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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

PRESIDENT WoOLsEY, of Yale Col
lege, who, in 1876, made a speech in
favor of Tilden's election to the Pres
idency, in recent interview, said oil
him:
/ can imagine case In which a
General might think it advisable for
some reason that he should not show
himself and he might present the out
line of his plans to his subordinate of.
ficers and direct them to devote all
their energies toward bringing about
certain results without communicate
ing the various steps of their prog.
ress to him. Tilden's denial of any
knowledge OF what was going on
around him leads one to think he
may have taken q similar course; that
he may have mapped out the course,
and then left 1t for his friends to &C
complish. He must have been aware
Of the outline of the plan, and it is
hard to believe that he was not cog
infant of the details as the work ad-
vanced. The publication OF
the cipher dispatches makes it impos-
sible for him again to ask the peoples
suffrages. / sincerely hope he may
be spared another such open trading
for the highest Office In the land. II
was disgrace, and If Mr.. Tilden was
not the leader in it, he was undoubt-
edly particeps criminis.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
OTTUMwA, IOWA, NOVEMBER 6, 1878.

looking calicoes or ginghams, espe.
cially In the more pretentious dwell.
| Iings. These people understand in some
measure hew to break the sombre te.
diousness Of their murky skies.
There 10 no reason why our ladies
should not wear light calicoes In the
house In winter. They are warmer
than dark, and while they show more
quickly than dark ones that they are
soiled, they are no more soiled than
the dark ones, and really need wash
ing no oftener, for dirt is dirt wheth-
er II shows or not. Take . plainly
made calico of some distinct, tasteful
pattern on white ground, with white
ruflles at neck and wrists, and . blue
or pink bow Ut the throat, and It will
make almost any woman look whole
some and pretty at either breakfast,
dinner or supper table.
Even the better class of afternoon
and evening dresses are too dark /;
there is no reason whv we should BAN
ish from our daily lives these bright
aud beautiful tfnts DO easily ObtAina-
BILE. Particularly on rainy days let
an effort 1T cheerfulness be made.
We need sunshine in the house more
when II 10 lacking outside than any
other time. The cheerful sunshine
may brighten mp even nntidines and
render II less gloomy, but nothing can
dispel the combined effect Of dismal
rainy day, q cobwebbed and undusted
room and q household Of frowzy, un-
tidy women. Altogether too much
sunshine Is crowded out OF our daily
lives, therefore let us make what we
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Tin-Lined etomachs.

"fes, said well known chemist
to . World reporter last evening,
"people will have tin-lined stomachs
before long," Then the chemist went
to closet and took thereffom sever
al small bottles. which he held mp be-
fore Q strong light. He exhibited
several sheets of Tin which had been
extracted from sugar purchased from
extensive dealers IN sugar in this city.
"This," said the chemist, ais what they
use In the sdulteration Of sugars, and
I am informed that some Of the deal
ers buy tin by the ton. This tin hes
been cut with muristic acid, and was
used In sugars and syrups. have
here (exhibiting some other small
bottles) samples Of glucose. From Is
TO 30 per cent. 10 used in sugars and
75 per cent. in syrups. Poor starch
and flour 10 also used by some Of
these wealthy sugar dealers, and
am informed that such adulteratsd
sugars produce skin disease. Here
10 . bottle (exhibiting . reddish
brown powder) that I cannot de-
scribe. don't know what it 10, but
intend to find out. It was taken for
sugar" The chemist 10 yet ct work,
and in short time expects to make
his report public.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

REFERENCE to our dispatches dis
closes the fact that the government
is after Sammy Tilden in Pittsburg,
Pa, on his income tax business. F..
NJ. Hutchinson, Secretary of the Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Company, testified that from '6l to ~
that company had paid Tilden $780,
600 for professional services and that
he had also had dividends from in
vestments made in that city during
those years which he could only state
by reference to the books. Pelton
should set out at once and have those
books stolen. There never has been,
since Boss Tweed was exposed, man
who has been shown up as an actor in
such stupendous rascality as Tilden
has been.
Is it possible that democracy can
any longer back Sam. Tilden? In
Iowa we have democratic journals do
ing that very thing, among which is
notably John p. Irish's Press. Take
Sam Tilden's attempt to purchase the
Presidency and his defrauding the
government out of tens of thousands
of income tax due from him, it would
seem as though the very acme of ras-
cality had been reached in his case.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Bright and Glorious Ed. Camp
bell"

The Ottumwa Democrat intimatee
that Hon. Ed. Campbell would make
a good Governor, and the democratic
press of the state have taken up the
suggestion and are going for the next
Governor. The democracy may look
the wide state over and it will find nc
better, more popular man for the
chief magistrate of Iowa than Ed.
Campbell.-Des M0iaes Anzeiger.
Let us see. It was Ed. Campbell
who ridiculed and opposed the idea
of fusion with the greenbackers, dur
ing the summer, and then got up q
fusion just before election. It was the
same Ed. Campbell who gave public
notice as Chairman of the Democrat
ic State Committee, that congressman
must be elected in October, and who
called his cr0nies together, after the
election, to resolve unanimously thai
November was the proper time to
elect. A statesman 80 consistent In
party fidelity, and 30 profound and
stable In his interpretations oflaw and
the constitution, should certainly be
rewarded with the Office of Governor.
Besides, If he fails to get it, there will
be clear breach of the contract which
brought about the greenback fusion
Of which Joe EibBck, ofthe Axzeiger
knows as much as anybody else. i
these little bargains are not to be car.
ried out we should like to know what
the masses of the democratic and
greenback parties are for?- Clinton
Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

The State Register and Newton
Journal seem determined to make q
full-fedged democrat of Weaver, and
II they can have their way, he will
surely help organize the next House
in favor Of the democracy. Brooklyn
CHI Onicle. asa
We have nothing to do with the
"making" Of Weaver; but II we had
we would make him an honest man
and a good republican. And further
we have only stated and insisted or
the fact that before the democrats
here In Jasper county agreed to the
fusion with the greenbackers, the
democrats had the positive pledge
from Weaver that on all questions
except those of finance, he would vote
with the democrats, including the or
ganization Of the House. Also that
the pledge was repeated at Ottumwa
and If our information Is correct, wa.
put In writing, before the Democratic
Congressional Convention of the 6tl
district agreed to an adjournmen
a..o9eking nomination. Oul
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06


THE following special dispatch to
the Chicago Tribune is matter OF in
terest to our readers, as it concerns
the Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
company, which is certainly at an
early day to be one Of this city's rail-
road connections:
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 29.-Walter s.
Gurnee, of New York City, has retir-
ed from the Board of Directors of the
Western Union Railroad Company,
running from Racine to Savanna,
ILL.,, on the Mississippi river), as he
had previously retired from the st.
Paul Company, on account of his ap-
preaching visit to Europe. It is also
probable that q complete change will
take place in the Western Union
Company, and that it will be totally
absorbed in the st. Paul Company, Oi
which, since 1869, it has been sort OF
parasite. The capital stock of the
Western Union Company Is q. 600.
600, of which the st. Paul COm,1anv
purchased $2, ,0OO, ,lOO-just q maiority
In that year, and since that time the
OAASCAo Va tAAC tWO CUuU8QleS nave
been in part the same, and their ne.
ports have been published together,
although the Western Union had IL
principal Office In Racine and the
management has been separate. Az
ter the failure of the Glasgow bank. h
transpired that among its assets were
q, 2,9l6, 600 Of the per cent. bonds ol
the Western Union Company. valued
at f436, 500, and 81 ,992, $40 of the stock
Of the same Company, valued at Ell !.
$50. These two amounts of stock
the q, 2,OOO, 100 held by the st. Paul
Company and that In the Glasgow
Bank-nearly make up the full
amount OF u, 600, ,0G0 Of the Company's
stock. Growing out of this fact, it Il
likely that the st. Paul Company will
become the owner of all the Western
Unions stock, for 1t is worth NOTHING
to anybody else; and that the auxili.
ary road will come under the same
ostensible, as it is now under thesame
actual, management; and that the
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

DENNIS KEARNEY needs to get
through with his Butler campaign in
Massachusetts, at the earliest possible
moment and fly to his adopted land,
California. His presence in San Fran
cisco y needed at once to resent with
his shillalah or q brick bat the 'sinsul-
tim" claims ofanother foreign Amer
ican citizen, viz: the Hon Kwang
Chang Ling, a resident Of the Califor.
mia metropolis. Mr.. X. c. L. has ap.
peared in the columns OF the Aroo.
naut, asserting that the Chinese have
some rights which Kearney and his
''harties" are bound to respect. X.
G. L. uses full better English than
Kearney himself; hear him:
1.-THE cry is here that the Chinese
must 60. ! say that they should not
60; will not 60. More than this. that
were It conceivable that they went.
your State would be ruined; In q
word that the Chinese population Of
the Pacific coast have become indis-
epsable to its continued prosperity.
dMthat you cannot afford to part
them upon any consideration.
this be true-and / believe
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
ample crops Of the staples of trade
and manufactures have enriched the
country. The resources thus furnish
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onN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uUN0 0UElCu6u tu6
country. The resources thus furnish
ed to our reviving industry and ex-
panding commerce are Fastening the
day when the discords and distresses
through the breadth of the land will,
under the continued favor Of prOvi.
dence, have given way to confidence
and energy, and assured prosperity.
Our peace with all nations has re-
mafned unbroken, domestic tranunili-
ty has prevailed, and the institution
Of liberty and Justice, which the wis
dom and virtue Of our fathers estab-
iished, remain to the glory and de-
Tense of their children. The general
prevalence Of the blessings OF health
throughout our wide land has made
more conspicuous the sufferings and
sorrows which the dark shadow of
the pestilence has cast upon q portion
Of our people. This heavy affiiction
even the Divine Ruler has tempered
to the suffering communities By an
universal sympathy and succor which
have flowed to their relief, and the
whole nation may rejoice in the unity
OF spirit in our people by which they
cheerfully share another's burdens.
Now, therefore, Rutherford B.
Hayes, president Of the United States,
do appoint Thursday, the 20th day of
November next, % day Of national
Thanksgiving and prayer, and earn
estly recommend that Withdrawing
themselves from secular cares and la
bors, the people OF the United States
do meet together on that day in their
respective places of worship, there to
give thanks and prsise to- Almighty
God for his mercies and to devoutly
beseech their continuance.
In witness Whereof I have hereunto
Get my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed. qf6li
Done at the city Of Washington this
SOth day of October, In the year of
our Lord, ono Thousand eight hun
dred ana seventy -eight, and the inde-
pendence of the United States the one
and third
ii fSEAL.] r. B. HAYES.
By the President.
WILLIAM M. EvARrs, Secretary of
State. --.---sa.-s.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

TIE Hon. j. g. Patterson of st.
Charles, Floyd county, Iowa, whose
death in a railroad accident occurred
near Sheldon, Iowa, Oct. 3Oth, was
leading lawyer of Iowa; for two terms
member of the Iowa State Senate and
a prominent candidate for Attorney
General of the State, two years ago,
before the Republican State Conven-
ton. Our quite intimate acquaint-
ance dates back to some ten years ago.
He was a warm friend and genial
gentlemen, and a citizen whose loss
will be deeply felt at st. Charles. Our
most heartfelt sympathy is extended
to the stricken family.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
How a Man Goes to Bed.

Speaking Of how q man goes to
bed, an exchange says:
"There's where . man has the ad-
vantage. He can undress in . cold
room and have his bed warm before a
woman has got her hairpins out and
her shoes united"
That's how it looks in print, and
this is how it 10 in reality: II am go-
ing to bed, my dear. It's half past
ten." No reply. "Now, John, you
know you're always late in the morn
ing. Do get to get TO bed !" "Yes,
in . minute" he replies, as he turns
the paper wrong side out and begins
. lengthy article headed "The Louisi-
ana Muddle." Fifteen minutes later
she calls to him from the ed-room
"J6hn, come to bed and not keep the
gas burning here all night" and
murmuring something about ''the
bill being big enough now" she
creops between the cold sheets, while
John sits placidly on, his feet across
the piano stool and . cigar in his
mouth. By-aDd-by he rises, yawns,
stretches himself, throws the paper
on the floor, and seizing the shaker
proceeds to that vigorous exercise,
shaking the coal stove. Just at this
stage not altogether pleasant voice
inquiries: "For pity's sake amt
you ready for bed yet z" "Yes, yes,
I'm coming. Why don't you 20
to sleep and let . fellow alone p
Then he discovers that there's coal
needed. When that Is supplied and
ratified into the stove he site down to
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
"Ladies' hats will be felt" this sea.
son. So will the bills.
A profane upstart-The man who
sits down on bent pin.

"Ladies' hats will be felt" this sea-
son. So will the bills.
A profane upstart-The man who
sits down on bent pin.
When mans chin whiskers turn
gray before the hair on his head does,
It shows which part of him has done
the most work. Fss
When . boy becomes ahamed to sit
ON his mothers lap he is probably in
business for himself-holding some-
body else in hia lap.
An old hat that once belonged TO
Napoleon was recently sold for $35,
which 10 good price, certainly,
when we consider that the Nap and
crown are gone. ,f-
John e. Klink, employed in the
office of the Clerk Of the House of
Representatives, at Washington, has
been arrested on charge Of rob bing
the mails and embezzlement.
An English chemist named Wight,
lately produced q new kind Of lubri-
eating oil, Ono morning he found q
bill posted on his door, which read,
"For sale, the I(s)le Of Wight
"That's the smallest horse ever
saw, said q countryman ON viewing
. Shetland pony. "Indade, now
replied his Irish companion, "but I've
seen one as email as two Of him."
Editors like brevity, but man
who was recently hanged in Indiana
suited them too well. He made nc
remarks about heaven. but nodded tc
the preacher and said, "I'llisee you
later" and then the trap fell.
| Charles (playfully)-"How much
really did that hat cost, Jennie p
Jennie-"If ) on really want to inspec
the bills for my dry goods, there 10 1
way to doit.' And what else couli
Charles do but propose ON the spot !?
! In the reign OF James l., 1905, . fin,
Of shilling Was imposed, by act o
Parliament, on every person absent
ing himself from church ON SUNDAY
What an income could be raised ii
this country by such system Of tax
atiCn. It would 60 ahead OF the rev
'enue from whisky. .l
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
:otorm on Lake Aalohla.n,

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Nov. L.
The heaviest sea Of the season pre-
walls here to-day. Four vessels were
driven ON the beach, the American,
Montpelier and Australian. The
name of the fourth is not ascertained.
Other vessels can be seen eudeavor-
ing to make the port. One man was
drowned off the Australian by at
tempting to jump from the vessel to
the pier % she drifted in. AaH
In answer to . telegram half Of
the life.saving crew stationed at
Grand Haven took . life boat to
Whitehall by . special train, this
noon, to rescue the crew from the
rigging Of the barque 8. C. Wood
ruff, which sunk In thirteen feet of
water, one mile from shore. It 10 re-
ported that one boat load of laborers
have been rescued and that the crew
10 still In the rigging. The vessel is
breathing mp. Hopes are entertained
Of rescuing the balance Of the men be-
| fore night, AA
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Ravlshed 81 : tramp.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 2S.-About 2
p. m. on yesterday tramp giving
the name Of VIM. II. Longfellow
called 1t the house Of Mrs. Matte
Jane Clay, in South Lincoln, and ask-
ed for drink Of water. Learning
that she was alone with three little
children, he prolonged his stay until
night, when be locked the door, blew
out the light, and forcibly ravished
her. He remained during the mig ht
frequently beating and abusing her
but left ct four o'clock this morning
She Immediately aroused the neigh.
bors, and they soon captured the viii
lain. he was brolghl bcfort Justice
Field, but the hearing Of the case wal
postponed until to-morroW morning
A largo crowd attended the examina
tion, but were restrained from vio
lence. 1925
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
THE HONE.
We That Providettp not for His ow,
Nousohold 10 Worse than nm
onf1dol. aF
Dubuqus Times

The dreary days are coming; we
lack but week Of the month ack-
nowledged to be the gloomiest Of the
year. There 10 On old time custom
among the ladies Of many house
holds, during dismally rainy day,
Of remaining in the untidy wrapper
aud undressed head of the morning.
They say:
"fhsrs 10 NO need Of making q toll
ct to-day, NO one will be here.
How you forget! There will"some
one be here" the people OF most con-
sequence to you In the world-your
father, husband, brother or son. to
sey nothing Of your mother, sister OF
daughter. each and all finding the
dull day still more dull, II they see
you In an untidy dress and stragglins
locks. Also, bear in mind that moth.
ing will atone for the lack Of some.
thing white about the neck, even Z
clean handkerchief, showing fresh
folds from the smoothing iron, is
preferable to NO white. II practica-
BILE extend the same pure hue to your
Wrists, and then even with Q calico
dresa, and particularly for morning
you will look we'll enough, IL youi
hair 10 mot too frowzy. Above all
avoid wearing old Worsted dresses OF
those Of any materials too dilapidated
Tor street use. Nothing will destroy
ones appetite much more quickly
than to zee greazy fronted woolel
dress In proximity to ones eatables
Calico 10 cheap, and II at any time i
h too cool, an underwaist can b.
worn, and whenever the calico dres
il soiled 1t can be washed. and com,
ont fresh and clean. Many peopl,
have NO judgment In selecting calico
or elss they care little for besuty, bu
put . neutral tinted calico on neu
tral tinted woman, and the effect /
worse than soot-covered snow Of
Broadway.
A. . rule house dresses are yer,
much too dark. Enough ck.robel
figures make funeral parade Of Ii
Islreet without the same sombre hue
lgrseting gentlemen at their own firs
sidss. In England AL housemaid
ARE obliged TO wear very light, clear
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Washington dispatches to some Of

Washington dispatches to some Of
the Eastern papers state that Secreta-
ry Sherman will, in his next annual
report, recommend a Limitation of the
coinage of silver dollars. AS confir-
matory of this intention the Secreta-
ry's speech at the Cumberland fair a
few days ago is quoted, that "the coin
age of $2,OOO,OOO monthly of silver
dollars of full legal tender is dis
turbing element which we cannot
now compute. We car only hope
that before its issue is greatly increas-
ed Congress will either limit its
amount or make it contain silver
enough to be equal in value to gold" F"
Missouri Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
our opecIe voIunne Increas.ne

Our Specie Volume increasing,
During the week ending Oct. Goth,
over one million in gold arrived in
New York from Europe to pay for
our produce exported. The bonds OF
the United States have become SO
scarce in Europe that specie has to be
returned to settle the balance of trade
in our favor. This Secretary Sher-
man regards as one of the most favor
able indications to enable us to resume
specie payments on January lst next,
without anything more than COM
mon-place effects upon the CONNER
cial interests of the nation.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06

THE Denison Rerie,C tells of some
strong democratic spots in Iowa:--
"Kniest township, Carroll county,
gave 11O votes for thedemocratic tick
ct and nonef for the republican; Wheat
land township gave II democratic
votes to 6 republican; and Roselle
township gave 101 democratic votes
70 10 republican-making 2G8 demo-
cratic majority in the three townships.
These townships are settled by Cath
olics, mostly German, which accounts
for their politics."
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
FOREIGN.
SERVED RIGHT.

LONDON, Oct. 30-The Directors
and other officials Of the city OF Glas-
gov bank have been committed on
charge Of fraud and theft for trial.
Relatives Of the Directors offer $780,
GOO bail but the acceptance Of bail is
not obligatory in cases Of theft. Sew
eral persons prominently connected
with the Bank have disappeared.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
Two Banks Suspend at washing.
tom. 5sUa5s

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 3l.-The Ger
man American National Bank, which
grew out of the German American
Savings Bank, and occupied the same
building, suspended this morning.
The German American Savings Bank
also closed ito doors and put up the
following notice: is
sowing to the suspension Of the
German American National Bank this
Bank 10 forced to close"
Officials of the Savings Bank declare
their institution 10 sound. Both
banks were owned and patronized
principally by Germans and the sus-
pension causes much surprise. An
excited crowd surrounds the build
ing. The cause Of the failures was
inability to realize ON Real Estate
mortgages. The National Bank ex-
aminer expects the depositors to be
paid in full,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-11-06
PREPARING FOR WAR.

CoNsrANrrNopLE, Oct. 3O.-The
Porte at the instance of France and
Italy expresses it's Willingness to make
q slight rectification of the frontier in
favor of Greece, but it is thought here
Greece will refuse any boundary 9TH
er than that indicated in the Confer
ence at Berlin. In the meanwhile
Turkey and Greece continue hostile
preparations.