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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05


The Osk0lOosG Herald Gays: Fri
day morning last Marshsll Woed-
ruff arrested Jack O'Brien, of Ottum-
wa, Jack Bradlow, Of Ottumwa, and
Jim Rinker. and Ora Edison, or this
place, for assaulting the house and
person of Dave Sharp, In the NORTH
west part of town. Edison was re-
leased; O'Brien and Bradlow bound
over, and Rinker has left town. When
they assaulted Sharp they broke his
nose, but walked mp the wrong coon,
for he sailed in and cleaned the whole
party out pounding O,Brien and
Bradlow severely with . clnb. One
OF the latter drew . revolver, and
fired two shots 1t Sharp, one Of
which took effect in his foot, but he
knocked the shootist down. captured
the revolver, and fired i've barrels Sd
the crowd as they retroeted,
demonstrating that he is . peor
marksman by missing the whole lot.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

The Oskaloosa Herald has this to
say of the man who was arrested ON
the charge Of stealing Jonathan W.
Carpenters hogs:
ELECTED AGAIN.--A few years ago.
. young man Of this vicinity named
Napoleon Bonaparte Sparks, (for
brevity sake he was called "Boney"
Sparks.) was convicted Of cattle
stealing, and sent to tHe penitentiary,
where he learned q trade OF some
kind, but when released he declined
to follow the calling, and relapsed
into his old ways. A few days since
he stole twenty hogs from . feed lot
near Ottumwa, drove them up into
this county and sold them, and went
back to Ottumwa to spend the money.
The owner soon discovered his loss,
offered a reward, got John Gray att
er him, (and he is about as bad on
rogues as Jim Hetherington,) he soon
had "Boney" under arrest, and i'm
little while he 'fessed up," and was
bound over. lie evidently does mot
relish the prospect Of Q return 10
Warden Craig's dominions, for Ne
wanted to borrow . revolver to shoot
himself with. Pity Gray didn't loan
him ono.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
How Great Men Dsfve~.


It is strange how great men See
great objects differently. Pissiden1
Hayes expressed the opinion tO sever.
al gentlemen that his visit to the
south with some of his cabinet officers
accomplished great good, and he
could see divisions in the democratic
party which must result advantage
ously to the republican party. On
the other hand, Mr.. Watterson, of the
Louisville CowTiey-J Journal, who has
been interviewed by the Tribune,
says that presidential handshaking
with the chivalry of the south has
produced no change in the feeling Of
the people of the southern states to-
ward the republican party. "The
presidents coming" adds Mr.. Wat
terson, "has not made one single re-
publican out Of one single democrat"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
The Struggle In the Senate.
Another Day Of Excitement Tho ne
8u0t8.

Special Telegram 10 The !nter-O Ocean.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2i.-If tho pro-
ceedings of the Senate last Thursday
were exciting, they were te-day pain
full to the extreme. The boosted dig.
nifty of the Senate was lowered to the
standard of a country Justices court,
and personalities were indulged In
without regard to rule or decency.-
Expecting an exciting scene, a large
audience gathered.
THE GALLERIES WERE CROWDED.,
and as there was no session of the
House. a large number Of the men,
bers crowded the floor of the Senate,
till there was scarcely room for loco
motion. Everybody was excited
Everybody took personal interest
in the proceedings on one side or the
other, and the discussions of specta-
tors in the lobbies were as animated
as the discussions of the Senators in
their chamber. The Democrats were
confident and insulting the Republi.
cans were desperate and determined
NEVER HAS POLITICAL, FEELING RAN so
HIGH IL THE SENATE;
never have proceedings been so care
fully attended and the roll-calls 80
carefully watched No Senator left
tho walls Of the chamber without OBJ
tanning pair on the other side, and
II was frequently the case that Re-
publican and Democratic Senator
went off together to lunch or to smoke,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
Wet Boots

A friend writes from Europe -
What an. amount. of discomfort wet
boots entail, to be sure and how well
we all recall the fretful efforts we
have now and then made to draw on
a pair of hard baked ones which were
put up by the fire over night to dry.
Damp and adhesive within, they are
without stiff and unyielding as horn.
Once on, they are sort Of modern
stocks destructive of all comfort and
entirely demoralizing to the temper.
The following device will rob the
wet barn-yard Of slushy Winter
or Spring evening of half it's
promise OF discomfort for tho next
morning: When the boots are
taken off fill them quite full with dry
oats. This grain has great fondness
for damp, and will rapidly absorb the
last vestige of it from the leather. As
1t takes up the moisture it swells and
fills the boot with tightly fitting last,
keeping its form good and drying the
leather without hardening it. In the
morning shake out the oats and hang
them in bag near the, fire to dry.
ready for the next wet night, draw
on the boots, and go happy about the
days work.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

MORE BLoop IN WARREN CorNTY.
From an Indianola Tribune extra
of Sunday morning we have the de-
tails Of another bloody affair. 1t ap-
pears that Thos. Keeney, T. p. Gull
bcrtson, a stage contractor, and w.
H.. Kendall got into difficulty in
Magruder's billiard hall about thirty
five cents, Saturday evening. During
the alteration Culbcrtson and the
rest of the party were ordered out of
the hall, and when outside Keeney
made some remark which offended
Culbertson, who told Keency to 'sshut
uptp Keeney quickly drew knife
and plunged it into Culbertson's side.
He was Immediately carried TO drug
store and physicians called who pro-
nounred the wound critical, and fatal
results may follow internal bleeding,
the knife penetrating near the heart,
though yesterday he was much i'm
proved. keeney was arrested and
lodged in Jail to wait examination
thus morning. He denies tho stab
bing in toto.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
oanslrMPyIoN Gu 81 ED

An old ply ysicisn retired from active
practice, having had placed in his
hands by an East Indian Missionar,
the formula of . simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanen,
cure Of Consumption. Bronchites, Ca.
tarrb, Asthma, and all Throat and
Lung affections, also positive and
radical cure for general debility and
oil nervous complaints, after having
thoroughly tested its wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands ofcascs, feels
1t his duty to make il known to his
suffering fellows. The recipe will be
sent free OF charge, to all who desire
II, with full Directors for preparing
and successfully using. Address with
stamp naming this pspcr, DR.. J. q
Stone, Al North inth ST., Philadel,
phia, Pa. oct25GmdSw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
Mr.. Francis varga, Of Decatur Co

AT. Francis Varga, Of Decatur Co.,
himself : distinguished Hungarian
s.'ie. Mno was, We believe, cxpatriat-
90 with Count Uhaxzi and Gen. Po.
mnss, takes issne with q CouRrrn ar.
ticls on the removal Of Pomutz
which was copied In the State Reo;,.
ter. lie aays Pomutz was not Inn.
garsan that he was only ! Wallachi.
an, born In Hungary. We wonder
Il our good friend varga consider,
his children, born in Decatur county,
lows, Hungarians or Americans |?
He also says Pomutz was ! captain
ana military secretary Of Uhaxxi Whou
- latter spFrsndered Komorn. il.
stsAA of heipG ! Major 81 Kossuih,,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Sam Tilden has taken the presiden.
tial oath. of Office before . New York
Justice Of the Peace. His style, there
fore, is President of the United States,
and his title is His Excellency.
His Excellency is said to have al
ready fixed upon the membors OF his
Cabinet. He is now engaged, proba-
bly,, in preparing his inaugural ad-
dress. He rehearsed portion Of II,
the other day, on the sidewalk in
front Of the Herald Office, TO IN inter-
ested and interesting rabbla Of about
five hundred persons, who seemed to
enjoy it. The public will AwAit the
Of President Sans first
State paper with . languid curiosity.
Chicago Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

That earthquake out in Nebraska,
the other day, settled one mans es.
tate. At least Mr.. j. III. Armstrong
living miles southwest of Ponca, in
that State, reports that a half-acre OF
ground on his farm was torn into ev.
cry conceivable shape, huge masses
of earth being lifted and thrown fif-
teen to twenty feet. Several fissures
were made and still remain, some OF
which are filled with water, while
others are vacant and of unknown
depth. They vary in width from q
foot to ten feet, and extend nearly
across the ground where the eruption
occurred,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Conovor and Patterson were but
yesterday being denounced BY demo
cratic papers - carpet bag thieves.
To-day these men are cheek-by-jowl
with Thurman, the Democratic lead
er Of the Senate, and through them
tho democratic party expect to stesl
itself into power in the Senate Of
the Unitsd States. '
The way to deodorize carpet bag
thisf. and convert him into first
class Reformer IL to brand him "Dem-
0cretic.'' &@a M IS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
FROM NEW YORK.
Special Telegram to the Inter-o Ocean.

Speciai letegraI1 10 the lnter-Ocean. fs
New YonK, Nov. 27.-It is current
ly reported tonight that Mr.. Tilden
has received summons from leading
democrats to be ready to leave for
Washington at moments notice and
that he has signified his intention Of
going. He will probably be accom-
panied by a number of prominent po-
litical friends from this city. It is
surmised that the contemplated trip
has something to do with the rumor-
ed coup d'etat to seat him as Presi-
dent. A leading democrat and warm
personal friend of Tilden's, remarked
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel tonight
that the fighting republicans had be-
come SO disguised with Hayes that
they would interpose no violent op.
position to such movement, should
it be made under color of law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
TIMBER TNIev9s.

We have before us the annual re.
port Of Gen. James A. Williamson,
of Des Moines, Commissioner of the
General Land Office at Washington,
To Gen. Williamson belongs the
whole credit of inaugurating, over
two years ago, when he first went in
to Office, the raid upon the timber
thieves who have for years been de-
predating upon the public domain in
Minnesota, Oregon, Californis, Wash
ington Ter, Louisiana, and elsewhere
where the government still holds val
liable timber land.
The following extract from the
Commissioners report win give the
reader some idea of the extent OF
these rascalities:
"The persons sent to Minnesota and
Louisiana have been longest in the
field, and have been most successful
in their efforts. In Louisiana over
lOO, 600 logs have been seized under
civil process issued by tho United
States court, and 92,7lO have been
sold by the United 6tates marshal !;
1880 of these logs were sold to out
side parties, realizing $1O9Ol. .55, and
"a, ,73O were bought in on behalf Of
the Government, ut cost Of &9, 1893. l6,
to prevent their being sold at q sacri-
flee, a combination having been made
to prevent competition, and these are
now held until o sufficient price can
be obtained for them. Other opera
tions, extensive in their nature, are in
course Of process in Louisiana and
other Southern States.
The clerks detailed as special gents
to detect timber tresspassers in the
State Of Minnesota have reported to
date 61,7OS.564 feet fboard measure)
of white pine logs cut and re-
moved from the vacant public
lands in that State, 1885,, 1903 feet
Of which were cut and removed
between the years 1868 and 1876, and
for which NO stumpage appeared to
have been collected. 1t is believed
that parties who handled the logs are
willing, in order to avoid litigation,
to compromise for this trespass &C
cording to the custom then in force
under instructions from this office,
which, at the rates or stumpage
charged in these years, would place
in the United States Treasury about
sl6l 600, net, and save expense Of
suits"
The report throughout is a clearly
written, comprehensive and well con-
sidcred document.
His friends in Iowa are glad to
know that Gen. w. "has struck his
gait" in prosecuting the timber
thieves, and hope that he will clean
out the whole brood, being careful at
the same time that some other chap,
in the name of reform, doesn't come
along snd steal all his own we'll
earned credit, a&
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Little Eaton, Of Connecticut, is a
jumping jack sunset Cox, without any
OF Cox's talents AZ q clown. He bears
abeut the same relation to the Senate
that the fly on its horn does to the
patzeat OK.
Nevertheless this wooden nutmeg
and Eastwood ham Senator, gives no
tics that on the 4th Of March, 1879,
the Senate will certsiply be In the
hands Of The Confederates, and that
then he, the tnAnitessimal ,pismire
Eaton, will move the expulsion Of
Wheeler, because the latter gave his
casting vote sgainst Hamburg Butch
er Butler!
When mon like Wheeler arc rele-
gated to private life, and nincom.
poops of the Eaton stripe become
leaders in the United States Senate, 1t
will be high time to run down the
curtain, to ring out the heroic age,
and to inaugurate the donkey regime.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Of his crime, was like the wall of .
lost soul. One Of his sentences was
this: "God knows tina. all / ask il
the white mans chance" Senator
Edmunds had It all his own way ur
to certain stage in the proceedings,
and then Mr.. Thurman came to ths
rescue, taking Mr.. Edmunds of his
legs and left him for once almost with
nothing to say. Mr.. Thusman said
he had never seen such q performance
In the senate, and he reiterated that
the whole question before the senate
now was why Senators Conoyer and
Patterson had deserted their party
ChicagO Times. i
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

A Boston gentleman is delivering q
lecture entitled "Thrce Weeks on a
Camel"
Two London detective, lately found
guilty of bribery and collusion with
the thieves, had been on the force
thirty years.
A number Of professional rat-hun-
ters want the Ohio Legislature to au-
thorize bounty of 10 cents for each
rat slaughtered.
A Rochester poulterer has sent a
dozen bantam chicks to Kansas
farmer, for which the latter pays 500.
They are of very diminutive size.
The Free Press mentions an inno-
cent Detroit boy, doctors son, who
pointed to the skull in the office OF
his father, and earnestly asked, "Did
you kill him father p
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

SENSIBLE ADvIcE.-A sensible far
mer writes as followsto an exchange ].
"Now is the time when. farmers
should be careful. If you have few
dollars 10 invest do not spend it for
something to look at and admire, but
buy calf or two and you will find it
q good investment. Another thing !:
Your summers work is done; where
is your machinery? The garden rake
has climbed tree, the hoe Is in the
potato patch, the corn plow 10 in the
fence corner, the mower aud hay
rake out ON the prairie. Farmers, this
is one Of the greatest mistakes you
ever made in your life. You should
take care Of your implements. Put
them away in the dry and they win
last twice as long as tools that are AZ
lowed to lie around In the weeds and
rot from one using time to another =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Kellogg did not gain his seat as was
telegraphed MS Wednesday. The rea-
SON was that the Democrats COM
menced flllibustering and tho Senate
finally adjourned pending motion
to meet Thanksgiving day at II NJ.
We taket: from this that there was NO
session of Congress yesterday. To-
day, therefore, the case of Kellogg
will come up and probably be dis
cussed all day, unless the Democracy
drop their filiibustering, which they
are not likely to do. A close analy.
sis Of the votes Of Senator Davis, OF
Illinois, lcaves his final action ON q
direct vote to seat Butler in doubt.
Should he votehgainst Butler he will
be defeated. Should he vote for But
der and Conover also, then az the Sem
Ate stood on Wednesdays struggle,
Butasr will win. We are inclined to
the view, however, that since there IL
now but two week days and Sunday
before the special secession must end,
that tho Democrats may fillibuster II
out on the Kellogg case and nothing
% 0One. $ittf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

WAsHINeToN. Nov. 28.--The signal
service observer at the wrcck o. the
Huron, reports that the bodies 0f
Charles Carson, landsman, and Thos.
Armstrong, seaman, who were LASH
ed to the bowsprit, have been brought
ashore.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
LynohoeI Tor Attempted Rape,

NASHVILLE, Nov. 27.-A special
from Columbia, Texas, says: "Roper,
alias McGhee, who attempted to rape
Miss Bette Templeton, was taken
from Jail this morning by : mob, v ho
after several unsuccessful attempts to
lynch him ON the spot were persuad-
ed to allow committee Of twenty to
take him into the presence of the la
dy. She positively identified him
% the guilty one. He was then Ia
ken TO the Court House and from the
third story lynched in the presence Of
9.OOO persons.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
a REMARKABLY SCENE.


The little ripple Of applause that fol-
lowed Mr.. Conover seemed to have 3
most exasperating effect upon Sena-
tor Edmnnds. He has never been
more brilliantly cruel than when he
began to review Patterson's case.
He alluded to all the most obnoxious
features of Patterson's indictment for
bribery, and then read an extract
from q New York paper in which
the correspondent charged that Mr..
Patterson had made bona-fidc bar
gain with Butler to give his vote for
being freed from the Penitentiary.
Mr.. Edmunds. with devilish ingenu-
ity, brought in the most unparlia.
mentary statements without any one
finding single opportunity Of call
ing him to account. When he allud-
ed to the penitentiary, to the indict-
ments, and to bribes,
MR.. PATTERSON JUMPED TO HIS FEET
and said "Does the Senator mean to
say that on his own responsibility p
Mr.. Edmunds was as calm and cold
as ice. lie replied, without raising
his voice, Certainly; / say every
thing that I say on my own responsi.
blity." Mr.. Patterson simulated Mr..
Edmunds' manner, and said: "All
have to say, then, is that it is untrue
Then Mr.. Edmunds said, ~ did moi
say it was true. l said il it were
true" Then Mr.. Patterson replied,
waving his hand, ~ withdraw every
word have said" This culmina-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

Senators Edmunds and ConklinG
are making ! vigorous fight. Tho
Republican papers which have been
loud and virulsnt against these brave
fearless leaders- calling them @ma.
chime polIticians," 'ssore-heads," etc,
hays Sipmred ont pfsight or applaud,
Evsn ~ chicago 1T6vse clapS n
little hands and yells, "see how We
swim. .n-zMter-O Ocean. Y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

THE trouble about David Davis il
that he has been some thirty years on
the bench, more than half Of that time
in Warrington, boarding at an old
rebel hotel, surrounded by rebel peo.
pie, until he no more properly under
stands snd represents the people Of
Illinois, than the Cardiff Giant would.
He nevsr had any grip on the people
Of Illinois except to make fortune
out Of their tax titles.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
Fire.

y WASHINGTON, Nov. 30-EarIy this
morning the hotel, Grand Stand, No.
45, and the stables Of the Washington
Driving Park, at Benning Station,
owned by F. p. Hill, burned. Loss
| e2S 600: partly insured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
= SAD svs,mEss.

We believe that NO State has q bet
ter Federal Judge than Love demo
craD or more honorable and efficient
court officers than United States At
torney Lane and United States Mar
shall Chapman (republicans.)
Nevertheless, there are a good many
disrepntablc things done in our Iowa
and other Federal courts, for which
somebody is responsible, and which
should be stopped.
To illustrate; here comes George
F. Myers, an old and highly respecta-
BILE citizen Of Cass township, who has
been indicted at the United States
Court In Keokuk, and is now under
bonds to appear there for trial for
selling $l.4O worth Of leaf tobacco to
his neighbor, Hon. Peter Knox, to be
used by the latter for curing the scah
on his sheep.
The Internal Revenue laws prohib.
II the sale Of leaf tobacco to any one
except he be a licensed dealer or man.
ufacturer Of tobacco. This lie for the
purpose Of enabling government of.
flcers, from the books Of these dealers
and manufacturers, to keep q proper
run Of their purchases and sales on
which the government collects NO IN.
considerable portion Of its revenue,
from tho sale Of cigars and tobacco
made up. Now, Messrs. Myers and
Knox are men Of the highest inteeri.
ty and much general information. bu,
they are o ignorant of the provisions
Of the Internal Revenue laws as they
are of the Koran, thanks to the mig.
gardliness of the government which
does not allow anything for the pro.
mitigation of these laws through the
papers. In tLis instance, as well as il
many similar prosecutions which
tend 80 much to bring the laws into
disrepute, probably some scalawag
anxious TO become An informer be.
fore the United States Grand ,Jnry
and thus get mileage fees, Sc, and
perhaps further, to crafty personal
grudge against Mr.. Myers, has had
him indicted without tho knowlcd &c
or consent Of Revenue Agent G. r
Brown, OF this city, well known to be
the officer charged with seeing the
revenue laws enforced.
And In this case-and il il only
sample cne-witnesses, etc.
wM y! get their fees ont Of Uncle
Sam, until tho case comes up to the
Judge, Who WIN probably inconti,
nently dismiss 4. For IL Il abhorren,
to ths commousat ipstlaets 81 Justice
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
The Pacific Railroads

& WAsH1NGrON. Nov. 3O.-The House
committee on Pacific railroads held
their first meeting to-day. Four
members, exclusive Of Potter, were
absent. The committee having re-
ceived no official notice OF Potter's
declination Of the chairmanship, took
NO action. Throckmorton presided.
The only business done was tOtdgreef
to ask the House forsa clerk for this
committee exclusively. @
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

UNCLE SAM has just been stuck for
$5,500,O00 in an arbitration with q
British Canadian Commission as to
the Canadian and New Foundland
Fisheries, which, It was claimed, onr
people had been trenching.on.
Il seema the British had the most
brains in this Commission, especially
in,the legal management, which will
mot astonish persons who attended
ahe Cincinnati Republican Conven-
itiou, when we inform them that Rich
ard H. Dana, lr., was the principal
Aawyerson the American side,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
,ecial vc'esmm 10 ,ha evening New,

e''' ~ Wv. .e
WtsHlNaroN, Nov. 27.-It was
openly stated in the Capitol this
morning by a prominent Southerner,
that should the democrats get control
Of the Senate now, Mr.. Tiiden will be
seated as President Of the United
States before New Years Day.