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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
A Mistaken CAN.

The Newton Journal tells the fol-
lowing good one: '"They have preach
ers in Des Moincs, of all varieties aud
hues of belief, besides quite a. number
Of ex-preachers. OF one of the latter
sort . good story is told us as follows
He had been zealously engaged for
some years in preaching the gospel,
after his fashion, in season and out OF
season, but generally quite unseason-.
ed in the matter and manner. 1t was
poor pay he got, and it must be ad-
mitted that 1t was poor preach he
gave. Finally he broke off short
without surrender of credentials or
farewell discourse. A good brother
enqnired tenderly into the matter to
know the reason for such an abrupt
termination of his sacred functions.
|"Well," said the ex-divine, sTll tell
you the plain truth, brother. l went
went into the business with all nv
might mind and soul, honestly be-
lieving l had a call to preach. / did
not get on very well, and had to take
my pay In beans and onions, and 9TH
er truck Of that sort, with an occas-
ional tender of fractional currency to
help me along the rugged journey of
life. wrestled with the matter in
prayer day and night, half snspecting
that there had been a mistake some-
where, and finally il all came clear to
me as daylight-the call was intended
for another man of the same name, q
cousin Of mine down i'm Warren
county, and it had in some way been
missent. and so / quit, brother--I
did, a1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
REPUBLICAN STATE CoNvEN
TInM

The Twenty-drst Annual State Convention O.
the Republican party Of Iowa, will b. called a
Dcs Moincs, on
WEDNEsDAY,..JuNE y, 1877,
for the purpose ofmaking the following nomina
tions
One candidate for Governor:
One candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
One candidate for Superintendent of Public In
st,uction.
One candidate for Supreme Judve.
The ratio of representation will be, one Delegate
for each county IN the State and In addition there
@ east for Han osa y"ay f r Of
Sta'e, at the general election in 1876,
Wapello county is entitled to II delegates, APP
prnoosc 10, Davis Q. Jasper Is, Keokuk ls, hahas-
ka II, Marion IA, Monroe s. The total number
Of delegates in tae convention Is a6O.
We invite all to unite with ns In the Conven-
tion and the campaign, who believe in the stead
and Justice, as exe1npliied in the past record and
platforms of the Republican party from its birth,
when 1t began Its uncompromising crusade upon
slave became man endowed by this party with
all the rights his former master Possesses and in
which he must be protected at any cost; who be-
tion to the cause OF loyalty against treason, and
who can never forget the services of the loyal blue
though forgiying the .ebel gray; who believe that
merely Confederation OF states; who believe In
the strict and vigorous enforcement of the consti-
tutional amendments both In letter aud spirit, for
the absolute and complete protection of all the
weak as well as the strong, In every right of sll
frage, citizenship, liberty and equality; who be-
licve the majority should rnle and deprecate all
attempts at political terrorism and iutimidation,
and all poltca! or official liberation herewith;who
believe that Ignorance and vicego hand in hand,
and who therefore desire to see our ftee schools
n,lrtured and fostered the best safeguards Of the
nation's life; who believe that until these ends are
accomplished, and thaserights are guaranteed and
secured to the inmate of the lowest hove1 in the
land, as well as the inhabitant Of the palatial
party no se, we invite e
crate with us in keeping alive the fires upon the
party altar, and unite with us in giving the State
good, economical and carefully administered
government. through our nominees.
by order OF the republican State Central Com.
mittec. HENRY O. LEIGHTON,
Chairman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
m Exico.
Tho Situation on the Rio Crande Be
come3 Interesting.

MATAMoRAs, May I'm view of
the presence of General Escobedo.
who is the chief supporter of ex- Pres
ident Lerdo, on the Texas frontier,
and the probability of an attempt be-
ing made to restore Lerdo to the Pres
idency of Mexico, it is stated that
General Diaz, acting President, will
soon come to the Rio Grande and as
sumo command Of Northern Mexico.
Orders have arrived to recruit, with
out delay, five or six thousand addi-
tional troops, and horses and NUM-
tions of war are being concentrated
on the frontier as speedily as possible.
Should Escobedo cross from Tevas
into Mexico, he will meet with stub
born resistance. 1t is reported that
General Cortina was received in
Mexico with demonstrations of favor,
that he has placed a large stock of
horses on his different ranches in this
vicinity, (Which were largely stolen
from Texas) at the disposition of the
government. Cortina's friends assert
that he will soon return with his for
mer rank of general and take active
part in the stirring events shortly ex-
pected on the Rio Grandc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
What VIII You Have?

The general impression seems Il
be that Russia will win.
The National Conscience Fund re-
ceived $500 the other day.
Brooklyn claims a club composed
exclusively Of divorced persons.
The West should step carefully.
1t is treading on eggs--grasshoppel
eggs.
1t is expected that Greece will bs
thrown on the troubled waters.-Cin
cannati Times. GsfE
A Pennsylvania company has bull
q bullet proof passenger car for use
on Cuban railroad.
A stock-gambling exchange has
been in operation in Cleveland, o..
for some months, and has already
cost a number of men their fortunes
A Covington (ky.) physician has
been compelled to pay $1,000 for us.
ing impure vaccine matter on the arm
of a child. The child died.
A woman named johanna Flynn
in Davenport attempted to chop up
one Michael Hines, who foreclosed a
mortgage on her home. He escaped
and she was held in the sum of 81 200
A Russian engineer named Pereti.
atko has invented a sort of q land
monitor, in which artillerists sit in a
tower and drive about in battle shoot
ing as they go. The continuance is
moved about by steam, and is abou,
to be tested by the government.
Muscatine has the biggest variety
of an excitement on hand. The tenn.
perance people have made a raid on
the saloons, and are arresting every
keeper of a saloon as soon as testimo.
ny can be found against him.
The Mayoralty Of Maquoketa, OF
rather the question as to who ought
to be Mayor, got into the District
Court. The result was going be-
hind the returns, where a fair count
made tic. a new election will
probably be had.
In the inside of a great lump O
coal, tAfen out of the Seattle mine {
few days ago, was an oyster of W hol,
and perfect shape. 1t was nearl,
three inches long, hinged, filled ant
fully shelled. 1t had been turned t.
coal.-Puget Sound cypress. Il.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Valentine Baker, who was dismiss
ed from Colonelcy i'm the British
army for insulting a lady in a rail-
way carriage, has been made n Pasha
on the staff Of Abdul kerim, Pasha,
Commander in chief of the Turkish
army. His rank will now be Baker
Pasha, the latter being a little like
our General given to Turkish Off
GERS of high rank who have general
command in the naval or military
service, or who may govern a prov
ince.
Thus, Capt. Hobart, late Of the
British service, who was a blockade
runner for the Confcderatcs in our
war, has lately Joined the Turkish
army, and has distinguished himself
greatly recently in running by the
batteries of Galatz, ON the Danube, is
known as Hobart Pasha.
Pashas of the highest grade, are
called three tailed Pashas, because on
all state occasions that number of
horse tails are borne in front of them
as an emblem of authority. Before
Pashas of an inferior rank, the num-
Der of tails carried is reduced CORES
pondingly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

PINCHBACK AND TWO LITTLE PAIR
A correspondent Of the New York
Times says: "What kind Of life
little Pinch led under the care of his
father and owner may be gathered
from the following incident: One
day he was with Major Holmes on a
Mississippi steamboat; the sun was
hot, and in the shade of an awning
the planter, with his friends played
poker for high stakes, and, to quiet
his nerves, drank deep draughts OF
iced whisky-punch. The slave.boy
sat in . corner watching the game,
and waiting for any orders that might
be given by the players. While he
was occupied in this way the Captain
stumbled across him. and with q
curse demanded, Whose niger are
your well, Massa Capin, / dom
zactly know was Pinch's reply. 4
war Maj. Holmes boy, but he done
bet me on two little pair, and lost
I've got to see de game through fore
I can answer your question: The
boy had told the exact truth. His
unnatural father, having no other
stake, bet him against $1,000, and
lost" ~ sts..g
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

HoS. JOHN ID. DEFREEs, formerly o!
Indiana, and now resident OF Berk-
ley Springs, West Virginia, has been
nominated Government Printer, in
place of A. w. Clapp, of Buffalo, N.
T., to take effect June l.
Mr.. Defrees was an Indiana editor
as early as 1922, and subsequently es-
tab'ished, and for many years edited
and published, with great ability, the
Indianapolis Journal. lie was, in his
day, at the head of his profession as a
Whig and Republican journalist. Mr..
Lincoln made him Government Print
er, which Office he held when Grant
was elected, but owing 10 an unfor-
tunate feud with Schuyler Colfax, he
was relcgated to private life when the
latter became Vice President. Since
that time he has been living in COM
paratiye retirement at an elegant
country place, engaged in writing a
political history of the country.
He was, in his time of active editor
ial work, cotemporary and friend
of Greely, Weed, Prentice, Webb and
Raymond. and the peer of either OF
them. His appointment is one of pre-
eminent fitness and propricty in every
respect. His principal opponent, tits
generally understood, was Mr.. Frank
liatton, the rising young journalist OF
the Burlington Hascheye, but Mr..
Hatton can very well afford to cor.
slider it compliment to be overcome
by the Nestor Of American journal
ism, John ID. Defrces.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The closing of tho Danube, is ter
riblc blow to the Austrians, as ovel
half the products Of that Empire FIND
their way into the Black Sea, and ou
into the world through that channel
The large and expensive Austrian
fleet which has heretofore nearly
monopolized the commerce on thu
Danube is now in enforced idleness
and Austrian capitalists, who have
invested their money in steamers, are
in despair.
The blockade having been estab
lished by the Russians, only adds to
the bitter feeling existing all over
Austrio- Hungary, against that powe,
and it is only question of time when
the Austro Hungarian army will be
Joined TO the Turks, and then look
ont for music all around the Europe.
an horizon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Cheap Conscience.

The Treasurer Of the United States
has received letter from New York
containing a $40 treasury:note Of the
Confederate States, which the writer
desired should so to the conscience
fund. The letter reads:
New YoRK, April 81. To the
zreGsNres. Of the United States-SIR
In 1868 l stole $40 from the Treasury
of the Confederate States at Rich
mond. I dared not use the money
for fear Of its being traced to me, so
! laid IL away and kept it hid till the
Rebellion was over, and / have since
then kept on keeping it. Recently
have been attending a reyival-meet-
ing. and my conscience has been so
stirred up that I can't keep the money
any longer. What there is left of the
Co1federacy belongs to the United
States, and SO send you this bill.
ItEPENTANT THIEF.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
BLOOD LETTING At BEvsNcToM
a Desperate SaabbinG affray al q
NelgAborfng viIlage-A Des Masnes
Man tAe PeRpetsator.
From the State Rceis.er

A desperate stabbing affray took
place at Bevington, Sunday evening
last, between former Des Moines
man named Pat Harkins and a saloon
keeper of the former place named
Pat Graney. Graney, it may be re-
membered, was incarcerated in our
county Jail but a short time ago, and
was only out for few days, after
serving out 30 days SENTENCE
Harkins and Graney had been drink
ing together in the latter's saloon and
when the time came for closing up,
Harkins obtained possession Of the
keys Of the house and refused to give
them up. After some dispute, it was
agreed to cross the railway track to
the hotel opposite and there decide as
to who should have the custody of
the keys, Harkins still retaining them.
When they reached the track Graney
snatched tho keys from Harkins, but
the former was felied to the ground,
and Harkins mounted him as he lay
upon his face, aud plunged knife
repeatedly into his back. Harkins
escaped, but the Sheriff of Madison
county is now ON his track. On ex-
amining Graney it was found that he
had been stabbed i'm the small of the
back, twenty-five times, all the stabs
being within space of six inches.-.
He is very low and tits doubtful if he
can live,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
The Crops and crasshoppers.

OMAHA, May 2.-The Herald will
publish in the morning reports from
the best counties in Nebraska and
Western Iowa of the grasshoppers
and crops. The general tenor of the
reports is unexpectedly favorable,
only three places heard from report
ing the grasshoppers bad, and the
blackbirds, which are very numerous
in western Iowa, are destroying them.
The late snow storm undoubtedly de-
stroyed millions. The grasshoppers
are by no means general, the eggs
only being laid in spots. Brownviile
reports that the eggs do not hatch.
OF crops there is an unusually fine
prospect, a largely increase average
being sown, especially of corn. Farm
ers are delayed somewhat on account
of recent heavy rains. The fruit pros
pect is only fair.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
pEFEAr OF THE Turks,

uHf ~ MoHEb DEE EAk VI TIE TURKS.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 3.-It is stat
ed that the Russians have occupied an
island in the Danube, near Ibrail, and
the left bank Of the river as far as the
mouth of Kilea. 1t is expected that
Turkish squadron will shortly be
sent to Crete. The Turkish authori-
tiles have received orders to evacu-
atc Toultcha and the ncighborine
districts. -
In consequence of the representa-.
tions Of the British Minister it is ex.
pccted that Chevket Pasha, one OF
the Turks responsible for the Bulga-
rian massacre, will be removed from
his importantmilitary command and
sent to Bagdad.
The Turkish official journal states
that no important battle has been
fought in Armenia. The Russian
vanguard has only made an appear
ancs at Datoum.
Reports are current of Turkish
defeat at Kars and the capitulation
of Turkish corps, but the Minister of
War is understood to have contra
tradicted the rumors.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Tho american Israelite, a newspa-
per published at Cincinnati, says that
hereafter when European Powers feel
Q desire to make war upon one anotll-
er they will have to apply first to the
Jews for money, and, secondly to the
Americans for arms. For it has been
admitted that the European Jews
govern the money market !; the first
Napoleon found on his return from
Elba that tho Rothschilds were hos
tile to him, and it is said that they
gave him just loo days in which to
rule France, and that their maneu-
vers for orippling his army and OBJ
strncting his supplies were the cause
of his total defeat at Waterloo. The
London Times lately admitted that
the American manufacturers produce
the best fire-arms, aud thei efore Tur-
key 10 supplying herself with Amcri-
can firearms exclusively. Russia is
also sending large orders to Amcri.
can firearms companies.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

ofthe ore Shows free gold, but, all
seem to be afraid of q mill return
They ask all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000 for claims where thereis no
evidence that they have any practical
value. Every foot Of ground that can
possibly contain quartz or be used as
gulch diggins is claimed for miles in
every direction, and tho crowds arc
still rushing into the Hills. He came
through on the stage and took the
trouble to count the pilgrims between
Cheyenne and Deadwood and his list
tallies up l,749, about fifty Of whom
were women and children, and the
balance men. Custer City is almost
entirely deserted, tho diggings all be-
ing abandoned on account Of their
impracticability. The country there
is very fiat and it is about twenty feet
to bedrock. No doubt gold in pay
ing quantities exists ON bedrock, but
it is impossible to mine without pow
erful pumps on account of the water,
which floods the diggings long before
bedrock is reached. The flatness of
the country also prevents slucing as
it requires a swift running head of
water for this purpose. The ores
around Deadwood and Gayville re-
semble in many respects the Summit
or South Mountain district in Rio
Grande county. There is one ten
stamp mill there that run al. winter.
another was started few days ago.
and he met several going in. He is
satisfied that all of the best gulch dig
gings are worked out and says there
are not to-day two hundred men at
work at this kind of mining. Dead
wood. and Gayville, and other camps
in this vicinity are full of tenderfeet,
and times are good with all those who
are prepared to cater to the necessi-
ties of the new comers. The hash
houses and gin mills are gathering
rich harvest which is likely to last till
the rush is over. The money that is
made is taken to the Hills, rot dug
out.
Mr.. Deemer says Interested parties
are trying to work npa stampede to
the Big Horn conntrv which he con-
siders much bigger swindle than
the Black Hills. He talked with a
number of old prospcctors who had
been all through the Big Horn coun-
try last season, and they are not go
going back. He says we may expect
in any day to hear of big discoveries,
up there, for the purpose Of deluding
the thousands of tenderfect into the |
cOuntry.-Sldte ReQisfer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09


"Thc Ottumwa Countrn wants 1,
know If we would not have pitched
into Tilden If he, as President. had
kicked out Chamberlain and Packa ri
elected Spoflord and Butler to IN,
Senate and installed the White Lcarn,
in authority in South Carolina anG
Louisiana. OF course we would. il
the COURIER means that Hayes ha,
done anything of the kind stated It /,
entirely mistakcn.-Gate CITY.
We stand corrected. Chamberlain
and Packard have not been KICKED
out. Neither have spotlord and But
Ter been elected. There ain tany sucl
thing as bulldozers or White League
in the south; besides this is sa-ss;
commonly dry spring
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

THE contest for the Republican
nomination to county offices in this
county is warm, and so far as we
know, very friendly one. We have
already, at the request Of the parties
run up the names of several candi-
dates. We believe this plan of an
nonncement good one. tits certainly
a good way to let the Republicans
know who are in the field. A fair
and pleasant contest for the nomina.
tons is all right; such a friendly
struggle is perfectly legitimate, and
indeed, productive of good in arous.
ing the party or the active men in it.
to work.
There is, however, q word of eau.
tion we have to give, anl that is tba,
every defeated candidate ia bound tc
stand firmly, actively and earnestly
by the successful man. Let the party
frown upon and give no support te
that man who claims the nomination
as by right belonging to him, or who
intimates in any way that he will no,
stand up manfnlly for his successful
competitor, after the nomination Ii
made. Those men who carry theil
personal grievances into politics so as
not only to punish the person, but
also defeat and punish the party
are disorganizcrs, who bring nc
strength, but only weakness to the
party, sooner or later. These person
al differences, when carried into pol
itics, only render unavailable q,
candidates all who deal in them the,
are two-edged sword, cutting botl
ways, and if indulged in this yeal
against one person, the next year, OF
some following year, furnishes tn,
opportunity to return the compli
ment. OF course we have no refer
ence to living soul now candidate
as in need of our advice in the mat
ter. They arc all gentlemen of vel
known prudent characters, as thcil
lives attest. Our object is to cal
especial attention to the great neet
and propriety of men, when they en-
gage in friendly struggle for nom
ination, standing squarely up to tn
victor in the fight at tho polls. Their
is not any room in this county fo
either party to indulge in loose part,
organization.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Mr.. Clapp has resigned az Public
Printer to take effect to-day, and John
ID. Defrces, of Indiana, has been cho-
sen to the place. There will be a
very general disappointment in Iowa
that Mr.. Frank Hatton was not ap-
pointed printer. He had the highest
and best recommendations for ii, aud
it was generally conceded he would
be appointed II any change was made.
II is probable that the fact of Iowa
having a Cabinet appointment and a
second-class mission was all that pre-
vented his success Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
MlsslnG Nan.

New York, May 2,-Three hundred
thousand dollars in gold coin wa.
shipped for Europe to-day and one
hundred thousands heing packed fol
tomorrow's steamer.
John 7. Dolly reputcd millionaire
and proprietor of the Windsor hotel
is missing, aud it is feared committed
suicide owing to depreciation in real
estate and the determination of the
park commission to obtain from him
large amount of money.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The New York Graphic has opened
a subscription fund and subscribed
itself $4,000 towards raising 100000
to make Secretary of State Evarts a
purse to enable him to retire from the
practice law while he is at the head
of President Hayes Cabinet.
The Graphic is an independent Re,
publican journal and says: "Hert
only yesterday he was called to AL
'bany to argue against rapid transi,
lin this city,using his splendid oratory
'and the prestige Of his high ofiicia
position to defeat the will and para.
lyze the interests of the people Of thi,
city. 1t was merely professional
service, such as he would have rem.
'dercd for highwayman or murder
FER: but it was a spectacle that no 9th
'cr nation would have readily allow
ed, and which should gil every citizel
.of Now York with shamc."
1t was openly charged against Mr.
Evarts that he was the attorney of tn,
Insurance Agents Of the destroyed
vessels, while hc was one of the gov
ernmcnts High Joint Commissioner
which corkscrewed $l5,5OO,OOO out O
Jonbull for the destruction of them
The first thing he did after bein,
sworn in as Premier, was to run bacl
to New York and pocket $50. 600 fe,
in the Vanderbilt case.
If Evarts was some poor westerI
impecunins Grant Republican officer
who was engaged in these irregular
practices, George William Curtis II
his Harper's lFeekly would be hound
ing him from the face of the earth
But Mr.. Evarts is the protege OF Cur
tbs, and in the opiuion of the latter, i
tho personitication Of Civil Servic,
Reform.