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

We have seen a number of the
Toice Of Angels, published at Boston,
Mass, by ID. c. Densmore. 1t came
here directed to person who, some
months ago, crossed Jordan to the
other shore. 1t is claimed to be ed
tied by the spirits, and we have to
suggest that it was sent to the wrong
postoffice; the spirits have erred in
selecting the proper mail route. j.
Judd Pardee is the name of the spirit
editor-in-chief. We notice that it con-
tains articles from several cores
pondents on the evergreen Shore
and among them are Theodore Par
ker, James Fisk Jr., and Henry G.
Wright.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

IF the State Center Enterprise could
read plain things i'm BREWER type be.
fore taking on the role Of critic, il
could criticise more accurately and
more decently. 1t writes column OF
rambling and disjointed sentences in
rebnke Of the Register for having no
candidate for President. If its edi-
tor was as careful in reading as he is
hasty and laborious in being wise, he
would have known that the RegiSte,
has repeatedly and cmphatically its
first choice for President, but also its
second and third choice. We are for
General Sherman first, and all over,
and earnestly hope that he will be
nominated. We are for him because
we like him best, because he is as
good man for it as there is in the
nation, and because he couldn't be
defeated. Next to Sherman we are for
Hayes-third for Morton, for Blaine,
and next for Conkling, and never for
Bristow. This disposes of all the
candidates that we know of But if
the Enterprise, so big with wisdom
and part with criticism, knows of any
others, we will express our opinion
and grade our choice as to them as
soon as it shall name them. We will
do anything we can to make our
neighbor at State Center happy
State Register.
Our contemporary at the capital ia
certainly very plain in declaring its
preferences. 1t is yet about two
months before it becomes necessary
for Iowa to speak out upon the sub
ject, yet the time has arrived when an
interchange of views is proper, and
indeed, called for. In the exercise of
conservatism and prudence we cannot
positively assert who We may prefer
two months hence, as much may
transpire in that interval of time to
vary our opinion, though we confess
such an happening is not likely. We
will say, then, speaking for the pres
ent, that we are for Blaine, but could
easily slip off on to Hayes, who Is
orr second choice. We do not now
feel that we want to make choice
amy further along the line.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

An investigation has for sometime
been in progress in regard to the
charge that Hon. Charles Hays, OF
Alabama, had sold a West Point
cadetship. The investigation is con.
Guided, and the report of the commit.
tee eyonerates Mr.. Hays.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
Arrrp Ti,dan pend,eton aud Tor

AFTER Tilden, Pendleton, and Tom
Hendricks as Democratic Presidential
aspirants who have been caught in
ways that are dark, next comes Thur
man, who is charged with a $4,000
grab in connection with the Atlantic
& Great Western Railroad i'm Ohio.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
ElNAN Oh AL.
The Bin Adopted by the Democratic
CauCuS.

The Bin Adopted by the Democratic
Caucus.
The Payne bill, as adopted by the
Democratic caucus is as follows:
A bill to provide for the gradual re-
sumption Of specie payments.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of tie
United States Of America IN Congress
assembled, That it shall be the duty
of the Secretary ofthe Treasury dur
ing each and every year, from and
after July l, 1876, and until the legal
tender notes of the United States shall
be appreciated to par value with gold
and shall be convertible into coin, to
cause to be set aside and retained in
coin an amount equal to 3 per centun
ofsuch legal tendernotes outstanding
and from the date of such convert
bility as aforesaid, the amount OF
coin set aside and retained as afore-
said shall be held as q resumption
fund in respect to said legal tender
notes, and shall at no time be less than
30 per centum Of such outstanding le-
gal tender notes provided, however,
that the coin so set aside and retained
as above provided shall be counted
as q part of the sinking fund for the
purchase or payment of the public
debt, as required by Sec. 1864 of the
Revised Statutes.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty OF
each National Banking association
during each and every year from and
after July l, 1876, and until the full
and complete resumption of the pay
ment in specie of its circulating notes,
to set aside and retain from the coin
receivable as interest on bonds de-
posted with the Treasurer of the
United States as security for its cir
culation an amount equal to 3 per
centum OF its circulating notes, issued
| to such association and not surrender
ed, and from the date of its resump-
ton of specie payments as aforesaid
the amount of coin to be held and
and maintained as resumption fund
shall at no time be less than 30 per
centum of its outstanding circulation
provided, however, that the coin by
this section directed to be set aside
and retained shall be counted as, a
part of the lawful money reserve
which said associations are by exist
ing laws required to maintain.
Sec. 3. That so much of Sec. 3 of
an act entitled can act to provide for
the resumption of specie payments y
approved Jan. IA, 1875, as requires
the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
deem legal tender notes to the amount
Of so per centum of the sum of Ma
tional Bank notes issued to any bank
ing association, increasing its capital
or circulation, or to any association
newly organized or provided i'm said
section, and also as much of said Sec.
3 as relates to or provides for the re-
demption in coin of the United States
legal tender notes on and after Jan.
], 1879, and all other provisions Of
law inconsistent with this act, are
hereby repealed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
Chicago Market,
CHICAGO, March %.

CHICAHO, MHTC1 %.
[ Ry Telegraph
Wheat-fairly active at 81 021s cash,
III OPS April, and 81 OH May. No.
3, 81, and rejected Sic.
Corn-fairly active and tirmer at
46a4 cash, 1905 May.
Oats-dnll but firmer at $3.50 &c
cash.
Rye-G5c.
Barley-nominally firmer; 5000
cash, and G0@lac May.
Pork-casier; 500 40 cash.
Lard-weak and shade lower;
$l3 Is cash, and Ii 80 May.
Whisky-scarce 81 OF bid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

THE investigation of the Hon. Geo.
Z. Spencer, u. S. Senator from Ala
bama, drags its slow length along,
and so far really nothing damaging
has turned up. We are agreeably sur
prised at this result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

WHEN we see men who for four
years did their best to destroy the
Government and deluge the land with
the blood of patriots, and who stand
responsible for the thousands of mil
lions of debt that now burden the
nation, holding up their hands in
holy horror because the wife of Re-
publican official took money that she
ought to have refused, we are led to
believe that Republican virtue is SO
clearly established that q single de-
parture from it shocks the world, or
that these ex-Confederate gentlemen
are Oblivious to the crimes they have
committed in the past in comparison
to which the crime they condemn is
as white as the snow.-Republic.
Yes; the talk of the Democratic
party; because men fall by the way !;
because Belknap has fallen through
the arts of Pendleton's teachings up
on the formers wife, that therefore,
the party which preserved the Union,
and has thus far maintained it since
the rebellion in spite of the Demo-
Gratis, is now bankrnptcd, dead, is the
shallowest stuff imaginable. In this
the Democracy is true to the conduct
of people in their estimate of matters
outside of politics. Take the class of
people (and this class is by no means
small, who make no pretense to yir-
tue, and let man fall who has stood
high in character let good christian
man of long and faithful life fall,
and at once the characterless part of
the community have feast of tale
bearing, and with great gusto they
relate the story with sensational adj
ditiOns, and then comment, like the
Democracy, upon the general worth
!essness of, christian and moral Gull
ture and that portion of the commun-
ity who do maintain good characters,
They draw the same conclusion that
Democrats do, viz that these failures
of the few moral men proves the
infidclity of the whole moral hon.
est class, and that they, the corrupt
citizens are just as good as anybody,
though they are characterless. Brief
ly the parallel we draw is, that the
Democratic party, with its fearful
record of treason and robbery, in now
predicting the downfall of the Rcpub-
lican party, are just like the foolish,
guilty scum Of society III Tdoting over
the fall of a good man, and therefore
predicting the rottenness and failure
of the whole class of good men. The
wickedness of the party of treason in
behalf of the execrabie institution of
human slavery is. now thoroughly
equaiicd by its impudent and shame
less audacity IN wanting its virtue
and declaring the depraYity Of the
Republican party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
Chicago Livestock Market.

CHICAGO, March %.
by Telegraph
Hogs-There are very few arrivals
and no market OH account of storm.
Should all arrive that are reported
the receipts will be about 5000.
Cattle-Nothing doing. Receipts
1000 head,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

SECRETARY TAFT, after graduating,
remained at Yale for a time as a tu-
tor, and had among his pupils VIM
NJ. Evarts, Henry L. Dawes, Morrison
d. Waite, and Edwards Pierrepont
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
steamship Wreck sd-5OO PiIgrtms

LONDON, March 2S.-Advices re
ceived from India, report that tn,
steamship Jawad from Shehr wa.
wrecked in the Arabian Sea. Sh,
had aboard about five hundred pil.
grims chiefly Persians bound Ia
to Bushiere. Three men, supposed
TO be the only survivors have reached
Hodeida.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

taxes levied and collected under the
provisions of this Act shall be subject
to the control of the General Assem-
bly, thereof in regard to the manage
ment of the same, and the charges for
the transportation of frcights and
passengers thereon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
New York Market,
BY Telegraph. ]

| BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK, March %.
Wheat--quiet and steady. No.
Chicago 81 l4@l5; do. Milwaukee L.
I5@lS; do. ? Chicago 81 25@2S; do.
Milwaukee $l.2S@3O; do. l Spring
vi 35@39, and winter red western ST.
23@3S.
Rye--scarce and tending upward.
Corn--a shade firmer new western
mixed 6G@611a old do. 6S@69.
Oats-advancing; mixed western
and 4G@50c.
Pork-quiet at 1923 25@37l5.
Lard-heavy at l425.
Whisky-xl 13l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
At. Louis Live Stock Market.
ST. Louis, March %.


Hogs-Receipts $50. Steady. York
ers ~ s0@S 10; packing 81 75@S 25.
and butchers lots rs 256S SO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

A LARGE number of counterfeit
''iives' on the Merchants National
Bank of New Bedford, Mass, are in
circulation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
SENATE.
WAsHINGTON. March 81

. w ASHINGTON, Mafch ~.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of
War enclosing a communication from
the CoGiissary General of Subsistence
asking an appropriation of $4,000
for the subsistence Of the army with
authority TO expend the same during
the present fiscal year to purchase
subsistence for military posts IN Ari-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
WASHINGTON, March 81.

lhE NthfNalIoN OF DANA,
as Minister to England, will be con.
sidered by the Senate on Tuesday
and there is a bare prospect that ht
will be confirmed by the votes of the
Democratic Senators cast for him, for
the simple reason that Genera! Butler
is working against his confirmation.
THE cLYMER COMMITTEE
yesterday dismissed its clerk because
he was found supplying New York
paper with exclusive news.
ANOTHER COUNT.
II has been decided to add another
count to the articles Of impeachment.
The witness Marsh. yesterday, on hav-
ing his recollection refreshed by a
receipt, finally testified that he had
never paid any of the profits of the
post-tradersliip TO Mrs. Bellnap, first
or second, but had paid every INSTALL
ment TO the Secretary. The last pay
ment he made 10 him in person, AT a
hotel in New York, last fall. This
seems to remove all doubt US to the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

Iowa City, in order TO suppress the
tramps, proposes to set them at work
and make them pay their way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

BosToN, March 27-The summary
of buildings includes Clinton tannery,
Tuilerville Company's factory, a
contradictory and four other buildings.
The principal losses were ut Fuller
vile which is now complete ruin,
where was thriving and manufac-
turing settlement. The company oc-
cupied five buildings, hardly a vestige
of which now remains.
Boston, March 27-Details continue
10 be received of losses by Saturday
storms. Damages continued break
ing yesterday and to-day. The losses
in the neighborhood of Clinton, Mass,
aggregate $350,OO0, and about Nor
which, Conn, the same amount. At
Taftsville, Conn, to-day five men
were drowned by the washing away
OF the dam embankment they were
strengthening. The aggregate loss in
| New England is enormous.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
the FLOODS.
A Repetition of the Mill River
Disaster-Several Lives
Lost.

BosToN, March 27-It is now esti-
mated that the loss occasioned by the
giving way of Messy Pond dam, will
be at least 100000. 1t is supposed
that two men were drowned who
wer2 i'll one of the houses washed
away. The scene to-day, for a dis
lance of two miles along the track of
the waters, recalls the terrible Mill
River disaster. About 2 o'clock last
Sunday it became evident that there
was danger, and efforts were made to
strengthen the dam with mattresses,
bales of hay, and small trees, but the
efforts were unavailing. The dyke
melted like snow, and at O'Clock the
waters burst forth with a mighty rush
sweeping away everything in their
path. Trees were twisted, snapped
and uprooted, earth and boulders
were torn from between the hills,
leaving rough gorge several yards
wide.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
WASHINGTON.
How Clymer has been Sup
pressing Facts to Save PO-
litfcal Friends.
Inc articles Of I'm parchment
Against BcIkmnn'
Further Evidence i'm Regard .tO
the POst-Tralershin s.
The War Department. Tnve.-
tigatiOn.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Amonp
the many charges of corruption sent
to Clyiner's committee is one against
the management of the Kcokuk ca
nal. II is hardly probable that the
case will reach an investigation this
session, as it is far down on the
docket.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Mrs.
Marsh was before the House sub-Ju-
dietary Committee to-day and gave
testimony similar to that of Yesterday
before the Committee on Expendi-
lures of the War Department.
The latter committee met shortly
after noon, when Gen. McCook APP
peared and explained his former testi-
mony about house having been pre-
sented to Gen. Reynolds by army
contractors, at San Antonio. He had
no personal feeling in the matter,
having always liked Gen. Reynolds,
but his report as inspector of military
posts in Texas was made in order
that the Quartermastcr's department.
in Texas, might be investigated, there
having been Serious charges as to its
conduct of affairs.
John ii. Charles testified that Inc
supplied goods to Durfcc II Peck
when that firm was removed from
posts. He applied for, but failed to
obtain a license as Indian trader. Tc
save his interests he called on Presi
dent Grant to help him, but the Pres
ident said he had fixed the thing ant
was not going to change it. Thu
President in making this reply bit of
the end of his cigar as if he did not
like the witness a bit. Laughter.
Witness called on the Commissioned
of Indian Affairs about the expiration
of his license, wishing to have it re
newed under the law. The Commits
sioner said, 'You understand thi
matter as well as | do
The Secretary of War was per
sonal friend OF his, but said he coult
not help him. the Indian leadership
being out of his department. Wit
ness corroborated the testimony will
regard TO Orville Grant having oh
tanned some posts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

WASHINGTON, Mach 25-B. Gordon
Daniels testified that in looking out
for business he had his attention call
ed to the leadership at TT. Stanton,
New Mexico, goods to the amount of
$4,000 being sold there annually.
lie was instrumental in having MUIR
ply, trader there, removed, and n
man named Bliss appointed in his
place. The way he procured the APP
pointment was this: He went to a
man named A. +. Grey. clerk in the
Attorney Generals Office, who was a
friend of Senator Carpenter,tol him
that Bliss had agreed to make wit
ness an equal partner with himself
and to give $4,000 for the position,
and promised Grey if he could OBJ
! tain the place. he would see that the
$4,000 was paid TO him. According
ly Grey saw Carpenter, who had the
appointment made as a personal ia
vor to Grey. The latter so represent
cd il TO witness. The commission was
sent to Bliss but Bliss repudiatcd the
arrangement and witness had him re-
i moved in consequence. Then Chas.
/
ness $4,000 if he would get the place
for him, so witness applied TO lob
byist named Gloss to transact the bus
mess for him and Gloss said he could
operate through Senator Sawyer, rs
| Sawyer was his personal friend. Wit
ness promised Gloss $500 if he should
succeed. Tracy's bargain with wit
ness was to give him $1,000, $500 of
which only he paid and Gloss lost his
fee. When Tracy went back on wit
ness the latter said Tracy must go,
and he did go through the influence
of Sawyer the with Secretary of War.
Witness never held a post-tradcrship,
and what he had above said was all
he ever had to do with them. Wit
ness testified that traderships were
procured from time to time for money,
and the trader at Fl. Bascom inform
place. lie had heard that John Dent,
brother-in-law of the President, con-
trolled four or five such appoint
ments.
Witness was asked by Danford
/ whether he thought such business as
he had been engaged in was honora-
bic? Witness replied that he thought
his business with Bliss was honorable
as he never looked upon post-tradcr-
ships in a political light.
| Two other witnesses were eXamin-
ed, g. w. Welt and S. CLANCY, who
testified that they paid nothing what
ever for their post-traderships. The
latter said when he was trader ut TT.
Davis he paid $1,000 for political pur-
poses to Senator Harlan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

if Of the ordinary four feet eight
and one-half inch guage, to exceed
the sum of sixteen thousand dollars
per mile, not including in either ease
any debt for ordinary operating ex-
penses, shall be liable to the stock
holders or either of them for double
the amount, estimated at its par value
of the stock by him or her held, if the
same should be rendered ofless value
or lost thereby.
SEC. Z. Should the taxes voted in
aid of any railroad under the pro-
visions of this act remain i'm the treas
ury more than two years after the
same have been collected, the right to
them by the railroad company shall
be considered forfeited, and the per-
SONS paving the taxes shall be entitled
to receive from the County Treasurer
the amount by them paid to the said
railroad company, in which case the
person paying the said taxes shall be
entitled to receive back only their
proper pro rata share thereof remain
ing.
Sec. 8. Nothing contained in this
act shall preclude any taxpayer who
may have contracted with railroad
company for whom taxes may have,
been voted under the provision Of
this Act to pay his taxes then voted,
or any part thereof, in labor upon the
line of its road in pursuance of the
terms and conditions stipulated in the
notice of election i'm lien Of a pay
ment thereof in money, upon present.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29

w. e. CHANDLER,
Secretary Republican National Committee.
WARRINGTON n q .Jauuapv IA l97R
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
IIOITSE.

The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Cox i'm the chair, on
the Legislative Appropriation bill,
with the understanding that the gen.
eral debate would be limited to one
bnnr
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-14
MORTG AGE FORECLOSURE
SALE.

Default has been made in the conditions Of Ger
tain mortgage executed BY Patrick Maguier and
Andrew Maguier mortgsgors, to John A. Willard
6rst day of August A. D. 1871, and recorded in ths
Office Of the keestor Deeds in and for the county
Of Redwood in the State of Minnesota, on the
in the afternoon in Book 1' of Mortgages, pages
40 and 40l by which mortgage there was conveyed
and granted the following described real estate situate
in the county of Redwood aforesaid, to-wt:
The North half of tho North East quarter and the
North West quarter of Section Fourteen Q4), in
Township hundred and Thirteen (ll3). North, Of
Range Thirty seven (37) West, containing two hun
dred and forty acres according to the Government
survey, to secure the payment Of the sum Of Four
Hundred and Eighty Dollars, with interest at the
rate Of twelve per cent per annum until paid accord
ing to the conditions of three pr0miss Ory notes
bearing same date said mortgage, made BY said
Patrick Mcguire and Andrew Maguier to said John A..
Willard and Alpheus N. Hewitt; for One Hundred
and Sixty Dollars each payable respectively in one
two and three years from Date, being portion Of
the purchase money for said premises mortgsged,
and there is now claimed to be due and is actually
date OF this notice the sum Of Four Hundred and
Seventy-Two Dollars, and the mortgages have paid
the taxes assessed against said lands since the date
Of said MORTGAGE Amounting to the sum OF $sS17
And no proceeding at law or otherwise having been
instituted to recover the amount OF said mortgage
debt or any part thereof Now, therefore, notice is
hereby given that by virtue and in pursuance of a
power Of sale in said mortgage contained and there
with recorded and Of the statute in such case made
and provided, the above described premises will be
sold at public auction at the front door of the flee
of the Register of Deeds in and for said county Of
Redwood aud at the Village ofRsdwood Falls. there
in the 21tsd of October A. D. 1876, At 10 o'clock
in the forenoon to satisfy the amount of said mort
gage debt then due and unpaid and the amount paid
by the mortgages for taxes together with the costs
and expenses Of such foreclosure proceedings in
Guiding Twenty Five dollars attorneys fees a. stip-
ulated in said mortgage and the sald mortgage Will
be thereby forecIosed.
Dated August 18th, 1876.
JOHN A, WILLARD. lMorto,cee..
AIPHEUS NJ HEWITT, "'f's"
s. F. BARNEY, Attorney for Mortgages.
a. Mankato, Ninn.