Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-10

MANCHESTER. Feb. 9th. 1873.

EDS. COURIER lin q former letter
gave you few facts and fancies a. re-
CARDS matters and things in this State,
and as little gossip is occasionally
acceptable, and politics since that
time have taken more tangible form
/ venture to write again.
We have been enjoying-if indeed
1t might be called enjoyable-an old
fashioned New England winter. During
the fall. and early winter, the weather
was all that could DO desired the days
being warm and pleasant, and the
nights juat cool enough TO assist nature
in making sleep what it should be, ma.
lures sweet restorer. This state Of
things centinucd till Christmas, when
q change came over tho spirit of our
dreams" or the weather rather ;Indian
summer took unto itself wings, or
some other mode OF rapid transit, and
winter with it's chilling blasts camc
sweeping down upon us, giving us a
decoction of cold and snow, such as
has seldom been known.
For forty days In succession the
thermometer averaged below zero, the
coolest day being 32e below; some
parts Of tho State going ten degrees
better than that.
This order of exercises accompanied
with rain made savage attack ON old
'Boreas" driving him back, and
a. consequence the snow-we had .
storm nearly every dsy-has rapidly
disappeared. Everyone IL hoping that
the backbone Of winter il broken, but
we have no means Of telling whether
such 10 the case, a. the signs seem to
have changed to such an extent that
our weather-wise can't predict
with that degree OF certainty which
characterized their prediction in old
times.
| Business in Manchester has been
rather quiet for the past year, but ]
think the stagnation has not been felt
a. keenly here % in most of cities.
1 Politics are active and you may ex.
pect to hear in about two weeks OF
one Of the hardest fought political
battles ever known in New Hamp-
shire. Both parties are marshalline
their forces in battle array, and all thai
is necessary for great Republican
victory, is for the home guards 10
tprn out; those who last year stayed
away with the idea that one vote
won't make any difference. They are
the men who defeated the party at the
last election.
| The Republican candidates are men
with clear records, and instead of be.
ing brought forward through partisan
meana, were unanimously nominated
a. the strongest men of the party; re.
spectacle - regards morals, and fully
capable to fill the Offices in IN sccepta.
BILE manner, mon also who were moi
thrust upon the convention by wire
pullers, and those who have Q pros.
pective eyeon some minor Office which
would place them within reach of the
State Treasury.
! Hon p. G. Cheney the Republican
nominee for Governor is q native OF
theState,a man who commands the re.
spect Of all with clear war record,
was elected Mayor Of the city three
years ago by the largest majority ever
given to . candidate for that Office,
which Is quito significant, considering
the fact that tho irish element is quito
numerous here.
For members OF Congress the nomi-
nees are men with enviable reputa-
tions, most, if not all of them, were
found in the front ranks of the United
States body-guard during the war
These are the kind of men which the
loyal people wish elected ognsrd their
interest.
Now for another picture Judge
Roberts the prospective Democratic
Governor, 10 one Of that class known
6erhesd. Who lent al lis ala in the
dark days Of rebellion to discourage
the soldiers; who through some in.
trigue-bscked by promise to pay
got his two sons out of tho draft, and
to this day has not fulfilled the aiore.
said promise who had several thou
Sand dollars in bank stock invested
under an assumed name, and thereby
escaped paying taxes. Sc. Such 10 the
record Of Judge Roberts, man un-
scrupuluous in business sympathi-
zer with White Leagues and by vir,
tue of tho clique which nominated him
| il elected, tool In their hands.
Frank Jones, for member of Con.
| gress, is rich, having made his fortune
brewing ale and beer, lie President OF
the American Brewers Association,
who expects election, not on account
Of any fitness for the position, but by
being . man who will run well
through the medium of strong drink
and money, which he is able to fur
nish and which will exerta very con-
siderable influence among those for.
OSSuUt0 10 40 M0AAo& uA0u0AA VcEy
friendly with, till after election.
\ The naturalization mill is running
full blast. turning cut distilled Demo.
! Gratis by the score. This mill, by the
. way, has not run on short time on &C.
count of tho great scarcity Of water
{ that element not being one of the
means of motive power Of any Dem
ocratic shoddy manufactory.
~ Now for . word to show you thu
!, consistency Of Democratic Home Rule
II AZ intimAted In q previous letter
last June, tho Lsgislature gerryman.
dered this city rsdistricting II into
!, tsevsn-formerly eight wards in such
. manner az to make two wards strong
4 Republican, and five Democratic, thu
Z giving them full control of the city
also changing the time of municipal
; / election from November to March,
By the bill It was left to tho Mayor
II who 10 also Governor and the board Of
j Alderman TO elect ward officers to hold