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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

! UNCLE JIMMY WILLIAMS, democrat
ic candidate for Governor of Indiana,
is one of the red ribbon frauds of this
campaign. He wears blue jeans and
dirty clothes otherwise, in his seat in
Congress, hoping to thus capture
farmers. He made great fuss for
economy during the last session, by
shutting off ice water from the mem
bers, declaring that branch water
was good enough for him in Indiana
without ice, and therefore, good
enough for all members of Congress.
He was able to do these things by
being Chairman of the House COM
mittee on expenditures. Now that
the old blue jeans fraud has made all
the capital possible as an ice water
reformer, it turns ont that he bought
the following articles for the exquis-
lite reformcrs of the House, to-wit:
l56 superior hair brushes?
% nail brushes?
IA boxes backing?
boot-black stands?
&c backing brushes? (By the way,
are the members of Congress in the
boot backing business to any great
extent?) .5s
30 corkscrews. -
300 towels at Is cents each? And
about five hundred articles of SINH
lar character.
Whenever you see man assumin 6
garb uniting and uncommon for
his place or station, set him down
as demagogue. When he sets him
self up as reformer, and more hon
est than his neighbors, put him down
as a fraud and keep your eyes skinned
for your valuables when he is around.
Blue Jeans Williams seems to fill the
bin in both these particulars, and
makes fitting tail to the Tildcn re-
form ornithrorhyncus.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
rkocEEDr1gcs
Of the Board Of Supervisors o
Wapello County, Iowa.
September session, 1877 Q.
CouRT HousE, 'OrTuMwA, Ia.,(
September 4th. 1876.

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COURT HousE, OrTUMwA, 1a.,l 7
..,ss.4..... September 4th, 1876.
Board met pursuant to law.
Members all present. ~
President Michael in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting, june
session, read and approved.
The school fund mortgage loans
made since last meeting approved.
Board proceeded to tho examine
ton of claims.
Auditors report of fees received
and ordered placed on file.
The petition of Joseph Hayne to
cancel a certain school fund mortgage
given by him April 4th, 1854, it being
paid and not cancelled; on motion
the Auditor was authorized to cancel
said mortgage.
The petition Of Phoebe Mehees for
the abatement of taxes on her house
and lots No. 10 and IL in block 3
Agency City, Iowa, was on motion
granted, she not being able to pay
them.
On motion, adjourned till to-mor
row morning at 8 o'clock.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

zJUDGE Mason, of Burlington, is the
first democrat of any prominence that
has come to the defense of Tilden in
the income tax business, and he adj
mits the facts charged, to-wit: that in
in 1868 Tilden swore that his income
was only s7,11S, while recently he
has sworn that during that year he
received from the Terrc Haute Rail-
road company alone, $4,000 in fees,
The defense is that Tilden had right
to lump his income and decide for
himself how much Of these fees were
earned in that year, and how much
of it he had right to consider as
having been earned in previous years.
and that he could himself, arbitrari-
~, without showing, take from his
gross earnings his supposed losses of
all kinds, leaving a net amount to be
returned and paid tax on. I'D
Unfortunately for this argument,
= tliC iHslL uCtIcHS VI tHC NoIfIililSSlOllef,
which, under the statute, had the
force of law, and the uniform decis-
ions of the courts, not to mention the
letter and spirit of the law interpret
ed by common sense, required the
tax payer to report his entire income
for the year returned, on tabulated
form, upon the reverse side of W hich
he was required to state his offsets,
and the officer was clothed by law
with authority to pass upon the char
acter of his returns and his claims for
rebate. =
Unless the New York Times is in
error, Gov. Tilden's income return
makes no account of this $4,000 in
come for 1863, and the conclusion is
almost irresistibly forced upon the
mind that he either omitted it for
purpose or else made his oath recent
ly as to having received it, in oblivion
of the fact that he had made sworn
return in 1868 to the contrary.
The law authorized the assessor, in
cases where the tax payer refused or
neglected TO make his return, to as
certain the ainount of a PERSONS in
come from the best attainable sources,
and then add a penalty to the amount
for such refusal or neglect to make
said return TO the assessor.
We published in Mondays COURIER
a statement from the New York Tyi-
bune, an independent paper, and one
which has always treated Tlden fair
ly, and which supported him for
Governor against Dix, to the effect
that Governor Tilden had refused and
neglected TO make any income re-
turns from 1863 until the law was re-
pealed in 1872, excepting for the year
1870, and that for all these years the
assessor was compelled to arrive at
the income of one of the wealthiest
and thriftiest men in New York as
best he could, and that OH this amount
Governor Tilden invariably and quiz
city paid the penalty for his failure
to comply with the law.
This statement gives color to the
perjury charge against him for 1868,
and both of them together seem to
require an explanation from Govern
or Tilden himself, or at any rate, one
with little more respectfOr law and
consistency than Judge Masons is. I &
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= a. Il, CHAMBERI
Agency City. Sept, 5th, 1870. sep is
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

To A q. BRUCE ana d. A. BRUCE
You are hereby notified that on or before the
ION day Of october. 1875; the petition Of q. W.
Devin will be lcd In the Clerk g Office of the Cir
chit Court of Wapelfo county, Iowa, claiming Of
you Mine Hundred Dollars ON your five prOms-
sorry notes executed as husband and wife to
said O. w. Deyin, and asking for the foreclosure
against You of mortgage given by you to secure
quarter and the SWA Of the NWk all i'm section
sixteen, township seventy range thirteen, In
Wapell0 county, Iowa, and that your equity Of
redemption therein be forever barred.
And that unless you appear and make defense
thereto, on or before noon of The second day Of
the next term Of said Court, to be begun and held
on the % 4 day Of october, 1873, default will be
entered and Judgment for said sum and for
said foreclosure, rendered thereon against you
with interest and costs.
Sept ID, 1s76-iw HUTCHINSON 4 MAST,
+ ..sil -f4slfl{ss ss4z a4 PLAINTIFFS Att rneys.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

LONDON. Sept. 16.-In an article on
the Turkish peace conditions the
Times says although the Porte has
said his last words, the great powers
have not said theirs. It remains for
them to signify by their collective
act what terms of peace are admissa-
BILE and Turkey will indeed have be-
gun new chapter in her history II
she should resist their united coun-
spla s5a5t e pis45t
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WILLIAM r. DoRsuEtNRp q


WILLIAM f. DORsHEIMER, Tilden's
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
has got into trouble. He is in the
boat as the worst kind of a sham re-
former. In 1868, while q. s. District
Attorney for New York, he ia shown
to have sworn to accounts in which
there are constructive mileage,
amounting to tens of thousands Of
dollars, which he has wrongfully
transferred from the q. s. Treasury
to his own pocket. From the Wash
ington special to the Intev-O Ocean, we
CLEAN the following:
"On the books of the Treasury de-
partment 1t is shown that he was ac-
customed to send a deputy from
Buffalo where his Office was located
to remote portions of the State to
attend to cases before United Com
missioners and other business of the
government, and when this deputy
would travel from town to town,
Dorsheimcr would render an account
for mileage at the rate Of ten cents
per mile, not for the distance actually
Travelled, but from Buffalo to each
place visited and return. For instance,
he would attend to a case in Troy one
day and Albany the next, and a bill
would be rendered for mileage from
Buffalo to Albany and return, and
from Buffalo to Troy and return, 6O4
miles, instead Of from Troyt to Albany
a distance of eight miles. 1t would
have been impossible for him to have
travelled the distance accounted for
within the dates mentioned if he had
done nothing else. Oscar Fulsom,
Assistant District Attorney in 1868,
attended examinations before United
States courts at the places given be-
low on the dates named, and Dor
sheimer charged in his account mile
age from Buffalo to the places named
and return each day, when Fulsom
merely went from place to place
without returning to Buffalo during
the whole time. is
Following the above is given scores
of individual cases where Dorsheimer
made scandalous charges. Finally
the Judge Of the court interferred
and many Of his bills were rejected,
and he never presented them again,
well knowing the same were fraud.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
NOTICE FOR TAX DEED,

To Taylor and Pound or whomsoever it may con-
Germ: You are hereby notified that on the sixth
day OF October 1873, the Treasurer of Wapello
County sold to A.. Il. Chamberlin for the taxes
interest and COSTS for the year 1872 the follow ing
described real estate TO .wft
Lots one and two Il and p In block eight CS) for
the su Of one dollar and six cents. And that on
the second day of June 1870, the Treasurer Of
taxes interest and COSTS forfhe year 1871 the fol-
lowing described real estate to-wit:
Lots one and three Il 81 in block "a for the
sum Of one dollar aud sixteen cents, ali in Tay-
lors Pounds addition to Agency City, Wapeiio
County Iowa.. H
You are further notified that unless you redeem
said property IRON sale within ninety days from
the date of completed service of this notice on
you, ~ provided by sectonS94 of the code of 1878
your right OF REDEMPTION will expire, and the
Cor the above described property.
i A. l., CBAMBRRIIN.
AGENCY City. HcnN, 5th. 1916. ~. sen IL 2N
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

and Mr.. Harsh and the heirs of Mary
johnson, claimants for damage, ape
pearing by their Atty, w. II. G. ia
ques, procseded to the examination Of
witnesses, pending which the board
adjourned till tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
Henry Clay Dean is out in letter

"Whenever you hear of a muley
cow climbing up honey-locust tree,
tail foremost, and calving ina crows
nest then you may calculate that |
will vote for Hayes, not till then.
This is not very elegant. But we
are obliged to Mr.. Dean for it-oblig-
ell for his denial of the rumor that
sc ever thought Of voting for Hayes.
--Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

Senator Morton has challenged
Gov. Hendricks TO a joint discussion
of the political issues of the day, at
several prominent places in Indiana,
but Gov. Hendricks respectfully de-
clines. He has already been through
that threshing machine.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
rHE sAAN RREoRmEk.

TILDEN projected his raid upon the |
presidency upon the honesty dodge
upon the cry of stop thief! A haugh-
ty, rich aristocrat, who has gained
unto himself say six millions of dol
lars in the past fifteen years as a rail-
road broker, he fancied that the voters
of this nation could be deceived into
a belief that he was an honest man.
1t is the vain hope of scoundrels gem
orally, that they are not seen as they
really are, and if they possess wealth
it will cover a multitude of sins, and
that the voters of the country can be
bought, as a democratic convention
can. The devil has not got possession
of majority of the people of this
nation yet and for the simple reason
that the democratic party is still in q
minority. There is a conscience alive
and enlightened that is still able to
discern between the hypocritical re-
former and the genuine article.
Study the past history of the country
through all its existence, and there
has never been a candidate for prcsi-
dent whose life is so cursed with dis
honest and disrcputablc conduct as
lTilden's has been. The proof is over
whelming. There is not prudent
man in the country who would trust
the settlement of his estate in the
hands Of Sam Tilden. His nomina-
ton has brought to light and placard-
ed all over the country the rottenness
of the man until it is the synonym OF
of fraud. Added to his dishonesty in
Iprivate life, in business transactions,
are those of public nature, and to
cap all, is the fact that he was rebel
out and out in all but the overt act Of
bearing arms against the nation. He
was dishonest as well as rebel, and
J declined after 1862 to make any
J return of his income. The reason
therefor was primarily, of course, tt
cheat the government out of its just
! dues and because he bitterly opposed
strengthening the nation in its contest
E with treason. 1t is our duty to keel
e before our readers the scoundrelisn
: of this man this northern man, VIII
: above all others, southern democrat
love and trust, because he was neve
l known to falter in his advocacy o
s their cause during the rebellion. W.
t have before us, in concise form
: part Of his record in regard to his in
e come tax, and we give it below. o.
i the 26th day of December 1863, Mr.
!, }Tilden made oath to the following:
J. thereby certify that the following is true an
faithful statement Of the gains profits, or moon
81 Samu j. Tilden. of the city Of New York, II
4 county Of New York and State Of New Yorl
whether derived from any kind Of property, rem,
Y dividends. salary or from any profession. trad
employment, or vocation, or from any etht
|. source whatever, from the LIST day Of January
the 8lst day of December, 1862, both days nclusiy
j. and subject to IN Income Tax under the excl
4. laws of the United States; II
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pRoorlOf via.

Wapello County.
Notice Il hereby given that on the eth day Of
September, 1875, there was opened and publicly
read In the office OF the Clerk Of tile Circuit Court
OF said ounty, an instrument of writing purp0rt-
ing 70 be the last viii and testament of VIM. Fes-
scnden, hate OF said county, deceased, and the
second day of the next term of said court COM
mencing on the 2sd dny OF October, 1870 has
been SCI ~ the day Of final hearing and proof Of
said will, at which time I'll pers Ms interested
may appear and show cause why the same should
not be admitted to probate.
Sept ~, 1s78-4w IN COOLEY Clerk O. G.
By GRO. GRIswoLD, Depy.
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A Kennedy that Deass Ce.pesss,o..

I
. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters defy con-
petition. Of the host OF rival tonics that
have cropped up during Its long career,
not one has gained aud retained such a
large phare Of public favor, though many
have erj,yed an ephermal popularity.
The reason 10 this, that many of these
medicines were advertised to perform
cures Of the most startling nature. they
have when tested, almost invariably turn
cd out to be OF little or no value, while the
great ilvigorant, whose reputation they
intended to rival, has never disappointed
those who have placed their con6deDce 10
it. II has vindicated in the amplest man.
ner it's claims to be considered positive
specific remedy for liver complaint, dyspep'
sia. malsriols fsvers, debility, constipation
and numerous other maladles arising from
general weakness and disorders Of the stom-
Ach, liver and bowels.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
Maine Election Returns.

AuausrA, Me-, Sept. 1S.-Ofacial
returns received at the Secretary Of
States Office from the whole State ex-
cept one town and six plantations,
give the total vote as 135, 961 Connor
"a, 10; Talbot &C, 25l |; scattering 529.
Connor's majority over Talbot b.
459. One hundred and twenty Re-
publicans are elected, twenty mine
Democrats, and two not heard from.
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is LEGAL.
PRO,u,rl OF Will.

Notice Is hereby given that on the 18Th tlay
Of September A. d. 1875, there was opened and
publicly read in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in and for said County, an In
strument Of writing. purporting to be the verbal
Will and testament of John Mulligan, late OF said
County. deceased; and that the second day of the
next term Of said Court, commencing on Monday
the sd dayQf ,tober, A p. 1870, has been set as
the day Of final hearing andproof of said will at
which time all persons interested may appear
and show cause why the same should not be ad-
Mittod to probate, El.atsia
5s..4-.4. l.. NJ. COOLEY, Clerk
Sent 20 1870 3w - -. aRy t3eo tIrisvold ne ny
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THE OTTUMWA COURIER
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, SErT. %, 1876.

Every county in Maine goes repub-
iican and the Senate is 20 republican
to 2 democratic and the House CT re-
publican to democratic. while the
aggregate republican majority will
be about $4,000 to 3,4OO last year.
Bring on your funeral professions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
JoIned the WInnIne side.

DAYTON, O., Sept. 13.-Col. M. p
Nolan, the most prominent indepen.
dent Democrat in the fourth district,
addressed note to the republican
committee to-day, announcing his de-
termination to take the stump for
HAYES and Wheeler. s5.'tS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

On motion the following claims
were laid over till the November
term:
J. H. Ives, $3.50; E. Hinkle, 50; j.
Siberel, 2.25 ID. W. Eaton, Ito ; Show
dyshall, 80 N. Swenson, l.3O w. D
Tisdale, 1862; q. Badgerly, 2.20; l.
Ketchum, Ito; j. Strawn, $50; Jo-
seph Gardner, 400; Mace Henry, go ;
Mace Henry, 80; J. G. Tillotson, Ito
J. E. Warrington, 22.6O; French =
True, $3.50; George Shearer. LOO
w. S. Briggs, 1880; John Hobbs, 20
Frank Circuit, 1856; E. Young, LILO;
Mary King, 80; j. H. Russell. SIG
j. M. Roney, $40; N. A. Munroe,
$40; G. w. Mathews, $40; j. Shir-
key, Ito; c. Moss, 60; G. Willet 80
e. C. Parsons, 2.1O; l. Eaton, LILO; T.
j. Bolts, 1856; B. Badgerly, go; G.
Jones, $50; A. II. Weir, 800; F. M.
Jay, 400; j. w. Mckinney, 2.3
Matte Myers, 1900; Mollie Jay, $50
r. w. Huston, 5000; Patrick Davis
$40; s. Jones, 6.75.
On motion adjourned to meet pur-
suant to law. M. B. MYERS,
Auditor, Wapello County.
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On motion adjourned till tO-mOr-
row morning at 9 o'clock.
FIFTH DAY.
SEPTEMBER, 8th, 1876

II
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Members all present. e
President Michael in the chair. p
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Board proceeded to examination
of claims. ta
Mr.. Mccullough offered the follow
ing resolution, Viz.
Resolred, BY the Board of Supervi-
sors of Wapello county, Iowa, that
the Auditor be authorized and In
structed to advertise and offer for
sale, the following described lands,
belonging to the school fund, towit
the nwA of the sw1 Of sec. No. l6,
TIP. II, range IA west, said land to be
sold at the appraisment of nine and
M-10O dollars per acre. Adopted.
The petition Of Daggett, Edgerly
& Harper, for the abatement OF taxes
on lots 800 and 39l, Ottumwa, Iowa,
they being assessed at $1,000. On mo-
ton the valuation was reduced to
IL 200, as the buildings on said lots
were consumed by fire, March, 1875.
One o'clock, the time set for the f.
nal action on the road petition OF
Sven Pierson, Mr.. Wright moved the
petition be rejected, and called for the
ayes ana nays.
Mr.. Wright aye, Mr.. Mccullough
ave, Mr.. Michael ave.
The petition of the city Council to
authorize the county Treasurer to
place to the credit of the city of OF
tumwa as fast as collected, the road
tax included in the road district out
side Of the old city corporate limits,
and inside Of the corporate limits
as extended, June, 1876. On motion
petition granted. Z.
Clay Wood presents his petition for
additional compensation as county
School Superintendent. Mr.. McCui-
Tough moved that the prayer of petit
ton be rejected. The ayes and nays
called.
Mr., Mccullough aye, Mr.. Wright
aye, Mr.. Michael nay. Carried.
The petition Of Isaac Logan, to cor
rect an error in the index to land rec
ord, was passed, the board having no
Jurisdiction. Ett.t ia
The petition Of Jno. Hurd, for tho
abatement Of taxes, laid over till the
November term.
Now this 6th day of Sept, at 2
O'Clock the time set forthe final hearing
Of the road case Of Mathew Scott, the
same was taken mp. Mr.. Scott ap.
pearipg BY his Atty MI. williams,
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Joe Hawley for Congress.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. l4AThe
republican convention to-day by ac-
clamation unanimously nominated
Gen. Joseph r. Hawley for Congress
from the LIST district.
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Maine Election Returns.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept, 15.-Thc leg
islaturc will stand: House 100 re-
publicans 81 democrats. Senate, %
republicans; 2 democrats. Republic
can gain, 81 in the House and 8 in the
Senate 'ttt 5't' ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20
Chicago Live stock Market
!. CaroAso. Sept. 10.

BY Telegraph : 81
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head. Mar
ket rules moderately active but prices
are lower. Light grades are selling
at from $6 OO@6 10, while common to
choice heavy find q ready market at
from IS 5O@6 90. 4,- 4as s..
Cattle-Receipts 1000 head. Good
to choice are quotable at "a 40@5 90.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

HAaAN's MAGNOLIA BALM preserves
and restores the complexion, removes
freckles, tan and sallowness; makes
the skin soft, white and delicate. Its
cannot be detected.
MAJ. e-deod-Wly.
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ORIGINAL NOTICE.
DANIEL .O'BRIEN
JoHa OsBRIkN ,
81 %. Va
WV. STRANG,
JOHN 6H8A,
n - NnnAv
In the Circuit Court
Of Wapello Co., Iowa.

Va In the Circuit Court
WM. STRANG, of Wapello Co., Iowa.
JOHN 6H8A, u a, iFs4tfgs
Il, T.. CoDAY.
To VIM. strang. You are hereby notified that
there Is now ON file 10 the Office OF the CLERK OF
the Circuit Court in and for Wapello county,
Iowa, the petition of Dsniel OBrien and John
Twenty. Ave Hundred Dollars on bond given by
you and the other defendants herein, as guar
Tor said plaintiff, and that unless You appear and
answer thereto OH or bef0fe noon Of the second
day OF the October term Of said Court. to be be-
gun and held 10 said county on the 28d day Of
October, 1876, default will be entered against
you and judgment rendered thereon
Sep Is, 1S7B-4w STILES BURTON,
- is ~ Attys for Plff5.
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SAVANNAH, Sept. l5.--Yellow fever
interments ~. Over one-half of the
colored population are depending
upon the charity of the. whites, and
|destitution is increasing, Add a ~