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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Senator Sargent, in his recent speech
in San Francisco, gave his auditors the
following practical reminder: "Have
you thought, fellow-citizens. that the
reduction of the national debt has
been Sl20 a minute since you have set
here and commenced talking? Ia.
king the average Of the whole time,
the reduction of the debt has gone on
at that rate. Why, take out your
watch and look at it. See the second.
/ hand as it flies at each tick of the Sec
ond-hand two dollars, during the
| whole time since Grants Inauguration,
by day and by night, upon week day
and upon Sunday, two dollars per sec.
ond in gold has gone of the national
debt"
The wealth of the country is no less
than 1t was two years ago, but we sec
it rs it really ia now then it was in.
ilated and fictitious. So we may say
that the times, if not good, are whole.
some. Speculation is played out
The business that is done is real and
needs to be done. Profits are not &c
enormous as they were, but tho pro
Queer and consumer are both benefit
ted by the change. Let this work Of
liquidation continue az long as it il
necessary, until we all know where
We stand, and give us currency thai
| will correctly measure prices, and VIZ
shall have legitimate business that
will give us areal prosperity.-Bosto'
Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
MASSACHUSETTS,.

LAWRENCE, July IA serious riot
occurred in this city this evening. A
mob made an attack upon tho men,
bers of lodge of Orangemen, retur-
ming from a picnic. About dozen
Orangemen, with ladies and children,
started to walk up town from the
steamer. They were followed by a
crowd of several hundred Irishmen,
who assailed them with shower of
missiles. Scarcely any of the party
escaped uninjurcd. At the corner OF
Union and Spring streets the mob
made furious onslaught on the party,
when nearly all the police and Orange
men were knocked down. The latter
in self defense then drew their revol.
vers and commenced firing upon the
mob, who were shouting, "Kill the
id Oraugemen!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
s'Go way Dar.''

FROM lne aRuSta Slanuafu,
In this town there ia an old lynn.
phatic negro who has wonderful large
feet, and is always ready to take q
rest. One day while lying upon the
cabin floor slnmbering, with his feet
presented to the glimmering light, he
opened one eye little, and getting q
glimpse Of the dark objects, he mis-
took them for two little negroes, and
cried out, Get fun fore me, say !
kick you in de fire if you don't-I
will shuah!" And again he snored.
His dreams not being pleasant, he fin
ally opened both eyes, and still seeing
the pests. he drew up his feet for the
threatened kick, but alarmed to see
the enemy advancing upon him, he
beloved ont, "Wha-war you comm
to now? Go way dar!"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
From the Chicago Journal.

And now q man pops up suddenly
and claims that he is the legal propri.
etor Of twenty five acres of land at the
junction Of the Chicago river and the
lake, where the Illinois Central Rail-
roads passenger and freight dcpots arc
located. A modest claim it ia, there
being literally millions in it," The
claimant is Hon. Willis Drummond.
OF Iowa, who formerly held the Office
OF United States Commissioner of
Public Lands. The Illinois Central
Railroad Company and other occu.
pants of the land will, ofcourse, stout
ly contest the claim, which is based
upon what purp0rts to have been the
original entry with Government scrip.
This is our Willis Drummoad who
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
New York Market.

New YonK, July LIZ.
by Telegraph
Whcat-Wheat is without change
No. 2 Chicago 1901 81; No. 2 Mil.
yankee 24@l %; winter red west.
ern l 35@l SO; No. l Spring l Esq
! 30.
Ryc--Qniet.
Barley-Quiet.
Corn--Quiet and without decided
change; steam western mixed S0@S2
sail do. S21a@S4c.
Oats-Dull and heavy mixed west
ern G3@63c.
Pork Heavy sec 45@20 80.
Whisky %.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

preceded General Hedrick as Super-
visor of Internal Revenue. and later
went to Washington as Commissioner
Of Public Lands. 1t seems to us there
has been long sleep over the rights.
if any. claimed by Drummond, but he
generally knows what he lie doing and
is first rate fellow. upon whom we
should be glad to see good fortune
fall.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Gen. Francis p. Blair Jr., who died
at his home in st. Louis, at midnight
July Sth, was native of Kentucky,
and "a years of age on February 10Th
last He was graduate of Princeton
College, lawyer, but entered as early
as 1852 into politics when he was
elected to the Legislature of Missouri
In 1856 he was chosen to the lower
House of Congress. He became some-
what prominent in Congress, and we
remember him as taking q conspicu.
GUS part in the Republican National
Convention at Chicago, in 1860, when
Mr.. Lincoln was first nominated. lie
entered the war of the rebellion az a
Colonel, and with General Logan, be-
came one of the most noted and sue
cessful Of all the Major Generals
among volunteer officers. While in
the service he was once elected to
Congress, but chose to remain in the
service rather than take his scat.
In 1871 he was elected to the United
States Senate to fill q vacancy which
expired March 4th, 1873. Previous to
his election to the Senate in 1868, he
Johnsonized, and from that time on
until his failing health forced him into
obscurity, be was wandering polite
81 satellite with a very precautions
roosting place.
He was tall, angular man, of very
active, sanguine temperament. As a
consequence, he lived very fast and in
later years resorted very much to
stimulus for motive power.
His father, +. p. Blair, Senior, the
noted journalist and politician, in the
days of Andrew Jackson, still survives
and must be not far from ninety wears
of age.
General Blair would haye led a far
more consistent political life In the
last ten years, had he eat more and
drank less.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
A Nichols, Iowa, correspondent 9
the Muscatine journal saws:

A Nichols, Iowa, correspondent Of
the Muscatine Journal says:
at is pretty certain that the man
hung at Ottumwa, last week, for kill
ing policeman, was the same Scott.
alias Smith, that was during the fall
and winter living about Nichols, and
doubtless concerned in tho little thefts
and burglaries here in the winter.
He ran away from here and was fol-
lowed by some of our citizens and
next heard of at Washington, whore
he hired to q farmer, who sent him
out with team of mules, which he
traded for horse, receiving one hum
dred dollars in money to boot, and
rode the horse a short distance and
turned him loose. And then managed
to evade the officers and was not
heard of until he was reported from
Ottumwa dangling at a lamp post. A
sad warning to all bad men.
Several ladies were sitting together
on the balcony of the Clifton, Niagara,
tho other night, when the moon, al
though FULL" was not demonstrative.
A natty little follow came toward the
group, and softly said, 'Pussie, dar-
ling" whcreupon all the young ladies
jumped up and camo toward him Gag
orly. lie selected one and walked
with her. The other ladies sat down,
and told their respective Romeos
afterward that it was 'too ridiculous
for anything" and that they were
"neyer so embarrassed in tho whole
course Of their life.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14


Over $4,000 acres of the land In
Iron county, Mo-, are are advertised
to be sold for delinquent taxes.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company are going to build branch
line through the Shenandoah valley, to
run along the easterly base of the AL
leghany mountains.
Ono of the curious institutions of
Stowe, Mass, is "Three -score-and-
Ten Society" composed OF 81 men,
bcrs over 70 years old. One of the
members, a lady is 100, one % and an
other 81.
The man who drops poker be-
cause the handle is warm, and then
carelessly picks it up again by the end
that is red-hot, generally gets about a.
much sympathy "a the man who rush
es to the newspaper Office to hare IAN
explanation published and finds that :
when tho correction comes out thatits !
ten times as bad as the original. 4,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The latest and best evidence OF
cheek in the checklist party ever
known in history, is the opposition
berating the Republican party for
cowardice and deception because il
would not 60 back on it's uniform
practice and adopt a resolution in ite
platform on temperance. Had this
party not better name itself before il
talks about cowardice and deception
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Dan Voorhees, the tall chief of the
Wabash lie to throw himself into the
breach of the fast crumbling Demo.
cratic forces in Ohio. The glass house
that Dan inhsbits built in his pas
career will come down rafting about
his head, for it was reared upon very
sandy foundation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
1t, I4Ouis Market.
BY telegraph
ST. LOUIS, July Ii.

ST. LOUIS, July Ii.
BY telegraph
Wheat-liigher. No. 9 Fall l 261S
al 81. bid cash; l 291l@l 30 July !;
l 2S11a@1 % August.
Corn-Easier at G574 cash &c July.
and Csc for August.
Osts-Lower at Soc cash; 421s bid
July.
Whisky-Steady Is.
Pork-Dnll; small lots delivered
$40 SO.
Lard Dull: small lots, summer
$l2 2J,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Gen. Roberts, the Democratic candidate
for Governor OF Maine, served his country
in the War Of the Rebellion until the Sec
ond battle of Bull Run. III that dark hour
he resigned, although in full bodily vigor :
and his resignation was accepted. Gen.
Selden Conner, his Republican competitor,
entered the army as a private soldier, and
served through the War.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The Chicago Inter- Ocean and Ben
Butler seem to fall in love with the
financial plank of the Ohio Democra-
cy, but the Inter. Ocean is shrewd
enough to have no confidence in DEM
ocratic professions. Sorry az we are
to see this vsgary of ideas in the In
ter-Ocean, we have no doubt of its
honesty-cant say as much for Ben.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

"A romantic Chicago widow had her
lap dog colored gorgeous crimson by
way Of compliment to her convivial
lovers nose.
Colonel Fred Grant retires from the
army this week, and becomes private
citizen and banker at Washington,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
Chicago Market,

CHICAGO, July Ii.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-Weak and lower at 81 OK
@5sc cash and options.
Wheat Weak and lower at G73Sc
cash, and GS7sc Aug.
Oats-Weak, easy, and lower, 1890
cash, and 40l, Aug.
Rye-Firmer at 81 OF.
Barley-highcr for cash at 81 80;
95c Sept
Pork-Weak and lower at 10 80 csh'
Lard-Easy at Ii Is.
Whisky-l II.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Ex-senator Sam Kirkwood
is still greedy enough to ask the
people to give him place that he may
renew the process of pilfering the
public treasnry.-McGrcgoT Times.
Disconnected from the Senatorship,
Kirkwocd is undoubtedly the strongest
man in the Republican party. Il x
Ho goes before the people of the State
in his usual style, without the faint Of
fraud or deception.-Clinton Age.
Both Of the above paragraphs are
from Democratic papers. That the
first is a notorious falsehood is not
only proved blythe Last, but by the
CONSEQUENCES of every honest man II
Iowa who has mind enough to re
ceive and retain the impressions o.
pubic opinion. Shc avcrmcnts oi
these opposing testimonies arc moi
more at variance than the qualities Of
heart and mind of the respective wit
neeses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

No Norwegian girl is allowed to have q
beau until she can bake bread and knit
stockings, and as q consequence every girl
can bake and knit long before she can read
or write, and she does not have to be coax
ed into her industry either.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Mrs. Lizzie Petit Cutler says it is always
the noblest men who are ruined by femi.
nine firts. This makes fellow feel like
going about saying. after the manner of
Brinsley Sheridan's servant girl. Ella,
didn't you know ia been ruined?''
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
Trial of south CarOlinA, state Treas
ufsrs

CHARLESTON, July 9.-The proceed
ings in the trial of eX-Treasurer Par
ker to-day, were very Important
Ladd, the missing witness who at
tempted to abscond, was arrested, and
testified that Parker told him that
$450,O00 in coupons and State bonds
had been given him, of which his
share was 100000. This was when
the final settlement was made by the
State with his financial agent. Ladd
also swore that Parker asked him Ia
have these coupons refunded by an
agent OF Parkcr's. These coupons be-
longed to the State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

A. r. Wright, says the Sioux City
Journal, positively declines running,
and adds that Mr.. Wright don't like
the party nominating him and thinks
the educational interests of the State
will be best subserved by the election
of Abcrnethy,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

$4,000 is the largest salary ever
paid to clergyman. This is given
for q year to Beecher, we suppose to
compensate him for his extraordinary
OUTLAWS in connection with his recent
trial. aa--
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The headquarters of the National
Grange Is to be removed from Wash
iRgton to Louisville, KY. The next
annual meeting will be held at tho lat.
ter place.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Henry Ward Beecher will deliver
two lectures in Davenport, in Septem-
Der. We think this would be good
lead for our Library Association to
strike.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
Chicago Live Stock Market.
CHICAGO, July 13.

CHICAGO, July To.
By telegraph
HOGS - Receipts S,400. Moderate
ly active and firm, 5@l0c higher, com
mon to choice heavy being quotable
at from sc G5@7; common to choice
light 81 1907 30.
Receipts 1000. The market
rules steady; shipping 81 1906 SO;
through Texans $3@3 rs; natives $50
IA
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

Tho floods on floods of our discon-
tent are now made glorious summer
by continued clear sky. The gloom
that had settled down upon the coun-
,enance of almost everybody by reason
of tho days and weeks of successive
rains. is fast passing away and bright
hopes again inspire all. True the
havoc of the continuous rains csnno,
be fully repaired, but yet with good
weather. now so promising, we shall
vet come out we'll. In 1858, VIC re-
member, tho rains continued
through July and into August and the
harvesting of what small grain there
was became almost impossible. On
the 4th day of August, of that year,
the river at this point was as high as
it has reached this season. We may
rejoice therefore that 80 bright an ont
look is now before us.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
DECLINES.

A. r. Wright of Woodbury. County,
the candidate for Supt. of Public In
struction on the anonymous ticket de-
cllnes. Personally, We know nothing
Of Mr.. Wright, we have heard him
spoken of by gentleman who does
know him as an excellent educator.
AT the same time he expressed the
opinion that he would not submit to
run.
Mr.. Wright has been claimed as
once Republican, Of this we cannot
speak advisedly, but we should sup
pose that he is dissatisfied with the
political relationship of his ticket, or
at least he does not like to 60 before
his fellow citizens in nameless patty
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

STATE LEADER The republican
Lieutenant Governor Davis, of Miss.
issippi. pardoned sixteen conviets from
the penitentiary, between the lIth and
23d of June.
II the Leaders statistics are right
we want to enter our protest against
this general Jail delivery as it has in
creased the Democratic party in Miss.
issippi lust sixteen votes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
A Clark county, mo young man W

A Clark county, (Mo.) young man who
jumped into creek to save girl who had
been dumped in by the breaking of rail,
says that the next job OF that kind, he will
letssout to the lowest bidder. He spoiled
a new suit of clothes, the girl was red-head-
ed and crosseyed, and called him great
galoot for pulling her dress off the skirt ;
her fellow gave him whaling, and his
own girl told him that he needn't come any
more, and he was laid up week with the
rheumatism,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
Milwaukee Market

MnwAUKEE, July ID.
| By telegraph.
Whcat-SteAdy. No. 09A cash
1Q85s July; Oh Aug,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The count Of the money in the U. s
Treasury has been nearly oil completed
and found all right, save as to the $40,.
900 stolen some weeks ago.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
Pitll and Point.

Trying to run STAT newspapers in
lean towns, has cost $S,000,000 in this
country within year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
WAPELLO COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

The Republican voters OF Wapello county will
meet at their usual place of voting in their re-
spectiye precincts on saturday, Aug 9Th at 2
O'Clock p. M, 10 appoint delegates to County
Convention, TO be held al the Court House in nj
fumYa,
SATURDAY. AUGUST 14TB,
al clock P. NJ, TO put in nomination candidate
for the offices of County Treasurer, Auditor Sheris
1hbo Representatives, Supervisor, Superintendent O
Public Schools, and Surveyor to be voted for at III,
ensuing election, October 18th, 1873.
The several townships will be entitled to dele.
gates as follows:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The Brooklyn jurylnen have drawn their
pay ~ per day.-abopt $3.50 each.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

The name of the editor of the Gin
arron Neec Me;cican is Don Espami.
nondis Muggins. Which ia inestima.
bly, better than riches.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

''Grace. mercy and peace"-thc OF
tumwa Democrat has commenced the
publication of sermons as an offset to
its political wickedness. - Council
Bluffs NonparcH.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14
st. I.ouis Live stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, July Il.
BY telegraph.
HOGs-Roccipts 900. Firmer; de-
mand exceeds the supply. Stockers
IS 509G SO; shippers 6 60@6 so.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

DIR. c. Q. Tyrrell, of Evansville, Ind,
was expelled from the Medical Soci-
ETY. of that city last Monday evening.
His heinous oilense was advertising
his business in the newspapers" Good.
ness gracious!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

WAsHIN GToN, July lO.-Tho Treas
ury Department has information that
the sudden and etrict enforcement of
the New York regulations in regard
to fashionable smuggling, in New
York, is causing increased fluttering,
both at that port and in Paris. The
indications are that the regular deal
ings carried on between parties in
Paris and largo list of customers in
Now York has been ON larger scale
than has heretofore boon supposed, and
information which has been collected
on this point is of very interesting
character. Tho breaking up of i'm
portant operators in the illicit trade,
and interfering with the filling of
many orders given in fashionable cir
cles, carly in the spring, with a view
to display during the watering place
season, have sadly interfered with the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

RIVAL Townsville Marshall Times
says: "Des Moines and Ottumwa are
upbraiding each other for their reck-
less disregard for the sanctity of hu.
man life. 1t pains Des Moines to the
heart that no man of the mob who
hung Smith in Ottumwa can be identi-
fed, and Ottumwa weeps over the
laxity of justice that fails TO pursue
the Des Moines men who BACKED up
and hung Charley Howard"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

we want to enter our protest against
this general Jail delivery as it has in
creased the Democratic party in Miss.
issippi Just sixteen votes.
OsCEoLA BEACON Why don't Gov
ernor Carpenter call on Grant for
troops to put down Iowa Ku-Klux p
When they hung a man in Ottumwa
the other day, in the presence of a
thousand people, they did thing
which would have attracted the atten-
ton of "Banditti" Sheridan, had it
been done in New Orleans, especially
if the fellow whom they killed had
been black instead of white.
The above we clip from the State
Leader where it appears in the edito.
rial column without comment. The
Leader is the organ of Democracy at
the State Capitol as the Beacon is OF
the county of Clark. Southern BAN
ditti overturned q State government
in blood, and murdered thousands oil
innocent men, and yet tho hanging OF
Smith in this city is likcned unto such
acts by Northern Democracy.
The Chicago Courier says that q
Wisconsin politician. who is known
to be warm personal friend OF Grant
declares that tho President will be q
candidate for the third term, will be
re-nominsted and reelected. He af.
firms that he is personally conversant
with the plans of the chief men al
Washington, who are determined to
secure to themselves and their friends
the places they now fill by keeping
Grant in power.
That Democratic goose "the third
term is not fully picked yet it seems
The. same old scare crow is kept fly
iug-the same raw head and bloody
bones is Haunted in the face of the
people, because perchancc somebody
may be silly enough to be frightened
The Chicago Courie, a few weeks ago
was a sickly sort of mixed political
paper published in Chicago, and the
Jeffersonian Club of Trumbull, Doo-
little, uesing & Co., ventured q few
dimes on it and perched it on the Dem
ocratic banner. We suppose this Wis
consin politician who is going to run
Grant for third term is protege OF
Doolittle, inasmuch as the Judge once
hailed from the Badger State. Is il
not powerfully weak squaik to
make such an indefinite allusion to
some man in Wisconsin mot naming
him to prove that Grant is to be run
again? The Courier must dress its
scare crow in better plumage than
that, or it will only excite ridicule.-
We have so long heard this old Demo.
cratic party cry of wolf, wolf, and so
invariably has it turned out to be a
lie, that their confidence games don't
win any more. We used to hear the
same thing of Lincoln and Grant du-
ring the rebellion. Wewere told then
that the liberties of the people were
to Oe sabverted by the men who were
fighting rebels to preserve the coun-
try. In late years this cry of wolf has
been directed against Grant and the
Republican party in regard to recon-
structiOn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-14

They're getting tighter every day
Not that they are not pretty not at all
that, you know. But really, in about
two weeks, at this rate, they'll have to
get one skirt made for each-each-
well, each limb, il they want to walk
at all. And-ha! who knows but that
is the way they propose to attain PAN
falcons? Is there any strategy
here.