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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-25

For three years past Horace Greeley
has been continually harping upon the
resumption of specie payments.
Tho way he says to resume specie
payments isto resume. This is per-
haps about the only thing that the Sage
of Chappaqua has for three years has
been of one mind upon. No elucida-
ton is given by this great financicrt
(who has never been able to even at
tempt to run the finances of the TIT
bu,,e) as to how and in what manner to
solve the great problem of resumption
except to resume. His twaddle is SIM
ply catch word for the popular ear,
as senseless and silly as Don Quixote's
experiment with the Windmill. Sec
rotary Boutwell,, now recognized among
business men as one of the best politi-
cal financiers the country ever had, re-
Gently made some remarks upon this
subject, which we give below:
Secretary Boutwell, expressed his
belief in the practicability Of continu.
ing the redemption of the outstanding
six per cent bonds, and the issues Of
5,4h and per cents, and said 1t must
be accepted as truth for this country,
in Its present condition, that the re-
sumption of specie payments will not
be due directly to any measure of leg
islation, nor can 1t be forcibly main
tanned by any act of government. 1t
must be the natural result of the exist
ing condition of things, which would
enable the government to resume
specie payment without affecting vio-
lently or prejudicing the great interests
of the country. The further eQualiza-
ton of the value of coin and currency
will depend on the increase of the
business of the countryside amount
of our exports and the value of the
foreign trade of the United States car
ried on in American vessels. There is
but one means of legislation, except
such as win foster the business inter.
ests of the country, that can facilitate
or hasten the resumption of specie pay
ment, and that is the reduction by force
of law of the volume of paper money
in circulation. This policy. the country
has not been prepared to accept, nor
am prepared to advocate the adoption
of a measure which, unless very grad.
ual in its operation, would produce
great injury to the business interests of
the country, impair revenue in the end,
and cost more than the value of the
result produced. The growth of the
country, under wise administration
OF affairs, will soon enable the govern
mcnt to resume specie payments with
out violence or injury to any"
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PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILApELrn1A, July

PHILADELPH1A, July "a.
One of the rumors concerning the
shooting of McMullen, is, that it grew
out of some difficulties i'm the Moya-
mensing Association. The young MEM
bers led by Alderman Dewitt, favoring
the sale of the property, while older
ones, under McMullen favored keeping
up the organization Tits now said q
Prison companion. Marras, named
Dougherty, aided in the escape ofthe
murderer. Dougherty cannot be found.
Physicians last night pronounced Nc
Mullen in a very critical condition.
A meeting Of Irish citizens, last
night, agreed to cooperate with the
French Committee in receiving the
French Band,
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x3iur Props,

In our dispatches for days past have
come false reports to bolster up faith
full Liberals. N. p. Banks is telegraph
ed over the country as for Greeley. A.
T. Stewart is reported as giving $780,
900 to the Greeley election fund.
Both base fabrications. These gentle
men are both Of them pronounced
Grant men.
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a NOBLE Example.
Hon. John Morrison Declines to

Hon. John Morrison Declines to Re
ceiUe Pay for Services not Rem
dered.
1t will be remembered that Hon.
Morrison, member OF the Iowa House
of Representatives, during the session
last winter, was appointed bearer Of
dispatches by the United States Gov
eminent, to one Of the foreign coun-
tries. Upon receiving the appoint
ment he resigned his seat in the Leg
islature, and went abroad. No one
was elected to succeed him in the
Legislature, and when the appropria-
ton bill was made up, Mr.. Morrison
was allowd pay to the end of the scs-
sion. Upon Mr.. Morrison's return
to this country, Mr.. Brandt, Deputy
State Treasurer, forwarded him draft
for 1856, being the amount undrawn.
Upon its receipt Mr.. Morrison's re-
turned it to Mr.. Brandt, accompanied
by the following letter:
BUTLER, July 5, 1872.
FRIEND BRANDT Your favor of
29th ult., with check enclosed was re-
cciycd last mail. beg leave to re-
turn it herewith, and ask you to put it
into the Treasury and erase my name
from the pay roll. AS l received pay
from the United States for my services
and vacated my seat, do not think
am entitled to accept per diem for
services did not render. / feel that
were any one else to do it, would
condemn it, and would respect myself
less were / to appropriate it to myself
simply because the law allowed it."
/ am under you, nevertheless, the
greatest obligations for your kindness
and interest in my behalf.
Hoping to see you soon, remain,
very truly, your old friend,
3'at JOHN MORRISON.
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II is announced that Grant has he.
moved Consul Gen. Geo. II. Butler, al
Alexandria, whose recent shindy with
some ex-rebel officers in the employ OF
the khedive, has created so much scan
dial.
For the benefit of our Reform read
ers, we will hasten to observe that the
New York Nation, one Of the origin
al simon pure Reform organs, says
that Butler was appointed on the ur-
gent recommendation OF Horace Gree.
ley, and that the Chappaquackery sage
presided at an Astor House dinner
given to Butler on the occasion Of his
departure for Egypt 4
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A New Jersey editor publishes the
following ''notis to the publick !" 'No
motifs will be taken from this date,
hereafterward, ov letters that haint
got no post Office onto them. Don't
write ON only one side ov the manu-
script, and don't write ON that. Don't
send manuscript unless you can read
it when it gets dry. We pay all the
way up hin, from ten cents to ono dol
lar for contributions, according to the
length and settlements made prompts
at the end Of the next ensuing year.
Poetry and prose pieces respectfully
solicited. The highest market prices
paid for awful railroad smash ups and
elopements with another mans wife,
No swearing aloMclin our paper.
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The following extract is taken from
an editorial article on the action of the
Baltimore Convention, in the Luren,-
burger, the able and widely circulated
organ Of the. German Catholics Of the
Northwest. The editor undoubtedly
speaks the sentiment Of thousands of
German Democrats in the following
estimate of Mr.. Greeley:
BY this (Greeley and Brown's) NOM
inati0n the Democratic party has sign.
ed itsown death warrant. Who would
ever have believed, that this party
would nominate republican, as its
presidential candidate. And vet the
apparently impossible has been done.
There is but one step from the sublime
to the ridiculous. ~ 3
Horace Greeley, the most bitter enc
my ofDemocrats, the rabid projections
ist the Grand. Pacha of the temperance
hypocrites-he carries off the palm of
victory over such honest statesmen of
the party as Adams and others.
Truly, things have come to a pretty
pass, !.
The honest ca farmer of Chappaqua,
the partner of Boss Tweed, the million
thief, the advocate of free love, the enc
my Of each and every positive religion
and of the catholic in particular, he
an impossibility to the liberal
man without fixed
principles, who, in the beginning of the
civil war, vindicated to the South athe
right of secession, who shortly after
wards furiously urged Lincoln to carry
on the war to extreme. who then gave
bail for the traitor and murderer of
imprisoned Union soldiers, JEFF. Davis,
water simpleton and protectionist par
erceue,ace, such man for President!
And the Democratic party commits the
monstrous folly Gratifying the nomi-
nation of the liberal republicans!
Such political state is only possible,
when the ties Of party are completely
loosened, as is the case at present.
The democratic party has in point of
fact ceased to exist the ultra-radical
party, liberal republicanism, is o still
born hermaphrodite.
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New York, JULY

ba NEW YORK, July "a. /.
The Commissioner of Charities,
Henry Carr, of Brooklyn, was dam
gerously stabbed on Monday evening,
BY Asscmbiylnan R0der.
Senator Sumner stiIl Nsn.o onmital. =
Senator Sumner still insists that no
one is authorized to speak for him at
all. 5its.s,
President Grant will not visit Mag
ia, but may sail down the ST Law
renee. It TRANSFERRED at Washington,
yesterday, says the Herald dispatch,
that ex-senator Fowler, of Tenn, and
Senator Upton were approached in the
same manner as Schurz, in reference
supporting the San Domingo scheme.
The report that an award had been
made by the Geneva Arbitrators, in
the case Of the Florida, is discredited
at the Capital. NJ
At the close of his speech last night
Conkling said in reference to Schurzs'
statement. that he had been offered
patronage to support the San Domin-
60 business, that, said the speaker,
will take the responsibilities ofthe state
ment, that the man who say that lses.
1t is said that Bishop BayIey. Of N.
j., will soon be made a Catholic Arch.
bishop.
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We pause for an answer

The Chicago Tribune Of the Goth
inst, says that the Hon. Chas. Atwater
and the Hon. Thos. H. Bond, two
prominent democrats of Conn, fatty
refuse to 60 into the Greeley Brown
Camp. These gentlemen are among
the solid men of Conn.,, and cannot
endorse the fraud that has welded the
daughter Of democracy, to Greeley
Financially considered, If for no other
reason, they dare not trust the Chappa-
quak farmer. Commenting upon this
stand, taken by these gentlemen, the
Tribune says, Probably they Judge
rightly which party will be the most
conservative Of abuses and therefore
most like the company they have here
tofore kept" That holy self-styled
righteous sheet thus casts its caustic
sarcasms and slurs upon two leading
citizens Of Conn.,, because as demo-
Gratis they do not implicitly and SUBJ
surviently cuddle under the Greeley
coverlid. The honest and intelligent
democracy according to the Tribune,
all fall into line at the command of
two Horaces. Those who don't, Hor-
ace White would say according to the
plain English Of his language above
quoted, are the thieves and scoundrels
ofthe democratic'party, and Of these are
Messrs Atwater and Bond. Lay on
Horaces thy recent ways "that are
dark are increasing prodigously, that
little impeachment in thy veracity.
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ILLINOIS.

Tho Democrats and Liberal Rspubli-
cans Quarrel about tho Spells
CAIRo, July "a.
The Democrats and Liberals met in
convention, separately this afternoon,
to nominate Congressman from the
18th district. Committees were APP
pointed from each to confer, but after
an hours conference failed to agree.
The Liberals favoring j. Blackburn
Jones, and the Democrats Geo. M.
Wall, but they agreed to compromise
on Judge Crawford. The Liberals de-
clined to compromise, and the result
is the Democrats nominated Wall, and
the Liberals Gen. Jones, both unani-
mously.
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The New York Commercial says
That was very suggestive conun-
drum proposed by an old gentleman
who returned to Baltimore on Mon
day from the lunatic asylum, where he
had been patient since 1868. Sur
prised by the great crowd, he inno-
Gently asked the clerk Of Barnnm's
hotel: Is it true that Lees forces
have taken possession of the city?'
Poor old man! His faculties were
very feeble, and his sight too much
impaired for accurate discerhment of
countenances, but he could smell a
rebel even rs Sir Boyle Beach could a
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Iowa.

The Congressional Convention il
the Second District occurs at De Wit
August Goth.
One Doran, aged 10, has been Jailed
in Blackhawk county for stealing
horses near Mason City.
Four pris Oners escaped from tho
Des Moines jail Friday morning, by
"burrowing through the wall"
A little girl named Sullivan living
north west of Dubuque, had one heel
and three fingers amputated by NOW.
ing machine the other day.
Lewis II. Smith, boy of fourteen
years, light complexion, light hair,
blind in one eye, left Cresco some two
months since, and his parents are in
great distress.
On Tuesday last Conrad Knott &
Gaudy's Touring mill, at Mt. Vernon,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $1,000. The same firm lost
their mill by fire over year ago.
A Sioux city boy "blew down the
chimney" to extinguish Kerosene
lamp, and the latter "busted him on
the snoot" saturated the room with
oil and set everything in blaze. No
great damage done and the boy was
but slightly hurt.
Peter Swanson and several other
young men of Monroe county, drank
six glasses OF lager beer apiece, last
Sunday evening, and started home
about midnight, OH horseback. HiIa-
rious and booty, they got up q horse
race, during which Swanson's horse
stumbled, and he was thrown ell, and |
his neck broken.
A man named Tom Mullins, the
of "gunboat" opposite
Kcokuk, was shot and killed by
Sherifl's officer last Tuesday. The
ohcrifi'went to the boat, arrested Null
ins, and was taking him to the Keo-
suk shore in a skiff, when he sud- |
lenly threw the Sheriffoverboard, and
ttempted to shoot his assistant, The
Deputy was too quick for him, howl
yer, and shot him in the temple, caus-
ng instant death.
Republicans of Dubuque formed o
irant and Wilson Club on the eycn-
lg of the 10Th. Globe Hall in that
ty was filed to its utmost capacity; n
oil. ID. S. Wilson, was chosen Presi-
ent and j. w. Hetherington, Sec'y, Il
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Henry CLAW ana y.me, nuch.n.n.

MI. clay VI I'LL MGn, TcilsleQh per-
sonal discussion-a duel, with words
for the weapons. He excelled in phil
ippic and retort, and never flinched,
when he met an antagonists who would
give as well as take. He was merci-
less in scirmish Of this kind, and had
no hesitation In abiding to physical
defects OF natural infirmities of any
description. He INDUCED frequently
in coarse pleasantries aud unsparing
ridicule, Mr.. Buchanan was his net
aversion, and he expressed his dislike
in season and out of season. Mr.. Blu.
chanan had defect in his sight, sort
of wall-eye, or cross-eye which gave
him the appearance Of obliquity of Wis
ion. On one occasion when the demo-
Gratis were in the majority, Mr.. Clay
complained of some act of Mr.. Wright
abiding to him as ''the Leader of the
Senate" From the spot where Mr..
Clay was standing. Mr.. Wright and
Mr.. Buchanan were nearly in a range
in the semi-circle. Mr.. Buchanan rose
to reply, supposing himself to have
been referred to. Mr.. Clay with an
expression on his face, compounded of
derision and contempt, said :"Mr Pres
ident, the Senator from Pennsylvania
is giving himself deal of unnecessary
trouble. / made no allusion to him
Sir, Ispoke of the leader of then Sem
ate" pointing unmistakably to Mr..
Wright.
Mr.. Buchanan with much embarrass-
ment hetitatingly rejoined,: Mr., Pres
ident l did not intend to arrogate
to myself any such distinct
ion. l make no pretension to be the
leader of the Senate, Il should hope
not" interjected Mr.. Clay, without ris-
ing); bnt the Senator from Kentucky
certainly looked at me-"
No Mr.. President l did nothing of
the kind. 1t was not that / looked at
the Senator (here he held up his hands
making cross with his two fingers) !:
it was the way the Senator looked at
me-"
At another time Mr.. Clay and Mr..
Buchanan fell into a controversial dis
cussion, in which personalities were
freeley exchanged. Mr.. Clay finally
alluded to some transaction involving
Mr.. Buchanan, greatly to that gentle
mans embarrassment. who hesitated,
and stammered but finally recovering
himself, said that he could retort upon
the Senator from Kentucky, and init
mated that he could reveal a secret that
he would not like to have made pub
lie. limiting at something that was I'M
derstood by Mr.. Clay. Springing to
his feet, the latter exclaimed in loud
and imperious tone,
"No sir, not word! That subject
is taboo"
.'But the Senator has spoken of my
private affairs, and must be allowed
q similar license"
proceed Sir" said Mr.. Clay ssbut
understand that you proceed at your
peril--your personal peril.
Mr.. Buchanan sank into his seat,
the color,of his white crayat,
without uttering another word.-From
"Recollections of on Old Stager," in
Horper's Magazine for august.
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The government is said to be ac-
quiring valuable stock of diamonds.
Many attempts to smugglc them have
been discovered, and the gems have
been seized. Costly bri[liants have
been found in letters sent by mail,
in boot-heels, in cakes of wax and
candy, and in plugs Of tobacco, carri.
ed carelessly in the pocket.
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DEAD.-Andrcw Stewart the oldest
ex-M. c. living, died at Uniontown,
Pa, on the 18th inst. at the ripe age of
81 years. He was familiarity called.
Tariff Andy" on account of his life
long devotion to the cause Of Protec-
ton. He was prominent member Of
Congress during Van Buren,, Harri-
son, and Taylors Administrations, of
the undiluted old Wing persuasion.
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0nPUnf.10AN RALLY!

A meeting of the Republicans Of OF
tumwa and vicinity is hereby called at
the Court House, on Thursday eve
ming, July 2bth, 1872, for the purpose
Of organizing . Grant aud Wilson club.
All citizens who endorse the principles
set forth BY tho Philadelphia Conven-
ton, and who are in favor Of the cleo
ton of q. S. Grant and Henry Wilson
to the Presidency and Vice Presidency
of the United States, are urgently re-
quested to be in attendance. Let us
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The Prairie Du Chen Courier, one
OF the ablest and oldest democratic pa
pers in Southwestern Wisconsin, re-.
fuses to endorse the action Of the Bal
timorc Convention, and denounces
Greeley and the bargain by which he
was foisted upon the Democratic par
ty. 1t says there 500 democrats in
Crawford county alone who will not
vote for Greeley.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-25

Carl Schurz IN his last Saturdays
nights speech at 81. louie, said that
SOME OF the friends Of the President
during the tendency Of the San Do
mingo question approached him
(Schurz), with profFers Of personal
benefits if he would support the
measure. This comes quite late from
this chronic revoiutionist, bearing tho
appearance on its face of being the
last resort of malice and the quint-
escence Of meanness. II such had
been the case then was the time to
publish and make known the fact
Our dispatches to-day announce tina,
the President declares the statement q
base falsehood.
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NEW YORK, July "a.
FIour-Steady; $6.4O@7.5O extra
state $6.45@8.4O hoop.
] Wheat-quiet and a shade tirmer at
M.45@7; No. 2 spring store $1.4S@0;
No, ! $l.58@64; winter rcd western
$l.67@S0; white same.
COrn--Very firm.
Rye-Quiet nominal.
Barley-Quiet, unchanged.
Oats-Steady, 4l@431 western store
and afloat 44@6, Ohio.
Pork-Firmer $3.50 to Is for new
mess.
Cnt Meats-Dull. r
Realistically.
Lard-Unchangcd.
Whiskey-93a.
Sugar-Steady.
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The N. Y. Commercial advertiser
Conservative organ) says:

''They tell this story to-day of DIR.
Henry, who is staying at the Grand
Union: The other day he was called
upon to attend Gratz Brown in New
York, when Gratz facctiously and
foolishly remarked: 1T Is seldom, Doc.
tor, that you are SO honored as to be
called to attend a Vice President?'-
ooh, no. replied the Doctor, 4 attend
ed Vice President (?) Frank Blair in
'68, but your case IS a good deal acorsc
than hiS!w
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PITTSBIiRG ,JuIy "a.

The citizens of Braddock have rode
OH rail, a married man named Flovy,
for alleged improper intimacy with
widow.
The French Band arrived at noon,
and had a public reception, the Ger
man Band participating. The French
leave for New York after the concert
this evening.
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In q law suit the other day, /

In law suit the other day, between
two members Of the same church,
counsel for one Of the parties suggested
that the brethren ought to defer their
differences for adjustment to the high
court above, towhich client responded
that the s'same idea had occurred to
him, but there seemed to BIC an insu-
perable obstacle in the way--he
couldn't contalye any acay TO get his
larger there"
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The Connccticut Ia0ialafnrn

The Connecticut Legislature has
just passed a law compelling the at
tendance at school, for at least three
months each year, Of all children be-
tween certain specified ages The
good people of that State reason that
If they have right to punish crime
they also have as good right to pre-
vent it BY such means as they have
adopted. ..i s r.1s..a .... !
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Demseraey %. Demecreev.

Horace Greeley is as much the DEM
ocratic candidate for the Presidency as
Horatio Seymour was in 1868.
The Chicago Times is the ablest and
most extensively circulated journal of
that party.
We therefore publish rather copious
extracts from that paper from time to
time to show what its leading organ
thinks of the Democratic candidate.
This is Democracy versus Democ.
racY. "a
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BUTLER, July 5, 1872.

Geo. Law said recently: ''Mr. B.,
have about a million and a half in
United States bonds, and if Nh. Gree
ley should be electedI would sell them
out immediately"