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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Reported Fight With Indians.

CmcAao, Aug PA dispatch re-
ceived at military head quarters here
says an Indian arriving at Standing
Rock Agency on the Missouri river,
yesterday, reports severe fight ten
or twelve days since between the
troops and Indians at point north
of the Black Hills. The loss on both
sides was very heavy. The troops
held possession of the field and the
Indians broke Into bands and dis
persed over the country with the
troops in pursuit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

PRoT. SEELyE, of Massachusetts,,
became dissatisfied with Grants adj
ministration, and consented to run
for Congress In 1874 as an Independ-
ent candidate. He was elected in the
Tenth District over Charles A. Stew
ems (Republican), by 45O majority, by
combination Of Independent and
Democratic votes. He has sat among
the Confederatcs and Democrats for
eight and half months, and the con-
tact has cured him Of all his dreams
Of reform and publication from that
source. He now supports Hayes and
Wheeler, and openly proclaims that
the election of Tilden and Hendricks
would be q national calamity. He
gives It as his sincere opinion that 1t
would be most dangerous thing to
allow the Government to fall into the
hands Of the ConfedeFatcs and dough
faces. Chicago 1sibmae.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Jim Jams,

From Deputy Sheriff Smith, who
returned yesterday from Hardin
county, we learn Of . big snake that
is troubling the people Of that vicini-
ty. The people up there describe it
as being about 30 feet long and seven
inches In diameter; and they have
been out the past week searching for
It. His snaEeship has killed seven
horses and i've cattle in that region,
but appears to do it from mere de-
sire to kill, as it coils itself around
tho animal and crushes 1t to death
It conceals itself in the tall grass and
on seeing the animal or man, raises
itself fully Ave feet from the ground
and starts after the object. No man
on foot can rum fast enough to escape
1t. Tho citizens have offereda q reward
of 500 for the snake dead or alive,
and people by the hundred are scarch-
ing for It, armed with all manner of
weapons.-State Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
OF the 62.l72 Federal officers in the

OF the 62, 172 Federal officers in the
United States who are daily gnawine
into the vitals of the body polite
35,547 Of them, on the first day OF
January, 1876, were postmasters,
leaving 2e,825 in oil the other depart.
ments. During the war period there
was about four thousand postmastera
in the South missing in action, who
have since then been replaced by the
tyrant Grant. There are zoos more
postoffices, and consequently more
postmasters, in the United States
than when the war commenced,
which is a fair measure Of the coun-
try's growth.
These postmasters are receiving for
the most part, the minimum pay al
lowed to the "pompous menials of this
besotted government" to-wit: twelve
dollars and fifty cents per annum
each.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

A Swede who went to Salt Lake
City several years ago to live has be-
come insane because his fonr daugh-
ters. ono, after another married the
came Mormon.
To kin a dog in Samoa they place
him on his back, put a stick across
his throat, and sit on each end until
the animal is defunct. Animals pos.
sessed of sufficient tails are suspended
by them. melting them to reyolve rap.
idly until similarly inanimate. The
meat is said to be greatly improved
BY this process.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

The Greenback State Convention at
Indianapolis, Thursday, gave its
opinion of Tildcn in an impressive
and feeling manner, declaring an Mt
ter want of faith in the professions OF
reform which comes from Corpora
fion thief and railroad screcker, rep
resenting the old Tammany regime in
New York" Sam. Cary, as usual,
"spoke for over two hours" and was
followed by Blanton Duncan, of Ken
lucky, who entertained hopes Of car
rying enough electoral votes for
Cooper and Cary to throw the cleo
ton into the House. He said he had
been abused in 1872 for predicting
the defeat of Greeley, and yet he be-
lieved Tilden's chances were even
less promising"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Growing Fearful.

Sioux CrTY, Ia, Aug. 2I.-Dis-
patches from Fort Sully state that the
conduct of the Indians has become
very docile within q few days, many
Of them voluntarily coming in and de-
livering up their arms. 1t is suppos-
ed they are Influenced in this by the
news Of reverses to Sitting Bulls
band, which could easily reach them
by their shorter and more direct line
of communication with the hostile
camp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

The Boston Herald correspondent
thinks ''thc most disgracefGl scene
that occurred during the last twenty.
four hours Of the session was during
the delivery Of Mr.. Eaton's speech
on the school amendment. Mr.. Eat
on was very much intoxicated and
used good deal Of language which
will never got into the Congressional
Record. He yelled portions of his
speech at the top Of his voice, and
when he undertook to read certain
statistics he wished to present his
utterance became uninteliigiblc. The
Senate chamber has been : strangel
to such scenes In recent years,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

One Of our TT. Dodge democrats
who refuses TO 60 for Tilden gets out
Of the Tilden business by telling this
story: An Irishman was once offered
. cup Of whisky, the last in the bottle.
As he was raising 1t to his lips sudden
ly there dropped into it an enormous
double-breasted, broad shouldcred
tumble-bug. The Irishman looked ut
tho whisky, then at the bug, and sad
ly put the cup away. Asked the
man-"Why do yo not drink? Don't
you like the whisky 2" "'Pon my
soul do, but there's a bug in tn.
stuf, man." "What of it.? It's q nice
handsome, clean bug-down with
him." "Yes, it's all very well to say
that-ald the hpg may be all right ;
but its his 0srld 0ccHpdtion that closes
the door nv me stomach"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
the CAMPAIGN.

This has been so far the most ex-
traordinary Presidential campaign, in
one respect, that the country has ever
witnessed.
The Republican candidates, Hayes
and Wheeler, have been before the
public for over sixty days, and yet
democratic malignity and ingenuity
have failed to discover one single
thing to charge them with. If any
charge affecting their character, in
tegrity or fitness has been made, it
has utterly escaped our attention.
Upon the contrary, no man ever
ran for the presidency, against whom
so many and so serious charges have
been made and daily published, as
SamuelJ. Tilden, and every one of
these charges have been made by
democratic orators and democratic
newspapers.
Tho COURIER said when Tilden
was nominated that the Demo.
cratic oracles had furnished to
hand all the ammunition necessary for
the campaign, and so far nothing has
appeared in these columns assailing
the fitness of Mr.. Tilden for the
Office he seeks, except what has been
taken from such Democratic organs
% the Cincinnati Enquirer, Brooklyn
Aryus, Chicago Times, New York
Cypress, Pomeroy's Democrat, Bur-
Ilington Gazette, and Daddy Ives
Spirit, and many other papers that
might be quoted, Of equally good
Democratic standing, and from the
utterances Of such orators as August
Belmont, John Kelly, Henry Clay
Dean, Sunset Cox, Dewitt Clinton
Littlcjohh, and a host of equally
tprominent orators of the Democratic
party. l
1t has been agreed upon all hands
that this is q campaign where words
j and platforms are to count for little
and that the men themselves are tt
be considered the best platforms. L
this is so, Samuel j. Tilden should
lnot be elected, unless the leading au
thorities of the party were lying abou
him before his nomination.
1t may be claimed with truth, tina
nearly all these authorities referred
to, and which have furnished Repnb
] lican campaign fuel, have gone bacl
on their charges, and are now sup
: porting Tilden. That shows that the.
: were either lying about Tilden be
> fore his nomination, or else are stul
! ttifying themselves now. Our demo
3 cratic friends can take which horn Q
rlthe dilemma they please.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Hiram PrIce Again Momlnated. :

Hiram Price Again Nominated. :
The Republicans Of the End Iowa
Congressional District, nominated
-Hlram Price for Congress, at Dewitt
yesterday, on the SSth ballot, over the
present incumbent, j. G. Tufts, his
principal competitor, although Cot
ton, Russell, Farwell, and Potter each
received at various stages Of the con.
fict complimentary support.
Hiram Price has already served that
district either three or four terms in
Congress, and during the war he,
with Kasson, Wilson, Hubbard, Alli-
son and Grinnell, furnished his full
share Of the brains to make that one
Of the ablest delegations then in Con-
grcss.
His district is q close one, and the
contest is likely to be uncommonly
hot, whether Braunan or Murphy re-
ceives the Democratic nomination.
Hiram Price is one Of the ablest
men in Iowa, and speaker without
superior in the State. If he Is
elected, which ought to be beyond a
peradventure this Presidential year,
he will again, by the force of his in
tellect and character, take his old
place along side Of such men as Gar
field as leader of the House.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

CHICAGO, Aug, 25.--The Peace Conf
missioners, some half dozen in num-
Der, arrived here to-day, enronte for
Omaha and points west, to talk with
the Sioux Indians. Bishop Whippic
will arrive and join them this evening
and they will leave within twenty
four hours for their destination. They
are furnished with instructions from
the Interior Department, which, 1t is
said, are that they shall inform the
Indians that they must leave for their
reservation, stop depredationson on the
Black Hills miners or submit to ex-
farm IN a finp
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
OF . Dramatic Turn.

Of the good things floating about
just now in the French papers, the fol-
lowing is a good specimen:
A hussar Is sitting on the summit
of hill overlooking a garrison town.
His horse is picketed near by; he is
smoking leisurly, and, from time TO
to time, glancing from the csplanade
to big official envelope he has in his
hand. A comradc passes and says:
"What are you doing there ?"
~ am bearing the Kings pardon
for our friend Flinchmann, who ia to
be shot this morning"
"Well, then, hurry along with it,
"Not much. See there is hardly a
soul on the esplanade, and the firing
platoon has not yet been formed
You surely would not have me rob
my appearance of all dramatic effect p
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

Uncle Sammy is the shortest candi-
date that has ever run for President.
One of Douglas vests would have
hung ON Uncle Sammy like an Ulster
oyercoat, and he has to hold his coat
tails up when he steps over cob. He
He Is about the right build for page
but he never will be President, be-
cause, a. Lincoln said Of Douglas,
sshis coat-tail hangs too near the
ground. Haspkeye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
rom the Brooklyn Argus.
SAM. TDlOGN'8 8HAM9.

Who IL It plays 1t sham reform
Who thought he could the press subOrn,
To shout his praise to early morn
Who, but eam. Tilden2
Who prates about the ballot box,
Then, alyer than mountain fox,
Slips the billetts into the box2
Why. Sammy Tilden.
Who manufactures at his mills,
Millions Of spurious paper bills,
With which the Marquette land he fills
Fills with bills of Tilden.
Who through this brisk "shlnplaster" trade
C0l0seal fortune quickly made
Thea dodgcd the tax be should have paid?
Bank taxes Of Sam. Tilden
Who lures the east with talk Of gold
The west with paper shows the fold
And jolly tricksters In the hold ?
The arguments Of Sam. Tilden
Who, In the short November days,
Will ind his tricks and foolish ways
Have spoiled his game? Then shout for
Hayes
For Hayes, and not for Tilden
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
CARL scHuRx

Delivered characteristic speech in
the German, yesterday at Cleveland,
wherein he made it pretty plain to
the common understanding, that
Hayes should be, and that Tilden
should not be elected president of the
United States.
We shall publish the speech in full
tomorrow, It not having come in time
for to-day's issue.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30

Bishop Whipple believes that q
great deal Of good would be accom-
plished if We tried moral suasion on
Sitting Bull. All right; il the Bishop
wants to go ont and bell the cat, no.
body will hinder him. Call of the
troops and give the Bishop chance /;
we believe ourself that Whipple
bring Sitting Bull to reason quicker
than anything else.-Hatckeye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Tho q ia Per Cent. Loan Made.

WAsHINeroN, Aug. 24.-Negotia-
tions for the AZ funded loan have
been closed to embrace all the parties
bidding, comprising the Rothschild's
syndicate, the National Banks syndi-
cate, including the Merchants Third
National Bank, American Exchange
Bank, Morton, Bliss 4 Kuhn, Loeb &
Co., and the First National Bank and
the Won Hoff'mans e Co., syndicate.
A quick ending is expected as the re-
suit of the combined efforts, which
was mainly secured by the Secretary's
endeavors to promote harmony and
good feeling.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Pats Eulogy on 0en- Burnside.

rats Eulogy on 0en Bufn0de.
A gentleman in Washington reports
for the Drawer the following COLO
guy he lately overheard in that city
by two SCARED veterans"
Pat.-"Jamie, did ye iver know
Gineral Burnside?"
Jamie-"No, Pat I niver had the
honor"
Pat-"Well, he's the foinest gintle-
man in the worrald. Och, bat didn't
he set his heart by his soger boys! I
mind me well when I was In the ould
bloody sixty-ninth regiment, and at
the first battle Of Bull Run. At the
very first volley we rasaved from the
inemy the Gineral rode over like the
divil to our rigimint, and stopped
right in front Of me, and sez he to me
sez he, Corporal McQninn, are you
hnrtf mo, SIR ser l. Then ser he
to me, sez he, let the battle 60 on"
It went on though our people didn't
seem to take much interest In the
fight.-Harper's Magazine for Sept.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
a Good Order.

WAsnINGToN, Aug. 22.-The follow
ing order was sent to-day to nearly all
the Indian Agencies by the Indian
Commissioner:
"WAsHlNGToN, August %.
''SiI: You are advised that all
sales Of arms or ammunition to either
whites or Indians, by parties holding
licenses as Indian traders, issued by
this office, must be stopped instantly.
You will so notify your traders, and
will be vigilant in seeing that no vio-
lation Of this order is allowed. If
any instance of such violation occurs,
you will revoke the license Of the
offending party, and report the case
to this Office for further action"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
California Changers on their Ears.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.-The
Changers Convention to devise
means to break the power Of the So
called "Grain Ring" this evening
passed a resolution to sell no wheat
in this market for less than one sixty
five per GENITAL, and made arrange
ments for shipping on their own ac-
count.
A mass meeting Of Irish citizens
passed resolutions of sympathy for
the Fenian prisoners rescued from
Australia by the Catalpa, and took
steps to raise contribution for their
bcnetit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Favorable.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The grain char
ters from here to-day were $4,000
bushels, $4,000 being corn. This is
the heaviest charter business that has
been done here for many months. The
tall outlook in all branches of busi-
ness is much more encouraging than
has been expected, and the country
trade seems to be reviving rapidly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
A Milwaukee telegram says:

"Hon. j. N. Binkley, who was at
torncy general Of the United States
under President johnson, made q
speech at the municipal courtroom
last evening, In which he showed by
elaborate tables Of figures the frauds
and thefts of the republican national
administration. A large portion Of
the facts and figures werc official,
and were collected by him whilo .
member of the cabinet
If Mr.. Binklcy's "facts and figures
are not any moro authentic than the
statement made respecting himself
and his obtainment OF them, their
importance will not be very great.
He was not "attorney general of the
United States under johnson, nor
under anybody else. He was never
q s'member Of the cabinet, as the
heads of the executive departments
are enormously styled, never having
been the head of an executive DEPART
ment. He held for time the Office
of solicitor of tho treasury the
place recently vacated by Mr.. Blu
ford Wilson, which is about eQuiva.
lent to prosecuting attorney, under
the secretary of the treasury. - As an
incumbent Of that Office, his o1Icial
duty was to bring to punishment al
perpetrators of frauds and thcfts up.
on the treasury, if he knew Of any
The record of convictions through
his instrumentallity is remarkably
limited. Chicago Times. aisita'
J. NJ. Binklcy belongs to the las
batch of squealers. We have read
his blather before a Milwaukee audi
ence, and Invested ofsitsvsrbiagc, j
shows that Andrew Johnsons Demo
cratic administration was the mos
corrupt ono in the history of tn
country. sttA 81 dss~ DIR
i BY his showing, II appears that tn
losses Of 1867 were S27s, ,7Oa7S6; 70
1 lS6S, $500, $50, sos, an average oft9sl,
l42, 1922, and an aggregate Of <562, ,2S4.
ga. Turning now to tho two year
Of President Grant and rcpnblica
control given, and we find the lossc
lwcre, for 1859, only "a, 2,764,767; 70
s selttA i3y zsxg5e atfe
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
Salad for Scntiann.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.--One hun
dred and fifty masons aud stone cut
ters sailed Yesterday for Scotland uE-
der contract with John Coghill to
work on building i'll Greenock.
They are to receive ten pence per
hour for 5 hours u day. One hum
dred and fifty more are. soon to sail
for Scotland
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
neavy rains n vlrelnIa.

WHEELINd, W. Va, Aug. 25.-The
heaviest rain storm for several years
passed over this section tonight, last
ing three hours without interInission,
flooding houses and the cellars on
Main street, making considerable loss
to merchants who had goods stored
in them. Several bridges In the
Southern portion Of the city washed
away.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
conereasIonaI Mon,,nat,ons.

DETROIT, August 24.-The Republi-
cans of the First Congressional Dis
trict to-day nominated III. NJ. Duff
field.
The Democrats of the Ninth Con-
gressional District to-day nominated
j. III. Kilbourne.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
New York Liberals for hayes and
Wheoloy,

SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-The Liberal
Republican convention, called by
John Cochrane, chairman of the Lib
eral State committee, and other sup
porters of Hayes and Wheeler met
to-day and resolved TO support Hayes
and Wheeler for President and Vice.
President and soon afterward took
recess till 4 o'clock.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-30
riLoen's INDlcTMEMT.

The Cincinnati Times has summed
up the charges made against Tildcn
In the four weeks which have elapsed
since the nomination. 1t makes nc
account Of mere campaign stories and
rumors, but confines its list to charges
which are susceptible Of direct and
positive proof, and It finds that Tilden
Is guilty, first, Of disloyalty to his
country and Of such sympathy with
armed treason as to demand an i'm
mediate cessation of the War, and the
holding of peace convention with
the rebellious States; second, of ma
king an immense fortune through the
fundamentally of railroad rings at
the expense of farmers aud stock
holders third, Of breaches of trust
% attorney for individuals and rail-
roads; fourth, of lending his name
and influence to gigantic frauds by
which Hoffman was counted In a.
Governor of New York; fifth, of be-
ing close friend and political part
ner Of Boss Tweed at the same time
the latter was plundering New York
City Of millions OF dollars; sixth, of
continuing his relations with the
most corrupt members of Tsmmany
after their corruptions had been pub
licly exposed; seventh, Of receiving
$5,6 900 from Boss Tweed to aid in the
fraudulent campaign Of 1858 eighth,
of refusing to assist In the movement
to break up the Tweed Ring until
forced to do so by the accidental Sc.
curing Of the books Of the thieves by
the New York TImes ninth, of taking
no steps to punish the officers who
allowed Tweed to escape, and Of par.
doning thieves from the Penitentiary
who were convicted with Tweed !;
tenth, Of being legal counselor and
manager OF such frauds as the Erie
Ring, the Fort Wayne Ring, and the
Continental Improvement Company !;
eleventh, Of being the legal counselor
and trusted adviser of the infamous
Credit Mobilier fraud; twelfth, Of
completely with the wholesale bribery
of the New York press under the
regime of Tweed and company. These
twelve charges that have already been
made are capable of proof that would
be deemed sufficient in court of law.
There are numerous others that are
matters Of public notoriety. No pub
lie man in American history has ever
come before the people asking for
office with such a terrible indictment
hanging over him. And yet this man.
loaded down with corruptions and
iniqnities, has the impudence and
hypocrisy to talk Of reform, and to
ask for the suffragcs of the American
people npon the ground that he is
going to purify politics Chicago
Tribune,