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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
ESTABLISHED. 1S48.

this denomination of religionists
alone, but has also appeared TO some
extent in other religious bodies. Be-
sides religious bodies, there arc a
great many other people who, as citi-
zens, arc opposed TO the broad cduca-
tional theory o. our common school
system. This hostility TO the schools
finds deep lodgment throughout the
Democratic party South, and to no
inconsidcrablc degree in the same
party North. II is folly, therefore. 10
say that onr system Of common school
education is alone opposed and de-
spised by religious associations, on
more properly, perhaps. by a largo
membership in some religious bodies.
They are also opposed and hated by
a large body Of citizens whose oppo-
sition, in no sense. springs from re-
ligious ASSOCIATION. Ii isnot to be cN-
pecied that, after years and years Of
experience on the part of large por-
ton of our people in making ii an
ofIcnsc for a colorcd person TO learn
to read, or for any person TO instruct
that class fpeoplc. that that portion
Of our people arc to take with alacri-
Ity and good feeling to system Of
education which embraces all classes,
all shades Of color, and all races, and
that, too, at the expense of all The fact
is, this portion Of our people do not
like them, as rule. For instance,
when great State like Texas, con-
trolled by the Democratic party, can
virtually abrogate the system of COM
mon schools-an example followed,
to greater or Tess extent, under like
auspices in other states-it will not do
to say that we can ignore the assault
upon this most noble institution Of
our Republic. For our own part, we
cannot, dare not, and will not ignore
it. We agree with our Catholic CO.
temporaries thatthe Democratic party
is the proper political element for the
opponents OF our public schools to
consort with. We must so conclude,
because there, alone, do we find any
action against these schools. We do
not fear the result, save upon the the
ory that the enemies of our common
schools shall, by holding the balance
of power among parties, press their
side Of the question to n successful
issue; and this is just what we fear
through the corruption and rotten
ness Of the Democratic party, coup
led with the fact that so large a par
tion Of that party hate the common
schools.
We believe that it will be suicidal
for anybody, especially any church
organization, TO make war upon onr
public schools. We think that such
church organization, in the outcome.
will suffer most. for we do not believe
that the members OF any church can
be entirely brought TO oppose these
schools. Notwithstandin. that with
n ssood sioaf ~ rranitnitv pricsts and
Bishops Of the Catholic Church have
made warnpon these schools. we have
the fullest confidence that there is Il
large and very respectable portion OF
that quite numerous denomination OF
rcligionisis who do moi endorse such
action. but who. on the contrary. real
ly and truly favor our free schools.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
samanthy's Elopcmens. 4.

From the Brunswickef.
"Yes," said the old lady, as she wip-
cd her eyes and proceeded to tell the
sympathizing neighbor about the
eiopcmcnt OF her daughter, aycs, Mrs.
Blnbbs, yon nay we'll say it ar' a
dreadful stroke. ain't had such
another shock sencc that last epall OF
rheumatic. TO think that a dartcr oi
minc wonld do scch disgraccful
thing after all tho care an' affection me
an her father have rayishei on her
from her infancy M. couldn't bear
mp under tho Afliciion nohow but for
tho conscrlaiion Of religion. Religion
is powerful encrvating in scch trials 4
these"
ibid yon not suspicion that they
were contemplating such 4 move g
asked the neighbor
"Nn, VIC never snspicioned nary
contemplation After ia rnnned the
conceitcd upstart oil the premises with
the mop, l didn't think he'd have The
Insurance to speak 10 Ssmanthy agin.
An she scemed 10 appear 40 consign.
ed that | never respected her OF hav.
ing any undarhandsd contentious.
Int all the time-so Pge hrrrd seence
they nsed tC meet clanhestinels,
when I thought Samanthy was At
meeting, an decoct their plans to rnn
OIL an elope. Well. Samanth has
made her bed, an she'll have to lay on
It. / wash my hands Of tho ongratefnl
girl from this time forthwith
"Did you make any effort 10 inter.
cept them ?"
"No, you see, we didn't know it, or
else we'd q intercepted 'em within an
inch o. their lives
~ mean did yon try 10 have them
stopped when you fonnd they were
gomez"
"Yes, indeed. Father tslescnpci 10
i've or six towns, an give their pros.
crintion--cost him lots o. money, too,
bnt he said he woulddt mind apendin
the price Of a good COW to git Ssman.
thy back. Rnt VIC never heerd moth
In from them, anl I told fathcr to lei
en- alone and they'd come home aftcI
awhile with five or six children be-
hind EN-. Rnt tell yon, Mrs. Blobba
they shan't set foot in this house ex.
ccpt over the dead body OF my dcfnnct
corpse. You jcst remember that
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
ORDINANCE No. ~.

AN oEptSAScE Establishing Center
Grade on Green street between See
ond and Fifth.
SEc. l. BE 10 orddined 5y Ms Citu
Council Of The citH Of Ottunuca, That
the following center grade on Green
between Second and Fifth be and they
are hereby established from the rela-
tive elevation of water table at the
South corner of Market and Second
street. which relative elevation being
l06.3i feet fo-wit
SEC. =. At the intersection of North
side Second street the grade shall be
ll2.00 feet ut n point los feet North hf
the last named point the grade shall he
1908 feet at the South side of Fourth
street tho grade shall he 1880 feet; at
the South side of The alley between
Fourth aud Fifth street the grade shall
be ISIS feet; at the South side Fifth
street the grade to be 220 feet.
SEc.:'. This Ordinance to be in force
from and after its pub ication as re-
quired by law.
ATTEST: w. l. ORR, Mayor.
w. IL. FErzER City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

With that handsome showing we
come south, wiping out the Demo-
cratic frauds in Wood, Brown, and
Butler, overcoming their honest gains
and landing in Hamilton county with
enough left to swell her LOCO MAORI
ty up to nearly 1000. Honor, then, to
the Western Reserve. On question
that concerns our liberties and the
safety Of our free institutions she is
ever gloriously in the front of bat.
tle."
We might add that if the majori-
ties in the four other counties COM
prising the Western Reserve, were
added to the majority Of 1903, given
by the seven counties above named,
they would swell the majority in the
Reserve to over 10000. which is about
her old time figure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
For The CaUnIER
AurGMN DAYS.
iNsCgIEuD TO j !
ny $. DELLA JOHNSON.

Gorgeous colors robe the forest.
Gay as were the Summer dyes
Natures breathing purcst incense
Meath the soft, October skies =
Ana gauzy veil is floating.
O'cr the far on. wooded hills;
While breath OF seeming Summer
All The air with perfume illls.
Natures pnlscs bound as lightly,
Az tho balmy Spring so sweet,
Laden with II wealth of flowers.
Were strcwing them beneath our feet
For October waves her sceptre
o'er the Magic Loom that wcaves.
All the glorious hues Of Spring time,
Into rustling, Autumn leaves.
And The tapestry seems rivaling.
All twas wove by Summers bloom
While busy, unseen, fairy fingers,
Throw the shuttle through thc loom
And VIC hear the distant music.
Which the woodland echo brings;
And onr brows are soothed az gently,
Az tho fnnnel by Angel wings.
There II Harmony in Nature.
When ern hearts arc all atunc,
We may catch the thrilling music,
Gr.atninr, NJ t'irn' leafy june
All, this awret October weather.
Has golden charm for mr;
Hos all nature now seems Joining.
In one last, grand symphony.
Eui feel cloud o o'ershadows,
All the landscapes golden sheen.
When my heart recalls the summer,
That has vanished like dream,
Tho that summer time is ended.
Still halo round 1t dwells
For my heart is keeping tally.
Win loir Ginning Memory Rs'ls.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

ROCKFORD, Illinois, is intensely cx-
cited over the present aspect of the
Storey Early scandal. II will be rec
objected that the Chicago TIMES pub
lishcd letters chargin. Gen. Early's
daughter with immoral conduct. Gen.
Early sued W. +. Storey, proprietor
Of the TIMES, for the libel, aid the
jury gave him $4,000, which the
Court, upon motion for a new trial,
reduced to $4,000. A criminal prose-
cution for the same oflense is now
pending, and il is charged that Frank
Is. Wilkie, Of the TINES, and other
friends of Mr.. Storey, have secured
new testimony by questionable means,
10 biast the reputation of the girl and
break down the prosecution.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

John Randolph, OF Roanoke, en-
ployed an excellent man named Clop-
ton TO preach to his ncgros IN . chapa
on his plantation. One cold Sunday
while Clopton was giving ont hie
hymn, two lines q . timc, ,she observed
negro put his foot with . new bro
gan On the red hot stove. Turning TO
him he said in . measured voice, ~ on
rascal you, you'll burn your shoe. -
As this rhyme was 10 lexact metre OF
tho hymn, tho negroes chimed In and
sang II. The preacher smiled and
mildly explained, my colored friends
indeed you're wrong;I don't Intend
that for 3 song" This being in good
measure, the nsgross sang Il with pi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
Odd Fellows Ius,,J,cd

NEW YORK, Oct ia special 10
the Sun from New Haven reports a
procession OF Odd Fellow Encsmp-
ment of Conn, with invited Encamp-
ments from Providence, were insulted
and pelted with stones by students as
they passed Yale College, and retalia-
ted by charging upon the students
with drawn swords. Several students
were slightly wounded. The faculty
of the College have expressed regret
at the unfortunate occurrence.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
ConroY, ,.c NinK.ra cuias .

Conroy is q great guide, six feet tall,
strong as lion, and brave a. Napole-
on, at Lodi. Hc has rescued many Q
man from impending death. His last
characteristic act Of this kind was &C..
compiished last summer, think. A
painter named Mccullough was EN-
ployed on the new bridge leading
over the rapida to Goat leland; he
missed his footing and tnmbled in.
Bruised and touzlcd, sometimes heels
out of water, sometimas head, he was
swept down toward the brink of tha
falls, until he managed to clntch and
climb mp on big rock. There, for
half . day, he stnck helpless, while
the whole population OF Niagara Falls
and Suspension Bridge assembled to
look at him. The edges Of tho island
and the river shore wore fringed with
excited mon and hysterlcal women,
not ono of whom proposed q feasible
way Of getting Mccullough of his
rock. Conroy appeared, and decided
at oncc what conld bc done. lie said,
quickly:
"Wait till l 60 down TO tho Cave
and get my felt Shoes. Don't any OF
you try TO do anything til / como
back. II yon do, some ono will prob.
ably go over tho Falls.'
In few minntcs he returned. FAs.
tcning limo around his waist, hc wad.
ed into the rapids along 4 reef that OK.
tended TO within . short distance oi
the rock on which tho painter was
cronchcd. He waded down with the
current, swan the rest Of tho way, and
clntched tho rock.
snow said he to Met Callough. after
no had recovered breath, s.I'm going
ashore. There's no use trying to gci
there, though, the same way l came.
We've got TO cross yonder, partly with
tho current. It's hard job, and yonI
only way is to hang on to me. II you
don't, you will 60 over tho Falls
Put your arms over my shoulders--so
De careful not to choke my neck. Il
ron do choke mo, Ill fling you of and
send you to holl. Right out yonder
where that dccp.srcen water ie, W,
shall 60 under. No man can hold hi
head up there. We shall be under fol
some seconds SO you will have Il
catch and hold good breath. Dn
rnmcmbcr, I'm going ashore; and !
| yon'il hang on az l toll you to, you'l
go thcrc too"
Tho men startcd. They wAdet
Deeper, deeper-up to their waists
McCulloughs fcct gavc way. III
] dangled to Cunrcy's shoulders,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
RESOLUTION
Ordering Side walk on N0rthw~st
Side GrceH street. bctW cen second
and EOnrsss streets

SIUesSce0 StFeot DetW eeV SecOnM
mad GOnrsss Streets.
BE Hresoired by the City Council If
The City Of Ottmmna, Ioma. three
fourths of the members coneurriny.
that the owners Of lots and parcels OF
land froatiag lying upon and shut-
ting the Northwest side of Green street
between Second and Fourth streets be
and they are hereby directed to con-
strnct sidewalks across and in front Of
their respective lots and parcelso OF land
within 10 days from the service OF
this resoiution on them "a provided
by ordinance. said walk to be feet
wide made of inch pine plank laid
lengthwise on slcepcrs feet apart,
said sleepers TO be 4 X 4 inches in size,
and in case any of said parties fail 10
put down said sidewalk as above di-
rected, then the Street Commissioner
shall construct said walk along or in
front OF the party or parties premises
so falling. and shall return IN detailed
statement of the cost of said sidewalk
to this Council, which said cost shall
not exceed 40 cents per lineal foot.
Passed, Oct. 1Sth,sf675. sHh
w, IL. FKrxxs, City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

Cattle feeders are in the market for
corn. Tho questions "what 10 give"
and ''what to take are of interest 10
ALL A carcfnl correspondent asks
us, "M In. is best to do with corn p
by the multiplicity of counsel there
is safety" Mr.. Pat. Baker. of Cham.
paign county. H.. who j. in The real
corn region, SAYS:
THE genera! impression seems TO
be that ii will have good price and
this impression is based on the con-
siders.ions that old corn has been
nearer wholly consumed than for any
time in the last ten years, that the ex-
port and Eastern demand is larger
than usual, and finally, that the sur,
plus corn crop area for 1876 has been
very much reduced on account of the
dcluges of the summer and the early
frosts; there being very little good
sound corn, north Of ~ degrees north
latitude. Another circum stance taken
into account is, that unless the " Gather
is very favorable indeed, hence to No
ycmber LIST, very little corn will! be dry
enough TO sell aud store previous to
that date, and if the weather should
continue cold and wet or even damp.
tho corn crop will have to be frozen
out before it will be marketable. The
price talked OF is now 81 TO 40 cents
for Is po,,nds--and that's what small
lots sell for on tho street "A word to
the wise: Corn OF the crop of 1919 is
bound 10 shrink much more than av-
erage ones. consequently ID to 10 cents
from this time to January will be a
better price than SO TO IS cents between
June and August. 1876"
A writer in tho prsirie F,rmer, from
Kendall Cannts, H., (aorihcrn par, of
the State) says, Oct. ith:
Heavy irnats have done mnch dam.
ago to many zelda OF cnrn and TO toll
the plain truth, as Il actually cxists.
theve is not one field oi corn ont of
every iWenis that is ma,nred: but it
will he mixed pretty thoroughly with
soft nnripe corn. AsMany iielas were
put In qhite early. there will enough
ripen so that seed can he procured
without much tronble. hnt the grcA.
abundance Of corn that has been Al.
ticipa,ca and prnrhr-ird by m-inri-
| ~ or our best iarmcrs vii! noi come
near 10 trnc realization of their ex-
| pcctaiions.'
| The Cedar Falls Gazette of October
| Sth, says:
"Thc corn crop is panning ont with
very surprising deficiency TO what
many supposed. Tho grains are shriv-
elcd and shrnnken Till they almos, rat
F! tic on the car. ss !
Tho Prairie Farmer OF October 10th
remarks: r5fs $50
| "The man who calculates that the
corn yield, per acre, in the Northwest
10 . large one is bound to be disap-
pointed. The frost has hurt many
thousands Of acres, and soft corn will
be AbpndAn Last week we showed
that the hog crop. Of Illinois is very
materially short. The same is un.
4 donbted.y the case in most Of the
States. Now. iatlen this crop oihogs
on soft corn, and tits easy 10 see that
pork mnst bring 4 good price. and VIC
/ believe corn will also. Our advice 10
growers is not 10 sell either product
at . low figure"
With these, and thousands of othel
concurrent testimonies, our reader
can make their own calculations of tn,
| futurA 0f corn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

ons fcrrnr. Turning quickly Ia his
congregation, he said shsrply. i hope
you will not sing again. until have
time nv explain :" but ,his only reused
ihcm to repeat MS l.s, wnr,l. with in
creased vigor. Mr.. C'"rton, finding
his tongue was tuned 10 rhyme. then
abandoned explanation ana went on
with the other services.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
SouarIa D OBJ DspARTMnNr,
credit for paying more interest than

credit for paying more interest than
the State debt called for. The grand
aggregate thus unlaw fully taken from
the State treasury in eleven years
would amount to $l.l23,30l. Second;
that from 1870 to 1874, there appears
to have been an excess OF premiums
paid in the purchases of gold TO paw
interest on collaborating bonds,
amounting to $l2l, ,427.
Many other minor fraudulent trans.
actions come under the notice of the
committee. In referring to the action
of the ex.treasurcrs in refusing to ap.
pear before the committee, the report
says certainly it ia fair to assume thai
all the charges are true, as the treas
urers did not appear when lawfully
snbpTnaed to explain or deny them
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
. -. - -

A L,r11E GfRTs JH> sRv ATOMS
''Ain't you eNpriseti III see me n said
five-year old girl, as -he iripped into
my house in the midst OF a rain storm.
"The rain fell all over me like il fell
down through a strainer, and shook
ed it oil. bat il wouldn't stay shocked.
Il asked God 10 step, but there was
big Thunder in the Way. and he could
not hear me, ! nndcrspeck and
most know hc couldn't see me. cause
a black cloud get over my head as
black rs s-- anything. Nobody
coulan't see little girls through black
clouds IN going 7" stay till the sun
shines. and then, wi,cn 4 90 home. God
will loak down and sae. .Why, there's
Neitie, She went 10 see her sunsc
right inlhe middle OF The rain, and !
guess he'll be just ae much expriecd as
yon s.."--SprTn9Heid Mass J sRc-
publican. ssa2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
The Polar Expcdition.
New York Hcard.


LoNDoS, Oct. al find that in
advertanily omitted to say in my pre-
yious dispatch that the Government
Arctic Expedition, under command oI
Capt. Mares, had crossed Melville Bay
on the 9th Of July, and proceeded
norshward. According TO the letter
which Captain Mares left on Carey
Island, and which the Pandora
brough here. the two Government
ahips, the Alert and Discovery, reach
cd the island on the 9th OF July, hsv-
ing left Upsrnsyik on the 22d of July.
and Cape York on the 18th. After
short delay at Carey's Island they
proceeded agsin ON their way mp
Smiths sound. Tho weather
was unusually favorable, tho sen
being open, and the expedition
met with no impediments of a serious
nature. Captain Mares states that AL
hands on board are in good health and
spirits. and he anticipates favorable
result to the voyage. n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

Tho editor of tho Cleveland Plain
dealer breaks out in a half-column
Thanksgiving for release from tho
borcs who have brooded upon him all
through the campaign, and especially
from that bore which always CON-
municates in whisper. check to
cheek. with one arm around the edi-
tors mock and breath so copions and
hot that dense stream of steam pours
out OF the editors opposite car during
the conversation"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

The Keosanqua Republican calls at
tention to the fact, that while q good
many Democrats talked Temperance
loudly in that county, prior to the
election on election day, they all went
to the polls and voted tho straigh hi
Democratic ticket. This is an expert.
cnce that has been so o;,en repeated,
that it has lost all novelty. 1t can be
accepted as a political axiom, that
Temperance Democrats will never
vote against their ticket on that &C.
count.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

In cases Of abortion "they manage
these things better in Canada. AT
Toronto they have inst sentenced two
professionals, man and wife, to bc
HING, and it ia not likely that any
namby -psmby sympathy for criminala
will save them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

ALBANY, Oct. 19.-Gov. Tilden has
instructed District Attorneys through
out the State to prosecute all persons
guilty of improper use of money at
elections, on pain of dismassal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

Tho Iowa City Rcpullican saws.
"Wo understand that a movement il
on foot to establish another Democrat.
ic paper in this city in opposition Ia
the Press. The parties interested pro.
posc to make things lively for Irish
their motto being, "War to tho knife
and tho knife to tho hilt.a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
To he Hanged-InsnmityD Dodge play.
ed Ont

New YoRK, Oct. 20-Jacob Stander-
man. convicted, Yesterday. of shooting
I.onisa Siedenwald. who had rejected
his offer of marriage, was sentenced,
to-day, to be hung December 10th.
The Judge characterized the defense
of insanity. excited by passion. as a
flimsy pretense.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
Indians Enniyraiin-

OcMULGEE, |. r.. Oct. ia bout
one thousand Pottawattamie Indians,
an advance party of the tribe, from
near Topeka, Kansas, passed through
here to-day for their new home. in the
Indian Territory. They were provid-
ed with teams, wagons and dry goods.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
II E II M 3:
SI.5O PER YEAR IN A lvANCE
~. 90 at tho end Of Six Months.

RETURNS, as they come in, show
that brother Lozicr got a few votes
here and there, and from appearances.
he may get 500 or 1000 votes for
Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

There are, probably. few men in The
Sonth to-day, who are not convinced
that the abolition Of slavery was q
blessing TO the shareholders. Mr..
Geo. w. hdair, of Atlanta, puts the
whole question in n nutshell, in this
statement: tEcfore tho war | kept
four negroes on my lot-'Wash.,' a
man Of all work, valued at $1,000: Sa.
rah. a No. l cook, 81 100: Harriet a
house girl, $1,000; and Nancy a nurse.
5000. The legal interest q per cent?
on the value of these slaves, waa $3.50
por annnm. and | had to feed. clothc,
pay doctors bills, etc. Now have
the same service performed ut $500 per
annnm. I feed the hired servants. but
furnish no clothing nor pay doctor
bills. and get the ssme service per
month for lrss money than when
owned slaves, and ifthcy die ] losc
nothing. Now, when I acquire my
capital, I can put it in other property.
instcad Of locking it up in slavcs =
This, think Illustrates tho whole
question. The land owner can avail
himself of negro labor. to-day, ct less
coat than when he had to pay for the
slave and take care Of him. This la
Dor cannot be controlled 40 absolutely
"a slave labor. and more or less irrgu-
lar;,ies grow ont of it; still it ia avail.
able. and susceptibl OF being usel to
great profit by the landowner. Plant
ers who owned slavca, who row re-
main upon their land, and give Fer
eonal attention to the crops. can make
more clear money from the soil than
under the old system. Tho South Ia
becoming, every year, more familiar
with free labor, and understands bet
ter how to manage 1t. She il becom.
Ing more aelt-rciiant and self-austain-
ing