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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

cd in my ears from that coffin and
from that grave. When Islcpt. Chris,
stood before my dream, saying
Touch not mine anointed, and do my
prophets no HARM These words fol.
lowed me till / fully realized the es.
TEEN in which Christ holds those men
who have given up all for His sake
evenif they are not perfect. And
since that day, sir, l have talked less
than !, before, and have supported
my pastor, even il he is not d
very extraordinary man. Ny
tongue, shall clcave to the root
of my mouth, and my right hand for
get its cunning, before I dare to put
asunder what God has joined togeth-
or. When a minister's work IS done
III one place,I believe God will show
it to him. l will not join you, sir, in
the scheme that brought you here :
and moreover, If Ihear another word
of this from your lips, / shall ask my
brethren to deal with you as with
those who cause divisions. I would
give all j own to recall what / did 30
years ago. Stop where you are, and
pray God, if perchance the thought of
your heart may be forgiven yon.r
This decided reply put an end to
the newcomers efforts to get a min
lister who could make more stir and
left him free to lay out roads and
build hotels.
There is often great power in the
little word "no," but sometimes it re-
quires not little courage to speak it
so resolutely as did the silent deacon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

TIE independence Byletia speak
ing OF Congressman Ainsworth says,
that in his canvass he claimed to be
the candidate of the Reform or Anti
Monopoly party. That he was so
supported and his election advocated
by every Democratic paper in the
District outside Of Dubuque. II adds
that Anti-Monops who voted for him
are now surprised and chaerined at
Ainsworth'a Mnree in Congress,
wherein he affiliates fully and COM
plctely with the Democratic party.
We have no question but that Mr..
Ainsworth did just as the Bulletin
states. Indeed it is a matter so
susceptible of overwhelming proof
that its denial is mol attempted. We
have no doubt further but that his
majority of less than hundred over
Judge Granger was attained by just
snch false representation. We do not
however sympathizc a particle with
those who were tms mi9led. Any
man who was so consumately stupid
as 10 expect anything else Of Aims
worth. Than thai he would be Il simon
pure Democrat in the closest aililia-
ton with that party. does not deserve
any consideration. Men thus stupid
should learn a lesson once ia a while
such as. they can comprehend. We
have sil Of as seen instances all
around us when political bummers
have taken just such course, who
have pretended for a long time 70 be-
come very angry indeedwh classed
IA Democrats, but noW they have
! bolted straight into the Democratic
party and boast OF it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
MIsCELLANY.
xEKL1E,s COURTlN.!
nv JAHss RussnLL LOWELL.


AeKle crep up quite unocknown.
An there set Hultiy ail alone,
18th NO one nigh to hender
Agin the cnlmDly cr0oknecKs hung
The old anecne arm shat Srsn,ther Youne
Fetched back from Concord muster,
The wannot legs shot sperkles ont
And lettle fires danced All about
The chiny on the dresser.
The very room, COS she was In. U
An she ioCka fuii cx row aSin'
si n IL, aunles ahe wss peeIinO,
- - - I ~ - $3.50 kN
she heerd foot, an knowed II tn,
All vs1s 70 once hes fneiinss now
like aparks m burnt.iln neper
He KIN O. filtered on the map,
His hearf ZEN, roin' nity-paf'
But hern went pity Zekle. tso
An W she gin her cheer JERK,
:; ~ M snc lssNs ", "l nrs ru'ue''
par;n, ~, srsY spfs liz ,nip,rxss, ~
AN'
"You want to see my pa, ! s'posee''
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
a Riia 50 carry Ont lhc specie Re
sumption Acs introduced ia

WAsHINeToN. Jan. a--Senaior Nor
rilfs finance hill introduced io-dav.
moyiaes that the Secretary of The
Treasury be authorized to issue, sell
or dispose at not less than par. legal
tender United States notes either OF
OF the descriptions OF bonds of the
the United States. hearing interest at a
rate not exceeding Az per cent. per
annum. described in the act of Cui-
gress. approved July Hth, 1870, enti-
teled an act to authorize The refund
ing of the national debt, with like
qualities, privileges and exemption to
an extent necessary to carry into full
effect the act OF Congress approved
Jan. Htl, 1874, entitled an act for the
resumption Of specie payment and to
use the proceeds thereof for the pnr-
pose of Il speedy resumption. said le-
gal tender notes so obtained upon the
issue of said bonds shall be consider.
cd as part of the final redemption OF
such notes, provided for in the last
mentioned act of Congress, and shall
be treated accordingly and cancelled
provided that the principal of the
bonds herein authorized may be
made redeemable Mt any time not over
forty nor less than 80 wears from the
date of issue.
Section ID provides that all con-
tracts entered into or made after the
first day of January. 1878, shall be
payable in accordance with the iega
tender standard of gold and silver
unless otherwise provided for at the
time of the contract.
Section 3d provides that all nation
al banking associations shall be and
are hereby required TO hold in. coin
as part of their lawful money. re.
serve on and after the first day ol
January, 1878.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

General Grant has taken bold
stand ON the removal by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives, ol
all Union Soldiers from subordinat,
positions. In the course of an inter
view the other day he expressed in {
quiet but emphatic manner, his dis
approval OF the snpplanting of tht
men who had served their country
faithfully by those who had fought tt
destroy it. II will," said the Presi
dent, "iind a place FOR every mar
turned out, SO long as there is Dem
ocrat left in any OF the Executive De
partments. have taken care of al
who have been turned out. thus far
and propose to take care Of the few
still remaining, if they are removed
to make room for Democrats. There
arc enough Democrats still holding
Office in the Departments TO give ever,
man who Is removed. from the Hous'
a position, and l. will not hesitate I.
order their discharge for such a pur
pose,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
GOT IT AT LAST.


On the whole there has not been a
large amount of editorial badgerine
on the Senatorial contest. thus far, and
especially have we escaped being
scored, ,bntthe Hdsckeye touches usn mp
in yesterdays issue, ina style remark
ably facetious. The funny, playful
part of the article is all right, in fact,
we kind of like il, but il is not fair TO
misstate matters, though Such mis-
statements are mixed up with fun.
The Ha,eheye pays its respects to us
thusly:
THE Ottnmwa Coarie,, which has
acted as sort of umpire in the Scna-
torial contest, comes gracefully TO the
front in its issue of the Sd inst, with
McCrary on lis right shoulder and
Belknap under lis left arm, and bids
The members Of the General Assem-
bly,, who win probably be struck
dumb by the imposing spectacle, TO
indicate their choice. The Courier
summarily counts Price out OF the
contest. Harlan's superior qualifica-
tions are admitted, but itwoHld hard
| ly be safe to take such qualifications
pending Il Presidential struggle
Common people would naturally sup
pose that superior qualifications are
just what the people want. just what
the public service needs, and just what
the Legislature ought 10 be sure OF
| in making its choice for the United
States Senate. kirkwood, according
to the Courier, Is respectable, but ii
questions the propriety of advancing
| Newbold to the Executive chair, and
besides, II wants younger blood than
kirkwOod In the Senate--and again
Il glances approvingly nj its two can.
didatcs- from Keokuk, and gently
murmurs how happy we'd be If eli.
ther dear charmer were away Per-
haps the Legislature might cut the
Senatorship III twain and divide il
between the Keokuk aspirants
1t seems too bad that the Courie,
should be compelled to drop either OF
its favorites. In behalf of the Conr.
icr won't somebody move a division
of tho question:
| Inc HdTGeHe, haNlng Jostltd along
through the race, going out Of its way
seemingly, to tread on every candi
dates toes, and the toes of their friends
except those Of Harlan and hi
friends, feels, perhaps, that the journ
al which has pursued a considcrate
fair, and modest course, has, after all
outstripped it in the race, in point q
influence. RULED in their feelings
on this account, it is the most natura
thing with our Hasckeye brethren Il
go right on with such foolishness, ant
reach out for our humble selves, w,
do not presume to determine for tn
Republican party of the State o
Iowa who, beyond oil question, is tn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

The attorney in Denver COW case
concluded his argument as follows:
"May il please your honor, this is q
stupendous question. It's decision by
you on this day will live in judicial
history long after you and shall
have passed from this scene of earthly
glory and sublunary vanity; wher
the tower of Pisa shall he forgotten
when Waterloo and Borodino shall
grow dim in the distant cycles Of re-
cedmg centuries when the names ol
Eugene, Marlborough and Napoleon
are no longer remembered when thu
pyramids Of the Pharaohs shall have
crumblcd into dust when the hip
popotamns ahall cease to inhabit it,
native Nile; when our own rock
ribbed Territory small no more grow
300-pound squashes, even then YOU
ruling on this demurrer will snrviv,
you in the antique volumes of lega
lore, as fresh, green and imperishabl,
as a Big Thompson grasshopper, or
Colorado potato-bug.o
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

ablest, best fitted, or possessed of the
most sterling integrity among the
Senatorial candidates nor do we pro-
sumo to attack the integrity or the Re-
|publicanism of any candidate, but we
repeat what we have heretofore said,
that the Republicanism of all the cam
didates, in our opinion, is sound.
There are great many able, pure,
and good Republicans in Iowa, and
we would not assume to say that in
point of ability or integrity or firm
ness in Republican principles, we arc
better fitted to determine the proper
man for U. s. Senator than thou
sands Of others are. We believe we
never did, and to the best of our abil-
ity,w will ever exert ourselves so that
ice aerer shall falsely m,srepTesent
an opponent in advocating our
own choice. The HaWI,eye says we
'ssnmmarily count Price out Of the
contest That journal has no posi-
BILE authority for any such statement.
Again it says: "IIarlan's superior
qualifications arc admitted, &C." The
COURIER never made any such admis-
sion. Still again. lit says the CoURIER
"questions the propriety Of advancing
Newbold to the Executive chair" by
the election Of Kirkwood. No squint-
ing even, to any such idea did we
ever advance, but on the contrary, at
one time, in speaking of this matter,
we assumed the position that since
Governor Kirkwood was forced, as
were, to accept the nomination for
Governor against his continued and
determined refusal, the fact that he
did yield, and was new Governor,
ought not to initiate against him one
whit in his candidacy for Senator.
We still think 90. So clearly false are
the above statements of the HaWI.eye,
that we must have the charity to sup
pose that either in head or heart the
writer was tipsy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

New buildings. 100 in number
with M aggregate frontage OF 55.4Tl
feet or about l0sa miles, were added
to Chicago during the past year, the
cost of which was nearly $lO,0O0.O00
During the previous year 81 miles OF
new buildings, costing $6.0oO,00O
Were erected in the city. A marked
increase over the previous year, aud
yet it appears that $l4,00O,00O les;
money was loaned on Chicago real
estate the past year than the year he
fore.--ChiedqO Journal
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

TURNING wounded Union soldiers
out of office to makcroom for ext Con-
iederates. may he fully mp 10 tllc 'truc
reform promised by Democracy, but
il will fall far short OF the reform that
will saiiRly the country. 1t is bad
enough 70 appoint cx-Confederatc
soldiers and leading rebels 10 Offices
while tens of thousands Of brave fell
lows can be found who served the ma.
iion in its hour of peril, and who
stand in need OF some employment
that will yield them fair pay for hon
est services, but il Is far worse to turn
out one-legged and one-armed heroes
from positions conferred by CRATE
fnl country, 10 make room for The
former enemies OF the Republic. II
this is the policy of Democracy, the
people will eilectnally squelch il when
il presents itself Mt the ballot box al
the negtelection.-Repablic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

The Hon. George w. McCrarv has
introduced into Congress Il joint res
olntion proposing an amendment to
| the Constitution. making the term Of
all civil appointees Of the Govern
mcnt Except Judges ofcourts, heads
of Departments, and those whose du-
ties are temporary four years. and
that they shall only be subject to re-
moval by the President for good
cause, and this cause is not To include
their religious or party affiliations.
We have not the resolution before us.
but the above is the substance of it.
Mr.. McCrary is a sound, earnest. and
1 faithful Representative. and he never
attempts anything in Congress unless
I he has good strong reasons To sup
port il. In this move we believe he
{ is eminently right. In fact. we think
this resolution, if adopted. would be
of great benefit. The appointivc Of
| ticcrs of the Government should he
4 Just as far removed from the caprices
of their snperiors and the mutations of
party as are elective officers. In q
WORD, they should be made independ-
.eni. The great want of independence
among appointiYe officers breeds the
greater share of the wrong doines, the
wrong practices, that arise among
these officers. The fact ia, man oc-
cupying an appointive Office, unless
he possesses the power to command
the favor of those who hold in their
hands the naming Of incumbents for
certain positions, is continually in dan
ger of having to give way TO the
favorites Of, or the whimS of the
member of Congress, for instance
whose recommendation il sufficient tc
make change. If we mistake not
this resolution of McCrary's will ere.
leate no little stir, and we are anxiout
TO see what record the Democracy
will make upon it. We hope our lows
member will press it with vieor, and
we have no doubt he will.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12


THE specials from Washington show
the following extreme toadyism OF
the part of Representative Morrison
chairman of the Ways and Mean
Committee
| Morrison has conciliated the ex.
Confederates by appointing as the
clerk of his committee, DIR. j. P. Ham
bleton, of Georgia, Surgeon at Sena.
tor Gordon's headquarters in the rebel
army throughout the war. Hamble.
ton is rs outspoken in his sentiment
as he ever was, and is described by
Democratic paper as "a gentleman
of decided Southern opinions Ham.
blcton has n son, born in MAY. 1865.
who bears the name of John Wilkes
Booth Hambleton. Morrison's dis
position to eonciliate, is decidedly
shown in another way. In the sketch
of his life, which appeared i'm the di-
rectory Of the Forty third Congress, il
is stated that he raised and command
ed during the late war the 49th Hin
ois regiment, and was promoted for
gallantry in certain battles. In the
sketch of his life in the directory of
the Forty-fourth Congress, just out,
there Is no reference. whatever TO his
military services, the remainder of the
biography being exactly the same as
published last year.
Evidently MORRISON, rs a soldier on
the Union side, was mistake, and
the result of circumstances, and not
of choice. IL is. most disgraceful
record for man TO expunge his scrv-
ices in the Union army 10 please
rebels.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
Hunting fsr a Deanition.

The literary iiend who spiked the
word "dynamite" 10 newspaper
article, and then with a wicked smile
on his face sat down on curbstone
TO watch the result, has the satisfac-
tion of knowing that he has not only
stirred the public mind clear 10 the
cellar-bottom, but has also cast a shad-
oW across many q happy household.
A peaceful family in this communi-
ty is among the victims.
The husband went home the other
evening and sat down to read 10 his
wife while she comhed his hair aud
rubbed choice solution of rainwater,
rock salt, and vinegar bitters on his
head to remove the dandrufl.
Presently, he stnbbed his toe against
over . whole column of explosions
-suicides,' &c., and finally brought
up against a cut Of Il tllreshing ma
chine.
lie gathered himself up. and taking
a firm hold, spelled out tho word:
"D-y-n-a-m-i-t-e; wife, what docs
that spell 2
But she wore false teeth and wasn't
going to tackle no such animal as thai
until it was tanned down little. SO
she said she wasn't so very certain
how it was pronounced. but. "it meant
something they use in making seal
skins
He said. s'any fool knew better than
that, for il was a Kind of vegetable
and grew on bushes like Icucumbers" /"
She laughed a little hollow laugh
and asked IL ''he wasn't wandering"
Then he kicked over The bottle of
dandruff medicine and made break
for his horse-docior book. and she
waltzcd away for a fashion-book and
another book with gold car-laps.
She got her teeth limbered up lit
Itlc and nibblcd'at pronunciation.
..Dimonritc. dimermeat. di-dc-tu-
mite, nite," She soliloqnized over her
books.
"Dyinright. aamnearright. con-
found the blarsied thing thus he
muttcred over his doctor book.
suddenly an idea seemed to strike
her, and throwing hdr books at the
cat she burst out crying, and said.
.'there wern't no such word. and he
was just trying to plague her, and
he-e-e wa-wa-was a lne-me-mean. old
thi-thing, so there y
She wasn't mad, but felt gricvcd,
and her heart dubbed over with emo
ton.
He then quietly laid down his books
aud asked her ii that wasn't pretty
way to talk when he knew more
about big words and dictionaries. and
Itestical terms than she ever thought
of knowing, or her whole family ever
dreamed of,
But he didn't seem to feel right, and
went out to sit on the back stoop and
mediate while she wept herseli
asleep wishing q young earthquake
would rise up and pull HIS hair
kalamazoo telegraph.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

Governor Hartranft has just receiv-
ed a present of mass OF melted and
nnmelted bullets found near Union
town, in Pennsylvania, and supposed
to be a portion of the ammunition de-
stroycd by General BraddocE when
retreatino, after his defeat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
PARAGRAPH OF BEAUTY Dickens
WROTE. .GThere ia nothi,,u no uofb.

PARAGRAPH OF BEAUTY Dickens
wrote: There is nothing. no moth
ing, beautiful and good that dies and
is forgotten. An infant, prattline
child, dying in its cradle, will live
again, in the better thoughts of those
who loved 1t, and play its Though
its body be burned to ashes OF
drowned in the deepest sea. THERE'S
not an angel added to the host Of
heaven but does IFS blessed work Oh
earth in those that loved it here,
Dead. o, if the good deeds Of human
creatures could be traced to theii
source, how beautiful could even
death appear ; for how much charity
mercy and purified affection woula
be seen to have their growth in dusty
grayes!"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
- -
Lake ahove Renklram.n A

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The half-eear-
y report of the Directors OF the Lake
shore x. r., was made This morning.
IL shows that for the six month end
ing December 3lst, the gross earnings
were s7.5i5,0O0; operating expenses
aud taxes. S5.05l.OO0; nct earnings
- 2.494,0 ,0D; The interest on the bonded
debt aud basis of branch roads. and
dividends are payable February lst.
1876. on the guaranteed stock SI.4l9,-
600; balance $l.0T5.000 The bonded
debt is $36, 100000. A dividend of 2
per cent. on The capital stock was or
dered. payable February Ist. out OF
the earnings of the past Six months.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

The resolution of inquiry into the
character of the late election in Miss
issippi, will come up early in the Sen
ate, and Senator Morton, who intro
duced it, may be expected TO make an
elaborate speech upon il. The reply
will probably be made by Thurman
and Bayard. 1t will be an interesting
debate, and we look for some racy
disclosures to be made.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

pensions to officers Of the war with
Great. Britain of 1912. and those en-
gagged in the Indian wars during that
period. Referred.
Sherman said the Senator from
Indiana, (Morton) yesterday made a
report from the Committee on Priyi-
leges and Elections in regard to the
presiding officer of the Senate. IL
seemed to him that this report had
better be acted upon. He therefore
moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of tho resolution offer
ed by the Senator from Vermont be-
fore recess in regard to electing a
President pro tenn. He made The
motion with a view of offering sub
stitute that the resolution be taken
up,
Edmnnds and Sherman asked that
matter be allowed to go over, which
was accordingly agreed to.
Davis gave notice that on Wednes-
day of next week he would ask the
indulgence of the Senate to submit
some remarks in regard TO the cxpen-
diturcs and revenue Of the country.
public debt etc.
Senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned till !.
Monday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

The Indianapolis Sentinel is ont In
a lengthy7iaricle favoring Senator
Morton as the Republican nominee
for President. There can be no ques.
ton but THAT Morton would make an
excellent President. but whether lie
couldmakc the most successful race
is matter that as yetis difficult to
determine. nitaN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

Governor William Pitt Kellogg, of
Louisiana, in his Message to the Leg
islature, yesterday, shows that when
he assumed his Office the State debt
amounted to $24, ,093, ,i07, and that now
il is $1,000 Gas, a reduction Of over
IS, l99, ,S05 in three years. He also
shows that the States expenses were
reduced S9, 269, 553 during those three
years, as compared with the three
preceding years. This Is 3 creditable
showing, which the taxpayers OF
that State ought to appreciate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12

"A correspondent of the Dubuque
Tines writing from Des Moines un-
der date of December 3Otlr, sys that
the Senatorial battle has already got
a good start. He seems to think that
Governor Kirkwood's prospects are
-fattering. In nregard to Supt. Aber-
nathy, he reports that that gentleman
has not yet accepted the Presidency OF
the Northwestern University at Chi
cago, 55 p53ie Fa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-12
The RiarR Hi,ls

SIorX CITy. Jan. L. "A special from
Fort Sully states that party of mi
ners have formed supply depot near
old Fort Pierre on the Missouri river.
and are constantly in communication
with camps i'll the Black Hills. They
claim TO have found = new route by
which the Hills are reached in lUJ
/ miles travel over an easy road, by
which messengers make the trip IN
two DAYS.