The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-09-26

ttnuanCe. Great ~ have been its
works, greater works are before IT,
The party must labor to heal the
wounds Of the late war. and in this
no other party could outrun it.
The canvass Is without example for
its violence Of personal abuse, and the
- ssNs ". s'.e Is1n a.cn.s M cnsIscver
dspted II their injustice.
Twelve or G0uftoen years ago. there
was In existence : modest hide and
leather firm doing business In Gslona.
Being in the Same basiness, said Mr..
Jewell, my knOwledxe Of these gentlc-
man beeaa at thAt fime. Thcy were
marked In all their agency books as
moderate in capIsal. fair In credit
and hiRh in character. But now. while
ono of this family is Out Of mercantile
business and In political life. wa And a
systemsfic attenpt on the part Of his
ouponorte 70 write him down IN the
poijtical ssmarkinQVc q tankrupt. ana
entitled to no credit. either for capaci-
~ ,hOneef~.or dcDorfment.
II RI 1ive1 1oach. atfention 10 sarwn
ar IN chSerea r ~ r1l1SH M -
NV oOuortnnitice enahls me fo a. assd
propose TO answer 8 few Of them. "a
brand them A falsehoods. nnre ana
un(liluted. and without the sIiDhtcst
f0un6a lion. and ia defend nv c.ndi-
ilafe for the Presidencv against these
uniust asners,ona. ,
THE CHICAGO LAND eLANDER.
ThA pres,dar4 annosnted a. Hs;n;a.e,.
n neloinm A. old ssIens hr;end oTh;s
Int laffNrIv : rnei;lent az 1h;cagn n
Rnaseil Homes. -
a few week. aco tho Ch;cauo Tr;h-
une fonnd : magniAcent mnrc,s ncst
n the fact that Mr. Homes had dcedcd
thirty-One acres Of land to the presi-
dent and the consideration which The
deed called for was one dollar. thns
accusing Mr., Jones Of having boncht
his appointment.
In 1857 Mr. Jones proposed to the
then General Grant to ioin him in the
purchase Of lA acres Of land near Chi
cago ut $125 per acre. which he. (Mr.
Jonesl thought would be rood snec-
sulation. Sd did the General bnt hav.
inK no money to invest, he was forced
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year We istsr ~ H. Ionas @ to,a % .ho yvas n"nn,..,
| That the marty with w whom he had q
Don&nt wished 70 sell out his interest
Grant All interest in it. General Grant
wrote him that he would take one -haIi
| OF the interest which Mr.. Jones was
| 10 bny of Ma nartner, Refnra the
| Generals letter reached Mr.. .Tones the
latter had marie the nnrchase IN III III
own account and of conrse had taLan m
! the deed to himself. General Gran,
| borrowed the money tcmporarilv with
/ which To nav for II In mart. and when
I he sold his house IN Washington and
natd the balance Mr.. Jnnrs tran sfarrad
| 10 him an nndiyided one-nnarter and
the cnns;deration n the deed WAS ono
dollar. a csstom too common among real
estate dealers to cali for any comment
ar even attract attention' Generai
Grant actuallv naid' and this know
| for principal. interest searching rec.
ords. stamps. etc. eleven thonaand two
hundred and twenty odd dollars.
Hnt this. ridicnlons ns II ;s. dnes M,
begin 10 comnare in infamv with thf
stories about the President,s Iono
| Branch cottage. The truth is. nm
President owns two cottages at iono
Branch. in one he lives. the other hs
rents. None Of his PROPERTY has eve,
been owned by Mr.. Murphy. nor wa,
| he in any way connected with its nur
chase. During . visit Of the Presiden,