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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The Democracy of Iowa are IN a
quandary. aud Macawber like. are
waiting for something to turn M. :,
Little squads of the old time leaders
may be seen occasionally with iheir
heads together. plotting to get up
some kind Of a mongrcl party, but
the thing does not appear to have a
good Succeed" They have managed
10 call u State Convention for the 10Th
of August. and in October. of course.
will meet witlla Waterloo defeat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

A peculiarly Siberian story is re.
ported from the southern shores of
Lake Baikal. In that pleasing neigh
borhood spacious monastery was
erected not long ago, the Monks being
destined to devote their leisure hours
to the conversion of the Mongols there.
about. This being accounted COM
paratively easy task by the convicts
and exiles in the province, q good
many offered to take the vow, on con.
dition of having their term of punish
ment RENTED. In consideration of
the religious object, their prayer, it
appears, was granted. The new Monks
were no sooner installed than they be-
gan forging paper money, an enormous
quantity of which they are said to have
manufactured under cover of the cowl.
At last the matter oozed out. Prompt
action being necessary, and the vener-
able inmates being all men of tried
nerve, they Immediately burnt the
convent and took to their heels.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The astute City Council of Grinnell
has, by special ordinance, prohibited
the sale Of cider within the city limits.
Now let Them abolish the nse OF ten
ana coffee.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Tie New York Heraid and the
great rebel raider Col. Mosby, seem to
agree TO go for Gen. Grant for a third
term in the White House. The Gent
will soon cry out Save me from NV
friends The Herald is good on
schemes and This time il has.
eot agreeable company.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
THE ORPHANS HOME.
Annaa, Report Of the superintendent.


At the recent meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Iowa Soldiers Orphans
Homes, held at Cedar Falls, the fol-
lowing report of the condition of the
Home at Davenport was submitted:
TO The Honorable Boord Of Trustees
Of the iowa Soldiers Orphans III ONES
GENTLEMEN IL have the honor to
report to you at this time the condition
of the Soldiers Orphans Home, at
Davenport, Iowa.
The number Of children enrolled at
the time of my last report was 200.
The number admitted since that time
is Ia. The number that have run
away is 3. The number that have
been discharged is 81. The number
now enrolled is $50. OF this number
80 are are boys and 81 are girls.
One boy and one girl are girl are
sixteen years old, and are to leave us
by the Is inst, If not sooner. There
are about thirty-five children that will
probably leave the Home during the
summer that will not return. There
are four children that are less than five
years of age. The average monthly
attendance during the last year has
been 2OS. There ale now occupied six
of the large cottages, leaving four of
the larger and four of the smaller cot
tages unoccupied.
The sanitary condition of the Home
has been, and is, remarkably good.
We have had but very little sickness,
and that of the mildest. One of our
number died very suddenly of conges-
tive chills, on January 10th, 1873, after
a sickness of about thirty hours, which
is the only death we have had for
four years. We have been able to
keep our hospitals closed nearly all
the time. We have no one sick or
needing treatment at the present time.
Sore eyes and cutaneous diseases have
long since disappeared.
The schools are Thoroughly graded
and in prosperous condition. They
consist of three departments. Each
department is in charge of compe-
tent teacher. There has been marked
progress in each department. The
schools close for the summer vacation
on the 9th inst. There has been
no lack Of interest in the schools on
the part Of teachers or scholars.
The cheerful obedience and hearty
appreciation Of the Home and its ben.
etits, by the children, is very pleasing.
The children love to work better than
ever before, and do much more work
according TO their numbers.
Our library is in good condition.
It now numbers twelve hundred vol
umes Of good books and is read with
great interest md profit to children
The receipts for the year ending
June LIST, were s3l ,s39.S3; expendi-
lures $29, 1853. Balance in treasury
-, 1929.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

"A GREAT 0EEEn HORACE wATERsA
viii dispose Of 100 PIANOS q ORGANS OF
1rat.olass makers, including WATERS, ct
EXTREMELY Low PRIcEs FOB CASH, or PART
NeW-7.octave first-cass PIANOS, all modern
impr0yementsa for e276 cash. Organs e6b, SIS.
DOUBLEckEED ORGANS. 500; z.Stop, $40
WATERS CONCERTO PARIOR ORGANS
are the most beautiful styls and perfect in
tone ever made. The CONCERTO STOP IL the
best ever placed In any Organ. II IL produced
EFFECT Of which Is MOST CHARMING ana
1OULrsTlRRIN0, while Its IMITATION OF
the HUMAN VOICE 10 SUPERB. TERIs LIB.
ZEAL. Illustrated Catalogues mailed for one
stamp. A liberal discount to Minister'S
Churches, Sunday Schools. Lodges, ETC., etc.
AGENTS WANTED.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
HssICK PONIEROY

Ess been invited to deliver an address
before al Agricultural Society at
Navaaoto, Texas. on the 3ith of July.
Brick, no doubt, thinks that The South
is still in rebellion. or fnot In actual
rebellion, still il Is ripe for another
outbreak, and in an editorial in his
paper OF Jane 2lst. he throws the fol.
lowing bait 10 the unreconstruc,ed
Texans:
The people of Texas are peculiar
Peculiar, because they prefer jefferson
Davis 10 Ulysses $. Grant and whom
it comes 10 deccncy aud honesty and
Seli-rcspect- who doesn't. What il
there against Jefferson Dayisp lie il
an able and accomplished gentlemen.
and f,S statesman. has had few canals
IN This country. Ii has never been re.
corded OF him That he did a dishonest
ACT. al IN any way 81 conducted him
sell a. to reader it disglacekll for hon
est men 10 be in his company.
Then follows TRADE Of abuse and
licr Of the Nilest character. which IL is
needless 10 copy here. as they are
merely a rchash of all the SANDERS
heapcd upon the President from tho
time of bis victory over the South.
crn Democracy = at Donclson 10 .hc
present hour by the rebel Democratic
press Of The country. All this simply
goes to prove that treason. in the ewes
of The Pomeroy stripe of Democrat OF
to-day is honorable, while to uphold
and maintain The Union one and in
dipisiblc," j. dishonest" and eds
| graceful.
The champion of the prize ring and
cock pit have their followers and adj.
mircrs, and so, equally. has Brick
Pomeroy his followers and admirers.
Bul~whcn Jefferson Davis. Brick Pom
eroy. and his imitators lie forgotten in
! the grave. the name and fame Of Il. $.
Grant, and our nations defenders, will
he indclibls written on history's pages,
and will grow brighter and brighter
| rs long as time shall last. The vapor-
ings of such men only disgust all decent
sensible men,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The absorbing woman question is
low shall my summer suit be made !!
The great man question is-How shall
] raise the stamps to pay for making
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
ILLINOIS FREIGHT TARIFF

Everything does not seem to be
working lovely in the execution of this
general tariff law. The Chicago Isib-
me says:
There arc already evidences all
along The line Of the roads running
north and south that the increase Of
rates at competing points is producing
u spirit OF opposition 10 the law which
did not exist at The time Of lis adop-
ton; and in some places. where there
was deinand for the passage of lust
such a law, there is now a disposition
to condemn those who voted for il.
If, on the other hand. the advantage of
the law shall be found 10 exceed the
defects which are already apparent, the
| majority OF the people will probably
insist upon its retention. and the losers
by the change will have to submit
The law seems in some cases. TO
work an entire change of the ordinary
currents of trade, and more particu-
larlv so as 10 our own read, the C.. D.
Il q. II. X. On this point the Tribune
has this 10 say;
One Of the first of the noticeable
results Of applying tho law is the
abandonment Of the Quincy trade by
the Burlington Road. 1t was known
at the outset that the road could bring
this trade to Chicago aud comply with
the law without carrying the freight
Of the intermediate points at a loss
The Quincy trade which has heretofore
come TO Chicago will hencefortll 90 TO
st. Louis. This result was obvious
before the law WAS passed. But the
road can carry Iowa and Missouri
freight al such rates as will enable ii to
recover in those States what il loses in
Quincy
Or, in plain English, rob Iowa TO
compensate Illinois. How will our
farmers and merchants relish this p
The T,ibuM further says:
The result of this policy il il holds.
will be TO give keoknk the advantage
OF two markets in rontending for the
trade OF thc country adjacent 10 both
cities. In this way, trade centres will
be disturbed. Chicago. Quincy. and
the business of The burlington Road
viii lie more or less injured. and keo-
kuk alone will derive a benefit from
the disturbance"
The question Of regulating railroad
tariffs is complicated one aud should
be approached with dclibcra,ion and
care, for preciptatc action may, like the
lndian boomerang, cas-, forth an arrow
that will return to prick the origina-
tors oil it. As far as we can learn
from the Illinois press, the ciamor
for thercpcal Of therailroad tariff in
that State Is a. great or even greater
Than II was for the enactment of the
law. We believe in placing NIL rail
roads and other corporations under re-
straint of law TO the fullest extent. bui
IN 5" doing we should use discretion
and not make laws in haste tllat we can
only repeal at leisure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
COLUMBUS PASSENGERS
SAVE %. MILES
By purchasing tickets via
THE MIDLAND ROUTE.

Passengers leaving New York city ct o;o0p p.
M, arrive In Burlington at 4:82 p. M, Of the
second day.
Parties going to 81. Louis by the through
train from st. Paul, Will get their tickets for
thte trip At tho ONCE of the T., r. & w. r. r.,
II the Merchants National Bank Building
lElb p. M, arriving ct st. Louis 1t 1000 p. m,
THR0UdHT FREIGHT, time being quicker
than by any other line.
WIN. e. MAIN, n. g. TOWNSEND.
Gen, Freight Agt. Gen. Pass. Tick't Agt
JONATHAN TURNER, w. e. DORWIN,
Agent, Burlington. Asst 8upt, Warsaw-
w. n. CRUGER. Vice President h Genu Hupt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

II is the opinion of well known
physician that want of success in bnsl-
ness is yer, frequently 10 be traced TO
hot.bread, boarding hash, and pastry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

a pedlar al Canaan persuaded
French womanto buy dress pattern
Of him by kissing her. Since the in
dignant husband overlook him with
revolver and wormed 300 bill out
Of him, he prefers doing business by
some other method.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26


The Constitution in one of its heavy
editorials SAYS:
The New York Torid, we think. j.
too much like the Gate Gity and the
otice-holders organs generally. il,
making principles subordinate 10 par
~.
Judge Claggctt has been so noted
for his suhnrdination of party to prin-
ciple that the above, coming from him
has great force. The alacrity with
which the judge abandoned the old
Democratic party when it would not
help save the country showed how
readily he praciiced what he now
. teaches, and the soldier boys who
would have thrown his press and type
into the Mississippi, had moi more con-
siderate counsels prevailed. misappre-
hended entirely. Tho character of the
Constitution.
Ii suits our friend - mix up things
for Il new deal when he is loser. but
to talk about principles in the affair is
100 bald joke TO induce ANYTHING hut
merriment from his readers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Competition has brought New York
soda down to A cent a glass.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26
Chillicothe. Ohio, cssayea to have 3
4th of July Celebration, and have th,
Fire Companies turn ont to grace ia,

4th of July Celebration, and have The
Fire Companies turn ont TO grace the
occasion. This plan ii seems did not
pan ont smoothly. The reason, WHY
WIS, thai there was fire company of
colorad men. aud some of the white
rash companies refused 10 turn out
unless The colored chaps were dcbarycd
from appearing in the procession.
Old Ross county, OF which Chilli
Gothic is The County Seat. is one Of The
simon-purc old Bonrborv Democratic
counties. of Ohio, encased ia n she'll of
stupidity. ignorance. and hum drum
ways. The democratic portion o! tha,
county are rs averse To anything like
progress, "a n balkymulc is ioa forward
'novement. The Missionary enter
prise to the Feiec Islands, ought To be
diverted to Ross county for their benc-
lit, it upon careful examination, Il red
sonable hope might be entertained of
lettering things.
We bet our last dime. that ilc mem
bers of those white fire companies,
We're with just enough exceptions to
prove the rule, arrant rebels during the
rebellion. barring pluck enough, 10
fight rs they Thought. WIN suc,,~s-
population it is no wonder that Chilli
cothe and Ross county have gone into
the Rip Van Wrinkle business in the
midst of one of the most fertile regions
i'm the whole ,o,.ntry
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

The Courier,
4. II. HAMILTONi Fhiors
r. III. WARDEN.
WHAT B0Es THIS MEAN

The New York Tribune in lis lead
ing editorial in The weekly OF l"ne
18th says:
"A great many times in its thirty
odd wears OF activity. the Tribune has
incurred the anger of its own party
Nv telling the truth about the abuses
sud rascaiilie> al Republican poIiii-
clans.
The above i Che leading paragraph
in the editorial. 1t seems {" rs 10 have
some vague significance. In other
word, il aud the entire editorial APP
pears 10 hint strongly towards claim
On the part of HAT paper I" rrro2hi-
non among Republican papers. rms
is done for a purpose. Iha object Is
lay this assumption. 10 he able to nave
some effect with crltaiu members OF
the Hep,lhiican party. liz lain is
totally uuluundnd il is Today, in Ell
feet. one OF The most abusive and mn
scrupulou> organs at he Democratic
parry, eNtant. 1t plays The role OF a
Republican paper or an independent
organ. 0nlv because il believes i, can
in that way do the greatest amount OF
harm 10 The Republican party. 1t
Toes this when its real aim and its real
wish is Ia restore The Democratic
party to power. As we respected
more the open rebel in the rebellion
than We did Knights OF the Golden
Circle al home. so 40 we now respect
morc'ihe clearly pronounced Demo.
cratic journal, than The cunning. cow
ardly one which attempts 10 DESTROY
MS in our own camp, or under cover o
neutral flag. The trouble with tn,
Tribune is that it set out on wild
goose chase upon a little speculation
of its own aud q few other Rcpubli
can Journals and il is continuous.
~ setting up in IFS ,lcfcnse therefore.
that IL and its few cpadutorS were so
pure and honest. and the great mass OF
The Republican party 50 dishonest, that
the Tribune could not longer remain
with them. The trouble is the people
don't believe the I,i6pp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-26

Land Commissioner O. = r. r. r.,
Little Rock, Ark,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
COTTON AGAIN.

We have heard the remark offered by
men, who, if they do not, rhould know
better that "Cotton should be held for
better prices" This implies two things:
First, that the staple is not at its lcgiti-
,nato value, and, next that cotton should
be withheld from market regardless of
the rights of all others than the grower
We agree that the staple is not at its
maximum price, and we 90 further. and
say, if the crop Of cotton now ready for
market belonged IS TOTO to the growers,
they would be foolish to put it on the
market, if they supposed that by holding
it, they could realize better prices. But
barring all other considerations, real or
. speculative, the cotton crop is Joint
concern.
e 1t is the legitimate and undisputed
property of the factor, or merchant who
made advances upon it, and the planter
who cultivated it. The factor advanced
the money TO make it; the farmer applied
the force and skill. 1t vas contract
on good faith, and is further limited,
and specified contract. On the first part
ii was binding thar there should be adj
yancemcnts made, to enable the farmer
to carry on his cropping. On the second
part it was agreed that ata given period
the value of a'lvanccmcnts was to be re-
turned in cotton at the market value, or
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
OBITU "a RY. !.

Departed; this life on the 9th Sep
talnber, E. VALENTINE FAIR, soil
lof late S. G. Fair, Mt the early age Of
ii years and 6 mos.
When affiiction with rude grasp rends
ID tender tie. the heart bowling beneath
the soresbereavemcntis is callous even to
sympathy. The vacant place of the
loved one is vainly filled with loagiHgs
for zone more look''npon the face for
ever removed, and Hope pointing to n
splpce OF reunion hereafter, in pure
realm, where allis light, is robbed of it's
faithful monitions, in the constant yearn-
sings for Zone mole look; if even into the
deep, dark grave. The subject of this
notice occupied in life, the place where
gushing youth, still innocent in soul,
held on to the halcyon joys of child
hood, and yet whose breast stirred with
the aims that are a kin to mind seek
ing the estate Of man. Unwarned and
iaettnccless against a foe that spares
neither age nor conditions, he lett the
nome now desolate and sad, for home
.etcrna, and like ~ star, ""he shone awhile
then burned, and dazzling eyes, WAS lost,
EShile yet they loked. f
ANIlTEE.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
EXPLANATION.
h9Hittt3r

In our last issue. under the head of
Salss-.lay, in alluding to the postpone
ment of the Court, these words were
used: "But, as the order of the day is,
to be ridden over, let him (thc f;.rmer)
get up patience and rcins and ride it
over again, and not fail to BE- here OH
Wednesday under penalty, &C."
'tAt the time of writing this we had no
per:onal allusion to the Judge, that was
intended to convey the idea that the de-
lay was attributable to his Indifference
to the rights Of the farmers in attend
ance, and ifl,is Honor so construed it.,
we beg to correct the impression. Had
we known at the time of the bcrcavc-
,ment i'll his family, We should have re
Trained from any allusion to the opening
of court, except to state that provideutial
causes delayed the arrival of the Judge.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
N(l,E'sIICIE IN.

"A IL Persons wishing to fake part in tile
"a Tonrnamentan and Rifle rnatch, TO he held
The Annual Fair Of the Orangeburg, a. &
sfheir names for the Tournament to Mr. sss Geo.
Yose, and those for the Rife Match to, Mr.
VIM. ". Izlar.
Number Of Knights will be limited to thirty,
and Rifiemcn to one hundred. Entrance fec
for the Tournamcit $3.50 Entrance fee for
the Ribemen Sl.00 The money collected from
knights and Riflemcl will be awarded MS mon
iedprizes in addition to those offered by the
Association.
II. a. JEFFORDS,
I. .3.5s Superintendent.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
I'VE print to day an article ''rhc shod

f.We print to day an article "rhc Shod-
dyaRingpuLlic" which deserves careful
reading. Coming from the source it
does, (the organ OF Plymouth Church's
oracle. Henry Ward Becchcr) it is sig
nifcant ofrepentance and regret. The
abused South was the Conservative in
fiuence which reflected brilliancy of in
tegrity, and glovy to the national name.
Now her estate is to stand aside, and
proudly say, we have nothing TO do with
your infamy. .f
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16

ANliFT0RT' no tSIlI i, THE I24lNIC. !,
I Northern advices reports that the gov
ernnicntinyestcd $1,500,0oO in exchnngc
on London for ,he Navy, and 100000
for the State department. Private bank
icrs have. deposited securities in the Bank
iofaEngland forexcEange-t The clearing
house committee have resolved ITO issue
loail certificates to All unlimited amount
All Of whice has improved Stocks in New
York from FIVE to fifteen per cent.
President Grant addresses a letter to II.
B.tClatiin and otliers,lin reply to their
call for relief iii which he statesi that if
tho banks and Imoncyed corporations Will
be liberal in their discounts, that the
reserve fund Of S4l,OOO.C0O inthc Treas.
ury, may be considered as money to lneet
the demands ofthe public necessity as
the circumstances may require This
will bring into market about S10,0OO,000
in paying interest .op Coupon bonds 11 held
in Europe, The benefit Of which will
not be felt Immediately. The payment
of interest ON registered bands held in
this Country, will give relief to the ex--
font of 81 Otn OOO The boonl!.s 70, o,o,oroI
y are lfeinieent lfin with all porties whose
papers fall due. l.a Es, e4,. j.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-10-16
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF OlANGEBURG


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