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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

HEsslNG and Rhem plead guilty to
completely in the whisky frauds, yes
terday, the 18th inst. in Chicago. 1t
will be remembered that this Hessing
is the great Chicago reformer, who
broke his relations with the Repub-
lican party several years ago, and
carried his paper, the Stats Zeitang,
over 10 the enemy. He now confess
eddy, when there is no way of escape,
pleads guilty to frauds he was all the
while committing when he was howl
ing SO about reform. He is fine
representative reformer of his time,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

OMAHA, March I'D, Curry. con-
victed of assaulting Edward Rose
water, Editor Of the Bee, was senten-
oed to 4 years in the penitentiary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22
Brissew and the Mates.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Secretary
Bristow pronounces as wholly false
the charges and insinuations that he
once collected fraudulent mule
claims and took half the proceeds as
published in a letter in Louisville
and New York papers this morning.
He argued this case before the Court
of Claims in the regular practice OF
his profession at a time when he held
no public Office and the court adiudg-
ed it a just claim, Judge Drake dis
senting on legal grounds alene, and
not because that fraud was anywhere
charged. The claim was paid by the
Treasury upon an order of the court
and Secretary Bristow did not take
anywhere near half of the claim hut
was paid very usual fee. He had
nothing whatever to do with the case
in any of its stages before the De-
partment, or in its separation, but
after the proofs were taken, lie ar
ranged the case and argued i'm the
court. 1t is reported at length in
volume seven of the opinions of the
Court of Claims.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Secretary
BristOw to-day made sworn state
ment to the committee on eXpendi-
lures in the War Department relative
to the Herald letter dated at Louis
vile, concerning the mule case. He
said he believed the letter was writ
ten from Washington, having been
advised that such a statement would
be made. He said he did not prepare
the case, being engaged merely to
argue 1t. He never suspected either
the integrity Of the claimants nor the
fairness of the case. One of the clai-
mants he was intimate with. having
served with him in the Kentucky
Senate. At the time he had no con-
nection with any Government office.
Groome engaged him, stated his case,
which was that the firm had engaged
extensively in raising mules for army
uses, but when the rebellion collapsed
the Government refused to take them
and the firm lost heavily. Groome
said they would pay no fee or a very
small one unless the claim was allow
ed. Bristew said he was not in the
habit of taking cases in that way, but
agreed to argue the case if Groone
wonld pay all his expenses and in
case the claim was allowed ten per
cent. of the amount obtained.
Thomas J. Fuller prepared the case
and the Secretary argued from that.
The only question raised by Mr.. Co.
forth, Assistant Attorney General.
was on a point of law, not on facts
which were conclusive.
The facts were that the firm had
mules at proper points to be shipped !;
some of them were on the train at
the time. There was,as consequence
a sudden depreciation in the value of
mules. The low price at which they
were compelled to sell them was in
conference.-the, and even Chief Justice
Drake, who dissentcd, did so only on
O question Of law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22
$4,000
Total

Total Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
As collateral security for the return
of said bonds, Russell, Majors Il Wad-
dell deposited with said Bailey accept
ances of John B. FLOYD, Secretary of
War, amounting to eight hundred
and seventy thousand dollars, issued
to Russell, Majors & Waddell on ac-
count of their contract with the War
Department. See the following
receipt of Russell, Majors & Waddell
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Dec 18th, 1860.
We acknowledge to have received
from GODDARD Bailey, on the 18th of
July last, and at various times
subsequently,, the following bonds,
viz:
Missouri SIS. $4,000
N. Carolina 6's Dan. & july $4,000
N. Carolina 6's april Il Oct.) 61,OOO
Tennessee 6's. $4,000
Making a total of. 49,. $4,000
which we agree to return to the said
GODDARD Bailey, or his assigns on de-
mand.
As collateral security for the return
of the above described bonds, we have
deposited with the said GODDARD Bail
ey acceptances of the Hon. John b.
Floyd, Secretary Of War, to the amt
of eight hundred and seventy thou
sand dollars.
RUSSELL, MAJORS & WADDELL.
When this Ubiquitous act, perpe-
trated by one of the subordinate Of
ficers of the Interior Department, in
the abstraction of said bonds was
made known, it was discovered at the
same time that acceptances unauthor-
lied by law, and deceptive and fraud
ulent in their character, had been
issued by John B. Floyd, Secretary of
War, in favor of Messrs. Russell,
Majors & Waddell, not only for the
amount of bonds distracted, but the
records of the War Department
showed that 81, 1886, 1876 of said accept
HuCcs WcIC Ill CAtCuidtAOll, uAuhluS tHc
total amount of acceptances issued
$685., 1896.
The records of the War Department
also showed that there was a deficit
Of &c, l37, 1896 to fall upon the holders
Of these acceptances, or to be assumed
in some way by the Government.
1t also appears from the records of
the War Department, that while these
acceptances We're being issued to the
amount of millions of dollars, Rus
sell, Majors & Waddell were regular
ly receiving their pay for the services
performed under their contract, in
money, from the Government; there
fore it is evident that the acceptances
were fraudulent.
For the facts contained in the fore
going statement see Report No. 78,
House of Representatives, Both Con-
Qress, End Session.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Attorney
General Pierrepont several days ago
sent a messenger to Canada to bring
Mr.. Marsh to Washington. The At
torney General has heard from his
agent to-day and expects that Marsh
will soon be here. Terms of safety
have been offered to him and in all
probability they will be acceeded to.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22
CLYMER's DIsGRAcE.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunel
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Clymer
and the Democrats on his Committee
are in merited disgrace tonight. At
ter Clymer had solemnly denied on
the floor that there was particle of
truth in the facts stated last week in
these dispatches, and after Robbins
and Blackburn had followed him in
nnstinted abuse of the press, almost
the material points of the, dispatches
in question were proved to-day by
Gen. kiddoo, who appeared before
Clymer's Committee and swore, in
substance, that he told Clymer what
has already been SO widely telegraph
ed of the statements of Mrs. Marsh in
relation to Mr.. Pendleton, and that he
assured Clymer that there was as
much of a case to start with against
Pendleton as there was against Bel
KNAPP. 1t further appeared that City,
mer took no steps to obtain Mrs.
Marsh as witness that he told nc
member of his Committee; that, in
fact, he did nothing toward investi-
eating Pendleton except that on Fri
day last, he asked the correspondent
of the New York Sun to 60 to the
War Department and look up the
railroad case, but that the cores.
pondent never went; and that, in
point of fact, Clymer never did q
thing looking to the investigation OF
the Pendleton matter till the latter
demanded it by telegraph on account
of the publication of the matter in
Cincinnati. In the meantime, Mrs
Marsh had followed her husband to
Canada and all means of proceeding
against Relknap were at an end
There are great many who tonight
believe that both the Marshes were
hurried off to Canada without regard
to the effect on the Belknap, case, sc
that there might be no available wit
nesses against Pendleton. This il
the fix Clymer is in, whatever tn,
facts in the Pendleton case are.
| MARSH
I II =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

WASHINGTON, March l7.-It is now
no secret that at the instance of the
President, the Attorney General has
been trying to induce Marsh to return
from Canada and testify against Bel
KNAPP. While the Democrats in the
House confess that they cannot con-
vict Belknap, the Administration has
been working to secure the return of
Marsh. Assurances have been held
out to Marsh that ifhe will return, no
proceedings will be instituted against
him, and definite answer is expect
ed this week.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22

IteSuHIluS Tic ldHus SfdIlCcu 10 NC
Gregor and Missouri River Railroads
and regranting the same upon new
conditions.
To amend Section A of Chapter 81
of local laws of 18th General Ascend.
ly, providing that the labor of con-
victs may be leased at any price in the
discretion Of the Commissioners.
Repeating Chapter 8 Title IA OF
Code, and providing for mechanics
liens.
To amend Section 1907 of Code
making a barbed wire fence with
three wires a legal fence.
To define the crime of swindlina
and punish the same.
To amend Section ll6O of Code re.
lating to number of members OF
mutual benefit associations.
Making appropriations for Soldiers
Orphans home at Davenport.
In relation to hedges on division
lines between adjoining land owners
To empower cities to levy a special
tax for sewerage purposes.
Making appropriation for hospital
for insane at Independence.
To amend Section 1725 of Code re.
lating to formation of sub-districts
for schools.
Empowering township clerks to ad.
minister oaths.
Relative to construction of cattle
ways across public highways.
To amend Section 1745 relative to
report of treasurers Of school dis
tricts, requiring them to report di-
rectly to county treasurer.
Authorizing State Auditor to cause
to be paid back to counties entitled
thereto any excess on revenue paid
into State Treasury.
Providing for the publication OF
propositions to amend the Constitu-
ton.
Relating TO cities organized under
special charters, comforting additional
powers and amending charters of
said cities.
To authorize tho relocation of rail-
roads.
To amend Clause 4 Section lGO6 of
Code in relation to labor of students
in Agricultural College.
To amend Section 1921 of Code, in
relation to independent school dis
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-22
REPuBLlcAN STATS CONVENTION

w. Z. CHANDLER,
Republican National Committee.
WAsHIN0r0N, d. c., January Is, 1876.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
Littell's Living Age.

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06

the multiplicity of quarterlies, month
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
Kick Them Out.

Nothing seems to trouble such loyal organs
as the Inter- Ocean more than to see the
Democratic House of Representatives GUST
some of the old Republican leeches, who have
been hanging on the little snecure positions
about the federal capitol for the past fifteen
years 1t the politics of the administration
had been changed a good while ago, and all
these barnacles everywhere had been kicked
out, the public would never have heard of
the whisky ring, the pension ring, the Indian
ring, and the thousand other frauds and
swindes which have been perpetrated upon
the government. The Democratic House will
not do its duty unless it sweeps the capitol, go
far as its authority goes.-Prairie du Chen
Courier.
Yes, kick them out. Most of
them were soldiers who fought for
the Union. We would not have
them servants to the sixty six rebels
who spent four years trying to des-
troy the Government. Those rebels
owe their places, their rehabilitation,
to the forgiveness and compassion of
Republicans-if you please to
Republican folly, but we would not
see Union soldiers become their
servants. We would not have them
fly at the beck of the sculIions who
murdered and, when IN their power,
starved our friends and brothers.
Kick them out. 1t is more fitting
that their places be filed by the
assassins of Fort Pillow, the keepers
of hndersonville, and the servants of
traitors. Kick them out, but don't
tell US it is because they are barna-
Giles, or leeches. So far the rebel
governed Congress has kicked out
only the best of men, servants of true
and tried integrity. 1t kicked out
Mcpherson, who, when he had served
the people twelve years and handled
over seven million dollars of their
money, was found not to have misap-
piled single dollar. Not shadow
- SAiAS ASoeS oSoiASe huJ b6IFduG
whom that Congress has kicked out.
No, true enough; we would not
have heard of the rings if the other
party; had been in power. They
would never tell on each other.
There would never be even one
honest man among them to find out
what stealing they were doing.
They would go on with their swindles
and frauds until, drunk with their
power, they would attempt to steal
the whole government as they did in
1861. 1t is the Republican party
that picks out the thieves of whisky
rings, pension rings and Indian
rings, and every mothers son of
those thieves, when he is kicked out,
proves to be Democrat. Let the
kicking proceed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06

THAT S. W. Reese, Esq, OF
Dodgeville, resigned the Postmaster
ship in that village, is an event Of
local Importance. There was NO
better Rep lblican or more faithful
officer than Mr. Reese. And perhaps
no better man than Senator Whitman
could be found to succeed him. II
was the duty OF Mr.. Magoon, when
the Office became vacant, to recon-
mend q successor If Mr.. Magoon
made secret promises before his cleo
tion TO make certain changes so as to
win votes and influence to secure his
first election, and is fulfilling those
promises in order to secure second
term, itmight give different appear
ance to very fair thing
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06

THE Inauguration of Governor
Ludington as Chief Executive of the
of the State was conducted at the
capitol according to law, custom and
style on Monday last. At the same
time the other elect of the people
Lieut.. Gov. Parker, Secretary Doyle,
Treasurer Kuehn. Attorney GENT
Sloan and superintendent Soaring,
were sworn into office. There were
present at the Inauguration cere-
monies about four hundred persons
from abroad, mainly from Milwaukee,
Racine, Waukeshs, Ooonomowoc and
RArahOO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
Gold and Greenbecks.

The Hon. W. w. Field in letter
to the Boscobel Dial asks this ques-
ton: "Why undertake to return to
specie payment"
If there be a man in America who
wants or expects the use absolutely
of specie in all business transactions,
we have not seen or heard of him. If
there be publication in America ad-
vocating absolutely and only specie
payments we have not heard of it.
But there can be no sound argument
against resumption that is, making
our currency as good as specie and
convertible at par with it. To make
our currency convertible with gold
would not at all induce the demand of
gold for payment. Before the Rebel
lion creditor could demand specie
on all payments, but when the cur
rency of the country was good, for
him to do so was as disastrous to his
standing and business interests as it
was for Shylock to demand the pound
of flesh nominated in his bond. When
the value of the currency was irregu-
lar as compared with gold, our indus
tries suffered and money gamblers
had their harvests. So now the mar
gin between the currency we have
and gold is the disturber of the peace
of the agriculturalist and the manufac-
turer and is the forage of the bulls
and bears. To say that bankruptcy
can stare prudent producer in the
face, except in times of famine or pes.
thence, if he knows what pay he is to
have for his produce, is an absurdity.
If dollar be always a dollar two
bushels of wheat will be always worth
twice as much as one bushel. If a
dollar is worth now one hundred cents
and next spring fifty cents, a mans
property will only be worth half as
much next spring as it is now. Ifthe
currency is always of certain value
the ordinary depletions and excuses
of produce would never cripple the
producer. But when the value of the
currency can be managed by a nest of
Wall Street gamblers, producers and
manufacturers are ever at their mercy.
1t is not Bullion that legitimate COM
merce wants, nor is it food of green
backs. If greenbacks, without any
gold-backing is sufficient currency,
then we need not call on the govern.
ment for a supply. Counterfeiting
might then be made a legitimate pro-
fession. A gang of accomplished
counterfeiters could turn off as hand
some pictures as those we get from
Uncle Sans mill. What is wanted
is plan or system that will regulate
the currency, keeping it at the value
of gold. The gold itself would be
boarded, put into stockings, shot. bags
or under puncheon floors of misers.
No business man wants it-none are
asking for it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
STEEL RAIL CONTINUES HIS CRITI-
CISMS UPON THE POTTER LAW.

STEEL RAIL CONTINUES HIS CRITI-
CISMs UPON THE POTTER LAW.
EDITOR HERALD In my former
communication | have endeavored
to show that our railroad legislation
has been responsible for the follow
ing injurious results to the business
prosperity of our people
l. 1t has checked all railroad build
ing in the State since the Potter law
was put in force, thereby preventing
vast outlay of money that would
have been disbursed in the construc-
ton of new lines. Among those
new projects that are thus paralized
may be named narrow gauge road
from Milwaukee to the wheat and
coal fields of Illinois, over the old
line of the Milwaukee and Beloit
route; another from Fond du Lac
to Peoria, connecting the lumber res
gions with the destitute prairies of
the South; another from Chicago
through the rich agricultural dis
tricts of Wslworth, Jefferson, and
Columbia counties, thence to the i'm
mense iron mines and timber Sec
tons of Lake Superior another
from Milwaukee to Lodi, that would
unloose the hard knot that now ties
the trade of the West Wisconsin and
Minnesota lines of the Chicago and
Northwestern to Chicago another
from Monroe, in Green county,
southwesterly to the Mississippi
river, trsversing the rich lead re,
gions of Lafay cite, Iowa and Grant
counties; and last, but by no means
least, the unfinished condition of the
Wisconsin Central, whose energetic
directors find it impossible to raise
the necessary funds to complete the
remaining fifty miles Of its line OF
400 from Milwaukee to Lake Supe-
rior, although backed BY $50 miles
road already in operation, and
magnificent grant of land from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06

The Inter- Ocean published last
week sensational article, from the
hand of reporter, under the follow
ing heading:
WALK UP BRIsToW
For a Congressional Committee Pro-
pose to Investigate you for all you're
Worth-Babcock don't seem to care so
much for himself, and he is often
you PerSonally-Ne Democratic
Party stands behind him, not so much
on has account as on yo1rS-And the
Republicans, Resenting the use Of
Office for Personal Ends, toiU Assist
at the Funeral General Bdbcock
l0iU tell all he knoDS about Himself
and the Honorable Secretary of the
TreaSmy-Because the Statutes
Provide that, if he Does, He can't
be Placed on Trial HSe,ohere- What
the Honorable Sam Randall has
already Done, and the Effect Of his
Proposition The beSt-laid WhiSkey-
Scheme Of the Season, for as much as
1T VII Open up EUerything- There
is at present no Indication that
Bristow ,0iU turn States Evidence.
The construction put upon that
article by the dashy columned press
makes it appear that the inter Ocean
attempted to criminate Bristow and
shield .Babcock, but the article does
not warrant that construction. 1t
makes Babcock appear a confessed
criminal, and utterly disgraces him in
the manner Of the confession. The
article has been great sensation,
because it appeared in the matter
offact Inter Ocean. lift had appeared
in the New York Herald or the
Chicago Tines it would have been
regarded as merely sensational.
Nobody would have thought of
characterizing it as lie or Islander,
for that would be taken as matter
of course. The Inter Ocean should
continue in, and not smirch its repu-
tation for, truth, and leave sensa-
tionaI lies and scandal TO those papers
which make merchandise of them.