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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
President Grant at the "Clades.'
l0ath To the Enquirerl

t6en 10 the Enqulfer.j
The President sits and smokes.
drives and talks, listens, and answers
kilograms here. He has an older and
more settled, and more antagonized
look than formerly, but is still in stout,
complacent health. He is now mov-
ing "by the force of attrition, if III nc
no other way" ON the DISCUSSES and
masked batteries of b. II. Bristow,
who needs all his brashness and cum
ming to beat a man that never was
beaten. Opinion is settling, as il
seems to me, that Mr.. Bristow has es
tablished an equal character for au'
dacity and insincerity. He moved te
his ambition panoplied in mail o
cheap newspaper reporters,the sneak'
of the profession, who never wrote
an interesting line except to trai
somebody on something small. Ole
Grant is a good deal like Washing
ton on Braddock's field. fired at OF
every side, till it hardly seems w
can miss him, and still he rides ol
like something of superstition. Ev
cry fellow has fired gun at Grant
and every time the gun went OIL i
killed another person. He has beel
very fortunate in his enemies.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Rio,ous Conduct Of strikers.

HALIFAX, July % "A company OF
volunteers has gone to Sidney, n. b.
coal mines. The manager of the
mines was shot at yesterday, and last
night the striking miners tore up the
railroad track and emptiea the coal
wagons.
The miners say they are determin.
ed to resist the reduction of wages
will prevent the shipment of Goa
during the strike.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
SECRETARY sELkMAP.

The popular belief touching tn,
misfortnnes of General Belknap ha.
been that they were caused by an ex
travagant style of living both by
himself and family. The Washing
ton Republican insists that this belief
is without foundation and therefore
does great injustice to the ex-Secre-
tary and his wife. The Republican,
statement is as follows:
The charges are rung on the same
subject through the American an d
foreign press. This is cruel charge,
and the more SO because utterly un-
true. General Belknap became Sec
retary of War in 1869. Until Decem-
Der, 1873, he lived for q part of the
time in boarding house, part of the
time in rented rooms, and for the re-
mainder at the Arlington Hotel.
Since 1873 he has lived in rented
house on G street, which is not a spa
latial mansion" by any means, but
simply respectable residence i'm q
row of similar houses, and in good
locality, for which he paid moder-
ate rent. Only one. evening enter
tainment. not one evening reception,
and but few dinners" have been Civ
en- by him, and these were by no
means expensive or beyond his le-
gitimate means. General Bclknap in
his matters of expenditure has been
very methodical. His bills and
vouchers have been retained by him,
and are in his possession, and they
plainly prevc that no man i'm public
life, who showed anything like fair
share of hospitality, could have lived
at more moderate expense than he.
There is no year in which his house,
hold expenses, including those of his
family when away in summer, have
gone beyond his salary. On the con-
trary, in each year they have been far
below it, and his salary as Secretary
since becoming resident of Wash
ingtOn has exceeded his expenditures
of living. 1t may be said that this is
a matter Of no interest to the country,
and nobody's business but every
body seems to have made it their
business, and justice demands that
the truth be told. And this is the
truth. While interfering with no
opinion as to the charges against Gen.
eral Belknap now being examined by
the Senate, there need be no hesita-
ton about correcting this story as to
the extravaganza of his life-which
persons acquainted with the facts
know to be untrue-which has been
the basis of cruel and unjust attacks
in reputable publications, led astray
by popular rumor. The bills and
vouchers are in existence to prove the
truth Of what we state. 1t is not the
first time that taste and good judg-
ment in the surroundings of home
have been taken for extrayagance |
any reason whateyer.-In-
'eT-Ocedn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

ROBERT LINCOLN is about to take
the stump in Illinois for T:lden, but
the Republican papers do not devote
nearly as much space to the announce
ment as they do to the fact that the
son of Lincoln's great rival, Douglas,
is Republican.-NeW York WOrld
On the authority of Mr.. Lincoln
himself, we deny the above statement
as utterly and foolishly false.-Chi'
c0go Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

THE Chicago Times in its issue of
the 25th inst, says of the ku-klux
Democratic raiding against the coll
ored voters:
In order to secure his election, Mr..
Tilden must have the votes of men
who have no sympathy with Bour-
bonism, much less with shotgun
electioneering. He must have the aid
of Independent voters who would
rather see the Republican party in
power for half half century than
to cast ballot which might be con-
strued as an approval of such affairs
as that at Hamburg, or such methods
of electioneering as those prdcticed
last faU an Mississippi.
Now the Times condemnation of
this Democratic work in the South,
is merited; nay it is demanded of
every honest man, but the Times is as
dishonest as helfs inmates are wicked.
in its remarks. 1t has long editor
ial of this stamp, but il is written and
published solely because it desires to
tickle the ear of its Republican read
ers, while it supports Tilden, in Or
der to retain that class of readers, and
also to deceive decent men into the
belief that Tilden is really opposed to
such work or dare demand the punish
ment of the guilty. The files of the
Times will show that it has continu.
ously howled "bloody shirt" when
ever Morton, and Republicans gener.
ally, have spoken in condemnation ol
the Mississippi ontrages. The Time.
wants to retain its Republican readers
SO it puts in lick now and then fol
their benefit. Tilden's thousands have
bought its support, and it now wants
other thousands from the opposite
side, and hence its two-faced merccn
airy politics.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
T,LDEM's POLITICAL PORTRAIT.

TlLOEM's POLITICAL PORTRAIT.
A. II. Purdy, a prominent New
York Democrat, is familiar with Mr..
Tilden's history. In recent speech
he thus refers to that gentlcmanrs
past transactions:
"The great capitalists claim a
strength for Mr.. Tiiden by the asscr-
ton that he is an honest man. Let us
examine his record and see il 1t is
such. VIM. NJ. Tweed was probably
the greatest thief that his country
ever saw. But the larceny was not
the work Of an honr, or a day, or a
month, or year. During all the
time that he was carrying on his
plunder in so open manner that the
world knew II, Mr.. Tilden was ac-
lively associated with him, was the
chairman of all the conventions that
were controlled by Tweed, was living
in the same city, and belonged to the
same political organization. When
Tweed was exposed by that eminent
refOrmer, Jimmy O'Brien, when ht
was at the bar Of Justice and shOrn o1
his political power, and east down
then and not TIL then did Mr.. TildeI
join in the cry against him. IL Mr.
Tildcn did not know or suspect thu
robberies of Tweed i'm all the year
that they were going on, say he wa
not man OF any sagacity. He wa
in position to know 1t and to asccr
tain it. If he did know of thes,
robberies, but stood calmly by with
out lifting his hand or his voice t,
stop them, he was not and is not al
honest man. The dilemma that yol
find him in is either being fool or
thief, and in either event not fl
man to be President of the Unite'
6tates.D
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Sam'iF. Carey Encouraging a Moi
in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, July 26. - Early this
morning several hundred unemployed
workmen assembled on the Espla.
made in Fountain Square, in pur.
suance of a call i'm yesterdays papers.
After listening to speeches from Sam
uel Carey and others upon the deplor-
able condition of the working men,
etc, they proceeded in procession to
the city buildings, to demand of the
Mayor "bread or blood. as an
nounced by one leader, but upon ar
irving at the buildings no one
seemed willing to wait upon the
MaYor with the demand. After an
been apprised of their coming, and
had placed strong guard Of police
around the buildings.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

The Marshalltown Daily Times
says: "Ben. Frederick's determine
ton not to support Tilden has cast a
funeral gloom over the faces Of the
"unterrifeds in and about town.
Their faces are SO long that they cam
not reach up to scratch their heads
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
rRnrnsEn pARrIrInN
TRounLE IN THE REAR.

SEMLrN, July 2S.-The general po-
litical position of Servia is growing
more serious, and the partisans of
Karagcorgeovic have become more
threatening every day.
The Chassepot rifles, sold by Ger
many, have arrived in Scrvia by way
of Roumania.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

The Illinois State Democratic Con-
vention yesterday, nominated Louis
Stewart, of Kendall county, for Gov
ernor; A. A. Glenn for Lieut.. Gov
ernor; S. y. Thornton for Secretary
of State; John Hise for Auditor of
State; Geo. Gundlock for Treasurer
of State and V. Il. Lynch for Attor-
ney General. II endorsed the st,
Louis platform.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

PRESIDENT GRANT announces ms
intention to veto the river and harboi
bill. His reasons are that there Is
now no use to make such appropria-
tions on account Of the lateness of the
season. He says by the time the en-
gineers could get plans submitted the
season would be passed. lie regards
it as no economy to make appropria-
tions and tic up money that cannot
be used, because the Democracy have
wasted the season before taking ac-
ton, The Democratic House have
been too busy seeking political capi-
tai, to do any good work.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
FIGURES WILL NOT LIE.
Secretary Robson is now the Oh
ject Of Democratic SIander.
Read His vindication by Figures.

just now Secretary George Nj. Ro-
beson, of the Navy Department, is
the target for SANDER. The best and
most concise. as well as convincing
evidence that can be given Of his
economic administration, is contained
in the following table showing the
loss on each thousand dollars in the
Navy and other Departments, COM
mencing with Jackson's administra-
ton:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

r. A. SHoTwELL, who served a
term in the New York State Prison,
ut Albany, for Klukluxism, is nomin-
ated for the Legislature by the DEM
Gratis of Mecklenburg, North Carroll.
ma. II will be remembered that the
late Reyerdy johnson, a lifelong
Democrat, defended these Carolina
Kuklux, and after the trials said thai
the testimony disclosed the mos
heinous and barbarous crimes knowr
in the history Of criminal jurispru
dence..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Tho Yacht Race.

SANDY HOOK, July 2S-The yachts
rounded Brenton Reef OH the
return run at 80 this morning
in the following order: Idler, Tidal
Wave, Wanderer, Countess Of DUFF
ferin, and America. The Countess OF
Dufierin was forty minutes behind
the Idler and two minutes and a halt
before the America.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

THE Democratic thimble-riggers
have been revising the Democratic
platform adopted at st. Louis. The
Nongolian plank has been changed
SO that the part demanding the pro-
hibition of Chinese emigration to
this country has been stricken out.
Also that plank demanding the repeal
of the resumption clause of the act of
1876, "becduse IL is a hiadrance to re-
sumption" has been changed to de-
manding the repeal of the date of re-
sumption. This has been done under
the provision made by the convention
for having an authoritative account
of the proceedings of the convention
published In pamphlet form.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
FOREIGN.
SLAUGHTERED sERvIAMs.
TUGGING Turks.

SEMLIN, July PA great battle is
being fought to-day on the Timok
river. No details have yet been re-
ceived from the field, but it is report
ed that the Turks prevented General
Schennayefi' from forming junction
with Gen. Leschjanin, and defeated
the latter with great loss. The Serv-
ians attribute his defeat to his inca
nacitV.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

The nter-Ocean speaks of the new
ly appointed Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue as follows;
Mr.. ,Raum is good lawyer, and
has abundant qualifications in other
respects for the position. He will
discharge its duties faithfully, and to
the credi. of the public service.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

The Marshalltown Times says: The
Democrats i'm Marshall county that
will support Tilden are getting scare.
er every day. Those who do not
come straight into the Republican
fold 60 over to Peter Cooper. There
will not be enough Tilden Democrats
found in this county to winter over
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

Now Sammy Tilden, Let's Hear
from You.
New YORK, July 27.--In the suit of
the st. Louis, Alton and Terra Haute
Railroad, against Sam'l J. Tilden and
others, the order heretofore granted,
extending time for defendants to an
swer, to the first Monday in October,
has been changed to the first Monday
in August.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
TER M q:
Sl.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
m . e fna end nj SIX m mNnfha

BE SURE and read the concise ar.
raignment of Saml j. Tilden as a
co-partner of VIM. nj. Tweed in
crime, published IN this issue. The
indictment is from the Albany (N.
W Journal, and presents facts that
convict Tilden beyond all possible
evasion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

Chief Clerk Avery is still in Jail.
The report that he was pardoned by
the President without awaiting the
action of the Attorney General turns
out to have been a pure invention
gotten up to hurt the administration
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
OFF FOR SPAIN,

PARIS, July 2S.-Ex-Queen Isabella
and family leave for Spain to-day.
The Spanish ambassador ACCOMPANY.
led them to st. Jean de Lnse.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

pearance Of vice but, above all, we
must shun evil companionship. A
youth may make all the good resolu-
tions thought can afford, but if he
continues one evil companionship he
| is not safe
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
a NEW REGrNr

VIENNA, July 2S.-Thc 7ag5iutt
says Abdul Haurid Efiindi. n young
brother of Murad Efiindi, is Regent
of the Turkish Empire.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
Another Conference Between Hard
and oft Candidates.

NFw York. July 2S.--A special
dispatch states Gov. Hendricks ar
rived in Saratoga yesterday and will
have another conference there with
GOV. Tildcn. Their letters of accept
ance, it is said, win be ready by sun
| day next.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
lN COUNCIL

PARKES, July 2S.-Prince Milan
holds a council of war to-day. His
forces are now concentrating at Sien-
itza, where a decisive battle IL ex-
pected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

People at the Exhibition feel like
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
THE RUSSIAN BEAR UNEASY.

BERLIN, July 2S.-The defeat of the
Montenegrins occasions much dis
comfiture at the Russian Court, where
Prince Nicholas has been ostenta-
tiously petted. Some Russian diplo-
matists assert that it will be impossi-
Bile for the Car 10 rcprcss the war
spirit in Russia il the Turks invade
Servia. This probably accounts for
the hesitation Of the Turks.
PROPOSED PARTITION.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. July 2S.-General
Ignatief recently expressed the opin-
ion that an armisticc would be inev-
table within three or four wceks,and
would probably be brought about by
the united action of the six powers.
He thought the present difficulties
would be arranged by partitioning
Bosnia between Austria aud Servia,
and giving Montenegro TO Herzego-
yinia,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02

various WAyS,8uu tnlS was his revenge.
Not only she, but two of her girls had
suspected him from the first, but they
dare not complain, for fear he would
not be convicted and would be sure to
murder them.
The hardened william confessed his
guilt after he had been condemned,
and then it was that he told how he
happened to be so careless in regard
to the paper and knife. 1t was he who
had robbed Ambold, and when he
took the old letter from his hat to use
| il for u torch in setting the fire, he
did not even notice what it was, and
when that partly burned half had
been exhibited in court he had en-
tirely forgotten that he had torn the
other half off and put it back in his
hat, as he must have done. The let.
ter had been found in Ambold's pock.
textbook, and he kept it, because in il
the youth was warned against his in
| fiuence.
He confessed that he had slight
idea of calling the writer to an ac
count when il should become conve
intent. With regard to the knife, i
was as before stated. He took tina
also from Ambold's pocket. and pu
1t in his own and on the night of thu
fire he used it to pry up the sash, ant
when he had broken it he had put i
back in his pocket and had forgotten
! It.
Thus wasCharley saved--and save'
from more than an ignOminiou
death, too. He was saved to be no
BILE virturous man. and his mothe
once more took ample delight ant
joy in the love and tender care of he
only child.
When Charles Ambold knew tina
Moulton Warren had expatiated hi
crimes upon the gallows he sat dow
and pondered upon his past life. Th
thoughts of his old companion bein
: hanged, sent strange thrill throug
| his frame. But he WAS able to traC
out, clearly and logically, the terribl
: result from the course of life the ]
, fated man had pursued. He shud
= dered as he remembered how far |
> had gone in the same course himself
land he was able to sec the only So
Q path for any youth.
Not only must we shun temptatic
only keep clear Of even the o.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-02
MISCELLANY.
AscENE IN A JURY ROOM
A Thrilling Story.

once had the extreme felicity o.
leaving my business to serve on "th'
jury" plead in all manner of ways
for q release, but to no effect. could
not swear that was deaf, nor blind
nor yet non compos, but did tel
them that had formed an opinion
They asked me if my opinion wonld
prevent me from receiving the testi-
mony in good faith and rendering q
verdict according to it. replied that
of course l should weigh the evil
dence carefully, and be governed by
it. I was then informed that "would
do"
The case to be tried was that of ar
son-then capitol otFense-and the
prisoner at the bar was young man,
named Charles Ambold, whom had
known from boyhood, and who was
naturally one of the finest youths of
the town where he resided. He had
a widowed mother, who depended
upon him for support, and his circle
of friends were large and choice. |
was morally certain that he did not
commit the crime, and hence, l am
sure those who were friendly to him
got me on the panel, aud had me re-
tanned.
The trial commenced, and we
twelve men took our seats in the Jury
box. had very respectable set
with me-only there was one man
whom 1 didn't like to see there. This
man was Moulton Warren. He was
a dark, sinister-looking fellow-at
least to me. knew that young Am
bold had one fault. He had been ad-
dicted to drink, and had been known
to visit disreputable houses. 1t was
one of those houses that had been
burned, for setting fire to which he
had been apprehended.
Now l had often tried to persuade
Charles Ambold from the course he
was pursuing. He had repeatedly
promised me that he would reform,
and as repeatedly had he broken
away. l had often talked to him of
his poor mother until he had wept
like a child, but the effect was not
lasting. There was power of tempta-
ton more effective than any influence
could WELD. He would fall away
into evil companionship, and for q |
while his manhood was going. One
Dr. two abandoned woman had gained |
great power over him, and upon |
hem he wasted much IF h;s suh |
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-01-21

A Boy PRINTER.-Happening in the
Valley of Virginia few weeks since at a
little town called Waynesboro, we met with
boy printer named Joe Burns who pub.
fishes little paper, ''The Augusta News
about the size Of a child IS pocket handker-
chief. This boys office is curiosity. He
has only two frames and the pine shed
room is hardly large enough toturn around
in. AS for his press, a cabinet maker in
the town built it for him, of pine wood,
and he prints his little paper like fellow
priZing tobacco boxes. His father is
clockmaker, and Joe uses clock wire for
column rules. His name had been run up
to the paper as ''Joe Burns Junior" but
he said his father got to writing for it, and
putting up everybody. and it vexed him so
much that he took out Junior and set up
Senior in it's place. So the old man can
get the credit while Joe does the work.
His shed room was badly rooted and he
said when it rained he had to do the best
he could A few prominent journals, the
"Baltimorean" of the number, haye heard
of this lads enterprise through travellers,
and exchange with him. Joe was appren-
ticed three years at job office in Wash
ington.- ". C.) Sentinel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-01-21
THE COUNTY ELECTION.

The election last Thursday, as we an
nounced the next day, resulted IN the
choice of Hon. A. H. H. STUART for the
seat in the House by majority OF two TO
one There are no two opinions about MI.
S,rUART's eminent ability as legislator
in Augusta, and, as some extracts from the
press outside of it show, it is general way
Of thinking. AS for Capt. JNo. N. OPIE,
the defeated candidate, we don't see any
thing that he has to be ashamed OF in the
race. When we recolect that he is young
man, new in public life, with no familiarity
with the people, pitted against A. II.
II. STUART, aman Of national fame, with
all his great and deserved reputation, long
public life and thorough knowledge Of the
affair." of the State, we think he has cause
for pride that with su;h an opponent he
should have gotten the vote he did. Look
at any of our young lawyers and other ris-
ing young men, and put your hand on one
you think could have made better run!
single-Iian led against A. II. FL. STUART, OF
,o rond q one n