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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-05-29

KEEPING HIM Down. While stopping
over night at farm house in Missouri,
traveller was astonished to see his
hostess walk up to her husband about
every fifteen minutes and box his ears
or give his hair pull. In the morning
the guest seeing the woman alone, asked
an explanation of her strange conduct,
and the reply was :" You see, stranger,
me and the old man has been ightin'
for ten years to see who shall boss this
ere ranch, and / have jest got him
cowed, but if l should let up on him for
day he would turn on me again and
my work weald all 60 for nethih'." A
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-05-29

The Biddeford Times says: We saw a
young lady this morning wearing n very
pretty badge lettered "Press." But we
didn't. The Boston NeWs adds: We
should have been better man in his
place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-05-29

Twelve pounds of hay and ten pounds
of Indian meal per horse per day, every
day in the year, save in the warmest
weather, is the food of The street cor
horses in New York-stock that usually
looks well, in spite of severe work.
They are all watered at one o'clock in
the morning, as on aid to digestion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
TEXAS.

GALTEsros, Jan. 8-The excursionists
from the Northwest arrived yesterday NOR.
ming. They were received by committee.
Among arrivals in the delegation are G.. NJ.
Hays, NJ. Durham, Ezra Mil,iard, s. r.
Johnson. John Mccormick, w. U. March,
Jno. j. Reddick, o. P. Hartford, John T.
Clsrk, A. j. Simpson, John r. Porser,
Joel r. Griffin, N. Balcombe, OF Omaha; in
the Council Bluffs delegation Hon. II. Ev.
erctt, T. j. Evans, d. F. Montgomery, Cbas.
Hendrie, Spencer Smith, John Hawthorne,
E. D. Shugart, j. Lyman, Henry Eismor,
q. p. Patterson. In the Nebraska City
delegation A. L. Maxwell, General Freight
Agent Kansas City and Omaha Railroad;
n. D. Balcombe, reporter Of Omaha Re-
publican and Spencer Smith, Of the CouE-
Gil Bluffs Nonpariel. After breakfast the
delegates were shown about the city, after
which there was public reception at the
Cotton Exchange, where they were address,
ed by Col. Hobby, President fthe Chamber
Of Commerce. He said the object Of the
meeting was to interchange thoughts and
ideas with the gentlemen composing the
delegation from the Northwest in the fond
hope that the result would prove advanta,
geous to both socially and commercially.
Hon. John III. Reddick, Chairman Of the
Omaha delegation, spoke forcibly of the
urgent necessity for opening up the Indian
Territory to white settlers, the importance
OF uniform railway gauge from the
Northwest, from which the expense and
tediousness of transferring of cars could be
avoided, and alluded to the importance
of deepening the Galveston bar.
Mr. o. p. Hurford, Secretary of
Omaha Board of Trade presented a
mass ofstatistics to show what amount.
grain were raised in the Northwest
aud was was the demand for cheap
transportation. Mr.. Kerr, of st.
Joseph, said the people of the North
west shipped grain in small quantities;
they could not send il to Europe but
would as soon ship to Galveston as to
Chicago, the grain being paid for at its
destination. Several other gentlemen
made addresses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Jan. THE Inter- Oceans
New Orleans special correspondent tel
legraphs that he is authorized by Gov.
Kellogg to state that he is willing and
anxious to resign. aud thinks the best
way ont Of the difficulty is to hold
new election for State officers of MEM
bers of the Legislature, under Federal
auspices, Congress passing an enabling
act. Kellogg says he knows several Of
the Withdrawing Democrats who will
join the Republicans Monday. evil
then issue his proclamation declaring
vacancies in the seats of the absent
members.
Cousin, the kidnapped Republican
member says he was seized by two
men and imprisoned without being al
lowed q word to his family, just after
his arrival in New Orleans, and while
walking in the street. He was subsc-
quently. taken to Lake Ponchartrain
and confined in the hold of boat. He
recognized with his abductors some of
his Democratic neighbors. He was
told he should NOT be present at tho
meeting Of the Legislature.
Oglesby, who gave rather unfavora-
ble testimony for the cause of the Con-
servatives, has been compelled to re-
sign the Presidency of the Chamber of
Commerce in conseq uence, ani the
Louisiana National Bank. of which he
is President, has lost many deposjtors.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

An Eastern paper states that Prus-
sian manufacturers and tradesmen are
sending to this country for skilled To-
Dor, and II 10 believed that during the
next three or four months there will
be an unprecedented emigration to
Germany. In many cases money has
been sent from Europe to persons here
with which to pay their passage home.
The New York Commissioners OF en-
igration state that the country 10 los.
ing those who have learned trades but
can find NO work here and have gone
back to Europe to work at them. II
this is so there will be, perhaps, An op.
portunity afforded American boys to
learn trades. For many years, under
the stringent rules Of the trades unions
they have been shut out from this
chance.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

The debate this week In Congress
upon recent events In Louisiana has
developed the real issue upon which
10 to b fought the political campaigns
Tor two years to come. Shocking and
terrible % has been the condition OF
the South for some months past, es-
psoially 10 LouisIans, involving the
murder Of hundreds Of men for opin.
ions sake and the violent overthrow
Of the State government BY Dsmocra-
~ South, The Demecrsey in Congress
showed In the debate on wednesday
The 9Th inst, that they should take the
sids Of their old allies South Just a.
they aid In 81. Because at last after
lspeated sangsinary conflicts, showing
v liability 81 State authority to pro.
teet socisty, The national arm has been
iaterpoesd 70 stay the bloody and
revolutionary drama, the Demo.
cratic leaders Of the North see nothing
Ing bnt Federal tyraany ana ! des.
potic intsrfernnce with state riehts,
The arrogance Of treason ana II, aiders
and sympathizsrs Il again lifting hieh
and boldly ~ crest Late rsbel ron.
erals wae thuadsssd d 10 very gssss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

Porte Welch of the Reform Leader
thus discourses on the Democratic sit.
uation:
Dead" is NO name for men who
can not see thediffercnce between gen
uine Democracy and traditional par
ty. The editor of this paper assumed
some years ago that the traditional
Dsmocractic party" was dead but he
always claimed that true Democracy
was not desd.l He never asserted that
Democratic pIinciples we're dead, but
that the tradiyconal leaders of the dead
party were dead, and must bo buried
with the traditional party. Now that
there is talk Of reorganization, it should
be remembered that there is q differ
ence between genuine Democracy and
rcd-tape trddttionalism. What we
mean when ws.-sAy. that traditional
Democracy is dead, is this-TAe man.
Ggepncnf Of The Democratic party killed
ii, gnd the men tcho killed The party
died scith the party.
Democracy may be reorganized, but
II cannot live If dead mems ghosts rise
mp from among the damned and try to
carry the party. If the dead carry the
ssNass Ass-R0s4A. hell together
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

mending the declaring Of certain persons
banditti and having them tried by cour,
merti.l. said tina, military comnissions
would forever remain blot upon the fair
fame OF American liberty and he hoped
were things of the past. He declared ii it
had come TO that, the President Of the
United States could issue his orders to or
ganize State Legislatures and appoint Gen.
Sheridan TO execute these orders, the same
President could disperse this Congress a.
the point Of the bayonet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
THE SHERMAN BILL.


Tho Sherman Bill which had slresdy '
passed the Senate went through the
House Thursday by 136 to 9S.
All our Iowa members voted for the
bill, and II was supported by the Re.
publicans yesterday except the
Hoars, Kelloggs, and others who re.
presented special interests.
The Democrats Of the House for the
most part voted against the bill, and
thus put themselves and their party
again on record, - being opposed "a
even prospective resumption, or to any
other effort to remedy the condition
Of the finances.
The Democratic party in the fiouse
- well o In the Senate has nov do.
liberately decided that 1t 10 not iu
favor of resumption even as late
q January 1st, 1879; that it prefers
the rotten postal currency to specie,
and that It 10 opposed to making Nat.
ional Banking free to all who are able
to deposit the proper securities. Let
It be recorded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

, President Grant announces do
termination to have the Virginius
matter settled with Spain at an early
day. Spain has already adjusted the
claim of Great Britain, on account Of
the same AFFAIR, while that Of the q. 8.
has been delayed. Now that Spain
has resumed the royal form Of govern
ment, there Ia not the same cause for
leniency that there was before, on our
part. We have thought this claim
should have been pressed more vigor-
0usly to settlement, even before, but
now. certainly It should be no longer
be trifed with. Besides this, we be-
lieve the revolution going on In Cuba
should be brought to aspeedy close,
or our government should not stand
idly BY without taking some action,
for An indefinite time. Many years
have now elapsed sincs this war COM
meneed, and the revolutionists should
be entitled to some recognition, II the
war 10 not soon closed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

Now that the House has passed the
Sherman finance bill which the Presi-
dent will doubtless sign, We may rea-
sonably hope that tinkering by legis-
lation with this question 10 over until
the meeting Of the 44th Congress In
December next. T
This 10 . relief TO. the commercial
interests of the country, and We do
believe that the less noise and discus.
sion We have over the question the
quicker we will arrive at that point
where our situation will enable us to
resume quietly and without . panic.
We commend highly the industry and
rapidity with which Congress has dis.
posed of this vexed question.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
IOWA ITEMS.

Burlington says she has expended
over 100000 in improvements, dur.
ing 1874.
The Iowa City Lecture Bulletin
makes its infsntile bow announces the
approach of Schuyler Colfax, who will
lecture January eighth.
A year ago discontented couple at
Anamosa were divorced, but last
week, after calmly considering their
case they were remarked.
Two young men were fined by a
Nicholas Justice, last week, for using
obscene language while on train run
ming to that town. Served them right
The Marshall papers are worrying,
not because thatcity has no ordinances
but because they are not enforced, es-
pecially those forbidding boys from
getting drunk.
Mr.. John s. Ragsdale, for nearly
two years editor of tho Birmingham
Enterprise, has sold that paper to Mr..
w. r. Parker, who has already assum-
ed its control.
The corpse of a young lady, at Bur-
lington, was so life-like, when the
funeral rites were about to be per-
formed, that aphysician was summon
ed. but only to declare that tho vital
spark was certainly gone.
Mrs. Mary Z. Wright, wife Of the
late Frank E. Wright, and daughter
Of Hon. J. B. Howell, died at the resi-
dencc Of her father In Keokuk, at 6
o'clock Wednesday morning, Decem-
Der 23d, of consumption aged %
years.
The State Association of Iowa Mil.
lers will meet at Girnnell, Wednesday,
January q, At 10 o'clock q. m. This
will be the second regular meeting OF
the association, having been Organize
ed at Iowa City last August. 1t 10 ex-
pected that there will be largo at
tendance of those interreated In mill
Ing.
A man in Charles county awoke,
the other night, feeling something like
. snake crawling across his leg. It
only took moment to gain the centre
Of the floor and frighten the partner
of his dreams into heartrending
screams. Investigation showed that
the supposed serpent was only the
lady's "switch," which In some unac.
countable manner, had COTTON into
tho bed. @
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

1t is well for all readers to remem-
Der that the Associated Press agent at
New Orleans is Democrat, and very
probably well-drilled White Lea
guer. All his statements are colored to
bis own fancy. He sends, In giving
the spirit Of tho press, extracts from
Democratic papers alone, and OF the
testimony he gives that Of the witness.
es who testify TO suit him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

Manton Marble, the editor Of the
World, Whitelaw Reid, who edits Jay
Gould's New York Tribune, Charles
A. Dams, champion liar ofthe Sun and
of all the other planets, W. II. Wick
ham, the new Tammany Mayor of New
York, and William Cullen Bryant, the
octogensrian editor of the New York
Post, which 10 . Republican paper Of
Democratic tendencies, have all signed
= protest against Sheridan's course at
New Orleans. rhsy propose to have
. powwow in Now York City next
Monday night, to give expression to
their opinions. @
The country has heard these chaps
before, and II will be quite likely to
do the very thing they don't recon-
mend.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

In 1897 John Newbold inyented the
cast iron plow, which was q decided
Improvement over the old wooden
plow. spent over $4,000 in try
ing to introduce 1t, and then absn-
doned it in disgust. Tho farmers Of
that day refused to use the plow as
they said 1t poisoned the sod, injured
its fertility, and promoted the growth
of weeds,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
INDIANA.

INpIANAroLIs, Jan. Both branch.
% Of the Legislature organized to-day.
Tho Senate elected John Overmyer,
Rep, Principal Secretary. The Re-
puhlicAns and Independents in the
Senate compromised on division Of
tho Offices.
The House elected Hon. David Tnr-
pio. Dem, Speaker by a strict party
vote Of 56 Dem, to IS Rep, and 9 IL.
| dependents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
LOUISIANA.

The Chicago Times Of the 9Th inst,
mourned because Sheridan lives, not.
withstanding bullets were 20 cheap In
New Orleans. On the 9Th inst, that
paper says that he wss publicly in.
suited and called liar in the 81.
Charles Hotel for the evident purpose
ofprovoking him into quarrel to
give the rebels pretext for Staying
him.
The correspondent Of that paper on
the spot says:
In the rotunda Of the hotel great crowd con.
greSatsd. and when Sheridan appeared on the
soane be was the object Of earnest attention. which
soon grew demonstratlve. 20 that hissss and sub
dusd jssrs crested him on every hand BE did mot
Scam to care cent for the evidences but continued
10 walk about among the people for about ten min
utes, when he retired, without even having Init.
med that he had heard or ssen anything Of the de-
monstrations. He seemed very much anconcered
touching the spirit evinccd against him; but can.
not be denied that he has awakened
wHIRLwISD OF IHpIGNAr1oN,
which can be heard ct every street corner In vic.
lent tones, and which involves declarations that
sound like thirst for Sheridan blood and threats
70 drink It, Tonight, In his hotel, be was fol-
lowed by several will-known White Lsaguers,
who,t was thought, had serious intentions sssiust
the chiefeain; but he still lives - .Ss
Of the failure OF the rebel attempt
to get possession Of the State House
and the Legislature the same corres-
pondent has the following:
-. -: situation to-day is without notable incl
Aos eess at the State House. yesterday and
s a%paoa Of command by Sheridan, hsve
= sse sst- backs to tie Conservative.
VINO are at this n,omens worse 81 no,itlc.iv th.r
MY have been for two yssxv = is n,s. .r,,.r.r4
70 everybody that the Democr.sic MA ~ uora.v
was ill-advisei and disasterou. a. -. -.
ooncillatory measures and less rsh,d -. .,,,a
have given them victory In the L4elsl.,-.~ -.
Il y thought that chance 10 lost. :. -"
The Chicago Tribune Iudspenae..t
Republican and Champion Growlse
sheet Of the United States, has The fol-
lowing concluding paragraph of long
and lsbored editorial on the subject In
its issue Of yesterday:
we have inclined 10 believe that the Election
nW o. Louisiana Il, ~ q. Senator Hahn said ON
Monday' nand and swindle, and We have been
incnneo 70 believe that the Democrats elected I
clear majority Of the members Of the rerisl.tn,.
and We think that, had The Democrsts oyercome
tnear propensity for revolutions and yiolence. Nd
shown tho least disposition to osrsniss the sA...
% psacefal basis, they would Asve 1pund Rapnh.
usas assgs u ~ xagtslasuss y laeoJsee6, ,isaa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
MISSOURI.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. THE Republican
has special from Topeka, Kansas,
stating that Joseph B. North alias
Buffalo Joe, who murdered George
James on Christmas eve year ago,
was hung to telegraph pole by mob
on the night of December 30th, at
Wallace, Kansas. The rope caught
under his neck, not choking him, and
be implored the mob to take him
down. He did not die for two hours,
and finally .froze TO death. The Sher.
if Is after the leaders, and they will
probably soon be capturcd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
OHIO.

, COLUMBUS, Jan. 7.-Governor Allen
has just sent a message to the Assem-
bly, directing their attention to the
grave circumstance of the interference
of Federal troops in the organization
and proceedings Of legislature of q
sister State. II such interference is
legal there, it would be here, and it
therefore becomes the duty Of the rep
resentatives of this State to enter q
protest that may become q precedent.
II there is any law to justify this action
II 10 his Judgment that they should re.
quest its immediate repeal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

DAvESronr, Jan. THE applica-
ton for Receiver for the Central II.
n. of Iowa was heard before Judge
Dillon, in the U. S. Circuit Court here
to-day. The result was that the pres
ent manager, D. D. Pickering. Was ap-
pointed Receiver, 10 give bond in the
Gum OF $4,000.
Hon. Hiram Price, on agreement OF
both parties, was appointed special
Commissioner TO examine into the
operations Of the road, the bile Of
expenses presented by Pickering and
to make suoh suygestions ~ he thinks
proper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

A Milwaukee man hid in public
doorway and jumped out and kissed
his wife. She didn't whoop and yell,
as he expected, but replied: "Don't
be so bold, mister--folks around here
know mel"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14
II II r M s.:
1.5O PER YEAR in ADVANCE.
800 AFTER ExPIRArroN ofsIx MONTHS

Since Mnrat Halsted of tho Cincin-
natl Commercial recently lost $50 on
three aces, that paper has been engaged
in furious denunciatioAs Of gambling.
1t is especially devoting it's ire 10
the Kentucky State Lottery swindle.
This brings Watterson of the Courier
Journal to the defense of Kentucky's
principal institution, aud the quarrel
between these two eminent Liberals
is q pretty one - IL now stands.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-14

of the national capitol q few years ago
with their rebel hordes and cx-mem-
bers OF the Southern Congress and
other cx.Confederate officials stand in
the halls OF Congress and defiantly
dictate terms, and assume to teach and
expound what Is loyalty--what IL con
stitutionai--and the best method of
preserving the integrity Of the Union.
They have laid down as their final
determ ination to no longer permit the
free exercise Of the elective franchise
to the whole voting population of the
South. They are determined by fraud,
violence and bloodshed to carry the
entire South for the Democracy, and
to dictate to northern Democracy as
they used to do, who shall be the Dem
ocratic standard bearers. Northern
Democracy agree to the programme
and will aid them in the consumation
of this determination. To this issue
Involving in the end the very life Of the
nation again and the re-establishment
Of slavery or its equivalent have, we
come again.
Our neighbor the Democrat scents
the position Of the Democratic Con.
gressmen and furiously sounds the
battle cry.
We cannot refrain from giving our
readers an extract from very weighty
editorial in the Democrat upon the
situation, a. it will at least greatly
amuse them:
"This is carrying out the prog ramme
ofGrant, who IL fully given over to the
scheme Of converting all the States in
to provinces. II Louisiana falls In
peace, then why not try Ohio, New
York, or any other State which does
not vote Republican.
Then in espousing the cause of
Louisiana, We are fighting for our
selves. No man knows what State the
Washington Sphynx will strike at
next. Without regard however, to
ShV VVWCA " uACu u0 1o0uulCD OvoE tu0
liberties Of the people we charge him
with treason and perjury.
Grant, Sheridan, Belknap their aid
ers and abettors have made war on
sovereign State and subjected Louisi-
ana to rule foreign to her taste; for
eign to her wish and foreign to her
desire expressed through tho ballot
box. And yet there 10 doubt as to the
means of redress among those who
would gladly welcome Q relief from
oppression. It 10 said that we must
wait for the next Congress but what
will the tyrant be doing in the mean
timer Now is the time to drag the
bull dog away from bis grasp; Now is
the time to unloosc his claws from the
necks Of sovereign States, before he
has enough of them under his heel to
accomplish his purpose
The course Of action is plain to our
View. Let the StateD, the people take
action Immediately! The Democratic
party has carried majority of the
State Legislatures and as the people
are the source OF power, let them rise
in the might Of their State organixa-
tions and drag OF the tiger which IL
attempting to strangle the South.
Tilden, Governor OF the great State
Of New York: Allen the lion hearted
Governor of Ohio; Hendricks Of Indi-
ana, State the vote OF when wxI
wrongfnily counted for the bogus con-
stitutional amendment-New Jersey,
Connecticut, Missouri, Kentucky, j,
Maryland. aye!a majority Of States
are Democratic and the hands OF the
tyrant can be tied by prompt action
on the part of the people.