spectacle. The
engines marched down the hill With able
men who then pulled them up the biz
"agin." We feel satisfied that our fire de-
pogtment can be worked efficiently, and the
faces of several insurance nan who, in
bra&thlass anxiety, rushed down the streets
TO see hos the machines were pulled by aI-
man biqeds confirm orr opinions, inasmuch
rs they returned 10 coed cheer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-24
Severely stabbed.

Owing to the prevalelca OF toe Fpizooty,
Silas Morton, q colored man, who drives q
day hack, conceived the idea that no hacks
should run st night. Accordingly about half
past one O'Clock this morniIg, while
Marshall Thompson, cllored, was sisiug on
bis hack in front of the Maxwell House,
Slas assaulted him, and IN bis endeavors 10
chastise the offending hickman, whom be
commenced beating over the
head with loaded whip-buH,
received several severe cuts from. i
knife. Thompson was arrested, but his
good character and the provoking Gircum-
stances will doubtless eXonerate hins from
any serious consequence Silas has as
much as be can 40 10 attend to his own ep-
izootics, and Is rightly served for his malici-
Gus devilmeut.