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The New York herald., 1876-11-17
HORSES. CAI,RIAGNs. &C.

A UCTION HOUSE OF ARCH. JOHNSTON,
a l9 81. % and IS 18th st.,
near University place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-19
M Ar X liz ..

REAL-HAMMOND.-On the 10th INST,
in Frederick, by Rev. Father Gatiney,
George A. Real to Miss Mary A. Ham
mond, both of that city.
SMITH-GROSHON.-On the ed inst,
by the Rev. DR.. Diehl, John j. Smith, of
Oakland, Md, to Miss Mary L. erosion
of Frederick
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the 25th ult.,
in Baltimore, by the Rev. ID. G. Marquis,
Dr. J. 5. Dorsey, formerly of this coun
ty, to Miss Anna L. Gibbons, OF Bahi-
more county, Nd
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-19
\ SCISSORS NOTICE.
d s. K | CT Nc 6.

Notice is hereby given til. the under
signed Assessors Of Assessment District
10. 6 of Frederick county. have entered
upon the discharge Of their duties, under
the Act Of lhe General Assembly of Mary
land, entitled IAN act 10 provide for the
gcnCral Valuation and Assessment OF Prop
crty in The State passed January session,
lS.G, and that they require every person
or owner Of property residing III said AS
scSsment District No. 6, comprising Flee
ton Districts Nos. 4, ) and 10, to give n
tull and particular account Of his, her or
their property distinguishing in,sUrh ac-
count tie particular property which may
h@ under The management Of such persons,
from his, her OF their OWn, rs required by
the provisions Ct said Act of Assembly.
II. J. kRlSE,
j. A. GEnNAND,
A. MCBRIDE,
may1e2t Assessors.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-19
DIE D..

DOUB.-In Frederick, on the 4th instant,
of Paralysis, Valentine w. o. Doub
aged so years and days.
WETZEL.-On the Sd ultmo, at the res
idcncc of Samuel r. Murphy, nea,
Woodsboro', William II. Wctzcl, aged
Is years, 3 months and II days.
the Sd ultimo, in Woods.
boro', Miss Sarah Saylor, aged 70 years
6 months and IL days.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-19
a E4:aE'gc Esa'icgx kaosHse

large bank barn 40x70, a never failing
spring convenient to the house.
Persons wishing to view the farm can
do 50 by calling on j, I'm David Martin
wno resides on the place. Any person
DESTROYS Of Il good farm will do well to
call. JOSEPH MARTIN,
JOHN DAVID MARTIN,
Executors.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-05-19
CH1NIC.STOWN MARKETS.
Corrected Weekly By Geo. w. .StochSdale.
TIJTRSDAy Nav ia
PnTTkTE SALE
OF VALUABLE
r EAT. EST A H.!

7V7IIE undersigned offers at private sale
! the farm lying on Beaver Dam, and
now occupied by John David Martin, adj
Joining The lands Of John Dorsey, Oba
Martin, John Hobbs and others. Said
farm contains
152 ACRES OF LAND,
in good state of cultivation, the farm is
rolling and well watcrcd. The improve
mcnts consist of
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Tho Balance of Trade.

Tho trade returns of the year end
ing June 30, 1876, show balance i'm
our favor of $76,0G0,000. The imports
were 100000, and the exports
1886, 100000. The year before the bal
ance against us was $l5,OO0,O0O. show
ing our gain. this year over last, to
have been $9l 100000.
1t is favorite idea with certain
class of political philosophers, that
prosperity is sure to follow when the
balance of trade is in our favor: but
so far no signs of such prosperity are
visible. 1t will take, in reality, sew
eral years of trade. with such a bal
ance i'll our favor every year,to bring
about a favorable resnlt.
One reason for this is that the in
States and all sorts or inc0rporariofrs.
is very large: and hence. whenever
the balance oftradc turns in our favor.
the difference is Immediately made
up by remitting the evidence of our
Indebtedness. Ifthe balance of trade
should be, for hundred years to
come, hundred millions year.
there are American bonds enough
held abroad To pay it all, and more
besides.
If this Indebtedness was extin.
guished to the extent annually of this
difference in trade, there would be
cause for congratulation L ut it is not
extinguished; it merely changes
hands, and the evidences of our in.
debtedness are simply, in that case
held on this side OF the water instead
of the other.
Still, it is gratifying to know that
the balance of trade is in our favor
and it is also gratifying to know tina,
the facilities for negotiating Ameri-
can bonds abroad have been cut off
so that our debt to Europe is not in
creasing. 1t will take generations tt
pay of Eour debt held abroad but as
we have seen the end of the increase
we may look with hope to the ability
of this country, ultimately to absort
it.-Pittsburg Commercial.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Democratic Economy.

"Blue Jeans jimmy (thc Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor OF Ind
has recently taken bath. He went
down TO the bathroom the other day,
and actually bathed. When he was
drying himselfa happy thought struck
him, and he asked the attendant
how many towels they used in day
1.-TWO hundred" replied the attend
ant.
"J--s Ct" exclaimed the
economist, "what in HI do yon do
with so many towels!"
"They uses 'em bathin, sir" re-
piled the darkey.
1.-TWO hundred men don't battle
here every day."
"No, boss, but some of 'em they
uses two, an three, an four towel;
whenever they hathe.'
"Good Cd exclaimed the would
be Governor of Indiana. l. that pos
sible? Why, boy, I have a family O
eleven at home, and one towel lasts u
week !"
"YOu must keep pretty clean, then
boss" was the darkey's sagacious re
ply.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
rlLpEN HAS NO WAR REcoR D.

AT large gathering in front of the
Southern Hotel, st. Louis, Mo-, on
the evening prior to Tilden's nomi-
nation, Ambrose II. Perry, promi-
nent New York Democrat, said in a
speech of considerable force:
81 find the Democratic party are
prepared by the nomination of Mr..
Tilden to fight this campaign on the
war issue which has been so many
times decided against them. After
the people, for twelve years, have
been educated by Republicans to be-
lieve the Democracy unworthy to
have control of the Government by
reason of their disloyalty, it seems to
me that, after the judgments have
been rendered against us SO long, we
should nominate some man who by
his record and personal character
would alone rebut that presumption.
1t seems to me that our nominee
should not even have negative
strength on this important question
Tilden has no war record, Republi-
cans can say, in the approaching con.
test, to the people. will you aban-
don General Hayes, the soldier that
was fighting in the battles front and
rescuing from destruction this Union
Can you, soldiers, sons and brother;
of soldiers, and fathers of men who
died in the war, can you afford tC
hand over the affairs of this Go yern
ment to Mr.. Tildon, who, by no pub
lie act, by no public declaration, evel
declared himself in favor of the pros
ecution of the war; The answer
will come, as il has for twelve years
I"We will not"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

Outlines of the lndian camnalo.

Outlines Of the indian Campaign
| WASHINGTON, July 25.-The officers
at army headquarters here are very
busy with preparations for the com.
ing campaign against the Sioux in
the Big Horn mountains, Accord.
ing to Official intelligence received al
headquarters here, as soon as the
necessary preparations are made and
supplies forwarded,
SHERIDAN WILL TAKE CHARGE
and superintend the operations of
the troops in person as he did in his
campaign of 1868 and 1869 against the
Cheyennes, the Kiowas, Arrapahoes
and Comanches, between the Platte
and Red river of the South. General
Sherman will remain in Washington.
directing the general movements Of
troops and provide all the means in
his power to insure the success of the
campaign. The plan of campaign
determined upon is combined moye-
ment of three columns with Fort Ell
lis AS a base. Two of these columns
will move directly against the In.
dians, and one against their villages.
Gen. Sheridan will, according to his
present plan, in all probability, es-
tablish his headquarters in the field
at some advantageous point on Goose
Creek, about 40 miles west of Fort
Phil kearney, and near the point of
Crooks battle on the Rosebud on the
10th. The troops of the different
columns will aggregate 1900 or 1000,
with the physical features of the
country decidedly against them. In
speaking of the war Gen. Sherman
says it will be bloody and stubborn ::
that the Indian chieftains will natur-
ally have choice of positions that to
fight them it will be necessary to take
them when they offer and whenever
caught; that they will not fight if
they can help it, unless they have the
advantage Of ground, and as con-
sequence we must suffer losses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
A "Creenback Party" In iowa

Tt seems that there is to be a regu.
larly organized "Greenback Party" in
Iowa, and the Dubuque Telegraph
proposes as the only consistent course
it can pursue is to support the Peter
Cooper ticket. The Newton (Jaspel
county, Headlight says:
The bolt from Tilden, hard money
and hard times in Iowa, is becoming
formidable. Dennis Mahony, Porte
Welch, Ives, former State Central
Committeeman, and many others are
moving for o Greenback Electoral
ticket in Iowa. In Jasper county
John A. Wilson. the oldest and most
prominent leader of the party, and
who was i'm attendance at st. Louis
bolts Tilden and his hard-money
platform, and will have no fellowship
with them. And John says he ha
assurance of support from scores o
his old comrades in politics. His cal
for q Greenback Convention will b,
! found i'm another column.
The call alluded to, among othe
things says:
The object is: First, to organic,
throughout the county.
Second, to appoint delegates TO at
tend the Congressional, Judicial an,
State Conventions. that viii in al
probability be held in August next
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

A ragged and forlorn-looking man
was Yesterday seen to fall down on
State street rs ii overcome by the
heat, but before anyone could reach
him he crawled under a shade tree.
When approached and asked if he was
i'll, he replied: 'sknocked clean over
by sunstroke." "Do you feel any
pain % was asked. Lots OF il: my
legs are as stiff as pokers.' The sun
affects the head--not the legs. | guess
you were not sunstroke." "Well. l
know l was" said the old man, with
a good deal of spirit. ''You don't
perhaps know that there are various
kinds of sunstroke, but there are over
forty different species, all liable to
strike man at once. Ii you could
show me lO-cent piece believe I'd
feel BETTER" The citizen passed on
and left him groaning.-Detro Free
Press.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
From Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE, July 26.-Advices from
Gen. Crooks command in the camp
on the south fork of the Tongue river,
July 23d, via Fort Fetterman, Goth,
are of Importance. The main body of
Sioux are believed to have taken to
the Big Horn Mountains, where game
is more abundant and the grass
fresher. The Indians efforts to burn
the grass off of the valleys makes it
almost imperative on Gen. Crook to
follow them up at once. His force
mnsters about l,20O regular soldiers
and citizen volunteers, besides the 200
Snake allies, and he feels that he can
at least hold his own on any ground
the emergency may demand. 1t is
expected that the wagons will be
parked on the main Tongue river
near the mountains, and with the
pack train loaded with from fifteen
to twenty days rations, a vigorous
but careful advance will immediately
follow.
The enemy is believed to be on the
headwaters of Ash Creek and the
Little Big Horn, not far from the
Montana and Wyoming line, and thir-
ty to forty miles from Crooks pres
ent camp.
Gen. Merritt left Fctterman this
morning with eight companies Of the
9TH Cavalry and two more on the way
to Fctterman, and will take some
hundred and fifty recruits and follow
in a few days.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
A Rufflaniy Tramp Meets His jus,
Deserts.
From the state Register.


At length one tramp has discovered
that patience is not always a virtue
He was travelling in Guthrie county
about two miles from Casey. Tuesda,
evening he stopped at the residenc,
of a farmer named Oakes, and asked
for lodging. After some hesitation
the permission was granted. The
tramp was driving span of horses
as tough looking as himself. During
the evening the tramp made some re
mark that excited Oakes' suspicious
ana he kept watch on his proceed.
ings. During the night the tramp
was heard walking the floor of his
room, but did not make any demon
strations in the house.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Oakes fin
ished his breakfast before the tramp,
and left the table and went 10 the
stable, where he harnessed his team
to wagon preparatory to starting
for his work. When the tramp had
completed his meal he coolly pocket
cd all the bread and meat left on the
table, took the butcher knife from the
bread plate, and went to the stable.
There he saw Mr.. Cakes team stand
ing with the harness on, and drawing
his butcher knife, started toward that
gentleman, saying: "I'll take that
team" Mr.. o. dropped the halter
and ran to the house, the tramp pur-
suing him, knife in hand. By mere
chance Mr.. Oakes had loaded shof-
gun standing against the house, where
he had placed it for the purpose of
shooting some rats. He grasped the
gun, leveled it OH the tramp fiend,
who was coming toward him with
uplifted knife, and blazed away. The
body remained where it fell, but the
head from the chin up hasn't yet been
gathered in. Both barrels were load
ed heavily, and the job was efectual.
The body was brought to Casey for
burial. The team driven by the
ramp consisted Of two year old
'olt and an old horse, harnessed TO an
I'D ramshackle wagon. Among his
'ffects were complete set of bur-
.lars' tools, and sack filed with
bloody clothes. In his boot was
lolts revolver.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Polyandry and Adultery.

Some time since we mentioned the
fact that OH Raecoon street, in this
city. woman was living in the reIa-
ton of wife to two different men.
One man, Huff by name, was the law
full husband. He had been in the
penitentiary, and during his absence
his wife had been living with man
by the name of Louis Young. Upon
Huff's return he accepted the situa-
tion and became an inmate of the
house with his wife and the man.
The wife lavished the wealth of her
tender affections upon the two equal
ly and all was peaceable. Lately
there has. been change and Huff has
considered himself slighted. He
thinks his wife is no longer doing the
square thing by him. Yesterday he
had Young arrested for adultery, and
he was brought before Judge Ham
mer, who fixed his bail at S5OO-and
not being able to furnish it, the un-
Young was compelled to
go to Jail.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

Mrs. HELEN +. Willis, Of Louis
lana, sister of Senator Twitchell of
that State, died IN Indianapolis last
Sunday. The Journal, of that city,
says:
s.She was the last of four sisters, all
of whose husbands have been killed
in Louisiana for being Republicans
and her death is directly traceable to
the terrible shock to her system occa-
stoned by the recent attack on hel
brother. She had never recovered
from the murder of her husband
some two years ago or more, and thi:
last shock was fatal blow to her al.
ready shattered system. Senator
Twitchell is now the sole survivor o.
his family, who went to Louisiana
after the war, including four sisters
four brothers-in-law, and two broth
ers.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

UNCLE BILLY ALLEN has settled
down at his old stone mansion on the
hill overlooking Chillicothe, Ohio,
satisfied that he has no calling in the
campaign. This stone mansion is of
the old Virginia style OF architecture.
and was constructed in the days of
Gen1 Macarthur, Aliens father-in-
law, many years ago. Across the
road TO the north of the house, on n
high point, IN an open field, is the
grave Of Macarthur, beneath clump
of stunted trees, the little mound of
earth being hid by brambles and
bushes.
The grave appears rs though MEM
ory or Ine departed had no tender
recollection i'm living soul, and,
though in plain view of the mansion,
the grave surroundings present to
the eve of the beholder the unwel-
come aspect of an underbush bramble
patch, fit habitation for scrpcnts and
lizards. The road passing by the
mansion, is the old main road which
was cast off for the beautiful gravel
ed pike that the engineers skill has
designated to avoid the steep hills of
the old route. This old road is so
little used that the passage of each
wheeled vehicle may be distinctly
traced along it. The farm of thou
sands of acres wears most dilapi-
dated air, and rumor, rather subdued,
but never contradicted, says that
Uncle Billy, here in this quaint un-
kempt and hermit-like home, wastes
away his reclining days, continuous
ly stupificd with the corn juice of the
Sciota Valley.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
WEST VIRGINIA.

WHEELING, July 27--The State Re-
publican Convention organized to-day
by electing A. w. Campbell Presi-
dent and G.. w. Atkinson, Secretary.
The committee on resolutions present
ed platform which in substance is as
follows:
The arraignment of the Democracy
for non-conformity with the pledges
of six years ago, to economiZe and
reform on the contrary increasing
each expenditure multiplying the
number of officials receiving salaries ;
tampering with the school laws; in
providing u homestead exemption
law that permits the landlord to strip
the tenant of his furniture and cloth
ing. in covering up the frauds of its
public officials: in having, by excess
sive taxation. driven many citizens to
perjury.
The platform is for the exclusion OF
everything sectarian or partisan from
the public schools; the selection OF
men for public positions who are ca
pable, honest and sober; prompt and
vigorous punishment of public mer
guilty of fraud or misconduct; de
mand just homestead law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Centennial Notes.

PulLApELrurA, July 27.-The wealth
cr continues cool and pleasant, and
the attendance ut the Exposition is
steadily increasing.
The cash receipts on Tuesday were
$lO,l5S. The total cash receipts since
the opening are $SOS,0O0. The total
number of visitors is 2.3i5,00O. The
arrivals from Illinois and other West
esn States are more numerous than
during the hot spell, but no great
rush is expected before about the Isl
Of September.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Fire and Loss of Life.

PHILADELPHIA, July 26 A fire this
morning in the packing room oi
James Nolan's shoddy mill, corner OF
Germantown Avenue and st. Johns
street, destroyed that building with
the stock and machinery. Loss heavy
All the employees in the lower part
escaped, but three women in the sec.
ond story attempted in vain to de.
scend and were forced into the third
story, whence two of them, Ellen He.
ber and Anna Patterson jumped tc
the pavement and were instantly
dashed to pieces; and the third, Ma
rie Haveler. slid down a rope anG
was saved, but was so terribly burn
ed that her skin pealed of, and hel
recovery is doubtful.
Judge Caldwell, of the United
States District Court this morning
discharged Jay Cooke & Co. from
bankruptcy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

twill be noticed, by the above, thai
during Grants first term the rate OF
loss was large in the navy, but this
was caused by the heavy dcfalcatior
of Paymaster Hodge, who was 6
Democrat and appointed under q
Democratic administration. Please
to observe that the per cent. of los'
in the navy department during Jack
sons administration was sl0.76 and
during Picrce's $7.42, while dur.
ing both terms of Grant thus far i
is only $3.50. These figures are cor
rect and they can be easily verified
by the record.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

SAMMY TILDEN says he can't write
his letter of acceptance because hi,
official duties are so pressing. Sammy
is one of the most noted men for one
thing, viz: an oily CANNON avoid.
ance of the truth. but the old gent il
so set up with his nomination that hi;
CANNON is getting thin, it don't hold
water-its thinness is observable to
all classes. The Democracy never
before presented two such noted
chaps for President and Vice Presi-
dent, as Tilden and Hendricks in the
peculiar business of deception in
public utterances. Hendricks, in all
his life, was never known to express a
decided opinion, save it was sympa.
thy with the rebellion. This time,
however, these dexterous double
riders in politics are non-plusscd.
They were obliged to have confer
.ence to arrange for the falsehoods In
their letters of acceptance. Two men
speaking the truth need no confer
ence, but deceivers have to arrange
their deceptions so, if possible, they
shall not conflict.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

Governor Kirkwood has pardoned
Mrs. Stickley, convicted and sent to
the penitentiary for the shooting of
Byron Wright, several years ago. He
will be remembered as the school
master who was shot andicarried the
ball in his head more than two years.
y.e recovered from the wound and
resumed his occupation, but finally
became insane, and died in the asy-
lum from the effects of the wound.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
CONFIRMED.

CoNsTANTINorLE. July 2S-Official
dispatches announce the defeat of the
Montenegrins and Serviansat MEDIUM,
Setanitza an Teenakraven.
RoGUsA, July 27.-Intelligence from
Sclavonic sources announce that lJ,-
600 Turks under Mehmet Hamdi
Pacha, attacked the Montenegrins on
Tuesday, near Podgoritza, and were
repulsed and pursued to that place.
Both sides lost heavily in killed and
wounded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Ben. Fredrick, a leading Democra

Of Marshall county says he wont eat
crow, and can't go Tilden. He says !:
II believe he is an old thief. was
told in New York by those In whom
| have every confidence that Tilden is
one of the worst old robbers in the
country. He makes his brag that he
will be elected il it costs him "a, CO., :
600, to do it. OF course he
isn't going TO spend any very laage
sum of money unless he proposes to
steal it back. Now, l don't want any
of that. in mine, and what Is more, ]
wont have 1t, eithsr."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

The Democrats claim that Tilden
is gaining ground in the South. The
colored Republicans gained ground
at Hamburg few days ago, after
being shot down like dogs, prisoners
though they were. Under such cir
cumstances, Republicans always gain
ground when they have to deal with
those shigh-toned Southern gentle.
men who never misappropriated a
cent or stole dollar