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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-02

The appearance Of David Dudley
Field at Cincinnati as q delegate to the
Convcntion-liberal or reform. we
don't know which-will be rcassurine
to the friends Of reform. Mr.. Field ie
q reforMcr Of the most violent type.
james Fisk and Jay Gould were excel
lent Judges ofhuman nature, and when
they were looking for an able attorney
to assist them in stealing the Erie rail-
road. they instinctiyely selected Mr..
Field. Mr.. Field has promising son
and partner, whose name ii Dudley,
Jr. Dudley Jr. vindicated his patcrn-
ity by offering Hon. John u. Haskin,
the personal friend Of Judge Barnard,
9 check for 81, 600 If he would procure
the Judge to issue an injunction in ia
vor of Flax & Co. In certain FORM
The Field family are the uncompro-
missing advocates of reform; they dotc
upon purity Of administratiOn, sigh for
the dawning Of o new era, long Tor a
return TO the good old ways, and are
bitterly hostile to the military despo-
ism which IL now trampling out the
Tree spirit of tho American people, the
people, meanwhile, being unable to see
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Col. Jackson Grimshaw, of Quincy,
ono Of Ne founders Of the Republican
party In Illinois, publishes a letter in,
the Quincy W'Aie, wherein he 81 Athat
though there Il NO man in thu coun.
t1vrwhQ has hai worse trcatmext than
has, prol hes srcms = a Repub-
IN, n n and pimf 8, viii but prefix
( addit bn. = say: M
sssss.1 Mn not .Acriace my a Republican
ideas for personal prejudiccs am
for the nominees Of the Philadelphia
Convention.
sTrumbull and those with him have
given no reason for leaving the Rcpub-
lican party. The Cincinnati move.
ment indicates no principle--preposes
nothing. s~, -
The assaults ON Grant and his Cab
met have all failed -slgnAlly fkiied.
Mistakes have been made, but NO more
than must occur in any Administers
ton. But no tangible assault on the
Administration has been made and
sustained.
1.-THE Cincinnati Convention will be-
controlled BY the ex-ofIicers or men in
ONCE who wanted moro patronage
than they were entitled to. It is true
that many Of my warmest and best
triends have left me. l am not in the
unparliamentary. habit Of attributing
motives to anybody, but there is not
. prominent Illinoisan that Is in Pos
sum movement that has not sought
either for himself or friends, State
or National Office aud been disap-
pointed. . 3.
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The process Of unifying the military
system of the new German empire goes
on steadily, and Is carried down even
into the smallest details of Dress
Honce an alteration lately ordered in
the helmet. Formerly it had symbol
Of the particular country in front e. q
device, but now the eagle of the en-
pire is in all cases to replace il. The
German tricolor cockade, in 4 very
small pattern, il to be worn beneath
the chain of the helmet ON one side, the
special national cockade on the other.
Efforts are being made 70 induce Baya-
ria to open . divisional war school on
the well known Prussian model for
her two army corps, and Ii these sue
coed there will be, including the new
School at Metz, now held in the former
French Ecole d'Application de Genie.
nine altogether for the eighteen Cor.
man corps, one to every two corps as
designed. One thousand
three hundred young officers commits
stoned during the war without the req
nlar examination are ordered to attend
The course of these schools, and will
nearly fill them during tho current
year.
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WHO AFe C0unJeu upon 70 make
''staves" to the Cincinnati bung-hole,
stole or lost the money which the Re-
publicans somehow got and used, and
Andrew johnson and the Democrats
were dishonest. what are the men who
did exactly the other thing? "DishOn-
est, toe" say the '1ibcrals." That is
some of them say II out, and all must
say it, or stnltify themselves. Their
conclusion leaves lis worrying with
this conundrum: when is an honest
man dishonest mani" Unto which
the Liberal makes answer and saws,
"When he does his duty under Grants
Administration Does our hesitating
Republican want reform system
Of taxation" thereby meaning the
tariff and such protection as it affords
home manufactures? If he does, what
better hope has he Of getting it Mt Cil-
ciunati than at Philadelphia? He
won't get it from Greeley; and if he
gets the promise Of it from others, he
won't get Greeley at all, nor good
many more. He must make up his
mind, ii he embarks in this new vessel
made of old rubbish, to sail without a
rag or canvass that is not woven equal
" Of "forcign" and domestic" thread.
There must be Il dodge Of the pro-
lection Issue, or there will be half the
hoops broken before the barrel is put
together.
I !" Purity ''honesty," dignity" and
all the touching phrases of political
..rcvivalsy mean just nothing. Men
want well defined objects and practical
measures, not pretty speeches; and the
regular Republican organization offers
to the tenderest partisan conscience |
large measure Of good to, Offset the
customary evils of administration in |
bad appointments and occasional blum |
ders as any party ever did, and much |
larger measure than the Cincinnati !
vacuity can do. And the regular Re-
publican organization, il it succeeds, !
can do what it offers, and the other |
can't. No, man of average sense, or |
any sense at oil. needs to be told that a |
combination OF men like Sumner and |
Greeley with men like Beck and
Voorhees, can never work and live
!. ogether with more harmony than a I
bu.l terrier and d ground hog.-Mo. |
DeN1 .cr0t =
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t'ss0. sNHsHH hSW departure AllQ
seeking to find the old ship. Ii Won
believe they can man her more safely
pot them In possession Of her: but IL
you think the men who saved her are
The best to steer her safely here.
after into the heaven OF peace and
prosperity for the American people.
Then keep them at the helm.r
This party that he says has for ten
years been spreading its sails to every
breeze that would give rise to . hope
snf success, las az length dallicd with
rrumbull land has hooked him. and
80 sure as he lives has nearly or quite
landed him in the bold Of the old rat.
tletrap of party Of which he speaks.
Chase was completely lassoed four
years ago, and Seward got so far on.
tangled in the net that he lies stranded
At Auburn. The way is open for more
at this regular quadrennisl Prcsidcn.
thai period, and Trumbull and his
eosdjntors can fnd similar refuge.
The people still think that democracv
is not lust the thing TO run the govern-
ment. and that il is better 20 let the
party that saved the country still run
1t. Those pilots tina, undertake to Cob
bic the whole thing against the will OF
all the rest and the crew. will never
have hui one chance 10 n,,tiny and de-
scft to the enemy.
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expressed themselves In similar
manner, Of the Germans throughout the
country. During the FrsAco-Prussian
war this same feeling towards Germans
was apparent in the columns Of the
Times and in the Democratic press
generally. Now however for the first
time in their history Democratic journ-
ais, thinking that Germans are to help
them back into power have changed
their tune. i.s.ts,
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AN ACT concerning acknowledge
ments of deeds and other instrii.
ments in writing executed in foreign
countries.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

Is GREELEY BETTER Than GRANTY'-
Since the nomination of MIR Greeley by the
democrats the Deta,carean has tried to apollo
glze for supporting him by saying that,
although he is Radical of deepest dye, )"
and not the man of its choice still, as the issue
has been narrowed down 10 choice of two
evils, 1t would support Mr.. q. as the lesser of
these evils. To show its hollow prctence ;ts
lnSlncerlty, its trucking to party bchests. we
have only to copy the following extract from
an editorial which we clipped from that journal
on the eve of the Baltimore Convention. and
which has been in our pigeon-hole ever since.
1t will be seen that it is worded cautiously but
not so cautious as to constitute loop hole
through which to crawl out of its dilemma.
Here is the extrect:
Now would Greeley be better doctor
than Grant? Has he not approved and
applauded the very treatment that has kent
the patient SO lcng on his back? Has there
been single prescription administered CON
trary to his advice during the long illness !?
Have not both the doctors been trained and
graduated In the same medical school? Does
Mr.. Greeley propose any substantial change of
treatment now? Is he more skillfu or more
cautious than Grant? The patient has borne
and survived Grants treatment for long
time 1t has been hard trial, to be sure, but
Is 1t certain he could stand Greeley as long :?
Grant has bIed him, and purged him, and
clustered him until he is marked, and raw, and
thin, but the blood still circulates freely. and
digestion is good. His constitution. though
impaired. is not broken. 1t can be restored
But can We entruSt this work to Greeley's
experimental practice! Is a Graham diet n
good restorative for an impaired constitution &?
w ould there not be too much excitement and
distraction IN Fourierite and Fenian discussions
ana a1 enterprises for acOnvalescent? We fear SO
w are, therefore, for calling in the old family
physician, and recurring to the old methods by
which the patients life was not only preserved
but his health kept sound and his mind clear.
And we are for doing it now But if it cannot
be done now, we are tor waiting until it can be
done, rather than changing doctors without
changing the medicine. 4"
1t is in favor of the Straight-outs yet dare
not support their candidates; it is opposed to
the GreeIy wing Of its party yet dare not re-
pudlate Horace itdenounces negro equality"
and yet supports Greeley, one of its greatest
and bravest champions; it denounces "Radi.
caliSm' and yet will vote for Radical of
deepest dye. In short, it is sick, and has
employed a physician that it knows cannot
save it.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

A PREsBYrEEIAN CENTENARY.-On Thursday last
Hanover Presbyterian Chu ch, in Wilmington, cele-
0rated ITS hnndTedIh annIvcrsaTy, il having been
founded 10 l772, aud is, To old Drawers nea
Odessa, one of the oldest in The State The church
was decorated in The most gorgeous manner with
evergreens, and the past and the present was linked
together IN impressive symbols II would seem tha /
PresbvterIanIsm, like Mrthoiism, was graded on
this Peninsula. Rev. Mr.. Marks, the Pastor said
his historic sketch "Presby to rian,sm was intro
duced upon the Peninsula at very early datc-as
far back the latter part Of the Eth Century
Rev Francis McKnmie was the pioneer ON this
Continent and his first lahors begun on the PENN.
sula. lie died in l706, having planted several
churches IN Maryland and Virginia. The oldest
roots OF Preshyteriansm underlIe the soil OF Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia. This region is very
rich III historic interest and intimately connected
with the growth OF Presbyterianism. The dis.
tnguIshed Samuel Dawes was born IN New Castle
county. near Drdwyer's Church. He was much
admired by King George. Of England, as a preacher
DIR. Waddcll, the celebrated blind preacher, also
received his academic training at West Noting ham,
Cecil county, Md. Presby yterlanIsm was introd uccd
IN Wilmington some time previous to l740. From
the date of ITS introduction II has made steady and
continuous growth.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

A CONFIDENCE WnMAN.-On Thursday week. q
lady called at the National Bank of Ekton, and
asked for draft New York. Mr. Brown, the
Teller, told her the Cashier, Mr.. Mcfarland was
out and that she could not be accommodated with
draft I'LL his return. She then said certified check
would answer, that she wanted to send it to Ken
lucky 10 pay some taxes nn property in that State.
The amount small, 80 l6. and Mr.. Brown told
her he could give her u certified check, and she
paid him over the counter the amount OF the desired
check, 81. 6 and she signed the check H. Il. Smith
as drawer. She asked him if the Bank received
money on deposit. allowing interest for the same ;
and finally said she had some money that she would
deposit aud check out She left the Bank however,
without making the deposit. and was soon forgotten
by the Bank officers. On Wednesday last the Bank
received through their Philadelphia Agency, the
certified check raised 10 ninety l6 100 dollars,
endorsed by Mrs. f. j. Williams and cashed by the
MIddletown (Del) Bank. The check had been
altered by adding ty TO the mine, and the word
traced over TO make all the letters correspond The
amount IN figures at the bottom had been dOctored
to correspond to the body OF the check by adding
an 0 10 the rIgnt Of the 9. ii. Il. Smith alias Mrs
4. }. Williams is smart enough to make shirts in
the pcnlIentiary.-Cecit Wing.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

DEcEAssD.-We record the death Of J. Frank
Hazel, Esq Of this town. IN the death list this
week. Few young in the State. or on the
Peninsula, have enjoyed as high and extended a
reputation tor talent and OrAtOrIca ability, did
our lamenied personal friend and fellow CITIZEN.
And while his reputation this respect was wide.
spread, his loss 10 social circle heartfelt and
sadden'ng. HIS genial nature. aud his almost un.
fIVacd powers as conver satinnalis made hm always
the centre OF the social tee a.tee. and stamped him
as the "man Of infinite Jest" His memory Will re.
main green 10 the last ~ Of the that knew
and admired him. lie studied law IN the office Of
Hon. Thomas F. Blyard, in Wilmington, and was
chosen Clerk of the House OF Representatives at the
session Of 1865, when his rare accomplishments
gained widespread reputation. Failing health had
been observable upon hun too many months, bot in a
trip South, abnnt year ago. the orator for the
Washington Fire Company Of Wilmington, he
contracted cold that Terminated in consumption,
winch ended only with his lite. The funeral was
largely attended OH SUNDAY, Ex-GovernuI and Hon.
Eli salisbury. John b. Pennington and other
prominent citizens beiag among those IN alIen.
dance.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

twenty two men, reached Lewes in safety and Mr..
kenney, Superintendent Of p w. q B. X. r., kindly
furnished them transportation TO Philadelphia.
The Tea Party to have been given last week by
the Ladies' Mite Society OF this town was interrupted
by the severe rain storm. Il will be given at the
town hall Tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Roast
pig, salads, and such like will be served and vocal
and instrumental music will be provided with other
attractions. Admissions, 81 cents, which includes
the supper. Children % cents.
The U. S. Circuit Court met in Wilmington on
Monday morning. The counsel in the case of
Archibald Given were present, but in consequence
"f Judge Strong's absence the argument the rea-
sons filed for arrest of Judgment did not pro.
coed. The argument will be held whenever Judge
Strong Is able to be present. Meantime the court
for the consideration oil that case is adjourned to
Saturday next.
A Miss Fay. of Wilmington, took a good gold
watch jeweler of that city named Bleyer to get
it repaired When she called for it again Bleyer
told her 1t had been stolen ano guVe her new one
in it's place. The watch was taken to another
eweler, who pronounced it Oroide one, worth
about $3.50. She entered suit for the value Of her
first watch and judgment given in her favor
for Sjl.
A sad story is told in the Wilmington papers
about II young gIr named Mary Kyle. who went Ia
live with u woman named Deborah Bddlc, near
ChristIana. This woman, after making The girl
mot Of very strong mind work in the field and sleep
in a with her two sons, discharged her with
out paying her cent of wages when she found her
about to become a mother The girl was induced
to enter suit for l8 months wages, which she did
and recovered $o7 She has also entered suit for
the maintenance Of her child against the older
son. The girl and her child comforla bly,
cared for.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30
MARYLAND ITEMS

little dog in salisbury got fastened under a
house recently, and found after nine days still
alive.
TO Wilmington The Centreve Observer saws
Qule number OF our people have pulled up sta kes
and gone TO Wilmington to seek fortunes and more
we understand, are preparing to CO."
DedicatiOn.-Ihe new NJ. E. Church at Port
DeP"sl' but by the generosity Of Mr.. Tome will
be dedIc ted, ID W on Wednesday, October Both
bishop Simpson and Rev. Thom4s Guard, will
OincIatc ON the occasion.
ElktOn and MaSSey's-Tbe meeting of the f;ends
o TINS enterprise at ElKton, on Tuestav week. was
not encouraging. The FIRST District of Cecil county
eEihced ceclded interest," aud made a report of $40
'90 subscribed. The Second District could make a
show OF not quite $4,000, and the Third District
made no show at all.
Sad Accidem.-On Saturday week Robt Ramsay
oil Fort Deposit, IN company with some ladies', wen
d achesthutlhg' Mr.. Ramsay climbed tIee for the
purpose Ol shaking down the ruis, and when about
thirty five feet from the ground he lost his hold AND
tll. In alIghling, the heel of his boot struck Mrs
Dr. GIvens on the head, ahcling fatal injury
Hhe sun survives IN an lnsenSibe condition, bu
without the hope of recovery. Mr.. Ramsey escapec
with very slight injury.
A Wdtsry Graue.-On Wednesday last .s IN,
steamer Chester, Capt f. 5. L. Young, was passinp
Deep PoIni near the mouth of the Chester river, OI
her way 10 Baltimore, man who bad taken passag %
at ChestertOwn observed to Jump ovcrboa rd
The man had been walking the deck of the boat fo
some time, and was noticed to be very restless anc
pale Suddenly he went aft of the wheel.house
and stepping back about dozen PAGES started anc
with run sprang overheard, falling inl- the water
a considerable distance fIom the steamer. As SON
as the man was overheard the engineer stopped the
steamer. \ row boat lowered, but before il
could reach the suicide he had gone down. A dis
charge was found in his hat from the German
army, from which it appeared that the name OF the
suicide was Wilhelm Bolmer
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

The N. Y. Times Philadelphia cores
pondent writes:
Mcclure gives up the fight. He broke up
the Liberal headquarters on Walnut street,
above Ninth, this afternoon. The dOcu.
meEts were sent to waste paper shops and the
furniture to auction. The portraits OF Greeley
and Brown in the windows were blotted out,
and to night one would not know that there
ever was such thing as a Liberal" State
Committee.
At Baltimore, VIM Craig, colored, aged %,
convicted of felCniOus assault on Miss Lottie
Snyder, a white woman, IS years of age, was
sentenced on Saturday to be hanged
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

The DeIdDdrean says that the communica-
ton signed 'Clericus, addressed "To White
men of Delaware, was not the production of
a certain d. d. OF Camden, as stated by us last
week; and further ''it is not in his style of
composition, and, moreover, he is too shrewd a
person to have adopted such non. de-plunae" "
Very well; So much the better for the ID. d..
but so much the worse for the minister who
did write such political trash, and was not
shrewd enough to hide bis calling by adopting
some other nom de.plume. The article shows
a lack Of shrewdness not only in the non..de.
plume, but also in the subject matter, and
those 10 church fellowship with the ID. D. will
be glad that he cannot be charged With the lack
imputed to the author by the Delawarean
The authorship, from the style of the article
was generally imputed to the ID. d., and W.
were so informed by Democrat who gave u
the circular, but we willingly copy the denia
OF our neighbor. Our structures are intended
for ihe author, whoever he may be- he
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

A New PEACH. that is attracting much attention
in this neighbsrhond among the fruit growers, is
that grown by Mr.. David A. Lethcrbury, Of this
town. IL is remarkable for its lateness, size and
flavor. The Tree is ive.y year old seeding of volun
tafy growth IN Mr.. L.'s garden, and which he has
cultivated with much care and success. Last year
we made mention Of the fruit as "Ieherbury's Late -
This year it is fully developed. aud many peach
growers have examined it. and all pronounce 1t the
finest late peach yet grown. Mr.. l. plucked his
last fruit on the 10Th inst, and sent specimens
TO the Pennsylvania Horticultural Exhibition, in
Philadelphia, last week. where il awarded the
first premium. Some Of these specimens weighed
eight ounces. we're highly colored of the yellow
variety, and pronounced equal in flavor to any Of
the mld-season fruit Although much more juicy
than the nsua late varieties Of peach, il Stands up
finely, and keeps sound for ten days after picking
FROM the interest manifesied in il by grove rs
generally, we deemed 1t worthy of mention.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

THE BABcocK FIRE ENCINE.-The committee
from our Bard Of Commissioners, viz: Messrs
VhnGas&en, Jeff;rson and Sharp, who went to Wit.
ness the experiment Of the lbcOck self acting fire
Extlnguisher, in Wilmington, on Saturd, ~ last,
were highly gral6ed with the novel IVA achlne, which
is on the principle Of the soda fountain, and does
its own labor. frame building 90 by 25 feet
had been erected to make the experiment. The
ground inside the house was covered 10 the depth OF
several inches with shavngs, and fifteen tar barrels
were piled upon each other ia the centre It. Tbs
whole was now saturated IN coal oil aud when tine
match was applied to this mass of inllammablc
material, almost instantly the flames leaped to every
part OF the building, aud intense was the heai
the crowd were compelled 10 rush back many Yards
When the shanty was literally enveloped in fumes
the acid and water turned on and in less than
a minute nearly every spark Of fire was smothereC
out. Our committee, though they have not made a
report are unanimously of the opinion that this o
some such engine is necessary for the safety of the
town. We may have more to say On this subject
hereafter.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

The LAST. This is our last issue before the
election, and we are glad of it. Next Tuesday
Is the great quadre nnial field day in national
politics, and we will witness, for the first time
in our history the two great political parties of
the country standing on nearly identical plat
forms and both voting for candidates of the
same party creed. And stranger still, we shall
Wltneas The Democrats voting for the more
Radical of two Republicans Thus ha,
Rep1'..eH -.u ,-i1mphed beyond the expecta
t1u lent admirers.
We believe that our local interests would o.
promoted in the triumph Of that great part,
in this State, aud we hope for that triumph
not merely for parlzan predictions, but 70
the general good, without regard to party
That it will triumph in part we fully expect
Let every man vote as to him seemeth best.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

IHE SILVER LINING. The consolation OF
Mr. Greeley, in this campaign, will be that he
captured the Democratic party. He will look
with pride to the memorable surrender of the
9Th OF July, at Baltimore, where his old enemy
capltulated to him upon his own terms.
True he captured an elephant, but it was a
great victory for all that.
Smyrna times., 1872-10-30

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