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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The sale made by Senator Pstter-
son, of South Carolina, to Hamburg
Butler, Gov. Hampton still refuses to
honor. Butler makes q show of try
ing to aid Patterson, but effects noih-
ing. Hampton has been governor
and now he wants to be Senator and
won't be conciliated on any other ba-
sis. II Patterson gets inside of South
Carolina Hampton will Dust him some
how, il no other way better is found,
the Governor will have the life ku-
kluxed out Of Patterson. AS it now
stands, Patterson is in Pennsylvania,
sick, and while there Hampton will
have to make requisition on the Key
stone state Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
In the fall Of 1877 Pre,iden,

In the fall Of 1877 President
Rutherford b. Hayes engaged in a
Southern tour, aud addressed to ex-
Confederate audiences some speech
es, from which we extract the follow
ing:
"You here, mainly joined the Con-
federate side and fought bravcly /;
risked your lives heroically in behalf
Of your convictions. And can any
true man, anywhere, fail to respect
the man who risks his life for his con-
victions?"
eve have differed in the past, but
we have fought out that difference.
Those among you who fought and
risked your lives, did so for your
principles. We fought and riskcd
our lives on the opposite side for our
convictions and men who can do that
can meet and look each other in the
face with respect always
$50, with no discredit to you, and
no no. special i; credit to us, the war turned
In the winter of 1866, Presi.
dent Abraham Lincoln sent for Mr..
Noah Brooks, anewspaper correspon.
dent, who had warm place in his
regards, and gave to him in his Gin.
coln's) own handwriting, and over
his own signature, the following
story, requesting its immediate pub.
lication:
THE PRESIDENTS LAST, SHORTEST, AMI
BEST SPEECH.
On Thursday of last week, two Ia
dies from Tennessee came before the
President, asking the release of their
husbands, held as prisoners of war at
Johnson's Island. They were put of
till Friday, when they came again,
and were again put off to Saturday.
At each of the interviews one of the
ladies urged that her husband was a
religious man. On Saturday the
President ordered the release of the
prisoners, and then said to the lady
"You say your husband is a religious
man tell him when you meet him,
that l say am not much of q judge
of religion, but that, in my opinion,
the religion that sets men to rebel and
fight against their government, be-
cause, as they think, the government
does not sufficiently help some men to
eat their bread on the sweat of other
mems faces, is not the sort of religion
upon which people can get to heav-
en- !" A. LINCOLN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
SAMMY 1llden Now on ryie,.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S--Arguments
in the case of U. S. va. S. J. Tilden to
recover $1,000 as annual income tax,
for the year 1861, with interest from
the 30th of June 1862, was begun this
morning in the U. 8. District Court.
There are nine counts in the COM
plant, to sll of which demurrer is
made on technical grounds and the
merits of the case not being gone into,
1t was decided to take up each count
separately. The first count charges
$1,000 back tax for the fiscal years 81
and '62. Tilden's counsel claims that
the laws passed about that time
were recognized as necessary war
measures and annulled tho law
requiring the payment Of income tax
in that year. Judge Blatchford sus-
tanned the demurrer, giving Tilden
the first victory.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The Ottumwa COURIER publishes
q synopsis of Hon. Chas. Mason's let
ter to Senator Allison on the silver
question, as recently published in
the Hosckeye, with evident approba.
ton of the ideas therein advanced
Hatckeye.
The Ottumwa COURIER didn't do
any such thing. 1t merely published
short synopsis of Mr.. Mason's views
as matter of news. The Ottumwa
COURIER, is q ne,cs paper, none of your
jug handled affairs, though unswerv-
ingly republican and for the right in
all cases. The writer Of the above
paragraph evidently misrepresented
the COURIER Intentionally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

A greenback dollar is now worth
981a cts in gold. Our readers will
not forget that during the war, when
it was proposed to issue greenbacks,
Democratic papers and politicians
throughout the country universally
protested against the measure. as it
would "take q cart load Of them to
buy as much staple goods Is q man
could carry" A good many of the
same class, and some Of them quite
near here, are now bowling for the
government to legislate the national
banks out Of existence and issue an
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

LONDON, Jan. 2l.-The Daily Tele-
graph prints the following under
date Of Constantinople, yesterday:
Mr.. Master, agent Of the English
relief fund, has just arrived here with
. train full Of refugees from Adrian
ople. These unhappy people have
been in open cattle trucks three days.
Many perished from the cold wealth
er. Last night Is were
FOUND DEAD
in the trucks. The sufIerings of all
are described as awful. 1t is report
ed that in their frenzy
MOTHERS THREW AWAY LIVING BABIES
rather than see them die in their arms.
As the train moved from Adriano-
pie numbers of people tried to cling
to the outside and framework Of the
carriages and many attempted to ride
ON the buffers. At one station where
hundreds Of people had congregAted
WITHOUT FOOD FOR TWO DAYS,
men threatened Mr.. Master with vio-
lence If bread was not given to them.
Yesterday there were 1900 women
and children
OUT IN THE SNOW
at Charlton. Three trains full arc
hourly expected to arrive at Constan-
tinople. It Is not known where they
will find shelter. The snow is seven
inches deep and still falling. The
cold 10 intense. All that can possibly
be done is being effected by the adj
ministrators Of the relief fund, but
many lives are being sacrificed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Gov. BrsHoP, democratic Governor
of Ohio, is illustrating his party's
civil service, by making clean sweep
of every republican appointive Off
cial and installing in their places
democrats. Yet he and his party
call it right and conciliatory for the
President to place in his cabinet even
simon pure democratic. The devil
never exhibited . conscience more
scared to oil sense Of justice.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
FEARFUL MORTALITY.

LONDON, Jan. l9.-The Times Buch-
Arrest dispatch correspondent who has
gone to Giurgevo to try and cross the
Danube at that place into Bulgaria,
telegraphs from Giurgevo as follows !:
The mortality among the Turkish
prisoners at Frateshti is fearful. The
station of Frateschti il becoming o
terror to travellers between Bucharest
and the Danube, even if there is moth
ing worse there than ordinary typhus
mortality, a. evidenced by numerous
graves in the plain surrounding
The prisoners camp justifies the ap-
prehensions of travellers. saw Rus
sian soldiers digging huge graves and
lying near them fifty Turkish corpses
lying in confused heaps, as they were
emptied from dead carts. Their rag
ged, half-clad forms and the frost-
bites visible ON their naked limbs,
gave evidence Of the hardships they
had suffered on their dreadful march
from Nikopolis.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Trial Of the Returning beard

New ORLEANS, Jan. l8.-The MEM
bers of the returning board were ar
raigned to-day in the Superior Grim
insl Court, and an indictment read
charging them with forgery and al
tering the returns of Vernon parish.
The counsel made motion to quash
the indictment ON the ground that
the proceedings were Irregular
Overruled without argument.
The members of the board then
pleaded not guilty, and were admit
ed to bail on the old bond; the day
of trial 10 not vet fixed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

AMONG the last words uttered by
Victor Emanuel just before he died
were these: II have always felt af-
lection and Difference toward the
person of the Pope. If have per-
sonally displeased him am sorry
for it, but in all my acts I have al
ways had the consciousness of having
fulfilled my dutiessas citizen and
prince aud Of never having committed
any act contrary to religion 2"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
The other Side.

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The Post says
q call has been issued for a mass
meeting of citizens, irrespective Of
party, to express their assent to the
proposed free coinage Of q. s. silver
dollars and Of fixing Of permenent
legal value to U. s. silver coin in the
interest of the internal industrial de-
mands of the country. This meeting
is to be held at Cooper's Institute,
on the 30th inst. 1t is reported that
Senators Voorhees,, of Indiana, and
Jones, of Nevada, will be among the
speRkers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Indian Troubles In sItka.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 22.--The Vic.
toria dispatch steamer California has
arrived from Sitka. The people OF
Sitka are in fear from want Of pro-
lection from government. The Sitka
and Hutzinn Indians were at war
when the steamer arrived, but ceased
hostilities while she lay there but
commenced again as soon as she left.
Large numbers were seen assembling
In war paint. Indians are destroying
many government and other build
ings, which are empty, and the people
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Gov. BULLOCK, of Georgia, was a
republican Governor of that state and
Il was his crime. Since his retire.
ment from the executive chair he has
been prosecuted with persistence by
democrats. He did not belong to
that class called carpet baggers, but
was native of the state. 1t, howev-
er was q most henious crime for him
to be republican. The prosecution
against him has been for money
judgment on account of state losses.
We are gratifled to learn that he has
been vindicated by verdict of not
guilty.. #HN Ht
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Ohio for RemonetIxat lon.

CoLuMBus, Jan. l9.-This afternoon
the Senate passed joint resolution
favoring the reconciliation of the
silver dollar and favoring the pas
sage of the Bland bill without the
amendment restricting free COIN
age, and censuring President
Hayes and Secretary Sherman for
their position on the silver question.
The resolutions were adopted by a
party vote; the democrats In the af-
1irmative, and the republicans in the
negative.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The Gate CITY is hedging on the
policy. 1t says it is all right SO fal
but now a halt must be called ani
Republicans South must be protected
Better late than never. 1t says:
The Presidential and State election!
of 1876 brought us to the unquestion
able end of bayonet Republican rule
In the South. Hayes was right in
recognizing it. Whatever the sym.
pathy and duty Of Northern Repub.
licans or the national Administers.
ton towards Southern Republicans
these did not involve that Republic.
ans could endorse trickery in cleo.
ton counts or that the Federal Ad-
ministration should back up with the
national power the personal and par
tisan trickery of fellows like Moses
and Patterson. Hayes was right in
recognizing it. But here is the essen
tial of the matter: because the for
NAL status of Republicanism in the
South had to be changed and the APP
parent relations of the Government
to 1t makes no reason why Southern
Republication should be deserted by
q Republican Administration. In
stead, it should bind Mr.. Hayes and
his Administration to redonbled dill
tgence and effort to see that the
changed status Of affairs did not de-
stroy Republicanism there: to see
that by every effort possible to it it
used the whole legitimate power of
the Administration to commit the
keeping and development of the
South to Republicans and Republic
anism. A Republican President. like
every other Republican, should be .
Republican because he believes in
Republican principles; because he
believes in their healthfulness and
helpfulness in building up the nation
and every part Of it into nobler civ
ilization and higher prosperity than
any other political influence can do.
Whatever the personal worth of Ben.
Hill, and Gordon, and Wade Hamp-
ton, and Northrup, and the like, they
are not Republicans and they do not
believe in Republican principles.
And so whatever his personal regard
for them a Republican President is
bound not to dwarf to their concep-
ton of human rights and national du-
ty the political policy Of the South.
If President Hayes can raise South
ern Democrats to the political highth
of Republicanism we bid him God
speed in that work. But if his laud-
able desire for Cancellation has led
him to where he is willing to trust
the political keeping of the South to
Democratic ideas and principles he
takes position where no true Re-
publican in his Cabinet or out can
stand with him. Southern Republic.
anism will in the campaign Of this
year take an organized shape where
It must be helped. II Hayes il will
ing to help it then there 10 no differ
ence between him and any Republic
an: II he is not willing to do that
then there will be an irreprcssible
difference and conflict between him
and all Republicans.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Not on the square.

1t is not good plan to promise to
pay q creditor a bill due, on day
certain, or within day or two and
then pay no further attention to the
promise for week or weeks.
Promptness IL wealth. A prompt
man Of small means rightfully has
better credit than one of large means
without promptness. We much rath-
or man would not promise than to
do SO and break It, nor even SO much
as come and excuse himself for not
keeping his promise. Young man,
promptness is q fortune of itself.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

A correspondent writing from Des
Moines to one Of the Chicago papers
says that after fighting railroads in
Iowa for years, and inaugurating the
cast iron tariff law, d. w. Adams,
Master Of the National Grange, is
now President of the Waukon Mar
row Guage road, twenty miles long,
and charges five cents per mile fare
to ride over it. The road does not
come within the tariff and that makes
the difference.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Omitted we stand.' The State of
Iowa is the banner State of the Re.
publican party. Ohio, oncethe pride
of the party, would do well to en-
courage . few emigrants into her
borders from Iowa, just to get lit
tie fresh start.-Inter-O Ocean.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

REwARD.-We will pay . reward
of one thousand dollars for any GER
tificate published by US regarding
DIR. BULBS Cough Syrup not found
genuine. - Vogeler, Never & Co.,
Baltimore, October l, 1877.
A householder in Charlie stoD, S. c.,
was fined the other day for allowing
bis chimney to take lre.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

NEW YORK, Jan. %.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-shade better; No. 3 winter
81 1917.
Corn-quiet; Sc 36l1R for western
mixed.
Oats-dull; 33@37.
Pork-$12 OO@l2 25.
Lard-heavy; 81 67tS.
Whisky-$I O6.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

1t is estimated that the recent mud
blockade cost the States of Iowa, Ill
inois, Michigan and Indiana not less
than $5O,OO0,OOO. While it lasted the
volume of business declined to the
lowest point it has touched since the
panic of 1873. #-ss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The Newton journal is out for
Hon. M. E. Cults for the next Con-
gresham from this District, and
thinks emo other name would awak-
en- 80 much enthusiasm among the
Republicans of Jasper county" The
name is good one, but It is too ear
ly to drive stakes yet, and there are
seven other counties to be heard
from,-S,oouTueu Ne,cs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Gen. j. N. Hedrick has sold his
half OF the Ottumwa COURIER to his
former partner Maj. Hamilton. The
retirement of Gen. II. will be much
regretted as real loss to the frater-
nifty and to the State; however he
leaves the paper in able hands, for all
who know Major Hamilton "know
enough to know" that under his man
agemept the COURIER will continue to
be journal Of which Iowa people
may we'll be proud. -Gentevyi4e Citi-
zen,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Sammy Tilden has again succeeded
in getting continuance of the suit
against him for unpaid income tax.
It is marvellous how SO much of this
can be effected save through the pur-
chase of several consciences with
money. It shows almost conclusively
that Sam Tilden is a guilty wretch.
Yet we verify believe that were he q
candidate for the Presidency in 80 he
would be supported by the unwashed
party of treason just as faithfully as
as he was in '76.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Ottumwa Markets.

Our readers will observe that there
is but a slight difference between our
report this and last week. The roads,
for the most part, have improved, and
the receipts ofproduce has been quite
liberal. Prices, as will be observed,
have undergone no change worth
mentioning. Poultry is a little bet
ter and if the weather continues cold
prices may still go higher. Hogs
were selling yesterday evening at
*3.45@5O. These prices, it will be
well to remember, are liable to
change, going higher or lower &C.
cording to the weather.
Ottunlws Grocery Market.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Gov. NEwBoLD recommends an
amendment to the law taxing rail-
roads so that the property in cities,
outside Of the track, may be required
to pay the same rate of tax as other
property in the same locality. And
Gov. Newbold is very right.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
The s4ypothecatsd Host,

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE finance COM
mittee Of the County Board to-day
decided to enter suit against Louis C.
Huck, late county treasurer, for the
recovery of 100000, the amount
which the Third National Bank owed
him at the time of its failure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
SUIT AGAINST EXP. NJ. M'ARTHUR, OF
CHICAGO

CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. T.-Suit was begun
to-day by the Government against
John Macarthur, late postmaster Of
Chicago, and his bondsmen, for $780,
600, the sum in which he is charged
to be deficient in his accounts.
The bondsmen have set up an an
swer, which alleges that the govern
ment was cognizant OF and approved
the deposit by Macarthur of the funds
in the banks, and that the sureties are
not therefore, liable for the amounts
lost by the failure of any bank in
which the funds were deposited; al
80 that the Postmaster General knew
three years ago that Macarthur was
taking funds from the department for
his private business, and knew that
he was then practically defaulter
and that he having failed to begin
suit then, they cannot be held liable
for the Postmaster Generals neglect
of duty.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Samuel Bowles, editor of the
Springfield, (Mass.) Republican, who
died at II p. m, on the 10th inst, was
the most widely known journalist of
New England. He has been long
time ailing hopes, however, of his re-
covery were entertained up to q very
few days of his death. .a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
chicago MaFket

OHIoAso, Jan %.
by Telegraph
Wheat strong, higher; 81 or
cash; l O31s Ga Feb, l O37s March
Corn-firm, shade better; Al cash,
40 bid Feb. 500
Oats-firm; "a cash, 24s4 Feb.
Rye-51.
Barley-50s4
Pork-weak, easier $lO.65@7O cash
10 70 Feb, 10 IS March.
Lard-weak, lower $7.22is a s casl,
Z 30 Feb, 35@37h Mar.
Whisky O3.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

tbs Davenport people have made
a move in favor of the taxation OF
church property. They held meet
ing there recently and prepared me-
mortal asking the present legislature
to take action upon the matter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
ch,cseo,s Snare.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-A commercial
agency here reports that the failures
in Chicago during 1877 were 361,
with liabilities aggregating nearly
$3l 100000. Fourteen banks failed
with liabilities amounting to 1852
COO; and twenty-seven real estate
men for 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Gov. Washburn, Of Wisconsin ,offers
his residence at Edgewood, worth
100000, as gift to the State for the
purpose of establishing an industri-
al school for girls.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Temperance stsam Boat

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 22.-The Keokuk
Northern Packet Co. have abolished
bars from their steamers between
here and st. Paul, and will run their
boats In future on strictly temperance
principles. The profits from this
source heretofore have been about
$12, 900 per season. ,a# als
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
pTEUAwA LIVE srOOK
The Foreclosure Of Railroad
MoxtxaGea. 30 r

30OxV8O8o9.
The Rail,cay Age has compiled q
statement of the foreclosures of rail-
roads in the United States during
1877. There were fifty -four roads
sold under foreclosure, the whole
mileage sggregating 1875 miles, and
whose bonds and debts were $ll9,.
998, ZOO, and the share capital $79, O45,-
700. Foreclosure proceedings were
commenced against forty-four roads
with . mileage of 5,409 miles, Sl64,-
573,S9O bonds and debt, and $l56, $780,
O4O share capital. In addition to this
there were sixteen roads ordered to
be sold by the courts, but which have
not yet been SO disposed Of. These
roads have Q mileage Of 1883 miles,
$l26, $50, 400 in bonds and debt, and
$126,92l,90 share capital. This
shows the remarkable liquidation
among the railroads Of the country,
which grows directly out Of the panic
of 1873 and the depression that sue
ceeded it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 8.--The leg.
islature in Joint convention to-day
elected Ex-Governor Jas B. Groome
U. s. Senator to succeed George r
Dennis, whose term expires March
4th, 1879. The vote was Groom 73,
Steiner, republican, II, scattering 2.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The keokuk Gate CITY says: an
1880 Grant can carry thirty states of
the Union for President. He can be
President for eight years more just as
certainly AS he has been for eight
wears that are past"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
A STERLING BANK NOT STERLING

STERLING, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE bank
ing house of j. M. Patterson & Co.
made an assignment this morning to
R. Champion. Liabilities, $4,000 ;
assets, 100000. 1t is claimed that
the suspension will be temporary.