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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
A Wife's Hard Lot.


Dunbar's wife listened to long
political discussion while riding
down town yesterday morning, and
at dinner she remarked to her hus-
band:
"Wcll. eight or nine days more will
decide this election"
SIN measure was his guarded
reply.
''I'm awful glad" she continued.
"You commenced going out nights
about the first of March, and you've
kept it up ever since. I'll be one
happy woman about the Sth of No
yember. Well have cheerful fires,
games, comfort and
"Charlottc," solcmnly interrupted
the husband, "can't You understand
this thing? The election will occur
on the It'll, Of course. After that i
must help count up the returns, veri-
fy them, put our clubs in training for
the next campaign, examine the lies
OF the opposition, and so forth. and
it may be next April before 1 get
through. You must have patience,
for everything is working all right"
What could she do but burst into
tears!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

COLUMBIA, Nov. IA motion has
been made by the democratic council
before full bench of the Supreme
Court praying that a writ Of prohibit
ton and mandamus be granted re-
straining the board Of State canvass
crs from executing any judicial func
tons in the election Of electors, menu
bcrs of the legislature, members of
Congress and solicitors,and combining
them to ministerial functions only,
and restraining Dunn, CORDOBA and
Hayne, candidates for comptroller,
treasurer and secretary of State, and
nominees for reelection to these OFF,
ces, from sitting as judges at their
own election. The Court issued a rule
requiring the board of canvassers to
answer Thursday why writs should
not be issued. The board ofscanvass-
ers had declared themselves that they
had no jurisdiction over the election
of Governor or Lieut-Govcrnor, and
hence no question was raised respects
ing them. The following prominent
democrats are here:
Ex-Gov. Parker. of New Jersey !;
Senator Randolph, of New Jersey;
Hon. Montgomery Blair, Of Mary
land: Hon. A. II. Stuart, of Virginia,
and Hon. G.. V. Cox. All quiet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Governor chanborIaIn's Estimate

NEW YORK, Nov. u The follow
ing special to the Herald gives Gov
ernor Chamberlain's figures as fol-
lows:
COLUMBIA, Nov. ll.--Editor Her
aid: j would gladly give you the
statement you request, but official re-
turns have not been received from
more than eight couties. The figures
given are therefore mostly estimates.
These estimates differ greatly. To
repat them in detail wonld hardly be
worth your while. You arc familiar
with the democratic claims. The re-
publicans claim that after giving the
democrats all they claim, and accept
ing their figures in the greatest ma
jority of the counties, Hayes still has
a majority of 1920, and Chamberlain
of about 2, 100, but the republicans in
sist that their best information from
most authentic sources, including all
official returns now received or au-
thoritatively reported to our execu-
tive committee give Hayes majority
of about 1000, and Chamberlain
about $500. That this state has gone
for Hayes, we have not shadow of
doubt on either democratic or re-
publican showing we are equally sure
of the election of republican state
officers and legislature, with major
ity on joint ballot of over 20.
Signed CHAMBERLAIN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
the SITUATION.
The President has done very
proper thing in sending troops to
Florida and louisiana.

The President has done a very
proper thing in sending troops to
Florida and louisiana.
The officers and soldiers of the
regular army arc conservative and
non-partisan. In point of fact, most
of The leading officers were commits
stoned at tho reorganization OF the
regular army in 1866, by Andrew
Johnson, who had Just then gone fully
back to his democratic vomit. We
are of the opinion that a majority of
The prominent officers i'm commission
to-day. are democratic in their pro-
clivities. Al any rate. it is hard 10
conceive of a more Independent and
non-partisan posse co8alnHaiRs than
that body, and the President in using
il as national police force prevent
an outbreak TO prevent contemplated
frruds. and consequent collisions,
which might involve the whole coun-
try, has exercised the highest wisdom
and craftsmanship. and pursued a
course which every honest man. in
favor of maintaining law and order,
will ultimately approve.
The army does not desire this duty.
There is no instance on record where
an officer or soldier has intcrtcrrcd
to prevent white man, or colorcd
one. for that matter. from casting his
vote. They are only there to see that
all men. without respect to color OF
party. shall have the right to vote,
and to have his vote counted without
/. Interference from local organizations
or organized terrorism.
ANY man who isn't in favor of that
is a scoundrcI. whether living NORTH
or south. 1t is only these sort who
howl about the Presidents dctermin.
alton to prevent fraud and incipicnt
rebellion.
All honest men of all sections de
sire fair election and the Inaugural
ton of the man elected, whether h,
be Hayes or Tilden.
All good men will stand by L. S
Grant in the exercise of all his con
stitutional powers to prevent the DIES
ccration of the ballot box in tn
South, and in throttling at the yer.
outset all efforts TO again embroi
this country in war.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

THE INGENUITY OF SURGERY.-An
artificial nose was manufactured re-
Gently for man in Illinois, whose
nose had been bitten off, in the fol-
lowing manner: After he was placed
under the influence of chloroform,
the pattern, two and half by three
and three-quarters inches at its wild
est parts, was laid upon the forehead
and outlined with iodine. The skin
inside this area was taken out, left
fast at the lower end, between the
eyebrows. This was then pulled
down, turned upon itself, shaped in
to the form of a nose, nostrils being
cut, and piece was brought down to
make the division between them, and
grated, as it were, in the upper lip.
In the meantime the sides, where the
new nose was to grow, had been
freshened by cutting. The stitching
was done, the place in the forehead
where the skin was removed attend.
ed to,and the operation was complete
At last accounts the operation gave
every promise of success.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

"GoT 'EM."-The propric tors of a
front street saloon had a fine live tur-
tie, which he was going to have made
into soup for his guests. 1t was un-
der the icc-box, waiting for its time
to come. On Wednesday night Mr..
Turtle mcandercd out into the bar
room, and waddled along up to
where two soakers were sitting by a
table taking in sustenance of q liquid
nature. The turtle quietly passed un-
der the table, and found AN obsiruc-
ton in the shape of a schooner, made
Of leather, with mans foot in the
"hold.' The turtle hadn't time to go
round the foot SO he started to climb
over il. The man who owned the
foot fell something and looked down.
The tnrtle saw him and looked W
with an appealing look. The mar
turned pale and said, ..Boys, take me
home end send for doctor. I've
got m."-LaCrosse SIM.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Going to see the Vote counted.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. lO.-In accord
ance with the request of Governor
Kellogg, of Louisiana, that promi-
nent men should go from the north
to inspect the counting of the votes in
that State, the President has invited
the following gentlemen to proceed
to New Orleans for such purposes
Hon. d. w. Kelly, of Penn. Gen. j.
A. Garfield, of Ohio; Hon. J. A.
Kasson, Of Iowa; John Schonberg,
Of Penn, and Gen. John A. Logan, Of
Ills. 1t is understood that most OF
these gentlemen have accepted and
will reach New Orleans within few
days.
1t is stated on good authority that
the President has also requested the
following gentlemen to visit the
south, in order to secure q fair count
of the presidential vote, in addition
to those already named: Thomas
Beaver, Esq, of PENNSYLVANIA, and
Hon. Henry Stebbins, of New York
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

A BRIGHT CAPITALIsT.-A colorcd
resident Of Detroit, who occasionally
lends few dollars on good security,
was the other day invited TO lend a
neighboring cobblcr thirty dollars on
note of hand running thirty days.
Suppose dat note comes due and
you haven't dc cash 2" inquired the
capitalist.
..But will have"
"But s'posc you havent?'
The cobbler couldn't get over that
and he was looking very serious when
the capitalist got bright idea. and
said:
1--WE kin fix dat. You make de
note, you see. You may be good or
you may not be. I'm good, and we
bot knows it, cause here's dc cash
right hope. Yon make dc note and
I'll back it. knows myself, you see,
and dc capitalist who won't lend
money OH his own 'dorsement hain't
no business head OH him.
And they fixed it that way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Good Enouqt,.

CHICAGO, Nov. lO.-The journal,
editorially says: The republican
gains of members of Congress are as
follows: Arkansas l, California 2,
Florida l, Illinois 6, Indiana 4, Iowa
l. Kansas l, Massachusetts, }, Michi-
gan 9, Missouri 4, New Jersey !, New
York /, Ohio s, Oregon l, Pennsylva-
MIA 8, Tennessee l., Colorado l, Louis
lana |, Virginia l. Total 46. The re-
publican losses are: Alabama Ken.
lucky l, Mississippi 2, South Carolina
2,probably; North Carolina not heard
from; New Hampshire is yet to hold
her Congressional election. The dele
CATION of that State at present stands
| republican and 2 democrats. Total
republican gains thus far 40, republi-
can losses 6, net gain 80. This, with
a gain Of probably two more from
New Hampshire, will give the repnb-
Leans the control Of the next House
Representatives.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
A Walking Miracle.

MIR. il. X. STEVENS:
Dear Sir--Ihough stranger, I want TO in
form you what FEGETINE has done for me.
Last Christmas Scrofula made its appearance
in my system-large running ulcers appearing
on Inc, as follows: One on each Of my arms,
one OH my thigh, which extended to the seat,
one on my head, which eat into the skull bone,
two physicians came TO amputate the limb,
though upon consultation concluded not to do
so, as my whole body was so full OF Scrofula;
they deemed Ii advisable to cut the sore, which
was painful beyond description, and there was
a quart of matter run from this one sore.
The physicians all gave me up to die, and
said they could do no more Tor me. Both of my
legs were drawn up TO my sent, and II was
thought il did get up again would be Grip
Pile for life.
When in this condition saw VEGETINE
advertised, aud commenced taking it In March,
and followed on with it until had used six
teen bottles, and this morning ] am going to
plough corn, well man. All my townsmen
say II is miracle TO see me round walking and
working.
III conclusion will add, when was endur-
ing such great suffering. from that dreadful
take he out of this world but MS VEGETISE has
restored to me the blessings of health, l desire
more than ever to live, that may be Of some
service to my fellow-men, and | know OF no
better way 10 aid suffering humanity, than TO
incloso YOU this statement of my case, with an
earnest hope that you will publish 1t, and 1t
will afford Inc pleasure to reply to any COM
muneatioa which | may receive therefrom.
am, sir, very respectfully,
WILLIAM PAWN.
Avery, Berrien Co., Mich, July 10, 1872.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
enact of+ha c,.x,. sn.a,.

LONDON, Nov. ID. - The Cars
speech at Moscow, on Friday, has had
a depressing effect on the Stock Ex-
change here.
A heavy gale prevailed on the coast
Saturday and Sunday nights, and a
number of shipping disasters are re-
ported.
The Pail Mall Gazeite says once
more darkness has fallen on the pros
poets of peace. That it will lift again
we may hope, but news that comes
both from st. Petersburg and Con-
stantinople gives nsno warning that
what is called feeling may yet con.
quer wisdom, and that certain de-
gree of insanity already threatens to
creep into the judgments of those up
on whom depends the tremendous is
sue of peace or war. The speech OF
the Cars is not the most alarming
incident Of the time, but it is far from
pleasant reading.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Going Counting,

One of the chief compensations of a
woman's life is found in the fact that
she does not have 'to go ACQUIRING
1t must be confessed that, in these
days, the modern belle does her share
of the wooing, but she does not have
to dress up in stiffcollar, and pair
of boots two sizes too small for her,
and walk up to the lannon's mouth
Of her inamorata's family, consisting
of father, mother, and grandmother,
and maiden aunt, and halfa dozen
brothers and sisters, and inquire in a
trembling voice: "Is Miss Arabclla
at home"
Whenever man goes accounting
everybody seems to know all about
it. His demeanor tells the obscrvant
spectator the business he is intent on.
He might just as well placard himself
with the legend: 81 am going court
ing" Everybody is cognizant Of it,
and looks knowing; and ask him if
the Northern lights were bright last
night. about one o'clock, and chow
the market is for Kerosene up to dady
Browns" and a score of other ques-
tons equally out of place.
We have in our family at present,
a young man who is deeply, we trust
successfully, engaged in going court
ing; and our warmest sympathies
have been aroused for him. When
Sunday afternoon arrives it is plain
to see that something is about to hap
pen. Our young man is tidgety and
communicative and cannot sit in
one place more than half minute at
q time. lie is continually interview
ing his watch and comparing it with
the old eight-day coffin-shaped clock
in the corner. He looks in the glass
frequently, and draws his forehead
locks first back and then forward,
and combs them up and pats them
down, and is unsatisfied with the eff
feet throughout.
The smell of bay rum and berga-
mot is painly apparent. When he
shakes his handkerchief musk is per-
ceptible. His boots shine like mir
rors. There is faint odor of carda-
mon seeds in his breath when he
yawns. He smooths his budding lit
tie mustache with affectionate pats,
and feels his invisible side-whiskers
continually, to be sure that they are
there, a fact which is not established
to outside observers by the sense of
sight. He tries on all his stock of
neck-ties without finding just the
thing land he has spasms of brushing
his coat, that commence with violence
and last till one grows nervous for
fear the broadcloth will never be
able to stand it.
He declines soup that day at din
ner. He says it is because he does mt
feel hungry, but we know it is be-
cause there are onions in it, and
onions, as every one knows, do not
sweeten ones breath to any great ex-
| tent.
If spoken to on sudden, he starts
and bushes, and looks as guilty as
though he had been caught stealing
something, and directly one does not
speak to him, he goes back to the de-
lightful occupation Of staring atnoth.
ing, and waiting for the hour hand
to creep around to seven.
AT seven he sets forth, clean AND
tidy from top to bottom, looking pre-
cisely as if he had just stepped out Of
a handbook.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

CHICAGO JoURNALIsMs.-Iowa has
proved that she is FURNISHED gold"
Charles Francis Adams has stop
ped using the brogue.
Riding two horses at once has been
attended with unusually fatal results
in the political circus rings of the
year.
The New York Graphic makes a
note of the fact that Chicago doesn't
want "a Judge that conducts the de-
tense in a murder case"
A good many men who bumped
against their party from selfish mo-
tives have been whipped in this con-
test, and everybody says ..'scrvcd 'cm
right"
A sinful New York sheet imagincs
that Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony
must be direct descendants of the peo-
pie who settled by the rivers of bab-
ble-on.
It is getting to be pretty well UNI
derstood that when farmer pays $50
for an agricultural machine, he is
putting 500 clear into somebody's
pocket.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
An Appeal to Patriotism.

New York, Nov. lO.-The follow
ing dispatch was sent to Governors
Ingersoll, Hubbard, Robinson, Bedle,
Curtin, Palmer, McCrecry, Carroll,
and others; also to Senator's Thur
man, Dayard, Randolph, Mcdonald,
Herman, and other senators, and to
leading public men in the northern
states, republicans and democrats /:
Tho citizens of New Orleans earnest
ly request that delegation Of prom
inent gentlemen come there at once
to counsel peace and fair and honest
returns. You arc earnestly request
ed to be one of ten or fifteen gentle
men, all widely known to meet at
Louisville, at the Gait House, OH Sat-
urday evening, proceeding directly
south, or, If more convenient, meet
ing at the st. Charles hotel, New Or
leans, on Monday morning. Your
prompt acceptance by telegraph is
requested in this emergency. This
appeals to your patriotism.
(Signed) ADRIAN HEWITT,
Chairman.
New YonK, Nov. lO.-Thc follow
ing have signiflcd by telegraph their
intention Of starting at once for New
Orleans, in response to tho call OF
the democratic national committee
Hon Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois
ex-U. 8. Senator j. M. Palmer, of II
linOis ex-Gov. A. j. Curtin, of Penn
sylvania; ex-senator Hamilton, of
Maryland; Hon. L. r. Doolittle, OF
WISCONSIN,: ex-senator COolbaugh
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Tramp pevlltvv.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. l3.--Corne-
Illus II. Grail, freight conductor on
the G. e. & l. railroad, was shot by a
tramp at Shelby, Ohio, yesterday.
Three tramps got aboard the train
and refusing to pay the fare, Mr..
Grail took one Of their hats, and at
Shelby got off the train to get some
thing to eat. The tramps followed
him, all of them drawing revolvers
and firing at him, one of the shots
taking effect in his breast, inhicting a
serious if not fatal wound. The
ramps were arrested.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

In Green township, this county, the
democracy have always tlourished.
During the war it was an intensely
secesh quarter. At the late election,
Nov. eth, a democrat walked up to
the polls and voted, at the same time
openly and detiantly declaring that
he fought four years in the rebel
army. and he was a democrat-hc was
and he voted as he shot. A great
many democrats in this county arc
not bold enough to avow such senti.
ments, but a great many of them en-
terrain just such sentiments notwith.
standing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
Valuable Evidence.

The following unsolicited testimonial from
Rev. o. 4. Walker, u. d., formerly pastor OF
Bowdoin Square Church, Boston, and at present
settled in Providence, X. L., must be deemed as
reliable evidence No one should fail to observe
that this testimonial is the result of two years.
experience with the use Of VEGETINE in the
Rev. Mr.. Walkers family, who now pronounees
II Invaluable:
PROVIDENCE, r. L., 1Gi TRANSIT STREET.
III. r. STEVENS, Esq:
i feel bound to express with my signature the
high value place upon your VEGETlNE. My
family have used 1t for the last two years. In
nervous debility 1t is Invaluable, and ! recon-
mend 1t to ill who may need an invigorating,
reuoyating tonic. .. L. WALKER,
Formerly Pastor Of Bowdon Square Church,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

Coal OIL AND DIPHTHERIA.-As il
coal oil had not enough to be respons.
ible for in the periodic destruction OF
thoughtlcss women, who insist on
Christening" their fires by liberal
stream from the petrole UNI can, DIR.
Wilson, an English physician, now
announces, that it is also responsible
for diphthcria. That disease, nc says,
was not known until coal oil came in
to use; it is most fatal In houses
where this oil is used, and most prev
alent in the districts where this oil is
produced. Without pretending to
speak cx cathcdra, we think this
theory is built upon unreliable NOR
tally statistics, rather than upon
practical observation. Will some OF
the coal oil districts furnish a little
information on the snbjcct?-Cincin-
natl Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15

In Burmah, if two married persons
arc tired of each others society, they
dissolve partnership in the following
touching but conclusive manner ]:
They light two candles, and shutting
up their hut, sit down and wait quiet
ly until they arc burned out. The
one whose candle burns out first gets
up at once and leaves the house, (and
forever taking nothing else but the
clothes he or she may have on at the
time, all else becomes the properly of
the other party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-15
GOVERNOR KELLOGG.
Ao Nails A FoW Democratic lIes.
New YORK, Nov. lO.-The follow

No Nails A Fow Democratic Lies.
New YORK, Nov. lO.-The follow
lowing was issued this evening:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT, NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10,
l876.-Editor Picayune:: In your
morning issue of this date, l read
with surprise tho following state
ment: dispatches were exchanged
last night by Kellogg and Chamber
lain also between Kellogg and Sena-
tor Conover (radicaD Of Florida. The
Chamberlain correspondence amount
ed to this: 81 will carry South Caro-
lima for Hayes ifyou carry louisiana
The Governors of Louisiana and
South Carolina, when it was thought
that the election Of Tilden depended
on these two States, entered into an
agreement to return their States for
Hayes by any MEANS" The above
contains grave charge, and seems to
have been made with dcliberation. 1t
ia every word untrue. have sent no
dispatch to Governor Chamberlain or
to Senator Conover l have received
NO dispatches from them have nci-
Their writer nor telegraphed the gen.
tlemen named, nor to any other per-
son in the States of South Carolina or
Florida, during the past six months,
nor have l received either letter or
telegram from them or from any one
else in those states bearing upon the
election. Much more is said in the
same issue of the Picayune regarding
myself and the Returning Board.
am not member of the Returning
Board don't appoint the members Of
that Board; am not responsible to
them for my action nor are they to
me, except that my name has been
place on the republican ticket as
presidential elector. Lam not can
didate for any Office at this election;
have endeavored to be fair and just
in the discharge of my official duties,
and l think the record will show that
have been so. do claim the right,
however, as an American citizen, to
express my opinion. have said, and
I repeat it, the majorities claimed by
the democrats in the heavy republican
parishes of Ouachita and east and
west Feliciana have not been fairly
obtained. The registered yOteiof these
three parishes is, white, 2,lO3; black,
$3.50. They gave me a majority in
1872 of 1922. Even, according to the
count Of the republican candidates in
1874, majority Of 1921, as conceded
by the democratic state central COM
mittee. They are said to have gone
democratic this year by over 5000
majority, while in nearly every other
parish Of the state the colorcd vote
has been cast solidly for the rcpub-
lican ticket, and tho republicans have
gained largely. assert, and the
proofs, which cannot be hidden, will
abundantly bear out the assertion
that this change has been effected by
n systematic course of intimidation,
violence and murder disgraceful to
tho state and to civilization. Very
respectfully your obedient servant,
tSigned.l VIM. p. KELLOGG.