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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Terry Heard From

ST. PAU. Aug. l5.-Gen Forsythe.
of Gen. Sherridan's staff. passed
through this city Yesterday having
left Terry's camp at the mouth Of the
Rosebud one week ago last Tuesday.
ID was stated that Terry had fallen
back SO miles. There was no falling
back at all. The evening before For-
sythe left Ferry scout from Crook
had reached them. Crook was then
near the head waters on the Rosebud
oI between that and Tongue river.
AT this time Terry was at the
mouth OF Big Horn river. and i'm or
der To facilitate communication be-
tween himself and Crook, dropped
down the river to the mouth of the
Rosebud, between which point and
Crook the distance was no greater
than from the mouth of the Big
Horn, while the country was more
favorable for the marching of troops.
The scout alluded to said Indians
trails had been found leading east
between Crook and the Yellowstone,
4 junction of Terry aud Crook at a
point further east than Big Horn was
likely To prevent the escape of the
Indians to the east and north of the
present scene of operations. Terry
and his men are in the best possible
spirits. The story that Dave Camp
bell, pilot of the steamer '.Far West"
scalped and mutilated one of the par
ty of Indians which he and his party
encountered near Ft. Buford, Is not
true.
The Indians are still supposed to he
massed some where between the
Rosebud and Big Horn. The inn
preston prevailed that one of two
alternatives was left them either to
scatter to the eastward toward Brit
ish America or to retire Southwark
to the Big Horn Mountains. Though
they were in close proximity TO
Crooks command, 1t was not expec-
ted they would give Crock or Terry
a chance to meet them in body
BY those who bring the very latest
news from Terry the situation is re-
garded as very favorable. Fully
1000 men are in the field under the
very best officers and the men are i'm
excellent condition. Supplies of all
kinds are equal to every require
ment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
EEKUEElN n. NASBN,
Which wood like to be Postmaste
n ovw the Ladies Deaf with Caljfor.
MIA ftAAa.
Springfield Republican

For the first few days after l landed
in Santa Barbara, was surprised to
see ladies with whom was conyers-
ing excuse themselves every few min.
utes to rush into an adjoining room.
| was all the time suffering agonies
from the bites of myriads of fleas
but ! supposed the usages Of polite
society made it necessary for me to
present smiling front 10 my callers,
in other words to grin and bear il
until l should be alone. But soon
learned that it was the custom in this
strange town, Immediately upon the
first warning bite, to retire pell-mell
from the eye of the world, and, even
IN the midst of a sentence, dispose OF
the flea before finishing conversation.
1t is astonishing what practice will
enable one to do in the way of flea
killing. flatter myself that l am now
an adept in the science.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16


OuR advice to Bluford Wilson, after
reading the Plaisted evidence, is that
he should abandon politics and Presi-
dent-making, and resume agrlcultu-
raj pursuits. The United States does
not regard the President as a thiei,
and the more his enemies try to prove
him to be so the more the people ike
him. II would not surprise us to see
the President go out Of office as pop
ular as when he was first elected
Twenty thousand committees OF IN
yestigation, each with special Blu
ford Wilson swearing to all he knows
will not blot out the memory OF ~
pomattox Court House aud q
famous apple tree.-Ne@ orr ~
aid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
REPUBLICAN VS.. DEMOCRATIC
FAIRNESS.
Remarks OF McCrary, Of Iowa on
the Proctor Knott Report.

Mr.. McCrary--I was not present
with the Committee on the Judiciary
when the report now under consider
alton was agreed to, being at that
time absent from the city, and there
fore, of course, did not agree to ii.
regret as much as any gentleman
upon this Hoor can regret that the
chairman of the committee should
have seen fit TO take advantage of this
opportunity afforded him by the mag
nanimity of his colleagues upon the
committee to discuss the whole SUBJ
ject OF the investigation which has
been for some time pending before
us, and is yet unfinished. The impro-
priety of such a course is manifest.
Sir, if there is tribunal anywhere
on the face of the earth that ought to.
proceed with deliberation, that ought
to proceed with fairness, that ought
to adhere to those rules of law and Of
evidence which the experience of a
thousand years has shown to be nee
essary to the protection of innocence
and the punishment of guilt, it is
committee of Congress charged, not
with settling questions involving pal
try dollars and cents, but charged
with the duty of making an investi-
CATION which affects the honor, the
reputation, the character Of a fellow
member. And surely, even if other
committees might disregard these
great and important principles, the
Law Committee OF this House ought
never to lose sight of them.
was disposed to agree to the re-
port of the committee, because it is
founded upon correct principle of
law. but was not prepared to find
that in the midst of this investiga-
ton the merits of it would be brought
before the House and the whole case
from beginning to end be discussed
here by one of the judges who is
finally to decide il.
Holding the views l do touching
the duty of each member of a COM
mittee charged with an inquiry in-
yolving personal character, / must
regret that what has fallen from
the lips of the chairman of the COM
mittee seems to require statement i'm
reply, concerning the merits of this
unfinished investigation. ! should
have preferred to remain silent for
the present, as | think becomes every
gentleman on the committee. But the
chairman of the committee has chos-
en- toieXpress an opinion at this time,
and as ! cannot by my silence accept
his conclusions have no alternative
but to state my own.
! have no time now to review the
heyidence | have no heart to do it.
But this much l desire TO say: that
after the first day of the investigation,
when three witnesses testified to their
absolute and personal knowledge
concerning the facts that the commit
tee were charged to ascertain, there
mas really been nothing for that com
mittee to investigate; nothing for il
10 do but to report the facts. III am
called upon here and now to express
an opinion, that is the only opinion !
| can express.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
The Gentle Savage.

The Cheyenne Leader tells the fol-
lowing fearful story of how some
Crow Indians mutilated and tortured
wounded Sioux whom they captur-
ed: On the morning following the
battle of the Rosebud, as the column
was moving from the place of biv-
ouac, there suddenly arose among the
red allies a singular excitement. One
of them had ridden up to dark OBJ
iect lying beside the stream and sat
and gazed at it, and after others had
joined him they. all chattered as
wildly together as the South Amcri-
can monkeys when they discover the
propln4uity of i snake. After gcs-
lures and yclls. they dismounted and
brandishcd knives. Approaching
them there was seen living on the
fresh, dewy grass. under the gentle
shadow of a dropping willow, the
most horrible object that could meet
the eye. "A dusky human form, nude
and blOod-bcsmearcd. was writing
under the knives of the merciless Vie
tors. The object was the Sioux. who.
in the latter part of the fight. had
been wounded by u Snake, scalpcd.
and left for dead. In tearing out
the tuft of raven hair from his head.
portion of the bone. fractured by q
stroke of the tomahawk, had clung
to the flesh, and the brain was laid
bare. And yet, in the morning. the
savage was still alive, and hearing
the tramp of horses, And belieying
that his tribe had beaten the whites.
he had crawled out of the gully in
which he lay, and called "Minnie y
(water) to a Crow who had passed,
and who he undoubtedly thought
was Sioux. The Crow turned, and
his face kindlcd with fearful joy.
Six shots were fired into the pros
trate figure. The head and limbs
were severed from the body. and the
flesh hacked, and the bones hcwn un-
It'll there was nothing about il recog-
nizable as human. Iniamies too
shameful and disgusting for record
completed the ghastly climax of hor-
ror. 1t was an illustration of the
fiendish ferocity Of all the plain In
dians against their foes. The Sioux
practice even more refined barbara
ties, torturing their victims in the
most exquisite manner. and making
them more dreadful by deferring. by
every art in their power. the well
come relief of death.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Presidents Message.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day sent a message to Con-
gress urging, in view OF the possible
contingency during vacation, that
provision bc made for more troops in
the Indian country. and suggesting
that IL the increase of the present cav :
airy force by $500, be deemed in
advisable, that he be an horizcl
to call ont five regiments OF volun-
teers, each one thousand strong. for
a period of not exceeding q months,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Bishop Purcell on the School
System.

CINCINNATI. Aug. l0.-The Catho-
itc Telegraph, this morning, contains
an article from Arch Bishop Purcell,
defining the attitude of the Catholic
Church toward the public school sys-
tenn OF the United States. He de.
clares that the church has no dispo-
sition to interfere with the system
He further says no doubt justice and
equality would entitlc the Catholic
people of this country to exemption
from taxation for the support of other
schools, or TO share of the public
school funds in proportion to the
number OF pupils in school, but even
this claim we are disposed to waive
in your favor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
oentIe Cow.

"The man or boy" said an Alton
man at the breakfast table the other
morning, after thrashing has oldest
boy for running the COW, "who will
abuse gentle COW, which is supply
ing the family with one Of the best
luxuries, is fit only for the lone liness
of the desert" About half an hour
later that COW had kicked the man
through a fence and jammed the milk
pail down over his ears, and the air
OF the barn yard was black with
stones, clods Of clay, broken rails and
profanity with which the man was
bombarding the gentle cOw.--Bur-
iagt0n Hd,ckeye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
A Nice Quiet Election.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, August S--The
returns continue TO show large Des.s
ocratic gains. The Democrats will
have twenty-seven out of thirty three
Senator's, and al least eighty out OF
one hundred Representatives, and
tquiet prevailed everywhere.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

TX ANNOUNCING the nomination OF
General Harrison as Republican can
didate for Governor of Indiana, the
indianapolis Journal says vt IS no
exaggeration of the popular feehns
to say that General Harrison Is the
spontaneous choice of the Repubil-
can party in the State for the position
of Governor, and that he fully repre-
sents the exigencies of the OCCASION
This is not fitting time to dwell up
on his character, his abilities, or the
sources of his popularity. II Il
enough that they are such as to com
mend themselves to the Republlcai
party throughout the State, and u
indicate him as unmistakably the frs
choice of the party for the high po
sition Of Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

President GRANT believes in call
ing things by their right names, and
in Furnishing crimes as they deserve.
He charactcrizes the affair at Ham
burg as cruel, bloodthirsty, wanton,
unprovoked, and uncalled for, and
the civilized world will say that the
terms used are well timed and truth
fully observation-disclosures Traveller.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Alabama Election Returns

MONTGOMERY, Aug. H.-Returns
from 81 counties give Houston ma
jority of 36,6Tl. The eleven counties
to hear from, in 1874. gave n demo
cratic majority of 3.6Oa.
The Senate stands ~ democrats.
Independent and 1 Republicans. The
House stands S3 Democrats, 2Inde-
pendents. and Ii Republicans.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

Two of the Democratic candidates
for the Supreme bench in Indiana
were forced from the ticket by the
party. They had been detected in
corruption to the extent OF about
$4,000, and the evidence was so clear
that the party could not and would
not undertake to carry the load. The
candidates, however, would not un-
load themselves by declining, and SO
the party forced them off.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

TuE Hon. Dewitt &. LittlcjOhn, Of
New York, one of the most. pronfi-
uent men of that State. has declared
by letter his firm determination to
abandon Tilden and Hendricks, and
vote for and support Hayes and
Wheeler. lie was in the st. Louis
Convention, and plainly told its mem-
bers that Tilden was not fit man for
President, and that he would be beat
en- by 10000 majority. We call at
tentiop to an article from the New
York Times, in regard to Littlejohn'
change of front. This act of this
distinguished politician OF New
York, tells heavily against Iilden II
that State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
California Republicans.

SAN Francisco, Aug. l0.-The Re-
publican convention, last night, chose
the following Presidential Electors
u. A. Mckinlay, J. b. Fulton, J. II.
Jewell, A. j. Ostrandcr. At large
Gen. John +. Miller. Nj. Nj. Estell.
Thos Mckinna was nominated for
Congress in the Sd District.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

The South Bend Qnd.) Tribune
feels relief at the retirement OF MI.
Orth as candidate for Governor, not
because of charges against him, but
because he was opposed by small
but noisy element in the Republican
party. IT says of Mr.. Orth personal
": "Mr. Orth's action in stepping
down and out shows that he has the
interest of the party at heart more
than his personal interest, and, after
the Venezuela business is satisfacto.
rily cleared up, as we do not doubt II
will be, Mr.. Orth will stand higher
than ever in his party and before th'
country,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Terry Re-enforced.

BISMARCK, ID. T., Aug. ll.-News
from Terry's camp ut the mouth of
the Rosebud, under date of the 9Th,
says Col. Otis. with six companies of
the 22nd Infantry arrived on the lst
inst. and Gen. Miles. with six COM
panies, reached camp next day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

Mr.. GARFIELD's speech will no
doubt be widely read and approved
by people of his own political party,
and on the whole will add to his re-
putation as one of the ablest political
orators of his party.-Nep York 1r'-
bWVe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

Mr.. JOHN b. NORTON, one OF the
best-known Democrats of Maine, has
refused to longer support party
which endorses murder in the South
and favors Reputation of the nation
al debt. He will vote for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
The Proposed Territory Of pemblna

The Proposed Territory Of Pembina
In the speech of Hon. jefferson p.
kidder, of Dakota, made in Con gress
July %, advocating the organization
Of the Territory Of Pembina; we are
told that the proposcd now territory
will contain 1880 square miles. Ii
will extend from the seventh stan.
dard parallel, which is about eleven
miles south Of the forty-sixth degree.
to the British possessions from the
Red River of the North to the Vel
lowstone. 1t has within its borders
600 miles of navigable waters on the
Red river, more than GOO on the Mis-
souri,, and over 800 on the Yellow
stone, and in all over 1000 miles OF
nayigable waters. Lines of steamers
and 200 miles Of railroad are already
operated in the proposed Territory,
and numerous extensions are projec.
ted. The population of Pembina il
not less than 1900, largely made up
of farmers, and the country has supe.
rior agricultural advantages.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Iaean,s nanial.

WAsHINGroS, August lO.--Senator
Logan made general denial this
morning befare the whisky commit
tee of all intimations connecting him
with the doings OF the whisky ring
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

On the sth inst. ,
the buA'oon of the ou
tempting TO make a poir''
publican party on accq
declination of Orth, whia
terized as "unloading,
the Hon. Milton 5. koD
lican member from h
as follows, to-wit;
"That the RepublicA
diana had follawed 7
by the Democratic pa
four of its candidat
ciary; /; that these toy
600, and that the e,,lt R \
Indiana was M,M
The House saw
Ohio carpet-bagg n
slums of New "
Congress, incontiq
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
nomapea s,no.ooo.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Hallet Kill
bourne has entrsed suit against the
Speaker Of the House, the Sargeant-
alarms, and the memhses of tho
Real Estate Pool Committee, claiming
$lJ0,0OD damages. for injuries sus-
tanned by reason of imprisenment
without cause.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

No woman with a proper appreci-
alton of her rights will marry a man
so tall that she can't reach his hair.
Several of the new pontoon rail-
way bridges are to be built over the
Mississippi, between st. Louis aud
st. Paul. They are made in sect ions
of any suitable number and length,
may be built on the deepest water
without piers, and are prevented
from moving by chains. anchors aud
windlasses. The whole bridge is
provided with ratings between the
fOOt-paths and the center, where rail
road tracks are laid. Any section
may be removed to allow steamers h
pass up and down, being worked b,
Q suitable engine and chains.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

GEN. Ben nARRisoN accepts
nomination from the Republican
Indiana for Governor. lie Is the
OF President Harrison, distlngu
ed lawyer of the State, aud Is sec
n no man in the State in polI
nonularity. That he will be el 4
i among the strongest of prob
ties if not an assumed cer'ahty
Hon. G. S. Orth withdrew, NJ
cause one single taint rests up
honor. but because he felt in
mon with others that he w
the strongest man that ID
be put forward, owing l.
fact that he would be put n hs
defensive, to explain a cause 4.
baseless charge, which the q .e a
ate House has been for mont IA
ing to blow broadcast over fr
Mr.. Orth's conduct in thus Vi tio
retiring, stamps him try
and statesman, willing and = o
sacrifice himself in order kllit
old traitorous enemy. INN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16
Very Unconmunicative.

PHILADELpHIA. Aug. l.-Goyernor
Hendricks visited the Exposition to-
! day, but was very uneommunicative
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

A good many horses about Boston
and Roxbury are dying from starva-
tion caused by malignant sore-throat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

rails through her property. The
track-layers took advantage of Sun
day--a day on which she could not
appeal to the courts-and put down
the rails. She was Outwitted but not
defeated. When the locomotive
came along over the branch line she
took up position on the track and
would not stir. The locomotive
backed out and left her at her post.
Among the supporters of the props
ositi0n to remonetize silver, is Gen.
John A. Dix. II am not" he says.
"a capitalist, but am a creditor; aud
l do not hesitate to say that would
gladly accept silver as legal tender,
if that act of Congress comforting that
quality on Government paper were
repealed-thus taking the chances of
an appreciation Of the former and Of
a further decline in the latter
The San Francisco Chronicle sug-
gests that now their weekly has sus-
pended, Messrs. Woodruff and Claf-
lin should retire to convent, or COM
plete oblivion Of some sort, and that
the long-haired contributors to that
detestable sheet should enroll them
selves on the catalogue of some lu-
natic asylum.
According to Louisville paper
this is the way Kentucky candidate
for Office greets voter: "llowdy,
howdy. howdy?" "Howdy ?" "How
do you do?' "TOllable." slows
all 2" "'rollable." "Your folks well 2"
..Tollable how's yourn y "Tolla-
ble.' "Neighbors all we'll? p "Tol-
liable how's yourn r sTollable." !"
"All for me this time ~ "Sorter toll
liable"
They had company to tea. The ia
BILE was set out splendidly. The bis
cults We're as white and light and
tlaky as snow, and the cake was lust
lovely. The company were delight
ed with everything, aud were enjoy
ing themselves hugely, and getting
the modus operandi OF making the
biscuit which We're too lovely for
anything, when the infant prodigy oi
the household unfortunately whis.
pered: ma, why don't you have
such a tea when there amt company 2
i-DaabuYy NeWs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

Now. all WI say is this
Y,ae Denac,, toroaghiy pre-
...oJ = mo ,,am a,, cy, and II these
r., fpn,,;cn1 ,Ja al, ho,' blood they shat
!'o'.. ~. content,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-03

they were walking on the public square
without apparent cause, ana really
with DO cause, so far as the evidence
adduced before Esquire Fulton went TO
show, Davis knocked Dunlap down
with the butt of his gun, breaking the
stock Of the gun and innicting so Sc
we're a blow AS to render Dunlap sense
less for some time. Now, MI, DAVIS
may have some reasonable excuse for
this seemingly brutal treatment OF q
prisoner who was under the INFLUENCE
oCIiuuor, but if he did he failed TO in
troduce it before Esquire Fulton, VINO
looked upon it rs a very aggravated
case, and fined him $50 for the cor
poration, and bound him over TO The
Circuit Cont.
We do not wish to do Mr.. Davis in
Justice, and will not, but, with th'
present lights upon the case, we mus
saw that such q gross oversteppInS IN
prescribed bounds of duty by an Oil
Ger Of the government, deserves eX
IRENE rcprehenSion, and is entirely 10
eycusablc in any official. = Fayettevill
Express, 9th ult.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-02-03

There is not u sounder paper in all
the land, in regard to politics, than tue
Memphis Appeal, and it has just en-
tered upon the thirty-siXth year Of its
existence. In its prospectus it says:
witt no otlensc 20 Conservatives,
Liberal Republicans, orany faction op.
posed to the corruptions Of Grantism
and Rpdicalism, the Appeal will from
day to day preach the gospel Of Demo
cratic truth, and insist ON Il clean Dem.
o]cratic organization The political
drift is leading the public to understand
that every man must decide which
cause he will serve, and the current in.
dicatcs most plainly that there will be
hut two parties in future elections
the one Democratic, the other Ropub.
Ijcan. There is no alternative but to
choose between them. The Appeal,
true to its normal position and the ca
nonizcd traditions Of the party, re en-
lists under the Democratic banner.
TAe Democratic PARTY IS a nationa
party. and it sloull have hut ~ an'
the sumo name throughout the Union
The Appeal, daily, costs $40 per an
mum. Weekly, 81 80.