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POLITICAL.
Municipal Nominations in Madison,
lFiE., ts,lA lsrjnccfOrl7 Ell.--Ieennsyl-
yurai11 Reform N1OveMleMf.


vnai.l Reform Movement.
Special Dispatch to The CIicado Tribune.
PRINCETON, Ill, March 21.-Tho Ropnblicnns
Of Princeton mot inconvention to-day, Alltl nom-
mated thoir township officers. The Liberals
meet on Ironday evening to mako their selection
of candidates., Tho sober second thought Is
bringing with It Il reaction in favor Of tho re-
nomination of Judge Lnwronco for tho Supreme
Bench. Ills recent deciBion IN the Mel Lcau
County caso created much prejudice agalnDt him
OH nccount Of the first imperfect telegraph ny-
nopsis given Of it, but when tho people
co11tlo 10 read it ovor carefully, tho evil
douco appoars very clear, thst tho decision, NJ
though temporary dofoat, points out tho way
for tho Legislature to make law that will bring
tho railroads to torn's. THAT this ID tho under-
standing tito farmers are gotting OF the Judges
opinion furllor evidenced by tho fact TINT tho
Executive Conllnitttce Of tho Farmers Stato
Grange by resolution Mt their Sterling lnoeting,
practically intlorse him.
Special nisrateh TO 7'he cA!caao Tribune.
MANSON, Wa., March 2o.-13oth parties havo
male nominations for the city eloction OIL TUES
ballots, when the vote stood tie with j. 9.
Ford, nominated J. G. Gregory FOR Mayor, md
William Farrell for TreaBurer.
/ Tho Republicans, tonight, nominated ). O..
Mckinney, for Mayor, and G. e. Mayors, for
Treasurer. There will be lively contest.
New YonK, March 20.--It is reported from
Harrisburg, Pa, that a movement iB Oil foot for
Peoples Convention in tho iutorost OF political
reform.
DETROIT, Mich, March o9.-Jnlgo r. ]. Lit
tlejoh,,, Of Allegan Inns received tho Democratic
nomination for tho Judgeship Of tho new Twon-
t1eth Circuit.
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NEw YonK, March 2D.-A special dlspateh
from Hayana Hnys tint tho. man Didwell, who
was arrested on tho Charge OF completely with
tho forgerioa Oh tho Dank Of England Mt tho
request OF tho English Government, is not a.
British subject hut Ill American. md . na!iyo
Of Indiana. His a'ross is not Justified by my
or tile United stntoa. Tho nrroat is doolared by
lawyers to be Illegal and without precedent, OK
copt III the cnse IT Argu,nos, in 1851. They alAo
declare that it il In violation of tho lnwa Of
SPAN and tho tYoaty stipulationH with tho United
Suites, and in colto,npt Of tho guarantees
Of the laws OF 1870, relative to Foreigners. The
British Vcc- Consnl obtained, BY computation,
s., 600 from Mrs. Bdwell, IN honda Complainta
having boon made, the Capaln.Gonoral ordered
expressed q desire to be sent to New York.
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BALTIMORE, a1nrch 29.-Tho southern bound
passenger trnin OIL tllo Northern Central Rail-
road, duo horo at o this morning, arrived m
hour behind tmo, owing to detention by So
o'clock Inst night, u. Liverpool stntion, about 20
miles abovo Harrisburg where tho road makes
sharp curve nmong tho mountains. Two
freight traina met at this point On tho sumo
englnes wero shattered, nni tho cars camo
crashing into ono nnot!ior in tho gcn-
eral wreck. The fire in tho furnaces OF
tho enginos scattered and waB quickly commune
Gated to tho ruuH, and worry soon somo twenty
othor oombustiblo morcliendiao, wore wrapped III
flames aud consumed. h fireman, belonging to
Duncannon, Pa, and anothor man, nameB un-
known, wore burned to death.
BostoN, March 2o.-Georgo ". Abbott, pros
prietor Of tile Randolph, EEpfess ,aa accidental
1y thrown from train ut Draintroo, yoatcrday
afternoon, mud killed.
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p1rTspunau, March 29-Tho loaso OF the ut.
Pleasant & Bradford Railroad to the Pittsburgh
l. Connollsyillo Railroad Company hus been for
feited by tho latter Company. At o special moot
ing Of the lonrd OF Directors OF tho MI. Pleasant
Il Bradford Company held at Bradford yesterday
tho preBiaont was, directed to tnko possession
and full control Of the road, mud it ia now being
operated for Tint Company, tho transfer Of n'als
aud pnaHongera being lnado ut Bradsola aud tho
crossing Of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Il
Fountain Mills.
Special Dtapasch to The Chicago 1,rfbune.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, March 29.--As tho Chlcngo,
Millington 4 Western Rallroad and tho. Lafay~
ctto, IaSallo l. Clinton Nailroud companies bo!l
expect to make LaSalle mud Princeton polntn OIL
their respective routoo, an effort will he made to
mnlso ono grading between tLoso two cities
nnswer for both roalu. ThiB will unto tue
friends Of both projects, and mike succoss moro
cortnu.
Special Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, WiB., March 20.-A private lotter
from Liverpool, England, says that tho 1lon.
James CampboIl, now hi London, s worry san-
guiuo Of speedily completing negotiations for
nlcauB to extend tho Madison l. Portage Rail-
road, botll north aud SOUTH no Al to nuke it
through limo botveon tho Illinois coal-lolds and
tho WlHconHtn pnorios.
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WAsH1SaToN, March 20.-Indian Agont Dam
lola writes to tho Depnrtmcnt, under dato OF
March 20, from Rod Cloud Agency, Wyoming
Territory, as follows:
+ would respectfully inform tho Department.
thnt "Lono Antelope ono Of tho honL!lo chiefs
Of Nfinnoconyon'B band Of Sioux, With sovonty-
Avo lodges ID reported to hnyo just gono into
camp on White River, with the Sioux Of tl'i'
agoncy; also, that "6lttiug Bull" ''No Neck
aDd flour Horns,'" cliofs Of unchspa ban1 Q.
days' 1narol, from here, on their way TO thi4
place. "sitting Bull" and his party renainoa
there to hear from those Indians. l hayo Ront
tAo1n tobacco nnd clothes, asking them to como
in, mud aBallring them OF tho good will Of tho
Government. It aeelns advisable that steps bo
takon to secure the friendship OF thoae people,
considering their Importance IN connection with
tho Northern Pacific Railroad.
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CUBA.

NEW YoRK, nlaroh ga special from 1Iayann
aatsa ts set Ety. thst aaylfey ft from eneas i ns
battalion from the Spanish colora to tho INSTR
gonts. IN a recent engagement on tho othor
sile OF Rio Cauto, botwoen Agramonto aud
spania!, forces, the former took sixty prisoners
back with messngo to tho Bpaniaraa, Informing
thon, that monaroLists or republicana, they actctl
with inlatlnlauity to tho inH,Ggenta, aud that,
therefore, the insurgents would give no quartor
AgEau1onto recently returned Colonel Pruounell
and several othor prisoners to Puerto Principe.
Ncyorthelcss NubalcAba was executed III tho
latter city. Another version. reports that
Agrnmonto sent Pruclnoil and others In OK
ollango for tho lnsurgont chlef Emilio Luaocs,
who Ind beon capturod by tho Spanish troops,
A special from Key Wost, Fla, says that II ia
aurmiaed among the Cubans that ths removal OF
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TIiE B0H0O DAtEr 1N1bU
tho bill WAS made tho special ordor for next

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TOWN orr1cEnH. \
Tho Committee OIL Agriculture reported nd-
yeraoly tho bill providing that town otocrs may
Tabled.
THO Committee on Judicial Department ro-
ported a now bill fixing tito terms Of Circuit
judicial circuita.
THE BorDrEns' ORPHANS HOME.
Tho Commttco On on Claims reported fsvorably
Honao bill 40, nppropriating sum sufficient 70
Homo. Ordered to 1ooond reading.
TIE OLD rGnT-orr1uE.
Sonato bill 372, providing for tho ccding Of
property III ChicnFo to tho Uutcl BtatoH in OK
road d eooonl tino md ordorod to third rcad-
Ing.
HORTICULTURAL noc1Er1Ea.
{ 6onato bill an, concerning tho reorganization
OF tho State horticultural Society, wau road n
Mr. CASSIDY moved Tint tho bill bo laid upon
tho tablo. Carriod-49 to 40.
4 motion to reoonaider was laid OIL the tablo-
A largo number Of sonato bills wcro read n
first tiulo a3lh ordered to second roading.'
no QUORUM.
A voto on tho reforonce of n bill indicating
no quorum, a call Of tho lIouBe waH ordorol,
showing SO men,bors proHent.
Mr. SHERIDAN asked tcayo to record Ills
voto In favor Of tho report OF tho special Com.
mittco on Temperance, made yesterday, againbt
bill modifying tho provisions Of tho Temper
nnco law.
THE DISSECTION D11.L,
{lOuso bill 035, authorizing tho dissection Of
deceased panpors and unknown dead by medical
stutlonta, wnH rond second time, and Mr.. MAS
| HIE offered nn anlonlmont providing that notice
shall hrBt ho giyon to tho friends or roativoH Il
amy are known. Adopted.
Ihn bill to abolish tho Alton City Court waf
! postponed.
Adjourned. .'
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ST. LOUIS, Marcl, 23.-Anton uome, who was
to hayo been, hanged next Thursday, for lilo MUIR
der OF Ills vito, has had ha execution postponed
hy Judge prlnn, OF tho Criminal Court, to Mon-
day, NOV. 10, that his case n.ay LaYo hoasing
boforo tho Supreme Court
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Hurricane In nxfssissippi

CANTON, Miss, March GA hurricane swept
through this city last night. \ largo number Of
houses wore destroyed, and several porsona nre
reported killed. Two loaded earH woro lifted
from tho rnilroad track, and ono was badly
wrecked. ~
yards wldo. Fifty houses wore destroyed. LOSS,
100000. Only ono life wus lost, q negro woln-
all. About fifteen peEaons Woro injured, nono
GrtinnBlY.
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Alleged RstplsonitsK,

DENVER, Col. March 29.---William Newman, n
IL IND Denver, ongsso in liz 'e c.tto % bnsnoss aiod
q fow days since under suspicious circumstances.
Ills wifo and i half brotllor waro arrohtol yes
torilay, charged with murder by administering
nreenic. Circumntantial evidence III worry strong
AGAINST them.
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DiSnbfpr tn Il I5cncllGd VeA9ols

LEwgs, DEL, March GA violent storm pre-
vailed to-day. Tho BRIG Jamos Hull, which was
boached, WIS thrown by tho gale Oil hor broad-
eido. Elk of tho wfocking company wero lashed
in the rigging, QUO Of whom ,was drowned, ono
rescued, and four iu tho rigging exhausted,
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LtTT1.E Rock, Ark, A1nrcl, ga bill passed
tho House to exempt Pope County from paying
tho tax OF tho State for 1879. Aftor soYoral
daya' discussion, tho House passed n bill provide
Ing for tho loasinC Of the renitentiary ton yeara
to tho highest and best bfd1er.
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Gold tt,ll Silver D,.coyeries.

bank now boing ,nade for the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad, In tAIH city, u yoin Of lead mud silyor
ore, with sonlo gold .llHt mixed, was discovered
. few days ago. Tho yoin In thought to 10 rory
rleh, aud prospecting IL going Oh Dflakly.
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berlin, March 29.-!rlc North German Ga
zet'e {oflcaD rotracta tho article published
timo uince, ridiculing tho inaugural addrosa OF
President GrAnt. Tie GazettesayB tho full text
OF tho address dlflora from tho telogrnphio Hntn-
nary. For that renHon tho journal is lel to con-
Hidorab]y modify it's yiowB.
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LITTLE noon, Ark., March 29.-A nrizo tlgh,t
occurred noar horo, to-day, hetwoon lack hlad
Heyon rounds voro fought, whom billy Ward vi
declared the winner.
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HOUSE.
DOUH,

Tho Committee On Agriculture reported favor
ably House bill 420, relating, to dogs, and pro-
.ylding for tho collection Of tlaungou for slioop
killed by thsnl. Also, reported bilt 513, proyid-
Ing for tho slaying OF dogs, with n rooomnlonda-
tion that 1t do paBs. ...
Mr.. MOORE [Adams) moved that tho bill (513)
I. '.'s' ',pon tho tablo. Tho ycnB and uaya woro
'erEiod-yoas, 81; uays, ~.
RAILROADS.
y!,r ""ur,'.t '.t':. III Federal Rotations reported
'.' j: s't. ,l,ls',,.t asking CongroBs to submit
'.,..;;,':,,,:tr II the Constitution declaring nil
..-'a,.,s-. t''; :" Z highways, aud regulating
"4,s::f;h tHs, Id authorizing blatos to Tx local
lair. ,',,'s ':.ommondation that 1t be adopted.
II t,,. s::do .e special order for noxt Thursday.
DEFICIENCY D1LL.
Tho Committee on Appropriations reported
back the Dol!cioncy bill with amendments, which
wore adopted, and the bill was ordered to third
reading.
TIE RAIEnoAD rnosRouT1oNa.
The judiciary Oommittoo reported bill 639 In
relation to tho defouso Of citizens prosecuted by
railroad companies, with IN alncndment, pro-
ydlpg that tho coAta o! defense shall DO paid cut
Of tho uailrosd Comnlipson tund,-adoplea, ind
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PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.


Bpn1NoF1EnD, Alnrch 2o.-Tho sonato INST nt
o:3Q O'clock L. IN, President EARLY in tho chair.
The roll call showed twonty-six Sountors present
"a quorum.
p; BY Mr.. PALMER, petition from tho citizens
Of Lodi Township praying tho. .paBsnge OF q law
making tho ot1ico OF Railroad aud Warehouse
Commissioner elective.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BA1AnY-uRAp.
Tho House resolution Of condemnation OF our
creaso their salary, and pay themselves . lonus
Of 81, 900 waH read..
Alr, STARNE offered M amendment, oxtend
ing the condemnation to tho President, for sign
ing tho bill authorizing Buch incroaso OF ealary
md bonus. Tho resolution and amendment
were or1erod printed.
TIE NEW sTArE-no1sE.
Tho Senate conourred in tho House resolution
requesting the State-Houee Commissioners to
use all efforts to hayo tho now State -Houso III o
fit condition for occupancy Mt the no1t session OF
the General Assembly.
Tho Senate ndyinod aud consented to the OK
ocutive nomination Of certain persons as nota-
Several Btanding committees presented ro-
ports. In.
= by Mr.. CAsTLE-In rclation to dogo
Dy Mr.. KEHOE-Prosidiug fund for tho
reliof OF disabled ttromen and tl,eir families.
:. BY hIr. misunderstanding tho Royonue
law. .,
Several bills wero read second timo, and
ordered coneldorol by sections.
T1Nsr READING,
A largo number of bills passed. first reading.
Houao bill 239, amo.sding tile act concerning
Justices and Coustablos, was with tho anaend-
monts, recommended by tho Judiciary Commit
toe, considered by sections, aud ordered to a
third reading.
The House bill to repeal tho Lako-Front act,
and HOre0 bills authorizing tOWnB to prpllibit
domestic nninlala running al largo, passed. O. scc-
oud reading, and woro ordered considered by
sections.
- PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. PALMER roso to q question OF privilege
and deniod that Congressman Font lad solicited
him. or, to lis knowledge any ono olao, to voto
or work against tho bill ropaaling tho Lake
Front act, and denied tho reports to that ofrooi
| n,ado by certain Chicago pnpers. Tho Henate
refused to adjourn 1tntil Tnosday morning, q,
! Monday evening, mud at 11.20 a. IN.
| Adjourned.
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FOREiGN.
FRANCE.

FHNNVEs > 4
TAnrs, March 2O.--T1,o corrt-martfa1 sitting at
Versailles hns sontonood NJ. Felix ryat, o1-Com-
m,lniBt, to doath III conttannciAm.
LII The Assembly to-day there waa an oxoitol
dobato over Prince Napoloon'B petition praying
for tho restoration OF ilis rights AZ n citizen,
aud demonstrating against his illegal oxpulslon
from Franco. :.
Minister Dufauro, on tho part Of tho Goyern-
mont, refused to accept tho special committcc's
report on tho subject, which VIM COLI
'eorvativo in character, md by implication
con6urod tho Government. IIo argued that tho
Donnpnrto Princes rojccted tho locroo which
abolished thcir dynasty. Therefore, 1t was i'm
possible to trout tllom 10 morn oitizons. IIo
epoko In terms Of acathing contempt OF the coup
d'otat on Which tho power Of tho Into Emperor
was founded.
Dopoyno, on bcllnlf Of tho Committee, rep1-
uintcd any intontion Of consuming the Govern
mont, and defended tho report.
Dufaure, to romovo Nil doubt nH to tho opinion
OF tho Chamber, thon submitted O. bill exi1lng
thu Donnparte family, and moved tho simple
order Of tho day, which, afer prolonged excite
mont, waa adopted by a voto of sA7 to 20.
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.'oouai < =: :. ~, 1~;,n {: ~, 4 j s:,.:';t.,
dormon il :..f r'!trfn: }; =; .. .-"'.' :! .'.':>
OF the people W.. ~. ,oi' - s'.,''
town mccting Of "bli:'' ,''@ ''g-r 80
whatever taxes they plcaBt.f ~ g., IA. a
came near passing. It iIas be~s'''. i:'',:-
but may be reported hols ut any n:e =, e.
that caao It Is well to understand fow OF - ~
iQuitlcg. ......
COOK COUNTY COURTHOUSE noNnH
The following, relative 10 Cook County bonds
rhBsed both nouaoB, and only noode tho Gov
ernor's signature to becomi laws
Bill for m act to amend HotIons one ~ and three
f Of IN act entitled " An not |, enabo counties hay
lER over 100 600 Inhabitants tolssno honda aud bor
row money for county purposaap approved Fob. %,
1877.
BxoT1oN J. Rs IL snuo4d By the Pso7s a. khs Gtdte Qf
3u{nofs ysprtssntkd IN Ghs Gtnsrat Assembv, That
beo. Of u act entitled !" In act toenable counties
having eyer 100000 inhabitants to !Auo bonds and
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cars running once day each way, and doos
away with tho restriction whereby, under pre-.
pay wero prevented from receiving any addi-
fioual compensation OIL account Of running
postal-cara. Tl1o Postmastor- General, IN his
lsttor, propouuda soyoral worry important inter
iGsa'0S't1i viz threaten, n'A'' he sayu Of tic
ronds they coutrol, conterlng at Now York
;'Tho execution Of their throat would
entail consequences 10 gerlous that feol con-
It's management OF the in,nionse postal intorosts
of tho citlzona in w1ioao behalf 1t acts, can be
thus at tho morcy Of corporations Or partloa like
theao, by whom this monaco Ia oifarod, or
post-ronds, aud making it the duty Of the Post
inaster-Gcnoral to provide for tho carriage Of
/ maila OH all poBt-roada, or Under any other
lay ! Or . laws the M Government 1 posse possosaets
suitable means to protect tho important
interests ontrustod to ita custody thus i'm
| perilol Will you, therefore, bo pleased at tho
enrliost moment practicable to communicate to
P yest GPbsn bn s9oa 'ss oo0apsa p0s t1 rs9o to
| carry agents III charge thereof for the compot,-
| saton prescribed by law, has the Government,
| "a represented by tho Post-Onico Department,
tho right, md Is it its duty to convey the mails
aad ansas sg'nts in ear" of its own OYER tic said
Second-Tf tho railroad companies ofror to car
~ the malls as freight or baggage ana rofuso to
provide p0Htal-carH, and curry ccrh6 TO dlhtrlp-
ute tho aaid mails, Ia 1t tho right Of tho Govern
mont to run cuts for the duo distribution md de-
livery Of said mails 7
| THir1-IB It not within tho exclusive power Of
| tho Department to interpret and enforce tho law
no fer as to determine what is right and proper
In tho way Of accommodations md aafoBuarla
for tho dispatch, transportation, and distribution
| of malls, and require compliance theroYgtth on
| tic part Of tho railroad companion?
F0urth-Can tho Department. make greater
compensation to railroad companies than that
proycribod by tho act OF March 0, 1878?
FYfh-ln caao tho railroad companies rofuso to
rim Dontal cara aa lleratoforo at tho compcnsa-
tIon prescribed, adyBe this Department nH to the
extoilt and nature Of its poworat under existing
legislation, to provide against delay aud loeso1
In the ineonyenloncos resulting thorofrom.
l girt4-1Ias CongreHa the power to confor upon
t]liB Department q groator authority mud control
over the railroads Of the country lii connection
with tho poatal seryice than Tint now poHaosaod9
II Ho HtRte tho oxtant aud scope Of Legislative
powor IN that direction.
TALHE CENBUs.
Cart. Jocknock, of tho Indian ONCE, WAS ar
rested, today, on al indictment, found In Norti
Cnrona, for alleged making Of false census o
tho eaBtorn band OF OAorokoea. llo gave bal
for trial.
| THE FARnAduT CLAIMS.
Yoatordny, In the District Court, the case O
tho Farragut clnitns for prizo-Inoney for tn,
destruction Of robol goAsola IN forcinl
tho passage to Nsw Orleans, in which thi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
sale OF the d. v. f,ailroaa.

Judgment was rendered on tho 31st
day of May, 1878, against the D.
v, Railroad, in the Circuit Court
of Polk county, in favor of Luther c..
Clark and Henry A. Darling, Trustees,
S. S. Walker, Martin Flynn, Harmon
Marcy, Luke O'Brien. and Lawrence
Gugerty, the Illinois & Missippi Tele-
graph Company, and w. 8. Gilman,
and N. A. Cowdery. Notice was Civ.
en- that unless the execution was paid
off before 10 o'clock uf tho 18th day
of October, 1879, the road would be
sold to the highest bidder at the Court
House in Polk county.
The execution was not paid of and
the road was sold by Sheriff Bringoll
this morning.
The road from Keokuk TO, and in.
Guiding the old depot in East DeE
Moines, was bid in by J. II. Johnson
for 81, 900, including portion Of
the rolling stock. The proportion OIL
the rolling stock and other equip
ments was divided to each portion or
the basis of the proportionate number
of miles. The lower portion received
in the ratio of 18l to 24s.
The upper part of the road, from
the old depot 10 Fort Dodge. includ.
ing the bridge over the Des Moline:
River, was bid in by Col. c. III. Perry
of Keokuk, for $4,000, including Id
proportion of rolling stock, making
total of 81, 100000
II is rumored that the purchase was
made in the interest of the Chicago
Burlington s. Quincy Railroad, hui
we are unable to get anything definite
on this poini.-Des Noines Repubi.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
Hints For Autumn

Give your young hogs all the milk
you can spare.
Keep late fall pigs by themselves,
and feed well.
Gull your sheep. Keep only the
best and strongest
It pays to give mich cows a quart
or two of bran per day.
Put all your farm supplements under
cover for the winter.
Scatter dry earth on ihe floors of
lighthouses and pig-pens.
Keep your horses up at night. II
pasturing, feed hay extra.
See that your stables are banked and
battened, yet well ventilated.
Give your breeding stock plenty Of
exercise, your fattening stock very lit
tie.
Keep your poultry in warm place.
Clean out their house frequently.
There is no better food for fattening
pigs than sound corn. Grind and
cook it If possible.
Sheep are looking up again. On
grain farms a small flock can be kept
with little expense.
Kill ticks with solution of carbolic
acid. Do it now, Pr in the spring they
will be troublesome.
Sheep for wintof fattening should be
three or four years cid. Give each
half q pound Of grain per day, besides
pasture.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
A Potato Sell.

A man from Illinois went over to
TT. Madison, Iowa, the other day,
with sweet potatoes to SELL His early
education had been somewhat neglect
ed. especially in arithmetic, for he of
fered to sell his entire wagon-load,
at 60 cents per half bushel or So per
bushel. The man did not see it until
the last half-blshel was sold. Baskets
or sacks wart begged or borrowed,
and everyoncWas buying potatoes at
GO cents per lnlf bushel lie wanted
81 a bushel for the load. One man
offered him $l9O per load. He per-
sisted in selling at 60 cents per half
bushel, thinking, doubtless. that there
were four half bushels in bushel.
Another said he would take three
half bushels. A third would take two
half bushels. Before the man COM
menced the retail business, a grocer
bought two bushels for his own use
at 81 bushel He offered Sl.9O for
the whole load, in order to sell again,
but was refused. When the man saw
his blunder he held up both hands,
and exclaimed ooh thunder
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The tabular statement o! the vote
of Wapello county makes it,
appearance IN 'o-day's issue. BY Off
cial CONT, Carpenters majority over
Vale is l0G; Dysart over Whiting l35
Beck over Han 1870 and Ahernethy over
Prindie. o. This makes am average
majority on State ticket in the county
of liz. This /. doing well in this oil
year in politics. The actual Republic
can majority in this county does NOT
reach over two hundred and one hun
bred and fifty is probably nearer it.
Mcrrill's majority for Senator's 24i
Dixon, (Anti- Monop) for Representa-
tive, has a ,najorit, over Caldwell Of
s.. and over Sibercll ~. Sibcrcll
leads Caldwell III, and Siberell's ma
jority over Jones Anti Monopl is 30.
Caldwell leads Sibercll in Center
township As votes. Caldwell beats
Dixon in Center township IS. AS
bury's majority is 557 Spillman's ma
jorits is 81; w. II. Caldwell's major.
ity for Auditor, is IL; Clay Woods
majority for School Supt. is 237; Nc.
Cnllough's for Supervisor is III Lath-
rop {Anti.Monop) for Coroner. has
225 majority.