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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
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After all it seems to be more than
probable that it was Cronin's nose
which flashed across the sky the
other night, instead of a mcteorite.
That eminent functionary who Or
ganized himself into quorum, and
relieved the people of Oregon of the
matter of choosing presidential elect.
ors, passed rapidly from Oregon to
Washington about the time of the So
called meteoric phenomenon, and
from all the descriptions we have
read of his wonderful proboscis, we
are inclined to the opinion that it was
corrnscations and scintillations and
reflections from Cronin's democratic
frontispieee, which were mistaken for
a comet or meteor,
The Chicago Times, which will be
recognized by all as one of the lead.
ing moral and democratic papers OF
the land, and whose evidence, ought
not to be questioned when it testifies
against its own party, has the follow
ing item in its issue of the 9th inst,
which goes far to establish the theory
above set forth:
"The rich color and abounding
proportions of Cronin's nose is the
theme Of panegyric from the Pacific
to the Atlantic. 1t has been examin-
ed in Washington and found sof gil
gantic proportions, and the color Of a
dead-ripe strawberry In fact an
orthodox democratic nose."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

tainly the first persons saw upor
coming down to breakfast were them
selves, on the identical sofa where
had left them.
Langley's story is too long a one tt
be told here suffice 1t to say that
being on deck when the Tecumsef
sunk, he had been able to strike on,
from the sinking ship, and, under
cover of the smoke and war of battle
to swim ashore. There, however, he
was taken prisoner, and kept in close
confinement for some months, finally
making his escape. Coming direct te
Frank to gain intelligence before
presenting himself to his family, he
had stopped to light cigar under
the gaslight, where Virginia had
mistaken him for policeman. lie
had known her instantly, and prcba.
bly, only her fright and agitation pre-.
vented her from recognizing his
voice, which, as he mischievously
told her, he did not disguise in the
least. fs
Alice and her accomplice were
identified by the police as old Offend
ers. The woman had carried on a
systematic pilfcring at the Temples,
and was an accomplished hypocritc.
To my intense qualification the pair
were sentenced to a full term in Sing
Sing.
Langley and Virginia were mar
ried very quietly soon after. Frank
gave away the lovely little bride,
whose fair, girlish bloom had come
come back to her, and who, under
the influence of love, seemed a differ
ent woman from the pale, sad crea-
ture who had moved SO quietly
about the house.
They idolize each other, and I think
have quite forgiven grandma Chi
chester and poor Horace Kent. Fred
has always been a great favorite with
his aunt for his bravery on the night
of the attempted burglary.
Between Fred's boasting and my
sly teasing, poor Frank will never be
allowed to forget his instrumentality
in introducing me to such Ga perfect
treasure"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

The subpoena duces tecum business
has come to halt. President Orton
has written to Chairman Morton and
Chairman Morrison that the dispatch
es are beyond his control and the di-
rectors of the company have just
passed the following resolutions:
ResolUed, That the Western Union
Telegraph Company regards itself as
the confidential agent Of such OF the
people of the United States as may
wish to employ its agencies for the
transmission of communications by
telegraph, and bound to resist by ev-
cry law wfnl means oil publication or
examination Of its records.
ResolUed, That, excepting such
messages as may be desired by the
sender to be preserved for period
not exceeding six months, the Execu-
tive Committee is hereby directed to
provide in the future for such speedy
destruction of all written messages
as the necessary keeping of accounts
between the respective Offices of the
Company will allow.
Res0lUed, That the Board of Direc-
tors hereby approve the action of the
Executive Committee in removing all
messages now on hand from the con-
troll or possession of any of its officers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

The two interesting articles
iin ex-Secretary Welles' article
in the 6aldry ON the administra-
tion Of Mr.. Lincoln are his inside
showing OF Mr.. LIS cool overriding
of Mr.. Stewards expectation and at
tempt to be virtually President him
self; and Gen. SCOTS rebuke of Nc
Clellan, when the vain old veteran
thought "the young Napoleon" wasn't
treating him with proper respect. At
cabinet meeting at General SCOTS
Office in September, 1851, Mr.. Lincoln
asked how many troops were then in
and about Washington. Gen. Nc
Clellan could not tell. Gen. Scott
said no reports had ever been made
to him. Mr.. Seward said the returns
to him showed there were about
ninety-three thousand. Scott took on
at once his iciest manner and said /:
"Do- understand that the regiments
report as they como here to the Hon
oreble Secretary OF State ?" "No, nc" !"
said the Secretary Of War, Cameron.
General Mcclellan is not to blame !;
It is Stewards work. He is constantly
meddling with what is none Of his
business, and makes mischief in the
war and navy departments by his in
reference" Scott said nothing to
Seward, but turning. to Mcclellan,
sa1d "You are too intelligent, and
too good disciplinarian not to know
your duties and proprieties of mill
tary intercourse, but seem to have
misapprehcnded your right position.
/, you must understand, am General.
in-Chief. You are my Chief-of- staff.
When I brought you here yon had
my confidenc and friendship. I do
not say that you have yet entirely
lost my confidence. Good day Cen
eral AcC Clellan."
One day when Mcclellan was In the
hsy-day Of his glory, putting down
the rebellion ationg range from bis
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
03.
Raniahlicana rramamhnr fhia 4 ii

Republicans !remcmber this 4 fDu-
ring the canvass it was charged that
the democratic. party was in favor of
paying mass ofrebel claims, amount
ing in the aggregate to say two bill
lions. This charge was made because
democrats at the last session of Con-
gress introduced bills covering this
vast sum, for the payment of these
claims, though none were pressed to
passage. In order, therefore, to
test this matter, a resolution was in
troduced to SO amend the Federal
Constitution as to prohibit the pay
ment of these claims. So democrats
of tho House, including the only
democratic member from Iowa, voted
against this resolution. So demo-
Gratis of the House, therefore, said by
this vote that they were not in favor
of placing in the Constitution the
final and effectual death Of all meas
ures for the payment Of these claims.
We now ask, did the republicans mis-
represent the democracy during the
campaign, when they charged this
matter home upon the democratic
party It is well that all the people
should remember this.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
The Albany IN. W Argus, Tilden's
organ, gives vent to the gushings of
its heart in the following polished

The Albany IN. W Argus, Tilden's
organ, gives vent to the gushings of
its heart in the following polished
language:
"Thc r0tteB foul and infamous
Louisiana Returning Board has re-
peated its villainy with yet more
shameless impudence and greater
wickedness. It matters not how high
a man may stand, if he gives his ap-
proval to the traitorous conduct of
this Board, he is one of the basest of
men.
"But the people will not suffer their
freedom to be overthrown by a
wretch. The struggle will be bit
ter one should Hayes prove to be q
man Of such unspeakable baseness as
10 sanction the infamous action of the
thieves.
"Submission to such base usurpa-
tion will not be thought of. To SUBJ
init would be to betray the Republic
to its enemies. Freedmen everywhere
will grid themselves for the conflict.
The pursuit of the usurpers will be
SO relentless, pitiless and revengeful,
that Arnold's reputation and the fate
of Burr will be preferable to the fate
Of every one of the traitors.
"Treason alone can make Hayes
President. The lawful President on
the 4th of next March is Samuel j.
Tilden."
The argus is the especial ncwspa-
per spokesman of Tilden at the capi-
tai Of New York. Such language is
infammatory in the highest degree,
and is akin to and twin brother of the
infamous attacks the same paper made
upon President Lincoln at the open
ing Of and during the rebellion.
Such publications are o disgrace to
journalism, and an outrage upon the
reading public.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

Instead of this loss of more than a
hundred thousand votes, there ought
to have been an increase of at least
that many, and could hare been but
for the illegal Constructions the Tilden-
ties placed in the way of the repub-
licans going to the polls Tilden, by
force and fraud, has secured q major
ity of the popular vote in the South.
The New York Tribune, commenting
thereon, says:
1--WE congratulate him upon a ma
iority obtained by diligent use of
knives and revolvers, whips and
rifles. Many men would scorn to
countenance such terrible crime by
claiming an office as its fruits. Mr..
Tilden, it seems, raises no more OBJ
lection now than he did in 1868, when
the state of New York was robbed"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

Our dispatches yesterday announc-
cd that under the order of the Flori-
da court, the electoral vote Of that
state had been rc-counted and that II
is still for Hayes.
To-day's dispatches in the COURIER,
announce that the democratic COM
mittee in South Carolina give that
state to Hayes.
This leaves but Louisiana to hear
from through the smelling COMMITTEES
and there is no human probability
that anything win be developed in
that state to change the result already
announced and in the hands Of Vice.
President Ferry, ready to be counted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
FROM September Goth to December
1lth, nearly $l6,0O0,0OO in gold ar
rived from Europe at the port of
New York.

= l
General George B. Mcclellan pro-
poses to spend the winter in WASH
ington, where he will continue his
history of the army of tho Potomac
which 1t is understood he is writing
in self-vindication.
He has already left his base at
Orange, New Jersey, and safely pass
ed New York and Philadelphia by q
series Of mastery parallel inovc-
naents, ANA is now reconoitering
Washington from strongly fortified
position at Baltimore. He expects to
enter the Capital shortly if his de-
mand for reinforcemcnts is promptly
met by the authorities.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

In the twenty-five free States,
which, by money and men, in the
field and forum, maintained the
Union, Hayes received $780, $50 votes,
and Tilden, 2.694,643. Hayes major
ity in the loyal States, 246,5O7, and
Cooper received 1891. Hayes and
Cooper over Tilden in these States
is 332, ,49S.
In the sixteen former Slave States,
where vast armies were raised, and
which fought four years to overthrow
the Union, Tilden received l,595,544
to 1,lO2,576 for Hayes, and 1913 for
Cooper. Tilden's majority on the
returns, 492,96s. These majorities for
Tilden came mostly from Georgia,
Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama and
Kentacky, and in these States they
had perfectly free and independent
election, very much as they had in
France, when First Consul Napoleon
submitted the proposition to the
French people to elect him Emperor.
1t was then and there understood that
every man should vote as he pleased
for OF against the proposition, but
every man who didn't vote for Ma
p0leOn was to be taken out and shot !!
Comments on the character of the
-v0ss -fss sad -~s~iilss 1L~y 90 would
seem to be superfuous,l never
theless the large vote which Mr..
Samuel Tilden Hewitt's father-in-
law, Peter Cooper, received in the
North, and the infinitessimal one the
same candidate was allowed to re-
ceive in the democratic States south,
ought to open some peoples eyes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
oRToM's oFFEMsE.
Conservative RssmrySsssrass sscom'ns
Special to the Tribane


WASHINGTON, Dec. ga consider
able number of conservative Demo-
Gratis are becoming alarmed at the
position the House has assumed with
respect to the inviolability Of the tel
egraph. The subject will probably
be brought up, If any business is done
in the House tomorrow, by Proctor
Knott, who, it is anticipated, will
present kilograms from Mr.. Morrison
and move for the arrest Of VIM. Or
ton, to show cause for contempt. II
is possible that some Of the conserva-
tive democrats will protest that the
House has gone too far, and 10 under
mining one of the. important princi-
pies which lies at the foundation of
free government; that 1t 10 less i'm
portant to discover what political
kilograms may have been sent than
it is to preserve inviolate this consti-
tutional principle, and to avoid any
such exercise Of arbitrary power.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
Convent Burned,

JoLIErTE, Quebec, Dec. 26.-One
hundred persons were In the convent
of st. Elizabeth when 1t burned last
night. Nine children were suifoca-
ted, and their bodies were recovered
this morning. 1t is said that four
more children are missing.
Last night at 8 :45 the Sister Supe-
rior of the convent made her usual
visit to through the whole convent
and noticed nothing unusual. All
the community were in bed, when at
20 minutes past 9 the whole convent
was in flames. All that could be
done for all persons inside was to
hurry them out. Nuns as we'll "a
children had barely time to save
themselves without clothes.
I 1t is thought the fire originated be-
tween the floors. There were forty
eight 'bOarders in the convent. Thir-
teen persons perished in the flames.
At one o'clock eight bodies had been
taken from the ruins, all burnt to q
crisp. Some of the parents were
present, seeking to recognize their
children by fragments of clothing
clinging to the bodies.
Elizabeth Gravel, one of. the vic-
Tins, was out of the convent while in
flames. but returned to render Asaist-
ance. The building was 8 xrAm<
structure, and together with tho CON.
tents is total loss. III
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

We recall to the memory of our
readers the financial action under
Grants administration, reducing the
public debt of the nation and the
yearly interest to be paid. On March
|, 1869, just three days before Grant
was installed as President, the debt
of the United States, including ac-
crued interest thereon, less cash in the
Treasury, was $2,525, ,463, ,26O.O1; on
Dec. l, 1876, it had been reduced to
$2,0S9, ,336, ,099.42-a decrease of $780,
l27, ,l60.59, equal to an average of 81
6S9, ,539.36 per month consecutively
throughout the whole period.
The monthly interest charge has
been reduced from SIC, ,532, ,462.5O, to
$7,92S,O0O.l2, monthly saving of $2,-
COL 4462.3S.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
How's THIS +.
An Entirely New Phase Of the Presi-
dental Contest.

The San Francisco .Atta contains
this queer item: "An eminent physi.
clan Of this city has received a conf
dental communication from a man
who has known Gov. Tildcn from
childhood, and he says he has a sure
thing on betting that Tilden will
never be President of the United
States unless the Constitution under
goes alteration, for the reason that
the aforesaid Tilden was not born in
the United States. nor under any of
the conditions which the Constitution
recognizes as an equivalent for being
born on the soil /! Tho doctors
friend says he is ready to prove his
assertion,and if by any hook or crook
the majority of the votes of the Elec-
toral College should be cast for TIL
den, then he will denounce the alien
pretender and save the nation. And
the man seems to believe his own sto-
ry; nay, more, he has more than half
convinced the DOCTOR"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
The New Canvass es Vote. in Flor

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 2.-The notice
from the Secretary of State to the
other. members Of the Canvassing
Board to meet this morning to re-
canvass the returns was Withdrawn
to-day. McLin and Cowgirl refused
to obey the order of the court and
will file motion to vacatc the rule
and set aside the mandamus. Attor-
ney General Cooke will obey the
mandate of the court by making the
canvass himself and filing the same in
the clerks office as directed by the
cOurt. :.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Second session-44sh Consres,
SENATE.


The Chair presented telegram
from Logan, in Chicago, asking on &C.
count of the limited time he had, to be
excused from the special committee
on the electoral count. The request
was granted and Conkling appointed
i'll his place.
Gordon presented the petition oi
Wade Hampton and members of the
General Assembly of South Carolina,
reciting events which have recently
transpired in that State, and asking
Congress to provide for a cessation OF
military interference to enable the
legislature to exercise their official
duty.
Gordon moved the memorial be re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Frelinghuysen moved its reference
to the Elections committee.
Pending discussion, Gordon, by
unanimous consent, introduced res
olution recognizing the Hampton
government as the legal government
OF South Carolina, but objection was
made by Morton and others to its
present consideration.
The vote on Frelinghuysen's mo.
tion showed no quorum. Adjourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
auLLpozlhc.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-WadIeigh,
of the Senate subcommittee, consid-
cred the East Baton Rouge matter.
Alder Gilbert, colorcd, testified that
armed bodies of men, styled "Bull-
dozers,' or Regulators rode on the
public road nights, visited negroes
cabins. They visited witness tied q
rope around his wife's neck and dam
aged his property. Armed whites
had broken up republican speaking
meeting in October. Knew several
cases of bulldozing negroes for
republicanism; some being with
murderous objects. He named the
cases of Payne, who was killed in
sight of witness and Paul johnson
whom he believed was murdered
The greatest brutality was practic.
cd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

THE official returns of the late
election bring to light some very in-
tcresting facts which are well worth
giving to the public. The democrats
are in the habit of saying that the
have declined in strength,
but the figures below exhibit very
different condition Of things. We
copy the New York 7ribune's tables:
In the following table the Presidential vote Of
the Republicans in the twenty-five Northern
States is contrasied with the largest vote be-
fore castby that party in those States:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, Dec. 27.-The petition
to the Supreme Court to remove the
quo scdrTdnto proceedings by the Til
den electors against the Hayes elect
ors in South Carolina wns decided
to-day. Justice Willard delivered the
opinion of the Court refusing the
motion to remove the case to the
United States Circuit Court under an
act of Congress Of 1876.
CoLuMBIA, Dec. 20. = Dispatches
say the results arrived at by the in
yestigation of the accountants en-
plOyed by the House Committee to
examine the election returns, gives
the Hayes electors an average Of COO
majority. While the committee did
not go into formal investigation OF
the vote for State officers, they were
obliged to do so incidentally in the
Investigation of the electoral vote,
and members of the committee say
that Hampton ard his State officers
are elected by majorities ranging
from l,l00 downward. These state
mcnts are not officially announced,
however.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

gorgeous headquarters in Washing
ton. at the time when the President
and people alike were becoming res
tive under the fact that the rebel
army was virtually besieging the
Capitol and when the country was
clamoring for an advance on Rich
mond, which was in midwinter of
1862, after Bull Run, Mr.. Lincoln,
whose patience had we'll nigh worn
out, dropped into McClellan's head
quarters, in the old Madison building,
corner Of III. and 18th. streets. He
found no one in attendance except
an orderly, and after enquiring for
General Mcclellan and making him.
self known, the orderly went up
stairs to notify Mcclellan of the fact
that the President of tho United
States was down stairs in waiting,
wanted to sec the temporary and ac-
cidental commander-in- Chief of the
army.
General Mcclellan and his numer-
GUS and brilliant staff officers were
engaged at the time in cracking q few
bottles Of vino and disposing of
some cold lunch, which had just then
been sent into headquarters from a
neighboring restaurant, and he sent
down word to the President to take a
seat and he would come down and
see him when he got through his cold
chicken and champagne !!
Ifthcrc is another spectacle in his
tory where the chief magistrate Of
forty millions Of, people was compell-
ed to cool his heels in the ante-cham-
Der Of q subordinate, and q subordi-
nate who had never earned anything
in the regular way except the double
bars of a captain, then we have failed
to discover it, 1t is likely that Geo.
B. Mcclellan is tho only man that
America has produced with stupen-
dous enough cheek to keep Presi-
dent awaiting for him to finish his
dinner, and it is also probable that
Abraham Lincoln was the only Presi-
dent we have had who would tamely
submit to such insolence.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03

Sixty-threc democrats voted, the
other day in Congress, against . Con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting
the payment Of the two thousand
millions of rebel debt and Captain
Ainsworth, democratic member from
Iowa, was among them. And yet the
keokuk Constitution Is the only dem
ocratic paper we have yet seen that
either condemned Aipsworth Or the
Others.