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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
New YORK, May %, 1878.

The way one man is making good
thing out of the Greenback move
ment is thus alluded to by the Conn
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil::
Brick Pomeroy 10 said to be smass.
ing an immense fortune ont of the
Greenback movement. He is the
self-conatituted authority for, and
charters all clubs and lodges, for
which he receives fee, and in addi-
ton supplies "the cause" with docu
ments at . profit to himself that no
person with less cheek would dare to
demand. Meanwhile, as he pockets
his gains, he shrieks with increasing
emphasis about the Crushing of the
Door laboring man" by the "Money
Power" It Is not creditable to the
intelligence Of the average American
citizen that he thus allows himself to
become the dupe of designing man
who gets up political organization
as . mere money-making scheme, re-
gardless alike Of principle or care for
the result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Stop Growing.

The Davenport Democrat very SEN
sibly says:
"Would it not be well now for the
people of the United States to stop
their growing for while? To ena-
BILE them to do this they might take q
glance at other portions of the globe.
During the last five years famine
has prevailed first in Anatolia (Tur.
key }, then in India, and now in China
and Brazil. Tens of thousands have
died from sheer starvation. Last
month the deaths from this cause in
Brazil were reported to be as many as
one hundred day.
Now we don't believe any body is
starving in the United States. A
good many thousand have hard time
to get along. They don't have much
Of earth's luxuries, but nobody is
starving or likely to starve. In many
instances our misfortunes have been
more imaginary than real. We have
had no national disasters like those
which have spread over other coun-
tries. Would it not be the better
philosophy to make the best of things
as they are, be cheerful, stop growl-
ing and all hands turn in and try to
make times better"
As the Davenport Democrat is un-
disputably good democratic authority
we commend the careful perusal Of
the above to our complaining demo-
cratic friends.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
THEN AND NOW.
Some Warm Words on the Consis.
tency Of the Democratic Party.
To the Editors of the Evening Post:

tency 81 the 0emocrstic Party.
To the Editors of the Evening Post:
Messrs. George F. Edmunds, Fred
j. Frelinghuysen, Roscoe Conkling
A. G.. Thurman, T. F. Bayard and NJ.
w. Ransom, Senate Committee, and
III. B. Payne, Eppa Hunton, Abram
8. Hewitt, William M. Springer, Geo.
w. McCrary, George F. Hoar and
George Willard, House Committee Of
the Congress of the United States,
when they reported the Electoral bill,
said: 1--WE respectfully beg leave to
impress upon Congress the necessity
of speedy determination upon the
subject. 1t is impossible to estimate
the material loss that the country
daily sustains from the existing state
of uncertainty. It directly and pow
erfully tends to unsettle and paralyze
business, to weaken public and private
credit, and to create apprehensions in
the minds Of the people that disturb
the peaceful tenor of their ways and
mar their happiness. 1t does far
more: it tends to bring Republican
institutions into discredit, and to create
doubts of the success of our form of
Government and of the perpetuity of
the Republic. All considerations of
interest, of patriotism and of justice
unite in demanding of the law-making
power a measure that will bring peace
and prosperity to the country, and
show that our Republican institutions
are equal to any emergency; and in
this connection wecannot refrain from
the expression Of our satisfaction that
your committee, composed Of equal
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

WITHIN ten days we published ex-
tracts from the Burlington Gazette ia
vorable of Gen. Weaver and plainly
limiting to his Endorsement by the de-
mocracy of this district, but now that
Judge Knapp is out of the woods in
both democratic and greenback con.
ventions, the Gazette squarely with.
draws from Weaver thus in its issue
of the 3Oth ult.:
'It seems to have been definitely
decided by the democracy of the Sixth
district that Gen. Weaver has nc
claims on democratic consideration
he being essentially republican in al
things except the financial question
He is supposed to have imagined thai
he could engineer his way to Congress
by nominal1y eschewing the republic
an pay on the greenback issue, get tn
democratic nomination and by detach
ing from his former republican asso
ciates walk easily over the pOlitica
course into the national legislature
Alas for the gallant stategist, thes
political schemes seldom fail to fail
and he will make no exception to tn
general experience"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
SHINING a 9coundrei-.The Trib.
une'0 A1gtoVv Of AndAvaon

CHICAGO, June 2.-The Tribune will
publish the following editorially, to.
morrow morning. 1t is pretty clear
from Anderson's statement that he
had entered into q bargain with the
democrats to let them capture the re-
publican stronghold of East Felici-
ana. The registration of the parish
was 2,l27 republican and l,O0 demo-
Gratis. Anderson managed matters in
such way that not single republic
can vote was returned, while l,OO4
democrats were allowed to cast near
ly two votes each, or l,736, for Tilden
and the whole democratic ticket. The
traitorous scoundrel afterwards
weakened, not having moral courage
enough to carry the rascality through,
but entered into q mild protest
against the frauds, and certified that
the election was not fair, immediate
ly demanding an Office for not stick
ing to his bargain with the bulldozers,
whereby they were to have l,736 ma
jority for Tilden in county which
was republican by more than two to
one He first cheated the republicans
out Of their legitimate LOO majority
in the parish, and then deprived the
democrats of their bogus majority of
1,736. and for the latter service he
bounded Stanley Matthews for an Of
fee. Such is the scoundrel on whom
Potter leans to Dust Hayes and seat
Tilden.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
lawson's
cURA TIVE

Has been used for all tlese
diseases. and in no case
has il failed 10 effect
a cure when the
directions were
followed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

THERE appears to be just the least
bit of vim in the following brief edit
orial paragraph from the Hamkeye OF
May 3lst.:
"Mr. McCrary, no doubt, was hap.
Ply yesterday morning when he read
of the defeat of that gallant young
republican, John IRWIN. But the
HAwKEYE predicts that Mr.. Irwin
will warm Congressional seat long
before the Secretary of War captures
seat in the Senate by the policy wal
tactics"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.
In Searching the Medical Colleges
at Cincinnati for the Body of
a Young Man Recently
Inferred.
The Body OF the Hon. J. Scott
Harrison (6on Of the Elk
President) i"
Is Found Suspended in a Chute,
Naked, by Rope Round His
Neck.
The Discovery Made by the Son
Of J. Scott Harrison.
Great Excitement and Indignation
and Prospect that the Guilty
Parties Will be Punished.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May Cocoon
siderable excitement was created
here to-day by the discovery of the
body of the Hon. j. Scott Harrison,
who was buried yesterday in the fam
lily vault at North Bend, in the dis
secting rooms of the Ohio Medical
College. A body had been stolen at
North Bend within the past week,
and son of Mr. Harrison, accompa-
MED by friend was seeking it to-
day, among the medical colleges of
this city. 1t was not known that Har-
rison's body had been taken until his
son recognized it in the rooms Of the
Ohio Medical College. The janitor
of the college was arrested.
1t appears that young man named
Devins died at North Bend last night,
and yesterday, while the services al
Mr.. Harrison's grave were progress.
ing, John Harrison and George Ea.
ton thought they observed appearan.
ces about Devin's grave that were
suspicious. After the funeral they
caused an examination Of the grave
to be made, and found that it had
been robbed. Preparations were
made to prevent similar desecrs'
ton Of Mr.. Harrison's grave, and the
coffin was iuclosed 10 a wall of brick
the whole covered with a slab Of 9
single heavy stone, set in cement -
The grave was left open for the &C.
ment to harden, and watchmen plac
ed in charge. Last night three mer
came to Cincinnati in search for Dew
ms body. They procured search war
rants for all the medical colleges
and accompanied by detect
i've, first visited the room
of the Ohio Medical Colleg,
They found nothing, aud were abou
leaving, when one Of their numbe
noticed rope attached TO q windlas
was down the chute, and evidentl,
had something attached to it. Upol
drawing it up the naked body of
man was discovered hanging by til
neck, with cloth over the face. A
the hair was gray, they said it wa
not Devins' body, and were about t
leave, when the detective suggeste'
they uncover the face and see who
was. They Immediately recognize,
Mr.. Harrison. and John Harrison
stayed with the body TIL a coffin WA
procured and the body placed there
in and removed to an undertaken ;,
The janitor was at once arrested.
is reported tonight that several pei
sons at Cleves, near North Bend, hav
been arrested, charged with compile
ity in the outrage. The relations @
the deceased, now in this city, expires
q determination to prosecute to tn
fullest extent of the law all guilty {
this act of vandalism or accessor
thereto. The excitement at Mort
Bend is intense. Mr.. Harrison wa
the son ofex-President Harrison, an
widely known.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
SAYS the Keosauoua Republices:

SAYS the keOSauqua hepuoacd3G
"That pompous Spectator in tax.
titles and the misfortunes ofpOor men
ID. P. Stubs, intimated in his Tues.
day nights harangue, that republican
journals could be bought up at very
cheap rate. The Hon. blatherskite
remembers the small sum for which
he bartered his services to a wealthy
corporation, abandoning the people to
enable him to accept it, and hence
concludes that Others are for sale or
equally cheapterms. He is mistaken
The Republican is Notwithstanding
to his mental calibre Stubs probably
has no superior in selfishness nor il
dishonesty of purpose. A pretended
advocate of the laboring masses he !
in fact a heartless, worthless canoe
upon the body polite, and withou
moral discernment to see his tru
status,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

The Marshalltown Times says: VIZ
were shown q package of notes sent
to the First National Bank for collec.
ton, amounting to over $1,000. They
were given for shoddy cloth to ire
sponsible peddlers and signed by
some of the best farmers in Marshall
county. These men deserve little OF
no sympathy for their loss. They
should have known better than to
have even admitted these swindlers on
their premises, for they have had the
advantage of their neighbors similar
misfortunes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

THE Alabama democracy held theil
State convention May 3lst, at Mont.
gomery. The significant parallel be.
tween them and the bard who berates
decent ladies for want of virtue is
strikingly made manifest in their res.
olutions. Besides they mix up theil
idea of universal suffrage and white
supremacy very much after the style
|of Hamburg massacre Butler, OF
South Carolina. The following is the
substance of their resolutions:
First, That the democratic nd con.
sentative party is party of law and
order, and the only party of the Con-
stitutiOn, and to its patriotic and I'M
ceasing efforts, under the blessings OF
God, is due the final defeat of the
radical leaders in their wicked designs
as manifested from the inception of
the reconstruction to destroy the
peace, happiness and prosperity of
both races by involving them in cease
less turmoil and collision.
Second, The financial distress is the
necessary OutgrOwth of profligate ex-
penditures, fraudulent practices, and
class legislation which has marked
the course of the republican party;
that creating new and useless offices
and endOwing those already created
with princely perquisites inconsistent
with the simplicity of our system of
government, and they have organized
an army of officials 0ffQininp sfronufh
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
FOREIGN
Only 103 of the GYosser KurfuYst
Crew Saved.
And Eighteen Of Those Died After
Being Rescued.

LONDON, May 3l.--A steamer just
returned from the scene of the disas-
ter reports the K9nig Wilhelm was
able to proceed down the channel,
probably for Portsmouth. The Prus-
sen still remains on the spot. Moth.
ing is to be seen of the Grosser Knr-
furst. The captain of the fishing
boat makes the following statement /:
"My boat, with other fishing ves-
sells, was returning to FOlkestone,
when we noticed three iron-clads
coming down. A bark was fetching
off shore. The Grosser Kurfurst
ported her helm to clear the bark.
The KGnig Wilhelm pulled hard-a-
part and struck the Grosser Kurfurst
forward of her mizzen-mast. The
Kurfurst went over on her broad
side and sank in five minutes. She
went down in fifteen fathoms. All
hands jumped overheard. Our boats
reached the spot directly afterwards
and rescued twenty-seven men, in
Guiding three officers. Other boats
rescued number of tho crew, all OF
whom were transferred to the K9nig
Wilhelm. Capt. Batoch, the comman.
der of the Grosser Kurfurst, wen,
down with his ship. The boilers did
not explode, but the escaping steam
must have scalded many persons il
the water. The KGnig Wilhelm haG
her bows stove, but the leak wa,
stopped with hammocks. The COLI
lion was undoubtedly caused by tn,
Kenig Wilhelm porting her helm toe
soon."
Two of the men rescued died from
exhaustion on board the Prussen. Al
eve witness of the disaster says thu
Prussen did not lower any boats ant
that nobody was visible in the wate1
half an hour after the Grosser Kur
furst foundered.
| According to telegram dispatched
| by Rear Admiral Bslsh from Folke
stone, 1873 men were saved. Most o
the estimates give the Grosser Kur
furst's crew at about 500. A repor
resting upon authority of the Sand
gate coast guard, says 255 were save,
The coast guard, however, state the,
are informed that the Groeser kur
furst's crew was nearer that numbe
than 500. 1t is reported TWENTY-FIVE,
Of the rescued have since died iron
exhaustion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
America Feeding the World.

America is doing more and more
every day toward the work of feed
ing the world. The reports of our
Consul at Havre show steadily in
creasing demand for American pro-
visions in France, and two steamers,
which have been fitted up with re-
frigerating chambers, have taken to
that country jim the last six months
500, 600 pounds Of fresh meat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Train Robbers Captured

SALT LAKE, June ga party OF
men from Rawlins. Wyoming, cap
tured the train robbers. They over
hauled them night before last As miles
north Of st. Marys station. They Of
fered but little resistance as their on
ly arms were revolvers while their
pursuers were armed with long range
rifles. Three shots only were fired.
They denied the crime at first but by
threats and the application of rope one
of them confessed and piloted the par
ty to whore the watches and money
were concealed. This one has since
turned states evidence and says he
and one other came from Cheyenne,
the other two from Kansas, where
they lately committed bank rob-
berry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Mysterious Death.

ATLANTIC, May 3l.-Meek r. Mar
shall, tenant on the farm Of John
Spoor, Washington township, Cass
county, was found dead in manger
in Mr.. Spoons barn at o'clock last
night. He had gone into the barn to
care for the horses two hours before,
and, being gone too long, Mr.. Spoor
went to look for him and found him
dead. The result Of the inquest is not
vet known, but it is presumed that
deceased died of heart disease. He
was formerly Of Monona, lows,
where he has relatives, and where the
body will be sent for burial.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

The Alabama Democratic Conyen.
ton meets at Montgomery to-day
and nomination by that body il
equivalent to an election.-Ne,c Yorl
World.
Wonderful discovery. OF course il
is equivalent to election under the ad
mirable ruling of the party in which
the World is shining luminary. In
1872 Grant Republican, received 3d..
272 votes; Greeley Democratic and
independently, 79,446; Republican ma.
jority, 1887. In 1876, under Demo.
cratic manipulation, Tilden received
10000; Hayes Republican,, $500;
Democratic majority, 4s,772. And YET
this is one of the States that is so pure
that Potter's committee are unwilling
to look for fraud. The World might
likewise point to Mississippi and say,
A nomination was equivalent to an
election" In Mississippi, in 1872
Grant Republican, received sl,9l6;
Greeley Democratic and Independ.
emit, 1871; Republican majority, "a,
725. In 1876 Tilden received 112;173
Hayes Republican,, 52,GO5; Demo.
cratic majority, 1865. The high.
toned arguments of the bludgeon,
blacksnake whip, and shotgun are
just what Potter's Democratic COM
mittee don't wish to investigate in
their hunt for fraud.
The World dare not assert this Re.
publican vote has been changed in
any other manner than by the terror
inspired by the dominant white race,
which tramples under foot every prin-
ciple of law and justice guaranteed by
the Constitution. There can be no
permanent peace in this country until
the rights of every man, be he rich or
poor, black or white, are respected.
The power that broke the bondsman's
chains exists, and it win grind to
powder the party that attempts to re-
weld them. The South desires peace
and prosperity; these it can never at
tain underline leadershipof the North
ern Democracy, which has always be-
trayed the interests of the people, both
North and South, and ever loses sight
of human rights and the principles
that underlie our government in its
scramble for power.-Lster-O Ocean.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

Very few things that Congress has
done this session will the people feel
more grateful for than the passage Of
the resolution to adjourn on the 18th
inst. Congress- opt Of the way will
lift load from spff our commercial
interests.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
A Destructive Cyclone Sweeps
Through Adair County.
Many Houses Blown OoWn-TWo
Persons Fatally injured.
Special to the State Register.


ADAIR, Ia, June l.-This county
was visited, this afternoon, by cy-
clone, which
SWEPT EVERYTHING BEFORE 1T.
The house and barn of James Duff
were totally destroyed. Mrs. Duff
and boy fifteen years old were ia
fally injured. The boy has since
died, and the mother is sinking fast.
THE WATER FELL IN A DELuGE
at about 3 o'clock, and after let up
of an hour recommended with re-
doubled force, undoubtedly the heav-
lest rain that ever visited these parts.
Two houses are reported blown down
between here and Casey. Some 9TH
err houses are reported as blown
down but nothing authentic as yet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

...... OHIoAs", June 4.
[ BY Telegraph
Wheat-strong, higher, 9S1 casl
and June, 941s@4 July.
Corn-firner, 36 cash and Jun,
1868 July.
Oats-firmer 231s cash, 23s4 July
Rye--5lh.
Barley-47L.
Pork strong, higher, 70 rs cash
8 S71a July, 9 OBJ bid Aug.
Lard--strong, shade higher, Sc 5!
cash, 6 67la @6 70 July, 6 1906 TX
Aug.
Alcohol-$l 33la.
Whisky-$1O4.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

ATLANTA CONSTITUTION: "Johr
Sherman will show fight until he
hears the order to fire."
Yes; when that comes he will cal
on his big brother Tecumseh. II
would seem to us that this might sug
gest itself to Atlanta folk without oul
calling their attention to it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

ST. LOUIS. June 4.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-cash lower, options better,
No. red 50 cash, 90@9l July; No. 4
do. 90@92 bid.
Corn-cash, lower, options strong
er 321a q 33 cash 34a@35 July.
Oais-higher, 25h cash, 24A June.
Rye-firmer. 47aS GAS.
Whisky-$l O5.
Pork-better, iobbing rs 81, deliv-
cred.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Chicago Live Stock Market

CHICAGO. June 4.
BY Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts $4,000, active,
strong, higher, light, So 1903 20,
heavy mixed, packing 3 2O@3 As,
for common to choice heavy shipping
3 30l3 80.
Cattle-dull, receipts 5000, extra
graded steers IS 1905 SO, good to
choice 4 30@5 10, medium $4@4 IS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
MARKETS.

The receipts of produce, this week,
has been limited but still enough has
been received to fully supply the de-
mand at last weeks quotations. The
wool market has been littlo excited
but ON adyices from the East, this
morning,prices dropped on all grades
offrom to cents per pound. New
potatoes are coming in slowly and
prices are pretty well up, but will
soon 60 lower. Chickens-young-
large size will bring $40 per dozen
few coming in.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

BERLIN, June 4.-Dr. Modelling ad-
mitted that he had the earnest sympa-
thy of Ultra Montanes and Socialists
and had accomplices, and though he
had no reason to spare them he would
mention NO names just then. The
Office Of shooting the Emperor de-
volved upon him by drawing lots and
he believed it would be to public in
terest were the head of the State re-
moved. The town continues in q
state Of the greatest excitement and
affection. The crime will produce
grave consequences.
All the Cabinets accept the invita-
tons to the Congress to meet in this
city on the 18th inst.
The examination of Modelling can
not be continued on account Of his
precarious condition.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The public
debt statement for May shows a de-
crease in the debt, for the month, Of
5000, 1873.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05
WASHINGTON.
HE WAS sNuBBED.

WAsHINGToN, June 3.-Anderson
testified on Saturday, before the Pot
ter committee, that in accordance
with the advice of Stanly Matthews he
called to see the President, who told
him he'had made no promises and
therefore had none to fulfill. The
President then excused himself.