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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
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NEW ORLEANS, La, April 6.-Thc
presence of Sunset Cox here disquiets
the democrats. His visit and speech
yesterday to the Packard Legislature
and his eccentric reference to Hayes,
serve to lend force to the rumor that
his visit relates less to the speaker
ship, than to the expected quo war
ranto on Hayes. He is said to have
been frank to a disagrecablc extent
in reference to Louisiana democrats
at the st. Charles Hotel last night
The commission is greatly impressed
with the stern logic of Governor
letter to Hayes, and with
the determined resolutions passed by
the legislature, each house of which
has an undeniable quorum of legally
elected members. The commission
visited the cotton exchange and the
white league mass meeting for few
moments, and subsequently called on
Governor Packard, Mr.. Nichols,
Marshal Pitkin and others. Cover
nor Packard's friends declare that if
he (Packard) is abandoned by Pres
ident, who received smaller vote in
the state than himself, his fall will
bring down Hayes with him. A
large number of Tildcn's friends ar
rived three hours ago. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY asserted that startling evidence
is in Packard's possession, touching
the electoral college of Louisiana
that if Packard is defrauded out OF
his rights he will cut back to the bone.
The confidence that he inspires among
the republicans of the whole state is
strong, and is significant tribute to
his marvellous power over men. The
democrats admit his personal honesty
and declare that it would be easier to
get rid of a dozen Chamberlains than
one Packard. The resolutions read
at the Nichols meeting, gotten up to
impress the commission, warn the
commission thus: eve are unalter-
ably opposed to any compromise, the
effect Of which could be to impair the
autonomy of the Nichols govern
ment." As his government extends
outside of lower New Orleans, only
to five bulldozed parishes, and fifty
parishes recognize Packard's author
ity, the claim is superlatively brazen.
Many merchants had, under con-
straint, to close their stores and send
their clerks to the meeting. Proscrip-
ton was never so despotic as now
White Leaguers were moving about
the city to "spot" such as did not
close up. All Canal street looked as
if Sunday had come. The more tur-
bulent clement of Nichols partisans
wanted the meeting some time ago,
so as to repeat the events of the 18th
Of September, 1874. and demand with
arms, Governor Packard's abdication.
Nichols, in alarm, finally and with
difficulty, secured a postponcment I'M
til to-day, SO that the presence of the
commission might deter his mischiev-
GUS gangs from violence. Cox and
Tilden men here are very sore over
the resolutions flattcring Hayes, and
think they signify a solid South
against the Northern democracy.
pHILoS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Chicago Five Stock Market

CHICAGO, April 10
BY Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head. The
market dull and weak. Sales of COM
mon to choice assorted light grades at
IS 15@20, and heavy mixed to packers
at $5.lO@35, to shippers &5.4O@60.
Cattle-dull. Receipts 4 500.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11


Presidents course 90 far, towards ar
ranging the troubles in the South, a
few things should be steadily borne in
mind.
And first, let us say that a policy or
line of action that would have been
wholly justifiable and the best to fol-
low Immediately after the close of the
rebellion, and, indeed for all the
years following, down to the present,
may not be the proper course to pur-
sue now and for the near future. In
fact, we know beyond all question,
that the situation in the South has
been so changeable since the war,
that quite different has also been,
from necessity, the Federal exercise
of power there. Like the sick man,
the treatment varies as convalcsence
approaches. 1t is true that indulgence
to, and trust in, the patient, that is,
relying too much upon him, some
times breeds relapse, and right here
Gomez in the greatest difficulty in d.
agnesing the present situation in the
two Southern States, now having
nominally two state governments.
Secondly, we should bear in mind
the fact and give it great weight, that
in many states of the South it has
been impossible to this hour to pun
ish crime through the civil courts, be-
cause there has been such war be-
tween races, that juries could not be
impannelled which could be relied
upon to give an honest verdict. In
brief, such an luminosity has existed
betWeen races, such bitterness still
fingers in the breasts of those who
were conquered in rebellion, against
all who assisted in their defeat, and
this has been SO universal, that up to
this hour, the material necessary to
self-government has not existed in
several Southern States. The igno-
rance of the newly enfranchised race,
IAN ignorance enforced by their late
masters them unable to
take advanced ground as citizens. To
everybody it has probably seemed
singular that thousands of both white
and black men should have been
murdered, and yet SO few brought to
Justice. The fact is, that in the coun-
ties or parishes where these deeds,
for the most part, have been commit
ted, civil law has been practically
powerless.
Finally, we would say, out of the
many things to be borne in mind in
judging of the Presidents action in
the southern troubles, be not hasty in
condemning, for it is not possible that
at heart he for moment contem-
plates to surrender the colored patri-
OTIS of the Sonth to be subject 10 the
wrongs of their former masters, or to
be in the enjoyment Of less than full
free equality with them.
We don't see, as the President has
seemed to see, in some things, in re-
gard to the great problem of making
self-goyernment possible, and at the
same time equally participated in by
all in the South, yet we think we can
give the mill little longer time to
grind ON o.big grist, and Judge of
it by its results before we sweepingly
and bitterly denounce it, as we are
sorry some Republican journals are
inclined to do.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
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waF lnevIf0hlA.

PARIS, April 9.-Gregory Ganesco,
newspaper publisher aud politician,
is dead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

The Forest Tar Soap" is the pur-
est, softest and best for the toilet end
nursery.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

CALCUTTA, April 9.-The number of
natives on the relief works have in
creased thirty thousand the past week,
chiefly in Kernaul, hillary and North
Arcot.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

MURDER WILL OUT,
Discovery Of the Murderer
Of Ella Barrett.
The Walnut Street Tragedy Of
August -, 1874. Clear
H54 ed I'm.
Bevl Graves Con5esses to the
Crime in His Cell at Fl.
Madison.
Henry Red and Andy smith Accom-.
pliccs in the bloody Work--A
Rcsume of she Tragedy and
the Incidents Connect
ed Herewith

The twenty-sevcnth day Of August,
1874, was marked by the most terrible
crime ever committed in Des Moines.
A woman, young, beautiful and ac-
was foully murdered, and
the dead body plundered by the muir
dcrers. The crime was not discover
ed until the next day at noon. The
woman was stranger, but the coro-
ner's inquest revealed the fact that
her name was Ella Barrett. She
came to Dcs Moines about August
tenth, and remained few days at
the Slavery House, when she removed
to apartments over McFarland's store.
After remaining there a few days
Mr.. Mcfarland surmised that her
character was bad and notified her to
leave, This was on Wednesday. She
consented to 60 within day or two,
or as soon as she could secure Other
rooms. Prior to this, however, the
woman had purchased furniture fol
the room of Merrill, Keency Il Co.
and had fitted it up in comfortable
style. On this occasion she displayed
considerable money, and during some
subsequent business transactions 9th.
crs saw her have plenty of money
Among them was Bev. Graves, a ne
gro, who cleaned Mrs. Barrett's apart.
ments, and who had some difficulty
with her in the settlement of theil
! ooDv,n%o fn~ %ho
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

GENOA, April 9.-Signor Petrella,
composer of well known Operas, is
dead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
FOREIGN.
The Eight Hour System Bursts A
Manuf0ctoyv

Mandatory.
BIRMINGHAM, April 9th.-Thorny-
craft y Co.'S. Wolverhampton Iron
Works are about to be closed because
the eight hour system has resulted in
continuous loss. About 1900 work
men will be thrown out Of employ
ment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

NOTICE u hereby given. that "a
~ vtrine ~ cn~''N ''Nry M iicerrri
~ mr directed frnm fhe tle.A at me.
/, nhols Cirrnit Court ine chAsswheif'hl
l ie.d Rutherford A,inr. NJ The estate
NJ eNirl rafhrrtArl. aee*asrsss niain-
fif. Ala ffhn llag.r s'A Regina Nircn
rre .lrienaanls grqrillnr mc 10 make
she .rm sf ianr Fu-dred s,sj o.{h!y-
an dollars A.a twe0ly eoD>A Wilh -
rrcss ~ SAID Secss End Gotta. ] VIII
evrosc y pubic sah a me hiyssss
bidder. On
SATURDAY. MARCH nth mi,
between The hours &C 10 O'clock A. NJ.
aud 4 o'clock Il. M.. OF said day. - the
door Of the Conrt House u pnhnts
county. Indiana, the rents aud -rrfis tor
4 term not exceeding srysn yeafS. ~ he
following real estate. la-nit;
I.of No. tMeniv-i ava - II 'hc inwn
Of Havsyille. IN Che County y. Dwhuis
nnd state OF Indiana as desigaaicd b.
thr man. psnt OF chart or said town.
III such rents aud profits will not sell
for sufficient sum 10 satisfy said decree
interest aud costs. will at the same
time aad place rs pose az public sale, ms
fee simple oil srid real estate, or 80 inucs
thereof ss may be sut.icic-t 70 discharge
said decree. interest sn.i ,sss.
said sale will, be made without any
relicf whatever from valuation or ap
praiscmcmt laws.
GEORGE COX.
SLer.f, Dubois Comfy.
WM. A. TRAyIoR. Plaintiffs ATTY.
Teb. I'D. loT7-cw. ZIP. T. $1,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the mn
~ dcrsigncd has been appointed Adj
ministrator Of The estate of Elizabeth
Anderson. late of Dubois county, lnai-
ann. deceased All persons knowing
themselves indebted to said estate will
please come forward aud settle tho same
with the undersigned. Said estate Is
supposed 10 be solvent.
ZAcHARIAH NJ. DILLON, Admir-.
WIZ. A. TRAYLoR. Atty.
Feb. Esd, lS77-3w.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

IA fesr.isi Oaayt~riv Journal finely illu.n sfed and
contarsnr an cle~ani cccrcJ r.nwrH rL'Ts With ~
nrs number Priv only - cents ot hf wear The hrs'
SO rs 1877 lust issued ~ German al English.
vicx's Flower and Vegetable Garden, IN pa
,pcr r. cents: with elegant cloth c.~ers slloc.
vick's Catalogue 200 iilnsir siions only cents
address JANIS WICK. Rochester. n. y.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10

COULDN'T MAKE IT.-A wild eyed
AMI long haired son of the plains, who
wore white sombrero and flowing
cloak with Il grace which seldom
disnities "A suit of rags, made his
appearance on the streets last Sat
urIay and announced "lecture by
1.-The celebrated DR.. Gabrogus de
"Obello, Millennial President I'm 1891. -
4 small crowd gathered round the
Colrt House steps and the DIR. lee
tured. His speech flowed with the
speed if not the dignity of Niagara
and the way he mixed up finance,
agriculture, social science and relig
ion, was caution-but as he always
reached the same conclusion, .There-
fore Job had 1000 cattle" the "meth
Cd In his Madness would have been
evident even had he failed to further
demonstrate it by passing the skim
mer" and assuring every man that he
should have an opportunity to con-
tribute. When he counted out the
proceeds, however, and found only Is
cents, including Il bogus three-cent-
piece, his great soul swelled within
him and he peremtorily refused to
communicate any of the promised Sc
crets concerning matrimony, small
pox, or kicking cows. Indeed, he
gathered his drapery around him and,
(at the suggestion Of Marshal Mill
house, shook off the dust Of his feet
against us,
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10


TIE Mechanicsville Press has a
correspondent ION the spot" looking
up dirty Mt. Vernon gossip, and re-
failing the same for the benefit of its
readers. L. 1t, then, to be supposed
that such q scavenger could find no
occupation nearer home. Upton Id
rerfiser.
No, neighbor, 1t is farther to Upton
than Mt Vernon. We should Judge
the shoe pinched the brother Ne
chaaicsriHe Press.
The Press need have no concern
about its old shoes pinching any one
down this way. In fact, all over that
small part OF Cedar county where the
Press is known at all, it Is rightly es-
teemed certificate of respectability
to be blackguarded from such a
source. Ii the ADVERTISER chose to
emulate the Police Gn2ette or Days
Doia9s, ii now has on hand half
dozen columns communications from
Mechanicsville which the Press ma n
would find much more interesting
than any letter from Mt. Vernon he
ever saw
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
Cedar County s. s. Convention.
To be held AT the congregational
Church. Upton.
MAY 22SD, 2}gD AND 2IrH, 1877
PRO- Il A NJ NJ IIs
YEESD.jJ y ETESTNG,

TUESDA y ETENTNG.
1:30.-0pening exercises. Conducted by
Rev. William Lee. of Iip:on.
s:o0.-Tempcrance address by James Pink
ham. Lecturer OF the state Temperance Al
lance.
Temperance. How should 1t be taught
in the sabbath school?
Announcements and adjournment.
lVEDSESD4 MORNING.
s.00.-Prayer and praise meeting. Con-
dueted by kcS. t. &. Barnes.
800 To lO:0o.-County Conventions, tn ,ir
advantages and defects. Opened by Rev. 5.
A. Lee. Of ripton.
l000 to lloo wi hat should be the object
aimed at in conducting a sabbath School ?
Opened by X. II. Gilmore, of Cedar Rapids,
and o. " Bowies, Of inland.
HOO To l2;DO.--The character and quaiifca-
ton Of officers and teachers. opened by
Annie Rich. of Springdale, and Rev. }. A.
Ward Of Mechanicsviile. Adjournment
HEDNEADA AFTERNOON
l:30. devotional exercises. Conducted by
Rev. Geo. W. Jenkens.
2.G0 Ia 3:00.-The teachers preparation OF
the lesson. opened by Rev. F.. b. Cousins, oil
OF Clarence an Mrs. VIM. q ilmore, ofTipton.
300 TO i:oa.-The art OF teaching. Opened
by Mrs. +. II. Pound, of Tipten, and Rev. J
L. Spray Of Clarence.
100 to 5:oo.-children's meeting. Song.
object lesson by 4. simmons, Song.
800 Election of officers. Adjournment.
WEDNEsDA y ETENING.
7:3)-D Devotional exercises. Conducted by
c. Mays.
S0o.-Song service. Conducted by r. ii
Gilmore and Prot. 1. H. Bum
s:30.-lAddress. "Objsct aimed at i'm Sunday
School work, by X. II. Gilmore, Secretary o
the sunday School Association.
7HURSDIY Y MORNING.
s:n0,-song and praise meeting: Conducted
by Charles Chapman.
S:30.-Keview- of lessons. Opened by DIR
Ensign and Alsert sheldon.
go --Gonsecration OF sabhath School work
ers. Opened by Rev. j. II. Hayward
lo:Sb.-Bible lesson. Conducted by Lawri
Tatum.
, ll:u0.-Query Box. Adjournment.
Fraternally,
LawaIE TAruM, ~
IA. KEITH, "a Ion
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
DECORATION DAY.

AT the meeting for the purpose OF
preparing for proper observance of the
3oth OF this month as Decoration Day
+. NJ. Brink was made Chairman and
G. l.. Iongley, Secretary.
After some talk and deliberation
the following committees were ap-
pointed and requested to act indie
pendcntly and promptly in their re-
spective duties:
.igyaltyemeats and Programme
w. IL. Van Nes4, l.. ID. Ingman, and
G. l.. Longley.
.Npcuker and 4Music-E. II. Pound,
+. NJ. Brink and M. Carroll.
Decoration II. {. Prescott, :. y
Yates, Lew Rothrock, a. b. Shaw, }
f.. Sansom, J. J. Johnson, Herb. Ham,
mond, Il. strain, G. Ludden; Mesdames
l.. H. Pound, w. II. Cobb, J. 4. Cul-
bertsoi, Helen Dowd, J. ). Tuthill
NJ. III. kilbourne: Misses Tiilie vii
kinson, NJ. +. Jones, T.. Douglass
Mary Fleming; other ladies and gen
tlemen by invitation of the Comm it.
tee. aud all the school children.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10

ARE You READY FOR THE QrEs-
TIoNo-M. EIitor.-Now that our po-
litical interests are settled for the pres
ent, whether everybody is satisfied or
not, vet we have country and an ex-
istence n nation, and doubt less the
day of our national birth is dear to
most. ii not all: Therefore as the
Fourth of July is not far off, we are
reminded that there was motion
made and made public through the
ADVERTISER, aud seconded by sever
al, and thereby opened for discussion.
The Presidential campaign coming
on pending this motion ii was laid
over Now Mr.. Eiitor, IL you were
appointed a. Chairman, will you call
the attention of the citizens of Cedar
county to the motion, as it is still open
for discussion. The motion is That
we celebrate the next 4th of July
without gunpowder. After due no.
tice will you put the question, and if
decided favorable there can be steps
taken To carry the proposition into
effect No GuNpowDER.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
"Whn every body says must be
trale,s

The ineontrovertible testimony Of
fered by those who have used DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription induced
the doctor to sell il under a positive
guarantee. Many ladies have refrained
from using it on account of Il general
feeling of prejudice against advertis-
ed medicines. Let Inc ask question.
Are you prejadiced against sewing
machines because you have seen them
advertised? or can you doubt the
ingenuity and skin required in their
invention? Again, would you refuse
to insure your house because the com
pany advertised that it had paid mil
lions in losses, and yet had a capital
of several millions? Do such advertise
ments shake your confidence, and
create preiudices? Then why refuse to
credit the testimony of those who
have found the Favorite Prescription
to be all that is claimed for it in over
coming those ailments peculiar to
your sex? Why submit to the use of
harsh, and perhaps caustic treatment,
thus aggravating your malady when
relief is guaranteed, anda positive,
perfect, and permanent cure has been
effected in thousands of cases?
WABASH STATION, H., Oct oath, 1876:
II. Y. PIERCE, M. d., Buffalo, y. Y.
Uedr Shallow me to extend my
most sincere thanks to you for the
great benefit my wife has received
from the use of your Favorite Prescrip
tion. She suffered almost intolerably
before using your medicine, and had
tried the skill of several physicians
but to no purpose. Finally, l thought
I would give the Favorite Prescription
q trial, and she Is now sound and well
Very gratefully yours,
d. A. HUNTER,
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10

The WoLF BUSINESS grows and
flourshes. s. per head is a very fair
price quite a. good accordingly as
hogs are bringing. But, judging from
the scalps reported at the Auditors
office if some inducement were not
offered to kill Off the "varmints," In
about three years of uninterrupted in
crease they would be thicker than
grasshoppers in Kansas. But there is
one thing that no fellow can imme
diateIy understand. And that is why
none of these mighty hunters are able
to discover and capture the old wolf
until she has provided herself with a
family of five to ten young cubs large
enough to furnish a scalp apiece.
However this may be, the facts are
that sixty cubs and fourteen grown
wolves have already this spring been
sacrificed in Cedar in order to satisfy
Auditor Carroll's propensity for
scalps. The contributors are "a fol-
lows: w. w. Johns, |; &. Frink. );
Jacob Nauman, 5; A. Wentz, s. VIM.
Smith, 81; 10 Scott, ,; J. w. Albin,
6; John Safely, 8; Dwigans, =; o.
Toher, IL; +. Heckenlively, j. Pater-
son, &. Woolley, l.. Hcald and J. D.
Wood. each one.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
A G. ROSS,

ii HAPPENING to know that Upton
couldn't SAY boo. to a goose" on the
Base Ball question, the Wilton Re
rietr boldly ignores the fact that the
doosr is in the same condition, and
asks why Wilton don't hear some
thing from Upton on that particular
subject Then it answers its own
question by preSumlng that we are
studying whether TO challenge sthe
fourth or fifth nine That is Il mis-
take. Upton was so disgusted with
base ball when you fellows We're up
here on that "1Sth of August" and
plead the baby-act against swift pitch
ing, that the City Council passed an
ordinance forbidding the game TO all
except boys under ten years of age.
Call the youngsters out, get an UNI
pire that's safe on the delivery
question, and you may possibly hang
yet another scalp in your wigwam.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
-Cashmeres, Grenadines and other
Dress Goods in great variety, Mt
DEAN Il INGMAN's.

THE EvANGELIsTS.-A in
struetion having been received rs to
the work desired In preparation for
the coming of the evangelists, Messrs.
Graves 4 Leland. there will be a
meeting in that interest at the NJ. +.
church this Thursday evening, in.
stead of the usual prayer meeting.
All who are interested in the work oi
the Lord are earnestly invited to be
present.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10
Prices are made to correspond
with the closeness of the times ut
DEA y & TNGMAN'S.

VERY fortunately, he Supenntend-
ent of the Poor Farm, Mr.. Burroughs,
together with nearly or quite all his
family there present; have had the
smallpox, and are therefore free from
fear of contagion. The same is true
of the old chap with whom the sick
tourist was put TO bed. But the re-
mainder of the inmates have been
and are in no little fear of anxiety.
Up to this writing, however, no signs
of the disease have shown them
selves, although nine days from the
reception OF the interloper elapsed last
Saturday.
The victim himself, DIR. Ensign in
forms Us. is very low. He has given
his name, and says his home and
friends are in Franklin county Mich
igan. Both the superintendent and
the County Physician have rendered
the unfortunate man the most care
ful attention, and he could not have
fallen into better hands, so far as he
is concerned.