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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
The Phelps Scandal.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. l6.-The scandal
against Gen. Phelps, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, has grown to
such an extent that it is believed that
the, State Central Committee will
force him to retire from the ticket,
and replace him with another candi-
date. The clerk of the boat has placed
the following statement in the hands
Of the editor of the Globe Democrat,
which paper will tomorrow publish
it with editorial comments:
On BOARD THE STEAMBOAT ANDY
JOHNSON, ST. Louis, July 3Oth, 1885,
Having been requested to state the
facts in regard to the conduct Of Col.
John s. Phelps while on this steamer
as a passenger between Hannibal and
this city, l will say that on the after
noon Of the Sth of July, 1876, Col.
Phelps came on at Hannibal, accom-
panied by number of well known
citizens Of that place, and by them
was introduced to the officers Of the
boat, myself among the number, as q
gentleman and q candidate for Gov
ernor Of the State. Iassigned him to
one of the best rooms on the boat, and
every attention was paid him. There
were but few ladies on board that
trip, and MS the weather was very
warm, several of them lay down on
the sofas in the ladies' cabin. About
l o'clock that night, Col. Phelps went
into the ladies' cabin and insulted
three of the ladies, who are well known
and highly respected people of this
city. One of the ladies had brother
on board, who, when he heard of the
outrageous insult offered to his sister
and her friends, would have inflicted
severe punishment Oh him (Phelps) il
he had not been restrained by some
of us on account of his age, aud thai
only was the cause of his not being
put ashore that night by the officers
of the boat. The Andy johnson ar
rived in st. Louis on the morning o.
the 9th of July, 1876.
/ m Il. b. MoREHoUsE, Clerk
4 This statement is cOrroborated by
another reliable witness, Thomas II
Ward, who is q brother of one of thu
ladies insnlted. He says:
4 was passenger on the boat OF
the above trip, and the statement o
the above facts is correct.
THOMAS Ii. WARD.
4 Tremendous efforts have been mad
by personal and political friends o
the Colonel to suppress this disgrace
full scandal, but the facts have leaket
out, and the statement furnished b,
Morehouse is, to say the least, Yer.
mild one, the truth being that Phelp
not only assaulted two ladies, 5n
that lie partially tore the clothing
/, from one of them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Not Dead, But . 6windler.

Last spring, John r. Williams, of
Boone county, borrowed money OF
his friends, went to Chicago with q
drove of cattle, which he sold, and
then was missing. For long time il
was supposed that he had been
robbed and murdered, but recently,
from actions of his wife, it was
deemed wise to "spot" her. A few
days ago she left her home, and was
Swallowed directly into the embrace
of her husband, who was employed
as yardmaster on a railroad in Win
neshiek county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
5000. 600 m r.x..

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-United States
Attorney Bliss filed a suit in the U
>; Circuit Court yesterday against the
Missouri Pacific r. r.. mortgage trus-
ees and receivers for taxes from 1864
70 1872, under the old income law,
he tax, with interest and penalties,
amounts to 100000. The United
ntates claims a lien upon the road for
ans amount prior to all mortgages
rpon it, and especially the mortgages
Hlder which the road is to be sold on
re 9th OF Sept. next. Judge Dillon
y $ granted an order at the instance
! attorney Bliss to retain enough of
W proceeds of the sale of the road 10
Diset the claim Of the United States if
hblished.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

used in importing 10000 voters from
Kentucky. Did, /; Mr.. Hendricks OBJ
jcctto it? Did he, urge reform then ?
Does he expect that the American
people are gulls to swallow his pre-
tensions of reform after such devel-
opments, which are not campaign
ISLANDERS, but statements made by
prominent Democrats.--Chicdao 7ri-
hUOe
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Pitchers
Castoriia,

-. may nave rest and their babies may
49,. "1r.h'.H they will use Castoria for Wind
=. ~. Wo.ms, teverishness. Sore Mo1,h, Group,
~. 0.olnscn complaints. 1t 10 entirely Q vegeta-
s preparstion, and contains neither mineral,
NV. pune nor aicohol 1t is % pleasant to take
:. money. and neither gags nor gripes.
~. \. Dimoch. OF Dupont, O., SAYS
me-, s s, using Castoria In my practice with the
most signal benefits and happy result. .
This u what every one says Most nurses In
Wv fork city use the CastoriA. It 10 prepared
oy Aessrs. J. B. Ross Co., % Dey st New
YORK. successors to Samuel Pitcher, n. d.
6-90-w-chq
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
The Sick Nan.

Turkey, says Col. Thomas w.
Knox, has been borrowing money In
Europe, and some of. her loans have
been guaranteed by France and Eng
land. Nearly all the money has been
wasted !; very little has gone for the
construction of railways, but most Of
It has been put into palaces, diamonds
for the woman of the seraglio, ships
of war, mosques, and the like, and
every day there are thousands Of
pounds wasted on senseless displays.
Here is specimen case: They
built an imperial palace, known as
the Palace Tshiragan, where they had
already palaces enough for o dozen
Sultans. The late Sultan moved into
the building when it was finished-it
cost two million pounds sterling, OF
about ten million dollars in gold
and he lived there just two days
Then he moved out because he had
an unpleasant dream, and the palace
will never again be occupied. 1
stands idle, empty and beautiful, OF
the banks Of the Bosphorus, and viii
thus stand until destroyed.
A couple of years ago the Sultal
commanded that q conservator!
should be erected in his garden
Glass and other matelia l were or
dered from Europe, and hundreds o
men were set to work. 1t was fin
ished at q cost of over q million dol
lars, and his Majesty went to see il
The old idiot wish to be respect
full, as he is q Sultan-was not In GOO
temper, for some reason, and deter
mined not to be pleased. He raise'
his languid eyes to the roof of tn
building, and then turned away.
81 don't like it," he said, "destro
lit"
| And before night every piece Q
glass was broken, the beautiful cor
servatory was levelled.
This is the way the Sultan and hi
government have been using tn
money borrowed at high rate of In
terest !; and they are now borrowin
money at a high interest to pay tn
interest. This thing will 60 on unit
Turkey can borrow no more none!
and then the whole thing will col
lapse.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Tilden's Apoiogists at. Fault.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS.-Repre-
sentative Hewitt, in defending Tilden
against Kasson, declared that Tildcn
contributed toward equipping what
was known as the Tammany regiment.
The report to the War Department of
the Union Defense committee of New
York, shows that Tilden had no part
whatever in the matter. In regard
to this regiment, the committee re-
ported at the time il was sent to the
field that "the entire cost was defray-
ed by the Union Defense committee.
Every article Of clothing and equip
ment was furnished by the commit
tee, together with rations for nearly
thousand men for the period of a
month.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

E. 4 s. r. as
HERE is little more explanation as
to that big Democratic majority in
Alabama. The Hawesville (Ala.) Er-
aminer says: .523st
The true and good men of Golfer
inc, not wishing to be servants of the
Radical party by sitting down all day,
Just to receive the votes three or four
hundred negroes were anxious to cast
against the peace and welfare of the
State, wisely concluded, last Monday,
that IL the Radical negroes wanted to
have an election, they might hold it
themselves; and if they didn't have
sense enough to hold it they didn't
have sense enough to vote at all, and
therefore the country would be all
the better for it. This was just and
sensible conclusion, for nothing can
be more foolish and ridiculous than
for men to aid this yillianous plumber
by, acting as their agents to gather In
the votes of q blinded and prejudiced
people. And no man who. has care
fully thought over the matter would
be guilty of such crime against God
and This family, if he could help him
self. Therefore, the patriots Of Col.
lerine are hereby thanked for The man
ner in .rhicA they struck at carpet
bdggers and negT6fnte in thts State"
The editor Of the Era1ainey ha
just been elected Auditor of Alaba
ma on the Democratic ticket, and h
ought to be good authority as to thu
way his party has conducted the cleo
tions. The precinct he refers to wa
strongly Republican, and SO the Dem
ocratic board of election refused t.
open the polls-yiolated their oaths--
wrote themselves the infamous scoun.
drels that they a1e-and this editor
elected to a high State Office, thanks
them for their high handed outrage.
Democrats, please crow over MAORI
ties thus effected, if you will, but just
as certainly as you Democrats here in
the North, many of you, crowed over
the defeat OF the Union army at
Bull RIM, and were finally whipped
into decency, just 80 sure will the
scourge fall upon You again for your
latter-dsy conduct.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

Trimmer Hendricks is quite as vo-
ciferous in his demands for reform
as Slippery Sam. He has of late been
especially prominent in condemning
the use of money in carrying on
elections, and has commended the
practice to the Democrats as an evil
worthy their attention.. The arrani
hypocrisy Of the man in this regard
can be shown from Democratic
sources. On the 10Th Of November
1868, Charles w. Woolley, a promi.
nent Democrat Of Cincinnati, wrote
letter to Horatio Seymour, which
was afterwards printed in the New
York Sam, Feb. %, 1869, from which
the following is an extract:
In a few days afterward I returned
to New York, represented the condi
ton of affairs to all there TO whom
had access, wrote to Gen. Greene thai
unless something was done the State
was gone, and appealed PERSONAL,
upon every proper occasion to your
supposed political and persona
friends to help us to recover from til,
shock which described. The resul
was that the State of New York, &C
cording to statement made to me b.
Mr.. Bingham, the Chairman Of on
State Central Committee, contributed
VI, 500 to carry the great State Of Ohit
IN October that it might 90 for you 4,
November, and sent 100000 10 III,
State Of Indiana, schen they kaeap tia
| $25, 600 had been raised IN Kentucky
for Mr.. Hendricks, and 10000 uotey,
imported from that State TO aid in Sc
curing has election, and that no none,
had been raised outside of our owl
State for us, and no voters wer,
sought to be brought into it,"
Judge Bingham, of Columbus, o.
the Chairman Of the Democrat,
State Central Committee in 1868
openly admitted the truth Of thu
statement made to Mr., tWoolley.
Here we have the point blank asser-
tons of prominent Democratic poll
ticians that $65, 900 were sent into In
diana to aid Hendricks election, and
that portion Of this money was
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Thc wheat crop of California

The wheat crop Of California is moi
going to be SO large rs was expected
The heads are short and are not well
filed, and all kinds of scientific theo-
ries are advanced to account for the
phenomenon. The Post Of San Fran.
cisco gives two real reasons: One il
the planting of the same kind Of grain
year after year and the other is not re.
newing the seed by sowing II
from grain raised in different neigh.
borhoods and on different soil. II
California farmers do mot heed these
two requirements they will live
some Of them--to zee the time when
their present matchless fields will moi
longer produces wheat
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Ierriple storm d missouri.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. 2l.--A
terrible wind and rain storm passed
over portion of Western Missouri,
especially along the line of the Chica-
go & Rock Island railroad, on Satnr-
day evening. AT Edgerton depot
several dwelling houses and shops
were destroyed, and two or three oc-
cupants seriously injured Several
bridges on the railroad were damag-
ed and large trees uprooted OF twist
ed of like pipestems. The crops, par
ticularly corn was laid Hat on the
ground. The damage done within q
space Of thirty miles square is estima.
ted at over 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Lynch Law.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 2l.--Two young
men, Henry Smith and Squire Ham
mond, who were in Jail at Owcnton,
Owen county KY, for the murder Of
. highly respected citizen Of Owen
county, named Robert Martin, was
taken from jail about one O'Clock Sat-
urday night, by masked band Of
men and hung up on . tree near town.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

A certain king sent to an other king
saying, ''Send me blue pig with a
black TAIL or else"
The other replied, II have not got
one, and If l had"
On this weighty cause they went to
war. After they had exhausted their
armies and resources, and land waste
their kingdoms, they began to wish to
make peace but before this could be
done it was necessary that the insult
ing language that led to the trouble
should be explained.
"What could you mean" asked the
second king of the first, by saying,
@Send me blue pig with black tail
or else--W
"Why," said the other, II meant a
blue pig with black tail, or else
some other color. But what could
you mean by saying, ] have not goi
one, and If l had ---W
"Why, of course, il / had / should
have sent il"
The explanation was satisfactory,
and peace was concluded.
The story of the two kings ought to
serve as . lesson to us all. Most Of
the quarrels between individuals are
quite as foolish as the war of the blue
pig with the black tail.
L
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
LEGAL.
NOTICE rOR rAx nEcn.

10 TsyIor Pound or whomsover Il NAV con.
Ssr i, low are hereby notified that on The sixth
county sold to q. Myers for the taxss. in,prsS,
a anH costs, TOT the year 1872, amounting to sis
dollars as and eighty-two cents, the fsiIoWinr d
scribed real estate to.wit: ""'"s w
LOIS four and five n 4 s. in block two r.,
LOU eleven and twelve al 4 ~ in block i've ~,
Lots TWO: eight, nine and ten In block sin az VIZ
Lot four in block seven a.. ''N W.
LOT one, TWO, three and four In block ntne te,.
Iowa WspellO county ss.'S wy
YOu are further notified that ,,pA... ,,.. ..s..
salu property from SAID sale within ninstv IA J.
lOm the dste Of completed service Of this notice
On YOU as provided by section ss4 of the Code Of
the TREASURER will execute deed 10 the "nd ss
ssgnel, assignee of the above nsmed q. Hvsrs
ior the above described property
Agency City, August Isl, 1876 "a,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
We stock Market.

Inv NJ CHICAGO. Aug. %.
for ia $ 6,OOO head. Prices
while 6 remain unchanged
on yesfe|es have advanced *
GattiS. Citations.
Receipts'le . snade lower;
to chOiCeu. safes OF mixed
pers at 1yere made to ship.
fair to IN. generally, while
az. Fquotable at "a N@
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
oun couwrY TICKET.

The County Republican Conven-
ton of last Saturday, put in nomina-
ton an old, tried and true ticket. The
work was done with the greatest
unanimity, and everywhere was man
ifest the warmest enthusiasm. The
candidates are so we'll and favorably
known, that it is not necessary to do
more than to refer to each of the cam
didates briefly.
l.. M. COOLEY, the nominee for
Clerk, was certainly never excelled in
the office which he has so long held.
He is not only efficient, but he is re.
markable for his courteous and kind
treatment of everybody. Most worthy
for his gallantry as soldier-equally
worthy for his capability-pre-emi.
nently admired for his strict integri.
ty, and liked for Kindness OF heart
he wins his way to the hearts and
good will of all men, and his election
by a rousing majority is sure. W.
hear that the opposition seek to make
a handle of the fact that COOLEY has
been many years in Office. Well, LEI
us see how consistent they may be
Two years ago large portion of the
Democratic county convention loved
COOLEY SO dearly, and thought HI
was such an excellent officer, that the!
would not nominate anybody agains
him. COOLEY had then been Clerl
for many years. Finally, however
to hush the quarrel in the convention
they did nominate w. III. Resor TO
Clerk, and he Immediately declined
SO that nobody was run by the oppo
sition against COOLEY two years ago
because, as they said, he was such
good man. The same objection la,
against COOLEY then that does now
of having had the Office many years
Consistency, gentlemen,-no tricks
please-Tilden and Hendricks play
plenty Of them-they don't win.
WADE KIRKPATRICK, younger tha
COOLEY, seems to be travelling on tn
4 high road to the same invincibl
popularity which has SO long marke
COOLEY, his one-legged comrade-iI
arms. Wade is now nominated, W
believe, for his third term. He
universally liked, both as an Office
and citizen, and of course will
elected.
\ WIN. H. MCGLAsHoN, nominated fe
County Surveyor, is eminently quail
!, | fed for the place, and favorite wit
everybody.
SAM'L MCCoLLoUGH, candidate fo
: Supervisor, has served one term yer
acceptably. We have heard no con
J plant against him from any quartz
He is successful farmer of Richlan
township, and fills the bill "hone
and capable"
|, Republicans of Wapello, ii woul
, be shame to have one man on tn
, ticket beaten. We feel assured th'
: it will be triumphantly elected b
about two hundred majority. L.
no Republican fail to cast his vote fl
il, and all will be well.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

NoTtcK in another place the story
of Don Juan Phelps, democratic can.
didate for Governor Of Missouri. We
haXDat last got the truth about his
ing ent assault upon several ladies
on the Mississippi packet, Andy
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Railroad Strike,

lEw YORK, Aug. 2l.-The employ.
pr the N. Y. & N. J. II. r., have
Elk. Traffic over the road is sus.
Hcd. The cause of the strike is
payment of wages for the past
= months, and the profession of
Il given for the amout of four
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
THE Republican canvass in Iowa
will be opened from the stump about
September 18th. ro-

cit is an act of great forbearan,e to
permit Republican to reside in the
South. Gen. p. B. M. Young IN a
Democratic Speech at Cdrterrflle, Ga,
july g, 1876.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
RECRUITING THE ARMY,
Ti,den and Credit Mobi,i.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Thct
has leaked out here that the boof O
the Union Pacific Railroad Cow a
a payment, in one check, of $25n Il
cash, to Samuel j. TildeD, shofr- Il
ter the Credit Mobilier transa,s d
of that road. The receipt of MI "
den for this amount is also A. C,
the papers OF the corporation. Il
This is q matter that needs bot d
attention and the explanation q *
friends. 1t cannot be accounte, d
under the head of legal fees, Il
after his services in inventin2 p,
method by which the Credit Mol a
Company got possession of cont d
the profits of which We're over
600, 600, he did not appear in couf
perform services elsewhere for
railroad company. Gen. Butler A
engaged with him on this memoirs.
occasion, and the General, who ISM
ted for gathering in fat fees, &c
charged the company.$5,OOO as 40
and 81 ,OOOadditional as expenses. N
his case the company disputed 81
charge as eNhOrbitant, and sent Bt
Ter $1,000. But afterward the rcma,
ing $1,000 was paid, under the,
of Butler TO sue for il unless it =
forth coming. The reason assign
by Mr.. Butler for the charge, was II
his legal advice had been asked i'm
matter of contracts involving $47 ,O0
GOO, by corporation having capt.
Of $l0OOOO,O0O, and he deemed
charge, if anything too small, and IL
it should have been $4,000. So A
Tilden's services on this occasion "
not account for the $4,000 cash pa
him at a much later day.
Previous to the invention of I
Credit Mobilier method, or before
application to the ROBBERY of the Uni
Pacific road, Mr.. Tildcn was stos
holder. lie was afterwards consult
by Cakes Ames and his associates
to the legality of the proceedings
which they, as officers and stockho
ers of the road, proposed to contr'
with themselves to build il, and I
vide all the government bonds a
lands and all securities, issued up
them, among themselves. Mr.. Tild
advised them as to the form in viii
the ROBBERY could be accomplish,
and under his advice contracts W,
entered into and assignments of TIL,
made by which the stockholders W
were not favored and the corporate
itself is swindled by its own ofiic,
and some of its stockholders out
IA, OO0,O 600, as set forth by the wills
Committee, in q unanimous rep,
made during the 43d congress.
4 For his advice in this matter, VIII
was the same service in amount a
kind rendered by Gen. Butler,
prObly did not receive more than
latter, that is. $4,000, or at least
more than $4,000, the outside liz
named by the latter.
l Though Mr.. Tilden was stockh
! der in the road before the days of
Credit Mobilier, he does not app,
either as q stakeholder in the road
the Credit Mobilier after the lat
corporation opened transactions W
the road. But o relation of so
kind did exist after that date, as in
Gated by the payment of $4,000
one sum. This is a matter for
friends to explain. Was he interest
in the Credit Mobilicr under the c,
er Of any other name? That W
!. prominent democrat, James Broo
carried his interest in the name
Nelson. Did Mr.. Tilden figure
the same way? If not will his friel
explain his receipt for $4,000?
II " II
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23
Kerr's Remains at Wash,notor

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 22.-The re.
mains of Speaker Kerr arrived here
this morning from Rockbridge, Alum
Springs, at 6:l5, accompanied by
Mrs. Kerr and her son, Representa-
tlves Milton, Sayler, S. s. Cox, and
II. Casey Young. Upon the arriyal
OF the party in Washington, Sergeant
at-Arms Thompson took charge of
the remains OF Mr.. Kerr and had
them removed to a sp ecial car. A
detali OF six men of the capitol police
was placed on guard. The outer
cover of the casket was removed and
the body laid in state until 10 80.
During the time a number of Mr..
hefrs friends and others visited the
depot to view his remains. AT IL 80
the casket was closed and funeral
party with the remains left for New
Albany, Ind, via Harrisburg and In
dianapolis.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

Nv ,e,exs IoAeo, Aug. %.
strong Aid Prices opened
at 1881 ! Z snt closed heavy
9sssc 0ctob September, and
Sept. ss0's cash and
Oats--dul 4, ,.4a. (
Rye-539ta &c.
Pork-heSy-74c. Z.
cash, and $lbwer at VT 70
Lard--a ~
and $40 93W; w 30 cash,
Whisky-
BY Telegraph, Ang. p.
Wheat-irreE
10 bid cash, ~ = Fail W.
No. 3 do. $lxNid August.
93la &c. nd NO. =,
Corn-higheK
Oats--casicr8 cash.
32l@c Oct. cash, and
Rye-steady
| Whisky-std
Provisions
~. I4ssais u lu.a. /
Hogs Recei g. y.
lstesdy and nncl es are
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

The Republicans of Chicago are
talking drumming Frank Palmer for
Congress. lie would make better
and stronger member than Chicago
has had of late,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-23

WOW, TX, Aug 2l-Four boy,
=; W. ed in North River boats
=, ley were rowing, being
nrad steamboats,. Four col.
~ 1 attending . camp-meet.
nd lnk, N. Y, were drown.
hrcsrturning of q boat in