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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

New ORLEANS, April lS.-Both
houses of tho Packard legislature met
in joint caucus at eleven O'Clock,
There were eighty-three members
present, including Washington and
Brooks, two colored men, recently
acting with the Nichols house. Gen.
McMillan, on the part 0fthc executive
commission, laid before the caucus
an official copy Of the resolutions
passed by the Nichols legislature
yesterday, and which were received
by him from the commission. He
called attention to the long struggle
tho members had undergone in their
efforts to establish and maintain lc-
gal state government and said he de-
plOrcd the necessity for admitting
that their efforts had failed regret
ed that repeated appeals to the prcsi-
dent for aid had bcen silently ignor-
ed. Assurances Of the members of
tho commission authoritativcly, il not
officially given, that the president
would not recognize either govern
mont and would certainly withd raw
the troops, brought them face to face
with the inevitable. Without the
support Of the general government
their case was hopeless. Under these
circumstances, what did sound poll
cy dcmand1 Clearly to look the In
cvitablo in the face and make the
most they could out of the situation
for those whose representatives they
were and In the interest Of those who
havc sacrificed much to aid in main
tanning the struggle. In reply to q
Question, General Mcmillan said the
document had no endorsement from
the commission, favorable or other
wise, but it had been handed to him
by tho commission, and at their sug.
gcstion he had subsequently invited I
number Of members Of the legisla-
ture to meet the commission and dis.
cuss the matter.
| Mr.. w. II. Dinkgrave, of Madison
said he was ono Of tho members senl
for by the commission, and he would
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
THE INQUEST.
Testimony Produced in Regard ia
the Southern Hotel Fire at st
Louis.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.
st. LOUIS, April T.-At the inquest
to-day guest in the Southern Hotel,
Isaac Cook, testified that at l 90 he
rushed out in the halls and found
Mr.. Darling on the second floor as
suring everybody there was no dan
ger, and urging them them to return
to their rooms, which some would
have done if not prevented. Captain
Warner. another proprietor, took a
different view and urged escape.
Heard the roaring of flames in the
baggage elevator which was thick
with grease.
George w. Ford, night clerk, tcsti-
fed he sent to the engi inc room at l 20
when he first smelled smoke had SET
both gongs going in the Office and
kept them ringing, and when the
messenger returned from the base
ment announcing it was all OH fire
sent . boy to give general alarm and
three other boys to arouse the guests
sounded the district telegraph alarm
and took other measuses to save lives
then went to the upper stories to help
the women. The hotel annunciator
gave no alarm until after the engines
arrived.
Capt. Thorwegen, of the steamer
Grand Republic, testified he also
heard Darling say there was no dam
ger and Warner say there was dan
ger; thought everything was worked
very slowly.
The bell boy, who first discovered
fire in the basement, testified it had
already reached the baggage elevator
then, and he, after reporting to Dar-
ling and Shepherd, began knocking
at doors and shouting fire. Heard
Darling trying to quiet the people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
DEVASTATION.
Terrific Storm in Pennsyl-
vania,
Igniting and Destroying AZ ,OOO
Barrels Of Oil.
A Town Destroyed and a Greek
Set on Fire.

PITTsBURG, April 2O.-A special
from Petrolia, Butler Co., Pa, says
Yesterday afternoon a heavy storm
passed over this section. About 6 :3(
o'clock lightning struck large tank
on the Troutman farm which con.
tained $4,000 barrels of oil. The tank
was torn to pieces and the burning
oil set fire to two other large tanks.
One containing 25,OOO barrels was
destroyed, the other was extinguish-
ed by steam. Burning oil ran down
the creek mile destroying every
thing in its way. 1t was checked by
the Ralston dam which was large
enough to hold it and stop further
damage. Twelve oil wells with
tanks at the wells were DESTROYED.
The town of Troutman, consisting of
a hotel, two livery stables, a billiard
room and dwelling houses was des-
troyed. A pipe line pump station
and number of other buildings
were also destroyed. The Al, 900 bar
rels of oil burned belonged to the
United Pipe line and will be paid for
by pro rata assessment by that line.
The loss in the town of Troutman is
estimated $4,000. The loss on the
IL oil wells is not known.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, the son
of John Quincy Adams, the son of
John Adams, will be remembered
as the man who ran as the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor of Massa-
chusetts, last year, and who came
within some forty thousand majority
of an election. 1t will also be borne
in mind that his nomination was die
tated by the late Samuel J. Tilden.
On the day that II. B. Hayes was
inauguratcd, Adams wrote TO Tiiden
letter, which some unkind friend of
his has just caused to be published in
the New York papers, in which he
uses the following language: "On
this day" says Mr.. Adams, "when
"you ought to have been President,
II seize the opportunity to bear tes-
"timony to the calm and dignified
manner in which you have passed
through this great trial."
And speaking of President Hayes,
he says: "a person, however re-
"spcctable in private life, who must
.carry upon his brow the stamp Of
/" frauds first triumph in American
history"
We doubt if Key, or Nichols, or
Wade Hampton, put the case stronger
than this, therefore we can't see why
Chawles Francis should not be forth.
with conciliated with good, fat
Office. We will be willing to guar.
antce that that would spike his gun
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

THERE is cloud bigger than a
mans hand on tho political horizon.
1t will take careful handling to save
the old ship from damage. 1t is not
good time to magnify differences Of
opinion. Let every one have his say,
and don't call bad names in conse-
qucncc. 1t will act as q safety valve
to too much steam, and ease up the
pressure.-Ci Cincinnati Times.
The Times is, perhaps, as warm a
friend as the President has among the
journals of the nation. 1t, however,
cannot omit what it believes is fair
and friendly criticism. It does SO
criticisc, but it still urgently asks for
candor and charity on the part of all.
Its position is correct. The admins
tration is Republican, 1t is the
hope of the country for four years to
come, and, therefore, to counsel mod
Grafton, patience, is right, though we
confess it is not a little trying al
times, especially when those journals
now in tho Republican camp, which
have been wandering all about the
political field for some years past
vent their spleen, from day to day
upon leading Republicans who dc
not fully agree with the administers
ton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

ON Tuesday, the 10th inst, the
Federal troops who have held quar-
ters in the State House at Columbia,
South Carolina, quietly. shoaldered
their muskets, and marched ont Of
the city. On Wednesday, the 1lth,
Chamberlain delivered over all the
state property to Hampton, the legal
and democratic Governor, and now,
for the frst time since the close Of the
war, the white citizens of South Car
olina control their own afiairs.
The above appeared cditorially in
the Marion County Democrat of the
l7th inst, which paper il edited and
published by Captain J. L. McCor.
mack. We desire to place this bold
statement ON record. We know and
have long known that the democratic
party was not democratic. We have
long known that its grand central
idea, its chief aim, was the perpetua'
ton Of an aristocracy. It is not often
however, that hero in Iowa, leading
democrats publicly and plumply do
clare that they do advocate An aris
tocracy. "For the first time since tht
war" says the Democrat, "the whit
citizens Of South Carolina contro
their own affairs" In that state tn;
colored people are many thousand
moro than the whites. The Democra
would give no place in the govern
ment to col0red citizens.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Ihalndian Exodus.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-The following
was received here to-day:
CAMP ROBINSON, NEB., April 16.-
To Lieut.-Gen. Sheriddn:-I have Just
arrived from Spotted Tail Agency.
The northern Indians arrived during
my stay there. Their disposition
seemed to be very good, and Spotted
Tail says they are honest in their
professions. They also talk very pos
itively of the others coming, but the
news received through this agency is
still contradictory. / expect to have
accurate information in a few DAYS.
In the event Of any considerable
number of Indians staying out, if you
still want to send the Pawnees to the
mouth of Tongue River, it would
probably be well to defer their mus.
ter out for few days, until can OBJ
tain definite intelligence. expect S(
lodges Of Cheyennes to surrender q,
this place day after tomorrow. The
Indians who surrendered at Spotted
Tail Agency had not yet been counted
when left. They were to have been
counted to-day, and l shall have in a
short time the exact number.
Signed. GEORGE Crook,
Brig. General.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
j. NJ HEDRICK CO., PROPRIETORs. OTTU

4
We have noticed occasionally of
late that Democratic papers have been
quoting Harper's Weekly approving
lly.
They have been especially pleased
when that journal has blackguarded
our Republican leaders because they
did not fully agree that George Will
liam Curtis Civil-Service- Reform
Machine was the panacca for all our
political ills.
We hope these Democrats will adj
mire Nast's cartoon in the current
number of that paper.
1t represents Andrew jackson
mounted on gigantic porker, with
"fraud," corruption, and 1plunder," !"
plastercd al. over it, the White House
in the distance, with tho legend un-
dcrneath: ITO the victors belong the
spoils. "A. JACKSON" and with the
caption: "In Memoriam--Our Civil
Service ms 1t Was.
All this is q carricature of the
equestrian statue of Jackson which
stands in front of tho White House,
and is intended to be severe criti-
cism Of the administration of Andrew
jackson.
Jackson held to the theory that
when majority Of the people in the
country was Democratic, the Demo-
Gratis were entitled to the honors and
responsibilities of the offices of the
country, elective as we'll as appoint
i've. He was q bold, headstrong man,
who stood by his personal and polit-
ical friends, and eschewed his cne-
mics.
But that he was q dishonest and
corrupt man, was discovery left to
the facile pen of the artist of Har-
per's Weekly, to which we again in
vite the attention Of our Democratic
friends.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

+ 3 n
The Supreme Court of the United
States is about to adjourn for want Of
funds. We notice in the Dubuque
Times that Judge Loves United States
District Court, in session at Dubuque,
is about to follow suit for the same
reason. All branches of the govern.
ment are hampered in similar man.
ner because the Confederate Congress
anxious to make presidential capital
refused to make the necessary appro.
priations.
At great extra expense Congress is
about to convene in extra session, to
make an appropriation for the army,
which was absolutely left out of the
appropriation bill.
In the meantime the great and glo.
rious civil service reform machine il
steadily eliminating from the public
service, oil its old, gray and decrepit
public servants, and the work of con.
ciliating able bodied Confcdcratcf
goes bravely on.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
sweeney's share.

New YORK, April lS.-The Zri-
bune says J. M. Sweeney, brother of
Peter b. Sweeney, in whose name
were made all deposits of Woodward
& Wilson and Garvey, amounting to
over $5O0,OOO for the benefit of the
Sweeney branch of the Ring, went
abroad in 1871. Peter b. Sweeney
soon after judiciously followed. He
carried with him an immense amount
of treasure. The exact amount is not
yet known. He was required by the
regulations ofthc company in whose
steamship he sailed to place his treas
ure in the hands of the purser, and
after much hesitation and reluctance
he did so. The purser would not
give the ordinary receipt in full for
SO much money and insisted that it
should be counted, although largely
in gold and gold pieces. 1t required
5 hours to count the sum. At Liver
pool an equal time was occupied in
counting. The books of the steamer
show the amount, but the prosecution
do not at present propose to make ii
public. Mr.. Sweeney has lived fru-
gally abroad and is able to settle, as
he told Oakley Hall, without any as
sistance from him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Not Guilty, "Av coorse, /.

New YORK, April 1S.-Everybody
whose name was mentioned in the
authentic abstract of the confession of
VIM. NJ. Tweed, made public ycster-
day, either contradicts flatly what
ever was written concerning him, or
cxplainsthat all his transactions with
Tweed were of purely ordinary
business character. 1t is felt now
that the confession must be published
in its entirety and not be picked and
parcelled out to CRAFTY a personal
or political spite and to affect pend
ing legislation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

SECRETARY OF STATE, YOUNG, last
month sent to tho various county
auditors a circular asking information
in regard to the practice of assessors
in the matter Of the valuation of prop
crty. The result is that he has dis
covered that in only one county in
the state (Osccola) is the letter
of the law complied with, and
property assessed at its par value.
There is more of leak in this matter
of assessing than there should be, and
if the valuation was made as pre-
scribed the total of the state would be
trebled and the rate Of taxation cor.
respondingly reduced, SO that while
we would not have to pay any more
money than we do now, we would
have the reputation as q State, OF
having taxes so very low that people
would be induced to come among us
on that account and become citizens OF
that state whose tax for general COM
monwealth purposes was less than
one mill on the dollar-SiouT City
journal.
The law of this state is plain that
property shall be assessed at its full
value, and yet, in direct conflict with
the law is the action of the officers Of
the state. 1t is very wrong. 1t brings
with it a multitude of evils. We dc
not see, however, how to revolution,
izc the present method of listing prop
erty at from Is to 33 per cent of it,
real value.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

Hon John A. Kasson's nomination
as minister to Spain, meets with uni
versal appreciation, even the State
Reg,ster bidding him God speed.
The Inter-O Ocean's Washington spc-
cial says he owes his appointment
principally to Evarts, which may be
true, - Evarts and Kasson lived to-
gether at Wormlcy's in Washington
and both worked together conspicu.
ously before tho electoral commission
in securing the election Of Hayes
Moreover they are both New York
ers and mon Of similar personal and
mental characteristics and 1t is moi
strange that Mr.. Evarts should select
Mr.. Kasson - ono of his most prom.
lnent foreign representatives, as all
men who know him will concede thai
ohn a: kasson has pre-emincnt tao,
for public snhirs, and especialiy foI
those requiring culture and diplo,
macy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
A TRUE BILL.
Further Particulars Of Tweedt
Confession-250 to 800 Per
sons Implicated.

| New YORK, April 19.-John Kelly
Comptroller Of New York, who has
seen the confession of VIM. M. Tweed
as prepared for and presented to At.
torney General Fairchild, says the
publication the other day was cor.
rect abstract, in so far as it goes, with
the exception Of the reference to
Judge Folger. Mr.. Kelly also says
the confession stated that Tweed gave
the 100000 to Winslow in 1871, to be
used for the purpose of procuring the
passage of the Charter; that Wins
low afterwards told him that this
money was divided between the per-
sons named. Tweed also says he paid
various amounts to Woodin, Frost,
Morgan, Blood, Bemis, and Others
mentioned, these sums, 1 understand,
being exclusive of the $500, 900 named
above. In the Assembly of 1871 he
says he paid various amounts TO VIM.
D. Murphy, VIM. c. Jones, James f.
Nelson, and one Crook, as well as to
other members of the House, whose
names arc given in the document.
These are all that he now recollects,
but the names of between 25O and
300 persons to whom he says he paid
money for corrupt purposes, are Civ
en- in the confession. They embrace
the names of prominent persons of
both political parties in this city and
State, many of them not heretofore
suspected Of any completely in these
frauds. The confession will enable
the corporation counsel, who is now
defending suits against the city, to
successfully resist the payment of
several claims founded upon trans
actions of the broken Tammany Ring,
amounting to between $2,5OOOOO and
81, ,OOO, GOO, one half of the total amount
received by the suits against Tweed.
Tweed proposes to return everything
he holds, but 1t apparently amounts
to comparatively little. He says his
property, which is comprised almost
entirely of real estate, has been al
most all consumed by fees to LAWYERS
and expenses of his long imprison-
ment and escape and the depreciation
of real estate. He says lie transferred
large part of his property to his
sons to enable them to 60 on his
bond, but that they subsequently sold
it in his behalf to pay the expenses
enumerated, much of it at one-third
it's value. He gives a detailed list of
what he now has, including his Lake
Mahopoc property and certain lots in
Brooklyn. The estate on the Sound
he says was bought in his wife's
name long before these fraudulent
transactions, and that it has since
stood and now stands in her name,
and over it he has no control. He
cannot say what the value of the
property which he proposes to trans
fer to the city may now be.