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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
A Deaf Mn,e snper,n.cn,,cn,

a story is told of a certain Sunday
school which was recently visited by
learned divine. The quietness OF
the proceedings specially attracted his
attention. When the clock marked
the hour, the pupils fell into their
places without call or signal. The
superintendent placed upon the black
board the number of hymn, and
without other announcement, it was
Immediately sung. All the exercises
were conducted from the platform in
this silent way. The reverend gentle
man was puzzled and, after the school
was closed, he sought en- interview
with the superintendent. Ho COM
menced avolnble expression of his
pleasure, which was cut short when
his (supposed) auditor drew forth a
slate and wrote omit: III am deaf.
mnteln 1t wasa school--so it was
explained to that had been talk.
ed to death by former superintendent.
The session had been prolonged be-
yond all reason, scholars were tired to
death with speeches, and scanty time
was lett for the lesson. The school
came to the conclusion that tho great
work of the superintendent was to
keep still. AS every one who could
talk would talk, application was finally
made to q doaf-and- dumb institntien
for a man who could not talk. And
tho result was satisfactory.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
a Hfecatornb Uneartl,ed.

PANAMA, Dec. 1.-The Dptnion Nd
tioaui of Lima. Peru. says repairs to
the old San Andres Hospital being
necessary, one wall of the Chinese
ward was thrown down, when the
laborers found the wall was hollow
and filled with human remains. The
laborera then worked with zeal until
between 1900 and 5000 skeletons
were discovered.
San Andres Hospital was built iii
1861, under protection Of Sargais of
Conotedon and Reshurtade, and by
advice OF Spaniah Priest named
Molena, Since then to the present
time it has been employed for the
charitable and humane purpose for
which it was constituted How the
skeletons come where found i not
known to any one,
The ,So2tth Pacific Times saws that
the impression generally prevails that
these bones belong to victims of the
Iuquisit.on. They appear 10 be from
$50 to 200 years. old and from their
appearance, lead TO the belief that the
bodies were thrown into the opening
between The walls The skeletons
appear TO be clothed, and dresses,
boots and shoes are found mixed
with large quantities Of womens hair.
A portion 81 Spanish mis5ai has also
been found, but nothing of any value.
Padre Palacious. the priest who
was the cause Of the outrageous muir.
ders and incendiarism, NJ San Miguel,
in Salvador, has been condemned 10
death by a military tribunal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
Anecdotes Of Henry wilson.

Anecdotes ofthc late Niee-Presidcnt
are multiplying on every hand. One
illustrative of his well known Kind-
ness 10 soldiers, comes from Michigan.
A correspondent of The Detroit Ne,rs
writes that in the winter of 1923
there was great suffering in camp
Of 1900 ronyalescents near Alexan-
dria. Va. In response to a petition to
President Lincoln, !; .,quiet faced
man visited the camp and examined
its condition, bringing with him two
ambulances loaded with blankets and
provisions. The writer adds; 1.-The
quiet faced man had been making a
memorandum OF some Of the worst
cases. and was just departing, when n
weak voice inquired for postage
stamps. God bless you. yes. said onr
quiet gentleman, heres a few and
money 10 buy more, \ thought
seemed to strike him. Producing his
wallet, he placed in the hands Of the
sergeant in charge OF each division a
crisp new $50 bin, for posiage stamps,
remember and turning. to his gtatifiea
audience. he added, In his CHEEKY
way, sWill be here again, boys, Mon
day. and will have adiiIarent state OF
things. Monday came and with II
the qnict-iac man and a board oi
surgeons with orders TO discharge OF
furlongh every man who was not
ready for immediate active duty.
New barracks were built, and, camp
Misery Hill ceased 10 exist. The
quiet-faced man was Henry Wilson.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

tt is not at all wholesome TO be in a
hurry. Locomotives have been re
ported to have moved a mile minute
for short distances. But locomotives
have often come to grief by such great
rapidity. Multitudes in their haste to
get rich arc ruined every year. The
men who do things maturely, slowly,
deliberately, are the men who oftenest
succeed in life. People who are habi-
tually in a hurry generally have to do
things twice over. The tortoise
beat the hare at last. Slow men sell
dom knock their brains ont against a
post. Foot.races are injurious to
health, as are all forms of competitive
exercise. Steady labor in the field is
the best gymnasium in the world.
Either labor or exercise, carried to eN-
haustion or prostration, or even to
great tiredness, expressed by tagged
OUT always does more harm than the
previous exercise has done good. AL
running upstairs, or to catch up with
vehicle or ferry-boat, is extremely
injurious to.every age, sex, and con.
dition of life. 1t ought to be the mos
pressing necessity which should in
duce a person over fifty to run 0vcl
twelve or fifteen yards. Those live
longest who are deliberate. whose
actions are measured, who never EN-.
bark in any enterprise without "sleep
ing over it," and who perform al
everyday acts with calmness. Quakert
are proverbially calm, quiet people
and they are a thrifty folk the worlC
over.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
Facts and Figures.


The United States imported 90.
100000 clay pipes, mostly from Glas-
gov, last year.
New York has d5O miles Of street
railway, 1900 cars, drawn by IL 600
horses, and carving annually I60, 600,
600 people.
One ton 5000 pounds ayoirdupois,
OF gold and silver contains %, 1863 troy
ounces, and, therefore, the value Of d
ton Of pure gold 10 $6O2, 1921, and a
ton Of silver S37, 70a.48.
The two great express companies OF
the United States, the Adams and the
American, employ about 5000 men,
800 horses, l,200 wagons, and use
1900 iron safes. Their agents travel
more than 100000 miles daily or more
than $4,000, 900 miles annually
The total income of the public
schools i'll the States and Territories
in 1874 was 100000. The total
expenditure for the States and Terri
tories was STA 900 coo. The highest
salaries for school teachers reported
% accredited to the Cherokee Nation.
Wa monthly for male and $500
monthly for female teachers. The
District Of Columbia comes next. Sill.
and $40, Massachusetts, greai dis
proportion--$93 and $50,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
The WHISKY Ring 4, ui,waasee

MILWAUKEE, Dec. lO.~--ln the Uni,
ted States Court ro.day IL was decid
cd, on motion OF the Government AT.
torney, 10 take up no moro criminal
whisky CAGES this term. Tho civil
suits will be taken up next week. To.
day closed the examination of wit.
nesses in tho case OF BabcocE aud
Reynolds, charged with conspiracy Il
defraud the Revenue. The caae will
DC given to the ju,y tomorrow.
Louis Rindskoph, the distilIer who
haa been IN jail during the last week
for contempt Of court in refusing to
answer questions asked him by Sup
ervisor Hedrick as to tho purpose for
which no paid the check for $500 to S
J. CopEliD. revcnne agent, laat April
wac tonight taken from jail by the
United States Marshal, aud bronph,
before the Supervisor. Tho exafni.
nation laated two hours. Nothing Il
known as to what transpired, except
that Rindakoph pnrged himself OF con.
tempt OF court, By answering uuea.
tons. Hedrick and District Attorner
Mckenny refuse to give any further
information.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

that should not discard an honest and
efficient public officer on account OF
party, This. Mr.. Lamar knew TO sbe
false when he uttered II. he knew Us
well as hc knew that the life blood
still coursea through his veins. that
not even the last rose Of summer
among Republican officials would be
left standing wherever Democratic
House could reach them. In the APP
poiniments made and being made
tlcre is mot 4thc least tcyidcncc flial
honesty, and siiness haze. a quarter n
much TO 10 with the appointments a'
to properly adjust party tastes and re-
auircmcnts. and especial care seems
to he taken that the cN-rebcl Demo
eratir element shah have its Just pro
portion, 1.amar's nicely rounded pc
riod was the blast Of the trimmer anl
tlcmagognc. rs in cont bl,
shown bS the action of the Demo.
cratic part OF the House inmcdiatcl,
following his speech. ,,as
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

The following extract from the
chicago Tribune. and the comments
thereon by the Dubuque Times, tho
ii does moi. of course. commit thai
larer on the Senatorial question. YET
il goes far. we think, I" indicate il
! preference
The Gllica 90 / Tribune has "A special
dispatch from Washington. saving:
Representative MeCrary. in con.
yefsation to-day. concerning the Sen
been mentioned for the positicp. bnl
he did not expect 10 get 1t. ms he was
among the obscure men who had beer
supported. Tie thought that Gov
kirkwool stood the best chance. and
ia his opinion. was tile only man that
could command majority. ix-Sen-
:ator Harlan had many supporters
who had the merit If standing fnitli
fully BY their candidate. bmt he hat
8 little doubt that Kirkwood will hs
elected. The election will be on tht
u 10th Of January. t't 4
The following are ihc comments d
she Times:
This accords with the general.lrif
af intelligence received at this otfc,
during the past ten or fifteen days
This expression of opinion coming
from such Il trustworthy source. car
4 but carry considerable weight with j
among the people Of Iowa. particular
III liz view OF the acknowledged pop
MARTY OF thes.old WarGovcrnor.'" ]
r44 = Al 4 ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

Mn. LAMAR. the distinguished ex-
confederate. and new !; leading mem
her Of the Democratic party, and %
that side of the House in Congress
made the following remark in hi.
/. studied effort before ile Democratic
eancils 10 choose candidate foi
Speaker:
There has been for some time in til,
public mind conviction. profound
and all pervading. that the civil scrv.
icesof the country has mot been di-
rected from considerations Of publ.
good, but from those IF party profit
+ and for corrupt. selfish, and nnpatri-
ofic designs. The people demand 1T
oar hands a sweeping and thorough,
reform, which shall be conducted in
ii spirit t4at will secure the appoint
lnent 10 IShces Of trust and RESPONSE
u bilify OF the honest, tile experienced,
and the ca pabic."
That was intended rs heroic ut
tcrance To be heraIded through the
country. 1T was intended 10 convey
The idea to the people at large that
Democratic party were going TO
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
A rIissonr, Fan. 4, sx,,rc,.

sw;nd,a oseis, Dec. ia gigantic land
s ~ sa h "a, been discovered in som nth.
S daasr ! Missouri. 1t appears that
deeds o,,a sa to lands il northern Arkansas s
forged ForsomeM ysar. n have rel been
for this work wcr ears pas. agencles
Pittsbnrg, Philadelphia Nar r Wn,,,
and Manchester, England F. T. ~. i'
mated that deeds to over 10 nn ~ e onn
acresof land have been forSsJJo VA
disposed OF, the valuation beinr cog
100000 or $50, 100000. The land o Ss
ated on is owned by non-residents
and as the records were mostly de.
stroyed during the civil war, the ring
had every facility to carry out an
enormous swindle, and the deeds have
been sold all over the United States
and In England. The Grand Jury oil
Shannon county, Mo-, have indicted
Or. Thomas X. Herman, David D.
Bingham, and James L. Lawton, for
completely. Lawton seems to be the
executive man and operated extens-
ively in ENGLAND.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

The statistics OF the Methodist
Episcopal churches in the United
States, for the current year, show that
there are now IL Bishops, 81 annual
conferences, lO,523 itinerant and H..
SSl local preachers, 1854, l53 members
in full communion, and 196,407 or
probation, 1858 church cditices valu.
ed at SCI ,353. 234, and 5,0l7 parsonages
valued at &9,73l,62s, and 1887 SEn.
day schools with total attendance Of
Teachers and scholars of l.612,350
The collections have been on cores
pondingly large scale. An examina'
ton of the yearly official returns show
that the net gain of membership in the
Methodist Episcopal church during
tho last ten years has been double tina,
of amy previous decade since the or.
ganization of the church.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

THs New York Tribune is spiticd
this time. and did ii itself. II has
been charging That tho President was
l.y his acts. attempting 10 SO cnlangle
this conntry in its relations with
Spain MS 10 obligc il to go 10 waI
with that nation. Further il said that
this move was made by The President
10 help promote third term nspira-
iions. The Presidents message in
regard 10 the Cuban question, coin,
pletely annihilatcs that cob house. and
The Tribune ism trouble for sure. We
suppose it will now claim thai &,
scared the President out of his war.
like policy. There can be no question
but the Is1buae crawls through n,
crooked and as many holes as I'M,
journal in the country. under its Jay
6onld, the Railroad King'- manage
n.eni. tsf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
rncon,promisinc Ironc.,,

M
The other day "A man with \ uaunt
look halted before an eating stand al
the Central Market, and after n long
survey OF the vianas, he said 10 The
woman:
II am a poor man, but I'll DO honest
il ] have to he buried in the psnper's
Field
"What'a the matter now ?" askel the
woman regarding him with Rnspicion
mo one saw me pick mp 500 hill
here by this stand. early this morning,
but. as said before, III DO honest.
"a $40 bili--pick upi" shc whisper
cd, bringing bland smile 10 her face.
81 suppose he continued, THAT
come one passing along here could
have dropped such bill, but il Seems
more reasonable to think that the
money was lost by you
"Don't talk quite so loud, she said
as she leaned over the stand. You
are an honest mau, and In have your
name put in the papers so that all NAV
know it. I'm hard working widow
and If you hadn't brought back thai
money, it would have gone hard with
my poor little children"
"If pick up money by stand.
always give it up" he said, as he sal
down on one of the stools.
That's right--that's honest" che
whispered. Draw right up here and
and have some breakfast, y
He needed no second invitation.-
The way he went for cold ham. fried
sausage, biscuit and coffee was tcrrif,
to the woman.
"Ycs-I-um-try to- be--yonest.
he remarked between bites.
That's right. If / found any mouey
belonging to you I'd give il up. YOU
bet Have another cup of coffee p
"Don't--care-- fidoo, he said, as he
jammed more ham into his mouth.
Even conrtshlps have an ending. The
old chap finally began to breathe like
a foundered horse, and pretty soor
after that he rose from the table.
You're a good man to bring bach
my lost money" said the woman, 81
she brushed away the crnmbs
"Oh. I'm honest" he replied; wher
| find any lost money, | always give
it up"
Well. I'll take it now, please" she
said, as he began TO button his coat.
"Take what! Z" he asked.
"That money yon found
~ didn't find any! In be honest
with you, however, If | ever do find
any around here"
"Iou old liar! Didn't YOU say you
found a $50 bin here z"
mo. ma,am. said that no one saw
me pick up the bin here
PAY me for them provisions !" SHIT
yelled clutchiug at his throat
''i'll he honest with you-l haven
a cent he replied. as he held her Off
She tried TO trip him over into a
barrel of charcoal, but he broke loose
and before she recovered from hel
amazement he was block away, and
galloping along like stage horse
yJof4 on Ei,.oo DYs1cc
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

TnE Hon. Thomas q. Woodward
whose name was sent into the Senate
IN the 9th inst. ms one of the three
examiners in chief Of the Patent Of.
lice. for many years !; resident of This
city. lie calne here. a. our recollec.
ton serves us. about The year 1873
and for two months engaged in teach.
ing, and afterwards he went into mer.
chandizing. hut entered the Seth Iowa
Infantry as Major in 1862 After the
the war he was for some time a resi-
dent Of Lawrence. Kansas. returning
from there 10 this rity for - short
time. before leaving for Washington.
20 engage asa clerk in the Patent OF
flee. lie Is a graduate Of Union Col
iege. New York. lie has been six
wears in the Patent Office. and ny
force Of his careful attention 10 his
duties and his ability. he has steadily
advanced TO take high rank in that
Office, for the duties Of which lie
appears TO possess. both by cdnca-
tion and adaptabiliiy Of talent. excel
lent qualifications.
Another Iowan well known in pub
n lie life to the older citizens Of This
State, the Hon. II. l.. i. Clark. Of Mt
3 Pleasant. is an associate of Major
rs one OF the Examiners
in Chief.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
state Of PIymouta, church.

NEw YORK, Dec. 1.-THE annual
meeting of Plymouth Church took
place last evening. The annual report
gives the number of church members
In December 1874 at 1890; number
admitted since, lTG; number of re-
movals, Sc, OF which six we're drop
ped from the roll; total membership
at present, 2,490. an increase Of 100; OF
this total number l, ELS are females. -
There are 2,s44 pupils in the Sabbath
School and 255 teachers Sill, Ala were
raised the past year, exclusive of per-
sonal contributions. OF this cum
sal, 700 was from pew rents. Ten
thousand dollars has been donated to
charity Sherman reported, in addi-
ton. that notwithstanding the church
es' unparalleled difficulties its inward
prosperity has remained unchanged
and tho unity and harmony of the
church Was unchanged and the feeling
between the pastor the church had
been strengthened.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
A Ganard saueichea.

New York, Dec. H. Professor
Wells, who made speech before
Biahop Haven. at the now famous
Boston preachers meeting, and to
whom was attributed tho language
that Grant was tho saviour Of His
country, and tho people could not
dispense with his acrvicea." writes q
card to say "tho truth Ia l never ailn-
ded to Gen. Grant In any way, shape
or manner whatever. and in the whole
conrse of my remarks had not the
most distant thought or allusion con-
corning what followed. Indeed I do
not believe single individual came
there with tho slightest anticipation
of what would be said by the Bishop.
The whole tenor of my apeech from
beginning to end was censure OF &C.
clesiastical interference with civil
government in Europe, and as such
the logical sequence Of the Methodist
church with national politica.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
Convicted OF PeIyramr

SALT Lake, Dec. l0.--In the case OF
Geo. Reynolds, indicted for bigamy,
who has once before been tried and
convicted, but the verdict set aside by
the Supreme Court on account Of an
error in The number Of grand jury
men, has been again on trial before
the Third District Court, and this
morning the jury brought in verdict
Of guilty, with recommendation to
mercy.
The panel of the grand jury in the
Second District Mt Beaver, Utah, was
filed to-day, Only one Mormon is
upon the grandjury, and 1t is expect
ed that o large number ofindictments
for bigamy will be found, as the
Judge called their attention particu-
larly to polygamy and lascivious CO.
habitation
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15

THE London Times in an editorial
an President Grants message. say oi
that portion referring 10 Cuba; II
Spain cannot suppress the Cuban rcb-
els: il the island must he halfrnincd
while She holds il liz She will moi l,r'
an end 10 That institution which sht
knows is the main, source OF disturb.
ance. il would he hard 10 expect tlit
United States to lei The woikfpf dc,
Sastation proceed unchecked, nerel,
<ont of regard 10 the nominal soycr
eighty of Spain. Spain is atrial. anf
the limits of her power 10 restore or
der will be The limits OF her rights.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
Wt notice that Scnatnr Coopcr. \


We notice that Senator Cooper. D
Tennessee, has presented i'm the sen
ate memorial of the book agents o
The Methodist Episcopal Ghurcl
south. asking 10 bcrompcnsatcd fol
boss of property al Richmond. Nir
9inia. and AT Louisville. Kentucky,
We. of course. know nothing of tn,
peculiar circumstances Of the losSc
referrcdto. hut onc thing we do know
and that is that from the well known
dislo!alty OF the church organization
referred 10. during the REBELLION. ",
know of no possible reason why thi
nation should compensate il for lose
incurred. M ~ s4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
who killed Tweed >

Mr.. Tilden has accomplished some
great feats in his day. 1t was he who
destroyed the old Tammany ring and
brought Tweed and his pals to jus
tice. We never knew this until quite
recently, and thousands of people live
in New York to-day without suspect
ing the fact; and yet Sammy j. Til
den undoubtedly done the deed. He
says so himself, and he 10 above false
hood on little matter of that kind.
y saw An opportunity to destroy the
.Tammany ring he said the other
day land l did it, There are always
Jealous people who refuse to give
public benefactors credit for their
works, and SO it is not surprising that
Mr.. Tilden's claim is ridiculed and
denied. The New York Times, W hich
was supposed at the time to have had
something to do with the defeat of the
Tammany rogues, declares that TildeD
refused to lend any assistance toward
crushing Tweed & Go. until tho peo-
pie, without his help, had struck the
first blow by beating the "Ring"s at the
election. 1t goes even SO far az to
quote an article from the New York
Wortd OF Sept. ), 1871, descriptive OF
an indignation meeting held at Coop.
or Institute to denonnce Tweed g. CO.,
a meeting which Mr.. Tilden refused
to attend, and which the World ridi.
culed as very unimportant affair.
Said the W0rld:
u the question of guilt or inno-
cence was to be decided by a popular
vote taken to-day or tomorrow, the
majority on the side of the city Off
GERS Tweed Il Co.. would be oyer
whelming.
The World also referred to the fact
that Tilden, Belmont, Astor. etc.,
were not present, and said:
HE FACT THAT THESE EMINENT CITI-
zESs STOOD AL0of Shons that The &c.
citcment is .tactitiOns, and that the
meeting Was a partisan affair. mas.
I queroding under. false rsetenscs.
4 So Mr.. Tilden stood aloof, did he
And that as late as Sept. 5, 1917
Pray, at what time In that year, then,
did this gigantic and immaculate
statesman destroy Tammany? We
know well enough he did it, because
he says SO but as no ia looming up al
candidate for the Presi lency, mainly
on his reform record, ought not the
circumstances OF his combat with the
Ring and its overthrow be made
slightly clearer. ! Let us know when
and where he struck the decisive
blow !--Chicago Inter.Ocean.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
The nnmber Of nat;onal hanks q

The number of national banks or
ganized from the authorization of the
system to Nov. l, 1876, is 2,307, OF
which 2,0S7 were doing business on
the lst of October last. From the re-
ports Of the date last named, it appears
that the aggregate capital of these
banks was $50I, 500, 1863; surplus, Sl34.-
356,076; circulation outstanding. $685.
350,379; individual deposits, 1864, 579,-
6l9; loans, $3.50, 1926 specie, inclu-
ding coin certificates, $S,050, 1923; legal
tender notes including United States
certificates OF deposit, 5.26S, 734
and on deposit with the United States
Treasurer, $l9,GS6,960.