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Notary Publics will be required to
renew their commissions by July 4th
next.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
a q a. X ~ 1.

To oil who are suffering from the errors aud
indscrctions of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss Of manhood, etc, will send o recipe
that will cure you, Free Of Charge. This great
remedy was discovered by missionary In South
America. Send sclf-addrcssed envelope to tho
Rev. Joseph Y. lnman Station u, Bible House,
New York City tunr Id ywGn,
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Robert Henderson, of West Grove
has gone insane and to the asylum.
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CHAS. s. WATKINS,
Architect & Stakeholder,

shop and once. Main Street. between Court and
WashingtoO, Ottumwa, lows.
Ons Of every description for Churches, School
Housea, villas. Cottages. &C., &C., furnished on
short notice.
! special attention given to Beautiful Designs fol
Front Entrance Doors; Also Stair-building q
specially.
49, t-I-l Ian S-dAw1y
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser, having been permanently cured
OF that dread disease, Consumption, by a simple
remedy. Is anxious to make known TO his fellow
he will send copy OF the prescription used,
Gree OF charged, wlththe directions for prcpar-
ing and using the same, which they will find
SURE CURE FOR CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRoN-
CHIrIs, nc. 38
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address,, Rev Il. A. WILSON,
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Some kind Of varmint is likely t

Some kind OF varmint is likely to
ruin the prospects for a grape crop
in this section. 1t eats the young
shoots of close to the old vine as
nicely as if done with d saw. 1t does
not make any distinction between
bearing and nonbearing shoots. Can
anybody tell us what sort of reptile
it is that does this work of destruc-
Hon?
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The WABASH LINE q seven hours quicker than
any other routeI from Keokuk to Indianapolis,
Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, Toledo. Detroit, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, New York, and Doston.
Pullman's Sleepers and elegant Day coaches are
run through to Toledo and Cleveland without
change, connecting with through cars to New
York and Boston.
The WABASH is equipped with the Improved
Automatic Air Brake and Miller Couplers. The
track is laid with steel rails and is acknowledged
to be the best in the West.
Ask for Tickets via Keokuk and the Wabash
Line.
W. L. MALCOLM, ] s. LAZARUS,
Genl Pass'r Ag't, Genr West'n Ag't,
mar 2-dGwtf TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS.
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4 WASHINGTON
STREETS,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Chartered by
the State for
the purpose OF
giving tho best
Possible treat
.ment in all cases
of PRIvATH and
CHRONIC Diseases
in all their varied
md Nnyrn1frs&oI
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Among the great
discoveries OF modern
science, few are Of
more real value TO
mankind than this eff
fectnal remedy for all
diseases Of the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial Of its virtues,
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that it does
...,I. - H.
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FORMS II Is well known by most persons in the
profession for tho past "a years. Age and expert
ence Is all important in the successful treatment
Of Syphilis in al forms. Gonorrhma, gleet, etric.
ture can positively BIO cured in tho shortest pos
siblo time. Gemina! weakness, emissions Of
men at night, caused by selfabuse which pro.
dice impotcncy, pimples on the face, also can be
book for the million, MAnnIAaR GUIDE, which
tells You all about these diseases, marriage, love,
and their consequences; FREQ in office, or 10 cents
10 prepay postage. Ladies' requiring the most
iciicatc attention, home and board, may call or
write. All business strictly confidential. DIR.
JAMES nIs 20 looms and parlors In calling yot
see no one out the doctor. Office hours: A. NJ.
untiI T. M. Sundays, 10 to 10. Consultation
always EnKs -nr Invited. Gall or write.
CHICAGO, Nov. s, 1875. d&wly
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mar - A MONTH-.Agents wanted every.
NAnN1 where. business honorable and 1lrsf
m Xclass. Particulars sent free. Addrass
~0VV WORTH = CO., 81. Louis, Mo-
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PRESCRIPTION FREE.

TOR the speedy cure OF Seminal Weakness, Lost
i Manhood, and all disorders brought on by in
discretion or excess. ANY druggist has tho ingre-
sepl l-wly DAVIDSON a co, Box 2296, N. Y.
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A gentleman who has suffered for years from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay. and all the
effects OF youthful indiscrei0n will, for the sake
Of suffering humanity, send free to all who need
It, the recipe and tho direction for making the
simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers
wishing to profit by the advertisers experience
can DO 80 by addressing in perfect confidence,
JOHN d. OGDEN AZ Cedar ST., New York.
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Ayers
Cherry Pectoral,

such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping-
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.
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PRATT i ROBINSON ROBIN6 SON 3 PRATT
5 spruce at, New York I7l4Sans0n-At. Phils'phia
superior Clean Black News ink for Hand and
Power Presses. Apl u dkWcm
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generous to sinner. did hone that you would
have grace given you in this case to act very
high and noble part, and to become the agent In
GODS hands for shielding an old friend so far as
he might be innocent and leading him to re-
uentancc for any sin that he had committed.
He which convcrteth the sinner from the error
OF his way shall save a soul from death and shall
hide multitude Of sins. Would to Con that
this honor might have been yours.
"Iwrite under strong feeling. and only because
I must. If have written any word unjust to
YOURSELF forgive me, aud believe me. your friend,
"OLivER JonNsoN."
II is not easy to understand how an hon
est man, informed of the facts of which
the above letter bears witness, could oc-
Cupy the place of n witness in behalf of
the man he so explicitly charged with
crimes fatal to his reputation and in every
way odious and outrageous. But Mr. JONI
soN did It, and threw his influence on the
side OF his employer. Knowing Mr.
BEEcHER TO be an adultercr Of manifold
offences, he went on the witness stand in
his behalf, to try to shield him against the
consequences of one of his adulteries He
took an oath in order TO cast reproach on
the accuscr whom he had previously de-
Tended TT the expense of the accused. and
90 help to ward of righteous punishment
from this last.
In so acting Mr.. Johnson has not been
alone Prof. Moses CoIr TYLER is in
formed regarding the bottom facts, but he
does not come forward with the testimony 4;
and Mr.. BEEcuER probably daily meets
men ana women who know him TO be an
ndultcrer and II pcriurcr, Il cruel aSsailant
Of his friends. and man WHO is seeking
to regain his foothold in the church and in
society by trampliug on those he has in
jured.
Mr.. JouNsoN's letter amply sustaius the
statements of Mr.. BowEN in his reply to
the Examining Committee Of Plymouth
Church. that the sum of Mr.. BEEcHER 5
offences is 10y no means made up when the
case of Mrs. riLruN is stated. II IL, in
deed. 10y reason of the source from which
it comes and the accusations it makes. Il
terrible onslaught on the mlu who bears
himself so bravcly before the Advisory
Council now in session at Plymouth
Church. 1t moreover suggests that these
ministers aud lnymen are INDUCING in idle
vapoiings 50 long rs they direct their
efforts to clubbing about points of Con-
gregationnl order raised by HENRy WARD
BEE, HER aud his willy attorney, Brother
SuEARMAN.
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Republican Senate approved and CON
nrmed them with fun knowledge of all
the damuing facts.
The President and the partyarc therefore
alike responsible for these wrongs. When
the judiciary is thus slamcfully prostitutcd
to partisan uses and made the instrument
Of protecting corruption, what is TO be eX-
pcctcd but resentment, disorder, and con-
fusionf SHERIDAN was sent to New Or
leans 10 opprcss the people by the bayonct.
BiffINGs is now made Judge To tyraunize
over them through the perverted forms of
law.
one of the urgent reasons for getting
possession of tho United states District
Court was to save the whiskey thieves who
have been and may be indicted for con-
spirncy in the frauds at New Orleans The
proofs OF their guilt are said to be over
whelming, and if the cases are pressed with
any degree Of vigor or honesty, the White
House and the Senate can hardly escape
from the most compromising scandals
WEST, CASEY, PACKARD, and the whole
gang of third-termcrs in Louisiana have
VIGOROUSLY employed the public patronage
TO foment discord, to keep up factious
organization, and TO enrich themselves.
They live by strife and by corruption.
The President has surrendered to their
dictation, and under this vile influence
has done his best TO prevent reconciliation.
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When the Republican majoritlcs in Con-
grcss compelled Eye people of Louisiana to
accept the arbitrary term. which they die
tatod in the so-calcd WuErL.R cohpro-
mise, it was supposed at least that the - IL
mnistiation would have lived up TO the
spirit Of their own agreement. one Of the
first acts of the President after that ur-
rangcmcnt was to appoint TO an important
onico in New Orleans IL. IL. WELLS who
had been convicted by the special commit
zee Of The House OF manipulating the regis
tration, through which gross frauds had
been perpel0lcd.
Now, he has followed up TINT outrage by
the appointment of f.. c. Billings, who
not only drew the Infamous midnight
order Of DURELL, through which the State
was suhyertod, but who has VIGOROUSLY
been one of the chief conspirators for per-
petuating KELIoGG's usurpation and all its
viilainies. Senator WEST, who fitly repre-
sents the Ring IN the Senate, aud is the
agent Of KELLOGG, was allowed 10 dictate
%sSe GtEraqgtp appointments, but the
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Tho Hon. BRANCr X. BRUCE, the co!orel
declared his unalterablo repugnauce 10
the third term whether GRANT desires it or
not, and his determination to use all his
influence to defeat him If he gets re-
nomination. This is the only kind of hos
tlity TO the third term which disturba
GRANT and his supporters. That which is
based on the assumption that GRANT has
already declined il or does not desire it,
must yield whenever 1t appears that lie
covots il; and once in the field rs the rcgu-
lar candidate, all Republicans who havo
not previously avowed their purpose to
rcsist his reflection, will be easily coaXel
or whipped into the party traces.
Senator Bruce has struck the key note
OF effective opposition to the thrd-tcrm
conspiracy; and we are waiting to see ii
prominent Republicans will chime in. Ii
any such have heretofore taken the saGiv
bold ground with Bruce, the fact has
escaped our notice. No State Convention
of the party, no Republican assomblagc,
no powerful Republican newspaper, has
gone tho length of declaring its utter
hostility 70 the denomination or the re-
election OF GRANT regardless of his wishes
on the subject. There are FIVE or six as
pirants for the Republican nomination.
Not one of them has spoken manly word
against third term for GRANT. They
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You might "a well tell man to jump over
ee roon " to cg merck sS s NAV, So he ' top s
his mouth. ApANsnnod through unpclef and
Cor. ON Mount lore6. shouted The law to man,
and man sad, Oh,ycs, Lord wen keep the law.
These sentences are taken from the report OF
Brother MooDY's sermon Of Tuesday evening.
They are not in good taste, aud some Of them
are rreverential. We are sure they could not
have sounded acreeably In the ears OF the ven
cradle clcrgymen who occupied the platform
from which Brother Moody spoke. 1t Is quite
possible that we might ~ well tell Brother
MOODY to Jump over the moon in company
with Brother SANKEY, as tell him that he must
try to avoid those impropretes OF expression
which are offensive to cultivated minds. 1t Is
quite possible that he would dislike to be told
that he must 1rst stop his mouth when he is
tempted TO indulge in them. 1t Ia possible that
he would think us rough II we were to tell him
that in this matter he must get out OF the pit at
the same place he fell in. But he must never
thcless be told that he was guilty Of shocking
offence when he described the Almighty rs
shouting the law to mal from Mount llorcb.
Let any one take NJ those passages Of SCRIPTURE
which refer to the Divine Presence on Mount
lloreb. and see how they contrast with Brother
MOODY puerile fancy, and free-and-easy COLO
guy In the third chapter OF Exodus, It Is told how
tue lsplu hlitdltu 10 Tue hNt-rNliNNtAi lAoNANs
who Ind his face from the glory Again, IN the
seventeenth chapter, tho Lord is represented as
appearing unto MOSES on lIorcb, and giving him
the power to work miracle. Again, in the
thrty-ta lrd chapter. when the israehtes stripped
| oil their ornaments at lIoreb, Moses held con-
verse with the Lord, behind the cloudy pillar.
In Deuteronomy, the Lord Il ropeate lily de-
| scrhcd as appearing ia solemn majesty and
with awful pOrtents, U1nn Mount lIorcb; but
we are nowhere told about his shouting TO
man." or about mans answering In the way mar
| rated hy Brother MOODY. Really, We must say
that Brother MOODY Should be uugh, 10 refrain
from reducing the sublime nsures and language
Of the Bible to his own level lie should be
tutuged by tho Clergy who stand by his side. ~
| his supporters. They cannot suppose that vul-
cari1ing the 'rlpturcs make, them more pow
| erful, or that rude familiarity with the Al
mighty IA calculated to impress the minds Of
sinners. They should compel him ~ respect
their feelings ana their position. lie evidently
needs to be demonstrated win sopl iniy that he
can understand the force OF the renonstrance.
| The elder IYNG, Dr. HALL, and DR.. Taylor
would be proper men to deal with him; and II
he viii not heed them in private. they should
checl. him while he ia sermonillng On the plat
| form. lie Will grow worse, II he cannot be
| made better.
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THE LEAP YEAR GERMAN CLUB
requests the ri .asure OF YOUR company
FRIDAY, FIN TX,
Mlrlai's Hal, 3 o'clock.
COMMITTEE.
lfrs. Belknap, Mrs.. Porter, Mrs. Craig,
Niiss Jewell, Mics Stout, Miss Porter,
Miss Waiuwright Miss Cast Mis- Ray.

II will be seen that the creme dc Ia CRIME have
II In charge, and grand success may he anticl-
pated. The Secretaries of state and of the Navy
have been asked to receive ana distribute
fayore. aud. 10y their graceful manner aud charm
Ing presence, will doubtless contribute greatly
10 the general enjoyment. The part II leaders
wall bee assumed by Misses Ray AMI Porter. OF
course the ladies have sought and obtained
partners. and, as only sixty couples can hc nc
commodated. all nut sixty VI the Washington
beauN will be TOO III To attend. or VIII md Il
" absolutely necessary TO visit Baltimore upon
Important business
the favored three score viii. OF course, be
chHperoned ny anxious uuuas or uncic-, who Wtll
be expected To cuecrl .lly occIpV the seats u
the downgers. tnlk scandal. and drink beef tea,
though "A little curved corn juice would perh .ps
better auit their taste.
There are two other German clubs here-the
Bschcl0rs' and the Washington-that have al O
issued their respective invit itons for about the
same tine. Miss Jcwett. VINO l. President Of
the lie y Year, has asked lr. Nelson. Pre- sident
OF tn I,AtH-;On, to dance with her at the Ger
man given under her auspices.
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QULER EVdNGE LISTs.


}. G.. Hester, the Escaped Murderer, and
NJ. q. LiuleGeld, the Bond Swindier.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE-Sir: The
newspapers tell US Of tho exploits OF j. G. Hes
ter, lottery swindlcr, spy, AMI escaped murderer,
who recently appeared IA lecturer before the
Y. NJ. &. a. Of Washington. And now report
comes from Florida that while MIR. Moody WAS
at Jacksonville, Gen. Milton O. Lttleaeld, for
merly OF North Carolina, WAS leader OF the choir
IN the revival meeting there.
tbs mans history 4 Interesting. IittieNt ~
carpet hagged 10 North Carolina frOm New \ urk
IN 1856, and settled Gown at Raleigh. lie be-
came partner with George W. SWcpspn, bought
up tho Legislature Of 1873. and organized the
I'm. that handled SlsOOuOOO of bonds apprOpii-
atel t. build railroads Ia that state. Seven
million dollars went into the hands II SWcpson
and littlcilcd. Less than half "A million Of this
amount WAS ever appropriated for thi purposes
for which II was intended the rest went into
the pockets of Swcpsln Lttleheld and friends.
OF a Florida Railroad. lttleleld bought the
Raleigh standard, llolden's neWspni cr, ana
sunk some money In that establishments lie
was elected President OF tine Western y. G. X.
r, aud had exclusive control of the money ap-
prouriated t. build the road. The contractors,
or some Of them, failing to got their money,
were ruined, ana thousands OF poor lalorcrs
were dciraudod 81 their pay. one of th, CON
tractors, who sunk his all, committed sulei ic.
Many OF tAc families of the poor Lahore ne1r-
~ starved 10 death. Littlcuel1 escaped from
North Carolina, and now Is great man IN
Florida.
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LIahIe I'm wNcn hc il Crnzy.

FIOW 10 INNUNIl pNI IUNt3'
Tho public will he pleased TO hear TINT
MIR. Lands has quite re rOyered from his recent
attack Of insanity, ANA that having been tormal-
~ pronounced sane by Judge NeuIs court az
Drlcgetun yesterday he VIII no longer be sub
lecie! To any Of the unucusaut restraints which
Tor very short term we're plkc'd upon his nc
tons. The qualification of MIR. Landiss imme-
date ne,ghbOts may Ue sVmewhet tempered by
the REJECTION thh persons who have had one
att"".. 81 insanity are often liable ID IT, recur-
renee, ana that Landis'S attacks are very sud-
den ana without lremOmtury symptoms. But
this idea may possibly lend an agreeable eN-
element 10 tue monotonous life OF Jersey
n
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Carbolic acid paper, which is now used
In such large quantities. IN this country AID
abroad, for packing fresh meats, &c, for the
purpose Of preserving them against deteiiora-
tion 10y atmospheric or other influences, Is made
10y melting i've parts OF steariuc IN a gentle heat,
and then stirring In thoroughly two parts Of
carbolic acid, after which i've parts OF psrsllne,
IN a melted form, are added. The mass thus
prepared Is then welt stirred together until II
cools, after which Il is applied with a brush to
the paper, IA quires, In the same manner IS the
waxed paper-so much used In Europe az wrap
ping material for various articles-is treated.
The industrial inheritance If this p.ger Is ut
present very considerable the quantity manu-
featured being immense.
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IMCSEJIENIS.
MIR. George Fawcpu Rowe's New Play At
the Park Theatre.

Brass new comedy in four acts,
written 10y Mr.. George Fawcelt Rove, was
brought out at the Park Theatre last night. A
large and distinguished audience was present.
So far as exhibited when these lines were writ
ten, the scenery was very suitable and hand
some. Tho east appeared to he competent to
act the play well, and the audience frequently
showed Its hearty approval The dialogue in the
first act, though more than usually bright,
was altogether too long, for which reason n h.
impracticable at the present time to say more
than that, Il the last part of the comedy is s
good as the iirst-and It ought nr'i.icaliy t. he
bettcr-lts author has achieved uupiher worthy
success. more full and puti0 ulAr eXlmiua-
ton Of this wor, Will he made here ler.
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The Dcmntritic speakers Room Hrndqunr-
IeLs OF LlIe TeNMs pmcinc LnbhN.

Washington Correspondence n ne Nhi,s ttb. 10.
Judging from the earnest mauWuVring
Of Cll. scott in the House LOBBY to-day, he in
tends making DESPERATE demonstration to-
morrow upon HE House Committee on Pacific
Railroads IN behalf ~ his Texas Pacific subs idy.
Cul scott occupied the Speakers room DAY,
pudiu. In tor members IN detail ana holding
private conversation with each. LARGE numbers
of his agents were employed In interceuting
members, driving them into the Speakers room
T. he iupJItuucd by him.
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Senator lllrcUCOCK Of Nebraska has re-
ported from the Committee IN Territories a bill
for the admission OF New Mexico q State.
This Territory, according to the census returns
Of 1870. contained at that time less than 10000
inhabitants Including non-tribal indians, hy far
the greater portion of the population consisting
Of Mexicans who are unatlc TO speak the English
language. New Mexico also has one Of the
noet rascally Rings In existence. which, under
the favor Of GRANT, has nouIishod wonderfully.
The great majority OF the Mexican population
are extremely ignorant, having only the most
vague ideas OF our laws; and the New Mexico
Ring. which Includes the most II the Federal
officers in the Territory. have taken advantage
Of this ignorance to plumber and opqrcss the peo-
pie Ia a manner which they would hardly dare
10 attempt 10 any other part Of the country. The
PRINCIPAL object Of the movement to make New
Mexico a State is 10 provide places In the United
States senate for two Of the leaders Of the Ring,
though further iuducement for hurryng the
meaa Ure through l. the possibility OF securing
three electoral votes for GRA.r next November;
as. however the people vote there, the election
returns are made to suit the Ring. 1t Is US II
Congress should elevate the District OF Colum-
Ina to the dignity OF State for the purpose Of
making D,ss suiPnLRD and DICK HARrINGTuS
Senators. and gaming three Republican woes in
the electoral college. Nh IilTCnCoCK's uiil Is -
proper oi e TO defeat IL should be killed with
out ceremony.
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make speeches and write letters on all sorts
ofpoltical questions, but they are silent on
this. Is there single one OF them who
dare say that he is ready to enter the Gin
cinnati Convention rs the antagonist OF
GRANT? If there is, he will never find so
good Il time as now to put his purpose on
the record.
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II is well known that the appointment
Of L. c. BiLLlScs IS the successor % the noto-
rious Judge DUMLL was dictated by Senator
WEST II Loulsianr, who had strong reasons for
wishing t. control the nomination. When i Il
known that Senator WEST has been publicly
charged with having frauduleutiy obtained nine
hundred barrels Of -four ia California oyaltering
an order; with having forged vouchers IN An
zona; with having obtained his election to the
Senate iy bribery and corruption and with be-
ing Intimately connected with the Nhiskey
Ring IN New Orleans, to none Of which hlrges
he has ever made a satisfactory defence, the ex-
quisite proprcty Of permitting him to select a
man to Nil the Office OF United states Judge will
at once be argre ciated.