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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

Two Irish servant girls employed
in well known boarding house in
San Francisco were busiiy engaged
in cleaning pair of handsome bay
windows just put in, when one of
them remarked to tho other in the
hearing Of the lady of the house:
What pity it is, Mary, that we
shall have to lave SO soon afthcr they
put IN these foinc windows"
"iou don't mean to say that you're
going to leave us, do you Bridget p
asked the mistress, half alarmed al
the prospect Of suddenly losing her
servants.
20, yes, marm," Bridget replied
You see now that now that Mr.. Til.
den is elected President, we're going
into the Mint"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The Grant family have had during
their residence in the White House a
wedding, a birth, christening, a
dcath-that of Mrs. Grants father
and a funeral.
The Louisiana orange crop is un-
usually large. They are lower in
price than they have ever before
been known. On the trees they sell
Lot five dollars thousand,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
South Carolina.
Special q ispatch to the Tribune.
THE SupRENE COIRT RERuYEn

Columbia, S. c., Dec. ll.Judge
Bond in the United States Court this
afternoon, rendered his decision in
the habeas-corpus case Of the Board
of State Canvassers.-Secre Of
State Hayne, Attorney General Stone,
Comptroller-General Dunn, State
Treasurer Cardozo, and Adjutant-
General Purvis,-who were commit
ted to the county Jail and fined 81, 500
each for contempt of the Supreme
Court in issuing certificates to the
Hayes Electors against the wishes Of
the Court for no mandamus had been
served on them before they adjourn
ed. Judge Bond discharged the pet
itioners, and in . very able opinion
declared that the Supreme Court had
no Jurisdiction to meddle with the
duties'of the BOARD while engaged in
the determination of the case of the
Electors. Judge Willard, who is a
New York pettifogger and pretends
to know technical or metaphysical
law, feels this snub evenworse worse
than Moses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

'Time at last makes all thing evcn."
Escobedo, who ran down and cap
turcd Maximillian, and shot that un-
fortunate pretender, on the findings
of court-martial organized to con-
vict, has just been ran down, captured,
convicted and shot by similar pro-
cccding, cmenating from Diaz, who
was, at the last accounts, the President
In occupancy Of the Capital of Mexi-
co, although two other Presidents are
at large insisting on fair count.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The Silver Bill drafted and sub.
mittcd by Gen. Banks, last session
and which was laid over to the pres.
ent session, mainly through the in
fiuencc of Mr.. Tildon Hewitt, which
remonetizcs silver and authorizes its
coinage and receipt for oil dues cx-
cept when they are stipulated in gold
was passed yesterday by 167 to So
and now goes to The Senate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

The democracy of the House, al
Washington, seem determined to
maintain that tho 22d joint rule il
still in force. The Speaker, Samuel
Randall, is the special champion OF
the existence of the rule, and he
makes his speeches from the chair
So it appears that though the democ.
racy of the Senate, three to one, dc.
clare these joint rules are not in force,
the revolutionary democracy of the
House combat them, and will practice
under these dead rules anyhow
Proceed, gentlemen you are making
from day to day such asses of your.
selves that it is working out certain
and sure way to the success of the
right and the peaceful solution of the
election squabble in the quiet inaug.
uration Of Hayes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

There was wah council of the
democrats at indianapolis yesterday.
Those distinguished democratic war;
riors, George Washington Julian
and Daniel Voorhees,, who contribu-
ted SO largely towards suppressing
the rebellion, lifted up their voices
and declared for wah, unless Tilden
IL counted in.
A grand democratic wah meeting
was called to meet at indianapolis,
January 0th, next.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec l2.

w lSCC.
Numerous religious and temper
ance petitions were presented pray
ing Congress to take steps for prohib-
iting the manufacture and sale of al
cohOlic beverages in the District of
Columbia and Territories. Referred.
Anthony from the Printing commit
tee, reported joint resolution for
printing 10000 copies of the Presi-
dents message on Louisiana matters.
with the accompanying documents,
Thurman objecting to its present
consideration, it went over till to-
morrow.
Mitchelfs resolution for inquiry
into the appointment of Oregon clcc-
tors was taken up.
Bayard favored amending the pre-
amble Of the resolution to avoid
charging Gov. Grover with illegal
tiles before the investigation was
made pending discussion.
Edmunds demanded the regular or
der of the Senate resumed, and the
consideration of the joint resolution
for q constitutional amendment Civ
ing the electoral count to the SUI
preme Court.
Bogy discussed the question at
length.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The bill to
organize the Territory of Oklahoma,
which was the special order for to-
day, was made the special order for
the third Tuesday in January.
al loo Xo
bill authorizing citizens of Colorado
to cut and remove timber of of pub
lie domain for building, agricultural,
mining and domestic purposes, and
proceeded to state that by the action
of tho House Colorado was excluded
from representation, but was called
to order by the Speaker and Lnttrcll
Springer objected to the introduction
of a bill.
Hale-That only illustrates III,
hardship which this State rests under
Springer-It only illustrates tn,
presumption of the gentleman in hi
course.
The House then considered Bland
silver bill.
Durham and Willard spoke favor
ing a double gold and silver standard
Willard, member of tho Silye
Commission, declared that the testi
mony taken by that body was large
ly in favor of double standard.
Garfield, Hewitt, and Chittende,
spoke strongly in favor of pendin,
the report of the subcommittee
Kelly supported the bill and a doubl
standard.
/ The debate on the silver bill bein.
closed, BANDS substitute Of yesterda,
: was agreed to without discussion
1t is that SILVER dollars of the weigh
. 4l2l grains shall be coined and be
legal tender for all debts public an,
private, except where payment o
gold coin is required by law.
The House then passed the bill
thus amended. Yeas l67, nays 53.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
The Hog, It's Value and How to
Care for It.

The hog Is an animal of great inn
portancc in this country, and is every
day becoming more SO. Almost every
family outside of large cities, and
even in the suburbs of these can keep
one or more pigs. Pork can be grown
cheaper than any other kind Of meat,
and what is of much importance, q
small outlay Of capital brings a quick
return il kept in good condition, the
pig may be slaughtered at any age
after one month old.
The next important question is,
what variety is the most profitable to
keep? Where the Chester White is
known, no other breed can compete
with it. 1t is nearer perfection as a
hog, than has ever yet been arrived
at. Its outline is beautiful, its dis
position gentle, its habits quiet and
contented, not disposed to roam and
fret, SO that the food it consumes goes
to the formation Of flesh, and is not
spent in running after mischief. 1t is
nota gross feeder, but, like all other
animals, requires its food at regular
intervals; this care and attention is
never lost on it. There is no other
breed that enjoys better health. Ii
kept till twelve or fifteen months old,
and properly cared for, it will yield
from five to seven hundred pounds
Of net pork. What other animal will
yield so muchin so short time, from
so small beginning, with such a
small outlay of capital?
The hog, like other animals, should
be kept clean, or rather, it should
have an opportunity Of keeping itself
clean. Its house should have a good
roof to turn tho rain; its floor should
be sufficiently elevated to keep dry,
and no hollow places for puddles of
water to stand in. 1t will do well on
pasture in summer, with very little
slop or grain. Glover is the very best
pasture for it.
The ecouomy of selecting the best
breed of hogs for stocking farms is
just beginning to be appreciated, the
long-lcgged, racing and fence-climb-
ing breeds will have to knock under,
they have had their day. Agricultur-
al periodicals arc disseminating light
and truth in every corner of our land,
and with that light and truth will go
tho better breeds of all kinds of farm
stock.-A. Il. Cook IN Kansas Farmer,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

A countryman bargaincd with a
California photographer for half
length picture of himselfat half price,
and when the artist delivered fine
view Of the subject from the waist
band down, the victimixcd sitter in-
dulged in remarks more forciblc than
polite.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

SAMMY TlLDEN makes answer to
Henry II. Brady's suit for railroad
bonds, said 70 have been converted
to his own use by Sammy. His an
swer Is . general denial, and he also
pleads the statute of limitations.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

DEMOCRATS continue to claim that
the Lower House of the republican
Legislature, in South Carolina, is still
lacking the two members who for a
few days went over to tho Hampton
side. These two have returned, very
sick of their IIegira. The members
were all present at the election Of
Corbin United States Senator.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
The Cincinnati Commercial has the
following to say after an interview
with Governor Hayes:

The Cincinnati Commercial has the
following to say after an interview
with Governor Hayes:
Gov. Hayes speaks with entire free
dom on the subject of the Presiden-
tial election. He has been q calm
observer of the course of events. He
did not make the slightest personal
exertion to secure the nomination,
and when nominated wrote q letter
that made him friends throughout the
country. While Gov. Tilden was
running the campaign for himself,
and his supporters were filed with
admiration for his gcneralship and
skill, to say nothing of his liberality,
Hayes took no active part, and held
that the Presidency was an office that
should not be scrambled for. The
election over, the first impression that
Hayes received was that Tilden was
elected, and he said so, expressing
his personal acquiescencc and politi-
cal regret. The impression changed,
but he discountenanced the vehe-
mence with which his friends were
asserting their claim to the disputed
States. He fully recognized the ques-
tion of doubt. The time has arrived,
however, when he docs not hesitate
to say that he regards the question
as settled. He believes he has been
fairly elected the next President of
the United States, and says SO. He
believes, too, that the public judg-
ment will be rapidly formed and cx-
pressed to that effect, and that the
current of opinion and the weight of
the business interests of the country
will overbear any disposition to break
the peace. He thinks it natural that
there are violent irritations arising
from the complications from which
the country is emerging, but he ex-
poets these to pass away rapidly. He
is deeply sensible of the critical and
delicate responsibilities that rest up
on him.
The whole ground is covered by
the above. 1t is folly to suppose that
this country eau be led into an inter-
nal war on the result of this election.
The entire business and commercial
interest of the country, the honest
character of the masses of the people,
especially in the North, will utterly
squelch it out. 1t is also an absolute
certainty that Gov. Hayes has, as he
thoroughly believes, been fairly cleo
ted President and as sure as day fol-
lows day, Gov. Hayes will at the
proper time be inaugurated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
SENATE.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. Ii.
Mr.. Mitchell's resolution for in
quiry into the appointment Of the
Oregon electors was taken up.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

Hon ID. Il. Corbin, the republican
United States Senator elect from
South Carolina was born in Vermont,
and graduated at Dartmouth College
in the class of 1858. At the breaking
out ofthe war he was practicing law
at Wells River, where he raised o
company of volunteers. He was
wounded and taken prisoner to Lib
by till the close of the war, when he
went to South Carolina and was
elected State Senator for two terms.
He is now in his tenth year as Dis
trict Attorney. His election is due
to his vigorous prosecution of the
Hamburg and Aiken rioters.
If Mr.. Corbin, after having served
honorably during the war had moved
to Iowa and had lived here eleven
years, or in any other civilized State
for that matter, and had filled official
positions with great credit
and otherwise had behaved
himself as good citizen he would
have been regarded as fit for Senator
without regard to his nativity.
But not SO among the Bashi Bazonk
democracy of South Carolina. Being
a native of Vermont, and having
fought for the Union instead of
against it, are objectionable offences
in the eyes Of the South Carolina Hol
Spurs, and hence they are now dc.
nouncing Corbin as q carpct-baggcr
And in this scnscless clamor the dem
ocraticrcform Journals join in all ovel
tho cOuntrv
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20

In the vote on the bill to remone-
tize silver which carried in the House
yesterday, l67 to SO, we find Aims
worth, McCrary, McDill, Oliver,
Sampson, Tufts and Wilson, of Iowa,
recorded in its favor and Kasson
against, with Pratt absent. Samuel
Tilden Hewitt was conspicuously re-
corded against the peoples dollar.
His firm holds too many bonds for
that.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
The New York Tribune says:

Governor Chamberlain's inaugural
speech yesterday rings with the earn
estncss of man who is weary of
struggling to prevent a great wrong,
but proposes to fight to the last. And
yet he exhibits little of the heat and
bitterness which might be expected
from him, and none of that bad tenn
per that, we are sorry to see, charac-
terizes Wade Hampton's address
made in reply to the speech. Gov
crnor Chamberlain had provocation
enough for harsh words, if he chose
to employ them. He speaks as man
feeling himself under a great weight
Of responsibility and borne down
with suffering, for cause to which
he must adhere. 1t is manly speech,
and will win him friends.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
The Washington correspondent of
tha NnVu ynrE HpxnJS5 save.

TIC new i 1Ork HeTuCU says:
There is no danger of popular
tumult during The count of the vote,
for the Senate has the right to close
the galleries, and it SO ordered in the
count of 1901. In my opinion Hayes
is elected. That is what the President
believes, and the republicans are GO
ing to inaugurate him if he proves
on the 14th of February to have 1S5
votes. They say: "Thc southern COM
mittees will not be able to show any
cause why this should not be done.
As to what the democrats can do
about 1t, what can they do? We
are to move only by constitutional and
legal methods. 1t is all fudge about
Gen. Grant holding over. He doesn't
want to hold over, but he means to
put Hayes in the White House, and
then his duty will be done. There is
going to be no occasion for the DEM
ocrats stirring up revolts anywhere,
and if they did so, they would put
themselves in the wrong"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-23

In which they are caught? The back
counties, with four or five hundred
Democratic majority, were doctored
up to the neighborhOod of one thous-
and. and the Republicans In the back
counties, along the Georgia border.
were correspondingly reduced. The
raising OF the county returns in favor
OF the Democratic State ticket nearly
1000 vot es was discovered at the last
moment, and was only counteracted
by the extraordinary efforts which
were made to obtain the original pre-
cinct returns.
And yet again take the case OF Mis-
sissippi. This State upon the black
basis. has clear Republican major
ity OF $4,000. That majority was
stolen last year by system OF most
outrageous terrorism and fraud, the
details of which were exposed before
the Oxford Grand Jury. In this State
the Sixth District is known as the
"shoestring" or "whipcord" district,
because it comprises a strip OF terri
tory on the river running from the
northern to the southern boundaries
OF the State. 1t contains ten coun-
ties. populated by 100, 509blacks. and
3O,65O whites. In the presidential cleo
ton OF 1872 these counties gave 81,
COG votes for Grant, and 1916 votes
for Greeley. In this district Gen.
Chalmers, Of Fort Pillow Massacre
notoriety, was nominated for Con-
gress, and now the Democracy, by
the use of the Mississippi plan," arc
claiming his election. $4,000 major
ity for Grant kukluxed out OF exist
ence! Does anybody believe it? or
il believing it, doubt that tits a mon
strous fraud on free election?
And lastly. we call on Louisiana to
tell the same story. Since the last
census the black vote has greatly in
creased over the increase Of the white
vote, because the negroes always
drift into the cotton and sugar States.
The State registration for 1876, after
all the names had been revised and
returned, showed colored ajority
OF 10000 over the whites. There is
also a very decided sprinkling OF
whites who vote the Republican tick
ct, amounting to nearly 5000. II
there were a fair election in Louisiana,
the very lowest Republican majority
would reach $1,000. And yet the
Democrats are claiming Louisiana
anu are talking about Republican
frauds. Such are the grounds on
which the Democracy seek to count
in" Tilden. Oh, modesty! Where is
thy habitation? Certainly not in the
ranks OF the Democracy, and oh,
Justicel Why has the Democracy
forsaken thee for the "spoils?"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-23

The Democrat OF last week said
Cheek may be good thing to run a
canvass on, but it takes figures to
count up the majorities." And then,
as il toverify this assertion. 1t declares
in another paragraph that "Tilden
received majority, on popular vote,
Of 800, the largest ever given to a
presidential candidate" In another
column 1t figures out Tilden's major
ity over Hayes as 263.sOOl
Well, well, what is the matter with
the arithmetic man" of the Demo
Graf? These statements and figures
don't seem to consist" very unani-
mously. Is the trouble with the
figures, or with the Democrats desire
to count out" Hayes by modest
estimate? We don't know how to
explain this matter. A difference OF
over 10000 votes is not slight mis-
take; and then we are informed that
Tilden's majority of 36s,5OO is "the
largest ever given to q presidential
candidate" That lays right over
Fremont's popular majority OF 377 900
by about-how many?
The more we read our Democratic
exchanges, the more We become con-
WINGED that they ought not to dabble
in figures ut all; indeed, We are in
clined co believed that the average
Democrat" Is not success in mathe
matics; and to our neighbor We
would commend its own advice, In
its future calculations; that "cheel
may be a good thing to run a canvass,
but it takes (correcD figures to coun
up the majorities." Selah.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-23

nearly killed the poor little devil be-
tween them, and the only way he es-
capped was by crawling under the bed
Still the two women rolled, tumbled,
and fought upon the floor, yelling
like she devils. A bright idea sud
denly struck Shorty. His monkey
dress was In box under the bed.
Quick as cat could lick her ear, he
opened it and slipped himself into
the dress. Then he began TO chatter
like monkey, and ran out to where
they were fighting. He jumped upon
top OF them; he pulled their hair; and
both OF them finally saw him. Then
they screamed, and got out OF the
room as quickly as their legs could
carry them, followed by Shorty. They
yelled all kinds of yells, for they were
sure the devil was after them both"
Such is the character OF the litera-
ture that many OF the boys Of Plym-
outh are buying and reading to-day,
and much of it goes into Christian
homes and is there read to the ex-
clusion OF better reading. Fathers
and mothers, do you want your child
rem to be fed, mentally and morally,
on such literary slop as is contained
in these abominable stories? Moth
ing pure, nothing good, natural or
healthyis given any prominence in
them. They appeal to the lowest and
basest desires OF the mind, and are as
pepper and vinegar to a healthy
youthful mind hungering for true
knowledge.
Let the pulpit speak a warning
voice against this poisonous infiu-
ence; let the press utter it's protest
and let parents see that their children
are guarded against its entry into
their homes, until this demoralizing,
Glow nish, sickening, juvenile litera-
turs shall be banished from existence.
Starve it out.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-23
Waiting.

That expresses the situation exact
ly. There has been a general ac-
ceptance of the plan OF procedure In
Louisiana by both Democrats and
Republicans. The Returning Board
has commenced their canvass there
and the work is now progressing sat
isfactorily. As the count progresses
it evinces what the Republicans have
quietly claimed all the time, that the
state has gone Republican by a re-
spectacle majority. The Democrats
claimed the state by wild guess Of
5000 without any proof whatever and
now they begin to cry fraud
In Florida the Board OF Canvass
ers will meet soon, as the certificates
Of Electors must be issued by the
Governor by Dec. 9th, prox. The
claims to Democratic majority in
this state were based on thoroughly
exposed frauds before the returns
were made. The vote will be close
but undoubtedly a Republican ma
jority will be announced.
South Carolina has been given up
to Hayes by the Democrats, but
Hampton is probably Governor.
Therefore all estimates made this
week, are only corroborative OF the
probable result announced last week
the election Of Hayes and Wheeler.
The talk in regard to ineligible cleo
tors, etc., is proved to be sensational,
as it is now settled that each state
votes as a body for the whole electo-
raj ticket and not for each member.
The chaotic and bloody language in
dulged in by our Democratic breth-
rem will soon look foolish enough to
them, as it is only worthy Of brag-
CARTS and dishonest men. Every
honest means is being taken to OBJ
tain fair count and both parties will
without doubt peaceably acqulesce
in the result, whatever it may be.
Gov. Hayes, himself, has fifty ex-
pressed the only just position by de-
claring that ANY man fit to be Presi-
dent, or even a candidate for great
party for the Office, would prefer to
be counted out by fraud, rather than
be counted in by fraud Of which there
is a reasonable suspicion