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

AuOso WIN ucaIu lAo clOquCHt IcC-
ture Of Prof. Swing, recently deliv-
cred in this city, win be glad to hear
that they will have tho opportunity
Of listening to this distinguished the
illogical antagonist and prosecutor
in the some what noted "Swing trial"
the Rev. F. L. Patton, d. D., who will
lecture in Lewis Opera House, Fri
day evening, Jan. 9Th.
Prof. Patton comes under the aus
pices of the Presbyterian Church and
the proceeds of the lecture will be APP
piled to the payment for an organ re-
Gently purchased by them.
Business and Personal Sketches.
THE COURIER has been, from time
to time publishing notices of some of
our leading mercantile and manufac-
turing establishments including brief
personal sketches of their proprietors
and employees.
We propose to continue in this
line, as convenience and opportunity
may offer, until we have written up
the business of our live people, whose
energy and enterprise have made OF
tumwa one of the foremost cities in
Iowa.
They are intended to be brief re.
views of the business, mercantile
professional, and otherwise of oul
patrons, and we shall try and make
them fair and impartial, and of inter.
est, not only to the parties immediate.
ly effected, but also to all having an
interest in our city and county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27
"FoREIcN TRAVEL"
NICHOLAS MINTvRN,"

Dy EUGENE SCHUYLER IAN American Ii
Turkistan,' etc. Three serial stories are
announced:
NICHOLAS MlNTURN,"
By DR.. HOLLAND, the Editor,
whose story of "Sevenoaks" gave the high.
est satisfaction to the readers OF the Month.
ly.
The scene Of this latest novel is laid on
the banks of tho Hudson. The hero is a
young man who has been always "tied to q
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death OF his mother, is left alone in the
world Ito drift on the current of life
with a fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, ellis Inheritance" by
Miss TRAFToN, will begin on the compile
tion Of "That Lass o. Lowrie's," by Mrs.
HoDGsoN BURNETT. Mrs. Burnett's
story begun in August, has q pathos and
dramatic power which have been o surprise
to the public.
There is to be series of original and ex-
quisitely illustrated papers of "Popular
Science" BY Mrs. HERRIcK, each paper
complete in itself,
There are to be, from various pens, pa.
pers on
"hoME LIFE AND TRAVEL
Also, practical suggestions as 70 town and
country life, village improvements, ETC., By
well-known specialists,
Mr.. BARNARD's articles on various In
dnstries of Great Britain Include the his
tory Of "Some Experiments In Co-opera.
ton, !" "a Scottish Loaf Facaory" In the
November number, and "Toad Lane, Roch.
dale" in December. Other papers are,
THE British Workingman's Home" "a
Nation OF Shopkeepsrs," "Ha'penny .
Week for the Child,' etc.
A richly illustrated series will be given
on "American Sports by Flood and Fiead. !"
by various writer's, and each on different
theme. The subject Of
"IIousehold and Home Decora-
tiOm"
will have q prominent place, whilst the la
test productions Of American humorists will
appear from month to month. The list of
shorter stories, biographical and other
sketches, etc., is long one.
The editorial department will continue 10
employ the ablest pens both at home and
abroad. There will be series of letters on
literary neatterr, from London, BY Mr..
WEXFORD.
The pages Of the magazine will be open,
az heretofore, 80 far as limited space will
permit, to the discussion Of all themes az
fccting tho social and religious life OF the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
Of the Christian thinkers and scholars of this
country.
We mean to make the magazine sweeter
and purer, higher and nobler, more genial
and generous 10 oil its utterances and influ-
ences, and more welcome visitor thar,
ever before 10 homes of refinement and cul-
ture.
FIFTEEN MONTHS for -.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
The Rebellion in Congress.


Congress-more particularly the
House of Representatives, just now
engaged in the business of panorama
izing the rebellion, and as the ugly in
cidents of that period of unpleasant
memory pass before the audience, a
Democrat or Republican, tells what
he knows about it. They each speak
from hearsay only for be it known
that the men who talk most of the re-
bellion, and who never weary of hurl-
ing crimmations and recrimmations,
are the men whose knowledge of bat
ties and whose descriptions of the
crash and carnage of contending ar
mics, are CLEANED from books and the
letters of the war correspondent. The
men who were there-wbo fought on
one side or the other and grappled in
the struggle which they meant should
end in death or victory, are now
friends and would much rather forget
than revive their recollections of these
scenes. We do not know that any
good can come from these acrimonious
debates, but if gentlemen delight in
them, let them indulge to their hearts
content. The people are not interest
ed. What has been done is beyond
recall. What is to be done is matter
of nluch more importance, because its
shape and control is within our own
hands. What matters it now If out
rage and cruelty is traceable to both
sides in the rebellion. The incidents
of war are generally unpleasant.
There is little about them upon which
we delight to dwell in time of peace.
The nation has hideous skeleton in
the closet. 1t is a sight comparatively
few delight to look upon, but there are
a few who love to gaze on the horrible
and quite number of these have
found their way into Congress. Let
them open the closet door of their ma
lures are such that to look upon it's
contents give them pleasure. Politi-
clans aud place hunters may revive
the war and fight it over as they
fought it before-at safe distance
from the battle field-but little or no
capital can be made of that class of
stock, in trade at this late day. The
people prefer to consider how they can
best free themselves from the burdens
of the war to wasting their time in
fighting its battles over again.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

THE virtue and piety which the
world so we'll knows lives in q Demo-
cratic majority cannot eradicate that
foul weed, the lobby, from the Legis-
lature. We are assured that there is
well organized and powerful lobby
sucking like mammoth leech at the
peoples money through the present
Legislature. The leaders of the Goths
will turn their forces loose for the ac-
complishment of any job with dollars
and cents in it; but the great Bonanza
for which the lobby is working is a
bill for the issuance of two and a half
million dollars municipal bonds for
the San Francisco City Hall. The
Democratic majority must beware of
this City-Hall Nemesis. 1t may lose
the party the vote of San Francisco
forever. The people of that city are
heavily taxed now. et- .t.s.e
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
The Sacramento Herald.

The following explains why the
Sacramento Herald discontinued pub.
lication. The Record Union says:
Last Saturday G. W. Clark fore
closed mortgage against the Herald,
an officer was put in charge of the
premises, and the further issuance of
the paper suspended. Yesterday, John
N. Larkin and w. H. Fellows, two of
the proprietors of the paper, by their
Attorney, brought suit against Clark
and Constable Ferral to recover DANA
ges in the sum of S1l,666.66. The
complaint on file in the County
Clerks office asserts that plaintiffs are
the owners of two-thirds of the good
will and material of the paper, which
is worth $4,000; it also declares that
on last Saturday the defendants wrong
fully and unlawfully entered into pos
session of the property, thus destroy
ing the good will of the plaintiffs in
the paper and damaging them to the
extent named.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
Night Dispatches.
EASTERN NEWS.
Jim Fisk.s Murderer.

NEW YORK, January Goth. = Re-
newed application has been made for
the release of Stokes, the murderer of
Fisk. and for writ of habeas corpus
for the purpose of allowing him to ap-
peal against the order for his impris-
onment. The application was denied.
With Open Doors.
BROOKLYN, January Goth. The Ply
mouth Advisory Committee will be
called for February Sth. Letters will
be sent out this week. The Council
will most likely be held with open
doors.
The COlOred Men In Convention.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. Goth. Col
ored Mems Convention to elect dele
gates to the National Convention at
Nashville, Tenn, in April, passed res
olutions warmly endorsing the Repub-
lican party; deprecating the necessity
for the calling of the State and Ma
tional Conventions; reciting that Ne
braska needs no separate convention,
but that the Southern States do; re-
citing the cause of the meeting as the
murder of 5000 colored men in the
South without cause. The proceed
ings closed with a banquet.
Thieves AbOut.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Jan. 20.-Sever-
al parties were arrested to-day for
stealing from the new Capitol large
amount of patterns, moulds and
frames used in decorating the walls,
some quite expensive. Nearly all re-
covered.
COnfrmatiOns.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2Oth.-The SEN
ate on executive session to-day con-
firmed the following nominations:
Henry E. Prickett, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, Idaho; Henry
b Whitfield, Attorney for the North
ern District of Mississippi; e. b. Pom
eroy, United States Attorney for Ari-
zona; VIM. Nicholson, of Kansas, SUI
perintendent of Indian Affairs for the
Central Superintendency, vice Enoch
Hoag resigned; E. V. Watkins, of
Michigan, Inspector of Indian Affairs;
also number of Indian Agents, Post
masters and United States Consuls. H
Ceremonial Committee.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2O.-The COM
mittee of gentlemen and ladies of Bos-
ton, who are to deliver the souveniers
of the Bunker Hill celebration to
Richmond commandery of Knight
Templars, arrived here last evening
from New York.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
% Not Hide the Truth.

The labored effort of the Express to
make it appear that the HERALD has
attacked the validity of land titles in
this valley will hardly serve its pur-
pose. 1t is the business of a newspa-
per to give the current news. In al
luding to disputes as to boundaries
and titles We made no statement that
was not known to parties interested.
Already the Government has taken
decisive action in the case of one pat
ent alluded to, and it is probable the
other disputes will come up in due
time. In regard to what was said rel
ative to the Santa Monica and San
Vicente ranches, was it not true? Is
1T not true that the question of boun-
dary between the two grants is in dis
pute? Is it not true that the owners
of five-twelfths of the Santa Monica
grant deny that the line runs where
the owner of the remainder of the
grant claims that il does? Is IL not
true that this matter Is nowinlitiga-
tion? Is 1t not true that the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company deny that
the area of the San Vicente grant is as
large by three-6fths as the owners
claim? Is it not true that the briefs
are printed and the case in tbs hands
of the attorneys? And finally, is it
more than right and just that contem-
plating purchasers of land in either of
these grants should know the charac-
ter of the titles with which they have
to deal? We would not Intentionally
cloud any mans title, nor will we
knowingly deceive people by repre-
senting as perfect title which is so
far from it as to furnish the courts
with lawsuits, and the lawyers with
five thousand dollar briefs. We had
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

OUR report shows fall in mining
stocks yesterday. Some of the lead
ing stocks went down rapidly and the
indications are that there will be but
little, if any rally to-day. Stock deal
ers may as we'll prepare themselves
for considerable decline. The grow
ing tightness of the money market,
and the withdrawal of a large amount
of capital that has heretofore been ab-
sorbed in mining speculations, has
caused scarcity of stock buyers which
must produce decided impression on
California street. The late rise, by
which several leading stock brokers
realized handsomely, appears to have
been spasmodic effort to make win
ming on bluffing hand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

that has created so much interest as
that of kibbe, and so much was the
deceased thought of that nothing but
expressions of sorrow and sympathy
are heard. He left three letters tc
friends sealed, which were opened this
afternoon. The letter to Col. J. ID.
Fry, President of the Belcher Mine,
makes a confession of his defalcations
and describes the difficulties of his
course during the past few months.
In the letter to Col. w. IL. l.. Barnes
he asks him as commander of the Ma
sonic commandry, to which both be-
longed, to help his children. In the
the note to Mrs. Taylor, in whose house
he took his life, he left certificate of
100 shares in the Europa to partially
compensate her for what he did in one
of her rooms.
Judge John Satterlee died in this
city to-day. He was pioneer and
one of the first Judges of the Superior
Court OF San Francisco, and leaves an
estate of 100000.
In the Antioch Distillery Case to-
day, the prosecution closed on the
part of the Government, and Col.
Barnes for the defense continued, and
said that the evidence so far was in
sufficient to warrant the charge, and
he would show how the charge was
trumped up.
Legislative News.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-McConnell,
from the Assembly Judiciary Com
mittee, has reported favorably on the
bill concerning the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara.
Lambourn to-day introduced a bill
for the better protection of the public
Treasury.
In the Assembly bill has been re-
ceived by Mcconnell from the City
Council of Los Angeles requiring the
power to issue bonds for one hundred
and thirty thousand dollars to build
main sewer. The delegation fear to
introduce it without having full eX-
preston of the citizens on the subject,
and desire its publication in the pa
pers.
Senator Graves has two bills on the
Assembly file to-day, providing for
changes in the Code, but he is absent
from Sacramento, having left here to
Haynes Assembly bill concerning
the office of County Clerk of Santa
Barbara county, the twelfth on the
Assembly file for passage and engross-
ment. Its passage is recommended by
the Judiciary Committee.
Lambourn's bill, relit "a to the re-
moval of the tax onna rape bran
dy, is on the Assembly ii for passage
and engrossment, with tie approval of
the Committee OH Federal Relations.
Bush has introduced bill in the
Senate to prevent the adulteration of
foods, drinks and drugs.
In the Senate, Laine moved y sub
stitute to Martins resolution con-
demning the conduct of Wilcox, mod
flying the same: but after a full dis
cussion of the whole subject, on mo-
tlon of Tuttle, it was Indefinitely post
poned. Laine and Martin favored the
resolution, and Edgerton, Lewis and
Farley opposed it. The vote was
twenty-four to thirteen. 1t was no.
ticeable that the minority was mostly
made up of Independent members.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

THE Sacramento Record thinks it
would be an outrage and all insult to
Union soldiers to restore the Southern
veterans of the war of 1872 to the pen
sion roll. The editor of that paper,
some years ago, ridiculed the idea of
celebrating the anniversary of the bat
tie of New Orleans. The peculiar
views of the gentleman on these two
points is explained by the fact that he
is subject of Queen VICTORIA, and
declines to become a citizen of the
United States.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
insane.

IT has been wisely said that the man
who does not read the advertisements
in newspaper, is like the traveller
who passes along strange road with
out consulting the guide-boards, and
it may be also said that the man who
has anything to sell, and does not adj
vertise' it, is like one who invites his
neighbors to a feast and nails up the
doors of his house to prevent their en-
franpa
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
THE Republican game toretain con-

THE Republican game toretainoon-
troll of the State Insane Asylum at
Stockton has been defeated. Messrs.
DoAK, CUTTING and CLUNESs, nomi-
mated as Directors have been rejected
by the Senate. Under the new man.
agement it is probable DR.. /. s. TITUS,
for long time Assistant Superinten-
dent. and one of the most competent
men and best physician in the State,
will be elected Superintendent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

hoped that these matters would be
permitted to take their course in the
courts without further reference there
to by us, but as the Express continues
to let its zeal TO serve its masters out
run its judgment, by making false
charges against the HERALD, we feel
it our duty to once more repeat in self
justification what all concerned know
to be true.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

COLONEL JONATHAN WILLIAMS
lately committed suicide leaving his
curse on the Virginia Enterprise and
the Phoebe Record. On the ground
that no sane man could consider those
papers worth a curse the friends of
Mr.. WILLIAMS concluded that he was
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
FRIDAY, Y,...................JA q, 1876

The San Diego Union-ToM SCOTT
organ-says hepeople understand the
HERALD's position. Judging from
the way they read and patronize it we
are inclined to the opinion that they
both understand and endorse its posi-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
AGENCY GoODALL, NELSON & !
PERKINS STEAMSHIP Co.,
Los ANGELES, Jan. 10, 1876. !


Los ANGELES, Jan. 10, 1876.
MEssRs. H. d. BARRows, VIM. HI.
WORKMAN, and other Merchants and
Shippers of Los Angeles. Gentlemen:
Your petition, asking to have all the
steamers of this Company on the San
Pedro waters call at Santa Monica,
was promptly forwarded to Messrs.
Goodall, Nelson & Perkins agents at
San Francisco, who, having had the
matter under careful consideration,
beg to say to you in reply, that they
are disposed to comply with your re-
quest; but, after consultation with the
captains of~the cOrizaba and Ancon
think it timpracticable to have those
two steamers call there during the
winter season, as both are side wheel
steamers with very high guards and
could not lie safely alongside the wharf
in rough weather.
The Senator, having very low
guards, has little or no trouble there /;
but the Mohongo, whose guards are
higher, but not near as high as those
of the Orizaba and Ancon, does not
lie there as well, and during the past
six weeks they have been obliged to
expend several hundred dollars each
voyage, for repairs made necessary by
injuries sustained to her guards and
paddle boxes, while lying at the Santa
Monica wharf.
They intend to give Santa Monica
an additional steamer, by placing the
Los Angeles on the route within q few
weeks, and are also negotiating for an
other propeller ship which, if the ne
gotiations are successful, they propose
to place in that particular trade; pro-
pelers being much better adapted for
that kind of service than side wheel
steamers e}-r
They desire to assure you that your
wishes shall always have their consid-
Grafton, and hope that you will, for
the reason named, pardon their defer
ring for the present, compliance with
your request herein referred to.
o9 Very respectfully,
III. MCCLELLAN, Agent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

A shoemaker in San Francisco,
writes to the Gu, oricle to complain of
Chinese labor. He SAYS that fom'
years ago, there were ten boot and
shoe establishments, employed 700
white men, at an average of $50 per
week; but that now, in the hurry to
shove the white man out and put in
the brown man, there are not 200 cord
wainers employed there, while 1,15O
Chinese find work.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
Eos Aastles alHA

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
culation Of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
Latest kilograms.
Dispatches of American Press AssOcia.
tiOn by A. tS Il. Tclegra ph 90.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.1
PACIFIC COAST.
For los Angeles.

CALIENTE, Jan 2Oth.-The following
passengers for Los Angeles left on
the Telegraph Stage Line to-day:
NJ. Kusch and J. Melchen.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
Medical Card.
In Hoe Signo vinceS.

Collections promptly made in all parts of
California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana and
New Mexico. Hard times made easy by
leaving your accounts for collection with
Messrs. kevane, Bettis d Co., OF the Mercan-
tile Collection Agency, room 8, over the Com
mercial Bank, Main street, Los Angeles. All
monies paid over upon receipt of same.
nov16f
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
ID L E ID

CRAWFORD.-After a lingering illness, Mrs.
Laura L., wife of DR.. j. S. Crawford, aged %
years.
The funeral takes place from the family res
idence, on Buena Vista street, above Temple.
at P, NJ to-day. Friends and acquaintances
are invited to attend.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21
The Response.

To the petition of number of bus
mess firms in this city that their
steamers land at Santa Monica, Messrs.
Goodall, Nelson & Perkins make the
following response through theiragent
here:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

Remaining unsold in the Park View Tract
bounded by Temple street on the South
Pearl street on the West, Canal and Reser
voir street on the North, and Philadelphia
street on the East.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-21

On Olive street, between the Court House
ana First street, north of DR.. Coller's house;
and
Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1876-04-06

90 we feel that the lesson is so hard we
never can learn it, the task entirely beyond
our strength; but we are kept at it, and kept
at 1t, until we conquer Or the master, dis
couraged with our dullness, gives us over to
perpetual stupidity, Now, in such case,
what is the best thing to do? Isn't it to
"buckle right down. cheerfully and pa
tlently and persistently to the task assigned,
until light breaks in somewhere, or the mas
ter, seeing our efforts, lends helping hand?
When this lesson is learned, rest assured
there are more to come, in another branch
perhaps, and if we don't wish to be kept
down in the primary class all our lives we
must study. If what has been said is true,
What is the Wisest, most polite, most pru-
dent course forus to take? Shall we sit down
and refuse to carry the burdens laid on our
shoulders? Thus doing they will crush
us to the earth. The only sensible thing to
40 is to march on, walking firmly when
we can, staggering when we must, lock-
ing at the blue sky over our heads instead of
the rough road beneath our feet, catching
all the JOY we can from birds, songs, fowery
perfumes, pleasant talk by the way
with other burdened souls; and keeping
evermore steadtastly in view the day when
we expect to hear "Well done, good and
faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over
a few things" Shall we not then resolve
that ''henceforth life shall not be shirked,
life shall not be Stunned, lite shall not be
| picked over, as piggish boys pick over pud-
dings for just the plumbs, but that this life,
this one common life, this good and finished
life, which God has made good, shall be ac-
cepted, seized, held fast, embraced, anchored
to, shall be accepted as good and satisfying
inheritance, the whole Of it, and without
amendment, Or any approved wish fol
amendment or change? ?"-Tlbuac.