Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-07-24


The Cotton Crop. "
The reports ofthe condition Of the
cotton crop to the Department of Ag-
riculture TO July indicateas follows
Owing to causes reported in June the
crop Is generally from two to four
weeks late. Throughout the cotton
States the weather was unprecedented
ly wet for period varying from
twenty-five to thirty-ffve days, ending
about the 25th of June. The area oil
cotton planted was sufficient to tax
available labor to the utmost under
the most favorable circumstances.
Consequently the excessive wet
weather, preventing work and
stimulating the growth Of grass
and weeds, has not only caused poor
stands and grassy and otherwise un-
favorable conditions generally, but has
made necessary the abandonment Of
large portions Of the area planted,
probably nearly enough to bring the
acreage down to what it was last year.
Reports, with rare exceptions, are des-
pondent in tone and picture some-
what gloomy prospect. Doubtless
the majority fall in with the common
tendency to exaggerate the bad effects
upon the crops Of the unfavorable
weather prevailing at present, aud to
undervalue the chances of recuperation
from those effects. The reports show
generally that the favorable weaihe,
in the last days Of June was having
the effect to change the condition some-
what rapidly for the better. Cotton
worms, caterpillars, and lice had made
their appearance in small numbers at
several points, but as yet have not oc-
casioned much apprehension of serious
damage. The average condition for
the cotton States, not counting vir-
ginia, made up from all the counties
reported VI $50.
Tho State Register has again taken
a violent ft over brief article appear
ing in the COURIER about its opposition
to the regular Republican nominee for
Senator in Polk county, against whom
it brings no charge except that he has
been an earneat partisan in the Kasson-
Palmer fight, waged for years in that
county. The Register makes no claim
that the regular nominee is not honest
and capable, nor that he was not fairly
and honorably nominated.
Our readers have long been aware
that these fits of anger on the part of
the Register towards the COURIER were
frequent and violent.
The rabidness that seizes upon the
young man who directs that concern,
when the Courier comes to mind, we
are satisfied from the most indubita-
BILE evidence, has developed to the full
stature Of emotional insanity. Each
fit eclipses all former ones, and in this
last one he lets go all holts and holds
his breath to a fearfully alarming ex-I
tent to anathematize us. The false
hoods he utters we are constrained to
admit cannot be explained upon any
other reasonable hypothesis than that
stark madness or an anomalous fit Of
total depravity for the time being had
possession of him. He reiterates the
oft refuted story that bogus tickets
were at one time printed at this Office
with the knowledge and consent Of its
proprietors, and he adds thereto that
we circulated such tickets and also
voted them.
Now this Registers little man at the
time the matter he refers to happened,
was the editor of that paper and read
our complete vindication resting upon
the affldavits OF good men, showing
beyond. all question that each and
every one Of the charges made above
were false, and entirely exonorated us
from any sort of blame whatever in
the matter referred to. Having seen
our proofs and uninHuenced by the
malice which now sways his heart
Qabelled christian), he published in the
Register his statement, exonerating us
entirely. This little man months ago
made these charges against us, though,
in a milder form than now. We then
challenged him to turn to his files of
the Autumn of 1870 and publish what
he then said upon this subject, to
which challenge he never replied. We
now reiterate the challenge and as a
sequel to such publication, we ask him
to say whether then or now truth was
told. We would spare him the trouble
Of such publication had we the article
at hand.
This little man has too long been
taught In the school Of the Chicago
Tribune for honorable, truthful jour
nalism. As Its correspondent he has
been inoculated with its communis-
tic spirit and the tree and easy con-
science Of q free booter.
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The republicans ofMinnesota on the
10Th inst. put in nomination for Gov
ernor, Cushman X. Davis. His COM
petitors were w. d. Washburn and
the present incumbent, Gov. Austin.
Wasburn went in with nearly a major
ity, and$he balance about equally di-
vided between Austin and Davis
Austin finally pulled off and the vote
then stood: Davis, 1856; and WASH
burn l50-the nomjnation Of Davis
~u thn,, A.