The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-25
IDwa I1eans.

J. H'S Se'FT'ED LErJaFs Judge Br a'nard
was busiis' engage tyeste-tlay. at his roora
/ iii the Savery House, in asserting the diff
ierent letters which lad been broken open
by the mail robbers, and afterward tramp
led in the mud. There was about bushel
of these letters undergoing investigation.
Strange 70 say, three letters were found
with money in them which the Williams had
overlooked. One contained one dollar. an.
other two dollars, and the third about six-
ty cents. The pile of despoiled missives
WIS sorry sight. They were covered
with dirt, and showed in numerous ways
the evidences of barbarous usage. Several
of the letters were from soldiers, addressed
to their friends at home. As we stated
YESTERDAY MANY of .t.,-~ i~s<---5- Az .As~
reach their destination, as the addresses
have been lost, and there is no way of as
certaining the names and localities of per-
sons to whom they are directed. The eff
cent Agent Of the Post-office Department,
JUDGE Brainard, will see 20 il that az many
of the letters as have retained the address,
es will be sent at once to theirdestination.
There is one letter which contains about a
dozen separate locks of hair. No doubt
the person to whom ii was directed is anx-
iously expecting the recent of these affec-
tionate nSementoes. But the residence OF
the writer, and the name and residence Of
the person to whom the letter was address
ell. are lost.--State Register. n' E-.r.ra rI
DISTRESSING AccrDENT!-A lamentable
accident occurred the other day between
this place and Nevada. f. A. Arnold. .
prominent citizen and Postmaster of Iowa
Falls. Hardin County, had been IN Des
Moines as witness for the Government in
the case of the United States vs Barker, in
dicted for mail robbery. On Thursday Of
last week lie started for Hardin County
whittier he was going tn secure the pres
ence of other witnesses in the caee. When
about half way between Das Moines and
Nevada, he undertook. after having walk
OIL y Ettle distance. to rat into the At &c
while it was moving. The driver told him
that he would step i'm n minute. and then
Mr.. Arnold could get in without difficulty.
Mr.. A. told the driver to 90 ahead, and he
would take care of himself Immediately
afterward, he placed his foot on the brake;
and slippn~, he fell 70 the ground! The
h'ni wheel passed directly over his face,
iniuring him so badly that at last accounts
it was believed that he could not recover
He was taken to Nevada whore evarv nee.
essary attention was given him, and where
he was lying when we last heard from
him.-s ate Register, l7th.
Benfam' Smith and ". ". Tiiennas,
have been convicted in the Circuit Court,
now in session in Des Moines, of conspira-
CIV \ -ainst the Government of the United
States. In passing sentence upon them,
5<Ss4s sfa,o~ss.fa ,esKt 'l,as e. i.-v1
upon the lowest punishment which the
law prescribes. 1t is therefore ordered that
a judgement be entered ayainst the two de-
fendendants present Smith and Thomas>
for. the sum of $500 each and costs, and
that they stand committed until that SUM
is paid rse r-aa's EslssuE
Thomas paid his fine, and deposited 800
to cover his share of the costs. ,a sgfnr='