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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

A young man in Washington has ,
morbid mania for kisslng everybody
he meets without reference to age,
color, sex or previous condition Of
servitude.
A Nevada newspaper tells how 4
Pluto sQuaw shoots: "She will throw
herself on her back, clap both feet to
the bow, draw the arrow with hands,
and letting drive, send II clean
through the body Of the deer"
AT one of the schools in Cornwall,
England the inspector asked the chill.
dren II they could quote any text OF
Scripture which forbade . man hav-
ing two wives. One Of the children
eagerly quoted in reply the text, "No
man can serve two masters" f
An old Irish soldier, who prided
himself upon his bravery, said he had
fought in the battle OF Bull Run.
When asked IL he had retreated and
made good his escape % others did
on that famous occasion, he replied /:
"Be jabers. those that didn't run are
there yit!"
Within the last seventy years, New
Orleans has had twenty severe visita.
tions Of yellow fever. The most
deadly Of the number was In 1868,
when the death roll reached z, 252, the
greatest mortality on any one day be.
Ing 263.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The Burlington Gazette 90, 9;

A notice Is posted on the streets
to-day, calling for two hundred men
to work on an extension Of the Chica-
go, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
The agent Of the contractors is at the
City Hotel. Here is an opportunity
for the class of idle men who object to
being called 'tramps.' Many of them
would work, they say, If they could.
Work is offered now, to as many OF
them as will be in Burlington for the
next three days. Not the easiest OF
work, to be sure; but good, honest
work that is far better than loafing.
How long will it take for this agent
to enroll his two hundred men, and
how many idle men in the meantime
will scorn his Ofler?"
A good many men, no doubt, will
scorn the offer. They are too busy
crying hard times to accept a job just
now.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

With gold at only Of l per cent.
premium, resumption is practically
secured. Yet if democrats and green
hackers could have their way they
would refuse to permit US to enjoy the
advantages Of q sound and stable cur
rency, so fairly earned and now with
in our grasp, and would send us back
to where we were twelve and fifteen
years ago, to suffer over again all the
evils of an irredeemable and fuctuat-
ing medium Of exchange. Forum
ateIy for the country and all concern
ed, the intelligent public sentiment
of the country is thoroughly aroused
on this question, and imitation, fat
moneyism and reputation will re-
ceive such . rebuke as will dispose of
tlhesns Individually and collectively,
for Ill time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Chicago Tribune says dispatch
from New Orleans: intimates that
Messrs. Ellis and Gibson, the demo-
cratic Congressional nominees from
the First and Second Louisiana dis
tricts, have lost great deal of valua-
BILE ground by running of up North
when the yellow-fever epidemic COM
menced, and that the democrats
thereby are likely to lose New Or
leans in the election, the nationals
ard republicans having Joined their
forces, and their candidates, Castella-
nos and Cullom, being on the ground
hard at work. How the absence Of
the democratic nominees Is regarded
by the New Orleans Times, a demo.
cratic paper, is shown by the follow.
ing bitter comment:
It will be observed with pride that,
while our noble congressman are brav.
ing the inclement weather and dead.
ly perils of the North, they have moi
forgotten to make speeches in favor
of sending relief to the yellow-fever
sufferers. They must have given fif.
teen or twenty minutes q day for sew.
eral days to these heroic endeavors,
Precious moments, which they might
otherwise have devoted to such recre.
alton as the weary exile may find in
the dreary haunts of Saratoga or the
sandy plains of Vermont! Far away
from US, longing to return instantly
and lend the encouragement of thefl
presence to their afiiicted constituents
they cannot, cannot do so. They are
shut off from us by we know moi
what insurm0untable barrier. We
only know that they are painting to
climb over it and get here; but they
are hurled back every time into the
Shiny vortex of the detested seaside
resort. Yet we are cOmforted- made.
quately 1t may be, yet comforted-
the knowledge that our intrepid con.
gressmen are safe. Whatever hard.
ships they endure, they are at least
safe up to date. Safe and able t.
make speeches, which is proof strong
as holy writ that they are in u normal
condition. When congressional
candidate is silent let his admirers
quake wrong inwardly
Yellow Jack may slay many good
men and true, but he Is not likely tt
get q grip on our candidates, We
feel that they will return. No mar
with particle of self-respect will per.
init himself to doubt it. They will
will come back on the wings of a stiff
northern breeze just in time to whoor
up the cOnvalescent voter. Then We
shall observe with thrill how grand
~ they will spread their nobby coat
tails and sit them down in their sew
eral congressional chairs for another
term.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
John Irish and TSimble ana
Weaver.
From The Iowa City Prsss.

SSVsAA w. AOWo Sssy GSVSe.
The Democratic party 10 the Demo
cratic party. Its Congregational finsn
cial creed 10 written In the st. Loui,
platform, and stands until revised by
Q National convention, aud IL Col
Trimble and his brother -in.law, GEN,
Weaver, propose to introduce the dis.
cord Of q hard and soft money De.
mocracy into the House, with two
caucuses and the separate machinery
and bitter antagonism of feud and
faction, they are simply traitors and
disorganizers, and It 10 the duty OF
every true Democrat IN the Sixth Dis
trict to see to It that Weaver IL left 90
far behind that there 10 NO organiza.
ton "soft" enough to want An alli-
ance with him or his. IL there 10 NO
further explanation Of this tricky
qualification Of his pledge, let every
Democrat put the name OF Col. Mack
ey, Senator Mccormack or some true
man on his ticket In October.
Col. Trimble's qualifying letter IL
the most outspoken sign yet offered
OF . plan to disorganize the Demo-
cratic party before 1880 and leave the
country prey to Grant, Belknap.
Babcock and the Whisky Ring for
another generation. The unspeaka-
BILE misery Of such . result and the Or
feet upon free institutions may be Inn
agtned, and yet oil the evil conse-
qnonces Of II are courted by the inn
plicati0n Of Col. Trimble's letter. In
the face Of such danger let discipline
be enforced and let traitors be led to
lhe rear and shot through with DEM
ocratic ballots,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
YELLOW FEVER.


Horrible Account Of Affairs South
CINCINNATI. Sept. lowing to ex.
aggerated reports, sent out by irrcs.
ponsible parties, Of the presence OF
yellow fever in this city, our business
men aud others are in receipt of nu.
Merous inquiries ~ to the advi.Abili.
~ of visiting our city At the present
time, and whether our quarantine
regulations would prevent any one
entering the city from infected dis.
tiicts. In r0piy to those inquiries 1,
Ia proper TO state that tho city is AZ
healthy and free from epideu il
40 II ever was. The general
health of the city IL extra.
ordinarily good. There is 90
yellow-fever here except an occasion
al case among refugees who bring the
disease in their systems, and every
such case has been given in these dis.
patches. No certificate from any
person, as TO where he may have
come from, is required by quarantine
officers, tor when pers0ns are examin-
ed II 10 only for the purpose Of ascer.
tanning If they have infectious dis.
case at the time.
A prominent business man, who
has just returned from 4 trip to New
Orleans, describes the situation south
az sorrow full in the extreme. On the
trip down. at
ARKANSAS CITY,
the boat was not allowed to coal OF
land. Men stood on the banks with
guns In hand, threatening to shoot IL
the attempt were made.
AT MEMPHIS,
which was reached as evening wa,
approaching q most depressing scene
was presented. Not q dog, not q
mule, not negro could be seen. The
houses did rot seem to be inha bitedl
From no chimney could be seer
smoke ascending. Every place seem.
ed deserted.
vICKsBURa Ha5
was almost 40 bad a. Memphis. Ter.
ror reigned all along the Mississippi
II the boat had freight for any town
1t was taken on to New Orleans, the
inhabitants refusing to receive It.
AT NEW ORLEANS
things looked much better. Men
were 1T work on the levee, business,
houses were opsn, but little or no bus.
mess was transacted. The return
trip was made by rail.
At GRENADA
not . white man was visible, only
q few negroes.
Bsgtt Il# a, nuffstfe agsr.
At HOLLY SPRINGS.
about 200 came aboard. The yello y
fever had broken out the night be-
fore and the scenes 1t the depOts were
heartrending. Wives leaving hus
bands, mothers leaving some, bidding
them farewell, perhaps forever.
At one place mother with three
children got ON the train; her hus.
band had died bali an hour previoul
aud before his death had made he,
promise to leave on the next traii
and save th8 lives OF herself aud chill
dren. She left her husband
uNRuklED AND rNCoFFiNED.
The Howard Association is accom-
plishing great good. luas
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

greenback, and bank notes, $4,000 j.
600, population $4,000, 900; paper mon
ey per capita, sl5, being about two
and one-half times as much paper
money as in the years of creates,
prosperity before the war, when there
was full employment; when our ex'
ports of manufacture were greater
than now, and when we had grea'
shipping. Surely paper money is mo-
the present need.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

THE New York Commercial 44duer.
tiser ciphers out the amount of cur.
Eency per capita In this way. In 1861
the snlount of paper money, t202, OOO,'
600; population $1,000, 900; amount
per capita, $3.50. BY general agree.
ment, the years from 1858 to 1860 In
elusive, were of as great prosperity,
agricultural, manufacturing and com
mercial, rs the country ever enjoyed,
In 1878, the amount of paper money,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Col. Cummings and Gillette had 9
joint discussion at Winterset in the
Seventh district, on the 9th inst. The
two gentlemen had appointments at
Winterset on the same day and the
Colonel pushed hard for joint dis
cussion-so hard that Gillette could
not we'll avoid it. Gillette will never
discuss with the Colonel second
time. HI. was knocked SO complete
ly out of time at Winterset that he
will faint hereafter on sight of the
Colonel.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
New Yerksnarlket.

New York, Sept. 10.
By Telegraph
Wheat-dull, easy; No. 2 winter
red 81 OG Oct.
Corn-1 lower, moderately active
1890 for western mixed.
Oats--steady, 241k @33 for mixed
western.
Pork-firmer, 50 O5@l5.
Lard-dull, firmer, IS 95o7 O5.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

IT is sfngular how, Gen. Weave,
gets UP his meetings in schoo
houses all over the country withou
publishing amy notice OF the same
We presume they are circulated thru
the secret political conclaves that arr
held in townships. Secret politics;
politics born under ritual, an oath
Or other such means are deadly foe
to good government. Such means
are justifabie in no case save II may
in the midst Of civil war, where It
may be proper, MS the saying is, to
fight the devil with fire. No cause
under heaven, that is just, in politics,
in times of peace, needs to shelter IT.
self under secret organization. All
such attempts will have a brief and
ignoble life. .sf SIS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The reports Of the New Orleans
Sanitary Inspectors for the month Of
August establish beyond question the
failure of carbOlic acid as a disinfect-
ant and sulphur as fumigator in the
treatment of districts infected with
yellow fever. In two instances the
efficacy of these agents in the exter-
mination of fever germs was thor
oughly tested, and in both total fail.
ure Is reported. FL. .s@.f M
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Resumption is sure to be accom-
plished. It will come about without
the slightest jar to the business of the
country, and when it comes the relief
from the suspense will be q grateful
stimulus to business. Then nearly
SOC, O0O, 900 of coin will be released
for circulation, the reviving CONNER
cial and industrial activity will
be accelerated; business, relieved
from the apprehension of the effects
Of resumption, will take new life, and
the year 1879 will be the most pros
porous one that the country has ever
seen.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The 1carian community of French
socialists in Adams county is reported
a failure, and three trustees have been
appointed to wind up the affairs OF
the community.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The Foundation Of National Pros
~ peTlty.

The Foundation Of National Pros
| peTlty.
In his thoroughly able speech de-
liyered at the Minneapolis Fair on
Tuesday afternoon last, Names gifted
Senator, Hon. J. g. Blaine, thus
spoke of the farmers of the republic:
am addressing an agricultural
community. During all the depres-
sion of trade and commerce and man
ufactures prevailing for these past five
years, you have steadily progressed
in comfort, independence and wealth.
While thousands elsewhere have
lacked employment, and many I fear
have lacked bread, no able-bodied
man in Minnesota has been without
|remunerative labor, and no one has
gone to bed hungry. Your pursuits
and their results form the basis of the
ideal republic-happily indeed real
lied within your own borders. The
tendency of all your industry is to-
ward the accumulation of independ-
emit competency and does not favor
the upbuilding of colossal fortunes.
You are dealing daily with the essen
tial things of life, and are not warped
in your judgment nor detected from
your course by speculative and illusory
schemes of advancement and gain.
You are landowners, freeholders, a
grand title that comes to US with CEN
turtles of civilization and strengths
title that every man In this country
should make It his object to acquire
and to honor. Self-gOvernment among
the owners of the soil in America e
an instinct, and where that ownership
il widely distributed, good govern.
ment is the rule. Whatever disturb
Rnces therefore may threaten the
peace and order of society, whatever
wild Theories, transplanted from 9th.
er climes, may seek foOthOld here,
the Republic of the United States
rests securely on that basis of agricul- |
ture where the farmers of the Rcvo- |
luton and the trainers of the Constj- |
tuition placed it. The man who pos
sesseS broad acres earned by thesWeat |
Of his brow, is not apt to fall in with
the doctrine Of the communist, that
no one has right to ownership in
the soil; the man who has the prod
uct of his labor in wheat and in corn,
In pork and In beef, in hides and In
Accommodating gold and silver
rs they always have and always will
In the markets of the world, is not to
be led astrey with theories Of fat and
absolute money, but instinctivelyco con.
Itgns such wild vagaries to the appro-
9rtate domain Of fiat folly and abso-
ute nonsense.
The farmers Of the Republic will
OutrOl TIA <2oc<Snx, Aur3o,,l<,,,o |,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The expectation of specie has Who'll
~ ceased. Europeans are sending
back our bonds scarcely fast enough
to cover the balance of trade against
them. During July, 1877, we export
ed more specie than we imported by
$3,475, $50; in July, 1878, we imported
more than we exported by 1901 ,O25.
In. eleven months of last year, the
excess of exports over imports of sps-
Gle was $25, O44,9 12; in seven months
of 1878, the excess of exports hos been
only 1901 ,055. The coinage of gold
and silver during August was $780,
400, which is added to the currency
of the country, not a dollar of it hav-
ing been exported. Chicago Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Dubuque Telegraph gives it up.
1t admits frankly that "there is real
ly no chance, under existing circum-
stances, to elect a Democrat in that
district. eea E-5gH
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Ratlons Tor the South.

WARRINGTON, Sept. 0.-Tho Score
tary Of War, while extending Gov,
ernment aid to yellow fever sufferers
has repeatedly declared that he wal
governed by no other law than thai
Of humanity, but depended upon the
approval Of the entire country for hid
action. No one here doubts that he
will have Congressional sanction, but
In order to give the same assurance
Col. McArdle, of Vicksburg, who
came hither on behalf Of the yellow
fever sufierers, addressed . letter to
Representatives Blackburn, Ellis and
Gibson on the subject And they re-
piled that ii should become necessary
to pass law validating and ratifying
McCrary's action, II would certainly
meet with the most cordial support.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
~. Lsuis asrlkee.

Or. Louls, Sept. 10. 4
BY Telegraph
Wheat-higher No. 2 red 06k a
S6A cash. 8616 @A Sept, 87@889I
Oct; No 8 do. 8l7s 082.
Corn-firmer, 34k cash, 34N Sept
Os,s-higher, l9k@k cash, 21A
bid Nov.
Rye-quiet, 431S
Whisky-quiet, SlO7.
Pork-dull, 30 Is.
Lard-nominal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
scenes and Incidents Along the
Route

FARGO, ID. T., Sept. 6.--Prssident
Hayes and party, augmented by the
Governor, Senators aud leading citi.
zens ofsMinneapolis, left St. Paul at
10 p. N. Thursday on train Of four
Pullman sleepers for trip on the
Northern Pacific. passed over a
branch line to Brainerd, thence to
Fargo on the Red River OF the North,
reached Fargo at 8 80 .. N. to-day
and the party now numbers 100 here
they breakfasted at the depot hotel.
A crowd Of 500 assembled around
the care and the upper balcony of the
hotel was finely decorated aud filled
with ladies. After breakfast Presi-
dent Hayes addressed the audience
from the platform Of his car. He ex-
pressed his delight at again visiting
Dakota aud his establishment 1t the
advancement since his previous visit
to this region, six years ago. He re-
ferred 70 the natural curiosity Of the
people to see men Of note, and was
glad to be able to crafty their Curl
osity by introducing some of the en-
inent gentlemen who accompanied
him. He proceeded with Count Lev
enhaupt, Minister from Sweden and
Norway; Senators Window and Nc
MILAN; Congressman Steward, and
Gen. II. ii. Sibly, of Minnesota; Sem
ator Butler, of South Carolina; Col.
Ben Yancy, or Georgia; Geo. v.
Smith, Of Wisconsin, and Hon. j. v.
Farwell, Of Chicago. All made brief
speeches. The speakers strongly urg-
ed the completion Of the Northern
Pacific railway. The ladies called
for Mrs. Hayes, and she stepped 70
the platform and bowed her acknow-
Judgements. The train left Fargo ct
1880 .. m. and proceeded to the
great Dalrymple farms, eighteen
miles west on the Northern Pacific
road. Their adjacent farms extend
six miles along the track and embrace
1900 acres Of wheat, and under one
management. The yield was Is BUSH
els per acre, aggregating 375, COO
tushels, oil No. wheat. Tho crop
10 now being threshed by forty steam
thresliers, and thirty-.ix cars loaded
with wheat are shipped daily to Du.
luth and Minneapolis. Upwards OF
fifty tsams are in sight blowing for
next years crop. The President and
party escorted by Mr.. Dalrymple
spent two hours riding on the farm
and witnessed the threshing and |
blowing and freely expressed aduni-
ration aud astonishment ct the mag
nttude Of the operations. The wealth
or was cool and cloudy, making the |
excursion very comfortable. The
party returned TO Fargo, 'dined at the |
hotel and departed at 3 p. IN. for St. |
Paul via Breckenridge and Litch-
field. over the a.. Paul and Pacific |
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Sigourney Reuie,o don't hoist
Viewers name. In its last issue il
says:
1--WE can either take crow, buzzard,
or no dinner. We had been thinking
very strongly of trying buzzari just
for change"
1t also says:
ut is to Judge Trimble more than
to any other man that the democrats
are indebted for the absence Of q reg
ular candidate for Congress on their
ticket, and they will remember 1t in
future"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

In Marshall county, the Times says
the fusion between the democrats and
greenbackers is not going to pan on,
well. It will prove to be the grand
flzzle of the year. as aa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Michigan-ruled for years and years
by these awful thieving radical re-
publicans smiles complacently at the
world with $500, 600 in its State
Treasury, and no debt. Gisi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Missouri Republican seems to
think that Sawyer, independent
will beat Crisp, the regular democrat.
ic nominee for Congress in the Kan.
sas City district. sff
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The State of Missouri will lOse
more through the recent defalcation
OF its democratic treasurer than it has
lost through all the republican Off
cials known to history. s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

"You want to brake ON this road,
do your Well, you can sit down
there. We have no vacancy just at
present; but We kill about two brake
msn . day and l dare say in few
minutes ] shall hear OF some one los
Ing an arm or . leg, and then you can
have the job" The man thought he
wouldn't wait.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Davis county democrats In thai.
convention the other day, took fur
thor occasion to inform Gen. Weaver
that he is not wanted. They resOlv-
ed that they were In favor OF MAIN
tanning and voting for straight demo-
Gratis only. Weaver appears to be
pretty we'll raveled out ct home.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Reuben Davis, brother of Jefferson
Davis, has been nominated for Con
gress by the greenback men in thu
First Congressional District Of Missis
sipni. N
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

THE Hon. M. NJ. HAM declines to
accept the democratic nomination for
Congress in the Third district. He
does notseem willing to accept Fred
O'Donnell's cast-off shoes, who had
pre- viously declined the same honor,
Spangler, the greenbacker of Buchan'
an, is to be the man to run against
Tom Updegraff, and that. makes it 9
Walk-away for Tom.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Blown to Atoms-TovvlblO Boiler
gxplooIon.

JAcKs0NvlLLE, Fla, Sept. 6.-The
steamer Reliance, running between
this port and Savannah, exploded her
boiler last night, two miles out from
st. Msry's, Ga. Fret engineer, Will.
lam MoultOn, second engineer, Josish
Armstrong, and second mate, Will
lam Dartis, were killed or drowned.
Rev. Mr.. Dunlap, of Savannah, had
his thighs broken. Mono Of the 9TH
or passopgers were seriously hurt, but
several OF the crew were injured by
steam, and George Edmondson, cook,
fatally. The upper works were
blown to atoms. Pmrscr Richardson
escaped, although his room was
blown to pieces. Captain White and
first mate were blown into the river,
but not seriously injured. The
wounded were taken TO Savannah.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Inter- Ocean thinks that grim
joke of the Democratic Committee of
Louisiana, asking their nominees for
Congress to come home and canvass
New Orleans. . s,,s s7ls;I,s.s..