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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

New YORK, Nov. 2O.-Thc Times
furnishes the following document to
the agent Of the Western Associated
Press:
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 90.
TO the Hon. Zachariah Chandler,
Chairman Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, Washington,
ID. G.:
We have been frequently asked to
give the figures of the electoral vote
of the State as claimed by the repub-
licans. We decline to do so for the
following reasons solely:
Official returns have been received
from thirty-two out of thirty-nine
counties, and until all are in we are
unwilling and think il unwise to give
our understanding of the figures, be.
cause OF q possibility of the figures
in the democratic counties behind be-
ing sufficiently changed to alter the
result. We do not necessarily I'M
pute to any design to commit fraud,
but it is enough that such thing is
possible and not unknown here or
elsewhere, rs in the case OF election
liVuus III tuc Wy VI new OTh ut
the Presidential election in 1868, and
the well known Tweed circular, i'm
furtherance thereofin 1872.
In this State the raising of county
returns in favor of the democratic
State ticket by nearly one thousand
votes were discovered at the last
and only corrected by the
efforts which were
made to obtain the original precinct
returns. We feel entirely justified in
refusing 10 give any information
which shall even in the remotest de-
gree render such fraud possible or
desirable. The delay in beginning
the canvass arises from three causes:
First, an uncertainty as to whether
the governor alone or the general
board of State canvassers are the
legal canvassiDg officers Of the presi-
Dental vote. The democrats have
asked to be heard on this question,
and it is now under consideration.
Second, all returns are not in, which,
il is claimed by many, is a legal pre-
requisite 10 The beginning of The cam
vass, and If it were otherwise, yet for
The reasons above stated, it would bel
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
ODDS AND ENDS.

Some one Witty observes that the
dividing line between England and
Russia is-the partition Of Turkey.
The Agricultural Bureau of Gcor-
.gia costs each citizen a cent and a
quarter per year, and last year saved
the farmers S559,OO0.
Maggie Claire weighs $50 pounds.
She fell from trapeze in Louisville
theatre, and the spectator upon whom
she struck is abed yet.
The salmon product of the Column
bia river, Oregon, will this year
reach the enormous total of 40,0O0,00O
pounds, and the amount canned for
shipping will yield S3,O0O,O0O.
Twenty-nine thousand dollars have
been received from Virginia City
New, gambling saloon in one year in
the way of license. The money is
collected monthly and gambling il
not restricted at all.
a student in the Manchester, Eng
lniirmary, lately gave twenty-five
ounces of his blood TO revive poor
factory operative who was sinking
exhausted from hcmorrhage.
a hotel visitor asked Sambo how
he became so black, TO. which his
darkness replied: 'De reason am dis
de day dis chile were born dar was
an eclipse" Sambo got a quarter fol-
his explanation, and after grinnine
thanks continued: 81 tell you what
massa, dis niger may be black. bn,
he amt green nohow."
Yesterday forenoon while rcpubli.
cans were claiming that the Prcsidcn.
tial question was still in doubt, 6
man in saloon on Monroe avenue
called out: 'I'il bet that Tildcn i.
elected !" "I'll bet you are q liar' re-
piled voice. The two clinchcd
rolled on the floor and tusseled
around, and the Tildenitc finally hat
the other at disadvantage. .NoM
will you admit that Tildcn is elect
cd? p he asked, letting up on tht
other little. "No, / WON'T" graspeG
the undermost, ''but I'll admit grea
democratic gains all over the coun.
try y That was good enough, and
he was lifted up and taken out
Detroit Free Press.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
A GREAT TIDAL WAVE
Submergcs Several Islands and
Also Portion of the Main
Land,
And Ruries $4,000 People &C
Feet Deep in Watea.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 2o.--Three large
islands, namely, Hattiah, Sundeep
and Dakhan Shohabosehare,and num-
bers of smaller islands including the
Bockcrgange. Nookhilling and Chit
TAGGING, were entirely submerged by
the storm wave of Oct. 3lst, as was
also the main land for five or six
miles. These islands are all in or near
the estuary of the river Mcgu. The
largest, Dakan Shohabosehare, was
500 square miles in extent. 1t had q
population of about 100000. Hattiah
and Sundeep together had about l00,-
900 population. Up to eleven o'clock
on the night of the 3lst, there were
no signs of danger, but before mid
night wave swept over the country
to depth of 20 feet, surprising the
people in their beds. Dense groves
of cocoanut and palm trees around
the villages enabled many to save
themselves by climbing among the
branches. Some took refuge on the
| top of their houses. but the water
/ burst the houses asunder and swept
them out to sea. Some were carried
thus across the channel. ten miles, but
a majority were never heard of again
There is scarcely a house on the is
lands and on the adjacent coast but
that lost many members. There il
much distress among the survivors
which the government ia relieving
1t is believed that not third of thu
population survived. The islands
have barely onc-fourth of their for
mer inhabitants The stencil from
the bodies is insntlerablc and a gen
eral outbreak of cholera is expected
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

Old man Boggs wished to make
some slight repairs on the top of his
residence, near Cincinnati, and for
this purpose had occasion to tear up
a few shingles, In doing 80 in quiet
and inoflensive manner, he was as
tonished to find that he had disturbed
a hornets nest. The hornets swarm.
ed out upon Mr.. Boggs. They made
1t hot for him on the very onset. He
rushed for the ladder, attacked from
behind, when, horror of horrors. a
neighbor had borrowed his ladder
Mr.. Boggs cayortcd, he tumbled, he
rolled from one end of the roof to the
other, screaming as he went, Lad.
der! ladder!" The hornets contin.
ually increased they few at his nose
his ears and his cheeks; they danced
on his forehead, they crawled down
his back, they flew up his breeches
leg, they met half way md fought
each other; they stnng here and there
and everywhere. Boggs' wild ges-
ticulations and terrific shouts attract.
ed the attention of the whole neigh.
borhood. His friends mistook the
shouts of s.lnddcr, hornctsw for
"Tilden and Hendricks" and thought
he was ratifying, but so much seri-
BUSINESS was depicted on his face that
n ladder was finally procured and his
rescue effected. Mr.. Boggs is laid up
for repairs now, and his face looks
like the newspaper pictures Of de-
feated prize fighter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
North Carolina.
sTUPENDoTs FRAUDS.
Spacinl elisna fch IN tho C,b;capo ,rr;,


WAsnINGToN, ID. G., l6.-Judge
Settle and Col. Keogh,' chairman of
the republican State committee in
North Carolina. arrived here this
morning. They say that the rcpubli-
can vote was 5000 ahead of their
highest estimate, the estimate upon
which they based their calculations
of carrying the State by 5000 major.
ity, but the democratic vote outran
all calculations and all probability OF
fairness. Judge Settles total vote
will he about 10000. The highest
vote ever cast for any candidate OF
either party before was $4,000, the
number the republicans polled in
1872. This year, Notwithstanding this
large increase on the republican side
the democrats will count up from
$4,000 to $4,000 for Vance. There
has been no marked increase of pop.
ulation to 9ccount for this enormous
augmentation of the number of vo-
tiers. and the republicans attribute il
to systematic ballot-box stuffing in
the counties where the democrats
possessed the election machinery. Col
keogh is preparing a report on the
frauds committed, not with the hope
of finding remedy, for the demo.
cratic Legislature canvasscs the vote,
but to put the facts before the coun.
try.
INTOLERANCE TOWARD REPUBLICANS.
w AsHISGToN, Nov. 14.-Gen. Xii.
patrick was in Raleigh, n. G., last
Thursday. His presence caused con-
siderable excitement, and gave great
oGanse to the democracy, who imag-
ined that the purpose of his visit was
to tamper with tho election returns.
The General had not been at the Var
borough House more than an hour
when crowd gathered in front of
the hotel and began shouting and
hooting. This was kept up until
O'Clock in the morning. During the
evening, George t. Stonath, a leading
democrat, entered the hotel at the
head of belligerent gang, inquired
for Fitzpatrick, and declared his pur-
pose to tar-andfcather him, and ride
him on a rail. Some of the demo
Gratis took.a room opposite the one
occupied by the republican commit.
tee, and maintained strict watch all
night. Tho corridor was crowded
with staggering, noisy crowd OF
roughs, who made loud threats OF
violence against Fitzpatrick. They
were restrained from greater vio-
lence by the efforts of the proprietor
of the hotel. Gen Fitzpatrick was
meanwhile quietly occupying room
in another part of the hotel, igno.
rant of the cause of the commotion
On Friday morning the Raleigh
Meas claimed that it was the highest
evidence of southern forbearance thai
Fitzpatrick was permitted to remain
upon North Carolina soil without
moInstatioD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
The Louisiana Returning Board
Has Commenced Work

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Gothic re-
turning board met in the Senate
chamber of the State House at noon
to-day. In the same room adjoining
the tables were Messrs. futile, Gar
field. Sherman, Hale and Stoughton
for the republicans, and for the dem
ocrats Messrs. Trumbull, Palmer, Big
Ter, Il. B. Smith, G. w. Julian and
Watson.
The returning board has deter
mined to exclude during executive
session, all persons except members
of the national committees. Counsel
will only be called where a contest
has been filed or accompanies
returns, but merely witnesses
the unsealing of the packages.
Each National Committee has its
photographer present. The sessions
will last from ten to four p. M, daily.
Members of the press will be cxclud-
ed during the executive session. The
rules adopted for the government of
the Board were read.
After disposing of uncontested
parishes, these, where there are oh.
u,
All attorneys arguments must be
made in writing.
No candidates will be allowed an
arguments and no eyparte aflidavits
will be received.
Judge Spaflerd offered rule ma
king the sessions of the board open
to tho public.
This was refused.
An answer to the protest of the
democratic committee on returns
was received.
Col. Iacharie filed an additional
protest on behalf of members of Con.
gross.
Gov Wells stated that the name oil
DR.. Kennedy had been submitted to
fill one of the vacancies of the board
but that he knew of only one vacan.
cy. The application was laid owe,
subject to call.
Zacharie gave notice of a
protest against the board pro-
ceeding until the vacancy was filed
On motion Of Skinner the Board
resolved to take up returns of par.
ish to canvass and the compilation OF
which there had been no objection.
Col. Zacharic made an application
for the admission of United States
Supervisors, which was taken under
advisement.
Col. Zacharie stated that he had
District Attorney Beckwith's opinion
on the returns of Ascension.
Assumption and Averill's were sent
for and the board went into executive
session.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

unwisc to BEGIN il until the returns
are received. Not unfrcqucntly re-
turns from the rcmotcr counties do
not reach Tallahassee for three or
four weeks, and the law allows the
general board of State canvasscrs to
wait thirty-tivc days for returns. In
some counties the county canvass even
is not required TO be made until 20
days from the election. Third, frauds
or irregularities in certain precincts
arc charged by each side against the
other, and ii is desirable and proper,
if it shall appear that such questions
are to be gone into. that parties sho'd
have ample time, if they desire it, to
procure proofs. BY law the general
canvassing board is clothed with full
powers to correct fraud and irregu-
larities in the several polls-a provis-
ion of law cminently wise and need
full in thinly settled country, where
elections are sometimes not conducted
, with that regularity and order so
generally observed in older commu-
mites. In 1872. the vote of this State
would have been given to the demo-
cratic State ticket had not the general
board OF State canvasscrs, under its
judicial powers, corrected a fraud by
which the Jackson county canvass
was made to show a democratic vote
of some 400 more than was shown by
the original precinct returns. Thos
Bloxham, democratic candidate for
Governor, received 939 votes, but the
returns were made to show that he
had received 1899, while the vote OF
Hart, his opponent. was reduced from
| l,l09 to TO9. Wells, republican can.
didatc for congress received 1,l0S
votes, which was altered to 1OS. This
is the county in which tho republican
majority of $50 at the last election il
claimed to be converted into demo.
cratic majority of SO this year. In
view of this democratic fraud, sc
| lately attempted and so nearly sue.
cessful, and of well-known frauds
elsewhere by that party, we think
that the democratic assertions thai
fraud is contemplated by the republi
can members of the State board oil
canvassers or Governor should he bt
the legal canvassing officer, being
! Hl.sut, Us liiSt uIe, WltIlOut Inc Ellpn
est proof, and in respect of men O
honorable and untainted character
are wanton and made with no fair OF
honest purpose and they should hav,
no weight with just and REASONABLE,
men. The power of this board t.
correct frauds and wrongs is undis
putcd by any one. They will &C
openly, and viii be subject to tn,
scrutiny of the whole country, ant
no one can ask anything but that theil
decision shall be based upon sucl
facts as will carry conviction to i'm
partial men. and upon well settle,
rules of law and evidence applicable
TO such cases; and such we believ,
will be the action of the canvassers
Francis S. Barlow. of New York
j. M. Thornburg. of Pennsylvania
W. +. Chandler, oil New Hampshire
Edward Z. Moves, of Ohio; w. II
Robertson, of New York; d. G.
Rollins, of New York J. ii. G. En-
, mons, of Florida.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
THE NORTH FOR HAYES.

The democratic papers are parad.
ing election returns to show a
great popular majority for Tilden.
But they neglect pointing out that all
the majority except few thousand
comes from the South, where. fraud,
terror, pressure, and coercion were
applied to produce them. Tilden car
ried tour Northern States and Hayes
eighteen. Iowa gives Hayes larger
majority than Tilden received in his
four States. OF the 23l Northern
Electoral votes, Hayes has lGG and
Tilden only G5. The result on the
popular vote in the Northern States
shows an equally decided prcpon-
derance for the Republican party.
Below we give the latest figures as to
these majorities:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Nov. 90. - Senator
Blaine, in conversation with some re-
portcrs, said there was no foundation
for the Washington rumor connecting
his name with the Presidency Of the
Senate. The traditions of the Senate,
parliamentary usagcs, and his own
personal wishes, would be equally
against such step. 1t was case in
which he could not, if he would, and
he most assnredly would not if he
could. Mr.. Blaine seemed n little
sensitive lest any one should imagine
he could for n moment entertain the
purpose imputed to him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
Her Wings.

She halted at the stamp-elerk's
window in the post office. yesterday.
and asked, "Could procuah a postal
cawd heah ?" He thought she could.
"Two thents or one thent p she in
CURED. "One cent" he told her. and
she took one. AS she received it she
asked, ''Have you a pwen and ink -ah. !"
He had, and he handed them out.
She held the pen poised for half a
minute, as if trying to remember the
name of some dear friend. and then
she touched il to the card. On the
fingers of her left hand there were
nine rings; on the fingers of her right
hand there were eight rings. Nine
and eight make seventeen, and none
over. She wrote "H-e-n-," and
then the pen gave spattcr. 90,
dweah. my wings bwother me so -ah, .
trying to get new rest for her cl-
bow. Then she went on and finished
the "r-y,"and then began "O-g-d-,'
when the pen spattered again, and
she threw down the card, returned
the pen, and said, 81 wont wife to
him alta avail, for l cawnt wife ma
tural with my wings on !" Then she
rubbed her hands together, shook
herself, and walked out.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
ir ought 10 be strange to sec hmm.

LII ought 10 be strange to see hun
dreds Of democrats. both North and
South: and also leading democratic
Journals connselling violence. but it
is not At all remarkable. True, they
want us 10 forget and forgive the
past, hut yet. by their inflamatory
appesls they show how their hearts
are ripe for revolution again. There
Is no use attempting to disguise the
fact that the lenity and charity of the
republican party, extended to rebels
and their aiders and abettors. has
been lost, totally lost upon hundreds
Of thousands of them. To-day ii is a
clean cut fight between the principles
that caused rebellion. and those prin.
ciples which overthrow it. Wekuow
that with the major portion of the
rank and file of democracy North this
is not SO, but still il Is most certainly
The case with the power that shapes
and controls the democratic party.
Those democrats who howl about
our efforts to give to thc.ncgro vote a
fair chance, and a fair expression. arc
bitterly and constitutionally opposed
to the negro voting. They resolve in
their conventions that they stand by
the constitutional amendments, but
they resolve a lie. They resolve they
will be fair to the colored man, but
they turn right round and do direct
ly to the contrary. They lie for a
purpose, deliberately, and rascally
They shout the red blood and thumb
er, raw head and bloody bones, scare
crow, il they don't have their way.
There is 4 greater stumbling block in
their way, and they we'll know it,
than they had in 81. To-day the
colored race has been quite well edu-
Gated. considering the darkness that
oyerspread them, and that race. in case
Of trouble, would be a terrible
scourge, of rctribation if again let
loose. We are sure the hot-headed
southerners will reflect long and well
before they arouse again this aug
mented earthquake. which lies right
at their own domiciles. II they would
again GO mad, the scorpion scourge is
kcenly sharpened and provided for
in the Divine order of things, right
among them, and the avenger Of over
two hundred years Of wrongs will be
found in the new generation Of color
ed freedmen that is fast ripening into
manhood. the progeMitors of which
wore the manacles of democratic
slavery.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
; .
The Count Of South Carolina
Gives it to Hayes by 1,1o3
Majority.

COLUMBIA, Nov. lS.-The result of
tabulnting the returns by the county
canvassers gives the State to the
Hayes electors by maiorities varying
from $50 to LIB. Counsel for the
democrats Immediately filed excep-
tons to the aggregation on the ground
of irregularities, errors and omis-
sions between the managers returns
and the statements of county canvas
sers, which they claim vitiates the
above result. The Supreme Court
will, ii is understood, direct the board
in its duties as to a final count.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
Liability ofalR aiiroads.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 20.-In the case
Of the Sciota Valley r. r. vs.. Dennis
Cronin, to set aside verdict ngains
the railroad requiring them to pay
employees Of Dennis Cronin. a sub
contractor for constructing the road
on account of the financial failure Of
Cronin, before Judge MAJ shall, il
the court Of Common Pleas at Chilli
Gothic, Ohio, on Saturday, q verdict
was rendered reaf1irming tho former
decision, the Judge deciding that
railroads were responsible for debt:
contracted to employees.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
A Walking Miracle.

Ma. II. Il. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-Ilough stranger, l want to ir,-
form You what NEGETiSE has done for me.
Last Christmas Scrofula made Its appearance
~ Ing system--iaTge running ulcers appearing
on me- as follows: tine on each of my arms,
one on my thigh. which extended to tie seat,
one on my head, which eat into the skull bone
enc "a my left leg, which became go bad that
two physicians came to anputate the limb,
though upon consultation concluded not to do
So. ~ my whole body Was 60 full of Scrofuls;
was painful beyond description, and there was
quart of matter run from this one sore
The physicians all gave me up to die, and
said they could do no more for ME. Both Of my
legs We're drawn up To my seat, and 1t was
Thought II did set M again would be q Grip
pie for life.
When In this condition I saw yEGETINE
adveriiRed, and commenced taking 1t In March,
and followed on with it until had used six
teen bottles, and this morning l am going to
plough corn, well man. All my townsn,en
say X L. a miracle to SEQ me round walking ana
working.
u conclusion will add, when I was endur-
M ssRil great suffering, from that dreadful
diga,Se Scrofnla, prayed 10 the Lord above to
ia.,a me ont OF this world, but as VEGETiSE has
restored 10 me the blessings Of health, desire
more tl,an ever to live, that may b. of come
service 10 my felldw-men and know of no
better way 10 aid suffering humanity than to
ileIbsc S9n this statement 81 my case with an
earnest hope that You VIII publish il, and IL
VIII AFFORD rae pleasure TO reply TO any conf
maiHHaii3n which may receive therctron.
am, sir, very respectfully.
WILLIAM PAWN.
Avery, Berrien Co., Mich, July 10, 1872.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
pon.t Moan Anxthina

WAsnNoroN, Nov. 20.-The Presi.
dent said this morning concerning the
arrival of troops from South Carroll
ma. via. Fortress Monroe, that it was
merely an ordinary change of station.
Gen Sherman denies that the arri-
val of four companies ofartillery and
three of infantry from Forts Leaven.
worth and Riley, which arrived to-
day and are in general Hancock
command, as to anything political.
There is no ground forthe excitement
over It,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

Ex-rebel General Mosby was ac
costed on the street, in Washington
last Friday, by man who had also
fought in the rebel army, but who
voted for Tilden, with the remark
"We.l, Mosby, we arc going to have
another fight, for we don't intend to
let You inauguratc Hayes il he is
elected by the votes Of Louisiana and
Fiorida. On which side Go yon in,
tend to 1ghtti
~ suppose" said Mosby, Hyom yot,
ed MS you tonight, for Confederate
success"
II did" answered the rebel.
"Well," said Mosby, q shall fight
as ! voted, for Hayesand the Union,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
Valuable Evidence,

The following unsolicited testimonial from
Rev. @. I. Walker, ID. D., formerly pastor OF
Bowdoin Square Church, Boston, and at present
settled in Providence, X. l., must be deemed 40
reliable evidence. No one should fall to observe
that this testimonial Is the result of two years'
experience with the use Of VEGETISE In the
Rev Air. Walkers family, who now pronouncss
itinraluabe:
PROVIDENCE, II. l., 164 TRANSIT STREET.
ii. TX. STEVENS, Esq:
| feel bound to express with my signature the
high value place upon your NEGETlNH. My
family have used 1t for the last two years In
nervous debility it is invaluable, and recon-
mend 1t 10 all who may need an invigorstinR,
ren1yating tonic. o. T. WALKER
Formerly Pastor Of Bowdoin Square Church,