OCR Interpretation


The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, March 14, 1872, Image 3

Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Iowa

Persistent link: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027352/1872-03-14/ed-1/seq-3/

What is OCR?


Thumbnail for

5
IWjilWffMMW
A. HAIWU.TOM,
t%~.
1- .".Hfherebv
V
i*S:-
a UTTCTMVVA courier
BlUtMfc
R. B. WARDEN.
The Chicago J'intr* virtually com
mits it*elf to Judge Davis and Gov.
Parker for President and Vioc-Presi
dent. Of course. it does not take mth
them. the platform of the Ls^or Ite
form Convention, whicb nominated
t.hw srentlemen. It may take tfais
om-se jn-t now. purely as a matter of
policy- to lle-i the elections about to
lake place in New Hampshire nnd
Conn- eticut. The Labor Reform par
ty is weak, but in n few cloe States,
such the two above named.it may
possibly bold the balance of power.—
The Tt'tits knowing this, may parade
itself at this juncture a* favorable to
the nomination* of that party, so as to
give henri to the t'ew hundreds of La
bor Reformers In Sew Ilampshire.and
Induce them to stand firm by their or
"ganiwition in the contest in that State.
.•latert with the idea that their move
mem is frolujr to draw to its folds such
able imd adroit aids as the 7Yme*. a(W
cut an important figure in the presi
dential* contest. To combat ihe idea
iv o li-ivc advanced, a man of honest
purpose* would urge. that such a com
mittal on the part of the Times, would
enibarn-w it in the future, when it
,'^hoOK's to disclose its real position.—
All this would be true if the Timr, had
spark of integrity or principle. It
vjhas
been i)i-riirii the debauchery of
^^Itrpasi'n. and now affects patriotism it
,£aug jioeans if praise to the infamous
3fMMlniUii'-tration of A. Johnson it advo
fated wiili most subtle ability the right
if tin colored man to vote, and not
finding it profitable reversed its reas
%j,l^£jfiiug. s„ it, pioiiion to-day is no
"^^wihindranee to its taking a contrary view
!,,-"ni,,
l'vV
?.j
v
®"''''t be really in earn-
of course it U but a renewal of its
life-long utieinpt- at (hind. It hopes
to unite thf opposing element*
iijfainst Grant, knowing
1\I1I
well that
i success in such a combination. the
leyi-lative branch of the £OVtM-uniciil
^^wonld l» elected hi democrats, and so
^fv*he very sow! of the administration be
•ffV-JN',,w and kin.
«»••»The next administration will be
republican, that i* the govern
phicod in the hands of
-i&^bose who carried it through the great
re iwilnm. reconstructed the south. es
j*4«blished our credit first amongst th«
of the earth, and is faithfully
ind economically adiuiiiiiering it:
or it
*ill drop hack into the liands of those
"^^who undertook to destroy it. who
iireiii-lied the land in blood, who load
ed*-iiied posterity with an ciiormoitb debt,
^•ithef
•Vjiii'nl will be
And who still maintain in great part the
views which impelled them to
•^attempt the destruction of the only
•|wfe .agreat example of republican govern
ment mi the tace of the earth. These
,-ur.ide isMies.Lahor Reform. Temperance.
Liberal Republican. can have but oue
jinissj,C!! in tlie coining' presidential con
test. whicjfi (heyan execute, even were
lit possible for them to bo distract the
dominant parly as to render it power
less: and that is to place themselves as,
Stepping stones npon which rebel de
morracv shall clamber over into pow
er. and who, when they *hall have
-done this menial service, will be
jfiwo'M.nrtrc•«, ... ._,
tory, ami only allow.-d to fall into the
i rank and lilo of the conquerors. Sup
posing these side shows we have named
shail W able to cast all combined, fifty
or one hundred thousand votes, how
tnucli of a ripple will they make in the
administration which shall be inaugu
rated and run by tlie representatives of
cue and a halt million of democrats
who made «se of the hands of the lessei
number to poll their chRsntits from the
lire.
Kepnluicans, beware then of all these
machinations of the old enemy, one of
mhich, for instance, in a small way,and
Jpcal in its cluu-aeter, died Ki its incep
tion in this eitv on the 4th of the pres.
tont month.
Remember that he of us who refuses
to abide by the national will of our
jjreat and glorious party as it shall be
•./impressed at Philadel]1iia on the 5th of
*!It' June, is no lougtrr of lis. but is one
»ho. whether he intends it or not.
g»vertbeles.~ does so far as he can. so
'fcct. as to replace in power the men,
who. when they were dispossessed of
iu left the nation a victim bound hand
and foot nt the feet of conspirators and
traitors, ami went out to rivet these
bonds upou her. either in battle array
or by impeding uew ailiuistration.
and the patriots of the country In th«ir
efforts to overthrow rebellion.
notice til.- state lityislt, favor*
the repeal nf the Registry Jaw. We
can't agrc.i with it in this. We have
*een its workings to He most condu
cive to the purity of the ballot box in
place* where Ihe vole is large. We
grant that it may be -burdensome in
the rural districts, but use win
make
that which seems irksome at this time,
more and more easy to be done, and
will finally »ve lliink. come to be re
garded with favor everywhere. This
featuic has already come to be so well
itu(iei-stn.,fl among the people of the
£tate. that tve think most o* those
who fail to attend toregiMcriuji would
fee lound tailing to attend tlK polls
Also, in ease the law were repealed.
The llajMtr eoiiiplaius that this regis
tering business is set up that parties
?an be found to -wear Juv another
hTonjrfiilly, and so name* lie illegally
registered, l.et us see. y
Without the Registry 1a« the cus
for the parly voting to simply
have aiiininisicred to him an oath or
ally on the day of election, in the
midst of bustle, and having deposited
his vote
lie
hours
1
is frone, and perhaps in
is one
Immlred
six
miles
ell events opportunity is
unti)
a wav at
rvflered
Tor
tMi to be the case, and the party is
gone
the matter is forgotten, or
may be. never returns. With the
registry the party's name
is
placed
there if contested on the written affi­|speculation
davit
of
himself and another. These
affidavits are filed away. The matter
is then subject to investigation before
election day. and if fountl fraudulent,
Mvps may he token to punish the part\
end his accomplice before he has voted
and tlie mischief is done.
We will not enlarge upon our vea
«on« fi.r favoring the law. but simply
*ay we hope it will not he repealed,
A IX.
Sun,
iu the Atlanta
^ardare* thrt -o .i,ir-mfnded person
Would seodhioc.\"d to a e^'joof where i
Webster's Dictionary is used and ad
tliis because that pernicious work con
tains the word "copperhead," but not
"carpet-bagger" or "scalawag."
TBS RATI OOIfTBHTION.
)ur Republican readers will notice
that a call is issued in our paper for a
Delegate County Convention to meet
in this city on the 23d of this mouth t»
appoint delegates to the State Conven*
(ion to be held'aQVa Moines on the
the 27th inst^ which is called to choose
twenty-two delegates for this State to
ihe National Convention, which is to
assemble on June 5th next at Philadel
phia, Pa. Republicans of each town
ship will further noticc that they arc
to choose candidate to this County
Convention on Wednesday March
20th. We earnesly request that our
Republican friends attend to this
matter and give us a full convention.
If there be anything that is absolutely
certain in the political complexion of
affairs, it is that the Republicans of
Iowa are almost unanimous for the
nomination of Grant, and especially is 1
thi" so in Wapello county. Notwith
standing ihe great body of the press of
the State spoke out in opposition to
the call for a State Convention so early
and opposed two conventions, yet it
w as called for the 27th of March dur
ing the session of the Legislature. In
view of this fact we are very anxious
that the people of the State should send
delegates to that Convention fresh from
among them, to the end that, no uncer
tain expression may be given as to the
sentiment of the people upon their
choice for a candidate for President
We cannot but be impressed with the
idea that a mental reservation is made
with some politicians in this State (but
not with the people) in regard to the
support they give to Grant in other
words popular opinion is so strong in
behalf of the Presideut that they seem
to be what they actually arc not, and
connive at cunningly bringing about a
different result from what they bla
tantly declare to be their wish. Iu or
der that we may be thoroughly under
stood as speaking of matters of import
ance when we urge our people to the
choosing of delegates we publish below
an extract from the lowti Reporter, one
of the editors of which, J. J. Smart,
was elected State Printer last winter:
"If the friends of Mr. Wilson who
are now pressing a Grant-Wilson tick
et, which it vnreruonablc to suppose
can mtcceed, would turn their energies
to placing Mr. Wilson at the head of
the ticket there ran be little doubt tlisU
New York and New England wouul
second their efforts. The Republican
party, with the tail of the ticket where
the bead ou^lit to have lieen, succeed
ed. four vears ago, in backing into the
White lionse. but, it must be remem
bered, the load was very light. The
prospect is that this year we shall have
enough to do to get through if we
move headforinost. Give us James F.
Wilson at the head, and a New Eng
land or New York Wilson, or any
other good man. for the second place,
and we shall assure not alone the suc
cess of the ticket, but the honor and
dignity of the country, iu the solution
of the "intricate problems of Diplomacy
which are sure to test the mottle of otu\
best statemeu dunnfr.tlio coming five
______
The House Committee on Railroads,
Hon. 8. T. Caldwell, Chairman, has in
troduced a bill for the taxation of rail
roads. The bill provides for the Census
Board making the assessment desig
nating them a board of commissioners
for this purpose, and in order to give
the main feature of the bill we publish
SKC. 3. The said property shall be
assessed at the same ratio of value as
other property throughout the State
is assessed, which assessment shall be
made upon the entire road within the
State, and shall include the right of
way. road-bed. bridges, culverts, roll
ing* stock, depots, station grounds,
shops, buildings, gravel beds, and all
other property, real and personal, held
for use iu the operation of such rail
roads. In estimating the value of said
railroad and its equipments, the said
commissioners shall take into consider
ation the pross earnings perTmilc for
the year ending January 1st last past,
and any and all other matters necessary
to enable said census board to make a
ittst and equitable assessment of said
railroad property. If n part of any
railroad is without this State, then in
estimating the value of its rolling stock
and movable property, they shall take
into consideration the proportion
which the earnings of that portion of
the road 1 ing within jhe State bears
to the earnings of the whole road.
L«t Oi ham tki
One thing we have thus far failed to
notice in reference to the city election
on the 4th inst., which we shall now re
cord, that the record may be complete
for future reference. We allude to
the shameful ^tempts at fraud upon
the electors inaugurated by Reform
Democrats iu heading their tickets Re
publican ticket in many instances, and
in having smalt slips printed with the
name of a democratic cuudidate there
on. the back of the slips being well
daubed with mucilage, and pasting
these slips on Republican tickets over
the name of some Republican candi
date. At the counting out, many of
the- Democratic tickets were found
headed Republican tickets, and all day
it was observable that the name of W.
W. Cory was bandied about on the
small slips mentioned, and we saw
several Republican tickets with Cory's
name in this manner pasted over the
name of Fawcett. these gentlemen be
ing candidates for Solicitor. We
heard that such means were also used
for the election of Littleton. Mighty
small business indeed for honorable
men to be engaged in. We stiguiati/.c
it as a rascally trick to b« flmmned
u^on by all good citizens.
Among our callers yestenliy none
were more cordially welcome than that
Xestor in Iowa journalism, Judge
Claggett, of the Keokuk Conxtitvtion.
The added years of a busy life sits
lightly upon him, and the ancestral
honors of a Democratic father of a
Republican Congressman become him
well,—Dcx M'n'nw ('c.ji#ter.
We are obliged to the Register for
its compliments, upon general princi
ples but with reference to our being
the father of a "Republican Congress
mm," we regard the "JtcpuMictm"
part as the poorest speculation we ecer
made.
To explain all thi# i- easy. That
wa# the profit and loss of a
transaction of the earlier years of the
grav-headed sire, when lie did not
i think then as now, for the very good
reason, that he had not then for years
drawn inspiration from Democrati
sources.
The Utiea
Herald
HPJ4H0
thinks Senato'-
Trumbull has •something to gain by
standing with the Republican party
while Sehtirz has not, aud that, wh n
the French musket business falls
through, the Senator from i pl»in why the
not be caught in the ruin*
te
mg, gentlemen," said a
brusque colporteur on entering a rail
way car. No one responded. "Beg
pardon if 1 have said too laiioti, I
withdraw the last expression.
imiWM'.WI. IMMMWWIIM
OUR ROOSTER CROWS
When STRAWS show
which way the Wind
blows. Possum Democ
racy, have yon heard
from New Hampshire!
AND
(HUNT
TIOTOBT.
New Hampshire leads ih« column,
and leads it grandly.
For twenty live years prior to the
war, she was the Gibralter of democ
racy in New England, which never
surrendered, yet when Sumpter was
ussoulted and the rebel conspiracy cul
minated in an attempt to destroy the
government, even the Granite State
wheeled Into line and has been Repub
lican ainee, except in 1863, when the
"Peace Democracy" carried the State
bv a small plurality, because so many
of her galla»t sons weee in the immi
nent and deadly breach.
Again, last year, on account of the
"Labor Kefona" and "Temperance" de
fection. and the exceedingly great pop
ularity of Westou, the democratic can
didate. (an extensive manufacturer),
the Republican candidate for Governor
wai beaten, and the opposition carried
the legislature and elected their man
Governor, over -which, this the first
brwk in the Republican line in New
England, the enemy became frantic
with exultation, as all wellinfonned
reader will recollect.
§,This rear, Weston was renominated,
apposed by Straw, our candidate, while
the tabor Reformers and Temperauce
faction* each had strong tickets in the
field, drawing niac-tcnths of their
voters from the Republican party.
The ivsuit of the conflict will be
found in our dispatches to-day,
Against all tliese factions we have
swept the State, and have nearly a two
tliidrts majority iu tke legislature, ee
curing a Republican Senator either in
Patterson or in his successor.
Wi'Jwve achieved this most notable
victory in the history of our State poli
tics, iu tiie /a*e the fact that Sunuier,
Schurz, and Jreeley, and all their ftel
low oonspirAtors. have flooded that
State with their Parthian arrows, hop
ing tliat democratic victory there
would demonstrate the necessity of
abandoning Grant and taking up one of
those eminent soreheads and disap
pointed politicians, to lead the Republi-
The result is a vindication of Grant,
and will insure hi* rmnomination by
acclamation.
It is a complete and overwhelming
disaster to the Catalines of the Repub
lican party wbt were, and are bent on
destroying what they caanot rnle in
the interests of their own selfish cabal.
It proves how suddenly and hope
lessly great men may fZU to perdition
who prove false to principle. 5
And now for Connecticut and .til*
ides of November. f,
WBNEGUL STOItm
Directly after the close of the
some of the importunate chaps aroand
Washington induced General Grant to
take some stock in the Seneca Stone
Quarry Company on the Potomac.
The stock in that institution has
never been worth over 76cts to the dol
lar, and has not yet had the faintest
suspicion of paying a dividend nev
theless, the New York Sun and other
representatives of the Satanic press
have constantly charged that Grant
1 was a large stockholder in that con
cern, and was accumulating a gigantic
fortune out of it, in government con
tracts. And now comes A. B. Mul
len. the Government Architect at
Washington, and testifies as follows,
to-wit:
"The House Committee ofT Public
Buildings and Grounds to-day com
menced their investigation, under a
resolution of the House directing them
to impure why Seneca Stone had been
used in the hew State Department
building, by Mullett, Supervising
Architect, .against the direction of
the Committee, and whether or not
some of the stone were cracked bv the.
frost.
Mullett testified the whole quantity
used would not exceed six thousand
dollars, and would save tlie govern
ment nearly twenty-four thousand
dollars. lie had no interest iu the
quarries, and his relations with the
company were am thing but agreeable.
The weather hail uot att'ected the
walls, and the stone was as good as
granite."
Thus one by oue the stories of the
dead beat.s the bolters and the uncon
scionable liars about the capitol.
against the integrity of rencral Grant,
are toppling to the ground.
"Sectarian pilfering" is what the N.
Y. Ilulepemhrit ctills that sort of man
ipulating by which i-ectarian bodies
have drawn from
the
public revenues
of New York City, the snug sum of
$1,725,702.15, during
the
year .1871, of
which uuiouut Cutholir "burchcs
schools
and churitable institutions re­
ceived ifl:
tlx combiixxl Pro
testant denomination!, received
3I3.0i.
Doesn't this fiiggest the eminent pro
priety of amcudiiigour own State Con
stitution in reference to the appropriate
tion of public moneys to sectarian pur
i looses Vinton. I'aglt.
The Sioux Cit Tounml begins
f-J '"smell a pat a* regards a
raVW which gitr a /cllowt in low
ing to play— fit play indeed, if the
s aiso,
little
Iowa are
gpleareuoton ejilert. Inanarticle
fi the head oi Conspiracy in
iowa," it calls iipo.i
Republican i-.c .on-
veutiou a.i caller) dnring the session
of tjtie Legislature, when the press
pronounced against it—Clin-
gencraly pre
ton Herald.
Tne "HIGHER LA#."—The law of do
ing what you like when yon don't
like what you're doing.
PV
The following bit of neWs from
Washington we find appearing on the
10th inst. in the Dubuque Timet, and
which1 that paper ascribes to the
regular Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune. The same ap
pears In the State SegiiUr of the 12th
as from the Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette. Neither of
these papers name the writer,
whom we suppose is a correspondent
for both these metropolitan journals
and has sent simultaneously to each his
sensational dispatch according to the
arranged programme. We know that
at a time not long gone the Gazette had
a distinguished correspondent named
Bovnton, and it may be thkt, at the
the same time, he had some connection
with the Tribune at least the similari
ty of the statements between them at
the time referred to would assist one in
arriviug at that conclusion. We sup
pose that the said correspondent knows
as much about the preferences of Gen.
Grant for the second place on the tick
et as he may know of who will be Pres
ident in 1900. We are inclined to the
opinion that the Times and Register
are more conversant with the credibili
ty efthe said correspondent than we
are, and are doubtless better versed as
to the reasons* for this publication
than we are. But we simply say to
our readers that we give no credence
whatever to the story having an author
ity for giving the^iretended view* of
the President. It may, however, be a
good electioneering document for
somebody. Here is the extract:
THE VICE PrEsiDivcY—For some
time it has been a matter of curious in
quiry here as to whtMs the adminis
tration candidate for the vice presiden
cy. It has been believed tnat Gem
Grant had no avowed preference in
this respect, and that this portion of
the ticket was to be left open to all as
pirants. Within the past few days
there have been expressions from cer
taiu quarters which would seem to in
dicate that the administration desired
a change in this direction, and delegate
Chaffee, of Colorado, who was interro
gated by his constituents by letter as
to the instructions to be given to the
delegates to attend the Philadelphia
convention, made such inquiries as he
deemed prudent, and then responded
that the support of Colfhx was not an
administration test, and further inti
mated that cither Wilson, of Iowa, or
Wilson, of Massachusetts, wouldb be
just as acceptable to the President.
There is reason to believe tliat Wilson,
of Iowa, would be the most acceptable
of these two to the White House. Iu
discussing this question the adminis
tration organ here this morning uses
the following language:
"While other gentlemen who, for
lesser services, have been perhaps more
honored and applauded, are now en
deavoring to destroy its organization,
and hand it over to the enemy whom
it has so often fought and conquered,
the two Wilsons are working might
and main to add to the long list of tri
umphs and successes. Mr. Wilson, of
Iowa, has spoken brave words in favor
of the administration and of the re
nomination of President Grant, which
are all the stronger from him inasmuch
as MUM been attempted to array him
in the line of opposition. Both of
these gentlemen have been mentioned
as candidates for the Vice Presidency.
In either of them Mr. Colfax would
have an able and worthv successor."
From the Mo. Duaocnt.
"I shall not go over to the Demo
crats," says Mr. Schurz. So said Blair,
Andy Johnson, Doolittle and every
other Republican who found his inde
pt-0.0._ tea
Republican masses. Iu former times
one John Tyler was afflicted in a some
what similar manner. He had too
much conscience to decline the Vicc
Presidency as a Whig candidate, and
also too much to be a Whig President
on the death of Harrison. But, like
Mr. Schurz, he "would not go over to
the Democrats," and Btill like Mr.
Schurz, he was rather solicitous for
Democratic Reinforcements. The
Mobile Register has just reproduced a
fragment of those times, whence it ap
pears tlftt to Mr. Tyler is due the creait
of having first conceived the notion of
'possnmizing the Democracy. Says
tie Register
"Mr. Benton was the Democrat Sen
ator with whom it was thought best to
treat. But 'Old Bullion' was a pretty
hard case, difficult of approach, and
very bluff iu his manners. But Anally
the duty of conducting the negotiation
was devolved upon Dr. Niles of Ver
mont, who was of most plausible, per
suasive parts, and seemingly best
adapted to the task. The interview
was verr brief, and is thus related:
"Undoubtedly," said Old BulKon,
the President was right in vetoing the
bank bill, but there was nothing else
for him to do, as an honest man and a
patriot.'
"'But,' Insisted the emissary, 'has
not his course laid a foundation to a
claim to the confidence and support of
yourself an«l your friends
"'None of yonr d—d intrigues with
me, sir! I a Democrat ain act
only with Democrats. If Mr.tPyler
wishes our support, he moat come over
to us unreservedly, without intermedi
ates or go-betweens.'"
The Green Bay (Wis.) Pont-afBcc offi
cials don't like to answer questions.
The following, posted over the general
delivery, expresses their sentiments:
"Price of three ceut stamps, three cents
each licked and stuck, five cents tlie
clock will answer the question, '-Has
the mail closed
In a lecture nt Marslialltown a few
days ago, Dr. WhijeA suite
{Geologist,
said that Walled f.Hkc. the gi'eate^t uf
Iowa curiosities wic, formed by tin
expansive power of the ice which
pushed the rocks from the^bed of the
lake into their present curious position.
The p:l|* of 1 fin* -ectiou W ite ih:U
Mrs. I'aup, of iiellevue, is at last com
pelled to go to the poor house. She is
105 years of age. has raised a large
family, and is the mother of a wealthy
citizen of Lyons who refuses to support
her.
Mrs. Woodhul repeat*, her declam
ation, in ber last paper, tliat "he has a
right to change In love every hour,
and adds to it the most astounding re
marks in behalf of sexual freedom.
j\ young gent at Lafayette, Ind., de
posits all his surplus earnings in a
savings bank, for the one who is to be
his future wife—tne name yet to him
unknown. _____
A team became frightened in Du
buque, last Wednesday, and ran down
a rtcep embankment, throwing «hree
men out of the wagon and severely
injuring one named Wright, of Kp".
worth.
A man named Hard has been arrest
ed iu Fayette county, at the instance of
his wife, for beating his step-daughter.
Mrs. Hard savs he can spank his own
little Hard, but he shan punii4i her
firnt husband's offspring.
Joseph Alleiibaugergropeuftteiuers
haubinticker lives in Topeka. It esti
mated tliat future fame might fill her
speaking trump with this name, and
have several alphabet* left over.
... .......... ..J
iu Cleveland I pursu­
ed his vocation since March 1, 1^51
traveling 147,400 miles, and selling
45,322 barrels of lacteal fluid.
B. F- Allen, of Des Moines, and
Wm. B. Allison have each subscribed
$1,000 to tterabniidtBg Auui fif Iowa
College.
DES MOINES, March 9,
EDITORS COUBICB:—A heavy snow
stofm has been visiting the Capitol for
the last twenty-four hours, and is still
continuing. This, however, did not
prevent your correspondent ascendiug
the hill that must necessarily be climb
ed to reach the Capitol, where busines
ness went on just as briskly as if the
sun had been snining.
Senator Boomer introduced S. F.
No. 177 a bill for an act to provide for
the establishing of Normal Schools in
the State of Iowa. Read a first and
second time, ordered printed and re
ferred to Committee on Normal
Schools.
Senator McKean introduced S. F.
No. 182, a bill for au act to enable in
corporated towns to become Indepen
dent Road Districts, and to regulate
the levy and expenditure of road taxes
therein.
Read first and second time, ordered
printed, and referred to Committee on
Incorporations.
The report of the Conference Com
mittee on the disagreement of the
House on the Senatf amendments to
the House amendments, to substitute
for 8. F. No. 1. Senator Ruaaell
moved to postpone the special order
until to-morrow morning at 10:30 A.M.
The motion was lost.
On the question "Should the Senate
ad«pt the report," the yeas stood 21,
nays 23.
Another Conference Committee has
been appointed on the disagreement of
the two Houses on amendments to
substitute for S. F. No. 1, consisting
of Senators Campbell, Burke, and
Richards.
Senator Richards offered several res
olutions relative to the death of Sena
tor Mulkern, and delivered a very
eloquent eulogy on the character and
life of the late Senator from Dubuque.
In the House several petitions were
presented and referred to Committees.
The following bills were introduced:
II. F. 322. a bill for an act to amend
Chapter 177. laws of the 13th General
Assemblr.
H. F. 323. a bill for an act to give to
the people of the whole State of Iowa
some of the benefits arising from the
competition of railroads.
II. F. 324, legalizing the acts of a
Board of Appraisers in Ringgold
county.
H. F. No. 325, a bill for an act to
protect holders of policies of life in
surance.
H. F. No. 326, a bill for an act reg
ulating the construction of wire fences.
Mr. Leahy offered a resolution to the
effect, that all Divines occupying Seats
as members on the floor, be invited to
participate with the Divines of the
city of Des Moines in conducting the
religions exercises of the House, for
which they shall be entitled to the same
compensation. Lost.
Whether tliis resolution was offered
in earnest or in ject, I cannot say, but
it reminded me strongly of the preach
er out east, who prayed for the low
charge of a dollar a prayer, or six for
five dollars.
Several Senate messages were taken
up and referred.
Mr. Keables moved to take up H. F.
No. 280. Motion prevailed-
This bill permits Circuit Judges to
approve the bonds of County Offiers
elect, in certain cases. As, where
Boards of Supervisors reftise to ac
cept the bends of any County Offlccr
elect, such officer make application to
the Circuit Judge of his county, wjio
shall fix a day for hearing all facts
connected with the case, and after
such hearing, he is authorized to ac
cept the bond if he feels justified in so
doing.
The rules were suspended, and the
bill put npon its passage, the result of
the vote being 84 in the affirmative, to
1 in the negative.
Mr Hall asked leave to call up H. F.
No. 75, a bill for an act providing for
the construction of public bridges.
The provisions of the bill are, th*t
any stream dividing two counties, or
within two miles ol' the boundary line
of such counties, the expense of build
ing and keeping such bridge in repair,
should be borne equally by both coun
ties, in case the benefits arising from
such bridge shall be shared Dy the
counties so taxed.
This bill had a very narrow eseape,
when put upon its passage, receiving
just enough to cary it, (51) and no
more.
Now comes the special order, H. F.
No. 279, in relation to the taxation of
Railroad property.
This a very carefully drawn bill,and
cost the Committe on Railroads over a
week's hard labor. Every line it con
tains was discussed by the Committee
in all its phrases, forms and aspects,
and every possible construction and
bearing that could be placed upon a
word was applied. The bill, however,
meets with some opposition, and judg
ing from what took placc to-day, the
fight over it gives promise of
somewhat protracted.
being
Duncombe, Caldwell and PrnK,
spoke in support of the bill, while
Hall, Gear, Stowe, Leahy, Irish and
Blakely, ppoke in opposition.
At noon pending its discussion, the
House adjourued until 2 r. M.
On re-assembling, the discussion
was resumed and continued until half
past 4, when a motion was made to ad
journ. which prevailed.
Here is the secret of the fight:—By
the present law, cities are allowed to
tax Railroad property for municipal
purposes, which the people living in
the country have to pay, and it is the
effort to remedy this, that give* rise to
such a fight. CATO.
DES MOINES, March 11.
EDITORS COURIER —The- entire fore
noon was takeu up to-day in discuss
ing the amendments offered by Mr.
Hall o£ Burlington to II. F. No. 299.
This is tlie same aineudmeut that was
debated all day yesterday.
At noon, jiist prior to the House
adjourning until Monday, a*" vote was
reached ou tfii- intricate question. The
amendment was lo*t by a vote of i2
im s to liii yt:i-. The discussion was
conducted waruily on both sides,
Diiiicoiubc. Caldwell and Ainsworth
opposing the amendments, llall, Gear,
Irish nnd Stowe supporting it.
Tlie sticking point in the bill is, that
cities along the river, will le deprived
of drawing a heafV tax, for municipal
purposes from Railroads. The system
which the bill provides is, that ihe
road, with all its rolling stock, round
houses, and machine shops shall be as
sessed us a whole at so much per mile,
and according to the nunilier of 'miles
ill each citv or township ho shall the.
tax he, and that the census Board shall
have tlie valuing of each road.
Tin- present system is that cities, l»y
placing a heavy Ui\ on all l.'ailroad
property within their limits, derive a
heavy revenue therefrom, consequent
ly the tax of the people residing in
such cities, is just made so much less.
Now who pays this tax? The Rail
road Company directly, but t/je people
in tlie rural districts iudirecllv.
Recall-e. it matters uot what amount
of tax may be placed upon a Railroad
it is the people who have to pay it,
and inasmuch as the people who Sup
port thee Railroads, machine -hops
and ever thing else pertaining thereto,
by sending their produce over ficm,und
receiving in returuwhat tie consume,
they very reasonably think that they
ought to share the betie/it- of this tax.
The cities cannot see it in this light,
aud here is just the cri. king point.
It is now propo.-"! to discuss tho
bill section by section, and
if tliis i caiticd u' we may safely
give its passage defeat in two
weeks.
There
are "urteen sections in
the bill and if the dispose of more
than one each day iey will use a little
more locomotion tan they have done
since the session
1
i vcued.
Bftt very little a.- accomplished in
the Senate tWs norniug, that little
being couflned he passage of two
or three loflal|il) •rid uie introduction
of a few othaM-
Sportsmen w^ire, a bill has passed
the Senate and '11 doubtless pass the
House rendering it unlawful to shoot
any prairie chickens between the 1st
day of February and the 1st of, Sep
tember in each year, and prohibituig
tlie shooting of quails until 1874.
The special Committee on the Capi
tol Building-which was appointed last
week, to investigate the work thus far,
and the charges made against the Com
missioners, of which Senator Merrill
is Chairman, was empowered by a
resolution in the Senate on Saturday,
to send for all papers and persons they
deemed necessary to cor duct the in
vestigation.
Great importance is attached to this
Committee, and if Madame Rumor
speaks truthfully, some startling rev
elations will be brought to light.
Apportioning the State into Con
gressional Districts, is the absorbing
work and topic of the dav, each mem
ber having a map of his own, and no
two alike.
I send you the map as agreed upon
Friday evening by the House Com
mittee ou Congressional Districts,
which doubtless, will undergo some
modifications before decided upon bv
the HouSe. CATO.
DES MOINES, March 12.
EDITORS COURIER Legislative ma
terial for this letter is rather slim.
House met at 9 A.-M., when the us
ual prayer was made, in which the
spirit of wisdom was asked to be in
stilled into our legislators, and if the
prayer would only be answered, it
would be a mighty good thing for the
people, and State of Iowa.
Be it not mine to cast any reflections
on the honorable bodv of law makers
now assembled at the'Capitol, but that
there is plenty of room in such body
for each a spirit to enter, even they
themselves will not deny. There are
none of us so wise but that we may
learn wisdom, and even "barnacles
.might be benefited by drinking of the
wwne "Pirit Well, ail legislators can't
W Solomons no more than can all
preachers be saints, and if they do err
a little occasionally in their cxercise ol
judgment, to do so is human, and it
the
goea
you what legislative business was
transacted to-dav, and in doing so 1
will not be required to go to any great
extent into "Webster."
H. F. No. 279 was the only bill dis
cussed to-day. I told you they were
going to consider this 6ill section by
section and tliat a ftall week would be
necessary for such consideration.
Very well, they commenced on this
279 last Friday uiorniug, and kept at
it all day, Saturday ditto, and yester
day ditto, and thus' far they have got
through with eight sections, having
six yet to dispose of, one of which (9),
will in all probability consume the en
tire time to-morrow."
Several subphcenas Were issued to
day for service ou parties who arc re
quired to appear and give testimony
before the Joint Committee appointed
to investigate into the Capitol matter.
In the Senate nothing very interest
ing took place.
The bill requiring all locomotive
engines in this State, to have a bell or
whistle attached, and that the same
shall be rung or whistled when ap
proaching any station or where a rail
road crosses a public highway or
street, was discussed at some length
and passed.
The substitute for the joint resolu
tion having for its purpose the amend
ment of the Constitution, so as to abol
ish tlie Grand Jury system was agucd
at some length, and "made the special
order for Friday next.
1 find that Senator Merrill can use
his tongue to pretty good advantage
when necessary, not boisterous and
noisy to be sure", but effective.
On discussing the repeal of the Reg
istry law, had it not beeu for him the
rules would have been suspended, and
the bill put upon its passage and would
just as certainly have carried, but bv
neat andjargumentative little, speech
h»te aeieniwt rtWmm
Committee on Judiciary, from
which, if it ever emerges, it will be in
a different form. CATO.
PIUONU.
in
A dmnken man was droWAed
e1gm inches of water in Keokuk.
Maine has spent $28,000 to secure the
immigration of 1,000 Swedes.
Five lives of James Fisk Jr., are
already issued, and more are threaten
ed.
Certain friends of Senator Fenton
talk of purchasing the Washington
Chronicle.
Preparations have commenced at
Madrid for the exposition to be held in
1873.
Fifteen hundred coal miners of Sea
hath, England, are on a strike for high
er wages.
Hon. John Coledick, a leading law
yer and politicians of Indiana, died at
his residence in Fort Wayne last Fri
day night.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has per
fectly recovered from the effects oi her
late accident.
The President will give a dinner to
the Japanese Ambassadors on Wed
nesday next.
A rolling mill company, with a cap
ital of $177,00.1, all subscribed, was or
ganized at Evausville Thursday.
Prince Bismarck has had a railroad
carriage so luxuriously furnished for
himself and suite that a German pa
per devotes a column to a description
of it
Presideut Grant was present at Phil
adelphia on Friday night, at a ban
quet given by merchants CoL For
ney, on his retirement as Collector of
that post.
Fee simple—Money given to a quack
doctor.
A French woman in Toledo, wife of
ta fisherman, speared 600 pike in four
days.
A Yankee Toast: "Connecticut, the
Nutmeg State, where can we find a
greater
Punch's mental philosophy—'What is
mind? No matter. What i* matter?
Never mind.
Two Indianians fired a salute from
an old iron tube about twelve hours
before their funeral.
The whole Republican ticket in iowa
City was elected on Monday with tiie
exception of the treasurer and one
trustee.
The New York livening Post savs
"the Democrats hold the anomalous
position in this countrv of a political
party without a policy."
Tlie Rev. L. Dow Huston, of Balti
inore. used to be oue of Cincinnati's
fast boys. He reformed, experienced
religion, and went to seducing Sabbath
School girls.
The Boston Herald cooiy advise-
correspondent for whose letter if has
room to publish a paper of his
110
own
Belle Plain in Benton county is go
ing to vote a 5 per cent, tax fo build a
narrow guage railroad to Sigouruey,
thus securing a -omiectioii with Ot
umwa.
The Anainoiia Eureka is rejoio ii ,r at
the prospect of a railroad connection
with Ottumwa. via Die Cedar Rapids
ft St. Louis road.
The Madison Courier prints Wio fol
lowing specimen of the letters which
in that place pas» from oue young wo
man to another:
•Lou U X—- isawftn mud
at nie. I don't care n bit. He can iust
stay nijid as long as he wants li he
think* I care anything for ly'm in is
mightily mistaken. I wish you would
try and lind out what if the matter
with ltim—T Tvani to know just for
cui'io^tXivJLthiHk hOjls reai mean,
dout you. Has your speckled hen set
yet?" "MOLLIK."
For the CotTMER,
WASHINGTON OOMUSSPONDEWOB
WASHINGTON, March 1,1872.
The Civil Service Reform is creating
the largest ripple I have yet seen upon
the surface of Washington life. No
important clianges have taken place
There,
however, as yet. The truth is,
that I have looked in vain for that vast
amount of political chicanery and cor
ruption that we are often told exists
here. I have been unable to flud it,
and I think that genial and delightful
Mr. Curtis will have no better success.
He is the brain of the Commission, and
the heart of it, too, for that matter.
He has written a pathetic little story
called "My Grandmother's Spectacles."
A youth inherits a pair of spectacles,
and cannot resist bis fluicy for wearing
them, though they show him every evil
trait in humanity, and every unlovely
thing in nature. If I was thus gifted
with such a legacy, I might perhaps see
where reform is needed in the Depart
ments, but to the naked eye they look
very well conducted, the employees
being, as a rule, industrious and very
moderately paid.
Speaking of Departments reminds
me to tell you of an Iowa man who
has particularly distinguished himself
in the "Interior Department," Major
Willis Drummond, the new Commis
sioner of the General Land Office. I
pity people who do not belong to
Iowa, when I see the thoroughly West•
ern manner with which he has walked
into this bureau, aud "walked into"
the abuses which existed there, and
prejudices of the office holders of the
old style. He waa an "eye opener"
to some of these ancient beings, who
believed that if a new man should be
placed In charge of that bureau, that
the earth might not cease to revolve,
but there Would certainly be a crash,
the bottom would fall out of the Land
Office, and the public lands of These
United States wonld resolve into
chaos, and be seen no more forever.
Major Drummond, on taking charge
dismissed about forty drunken and in
competent clerks, reorganized his force,
and has got work done whfch had ac
cumulated through ten years of mis
management He has proved himself
a man of rare executive ability, and as
a representative Iowan, he honors the
State.
The former Commissioner, Jos. S.
Wilson held the office for seventeen
years, and left the clerks and the work
in such a tangle that the one could tell
nothing about the other. 1 am filled
with astonishment not mingled with
admiration, when I meet such cases as
his, aud reflect upon the amouut of
ground and lofty tumbling, of a politi
cal natiui), which must have beiui per
fori lied by thisiuan, to retaiji Ills office
through such changes, firtfnii President
Pierce to Grant.
The nice and careful balancing on
the fence, and the skillfbl tumbling off
upon the right side, at the right mo
ment compel one's admiration.
Mark Twain says that his horse
threw him off so often that he would
certainly have beeu killed if the horse
had not exercised the strictest impar
tiality and thrown liiin off just as often
on one side as the other. I suppose
this is the principle acted upon by
these office-holders of the old regime"
they went over, with the strictest im
partiality, and liberality, to the success
ful party, and the new administration.
.. This kind of life has pecitlear effect
upon the successful performer. He
settles into a beatific state and exerts his
intellect to decide whether a benificent
Jiivtldctiuc (itnitA lif
or the office for him.
Mr. Ackcrman, former Attornev
Genera], has gone home to Georgia
and is succeeded by Mr. "Williams, of
Oregon, formerly of Kcoku k. He wn s
a member of the Joint High Commis
sion, and is a man of acknowledged
ability£ both political and legal. What
I admire most about Mr. Williams, is,
his wife. She is a magnificent looking
brunette with an unaffected manner,
and frank, pleasant voice.
The diplomatic squabble is ended
and we have lost a Catacazy aud a
royal Duke at one blow. We can sus
tain the loss of a Catacazy, but it is
rather hard to surrender "Alexis to a
buflalo hunt
We are having a surfeit of amuse
ments. The famous Mrs. Moulton
gave two concerts recently. If auda
cious puffiing by the press could make
a great artiste she would be one. We
were informed by the New York pa
perl that she far surpassed Pa re pa or
Neilson. Of course we expected some
thing superb. I wailed with impa
tience for the night to come. I fast
ened' my eager eyes upon the stage
and beheld a rather large nnd faultv
figure, dressed in a Nile green silk with
immense train, aud literally coffered
with point lace, a necklace of row upon
row of pearls, hanging to the waist, a
second necklace of diamonds, uncount
ed bracelets, hair covered with flowers
and diamonds, bright eyes, coarsely
cut lips, on which rested a perpetual
simpering smile, the smile impressing
oue as being all teeth aud never reaches
to her eyes. Her execution of showy,
operatic pieces was very fine, but the
ballads were n complete failure. She
can no more sing her song 'Tender
and True" than she can look it. I pity
a woman who has a fine voice, full,
flexible and cultivated, yet has not
soul and simplicity enough to sing The
Last Rose of Summer.
The wives of the members of the
Cabinet reeeive their friends every
Wednesday. Having made, my bow
to all of them, I will tell yo'ti next
time I write what they wore and what
they said. Oil second thought I will
tell you now what they said. With a
remarkable unanimity of thought they
all remarked tliat it was a cold day anil
as it really was cold. I had nothing to
say. and came away discouraged, giv
ing place to others "who were eager to
be presented, aud to remark in their
turn that it was a cold day.
General Sickles has just arrived from
Spain with his bride, lie gustibus, «tc.
How he can come to Washington for
the honeymoon is a mystery. The as
I soeiatious connecting him with this
place must be horrible to any one less
I sensitive than a rhinoceros. Mrs.
•Sickles is young and very beautiful,
tall, lithe and graceful, with magnifi
cent dark eyes, n clear olive complex
ion, aud tiie swecte.-i niile. One can't
help wondering if lie is able fo forget
that horrible tragedy—a man hurried
into eternity without a moments warn
ing. and a sinning, heart-broken wo
man in her early grave. I wonder
if their spirits are visible to him here,
if they walk by his side, did they take
passage with hini ou the other side and
cross tiie ocean with him
"Take,
oil ntw«n th iw
Tuki.,
tkjr
I Kive
AM,
il. Willi
Foi invisible to t' i-,
Spirlui twain orasupd Willi inc."
The uew delegate from Utah, Hoop
er has appeared here, and i6 greatly
liked. lie bring? itli loin four wives
and a child or a wiii uu! t'ourc
I forget which, but it i5 one
other. I will find out and toll von in
my next. POBTIA.
•'lildrcn
or the
Besides the wine consumed in
France, 450.000,000 gallons of distilled
spirits are used by the people amytal
i.v, that is, seven gallons to every man,
woman and child within her borders.
Travelers who have said there was lit
tle dmnkeness in France, have only
seen tlie country superficially.
This in the heading of an article in a
Western paper recording a suicide:
"He blew his head oiT. Bilious, poor
and diwhi'rtriened—the gun-muzzle in
his mouth, his foe th*» tirigger, and
up goes his hair."
Telegraphic News I
izrann tmxicT ra xu oomai.
I* 9| NEW VGHK.
NEW YORK, Harch 11.
A Brownsville, Texas, dispatch
states that 1,000 cattle have been stolen
from stock raisers since the middl« of
February, and driven into Mexico, by
organized bands of thieves on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande River.
Robbers who come from Mexico say
they are determined to clean the coun
try from the Rio Grand to the River
N'euccs, of Americans by despoiling
their property.
At a mass meeting there, resolutions
were adopted stating that the frontier
liad been unprotected for years, and
Governmental protection is asked for,
and that unless protection is offered,
they will be compelled to seek sell
protection. The state of things Is
such that retaliation by the invasion of
Mexico is very probable, if there is
not a change in afftirs soon.
NEW YORK, March 12.
Henry Sherwood, one of the Ring
Directors who has not yet^Mknofti
edged Dix as Presideut, sayttbe wbols
business is the work of the Atlantic ft
Great Western Railroad Co, which de
sired to get control of the Erie with a
view to use it in helping the Atlantic
& Great Western out of its liabilities.
Dispatches from the Albany Ktws
spreads consternation among the lob
byists and rural members who were
expecting to make a great deal of
money out of the bill now before the
legislature, for repealing the classifica
tion act.
Ramsey, ex-President of the Susque
hanna Railroad, says the amount which
Jay Gould has sot accounted lor of the
proceeds of stock and earnings of the
Erie, is enormous.
The new directors of the Erie yes
terday treated with contempt a letter
addressed to them, after they took
possession of the rooms, by Jay Gould
offering to place his resignation in the
hands of Horace Greeley, on condition
that the other directors do likewise,
and a new board be formed. Gonld
promises to make a legal fight against
the new men.
The Grand Jury of Hudson county,
New Jersey, made a presentment (o
the court "at Jersey City, yesterday,
containing 183 indictments against
nearly every official in the county and
in Jersey City, aud states that the
friends of the late Fisk are rejoicing at
the smashup of Gould, who is reported
to liave been for the past year the real
enemy of Fisk's, and that Gould tried
to cheat Fisk's widow out of certain
stocks of the filinira Roiling Mills.
One portion of the Grand Opera
House is yet tilled with gangs of men
under the employ of Gould, while the
other portion is occupied by the police
under orders of the new President-
NEW YORK, March 12.
The news of the overthrow of the
Eric Rin£ seems to be recieved every
where with satisfaction.
The morning papers regard the re
sults of yesterday as a great triumph
iii the interests of honesty and reform.
The Herald says no coup de etal lias
resulted in a more entire success, since
the famous 2nd of December at Paris,
when the Assembly dissolved and the
leaders were transferred from their
beds to prison cells. It adds that a
few days will disclose a history of
profligacy and crime that will astonish
evcu those who had appreciated the
character of the Erie Riug.
The World thinks it is useless for
Gould to attempt to make any resist
ance to what has been accomplished.
The Tribune says the legislature
should at once order an election for
directors and put its action beyond
lonVf
Judge Barrett has granted a stay of
proceedings in the case of Foster, the
car-hook murderer of Avery. This
disreputable case is to be carried to
the court of appeals.
Gould and several of his adherents,
as well as Archer, Vice President of
the new directors, remained at the
Opera House, in the Erie headquarters,
during the whole night. About three
o'cioctv A. M. some of Archer's men
were false'y alarmed by a report that a
gang of Gould's, under one Lynch,
were trying to get possession of the
President's room. It is said that Lynch
mmle a proposition to Archer, which
was delivered, promising to vacate the
place for fifteen hundreu dollars.
Lawyer Shearman, at four o'clock
A. si., had a loug consultation with
Archer upon some proposition from
Gonld, tlie nature of which is not
known.
Some of Lynch's gang tried to ap
proach the Treasurer's room at five A,
M., but force caused them to desist.
NEW YORK, March 12.
There has been large operations in
Eric this morning, the stock opened at
an advance to 37, but declined to 36^.
Over twenty thousand shares have
changed hands.
Ja v Gould, signing himself as Presl
dent, to-day issued an order, directing
all the clerks and employees to receive
instructions only from him.
Nothing in the way of an injunction
or warrants for the*arrest of Laue or
Judgellilton, which are expected, had
been ftcrved by order of Judge ln
graham^M noon.
NEW YORK, March 12.
At the Stock Exchange to-day,a
letter was received from Sec'y Otis, of
till*. Fl'IP ntiriAii,i/i'i
the Eric directors, announcing that the
present amouut of the common capi
tal stock of tlie Erie Compnnv is about
seventy-eight millions that the trans
fer books are closed until further
orders also the notification of the
election of President Dix also that
the motion adopted unanimously by
Ihe uew board, that the resolution of
the Erie Executive Commjltce, passed
January. 1871, authorizing tlie issuance
of twenty-two millions, of bonds con
vcrtibie into stock, be rescinded find
tiie Stock Exchange notified accord
ingly.
Jay Gould remained locked in his
room
this
morning,
two
Directors
maintaining possession of the remain
inir otlices.
l'olice were relieved by a squad of
fifty men from different stations. The
entrance to the Opera House is secure
ly guarded, The police maintain strict
neutrality nnd obeying orders of both
Gould and Archer."
The I'ireclors held a meeting about
noon, at which Gen. Sickles was pres
ent. and passed resolutions that boni
lide stock holders shall hereafter have
full exercise of their rights to control
the Direction Co. and Hoard,and all its
power to bring about tliU result also
approving the bill before the Legisla
ture repealing the clarification act and
sending two counsel of the Board to
Albany to urge the passage thereof
LATER.
Ja^ Gould has just resigned the
presidency of tiie Erie at tiie meeting
of the Board ofDirectors.
ALBAITT, March 12.
The action ii regard to Erie affairs
lias c.ilived quite a ''uttering here
among members of Uie Legislature,
who are discussing its efforts pro con
Some beiive the affair a mere blind.
NEW YORK, M-.rch 13.
.," ton despatch '-ay? that
certain Republicans decided yesterday
to send a Senator, probably Tipton, to
Cincinnati to confer with the leaders
of the Liberal Republican Convention.
fNintner. Trumbull, Schurx. Fen (on
anil Tipton have had repeated con
ference,•• and have i«reed noi to abide
by the action of the Philadelphia Con
vention if it nominates Grant but look
to Cincinnati for a candidate. 8iim
lier is understood to favor Davis. A
combination i* forming to uiakc Sena-
y^
':'.
tor Scott a
soaal
the SenSta for FVmieyt
torial aqrtrtata frenthat Otate.
A despatch aays there is trouble in
the Richmond post office, growing oat
°^f yi*nte*kU»orition
ghown
the P. M. rttens, one Miss Van Len, to
her ftiboraiaaie*.
NEW YORK, Maroh 13.
It is onderttood that A- T. Stewart
& Co., are going to «ae Leet ft Stock
ing for over charges on account
A Quebec deepateh state* tint Col.
W. A. Btowo, a aMtay and high
born Englishman, absconded with ona
hundred thousand dollars which ho
he\d in trust for his olient* and rela
tion*, and tends of the Stadaeoaaolsb.
GeUi Sickles denieo thai thorn is any
movement In the intonet •. ft
.O- W. R. R. COi.asd (nt with a
vHw to bringing aboat a spoody elec
tion of direotor». .It ia owed t&at by
GoulV« resignation all legal disputes
are amit*bly settled.
NEW Yon, March IS.
Gould was present as Slnsetor. Gen'l.
McClsllan and others eaM the Erie
should be kept independent of tiie
Atlantic ft Great Western.
r*iK.u
NEVV1UMSPU Ba.
Coxcosc, Match IS.
etnrns from 183 towni give Straw
83,889: Weston, 31,180J BlMkme*,
373: Cooper,S01.
Ir the balance of the StafetfO towns,
should vote as last year, thi mult will
be as follow*:
Straw, 33^801 Weatam, 96.125
Blackmer and Qoopey 987 fltln^
Straw a maJoritx£f ItZsS. Eight Sen
atorial Districtsjwe Republican, thro*,
Democratic, and Ofle doubtftil. The
House Repusoiftatfs** will haro a|
Republican majority of at leaot 40.
Olii ).
-,rW"
1 DAYTOY, March 1L
A tturder of the entire flun
ilv of Leonard Uarqnard,waa commit
ted at a farm six miles northeaet of this
city, on Saturday night Mrs. Mar
qnard was found bed entirely naked
and apparently strangled. Three chil
dren aged respectively 8 and 8 years.
and one 6 months, were fonud some
distance from the house on the bank of
a creek, the two oldest evidently hav
ing been drowned, and the bodies af
terward taken from the creek. The
babe had its skull crashed. The fatht
and husband, Leonard Marquard, is
supposed to be the murderer, and h«s
beeu arrested, and la now in jail. An
inquest will be held on the bodies to
day.
Leonard Marquard, the murderer oi
bis wife aud children, is evidently- in- i
sane. His story of the affair is that a
few days ago he read a chapter to his
family from the bible, and thea rising
up accused his wife of being a witch,.]
and using witch craft. He savs hisj
eldest daughter confirmed him in hiii
accusation. He savs also that on
urday night he told his wife he want
their children to leave the world thi
both he and wife stripped naked ani
knelt down and prayed for fifteen min-1
utes. They then stripped two chil
dren, took them out and drowned
them and laid them side by side on
i
bank of the stream. They then smasB
ed out the brain of the infant, and lefi
it lying in the woods, after which they
returned home and went to bed after!
lying there fifteen minutes he told hitl
wife he wanted to send her to heaven
also, and immediatelv fell upon her
and strangled her to death after that
he arose and prayed till 3 o'clock,when
he went to the nearest neighbor and
told the whole story. Marquard is a
Gejnian farmer, and has been in thiol
country about eighteen years. The a
aunadated woman was his tecand
Washington.
%AemsGTOK, D. C.March 11
SENATE.
0a Motion Edmund's bill for the re
moval of certain cases to U. 8. Courts
wm passed.
On motion of Cameron the bill passed
authorizing a survey of the markiug oi
the boundary line between the United
Stites and British Possessions, from
to the Summit oi
Lake of the "Woods
Rocky Mountains.
Pomeroy introduced a bill for ascer
taining and settling private
claims.
Conkling called np his resolntiorf
to recommendations for office made
Senators of N. Y., 111., Mo. and NeB!!
and moved to postpone the appropris
tion bill for the purpose of pasting 11 1
resolution. After some debate the res
olution went over till to-morrow and'
debate on appropriation bill WM re
sumed.
Ohlearo MuM.
CHICAGO, March 13.
Flour—Dull.
"Wheat—Irregular, lower closed at 1
$1.2PJ* cash fl.22# April.
Corn—Quiet opened easier, closed
firmer 30X cash 36J^®7 April.
Oats—Dull nominally for reg
ular and fresh.
Rye—Dull.
parley—Unchanged. ,.
Pork—Ilcavv, lowerVs,f3BK88 cash
#1].65©C5 April.
Lird—Heavy 8K cash 8.45 May.
Meats—Nothing doing.
CSicsgo Liv* Stock Market.
CHICAGO, March 13.
Cattle—Receipts, 2456. Best ship
ping grades selling at ftill previous
prices other grades steady.
Hogs—Receipts 7431. Active, un
changed range, $4.40@75 mostly
K4.50a60.
St. LmiMufcrt,
ST. Louis, March 13.™
Flour—Dull.
Wheat—Better No. 2 spring, (1.42,
Winter, dull sample lota |1.75. v
Corn—Dull No. 2 41. 3
Oats—Dull prime, 82#.
Hurley—Dull.
l'ork—Nominal, 112.25 50.
IJacon—Quiet.
Dry Salt Meat—Unchanged.
Lard—Nominal.
St. Usb Live Stock Market.
NEW YORK, March 19.
Hogs—Receipts, 850- Unchanged
at $4g4.50:
New York Maifeet
NEW YORK, March 12,
WOUR—DUII.
Wheat—Dull Chicago 11.48 FAL
store choice #1.51, delivered.
Corn—Firmer fi7 '^,@8.
Oats—Firm, 67% @b.
Pork-Quiet, |li T,
Lard—Dull, heavy, 9
)b
BY i'EMIGHAI'H.
KJW York Maney Markit.
Carr«ncT Bixer
BY
Naw Yoiut. Uarofc U.'B,
GOLD 10H.
COUPONS
United 8t&te« Sixes of '81
do
do
ii*- --iu*
Fire TwenttM of ISS2,. JIJJ
do M84^„.....J11X
„sp 5°
,M5
dR do
1Ja*
ISM#BW
iioj£
tf|e ao mtz Iiw#
do lrC8.,,... tin*
do Ten Forties.............4,.
ir.f(
TELEGRAPH.
New York Stock Market.
Ntw
YOI
K, MHRCH
IS,
'T3.
Wester Union Trlegmpl) .7!j
New York Ceatml.w. ..W
Sort We»t .ON
t'refWMl do ....'
.Sljf
®ocfc tiluDd,,.JtSJf
..®
•. 1.^.
$t. Paul. i.«TV$£
frefered da.... ,£y.i I, ,7t
k
Vsbfll'll '1
'$ito ii Uiwluttfpi. "'-/W
tlnkm pMdOo......

xml | txt