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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

The Democratic County Convention
of Clinton county, has instructed ita
delegates to support Judge E. Fl. Thay-
or, OF Clinton, for Governor. The
Judges name had been mentioned in
that connection, and he had taken oc.
casion to decline such use of his name
Again, after tho action of his county
be declines, and makes use Of the fol.
lowing blad joke, In doing 60; he says
"Were there no hopes Of an election
We might, 1t the party desired 1t, con.
sent to allow our nAmo to be used In
the manner proposed. But as the In
dications all point to the success Of OUT
ticket this fall, we prefer the private
station to 90 responsible and import.
ant . position as Governor OF the
State"
Tally one for the Judge. II. there
was not . merry twinkle in al the
four corners Of his two eyes as be
penned the above, we don't know our
man.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
The Pella Blade, in speaking OF the
commencement exercises of the Cen
trail University OF Iowa, says:

Aue Teiia otQde, IN speaking OF tne
commencement exercises of the Cen
trail University Of Iowa, says:
Mr.. Thos. L. Crandall, Of Ottumwa,
closed the orations, with "The Moral
Faculty''as his subject. q theme a. broad
as the Bible. He had 1t wellfn hand,
and well thought out. His orstion Wa
compact, well arranged, and thor
oughly alive. Weshould call him and
his oration the yictors Of the day.
For it was delivered In fine style OF
voice-a voice capable of much better
things under severe elocutionary
training-and never allowed the inter-
est OF the audience to abate. Il was
orthodox to radicalism-but orthodox
with reason Of II. It discussed ita
subject without hesitation or many
commas-its utterances oil big, bold,
to the point, aud challenging. Il
would have been good sermon in al
most any pulpit. Tho ministry will
probably get Mr.. Crandall, and, il so,
hc will he an honor. to it. He,,t0o, re-
ceived the hearty congratulations OF
the house, in tho same form q his col
leagues.
The degree Of A. b. wae conferred
upon Mr.. Crandsil by President Dunn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
-Dn thaeo ;nnnmerable nicn;cler

do these innumerable picnickers,
after they have returned to the solemn n
solitude Of their rooms, have laid away
Their dust-covcred garments, put OIL
their society smile, and picked out tho
bugs from under their trowsers- legs
do they then ever commune with their
inner heart to discover II they haven't
been most Internally bored?
Tho Dover Malsays; "thc man
who will borrow q lead pencil and re-
turn Il to tho owner nnaskcd, 10 the
kind OF q man that we want ut the
head of the government" There is
certainly something yirtuons In re-
turning borrowed things but the man
who can earn tivo cents and buy hia
LoEQ Qencik will anti N for tha haad
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
Athlnssc Solomon,

An unusual case showing the fcrtil-
ity of resource and the quick ness of
thought Of the better classes of Chinese
i, reported by the NORTH China Her
aid, from Nankin. During the Teap-
ing rebellion, q married Chinaman, re.
siding in that city, Joined a regiment
which was ordered for service against
tho rebels. He did not return at the
end of the struggle, and nothing being
heard of him for several years after
ward. his wife, believing herself a
widow, listened to the advances of an
other man, who profeescd love for her.
and pressed his snit SO ardently that
she consented to join her lot with his.
They went before uc proper authors
ties, were made husband and wife, and
lived together in conjngal happiness,
as they believed, At all events they
were happy. This continued for q
year or two, when the first husband
presented himself, alive and well, and
demanded tho restoration of his wife.
"Oh, no, said No. q; "you left her,
remained away for years, nobody
heard of you, she thought you dead
and mourned for ron. We arc mar
ried now, and here are the papers.v
No. l, not having heard Of the ex-
ample Of Enoch Arden, probably, still
clamored for his wife, and il was ulti-
mAte,y decided to takc the matter be.
fore the Chensien.s The magistrate
listened attcneivcly 10 both sides of
story, and at first appeared puzzled
what course TO take. The papers pro-
duced bysthc second husband were
legal. bnt the first hnsbanl was obdu-
rate, and would not yield. At length
the magistrates told them 10 leave the
wife in his hands for ten days, and
then both to come back again for his
decision. This was agreed to.
About the fifth " sixth day the
magistrate, in great haste sent for the
two men, and with q mournfnl coun a
tenance informed them that the wife
had been suddenly smitten with an
illness which had proved fatal, and
that che Was dead and he ask ed the
first husband whether he would take
away the body and provide for the
funeral. This man dennrred, said ho
wanted . living wife, not a dead one.
and should have nothing more to do
with theGmatter. Turning to the other
the magistrate put the ssame question
to him, saying thato of them must
remove tho body. The man said he
WAS very poor, but the deceased had
been . good wife to him; they had
loved each other dearly, and. cost what
1t might, he would raise the money
and pay for the burial. "Very weli,rI
said the magistrate, rthen here she is
take her away with you,' and draw
Ing aside curtain he showed tho as
tonished men the wifc, standing. and
living and in good health before them.
1t being clear that the first husband
really cared nothing for her, they will.
lingly abided by the magistrates meth.
cd Of settling the complication. The
only draw back to this. story IL, that
we are unable to hand down to pos
terity, in plain English, the name OF
this Chinese Solomon
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

These two great American extesmi-
nators, worked in concert lately In
Michigan. On last Friday = farmer
named Backus went into town in Q
wagon, his wife ~eeouaP~ny1ne him.
They bought, among other things, Z
can of kerosene, and Bsckus himself
bought and drank an abundance oi
whiskey. On the way homo the horsea
Acoeuno frightened at soRething, and,
backus being too drunk to control
them, ran away. Mrs. Backus was
thrown out and some " hat injured, but
Backus remained In the wagon. Al
ter running for some distance, the
horses became detached from the We
hicle, and at about the same time fire
from the drunkard's pipe fell among
the straw. The straw burned until
the kerosene was reached, when the
can exploded, wrapping Bachus in
flames. He was too much intoxicated
to help himself, his wife was some
distance behind. and be burned to
death. When assistance came there
was very little left either ofthe wagon
or the man. Kerosene and whisky to-
gethcr are practically invinciblc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

NEW YoRK, june 25-A letter from
MaricaibO, dated Nay 10Th, gives an
account Of the earthquake at Cerenta,
on the 18th. The first shock leveled
every wall In tho city, burying, in q
single instant, 5000 people, out OF q
population Of 10000. Several who
were not killed subsequently, died
ffoml l1juSisa and many were murder.
Led by robbers, who plundered IN
bends. Tho shook continued and tires
burned much property. Those sayed,
fled TO the .nsighborins country and
sncnmped. As soon aS the news
r0Aehed Hasicaibo two steamers with
food and clothing were sont to the suf-
ferers BY the American consul and
people, also oOFpe OF physicians aud
. committee 10 disburse tho aid. The
Governor sent soldiers to protect the
people.
Reports from San Coyitono, Santiago,
GromAlti, Arbateda, Cucutella and San
Ofistobel, al aggregated population oi
10000, confirm the previous accounts ol
The destruction oi life apd property in These
placei The shock vas lelt at Bogota and
Oehes places, and q Masicsibo shsss have
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

Psrson Brownlow makes the following
reply to the Knoxville Chronicle which
charged him as being liar.
This I understand to be cautiously
worded challenge to fight duel. l accept
the challenge. The laws governing tho
code Of honor allows the challenged party
to designate time and place and weapons
for duel. Tappoint that wo fight in an
open-top hog pen, Immediately after
hard summer rain, and that the weapons
be dung forks. Whoever shall toss the
other out shall be regarded 40 having killed
him in mortal combat
w. G. BRowNLow, Editor, &c.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

Samuel F. Carey the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor In
Ohio - really ons Of the greatest po-
litical mountsbanks in the whole conn-
Try. We remember him over twenty
years ago = ono OF the most violent
radical temperance orators We ever
heard, He took soon after to the
Know.Noshing party to ride into no.
tics and placs. He followed after this
IN al the dissfEected side psrties rot
ten mp. and finally the Liberal party
in l872. At last he has stepped square
into the Democratic camp. He could
not obtain single vote In the State
Convention from his own county
Whsre the man IL well known there ID
not . single person Of intelligence and
oandor who gives him credit for the
least particle Of principle as . politi-
clan, or indeed % aman. The Demo
cratic party Of Ohio having catered "a
tho most sxtravagant demands Of the
liquor interest and OF the Catholic in.
Aueass IN Ohio, puts Carey into ths
Alth whsal place on It, ticket to catch
sons sxtfsmsly weak temperance peo.
PIE. and 70 have the benefit OF his bio.
waiting Wind work on the stump
y ,Qnfoksnn III nat Aannw .AhAtAnrnAaAa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

A newspaper reporter asked Senator
Jones, OF Nevada, the other day, how he
accounted for the recent rise In gold to
l.l7ll, and whether he knew anything Of
the history Of the sudden advance. The
Senator replied:
There are many reasons. fn the 6rst
place the gold balances In New York have
got very low. Some Of the reasons are
o.e uit aud hidden, aud are scarcely recog-
nized by the public At large as reasons. A
movement has been made by some Of the
States looking to . resumption Of specie
payments by the States themselves. In New
York and Massachusetts IL has been pro-
posed TO institute gold contracts, similar to
our "specific contracts" This would give
a new use to gold, and this has noubtless
operated slightly in causing the rise. Then
they have demonetized silver In Germany
and Japan, and offered q premium on gold
in Germany. France Is boarding her gold
in anticipation OF European war, and ev-
cry other country in Europeis putting itself
in as strong financial condition as possible.
A great many bonds have been sent home
for redemption, and this has drained MS OF
gold.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
An Osksloosa correspondent of the State
Register writes that paper as follows:

An Osksloosa correspondent OF the State
Register writes that paper as.follows:
"Aside from the railroad question the
one that now agitates the thinking minds
of Oskaloosa 10 the beer question. We
have, a. you are aware, strict prohibition
law. allowing, no beer or wine sold in the
city limits. This law. when first passed,
seemed to be what it was designed by its
trainers it should bean effectual remedy
for the appearance Of drunkennsas upon our
streets but change has come DER the
dream, aud ! regret to say that there is
more liqaor being consumed in Oskaloosa
in given time now than in the days of
the beer saloons. Persons who were be-
fore only occasional drinkers, have made
practice Of buying by the quantity, and
drinking actually more than under the old
method. Again, the saloon men when
driven from town repaired TO the outskirts
and set up their dens. and many young men
who were never before intoxicated, now
come reeling in from these places, where
without restraint they have quaffed the
maddsning bowl. The brewery Is In the
city limits, but de6es the laws. and is SELL
ing beer openly every day, and has mon.
opoly Of the entire trade.
They have also established house In
the business portion Of the city where par
ties may 60 and got besr, paying no money
therefor, neither check q, but have an ar
rangsment with the brewers, who pay a
man salary for "sst.iug ii up." An
opinion prevails that II We cannot control
the matter any better than at present, We
had better 60 back to license. In fact, a
councilman, who is not beer man, sai
in my hearing, that II something wasn't
done soon, he would advocate license.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
singular Co1nciAence.

~ A singular coincidence occurred last
week on one OF the last days Of the
sickness Of young lady named Az.
ness Ledgerwood, In the town Of Put
nam, N. Y. She expressed desire for
hroiled partridge; but her friends
knowing Ii was almost impossible e
procure one at this aeason OF the year,
endeavored to persuade her out OF the
notion by offering to obtain squirrel.
This idea did not seem to suit her, ~
her appetite cravod the partridge alone;
and arrange to say, during the same
day a partridge flew against the house,
and becoming disabled was readily
caught and cooked for the dying girl.
1t was about the last earthly grAtihca-
ton she was permitted to enjoy, as she
soon after expired.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
rHE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN.
TDON.


The convention was very stormy
over the name under which the ticket
should sail. A great deal of bluster
WAS INDUCED in, and finally all mo-
tions were laid ON the table and the
name left Just "a the call for the con-
vention left It, viz. Democratic In
the platform, however, just as in the
call, the resolutions start out with
" The Democrats, Liberal Republicans
and Anti -Monopolists, in delegate
convention assembled, &C." SO the
democracy have still continued their
ruse, and chuckle over the fact that
If they could not get direct endorse
ment Of the name Democratic" by q
resolution of the convention yet they
have not permitted any denial that
the committee calling tho convention
did not rightly name 1t Democratic,
and In this thoy have gained a
victory, which they know will ripen
into full fruition at the next national
campaign, when there will be nowhere
else for Liberals and Anti Monopolists
to 90. but into one or the other OF the
twogreat parties.
When they camo TO nominate tick
OF, the old Bourbon democracy won
by placing at the head Of it, as the
candidate for Governor, a regular old
democratic fossil, pro-slavery dem
ocrat Graded on the soil Of old Vir-
ginia, an anti-war democrat, and one
who has refused to be comforted, be-
cause his old democratic friends south
were whipped out of treason into the
semblance Of loyalty. This 10 tho man
who 10 to be the standard bearer Of
tho great Democratic Liberal Anti.
Monopoly reform movement, which
10 to bring in reign OF All thing,
lovely In this State. For Lieut. Gov.
ernor, E. B. Woodward, of Charlton
was nominated. Several years ago he
labored for similar nomination in a
Republican Convention and came near
being nominated, For several years
k&naaAhAsw wRnnslh uxsssusr ssnssrt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
The Case Summed Up.

=
Haipers, Wee6ty contains review
oi the beecher trial and briefly sumo
up the case. It is supposed to be from
tne pen OF George William Curtis, and
reads as foliows:
mus TAR we have ondeavorcd sim
ply 10 tell tho story OF the case with
OUT interfering into the narrative our
own version, sympathies, prejudices,
ana Judgment. Those sympathies are
nevertheless very strong; that judg.
ment ls very clear. Under Q careful
anaiysls the evidence utterly faile. 1t
would not suffice against man much
icss strongly 1ntrenched in public -.
teem than he; against his pure life and
nooie character 1t breaks In vain, as
sne soam OF the angry ocean against
the GIN which 1t can obscure but can
NOT Destroy. The case 10 one of con.
eplfacy against = good and great,
though careless man, but . conspiracy
tnas grew rather than was formed,
wnicn was the natural product of the
jealousy OF seif.conceit rather than the
aehoeFato contrivance OF greed. On
tne one side IL man the greatnsss Of
whose heart and the credulity Of whose
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
AZ last one Democratic paper Of low

Atlast one Democratic paper Of Iowa
the Davenport Democrat don't like the
Ohio democracy's financial plank in their
platform. 1t says:
The Springfield Republican thinks
that the paper [money resolution Of the
Ohio Democrats is the last expiring kick Of
the inflationists, and that next year we will
hear no more Of them. Mayit he go. We
hope that the Iowa Opposition will be guilty
Of no such misguided and suicidal action as
were the Ohio Democrats. The universal
sentiment Of the day Is for more solid values,
for . gold basis, and against imitation Of all
kinds. The road to resumption may be
difficult, and the obstructions may alarm
steady going people, but until that point
is reached, the business Of the country can
not be settled and secure, nor the solid
prosperity Of the country assured. Let no
backward step be taken on the finance qnes-
tion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

a Mhll0n Dollar wedding PTssens.
. Miss Alice NJ. Singer, daughter Of 1.
NJ. Singer, the sewing machine invent
or, ia to be married in Paington, South
Devon, Eog. to-day, to Ar. W. A. r.
La Grove, . former resident OF Brook
lyn. The wedding is to be celebrated
In st. Johns Church, and after the GER
cmony thcre is to be reception at Mr.,
Singers residence at Oidway. The
Young lady's relatives In Williamsburg
have learned that the brides dover Il
to be 81, COO, 600, and that she is to re.
ceive $4,000 worth Of diamonds
Her wedding dress cost $1,000, and
each Of the ak bridesmaids received
a dress worth $3.50 from Mr.. Singer
The bridal tour is to be made on The
Continent. .-NesD York Sun.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

Old Shep Letter came over in the same
ship with Christopher Columbus, Bill Allen
and Susan D. Anthony. He served Id
Congress with Bill Allen over quarter oI
a century ago, aud will be with him again
there twenty. five or fifty years hence, if he
can manage to outlive the Republican par
ty, and he can do 1t If any one man can,
for he is ono Of the few, the Immortal few,
who were not born to die,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
Il r. II M g.:
PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
e2 90 NJ the end Of Blk Months.

One Of two things 10 certain in re-
gard to Mr.. Beach who is closing the
case for Tilton, and they are that
either Beach In attacking the jury as
he has done In tho course OF his argu-
ment feels that he has very weak
and hopeless case, or else he is himself
very indiscreet and weak in his at
tempt to assist his client.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

A largo quantity OF crooked whisky
seized In New York aud Philadelphia
on information furnished by an ex.
animation of books in Milwaukee and
Chicago, has been sold and the pro.
ceeds passed into the Treasury. On
suit In the United States Courts the
owners failed to put in an appearance
1t was too crooked to be claimed by
any one with safety.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

California, Ohio and Pennsylvania all
have made their nominations for Repub-
licau Governors by acclamation. This
spontaniety of feeling and action is in
dicative Of the rising tide Of movement
Of the people which will sweep things in
November.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30
Resolution third, ,4of the Ohio plat
form msde by Democrats, reads

Resolution third, ,.of the Ohio plat
form msde by Democrats, reads
"The protection to all citizens, with
out regard to race, color or previous
condition OF servitude.
Now lot the loyal y men of the Re.
publican party howl about the restor-
alton Of slavery IL ever the democra-
cy gets into power.-Burlington Ga
zetse.
Yes: we recollect well that democ-
racy, oil over this country-not only
eowArdly synpathizers with rebellion
but aotaAl late fighting rebels--in 1872
swallowed Horace Greeley. al the
amendments 70 the Constitution, and,
indeed, the Republican platform, in
the main, ON human rights, but, de-
fsatsd at the polls, old man Greeley
IN biz grave; ths democratic party
Kicked those hypocritical professions
and pledges OF theirs out At the back
door. With the same rascally brazen.
tsosdnsss that . pirate would break
his professions Of protection to hil
pEisonsss, made on condition that they
would surrender. The greatest and
most cunning Of rogues creep into
good society and the confidence Of de.
cent people By the blandest OF smiles
and the rsAdisst and strongest Of pro-
6asainna ~ hono.Nv and tho Q0o.fko Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-06-30

of success tho almost ccntenuarian
Bill Allen may die and hc become an
accidental Governor. Sam Carey is
the best sample that can be found of
impudcnce and unholy ambition.