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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
Philadelphia ails-Edssd Butter

Many judges of good butter aver
that the best butter that can be found
in the United States is made near
Philadelphia. But if the same de.
gree of neatness and care be observ-
ed in other localities where the cows
are supplied with good grass, there
will be no difficulty in making the ar
ticle fully equal to Philadelphia
print butter. The milking is done
quietly and rapidly, the same milk.
maid always attends the same COW.
The spring-house is usually of
stone ON q side hill, the floor covered
with running water, and, therefore, al
ways cool and free from odors. Deep
tins pans, painted on the outside, with
balls for handling, are filed to the
depth of three inches. placed on an
oak h0or, surrounded with cool, clear
water Of temperature of IS degrees,
The cream Is taken of in twenty -four
hours, kept in deep vessels holding
two gallons, and stirred whenever q
new skimming is added.
A barrel churn is used. the churn.
Ing lasting an hour, when little
cold milk Is added to cause the but.
ter to gather. The buttermilk drawn
of, Ice cold water is added twice, 4
few turns given to the churn each
time, and the last water is scarcely
colored with milk. A gentle rocking
of the churn soon collects tho butter
which 10 left two hours to drain of
the remaining water through small
hOl0 l0ft for the DllrnosA
The butter is worked by q corruga.
ted wooden roller revolving on 3
shaft, supported over the center o.
the table, which also revolves under
tho roller. The roller does not quite
touch the table 90 there is no crush
ing Of the particles, but separation
which permits the milk or water tt
d0w away
A cloth wrung dry In cold spring
water 10 repeatedly pressed upon tht
butter until not a particle Of nois
ture 10 seen upon II 10 IL comes from
the roller, and the butter begins t
adhere to the cloth. This il called
"wiping" the butter. An ounce O
salt to three pounds Of butter is ther
thoroughly worked in by the aid O
the Same machine.
1t IL then weighed in pound prints
deposited In trays and set in water +,
harden. The next morning 1t i
wrapped in damp cloths, each pount
by itself, put In case upon woodeI
shelves, with two compartments 0
pounded ice to keep it cool, and, sur
rounded by cedar tub, it is sent {,
market and sold at 81 per pound
| New York Herald,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
ss,ooo,ooo check.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-The stock
holders of the Nevada Bank had their
annual meeting yesterday and re-
elected the old officers. The PROPOSE
tion to increase the capital from five
to ten millions was unanimously car
ried, and shortly after Flood and
O'Brien drew their check for the full
amount of increase.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
Tne sArTLe.

The great October elections have
come and their record is written.
The republicans have gained hand.
somely In members Of congress, In
both Ohio and Indiana, and obtained
: good strong majority in Ohio, on
state officers and carried the legisla.
turs certain In Indiana. However
the trifing majority ON the state tick
ct In Indiana may figure, It matters
not, only % to the executive admin
istration of that state. Both these
states, In oil human probability, will
cast their votes for Hayes and Whee-
Ter In November, and the majority in
Ohio will reach from 20 to 10000,
and in Indiana, from 10 to Is, 900.
This result also insures to us, New
York, which for a month past has
been set down, by the best informed
in the republican column. When full
returns as to congressman shall have
come we will give survey of the
whole field.
LATER.-The latest dispatches do
not indicate majority of over 1000
for Williams. y,
In 1872 Tom. Hendricks carried In
diana, for Governor, by LAS majori-
ty. but in November of the same wear
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
Lively rlmeo Between the Monte.
noaeine and Turks.

LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch tom
RAgusa, yesterday, says after the cap
ture by the Turks Of the Hin Of Viso-
kaia, on the 9th inst, Deryis Pasha
advanced on the 10th and llth. He
defeated various small detachments
TX Nontenegrins. In one of these
enkSeements the Montenegrins lost
so men. On the llth inst, several
bands Of Montencgains attacked and
almost surrounded Deryish Pasha
and simultaneously attacked Podgo-
vita with five battalions. Dervis
Pasha was compelled to retreat with
heavy loss and to detach considerable
force for the relief Of Podgovitza
Fighting continues between Monktal
pasha and Montcnegrins,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
value Of siusle Troes.

In Q recent lecture Professor Beal,
Of the Michigan Agricultural Col.
lege, mentioned some trees which
have been of great value. A walnut
tree, ut Potterville. sold for 81 ,OOO. the
wood being highly ornamental in
beautiful waves, and it was made in.
to venecring. A black walnut al
Drookfeld, seven feet through, sold
for u, 200, for tho same purpose, II
New York. Two thousand dollar,
were refused for very largo blacl
walnut, ct Saugatnck. At Crane
Rapids big cherry trec, with very
dark wood, was shipped to Centra
America, and from there shipped
back to this country and sold for goo.
mahogany.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
HON. n. .. HGNDgRshorr's cop.
pGRAGAO RECORD.
lnstallnsnt No. =.

As we stated In our first INSTALL
ment of Hendershott's record, the
present Democratic candidate for
Congress in this District, in 1862 he
became an editor Of the Democratic
Mercury, published in this city. We
continue our extracts from that paper
during said Hendershott's editorial
connection Herewith. In 1863 there
appeared in that paper the following
language:
For ourselves zoe say no more men and
no more money to carry on soar Of
abolition, a scar. for the destruction not
only Of slare,.y, but also Of the Union,
Constitution, STATE RIGHTS and
individmal liberty.
August 11th, 1864. The Mercury con-
tanned an editorial article entitled
"St9bbosn Facts" In this article,
speaking OF the failure of the assault
on Petersburg, Va, was the follow
ing:
$50 far from taking anything by
his long digging operation, he met a
bloody repulse, attempting an assault
after 1t. OF course all good officers
know his negro troops, whom he
tried 10 use for lack Of white men,
proved worthless as soldiers and
merely numbered the field. So, good
bye, Petersburgl Goodbye Rich
mond! Goodbye Grant! God be
with you all according to your re-
spective merits. Meantime "the
raids II . raid? We don't know.
But our lmpression 'is, that It is the
advance Of . formidable army Of
veterans OF the Confederacy, who
mean, with Leo at their head, to take
Wdsktnaton before this month is over
We do not caro- to speculate further
in war news. Secretary Stanton has
ceased TO send his lying dispatches Ia
our picayune General John A. Dix,
Nay God N his mercy rid ~ Of Dia
dad &tdxton and thsir naster."
We shall make those installment.
brief, not for want Of matter, but DO.
cause sickening % they are, absolute
ly horrifying q they are, at this oui
day and age, % the record Of . man
- a. A. - - : I <Hn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

Mark Twain says the !" "literary
tribe," which tribe hardly ever in
dulges in politics are almost solid for
Hayes and Wheeler, but then the In
mates OF al the jails and penitentia-
ries are for Tilden-they believe In
Reform"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

Spain Is picking up in the effort TO
suppress the revolution In Cuba ana
sent over recently twenty thousand
Spanish soldiers. The continuous,
Ions. drawn out guerrilla warfare in
Cuba has long since become nauseons.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
The rrarnnla,s.

The tramp law enacted by our leg.
islature at the last session will prob
ably be declared unconstitutional.
Tho State Of Maine has similar law,
and tho Supreme Court there has do.
cided that Il 10 . violation Of the Con.
atitutlon Of tho unitsd 6tatss toe send
. tramp or vAgraut to The workhoual
without due process OF law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

IT Is alleged by democrats north
that the rebel claims, for which bills
have been introduced into Congress
that would cover thousands of mil
lions, can never be paid because one
of the constitutional amendments
was in the way. In reply, we would
say first, that thrce-fourths Of the
democracy Of the United States, In
their hearts, claim that the constitu-
tional amendments arc void, that
they were never legally adopted.
Therefore, we would not give . far
thing for democratic enforcement Of
the constitutional amendments, were
they once In power. Secondly, In re-
ply, we say that unfortunately the
trainers Of the constitutional amend
ments never dreamed that anybody
would ask Of the government to In
demnify traitors for their personal
losses while attempting to destroy the
nation, and therefore they never pro-
vided for this emergency in the con-
stitutional amendments. Here is the
amendment upon this subject. It ia
the I'd clause Of the 14th Amend
ment:
I'd. That neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aiding
tnsurrection or rebellion against the
United States; nor any claim for the
loss or emancipation Of any slave
but that all such debts, obligations or
claims, shall be held illegal and void.
1t will be observed that the losses
provided against are such as were in
Cured in aid of rebellion, and de-
mocracy hold that this does not apply
to losses incurred by the Union army
foraging for Its own support and COM
fort. One can very readily perceive the
dodge rebel democracy are playing
to get pay for the produce, wood, use
Of buildings, &C., &C., conflscated by
the Union army.
Greenbackers Of lows, these chApa
are for greenbacks az well - your.
selves. They want greenbacks by
the bashel to pay these claims Of
theirs with. Gentlemen, don't suffer
yourselves to be sold by playing into
rebel democratic hands.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

In 1874 the democratic majority in
Indiana was l7,252. In 1872, Tom
Hendricks was elected by LAS, but
in the same year, viz: ~, Grant car.
ried the State by 22,5l5.
In 1872, Grant carried Ohio by 37,-
531. In 1874, the democrats carried
1t by 7,202, and in 1875, the republi-
cans carried it by 5,544.
1t will be seen by these figures that
Of course Ohio is sure for Hayes In
November, and that Indiana Is in all
human probability republican, also by
from 5000 to 10000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

COLUMBUS, Oct. la-Thc Republi-
can majority on state ticket increases
a. the returns come in. 1t is proba-
BILE that Barnes is elected Secretary
of State by 1000 majority. The resi-
of the state ticket by not less thar
10000 There is no doubt of o Re,
publican gain Of five congressman
and two other districts win be con.
tested.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

They call it the Preference Policy
In South Carolina, and this Is the
way In which IL is enforced, according
"a fho flha r1netfxy, Masses - y ra.,.,n...

They call it the Preference Policy
In South Carolina, and this Is the
way In which IL is enforced, according
to the Charleston News and Courier.
Steps have been taken In several
counties besides Charleston, to rive
effect to tho Preference Policy. In
Columbia an intelligence office has
been opened, under the management
of Messrs. Lee Hagood, James F.
Gladsden, Winthrop Williams and
Coleman Beattie, where persons "in
accord with the party Of honesty and
reform, who are in search of employ
ment or deserve patronage" may en-
roll their names, and where applica-
tions may be made by those who can
find work or place for any Of Hamp-
toms men. The Darlington land
owners are determined to give the
preference to Hampton's men In the
renting Of land and the hiring Of
labor, and q similar enlightened
policy has been agreed to in the
several townships In Marion. One
capitalist In the middle county, who
has lent $4,000 this year to small
farmers, chiefly colorcd men, on ag-
ricultnral items, has given fair notice
that hereafter all the money he has to
lend, to the last dollar, will 90 to the
followers Of Hampton. Merchants
in different places are taking the same
stand. They will give credit to
HamptOn's men and mono other. In
Grecnville one white planter has
notified his hands that in the event of
Hampton's election he can afford to
pay them, and will pay them three
dollars q month moro than he now
pays them. These laborers arc as
Jealous democrats as any in the conn-
ty. a
The authenticity of the above can
not be questioned. Such is political
prescription in the South by democ-
racy. No colored man is to be coun-
tcnanced in business who will not
vote the democratic ticket. No land
Is to be rented to republican colored
people, and the votes Of colorcd peo-
pie arc to be openly and shamelessly
bought by giving them $3 moro on
the month to vote the democratic
ticket. All this is boldly published
by the leading democratic paper in
South Carolina.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18


Tho Chicago Times, which arrived
here this morning, was printed, as
usual, yesterday morning about four
O'Clock. It has the same Associated
Press dispatches which the COURIER
laid before it's readers in an Extra
Yesterday morning early, and far less
general and special information
touching the election than was con-
tanned in our last nights CouRIER.
Nevertheless, democrats were dane
| ing around this morning, ike bed
lamites, with their yesterday morn
ings Tines, claiming as it does, Ohio
and Indiana as overwhelmingly DEM
ocratic.
They are the same people who have
been claiming Colorado for the DEM
ocrats by their old Chicago Dailics
and Weeklics, long after all intelli-
gent people who take the CouR-
TER and read the dispatches red
hot before, they are twenty -four
hours old, knew that Colorado was
overwhelmingly Republican. Yes
terday morning all the people who
didn't want to believe lie, and who
read tho COURIER, know that Ohio
was apparently Republican with its
unpopular candidate for Secretary Of
State, and that Indiana was close.
The liar-in-chief of the Chicago
Tunes knew that TO be the situation
then in his Office when he wrote the
flaming editorial, donblc-leaded lie,
claiming Ohio by 10000 and Indiana
by $4,000, and which old, stale false
hood IL being rolled under their
tongues this morning rs a sweet NOR
sci by Democratic babes.
Republican editors had as much
cause yesterday morning, in fact
much more, to claim q rousing Re-
publican victory than democrats had,
even taking the IImess own dis
patches - q basis.
It must be q shabby cause which
requires such lying, and it argues
that such papers have a very low
opinion Of the intelligence of their
readers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

SECRETARY MoRRrLL has had . call
for another ten million Of our four
and-a-half per cent bonds from the
Rothchilds Of Europe. In one batch
they sent over $75O, 900 in gold for ita
value in these Az per cent bonds at
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

It is q good deal to hope for, but the
st. Louis Journal predicts there will
be ray Of light in Missouri this fall,
that the Republicans will carry st,
Louis, and at least four districts In
tho State will elect Republican Con-
gressmen, while two other districts
arc doubtful, with the chances against
the Democrats.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
Railroad Accident One Man kili1d
and Two Wous1dod.

UINCINNArI, Oct. II. = A special
engine on tho Ohio & Mississippi rail-
road last evening ran into a switch
ing engine near Aurora, Ind, killing
the fireman of the latter, Frank
Woods, who was oiling his engine At
the moment Of the collision. aud bad
ly injuring F. Gaskill, q helper on the
engine. and slightly injuring Ross.
engineer OF the special.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
WEST VIRGINIA.
Goes II, 900 Democratic.

WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. l3.-Ohio
county gives a democratic majority
Of lS9. On the vote for Governor,
the returns from tho interior are
coming In slowly, they generally
show increased democratic majorities.
The State will probably 60 $4,000
democratic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

Beaver, Utah, Oct. l0.-Jndse Bofc
man to-day pronounced death sem
tence on John ID. Lee for participa-
ton in tho Mountain Meadow massa-
ere. In alluding to the horror, he
remarked sthere were others equally
guilty, not yet discovered, or against
whom evidence was lacking, who
might hereafter expect punishment"
The prisoner having the right under
the laws Of the Territory 10 choose
death by hanging, shooting or be-
heading, and having chosen to be shot
was sentenced to be shot 20 death on
January 96th, 1871.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

CINCINNATI, Oct. 12.-Revised re-
turns from this county give Bell q
majority of8Sl Boynton lis; Saylor
(dem.) for congress, majority 652 ;
Banning IS. The republicans elect
one Judge, recorder and commission
er.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
a,r e,~

WHITEHALL, N. Y, Oct. 1.-THE
entire business portion Of Sandy Hill,
N. Y. was burned last night. Loss
oyer X9000Q0.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

Perhaps this is financial economy
and reform worth Boosting Of by q
"good government"
In eighteen months Governor Til.
den has pardoned 1856 criminals and
restored seventy to citizenship.
But will not close without giving
other reasons why honest citizens,
and particularly honest democrats,
conscientiously changed their opin-
ions of Mr.. Tilden, and now oppose
his elevation to tho Presidency.
To our surprise, we found that
Gov. Tildcn opposed the execution Of
the laws and reform in every locality
where Ring men controlled party
machinery and Presidential delegates.
We found that he struck at Lord in
Rochester, Dennison in Syracuse, and
for q time at Tweed in New York,
because the political machinery of
the party in those places had passed
into other hands. Far greater public
robbers than Lord or Belding were
rObbing in Brooklyn and Albany, but
then they controlled delegates and
conventions, and the Governor re-
fused to lay his hand upon them. In
fact these same men have been Tilden
delegates to each State Convention
since the alliance was entered into.
We then found that in November
last the friends and partner Of Tweed
and his gang men mysteriously all
became Tilden men. In the early part
of December Tweed was released
from prison. The official in whose
care Tweed was, is responsible to the
Governor for his place, for Tweed's
body, or for &C, ,OO0, 900 Judgment, from
which Tweed absconded. No action in
any way has been taken against the
Sheriff. 1t was believed, and the be-
lief has crystalized into very general
conviction, that bargain had been
made to give Tilden the Presidential
nomination, in consideration for
Tweed's release and Executive pro-
lection to his pals.
1t was afterwards discovered that
while honest democrats had been
criticizing Mr.. Lincoln's administra.
tion for not hurrying ON troops and
making short work Of the war, and
had been shouldering their mnskets
as over 10000 Of them did, and pay.
ing their taxes, as cvery loyal mar
did, that one Of the wealthiest men il
the party, Samuel j. Tildcn. was dis,
couraging cnlistments, hiding away
his property, and making false re.
turns. This was an insult to the 10y.
atty and honor Of tho party which
no man of self-respect can submit to
on the part of q candidate for thu
Presidency.
have not referred to Mr.. Tilden',
somersault on the currency question
Excuse the space have occupied
We oppose Mr.. Tilden because w
have found him to be an insinccr,
man, q traitor, hypocrite, swim
dlar and . periurer. Respectfully.
DEMAs BARNES.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
WEST VIRGINIA.
HAMILTON COUNTY.

Returns are meagre but indicate q
democratic majority Of 5000 to 10000
In the State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
How the Abbyslnians cobbie' Up the
Egyptians.

LONDON. SIct. IA FAr1S cores
pondent tclegraphs an account Of an.
interview with an officer i'm the Egypt-
ian army, who gives circumstantial
details of the horrible events which
have taken place in Abyssinia. Dur
ing the attempts of Egypt to chastise
the Abyssinians there has been two
expeditions. The first, which was dcs-
patched in Oct. 1875, consisting Of
4,OOO men, was surprised in defile of
Goundel and massacred to the last
man. The second expedition of g. 900
men started in Jan. last. It met tho
Abysinians in defile Of Goura, and
was overwhelmed, 1000 men being
killed. The Abyssinian King then
went into the interior, and according
to the latest reports, has repeated
what he did in detiles Of Goundel and
Goura by again crushing the army Of
the Egyptians. The details Of this,as
of other expeditions are guarded
with great secrecy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
MR.. FARRIs' STATEMENT

oetect ea.
MR.. FARRIs' STATEMENT.
At about Z 80 the men came in at
the door, the man who came in first
presenting . revolver and demanding
that 1 should open the safe. He
walked around the counter and came
up to me. I grabbed the revolver
with my left hand and pull sd 1t down,
told them that would not open tho
safe. They said If would open the
safe should not be hurt, but If I did
not they would kill me. told them
that would die first. One Of them
proceeded to search my pockets. and
procured tho key to the vault, and
then locked the offlco door, and un.
locked the door Of tho vault. Then
he too presented revolver and or
dcred mo to open the safe, and pos
itively refused again. One Of them
then pushed me into the vault, and
both Of them again presented their
revolvers and ordered mo 10 or,en the
safe, and I again refused. One of
them put up his revolver and drew
from his breast pocket largo knife,
about eight inches long and one and
one-half inches wide, bright and ap-
parently new. He made feint at me
with the knife, making u slight cut on
the left lapel of my coat, over my
heart, and then by a similar stroke
made. a like cut in the right lapel. AT
this time l consented to open the safe.
They took the money from the safe.
except $25 in gold, $40 in fractional
currency, and a small amount in sill
yer ana nlckeis, which were in q
sr,la.. Mn DoA aIu i was not discovered.
t ns sooA mn m.so NY n Private papers
,,.on .ao,n .no W. waile. re.y lMey tncn look the
Tsay 1MUney amu ~ .e.uIneu me tne waiiet.
thn m y.,,i. ,nen ryoeS"eu .,1S s.. 70 LOCK me IN
az sl1o " sa.. Pieau @ win tnem not 10
W ~ % my neann was sucn That l
..o.,,. vouiu n1s n. .ohg surylve IN the close
Yau Du. .ney iockeu tne aoor, ana
iU,"iCu ~ saO sa"it until Tue nl&nt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
From the Knoxville Journal
THE KNOXVILLE ROBBERY
Loss From Twelve to Fourteen
Thousand Dollars.
Masked Men Clean Cut the Marion
County Treasury, and Leave the
Treasurer Locked in:the Vault.

This treasury was robbed once be-
fore of $32, 700 on the night Of Febru-
ary 9th, 1867. The robbers were never
detect ed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18

Official and semi-Official returns
from twenty-eight Democratic and
twenty-scven Republican counties
give Harrison for Governor 8, ,O62 ma
jority. In the remaining twenty
three democratic counties and four
teen republican counties Hendricks
received In 1872 5,971 majority.
Gen. Harrison's gain In the counties
heard from over the vote Of 1872 is
H7.