The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-23

other positions within the gift Of the
people.
The appropriate gih Of Rhode.
Island to The Government, Of the
statues OF Green and Roger Williams,
has been supplemented by one from
Connecticut Of Roger Sherman and
Colonel Trumbull. A better work
could hardly have been inau rurated,
should DO followed by oil the States.
DELTA. $
Il ga AwYoNnNo JOKE.
Hew sae waes served lMa., Jaa,e
r.oa.ss Husoand--A W-.s % Al1a.... ..nk
Ny last gave IN brio. he history of
the Wonan's Saffl age act in Wyom.
ing. Will now give some Of ne
pract.ca. workings OF woman suf-
rage and woman officehoiding. The
IRIS action sake ,,nder The e,roVis-
ions Of this law was The appointment
BY the Secretary, as Acting Governor,
of Mrs. Esthe Norris. OF Soutn Pass
City, as Jusi:c OF the Peace Tor
sweeswate, connyy.a Mrs. Norris
qussified, ssem:t Ell ,ae usual foe OF
TO the Secretary, AID entered
npol -e oaties o. ner Office. Moth
ms u Usual 0ccg red .,ot some days.
Eve .ybojy was Sc .sied with the
new Justice, end the new Justice
with every booy. Uae dav, however,
the wine of bitterness was mixed in
her cup Of bliss, and not wit nstand;n .
her womanly and ,wifely feeling she
was compelled 10 drink IL. He heS.
ter halt, who was now left ii charge
OF the domestic department Of the
firm, had, previous TO his retirement
TO The sweets OF domestic life, &C
casio i rsaken . social glass with
his friends. Taking advantage 4oi
TINS weakness, some friends waited
Upon sr. Morris o., Q day, and having
made, slr. Morris drunk, led liiih into
q breacb ol the peace, then FASTENED
70 the Esqaire's aaice ant lodged e
complaint with her honor agains,
her aonor's '.liege lord and muster .
that used 70 be, aud demanded a
warpant for his arrest. Mrs. Justice
.hesitated i. moment on the banks Of
this woman's, Rubicom but IKE
Cesar sho wlis eauai TO tho en-.
Urgency, and promptly crossed into
her transformations, and her former
master vas dragged before her for
tiial. N73v
Nj. Morris mead was not sufficient.
riy clear to comprehend the situa lou.
de begun 10 assert his sovereign
rights in con .emrt o. court, uD ill
suddenly brought ZIP by the officer
IN obedience 10 the courts order.
Seeing that things bad changed
somewhat. and that OtheIlo's occupa.
ton had been Al least suspended, ne
oesahiio espostulate first with the
officer, until informed by that fcnc.
tionary that he had no discretion.
but was acting under orders from the
court. So,
Nv he Is tho Court (hic)f'' injured
ar. Morris. On being informed that
the occupant of the bench was tho
Judge, Mr.. Morris looked at the
Jrstice with u puzzled air scratched
his bead in an effort to collect his
scattered thoughts and calculated,
/" Her--her--( hic)-you do 81
shcp my w'te-(hic) --she is-that's
Esiher-my wife Esther--you're
drank, Or oh, don't bother mo (hic)"
and he started 20 60.
"Lock up the prisoner for con tenn pt
o. court" said Mrs Morris to the
officer.
What have You to say about II,
ca = baurted out Mr., Morris, stagger.
rug .menacinsIy toward the Judge.
You will find | have all to saw
aoout it Officer, lock MIN up," re
pied her Honor.
Although badly mixed, Mr.. Nor.
iis began 10 got glimmer OF the
truth, and began a parley:
"Now look here, Mr.. Officer, don;
you be in II hurry. | didn't mean
anything wrong | want to iust
talk with my wife inmate. Now,
Esther what's the use Of ioolin'; Won
jist get down out O. there, and 90
home aud behave yourself. I'll tend
+" Lar title aitficalty myself Now,
go f'ght along, me baby waits nurs-
ing, | had to give it 10 Mrs. Wins
low TO get il to sleep when | came
down. He's hungry, for he won't
use that oldb ottle, and | don't blame
him either. The dishes ain't washed.
nor the beds made, neither. And
what's more | amt goin' to do il a.v
moro, now. You hear that. Now
start along"
BY the time Mr.. Morris had deliv-
cred himself OF this, his tone had
changed as his feelings warmed from
that OF expostulation to command
again, and the officer forced him into
the rudely constructed lock up in
rear Of her Hoaor's court, and Mr..
Morris vas left to reflect upon the
situation, and gaze upon the dividing
wall between himself and wife as the
dividing line between mans and wo-
mans rights under the new dispen-
sation.
On the following morning Mr..
Motfis was a,raigned before her
Honoi, and in the most sober ane
supdned manner, aud with deepest
huniiiation, pleaded guilty, asked
the pardon OF the court for contempt,
begged its clemency, and awaited his
sentence with nnmiIity and rcsigpa-
ton.
After giving the prisoner !: Caude
lecture as amended by the laws Of
wyoming, her Honor imposed the
usual tino and required tho prisone..
to give bonds to keep the peace, upon
which the court calamity offered 10
let him 60, and Mr.. Morris vanished.
Horrible DEATH.
We learn that yesterday afternoon |
q lad named Stephen Hailing, aged
about sixteen years, employed at
Millei's saw mill, at Fort Madison. |
lost his life under tho most terrible |
circumstances. 1t appears that hc
was attempting to adjust 4 belt on
argo wheel, when his clothing was
;aught and ho WAS carried against
.ne Whee! with sncn .orce rs % ioeet.k
rs skull, so be. MS head appeared +