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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
THE RUSSIANS ACROSS THE DANuRr

THE RUSSIANS ACROSS THE DANUBE.
CoNsTANTINopLE, May 15.-News
has been received that a Russian
corps with cavalry and artillery
crossed the Danube near Potback and
entered Dobrudscha and an engage
ment is now proceeding.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
From aoutn caroilna.

COLUMBIA, May l5.-Thc Senate
and House meet in joint session at
r. NJ, to ballot for Chief Justice.
A. j. Willard was elected on the LIST
ballot, receiving sc out of l2S votes.
This creates a vacancy in the Asso-
ciate Justiceship the election for
which will probably take place mex
week.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

ATHENS, May l5.-The first collision
between Greek insurgents and Turk
ish troops occurred near Armyros.
The press of Athens unanimously de-
mands war.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Ohieage Lave stock Market.
OHI0Aeo, May Is.

OHI0Aeo, May Is.
BY Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head. The
market rules quiet, and heavy grades
are quotable at from IS $4,000, while
light sold at IS 20.
Cattle-Active and firm. Receipts
5000 head. Stockers 3 25@425, butch.
ers 1904 60; medium 81 75@9O, and
choice $5@5 rs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
HON. JOSEPH BROOKS.

IA MdSOu TclhJcS ILLS luClucUt, pre-
facing it with remark like this !:
"You know that Masons are taught
that no contention should ever arise
among them except that noble con-
tention Tor emulation rather) as to
who can best acork and best agree"
Yet Masons being human they some
times disagree, like other men,.
For is it not written, "Devil with devil
damned firm concord hold: Men only
disagree:
Well, more than 25 years ago Gin
ton Lodge got into terrible wran-
gle. 1t could not be said that "they
fought, hit, gouged and bit" but they
stormed and ragged and howled and
denounced and eliminated and law
years and masters and craftsmen
were in most deplorable state of ill
feeling and wrath and bitterness, so
foreign to their Masonic teaching. 1t
grew on until after midnight, when a
brother suggested, "Let us send for
Bro. Brooks" The hint was an in
spiration. So the officer went on his
errand, routed the reverned brother
out of his comfortable bed and took
him to the Lodge. The fight still
went on. Each side struggled to get
the ear of Bro. Brooks. You know
what q powerful physical organiza-
ton Brooks had, and his brain par
took of the grandness and force and
solidity of the balance. He looked
upon the unwarranted scene in the
lodge with feelings that he could
never describe. But drawing near
the altar, he said: "Worshipful Mas.
ter, we are taught in all important I'M
dertakings, first of all, to invoke the
blessing Of Deity. Let us pray" He
revcrently knelt-placed his hands
upon the three great light of Masonry
and poured forth such prayer az
entered the ears of the Lord God OF
Sabaoth, for, at the last s'amen" there
was a universal response of $50 mote
it be-; and the prayer was the Judge
the jury, the executive officer that
dissipated the trouble and strife, and
to this day there is not trace of it
left remaining. All its causes were
then and there forgotten, and Clinton
Lodge went forward in her career OF
usefulness and prosperity.-Gate C,ty.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Gold oolno Awav.

New YORK, May la.-To.day's
steamer takes quarter of million
In gold coin. A like amount was
Withdrawn to await Tomorrow
steamer, for which $500, 600 have al.
ready been packed,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

TOWN DESTROYED by AN EARTHQUAKE.
lquiqua, Peru was destroyed by
an earthquake en- Thursday tho 10th
of May.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
A story is told Of q shrewish Scotch

A story is told of shrewish Scotch
woman who tried to wean her hus-
band from the public house by en-
ploying her brother to act the part
of ghost, and brighten John OH his
Way home. "WhO are you p said the
gpidman, as the apparition rose be-
fore him from behind bush. ~ am
auld Nick was the reply. "Come
ava, man, said John, nothing daunt-
ed "gie's shake of your hand
am married tae sister ofyours.p
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Gov. Emery Wants Troops to Hold
Old Brigham Level.

Old Brigham Level.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Gov. Emery,
Of Utah, has written letter to the
Secretary of War requesting that
Camp Douglass be provided with five
companies of infantry and two of
cavalry; that Camp Cameron shall
have two full companies of infantry !;
that one infantry company shall be
quartered at st. George that another
shall be sent to Hogan in Cache Val
ley and that the company at TT. Hall
shall be retained and reinforced.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
More About the Rockford Djsas-

CHICAGO, May l2.--Architect Cav.
who designed the Rockford, Illinois,
Court House, which fell YESTERDAY.
left last night for Rockford, in re-
Spouse to kilograms sent him by the
officials there, and his statement cam
not be obtained. The papers, how
ever, are publishing accounts Of mis-
haps to Chicago buildings of which
he has been the architect, and they
make q formidable list. Prominent
architects express great doubt as to
his fitness to make plans and specifi-
cations. The feeling, both here and
in Rockford, seems to be that the con-
tractor, Richardson, is comparatively
blameless, he having at his own ex-
pense placed strong works in what he
considered weak places, and having
plead with the building committee
for stronger material but in vain.
The workmen were largely from
Springfield, Richardson having taken
them from that city with him.
CHICAGO, May ia special to the
Erening Journal from Rockford,
says, "No bodies have been taken out
since Warren was extricated last
night. Chief Lakin and the Fire De-
partment did efficient service and
worked by relays all night. A dom
key engine is expected hourly to lift
the heavy blocks. Architect Gay
came last night. The coroner's jury
this morning viewed two additional
bodies, but they have taken no stept
toward fixing the responsibility, but
have sent to Chicago for two engineer
experts and to secure the plans and
specifications to hold until the exam.
ination was completed. They meet
again at four this afternoon. Rich.
ardson has long been dissatisfied with
the specifications for the roof and now
blames himself for not throwing ur
the contract entirely. The feeling
here is deep, but q general disposition
is manifested to await Investigation
before passing judgment. A shock
was felt in the building an hour be-
fore the fall, but it did not cause any
alarm.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
THE SEA SERPENT.
A Mighty Monster Of the Deem
Appears ut . Town i'm
Scotland.
II Attacked and Driven Ashore
by q Party Of Volunteers.
Dragged upon Land, His Tail
Makes Fearful Havoc
Among the Stones.
the Animal loi Feet In Length,
with Fins and Things to Match.

NEW YORK, May ll.--Foreign pa
pers received late tonight publish
circumstantial narrative by residents
at Oban, Scotland, from which it APP
pears the sea-serpent has been actual
ly captured at that place. The cor
respondent writes: "a most extraor-
binary event has occurred here,-the
stranding and capture of the yerita-
BILE sea-serpent In front of the Gale
DOMAIN Hotel, Oban. About4 o'clock
yesterday, an animal or fish of gigan-
tic size was seen sporting in the bay
near Heather Island. 1t was of the
the serpent species, carrying its head
fully twenty-five feet above the wa.
ter. A number of boats were soon
launched and proceeded to the bay,
the crews armed with such weapons
as could be got handy. They headed
the monster, and some of the boats
were within thirty yards of it, when
1T SUDDENLY sPRANG
half length out of water and made
tor the open sea. A random fire
from several volunteers with rifles
seemed to have no effect on it. The
boats ranged across the entrance of
the bay, and by screams and shouts
turned the monsters course, and it
headed directly for the breast-wall of
the Great Western Hotel. One boat
had most narrow escape, the ami
actually. rubbing against 1t.
A little past SIX the monster took
the ground on the beach in front of
the Caledonian Hotel in George
street, and his proportions were now
fully visible. In his
FRANTIC ExERTIoNs WITH HIS TAIL
sweeping the beach no one dared APP
proach. The stones were flying in all
directions. one seriously injuring a
man called Badly Barrow, and anoth-
er breaking the window of the Com
mercial Bank. A party of volunteers
under Lieut.. David Menzies now as
sembled and fired volley after volley
into the neck, according to the direc-
tons Of DIR. Campbell, who did not
wish for scientific reasons that the
confguration of the head should be
damaged. As there was a bright
moon this continued till nearly 10
o'clock, when MI. Stevens, of the
Commercial Bank, waded in and
FIXED A STRONG ROPE
to the animals head and by the ex-
ertions OF some seventy folk, it was
dragged above high-water mark. Its
exact appearance is as follows: Ex-
IRENE length 10l feet; the thickest
part about twenty-five feet from the
head, which is eleven feet in cfrcum-
ference. At this part is fixed pair
of fins four feet long by nearly seven
across. At the sides further back is
Q long dorsal fin extending for at
least twelve or thirteen feet and five
feet high in 'front.' tapering to one
foot.
THE TAIL.
is more of a fattened termination to
the body proper than anything else.
The eyes are very small in proportion
and elongated, and gills of the length
Of two and half feet behind. There
are no external ears. Great excite
ment is created and the country peo-
nln are fiOcki nr in ~ viouy ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
The Chicago Tribune utters a false

hood knowingly and wilfully in
making up its list of daily papers in
Iowa which endorse the Presidents
southern policy. That its willful ly-
ing may appear conspicuously, we
note it Classics for the policy the
Ha,ckeye, a paper which lies upon its
exchange table every day. The
Hapkeye never has endorsed the pol
icy of the President, but has most
decidedly declared its want of con-
fidence in the wisdom of that policy.
But this is not the only manner in
which the unfairness and positive
meanness of the Tribune appears. It
distinctly asserts to its readers that
papers not agreeing with the Presi-
dent are against the colored men of
the South, knowingly opposing the
equality before the law of the colored
race.
Again, the Tribune in its Saturday
issue, rakvs- ~es>aiar to deride a re-
publican for his audacity in oner:-s
himself for an appointiye Office, and
yet not endorsing the Presidents
-suuthrrn policy. Since 1872, up to q
very recent period it has been its dali
ly boast that it was an independent
paper-it called itself independent
cut loose from all parties. and it rung
the changes in its every issue upon the
opprobrious appellation applied to
administrative straight republican
papers, that they wore the collar of
their master that they were slavish
tools, having no independence. All
will remember the glib mendacity of
the Tribune in this regard.
Now the Tribune is no longer an
admirer Of independence, but by ly.
ing about and abusing those who
have the candor and independence te
express their views, it seeks to bull
doze and BLACKBOARD them.
All remember that Joe Medill wal
a civil service commissioner, and
gobbled his fifty dollars per day
for the service he performed. Now
he would go farther and declare tina
''to the victor belongs the spoils :
but he would add that even thos'
yictors to entitle them to the spoils
must implicitly follow the President
must wear his collar.
The Tribune is doing more injury
/. to the Administration and the re
publican cause than any other paper
in( the country. 1t is doing this by
its abuse and falsehood toward re
spectacle papers. This is explainabl'
only upon the hypothesis that the rea
power behind the Tribune, Horac'
White, is democrat Of the bases
school. AS an organ of the democra
cy it seems to have been the role 0
the Tribune for years, to hang on tn
Outskirts of the the republican part
claiming sort of identity with Il
and to place itself in easy strikin
distance to do all the injury it coul
to the party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

BUCHAREST, May 15.-The Chamber
of Deputies have adopted the bill to
cover tho expense of Mobilization by
requisitiOn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

The Manchester Press says that one
Haydock, pretending to be an agent
for HoiioWay's pills Is q fraud, and
cautions papers against making adj
yertising contracts With him
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

BAToUM, May 11.-About s O'Clock
this morning the Russians, largely
augmented, advanced with field artii-
lery, and made furious attack upon
the heights defending Batoum on the
land side, occupied by Bashi Bazouks.
The Ottoman troops were entrenched,
and spread terrible and well-sus-
tanned fire Of cannon and musketry,
which literally moved the Russians
down in swathes. They fell by scores
and by hundreds on the plain below
the Turkish position. During their
attempts to make way against this
fire, body of Turkish horse and
foot, taking advantage of thick for
est broke forth upon the flank of the
Russian column and effected a great
slaughter, the Muscovites being upon
perfectly open ground and having no
choice but to fight or fly. In q short
time the spot which was the
scene of this flank movement
became covered with the dead
and dying Russians, but the enemy
quickly brought up reinforcements
and the battle was renewed with
much determination. The efforts of
the assailants were desperately main
tanned, but towards midday their ar
tillery fire gradually slackened and
they at length withdrew after suffer-
ing considerable loss. Eye witnesses
of this important engagement testify
that the Ottoman soldiers behaved
admirably. They had, however, dur
ing q great part of the action the adj
vantage of entertainments on high
ground and 1t is due to this fact, no
doubt, that their losses, compared to
Russians, were insignificant. The
victory was won by the extraordinary
courage of the Bashi Bazouks. The
dead and wounded Russians exceed
four thousand. The engagement
lasted over eight hours actual fight
ing. The last of the Russians did not
withdraw until near midnight. The
Russians lost many guns. The only
Turkish officer of tote killed is Khai-
i'm Bey, Major of irregulars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
THE WAR.
HuSsians Attack q Turkish Posi-
don Near Batoum.
And After Eight and one-Hali
Hours Fighting are Nouted.
Their Loss Reported at Four
Thousand Men.
Russians Sink . Turkish aaon,,o

Russians Blink q Turkish Monitor.
KIscHENEFF, May 12.-It is off,
cially confirmed that the Russians
sunk a large Turkish monitor on the
Danube yesterday. A shell exploded
the magazine and tho monitor sunk
and the whole crew of two hundred
soldiers persisted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Three Columns of Russians
aA~aailu Marching TO Cross
the Danube.
RUSSIAN DEFEAT CoNTRAp1crEp,

ST.. PETERsBURG, May 14.-A dis
patch (officiaD contradicts reported
attempt by Russians to cross the DAN
ube at REM and their defeat on tho
9th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

1t became necessary to order collins
for 241 Inhabitants Of Keokuk during
the year ending with April 30.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
RUSSIANS coMpLErELY ROUTED.

RUSSIANS COMPLETELY ROUTED.
LONDON, May IAN official Con-
stantinople dispatch says the Russians
having attacked Friday in great force
a position occupied by the vanguard
of Turkish auxiliary troops in the
vicinity of Batoum, an engagement
ensued lasting eight and one-half
hours, resulting in q complete rout Of
the Russians who lost LOCO men. The
Turkish loss was inconsiderable,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
WHISKY RING PRosEcuTIoMs,

WHISKY RING PROSECUTIONS.
The country feels grateful to Sec
rotary Sherman for putting his foot
upon the attempts to gain further i'm
munity for the "squealers" of the
whisky ring. There was q deep fecl-
ing of dissatisfaction with the Govern
ment for allow wing so many ringsters
to escape by turning States evidence.
President Grant intensified this feel.
ing by pardoning them all, Joyce
alone excepted.
Mr.. Bluford Wilson need make NO
attempt to evade his full share of the
responsibility for the compromise
made. He was in constant cOmmu-
nication with the counsel was here
frequently and knew all about the
conduct of the cases.
The public care very little about
the cases in the past except as their
treatment bears upon the future. The
decision of Secretary Sherman may
or may not be sustained by the courts,
the tribunal of last resort; but in euy
event, we have an assurance that reve-
nue. defaulters cannot expect leniency
from this Administration. That is q
most welcome announcement. The
Sherman policy has in it all that was
good in the Bristow policy, with its
great evil left out. A reformed re.
form" was necessary, and may be set
down as assured beyond Q reasonable
chicago Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
General Dehilifv.

a. nLdETISE acts directly upon the causes Of
ems the whole system, acts upon the secrefiye
organs and allayA inflammation N-~>-'o
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

The Ohio Legislature has just
passed bill making silver legal
tender for all debts public and private
in that state, to any amount The
Senate of Illinois has passed similar
biii, and it will doubtless pass the
House.
At the last session of Congress the
House passed legalizing act which
hung fire in the Senate, awaiting the
report Of commission which hsd
been appointed at q previous Con-
gress to make an exhaustive examin-
alton of the legal tender basis, as
recognized by the nations. The only
opposition to the legalizing of silver
comes from the East. We believe
that early in the next session silver
will be restored to its old place by
the side of gold, and provision made
for the coming of the silver dollar.
Legalizing silver will 60 a long ways
towards at once bringing the legal
tenders up to par if, indeed, 1t does
not wholly accomplish it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

In this complaint the good effects of the yrnr.
TINEare realized Immediately after commencing
to take 1t as debility denotes deficiency Of the
b p,ooI' anu fEoEriNE acts directly upon the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
THE TAIL.

is more Of flattened termination to
the body proper than anything else.
The eyes are very smallin proportion
and elongated, and gills of the length
Of two and half feet behind. There
are no external ears. Great excite
ment is created and the country peo-
pie are fiocking in to view it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Female Weakness.

or nEGEriSE IS not stimulating bitters which
which assists nature to restore The siomnch 70
healthy action S''eis ene e'ohheh 10 u
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Faintness at the Sfomach

al vEGETINE is taken regularly, according /
n; ,n aeertain and speedy cure will folio,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
WEDNESDAY MORNING, May l6, 1877.
TIE Gate CITY in its daily issue of

TRE Gate CITY in its daily issue of
the 18th inst, has quite lengthy ar
ticle touching the Republican State
Convention and its duty as to the
Presidents policy. The Gate en-
dorses the position taken by us, viz
that there is no occasion for the Con-
vention to endorse OF oppose the
Presidents policy, since it is pro-
claimed by its friends to be only an
experiment. Having endorsed our
view, which the Gate says is also the
sentiment of the Dubuque Times and
the Sioux City Journal, it proceeds at
length to state that calling an early
convention was unwise, giving its
reason for SO thinking. The Gate
argues that what seems now TO be
very proper, viz: to not declare in
convention pro or con on the expert
ment being tried by President Hayes
would, by say August next, have been
proper, since the policy would be
SO developed as to be no longer a
matter Of difference, and if we UNDER
stand the Gate, it intimates that all
parties would, by that time, be ready
to give the policy unqualified en-
dorsement.
We cannot look at this matter of an
early or late convention as the Gate
does, and feel sure we have
good reasons for it. In the first
place, the difference Of two months in
the time Of holding the convention
we apprehend win give us no such
satisfactory test of the experimental
policy as to lead to unanimity of
opinion. Men are not accustomed to
see sufficient evidence developed in
sixty days to induce them to acknowl-
edge themselves in error in opinions
they have held and expressed with
more or less warmth and acerbity.
The Gate wants unity in convention ;
SO do we. In fact Of course, there
will be unity, as there is, not q bit Of
sense in any other course; but the
Gate would have a late convention
to insure all things being lovely,
while we have more confidence in an
early one, since there is no reason
for pronouncing upon policy that
is experimental merely, and since
later on it might be forced upon tht
convention with no hopes Of agree
ment. Besides, since the policy Aat
spent itself, as it were, in so far ~ the
settlement Of the state governments
of South Carolina and Louisiana are
concerned, it is highly probable tina,
six months will make obsolete all diff.
ferences now existing, by displacine
the policy question with new and ex
citing topics upon which no differ
ences among Republicans will exist
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
sCRoFULA,
SCr0ful0us Hun1or.
Cancer, Cancerous Humor.

VFGETINE will eradicate from the system ey-
cry tant OF Scrofula and Scrofulous Humor. 1t
has permanently cured thousands in Boston and
vicinity who had been long and painful sufferers