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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

The great political contest will oc-
cur on the 9th of November. On
that day Congressional elections will
be held in the following States: Ala
bsma, Arksnsas, Connecticut, Della.
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinios, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
a., Virginia Wisconsin, Louisiana,
Missouri. These elections will settle
the political complexion of the next
Congress.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
The Democracy Fooled,

Inc prime consideration with Ed.
Campbell, M. NJ. Ham, John P. Irish
and Go. in consenting to union with
the Greenbackers was, the capture of
the G. BIS, who were to be taken in
bodily, rag baby and all, and become
part of the triumphant Democracy
Of the future. The. Democratic lead
ers could see the outcome of the ma
n9uver with eagle vision, and were
cracking their Jokes over the scientif-
ic way in which the fiat lunacy was
to be squelched, while devoting such
spare moments as they had to parcel
ling out among themselves the Offices
Of Iowa for the next decade. But
alas, that "the best laid schemes o.
mice and men" should SO often "eanp
agley." Instead of being swallowed,
II was the Greenbackers who did the
swallowing-the Democracy, it was,
who were taken in and done for, III
was the Democracy who let down the
bars in their platform, which sent
every. .loose-handed Democrat scam
pering over into the Greenback ranks,
and whom no skill In management
can ever recover. 1t was the Democ.
racy who got nothing in return for
their votes but disgrace and dcmor-
alization, while the Greenbackers COB
bled up two Congressman in Iowa.
The Democratic managers who
drove this shrewd bargain still insist
that all will yet be we'll. Wirtmer, in
the Leader, Ham in his Herald. and
the unblushing Ed. Campbell. init.
m ~ 70 thnk thavv Al,~
camp to stay, and propose to run the
next election straddle, II they CAM
do better. This may be necessary tc
complete the contract by which Ed
was to be next joint candidate for
Governor. But in the face of these
calculations comes the order from
greenback headquarters for the dem.
ocrats to "get up and DUST" TELLING
them very plainly they are not want.
ed on the greenback premises, and
will not be tolerated in future. The
State organ of tho greenbackers, edit.
ed by the Greenback State Chairman
copies and endorses the demand Of
the Muscatine Iri6uue for astraiqh
goods in the future" The "rag baby )
they say, "is old enough to 70 alone
and proposes to do so in future" Nc
more democratic alliance; no more
honey-fugling with Ed. Campbell
Ham, Irish and Co. NO future divis
ion of spoils; no Campbell for Gov
ernor; nobody for nothing, bearing
the name of democrat Hayint
used the democratic party, and run
the "fiat ploughshare through ii, il
all directions, the greenback chief
now fling 1t away with scorn, declar
ing that 1t 10 an encumbrance 70
which they have no further use +
Clinton Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
An unfaI''ng EvldeNce Of GOOD

-" w ahsng Evidence OF Good
Taste. lynistr5
Inc ln4As Gus use of some delicate
perfums = en nnfailing evidence of
good. Tho most polished Of all lands
class sweet scents among their most
important luxuriss. DR.. Prices
Unique Perfumes Mead ow Flowers,
Pet Rose, etc, are the gems of Lii
odors. T ii1At59 issfaluq M
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT,
An Engineer on the Central Rail-
road Ground to Atoms.

VVO0 OSVOU0 " NSVbUWe
MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Oct. 16.-
Last night Marshal burlington, an
old engineer on the Central Railroad,
was run over by backing train ON
the c. & N. W. Railroad. Notwith.
standing both arms and legs were cut
of, disemboweled and terribly injur.
ed over his entire body, he yet lived
upwards Of an hour. He will be
buried tomorrow morning by the
Odd Fellows, among whom he was q
respected and worthy member.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

Australian aborigines are said to
have discoved a new stimulant which
is called "pitcherine." It is smoked,
chewed and applied as . plaster be-
hind the ear-a greet Improvement
ON snuffing-and hes very exhila-
rating effect. -.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
ohIo ElacAIan.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 15.-Official returns
on the vote for Secretary of state for
all counties except Hamilton and
Washington, and reliable unofficial
figures from all counties make Barnes
majority for Secretary Of State 1854.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
EVEN the New York San is forced
to admit that republican prospectsare

bright and Frightening. 1t says:
"People who indulge the idea that
the republican party was dead have
discovered their mistake when they
have looked at the results of Tues
days elections. The republican par
ty still exists. It is still vigorous.
compact and on the alert. The re.
publican party will go into the next
campaign for the election Of President
with more than mere possibility,
with fair chance, II we may fudge
from present appearances, of success .
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
Judge Winslow is beaten in the
Sixth Judicial district hv 4. C.. Cook.

AN article in the Chicago Times of
the 10th inst. discusses the question as
to the proper time for the election of
congressman in Iowa. 1t is sadly out
of joint. 1t assumes premises that
do not exist and argues therefrom that
the recent election of congressman in
this State is void. The writer does
not understand the Iowa laws at all.
So great newspaper as the Times is
ought to be educated sufficiently to
not make errors that school boys in
Iowa would not make.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

to call convention to nomfnSte q
candidate for the November election,
being advised to this effect by proini-
nent lawyers of the State. The legal
ity Of the October election will be re-
ferred to Congress, q, sgf5
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

MoNTpELrER, VI. Oct. 4.-The Sen
ate and House in Joint assembly to-
gay elected Justin 8. Morrill, for q.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23


The Centerville Citizen says: s'In
the issue of the GseenJack, after the
election, the managers Of the g-b par
ty In this county send greeting to the
democratic party Of Appanoose coun-
ty In the following language: THE
democratic party is nothing more THAI,
a floating body Of aoters, scith the mass
es already u, sysnpathyarith as. WITH
THEIR LEADERS READY TO SELL TO
THE HIGHEST BIDDER.'v
According to the testimony given
in the Fitz-John Porter case by Rob
ert Lincoln, in New York, yesterday
the expressed opinion of President
Lincoln. at the time of the Generals
court-martial, was that the officer de-
served death. Porter's latest testimo-
ny in his own behalf is also regarded
as unfavorable to his prospects of es-
cape from a bad record through the
present re-hearing of his case.
Judge Winslow is beaten i'm the
Sixth Judicial district by j. G. Cook,
democrat; Stone, democrat, for Dis
trict Attorney, also beats Ryan, re-
publican in the same district. Down
here in the Second district we also
got whipped. Republican Nationals
can see very plainly the effects of
their bargain with the democrats.
They are good on a trade, certainly
for young reformers, and they have
for a partner the pure old democratic
party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
aoleaatocl ia Conora.

BURLINGTON, Ia., Oct. l6.-Chair.
man Duncan, of the Democratic Com
gressional Committee has decided not
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

may be useful in the future, we deem
it best, in tho interest of charity and
peace, to take no further action in the
premises for the present. q
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

ticket. The democratic party are de
terminedthat the colored vote Of the
South shall not be free to vote as II
chooses, and that If 1t attempts it, in.
timidation and murder are justifiaDle
to defeat such an attempt. The dem.
ocratlc party Is thus actuated from
the same spirit, the same disloyal
heart that led it to sympathize with
the South in the rebellion.
Hence the Nens defies the Federal
Government to protect American cit
izens in their rights in the State OF
South Carolina. This is another ex-
ercise of despotism by the democratic
oligarchy Of the South, and It II on
the direct road leading to oanotherre rev.
olution; it is a conflict between griev-
GUS wrong and simple Justice, which,
IL persisted in, must as surely lead to
revolution as the turbulent storm
leads to a troubled sea.
ra - w. uuullu :. ~ - - Z IA
RET CLARKsoN, our readers will
remember, wrote and published in
the Register an open letter to d. r.
Stubbs. Of Fairfield, iowa. Clark
sons complaint was that Stubbs had
libeled him by charging that he was
guilty Of forg ing what was known
as the Farnsworth dispatch. Ret
further stated that Stubbs had circu-
lated such aicharge and actually pro-
cured the newsboys On the train to
fold circular containing this charge
in the State Register. Stubs replied,
through the Register, denying that he
had ever made such a charge, or that
he had ever circulated it or had them
folded in the Register. Then comes
forward Col. John w. Hammond,
who, with Particularly, relates how
he saw Stubs actively engaged in
circulating the circulars making the
charge of forgery against Ret, and
that he saw Stubbs get the newsboy
to fold the circular in the Register.
Next comes the newsboy and says
Stubbs did get him to fold the circu-
lars in the State Register, and that he
did SO fold them not knowing the
character Of the circular. as'i -
Will the reader just think for a mo-
ment of the low-down, sheep-stealing
character-sO far rs moral turpitude
is concerned --of this act of Stubbs-
folding into CIarkson's own paper a
charge Of forgery against him, and
then having the paper, thus loaded,
circulated among the people. Then
when the foul brain that conceived it
was brought to bay, it denied its le-
gitimate brat. ,sss.s se,
This man is d. p. Stubs, one year
ago the candidate for Governor of the
party of purity and reform. He is
the same who has been SO often hailed
with delight in this community in
the late campaign, toinstruct the great
party of reform here in Ottumwa.
He is indeed candidate for Presi-.
dent possibly subject to the decision
of the National Convention of the
Immaculates in 1880. It's no joke,
mind you Stubbs has vision ofget-
ting there, every time he lays his
mighty brain down upon his pillow.
Any man who would expectthe truth
from ID. p. Stubbs is a fool, or he don't
know the man. If ID. p. Stubbs has
an honest aspiration we have failed
to discern it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

Henry HUusly awaiting your tele-
Am Until its receipt am power
gr Time very important. Expect
decision from court to-day. II you
have certatnty elsewhere let this 20
lnd - will 60 to Florida. Answer
immediately. THoMas
Now comes the long delayed an.
nouncement of success:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

None knew. This was q clew. In
the college attending lectures was q
tall, dark-haired man, the son Of .
veteran of the war of 1872. He WAS
. returned Californian-had made
"ducats. In the gold regions, and
coming back from the scenes and ex-
elements of 40, had studied medi-
cine, and fallen into the amorous
meshes of the fair Mrs. Allison. She
was plump, loving and beautiful, and
worst of all, welded to q man twice
her ownage. He was youthful, ,pock-
ets full Of money, and it 10 NO won.
der the casual acquaintance ripened
into attachment, then foated on into
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

Henry Havemeyer:
Majority Of Board have been secur-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
COLUMBIA, Nov. lS.

Henry Havemeyer. New York:
Telegram received. Looks now as
though the thing would work at $75,-
OOO for oil seven votes. Have safe
man to bring the stuff, on receiving
telegram in the morning. Think
now will meet him with . party 81
Baltimore. Could not make it de,
pend on March, but would ON regu.
lar certificates of the Board and 9th
er officers. The exact status 10 tina
two of the Board have agreed, an
are consulting with third, Wight.
. majority, and will report ssd, but
They eet stakes, and I autographed
can withdraw. Portpost.
me t0sAay to aps;LuuBrA, Nov. II.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23
DIR. H. w. THOMAS.
The Rock River Conference PrOils
Him mp q Little about His
Theology.
Burlington Hswkeye

For the past two or three days the
case of Rev. III. w. Thomas, formerly
pastor Of the Division Street M. ID.
church in this city, has been under
discussion in the Rock River Confer
ence, now in session at Mt. Carroll,
Illinois. No formal charges have
been preferred against him, and the
steps taken thus far appear to have
been In spirit of friendly remon-
STRANGE. The Doctor has met his
brethren in like spirit Of Christian
courtesy, and unless some one throws
In firebrand the matter is likely to
be adjusted in an amicable and salts
factory manner. 1t is charged that
while DIR. Thomas had not in his SER
mons or to the conference made any
distinctly heretical declaration on
which he could be tried, he insisted
on preaching and talking about his
doubts. In the secret session he was
asked what he did believe on various
doctrines, but instead of replying on
one side or the other, he said he didn't
know, or that he entertained doubts
as to the truthfulness Of the doctrines.
The conference sought to obtain
PIOullSc lEUAIl DTs-lnOIIldS UIlaG he
would confine his preaching to the
things he did believe and keep silent
regarding the subjects on which he
was uncertain, but his replies were
not satisfactory. 1t was also COM
planned that the Doctor had practiced
and tolerated various violations Ofth
book of discipline. The almost uni
versal sentiment of the conference
was that DIR. Thomas undermined the
faith of his hearers in the commonly
matters of the church, and
replaced these with no other doctrines.
The matter was referred to a commit
tee, and ELECTED majority and minori-
ty reports, the majority reporting that
their interview with DIR. Thomas re-
suited in pledges from him that he
would avoid the discussion of the OBJ
noxious points in his sermons hereaf-.
ter. The minority did not consider
the interview and pledges satisfacto-
~. The following was then offered
as Q substitute, and adopted by vote
Of IS to 10:
WHEREAS, The attention of this
has been called to the
of our beloved brother, Rev.
Hiram nv ThnrnoS. onA
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-16
Notice of Sheri&'s
Sale of Real Estate
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE.

nEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE PAY.
menf Of the sum Of SIS9 OF, judgment and al
attorneys fee. which IL claimed TO be due 1t the
date OF this notice on certain Mortgage, bearing
date OF June 18th 1874. exc uted by Henry Mo
Clurg to ID. McDougsl. both Of jnohomish county,
Washington Territory. and recorded in the Audi.
tors Once OF Snshomish county, on the 18th day
of June, A. ID. 1874. in Book No. of Mortgages,
on pages No. l1s and 100.
Now, therefore. notice Is hereby given that in
pnrsu ince of Decree of Foreclosure and Order
of Sale, issued ont of the District court of 6no-
honish County, aud OF the statutes In such case
male and provided, the premises covered and
described in said Mortgage. to wit: En- OF sWk.
and sWA of SWA OF Section No. One, and Lots
land of Sectioe No. II. in Township No. "a, N.
Range. East containing ls2 7o-l00 Acres, situate
In Snohomish County. Washington Territory,
VIII be s,ld at Public Auction. 10 the highest
bidder for cash gold coin of the United States, In
snohomish City lat he door OF the Court Housed
In said County of Snohomissi. on the l4th day Of
February. A. d. ISIS. between the hours Of 10
A.. N. and z. II.
Dated at snehonish City, this 18th day OF
January, A. u. 1873.
BENZ. STRETCH.
Sheriff CT Suohomish County,
By wM. WHITEHEAD, Deputy.
MoNAuoHr LEAHY. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ial5
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-16

DR.. STEELE. who has for years been in. the
proprietary Medicine business. ana who las
travelled In various parts Of the world In scarf
OF information. has great confidence In The Ersd-
icator Is the " Ne Plus Uitra" of safe. sure ana
Doctor.
Provide yourself with bottle without DELAY.
and you VAL always keep IL in the family and
save money Don't be put OF with some other
preparation. Take only Steele's Pain Ersdicstor
We can produce thousands OF testimonials as to
the cures made: but . trial will prove to the
most skeptical chat IL il truly an Eradicstor Of
Pains. Aches sad determinations. II has been,
and Is now. constantly used by horsemeu a.
Imminent, and has saved more valuable property
OF that kind than any other preparation Take
pains to see that you get the genuine.
Put up In large bottles and for sale by druggists
and dealers. II you happen to be In q locality
where STEELE'S PAIN ERADICATOR canuot
De obtained, send to the nearest wholesale drug.
gist. or to the Agents.
For sale by ali druggists.
CkANE & BRIGHAM
49, Wholesale Druggists
40 and 422 Market street. San Francisco. Cal.
Price u per Large Bottle; Six Bottles tor IS.
octl9-dAwtf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-16

AN SUNDAY NIGHT. JANUARY goth, 1873,
~ the following named prisoners, confined In
the King County jail for various o6enses, escaped
tharefrom: Pat. Shay, Peter Murray. Hong All
Haw, James Kelly and Dan Lynch. Now. there
fore. will sher the above reward for the appre.
hension and delivery Of oil Of said prisoners 70
me ct said County Jail. or $50 for each one Of
said prisoners 10 apprehended and delivered.
Lv .WYCKOFF,
Seattle. Jan. %. 1878. Sheriff King County.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The McGarrahan claim investigation, before
the Senate Public Lands Committee, is TN
earthing some old scandals. 1t appears that a
number of members of Congress as far back as
1862 were corrupted by promises of big divi-
dends should McGarrahan be awarded
the ownership of the New Idria
mine. Among the names figure
those of Stokes, of Tennessee; Devices, of
North Caroliua; Kellogg, of Louisiana; Wilson,
of Iowa; Blair, of Missouri; Stewart and
Sickles, of New York: Forney, of Pennsylvania:
Sawyer, of South Carolina; Voorhees,, of In
diana; Eldridge, of Wisconsin; Lincoln, of
New York; McDougal of California; Ross, of
Kansas; Clarke, of Kansas; Harris, Of Louisi.
ana, and John Hickman, of Pennsylvania.
The House Committee on Education and La
Dor has instructed Mr.. Goode, Chairman, to
report bill providing that the net proceeds
of the sales of public lands shall forever be
consecrated and set apart for the education of
the people. Axis
The House Civil-Service Committee has
voted, Z to 8, to dismiss Doorkeeper Polk who
has been found guilty of some very disrepu-
| table practices.
On the 10th of January last, the United
States Treasury Department advertised the 4
per cent. Government bonds as popular loan,
| and the subscriptions since then aggregate less
than $4, 100000.
| The Secretary of the Treasury believes that
under the present law it will be possible to
keep 100000 or 6o,0OO,0OO, and perhaps
| 100000, 600, of silver dollars at par with the
best money afoat, either paper or gold but
that this can only be done, in his opinion, un-
der the law as it stands; by which he means to
| discourage the issuing of silver-bulion certif-
Gates at par in gold.
Miss Ada Sweet has been reappointed Pension
Agent at Chicago.
The President expressed much qualification
at the release of Thomas G. Anderson, and
said the entire Union would applaud the action
of the Louisiana Supreme Court as patriotic
and in the interest of reconciliation.
A Washington dispatch says GA change in
the eagle on the new dollar, which has met such
unusual and severe criticism, is seriously con-
templated by the Director Of the Mint. None
of the patterns drawn for this bird were salts
factory but, as the law of 1887 requires an eagle
on one side and the efigy Of Liberty on the
othor, no option existed, and the best of the
| lot was picked out and put on the dollar. An
other attempt to draw an eagle will be made,
and, it is hoped, with better success"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
Spelling Reform in Congress.

There is a curious document before
the House Committee on Education and
Labor, being memorial from n. E.
Dawson, of Burlington Iowa, asking
Congress to adopt his plan of ga re-
formed alphabet and photography" and
compel by law it's introduction into this
country. The document is long one,
and includes the history of the English
alphabet, which Mr.. Dawson holds is a
relic of barbarism, and sustains his the
DRY by illustrations which are familiar
to everybody. His plan is the phonetic
system of spelling, of which he also
gives history, and thinks it's adoption
by law would be of great benefit to the
country. The plan summed up is:
l, That for every single sound there
be simple, single sign.
z. That sounds of a determined de-
gree of likeness be represented by signs
OF determined degree of likeness.
3. That no sound have more than one
sign to express it.
4. That no sign express more than one
sound.
Mr.. Dawson, among other indorse-
ments, presents the following letter from
Prof. Swing, of Chicago:
DEAR SIR: * When look upon the
outrageous conduct of the novels and conso-
nants that make up the English language the
scene 6 is sad and dreary," and 'I would not
live Away" The English language should be
abolished. No doubt intemperance will pass
away, the sources of the Nile will be approached
by railways and will be decorated with a depot
and a restaurant, but the man who
will look upon that happy age will sit down
and mourn as he tries to spell out letter to
his grandmother, and the lunatic asylums will
be full of those who went crazy over the effort
to stand up last in spelling schools
With irrepressible grief am, yours, etc.,
DAVID SWING