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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-08

form us that the Board was elected
by strictly party vote, would it not
be well to let Republicans bear all of
that disgrace through my ignorance
and dishonesty. It would be great
pity to have what few Democrats
there are in the State leave on
account of the ignorance of the Re-
publicans. Besides this, we need
you as sample Of honesty and fair
dealing, and for a leader in economy
and reform. We can't think OF any
one to take your place, unless we
could import Tweed or Connolly.
And now, with my humble re.
spects to John, and. his prompters, |
now bid adieu reminding them, how
ever, that have q few more facts to
bring out whenever he wishes to
bring up the subject again.
@. DUDLEY.
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corning the Alabama claims made no
formal demand of withdrawal of any
claims for indirect damages. 1t al
luded to the excitement Of the public
mind and the different interpretations
put upon the treaty.
At cabinet meeting yesterday
the opinion was unanimous that ref
erence OF all claims to the Geneva
tribunal was absolute to that body
and must be left to its rejection or al
lowance. This view was concurred
in by Sumner and Banks, Chairman
Foreign Committees OF the Senate
and House.
In the Custom House investiga'
ton this q. m. q communication was
received from Whitley, Chief Of the
Secret Service, charging that ex col
lector Beatty perjured himself in bis
testimony yesterday against collec
tor Berrian, and asking that hs
Whitley DO examined. Casserly Oh
iected to the language Of Whitley''
letter.
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TAKING WATER.

Our English brethren, as will be
seen by our dispatches today, are
disposed to back down on the Gene
va Conference. 1t seem they fear u
larger bill of damages than they
have the wherewith to pay, and they
see heavy duties and taxes in conse
quence TO meet and foot the bill with
This would drive out her tree trade
notions, and would bring her neare,
on an equality with the United States
and France; hence some dodge must
be taken whereby an ackno Wedge.
Inent Of error will be made, but nc
further damages result to the aristoc.
racy of Great Britain. We hope our
Government will insist on full and
complete settlement of all Just claims
for damages sdone by her piratical
friends, and. if that cannot be had
we can in some measure indemnify
ourselves as we did in the case O,
Mexico.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-08

ALTON, req. q.
The express passenger train on
the Rockford, Rock Island b st.
Louis Il. r going south, due at Up
per Alton station at 600 A. M, col
iided with the northward bound
freight half . mile south of Upper
Alton. The freight was due At that
station at 5:46, and the place Of meet
ing was at Woods station, three and
q alf miles north.
List of killed and wounded
Joseph Trisser, Mrs. Reuben Rains,
with two unknown were burned to
death. Carl Toss, leg broke; A.
Maube. the train boy, formerly
working at Farmers hotel, Rock
Island, broken arm; M. Cannon,
leg broken; Frank Bugbee, living at
St. Louis, badly bruised; franklin
Graves, slightly bruised; Reuben
Rains, badly cut in hcadsnd body
Isaac Barnhaudt, head cut and hands
badly burned.
The woudded were taken to
Brighton and well cared for. It il
supposed aenumber of those injured
win die.
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LONDON, Feb. 8.


The Times Of Saturday has the
following message: "We repudiate
the construction which has been put
on the treaty of Washington in the
American case, and must withdraw
from the arbitration if this con-
struction is insisted upon, but if this
be rectified, we are ready to stand
Loyalty by the treaty
The Tines to-day is afraid that an
attempt to solve the Alabama diff
Guilty may prove abortlve, and hopes
tho failure will not excite bitter feel
ings in America.
The Post thinks it will be time
enough when the United States re-
fuses to Withdraw their demand for
indirect damages, TO decide upon
future action. MeDaces are now I'M
gracious.
The Daily News says that the
Queen in her speech on the opening
Of the Parliament tomorrow will ex-
press a wish that the Tribunal at
Geneva may be able to proceed with
it's duties on basis acceptable to the
English Government.
The weekly press is savage and
bellicose, especially Saturdays Re-
view. They generally take the
ground that the United States pre-.
ferred- to have no settlement, and
wished to hold these Alabama claims
as perpetual menace for political
use.
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A proposition TO create a new gov
ernmental bureau, to be called thu
Department of Industries, is said te
meet.with much favor at Washington
1t is proposed to embrace in this
new Department bureau of com.
merce, bureau of manufactures, a
bureau of mining, the present bu-
reau OF agriculture, and such others
as the expanding necessities OF the
country might demand from time to
time-the Department to be presid-
cd over by Secretary of Industry,
who shall also be member of the
Cabinet, equal and coordinate with
the other members.
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FooD MEDIc1NE.--Dr. Hall relates
the case Of man who was cured of
his billiousness by going without his
supper and drinking freely OF lemon.
ade. Every morning, says the doc
tor, this patient rose with wonderful
sense of rest and refreshments, and i
feeling as though the blood had been
literallyswashed, cleaused and cooled
by tie lemonade and thefast. His
theory ls that food can he used rs a
remedy for many diseases successful
~. As an example, he cures cases of
splitting blood by the use of salt; cpl
lepsy and yellow fever by watermel-
ons; kidney affections BY celery !;
poison, olive or sweet oil; erysipelas,
pounded cranberries applied to the
parts affected; hydrophobia, onions,
etc. So to keep in good health is
really to know what to eat, not what
medicine to take
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SENATE.

Mr.. Edmonds offered resolution
calling on tho President for any in.
formation in his possession, relative
to tho ailedged intentions of Great
Britain, TO revoke the treaty OF
Washington, unless the CLAIMS Of the
United States be presented in man
ner agreeable to that party. lilo
supported his resolution, and said
the British Government had full no.
tice Of the nature of the American
claims, and If they now wish to re-
pudiate the treaty, let us say amen
We would take care to enter into no
more treaties with powers 30 ready
to break them, and at the proper
time take measures TO vindicate our
national honor, and enforce our just
claims.
Mr.. Trumbull deprecated the adop-
ton Of such q resolution upon the
mere report that England.is going to
the treaty. Parliament
bad not yet assembled, and if this
country wanted the treaty repudia-
ted, the best way to have it done,
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Pasturine ON Glover.

L. II. Sheppard, Lowell, Ohio
says: GAS / have been puzzled BY
conflicting testimony in regard t
turning cattle into clover, part O
Wish thought good and part de
cidedly bad, l determined to give
some rulesso plain that the wayfaring
man need not err therein, and here
they are:
81. Never put anything into fresh
clover pasture on an empty stomach.
"2. Never when the grass Is wet,
"3. Never put them in when the
weather is changing from warm to
cold.
"a. Do not give any salt for at
least twenty-four hours before put
ting in the first time, nor until the
evening OF the second day.
"5. Do not let them remain in
more than about twenty minutes the
first time, after which they may run
wet or dry with perfect safety.
without such precautiOn there is
danger of swelling from bloat, and
valuable animals are often lost in this
way"
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PENNSYLVANIA.

ERIE, Feb. 4.
The house of Henry Mcclellan
Washington, Erie county, burned
about 8 O'Clock this morning, and
Mcclellan persisted in the flames.
He was IS years of age. The other
inmates had barely time to escape.
They could see the old gentleman
through the flames, but could not
rescue HIM.
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VIENNA, Feb. Z.

The Neu Freil press says England
assumes to be party and Judge
at one and the same time. The Men,
orial Diplomatique says the question
of American claims for indirect dam
ages against Great Britain is not a
novelty it was distinctly tormulat-
ed in the protocol of the treaty
Of Washington without any protest
of British Commissioners.
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STATE NEWS.

1
Col. Sanford begins his trip round the
world at Des Moines on the l4th.
Three prisoners broke Jail at De
Witt last week and have not been
heard from.
feeling, clerk of Floyd county has
been convicted of fraud, and deposed
from Office.
An organized 'rua' was made on
the First National bank of Marshall
town last week. 1t didn't succeed.
| Mount Pleasant is making efforts
to secure the location of the German
Methodist College at that place.
The Marshal Republican says that
if a man wishes to see himself as
others see him. he should run for
Office.
Teachers inO Center township,
Guthrie county, are paid in 6-20's;
that is, the orders draw six per cent
and run twenty years.
The Postmistress of Fairfield is
said to conduct the business of the
office with more dispatch and business
propriety than any postmaster the
town ever had.
A few evenings since because of the ex-
plosion OF a kerosene lamp,t the Office of
the La Porte City progress.was burat.
Loss $4,000. No insurance.
Tuesday morning, about forty miles
east OF Clinton, on account of broken
| rail, thirteen freight cars were thrown
from the track and down a ueclivity. and
one man was killed and three seriously
injured.
A fire at Usage, lows, caused by the ex-
plosion OF q kerosene lamp, destroyed the
drug store Off r. Daley, the Hitchcock
block, containing three stores and five
frame buildings, and the Michel County
News office, The total loss is $50, 900. In-
surance only $4,000.
What does it mean ? The Salem,
Henry county, Register says Cyrus
@. Carpenter who has just been vaca
ted to seat in the u. S. Senate, in
his inaugural address, before the House
of Representatives., comes out very
plainly and briefly"
A test liquor case Will be tried in
February in Des Moinee, under the
State temperance law passed in 1865
Mrs. Anna Priestly sues ]. Hicrb, a
liquor dealer Of that city, for selling
liquor to her husband. She lays her
damages at $4,000
a servant girl in Davenport saw mar |!
in the house coqnetting with the spoons
She went and told the owner thereof. |
He went and got revolver and police
man. The robber went and got out OF the
window. The owner and policeman went |
and searched the house. They found a
boarlier In his own bedroom. In the
dark the policeman Knocked down the
boartier with his club, the owner drew
his revolver and shot the policeman thro'
the shoulder, the boarder Knocked down
the owner with a chair and then they
found out 1t wasn't any Of them.
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The Keokuk Constitution opposes

| The Keokuk Constitution opposes
the increase of representation in
Congress, and says as follows:
Considering the quality of repres.
entaitves in congress for the last ten
years, we are inclined to the belief
that the fewer Of them, the better it
would be for the country. One ad.
vantage would be gained. at any rate
that is, the working people would
not have to support SO many lazy
vagabonds politicians, who are sent
to congress now dys for no other
reason, we suppose, than to rid the
community in which they reside of a
very great nuisance.
The Judge ought 10 know how it
is himself, as he has q Republican
son in this Congress from Montana.
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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
House

A number Of bills were introduced,
including one by Cotton, for the con.
struction of a bridge across the Mis-.
sissippi at Muscatine.
Mr.. Voorhees,, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill refunding
all taxes heretofore collected as in
comes from salaries Of officers OF
State Government. Re-committed.
Mr.. Shellabarger asked leave to of.
fer resolution for taking testimony
in the Ohio. contested election case
of Schenck against Campbell. Ran
dali objected.
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Hero is the Missouri Republicans
own explanation of its Passive policy
in connection with the part the dem
ocratic party intend to take in it.
should any number Of republicans
bite at this hook. We ask boilers to
just tell US where they will 60 when
this years campaign is over, and the
democratic party again draw their
strict party lines? If they will let
Us answer we will say that they will
be out in the cold, the laughing stock
ofboth the great parties and wholly
at their mercy without enjoying the
confidence OF either. But here. ii
what the Repnblicon says:
.sThe fancied scheme TO displace
tho powerful Democratic party in
our national politics with q compare.
lively small insurgent Republican
party, does not and cannot exist. A
refusal by the Democratic party to
nominate a Presidential ticket in
1872 does not imply that it will re-
peat the refusal in 1876, nor does i,
imply that the refusal is to be ex
tended to any other contest for small
er places in 1872.
Again:
"The great election Of next No
vember involves local contests all
over the country it involves beside.
the Presidency, members of Con
gress, Governors, Legislatures, State
officers, and inferior officials in every
State. In each Of these the loca
Democratic organization should ant
would have, as now, full discretion O
action and management. The alb
sence of Democratic ticket in til.
Presidential field would not discour
age the presentation Of Democratic
tickets, and the vigorous support o
them 10 the subordinate State, dis
trict and county fields; SO fal
from this, it would stimulate the
nomination ofsuch tickets by leaving
the party free to support and elect
them with the force which it would
spare from the Presidential strug-
gle,"
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WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE,, FEB

MILWAUKEE,, FEB. 4.
a cooper shop, carpenter shop,
barrel shed and large stable belong
ing to Brest & Co., and the Empire
Brewery took fire and burned this
morning, with 5000 empty kegs;
also q number Of small wooden build
ings. Loss, $26, 900; covered BY in
surance.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6

The Committee on Ways and
Means heard q delegation Of distil-
lors today. s. B. Miller Of Illinois,
read and explained what they want
ed. They ask that all tax on distil-
lers to be consolidated, and that oil
locks and meters be furnished free.
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Feb. z.
A fearful railroad collision occurred
on the Rock Island 4 St. Louis r. r.
near Alton, Ills, at 8 o'clock this
morning. Ten persons were killed
outright and forty wounded. The
cars caught fire and Ave persons were
burned to death.
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On Monday, a train on the T. P.
& W. Railroad, carrying an excur.
sion party, was thrown from the
track BY misplaced switch and
badly smashed up. Vice Prest.
Cruger was seriously injured, Con-
ductor Grow had his hand mashed
and several other persons were con.
sidersbly bruised up.
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would he 20 insult Crest Britain 81
this resolution. 80 49, ~
Mr.. Cameron, chairman Of Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations, thought
tho President had no such informa-
ton as the resolution called for, and
had no idea England proposed to re-
pudiate the treaty.
Mr. Edmonds modified his reeol0-
ton 80 as to ask as to tho intentions
Of Great Britain without mentioning
the cause.
i The Amnesty bill coming up, the
resolution went over.
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WAsH,NaroN. Feb. 7

ANVAONy I0V. =.
The Chronicle says that Secretary
Boutwell, made statement to the
Senate financial committee that he
did not favor any material reduction
of the tariff; that he needed all the
revenue he could get to reduce tho
public debt; that talk about war
with Eogland was very ipjudicious.
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THE TRIBUNE ON GRANT,

But Mr.. Greeley comes out in the
New York Tribune TO assail General
Grant, not in his past administration,
but as to his future candidacy. he
is of the opinion that General Grant
would be weaker as nominee than
almost any other man yet nam,
cd. Why 30? 1t is simply nom
sense to talk, as Geeeley does, about
either strength or weakness inher-
ing in the application of the one
term principle. The people care
nothing about the one.term princi-
pie; it has no bearing whatever up.
on the question of good or bad gov
eminent, in which alone the masses
are interested. It concerns only the
few who are effected by it in their
aspirations to an Office to which they
are invited only by impudent ambi-
ton, unbacked by merit on the one
hand or popular support on the 9TH
or. As the power to enforce the one
term principle now rests with the
people, there is not likely to be any
clamor to get it put beyond their
control and engrafted upon the Con
etitution.
Objection has been made TO Gen
eral Grant concerning the character
Of certain Of his appointees. The
secret Of the New York zr,bune's
hostility to him lie, as is we'll known
the fact that he did not select hit
federal officers for New York city
and state from the personal friends
of MIR. Greeley. That gentleman
has never been entirely comfortable
unless no had few first-class quarrelt
on hand. He would insist on 9
"Greeley wing" of the Republican
party though it mustered but ont
man he would fight with himself
rather than live in peace, and tread
on the tail of bis own venerable coa'
rather than II should 70 untrodden
He was q source of moro annoyanc,
| to Mr.. Lincoln and his administra
ton than Lees whole army, continu
ally rushing back awards and forward
between Washington and New Yorl
in the interests of his own pet
among the plunder-seekers. The in
testinal feud in New York is unfor
tunate, but 1t is inevitable. Gen
eral Garnt has been psrpetually oh
liged to choose between two factions
and the friendship of one could only
be purchased at the expense of tn
enmity of the other. For all W,
know, he may have made mistake
in choosing Conkling rather thar
Greeley, but 1t is understood tina
Mr.. Greeley's chief lieutentant i
Reuben e. Fenton, there will b.
very little cause to fear that tn
least Of two evils has not been selec
ted.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The New York Herdtd snyt
that William M. Tweed takes "hit
three square meals a day, except
when he rides out to the High
Bridge, end then he takes four" and
that he is sin no hurry to 60 further
up the river"
There has been q considerable dis.
cussion going on in the Virginia pa
pers in regard to the reunion of East.
ern and Western Virginia.
The Indians in Upper Michigan
are employed to carry packages Of
nitro-glycerine on their backs.
An Englishman in Iowa recently
sent half q dozen prairie hens to
Queen Victoria.
In Nebraska courtships are said to
average three hours and a-half IN
length.
The French Government has refused
to sell it's crown jewels to private
persons.
The Monthly Scientist predicts
that the sun will burn out in A, 389
The amount of pension money
annually paid out in Iowa is over ST..
000, 900.
Salt Lake City is now invested
with garroters US well as polyga.
mists.
Ten million COWS in the United
States.
A Yankee runs a steamboat on the
Ganges.
Nebraska has an editor who spells
wife, yf.
Sixteen railways of England own
$500 locomtives.
One California vineyard yielded
10000 gallons this season.
The city debt of Richmond is
100000 in round numbers.
The smallpox is making fearful
ravages in Brown county, Ohio.
1t is asserted that lead ore has
been discovered in Montgomery
county, and in Coffee county, Kan
eas.
The raw material for hydrophobia
in Ohio consists of 1873, 424 dogs.
The snowfall of the 22d inst, was
very general throughout the South.
An island, three miles in length, is
forming across the Mobile = Bay,
which, instead OF obstructing COM
merce, is having the effect OF deep
ening the channel over the outer
bar, and greatly improving naviga
ton.
New Britain, Conn, with d bopu.
Iation of only 1000; has church
which cost Sl6O, 900, and all paid for.
It belongs to the Congregational
lists,
The Mayor of New York does not
hold malice against the defamors of
ais official career, hence we find him
subscribing $3.50 to help set up
statue OF the Hon. Horace Greeley.
Amongst the names Of tho sub
,cribers we have cot noticed VIM, NJ.
weeds.
A woman lately hung herself because
Ter husband objected TO her conversing
With the male boarders, and left this last
will and testament chalked on the back
ia tea-tray: Dear Jim You have driven
ne 10 this little affair. Be good to the
og.
A Southern Californian paper ad |
ertises for "a young freokled faced |
IAN that won't back down, with q
air of saddle. baggs, pistol and bow
,-kniie, to collect tor this Office. A
lrge salary will be paid
A lady Who refused to give, after hear
g d charity sermon, had her pocket
cked az she was leaving church. On
aking the discovery she said .rhe
arson could not find the way to my
,cket, but the devil did"
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Farmers and others having Or
chards, Hedges or shrubbery should
have the Buckeye Primer, sold BY
o. C. Graves, Second street, west Of
Court, cheap, durable and just the
thing. Call and see it and leave
your order for ore.
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LONDON, Feb. 6,

"a
The Times this morning preserves
its tone OF moderation that it assum-
ed yesterday on the subject of the
American claims. 1t deprecates in
temperate denunciation OF the
treaty. 1t hopes it will meet with
no hasty action. The present duty
of English Statesmen is to 81 , or do
nothing likely TO prejudice any at
tempt to remove misunderstanding.
The Daily Telegraph pronounces
the claims for Indirect damages as
impossible, not advisable and base
less regrets any hesitation on the
part of the London press to stigmat
lie these demands as they deserve,
and that the intention of England
cannot DO too strongly impressed on
the United States.
The Telegraph feels convinced
that the American Government will
withdraw it's extraordinary de-
mands.
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n Louis Market.
ST. Louis, Feb. 7.

Flbur-Quiet; fair inquiry.
Wheat-Firm and higher; No. 3, red l.0aH.
Corn-Steady at 90; mixed on track II.
Oats-Steady; No. 9 in elevator 37k.
Rye-Firm, No. in elevator 30.
Barley-Steady; 75aS5 for prime to choice
fall.
Whisky-Quiet at SIN
Proyisions-Very nat.
Pork-Nominal a. 1880.
Iard-No sales,
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why, Uncle -Jhonny," said bis
friend, "can you afford 10 eat 5had at
twenty-five cents q poundF "Ach,
won p said Uncle Jhonny striumph-
antly, Il can put him inin'ne ice
chest and keep him until ne gets
cheaper"
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Chicago ngaxkst.
Chicago, Feb. Z.

OuIVUXOi IVUs 70
Flour-Quiet and steady.
wheat-Quie:; easier: l,2sA bid cash; LS61t
~ March.
Corn-steady; moderately active at ~
cash; 40N March,.
Oats-Dull; 321f cash.
Rye-Eeaier at 7a5<a78.
Barlsy-Quict and weak offered ut 90 cash.
Dressed Hoge-Dull at 5a505a5.rk.
Pork-Firmer; 1890 May; l240 cash; l2.6o
March.
Lard-steady at s.75a8s0 cash.
Meats-steady; nominally unchanged.