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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
THE LOVE FEAST.

AN INCoNGRUoUs INTERMINGLING.
How pleasanta a thing it is for breth-
ren to dwell together in unity Here,
in st. Louis, this glorious day in the
Centennial year, there is more zeal
Gus exhibition of brotherly love than
that which graced the Seven Churches
of Asia when the ruling deacons, one
and all, accepted Paul's mastery epis-
ties. will not say that this demon
stration to-day is unity of truth and
principle. but it certainly is unity of
purpose, and that purpose is to get
control once more Of the Federal
Government and to administer it sole
ly for the aggrandizement of the old,
historic, pro-slavery, orphan Demo-
crat. To this end the orphan is here
--he is here in force from the sterile
mountains of New Hampshire and tho
busy hum of the Hub; from Puritan
ical Connecticut and Whipping post
Delaware from the home of the Mol
ly Maguires and the sand-Acas of the
great lakes; from the putrid purlieus
of Tammany Hall and the scum-coy
cred lagoons Of Florida. The orphan
is here, and his name is John Norris
sey, the prize-fightcr, and {. w. Yulee
Of Florida; Confederate Brig. Gen.
j. w. Wofford, of Georgia, and Cyrus
ii. Mccormick, Of Chicago; Joseph
f. Mcdonald, of Indiana, and b. T
Montgomery, of Council Bluffs, Iowa
Willis B. Matchen, eX-Confederatt
Congressman, ex-senator from recon-
strucied Kentucky, and old Wilson
Shannon, Ex-Governor of Ohio, and
Buchanan's apostle to the Kansa,
Border-Ruflians; A. w. Doniphan, tn,
old Missouri Chief, whose hard wol
scars in Mexico were effaced b,
reasonable associations with Clail
Fox jackson; b. +. Carver, of Wal
street, and A. w. Lamb, of Mo-, twil
orphans, not only in Democracy, bu
in conspiring to bankrupt the Hanni
bal q st. Joe Railroad Company Bill
Bancroft, Of Michigan, and John 2
Stockton, of New Jersey--these, ant
a thousand other orphans who's
MONIES have, during the past twenty
five years, become household word
and synonyms Of all that is disreputa
ble.-Chicdgo Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
THE oemocnArro PLATFORM

We invite the especial attention oi
everybody to the Democratic plat.
form presented at st. Louis. Demo.
cratic politicians from the stump have
been wont to tell most fabulous sto-
ries; to be troubled with an awful
impeachment to their veracity, but Of
all the extravagant falsehoods ever
uttered up to this time, there never
appeared such diatribe of baseless
charges and pretentious arrogance, as
are contained in their so-called plat
form. 1t is no platform, but rather a
fourth-rate backwoods stump speech.
A convention of elements that en-
brace those who have IN the last few
years committed the worst oflenses
ever known, including treason, stock
jobbing, bribery, gambling and pee
ulation of public funds, cry con-
tinuously for reform; oh, what
reformers are they2 They charge
upon the Republican party what
ever of stagnation in the times
there may be; whatever lack there
is in commercial prosperity and for
not having paid the enormous debt
created by their own dark deeds Of
treason and fratracidal war waged
against the nation.
Was there ever such brazen impu-
lencc save it came from the shameless
perpetrators of crime, persons steep
I'd in continuous and open life of
lebasement. Who mortgaged this
free land of ours but the Democratic
party? Who made it necessary for
rs as a people to suffer and endure
.he necessary and unavoidable ills
If great debt, of immense destruct-
on of life and property, of turning
back the wheels of prosperity for
more than decade, and all to estab-
ish nation of slavery upon the
'uins of our beloved Republic, but
he Democratic party? Now, this
oarty of infamy, SO deep and dark, as
% have never before been equalled in
he history of civilized people, cry
We are the reformers! Accept u.s."
hey say, "as workers of purity" As
street bawd is impudent, SO are
hey. Hypocritical as Satan, they
ickle the ear of the liberty-loving
German, by naming him out as the
'ecipient of wrongs at the hands Of
he Republicans. This trick is 80 thin,
German American citizens cannot be
leceived-they have too much sense
or that. Does the platform have one
word of reference to the diabolism
hat has been enacted in the South
md still continues to be? Not one
word of it. AS the Democracy SYM
with the South in rebellion,
o now they sympathize with them in
heir hellish murderous work of car
ying elections in the Southern States
~ intimidation, ostracism and the
leath Of men on account of their pol
teal views.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
Calirsraia sA,isasa.

SAN Francisco, June 29.-The nom-
ination of Tiiden was we'll received
here, mainly on account of the hard
money, proclivities. One hundred
guns were fired last night. A ratifi-
cation meeting will be held in a few
days. The anti-Chincse plank in the
platform gives satisfaction and prom
inent Democrats assert they can car
ry the State on that issue.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

In consideration Of tho fact that the
Republican party has been very un-
lucky of late, has it occurred to you
that the Cincinnati ticket was made
up on Friday, that unlucky day of all
the week dubuque P Herald.
None but Democratic journal has
make such an appeal to ignorance
and superstition admissible in their
columns. Since, however, the first
nomination of Abraham Lincoln was
made on Friday also, the Herald may
not refer to the question Of the elec-
ton of the Hayes and Wheeler ticket,
but is limiting that another J. Wilkes
Booth may turn up after Governor
Hayes is inaugurated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June ~.
A long report from the Secretary of
the Treasury showing the amount of
balances due the government from
public officers, etc, since 1867, was
laid on the table, condensation order
ed, and to be printed. Washington
Irving is mentioned as defaulter to
the amount of Mree csnts.UE8
@ HOUSE.
The committee appointed at the re-
guest of Mr.. Adams, Clerk of the
House, to investigate the published
charges against him, unanimously re-
ported that in no instance did he,
directly or indirectly, receive pecuni-
ary'or other consideration for any an.
pointment made by him.
SENATE.
WAsHINGTON. June 28.-After pass
ing the House bill for the sale of the
Kansas Indian laHds to actual set
tiers, the Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton Of House bill for the issue Of
coin and substitute therefor proposed
by the Senate committee on finance.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN June 28.-The SEN
ate amendments to the army appro-
priation bill were non-concurred in
and the speaker appointed as q
committee of conference, Atkins,
Randall and Hurlbut.
Payne, from the committee on
banking and currency, reported back
an amendment to the silver coin bill
and recommended concurrence in
them and moved the previous ques-
ton. The Senate amendments are to
strike out the word nov" ana to add
a new section providing that the
trade dollar shall not be legal tender.
The previous question was second
ed and the main question ordered.
The question was taken on the first
amendment of tho Senate, striking
out the word "now," which confined
the issue of silver coin to that now in
the treasury. A vote by letters re-
suited, ayes, Is; nays, 7S-the Repub-
licans supporting it, and the mass Of
Democrats, under the lead Of Randall,
opposing it. s3H 80
The question on the amendment
was taken by yeas and nays, and re-
suited: ayes, 83; nays, 50. So the
was rejected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
RUNCOmBE.

"Since the imposition of internal
taxes made necessary by the late War
Cincinnati has paid into the National
Treasury the aggregate sum of $780,
100000 [applausel to say nothing of
the amount paid indirectly through
another branch Of the revenues.
Your great city has paid to the Gov
.ernment in this fiscal year one e-tenth
of the entire internal revenue collect
ed from forty millions of people,
Byistoac's Cincinnati Speech.
It's the common and stereotypcd
claptrap of the distillcrs that they are
the most valuable citizens of the Gov
crnment because they are such heavy
taxpayers. In fact, if you catch one
of these virtuous chaps in any irreg-
nlarity he will at once set up this
pretense in mitigation of his rascali-
ty. But the fact is that he don't pay
any more tax than any other citizen,
unless, in fact, he drinks more than
an average consumption of whisky.
Take Iowa City as an illustration.
A large distillery has been running
there for the past year which has
paid into the Treasury say $4,000
per month as its tax on highwines,
which is nearly as much per month
as that collection district composed
of twelve counties has heretofore
paid per annum.
These wines have had the
tax at once added to the cost of
their production and they have been
shipped to Chicago, New York and
elsewhere, to be utilized in manufac-
lures, and manipulated into fine old
bourbon whiskics, tine purchaser and
consumer paying the tax eventually.
In point of fact Iowa City pays the
government no more tax than she ev-
er did unless the location of a distil-
lery in her midst has stimulated the
consumption Of highwines, which is
not probable. Iowa City is no more
entitled to the credit of this addition
to the public revnues, than are the
farmers in johnson county and there
abouts, who raised the corn, rye and
barley which entered into the compo-
sition of those highwines.
If the distillerics paid the tax rath-
er than the consumers, it would only
be necessary for the government to
start distilieries enough to make
about two thousand millions of gal
Ions of highwines and then pay off
the national debt at once.
1t will thus be seen that the pre-
tense set up by Chicago, Peoria, Mil
Waukee, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louis
vile and other large whisky manu-
featuring centres, to-wit: that they
pay most of the seventy millions an
nually collected off of highwincs is a
ridiculous absurdity.
1t is somewhat remarkable that a
great Ex-Secrctary of the Treasury,
who has sat in the scat once honored
by Hamilton and Chase, should find
in the necessity of soft soldering his
special friends in Cincinnati,a pretext
for uttcring such flimsey twaddlc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

INDIANAPOLIS, June 29.-Gov. Hen
dricks having positively declined to
be a candidate for Vice President in
repeated kilograms to his friends last
night, will not consider the subject of
the acceptance of the nomination
made to-day, until the return of the
Indiana delegation from the Conven-
iior, -. = -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
TrLDEN NOMINATED.

From all quarters we have been
hearing, since the sitting of the Con-
vention at st. Louis, that there were
cords of Tilden money afloat, subject
to the order of delegates. The Bur-
lington Gazette of this State has been
prominent in publishing such state
ment. We really don't see why the
rag baby men should whine
about it. Tildcn took them at
their word and offered them the
needed supply of money, and this Of
course would silence their objection
to him. If child cries for bread,
fill his mouth with it, and, of course,
it is satisfied, and it will caress the
hand of the donor. So it has proved
in Tilden's case. While we had the
most abundant evidence Of the purch-
asableness Of the Democracy; while
the country knows from the rotten,
disloyal, shameless character of the
Democracy, that they are always ripe
for any dcbasement, yet, we were not
prepared to see them fall so complete
ly and SO early into the hands OF
Tilden. Our slate, we confess, is
smashed. The delegates had less of
stamina than we expected. The
thirty pieces of silver was all-power-
full beyond, entirely beyond, our ex-
pectation. The delegates snccumbed
quickly and in great numbers, like
sheep before malignant attack of
foot-rot. The nomination will fall
with smothering weight upon the
Western Democracy. Look out now
for third movement intended to rele-
gate the election of the President to
the Confederate House. 1t won't win,
gentlemen. The Democracy thus di-
vidcd, discordant, shattered and scat
tered, will not make even respect.
able opposition to the united, earnest
enthusiastic Republican host, headed
by their gallant, noble leaders, Hayes
and Wheeler. Take away the strength
of the Democracy which lies in the
South, which comes from the old ex.
rebel host, and it is our candid opin.
ion that Tilden would not receive q
single electoral vote. The Republi-
cans can and will see to it that moi
a single one of the old free States
goes for the Democracy and further
that we shall capture from fifty te
one hundred electoral votes in the
South.
The Republicans have within easy
grasp victory of the grandest char.
acter, one that shall comprise at leas
two-thirds of the electoral vote. Tht
battle is at last arranged, and we art
happy.
LATER Since the above was il
type, the news comes Of the nomina
tion of Thos. A. Hendricks, Of Indi
ana, for Vice President. This hal
been forced upon him against hi
positive refusal. He will be obligei
to accept. This is the sop thrown t.
the Bill Allen Ohio and Indiana sof
money Democrats. Will they az
cept the position of the fiftl
wheel in the wagon-a plac
of nonenity. Swallow the empty bal
like any other gudgeon, gentlemen
You did it when Seymour was nom
mated in '6S. You will do 1t agail
the best you can, but it will go dow
with such bad relish that the Repub
licans will sweep Ohio and Indian
by rousing majority, which vii
pass on with like results in Novembe
in all the doubtful States North.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
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FOR E1aN.

LONDON, June @.--In the House
of Commons this afternoon, Isaac
Butt, member from Limerick City,
moved the appointment Of select
committee to inquire into the nature
and extent and grounds of the de-
mands Of large proportion of the
Irish people for the restoration of the
Irish Parliament. with power to con-
troll the internal affairs of that eoun-
try. 50 ss8 K.s{l So
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

THOSE barrels Of Tildcn money
were q dead shot on the Hendricks
hackers they wilted on first sight.
Some Of them begged for the privil-
ege Of giving just one vote for their
man, but oh, how they caved in on
the second rouudi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

DR. f. A. GuILRERT, Of Dubuque,
the most prominent Liberal Republic
can in Northern Iowa, has made
Hayest to get back into the Republic
can camp. He signed the pledge
again at a great Republican ratifica-
tion meeting, at Dubuque, last Satur-
day night
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

BISHOP CUMMINGS, the head of the
schism in the Episcopal Church, died
at his home, at Luthervillc, near Bal
timorc, Maryland, this week at the
age Of 80.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
rENxrssEE nIrTo

MEMPHIS, june 2S.-Tilden's nomi-
nation was received with intense en-
thusiasm by his friends, while the
friends of other candidates generally
accept the situation and will support
him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
Ar. Blains's UenAlsl3
Very 0oeloUa.

AUGUSTA, June D.-Blaine'sf family
physician considers his nervous pros
tratiOn more severe than has boon
supposed, and prescribes abeUluso
rest, forbidding him even 70 VT1Aa
letters. He gives no encouraRemont
that he will be able to take any parf
in the coming campaign s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

Hon. JAcoR d. Cox, Gen. Grants
first Secretary Of the Interior, who
has been a Liberal since 1879, comes
out strong for Hayes and Wheeler.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

WASHINGTON, June 2S-The House
committee on Territories postponed
the further consideration Of the bill
for the admission Of New Mexico In.
to the Union until Dec. 18TH, which is
considered as the defeat of the meas
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
w reckcd.

4 batavia, June 29.-Thc Dutch
steamer, Lieutenant General Krozen,
from Acheen, was totally wrecked on
entering the Straits of Sunda, and
about twenty-five passengers were
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
WASHINGTON.

WAsHIsGToN, June 2S-The Presi-
dent has sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate: Albert M. Wy
man, Treasurer Of the United States,
cice John c. New, resigned.
VIM. p. Tilcomb, of Massachusetts,,
Assistant Register Of the Treasury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
aRf
THE SPEAKER VERY III.

I WAsuINGToN, June ga letter
from Speaker Kerrs physician speaks
hopefully of his patients bnt1 Mr..
Kerr does not have. much hope and
has been quite despoadent. q.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

BROTHER MELIUs, the editor of the
Burlington Qa.) Gazette, attended the
st. Louis Convention, and he loaded
his paper down with specials. Melius
is really very enterprising news
paper man, but he did not bestow any
OF it on Tilden. He made up little
record on the Iowa delegation in his
specials, and the following appeared
in the Gazette, Of Tuesday, the 9th
of June, and, for a Democratic jour-
nal, it told wholesome truth:
John p. Irish, of Iowa, is doing his
best to commend himself to the TIL
den managers. He has doubtless
promised to deliver the Iowa delega.
ton, but he will find trouble in doing
it. He is among the most active and
indefatigable Of the Tilden supper.
ters, and thinks that the Democratic
party cannot be saved without his
valuable assistance. Mr.. Irish has
evidently had his faith in Democracy
much strengthened since coming here
and hobnobbing with the New York
ers, for 1t has not been long since he
wanted to disband the party, declar-
ing that 1t was dead and ought to be
buried. He made speech to an i'm
mense Tilden mob last night at the
Lindell hotel, and John is doubtless
booked for choice remembrance
should his patron saint and reform
ideal win the day.
Trimble was elected at Des Moines
on the expressed and distinct UNDER
standing that he was for Hendricks,
ana yet he is now, and, l have no
doubt, always was Tilden man.
The Iowa Democracy will be betray-
ed if those in the delegation who are
opposed to Tildcn do not stand firm
and fight the influence by which they
are surrounded. 1 understand there
are now
FOURTEEN TILDEN VOTES
in the delegation, and five who are
afraid to show their hand. 1t would
not surprise me if Tilden got eigh-
teen votes from Iowa if he needed.
them. The Iowa people here with
the exception of Irish and Richard
son, are disgusted at the outlook Of
the Iowa delegation and threaten
vengeance if they hand over Iowa to
Sam Tilden.
Brother Melius is deathly sick
what aciN the Gazette do? Easy
enough answered--it will inst fall
into line and swallow its spew like a
cur. As we have before said, if Til
den made money plenty at st. Louis,
what in thunder is the Gazette growl-
ing about-that is what it wanted. 1t
is about time it took its part of the
swag and shut up. No more show of
virtuous indignation 1t wont go
down.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

WAsH1NGToN, June 2g.-Thonas II.
Macmanns has entered suit against
the administrators of the estate Of tho
late Harrison r. Thompson and Jos.
II. Fuller to recover 100000 paid on
claims of contract for mules to be
furnished the United States govern
ment. Macmanus brings suit in the
name of the United States under the
act of March 1868. Should he win he
gets one-half of the forfeiture and
one-half of the damages claimed, but
is liable for all costs should it be de-
decided in favor of defendants.
Hon. Benjamin II. Bristow is one
Of the defendants.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

New YORK, June 29-The Erening
Post, in speaking ofthe st. Louis can
didate and platform, says that the vi
tai plank, for the present, is. financial
plans, and in the Democratic platform
it is poor stick indeed. We have
directed attention to the Republican
weakness in this respect but If the
Cincinnati Convention did not take .
determined step in advance at least,
it does not take step backwards. This
the st. Louis convention has done.
Such hard money man as Tilden
must feel rather mortified that he il
compelled to stand upon such . soft
piece of timber.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05

LOUISVILLE, June 29.-Thc Ledger
CDcmocratie) says we are proud Of
our candidate. lie is every inch u
man and every inch statesman.
Every man in the country whose cry
for reform is not a hollow sham
should rally to his support.
ST. Louis, June @.-The following
has gone to Thomas A. Hendricks:
''rhc Convention has nominated
you by unanimous vote for the Of
flee of Vice President of the United
States. We urge your acceptance.
We hope to be at your city at 5 80 to-
morrow evening" (SignedD
AUGUSTUS ScnELL
JoHN KELLEY.
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THE CAMPAIGN COURIER

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