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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
The Iaamcrtcnu Scrvtcc.r

They tell 4 good one of the recent
visit of the Utica Citizens Corps ia
Alexandria Bay. Among the persons
ATTRACTED thithcr on that occasion was
one OF those Canadian characters who
always appear in Seymour coats
Jockey caps. muttonlcg whiskers and
mammoth cye-glass. This individu-
al had formerly been an attachc in
some way tn some ono in the British
service, and while the members of the
Club were patronizing the bar of the
Thousand Isle House IN the most lib.
'eral manner, he expressed u desire
for an introduction TO some of the Of
ficcrs, so that he might compare note,
as TO the relative merits of the ella.
merican" and British service. a wag
standing by, gave him an introduc.
ton to the bluff General McQuade
who, it Is well known. has create,
relish for the Mountain Dew than re.
spcct for the average Canadian Cock.
ncy.
When presented. Mr.. Jones elevat.
ed his eye-eiass. and extended hi.
hand, saying: Jaw, pawsitively. M,
dcaw General. il afiawds me gweal
plcasaw 10 meet one who has attained
50 high paWsition to the Hamericar
Awmy, and hi sincerely 'ope that the
fawchme OF waw will nevaw ahwa,
our two glorious corurtwies i'm hostile
allway." H
Mctluade looked al him with all thu
iirmness Ola war-begrimcd veteran
and responded IF ever such thing
should occur, i would knock the stuff:
fen ont OF you auickern' lightning.
| The astaiished Jones raised hi.
eyc-glass and again took in McQnad,
and thcn turning away with all tn,
ineiiable disgust his nature was capa
I bic otsustainin9, exclaimed
4 ''Sl,aw king, shawking. pawsitivelv
such language is beneath the dignit,
of soljaw, aud were an officaw il
Her Majesty's service TO uttaw it. h,
would be dismissed immeiitwy." ant
he strobe away with the utmost con
tempt for the riIamerican service
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
FOREIGN.


PARIS, Nov. s The MONDE OF the
Franco American Union In Paris
gave grand banquet at tho Hotel du
Louvre this evening. Two hundred
and fifty guests sat down TO tho table.
The fret tonst, which was proposed
by Henri Martin, was "The Presiden,
of the United States--the man who
worthily occupies the post OF Chici
Magistrate of America"
Minister Washburnc responded In q
lengthy speech, in which no traced
the long and cordial friendship cxiat-
ing between France and America. lie
concluded by proposing the health oil
Marshal McMahoD, tho President OF
the French Republic, a bravo soldier
and an honest man, who, In his civil
career, has shown the highest and
most successful statesmanship, that
which Is based upon honor, integrity
and answering devotion 70 tho pub
lie veal. i3lt
M. Labonlayc, ina lengthy speech
rctraccd the history OF Franklin and
Lafayette, and said that on tho next
Fourth Of July America would seal a
fresh alliance with France. lie con.
claded by proposing the toast OF "The
Eternal friendship of France and
America"
Colonel Forney followed In an elo-
quent speech, after which tho compa-
NY separated,
The decorations were magnificent
and the greatest enthusiasm was man
Tested. "A TG7
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
More About the BeecIseI
Scandal.

New York, Nov. G--The following
named committee charged with the
duty, according to the resolution
passed by tho ministers, of thorough.
ly investigating the charges against Mr.
Beccher and reporting them 10 the
Congregational Association, and adj.
wise az to his fitness as fellow mem.
Der: Rev. Win. r. Taylor, of Broad
way Tabernacle, N. "; Rev. DIR VIM.
Ives Burlington, Of Clinton Avenue
Church, Brooklyn; Rev. Profs. Par
sons and Martin, of New York Thco-
logical Seminary, and Rev. Chas. ii.
Everett, of the Church of tho Puri-
tans, OF Brooklyn. The investigation
win be thorough and will begin with
a careful scrutinyof the evidence made
public, in and out of the trial then
new evidence will BIO sought. The
meetings of the committee will be In
private, but the verdict win be pub
lisbed. AZ III 8a@ 8
Plymouth Church has referred to
the committee the charges OF adultery
made by Mrs Moulton, against her
late pastor Rev. Henry Ward Dcecher.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
IrOnton. Ohio. has been

Ir0nton, Ohio, has been making an
experiment in imitation. lis success
does not seem to be brilliant. The
furnace owners of Ironton have is
sued quantities of shinplastcr scrip in
this form:
Furnace storekeeper: pay ~
in merchandise, less number of cents
punched out on the border"
This, it will be observed, is the pro-
duct Of tho printing press, the source
of all good money, according to the
Butler Allen Kelley party. 1t is based
on faith and resources, the faith OF
the lsborer who is paid his wages in
this scrip and the resonlc es Of the
storekeeper. 1t is convertible, not in
to irredeemable and therefore worth
less bonds, but into bread, and can
dies, and bacon, and perchance whis-
key, and other staples of a village
store. And yet, strange to say, flood
ing Ironton with this scrip. has not
improved the condition of the labor.
Ing poor. There has been rise In
the price of the wares sold BY the
furnace storekceper, and the rise has
boon so great that the scrip wages OF
q man Just pay his board. He works
hard all day for where wilhal to cat,
but he has no surplus with which to
pay rent, clothing, medical expenses.
books, a daily paper, and the rest of
the long catalogue of human necessi-
ties. An lronton man, in fact, gets
what an Ironton horse does in return
for his work. The horse ia fed and
sheltered the man is fed and runs in
debt for his shelter. And yet there is
plenty OF "currency" in Ironton. A
turn OF the press would produce any
quantity OF it. How illogical, then,
for the poor of Ironton to complain.
How foolish in them to long for cheap
goods, instead Of cheap money. CHI
cdgo Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10

sIspperv-fingcrcd gentrs. The COR
ruption which tIouri>hWl when Tie
Republic was on fire had it, dclctcr-
Gus effect upon society everywhere its
invaded private business cireles' "
crcpt into all departments of lisc;eN-
travagancc i'm living, consequent MP
on the abundance of our irredeema-
bic currency Brought in its train. rs
certainly rs effect follows cause in all
things. loose morals and practices.
A. il appeared in private life every
where. 50 ii did in public Fife. Tb'
has hccn the only objection ur' sc,
against the Repuhliran party, AN,
yet. with all the noted eases OF, frau,
In public life. "A thorough il,vcstiga,
ton shows that there has been n
snail percentage of losses. accord
ing 10 the amour, collected. of In,
public funds. as there has ever bee,
/ in the history of the nation The sam,
grand principles for which the Re
publican party has gained such de
served fame, are still maintained Il
the principles of the party. 1t doc
seem most singular 10 us that an,
once Republicans can sincerely am,
honestly expect that there is amy
thing like the hope for honest GOV
ernmcni, for reform. in the old Dem
ocratic party of 50 many misdccd'
that there is in Tie Republican part,
Again. it docs seem TO us singula
how any once Republican can for
moment think that the old Democrat
IT, party is to be successfully rrcvivrt
and The Republican party ode.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
4 weIl.meri,e., success

As contrasted with fortunate chaI latan-
ism, wel!-merited success is less frequent
than it ought to be. Pnffery, blatant as
sertion and coined recommendations, too
often, for instance, have an ephemeral pop
ularity to medical compounds intrinsically
worthless at the expense Of really deserving
remedies, and to the grievous detriment Of
the sick. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a
tonic Alternative which has achieved one OF
the best merited aud NEST signal successes
of the nineteenth century, has never relied
upon such methods of manufacturing a rep.
nt,tion, nor has the competition OF coun-
terieit tones ever affected its rcpaeaion in
the slightest degree. That it Is The best
remedy for malaria. and the Rurcst safe
guard against it; that it eralicaes dys-
pepsia, tilionsness, constipation, disorders
of the kidneys aud bladder, and tho v,rious
causes w',ina produce weakness, are im-
.plicit and Well-tonnded beliefs with the
great body Of tho American people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10

WALDO NJ. Potter, editor of the
Davenport Gazette, has sold his one
third interest in that paper TO Edward
Russell, Esq, for the sthn of $4,000.
Potter has purchased the Clinton
Herald, aud become sole proprietor
of the latter paper at a cost of $4,000.
Mr.. Potter purchased into the Ga
sette Of Mr.. Russell, some two years
ago, and has shown himself to be. du-
ring that time, a journalist OF very
high standing and decided ability.
He will bring to the Herald such abil-
ity as willat once put il well forward
in rank among the representative pa
pers Of the State. Mr.. Russell was in
at the conception of the Republican
party, and had no superior in editor
ial ability in the State at the time of
his retirement. We trust that both
parties have made good and sue
cessfnl financial venture for them
selves. Certain it is, that the inter
ests Of the grand old Republican par
~ will have the full benefit Of the
marked editorial ability of both these
gentlemen, aud therefore our cause is
greatly the gamer in tllc change.
The valuation Of the gazette. az
cording to this sale, is to be put down
at Al 600. Newspaper property in
Iowa, il would seem from this, looms
mp to no mean proportions. The On
aette is among the most valuable pa
pers in the State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
Tns Keckuk Conxliiutioa say,

The Gate City may carry 10 Dcs
Moimcs next winter both hands fun
nj Senatorial material. hut James
Harlan will be the successor OF Geo.
Il. Wright. The Methodist church
runs the Republican party. and James
Harlan runs the Methodist Church :
besides he has moro brains and more
money than any Of his competitors
Tor the United States Scnatorship.--
and. moreover. he Is the most iinscru-
pnlous rascal OF them all. II is talla.
~ to suppose that \ man with llar-
lan's qualifications and antcccdcnts in
connection with the Union Pacii,
Railroad. Credit Mobilicr, Indian aud
land grabbing rings. can be beaten
for any Office when the election de.
ponds upon the votes of Republican
politicians aud praisc-God temper
:inee fanatics"
The above needs no comment and
no refmtation from us. Every candid
person will recognize in il only til,
wonderful and uutolinnsly large inn
padiment in the Jud Cos veracity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
Killed bx the Cars.

.KEokl-K. Iowa, Nov. 6.-Thc IN
coming passenger train ON the Chi
cago. Burlington IL Quincy railroad,
ran over a girl about seventeen years
of age, named Holland, four miles
from the city on to-day. She was
thrown about twenty feet, picked up
insensible, and taken to her home, and
died short time thereafter. The
girl was walking ON the track at the
time. The whistle was blown 10
warn her Of the approach ofthe train,
but she paid no attention TO il. Ii il
thought by some that il was a case Of
deliberate suicide.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
mad bitten Two children
the rol and pnll-nn,rni

tie cal ami poil-palrot
There were about forty other letters
giving the details Of sundrv other
eases of awful suffering. and brcath-
illgil,reatcnings and slal,ghtcragainst
Mr.. Perkins. just as Mr.. Perkins
was finishing these cpis,lcs Jim
Woodlcy came rushing in through
ihe back door. brcathlcss and cx-
claimed:
by George. Alcck, YOU had better
gel over the fence and leave town rs
quick as YOU can. There's thunder To
pay about those patent medicines OF
yours. Old Mrs. Gridlcy's just gone
mp on that liver regulator. after being
in convulsion. for week. 1hump-
sons hired girl is lying at the last
gasp; four of the Browns have got
the awiulcsi looking heads Won ever
see from the hair vigor. and about a
dozen other people are up at the
sheriff office taking out warrants,
Tor Your arrest. The people are talk
ing of mobbing YOU and the crowd
out here on the pavement are cheer
ing a grccn headed man with gun.
who says he's going TO bang the liver
ont OF yon SOS it'll be beyond regu-
Flating. Now yen takcmy advice and
skip. It'll be sudden death TO stay
here. Mcandcr. leave. that's your
/ only chance"
Then Mr.. Perkins got over the fence
and made a straight streak for the
State line and an hour later the mob
Quilted his Office and smashed the en-
I tire stock ofrcmcdics. Perkins is i'm
/ Canada now working in a saw-mill.
lie is convinced that there is no
money for him in the business Of re-
| licrin@ human suffering. ID
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10

Speaking Of the prospects for la,
coming hog packing season. the Du.
buquc Times says:
I'll is well known that last season
was an Improbable one for packers
from the fact thai the prices paid foi
hogs were much higher in proportion
Than the prices of the produce, and
the only hope of saving themselves
was in an advance in The latter. This
hope was not realized, and packer,
lost money. II may be expected
therefore, they will operate with more
caution this season. The outlook foi
the packing season is briefly AZ fol
lows: The crop rs to numbers is cs.
tinatcd at about Ii per cent. below
last year. in view OF this and The
abundant corn crop, il is anticipated
that farmers will hold their hogs FOR
high prices, and that the season will
in consequence he backward. This
fact will, however. tend TO increase
the average,
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sAoehAi' papers are se'''ns on
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ppi '"'> e'ee''o''' 'hiS
SHOWS plainly w'la' we nave repeat
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
lyuOraDrOsnistlt.

Fr1m The New York Graphic.
Mormonism in family never out
lasts one generation. The more big
otcd the parents the more certain Is
the child 10 grow up an apostaie. Out
OF a thousand yoHng saints (this is the
modest tifle the M0rmons give them
selves with whom am acquainted I
II" not know OF one exception: they
are one and all nnbelievprs Young
saints as ihcv near maturity regular
Ii divide into tive bodies. Spiritual
lists and mtidcls. The system has 10
more power over the Young: they
give mp the religion of their parents
and adopt no other i'm its stead, and
having no philosopliyto serve in place
OF religion their morality is of very
conventional type. While Orson Pratt
clouuently holds forth at the Tabcr-
nacle on the .'Divine Authcnticity of
the Book of Mormonism,' or labori-
ously proves from the gospel of Isaiah
and Joe Smith. that all GENTLE gov
crnWcnts, that of the nitcd States in
particular. are doomed 10 destruction.
lii son Arthur, with equal zeal, serves
The hated Gentle Government as a
GHited States Marshal. while another
son practices law in thc same Federal
court whore his father is daily liable
10 be cited n q criminal. IfcbeI
kinhall, of piorsand vulgarmcmory,
left some forty sons. Utah to-day
docs moi contain IA male kimball who
is an orthodox Saint. nor would any
of the girls be if they were not in
polygamy. and. therefore. hopclcssly
bound. brigham Young has some
thing like hundred children and
grandchildren. Excluding those who
are in polygalnv. or who have paving
positions in the Church. there is not a
good saint among them. He had
three Legitimate sons by his first wife.
Ofthesc. John w. divorced his Nor
mon wives, rcpudiating the whole
system. and married a Gentle lady.
John A. died last summer of whisky
cramr," and Young Brigham still
holds ON, expecting 10 be his fathers
successor. This is a fair average ol
the leading families. Obviously Nor
monism must either be sustained by
new converts, or expire in due time
by natural limitation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
a Grcntcr- Depth.


just after the trial of a petty case, in
which Hank Fisher was witness
three or four of the lawyers were dis.
cussing among themselves the variety
Of testimony dednced, when Gen. Is
with his usual vehemence said, "There
was never such liar on the witness
stand as that Hank Fisher; he is un.
doublcaly the biggest liar | eyer
knew" when tho whole party was
somewhat abashed at seeing Hank
who heard the Generals remark, steE
up to him. "Did you say was the
biggest liar you ever saw Z" "That ID
about what / said,' stammeringly
came from the General, who expected
a fight. Hank eyed him for mo,
ment, and then said. 81 guess you
didn't know my brother John"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
Wrecked saiiof Rescued.



and Dead Men ethe Coast
Of Cub
New YORK, Nov. 9,The failure OF
Solomon Meyer, $50 Bad way, dealer
in ladies hats and trimmings, was an
nounccd yesterday.
Assignments were bd with the
county clerk by JOSEF Pollock and
by James and Wilbur Wickham.
The receiver OF tha'ceskill iron
and Mining Co., has cled the mines
and furnaces, which hf worked dur.
ing the past month, expectation
that the Company woulget an extern
sion from creditors. he liabilities
amount to one hundh and sixty
thousand dollars, and u Receiver ex.
poets to sell the PROXY In . short
time for the benefit ohe bondhold-
ers. Tho bonds and mfgages on the
property amount to $4,000. and when
these are satisfied therIwiIl be very
little left for the credit{.
The brig Paloalto, arid at this port,
brought Frederick HoAsn aud three
sailors, OF the brig Hello. Rich, lost
Sept. 25th, on Dsmal Key, offthe
coast of Cuba.
Hoffman states thatIn the sixth
day after the Rich wenk shore he OBJ
served poles standingbut from the
rocks on key two MIS- away, and
with some OF the sailorir0wed to the
spot and discovered 10 hull Of an
iron vessel nearly snbirged. Neal
their landing place, onbngh circular
structure built OF stof they found
two unacceptable an dec0mp0sed
bodies of seamen. I4nother hut 3
third body was found. III ON the OPP
posite side OF the priIipal hut wsi
found a third sheltet which wal
still another body incumbent pc
eition resting again.t wall. There
was no food found andt was evident
the men had died OF stvation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
ONE MONTE MAN LESS.
a Citizen Of FlOris, Davis COuntY.
S'ais n Bulles Through
IL In Heart
Special to the Gate city.

Special to the Gate City. s3 -
CENTFRyIILE, Iowa, Nov. S.-A
fatal and startling ARRAY occurred yes-
tcrday evening ut the town Of Floris,
a station on the Chicago. Rock Island
~ Pacific Railroad, in Davis county,
which resulted in the death of one OF
those sharks Of the railroad known as
"monte men.fs
The names Oft parties have not
been obtained. The particulars of the
affair are, however, as follows:
The deceased, il appears, was visit
ing at a house Of ill-fame, where he
became engaged in an alteration with
"a citizen OF F'loris, who was standing
in front of the house. the result OF
which being that the monte man
threatened to take the life OF the citi-
zen, accompanied by the drawing Of n
Knife, upon which the citizen retreat
ed TO his OWN premises near by, fol-
lowed by the other, who continued
his threats and menacing gestures
with his knife. After reaching his
own premises the citizen forbade de-
ceased from coming thereon, which
warning wasn't needed. whereupon
the Floris man drew his revolver and
shot his piirsucr through the heart
killing him instantly. The Derpetra-
tor of the act Immediately surrender
ed himself 10 the authorities and was
released on bail in his own recognize
ancc in the sum of $500.
LAWRENCE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10

DAVENPORT, Nov. 6.-Mr. S. L.
Reed. City Treasurer of Wilton. and
a prominent banker of that place
willie ont riding yesterday was fatally
injured by being thrown from his
buggy. His horse was frightened by
a whistle, and Mr.. Reed was sudden
~ thrown out. striking upon hislicad
and crushing the skull. The rmiior-
tnnate man lived until to-day, when
he died. He was one Of the leading
citizens of Wilton, was a large prop
crty-holder, aud his death is deeply
felt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
A PROCLAMATION,
BY THE GOVERNOR OF TIE STATE OF

BY THE GOVERNOR OF TIE STATE OF
IOWA. t&s@
The rccoding days OF Autumn are
bringing us near the close OF another
year Of toll, of harvests, and of frni.s
1t accordingly becomes US again TO
bow reyerently in the presence OF the
Author Of Life and its blessings, and
return Thanksgiving and praise for
the abundance with which tho year
has been crowned in our State, and
throughout the Nation. Referring.
therefore, TO the accompanying Proc
lamation Of the President of the Unit
ed States, designating
THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY or NovEM-
,1 BIER,
as the day OF National Thanksgiving
| commend it's recommendations 10
the people of Iowa,
We of this State should especially
lift our hearts to God in thankfulness
that in the past year we have been ex-
empted from the scourge which
threatened our harvest, and wasted
the fields of some sister States and
Territories during the previous two
years. by the blessing of Providence
the cause Of this desolation, compel
ing the people in portions OF the Yves;
to seek aid elsewhere, to which the
citizens of Iowa made generous con
tribniOn, has been removed. We
should still remember, however, that
we have the poor with us always. Lct
us. therefore, in the observance of our
Thanksgiving ceremonies, give to our
prayers and praises practical appli
cation by contributing something
from our abundance TO those of our
neighbors whom misfortune. ar, per.
haps improvidence, has reduced 10
want. 'it
In testimony whereof. have set my
hand and caused to be affixed the
Great Seal OF the State of Iowa.
Done al tho city OF D,s
1 Moines, tho seat of gov
l.. s. crnment of the State, this
I third day OF Novcmbor,
in the year of oar Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sew
cnty-five, of the independence of the
United States the ono hundredtb, and
ofthc state OF Iowa tho twenty ninth
e. &. CARrESTER,
BY THE GovERNoR:
,IostAiIr. YorNe, Sec'y oil State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
ORBasINAl. NOTICE

To HENRY HUsTARD: fl8s ~
Yon are hereby notified that there IL now u ~
In the Clerks Oiice OF the Dlstrict CoNrt of Mfp
clio County. Iowa, the petition OF HoWen &HN1
liams, plaintifs, claiming OF You 1SO4 - -
count, and asking an attachment aGAlne1 focr
property 10 secure and pay el7i ~ Of ~ 611e,
And less You appear and defend, on OF le)fgg
noon OF the second day Of said Court a ~ ~
Al OttnmwA. IN said County, ON January ~ IL
thereon as prayed, WA. MuNE14s
nOv3wat Attorney for p1nfm1t0&