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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
Ana,,e NJ rai,shas.ee.

New York, Dec. 16.--A Times spc-
cial from Tallahassee, says: The state
canvassers, through their counsel,
Judge j. P. G. Emmons, formerly of
Detroit, filed their answer to-day to
the alternative writ. Counsel for the
democratic candidates moved to
strike out the whole answer. This
the Court refused to do, but ordered
the answer to be amended SO as to
show the fact, and not the evidence,
upon which the board of canvassers
acted in the rejection of certain pre-
cincts. The amended answer will be
made Monday.
The portion of the congressional
committee at work here concluded its
investigation as to the alleged repub-
lican frauds in Leon county to-day.
They were told by democrats that
vast frauds had been committed here,
and that an examination of the cleo
ton proceedings would bring to
light facts that would vitiate and
overthrow the election in this county
with its 2,l0O republican majority.
Believing the representations of the
democrats, the committee have spent
a week over one county, and are re-
warded by finding all the evidences
of rascality on the side of the demo-
Gratis. The democratic members of
the committee are d1sgustcd. They
find, like the northern democrats
who came here upon the representa-
ton of the state democratic commit
tee to witness the state canvass, and
expecting to find a majority for Til
den, that they have been deceived !;
that there is no reliance to be placed
on the statements of local democratic
politicians. Over one hundred col
ored men who have been turned out
of their homes or out of employment
and otherwise maltreated since the
election for voting the republican
ticket, were in the city to give their
evidence, but the committee didn't
want any such evidence and didn't
receive it. A certificate was pro-
duced to-day, which was signed by
the chairman and secretary of the
county democratic committee, and
given to colored maintained Jones,
who had voted the democratic ticket.
The certificate recommended him to
the favorable consideration of all
democratic planters and storekeepers
as good reformer. Jones, it was
found, is a minor, and has not beer
in the county four months. He was
bribed to swear that he was of age
and entitled to vote. That portion OF
the committee who went to Jefferson
county returned to-day and unani-
mously report that they have beer
unable to discover any evidence O
fraud.
The condition of things is disheart
ening to the democrats, and it is re
: ported that the House committee viii
: leave for Jacksonville on Tuesday
From appearances, the committee ar
: not going to investigate the demo
cratic counties. They will take it fo
!. granted that in these the election ha
been conducted properly.
The Senate committee arrived thi
morning and spent the day in lookin,
over the situation. They will be read,
for work Monday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The people of this city and county
Will be interested in long article we
publish, touching foreign bond
holders proceeding in court to make
f. II. Winston and others disgorge of
their immense pocketings in the con-
struction of the Chicago n South
western railway. The time seems to
have come for the uncoyering of the
rascality which we felt sure was in
progress in that matter at the time of
the building of the road. Read the
article.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
Storm at Cleveland.

CLEvELAoD, Dec. 16.-The damage
done by the gale last night is great
err than supposed. Numbers of
houses were unroofed and in some
cases the sides of buildings were
blown in. st Malachi's Church
steeple, one Of the highest in the city,
was blown entirely off. Part Of the
roof of the Weddell House was blown
through. Geo. Breeks' brick build
ing on Woodland Avenue was partly
blown in. A large number Of chimneys
were blown over and shutters and
signs demolished. There arc no cas-
ualtics. Loss probably thirty thou
sand dollars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
WASHINGTON.
What General Crook Thinks Of the
Sioux Indians.

What General Crook Thinks Of the
Sioux indians.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-General
Crooks annual report says the miners
in Black Hills did not violate the
Sioux treaty till long after the Indians
had ceased to regard it, and they
have not suffered rs much from the
Sioux since they went to the Hills as
they did while living on the borders.
He also calls attention to the fact that
his command of less than 1000 men
fought and beat Sitting Bulls band
in the battle of Rosebud weeks pre-
vious to Clusters disaster. He seems
to think Government has treated the
Sioux nation with unparalleled .iber-
atty, which they have repaid by
raids along the borders of the rcser-
vatiOns.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
War Inevitable,

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-News received
from the conference, in Paris, politi-
cal quarters, maintains that Russian
Turkish war is inevitable. Russia
has not yet completed her prepare
tions and will endeavor to protract
the conference until her southern ar
my is concentrated.
Private intelligence from St. Pc
tersburg also states that Russia is UNI
alterably determined to meet imme-
diately the grievances which have
been already INDUCED too long for
European peace, but she will not en-
ter the field until she feels able to
make an irresistible assault.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

NO aeader ducks personally and
poi'ically' now live than Grover
governor OF Oregon, and Cronin,
'ne liiden candidate for Elector. The
only question of any interest remain
ing touching these chaps hinges on,
how much they got of the Ti,don
bar'l for their moral suicide.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
"A New York dispatch to the Chi

A New York dispatch to the Chi.
cago Inter-O Ocean says:
The meeting at Johnson's pool
room last night was very violent
Tho majority were against declaring
the bets off, but the proprietors fol.
lowed AOrrissey's example. Al
Johns0ns bets were three to one thai
Hayes would be the next President
and there were no takers.
That shows how much confidence
the gamblers have in Mr.. Samuel
iilden Hewitt's proclamation that
Abraham Hewitt Tilden is elected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

$7,S2O,s54.19
.$4,772,2l7.13
Total balance
$a.O4s.6a7.O6

Total balance $3,O4S,637 .O6
This balance of over $3,0O0,OOO, the
complainants charge was shared by
Winston, Campbell, various officers
of the Rock Island and Southwestern
companies, and host of contractors.
They therefore ask the court to bring
Winston and Campbell to an account
with the bondholders, stockholders,
and creditors, and make them dis
burse. An injunction is also asked to
restrain Drury, the General solicitor
of the Southwestern Company from
parting with any of the books and
archives Of the Company, he having
Them all in his possession.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
HOUSE.

Wood, from the Ways and Means
committee, reported resolution for
adjournment of the House from next
Saturday to Wednesday the 9th, and
from Saturday, the Both, to Jan. 3rd.
Burchard, of the committee, said
some members thought if the Judici-
airy committee would report on the
question of privilege referred to it
the House might then take the usual
holiday, but until the committee did
report the proposition for adjourn
ment was premature. The resolution
was adopted by 12l to 90.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

There will never be peace in the
South till all classes learn that it is
Just as much murder to kill "nig-
ger" as to kill a white many. Y.
Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

That lady in Albany, who prom
Used to walk around the public square,
clothed only in her right mind and a
chemise, in case Hayes were elected,
can now perform the task any time,
but she had better pick out health
Ter day than any we have had lately.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

SENATOR MORTON went straight
from his duties at San Francisco, as a
member Of the Chinese investigating
Committee, to Washington, and con-
sequently, has not had time to visit
his home at indianapolis for several
months. Therefore he took occasion
the other day, to run home for few
days, to visit his family, whercupon
the "reform" journals arc stricken
with holy horror.
One Keenan,, a wild Irishman, who
has been for years a disreputable
Bohemian about Washington, is now
the sensational Washington corres-
pendent of the Chicago Times, and in
Saturdays issue of that paper, he
gives out the theory that Morton has
gone to Indiana to re-organize the
Knights of the Golden Circle to give
the republicans a prctext to inaugur-
ate Hayes! lie says, in that paper:
"The understandable and hot indig-
nation of the press supporting the
reform movement suggested that by
skillful maneuvering the democrats
might be betrayed or aggravated into
acts of violence, which should fix up
on them as party the distrust and
alarm of the moneyed classes Of the
community. This system was DELHI
erately adopted, and in some cases
the democrats have been betrayed into
angry avowals of reprisal even be-
fore the conspirators resorted to their
purpose to inaugurate an insurrection
to defeat the installation of the law
full president. 1t was utilizing this
scheme to the utmost that sent Morton
westward. He declared that he could
in ten days make such an exhibition
of reasonable preparations among
the democrats of Indiana as would
carry the entire body of the loyal
North against Tilden and Hendricks,
and prevent the possibility of their
ever reaching power. Nor was he
alone in this amazing mission. In his
own state Morton has baleful and in
exhaustable means of working the
disclosures he seeks. He has for
years owned by the terrible powers
of collision, all the viler instruments
Of political villainy, and they will un-
hesitatingly answer his summons in
this new and nefarious work. II
will not therefore, be surprising if he
shall, as he threatens return to Wash.
ington with lists of names and details
Of schemes discovered in Indiana
showing rebellious preparation or
the part of the Tilden people for .
new rebellion"
This is a fair and not an exaggerated
specimen Of democratic lying which
is just now being spread broadcast
to fire the democratic heart.
An UNANIMOUSLY disreputable ant
mendacious class of Bohemians en-
Iployed by these so-called reform
Journals, instructed to manufacture
sensations when none are made t,
hand, will get together and owe
their rotations manufacture such sill!
and absurd stories as this one abou
Morton, which goes to the country an,
then the editors of the paper, know
ing them to be lies, will build lynn
editorials on them. And this is reform
journalism. And this is the kind Q
fuel which daily adds to the publ
excitement.
Morton in Indiana organizing tn
Knights of the Golden Circle, is abor
! as probable and reliable news as yo
can get now days in the Chicag
Times and papers of that kidney.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
a.. Louis Market.

ST. Louis, Dec. 10
[By Telegraph.
Wheat-Higher. No. 9 Fall, 81 IS
cash do. 4, 81 2S1a do. 3, | %.
Corn-opened higher at 4lA@ac
cash, but closed at 39sl@40 bid, and
4lAc Feb.
Oats-dull 32c bid.
Rye-lower at 6Sl1a @G9i4.
Whisky-$l O8.
Pork-quict; SIG so asked, lG 25
bid.
Lard-quict at $40 %.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
.Sonoe Eppa.

OMAHA, Dec. l8.-Seven cars of silk
worm eggs, valued at three million
dollars, passed through here to-day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
Objection being made to taking up
Cameron's resolution for the adjourn
mcnt of both houses from Friday to
January Sd, Cameron withdrew
his motion.
After the morning hour Boutwell,
and Dawes formally presented stat
nes of Samuel Adams and John VIM
throp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

some questions from the House report
of 1874, which Mr.. Hoar explained
was merely the report of Mr.. Potter,
of New York.
Finally the bill passed as reported
from the Committee on Appropria-
tons, giving each House $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

ola committee to present to the SUI
preme Court the important question
concerning the electoral count, the
House refused to consider the rcso-
luton noW--77 to "a.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

has been bankrupt ever since the ap-
of its entire capital on
the two first contracts for building
the main line, no provision having
been made for the payment of the
interest. The construction of the road
was so bad that the Rock Island Com
pany, the lessees, have been obliged
to spend, between Sept. l, 1870. and
Jan. 81, 1874, $1,271 ,936.46 in excess of
the earnings to make it safe to travel.
The Rock Island Company were
obliged to pay 81 ,369,36l of interest
on the bonds guaranteed byithem, and
they forclosed the first mortgage, UNI
der which the main line was sold to
the Iowa Southern and Northern
Missouri Railway Company, for ST.
572,5OO.
The circular represented that the
Atchison branch was to be leased by
the Rock Island Company, but the
lease was never carried out, and that
company successfully denies its liza
bility to operate the branch. Conse-
quently it is of no. greater value than
the iron on it and a few other APP
purtcnanccs. Moreover large sum
of taxes are due on ii, and its is La
BILE to be sold. By the foreclosing of
the first mortgage the bondholdcrs of
the branch have lost all their lien on
the main line, and the branch is no
security.
Under the circumstances the COM
plainant asks the court to make the
defendants, Winston and Campbell,
personally account for the amount
claimed to have been appropriated
by them.
The following statement shows the
amounts received and expended by
Winston
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

If VEGETINE win relieve pain. cleanse. ra-
rify and cure such diseases, restoring the patient
to perfect health after trying different physi-
not conclusive proof, IL yon are n sufferer, YOU
can be cured? Why Is this medicine performing
such great cures? IL works in the blood in the
circulating fluid. II can truly be called The
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. The great source
of disease originates in the blood; and no n,edi-
cine that does not act directly upon IT, to purify
and renoyate, has any just claim upon public at
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
Live stock Market.
by telegraph

IHy Telegraph.I
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 10.
Hogs-Receipts $500 head. Pack
ing IS 70@6 90, and extra heavy &c.
10,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
Recommend II Heartily.

SouTH BosTos, Feb. T. 1870
Mr. STRvENs Dear SFI have fake several bottles OF
your VEGETINE, md convinced valuable rem.
OF the system ''''
can heartily recommend it to MI suffering from tie
above complaints Yours respectfully
MRS. MONROE PARKER.
iSstA &C.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.

w hshANploIN, DCSs ACs
Mr.. Frye offered resolution for
inquiring into the manner of con-
Quoting the late election in the Sixth
District of Mississippi and the Fourth
District of Alabama; whether there
was intimidation of candidates or vo-
tiers.
The House refused the previous
question and the bill went over.
Mr.. Garfield presented a dispatch
from Hurlbut saying Morrison's dis
patch to the Speaker was sent without
consultation with the Select New Or
leans Committee and without the
knowledge of members. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hale offered a resolution for
the protection of citizens in the right
of suffrage. The resolution OCCASION
ing debate was laid over.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
VEGETINE
PURIFIES THE BLOOD,
Renovates and invigorates the
Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE ALTERa.
TIVE, TONIC, SOLVENT AND DlURETIC.

VEGET1NE is made exclusively from the
Juices oil carefully selected barks, roots and
herbs, and so strongly concentrated, that IL will
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OF Scrofuta. scrofsious Eeasuor, Tn-
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Diseases, Cnakcr, Eaintuees ns liic
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The Greenback party must bestir
itself, or it will find specie payments
resumed before it has had a chance
to make another fight for imitation.
Here is gold at 1917, and steadily
sinking. The exports are heavy, and
in the event of a foreign war, will be
a great deal heavier; while the inn
ports are exceedingly light. Gold is
steadily pouring in upon us, and a
AZ per cent. bond for the purpose of
funding the greenbacks could be
placed to advantage almost immcdi-
ately. The specie payment question
il taking care of itself, and the num-
Der of people, other than escaped
lunatics, who believe specie resump-
ton, in accordance with the law, in
1879 an impossibility, is rapidly d.
minishing.-N. Y. Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
Speeches and Discussion on the
oregon Electoral Appointment.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.

After the morning hour Mr.. Mitch
els resolution authorizing an investi-
cation of the appointment of the Ore
gon electors was considered, and Mr..
Key made long speech.
Mr.. Key didn't question Gov. Gro
ver's motives. He would have held
there was vacancy on account of the
incligibility of Watts, and then
would have appointed an elector to
comply with the will of the people.
He declared that the will of the peo-
pie in Louisiana, Florida and South
Carolina had been reversed by re-
turning boards. If, as Sherman said,
the decision of the returning board
of Louisiana was supreme and must
be respected by the Senate like a de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court, then the decision of Gov. Gro
yer was likewise supreme. He ar
gued that Congress had right to 60
behind the returns and these deci-
sions. He denied that the whites had
committed Outrages on Eliza Pinks-
ton. He assured Mr.. Sherman that
there were not as many savages
among the Southern whites as the
testimony in Louisiana indicated.
Mr.. Mitchell announced that Mr..
Logan wished to speak on this subject,
but was sick. The resolution was
then informally laid aside.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
TIVE sgaT evlpsMcs.

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this Testimony, as there is no ,oabt about tho
curative powers OF VEGEIiNE
NhTIcK, Mas Ian. Y, 1874.
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coinc o. able physicians could give but the iainest
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endure The operation just then commenced giving him
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where the limb was ancod. nit,i confidence
that in little time he will be perfectly cured.
lie has taken about three dozen bottles of GETINE
but lately but little he declares that he 100 well to
be taking medicine.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The New York Tribune goes for
Stiefel. Stiefel received the highest
republican vote for elector in Missou-
ri and it will be remembered that he
protested to the democratic electoral
college of Missouri at the time of its
meeting, against its issuing the cer-
tificate to the rebel general, Frost, on
account of his ineligibility, for serv-
ing In the rebel army without being
pardoned since, and insisting that he,
Stlefel, should have the certificate is
sued to him in place of Frost.
The Tribune says that Stiefel has
been lazy and wanting in enterprize.
That he should have met together ala
Cronin, and organized himself into
an electoral college, by electing him
self president and secretary, and that
then he should have elected himself
and fourteen others as electors, and
that then he should have appointed
himself messenger to carry the vote
to Washington.
Stiefel has evidently not been i'm
proving his opportunities.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

w AAhctoAA
Proc'ds of main
line bonds. :.
Prc'ds of br'ncl
bonds .......
Subscript'ns to
main line.
Interest, etc.,
received.
Total receipts
Paid total cost
of main line. s
Int. on five mil
lion loan 80.
Cost of branch
line..........
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

THE ELL CONCLUDES
Ry stating that the Southwestern road
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The Chairman ruled on the new
question, in reference to two resolu-
tons offered on the Sth inst, which
went over under the rule, because
some member rose to debate them.
Those resolutions could never come
up again before the House, unless
they were taken up in the morning
hour, after the business then pending
in the morning hour was disposed Of.
This was a peculiar case and he held
that il was common sense to decide
they were now tho first business in
order. This view was generally con-
Cured in, and the first of the resolu-
tions Uamar's) for the appointment