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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
Fothrr district, fNrthcr than to state
general principles, which we believe
| should pertain EVERYWHERE.
THr Gazette saws. " n

THE Gazette says:
THE Burlington movement has cv-
identity awakened interest elsewhere.
The Industrial Era, published at Al
bia. says, after speaking Of our clnb ::
Now. let the Democrats and Libcr-
ais Of Monroe county 60 to work and
organize. Now is the time. Organ
ize immediately all over the State.
should be the cry of all who are op-
posed to the abuse and misuse Of the
peoples money and confidence placed
in those in power--who are becoming
masters instead of servants
One would suppose since the COM
plete organization of the old Demo-
cratic party. and since Ainsworth, the
pretended Liberal. elected to Con-
@rcss from this State, knows moth
ing but modern Democracy al Wash
ington. and since. TOO. everything
points only 10 Rcpublicanism and De-
mocracy as the contestants in 1876.
what is the usc~ or common sense.
in Democracy raising again the old
possum dodge of union of Liberals
with Democrats. Do Democratic
journals at this day suppose that they
can get voters outside of their own
ranks TO further supply the cats paw
to pull their chestnuts out of the fire
Three score of ex-rebel Democrats in
Congress, and the old Democratic
policy re-enacted with the party lines
drawn taut. what Il feast such a spec.
taclc presents to invite Liberals to
Those Liberal paws have been to oft.
Ell and too badly burned for a repeti.
ton of the dose, and il takes wonder.
! ful check TO nronnSc il,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
PregrsAs OF she Spanish Unpleas.
0neneons

SvBrtsS " SW0 SpWWueU Vnpue00s
0De0eoos
MADRID, Feb. 22.-Don Carlos Is
announced in Basin valley. Gen.
Martinez Campess' army is march.
ing upon Hernovia. King Alfonso
entered Tol0so yesterday after the
hoyalists had carried oil the heights
near the town.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
LATER.

BIpDEroEp, Nc. Feb. Ell. w.
Hollands Ossippee Wooden Mill ut
WATERFORD, il burned. Loss $4,000,
insured for $1,000.
The loss by the FIRE at Wood Haven
this morning, is fixed at between
$50, 900 and 100000 insurance 1917. :
900 distributed among sixty-nine
companies. The buildings and
grounds occupied i05 acres.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
. B.. III

PARIS, Feb. 3l.--Of the 100 cleo.
,!ons, ~ We're carried by the Rcpub-
!icans, II by Honapartists, IL BY Rad.
icals, Z by Lcgitamists, 6 By Constitn.
tionalists and 8 by Constructionists
These returns are from cities and
large towns. w
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

The evan gelist MOODY says he has
come TO the conclusion t4int ''thc
greatest enemy Of the Lords work Is
the capitnl J."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
a Celebration wIth F.tn, R...,,.

BosToN, Feb. 22.-The two hum
drcdth anniversary of the burning
OF Mediield, by Indians under King
Philip, was celebrated in that town
yesterday. Cannons were fired, bells
rung and historical addresses made.
the whole concluding with a public
dinner. In the morning four horse
wagon filled with persons on their
way to the celebration was over
turned, and Rev. Mr.. Alger, of South
Natick, and Tohin Smith, Of East
Somervillc, were fatally injured, and
other seriously wounded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

The Democratic House at WASH
ington are attempting to make a show
of economy in the reduction of sala-
rics of Republican officials and a gen
cral cutting down of expenditures,
in order that they may go before the
people in this presidential year with
an array OF figures to sustain their
claim TO economy. To show their in
sincerity aNd to give evidence Of what
the country may expect to be treated
to, should the Democracy ever gain
control of the government, we give
below a few of the claims presented
by Democrats in the House on the
national treasury. as follows:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
- -
FIRE.

New YORK, Feb. 2l.-Thc large tin
ware factory Of the Lalancc and Ora
gean manufacturing company, at
Wood Haven, n. ", burned this
morning. The ware house filled with
stock is saved. Loss on buildings,
machinery and etc, is estimated at
100000, partly insured. About four
hundred and fifty employees have
been thrown ont Of work by the fire.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 22.-About two
hundred persons were present to-da,
i'll this city ut a mass convention O,
greenback men. About one hun.
drcd from this city and vicinity
handed in their names in favor OF
the movement. The forenoon was
taken up by speeches made chiefly b,
men ofthis city. Isaac Anderson, q
business man of this city, was chosen
chairman. The committee on reso.
buttons consists Of Ii, with Henry
Kittam chairman. lie is also chair.
man of the new House.
The Democratic delegation at the
State Convention here, will, to-mor.
row, after the presentation of plat.
form by a committee of the Conycn.
ton, adjourn until afternoon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

To pay A. Bur well, of vicksbufg, Miss,
f,r real estate appropriated by the
Union army In 1863. dirt used by Grant
for earthwOrks, probably ................ s $50
To pay j. II. shannon, Of New Orleans,
for the use OF an Impressed steamboat. 81
Toray A. l. Maxwell, or Macon, Ga,
for ordnance stores ana supplies taken
from his farm in 1861. ....-......... 40 o
T0pay West Virginia for injuries TO
roads and bridges during the ware. 200, q
Top Tennessee for railroad material
removed by Sherman. COG. 0
To PAY the Coliegeof n iliam aud Mary,
Va, for property destroyed .............. $50
To pay for the Lexington, n. e., Court
uOuse liz
| To pay damages done TO Randolph Co.
Va. ;..,:.;;.... ,.............,,.,.- l2,O
To pay for Madison Female Academy, AZ
Richmond, KY .............................. l0,9
10 pay for the Presbyterian lhurch a.
Mnrf- eesbOr0, Tenn ..... ................, 100
To ma.s good to Frederick. Nd. . ,oun
Of $I00, 900 which the rebel Gen Rariy
levied on that town ......,,.,.,..,,,.., 500 q
To pay the heirs 0fThOs. Hood. OF Tenn.
for supplies taken from his fsrm.,, IS O
To pay the heirs OF Robert IsherWood
Tor material taken from his farm $500. co.,
TO pay G. G. Campbell for property ia
ken by the Union army in VIRGINIA Tl 400
To pay for the Court n 0nse OF Davidson
Co., N q burned In }SA5 Il,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

Col. ELLIOT SuuHTZ. it we are cor
rectls informed, was appointed post
master at NIarshalltown. Iowa. in
May, 1861. and has held the Office con-
iinnously since. lie has, therefore.
been postmaster nearly nine wears.
As the Marshaliown office Isl Presi-
Dental one. we infer that the Col. has
been appointed three times for -four
years. the last time les, than IL yeal
ago, leaving him yet more than three
years of his last term To serve. IIc
has just been removed at the instance
of the Hon. James Wilson. member OF
Congress from that District. Accord
ing 10 Col. Sburtz' story. he was las
appointed at the instance of Mr.. vii
SON. Now. we do not pretend TO pas
Judgment on the merits of this ease
but we do say that if Col. Shurtz ha
performed his duties well, and was
good and efficient postmastcr--to tn
contrary of which we baye hear'
nothing-then we. cannot justify hi
removal. III there was TO be
change. ii should have been made II
the time of his. last appointment o
await the closing OF his present term
unless for cause.
We speak thus guardcdly becans'
we know there are two sides TO al
questions. But one thing we meal
to be understood as saying to,lchip.
all such matters, and that is this: J'ha
a good and fisishfnl public officer
should never bSsiibject to the caprice
merely Of a member of Congress dur
ing the time for which that officer
was appointed. We do not say Thu
was the case in regard TO the Colonel
for we do not know all the facts, bu'
we do say that his tine not having
expired, itfesHdins for'those remov-
ing him, to justify il by alleging good
cause therefor. 1t is not ia our PROV
iuce to NEEDLE with the affairs Of ~.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

RIDDEroRD, Ne, Feb. al.--It is re-
ported that Hollands wooden mill, al
the Neck, burned Sunday A. N. Losi
nearly 100000, insurance $a0,0O0.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23
$50 Z - -,
Ma rkcts.

-, FEB. 70, 1876.
INC weather during the week could
not nave been much better, and as n
consequence trade greatly improved
The grain market has as q rule bccn
well supplicd--more especially in re.
gard to corn and oats.
The wheat supply is very limited
indeed, although the demand for To-
cal interests is very good. Prices
remain wholly unchanged. Old
wheat isquotablc at 9Oc; new $1,000.
Corn-Thc receipts are much larg-
or than last week, and prices are fair
ly stated at 34@35c.
Oats-The market is unusually well
supplied and prices arc about one
cent per bushcl lower than last week
at 20@24c.
Ryc-In moderate demand but un-
changed 45@4G.
Barley-Moderate receipts; 10000
Timothy Seed Prices have de-
clined under increased receipts, and
quotations are $L5o@Sl.so
Clover--But little in market $500
The hay market, owing to The ia
vorablc condition OF the roads and
warm weather. prices have still fur
Their declined. Good Timothy hay
to day sold at $500 per ton, and prai.
rie hay was dull at $500 per ton,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

ALPENA, Mich. Feb. 2l.-A build
ing owned by Henry Becbe burned
this morning. Beebc's loss on build
ing and stock is $1,000, insured &c, 500.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

We hope the bill pendin" in the
Legislature for the promotion of the
usefulness of the Historical Society
will not fail TO become a law. We
are. just in receipt of the Biennial Re-
port to the Governor of this State In
stitution, which report asks for an
appropriation of eleven thousand dol
lars, including five thousand dollars
for the erection of building and
Two thousand dollars for binding
newspapers. But the special friends
of the Society in the Legislature, see
ing the heavy and multiplied de-
mands for money made upon the
State for other Institutions, with II
'commendable spirit of retrenchment.
wbich.if followed by all Others. would
soon relieve the Legislature from it,
financial dilemma, have reduced the
sums asked for. as embraced in the
bill referred to. to ihe unpretentious
amount of one thousand dollars for
general purposes-that is. rent, care
Of house and contents, postage eX-
pressage. freight fuel. lights and 9TH
err Northumberland one thousand
dollars for binding newspapers.
The Iowa newspapers of recent and
remote date. which are perhaps as
valuable rs anything possessed by the
Society. and in The preservation OF
which the press of the State has a di-
rect interest, are fast going TO de-
strlciion in thcir present condition.
and should br bound AS fast as the
State can spare the money for this
purpose. One thousand dollars would
moi bind all the Society has collected,
but il would put covers OH the most
valuable ones.
As the bill calls for no additional
appropriation till 1877. we hope lis
modest claims will not be the cause
Of its bein" overlooked or defeated.
but that ii will become law without
delay. n the State OF Iowa cannot
afford 10 be niggardly toward her
Historical Society in this historic
centennial year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

fighter. They knew. from their ter
rible experience with Continental
currency, that all their evils would be
painfully increased by resort
to paper money. And in their
poverty. with no accumulated capital,
with manufactures in fccblcst infan-
eN with commerce undcvclopcd, with
low prices for their agricultural pro-
duets, they maintained the gold and
silver standard, they paid their great
debt, they grew rich in the property
which we Inherited. but far richer i'm
that
BRIGHT. UNsULLlED HONOR WHICH THEY
ALSO EEQUEATHED TO rs.
To-day the total debts ofthc Amer
lean people. national, State and mn-
nicipal, are not so largely in proper
ton To already acquired property as
was the national debt alone in 1890.
And, when we take into account the
relative productive power of the two
periods, our present burdens are alb.
solutely inconsidcrable. When VIC
reflect what the railway. the tclc-
graph, the cntion-gin, and our endless
mechanical inventions and agencies
have done for us in the way of in
crcasing our capacity for producing
wealth, we should be ashamed 10
pretend that We cannot bear larger
burdens than Our ancestors. And re-
member, Mr.. Chairman. that our
wealth from 1880 to 1870 increased
more than five times as rapidly as our
population, and that the same devel.
opmcnt is even now progressing with
continually accelerating ratio. Re.
member, also that the annual income
and earnings of our people are larger
than those of any European country
larger than those OF England, OF
France, or, Russia. or the German
Empire. The English people stand
next to us, but we are largely in adj.
vance of them. The annual income
of our entire people exceeds six
thousand millions in gold, and. dc.
spite financial reverses and rcvulsions
is steadily increasing.
In view Of these facts, II would be
an
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

Under The new Texas constitution,
nine votes OLA jury are sufficient TO
convict. But practically it doesn't
amount to much-a Texas jury al
ways plays scven-up for the verdict
unless il is a case Of horse stealing,
when they hang him before takin .
the evidence, in order that their
minds may remain unprecedented.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

"What will you have?" asked a
waiter of one Of the Indiana editors,
at the dinner in Philadelphia, as hc
handed him bin OF fare. And the
Hoosicr with the high forehead lean
ell back in his chair, wiped his fore.
head thoughtfnlly with napkin. and
Clarull1nl cinrnl1. 20. i'm mo oil T.,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

Alas. there is no golden rule by
which man is exempt from build
ing the kitchen fire during leap year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-23

"Mcn arc what Women make Them
is the singular title of a new book. II
may he true. but we have seen some
dreadful poor specimens of the man
uiacturcd article, which reflects badly
either upon the material or the
maker.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02
ABOUT ONE NELSON DRIGGS.

Nelson Dirggs, who was recently SEN
fenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary
for passing counterfeit money at Spring
field was an old offender in that line OF
business. We remember briggs over
thirty years ago, when we resided at
Cadiz, he then being prominent and
wealthy merchant at Deersville, Harrison
county. He was man of fine appear
ance and good address-sharp, shrewd
and daring. Although suspected by
most of hisneighbors ofbeing engaged in
dealing in counterfeit money, he was too
cunning to be caught in the act--always
having confederates who acted under his
direction. One of his pals was captured
and confined in the Cadiz Jail, but briggs
managed to effect his escape. He drove
from Deersville to Wheeling, IA distance
of over forty miles, one afternoon, and
there procured all the tools necessary to
cut the iron grating of the window of the
cell where his chum was confined. He
returned to Cadiz the same night, put a
ladder up to the window, dropped in the
tools, and was off for Deersvile behind
his fast horse, ready for business before
his neighbors were up in the morning.
Although the citizens of Cadz had init
nations of briggs plans, and a watch
was kept around the prison, yet the Jail
bird got out, escaped from his pursuers
and hid himself in a cornfeld just north
of the town. Several attempts were
made to bring briggs to justice, but being
an influential man and leading Wing
politician, it was easy for him to crush
all opposition. We lost sight of the man
entirely. until we heard of his little mis-
fortune out in Illinois.-M. VerHOn Ban
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02
HUMOR IN NEWSPAPERS.

There is a great difference between
American and English newspapers. The
latter, while aiming to be truthful, dig
nified and impersonal, are heavy and
dull. The American journals, while 60
ing the whole length of news-g gathering
enterprise, find space for "spice." and
nearly all have their little "squibs" in
the editorial columns. and departments
oflight paragraphs, original and selected,
with some such heads as "Odds and
Ends, ""All Sorts, ""Chaf," "Frivolities," !"
"Varieties," "Jocosities" or Gun" Our
weeklies, especially, devote fair share
of space to the erich" things that are
"going the rounds" and many of them
give in each issue a column Of humorous
paragraphs as productive of healthful
mirth as a frst-class comedy.
l believe that the American newspa-
pers do no great harm by making their
readers smile; but if it is an offense so
to do, it is one of which the English press
is seldom guilty. True, the English have
their humorous papers, such as Punch,
Judy and Fun, which occasionally "get
off good things" but, taking them one
day with another. they are very grave
compared with the American humorous
papers. If you pay three-pence for Punch,
and if you get your "three penn'orth" of
fun out of it, you certainly get dollars
worth of the article out of ten-cent
American humorous paper.
] have been led to make these com.
parsons because an English gentleman
otlong since saw fit to inform me that
the papers "at 'ome" were incomparably
superior to the American papers, adding,
in bantering way:
"Why, in England, we laugh at the
American papers"
Upon the suggestion that probably
they did laugh at our humorous papers,
which was more than he could do at the
English humorous papers" he manifest
ed lively disposition to change the sub
iect, and exhibited sudden and,wonder-
full interest in the weather, which he re-
marked was "bloody 'ot."-Secrets Of the
iSdnCtllm
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02

AN INFANT 2,2OO FEET UNDER
GROUND.
Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise,

Virginia CITY (Nev) Elterprtsc'
Bessie, little daughter of f. F. Osbiston,
Superintendent of the Savage Mine,
night before last took such a journey as
was probably never taken before in the
worlIs history by child of her age.
She has time and again begged her father,
whose business takes him to the mine
daily, to allow her to accompany him
into the wonderful regions of the under
ground world. So persistent and earnest
has she been in the matter that her
father finally concluded to take her down
into the lower levels and allow her to see
the things about which her Imagination
seemed to be so much excited. Accord
ingly, night before last he took her with
him to the 2,200 foot level The first
part of the little experts" journey was
vertical plunge (by cage) toward the
earth's centre of 1900 feet she then took
passage on the tank giraffe" running on
the incline, and descended at an angle of
forty-tve degrees, until she was landed
2,200 feet below the surface of the earth.
Bessie will be four years of age next
month, and, there is little doubt, can
truthfully say she has stood further be-
low the light of day than any one of her
years since the creation of the world.
The infant expert was led through the
drifts of the 2,200 foot level, and was de-
lighted with all she saw. On observing
the tiny creature led along the drifts
toward them, the picks fell from the
hands of some of the miners, and they
stared and gazed with starting eyes and
relaxed jaws, believing that at last one
of the fairies Of the mine, about which
they had heard so much, had actually
been captured by their sagacious super
intendent Such an apparition no man
among them had ever seen in any mine,
or had ever dreamt of seeing, as little
four-year old girl "paddling" about the
drifts. AT the sight some of the miners
are said to have been obserl ed to hastily
cross themselves. The child showed no
sign of fear while in the mine, not even
when being dropped down the dark and
dripping shaft, and the only approach to
trepidation exhibited by her during the
trip was when she was mounted upon
the graf; she then said, Papa, take hold
of my hand p
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02

OUR LAND AND OUR LABORERS.

The census of 1870 shows 2,760,000
farms in the United States, and the av
erage farms of 153 acres, and 21,2S000)
people engaged in farming. Of farms be-
tween 20 and so acres, there were'84S, 900;
between so and $50 acres, $4,000. The
total value of farms was$9, 1858 000,0 00,and
the total of farming implements and ma
chinery was $336,S78,429. These farms
produced 761 100000 bushels Of corn,
2SS 100000 bushels of wheat, 2S2, 100000
bushels of oats, 100000 bushels of rye,
30000000 bushels of barley and 10,000,-
600 bushels of buckwheat; and, besides
these, 100000 bales of cotton, each av
eragng 400 pounds; 100000 pounds of
fax, and nearly $4,000 tons of hemp.
The farmers moved and cured, in 1870,
270OO000 tons of hay, and raised 25,-
100000 pounds of hops, 79,0O0,0OO pounds
of rice and 263, 100000 pounds of tobac-
co, Louisiana and Texas produced 81
600 hogsheads of sugar and 24,000000
gallons of molasses. OF maple sugar
there were raised 2S,0n0,000 pounds; of
Irish potatoes, 100000 bushels. These.
in brief, are some of our important pro-
ducts, and indicate that no country in the
world-even for soil, climate or diversity
of crops--can compare with it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02

The power of gunpowder is shown by
a recent writer in the Revue Scienttque
The velocity of a shell leaving the can
non is 300 feet per second. The height
from which the projectile would have tc
fall to acquire this is 26,S0O feet; conse
quently the power of the powder is equa!
to $4,000 foot-ponds. The head evolved
by the combustion of ia pounds o.
powder is equal to 34O.7 calorics. The
mechanical work of this amount of heat
is 100000 foot-pounds.