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Sheridan one day, when coming back
from shooting with an empty bag, did
not like to 20 home completely empty,
and, seeing . number Of ducks in u
pond, and a man, or farmer leaning on
arail watching them said: 'sWhat will
you take for shot at the ducks Pr
"Well," he said, 81 win take half a
sovereign" "Done,' said Sheridan,
and he fred into the midst of the flock,
killing dozen. HI'm afraid you have
madesa bad bargain said Sheridan
"Well, don't know" said the man,
"They wern't mime"
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Another Roilisr sHxploslsn - ssverai
EiIlod and Woundsb.

4, ~ n DUBUQUE, July V'
Another raft tug disaster has occur
rcd on the Mississippi river, near the
place where the ill-fated Mcdonald
exploded last month. The John MIL
bonrn, a steamer employed in towing
RATS between LaCross and st. Louis,
exploded her boiler to-day at one
o'clock, two miles above McGrcgor.
She was Bound up stream ut the time
and contained !. several passengers.
Among those killed and missing are
Capt. James Milborn, owner OF the
boat, residing at Lacrosse; also lom
Wilson, r. ONeii, G Young, fireman,
II. Lilburn and child Of II. smith.
Wounded-J ohm Milborn, pilot, Sc
verely; u. White, slightly; John M.
Norton, scalded, and q servant OF MIS-.
Wilson. l
Among those saved are d. \. Hay
gurden, of Sandwich, Ill. Hub. smith,
II. Pierce, and Mr.. Ross, engineer; y.
T.. Bradford, fireman, Alex. Apple,
gate, +. d. Latooer, III. Smith. wife ana
one child, Mr.. Melborn, John Diamond
and Alex. Hauser.
The explosion is similar to that OF
the Mcdonald; the boat sunk to the
bottom of the river. 80 aliHsl s.
A defective boiler. is assigned as thc
| cause Of the disaster. Another rumor
| is that the boat was running agalhst
time to make record. &Fa
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REASONS FOR SUPPORTING GRANT,
In to-days paper we copy an article
from the New York Euening Post,
edited by William Cullen Bryant, un.
der the above heading. The Post is an
independent paper, was the organ and
advocate Of the Liberal movement as
long as it promised genuine reform,
and can in no way be charged with
being partial to decentralization.
but is honest enough to discriminate
between fit and unfit men for Office
and it freely comedies that there is no
hope for the country under Horace
Greeley, should his election be among
the things that are possible. We hope
every reader Of the COURIER will give
this article an attentive and. careful
perusal.
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THH FIRST WILD BEAST SHOW
OF THE SEASON.
J. q. Oooper's Caravan.

y. u. C0opers large and popular
Geological and Equestrian Aggrega-
ton will exhibit in Ottumwa Satur-
day, August 10, giving exhibitions af-
ternoon and night. This is said to be
one of the largest shows in America.
Already a corps of advertisers have
visited our city and built several huge
bulletin boards, requiring some 5000
feet of lumber to hold the pictorial
bills. Everywhere you look you can
find mammoth posters, indicating the
approach of a mighty Caravan. Money
has been spent by the agents with a
lavish hand in these advertising ar
rangements, and it may seem like an
exaggeration (but it is nevertheless
true) that the advertising expenses
alone Of this monster show in Ottum-
wa will reach nearly a $1,000 dollars.
This is bat one item in the expense ac-
count of this Leviathian establishment.
The agent estimates the daily running
expense at $1,000. They own and feed
droves of horses, and pay and feed an
army of men. In the Menagerie over
500 living wild beasts are exhibited,
including most every known specimen
of the animal kingdom known to nat
uralists. Among the list of animals
we find the only South American
Hippopotamus now upon exhibition.
This rare and remarkable animal was
captured by an agent Of this Company,
and is certainly great animal curiosi-
ty. Gentlemarly and efficient animal
attendants will be constantly i'm front
OF the various dens ready to answer
any questions relative to the various
specimens. The Circus Department
is composed Of u strong corps of per-
formers who will appear in a brilliant
display of equestrianism, calesthenics !
and gymnastics.
Remember that for 50ccnts you have
an opportunity Of viewing the Menag-
erie, Museum and Circus without ex-
ira charge, exhibited under three mann
moth tents. On Saturday morning a
grand and glorious free pageant will
take place, introducing the entire reti-
nue. in the streets in holiday array,
forming procession seldom witnessed,
Introducing living lion loose in the
streets. and many other attractions. .
The date of Cooper's Monster Cara ,
van in Ottumwa is Saturday, August !
10. r.
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The annual conference Of the United
Brethren church will meet the coming
fall, as follows: West Des Moines,
Panora, August 18th East Des Moines,
Washington, Sept. 9th; Iowa, Lisbon
Sept. 10Th; North Iowa, Castalia, Sept.
10 Bishop Dickson presiding.
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MEssRs. EDITORS, OTTuMwA CoUR-
IE9.s WIN ealR6'fti aKe hayeev s rrre cfhRtal

MEssRs: EDITORS, OTTUMwA CoUR-
IEg.svlW Win ea 4R5nwe Aayyev Gyrfpr tecfhfeal
in the county? Is it the business of
the Central Committee to see that this
is done5 if SO, want them to go in at
once, for to me (using the language of
Senator Conkling, Of N. W" no can
vass ever stirred me SO deeply-no
election ever appealed SO strongly for
fair play-no canvass in my memory
has been SO full Of injustice and malice,
none ever more strongly tested the
common sense and generosity of the
American people,"
Dare any Republican or true Demo-
crat think of removing, at this time,
the honest, true and brave Grant, to
whom the country owes so much? The
ingratitude would be a high crime
while the act would be an appalling
calamity, to the whole country. Then.
up and do right; make no concession
to Satan, Greeley or any of their
cohorts. x#*
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The Democrats and Liberals 2hye
lately been blowing Justify to the effect
that ex-Gov. Merrill was Greeley
man, and would be the Greelcy-B Brown
candidate for Congress in the 7th
district. The Dcsmoincs Repu6lican,
by Gov. Merrills request, tells us that
it is like all the rest of their big stories,
alt lie. s
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special Dispath to the No Democrat,

SPtu71I DIBfatu 70 Iu0 10 DeWUcI4C.
MACON, Mo-, July 29.-Gen. u. M.
Prentiss, Of Quincy, ILL.,, made long
speech tonight, to one of the largest
meetings ever held III the city. A
Grant and Wilson club of three humid
red members was formed. A large
number of Democrats joined the club.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and
altogether the meeting was great
success.
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Republicans; Attention !

Your Township Conventions are to
be held this week, Saturday, the Sd
inst, at the last place of voting, in each
Township, and at the hour Of O'Clock
p. M. Fail not to lay aside for two or
three hours, as the case may be, your
usual avocations, and attend to the
political duties devolving upon you. /
Send up from each township full
delegation of earnest, live, working
Republicans. The onslaught upon us,
on the part Of the old rebel element,
has this campaign, assumed strategic
form. The cupidity, the ambition of
men, weak enough to fall before the
attack, has been resorted to, for the
purpose of drawing voters from our
ranks. Some are duped to do so,
while majority go, through motives
of gain, and arepromted thereto as
sore-heads.
A few prominent Republicans have
said to the mass of the Republican
party, that if Grant is nominated, they
will not support him, and they are
now moving earth and the bottQmless
pit, to defeat the unanimous choice of
the party, through its National Con-
vention. Their position is; the one
Republican says to the ninety-nine !;
il the man you want is nominated, /
will beat you, and will join the ene-.
my TO do SO and he does it to crafty
his hate; he throws aside Judgment
conscience, and all that honors man,
and like an angry kissing serpant, spits
venom, nlalignity, falschood, continue
ously.
The battle has opened Republicans,
and we feel that Ulysses S. Grant is an
able man, is good man; that he has
done a grand and noble work for the
Nation, as General and President; in
deed that his deeds have been enobling
and clevating to the whole World
Therefore, we are determined to defend
iHhA SAou tuC osPCAslOIs, ibC Slduutis,
the fiendish attack that is now being
made upon him, from few of those
who owe him much, united with that
horde of democracy, from whose at
tempt to destroy the nation, he res
cued it. ~
Again, we feel that as only seven
years have expired since the Boys in
Blue laid off their uniform, it is hardly
time to say to them, retire and let the
boys in Grey take charge of the Gov
eminent.
We close then Republican,. You:
we mean, who read this article, attend |
your Township Convention and then,
as far as YOU can, conc to the County
Conventions whether delegate OF not. |
Lastly, read the call for the Conven-
tons in this issue, that you may be |
thoroughly posted.
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THE aRnAT DUoAnoo.

The anything to beat Grant party
urge the incompetency, the corruption
of the present administration as great
monster that is fast sweeping the ma
ton into the vortex of ruin. The of
ficc-seeking liberal and the blatant old
rebel viii swell up in virtuous indig-
nationals with visage OH which horror
and terrible anxiety is depicted, they
recount the terrible crimes of the Press
ident of the United States, the wan
ton expenditure of the public funds,
the stealing and thieving among Off
cials, which they represent, like a
great avalanche, is fast spreading de-
VISITATION and ruin all over the land.
An exchange, in speaking of what
Grant has done to give the lie to all
this, says: ea
During Johnson's administration.
internal revenue taxes were levied and
collected on ocer three thousand dTti-
cles. BY Republican legislation since
Grant became President, the number
of articles subject to tax has been re-
duced to four, viz: liquor, tobacco,
banks and stamps. Greenbacks are
worth twenty cents more to the dollar
than when johnson was President;
foreigners value our securities more
highly now than they did then; mil
lions of tariff duties have been re-
pealed, and yet, besides q hundred mil
lion coin balance kept in the treasury
as check upon gold gambling, one
hundred and twenty millions per an
mum has been applied to the payment
Of interest on the public debt, and the
principal OF the debt has been de-
creased at the ratio of one hundred mil
lions per annum during the same pc
Rod. h5t
How can il be that the nation is to-
day so prosperous, and-yet Grant TAX
ing the country at break-ncck speed 10
pudence are these men gifted, who
talk thus, and yet by. means of Tam
many and rebel democracy claim they
are going to reform the country.
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New York Market.

54a' New York, July 81.
Flour--Quiet, firm, unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet, firm $l.47@49; No. Q
spring in store $1.50@2; No. spring
Sl.60@65; winter red, western, S1.6S@
%; amber, western, $l.69@S0; white
winter $I.69@S0. sSI
Rye-Firmer, buyers western 731e.
sellers Az.
Corn-Shade firmer, 81 steamer;
western mixed 62h@3; sail do.
Barley-Quiet unchanged. E
OatsS.aa9y, 4l@2k western, in
store and afioat; 44@7 Ohio.
Pork-Dull, nominally at $13.65@75.
Cut Meats-Dnll. ss ,aa.
Beef-Firm. Ell s. 80 u ST, HI.
Lard-Unchanged. i5..rrt 49,. .g.,
Whisky--N.
Sugar-Steady.
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WILD ENyBUylASHd.

Our exchanges are teeming with ac-
counts Of rousing Grant and Wilson
meetings all over the countrys The
fires are bursting out spontaneously i'll
every nook and corner, from ocean
to ocean, and lrom tho great gulf upon
the southyto HE ckain ofsaakes npon
the north. Ths traitor Greeley aRl his
co-adjuters Tfambull, Schurz and Fem
ton, Have aroused the ire ofthe millions
of republican voters, and as heretofore
in the case OLA. johnson, Doolittle,
Randall, &C., they are aroused to teach
the naughty would-be dictators of the
republican party, a lesson Of theirpow-
er, sof their pretlo lnMance, in saying
who shall be the candidates of the par
ty.
Three millions Of voters who have
tine and again honored the conspira-
tors, feel that they have basely betray-
ed them. They know that it is not the
place of a few men to dictate to the
- p u e. ~
party who shall be their candidates
but that in fact, they, the voters. are
the ones to do that-they feel that these
conspirators, whom they have SO hon
ored, are guilty of most ignoble
deed, when because their individual
preference cannot be gratitied, they 60
off and join hands with the old enemy,
the rebels and thieves, and so practi-
cally take up the rule or ruin policy
1t is, indeed, happy thing, that such
perfdy arouses the most determined
effort to overthrow it. Therefore, we
700 tho eeusA4ry nh,aze with the old re-
publican fire which shall overwhelm
in utter oblivion these republican
traitors who are now making glad the
heart of the unrepentant rebel who Inn
ously hanled down and set his foot up
on the old flag.
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Carl SchnrZ, as he now says, was
near two years ago approached by an
cmnlissary Of the President to bride
him to supportthe San Domingo meas.
nre. He did not support the measure,
but fought it with bitterness, INDUCING
in all manner Of vitupcration of the
President, from that dayto this. II
would occur to a man of common
sense that If he had SO grave a COM
plant to make against Grant he would
have done so long ago. He has nursed
that little thing most too long for its
health.
The cooks, in this little dish Of scan.
dial are ,Schurz and Gen. Pleasanton.
the latter of whom Grant dismissed
from the Office of Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue, for incompetency to
put no worse point upon it. sSa
General Grant having been inform-
cd OF this charge pronounces it false In
TO 10. F|'f
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hEOKUK, July 30.
The largest political meeting held in
this city since 1863 took place this
evening on tho occasion of the f0rma-
ton Of Grant and Wilson club.
Speeches were made by Hon. G. w.
McCrary, Col. Leighton and others:
After the speeches club was formed
of over thousand names. i. 8 =.
Bower, Guy Wells, Judge Edwards,
and other influential and lifelong
Democrats have come out for Grant.
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The Reading (Pa.) Times and Dis
patch, says: Hundreds of Demo-
Gratis in Reading are cxpressieg dis
gust for the action of the Baltimore
Convention, and hundreds will not
vote for Greeley, notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts Of representative
Democrats to convey different i'm
preston"
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Photographic News
T.AsEEEsssssEa
REpoaTzp rypsxeetT FOB TIE GOPHER.
NEW YORK.
NrM YaEK. July 9

NEW YORK, July 81.
AT n conference Of the National La
Dor party, held here to-day, there were
sixty present. There was a.siormy de-
bate over the conduct of the commits
Tee, appointed to inform Davis & Par
ker, OF their nomination. Troup. of
Conn.,, denouncing them as political
trickstcrs and traitors TO the Labor
party. Ii is understood that the con-
ference will instruct its party to refrain
from taking any part in the coming
election.
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NEW YoRK. July 81.

The Times Raleigh, N. G., dispatch
says no one expects the election day to
pass without bloodshed, and that it is
estimated there win be one hundred
serious ARRAYS throughout the State.
The annual session of the Hebrew
order Bral Bath was held yesterday,
representatives being present from diff
ferent parts Of the country.
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Uhieago MARKET.
CHICAGO, July 81.

Flou-Quiet, steady.
Wheat-Active, firm for cash and
Aug. $1.3l14@l.3lE. ~ - si
Com-Lcss active, lower, 42M Red;
regular cash 42ls Aug; 1925 Sept.
Oats-Steady &c cash. ~
Rye--Quiet, easier COZ. tia es1l
Barley-Nominal. sa
Quiet.
Pork Unsettled lower, sales $l4
cash. or Aug.
Lard-Dull, at &c.
Meats-Firm sales bulk short ribs
TIC
Shoulders-514.
4 4age Il = 4 y. i
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HIGHLAND CENTER, Iowa,
july 10Th. 1872

MEssRs EDITORS COURIER: In look.
ing over the contents of your very
readable journal, we noticed short
article from the graphic pen of our
friend s. kirkpatrick, which we
thought ought not to 60 UNDECIDED on
behalf of the people of Highland
township. We think that a
second manifesto from the aforesaid
s. kirkpatrick, to the Republican
party of Highland Tp., is somewhat
out Of order, and in that respect only
deserves notice from us. We were
not in readiness, % read of the afore-
said, S. kirkpatrick, calling himself a
Republican, after having full UNDER
standing Of the very decided course
he pursued only last fall, in behalf of
the Democratic taxation scheme, New
Departure plot, and his late nominal
ton by the Democratic County Con-
vention, as delegate to the Democratic
State Convention. And gentlemen of
the COURIER. we are bothered no
small amount to think up the (politi-
cally) sound Republican, that would
SO belittle himself and family, as to
consult such wavering political DEM
agogue, on political matters, as S.
kirkpatrick most certainly is at this
time. And we think certainly that
the political bodies spoken of by him
in his article were purely of the DEM
ocratic New Departure Greeley stripe.
1t seems from the tone of his article
that he intends the good people of
Wapello county, and the surrounding
counties to believe that the Republic
cans of Highland depended Oh him
altogether for their political informa-
ton, and that he is considered the Re
publican leader, of Highland TIP. Now
Mr.. Editors, we would say, with all
due respect for the author of those
articles, that such are not the facts of
the case. We further state, that he
has failed to be recognized as Repub-
lican IN any sense, since his very de-
luded course last fall. But if he wishes
to return, like the prodigal Son to his
old Fathers house, we would of course
say, forgive his past misdeeds, and re-
ceive him back, but he must not ex-
pect to be placed in the front ranks of
position, in the gift of the party, un-
til he has proven himself worthy of
trust. The Republican cause is strong
cr (now) in Highland Tp., than it has
ever been, and will make very DIFF
(ercnt showing next November, to
what it did last fall, S. kirkpatrick,
Notwithstanding. So far as the Gree
ey Liberals are concerned, we have
not heard anything OF them, except one
md he does not wear a white hat.
Therefore the city merchants will meet |
With rather poor success, in the white |
rat business, in this locality. There
ire not enough Greeley men In this
in either party to make the
subject of politics interesting, and
n fact some Of the fun loving Grant
non, will now and then advocate, tho
What ! Know about Farming"
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1g- Use Prussings White Wiuc Vim
egar--A superb article warrantelpurc
for preserves and pickles. c. G.. L..
Prussing, 337, $3.50, 34l, State ST. Chico
go. jyl2d4,ns.
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New YoAK. July 30

A heavy fire is raging al Hunters
Point, L. lg-seyeral boats have been
burned.
There was great panic among the
people of the houses deserted. The
efforts of the fire department were
powerless. All the cars on the FIusb-
ing road, and the property on the
river front Were removed. The loss
will be enormous.
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~. xouis Market.

ST.. Louis, July 30.
Flour-Quiet. 4'p 3si6a
Wheat--Firm, old No. 2 rcd rs.
Corn-Firmer, 39@1sc.
Oats-Quiet at Soc. lHu
Rye--Steady, at Soc.
Barley--Nothing doing.
Whisky-92. ir p
{ Pork-Dull at $131S. D
Bacon-Firm.
,Shoulders-6A. bSH
Clear-Rib sa@7s, clear 90 u.
Bulk Meats-Firm.
Clear Sides--S.
Lard-Quiet, refined, s. SOW
Hams-l02 ON an advance.
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The following letter from ex-Gov.
Kirkwood, very effectually takes the
wind out of one of the many bare
faced and absurd lies that the ex-Rey.
j. B. Grinnell is peddling over Iowa!
OFFICE OF K1RKwooD F1NcH.J
Iowa Cry, July %, Tx
lhr. A. p. Losre,y,
SEQ. Grant a Wilson Club,
Marshalltown Iowa
DEAR SIR Yours of the Goth. has
just reached me. l am surprised to
learn that Mr.. Grinnell Isaid in your
place that ] was for Greeley & Brown.
had a free conversation with him
about the 10th of this month, in which
our Opinions Were frankly expressed,
mine a determinedly for Grant and
Wilson, as bis were for Greeley and
General Grant was nv first choice
for the nomination at Philadelphia.--
IL | had the power to name the man for
our next President, would name him
in preference to any and all others.
He is like the rest of us-human. and
sAASA~AoeS ooAO " I'll UuG uc IS uOUcSC,
earnest, clear headed, and devoted to
the welfare our country, and the coun-
fgMs peAdi rlh bin I'll SEVERN as rGunenr rs
equivalent to his Mississippi campaign
III the rebellion. It has done much TO
bring us final peace, but a second term
is as much needed as was The final
campaign in Virginia. That campaign
is now being fought. In Virginia his
first battles were in the Wilderness
Of woods, and rocks, and streams, and
hills, that lay in his path, and the fire
at first seemed dreadful, but he fought
it out on that line" although ait took
all summer and he won.
This battle is now being fought in
the wilderness of studied misrepre-
sensations, deliberate lies and artful
insinuations Of those who hate him for
the victories by which the country was
saved but we have 'aA summer" be-
fore us to clear the rubbish from his
path, and in November next, we will
reach the political Appomattox, which
will give us final peace and safety.
Very Respectfully,
S. j. HARDWOOD.
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ID. II. Smith. youngest son of the
Mormon Prophet, is making trouble
at Salt Lake by his aspiration for the
Presidency in the Church, in which lie
is supported by Elder Boren.
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The Buffalo Eeeuing Post, a Demo-
cratic paper of twenty-five years stand
ing, hoists the name Of Grant and
Wilson. 95 Il Aa s3aa5
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CouNcII. BLUFFS, July 30.
I The First National Bank was roDoea
Yesterday in a very mysterious manner,
Of some twenty thousand dollars: MI.
Farnsworth, tho cashier, cannot give
any explanation iii regard to the theft.
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Chicago live stock Harriet.

CHICAGO, July 81.
Cattle Receipts 2160 head; fairly
active and steady best 6@6.40. 4
Hogs Receipts 10000 head: active
and higher; sales $4.65@5.0O; mostly
4. 701l4 50. -