The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-27

Fatal Accident.

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Fatal Accident. 'ea /
Especial to the CoualEa,l
Aug. slst 1868.
The Express going East On B. 1
n. b. r., yesterday, r. n. ran into :
team in which was "a old gentleman
named Crsig and three II Iii grand
children named Corbitt agsd u, II,
and is. ls n ssifft
0neofthc children, . boy was killed
instantly, andthe girl wasso badly in
jured that she died last night. Tho
other boy had his right leg badly
fractured above his knee, and badly
out up and injured otherwise. The
old gentleman was insensible up 10 3
late hour this A. NJ, but il slowly
recovering. he and the boy win
probably i've.
The accident occurred at Mitchells
crossing, about two miles west 81
Fairfield. isss
We have not learned the cause. g
Mr.. Creig, was driving, and Mitch
ellis crossing beng in, : curve, and
down heavy grade, it Is supposed
he did not see the train ID time toes.
cape. ssilt' stis %
Chicago Aug. 90 !
A Gre early this morning il 8
frame tenement house No l98and zoo
Mort Sangamon st., resulted In tho
death of Mrs. Kobe, an invalid, who
was unable to leave her room. and
therefore perished in the flames. The
damage to the the propefvy only
amounts to about 1890 dollars. q III
The August trotting season OPEN
ed under favorable auspices I . Dex-
ter Park yesterday. The $4,000 race
between Rocky and Bashaw, Silas
Rich and Tackey,s..takes place this
afternoon.
Bloomington, Ill Aug. 20.
The Horse Fair opened yesterday
with largo attendance, and much
interest. Over one hundred horses
are present, some quite famous.
Washington, Aug. 20.
The Treasury Department now es-
Inmates that 3,5O0,000 Of tho 1905
are still outstanding, and that enough
will never be presented for redemp-
tion to more, than cover the entire
expense Of THE issue. 5.
The Conservatives are making )
strong effort to secure the removal
Of Gen. Geo. n. Thomas from the
command Of Tenn, and Ky. st
Chief Justice Chase has returned
1es3se ss9S e. : oosr5sf M of Y I million dcllsTs
6va & affhe leading Publishing Houses Of
this city have been developed. II p
alleged that Messrs. Thomas, How
ard and johnson, Wolsey paper deal
ers, publishers &C., held . contract
to furnish printed blanks, envelops
Ac.. to the Post OfIlce Dept, and
through collusion with A. +. Les,
late Chief clerk Of the Postofice have
obtained receipts for quarter Of =
million for goods never furnished,
r. Thomas and J. N. johnson, Of
Thomas Howard i johnson and A.
+. Lee have been arrested.
Cable-Special to Herald.
Rio Janeiro July 81, via London
| Aug. 19: -,
The following news has been re-
coived from tho Seat of War on the
Passana: The allied troops to number
Of 10000, attacked Fortress Humat'
tia on the 10th Of July, and were re
pulsed, with loss, it is saidof 300 men
| The allies were also defeated in th'
attack on Grand Chaico.
Bangor, 10.
| Geo. 81. Pendleton arrived to-day
aud was serenaded thiAsevening.
New York, 10.
4 Thaddeus Stevens will donates th
,, bulk of his property to hls nephew
Capt. Thaddeus Stevens, on the col
: dition that he totally abstains frol
! intoxicating liquors. and in the even
: of his failing to make this. condition,
2 goes for erection of refuge in lanes
: ter for homeless and INDECENT orphan
without regard to race, color, !
ligion or descent. Il
The trial of colored Z0uaves vi
9 fred into crowd of citizens in Was
y incton last week.was commenced
I Georgetown yesterday. Considerat
ls evidence was taken. A policem
s testifying he saw the occurrence, B
l. was too much afraid Of his life to
= J terfere.
T. Montreal, 19
lp The committee which has been 9
to Ting the affairs of the late Hon.
ut D'Arcey McGee, have been met W
q. great liberality in effecting = set
n ment Of his debts on the part Of
~ creditors. but public subscripti'
ali thus far received are not sunlcient
U. cover the amount owed by him. s
81, New York, Is
ke A woman cook of . canal boat 81
we at Hellgate yesterday, BY
ts. steamer Narragansett was dFowl
An unknown man committed
eide on the Harlem r. r.. SAknrt
ic- by deliberately walking tovards
me engine while the train wasin full
ING ton.
luu st. fnuia
az az A dispatch from Hays City, !
as 90 sas, dated yesterday says: The !
-; Of Bill Comstock, the famous y
.m ~. has Just been brought in. He
- murdered yesterday by tho Ind
near here. His companions were
- cued and badly wounded, ~
- > Cheyennes drove OF ITO mules
as,v terday from within mile OF
.,,,a au Hays. The Indians are now ret
- towards Arkansas, with military
volunteers in hot pursuit. Sc
'i children stolen by Indians have
abandoned and found in the WOO
lima Six women have been carried
, fell captives. -
oade With the extensive prepAri
the now organized against the lndl
4 in is thought there will b no
from trouble in Kansas. The hostile
i Ia are Cheyennes and Arraphahoe
Mr., Hon. BENZ. F. Wado and hi
s;ons James F. Wade arrived here
doy and left last nirht for the