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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
a.r.ns n nd Washins,on.

The Past and Mail says that Gencr-
al Grants career presents many anal
ogics TO that of the Father of his
Country, in both It's successes and
misfortunc>. AT just about the same
period in Washington's Presidential
career. that this Belknap blight has
fallen on Gen. Grant administration,
Edmund Randolph, Secretary OF
State. was accused Of accepting brides
to influence the policy of the country
in favor of France, and against Great
Britain. Confronted with the docu-
ments afltording evidence ofhis vcnal.
ity, Randolph resigned. The Presi.
dent at once not only accepted the
resignation, but kept its cause pro.
found secret, until Randolph should
be able to construct a defense Ran
dolph was not impeaehed. for til,
Lower House OF Congress then, IA
now. was hostile to the President
but il 50 happened that Randolph
sided in his views with the House ant
against the President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

A New YoRS paper, claiming IL
have its information from member
of the Committee, gives the following
description OF Gen. Belknap's appear.
ance before the committee Of investi-
CATION:
"The charges having been read tc
him, he said, with the tears streaming
down his cheeks, Il have heard tht
charges read. Some things are true
some are not, and some know moth
ing about. But make your eharg,
and put anything in it you please, j
makes no difference what, as to m,
guilt, which I will acknowledge with
out reserve. Only grant my wish
that this investigation shall not b,
pursued any further as affects am
member Of my family"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
Called to Account.

NEw IoRK. March lo-Thc Saint
Louis, Alton Il Terre IIaute Railway
Company has filed in the L. $. Cir
cuit Court a bill in equity against
Chas. Butler. Samuel Tildcn and Rus
sell Sage. The bill claims that the
defendants. a. Trustees. aud "a pur-
chasing committee. to which plaintiff
is successor by purchase, consolida-
ton and reorganization facilitated the
over issue of bonds and stock OF yarf-.
ous kinds OF the new corporation.
Governor Tildcn is called upon 10
answer whether twenty thousand dol
lars which he received as counsel fees
was all he made in the business and
defendants are interrogated as to
salaries and compensations received
by item. The bill. alleges an over
issue OF securities to very large
| amount.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

Another scandal pool within the
to bubble aud boil and fill the land
with its vile vanors. Rev +. W. May,
the Methodist pastor at Chesaning.
Mich, who is charged with all the
crimes in the Brooklyn catalogue, is
now on trial before committee of
brother ministers. This Investigation
commenced at Chcsaning last Satur-
day. but such is the excitement in
that town over the developments that
it has been decided 10 remove the
case 10 Bay City, in the same county.
and continue the examination during
the present week.
Rev. Mr.. May has held several
charges in the Michigan conference
boundaries, among the rest serving al
East Saginaw and Corunna. At the
latter place he was accused, live years
ago, as now not only with actual sin
with certain female members of his
flock, but with insulting many Others
who were too honorable to listen tt
his wicked insinuations. At tha
time he was tried, found guilty, anC
let oil with ''reprimand" from hi
Bishop. Again he comes before tn,
world in the Shakspearcan character
of an "ungracious pastor, treading il
the pl imrose path Of dalliance," an6
is probably as guilty as before. II,
will hardly escape expulsion from
the church this time, but what pun
ishment will that be for his hcinou
crimes, which are aggravated In enor
nifty by the fact of his being reli
gious minister? r. he is guilty, til,
Chesaning people who have sufierc,
J his insults are hardly to be blame,
for feeling inclined to tic a ston
about his neck and drowning him Il
1.-THE mill-pOnd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

A REroRTER of the Globe Democrd,
OF st. Louis, gives the following re.
port of talk with Gen. sherman
about who the Republican candidate
should be for President. The Gencr.
al said:
~ would decline anyway. l can.
not think of any circumstance thai
would induce me to accept the nomi
nation. There are so many men il
the country better fitted for the place
than | am. ] have no civil expert
ence, as every President should have
The country wants change in thi!
respect. Military men know no 9th.
er way of settling troubles except tc
fight, and our country is now sc
peaceful that o different policy il
needed. We want civic President
and not a military one. Now, ther,
is Blaine; he would make splendi(
President. and he showed his poIitica
sagacity when he headed this JET
Davis amnesty affair. He is going t.
be hard to beat for the nomination,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
SENATE.


KANSAS Cury, No., March S.-The
Times special correspondent at the
Black Hills telegraphs from Custar
City on the 4th via Fort Laramy. wy,
T., the Sth that large party of
mounted Indians made a sudden at
tack upon Custar City about O'Clock
on the 18th. and succeed in driving OF
all the loose horses grazing in the SUI
burbs Of the city. Indians at the
same time attacked an emigrant train
in Pleasant Valleys. nine miles below
here.
Every able-bodied white man has
been enrolled. and party OF go have
just started in pursuit of the Indians
who have gone towards the Red
| Cloud agency. Cha>. Holt of Sioux
! City, was killed A war is now am
/ ticipated with the Indians
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

GEN. BELKNAr, under the order oil
the Police Court at Washington, was
put under bonds on the Sth inst, OF
$4,000. The grand jury of The U. s.
District Court are considering the
case, and will, doubtless, present ali
indictment in few days, unless the
miserable conduct of the Democratic
House committee has caused all the
evidence to be lost. Let the Demo
Gratis produce that man Marsh. Tic
is wanted very bad. We want to
know just how much Democratic
bribe money he has gone away with.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
A shower os E,esA.

Lo,usyiLLE. Ky. March s.--A spe-
cial 10 the Co",ier-.ioufaal from Mi.
Sterling. ky..convcys the intelligence
that during to-day a most wonderful
phenomenon ,ramspired III that see
tion. During the sunshine and clear
SKY there Tell from the heavens quiy-
ering tlcsl,. which came down in large
quantities aud filled the air OF that
territory. Hogs and chickens eager
ly deyourcd il. Specimens have been
sent To This city for scientific eNamin-
alton
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

CHIEF Justice RYAN, Of the Su.
preme Court of Wisconsin, don't want
the ladies TO practice law. In his
reasons given, he paints rather hard
picture of the professional life of the
lawyer. lie says:
"Nature has tempered woman as
little for the judicial conflicts of the
court room as for the physical con.
flicts of the battlefield. Womanbood
is nodded for gentlcr and better
things. And it is not the saints of the
world who give employment to our
profession. 1t has essentially and
habitually to do with all that is self.
ish and eytortinate, knavish and
criminal, coarse and brutal, repulsive
and obscene i'm human life.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
rAxAr,ou Ann PoLrrEnEss.

MIR. Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia,
in his speech on the Centennial bin
made the statement thai in 1850 the
annual taxes paid by the people in
this country amounted TO $l5i,OOO,-
600, and in 1870 to xf30,O0O,OO0, but
forgot to mention that the chief part
of the increase was caused by the op-
cratiols headed by one Robert L. Lee,
who lived in 81 little town" of the
district represented by him, and upon
whose grave mo implication can be
cast but wha: I will rise and rcpel
IT," Had Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Lee
been as economically and constitu-
,ionally inclined in 1871 as Mr., Tuck.
Ell il now, Mr.. Lee wAnM probably
have lived 70 dispense generous hos
pitality al Arlington to this day, and
the lamentations Of his representative
over the great burden of taxation
would not have become necessary,
This burden Of taxation is a great
misfortune, we know, but not much
greater than the ridiculous condition
Of things which makes any allusion to
the cause of it breach Of politeness,
as the leaders in the present House
seem to think it. They will never tire
Of bemoaning The calamity; but all
who hint that the authors of the
calamity are known, are at once re-
minded how improper it is to call in
question the conduct Of such eminent
and patriotic gentlemen, and are told
that 1t would be extremely becoming
to pay the, bills and ask no questions
about the way they were incurred.
The delightful youth who set fire to
his fathers granary, burned up his
entire crop of wheat, and then found
fault with his mother for not provid-
Ting enough to cat, and twittcd the old
gentleman for grumbling at incendi-
aries, was fair sample of recon-
structcd craftsmanship as IL manifests
itself under the regime Of Democracy
The bearing and manner of these
pleasant gentlemen, Messrs Hill and
Tucker, in defense of the cause which
they love, is as graceful as can be i'm
agined, under the circumstances. W.
have not word of fault to find with
it; and then it is well supplemented
by the conduct Of Gen. Banks, wht
| pours oil upon the waters, and is a
careful not to infiict any injury upol
,, tour side" as he was when he sporte,
! the stars OF a Major General, and sac
. rificed immortality to safety In tn
y Shenandoah Valley.-Republic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

Recad-and. Cheese and Kisses.
One day when came home fatigued.
And felt inclined to grumble,
Because my life was one Of toll.
because my lot was humble.
/ said to Kate, my darling wife,
In whom my whole life's bliss Is.
"WhAt have lou got for dinner, katee"
why bread and -cheeae and kisses'n
Though worn and tired, my heart leApei mp
Al those plain words she uttered,
Why should envy those whose bread
Than mine moro thickly butterede
said, even have desert At one.,'
''W hats THAR" she asked. "Why this ls.
biased her. All, what sWeeter meal
Than bread and cheese and klssee:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

JUDGE TAFT, of. Ohio, has been
rendered The vacant position of Sec
retary of War. This will be recog-
nized everywhere MS an excellent APP
pointmcnt. Judge Taft is a lawcr OF
Cincinnati, Ohio, prominent as a
Republican candidate for Governor
of that State year ago, and who
stumpcd the State with telling effect
for Governor Hayes. The President
has shown much wisdom in this sclcc-
ton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
a KevsimsioNary Relief Hnrnca

BosToN. March lu.---A lire broke
out last evening IN a four story brick
building at 81 Dock square. oceupi-
ed by Lappen Il Co, dealers in Viii
low aud Wooden ware. and extend
cd to - and Is and in the rear TO Is
aud 10 Fanucl Hall square. The
Hall known as the old Bite Tavern
Of revolutionary fame, was partially
DESTROYED. Total loss on stock and
buildings, $1,000. Insurance $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE PUBLIC

The undersigned having obtained full control Of
the Nursery business, formerly owned and con-
troled by Chappell 4 Williams, OF the
GREAT WESTERN NURSERY,
at Ottumws, Iowa, now offers for sale the entire
stock of about 500 900 fruit and Orna.
mental Trees, and Usage l'lants; also q
large amount OF Flowering Roots, Shrubs ane
Vines In fact everything usually found In
First-class Nursery, all OF which will sell at re
tail at unusually low rates, or the entire stock a
wholesale at n great bargain Terms easy. En-
siuire OF or address w. b. NYCUFF,
fab 2i-dkwtf Citumwg, Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

THE Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette writes of the
Belknap malfeasance
There have been a few Democrats
so meanly partisan as to seek party
advantage in this crime. They have
sought to hold the Republican party
responsible for the crime. They were
well answered tonight by a gentle.
man from the South, who said thai
the Republican party is no more re.
sponsihlc for the crime of the husband
than Kentucky women are for the
sins Of the wife.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
STATE CONVENTION.

We publish the call to-day for tho
Republican State Convention. Chair.
man Leighton has hit upon a very
acceptable time, as we think, for the
sitting Of the convention. 1t precedes
the National Republican Convention
two weeks. This is the twentieth an.
nual Republican convention of Iowa
and a proud record has that party
made in those years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
TWENTY-FIVE crooked distilleries
have been seized in South Carolina,
and th;rtv three arrests made.
=, C,,;cooo .Tov,uo1 of tho n,

The Chicago journal OF the 1th
inst. says: "Orville Grant, brother of
uthc President, has been accused of
"bcing implicated in the corrupt sale
of the military post-traderships in
~ the frontier Indian country. Our
/" Washington correspondent to-day
/" "telcgraphs Orville's emphatic denial,
"and says he challenges the most
/" searching Investigation
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
The CmHaus selling Out.

NEW YORK. March 9.--Ncws has
been received that the Cuban- have
sold their iilibustcrins steamer The
"Oc,ayia. lately the Uruguay, with
her cargo Of arms. TO the reyolutio-
tionary party Of Havti. and that she
is now hyiuo- the British flag.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

Richard Henry Dana, Jr., the new
ly-appointed Minister to England, is
son Of Richard Henry Dana, the
senior poet Of America, and is HIM
self an author of considerable note, as
well as lawyer Of very high stand
ing. His "Two Years Before the
Mast is a story Of his own sailor life
in search of health while a student,
and ranks as one of the classics Of
/ american literature,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

Seven Chief Justices have adorned
the bench of the United States Sn
prcme court: John Jay, six years
John Rutledge, part OF year; Oil
YER Ellsworth, five wears John Mar
shall, thirty-iiyc years: Roger d. Ia
ney, twenty-eight years; Salmon p
Chase, ten years, and Morrison II
Waite, appointed in 1874. None o
them were ever candidates for Presi
dent, and only Mr.. Chase was srrious
" talked Of for the Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

WINrEasET, March THE city
election passed offqaietly Yesterday.
THE entire Republican ticket was
elected, except Beer, that went DEM
ocratic---one hundred and fifteen ma
ijority for license.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

PRAIRIE CRY, March Tho Anti
License ticket carried here yesterday
by an average majority OF forty and
over.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

CIN,lNNAri. March I.--Judge TAFT
photographed President Grant this
fcyenine, accepting the appointment
/ OF Secretary Of War.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

t.oSpoS. March l0.--ln the House
OF Commons to-day the statement of
Robert Burke that the British Coy
ernment had not demanded Schenck's
withdrawal was greeted with loud
cheers,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

FULLER REPORT OF GRANT TfSTi-
MoNY.
WASHINGTON. March g.-Orvilie NJ.
Grant testified to-day before the
Committee on expenditures of the
War Department.. lie said he never.
at any time, in any way. either orally
or in writing had any authority from
Belknap in relation To post-trader-
ships, and that he never directly
or indirectly exercised through others
control over such tradcrships. lie
obtained the post-sutlcrship for q
man appointed at Fort Stevens: but
he was not interested with any par
ties who obtained appointments. cl
post-tradcrships ofthc late Secretary
of War. he was interested in con
tracts. Under the Indian Depart
mcnt. he obtained Il post on his own
account from Commissioner smith.
He made application for Il trading
pos, at Fort Peek and received let
ter from the President in reply
which was favorable.
| The President notified him there
would be vacancies at Fort Peck. Fort
Belknap and at Standing Rock. and
he applied for these vacancies in pur
sltancc of knowledge given him b,
| the President. These were the onl,
trading stations in which witness l,a'
any interest. Al Fort Peck witnes
lput in Sa.OOO. with Cassill. Berry an,
Bonafon. Witness, though putin;
in onc-siNth capital stock divided tn
Iproiit. all of the money invested he
ing borrowed; one-haif of which h
was responsible tor il hc drew out o
the concern $1,000.
The witness was a half partner wit
Joseph Leighton in the Standing Roe
,radership, though he never put i
tanything. He was not only require,
not to furnish amy capital. but was no
required to go out and attend to an
business. He always felt grateful 4
his brother, the President. for his in
tlucncc in procuring the offices. II
, had influence with the President Il
manage such matters to some extent
/ although he did not find the matter 4
be profitable. He had not pressed tn
appointment of traders on the aiten
. tion OF the President. lie procure,
/ the offices from the Commissioner o
, Indian Affairs after seeing the Secrc
. tary of the Interior neither the Pres
idcnt nor the Secretary Of the Interio
had the slightest idea of his receivin
money. The witness testified that Il
was in the eIaploy Of Basher Il Co
. of Baltimore, asa solicitorat a salar
. OF 500 Il month. His solicitorshi
was not only with the government
but with private parties. lie obtaine
a contract from Gen, Myers, of III
Quartermaster's bureau, but only
the extent Of four or five hundre
, dollars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
FOR ElGN.

LONDON. March Wiekham iioh-
man, Secretary OF the American Le-
CATION. writes 10 the Times that there
is not a word of truth in the rumor
that Gen. Schenck was recalled at the
request Of the British Government.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
THE BELKNAe CASE.

that are now in circulation, for there
is no foundation for them whatever
beyond the snpposition Of their orig
inators. The suddenness of the Bel
knap exposure has demoralizcd cv-
erybody. aud great deal is saii here
which is made the foundation OF
newspaper statements that will bc
gladly recalled soon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
frErnEE EVIDENCE OF pfMnR ,Tf.
WEAKNESS.
SDeciai TelcRram 20 the Inter- Ocean

WEAKNESS.
Special Telegram 20 the Inter-Ocean
WAsMINGToN, March Z. - III the
Democrats continue much longer a.
they have been doing for the last few
days, they will loose what political
capital they may have gained In the
Belknap scandal. Being almost help.
less themselves in the matter OF i'm,
parchment from mismana cement and
careless in allowing their witness to
escape, they are now trying to pre-
vent the officers of the law, represent
ed by the United States District At
torney and the Attorney General
from taking any action i'm the prose.
cution of Belknap. The Grand jury
of this District being III session, til,
District Attorney very properly
made a presentment to theh Of Bel
knap's crime according to law, and
summoned the Committee ON Expem
. ditnres in the War Department., DIR
Tomlinson, Mrs. Belknap's brother
and several others to appear befor.
them to testify concerning the mat
ter. Marsh not being within reach
THE ONLY EVIDENCE AGAINST BELkSAl
| ia held BY the committee, who wer
summoned to bring with them tn
contracts, checks and other docu
! ments in their possession. Now tn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

WAsHIN.ToN. March S.-To-day
at noon. Major Richards. Chief OF
Police, made formal arrest of Bel
knap. ex-Secretary af War, aud bro't
him into the Police Court. Eclknap
was accompanied hy his counsel. cx-
senator Carpenters. who said they
waived examination and were pre-
pared io give bail for Belknap's ap-
pearance before the rour,. Judge
Smell then fixed the amount of his
bail at S2a,Un when the parties re-
tired 10 arrange the bail.
Bclknap showed by his movement.
during the short time he was In the
court room that he was much lie.
pressed in spirit, covering his fac.
with his hands and signing deeply.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

a fruRSsaY AT LA w, and Notary Public,
a. O.f,ca cornSf aAin and Market streets,
ever Enats q aaitnvds Drus stara. Ottumws,
saHS. Mar 21dwiJ
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

IT will he we'll for those who under.
take to make political capital against
the Republican party ont OF General
Belknaps corruption, to remember
that there was once Secretary OF
War by the name of John Is. Floyd
and that he was the last Democrat,
occupant Of that position. Relknap',
bribe-iaking was Il personal matter
and while his conduct is despicabl,
ii is not a thrust al The life Of the ma
ton. ut is noI well tn speak Off rope
and halters In mixed company, foj
some one may have had fricnc
hanged"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-04

Haijng said all that can he embodied
III su Entertainment, all sc now ask Is n
call, knowing chat, although VIC can not
give JON all The accommodations We
would wish, still cur fine stock Of goods
and crest reduction on previous prices
EeEe will fully compensate for all Incon.
YcDj.ntc.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-04
MILLINERY GOODS.

In Millinery Goods we arc prepared
to offer the very best Inducements, hav-
ing the serrices Of fnilliner Of several
years tIpericuce both in San Francisco
and San JOsG, California. Ladies' wish.
ing hats Inple up in the latest style can
have them at short notice by leaving or.
ders With "a.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-04
Fancy Goods.

In this department we will always
have on hand the choicest articles that
money can buy Or taste invent. In
hnndlerchiefs We have n very fine MS.
sortrnent, both in plain. helnstitched
aud colored borders. Our line Of hO-
siery, both ladies' and children's, has
been selected with great care, and will
be found up to the mark. Ruchings,
ties, etc., in the latest styles. Sole
agents III ElkO county for the celebrated
"GHrsbaidi" hid Gloves. For every
psiT that rips Or tears the first time worn
u new pair will he cheerfully given.