The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11

tQI PklNTlNG OF ALL KINDS. GG
From q Visiting Card to a, Mammoth
Poster, executed in good style. Eastern
prices and work duplicated. i,'' .'-
i. ORDERS Solicited.
one and fatally wounding the other.
The dwelling Of Nathan Dowcty
in Hardwick, Mass was destroyed
| by fire last eve, and his only Children
two little girls, aged respectively six
and four years, perished in tho
flames. The parents were visiting
q neighbor,,
Col. Whitley, Of the Secret Service
Division and assistants, have forever
a month been engaged in ferreting
out one 0fsthe most notorious gangs
ofcOunterfeitcrs in the country, and
Just brought their labors to success
fnl close. 1t was first ascertained that
la dangerous sixty pound tobacco
stamp was being offered to onterpri-
sing tobacco merchants at about one
half the Government price-at s3 for
stamps sold by the Government for
1890. The inducements were SO
great that many firms heretofore
having an unblemishcd reputation in
this city, Virginia, North Carolina
and other States, embarked in the
enterprise and purchased large guam
titles from tho New York manufac-
turers. The first arrest was maao
Oct. 18th, in the person of Volncy
Wright, who, it is alleged, had en-
dcavored to sell an immense quantity
of these stamps to two men named
Copeland ami Walker lie was qui-
city held to bail 10 await the action
of the egrond jury. Tho bed-pieccs,
roll and plates, with six transfers.
were secured by the detectives. The
next arrest was one Hart Pierce, an
accomplished engraver on 39 Nassau
street, on Oct. 30th, with whom were
seized all the dies and machinery
used in counterfeiting, among which
was press for transferring costing
$1,000.
Col. Rob't. Clark, who commanded
the 14th Now York volunteers dur
ing the war, was ox.y secured, with
o large quantity Of dies, material,
&C., with ISIS, 900 worth ofclcan,
genuine stamps The mill where
the plates wero ground out, was
found situated in The woods on Statc,
Island, about fifteen miles from New
York, aud two of the manufacturers
captured, with large quantity of
paper, inks, dies, &c, prcssns, stamps,
and thousand Of printed sheetsr ready
for use. 1t was now discovered that
an engraver in Boston had been en-
ploycd to engravc United States Ave
twenty bonds, and officers wcrc sent
there, who with the assistance of the
local detectives. arrested him, while
in the act of engravinga pass on Il
Wilmington 4 Baltimore Raiiroal
1t is believed that scvcra. hundred
thousand dollars of these stamps have
been put in circulation.
1t is said that Secretary Boutwell,
is making arran ngements to bring our
a new loan at four per cent interest,
and that an agent of the Cow sailed
| for Europe on "Wednesday last to
negotiate with European capitalists
for considerable portion OF It. The
maximum rate that he is authorized
to treat for is four per cent.
A long article on the Byron scandal
from the London Quarterly is pub.
lished, which contains a series Of
letters written by Lady Byron to
Lady Augusta Leigh. Tho letters arc
expressive ofthe warmest friendship
and written at the very time she was
charged with tho most horrible Of
crimes and regarding her as tho real
cause of separation from her hus:-
band.
The Sun publishes rumor of the
flight of Saml l: BIatchford, Deputy
Collector in the Custom House, guilty
of frauds, ifsuch they prove, exceed
ing $4,000.
The Tribune gives the Assembly
at ~ Democrats and 56 Republicans.
Senate, II Democrats and l5 Repub-
licans.
Later advices Indicate at least orc
and perhaps two more Democrats
chosen to the Senate.
Cleveland, o., Nov.5.
Jacob Welch, postmaster at New
Portage, last night shot and instant
ly killed a burglar who was attempt
ing to enter his store.
Tho Legislature in Massachusetts
stands 90 Senators against license
| and Is for it. In the House 1913 TOR
license and IS against.
Pere Hyacinthe, in letter to Rev.
Mr.. Bacon, says:
81 remain faithful to my Church,
and if I have lifted up my protest
against the excuses which dishonor
| it, and seem bent on its rain, you
may measure the intensity OF my
love tor it by the bitterness Of my
lamentations"
London, Nov. 5.
The Times, Post, and Telegraph
contoin highly eulogistic obituaries
of Mr.. Peabody. The Times says:
The news of Mr.. Peabody's death
will be received with no common sor
row on both sides of the Atlantic
The sentiments Of regret will not be
mere passing tributes Of gratitudeto
the muniicent benetactor. He was
a New Englander, who, when tho
South was bound down to the dust,
stepped forward and claimed the
right &c csuccor it. He VAS no court
Ter, yet was honorcd by Sovereigns.
He was p. ofusc in charity, and was
a philanthropist liked as wcil as hon
ored. Thero was nothing hard or
narrow about his philanthropy; he
simply did whatever good came II
his way.
Tomorrow will be holiday
London, and the Exchange will n
be opened. Queen Victoria will visit
the clty to open the new bridge and
acqucduct.
| "RAscALITY.-Last night after
the Des Moines Valley train had lett
Eddyyille, some tlend in human shape
| fred into the train, his bullet Sralz-