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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Honest Toll W. Financial Dema-
goguery.
Inio

1t is very discouraging to the aver
age greenback orator to see our hon
est farmers with their coats off and
sleeves rolled up, tOiling with honest
industry in their fields. II speaks OF
thin houses during the evening to lis
ten to their harrangues upon finance.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

The Railroad Commissioners APP
pointed by Gov. Gear are number one
men. We are especially gra,itied at
these appointments and think Gov.
Gear has done admirably in the Sc
lection,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
H0ITSE.
Big Fire.

NEW YORK, March ga fire
broke out, this morning, in the six
story marble front buildings, Nos.
26l to 267 Canal street. The flames
spread with great rapidity and a
third alarm for fire engines was sent
out, when after two hours hard labor
the fire was got under control.
The building was owned by E. S.
Higgins. The first floor and base
ment were occupied by B. L. Coffin,
dealer in notions and hosiery, loss
$65, 600, insurance $4,000; the second
floor, Nos. 26l and 1853, were occupied
by Cohen, Ball & Co., clothiers, loss
$780, 600, insurance 100000; second
floors Nos. 265 and 267, occupied by
Hill Bros, dealers in millinery goods,
loss 100000, insurance $4,000; loss
ON building $500, 600, insurance $llO,-
600.
No. $50, owned by Chas. Fox Il
Son, was damaged by water. and
breakages. The upper part of No.
26l was occupied by r. Elias y Co.,
manufacturers of white flannel
drawers, shirts &C., Bernard King
man, ladies and children's wear, Lin
gerie Manufacting Company, ladies
scarfs, &c. These firms suffer total
loss. Store No. 247 ives occupied by
VIM. 0. Headley - salesroom for
trunks, travelling bags and valises.
He had large stock Of goods in
store for the spring trade. Headley
said at present he was unable to make
any eskimate Of his loss. He was
insured to . considerable amount.
The stock was totally destroyed.
Thomas Chatterton & Co., malynfAc.
turcrs Of men and boys clothing, oc.
cupied the third and fourth floors OF
No. 267 Canal street, and lost all tn cir
stock loss about $4,000. The bull d.
ings, 265 and PCT Canal street, ca
tended to Howard street. The entire
store on the first floor being occupied
by Hill Bros.
The upper four stories Of No. 81
Howard street are occupied by Mein-
berg & Co., dealers in dress goods,
zephyrs and worsteds. Weinberg
said his stock throughout was badly
damaged by water and smoke, but
until the goods were al examined It
would be impossible to make any es-
innate Of their loss. The firm has an
insurance of $4,000. G. F. Leschorn
q Co., importers and manufacturers
of dress trimmings, 81 Howard street,
sustained damages to the amount of
$4,000; insured.
The building was one of the finest
on that part of the street. The fire
must have been smouldering for
some hours as shortly after its discov-
cry the flames broke forth with un-
comfortable fury from the upper sto-
ries. In the center of the row . dozen
streams Of water were poured into
the burning structure until the fire.
men, seeing 1t was impossible to save
II, turned their attention towards
saving contiguous buildings. The
upper part of the entire structure Of
Nos. 26l, 1853, 265 and 267 Canal street,
was Quilted, tho front and rear walls
alone standing.
E. T. Riley's restaurant, ON Broad
way, was damaged $4,000 by fire.
this morning. Insured. Other oc-
cupants of the building were damag-
ed in the aggregate $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
A POINT OF HONOR.

LONDON. March 25.-The contro-
versy between England and Russia is
approaching that dangerous stage
where point of honor more and
more engages attention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

A legislator remarked to us that
since coming to the capital he had
concluded that old men make the best
legislators. Talk" is the trouble
with young oncs.-Stote Leader.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

Seven hundred and sixty-four is
the number of delegates to the next
Republican State Convention of Iowa,
and therefore if full, as it usually is,
it will take 1888 votes to nominate the
winning men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Municipal indebtedness.

III his AuuuHl aUUrc6S TO lle COu0.
Gil a few days ago, the Mayor of Des
Moines states that the bonded indebt-
edness of that city is $424,OOO; the
floating debt he states at $l4S, 600, and
the aggregate of the city's debt fig
ures up $644,OOO.
The bonded debt of Burlington is
stated in round numbers at $500, 900,
and they want to issue 100000 more
bonds to build water-works.
Keokuk's bonded indebtedness does
not vary much from that of Burling-
ton, and besides Keokuk is burdened
with her part of the immense county
Indebtedness.
The debt Of the city of Ottumwa is
about $lS,O0O-a few hundred less
than that we believe. The county of
Wapello has really no debt save a
few thousand of floating indebted
ness. AS people we ought TO be
deeply grateful that we are financial
ly in SO sound q condition. If there
is city in the State of Iowa of any,
thing like the size of Ottumwa, that
can show such freedom from debt we
do not know where that city is. This
condition of affairs with us is grand
thing it is a powerful stimulus to
immigration and settlement among
us; it is a strong inducement to bring
capital here. We venture that no
body polite in the United States csn
present healthier, sounder condition
than our city does, and especially is
this SO, since we are within county
out of debt and a State virtually with
out debt. Des MOines, we believe,
has not a McAdamized street within
its limits and yet has over half q
million Of Indebtedness while Ottum-
wa has some Matchmaking done a
little, it is true and its debt is mere
trifle. Citizens of Ottumwa we are
in most magnificent trim for the race
with our sister cities. We have q
better promise of growth in wealth
and population, in our opinion, than
any other city of Iowa. We ought to
be full of hope and trust in the fu-
ture. Locally in crops about us, we
have suffered for three years. but this
cannot always last and our day of
prosperity in this regard must come
soon. There are the best of reasons
to believe that it will begin with the
present year. Though hard up, let
us summon to our cheer the life and
energy of living, promising hope
of good crops. AS we have often
said, our water-power we regard as q
grander, broader source Of wealth
than is possessed by any other Iowa
city, and is superior to any other ad-
vantage we possess. If it is not bad
gered too long in getting on its feet
we will begin early to feel its boun-
teeus effects
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
RANNlNG's ARMY BILL,

WAsHINaToN, March 23.-The COM
mittee of thirteen appointed by the
last democratic House caucus to re-
wise the army reorganization bill,
have completed their work and will
report next week. The bill is essen.
tally the same as that heretofore pro.
posed by Representative Banning
and which he proposes to make q
party measure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Old Women Versus Doctors.

No less shrewd man than Mon
taigne has recorded his conviction
that many an old woman knows more
about surgery and medicine than
many q doctor who stands high in his
profession. At Fort Wayne, Ind, the
other day, q child was creeping on the
floor, testing, after the manner of ba-
bies the edible qualities of all that
came in its way. Finding that the
kitten filed his mouth with hair, that
the poker was not succulent mOrsel,
and that there was no milk to be
drawn from the leg Of o stool, the
youngster solemnly looked about for
something better, which presently he
found in kernel of corn. Had it
been tack his mother, though her
back had been turned, would have
known the fact and flown to the res
cue; for mothers, like the saints in
Swedenborg's heaven, have eyes in
the back of their heads for such
things. The impression she had
through her feelings-she was hang
ing clothes in the yard at the time
was that no harm could come from q
kernel of corn for a baby to humble.
She was in error, however, and short
ly was startled by hoarse bark, as
of q suffocating child. With q bound
she was in the house, and found her
blessed babe black as to its face and
kicking as to Its limbs. Hastily she
ran for the doctor, who on his arrival
looked at the patient fumbled with
it, and finally said that there must be
some foreign substance in. the trachea,
which could be removed only by
bronchotomy. The mother, looking
at the practitioner with all her eyes,
inquired what in the world he meant
by such language in her house. He
explained, as doctors will on such oc-
casions, that Gin order to save the
child's life, it would be necessary to
make an incision in the median line
of the throat, near the thyroid gland,
dissect down to the trachea, push
aside the streno-hyoid muscles, intro
duce q canula and then remove the
obstruction" Meantime the babe
had almost ceased to wriggle, and the
doctor, jamming his hat on his head,
started for the door to look for a boy
to run for his instruments. Before
he had reached the door, however, he
heard resounding spank, and
looking around beheld with
horror that mother holding up
her child by the left leg,
head downward, and administering
to it q common domestic remedy,
such as the Widow MacStinger gave
Master MacStinger ere seating on q
cold stone to remove the sequela.
He rushed to the rescue of the patient
from such unprofessional hands, but
as he rushed had his eye nearly put
out by the kernel Of corn which shot
from that trachea as if propelled by
catapult.
We draw a veil before the scene
that followed, and are silent as to the
language which came from the moth
ers lips. Some words there were of
making tracks with his trackootomy,
his glands and his canal" but they
are hardly fit for publication, and
might, if reprinted, hurt the doctors
feelings. The results, however, lead
us to believe that there is still more
truth in Montaigne's remark than the
faculty would care to acknowledge.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

One of the questions to be decided
in the near future is as to whether
the present Congress belongs to Tom
Scott or Jay Gould.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Heavy shlpm ents Of Produce

NEW YORK, March 23.-The ex-
ports of domestic produce this week
are the largest in values of the season
From New York and Cotton ports
alone they amount to $4,000, 600, and
from San Francisco, Boston, Phila,
delphia and Baltimore, not less than
S.. 600 600 additional.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

From the railroad statistical table
prepared by the Secretary of State,
the following facts have been taken |:
the total number of miles of road now
in this State is 4,0S7, which il an in
crease Of $50 miles over the length of
road in the State at this time last
year. The extension is divided among
the roads of the state as follows: The
Pacific division of the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern railroad,
"a miles; Burlington and Cedar Rap
ids road, main branch, 8 miles Chi
cago, Clinton and Western railroad, 8
miles Maple River branch of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad, 60
miles; Crooked Creek railroad, s
miles Dubuque and Minnesota rail-
road, branch line q miles TT. Dodge
and TT. Ridgely railroad, II miles.
Polk county has SO miles of road.
Clinton county has the greatest length
of road, being las miles. Eight coun-
ties are without any railroad within
their borders at all-Wright, Palo
Alto, Winnebago, Emmett, Dickinson,
Clay, Audubon and Ringgold.-State
Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
WASHINGTON SENSATION.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The res.
ignation Of Ellis Spear, Commission.
er of Patents, to take effect April LIST.
is announced and causes sensation
1t is stated that his resignation wat
requested by the President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

An Indiana surgeon has recently
succeeded in ENGRAVING some new
brains upon patient. There ought
to be . chance for that man to make
his eternal fortune in Washington
while Congress is in session.-Wa
ingt0n Post. gst
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

Brick Pomeroy has gone back on the
National party and isnow belaboring
its leaders at a round rate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

TnE MISSING NK,--"What is mon
cy?" asks an exchange. The Boone
Democrat answers. "Money is the
missing link between our subscribers
aud the Editor"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

The entire appropriation to the
State capitol is $4,000 for the build
ing and $4,000 for sewer to the riv-
or
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
u. Louis Market.
Sr. LOUIS, March 26,

ST.. Louis, March 26.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-weak, No. 3 red SLIP cash
l.llk April, ! ii May, No 4 do 81 O6
Corn-dull at 1891 cash, 80 bid Apr
40H May.
Oats-steady, held at 2614 cash
25A bid April, % bid May.
Rye-firm at 5G1aa bid cash and Mar
Sc bid April.
Whisky-M o..
Pork-dull at SO G5@75 cash, held
at 9 80.
Lard-dull at So 9O@7OO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Live Stock Market
BY Telegraph.

BY Telegraph.
ST. Louis, March &c.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; better feel
ing; light 50 25@3 45; packing So 20
GAO; butchers to fancy 3 5O@6O,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
silver Coming.
A WEEKLY LIST

New YORK, March 23.-The steam
ship Celtic, arrived from Liverpool,
has brought $3.50, 900 in silver bars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

The indications are that the balance
of trade in our favor this year, is to
be even greater than last year. Sec
rotary Sherman says that last year
this balance reached $l60,O00,0OO. 1t
is NO wonder that our bonds are COM
ing home under this state of affairs.
BY the use of our bonds abroad is this
immense balance being paid, in part,
for the reason that foreign nations
are unwilling to part with such vast
sums Of specie. Should war occur
again in Europe, two years hence we
will have paid our entire foreign debt
with our wheat, our pork, our beef
&c, SC, which shall 60 abroad, Gre
ating thus this great balance oftrade.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

Book Dealers Busted.
BosToN, March rs. = Lockwood,
Brooks Il Co., book publishers, have
suspended. Liabilities $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

1t is said the President again declar.
ed on the 2lst inst. that he should no,
appoint any more democrats to office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

EARL DERBY announced recently,
in the House of Lords, that he did not
ask that Greece should be represent
ed in the international congress along
eide with the great powers, but mere
" that she should have voice in the
congress and further that he had not
required that al the articles of the
treaty should be subject to decision
Of majority, but that they should
all be presented for discussion and
he thought that upon any other
basis than this the congress might as
well not meet. France agrees with
England in this.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Railroad Commissioners chosen.

Railroad Commissioner Chosen.
= The Governor has rendered the po-
sition Of Railroad Commissioner to
G. q. Carpenter, to serve one year,
Peter A. Dey for two years, and j.
w. McDill for three years. 1t is un-
derstood that the nominations will
be ratified by the Executive Council
and that the gentlemen will accept
the appointment.
That they will command the gener-
al, not to say universal, approval of
the people of the state, cannot be gain
sayed. Three men could not have
been selected within its boundaries
who enjoy larger or more deserved
share of popular confidence.
OF their personal qualifications
little need be said. They are all well
known to the people of this State -
State ReOiSger.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
A CHALLENGE TO o'LrApy.

LONDON, March %. - William
Howes challenges O'Leary to pc
destrian match for the champion belt
and $500.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Chicago Live Stock Ma rket
OHICAoO, March 26.

OHIcAeo, March 26.
by Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head mod.
erately active, lower; light 5O@55
heavy mixed packers 3 35@3 65, heavy
shipping 3 60@80.
Cattle-receipts 1900 head; dull
lower stockers and feeders SO 25@75
butchers So 50@75; fair to choice
steers 3 80@4 80; choice to extra O(
@5 Is.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

WAsHINGTON March 70.
Window from committee on APP
preparations reported with amend
ments House bill making appropria-
tons for the diplomatic service for
the fiscal year, ending june 3Oth 1879.
Calendared.
Wallace submitted an amendment
to House bill to repeal the specie re-
sumption act, which provides that on
and after July LIST, 1873, U. s. legal
tender notes shall be receivable for
all debts and dues and that any nation
al banking association hereafter au-
thorized, or any national banking as
ISOLATION now in existence, which
may desire to increase its circulation
shall deliver to the secretary Of the
treasury for cancellation any of the
bonds of the u. s. payable within 10
years and bearing 6per cent. interest
and shall receive in exchange therefor
legal tender notes Of u. s. to the
amount Of their nominal value such
bonds, which said bonds shall be
treated as part of the sinking fund
and recorded and destroyed under
existing laws; but the whole amount
of legal tender notes issued for this
purpose and otherwise outstanding
shall never exceed 382,00O,OOO. No
tax upon circulation shall be imposed
upon legal tender notes issued under
the provisions hereof and no reserve
shall be required to be kept for their
redemption by any such national
banking association. All laws or
parts of laws inconsistent with pro.
visions hereof be andthey are hereby
repealed. Referred.
HOUSE.
Springer's motion Of Monday last,
to suspend the rules and pass a bill
to authorize the coinage of gold and
silver ON the same terms and to per-
NIT the deposit thereof for the same
purposes. sRejected-yeas lao, nays
lO2. Not two-thirds in the affirma-
tive.
Goode moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to suspend the oper.
alton of the sinking fund act for five
years. Rejected-ayes l22, nays liz
Not two-thirds in the affirmative.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

VIENNA, March 25.-The full text
of the treaty of San Stefano has re-
newed . strong anti Russian feeling
there. There 10 no difference of opin-
ion about the Zeal meaning Of the
treaty. 1t is not Russian prepondcr-
snce. but
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
TUE CrNAT MOUND


LONDON, March 26.-The final an
swer from st. Petersburg to England's
question as to whether the entire
treaty of San Stefano will be submit
ted to the Congress is anxiously
awaited.
The Times expresses the opinion
that more prudent Russian sta tesmen,
and even the Gar himself, ought to
be ready to smooth the way for the
assembling of the Congress.
The contention of our government
is justified in substance by Europe
and the remaining objection is not
one which ought to be fatal, it is by
Russia rather than US that the objec-
ton ought, in strict Justice, to be re-
moved. The preponderance of opin-
ion at the capitols of the Great Pow
ers seem to be that Russia will refuse,
and that this will render
THE SITUATION VERY CRITICAL,
in consequence of the presence of the
British fleet in the Sea of Marmora
and the position of the Russians about
Constantinople, but that If NO unfor-
seen incident or complication arises
1IVhA SAO0O observation-disclosures, VOL H0y
be avoided.
The position of Austria is q source
of much anxious curiosity.
A Vienna correspondent says the
reconstruction of the triple alliance is
preparing for tho purpose of oppos-
ing the British policy. To this end,
says tho correspondent, Russia is Of
fering Austria
EVERY CONCHsSION
and he believes the negotiation will
undoubtedly succeed.
From other Advices this seems an
exaggerated pro- Russian view. Aus
tria's objections are to the whole
treaty of San Stefano.
Another Vienna correspondent says
there is no doubt that Russia is max.
ing strong effort to avert the posi-.
bility of an Anglo-Austrian alliance
before giving England a final answer
Government storehouses are 60
crowded with war material under re.
cent contracts that storage has been
secured in warehouses at Victoris
Docks and ON other wharves.
SAN STEFANo, March 26.-Grant
Duke Nicholas, with suite of q
will proceed, tomorrow morning, II
the imperial yacht Livadia, to visi
the Sultan, who will Immediately re
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
SWORN EVIDENCE.
The following Cure Is probably tho most
remarkable ever effected by any snedi-
cal preparation for the treatment OF
Catavvf:

Gentlemea,-I hereby certify that have had Ca.
been q terrible sufferer. was rendered partially
deaf had buz2ing In the head, pains across the ten
end liberated sds tonss hard and consta. coush
Of consumption. MY head ached eli tho time. Tho
throat that Gould not keep rec. Frequently
g. night would spring ont OF PED y sSn 70
the mucous from my throat and head before being
able e sleep again For period q sIx year
could with dficalty swallow. FINALLY consulted an
eminent surgeon regard to an operation on them,
Il H.
5 Sm
mysystem began e shoWtSc edscts Of this disease.
20 that LOST nesh: grew pale. and showed every
ago, began tho pso Of sASfosps RXnioAI CUM
1.r .e T SqE
my head as Ihad not known IL 70 be for years. Il
seemed gsadnally to arrest the Sisca,srge:
EargleI soon reduced the Inflammation and swell.
Ing Cfmy tonss, that they soon ceased to trouble
il
seeing sHa 81
ofGANroRD's RADICAL. CrIE ron CATARRH.
have been thus explicit because, as q druggist.
and hope to Convince many that this is great
fe sm familiar with the treatment Of Catarrh a.
practscd BY the best physicians, and have consult.
Cd the most eminent about my case. | have used
every kind Of remedy AND that hsys
sSf ss5 Ss sas
Sosn 1TS% f ToS ' iss GEO DfNsMoRE
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27

Each package contains Or. Sanfords Improved
Inhaling Tube, with lull directions for use IN ai
Retail Druggists throughout tho United States.
WEEKS q POTTER, General Agents and whole
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
EVERY CONCESSION

SAN STEFANo, March 26.-Grand
Duke Nicholas, with q suite of 20
will proceed, tomorrow morning, In
the imperial yacht Livadia, to visit
the Sultan, who will Immediately re-
turn the visit at one of the palaces
placed at the Grand Dukes disposal
or on board the Livadia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
CHIPS.

Spring has come, and by and by
Along will come the circus,
When little urchins all will try
Long and hard to jerk us
As we old chaps did wears anO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
RUSSIAN RULE

in European Turkey and it is just be-
cause such attention IS would re-