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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONGRESSIONAL,
Second Session-44th Congress.
HOUSE.

WAsmSeToN, Jan. 6.
The bin reported by Douglass,
Chairman of the Frcodmen's Bank
Committee, authorizes the sale of the
property of the bank under fore
closure when it is for the interest of
the bank to do so. lie explained that
this bill was to remove doubts as to
the propriety of Commissioners bid
ding in the property which was Of
feroa at auction and was about to be
sold at a sacrifice. The bill passed.
Goodin from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill author
izing the McGregor & Western Rail-
road in Iowa to intcrsect q road from
Sioux City to the Minnesota State
Line, with proviso that the grant OF
land shall not be increased or changed
and that homestead and presumption
rights shall not be affected. Passed.
After the passage of few local
bills the House went into Commit
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East FellcIana, the su,,dozed paris,

East Fellciana, the Buildozed ParIst
NEW ORL Fans, Jan. 8.-The Senat,
Committee resumed the East Fclici
ana case to-day. John w. Harrel. q
planter, testified that his hands feared
to vote the republican ticket, and tha1
ne himself would have been afraid Of
his life had he voted the republican
ticket.
James Law testified that he had
been driven out of the parish, his
store burned and his life threatened
on account of his republicanism.
Witness narrated many acts Of vio-
lence.
In the Senate subcommittee the
usual contradictory evidence was adj
duced as to the East Baton ROnge
intimidations, etc.
Eliza Beechum testified to the alb
ductiOn of her husband in August for
attending republican meeting. She
had never seen him since.
Cato Haincs testified to seeing sew
eral negroes hung. He dug one grave
for d cad negro himself.
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WEEKLY COURIER
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JAN. 10, 1877
Binds or a FEATHER FLOCK
HANRTAED

The Investigation Of the stolen
Oregon Electoral vote grows more
and more juicy. The latest finds one
Barton Harrison shadowing the wit
NOSES before the Senate Committee.
This Barton has history. During
the rebellion he was private secretary
TO jefferson Davis. This duty seemed
to have made him an exceedingly
eligible secretary for the Tammany
Mayor Of New York, Mr.. Wickham.
Barton also seems to be an active
agent and confidential partner Of
slippery Sammy, and here again the
similitudc in feathers is apparent,
Harrison elbowing around with the
witness Martin, of Martin & Runyon,
the New York bankers, who drew
the draft on Ladd 4 Bush, of Oregon
caused him to be subp9nacd, and hi
testified that he had been consulted
by Runyon about Martin having
been subpenaed, and further that HI
had reason to expect such consulta
ton because it had been foreshadow
ed to him, by friend. When asked
to tell who that friend was he declin
ed at first to answer, but after a per-
sistent effort to get the name, made by
Senator Morton, Harrison let it out
and Sammy Tildcn's go-betwee,
proved to be his nephew, one w. 7
/ Pclton. What better evidence coul,
be needed to prove that the $500
draft referred to was another dip in
to the Tilden ssbar'l," sent over t
Oregon to fee Grover and Cronin.
transpircs, too, that Uarrison's advic
to Runyon was to be sure and hay
his rartaer, Martin, disclose nothin
but what was of his personal know
edge. Funny enough, Senator Kc1
nan, Of the committee, followed TIL
advice of Tilden's friend, and ws
very careful to contine the witness
his statements to matters within h
own personal knowledge.
How faithfully Tilden's railroa
wrccking fame, his income tax fam
and his purchase Of the st. Lou
nomination, and many other matte
of a like character, are duplicated
this most rascally Oregon trick.
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Big Guns.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Russia has ordcl
ed fourteen eleven inch guns 81
Cronstadt.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it s0Cnl
doubtful whether at any time MlQt
uncertainty or confusion has prezI
cd than at the present moment.
clear that the commission of f64g
statesmen assembled in Consta1 IN
has itself fallen into much dl6
and that if the Turks are OF :
lutte enough at this hour an =
after truly SOLICITORS and spec %
tablishing the reforms Of II eo
new constitution they may -,
having defeated and silence !no,1
rope. =
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Tho Final count-What Will Ferry


Special Dispatch 70 the CHICAGO Tr;bsat
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Jan. 5.--Thcrc
is great anxiety to know the views of
Vice-President Ferry upon the Elec-
toral question, and particularly to
learn, If possible, the plan which he
has decided 70 adopt in the counting
of the Electoral vote. Ferry, owing
to his peculiar position, cannot permit
an authoritative statement to be made,
but it is confidently believed by those
who have excellent opportunities for
knowing, that he has adopted one of
the two following plans First, he will
either count all the votes, opening
only those from the four contested
States which he considers to be the
rightful ones, and will announce the
result to the joint convention, with
the statement that that is his iudg.
mcnt as to the proper count; but that
if the two Houses concurrently ar.
rive at different conclusion, he will
obey any instructions which the joint
convention, acting concurrently, shall
give him.
Second, he will count at first only
the votes from States as to which
there is no dispute, and will then pre-
sent
THE DUPLICATE SETS OF RETURNS
from each of the four contested
States to the joint convention, will
the announcement that as to them h,
Iawaits some instruction from TIL,
two Houses, acting concurrcntly. /
cannot be stated with equal plainnes
what his action would be should tn
two Houses not agree upon som
specific instruction as to the dispute,
Votes. There is good reason, how
ever, to believe that in the event o
the two Houses declining to give hin
the concurrent instruction he desires
he will then consider himself unde
the Constitution required to dcclar
the result according to his best jude
ment. In such case there could b
little doubt that he would count til
. returns from the disputed State
which the republicans at present COZ
G slider the only legal ones.
ell But of one thing there can be lit
. doubt. namely, that, as to the trOubl
? with the questions connected wit
the four States in dispute, Mr.. Ferr
: will first ask a concurrent instructio
81 from the two Houses. These concll
. sions proceed upon the assumptio
:, that prior to the l4th of February Il
: 1.-TWO Houses do not agree upon sue
IS rule or specific instructions as M
Ferry now contemplates askin
a Should such an agreement betwet
! the two Houses be had before til
. time, the counting and declaration
is the vote would be entirely minist
RS rial
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hoi,oway's Ointment.

Sore Legs, Wounds, Ulcers, etc.
can be cured. The rational treatmen
as indicated by nature is to reduce
the local Inflammation, soothe the
ncighboring nerves, cool the heated
blood, and render the watery, ichor
GUS discharge, consistent and healthy
Happily, Holloway's Ointment &C
composites these ends with unfailine
certainty. Is cents per box or pot.
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AZ Poor Csonin, serving for nothing
and showing that his business is suf'
fering on account of his enforced
Abseaace, has permission from the
Conimittce 10 return to his home In
Oregon. III maybe expected to pass
tllrongh this city any time, enroute
West, 80 look ont for another nnusual
meteoric display.
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Cit is stated
upon what appears TO be good au
thority, that the President has desig
mated as Commissioners of the Met
ropolitan Police for the District .
Columbia to succeed four of the five
members of the Board recently re-
quested to resign, and that their
names will be sent to the Senate Mon
day for confirmation, Ex-Mayol
Matthew G. Emery, John T. Mitch.
ell, a well-known merchant, John o
Hardness, prominent architect, and
Frederick w. Douglass. The resig
nation Of Mr.. Murtagh, president O.
the Board, has not yet been accepted
and it is thought he will be retained
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

CoRNELIUs VANDERBILT was the
great railroad wrecker Of the age.
lie bought controlling interest in
the Harlem, New York Central and
Hudson River Railroads, at thirteen
cents on the dollar, and when he got
one share moro than half, or major
ity Of it, he substantially owned it all,
as the minority had no voice in the
management or share in the profits,
as he voted them all into his own
pockets, or into those Of the members
of his own family and employees.
The total cost of these consolidated
lines at the beginning of Vanderbilts
reign, amounted to $35,OOO,OO0,, but
under his manipulation the stock was
speedily watercd up to 500, 0OO,0 600, so
that the traveller and shipper over his
routes, is compelled to pay duty on
more than twice the capital actually
invested.
One of the first things done by the
Commodore, after he monopolizcd
these highways, was to water their
stock to the extent of 1923, 10000 at
one lick. This was done under the
gauzy prctext of giving ample work.
ing capital to run the gigantic monep.
oily, but in point of fact it was sub.
stantially voted by himself into the
capacious pockets Of the old Commo.
dore.
Those who read John Wentworth.
speech on Tildcn last summer, viii
recollect that Tildcn, Ogden ant
others, performed the same kind o
an operation in picking up the Chica
ga Il Galena, and other connectin
lines, at nominal rate, and then con
solidating them under the name of tn
/, Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Company, Immediately thcreafte
issuing enough bogus stock on it t.
make all the wrcckers rich.
1t is q process whereby the origina
cities, counties, States, and individu
ais, that build railroad, are frozel
out by the monopolists or wreckers
5 after which they proceed to water it
stock to about double the origina
cost Of construction, so that the peo
pie who put in their money and bull
road, get swindled out of thei
stock and bonds, besides enjoying i
perpctuity the privileges of payin
tolls to these roads on double til
cost of their original construction.
~ Mr.. Samuel j. Tildcn has been NJ
toriously and indisputably one
Vanderbilrs aptest scholars in til
species of swindling the publ
, whereby he has accumulated a giga
tic fortune, yariously estimated
from IL, 100000 to $l5,O0O,000. Ne
erthelcss every democratic anti-m
nopolist in the country, walked mp
~ the polls and vetcd for him.
We have great respect for the ma
i'm, de mortuis nil nisi bonuna, b
fidelity to biography, which is said
be history teaching by example, col
pels us to make these comments
this infamous stock diluting devit
which will rob the people of millio
annually for untold years to com
and of which Vanderbilt and Tild'
were the leading apostles.
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SENATE.

WASHINGTON, ian. ..
Sherman presented the petition of
prominent Cincinnatians, irrespective
Of party, asking amicable settlement
of the Presidential contest, and made
q speech representing the value of
their opinions and the general desire
of the country which they express for
a peaceful count.
Thurman endorsed Shcrman's re-
marks.
The petition was referred to the
special committee considering the
Presidential question.
Morton, from the elections commit
tee, reported with regard to the rccu-
SAINT witness Runyon, banker, who
refused to answer the Senate commit
a resolution directing the president
of the Senate to issue warrant for
his arrest and have him brought be-
fore the bar of the House for con-
tempt. Ordered printed.
Morton will call the matter up to-
morrow.
Booth submitted a concurrent res
olution providing that in the cleo
toral count, any Congressman (when
the Senate and House are in joint
committce,) may object to any certifi-
cctc, whereupon the president pro
tenn of the Senate shall rule and the
appeal may then be taken from such
ruling and each house separately
may ballot as to whether the prcsi.
dent be sustained. If they disagree
an appeal may be taken to the SUI
preme Court, whose decision shall bt
/ final. She supreme justices in dccid
ing may receive in evidence the pro
cecdings of any State officer or boart
of State officers and reports Of Con
gressional commissioners. Ordered
printed.
| Booth gave notice that he would
lspeak on the subject.
| Wallace submitted q resolution in
structing special electoral committc,
to report as to the powers of tn
Electoral College, and whether eacl
house may examine both facts ant
law, to enable it to determine wheth
or the returns arc true; if appoint
mont Of electors by the State was nc
cording to constitutional provisions
and further where there arc two re
. turns whether the houses, acting con
, currently, must determine which ]
, correct, and whether no electoral vot
, can be counted without the concur
, renee of both houses. He spoke a
+ length on these propositions.
j HOUSE.
} Tho House select committee on tn
electoral count were, OH motion 9
| Willis, instructed to inquire whethc
i votes were given during the rcccn
/ election contrary to the prohibitio
l contained in the constitution, that IL
$ United States official shall be chose
| presidential clcctor,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

New YORK, Jan. s. President
Grant said yesterday to Washington
correspondent on being asked what
he thought of the democratic meet
ings to be held to-day, that they
seemed to be intended to intimidate
the opposite party, and make capital,
and the effect on the public mind OF
the north would depend on the char
actcr of the proceedings. The people
were not to be brought to submission
by attempted intimidation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The sub-ap.
preparation committee has completed
the legislative appropriation bill.
The internal revenue districts have
been reduced to los.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The invest.
CATION of the Oregon electoral case
was continued to-day. Klippell, one
of the democratic candidates foi
elcctor, testified that he had a
pistol, five shooter, in his pocket
the day Of the meeting of the clcctor.
al college, but did not know there
was another armed man about the
capitol. Money was collected by Mr.,
Bcllingcr to pay Cronin's expenses
and to pay the fees Of lawyers who
argued against issuing certificate OF
election to Watts at tho hearing be.
fore Gov. Grover. Other witnesses
were called apparently to confirm or
contradict the statements of previous
wy ifnoccop
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Arabian Medicines.

celebrate throughout the world for their remark
aoie cures Consumption can most certainly be
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DR.. HOwe's Arabian Liver pills
THE PILLS,
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nesltny action. the stomach cieansed. and the
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the ARABIAN TONIC
cleanses the system Of oil corruption, makes new
BLOOD, gives strength, aud creates an apDefife
ahd expels from the lungs Through the lunRsl the
corruption which scrofula breeds upon them.
The Arabian Milk Cure
STRENGTHENS the weak lungs promotes expectora
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nature IN throwing of the unhealthy natter
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box Five for 81. P'i
Sold WHOLESALE and RETAIL by WILLIAMSON
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DR.. 8. D. HOWE. Proprietor, New York.
cit cow with NJ G
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continuance Of Testimony.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Gov. Grover
said there were no arms in the state
house or in the private house of wit
ness on the day of the meeting of the
electoral college, or at any time after
wards; does not know Bellinger, and
was assured from New York tina:
certain parties in the east would be
responsible for all necessary expense
in the electoral matter; it was after
the college met that Bellenger
collected money for a messengers
expenses. On the morning of the
meeting of the electoral college, wit.
ness directed his secretary to draft
certificates of election and deliver
them to the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Watts, of Oregon, testified thai
he resigned his postmastership tho
18th. of November last. He resigned
by telegraph to the Postmaster Gen
eral and the following day he receiv.
ed a reply that his resignation had
been accepted. lie made his returns
and ended all connections with the
postmastership the 18th. of Novem'
Der. His successor was appointed
November Ia. Cronin wishing to re.
turn home to attend to his private
business was excused from further
attendance. The committee will re
port to the Senate Runyan's refusal te
answer, and will ask that action be Ia
ken to compel him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

New YORK, Jan. S.-Thc Ameriquc
now lies embedded in sand, perfectly
easy and undoubtedly tight. No
danger is anticipated unless an east.
erly storm should spring up. The
cargo consists of miscellaneous arti.
cles, among which are many very
valuable paintings. All passengers
specie and baggage have been landed
The engineers and assistants have re-
turned to the vessel and powerful
tug boats have arrived to attempt to
haul her off. The passengers will ar.
rive in this city early this afternoon
They are mostly French immigrants
bound for the western states, princi
pally Illinois. The pilot sounded Ii
20 minutes before 2 a. IN. and finding
five fathoms of water and same kline
of bottom as the channel leading in.
to Sandy Hook, supposed he was il
the right course, for New York, bu
at two the steamer struck her bow
on the bar, but SO lightly that hat
not the wind been SO heavy from thu
east, she could have backed off, AL
though SO near shore she was moi
seen till after the the ship struck
Sandy Hook lights were not seen a
any time.
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for a Row At NJ, y

" 0sSCpS~shSs - ~VVv a. ~
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9-9e Z,
Members of the White Leag'
have been mustered in IN ~
oils government as min, o g. !
sembling with arms ~ ia ~. ~
Square, with the avowod. = oU :, =, ~
maintaining the Super, M uu.''
abolished by the Kells 'o'n'
mcnt. 49,
New ORLEANS, Jonan =. s s.,'s
writing, 9:OA. NJ, tie =, va a% =
of armed men hurr1ib = az. . ~ Guy
Square, where orderM a = a,i ~ 3
about or horsebackp g @.i ~, ...o
phases Of an army o. ~ ~ - I ~ :
tie. Armed men ~, - st Z t ~ m; y
Sheriff, whose puS5pr S""Sa, -
to take posscssio0 .oa o. II ~ =
Court room, n0w ;n,4 nj
Metropolitan poll T,dms s'a,l :
Nichols newly I'll =, u"aeu "
the Supreme Conlu ~ I ~ !, Ina. ! 8 !.
possible that anal t;ons .1sn
to capture tho r ~ ~. aiso'.
An advertisement 81 49,. az WIFI s1oa
ing, ordering w. ~ = on I s, " ISL.
ington ArtAlery.locE 'soo'o
at the armofy . o'A'
SENT.
49, n,.asn. 80: 3D.
A r lev 49, hurrying thro'
H. =, naa wv, lie Square, where
. ~ e' ~ 49,. ,herifl, who it is
s s.ot "a . lem at Ii o'clock
y. .o' tnn 90 w urt building, fac
~ Wy s and endcavor to
n oaon it. Chief Justice
I : ION the bench, and
Nv. the Metropolitan
up aI;a Ing force, is in pos
s p~a, s'lding, under orders |
sess s,ia ice. 1t is stated that |
~ ~ nae will remove the
= .n ~. si lie attempts to take
! R my force and appoint
another
NOR PACKARD
!; .-iIouse cool and calm.
r ~ a / .sraphed to President
1900 for assistance. While
~ h arms disavow any in
s ~. provoking n collision, a
! sG ,s, or an irresponsible boy,
:. .ltal shot may bring on q
" Eng those Of 1866 or 1874.
~ Nichols is at st. Patrick
IA
LEANS, Jan. Gil O'Clock
= armed men are moving in
.Idircctions from Lafayette
5 About II
FIVE HUNDRED IL
.ng down st. Charles street,
to be moving for the Su-
curt room, others are march,
b and west. IL
ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-At IL; b q q
was made for the Third Pro- I
ton house In the Supreme {
hiding and refused. About {
EN- THOUSAND PERSONS l
= i
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Swallowing the bristlc of tooth
brush has boon known to cause death.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Ten French
nuns, for Illinois, are among the
passengers by the stranded steamship
Amcrique.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-2 40, p. NJ
he democratic leaders now assert
hey have no intention of attacking
The state house.
j The following has just been issued
PROCLAMATION.
Eaecutive Depa rtment, Ne,u Orleans
Jan. 8, 1876. TO the people of ~
ALBANIA:
! would be most profoundly sur.
prised and disappointed should any
citizen of Louisiana at this nome n
SO far forget himself as to be guilt,
OF any excuses whatever. There ii
danger in collecting together in large
bodies. 1 urge you therefore to re
tire at once peacefully TO your homes
The greatest wrongs to which you
have been subjected, the greater tt
your credit should you recognize and
recollect your own simple and plat
duty as citizens. Let no one be in
Jured, however obnoxious he may be
and let the people of the whole coun-
try see that we are law-abiding, Just
and moderate.
lSigned,] FRANCIS j. NICHOLAS,
Governor of the State of Lou isiana.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-A Herald cor
respondent telcgraphs from Column
bia, s. c., that Gov. Chamberlain said
to him yesterday that the action of the
Hampton government in providing
for the lunatics, orphans and convicts,
relieved him of his greatest embar-
rassmcnt, and he was gratified that
the democratic tax payers and other
charitably disposed persons had as
sumed the case of these unfortunatcs.
Chamberlain docs not think this
voluntary contribution Of taxes will
have any effect, whatever, in deciding
whose is the legal government of the
State. He says the question of the
govcrnorship cannot be decided by
the people of the State now, nor by
any tribunal in the State, but that it
will be settled in Washington either
by Congress or by the President. He
docs not look forward to any collis-
ions OF classes of authority that W onld
be serious, and all minor conflicts Us
to the possession Of the offices, would
find easy and peaceful solution in the
Courts.
New YORK, Jan. S.-Betwcen Sat.
urday evening and Sunday morning
some memento lover, took the mourn.
ing Grape, valued at twenty dollar;
from the door of the late Commodore
Vanderbilt's residence.
| NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Isev. Ilugl
Henry. Blair, died yesterday, after /:
protractcd illness, aged 81. He was {
native of the lake shore, Penn. HC
Received his education at Pittsburs
and had been for Al years, pastor o
the First United Presbyterian churcl
of this city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The British market is satisfied with
Amexican beef. and is now calling for
( ian mutton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

ORLEANS, JAMS, 2:l5 T. M
fportant change in the situation.
's militia arc massed within a
Of the State House which has
reinforced by one hundred col
militia.
8ckard asserts that he will resist
attack made upou it. The Signal
ps on top Of the State House are
family signalling the Custom
Sc.
lcholps Supreme Court has ad-
ned till tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

New YORK, Jan. S.--The President
has nominated Levi Il. Luckey Sec'y OF
u tab Territory.