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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

The Easton (Pa.) Argus, democrat
&c, In Its last weekly issue before the
State election has editorially . COM
msnt upon the short comings of the
republican party. 1t says that the
radical republican party has had I'M.
limited control of the National gov.
ernnent for more than sixteen years
past, and In which time it has cursed
the country with q civil war costing
half million human lives, and caus.
ing debt Of more than tscO thousand
nsil1i0a dollars.
We call that the impudence of {
scoundrel. Its % though the fell
low who had been guilty of violating
chastity should upbraid his victim
for want Of chastity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

he appearsss Nesng pre-emicntly q
product Of patriotism. He was q de-
velopment of the war. In the mighty
cruciblc of contest he was formed.
He was but young man, only thirty
seven, when the fell blow was struck
at the life of the Republic. and when
Indiana wasloitering between friend
ship for Kentucky, and love for the
Union. The great power Of the man,
in putting his State on war footing,
despite of the sympathies of nearly
half of his people, and despite ofan
adverse Legislature, in raising the
necessary money for the equipment
of the troops on his own credit, are
now matters of immortal history. His
devotion to the soldiers of his State,
the love and tenderness with which
he followed and cared for them in
sickness or distress, have all been re-
corded on earth, and carried up to
Heaven on the lips Of grateful men.
Did he deserve no other laurel than
that which he won with such match
less zeal and success as q war COVER
nor, his name would live as long %
the name of America itself, and stand
through time as one of the strong pill
lars that upheld the structure Of lib
erty in the day Of its greatest peril
and trial. But to this must be added
the splendor of his record az Sena.
tor, splendor which his death heigh.
tens at last into its real greatness and
lustrc. Now at least all men can see
the man for what he was, and appre.
ciate him for what he did, and with
American frankness do him, and the
magnificence Of his career, justice. II
is . small soul and cowardly hand
that would, for party's sake, seek in
this solemn day to rob the fame Of
Oliver r. Morton, of single honor
which belonged to him living, or of {
single laurel which a grateful nation
would lay with tender hands upol
him dead.-IoWd State Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

The Muscatine Journal contains the
following: "Hon. Hiram Price, our
member Of Congress, occupies seat
next to Richard ii. Cain, q full-blood-
ed negro member from South Carroll
ma. Cain will be remembered by
some of our old settlers as the pastor
of the African Methodist Church in
Muscatine, twenty years ago. He is
a creditable representative of his
race"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
Rev. w. S, Messmer. a Presbvta,

Rev. w. S. Messmer, q Presbyteri.
an clergyman, pastor of the College
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Dav.
export, has withdrawn entirely from
that denomination and renowned the
Jurisdiction oftheP Presbyterian church
The cause of this is q change Of reli-
gious views leading him to reject the
orthodox doctrine Of the trinity, tho
fall Of man and the vicarious sacrifice.
Mediums may be appropriately
mentioned, perhaps, 90 discounters Of
the resurrection.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

BANDS bill to remonetize silver
which passed the last House, but was
not acted upon in the Senate, passed
the House yesterday again by 1853 to
"a. All the Iowa members except
Stone Of the LIST District, seemed to
have been present and voted for the
measure. Ewing's resolution offered
in the House yesterday also,to take up
and consider until final action, his bill
to repeal the resumption act SO far as
fixing the time for resumption, was
adopted 143 to Al. All the Iowa
members voting aye except Stone,
again absent.
There being 29l votes in the House,
It will be readily seen that on both OF
these important measures very large
number Of members awaited them.
selves Of their inalienable right to
dodge. An analysis Of the vote shows
that there is NO political significance
attached to It.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

The demonstration Of silver is
moved for in Congress, by Cummings,
of Iowa, Ewing, Banning and Bland
of Ohio, and Senator Jones, of Neva-
d., 20 far - We have noticed. There
may be others who have introduced
bills to this effect. Certain it is that
the measure will be pressed this win.
ter and we must conclude that it will
he successful in some form.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
Rich az Croesus.

From the Salem. Ohio, Republican,
Gentleman George II. Pcndleton,
the wealthy nabob and aristocrat of
Cincinnati, and man who all his life
has eaten from gold spoons and wore
fine broadcloth, and who never per-
formed days honest manual labor
in all his life, will be elected to the
United States Senate by the vote of
the soorkingmen of Ohio. He always
ate his bread by the sweat OF other
mems brows, and was only Demo-
crat because he could ride into power
in that party on the shoulders of de-
luded but more honest men than him.
self. He is rich as CrGsus, but he
perhaps ought not to be blamed for
that, as he never made a picayune of
il himself.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
sUNDRIEa.

A point not well taken the point
of bayonct.
Leading idea of the frec-thinker-
Whatever is must be put stop to at
once.
The Fall is the LATEST season of the
year. Everything goes on Autumn
atically.
Hittie Maginn is q young woman
in Omaha. She must be dangerous
among the young men.
When you tell friend he has lev
ell head, please remember that Dig
ger Indian is distinguished in the
Same way.
"What," asked Mr.. Steele, sis meant
by his native air p" The intelligent
boy promptly replied, The air of is
own cad"
The man who owns a $4,000 COW
can drink milk that costs him 81 cts.
a quart. That's all the advantage he
has over the rest of us.
A barefooted little boy stepped on
q bee, and soon after said to his moth
er: "Ma, j didn't know that bees had
splinters in their tails y
The New York Herald slyly sug-
gests q plan whereby the United
States can get possession Of Sitting
Bull. 1t is TO annex Canada.
A pauper in the Scott county poor
house stole nine hogs which he sold
in Davenport for over 500. lie pro-
poses to 60 out of the pauper bust
ness.
Neil Brown, editor Of the Green
county Gazette, disgraced the profess
sion by skipping out short time ago
deserving his family and leaving nu-
merous creditors in the lurch.
CATER ALL" says the New York San
"honesty is the best policy" This
adage has been too long thrown out
as theory. Somebody must test its
truth by personal application of it.
"But even death, my brethren, SO
by mankind for their
sins, the wisdom of Providence has,
in it's paternal kindness, put at the
end Of our existence; for only think,
what life would be worth if death
were at the beginning"
Samuel Lindsey, q base-ballist of
P0ughkceksie, N. ", has been sent
to the insane asylum in consequence
Of . blow received on the forehead
By Z ball which was "foulcd" by the
oatsman, and struck him while he
was officiating as catcher.
During the past four weeks more
than five thousand head of cattle have
been killed and shipped to Europe
from the New York abattoirs, an in
crease of two thousand over the pre-
vious four weeks, and double the
number killed during the same time
last year.
A poor widow, of Troy, N. V, the
mother Of four small children, took
poison the other day, to avoid going
to the poor house. A number Of
who were sent for, refus-
cd TO 60 because they couldn't be as
sured Of pay, and by the time one was
found humane enough to attend the
poor woman It was too late, and she
died repenting Of the act.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
DIsRAELI WILL. TAEN.

EDINBURGH, Nov. G--Tho Scotch
mans London correspondent says |:
In political circles there is great ex-.
pectation that Earl Beaconsfield will
shortly make speech on the Eastern
question, which will provoke a re-
newal OF last years excitement and
agitation. 1t is reported that ho will
put his foot down on questions Of
opening tho Dardanelles to Russian
and other war vessels.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

service that all government officials
receiving salary Of $500 and mp.
wards shall devote their whole time
to their official duties, and shall not
pc permitted to carry on any other
business. referred to committee on
Civil Service and Rnfocn, ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

Mr.. Sherman seems to be getting
very much in earnest about the South
ern policy. $50 help him God," said
Mr.. Sherman at Richmond. "the Pres
ident, with your approval, will carry
out that policy to the end"
It will be seen that though Mr..
Sherman thinks the help of God inn
portant in such an affair, yet such
help would amount to nothing with
ont the cooperation of the Southern
people. We never dreamed before
that the Deity was compelled to de-
pend SO much on the chivalry.-In-
ter-Ocedn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
Another railroad for kookuk.

KEoKUK, Nov. 5.-Keokuk has se-
cured the eastern terminus Of tho Mis-
souri,, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad
and trains will be running into the
city by tho first of January. This
makes elk lines Of railway centering
here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
The Funeral Of Nleigss.: tho RAIL-
road King. At Lima. RnRm

50ad Ntnks q IIn1us poSu.
PANAMA., Oct. 25.-The funeral Of
Henry Meiggs, the great railroad
builder, took place at Lima, Peru, and
was an imposing affair. Two hum
dred coaches and 10000 people were
in the procession. Tho coffin was
carried by the populace for half &
mile. His will makes no direct state
ment of the amount OF his property,
but he bequeaths al his properly a.
ter the payment Of his debts, to his
children, who are enjoincd to carry
on tho works he began.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

The Russians Hemming tho Turks
at Plevna.
A Turk sh Defeat &C uahre.
DUO De Broglie Preparing 10 Fly
to Switzerland.
FOREIGN.
IMAGINATION wANTs TO coMpRoM,s,

'.AHoN WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
LONDON, Nov. IA Paris CORES.
ponocnt asserts that the following
seml.oiiicial note has been sent 70
ProVlnclal papers: II aDpears 10
have been decided at the iaat csbinst
council that the present ca6inst viii
remain in Office till Nov. Str. AStsr,
elections to the councils general onv-,
eminent will find itself in ma ma
cnce of two extreme policies one 81.
resistance to the Chamber Of Depu-
ties, with support Of the Senate, the.
other Of complete concession, BRING
ing into Office ministry composed
exclusively of the Left. The present
disposition of Marshal cl[ahon
does not admit of the latter policy
However, the President is willing to
see if it is not possible to arrive at
some kind of compromise by which
the Left of the Chamber Of Deputies
and the Right centre Of the Senate
may be represented in the Cabinet,
thereby establishing harmony be-
tween the two houses.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

II IL said that Secretary Sherman is
much gratified over the large reduc-
tion Of the public debt under his adj
ministration. 100000 of de-
.rease for October, and since March
4th, last, about $45,OOO, 900 is indeed a
very rapid decrease. We note this
however, to say that we do not think
thati It ID just the correct policy at this
time, to push the raising of revenue
from the people to pay the nationa
debt rapidly. Since the close of the
rebellion the nation displayed its
abundant ability to pay the national
dsbt pears ago. 1t is no longer nec-
essary, nor has not been for years, to
decrsase rapidly the public debt in
order to strengthen the national cred.
II. Therefore we say in these hard
times We don't approve the policy of
Increasing the revenue collected from
the people, In order to make large re-
ductions of the public debt. The
times are too hard for such thing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
A Batch Of Appointments.

WAsnINGToN, Nov. G.-The FRESH
dent sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day; Jno. Q. Smith,
of Ohio, to be Consul-G General at
Montreal: d. M. Conley, Of Iowa, to
be Consul at Spezia, Italy; Alex. M.
Stern, to be Assistant Treasurer Of
the U. s. at Cincinnati.
Postmasters--Francis M. Cassidy,
Wintersett; Lafayette Coombs, Bed
ford, Ia. j.. p. Durand, i'lagncmine,
La.
The President has recognized Saren
Jorgenson as Vicc-Consnl of Dem
mark in Nebraska.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
, "a the past two year,


-, uuen pleasant, we have had the
cooperation and good counsel Of
many friends to whom we feel great
ly indebted. Rev. T. r. Corkhill, O.
member of your Board, has strength
ened and encouraged us by his fire.
qucnt visits, and the family" have
come TO know him as familiar
friend. The especial kindness of
Rev. r. A. Ferguson, the pastor of
neighboring church, will be long re-
membered and appreciated, while we
trust and believe that his frequent
words Of counsel will prove tho good
seed, which, though it may have
sometimes fallen upon stony ground,
may yet find Judgment in some crew.
ice from which to spring forth richly
productive; nor can we pass without
a tribute to those girls whose willing
hearts and hands have never failed
us in times of sickness or in trial and
encouragement so often incident to
a work like ours.
FUTURE LOCATION.
Before closing this report cannot
forbear to urge upon your honorable
body the abandonment of SO destruc-
tive policy rs that of locating the
two departments of this institution in
close proximity. / have addressed q
number Of letters to prominent and
experienced co-laborers upon this
subject, and without exception they
have emphatically advised the dis
junction of the two departments.
There are many reasons which make
separation desirable, while the only
reason that can be urged for the OPP
posite course is, we believe, . falla-
cious opinion that we might thereby
save to the State a paltry sum per
annum.
1t can be conclusively shown that
not single dollar can be saved to
TIE State by connecting the two de-
partments, but admitting that such
might be the case, even then such q
policy would be fatal to the attain
ments for which we labor, and there
are surely none who would urge 90
suicidal course as to destroy the
usefulness of the school by so rigid an
economy.
GENERAL REMARKS.
No restraint whatever is put upon
the girls about the bnilding and
grounds, yet in the absence Of oil
precautionary measures, elopement
seldom occurs. On one occasion two
girls were assisted by outside parties
to escape, but they were some days
after returned, when they testified in
court against the person who convey.
ed them away. Since the opening OF
the school no girl has succeeded in
making permanent escape, and it
can now be said to the credit of ali
that there seems to be little desire
among them to do SO.
The health Of the girls has been ex.
cellent. The scarlet fever was at one
time epidemic in the school, but
there were no dangerous cases, and
since the opening of the institution
there has not been single death mol
at any time q serious case of illness.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

A terrible tale Of crime comes from
Warren county, Belmont township.
There is a settlement in this vicinity
that has long furnished victims to the
criminal courts, both Of Polk and
Warren counties. Numerous crimi-
nails have been arrested there that
had there sought concealment from
the effects of their crimes. There is
no intention Of saying that the town.
ship Is settled by a bad class, for it il
not, hut it is cursed with q set OF
scoundrels that will not probably
cease their deprcdatiOns until heroic
treatment is resorted to. The last of
their outrages, and worst, is so terri.
BILE that probably public sentiment
will demand clearing out Of the en-.
tire foul nest.
In Belmont Township a Mr.. Cad.
ing, a German, had recently sold q
farm and was generally supposed to
have the money from the sale in his
house. Wednesday night Mr.. Cading
was absent from home on business
leaving there his wife, who is bedrid.
den, three small children and grown
daughter. The young lady is muscu.
lar and brave, and from her heroism
has probably resisted to her death
During the night
TWO MASKED MEN
appeared at the house, one remaining
outside and the other entering, re.
volver in hand, and demanding the
money. The young lady boldly at
tackled the villain and attempted tt
snatch the mask from his face. In
the struggle the robber shot her In
the right breast, infiicting a wound
that is considered fatal. But even af.
ter she was wounded she forced the
scoundrei out of doors and turned
tho bolt on him. AS she was closing
the door he discharged his revolver
the second time, holding it SO close
that the powder burned her hand
the ball passing between two Of heI
fingers.
As soon as possible the alarm wal
given to the neighbors, bnt up to the
time our informant left the murderer
had not been discovered. The girl'i
situation is extremely critical, and
small hopes are entertained for hel
recovery.
The next morning after the TRACE,
dy three masks were discovered out
side the door, from which it is infer.
red that there were three men engag
ed in tho undertaking, one mere
than were seen by Miss Cading. Thl
affair occurred ten miles southeast o.
Indianola.-State Register, Sd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
Chicago Five stock l1arksa

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.
{ By Telegraph
Hogs-reccipts 1000 head active
and higher; light "a 6O@80, packers
A G5@5 90, heavy choice 0O@5 70
Cattlc--Quiet receipts : 900; choicc
4G0@5 90. good O0@l 20 medium
9 5O@3 80. butchers 25O@3 ID.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
Live stack Market.
BY Tclcgraph.l

ST. LOUIS, Nov. g.
Hogs Receipts 1900; stronger;
light shipping to good Y0rkers e4..>
25@c0, packing A 40@65.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
4 Fort Lafayette Traitor and General
ASS Kicking the Dead Lion.

4 Fort Lafayette Traitor and General
Ass Kicking the Dead Lion.
dubuque Telegraph-D. Aahoney's paper.l
Senator Morton is dead. During
his life he was known AZ an unscru-
pulous partisan, a man who had no
regard for right or honesty in poll
tics, who studied only how to be sue
cessful in the accomplishment of per-
sonal and party objects. His char
acter can be epotomized in q few
words. He was bold, bad man. He
leaves nothing in his life to be COM
mended or emulated. He ought to
be held up to the youth of the coun-
try who are to take part in public
affairs as q political monster whose
acts are to be studied only to be alb
horred.
Senator Morton was a man of abil-
ity. All the worse. His ability gave
him more influence for evil than he
otherwise would have, and he used
his talents, such as they were, to graf
ify his baser passions. Even the
good acts he did in public life were
done for some sinister or wicked pnr.
pose. OF all the public men of this
country who have obtained promi.
nence in politics there has not been
one who has SO much illustrated by
his life and conduct the viciouscess
of partisanship as Oliver p. Morton
His name and infamy as partisan
will be q standard end q measure by
which to guage and estimate the i'm
moral and INSCRIPTIONS conduct Of
future politicians in this country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
FuNEnAt. HoyoRs no MonToN

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 5.--As the flu
neral of Senator Morton takes place
to-day, oil government departments
and offices ofthe District government
are closed. Flags are at half-mast
and bells are being tollcd in honor of
the illustrions dead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
AN UNINTERRUPTED THEoNG

AN UNlNIEhnUfIEpI hIsuNG ssff
moved through, viewing the honored
remains. At this hour the pall-bear-
ers took last look, when the casket
was taken to the hearse, and thence
to the residence, escorted by the Wis
itors.
THE FLORAL EMBLEMs.
The first room at the left from the
hall was gracefully draped with flags
and mourning cmblems. In front Of
the mirror, between the front win
dows of this apartment, stood mag
nificent spray of white flowers. In
the center of the room fronting the
entrance, stood floral pillar with q
ground of white and a secondary
purple border, bearing upon the CEN
ter, in violets, the word Crest" I'm
mediately back of this, beneath the
msntel was floral medallion, having
inserted at its top q sheaf of full ripe
wheat. This was bordcred by white
rose hanging opposite the sheaf, and
on the bottom Of the circle as it lay,
the letter "M." in blue flowers, the
whole bordered with a wreath Of
smilax.
In the second room on the right,
standing on the piano, stood floral
harp bearing the motto "Our Friend
and the initials go. p. NJ" flanked on
the right and left by two broken flo
raj shafts, and IN the rear by por-
ton of the decoration used ut the
Court House.
In this room was also placed flo
raj pillar, bearing the legend "Indi-
ana's pride" from Judge Martindale.
In the third room stood his easy
chair, more eloquent in its vacancy
than all the floral tributes, draped
with the stars and stripes and mourn
ing color.
In this room was also located q shaft
OF laurel and ivy leaves, surmounted
by white dove, from whose beak
suspended wreath of smilax and ivy,
and the motto "a slight testimonial
of the gratitude we bear to one who
was the answering advocate Of wo-
man suffrage, Mrs. Frances Miner
and Phoebe Cozzins, of st. Louis"
In this room was also deposited |
ilorai pillar composed of tuberoses,
in the centre Of which appeared the
motto, "The Nation Mourns."
The caskct was deposited in the
fourth or east room, against the man.
tie OF which rested an anchor oftube-
roses and carnations, with the motto
"Rest," in purple immortels. from
President and Mrs. Hayes, brought
by Mr.. Burchard Hayes. This was
flanked on one side by a shield Of
white roses, bearing in the centre the
Initials, 30. p. NJ" in purple immor-
tells, and on the other by an anchor
from the colored citizens of Philadel-
phia.
AS soon as practicable after the de-
position Of the remains for the last
time in the room 30 familiar to him |
In life, the house was cleared and the |
family left for brief hour with their
dead and their grief.
Upon the opening Of the doors, the |
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

Taxes per head in New York are
$500 against $1,000 per head in Lon
don, and $l7.2O per head in Paris
A. there 10 only co. 600 democratic ma
lority In New York, we wonder if
this heavy rate Of taxation amt also
chargeablo to the Republican party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
MORTON'S MORTUARY.
Imposing Ceremonies al
the Burial OF the La
mented Statesman.
Magnificent Floral Emblems
Of Affection and Esteem
for the Great Dead
The Ceremonies at the Church
and at the Grave.
A Sad Day az daanapsiis.-Ihs e..
emeals Combine with Human
Sorrow over lhe Ma
aion'o Loss.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-Rain fell
from daylight to noon and from noon
TO dark it grew colder, with consid-
cradle wind, and the teInpera-
ture had fallen IL degrees up to sun
down. From the opening of the
Court House doors this morning until
IN. IN a m