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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06


The State Register says: The OF.
tumwa Democrat is evidently groom
ing Gen. Weaver for the Democratic
Greenback nomination for Congress
in that district. The General spoke
in Ottumwa few days ago, and this
is the way in which the Democrat
cottons to his counting of the Demo-
Gratis and in which it coaxes the De-
mocracy to reciprocate the love and
make it q wedding:
ut was speech of great power,
bristling with arguments and sound
in every respect. General Weaver is
entitled to a great deal of credit for
his honest and manly course in cut
ting loose from the Republican party
when he discovered its improper ten
denotes. He is in earnest in this
greenback movement, and his efforts
will have great effect in arousing the
public mind to the importance Of un-
doing the wrongs which have been
inflicted on the people by the mon.
eyed aristocracy, through evil legis.
lation. The General adopts the very
sensible method, too, Of attacking
those who arc responsible for these
wrongs. He did not deem it necessa.
to qualify his speech 10 suit Republican
ears by abuse of Democrats, but stuck
to his text, told the truth, and left the
Republican party to bear the blame
Of its own acts. He also recognizes
the fact that the Democratic party Of
the West is to-day practically q green
back party; therefore he did no.
make war OH his friends.
We commend his noble example tt
the greenbackers of this city, or a.
least that portion of them who pro
pose to throw away their votes fol
candidates who have not the most re
mote chance for election, thus work
ing in the interest Of the Republic
ans"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-The testi.
mony in the Anderson case to-day
was not specially significant or new.
VIM. Green, leading colored ward
politician, testified that he was
called to Washington as witness be-
fore the Congressional Committee.
and while there the Secretary of the
Democratic Committee frequently at
tempted to induce him to tell what
he knew about the returning board
OF which he was clerk, and was prom
ised various positions, and was told
by the secretary that Gov. Palmer
had a good opinion of him and would
like to see him doing well. The Sec
rotary sent him letter with twenty
dollars inclosed. Witness was yery
careful in his answers, fearing a trap
was being set for him.
Wells bonds are fixed at s2000O
and the sheriff authorized to accent
them if good and solid bonds are a.
fered. Up to this hour, 10 r. NJ. they
have not been given and Wells IL still
in prison,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
The Louisiana BETRAYAL.
what an Iowa Gentleman Who Was
a Gallant Union Soldier Sees and
1nlnk9..A Sad Picture.


New ORLEANS, Jan. Esd. Reg.
ister:-In personal matters of opin.
ion we may disagree still we are as.
sured that each of us will stand by
and maintain the true and "the right
Our mutual friend, r. b. Hayes, Pres.
ident of the United States, has in ev.
cry act, shown his kindness and good
will toward the accursed rebels Of
the South, and thereby has inspired
the old Democratic party, who fol-
years followed Slidell, Yancy and
Toombs, with confidence and assur.
ance to commits acts of outrages
against every principle Of right and
justice.
This day, Monday, Jan. %, Tom C.
Anderson is being tried before "reb.
Ell" court, exclusively confederate, by
q confederate judge and selected dem.
ocratic jury of malicious hate toward
everything connected with our old
Uncle Samuel and the Government
and by men who have sworn for the
past ten years to crush everything
connected with free government and
the right of our people under our
United States Government, for they
are determined to control or destroy
it.
Can it be that the freemen and true
men of Iowa and the Northwest will
quietly allow themselves to be lulled
to sleep upon the questions of the re-
monetization of silver and the re.
sumption of gold for payment
of greenbacks at TX discount
while the friends Of freedom
in these accursed states are be.
ing imprisoned and murdered OF
driven out of the country because
they are by principles advocates Of
the rights of the people in every in.
terest established by our fathers and
maintained by the Union armies
against the organized rebellion Of
these depraved prostitutes of de-
parted oligarchy?
Would to God there was in the
Presidential chair jackson a Lin.
coin or a Grant to regulate justice
and thereby prevent the damnation
of every good sentiment and true pa
triot Of Louisiana. CONTINENTAL.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Progress Of the Investigation
Third Week.
Lockhart Bound Over.

This is the third week since the
commencement of the investigation
of what is called the "Red Oak Scan
dial Casc," and the prospect begins to
brighten. The hope is now express
ed that the Investigation will close be.
fore the sitting Of the district court
in March. This hope is based upon
the fact that the first case put on trial
before the Mayor--that Of the State
against Lockhart-was concluded
Tuesday night. This was the leading
case, however, and the others will be
disposed OF in less time. The attor.
neys in the case are: for the prosecu.
ton, Beeson, Gregg, Fisher and Hep.
burn; for the defense, Richards, Muir.
ply and Scott. The argument com.
menced Tuesday afternoon, Beeson
leading oil in speech of over two
hours, at the conclusion of which the
defense stated that they had no ar.
gument to make and were willing tc
submit the case. The court adjourn
ed to o'clock. On converting, there
seemed to be little misunderstood
ing as to whether the case had beer
submitted, Beeson claiming that he
had not finished his argument, bht
stopped when and where he did in
the afternoon, from inability on &C
count Of exhaustion, to proceed fur
Their, and asked that Mr.. Hepburn
have the privilege Of completing thu
argument. This was finally granted
and Hepburn spoke for about al
hour and a half. The defense haG
nothing to say. The Mayor gave 6
resume of the testimony, and being
thoroughly convinced in his owr
mind that the prosecution had sus
tanned the chRrge against Lockhar
of confederating to get posses
sion Of the girl, Lilly Williams
and secreting her for the pur
pose of prostitution, the defendant
was required to give bail in the sun
of $500 for his appearance at the mex
term Of the district court. Nobod,
was surprised who heard the testimo,
ny, at the finding of the court, but
nearly everybody vas surprised al
the smallness of the bond required
considering the enormity of the Of
fence.
A change of venue was taken this
Wednesday morning, and the investi
CATION is now going on before Esq
Mills.
The case of Ed. Looms is on hani
to-day.
There have been no new develop
ments the past week, and none ar
needed to stamp the whole affair al
most diabolical and wicked.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
A Clean Sweep.
Peoria Transcriy
Ns-rB Ds


"Uncle Dick" Bishop, the new dem
ocratic governor Of Ohio, is a man
after Nasby's own heart (before Mas
by became the paid servant of the
goldites). His first exploit on arriv-
ing at Columbus was to send q mes
senger to demand the keys of the ex-
ecutive desk three hours before the
old governor had retired. Then he
put all his staff in uniform at the in
auguration, q thing which had not
been done in Ohio before In forty
years. As soon as he was fairly in
he began raid of the departments
under his control, and in three days
not republican ex-soldier, Journal
ist or colored man held office in Ohio
so far as Governor Bishop could pre-
vent 1t. Even the woman that scrubs
the floors at the capitol had to pro-
cure . certificate that she was not a
soldiers widow in order to retain
her place. Tho State that furnished
two hundred thousand soldiers for
the Union has not now one of them
employed about her capitol. This is
the era of reconciliation, and Gov.
ernor Bishop seems to think that re.
cOneiiiatiop consists in filling every
Office with an able.bodied democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06

The st. Louis Times, democratic,
after giving a resume of the vote for
Governor in Iowa in 1877 says:
"There seems to be little hope of
effecting the political redemption of
lows"
No, not as long as school houses
and good schools are plenty in Iowa,
Now in Missouri, where ignorance
does moot prevail, democracy -four.
iahen.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
The Southern Negro.

The poor despised negro, who has
for generations served hard task
masters without pay, and was turned
adriff dozen years ago homeless,
pennilcss and ignorant, is destined, in
spite of everything, to lemain an i'm
portant factor in public affairs. Pol
iticians composed of his enemies may
become banded together and perse-
cute and abuse him for q time, but
the sober, second thought of free
and generous people will arouse and
rebuke such tyranny. Then, too, the
native shire wdness of this sable son
of toll will eventually be valuable in
the contest that the future will see
His easy submission and acquiescence
in the views of his prosecutors does
not mean that he is convinced or con-
verted. He is reaching out and long
ing Tor education. Those who have
had experience have been astonished
at the eagerness of the black, old and
young, for some knowledge of books.
They have an idea, and il is the true
one, that it is the thing they need. II
the negro could safely retire entirely
from the field of politics for the next
ten years, and devote his energies to
education, and to his improvement
financially. he would be the gamer in
the end. But no means could be ex-
erted to make him retire from this
field, for upon the ballot, poorly as it
has served him thus far, depends, af-
ter all, his liberty and future welfare.
In the matter of property, he is, I'M
der the circumstances, gathering it
rapidly. He has the strong arm for
labor, and while the accumulstions
are small they are sure. The Allan
ia Constitution, quoting from the
Comptroller-General's report, gives
US the following interesting statistics
The colored polls of Georgia show
"a ,l6 voters. They own 457,635
acres Of land, valued on the tax du-
plicate at $l,244,104. They own ST.
199, 1925 worth of city property. They
have chattels in the shape of house
hold and kitchen furniture valued at
$486, 522. They are taxed on $24l, 1O6
worth of horses, mules, hogs, sheep
and cattle. They have $l25, 100 worth
Of plantation and mechanic tools.
They have upon deposit $92, 699 in
money. Besides this, says the official,
they have $2,l00,0O5 not enumerated
IN the above in the State of Georgia"
This looks, taking into considera-
all the discouraging circumstances
that have surrounded the negro, as if,
were he allowed q fair chance, he
would win a place highly honorable
and respectable before q generation
shall have passed away.-Inter-O Ocean.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Chicago Market

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.
By Telegraph
Wheat -steady, firm, higher; 81.
O2ss cash and Feb, O3 March.
Corn-stronger 3s5s cash and Mar
Oats-firmer % cash, 23l4 March
Rye-50la.
Barley-46@1a.
Pork-steady, rather easier; slOG(
cash, 10 67R Mar.
Lard-steady, firm; 81 % cash, 7 81
Mar.
Whisky-l 03.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
WASHINGTON.
LONG 3.65 BONDS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 Wallace's
long bond bill, as amended and re-
ported to-day, directs the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue $l00,000,000
of coupon bonds of the denominations
of 25, so, and 100 dollars and of an
equal sum of each Of said denomina-
tons, redeemable in coin after sc
years from the date of their issue and
bearing interest payable semi-annu-
ally in coin at the rate of 3.G5 per
cent. per annum. These bonds are to
be in lieu of the same amount of
per cent. bonds authorized by the act
of July Ia, 1870, to be exempt from
taxation and be offered for sale at
tho different sub-treasury and United
States repositories at par and accrued
interest for coin or tor United States
legal tender notes at current valua-
ton, and the proceeds are to be ap-
piled to the redemption Of any out
standing United States bonds bearin e
a higher rate of interests
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06

Mrs. Kate N. Dagget has convicted
Joseph Cook, the Boston Monday
lecturer, of plagiarism; and now
comes the Chicago Interior and open
ly accuses DIR. Thomas, Of that city,
of stealing whole page from James
Freeman Clarke's sermon on Future
Punishment published twelve years
ago." and incorporating it in his own
sermon without credit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Honor In His own Land,

Says Comley in his recently Issued
work, The History of New York
State, "The day has passed when the
benefactors Of humanity were allow
ed to live in ignominious poverty
their sacrifices, their labors, unrecom-
pensed. To-day, the benefactors OF
the people-the men who devote their
lives and energies to the interests OF
humanity-!hese are the men whom
the world delights to honor. and
whom it rewards with princely for
tunes. AS an earnest worker for the
welfare Of his fcllow-men, DR.. r. V.
thy and esteem. While seeking to be
their servant only, he has become a
prince among them. Yet the i'm
mense fortune lavished upon him by
generous people he boards not, but
invests in the erection and establish
ment of institutions directly contrib
utive to the public good, the people
thus realizing, in their liberal patron
age, q new meaning of that beautiful
Oriental custom of casting bread up
on the waters. Noted in both public
and private life for his answering
integrity and all those sterling vir-
tues that ennoble manhood, DR..
Pierce ranks high among those few
men, whose names the Empire State
is justly proud to inscribe upon her
roll of honor. Ambitious, yet moved
by an ambition strictly amenable to
the most discriminating and WELL
balanced judgment, his future career
promises to be one Of unparalleled &C
tivity and usefulness, ably supple
menting the work he has already &C
complished, by life at once noble in
effort, enviable in its grand results"
While DR.. Pierce's genius and energy
have won for him so enviable q posi-
ton on the records of a nation, hav-
ing been elected Senator by an over
whelming majority, his Justly cele-
brated Household Remedies have
gained for him a yet more desirable
place in the hearts of a grateful peo-
pie. His Golden Medical Discovery
and Fayorite Prescription have
brought health and happiness to ten
thousand households.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
A Man Crushed to Death.


On Monday about one o'clock in
the afternoon, as James Hassen and
his mate, known as "Billy the Buck, /"
were at work in the Summers coal
mine, large mass of iron compost
ton, known as "black-bat," which
Billy was sledging down and under
which Mr.. Hassen was mining, fell
unexpectedly, directly upon Hassen
forcing the point of pick, with
which he was working, into his alb
domen the length of the blade, and
also crushing him in the neighbor-
hood Of the stomach and MASKING his
head SO as to force the blood out of
his ears, nose and eyes; besides cut
ting an ugly cash on the outside of
the head. DR.. Reynolds was called
but ALTERNATING an examination pro-
nounced 1t impossible for the man to
live. At five o'clock Mr.. Hassen
died. He leaves wife and three
children.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06

A member of the Kentucky Senate
Il preparing bill for the introduce
ton of the Mofitt liquor register in
that State. The Virginia auditors
statement for tho month of Deem
Der shows that the registec yielded in
tweaty-seven counties and towns, be-
ing about one-third the State, SIS, 1913
for that month alone. This is at the
rate Of $500 600 for the year from one
third the State, or 100000 a year
from the whole State. 1t is urged
that It would prove similarly success
fol In Kentucky, and the chances OF
it, adoption are favorable. The U.
8. Government should adopt the "bell
punch" at once. It could pay of the
National debt in this way in a very
short time, and then build Nation
81 railroad from New York to the
Mississippi river. As the Southern
States want the Mississippi river lev
fed the "bell punch" tax in the South
ern States might, after the National
debt is paid, be appropriated for that
purpose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
a University without such a depart

a University without such q depart
ment, Is nonsense. There are t. Gay
leading Universities in the United
States, which have no professional
departments connected with them
Cornell University, N. Y. has nothing
Of the kind and, like our University,
1t has an endowment from the state.
At Cornell we find a number of
different courses of study and also
an optional course provided for,
SO that the students may, if they
choose, pursue course Of study
which they deem best suited to the
business they intend to follow. This,
TO our mind. is the only true Uni
versity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06

The Chicago Times says: "Arrange-
ments have been made between the
Minneapolis Il St. Paul, Central OF
Iowa, Keokuk & Des Moines, Keokuk
route, Iron Mountain, and Mobile
and Ohio whereby through line is
established from st. Paul to New Or
leans, and Pullman car will be run
through" This then, if true, will
put Ottumwa on another great nation.
al line from the North to the South
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
A New Idea Of conjugal Fidel.
TIN

TIE following dialoguesis reported
to have taken place in a lawyers Of
fee, somewhere between Maine and
California. An Irish woman enters
the Office and says:
"'d loik one of thin divorces"
Lawyer-"On what grounds"
Woman-"Michsel is very brutal to
me he scolds the very life out Of me,
and kicks the cat"
Lawyer-Good evidence for the cat
if she was married to your husband,
but good for nothing for you. Can't
you think of something else.
Woman-"I don't think Mike is
quite faithful to me. How will that
do?"
Lawyer-"That would do finely
What evidence have you z"
Woman-"Well, / don It know what
ye call evidence, but I've had sus-
picioD for long time that Mike aoas
not the father ofmy last child"
A new revelation in conjugal fidel-
ifv
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Wells Returns TO Nau oviosps

New YORK, Feb. 4-Ex-Gov. Wells
was brought to the city by the morn
ing train of the New Orleans & Mo-
bile railroad. A carriage was in
waiting at Claybourn street intersec-
ton, to avoid crowd which had
gathered at Canal street depot.
Wells was taken to the parish pris.
on. He is suffering from a slight at
tack OF pneumonia. DR.. Smyth, his
physician was sent for. Wells de-
clines to answer any questions as to
his reasons for leaving town or sur
rendering. The current report is tina,
he surrendered to save the sureties
on his bond, but the fact is his counsel
expect to get favorable jury out of
q new PANEL, which was drawn on
Saturday, for the present month.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Tho Funevaiof n. G. lelghton-The
Last Sad Rites.
Special to Courier.
0SE oasA L. Eoh

Last Sad Rites.
Special to Courier.
TUSCALOOSA, IA, Feb. 4.
CouRIER:-The city is full of people
say five hundred Masons are here,
including two hundred Sir knights.
Mahaska county people have turned
out en- masse-over three hundred
teams are in from the country. The
press of the state is largely repre-
sented. Ret. Clarkson, of the Regis
ter, Sam Clark, of the Gate City, Bar
ker, of the Journal (Knoxville),
Crosby, of the Centerville Citizen,
Val. Mendel, of the Abba Union, and
many others. The procession will
doubtless be immense-a mile in
length. 1t will be safe to say that
there will be 1900 in the procession.
The following is the order of ex-
ercises and formation of procession
At 1880 the knights Templar OF
De Payen's Commandery. and all Wis
iting Sir Knights met at Masonic
Hall.
AT one o'clock, sharp, the Master
Masons of Tri-luminar Lodge, and
all visiting brethren met at Odd Eel.
lows hall.
At one o'clock all soldier comrades
Of the deceased and all soldiers of 9th.
err organizations met at the court
room, under the command of Major
John F. Lacy and Captain c. p.
Searle.
At l AS p. m. the Sir knights and
Master Masons left their respective
halls and marched to the residence
and from thence escorted the body tc
the First M. e. Church,. where SER
vices were held, commencing at two
o'clock.
After the services at the church, the
funeral procession formed as follows
l. Soldiers.
| z. Members OF the press and prin
tiers.
3. Master Masons.
| 4. Music.
5. Communicates.
6. Hearse.
Z. Carriages.
8. Citizens on foot.
The entire line of procession was il
charge of Col. John Lofland.
All the business houses were clos
ed. The funeral sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Pillsbury of the Metho
dist Church. Rev. A. c. Stilson, oil
Ottumwa, conducted the Masonic
services at the grave. One thousand
people were in line on foot in the
procession, of whom two hundred
were Sir Knights and three hundred
Masons of the Blue Lodge. The
church holds one thousands people
and three thousand stood without
during the services. All Mahaska
county is in mourning.
|
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
The Savings Bond Pvoiact

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--Representa-
tive Phillips bill to provide for fund
ing the savings of people in popular
loan and to make it inter convertible,
provides for receiving savings at
Postal Savings Banks from twenty
five cents upward, and when ten dol
lars have been accumulated on any
account postal money order is to be
issued which may be placed in 1865
bond, interest payable quarterly,
which bond is at the option of the
holder recoverable into legal ten
ders. The bond should be issued in
the postal orders in denominations of
$40, $40, $50 and 800 by the Treasury
of the United States and assistant
treasury or government depository.
The proceeds are to be invested in
paying per cent. bonds subject to
call and fifty millions to be held for
reconversions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
How Mississippi Assassins Are
TYe0ted,
From the Jackson (AIiss.) Time


Referring to the report Of the arrest
of some Of the supposed murderers of
the Chisholm family, printed in the
Kemper Herald, we yesterday asked
that journal to be good enough to in
form lis whether or not persons ar
rested were confined as common pris-
oners usually are, in the Jail of the
county? The mail this morning
brought us letter from responsible
gentleman, resident of kemper
county, which contains the intorma-
ton asked. The writer states that
neither of the persons said to have
been arrested is in Jail, but that both
of them are at theft homes as usual.
Is the awful, bloody tragedy to be
followed by farce! Is justice to be
batfied and defrauded by her own
sworn ministers?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
Indians on the war path

lANKToN, Feb. "A correspond
ent of the Press and Dakotian at IT
Randall telegraphs that eight hun.
dred OF Red Clouds Indians have
left the agency, going north, also tina,
the Indians assert that all the fight.
ing bucks at that agency will cut
loose early in the spring and follow
the general northward trail. Spotted
Iaiis Indians are secretly buying
fast ponies and making other suspi.
ciOus moves.