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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Revenue Receipts of the Gov.
eminent.

WASHINGTON, August S.-The elab.
crate statement just prepared at the
Treasury Department shows the re.
ceipts from specific sources of reven.
ne for the year ending with the 3Otl
of June, namely:
Total from spirits taxed at 70 and
80 cents per gallon, $5l, $3.50, 1854.
Total from special taxes on recti.
fiers, wholesale and retail liquor
dealers, manufacturers of stills and
still-wOrms, and stamps of various
kinds, $5,O35, SO2.4l, an aggregate OF
$56, Az, 26O.S5, or $4,359, $3.50 more
than the receipts last year.
From tobacco of all kinds, together
with special taxes, $50, 795, 275.43, OF
81, 49l 1882 more than the receipts OF
last year.
From fermented liquors, including
the special tax, 1851, 2SO.6G, an in.
crease Of A3l lag over the receipts OF
last year.
From banks and bankers deposits
and circulation, 81, COG, 698.OS.
From adhesive stamps, $6,5lS, 4S7. 81
From penalties, $4O9, 282.S7.
From articles and occupations FORM
erly taxed, but now exempt, $5O9, 34O.-
IL, making total of Sill, 236, 625. As, or
1861, All rs more than the receipts of
last year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
OKlalNAL NnIlCE.

TO DAVID ECULI:-
You are hereby notified that on or before August
18th, 1876, the plaintiff, J. IL. Merrill, will file his
Of Wspello county, Iowa, praying for q decree.
barring and cutting OF the equity OF redemption
held by you in lots III and lis In the city Of OF.
certain mortgage on said lots The piantiff is
the owner OF said lots by virtue of d sheriff' :
deed based upon decree OF foreclosure of mort
gage superior TO yours. No money judgment is
claimed against you.
Now unless you appear and defend on or before
noon of the second day Of the next term OF said
Court, to be begun and held in Ottumwa in said
county ON August 28th 1875, your default will he
taken and decree be rendered us prayed.
July Is, 1876 4w WV. McNETT,
Atty for PlG
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

CLEARLY Mr.. Tilden must define
his position on the silver question
He says the interest on the public
debt is payable in gold" The New
York 1riOune's Washington cores
pondent thus corrects that impress
sion:
"The statutes have been carefully
examined by Senators and Repre-.
sentatives, and no authority is found
by them for any loan the principal OF
interest Of which is payable exclus
lively in gold. Coin is the term used
on all occasions. Senator Sherman
chairman of the Finance Committee
who has beer consulted, says that M
law has ever been passed binding tn,
United States to pay in gold, but, OF
the contrary, both principal and in
terest of all the bonded indebtedness
was originally payable in coin. Tn,
Funding act Of July, 1870, under
which the new bonds have been is
sued, make them payable in coin o
the standard value of the date of tina
act"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
READ IT..

We publish to-day to the exclusion
of our usual variety Of matter the
powerful speech delivered by Scna-
tor Morton at indianapolis last Fri
day evening.
1t is the production Of one of the
ablest men this country has produced,
.aad no one who desires to under
stand correctly the political situation,
should fail to read it carefully. 1t
will be found interesting and profit
.ahle reading.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

JOHN S. PHELPS has been nominated
for Governor of Missouri by the de-
mocracy. On the night of the Sth
of July last, he was guilty of an in
cestuous assault upon a respectable
lady on board of q Mississippi steam
er. The proof is overwhelming. He
is, however, accounted a leader of
the great democratic reform party.
Reform! Reform! is the cry of our
opponents. This is the universal re-
frain in their platform. 1t is the old
cry of the thief bawling longest and
loudest stop thief. 1t is profession
of honesty in a party whose only hope
of success lies in the votes of all those
who were traitors. 1t is the cry OF
those who have the darkest and mOs1
infamous record in the nation. Read.
er lock about you, in your own neigh.
borhood, and see if in nine cases out
ten you do not find all the untrust.
worthy men, the good-for-nothine
men, all the men who have no char.
acters to recommend them, bawline
for Tilden and reform. Mind you, W.
don't mean to say, nor do we say thai
all the men supporting Tilden are bad
men. Far from it. But if you have 6
slippery man, gambler and debauch
er, mark if in nine cases out of ten HI
is not Tilden man.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

THE New York Herald cannot be
accused of Partially to President
Grant. But it is candid enough to
say in regard to him. in the light OF
the recent whisky developments at
Washington:
The history of the celebrated
phrase, "Lct no guilty man escape
us told by Bluford Wilson under the
pressure of cross-examination, is very
much TO the credit of the President
1t shows that he meant General Bab
cock. 1t shows that he challenged
investigation into those who wer'
nearest to him. Somehow, wheneve
the record of the President, so far a
personal honesty is concerned, goe
into the crucible of investigation, tn
result makes us more and more prou,
of the hero of Appomattox, of tn
man who, whatever his faults, vii
live in our history as one of its mos
illnstriOus figures.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Falsehoods in Tildens Letter of
Acceptance.

Samuel j. Illdcn is either an lgnO-
ramus or falsitier. Several of the
statements in his letter of acceptance
are egregiously erroneous as to facts.
Speaking OF the financial affairs and
changes of the last eleven years, he
said sit was comparatively easy,
when values were doubling under
"repeated issues Of paper money, to
"pay out Of the froth of overgrOwn
"and apparent wealth these taxes
"but when values recede and sink to.
"ward their natural scale, the tax.
"gatherer takes from lis not only oul
+" income, not only our profits, bu
" also portion of our capital" Now
the fact is, every dollar of our legal
tender paper money was issued befor,
the period of which he speaks. Thu
amount in circulation eleven year
ago was $450,OO0,OOO. 1t is now 1870,
100000. 1t is hardly possible that h
really supposed there had been ere
peated issues of legal-tender pape
money!" except in the sense that oil
bills had been exchanged from tim
to time for new ones. He cyidcntl
intended to deceive the reader. ]
was disreputable trick.
Another falsehood bv implicatio
is the assertion that such reform i
finance is needed as 'shall enable tn
"nation soon to assure the Who'll
"world Of it's the Governments
perfect ability and its perfect read
"ness to meet any of its promises ;
the call of the creditors entitled
"payment." That object was attain
cd when the bonds of the Cover
ment became worth their face in gOl,
and they have been worth more tina
that for several years. This, too, III
den must have known; but he is a
customed in his political calculation
to take account mainly of the lowe
dregs of society. He seems to thin
the people can be hoodwinked l
sophistries resting on lies, howev,
glaring the falseness.
A third misrepresentation is foun
in the observation, in itself just, thu
the best resource is the reduction I
the expenses of the Government b
slow its income.' There has NJ
! been year of Republican rule, nj
, hardly month, that the revenue
= the Government has not been large
in excess of the expenses. Duril
last month the margin in favor of Il
Government was nearly four millio
of dollars,and for the last year it lac
f ed bat little of thirty millions. Flew
years ago the national debt, inclu
ing obligations then matured but al
D forwards allowed, was, in roul
: numbers, three thousand millions
2 dollars. whereas 1t is now only ty
: thousand two hundred millions.
The Government has thus reduc
expenses below income to the exte
n of over seventy-two millions We
n during the last eleven years. 0
r would suppose from Tilden's lett
that the Government had been
Q creasing its debt under Republic
# peace administration, instead of !
: ducing II at the rate Of six million
month.-Chicdgo Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
TOO THIN.
The last Democratic Ejectioneering
Dodge.
Hnpc,a to the Tribune.

The last DEMOCRATIC E)ectioneering
Dodge.
SPECIAL to the Tribune.
WAsHINGTON, AHg. lO.-The most
conspicuous event in the House was
the course of the democrats with re-
spect to the Lord resolution. This
was the browning blunder Ofthis most
unfortunate session. The significance
of the resolution will be seen when il
is known that Scott Lord is promi-
nent democrat from New York, a
member of the Judiciary committee
and person who, by his abilities and
position, is entitled to high consider.
alton in his party. He was one of the
Impeachment managers. The resoln.
ton, which he seemed to have intro.
ducel without much notice to the
Southern democrats, but which had
the approval of good many Northern
democrats, declared simply that all
citizens are entitled TO protection IN
der the fifteenth amendment, and thai
in the judgement of the House. all at
tempts by force or intimidation tt
prevent the exercise Of the right OF
suffrage. should be condemned, and
the guilty parties should receive
prompt and effectual punishment
This resolution placed great many
of the Southern democrats in
VERY AWKWARD POSITION,
for its certain implication was tina
cOlored men of the south have not al
ways been protected, and that the in
stances in which they have been in
undated are SO conspicuous as to de
mand a rebuke from the House. I'm
mediately the Southern democrat:
became alarmed, and, finding it MOI
difficult to secure a large following
among Northern doughfaces, they
commenced filibustering to prevent q
vote upon the resolution. Scott Lord
meanwhile. was busy about the floor
very mysteriously showing letter
which seemed to be sort of private
counterpart to his resolution. 1t wa
soon whispered about that the letter
was from Sam Tillen, or from one o
his managers, and that the purpos'
of the resolution was to
| CREATE POLITICAL CAPITAL
for the democratic party in the Nortl
by a resolution which could do III,
| southerners no harm. After couple
of hours consumed in filibustering
the Southern democrats were brough
to see the folly of their opposition
and the resolution was ad0pted-yea
1870: nays2. The negative votes wcr'
cast by Bland, of Missouri, and Rea
gan of Texas. The preamble to tn
resolution respecting the 18th articl
of the Constitution was then adopted
by a much smaller majority.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Pitchers
CaStOria.

Mothers may have rest and their babies may
nave health, If they wilt use Castoria for Wind
collie, Worms, Feyerishness, Sore Mon h, Group,
or stomach Complaints. 1t 10 entirely . vegeta-
Die preparation, and contains neither mineral,
morphine nor alcohol. 1t Is as pleasant to take
% honey. and neither gags nor grIpes.
ID. Y. DimDch, OF Dupont, o., saYs:
%! am using Ca toria in my practice with the
most signal benefits and happy result"
This IL what every one says Most nurses In
New York city use the Castoria. 1t Is prepared
by Aessrs. J. d. ROSE Co., 46 Dey st New
York, successors to Samuel Pitcher, Nd.
C-2S-w-chq
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

THE Chicago Times pretended at
the time to be greatly disguised be-
cause Bristow, the reformer, was not
nominated by the Republicans instead
of Hayes. 1t even intimated that its
valuable and disinterested aid might
have been given to Bristow had he
been nominated.
Now, that Bristow and Wilson's
conspiracy has been pretty thorough
ly ventilated, the Times Of yesterday,
has the following as to Bristow:
Bristow's blow was not in the in
terest of the party or against it, SO fal
rs his interest was involved, but il
was solely to put himself forward a
a candidate. In carrying out thi
scheme he was careful to injure NJ
distiller. Any man having money
was preserved with scrupulous anx'
iety, and the blows fell in directions
where no injury could be done. II
catch certain hostile congressman t.
secure the prestige ola reformer, anG
by his clemency make himself soliG
with the whisky men, were the pur
poses inspiring the scheming secre
tary
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

OMAHA, Aug. 1.-THE following
reports were received this morning
relative to grasshoppers:
FREMoST, Dodge Co., Aug. 49,
Doing no damage to speak Of, Re.
ports from the north about the same
None at Bell Creek md Blair.
COLUMBUS, Platte Co., Aug. H.
Very thick here, waiting for the nortl
wind; doing YsrF littlo damage, ap'
pctites poor.
GRAND ISLAND, Hall county, Angus,
l2,-Some loss, not be over per cent
if they leave now,
KEARNEY, BpFFALo Co., Aug. 49,
This county is reported almost clean
ed out by shem, Small grain crops
out of their way.
NORTH PLATTE, LINCOLN Co, Aug.
l2.-Had them here week ago, tool
corn clean to the ground. Damage
very heavy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
ORaGInAL NOTICE.

TO H, u. UBACOCEi-
You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff, Charles
r, Blake, Trustee. will file his petition in the
Clerks Office OF the District Court Of WapelO
county, lows, on or before August 18th, 1876, ma.
King yourself, John o. ,Heac0ck ard Rachel Hsa-
cock, defendants. The petition claims 1886 debt
foreclosure. rs to all the defendants, of mort.
gage given to secure said notes. on the WV Of The
NWH and the NEH qf the NWk Of section Nj
ship IS, range Is in said county, together With
an attorney q fee Of 800 for foreclosure aud col
lection against John @. Ileacock. The petition
junior, and your equity 6freiemption forrIoscl.
but no money judgment Is alaiMeg against YOU.
Nov nnless you appear and defend op or hefaye
court. to be held at Dttumwa in said county, an
August 25ih, 1876, yonr default will be taken and
decree rendcrsf against You MS prayed.
VIM McNETT,
July W. 1876 =sw Atty for Plaintiff.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
From the indian Country

CHICAGO. Aug. l5.-A Times cOr-
respondent writing from TT. Buford,
Aug. IL, via Bismarck Aug. Ia, says:
Terry's force, which left Rosebud on
the 9Th, numbered a fighting force OF
1000 men and was accompanied by 9
train numbering 225 wagons, contains
ing supplies for 30 days. Terry with
q view of forming a junction with
Crook will move down the west bank
of the Rosebud for a distance of "a
miles, when the combined force will
endeavor to engage the indians in the
region Of the Big Horn mountains.
Crow Scouts report the main body oil
Sitting Bulls band encamped on
Sinking river, a tributary of Big
Horn, and to engage them It will be
necessary to cross the Big Horn
mountains, which will be an almost
impossible undertaking at this season
of the year. There seems to be nc
prospect of an other fight with the
Sioux, unless the Indians desire te
make fight. The troops will be un.
able to ovcrtake them before The
approach of cold weather. 1t is re.
ported that large bands of the north
ern Indians have been seen crossing
the Missouri below TT. Benton, nortl
into the British Possessions, and it il
not believed that they will make q
stand against the troops again this
year.
Major Sanger, of the 18th Infantry
has been left in charge Of the supply
camp at the mouth Of Rosebud, which
has been garrisoned by a company Of
infantry and one hundred and twenty
dismounted cavalry. The garrison
has been supplied with three gattlin.
guns. Considerable illness prevail
in supply camp.
Terry has decided to return his EN-
tire command to the mouth of tn
Rosebud about Sept 18th. All troop
will be withdrawn after that date
The command will march overlan,
from supply camp along the nortl
bank of the Yellowstone to q pOin
opposite TT. Buford, where ferr
will be provided, TO move the com
mand TO the east bank Of the Missouri
The troops from that point will marc
overland to garrison the posts i
Dakota and along the Missouri river
The steamer Far West will renal
at the mouth of Rosebud until the re
turning of the troops, and will cor
yey the sick and wounded and sue
of the supplies aud camp equipage q
will be possible, to the mouth of tn
Yellowstone aud down the Missouri
All of the steamers, with this excel
ton, have been taken out of the rive
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

HELENA, M. t., Aug. l3.-The In
dependent,s Boseman (Montana) spec.
ial of August II says: A Sioux squaw
who came into Grow camp, reports
terrible battle, and that Crook has
almost annihilated the Sioux, and
also had the remainder in such posi-,
ton as to force their surrender. Par.
ties from the Crow Agency bring
this news. 1t may be greatly exag.
gerated, if not entirely false.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
LEGAL.
NOr1CE rnr. nav n,,..

TO Taylor & Pound or whomsover it NAV con.
Gefh: lon are hereby notified that on the 81 xih
day OF October, 1873, the Treasurer Of Wa"a,in
county sold to =. Myers for the taxes, interest
anu and costs, Tor the year ls12, amounting 10 Sin
dollars and eightytwo cents, the following de- !.
scribed real estate tO.wit: h W
Lot, four and five q q 81 In block two (2,.
iots eleven and welve al & I2), In block five (,.
LOIS TWO. eight, nine and ten in block six (t).
Lot four in block seven az. W.
Lot one TWO, three and four in block nine (9l
All IN Taylor 4 Pounds addition to Agency CITY.
Iowa. WapellO county N"''
You are further notified that unloeu ,o,, raa.r,
SAID property from said sale within ninety DAYS
rom the date of completed service of this notice
On son as provided by section s9I of tho Code OF
10. .s.o, your right of redemption will expire and
me Treasurer will execute a deed to RE under
signed, assignee Of the above named q. Myers
Tor The above described property.
CHARLES DUDLEY.
Asshcy lily, august list. 1876 S93w
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
A Tiiden Organs Opinion Of Ti,den

from tno C10ctDnoti enquirer.
l. He cannot carry his own State
i'm November.
2. He cannot carry any Northern
State.
3. He is a hypocrite, a political
swindler, has long been a public plum
derer, and really the only disreputa-
BILE candidate prominently named on
the democratic side.
4. He did what he could to defeat
the democratic party Of Ohio in 1875,
expanding his money and substituting
the Eastern democratic press to that
end, knowing that Ohio's victory was
his defeat; and loving Tilden better
than the democratic party, he has
earned the democratic enmity Of the
West and the South.
5. He has sought this high office
by methods so unprccedently shame
less and disreputable that it would be-
an everlasting stigma upon demo.
cratic convention to nominate him
and a reproach upon the American
people to elect him if nominated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Siciont lnteyvievMed.

NEW A,m TX mn III,
publish te.g;o rv hat, me ne n.e
r ,ao nd its Washington cor
10 ~ According to the report
~ @ W, the President stated
, Ia sny Misrepresentation
-, '''" ~. 'tion with official CON-
S .,"a1t tween himself and ex-
XW;,snn tow and ex-Solicitor
" ,o na. illustration OF this he
s" u.o the resignation of the
aI;n;.oI as anything had been
az ~. lgressional examine
LII. &c., himself or attaches
pras;.,nnt White House, the
MI nia ~. illing to leave the
o ""G he judgment of the
ov;aon.. never found any
LII 49,. = cocks connection
VIZ" day scandal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
ADMINISTRATORS NorIcE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested
mat on the Ath day Of August A. d. 1876, the UNI
defsigned was appointed by the Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court Of Wapello Co Iowa, Adminis-
tretrix Of the estate OF Nelson Hest deceased,
late OF said county. ALI persons indebted to said
estate Will make pay mont to the Undersigned and
those having claims against the same iii present
them, legally authenticated to said Court for al
l0Wance. JENNIE nESr
Dated August 4th. 1876. ew
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
MORNING, Arc. 16, 1876.

The Kansas City (Mo.) Times, DEM
ocratic, denounced Tilden before his
nomination in the most violent man.
Mer-in such manner that we would
Judge the editor would not trust his
chicken coop in Tilden's keeping.
Since then. we understand, the Times
has been eating crow, still the No. of
that paper. dated August 10th, is be-
fore us, and we do not observe any.
where the names of Tilden and Hen
bricks flying at the mast head.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
\ WARRINGTON.

lNGToN, Aug. 1.-THE House
Committee to-day consider.
message about an
.nsof the army during the pend
= ss''ie Indian war, and agreed
which passed the Senate
empowering the President
&c the number of enlisted men
y ompany of cavalry to one
~ such regiments as may,
ZION, require such increase,
- OF more than $500 enlisted
.s hus be added at one time
'o ~ o authorized.
tlittee adopted an amend
s soon as hostilities shall
sgiments shall be reduced
LIE ~ original number, and
al men mustered ont.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

TaE N. Y. Herald, always friendly
to Tildcn, is still independent. 1t is
sort of political weather-cock, and
as an indication of how the wind
blows we copy from one of its recent
issues the following utterance:
We venture the assertion that Gov
Tilden is weaker to-day by hun
drcd thousand votes than when HI
was nominated, and solely on accoun
of Hendricks. We rcpea
that with another month of sucl
management in the Democratic part!
as we have had since the adjournmen
of the convention the canvass of Til
den will be overwhelmed with tenn
pest of ridicule as disastrous as tina
which destroyed the canvass of Gree
lev and Brown.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
In a state of selee.

HAVANA, Aug, II.-Advices from
San Domingo city, report an ipspr'
rectiOn broken out IN the northern
part Of the Republic, and President
Espallat has declared the whole Re,
public in state of seige.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

The total receipts, as we have
shown, were $4,O47, 643,757, leaving
81, ass, 4l3,S5O for the ordinary expen-
ditures of the Government during
the eleven years of peace.
The meanness and unfairness of
Mr.. Tildcn's statement may thus be
exhibited: He states that in eleven
years of peace the Government con-
sumed $4.5OOOOO,OOO of taxes, leaving
it to be assumed that the Government
expended annually for its support an
average exceeding $4O9, GOO, 600, when
the fact was, that, during the eleven
years of peace, the expenditures for
the support Of the Government were
but 81 ,452, 4l3,O5O, or an average OF
$780,, 100000 difference of $685..
O0O,O year!
But this is not all. Mr.. Tilden
omits to mention that the Republi-
can party has SO administered the H.
nances as to reduce the charge of in.
terest from $l47, OOO,O 600, which it was
in 1860, to less than $lOO,OOO,OO in
1876. Since March, 1869, notwith'
standing the immense reduction OF
Federal taxes. the coin debt of thu
United States has been reduced $40,
100000 and coin interest on the deb
$29, 100000. Tilden suppresses al
these facts, and substitutes the shame
less falsehOods which we have expos
ed. The first "reform" (which HI
should practice is telling the trDth.