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DUCK GLOVES
- Just opened
Mems Gloves end Gauntiets SID Boys Buck
Gloves; also Oil Tanned Gloves sId Gauntlets,
selling very low by
nov % VII n BERKELEY.
pED BLANKETS AND CASSlMERES.
VIM. n. BERRLEY
Has on hand few orc Of those very cheap
Blankets, also fancy CaasiEneres all at greatly
reduced prices. deco
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AUCTlDN SALES.

vETILL BIZ SOLD, by public auction 81 the
w warehouse near the foot Of Queen stree:
and onpo,ite Whesrs mill. On TAURSDA
MORNING December r. at halt past len
O clock. the following property:
2 large Platform Scales,
large Iron S.te.
Iron Beam ploW
6 Once and Counting room Desks,
! Corn Shelie. lot cf BiockE, Oh Cars, Cnslfs
OH Stands, Old Iron, and numerous oiner or
tees. W. :.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF a VALUABLE
i FARM AT NOKBSVILLE STATION
IN PRINCE WILLIAM CUUNTI.-BJ
virture of deed of trust executed oy Jon!
Mellon and wife on the Goth day OF May, leI I
and duly recorded in the cl.rE's e1hce OF ~
Prince William County Court II lber NO. 20
folio SAG, will Offer for sale, by pubic auction
befor. ,h q from. door of the Court House o. tslt
county, on the 9Th DAY OF JANU ~, 1879
(,hst being court day. all Of that VALu A6Lr
TRACT OE LAND, lying near NokesVlll
Station, ia ssid county. containing Z45 acres
This land lies Immediately upon the RAILROAD
running up to the station, and is one OF me bes
Improved farms in tho county.
Terms Of sale: Cash enoagh 10 pay the cost
and expenses OF executing thla trust and TO d!s
charge the smount secured by said deed ct trus
rem Ching unpaid, it being about S95O and IN
remainder in three equal snnusl lIstslmen Is
with interest from day Of sale, and this pur
chaser 10 secure the deferred payments BY dec
of trust upon the farm, Selling IS trustee.
shall convey only such title as is invested, WHICH
however is unqus:tlons Die. nr
ELISHA z. MEREDITH.
dec6t Trustee.
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T BRODERS b CO.,
Wholesale Dealers and Johbers in
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, FLOUR,
SALT AND FISH.
A full line Of celebrated pure, old Whiekeys.
Brandies, Gin, Rum, &C.. Massey s. Coz Phils-
d.lphia and Ciagetts Baltimore A)es, and Berg.
uer g. Engers Lager Beer. in casks Or bottles,
Agents ior james s. WEIGH Best Family
Flour, James 8. Kirk 8 Co.'S. Standard Soaps,
Dupont g. Co.'S. Sporting and Blasting Gun.
powder, and Baltimore and Potomac River
Steamers.
Orders promptly attended to, and consign-
ments solicited. No. ii King street,
oct 26-tf Alexandria, Va.
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| TALLAND WINTER OPENING
AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF hA Hlr:
GENTS, MISSES, BOYS and lNtAhl'
MEHINO UNDERW EAH
Kid Gloves, Handkerchief and C3T=e!;'
a complete $3.50 :,ttmont of iicaia'y.
TIL --latest styles Of Dress 81 iris, ."'!"'''
and II eek wear.
Crepe lisle, Tarletsn, Illusion r. 'G '''1'
Rutling,
voo. u
Zepyhr Worstsd, Germantown \.
Wool s1d Knitting Yar2s,
~
New Gods added TO stock a2 !hey app
the market.
SEPT G. NJ. ADAMS, 81 King =
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RAETRSADH.
+. Il. ;!i1L Co., ADyE8T!sIyC ACkH-2
AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Tie great double-track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
TO IhhE EFFECT
Sunday, Nov. 18th, 1878, at 500 a. n.

NORTH, NORTHWEST, VEST, AND SOUTH.
WEST.
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VI 4. JOHNSON JOHN 7. HAMMOND.
W a. JOHNSON 6 CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHTS.,
AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS
OF LIQUORS. ALSO
AGENTS FOR ARLINGTON BOTTLED
ALE AND PORTER AND LAF.
LANDS AND RAND'S
POWDER.
Colsignments OF Grain, Flour and ali kinds
Of Country Produce solicited.
Liberal advances made on consigrmenss IN
store.
Northeas! corner Of Cameron ind Royal sts.,
Alexandria, Va aug
4 LIEN G. HARMON,
GROCERS, FEED And COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
CGEGER Prince AND ROYAL SIS,
feb l ALEXA VA.
Alexandria, Sept 70, 1877.
4 WOULD INFORM MY FRlEND DIS AND
the public generally that l have this day made
a business connection with the we'll known trm
Of HARLOW BROS Grocors Liquor, Feed
snd General Commission Merchants, n. W.
corner Cameron and Royal streets, and would
SEQ ST +. g. sWAINE.
II - SWA{ME
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General Manager.
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= ESUMPTION OF ROUTE.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
ONE ELECTION ENOUGH.


The November election business
does not make any headway at all.
The fact is the movement is a farce,
The people of this State have voted
once and voted lawfully. No one
having authority has decided other
wise. If Clerk Adams wants to as
sume the responsibility to refuse en-
rollment to the Iowa members, let
him try it on. The democratic party
will be held responsible. But the
democratic papers of this state are not
by any means unanimous for q Sec
Ond election. The Davenport Demo-
cyat says: "The people having made
their decision upon candidates in Oc-
tOber, it would be best to have it rest
there, and leave the final decision to
Congress" To this we might add
that that is just what will be done,
whether second election is held or
not. Therefore q second election is
useless. The Dubuque Herald, anoth-
er democratic paper, states the case
very clearly when it says:
"The letter of Hon. John Gibbons.
Of KeOkuk, upon the November elec-
tion muddle, will commend itself to
all right-minded people for its good
sense. Every dictate of prudence
and policy seems to us to be against a
second election. If the question is
raised in Congress, it can decide upon
the purely legal points, unembarrass-
ed by the claims of those who might
be chosen at second election, and
the will of the people fairly expressed
at the October election would be thus
respected. The most that Congress
could do would be to order new
election" ih
If, upon purely legal points, Con-
gress decides that the Iowa delega-
ti0n was not lawfully elected, it can
order new election. This is in ac-
cordance with the suggestion of Judge
Springer in recent Communication,
to the effect that if there was no elec-
ton then there is a vacancy. The
Governor can call a special election,
to be held on the same day as the reg
ular October election next year.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

to steal nine simon.pure Democratic
representatives to Congress, If at all
possible. They want no more Green.
hackers in their party bed. So. the
Weaver and Gillette crowd are likely
to be left severely out in the cold next
Tuesday week.
There is just one way now to meet
all this partizan trickery. The choice
made on Oct. 8, in each Congression-
al District in Iowa, ought to stand un-
changed, because that choice was
fairly made by the people after full
discussion and ample Moderation.
The validity Of that choice has been
questioned only because of party dis
honesty and meanness. Had II been
At all probable that the Clerk of the
Democratic House, and the House IT,
self, would have decided the cues.
tion of thst validity honestly and on
its real merits NO Republican, cer-
tainly, would even now give the
slightest attention 10 this demand for
another election. But In view of the
certainty of . dishonest decision. az
foreshadowed in the Colorado case
the gauntlet thrown down Nv these
Iowa Democratic leaders will be ac-
cepted. But it can be accepted by
honest men only as means to q pro
torma ratification of q choice already
really made. Hence, the man or men
who anywhere in Iowa offers himself
or themselves as candidate or can
didates in opposition to the nominees
duly elected on Oct 8th, should be ex-
ecrated by all lovers of honesty and
fair dealing as evermore unworthy
Of consideration wherever good citi-
zenship is held in esteem or has any
value.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
Sound Money.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 25 The Rcpub-
lican State Central Committee will
issue tomorrow an address to the
friends of honest money in Wiscon-
sin, not to Republicans alone, but TO
every citizen who is in favor Of a safe
and stable monetary system. They
say this question of currency is not
properly Republican or DE nocratic
question. 1t ought not to be party
question. In the nineteenth century
and the land of free schools, it is hu-
initiating to find that it is necessary
seriously to argue that promises to
pay are not money. The question of
honest money having been made the
chief question of the canvass by the
action of those who now shape the
policy of the Democratic party in this
State, it remains for those Democrats 8
who still cling to the ancient faith of
their party to determine whether
they will keep that faith and act with
the Republicans, or abjure it, and
vote to encourage and strengthen the
delusious and fallacies of Green ba ok
ism. They also say advices from diff
ferent sections of the State are most
encouraging and conclude with an
appeal TO the friends of honest mon
ey not 10 be content with a mere
victory but add to il moral power and
impressiveness. A sweeping majori-
ty will show that Wisconsin stands
SO firmly planted on the solid rock of
a sound financial policy that though
all the winds of the false doctrine
may be let loose upon her they can
not shake her immntable fidelity.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

A special dispatch to the Boston
Journal gives the particulars of the
beating Of the Rev. A. M. Pinckney,
a colored man and Assistant Posmas-
ter at Kingstree, s. c., at the hands
Of a democratic politician by the name
Of Kelley, a lawyer and Secretary of
the County Democratic Committee.
Pinckney's offense consisted in having
written to a friend in Washington a
letter, which was published, of the
events which followed the mobbing
and expulsion of Senator Swails. In
his letter Mr.. Pinckney says: "Mr.
Kelley told me to-day that Gov.
Hampton sanctioned what they were
doing, and the killing ofSwails would
take place If he remained here after
ten days." When this reached South
Carolina, Kelly called at the Post-O OF.
fee and demanded q retraction OF
Pinckney. This Pinckney refused, as
the statement was true in every es.
sential particular, whereupon Kelly
drew club and beat Pinckney ovel
the head and shoulders, cutting his
scalp seriously and disabling one arm
Kelly, however, however, publishes
a card in the Charleston Ne,cs a1c
Courier which virtually admits thu
truth of Pinckney's statement
Pinckney is described as a man O
slight build and in poor health. Kell,
has not been arrested, and will not be
as the offense is of the nature ant
kind that the South Carolina authori
ties, from the Governor down, seel
rather to incite than to discourage. :
Chicago Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

jim ANDERSON don't get any bite
from the republican side Of the House
now that he wants to unburden him
self. He Is ready to say now that his
testimony before the Potter commit
tee last winter is all a lie; also, who
paid him for lying. His lies, howev-
er, have become valueless in the mar
ket. Judge Shellabarger, who was
counsel for Secretary Sherman before
the Potter committee, says:
"Neither he nor the Secretary cared
one whit what Anderson proposed to
do, nor did they care whether he
made q retraction. He might do 90
II he chose, but it would destroy the
effect of any retractiOn he might
make II they encouraged 1t or offered
Inducements in that direction.
ssThose who have called upon me
in his interest have merely represent.
ed that he was sorry chad lied about
Secretary Sherman, and that he wal
now anxious to do the right thing.
They never intimated that he ex'
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
rnE ELEcT,oM QUESTION:.
Ths Facts Plainly stated.
Letter from Hon. II. Fries

ED. OF THE DAvENPORT GAZETTE
| Certain democratic newspapers, one
IOf which Is In Davenport, charges me
with being in favor Of an election In
November for Members of Congress
in this district because the October
election was illegal" Allow me 10
say that no statement could be fur
ther from the truth than that.
have, from the first, held that Oc-
tober was the time for the election of
Members of Congress In Iowa, and
have always, when speaking on the
subject, so expressed myself, and new
er In any manner uttered one word |
that could ever by implication be con-
strued differently-and why any one
should represent me differently is a |
mystery to me.
The October election was participat-
ed in by all the different political par
ties, each one striving for succls ss, and |
the result of that election is q full and |
fair expression of the will of the peo-
pie, and ought to be peaceably acqui-
esced In. No republican In this
district wishes to disturb IL.
or to put the people to trouble
and expense Of an election In NOyem-
Der. But it is equally true that re-
publicans do not propose to be cheat
ed out OF the results of that election:
do not propose to sleep while the enc
my ID sowing tares-do not propose to
iallow some dissatisfied and contep-
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

been," and cheers.] No man was i'm
prisoned, no man was fined, no es-
tates We're confiscated. No man was
even deprived of the right to vote,
and every one of them, since the war,
have been standing and moving mon
uments of the mercy and magnanim-
ity of the American people. Tire
mendous oheers.) The republican par
ty says that Is enough-that all these
men should have their rights and
their privileges to which they are en-
titled. But there should be concilia-
tion and reconciliation; and there
sSes pnn% be no R0sy the wSo
Gently tried to destroy this govern
ment, while they oppress and tram
pie upon and deprive of their rights
the men who stood up for 1t in its
darkest hours. loud cheers.)
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
Another ExE osuro = Secretary
Sherman Exonerated,

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25,-The Herald
Of tomorrow will contain an inter-
view with Jas. E. Anderson, now in
this city. Anderson clears up the
mystery surrounding the Sherman
letter and eXonerates Secretary Sher-
man from all completely in tho mat
ter. He says the authorship of the
Sherman letter lies between Senator
Kellogg and Conquest Clark, who
was his private Secretary at the time.
He says that Mrs. jerks never saw it,
The original letter is now in the pos
session of gentleman of Philadel-
phia and can be produced at any
time. He says Kellogg could exon
crate Sherman at any time and will
do so as soon as Louisiana appoint
ments made in his interest are con-
firmed. The interview makes two
and one-half columns of the Herald
and embodies racy history of Louis.
lana politics, including some inter-
esting facts not heretofore made pub
lie. Anderson says he WAS made the
dupe Of Sypher, his cousin, and COM
PEELED to go before the Potter COM
mittee; that Sypher got fee of $3,-
500 by pretending that he was Ander-
sons 60 between.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
Improving Wheat.

A scientist, a. the result of q care
full experiment found that Of sample
Of wheat operated on, that the husk
formed ll.63 per cent. Of the weight
Of the wheat. He discovered that
the epidermis, seed skin, gluten cells,
layer and germs formed 1S per cent.
of the wheat. and the -four cells 81
per cent. Therefore, 81 per cent, or
49.2 pounds of flour to the bushel OF
GO pounds, is the greatest possible
yield Of flour. What bothers the
millers is how to get 1t out. Thus
speaketh an exchange. But much
OF the millers difficulty can be re.
moved by attention to the time of
cutting, and other matters connected
with culture but varieties vary con.
stitutionally, and those who are try
ing to improve the grain should look
to these particulars % we'll % to large
grain and heavy yields.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
Cheyennes Captured.-An Excit.
Ing Encounter.

CHEYENNE, Oct. 25.-A dispatch
from Camp Robinson, Neb., says
Tuesday afternoon Companies b and
D, Third Calvary, under command of
Captain T. b. johnson aud Lieuten-
ant Thompson, while scouting in the
Sand Hills about 70 miles southeast
of this post, came upon about $50
Cheyennes under Chief Dull Knife.
The hostiles at first showed fight, but
seeing themselves Outnumbered gave
up, and were brought in to Major
Carter's camp, on Chaldron creek,
where they were disarmed and their
stock taken away. The latter, num-
bering about lao horses and mules,
were sent here. A courier from
Chaldron creek, this afternoon, re-
ports that when the hostiles were
informed their destination was Camp
Robinson, they refused to go, and
scattering over the prairie commenc-
ed digging rifle pits with their hunt
ing knives. They appeared to have
rifles sccreted which they secured,
having only few old guns and re-
volvers. Artillery has been sent
from here TO shell them from their
positions should they continue their
resistance. Considerable excitement
prevails here over the anticipated
trouble.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

pected any reward, but said that he
was remorseful, and wanted to unbur-
den himself; but l told them all that
l would have no dealings with An
derson personally or indirectly; that
1 would not allow him to come to my
Office, nor to speak to me. / under
stand that he has attempted to ap-
proach Secretary Sherman in the same
way, but the Secretary will have
nothing to do with him."
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
The N. r. Bank Robbery.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-Depositors
thronged about Manhattan Savings
Institution and were informed that
their money was all right and would
be paid if needed at the end of sixty
days.
A circular has been issued setting 2
forth the number and other particu-
lars of the stolen bonds. No arrests
yet made. Private owners of somo
of the stolen property offer rewards
for it's restoration.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

KEARNEY resumed his incendiary
talk In q Butler speech at Fall River,
Mass, last Saturday. Here are some
of his sentiments: ssS
~ came here to advocate revolu-
tion."
1.-THE American eagle is a dunghill
rooster. 1t Is not the bird of liberty" !"
Moscow was once as strong as this
city. Her spires pointed heaven
ward, but the spoiler came and it was
ashes. A similar fate awaits other
places" Y
81 will follow any man who oppos-
es me into the northwest corner OF
hell"
labor must be crowned king, even
il we have to wade knee deep in
blood"
1.-THE men that deprive Gods crea-
lures of . living you have right to
grab by the throat and choke them" +"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
MISREPRESENTATION OF the Old
Horrors.

special D'epatch 10 the chicago Tribune.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. ga colored
man who reached the city from Ten
sas this morning describes the situa-
ton there absolutely fearful, SO far
as the colored people are concerned.
He says that on the l4th inst. the col
ored people of the parish met in con-
vention and nominated an exclusive
ly white ticket, composing the veal
thiest planters In the parish, and that
since then armed and mounted white
men have been riding through the
parish killing promiscuonsly. He
stated to your correspondent that he
saw three colored men thus slaugh-
tered in cold blood. Upon hearing
the story, your correspondent
AT ONCE VISITED GovERoR NICHOLS,
and informing him of the situation,
stating that the witness would, If re-
quired, present himself and make q
statement. Your correspondent sta.
ted that he desired in tho interest of
peace, to inform the chief executive
of the state of what was occurring
and at the same time place the wit
ness at his disposal should he desire
to have him. The Governor replied
that he had full information concern.
ing the situation there, but stated
that he would see the witness if he
called at his house.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
n,,4Iar Ro+tlad Aoa,r.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 24.--In-
formation from Massachusetts,, both
from republican and Butler head
quarters, give promise of a solid re-
publican victory. Buffers friends
are beginning to talk less hopefully,
and their best claim is that he has a
chance of election. They find that
the greenback strength has rapidly
decreased since the October election.
Republicans have just completed the
most thorough estimates of vote ev-
er II ade in the State previous to an
election, and they feel confident of a
plurality for Talbot and clear ma
jority over all.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
A private letter, written by q gen.
tleman who first went to South Caro-

A private letter, written by gen.
tleman who first went to South Caro-
lima as surgeon to Union regiment,
and married and settled there, says:
1--WE are not allowed to hold any
meetings. Even our conventions are
broken up by the Red-Shirt democra-
cy. Republicans can no more exer-
else their political and party rights in
South Carolina than they could in
Russia or China. Freedom In the
South Is shame and q reproach to
the American nation. You may APP
peal to the courts? Bosh! You might
as well appeal to the devil to protect
you in your religious rights. They
openly declare that no republican
meetings shall be held, and, whenver
any has been attempted, it has been
broken up. Gov. Hampton
recently addressed q large meeting Of
at Hampton Court House.
The men were dressed In red shirts
md the women in red jackets"
That color means in South Carolina
,olitics that political ends are to be
accomplished through violence and
,loodshed II necessary.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

The Postville Revieac, an indepen-
dent greenback paper, sees this pic
ture through its horoscope: $50 far as
the greenback party of Iowa is con-
cerned we believe it has received its
death wound. Its fusion with the
democrats and its failure to succeed
has demoralized both these parties,
and evidenced that all the principle at
stake was success and spoils, no mat
ter how or with whom attained.".
The Revie,0 is quite right. If there
was ever a counterpart ofa party pre-
tending to reform, travelling more
shamelessly in the ways of anti-re-
form, than the National party ofIowa
has in the recent campaign, we cannot
now recall the instance.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

A new departure for the Friends.
At their recent annual meeting in In.
diana the services were opened with
prayer and singing hymn, and clos
ed with prayer, singing the long-me-
ter doxology, and the apostolic bene-
diction, very similar to that of other
churches.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

THE history Of Christianity in the
Island of Samoa is scarcely less won
derful than In the Sandwich Islands.
Thirty-six yearsago the Samoans were
"a, 900 barbarians. The group now
contains about $4,000 people, nearly
all of whom are protesting Christians.
There are sixty students in the theo-
logical seminary, and twenty mission
aries are sent out by the natives eve
cry year to preach the gospel to the
neighboring islands.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30

THE largest Sunday school in the
world is probably at Stockport, Ches-
ter county, England, q town with a
population of only 53,0l4. The school
building cost $l0O, 600 and has between
so and 80 teaching rooms. Since the
institution was opened 5,0s5 teachers
have been employed and 9o.sO4 schol-
ars registered,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-10-30
Corn cropa,

CINCINNATI, Oct. 28.-The Enquir-
er publishes statistics and approxi-
mate estimates of the corn crop of187S
as follows: Ins51 counties in Ohio
the number Of acres planted are l.
$4,000. Yield in bushels 63, ,S65, 900.
Being an increase over last year of
abont one million and half bushels.
1t estimates that in 48 counties in
Indiana the number of acres planted
are 2,O2S,O0O. Yield in bushels 49,
600, being about 2,O0O, 900 OF de-
crease.
Ten counties in Kentucky, number
of acres 10000; yield in bushels g.
00a, 600, being 100000 of decrease.
Provost, the suspected murderer Of
the Vacclet family hung himself yes
terday in his cell in jail at Vincennes,
Ind.