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AAA- q week in your own town: IS outlt
XEtS free. No risk. Reader, II YOU want
wv q business at which persons Of either
sex can make great pay ~ the time
they work, write for particulars to H. HALLETT
b Co., Portland, Naine.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

incendiary. The total loss will, or.
coed 500, COO, . greater portion If
which falls on the Anchor Line Ia.
of st. Louis. As the books and pa.
pers of the elevator are lost it is Inn
possible to obtain reliable list Of
either losses or insurance.
LATER.
The body found on the Capital City
this morning has been identified as
that of Thos. Ewing, of Colfax, Ind,
by his aged wife. He was % years
Of age and was returning from the
South. Capt. Crane put his wife on
the elevator when the fire was discov-
cred and told him to follow but he
turned back to save something left
behind and was lost. Mr.. Robinson,
Of Longwood, Miss, Is severely, but
not dangerously burned. All the
crew safe and the only passenger
known to be lost is Mr.. Ewing. The
beat was crowded with passengers
when she arrived here, but MAORI
ty of them had gone ashore. Capt.
Crane thinks the boat and elevator
was set on fire at the same time, as he
had examined everything but a hal
hour before the fire was discove
and q Waterman five minutes
the fire broke out had passe
and noticed nothing W.
Anchor Line carried their
The oil in the elevator was
for $4.5O0 each in the Imperia
London and Peoples of Memphs
and $1,000 in the Home of New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

"TOm Hendricks thinks Grant vii
be nominated in 1880, because he i!
the strongest man. Well, it is no
impossible; but it depends greatly up
ON the action of the democratic party
1t is doubtless in the power of the OPP
position to create such feeling a.
will force the loyal people of The
county TO turn instinctively to bold
true, courageous man for aid and pro-
lection. Gen. Grant is a brave mar
and patriot"
The above is an editorial paragraph
from the Chicago Tribune of June %
and we publish it as remarkable
specimen of a change of mind in that
journal touching its opinion of Gen
Grant. 1t has, in the past few years
been one of the most INSCRIPTIONS
assassinators of the character of Gen.
Grant.
We will take occasion here to say
that we have, from the first appear
ance of Gen. Grant prominently be-
fore the public, been a great admirer
of the man. We admired his admin
istration of civil affairs while Presi-
dent, as much as we ever admired his
military deeds. We regard him as
one of the very purest, best and ablest
OF the few great public men of the
nation, and we have long so regarded
him. Still we confess that it is our
opinion that the crisis should be urg-
ent that ever calls any man to q third
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

that they print on the back of our
county orders, "eternal damnation to
any man who refuses to take this or
der at par" This method would be
exceedingly convenient, and should
the damnation remain at par, we in
fer the orders would also be par. Then
too, it would bea very convenient way
for the General and ourselves to pay
our grocery bills. We might issue
our little ~ owe you," with our
names appended, and endorse them
on the back with the damnation
clause, and the thing would be done,
the debt would be paid. 1t might be
well that we should first get the gro
ceries before we issued the obligation
about this we don't know exactly; ou1
friend, the General, may be better
posted as to this branch of the case than
we are, and we will not, therefore ex
press any decided opinion with ou1
present light upon the subject. Wha
is proper for the nation to do finan
cially; what nation can do success
fully and honorably among its siste
nations, of course the individual cal
do among his fellows. If not, VIII,
lnotp
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

Two SABBATHs ago, Rev. II. w.
Beecher, preaching upon infidelity in
churches, made use of the following
pointed language:
"There are hundreds and thousands
of men in our churches who listen to
sound orthodox preaching for scores
Of years and don't believe a word
about it. They don't say anything;
they don'texpress their unbelief; they
think the morals taught by the church
are good, and therefore it should be
encouraged. There are lawyers, ply
sicians, scientific men that sit for J ears
in churches, their beliefs totally at va
rance with the doctrines taught from
the pulpit. They attend church fol
various reasons; one has children and
he thinks they had better be brought
up in the church; another because il
is profitable; but our churches are fill.
ed with men that are very loose in
their religious belief, and are fiuctuat
| ing and changingperpetually Why
l have no doubt that men sit in thi.
congregation and don't believe wore
/ say" Laughter.)
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

One Man Rurned-loss on Boat
and Elevator $500, 900.

one Man 8urned-loo0 on Boat
and Elevator $500, 900.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July About 2
O'Clock this morning fire broke out
near the boiler head of the Anchor
Line steamer Capital City, from
Vicksburg for st. Louis, while lying
at the elevator here and in few mil.
utes the whole boat was wrapped in
flames, the officers, crew and passen-
gers barely escaping with their lives,
leaving their clothing and everything
behind. A strong westerly gale was
blowing at the time and before the
fire engines and tugs could reach the
scene, the elevator was on fire and
the gale drove the flames through the
building, where was stored one thou
sand barrels Of oil, bagging and 9TH
er infiammable articles, which caused
such terrific heat as to drive back the
firemen, but not until ono named
Corners had been dangerously burn
ed. As soon as the fire was discover.
ed Capt. Crane ordered the boat to
be out loose in order to save the ele-
vator, but the gale held the boat hard
against 1t until pulled of by a tug,
when the boat fioated down one hun
dred yards among some trading and
wood boats and burned to the boiler
deck, after setting those boats ON fire.
The elevator soon burned to the wa
ter's edge and, together with q large
amount of valuable merchandise, is
total loss. Despite the heavy rain
falling at the time the bluffs and lev
ee were lined with people to witness
the awful confagration which lit up
the whole city front. There are nu-
merous conjectures as to the number
of lives lost. but up to this writing
only one body has been found, which
lies on the dock of the Capital City,
only the trunk being left, and thus
far It has not been identified. One
passenger was severely burnt in try
ing to save his baggage. Capt. Crane
thipks the fire was the work Of an
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
Cheese Manufactures.

A few years ago the manufacture of
cheese was commenced in this county,
in Richland township. There has
been continued progress in this direc-
ton ever since, until we confidently
believe that nowhere in the country
is there a better article of cheese made
than by the Kirkville Cheese Compa-
ny. They are now turning out cheese
that will find ready sale in any mar
ket, and it has already acquired such
a reputation that il finds quick sale
at the highea Noes going. They
find no difficulty in obtaining cash
for all they can possibly make.
In the northeast corner of the coun-
ty this season four of the enterprising
farmers have erected a cheese manu-
factory and they are now daily turn
ing off large amount. We saw
some of their cheese of fine quality,
the other day, at o. Towers. This is
called, we believe, the Competine
cheese mandatory. We are satisfied
that this branch of business among
our farmers is very remunerative
We have conversed with some of thu
farmers who have been engaged in i
for two or three years, and they al
agree that it pays well and at tn
same time is very desirable brancl
of agricultural industry on account o
its not involving hard labor, and 81
much of the work can be done just a
well hN tha children Of a family as h,
adults.
We are satisfied that the soil of Wa
pello county is well adapted to the dai
ry business and believe it will contin
ue to gain in popularity among on
farmers. We never knew it fai
that dairy district is always wealth.
and prosperous.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

correspondence made known in the
Potter committee is a letter from An
derson to Mrs. jerks in Washington,
dated Philadelphia, March 25th, 1878,
written in vein Of badinage, accus-
ing Mrs. jerks Of losing her temper
and advising her not to spoil her COM
plexion by SO doing. He intimates
that Sherman fooled her badly re-
gsrding that letter, promising to pay,
and then telling her to "whistle for
her dingbats." The letter continues !:
Nov 1 can imagine mysterious
woman of Louisiana chuck-full Of
damning proofs of conspiracies, who
travelled 1000 miles for the purpose
of strengthening things generally,
whistling for dingbats. Jewhillikens
l don't wonder you got mad. Sher-
man lisa sly old coon, who knows the
soft side of the gentler sex, and with
visions of sinecures, etc., in prospect
i've, am not surprised at the old sim
ner's success. And go you are COM
ing up fortified. You have no idea
how my hopes surVired when learn
ed your decision. Come, by all means.
Send a barrel of dynamite by ex-
press, and fortify yourself with re-
turn ticket. You ought to hear Ms
tell how you tried to bulldoze him
out Of pass. It's as good as a circus.
l enclose you an article from q Chi
cago paper which you can hand down
to your posterity as an heir loom, or
use all the same.
Very truly yours, JAS. E. ANDERSON.
On the same sheet with the forego.
ing letter is written the following:
Senator send you Mr.. A's. letter
to use and copy of my reply there
to, which mailed yesterday. Please
return to me and oblige,
A. d. jerks,
Lock Box 1856, N. o.
The following also is written on the
same sheet:
SENATOR MATTHEWS May l trou-
BILE you to explain that clause in the
fellow, Anderson's letter, in regard
to me requesting pass from you.-
How did you chance to mention it ?
Was it necessary you should do so ?
Not that care, but knowing the fell
low az you and do, I must say am
somewhat astonished. l deemed
whatever said to you regarding my
own private affairs would at least be
inviolate, as it is not often mention
to any one, but it don't matter. ]
wish you to write definite answer
to my first letter to you, mailed the
18th, be it pro or con, I wish to know
Please return these enclosed letters to
me. Ialways keep duplicates of wha'
l write to such reptiles. They may
be of use hereafter to me.
| Yours, A. d. jerks.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
Non. r. g. Sampson

The Congressional convention paid
q deserved tribute to the services oil
the above gentleman last Wednesday,
by re-nominating him on the first
ballot. He will, as was the case at
the last two Congressional elections,
be chosen to represent the people by
handsome majority. Iowa can rest
content in having such Representa-
tives. Ever faithful to his trust, Mr..
Sampson has brought to the work
unfagging industry and superior
judgment. In his quiet self-posses-
sed way he is mastering the intrica-
cies of government, and enlarging
his influence. He is profiting great
ly by experience, and without push
ing himself into prominence, has
gained the first rank in influence in
the body of which he ia member
The republicans of the Sixth district
have done we'll in again calling upon
him to be their standard bearer, and
they know that he will, in discharg-
ing that duty, reflect honor upon
himself and sustain the high rank the
noble young state of Iowa has held
for years.-Eddy0iile Advertiser.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

A PRIVATE letter from Col. Albert
Swain to the State Register Office, dat.
ed Richmond, Surrey, England, June
18th, says:
"The weather here has been contin.
ually rainy since we arrived in Eng.
land land the crops are about gone up
Great complaint is made in the Lon.
don papers, and it is claimed that the
grain crop will be almost an utter fail.
ure. The demand upon the United
States for Scraps for food here will
be much larger than last year, and i
is to be hoped will be strong enough
to force better prices. There wont bt
be any war now, save of words
hence the bad crops make up tor the
loss of that demand"
Col. Swain is a gentlemen well
know in Iowa, leading journalist o
the state, and the information HI
gives above may be considered a
coming from very intelligent source
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

The Missouri Republican demo
cratic) is of the opinion that the Sher-
man dieter is nothing, even if ident-
flied, but proof that the smartest men
sometimes make awful fools of them
selves" and that "the importance of
the Sherman episode in this inquiry
is vastly overestimated."
just so. The Potter mountain has
lsbored tremendously and brought
forth q mouse.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

OLD VIRGINIA has inaugurated the
whipping post forpetty offences. The
cat-o'-nine-tails will now flourish in
the Old Dominion and we opine that
colored backs will almost invariably
receive the stripes; it will be so natu
raj to see a darkey writhe under thu
laSh
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
Dubuque Times
Intelligence received by the Con

Intelligence received by the Con-
gressional Republican Campaign Com
mittee at Washington, indicates re-
publican success in the present cam
paign in several close districts in Vir-
ginia; while three Congressional dis
tricts in New York, and possibly four,
now represented by democrats, it is
hoped, may be gained by the repub-
licans, together with one district in
New Hampshire, one in Massachu-
sets and one in Pennsylvania, without
losing any of the present republican
strength in these states. Illinois will,
we think, elect at least three more re-
publicans to the new Congress than
there are in the present one. Chicago
Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
prm of the presidency of the United

term of the presidency of the United
States.
There may be a danger lurking in
1t; not with Gen. Grant, but in the
precedent established by his elevation
a third time to the presidency. We
may be wrong in this; it may be a
fancy, begotten of a mind educated
to guard too closely democratic prin-
ciples, but 1t is fact we cannot
divest ourselves of the idea, that the
example of more than two terms in
the presidential chairby any one man,
is hostile to democracy, to republican
ism, in its tendency.
On the other hand we recognize the
fact that circumstances may make
such a step a necessity. The com.
handing name, fame, executive firm.
ness and ability of Gen. Grant may
demand the sacrifice of our doubts
and fears. We have no possible feal
of his misuse Of power. The humble
citizen, soldier, statesman, and patriot
is proof against the too often banefu
effects of adulation and praise bestow
ed in unstinted degree.
We recognize the fact that the citi
zens who saved the Union, and no
those who were traitors, must contro
the nation if it shall prosper, and
liberty shall be struck down still;
the right Of suffrage for all men shal
be made farce of; if that great part,
which inaugurated treason once an
fought its battles or sympathized wit
traitors, shall threaten revolution
: shall refuse to pay our army; sha
seek to cut it down to nothing; sha
attempt to pay the losses incurred b
= rebels; shall attempt to pension rebt
soldiers-all of which is already tn
case, or will be the case should tn
> democratic party gain power,-and
!. is felt that Gen. Grant is the man VIII
!, most surely can defeat that part.
then we and everybody else will d
Rong not to avail ourselves of Gel
}, Grant as the means to that end, {
d our standard bearer again to lead
lx-iaforv
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

THE Keokuk Constitution believes
in the old see-sa,c that a lie well stuck
to is as good as the truth, and so it re-
vamps its SANDER on McCoid, repub-
lican candidate for Congress, in halt
dozen places in a single issue of that
journal. This falsehood well stuck to
embraces all the editorial save about
two sticks full.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

WE notice by correspondence in
the State Register, from Prairie City,
Iowa, that Gen. James B. Weaver
was there on the evening of June 9th,
and made a political speech. The
General has been on pilgrimage OF
political speech-making for 10, these
many months. We have not time
now to enlarge upon the work per-
formed in this pilgrimage, for we
want to come right to the point refer
red to in this Prairie City speech by
the redoubtable General, as given by
the reporter.
Speaking Of the greenbacks he
would issue and as a sufficient back
ing for them, he said he would have
printed in large letters on the back of
the bill ''eternal damnation to any
man who refuses to take this bill at
par"
The General, we have long known,
has been heavy on the damnation
plan, but we really must confess that
it was news to us to learn that he
would run the finances of the country
with hell and damnation instead Of
specie, gold and silver, as basis of
paper money.
Brick Pomeroy has financial poll
ey a little different from the Generals,
though, of course, they are both
greenbackers. Brick says to his green
back clubs, drill and prepare your
selves with arms SO that if worse
comes to worse you shall be able to
strike with bullets instead of ballots.
General Weaver, however, as we
have learned by this public declar-
alton, puts off his flagellation for the
anti-soft-money men to the future
world and provides damnation for
them. Brick goes in for birthstone
here out of the muzzles of muskets,
but Weaver puts off the birthstone
business to the next world. Well, "a
bird in hand is worth two in the
bush," you know, and if we were to
choose between having as basis of
paper money, birthstone on earth or
birthstone in the future world, we
would say that Bricks method is by
far the more reliable.
This damnation basis of resumption
or proviso for the circulation of paper
money at par, might very convent
emily be put in operation by individ-
uals, by cities, by counties and by
states, if it will work well. There is
certainly no good reason why it should
not be done by individuals and states
as we'll as by the nation. Our nation
al organic law, the federal constitu-
ton, says that Congress has power
to coin money from gold and silver,
and regulate the value thereof, and
the only exception to this has been in
time of war, of great national ex-
tremity, and this is the only time an
exception is permissible, and this
must be stopped just as soon as may
be after the national extremity ceases
to exist. A limit, too, was placed up
on the amount of irredeemable paper
that should be issued in the shape of
greenbacks, even in war times, and
this limit was put at $500, 100000. This
limit has never been exceeded in circu-
lation at any one time and still there
remains in circulation within about
fifty millions of the total amount adj
missable.
Now this fiat money, this danna-
ton redemption money, would be
very convenient for Wapello county,
for instance, rather than issuing her
bonds to cover a deficiency. Let us
do away with the bond business and
demand of our Board of Supervisors J.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

the letter was written by that gentle
man in 1877. The Sherman letter
was the subject Of great modification
to the Webber family and his sister
in-law, Mrs. Daniel Weber, had en-.
deavored to find 1t among the papers
of her husband, which were packed
away in two trunks and large shoe
| boy,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
EN-, MOVES vindication before tn

GEN, MOVES Vlnd1catlOn before the
Potter committee is complete. Not
one stain rests upon him, his own ties.
timony having been fully corroborat.
ed. Manton Marble, of the New
York World, however, stands with
testimony against him Of having at.
tempted to bride one of the canvass.
ers, if he should succeed in helping
Tilden to obtain the electoral vote OF
the state. The dark stains that are
upon the Tilden slate, however, are
very numerous, but it seems to make
no difference in Samuel's popularity
with his party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
WEEKLY COURIER
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Secretary OF State,
J. A. I. HULL,
OF Davis County.
For Auditor of State,
buren, r. SHERMAN,
of Polk County.
For State Treasurer,
GEORGE w. BEMIS,
OF Buchanan County.
For Register of the State Land Office,
j. X. POWERS,
OF Cass County.
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
j. A. ROTHROCK,
ofCedar County.
For Attorney General,
j. F. McJUNKIN,
Ofwashiugton County.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court,
E. j. HOLMES,
OF jackson County.
For Reporter of the Supreme Court,
JOHN s. RUNNELLS,
OF Polk County.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
HORRORS OF THE SLAVE TRAD,

LONDON, July 1.-The British Anti
Slavery Society has presented me-
mortal to Bismarck to submit to the
Congress declaration that the slave
trade be henceforth regarded as pi-
racy and that slavery shall not be
recognized as legal institution by
any state in the Congress. The me-
mortal states that the trade for the
supply of Cuba and the Mahome-
dan countries causes the loss of
&c., 600 lives, annually, in Eastern At
rica,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03
Morrison to Sherman.

WASHINGTON, june 90 Morrison,
of the Potter Committee, says in an
swer to Sec. Sherman, requesting to
have subp9naed from Louisiana one
hundred witnesses to give material
testimony touching the freedom Of
election and murder and intimidation,
in East and West Feliciana, the rec
ords of Congress to which you refer
and other records of Congress with
which you are doubtless familiar, au-
thorize the statement that for the tes-
timony of said witnesses as numer-
Gus, as intelligent, and whose testi-
mony is at least as well entitled to be-
lief, it is needless to add that could
these 100 witnesses again repeat their
former testimony, 500 other witnesses,
at least as credible as they will be,
are ready again to contradict them.
Whatever of accusation lie made
against you in the resolution of the
House of Representatives, under
which this committee is acting rests
so far as any testimony yet heard
shows upon the statement and allega-
ton that to influence and control ID.
A. Weber and Jas. E. Anderson ia
their official acts, you made them
verbal promises and wrote q let
ter to them giving them assur.
ances and promises of rewai i'd
If the Committee correctly under.
stood your statement before it you
denied writing such letter and max.
ing such promises. However
material the evidence of the wit
nesscs you ask to have summoned
may be to the fact of the number OIL
persons killed, threatened and driver
from office, or otherwise intimidated
as you assure the committee it is, il
can in no way affect you personally
if the committee has correctly under
stood you to deny the allegation tina
you wrote this letter and gave thes,
promises and assurances, for such al.
legation will be neither established
nor disproved by evidence of tn,
number of men killed in Felician,
parishes, whether killed because they
had stolen property Of others, or be
cause others sought to steal thei
votes. The committee is therefor,
constrained for the present respect
fully to decline compliance with you
: request to have subpGraed as witnes
the several persons named by you, al
of whom have testified once, some o
them twice, and others three times
on the same subject, and their test
monv preserved and now accessible
to all in the records of Congress.