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Year: 1876

Tie statement that Col. Scott, when be-
fore the House Pacific Railroad Committee,
on Wednesday last proposed that the
Southern Pacific of California, alias the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, should
construct and operate that portion Of the
Southern trans continental line lying be-
tween the Pacific ocean and the Texas
line, we learn from members of the COM
mittee and others present, is wholly un-
true. In fact, it is almost too absurd for
contradiction, since, on the part OF Colonel
Scott, it would be yielding, in effect, the
entire ground in dispute, and would justly
ALLEVIATE the friends of an independent
Southern trans continental railway, who
look hopefully to its early completion as
the only escape from the unchecked exac-
tions Of the Central Pacific monopoly.
Without looking to higher motive, Col.
Scott is too sagacious not to clearly under
stand that thestrength of the present Texas
and Pacific measure lies in what it prom
ises to effect for the entire country, North,
South, East and West, in freeing it from
monopoly which, through the favoritism
of past Congress, has become too power
ful for control, even by the Supreme Court
of the United States. Recognizing these
facts to the fullest extent we learn that he
has steadily resisted this very proposition,
made by NIr. Huntington year ago, and
frequently renewed since.


The proposition made by Colonel Scott,
we learn, was no more nor less than this
The right of way through the San Gorgonio
Pass. California, one hundred and forty
miles west of the Colorado-being. in dis
pute between the Southern Pacific Railway
Company, chartered by the Legislature of
California, and the Texas and Pacific, char
teredby Congress. ColonelScott proposedt to
yield the right Of his company, provided
the other party would bind itself to pro-
rate freight and fares with the Texas Pa
ciic, on equitable terms, and be governed
by such regulations as msy be imposed on
the latter by Congress, to make it an open
highway to Government and people. This,
OF course, would leave the Texas and Pa
cifc Company full liberty TO construct
line of its own on a more direct route to
San Diego, should a practicable route be
found, whenever the connection with the
other company for any reason should be.
come undesirable.


The truth Of this whole controversy is
in nutshell. The Central Pacific is de-
termined to have no rival for the trans
continental traffic, and the offer of the
Year: 1876

THE policy that we have long advocated,
and which was recommended by Secretary
Bristow in his last annual report, to author
ize the low-rate funding bonds to run a
long time and be issued in hesmall denom-
nations of $50 and multiples thereof, is
receiving attention from the Committee on
WAYS and Means. The Secretary is press
ing the subject home to the minds of the
committee by practical illustrations of the
effect of long time as compared with short
time bonds. If Congress will give him
the authority he solicits, he will not be
obliged to go abroad with his loan. The
most of his refunding can be done at home
The eight hundred millions of small saw
ings now in the savings institutions of the
country would very soon seek investment
in these American consols.
Year: 1876

TIE Senate by lis action yesterday, in
making it criminal in District officers to
increase the District Indebtedness, and az
fixing stringent penalty in such cases,
calls TO mind the story of the old fellow
who was besought by quack to buy
some Of his cholera specific No." said
he. decisively. why, you don't think
I've got the cholera, do your 'tNot at
ALL" was the reply; "but your example is
copied by all the neighborhood, and if you
buy. all the rest will, and will thereby be
saved from the pestilence. "Oh, yes, l
see how it is, said the rich old fellow;
''you want me to kill myself with your
medicine for fear some one else will die of
cholera" Now, the Senate dare not
charge the present Commissioners with
having transccnded the letter of the law,
but 1t is determined to make law which
some one will be obliged to transcend
shortly, and get severely punished for it.
If this joint resolution passes we shall cx-
pect to see the present Commissioners re-
sign at once.
Year: 1876

TIE State Rights gentlemen of the ex-
Confederate House of Representatives who
so richly enjoy the uttersnces of Mr.. j.
Randolph TIcEer upon constitutional ques-
tions should reflect upon the incalculable
harm which their folly has cost the nation.
They have had their day, and should be
willing 80 retire Iudeed, they should
hang their heads through sheer shame
They ran the Confederate ship ashore, and
it would be madness to cntrust them with
the pi!OtsGe Of another Their ability in
making a government may be measured by
the Confederate money that is locked up in
some of their trunks 4 Confederate note
Is fair estimate OF the value of the State
Rights theory. Behold the South as she
emerged from the keeping of the rapacious
State Rights leaders of the Tucker stripe
n defeated and impoverished people, a
land filled with widows and orphans and
prcms;ure graves these are the trophies
OF their craftsmanship.
Year: 1876

Huntington Southern Pacific" Company
to build railway from the Pacific ocean
to the Mississippi river is made. we sim
cerely believe. in bad faith. for the sole
purpose of defeating the hopes OF the whole
country for an open highway to the Pacific,
free from the exactions of an INSCRIPTIONS
monopoly. Should these efforts to defeat
a great national enterprise, demanded by q
national want, be successful it will behoove
the representatives of the people to ser-
ously consider whether the reserved Power
to repeal the charter of this dangerous cor


poration should not at once be exercised.
Year: 1876

The New York Independent says that Henry
Wilson told General Sherman to be guarded
in his public utterAnces, as he would probably
be the next Republican candidate for Presi-
dent. The Independent is continually startling
the country with strange announcements.
Year: 1876

Aperson avariciously inclined might better
be q clerk in a Department of the Government
than Governor of Michigan. His salary is
only one thousand dollars per annum. De-
duct the pay for two servants and coach
man out of 1t and he has just fifty dollars left
for pork and beans.
Year: 1876

Robert Toombs is the frankest man In the
South. He speaks his real mind, and that
being contrary to the policy of the Southern
Democracy, who propose to remain silent until
they get control of the National Government,
It is quite natural that they should cry him
down as a blatherskite and hollow echo OF
the defunct Confederacy.
Year: 1876

private Secretaries; into showing that
the President put his hand into the
Treasury to re elect himself; into
showing that Orville Grant was doing
a thriving business as a jobber around
the departments; that millions Of dol.
lars were squandered in bogus mail
contracts; that Schenck swindled the
people to whom he was accredited as
a Minister; that the who Govern ment
service is as worthless and corrupt as
it can be. They have been blundering
all the way through II Baltimore Ga
.ette.
Year: 1876

J. I. Heald, Esq, of our city, has been
working hard to hive the two cent check
stamp tax removed by Congress. 1t is
an annoying, and we think, profitless
tax upon the time and attention Of the
people that should not be adhered to
longer if it can be dispensed with.
Year: 1876

A SINGULAR FUNERAL.-The remains
Of the Countess of Essex were inferred
at Watford recently when his Lordship
had the funeral conducted in accord
ance with the reform he advocated in
the Press some time ago. He had
hearse constructed somewhat in the
shape of a wagonette, surmounted by a
canopy supported from each angle by
a simple iron bar, and trimmed with
heavy purple and white worsted fringe.
The body of the vehicle was paiHted
purple, picked out in white, and bore a
coronet on the panels, and was drawn
by q pair of his Lordship's horses,
driven by his coachman. His Lord
ships carriage, the carriage of the Earl
of Clarendon, and hiredK carriage,
were the mourning coaches. The coffin,
over which was thrown a purple velvet
pail, was of deal wood, thd entire line
being perforated so as to admit of the
action of the earth. The failing round
the grave was painted blH He and white.
Year: 1876

MERcESARY MARRIAGE. = The Rev.
George G. Baldwin very truthfully says:
Gold cannot buy happiness, and the
parents who compel their daughters to
marry for money and station, commit
grievous sin against humanity and God.
And the woman who marries a churl
for his wealth will find that she has
made a terrible bargain; that all the
glitterings of the heartless are but the
phosphorescent gleamings of heart
wretchedness; that her life will be like
q crag on the bleak side of q desert
mountain; there cold moonbeams some
times glitter, but no sunshine ever falls,
no flowers bloom nor birds sing, but
wild storms howl and hoarse thunders
roar; and through the sweeping storm
shall be heard the stern voice Of the
great God, saying:


"Your riches are corrupted, your
garments are moth-eaten, and gold and
silver are cankered, and the rust Of
them shall be q witness against you,
and eat your flesh as if it were fire."
Year: 1876

We extract from our Washington let.
ter, as follows:


Every Democrat, who desires the sac
cess of his party, wishes to see the besl
and strongest possible ticket nominated
at st. Louis and stands ready To sink
personal preferences and sectional ques
tlons IN coming to the support of that
ticket, whatever it may be. That the
Democratic National Convention will
not nominate men whom the whole party
canLot support, may be assumed But
the delegates have a duty beyond that.
They should correctly inform themselves
as to the relative strength of the various
candidates for the nomination, and not
permit themselves to be influenced by the
statements Of prejudiced par,zans, who
appear as the friends, or oppore ents. of
any particular candidate The Demo.
cratic party intends to elect the next
President Of the United States. 1t in.
tends to offer for the sutfrages of the
people ticket that cannot be beaten.
Those men who, from personal reasons,
attempt to mislead public oyinion in ref.
erence to any leading Democrat, are enc.
mes of the party, and should be treated
as sach, l EN- led to write this by some
recent attempts made here, to convey the
impression that Gov. Tiiden Is not strong
"a his own State. This is done by iunu-
endo and deliberate falsehood. l do not
say that the St. Louis Convention ought
to nominate Governor Tilden for Presi-
dent. There is a long list Of distinguish.
ed and able men to chose from, any one
of whom would confer homer upon the
party. But any falsehood which affects
any one of these party leaders, affects
the party.


Gov Tilden was elected Governor of
of New York by larger majority than
any Democrat ever had in that State He
was elected over the most popular Re-
publican Governor the State ever had,
Governor Dix, who was elected in 1872 by
53,45l majority, a change of nearly l04,
coo in Tlden's favor; an event unpre-
cedented in the political history of the
State. There is bitter opposition to
Governor Tilden in New York, and there
has been bitter opposition to him for

many years. Tweed opposed him, with
all his power from 1867 to the day when
Tilden drove him into the Penitentiary
The Canal Ring thieves have done their
worst to destroy him. But in no one in
stahce has he failed to defeat these men.
His great gtrength with the people, is
based upon this very opposition. 1t is
because the thieves are against him, that
he is the most popular man in New York
State to day, and it is an honor to the
Democratic party that he is so. AS to
the few respectable men who are oppos-
ing him, it is sufficient to say that every
one Of them opposed him i'll rs, as vio
lent y as now but every one OF them vo
ted for him nevertheless. Since then he
has reduced the taxes of the State one
half, saving the people 5SG00,000. 1t
will not be wise for the Democratic par
~ 10 underestimate his strength with the
people of New York. New York has
gone Republican too often in the past
sixteen years 10 lake it advisable for
us 10 lhrowsaway the certainty Of carry
ing 1t
Year: 1876

At the request of the Auditor we pub
lish the dog law for the information of
assessors


~ ACT 10 Protect aud Encourage Sheep


Raising ia this State.


SECTION l. Be it enacted, etc, The
right to own and keep dogs of any kind,
within this state shall be deemed priv
ilege, and all persons keeping any dogs,
shall pay for the privilege of keeping the
same sum equal to one dollar per capi
ia, for each dog kept by him, or any
member Of his family, or any ward for
whom he is guardian, and may be paid in
any county warrants or scrip.


SEC g Every person in this state sub
ject by law to pay taxes shall, at the time
prescribed by law for listing personal
property, give to the assessor of his re
spectire county a sworn statement OF the
number of all dogs kept by him or any
member of his family, or by any ward
for whom he is guardian


Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the as.
SCISSORS of the several counties of this
state to take a list from such tax payer
of the number of dogs kept by him, or
any person a member of his family, or
ward for whom he is guardian, which
list shall be Included in, and be part Of
such personal list, for which list the as
SCISSOR shall receive no additional COM
pensation,


SEC T. The assessor shall keep sep
arate list of the number of dogs in each
school district in theil respective coun
ties, and shall, at the time he returns to
the clerk a list Of polls and personal
property, also return such list Of dogs.


Approved Dec IA, 1875.
Year: 1876

EAGER RELUCTAHCE.--Did you ever, in
spirit of Christian compassion, invite
an old topper to drink If so, it hap
pened somewhat in this wise. He was
an old or middle-aged gentleman, seedy,
bnt respectable, with scattered hair under
an ancient hat; pimply face, bulbons
nose, and longing, watery eyes. He had
been in the bar room an hour or more,
near the stove, with hisnewspaper ia hand
pretending to read, but, in reality, glanc-
ing over the edge of his newspaper, and
under the rim of his spectacles, at every
customer that entered, in the hope that
he might recognize or be recognized by
some one who would extend to him the
invitation for which the innermost depths
of his organism were aching When YOU
spoke the magical words " Take some-
thingf" did you note the entire absence
of an eagerness to accept? He didn't
know as he felt like it-laying down his
newspaper, and pushing up his specta-
cles 1t was most too early in the day
for him-rising from his chair, and era
ming his neck toward the counter. Twas
very seldom that he drank anything now.
adays--coming forward slowly and with
evident reluctance. If it was anybody
but you he would have to refuse--advan.
cling upon the enemy little more rapid
ly. Some ofthe same Johny," and he
fills his glass to the brim.


The above from an exchange finds its
moral in the resistance which is usually
exhibited to running for Office by those
who could not by any possibility, short
of the graveyard, be prevented from do
ing so,-Fayeseritfe Sentinel.


The application is readily made to a
candidate in these parts, who reluctant
" yields TO the solicitations of put-up
calls
Year: 1876

The monument raised over the grave OF
Gen. Stuart, attracted much attention II
is not in the fashionable quarter on the
river bank near Monroe's tomb, but on
a very high knoll, near the center of the
grounds called Chapel Hill. because the
ides entered the head of the Hollywood
Co.hpany to build chapel there, but they
never carried it out Though not easi.
ly accessible, the grave will be visited for
ages to come. The graceful monument
of granite, with its modest inscription.
will beckon the visitor to it. Chapel
Hill, hitherto obscure, will become Il.
nous.


In the same section with General Stu
art are two little graves and two little
marble shafts marking them, On one is
chiselcd
Year: 1876

Deputy Coroner Dr. Maowhinnie found yesterday
that Thomas Rogers who shot on Tuesday night
by Anton Martens who anerward killed himself had
been wounded four times. Three bullets which bad
struck him. respectively in the back Of the head on
the chin the left arm, had glanced on naicting
only slight wounds but the fourth, which had entered
the left side the twelfth RIB could not be found.
This wound is considered dangerous IL the ball pene-
the stomach other VITAL organs he will proba-
bly, die Rogers Is about twenty-eght years old, un-
married and OF robust constitution In the opinion
OF tho surgeons his being somewhat under
the influence OF liquor when he was shot
was advantage to him, as It TO prevented
the serious effects OF the shock, which in such cases
often causes death In reply 10 question yesterday
he affirmed that there had never been any Improper
relations between himself and the wife OF The jealous
cigar merchant who attempted 10 insure his death
ana end his lie in the madness OF his blind rage
The wounded attended at Bellevue by mis-
aged parents and his sister who the deepest
grief over the terrible consequences OF his thoughess





The body of the dead egarmaker lay on lounge in
the little hvng room at the OF the store No 2l3
East Iwenty-eRhth street II was covered with
sheet which did not conceal the corpse and whose
whteness was sued by the ooznR blood from the fatal
wound which IN an instant terminated the life OF the
suicide and would-be-murderer. Ills stold Belgian
wife curty told tho reporter that the funeral would
take place from the house to-day al one O'Clock
Year: 1876

We want it distinctly understood
by that God-forsaken demoniac who
manufactures sensational lies for the
COURIER, that we are not a Cooper
man, and more especially a Peter
Cooper man, nor any other Kind Of q
Cooper man to any very alarming
extent, 'Ananias" to the contrary
notwithstanding.--Spirit Of Times


The way our friend over the wa,
gnaws the file, shows he has got +,
bad shot between wind and water
He flutters yiciously. Now if tn
Waller is not Peter Cooper man, h
had better quit nursing SO tenderl,
Peters rag-baby, and if he amt an,
other kind of Cooper man, then h
had better quit coopering. Now
that amt logic, tell us what is.
Year: 1876

Of the GREAT REVOLUTION, the


FARMERS, FAYORlTE RESORT !


We particularly ask the Farmers of
Wapello county, to be sure and call
at the Great Revolution before pur-
chasing their Dry Goods. In all
events get our prices before you buy
We have Reyolutionized the prices on
all Dry Goods, and will do the far
mcrs of this county good. When
you visit Ottumwa don't fail to see us
at the GREAT REVOLUTION.
Year: 1876

Can the COURIER inform us how il
is that men who have been indicted
convicted and sentenced for various
high crimes against life, law and
property, are turned loose again upon
the community on bail, some of them
as ready for brawls and assaults al
ever! If such be in accordance with
law-its spirit or even its technical.
ities-we are free to say that such
law needs amending. BATAvIAN.
Year: 1876

He was an economical customer
from one of our rural cities. He was
opposed to being tucked away up in
some back room in a hotel, for fear
the hotel might burn down, or he get
robbed or have a large bill to pay
He chose the soft side of grass plat
for bed, near the Union Depot. and
went to sleep. He had wealth in the
shape of ready money, which, fol
safe keeping, he stuffed down il
his stocking and went off to sleep
This morning the sun shining in hi
face brought him back to conscious
ness, and to the fact that some abo
riginee during the night had stripped
him barefooted and carried off til,
filthy lucre. He lamented his i'll luck
and the tears trickled down his cheek
in drops as large as hickory nuts. He
lost about so cash, besides silver
watch He didn't buy any ticket this
morning, but walked out early to give
him IN appetite for breakfast.
Year: 1876

We mean what Of the hour as a
city, as county, seeking prosperity.


We have had up to this hour rath-
er dark outlook on account of un-
seasonable weather. The rain has
poured down in torrents, from time
to time with great frequency and in
vast quantities. This unreasonable
weather has materially lessened the
crop prospects and cast continuous
cloud over the hopes of our people.
We do not think il as bad as many peo-
pic imagine. We yet believe that on
the whole we shall have a moderate
crop year, but by no means an abun-
dant one or hardly an average.


However. one thing is certain bus
mess activity hereabouts has not been
this season and is not now near up to
Ottumwa's usual and heretofore uni.
versal rule. Never for ten years pas,
have we seen the time before when
empty dwelling houses in this city
waited to be occupied. They are moi
plenty now, but there are some.


What shall we do? Shall we sit
down and say that the times are SC
hard that we can't raise the money to
complete our partially built water
lpower? Under such policy when
will the times be better? The answer
is plain-nevcr. Ottumwa is city
of ten thousand people. 1t stands
high among the most favored of the
State, but in common with others i
lags. Without further impetus tt
build it up it must grow much slow
er than heretofore. No man of judg
ment, of observation but knows tha
we must have fresh impetus if WI
continue to pile up in wealth ani
population as we have DONE.


The continued floods, last year,
made the completion of our water
power impossible. This year the still
more serious floods, continued from
month to month, has again made j
impossible to do anything at th'
work, but in all human probability
the time has arrived when work car
soon be safely resumed on thes,
works. 1t cannot lie over to another
season with any safety. Work earn
estly resumed on this enterprise viii
at once enliven town and country
There is absolutely no other thine
but manufactures to make this city
one of grand proportions. The op'
portunity, however, is ours to do ali
this, or failing to embrace it, to linge1
in slow growth and in the end re
main commonplace. Fifteen days
labor on the water power will place
the two water wheels now on the
ground running and their silent but
wonderful power turning massive
machinery would be the wonder OF
our whole people and be the best pos.
sible advertisement for and recon.
mendation of Ottumwa and vicinity
that can or ever will be made for it
The thing is just this, that if we as a
people would make money, if We
would have life among us, if we
would revive the energies of the city
and country, if in short, we would
prosper and push forward in rapid
growth, let rs at once pay up and pu,
this work or its feet.