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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

nature whatsoever against the Gov.
eminent of the United States.
SEQ. Q. That It shall not DO lawful
for any soldier to transfer, assign,
barter or sell bis discharge, final state.
ment, descriptive list, or other paper,
for tho purpose OF transferring assign.
ing, bartering, or selling any interest
In any bounty under the provisions of
this act. And all such transfers, as
sigEments, barters, or sales heretofore
made are hereby declared null and
void - to any rights intended to be
so conveyed by any such soldier.
SFC. ~. That in any case where .
person ntitlcd to receive payment of
bounty under tho provisions of this
act shall DO make application therefor,
or where such application shall be
maac by the proper representative of
slch person, being deceased, and tho
discharge of such person has been lost
1t shall bo com petent for the accounting
officers to receive, In lieu of the actual
production of such discharge, proof
OF the actual loss OF the same, and sec
ondary proof Of Its issue end contents
together with proof of the identity of
the claimant or person deceased, under
such rules defining the character and
form OF the evidence as tho Secretary
OF the Treasury shall prescribe.
SEC. III. That no adjustment or pay
mens OF any claim of any non.comis-
stoned officer. musician, artificer, wag-
oner, or private soldier, or his proper
representative, under the provisions
OF this act, shall be made, unless the
application be fled within five years
from the passage of the same.
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ember 1868 he was elected 10 the
Louisiana State Senate for the term OF
four years from the Second Senatorial
district. He was also delegate for
the State at large to represent it in the
Chicago convention which nominated
General Grant for President. In
December 1871 he was elected to fill q
vacancy caused by the death OF Gov.
ernor Dunn. On December 9th he
became acting Governor of the State
by the impeachment OF Governor War
moth. In this capacity he continued to
act till the 18th Of Jonuary 1872, when
he was elected to the U. s. Senate for
the term Of six years, which seat lie is
now endeav0ring to obtain.
During tho war he enlisted in the
army as private in the lst Louisiana
volunteers, which was white regi.
mcnt, but was aftcrward promoted to
the Captaincy in a colored regiment.
He performed many gallant and mer-
it0rions services while in the army
He first entered political life in Ala.
bama in lS65,and made many speeches
which tended to arouse the colored
people to . sense of their rights and
duties as citizene. As an appreciation OF
his abilities he was elected to the Con
stitutional Convention of the State OF
Louisiana in 1867. which formed the
present Constitution of the State.
l had the pleasure few days since
to run against the good looking coun.
tenance OF Genl. j. M. Hcdrick in the
street. The weather has been intense.
~ cold here-for this latitude-for
several weeks. The Potomac is fro
zen over down to it's mouth. The ice
10 so thick that they are sleighriding on
It at Washington. HAwKEYE.
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posed to meet their views In this respect, and nv
hard work they succeeded In keeping the sale pena
wen cleared OF desirable steers and at the same
The attendance OF feeders was light, and as con.
sequence the market for stock cattle rules quiet
but steady at former quotations. The local de-
nand was also ilgnt, butchers only buying their
actual necessities required them to, and generally
purchasing little better quality of cattle than are
usually taken to supply their wants. To-day there
was a fair demand for Saturday and steady
feeling prevailed, moderate business being
transacted at tull prices Sales were at 50 75@1
425 for stockers, $3ai so for butchers stun, ana
$1,000 for shipping steers.
l., HVGs-A fair degree of activity was manifested
IN this market packers and shippers taking hold
with considerable freedom AT the opening pri-
oes were easy and tribe lower, under the liberal
the preceding week. the receipts Continue large fof
tne season, andthe general average quality viii
compare favorably with previou arrivals during
Sus ho Masna and Tas
on the succeeding days, the market ruing steady
ana firm, with satisfactory demand from ali
Snr 81 buyers Eastern adyces were Of "a
ers were taking hold freely. Sales were made at
~ 25@5 % Tor poor to extra graded lots with few
sales below $50 or above 81 80; the bulk Of the
choice. Light Workers generally sold at So 8Oa8 90
Tor poorto choice, and heavy packing grades at
S6BO@7.25. To-day the market was dull and weak.
ers were Indifferent about taking hold. Saies
were made ut about l0at5c Decline llRht weirlita
and common stock suffering more severely Chan
poor eSssa Mers %sas
quality was not up to the average Of the receipts
early in the week. The market closed dun 1t SS.a5
@6s0 for Workers. and s6s4o@7.30 for poor to
sHEEP-T6e market opened weak ana lower.
the supply being in excess Of the demand. since
wednesday the market has been active and nrm
sssS Ior poor to choice; extra saoochicago
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-At 3 o'clock this
morning, . fire broke ont In the Dry
House Of Wahl Brothers Glue Fscto-
~, corner of Lancaster avenue and
3lst street. There is q series of TWEEN.
ty buildings in this factory, and these
were nearly all consumed, the only
ones saved being the Office, the Ice
houses, refuse and cook houses. The
books and papers were all preserved.
The stock and machinery are total
loss, the flames spreading 30 rapidly
that nothing could be saved. The loss
is estimated by Messrs. Louis Wahl a.
$4OO, 900, but the insurance men say
that it will amount to only about $25,.
600 outside Of insurance, which Is
$4,000.
There are various theories for the
origin of the fire, but the generally
accepted one is that the Dry House
became ovcr-heated, and being very
inflamable, was on fro before the
Waterman could give the alarm. The
factory has not been In operation until
recently, and by its destruction 300
hands arc thrown out OF employment.
There was some difficulty with the
alarm, which delayed the arrival OF
the engines, and the flames had made
good Roadway before any enginea
were on the spot.
The insurance is divided in email
amounts among A companies.
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OHIO.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 20-In the Leg
islature at Charleston, w. Vsy yes
terday bill passed both houses pro.
viding for the immediate settlement of
the disputed boundary line between
Maryland and West Virgins, and the
consequent prevention Of bloodshed
and strife which is said by the pream.
BILE to be probate otherwise. This line
Is about 81 miles long, reaching from
a point called Fairfax Stone directly
north to the Pennsylvania line. The
controversy involves about 40 square
miles and 10 now mostly held by Ma
ryland. Governor Jacobs 10 instruct
ed to proceed forthwith to resist en-
croachment by citizens and officers Of
Maryland. The bill removing the
capital TO Wheeling is now . law by
Limitation.
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Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. %

By telegraph
Wheat-Qpiet and lower than Sat.
urday's quotations, the ruling prices
being S5Ac cash ;852s March, and S6A
April.
Corn-Fairly active and firmer at
64Ac cash 642sc March; $3.50 April.
Oats-Fairly active but weaker at
b3Ac cash 63c March; 56Ac May.
Ryc-98K@$l 90.
Barley-$1 OS.
Pork-Lower at SIS lO@l5 cash or
March SIS 42ts April.
Lard-Easier at $l3 37H cash $l8,-
57h April.
WhieEey-$1 o.,
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the larger part Of the Democratic mar.
ty in truth accepted tho universal
brotherhood Of men and acquiesced in
the results Of tho war. Time has now
proven how well the great mass Of the
Republican party diagnosed the case.
The civilization OF slavery or what 10
the same under a misnomer, the
present Democratic party, has warmed
up under ito recent victories and nm.
wells its true heart in spite of all the
efforts of its shrewdest leaders to keep
It hid. This state of affairs again calls
together the old Republican phslsnx,
and we venture it as correct opinion
that the next election will show q re-.
suit that will astonieh our enemies.
In the beginning of tho struggle two
Of cnr greatest Republican statesmen
almost simultaneously announced the
fact that there WAS an irrcpressible
conflict going on in this country that
1t was between the civilization found.
cd upon the doctrine OF the inaliens.
bic rights of all, announced in our bill
ofrights and the civilization of master
aud slave. Law then made one.half
the country slave and one half
free-now the law of slavery is swept
away entirely. But if any man sup.
poses that that irrepressible conflict 10
fully terminated between these two
civilizations, he knows little of human
/ characterize has etudied in vain the
history of the past. Universal liberty
and equality 10 the law, but because Of
the existence of that irrepressible con.
Met 1t is no. the practice aad will not
De until the victory 10 complete. Ii
the friends of liberty sleep in security,
believing the danger past, they will
dnd ere long that they have lost want
age ground by the cunning and In.
trigue Of the subtle and wicked enc.
my. The events OF the last twelve
months are startling in the South and
! what is worse they were not met
promptly as they should have been BY
bold determined front in the North.
Happily, however, the country is now
awakening to the danger and will we
confidently believe tread upon the
serpent's head.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

The weighing of newspapers by
postmssters has brought to light tho
circulation Of papers considerably,
though it, by no means, is any sure
guide to the circulation of dalies of tho
country, ss they are largely circulated
by carriers and by express companies.
It ID, however, good guide as to
weekly circulation. The new law, 60
ing into operation on the lst of Jsnu.
ary, the Department were anxious to
learn how it would result as early as
possible, In order, as we Judge, to call
upon Congrcss before its adjournment
for change II It should be necessary
Hence all the postmasters Of the coub.
try were required on the evening oil
the last day of January TO make report
OF the amount Of newspaper postage
collected at their respective Offices
during the month of January. It
seems these reports have all teen re-
ceived, and they all foot up, for the
whole country, s547.s55. If this is
taken as an average, the postage thus
collected for year would amount iu
round numbers to six and half mil.
lions of doliars. BY the Inter Ocean
We learn that the amount Of such post.
.e,S collected in Chicago in January
WAS IS, 476.55. OF this the Inter Ocean
paid sl.OO024, while the zImes, Iri-
buue. Jousnal and Post and Maa to.
gether paid s73s 81. This shows the
character of the circulation Of these
journals. The Inter Ocean has, as we
had supposed, An immense weekly cir
and IL welding . powerful
influence among the rural population
Of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana. Wis
,ousin, Iowa and Minnesota. We are
happy 10 add that We feel to know
hat that influence 10 abupdantly for
rood.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

WE are drifting" into another civil
war, bucause there 10 want Of union
among men who hsve no desire to see
war in the land. While the South is
uniting, With the discrimination to
vote eolidly for the election Of its fu.
ture Democratic tool to the next Pres.
idency, we are snarliug and quarrel
ing about matters that are of no real
moment. Desire to have power and
place auim8tee some men here, and
they arc ready tos'bolt" whenever their
'claims" are not blindly admitted
Boston Traveller.
The 7TGreler tells much of truth In
the foregoing brief paragraph. When
tho Republicsn party had buried 70.
bellion and had as was supposed, pref
ty thoroughly reconstructed the South,
and placed in the Constitution the lib
erty and equality Of all men and had
also added 10 our organic law the in.
volatility Of the National debt and
had totally rcpudiated the robel debt,
the citizens composing this great party
lost the important oyershadowing
cause which SO long knit them closely
together. They come to think that tho
South and the Democratic party would
acquiesco in the results of the war.
They cherished no fcclings of revenge
for revenge cake. They desired to
rivet the bonds of our union by
kindness and fair dealing.
Hence in this state OF affairs other
questions became prominent, and men
divided upon them who had before
acted together. All the while the
Democracy catered to this division
and falsely claimed to DO honestly act
Ing for the overthrow Of all old parties
and the building up Of now ones.
Many Republicans took them at their
word and were found working with
their former Democratic opponents.
True the great mass Of the Republican
psrty bad not faith In Democratic pro.
fessions ---thsy believed hatthey were
bsseIy sud deceitfally STOPPING to con.
quer--they did not believe thst even
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Sweden.

STOCKHOLM. Feb. 20.-The match
factory In Gottenburg filled with
work people burned to.dey. The
flames spread with such rapidity that
tho employees in tho upper stories
were cut off from escape and many
persisted in the fsmes or were killed
by jumping from the windows. Fifty
one lives are reported lost.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24
Minnesota has terminated her pre

Minnesota has terminated her pro-
tracted struggle over the election OF .
United States Senator by taking from
the bench her Chief Justice, s. j. Nc.
MILAN, and transferring him to Wash.
ington. lie is Republican and has
heen since the inception of the party !:
is an able jurist and one who has
mingled very little in politics. We
are inclined to think that Minnesota
has done well.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24
4 POINT MADE ny eKNATOR CONK.
LING

The full text Of the recent speech of Uni.
ted States Senator Cnnk,;uu 20 Ncv yo,k
:. ~. 80. .,..s..,. ;.
" ~, .ou's'aoa qass.''h. sno"s ~ ueSe''-
Cd all the praise II received. 1t revives
memories of Webster and Clay, being q
masterpiece Of political oratory.
Amano .ho nonv ts,,;no no;,.. =, ~.
s,ss"h %. dsss,vas sn.cia5 stssn uo ~ n,s
la No. hssn I h,onsht ant hsfnrn W. SUI
indie ~ shs cam n"r; AN a ;nsrst"taS h..waan
I.on;,;ana and Ncw Vort IN ths snfrs,; ;".s =.
wronos md All The remeS;es annl;ed In sh \.
connsc,;on ,a sroLs a. follow. '
Whs. 10 tSe eycn.s of tha 9iist,rhars of
Iou;sisnae What r. the anoloev for tho -.
nnsnd;nc commotion in Witch sbs h.s hs sa.0
Ienta 5rhc ,,iss vas msdo :. The Ssn ~.
from Ohio. r "a That KelIocg ro. not i
truth eleotea hut vas fsissly c count.1 IN !"
annnosc hs was does .hat ;,,stify The nsr,e-
iess horrors whish have stained The anns,s
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nous, recommending the Louisiana House
to reseat the members thrown out under or.
rots oy the Returning Board, the other,
. nos unan m ,ns, recognizing Kellogg. The
report was ordered printed, and i,nt on rec
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

New HAMPSHIRE holds her general
election, March 9th. The opposing
candidates for Governor are Cheney,
Republican, and Roberts, Democratic.
Congressman are also to be elected.
At the last election the Temperance
party gave the election to the Democ.
racy. The State is always close and
doubtful, but since the Democracy have
so boldly shown the clovcn foot we
confidently look for Republican tri.
umph. IT side issues are not abandon.
ed at such time as this, then we dis
pair of the people of New Hampshir,
ever learning wisdom.
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Chicago Live Stock Market,
CHICAGO, Feb. %.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.
By telegraph
Hogs-Receipts 1900. Light lots
are quoted dull and lower at So 10@6,-
so; common 70 fair packing grades
&c 6O97 10; best, nominal; few fam
cy lots were sold as high as 81 As, but
few sales were made above 81 90.
Cattlc-Receipts 1000. Steady and
firm.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

General 0. o. Howard, in . letter to
the Chicago Tribune, referring to the
criticisms that have been made upon
him, says:
Nothing grieves ME 90 deeply TO.
day as the almost chaotic condition Of
our country. There has been grievous
misconduct, and it seems to me it has
been increased hundred fold by IN
relenting defamation. Hold up 3
company Of men to public contempt as
hypocrites and thieves, and hold them
there with fiendish JOY until they
prove themselves Individually and col.
lectively innocent of any wrong.l do
ingl This does not promote truthful.
ness and honesty. 1t is not worthy OF
American journalism. Itinvolves the
innocent In the meshes Of public dis
favor and gives extraordinary power
to evil.doers. enabling them to justify
their misdeeds by the common cry
that All men are corrupt"
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Lunnber Market.

There are many who talk on from
ignorance rather than from knowledge
and who find the former an inexhaua.
tib!e fund OF conversation,
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st. Louis Market.

ST. LoUIs, Feb. %
BY telegraph
Wheat-Dull. No. 2 Fall 81 05k@
l O6.
Corn-Firm at 64@65c.
Oats-Firmer at SIC.
Bsrley-Dull and unchanged.
Qye-Steady at from 81 O3@5.
Pork-Dull at $1S 80 cash or March.
Lard-Dull at 1870.
Bulk Meats-Unchanged.
Whiskey-Not quoted.
st. IlOuis Live Stock Market.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. %
Hogs-Rcceipts 4, 800 head. Workers
$6D6 IS: packers IS 75@7 so.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

After . continuous session OF 49
hours on the resolution for the admis-
sion Of Pinchback, during which time
Democrats spoke against time and In
every possible way fought off vote
upon the question, a motion to table
the resolution was carried. Several
Republican Senators voted to table il
including our Iowa Senators, because
they saw no chance to get to vote on
il and because there was 60 much nee.
essary legislation pending thst must
be had and 30 short limo to do ii in.
Thus by proceeding revolutionary
in its character has the Democratic
minority of the Senate defeated the
will of the majority.
It seems now probable, as there are
only nine working days left, that the
Civil Rights bill will be defeated in
the Senate by the same Democratic
fillibusteriug.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of
the peoples money has been expended
by this dead lock revolutionary bust
ness indulged in by the Democracy.
The Republicans only succnmbed
when they perceived that important
appropriation bills aud other import
ant measures would be lost il the
struggle was longer continued. Upon
the tabling OF the Pinchback resolution
the Senate Immediately took mp the
Indian appropriation bill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-24

| The mournful aud painful new
reaches us in the columns of the OF
tumws Courier that the Democratic
party have designe upon the nation
That they are planning to get control
| of it, and that il their plans are inter.
fered with, they will mako it red hot
for the opposition. Well, 1t is serl.
ous charge, but we might as we'll own
mp 10 it, for confession is good, and il
It will bring peace to tho troubled
b0e0ms of the Courier people we will
cay that such indeed is the fact. We
are not yet fully advised what tho
Democratic programme ie. but we
think we may assure the editor OF tho
Courier, that ifhe behaves himself like
little man we won't hurt him. We
live 10 tile hope that il may not be
! accessory to inangurate rapine, devas.
| tstion aud murder, but If Grant 10 de.
termined 10 boss things anyhow, VIC
may have to have victim, and if the
| Courier man is ready to die for his
cOuntry's cause we will accept the
sacrifice. Huntington Gazette.
Our Democratic friends would be
funny-they and their party whistled,
wore smiling vissges and cracked
jokes when Confederate victories wore
al ono time josiling down tho nation
al fabric and faceti0usness is now ex-
pected Of them, while for political
opinions sake White Leaguers murder
by thousands, with tho same old Dem
| ocratic sympsthizers sympsthizing
still. 1t used TO be that four years Of
open harlotism was sufficient 10 put
people upon their guard to such an ex.
tent at least, that they would not &C.
cept the harlot as teacher or ruler.
Again such experience would gcner-
ally be regarded IS sufficient to lead
one to distrust the harlot when they
saw the same old signs manifested,
after a season of forced obedience to
decency. There are however the
world over, none so bold and shame.
faced as the abandoned harlot, and
none more ready to make bold to in
troduce themselves to the public as
exemplars Of purity reform aud patri-
otism. So too with our friends and
their Democracy. Witness Democratic
anathemss against Phil Sheridan who
did so much to stay Democracy from
pulling down the temple of liberty
and erecting 3 government with
slavery for corner stone.
The harlot scorns and laughs in turn
at the advocates of virtue. Democracy
with the old flag under lite feet for
four years and piling up holocaust
of blood and treasure in the effort to
sever the Union, in the cause of human
slavery, now grows facetious, if 90 be
it is suspected with ito White Leaguers,
New York reporters, and eighty six
late rebel officers in Congress to be
about to attempt to gain through
successful Democratic party what it
lost with the Lost Cause. This is very
natural to the Gazette people-the
came old spots arc still bright there,
which adorned il in secession days.
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Milwaukee Market.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. %.
]By Telegraph
Wheat-Steady; No. 2 $3.50 cash;
$500 March 87Ac April.
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WE vuUl1oh Al buAe ISSUE Lu0 Iull tcXt
of the bill for the equalization Of
bountios to soldiers. 1t is designed
solely to equslize these bounties. Tn.
der the law of July, 1866, no soldier
who had not served at least two years
unless sooner discharged by reason
of wounds) could receive any bounty.
Many soldiers served from one to
nearly two years, aud were then dis
charged by reason OF disability con-
trActed in the service from disease,
rendering them unit for duty. They
were not entitled to a cent under the
said act Of 1866. 1t has long been rec
ognized that this was not Justice, and
1t would have been remedicd years
ago had it not been for the straitened
condition of our national finances.
Our member, Judge Laughridge, has
taken deep interest this session in ia.
vor of the bill which passed the House
and 10 now pending in the Senate. We
notice that Gen. Logan takes charge of
the bill in the Senate, and is pressing
its consideration there. The opponents
of the bill have but one argument
which they publicly make against it,
though some Of them in their hearts
doubtless hate the bill for quito q diff
ferent reason. The reason urged is,
that it will be heavier drain upon the
Treasury than we can bear General
Logan, however, stated on Friday in
the Senate that it would not draw over
$4,000 600 from the Treasury. On
the contrary Senator Sergeant asserted
that it would require an expenditure
Of $l3O.OO0OOO. We sincerely hope
that the amount required may be found
to be 20 small - to warrant it's passage
in order that tardy Justice may be
done many soldiers.