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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
A Chicago Times reporter recently
infnruinwnd w Il Cnnlhannh Ecn

A Chicago Times reporter recently
interviewed w. +. Coolbaugh, ESQ.,,
of that city, on the prospects CONNER
cially and financially. We commend
the views expressed by Mr.. Cool
baugh, especially that part referring
to financial legislation at Washing
ton. The continual tinkering with
finances by Congress, is the greatest
curse to the prosperity of the country
we can be subjected to. Read the
following account of the interview !:
II regard the situation as very en-
couraging," replied Mr.. Coolbaugh,
adjusting himself in his easy chair.
''There appears to be general dis
position to go slow and safely. When
the roads become settled, and the cat
tic feeders of Illinois, and especially
of Iowa, send their cattle to market,
the country will be much better sup
piled with money, and merchants will
make collections with more ease. /
suppose the value of the cattle in
Illinois and Iowa, which will be mar
keted within the next two months,
will be greater than ever before in
those states, and as they find pur-
chasers east, several millions of dol
lars will be transferred from the cast
to the west, which will be a great re-
lief to the banks as wcll.as to the mcr-
chants. On the whole, think the
outlook for all legitimate trade is
good"
elbow are collections in the into
rior?'
s'They arc reported as slow, owing
to the bad roads, and to SO much
money tied up in CATTLE"
as there a probability that rates of
interest will continue TO decrease p
"The tendency Of things financially
is toward closer discrimination in
credits and lower interest. My judg-
ment is that ten per cent. loans OH
first-class paper are likely to be less
frequent hereafter, and this reduction
of interest below ten per cent, in all
legitimate business transactions is not
viewed with any alarm or disfayor
by bankers generally"
"Haye monetary matters been af-
fected by any congressional or legis-
latiyc action during the past winter 2"
"Not in the least, in Chicago. The
railroad legislation in Wisconsin has
had beneficial effect on the business
interests of that state, and l think it
is now viewed with favor, even by
the granger clement. Financial men
have ceased to feel any particular
anxiety about legislation at Washing
ton, because they don't expect any.
Money is running itself, and viii, if
let alone. The law of commerce is
the best regulator. From the general
ignorance at Washington Oh the sub
ject Of finance, am confident that the
less they legislate on it the better,
and if they would at once abandon
all attempts, the country would be
better satisfied"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Chicago Live Stock Market.
CH1cAao, April IL.

VHICA0U1 APTH II.
BY Telegraph.
Hogs-Estimated receipts 1900.
The market is. weak and lower
Sales Of light grades We're made at
81 75@S O5, generally at 81 zoos 90 ;
heavy grades at So O5@S Is, general
ly at So LOGS 20; Philadelphia lots
at IS so.
Cattlc-rcccipts 1900. Market dull.
Sales were made at "a 25@5 so but
generally at 81 5O@5 GO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

ST. Louis, April II.
BY Telegraph.
Wheat--lower to sell. No. 2 Fall
81 46 bid cash, and 81 AZ bid April.
No. 3 do. 81 1864 bid, and No. 4 90.
Connective and higher at45I4 @A
cash; 451s May.
Oats-better 35c cash, and 341sc
bid April.
Rye-65c. y,
Whisky-unchanged.
Pork-quiet at $22 S7iiz @23 90.
Lard-nominal at l351c.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
The Maryland Republicans pro
nounce for Blaine.

The Clinton Age (Dcm.), declares
strongly for Davis, of Illinois, as The
Democratic candidate for President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The Republican Convention for
nominating a candidate for Congress
in the 7th district meets at Des
Moines May oath, next. The number
of delegates is 80.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
nRrUss.lCAx srArE CoNyx,r,ox

The Twentieth Annual Republican State Con.
ventton will be held at Des Moincs, ON
WEDNESDAY, May n, 1870.
fcr the purpose Of making the following nomna.
tons;
Twenty-Five delegates to the National Rcpnb,,-
sional Disfrict)
Eleven candidates for Presidential electors q
at large-l from each Congressional District,)
Two candidates for Judges of supreme Court
One candidate for Secretary of State.
Une candidate for Auditor OF State
One candidate for Treasurer OF State
One candidate for Register OF State Land OF
nee.
One candidate for Attorney General.
The ratio of representation will he one ,lelcrat,
Tor each county in the State, and in addition
thereto, one delegate for every no votes or ifac
uon over ltN, cast for SamuelJ. kirkwood, fo
Governor, ut the general election in 1875. Tn,
following table shows the representation:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
spec,al Disp.tcn TO the Chicago rr,bnne

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Gcn. Bel
knap's lawyers are busy preparing
his case. They have not asked for
delay, and it will not be necessary
unless more time is required to Sc
cure the attendance of necessary wit
nesscs from some frontier posts. The
General himself will appear at the
trial in the Senate.
A "fact" having very s'imporiant
bearing" upon Gen. Belknap's mo-
tivcs for resigning has come to light
and will be shown on the trial. His
sudden resignation was accepted by
the country as u confession of his
guilt. In fact, ii was i'm accordance
with the condition made by Clymer
when Montgomery Blair, Gen. Bel
knap's counsel, said to the Committee
that he had proposition to make
which tic thought his client would
accept, viz: 1.-THE Committee would
his family and his child from the evil
dencc he would send in a written
statement admitting that money had
come into his hands regularly from
Marsh for the time named in the tes-
timony. At this time there was no
expectation in the Committee that
impeachment would be undertaken,
and Clymer, the chairman, said there
was one other thing Gen. Bclknap
must do, and that was to resign, aud
to this his counsel said he should.
Later, at the night session, Mr..
Blair's proposition was rejected, and
the next morning Gen. Bclknap re-
signed without having had n hint
that impeachment was agreed upon
and his resignation had the double
purpose to save the President cmbar-
rassment and to shield the ladies of
his family by accepting the RESPONSE
bility of the whole matter until the
excitement had passed and opporlu-
nifty was given for full explanation.
The friends Oft Secretary repre-
sent him as entirely recovered from
the first shock and depression insep-
arabic from such deep troubles, and
as entirely confident of complete vim
dication, and in this belief his law
yers fully share. From an examina-
ton Of Marsll's statements and evil
dence, it appears that he has made
four different and contradictory as
sertions upon very material points
Several officers OF high standing and
acquainted with the facts have writ
ten here that to their knowledge,
much of Gen. Clusters evidence is
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS. of Geor-
gia, who has been dying for several
years past, and who more recently
gave up all hopes. is said to be inn
proving.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Or all the miserable Jobs which the

OF all the miserable jobs which the
Clymer Committee have had OH their
hands. perhaps the last one, where a
New Hampshire patent vender tells
his story of corruption on the part of
Quartcrmastcr General Meigs, is the
most puerilc. This witness is either
crazy or possessed of the most won
derful audacity, since he testified that
Meigs deliberately demanded of him
a certain bonus if his moth extermin-
ator should be adopted by Meigs. The
most unlikely story in the world.
Such things are not done in that way.
1t is usual for the one wanting favors
to come down with handsome offers.
General Mcigs, who for a quarter of
a century has had the most favorable
opportunity for making his position
profitable, has always borne an unim-
peachable character, and being called
before the committee, stated that the
STORY of the moth cxtcrminator vend-
er was a perfect fabrication, and that
he had been charitable enough to sup
that the man thus slanderiag him was,
in a measure, crazy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

II is understood that explorers in
Palestine have failed to find any trace
Of mortgage OH the Temple Solomon
built to the Lord.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
-. I1suls Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, April IL.
By telegraph
Hogs-reccipts Loo. Market weak,
some sales lower. Workers 81 4O@75:
packing grades " 5000, and butch
ers' SO coos 10.
Farmers will find, when they are In
the city, one Of the most convenient
Wagon Yaris and Feed Stables on
Main street a few doors above Law
renee & Carriers. Call and see.
sl4 Wit
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
a. r.. s.ewart Deaa.

New YoRK,April l0.--A. Z. Stewart,
who has been suffering Tor the past
week with infiamation of the bowels,
died this afternoon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

sensation has utterly failed. We hope
that Whitley got his pay for his per-
tidious testimony, beforehand, from
the Democratic conspirators, who are
bigger rascals than the tools they
employ to do their swearing. We
hope these instruments are sharp
enough to not be cheated out of their
bride money for false swearing.
The venerable John A. Dix recent
ly pronounced vchcmently against
the taxation of church property to
any extent. He said:
"They will allow 81, 600 of the value
OF each of His churches to be exempt
from taxation, and only exact of Him
payment on the residue. They may.
perhaps, go so far as to allow Him
$2,OO0-as much as it would cost a
well-to-do farmer to house his horses
and his horned cattle. There is a
degree of sublimity in this condo
scension which beggars all comment,
and l dismiss it. With those who
think the Almighty sufficiently honor
ed by rendering Him homage in
buildings no better than barns and
Outhouses, no matter how abundant
the pecuniary means of the worship.
pers, and who attach no more sanctity
to one class of those ediiices than 10
the other, it would be equally fruit.
less and humiliating to hold any par
ley or conference"
Per contra the New York Fitness
a very popular religious journal, takes
the opposite view, and says:
1--WE may here add that the argu.
ment used by Gov. Dix and others
against the taxation of church proper
ty, namely: that it would be taxing
God Almighty, appears to us singu-
larly improper. If it be wrong to
tax church for making, and light
ing, and draining the streets that
lead to it, it must be wrong also 10
charge anything for building il, light.
ing it, or sweeping it. All that is
equally taxing the Deity, if one car
use the awful name of God i'm such {
connection without irreverence. iii
be wrong to tax a church for police
to keep order outside, it must bt
equally wrong topay sexton fol
keeping order inside. The poor sex.
ton, in taking his wages, must, upon
Cow Dix's theory, be held up as tax.
ing his Maker. X
The fact is, there is no consistent oil
logical standpoint between State-paid
churches and churches wholly indie.
pendent of State. The claim upon
the State is just as good in principle
for support of the pastor as for thu
exemption of churches and parsonage!
from taxation"
This is to be one of the holly con
tested questions of the near future
1t will, we think, in the course of til,
discussion, take wide range and vii
either finally fall on the side of thu
fullest exemption, with great Difficult
ties surrounding the fixing of til,
limits, or it will finally include fo
taxation everything save such prop
erty as the government or civil au
thoritics, holds the fee to, and use
for public purposes only, and the las
resting place of the dead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Ottanwa Greeery Market.

Z -, -.
R,our- 'AL iitn, s0t0
Spring, per ..ok, 80 lbs, 81. Sool.ao
.s SS;:.@:;,;;. = = H.. 100 -. +
Rnts.s e0o' PoF 9esnol' 4OO@lQ
rsa. s ys''o"' Pes 10 Is
1fro.h mar doc, ,oa,,
Tes- M
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
BORDER WAR.
The U. =. Troops Open ON the
Mexlcans Across the
Rio Gramilc.
And Makes Things Hot In the
Town of Laredo.
Mexicans lmprtsomksg American

Mexicans lmprisonksg American
Merchants.
GALVESTON, April l0-A special to
the Ne,cs says at Laredo, Texas, April
9th, an American merchant of Laredo
named Mix was imprisoned and his
life threatened last night by the COM
mander of the Federal troops in La
redo, for hesitating TO contribute his
property and refusing to pay q fine of
500. Col. Merriman, of the United
States Army, demanded his release,
which after some words was COM
piled with, but the Mexican authori-
ties threatened to kill our merchant
the first cliance,and our soldiers are in
arms.
GALVESTON, April lO.--A Browns
vile special says Diaz maintains the
strictest order in Matamoras and last
night shot three soldiers for insub-
ordination. lie has made appoint
ments to all municipal offices. He
seems TO be well backed, financially,
from outside sources and is strength
ening his position aud accommodating
uituS, uIiiuiuultiou stuu StuicSs ~ Is
probable that he will soon organize q
force and make move in the direc-
ton of Monterey. Euro is said to be
there with only about 700 men.
A letter from the revOlntionist,
Trevino, says he met and routed
Adrinez, at Anaquita, with GOO men,
200 Of whom turned over to TrevinO.
A report is current that COrtina has
been shot, but it lacks confirmation.
Diamond being released the revo.
lutionary party attacked QuintanO at
New Laredo this morning and after
two hours fighting were repulsed
They renewed the attack and now {
continuous role of musketry can b(
heard, and dead soldiers are lying il
the streets. Four American citizens
on this side, were wounded by stray
bullets. The wounded are crossin.
to this side. Major Merriam, com
handing at this point, is trailing
gun preparatory to Smelling New
Laredo.
i GALVESTON, April 10.-A Lercdo
, Texas, special of to-day to the New
say . ~ liC iCluCsu VI uN SpCCio
deputy U. s. Marshal Major Merriam
planted d12 FOUNDER on the bank 0
the river this morning, and at on
o'clock this afternoon the Mexican
: opened a hot fire from New Jared
OH our guard at the ferry, and the
were compelled TO withdraw. TIL
| fire was then concentrated on tn
. gunners, whereupon Colonel Scxto
$ threw two shells into New Laredo
: Mexico, from the II FOUNDER, whic
: silenced the fire of the Mexicans upo
our soldiers and American citizens.
Two men and three women of thi
city were wounded badly.
j GALVESTON, April lO-A Laredo
: Texas special to the Galveston Ne,t
i says Mexican federal loops opene
7 fire on United States government
: troops at Up. m. tonight, the Unite
: States troops returning fire with
c twelve pound howitzer, Smelling Ne,
G Laredo, Mexico. Hot fight.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

We are glad to note that General
Schcnck demands the fullest investi-
cation, and has given in a list of the
witnesses he wants subpGnaed. The
committee seemed to think that there
was no necessity for his witnesses to
be summoned, plainly intimating that
there was no charge against the Gen.
cral which needed further rcfutation.
Schcnck, however, is not satisfied
with such hasty work, and now wants
once for all, to probe to the very bot
tom the whole matter, and thus to
hcnceforth stop the caviling Of every
honest man. We have, from the first,
had faith in Schcnck. We remember
Bob Schcnck, of Ohio, in years agone,
and could not well believe him guilty
of any oflcnsc IN the Emma Mine az
fair. In these days it seems only suf-
ticient for hcartlcss scoundrels to
start report against a man, no mat
ter how unjustifiable, to set him down
in the estimation of thousands of peo-
plc as a rogue,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
yBfateSuIIy, =
Mrs. l.. OlIAFFEE.

Most medicines which are advertised az
blood purifiers and liver medicines contain
either mercury, in some form, or potassium
and iodine variously combined. All Of
these agents have strong tendency to break
down the blood corpuscles, and debilitate
aud otherwise permanently injure the
human system, and should therefore BE-
discarded. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery; ON the other hand, being CON-
posed Of the fluid extracts OF native piants,
bavks and roots, will In no case produce
injury, its effects being strengthening and
curative only, SArsaparilla, which used Ia
enj ~ quite reputation as blood purifier,
is remedy Of thirty years ago, and may
we'll give place as it 10 doing, to the more
positive and valuable vegetable alternatives
which later medical investigation and dis.
covery has brought to light. In Scrofula
or Kings Evil, White Swellings, Ulcers,
Erysipelss, Swelled Neck, Goitre, Scrofa-
lous Infianations, lndolent inflammation
Mercurial affections, Old Sores, Eruptions
of the Skin and Snre Eyes as 10 all other
blood diseases DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery has shown Its great remedial
powers, curing the most obstinate and in.
,ractablc cases. Sold by all dealers 10
medicines.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
ST. LOUIS RINGsTERs.
The Convicted Parties Brought
Into Court to Receive
their Sentence.

ST. LOUIS, April S.-The United
States Circuit Court at the after
noon session, the case of Mckee on
motion in arrest of judgement, was
taken up and argued. The point
made by the counsel for Mckee was
that the Circuit Court had not had
Jurisdiction of the case, the original
Indictment never having been remit
ted as required by the statute, but on
ly copy on which defendant had
been tried.
The court stated that the point was
a novel one and required the counsel
on both sides to file briefs within six
days.
During the argument Judge Dillon
interrupted Judge Krum, and said if
the position suggested was sound,
then If the defendant had been ac-
quilted on his trial, he might have
been tried again on the original in
dictment.
Judge Krum admitted this and said
the same principle would be found to
underlic the former trials in this
court.
This was taken to be in reference
TO Babcock's trial. The defendant in
that case was tried and acquitted on
a transcript of the indictment RENTED
10 the Circuit Court by the District
Court, and if the motion in McKee's
ease should prevail, it will vitiate the
proceedings in all such cases, and
then Babcock may have to face a new
trial on the original indictment re-
turned to the District Court. If this
point is oycrruled, the defendant on
a writ of habeas corpus, may carry
the case to the United States Supreme
Court, and il this course is taken, will
be likely to postpone final action in
the matter most indefinitely.
AT the close of the argument Judge
Dillon informed Judge Krum that
the motion arrest in this case was in
formal; that the motion should be
dismissed, and Judge Krum accepted
the suggestion and modified his
motion accordingly.
District Attorney Dyer asked the
Court that the forfeiture of Avery's
bond be entered. but stated if that
gentleman appears on Thursday, ms
ordered by the Court, he would in
terposc 10 objections to setting aside
the default. Ayery's securities were
then called and Avcry's bond was set
aside.
ST.. LOUIS, April S.-A petition was
put into circulation this afternoon
and signed by many leading citizens,
and it is said by the counsel for the
:. 4
TO pardon Constantine Mcguire, who
was sentenced to-day, and a project
is on foot to raise a subscription to
pay his fine.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Wm. o.
Avery, convicted in st. Louis of be-
ing connected with the whisky frauds,
was arrested tonight by the u. S. |
Marshal and committed to jail, his
bail being forfeited.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

AMONG the favorite sons for whom
states are now instructing. we fail to
see the name of General Grant. But
il may be that he isn't anybody's fa-
vorite son.-BurliRgtoa Gazette.
Don't be so bashful. These lcf,
handed compliments arc not becom-
ing to the Gazette, since it has been
running Gen. Grant for third term
for the past three years. 1t is shame
for the Gosette to now go back on
three years hard toll and drop its can
didate thus unccremoniously.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
THANK 'sFROM EllE DEPTHS o.
THE HEART

ELLINGTON, L1ra1n 20, - Aug. "a
DR.. r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear ST:-Your medicines, Golden
Medical Discovery. Dr.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. have proved Of the greatest ser
vice to me. Six months ago no one thought
that could possibly live long. had
"a complication Of diseases, -scrofula,
manifesting itself in cruptions and great
blotches on my head that made such sores
that could not have my hair combed
without causing me much suffering al 80
causing swollen glands, tonsils enlarged,
or "thick neck, and large and numerous
boils. also suffered from terrible
Chronic Catarrh, and in fact was so dis
eased that life was a burden to me. hal
tried many doctors with no benefit.
finally procured one half dozen bottles Of
your Golden Medical Discovery and one
dozen Sage's Catarrh Remedy and COM
menscd their use At first | was badly
discouraged, but after taking four bottles
ofthe Discovery began to improve. when
had taken the remaining was well. In
addition TO the use Of Discovery applied
a solution Of Iodine to the Goitre or thick
neck, as you advise in pamphlet wrapping
and it entirely disappeared. Your Dis-
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blood medicine ever invented. thank
God and You, from the depths Of my kcar',
for tho great good it has done me. 1851
ELI
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

WASHINGTON, April S.--Wm. O.
Avery, convicted in st. Louis of be-
ing connected with the whisky frauds,
was arrested tonight by the u. S.
Marshal and committed to jail, his
bail being forfeited.