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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
DOGS INTHE GREAT STORM
Although Starving, They Garry Meat
Gicen Them to Their Starving Mas
From the Omaha Herald.

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The recent storm upon the plains
was perhaps the most severe ever
known. On the morning of the
storm two frcighters, Mr.. Jas. Nc
Dermott and his companion, started
from Camp Robinson for Sidney with
their teams. They soon were lost and
became separated, and on Saturday
Mr.. McDermott was found under the
following circumstances He had
wandered for twelve days, accom-
panied by two dogs, without food of
any kind, exposed to the storm day
and night, sleeping without shelter or
covering on the cold ground, and had
wasted away to mere skeleton. To
add to his sufferings one day he saw
near him some cowboys, but was too
weak to call loud enough to attract
their attention, and like q shipwreck-
ed seaman who sees q sail approach
but before it comes within hailing
distance bears away again and disap-
pears, he saw them pass from him.
On last Saturday these same cowboys
heard faint barking or yelping like
that of dogs, and following the sound
they came to them. The dogs were
also reduced to skeletons, and scarce
ly had strength to stand, being in the
last stages of starvation. The cow
boys threw them some meat, but in
stead of eating it themselves, they
picked it up in their mouths, got on
their trembling limbs, and tried to
carry it to their master. And thus he
was found. The fact that the dogs
refused to eat the meat given them,
although they were dying of starva-
ton, but attempted to carry it to their
famishing master, is testified to by
men of unimpeacha bio character.
Mr.. McDermott was carried to Sid
ney, where he is under the care of
the post surgeon, with fair prospects
Of recovering, although badly frozen,
while the dogs have been cared for at
a camp near where they were found.
in his weak state talks
of his dogs, and begs for
them to be brought to his bedside,
which wish will be gratified soon.
Many things connected with the great
storm will doubtless long be remem-
bered. and the stories told around
many a camp fire; but we pre-
dict that the one longest rsmem-
bered and oftenest repeated will be
the story of the two dogs, who, when
d! ing with hunger. and the food in
their mouths, refused TO eat, but tried
10 carry it to their starving master.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
LIVELY TINES
At Earl Let''m': Funeral n Dub

At Earl letrln's Funeral In Dub
fin.
LONDON, April 1.-THE scenes ct
Lord Letrim's funeral In Dublin
yesterday, were very violent and dis
graceful. The mob that had gather
ed in front Of the church endeavored
to capture the hearse, declaring it
their intention to
DRAG OUT THE CORPSE.
They vituperated the late Earl % an
"old ruffian and heretic.". They al
80 climbed the walls Of the church
yard, hustled the mourners and cheer
ed, yelled and hissed during the
reading of the service. Several
monrners were roughly handled
while endeavoring to make their way
into the church yard. All Of them
had to pass out by an unfrequented
way in the rear of the church, to e.
cape violence. Fifty constsbles were
present, but were wholly insufficient
to cope with the mob, many Of whom
were drunk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
THE ISSUES.
Hon. Geo. Q. Oorham, Secretary
Of the Senate and Member Of the
National Republican Executive
Committee Writes q Singing
Letter.

Hon. Geo. g. Oorham, Secretary
Of the Senate and Memher Of the
National Republican Executive
Conmittee Writes q Singing
Letter.
Mr.. GOrham says in his letter that
the republican party cannot, in the
Congressional campaign this year, af-
ford to indorse the administration,
and closes his letter as follows:
"The administration will only be
regarded as republican, in my judg-
ment, upon the understanding that
the presence of Mr.. Evarts in the
Cabinet is not an Endorsement of the
policy of Andrew johnson; that Gen.
Devens was not appointed Attorney
General because there was any special
merit in his having been the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Mas
sachusetts against John A. Andrew in
1862; that Key is monument of yam
kee fOrbearance, and not "a burnin'
and a shinin' light for this place;"I
that Carl Schurz is pardOned if not
a repentant prodigal, and not token
Of presidential vindication of the in
famous mud campaign of 1872; and
upon the further understanding that
our party cannot offend the President
by demanding in its platform obedi-
ence to the Constitution and the laws
or by denouncing the crimes of the
democratic party in organizing vio-
lent resistance to both. If the fear of
Southern claims Is the only objection
to democratic rule, let those fight
against that rule who can be stirred
only by the fear Of having their pQck-
cts disturbed. If the present whole
sale Acknowledgement Of our party in
a dozen States is not worthy of pass
ing comment, then the party is in dry
rot and cumbers the ground. Those
who want sympathy when they are
threatened with robbery will have to |
wake up or stimulate a little sympa-
thy with the survivors of those who |
have been murdered and with the
dumb three quarters of a million OIL
voters whose enforced sur
render Of political rights to murderers
has produced the peace sometimes
attributed to President
Hayes conciliation policy. Men who
get sentimental over the murder ques- |
ton, and the total subjugation of
Southern republicanism, may be fool
ish and impractical, but they have
votes and must be conciliated, If only
to help defeat the Southern claims.
We must gain fourteen Northern Con-
gressional districts in order to gain
one majority in the next House of
Representatives, and democratic
clerk makes the roll by which that
House is to organize"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
Sure Enough Dead,

New York, April 12.-Wm. II.
Tweed died in Ludlow street iail at
precisely noon to-day. He was At
tended by DIR. Carnochan, who was
with him from an early hour this
morning, also Foster Dewey, his Sec
retary, Mr.. Douglass, his son in law,
and Edelstein Of his Counsel. Ali
hope Of his recovery was abandoned
soon after IL o'clock when DR.. Corno-
chan announced q clogging of the
heart and complete nervous exhatls-
ton. At the time of his death there
was no struggle. He passed away in
sleep with his head lying upon his
arm. Keeper Kirnin was hurriedly
summoned at three minutes before
noon and reaching Mr.. Tweed's room
the noon signal rang out and the long
imprisoned old man dropped back
dead in his bed.
HIS LAST WORDS
to DR.. Cornochan were: "I have
tried to do some good. II I have
not had good luck am not afraid to
die. I believe the
GUARDIAN ANGELS WILL PROTECT Me-"
The announcement of his death
spread rapidly and crowd of Curl
GUS people soon assembled outside
the Jail, peering eagerly into the half
closed windows.
Tweed had been dangerously i'll
for several days. His death resulted
from q complication Of disorders,
but was caused directly by nervous
exhaustion and clogging of action of
the heart. He wes delirious last
night and early this morning, when
he was attended only by his servant.
Later he became calm and rallied. He
was conscious till within q few mo-
ments of his death, and . short time
before drank . little tea. Most of
Tweed's family are in New Orleans.
Under the statutes the body Of the
prisoner cannot be removed until af-
ter examination by the coroner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
The Popular loan.

We think Congress is permitting an
unnecessary delay in providing q
means to enable the people of this
country-all classes Of them-to place
their savings and investments in gov
eminent bonds. There are over sew
en- hundred millions Of six per cents
yet outstanding, and beyond question
q large amount can be laid here at
home among our own people, of four
per cents, and a like amount of the
six per cents redeemed. This matter
has been hvorably received in Con.
gress and several bills reported, but
the project hangs fire SO far as we can
observe. The importance and popu-
larity Of the subject, it would appear
to us, ought to secure early action up
ON It.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.

WAsHINaToN, April lO.-The House
Committee on Mississippi Levees
agreed to reporttfavorably upon the
pending bill providing for the inn
provemsnt of Mississippi levees from
st. Louis to the mouth of the river.
The bill appropriates $25O,0O0 to
defray the expenses Of commission
including salary and of survey pro-
posed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
The Republican Platform of the
Coming State Convention.
Dubuque Times.

Soon the party will be called upon
to speak out, and it must be confess.
ed that the public temper affords
scant hope Of the like forbearance of
year ago. And right here it is per-
tinent to ask, "what should be done p
The Times has quite clear convic-
tions as to what would be advisable
and right. To condemn the "South-
ern policy" Of the President is too
sweeping, and would be to condemn
the party for six years past. BY that
"Policy" is understood the recall of
the troops from Intervention in State
affairs. The circumstances-the time
and dOccasion-of the withdrawal were
unfortunate and indefensible. Hayes
cannot be condemned for ordering
the troops into the government bar
racks, without condemning Grant
likewise; and this would be self
stultification. Hayes should first
have recognized the lawfully declar-
ed Governors Of South Carolina and
Louisiana before ordering the troops
to quarters. They were as lawfully
executives as he himself. This part
of his "policy" cannot be too strongly
condemned, The popular mind rec
ognizes tho appointment of Demo-
Gratis to Office the flonting Of all the
Republican leaders who had far
greater following than Hayes in the
Cincinnati convention Of 1876; the
studied separation of the Administers
ton from the party that elected it
the obvious billing and cooing with
tho onovmus tho nowo nu q Jioro ~ %ho
Administration in the selection of
officers; the naughty and offensive
rejection of advice in respect to party
interests; the manifest unconcern for
Republican unity and permanance !;
the rejection Of All overtures for in
ternal or party conciliation all
these things are righteously condemn
ed. But these are not the "Southern
Policy" although more or less init
mately interviewer Herewith. There
fore care should be had that the con-
venti0n make no mistake. Let it re-
peat the Cincinnati doctrine with en-
phasis, and be sure that its criticisms
be neither too broad nor i'll directed.
The lifelong traditions of the Repub-
lican party are among the grandest
inspirations that ever animated q peo-
pie they should be cherished. Let
the flag be lowered never an inch,
and let every enunciation be bold, in
spiriting and genuinely Republican.
The Presidents talk may do for him,
and may amuse his little coterie Of
personal friends his acts in the re-
spects We have pointed out are too
damaging to the party not to chal-
lenge rebuke. The hour for trifling
is past; from this forward the Presi-
dent must be made to know what his
relations are to the Republican party.
If they arc unpleasant to him he must
reflect that It Is his own work. The
Republican party Of Iowa and the
country must 60 forward-no back
ward steps and uncertain hslting.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
The Trials and Triumph Of {
Poor Christian.
Fom the Shenandoah Herald

He was rather an uncouth looking
individual, and, as he sauntered into
into the store, the crowd sitting on
the barrels winked at each other and
made remarks about his person.
"Where did he come from 2" asked
one pointing at him.
"Somebody left the door open and
il blew in, said another.
II don't think it's alive" said a
third.
"Touch it and see," remarked q
fourth.
"Yes, it's man see it move ?"
queried the first. All hands laughed
boisterously.
"Tm poor man and l don't want
to have any trouble with anybody
I'm . Christian, and I don't believe
in turmoil and strife, and I can't par
ticipate in it.. pray you worldly
minded people, that you will allow
me to depart in peace" said the new
arrival.
One Of the crowd, more daring
than the rest, hammered the man's
hat down over his eyes, and another
dabbed his nose full of molasses from
a barrel standing by.
Then the poor Christian took 9
small volume from his pocket and
commenced reading the Scriptures in
. drawling, sing-song tone.
While he was engaged at this the
crowd played all sorts of tricks on
him.
One put some eggs in his pocket
and another mashed them.
Then the biggest man In the house
poured some oil on his hat aud light
ed it.
Then the clerk hit him under the
nose with Goldfish. u
Then that Christian man quietly
put the volume in his coat-tail pocket,
and the clerk went head first into the
molasses barrel. When the biggest
man in the house picked himself up
from under the counter, 1t was next
to an impossibility to guess whore his
nose left off and the Goldfish began.
No. l made work for the giazier, as
as he hit . ventilator in the window.
No. 2 Matched out q half barrel of
eggs, and No. 3 got up on the pie |
shelf and stayed there. As No. 4
walked out of the door on his back |
he wondered how much 1t would |
cost to make him as good as new, and
the Christian man remarked:
"The next time you folks pick me
up for q slouch, look out you amt in
the wrong pew. Good day, fellers."
The clerk is waiting for them to
come round and settle for damages
done, but they must have forgotten |
where the place is, as they pass right
by without looking in, and their bills
remain unpaid.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
Economy at the Wrong End,

Your reforming Democrat always
succeeds in curbing his zeal for econ
omy when the pruning knife ap-
proaches his own salary. The poor
clerk has no mercy shown him, and
yet, If Postmaster General Key is
correct, he ought to have his salary
raised instead of reduced. Mr.. Key
says the salaries OF clerks are the same
as they were twenty years ago. At
that time Congressman received only
$S u day, or less than $4,000 year, if
they were on duty every day i'm the
year. Now they receive 5000 q year,
no matter. how long the sessions are.
If clerk is worth no more than he
was twenty years ago, which may or
may not be the case, no body will for
a moment contend that the present
Congressman is worth nearly double
what his predecessor of that time was.
He costs the country double in more
ways than one, though. gf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

If there be..sanything under the
bread canopy Of heaven which makes
a man sick at heart as he looks out
upon his country and her hopes in the
future, it is to see an ex-rebel general,
who, educated by the nation, deserted
her and as a..traitor, sought to destroy
her, elevated to Office over a faithful
old veteran. In the name of all that
is precious to the American people,
shall party, will a party, doing this
be sustained?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
Bigger. and More ssst.
THE STRIKE ENDED.


A Congregational Aslnuseor Aco,.
dentally Killed. uei4
TOPEKA, April 1O.-Nothing Of i'm
portance in regard to the strike oc-
Cured here to-day. Nothing hap
pensd at the depot beyond the usual
order Of things. Freight aad passen-
ger trains have arrived ON time. The
strike is practically over. .,
At Emporia, Kansas, A.. J. Shan
non, Congregational Minister, was
accidentally killed this morning by
the discharge of gun in the hands Of
. militia man. 1t was purely acci-
dental as far as can be learned.
No demonstration has been made
to-day. The Leavenworth and Inde-
pendence Companies will return dur
ing the night or tomorrow. The
city is quiet. .l=Fs
The U. s. District Court met here
yesterday. The docket is not unusu-
ally large. Judge Foster delivered
special charge to the jury on<slssss.4
of mail trains. III
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

Gen. Sherman has received letter
from Gen. Grant, in which he de-
scribes the qualification he experience
cd In Europe, and speaking particu-
larly Of his voyage up the Nile. The
letter does not allude to politics, but
dwells upon his feeling of relief from
care and excitement attendant upon
his duties as president, and incident
ally remarked that when the silver
bill first passed the House it was the
subject Of much adverse criticism, but
after its provisions were understood as
it finally passed, it was regarded more
fhvOrably.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
JOSH BILLINGS ON BEER.
Why He Believes It Will Not
Intoxicate-His Famous Beer
Test Act.

uHt Huaily CuUl 10 t0e conclusion
that lager beer, as beverage, is not
intoxicating.
l hav been told by German who
said he had drunk it all mite long,
just to try the experiment and was
obliged to go home entirely sober in
the morning. l have seen this same
man drink eighteen glasses, and if
he was drunk il was in German, and
nobody could understand it.
1t is proper enuff to say that this
man kept lager beer saloon, could
have no object in stating what was
not strictly thus.
believe him to the full extent of
my ability. never drank but three
glasses of lager in my life, and that
made my head outwist as though it
was hung on the end of q string, but
was told that it was owing to my bile
being out of place; and / guess that
it was SO, for never billed over wus
than l did when got home that nite
My wife thot was goin to die, and
was afraid that / shouldn't, for it
seemed that everything / had ever
eaten in my life was coming to the
surface; and / believe that if my wife
hadn't pulled off my boots juet as she
did, they would have cum thunder
ing up too. lty
0, how sick wuz! ID years ago,
and can taste it now.
l never had SO much experience in
SO short time. 4a1
If any man man shud tell me that
lager beer wuz not intoxicating, 1
shud believe him; but eff he wuz to
tell me that / wuz not drunk that mite,
but that my stunmick wuz out of or
der, I shud ask him to state over
few words just how q man felt and
acted when he was set up.
If warn't drunk that mite, he'd
some ov the most nat'ral simtums that
q man ever had and kept sober.
In the first place it was about 80
rods from where / drank the lager
beer to mi house, and I was jest over
two hours on the road, and q hole
busted through each one of my pam
taloon neez, and didn't hav any hat,
and tried to open the door by the bell
pull and hiccuped awfuily and saw
everythin' in the room trying to git
round on the back side Of me, and,
sitting down ON chair did not wait
long enough for it to get exactly un-
der me when l wuz going round,
and l set down q little too soon and
missed the chair about twelve inches,
and couldn't get up soon enough to
take the next one that come along !;
and that ain't all, my wife sod I wnz
as drunk ez q beest, and, ez l sed be-
fore, l begun to spit up things freely.
If lager beer 10 not Intoxicating 1t
used me most almighty mean, that
know.
Still hardly think that lager beer
IL intoxicatin, for have been told 80
aid am probably the only man liv-
ing who ever drunk eny when his liv-
er wuz not plumb.
/ don't want TO say anything against
. harmless temperance beverage, but
ifever l drink eny more, it viii be
with mi hands tied behind and mi
mouth pried open.
I don't think that lager beer is in
toxicating, but if I remember rite,
think 1t tasted to me like glass of
soap suds that pickle he'd been put
I'm ~ ooak In 5,5 5lyte
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

Seventeen millions dollars of frac-
tional currency is still unredeemed,
but it is expected by the treasury Of
ficials that from ten to fifteen millions
of this amount has been destroyed
and 30 in the. end the'government will
he the gamer by 80 much.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
TEXAS DEVILTRY.
Another Railroad Train plundsrsd

Another Railroad Train plundoved
by Texan BandIttl.
GALVESTON, Texas, April 1.-THE
Nescs special reports another train
robbery on the Texas Pacific railroad
at Mesquite station, thirteen miles
east Of Dallas. At 1Oo'clock last
night when the train stopped ct the
depot the engineer and fireman were
taken from the engine and placed un-
der guard. The express messenger
and route agent barricaded them
selves In their car, but the robbers
saturated It with coal oil, set fire to
1t and forced them out. The express
and mail we're then plundered. Con-
ductor Afford and two robbers were
wounded. The plundcring party
numbered fifteen or twenty. Passen-
gers were not molested.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

The placing of Gen. Shields on the
retired list of the army is objected to
in the Senate. It.is.not thought that
1T is necessary to sdo this because the
democrats chose to prefer an ex-rebel
general to an old Union veteran for
office. There are great many distin-
guished and worthy ex-generals of
the'Union who are as much entitled
to be placed on the retired list as Gen.
Shields.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

The late A. T. Stewart planned q
home for working women and began
its erection. His widow has carried
out his designs and completed the
structure. The Methodist, of New
York city, pronounces the work dis
appointing one. 1T is to be opened
to those ladies who can pay IS per
week. In these times NO women need
suffer for home who can pay that
price for it, and working women's
wages are usually less than Sc per
week. Mrs. Stewart is not to blame
for not knowing the facts, but her ad-
visers deserve rebuke for the plan,
which is . satire on the dead mer-
chant, and an insult to the working
women of this city. The less We
have of such public spirits the happier
we sail be-"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

David Dudley Field, Tilden's attor-
ney, has been recently, for some days,
in Washington, the most of the time
closeted with Montgomery Blair.
They are after President Hayes, we
suppose, but if that is not cold track
then we never heard of one. Howev-
or, it Is not a matter Of much concern
with us, nor is it our fight. If the de-
mocracy would install an infamous
scoundrel like Tilden in the presiden-
tial chair, it would make a fitting
secondary to their treason.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

The Iowa Supreme Court has rem
dered a, decision in the case OF Sim
plot Bros. vs.. the City of Dubuque
which establishes the law that q mu-
nicipal corporation may abandon
property dedicated to public use, so
that 1t cannot be reclaimed, that indi-
viduals may acquire title to such
property by adverse possession, and
that such corporation may be estopped
by ito acts Of abandonment, and of
assessments and taxation against the
occupants and claimants from again
subjecting 1t to public control and
ueo.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

SAN Francisco, April 1.-THE
platform Of the Oregon democratic
State Convention favors remOnetiza-
tion of silver, resumption repeal, pay
msnt Of government obligations In
greenbacks, except when otherwise
provided, in favor Of the tariff bill
now pending in Congress, i law to
prohibit Chinese Immigration, and
denounces the lnisrule Of the repub-
lican party and the fraud by which
Hayes was put in Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

The appropriation for the current
year which provides for printing in
the Post Office Department isexhaust-
ed and unless reliefisgiven soon, mail
facilities will be greatly inconvenience
ed. This is one of the economies of
the democracy at the last session.