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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
At Nice there Is 4 Russian who made

AI NIUe Iuert Is HusslHII WHO NluUe
many millions ofroubles by railway
speculations. He refuses now to 80
into society, and receives al his house
none but the persons whom he knew
in the happy old days when he had
not sou. TO them he makes little
presents of 1000 or 1000 roublcs, and
so on. He is an uneducated man, but
passionately fond of music, and his one
pleasure is to maintain an orchestra.
He engages by the year the best mu-
sicians he can obtain. I'm the morning
they take up their position at one end
of the saloon in his villa, he sits down
in his arm chair at the other end, and
they play to him all day. This is
luxury to him-wlat is il 10 the mu-
sicians:
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ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Feb. Is

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.
In the Criminal Court this morning
Geo. Driver was convicted OF the muir.
der of his wife, and was sentenced to
be hanged in the county jail or yard,
between sunrise and sunset on March
the 4th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

One of the most remarkable claims
ever presented to Congress was recent
ly passed by the Senate, and is now be-
fore the House. 1t is for sos O6, be-
ing the value'of negro boy IL or l6
years of age, who was projected and
cared for by Gen. Utley, while colonel
of the ed regiment Wisconsin volun.
teers. The papers in the case show
that while Gen. Utley was at Lexing-
ton, KY, with his regiment, small
half-starved negro boy, nothing on but
ragged pantaloons and shirt, came to
his quarters in q severe snow STORM
The boy was In perishing condition.
and represented that he had been in
the woods for long time, subsisting
on black walnuts, and sleeping III
hogs nests, until the snow storm drove
him in. This was in the fall OF 1862
Gen. Utley ordered the boy to be taken
care of, and thought no moro about it,
until one William Robertson called on
him and claimed the boy as his proper.
ty, and sought to take him away. Gen.
Utley called the claimants attention to
the additional ssarticle Of war of March
IL, 1861" and said he must be govern
ed by that. If the boy would SO back
without force being resorted to, the
officer would have no objections; but
the boy prayed for protection, saying
that he had been hired out to cruel
master, as being 10 years Of age, and
the hirer had beaten and otherwise
cruelty treated him, and he had sought
protection Of his owner, Robertson, in
vain, until finally he ran away and
came to the camp of Gen. Utley, as al
ready stated. The General refused to
give mp the boy, and Robertson left
without him. A few days subsequent
ly suit was brought against the officer
for the value Of the boy. Soon after
ward Gen. Utley was taken prisoner
by the Confederates at Spring Hill.
Tenn; and heard no more about the
boy until 1868, when suit was brought
in the Circuit Court of Wisconsin, and
q Judgment rendered the year before
tor sos 06, and costs, amounting to
$3.50. Ex-Attorney General Speed
defended the suit, but the officer was
forced to pay the money. The Senate
bill is for the purpose Of re-imbursiDg
Gen. Utley, and will undoubtedly pass
the House. The suit could not have
been appealed to the Supreme Court
of the United States, because the limit
in that court is $1,000 IN. Y. Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
New York. Feb. 10.

At Newport, r. l., yesterday, q mob
came near lynching q schoolmaster
named Essex White, while he was be-
ing taken to court for trial on an un-
natural crime with which he is charg-
ed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
Presidest Welch and the Investigating
Comnittee. Depreciatsd State Var
rants. End Of our Credit Aobilier.
School matters. Salaries.
DIES Mo,Nrs. FeU. n. '73.
DIES MorNrs. Feb. IL. 1874.


To-day President WEIGH, Of the Ag
ricultural College, was accorded thu
House OF Representatives to speal
upon the subject of the report of thu
Rankin investigating committee, al
lately published, and submitted to thu
Assembly. He had just arrived from
Washington, d. c., smarting under thu
oensures Of the report which he calls
"spotted all over with errors and filled
with injustice" He did not attempt
to take issue with the statement that
the Board Of Trustees had been much
to blame that he fully admitted. Blu,
he did show most emphstically the
great Misrepresentation and unfair
ness Of the report, written by Colonel
Shane aud dictated by his great per.
sonal enmity towards the College,
The statements of President WEIGH
were clear, concise, aud eloquent
They were listened TO by the House
and Senate with the profoundest At
tention. 1t is to be hoped that his re.
marks viii be productive of much
good.
The Agricultural College is At pre-
sent made the scape-goat Of every
thing ill-natured and tho public have
not been careful in their discrimina.
ton as to just where the censure
should be directed. The stamp Of
official disapproval would now be an
unfortunate and killing measure
against the College. The adoption Of
the report Of the committee in its pre-
sent shape is highly improbable.
The work Of the House to-day, con-
sisted chiefly in the consideration of
Senate amendments TO title II, Courts
of original jurisdiction, and title s, on
Revenue. The greater part Of the
Senate amendments were concurred
in. A bill relating to deprooiated
State Warrants was also passed iD-
tending to better somewhat the finan-
cial cnedit and condition of the State.
A resolution passed the House agree
ing to an adjournment on Thursday
noon. Whether such measure win
meet tho approval Of the Senate is
doubtful, as a similar resolution was
tabled.by that body.
Much Of the time of the Senate was
taken up with consideration Of the
question of their investigation COM
mittees' report. AS mentioned in our
last letter, Governor Merrill had re-
fused to give further testimony. He
was reported TO the Senate for con.
tempt When the matter came up, on
Mr.. Aliens own motion, the entire
affair was dismissed,
And thus ends it! The world and
posterity will never know who waxed
fat out OF that SGS, 900 and voted against
railroad tariffs. Who was under the
hay, whose dad" it was. or whether
it was II dad al I'll or not, remains
with the mysteries OF inscrntible
Much of the remainder
of the Senate work, was q disagree
menf with the House amendments TO
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

An explosion occurred yesterday, in
a coal mine in saafordshire, England,
while the men were .atwork. Between
thirty and forty MINER are reported
Killed A fire broke on and was
with difficulty subdued. No bodies
recovered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
TIE oTFUMWA COURIER
a. II. uAMILroN A, / r...
n. II. WARDEN, 6a'sefs
DEMOCRATrC INVESTIGATION.

The Investigation into the charges of
corruption in the election of Sena-
toi in Missouri last month, seems to
have come to grief. The majority OF
the committee (Demoeratic) have made
whitewashing report, SReging tina,
there was no corruption in the election
OF Bogy, though they confess that an.
other candidate tried to buy votes in.
deed the candidate himself owns ur
that he did offer to bride two members
OF the Legislature. The minority re
port, however, of Mr.. Headlee is GO
damaging in its showing of the white
washing character of the investigation,
that 1t leaves Mr.. Bogy and the Dem.
ocracy in bad odor So clearly does
the minority report show that the i'll.
vestigation was lame affair, aud not
Intended to find out the truth, that the
Republican of ST. Louis, though Dem.
ocratic, calls for reopening of the
case as fellows:
''The minority report of Mr.. Head.
Ice will more than ever convince the
people Of Missouri this Investigation
has been exceedingly superficial, and
the vindication<of Col. Bogy q worse
than worthless one. We once more
demand in behalf Of Col, Bogy's rep.
utation, and in behalf of the Democra.
cy of this State, that the case be taken
up again and dealt with in manner
becoming grown up men,"
When the leading organ of the De-
mocracy says that the report is a super.
fetal ono, it plust, indeed be sham, 70,
nothing but stern necessity would in.
duce it SO to speak. = The Republican
doubtless fears that Che report is 90
bad that it will only show that there
was corruption which the whole Dem.
ocratic portion of the Legislature did
not dare to unearth, and so committed
themselves to the fraud.
Political corruption is the subject Of
an editorial in the st. Louis Democrat
in which the evil is thus fairly traced
TO its source in a widespread public
decentralization:
ALI this shows that while there
is corruption in the high political lift
OF the country. 1t is there, in erea,
measure, as a necessity, created by thu
lower political life; that Senators bribt
Legislatures because Legislatures can
not be controlled without bribery ths,
man spends money in a Senatorial
canvass because all his opponents spend
Ut, and because he would have ne
earthly chance without it. II is the
fashion to fiatter the people" and tell
them how essentially honest thew are
as compared with politicians. Bnt we
begin to doubt the truth Of oil this
The nearer we get to the people the
more corruption we find. The Legis.
lature is more corrupt than Congress-
although they are body fresh from
the people, and in great part composed
OF the honest yeomanry-s'the bone
anu sinew of the land"-and all tina,
sort OF thing. A convention, which Il
vet a step nearer the people, ie gener
ally more corrupt than either Congress
or the Legislature, and primar,
meeting, which is, or ought to be, tn,
zoe popah pure and simple, il tn,
most corrupt contrivance known t,
politics. These are unpleasant fact
to relate or contemplate; but we an
peal to the observation of any man q
to their undeniable truth"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
sENATR.
CONNIE crIcUT.

HARrsoaD, Feb. -.
The Democratic Convention te-day
nominated Charles r. 1neersoQ for
Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

Last year the London Underground
Railways carried between ffty aud
sixty millions Of passengers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.

Cakes Ames testified before the Sem
ate Credit Mobilier Commute TODAY.
concerning checks given to Senator
Harlan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
New Yesk 0aslDsG
Nrw Yopv Fab IL

New YORK, Feb. 10.
FLOUR-Dull.
WHEATON, and heavy; prime
Milwaukee $l.67 bid: red $1.66005 !;
amber $l.95@$2.00.
CORN-Steady at 66.
OATS-Steady At 54@67,
WHISKY-94.
PORK-Firmer at &lA.l2.
LARD-Quiet at 81 OK for steam.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

The following QuotaGions ero fuynSahnA bv
PlAntera' Horse and Mule etable0:
Mules, l8 hands, aged and ~. q ~ O
Mules. I! henda, aged and fat............. I'd @
nu:as. ~ hands. aged and fas.......... N0x1lo
Mules. Is hands, aged and fat... ........ lI64lG
1nies, ls{ hands. e. d and ias......... ~
Mules. 10 nsnds, aRed and fat.........-. le63 i1S
Common farm h0rnea ............ ............ Nd 6
tsond comm ON plug ......... - g
Common ping horaes - g
Common driving horses each.............. 1068 s6o
Common saddle horses ea0h ,,...,......... l008lo0
Common pairs Oasriaxe h0sses, paaT..... 1ooo4l9
Extra pair carriage horses yer pAty.-. 0 D50o
Extra =. dol and driving horses each sNo4e0o
Heavy draft horses each............ ..... . Ie04sB
90. Louis Globe Fob ID.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

The wife Of Amadeus, the recent
Queen OF Spain, is still ill--worse, and
confined TO her bed
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

Some question having arisen as to
the religious belief Of the Members OF
the Iowa General Assembly, who W.
ted against the abolition of dpital
punishment, last winter, classified
ton of the same, according to their
creeds. and set down by themselves,
may not be uninteresting:
Opposed to capital punishment
Methodist, s; Baptist and Presbyterian
* each; CongregatiOnalist Orthodox
and Universalist, each; Liberal, z /;
Blank, s.; Independent, Episcopal,
Practical Christian, Protestant, Luth-
eran, Eclectic, Golden Rule, Christian,
and Free thinker, each. Total SO.
In favor of capital punishment
Presbyterian and Lutheran, 3 each !;
Methodist, Liberal, and Blank, 2 each /;
Old School Baptist, Universalist, Con-
gregationalist, Episcopalian, Disciple
of Christ, Christian, Latter Day-Saint,
No Profession, Nature, each. Total,
81
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

CMcAao Feb. 10.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 this MORN
ing !; market active and firm common
grade 4.25@30; fair x.4O@5O; choice
light or heavy 4.6O@65.
CATTLE-Dull and unchanged.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

vose For President and Vice Presi-
asnt.
On Wednesday last, the Senate and
House of Representatives in Joint
Convention, counted the electoral
vote:
The VICE PRESIDENT announced
the action of the two houses in rela-
ton to the vote of Arkansas, and as
there had not been a concurrence the
vote would not be counted.
There having been Q concurrence as
to Louisiana the vote Of that State
would not be counted either.
The tellers were then directed to re-
port the vote, which was done in de-
tail, the vote of each State being given.
THE RESULT IN FULL
was then announced by the Vice
President, % follows:
Whole number of electoral votes,
366, Of which 164 is a majority. Of
these, $40 votes were cast for President
and 352 for Vice President.
The vote for President was as fol-
lows:
For u. s. Grant ............,. 2S6
For B. Graft Brown. ............. Is
For Thomas A Hendricks, ........ ~
For r. j. Jenkins. 80. . Q
For David Davis. ............ L
The vote for Vice President was as
follows:
For Henry Wilson, ............ 2S6
For B. Graft Brown .....,. At
For N. z. Banks. I. .... 1
For George w. Julian 5
For John M. Palmer. ....... 3
For Thomas e. Bramlette. 3
For w. s. Groesbcck
For A. ii. Colquit $50. 8
For Willis b. Machen .... 1
The Vice President therefore declar-
cd q. s. Grant elected President and
Henry Wilson elected Vice President
for the term Of four years from the 18th
day Of March, 1873.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
coMcREssl ON A,
HOUSE.
WAsH1NaroS, Feb. Is.

w A00ANWAVNb . SWs 49, y
The House went into Committee on
the Whole on the 6undry Civil Appro.
priation bill.
AT l 80 o'clock, Poland presented
the report from the Committee on
Credit M0bilier, which the Clerk pro.
ceeded to read. All the implicated
members were In their seats. Cox
temporarily occupied the Speakers
Chair. The galleries are crowded and.
Intense interest 10 manifested.
HOUSE.
WAsHloroN, Feb. 10.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole and resumed the consider.
alton Of the Sundry Civil Appr3pria-
ton bills.
Without disposing Of the bill, the
Com, rose at one o'clock ON mo.
ton Of Garfield, who wished hearing
for Beatty, on the bill to give the 6.
porting and publishing OF the debates
to Murtaugh, of the Warrington Re-
Beatty again moved tho previous
question on the bills. The previoue
question was seconded BY s. ysaa 70
Is nays.
SENATE.
The bill for publishing Congreesion.
oil debates, and conference reporta Oh
the steamboat bill, was, mp but laid
over until tomorrow.
A bill on Utah Affairs will alec b mp
to. morrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

we mean at last there is prospect
OF legally curtailing polygamy in the
Y. >. Hitherto the saints have been
able to avoid the suppression Of this
twlnrelc of barbarism by all sorts of
devices gotten mp by them for that
purpose. The latest of these devices
was the overriding by the probate
Territorial Courts of the decisions of
the q. 5. Courts It was really moth.
ing but q revolutionary act for an in.
ferior State court TO set at naught the
rulings of the higher Federal courts.
but in their wantonness and audacity
the Brighamites have not hesitated to
do this.
Bills are pending before Congress to
provide remedy for existing evils in
Utah; the President sends a special
message to Congress urging efficient
and immediate action and we earnest.
ly hope that time may be found to
thoroughly and with all possible dis.
patch crush out the last great and
most disgraceful social cancer boldly
and defiantly feeding upon the body
polite.
The Postmaster General submitted
to the Attorney General, the question
whether under the law, letters not full.
iy prepaid at mailing office were prop
erly chargable at the Office of delivery
with double the deficient postage or
only the actual unpaid balance. The
Attorney General gave II as his opin-
ion that double rates could not be
charged. We CLEAN the above from
the special dispatches to the st. Louis
Globe of the 10th inst. We must say
from our Interpretation of the law, we
have always been of the opinion that
Postmaster General Cresswell was 10
error in his.rnling upon this subject.
We suppose that if the report be true,
that the Attorney General has given
such an opinion, the Postmaster G ener-
al viii change i,is ruling notice of
which Postmas,ers viii rece;va :, ana
time.
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(,akes Amos IL renorts be t,,a =
M, o,,,,, Ia. 49,. =
~. ouis iceAihs WIN oituI Mooliier
bribery, but is guilty OF cheating the
widow Of a relative out Of seventy-tive
thousand dollars. He prosecuted
claim against IIoratio Ames arising
out Of the furnishing of guns by said
Horatio 10 the Navy Department DUR
ing the war. Before the claim was Il
naliy allowed and paid, Horatio died
has never paid over the money or anv
portion of it, though he long since "a.
ceived it from the government
4
sum nowspapers nave jumped 70
raa,;na ~ e.aar;a. -. ,..:, $50 "o' ~
- - pi'siiesc' repeal
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LsATH19T
Photographic News
NEW York.

suessn n,sssesY 10 m esvsm.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

The new position of affairs in Spain
awakens the .revolutiorists in Cuba,
and we look for renewed operations
on their part Doubtless. too, ii will
give rise 70 much discussion in this
country, and may be different policy
towards the Cuban people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

directed By Gray a smith. psoduo bealers.
subject TO daily tluctaationa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

GRAIN AND GENERAL MARRET.
OTTpHvA low Fan n IN.
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The Vice President therefore declar-
ed q. s. Grant elected President and
Henry Wilson elected Vice President
for the term Of four years from the 4th
day Of March, 1873.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20

The vote for Vice President was as
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-10

.ANNIG Anon he 9Th inst. after short
esS, JAMES HANNIGAN, in the goth year of

HANNIG Anon he 9Th inst. after a short
illness, JAMES HANNIGAN, in the 10th year Of
his age.
The funeral win take place from the family
residence, No. ls Overton street, this (FRI'
DAY. morning, at s1s O'Clock. Friends OF the
family are invited TO attend.
GRAYES-At his residence, IOl Exchange
s. rect, al II 10 PM, JoHE NJ. GRAVES, In his
18th year.
Funeral services from his late residence
this lFRIDAY) afternoon, at o'clock. Ser
vices by Rev. Z. G. Slater.
LITTLETON-At Covington, Tenn, Thurs
day morning, 9Th inst, at 2o'cloek, HENRY A.
IITTLEToE.
Funeral viii take place from his late resi-
dence, No. 1s2 Beale street, this (FRIDAY) af-
ternOon, 10th instant.
PARKER-At the residence OF her father,
infant daughter of X. NJ. G. Parker, aged
Is months.
Funeral services by Rev. g. w. Lotion, at
the residence, this (FRIDAY) morning, 10th
instant, at o'clock.
sTEINKUHL-At2: ?: 20 O'Clock pm, October
9th, HERMAN SrEINKUHL, nephew of Chris.
ID. Steinkuhl, in the 10Th year OF his age.
Evansville pspers please copy.
Friends and scqIaintances are Invited TO
attend his funeral, at Elmwood Cemetery, this
(FRIDAY) morning, at 10 O'Clock. Services by
Rev. Mr.. Carmichael. Carriages OF Holst's.
O'BRIEN-Thnrsday afternoon, October 3,
1873, at O'Clock, Rev. ID. A. O'BRIES, aged Is
years.
The funeral will take place from st. Peter s
Church this (FRIDAY) morning, st9 o'clock.
SISTER MARY CATHERINE JUDGE-At
Z 20 O'Clock pm, october 9Th, sister MARI
CATHERINE JUDGE, aged 81 years. New York
and Boston papers please copy
Her friends and acqualntaDces are invited
to attend her funeral this (FRIDAY) after
noon, at o'clock, from $50 DeSoto street.
WILLETT-At6 O'Clock Thursday morning,
October 9Th, Mrs. CATHARINE W. WILLETT,
wife of ]. Hearmon Willett, aged 50 years.
Troy IN. y and Minneapolis (AIinn.) papers
please copy.l
GANS-October Sth, of yellow fever, Mrs.
CHARLOTTE CANS, beloved wife of DR.. I. NJ.
Gans-a devoted mother and a faithful wife.
STEWART-Friends and scquaintances of
the late HUGH STEWART are invited TO attend
his funeral this (FRIDAY) morning, at IL
o'clock, from residence, No. 4S7 Shelby street.
MoNTGoMERY-The friends and acquaint-
ances of GEORGE E. MONTGOMERY are invited
to attend his funeral this (FRIDAY) morning,
at 10 O'Clock, from No. q Adams street.
sHERIDAN-The friends OF THoMAs sHER-
IDAN are invited to attend his funeral, from
his residence, l55 Main street, this CFRIDAY)
morning, at 9 O'Clock.
ACHTMAN-Ons The 9th instant, OF yellow
fever, MARY, wife OF Joseph Achtman, OF
Schiller Lodge, No. 40, 1. o. o. f., aged 40 yrs.
MADDOX-On the 9th instant, at II As p.m.-
HENRY g. MADDOX, aged so years.
Funeral from his late residence, No. IA Ex-
change street, this (FRIDAY) afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Friends of the family are invited to
attend. Carriages at Flaherty, Marley & Sui
livans.
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EST A ABIISHED 1910.

separation of the church and State. cap
tivating the hearts and ears of his audi
enee, and was in the full flow of his
eloquent discourse when the bell rang
time and he sat down. The audience
called loudly for him to go on, but
the chairman stated that there were
many invited guests to be heard, and
for Mr.. Curry to go on would be dis
courteous and unchristian. Notwith-
standing the explanation, calls for
"CuTryl" "CuTyp' rang through the
church, and the doctor rose and said
that while recognizing the rule limiting
the time Of speaking, he must emphati-
cally protest against being stigmatized
by the chairman as discOurteOus and
unchristian. Calls for Curry and stamp
ing of feet now became deafening. The
chairman succeeded in making himself
heard sufficiently to say that the foreign
delegates had pronounced the discussion
very paint tC them. A hymn WIS then
sung, and the storm was lulled, after
which Professor Goodwin spoke Of the
effect of civil and religious liberty upon