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, 1877-12-07
LETTER FROM SEATTLE.

EDITOR ARGU>:-Gour excellent pnpnr
comes to hand regularly, and itS rlrrtir
pcwSal imprrsSeS one t,vorah'v ~ ~ the
good taste. gentlemnlv ami con"tnous
spirit, and literary ability with which it il
managed.
TERRITORIAL UNIVERSITY.
This valuable Institution wls somehow
managed formerly without fi'l SatiElCtiOn
to the public. About 100000 hive been
spent on il, and the building an S"ou ,d'
-heapttful grounds Al thlt show
tor it. II is said thnt $4,000 or slj O0o,
are nov due the University FROM various
citizens orthiS place, hut cannot ~ cNl-
ected simply because they were in,lu1"l
until the debts hrclmr Nutlawrl W.
think very little ofnny man who win nor
pay his honest debts only a. h" il CON-
PEELED 10 BY force Of civil lsw-cSpecially
debts tor borrowed money.
Underpresent management l. Is thrnrhr
with great reason that the University viii
justly merit Territorial reputation. II not
, national; for President and Mr'. \ der
son have had much experience IN rer,'iing.
and are aiming 10 make the University ~
II should be. New students are c,niug In
under the provisions of the late legislative
act, and whether the number sh1'l rrnch
thirty the minimum number or nor, PR
dent Anderson is not the man that will
ever turn away student on the ground
that the pay for tuition is prnb'ematical.
The winter term hegan on Mondlv last,
with All increased number ot stu lntS.
Rev. B. A. Hill has charge of the bolrl-
inG house department. and i running IL
vi "a Il. .S,- 90 .
satisfaction Of all parties concerned
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.
DR.. Dillon Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. told Us in his Thanksgiving SIR.
mon. that over thirty years agp. his
schOOl-mSster way back in the States pre.
diCted the building up of city I'm Puget
Sound at some future time, which ShOnld
surTr2ss in population and wealth any city
on the globe. This prophecy may not
come 10 pass in our day. but surrey the
indications of nature and the lines of
travel aud business are such aS tn induce
the hope that the old schoOi ina er'S pre-
diction will ultimately be emb, liel in
reality. OF course SeattlerS will vote for
Elliott's Bay. 1t Is such sp"n1i har-
Dor. IL is backed by a rich agricultural
gold and other precious metals r,iueS OF
which are vet to be developed; lnl nv \
region OF timber for binding ,nd filrni-
ture manufacturing purposes Of in'ta-
I ble extent. Such is the richness OF the
country in these respects between r 'Ott's 5
Bay and the natural Pas' IN the Cascade
mountains. that railroad from Seitf'e tn
SnOqualmie Pass is present necessity
and will no doubt be built before the close
of 1873. The extension ofthis line through
that rich agricultural region heyO II TO
the Walla Walla railroad is on'v n qneS-
tion of time; and then the countless mil
lions of dollars worth Of cereals aud other
rich productions OF that vast country will
seek their way along this railroad to the
nearest and hest seaport Of the Pacific,
where such first-claSs ships a. the Alaska,
Dakota and countless Others will be in
readiness TO convey them to the best marts
Of the world. The good time will surely
come for Seattlel
, 1877-12-07

DUNGENEss has at last a Baptist
minister, who may remain.
, 1877-12-07
LITERARY NOTES.

The course of lectures In behalf Ofthe Y
n. c. Association of this place. have been
fairly inaugurated. Hon. VI. p. Deadly.
L. s. District Judge, OF Portland. gave
the first lecture abont two weeks ago. sub
ject-''Trial by Jury" 1t was replete
with historical learning and good practi-
cal sense. The audience was quite respect
able in it, dimensions, and Of thar literary
caste which indicated the assured pttron-
age to these lectures OF all citizens who
laid any claim whatever TO cultivated
taste. Rev. c. V. Anthony, Of Portland,
arrived i'm this city last night. and will
deliver the second lecture in the course,
this evening. subject-''Jo n Of Arc. or
WOman's Great Work" With little
forethought your good citizens might have
secured the services Of these same distin-
guished lecturers, with but little addition
al expense. IL may be worthy cOnSid-ra-
ton yet. Rev. DR.. Lindley, Of Portland.
or DR.. Guard Of San Francisco, will de-
liver the third lecture in two or three
weeks.
A literary society has lately been formed
in this city, meeting at present on Mon
dav evenings atthe residence Of DR.. Weed.
1t is composed of men Of literary taste
and cnltnre, who are exceedingly anxious
to direct the attention Of all young per-
sons to the immense importance and value
Of intellectual artainments, whether for
pleasure or profit. II is hoped that IL
will prove to be the foundation OF some
valuable institution, which shall yet bless
this portion of the world.
A SCENE OF HORROR!
will give you briefly the particulars OF
the most horrible scence which has ever
occurred on this Sound. On Sunday night
last. little after 12 O'Clock. Mr.. Perry
DuniieId. for 90 years n resident OF this
Territory. nOiselessly made his way down
stairs 10 the kitchen where his wife was
quietly sleeping in an arm chair by the
fire. kissed her, saying, as she startled.
Don't he afraid, | II not hurt you" and
at tile same instant drew her head back
and cut her throat with razor, giving
two severe thrIists and nearly seyeTing
the windpipe. SuppOsing her dead, he
then entered the sleeping apartment OF
his brOther-in-Iaw, Mr.. Hopper, then on
visit to his sister. and with an upraised
axe. said with an oath, Now | will kill
you" II so happened that the young
man was awake, and at once comprehend
ing his danger, succeeded In dOdging the
blow aimed at him. and rushed ont Of the
house. and alarmed the neighbors. Before
aid conld reach the house, the wr.tched
man attempted to kill his daughter Eliza,
aged l3 years, and was only prevented by
her elder sister Ella, aged Is, who sue
ceedeh in staying his arm while trying TO
cut her sisters throat with 4 butcher
kEile. Fearing by this time the approach
OF neighbOrs, Dunfield drew pistol aud
fired into the back part Of his head; but
this not killing him. he staggered through
the house back to hls room up stairs and
took heavy dOSe Of stryChnine, and thus
ended hi miserable career.
Duniield was in early years an inmate
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
The Kansas Senator.

TOPEKA, Jan. 3l.-The sixteenth
ballot for United States Senator. re-
suited: "Plumb SO, and 63 for ID. p.
Low, a new candidate, aud Plumb
was declared elected. Plumb was
formerly an Ohio man, has been here
since 1857, is president of the National
bank at Emporia, and is reported to
be worth 100000, made in specula-
tion and law practice.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 3l.-Col. Pres
ton ID. Plumb, who was elected U. S.
Senator to-day, came to Kansas in
1856, when nineteen years of age. He
served an apprenticeship at the print
ing business in the Office of the Nesrs,
at Nenia, o., and Whitelaw Reid was
a brother apprentice. He was men,
Der of the constitutional convention,
served three years as lieutenant
colonel in the army, has served three
terms in the lower house of the Kan
sas legislature, and was once speaker.
He started The EmpOria Ne,cs in
1857. which he published two years
and then sold it, and entered the
practice of law. He is president of
the First National bank of Emporia,
and is reputed to be worth $lJO,OOO.
He is a forciblc and earnest speaker,
and young man Of remarkable en-
ergy and perseverance He is thirty
nine years old.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
Glucose.


The Davenport Gazette tells what
the glucose works in that city are do
ing in the way Of using up the big
corn crop of Iowa.:
They are using $50 bushels of corn
every "a hours at the glucose works,
and turning ont 10000 pounds of
grape sugar daily. In the spring the
company expects to commence the
manufacture of fine table syrup--as
good rs is produced in America.
Seventeen men are employed in the
works, and it requires four teams to
do the hauling for the concern. The
glucose turned out is shipped as far
east as Portland, Me-, and west to
Denver. Large quantities of 1t are
taken in the large eastern cities. II
has the best reputation Of any Amer
lean glucose, and has caused all the
manufactures in the Union (four or
five in number) to expend large sums
on apparatus for clarifying their
product to the clearness Of the Daven-
port glucose, yet not one Of them has
hit it.
What is glucose? 1t is virtually
starch sugar. Nearly all fruits, veg
etables and grains can be converted
into glucose, by the aid of sulphuric
acid, and when once brought to the
right consistency, chalk is added to
neutralizc the snlphnric acid. This
sugar is not rs sweet as cane sugar,
but it is used in manufacturing beer,
alcohol, and candies, and in adultera-
ting cane sugar, honey and syrups.
In fact large portion of the syrups
and honey now sold are glucose. 1t
can be made of old cotton cloth,
paper or sawdust, but of late at the
large manufactures in the United
States, it is principally made of corn.
1t is said glucose syrup or adulterated
sugar can be detected by using So
luton of the sulphatc of copper and
a solution Of potash, gently heating
when mixed, and red precipitate of
copper will appear, if glucose be
present in syrup or sugar. But there
is wide difference In the quality,
and degree of safety, in the various
productions of glucose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

Mr.. David Dudley Field, attorney
for Tweed and Tilden, after having
exhausted human credulity in exhib-
iting before the country the hearsay y
testimony Of dead-beats who claim to
have heard messages passing over the
lines while they were loafing around
telegraphic Offices, has two men no W
on exhibition named Maddox and
Pickett, shyster claim agent lawyers
of Washington.
Maddox went to New Orleans--ac-
cording to the story-to bribc Wells
to return the vote for Hayes, while
Pickett was negotiating with Mad
dox and Wells to bring in the vote
for Tilden.
Pickett appealed to Morrissey and
other distinguished reformers in New
York, and Maddox saw Sec'y Came
ron and the President OH the other
side.
1t seems that Maddox and Pickett
failed at both ends of their black
mailing line, and that now they are
retailing their miserable lies before a
dirty linen committee for their regu-
lar So per day.
According TO their own testimony
Maddox and Pickett were blackmail-
ers, and they would greatly ornament
the inside Of a penitcntiary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
HOUSE.
WAsiIINGToN, Jan.

w NAsiiINGTON, Jan. IL.
The Speaker presented a notifica-
ton, by the Associate Justices, of the
choice of Judge Bradley as the fif-
teenth member of the Commission.
The Senate resolution for special
police at the Capitol during the elec-
toral count, was agreed to.
Cox introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the admission Of visitors, SIM
liar to that adopted in the Senate, and
explained that every member would
be furnished daily with three tickets
to the gallery of the House. The res
olution was adopted.
IluntOn offered a resolution per-
mitting members Of the Commission
to sit as such during the sessions of
the House. Adopted.
Consideration was resumed of the
resolution for the admission of Bel
ford, Of Colorado, (rep.).
Hnrd favored the minority report,
declaring Colorado not yet a State.
Consideration resumed Of the res
olution for the admission of Belford,
of Colorado, as Representative. Mr..
Hurd favored minority report, de-
claring Colorado was not yet State.
Mcssrs. McCrary, Hale, Bank, and
Caulfield supported the resolution of
the majority. Mr.. Southard opposed
1t. The minority amendment was
rejected and the majority report de-
claring Belford is entitled to the seat
adopted, and Relford was sworn in.
Mr.. Knott offered resolution dis
charging Barnes from custody, he
having delivered to the Morrison
Committee the kilograms demanded.
Adopted.
The Speaker presented the resig-
nation of Representative Hereford, OF
Virginia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
MISCELLANY,


MAN."
Like as the dama>k rose you see
Or Ikea blossom on q tree.
Or like the dainty flower in May,
Or like the morning TO the day,
Or like the sun, or ike the shade,
Or like the gOurd which Jonah had;
Even such Is man, whose thread is sspun,
Drawn ont and ont, and SO is done.
The rose withers, the blossom blasteth,
The flower fades, the morning hastcth,
The sun sets, the shadow flies,
The gouri consumes, the man he dies
Like the grass that's newly sprung,
Or like o iale that's new begun,
II like the bird that's here to-day,
Or like the pearled dew in May,
Or like an hour, or like span,
Or like the singing of swan;
Even such Is man, who lives by b.eath,
Is here, now there, In life and DEATH
The grass wiihers, the tale Is ended,
The bird 10 flown the dew's ascended,
The hour Is short the span not long,
The swans near death, mans life Is dont
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
More Reform.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the Ore
gon electoral inquiry, to-day, the fol-
lowing kilograms were introduced
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. %.
To L. n. Grorer, Salem, Oregon.
Man lett Omaha to see You. Will
arrive Monday. Delay action.
(Signedo GEO. L. MILLER.
December g.
To Col. ". T. Peltoa, ", y.
Glory to God. Hold on to one
toral vote in Oregon, have II
men to back it up. (Signed.)
CoRsE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
To Judge Strong, Salem, oregon.
Tilden has lS5 votes, including one
from Oregon. (Signed.)
A. S. HEWITT.
SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 6.
To Peter DOnahoe, N. y.
l appreciate the sentiments ex-
pressed. Thanks for congratulations.
(Signed.) l.. A. GROVER.
OMAHA, Dec. =.
To Col. ". 4. Peltoa, Is Dram
mercy Park, New York.
Ignorant whole business. Partner
powerful motives to fidelity on gould
order can it not be through a kcountx
~ wall or myself or both keountz
'rildenish republican reliable beyond
doubt last resort protect everybody
and use davis. Answer.
(Signed.) GEO. L. MILLER.
There were no marks on the dis
patch signed "Corse," to indicate the
place from which it was sent, but
probably Chicago.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

CHAMBERLAIN AND HAMpTON.-
Gov. Chamberlain is man of cour-
age, culture and capacity. He is do
ing heroic work here. He looks care
worn and weary; but he comes of
blooded stock and he will "Hold the
Fort" Grants life excepted, there is
no other life on this continent, to-day,
on which the future civilization OF
South Carolina so greatly depends.
tie is as much superior to such per-
sons as Hampton-in education, in
moral fibre, in sterling manhood-as
they imagine themselves to be above
the uniettered blacks. Iconfess that
the ceaseless slanders of the demo-
cratic press had made me suspicious
OF Gov. Chamberlain. But, as in sim
liar instances, I find that the rebels
hate him because he is so far in ad-
vance Of them, both in creed and
character, that his presence in their
community is a perpetual reproach to
them. The truth is, that Hampton's
popularity in South Carolina arises
chiefly from two other facts--that he
once owned a thousand slaves and
fought bravely to destroy the Union
while Chamberlain's unpopularity
here arises chiefly from two other
facts-that he fought bravely to save
the Union and is teaching tens of
thousands of citizens, once slaves, to
know their rights and how to pre-
serve them.-Jdmes Redpath.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
HOUSE.

kasson called for the reading of
yesterdays journal in full, to con-
sumo the hour previous to counting
the electoral votes and prevent vote
on the resolution reported by the
Florida investigating committee.
The chair appointed as House tel
lers Cook and Stone.
Kasson pointed out that both tel
lers were from the majority which
was contrary to custom.
The speaker said he acted under
authority and had communicated the
fact to the President of the Senate
who would appoint two .tellers from
the majority
Kasson said that was done on ac-
count of the course Of the speaker.
Cox intimated that this was inso-
lence and the Chair remarked he had
done his duty.
The Speaker presented a notifica-
ton from Clifford, president of the
electoral commission, stating that the
members had taken the oath and the
commission was ready for its duties.
The Senate resolution for the pub.
LEGATION ofproceedings was agreed to.
Payne offered a resolution directing
the clerk of the house to inform the
senate that it wss ready to receive
that body, for the purpose of OPEN
ing and counting the electoral votes.
Adopted and recess taken, during
which the floors were filed up by
members of the cabinet and coun-
sci for the national commission of
both parties. The galleries were
packed largely with ladies. Justices
Miller and Field arrived first of the
commission and at l o'clock the
Speaker announced that the Senate
members had arrived, whereupon the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
AGRICULTURAL. A
Pruning Fruit Trees.

A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman writes that journal as fol-
lows: In 1910 or 1912, young man
desired to show me how his father
pruned, and always had the best
fruit. l told him what would result
and gave him up one tree. He prun-
ed thoroughly. The ensuing year he
had as large growth as I ever saw,
all wood and no fruit. My rule was,
(and / see no reason to change) for
wood, prune in the winter; for fruit,
prune after the leaves arc fully grown.
Trees neglected, limbs dead and dy-
ing, l would prune in the winter, and
give washing with house soap and
some saltpetre, made as thin as white
wash, and repeat it in early spring.
This would give a new head, so TO
say. In summer carefully weed out
wood and check up rank
growth. would use the knife eau
tiously in winter. Twas not SO train
cd. My Virginia father did all his
pruning in winter. My Maryland
uncle, with aninety-acre orchard, did
so, too. My orchard was four times
as extensive as my father's-full forty
acres. | may err, but 1 learned all l
know in the field. Books were not
plenty forty years ago. repeat--for
fruit, pfune in the summer; not too.
much. Keep trees from star scrap
out.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN. Fe'

WASHINGTON, Feb. /.
Robertson read resolutions adopted
by >colored and white citizens, at
BarnWell Courthouse, s. c., Jan. 18th,
and asked that they be referred. They
declare that 700 colored members
who joined democratic clubs and who
voted the Hampton ticket, did so to
secure their native State an honest
government and home rule, and to
free her from thieving government,
under which she has suffered from
corrupt carpet baggcrs and Infamous
scallawags.
Sargent objected to further reading
on account Of the disrespectful Ian
guage used, but at the request of
Patterson, withdrew his objections.
The resolutions further deny that in
timidation on the part of the whites
existed, and support the Hampton
government. The resolutions were
referred to the Elections Committee.
Salisbury presented long petition
signed by prominent citizens of New
Orleans, concerning affairs there. 1t
charges the Kellogg government with
incompetency, and appeal to the
country to discredit the statements of
fraud, violence, etc.
On motion of Howe Ii was referred
to the elections committee, who were
directed to summon such signers of
the petition as deemed advisable to
prove the charge.
Edmunds submitted a concurrent
resolution, providing that public
proceedings of the electoral commits
sion be printed in the Congressional
Record and extra copies be furnished
the commission and both houses of
Congress.
The Chair appointed Sargent and
Allison tellers.
Subsequently Sargent declined and
ingalls, was substituted.
Ferry said it was his intention to
appoint one republican and one DEM
ocrat, but noticing the appointments
of the House, had appointed two re-
publicans.
Mitchell, from subcommittee on
elections, submitted report on the
alleged ineligibility of certain Mis-
souri,, New Jersey, and West Virgin
in electors.
Merrimon raised point that the
report couldn't be read until made to
a full committee. Pending the dis
cussion, the Senate proceeded to the
Hall of the House TO participate in
the electoral count.
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SUIT AGAINST DUN l. CO.
Claiming 10000 Damages for
Commercial SlandeT.

Suit has been commenced in the
District Court of Scott county by
Mrs. NJ. A. Maxwell, of Princeton,
against Dun & Co.'s Mercantile Agen-
cy of Davenport, by her Attorneys,
Messrs. Cook & Richman and w. IL.
Gabbert, Esq. The plaintiff is engag-
ed in business in Princeton, was in
the habit of making her purchases in
Davenport where she says in her Pc
tition she had established credit, and
was enabled to buy goods at whole
sale on the same terms as other retail
dealers in good financial standing.
The Agency above named, in the
course of their rating and remarks,
used the following words, which ac-
cording to her petition was an injury
to her business and caused her finan-
cial embarrassment
"Shc (meaning plaintiff) is selling
her goods below cost with intent to
defraud her creditors"
"She is boxing up her goods and
shipping them away, intending to
leave the State"
"She is swindler, and cannot be
believed under OATH"
"lf any one has claims against her
they had better secure them at oilce,
or they will lose them"
The above ''malicious" writing was
brought to the attention Of the firms
of whom she had been in the habit
of purchasing goods, to her great
damage and temporary embarrass-
ment, for as result of said writing
and malicious representation, Van
Pattcn & Marks, OF Davenport, had
an attachment issued and a levy made
upon her stock, and she only procur-
ed a release thcrefrom, at a great
loss of time and expense, besides suf-
fering in her credit and commercial
standing in Princeton by such pro-
ceedings; other creditors also threat
cned legal proceedings, and in conse-
qucnce thereof she was compelled to
dispose of some Of her property at a
sacrifice TO settle claims. The petit
toner states that, owing to the words
and writing above given she has suf-
fered in her good name, her CONNER
cial standing has been impaired, and
II has caused her intense mental an
guish and anxiety. For all of which
she prays that damages in the sum of
$1,000, be awarded her by Dun & Co.
The case presents features which are
of the greatest import to the business
unity.--BMrlingt0n Gazette,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

CONGRESSIONAL
The Presidential Count I'm
Process,
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80.


Mr.. Payne offered a resolution that
the House elect five members of the
Electoral Commission. Adopted.
Mr.. Lamar nominated Messrs.
Payne, Hnnton, Abbott, Hoar and
Garfield, and moved that all be voted
for together.
. Mr.. Buckner objected, and demand.
ed separate vote.
The Speaker ruled that the matter
was in the power of the House. He
submitted the question, and the House
decided-2lO to 2O-to vote on all
five at the same time. The clerk then
proceeded to call the roll, and each
member responded, repeating the
five names in their order. Some of
the Republicans changed the order,
commencing with the Republican
candidates. The vote as finally sum-
med up, was as follows: For Payne 263,
Hunton 263, Abbott 263, Garfield 24O,
lioar 26i. Three votes were given
for McCrary, of Iowa, by Buckner,
and Chandler and Smith, Of Ga. four
for Foster, of Ohio, by Cook, Hart
ridge, Hereford, and Roberts; one
each for Mills, Singleton and Black
burn, by Hoge; one for Lynde. by
Magoon; two for Willard, by John
Reilley, of Pennsylvania, and Hen
kle;. one for Townsend, Of New
York, by Wells, of Mississippi. The
Speaker thereupon announced the
appointment of Payne, Hunton, Alb
bott, Garfield and Hoar. On motion
of Payne, the Speaker was authorized
to appoint two tellers, who are to
count the Presidential vote on the
part Of the House.