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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
XANlIPPE.

1t seems that the memory of this wom-
an, like that Of her renowned husband, is
likely to be kept alive to the end of time.
Shei is said to have possessed very irrita-
BILE temper, and her name has become a
synonym of "vixen," or "scold." 1t is
more than possible, however, that the
judgment passed upon her by mankind has
been too severe. A more charitable dis
position would undoubtedly have discov-
cred In her many good qualities, and have
attributed her failings more to physical
infirmities than to moral obliquity The
party most intimately acquainted with her,
and therefore best able to perform COR
rect opinion, gives her credit Tor many do
nestle virtues. 1t is now well known
that many Of the diseases to which women
are subject, have direct tendency to rem
der them irritable, peevish, cross, morose,
unreasonable, 30 that they chafe and fret
over those little ills and annoyapccs that a
person in health would bear with compo-
sure. It's fair TO infer that most of the
tantrums of Xantippe We're due to these
causes alone and could Socrates, as he re-
turned from the Senate, the Gymnasium,
or the Atheneum, have stopped at Pestle II
Moriar's Drug Store and carried home a
bottle of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrir-
ton, now and then, no doubt, he might
have evaded many a "curtain lecture" al
lsyed many "donestie broil," made 1t
much pleasanter.for the children. and more
enjoyable for himself, and rescued his wife's
name from the uncnviable worldwide, and
eternal notoriety it has attained. Thou.
sands OF women bless the day on which DIR.
Piercc's Favorite Prescription was first
made known to them. A single bottle often
gives delicate and suffering women more
relief than months OF treatment from their
family physician. in all those derange-
ments causing backache, dragging down
sensations, nervous and general debility, it
is sovereign remedy. Its soothing and
healing properties render it OF the utmost
value to ladies suffering from internal fe-
yer, congestion, inflammation or liberation,
and its Strengthening effects tend 10 correct
displacements OF internal parts, the result
of weakness of natural supports. 1t is
sold by oil druggists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

II is morally certain that the pro.
tfacted mud embargo which for
many months past has practically rem
dcrcd it impossible for the farmers
throughout the entire west to get to
market with their produce, is result
ing in one of the worst stagnations in
trade the Western States have cxpe-
rienced for years. We see the metro
politan Journals are noting this con-
dition of things and bewailing the
situation greatly. The stagnation is
felt first in the small towns, and they
in turn are minus the funds to make
purchases or pay up promptly for
former purchases, and then II begins
to pinch the wholesale trade in the
large cities. For weeks all parties
have been waiting, expecting and
hoping for change for the better
but there is no let up, and the roads
continue to grow worse and worse
until nothing in teaming is done but
what stern necessity demands. The
length and severity of this embargo
is unprecedented within our rccol.
lection here, running back over q pc
Rod of twenty years. There is, and
will yet be, for sometime, grea
encouragement in business circles
and good deal of shining arount
and forbearance to be practiced, bu
certainly within the next three week
the sun will shine cheerily, and :
weeks rush of business, long idle, il
a gorge, will bring smiles and con
tentment. Let us tough il out.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

THE Davenport Democrat says that
Pendleton's avarice and greed are too
great to be becoming to good Dem.
ocrat, and it may be that his Presi-
dental aspirations, if he has any, will
have to be relinquished."
We record this protest of our Dem.
ocratic contemporary that our readers
may understand what Iowa Demo-
cratic journals call the act of Pendle-
ton as railroad President, employing
himself as the attorney of his compa-
ny, going to Washington and lobby
ing claim through the War Depart
ment for $14S, GOO, and pocketing more
than half of it, and then to account
for $4,000 draft he sent to New
York, soon after, which it is claimed
Mrs. Belknap, his relative got, he
says he made extensive purchases OF
various truck there with it, and with
the balance he made the tour of
Europe. The Democrat says this is
avarice. 1t is not crooked at all +! Oh,
no. 1t is simply grecdiness on the
part of this distinguished Democrat /;
but Belknap with his or his wife's
$4,000, got of Marsh, is, according
to the Democrat, the prince of scoun-
drels, and his act the most infamous
in the history of the nation. The
Democrat very plainly shows the an
linus of its reformatory bowls. In
Pendleton it sees only avarice and
greed, but in Belknap it sees the
darkest of crimes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
NATIONAL REPusLucAN CONvEN.

The next Union Republican Convention for the
nomination Of candidates for President and Vice =
President of the Uniiel States win be held in the
city ofCincinnati, ON Wednesday. the 18th day of
June, at 10 O'Clock noon, and will consist Of del
egates from each State equal to twice the number
of its Senators and Representatives in Congress,
and OF two delegates from each organized Terri
tory and the District of Columbia.
In calling the conventions for the election OF
delegates, the committees of the several States are
recommended 10 invite all Republican electors
and all other voters, without regard to past polt
ical differences, or previous party Affiliations,
who are opposed to reyiying sectional issues and
uesirc TO promote friendly feeling and permanent
harmony throughout the country by maintaining
and enforcing all the Constitutional rights oil
every citizen, including the full and free exercise
OF the right Of suffrage without Intimidation and
prosecution of an official dishonesty and of an
economical administration of the Government by
honest, faithful and capable officers, who are in
iavor OF making such reforms in government as
experience may. from time to time, suggest; who
are opposed to impairing the credit of the nation
favor of sustaining in every way the national faith
and financial honor; who hold the common school
system Is the nursery of American liberty, and
should be maintained absolutely free from secta.
ran control; who believe that for the promotion
Of these ends. the direction of the Government
adhere to the principles of l76, and support then
as Incorporated in the Constitution and the laws
and who are in favor of recognizing and strength.
ening the fundamental principleof national unity
Republic.
(Signed) ED. MORGAN.
Chairman.
W. E. CHANDLER,
Secretary Republican National Committee.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January Is, 1875.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

INFLUENCE OF THE PREss.-On The
intelligent and loyal press of The
country the hopes of the nation de-
pend. The people look TO the press
for correct information, and on this
they base their judgment of govern
mental affairs. A bad paper conveys
a moral poison wherever il circnlates.
Ii il is edited with commanding abil-
ity, its power for evil is greatly in
creased, and this is still further en-
larged in proportion to its circulation.
How vital, then, in view of this, be-
comes the necessity of supporting
good papers. Every citizen who be-
lieves in public and private morality
should extend liberal support to his
home paper. His first duty should
be to strengthen that. If he has
patronage, it should go to the local
organ before dollar is sent to pa
per at distance. The principle of
home protection should be applied TO
the local papers OF the countrywide
public.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

CHICAGO, March 25.-A telegram
was received this morning at General
Sheridans headquarters from George
Crook, Brigadier General, dated al TT.
Reade, March 22nd, who says he is
satisfied that there are no Indians on
the Tongue and Rosebud rivers.
Genaral Reynolds with part of the
command pushed forward on the trail
leading to the village of Crazy Horse,
near the mouth of little Powder
River. This he attacked and DESTROY
ed ON the 18th, finding il a perfect
magazine Of ammunition, war ma
terial and general supplies. Crazy
Horse had with him the Northern
Chcyennes and some of the Minacon-
jores, probably i'm all one half Of the
Indians of the reservation. General
Crook recommends the immediate
transfer of the Indians to the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies on
the Missouri.
The telegram further reports that
Gen. Crook and his command expert
enced terrible cold weather. During
their absence from the wagon train
the mercurial thermometer on several
occasions failed to register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

THE statement is made on the au.
thority of a gentleman in Louisiana
who is not named, who has written O
letter to a member of Congress al
Washington, to the effect that the col
ored Republican voters of the South
are determined to control the delega.
tions from the Southern States to the
Cincinnati Convention, in favor OF
the nomination of Senator Morton
for the Presidency. The reliability
of his information is said to be un.
questioned. This seems to justify the
prediction heretofore made, that Mr.
Morton will secure the united South.
egn vote for the nomination.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

DAVID A. WELLS, a mongrel sort
of politician, and the especial pet OF
British statesmen on the tariff qnes.
ton on account of his extreme free
trade views, is the Democratic candi.
date for Congress in the third district
Of Connecticut. This district was rep.
resented in the present Congress by
Mr.. Starkweather, good sound Re.
publican, and recently deceased. A
strong effort is being made by hall
and half politicians to induce Repub.
licans to support Wells. Should Mr.
Wells succeed in his election by thi.
means, Republicans should remember
that it will be heralded as Demo.
cratic victory, and Mr.. Wells will be
found acting with the Democracy
man chosen by Democrats has a rope
around his neck that ties him to them,
and the few Republicans who vote for
him will not get smell.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
In the New York Republican State

In the New York Republican State
Convention the fact was developed
that the Hon. Roscoe Conkling has a
good majority in his favor as that
States candidate for Presidential
honors. 1t was also made evident
that there was strong minority who,
to say the least, were not then ready
to declare themselves for him. Mr..
Conkling will, therefore, come before
the National Convention without a
hearty, unanimous support from the
Republicans of his State. In other
words, he does not so stand with his
fellow Republicans of New York that
they enthusiastically press his nomi-
nation as a whole. He does not 90
before the convention with that unan-
imous support from his State which
VIM. II. Seward had in 1860, by any
means. His candidacy lacks enthusi-
asm even at home.
In regard to Governor Hayes, OF
Ohio, the indications are different
The State Convention comes off in a
few days in the Buckeye State. and
from almost all quarters there seems
to be healthy, earnest enthusiasm
for Gov. Hayes. Ohio's voice is pow.
erful in the National Convention, and
if she presents the name of Hayes
with ringing shout from all her
borders it will tell with great force.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
The Value OF Education.

Jake was heard calling across the
fence to his neighbor's son, a colored
youth who goes to school al the AT.
lanta colored university:
"Look hyar,boy, You goes TO school
don't yer?'
''Yes, sir" replied the boy.
"Gittin' cddykashun, amt yer?'
eyes, SIR"
"Larnin' 'rithmetick and figgerint
on a slate ell 7"
''Yes, sir"
"Well, it don't take two hole DAYS
to make an hour, do it?'
"Why, no I" exclaimed the boy.
"Yon was gwine ter bring dat
Ratchet back in an hour, warn't yer I!
Eyes, sir"
"An it's been two DAYS sence yer
borrowed it. Now what goods ed
dykashun gwine ter do you thick
skulled niggars when yer go to school
q whole year an den can't tell how
long ii takes to fotch back a Ratchet p
The boy got mad and slung the
Ratchet over the fence and half way
through an ash barrel.-Audnta Con-
stitution.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

The Democracy of the House at
Washington are in deep trouble. The
various employees in the departments
at the national capital are largely Re-
publican, and the offices of the coun-
try are largely held by Republicans
we mean Offices of the general gov
eminent, and as one of their election
eering lodges the Democracy want
to go before the country with the
dodge of economy, of cutting down
expenditures, and so they have re-
solved to cut down ten per cent. on
all salaries of all officers. When this
bill came up Hon. Charles Foster, of
Ohio, showed the fact that the pay
now received by the various clerks of
departments at Washington is pre-
cisely the same as was fixed i'm 1856,
when we were on gold basis. In
1856 Congressman were paid $1,000
per annum. Since that time the pay
Of Congressman has been increased GO
per cent, while the poor clerks pay.
has remained the same as at first. Mr..
Foster, argued with telling force, as
any one can see, that if Democrats
would deal justly if, having the pow
er, they meant honestly to apply the
knife, that they should first take off
the 60 per cent. addition to their own
pay before they put into practice their
ten per cent. economy plan. This
was a sumner to the Democratic po-
litical economical hypocrites, and
they were, and are in deep trouble.
A man may follow a sinuous, dishon-
est course with the exterior, to the
casual observer, of honesty, but as
certain as fate lie will, sooner or later
get into the breakers. An honest,
upright course was never fashioned
for hypocrite, and if the latter tries
to crawl along such a path he will
certainly at some time or another, be
brought up standing. The Demo-
/ cratic members of Congress have ar
| rived at that place.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

On the night of January 26, the
scene of a great fire reduced the bazai
TO ruins, and effected damage to the
estimated extent of El50,O0O. The
fire broke ont in a closed shop, the
proprietor of which had been absent
some days. The shop contained a
quantity of lucifcr matches, and also
a number of rats the latter, it is sup
posed, took TO gnawing the former,
and hence the conflagration. Tarsls,
although it contains about 10000 in
habitants, is without any supply OF
water. There was an old fountain i'm
the middle of the bazar, but il has
been dry for some time, and, As there
was a strong breeze blowing, the fire
spread rapidly without any effort be-
ing made to cxtingnish it.
The Governor appeared on the
scene, accompanied by the police force
and one small tire-engine. With
praiscworthy energy he at once dis
patched two horses TO bring some
water, and, two loads Of this article
having been obtained, the small en-
CINE was set to work. The Governor
suddenly took it into his head that
his first duty was to protect a powder
magazine, situated i'm an isolated spot
at some distance from the town, and
he therefore hurried off to the mag
azine, taking the police with him.
With no water, no Governor, and no
police, Of course the fire was master
of the situation, and so We're the
thieves who abound in Tarsus. The
town was, In fact, given over to pill
lage, and but for a sudden change in
the wind the larger portion of it
would have been destroyed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

HoN. buren, r.. SHERMAN Aud
itor of State, is receiving from the
Republican press throughout the
State many very flattcring voluntary
notices. He richly deserves these
compliments. Mr.. Sherman, in every
public position he has occupied, has
always won golden opinions from his
political opponents rs we'll as his
friends. He is honest and capable,
ard possessed of talents so rich and
varied that he can fill admirably al
most any position he may be placed
in. He will, without a dissenting
voice, be re-nominated for State Aud
itor at the coming Republican State
Convention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

A MEMBER of the English Parlia-
ment has submitted resolution to
inquire into the report which has
reached that country to the effect that
the Z. S. cannot find lawful claims
sufficient arising from the destruction
of American shipping by rebel pri-
vateers to absorb the $4,000 600
which Great Britain paid us under
the ruling of the Geneva arbitrators.
That must be very silly inquiry, for
admitting that it were so, (Which is
an impossibility), still it would seem
to be useless inquiry, since Great
Britain could certainly, in no event,
be the gamer by it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
Especial to Chicago Times. J

WAsHINGTON. March Y.-Thc day
that Belknap was ovcrthrown il was
explicitly stated on the authority OF
Clymer that other high functionaries
in the War Department would i'm
lnediately follow the disgraccd Sec
rotary. From that day to this public
curiosity has been stimulated to the
utmost, and news gatherers have gone
from pillar TO post in search of the
facts. Beyond meagre assertion
that ingalls, and the qIlartermaster
system are corrupt to the core moth
ing could be obtained, and public pa
tlenee as well as newspaper enter
prise began to relax. Some surprise,
however, has been expressed that the
committee should hesitate so long
over a matter announced so positively.
Influenced largely by Clymer's whim-
steal and fruitless conduct of the in
vestigation, this surprise has grown
into distrust and suspicion, which re-
cent developments have changed 10
condemnation. Facts in the case 90
TO show that there is as much indispo-
sition as inflicicncy in Clymer's op-
erations. The facts show that he has
been tritling with his colleagues. and
lodging his official obligations. There
is no room TO doubt that documents
eliminating Ingalls, as deeply as
Marsh's statements eliminated Bel
KNAPP, were furnished ClyIner before
the Belknap catastrophe; that these
documents shortly thereafter, and I'M
known to his fellow committeeman.
were given surrepiiiiously 10 the rep
resentative of the New York sun in
this city, and that shortly aftcrward
he came to the Sun man and obtained
suppression of the publication.
subsequently II was found out that
this suppression was suggested and
brought about by threats, on the part
ofIngalls and his friends, that If ely
mcr made Ingalls, rascality known
there would be retaliatory revelations
involving n prominent Democratic
Senator in practices precisely like
these proven upon Ingalls,.
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST
BELKNAP.
WASHINGTON. March 2a.--Thc arti-
clcs of impeachment, containing TWEEN
ty-two counts, and charging bribery,
corruption and maIfeascuce in Office
upon cx-Sccretary Bclknap. were
agreed TO to-day by the House Judi
ciary Committee, and will be report
ed to the House on Tuesday next.
The Committee hope that the Senate
will commence the trial the second
week in April.
Since Marsh's evidence has been
taken the Committee have decided
that no additional testimony is need
Ell upon which TO present the arii-
cles, or even secure conviction. Bel
knap's defense, prepared by Messrs
Carpenter and Blair, will be first Il
question ofthc right of the House TO
impeach and the Senate to try any
man who had resigned his office prior
TO his impeachment second, denial
of any knowledge Of any contract be-
tween Marsh and Evans to pay Mrs.
Belknap $1,000 year. He does not
admit that he knew anything of the
the bargain till Marsh came 10 Wash
ington.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

THE Regents of the University of
California have formally accepted
James Lick's beneficent gift for the
construction of an observatory, to con-
tain the most powerful telescope now
in use. The location will be Mount
Hamilton, Santa Clara county, Cal.
The sum donated is 100000 in gold.
The observatory will be known as the
click Astronomical Department of
the University of California"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

The Senate, in the admission OF
New Mexico, has, in our opinion
committed grave error. The popu.
lation of the whole Territory is but
10000, and these are q mixture in
which the very worst elements
predominant. The Territorial Leg
islature at its last session con.
tanned 81 Mexicans and 5 Americans
1t is thoroughly controlled by the OPP.
ponents of the public school question
and is, in fact, as priest-ridden as al.
most any portion of Mexico. The
number of people does not entitle the
Territory to admission, and the char.
acter of the people certainly does not
warrant straining a point to get them
into the Union. We consider that
Republican Senators who voted fol
the admission of the Territory COM
mitted a grave, and as it now seems
TO us, an inexcusable error.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
1t. Louis Market.

ST. Louis, March %.
BY Telegraph.
W heat-firm but inactive. No. 2
Fall 81 50ls bid cash, 81 April. No.
3, VI 3Gla bid do. 4, 81 Wl5@5 bid.
Connective and higher at 45sa@6c
cash.
Oats-tirm but inactive; 351ac bid
cash.
Ryc-firmer 65 bid.
Barley-unchanged.
Whisky-held higher; 81 O7@1 OS
asked.
Pork-Guiet at 500 25
Lard held nj l4c.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

A singular decision has been rem
dered by the Missouri Supreme
Court, ordering a new trial in the
case of King, a condemned murderer,
not from any doubt of his guilt, but
simply because he was manacled in
court while under trial--the shackIes
being put on him on account of a
murderOus assault he made in the
court room upon the husband Of the
woman for Staying whom he was
condemned. &ET,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
on the impeachment trial 'N'p

evidence necessary to convict Belknap
on the impeachment trial.
CHEF CLERK DISMISSED.
Chief Clerk Lippincott, of the Gen
eral Land Office, has been dismissed
by Secretary Chandler, ON the charge
of completely in the issue of 500 o60
worth OF fraudulent Chippewa scrip
some years ago, when an under clerk
The information was furnished by
a private letter to the Secretary, who
investigated the charges and found
them correct. Lippincott on being
called upon for an explanation, con-
lessed and was at once removed.
treasurer New has, at the request
" .ne resident and Secretary Bris-
present.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations: John A. Bently. Of
NWis;, Commissioner of Pensions E.
~ -. farnum, of New York, agent and
| ConSui General Mt Cairo
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

A Cherokee Qowa) juryman got to
playing with chemical extinguisher,
while cogitating on n verdict, went
off, and completely ydelugcd with wa
ter and gases n lady passing under
the Courthouse windows. The wo-
man felt much put out by the sudden
immersion, while the juryman "swore
to gum" that he sneyer knowed a
water tank TO get up on its ear in that
fashion afore in all his born days!r
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The post
age bill reported favorably from the
Senate Postal Committee to-day is
Hamlin's measure amended so as to
provide that the rate for third class
mail matter shall be one cent per
ounce for any distance not exceedin g
LOO miles, and two cents per ounce
for distances of over 1000 miles. The
amended postal bill provides that
transient newspapers and magazines
shall pay postage for any distance at
the rate of one cent for every three
ounces, and one cent for every two
ounces or fractional part or two
ounces additional.