The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-04-26
Iowa Tews.

IOWA News
Judge Hubbard of the Sixth District has
] nti mated his intention to- he candidate
for denomination to Congress. So we learn
from the Hamilton FrGcmdA.
A gay young lady of Muscatine, named
received a new dress from a
man named PfeiGer on condition that she
would marry him.. After obtaining the
garment, she wouldn't marry hims, p. i'm
stituted suit against the woman for the
price of the dress, and obtained Judgment.
Whether he will recover on execution, is
not clear.-Journot.
We learn from the Abba Union that
Conner, Wallace d Co., are engaged in the
enterprise Of erecting Wooden Factory in
that place.
The Cedar Valley Times records the
elopement of a fellow named Wright with
Miss Addie Steele. Wright had a wife
and child. We put il to his conscience that
it is. not Wright to Steele a woman, and
then sell his wiie's cow to get money
enough to run away with.-Register.
The residence of David Doty, near Tai
leyrand, Keokuk county, went down in a
blaze of fire the other night. Furniture
generally, and SIS in money. were coll
sumed. Loss estimated ut $1,000. We
CLEAN from the Register. 10
Judge Miller, of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, has just returned from
Washington to his home in KeokuL>.--
Gate City. ..
A man by the name Of Holma n lately at
| tempted to commit suicide Sin Council
| Bluffs. He inflicted severe wound, but
| ives alive ut last accounts. So says the
| Register.
| TERRIBLE AccIprTr.-We are panied
| to learn that David Coleman met with q
| terrible accident, on Tuesday, 18th inst.
which h 8 cost him his life. Helived with
his son-in-law, a mile or two west Of Lib
ertyville. There was no one at home, anC
Mr.. Coleman had taken the gun to shoe
hawk that was flying over the ho,ise.-
He had set the gun on the ground when i
was fired off by accident, the content
blowing away nearly all of his under jaw
\ man was passing by on the road saw
him lying on the ground, and calling t.
| him received no answer. He went 10 hin
and finding him so badly wounded, pro
cured assistance, and 'erything that coz
be done for him was done. Mr.. Coleman
was about 60 years Of age. He served hi
country in the 4th Iowa Cavalry, and Wa
honorably discharged Fairfield Ledger
SOLDIER RoBBED.-We learn by gen
! tleman, who was staying ut the house o
Mr.. McLain, living between this and Al
bia, that a soldier was knocked down an'
robbed of S346, on Tuesday night in tn
following manner: .r-t .,,.,...
A number of teamsters had stopped a
that place to remain during the night
among them was young man names
! Hamlln, who had lately been in the army
and had the above sum III bonds in hi
p cket-book. Returning from the bari
about Up. M, some person from behin
struck him on the head with u board an
knocked him senseiess to the ground
| The yillains-for there seemed TO be NOR
than one-then ritied his pockets and lei
him. He was soon found and removes
into the house, and in shorF time recov
cred. ...............
The robbers escaped with their booty an
no trace has yet been found of them. j
is supposed, however, that they, were
party of three men whostopped al aneigl
bors, over night, and slept in the barr
which was strange conduct at this time {
, the year. Mr.. Hamlin, had just been
this place and had disposed OF some of hi
money to MIR. Fish, and was returnin
sympathies.--Eaaypit Star. - ,.--l...
4 Newt. Morrison, a desparado, who ono
i escaped from the officers at the depot il
Mt. Pleasant, was found dead few day
since In Kansas, with rope around hi
neck, and his feet off the ground. w
glean from the State Register. ..f,.. -, ID
The Dewitt Observer says the ,trichin
is in the hogs Of Clinton county. but be
lieves the worm a harmless sort of,;..crit
ter" after all. Still, according to our view
OF the case, and werare not vegetarian
albeit we may be avegetable of the cab
bage variety-there is much heal thier ar
ticie Of diet and digestion than worm
| eaten hog! The Observer SAYS cooking
| Will Kill the worm" That doesn't helpi
| much; for who has a fancy for eating s
| cooked worm? Onthe principle of "snak.
eat snake that sort of diet may suit ,
Copperhead.-- Register. .......-:. d. %. -