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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Times, in u
leader on President Grants message,
says: ssThe excessive privileges in re-
gard to freedom from search, claimed
for vessels bearing the American flag,
would confer immunity on an open pi-
rate. Such pretensions are indeed
short sighted for mercantile nation.
We cannot for moment believe that
Congress will adopt the suggestion
to prohibit national banks from pay
ing interest on deposits. We don't
agree with the Presidents financial
views, and think he is wrong in at.
tributiDg the recent troubles TO the
peculiar character of the currency.
The advice to return to specie payment
would be more satisfactory it the
President told the country how TO do
it. The article praises the message for
its moderation OF tone iu general, and
on the Cuban question in particular,
England will nnrcseryedly support a
policy which requires that Spain must
really as well as nomiaaily control
Cuba.
The DAILY Ners says the Presi.1
dents language concerning the vir-.
sinius affair is moderate and digni6ed.
The Daily Telegraph ays the de-
mand for the abolition of slavery in
Cuba is a menace which will greatly
increase the difficulties OF the CASTELAR,
situation.
The Standard thinks the only result
the threats against Spaia will bave
viii be 10 hinder an adjustment
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The London Times
publishes an official list Of British SUBJ
jects taken prisoners on the steamer
Virginius, aud comments on the act
and says the British Government,
while demanding the surrender OF the
survivors, must carefully avoid COM
hitting itself to the proposition
that the seizure o; the Virg;n;us was
illegal,
MADRID, Dec. 5.-Itis reported that
a disagreement has occurred between
CASTELAR, and Salmer0n. The Cores.
pondence says that, in the event OF a
criNis, on the re-assembling OF the
Cortes the Left will oppose Sa!mer0n
and support ri y Margsll for the Pres
| idcucy.
The Government intends to push
| the bombardment OF Carts.ena.
LoNpoN, Dec. 2.--Thc following adj
ditionsl particulars arc obtained con.
| cerning the loss OF the Vile dc Havre
The officers were distracted, and each
helped himself This fact is undispu.
ted. The long boat contained no first
class passengers. Sailors and coal
boys rushed and took possession, all
rcscnes. being effected subsequcutiy.--
The scotch ship was prevented from
preparing immediately Tor ,cscHe from
its anoranee as 10 whether serious
damage MAS done the steamer, which
aroit paobably from inability 10 COM
municate IN Frcnch. Consequently the
Loeb Eta,e's boats were not lowered
until the steamer had & .no down No
life prcseryer was in it's proper place,
one gentleman vainly searching fhro'
four cabins, 1t is sscertaincd that the
occupants of three or four cabins in
midship were probably killed when
The Scotchman struck the Vile dc Hs-
vre. The most OF those rescued had
been floating from half an hour To an
hour before they were picked up. The.
Scotchlnan had little comfort to extend
to the rescued beyond open hearts snd
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
FRANCIS SPRINGER, ESQ,
Collector 1st District,
Columbus City, Iowa.

Selling Tobacco and Cigars on Rail-
road Ifoins-Rerised Regulations,
Serves 8, No. s, Modified.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REvENUE,S
sa WASHINGTON, Nov. II, lS73.)
Josiah Millard, Esq, Alexandria, Va. !:
Sin Since your personal inter-
view at this Office with regard to the
matter Of selling tobacco and cigars
on railroad trains, l have given the
subject further consideration, and have
concluded to so far modify the pub
lished instructions relative thereto,
contained in Revised Regulations,
Series 8, No. 8, as to permit such sales
to be made from any car constituting
one of the train, instead of limiting
such sales to the smoking car proper,
in any and every case where the per-
son, having special tax-receipt prop
erly posted up in conspicuous place
within the train, is allowed by. the
conductor to pass from one car to an
other or to pass through the train
offering tobacco or cigars for sale.
In other words the place of business
may be considered the entire train, in
stead of limiting 1t, as heretofore, to
the smoking car, properly so desig-
mated. Yours Respectfully,
J. w. DOUGLASS,
Commissioner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

The Republican Senate caucus to
determine upon the committees has
been notified by liberal Republicans
that II 10 their wish not to be classed
q Democrats. That they will accept
such places on committees ss the Re-
publicans shall give them. It is un-
derstood that the Democrats will be
given the chairmanship of the commit
tees on Private Land Claims and on
Engrossed Bills, the same they had at
the last session.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

The Prussian Government has pur-
chased gypsum island in the gulf of
California for 100000, and will use
the gypsum as a fertilizer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Since the beginning of the Cuban
rebellion abaut $4,000 Spanish troops
have been sent to Cuba, and about
10000 of these have been lost,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Take my little awl, said Hardwick
OF staunton, Ky, as be plunged that
useful implement to the hilt in the ab.
domen or his frieni Conlcy. There
was no quarrel, no snmity. 1Hardwick
was simply drunk and Conley simply
died.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

The Iowa Supreme Court has
decided that the law authorizing towns
and cities to prohibit the sale of wine
and beer is constitutional.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Acolonisation society, composed OK
cluslvely Of the softer side Of fhuman.
ity, is to be immediately organised In
Baltimore, now that the census has
shown an excess Of 1878 females
over the males.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

The Burlington Gazette don't like
the nomination of Geo. H. Williams
for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court at all. We extract from an edi.
torial Of that paper Of the 4th inst. a.
follows:
The administration has always been
run by rings, and these rings must
have somebody upon the Supreme
Bench who will make decisions for
them and against tho people. These
were some Of the reasons which In.
duced us to predict that Williams
would be the coming man. We knew
that no man now on the Supreme
Bench would secure the position.
They could not be made the tools Of
corrupt power. We had thought,
however, since we made that predic-
ton, that II was not to be verified ;
but that another, equally subscrvient
to the mandates Of power, was to get
the place Senator Conkling. But it
seems that we were right In the drst
place.
We do not quote the above % q mat
ter of any particular importance 90 far
as the appointment Is concerned, but
one thing we want particularly
to have noted, and that IL this, that
the Gazette says, in speaking of the
balance of the Court, "Thsy could not
be made the tools of corrupt power"
Mark this, for we feel assured that the
Gazette will, before the winter 10 out
and perhaps before the close of this
month, be charging against one or sll
of these judges whom It says would
not be the corrupt tools, 60, that they
are just what 1t now says they are not.
The Gasette growls and anarls chroni-
cally and forgets one day what 1t
tiss 1~ye-ha-.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

A Polygamist in Congressl Con.
trary to general expectation, and in
spite of opposition, John @. Cannon,
the husband Of four wives, has been
admitted to q seat In Congress as
delegate from Utah.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Senator Morton's Committee on
Privileges and Elections In the Senate
will recommend an amendment to the
Federal Constitution for the election
of President, which will provide for
the districting of the States into dis
tricts the same In number as their del.
egation In Congress, and that each one
Of these districts shall have one vote
to bc determined by the marjority Of
electors therein. This plan will have
the unanimous recommendation Of the
Committee. The plan Of electing the
President by q popular vote OF the
whole people Is rejected because It ID
well known that smaller states would
defeat such measure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Owing to the financial panic, and
the failure Of several railroad COM
panies to comply with the conditions
necessary to make their land grants
good, large quantities of land have re-
yerted to the general government, and
large accessions to the amount are ex-
pected In the future.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
JUDGE sMKRAAND kEsIbNATION.
HIs PLEA IN HIS OWN sEHALT.
The following appears ID the Clepe-
land Herald, evidently with the sp.
proval OF the author:

uls FLEA IN HIS OWN pIdAL6.
The following appears i the Clepe-
land Herald, evidently with the ap.
iproval Of the author:
CLEvxLAND, O., Nov. 1873.
SIR IL hereby tender ypu my re-.
sigration - Judge of The District
Court Of the United Ststss fon the
Northern District Of Ohio. to take
effect on the first day Of December
next. Es
In doing 30 l deem 1t proler to say
that ! recognize It as the tuty of q
Judge not only to be guiltl&s OF offi-
ctal or perBonsl misconduct but that
be should be free from s1sp4 Zion Of 1t.
/ Am not aware that I haveoeen sus-
pected or accused of any misconduct
or partislity In the performaAce Of my
odcial duties, Expressions d approy.
81 from sll parts Of the di&rict con-
vince mo that / havo performed the
duties 70 the satisfaction of tHe bar and
the public generally. The o4y excep-
ton has been the action, sonte months
since, Of portion Of the barpf Cleve-
land, who, influenced, as idbelieved,
By motives far worse thanhny attTi.
| buted to me, and subyersivS not only
OF al authority and indepenl lence, but
or the first principles of thdlegal pro-
fession,l the love Of JUSTICE and fair
play, passed resolutions of tensure.
This proceeding met with NO favor
from the public; i was n4 approved
49, ~ n ~
bar of even one county out dfthe forty
soyen counties in the District.
The only fault that has been found
with mo by those who took part in the
| proceedings Of the Cleveland bar,
grows ont of my employrnent BY the
late Mr.. Lockwood to aid him and
other brokers of New York in procur-
Ing the reversal or repeal of q grossly
erroneous! and unjust construction
BY revenue officer, OF q revenue law
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

The snow is over foot deep in Eas-
tern Canada and Nova Scotia, with
drifts from eight to twelve feet deep.
There is deep snow in Maine also.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

By prompt and proper action the
Republicans in Congress, 1t will be
seen that the Republican members of
Congress have resolved In caucus to
favor the repeal of the salary act, and
that Mr.. Kasson, Of Iowa, IL instructed
to draw up . bill for that purpose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

= 1t "a nowconsidercd proper to speak
OF adentist ~ an odontologist,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

/ IIluu. !, =.
aHow much are they Z"
"One dollar my lad"
IL did not know they cost so much. =
He turned to 60 out, and even op en-
ed the door, but closed it again and
came back.
81 have got only 81 cents, and could
you let me have geography, and
wait q little while for the rest Of the
money n
How eagerly his little bright eyes
| looked Tor an answer, and how he
seemed to shrink within his ragged
clothes, when the man mot very kind
ly, told him he could not.
The disappointed little fellow look
ed up to me with very poor attempt
at smile and left the store. l fol-
lowed and overlook him.
"And what now!"I asked.
'sTry another place, sir,'
"Shall I go too, and see how You
succeed p"I asked.
"Oh, yes, II You like" said he in
surprise.
Four different stores Ientered with
him, and each time he was refused.
"Will you try again. asked. !.
UYas ar I shaH try them all or r
shonld NOT know whether conid get
one or not
We entered the fifth store. and the
l;ttla fsiinw "a wsikad mn msnfnliv and
told told the i.m Uent,emsn % tust 81 what he want. mt
ed. and how mnch money he had.
aYon want fhe bnnk verv much ?1
said the proprietor.
aAnd wbv ~ vnn vant n .o verv
mrch - ~ -
WTo stndv. sir. csn,t 20 to school.
bnt i stniiv when T Trsn ~ home All
the hnvs h.vs cnt M ma Ana 1- fhev VIII
ID ahead az me. Besiiies nv fsther
~ ! sailnrI ana I want ~ iearn 6f
the 'rlsce. ~ - nsed (" 70 81, l d.
aIGnes he o. to thoss n,.ces now p.
skeS the nrcnr ~ stcr fS'ss,." - *
aHa, r. dasd y ssid fha hov lsoYt,vs
TIA, .ddad sSar .rhNs UT3p,, rn;ra.
- ha I sesinr tnn y ~ s
aAre Won thnnuh 2y a.raa ths 0en.
tIemsn rs,s;nr his svahrnws c,,rions.
".
Yea SIR. II i've.
well, my lao, VIII tell you what
WILL 90; Ill let you nave p new geo.
graphy, and you psy me the remalnd-
er Of the money when yon CAM Of T
Will let you have one that u not new
for 80 cents" -. - i39.S 4.
care the leavcs all IN It, and Just
like the others, only Il - not new r
"Yes Just like the new onss.n
ut will do Just % well, and will
have u cents left to buy some other
book. Ism glad they did not lot me
have one ct the other stores.
The bookseller looked up inqnir-'
ingly, aud ! told him what had aecn.
Of the little fellow. He was much.
pleased, and whom he brought the book
along / saw . nice nav pencil and
some clean, white paper In 1t. a,i
"A present, my lad Tor your perae-
yerance; Alweys have courage Lire
.ass that ;Ss and bnni..1I.l ySS VIII make your
Thank you, sirs you are very kind"
what is your nameW +
william aAyerly. air. 3. -tt.
sDo you want any more books r l
now asked. -,
nIied riarc;rg J, SaI -. eses ss Ssh az s,isi Ls
with books. and th.n st ma. ~
Vt" T1ava % him - ! hank note ut viii,
pet some some for for Won" T / said.
Tears Of iov came into his eyes.
aYes INV iad. anvthin0.O
0Then I viii hnv q hcok for. moth.
ar y ho aaid 81 thank Won very. much.
and homo that soma dav r sb.Ii he AHA
to repay you.n
ne wantad NV namo and oavo n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Governor Bramlette announces that
tho drawing OF the lottery in the in-
terest of the Public Library Of Ken
tncky, which was TO have taken place
this week, is postponed TO March 3lst
next. This spostponment is occasioned
by the embarrassment of the money
panic. sl,0oOyO0 of the fund Is said
TO 30 In the Farmers and Drovers
Bank at Loulsville.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
HOUSE.

WAsHISsros, Dec. ).
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

It should be borne in mind that Fer.
mandy Wood, whom the Democratic
members of Congress supported for
Speaker, besides his record In the back
salary bill, was also . defender Of the
Credit Mobiliers and opposed the GEN.
sure Of Ames and Brooks. Democra-
cy, at the opening Of the asa Congress
have put themselves upon .he record
as defenders of the very measures
about which they have howled 90
frantically for nine months past.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

that effected only the brokers that re.
sided in the 32d district Of New York
This employment could in no way con-
f1ict with my official duties. The sub
ject matter could in no form come be-
fore me for judicial action. No law or
moral obligation prohibits a Judge
from seeking the repeal Of any law,
with or without compensation. The
gentlemen who employed me, knew
Of my official position, and that it
could not aid him. lie knew also that
/ would not personally aid him in
Washington, but would rely on Judge
BARLEY and r. c. Parsons to present
the matter to the proper authorities.
did all that assumed to do. The
law was repealed, and I believed it
was done through their agency. The
claim for compensation was founded
upon that belief. I erred when maxi
ing the claim, In not specifically stating
who rendered the services, instead Of
treating their rights as my own, which
! had a right to do. But nothing was
done by either of these gentlemen
which / could not lawfully and pro-
perly do. I deny, therefore, that l
have done anything that might not
lawfully and properly do, either as q
citizen or as Judge, and upon this is
sue | might cheerfully and with great
confidence appeal to the only tribunal
that can try any accusation against me.
But the leading and governing ques-
ton which actuates me in offering this
resignation is tho wish to avoid the
publicity that must necessarily result in
meeting this accusation. Constituted
as am, rather than undergo the pain
of having my name, and actions, and
motives, and those of my family and
relatives canYassed and commented
upon in q friendly or unfriendly spirit
by persons either in or out Of congress,
/ would prefer to retire from my pre-.
sent position. Against the wishes of
my personal friends and advisers, of
my associates upon the bench, Of the
public and the bar Of this district, with
some few exceptions, ] tender you my
resignation. Very respectfully yours,
n CT. SHERMAN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11

Bishep Lee, Of Iowa, In writing to
Bishop Cummins In regard to his di-
vision Of the church, endeavored to
dissuade him from 1t and among other
things said:
A secessional or schismatical move
ment at this time, would, in my opin.
ion, bc greater evil than thoso We are
bearing, and from which we may hope
to be relieved In due time. It was {al
better for our extreme Ritualistic
brethren to finally secede to the Church
Of Rome, to which they are tending
than for yourself and others OF like
mind to leave such q Church 40 our
for now ecclesiastical organization u
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
INTERMAL REVENUE MATTER1.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., OFFrcE OF
COMMISSIONER INT. REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, 1873.

SIR: BY the amendment Of March
Sd, 1873, to an act to prevent smug-
Cling and for other purposes [page l47
Of last compilation], II is made your
duty, 40 Collector Of Internal Revenue,
to report within ten days to the District
Attorney Of the district In which any
fne penalty or forfeiture may be in.
Cured. for the violation of any law OF
the United States relating to the reve-
nue., q statement Of all the facts and
circumstances of the case within your
kno Wedge.
You are hereby specially directed to
report all persons carrying on within
your district the business Of wholesale
or retail liquor dealer, wholesale or re-
tail dealer In malt liquors, dealers in
tobacco, dealers in leaf tobacco and re-
tail dealers in leaf tobacco, who have
failed to apply and pay for special tax
stamps, or to place and keep the same
conspicuously In their establishments
or place of business, or shall not have
done so, on or before the first day Of
November next, to the District Attor-
ney, for prose cution, either under Sec-
tion A OF the Act of July 70, 1868, or
under Section 3 Of the Act of Decem-
Der "a, 1872, as the circumstances of
each Individual case may require, or
the condition Of affairs In your district
"-' ~11sa verv = Re.SdsstiGiff. RsendsE iAafesssry.
J.. W. DOUGLASS,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
PLUCK WINS.

About thirty years ago (said Judge
P.) stepped into book store in Gin
cinnati, in search of some books that
/ wanted. While there, little rag
ged boy, not over twelve years old,
came in and inquired for a geography.
!"Plenty Of them," replied the sales
New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
PERSONAL.

Gen. ]. Watson Webb is i'll. in Nice, Italy.
The Lexington AdUertiser mississippi Is
edited by woman, Miss sallie Ada Vance.
The family of William III. Yancey, of rebel
Nop notorety resides on farm Montgomery, Ala
bams.
Senator Cameron will be "a years old on the
sh OF March But that which should accompany old
Lucca is accredited with this remark: 81
never pad paiz Philamadelfy to gf one Sc
sore troat"
Mrs Priestly of Des Moines sued liquor
dsser for selling liquor to her husband. and recovered
tlSDO damages.
Emerson passed Christmas in Rome, the guest
a, BARON Won Hoffman-whose wife was formerly Miss
Ward. OF Boston.
The 4OOth anniversary of the birth of CO.
lumbus to be celebrated at Warsaw. He was born in
1873 and died in l543.
The remarkable discovery has been made in
Esglsnd that Mr. j. X Emmett, the actor. is grandson
Of Robert Emmett's brother.
w. b. Pellet, cashier of the Bank of Che
mango at Norwich dropped dead on the 10th inst Mr.
Conkey President of the bank. died in similar
way. few days before.
Senator Cox will travel in Iceland next
Summer He will find there the remains and legends Of
sremarkably wise form of popular government The
history OF Iceland 10 little known, and deserves TO De
more widely read.
Mrs Mary Miller, who rode from Exeter to
Pottstowu Penn. horseback attend the funeral
observances Of George Washington in that borough on
the nth of January 1890, still living at MountAry'
Berks County, age %.
Gen Harney, one of the oldest officers in the
o. g service, is thus mentioned in late letter, from
Sullivan Miss, where he resides: "He has heard the
boom OF cannon and m9rshaled his troops often
times on plains OF Mexico. The old gentleman is
beautiful specimen Of noble man. His locks are white
with rOsts OF 80 Winters and IN person he is tall and
erect"
The death list contains the names of Gen.
James H. Carton, formerly Commander of the Depart
ment Of NewMexico Hudah s. Brown, the first school
teacher OF Rochester n. Y; Dr. f. l. sheehy, an emf
peut physician OF Maryland +. W. Flagg, Unknown
LAWYER of Bangor Me-; and Mung Man. Chinese con-
yerted % Christianity at San Francisco. and long mis-
sOnary among his eOuntrymen.