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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
The ways and means committee O

THE ways and means committee OF
the House at Des Moines, have COM
pleted their appropriation bills ard
returned them to the House. They
cut down the appropriations as est.
mated by the State Auditor, $lSO,OOO
and they have reduced the amount OF
the general appropriations for the
various State institutions, $685., 52l be-
low what was appropriated by the
last legislature for the same purposes.
The State Register itemizes some of
the committees appropriations as fol-
lows:
This committees appropriations
cut the Register of the State Land
Office down to 5000 = year, all told.
and the Adjutant General to 81 500.
The State University is given $4,000
a year, and $4,000 for repairs. in
stead of the $4,000 asked for. The
The Agricultural College gets 81, 400
to construct q sewer, and $500 for
building q horticultural laboratory.
and nothing moro. The Indepen.
dence Insane Asylum, which asked
for $4,000, is cut down to $500;
the other asylum al Mt. Pleasant gets
Sill, 75O,-and the general support of
both these institutions is cut down
from $40 per capita q month, to SIS,
which alone makes . saving of $780,
GOO. Ofthe penitentiarics, Fort Mad
isOn gets some $4,000 all told-$lO..
600 of which 10 for building Q work
shop, chapel and dining-room. The
Anamoea penitentiary gets 10000
for building up the other wing. A
subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
Carson, Yoran, Wilson, Of Polk, and
Bleidung, have been sent to Council
Bluffs to investigate as to the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum. and started last
night. The Fish Commissioner is
given &c, 600 for the general fund, and
the Commissioners salary cut down
to 81 200. The Reform School at Ell.
dora gets only $500 all told, and the
general support cut down from $40
per capita to IS. The Blind Asylum
gets $1,000 all told. The Orphans
Home at Davenport gets $ll, 800 to
build four brick cotages-$l, 800 to
build workshop.
The committee, it would seem,
have realized in some sense, at least,
the demands of the people and have
cut and carved with siderable Wig.
or in reducing expenditures.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

Russia is now in the beginning Of
the realization of the hopes and aspl-
rations of all her sovereigns for over
a century past, viz: clear sea at the
south, and making all governments
to the south of her on the shores o,
the Mediterranean her dependen cies
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

List season drouth caused Califor.
MIA loss of millions of dollars, and
now flood of too much water hal
cost that State another million. Or
the whole we don't think Californis
such wonderfully good agricultur
al State as il might be.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

TIE EUROPEAN Turkey left is hard.
ly large enough to make q burial
place for the followers of Mahomet
Bulgaria becomes quito power, ter.
ritorislly at least, and as the ally and
dependent of Russia, is all that the
latter needs in intrenching herself
along the Mediterranean Sea.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
A wife Poisoning N0InIater,

NEW YORK, March 8.-Rev. Geo. B.
Vosbug. pastor of the Madison Aven-
ne Baptist church, of Jersey City
Heights, was to-day arrested ON the
charge of attempting to poison his
wife. Vosburgh waived q prelimin-
AIRY examination and gave bail in
1000 to await the action Of the grand
iury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
AlRh.foned Thlavae

PoTTsTowN, Pa, March STAINED
flannery, defaulting clerk Of the Pots.
town Iron company, and Richard L
Preifsneider, late editor of the Potts.
town Advertiser, both plead guilty to-
day to the charge Of stealing $1,000
from the Iron company. They will be
sentenced tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
A Muse with san pomIoeo,

NEW YORK, March IA Norfolk
despatch states that the u. 8. steamer
Plymouth, now under repairs, has or.
ders to put to sea as soon as out OF
the machinists' hands, deferring all
others repairs until her return. The
Plymouth goes direct to San Domin.
60, disturbances there having caused
the American Consul to be imprison.
ed and the interests of American citi
zens to be imperilled.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery will cure cough in one-half
the time necessary to cure it with any
other medicine and it does 1t, not by
drying it up, but by removing the
cause, subduing the irritation, and
healing the Affected parts. Sold by
druggists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

THE House Postoflice COMMITTEES
has agreed to recommend the adop-
ton of the double stamp return pos
tai card. The purpose of this is to
permit an answer to be returned on a
postal card. ...-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
New Hampshire Election

BosToN, March 12.-Advices from
New Hampshire indicate that q very
full vote IL being cast. AT noon, 6,
Concord, the vote was not materially
different from that at the same hour
last year, Prescott republican, having
2 majority in al the wards heard
from.
At Nashua, the indications are that
Cook, democrat, will be elected may.
or by small majority, while it ID
reported that McKeen, democrat, for
governor, is running ahead of his
ticket.
Exeter has elected q republican
representative to the the legislature
by . large majority.
At Keene the republicans have
elected the representatives, repub.
lican gain.
At Littleton the democratic local
ticket il elected by about 50 majority.
Bethlehem gives democratic ma
jority.
At Manchester the republicans
claim the election Of the city ticket
by reduced majority.
A small republican majority at
Dover 10 indicated by tho noon re-
turns.
Up to O'Clock no decisive returns
affecting the State ticket have been
received.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
A Sweeping Change.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Presi-
dent said he has determined not to
make the appointment of collector
for N. O. from any of the warning
factions there.
G. A. Lee, formerly merchant in
the interior of the State and now in
n. o. is mentioned for the Office.
The new appointment will be fol-
lowed by a sweeping change in other
offices. The object in this course is
to secure public good and to silen ce
animadversions upon the present con.
dition of matters at N. Orleans Gus
tom House.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

9Th and 7th judicial districts, and for
the election or appointment of an ad-
ditional judges In each circuit; to
authorize counties, cities and towns
to refund outstanding bonded debt at
. lower rate Of interest and provide
for payment of same.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

FRoM everywhere north and west
Of US We hear of dry and dusty roads
prevailing for ten days past, and far
msrs have been blowing and putting
in their wheat for long time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

The Evansville Courier (Dcm.) says
of an aspirant to the Presidency: at
is of no consequence where Tilden
stands. Let him pay his income tax
and take to sack. He's too thin"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
sitting SURE Band starving,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March ia
Bismarck special to the Pioneer Press
says: On February 2Sth one Of the
Sioux chiefs from Sitting Bulls camp
told . scout ON this side that the band
was nearly starving and would glad
ponies.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

CONGRESSMAN OLIVER wants the U
S. Court for Iowa to sit in five differ
emit place., viz: Dubuque, Burlington
Des Moines, Council Bluffs and Sioux
City. A very poor plan.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
HON. q. RI. aanc.... ~.

Hon. 9. u. Mccrary Dead.
Iowa Cry, March Il.-Hon. s. H.
McCrary, . prominent citizen and one
.! Ine earliest settlers of Iowa, Pres
iaent OF the Pioneer Association of
TINS county, died at his home near
this city this morning.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

The question that now disturbs the
European powers is, what shall be
the subjects Of discussion at the con-
templated Congress. England, it
would appear, is not willing to enter
into such Congress at all, unless
definite grounds can first be agreed
upon as to what shall be discussed.
Russia is crowding Turkey to sgree
that their treaty shall not be a matter
Of discussion before the powers ex-
cept as to few proposals. 1t looks
- though Russia is preparing again
TO snub England. Russia will agree
to enough to satisfy Germany and
Austria, but ignore England's de-
mand in so far as they are not COM
prised in the demands Of the other
two powers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
NOMINATIONS,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Pres
ident has nominated Robt. M. Rey-
nolds, of Ala, as lst Auditor of the
Treasury and Naval Constructor Jno.
w. Eastby, chief of the Bureau Con-
struction and Repairs and Chief
Constructor with the relative rank of
Commodore.
Pay director Geo. F. Cutter to be
chief Of Bureau of provisions and
clothing and paymaster general with
relative rank of Commodore.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March IL. Prof.
John Brainerd, formerly of Cleve-
land, died last night, aged rs. He
came here during the late war to take
q position in the patent Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
Very Maenaninous.

As matter Of principle we don't
endorse the silver bill, but as q mat
ter of interest we can rise above our
prejudices to say that ninety-two cent
silver dollars will not be refused in
payment of subscriptions at this Of
fee,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Sen
ate Committee on military affairs, ct
request Of members who wish to
make further inquiry, laid over the
nomination Of ThOs. c. H. Smith now
appointment clerk In Treasury De-
partment to be paymsster in the army
The Senate Finance Committee ON
Tuesday next will consider the House
bill for the repeal of the specie re-
sumption act.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Com,
mittee Of Ways and Means to-day
agreed to report favorable upon rep.
resentative Buchardis bill, to promote
the refunding of the National deb
and loan of savings to U. 8. for thai
purpose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
WEEKLY COU RIER
WEpS EspAr MORNING, MAR. 13, 1878

What can tho goldites say now =
Gold lie only u premium and stocks
on the rise
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

SOUTHERN CLAIMS, it appears, got
such q wound on Friday, in the House,
that they are likely to take to their
bed for the remainder Of the session.
Three hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars is something of a
lump for one pull from the Treasury,
and this, Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas, ex-
Postmaster General of the late South
ern Confederacy, was entrusted to
engineer through. The claim was
made on behalf Of some mail contract
ors for pay said to be due them for
back services at the opening of the
rebellion. Reagan stated that the con.
tractors had never received anything
on these accounts, making his asser-
ton in the most positive manner and
also asserted with the same positive.
ness, that he as Postmaster General Of
the rebellion, had ordered officials to
pay over to the United States, what
money they had on hands at the COM
mencement of the rebellion.
Willetts, republican, of Michigan,
had been fishing down in the rebel
archives and found papers which
proved conclusively that Reagan was
wrong and had stated what was not
true. That he had as Postmaster
General, ordered the post Office off,
cials to not pay to the U. s. money
in their hands, and that the Confed.
crate Government had paid the claims
sought now to be paid again by our
government.
The papers were go tight that Rea-
gan had to Tess up and appeal to the
mercy of the House to excuse him
on account of lack of memory. We
would that the southern democracy
could 30 easily forget their rsbel de.
sires and ideas as Mr.. Reagan claims
to have forgot keeping the money
that belonged to the U. S. when he
commenced his treason and the pay.
ment Of over half million of these
claims he now seeks repayment Of
Such infamous conduct as this would
curse fine republican party to itt
death, but with party that excuses
and winks at treason it is nothing.
Let this whole rebel claim business
be squelched in toto. We have paid
enough and suffered enough ON &C.
count of the diabolism Of the demo.
cratic party, and we want NO more Of
it. The Methodist Church South has
a claim for the use of their buildings
at Nashville, of $500, 1000. 1t ought to
be kicked straight out of Congress-
Treason most dark and damnab bic
imbued this church during all the re-
bellion. We venture to say that there
is not a Union soldier alive to-day,
but remembers most wildly the bit
ter, venemous treason of that church
everywhere and under all circum-
stances. Instead of paving that
church anything, simple justice would
take from them what they have, were
such an act practicable. The rebellion
closed thirteen years ago; we have
forgiven everybody and Congress is
full of ex-rebels, so charitable have
we been. For these reasons it does
seem as though it was time to quit
considering, even, the payment of new
rebel claims. Stop 1t all-the people
demand it, and they will have it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
The AndArann Tee

NEW ORLEANS, March l2.-The ex-
ceptions in the Anderson case are be-
ing argued before the Supreme
Court, to-day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

Tho following Cure istrobab;y the n,ose
remarkable over of.c&ed by any vncdi-
cal preparation for 10 treatment o.
Catarrh:

Tho following Cure 10 ,robab,y the most
remarkable over offc&ed by any ncci.
cal preparation for 10 treatment Of
Catarrh: -
Ge,t!emen,. here by certIfyh hat have had CO.
been terrible sufferer. was sendereS psrtisiIS
ton. issa sSss s. scuss
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mater matte ,s scepmu,sted e .apdy Sssd I'D
point isans as sSss Sas e
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irrits!cd and ny unss ss SZo 49,
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mat had sSs nss s 81
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ssSs:Sf FIX sS ssss,s 4.
nose: IL head ~
and every symptom OF disease that had reduced ne
TO shc verge q the grave disappearcd By the uss
Il have been thus explicit because, as druggist,
1hAvo seen great deal OF suffering from CatHffh,
and hope to convince many that this % great
I am familiar with the treatment OF Catarrh n
cd the most eminent about my case. I have used
every kind OF remedy and apparatus that hare %.
while following their use, taken great care OF u
EencrSl health, but obtained no reliefo encourage
BOSTON. Fcb. Is 1878. GEO. r. pINsMoEE.
SUFFOLK, %. Feb. q, 1875.
Then personally appeared the said George r
Dinamore. and made oath that the foregoing state
ment by him subscribed Is true. Before mo,
SETH j. THOMAS, Justice Of tho Peace
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

PORTSMOUTH, N. II. March II, l 80
p. M.-The bulk Of the votes were
polled and the preponderance il il
favor of the republicans. The green.
hackers are rejoiced ut the unexpect.
ed vote for their favorites.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
SICK HEADACHE,

Brought on by disordered state of the
stomach, it is the most cffectual remedy
ever produced. 1t is taken internally in
small doses, as well as applied externally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

PARIS, March l2.-Rspu1ique Fran
case states that Lord Derby told
Count 6chouvalof, Russian Ambas-
SAILOR at London, that England would
not attend the Congress unless the
entire treaty at San Stefano was SUBJ
mitted, and that Schorvoloff after
consulting Gortschakoff replied tina,
Russia would consent, Congress itseli
deciding upon the points.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
HOUSE.

After an explanation by Southland
disclaiming the authorship of joint
resolution in regard to a plural ex-
ecutive head, tho House went into
committee of the whole on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation
bill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

Each package contains Or. sanfordh Improved
csses For sec Sy III w VIZ ~ y.
Retail Druggists throughout the United States
WEEKS POTTER, General Agents aud Whole
nalo DfurQistg. Boston. Maas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

VIENNA, March 1.-THE sub-com-
mittees Of the Hungarian delegation
to-day unanimously adopted a mo-
ton to grant credit Of 6O,0O0, 900
forms asked for by Count Andrassy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
FOREIGN,

LONDON, March 12.--Vcrner Bros,
stock brokers have failed. Liabili-
ties heavy and assets small. They
were bears Of large amount of con-
soils and British railway securities.
The 1imes says they entered on q
large gamble In the hope that the
country would rush into war and the
past fortnight's rise proved too much
for them. Should the rise continue
more collapses are probable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
1awson's Curative.
FOR
Nervous Headache

1t is the best. the sllrest, the sim.
plest, the quickest. and most
permanent in its results of any of
the many remedies which have been dis
covered.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-28
Some Mexican Deitles

Master M. had much to learn about
dcities. AT the head Of these stood one,
infinite, supreme ruler, 'sthe unknown
Cod and next beneath him came Tez-
catlipoca, the "son of the world,' sup
posed to be the creator of the earth.
Huitzilopotchli was the god of war, sort
of Mars: but with very much more name
Then there was the god of air,
Quetzatcoatl, who controlled vegetation,
metals, and the politics OF the country.
Here is something Master NJ was taught
to believe Of him:
When this god, whom we will call @,
was on earth vegetation was so wond or
fully prolific that single ear of corn was
all a man could carry. Everything the
people needed grew spontaneously. Cot
ton grew more beautifully tinted than
the dyers of the present time could color
it. Richest perfumes loaded temperate
breezes. and everywhere the gaudiest-
colored birds filled the air with most en-
trancing harmonies
@ had some little difficulty, however,
with the rest of the goods, and was
obliged to leave his little paradise.
When he embarked in his wizard snake
skin canoe on the shore of the gulf, he
told his friends that his descendants
would one day return and bless the land
as he had done, and that they would be
like him-tall, fine looking, with dark hair,
white SKINS, and flowing boards, Alas
this belief was IN no small degree the
cause Of their ruin; for the invading
Spaniards quite nearly answered this &C.
scription fQ's descendants.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-28
The Death-Watch in the Wall.

New York Mercury.
A few years ago shrewed, but some
what inexperienced young man, whom we
will call Oscar Tolles, was taken into the
employ of a firm of private detectives
whose principal office was located on
Broadway.
Pecuniarily Oscar Tolles was independ-
ent of any sort of work or profession what
ever; therefore, the reader will at once
surmlse that he had some object of ex-
traordinary character IN making the
search Of unknown and concealed desper-
radoes and outlaws business.
And the reader will be quite correct to
surmise thus
Detectives whom he had liberal
paid to trace an individual who, he be-
lieved, had caused the death of his father
or hls mysterious disa ppearance, had
failed, and, therefore, he determined to
assume the role of detective himself.
The circumstances of his fathers disap-
pearance were peculiar
Oscars father had been the proprietor
of large ana well-stocked sheep-farm in
the far West, doing remarkably we'll,
when he conceived the idea of driving a
flock of his choicest blooded animals
across the plains to the nearest city, part
ly urged by his instructive love of adven-
ture, and partly because he fancied his
stock would be IN better salable con.
diticn by grazing by the way than they
would if pinned in the ill-heated and un-
comfortable cans then in vogue on the
railway. Before he started on his slow
journey he had sold the rest of his stock.
some ten thousand head or more--to a
drover unknown before in that part of
the country, and who paid the old gen
tleman the highest market price Oscar
was absent at the time, conseq aently his
father departed with the proceeds Of the
sale concealed on his person, and was
never seen again From the first Oscar
suspected this strange drover, who had
come and gone in his absence. He traced
his father to the nearest shipping place
and here lost the clue, although he as.
certained that fine assortment of blood
ed sheep had been sent by rail to New
York by a peculiarly distinguished-look-
ing drover whose description was identi-
cal with that of the unknown man who
had made such an extravaganza purchase
Of his missing parent. The high-mettled
mustang rode by the elder Tolles, and
the valuable shepherd dog which accom-
panied him, had also been sold to the
owner of prominent livery stable by
the same mysterious parsonage. After
several months spent in fruitless search
the young man went on to New York