The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-03
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
Localand Miscellaneous
Pensions Bounty AND BACK PAY, promp
~ obtained by L. II. STILES.
Office over @. c Wayden's Store.

The Editor of the Lancaster, Mo. Excel
sior, is evidently not great traveller, but
having the curiosity to see a big town, con-
cluded to indulge in a trip to our Com
mercial Metropolis. Arriving at Point Is
abel, some wag told him he had reached
his Journeys end, that Ottumwawas reach
ed at last, and he proceeded TO examine
the place, the river, little Soap, price
goods, &c. On his return home, as is the
custom OF Editors, he gives an account of
his adventures, commencing with The
roads which strange to say, he found mud
dy, and then INDUCES i'm disquisition on
commerce, the . substance of which is
that one staple is higher in Ottumwa than
in Chicago, and that stocks are not so
large. We have made dilligent enquiry
after the young man, to ascertain III the
freedom OF the city was rendered to him
bat cant tind II solitary citizen who was
aware his distinguished presence, ex-
cept an old resident Of bloomfield, who
Thought he saw Cutler pass in very
muddl edly condition. Tnis may account
for the milk in the cocoa nut
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SHOCKING DEATH. KILLED BY FAILING
INTO a STONE QUARRY IN A STATE or IN
roxICATIoN.- Last evening, about ei2!1t
o'ciock, Mr. u. Roland went to the creek
between Front and Second SITS. to water lis
horse near the ID. V. Railroad brid.e, an,.
discovered lying in astple quarry near by
ii mtGi in Il state OF itsensibiiity. Upon
examination he Was identified as II man
hamedWm. hodgson who has been in the
enoloy Of Mr.. Cullen couple of weeks
Help was procured and The man was re-
nlyed To Mrs Joras, his boarding place
near by, and where re diea about 10 o.
cloct last evening.
This morning the facts being reported 10
John Potter Esq. acting Coroner a Jury
was summoned by Sheriff Derby, consist
Ing OF 4. X. Shepherd, Nj. McFarlin and l..
Il. Gray. who proceeded to investigate the
Ease and completed their labors this fore
noon. We have not received the verdict
yet,although we may before we go to press.
We understand the conclusion arrived
at, to be substantially that the deceased
lad been in the brewery Of Shaffer d Bau-
e., In the east part OF the city, in company
with number of other persons. and had
inp.os'l large quantity of beer; that
Ia finally became noisy and was. refused
any more beer by Mir. Bauer, and LETT
sumaWi here between and O'Clock. He
was seen about that time going towards
Front 81. Z, is supposed that he felt into
the stone qnarry and was 50 much injur-
ed and intoxicated that he could not relp
himself ana thus lay until discovered by
MIR. Roland
Tile deceased was about 2G years of age;
came here from Illinois, about two weeks
ago, has no family So far aa known
We claim to lie pretty well posted i'm the
improvements going n ia our gOodly city.
but We discovered an improvement of a
Valuable and substantial character in tn
heart o the city on Saturday, that had
previously escaped our observation. Pass
ing along the railroad track from Market
TO Green, we espied worknen putting on
the roof OF a two story brick block. We
could recoiiect no inproV eilent in that To-
calitv, and it took us some tiuIe to figure
out the locality, and we finally placed il on
the promises ofour enterprisiny fellow cit
izen, u. } Bouton, who has quietly built
brick addition to his Bakery 10 feet long,
two stories high, and Will in time extend
i. " ~ the front of the lot on Front St.
CoNTRA"T TO BE Lett will be seen
by all advertisement in this puper, that
the st. Louis IL Cedar Rapids Railroad
Compay, want proposals for grading,
bridging and tieing their road from the
Stale Line To Ottumwa and Sigourney.-
Bids 10 be opened next June 18th.
A Delegation from Bloomfield were in
the city yesterday to confer with our citi-
zens in reference to the St. Louis & Cedar
Rapids Railroad. 1t consisted of Judge
Ben, Nanthusen, Messrs. j. w. Ellis, \.
Putnam and Geo. Duiiield, all prominent
and influential citizens of Bloomfield. The
object Of the. Deputation seemed TO be to
unite with us upon the route thrOdh OF
tumwa and Sigoumey, and to remove i'm
pressions which have prevailed that they
were identified with other, routes. 4
meeting was held last evening ut which
the whole matter WAS talked over, but
what conclusion was arrived at we have
not learned. We learn that the gentle
men in behalf of the citizens of Bloomfield
promised to abandon all other hostile prof
ects, to unite heartily and III good faith in
this, and 10 raise $4,000 stock provided
the road is located through Bloomfield.
POPULAR ERRoRs.-Everyboiy knows
that j. L. Smith & Co.'S, oppostethe Ottum
wa House, is the place to get the very best
brands of Flour; that Atlantic Cable the
best flour ever made, and Orchard City, the
most popular of brands, comes from Smith
IT Cos; but it is great mistake TO infer
because they sell such superb -four that
thew don't deal in anything else. Smiths
Is the best Grocery house this side of sun
rise. You can get Teas there that would
make Il Chinese imagine himself back i'm
the celestial empire; Coffee that would
make "a Frenchnlan the happiest Of NOR
tails Sugars that would make Spaaiartl
dance for joy,--in short thenecessaries and
iuxuries of life. perfect in quality and
cheap as the cheapest. Don't forget again
that Smith Il Co. deal in Groceries.
Workmen are engaged Strengthening the
track of the ID. M. V. RR. through the city
in order to give the D. Dc NJ. Road more
room.
Book ON SPIRITUALIsM.-At Doctor
Taylor's Drug ard Book Store, new work
on Spiritualism may be had. 1t is inter
esting and readable. 1t presents the sub
ssect in its true light, and from the Bible
standpoint. We'earnestly recommend the