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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
POLITICS AND POLICY.
TiAsns Speech n How Yorl
Develops His New Hobby.


barous Revenue 0y0tosn."
NEW York, Oct. 27.-Ex-G Governor
Tilden was serenaded tonight. In
his speech he said:
III our British cousins find It difn-
cult to get supply Of food, We have
. boundless supply, and continent
In which are vast areas Of fertile soil
adapted to the uses Of agricultural
machinery, and connected with the
centres Of trade by great rivers, vast
internal seas and 76, 900 miles Of rail-
way. Why cannot british workman
have cheap food, our farmers good
trade, and our carriers facilitate this
commerce Commercial exchanges,
II must be remembered, involve mu-
tuality. We must reform and mod
crate our barbarous revenue system,
and NO longer legislate against the
works of humanity or the benefac-
lions Of God" Tilden endorsed the
Democratic State ticket, and said
"This election has relation to na.
tional politics In regard to which you
expect that ] should make some OBJ.
servations. You are aware of the re.
suit Of the contest in 1876. "a voice,
"You were tobbed.'D Tilden excit-
edly, 81 did not get robbed. It wasa
robbery Of the dearest rights Of
American citizens-the right Of free
government, the right Of the people
to govern themselves and change
their rulers ct will. II the American
people will bow down and consent ia
sacrifice the integrity oftheir control
over their own government, they win
commit . wrong not only against
Themselves but the people Of every
other land. One thing / promise,
one thing l swear before the assem-.
bled people Of America swear that
the Government Of America will be
restored tc the people according to
tho ideal Of Ito founders.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Suppose New York goes Republi-
can this time in spite Of the opposi.
ton Of the George William Curtis
implacables and irreconcilables and
reflects Conkling to the Senate. thus
putting that State out of the doubt
fnl list for 1880?
In that event the man whose front
name is Roscoe Conkling might smash
some Presidential states now being
framed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31


The Albany Evening Journal vel
says, @If the republican Represents
tives and Senators owe sympathy and
support to the President in all good
work, SO does the President owl
proper Difference to their judgmen
and counsel. 1t is very plain tina
there ought to be mutual confidenc'
and better understanding"
1t is equally plain to us that the
old Liberal element in the Presidents
Cabinet and to which he has seemed
to defer has set its head to carry out
the old Liberal policy to the extreme
not only because this part OF the Cab.
met may think such course wise but
also that they may punish the radical
element Of the party with which they
bitterly. II too this old
Liberal element in the Cabinet have
much care for the integrity of the re-
publican party. we shall be surprised
lat least we doubt their disposition
to care for the party'a existence, un
less they, small minority, can ruiz
IT.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
4 0ulIdoxIng AMOR In O.. levls.

O0us0O4bO8 AbvNsS ~ Oes 6O0uUs
81. LOUIS, Oct. GA novel suit
Was entered in the Circuit Court this
morning by Alex. 8. Buchanan
against Salhem, Singer h Co., whole
sale clothiers Of this city. The petit
ton alleges that said Buchanan has
been until . few days ago . salesman
and confidential clerk OF the firm
named for nearly twenty years, and
that on the 18th Of this month he was
inveigled into the ONCE Of . lawyer.
the doors closed and then charged
with stealing from the firm during
the past 10 years some ten thousand
dollers worth Of clothing and prop-
erty, and that unless he made IL good,
he would DO prosecuted and sent 10
the penitentiary. He was denied
any time for consideration or consul-
tstion with his friends, and finally,
when stunned with the enormity and
falsity Of the charge, end while L.
boring under the mortal fear Of the
threats made to him, and being Who'll
~ IN the power Of his accusers he
made over to them certain bonds,
money and notes Of the value Of &c.
GOO. The petition further alle9es
that the plaintiff 10 entirely innocent,
and charges his employees with 1
conspiracy 70 destroy hfs reputation,
and asks for $1,000 damages.
Aessrs. 6slhem, Singer q Co.,
will publish statement 81 tomorrow
morning's pspsr In which they assert
that Buchansn's statemeuks are untrue
and that they are ready TO meet the
issues Of the suit o. any ti0e, And nave
witnesses to prove Buchanans guilt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
oonNrn,ations

WASHINGTON, Oct. @.-Among thu
nominations which tho Senate con-
flrmed, this morning, are John Cash
er, OF Nebraska, Secretary Of Artzo.
ma; p. p. Erit, Of Michigan, Govern
or Of Arizona; Frank Gilbert, Asst.
Treasurer, Chicago; N. NJ. Upton,
Second Comptroller; Us. Treasur.
or, james 0ilnllan; Albert q. Wy.
man, Asst; H. H. Bates, Of New
York, Examiner in Chief Of the Pat
ont Office.
POstmasters-Homer A. Kenyon,
ct Dwight Ill. Rufus n. Nellenboy,
Auburn; Gnstavus A. Prangls, An.
FORA Henry A. Nettetzer, st. Clair !;
Edward s. Smith, Batavia; Eldredge
d. Richardson, Cambridge; all Of
Illinois.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

LII lew uuSS VIC SIlail DC TtCClN'
ing the returns from many import.
ant state elections. We are sorry to
say that we do not expect the repub-
lican banner to be pushed forward
into the enemy's ranks near as far rs
of old.
tits patent, deplorable fact that
the same thing which has caused the
disbandonment of the republican or.
ganization in various states of tht
south, has preycd, also, most heavil.
upon the zeal and energy of republi
cans elsewhere. We hope for tht
best, but now on the eve of the No
vcmber contests our honest judgment
dictates to us that it isnot right, it il
not best to predict fair weather al
the result of these battles, but rather
give out our honest expectations, tina
our readers may be prepared for par
tial disaster.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

WASHINGTON, Oct z0.-Among the
list Of nominations which the Presi-
dent cent 70 the Senate to-day are
Wm. Henry Smith, Collector Of Gus
toms, Chicago; Theo. Roosevelt, Col.
lector Of Customs, Edwin A. Merritt,
Surveyor and L. Bradford Prince,
Naval Oflcer for the port Of New
York; Robert T. Smith, Collector OF
Customs, Mobile; Lewts Heylof, Of
Penn, to b Appraiser Of merchan.
disc under the provisions Of ssction
3000 Of the revised Statutes; VIM. +.
6toughton, Of New York, Envoy En-
treordtnary and Ninistef Pienfpote-
ntiary Of the UnitedtS States Il 1nssis !;
Gabriel G. Wharton, q. q. ATTY for
KY; John Baxter, OF Tenn, q. s..
Circuit Judge FOR the sixth circuit;
Romano Bunns, Dist. Judge for
the Western Dist. Of Wis. james
Lewis naval oMcer q Nav Orlseae !;
Edgar n. Marble, Of Nieh., 49, Any
GEN.; Guil1ord WIley, Msa!s, Ais'.
u. =. Consul Gen. q 1haA9nai.
Copsule-J. 4. NoIAjn, Jr., Ohio,
ct Nassau; John A. Campbell, Wy
oming, at Basic.
Nafshals-Owen Fitzsimmons for
Georgia; II. J. Waldron. Western
Dlst. Of Team. Chas. Allen, Wssfsrn
Dist. " No.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 3O.-Senatoz
Morton's condition 10 somewhat i'm.
proved. He rested better during the
latter part Of the night and 10 more
comfortable to-day. He has been
able to retain little nourlshment on
his stomach.
AT one O'Clock DR.. Thompson stat.
ed to the agent Of the associated press
that while NO radical improvement
had taken place the Senator was bet.
ter than he had been ct any time dur-
ing the past three days.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
lnclln,tlelel.

New YORK. Oct. %. ~ Colum bia.
South Carolina, special says the grand
Jury on Saturday returned . true bill
against L. Case Carpenter, late rsve-
nue. collector for the Dist Of South
Carolina, for forgery in two instances
and for raising, altering and printing
warrants upon the treasurer. a true
bill was also found against Robert
Smalls, colored congressman from the
nth dist, for accepting . bride Of
i've thousand dollars to vote o. State
Senator for tho passage Of fraudu-
lent printing appropriation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

This is what the New York Express
Tammany organ, said of Mr.. Randall
last week: samuel J. Randall tool
with eager hand the dagger placed
within HE reach, and he struck with a
will at the heart Of the nations safe
ty, and the integrity Of the democrat
ic party
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Inter-Ocean: Miss Blaine, daughter
OF the Senator, is 16 years old, and
though badly hurt, it is safe to say
that she knows great deal more now
than she did at the beginning of last
week. She insisted upon playing
with toy pistol, though repeatedly
requested not to do so, and finally
shot herself in the head.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
New York Market.

= New YonK, Oct. 30.
By Telegraph
ENTHUSIASTICALLY in buyers favor:
No. 2 red winter 81 AN.
Corn-Less firm; No. 2 mixed west
ern 6lA@2.
Oats-Without material change; 80
@S mixed western.
Pork-Higher SIS 05 Oct.
Lard-Hesvy IS TN.
Whisky-$l III.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Samuel Jones Tilden has arrived at
New York from Europe and made a
speech which will be found in our tel
egraphic columns.
In view Of the suits pending against
him for defrauding the revenues, it is
not particularly strange that he should
howl for reform in ohr "barbarous
revenue system"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

About the time that Johnny Corse
and Henry Watterson were getting
ready to march on Washington with
their bloody-handed free lunchers,
two hundred thousand strong, to
seat Tilden by force, Gen. Grant sat
calmly in his chair and said: "If they
come here to make fuss. I'm afraid
they won't all get back. l don't want
to hurt anybody, but am going to
preserve the peace in this District"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Judge Tyner, Of Indiana, predicts
that Senator Morton will be in Wash
ington for the regular session of Con-
gress. He bases his belief on the fact
that Senator Morton's father was par
alyzed for twenty years before he
died, during eight years of which
time he was unable to feed himself.
He thinks the Senator'S great tenacity
oflife and will power, and a natural
ly strong physique, will tide him over
the present attack.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Gorni Dubunk, the point captured
by General Gourka, is only ten miles
from Plevna. If the Russians hold
their position, the investment of the
Turkish stronghold is complete, and
Osman must cut his way ont or SUR
render.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

Hdrper's Weekly for November Sd
next, but which has been on our ia
BILE for several days, has labored ar
ticle on the elections of October, and
those to come in November, in which
it says:
Maine refuses to say anything IA
vorable of the Administration, and
makes platform which is covert
condemnation, and the republicans
succeed by handsome majority.
Ohio, the Presidents own State. pro-
nounces warmly for him and winks
at the Commune, and the democrats
succeed by large majority. Iowa
declines to approve the President, but
approves mischievous financial pol
icy, and the republicans carry the
| State. There are three important
States yet to vote. The Pennsylvania
| Republican Convention turned the
cold shoulder to the President, that
of Massachusetts unreservedly sus-
tanned him, and that Of New York as
unequivocally insulted and denounc-
ed the Administration.
The following is the plank in the
last Iowa Republican platform which
Curtis calls "mischievous financial
policy"
The silver dollar having been tho
legal unit of value from the founda.
ton of the Federal Government unit
1873, the law under which its coinage
was suspended should be repealed a
the earliest possible day, and silver
made with gold legal tender for
the payment of all debts, both public
and private. We also believe thai
the present volume of the legal ten,
der currency should be maintained
until the wants of trade and com
MERGE shall demand its further con
traction.
Last week he called it ''politica
heresy," and this week it is onl,
"mischievous financial policy" TO re-
monetize the silver dollar and pay
the public debt, principal and inter,
est, in constitutional coin and pre-.
cisely as we agreed to do when VIC
sold the bonds.
George William Curtis is minis.
ter of the gospel, orat least every
Sunday, at NewBrighton, Staten Is.
land, he gets up in a pulpit with hii
hair carefully parted in the middle
and with dainty fingers reads ser.
mons from gilt edged books which
inculcatc truth and morality. From
these he ought to have learned that a
man who only tells half the truth,
prevaricates. From the above quo.
tation one would derive the impress.
sion that Maine, Iowa, Pennsylvania
and New York, in their republican
conventions, had taken issue with til,
Presidents course end had refused t.
endorse it, when the truth is that in
each State mentioned his policy was
neither approved nor condemned. II
was left an open question upon which
republicans might differ honestly n,
: they do on many other subjects, sucl
for instance, as the tariff and prohi
bition. 1t was an experiment which
the President was trying, being him
self in great doubt of its success, an,
under the circumstance to say tina
the republicans of the States named
were unfriendly to the President o.
his action, because they simply failed
to take any action in regard to it, il
making a statement unworthy o
Harpe''s Weehly or any other Repub
lican paper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
81. Lou1s, Oct. 80.

Or. Louls, Oct. 30.
By Telegraph
Wheat - Dull; No. 3 red sl261k
cash, l ~ Nov, No. A 81 IA.
Corn-Dull 43.
Oats-Quiet; 25K cash.
Rye-54h.
Whisky-$l O8.
Pork-$l3 87@14 90.
Lard-Nominally 80 IS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

C1Nc1NNArl O., Oct. 7.-An un-
known person entered the house Of
=. 8. McVey, toll-gate keeper ON the
Circleville pike, SIX miles west Of
Chillicothe, Ohio, last night, and shot
McVey through the heart and his
wife through the head, killing both
instantly. A little girl, the only 9TH
er occupant of the house, hearing the
shooting jumped out Of bed and es-
capped. The murderer after ransack-
ing the house for pluuder, set 1t ON
fire and escaped to the woods.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

George William Curtis, the sublime
and inspired political idiot whose ell
egant accomplishments enables hin
to preyaricate. in seven different Ian
guages, says "the only bitter hostilit,
to the President is from the Repub
lican side in Congress"
Wonder if George Willie has heart
of Hurd, Sayler, Blackburn and Ban
ming, all leading members of thu
democratic side, and two of then
candidates for Speaker, making
speeches from the balcony of Viii
lard's Hotel, on the night of thu
jamboree over the Stanley Matthew
defeat in Ohio, dcnouncing tn
President as fraud who stole hi
way through the back door into tn
White House?
Is he so stupid that he does no
know, OF so mendacious that he vii
not admit that Randall's address o,
his election to the second office OF i'm
portance under the Constitution, was
studied and bitter assault upon Thu
Presidents title, and all appeal TO thu
fierce and unterrified democracy Il
see to it that an SKI election should
not occur again?
Even day before yesterday, Garter
Harrison, Of Illinois, leading dem
ocratic Congressman from the north
west, denounced the President from
his place on the floor, as the creature
of "Aliunde joe and Sam Cox fa'
cctiously aliadcs TO the President Of
the United States as "Governol
Hayes" 1t is true that a great ma.
jority of the Republicans of the
House look with fear and distrust
upon what the President himself re-
CARDS as an experiment, but no such
foul and abusive language, as we
have quoted, has escaped from theil
lips.
And yet the editor of Harper.
Weekly, so-called journal of Civil
ization, owned by Christian men
says chat all the bitter opposition
to the President comes from the Re,
publican side Could lying be more
impudent?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
CLEVER SPAIN,

MADRID, Oct. 80. - Soldiers and
volunteers who have completed terms
of service and settled in Cuba and in
surgents who have submitted to the
government will be granted . por-
ton of the forests belonging to the
state or other national lands. The
recipients will be tenants for three
years when IL the land is properly
cultivated they become absolute own
ers. They will be exempt from taxa
ton for five years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
MlscElRNa.
A TOUCHING STORY.


A short time ago, q commercial
traveller, well known in business cir.
cles here as the representative Of one
of the largest houses In New York
arrived in this city from the west.
accompanied by q beautiful woman,
The pair took rooms at one of Our
hotels, the drummer" representing
them as married. After remaining in
the hotel for about ten days, the tray.
eler appeared in the office one morn.
ing and paid his bill, stating that he
was going to another city, and that
his wife would remain until his re.
turn. He thought he would be alb
sent only two or three days, and re.
quested the clerk to look after his
wife and sec that she received proper
attention ut the hands of the servants
during his absence. lie then depart.
ed, taking all his baggage, and al.
though some three weeks have claps.
ed. has not since been heard from.
The young woman was quite content
ed for three or four days, but after.
wards grew melancholy and during
the remainder Of her stay in the no.
tel she appeared to be In deep dis.
tress. On Monday of last week she
disappeared, and nothing 10 YET
known at tho hotel concerning her
whereabouts. A casual visit to the
rooms of the Humane Society bv a
reporter of this paper, yesterday, re-
suited in his obtaining possession OF
facts which enable him to give the
poor girls story Of her ruin by an
inscriptions villain. It appears that
when she left the hotel she called on
Superintendent Street and made q
statement to that gentleman Of hor
unfortunate condition. She said she
was q teacher in ono of the schools of
Burlington, Iowa; that about year
ago she became acquainted with Mr.,
B, of New York, who soon gain
ed her affections, proposed marriage
and was accepted that after their en-
gagement b. went to New York,
promising to return to Burlington
about the first of September and mar
ry her; that he did return according
to his promise, and, ON some pretexf,
persuaded her to accompany him to
this city before the marriage was
consumated; that on the way here
he accomplished her ruin under the
solemn promise that he would make
her his wife az soon as they arrived
in Pittsburg-a promise it is needless
to say, he never fulfilled. Mr.. Street,
after hearing the sad story OF the un.
fortunate girl, took her to the office
of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne .and
Chicago railroad company, where up.
on stating that she was penniless in q
strange land, he succeeded in obtain.
ing for her transportation to Bnrling-
ton. Yesterday Mr.. S. received q
letter from tho girl, in which she
told him that her heart was filled
with gratitude to him for his grea1
kindness to q friendless, heart-broker
woman.-Pittsburg Commercial.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
Ben Butler has found one Washing.

Ben Butler has found one Washing
ton correspondent writing the truth,
to-wit: Curtis, in his letter to the IN
ter-Ocean about Stanley Matthews
hash account, and Butler regards the
matter as being sufficiently notable
and exceptional to justify him tc
write . letter of congratulation to
Mr.. Curtis.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31

BosToN, Oct. 27.-Attorney-G Gen
Devens, writing from Warrington
excusing himself from active psrtici.
patton IN the state campaign, Gays q
learn with surprise and regret thai
many Of the Republican officials heal.
tate either to speak or vote, alleging
Is reason the Presidents recent civil
service order" In distinct terms he
states that the right Of officials to vote
and express their views on public
questions, either orally or through
the press 10 not denied, provided Il
does not interfere with the discharge
Of their Official duties. II such gen.
tlemen choose not to vote, or not to
express or enforce their views in sup
port Of the principles Of the Repubii.
can party, either orally or otherwise,
they ct least should not give reason
for such course which 10 not iusti-
fled by the order referred to and
which ID simply perversion OF II,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
SENATOR MORTON.


INDIANApoLIs, Oct. 28.-The con-
dition of Senator Morton IL not 30
hopeful as It has boon for . week
past. His stomach has retained moth
ing that has been taken into it for the
past twenty-four hours, and 90 con-
sequence he has grown weak. He
has been kept up, In fact by the ad-
ministration of opium and nutritious
aids by the hypodermic process.
His attending physician, DR.. Thomp-
son, does not think there 10 any prob
ability Of his immediate death. It ID
evident he cannot last long unless
there is change in tho condition Of
his stomach.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-31
It appears to us to be plain that il

It appears to us to be plain that in
great part the apprehension OF
the American people that severe bus.
insss stagnation and wide spread
bankruptcy would ensue on coming
down to . specie basis, has passed
away. We are practically on
the threshold Of resumption. The
difference of only "a per cent. be-
tween paper and gold and yet nc
shock felt, has given confidence IL
the country and with the most extra
ordinary balance Of trade in our ia
vor as nation, the flattering outlook
cnlivens and energies the public
pulse.