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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Eleven women have been indicted
at Lynchburg. Va. for illicit distilling.

Eleven women have been indicted
at Lynchburg. Va. for Illicit distilling.
"A Virginia horse deliberately
drowned himself, which demonstrates
that horse can become an ass.
His name is plain Bill Carr. and
yet he il assessed for $4,000 acres of
land in Kern county, Cal.
AT IA Donaldson was a minstrel !;
at II an ambrotyper; at 10 . gymnast !;
at 35 at the bottom of Lake Michigan
"A Chinamsn, who has espoused
Christianity, is preaching to his coun-
trymen in the streets of Santa Barbara,
Cal.
The Shah OF Persia was recently
much gratitied by the receipt OF 25OO
rebel scalps from one Of his military
commanders. ta' ss
Winchester, Va, which was taken
and retakcn seventy-two times during
the war, has not varied hundred in.
population in twenty-five years. If
"Oniy eleven cents for the heather =
exclaimed Georgia colored minister
''giye it back, hrudder Jones. dc Lord
nebber heard OF dis one-horse congre.
CATION"
Mrs. Partington, who was every
day prevented from going out by
the showers, said ::@ri 10 promis uously
concurring rain is enough to irrigate
an angel"
BY letter from Paradise (Nev.,
Valley, the Nevada State Joaraa
learns that the crickets are swarmine
into that valley in myrisda, coming
from tho north and west, and the far,
mers spprehend great damage to tn,
crops by their devastation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Tho Torpedo Chicken.

Southern poultry raisers have long
been troubled with class OF people
called chicken lifters." Gnm-trsps
and guillotine latches have in some
sections been considered indispensa-
bio to success in poultry keeping, but
q moro recent invention designed to
check nocturnal raids on hen rOosts, is
that Of tho torpedo chicken. This Is .
o piece of mechanism gotten up, to
resemble almost perfectly in appear
anco and touch an ordinary living
chicken. when perched ON the roost.
1t cncloses, however, q torpedo
which will explode with destructive
for CO il the supposed chicken be ham
died by the legs. s
Several serious accidents" are Ye-
ported as having occurred, at or near
Memphis, Tenn, recently, to parties
supposed to have been addicted to fre-
qucnt indulgence in chicken-pie at
others expense. Since then the Inn
preston seems to be gaining ground
among a certain class that chicken
stealing is an unsafe business.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

When Kirkwood is with the license
people be tells them he 10 license
when he 10 with the prohibitionists, he
10 ranting prohibitionist. kirkwood
10 q cunning old fox, but In this cam
paign be must either be rat, or long
tailed mouse.--C0uncH Bluffs Globe.
Gov. Kirkwood has never been
guilty of any such political trimming
as charged above, and when he takes
the stump he will define his position
his position on the temperance ques.
ton, a. we'll As on all other questions
in which the people are Interested
Io,pa CITY Republican.
The "What-is-Its having set their
candidate afloat on the stump are ex-
tremely anxious to hear from Kirk
wood. Gentlemen you ought not to
be too anxious to hear from him, for
tho first round or two he gives you
will settle your hash so completely
that you will only Lc too glad to have
him let up.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
DON'T CROW u.

Don't crowd, this world Is broad enough
For you rs well ss me;
The doors OF art are open wide,
The realm of thought iSr fee,
Ot all earth's places you have right
To choose the best you can,
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.
What matter tn ough you scarce can count
Your piles Of golden ore,
While he can hardly strive to keen
Gaunt famine from his door
OF willing hands and honest heart
Alone, shall man be proud.
Then give him all the room he needs.
And never try to crowd.
Don't crowd. proud Miss your dainty silk.
VIII glisten none the less,
Because IL comes in contact with
Abeggar's tattered dress,
This lovely world was never made
For you and I alone:
A pauper has right to tread
The pathway to the throne.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart.
by fostering all that's had,
Eut give To every virtue room
The best that they may be had.
he each days record such An ono
That you may well be proud,
Give each his Iight, give each HIS room,
Ana never Try TO crowd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Crops I'm Nebraska.

OMAHA, Aug. 5-Herald specials from
various points in the State, show that the
harvest is progressing finely in most of the
counties. In Washington county the crops
were badly damaged by the hail storm OF
the Sd inst Corn, in all sections, is look
ing finely though it will be little later
than usual. Around Plum Creek, where it
was thought nothing would be RAISED, wheat
averages 20 bushels and oats 40 to the
acre, while Of corn there is very heavy
yield. The fruit crops suffered severely
from the hail.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

Senator Thurman in bis Mansfield,
Ohio, speech said referring to the
Democratic imitation platform:
"under:tand me, am not defend
~ tIe p's.ao, .as ". ,Ct ~ a% sSIe p..ica,
those ,pho onnrove IL Tho tsst Of its .i.
vocscy."
Alluding to the same thing he put
In hard lick 90 follow:
aAnother class OF editors denounce
10 because We do mot surrender our
cow yictions and support paper money
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11


TAXES PAID BY NATIONAL BANKS
1t 10 a matter Of interest to know
what amount of taxes are paid by
National Banks.
The Comptroller OF the currency
says in bis last report that National
Banks pay taxes as follows: One per
cent. annually on circulation outstand-
ing, one-half of one per cent. annually,
on deposits, and one-half of ono per
cent. annually; on capital not invested
In U. s. bonds. These taxes are paid
sem.-annually. The total amount Of
taxes paid by the banks, under the
rate aforesaid, from July lst, 1854, to
July 1st, 1874, inclusive, was Isl, u.s.
6l5,O0. The yearly amount collected
has been steadily on the increase, the
sum collected for the last year Of the
above term having been $7,OS3, 1885.
Prior to May let, 1871, the National
Banks paid to the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, special tax Of
$500 on each 81 900 Of capital, also an
income tax on net earnings mp to the
close Of 1871. This special tax during
tho existence Of the National Bank
system, up to May 1st 1871, amounted
to $5,322,68S and the income tax to
$5,539, ,289. The sum total therefor,
paid by the National Banks in taxes
from their Organization to July 1st,
1874, 10 $68, ,4SO,5 ,595.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

The Chief Justice OF the Territory oi
Arizona has recently delivered q lee.
ture to the assembled Legislative wis.
dom at the capital of that Territory,
the subject Of his theme being oppo-
sition to Common Schools.
He is . Roman Catholic In religion,
but was supposed to be one OF liberal
ideas. He asscrts that the Church il
the only power that has the right to
teach, and says that education by the
State, through our Common School
system, is plain communism, and may
lead to the mad. orgies of PAris 1won-
der II he refers to the massacre Of st.
Bartholomew The Church, he says,
will never yield this power to the
State-that the conflict is irreconsiila q
BILE and war must begin which can
only end In anarchy and ruin.
Pretty boldly said, for Chiel
Justice. The Church then and not the
State is supreme according to thii
Judge. We must be more careful
Sbout making Judges or we must &c
to erecting insane assylums in the Ter.
ritories. Tucson, the capital Of Ari.
zonis, is not more than q hundred
miles from the Mexican line, and one
might suppose from this Judges Ian.
guage, that the atmosphere Of Mexico
had impregnated the American soil Of
Arizonia. with its old effete ideas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

The next Democratic procession will
be headed by "Potmetal" Allen, bear
ing aloft hugh greenback, followed
by "Young Greenhack" Pendleton rat.
Ting bag of amoney that chinks," !"
and Good Templsr Cary shouldering
. whiskey keg, the body of the pro-
cession being Democratic leaders and
legislators bearing school books with
Roman crosses on one side. Thurman
win sit on . feuce biting his finger
nails until the procession is nearly past
whom he will jump down and fall in;
Cleveland Herald
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

his, a pa .sing notice. It is not there.
fore, strange we say that Judge Thur
man turns with pride and pleasure to-
wards the rebcllous record Of his par.
ty. Ho is permitted, however, to 60
back on Democratic Ohio finances for
he ia a candidate for the Presidency,
and Eastern Democracy watches him
with a jealous oye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
The Damage i'm Illinois. /.

SPRINGrIELp, Aug. 5-The river, which
has flooded the country for some days past,
is e, day snbsiding in earnest, aud nearly
all passenger trains were irregularly run to-
day, imperilcd bridges being now secured
and in process of complete repair.
An estimate of losses can scarcely be
made until the water further subsidies and
reveals the full damage to crops.
The loss in this (Sangamon) county will
not fall far short of million. 1t is thought
the number Of bridges damaged and swept
away will be very large. Early reports
from all sources would justify an estimate
Of seven or eight millions as the losses by
the floods in Central Illinois.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

Pon!top,of the Colorado Springs Noun.
tdineer, thus speaks Of our candidate for
Governor:
Samuel j. kirkwood, who was elected
Governor on the Plow Handle Ticket in
lows, in 1859, is again tine standard Of the
Republican party for that office. 1t is Ut
ter Jolly to try to defeat him. BY the time
he gets through with l., filler, tie latter will
look as il he had been fooling around a
threshing machine
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Tho New York Taibunc has got a
doso of Democracy it don't like. II

AAU NoW OKh IutOUUC A"1 eSs =
doso of Democracy it don't like. 1t
says:
To show that the principles and the
purposes Of the supporters Of the Al
lem Carey ticket In Ohio arc OF such q
character that no good citizen, howcv-
or hostile to the National Administra-
ton, can exult In their success, is per-
hops unnecessary, the fact being al.
ready so widely known. We annex,
however, by way OF supplement to
Gov. Aliens recantation OF his hard
money principles Of generation ago,
few sentences extracted almost At
random from the speech at Mics by
the candidate for Lieut. Governor, and
we respectfully ask Senator Thurman
how he, as citizen aud q Senator of
the United States, can reconcile the
support oftwo such men on such q
platform with his oath OF Office:
81 fearlessly charge that the unjust
and iniquitous measures of this Re.
publican administration, II continued,
must result in an irreprcssible conflict
which will disgrace the civilization Of
the age and produce national bank
ruptcy, reputation and ruin.
Under tho pretext "of strengthening
the public credit" the foul wrong was
consummated and the "bloated specu-
lators" were awarded an additional
$5OO. geo 900 to be coined out of the
siuews and toll of the laboring masses
who were already 9roaning under an
oppressive load OF taxation.
But what did tho ssbloated specula.
tors" demand Of their party, and how
was their demand responded to by
their agents in Congress They pro-
vided BY law that bonds Issued under
the Funding bill should never be
taxed by Federal, State, or municipal
authority!
An untaxed aristocracy openly crea-
ted In this Republic by this party that
now asks to be perpetuated In power
by the robbed and betrayed producers
of WEALTH." 7
Gen Cary, who made the foregoing
statements, well knew that he was
seeking TO mlslead his audience by the
baldest falsehoods ever uttered by
mortal man. He well knew that what
he called additional $500, ,OOO. 600 were
bonds at lower rate of interest with
which the old per cent. bonds were
redeemed. Sam. Cary is the biggest
unprincipled demagogue In tho whole
country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
AlabaIlla Election.

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 4.-Returns are
coming in slowly, but enough is
known to ronder it reasonably certain
that the Constitutional Convention ia
called by a majority OF 10000,
: Datus +. Coon. who Issued an ad =
dress to the people favoring Congress
man Whites Force Bill, received but
70 votes in his own city. out OF 2 400
polled, l,S0O of which were Republl-
can. Many leading Republicans snp-
ported the call, and several Republi-
can counties have given msiorities for
the Convention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11


= The following excellent rules for
promoting peace in tho family, have
been given:
!. Remember that our will is likely
to be crossed every day, so prepare
for it.
2. Everybody in the house has an
evil nature ss we'll as ourselves, and
therefore VIC arc not to expect too
much,
3. To learn the different temper and
disposition of each individual.
4. To look on each member of the
family as one for whom we should
have . care.
8. When any good happens TO any
ono to rejoice at 1t.
6. When inclined to give an angry
auswer to 'overcome evil with good.
z. II from sickness, pain or mfr.
nifty we feel irritable, to keep very
strict watch over ourselves.
8. To observe when othera arc &C
suffering, to drop q word of kindness
and sympathy suited to them.
Y To watch for little opportunities
Of pleading, and to put little annoy
anoes out of his way.
10 To take q cheerful view of III,
weather, and Of every thing, and to en-
courage hope.
IL. To speak kindly of tho servants
to praise them for little things whel
yon can.
IL. In all little pleasures which ma,
occur, to put self last.
L r. lLAL L.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

Mr.. Rlivens, An old hachelor of Ro-
chester, who 10 much absorbed in poll
tics, visited the Widow Graham the
other day, just after reading Grants
letter. and asked her what she thought
Of third term, Now, the widow
has been twice married, and in re-
sponse to the question she made a
rush for the astonished Mr.. Blivens,
and taking him tightly in her arma,
exclaimed; 20, you dear, dear man
What happy woman ami" Al
last accounts Mr.. p, had locked him.
self In his wood house, and was en-.
deavoriDg TO explain things to the
widow through the kcy hole.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
TwcIvc MIllson Dollars Damage.

TERRE HAUTE, Aug 5-The first train
from the East since Saturday arrived here
late last night.
The Logansport & Terre IIaute road cam
not run through trains for two weeks yet.
trains will probably run through to Dam
vile by Monday.
The loss to crops and property in four
teen counties tributary to Terre Hanto is
not less than $l2, ,000, 900. There is profound
discouragement among all classes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11


The Herald of Liberty has for its
motto devoted to the advancement
OF personal liberty"-such liberty as
leads Q man, half seas over, to write
and publish such editorials as the fol.
lowing:
The Dubuque Herald, according to
he State Register, offers that Ii oam.
Mirkwood will deny that he uttered
the {nsnlting expression In regard to
the Germans and their beer, II will
haul down from its editorial columns
the obnoxious quotation. We would
not do any such thing. We wouldn't
believe Sam. Kirkwood II he swore
on . stack OF Bibles sky high. But
then, ho dare not do that, There are
too many men living who heard him
utter those words In regard to the
ADutcnn." Wn:.s ~ n:.s u...lg a.g esec.ion
times he associates with Germans,
drinks their beer and gets bo0zy over
it 9t times, when election is over they
eesss to be his "dear German friends"
and they become to him the "d-d
Hessians." A more unprincipled po.
lttical demagogue than Sam. Kirk
wood never lived.
This Herald Of Liberty put on the
cloak of Independence between the
parties, but what person, reading the
above, won't come to the conclusion
that Whatever neutrality that paper
syer assumed, was . blind and fraud
and that It IL and always was Dem.
ocratic campaign sheet, which crcepa
into places whero II could not, 1t II
assumed to be what II really is. Its
personal liberty inspiration, strips II
Of whatever decency and truth il may
eyer hava poaaaasad.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

RaltimQye lawyers are amazed It the vig-
orous memory and lucid logic Of Reyerdy
johnson, now in his 8lst year. His phys
ical strength seems to puzzle them. He
stood and argued case in court for whole
day last week without appearing fshgued
In tho least,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

An intelligent lady. of Salem,
Mass., has given her whole mind for
several ycsrs, to the collection OF hut
tons, of which she now mas string "a
feet long. To perfect this noblc life
work We would suggest that she make
button holes 70 match them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Is THE V1IrED srArRs A NATION

Is THE United STAIRS 4 NATION
The latest Of the really great oratorical
efforts Of Charles Sumner was . lecture Ia
support Of the Idea that the United States
is nation. Mr.. Beck, the Kentucky
Bourbon, declares that "nation" Is con-
tsmptiblo word, adding that it is "the word
nthat no good Dsmessat aaes when ho can
'.iind any other, and when forced to use it,
cutters 1t always with disgust" He then
added most emphatically, "this Is no ma
tion. We are free and independent States" !"
In the grammar Of Democracy "United
States is plural term in meaning as 10
form, while the Republican theory Of our
government makes 1t call for verb In the
singular number.
It was over this issue that the war was
fought, also the reconstruction contest.
Tie returns from the Kentucky election Of
this week show that that Commonwe wealth
indorses the idea expressed by Mr.. Beck.
The campaign just closed also showed that
In Kentucky the old and fatal heresy of
State sovereignty is still cherished. The
same is doubtless true with the Democracy
al large. Among the more than eighty
Confederate Democrats who will have seats
In the next House of Representatives, there
will not be one probably, who has changed
his mind on this subject. A majority of
the members Of that body would indorse
the words Of Beck "This is no natien."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
II F Il M 8:
$3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
~. 40 at tho end Of six MOmths.

Kentucky went Democratic as usual
in her State election last Monday.
The Democratic victory was 80 cer-
tain, that in many districts no candi-
dates for the Legislature werc put in
nomisstiop. The first dispatches d in.
dicatcd that there was Democratic
gain over the vote in 1871, Of say FIVE
thousand. Later dispatches mix
things q good deal, and what the Dem
ocratic majority is, cannot be deter
mined. It will range somewhere
from twenty to forty thousand. Ken
lucky is very fitting place for DEM
ocratic majorities and good starting
place for such reform as the Dem
ocracy may be expected to inangurate.
Common Schools must flourish for .
generation in Kentucky, before any.
thing like Republicanism could get a
decent foothold there. Kentucky
abounds with too many Nasby-Bas-
com cross roads to cherish anything
else but modern Democracy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 5-From most re-
liable information the loss iu Central and
Southern portions of the State will aggre-
gate so TO 90 per cent. of the crop.
In the lowlands along the Wabash river
it is estimated that 100000 acres of corn
have been destroyed by the flood, which
alone. ut Si5 per acre, would aggregate
$3,00O00O.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
Terrible storm n Maco,nb.

CHICAGO, Aug. "A Tribune special
from Macomb, H., says most dis
astrous tornado, accompanied by
heavy rain, visited that town and the
country surrounding it, about 5 80
this evening, passing from northwest
70 southeast. 1t destroyed and up
rooted trees in its course, carried away
side walks, barns and, small buildings,
unroofed the large Methodist church
and carried away the steepie and west
half of thc structure. Fisher Bros.
foundry had the west end blown
down and the roof was carried fifty
yards OIL. The two story block just
completed, and owned by David
Scott, was nearly destroyed. The
total loss is fifteen to twenty thousand
dollars. a. fs- 4. - s.s4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
The Damage In Indiana.

ISpIANApoLIs, Aug. 5---No very relia-
corn and other crops can be made at present
ln some sections the estimated damage is
fifty per cent. inaoshers much greater per
centage, and in many localities TIE entire
crop is destroyed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

DUBLIN, Aug. 5-Dr. Crooke, tho
new Irish Bishop of Cassel, preached
in the Cathedral this morning on
O'Connell, the libcrator. Four Arch.
bishope. forty Bishops. and five hun
,dred priests participated in the cere-
monies, which were very imposing
and impressive. The Cathedral was
densely crowded and the music was
magnificent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

Spinner kissed all she Treasury s iris be.
fore he went, and New thinks he'll resign
picity soon himself.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
I'm, ss.ru, :. ws.,ern l.wa.I

CoUSclL BLuFrs, Aug. 4-Ths fall
of rain, accompanied By hail carly
this morning, was very severe. The
storm came from tina n0rthcast and
passed southwest over Omaha, doiug
slight injury here. Th9 rain storm
was general at Dumlsps, Logan, Sioux
City, Avoca, Missn1fi Valley, Glen
wood, etc, but was sinancompanied by
hail. The width ot the hail storm was
about four miles. Corn waa cut down
terribly. rsss44
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

The Indiana census brings to light
matron who has niuetecn children
with but seven birthdays among them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

NEW YORK, Ang. 8 - The Mexiean min.
lister has brought suit against Duncae,
Sherman 81 Co. TO recover fifteen thousand
dollars gold. iie claims that under the
comfy Of nations this money deposited
with the firm, is not subject TO the Sac
| law covering the dis,ribelion If an insm-
vents estate He considers that this gail
is pratoc,ed by the same Immunity which
projects HE servants and his other prppr,'v
by reas N ef his bri,g diplomatic repre-
sentative accredited to the government e
| the United States.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
FOREIGN.

BERLIN, Aug. ga water spout
burst over Pirnin, Rheinish Prussia,
to-day, inundating tho place and do
ing great damage. A bridge and sew
eral houses were swept away, and 13
persons drowned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11
NEW YORK

New YORK, Aug. 6.-Drexel, Morgan Il
Co, make the following announcement
Having at the request oil Duncan, Sher-
man & Co made arrangements for the pro-
lection OF their letters OF credit and circular
notes issued by the former ON the Bank of
London. in the hands OF travellers abroad.
we hereby announce that travelling credit
with circular notes, accompanied by letter
Of indication, issued by Daucan, Sherman
4 Co., on the Union Bank, Of Loadon, will
be cashed or exchanged for new credits on
presentation at the eiiice Of j. s. Morgan tv
Go. London, OF Drexel, Hayes u Co, Paris,
prior to November lss, 1875