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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
MlscflEA'NI.
The Presidents Character.

The New York Herald prints an
interview with friend of the Pre- ST.
dent, in which the friend expressed
this opinion of the Presidents char
acter:
Hayes is level headed -shrewed,
man. 1 don't know how to define his
character better than to say that he is
q good business man. He is not a
brilliant man, but he is exceedingly
careful. He is just shrewd enough to
see that Grant in his southern policy
was not acceptable to the whole coun-
try, and Hayes endeavors now are to
try with all the care he can, to avoid
the mistakes that Grant made. lie is
trying to see if the country will not
drift into peace in its own way. ]
feel sure it wont, and when Hayes
sees that too, and learns that vigorous
measures are needed, he will use
them. Now no seems all softness,
peace and gentleness, but if there is
any lawlassness. or any rioting down
south, bet them beware! They will
find What heavy hand he has,
There is q hand of iron within the
velvet glove. l see the Herald ex
pressed some surprise yesterday tina
Hayes should remain SO firm in carry
ing out his policy in defiance of tn,
politicians, but if the editor knew
what Hayes real character is h,
wouldn't feel much wonder. He i
one of the firmest, most unyieldin.
of men when he thinks he is il
the right.
understand you to say that 70,
think the Presidents present policy
will not solve the southern question
Certainly not. If long and terri
BILE war, the sacrifice of 100000 lives
and $4,000, 100000 would not subdu'
them, certainly the gift of a few pal
try Offices would not.
If he finds that his policy of con
Citation is failure, will he give il NJ
Egracefnlly, or will he stick to it?
/ No. He will break for cover a
though the devil were. after him, ant
take . new course. His firmness i
not obstinacy. That he is not firml.
welded to this plan of Cancellation,
know; but he will give it a fair tria
He wants to see if the question won
settle itself, with a little assistance il
4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

MADISON, Wis, May TO- The inter-
state oratorical contest was largely
attended, tonight the assembly
chamber being packed. The exercis-
es opened by an address of welcome
by President Richie. All of the ora
tions were of the highest order. The
judges were Hon. Lyman Trumbull,
of Illinois; Judge Cole, of Iowa, and
Col. w. F. Villas, Of Wisconsin. They
awarded the first prize to Olin A.
Curtis, of Lawrence University, APP
pleton, Wis. subject, "Satan and
Mephistopheles." The second prize
to s. F. Prouty, Central University
of Iowa; subject "Faith and Doubt
as Motors Of Action" At the an
Of the result the audi
ence went wild with enthusiasm.
The honors to Mr.. Curtis are richly
deserved. He is q poor boy, an Or
phan, and cut his way through col
lege by hard work. A brilliant par
ty is now in progress in the Senate
Chamber in honor of the representa-
tives from abroad.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Ind the plans will probably be chang

and the plans wilt probably be chang
ed. ..
Superintendent Latham lays the
blame on Architect Gay, whose in
structions were followed out implicit
ly. Richardson will not talk about
the matter. The papers tonight
place the blame upon different shoul-
ders. The digging for the missing Is
still going on.
THE LATEST.
ROCKFORD May III A. M.-The
list of killed is as follows: Frederick
Haugh, A. Haugh, J. Pipe, A. HI.
Hollenbeck, j. Warren, Geo. Gloss,
T. Flannagon, Mr.. Tinholm, j. Law
son and j. Peck. Mr.. Harris will not
live through the night.
The town is greatly excited, and a
thorough examination will be de-
manded. Excavating is rapidly pro-
crossing, and other bodies may be re-
covered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Particulars Of the Sinking Of tho
Turkish Monitor

CHICAGO, May A-Late editions of
the morning papers here have New
York special giving the details of the
sinking of Turkish monitor by the
Russian batteries before Ibrail. The
entire Turkish flotilla was bonn
harding that fortress and fierce and
deadly battle was raging. One Rus
sian battery fired at the Loukfigelli, as
the vessel was called, and two shells
struck thelmonitor which sunk in less
than a minute, without any explo-
sion. The vessel was two miles away
and the Russians Immediately went
to the rescue of the drowning and dis
patched ! boat for the purpose, but
they only captured the flag, finding
but one Of the crew. The Turks made
no effort whatever to succor their
comrades. Grand Duke Nicholas i'm
mediately appraised Emperor Alex
ander of the facts and the Gear re-
piled asking for particulars. Accord
ing to the rules Of Russian service
both the officers and tho men who
aimed the piece of artillery al EMIT
tied to receive tho grand eros. of
st. George.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Further Particulars from the
Fallen Court House.

CHICAGO, May 12.-The Times
Rockford, ILL.,, special says the i'm
mensity of the horror hourly grows
upon the minds of our citizens and
indignation increases to torrent
which will not be checked until the
blood of the victims of yesterdays
disaster is avenged by the punish
ment of those on whose heads it
rests. Workmen have labored stead
lily amid dangers since yesterday
noon but have made no Roadway
since last night in recovering bodies.
Peck, one of the wounded, died this
morning in indescribable agonies.
Harris had his left leg amputated and
is doing well. Young Pipe was
buried to-day, and the funeral of
Flanagan will take place from st.
James Catholic Church tomorrow.
Other victims have been sent to
Springfield for interment. The wo-
men have organized and are acting
as angels of mercy to the wounded.
Hollenbeck still lies beneath the ru-
ms. He was much esteemed here.
Fred Haugh lies buried with him.
An ugly rumor prevails here that
Supervisor Fabrick ia among the lost.
Henry L. Gay arrived this morning
and has been busily examining the
Court House all day. He goes to
Chicago tonight to procure his plans
and specifications. He refused to
make any statement and charged the
catastrophe on nobody, but said he
cOurted @ searching Investigation by
amined the cause. His friends say
the projecting wall was built of brick
which is easily crushed under a
heavy weight, and not of mortar
which Is vastly stouter. This was
done in defiance Of specifications
Various reports of the causes are in
circulation and friends of the eithe,
the contractors or architect present
two sides, but the principal parties
are very reticent. Hundreds Of PEG.
pie have come in to witness the hor.
rible sight to-day and the streets arc
now thronged. The vicinity of the
Court House is black with curious
and interested humanity, and the tele.
graph Offices are scenes of sorrow and
romance. The negro Donelly is the
wonder of the town. He jumped 119
feet to avoid the fall and struck all in
q heap in pile of ashes. Bystandcrs
supposing him killed, were amazed
to see him get up, walk in a dazed
sort of way to water trough, wash
his face and bind up a slight scalI
wound. The wife of Flanagan, who
died in a like attempt to jump, has
been in fainting fit most Of the time
since. The wounded are reported al
doing well. The engines ordered te
assist in the unburying have not yet
arrived. The memorial services to-
morrow evening will be most i'm.
pressive. Subscriptions for relatives
of the deceased are coming In rapid
ly. A man named Boardman is miss,
ing and at q late hour tonight is be-
lieved to be beneath the ruins.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
The Davenport Democrat editorial

The Davenport Democrat editorial
ly says:
"There appears as yet no indications
of break up Of the democratic party
in the South as q result of Mr.. Hayes
p0licy-it seems rather to have &C.
mented that party and increased the
faith Of the people in the benifcence
OF democratic principles. The gener-
al sentiment of the south is well
voiced in the following language of
the jackson (Aiss.) Clarion:
sThe South will remain solid. The
republican leaders by their desperate
scheming to array the North against
her, commenced the game, and taught
her people the necessity of combina.
ton. All that they have gained since
the war in re-establishing their rights
under the common government was
by standing together. If the bayonet
is to be removed it is because the
South contributed her part in the
800 900 voters who made that demand
through the ballot-box. There is
power in the voice of the people
united. The spirit of hate and perse-
cution, more deaf than wind and
waves to the appeals of justice and
humanity, quails before it. The ma
tural instinct of self preservation
points to but one course. 1t is for the
south to stand firmly by the national
which in the dark days
and through good and evil report,
demanded equality Of privilege for
her in the Union.
The Democrat is pleased with the
Cldrion's determination that the ex-
rebel democracy of the south shall
stand by their old ex-rebel sympa-
thizing democracy of the north.
The Democrat says the sentiment
of the south is well voiced by the
Clarion when it says: at is for the
'south to stand firmly by the national
democracy, which in the dark days,
land through good and evil report,
demanded equality of privilege for
8 her in the Union"
Yes; we know that old treason
bond of union in the democratic par
ty; it has drawn . trail of blood
across the history of this nation,
equalled by few in the ages of the
past. It is IN implacable hatred and
determination to have no peace save
by the subjugation of all opposition
and the debasement of the colored
man. 1t is the pacifcation of such
material that the policy is aimed at.
If that policy shall be success with
Wade Hampton and his kind, we
would advise its trial in celestial
quarters by the forced abdication of
ths angel Gabriel and the installment
Of Satan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
A Former Prominent. Citizen of
Western Iowa Gains a Nation
al Notoriety.

From the Sioux City Journal May 10.
Gen. G. M. Pinney is probably the
champion defaulter of the Pacific
coast, having, as clerk to a pay-master
in the navy at San Francisco, appro-
priated TO his own use what was sup.
posed to have been something over
million of dollars, but which is now
figured out to be about $17S,O00. Gen.
Pinney was in 1862 and during later
years United States marshal of Dako-
to, and was very well known to the
more prominent citizens of Sioux City
at that time. He was engaged in nu-
merous speculations of one kind and
another with some Of our best figures,
scars from the effects of which can be
shown by them to this day, and it is
said that he never found but one man
in the Northwest who could drive so
sharp bargain as he. Later he re-
ceived an appointment in Montana,
where he was also for some time an
editor. During his residence in Da-
kota his wife and little boy spent
much of their time in Sioux City, and
our citizens who lived here then will
remember his bright and winning
way y, duO uOW AC usCu w StuHO vi
the street corners and declaim selec-
tons for the amusement of those who
urged him to it.
Pinney's wife died, and he married
again in Helena, Montana, his second
wife being Miss Flora Bray, an ac-
tress we'll known in the West, daugh-
ter of Walter Bray, who has repu-
tation all over the country as come
dian and minstrel performer. He
then moved to San Francisco and be-
came millionaire, retaining his navy
paymaster's clerkship for the chance
it afforded him in acquiring certain
advantages he desired in carrying out
his schemes. He got cramped, used
government funds to bridge over,
escaped before arrest, and is now back
trying TO straighten matters up, hav-
ing received promise of immunity
until he could square things around,
which it is thought he has sufficient
possessions to accomplish if he is not
compelled to sacrifice them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

LONDON, May l5.-Y esterday a
steam tug from Ibrial took over some
lighters and two hundred labors and
reloaded several hundred tons Of coal
unopposed, which the Turks had ac-
cumulated at Getschet for the use of
their flotilla.
The Russian front will be covered
by 10000 Cossacks. The foundations
have decreased in Birmavally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

81. LOUIS, May 10.
Wheat-lower. No. 2 Fall 81 IL
cash-$2 05@6 bid. No. Fall, VI 93lla
@95k.
Corn-lower at 81 4 cash, and 81 u
June.
Oats-lower 45llc bid.
Rye--lower 83c bid.
Whisky-S1 OS.
Pork-lower; $l4 Is bid cash.
IArd-nOminal,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
The Fate Of weddine Presents.

There are, at least, six persons, pos
sibly more, in New York City, en-
gagged in the purchase of superfluous
wedding presents, three of whom
deal exclusively in certain line of
articles. One Of these dealers, inter
viewed by a reporter, carries on
business in the Bowery, where he has
a large store ostensibly for the sale
of unredcemed pledges, but his most
lucrative business is in the purchase
and sale Of wedding presents. When
asked how he conducted the business.
he replied: ss.4s.~s~za
"You see when a young couple be-
longing to good families get married
their friends all made them presents,
and in nine cases out of ten the young
folks find themselves in possession Of
certain kinds of household stuff
enough to last several generations.
The young wife often discovers that
she has a set of jewelry for almost
every day in the month. Why, some-
time ago / did business with a newly
married couple living on Lexington
avenue, where the young bride-and
a beautiful girl she was-had eight
opera glasses. OF course she didn't
want all; SO ! bought five of them.
Here's one of them left Showing a
small but handsome pearl-mounted
opera-glass). Silverware and china
are other things that newly-married
people generally find they have too
much of, but don't do anything in
that way. There are other men in
business who deal in that, and moth.
ing else. confine myself to icwelry
and trinkets."
"But how do you know ON whom
to call and when ?"
"That's simple enough. You see
the marriages are all published in the
papers, and where it is wedding be-
tween two rich folks a report is made
of it, and list of the presents given
You see, when 1 have got the names
and residences / am all right. Oh
no; don't go to them as soon as they
are married that wouldn't do. They
would kick you out of the house II
you went on such business for the
first few weeks. You have to lei
them settle down to housekeeping
and let them find out how much use
less stuff they have got, and even ther
if you call they may not be willing tc
sell. The husband generally is, but
the wife is sure to object at first. ooh
no, DEAR she'll say, Il can't sell that
You know Aunt Martha gave it tc
me, and it wouldn't be right to sci
it, but after time they fall in will
the idea, and are willing to sell any.
thing they don't want"
II suppose you purchase such arti
cles very cheap?"
"Well Qaughing), you may be sur,
| don't give more than they are wortl
You see, often have those things il
my store for year before sell them
and on some things, such as fans,
often lose money. Sometimes / sci
things in that way to gentlemen
wanting to make wedding presents
for you see buy from the rich PEG
pie, and they are first-class goods
When l get them they are are as gooi
as new, but can sell them for mucl
less than they cost, and people wht
can't afford to pay high prices com,
to me for their wedding presents"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Honey

Patche''s Csstoria is complete substi.-
stute Tor Castor OH, and Is as pleasant to take as
Honey. 1t is particularly adapted to Teething
and irritable children. 1t destroys worms, assim-
Hates the food, regulates the Stomach and cures
Wind Collie. Few remedies are as efflcacious for
Feverishness. Group, Worms and Whooplng
Cough, Castoria Is q scientific and purely veg
etable preparation, more effective than Castor OIL
and neither gags nor gfipes, Prepared by Messrs
j, b. Rose Co., 4c Dey Street, New York, from
bic, Mass,
Feb. 81 3mw d change.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
what Johnny sul, thinks Of our Beef

What Johnny Bull thinks Of our Beef
NEW YORK, May 12.-Four steam
ships sailing to-day and tomorrow
for Europe will take nearly one hun
dred thousand bushels of grain and
fresh beef not far short of million
pounds. The British people become
SO anxious relative to these shipments
of food that the mere sighting of
vessel 80 loaded at any point along
the coast is made the subject of special
kilograms to London newspapers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

Admiral Popoff, who takes COM
mand of the Russian Black Sea squad
ron, is the inventor Of the formidable
circular ironclads, known as Popotf-
kas, of which there are two concealed
somewhere on the Black Sea. They
will probably be brought out to meet
the Turkish ironclads. These vessels
are considered more than match for
several ordinary ironclads.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Two More Bodies Exhumed.

ROCKFORD, Ills, May A.-Two more
bodies were taken out of the ruins of
the Court House yesterday, those of
A. II. Hollenbeck, and Frederick
Haugh, but they were 80 terribly
crushed, mangled and dismembered
as to be totally unacceptable and
sickening to the sight. The memorial
services last night were attended by
an immense audience. Addresses
were made by Prof. Vaudeville,
Revs. f. w. Adams, F. w. Woodbury.
William Lathrop, Duncan Ferguson,
and J. ID. Kerr. A fund of about
fifteen hundred dollars was raised to
aid the families Of deceased and sums
are coming from other cities and from
individuals outside the city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

Ifyou feel dull, drowsy, debilitat-
ed, have frequent headache, mouth
tastes bad, poor appetite, tongue
coated, you are suffering from torpid
liver, or "billiousness." Nothing will
cure you so speedily and permanent
ly as DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. DIR. Pierce's Memoran-
dunn Books given aVay by all drug
gists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
The Streator p oIsoning.

STREAToR, Ills, May l5.-The
miners Of the Chicago, Wilmington IL
Vermillion Coal Company who were
poisoned yesterday as is supposed.
by their envious fellow workmen,
arsenic being the drug, have under
careful and prompt medical treat
ment, generally recovered. To-day
some half dozen out of the GO are 81 a
dangerous condition, and their re-
covery is extremely doubtful. The
city Is greatly excited and it would be
taking his life in his hand for the per-
petrator or perpetrators of the dia-
bolical act to appear in this place.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
GLADsroNr's pEso1rr,oSs pr,rcry,

GLADsToNE's RESOLUTIONS REJECTED.
LONDON. May l4.-Gladstone's reso-
lutions were rejected by 1854 to 1913
and the amendment offered by Sir
Henry Wolf, Conservative, to the
effect that the House declines to en-.
terrain any resolution which may
embarrass the government in its
maintenance of peace and protection
of British interests without indicat-
ing any alternative line of policy,
was adopted without division.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

A queerly matched couple were
seen at Newark, N. j., last week, in a
handsome young white woman, the
daughter of a Mississippi planter,
named Debezon, and worth $4,000
in her own right, and her black hus.
band. The negro was formerly q
slave on her fathers plantation, and
he saved her life at steamboat ex-
plosion, by putting her on his back
and swimming ashore, though one
arm was shattered. lie became the
family pet, and the little girl taught
him to read, then mathematics and
French. He became an accomplished
gentleman and when the girl grew
up she fell In love with him. Mr..
Debezon, Of course opposed the match
and the couple ran away, and are
now spending their honeymoon at
the north.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
RoUMANIA DECLAREs WAR.

PARIS, May 15.-The Journal Des
Debats publishes special from Pesth
asserting that Roumania has declared
war against Turkey.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
Cadets Appointed.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following ca
Diet midshipmen Joseph j. Wood
ward, jr., son of Surgeon j. j. Wood
ward, U. s. A. /; Marcus Duvall, son
of Medical Director Duvall, u. s. N. !;
Jno. N, Poyer, Of the Soldiers Or
phan'e Home, at Normal, Ills; Ma
thaniel M. Hubbard IT,, Cedar Rapids
Iowa.; Harry r. Copen, Savannah,
Georgia, and some others. He has
also appointed Rev. r. r. Gurley, a
grandson of the late Rev. r. r. Cur.
ley, cadet midshipman from the
District of Columbia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

OHIoAao, May Is.
(By Telegraph
Wheat-heavy and shade lower
81 GH @66 cash, 81 65la @6G June,
and 81 65k July.
Corn-weak, unsettled, active and
lower 5llsc asked cash, 521sc June,
end 543sc July.
Oats-dnll and lower at 42c cash
and June.
Rye-S5c: Barley-unchanged.
Pork-fairly active and a shade
higher; ga 20 case and June, and
$l4 32h July.
Lard-firmer at 50 271S cash and
June, and 9 371a July.
Whisky-lower at 81 OS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16
MIR. DIOGENEs.

This singular man lived in Greece.
He was distinguished for his eccen-
tricities, bad manners, and bad dispo-
sition. 1t was his chief business to
find fault. For example, he took q
lantern one day when the sun was
shining brightly and went out to search
for an honest man, thereby insinuat-
ing that such persons were exceeding
ly scarce. When Alexander, q distin-
guished military gentleman, paid him
visit, and inquired what he could do
for him, he had the impudence to tell
him to "get out of his sunshine" To
cap the climax of his oddities. he
dressed like q beggar and lived in 4
tub! He was q sour, Grabbed, crusty
old bachelor. We infer that he had
no wife, first, because history does not
mention her second, because no Wo-
man would take kindly to one Of his
habits, dress or manners, or aspire to
become mistress Of his mansion.-
"There was an old woman who lived
in shoe" it is true, but the woman
who would live in tub, and especial.
ly with such q companion, has not been
heard from. The misanthropic spirit
which possessed this man was doubt
less due to disordered digestion and 4
biliousness, one OF the prominent
symptoms of which 10 a morose, fault.
finding disposition. The tongue Il
heavily. coated, giving rise to bad
taste, the appetite fs not good, and the
patient feels dull, sleepy, or dizzy, and
is apt to be fretful. Unfortunately.
Mr.. Diogenes lived several centuries
before DIR. Picrce's Pleasant Purgatiye
Pellets were invented, . few doses OF
which would have relieved him OF hie
"bilo," and enabled him to find scores
of "honest men" without the. aid OF
his lantern. Under their magic influ.
ence, combined with that of the Gold.
en- Medical Discovery, to cleanse his
blood he might have been led to take
q more cheerful view oflife, to change
his tub for decent habitation, 10
"spruce up' In personal appearance,
and at last have taken . wife to mend
his clothes and his manners, both of
which were in evident need of re.
pairs, and become the happy sire OF
lite Diogeneses who would have
handed down to posterity the name,
not of q cynic philosopher, but OF :
cheerful, healthy, happy, Virtuoas man!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-16

| BY Telegraph
NEW York, May Is.
Wheat-dull no sales.
Corn-lawer. New western mixed
645k @7Okc; old do. 7O@73c.
Oats--duli. Mixed western Al q Csc.
Pork-$15 25..
LArd-heavy at - 671a.
Whisky-$l l0a.