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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
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came to hand.
Our little town is prospecting huge
ly. Ottumwa, Chicago and sich lit
tie towns will have to look well to
their laurels, else the first they know
they will be distanced on the home
stretch. One of the last but not least
of our additions is the establishment
of B. & M. railroad land Office here
for the sale of their lands, and they
have very efficient and stirring
agent here who is selling land at the
rate of from five to twelve hundred
acres per day. 1t is not my design
to make special request to any one to
come to Nebraska, but if any are dis
posed to come-and they are coming
by train loads-I can say there is no
better point to strike for than right
here at our town on the west side of
Seward county, whether they wish to
buy land or locate in town. There is
q splendid opening here for business
of different kinds, three of which /
will name especially, viz: ShOemak-
ing, a hotel, and agricultural imple-
ment business.
One railroad was built here and
our town commenced about the first
of August last. We have three grain
houses, o lumber yard, a small hotel
not near sufficient to accommodate
the travelling public, three stores of
general stock, one hardware store,
enc drug store, one blacksmith shop,
one harness shop, one butcher shop, q
B. & NJ. land Office, one coal dealer,
two hog buyers, &C., SC.
1t is not an unusual thing to see
from four to six land buyers drop off
the train here at one time and they
seldom 60 away without buying land
or town property, and frequently
both.
We have had very warm, open
winter, with more rain and mud than
was ever known before here in win
ter. But there never has been time
when q good team could not haul 40
bushels Of grain to market. The
ground is in fair condition for SOW
ing wheat now, but we are very little
inclined here to SOW wheat in the
winter.
You will please excuse me if l am
q little tedious, as I do not write very
often, and am an old subscriber to
the COURIER. My father, think,
commenced with the first number and
l came in before he died, aud there
has not been year since that I have
been without the Weekly or Daily.
and sometimes have taken both.
l will close with my best wishes for
old friends in Ottumwa and for the
prosperity of your town, for l can
say that if any man wishes to stay in
any town in Iowa he can't find any
better than Ottumwa.
Excuse errors, as you will readily
see that writing communications is
not my line of business.
Respectfully, 6. A. DERBY.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Murder in the First Degree.

Mar6hallt0Wn Times.
Leonard NJ. Small, who has been
undergoing his trial at Toledo, the
past week for murder, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
last night.
The alleged murder took place some
eighteen years ago. All the old set
tiers will remember the notorious
gang of horse thieves headed by the
Bunker boys, that infested Iowa in
early years, and will remember too,
that two of them were lynched in
Tama county.
1t seems that Small and man nam
ed Clingman, we're acting as officers
and had these Bunker boys under ar
rest and on the way to Des Moines,
when they came to small piece of
woods, they agreed between them-
selves that the best and surest way to
break this gang up, wac to hang these
two, as they had SO often been arrest
ed before and escaped by . some
means or other, and were liable to be
assisted at any time now on their way
to Des Moines, concluded to hang
them there, which they did, and pro-
ceeded on to Des Moines. They were
afterwards arrested for the crime,
but by the assistance Of their friends
escaped and kept out of the way for
many years,in fact Clingman has nev-
er been heard from. Small, however,
drifted back to Des Moines q year or
two ago, thinking he was safe, but a
few months afterwards he was ar
rested and returned to Toledo for
his trial, which has just taken place
and resulted as stated above.
While these men are technically
guilty, their actions at the time were
sustained by everyone who was ia.
miliar with all the history of the Bun.
kers and their desperate deeds, and
who knew how literally impossible il
was in those days to ever bring these
fellows to justice. The convicted
prisoner will have the sympathy OF
all the old settlers, and it is to be hop.
ed that an effort will be made to Sc.
cure his early pardon. Mr.. S. is high.
ly spoken of as an honest, honorable
man.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-The
Agence Russo says: The conditions
of peace published in London are in
accurate, Russia has never demand
ed the expulsion of Mussulmen in
habitants of Bulgaria; she has only
demanded the recall of Turkish Off
cials and troops. Russia does NOT
hand over q portion of Bosnia to Ser.
via. The question of the Straits il
reserved for the consideration of Eu.
rope. The published version con.
tains other gross inaccuracies.
A Constantinople dispatch says: II
appears that Russia and Turkey have
agreed upon an increase of territory
for Servia and Montenegro. The
latter acquires the ports of Sepzza
Antivari and Dulsigno, but not Scu.
tart. Montenegro will border or
Servia, and the latter will regain Old
Servia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Feb. 27. Lord Napier,
of Magdala, Governor of Gibralter,
has arrived here and had long con-
ference with the Duke of Cambridge,
Commander in Chief Of the forces.
Afternoon papers announce prom
inently that it has been decided to
employ Lord Napier as Commander
in Chief of any expeditionary force
that may be sent in case of war. with
Major General Woolsey as chief of
staff.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

CINCINNATI, March 1.-The liabili-
ties of Evans, Clifton & Co., who
failed few days ago, are stated to be
$l4, GOO, assets nominally higher,
consisting of real estate.
The jury In the McGill case render
ed verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree. The defense made
motion for new trial which will
probably be argued to-day.
A Herald special from Jefferson,
Ohio, this morning, says Mr.. Wade
ia weaker
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
How a New Pope is Installed.

How a New Pope 10 Installed.
. After the Conclave of Cardinals has
elected one Of its own number as
Pope, the one thus chosen is at once
apprised of the result by the Cardinal
Deacon, whereupon he, after declar-
ing his purpose to accept, in the first
place, chooses the name which, as
Pope, he intends to bear. He then
changes his attire as Cardinal for the
Papal robe, ascends the throne and
bestows the benediction upon the
Cardinals who kiss his hand. The
ceremony ends by the Cardinal Cam
erlengo's placing upon his finger the
ring of the fisherman, which he then
hands to the Master of Ceremonies,
that his new name may be engraved
upon it. Meanwhile the Cardinal
Deacon, accompanied by q Master Of
Ceremonies, repairs to the great bal
cony over the main entrance of St.
Peters, (Which was walled up at the
beginning Of the Conclave,) orders ii
to be opened, publicly announces the
election (Papam habemus,) as we'll as
the name Of the Pope, and throws a
slip upon which the name is written
among the multitude, At the same
time the cannons in the Castle of st.
Angelo are fired, the soldiers on pa.
rade in tho piazza of st. Peters fire q
salute, and all the bells in the city
ring.
Rome and the Catholic world have
a Pope again. During the first week
however, until the time of his conse-
Grafton and coronation the new Pope
performed no public functions, and
though he already actually governs
he does not yet issue bulls under the
leaden seal, but only briefs sealed
with the fisherman's ring.
The ceremonial observed at the
coronation is regulated with Byzan.
tine circumstantiality. The solemn.
ty eliminates at the moment when
the Pope, after having celebrated
mass and received holy communion,
mounts the throne on the great balco.
my over the main entrance of St
Peters Church, in view Of the whole
people, and is cl owned by the Cardi'
nal Deacon with the triple crown
The latter addresses the Pope in these
| words, in Latin:
"Receive the tiara crowned with
three crowns, and know that thou ar
the Father Of Princes and Kings, tn,
ruler Of the universe, on earth tn,
vicar of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, II
whom be honor and glory worl(
without end. Amen"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

IT is impossible to get anything
satisfactory out of the war and peace
news from Europe. No doubt Eng
land would 60 to war if she dared to,
and she might dare to if she could get
Austria thoroughly on her side.-
Russia, however, seems to have the
advantage Of England and clings to
It, even to the determination to have
the Turkish war vessels.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

The counsel for Rande, at Gales
burg, in his peroration for the de-
fense, made use Of the following
blasphcmous hyperbole: of you are
to be governed by prejudice" said
Mr.. Bradshaw, "it would be better
for my client to be in an ocean of
blood, in . boat Of stone with oars Of
iron aud sails Of lead, and the wrath
of an ayenging God for q gale, and
hell for the nearest port, and then ex-
pect to land on Canaan's happy shore,
a. expect justice from such jury"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
LEEoLE sHommY SCHWARTZ,

BY THE AUTHOR OF LEEDLD YAcoB STRAUSS
Haf you seen mine leedle shonny-
Shonny Schwartz
Nit his hair SO soft and yellow,
IND his face so blump and mellow;
Sooch funny leedle Fellow
shonny Schwartz?
Shonny Schwartz
Rises init der preak ofday,
nnd does his chores CUP righdt away;
FOR he gan work so veil as blay-
shonny Schwartz.
Mine Katriny says to Shonny,
''Shonny Schwartz.
Heb your barents all you gan,
For dis life vas bud o shban,
Py und py you'll been a man,
Shonny Schwartz"
How lofes to see dot shonny-
Shonny Schwartz
Ven he schgampers on to schgool,
nhere he always mindts der rule!
For he vas nopody's fool
Shonny Schwartz
How wish dot leedle shonny-
Shonny Schwartz
Could remain Won leedle poy,
Always full Off life und shoy,
Und dot Time would not annoy
Shonny Schwartz.
Nefer mindt, mine leedle Shonny--
Shonny Schwartz;
Eiry day prings Something's new;
Always Keep der righdt in view,
Ind baddle. den, your own canoe,
Sh0nny Schwartz,
Keep her in der channel, Shonny--
Shonny schwartz;
Life's voyish will pc quickly o'er;
IND den ubon dot bedder shore;
VEN meet, to bart no more,
Shonny Schwartz
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
A. H. HAMILTON, PROPRIETOR.
A special to tho Inter- Ocean saws

A special to the Inter-O Ocean says
Senators Ferry, Plumb, and others
who have visited the President to
urge him to sign the silver bill are
confident that he will veto it. They
and others have urged upon him that
it would become law, veto of no ve-
to, and that his opposition would on
ly increase his unpopularity in the
west. Besides, they have argued,
that his veto of this bill if it is sustain
ed by Congress, will reopen the SUBJ
|ject to the disadvantage of public
business, and will prolong the finan-
cial depression, and result, perhaps,
in the passage of a bill containing g
worse features. The President re-
ceived their advice kindly, but said
nothing of positive character, al
though he left the impression that he
that he would veto the bill.
Another dispatch to the Tribune
says:
"The Presidents views on the silver
question, and the reasoning by which
he is likely to come to the conclusion
that it is his duty to veto the Silver
bill, are illustrated by conversation
which he has had with a Representa-
tive since the passage of the Senate
bill. The Presidents views were, in
substance, these:
Since 1873 several million dollars
of United States bonds have been
sold, at q time when there were no
silver dollars in circulation, when the
Government would not accept silver,
when the people had no knowledge
that the silver dollar was to be re-
coined, and made a legal-tender in
any way to affect their rights; that
these bonds were purcha sed in the
only money of the United States at
that time when the Government
would accept for them, viz: gold !;
that the purchasers of these bonds
are, therefore, entitled to be paid
back in the same money, or in as good
money, as they gave, and in the very
money in which they subscribed for
the bonds; that it is bad faith for the
government to recognize cheaper
money, or to ask those who purchas-
ed bonds since 1873 to take this cheap
or money; and, and as President Of
the United States and representative
man of the nation, he cannot 60 on
record as endorsing such proposition ;
that every member of Congress rep
resents a constituency, is desirous of
reelection, has political preferment
in view, and fears to displease the
people; that the Executive cannot be
governed by such influences in his
action; that there is no other course
for the President to pursue than to
use Executive power to protect what
he considers the national honor J"
and that, whether the bill is passed
over his head or not, it is, never
theless, his duty to veto it. The Pres
ident admitted that he believed Con-
gress would pass the bill over his
head; but that, he added, was not
for him to consider. His duty would
end when he had signed the veto. If
Congress should then make the bill a
law by a two-thirds vote over his
head, the future result could not be
charged to the Executive.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

THE Chicago Journal well says
"a correspondent ntrequests the Journ-
al to state to what extent the curren-
cy ofthe country has been contracted
since the war, and asks whether con-
traction was not the real cause of the
thard times
s'The total currency of this country,
of all kinds and descriptions, at the
close of the war, was 81, ,S03, ,702, 726.
The first duty Of the Government was
to retire large part of the currency
which was required to carry On the
immense operations of the war, and
bring the money system OF the coun-
try to peace basis. This was grad
ually done. In 1868 the total curren-
cy of the country of all kinds had
been reduced to $S17, ,199,771, and in
and in 1877 to $7lO36s 1928, which is
about the present total amount.
''It is a fact worth noticing, in con-
nection with the question whether
contraction was the cause of the
hard times, that the total legal ten
der money actually outstanding as
circulation Is but little less now than
ii was ten years ago, and is almost
double the amount Of our actual cir
culating medium before the war
The panic came in 1873, after the su-
perabundance of the war currency
had been retired for several years ;
and the fact that there has been no
currency contraction since then, ex-
cept so far as some Of the national
banks have temporarily retired their
bills because of glut of currency,
proves that that cannot now be the
cause of protracting the hard tim es.'
The truth is, contraction was no
more the cause of the panic of 1873
than it is the cause of the continued
hard times now, when, as every body
knows, there is much more currency
in the country than there is demand
fOrS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Wall Street Dispatch with q Cold
Ring 3lnoplvation.

NEW York, Feb. 28.-The an
nouncement Of the Presidents veto or
the silver bill caused decline Of nc.
in gold, and an advance of n @Lc. in
Government bonds. When it became
known that the House had passed the
silver bill over the Presidents veto.
gold rallied 1sc. while there was no
change in bonds. There was much
anxiety in regard to the action Of the
Senate on the veto, but the result was
not received until after business
hours.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Destructive Conflagration In CHI
CaRo.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-At 10 80 to-
night, a fire broke out in Cameron &
Amberg's great printing, stationery
and book k-binding establishment, No.
81 Lake street, which destroyed a
large quantity of stock and nearly
burned itself out. The stock was es-
timated at $4,000. The insurance on
it was $4,000, but exactly what
amount of stock was destroyed can
not be definitely ascertained. The
building, owned by Judge r. Lyle
Dickey. was damaged to the amount
of 5000. Eleven printing presses,
type and other printing material
were destroyed, thh loss being esti-
mated at about soO, 600.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

DR.. Mudd. who set John Wilkes
Booths leg after the murder of Lin.
coin but did not inform on the assas.
sin, spent some years at the Dry Tor.
tugas and while there he doetored
some cholera patients, and he asks a
Democratic House at Washington to
pay him 5000 for this service.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
PEACE IN CUBA,

New YORK, Feb. 28.-A Havana
letter of Feb. 23d says the 25th was
designated as the date on which the
insurgents should lay down their
arms, and the 2Sth, (to-day), peace
was to be officially proclaimed. 1t
was not thought tho execution of the
terms of peace would involve serious
inconvenience. Gen. q. Gonzalez OF
the Spanish army, arrived last night
from Havana. He comes as Commits
sioner to treat with the Cuban Junta
on terms of peace.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

The nip and tuck condition of the
balance of power between parties in
the United States Senate, was seen on
Tuesday, in the election of Presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate. The vote
stood Ferry, of Michigan 80; Thur
men, of Ohio, %. The ponderous in
dependent party of the Senate, Da-
vid Davis, fell on the Thurman side
in this vote.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

A petition measuring seven hun
dred yards in length, and bearing
$4,000 names, has been rolled into the
House of Representatives. 1t asks
the repeal of certain portions of the
laws ostensibly designed to prevent
the transmission Of obscene literature
by mail.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Nav. ynrk e.,a,,va.

New YORK, March l.-There were
81 failures in this city in February.
Aggregate liabilities $2,65S, ,59S as
sets placed at $695,OOO. Yesterday,
the failure was announced Of White-
lock & Anderson, importers and job
bers in woolen goods, liabilities $l75-
600; assets 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Murder In Pottawa.tam,e County.

Murder In Pottawattamie County.
Council BLUFFS, a., Feb. 26.-Da-
vid Roberts, an esteemed citizen OF
Crescent township, this county, was
found dead in the highway near his
home, to-day, with q bullet hole in
his head. The perpetrator Of the
deed is supposed to be . neighbor
named Jonathan Jones, who has fed
the country. There has been for
some time a dispute between the two
men as to the temporary possession of
some land, and this is believed to
have been the cause of the murder.
Both men were farmers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
POSTAL SAYINGS BoNDs.

The House committee on banking
and currency to-day had under con-
sideration Representative Phillips
bill providing for the issue of postal
savings bonds, bearing interest at the
rate of 1855 per cent. per anum, ex-
changeable at par for U. S. notes or
4 per cent. bonds, and also for spe-
cial issue of U. S. legal tender notes
to the amount of ten per centum of
the postal savings bonds and postal
orders for bonds outstanding, until
the whole amount of such special is
sue shall reach the sum of fifty mil
lion dollars. The committee agreed
to take a final vote upon the bill on
Tuesday next and from present indi-
cations it will be reported almost
unanimously.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
\ WEEKLY LIST

OF U. s. Patents issued to the inven-
tors of Iowa, for the week ending
Feb. II 1878; and each patent in
the list will bear this date. Reported
by telegraph, expressly for the Cou-
RIER, Ottumwa, by A. II. Evans & 20.
Patent Solicitors, Washington, d. g.
Charge for obtaining q patent $1,000.
A copy of the patent laws sent free.
J Sickles, Cedar Rapids, Fence
Posts.
20 Clark, Des Moines, Carpet
Fastners.
A w Comstock, Mount. Pleasant,
Weather Strips.
w Langham, Cedar Rapids, Fence
Posts.
J II Mudgett, Comauchs. Fence.
Posts.
l. Wroth, ..Winterset. Steam Feed
Cooker.
A II Graves, Albion, Fence Posts.
j II Gordon, Ksota.. Harness Sad,
die trees.
RN Harrison, Jefferson, Egg Beat
ers.
WI Stewart, Russell, Washing Ma
chine.
/ JJohnsOn & johnson, Marshall
town Wire Fence
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
Big EAilure.

New YORK, March 1.-Jay l..
Adams & Co., wholesale grocers,
Walker street, have been compelled to
suspend because Of the failure OF J..
Adams s. Co, New Orleans. The
two houses formed general partner
ship. The suspension involves .
large amount ana is important.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

The Iowa Press Association met at
Cedar Rapids on the Goth and arrang-
ed for an excursion to Galveston,
Texas. 1t was decided to rendezvous
at Burlington, Tuesday evening,
April %; go from there over the B.
e. & Q. Road to Hannibal, Mo, and
thence over the M. X. s. T. Road to
Dennison, Texas. The excursionists
will 60 as far south as Galveston and
San Antonia, and the prospects are
that the party will be large one.
All editors desiring to so should
make application to A. II. Neidig,
Secretary, at Marshalltown.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06

In the House at Washington, after
the silver bill came from the Senate.
our Congressman, Judge Sampson,
made the following brief, pointed,
ringing speech favoring its immedi-
ate passage:
"MR. SPEAKER, desire to express
myself in favor of immediate action
ON this bill and accepting it as it is.--
The agitation on reconciliation COM
mcnced in this House two years ago.
Since that time, especially the last
year, the country has been alive with
it, flooded with silver literature
Volumes of books have been written
on the subject; newspapers have been
burdened with it. 1t has been dis
cussed on every stump, at public
meetings called to consider it, in de-
batting clubs, by the fireside, and even
in the pulpit. The Executive has
considered it in his message. 1t has
been discussed from time to time in
this House for the last five months
1t has been thoroughly, deliberately
and exhaustively debated in the Sem
dtc loI many WCChe. UcllcNc tnc
mind of every member on this floor
is made up in relation to it. The
true friends of reconciliation are
convinced this is the most favorable
plan which can be adopted that will
secure the requisite strength necessa.
ry to enact it into law at this ses-
sion. The country is weary of talk.
What they want now is action. We
are constantly receiving letters from
our constituents urging us, if we in
tend to do anything, to do it at once.
If relief is to come from this measure
we all realize that it cannot come too
soon. Let the country know what il
is to expect. If we see signs of de.
lay in the Secretary Of the Treasury
additional legislation may be had to
secure more efficient and prompt ex.
ecution Of the law. I am therefore
in favor of immediate action.
"The bill has been passed by the
Senate by more than a two-rhirds
vote. l hope it will pass the House
by equally as large majority. Thai
it will 60 to the President to-day
and by March lst tho Secretary car
be buying bullion and the mints coin
ing siver dollars."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
The Pottawaetamie County Murder

Council BLUFFS, Ia. Feb. 2S.Jon-
athan Jones, charged with the mur-
der of David Roberts, in Crescent
township, this county, on Tuesday,
came to the city to-day, and surren-
dered himself to the authorities. He
is now in Jail awaiting trial. 1t is
supposed that he will plead self-de-
fense.