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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
A young woman got on a railroad

A young woman got on q railroad
train at Morrison, ILL.,, at midnight
1t was observed that, while most Of
the other passengers were mapping OF
sleeping soundly, she sat upright and
open eyed. At DeKalb the Rev. G
w. Carr, Methodist pastor, entered
the same car, greeted the young wo.
man cordially, and took seat by hel
side. The conductor says that they
converted awhile vivaciously, thai
they soon crowded cl oser to each 9th.
er than the width of the seat necessi.
tated, that she rested her head on his
shoulder, that his arm encircled her
and that he kissed her eleven times
before the train arrived in Chicago
The first two kisses were on her fore.
head, the third and fourth on her
cheek, and the rest on her lips. An
account of this ride reached the Rev.
Mr.. Carr's congregation, and caused
q great deal of comment; but it seems
that on that occasion he popped the
matrimonial question, and that the
kissing only followed the young wo.
mans eyes" So there was nothing
wicked in his conduct, although the
time and place were not we'll chosen.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
An Unpleasant Discovery.

A poor fellow in Saginaw, Mich,
after living with his wife in the hap.
piest manner for thirteen years dis.
covered accidentally the other day
that she had one or two other hus-
bands living, from whom she had
never been divorced. The singular
part of the case is that the woman
had been devoted and loving wife
and the discovery of the state of af.
fairs was doubly distressing on that
account. Naturally, separation was
the only course open to him. The
local paper says: The lady consented
to the separation, and then Mr.. Eth
eridge presented her with check for
81 500, gold watch and chain, q
handsome diamond ring, all the
household furniture, paid the freight
on the same to San Francisco, and
purchased ticket for her to the same
city, and wished her God-spee6 or
her journey. The gentleman then
disposed of all his property in this
city, and, after investing part of il
safely, put the balance in his pocket
and went out into the world q wan
derer, withouta home and resting
place.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
PENSIONS.
The Feeling OF the Democrats To
ward Union Soldiers,
Special Telegram to the In,er-Ocean.

Special Telegram to the Inier-Oc
WASHINGTON, May 5.-On Satur-
day Speaker Randall, for the second
time, exercised his right to vote, and
by making tie prevented an appro-
priatiOn for the hire of clerks to ex-
anime the applications for pensions so
that the business of the Pension Office
can be brought up to date. Wheney-
er an application for pension is
made it is sent to the Surgeon Gener-
ais Office, where the hospital records
of the war are kept, and these records
are examined to see if the affidayits
of the applicants are corroborated by
these records. Three years ago, when
the democrats got majority in the
House, they reduced the number of
clerks employed to do this work SO
much that in the Surgeon Generals
Office to-day cases can be disposed of
only about one-third as fast as they
arrive, and unexamined cases have
accumulated to the number of 10000.
If applications for pensions or increase
of pensions, should cease to-day. it
would take the clerks of the Surgeon
Generals Office five years to dispose
of the cases now before them. But
they are coming in three times as fast
as they can be examined by the pres
ent force of clerks, and pensioners
who apply now will have to wait five
years before their cases are disposed
of. This is the reason why there has
been so much delay i'm the issuance
of pensions for the last three years.
An amendment was offered to the
appropriation bill on Saturday, in
creasing the number of clerks in the
Surgeon Generals Office, and the vote
on.its adoption was-yeas, rs; NAYS,
Ia; but Randall voted i'm the mega
tive, and made tie, which, of course,
prevented its passage. Several dem
ocrats voted for the amendment and
no republican voted against it. The
last time Randall caused tie by his
vote, it was to prevent a republican
contestant from Massachusetts, from
obtaining his seat i'm the House. This
practice is peculiar to him. No other
speaker ever did it. It is lawful, but
unusual and unfair, and wounded SOL
diers and widows of soldiers who
have to wait years for their pension
papers to be examined can charge the
delay upon the democratic party gen.
orally, and then upon Randall partic-
ularly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

The following is an example of the
almost universal response which the
Register reporter received in his in
terview with prominent members OF
the Episcopal Church of Des Moines
as to the motive which prompted
Rev. Morgan to withdraw from the
Episcopacy: 81 think, sir, he has a
scheme. / think he is making a
break for the Bishopric of the Re-
formed Church. do not think he is
honest in the statement of his reasons
for leaving the church. / hardly
know whether / ought to say that or
not, but that idea of the Protestant
Episcopal Church's drifting into Ro-
manism is sort of monomania with
Mr.. Morgan. I do not believe there
is any foundation in fact for that asser-
ton. I do not think the church is
any nearer Romanism now than it
wassffty yearsago: tits, if anything,
more conservative now than ever;
and particularly is this true of the
church in this western country"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

We see by the Ottumwa Oom'ie,
that Lee M. Cooley, County Clerk OF
Wapello county, will come before the
Republican State Convention for the
nomination of Secretary of State.
Mr.. Cooley has successfully filled the
office he now occupies for several con-
secutive terms, and to the entire salts
faction of all parties and creeds OF
that county. He is undetermined,
conscientious citizen, and is Just the
man that would prove a public officer
that the State would be proud of, and
would make as popular a candidate
as the convention could place in the
field. Having had the honor of per-
sonally knowing Mr.. Cooley for the
past four or five years, we know
whereof we speak, and a better or
more capable man to fill the office of
Secretary of State cannot be found
within its borders, and we hope his
nomination will be made.-M. Pleas
ant Daily Reporter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
A Long Neglected Son Refuses to
Have Anything to Do With
Me RAthAR

CHICAGO, May 4.-The Journal says
the habeas corpus suit of George Ca
bus, of Keokuk, Iowa., who sued out
a writ yesterday to get possession OF
his son, who has been living with
Mrs. Hattie Young, in this city, was
before Judge McAllister, to-day
The evidence showed that the boy
was adopted nearly fourteen years
ago by Mrs. Young's mother, who
has since died, and that for twelve
and one-half years the father has done
nothing for his son. The boy, who is
sixteen years of age, refused to have
anything to do with his father, and
said Mrs. Young had been q father
and a mother to him. Judge Meal
lister said it would be an outrage to
give the boy, against his will, to the
father; the boy was old enough to
choose for himself, and if he chose to
remain with Mrs. Young, he could do
so. The father was given an order
allowing him to see the boy OCCASION
ally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
Come to Iowa to Buy Land.
Western Stock journal and Farmer.

western Stock journal and Farmer.
During the past month . perfec,
ocean of emigrants have been swarm
ing westward. Do the parties reflect
that some of the best farming lands
in the west are to be found in the
State of Iowa? DO they reflect that
her soil is naturally richer than they
will find west or south of her terrific.
ry? Do they reflect that she has bet
ter railroad facilities than any State
west Of the Missouri? Do they re.
fleet that she is peopled by thrifty,
energetic population, which will lift
her to the very front rank as . State
DO they reflect that her latitude il
that where the most populous, best
cultivated and richest districts in the
United States are to be found, begin.
ming east with Massachusetts and TAX
ing in New York, Lower Canada,
northern Ohio, southern Michigan,
northern Illinois, and southern Wis
cousin? Do they reflect that lands
can be purchased within her bound
aries, and in desirable parts of the
State about as cheap as they can be
obtained in States further west and
northwest?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

KEoKUK, May GA fire broke out
In the general Office of the keokuk u
Des Aoines Il. II. 60. this morning
about half past ten o'clock, and before
1t was checked destroyed the build
ing, the Atheneum, in which was
situated 'Burkitts wholesale notion
house, two small frame buildings and
the American House, and a three
story brick building. The X. Il d. M.
lose everything except such books,
papers, etc, as were in the safes.
Burkitt's stock was valued at $45,-
600. The lowest portion of it was
saved. The insurance will more than
cover what was lost. The building
occupied by the X. & d. M. was own.
ed by s. s. Vail. and was valued at
$4,000 The other buildings were al
so owned by Mr.. Vail, and were val
ued at $4,000. The Athenium build
ing cost $25, 600 and was once seld for
$28, 600. It was worth about 81, 900
when destroyed; insurance $1,000.
The total damage is estimated at $780,
OOO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

MIR. GEO. +. SEWARD, minister tc
China, now at Shanghai, has been no
tilted to appear before the House com.
mittee on expenditures in the State
department, where charges of rascali'
ty have been long pending agains
him
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
From Wapello County.


The following letter is from one OF
the most influential citizens and lead.
ing business men of Wapello county,
and we might add also from one who
takes partin their county conventions:
EDITOR SIGoURNEY NEws:-I no.
ticed an article in the Ottumwa Court.
er of last week, taken from the NEWS
in regard to the candidacy of Hon. f
s. Sampson that ! think will meet the
views of large majority of the re.
publican voters of our county. The
general opinion is that we ought to re.
tain our present member, as the expe.
rience Of four years, backed up with
the record of Mr.. Sampson, should
not be set to one side for men that are
untried and inexperienced. Ouraspi.
rants from this county are both ex.
cellent men, but one or both will
eventually be disappointed, which
dissension will do the republican
cause harm, as it did last fall in our
county contest. Hoping the wishes
of voters may be needed instead OF
political aspirants, remain yours, &c
A VOTER OF WAPELLo Co.
April Both. 1873.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
ErianolIx Mord.

We notice the Sigourney NeWs has
formally presented the name of j. A.
Donnell Esq, of that city, as a candi-
date for Prosecuting Attorney of that
District, subject to the decision of the
republican convention.
1t is not our province to NEEDLE
with the selection of republican can
didates outside our district, but we
may be pardoned in speaking good
word for an old and quite intimate
acquaintance, on the score of friend
ship.
Mr.. Donnell is just now in the full
vigor of young manhood and brings
to whatever he touches conspicuous
energy and good ability, well school,
ed by experience. He is now having
an excellent and successful practice,
and, as the Ne,cs says, the interests OF
the state, under his charge, would be
studiously and ably cared for. No
publican of this state has ever been
more zealously steadfast to the good
cause, than has John A. Donnell, and
in this regard he deserves well of his
fellow republicans. As we always
rejoice in the success of worthy,
faithful and able man, SO we should
be pleased if the republicans of his
district should find it consistent with
the claims and fitness of others to
nominate our friend. 1t does seem to
us that his nomination would give
marked strength to the canvass this
fall
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

they would not sacrifice to the dicta.
tion Of southern democracy; they
have not hope for the success OF
their party but what is founded on
the supremacy of the southern men
who inaugurated and carried on the
rebellion. Hence it is their province
to sustain the defeat of Shields by
Fields. We call especial attention to
this, as it shows to what debasement
northern democratic journalism has
come to even here in free Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
New York Market.

NEW YORK, May Z.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-dull, receipts 25S,O0O bu.,
sales 24,OO0; No. 2 spring 81 20.
Rye-quiet.
Corn-shade easier, receipts 15l, 600
bu., sales 10000, at 49@521ha for west
ern mixed.
Barley-quiet.
Oats-quiet. receipts $4,000, bu.,
sales 1900 prices unchanged 1904.
Pork-firm, So rs.
Lard-firm, 81 271a.
Whisky-$l OH Ga.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

THE republican convention in the
First Congressional District, in this
state, is called to meet at Washington
on the I'D inst.
The republicans fthe First District
seem to be in hurry to. get a nomi.
nee. So far as we have been able to
see there is a marked disposition to
cut off the present member, Col. Stone,
with a single term. What has led to
this we cannot for the life of us ascer-
tain. People should not expect too
much of a member during his first
session. We know of no reason for
this seeming ignoring of Col. Stone.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
AWEEKLYllsr


Of United States patents issued to
the inventors of Iowa, for the week
ending April %, 1878, and each pat
emit in the list will bear that date.
Reported expressly by telegraph
for the COURIER, by A. Fl. Evans &
Co., Patent solicitors, Washington,
ID. C.
S Conner, Washington, clothes line
tightener.
VIM Heaton, Lee Township, shell
ters for animals.
J c Davis, Oskaloosa, mechanical
movements.
L II Dutton, Oskaloosa, Burial
Cases.
A q Call, Algona, forming ice.
V B Grinnell, Waverly, Wagon
Tops.
E r Mason, DesGoines, chill coup
lings.
NJ Turley, Council Bluffs, horse
collars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

was leading party to that great grab
from the peoples pockets which SO
convulsed the country at the time
and yet, right upon the heels of it, a
democratic Congress elected him
Speaker and so endorsed his Job. He
is now engaged in trying to reduce the
pay of 81 200 clerks and the party
that elected him are in this again Ell.
dorsing him. Had they better not all
be looking after the defeat of 500, OOO,.
600 rebel claims that their man Ran
dali will vote for should he be in Con
gress sometime hence and the demo
Gratis be in power. He is the man too
who, because his party would defeat
Gen. Shields with Field, would try tt
rub out the disgrace of the act by
placing Shields on the retired list at ;
cost of 5000 to the public treasury
He talk about economy--his inten
is a fraud on the word reform.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

THE U. s. Court of California has
decided that Chinaman is not such
a person as is contemplated in the
meaning of our naturalization laws
and therefore cannot become natu.
rallied citizen. This matter will &C
to the u. 8. Supreme Court.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

The Treasury Department is in re-
ceipt of information of numerous in.
stances in which persons entitled to
large sums ofinterest duein gold have
refused gold and taken greenbacks in
stead. A gentleman collecting inter-
est at the Treasury in Washington
declined to take 5000 due him in
gold and made special request for
greenbacks. The saving of gold in
this way upon the pending payments
of interest will doubtless be very large
and the expectation at the Treasury
Department is that it will henceforth
make an important element in the
increase of gold for resumption pur-
pOseS.-GGe CHy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
A Girls Composition on Boys

Boys is strange things. Boys is of
three kinds. The baby boy, the little
boy, and the big boy. Idon't like the
baby boy, cause he squalls and kicks,
and have to rock him with cradle.
But if the big boy or little boy squalls
and kicks, can rock him with stones.
l like the little boy best when he's got
candy and gives me some. But I like
the big boy best when it SHOWS, cause
he can haul NE on his sled. A boy is
little man, if he behaves himself, and
if he don't he's little devil; that's
what mother said brother Bob was
the other day when he told old Miss
Smith that mother said she was old
bore. My papa said he was q little
boy once, but mother said she wasn't
and she wishes papa was little boy
some more. Sister Julia says she
don't like boys, and when saw her
and Tom Brown setting in the rock.
ing chair a Sunday night, she said
she was trying to squeeze the life out
of him cause che didn't like him but
l don't think she was hurting any
place, for he wouldn't let her get up.
This is all l know about boys, and
mother says she hopes won't never
know any more bout 'em.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
Mott Exposed.

KEoKuK, May 7.-Mott,the spirit
ual materializer, Of Memphis, Mo-,
whom thousands have fOcked to see,
was exposed on Monday by J. FL,
Pattee, of Monmouth, Ills, who at.
tended a seance and squirted analine
through ring he had prepared fol
that purpose, into the face of one of
the spirits which appeared at the ap.
erature of the cabinet. The face ST
once disappeared, lights were
brought in, and Mott was found with
his face covered with the analine
stains. The affair created great ex.
element in Memphis.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
THE GEAR IN FAVOR OF PEACE.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Gar is per-
sonally directing the negotiations
with the assistance of Baron Jomini.
The Cars predictions are entirely
in favor of peace. 1t seems to be the
general impression that Prince Gorts-
chakoff will not be able to resume
the chancellorship. His present en-
deavors are stated to be directed to
securing such an understanding be-
tween England and Russia as will
permit the assembling of Congress
without certainty of failure.
Great misery and destitution pre-
walls among the peasants of Russia in
the provinces of Ksssan, Viatka,
Nignii, Novgorod, PERM and Sinh
brisk. The local administration can
not afford relief as the people are un-
able to pay taxes. Appeals to St. Pc
tcrsburg and Moscow are made.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
PACKARD AHEAD.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Presi-
dent has nominated Step hen Il. Pack
ard, Of Louisiana, as u. s. Consul at
Liverpool Lucius Fairchild, of Wis,
Consul General at Paris; John Vir-
gin, Postmaster at Fairbury, III.
The President sent to the Senate,
to-day, communications from the At
torney General and Secretary Of the
Treasury in response to House reso-
luton calling for information in re-
gard to liabilities of Judge w. r..
Whitaker, of Louisiana, as u. s. As
sistant Treasurer and Collector Of In
ternal Revenue.
Secretary Sherman states that suit
for Sill 1872 is pending against Whit
taker on his accounts as collector of
internal revenue from Dec. 1863 to
April 1866. While Whitaker was in
office as Assistant Treasurer at New
Orleans, between October Is, 1866,
and May 10, 1867, deficit Of $l,O76.-
797 occurred which was subsequent
ly reduced to $6S0,S9l. The deficit,
according to Whittaker's statement,
arose from his accepting from his
predecessor, Asst. Treasurer WAY,
about $4,000 in certificates of the
First National Bank of New Orleans
and counting them as cash on hands.
Besides which he had afterwards re-
ceived number of certified checks
of Way, then president OF the bank,
converted them into sundry notes and
bills Of exchange, which were count
ed as cash. At the time the deficit
was discovered suit for recovery was
commenced in the u. S. Circuit Court
in 1868, and in 1872 Judgment was
given in favor Of defendant. Special
counsel employed by government
stated that the jury probably based
their finding of facts upon the act of
settlement between the late Assistan t
Treasurer Way and the U nited States,
whereby the debt due government
was discharged by assignment of all
of Ways property. There was, he
alleges, no error in the verdict and
no bill Of exceptions asked for. He
also states that all the defendants
were insolvent. Way was bonds
man for Whitaker.
Attorney General Devens reports
that the criminal indictments against
! Whitaker were three in number
The first charged an embezzlement OF
81, O5S,4 2l, and when tried resulted in
Whittaker's acquittal.
Special u. S. Attorney Grant wrote
the Attorney General, April, 1877
stating that the remaining indict.
ments were for the same ofiense and
| in his (Grantsl Oniniou II was M,
proper to try them and asked author.
ity to dismiss them. Attorney Gen
eral Devcns directed him to consult
with u. S. District Attorney Lace,
and left 1t to their joint discretion t6
enter NoHe Pvosequis. Orders tt
dismiss these indictments wore soor
afterwards entered aud Attorney
General Devens says he has no doubt
that Lacey and Grant exercised theil
discretion wisely,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

The South Carolina legislature re-
fused to appropriate money to pay
the salary of Prof. Cruner, of the
State University, because he stumped
the state for Hayes and Chamberlain.
Senator Lipscomb, who made the mo-
ton to strike out the name of Cruner,
assigned the above as reason for so
doing. Lipscomb ought to be concil-
lated and President Hayes should APP
point him to some Federal Office to
which is attached fat salary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

On one of our inner pages will be
found the Ottumwa Curriers' formal
announcement of the candidacy of L.
M. Cooley, of that city, for the repub.
lican nomination for Secretary Of
State. He has all the requisite quail.
ficatiOns, and as he is a MANNED Union
soldier, (having left leg at Vicks.
burg, will urge strong claim upon
the party. -KnorciNe Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

On the 3D. inst. the committee Of the
Ohio Legislature, to investigate the
charges against Representative O'Con.
nor, held a meeting with closed DOORS
Mr.. Lane, an official from Michigan
was examined, and identified O'Con.
nor as man who was in the Jackson
penitentiary, in 1869, for grand LARGE
ny, and when giving his testimony,
reaching over to O'Connor; placed his
hand on his shoulder, and pleasantly
remarked: eyes, sir; | know you
like book. You are the man put
stripes on in the Jackson prison."
Well, if the policy can reach down
and place man in an Office Of the
most responsible character and con-
done the past in reference to treason,
why not let it get down to this chap
and wash out his offence. He has
been punished, the traitor never was.
He processes repentance for his wrong
doing, the traitor does not, but on the
contrary, boldly declares that his re-
bellion in behalf of human slavery
was right, was aglorious and honor
able deed. If we are to have gush for
the perpetrators of the highest crime
known to our laws, in Gods name
why not conciliate, and forget and for
give the criminal who has committed
some minor offense. fla ex-rebel or
and ex-rebel sympathizer can be a
sainted reformer, why in the world
would not repentant chicken thief
make an excellent refOrmer.