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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-22
A BRoruER FEARyuI1,y AvENaEs /.

A BROTHER FEARFuLLy AvENGEs A
SISTERS RUIN.-Thomas Downcy,
who was brought to this city on
Saturday last from Cincinnati, upon
a rcquisition from Governor SJevcn-
son, charged with committing a rape
on q yonng woman named Annie
McShane, was arraigncd before May
or Buchanan yesterday afternoon be-
tween and 4 o'clock for cxamina-
ton. Mr.. II. w. Nelson, county at
torney, appeared for and on behalf of
the Commonwealth, and tho prisoner
was represented by o. W. Root, Esq.
Downey took seat by the side OF
his attorney, and the first witness
for the prosecution had just been
called when Hugh McShanc, u broth
or of the young woman alleged to
have been raped, who had accompa-
MED her to the courthouse, drew a
pistol from his pocket, and before
any ono could interfere, placed it
within a few feet of Downoy's head
and fired. The ball passed entirely
through the prisoners throat, ante
rior to the windpipc, and lodged in
the wall of the court room. The
wound produced is very severe one,
though not necessarily fatal. Dow
noy, after receiving surgical atten-
ton from DR.. Thornton, was convey.
to his house. McShano made no at
tempt to escape, but quietly submit.
ted to arrest, and was lodged in jail.
His sister, who, 1t is claimed, was
outraged by Downcy several months
ago, is enceinte. The courtroom was
crowded with spectators when the
shooting took place, and of course
great CONSERVATION was caused fol-
q few minutes by the affair.-Cincin
natl Enquirer, June 10.
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Cooperville Farmers Club.
EDITOR OF THE COURIER:

Tho Juno meeting of the
Club was one OF more than usual in
tercst. A considerable amount OF
business was brought before tho club
for consideration.
Squire Beagle inquired of the
Secretary to know if he had written
to the Secretary of the Adams TIP.
Farmers Club, and requested them
to send delegates to the County Ag>
ricultural meeting to be held in Of
tumwa on tho 9th day of June p
Secretary answered 81 did,"
The Secretary, l.. Ross and D. p.
Dogget were appointed a committee
to report at the next meeting a plan
for purchasing Bull.
Squire Beagle, of tho committee
to report on the manner in which
the members of this Club managed
their farms, &C., stated that, as tho
condition of the weather was such
as not to allow the farmer fair
chance to cultivate his corn, asked
further time. Report is to be made
at the next regular meeting.
Resolued, That at the next meet
ing arrangements be made for Club
Festival, to re held about the LIST of
September.
L. J. Ross reported that the grain
received from the Commissioner of
Agriculture is doing we'll and prom
ises a good yield.
Squire Beagle made speech upon
"Decorum", which was instructive.
Joseph Parke acquiesced in his ideas
and insisted that decorum be prac.
ticed in the club.
Resolued, That the 'Squire's speech
be published.
The Vice Prosidcntappointed Pros
ident Parke, Capt. Garfield, ]. f.
White and David Beagle, the speak.
crs for the next meeting.
VIM. D. WHITE, Sec'y.
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Mr.. EDITOR Having noticed u
few weeks ago, publication in tho
Hapkeye, by Judge Negus, of Fair.
field, and taken from the. Annals of
Iowa, my attention was drawn to
the naming of Burlington. After
we had surveyed and made plat of
the town we called together the pro-
prietors, S. s. White, NJ. NJ. w. Car
yer, Amarjiah Doolittle, and what
few citizens were there, and John b.
Gray, now Of Monroe County, who
had lately arrived from Burlington
Vermont, his native town. He pro-
posed the name Of Burlington, which
was acceeded to. Twas pleased to
see the correct history, of what 'rela-
ted to Burlington, given by the
Judge, and would be glad to hear
from him again. Every department
of life at that timo had to have o be-
ginning. We were without Law or
Gospel, and more native citizens
than civilized, being of amixed null
titude from every part Of the globe,
every one went his own way, until
the winter of 1888 and 1884, we saw
the necessity of having q spot that
each one could call his own by pos
session. Therefore, we united and
surveyed our claims that we could
call our own, and not infringe upon
our neighbors, that being done, we
had to meet together and agree upon
a set Of laws to govern us in :our
business transactions, and appoint
men to carry out those laws which
were applicable to our condition at
that time. In tho spring of 1884,
there was great emigration to
Iowa, and town and country settled
very rapidly. In the winter of 1888
and 1884 we were attached to Mich
igan Territory for judicial purposes,
and two counties, Dubuque and Des
Moines, included all the Territory at
that time purchased from the In
dams. Des Moines county extended
from Rock Island to our Southern
boundary, including all of the coun-
try West. WIN. r. ROSS.
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The Cameron Railroad.

The Leavenworth Bulletin in an
editorial of this week says:
The Chicago Il Southwestern Rail.
road, or, Us is more commonly called
the Cameron road" though making
but little 'tfuss' about it, is going
ahead surely, and not slowly. That
portion of the road between Leaven.
worth and Cameron will, in all prob
ability be ready for the cars some
time this fall, and all the rest of the
line to Ottumwa, is in fair way for
ultimate completion. The grading
to Cameron is all done, and over q
greater portion of the route the ties
have been delivered and are being
put down some iron has been laid,
and the tracISlayers are now at work.
Iron enough for several miles has
already been received, and the Pitts
burg papers notice the fact that an
other large lot was shipped from
that point few days ago, which is
supposed to be enough, with that
now on hand. TO finish the road to
Cameron. At no distant day-by
ncxt spring ut the iarshest-we will
have direct line TO Chicago and
the cast by way Of the Cameron
ROAD --Caaldron BMlletin..
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CLAYTON County.

The following is the Republican
County ticket in Clayton County, to-
wit: Treasurer, Henry KclIner;
Sheriff, M. E. Duff; Superintendent,
- Mcneil ; Representatives, Saml
Murdoch and Il. B. Taylor.
The following resolution passed
the Convention unanimously:
RESOLVED, That in our fellow citizen
Hon. +. H. Williams, we recognize
an able jurist, q statesman OF broad
and comprehensive mind, q sterling
patriot and an unflinching public
servant, and though now absent from
the county and unacquainted with
the action of this convention wc ear.
nestly recommend to tho 18th Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa
his name as o candidate for the U. y
Senate from this State, and as success
sor to Hon. James w. Grimes.
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From Wednesdays Daily.
Bull Run,

July 2lst will probably remain
forever black day in the American
calendar.
Eight years ago to-day occurred
the Notifying Bull Run Races, on
which occasion McDowcll's army DO.
came stampeded at the very moment
of triumph, by tho imaginary fcro-
city Of an imaginary Black Horse
Cavalry, and made such extraordinary
good time in that irresistible advance
on Washington City.
Being the first skcdaddle of the kind
which happened during tho war, it
is likely to be remembered the long
est against us by our erring South,
ern brethren.
"But time at last makes all things
even"
"And if you do but watch the hour
"Thcro never yet was human power
(Which could cvade, if unforgivon.
"Tho patient watch and vigil long
"Of him who treasures up wrong"
And the time and opportunity for
that heroic and much maligned army
of the Potomac to make Bull Run
even, came at length, at Cedar Creek,
where Sheridan's horse brought only
Sheridan into the fray, and before
whose inspiring presence Early's
army was sent whirling up the Shen.
andoah. from the very midst of an
apparent great victory.
The bravest and best troops are
liable to be, in some unaccountable
way, panic stricken at times, which
is fact illustrated by many events
Of the war beside Bull Run.
The decentralization of Bragg's
veterans at Missionary Ridge, where
they occupied an apparently unassail.
able position, and the utter route
and overthrow Of Hood from his in.
trenched position at Nashville, were,
as well as Cedar Greek, most notable
incidents, and when it is considered
that McDowell's command at Bull
Run was mob of dress parade sol.
diers who had never been under fire,
and that it was greatly demoralized
by the fright among the spectators
while the stampedcd soldiers of the
Confedcracy, at Cedar Creek, Mis-
sionary Ridge, and Nashville, were
all hardened veterans, under the
command of able and experienced
commanders, then the impartial his
torian will be likely to say that in
these matters honors arc easy.
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+" To the President:

The State of Iowa has, by q
majority of about $4,000 of the pop
ular vote, established impartial suf
frage. Knowing that among hel
colored citizens are many men Of fine
intellect and unquestioned integrity
and believing that the time has arriv.
cd when tho right of the colored
msn to hold Office, as well as to vote
should be recognized in the North
and West as well as in tho South, az
one of the representatives of the
State of Iowa in the National Con.
gress, ! respectfully request your Elk.
cellency to appoint some colored cit.
izen of Iowa to some official position
in the State within your gift, believ.
ing that such an appointment would
be entirely satisfactory to the people
OF Iowa, who have been among the
first TO recognize the equality Of all
men before the law, as they are equal
ly responsible before the Great Fa
ther Of the human Family.
Every respectfully,
OWN. SMYTH, M. c.,
"2d Dist. of Iowa"
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County Convention.

The Republican Union voters of Wapello Co.
Iowa, will hold County Convention in OF
tumwa. en- Saturday the 18th day Of August,
1919, at O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of put
ting in nomination n candidate for County
Treasurer, for Sheriff. for Auditor, for School
superintendent, and for Senator, and two can
didates for Representative. Each township
Will be entitled to five delegates, and the Re-
publican voters of each township will meet at
their respective places of holding elections on
Saturday the 3Ist day ofJuly, 1869, ut o'clock
p. m. for the purpose of choosing the delegates
.aH A. II. HAMILTON,
Chairman Cen Com
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The Omaha Republican reports
the arrival in that city, one day last
week, of Stub" boy of II years,
who has boon wandering over the
United States since 1864. His name
is John Edwards, and he formerly
lived in Baltimore, but ran away
from home when9 years old, on &C.
count of ill treatment. Tho Repub.
lican says of him: CHE has 'whack-
ed bulls in Wyoming, skinned mules
in Colorado, jammed gold dust in
Montana, carried watcrin Utah, been
captured by Indians in New Mexico,
ranched with greasers in Arizona,
slept with Cinnamon in California,
and dead headed over differcn: rail
roads East, West, North and South"
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Democratic Compliments.

Porte Welch's Oskaloosa Demo.
cratic Conseruator had the following
in It's columns few days before the
late democratic convention:
"Let us cease to clamor upon dead
issues, and reach forth to grasp with
eagerness the live conflicts of the
present. Let us remember also, that
the success Of the PRINCIPLES Of De-
mocracy is all that the country needs.
This idea of meeting from time to
timc for the purpose of placing in
nomination some old, broken down
politician as George Gillaspy for Go
ernor, (who cares more for self-glo-
rifcation than for the success of the
party, and more for the success Of
the party than for the true princi-
pies of Democracy is the most con-
temptible folly"
We are now awaiting with intense
anxiety to see Porto pin his ears
back and 60 through tho beacon
strictor process of swallowing his
huge candidate. We don't know
which is to be the most pitied-the
swallower or swallowed.
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COUNTY PRINrlNG.-The McCon-
nelsville (Ohio) Herald gives vent to
its ''pheellnks" thusly:.
elf some of our county officers
will inform US wherein tho Spring
field Printing Company benefits the
people of Morgan county, we will
then concede to them the right to
have their printing done there. It's
consoling to newspaper, spending a
campaign in hard work for tho cleo
ton of man, to nave him turn round
and patronize papers of another
county q However, the county
press gets all the grdtuitous work.
We consider the proprietor Of a
city printing establishment who
sends out "drummers" into the coun-
ties to "cut under" the country pa
pers' prices, moan but ten thousand
times meaner is the lnan--who fills a
county Office, and who relied upon
his home paper to fight his campaign
battle for nim-who will give these
"drummers" work which justly be-.
longs to the homo printer. Them's
our sentiments.-M. Pleasant Jour
nal.
And ours.
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Approved Receipts.

BLACKBERRY WINE.-There is nc
wine equal to the blackberry wine
when properly made, either in flavo,
or for medicinal purposes; and al
persons who can conveniently do SO
ought to manufacture enough fol
their own use every year, as it is in.
valuable in sickness as a tonic, and
nothing is a better remedy for bowel
diseases. We therefore give the re-
ceipt Of making it:
Measure your berries and bruise
them; to every gallon add one quar-,
Of boiling water. Let tho mixture
stand twenty-four hours; stirring oc
casionally; then strain off the liquor
into a cask, to every gallon adding
two pounds of sugar, cork tight, and
let it stand to tho following October
and you will have wine ready 70,
use, without further straining O,
boiling, that will make lips smack al
they never smacked under similar
influence before.
SOnhAN4 uuArU O]
juice add three quarts of water and
four pounds of sugar, brown OF
white.
ANorHER.-Two quarts of iuic.
and two quarts of water, to which
add four pounds of white sugar
Mix al, and put it IN nice keg
where it had better remain q year
though it is very good to use in 81,
months.
BLACKBERRY CoRDIAL.-To two
quarts of juice add one pound o
white sugar; half.ounce nutmeg
half-ounce cinnamon pulverized hal
ounce cloves pulverized. Boil al
together for short time, and whel
cold add o pint OF brandy.
This syrup is said to be almost
specific for summer complaint or di
arrhGa. From a teaspoonful to
wine-glass is to be taken, according
to the age Of the patient, until re
lieved.
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Tho News.

The following has just boon recciv.
ed:
Hd'Qrs. Republican Expedition,
July, IL, via Fl. Sedgwick, July -.
Gen. Ruggles, A, a. G.. Department
ofthe Platte:
On tho 18th inst, | surprised vii
lagc Of Dog soldiers and Cheyennes,
under command of Tall Bill, killed
SO, captured II, women and chill
dron-among them wife and daugh.
ter Of Tall Bill. They had two
white women, taken on the Saline
They murdered one, whose first name
is said to be Susanna. We gave her
Christian burial. They attempted
to murder Maria Wclgel, but the ball
glanced on rib, and she will proba.
bly, recover.
The surprise was very complete
for such an open country. They did
not get off with a single pack, left
most of their saddles, and will have
no shelter or food except horse meat
until they can find buffalo. We cap.
tured three hundred and fifty ami.
mails, eighty-six lodges forty rifles,
twenty pistols, a number Of robes,
and quantities of camp equipage,
which was destroyed. Tho homes
Of the chiofs captured are, Goo lear,
Powder Face, Pretty Boar, Stern,
Face, and Bull Thigh: We followed
them for ten days and found them at
a spring east Of the South Platte,
near Valley Station. They went
back toward the head of French.
mans Fork.
They still have many animals
We galloped over fifteen miles thlo'
hills of deep sand, our horses entire.
ly gave out, and somo died. They
will require several weeks rest. /
am coming to Fort Sedgwick.
e. A. CARR, Major 9Th Cav,
Brevet Major Genl Com'dg.
The Irish riot still continues at
Poughkoepsie.
Many cases of sunstroke, and a
few of cholera, in New York.
Fisk, jr., Of Neutrality-suspicious.
called New York-is going into the
telegraph business also.
In the House OF Commons the
amendments to tho Irish Church
Bill were rejected. Saturday, by 290
to 2l8, leaving the bill just as it was
passed by the House OF Commons.
Chicago dispatches of the 10th
say:
Ayoung lady, giving her name as
Julia Warner, and who says he i
home is in Dubuque, Iowa, attempt,
ed to commit suicide by taking arse
mic. Prompt medical aid was ad.
ministcred, but a late hour last night
her recovery seemed doubtful. The
reason given for the rash act is hel
seduction, few days since, by a
young man who was escorting hel
from the east where she had been or
visit to her home in Dubuque.
Tho Powell expedition reported
lost in exploring a canyon is al
right.
The Suez Canal will be formally
opened Nov. II.
Minister Shellabarger has arrived
at Lisbon and interviewed the King
The International Y. NJ. G. A. il
in session ut Portland. Me,
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ALL IN One NIGHT.-A German in
this city probably experienced q
greater variety of important events
in one night last week, than any 9th
or man that ever lived. lie was CO.
creed into matrimony, presented with
son four months old, had the deli
rum tremens and paid the great debt
OF nature between eight o'clock at
night and five in the morning. He
did not survive the great events!-
Albany Transcript.
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Oskaloosa' July 4, 1863
Conference.

The Iowa Annual Conference of
the NJ. E. Church will hold its Goth
annual session in the First M. E..
Church at Muscatine, commencing
on the LIST day of September, 1869, at
9o'clock q. m. Conference sermon
at the opcning hy Raw. RI. Rrisss
committee Of examination for the
first yoar will meet in class room No.
/ committee of I'd year in class
room No. 2; committee Of Sd year in
class room No. 3; committee of 4th
year in The Sunday Schoolroom. The
above committees will meet at 8 o.
clock q. m. on Tuesday, unless other
wise directed by their chairman.
w. r. CowLEs.
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Awful Dispensation of Provi-
dence.
Il Young Man Struck Dead BY Light.

ming.
Among all the terrible calamitics
that have shocked our community
during the past six months probably
the most appalling was the instanta-
neous death of Mr.. Thos. d. Moore
by stroke of lightning, last night.
During the prevalence of heavy
storm, about u o'clock, Mr.. Moore
was passing near Ninth Street, on
Ogilvie Hill, when he was thus called
from time to eternity. Several per-
sons living near saw tho thunderbolt
descend and noticed Mr.. Moore fall,
but supposing that a stump near him
had been struck, and that he was
only stunned no one went immedi-
ataly to the spot. During an inter-
mission of the storm, soon after, a
boy named Orlando Walters repair
ed to the scene, found Mr.. Moore ly-
ing on the ground, face downwards,
and apparently lifeless. The lad i'm.
mediately FASTENED for assistance,
and on examining the body life proved
to be extinct. The face and most of
the body were of a dark discolora-
ton, but no marks of violence were
discovered except an abrasion on the
nose, doubtless occasioned by falling.
The remains were carried to the late
home of the deceased, in North Mus.
catine. This morning the discolora-
lions on the body somewhat defined
the course Of the lightning, indica.
tingthat it started on tho left arm
andafter traversingit from the shout
der downwards jumped to the abdo-
men and took an upward course,
passing off at the head.
Deceased was one of the regular
policemen of this city during year
prior to his death, and in that eapac.
ity was a vigilant officer. He was
an Industrious young man, highly
esteemed by the community for his
integrity, peaceful but social DISPOSE
ton and moral habits. He was a
member in good standing OF tho M.
E: Church: He was about thirty
one years of age, and leaves a young
grief stricken wife and two children
to lament his untimcly end. The fu-
neral services, Rev. w. +. Cowles Of
floating, were held at three o'clock
this afternoon. --Muscatine Journal.
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The Davenport Gazette gives the
following account of menagerie in
a storm: "On Monday Bailey & Cos
Menagerie and Circus exhibited al
Muscatine. The tent was struck al
IL p. m. and the show started fol
Davenport. Befor dozen miles
had been traversed, terrific storm
let loose its lightning, thunder and
water. The lightning was binding
in it's brilliancy, the thunder was tor.
rife, and tho rain, violently driven
by tho wind, vame down in Sheets
A panic seized the whole cavalcade
men, horses and animals seemed
terror stricken. Eight of the drivers
deserted their teams, and it was not
long before wagons and horses were
in incxtricable confusion-a jammed
up mass of laundering animals and
overturned vehicles. The darkness,
save WIN lightning illuminated the
scene, was impenetrable. The Gagged
lions, tigers, leopards, wolves and
other beasts, became frightened, and
bounded from side to side of their
prison, and reared, and growled, and
shrieked in very terror. The light
ming came nearer and nearer, until
its thunder seemed to break in the
midst Of the caravan. The elephants
laid down in the road, and refused 10
move. Three of the horses were
struck by lightning and killed. It
is wonder that no human livs were
lost. At daybreak the scene pre-
sented beggars description. Imag-
inc it from the above account Of the
nights experience. It was the worst
adventure that ever befell q circus
in this portion of the west. The
show reached Davenport at late
hour in the day, men and teams well
nigh exhausted by the terrible
nights work and the hard journey
which followed it."
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LEGAL NOTICE.

You are hereby notified that there Is now on
file in the Office of the Clerk of the District
Court Of Wapello county, lowe, the petition
pany, claiming of you the sum of four hum
dred dollars on account of subscription TO the
capital stock OF said Cbmpany, and asking g
chattels, and unless you appear and make de-
Tense TO said claim on or before noon of the
second day of the next August Term Of said
Court, to be begun and held on the SOth day OF
August, 1859, judgment will be entered against
You for said sum and for interest and costs Of
suit. G.. e. FULTON.
July 81, lS69-w4t. Atty for PlaintifIs
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At tho Ohio Democratic Conven.
ton at Columbus, one of the dele.
gates, commenting on the noise and
uproar. said very emphatically: III
this and New York amt sufficient to
kill the Devil, then I don't know
what isl" He meant 10 be under
stood as stating, in figure, the effect
OF the Tammany Convention that
nominated Seymour and the Colum.
bus Convention that nominated Ro-
secrans, on the future of the Demo.
cratic party.
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Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons inter.
ested, that on the 18th day of July, A. d. 1872
the undersigned was appointed by the Circuit
Court Of Wapello county, Iowa. Executor o.
the Estate Of John McCicvey, deceased, late
of said county. All persons Indebted to said
estate will make payment to the undersigned,
and those having claims against the same will
Court for allowance. Dated Ottumwa, July
18th, 1869. PHILIP Nc ALEVEY,
July q. lS69-W2 Executor