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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
4 sl..l.s,ppl River steamer sunk.

CHICAGO, Nov. THE Tribune's
Keokuk special says the Northern
Line steamboat Alex Mitchell sank
four miles below that city this even
ing at five o'clock. She struck snag
and went down in half an hour, the
water coming two feet above the
decks. ALI Of the rs passcngers got
of safely, but some two hundred tons
Of freight is damaged. The same
boat sank near Burlington in August
last,
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Cattle Man uvSike.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 8. BENZ. Groom,
cattle dealer, Of Clark county, Ky,
filed q petition in bankruptcy, ycstcr-
day. Liabilities, $l7S,54S; assets
$3.50, 27O in land and cattle. Various
banks ct Lexington, Frankfort Paris
and al through the blue grass region
are among his creditors.
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The official returns show that Frank
Campbell for Lieutenant Governor,
had 6l,SSl majority over james, dem-
ocrat, and 1884 over all his compet-
itors. McCready, greenbacker, re-
ceived 32 22l2 votes. ~
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ENGLISH sHIPBuILDING.

LONDON, Nov. S.-Thc decision of
Lord Moncrieff, referee in the arbi-
tration between the Clyde operative
shipwrights and the shipbuilders,
was given to-day, in favor of the
masters. The referee holds that tho
state of trade on the Clyde does not
warrant an advance of wages. The
lockout has lasted six months.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Il IL evident that the remonetiza-
ton Of silver will be indorsed by the
Senate, though the bill, as passed by
the House, may be changed some
what. It is equally evident that
whatever may be the fate of the anti
resumption bill in the House 1t will
not pass the Senate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
Xoorhoaa Anpointad.

TERRE HAuTE, Nov. CA delega-
tion arrived here at o'clock this eve.
ming bearing commission from Gov.
J. ID. Williams, appointing Daniel w.
Voorhees, as us. Senator to I'LL the
vacancy occssioned by the death OF
Senator Morton. NJ. Voorhees,. IN
accepting tho uominasion, paid d
touching tribute 10 The iceeased Sen.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

WAsHNGToN, Nov. 9.-Welsh's
nomination was reported from the
Foreign Relations committee with the
unanimous recommendation that 1t be
confirmed, and 1t was confirmed with
out debate or any dissenting vote.
The Senate Committee on judiciary
were to have had . meeting to-day,
but as there was no quorum present
NO action was taken on the nomina-
tion of Gen. Harlan 90 Associate Jus-
tice Of the Supreme Court. Tie nom-
ination Of Robert III. Crittenden, to
be U. S. Marshall for Kentacky,
which was acted upon by the COM
mittee at their last meeting, was re-
ported favorably to the Senate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
IN MEMORY OF MORTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA mass
meeting of colored persons was held
here last night in respect to the mem-
ory Of the late Senator Morton The
meeting was addressed by Frederick
Douglass, Pinchback and Rev. j. G..
Bagwcll and suitable resolutions
adopted.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Y = -
Our readers generally know that
by capture, and the purchase from
| Confederate General Pickett, tho
greater portion Of the Rcbel arch
ives are In possession Of our Govern
mont, and that they are stored away
in Fcrd's Theatre Washington,
(where Lincoln was slain). These
archives embrace the military and
civil history of the Rebel Govern.
ment, articles Of Secession and all
military reports and diplomatic cor
respondence with foreign nations etc.
] They have already been of great
advantage to the Government and es-
pecially 90 to the Southern Claims
Commission, in showing by their
own letters and the recorded evidence
that hundreds Of the people who are
now claiming indemnity for losses du-
ring tho war, on account Of their al
legged and sworn loyalty, were actu-
ally supporting the rebellion.
In the matter Of the Alabama claims
these archives were invaluable and
without them tis exceedingly donbt-
full IL the Government could have
made Great Britain pay UP $15, $780,
900 in hard coin for aiding and en-
Rebel spoliations on our
during tho war, The LETT
ters on flo among these archives, will
spoil many fine regulations, one of
these days, when they are published,
and the testimony Of disloyalty
against rebel claimants ought to save
The people many hundred millions Of
dollars hereafter.
Under the administrations Of Sec
retaries Belknsp and McCrary, al
small sum has been annually expcnd-
ed to arrange and index these valua-
Bile documents, 80 as to make them
available for public use, from time TO
lime, as occasion has required.
And now comes the committee on
appropriations, vita J. D. q. Atkins,
of Tennessee, an ex-Rebel Congress
man, as chairman, who strikes out the
appropriation for the arrangement
ind publication Of these archives,
llso to complete the Medical and Sur
gical History Of the war.
1t is safe to say that If the Confcd-
crates get possession Of tho Senate
md Executive Office, as they now
have of the lower House, the tell-tale
documents now in Ford's Theatre
will be put wherc they wont do the
most good for the Government.
And thus the great work of "Con-
which is q clap trap word
Tor oblitcrating all lines between
right and wrong, and between trea-
ION and loyalty, goes bravely on, and
.hus day by day are we making pro-
yress towards the transfer Of Lin
,oln's government to that Of JEFF Da-
vis, all Of which means in the immc-
1iate future, the pensioning Of al
Rebel soldiers and the payment, by
hook or crook, of all Rebel war
Osscs, including that for their slaves. /
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Now you see it Now you don't ?
A short time since the q. s. Supreme
Court decided that If man suicided
Il invalidated his lifo Insurance, and
nowa Philadelphia, Pa. court has de-
cided that it don't. Who's running
this court business, anyhow?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
storm on The lakes.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Last nights storm
ON the lake was the severest experi-
enced this season, and the boat hous,
es belonging to clubs here, whict
have withstood previous storms, were
beaten to pieces by the waves. The
Illinois Central track was torn up foI
some distance along tho lake and is
not yet passable. Fortunately most
Of the sailing vessels were in the har-
Dor, having been driven in by prcvi-
Gus accidents. The few that were
outsido were roughly used by wind
and wave and one small craft went
to pieces ON the shore.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

A native Republican of the Brown.
low stripe, against whom no charge
was made, was removed from the of
flce Of United States Marshal, of the
District Of West Tennessee, and one
Michael J. Waldron, q friend and
protege Of Senator Isham g. Harris
nominated in his stead.
But Michael's confirmation hangs
fire because Of the fact that certain
documentary evidence has been filed
before the Senate against him
Among them is tho record of the court
which granted his wife divorce on
tho proven charge that the Honorable
Mike had frequently knocked her
down and stamped on her with his
amiable feet.
Among other trifling irregularities
charged, and apparently substantial
ed BY the evidence, against this Ten
nessee Reformcr, is that he was Con-
federate soldier--as if that was an Of
fence. And with something like
painful and monotonous definiteness,
tho protestants against Mikes con-
firmation, have set forth before tho
Senate, the additional facts that he
was removed from condnctorship
on the Memphis and Louisville rail-
road, for stealing, and that he is and
has been professional ballot box
stufler.
After patient and diligcnt scrutiny,
nothing has as yet been developed to
the credit Of the aforesaid Michael,
except his services in the Rebel army.
And yet the Republican Senators
are mathematical as "Implacables,"
because they obey tho letter of the
Constitution which says that these
officers must be "dppointed by and
scith the advice and consent of the SEN
ate," and insist upon enquiring into
the pedigree and character OF such
scoundrelly fellows as Michael J.
Waldron,
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TURKS FORCED TO RETREAT,

CoNsTANTINopLE, Nov. 6.-Mukh-
tar Pasha telegraphs from Erzeroum :
Monday we had an engagement at
Deve Bayonn, after which we return
ed here.
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Tho solid south in the nouse

- .AaSAaia'"u otao9 sseP.J
The South gets twenty Chairman
ships Of House committees; the New
England States will not have one.--
"For Republican lamb inquire with
e.. -
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Nebraska.
fCv..nl.~-n n

Two men on the piazza Of the Rail-
road Hotel, at Lincoln, Ncb.; one
claimed that Nebraska was all good
country or should be. "All it lacks"
said he, s.is good society and water"
"My good Lord" said the other, "that
is all hill lacks"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
MINISTER TO NETHERLANDS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9,-The nomina-
tion Of w. Cassius Goodloe, Of Ky,
as Minister to Netherlands, in the
place of James Barney, has been de-
termined ON by the President and
will be made soon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN BULGARIA.
LONDON, Nov. IA Russian official
dispatch contains the following: A
squadron of our cavalry has occupied
the road from Rahova to Widdir. Ra-
hova was occupied by l,50O Turkish
infantry, part Of whom, with the in
habiiants Withdrew on the approach
of our accommodating force. Sunday
night Gen. Shobelef pushed on to
Brestoven, south of Plevna, threw up
batteries there, and after q violent
cannonade attacked the Turkish posi-
ition with infantry. The result of
the attack is not stated.
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SENATE.
nong the bills introduced
'ollowing:
: Beck authorizing the pay
l Customs duties In legal t.
.. Referred.
10 Committee on Finance
res, relating to jurisdiction o


SpRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. 8.-F. X.
Phoenix, of Bloomington, owner of
the celebrated nursery Of that city,
filed q petition in bankruptcy to-day
liabilities 100000. His failure Is
consequent upon that of Weed, re-
ported yesterdav.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that the Committee on Privileges
and Elections win adopt Morton's
report Of last winter, thus. seating
KellOrr.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

PARIS, Nov. There was great
crowd at the railway station this
afternoon to witness the departure of
parliamentary trains for Versailles.
President Mac Mahon started at one
o'clock.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
MINNESOTA.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA Times st. Paul
special says: Returns to-day do not
materially alter last nights figures
on the State election. Pillsbury for
Governor will have 1900 majority
in the State over Banning, tho lcgis-
latnrc standing about the same as last
year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

CoNsTASTISopLE, Nov. G.-Many
prominent dignitaries have been ar
rested by order Of the Grand Vizier.
1t is said conspiracy on the part of
ex-Sultan Murad has been discover
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Nov. Returns from all
parts Of the State, although incom-
plcte, indicate bad defeat for the
State House appropriation.
The following is the official vote in
Cook county For Treasurer, McCrea,
Republican, 2S.442; Lynch, Demo-
crat, 81 ,455; Stanber, Workingmen's,
6,7O2; Hammond, Greenback, indc-
pendent 8O7. McCrea's plurality,
6,9S7. Klokke beat Lieb for
County Clerk by 5,72l majority
James, for Judge Of County Court,
got a majority of 12,S46 over Wallace.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
senator Morton sslovsa Sister.
keokuk Constitution.

Senator Morton has q sister and
neice-Mrs. +. X. Hart and daughter
residing in this city. Mrs. Hart ID
subject to the same disease the Sena.
tor died of-paralysis.
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ERzErouM Nor YET TAKEN.

LONDON, Nov. "a despatch from
Pera says CHAT Mukhtar Pasha tele-
graphs under date of Nov. 9Th, that
he still hopes to be able to hold Erze-
roum. He has plenty of artillery and
munitions, and large roinforcements
are on their way to him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
KANSAS.

TOPEKA, Nov. 7.-Returns of the
election in this State, yesterday, come
in slowly. AS far as heard from,
Harton, republican, for Chief Justice,
receives the republican vote and will
have handsome majority. The
State will be 10000 to $4,000 repub-
lican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
TER Ms:
Gl.Sn pEn YEAR m ADVANCE

Mr.. A. j. Sower, Of the Marshal
7ymss, Il mentioned % probable
candidate for State Printer.
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NEBRASKA.

LINCOLN, Nov. 7.-Returnsr received
from about one-half of the counties
in this State indicate that Lake, Re-
publican candidate for Supreme
Judge, is elected over Howe, Demo-
crat and Independent, by about 5000
majority. Holmes and Persinger.
(Rep) are elected Regents by about
5000. The county tickets are mixed !;
Independents clecting some Of their
Candidates. In many of the counties
the falling off in the Republican vote
is attributable to the light vote and 9
lack of interest.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
WISCONSIN,.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7.-Thc Demo-
Gratis concede the election OF the
whole Republican State ticket. The
majority for Governor will be over
five thousand. The Legislature, as
nearly as can be sscertained, stands
as follows: Senate-Republicans, 81 !;
Democrats 12. Assembly-Republi
cans, So; Democrats, 40; Grecnback-
ers, 8.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. = Senator
Stanley Matthews says he has made
no sssertion that the President will
sign the silver bill. He has merely
expressed his individual opinion that
in the event Of the bills passage by
the Senate the President will approve
1t, and and he adds that this express
sion Of opinion was made by him
without any information derived
from the President as to his intentions
on this subject and he neither profess
sed nor was the statement, in fact,
based upon the Presidents authority.
1t was based upon the assumption
that the bill would pass by so large q
majority that the President would
consider it such an expression of the
public will as he could not properly
disregard.
The Senate Finance Committee, this
morning, informally discussed the
silver question, but have not yet ia
ken up any of the bills ON tho subject
for action. The republican members
of the Senate held brief caucus, to-
day, to provide for vacancies in the
various committees caused by the
death Of Senator Morton. Hamlin,
Sargent and Allison were appointed
q committee to report on the subject
to future caucus.
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MlscfnaMg.
MARK TwAIN's LATEST.
Atlantic for November.

pretsa sAs Ssery % Elijsh aAA she
PrSpheas 81 Real.
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VERSAILLES, Nov. l5.-Thc Senate
re-assembled this p. M, and the nomi-
nation of members of bureaus has be-
gun. Grcvy has been elected Proves
ional President of the chamber of
Deputies by vote of 800 against ITO.
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/ TURKISH Rnur

LONDON, Oct. Sat the clcse of
nine hours hard fighting on the 18th,
At Dew Bayun, the Turks fled in COM
plete disorder, abandoning their
camp, arms, and provisions. Losses
not known.
A Constantinople dispatch says !:
An official telegram from Monkhtar
Pasha admits that the Russians COM
PEELED him to retreat from Dew Bayun
1t also says that some Of the Turkish
officers who, panic stricken, aban-
doned several guns, will be court.
martialed. Tho dispatch concludes !:
We are now occupying the fortifica
tions Of Erzeroum and preparing
means of defense.
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MARYLAND.
PENNSYLVANIA.

BALTIMORE, Nov. THE House
will probably stand G5 Democrats and
10 Republicans.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE

WAsnINeToN, Nov. Z.
The Speaker laid before the House
the resignation Of Rev. DIR. Parsol aS
Chaplain, upon which Stephens Offer
ed resolution which was adopted
expressing the regret Of the House at
such resignation.
The regular order Of business being
demanded, Atkins said that the COM
mittee on appropriations did not de-
sire the confederation Of the army
bill to-day, and the Speaker declared
that the regular order was the consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill for the repeal Of the
resumption clause.
Gardner proceeded to address the
House in favor Of repeating the re-
sumption act.
In considering all the provisions Of
that act together he was led to the
conclusion that its object was 20 sub
stitute for outstanding currency sub.
sidiary silver coin, national bank cur
rency, and such coin as should be put
in circulation after the 1st Of Jan. 1879
he claimed that the tendency Of the
act, If enforced, was . rapid contrac-
tion of the currency and that meant
rapid depreciation of values and that
the consequence Of that must be gem
eral bankruptcy of the active busi-
ness men of the country. Entertain
ing such views and believing that an
attempt to enforce the resumption act
would result in . speedy contraction
OF the currency and that ruinous con-
sequences would necessarily follow
he was in duty bound to vote for its
repeal. In doing 60 he did not mean
to be understood as being opposed to
resumption, or as being in favor Of
imitation.
Cox, Of Ohio, agreed with his col
league, Gardner, in many OF. his views,
though not In his conclusions. He,
Cox, concluded that being q resump-
ZIONIST in principle 1t would be wiser
to amend the law so as to reach the
conclusion which its friends were
aiming at, rather than to repeal IL en-
tirely. He proceeded to explain and
advocated the amendment offered by
him, yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.
Rev. d. w. H. Harrison was elect
cd Chaplain Of the House.
Swami Chairman Of the Committee
Of Foreign Affairs presented commu-
nicati0ns from the Secretary OF State
in reference to the Paris Exposition.
They estimate the expenses Of Amer
can representatives at S225,OW Or
dered printed and rccommitted.
All amendments to the army bill in
the line Of . reduction or limitation
Of recruiting has been voted down BY
small majorities. Recruiting is now
limited to force Of 5000.
Swami also presented q communi-
cation from the Secretary Of State re-
garding the distribution Of the award
made by the convention between the
United States and Mexico. Recon-
Atkins chairman of the Appropria-
tions committee, reported bill for
the settlement of accounts Of work
ingmen for excess OF eight hours Ia
Dor. Recommitted.
The House then went into . COM
mittee Of the whole, Cox, Of N. Y, In
the chair on the army appropriation
bill.
SENATE.
Among the bills introduced were
the following:
BY Beck authorizing the payment
Of all Customs duties In legal tender
notes. Referred.
Tho Committee ON Finance, by
Dawes, relating to jurisdiction of the
District Court in the territory Of Utah
in matters Of divorce. Referred to
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WELSH CONFIRMED

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 9.-The Senate
has confirmed the nomination of
John Welsh as Minister to England.
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The conclIlatad.

bt0 SVbbStuu&Ak00.
We submit below as specimen
bricks the editorial notices of two of
the leading Southern papers on Sena-
tor Morton's death:
From the Mobile Register.
In extenuation of his evil deeds,
he did not even have the poor excuse
of Summers dull, stolid, contracted
mind. On the contrary, his mind
was quick, active, and powerful, and
in his physical ability to carry ont
the evil conceptions Of that mind
were, until impaired bv shameful ex-
cesses, fully equal to their perform
ance. We will not waste words over
that bad mans freshly-du grave.
May he find peace there But, should
occasion demand, we shall review his
lite as the Egyptians reviewed the
lives of their kings, whose shrouded
corpses were brought forth before
the multitude, that those whom they
had outraged during their days Of
power, might, at least, invoke the
vengeance Of the internal deities over
their remains!
From the New Orleans Democrat
1t is tribute to this mans power
and at the samc time terrible COM
mentary upon the wicked end for
which he used that power, to say that
on the announcement of his death the
whole country bresthed more freely.
Men felt that the cohesive force which
had united in one great and energetic
party all the sectional hatred Of one
section of the union with nearly all
the corruption and profligacy of both
sections had passed away, and that
the power which for so many years
had refused rest or peace to the coun-
try, was at last broken.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14
WASHINGTON.
APPOINTMENTS.

WAsHINaToN, Nov. S.--The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations
TO the Senate to-day; Henry s. SAM
ford, OF Fla, to be Minister to Bel
GUM VIM. A. Stuart, Collector Of
Internal Revenue of the End District
OF Kentucky VIM. NJ. Burnell, Reg
ister of the Land Office al New Or
leans.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

Ohlcial returns indicate that this
years corn crop Of Illinois will ex-
ceed that Of last year by about SO, ,OOO,-
600 bushels.
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RANDALL WILL EXPLAIN.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Speaker
Randall says he intends to bring to
the attention Of the Houac the man
ner and circumstances under which
Bland's silver bill was passed, but
has delayed doing SO only from the
fact that Buckner, whose name is in
timately associated with the subject,
has not been in the House for two
days. The speaker further says that
however erroneous the proceedings
and even if the House should recon.
slider the subject, the majority of the
House is in favor of some such meas.
ure is 80 large that its passage is GER
tain.