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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

1t becomes our duty as chrOnlcler
of news to this week lay before our
readers one of the most fiendish
crimes ever committed by any one in
the county ofPagc. The parents of the
parties in this base outrage are old
and respected citizens, and no one
can write or talk about the matter
without having a heartfelt sympathy
for them. 4Rn
Some two or three years ago Milt
Vansant married Miss Alice Hakes.
They received the heartfelt congratu-
lations of parents and friends, and
started on the journey through life
with bright and fiattering prospects.
But the devil lurked in the breast of
the man, and in short time he COM
menced to whip his wife,. The pun
ishment he has inflicted upon her
during the few years Of their mar
rage language fails to describe. He
has whipped and pounded her in
every conceivable way. AT times he
would take a club and pound her,
then switch and whip her. Some
thing over year ago he threw an ear
of corn at her, hitting her in the side,
which caused miscarriage. Some
time after this she happened in the
stable and he knocked her down in
one of the stalls, where she lay uncon-
scious for some time. At last she
came too, and when he observed it he
remarked, "d-n you, thought you
were dead and in hi by this time.".
A few days since he went at her with
the butcher knife and cut through her
clothes, touching the skin in several
p laces During this time he kept her
SO under his control that until recent
ly she did not tell her own people
how badly she was treated. During
this time, in his own house, he at
tempted to commit rape upon
cousin Of his wife, who was stopping
over night with them, but she got
away and went home. In August last
a twelve year old sister of his wife
was stopping with them, and at night
slept on the lounge. He got out of his
own bed and went to this innocent
child, and there, in the presence of his
wife, committed a crime that pales
before ali others. After gratifying his
devilish lust, he took his gun and
hAbNC OACIh UOtA pIONuISG tudU tIlcy
would never tell, at the same time
saying that if they did, he would not
only kill them, but also their father
and mother. The child went home
looking badly, and her mother asked
her what was the matter. AT last the
child informed her, who, upon exam
nation, found from the blood stains
on her clothes, that it was too true.
Her mother fearing Vansant, and
knowing that he had threatened to
both kill and burn them out, said
nothing to her husband about it until
Friday last. Ha
On Friday night a warrant was
made out and placed in the hands of
the sheriff, who arrested him, brought
him to town and placed him in the
calaboose. On Saturday another writ
was taken out and he was arrested on
the additional charge of rape. Ex-I
animation was waived, and as yet he
has failed to give bail, and is still
locked up. Examination Of his wife
shows that che is scared all over, and
is even now covered with sores
caused by the brutal husband. She
is nothing but q skeleton, and has
suffered at this fiend's hands thou
sand deaths. Let the law have its
course to the full extent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
The attendance at the PHILADELPHIA
Exposition for the first month was
900, 600 persons. "t

The attendance at the PHILADELPHIA
Exposition for the first month was
l 100000 persons. ga
Never insult a. man because he is
poor in purse and raiment, for be-
meath a ragged coat it may be that a
muscle lies concealed that could put a
head on the Oldest man in the bust
~ market woman living near Read
ing, Penn, has curious suit against
a railroad company. While going to
market with her goods in that city, a
spark from locomotive set her bas-
ket ON fire, destroying her butter and
eggs, for the value of which she in
tends to sue the company.
Halls journal Of Health thus sums
up some of the uses of salt. 1t will
cure sick headache, make cream
freeze, make tho butter come, take
ink stains out of cloth of any kind,
kill Wens, kill worms, make the
ground cool !; SO it is more. congenial
to celery, cabbage, etc. 1t will cease
the itching pain capsed by irritating
skin diseases, such as hives, itch, 1t
will produce vomiting Or stop it, as
you like; aud many other things, too
numerous to mention. IAN pure salt
will do this, to a certain degree, but
sea salt isthe mOst efectuai In its ac-
ton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
W '8He.gEFsRs !84g..
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS,

Alabama, Leroy r. Walker; Arkans.
as, i. v. Mangum; California, John
g. Hagar; Colorado, +. j. Marshall
Connecticut r. ID. Hubbard; Della
ware, George Gray; Florida, John
Westcott; Georgia, C. p. Howell; IL
linois, John A. McCIcavand Indiana,
d. w. Voorhees,; Iowa, ii. II. Trim
BILE; Kansas, Thos. l.. Davis; Ken.
lucky, Oliver Dnvall; Louisiana, p.
II. Mari; Maine, ID. p. Hastings |:
Maryland, Geo. Treaner; Massachu.
sets, Edward Avery; Michigan, VIM.
i. BancrOft; Minnesota, Danl Bucks.
Mississippi, A. M. Clayton; Missouri,
9. IL. Hardin Nebraska, Geo. l.. Mel
len; Nevada, "A. C. Ellis; New Hamp-
shire, F.. @. Bailey New Jersey, Thos.
w. !Gatess New York, William Dor
sheimer; North Carolina, Thomas L.
Clingman; Ohio, General Thomas
Ewing Oregon, M. v. Brown Penn
sylvania, Malcolm Hay: r. l., VIM. b.
Bead; 5. c., Saml McGowan; Ten.
Jno. C.BrOwn; Texas, AshbelI Smith !;
Vermolt,.las. II. Williams; Virginia,
Jno. A, Meredith; w. Virginia, Jno.
J. Davis; Wisconsin, Alex Mitchell.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
Mine Explosion.

LoNnoN, June 26.-An explosion
in Birley pit, at Sheffield, killed scys
eral persons. Five bodies have been
recovered.
The Durham golfers by a vote of
twenty thousand to sixteen thousand
accepted arbitration in the question
of wages. w.
LATER Only six men were in the
pit when the explosion occurred and
all were Killed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28


IT must be borne in mind that to
defeat three such men as Thurman,
Pendleton and Allen is no ordinary
matter, and that the man who &C.
complishes that is no ordinary sort of
man. asf ae t.
Ohio has been debateable political
ground for generation, and this
fact has uniformly put the opposing
parties there on their good behavior,
and compelled them to select for
standard bearers their very best men.
And this is one of the compensating
advantages of living in q close State.
1t is a guarantee that whichever par
ty is in power the men of brains rule
the State. .t..
No man has yet charged Hayes with
securing the important positions he
has filed by any sort Of chicanery.
On the contrary it is agreed by
all parties that Office has sought
him out from among a formida-
BILE array Of candidates in his
own State, which has always been
famous for the ability of its public
men. And in his canvasses and in the
administration of his public Offices, he
has always exceeded the most SAN
guine expectation Of his friends.
Hence his strength and popularity in
Ohio. Leaving out of the count his
honorable career as city Solicitor of
the great city Of Cincinnati, which is
the first office, he held, and which is
one requiring a high order of legal
ability, he has since 1861 served his
country four years in the front as
Major, Lieut.. Colonel, Brigadier, and
Major General of volunteers. It is
the testimony Of his comrades that he
was o soldier and patriot sans peur ct
sans reproche. ~. H
His next four years were spent in
Congress, where, by universal con-
sent, he was regarded as an able,
wise, and attentive legislator. He is
now about six months into his third
term as Governor: of Ohio, having,
the refore, served in that capacity al
together about four and q half years.
Gould "a man have had q better
school than r. B. Hayes has had to A
him fordhe Presidency 2 And after
all is II Asueh o promotion to pass
from the Governors chair of State
like Ohio which has as many people
as the whole United States had one
hundred years ago. to the Presiden-
tial chair, hedged around as it is by
snch legislative and judicial authori-
Ity. a iaita 81 5t
For a quarter Of a century no man
has been either formally nominated
or elected to the Presidency who has
had wider, better or more varied ex-
perience to fit him for the place than
orr candidate.
To the man who wants to be can
did and fair, therefore, the objection
against Hayes, and which is the only
one SO far raised against him, to-wit:
that he is comparatively obscure and
unfamiliar with our public affairs,
proves to be unfounded and falls to
the ground. ~ ta.1sH
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
ROOF,

Having used Dr. Green's Bitter Tonic for onr
serves ana families at various times, we aIwnys
found ftsnsc6cncffcia and would recomme nd n
70 all lauiteterA from Dyspepsia, Debility. Indi-
gcation, bilious and Liver Complaints
kd EIlSEES, Cashier Nat r. w 60. pbila pa
Me- LuENisY 92i Wallace ST..
Et4saF@k-A ts'3fAtFt .-4..A. N 4ftss1 ~
HAVING been AFFLICTED with Dyspepsia for a long
tonic and am liappyj9 say. i ,was entirely cured
nave used IT m my family for d number or years
anu consider II the beet Family Medicine In use
Mrs GEO PlNKE.RTON, Il King st /, Phila Pa,
~ E8sHft fst9Gs 49, s@F&
we have used spr. Green's Bitter Tonic for q
number OF years. mud always fonhd It reliable, 1
was entirejy cured Of sick headache by Its use
Es'PINCERrtJN, Chnrtfi ST. Lancaster, Pa.
a MMcGLpINaai,tiit ''.ab.f3l5 .
u We, residents Of lancaster, Pa, certify that
Or. Green's Bitter Tonic has been made and sold
mere for fifteen years wO have used IL onrselyes
anu IN uz4AAailies. and can recommend It as a
rcliaBe medicinal preparation. For Dyspepsia,
Dct,iity Bilious mid Liter Complains. In cases
III disordered Siomach, and In bringing up shat
fered and worn oHt constitutions il b I'd no equal,
rhiihp Pesrlier, ! II kaufman, II. D. q ron,
! y. Miller, j. Il. Weaver u. j. Markley
4 ia Kaufman, j. s. Hoamaier, II b Kaufman,
Geo P,ukerton, Fondesmith Harry Geiter.
Sssd for Otsctanf And other Rnihfs.
Il, ~. n. nARTRuFF a. CO.,
- tfHtalti W. FA5stg8t Ftt# lllf{fDktun Iowa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
Chicago live stock Market.

CrunAGo, juno u.
BY Telegraph. 81
Hogs-receipts 10000. The market
is active and firm. Sales at IS l5m
q 70. Sales common to choice $6.25,
Bulk of Sales rs. l5@G.20
Cattle-receipts 1000. Dull and 4
shade easier. Sales of comiion to
choice were made at $IGq5: bulk of
sale of medium to good smooth steers
at 81 25@SO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
HAYES AND WHEELER. 4
Oubuquc Emshuaiasii Lost Liberals
Return to the Fold. ,..5

DUBUQUE, June PA large and
enthusiastic Hayes and Wheeler meet
ing was held in this city tonight NJ.
G. Woodruff, of the Times, presided
Speeches were made by Judge d.. S.
Wilson, Col. d. Il. Lyon, Rev., j. Ii.
Rhea, DIR. E. A. Guilbert, and j. w.
Shannon, of Elkakcr. t "a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
~. Louis Market.

Sr. LOUIS, June 2G.
BY Telegraph $3.50
Wheat-iirmer. No. 2 Fall 81 81
cash, and 81 Is bid June, and Fl II
Aug. No. 3, % asked. o
Corn-Lower to sell at ~ = eo3e bid
cash, Al June, and All Aug. ia. 81
Oats-lower to sell, 3o's bid.
Whisky--$l IL. Il = g
Pork-better at $40 750ea0 90. it@
i Lard-unchanged. t# }s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, Of Har-
prr's Weekly is out thoroughly and
enthusiastically endorsing the nomi-
nation of Hayes and Wheeler. He
says ''the nominations command our
"most cordial approval" We are
glad to know that Curtis editorials
and Nast's cartoons in the coming
campaign win not cross lances polit-
ically. For some months past these
two eminent political teachers have
not agreed very well. ,u
Curtis sat in the Convention with
eyes, ears and mouth open, perfectly
entranced at the grand and superbly
eloquent ntterances of Bob Ingersoll,
and if we mistake not he drank in a
little wholesome enthusiasm and
sound Republican sentiment from the
unequalled Illinois orator. He got
some sound, practical common
sense instilled into him and learned
what he never dreamed of before,
viz: that men who parted their hair
in the middle, and wrapped about
them the mantle Of fancied superior.
ity, from the fact that they dwelt in
the cities of the Atlantic sea coast,
were forced to play very diminu-
tive second part when pitted against
the men of the Northwest. If there
is anything which such men as Curtis
and Richard H. Dana want to learn
above all else, it Is humility; that
they are not the best nor the biggest
men in this country, and if we mis-
take not, they did learn something at
the Cincinnati Convention, unless
their self opinionated epidermis is as
impcrviOus as the Uranium of a
numbsknll. The Senate in rejecting
Dana as Minister to England were
perfectly vindicated by the stupid,
narrow-minded exhibition he made
of himself in the convention. The
impression these gentlemen made
upon the national convention, espe-
cially Dana, was very prejudicial to
their regulations for political candor
and destructive to their reputation for
commonsense. We are glad to note that
Curtis learned something of the West,
and, as for Dana, we have not heard
from him officially, but II matters very
little whether he is ever heard from.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

TOMORROW CTuesday) commences
the struggle in st. Louis to find a
Democratic candidate for President.
As preparatory work, Sunday and
Mondays efforts in log-rolling, for
hot weather, must have taxed the
delegates powers of endurance to
their utmost. Preceding the Repub-
lican Convention, it was easy to pre-
dict, as we did, that the struggle lay
between Blaine and Hayes. In our
issue of Saturday, 10th inst, four
days before the sitting of the Cincin-
natl Convention, we said: off Blaine
" fails, he will 60 down with almost
one-half of the Convention standing
for him, with such hearty sympathy
for, such abiding faith in him, and
such enthusiasm for him to be carried
forward into the future, that it will
be next to triumph for him, since
he is yet young man. And next after
Blaine's failure, if it happens, will
follow the nomination of Hayes"
There is no possible chance of
making any such certain prediction
in regard to the result at St. Louis.
The fact is the ticket cannot be con-
jectured with any sort of certainty.
Democrats, Republicans, everybody,
are at sea about the result Demo-
cratic journals dare not hazard a
prediction, and delegates are mum
upon it. Tilden will of course lead
in the vote, but it is hardly possible
for him to win. Hendricks will have
strong supporters, and contrary to
the general opinion, we would SOON
err expect him to win than Tilden, but
both are out of the question, in our
view. Bayard must fail, for he would
be the easiest beat of any man that
they could nominate. Gen. Hancock
has some strong points. Chief among
these is the one that the Democracy
would by nominating him make q
further show Of their arrant hypoc-
risy since he was soldier of the
Union. This they would do under
the same line of policy which led
them to nominate Mcclellan. How
ever, such chaff does not pass current
these days and we lay aside Ham
cock as not the winning man.
Joel Parker, of New Jersey, might
stand fair show, but he is not the
man to aid greatly in the October
State elections in Ohio and Indiana,
and this we think will unhorse him.
We look for the lightning to strike
some man in, or contiguous to Ohio,
whose political record of late has not
identified him for or against either
side on financial issues and the divis-
ion in the Democratic party on that
question and who will therefore be
accepted by both sides and at the
same time will be agreeable to the
New York Democracy. We shall
look for the man, as we said, in or
near to Ohio. Allen G. Thurman is
among the very ablest Of all the men
suggested in connection with the
nomination, but we do not refer to
him as one whom it is possible for
the convention to hit upon. We say
this lest it might be enormously in
ferred that we consider him as stand
ing some show. We refer to some
such man as Judge Ranncy, of Ohio,
Is one whom the lightning is liable
to strike.
We observe, as we conclude this
article, that we have not spoken of
Judge David Davis, and we will
therefore add, that he is nowhere.
His show and that of Uncle Billy
Allen are about on q par, and both
sta ahtisies. :
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
Trsops for tho aslack s,,,,s.

SALT LAKE, June 24.-In accord
ance with orders received from Gen.
Crook, four companies of the lIth In
fantry left Camp Douglass this morn
ing Ell route for the Black Hills.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

In CAMP, Oct. 2.-Youss Of the 10Th
alt, Is received thanks. 1 haze other
business just nosc. Any maa scho scould
leave the army at this time 10 election
eer for Congress ought to. be scALPED.
Truly Yours, r. b. HAYES. 2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
SoE4g19I w Il AITHy
4li $500. 900 In GIFTS,

iifandess Scheme ever Presented 10 the publiel
rileaAAa FaiirtNlIstFOIsO ONLY s1a.
r liE NE NTuCkY CASH DISTRIBUTION
tssoMPANY, authorized by dspecial act of the
n ~. sGliooL or FRANKFORT, will haya
~, We, nrst 81 their seriesof Grand Drawings at
~ iiaii IN the City of Frankfort, Ky ON
~ iasiAYt AUGUST u, ISi6, on hich occa-
.o anss VII dstrIhnte to the ticket no ders the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

that which Abraham Lincoln had
when he went from his friends at
Springfield, when he said: l 60 to
Washington to assume responsible
ty greater than that which has de-
vOlved upon any one since the first
President, and l beg you, my friends
and neighbors, to pray that l may
have divine assistance, without which
l cannot succeed and with which l
cannot fail. CHEERS In that spirit
/ ask you to deal with me. Cheers.
If il shall be the will of the people
that this nomination shall be ratified,
let us trust all may be well. If. on
the other hand, it shall be the will of
the people that another shall assume
these great responsibilities, let us see
to it that we who oppose him give
him fair trial and also our prayers.
Ny friends, thank you for the in
terest you have taken in this recep-
ton, and that you have laid aside
partisan feeling. There has been too
much bitterness OH such occasions in
this country. Let us sec that abuse
or vituperation of the candidate that
shall be nominated at st. Louis does
not proceed from our lips. Let us
on this Centennial occasion, this sec.
ond century of our existence, set al
example of what free and an intel
ligent nation can do.
Let us show in electing the CHEZ
Magistrate of nation, the officer thai
is to be first of the forty or forty-fivt
millions, let us show all those who
visit us how the American people cal
conduct themselves through a can
vass of this sort. Ii it shall be in thu
spirit which we have met here to-
night; if it shall be that business an(
fairness shall be in all the discussions
it will commend free institutions tt
the world in way in which they
have never been before. Cheers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
A Small Farm for Sale

I@oiandia half milss,froln Oitnmwa have n
asfes OF beautiful farming land. A small frame
lleuse on II 200 Fruit Tees; all under fence ex.
sept. 19eres. and nearly all DO wn in meadow II
hes on t,ientsin road running north from Oitum
MI M N, spi Oh Ie lsonable terms. Inquire
., y. " y 8. - ELIZABETH HALE
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!. !. n. ". EMERY,
Architect Contractor : Builder.

lana aad SPECIFICATIONS IaadA on short notice
OF all kinds of buildings. Once opposite Plan
ns Mil. on Maa street. ian Is 7t-dAwlv
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28
There seems to be difficulty about

There seems to be a difficulty about
establishing n uniform price for
kisses. In Illinois, a few days since.
young man who took kiss from a
young lady in the public street.-the
lady happening to be looking the
other way at the timc-was compelled
to pay ten dollars and costs, besides
undergoing the humiliation Of hear
ing himself called an ''osculatory Tar
gum by the young lady's attorney.
In Brooklyn, on the other hand. a
young man who kissed Miss Mary J..
Smith against her will. while she was
purchasing boqnct of him, was let
on for written apology.-Dct,oH
Free Press.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TnCK EFT.

For Judges saprems Court
w. III. SEWERS, gi 2t
JAMES ROTIIROCK, -H
For Secretary Of State, ...
JOSIAH T. YOUNG. 49,.
For Auditor oi.state, 0
buren, r. SHERMAN. D.
For Treasurer OF State,
GEO. w. BEMIS.
For Register State Land ONCE,
DAVID SECOR.
For Att orney General,
j. f. MCJUNKIN. .g 1 b..
For Circuit Judge, % District,
ROBERT SLOAN, of Van Buren,.
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to prevail of the excellence and next
to invinciblc character of the nomin-
alton, our own idea of its fitness was
greatly strengthened, if, indeed, it
were possible to add to our confidence
in the wisdom of the choice.
We give below an editorial extract
from the Kansas City Times, one of
the ablest Democratic journals of
Missouri, in regard to the nomina-
tions. 1t says:
The ticket nominated by the Repub-
licans yesterday is about as strong a
one as it was in their power to make.
Both the candidates are firm Repub-
licans, and neither one of them has
made himself offensive as proscrip-
tive partizan. Two years ago the
Democrats carried Ohio at the Con-
gressional election by over 10000
majority, and Indiana by majority
also over 10000. If both of those
States 60 Republican by majorities of
10000 or 10000 each at the October
election the contest will cease right
there. The Democrats will crawl
into the brush all over the Union, and
there won't be much more than a
cOrporals guard of them at the polls
in November. The stampede will
sweep away nearly half of the South
ern States, and New York will go
with the tide.
From the moment of the announce
ment of the ticket, we felt assured of
victory in November. While we say
to our readers that no pains must be
spared to poll just as near as possible
every Republican vote, yet we feel to
know, four months in advance, that a
grand triumph awaits us. After the
st. Louis Convention, we shall con-
slider ourselves better posted to guess
with accuracy, but if Hayes and
Wheeler don't carry every electoral
vote of the old free States, not cx-
ccpting even New York and Connec-
ticut, we are much mistaken.
When Abraham Lincoln was first
put in nomination at Chicago, it was
urged by the Democracy against him
that he was not statesman, that he
had not been prominent in the Ma
tiOnal councils. The very same
tactics they now seek to employ
against Hayes. Let them foot; they
must have something to say, and
seeing certain defeat staring them in
the face, they should be gratified in
relieving themselves of their bile in
snarls, because we did not nominate
q ticket to suit them. This, they have
our permission to do at st. Louis.
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81. I-ouis Live Stock aarhes.s

ST.. Louis, June 26. > I
[ By telegraph ,st s. ,
Iogs-Receipts -, Prices low
er. Workers IS 2O@ 80, bacon y, 3bte
so, and butchers rs BOA 70. tsi5