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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
The Evidence Closed in th !,
Impeachment Case.
Blair Opens for the Defence.
Congress Getting Down to Work
at Last.
WASHINGTON, July 20.
SENATE

After the morning hour, Patterson
submitted resolution requesting the
President to communicate to the Sem
ate what information he has concern
ing the South Carolina massacre.
Agreed to.
The impeachment trial was then
resumed.
Blair opened for the defense, argu-
ing for the dismissal of the impeach.
ment case as over one-third of the
Senate voted against it. The persis-
tency of the prosecution must mean
that the managers expected that the
Senators who voted against jurisdic-
Ftion would stultify themselves and
vote for conviction now.
Robertson thought such language
harsh, and Blair disclaimed any in
tention of being personal toward the
Senator'S. He then reviewed the ar
ticles of impeachment.
HOUSE.
The bill for the protection of the
Texas frontier passed after the rejec-
ton of the second section. The fol-
lowing is the text of the bill:
That for the purpose Of giving
efficient protection to the country be-
tween the Rio Grande and Nneces
river in the State Of Texas from the
cattle thieves, robbers and murderers
from the Mexican side of the river,
the President of the United States be
and hereby is authorized and reqnir-
ed to station and keep on the Rio
Grande river, from the mouth of the
river to Fort Duncan, and above if
necessary, two regiments of cavalry,
for field service, and in addition to
the cavalry such infantry force as
may be necessary for garrison duty,
and to assign recruits to said regi-
ments SO as to fill each troop to the
number of one hundred privates; and
they shall be up to that strength as
long as they shall be required in that
service.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
The Best Mind for Farming.

Time was when men thought that
the dullest boy of the family would
do for a farmer. The brightest boy
was put to the study of the law, OF
medicine-but the idea was common
that after farming, the biggest foo
would do well enough for doctor OF
a preacher.
We have lived long enough to see
the extreme folly of all this, and the
public opinion now holds farming al
an intellectual calling. And why
not? The farmer has to deal Will
life under all its conditions; he mus,
bring life to perfect developments
both in the field and in the herd
Life is The thing with which he deals
first, last, middle and end. From tn,
seed which he plants to the anima
that he raises, life is the subject of hi
thoughts and purposes. The reward
of his labor must come from life; sc
that the farmer is god amongs
the seeds Of things. If there is a call
ing on earth that demands menta
vigor and large stores Of information
it is agriculture. There can not b,
too much of mind united with it. In
tclligence is demanded of the farme
in all his business efforts and aims
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
This is the time of year for the an.
nual road spelling, let us gavea little

This is the time of year for the an
nual road spelling, let us gavea little
advice.
If it is no further over hill than
around it, by all means go over it
gives strangers better chance to see
the country, and yourselves an ad-
mlrable opportunity to test the
strength Of your horses when going
to market with q load it also gives
the water that falls chance to run
down hill, a pastime that water is
very prone to indulge and for which
it will be duly grateful.
Don't bother about culverts and
bridges; you don't need them when
the water is low in summer nor when
it is frozen up in winter, and If you
can't get about in the fall and spring
remember that you ought to spend
some time with your family, anyhow
Scrape up the soft mud from the
bitches, it's all right in dry weather
packs easily, don't bruise horses feet
and when it is wet it lets the wheels
down without impenimedt-throv
on some s0ds to ornament the top
Don't drain off the water.
When you work on the roads, don
work at all, but come late and g
early, tell stories while You are there
and swear at the pathmaster when
ever you get mired down or break
wheel in rut.
1 So shall you be blessed of you
children and your children's ehildre
and land speculators will flee you
ncighborhood as from pestilenct
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
COLD! coLpi
Sixty Pounds in Dust, Nuggets and
Bars Arrive in Omaha from
Cheyenne.
From the sioux civ Lonrnal

A Cheyenne banker, named Steb-
bins, arrived i'm Omaha on the 18th
inst. with sixty pounds of gold dust,
nuggets and bars, representing about
$4,000, which had been purchased
from Black Hills parties by the Chey-
ennc banking firm of Stebbins, Post
& Co. This was bought at from $3.50
to SOL per ounce, the average price
paid being about $3.50. The three
bars had been assayed at the Denver
mint and were stamped "Black Hills
Gold" The smallest of these weighed
$lO0.9l in gold and eighty-seven cent!
| i'm silver. The next larger bar weighed
$5lS in gold and 1851 in silver. Thl
other, six inches in length, two ant
three-fourths inches wide and on,
and quarter inches thick, assayet
$2,S79.O7 in gold and 1896 in silver
and the total worth in greenback
was 1920.
About three-fourth of the gold dus
was taken from the Deadwood mines
1t is said to be little inferior il
i quality to the dust taken from othe
mines, yet what it lacks in quality !
more than makes up in quantity. Th
balance of the dust was taken from
Spring Creek, French Greek, Two-bi
Gulch and Iron Creek. Mr.. Steb
bins asserts that within the past few
days over $4,000 in gold has beel
brought into Cheyenne from tn
Black Hills, and just as he was leay
!, ing, Thursday morning, a man al
rived with lao ounces Of nuggets.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
TO Make sows Own their Pigs.

/ have had two or three inquiries
this spring in regard to this matter.
The following, by "A correspondent of
of the Progressire Farmer, may assist
i'm solving the problem. lfthe remedy
proves to be a specific, we shall mark
down one for whisky or beer. 1t is
easily tested:
"Somc years ago was told that a
mellowing drink of whisky or beer,
given to sow that refuses to let her
pigs suck, would induce her to adopt
them kindly. A few days since a
neighbor who had worried all night
with a valuable sow, applied for as
sistance and advice being much cheap
er and easier than work, urged him
till he administered half pint OF
whisky. 1t worked like a charm
She received her eight little ones with
| the usual porcine expressions of ma
ternal satisfaction, and has been kind
mother ever since. This is but ;
single instance, and its effect i'm this
case may be exceptional; but as it ac
cords with the oil seryation of my in
formant, deem it worthy of remem
brance and trial"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

How can an honest man sleep in
the cool Of the morning when the fox
tail grass is as high as the vegetables
in his garden.
In healthful beds it is said Germany
excels every country in cleanliness.
It seems as much part of yearly
house cleaning with them to have thu
hair removed from the mattress, to
have it well beaten and summed, and
the cover washed, as IL is with us Il
have the carpets whipped and freed
from their disease-begetting dust.
Attention has been called in tn
daily papers to a practice prevalent II
some parts of the country, which ap
pears to illustrate the power possess
ed by milk Of absorbing atmosphere
impurities. 1t is that of placing
saucer of new milk in a larder :
to preserve meat or game from taint
II Il said that not only does it answe
that purpose, but that the milk, afte
q few hours, becomes 80 bad that n
ianimal will tonch II,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

The Japanese Centennial bazar mer-
chants have a funny man among them.
He makes q bamboo monkey dance by
pulling string, and every time the
monkey dances the Jap dances. He
makes a bamboo rat show his teeth
and squeal, ard every time the rat so
exercises his powers the Jap also
shows his teeth and squeals. He turns
heels over head, back somersanlt,
makes passable attempts to jump
down his own throat, and does more
business than all the other Mongolian
shopmcn combined.
A dispatch from Bismark, ID. T., in
Inmates that Sitting Bulls force is
greatly underestimated by Generals
Sherman and Sheridan, Before it
was augmented by Crazy Horse,
band it was thought to number 5000,
and Colonel Burke, the agent al
Standing Rock, estimates the Indians
in the Big Horn country at lO,OU
warriors. If this be the case, thu
combined forces Of Generals Terry
Crook and Gibbon will scarcely be i
match for the savages.
II James Banks, farmer living il
i Allamskee county, five miles from
, Lansing, committed suicide on Satur
day, the 18th inst. lie was seyent,
years of age, and his mind had be
come very much enfeeblcd SO that h
I was hardly to be counted q RESPONSE
( bic agent. The supposed cause 70
: the deed was the refusal Of his wit
' Ito allow him to accompany her I
a lansing, whore she was going
trade,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Farm RakinRs.

Habitual overwork drives more
farmers sons from the farms of this
Union than all other causes COM
biIfed.
That which is dug out of the
ground-such as vegetable products
and the precious metals-is clear gain
to man.
A simple and effectual remedy fol
milk turning sour in the Summer
time consists in adding to each quart
fifteen grains of bicarbonate of soda
This does not affect the taste of tht
milk.
1t is mistake to let grass stand tot
long. Dried grass, and not dead hay
is the food of cattle in winter. Gu
and cure so as to keep all the quail.
ties of the green grass if you can. L
is great thing to get an early star
in haying.
We find a paragraph floating rec
ommending boiled linseed oil ant
pulverized charcoal, mixed to th'
| consistency Of paint, as method o
preserving timber from decay. Th
writer says that with a coat of thi
over it, timber will last longer thai
iron in the ground.
After filing saw, place it on
level board and pass a whetston
over the side of the teeth until all tn
wire edge is off them. This will max
the saw cut true and smooth, and
will remain sharp longer. The say
must be set true with a saw-set.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
POSTAL RATES.
FV0 ~ Nh UESs
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,l
WASHINGTON. ID. C.,S
Iulu lQAh 1Q7GA

1
SIR The following section of a
law has been passed by Congress, and
approved by the President:
Sec. Is. That transient new spapers
and magazines, regular publications,
designed primarily for advertising
purposes, or for free circulation at
nominal rates, and all printed matter
of the Third Class, except unsealed
circulars, shall be admitted to and
transmitted in the mails, at the rate
of one cent for every two ounces, or
fractional part thereof; and one cent
for each two additional ounces, or
fractional part thereof; and the send
er Of any article of the Third Glass of
mail matter may write his or her
name or address therein, or on the
outside thereof, with the word
"From" above or preceding the
same, or may write, briefly, or print
on any package, the number. and
names Of the articles enclosed. Pub
fishers of newspapers, and periodi-
Gals may print on the wrappers of
newspapers or magazines, sent from
the Office Of publication to regular
subscribers, che time to which sub
scription therefor has been paid and
addresses OH postal cards and unseal-
ed circulars may be either written,
printed, or affixed thereto, at the op-
tion of the sender.
SEC. l6. That all acts or parts of
acts, in conflict with the provisions of
this act, are hereby repealed. /.
On unsealed circulars, and mailable
matter of the Third Class, other than
that designated, in the foregoing sec
ton, postage will be charged as here
tofore-one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof.
JAMES N. TYNER,
| Postmaster General.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

WE protest against the procrastina-
tion of Tilden and Hendricks i'm max
ing public their acceptance of Demo-
cratic honors. The Democracy were
very much hurt because Hayes did
not make public his letter of accept
ance earlier, but now that Tilden has
held off nearly month, we await
their howls about tardincss. But what
really makes the delay in the Demo.
cratic candidates so annoying, is that
Hendricks at first declined to accept,
and said he would wait until he could
see the Indiana delegation. Well, he
has seen them, and he has been down
to Washington and from there to
Saratoga, New York, to meet Tilden,
and still he has not broken silence,
and here we are, four weeks after the
nomination, and yet Hendricks don't
say what he is going to do. 1t isa
terrible ominous silence. Evidently
it is terrible hard work to digest that
crow. If the thing goes down SO hard
with Hendricks, what can he expect
from the rank and file, the poor devils
way out here in Iowa, who gather
inspiration from the leaders. Why
this lame, halting manner Of goins
into the battle will create a panic
among the privates, and they will
break for the covert like a flock o
young quails, before the fight fairl.
commences.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

them, they would surrender them 70
avoid trouble. While this was being
arranged, the whites commenced fir
inc on the colored men, and seven Of
the company were killed. This is the
last massacre, SO far in the South.
South Carolina had been given up
to go Republican, but the attempt is
now begun to murder and intimidatc
the voters i'm this State so that Tilden
may be given its vote, just as has been
done in Mississippi and other states.
All this the Democratic party has
nothing but excuses for, never word
in condemnation. Not line appears
in the st. Louis platform touching
these matters. No party but one
which was guilty Of the treason Of
the last decade would or could be the
defender and excuser of such diabol-
ism of the past three years in the
South-the work, in all cases, of Dem
ocrats, so called, the supporters Of
Samuel j. Iilden. There is an aveng-
ing hand in the Great Creator dpd
director of all things, which in his
own time will turn the floods Of woe
upon the murdercrs, if the good peo-
pie of this land stay it not. And
further, if, as a nation, we permit this
infernalism to go on, we will, in due
time, come in for our share of the
curse of the Almighty, as we have
already in former times done.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
PARRIcIDE.
A Son Shoots His Father In the
Streets Of Dubuque.

DUBuouE, July l9.-The most shock
ing tragedy ever enacted in Dubuque
occurred this afternoon. Thomas
Lawton, postmaster at Kings, eight
miles from Dubuque, came into town
to-day with his family. Lawton
stopped at Moser's store, No. 1907
Main street, and from there the old
man and q son went across the street
to a confectionery store. On their
return the son fell step or two be-
hind, and as his father raised his foot
to the curbing of the sidewalk he
drew a navy revolver and shot him
twice i'm the back. The old man fell
into tho gutter. when the son instant
ly put two more balls into his abdo-
men. BY this time crowd had
rushed to the rescue, and the son was
taken to Jail. The old man is still
alive. but he cannot live many hours,
He is fifty-five years of age. The
sons age is twenty-nine. The family
are prominent citizens of the county
The crime is thought to have beer
the result OF an insane moment, Al
there had been no trouble between
| than
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
coLp PlsEM!

An interesting episode excited
many passengers on Conductor Davis
train from the West, last Saturday
night. Among the travellers was q
young man, Alexander Wilhelm, for
merly q clerk in drug store in Coun-
Gil Bluffs, but latterly resident of
Des Moines. He had a ticket for
Philadelphia. He seemed filed with
grief and gloominess, and at Brook
lyn he was observed to be in q state
Of agony and fast passing into insen-
sibility. Aphysician was summoned,
who discovered that the chap had
taken morphine, two ounce vial Of
it being found in his pocket. Anti
dotes were administered, and the
young man was snatched from the
Jaws of death; and glad enough ht
was to get out Of the monster'i
clutches. He appealed to the doctors
not to let him die. The fact was h
had taken a little too much poison
and saving him was easier on tina
account.
The cause of his rash attempt wa
the treacherOus conduct of his be
trothed-she had gone back on him
and accepted an older man who ha'
more money, and, maybe more brain
than himself. He is only twenty-tw
years old, and as he recovered f'rol
the effects OF the drug, il is likely h
i will survive the wound of the hear
I-Dacenport Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Missouri pemocracv,

ST. LOUIS, July l9.-Thc committee
on resolutions reported platform,
which was unanimously adopted. 1t
endorses the National Democratic
platform at st. Louis, and pronounces
the ticket as the strongest that could
have been made. and pledges the
State of Missouri to ratify the nomi5
nation by 60,OOO majority.
John Phelps was nominated for
Governor being the only nomination
made tonight.
The Convention adjourned till to-
ST.. LouIs, July 20.-The Democrat
ic State Convention assembled at
Jefferson City this morning, and NOM
mated Henry c. Brockmeyer, a prom
inent German of st. Louis, for Lieut..
Governor Michael McGrath, of St.
Louis. for Secretary of State; Elijah
Gates. for State Treasurer. Recess
was then taken till 80.
Sr. PAUL, July 20.--At the Repub-
lican Congressional Convention, held
here to-day, DIR. Jacob II. Stewart
was nominated as candidate for
Congress in the Sd Congressional
| District
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
In Regard to the BlOOdthirsty
Indians

CHEYENNE, July l9.-Gen. Merritt
having marched nearly one hundred
miles in thirty-six hours, successfully
intercepted 500 Chepennes, who had
left the agency. and drove them back
to that place. The Indians being ad.
yised of the approach ofcavalry,broke
into small bands and scattered like
sheep, their vigilance and the jaded
condition of Merritt's animals after
his hard march enabling them to gain
their peaceful agency home with nc
casualties, save one killed by the scout
Cody.
A man named Fay came into Sid
ney tonight from Red Cloud. He re
ports that an Indian, named Lame
Deer, came into Red Cloud on Fri
day, and reported that Gen. Crool
had had fight and lost many. Al
there is no snch news at Fort Lara
mie. which has later dates from Rec
i Cloud. we do not credit this.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
murder for seventy-Fivo Cents.

Iowa CrrY, July l9--Last night
about s o'clock a farm hand named
VIM. Dilley, known as 'Texas Bill"
working close to Morse Station, on
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern Railroad, some eight miles
east of this city, brutally murdered
Thos. Swift, section boss on the
railroad, by shooting him through
the neck. Dilley is said to have been
in this city day before yesterday, and
got pistol asserting that he meant to
use ii. He is q hard case, and when
arrested to-day he admitted the muir
der, and said he would do it again
under the same circumstances. II
seems that Dillcy had worked for
Swift as section hand on the rail
road and Dillcy was dissatisfied about
the time handed in to the paymas.
ter, the difference being sevcnty-five
cents. This is the cause of one of the
most brutal murders ever committed
: in this county. Dilley was lodgeC
, in Jail here this afternoon. Swift
} died this afternoon at three O'Clock
,lVengance and q rope is breathet
iabove whisper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
A writer in the Ohio Farmer put;

A writer in the Ohio Farmer puts
the question plainly, in saying: If
farmer is raising cattle for beef, and
he can add two hundred pounds to
the carcass of each by the time it is
ready for the shambles, by the use of
a Short-horn bull, it will certainly be
profitable for him to pay good
price for such bull. And yet this
is the average result of using the
thoroughbred bulls on the native
cows of the country, as estimated by
the best stock breeders; and this two
hundred pounds is clear gain, for it is
produced by no greater consumption
of food. If the use of thorough
bred ram on a flock of ewes increases
the weight of fleece one pound on the
average, certainly more than ''five in
hundred could make it pay
whether more than five would or not
is another question. And so with
hogs. The difference between the
common breed Of the past and the
improved breed of to-day is beyond
comparison.
| Farmers who have made the tes
affirm that hay made from grass tha
is no. ripened is, by far, the best. l
retains more sustenance, and is re
lishcd by stock, during the wintei
months, exceedingly well, keepin.
them i'm better tilth, on less bulk, thar
when fed upon hay cut after tn
grass from which said hay was mad
was fully ripe.
j A little longer time is required I
cure unripe grass, but, II the weatl
!. er proves favorable, the delay is II
serious drawback, as the superio
, feed thus gained makes decide
balance in favor Of early cutting.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Blk Thousand million Dollars Pass.
Cd Through an honest Mans
Hands.

An official life of thirty-four years
in one position, says the correspond
ent of the Hartford Times, was clos
ed a few days ago by the death Of
William Duer Robinson, cashier of
the New York Custom House. For
fifteen years at least the reputation of
the Custom House has been notori-
ously bad, but during all those years
and the nineteen others winch Mr..
Robinson had passed in the cashier s
Office, no breath of suspicion ever
touched his character. He was ap-
pointed in 1S42, and so valuable were
his services as cashier that, no matter
what other changes were made, his
removal was never thought of. Dur
ing his long occupancy of the office
the enormous sum of $4,000, ,OOO, 900
passed through his hands without one
cent Of loss to the Government.
His death is attributed to the wor-
ry0f.mind he suffered from the un-
explained disappearance of gold
certificate for 5000 from his Office
several months ago. The amount
was made good to the Government,
but the matter preyed SO much on the
faithful cashier that he grew i'll and
gradually sank till death at last took
him away. In such times as these it
is no small honor to man to say that
he had held a public Office thirty -four
years, handled &c, ,OOO, 100000 of Gov
crnment money, and died with name
above repfoach. But Mr.. Robinson
came of the old revolutionary stock,
and inherited its sterling virtues.