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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

The Adventists Of Burr Oak went
ont to watt themselves to glory one
day last week, but were Burr Oaken
hearted with disappointment when
tneir pinions failed to arrive % per
lnvoice, and they were compelled to
ny pack home ON foot-back, and shin
Around 1or something earthly to get
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can't Compete.

BosToN, March 23.-The New En-
gland Glass Company, East Cam
bridge, one of the largest in New En-
gland, has TO wind up business, be-
ing unable to compete with Southern
and Western concerns. Two hun
dred mon will be unemployed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

The most frigid thing Of this uncom
monty frigid March, was tho compar-
ison which Col. Ingcrsoll made in
New York, the other night, between
the "Irreconcilables" of the South,
with the."Implacables" of the North.
If there are any implacablcs of the
North who are the counterpart of the
irreconcilables Of the South, (and
mind you, we don't make the asser.
tion), then we reckon that they all
claimed Col. Ingersoll as their speci-
ally ordained apostle in the late cam.
paign.
Ingersoll is like old Swickhammer'a
calf. He had to pull its ears off to
get 1t up to the cow to suck, and then
pulled its tail out to get it away.
Now that the silver-tongued orator
has given Us lecture on the Northern
implacables Of his own creation, we
hope he may find time to give the
Infidels Z boost.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
COMMIssIoN AppoIvrMrNr

The President has appointed ex-
Governor John C. Brown, of Tennes-
see, member Of the Louisiana Com
mission, and he will serve.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
MTeCELLANY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the early Spring

Tho Early Spring.
The tiny snow drifts melting fAst,
The breath Of south wind floating past;
The crimson In the maple shoots,
The golden crocus at the r0otsi
Tho yellow ON the willow wands,
The green Of grass along the ponds;
The swelling buds, the blue. birds note,
The dandel0in along the moat;
The carthy color Of the stream,
The warmer flush Of sunrise CLEAN;
The dampness Of the upland mold.
The new lite In the open wold;
The song Of bird, the hum of bee,
The dawn. Of woodside melody;
The brighter glitter on the hills,
The rapid rush Of little rills;
The morning hoar-f frost on the heige,
The n0on-day drop upon the ledge;
The changing color Of the vine,
The fresher hue Of mountain pine;
Are things that tell to eye and ear,
That summer days are drawing near.
.Isa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
Nichols Legislature without q

NEW ORLEANS, March 2l.-Scnator
Demas (colored), who has been acting
with the Nichols Legislature, took
his seat in thel Packard Senate this
morning, completing, it is said, quo
rum i'm both houses. Tho extra scs-
sion has been extended.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
German Citizens.
A CALL FROM THEM ON HAYES.


WASHINGTON, March 2O.-A delega-
ton of German citizens, appointed at
. recent meeting OF Germans here.
called upon the President this after
noon, and presented resolutions
adopted at that meeting, rendering
him their congratulations upon the
patriotic and statesmanshiplike spirit
embodied In his inaugural address,.
and In the wise and impartial selec-
ton of his Cabinet. Also expressing
their admiration of the far seeing
and conciliatory policy announced by
him, and their qualification at the
selection of Schurz for the Cabinet,
by which act he clearly recognized
the share of naturalized citizens in
the destiny of the great American
Nation.
In presenting the resolutions to the
President, Mr.. Meyer, Chairman of
the delegation, made q brief address
in which he said: "We merely desire
to pay to you our homage for the mo-
BILE independence exhibited by you
In all initiatOry measures as Presi-
dent of the United States, and to ten
der you our very best wishes for sue
cess during your entire Presidential
career" The President replied |:
"Gentlemen-I am exceedingly graf
flied at this testimonial of co-opera-
ton with the new work, as far as ii
has gone. am glad to know
through you that my course is salts
factory to the German people. I Sc
lected Mr.. Schurz for the position he
occupies because 1 thought him the
right man, and I am especially graft
fed that that appointment is satisfac-
tory to my German fellow-citizens."
THEN THEY VISIT scHURz.
The committee then withdrew and
proceeded to the Interior Department
where they presented copy Of the
resolutions to Secretary Schurz.
Mr.. Einstein addressed few re-
marks in German to the Secretary.
wishing him God speed in the work
which he had undertaken. The Sec
retary returned thanks in German
for the compliment shown him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-It was
decided at the Cabinet meeting to-
day to send . commission of prom
inent public men to Louisiana, before
taking final action in the affairs of
that state.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

The best possible evidence of the
weakness of the cases OF Hampton
and Nichols, may be found in the
fact of their violent hostility to the
newly adopted plan Of the adminis-
tration to send q Commission, Of
eminently respectable men, repre-
senting both sides, to Columbia and
New Orleans for the purpose of
arranging the troubles amicably, If
possible.
Immediately after the Cabinet
agreed to this proposition, General
Hamburg Butler, Senatorial pretend
or from South Carolina, sent the fol-
lowing dispatch:
WARRINGTON, ID. c., March 2l-wApE HAnr-
TON. Columbia, 8. G.: The Cabinet have decided
to send commission TO Louisiana. South Caro-
lima 10 not yet decided. II II another edition Of
eight to seven. n. o. BurL1n.
And Washington dispatch to the
Chicago Times, says: "The southern
/" democrats in town, when they heard
/" of the action of the cabinet to-day,
" fairly gnashed their teeth with rage.
"They swore that they were sold out
/" were betrayed, and there was moth
"ing in Hayes promises but lies to
" beguile them," and New Orleans
dispatch Of the 21st instant, to the
same paper says:
"The announcement that q compro-
mise commission will be sent to this
state has materially weakened the
confidence Of the conservatives here
In the chances Of Nichols eventual
success. Last week they were pretty
confident that Nichols had q sure
thing, and the basis Of that belief was
the assurance that the troops would
be Withdrawn, thus virtually leaving
to the Nichols government the sim
pie task Of asserting itself to be en-
during. Now, however, II Is believed
that the troops will not be with
drawn, and, further, that the prcsi-
dent never gave anybody warrant for
saying that they would. The decision
Of the cabinet has proved q severe
blow, and the general feeling in con-
servative circles is more depressing
than II has been for some time. The
sending OF the commission, they
think is strong indication that the
administration is not by any means
disposed to desert Packard. and they
fear, too, that In the present temper
Of the people no compromisc over.
tnres that may be rendered are likely
TO meet with favor at the hands Of
the opponents of republicanism."
Why should there be such bitter
hostility to this plan IL they had q
righteous cause
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
FOREIGN.

From Rome-liiness Of the Pope.
ROME, March 23,-A circular to the
bishops has been issued, counseling
patience and abstention from provoca-
ton during the expected period Of in
creased persecution. The Pope has
been somewhat indisposed, but there
is no immediate cause Of alarm. He
was carried from his room to hold q
consistory, ON Tuesday and received
one ambassador the day before, with
this exception all audiences have been
1t is stated that the Pope
still entertains the idea Of reassem-
bling the Vatican Council. He has a
new set Of queries submitted to all
Cardinals, so that they may decide If
delay in solving some questions
which the previous council left unde-
be not calculated to injure
the church. 1t Is said if the Cardi-
nails reply in the affirmative, the
council will reopen in November.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

BERLIN, March 23.---Some of the
more advanced newspapers couple
their loyal greetings with the wish
that the Emperor may witness a
speedy recovery of tho nation from
the melancholy of the effects of the
present commercial and financial
crisis. It is unfortunately too true
that the depression of trade has as
sumcd serious proportions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
enfAl Gxuloaios1.

BosroN, March 23.-Thc still of the
Boston Dye Wood and Chemical Co
at East Boston, exploded to-day, bad
ly scalding four men, two probably
fatally. The building was dcmolish-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
DULY elected.

CoLuMRus, O., March 2l.-The Gen.
eral Assembly In joint session, to-day,
declared Stanley Matthews duly cleo
ted Senator.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

A Kansas paper reports: The
Trustees Of one of the districts have
addressed this laconic notice to the
teacher: 1--WE du not wish eny mour
singin in our schulz hous by order of
the Trustees"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

WE notice rumor in the Inter-
Ocean that Frank Hatton, Of the Bur-
lington Ha.ok-Eye, is likely to be .
successful candidate for the Office Of
Government Printer, at Washington,
in place of Clapp, of Buffalo, New
York, who has held the Office most of
the time during Grants administra-
ton.
Mr.. Hatton is competent for the
place and deserves 1t, and all his Iowa
brethren will be pleased to hear Of
his appointment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

The Rev. John Moody is in prison
In Cincinnati for appfcpriating to
his own use money that he had coll
lected ostensibly TO build : church.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

Providence, March ga propo-
sition to amend the constitution SO as
to allow women to vote where taxed,
has been defeated, 81 to Is.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2l.-In
joint convention Of the Legislature,
to-day, j. Don Cameron was declared
duly elected United States Senator.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

The editor of the Methodist Adro-
cate has been attending the South
Carolina Conference, and this is what
he learned of the members, white and
black:
In regard to oppression, robbery
Of the laborer, political intimidation
and murder of the innocent in South
Carolina, the half has never been told,
and will not cannot be till the Great
Day when all secrets shall be reveal
ed and oppreasor and oppressed stand
face to face in the presence of the
final Judge. Now in some portions
of the State planters are making con-
tracts with laborers, including in the
contract the agreement that the per-
sons employed shall vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. Such is the freedom of
South Carolina at this time. Thou
sands have already been driven from
their homes and many are compelled
to flee to the towns or to other Sec
tions to escape the wrath of bull
d0zers. y =
Some cases of fidelity to the church
and country and the rejection of offer
ed bribes for the use of political in
fluence in behalf Of Hampton's bull
dozers, brought out at the Conference,
were sublimely heroic.
This story is an old and familiar
one. Its truth no intelligent and
honest man denies. We mean by an
intelligent man, one whose mind is
not 20 RFejudiced against the colored
race that he cannot and will not see
dQr-acknowledge the wrongs they suf-
fer, no moEe than q man blind from
infancy can see and describe the
beauties spread out before him. To
forget forgive and live in harmony
with . repentant wrong-doer, who
has discarded his wicked ways, is easy
and natural to the victim of the
wrong done, but not so with the other
side. While one race has been inflict-
ing the injury upon the other, it has
been doing greater injury to itself,
by converting its inner-self into 4
desert as to moral fruit, by binding
its own soul out as the abject and
Wiling slave OF the Devil. 50 1t was
for hundreds of years in the South,
while the. mother of the 'spoor white
trash" colored the cloth for her boys
Psn's WIN pus'ernus Dafk, she wai
aiso so impregnaung their young
neafs WIN race'superiori'y ana anti
Democratic lucas tnat their Dosomi
Dloomed win Datternut breastpins in
Aooi.
Inc iact is, almost universally
when this "poor white trash came
North and settled, because they want.
ed to escape the .ccurs.d h1;rh. :,
s,.varv uror 4h.,n .hs.s Den :, -
80 .A - ., 10y ulousnt witl
.nem 20 muco oi TINS nuttcrnut color
ing, that they are willing to swallow
anything and everything if only the,
anew upon the darkev.
wh.t 4. trn. - .bos. n.or, ~.
1o - S p.0p.o 'na
eaucaeeo, aiter tney nave migrated z
the North, of course belongs, in aug
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

ABOUT the presence of troops in the
South, the New York Iim,s makes
the following very sensible remarks.
They are words to the point:
"The troops are not there at the
whim and pleasure of the Executive.
They are there in pursuance of law to
perform duty imposed by the Con-
stitution. There is nothing in their
presence which need offend any class
Of law-abiding citizens. They do not
and cannot interfere with any rights
which the whites of the South possess,
and they do not prevent any freedom
of action which is consistent with the
laws Of the United States. Their
withdrawal now Internationally
would not so far as the country
knows, be conciliation; it would be
submission to ,lnfounded and unjust
ifiable pretensions. We are told that
the President has assurances that if
the troops are taken away there will
be no violence. 1t is certain that
there will be none If they remain"
The troops arc in South Carolina
and Louisiana lawfully, placed there
to prevent the most infamous crimes,
to stop the most dastardly deflnance
Of law, to put an end to wholesale as
sassination.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
xsry Funny.

|. No man, woman, or even child OF
the age of ten years, in al this land,
is so stupid, 80 ignorant, or SO far re-
moved from the avenues of news,
that he or she is not perfectly familiar
with tho hundred times told story Of
how Federal officeholders wear the
collars Of higher officials; how the
press Is subsidized by such means,
and administrations are enabled to
force themselves upon the people, by
means Of the hold they have on the
country through official patronage.
The democratic press have had NO so
choice . subject to enlarge upon as
this. That press let-no issuc pass by
without declaring that officers Of the
government wore padlocks upon
their lips and collars around their
necks. The above is a very familiar
picture. Ifone will just now notice .
little, q very remarkable summersault
Is being enacted by many Of the dem
ocratic brethren; or rather perhaps
it might be more properly character
lied as return to the vomit they
have been casting up touching repub-
lican officials. Noc the burden of
these democratic Journals is to show
that they are better administration
supporters than republican newspa-
pers are, even those republican news
papers which wear administration
collars. Those fellows that don't
wear keepers collar now criticise
as follows: "Such talk does not sound
veyy scell, coming from a paper sus-
tanned By post Offices. They are hav-
der scOrds than have yet been uttered
ty any democratic paper against the
present ddministrGtiOn.o
Now, the above quotation from
democratic paper, arrsigning re-
publican journal, is certainly very in
consistent with the idea that the
latter was wearing a masters collar,
which our democratic friends have
sung SO persistently heretofore. We
wonder If It is possible that our inn
maculate democratic rcformers want
to steal our collar? 1t is a very per-
tinent inquiry to make now, as to
who is wearing the collar-who would
like to wear it-and who will eat any
amount or kind Of dirt that thrift
may follow fawning2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
Woman's.RIahts at ws.h,rs,o,

WAsHINGToN, March 22.-Owinp to
the utter inefficiency of recent female
appointees in the dead letter off,cn
women in the future will be subject.
ed TO the same rules which govern the
admission of masculine clerks.
The cabinet discussed South Caro-.
lima without conclusion and adj
journed until tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
Position Of the Cabinet on the
Southern Question.

WAsHINGToN, March 2l.-With the
exception of Vice President Wheeler,
who Is respected to head the Louisiana
commission, only one invitation has
been extended by the president, that
being to Senator David Davis, Of H.
linois, who, it appears, is somewhat
reluctant to accept the Office because
of the attention required to be given
by him just now to other matters.
The president is reluctant to speak of
the gentlemen who have been spoken
Of in connection with this mission,
but 1t 10 freely admitted that the wish
of the government is that it shall con-
stitute delegation second to none
that has ever had in its keeping
questions Of such momentous inter-
est. Upon the appointment of such
a commission to examine into the
condition Of affairs in Louisiana, there
is no room to doubt the absolute un-
animity of tho cabinet. Up to this
time little has been done in the cabi-
net so far as the secretaries are con-
cerned. Another session, which will
be held either tomorrow or the day
after, will undoubtedly finish this
question, and it can be taken as nos.
tive that the settlement of affairs in
South Carolina will not involve the
sending of q commission to that
state.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
KEEPING THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

WAsHlNGToN, March 2l.-Member.
Of the cabinet are very reticent res
garding the tone of the discussion
that engaged the attention Of the cabe
met previous to its decision in this
Louisiana case to-day. It appears
there was disposition on the part Of
some of the members in favor Of
Withdrawing the troops, the intima-
tons being that Evarts, Schurz and
Key were induced to regard such a
course with some degree Of favor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

WASHINGTON, March 22.--Thc cabi-
net met in session early to-day.
The cabinet adjourned about IL 30
without, it seems, taking definite ac-
ton with regard to South Carolina.
The impression prevails that at least
one other session will be held before
tho government announces its deter
mination in the case.
An immense number of visitors are
ct the White House, awaiting audi
ence with the President. Many will
be disappointed owing to tho physi-
cal imp0ssibility Of the President
giving ear to one-third Of those pres.
emit. Among those who saw the
President were Senators Ferry, Nor,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
ESTABLISHED ts48---VOL. Is, NO. SO.

ton and Gordon. Their business re.
lated to local matters in their respcc-
tive States.
The President has appointed John
IONeal Inspector Of Steamboats, at
81. Louis, in place Of Frank Burrett
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28

Ben Butler has been interviewed and
gives It as his opinion that an appoint
i've officer should have fixed tenure,
like an elective one, and that he
should not be removed during his
term unless for cause, NO more than
should an elective officer be, and in
this opinion Butler has expressed the
sublimity Of human wisdom on the
civil service reform question.
The civil service Of this country Of
schools colleges and general educa-
tion, has never suffered, and is not
likely to suffer ON account of the want
Of ability among its Office holders
When 1t docs suffer, 1t is for the want
Of honesty. And until some civil
service Board Of examiners is invent
cd which can divine mans future,
and tell whether he is going to be
honest or not, this civil service twad-
die wont cut an important figure in
the governmental affairs Of this nation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The Cab
met held long session to-day. The
Southern question was long under
discussion. The question Of calling
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
will be considered. Numerous tel
egrams from prominent persons in
New Orleans, Charleston and other
southern cities have been received at
the Executive Mansion, and by pri-
vate citizens asking early information
as to the decision Of the government
on the Southern Question.
Fred Douglass was at the Executive
Mansion to-day with
DELEGATION OF CoLoRED PEOPLE,
paying their respects to the Presi-
dent.
A DELEGATION OF IRISH CITIZENS
are at the Executive Mansion await.
ing the adjournment of the Cabinet
to present their claims to prominent
representation in the administration
of National affairs.