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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
Ancorrect.

New y DIRK, Dec. 2a2.--A Times spe-
eial from Columbia says: Three
members of the House Investigating
Committee remaining in Columbia,
are now engaged in footing up the
figures Of the precinct returns to see
how they compare with the returns
forwarded To the State by the County
Commissioners. No discrepancies of
any account have been discovered.
As the'evidence now stands the COM
mittee will be compelled to report TO
Congress that the Hayes electors and
entire republican State ticket were
elected in this State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

An Irishman went into telegraph
Office in Parkersburg, West Virginia,
and directed a dispatch for Baltimore.
After watching the operator for some
time, he modestly asked him if he
would send it. He replied that it
was gone half an hour.
"Ye lie, ye spalpecn, how the divil
can it be half hour gone when it is
hangin' on the hook there while yc'rc
clickin' and fiddlin' with that little
brass thing there"
Another one inquired: "Do yez
charge anybody for the address when
yez sind by TELEGRAPH"
"Nevcr," replied the operator.
"Do yez charge anybody for signin'
the name p
"Never, sir"
8 "Thin sind this, and my brother
will know where l am: To James
O'Brian, New York. Signed, Mi.
chael O'Brian."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

We have in our dispatches another
everlasting interview with that ole
aginous demagogue, Tom Hendricks,
but we have neither the time or pa
tience to print it.
1t is just about like any one of the
other Hendricks interview we have
been publishing daily and weekly
for the past year. If you haven't one
of them before you, imagine tie oily
CANNON siding up to you, seizing
you with his oily paw, putting his
other hand over your shoulder, ask
ing you about the children, telling
you that the democratic party is the
only honest one in the country and
that Tom Hendricks is its prophet,
and that is all there is in a Hendricks
interview.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
w AsHINGToN, /
SENATE

Mitchelfs Oregon resolution was,
after discussion, agreed to without
division.
Bayard spoke in favor of his sub
stitute for the preamble of the reso.
luton recently offered, declaring that
it was wrong to reflect upon Grover
by preamble offered in advance OF
investigation.
Mitchell then accepted Bayard's s
preamble and it was agreed to. 1,
recitcs that it is alleged that Grover
issued certificate of election to Cro-
min, elector, instead of to Watts, al
leging Watts was ineligible and pro-
viding for inquiry by the elections
committee into the eligibility OF
Watts and all facts attending the APP
pointment of the electoral college OF
Oregon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
The United States Senate, Feb.
1901, adopted tho followiuo rcsoln-

The United States Senate, Feb.
1901, adopted the following rcsolu-
ton:
Resolced, That the Senate will be
ready to receive the House in the
Senate Chamber on Wednesday next,
at II O'Clock, for the purpose Of being G
present at the opening and counting
of the votes for President of the
United States; that one person be APP
pointed teller on the part of the
Senate to make a list of the votes for
President of the United States as they
shall be declared, and that the result
shall be delivered to the President OF
the Senate, who shall announce the
state of the vote, which shall be en-
tered on the journals; and if it shall
appear that a choice hath been made
agreeably to the Constitution, such
entry on the journal shall be deemed
a declaration thereof.
Ordered, That the Secretary notify
the House Of Representatives of this
resolution.
This was to meet case Of obstinacy
on the part of the House. The House
finally sent back an answering reso-
luton that it would attend as provid-
ed by the Senate resolution. 1t did
attend, and Mr.. Jefferson, President
of the Senate, counted the vote.-In-
ter-Ocedn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
soon as the House had already on a
similar bill,

soon as the House had already on a
similar bill.
Sherman said the committee had
been delayed by the dilatorincss of
the silver commission i'm reporting
He was informed that tho commits
sion would report soon and if possi-
bic the Finance Committee would
act on the bill Immediately after, the
holidays.
After the morning hour Mitchell,s
Oregon election resolution was con-
sidered.
Maxey spoke at length.
The Chair appointed as q special
committee to act with similar House
committee to devise means for the
proper count of the presidential cleo
toral vote, Edmunds, Morton, Frelino-
huysen, Logan, Thurman, Bayard
and Ransom.
HOUSE.
Platt offered resolution for select
committee to investigate Hewitts
charge that the New York postoffice
had tampered with his letters. Platt
had read at the clerks desk Postmas-
ter James unqualified denial of
Hewitt's statement.
Wills introduced bill providing
that the feet of the navy. until the
public safety demands an increase.
shall consist of thirty sea-going war
vessels, distributed among the respec-
tive squadrons. 1t specifies the num-
Der of line officers, and provides that
their full pay shall be the same as
officers of the army with whom they
take rank when on sea service, and
the same emoluments be allowed as
to assimalated grades in the army;
that when on shore duty officers shall
receive full pay without allowances,
and when on le1ve of absence, Eve
eighths of full pay; retired line and
staff officers, who have seen respec-
lively twenty and fourteen years eea
service, shall receive three-fourths
full pay of the grade from which
they retired; all other officers half
full pay: eight hundIed additional
boys shall be enlisted for training.
After discussion of the resolution
to investigate Hewitt's charge against
the N. Y. Postoffice, the House refus-
CN W Al tHC WHOlt IlattCE Oh tllt ttl-
Bile as Buckner proposed, and finally
adopted!Springer's motion instructing
the investigating committee in N. T.,
of which Cox is chairman, to invcsti-
gate the matter.
The Speaker presented telegram
from Morrison, transmitting records
of proceedings before the inyestigat-
ing committee in the case eof Barnes.
telegraph manager at the New Or
leans office.
Watkins introduced bill, which
was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee, providing against any naval
or military officer collecting or hay-
ing any troops at or near election
polls, on the day of election or ten
days prior or subsequent thereto, ex-
cept when necessary to repel armed
enemies of the United States, the pun
ishment for violation of this act, to be
a fine of not over 5000 and impris-
not less than five years, and
to be deprived from holding any fed
cral Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

Aprisoner was being tried for sheep
stealing and he was asked by the pre-.
siding judge, an Irish Chief Baron,
what he had to say in his Defense
"Ah, sure, your lordship, didn't me-
self, and my fawthcr and my grand
fawther all vote for your lordship
when you put up for Tipperary p
And, begorra, didn't we carry your
lordship to the head of the poll ?"---
"True, true ?" murmured the Judge,
and he was visibly affected by the
reminisence. He looked kindly at
the prisoner at the bar, and in sum-
ming up, directed the jury to acquit
him, though the evidence was very
strong for conviction. The jury felt
the pressure put upon them, and the
foreman, in giving him the verdict,
said, swell, your lordship, / suppose
VIC must call him not guilty, but faith
your lordship, there'll not be sheep
at all left in the county," To which
his lordship complacently replied,
"Ah, never mind, gentlemen,-never
mind the mutton! Acquit him and
ate bcefv And acquitted he was.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
Senate Committee.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-Senator
McDonald's resolution requiring the
returning board to produce the rec
0rds of the state presidential vote was
discussed.
Mcdonald stated that he had been
advised that the aggregate vote ofthe
state would not correspond with the
total vote furnished by the supervi-
sOrs.
Howe said the board had furnished
certified copies, of not only the aggre-
gate vote of the state, but also of
those rejected.
Mcdonald said the copies furnish
cd didn't show the votes rejected by
the supervisors.
The chairman stated that the re-
turning board had to complete its
work before the fifth of january and
this might prevent completion. He
preferred that the matter be postpon-
cd until tho labors of the board be
completed.
The democratic membess opposed
postponement, asserting that to fully
comprehend the whole question il
was necessary to examine not only
the work Of the returning board, but
those polls which were rejected by
Supervisors and why the board ii
other cases went behind the action OF
the supervisors and rejected polls.
Senator Wadleigh thought they
did not have the powor to compe
the production of these papers and i
would embarrass the labors of thu
board. He would like to see tho
original papers, but didn't like TO take
the authority ofcompelling their pro
duction.
Mcdonald and the democratic
counsel claimed the board could MOI
rejecta poll save on the statement OF
protest of a supervisor and that polls
have been rejected without their pro-
test and it was in order to define this
fact that the original papers were
desired.
| He did not wish to embarrass tht
Ilabors of the board, but wanted tht
whole truth i'm the matter at tho ear
lliest possible time. The resolution
was defeated by party vote, the re
publican members stating they were
ready to agree at the proper time t,
Iany move on the subject, but though
the resolution was impracticable a
present. The law OF tho State gov
erning elections WAS discussed a
some length.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. !


Frelinghuysen presented petition
of many Union soldiers, asking the
passage of the House bounty bill. Re-
ferred.
Anthony offered resolution that
the Senate adjourn from the 22d to
the 26th, and from the 26th to the 10Th,
and from the 29th to Jan. I'd, unless
otherwise ordered in each case. A
long discussion followed.
1t was finally amended to make adj
journment from the 22nd to the 26th
and thus agreed to with a general un-
dcrstanding that other adjournmcnts
would be made as Anthony's resolu-
tion suggested and without transac-
ton of business.
Logan asked the chairman of the
Finance Committee if there was any
probability Of an early report on the
bill for the issue Of silver coin and to
make silver legal tender. It was i'm
iportant that the Senate should aci
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
Cotton Factories in Maino.

The Spraguc mills at Augusta are
now employing about 450 pefsons,
and week before last did their largest
weeks work. They mannfaclprcd
LOG, 600 yards Of print cloths, a fin
ished, put into bales and Forwarded
to the print works at Cranston, =. l.,
where the cloth will be stamped
ready to be put upon the market.
Ninety-five thousand yards of floth
were woven the past month in excess
of the amount woven at the mill4dur-
ing the corresponding month Of last
vpnr
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l,--lhc senate
subcommittee on elections have SUBJ
penaed the following Witnesses 10
testify in relation to tle oregon clce-
ton matter: Gov Graytr, Secretary
OF State Chadwick, j, N. Watts, y. III.
O'Den, W. II. Cartwright, Beni.
simpson, o. VI, Denny. y. J.. Dolph,4
and e.. &. Siag. They arc expected
NEXT wpak. Granin arrived this morh-
inc. He Iasn'tsdccided when he will
deliver his returns TO President Ferry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

Now that the State Register has
opened the gubcrnatorial question,
we are likely to have good run Of
candidates, and world Of compli-
mentary newspaper literature upon
that subject.
The Cedar Rapids Republican trots
!, out its member Of Congress, Hon.
James Wilson, of Tama, as in every
respect fit and worthy man for the
place. Mr.. Wilson has rapidly work
ed to the front in Congress, and the
Republican does not exaggcrate his
worth or claims.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
Irounle a Ansicipatsa.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 2l.--Therc is
apprehension of trouble
on the 7th. of Mnuary " hen the Gov
ernor Is to be- inaugurntcd. Both
Packard and Nichols will be inau-
gurated, as the Republicans viii not
oppose the Inauguration of Nichols,
but should he attempt to exercise the
functions of the Office he will. iii all
probability bo resisted end call VIII
be made for troops | 400 of .whomarc
now stationed here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

He Also WAS sDEpREssED." "-"W hy
in the world don't you go to work p
inquired citizen of lazy fellow,
who wastrying to borrow some mon
ey of him this noon.
$50 to work?" echoed the man,
show can do anything till know
for certain who is going to be the
next President 2"
Thus it is that this political muddle
is bringing business to standstill all
over the country.-Chicago Journal
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

This calculation is based upon the
republicans carrying all the congress
sional districts Of New Hampshire.
Tho party in that state feel confident
that they can do this. There arc, how
ever, good many contested seats,
and from the high handed manner in
which the democracy proceed, it may
be rather expected that the present
democratic Clerk of the House, who
will call the roll of its successor, in the
organization, will contrivc to have a
majority on that roll by improperly
culling from tho contested cases, even
though the republicans have major
ity in fact.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

There is humor in suicides. Miss
Pixley, of South Lee, Mass, jumped
into river to drown herself, and
then pulled herself out by the bough
of tree under which she floated.
She writes an account for the papers,
saying: '.1f there is any one who
reads this foolish enough to want to
die before Gods chosen time, don't
jump into the river where there are
trees with limbs hanging in the water,
for if you do, no matter how determ-
ined you are to leave this world, you
will either have to make up your
mind to stay little longer, or else
try again, which latter you will not
be likely to do"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
Eclipses in 1877.
SS6Es :
Esf027

There will be five eclipscs. Ia 1877,
viz: A total eclipse of the moon on
February 9th, visible in the United
States a partial eclipse of the sun on
March IA, visible in Western Asia !; a
partial eclipse of the sun on August
8, visible in Alaska, Kamschatka and
the North Pacific Ocean; q total
eclipse of the moon on August 23rd,
partly visible in the Eastern and
Southern States, and partial eclipse
of the sun on September 7th, visible
in South America.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
FROM NEW ORLEANS.


Senator Mcdonald to have members
Of the returning board subpenaed,
the action on which was finally post
poned by the committee till to-mor-
row. The question Of taking the
deposition Of Eliza Pinkston, was
discussed for some time and finally
postponed until tomorrow.
Counsel for the republican side
stated they had some forty more wit
nesses to testify in regard to Ouachi-
ia parish. Democratic counsel stated
it would be impossible to have their
witnesses here before next Tuesday,
as they had been misled in regard to
which parish would be taken up and
had supposed their witnesses from
East Baton Rouge first.
Republican counsel stated that the
whole number of witnesses from all
the parishes would reach 500. Sem
ator Salisbury thought it best to
have an understanding at present in
reference to fixing q limit to the in.
quiry, as five hundred witnesses on
either side would consume the
whole time until March lst. The
Chairman thought the mass of evil
dence might be abridged by counsel
on either side agreeing as far as pos
sible to accept the testimony before
the returning board without either
side being expected to develop fur
ther testimony from these witnesses.
A lengthy discussion ensued in Ore
gon as to the best means of
reaching the object aimed at, viz !:
whether or not there was q full
free and fair election in the contested
parishes. 1t was the general opinion
that this could be best secured by ex-
amining and completing the parishes
separately and that the respective
counsel might sift the testimony of
their witnesses and leave out all ex-
cept the most important testimony
and thus avoid much labor and waste
of time. AS it appears from the tab
ulated statements furnished by the
Returning Boal d that the polls had
been rejected lin % parishes, the
labor necessary to determine the fair
ness of the election in these alone
would be very great. 1t was finally
agreed to proceed with Ouachita
parish,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
a MexIasn ,,;ar

New YonK, Dee. 20--A dispatch
from Fort Davis says the McXiean
revolutionists have captured q Mr..
Miller, an American banker vt Chi
huahua, and demanded 5000 IN gold
as ransom tor his release. Colonel
Andrews with force Of infantry,
cavalry anu artillery has goae 20 his
rescue. The revolutionists gre rcpert
ed 400 strong, and haye threatened tp1
shoot Miller if they can't hold hp
A fight is inevitable,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
REFoRm srATgsMAMshiP.

We have received from the wal
department, n pamphlet copy Of Sec
Cameron's annual report, which is
clear and comprehensive state paper
He estimates that the expenses OF
his department for the current fiscal
year, ending June 30th, next will cx-
cccd the revised estimates made last
spring, by Secretary Taft, something
near seven millions Of dollars.
It will be remembered that direct
ly after Sec. Belknap's trouble occur
ed, a great hue and cry was raised
against his estimates already made in
his annual report, and that the press
of the country, without respect to
party, and with its characteristic in
clination to give man going down
hill, akick, made SO much hullabaloo
over these estimates, that Sec.
Taft was compelled by the clamor
and the Confederate House, against
his own judgement and that of his
trusted and well informed subordi-
mates, to revise and reduce General
Belknap's estimates. Secretary Cam
eron's report of expenses incurred and
likely to be incurred, for the rest of
the fiscal year, show that his depart
ment will be short just about the
amount the Confederate House coerc-
ed Sec. Taft to reduce Sec. Belknap's
estimates. OF course this amount
must now be made up in the deficien-
cy bill. But it was q good enough
Morgan until after the election.
What cares the Confederate reform
ers Of the fact that they were robbing
Peter to pay Paul; that they were
cutting oil ut one end of the garment
to patch ON to the other, SO that they
could herald it to the country that
they had reduced the expenses of the
war department by one master stroke
Of reform nearly seven million Of dol
lars
Now that they have made what
capital they could out of the matter,
they will quietly vote to supply this
deficiency. And this is what they
call reform craftsmanship.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
The tricks adopted by so-called

Inc TICKS adOpted by sO-called
Spiritualistic mediums to delude the
credulous, are being exposed in many
places. esprit forms" which prove
SO amazing to spectators, are evolved
from piece of white and black
cloth, cut in the outline of human
form and stitched together; the black
side is first turned to the audience in
a darkened room, then it is slowly
turned, showing the white side and
representing weird appearance,and
is often recognized by spectators as
the form of their friends. The form
disappears simply by turning the
black side to the audience in the same
slow manner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

The following advertisement is
taken from the files of q London
(CanadiaD paper: "Wifc-A Bride
Wanted.--A preacher, 80 years of
age, who has travelled six years in the
Lords vineyard, with an eye single
to His glory-well recommended for
his faithfulness and truth-desircs to
marry good lady who has talent
and ability to assist the cause, a gift
to sing, able to weigh an argument,
and some skill in presenting it by
talking and writing, and worth ~,
O0O.v
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

A gentleman, dining with a friend
one day, was struck with the earnest
ness with which one of the little girls
regarded him. He therefore took her
upon his knee and began talking
with her. "Please, sir" said she,
presently, "tell me what's in the
house next to yours. I'd like to see
it." "Tell me, my little dear, why
you wish to know?' ssBecause, sir,
heard mamma say that you were
next door to a brute.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

Mr.. FRYE, Of Maine, endcavored
on the 18th inst, in the House, to
have a resolution considered to in
vestigate the election held in the
fourth congressional district of Mis-
sissippi. The democracy Of the House
refused to give it hearing. This is
the district now represented by the
colored member, Lynch, in the pres
ent House. The total voting popula-
ton of the district is about $4,000, and
heretofore it has been republican by
about 1900 majority, the colorcd
voters outnumbering tho whites six
to one. In the last election the demo-
cratic candidate was declared elected
by some 5000 majority. The demo-
cratic candidate thus declared elected
was General Chalmers, the second in
command Of the rebels at Fort Pill
low at the time of the terrible mas
sacre of the colored troops after the
surrender. 1t is no wonder that the
dishonest democratic side of the
House do not want an investigation
of the election in this district. 1t is
clear that the history Of elections by
the people can nowhere furnish O
more stupendous example of rascality
than that in this district furnishes.
Had there been q single instance of
republican unfairness in the late
elections, which presented a tithe of
the swindling and wrong that is ap-
parent in this district on the part of
the democracy, il would be utterly
impossible for the party to obtain the
support of one in hundred of its
members to any such devilish work.
Per contra, if the democratic hosts
were not largely too ignorant to learn
the truth or too much impregnatcd
with disloyal rabidness and hatred of
universal freedom and citizenship.
which led them into rebellion or to
sympathize with it, no such rascality
as that committed in the said fourth
district in Mississippi, could be ex-
cused or palliated by it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

San Antonio Herald: The cham
pion liar of the State is in our county
Jail. "A kind-hearted Clergyman asked
him how he came to be in there. The
fellow said with tears in his eyes that
he was coming home from prayer
meeting and sat down to rest, fell
aslecp,an while he was asleep there,
the county built the Jail around him,
and when he awoke the jailor refused
to let him out.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

THE Hon. John Morrissey having
declared all bets of, principally, as it
is alleged, to save himself from pay
ing his fictitious bets made on Tilden
just before the election, and in which
the Hon. Johns I. .. U. were put in
the pool box instead of money, is
now putting his house in order, pre-
paratory to his departure to Albany.
to serve the cause Of Tildcn and Re-
form as a State Senator from the City
of New York.