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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

THE election in Ohio this fall, is
bound to be an important and inter.
esting contest. A governor is to be
elected and thus far all is uncertainty
a. to the republican candidate. The
central interest, however, is on the
legislature, which is to elect Sena-
tor for the long term following the
brief unexpired term Of Secretary
Sherman to which Stanley Matthews
was chosen last winter. Had Gen.
James A. Garfield been chosen in
stead Of Matthews, to the short term,
we should have had little fears of his
reelection to the long term. But as
the case now stands there is room for
grave doubts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

PIQuANTE SAUCE FOR SALADs.-Two
hard .boiled yolks Of eggs and two
raw ditto, mashed smooth, together
with teaspoonful each of cream and
salad oil; add sufficient vinegar to
make it pretty sharp.
ENGLISH SALAD SAUCE.-Pound in
q mortar the hard-boiled yolk of an
egg mix with it a teaspoonful of
salt, teaspooful of mustard flour, q
mashed mealy potato, two desert
spoonfuls each of cream and olive oil,
and tablespoonful of good vinegar.
"Daisy Eyebright,' in the Country
Gentleman, endorses the Blanchard
churn as the best made, and then tells
how to pack butter to keep. She
says:
Wood or stone makes the best ves-
sells for packing butter, but opinions
differ as to which exceeds the other.
White oak firkins, soaked for two
days in sour milk, then washed and
soaked one day in strong brine, and
then rubbed thoroughly with salt, are
the best according to my mind. If
f. II. will pack the butter in such
vessels after he has worked out every
drop Of buttermilk, and salted by the
following recipe, I can assure him
that he can keep his butter from June
to June as sweet as when first made.
To every pound of butter add two
heaping tablespoonfuls of the finest
dairy salt, the same amount of gran
ulated white sugar, and a quarter of
. teaspoonful of saltpetre, pulveriz-
ed very finely. These ingredients
can be mixed together, in this pro-
portion, in large, wide-mouthed bot
lies, and kept for use. After the |
churn has done its work, add the
and turn the crank in revers-
ed order for four or five minutes. |
The butter is thus salted without |
touching the fingers to it, and the
needs only to lift it out |
with the butter paddle and pack it
lightly into firkin, or else form it
into tastefully stamped cakes all
ready for the table. The sugar is
quite as essential for the preserva-
ion Of butter as for the curing of
lams; and every one knows that
hams are the finest in
The saltpetre can be omit
ed if the butter is not desired for
winter use.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
THE MORMONS.
Feeling In Regard to Brigham
Young's Trial for Completely In
the Mountain Meadow
Massacre.

The Virginia City, (Nevada,) }
Chronicle, publishes an inerview
on the Mormon question with
w. w. Bishop. who defended John d.
Lee. He states from intimate person
al knowledge of Mormon affairs that
if Brigham Young thinks he can
stand trial aud get clear there will be
no resistance. If he apprehends con-
viction he will unquestionably fight.
His followers will stand by him to
the last man. Higbee, Haight and
Stewart can only be taken by suffi-
cient force of United States troops.
Under the jury system it is simply
impossible to convict any of the 9TH
er assassins in Utah. Lee was con-
victed only because District Attorney
Howard succeeded in making Young
believe that by the conviction of Lee
Utah would be admitted into the I'm.
ion as state, whereupon Young or
dered his conviction for the good of
the church. District Attorney How
ard, he says, is an honest, efficient
man in every respect. The stories
about his keeping back portion of
Lees confession are false.
The feeling among the Gentiles in
Utah is very bitter. In the small in
terror towns much apprehension is
felt. Should hostilities be commenc-
ed most of the fighting would be in
those small towns. Young has given
orders to his people to cease all com
mercial intercourse with the Gentiles
of Southern Utah and Eastern Neva-
da.
The crop and weather reports from
all the principal points in the state
show no material variation from pre-
vious reports. Harvesting has COM
menced in many localities. In the
northern portion of the state the re-
cent spell of hot weather has occa-
stoned but trifling damage. A slight
shrinkage is reported in some locali-
ties and in some places the north
wind which prevailed shattered the
grain little, but in the main the ef-
feet of heat seems to have been to
hasten ripening.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
Lightning Freaks.

During severe storm at Perry,
Dallas county, few days since, light
ming struck the rod on the residence
of John Grace, melting IL to the roof
of the house. Mr.. Grace, his wife
and son, were sitting at the supper
table and another woman was seated
in an adjoining room. Tho fluid
passed down the wall Of the house
and leaped to the table where the
family were seated, passed down
both legs of Mr.. Grace, ripping open
his pantaloons, tearing of both boots
and casting them across the room.
His wifc's shoes were torn from her
feet and thrown several feet distant.
The boys shirt was torn from his left
side to his right shoulder, and the
metal armlets over his shirt sleeves
were melted and run to the floor. All
were severely shocked but not scri-
ously injured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
LIABILITIES.
ASSETS.
&5e,sl8.oo

The list of assets includes forty head
of sh0rt-horn cattle and seven horses,
valued at $26,55O. The creditors are
scattered over the states Of Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa,
Indiana, Connecticut and Canada, and
are mostly livestock men and banks.
The largest claim is that Of the Ger
man Savings Bank of Davenport, for
$4,000.
Among the items which Jacobs
claims are exempt are forty acres on
which his homestead is located, val
ued at 5000, two cows and one calf
valued at q, 400, and other property
to the amount of $797. 90. making an
aggregate of $l3,l97. Now we don't
know how it is with Mr.. Jacobs, but
most people would consider that
pretty good start for bankrupt. We
know lots of fellows who would like
to 60 through bankruptcy and get a
fresh "send-off" Of that sort He
clearly doesn't propose to be put off
with any scrub cattle, but has evident.
ly selected from his flocks the plump
est heifers and the most promising
calf with which to lay the foundation
for new herd and new fortune,
and turning over to his creditors those
of less comeliness aud more abrid ged
pedigrees. The petition was referred
to Register Nash Of Davenport.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
THE MOLLY MAcuIREs.

To-day We give q full account
of the hanging of nine of the members
of this Order. A brief history of this
organization is pertinent at this time.
As near as can be ascertained, the
Order was organized about 1862, and
is one of the fungi Of the condition of
civil war. In the barren mountain
ous districts of Pennsylvania, where
the bulk of the population is COM
prised of miners, there were many Of
this class, who embraced the oppor-
tunity, when the state and nation
were involved in o great struggle, to
give vent to the spirit Of the devil
that was in them, and organized .
secret order, having for its object the
punishment and assassination of those
who crossed them in their wishes and
desires. For about fourteen years
they have been the terror in the min
ing districts, and were only effectual-
ly ferreted out during last year.
During this fourteen years twelve
assassinations of prominent citizens
have occurred at the hands of this
secret order, while numberless out
RACES Of minor nature have been
perpetrated. One Lodge of the Or
er, through its chief, the Body Master,
formally fixed upon the murder of
some man, and then it was the duty
Of the Body Master of any other
lodge called upon, to furnish the
assassins. None but Irishmen were
permitted to Join the Molly Maguires.
The beginning of their detection and
ferreting out the testimony to convict
the nine men hung, began with the
confession Of one James Kerrigan, and
this clue was followed up by the
most skillful detectives until all was
complete, when the parties were ar.
rested, tried and convicted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
Iowa the Birth Place Of the Re
publican Party.

A few days ago, In answer to the
question Of a correspondent, Col. j.
w. Forney, in the Philadelphia Press,
stated that "thc existing Republican
party began it's career at Philadel-
phia, June II, 1856" This called out
the following claim in behalf of Iowa,
by Hon. r. Lowry, of this city:
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 2, 1877.
Colonel John ". Forney:
MY DEAR SIR the Press of
May 30, 1877, in answering corres-
pondent who wishes "to know to
whom the Republican marty is indebt-
ed for it's name," you state that .'the
Republican party began its organized
career at Philadelpia, June II, 1856"
| am well aware Of the grave respons-
ibility am assuming in undertaking
to correct the best political historian
of our day and generation. / must
claim that Iowa. with her 10000 ma
jOrity, the banner Republican State
Of the Union, is entitled TO that hon.
or. In December, 1856, | called upon
Alfred Sanders, then editor of the
Davenport Gazette, and the Hon. Hi.
ram Price, now our member Of Con.
gress, and we jointly signed letter
to Governor j. w. Grimes, request
ing him to call Republican State
Convention at Iowa City. The Con-
vention was duly called and assem-
bled at Iowa City, on the 22d day Of
February, 1856. l copy the follow
Ing from the Iowa City Republican
of Feb. %, 1856: "a Republican
State Convention.-Ata q meeting of
the citizens of the State of Iowa, as
sembled ut the Capitol, for the pur-
pose of organizing Republican par
ty," &c. The convention was large.
ly attended. Irecollect the following |
gentlemen were present: Governor
]. w. Grimes, General Curtis, Samuel
J. kirkwood, j. T. Wilson, Hiram
Price, Jane T. Lane, and Fitz Henry
Warren. The convention nominated
q State ticket and appointed delegates
to the National Republican Conyen-
tion, which was not then called, but
which met in Philadelphia, June II,
1856. Yours very truly,
This clearly establishes the fact
that neither the Republican name, as
applied to the existing party, nor the
basis of formal organization, had or
igin in Philadelphia. That honor be-
longs to Iowa. Doubtless the sug-
gestion may have been elsewhere
made, but in this State it first found
definite expression and form. This,
too, Immediately after the close of the
great contest for the Speakership in
which N. p. Banks was at length sue
ccssful, on the I'd Of Feb, 1856.
Throughout that contest the parties
were divided into Democrats, Anti
men and Know-Nothings,
md Mr.. Greeley in the second volume
of his Almanac, says that "the Anti
column, since called the Re-
publican, numbered about 16S, the
he Democrats about IS, and the
Know Nothings near 40."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
WILL NOT OPPOSE DISSOLUTION

PARIS, juno 22.-It is stated that
the Republican Senators have decid-
ed not to endeavor to prevent the
dissolution of the Chambers by quit
ting tho Senate previous to a vote,
and thus depriving the Government
of . quorum, as such action would
only delay dissolution for one day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
TURKEY WANTS PEACE.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2l.-A Con-
stantinople dispatch asserts that lay
ard, British Ambassador, has counsel
ed the Sultan to make peace immedi-
ately. All ministers except Redif
Pashi, Minister of War, are in favor
of peace.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
UF THEIR WADROBES,
and all the scenery was burned.

BANGOR, Me, June 2l.-Thc follow
ing dispatch is received from the
Carleton side of the river, dated 4
o'clock this afternoon "The fire is
now under control. Fifteen thousand
people are homeless. No household
effects of any account were saved.
About five hundred acres were burn
ed over. Estimated loss $4,000, 600 !;
insurance about $5,OOO,OOO. Thirty
bodies have been recovered and az
many more arc missing"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

1t takes the Sturgeon Bay wis }
Adcoc0te to get hold of startling
items. 1t lately stated that "a horse
belonging to Joseph Englebert, OF
the town Of Brussels, apparently died,
and its owner placed chain around
its neck and hauled itnpon the pas.
turc lot; imagine Joseph's amaze
ment, when, hour later, he saw the
late deceased standing at the garden
gate whinnering for breakfast y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

The Inter- Ocean of the Goth inst.
said that Gov. Packard, Senator kel.
loeg and Gen. Badger, of New
Orleans, werc stopping at the Grand
Central Hotel, in Chicago. Upon
being interviewed, Gov. Packard said
that his health had been impaired by
the long struggle he had endured in
New Orleans, and that he intended to
spend at least q portion Of the sum-
mer in Minnesota, seeking thereby
to recover his health, and that on his
way north he should probably visit
Des Moines, Iowa, on the 9th inst,
at the time of the meeting of the Re-
publican State Convention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
HOW IS ThiSf


The other day President Haves, &C.
cording to report, issued All ordc1
which said:
"No public officer should be either
required or permitted to take part in
the management of political organi.
cations, caucuses, conventions, or cleo
tion campaigns"
And now we find that Hon. Ed
Russell, Postmaster, Of Davenport
and editor Of the Davenport Gazette
has, as chairman of the Scott county
central committee, just had county
convention which assembled by yir.
tue of his call which contained the
following language:
"All the voters of Scott county apho
noW approve of and support the prin-
ciples Of the Republican party. as re-
flected and enforced by the Republi-
can Administration Of President
Hayes, are, scithont regard TO prerioNs
affiliations, invited to be present by
delegates at a delegate convention to
be held on Tuesday, June 10Th,
1871" &c. EDWARD RUSSELL,
Chm'n. Of Scott Co., Rep. Com.
Moreover we find that Mr.. Russell
is also one of the delegates to the
State Convention.
The answer to this interrogation
point will be, that Postmaster Clark
son, of Des Moines and Postmaster
Leighton, of Oskaloosa are also del
egates, but these two latter gentle
men, unlike the editor Of the Gazette,
refuse to accept the order of the
President as their rule of conduct, in
political, rs well as all other matters
outside of their official duties.
We publish in to-day's COURIER
dispatches, another announcement
from the President more emphatic
than the fol mer one, and we await to
see whether brother Russell will de-
fy the President or not. If he does,
and goes to the State Convention as a
delegate from convention which
was under his control; which was
,alled by him so as to exclude all an
,i-policy men, and which adopted
resolutions written by himself, then
We will be forced to write him down
Is an "Inplacable" and 'Irreconcile-
Ible,' which are pet terms our Dav-
IMPORT cotemporary is in the habit of
applying to all persons who do not
'ully agree with everything the Pres
dent does or says.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
EOREIGN.
The Turks Victorious in Mon
tenegTo.
The Russians Rstssted At De'lbaba

New YORK, June PA dispatch
from London says Turkish advices
from Montenegro report that Snlei.
man Pasha has driven the insurgents
from Ostrok and taken possession OF
the town. The Turks now occupy
all the strategic positions and the
campaign In Montenegro is consider
ed as over.
A dispatch from Erzeroum claims
that the Russians have been defeated
while attempting to pass Delibabs
gorge, sustaining severe loss.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
Over Two Hundred Acres in
the Midst of the City
Devastated,
Churches, Banks, Stores, Res
licences and All Destroyed.
The Loss as Near as Can be Es
timated, sec, ,OOO, 900
or More.
Thirty Dead Bodies Recovered
and as Many More Missing.
Scenes Of Terror Similar to the
Chicago Fire Of 1871.
Further Particulars Of the Great
Conf1agratton on Wednesday.

ST. JOHNS, N. B., June 2O.-This af.
ternoOn at half-past 2 fire broke out
in McLaughlin's boiler shop, Port.
land. A strong northwesterly wind
was blowing and in an incredibly
short space of time the flames burst
out, carrying with them hundreds of
houses, stores and lumber yards. The
fire spread rapidly toward the busi-
ness portion of st. Johns, clearing in
its way whole streets of buildings, in
Guiding Dock street, Market square,
the whole of Prince William and At
water streets; south side and part of
north side, King street, Kings square
German, Canterbury, Princess, Dake,
Minister, Charlotte, Orange streets,
the whole of the Lower Cove district,
Sidney and Carwarths street, por-
ton of Wentworth and Pitt streets
in fact the entire city south of King
street, including wharves and ship
ping.
1t is thought the loss will exceed
six millions. Thousands of people
wander the streets homeless and in
despair. The destruction of provis-
ions of all kinds seems to point to
famine and relief must come in speed
lily or many must perish from want.
Few saved even their clothing. The
fire is still raging and no hope is en-
tertained Of extinguishing it until is
has exhausted itself for want of mate
rial to keep it alive. The wind has
died down but the fire is still burn
ing freely. The gas works are des-
troyed and the city is in darkness -.
The area burned is nearly two hum
dred acres.
LATER.-Every wholesale and near
ly all retail houses were destroyed
The only bank saved was the Bank Of
British North American. The Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Office saved in
struments and books. Several schoon-
ers and larger vessels were burned
Rats loaded with goods and house.
hold wares readily caught the flames
and were consumed. The fierce
wind drove the flames to the
south and east, and destroyed every
thing they reached to the waters edge
Five men and two infants are now
known to have lost their lives, and
many are missing. The loss is esti-
mated at from ten to fifteen million
dollars,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
5000 people Homeless.

NEW YORK, June q u. S. Consul
D. b. Warner, at st. John, N. b.,
telegraphs Mayor Ely as follows:
St. John is almost totally destroy.
ed. All public buildings are burned
and but few houses are left. Fully
half Of the residences are in ashes
Send all the aid you can. Fifteen
thousand people are homeless.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

"The blatant bullion blowers want
dollars that are good the world
over while our starving citizens
would be satisfied with dollar that
was good at the corner grocery
Which is the greatest Importance to
this country? to have dollars, plenty
of them, that will give bread and
work to the laborer and his family,
or few of them, that none but money
kings can handle them. 1t is not n
particle Of satisfaction to the laborer
that this country has dollars that are
'as good the world over while he
and his family are starving."-Ottum-
aca Times.
Will brother Ives tell us how he
proposes to make dollars plenty.
Does he want the Government to
start its paper mill to running, and
thus issue to the people, say lOO,OO0O00
of money?
In that case we would each be en-
titled to say two dollars.
Will he please tell us how we are
to get these two dollars apiece?.
Moreover, rs we are nearly all buy
ers. country and city people alike, is
it desirable to cheaper money and
thus make corn, wheat, flour, bacon
and potatoes higher?
Amt corn at so cts, potatoes at $3.50
to $500, flour at IS, and bacon at
l2la cts, high enough for buyer and
seller anyway.
Moreover we have just been max
ing an effort to build another railroad
through Wapello county, which
would have brought at least 100000
of foreign capital amongst us, to build
and equip 1t, thus in measure COM
pensating for the probable short crop,
which would have given labor and
bread to many people, and all this for
the trifiing expenditure of two per
cent, tax, not payable until the result
had been accomplished, and nearly
all of that tax would have been paid
by the wealthy resident and non res
ident tax payers, whom our friend
would probably call "blatant
bullion blowers" Yet we have look
ed in vain in DIR. Ives paper for any
editorial encouragement of this prof.
ect, which would have helped to make
money plenty.
In fact we don't think that the
Timesor its editor have been conspicu-
ously devoted to the idea Of encour-
aging capitalists to come among us
and build railroads and other public
enterprises, involving large expendi-
lures Of foreign money, thus maxi
ing money plenty.
Money is scarce here because we
have had two short crops, and be-
cause VIZ. e.are buyers instead Of sellers.
1t is more abundant in the money
centers and cheaper than it ever was
in the history of the country, as any
man knows who reads our daily tele.
graphic report from Wall street. If
Doctor Ives will read our dispatches
of yesterday he will observe that mon
ey was being loaned in New York at
IL per cent. Isn't that cheap enough ?
So long as there is disposition to
drive out capital; to keep people
from oominu horo N inynof tha;r
money, and even after that to take
charge of their investments through
political machinery, capital will avoid
us, and we must rely on our own re-
sources. If, coupled with this illib-
eral policy, Providence continues to
affiict us with incessant rains, we may
expect hard times and if both contin.
ne to pursue us we may prepare our
selves, like Nebuchadnezzar to go out
shortly and live on grass.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
RUSSIAN CRUELTY.
The Turks Again Defeated.

LONDON, june 2I.-SpeciaIs receiv-
ed here from Delibaba confirm the
report that the Turks suffered Sc
we're defeat on Saturday. The en-.
gagement commenced at six O'Clock
in the morning, and lasted till noon.
The Turks were outflanked by artil-
lery, and their discontinue was
completed by cavalry charge on both
sides. The Turks fought with great
heroism, but their ammunition failed.
They were overwhelmed by artillery
fire directed from position which
covered their whole front. The Turks
lost $50 prisoners and 1000 killed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
Rodv Found.

LOWELL, Mass, juno 2i.-Thc body
Of Mary Ella Harrington, abducted
from East Boston nearly q year ago,
has been found in the Merrimac River
six miles from the city. The body
was bound with ropes into tho small
lest possible compass and sewcd in
sacks and weighted.