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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
An Attempt 10 Obtain President
Grants Dispatches.

The Philadelphia ledger says that on
Friday night well dressed young man
called at the office Of the Atlantic & Pa
cifc Telegraph Company. at the north
east corner Of Third and Chestnut streets
and stated that he had been sent by Pres.
ident Grant to obtain the dispatches sent
by him TO Washington relative 10 the
movement OF troops, &c, In connection
with election matters. He said that q
dispute had arisen between the President
and Secretary Cameron as TO the tenor
OF one Of the dispatches, and that they de-
sired TO obtain them to settle the matter
in dispute. H1
The operator on duty. Mr.. Taylor, de-
clined 10 surrender the dispatches with
out an order from the President and the
man withdrew, saying he would got an
order. In about half an hour another
man appeared, with note, purporting to
DO from the President, Of which the fol-
lowing Il copy: ..t
ar Mr.. CHILps, 10 P. NJ, /
November 10, 1870. J
"Nr. MazrreY, Manager Atlantic & Pacific
Telegraph Co.: i o.
"Please give bearer my dispatches 10
Washington to-day. Important should
have thom this evening. 100 ai
Every respectfully,
(Signed) ~. S. GRANT
Mr.. Taylor still declined to surrender
the dispatches, and referred The. man to
lIr. Maxwell, the Manager Of the Com.
pany, who was at his home In Camden.
The person started for Mr.. Maxwells
house, and in the mean time, Mr.. Taylor
advised Mr.. Maxwell by telegraph Of the
circumstances. Upon the arrival Of the
man with the order, which was at about
o'clock on Saturday morning, MIR. Max
well refused 10 give up the dispatches,
but said he would be at his office at s
o'clock in the morning, when he would
consider the matter. On Saturday morn
ing Mr.. Maxwell visited Secretary Cam.
eron at the Continental, and the Presi-
dent at the residence Of Mr.. Child,
where he was informed that the whole
story was false and the note forgery. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
The Member OF Congress Elect
from the Third West Virginia
nIEfefaf .I.i Hi.s y
Washington City Nation.

Washington City Nation.
Mr.. John L. Kenna, juat elected to
Congress from the Third Congressional
District OF West Virginia, Is very talen.
ted young Democratic orator. He will be
the youngest member Of the House, and
was nominated by the pure strength Of his
popularity among the people, II he has
sufficient strength Of mind TO despise the
ar,s prac.iced by demagogues, he. will
make national reputation. He pos
sesses splendid physique, is very hand.
some, has about him great deal OF what
Is termed personal magnetism" and, as
he i. unmarried, will no doubt be u great
fayorite among the ladies Of Washington.
That last remark Of the Nation is cal,
culated to mislead the young ladies of
the National Capital. We therefore
come to their relief by announcing that
although Mr.. Kenna is, as stated, unmar.
ried at this present moment OF time, yet
he isso close upon an interesting event
Of that character that we can call him a
married man elect, jus, as he Is Con.
gresham elect. eials-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
DIED.

WESTwOoD.- Sunday, Eoyenbet, u, 1875,
RrfH, youngest daughter Of Felix and Bertha
WeatEOod, aged ycr smonths and Is days.
Funeral at two O'clock Thunday ttternoOn, No
yemhcr 10th. from the residence Of the parents,
corner Of Wood aud 4lSs STREETS. Entsrnent at
Mt. Zion Cemetery. rs' q"
THOMPsoN.-on Wednesday afternoon. No.
ystnbet "a isIs. at " 0slSsE, SUSAN d. vile OF
Funeral from the reddencc Of her husband, al
Coal street, on Friday morning at Iox o'clock.
Friends Of tho family are invited. .4a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16

Isis now Get down for the Democrats
BY l,74O maiOrity! Such is the efficacy
Of the shotgun In politics.
10 1870, tho date Of the last general
suuus, tho population OF the Southern
Slain. WA diYided "a follow:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16

lin. through whom, Il elected, they could
r s, t he tights, whatever that may mean.
With the KellyI, and the Crokers, and the
MoTiSseys In possession Of New York, It
may have o meaning Of much Significance.
An AMERICAN.
Ntw York, Saturday, Nor. II, 1876
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
EIection News and Gossip.

One ofthe Democratic papers says that
Chamberlain sent the following dispatch:
We stand firm. Neither hell nor shot
guu Democracy can move uS.
D. II. CHAMpERLAIN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16

East Feliciana Parish affords an ex.
ample Of the returns that are depended
Upon to carry the State Of Louisiana for
Tildsn. Two years ago when the vote
was admitted to DO full and fair, this par.
t,h gave the following;
''''''''...'""''' St'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-16
Curious Correspondence i,

To tho ElItor Of The New York Times: .lI
Permit tax payer and Republican 10
protest through the columns OF your valu-
able paper against an outrage such rs was
committed by the Boardlof Aldermen In
passing the resolution, over the Mayors
sensible veto, to introduce water In tho ca.
thedral on Fifth avenue at the expense OF
the city. Such an act is m insult 10 Amer.
lean citizens, at least to the big majority Of
them, and stain on the government Of the
metropolis Of this country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

GENERAL ORvILLE T.. BABcock has
been acquitted. After about two
hours dcliberation the jury brought
in the verdict of"not guilty. Ii is
evident from their early agreement
that there could have been little or
no disagreement among the jurors.
The trial was one of the most noted
in the history of Jurisprudence in this
country. The case was tried in a To-
eality where The minds of the people,
through Democratic prcss-larsely
inst out of the slough Of treason and
hatred Ia the national Government.
especially full Of venom towards the
President Of the l.. S.-poflred forth
all manner or falsehoodS touching
Gen. Grants connection with this
ease. and thus wickediy sought to
prejudice the case. This conduct ON
the part Of the Democratic press was
not alone confined to Missouri. but II
was especially hurtful III that state.
since from lis citizens the jury were
selected. We are reioiced that
in spite Of all this. Gen. Babcock has
come ont OF the fiery ordeal M
scathed. We congratulate him and
the country as well, that he stands ac-
quilted of the high etlehsc laid against
him, and il is grand gem OF glory
in The crown OF the Republican party
that il fails not to bring before the
bar of justice all men, high or low
agains, whom there lies any charge
OF renality in Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

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''' N''''"'' WI '''' wv 49, ~"
oe'h some ''hic toeN''S WI ''' '"s''
finally reportcd-that is majority
did--in favor of his impcachmant,
setting ont the charges against him.
This report was adopted bv the Leg
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

THf Chicago Tribune says Of Con-
gresham McCrary's bill TO reorganizc
the United States Judiciary. which
passed the House the other day: III
viii undoubtedly pass the Senate and
become law, for the Senate is al
ready on the record as favorable to
the relief and improvements which
the bill is intended to provide. The
bill is really a Republican measure.
and was passed in the House by a
solid Republican vote with the as
sistance Of the better elements Of the
Democratic side. The principal pnr-
pose of the bill is to relieve the dock
ct of the Supreme Court, which is
now so loaded down with business as
10 be fully four years behind: but.
incidentally, the bin further provides
much-necded facilities in the lower
Tniicd States Courts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
RITTER TIMES COMING.
SiN t.0OH WcaSOns fOr the ENpCta.
tlAm.

An old merchant in New York, who
has lived through several deprcssions
and panics. and who has been hard
student of the signs Of the times, re-
cords in the Ercniag Post of that
city, tho opinion that the lowest point
Of depression has now been reached,
and "a day of prosperity such as the
city has not ever seen is at hand
The Boston Journal Of Commerce sus-
tains this hopeful belief with the fol-
lowing cogcnt reasons:
"a correspondent of the New York
Erening Post, after observing that
times in New York arc very hard, and
that real estate is unusually depressed,
records tho opinion of one Of the old
retired merchants of the city, who has
marked the signs Of the times with
great attention: has lived through
several panics and periods of derrcs.
sion, and now believes that the loves,
round Of the ladder has been reached
and that day Of prosperity such as
the city has not seen is ut hand. SIX
or seven very rogcnt reasons can nc
given for this hopeful belief. which
may be condensed thus:
IL The California mines in 1877
viii produce SlO0.0OO,000. and in lS7,
Sj0,OO0,0O more.
":, The excess Of our exports Over
our imports in the fiscal year 1917.
was $51 100000. This will be increased
in that which ends in .Innc, lSI5.prob
ably TO 70,0O0,OOO.
% The Centennial will bring Ii
100000 ofrcoplc, whose average OK
pcnditurc will not he less than SIC
making S70.000,OO0. A Philadelphia,
calculator estimates the visitors al .
hundred millions Of people.
"a. We arc nearly out OF bebt
which is the corner stone of our i'm
provemcnt.and VIC are 10 build on thi
solid rock, The amount Of debt
li1nidated last year cannot well h
estimated.
%. Our general economy, whirl
has been taught the last three years
during which time our merchant
have been sorcly tried,
&c. The overwhelming crops o
our country will makeus all rich. /!
years failure ofcrops in Europe. Wit
our OWN immense cash capital com
parativcly unemployed. would pro
dnce demand such as we have ncvc
seen. There is no limit to our GRO
production. nor that of our gold. sill
yer and copper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
TnE Advisory Council has ,

The Advisory Council has come
and gone. The result is that the act
ion of Plymouth Church has been sus-
tanned in every particular as regards
its church polity. and its action in
dropping the names Of certain menu
bcrs from its rolls. The resolution OF
DIR. Bell. which was that the Council
should declare the innocence of Mr.,
Bcecher. was considered wholly for
eign TO the business of the Council
something they did not examine into,
and therefore was very properly
voted down. II would certainly not
DE proper for that body to pass !udg-
menf in a case they were not called
upon to try, and did not try.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

or bin was passed relating to this off,
Ger which compels him to keep re-
cord of his field notes in a hook pro-
vidcd by the county.
The liquor question came up to-day.
Several bills to amend the present
liquor law were indefinitely post
poncd upon recommendation OF the
committee. One in particular, which
provided that person fined for rio-
lating the liquor law, shall be impris-
oncd until the fine is paid. was so dis
posed Of
\ minority of the committee on
suppression of incompetence, consist
ing of Senators Murphy and Kline,
submitted report in favor Of n bill
providing for a iudicions license law.
They set forth their reasons ut length
in favor Of this side Of the liquor
question. They claim that by judi
cious license law there would he add
cd to the wealth of the State over
seven million dollars yearly, and that
intelnperancc would be more surely
decreased hv this means than by pro-
hihition.
The Senate also passed bill to pro-
vide that witnesses in police courts
shall receive the same fees as those in
justices courts. II also provides that
experts shall not receive over $l.O0
when acting as witnesses.
A bill was also passed, permitting
and, in a certain sense, authorizing
the boards of supervisors of the va
rious counties, TO furnish all county
and township officers with copies of
Fields treatise on county and town
! ship officers.
The Senate passed The House bill
which provides that the widows and
orphans of soldiers shall never he
placed in the county poor house
against their consent. CAL.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
rerrisie ssov n, In nIl..our,.

ST. Louis, Feb. 2S,--A terrible wind
storm struck the northern part Of st.
Charles, No., yesterday afternoon.
aud passing-down Main and Second
streets demolished and badly injured
twenty or more buildings. Among
those most seriously damaged are
Kramer's warehouse, completely
wrecked, and his Touring mill was
greatly injured, Tho court house
was unroofed and the front blown
down, county Jail unroofed and walls
blown down two stories below the
roof, leaving the cells exposed. Con-
cert Hall, st. Charles Savings Bank,
the gas works and Piper's agricnl-
tnral warehouse we've totally de-
stroyad.
The First National Bank will have
TO be pulled down. The county
clerks office, the California house,
the Democrat -No,es and Zetaag,
newspaper Offices, Park house, German
Methodist church. odd fellows build
ing and numerals other buildings
We're badly injured. James Gosuney
employed at the gas works and his
little son were killed. Three or four
other persons were more or less hurt.
The storm went in the direction of
Portage Des Siouy,and is said to have
destroyed several farm houses and
injured number Of persons. The
storm lasted less than five minutes.
Damage nj St. Charles is estimated at
1900, GOO but this probably is exagger-
ated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

THE Democracy seem to be terribly
exercised about what they fancy
Grant is going to do, viz: turn Bris-
tow. Secretary of the Treasury, out OF
The Cabinet. Fruitful Of imagination.
or rather Of unblushing falsehood, the
public mind is kept on tip-toc, as il
has been for long years on the third
Term question by our Democratic
brethren of the press, about Bristow' s
retirement. Now would il not be
well 10 await the Presidents action
upon this subject? Is il not better to
Judge men by what they do. and not
set up for them in advance something
that they are going to do. and about
which the author knows nothing, and
from these premises bcrate them for
their action: We would say to our
Democratic brethren that there is one
thing Republican President never
will do. viz: he will never sit idly
by and say that there is no consti-
,uiienal power given him to stay the
hands OF treason. as they drag State
after State ont of the Union and haul
down from national fortrcsses the
flag of our country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

any effect. is only to defeat the form
CT candidates. will, also. in spite of
all human agency, lead many friends
of Dr Orr 10 feel 20 sorcly hurt by
theunwisc andreany unkind action
towards him, tina, they would not
vote for MIR. Haw even u Orr did
withdraw. The wisest man. the man
OF the most spotlcss character and OF
the most powerful arts of pcrsua-
sion could not now GET one
half of the I vote that will bc
thrown for DIR. Orrto go for Haw.
Exercising our utmost wits and the
most abundant charity. o,n"judgmenl
uncquivocally is. that the patient Is
beyond any remedy that we can APP.
ply, save, that Republicans shall rally
with all their power, with all their
might TO the support Of their ticket
Republicans. You ever saw the time
when your best efforts are needed
for the election of your ticket. it is
now, Cnwisely and unjustly, to put
ii in no more offensive light. a few
Republicans have taken Il course that
can have no other effect i'm this cleo.
ton. GIFT effects miything) than tc
give success to our common opponent;
and divide the temnerance siren 9th
We yet believe that a practical victor.
is within our reach if we work as w,
should work. DO il, Republicans
From this day TO election make per
sonal application wherever there i
the least opportunity to effect any
thing. Organize for work on election
day. There must be force for worl
on that day-to scork all 1sy, not ;
! few but scores. and ii will tell might
i1y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
DES MONIES CORRESPONDENCE
Dies MONIES. Feb. 9

DES MONIES. req. 20.
Contrary to expectation the House
has passed the resolution TO submit
the question of female suffrage TO the
people this fall. This. notwithstand.
ing the opinion of the Attorney Cen
eral, and also that of the best lawyers
of the House. The hall Of the House
was crowded with ladies during the
discussion. II is felt that in case the
question is submitted and ratified by
the people this fall, that ii taken TO
the courts it will be decided that the
proceedings were irregular, and tho
women will then have no right TO
vote. Tho resolution was passed by
a vote of so ayes, TO 40. nays. Mr..
Madison, of.your county, voting for it,
and Mr.. Dixon voting against it.
The House has also passed q bill
providing that Township Trustees
shall be elected for a term Of three
and Clerks and Assessors two years.
After long fight outside the halls
OF the Senate, the bin providing for
the extending Of the boundaries Of
cities, has passed the House. 1t pro-
vidcs that the city council shall on
large the city 10 its proposed bound
aries, then submit the question TO all
the electors living inside the proposed
boundaries. and Il majority being in
favor OF il the city shall be so en-
largcd. II also provides that all par
cells of property inside the city limits
containing twenty acres, and excll,-
sively used for agricultural or horti-
cultural purposes shall be exempt
from the city general tax. but shall
pay into the city treasury the
usual road tax. This hill is
understand, such as Ottumwa de-
sircs. and will enable that city to SO
enlarge its boundaries as to increase
its population four or five thousand.
Burlington is also interested in this
and has been working for il, hu,
through the lahorS Of your senate,
your city has been the most benefited
by il.
The Senate, with characteristics good
sense. got rid of the financial dues.
ton in a hurry this morning. The
Committee on Banks and Banking re.
ported in favor Of laying The House
resolution Of Mr.. Stone an the table
and of indefinitely posipening Scna.
tor Nichols resolution. which is IL
favor of the complete repeal of iht
resumption act Of 1873. With bu
/ little discussion thr recommendation
OF the committee We're cnncnrred in
! The Senate thus rid itself of this per
picking question: They conclude,
that whatever they would do wnul,
make no difference. s" lei The question
slide
In the Senate a bin requiring can
didaicS for certificates rs teachers L
pass an examination on clcmcntar
drawing and natural philosophy fail
ed to pass.
a bill giving the road supervisor
authority to fine a man three dollar
for each days delinquency in work
ing ont his poll tax on the roads. an
making the arlinqncniS property liz
: bic for that fine. was introduced.
Both houses have been discnssin
The capital punishment question Tn
: Senate bill ] have spoken Of III
/ House bill is similar in lis naiur
! Tho question is still pendin. as III
| mail closes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

Five years ago a proposition to is
sue bonds for railroad was voted
down i'm Henry county. Missouri.
Friends of the project then asked the
county court to issue the bonds. One
Of the three judges opposed such act
ion, one favored ii. and Judge Jen-
nings was non-committal. Subse-
aucntly the bonds were issued. The
St. Louis Republican says that Judge
Jennings while sick and expecting to
die. confessed to a clergyman that he
had been bribed but did not die. and
now his confession confrOntS him.
Erchange.
What glorious thing it would be
for the country ifall the Republican
office holders would get sick nigh
unto death. and like Judge Jennings,
confess their thievery and lying, in
view of their impending damnation
in the world to come. Nothing less
than hellfirc will ever convert them
from their wickcdness.-Kcohnh Con-
sfttuttoa.
Our friend of the Constitution has
Il son who was once Republican of
flee holder. and we believe YET stands
by the faith of the Republican party
Would it not be the wisest of pattern.
al acts for the father to shadow thai
son night and day TO save him from
eternal damnation? Let him join thu
party Of JEFF Davis. Ben Hill. and
Robert Toombs, and we suppose ON
friend would feel assured of his sal
walton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
A QUERY.

II occurs to us to ask what Is the
real reason that law is continually
violated in this. and many other COM
munities, most shamefully and with
comparative impunity? We know
that such is the case. and we know
that for some reason officers Of the
law arc non effective to stop this
violation of the law. Let us instance
a little of our history in this county.
The Judge of the District Court in
this district. preceding the present in
cumbent. used to punish with quite 4
severe hand the guilty violators of
our laws in regard to temperance.
The records of the court will show
that many of the fines which he I'M
posed were heavy. 1t is. perhaps.
fresh in The minds Of many how well
he was sustained or rather not sus-
tanned by temperance men i'll earnest
work for his reelection. The outgo-
ing Judge was not Il member of any
church organization. though Il gentle
man OF most reputable character and
exemplary habits. The incoming
Judge and the present incumbent, is
gentleman too, of high personal
character. and added to this, he is an
active member of very large and
popular church in this country. lie
is a pillar among Christian people
al his home. and while here holding
Court, has taken very commenda-
bic interest in Christian work. lie
has held several terms of court here
aud these violations of law. so COM
mon among us, have been adtudicat-
cd, rs well as fearful cases of crime.
more or less consequent upon the too
free use OF alcohol. We have noticed
that in the adjudication ofliqnor cases
as they are commonly termed, there
has been sort of regular stereo-
typed fine imposed, amounting to a
very moderate license. Now it is Hot
in our province. or rather. it is not in
the line our remarks to criticisc this
action of the presiding Judge.
The query that arises in our mind
is. why Is this: Now. 1t seems the
presiding Judge in this Judicial Dis
tricl is not wanting IN that high NOR
al and Christian character necessary
to enforce law. and SO enforce il that
il is not n farce. We record here that
we have no; heard a whisper of COM
plant in regard 10 his course from
our iricnds-who. after nonina-
tons had been made by the TWO pc.
litical parties in this city, ia which
many Of them participated-have. as
we must regard ii, most inopportune-
ly and disastrou>ly to the cause they
advocate. divided the temperance ell
cmcnt. To our own mind, we are
all OF us-at fault for whatever OF
laxity there has been in our public
morality. aud to cure this. we only
regret that there should have been
allowed 10 arise am unavoidable clash
ing among the friends of good order
when we do think il was wholly I'M.
necessary had prudent connscls pre-.
vailed. Al this very hour law is
violated here boldly, not because the
officers are wanting who would cheer
fully enforce law. hut because we arc
more noted for our much talking
and fighting ut long range than for a
healthy active personal public opin-
ION to stand by the officers Of the law
in such enforcement,