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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 3l-Those who
hase tAe beat opportunity of knowing
say the Presidents letter published to-
day, addressed to the editor OF the
Cincinnati Gazette although referring
to . second term, expresses his views
- to third term. Permission TO
publish this letter was considered the
only means compatible with his sense
OF pr0priety of making known the
position he now occupies.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

10 be Il full mRp, which was impossible
ill tho whole city should be laid out
into lots aud blocks but II was grand
step In the right direction, and was in-
valuable on various accounts, and Is
now moro 30 than over II was rN-
hlblted and fully explained 10 the
council, and by that body, on the 10TH
Of August, 1872, adopted NJ the legal
map of the city, subject 20 the correc-
ton Of any errors that might he de-
tected aud to any alteration that might
become necessary by the location OF
railway depots, etc, So lar, all was
right but Mr., Duncan was not willing
to surrender the fruit Of so much labor
until paid for 1t, The pay was not
forthcoming, and he still holds the
map, very justly, rs We think
We have now rs city surveyor an
accomplished and laborous civil en-
ginecr through whom we hope finally
to see the whole of the city limits care
fully delineated by streets, alleys, lots,
blocks, etc, on II map which may be
Autographed, and placed within the
reach Of all. But to do this wisely and
chcaply and avoid vast amount OF
confusion and contention, II IL abso-
lutely necessary that he should have
the Duncan map, The city justly owes
Mr.. Duncan for 1t, and should pay him.
We know whereof we speak, having
served as street commissioner during
the protraclcd survey Of jenkins ~
Duncan, and can bear earnest tcsti.
mony to the great difficulties then in
the way, the great majority of which,
though not all, were overcome.
With this map, and 1.-THE general ordi-
nance on streets of August Is, 1872, in
the possession of Captain Johnson, city
engineer his labors will be four-fold
more useful to the town than without
them. We are almost ashamed that
strangers should know that we have no
general official map accessible to the
public, but hope the truth may nerve
the present council to remedy the de-
feet by doing right NINE pro t,mc,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
HON, ROGER u, MILLS.

We are permitted to lay before our
readers the following private letter
from our congressman, Hon. Roger q.
Mills, member of congress from Texas,
to our fellow-citizen, James j. Beeman,
Esq, of Scyene, Dallas county.
WASHINGTON, ID, G., April q, 1874.
j. j. Beem0n, Esq:
DEAR SIR---Yom favor of the 22d
instant has just been received. ! re-
gret to say that there are no books
here for distribution, either to the
oranges or to citizens. You are aware
that for many years congress has been
printing the agricultural reports for
distribution among the people, and 1t
has had very great effect in advanc-
ing our farming interests, the improve
ment of our agriculture, improvement
of seeds and all branches Of agricul-
tural industry. But congress, ut last
session, in obedience to the demands
Of northern newspapers, repealed the
franking privilege, by which we could
send such things free through the
mails to our people; and now the post
age has to be paid in advance here on
everything we send out, and each copy
of the agricultural report would cost
forty-iive cents, and each member for
merry had some seven or eight hun
dred volumes, but now, on account of
The postage, they have refused to print
the book and there are none. voted
to print them, and Notwithstanding
the salary is reduced, was willing,
even ut u loss, to send book that was
so valuable to my people. But now,
there is nothing for distribution. 1t
seems to me that you grangcrs, who
have associated yourselves together TO
advance the agricultural interests ought
to demand the restoration of the
franking privilege. You suffer, and the
whole whole people do by its repeal.
The law simply required the mail con-
tractors to carry through the mail free
all matter that members of congress
desired to send out to the people. It's
repeal was solely in the interest of the
mail contractors and against the very
best interests of all the people, and
none as much rs the farmers.
If Il can, at any time, get hold of any
thing that will interest you, | will send
it toyou, and il, at any time, | can serve
you, it will always be a pleasure to
me. Very truly yours,
ROGER Q. MILLS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
Hon. JOHN III, COCHRAN has placc

Hon. JOHN II. COCHRAN has placed
upon our table copy of the constitu-
tional amendments proposed by the
joint committee of the legislature, but
not acted upon by either house. After
examining them, as mere suggestions,
we shall give our views freely and
frankly for the consideration of the
people. Speaker Bryan's farewell adj
dress, published yesterday, advises the
people "to make haste slowly" Profit
ing by the advice we shall "make haste
slowly" to show that the fourteenth
Legislature has, in divers cases, tram
pied under foot the public will, and
fallen far short of the expectations of a
brave, long suffering and iorbcaring
people.
The great misfortune is the prone
ness of men, when once elected to legis-
lative councils, to forget that they are
mere agents and servants of the peo-
pie by whom they were elected, and
not rulers seated upon thrones to die
tate their personal will as law.
The people will never be content till
we have Il convention of their own
selection to form constitution worthy
a great and growing state--never!
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

WE are glad to say that at last the
streets in the third ward have been
reached by the city authorities. 1t has
been so long the custom to work al
most anywhere except in the second
and third, that parties interested had
almost lost hope. We think, however,
that under the present administration
justice will he more equally dispersed
in this regard. The Dallas branch
should be made passable at several
places, and several streets in that sec
ton at least opened for vehicles.
The situation is exceedingly bad now,
though the amount of work required is
very small. The people out that way
don't want any digging down of streets,
but simply the way opened and the
banks of the branch graded down.
Having solid rock bottom, bridges
are not necessary, excepting at the
junction of Cochran street and McKin-
ney road.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

two, on route from the legislature,
whore ho held position, to his home
In the city Of Heights, yulgarly called
Fort Worth. We are glad 10 lind the
old veteran Us long ~ ever, aud look
Ing no mure ancient than when In
Little Rock eleven years aud six
months ago, ne had the famous inter
view with Lieut.. Gen, lheophllis H.,
Holmes, commanding the trans-Mis'
sissippi department of the confederate
states on the subject of certain powder,
lead shoes and whisEey We can not
repeat The details, but the boys In the
army unanimously shouted hoaannas
10 their old colonel In honor Of his tri'
umph on the powder lead, shoe and
whIskey lantl-scorbutlc) question.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

The Legislature created n criminal
district for Waco an dMarlin, for which
n. w. Battle, Of Waco, has been APP
pointed and confirmed as judge. lie
was district judge for several years be-
fore the war; and was lieutenant col
oneI of Gurley's regiment during the
struggle. The appointment is II good
one, unless the judge has fallen from
grace since the war, Of which we
know nothing.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

A new path to health was provided for the
sick, new shield against disease was secured
to the healthy, when Hosletters Stomach
Bittcrs became the standard tonic of
America. For nearly n quarter of q century
this powerful and genial antldote to disease
and the causes which produce it, has been
on its sanitary march, building up the feeble,
helping nature TO fight down every variety
of aiment, soothing pain, promoting diges-
ton, regulating the secretions, increasing
the nervous vigor of the system, cheering
the spirits, arresting premature decay, and
not only prolonging life, but adding value TO
1t by putting thousands OF invalids In con-
dtion 10 enjoy it, No volume ever published
would be large enough to contain history
Of the cases OF dyspepsia, constipation, bill
iousness, intermittent fever, nervous debili-
ty, and mental and physical prostration
cured by this great vegetable inyigorant,
which not only restores health, but protects it
from danger in the most unhealthy districts.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
WITHOUT A MAP.

We call the attention of the city
government to u fact which strangers
would scarcely believe possible-that
there is no authenticated map of Dali
las In possession of the municipal au-
thorities or accessible to the public.
Under the surveying contract of Jenk-
ins d Duncan, two years ago, Mr.. Dun
can made the only general map that
has ever existed of the present corpo-
rate limits. 1t was the result of long
and patient toll, and executed in a
handsome manner. It did not profess
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

TuE democratic party Is strange
body. Ever since the war the press of
our pious radical brethren, throughout
the union, has insisted that II was f'nc-
tious onlclo, deluuct, nan est, collapsed,
played out, laid out and buried too
deep ever TO resurrect. But just look
at the old thing! See how "she
heavos herself and sets herselT'--over
the billow rldcs--and every time she
heavcs herself, she peals II thousand
radical hides. And that's what hurts
Hannah.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

THE official returns, of the special
election in the Galveston district, to
fl! the vacancy in the legislature oc-
casioned by the resignation of Hon. NJ.
Moody, is as follows: NJ. S. Munson,
9O7; G, T. Ruby, 5il. Munson's demo-
cratl majority, 3G5.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

NOTWITHSTANDING the active bust
ness season is about over we hear in
every direction the saw, plane, trowel
and hammer. Queer place, this Dallas.
Dull or no dull, it won't keep quiet,
but moves ahead like yearling colt at
the rise OF grass. Every day more fat,
less old hair and cleaner coat, BY and
by comes the big horse, and then
phcWl
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
ME HIndoos beIIeye in the transml.

THE Hindoos believe in the transmit
grafton of souls-that, for instance
when man dies his soul takes up It's
abode in some animal. When we saw
II dog busting yesterday at electric
speed, with II tin pan to his tail, this
Hindoo doctrine suggested the query
Is the spirit of some departed mis-
chievous boy sojourning in that ami
nolo
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

WE are glad to note that the Conan
che Chief and the Westward Empire,
of Stephcnsville, are both excellent
papers, published on the extreme from
tier. The frontier people long needed
local organs, and should be proud at
last to have two Of such clever abili-
iinu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

lT was reported the other day that
some change had been made in what
is commonly called the hog law,
but after looking through the captions
of all the acts, we see no evidence Of
any modification.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

SPIRITUAL rappings are reported
near the head OF Dollar bayou in Dali
las, They followed close on the heels
of the recent dog war.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
Valuable Property
FOR SALE OR RENT

The two new two-story brick buildings
heretofore occupied by Darlington, Marsalis
situated in the commercial center of the
city-also q handsome new two-story resi-
dence, conveniently situated to business, in
the most beautiful part Of The city; For
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09

OUR old friend, General Nicholas III.
Darnell, has been in town day or
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-09
MEDICAL.
wOMAN's HEALTH.

- \
IL lisa lamentable fact, that from causes not
generally understood, female suffering ar
pears to be ON the increase. The sweet young
girl just entering w0manhood soon becomes
pale, feeble, emaciated, lifelesss, with head
ache, pains and aches, loss OF appetite, pail
pitation of the heart, cold feet and hands,
and appear to lose that youthful vim and
spfightliness SO much admired. The middle
aged married lady is no less exempt from
these troublesome annoyances. She is con-
tinually grunting and fretting with paine
and aches, her secretiOns are all impaired,
her energies are lost, she forces herself In 80.
ciety, she "sours" on almost everybody, her
health slowly declines until she becomes
mere drone In her own household. And she
ut the "turn Of life" is no stranger to suffer-
climate and inattention surely bring about
THESE SAD RESULTS.
that are now hurting thousands of females
old and young, to untimely graves Exercise
your reason, your judgment, and procure DIR.
will cure the above female troubles In an in
credible short time. They are prepared by
an experienced physician, and Is one of the
most powerful iron and vegetable tones
known 10 the medical profession. They are
put up In large bottles and sold
by druggists and merchants everywhere.
Address, fDR. ]. p. DR0MGOOLE, Prop r,
Louisville, Ky.
woman's Medical Advertiser, a neat and
veil written book, specially for the use of ie-
ment Of ali ordinary diseases afIicting The
emale sex. The only book Of the kind writ
ten. Price only Is cents. Address as above
Hdaw4m.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
CORPORATIONS,
MENDMENT TO CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be it known that on this eighteenth dA of June
A. D. 1874, and the nj nety eighth OF tne indepen.
dence of the United States OF America, before me
Joseph Cohn a notary public in aud for the parish
and city of New Orleans duly commissioned and
qualified. personally came and appeared Messrs.
Frederick Del Bondio, presidents; Herman Auber
bier, vice president. and Emile Maier secretary;
also other stockholders of the GERMANIA tNSUR-
sNCk COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, hereinafter
undersigned who declared that at general meet
ing of the stockholders of said company held IN
accordance with article eighteen of its charter on
the tenth day of June, 1874, three fourths or the
sock represented at said meeting asserting, It
Resolved, That the capita stock of the company
shall be and is hereby reduced from $500, 900. as
nxed III article three in said charter to $2O0 900
by corresponding reduction in the number OF
shares from 5000 TO 1000 shares of 100 each, the
said reduction TO be effected by the converting of
each three of the old shares into two OF the Lew
shares under this resolution.
Thus done and passed in my Office at said city,
IN presence of Charles +. Barry and tusebe BOuny,
Competent witnesses, who sign this act with said
parties and me, notary.
Original signed:
Fred. LelBondio President; H Zuberber, Vice
rfesident; r. Mailer, Secretary; H. +. Klumpp F.
~ ZeigIer, Pn D. Maver, J. Hassinger, Hugo Red
Bouny. I- .-l- =.
JOSEPH coHN, Notary Public .
I, the undersigned, deputy recorder OF mort
cages iu and for the city and parish of Orleans,
do hereby certify that the foregoing act of amend.
msnt n Of incorporation OF the Gernanis Insurance
Sompany Of New Orleans has been duly recorded
IN nv office, according to law In book Nc. lis.
G. DARcANTEL. Deputy Recorder.
New Orleans, June IS. 1874.
l. notary. certify the foregoing to Be true covy
OF the original act on fls in my oiaoe.
ssS se
jss7 I'm JOSEPH coHN. Rotary Public.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
ORLEANS SUNDAY

Senate of the United States, by resolution,
instructed its Committee on Commerce to
inquire into the expediency of constructing
canal from the Mississippi rirer near Fort
st. Philip, to a point near Brelon Island, IL,
the Gulf Of Aerico
The Committee on Commerce requested
the Secretary of War to have his depart
ment furnish information. was the sub
ordinate on whom the duty of collecting
information fell. l collected all could get
designated by the Senate of the United
and recommended survey of the locality
designated by the Senate of the United
States to get more. On this recommends
tion the resolution of March IA. 1871, was
based. In view of these facts, which Mr.
West must have known, in what light must
his insinuation appearl
Mr.. West, after this insinuation, goes
into long statement in which he charges
that the reports Of the engineers on the
canal are defective, indefinite, vague, and
that he could not find in them q recon-
mendation on which the Committee of
for water, then, by some other means"
This lack of recommendation killed the
canal with Mr.. West and his colleagues.
Mr.. West takes particular pains to eluci-
date this conclusion. One would have
thought he might rest content with it, but
not he. He knows it to be false, as will
prove from his own words. He goes on to
suggest the true reason. He invades the
committee room; he drags out the members
of the committee; he exposes the motives
that controlled their action; he points out
their several interests and explains the i'm
possibility Of harmonzing these, and then
he makes this statement:
Do not understand me to say that these
gentlemen were not anxious to accomplish
something and contribute thereto, but there
are other subjects dearer to them than
this They are responsible to their con-
stituents, and it was question with them
Louisiana had carried off the prize, and
have them respond: What did you do for
the kanawha9
Hound instantly in that committee that
that ,vas the objection.
The Senators from Virginia could not get
their Kanawha canal, nor could the Sena.
tors from Georgia and Florida get their
| canals; therefore, Louisiana could not have
hers. Mr.. West says that "that was the
objection So all this cry of no recon-
mendation is mere blind to cover up q
failure to trade.
Mr.. West, after thus stating the real
objection, again contradicts himself, and
says that the Louisiana ''land grab" killed
the bill for the Fort St. Philip canal.
only call attention to this to introduce a
final extract from Mr.. Vests speech.
But unfortunately before that action had
been taken by the Governor some 600C
acres of that land had been taken up, in
various plats, by John Beckwith, engineer
and brother of former officer of the army
He commenced his entries about the time
that the engineer corps in New York had
come to the conclusion that perhaps that
canal was practicable if they had the time
to locate it.
He insinuates a connection between the
engineer corps and the "land grab"
This insinuation is groundless and the
last offspring of spitetul mind that teel
called upon to notice.
C. w HOWELL,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26

Morrison E. Waite, was served on Governor
Kellogg, July 81, and subseq uently on the
several sheriffs.
The latter had taken possession on the
order of the Superior District Court, and
on consultation with counsel declined to
obey it.
No further proceedings have as yet been
had, and matters remain at present await
ing either the arrival Of Judge Woods, or
an order from him to the marshal to enforce
the order of court. 1t is q direct conflict
between State and federal jurisdiction, and
presents more nice points than can be de-
cided without further proceedings.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
Livingston Parish Wheeling Into Line.

On Wednesday evening, July 90, 1874,
there was large meeting of the Republi-
cans Of Livingston parish at Springfield for
the purpose Of reorgan izing the party.
Speeches we're delivered by James Bailey,
Esq. and Judge w. H. Hiestand. The Hon.
E. +. Herwig was indorsed and his course
as Senator fully approved. 1t was also
unanimously resolved that the club be
called the Herwig. Campaign Club of Liv-
ingston. The following gentlemen were
elected officers to serve during the coming
campaign:
Israel Rogers, president; James Martin,
first vice president; w. B. Mcintyre, second
vice president; Judge w. H. Hiestand, Sec
retary; William Clark, sergeant-at-arms.
Judge w. H. Hiestand, Henry Carser and
James Bailey were elected committee on
permanent organization.
The Republican parish convention will
meet on Saturday the twenty fifth instant
to elect delegate to attend the State con-
vention to be be held in New Orleans
August 5, 1874. Livingston parish is awake
and will give good account of herself the
coming campaign.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
POinte COupee.

The Bulletin of the twenty-frst instant
ton, favored it's readers with a highly fla
vored article entitled Republican Rule in
Point COupee." The point of the artic le in
question is to show that Mr. J. E. Bre aux,
the sheriff of Pointe Coupee parish, has
been guilty of conduct $50 fsgitiOus and
outrageous" that he was arraigned before
the last grand Jury therein convened and
by its members had been indicted for near
ly every crime known to the Divine or
human law-Or at least such is the i'm pres
sion the Bulletin seeks to make on the per-
son perusing its rom antic recital. Now the
facts are that Mr.. Breaux is native of this
State, a sugar planter of means, gentle
man of educAtion-all qualities that have
caused his persecution by others who re-
fused to recognize his right to join the
Republican party.i
These worthless, by repeated impor tunity,
caused the grand jury to examine into
alleged irregularities that had been com
mitted by Mr.. Breaux while acting as
PARISH duultOE. Ills W 6S COu-
Quoted not merely by the proper official,
but by volunteer counsel, and as result
of this most thorough and searching inves-
tigation, we have seen not merely letters
from Democrats mot politicians) of the
highest respectability exonerating Mr..
Breaux, but have perused paper 81 gned
July %, by members of the grand jury in
question, in effect stating that they had
made the examinations; that they had
elected nothing that would criminate Mr..
Breaux in the least, and that they had
'.fairly and fully examined into all
charges"
We trust this explanation will sati sly
the Bulletin, which would, we belle We,
endorse this statement we're it
not that its readers seem to believ a
native Radical has no rights that De mo
Gratis are bound to respect.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
st. Alphonsus school Exhibitions.

We are indebted to the talented and ac-
complished Lady Superioress of St. Al
phonsus Convent of Mercy, for compliment
ary tickets to the girls exhibition which
will take place in St. Alphonsus Hall, cor
ner st. Andrew and Constance streets,
tomorrow, Monday evening, at five o'clock.
We are also indebted to Rev. S. Gleeson,
Redemptorist, for complimentary tickets to
the boys exhibition which will take at the
same place on Thursday evening at seven
o'clock. The Hibernia Cornet Band will be
in attendance on both occasions.
After the exhibitions medals and diplomas
will be awarded.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-26
Straub's News Depot.

Mr.. Charles Straub, known as the cham
pion cheap news dealer Of this city, who
may be found at Goldwaite's book store,
plete assortment of periodic ais, including
Appleton's Journal, Popular Science
Monthly, the New York Mercury, Clipper,
Capital, Freeman's Journal, Nature, aud
the Nation, With Harpers' and Leslie's pub
lications, all of the new magazines, and the
leading dailies of the North and West. By
large sales he is enabled to live on small
profits, and SO furnishes the most desirable
reading matter for the least money.