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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

GREENBACKs.-T are what Gen.
eral j. B. Weaver wants, now that he
has lost hope of Office in the repub-
lican party. 1t is not necessasy to
give a history of the Generals aspir-
atoms and defeats to the people of
Des Moines who have watched him as
the olden king did the spider, climb
and fall SO often that they would be
more surprised to see him succeed
than fail. There are many friends
of the gentleman in the city-old ar
my acquaintances and temperance
men who have looked up TO him as
the wise men to their star for guild
ance and hope, and they turned ont
largely to listen to him, last evening.
They all remembered that he was
was nearly nominated for governor
when Kirkwood was, that he was in
the last republican convention here a
temperance anti-Gear man, but a
plank placated republican at its close
and that he promised to support him.
They attended to see what excuse he
had for deserving Jessup, even though
he did bolt Gear and were informed,
by an arraignment Of the republican
party for vicious and ubiquitous fin
ancial legislation, that he had good
excuse in that, aside from all the lit
tie things they knew of which might
"sour" an ambitious man. His green
back speech was Of the usual style,
and like Mr.. Stubs, he devoted most
of his time to discussion of the sill
yer question, in which he made some
palpable hits.-Des MONIES Leader.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
CLOSING SCENES
Of the Iowa State Fair at Cedar
Rapids.
The Exhibition q Financial Success
and the Association Out OF Debt
Special to the Gate City

CEDAR RAPIDS, Sept. 2l.-The fifth
ard last day of the State FAIR has
been clear and dusty. The attend
ance has not been SO large as yestcr-
day, but thousands have been on the
grounds all day.
Among the horses there has been a
fine exhibition and some lively COM
petion.
The procession Of winning animals
which took place in the arena, to-day,
was one of one of the grandest fea-
lures of the Fair. 1t was headed by
a band OF music and extended clear
around the track. Cattle took the
lead and the sight presented was q
fine one.
1t has been decided not to continue
the Fair over tomorrow and exhib
itors have begun to move Off with
their stock and articles. Pickpockctl
have been at work and number oil
them have been caught.
| The Fair has been success finan
cially as well as in every other way
The receipts will be sufficient to pay
all premiums and expenses, place tn,
Society out of debt and leave y littl,
in the treasury. The officers are al
happy and tired.
The races to-day were good ant
created considerable excitement. 4
foot race was one of the features
The free for all trotting race wa
won by Mountain Belle, owned b.
Taylor Bros, West Union. in thre
straight heats; best time, 9 :36.
| The 3 80 race was won by Fanni
Gilmore, owned by Scrbell; best time
8 IN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
OVERMAN.

Return OF tho Ola Washoe Prospect
or and Locator After Foaeseen Years
Absence-He Finds Things Changed
80 that He Almost Doubts His Own
Identity.
John Overman, the locator of the
Overman mine, and one of the earl.
lest Of our Washoe prospectors, is
now in Gold Hill. He arrived a day
or two since from Iowa, having been
absent from here for fourteen years.
He is an active, wide-awake man OF
about sixty, and has not become much
changed during his absence, for he
found more old friends to recognize
him than he was able to remember
He expresses himself as wonder.
struck, however, at the changes which
have taken place here since he left
He is able to recognize some of the
old peaks and hill-tops, but the great
mining and milling works, the thickly
settled towns and big houses, the bus
lines, the railroad, and all that sort of
thing appear as the production OF
magical enchantment to him, and he
feels lost among it.
"Why," says he, "ef I'd been drapt
down here unexpectedly and walked
up, l shouldn't know wharf, the devil
I'd go to-"
When he stepped OIL the passenger
II ain, McMurchy, who happened to be
at the depot, took him by the hand,
saying, II know you; you are John
Overman."
care you sure of it." says the old
prospector, shaking his grizzled head,
evidently feeling somewhat Rip Van
Winkleish. "Don't know aboutit.
He meets with so many, to shake
hands and talk over old times with,
however, that he begins to feel
more like himself, and the face of the
country is looking more and more
familiar to him. Still he shakes hi.
head little as he looks up and down
Main street, remarking:
"Well, I'm blowed eff ever though
this hill was quite so cussed Steep
Gold Hill (Neu.) News.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

John Charles Haincs, whose Fidel.
ity Savings Bank in Chicago has just
gone the way of the Spencer and
Myers swindling shops, is an ex-
Mayor Of Chicago, and at present q
State Senator of the independent,
greenback labor-reform variety.
1t will be recollected by persons
who kept themselves posted in the
proceedings of the last session of the
Illinois Legislature, that this same
Haines was an independent reform
candidate for United States Senator,
against Logan, leading a faction Of
self-righteous chaps who, together
with their leader, regarded them
selves as the special champions of all
the honesty and virtue there was ly-
ing around loose. At one time
Haines came very near being elected,
receiving the full vote of the angelic
squad, and nearly all the democratic
votes.
John A. Logan, in his opinion, was
entirely too corrupt and unsound fl
nancially to represent Illinois in the
United States Senate, and failing to
succeed him himself he managed to
defeat Logan and elect Davis.
Spencer, Myers and Haines, who
all claimed to have a corner on re
form, have been, one after the other
brought up to judgment and found
to be hollow, rotten pretenders and
frauds, who have filled their Golfers
with ill-gotten plumber by pretending
to be better than their fellow men.
From the day of that great reform
er-the paternal dad of the reform
party-who thanked the Lord in a
loud, bass voice, in public places, that
be was better than the other Public
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
A weather witch.

a Galena Ill.) man-says the Ga.
zette, of that city, has invented sure
indicator of wet or dry weather, its
reliability having been fully prov
en- by citizens who have faithfully
tested the instrument. Is is composed
of white pine, cedar, and Q chemical
unknown to anyone save the invent
or. The zero is marked midway
between dry and wet and is adjusted
by means OF mercurial barometer.
It is so extremely sentative that Q
heavy dew will effect 1t, and denote
the humidity of the atmosphere by Q
scale attached TO 1t. 1t 10, therefore,
q simplified hydrometer and bsrome-
ter combined, and will foretell rain
storm several hours In advance of its
coming. It does not require any cor
rectiop for temperature or altitude,
and will act ip any locality. The In
strument is designed especially for
farmers, mechanics and Others who
find the more complicated barometer
now in use not only expensive but Q
most di&cnlt thing to operate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
A EIG BATTLE AT RIELA.

A ConstaMinople dispatch says: 1t
is reported here that a big battle was
fought to-day at Biela, lasting from
9 in the morning to- in the cven-
ing, and the Russians were complete.
ly defeated.
A special from Shumla asserts that
the Russians lost 1900 killed and
5000 wounded in the battle.
RUSSIANS STILL HOPEFUL.
A correspondent tclcgraphs from
Russian headquarters as follows
The feeling is not so gloomy as eX-
pected. Military men acknowledge
that they have been beaten, but as
much by their own errors as by the
bravery of the Turks. There is moi
the slightest sign of hesitation OF
weakening of their determination &c
fight it out. Everybody feels that i
is death struggle and the successful
issue is not doubted for an instant
Every preparation is being made TO
a winter campaign.
MEHEMET ALI ENGAGED.
The Telegraph Pera Correspondent
says: A telegram just received at tn
war Office from Mchemct Ali an
nounccs that serious fighting begal
to-day, Friday. The Turks were all
vancing steadily when the messag
left Shumla this morning. No othe
paper has anything touching on til
reported battle. although scvera
have correspondents both with Czar
i awitrh and Mchnmct Ali
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

CLEVELAND, Sept GA large
number Of farmers and others inter-
ested in the cattle disease that has
been raging for some weeks in vari-
GUS parts Of the city and outlaying
country met in convention In this
city tonight. Since the disease first
made its appearance 139 COWS have
died. The general theory 10 that the
disease is q fever of some kind, and
is communicated TO native cattle by
Texas steers brought here to be
slaughtered, many Of which are pas
turcd in the surrounding country for
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
A Personal Devil.
Htste Leader.

Six months experience in journal
ism has convinced Rev. Mr.. Sage,
who, when he took charge of the
Newton Journal, was Universalist
preacher, that there Is or ought to be
q personal devil, and of the truth of
the doctrine of total depravity. Thus
does journalism each day do its good
and perfect work Of turning some
heather from the error Of his way,
and impell him to methods of right
thinking.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

[ BY Telegraph - =
Wheat-unsettled and easy q l4,k
cash, and O6@ts Oct.
Corn-weak and lower; 4ls<c cssh
and Oct.
Rye-54hc. Barley-heavy 81 6Oc. X
Pork-easier $l3 3711s on cash, and
Is 40 Oct.
Lard-weak and easy at % 85 cash
and Oct.
Whisky-$l 90.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

of this matter briefly. First--the
bonds Of the United States were never
subject to taxation it cannot be done
Next, no civilized nation
on the face of the globe permits the
taxation Of its bonds by subordinate
local or municipal authorities. 1t is
a sacred, common sense principle
among all nations to not so place their
credit in the power of local authori-
ties that their bonds may be shut out
of the market by being taxed even be-
yond the interest paid on government
bonds. For instance, we know of cit
les in Iowa where the tex levy has
been over four per cent. on the dollar
in single year, and even six per cent
in few instances. In Ottumwa to-
day the tax for all purposes is 4A
mills upon the dollar, and the rate is
as low as it is in any city of its size in
Iowa. Now if the four per cent bonds
of the United States were taxable
here, how many citizens Of our cities
would invest money in these four per
cent. bonds? In many of our cities
they would have to pay premium in
taxes for holding q. s. bonds. and so
the government could not sell its
bonds in the cities of America at all
at the low rate of interest which they
draw. The result would be that our
bonds would all be sold, if sold at all,
in foreign markets. Tho fact of 1t is,
we have few people in this state
who invest in government bonds,
though they are not taxable, because
they can make more by investing their
money in some business, or by loan.
ing it to their ncighbors, and receive
a greater income from it, after paying
taxes, than they can in bonds. Fol
the Government--and the government
| in this country is the people-to give Il
the States, the local authorities powe1
to tax its bonds, is like bestowing up
on the hands of the body the power
to refuse to supply the stomach will
} food, supposing such thing possible
The simple truth is, that this idea o
subjecting government bonds to tax
alton, never was conceived in thi!
country until that same fell spiri
.. which inaugurated treason, and failed
, after the war, sought the de
struction of the nation in the ruin Q
, its credit, and rung the changes ON tn
bloated bondholders, as they wer
styled and this idea never obtained
foothold among considerate, intelli
gent and honest men. It is the crea
( ture alone Of perverseness or igno
: ran ce.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
The 4I.2 per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The mem.
bers Of the syndicate were ii consul
tation last evening with the Secretary
of the Treasury and other officers Of
the department. The accounts Of the
~ per cent. loan were closed. The
whole amount is $500, 600 600, of which
$l85, 100000 is for resumption pur-
poses, and will appear in the next
debt statement.
The four per cent. loan is being
rapidly paid for and adjusted and
will be settled during the next month,
ss the call lie maturing, the first cali
maturing on the 9th Of October, and
the last on November 3Oth, and 49,
0O0, 600 each for the months OF August,
September and October viii be APP
piled for resumption purposes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
Tw ced's Testimony.

New YORK, Sept. 2l.-Tweed testi.
fled before the Aldermanic Commit.
tee to-day. lie was a director in the
Erie railway in 1869. Gould and Fisk
called on him about an injunction
they wanted against Vanderbilt. lie
called on Judge Barnard, who grant
ed the injunction for friendship sake,
for they made witness a stockholder
in 1869, and thereafter he lobbied at
Albany for the Eric company, receiv-
ing money from Fisk and Gould to
influence the Legislature. It cost
some hundred thousand dollars to
carry the tax of 20. He paid Senators
Graham, happening, Morris, Wins
low, Ward and Bowen to vote for it.
Cornelius Carson, Peter b. Sweeney
and himself were the Transcript
printing company. They added rs
per cent. to their bills, and from q
capital of $4,000 each, declared divi-
dends of from 10000 to 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

An enterprising young man on the
plains Of Western Kansas, who has
gone into the business OF collecting
and manufacturing into fertilizer
the bones Of the thousands of defunct
bnffsloes that lie scattered through
that region, wrote homo to Illinois
lately that he has at last discovered
% rich bope.anza."
Mrs. Barr, Of Lebanon, Mo-, re-
Gently became the mpthsr Of four ba-
bies ct Z time,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
DoLEFuL CONDITION OF TRANS BALKAN
CHRISTIANS,


CHRISTIANS.
LONDON. Sept. 22.-Pitiful stories
of the condition of the Christian pop
ulation south of the Balkans are be-
ginning to create indignation in Eu-
rope. A despatch of Ahmed NeiiX
to Adrianople, al the instance of Min
lister Layard, has not had the effect OF
putting stop to the execution. Ital-
ian Consuls are sending to their gov
eminent fearful accounts of the do
ings of the Ottoman officials. Exc
cutions and transportations are
dcpopulating Roumania. Italian
Consuls at Tripoli state that 1000
Bulgarians have landed at Tripoli by
a Turkish transport, and have been
sent to the borders of the desert. A
correspondent with the Relief Agen-
cy among the Bulgarians, sends hide
Gus accounts of the state of that prov
ince. He is at Cortova, on the south
crn slope of the Balkans. In this
place, which must have had popn-
Iation of nearly twenty thousand,
there is not a grown man left alive.
For siX weeks the place has been at
the mercy of the irregulars Of the
Turkish army. There now remains,
of what was once thriving and
beautiful town, but five or six thous-
and women and children; these poor
creatures hide themselves, as well
they may, dreading the outrages of
which nightly some of them are VIC
| Tins.
They can hardly be said TO have
shelter, clothing, or food, and have
sustained life by furtively gathering
roots and vegetables left in their rll-
ined gardens.
The same correspondent writing
about the Geshofls, merchants of Phil
lopolis, and well known in England,
who were sentenced to death on the
charge of treason, says their case was
taken up by the English and Ameri-
can ministers. Three days before
their arrest one was appointed Amer.
lean vice consul, but owing to the
formalities the necessary papers,
signed by Maynard, only reached
Phillipolis on the I'd inst.
The Manchester Guardian to-day
says: The announcement of the in
l
Geshoff has been received with great
CONSERVATION by their friends in
Manchester. A deputation bearing
a petition in their behalf together
with an official letter from the Mayor
proceeded yesterday to lay the mat
ter before Earl Derby in London
The Messrs. Geshoif are SO well
known in Manchester, their fate is a
matter Of concern to many beside
their fellow countrymen. The young
er Geshoil was educated at Queens
College. and it Is believed ii is in
consequence of the representations as
to the condition of Bulgaria made by
him to the Times. that the vengeance
of the Turkish government has fall
en- on the whole family. II is feared
that extreme sentence has been car
ried into execution and the efforts o.
their friends in this country came
too late.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
New York Market,
by Telegraph

BY TeIegraph.
New YoRx Sept. Is.
Wheat-dull and one TO two cents
lower. mainly at call; 81 35096 for
No. 2 Spring Sept, and 29@k Oct.
No. l winter red 40 bid Sept, and
l 5O1a asked.
Corn-heavy, and u Gle lower; IS
@56Lc for mixed western.
Oats-dull; 81 oslo for mixed west
crn. III ,4
Pork-firmer at 414OO.
Lard-firmer at 20 30.
Whisky-heavy at 1877.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
,nfy=sstSG3gGs 9<IIJSSg
"a Alka||I|||||||||||l|E|Iy
THE STRUGGLE.
Mehcmet Ali Defeated i'm Fri
days Encounter Before
Bie1R.
He Attacks Impregnable Posi-.
sitions with Inferior Forces.
And Sustains A RepuIse with Heavy
Loss.

LONDON, Sept. pa Ragusa dis
patch says: The Montencgrins have
captured the Zolocts and Noodre
forts and are undisputed masters of
Duga Pass. The bombardment of
Gatchko is imminent, and state of
siege has been proclaimed in Trebin-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

BY vote of the electors of Wapello
county. one Auditor, Treasurer, Sher-
if, Coroner, County Superintendent,
Surveyor, one member Of the Board
of Supervisors for the regular term,
and one member Of the Board of Su-
pervisors to fill vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of D. III. Michaels.
BY vote of the electors of each
township Three Township Trustees,
q Township Clerk, one Assessor, and
one Highway Supervisor for each
highway district in each civil town
ship. T. p. SPILMAN,
Sheriff Of Wapello Co.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept. "a, 1877.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

The Ottumwa COURIER makes q
very fair report and notice Of Mr.
Irish's speech in that city. Owing to
the fact that Sam Evans is out flirting
with the greenbackers and the demo-
cratic party has no paper in that place
the COURIER deserves thanks for be-
inga good newspaper and making
up the lack.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

The Des Moines Leade, pays the
following truthful and we'll merited
compliment to our candidate for
Governor
GAS q man, Mr.. Gear stands among
the best in the state, an honor to his
party and credit to his state.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
THE Davenport Democrat, note,

THE Davenport Democrat, noted
democratic authority, says Hon. VIM.
d. Kelley has taken the trouble to
deny report that he is in favor Of
an indefinite issue of greenbacks, and
aays that he regards imitation as worse
than contraction, because it is an evil
in itself and the parent of inevitable
contraction,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

The Louisville Commercial puts the
matter about right when it says that
iowa Democrats are as unhappy as
a kicking mule whose heels fail to
reach the object aimed at.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

ans and sinners, down to John
Charles Haines, II will generally be
found that the fellow who boasts the
most Of his honesty, morality and 9TH
err virtues, is the chap who stands
most in need of them. 81.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
FIRST DOSE
on A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER
BOSTON, Nov. Is, 1871.

II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-In the spring Of 1863 was stricken
down with fever. which had long and almost
hopeless run. The bsst medical advice being in
1t left me terribly reduced and weak, with ex-
cruciating pains IN my side, hack and hips 1
was completely Frustrated with Kidney Com
plant, and NO medicine seemed to reach my case
ETINK by q friend whom 1t cared OF the same
disease, and It seemed IS though could feel the
effect OF the nrst dose through my whole system;
and from that moment began 10 mend, gradu.
Ally growing better from day 70 day; and l fol.
lowed on with the vEGETINE. until Il completely
restored me to health, since which time have
ofhcer, enjoying good health; and there il no
9aubt about the great value Of VE0ETlxE in
Kidney Complaint and similar diseases
am, sir, respectfully,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
st. Louis Market.

Sr. LouIs, Sept. Is.
BY Telegraph
Wheat better. No. red 81 2l%
cash and Sept, and 19K@A Oct.
No. 4 do. / on. 1910.
Corn-quiet; 42a4c cash, and 4lA@
AZ Oct.
Oats-quiet at 26c cash.
Rye--55c. Barley-more active. No.
3 Iowa 45@55. Aa
Whisky-$l %. 81
. Pork-firm at $l3 As cash, and l3 so
Sept.
Lard-dull.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

The prophets of hard Winter have
commenced their annual crOak.
Next to diary and an umbrella,
the most difficult thing to keep is q
lead pencil.
Turkish blue, mixture of purple
and red, 10 the popular shade for la
dies umbrellas.
Paper-hangers report that crimson,
in all its shades, is the favorite paper
for parlOr walls.
A young chap aged 70 married q
young miss aged Is at East Saginaw,
Mich, last week. go 1t while you're
young"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26

OnIoAeo. Sept. Is.

U1l0AoOs sept. 70.
[ BY Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts $4,000. The market
is very quiet and prices weak. Light
SIS 50@6O; common to choice heavy
IS 20@5 80. t.6t
Cattle-Quiet. Receipts 1000 head.
Medium to fair shipping grades 340
4 40; good to choice "a 5O@5 50, aud
extra IS 6O@9O. 800
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
TIE MARKETa.

Wheat is in good demand at an ad-
vance over last week of about l0ol5
cts. per bushel. Corn has declined
about 5 cts, new bringing 35c old 45c.
Hides also are quoted shade higher.
Grain is in fair demand and the sup
ply is light. The hay market has
been lightly supplied for . week past
but shows no advance. Hogs have
gone up about Is cts. per hundred,
and eggs have slightly advanced. On
the whole the market shows pretty
fair prices for all commodities
brought in. TIT
OttuAwa RnaeAvv Annkak.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
enormously strengthened, but the
magazines and supplies of
osMAN PASHA

must have been seriously reduced.
This General does not seem so conf
dent of the permanent security of his
position as appear to be those whose
duty it is to relieve him, for we hear
that last Friday night he made anoth-
er desperate attempt to regain the
Gravitza redoubt, which was repulsed
with considerable loss. II would
seem, too, that his position is becom-
ing more closely circumscribed for
the Russian batteries are drawing
closer to the place, and the Russian
investing force has intrenched itself
SO strongly that military authorities
assert that the garrison Of Plevna can
now have no hope Of bursting through
the lines that envelope it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-26
couldn.t Tote II.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The Treas
ury Department had upon the Union
Pacific II. r.. train recently robbed in
Wyoming, 100000 ounces Of silver
bullion. This was In large bars and
so heavy that the robbers were una
BILE to carry It with them and not an
ounce was lost. ~