The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-24
Established IN 164S.
TIE WEEKLY COURIER
). N. HsDRIck, Editor.
orrUAFwA, IOWA
Thursday 80. !. December "a, 1868
CENTRAL CRY,
Dec. 7th, 1868. !
Gen. J. NJ. Hedrick

and influential journal have been re-
ceived, and contents devoured in a
manner ssvouring of mental glut-
tony. The sad intelligence convey.
ed in your account Of the terrible
I calamity, which visited Ottumwa is
indeed scourge, but, let US hope that
the untiring industry and persever-
ance, (for which its merchants are
noted, combined with q prosperous
future, may early counteract the past
disaster.
y During the past few weeks, Colo
RADIO, has been in q state of intense
excitement, occasioned BY the knowl-
edge of a horde ofunhung scoundrels
within its limits. The telegraph has
already given you an account Of the
hanging Of three desperadoes, At
Bear River City. and the subsequent
attempted retaliation, by their con-
ferees in crime. Having been finally
repulsed in that quarter, some have
appeared in this section but only to
meet q deserved fate which they had
escaped in the former place.
After divers transgrcssions in Den.
yer, couple Of roughs fed there-
from and being brought to bay at
Golden City, by officers who were In
pursuit a conflict was brought on
which resulted in the death Of one of
the despcradoes, named Ed. Frank
lin, and the temporary escape Of the
other. A confederate confined in
Denver Jail named Musgrave, was
Immediately after the Transportation
of the above, taken from durance vile
by an outraged community, placed
in an express wagon, and taken down
under the Platte Bridge. A hempen
cravat then was artistically placed
about his neck, the knot gracefully
eliminating under his left auricular
organ, the end passing TO bridge
timber above, then the wagon being
drawn away he was left in sn' isola-
ted position, and the atmosphere be-
ing very light 1t this altitude, . Sc
rious disarrangement Of the organs
in the region Of tho thorax, was the
consequence. A similar tate was
meted out to one Dugan, the COM
panion Of Ed. Franklin, who was
capturedlby the military at Fort Rus
sell, and brought to Denver, for trial
which resulted ss above. The way
Of the transgressor is hard-sic SEM
perl horse thieves.
Mining here at the present time, is
on the wane. Some have ceased op-
erations entirely, others have made
q reduction in the force employed
Stamp mills which have been depend
ent on the ditch for . water supply,
have suspended since the advent Of
severe weather: Others are supplied
by the water which accumulates in
their respective shafts. A great many
e5 Us
Pilgrims" Gas fresh arrivals are
termed) have made their appearance
recently. The mines generally have
never yielded better than during the
present year.
Last week | saw upon the counter
in Warren, Hussy & Cos. Bank, Gen.
trail, retort weighing 800 ounces,
worth 81, 900, the result of three
weeks run on ore taken from the
Fairview lode. This lode il recent
discovery and promises to be one Of
the most valuable in the mountains.
Other lodes present similar desirable
prospects,, among which are the Gre
CORY, Bob Tail, and the Ophir. The
latter shaft is 600 feet below the sur
face. Accidents which have had IA
tai results have been very frequent
of late. Two men at work in the
Fairyiew. were buried alive by slide
from the top. In the "Bob TaiP' two
men we're going DOWN. in the shaft by
means Of the bucket, when the chain
parted precipitating them the dis
tancs of300 feet, dashing their brains
out by coming in contact with tim
bers in their descent, before reaching
the bottom. Also another unfortu-
nate in the "Gardner'' while at work
tapped another shaft which was full
Of water, and in . twinking was
buried beneath . atorrent, which arose
20 feet over him. Others Of similar
character have taken place.
Your earnest condemnation OF the
course Of the political hunkey, who
misrepresent the Republic at the
Court of St. James, is in harmony
with the sentiments Of every good
citizen. II the most moderate Of the
opposition, has disgraced the nation
to such degree, by his sycophancy
to those who plotted the dowfall of
our glorious combination of sover-
eighties, and sought the continuance
of the vilest Of institutions, what
would be the measure Of our degra-
dation, had we one of aRed Hot" an
tecedents. But thank the good sense
Of the American people, Andrew s'the
Accidental" will soon cease to pol
lutte the high station he occupies and
in the language Of Philips with slight
variations, he will be a dead beat
wrapped in tho solitude Of his own
nothingness. His successor who has
but lately emerged triumphant fro.n
the combined influences Of the /. Arid,
Roebacks and Slavery will s.se tina,
the right kind Of material, occuoie,