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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

Later reports from the Whitley
raid upon Babcock settles this las,
tack Of the Democracy for political
capital. This man Whitley was, al
the time of the safe burglary, put up.
on the stand and sworn in regard tc
it, when he in no way implicated
Babcock. Then or now he swore
falsely, as his oaths are recorded in
direct opposition, the one to the
other. 1t is not unlikely they are both
false. Whitley produced letter,
which, by far fetched implication,
might corroboaate his testimony, but
Babcock, after thorough search,
produced Q letter from Whitley to
which his is a reply, and so the letter
of Whitley is complete
~ overthrown. Babcock fatty con-
Whitley in his testimony and
IN this he is sustained by the Solicitor
If the Treasury, and ex-Attorney
General WiIlirms swears that his dis
nissal of the indictment in the safe
case was made upon his
,wn motion and that he never had
my request or suggestion to that end
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Transplant lng Trecs .

The people of the United States
spend annually millions of dollars fol
trees. Fully one-half Of the trees
planted annually are lost inside OF
two years. Ifa tree is carefully dug
with plenty of fine, fibrons roots, safe.
ly packed (if they are to be shipped
any distance), and carefully shielded
from the sun and wind after it is re-
moved from the box or package the
roots dipped in sort of paste made
Of soil and water, and If the ground
is not in condition for immediate
planting, "hceled in" with cares that
the soil comes in contact with the
roots, not one tree in fifty will die.
Nothing is SO conducive to the
growth Of q tree and protecting ii
from drought as mlllching. Half
rotted manure, leaves, sawdust, or
similar, nray be used, and
should be at least six inches deep. A
tree thus planted will stand almost any
amount Of drought.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12


That ! won't borry or lend, espesh'
lily lend,
That won't advise anybody unit
j know what kind Of advice thoy arc
anxious tew follow.
That won't wear any more tito
boots If haf to 60 barefoot to do it
That won't swop dogs with nc
man unless ] can swop two dogs fol
one.
That poverty may be a blessing
but il it w. it iza blessing in dis.
guise.
That the world owes me living :
pcrvidcd earn it.
That no man shall beat me In pO-
liteness not az long nv politcncss kon-
tinues to be AZ cheap az II is now.
That IL q man calls mo phoOl /
won't ask him to prove IL.
That will lead moral life, even
iii go lonesome and loso good deal
Of fun by IL,
That ifa man tells me mule won't
kick, will believe what he says
without trying it.
That the best time to repent of a
blander " inst before the blunder IL
made.
That when hear a man Dragging
on his ancestors won't envy him, but
will pity the ancestors.
e
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
End 81 q Long Law Contesa-An I'm.
eercsalMg Oasc.

LOUISVILLE, April 1.-THE famous
domestic tragedy suit commonly
known as the Newcomb case, was de-
cided to-day by Chancellor Bruce in
favor Of the plaintiff. The case is
briefly this; in 1888 III. d. Newcomb
married Mrs. Cornelia Read, in this
city, who, becoming insane, was put
in the hospital by her husband,
though never adj4dged insane. In
1872 the Kentucky Legislature passed
a law declaring that a ground of di-
vorce existed in that a husband or a
wife is inpurably insane, such insani-
tory being hereditary and not made
known at tho time of marriage.
Under this act Newcomb got a
divorce, aud subsequently married
and had two children. In 1874 he
died, leaving a large estate which he
disposed Of by will, The friends OF
tho first wife, however, instituted
suit for the property OH the ground
that she had never been legally di-
vOrced from him. The case has now
been in court two years,
The decision holds The divorce to
be absolutely void, and deerces TO
the first wife the property rights as
the widow Of Newcomb.
The estate is worth q million and a
half.
Under the statute Of Kentucky the
children of the second marriage are
not legitimate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Huge Piles of silver Coin.
ashington Correspondence of The New Yolk
Tribune, April 6.

Tribune, April6.
Coin is being rapidly accumulated
at the Treasury, in anticipation of the
retirement of fractional CURRENCY
This morning 100000 in silver was
received from San Francisco-S2OO,-
coo in dimes and 100000 in quarters.
An additional 100000 is expected to-
morrow or next day, which will COM
plete the present order, which is for
100000. The weighing of this last
supply is going on at the Treasury to-
day, and it will be stored in the vaults
at once. The vaults were examined
yesterday by Supervising Architecht
Potter as their capacity, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that there is ca
pacity for the $4,000 by storing the
coin in the upper and lower vaults
Both vaults are to be strengthened at
once, however, as there is necessity
for still more coin, and orders will be
forwarded to San Francisco for addi-
tional supplies. The manager of the
Virginia Consolidated Mining Com.
pany reports the product of that mine
for March as being over $3,6O0,OO0.-
The crushing of ore from the Califor.
MIA mine will begin tomorrow. Tho
regular coinage statement of the
Mint for +hc month of March makes
the following showing: Gold, 3d..
699, 4S0; trade dollars, $79l, 600; sub
sidiary silver coin, $l,O3S, 2lO; cents
$l4, 100; total coinage, $5,543,39O.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

New YORK, April 1.-THE Post
says the funeral services of the late A.
T. Stewart will take place at st.
Marks church, on Thursday morning
next, Bishop Potter officiating. The
following gentlemen will act as pail
bearers: Ex-GOv. Dix, Ex-GOv.
Morgan, Judge Henry Z. Davies,
Judge Noah Davies, Chief Justice G.
p. DAILY, Charles II. Russell. Robert
L. Stuart Royal Phelps, Jacob ID.
Vermilyia, VIM. Libbeck, VIM. M.
Evarts, Peter Cooper, Stephen Wray,
and Francis COttenett.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
9s,o Pac,1Ic Na,, Slusn.

The examination in the case OF
Richard Ii. Irwin, who is accused by
Mr.. Rufus Hatch of embezzling $780,
COO belonging 10 the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, is now in pro-
gress in New York. Irwin testified
last Monday that he received the
checks for $4,000 from Vice Presi-
dent Bellows. lie had been informed
of the resolution by the directors an
thorizing Stockwell TO employ coun-
Gil and spend money to obtain the
subsidy. StOckwell told him that the
Board had empowered him to spend
as much money as he saw fit, but that
he thought the legislation ought to
be got through for 100000. Irwin
spent the $4,000 by Stockwells di-
rection, paying $lll,O0O to Charles
Albert, attorney and counselor for the
company at Washington; either
$500 or $4,000 to B. +. Cheever;
sic, 5OO,and probably 5000 or 1000
more to S. A. Hatch; $4,000 to S. II.
Ingham, besides what Albert paid
him; VIM. S. King was paid $780, 900 !;
VIM. Moran $4,000; John ii. Rice
~, 500; VIM. b. Shaw $1,000; Charles
II. Sheriff. $4,000; j. J. Schumacher
$500, 900, and A. j. Whiting SCI 500.
These payments were all made by
witness.
The following named sums witness
believed were paid, but the payment
was not made by him: Randall,
$39, 500; Berrett, $1,000; Carmick,
$500; q. II. Bradbury, $4,000
Averill, 81, 900; III. G, FAINT, $1,000, land
Richard G. Parsons, $500. Witness
reiterated that all these amounts
were disbursed under the direction Of
A. D. Stockwell. The following are
some of the questions
Q-How long had You known Hatch
when you paid him the first INSTALL
ment? A.-IIalf an hour.
Q.-What did Ingham do for his
money! A.-IdOnt know. lie was
an Iowa politician of some influence.
l paid him his 5000 in San Francis
co, in 1872. A. III. Whiting was orig
inally paid 100000, and the bargain
was that he should receive $4,000 a
year out of the subsidy as long as it
remained in force, providing i'll
amounted to $500, 600, and proper
tion4tc amount if less.
Q.-What amount was originally
paid Albert? A.-$225,OOO, Of which
he returned 100000 at once. l sent
him $4,000 from San Francisco in
June, 1872. ,,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

We invite all to unite with us, with0u. regard
to- past party preference or affiliations, who
wish to see the country at permanent peace; who
wish 10 see the constitution and its amendments
enforced, and just and equal rights accorded to
all; who wish TO sce corruption and dishonesty
punished, and the Presidents order carried out
Let NO guilty man escape;" the affairs OF the
government economically administered and its
credit and honor maintained; all who wish to see
the ffee school system fostered; all who wish
tioEal differences laid aside hut who believe thai
the war demonstrated the fact that the blue and
not the grzy-the hand that saved and not the one
that would have slain, should govern the land;
all who condemn the recent reasonable utter
ances Of Southern Democratic members in Con-
gress; all who believe that JEFF Davis has all the
rights he is entitled to while the tales of Ander
s0nville and kindred horrors yet freeze the blood
Of the listener. To all such and all others who
feel that the Republican party is the one to save
the country In this Its honr of peril. We bid well
come. and ask You to assist us In placing ticket
in the field that shall sweep the State, and place
owa in the Centennial year, where she now
stands, the banner Republican State in the Uuion.
By order of Rep. State Central Com.
HENRY G. LEIGHTON, Chairman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

AIMLEss EDUCATION.-Here is q
rich mans son who has been cdu-
Gated at a great expcnse--who has
graduated from college, and has
come out gentleman. lie has stud
led, not with n view of fitting him
self for any avocation in life, but with
a view of being gentleman. He
reads, not for the sake of knowing
anything, but for the sake of being u
gentleman. Soon his father breaks
down, and he, when about twenty
five years old, finds himself poor
mans son, and dependent OH his own
cxertions. And he says to himself,
"What shall ! do for q living p lie
asks his feet, and his feet say "Wc do
not know" lie asks his hands, and
his hands say eve do not know" lie
asks his head, and it says 81 meyer
learned anything about how to get a
living" Could anything be more
useless than such a person? Could
there he anything more pitiable than
such histories? And yet they are
happening every day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
a Bny Swallows . m0mse-A Curious
Accident

The Cohoes IN. W Eagle tolls of a
very curious accident happening to a
son of James OIIelan, residing OIL
Saratoga street. 1t seems that Willie,
the youngest child, a bright boy Of
IL or Ii years of age, lay down in a
corner of the kitchen Monday night,
and, being tired ont from play, was
soon fast asleep, The father was
reading at table placed i'm the center
of the room the rest of the family
were all in bed, Ahd consequently the
house was perfectly still. Suddenly
q startling cry came from the child,
which aroused the father, who made
rush for the boy and asked him what
was the matter. The boy clasped his
father in his arms, and with startling
eyes exclaimed, Father, father, /
have swallowed mouse, and i feel
him biting me insidc!" In M instant
the father had the house aroused. and
a messenger was sent for a doctor,
who soon arrived and administered
an cmetic, which had the desired ef-
feet, and the boy, after some terrible
retching, threw UP the mouse, and
strange to relate, the creature was
alive and active, and made his escape
to a hole i'm the floor. Itappears that
while the child slept he had his mouth
open, and the mouse, which was very
small, got frightened by muscular
action ofthe child, jumped into his
mouth and down his throat, but how
he remained alive i'm the boys stomach
is q mystery.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The daily Chicago Times of the Sth
inst, has eight separate editorials
charging corruption in the various
departments at Washington. This
issue, editorially, is one uninterrupt-
ed howl against corruption. 1t is
probable, and well understood, that
there is not in the whole country an
institution that is more corrupt and
SO utterly devoid of principle as is the
Chicago Times establishment from
top to bottom. There has not been
for years any pretense of virtue in
that establishment, or if there has, it
has been unanimously treated by the
entire country as u farce.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
llepc Tor Jsxca.

st. Louis, April lO.-The Globe
Democrats Jefferson City special says
tits alleged that the u. s. District
Court sentenced Joyce for six months
longer time than the law calls for and
therefore the sentence is void This
question it is said will soon be tested
in an attempt to take him ont of the
pcnitcntiary on writ of habcas corr
pus. District Attorney Dyer stated
today lhat if the new point raised in
the Mckee case is sustained by Judge
Dillon he will 60 before the District
Court and call for the appearance of
BaIcock TO answer TO the original in
dictment against him, and IL he does
not answer, ask for the forfeiture of
his bond and that capias be issued
for his arrest.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Uahappy 81. lsuas,

ST. Louis, April S--Orders were re-
ceived here yesterday from General
Sherman to General Whipple, chief OF
Sherman's staff, to begin the removal
of the Army Headquarters to Wash
ingt0n at once. Preparations COM
mcnccd Immediately and last night a
number of large cases, papers, &C.,
were shipped. Tho acting chief clerk
will leave for Washington tonight
and the remainder Of the clerical
force Tomorrow evening. The off,
GERS of the staff will leave next week.
Pending removal, business will be
performed at the War Department in
Washington.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
The general impression among Re-

The general impression among Re-
pnblicans seems to be that some pub
lie man not now talked of is just as
likely to win the prize of a Republic
an Presidential nomination as one Of
those whose merits have been so
widely discussed. The Democratic
papers are all at sea about their can
edidates, not daring to commit them
selves until they are sure they can do
so without danger of the discovery
of acts such rs besmirch mans rep
.ntation. Pendleton and his big fee,
Hendricks and his water bonds, and
Tilden and his Tcrrc Hautc Railway
and Tammany transactions do not
snccursge them 10 express their pref
orences. 1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

PATRICK DoNAHUE, of the famous
Boston Pilot, has been going through
his too confiding Catholic brethren.
His Emigrant Savings Bank has gone
up, and with it has gone where the
woodbine twineth hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, belonging to his
lupoo
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

Owing to the depreciation in silver,
caused by the new discoveries of ex-
haustless mines, the Senate Committee
figures out that the silver dollar OF
our old coinage is worth just about
what the greenback dollar is at this
time. Our new coinage will there
fore be heavier than the old.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
A Determined noy.

Says the Toledo Blade: "Mothcr,'
said a little boy on Allen street yes.
terday, "can't stay out of school to-
day, and go a-sliding this is tho last
snow we're goin' to have This Win
ter
"No you can't" said the mother
snappishly. $50 along now"
"Well, if you don't let mo do ii I'll
go and play with the johnson boys
and catch the itch and disgrace the
whole family"
lie got his wish.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

"A Commercial traveller" just re-
turned from st. Louis, says that he
noticed mt one of the hotels of that city
a large number of very strong iron
hooks which were being PIT up along
the passage ways. Upon inluiring
what they We're for, he was answered,
rather contemptuously, "Them's for
the Democratic Convention. You don't
suppose that We can furnish 'em all
with beds, do you !-Ciacinaati Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The Democratic smelling commit.
tee into the naval department thought
they had found mares nest. but so
completely did Secretary Robson
unfold the matter that the committee
hung their heads i'm shame for the
suspicious character of the dispatches
they had flooded the country with in
regard to him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

We notice that somebody suggests
the name of L. M. Cooley, of this city,
as candidate for Secretary of State.
We know that Mr.. Cooley is not a
candidate, and while he is grateful
for the kindly notice, yet is is move
without his knowledge or consent,
and he desires it to be understood
that he cannot consent to be q candi-
date
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
1"slsS: sa ;Ss tssg ..:;;r 7ri...d n.

NEW YORK, April IA portion
Of the trestlc work on the Delaware,
Lackawan4a n Western Railroad al
Passiac river crossing, which is sew
erai hundred feet high, fell Yesterday
while q number OF men were en-
ployed strcagthing II. Two men
We're killed, and three others injured,
probably fatally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

A CORRESPONDENT of the Hdwkcyc,
and citizen of Burlington, we take
it, is out in an extended article for
Hon. Charles Bcardsly for Congress
i'm the First District. lie writes a
good, sound, temperate article, in
which, though lie speaks of the Doc
tor in fattering terms, he says no
more than is his due. The nomina-
ton of Beardsley would be very fit
one TO be made.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The New York and Brooklyn Con-
gregational Association has finally
wrangled into a serious disintegra-
ton over the Beecher matter. This
whole Beechcr business is lobclian
emetic to the taste Of sensitive people.
The further it is pursued the more
complicated it becomes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April IL.

fry Telegraph
Whcat-unsettlcd; but higher at
81 90 cash; 81 O4ls Oh May, and l %
June. No. 3, SO, and rejected Is.
Corn---steady and firm; 45c asked
cash,an 471sc May.
Oats--easy and a shade lower at
$3.50 May.
Rye-lower at 63@65c.
Barley-easier at 56ks @5Sc cash, and
5S1ac May.
Pork---unsettled, generally lower;
$22. 10 cash, and $22 20 May.
Lard-weak and easier at $l3 80
cash, and $l3 40 May.
Whisky-$lO7.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
stSll Another DisAoneAp Bask On.
CiAn 81

NEw YORK, April ll.-John Seal,
one Of the tollers Of the Security Saw
ings Bank, is discovered to be de-
faqltcr in $4,000. The bank is being
wound mp by receiver, and the dis
coyery was made through settle
mcnt OF depositor's accounts for the
payment of dividends. Seal has been
employed by the bank since 1872, and
his frauds continued systematically
through all this time. When the dis
crepancy was discovered in the books,
hut before suspicion of him had
arisen, be finished up by taking $500
more, and absconded with that sum
andabout 81 900 belonging to parties
not nnected with the bank.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

GEN. HEDRICK materialized again
yesterday in the testimony of the post
trader at Fort Concha, Texas. This
man swears that he got the Office Of
the General, and that he paid him
DIVES. State Register.
That man did not get the post of
General Hedrick, and of course did
not divide with him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
The s.endle.on Case lIoil.a Down.

Pendlcton, at once, when he found
that Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh were out of
the way, became very anxious TO be
heard, and went to testify before the
committee. He testified that he was
President of the Kentucky Central
Railroad, and was administrator of
his brother-in-laws estate, which
owned over three-fifths of the road.
He always regarded this as good
claim, and he, rs President of the
road, employed himself as attorney
for the road, to secure IFS payment
as if his position as President did not
authorize him to transact its business
promising to pay himself onc-half
of the money obtained from the gov
eminent for his services. After three
days labor he got the bill allowed
and received $l4S,000 and some cents.
OF this he took $4,000 for his services
and expenses. leaving $4,000 for the
company OF this he took threc-tifths,
OF $4O,8OO as his share as administra-
tor of his brothcr-in-law's estate,
leaving 1890 for the company.
From this he paid man named Ran
som, an officer of the road, who had
spent much time in trying to get the
claim allowed, $4,000 for his services
in the past, leaving $l2,500 for the
road. From this he paid his salary
rs President OF the Railroad COM
pany, $1,000, leaving the princely sum
of 5000 TO be divided among the
stockholders of the railroad rs their
share of the claim. Was ever more
ridiculous statement uttered by ra-
tional being? Which is the greater
scoundrel man who will receive
money for making an appointment to
Office, or n man who will swindle a
railroad company of which he is an
officer in this manner. Very few
people believe Pendlcton's story.
Some suggest that he had the alterna-
tive of proving himselfa scoundrcl or
hog, and he preferred to convince
the public that he was hog.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
New York Market,
[By Telegraph

[ BY Telegraph.
New YORK, April IL.
Wheat-No. 3 Chicago 81 12@14;
do. Milwaukee I l2@1.l5; do. 2 Chi
cago 81 24@27, do. Milwaukee 81 27@
l 29,No. l Spring 81 33@l IS, aud
winter red western 81 BOG 80.
Corn--scarce on spot firmer, future
lower; new western mixed at 6O@62 !;
old do. 7l@72c.
Oats--steady; mixed western and
State 43@4Sc.
Pork-dull at 1923 90
Lard-heayy at $l4 90.
Whisky-M y.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The magic of American improve
ment is well exemplificd in the found
ing and rapid growth of San Francis
co, California. In lS49 the site of the
city was barren sandy waste. 1t
now contains population of 250OOO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

The final figures on the Connecticut
election, show Ingersolis majority to
be 1861, loss from last year of 1881
to the democracy. His plurality is
7.4l4. loss of g (66.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12

SAN FRANcIsco, April S.-Charles b.
Wilkinson, cx-Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Western District Of
Missouri, was arrested in this city to-
day for the embezzlemcnt of $4,000
worth of stamps.