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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-07-18
nAsR FALsrHoons.

The Irish World knowingly and
wilfully lies, in admitting prominently
into its columns statements like the
following in regard to Henry Wilson,
of Massachusetts, to-wit.: That he de-
clared Sthc time had come when the
uniform of the State militia should no
longer be diSgraced by being seen on
the back of a Catholic Irishman or an
infidel dutchman." This and kindred
statements charged upon Henry Will
son by that paper and Others, shows
the bold mendacity of their editors
Such conduct is beneath the dignity OF
the vilest inmate Of the Toombs but is
fitting commentary upon what Tam
many may bring forth. Any sensible
man wouid know from the very nature
of The language referred to, that Henry
Wilson never uttered it. 1t is written,
however,for the untutored ears ofmany
of the World's readers, in its advocacy
of Horace Greeley, the Tammany can
didate.
Henry Wilson, as all intelligent men
know, never wasa Know Nothing, but,
on the contrary, always maintained that
their principles of prescription were
wrong. That alone which can be laid
to his charge was, that in the anti-sla-
very war in Massachusetts,, he was
allied for a short time upon this ques.
ton, with the American party who
were like him, anti-slavery.
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The question of the hour is what
preparation of cherries it was that
gave B. Gratz Brown the cholic Later
The muddle becomes more and more
incxplicable as it is now disputed that
it was cherries, but soft shell crabs in.
stead, that did the mischief, washed
down unfortunately by some vile tea
that the careless cook concocted. This
unhappy accident occurring to the
redoubtable Brown within the shadow
OF his Alna Mater should be dill.
gently inquired into by the Prof. of
old Yale. Let not so great an out
rage pass by without committee of
investigation with power to send for
persons, papers and vile cholic decoc.
tons, Schurz should move for the
committee.
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AN ORDINANCE to prevent hogs
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AN OnDIN ANSAI W PAOVSns AAV8S
from running at large.
SECTION l. Be It ordained BY the
CITY Council Of the CITY Of Ottumtca:
That hogs or pigs running at large
in the city of Ottnmwa, in any of its
streets, alleys or public places, be and
the same are hereby declared puis-
ance. S go
SEcrroN 2. No hogs of any descaip-
ton shall be permitted to run at large
within the city limits Of the city Of
Ottumwa; and all pigs or hogs thus
found running at large, shall be taken
up by the city Marshal and placed in
some secure pen or pound, ito be by
him provided for that purpose.
6ECTIoN8 When any hog or hogs,
pig or pigs, are thus taken up, it shall
be the duty of the city Marshal to sell
the same at public auction to the high
est bidder, for cash, after giving ten
days notice of the time and place of
said sale, by posting written or printed
notices at one of the most public places
in each ward Of said city: PROVIDED,
that If the owner or any person author
lied by him, shall on or before the
time fixed for said sale, pay the costs
and charges thus far made, the city
marshal Is hereby required to release
said hog or hogs, pigs or pigs, upon
satisfactory proof of ownership. But
If the same are not go released, they
shAll be sold in accordance with said
notice, and the money arising from
said sale, sitter the expenses Of taking
up, keeping and selling the same are
deducted, shall be paid over, to the
owners, upon their proving to the city
Marshal, or Mayor, that the property
In such hog or hogs, pig or pigs is in
the person or persons claiming to be
such owners, but if no owner appears
within ten days, the said money after
deducting the costa 90 Aforesaid, shall
be paid into the city treasury.
SEC. 4. The fees Of the city Mar.
shal under this ordinance, shall be the
same as those of Constables upon the
sale of like property under execution
and the Marshal shall be allowed fol
keeping said hogs, the sum of five
cents, for each twenty-four hours
which each of said hogs is by him
kept by. virtue Of this ordinance
The word pig in this relation shall BIZ
understood to mean sucking pig.
| Sec. 5. Any person who shall in
terfere with the Marshal, deputy Mar
shall or police officers, in this city
to prevent, hinder or delay such of.
ficer in executing his duties under
this ordinance, or who shall open Of
take down any fence, or gate enclos
ing the pound shall on conviction pay
a. fine of not less than one dollar, mol
more than twenty dollars, and stani
committed until such fine and costs ar,
paid. \, \
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall be il
force from and after the LIST day o
August, A. d. 1872.
Passed July 18th, 1872. 9tl
| a9 WI. Orr, Mayor. &
l Attest: 1890
G., L, FOSTER. CITY Clerk.
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We find the following card ffon
Major Walden, in the last number Q

O080 1lVA ~V0s - - - 0&UWs
We find the following card from
Major Walden, in the last number of
the Centerville Citizen:
HON. WIN. LoUGHRIDGE,
The Republican Convention at o.
kaloosa last Tuesday, nominated for
Congress from this district the gentle
man whose name heads this article.
We feel in duty bound therefore to
place his name on the ticket, and give
the ticket the same cordial support it
would have received at our hands had
M. M. Walden been the nominee for
Congress. And now few words
from the latter In self-defenoe, may
not be out of place, and are certainly
due himself and the public:
CARD FROM n. M. WALDEN.
Two years ago when Gov. Stone and
Mr.. Loughridge were striving for the
Congressional prize, / took no active
part for either. The contest became
one of the most bitter ever waged in
the State. This was regretted not only
for the good of the party, but for the
sake of humanity. The Convention
met and / was nominated. Under
other circumstances / should have re-
garded this as great favor, but in this
case l felt that duty was imposed
which l would gladly have left to
another. was not ignorant Of the
fact that should stand before the pub
lie as one who had done q doubtful
thing 10 gain seat in Congress-
Willingly would have relinauished
the prize had not felt the call ofduty.
After election / went to Washington
and gave AN undivided attention to the
discharge Of my official duties, leaving
the pubict0 ratify or condemn my
course. This gave full opportunity to
my enemies at home, to perfect their
plans for my defeat at the recent con-
vention. On my return from WASH
ington few weeks ago, ! found the
opposition at work vigorously to ac-
cOmplish that end. decided at once
not to make q canvass for the nomina-
ton, lest i should arouse the bitter
strife of two years ago. And believing
as do, that the peace ana harmony
Of the party should be preserved, even
if individuals 70 down, remained at
hoaae~aill the day before the Conven-
ton.
No man in his zeal for Office has the
right to traverse the country end prom
Use offices and special favors for sup
port. If he is elected and keeps his
promises he must elevate a class Of
persons who have sold their influence,
and thereby proven their unfitness for
public trust. On the contrary if he
breaks his promises he thereby proves
himself unfit for public trust. So
that in either case, whether these bad
promises are kept or broken, the pub
| lie trust is corrupted.
In conclusion / have only to add
that will ever hold in grateful re-
membrance the many kind friends who
gave me their support, and especially
the Republicans of Appanoose county
who have often honorcd me in the
past and who left their employment,
and rallied almost as one man to save
me from defeat in this instance.
M. M. WALDEN.
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We Cali Time.

What is the reason the Westltche Post
and other prominent German papers
who are supposed to espouse the cause
of Greeley and Brown do not run up
their names at the head of their pa
pers, and SO give plain ocular demon
stration of who is who. The time is
up, gentlemen, fall into line ifyou are
not towards. Is it because your sub
scription lists are decreasing by scores
daily as the result ofyour present atti-
tude, and which You fear win fall off
by hundreds daily if you run up the
possum mongrel ticket. Come to the
scratch ; we call time on YOU.
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Iewa Items.
Red Oak has terra Gotta works.

Red Oak has terra Gotta works.
Sioux City will Illuminate with gas
I'M November.
There are more Grant Democrats in
Fayettc county than Greeley Rcpubli-
cans. - ~
C. A. Erickson, Of Allamakee c0,n-
ty, was cut to pieces In moving ma
chine last week.
A couple, long ago divorced in New
Gil Bluffs, and were remarked.
The Muscatino Western Railroad
has become part of the Burlington.
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Rai:-
road.
A. s. Kissell, ex-Superintendent of
Public Schools will open normal and
Training School in Des Moines in Sep
TENDER. l,t.. L
At Bellevue, the other day, Q hog
drank from q puddle of bad beer that
had been thrown out until he was
dead drunk.
= " * NJ
The Council Bluffs, Republican says
the Big muddy river is so crooked thit
season that last years catfish cant find
the channel. eltE ~ 5
Burglars and horse thieves are driv.
| ing business in Page county. -Four
| horses and four mules were stolen in
one night last week.
| The road bed of the Iowa, Mime.
! sofa and North Pacific road between
Newton and Monroe will be ready
for the iron in q few weeks. i'iae
John Mahin with this month con.
cludes twenty-five years continuous
service in the Office Of the Journal
the like of which cannot be. produced
| in the State. =
DIR. J. H. Wilson was killed, and
John B. Graves seriously injured b,
being thrown off hand car and rur
over, near Cedar Rapids, on last Thurs
day evening.
"A citizen Of Eldora Is named God
frey Damn, and it is said that wher
he abreviatcs his ''front name" in /
certain manner the result is an ap
| pellation at once peculiar and start
ling. at:E
The equanimity Of Newton is dis
turbed by the discovery of a photo
graphist in its midst, James w. Mars
ton, who is not just what he ought Il
be-in fact has more women for wive!
than the law permits. His legal wifi
exposed him, and he fled in time t.
save Newton girl from his grasl
and from ruin. a.,
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NEW YORK, July II

A Cataczy pamphlet dated Paris
July 1872, is published in the Herald.
The ex-Minister endeavors to vindi-
cate himself from charges brought
against him by Secretary Fish, and
says his pamphlet takes from a letter
which he addressed to Chief Justice
Chase saying he was not dismissed
from his position, but relieved at his
own request. He goes on at length
into the history of the Perkins claim
as well as other matters in which he
was said to be involved, and asserts
that most of the charges against him
were based on an old woman's stories,
which were groundless. The docu-
ment which he appends in his defense,
comprise letters of Fish, Horace
Greeley, Charles A. Dana, James Cor
don Bennett, Jr., &c. The Herald
editorially gives no comfort to the ex-
Minister, characterizing him as sort
of intrigue, from whose own showing
it would be difficult to say, who was
in the wrong.
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The Chicago Post says: "The ur-
chin who sat OH rock and bobbed for
whales had about as good chance Of
bagging his game, as the Liberals have
Of taking in the old Democratic party.
When the Bourbon anaconda and the
Greeley squirrel join in friendly rival
ry to see which will swallow the other,
there can be little doubt OF the result,
and the spectators who sympsthize
with bunny had better withdraw"
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Beecher's Christian Union pronoun-
ces the one term cry great humbug.
Once adopted it would take away
from the people the power Of re-elect-
ing good ofiiceHjf they wished, with
out taking away particle of the
power of a bad officer TO use his posi-
ton for the fartherance Of personal
ambition. He might not intrigue for
himself but would for his favorites
The remedy leaves the disease where
it finds it. 1t does not diminish the
temptations Of ambition, nor restrain
its power, nor even change its meth
odA. 1t is prepostrous nostrum, fit
for charlatans and quacka- Chappau-
quacks.
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Tom Hendricks Of Indiana is run
ming against Gen. Brown, q gallant
soldier of Indiana for Governor. This
same Hendricks in the United States
Senate opposed an the war measures
of the Government and was chief
among the fire in tho rear gueprillas,
He has been denounced as q traitor,
liar, william and slave, a thousand
times by H. G. After this statement
it is not strange that Hendricks and
Greeley were in each others arms,
/, yesterday as our dispatches will show.
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G. L. FOSTER, City Clerk.
~ No. 57.1 So Be
AN ORDINANCE to provide for tax.

NO. OIL
AN ORDINANCE to provide for tax
SECTION i. Be It ordained blythe City
Council Of the CITY Of Ottum,ca, That it
shall be the duty of every person
owning or having charge of any dog
or bitch within the Iimits of the city, to
pay the city Treasurer the annual tax
of three dollars for evory dog, and five
dollars for every bitch, receiving the
Treasurer's receipt therefor, and to put
upon the neck Of every such dog or
bitch q metallic collar, or a collar bear
ing metallic plate affixed thereto, mp
on which shall be legibly marked or
engraved the owners name. Every
person owning or having charge of a
dog or bitch within the city limits who
shall refuse or neglect to comply with
the foregoing provisions shall be liable
to fine of five dollars and costs.
SEC. 2. Every dog or bitch found
running at large not collared and
marked as above provided, or upon
which the tax has not been paid within
ten days after due, may be lawfully
slain by any person, and it shall be the
duty or the city Marshal 10 shay suvir
dog or bitches and the prudent use of
firearms for this purpose shall not be
considered q violation of Section Is of
Ordinance No. IA: Provided, that dogs
led by or following any countryman,
or traveller, temporarily within the
city shall not be subject to the provis
ions of this ordinance.
Sec, 3. The Mayor, upon reasonable
apprehension of danger from mad or
rabid dogs, may issue his proclamation,
requiring that all dogs running at large
be securely muzzled, and thereafter any
dog or bitch running at large without
being securely muzzled may be lawfully
slain by any person, and the owner Of
such dog or bitch shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding ten dollars and
costs.
Sec 4. It shall not be lawful for any
person owning or controlling a bitch
to permit or suffer her to run ut large
while she is in heat, within the limits
Of said city, whether she have the col
lar or muzzle on her or not; and every
such bitch SO found running at large, is
hereby deemed and declared nuisance,
and the owner of the same shall, on
conviction, be fined in any sum
not less than five, nor more
than twenty dollars, for every
offense, and said bitch shall be slain
and buried, or otherwise disposed of as
herein provided.
SEQ. 5. The tax on all dogs shall be
due on and after the fifteenth day of
August in each year.. 1t shall be the
duty of the city Marshal to enforce this
ordinance, and he shall receive the sum
of one dollar for each dog or bitch
slain and buried by him, payable upon
the order of the Council.
Sec. 9. This Ordinance shall take
effect from and after August 18th,
1872.
Passed July 18th, 1872.
Attest: w. l.. ORR,
G. =. FOSTER, City Clerk, Mayor.
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From, uhapuasua.

The eminent agriculturist, III. G.,
gave his regular Saturday afternoon
wood chopping matinee on the 18Th
inst The notorious Duke Gwin who
was driven out Of California into Mex.
leo during the war for his treason, and
Reagan, of Texas, JEFF. Davis Postmas-
ter General, were the chief speakers.-
We append the dispatch, and ask on
readers if this is the same ideal honest
Greeley they have in old times respec.
ted:
Chappaqua, n. Y, July 13.-The ass
semblage of the Democratic committee
and others on the farm of Horace Gree
ley, to-day, was O most social gather
ing. Mr.. Greeley conducted the vari-
GUS delegates over his farm in the NOR
ming and described all the peculiari.
ties. A bountifnl dinner was served at
I.o'cloclS, after which Mr.. Greeley ad-
dressed a meeting consisting of about
800 people. He said ii was a social
gathering, having no other purpose,
cohgregating for pleasure. There
were friends from home, from far and
near, and he wished they would fire.
quentiy visit him at his farm. Ex-,
Senator Gwin made short speech, in
which he eulogized the future Presi-
dent strongly. He advocated a close,
and even lasting alliance between the
Democrats and Liberal Republicans as
the only means for the salvation of the,
country.
Judge Reagan of Texas was the
next speaker. He dwell at length ON
the honesty of Greeley, and in bitter
language denounced Grant, whom he
characterized as useless, dishonest and
and called on every man from
Maine to Texas to rally round Greeley,
who is honest, straight forward, and
more competent to govern this great
country. Three cheers were then given
for Horace Greeley by the Democracy
md Liberal Republicans. Neither Mr..
Doolittle nor Mr.. Schell were present.
The affair from beginning to end was
exceedingly quiet. Not half the men,
bers of the Baltimore Convention were
present. Several prominent New
Workers attended. a good many
Southern Democrats, who were warm
in their expressions as to supporting
Greeley i'll the coming campaign, prom
ised large majorities in the Southern
Stafee
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The Chicago Post has been favored
with an advance copy ofGreeley's let
ter of acceptance. Here it is:

- o.
The Chicago Post has boon favored
with an ADVANCE COW ofGreelev,s let
n. az,
WI VI "''op'ahoc. ncre ~ Is
"NEw YORK, july 20.
"GENrLEnrS OF THE DrnocR ATTIC.
CoNvENr1oN: 1t is the happiest mo-
ment of INV life when I am informed
of NV nomination TO tn Pscs;dencv 10
such a Iof Of thieves. nimns, and hiscE.
legs as Won are. Az have fs,annantIv
remarked, Won hate school-honses md
where thew are pretty thin. Won are
pretty thick. Won are nronogated In
sinks of iniouity, and berotten in fes-
tcrinp rum-holes: therefore, your an
probation thrills INV bosom With nride
i loathe your contaminatino presence.
as I said before. - Won An tRc halls and
Republicans smnnort them "a I "a.
marked in the TIybune of last Sentam.
her. A sa;d m :fannarv 1893
every one who chooses n i've ~ nno,
ilism. or 1uamh,;nr or harlotrv t ri1
nearly every Eeener ofa t;nnl;ny honse
il noiiticaliv a Demncraf a nmre,y
selfish ;nterest Attaches t,,a ,aw3
ruf]lanlv. criminal and danOerons class.
es to ths Democrat;c narty Nv The n.
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New The OsaAtxy y - - Dshvseea
ever 70 DoaeeSaey ana 3sbels.

now S1O OOU0Wy - ~ - Oo0voeo&
svsr - Dsnsesaey and Rebels.
In the Chicago Times of the 18th
inst. we find the following:
A public journal of Missouri prof.
ers some advice to the democracy,
which should be received with great
caution and circumspection. The ad-
vice is that in Congressional districts
where the democrats comprise the
majority of the electors, they should
nominate democrat for congress, but
III districts where the majority has
hitherto been Republican, they should
nominate person who has hitherto
affiliated with that party. The propo-
sitiOn seems to involve no considera.
ton of principle as basis Of party
combination It Is merely an extension
Of the corrupt tradin0. for-the-spoi
system schich renders the present nation
al contest the most shamefug political
campaign that has been tcitnessed in oar
history"
From the very inception Of the Lib.
eral movement, it has been clear to the
minds of all honest thinking men, that
the SPOILS, and the spoils alone, was
the object for which these sore heads
who rallied at Cincinnati were labor
ing. The Democratic party, through
a packed convention at Baltimore have
become allies of the "outs," and sore
heads, and as part of the agreed pro-
gramme, will, whenever possible, thrust
upon the people rebels, regulators,
and men Of doubtful loyalty to the
Union. The Times, although it spurns
Greeley, gives its hearty cooperation
to the election of democrats for State
Offices and Congress, and wisely dep
recates the exposure of the plan by
which the defunct and rotten democ.
racy hope to ride into power. We are
glad that they expose their plans and
condemn themselves from their own
mouths. The honest liberty-loving
people Of this nation will rally at the
polls and thwart this well laid but
infamous plot to subjugate the coun-
try to the rule Of those who have here.
tofore endeavored to destroy it.
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One of Che Southern editorial ~

One Of the Southern editorial ex-
cursionists who recently passed
through this city, in conversation
with q Western gentleman in whom
he supposed the love Of Greeley was
stronger than the love of country, gave
vent to his sentiments in the following
rather indiscreet manner: "There Is
no reasonwhy the government should
not pay us for our slaves who were
unjustly liberated by the emancipa-
ton proclamation; and rest assured
that if the opportunity is ever pre-
sented for the recovery of our loss, we
shall not be at all backward in taking
advantage of it. AT the beginning Of
the war my father was the owner of
slaves; they are all free
of course; but what justice is there
in his being stripped Of his property"
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. &
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COLORADO.

q 9a DENVER, July 16. 9
A remarkable waterspout occurred
on the Central City Stage road, four
miles above Golden City. A torrent
Of water struck a carriage containg
J. Verden, his wife sister, and girl.
The girls were both drowned; Miss
Verden was found three miles below
the place of the disaster among the
sand. The road was badly washed
out,
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1t is significant fact that previous to
the opening of the Baltimore Conven-
ton last Wednesday morning, the
band played yankee Doodle, .sRed,
White and Blue,H marching Through
Georgia." &c, but they received no
notice. Finally, however, when
Dixie" and "Bonnie Blue Flag" were
performed, the audience broke cut in
a most violent manner and cheered
the airs to the echo. In fine, the con-
ventien did not display much enthus-
iasm for anything ola national charac-
ter, but illusions to the south and
Southern melodies were loudly APP
plauded, showing clearly enough the
composition and spirit 'ofthe conven-
ton. Davenport Gazette.
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Tho action of the Baltimore Convcn-
ton is suggestive of an army of con-
undrums. AS, for instance: Is
Horace Greeley Democrat? Has he
swallowed himself, gone through him
self, turned himself inside out? Has
he gone back on his record? Does he
still believe all the horse thieves are
Democrats and SO on ad i1sfaitum.
--L0ussviue Ledger, Dem.
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An Irishman went into Chicago
store, and says he: "Faith an did
yees put in the papers that yees want
ed MANI" "Yes," said the storekee-
per, ssand ! distinctly stated that all
applications must be made by mail. !"
"An,' faith, an ffs meself that's a male
sure,n ssys Pat, and he was hired.