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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

The following statistics as TO the
service in the Southern Confcderacy
of certain members Of the present
Congress of the U. s, arc worthy Of
record: The following arc cx-Con-
federate military officers, with their
rank: In the Senate are--Goldthwaite
of Ala, State Adj.ltant General
Jones, Of Florida. Brigadicr General
Gordon Of Ca, Major General; Al
corn Of Miss, Brig, General Cocker
ell Of No., Major General: Ransom
N. C., Major General; Key, of Tenn,
Lieut.. Colonel; Maxey of Texas, Maj.
General; Withers of Va, Colonel.
In the House are-Williams. Maj.
Bradford, Colonel; Hays. Brig. Gen.
Hewitt, Colonel; Forncy, Brig. Gen.
and Lewis, Col all.of Ala.; Ganse
Colonel; Slemons, Brig. Gen. Cunt.
er, Colonel, of Arkansas. Smith, Cap
tain; Hartridge, Col, and Cook, Brig
Gen., all of Ga. Blackburn, of KY.
Lieut.. Col. Gibson, Brig. Gen, Ellis
Captain and Levy Col, Ga. Lamar
Colonel; Hooker, Colonel I; Franklin
Captain, of Miss. Franklin, Captain
and Clark, Brig. Gen., Of Mo. Ycates
Major; WaddeH, Lieut.. COL. Davis,
Captain, Scales, Brig. Gen.; Robbins
Col. and Vance, Brig. Gen., of North
Carolina. Dibrell, Brig. Gen.; Whit.
thorne, Colonel; Atkins, Lieut.. Col.
and Young, Colonel, of Tennessee
Culbertson, Colonel, and Throckmor.
ton, Brig. Gen., of Texas. Douglass
Major; Cobell, Colonel, Tucker, Cap.
tain; Hunton, Brig. Gen., and Ferry
Brig. Gen., Of Va. Faulkner, Col, oi
West Virginia.
OF all the above, only two are Re.
publicans, viz: Alcorn, in the Senate
and Hayes, of Alabama, in the House
The balance are Democrats.
The number Of members who art
ex-members Of the late Confederate
Government, is ten, as follows: Alex
Stephens, Vice President; Reagan, ol
Texas, Postmaster General; Ben Hill
of Ga, Caperton, of w. Va, and
Ashe, of N. c., We're members Of the
Confederate Senate, and House, o,
Tenn, Goode, Of Va, Smith, of Ga.
Hatcher, of No., and. Singleton, ol
Miss, were members Of the Confed
crate House. The above are all Dem
ocrats. Besides these twelve, Of ths
members Of the House, all Democrats
(Which includes some of those already
ehnmcratcd), were members Of State
secession conventions and four Others
held other State Offices during the ex
icfnnco Or tho Cou fodoracx
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

SreiNsFIELD, MASS, Jan. 2Ss--lt is
now believed that the whole. amount
OF the losses by the NORTHAMPTON
hank rehbeRy'is over one million dol
lars, nearly half Of which Is neg otia-
bic,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

Mr.. Dillcy, County School SUPER
intendent of Dallas county, has set
apart the 29th Of April next as AR
bor Day." on which he recommends
the planting OF shade and ornamental
trees. II is a happy idea, and one
which II is to be hoped may prove in
fectious in this comparatively treeless
State. He urges that Arbor Day be
made u holiday in the schools, and
that every boy and girl who is large
enough to plant tree and for the
wee ones, let the parents Of them, do
the planting. The thought of Mr..
Dilley IL commendable 1t Is prOyi-
dent of tho future comfort Of our
schools and the beauty and attractive
neas Of their surroundings, and Is de-
serving Of the most serious consider
ltion.- Daren1aart Gasette,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

The discussion Of the question Of
hanging or no hanging has called out
some very well written and able cdi-
torials in the Iowa press. We note
that the Dubuqc Times for, and the
Sioux City Journal against reviving
capital punishment, have argued up.
on the question at length, and quite
ably. This question has been dis.
cussed pro and con for many years
and perhaps nothing new can be adj.
vanced upon either side. We will,
therefore, only state our own convic-
tions upon il, with our reasons in
brief. It is our opinion that the old
statute Of this State was about the
best that could be devised. Under il
convictions for murder in the first
degree were very rare, and only for
cases where life had been taken with
the greatest deliberation, entirely free
from the heat OF sudden passion. In
such cases, especially where the act Ii
attended with atrocions and cruel
circumstances, in the present state and
condition Of society, the populace
have, and will seek the life Of the
murderer by Judge Lynch's process,
If the law does not provide for the
death penalty.
1t seems utterly impossible to avoid
instances of this kind sometimes, even
when the laws authorize capital pun
ishment, aud especially will this
lynching occur where the laws do not
permit the judgment of death. How
ever, we may theorize as to what are
proper laws, 1t Is truism that they
must be shaped, in doubtful cases, in
the light of theory, so in accordance
with public opinion, that they will
not be disregarded. Therefore we
say, without urging the force of the ar
gnment, that the death penalty serves
to prevent murder by the vicious
that we believe there will be a better
observance Of law, and really be less
hanging with law authorizing it in
extreme cases, than under law total
ly abolishing such punishment. We
are thoroughly Of the opinion, taking
society as it now Is, and as such, we
must legislatc for 1.-THE highest
standard of good order and good
government is best promoted by q
law authorizing capital punishment
in cases of cold blooded and premed-
itated murder. Whether it be abb
stractly right to take life, even under
the forms of law or not, is not ques-
ton we deem necessary to argue,
since there are so many good reasons
which may be advanced upon either
side. In the midst of such variety
of views upon this abstract question,
we choose to lay that aside, and de-
eide The matter as to whether we
shall have laws permitting capital
punishment or not, by the practical
issues involved, taking the condition
of society as il is.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The la1y Nfus
is informed that writs were Yesterday
served ON General Schenck, Americai,-
Minister, Albert Grant the noted
tinancier and others, now or formerly
connected with the Emma Mining
Company.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02
SPEECH


Ths House, ~ In Committee of the whole hav-
lng under confederation the bill (H r. 5l4y reias-
Ing 70 the centenniai celebration Of American
In0ApeNde1ca-- f
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

dangerous kind Of legislation. Hoaf
said the press Twas exposed to great
danger in such a bill, which If passed
would enable every Grand Jury ii
bring indictments against papers
publishing news OF the character al
The bill was recommitted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

SHEFFIELD. Jan. g-At the annual
meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce
of sheffield, the President referred
TO the startling decline of American
trade. and said that neither Sheffield
nor Birmingham would ever have
such an American trade as they had
formerly possessed. He stated that
German and American manufactnr-
ers were pushing our goods into a
corner, and by introducing maehia-
cry for the production Of articles of
equal quality TO those made by haud
here. had become successful eompeti-
tors. aia ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02
Nouxrrr 3os ]rpAsrnrsr
eoMPlfTC WJIW nm JYPf AUo Pefsers.

PRINTING OF ALL KINDS,
From Visiting Card to D Mammoth Poster ex-
ec0ted N Good Style. Eastern pfices and work
duplicated. a n slft'ss7 {s53i = + =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02

moro disappointed people in the
world than you We're. Laughierl. L
viii confess here before you that the
miserable creatures we sent 10 Con-
gress, who always Welded everything
when you clamorcd, cheated You into
! that struggle. lGreat laughter.l You
found that We are as brave as Won are
yourselves, and we and You always
respect man who has the courage Of
his opinion, while we despise a sneak.
| Now. having gone so far. stand
here 10 make II confession. l am
bound to do it. The other day
heard that dreadful cry come up from
the gentleman f'rom'Georgia MIR Hill |
heard his indictment read against
us. And ] am sorry to say that al
though most Of the speech OF tho gem
tleman from North Carolina Mr.
Waddelll was honorable, high-toncd.
and magnanimOus. there were few
words, which did not like, and which
grated on my cars. Centennial and
amnesty have been made to run to-
gethcr. lam MOI going to say much
about amnesty. ] am going to make
confession. The gentleman from
Georgia arraigned Us republicans and
told us, with his closed hand shaking
at us, that We, a whole hundred of us,
had violated every oath and had COM
mittcd every crime. Now. Il am going
to confess that we have been guilty OF
sevcra. things. And, first. confess
that We sat here when he was gone
and tried TO save this country so that
there should he centennial. We
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 70
The chair laid before the Senat,
committee from the Secretary OF tn,
Treasury, in response to a Senate res
oMtion of the Goth inst, enclos
ing report Of action taken by him il
regard to the collection Of money dud
the u. s., from the Pacific Railroa(
Company,was ordered printed and to
lie on the table. n ' u
West prescnted a memorial signed
by several members Of the State Sen
ate of Louisiana in reference to th,
credentials Of Eustis. claiming a sea
as u. S. Senator from that state
West said he presented the memoria
on behalf of Eustis and asked it to b.
referred to the committee on privi
lcges and elections. 1t was so order
Bills were passed transferring Ger
tain Indian trust funds from the
Secretary of the interior to the u $.
Treasury, also a house bill to amend
United States revised statues. relat.
ing to naturalization. The House
joint resolution directing the COM
missioner of the District of Columbia
to pay the interest on :365 bonds was
reported from the appropriation.
committee with amendment, and
placed on the calendar. The amend.
ment is to strike dut the provision
pDhibiting the further issue Of 36ii
bonds, and that nothing in this joint
resolution shall invest the Govern
ment of the U. s., in any obligation Ia
pay principal or interest on snch
bonds issued contrary to law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-02
CHAS. 8. WATKINS,
Architect & Stalr.Builder.

Shop end once, Main Street, between Court and
Washtngtoo, OttumWa, lows.
Plans, El6vattons and Details. with specihca-
tl0ns Of every discripsioa fof Churches, 6oAool-
Honses. vnlas, Cottages. Ac.. Ia, furnishsd On
special attention sivsa to Beau,lful DESIGNS Scs
Front Entrance Doors; also Stair-buildlng 4
specially.
Pricesnoasrsss and sas,shcssan gaaruassed.
ian 6-dARIv
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
PunctuaIity.

George Ill. was extremely punctual,
and expected puuctuality from every
one. Lord H was the most pune
tual man who attended on his majesty.
He had an appointment one day with
the king of Windsor, at IL o'clock.
On passing through the hall the clock
struck II, on which his lordship, in his
rage at being half minute late, raised
his cene and broke the glass of the
ock.-The king reminded him
that he was little beyond his
time, which he excused as well as he
could. At the rext audience the king
as he entered the room, exclaimed, III
- how came you to strike the clock?'
"The clock struck first, your majesty"
The king laughed heartily at the grave
manner in which Lord H justified
himself, the mock solemnity of the
answer adding zestIto bon mon.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
Shooting ARRAY.

A shooting occurred at the Tay-
Tor House on wednesday night, by
which Frank Newcomer came
near losing his life. 1t appears
that several young men went %
the Taylor House to get d bottle Of
liquor. All, except John Wolf,re.
manned outside whilst he went IN
10 have the bottle filed. tn n
proprietor. w Il Taylor, refns i
TO fill the bottle for the reason thai
his stock was low, and he coulil
not sell by the pint, at which
young Vol, having been drink
ing before, took an offence, and
cursed, Taylor, who, with an iron
poker in his ilanl, ordered him
out. Taylor made after Wolf with
the uplifted iron, when Wolf
threw the bottle at him, whic
missing its mark, struck tie lamp
breaking it into atoms, and several
bottles. Taylor Immediately ram
for his revolver, and fired at Wolf
Just It this time Mr.. Frank New
conner ran in to induce Wolf 70
90 out and instead Of the bali
striking its mark, Mr. Newcomer
received it in his left arm ju
above the wrist. DIR Snively Wa
called but instead of abstractlng
the ball, bound up the wound,
which, at this writing, owing TO
the swollen condition of the ARM
has not been found. Drs Zel'.r
and Stately were called in and are
now treating the case. williams
port Pilot.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
Fall planting.

Fruit bearing trees, shrubs. vines
and brambles may be transplanted
in the fall; and very often under
more favorable conditions, and with
better prospects Of success, than If
set out in the spring. There are
some well-known objections raised
against fall planting, especially of
fruit trees, such AS the long exposure
to the swaying of the winds before
the growth commences. But the in
jury or displacement OF the roots
from swaying at the tops amounts to
little, compared to the many striking
advantages gained in planting at a
season of the year when there is
comparative leisure, when the
ground is usually dry and in good
condition, and when the necessary
preparatory stirring of the soil can
be made without any extra expense.
These are points that tell in the
growth and productiveness of fruit
trees, either in the garden or orchard.
If planted in the fall the soil settles
closely around the roots and iibers by
the time the spring opens, and an
earlier growth is started than with
spring setting, which is often pushed
back until the season is well adj
vanced from causes over which the
planter has no control. The spring
may be backward enough to hinder
planting of trees in "a way in which
they should be set out to insure sue
cess. All other things being equal,
there is no doubt that spring would
be the better time to plant trees
But this does not often happen to be
the case, as every practical fruit
grower well knows. 1t is therefore
wise to transplant in the fall, if the
trees and the ground are in readi-
ness.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
Pittsburg Gdzette.


The uncertainty of wealth is
proverbial-the defendants of the
rich OF one generation being the
poor Of the next. The cause is
too often apparent in the enerv,-
ton, want of economy, enterprise
and forethough' in the inheritors
of wealth, when compared with
their less fortunate neighbof-.
Has 1t ever suggested itself TO you
how sure is the reward of honest
toll when properly directed The
wealthy rising men of to-day as a
body, are almost without excep-
tion self-made. The secret of their
success. sought after by many,is as
plain as Il mondays sun. They
do not float INCREASINGLY with
the stream Of humanity, but in
their separate callings sirug gle
hard against the stream. When
times are hard they are not seen
OH the street corners complaining
of their lot;but, reading the future
by the unerring light of the past
know that the dark clouds of the
horizon but foletell the coming
sunshine. Their little savings are
scrupulously cared for and judi
ciously invested, while the croaker
comforts himself with dismal
prophecies-and the result Is an
abundant and golden harvest.
Such an occasion is the present.
For three years enterprise has not
realized, but the busy marts of
commerce, now deserted, shall be
thronged again; the cheerful buzz
of the factory, now dismal in their
quietude, shall resound with hon
est industry. Then what will be
the result? The dollar judicious.
ly invested shall be doubled and
trebled; and the poor man, un
known and unheard of, who take,
stock in the prosperity of his
town aud nation, shall be extoile
and honored. TO all we say keep
not your means idle, pay your
debts, take advantage Of the prof.
table investments now offered;
whether it be in houses, lands or
business enterprises.and our word
for it you will not regret it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
Newspaper Paragraphists.
From the Graphic.

And ARENAS Ward was a newspa-
per paragraphist and began his work as
such on Cleveland Journal. There
was very little of pathos in ARENAS,
such as, in Bret Harte, makes Mr..
Taylor appreciative; he talks very
much like the village idiot to his audi
ence at the town pump, and his pride
was in half-incoherent shrewdness.
John Phoenix, the pioEeer of all such
work, loomed up first in the San Diego
Herald, and there was mighty little
pathos in him; Orpheus c. Kerr-was
not he of the Newspaper tribe? And
yet no eye was ever dimmed as it read
OF the Mackerel Brigade and the fa-
nous architectural steed. Nor was
Doesticks given to the melting mood
when he wrote his capital newspaper
screeds that made us ali so merry in
the years gone by-as the humorists Of
the Tribune would say. Indeed the
mistake made by Mr.. Taylor assumes
strange proportions when the name of
George D, Prentice, that prince among
the writers of Newspaper paragraphs,
is recalled; Of Miles OReily, whose yet
green grave is in Greenwood. unmark-
ed save by the flowers left there on
Decoration Day; of George Arnold with
his Macarone papers; Of poor Henry
Clapp, the King of Bohemia, whose pen
stuck men who yet bleed at the wound;
of Fitz James O'brien and all that brill
liant, dissolute set Of the old Ledger
days? And shall no account be taken
of Montgomery Baily, of the Danbury
News, who placed an obscure country
journal on the news-stands of the metro
polls; of Bierce, whose reckless humor
was too strong even for California, and
waited him away on its wings to Lon
don and the Tomahawk; Of Charles
Dawson Stanley, whose kindly humor
lighted up Vanity Fair? Charles Clark
Max Adler and Wells of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin, are surely of some
value as humorists. But time would
fail to speak of all the men personally
cooped up in generality by Mr., Taylor.
There is Lewis, of the Detroit Free
Press; Bnrdett, of the Burlington
Hawkeye; and Locke, of the Toledo
Blade, and whole host of other men
who have done or are doing good hui
morous work in American newspapers,
and they will be followed by Others
"Till the sun grows cold
And the stars are old,
And the leaves of the Judgment Book
unfold.D
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28

Notwithstanding the proclamation
for an election of Congressman on the
It'll of November, the Chairman Of
the Colorado Republican State Com
mittee has issued an address in which
he claims that another election in
that State for the Representative in
the Forty-ffth Congress is not neces
sary and would be without authority
of law. He says that at the late cleo
ton Judge Bedford and Hon. 7. M.
Patterson were supported for both
the present Congress and the next,
and that the votes so cast have GER
titled to the Board Of Canvassers, land
who ever has majority will receive
a certificate of election. The Dem
ocratic Committee, on the other
hand, insist that another election
must be held.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28

There have been disturbances
among the miners of Utah growing
out of an increase of time by the
EMPLOYERS. The Miners Union re-
fused to accede, and then drove the
new men who were employed from
the works. A number of rioters
were arrested and committed to Jail.
Snow, from one to three feet deep,
has fallen in the mountains near
Salt Lake.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28

Resolutions were passed by the
Union League Club in New York on
Saturday night thanking President
Grant for his efforts to protect the
State of South Carolina frcm domes-
tic violence, and to secure the rights
of its citizens, also the loyal press of
the country for its sable and manly
vindication" of them.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28

The people of Fostoria, Ohio, held
great meeting on Wednesday after
noon and evening to rejoice over the
election of Hon. Charles Foster for
the fourth time to Congress. The
town was decorated and illuminated,
and Republicans and Democrats
seemed to vie with each other in
their endeavors to pay tributes of re-
spect to their popular townsman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
A Bone i'm u Mans Heart.
READING Eoqle.

"The body of Wright Bring
HURT, who died on Tuesday of last
week, was opened on Saturday
last,i accordance with the request
of the deceased, by DR.. Warren
Boyer, who found a bone the
length of a finger grown in his
heart, causing blood to stop flow
ing from one pat into the other,
and giving him great pain. One
of his lungs was all dried up, his
death being caused in part by
consumption.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-14
STATE.

At Fort Scott, on the 4th, the boiler
of GOOdlander's mill exploded, killing
VIM. Babcoek, engineer, and John
West, fireman, and doing $4,000 dam
age.
The LeaVenwOrth poultry show on
the closing days of 1875, was great
success. There were 324 coops Of
poultry, red, canary and mocking
birds, dogs, cats, and rabbits.
A Topeka man has solved Mrs. Liv-
ermore's query: "What shall we dc
with our daughters ?" He has pur-
chased two washing machines and will
take in washing. His wife and seven
daughters will do the work, and he will
superintend the business.
The postmaster at Leavenworth has
met the accusations of official irregu-
larities in his position by an appeal tt
tee pOsroffice department for a search.
ing and impartial Investigation, and il
is announced that special government
agent has been detailed from Illinoi!
tor that purpose.
David Z. Davis, who was confined
In the Jail at Eureka for stealing cattle
from Mr.. Sohnson last fall, broke jail
on the night of Dec. 18th, and made
good his escape. He removed rocl
from the wall, and let himself dowr
from the secon story by tying hi
blankets together. After reaching til,
ground he stole Mr.. Dale's horse; thel
rode to Mr.. Johnson's, the man tina
he stole the cattle from, and there stol
another horse. The sheriff and part.
are In pursuit of him.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-14

NxULTUSI HN PARVO.

Live this day as if the last.-Bishop
Kerr.
Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
-HaZlitt.
The proud are always most provok-
ed by pride.--Ioung.
Children have more need of models
than OF critics.-Joubert.
Getting into debt is getting into a
tanglesome ne1.-Franklin.
A learned man Is a tank; a wise
man Is a spring.-W. Il. Alger.
That which God writes on thy fore
head thou wilt come tO.-Koran.
Confidence is a plant of slow growth
in an aged bosom.-JohnsOn.
To carry care tn bed is to sleep with
a pack on your back.-Haliburton.
Enjoy your life without comparing
1t with that of anOther.-CondOrcet.
Censure is the tax man pays to the
public tor being eminent.--Swift.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as
well as labor does the body.-Seneca.
The scenes of childhood are the
memories of failure years.--J. o.
Choules.
Make no enemies he is insignificant
indeed that can do thee no HARM
Cotton.
None but the contemplate are ap.
prehensive of contempt.-Rochefo
cauld.