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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, FeO. ~.
Mr.. Oglesby presented the creden-
tials of David Davis, elected United
States Senator from Illinois. Placed
on file.
The House bill to amend the revis.
ed statutes of the United States in
respect TO vacancies in the office OF
President and Vice-President was
read by title and referred TO the Com
mittec on Elections.
Mr.. Gordon presented the credcn-
tials of j. I. Morgan, elected United
States Senator from Alabama. Filed
Mr.. Wright called up the House
bill to provide for the appointment
of official short hand reporters in
United states Courts. Amended and
passed.
The Senate then went into execu.
tive session and soon after took re.
cess until ten tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
My. Schleicher moved to suspend
the rules and adopt a preamble and
resolution recognizing the Hampton
and Nichols governments. Rejected
l-l56 yeas, 93 nays-not two-thirds
affirmative.
Mr.. Watterson moved to suspend
the rule and adopt a resolution recit.
ing the text of the telegram sent yes.
terday to Nichols, of Louisiana, by
authority of the President, that the
Nichols government should be sus.
tanned as representing the best Gle.
mcnts of the State, and declaring the
Presidents opinion sound, and the
sentiment Of great majority of the
people.
The republicans called for the au.
thority of the telegram, but the name
was not given. The motion was dc.
feated--yeas l27, nays S5-not two.
thirds.
The Conference report on the In.
dian Appropriation bill was agreed
to.
Mr.. Cox moved recess till 10 O'Clock
Tomorrow.
The vote was very close, but il wal
carried by one majority, amid grea
clapping on the democratic side.
The House then took recess.
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object. The chair has no authority
to receive any such motion.
At elevenso'clock the'senators enter
ed the hall, and the action of each
house on the objection having been
read, the presiding officer announced
that the two houses not concurring
otherwise, the electoral vote Of Ver-
mont would be counted, and they
were thereupon declared as five for
Hays and Wheeler.
Then the certificate Of Virginia was
read, and the vote Of that state an
nOunced as eleven for Tilden and
Hendricks.
The votes of West Virginia were
next announced as five for Tilden
and Hendricks.
Then came the last, the state of
Wisconsin, with ten votes for Hayes
and Wheeler. The certificate Of Wis
consin having been read, Lynde pre-
sented objections, signed by senator's
Barnum, Mcdonald, Kelley, Cooper
and johnson and representatives
Lynde, Bnrchard, Phillips, Tucker,
Springer, Rice, Vance, Young and
Money, to counting the votes Of ID.
w. Downs. one Of the electors for
the state Of Wisconsin, because he
held the office Of pension surgeon and
Examining surgeon of the pension Of
flee, prior to and on No. z, the day of
the presidential election, and on the
day he assumed to cast his vote as an
elector that said Office was an office
of profit and trust, and that said
Downs could not therefore, be con-
stitutionally appointed an elector for
the state of Wisconsin or vote as such
under the constitution of the United
States; that said Downs was not,
therefore, duly appointed an elector
for said state, and that his vote can
not be constitu tionally counted.
The senate at IL :25 retired to its
chamber SO that the houses might
separately consider and determine
the objections.
As soon as. the senate withdrew
mills rose to q privilege question,
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certificates to be in by the first
Wednesday in February, and declared
that this certificate ought to have
been received when Hewitt offered il
to the President of the senate. Was
it for him to repeal it? Are the Rep
resentatives of the people to submit
to that? Are republicans to submit
to it? If you do, look for 1881. Let
this house put down its heel at once
and forever on the doctrine that the
president of the senate is anything
more than the presiding officer--the
guardian of these credentials until
they are opened, and that it is his
duty to open them and submit to the
two houses every question that shall
arise.
The question being on the resolu-
tion offered by Poppleton, Mr.. Knott
moved an amendment that the
house require the package rendered
by Hewitt to the president of the sen.
ate to be opened by the president OF
the senate in the presence Of the two
houses, and If found to be such Ger.
| tificate the same shall be submitted,
together with the certificate read in
the presence of the two houses, to the
electoral commission for its judgment
and decision, and that the senate be
requested to make like order re-
quiring the president Of the Senate
to open such package in the presenct
of the two houses, and that, unit
such order be made, the houses viii
not be ready 10 proceed with tht
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der and that it was the privilege of
any member to appeal from that rul-
ing.
Speaker-Thc chair has shown
great latitude in respect to this sub
ject. The chair in fact is not bound
to entertain an appeal He cited
former rulings, in effect that
when a point Of order is once decided
it cannot be renewed, even though
additional reasons may be assigned
for it. The chair has decided this
same point of order twice, but the
Chair was desirous that the house
might have an opportunity for an ex-
preston Of its opinion. Tho Chair
has now decided in accordance with
the decision of the house and for tha
reason the Chair declines to enter
tain the motion Of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania.
O'Bricn rose to q point of order,
asking when recess would be in Or
der If not now.
| Spcaker.--Thc Chair Of course
does not know what the intention of
these motives is, but the effect Of
them is delay. He criticizes in no
manner whatever either the inten-
tion or motives of any one.
O'Brien.-No one on this side oi
the House desires any delay. Loud
laughtcr.]
The clerk was again proceeding to
read tho decision Of the Commission
when he was again interrupted by
Springer, who insisted it was the du.
ty of the Char to entertain any
parliamentary motion submitted, and
to rule upon II, and that it was tht
privilege of the House to over-rule
that decision. (Shouts of "sit down 7
"shut up I" and .'order ~
| Springer.-Standing on my rights
respectfully appeal from the de
cision of the Chair.
Spcaker.-The Chair declines Il
entertain appeals. [ (Applause.l
/ Springer.-Thcn will appeal from
the Chair to the people of the coun
try [Shouts of "Oh, sit down. VIII,
have elected President who is abou
J to be counted out, under this ruling.
II Speaker.-In that particular tn,
fullest sympathy Of the Chair is will
! the gentleman from Illinois.
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A Child Attacked by Horses.

. A child only seventeen months old,
the son of family named Keistsr, liv-
inc about seven miles from this city, on
the Wauku Road, was in the habit of
running at liberty about the house,
barn, and premises. He was missed
this morning for a few moments, and
cry was heard from him in the. direction
'ofthe pasture, only few rods from the
house, in which was a drove of several
horses. His parents found the child be-
hind small stone pile, in a horribly
mangled condition, with the horses
.freading and stamping upon him. He
was carried bleeding and almost insen-
sible to the house. The indications are
that the child was kicked and then paw
ed and tread upon by the horses. Near
" the whole of one side of the face was
laid bare, and furrow was left in the
skull, probably from a shoe cork. The
other cheek was badly mutilated, and a
deep and ghastly looking cut appeared
on the top of the head. A mutilation
near the eyes showed how near the ami
mall hoofs came to knocking out those
organs Other parts Of the body were
more or less bruised, as if paved and
stepped n.-Oshkosh (Wis.) North
ageStert. f..5 Es.Is cor -s.s-
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Opening of Another Ancient
Mound in Missouri.

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The st. Louis hepublicaH of the 14th
says: A couple of weeks since an an
Gent mound was opened in New Madrid
County under the direction of Col. Cros-
well, of st. Louis. which was found very
productive in pottery, skulls and skele-
tons belonging to the old Mound Build
ers, The following account of the
mound and relics was gatherefin a con-
versatioh yesterday With Major Charles
E. Pearce. also of this city, who wit
messed the exhumation of the products
described: The mound is situated nine
miles southwest Of sikestpn, on the mar
gin OF swamp running north and south,
and bearing evidenceof being an ancient
water1course. bYmakes, deep cut
throughNtheeOunty, being in some places
twenty miles wide and now impossible,
there being no roads through it. The
average width of the swamp is about
two miles. Thes mound alluded to is
five feet high at the apex and has di-
ameter Of two hundred feetat the base.
The excavation Shows asub-stratum of
heavy clay, and above lis a stratum of
light sand from which the pottery and
skeletons were taken out. That was
overlaid with a Stratum of hard clay
evidently of artificial construction. Thes
top stratum was composed of loan
about two and half feet in thickness.
The remains we're found at a depth Of
from four and half TO five and half
feet. 11s'a IT. ad@
There were found large number of
skeletons and skulls in a fine state of
preservation. The party also took out,
altogether, eight mndred pieces Of pot
terv of all sizes and shapes, ~e1incing
very high degree of art culture, and en-
bracing vases, pots and various domes-
tic implements; also, weapons of war,
maces, arrow-heads and stone axes.
Valuable archaeological data were
found in reference to the construction
of the mounds and habits of the people,
which will aid materially in solving the
interesting problem as to who these pre-
historic people were. Several images
were found with grotesque Representa-
tons of animals, birds and men typical
to all appearances OF the facial outlines
of the skulls, most of which can be seen
in the archaeological museum of the
Merchants Exchange Maj 4Pearce has
also fine eollectionsof pottery and a
remarkable image of a woman. Col.
Croswell and Maj. Pearce propose 60
ing down to the locality mentioned in a
few weeks for the purpose of resuming
more extended observations.
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startling = ID 4 tturte With High.
waynnen.
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MADISON, Wis, June 12.-Last Sat
urday night, about 10 O'Clock, as Mr..
VIM. Harper, of Hilsburg, was return
ing horne, and when labeut Sfour miles
from this city, three, men suddenly APP
peared in the road, just in front of his
team, and insisted upon a ride. Harper
replied; g you are going the wrong
way for me'' Instantly one of the men
caught the nigh horse blythe bit and
yelled out::S ttBy-, we will have
ride on the team" The other men had
hold of the. wheelsg eandR they were
threatening. Mr.. Harper reached down
and took from the bottom of the car
rage an iron wrench, and with terrible
force chez flung it att the man at the
horse" heads 1T was asire aim. The
heavy wrench struck, the fellow on the
head, and 'he' dropped as if dead. Mr..
Harper then turned to the men 1at the
wheels, and with wrath sung out: ''And
I'll shoot you dead in. your tracks. -"
The villains had seen their comrade fall
to the ground, and as the fearful threat
fell upon them they took to their heels
and ran like hares, Mr.. Harper drove
on, leaving his wrench and his man in
the road, reaching home in safety. The
next. morning he, drove to the spot
whereof the encounter took place, found
his wrench, and saw plainly where the
highway1fian had fallen. 1t was only a
pity that the blow from the wrench had
not been fatals--Ghicago Evening Jour
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An Eyewitness Account of the
Pacific Coast Earthquake.

New YORK, June 13.-Capt. Charles
Mclean, of the ship Geneva, sunk at
Huaquillos in the great earthquake on
the Pacific Coast the 9th ult., has ar
rived and tells the story of his expert
ence. He says, though apparently safe
" anchored, his ship became entangled
with others near as they tossed wildly
about, crushing against each other and
sinking almost Immediately in 10
fathoms of water. On the first alarm
he came up from between decks. 1t was
about half-past p. m. There had been
several shocks in the previous 20 days,
but he had completed his cargo of guano
and was expecting to sail the next
morning. Aside from the frightful
rumbling sound his attention was arrest
ed by the extraordinary phenomena on
shore, the mountain above being so much
agitated that great rocks became detach-
ed and rolled down toward the sen re-
sembling balls of fire. Furthermore,
the water at anchorage suddenly preceded
so that ships in eight fathoms touched
bottom. At the same time it was OBJ
served that the ships were swinging
round and round and in opposite direc-
tons. Anchorchains became entangled
beneath the copper yards, and masts in
terlocking, while the air resounded with
falling spars and the, crash of bulwarks.
The water also came swinging in like
maelstrom, causing the Geneva to swing
round at the rate of eight or ten knots
an hour in great CIRCLES until She struck
against rock, which tore out part of
her bottom, Theship was then forced
violently in an opposite direction and
went down. OthersyesselssEere as vio-
lently driven ashore or went to the bot
tom, as in the case of the English ship
Avenmore, Captain Confeld, (which
took down with her the Captains wife,
three children and several Others. Cap
tain Mclean says it seemed to him from
the suIphufeas electrical appearance
of the mountain, that volcano was
bursting out of its sides. Rocks were
tumbling about with frightful noise
and every, thing was lighted up. He
thinks, the damage to shipping was
caused not so much by the tidal wave as
by the upward rush of water and rotary
currents driving ships repeatedly against
each others 90 f7Hsc vTgnkS
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Consumption Cured.

An old Physician, retired from active prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by an
East India Missionary the formula Of sim
pie Vegetable Remedy for the speedy and
permanent Cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung
Affections, also Positive and Radical Cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having thoroughly tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, feels it his duty to make Unknown to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive,
and a conscientious desire to relieve human
suffering, he will send free of charge) to all
who desire it, this recipe, with full direc-
tons for preparing and successfully using
Sent byreturn mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper, DR.: w. q: STEVENS,
126 Powers's Block, Rochester, n. Z.
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KINGsFoRD's OswEGo PURE STARCH, wher-
ever placed by US on exhibition in the United
States, has received the highest premium,
and at the Worlds Fair in Europe the Jury
of Nations awarded it the prize medal in tes-
timony of the highest grade Of merit
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-21

I SELL more of Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup than of all other similar preparations.
| have sold it for about SIX years, and my
buv it If. it were not'a salilabl Z remedy.
c. C. HIGGINS, Friendship, All. Co. y: Y
For sale by Richardson & Co., st. Louis, No.
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. -
- 1T is. not often that four brothers IN
one family marry fsrT sistersiH anoth-
err but Gov Carroll asof Msfylan and
two'of his brothers have married thrfe,
daughters of Judge Thompson, and an
other Mfss Thompson Is engaged to a
brother of her three brothers-in-law.
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Good Measure is the ord

OF honest trade. When you buy DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER, for sale by all grocers, you
get perfectly full weight just as marked on
the cans, and beside that an article made of
the very best and purest material so that
the strength can always be trusted.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-21
Rhsun,ati.m ouickix Cured.

DURANG's RHEUMATIC REMEDY, the great
Internal Medicine, will positively cure any
case of Rheumatism on the face of the earth,
no matter of how long standing. Price 81
bottle: six bottles, SIS. Sold by all druggists.
Send for circular to HEEPHENsTINE & BENT
LEY, Druggists, w ashington, L. c.
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TT / He VIII Go.

b. A poor, forlorn boy sat on the Post
Office steps yesterday, reading one of the
seircus circulars freely distributed around
town. He read of the wild hyena, the
ferocious tigers, the Kissing snakes, and
the terrible llbears, and then, looking
|. down on his old clothes, he said to him
salf. 81
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PURELY VEGETABLE.

The Cheapest, Purest
and Best Family Medi-
cine in the World!
AN EFFECTUAL SPK-
CIFIC for all diseases OF
the Liver, Stomach and
Spleen.
Regulate the Liver ana
prevent
CHILLS AND FEVER,
MALARIOUS FE-
VERS, BOWEL COM
PLANTS, RESTLESS
NESS, JAUNDICE AND
MATS IA
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IOWA r. Il. LAND GO.
PERRY SPRINGS,
PIKE COUNTY. ILL

Hotels open all the year. Dyspepsia, rheumatism
and all diseases of the Stomach Bowels, Liver, Kid
neys and Skin cured guarantee, no charge for
board Water shipped to all points. Send for circular.
W. W. WATSON. Clerk. b. 4. WATSON. Prop r..
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| sYlsuE %othes9 are old, Yen hain't
good looking, and you haven't got but
nineIcents to your name You'll go to
/ the eircusAinalh6rn.t -
glsAfter aiimoment his face cleared up
and he went on; ra "'
ss.sireli you. what TO do. Borrow a
coaefrem Tim Brady a vest from Jack
eSheppard,laA cap from Little English,
1ahawaitk right UP to the tent when the
shosg arroSess Sell yer knife for 10
cents, -bornow three more of Billy Hope,
sfind tive cents sunder the ticket wagon,
ant You are all right to 60 in as child
under 5.EeaIs.O age.s That's finance,
bNsiness. and fln- all in a heap; and the
first thing TODD iss tesMash yer feet and
begin to look youthful and innocen-.-
Detroit Free Press.
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/ would net be sQvery long beforeYthe
laafagaia.s z VILR9d

It was longer than they thought, how
ever. Seven fnonthst And'h the late
July days letter came to warn them of
his comlng.tlrfsa
'li : .. sssiall be downson Tuesday night"
hewrote,Etbeeanse Fimeanfo. show my
model at. the Agricultural Show on
! "Wednesday y tt,s alf finished. and patr
tented mother, rand II think willEbe a
ts Il cess ;soohly don think TOO mnchof it,
for liaraly Sexpecea prize, as other pes
pie are sureito seeposos many Improve
4 'inents that might be made in it,, 80
4 :, 8. So he wrote; and on, Tuesday even
J ngIhe followed hisslefter, and the model
szas put Way ~ the barn, under sack
\, ing, until the eventful morning. His
: mother had nosturn for ins triments ,ison
4 said She ~opid she quite satisfied to
see it as the show; but Eleanor Gray!
= weHtButaat niglzssaId heldsdhes candle
While Philip pointed out the use and
Awork beautiful, !. finished iniplea
ment, over which he had toiled for
years.
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RALSAM AND PINE.
TWO IN ONE.
JACkSON'S BEST

SWEET NAVY CHEWING TOBACCO was
awarded the highest prize at CENTENNIAL EX-
position for its fine chewing qualities the excellence
and lasting character Of its sweetening and svOrng.
II you want the BEST TOBACCO ever made, ask
grocer for this and that each plug bears our
blue strip trade mark with words JacksOn's Best
on it. sold by an tobbers Send for sample To @. A.
& CO., Manufacturers, Petersburg, Va.
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I'll shall go to the show early" he
said, brt you had better come later,
for the prizes are not given natil II
O'Clock Pon't say anS thing to mother, ="
he wentph but, Nell, Nell, 1 do hope
such great things from tomorrow.
Have 1 your good wishes,-NellP l have
fancy that you should wish me we'll"
SO Indssds you have said Eleanor;
and sheStretehed out hertwo soft hands
and -laid2them in his, and they were
botfrquiet for minute, until Eleanor
said, with Shy laugh, sand have
fancy, too, Philip, that tomorrow will
be avery triumphant.day to YOU
-' To US all, he correcteds
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WHEN WRITING TO ADYERTTSERs.
please sag yes sas0 fhe Aduerfssessse-s
- eh4n s.s1s>s
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MOTHER AND SON.

y Stand upcPhilips my lad, and shoY
The gentleman kptf book. / He's a right
clever lad, Sir James, is my Philip, and
III not say but what I'm proud of
himfi -T/Ifg ttErF rr-TI~
Sir'James pat on his spectaeles, and
took the copy-bool1e from the child's
hands, TO examine it more closely. Pres
emily, he put it down, really surprised,
and turned to1D shhes Leigh, who'S4is
standing quietly near, with.her hand on
Philips head. g 1t is wonderfully good,
Mrs: Leigh" he said, "and his father
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cDllAl2-AAlllCs slllN Leli NOollllA III lllC tlu-
sainli and i lis laether sighed Some
.Amss Over he r sAuished dreams Of great
ness, still she was thankful too, when
she looked at the bOnny face on the
ptbsE side of ale tssble, and at the hands
that had always some work to keep
4hememplsyed.yq ran pg1Hswr
- n lie migiasdlave done any cling. Sir
James" she sad 70 fhes Squire 'fretfully
once, when they were haE1ngla talk over
The lboy's future shes so sharp and
bright he might have donehie credit any
where, if he'd only taken to books; and
though I4l net denyi bat what he's a
good lad, fstill Aeih no book-learning,
Sir Jsmes 81 hosrr3 smssf woIa
, . Never mind, Mrs Leigh, sSH James
answered;i she'ilssdosyGlr credit vet, nd
.dolbts5 bear down in the village that
he cspepters and earyes wood of an
seSeHiagsn ssaa - So ~ lesiss
- AA6d fiat 3D.. SIR James Said
Dame Leigh, Frightening; ''but,a when
airs said and done, it's WORK that an
SoafpeKterlcStiLlsdo,p ~ q
III" Notquite., said Sir ghnesA lifting
up the chair With the carved rockers ID
examine it more closely; "there's find
work here, and weif done. - ''sA '-s
,CI.Hes always aftef queer, out-of-the-
Issas ashines, ssia ms 4nsshsF,suAal I
proudly. "He fixed me up a spinning
wheel the other day, out of his oddsand
essls mot toE ,l# % niHeh, fSIaIw nd
An n to use sriehqHeer tliiDgs, But af6nr !
model, he said; and it's a clever thing,
Sir James, l take it.
,--uAs-AuNeHS-elsKer thing" Sir James an.
Swered, moving over to look at the curil
Gus complication of wheels and ropes
and treadles that stood by the window,
.mada. rs Mrs. Leigh had said, out of the
merest odds and ends. "Why, my boy
has been taking lessons in carving ans
carpenteripg.fOr .these-.last-fixe Years,
shd he doc Inqfsomd an wi o. near
;tkss yet. Take Hoard, -l4rs.LI,AAk it's
such a great comfort when a boy has a
turn for work of any kind
/" It's better than nothing, no doubt, .
said Mssahsigh eE4gi@51 'MBodi
day, Sir james, and thank You. And
then, her heart misgiving her that she
had been wronging her boy, she went to
stand andswatch foTshinhat the door, 50
Oh % fifA fhiho ID sHsl6eme him home
might be the sight of his mothers gentie
face in the doorway. =
Every thing that Philip Leigh touched
ths nsighsyfs uHd to ssg turned &
ga. The farm fiourished, and tho
added to it field by field, until it was ens
of the largest in Eversham village. Then
was msnsytoSay bSxtes, aSaiRst a rainy
dA AID ssaaey 70 Gaad foSshk cottagt
every comfort and luxury for which they
could find room or need. Mrs. Leigh