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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

WADE HAMPTON and the the democ-
racy of South Carolina know the
Hkind Of soil the party flourishes in.
Since the rife clubs OF Ku-klux were
let loose to oust the lawful govern
fnent of the state, Wade and his Leg
tislature have swept the statute clean
/. of laws establishing common schools,
normal schools, and provisions for
the education Of the masses, of all
KINDS.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

rs regularly as the ticking of . clock
Down tho sidestretch, into the back.
stretch, he followed the flying feet
and lost the sound for just second
just long enough to hear the time
keeper saying:
aShe'll do it--she'll do it-she'f
coming like bulletW \.
So she was. Never skip, but pat ]
pat and she went under the wire
like q flash. The bell struck to recall
her, and the watchers looked into the
gloom and then up to the dark figure.
A minute crept by-another-then {
third, and all at once the judges stand
was vacant. The man or ghost had
vanished as a bird drops out of sight.
Something wrong here !" said the
old man, and he led the way down
the track. a Il
Down near the first quarter they
came upon the body of Honest Jack
lying across the track. He was dead.
Even in the midnight gloom they
could see the smile ON his cold face.
A hundred feet further on they
found Little Nell and the broken
sulky.
"Be tender with him y said the old
trackman, as the men lifted up the
corpse. of the driver. They bore II
past the deserted stand, and, looking
up, they saw the time board hanging
on its hook. On it's black surface was
chalked in bold figures, "Time
2:13Ll"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

TURKEY may yet succeed in stand
ing up to the fight long enough to
prolong it through another. seasons
campaign. If she does, no man can
foretell the complications which may
arise. Already Russia has requested
Austria to withdraw from her posi-
ton SO that the former can pass her
army through Servia into Turkish
territory. This request is q sort OF
quasi demand, and it is not probable
that Austria win or can very well
comply with the request, considering
the hostility to the Russians Of the
Hungarians, who form a very con.
siderable part of Austria's strength
AS the contest lengthens out these
troublesome questions will arise from
time to time, and where they may
lead to in the complication of other
powers in time when the blood il
heated, cannot be OWNED. 1t is plair
that the Russians have been badly
whipped from the fact of the immense
reinforcements they are sending for
ward with which to swell their army
The Turk in the ranks has beer
taught from his earliest years that il
he dies in defense of his religion h.
will 60 at once to heaven, and they
fight with as much desperation as any
troops ever did in the world. Theil
generals are largely made up o
skilled officers from all the European
powers, and the war, so far, has dem
onstrated that many Of them are mel
Of ability.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

A CORRESPONDENCE of that eminently
conservative paper, the Springfield
Repu0tscan, writing from the scat of
. prominent Southern college, says !:
s'There is determination throughout
the South to place all her institutions
under Confederate direction" This
Il . most discouraging fact. Coupled
with II 10 the fact that the textbooks
Of all instruction, of all branches, are
under close censorship Of public
opinion, and no "Northern senti-
ments" allowed to be inculcatcd. The
most scrupulous care is taken to edu-
cate the youth in the idea that the
American Union is amere confeder.
acy, partnership ct will between the
States. Nothing in the line of edu'
cation 10 left undone to prepare tht
way for recovery Of the "Los
Cause"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
WA,AUG s

one branch Of the government, and
more especially d riioiety of one
branch, to make it impossible for an.
other branch to execute law, by with.
holding appropriations.
The Democratic position is, that if
the President, the commander-in.
chief Of the army, the executive pow.
or Of the nation, refuses. to make his
pledge to the House--one branch Of
the law-making power-that he will
use the army in doing police duty
only as it shall direct, then he shan't
have any money to keep his army
alive.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
Doctors VIM pJsasree.

.
The Ottumwa democratic papers
give as the reason for the hard times,
the mismanagement of the republi-
can party in Congress and the lack OF
sufficient greenbacks with which to
do business.
The Bloomfield Democrat, Tim.
o. Walker editor, and candidate for
the Iowa Legislature gives the follow
ing as the reason of hard times:
Is it any wonder that we are having hard times
in Davis county, with our live stock lessened in
numbers by 8e,7s7 head, and in value sss2, los;
with two successive failures of crops that would
have been worth, had they properly matured,
e25o. .0Oo with $3.50, 900 locked up in the failures
Of our two banks-this sum representing the cash
surplus ofour people-is It any wonder, we say,
that times are hard; and do not these special rea-
sons outweigh all others in determining the
causes for the depression Of business in Davis
county? ~ s
The same thing is true Of Wapello
county except as to the banks. Our
banks, fortunately, are on sound
financial basis, and are managed by
prudent and honest men, and they
have no doubt aided in tiding over
financial straits good many business
men. With an improved crop, over
last year, and good prospect for an
other, we think Wapello county has
good reason to hope for more pros
porous times.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

The Chicago Journal well says :
Here n proposition that is more
business-like than reducing the
wages Of railroad employees. M. E.
'Ingalls, the receiver Of the Indianap-
{ oils, Cincinnati and Lafayette Rail-
s.s.EeAd, has Issued ; call to the chief
railroad officials Of the country. ask
ing for ageneral consultation with a
view Of arranging for uniform ad-
svance in rates Of all kinds, especially
8 In freight transportation. He sng-
gestes Cincinnati as the place OF
/ meeting"
Ii to the above the railroad COM
pAnies would take steps to declare
dividends on the actual, and not up
on s0atered stock, and regulate freighta
accordingly, it would be well.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

The name Of sd. p. Stubs" is ap-
lpended to no less than seventeen mo-
,tices Of tax sale redemptions in the
Sioux City Tribune. And the name
Of I'D. p. Stubbs" heads the State
ticket Of the Greenbackers. Can it
-ah; is it possible that Iowa's repre-
sentative anti-bsnk, anti-monopoly,
anti-bond, anti-resumption, anti-spe-
= Gle candidate for the office of COVER
nor IL . tax-title speculator -Da-
bwQWe zSsRes.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

John P. O'Neil, Receiver of the
Continental Life Insurance Company,
notifies policy-holders to send him
their policies and last receipt, to No.
20 Nassau street, New York, and
State Auditor Sherman recommends
that they do 90, keeping memoranda
= Of the same. We presume, then, that
their claims will be adjusted if any
thing is left to do 1t with.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

SAYS an exchange: "Dana is de-
mented. His New York Sun asks
that President Hayes be impeached
for using the regular troops to sup
press the riot. The man and his pa
per need shutting up" Not SO. The
devil should have q fair show, and
allowed 10 educate here, upon earth,
those journalists he expects will be
proficient in his cause in the great
hereafter.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

The endorsement of Gov. Stone by
the democracy Of Mississippi, in re-
nominating him, shows that the par
ty is controlled by the men who cow
ardly and demon like, murder men
for opinions sake. Were this not so
he would have been discarded for
his craven, dastardly inaction in
bringing to Justice the murderers of
the Chisholm family.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
Exourslons 70 the Rocky aaeuntalns.

EXCURSIONS 20 tho ROCKY Wu0OntaaOe.
Tho Atchson Topeka & Santa 70
Railroad has arranged with tho vari-
ous railroad lines In the country for
special round trip rates to the Rocky
Mountains, and thus secured the fol-
lowing rates to Denver, Colorado
Syringe, Canon City, Pueblo and re-.
turn; from Kansas City aud Atchison,
t45; st. Louis, $50 Chicago t65 Quin.
cy $50; Cincinnati Sos; Buffalo SIS.
and correspondingly low rates from
all points east, north and south. These
tickets are good for so days and to
stop at oil stations west OF the Nilsson.
ri river. Tickets are ON sale at oil
principal stations throughout thl
country. This is the new route Il
Denver through the garden Of Kansal
and Colorado. Send for maps, circu
lars, time tables, etc., to
T.J. ANDERSON,
Gen. Pass. Agent, Topsks, Kan.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

Ley that tho. Republican party Of
-tkE6Ah In disbAnded, the Colum-
bus, ,tl(iss.) Inder shamelessly says
9laet athe causes which justified the
jrSssd aaA Adencs heretofore attend
stAy slSot5onss 20 longer exist, and that
the "purity Of the ballot must be re-
stored, and the citizen protected in
>his suffrage"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
sugar psollnss-preb.b,e Failure,

sugar UOollnoo-PvobA0 Failures
NEW YoRK Aug. 9.-The Tribune
states that the heavy decline in the
prices of sugar during the last two
months, is due to the fact that the
market is overloaded. The stock now
held Is the largest ever accumulated
here. The Tribune predicts disaster
to some of the firms and cites the case
Of one house that is carrying $4,000
hogsheads, which If sold at the pres
ent market rates would be loss OF
$500 600. .s
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
THE Inter Ocean says: Joseph

THE Inter Ocean says: Joseph +.
Lukens, Republican candidate for
School Commissioner in Ohio, and
Mr.. Burns, the Democratic candidate,
lived as boys on the same eighty acres
of land near Hoskinsville. The par
ents of Lukens moved into one cabin
when he was six weeks old, and about
the same time the parents of Burns
moved into cabin near when their
boy was six weeks old. The boys
grew up together. Lukens served as
a soldier in the Union army; Burns
as soldier in the rebel army. Lukeni
is a teacher Of large experience, and
there ought not to be much doubt Of
his election" IA 81 =
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

THn' funeral Of General George A.
Custer will take place at West Point
some time in October, when his old
! army friends can be present. Until
then his remains will be held in the
rsceiving vault Of the Poughkeepsie
Cemetery.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

NEW York, Aug. 8.-A Havana let
ter recites number Of DISASTROUS
business failures, with increasing
commercial and finacial trouble.
Gen. J0vellar has been relieved
from command and Gen. Blanco ap.
pointed. He will arrive In . few
weeks. Sick and wounded soldiere
are constantly arriving and hospital
room is taxed to the utmost.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
CALCUTTA, Aug. 8.-The famine is
increasing in Madras presidency.
REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.

hENoLO1xoN
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Advices from
Hayti state that revolution has
again broken out in that Republic,
the insurgents are in force about ten
miles from Port au Prince. Port
au Prince is declared in state OF
seige. A large portion Of the city
was fred and the confagration con-
tinued for two days, and had not
been extinguished when the mail
steamer left. President Casal was
unpopular with the native element
from his known cordiality with for
eign merchants and foreigners gen.
orally. He is suspected accordingly
on that account. He is good SOL
der, however, and however stron g
the foreign element may be it cannot
protect him from the designs of those
who seek to gain the object of their
ambition by assassination. General
Salamon, black man formerly Min
lister to England under the imperial
rule of Solong, is the present aspir.
ant to Office and says when he get.
into power the colored man and
white man may both look out as the
black republic will make the streets
of Port Au Prince run rivers with
the blood Of them. The southern
side Of the island is equally disaffect.
ed and at Jacmal the newspapers are
openly at variance with the existing
administration. Numerous arrests
have been made by goveynmen,
chiefly among persons suspected OF
being secretly engaged in revolu.
tionary plots. A long and important
dispatch from Bassett, u. S. Minister
has been sent to the State Department
on the subject of American Interests
in the present crisis.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
Z ai fa@ n ID R M q: :
YEAR m ADVANCE,
a 90 ae tAs end of Blk menths.
Address y. II. HBDRICK 4 co.
Ex-GoyERNoR HENDRICKS is now in
Paris, but in . short time will return
home via London.
D. P. STuBBs, Greenback candidate
for Governor opens his canvass of
the State at Alton, on the 18th inst,
according to the Rsgister.

A MARION county correspondent
Of the State Register says that ex-
Governor Stone is likely to be .
member. OF the Legislature from that
county. eH
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

SOME of the strongest Democrats In the State
openly advocate the nomination Of Hon. D. r.
stubbs for Governor, who is already the nominee
of the Greenback party. Either that, or no nom-
ination for Governor, and the remainder Of the
ticket filled by the hest and most prominent
Democrats In Iowa -Oftxmwa Dsm0cSaf.
There appears to be quite . leaning
toward Stubbs in this part of the
State among democratic journals.
The Oskaloosa Standard posts him to
speak at the Mahaska county demo-
cratic convention, and now our Dem
Ocrdt gives him lift.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

The New Orleans democracy say
that old Blue Jeans has disgraced the
party by calling upon the President
for troops. Only think Of states
rights being invaded by democrats
10 Governor .ssa MN.sss kla So
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

Unremitting application will in
duce disease unless the blood be kept
constantly pure and rich. For all
hard workers the remedy to keep the
blood In the best condition 10 DR.
Bulls Blood Mixture.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

~ 6ENAroR BpcK, Of Kentucky, has
scns ncsa the OHIO campaign over
Il the bluegrass State. He has made
. big speech which, of course is only
aimed at Ohio politics. In spite Of all
the efforts thus far put forth, demo-
cratic dead-beats (and this class are
always dsmocrats) have voted by
hundreds in Cincinnati for years.
Several Of these fellows were arrested
and convicted after the last fall's
election.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

II Is very foolish for Republican papers to
charge that the Lower House Of Congress attempt
ed to abolish the army at its last session, and
leave the country at the mercy of tramps and
strikers. The power to prevent the unlawful use
Of the army was wisely conferred upon the Low
er House by the Constitution. 1t simply exer-
cised that power. rs was its plain duty to do, by
providing that the army should not be put to the
"base uses' OF supporting thieves in the South,
Just as Il had a right to provide, had II thought
proper, that II should not be used TO aid the Turks
Mr.. Fields put the case plumply: "If the Senate
choose" said he, ito say to this House, 'The
army bill shall not be passed unless you give the
President power to keep Packard and Chamber
lain In oflice,' then let answer back Take that
responsibility il you dare The record shows
that the House passed the appropriation bill and
the Senate defeated it. Had the army been dis
banded and the strikers burned every city in the
United States In consequence, Jim Blaine and his
allies would have been responsible for it, and il is
useless for him and his hcnchmen to shirk 1t -
Davenport Democrat.
The conclusion of tho above article
is 80 silly that it ought to shame q
man of responsibility to assert it. The
Constitution Of the United States vests
in Congress the law-making power
and in the President the executive
power. Itwas wholly constitutional
for Congress to reduce the army il II
saw proper, but it is not its province
after having provided an army, t.
leave 1t upon the hands Of the Presi'
dent unprovided for; much less wa
it In the province of the House to de-
cline to mako appropriations to pay
the army unless it should be allowed
to dictate when and how the arm!
should be used by the Executive
This course on the part Of the Hous
which cannot make law withou
the consent Of the Senate,--in refus
ing to pay the army and otherwis
provide for it, virtually defied, over
turned and repealed the law Of tn
land, by disarming the President q
his rightful authority. It was, there
fore, revolutionary in its character
forcibly rendering nugatory the Ia,
by an unconstitutional act. We're an
other rule to pertain, the resul
would be that if, at any time, th
House should get crosswise when th
nation was engaged in war, it migl
disgrace our armies and humble th
nation BY simply refusing to vo,
supplies to our armies. It is not onl
Improper, but Il Il evolutionary fo
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

The wheat crop of the United
States OF this year, 1t is estimated,
will aggregate 325,0OO,OOO bushels,
against $50, 600 600 last year. aa
A palm tree fifty feet high has been
added to the exhibit Of Liberals pro-
ductions at Philadelphia. Beneath
the long fronds ct the top hang large
cones Of fruit, from which palm SOAP
! is made.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
ESTABLISHED t848---VOL. 70. NO. 18.

have informed the Herald correspon-
dent that they observed NO such satis-
faction since the Federal defeats at
ChancellOrsville and fredericksburg.
The Russians are concentrating In
great force on the Lon. river. An
attack on Rasgrad is thought immi-
nent. Il has been officially reported
that the Russians are NO longer this
side Of the Balkans. According to
official news news from Constantino-
ple,' Mehelnet Ali intends to convert
Rasgrad into q fortified camp. The
forces concentrated In the neighbor-
hood consist Of 48 battalious OF in
fantry, 10 batteries, and 81 squadrons
ofcavalry, altogether 10000 men.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
schurx says Cali Hamilton ,s q Ia,

Scnufz says C0ll hamilton 10 q Liar.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9--Sec. Schurz
having been questioned to-day, with
reference to Kimble's statement, pub
lished this morning, said that Kim
ble's statement Is confession that
the story of fifteen hundred dollars,
having been paid to him for repeat
ing the same speech three times, stated
by him and designated by Gail Ham,
ilton, was Q falseh0od, and that Kim
BILE had now reduced his own figures
from $500 per day to $500 per week.
in lS6O-68, reduction of six hun
dred per cent. /; that Kimble would
have to reduce his figures several
hundred per cent. more and spread it
then over several weeks, during
which Schurz had been active in the
Pennsylvania campaign, in 1860 about
five or six weeks, and he did not re-
member how many in 1868; that he,
(Schurz), had never denied having
accepted compensation in those years
when he was for months engaged in
campaign, simply because he was
obliged by his circumstances to do SO
butthat the whole matter hadbeen ma
licously misreprescnted. Schurz also
says he had since 1856 probably given
more time and labor to campaign
work, without compensation, than
either Of the gentlemen named in
Kimble's letter, except Senator Will
son, and perhaps moro than any man
in the country. That the attacks up
on him were first started by political
opponents who mentioned hundred
dollars as the sum paid for each
speech; that the gossips and slander-
mongers raised the same to $500, un-
til Kimble and Gail Hamilton inflated
it to $500 per speech.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-The steam-
ship Denmark of the National line,
which arrived to-day from London,
has been seized by the revenue aa-
tho1ities for frauds on the revenue.
The officials will keep possession of
her till she is bonded in the U. s.
Courts. Senator Conkling arrived
from Europe, to-day, on board the
steamship Neckar, and received 8
perfect ovation from them weo met
him when the vessel came to anchor.
This evening . serenade ia to be- given
him at the With avenue hotel.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

Various specials state that on Au.
gust 9th 5000 Turkish cavalry attack
ed the Russians between Lascar Vii.
lage and Plevna, on the river Russia.
The Russians, who occupied . forti.
fed line, and who now outnumber
the Turks, repulsed them without
difficulty, but made no attempt to
follow, as the Grand Duke Nicholas
does not wish to waste the energy of
the troops in partial engagements.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
the oontractIon Humbue


Much is said by democratic and
Greenback howlers and deceivers Of
the people about the contraction Of
the currency. The following figures
will give an insight into this matter.
In November, 1873, the circulating
medium Of the country, in round
numbers, was as follows:
Greenbacks. tS62 900 900
National Bank notes......... .......S59, 900 900
Fractional currency 40.OUO ,O0O
Total 900 900
Add coin In the country. llS. 900 900
Total currency in 1s7s...........s0 $3.50 ,oc0. 900
Since that time there has been in
one sense q contraction of the cur
rency, but not as Mr.. Cooper would
have the country believe. The out
standing currency at this time may be
stated, in round numbers, to be-:
Greenbacks ... .... es80, 600 900
banks notes .-"." 3!5, w
Fractional currency y. .Ooo, 900
Total paper.....".. .e0e6 900 coo
YOU com ............
ouUSiOIoIy silver. O1pUW, wv
Total currency. $66o ,O0O, 900
The paper currency in 1873 had an
average value Of IS cents on the dol
lar; in 1877 1t has q value Of IS cents,
and the purchasing power of the
amount in circulation at both periods
can thus be stated: 4s
1873. 37Sl 600 900 currency at s5. &06S $50 900
Total value of currency ..-.....-. 7S3, $50, 900
1877. $8ss 900 600 currency at $685. 900
l50 0O0, 600 gold coin n........... 150, ,000 200
$1,000 900 silver at 95 5...."...... Al 500, 900
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
werka.gmsns rsckss II oh,s.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9.-Unsigned
circulars have been issued in this city
calling meeting of workingmen ON
next Saturday to nominate a full
county ticket, including two members
of the Legislature. II is proposed at
this meeting TO discuss the propriety
Of cooperating with the wOrkingmen
throughout Ohio as to holding State
Convention 10 nominate State officers
from Governor down. The opinion
prevails In some quarters that the
movement, SO far as it relates to this
county, is In the interest Of local
labor reformer, who is already can
didate for county Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15

PHILADELPHIA, August S.-W. ii.
Kemble publishes card TODAY saw
ing that q contract was, in 1855, en-
tered into with Schurz, by which he
was to have $500 per week for his SER
vices In the political campaign in
Pennsylvania, and that that sum was
actually paid him and also that in
1850, after returning home from one
weeks tour In Pennsylvania, Schur2
drew on tho Chairman Of the State
Central Committee for $500, which
draft was duly honored,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
HoRRrRLE rREATMENr OF noys.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. l.-Some
horrible disclosures have been made
as to the treatment of boys at the
Government Reformatory, who were
so i'll fed, only getting bread on Sum
day and one salt herring to eight
youths; that according to the testi-
mony Of DIR. Campbell, their medical
officer, that whenever they got liber-
ty they rushed to the pigs troughs and
ravenously eat putrid offal and food
that had been thrown there for swine.