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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-16
CHAPTER LOB.
AN ACT tor the protection Of the life
and health of Miners.

AN ACT tor the protection of the life
and health of Miners.
SECTION l. De it enacted by the
General Assembly of thu State Of
Iowa, That the Board of Supervisors In
each and every county In this State
where coal or other minerals asr being
mined, shall appoint competent in.
spcctor at their first regular session
after this act shall take effect, and at
their regular session in April Of each
subsequent year, who shall, before cn-
tefiDg upon the duties of his appoint
ment, take an oath for the faithful and
impartial discharge Of the duties OF his
Office, whose duty it shall be. ON the
application in writing of the owners.
operators or employees Of such mines.
to examine aud apply such scientific
tests as may he necessary TO ascertain
the condition OF the atmosphere in
such mines, as effccting the life and
health Of employees and miners; and
when he shall be satisfied Of the preva-
lence Of Choke Damps. (Carbonir Acid
Gas). or Fire Damps. Light Carburrt-
ted Hydrogen Gas), in sufficient guam
titles to jeopardi.c the heslth or life of
such employees or miners. he shalt de-
termine the number and capacity of adj
ditiOnal entrances or shafts. or other
means necessary tor the proper ventil.
alton OF such mines. aud 10 afford in
gress and cgrcss to such mines in case
of explosions, or the falling in of the
entrance or shafts to snch mines.
SEC :. Said Inspector shall receive
four dollars per day for the time ne.
eessarily employed in the discharge of
his duties. to be paid by the owner or
owners operator or operators OF such
mines.
Prorided, That where the miners
or miners employed in any mine in
this State applies for the inspection
provided for in this act, and the inspec-
tor decides that the inspection applied
for was unnecessary, then, and in that
case, the fees to the inspector shall be
paid by the person or persons apply
ing for the same.
PS0rided further, That the claim for
services as such Inspector ehall be SUBJ
icct to the approval OF the Board cf
Supervisors.
SEC. 3. The owner or owners opcr-
ator or operators of such mines, who
shall neglect or refuse 10 make such
entrances. or provide such other means
as the said inspector shall in writing no
tify the owner or operator to be neces-
cary to protect the life or heath Of such
employees or miners. shall BIC liable in
full damages to said employees or mi
ners, or their families. for any Injury
resulting from such neglect to such
miners or employees.
SIC. 1. The damages contemplated
in the foregoing section may be- reeov-
cred by an action in any Court in
this State having eoinpetcn, jurisdic.
ton.
Aup,nycd Anrii 10 IS1l
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The following is the substance OF the
report OF the Illinois State Swine
breeders Association
l. The lower the price OF pork the
greater the need for growing those
breeds from which the product can he
most cheaply made. Depreciation in
prices should be met by greater etior,
to improve the stock.
?. 10 avoid possible deterioration
II is best to preserve the distinct breed.
pure.
3. Before farrowing. give >ows sucl
food as will incite the secretion of milk
After flrrowing, feed lightly at frs,
increasing the quantity carefully up 10
tull supply. Teach the pig 10 cat as
soon as possible.
4. After weaning. the pigs should
have the best care. Milk. with oats
and corn ground together, is excellent
food in proper quantity. Plenty Of cN-
ercise Is Indispensable 10 health.
.. Market at nine TO fourteen months
old for profit.
G--lt was not thought best 10 en-
courage the breeding Of pure bred
animals for general pork-inaking that
-, II - Hot ueCcssstrN VI CouHut ~ 10
any one pure breed to insure success.
but that the mixing OF pure breeds for
this purpose has in the main given
very satisfactory rcsults.
Z. Ground or cooked food will. per
pound. make more pork than nngroundl
or ancooked; but ii does not follow
that, under all circumstances. il il mos,
profitable to grind Or cook il. This
will depend on the price Of grain. the
expense of grinding and cooking and
the cost OF feeding. Each farmer mus
decide the question for himself and by
his own surroundings. 1t is better Il
shell and soak corn than 70 feed it in
the ear.
&. Most diseases among animals ar
attributable to want Of Judgment aud
care in their management. Al rene
dies for diseases which prevailed j.
1871, failed. Kill the sick hogs an,
lind out, If possible, why they bccaln,
SO, and then apply the remedy 10 Ill.
cause. The style OF architecture. al
though to be regarded, is moi the mos
important feature Of u piggery. "A pc,
well covered W ith coarse, wild hay, ant
kept clean, where the pigs are regular
~ fed aud watcrcd, Is all that is fndis
pensable 10 success.
y y q
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AN ACT to regulate the nianufact,i-
ring, keeping. and sale OF certain
oils.
SECTION |. BE il enacted by tho
General Assembly Of the State Of Iowa.
That no person shall mix for sale
naptia and Illuminating oils. or shall
keep or offer for sale. or sell. such
mixture or shall Keep or offer for sale
or sell oil made from petroleum for
illuminating purposes. inflaMmablc at
a less temperature or fire test than one
hundred and ten degrees. Fal,rcnhcit.
SIC. :. That any person violating
the preceding section Of this act. shall
be puotished for the first oifensc by
u fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars. or by imprisonMent in the county
jail not exceeding thirty days and for
the second and every succeeding Of
fensc by fine not less than one hun.
dred, and not more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than thirty days,
nor more than twelve months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 3. That any person or mem.
Der OF any cO-partncrship, Or corpora.
tiOn, or clerk or employee thereof who
violates section one hereof. and an-
other is injured thereby. shall be liza.
bic to the person 50 injured for dam
ages occasiOncd by such violation.
Approved April Il. 1872.
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The Boston Joa,ndl asks: Will the
forthcoming life of Horace Greeley by
Parton be a reprint of the edition of
1854 Ii SO, it will bc valuclcss. for
the eccentric editors widest freaks
have taken place since then. We trust
Parton will give the world vivid
account of Grecley's efforts to close tho
late war by allowing the Confederate
States to take the United States forts,
arsenals, publis buildings, and depart
in peace J" while there is material for
chapter in Greeley s frantic cndeavors
to patch up a peace with the assistance
of Saunders, Jewett q Co, at the
Clifton House. The moral courage
exhibited by Greeley in signing the
bail bond for JEFF Davis would. in the
hands of Parton, become as readable as
romance. Let us by all means have
Greeley brought down to 1872.
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An IOWA xnDnL ron oRnnLHY.

AN IOWA R1O1k FOR 0R1EL9Y.
Stilson Hutchins, late Of Dubuque,
Iowa, and now of st. Louis as editor.
of the st. Louis Times, was one Of the
parties who in Iowa sponted un-
blushing treason during the rebel
lion. Iowa people will recollcct the
traitor. lie is now a strong supporter
Of Greeley and Brown. Ofcoursc he
does not take this position because Of
any love for Greeley, but because he
sees in the movement, il successful, the
triumph Of the rebel democracy and
the overthrow Of his old enemy, the
Union party. In n doublc-lcaded cdi-
torial in the Times Of the 10Th inst. he
| says:
The people have finally become con-
vinced that the only way to restore the
Union il to defeat Grant by the elec-
ton Of Greeley. They have accepted
the alternative, and will not be divert
cd from their purpose to please Mr..
Belmont or crafty the ambition of the
New York World or Chicago Times.
The sooner then they abandon their
opposition, which has found,its practi-
cal expression In the designation OF
Baltimore AZ the place where the
Democratic convention is to be held,
the better for the Democratic party
and the country at large. The election
of Greeley in November is sure guar
anty Of the election of Democrat in
1876. It isl q guaranty which we do
not intend to forfeit by following the
suicidal advice of few malcontcnts,
who preferred Adams or Davis TO
Greeley.
Hutchins lets the cat out Of that meal
tub when he says "thc election of
Greeley in November is a sure guar
anty Of the election Of a democrat in
1876" Yes this is it. The old rebel
says, Greeley puts himself in our hands
as club to disrupt the party that
saved the Nation, gave traitors whip
ping and has since, and is now main
tanning the credit Of the country and
fast crushing out the spirit Of rebellion
everywhere. The grand results
brought about by the Republican par
ty arc not now to be frittercd away by
the loyal, true men Of the nation. No
fi6e spun and carefully devised trick
10 divide aAd 30 conuuer. will he ner-
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Tho New York Igorld says ..if, as
seems likely, the Democracy ignores
the Cincinnati Convention and nomin-
ates ticket of its own, we shall give
that new ticket aonr support and
hopes "Mr. Greeley will stand by his
guns, and not retire from the canvais." !"
The Lancaster (Pa.) Inteili0eacer,
Hartford Times, Cleveland Plainde0l-
en-, Washington Patriot, Boston Post,
Albany Aryws, Rochester Union, aud
Detriot Free Press all favor a regular
Democratic nomination.
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Necessary to a choice, 179.
". F. story of the CHICAGO ~,

w. F. Story Of the Chicago Times is
q member Of the national democratic
central committee. He sent a dispatch
from New York to his paper concern
ing the meeting of the committee from
which We extract tho following to
show what he reports to have been the
feeling of the committee in reference to
swallowing the Liberal nomination:
New YoRK, May 8.
The meeting of the Democratic, Ma
tional Committee to-day was largely
attended, the absentees numbering but
three or four. a motion that the qucs-
ton of calling Democratic National
Convention be indefinitely postponed
did laotgeceire a single rote.
There wassiyersity of opi1G "a q b.
the place Of fhOlding Il, Baltimore being
chosen by q vote Of three to one. Gin
cinnati received but one vote, that Of
the committeeman from Ohio. Louis
vile had about as many. The o1jec-
tiOn 10 Ciaciandti and st. Louis scas
the local pressure that would be brought
TO bear upon the convention In either
place, the recent disgracetM egAibitioa
at Cincinnati fta,,ishing q. fair earning,
and 81. Louis being kssoarn as Aaring
gone ore,' p,.ecipitateiy 10 Efeeleyisns.--
The selection of Baltimore means that
the convention will act deliberately
and independently of all undue outside
influences.
Qf. .cna,eSn there WAS. m formal ex-
preston by The committee, to-day, on
the question ofa presidential candidate,
but 1t was plain enough that the Gree
ley business was not In high favor
Indeed, the feeling pcrvaded the COM
mittcc Mat The Cinciaaati c0acentioa
scas q melancholy failure. Neverthe-
less il was thought that the Democracy
should await events, and it was this
policy that determined so late day for
the meeting Of the national conven-
ton. General regret was expressed by
the committee in private conversation
at the Prccpitdacg ,cith ,chich nun,e,-
Gus Democratic papers hdce pronounced
.j .jor Greeley, and 10 is hoped that these
papers rW ret,uce their steps, and that
The Democracy eceyy,rhcre roala 0,cait
the action Qfis NotioaM CoRre0tioa.
.dN,the members Of Inc oomnittee rho
are members 9fC0ngtess, as ireH as 9th
er Democrats, ,rbo came here from
Washipgtoa, rerc frank fa their enpres-
SION Nut the Democratic coarentioR
shoudi make separate nomination.
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WAR AND PEAcE.-In the lecture by
friend Joseph A. Dndgalc in the chap
Q! of the Iowa WESLEYAN University on
Sabbath day he demonstrated by accu-
rate. calculation, that ono war vessel.
with its armaments and equip
mcnts, costs moro than the Havard
University with ali its treasures of
libraries and cabinets, and schools OF
medicine, law and divinity. The an
nual expense OF one war vessel would
snstain four institutions Of learning
like the Havard Univcrsity--and de-
monstratcd that eighty cents on the
the dollar of our taxes are for war pur-
poses, and urged that a worlds parlia-
ment should supercedc the barbaric
custom of duel by battlc.--lNf. Pleas
dnt J0a1,ai.
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The Davenport Democrat and Bur-
lington Daily Gazette are both labor
ing might and main to get Republicans
committed TO the Greeley ticket, but
neither of them place that ticket at the
head Of their columns, nor will they
until after the Democratic National
Convention is held, and they see wheth.
or straight out Democratic ticket j:
nominated. Cunning fellows they pa,
the Liberals on the back and say =
"Will you walk into my parlor, Mr.
EIy,o
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The Chicago Times, in referring to
the probability or possibility of Ly
man Trumbull being the Liberal Re-
publican candidate for Governor of IL
linois, says:
"The scheme is perfectly absurd.
Lyman Trumbull cannot receive the
support of the Illinois Democracy for
any public station whatever. Nor can
he get the votes of anti-Grant Repub-
licans. As regards Illinois Democrats
they would sooner vote for Richard j.
Oglesby than Lyman Trumbull."
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" AsmNeroN. May 10.


AsDiN1HtN- May III.
The :oc,,ute Arms Investigating
Committee held their final meeting to-
day, and agreed on u report. The
committee express establishment 1T the
refusal of Sumner and Schurz to testi-
fy in regard 10 certain matters touch
, ing on the investigation. and say that
notwithstanding Summers protest, to
which they have given due cunsidcra-
fion. his refusal 10 answer certain
questions cannot be jn-tiiiea. The
committee find that The amount of
sales of ordinance stores for the fiscal
Year ending dune. 1871. were regularly
paid info the Treasury, and discover
nothing in these transactions. reflect
in. dishoner either upon the Govern
ment or any one OF its officials; that
all sales made were favorable TO Gov
eminent and was nothing in the con-
duet OF ihc Secretary of War or sub
urtlinatcs deserving ce,isurc. The
committee find the sales vi arms, etc,
were NOT made under such circnmstan-
ces as 10 violate the Obligations Vt our
Government as u neutral power. There
is not lie slightest Foundations for s,ls-
picion that any officer of The Govern
mcni OF War Department had derived
any advantage from The sales. The
committee feel bound as an act of
justice II c@,piieratc General Rufus
Ingals from ANY Improper connection
with these transactions :nci,lrr do they
lind ANYTHING iRtEaeliinY the business
Integrity Of Rcmingion.
The committee assert thai, Marquis
Chambrun Is the source Of all the as
persion thrown npon our Government
aud suspicious east upon irs officials.
and that il Is difficult to ascertain pre-
cisely the purpose Tor which h. de-
sired an investigation. hut is certain
Z that he laborea constant, ami suc-
cesefully to bring j, abonf. The Cun-
mittec say that liad Senators simmer
and Schurz applied to The War De
Inlrtmrni and Treasury. they wos.ld
have asccrtained that there was no
! fraud nor violation of LAW I'll these,
| nations in these sales. but in that case
! Chambrun would have failed IN his
| efforts To use the Senate as an in-tru-
/ mentality 10 vinlicate his friend
] Place aud throw suspicion upon the
/ executive department of the govern
ment The committee declare that the
resolution was based upon one false
hood. one misrepresentation and one
,Mfonndcd suspicion. and would not
have been moved at all had cher Sent
ators initiated the wisdom and pru-
dcnce exhibited tv Senator Patterson ;
and tothe alleged imprudent sale of
1 hleccli-ln,dcTs report THAI the sales OF
these arms had not seriously impaired
tho defensive capacity Of the country
! IN litna Of war.
Saivator stevenson will presenr his
disssb ring views.
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Col. John II. Kcatly has resigned his
position us Chairman Of the Republi-
can Central Committee OF. Pottawatta-
mic Co. He didn't get nominated for
Lieut.. Governor last fall--and now he's
Liberal.
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Judge Cardoza, Of New York, has
tcndered his resignation, in anticipa-
tion Of an unfavorable report from
the judiciary committee. The Times
calls on the Legislature not to permit
his resignation to save him from inn
peachment.
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THE pnnaooRAr1c CALI.

The National Central Committee of
democracy met at New York and fixed
upon July 9th for the Democratic Con-
vcption, and Baltimore, Md, as the
place Of holding it. Eeight states,viz:
California, Connecticut, Florida, Gcor-
gia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oregon
and Wisconsin were unrepresentcd.
The committee evidently leaves the
sixty days intervening between this
time and the assembling Of the Con-
vention for a purpose, which purpose
is to give them the benefit Of that time
to pat the Liberals, on the back and
urge them forward in their work of dis
integrating the Republican party. In
the meantime Democracy will promise
and stoutly affirm that they will aid
the Liberals, and endorse their ticket,
when, in fact, they - do nothing of
the kind unless the leading Liberals
sell out body and soul to that same old
rebel democracy which brought the
country to the verge ofruin, and the
larger majority Of which. has not
changed one iota in sentiment in the
past ten years. We, however, believe
as we have always maintained since
the question arose that democracy will
not unite with the Liberals on any
terms, simply because they regard
their chances Of success better fighting
with their old army rather than to un-
dertake to transfer them and place
them under the lead Of new Gen.
eral. 1t is true that it matters little
with them in the out come whether
they fight under Greeley or under a
straight out Democrat, for if success
attend either course the victory will to
all intents and purposes be demo-
cratic and the government be admins.
tered by democracy.
We base our opinion that a seperats
nomination will be made on the good
judgment of democratic leaders, which
will direct them not to form uniol
with Liberals. We give the call for th'
Convention in our telegraphic col
/ umn.
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l.IiAlPTER l0s

AN ACT making further appr opria-
ti0ns for the Hospital for the Insane
at Mt. Pleasant.
SECTION l. Dc il enacted by the
General Assembly ofthc State Of Iowa.
That there is hereby appropriated, out
OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, The following sums,
for the purpose herein named. viz: For
improvements in the west wing. with
ventilation duct to the new chimney,
seven thousand five hundred dOlisrs !;
for completing reservoir aud flitcr,
three thousand dollars: for furniture,
aud furnishing, two thousand dollars |;
for reconstructing six water closets,
two thousand eight hundred dollars !;
for new bath room In west wing, ono
thousand eight hundred dollars; for
contingencies, three thousand dollars.
Provided, that any sum hereby appro.
pfiated not used for the specified OBJ
ject named, may be used SO far
as necessary, for any other Of the pur.
poses specified in this act.
4 SEc. 2. The money hereby appro-
priated shall be drawn and paid on
the order Of the trustees, which order
shall be audited aud paid as other
claims.
SEC: ;. This act being deemed or
Immediate importance. shall be in
force from and after its publication in
the Iowa State Register and State
Leader newspapers published in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved April II. 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
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An analysis Of the vote in the New
York Assembly, ON the motion to inn
peach Judge Barnard, shows that Of
the ninety-three votes cast in favor of
impeachment eighty-four were Re-
publicans and nine were Democrats.
The sixteen who voted in the negative
were ell Democrats.
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"a.
STATE CONVENTION.

The Republican Convention Of the
9th Of March passed resolution in-
structing the State Central Committee
to call tho State Convention tan carly
day.
The resolution was in these words !:
seResol;ed, That this Convention in
struct the State Central Committee to
call the State Nominating Convention
at an carly day, and VIC recommend
Wednesday, june, 18th, as a suitable
day for that purpose. & Is
We hear nothing in regard to the &C.
tion ofthc Committee SO far. It Is
pertinent to inquire what will be done,
and VIC now make the inquiry. We
wish to say that the senior editor Of
this paper, who is one Of that Commit
tee, is decidedly for having tho Con-
vention early, not only in obedience to
what he considers . fairly expressed
wish Of the party, but also because he
believes an early Convention, Is de-
manded by every consideration Of In
terest in behalf Of the great party Of
freedom. The campaign is already up
on un, and to ignore the fact is tho
shecrest folly. The National Conven-
ton at Philadelphia sits june 5th, and
will put in the field our national stand
ard bearers also the national plat
form will then bc made. The State
should, in our judgment,
be made according to the old and uni-
versal custom before the meeting of the
Congressional Judicial and County
Conventions.
It will be impossible after the Ma
tional Convention to lie still. There
is no reason why we should, no sense
in it, nor equally SO is there any pro-
priety in putting OF the naming Of tho
State ticket until the first Of Septcm-
Der, as some of the State Central Com
mittee have proposed. We have been
led to say this much, at this time, be-
cause we hear Of no move being made,
and further, because in a conversation
to-day with one Of the members of the
State Central Committee, we found
him opposed ID our view. We will not
to urge our reasons atisngth'
for the position we take, for It seems
to us wholly unnecessary, as we have
before given them, and the State Con-
vention of March 9th thoroughly
coincided with us.
We will, therefore, close ut this time,
by saying that if the Convention is not
called before the first of September, the
present State Central Committee must
almost Of necessity, especially the
be continued in his position,
because new man would not be able
to take hold anew, organize and sue
cossfully run the campaign, having only
sixty days to do it in. The Republi-
cans of Iowa may want the present
Committee continued, and they may
not, certain, 1t is however, that they
should not be forced to continue them.
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"a WIS OF IOWA.
PUBLISHED ny AurHoR1rY.
Oh HAPTER 100.

AN ACT 10 amend section 1896 oi the
Rcvison of IS60, cxempting sewing
machines from execution. el
SECTION l. BE IL enacted 6y Tie
General assembly, Of the State Of IoWa,
That section 1906, chapter 125 OF the
Revision Of 1860, be, and the Same u
hereby amended by inserting therein,
after the words, "All spinning wheels
and LOOMS" the following, to-wit:
Some sewing machine"
Approved, April Ii, 1872.
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One who assumes 10 know, says that
womanly despair for the loss ofalovcr
endurcs three month, IN The winter and
two months in the summer; the second
month lady becomes Interested in tho
new style Of hair dressing the third,
she burns her love letters. Twelve
months afterwards. she hears Of her
former loves marriage and wonders
show she could have loved man with
a red moustache.'