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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
CLOSE TIMES un,vERsAL

From the London Economist WI
learn that "the total transactions a
"London for the year ending Apri
"3Oth, were f5,4O7, ,243,OOO, agains
"f6, ,Ol3, ,299, 600 in the year 1915, 9
"decrease of f6O6,O56,OOO, or more
ethan 10 per cent. Since the yeal
ending April 30th, 1873, transactions
chad not increased at all until tht
"last year, in which they declined
"prior to 1873, they had increased
"steadily for five years. Comment
ing on the situation, the New YorE
Tribune says:
"All these condolences, and many
others which every student may OBJ
serve, are not the effect Of chance
Neither has disaster in any one civil
lied country, however severe, beer
potent enough to produce this wide
spread prostration of commerce, ex
tending to nearly every civilized land
continuing with little abatement since
the failure of European banks in 1873
| oot uAodotSi, SCSCAC tud
of any other country, was not thu
cause, for the blow fell on Germany
before it did on this side of the ocean
Had the disorder been mainly in any
country, other nations would sool
have recovered from its effects. II i.
plain, therefore, that we now have {
great ebb-tide of commerce, in which
| though some countries suffer more
than others, all share to some extent
and of which the cause must be sought
in forces operating not in any on,
country alone. What are those causes
The wisest will acknowledge tha
they are not yet able to define them
II is not unlikely that careful stud,
of the statistics of the different coun
tries for the past ten years, may il
some degree make them clear. Blu
enough is known already to prov
that those are mere blind leaders o
the blind who attribute all disorder
in the United States, prostration o
industry, shrinkage of values, decline
of trade, multiplication of failures
and even the number of deaths b,
suicide, to any decrease of the cur
rency, any change of the tariff, an,
crimes of the party in power. Sucl
| people of narrow vision no man O
fair information can contemplat
without pity
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
How to Get Cheap Money.


The West wants "more money"
Then let the West cultivate common
honesty. 1t will pay better than 9TH
er crops. Let the West kick beyond
the borders Of civilization every
creature who talks of repudiating a
debt, refusing to pay because there is
a hole in the law, disputing all man
lner Of bonds in the courts to see if on
some technical pretext they cannot be
invalidated. Let the West regard as
a public enemy every man who. on
whatever pretext, proposes to evade
any honorable obligation of town
ship, district, county, city, state OF
nation. There are honest people al
the West; let them refuse to associate
with or be represented by repudia
tors. 1t is high time. The Wes
been dishonored long enough by
prevailing tendency toward financia
swindling. Honesty will brins
"cheap money" Nothing else eve
will.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Our British Brethren SympathixinH
With the Sioux.

LONDON, July 2l.-ln the House Of
Commons, this afternoon, Sir Ed
ward VIM. Watkins asked the Un-
der Secretary for the Colonial De-
partment if he could give any infor-
nation regarding conflict between
L. S. troops and the Sioux Indians,
many of which tribe are British sub
iects, and whether the origin of the
conflict was not a breach of the treaty
regarding Indian reservations and
subsidies which may provoke wide
spread antagonism between the In
dams and whites on both American
\ and British territory. He asked
whether Government proposed to
tender its good offices in the interest
of the Indian subjects Of Great Brit
ain and of humanity.
Lowthcr replied that so far no In
formation had been received and he
could not express an opinion as to
its origin or possible consequences.
He had no information tending to
show that any British subjects are
connected with these events. As at
present advised Government has no
intention Of interfering.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Suspicious Disappearance.

Assistant postmaster DuttOn, OF
Cedar Rapids, has "turned up" miss
ing since the night of the Fourth of
July, and much apprehension is felt
regarding his whereabouts. 1t is
surmised by some that he is default
er in his pOstoffice business, but post
master Weare has no positive knowl-
edge of any irregularity on the part
of Mr.. Dutton, who has been connec-
ted with the postoffice at Cedar Rap
ids for number of years, and has
always been considered thoroughly
honest in the discharge of his duties.
As far as can be ascertained no ii
dings of his whereabouts, or the oc-
casion Of his sudden disappearance
have come to hand, 13 days having
elapsed since the date of his sudden
"taking off" 1t has been surmised
by some of his most intimate friends.
with some degree of plau sibility, that
the terrible storm of the night of the
Fourth overlook Mr.. Dutton i'm an
unguarded moment and carried him
into the Cedar river or some seclud-
ed ravine,
Postmaster Weare has gone to
Washington City, in order to inves.
tigate the affairs of his Office, which
was almost completely under the SUI
peryislOn of Mr.. DuttOn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
please Notice. Particularly.

VsV0SC NOSsSCB OINtV0tQUIyS
That under this amended law the
rates of postage will be as follows:
On each single sheet daily or week.
ly newspapers, an light wrapper,-one
cent.
(This rate covers all ordinary issues
of Ottumwa papers, without supple
mcnts, and in light wrappers.)
On each large daily or weekly of
four pages, without supplement-
two cents.
(All the Chicago and st. Louis
double sheet dailics are included in
this rate.)
On each large daily and weekly
with supplement-three cents.
On Harpcrs' Weekly, Frank Les
lies Illustrated Newspaper, ETC., two
cents.
On American Agriculturist, Peter
sons Magazine, Scientific American,
with supplement, etc.,-two cents.
On Godey's Lady's Book, st. Mich
olas Magazine, etc.,-three cents.
On Atlantic Monthly, ordinary is
sue, Galaxy, Frank Leslie's Illustra-
ted Exposition, etc.,-four cents.
On Harpers' Monthly, Scribner's
Magazine, etc.,-five cents.
On Leslie's Monthly, and similar
large monthlies,--six cents.
DO NOT FAIL TO REMEMBER that no
newspaper or periodical leaves the
post Office until the postage is .fuUJ
prepaid. The law requires the post.
master TO retain all such, and sell
them for waste paper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

SAMUEL j. TILDEN, the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, in this
centennial year was chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee
in lS64-the year he resolved with
the Democracy that the war was a
failure, and demanded recall of oul
soldiers from the front. On the Goth
day of October of that year, Tilden
arranged for grand rally of the
clans at Syracuse, New York. Al
this grand rally the Democracy
of that day carried some banners sug-
gestlve of their sentiments, and in
keeping with Tilden's peace resolu'
ton i'm the national platform. Some
of these banners read as follows:
"a despot has his paradise, and lib.
erty hath her avengers"
"American soil is scourged by an
unconditional despot in Abraham
Lincoln"
"No more victims for slaughter
pens. Not man, not n dollar
"If Seward touches his bell again
the people will stretch his neck"
"The Constitution we will obey
but arbitrary arrests we will resist
unto DEATH
"The people are ready to take ven
geance on the advocates of civil war.
'Lincoln has murdered three white
men to free one negro"
"Frce ballots or free bullets. Crust
the tyrant Lincoln before he crushe
you."
Resistance to tyrants is obedience
to God"
"Down with Bastiles.'
These, remember, were banner
arranged for by the State Contra
GomEittec, of which Tilden wa
chairman, and because Mr.. Tilden ha
such a record, he receives the heart.
support of the Democracy of tn
South.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
An vnm,tieated Villain.

John Collins, talented London
pickpocket, took part in the Moody
and Sankey meetings, and after the
departure Of the evangelists, became
a popular singer and exhorter. His
piety was not questioned by his fcl-
low workers. and his friends among
the thieves did not expose him. Thus
he was enabled to pick pockets with
great facility, often taking the watch
es and pocket books Of men and
women while praying at their sides
or explaining the way Of salvation
Continued success, perhaps, made
him careless, for, while taking part
in the exercises at the laying of q
corner stone for church in Uxbridge
he was caught stealing watch from
a woman who was sharing hymn
book with him during the singing
He was arrested, and then grea
number Of robberies were traced tt
him,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Dave caMn's Grouse.


Dave Caffin, who keeps boarding
house at Emigrant Gap, on the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad, Is very hard Of
hearing-can hardly hear anything
that is not shouted in his ear. Dave
is fond of good hunting, and Otter
takes his gun and scouts about The
mountains in search of grouse, quail
and other game.
A Comstocker, who was snow
bound at Cisco for day or two last
week, tells the following story about
Caffin He had been out hunting and
was going home with a grouse he had
killed. As he came out Of the wood
and struck the railroad track he was
overtaken by stranger who asked
"How far is it to Cisco ?"
eyes" said Dave, holding up the
grouse, "I got one of EN-"
II don't think yon understand me,
said the stranger, 'I asked You how
far it was to Cisco.'
eyes, he's pretty fat said Dave
he'll make very good stew"
"You be damned fool !" cried the
stranger.
Certainly, certainly I" said Dave
'Therc's good many Of them flyin
about this year."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Brick Pomeroy's. New Paper Anti
T1t00O.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Brick Pomeroy,
this afternoon, issued the first edition
of an anti-Tilden Democratic paper,
under the name of 'sThe Great CAM
paign." 1t will be published daily
and while. as it says, it is untrameled
by party, it will represent reform and
will oppose the st. Louis conventions
nominations and will insist on the
repeal of the resumption act and on a
paper currency, and will bitterly OPP
pose Tilden as being tool of Tam
many. The srst edition names no
candidate for the Presidency.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
a Motion Denied.

A pompous and enthusiastic DEM
ocratic lawyer at Delhi, New York,
on hearing of Tilden's nomination,
had the sublime cheek to announce il
in court, and moved that, ''in honor
thereof the court do now adjourn y
Judge Follet, presiding, replied sol
emnly, but with a malicious twinkle
in his eye: at is custom always
honored, for courts to adjourn when
the announcement of the death Of
any gentleman distinguished for long
and honorable service to the State OF
nation, is made; but l know of nc
precedent for court to adjourn upor
the bare announcement that mar
has been struck with death. The mo
ton is denied" The Delhi Tildenit'
wilted, and the court proceeded will
| its business.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

JEANETTE AND 10.

JEANETTE AND 10.
Two girls know-Jeannette and Jo,
And one is always moping;
The other lasse, come what may,
Is ever bravely hoping.
Beauty of face and girish grace
Are theirs for joy or sorrow;
Jeanette takes brightly every day,
And 10 breads each Tomorrow.
One early morn they watched the dawn
l saw them stand together;
Their whole day sport. twas very plain.
depended on the weather.
'"Twill storm!'' cried 10. Jeanette spoke low
Yes, but twill soon be over"
And, as she spoke, the sudden shower
Came beating down the clover.
II told you col" cried angry Jo;
''It always is a-rainingp'
Then hid her face in dire despair
Lamenting and complaining.
But sweet Jennette, quite hopeful yet.-
tell 1t to her h0nOt,-
Locked up and waited till the sun
Came streaming in upon her;
The broken clouds sailed of in crowds,
Across sea of glory.
Jeannette and Jo ran, laughing, in
Which ends my simple story,
Joy is divine, Come storm. come shine,
The hopeful are the gladdest;
And doubt and dread. dear girls, believe
OF oil things are the saddest.
In mornings light, let yorth be bright,
Take in the sunshine tender;
Then, at the close, shall iife's decline
Be full bf sunset.splendor.
And We who fret, try, like Jeanette,
To shun all weak complaining;
And not like 10, cry out too SOON
"It always is a-rainingl"
Mary Mapes Dodge. st. Nicholas tor August
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Another oi, Tauk Exp,osjou.

PARKERs LANDING, Pa, July 2l.-
This morning tank at Dilkes Station
on the West Pennsylvania Railroad,
containing about 10000 barrels, sit
uated about 200 feet from the burn
ing tanks was fired by an explosion
which threw the burning oil over it.
The three tanks will be entirely con-
sumed and subjects the patrons ofthe
line, now having balances with the
company, TO an assessment which
will be about 10 per cent. The tank
was the property of Marcus Brown.
son, of Titusville.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
in.;ian n,,trcncs.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo, Jul. ~, 4 tl'''c-
Democrat special from LcaN.n~'' q,
says: Advices received fron f.rt
Leavenworth this evening from Fort
Laramie, state that party offonr
miners from the Black Hills on the
way 10 Cheyenne have been killed
and scalped by Indians. One named
Iaughlin, was from st. Louis, and
the others whose names were NOT
given. were from Alton. No date
was given.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Charlie Ross Again.

PHILADELPHIA, Jnty IL A severe
lightning, rain, wind and thunder
storm in this city and vicinity last
night, did much damage in the ag-
gregate, though only in a small way
A colored man, named George, III
an interview with Charlie Ross faith
er states that he was a servant of thu
Mosher Il Douglass band who car
ried of Charlie, and has seen hin
| within five weeks alive and well.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Good Indians sont Back.

CHICAGO, July 49-The following
was received at military headquar-
ters, to-day, via FIT. Laramie 18th:
"A courier just arrived from Red
Clond reports that on the 10th inst.
Merritt Intercepted 500 Cheyennes
and Sioux who had left the agency to
join the hostile bands against Crook
and Terry and drove them back tc
the agency.
lSigncdl Z. F. TOWNSEND,
Commanding.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
ei,,;nD R,,,,,s heath

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, July 2O.-A Pio-
nccr Press and Tribune special from
Bismarck, says the statement that
Sitting Bull was killed in the fight
with Custer, is confirmed by Indian
sources. Crazy Horse and Black
Moon were also killed. The state
ment that Sitting Bulls band OF Tn
capas lost lGO killed, and that the to-
tai loss is nearly 400, is renewed. Six
companies of the 22nd Infantry left
Bismarck on the steamer Carroll, to
reinforce Terry. Nearly all the bucks
are absent from the Standing Rock
camp, and have undoubtedly Joined
the hOStileS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

It's reported that the Burlington
Gazette would like to tell q lie and
have the people believe it to be the
truth. That paper says;
Robert Lincoln, only surviving son
of the late President Lincoln, 1t is re-
ported, will stump Illinois for the
Democratic National ticket.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Why:one Paper Opposes Hayes.
0oa Motnna RaOiafer

Three of the arguments used against
the Hayes and Wheeler ticket by the
Des Moincs Herald Of Liberty In its
last issue are that all the temperance
papers, all the woman suffrage pa
pers, and all the preachers are for 1t.
1t don't propose to have anything to
do with ticket which is supported
by the temperance people, the women
! and the clergymen.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
An iowa Mistake Mended.

Our readers will remember the
aff'ray at Wyoming, Jones county,
about a year ago, lin which Miss 4Etna
Green attempted to shoot Wallace H
Foote, a bank clerk, for seducing her
Foote didn't want to "gather at the
river" and went to Michigan, whittier
it seems, Miss Green followed him
Well, the affair has been amicably set
tied by the marriage of the parties
which took place in Michigan, june
10, 1876. Foote, by this marriage ad
mits the truth Of Miss Green's charge
against him, and fathers the 'respon
sibility."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGfoN, July ID.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Caro-
lima, arrived here to-day, and had a
consultation with Secretary Cameron
and Acknowledgement Taft, regard
i'm. the recent trouble at Hamburg.
The Governor was fully informed as
10 what the views Of the general
Government are upon this affair, and
they are substantially to the effect
that the State OF South Carolins
should execute its laws and bring t.
prompt trial and punishment the par
ties who are guilty of having incitet
the riotous demonstrations and muir
ders lust reported.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Another Yacht Sunk and Several
Persons Drowned.

Troy, n. Y, July 2l.-By the
swamping of a small steam yacht in
Hudson river. near this city, last eve-
ming, Gregory Fox, Thomas Edglcy,
Jr., George Bloomfield, Thomas
Faulkner, Henry Manaches were
drowned. The others who composed
the party were saved by swimming
ashore. Edgley was drowned at
tempting to save Fox who could not
swim,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

THE new York World is out OF
humor. Liberal Republicans, in the
main, no longer submit to pull Dem.
ocratic chestnuts from the hot ashes
with two old, seedy, threadbare
Democrats for nominees and the
World pays its respects to its former
allies in this way. 1t says:
AS for the Liberal Republican, he
will 60 from among us because he is
not of us, and IN nine cases ont Of ten
the sooner he goes, and the further
from as, the better.
Some few Republicans thought
they could build up party of reform
with Democracy as the basis of it. A
more Utopian scheme was never at.
tempted in the world. Better under.
take to make sound eggs out of added
ones. The World now kicks out ths
Liberals with the saying that it i.
glad to get rid of them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

AT Hamburg, in South Carolina,
near the line Of that State and Geor-
gia, there occurred some two weeks
ago, another Ku-klux raid on the
blacks. 1t seems to have been COM
mitted chiefly by Georgia Ku-klux.
This was the case because ii is sup
posed that being citizens of Georgia,
the murderers could evadc punish
ment from the Republican authori-
ties of South Carolina. The leading
Ku-klux who ordered the firing upon
the blacks was a Gen. Butler, who
is a descendant of Senator Butler,
deceased, whose nephew, Preston
Brooks, struck down Sumner in the
United States Senate.
The Hon. Martin j. Townsend
of Congress from New York, calli
this Major Butler the "Ku-klux Sit
ting Bull of the South" The officia
report of the Attorney General o
South Carolina, concerning this mas
sacre, states that colorcd company
ofmilitia were marching in the street
on July 4th, and though there wa
plenty Of room for vehicles to pass OF
either side Of them, two white mel
riding in buggy, demanded that tn
company should break ranks to le
them pass in the center Of the street
The company, after little parley
retired, and the white men drov
through the street thus vacated. No
satisfied with having the compan
give way, the men swore out wal
rant against the Captain for obstruc,
ing the street. and had him arrested
During the trial large number {
armed white men assembled, in fore
five times more numerous than III
colored company, and demanded thi
the negroes should give up the
arms. The colored men replied thl
ia bond was given for the safe r.
turn Of the arms to the Governor,
whom they were responsible f
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Failures and Strikes.

LONDON, July 2l.-The imperrilled
concern in the Cleveland iron trade is
Thomas Vaughn g. CO., Of Middles-
borough.
Two more Glasgow mill owners in
innate an intention to reduce wages
10 per cent. 1t is feared the reduc-
ton will become general. The en-
ployees of one large firm have struck,
and those of another have determined
to strike.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. July a.
John Athay Il Co., grain merchants,
have failed. Liabilities heavy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

The Nation comes to this conclusion
about Hayes: "From all we hear and
can learn, we think he may be relied
on to do what he says, though we dc
not, in saying this, conceal from our.
selves the possibility that he under.
stands the difficulty of his task. Still
the circumstances are such that we
must trust somebody, and we arc
forced to the conclusion that he i:
more likely, taking all things into
account, to meet the crisis in the way
reformers wish to see it met than Mr.
Tilden."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

Col. ROBERT A. DOUGLASS, son OF
the late Senator, will probably be the
Republican nominee for Congress
from the fifth North Carolina dis
fpict
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

JUDGE DAVID DAVIS denies that ne
wrote letter declaring himself 1of
Hayes and Wheeler, but 1t Is under
stood that he is for the Republican
nominees. all the same.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
o,t for haves and vvheo,er.

New YORK, july Ethan Allen,
chairman of the National Liberal Re-
publican Committee, has issued an
address annullins the call for Ma
tional Convention, to be held in
Philadelphia, July s6th, and supports
| ing the Republican ticket.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
TER M q:
$3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
40 m a the end Of SIX Months.

BRrcK PoMERoY says that Tilden's
barrel of money, at st. Louis, was
then and there empticd of $4,000
Brick bolts Tilden.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

The Detroit Free Press notices that
sthe lady who can't sleep because Of
the oppressive heat, can sit at the pt.
ano half the night and howl and claw
and yeow and work harder than a
Imam splitting q cord Of wood.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Rlaine's hoalth.

AuGrsrA, July 2l.-Blaine leaves
for Rye Beach to recuperate his
health. His health is not much inn
proved, but he is physically little
stronger.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
A Yacht Overturned and the
Passengers and Crew
Drowned.

STAPLEToN, Staten Island, July 20.
The celebrated yacht Mohawk was
struck by squall off the Stapleton
Club House, at :35 p. NJ, and turned
bottom side up. All hands were
drowned. Up to r. NJ. no one has
been found. Commodore Garner and
wife were among the party. Small
boats arc all over looking for the
bodies. 1t is supposed that they were
all in the cabin, as it was raining
hard at the Club House. There are
three tugs trying to tow her on the
beach, but they think she will sink
before they can beach her, as she is
all out of sight, at 5 O5, with the ex-
ception of her bows prit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
Bodies Recovered. /.

New YORK, July 2l.-The bodies of
Com. Garner and wife, Miss Adelide
Hunter, and the cabin boy, Peter Sui
livan, have been recovered from the
yacht Mohawk, sunk at anchorage by
squall yesterday afternoon. Frost
Thorne, a brother Of Mrs. Garner, is
still missing. He is thought to have
been swept into the bay and drowned.