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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

a contemporary, IN acknowiedg
ing tho generous gift of a peck OF po-
tatoes, says: 1t is such kindnesses as
those that bring tears to our eyes.
One peck of potatoes makes the
whole world kin. We have trusted
in Providence. and this is our return.
We would like little kindling wood
and some good turnips, but that
would be asking too much, so we
will try and do the best wo can with
out them.
The Republicans of Georgia are
preparing in season for the Presideu-
tial contest. Thay have appointed
their delegates TO the National Con-
ventioD, and instructed them to use
all honorable efforts to secure tho re-
nomination of Grant, as the first,
last, and only choice of the Repub-
lican party of Georgia. This, there
fore may he fairly considered tho FIRST
gun for Grant.
AT Des Moincs, on Saturday, four
mon made an excavation to get AZ
the water pipes, when the commute
cation with tho main, which had
been cut and plugged, burst. sending
stream fifty feet in the air il one
direction, and beating down the men
and filing the pit in the other.
They were rescued with difficulty.
Twenty years ago listener ven
tured compliment to Professor
Agassiz upon the extent and variety
of his investis ations into the secrets
of nature, to which his ready aud
modest reply was: "My dear sir, ze
longer | live, ze more | tiId know
nos ing"
Fort Sumter and Moultric are
again being repaired and mounted
with gues. The Abandoned rym-
nants OF the former constituted a
kind of naval target during the lat.
ter part OF the war.
The notorious confidencer, Charles
iiildchrand. who has victimized sew.
eral dozen persons 10 this State, was
hanged couple of weeks since by a
mob at Hancock Station, Pulaski
County, Mo.
On Saturday afternoon, Mr..
Wheeler, West Davenport, lost three
children by scarlet tever in the Same
hour. The provions Monday he lost
two Others by the same scourge.
To hattor persons adroitiy one
must know three ,hings-what they
arc, and wha, they think they are,
and what they want other people To
think they are.
An Irish doctor alvortises that all
persons afflicted with deafness may
hear of him at his house. where also
blind persons may see him daily
from ten 10 twelve O'clock.
A Missouri editor advertises to
take corn in payment for his paper.
He says he prefers To have it IN n
liquid state, but will take it In the
ear if BIO can't get II otherwise.
A little daughter of Mr.. Lutz, of
Presumption, Osceola county was
burned to death last week while her
parents were away from home.
At tho city election in Buffalo on
the 9Th inst. the Republicans had
1900 majority.
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STATE CONVENTION.

We know that portion of tho
Republican State Central Committee
favor the calling of a convention for
tho nomination of delegates to the
national convention in March, and
the holding -eftho c0nyention for the,
nomination Of State of1eers iaeshe
latter part of August. We do not
favor this plan. Four years ago one
convention did the work without the
least trouble or inconvenience, and
We cannot, for the life of US, see why
it is not only legitimate but q saving
Of time and trouble to have one con-
vention to be called, for the 10Th or
22d Of May next to do all this work.
After the State convention is over
the congressional, judicial and coun-
ty conventions will give the people
plenty of this kind of work to do af-
ter tho holding ct the national con-
-anfinn-E Eepccially -~-~V ViIc con.
gressional conventions to be this year
assemblings Of Importance and much
interest, and would it not be well to
have the State convention over and
out of the way, leaving the coast
clear for these district conventions?
Again. if no convention is held
during the session OF the legislature,
it will avoid all semblance of proof Of
the charge that is often made, and
will be made again doubtless, that the
result of the convention is but the
issue of the we'll laid schemes of Leg
islators, and with which tho people
will have very little to do. We GER
tainly think it is we'll to so arrange
tho time OF tho convention as to avoid
all this, though the charge may be
regarded as wholly groundless.
Again. what good reason can there
be for having delegates to the ma
tional convention appointed some
three months before the sitting of
that convention. We do not think
thero can be any reason at ell for it,
which could be regarded as worthy
of moments consideration.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

The Corydon Inder publishes the
following letter in regard to tho re.
nomination of Judge Dashiel:
Mr.. EDITOR believing that the
tho interest of the. public in regard
TO the Circuit Judgeship will be pro-
NOTED by the reelection of Hon.
Henry u. Dashiell to a second term
IN this circuit as diliieent and
faithful public servant, and further
believing that partisan heat and con-
Test over judicial positions are iniuri-
GUS to the .cause OF justice, as we'll
as o fruitful source Of distrust and
dlscredit to the bench and bar. ana
although political opponent of
Judge Dashiell, l take this method
OF making my sentim cnts known
that the public may judge of them
before any partisan feelings shall be
eNcited and 80 that the united and
embraced corporation of the Bar
may be had, and cat hauling. log
rolling and electioneering be dis.
pensed with entirely. His nomina-
tion and election by acclamation
would meet my views and sentiments
exactly. A MEMBER OF THE BAR.
Though the Judge is not in our
circuit and we have no right to, nor
will we assume to take part in Sc.
leoting q candidate for our neighbors,
yet we cannot, we trust, be- consider.
Cd guilty of officious intormeddlinp
IN matters not our own, by speaking
IN terms OF warm commendation ~
the ability and singular purity Of
the Judge. He spent his boyhood
days in this county, and made for
himself among our people name
that any young man might well be-
proud OF, and it affords his manv
friends here great pleasure TO see
him honored and respected in the
homo OF bis ripper manhood. If W,
estimate Alright the Judges abilit,
ana worth, and We certainly thinl
We are not mistaken, it would be a!ik
an honor to him and the people Of hi
circuit to continue. him upon tn
0encn. His tastes, his talents, ar
eminently suited to the place.
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SMALL Fox.

(. Saltpetre was accidentally discov.
cred to be specific for tho l,ia,hc-
some disease of small-nox. II was
in tho following manner:
A middle-aged lady, tho mother OF
six children, had often sought relief
froma pain in the back by taking
saltpetro and brandy. Smallpox
was prevailing in the city. Mrs
was exposed to it, and contracted
the disease. The promonitory symp-
toms were violcnt-fever extremely
h,gh--severc pain in .the head, and
excruciating pain in the region OF
the kidneys.
A physician was called during the
night bat, in doubt as to tho nature
of the disease, though suspecting it
to be a case of smallpox, he made
no prescription, promising to return
at early dawn. Fever and pain in
creasing, she begged her husband to
prepare for her the old preparation
of saltpetre and brandy. The latter
was then not to be had, bns he
crushed piece Of inter as large as a
common white bean. This she took
10 teaspoonfnl OF cold water. Feel
ing some better the dose was once or
twice repeated. Pain soon subsidized;
she slept-well during the remainder
Of the night, aud awakened feeling
perfectly we'll! When the doctor
called he was greatly astanished to
see Mrs. superintending the at-
fairs Of her household. He left with
out making any prescription. She
bad sirty well-dcfined pustules in her
face, but they were but slightly in
famed, and not ut all painful. The
development Of small pox on her en-
tire person were in number and ap-
pearance in keeping with those on
her face.
In duo time all her children aud
her husband wcrc similarly affected
by fever and pain In the back and
head, and received similar treatment,
and the results were the same. Scy-
eral families caught tho prevailing
contagion to whom told his
story and recommended the same
remedy, and in every case the results
were favorable.
These facts came to us at first |
hand, and the reader may rely upon
them as exact statements, without
embcllishment or .xaggeration.-l
Here were from ten to twelve cases
all relieved from pain and fever in
less than an hour. The pustules were
speedily developed, but wero moro
like the disease in iss convalescsnt
mage than at my other period. Az
70 tho quantity given, it was not all |
definite, but the first patient, within
nm hour, must have taken of inter |
the bulk of three ordinary white |
navy beans
Wo give these statements because
we learn from various sources that |
smallpox is unusually PREVALENT
Physicians and cautious nurses would |
do well to give inter fair and full |
trial. The cases to which we refer |
werc those of active lauorlng Iaml-
lies, living in small tenements, and |
in the winter season. 1t will be safe
to give the alleged specific fair
trial. Physicians should do so and
report results.
We cannot state on personal
knowledge, but we are under the
impression that all these patients had
been vaccinated in carly youth
Ne,c York journal of Commerce.
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From the Daily Of the stI.
IA0lES ". 6RIB42S.

This p. M, short time before 20.
ing to press, we received tho painful
intelligence of the death Of the dis
itinguished citizen and statesman
whose name appears at the head OF
this article.
. We have not time now. nor data
at hand to even epitomize the sue.
cesstol, brilliant and exceedingly
useful career OF this great man.
Not since tho birth of IOWA as a
State, has there been ia political life,
On Iowan more worthy or more able,
nor one who exerted for the
same number Of years. so powerful
an influence in bohalf Of the State.
both in her own councils and 10 the
councils Of tho nation.
It is not too much to say that he
was the peer Of any member Of the
u. s. Senate at the time that i'll
health compelled him to resign, and
is further but the simple self evi.
dent truth to say of him that though
his vote upon tho impeachment ques-
tion did not accord with the views
ofall his constituency, no man can.
didly doubted his unwavering integ-
rity in casting that vote, as in all
other votes he was called upon to
give, and who shall say that wherein
he differed on that memorable occa-
sion with many was not an evidence
OF his superior, statesmauship and
unyielding determination to do right,
as he saw the right, regardless Of his
own selfinterest.
Mr.. Grimes was native of. New
Hampshire, but came ia early man.
hood to Burlington, Iowa, where he
has since had his residence and now
finds final resting place. Iowa has
honored him twice as her Governor
and twice as her Senator, and as her
servant in these high places of trust
he was faithful, ablo and honest. All
had hoped that his two years soiourn
in Europe for his health, had 80 ben
ohtted him. that he would remain
with us for years use.iul and hon.
orsd citizen. The treacherous dis
ease, however, which was upon him
IA tendency to parslysis-has TAX
On him suddenly away. He died in
the midst of friends at 81 o'clock
WsdAeAd~y, Fob. uGn, aged ABOUT
90 years. Iowa and the Nation will
mourn his death with deep and un-
feigned sorrow.
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.

b. sHf.- W AoHANolON, Il SD. o.
Mr. Hoar, of Committee on cleo.
tions, reported contested election
case from Pennsylvania, Cessna
against Myers, that tho latter is en-
titled to the seat. Ordered printed.
The Senate bill refnnding tho two
aud and half per cent. dividend tax
of banks, insurance companies &c,
for the last FIVE months, tabled on &C.
count of Constitutional question in.
;volv d in the Senate originating
such measure. The original bill
Of the Same effect introduced by
Dawes, was referred.
The consideration of the educa.
tional bill was resumed. A motion to
reconsider tho vote tabling Burch-
ards Substitute, tabled. Yeas Ill,
nays s6. All other pending substi.
tutes wero rejected, and the bill IA
amended passed, lis to SO.
The Senate passed bill authoriz.
ing the Secretary of Treasuary to
redeem three millions per month of
three per cent. certificates.
Mr. Sumner reported favorable on
the bill doubling service and subsidy
to Pacific Mail Steamship Company
between the United States and
China.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
SENATE

Several petitions for to reform the
system of appointments ana removal
from Office were presented.
Edmunds called up his resolution
asking the President for information
respecting the alleged intentions of
England, to revoke the treaty of
Washington.
Mr.. Patterson assumed that our
Government know what claims it
had right to present, and thought
the reported language of Gladstone
insulting to the United States.
Mr.. Sherman thought the resolu-
ton had better be referred to the
committee Of Foreign Relatlons.-
Whenever such information that has
been called for, reached tho Presi-
dent, it would be promptly sent to
the Senate. In tho meantime, it was
best to maintain a dignified attitude.
Mr.. Hamhn conceded with Mr..
Shermaa, and moved t0stablc the
resolution. sa-,,-sm>-
Mr.. Edmunds demanded the yeas
and nays, which was ordered, when
Mr.. Robertson called up the Amnes-
ty bill, and the resolution went over,
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At the recent Convention held il
Cincinnati, Ohio, the result sccmce
to be SO far as We can gather, thai
it is desirable to have ingrafted intt
the Federal Constitution, an &C
acknowledgements Of God and His Son
jesus Christ, and the Bible, as the
fountain Of all law and the supreme
rule Of condnct.
Tho agitation Of this question
somc two or three years ago in this
State, by holding a Convention at
Oskaloosa was a miserable failure,
and we think justly so. We soc no
necessity for such an amendment,
but in our. opinion much that may
be damaging in attempting anythipg
Of the kind.
In order 70 give the views enter
tanned upon Tho subject. BY some Of
the leading journals of the State, We
give the following extracts:
Our own impressions are dec,ied-
" adverse 10 the amendment. It is
one Of the principal glories OF our
national constitution that it guaran-
tees absolute freedom of religious be-
lief. Here men from ali climes, and
of every shade of religious opinion,
and of mono, stand on q perfect
equality, and the fundamental law
knows no difference between them.
This we believe to have beon the in
tention Of tho founders OF the gov.
ernmont, in carefully excluding oil
religious teness from the great char.
ter they werc creating, and that
their principal motive was to offer
no excuse for afutnre union ofChurch
and State.
This alone il sufficient reason for
holding to the Constitution "a it IL,
30 far us this question is concerned.
We must put no weapon in the
hands OF any sect or church. If, for
instance, the Protcstants OF to-day
force an issue, over the heads of the
jews, infidels and atheists, to inject
into tho fundamental law. an &C.
acknowledgements of God and the Bible,
why may not the Catholics, if they
have power, insist on making their
church the religion of any State, or
Of the Union? True, religion will
thrive best, in the long run, without
The f6emal support of governmental !
ackn owf6dgStBeat Z it. stpongh0ld is
in the hearts of believers, and it1r
conquests will be through God ap-
pointed agencies; but we must offer
no inducements to tho ambitious to
mako religion an instrument Of su-
pcrstition, or means of acquiring
and retainingg power. And 90 far
as the mere acknowledgment" is
concerned it has been we'll remarked
that this already appears in the at
testatiOn clause Of the original Con.
stitution in tho words, in the year Of
our Lord" 6c.-=lau. lAset1s. -r.--.--
anotA.- -unK, fatuous effort has
been made, by a recent convention,
''to put Christianity into the Consti.
tuition Of tho United States" The
which raked the heterogen.
eous assemblage, together with the
fact that all the secular and most of
the religious people of the United
States are opposed to such move,
convince US still moro firmly Of what
we were firmly convinced before
hand, that the prospects of success
in that direction are rot worth even
this twelve-line item.-Dubuque
Z tines.
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Z School Books.

We have before referred to bill
now pending in the Legislature TO
hedge school boards about with q
law preventing them from making a
change in school books oftcner than
once in FIVE years, and making it a
penal offence in case of violation.
There may be abuse in the prac.
tice of school boards in changing
school books, doubtless is, but We
think this difficulty could DO fully
remedied by placing the authority
for q change in the hands of a suff-
cient number Of officers so as to pre-
vent anything like sot up job for
the benefit Of publishers.
Surely ID the case Of Independ-
ent Districts with q Board Of six
directors TO determine upon tho
the changes, whore four Of them
must agree in order 10 effect it, there
can be no need Of this hedging Of
them certainly. As rule these di-
rectors arc men in every sense just
as we'll qualified to determine such
matters as are the Legislators, who
would lay down general rule for
their conduct, etultifying tho com
mon sense of school officers. Wcro
the bill to pass, the progress of Eve
years in methods Of teaching and
the books adapted thoreto, would be
essentially tabooed, no matter
what the circumstances or need for
. change Of books arising frequently
in the moderately advanced condi-
ton of many of our schools.
We are decidedly opposed to tho
NJ
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

In .yeifersou county it is shown
tbct thc old Supervisor system cost
for tho year 1870 the sum of s773 a
and that, tho new system in 1871.
cost only s2s9.47. The whole expense
of running the county for 1871 was
about $4,000. The total receipts
were sll5 900 and the disbursements
nearly $4,000.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

The Chicago Fest says that not q
single daily paper in the U. s. has
espoused the cause Of placing the re-
ligious amendment in the Federal
Constitution.
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HOUSE.

On motion of Mr.. Strong, the Sec.
retary of Treasury was authorized
to abate the tax on tobacco in the
town Of Louisiana, Mo-, which was
destroyed by fire.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Gov. James, acting Governor, Of
Nebraska, left for the East on Thurs
day, on business, and j. s. Hascall,
President of the Senate, issued a
proclamation, yesterday, as Acting
Governor, convening the Legislature
on the 18th inst. The dispatch says:
"The call is made, among other
"things, for the purpose of taking
" action as to when any Office shall
!" be vacant, and the manner of filing
"the same; tho investigation Of the
"official " conduct of any officer, and
I" if deemed cxpedient their impeach.
"ment. 1t is claimed that this ia
"sharp practice, with the intention
"of impeaching the absent Governor
"in which case Hascall wo'd become
7" Acting Governor. James will
probably be back in two or three
"days."
So We may look out for another
big row in Nebraska.
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The Cedar Rapids Observer says
that Hon. Ii. G. Angle is in New
York, cpdeavoring to mako arrange
to put the Cedar Rapids and st.
Louis railroad under contract for con-
s,ruction at once. We hope he will
he successful.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A mass meeting at Salt Lake City,
on the 9th inst, appointed 10 Nor
mon and 9 Gentle delegates to Q
Constitutional Convention to be
called br the admission of Utah.
Ths6heriff broke up . baptism
on the banks of the Ohio, 1t Cairo,
saying that the water Was too cold,
and thif the minister persisted he
would osscute him for murder.
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Under the apportionmept bill mass,

onoer tne aPportionment bill pass-
Cd by Congress-, Iowa will have nine
members OF the Lower House of
Congress. The re-districting of tho
State for this purpose will furnish a
Joo OF no inconsidcrable labor and
importance to our Solons at Des
MONIES on their re-assembing after
the recess. We hope it will be done
IN such manner IS to show that it is
not fixed up for this or that man or
sol or men. Let the distributing be
untrammelled BY the Congressional
ambition of any man.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 9

On Wednesday night last Richard
Connolly, young man living with
h;a parents on Big Sioux river eight
rnilos above Sioux city, was shot
and instantly killed by young man
named Joseph Benwye, with whose
father Connolly and his brother
were quarreling. The murderer has
thus far escaped arrest.
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REFORM SCHOOL.

Senator Dashleil, of Marion coun-
ty, has introduced bill for the per-
manent location of the Reform
School, and tor the erection of build.
ings. This is a move in the right di-
rection. No institution Of tho State
ought to be more bountifally and
carefully nourished than this one
Its present location has answered it's
purpose. As no permanent buildings
can be erected Oh the leased ground
now used, and as the buildings and
convcniencies of the present location
are entirely inadequate tor the needs
of tho institution, we favor the
permanent location Of the institu.
tion,b q committee appointed for the
purpose, instructed how they shall
be governed, making the eligibility
and adaptation OF the selection to the
best interests of tho institution,
primary matters in determining the
location.
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The Pennsylvania Legislature is
after o certain Medical College
which issues diplomas to all who ap-
ply for them, for a consideration.
They propose to enact law making
it a penal offence for any institution
to issue q diploma unless the persoa
to whom it is issued has graduated
in some particular school Of medi.
cine. 1t is said that the college tha,
issues these diplomas is situated at
Philadelphia
The legislature of every State
should take this matter into consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is bad enough to have
to be doctored at all, but when peo
pies lives are jeopardized by quacks
who sport a purchased diploma, and
have no medical attainments, it i.
certainly time for law making pow
ers to interfere, and ms far as prac
ticable protect the lives of the public
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

Inc democracy run Richard G.
hubbard OF Hartford for Governor
against jewell (Rep) the present in
oamoent. q Tweed no longor rules
AAmmany, and therefore Connecti-
CUT Is safe from New York repeaters
ana sure to go Republican.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

The President has nominated
Cratic. Washburne, son OF Minister
Washburne, as Assistant Secretary
of the leuation in France.
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The trial of ex-Congressman
stokes, Of Tennessee, for bribery and
corruption, while member OF Con-
crers. was concluded at Washington,
Yesterday, the jury disagreeing after
being out four hours. They stood,
Q Tor conviction, and 3 for acquittal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-15

A Warren county woman, says
tho Des AIoincs State Register. had
,riplets tho other day, all with ha'r.
The color Of one little poll was red,
another auburn, and the other blsok.
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Every day smart young girl drives
into Council Bluffs with load OF ~ood,
has il measured and unloads 1t herseh.
rha bov, stand round admiring her.