The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-09-26
HON. q. G.. BENNETT.
The Reform PARTY

voring the pensioning Of rebel soldiers |;
ofa plot to restore the Southern rebels
to power, and voted for by the South
in the hopcsof forcing the payment Of
Southern war claims. 49,, N, a "a III
Z B. CRATE BRowN--GoyeEnNr Of Mis-
,se1Ei. under whose admfnistiat3O the
State zpeNeee have largely Increased,
and murder, robbery and arson .riotun-
rebuked IN certain portions of the
State. His withdrawal from the tick
ct 10 demanded by the Springfield Re
publican, because he & can carry more
whiskey and less votes than other man
in the country" ss3,r,,.,,s.{, ta.,i,,
REUBEN E. FESToN.- Biography by
the New York Times, ~" Started In
life as Q dishonest clerk; has been in
timately associated with Fisk s. Gould
10 known to have extortcd large sumo
Of money from the Central Railroad ;
connected with every dirty or corrupt
job in New York politics ever since
he has been in public life !; repeatedly
charged with taking brides for signing
bills while Governor; one Of the most
reckless and interruptions politicians
In the entire Union. IA
CARL Convicted Of having
swindled and ruined several Of his
countrymen in land transaction al
Watertown, Wis. of keeping i've rela.
tives in the Office of the Collector Of
Revenue, at Chicago, at one time !; and
of charging from 1900 TO- $3.50 PEI
speech for his advocacy Of the : form
ticket. fts'a,'s ~ ~ -
LYMAN TRuMBuLL.---Took $1,000
from the United States Treasury in
violation Of law for no services, or else
was bribed as United States Senator by
that amount secured the appointineni
Of his brother, as attorney Of the I'LL
nois Central Railroad by his services
in pushing bill for 81 O6O, 600 through
Congress in favor Of that corporation
secured the removal Of one-armed
soldier from the Springfield Pension
Office to make room for q brother-in-
law, DR.. Jayne.
JAMES X. DOGLITTLE.-Convi Of
Offering to barter his influence as u. S.
Senator to Thomas j. C0natty for q
share Of the proceeds Of an Illicit cot
ton speculation.
Thomas A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
appointment of q convicted thief to an
important Office in the New York cus-
tom house procured the pardon Of q
noted revenue swindler Of Vincennes,
Ind, from President johnson, thereby
defrauding the Government out Of
thousands of dollars; kept seven rela-
tives In Office while United States
Senator; offered to pay $1,000 out of
his own pocket to stop suit against
the indianapolis Water Works Com
pany, in which some Of his peculiar
tricks as stakeholder aud attorney
would be developed; while Commits
sioner of the General Land Officc
charged with having, by ali agent,
located large amount Of land for his
personal benefit, before it was survey
ed.
CHAHLEs r. BUcKALEw-The friend
and conffdante of DIR. Blackburn, who
sent infected clothing into the North
from Canada, and who shipped box
of the clothing to President Lincoln.
He Is now the "Reforn." candidate for.
Governor of Pennsylvania. 81
AUSTIN BLAIR - Elk Governor of
Michigan; defeated for the United
States Senate by Hon. T. w. Ferry !,
turned his attention to "Reform," par
ticularly the Postoflce Department, on
account of his son being discharged
from the service for neglect Of duty,
and other improperconduct. Branded
at Jackson Mich, by General Creswell
as "liar and slanderer."
JOHN NJ. PALMER--Ran away from
before Atlanta while a General in the
army; intrigued for the Republican
nomination for Governor of Illinois,
that Graot would carry the
State by 10000 majority, and that he
would stump il for hin against Mr.. |
Trnmbull.
JOHN 4. FARNswoRTH - Received |
81, 500 from the agent of the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad to !
secure the transportation of his regi-
ment East over that road was candi-
date tor the Republican Congressional |
1t Elgir, and defeated; asserted less
than week before the convention met
that he was earnestly for the reelection
Of General Grant. fN
n. P. DEVASTATION Of the Red
River expedition, and the great friend
Of the spectators in cotton.--la,eg-
Ocean. T.