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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, who, like
all the Blair family, has mercurial
politics to suit the climate he 10 in,
but who 10 just now Democrat, talks
thus Of Democratic nominations for
the Presidency. He says:
~ have no can iidatc In view, but ii
the nominations were now to be made
/ Ishould hesitate between Tilden and
Garrett. Circumstances have for the
time made Tilden the central figure in
the reform movement which the NOM
1nation Of Greeley began, and his nom.
iuation would force the reform issue.
Garrett's nomination would force the
anti-monopoly issue, which underlies
the reform issue and goes to the causes
Of the prevailing corruption in public
affairs"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

The Des Moines Journal having
taken ground against Hon. John Rus
sell "a 8 candidate for Governor, the
State Register attributes this hostility
TO Mr.. Russell's Straightforward course
in dealing with the delinquences of
Rankin and Brandt. There is evidence
here of the feud which has 90 sadly
,demoralized the party at tho capital,
and perhaps the least our Republican
friends can do is not to permit them
selves to be prejudiced against sny
good man BY what may chance to
come from that quarter. Davenport
Gazette.
We cordially assent to the Gdzette,s
suggestion. Itseems utterly impossi-
BILE to allay the quarrel that has been
going on most virulently in Des Moines
ever since two daily Republican papers
existed there. We know no other
remedy for this state of things than
that suggested by the Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
ESTABLISHED ls4s.

now stayed and those who were aiding
it have deserted in the distance the
whirlpool and the oars have been re.
yersed and the ex.rebel or Democratic
pilot will soon be thrown overheard,
AZ he has been before when he was
steering the country over the cataract.
This time the people will not wait I'M
til the brink of the precipice has been
reached, until the enemy sits entrench-
in Washington City with Presidnnt,
q Congress and . United States Su-
preme Court.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 20,-The following
is list of the Internal Revenue officers re.
Gently dismissed in the First District Of
Illinois,:
Storekeepers-James Miller, John Stein
metz, T. Witte, Henry Wenkly, D. Philips,
G.. A. Forsyth, Ernst Mattooa and Nathan
Gazest.
Gaugers--B. Miller, L. Mattern, A. Wat
erman, r. Backe, r. l. Robinson, and d. l..
laylor
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

In the Iowa State Register passes
the following compliment upon all
those who differ with It. Il says:
"The Cedar Rapids Republican is
anxious to hsve somo paper tell 1t how
if can And the counties where there
are sal1sh, over-reaching, corrupt local
rings. A good place TO find one Of
them 10 In any County where the Re-
publican press 10 In mortal fear that
the party In the State will adhere to
the Bad Man vPlank-the past terror
and future peril OF all rings and ring
ticketa."
According to the Register tho cor
rupt members of the Republican party
are those who did not regard what 10
termed the Bad Man Plank introduced
into the State platform two years ago
as q proper one.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

In the oratorical contest which took
place at Indianapolis, on tho 18th inst.
Between the representatives of the Eve
States Of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Mis-.
'souri and Iowa, Thomas J. Conltas, OF
Bloomington, Ill, took the first prize,
and Thomas w. Graydon, OF the Iowa
University, Iowa City, the second
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
OHIO.

CINCINNATI, May 19.-In the Catho-
lie Benevolent Societies convention a
new constitution was adopted and the
directors were instructed to acknow-
ledge in the next credentials the ac-
ceptance of the constitution as the fun.
damental law. Resolutions were pas
scd denonnciDg Bismarck and his war
against the church in Prussia and ex-
pressing sympathy for the Pope.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

"CRooKED whiskey" bids fair to give
tho Republican party any amount Of
trouble, Burlington Gazette.
Crooked whiskey" would never
trouble the Democratic party. II
might flood the country and Demo.
cratic officials line their pockets with
Its proceeds from Maine TO Texas and
from ocean to ocean, its crooked char
acter would never have been discov-
cred by Democratic Administration
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
~ WASthoS We aRe ORAfsanw.
rom u Mobile (Ala.( (Registef,

From ~ Aobue tA9A(Negt@ef.
= NerWho only lack Booths courage
to.do Booth's deed arc gradually, Be-.
coming the masters Of the political cit.
'ustlon and if'the same progress 10
made In this direction In tho next ten
years % In the last; IL will be q crime
TO ospeak Of Booth as an assassin or OF
Linaoln as:a patriot. 49,. s.
- ,NoK xhat VA may say. of this, or
however Liberals and Northern Dem
ocrats may scout such an idea, in It's
general tsnor II Il scrupulously COR
rect. We are not like the Register in
believing that the drift now sess in the
dirsstion Of which It speaks. We are
awars that amid the side issues Of tho
past isw years such . drifting has been
somewhat apparent but that tids 10
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

The love.making season has opened
among the Indians ct Austin, and
house-ksepers find It impossible to %.
cure their services for the various
kinds Of labor TO which they are accuk-
toned. A lady Of that city the other
morning sent her little Indian boy 10
find an Indian to chop some wood.
After an absence of several hours the
boy returned and iaconically reporf.
cd: Cant get one; al OF hunting
squaws."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
awe,l INV sonn said natr,

-"Well my son." said a Detroit
father TO his eight-year-old son, tho
other night, what have you done to-
day that may be set down as good
deed p Gave a poor boy five cents
replied the hopeful. ..Ah, All! that
was charity, and charity is always
right. He was an orphan, WAS he?"
II didn't stop to ask, replied the boy;
II gave him tho money for licking
boy who upset my dinner basket"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
ol..ssseasiea Of Ra,lre.ss.

The Executive Council ON the 17th
completed tho classification cf the rail-
ways of the State, under the tariff act,
except in reference to the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railway
which, owing to question raised by
the officers Of the company, was post
poned for further confederation. The
following Ia the Justification ascer.
tanned:
CLASS A.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road.
Chicago. Clinton 3 Dubuque Rail-
road.
Chicago, Rock leland s. Pacific Rail-
road.
Illinois Central Railroad.
Kansas City, st. Jo. 4 Council Bl uffs
Railway.
Keokuk & Dss Moines Railroad.
CLASS n.
Central Railroad.
CLASS c.
Burlington & Southwestern Rail-
way.
Chicago, Dubuque s Minnesota
Railroad.
Chicago. Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Rail-
way.
Dakota Southern Railroad.
Davenport h st. Paul Railroad.
Des Moines Il Ft Dodge Rail-
road.
Des Moines b Minnesota Rail-
road.
Dubuque Southwestern Railroad.
Iowa Eastern, (narrow gauge).
Jasper County Coal Railway, date
Chicago, Newton & Southwestern Rail
way).
Mississippi Valley 3 Western Rail.
Missouri, Iowa and Nsbaska Rail-
way.
Sabula, Ackley and Dakota.
st. Louis, Kansas City b Northern
Railway, (St. Louis & Cedar Rapids
Railroad).
Sioux City b Pacific Railroad.
Sioux City & st. Paul Railroad.
Toledo & Northwestern.
The changes from tho present elias
sl6catlon are - follows:
| G. G. = D., from Clsss G to Glass
A.
X. 4 d. NJ, from B to A.
d. b Fl c., from B, (as rart Of The
d. N. V. r. R.) to G.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Ex.Secretary McCuAoch has written
An able letter on the national debt. It
was published In the Iri6uae Of May
5 In this letter, the ex-Secretary
says; The actual debt adjusted and
not adjusted atths close Of the war,
,{l665a,. or,rathsr at the disbanding Of
the Federal army, was mot less than
20, 600, 100000. On tho III of March
last, it was 81, Isl, ,sl6, ,0ee. Tha reduc.
tion in nine and,A.half y6ars having
becn $862, OIL or at The rate 81
over O,O0O, 900 per annum.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
0rasshoppsrs.

ST. Louis, May ls,-A Kansas City spe-
cial to the Republican says reports from
jackson and Clay counties state that the
grass has nearly all been destroyed by grass
hoppers. Oats aud wheat are severely dam
aged. There are some hopes Of their de-
parture, as thousands are dying.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, May l9.-In the County
Court the trial of the insanity of Mrs.
Lincoln, widow of Abraham Lincoln,
came up to-day. The proceedings were
based ON o petition filed by Robert T.
Lincoln, setting forth that his mother,
Mary Lincoln, has property and ef-
fects not exceeding $75,OOO; that che
Is non conlpos mentts. and incapable of
managing her estate, and praying for
a warrant and venue to test the ques-
ton of her sanity.
The petition was accompanied by
certificate from the family physician
DR.. Isham, to the effect that he had ex-
anined Mrs. Lincoln and was Of the
opinion that she was insane and fit
subject for hospital treatment. Sew
eral Witnesses testified to eccentricities
in the conduct of Mrs. Lincoln which
commenced with the assassination of
OF MIR. Lincoln.
After short argument the case was
given to the jury who rendered ver-
dict in accordance with the facts
elected.
Mrs. Lincoln will be removed to the
hospital at Batavia, Ill. Her friends
and relatives have delayed this step as
long as was prudent, but finally agreed
that nothing else would suffice,
AT the announcement of the verdict
Robert Lincoln took tho hand of his
mother affectionately, when she ex-
claimed, with reproachful tone:
"Oh, Robert! to think that my son
would ever have done this ?"
There were few spectators in tho
court.
Ciuo 60, May 20.-The Times has infor-
nation that Mrs. Lincoln to-day attempted
to commit suicide by poisoning. After be-
ing removed from the court room, where
she was adjudged insane yesterday, she was
put under the strictest surveillance, It being
feared that she might do INJURY to herself.
To-day she escaped from her room and hur-
ried to Squares drugstore. under the Grand
Pacific Hotel, where she ordered COM
pound Of camphor and laudanum, ostensi-
bly, for neuralgia. The clerk informed her
it would take ten minutes to make it,
whereupon she took carriage and drove to
two other drug stores. She was followed
by Mr.. Square, who in each case preyented
the durggis. from giving her tn CON-
pound.
She finally returned to the first place and
procured a mixture which she supposed was
what she wanted, but which was harmless.
She drank this as she left the store. As it
had no effect on her she tried to leave her
room again to obtain larger dose, but she
was prevented. She was removed to
private hospital at Batavia, ILL.,, this after.
noon where she will have every attention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
A Little More-wassr Power.

A Little More-Water Power.
It should be remembered that while
we have raised the necessary Water
Power Stock to set the Company to
work, that subscriptions are by no
means out OF tho way still. No citizen
In city or country, can do a bette,
thing for the country, for his posterity
and for himself, than to come forward
and take some stock in this enterprise.
The Company is now negotiating with
the city to buy a certain amount of
water power. The city will do her
self the credit to aid this enterprise
and herself by purchasing power while
It IL going cheap. For years We have
felt the need of water works--to-day
we are standing over possible confla-
grafton that might break ont and
sweep away into ashes our magnifi-
cent blocks of buildings. Tho con-
struotion Of this Water Power, places
in our hands . cheap and admirable
method to give us water for fire and
domestic purposes. What remains to
be done to put this work in course Of
construction must be done at once
there 10 no time to lose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Tho following particulars of tho fire
ut Council Bluffs, on Monday night,
we cut from the Nonparea, of We'd
nesday:
"The ghastly spectacle Of nine ami
mails, bus yesterday the pride Of the
city, chasred and consuming in the
smouldering fire, was indeed . repul-
sive feature Of the scene presented to
our citizens yesterday. The half
dozen people who were early ON the
ground unite In stating that the moans
Of the dying brutes were almost hu.
man like. Tho barn contained q con-
siderable quantity Of hay, and We en-
tertain no doubt but that tho same
tiend who recently poisoned Mr.. Greg :
ory's valuable dog, fired tho building.
So far - the burning OF the barn was
concerned, It scarce occupied ten min
utes. From the date of the alarm un-
I'll the structure fell, and tho work Of
the fire 6end was accomplished to all
effect, not . aquArter of IN hour elapsed.
As stated the barn contained nine
horses, ono Of them valued ct 81, 800
OF that number Mr.. Gregory owned
ssven, and Mr.. Rayburn, with tho
WheeIer b Wilson sewing machine
agency IN THE city, two. Mr.. Grego-
l ry also lost ave carriages and spring
wagon, lap robes, harnesses, and al
bis blacksmith tools-the same being
In his shop in the rear portion
Of the barn. !, Hls loss 10 very severe
and will hardly. fall short Of $1,000,
upon which was An insurance OF
5000. The stable was owned by ID.
+. Eicher was estimated worth 81 500,
and was insured in the ST. Paul Fire
and Marine Company for $500. The
city scales, which were, but are not,
Immediately Ia front of the Ivory
building, passed In ito checks without
Insurance, st . loss Of about $3.50.
AOgust Sohultx's blacksmith and wag-
ON shop Was we'll stocked with mate-
rial, tools, and contained several new
wsgous, the latter being saved. The
buildings were incurred for about half
their w0rth-4300-and the tools, and
vehicles for 800 Mr.. Schul,z's loss
10 about 81 900. Michael Nolan estim-
ates his loss ct 500; the Deetken Bros.
druggists, ct $l25; Mr.. Guitar, ct
500; Mr.. J. q. Edmunson, at $50 ;
Mr.. John Hammer ut $3.50. upon which
there was NO insurance; the stable mp
on Bernard and Eisman's lot was
worth about SIS; the woodshed Of
Mrs. Jacks0n $50; and the building
occupied by Mr.. Hammer and owned
by r. i. Guanells, abont $4O0. This,
we believe, pretty nearly gives the
correct amounts In individual losses.
One feature Of the fire was the num-
Der OF people who arrived there first.
Not less than seventeen hundred men
and boys were the first ON the ground
and the last TO assist when called up.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
\ Il E r M q:
sl,5O PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
e2 90 as the end OF SIX months.

The Governor of Missouri has desig-
n ated the Sd Of June next as day of
fasting and prayer for the relief of the
State from the grasshopper plague
that 10 now laying waste the Western
norton of il.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
The u. r. Company Accepts the situa.
alOn.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. May 20.--It is UNDER
stood that the u. L. Il. II. Co. will abide
by the court decision to compel the COM
pany 20 operate its bridge as part Of it's
road and as Il continuous line to Council
Bluffs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Tho man who pronounces "Don
Quixots" Donkey yhots," shows . dis
position 70 intrude his own name that
Il not cowwen0able.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

9ectNrlon W, CommOm school Educa-
tl0n.
In our telegraphic report yesterday
we had the announcement that in the
Episcopal Convention of the Long
Island Diocese held at Brooklyn, the
Rev. Stafford Drove submitted re-
port from the Committee on Christian
Education. Our dispatches said "the
report uses strong language in de-
nouncing the public schools and arga.
ing that the public schools be made
christian schools If this represen-
tation OF the proceedings In that Con-
vention be correct, then we find that
here is another evidence of quite .
wide spread disposition to attack our
common school system from what is
styled Christian sources. II as de-
manded our public schools are to be
made Christian schools in the sense
intended by this demand, then are our
public schools to be subject to all the
various subdivisions Of the various
Christian sects? Then are we to have
Catholic, Episoopalian, Presbyterian,
Methodist and Baptist public schools,
In fine schools OF all denominations.
The inevitabloresult Of any such pro.
ceedlng would be the destruction of
the common school system. This
view is SO palpable that we must con-
clude that when any man or set OF
men ask that Christian creeds be
taught in our public schools they mean
in this cowardly manner to seek their
destruction. There can be no subject
about which we feel more deeply than
we do upon that Of maintaining our
public schools wholly intact from dis
turbing and damaging elements, and
we know Of nothing 90 fatal to them
as the introduction Of the prejudice
and bitterness incident to religious
sect.
II culture In tho sciences, In Ian
guage, in philosophy. In fine in all that
fits the child for useful, profitable
life as citizen, coupled also with
faithful culture both by precept and
example in sound morality, does not
leave plenty of room for instructing
the child at home, in the Sabbath
school, and at church, in Christian
doctrine, then we say let the Christian
creed suffer the consequences. It IL
not very complimentary TO
the power and correctness Of Christian
doctrine il 1t suffers under such trial.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

A magnificent society nag u belsg
In New York for the
Davsapost Tusnvsssin. p
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Gov. Kirkwood feels that he has
neither the time nor the physical
strength necessary to endure tho fati-
que Of caAvass-esPecislly such .
canvass AZ would bo required of can.
didate for Governor. Besides, he
thinks the convention can not 60 amiss
IL it nominatcs either of tho gentle
men mentioned for tho position, 40
they are all capable men and enjoy to
the fullest extent the confidence OF the
people.
He has irrevccably determined not
to permit the use. of his name for the
Office of Governor, and, as VIC said in
. previous article, will not, under any
circumstances, accept the nomination.
-Ios,a City Republican.
The above was called ont by reason
of the Dubuque Times stating that If
nominated he (Kirkwood) would feel
constrained to accept. In answer to
this the Republican seems to speak
authoritstively that he will not accept
q nomination If rendered him by the
Convention.
We may therefore confidently ex.
pect the Republican party to look else.
where for a candidate for Governor.
We have no man to name, but we do
think man shouldbe chosen in whose
probity the people of Iowa have un-
bounded confidence, and one also who
could 60 before the people upon the
stump and give us rousing campaign.
The issues between tho parties take
hold strongly of the same that per-
tanned In our most desperate and
most troublesome timer, and the Re-
publican cause to-day opens mp just ss
vital questions demanding tho main
tainsnce in power of the victors in the
rebellion as ever existed. The oppor-
tunities Of this campasgn-its necessi-
ties-call for an aggressive able speak.
er az our standard bearer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

Tho Cincinnati report gives the total
number Of hogs packed in the Wsst
for tho past 26 years st 7l,l57, ,lS3. Thie
gives IN average per year OF 3,661, 100.
The Aforesaid report gives the num-
Der packed In each place whore thsy
amounted 70 over 10000 hogs, - fol-
lNWa. ~ 1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

AT 3 recent spelling match ono!
man spslt II 1pasnip" and got beet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26

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