Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

giving testimony who had first to bs
assured OF projection in the amples
way before they dared to speak, ani
the tales they are telling riddle thu
martyrs bubble which these White
Ileaguers have blown for themselves
until 1t bursts and vanishes like a
breath,
"Hero arc the few colored men who
voted the Democratic ticket before the
committee, and now that they are
questioned closely, they admit tha,
they were induced either by threats
or money to thus vote; and then
worst of all, that they were offered
from three to four hundred dollars
each to go before the Congressional
Committee and testify in favor of the
White Leagues. These men each pre-.
scnted to the committee certificates ol
the White League, which were guar.
anteed to secure them safety from
violence.
"The evidence of officers of the army
show that armed bands of organized
cavalry patrolled certain sections,
threatening death to Republicans who
dared to vote. Judge Myers, not a
carpet-bsgger, but an old citizen OF
Louisiana, and for fifteen years resi-.
dent Of Natchitoches Parish, swears
that hc had been driven from home,
and dare not return, ~ his life would
pay the forfeit. There have been thir.
ty-three murders in that little commu.
nifty in the past few years, and not q
man punished.
''The Supervisor OF the Same parish
was shot at and his life threatened II
he dared to execute the duties Of his
Office. On the day of election, when
ordinarily but two officers have been
ON duty, the Mayor swore In 200 White
Leaguers as policemen, who absolute
ly had control of the election and did
control it. Five hundred colored 70.
ters at least, says this witness, were
prevented from voting by intimida-
ton in that parish alone. Other wit.
nesses from the same parish testify to
a like state of affairs. And 90 does
the evidence in regard to each locality.
The more horrible crimes against help.
less women and children we forbear
TO mention here, but let the people Of
the North read them. Let them be
published 10 the world. Let civil
ized and enlightened public Judge Of
these atrocities, and the men who com.
NIT, and the party who sustains them.
The history Of savage warfare shows
nothing moro bsrbarous, and In view
of the facts proven before this commit.
tee, We want to see the men who dare
sustain and defend them.
what an Agricultural college STU.
dent Did ON . F4rm.
We desire TO call especial attention
to the following letter, which we clip
from the Western Farm journal, pub.
Iished at Dcs Moines, 1t tells what
one of the graduates from our State
Agricultural College did at farm
ing:
One year ago from last November l
received from the Iowa Agricultural
College diploma in Agriculture and
being Of an agricultural turn of mind
made arrangements to manage q
large farm, but was disappointed. I
therefore determined to try farming in
It's true practical sense. Much had
bean said about its not paying; Of Its
filthy labor, of its hard work and, in
addition to this, popular sentiment
gave it poor recommendation In the
iessee US Ct .esSoancludsa to try
one year at all hazards, and see what
might be done, after four years Of
close study. claimed that I could
make thousand dollars but ono Of
tho trustees of the college said that
could not, at best, make moro than
expenses several other friends gave
similar opinions, and said 1t was nom
,snse to 60 to farming, after ,spending
10 vn0ck tirn~ and <s,sry - :,
IN education. But despite of such
Encouragement determined to dem.
ostrate the contrary by actual expert
ment, for that Is the way we prove
things in the college laborato-
ries.
purchased team, the necessary
farming utensils, took to myself o
wife, and secured the amount Of land
that I thought could tend, which was
thirty for corn, twenty for flax,twenty
for wheat, ten for oats, and one for
gardening. started out to do all the
work myself, as near as possible, and /
raised the entire crop with the assist
ance of ten dollars in hired labor and
six days work with q man and team.
My brother and l boughta reaper in
partnership, and changed work, 90
that / harvested and marketed my
whole crop of small grain, aud paid
only four dollars and seventy. five cents
for hired help. My corn averaged
bushels per acre, fax ten,
wheat twelve and one hslf, and oats
thirty
In connection with the farming, I
bought on time, sixteen head of cowe
md some hogs. From this source l
raised fifteen calves and fifty pigs.
Now l will give an account OF sales
Of the product of my years work:
$ calves at $40 per head.-.."-...--...S $50, 90
pigs at .... ~, %