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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22


ACCORDING to the Postmaster Gen
erals report, the following facts ap-
pear i'm regard to the money order
system: At the close of the fiscal
year, ending June 30th, 1919, the
whole number of money order offices
was 340l, while the whole number of
postoffices at the same time, was 3d.
!,lT. Thus it is seen that really bnt a
small portion of the postoflices of the
s.ountry are money order offices. The
increase in these money order offices
I last year was 1.523. 1T is highly prob
able that the number will continue
10 increase until, perhaps. one in ey-
my five of the offices of the country
will have this department attached to
II. The number of domestic money
orders issued during the year was,
zoos 1923, the value of which was $77,-
43l ,25l.5S. The number of orders
paid was 1852 TAT, amounting in val
nc to S76.S65. 1915, to which should
be added the amount of orders re-
paid 10 femitters, viz: $496,337, max
ing the total sum paid on orders ST.
::s6l, ti90.755, and leaving the excess of
Issue over the amount paid, of $69. $50
81 The ratio of increase over the |
preceding year i'm the business of this
department was little over per
cent. In 1874 the amount of fees de-
rived from the issue of orders were
MOI deemed sufficient TO pay the run
ring expenses, and ON July 1st, last,
fhe rate was increased slightly, by
|Mhich no fee was made less than ten
&efts. This. the Postmaster General
Thinks, win make the fees received
8over all expenses. and cause the De-
s5Dartment to be entirely self-support-
eng. Out Of the whole number of
sOrders paid, the payment Of only
'twenty-seven was alleged to have been
no persons frandulently personating
the payees, making one alleged erro-
neous payment in 1873, 435. These erro-
moons payments are adjusted, the loss
falling, in some cases. upon the Post
master issuing OF paving them. and
sometimes on the rcmittcr for negli- |
rencc in giving the correct name, or |
some thing else.
rhe amount OF money included in
All foreign orders issued and paid,
/ somprising transactions with Great
I Britain, Germany. and Switzerland,
ssilnring the year, was a little short Of
Z $s 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

THE War Department has issued an
order disSolvinn tho Court of Inquiry
appointed TO investigate The charge.
against Gen. bahcock.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

He Was ono Of onr most energetic
trustees. says village neper II N
obituary notice, land we truatee =
happy"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
DrcEMRER 29d, ISIS

DECEMBER 22d, 1875
We are informed by our grain dea-.
lerS, that during the week last past.
more grain has been marketed in this
city than in any one week during the
last three months. Yet there are no
particular changes inprices except 10
far as hay is concerned. Tho quota
tons on grain as given below are OBJ
tanned from shippers. We nnder-
stand that millers are paying a shade
more for wheat, The receipts of pro-
dnce arc very light, and prices remain
unchanged.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

Room for improvement The Hchoo
room.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22


we are bound to secure to all men the
equal protection of the laws, although
we are bound to guarantee republican
forms of government, to what sad
extremity are we reduced? / say,
sir, that the power to order this in
vestigation is in several clauses OF the
Constitution.
1t is said by the Senator from Della
ware that Ames demanded aid from
the Government, and the Government
refused it, True. My friend from
Ohio asks where is there petition
demanding this investigation; where
is the evidence? Well, sir, the air has
been pretty full of it. Has the Sena-
tor forgotten the massacre at Clinton,
in Missis sippi, ] think in September,
upon which occasion the aid was de-
manded by the Governor of Mississ-
iippi? A Republican meeting was
held, conflict took place, three white
men were killed and four negroes
and then the hunt began and, accord
| ing to the statement which j have
seen, and ! believe it has never been
contradicted, before that hunt was over
from sixty to seventy colored men
were killed. But when the Governor
of that State demanded aid the perpe-
traitors of that crime had Dispersed
all was peace; and kilograms came
from Mississippi "All is quiet; no
ground for the interference of the
Government The dead were not
making any fuss about it,; and those
who had performed the dced had
. gone to their homes all was quiet
We get news of a massacre, but before
wesget the news the assassins have
dispersed, and all is peace and quiet
again; there are no threats OF over.
turning the Government, and there IL
no ground for interference.
). My friend from Delaware says tina,
this is revolutionary proposition
No, Mr.. President, it is not rcvolu.
tionary 1T is a guard against rovolu.
tions. The revolution comes in when
it is made possible for twenty-five OF
; thirty thousand people in the majority
; TO be beaten down and overwhelmed
lby fraud, by violence, and intimida
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
Trouble on the Mexican ROr.
Snnp

Thos. j. Finley was elected Clerk,
Vice Shcarman resigned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

Belfast, July THE shooting for
the cup presented by the Mayor and
the City of Belfast, took place to-day.
Gildersleeve won the cup. There were
over twentyfour opponents.
The contest for the Mayors and citi-
zen's cup was held on the range on
Lord Dufferin's grounds. The dis
tance was 1000 yards. Each man was
allowed five shots; the highest possi-
bic score being twenty. Several thou
sand persons witnessed the shooting.
All the members of the American
Team and the reserves took part in the
contest. which was exciting, especially
towards the close The result was
doubtful up to the last shot. The scores
were announced, as follows: Glider
sleeve, American, 10; Lee. of Belfast,
l9i Fulton, American, II; Johnson,
of Dublin, IS; Bruce, American, IL;
McKenna, of Dublin, II +; Wylie, 16.
The tie between America and Ireland
was then shot off according to the
terms agreed upon. The men had
three shots apiece. The result was
again a tie. Gildersleeve and Lees
scores being exactly alike each made
two bulls eyes and centre, counting
eleven. The final result was victory
for Gildersleeve, who made three bulls
eyes in succession, scoring twelve.
Lee made ten. The victorious Amer
lean was wildly applauded by the exr
cited spectators.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

London, July THE pigeon shoot
ing match between Bogardus and
Rimmel, champion of England, took
place to-day at Hendon, and was won
easily by the former. The provisions
of the match were that each should
shoot at fifty birds at thirty yards rise,
from traps, five yards apart. Bogar-
dus killed thirty-six to his opponents
thirty. Bogardus challenges all Eng
land TO shoot against him.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08
BY TELEGRAPH
EErOHrEB ErPEEssET ron THE HoENrSs LEADER.
N 4 @ H IT REP Or It
The Plymouth Congregation.
They Increase their Pastors
Salary to 100000.
Millions for Defense.
The American Rife Team
Win Another Victory.
Prof. Jenney's Official Report
He Can See Rnt T,itt1a Gold
Prof. Jenney's Official Report
He Can See But Little Gold,

New York, July lit is asserted by
the Brooklyn Argus that Moulton will
endeavor to secure the indictment OF
Beecher by the grand jury now In
session, for alleged perjury, and will
summon the following witnesses :
Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony. Mrs.
Bradshaw, Mrs. Moulton, Theo. Tilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards, Bowen, Mrs.
Tilton aud others.
AT meeting of Plymouth Church
last evening, Rev. Mr.. Beecher's sal
airy was raised to 500, 900, a year, by a
unani nous vote of the congregation.
One of the prominent speakers made
the following expression: ave will
show the world that Plymouth church
can spend millions in defense of her
PASTORS innocence, but not one dollar
for blackmail or bribery"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

Paris, July 7.-Grovier de Cassag-
nae, has published a letter in which
he threatens TO kick Gambetta. The
father Of Don Carlos has been released
on his promise to quit the French
territory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

New Haven, Conn, July THE
suspension is announced OF Tyler.
Frost & Co., wholesale grocers and
dealers in liquors. Liabilities between
$50, 900 and 100000; and of w. H.
Bradley & Co., carriage manufactors.
Liabilities $225, 900.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

Extra copies OF the Daily LEADER
can he had at Hollis post Office news
rot ms, at 10 O'Clock in the morning.
mI9-dtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-08

Chicago, July THE Times Wash
ington special says The Interior De-
partment has received full and COM
plete report from Prof. Jenuey, chief
of the scientilicex 1diti0n sent out to
investigate the condition of the sup
posed gold fields in the Black Hills.
The report confirms the first dispatch of
Prof Jenney, in which he said moth
ing had yet been discovered that
would warrant extensive mining oper-
ations in the Black Hills. His report
Is in direct contradiction Of the glow
Ing tales of correspondents, and opens
up a question of veracity with all
indications in favor of Prof. Jenney.
The report proceeds al once to explode
the stories about the rich fields on
French creek, and says, this is the spot
where miners have said washing of
loose dirt in the diggings panued out
twenty-seven cents per pan. He work
ed out nine buckets of the same ma
terial, and only secured TWENTY-FIVE
cents outof the whole;he says, the best
of dirt does not average cent and a
quarter per pan. There is some gold
found, but it exists in very small guam
Titles, and is spread over such large
area OF territory as to make practical
diggings failure. The next point
Prof. Jenney will examine will be on
the Cheyenne river north of the pre-
sent camp.
The Minnesota Democrats have
nominated for Governor, ID. l.. Buell..
for Lieut.. Governor E. w. Durant.
Madison, Wis, July THE Re-
publican State Convention assembled
to-day, and made the following nom-
nations For Governor, Harrison
Ludington; Lieut. Governor. H. T.
Eaton; Secretary of State, H. B. War
ner; Treasurer, Henry Baetz; Attorney
General, John R. Bennett; Superinten-
dent of Public Instructions, Robert
Graham. The following platform was
adopted That the Republicans of
Wisconsin declare unalterable adhe-
renee to indissoluble union of the
States, the sovereignty of federal gov
ernment in functions assigned
to it by the constitution. That we de-
clare parties to be only deserving of
support so long as they advance wise
and patriotic principles, and promote
an honest and efficient administration
of public affairs; that we accept with
discouraging the continuance in Office
of any chief magistrate of the nation
for longer period than two tcrnns;
that we approve of the present Repub-
lican National Administration, and
especially the earnest effort to prevent
and punish fraud in the Revenue De-
partment.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
STATE NEWS.


Potatoes are worth $1.50 and S2pcr
hushel in Preston county.
Tue P~arkersburg and Grafton por-
ton Of the b. 4 0. r.. r.. has twen-
ty-three tunnels.
The Crescent Iron Mill of Wheel
ing sold recently at public auction, to
George p. Whitaker, for $50, 600.
The grand jury of Cabell Circuit
Courtha presented the county court
for not providing iire-proof vault for
its records.
Grafton boasts OF a big refrigerat-
or at its principal hotel. And yet it
wants to hold the State Capitol and
its officials. That's cool.
Hon. j. M. Phelps, e~x-Secretary Of
State, has been appointed a Justice
of the Peace in Mason county in
place of DR.. G. r. B. Moore, de-
ceased.
West Virginia will be twelve years
old OH the Goth OF this month. Be-
fore she reaches her /" teens she has
two Capitals and many "Gover-
nors.''
Hon. J. Marshall Hagans has gone
to Chicago with his family. He viii
locate at that point and engage in
the practice of his profession the law.
Col. George r.. Latham, formerly
member of Congress from the Second
District announces himselfas a can
didate for Superintendent Schools
in Upshur county.
Thomas Howell and his son Char
ley, killed thirteen copper-snakes re-
Gently, ON Mr.. Howell's place, e
Goshen church, ia Clinton District,
Monongalia county.
Petroleum oil, says the Writ Men
tor, i now coming rapidly into use
for dressing leather, and L claimed
to be better and cheaper than ami
NAL oils for that purpose.
The Kingwood Journal in netting
the visit of Holt, of the Grafton Sen
tinel, at the paternal mansion in Pres
ton county, says, " he looks as hand
some as the ordinary newspaper
men," We hope the public UNDER
stand exactly how he looks now. AS
pretty as a picture and as large as a
piece of chalk.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
Can DRUNKEN Wen Hsccovere

While we must condemn a man whe
gets drunk, we must sympathixo viii
his family II he Is injured drunk whiIw
be Is holding such d policy OF insurennn
as IL described ID the Spllovi q extract
from the Albany Law .Ionrna "A poI-
icy Of insurance. Ia suit Contained !
condition that 'no claim shah be u,ask
under this policy where the death 81 III
jury may have happened while the H.
sured was, or 10 consequence ii his have.
ing teen. under the influence &c inton-
eating drinks The insured was aces
dentally shot. while intoxicated. bye
companion with wb.m he had bees
drinking Thr cs.nrt h.tw inssructs<
the jury that there cml Be no recayxsm
ifthe shooting happenalin c~ossseuuensx
ofthe insured b wing b*ea under tie
influence 81 iutn iistll. liqusr. nat
that ihe qsiesS Ism was MT simply wheth
er be was under tie Influence af intaxs-
eating liquor u lis tjme, hma whether tls
injury occurred II consequence u that
whether the injury eas ihe f~afural or re2~
sonahle causc Of hi bAstl ( ii tt.st cnnti.
ton The court. 1T general term. how
ever, held tHat no recovery could be haG
y the insured WIS 10 The condition IL IT,
texisatipn. whether or uof such caniitiux
had aaything to do Ia producing the H.
lnfy Mullen, r i. who deli erred tl2
npiniefs, said: The cases tlaat hold fl,x
tbs insurer must bow that tIs felA,io<
u cause and effect exist heg Moen Ll~
sliag prohibited and the death sr injury.
have iIo application % tbe clause unl@s
cpaslderatian. n Il a~viisics Liability II
The insured was N q certain prahihitaH
contltlon, without regard ii whether U
mo any Asetsey ~ producing Heath =
injury
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
Shall Bishop WhittInghann
be Tried?

The resolution of several of the
clergy Of the Maryland diocese TO
procure the trial az Bishop Whit
tingham by an ecclesiastical court
on the charge OF having failed to
discharge his duties in connection
with the presentment of Mount
Calvary church clergy, Is creating
considerable agitation in church
circles, and it is certain that sew
eral of the most influential bishops
intend to endeavor:to affect a COM
promise by which the trial Of Bish-
op Nottingham may be avoided.
Bishop Wilmer, Of Louisiana, is
now in Baltimore, supposedly on
this errand, and other church Dig
nitaries are expected.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19


The following is a verse, thaS.
repeated as many times as desired
constitutes a popular song in tin
social gatherings in and arour&
Chicago:
To prevent horses feet from scnk
ing or cracking in summer, am
thus enabling the shoes to be car
ried a longer time without injury
the French practice is to coat tn
hoofs once a week with an ONT
ment composed In equal pr0p0r-
tions OF soft fat, yellow wax, lin
seed oil, venous tnrpentine, ans
Norway tar; the wax il melted So
parateIy before mixing.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
straw Bids Played Out.

The Postmaster General has issuN
the following:
aThe Postmaster General fears thafa
large number of mail routes awardK
under recent lettings have faIlen inx
the hands Of straw bidders. They va
commence the service SO ais ID irsuws
the return Of their certified checks wlist
they were required under Che law ode
post With their bida. NJ security thx
they would not execute their contracts
and thea become failing contractors
Ia such cases temporary service mus
be promptly contracted for during 4
period not exceeding six months. Here
toiore such failures have almost unilorsa-
ly resulted In putting the service III liz
hands Of the old contractors on tn
routes, whs were ready with their stoe&
to perform II and Mt such prices as thef
might dictate" Anticipating the re-
carrcnco Of these failures after the Ut IL
July next, at which time the new serviof
will commence, the Postmaster Genera
now announces that in every case offal-
ure on an thro' route the press Dispatch
es,must withhold a contract for tempora
ry service until Others besides the ole
contractors shall have an opportuuifr
to offer to do it,"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
Tecuniseh,s Pipe.

Coloael William White Of Springfield,
Ohio, the State Centennial Commissioner,
has the wonderful pipe of the noted In
dian chief, Tccurnseh, which he traced
and found it in the possession Of a geu-
tleman near Kenton. The pipe is a
queer pi zee Of mechanism, made of black
flint stone, rather light, aud susceptible
to a polish equal to gutta percha. 1t is
four and a half inches long from the top
of the bowl to the lower end Of the shank.
The bowl is a jug shape, about two in-
ches long, and the shank is made IN the
plan Of the bit Of a ~tomahawk, an blunt
on the edge with three grooves, and the
edges bound with a metallic substance,
probably pewter, and the side and bow,
are curiously and very ingeniously in
laid with the same material,
The figures of the inlaying are regular,
aud indicate an accurate mathemati, al
calculation, representing stars, hearts,
curious circles aud various angels. The
bowl is topped and bound by the same
material, The diameter of the bowl at
the bulge is an inch and three fourths,
stand the cavity is eleven-sixtecnths of
an inch 10 diameter and three inches to
the stem-hole apd will hold about as
much as an ordinary meerschau pipe.
The stem is of hickory, twenty-five
inches long, and one aud nine-sixteenths
inches Ia width aud half an inch thick,
oval fat. II contains sixty slots, about
four inches long. and peculiarly ar
ranged as to the hole through it. At the
end next to the pipe there are two slots
lengthwise Of the stem, the hole passing
between them; then there is a slot exact
lyin the center. the two like the first,
and then a single slot in the center again
which makes the hole zig-zag like.
How it was made through is a mystery.
IL is q piece Of mechanism which
challenges the ingenuity OF the best
skilled mechanics of the present day.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
err H4LL'S
EjyT|zN
%MMys wNNs7 yissr.sls slsIll,s
swzrxNNkeWl HAIR
REVIEWER.

Every year increases the popu-
larity Of this valuable Hair Prep
aration, which is due to merit
alone. We can assure our old
patrons that it is kept fully up TO
its high standard and it is the on
" reliable and perfected prepare
ton for restoring GRAY OR FADED
HAIR to its youthful color, making
it soft, ~lustrous, and silken. The
scalp, by its use, becomes white and
clean. Ii removes all eruptions and
dandruff, and, by its tonic proper
ties, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. BY its use, the
hair grows thicker and stronger.
In badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
viii create a new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most
economical HAIR Dressing ever
used, as it requires fewer applica-
tons, and gives the hair a splendid,
glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes,
Md, State Assayer of Massachu-
sets, says, ~The constituents are
pure, and carefully selected for ex-
cellent quality and | consider it
the BEST PREPARATION for its
intended purposes"
Sold 5yau Druggists and Dealers IN Medicines.
Price One Dollar.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
SUNDAY THOUGHTS.

The charm Of genuine kindns IS
Is Irresistible aud always the same,
because always founded in ruth.
If you have been tempted into
evil fly from 1t. 1t Il not falling
into water but lying in 1t that
browns.
The habit of being always emf
ployed Is a great safeguard thro'
life. as well as essential 10 the Gull
tufe Of virtue.
We would gain more If we left
ourselves 10 appear such as we are
rather than attempting 30 appear
what We ure not
Ii il not when you feel best that
you are best, but when you suffer
most with most patience underdif
tieu.tie~.
Ifto-morrow you should want.
your sorrow would come Ia tine
enough, though you d. not husten
It. Let your tlonbie larry ill It's
Own day comes.
Thousands OF people might M
enjoying reasonable lives, with
opportunities for setf culture, for
social enjoyment, and for charita-
BILE efforts, whose while energy i
absorbed in The desperate struggle
to add superiluities 70 their cons
forts.
The ruins of old friendship are a
more melancholy spectacle than
those Of desolated places, They x
hibit the heart that was once light
cd up with joy, al damp and de-
) rted. aud haunted ny those birds
Of di-oms that only nestle ~ ru-
ms.
The greater part of MI the mis-
chief Of the world comes from the
fact that men do not sufficiently
understand tbeir own aims. They
have undertaken To build a tower,
and spend no more labor on the
foundatien than would be necessa-
nv TO erect a hut.
1, is hard IN Thu world to win
virtue, freedom, happiness, but
still harder TO diffuse them. The
wise man gets everything from
himself, the fool from others. The
tree man must release the slave,s
the philosopher think for the foot,
the happy man lobor for the un-
happy.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19

Recently a farmer vas elected ~
a eorporalseip In d militia compa-
ny. His wife, after di*r0ursiBr
with him for some time on tile adj
vantage which The family woulC
derive from his eyaltation, innuiE
ed, IN a doubling tone, Husband
will 1t be proper for us 10 lot 0u1
children play with the neighborf
nowv And here one of the iittx
urchins eagerly asked, Are we nex
all coFporals now?' Tut said the
mother; hold your toDge; there !
no u corporal but your father
and myself,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19

The checklist performance yet
heard OF oil the part Of a tramp, Is
reported from Hartford. where
three Of that fraternity called at a
house the other day, armed with a
raw shad, which they said they
had just caught, and begged leave
10 cook II over the kitchen fire
The lady Of the house, glad to en-
courage their unusual industry In
catching he fish, lei them use the
fire, after which they made a very
hearty meal and departrd When
the lady was about To prcpare her
own dinner, she went for a shad
she had laid away in a cool place,
and found IL not-the tramps had
stolen Il, and without a suspicion
she had let them cook 1t before her
very eyes.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-19
Doing without Rain.

The no small honor of being the
discoverer of a method Of doing
without rain, if necessary, is now
attributed to M. Paraf. He knew
that the air was full Of moisture,
and he knew that chloride of call
cium would attract and condense
1t for cultural purposes. He has
applied chloride on sand hills and
road beds, on grass, and on all
sorts Of soils successfully, and he
has ascertained that it may be APP
piled In such proportions as will
produce the irrigation of land
cheaply and efficiently.