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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

A boardcr remarked that lie had al
ways heard that tho ground hog did
not make its appearance until tho sec-
ond day OF February, but that the land
lady had been giving him gyuusd hog
for breakfast, dinner, and supper. for
some time. On being asked ifhe was
sure il was hog he abruptly ceased to
converse. ~ C0M,Yer JoAswdi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
raise the AYenty five cents 10 pay the

raise the twenty-five cents to pay the
postage.
Little df any Of US then expect to
see tho pNud position we now oc-
cupy as a state, with over million
Inhabitants and our fair land Allied
with numc4us towns, cities, railroads,
&C., and 4tted over with 100000
farms. Hspsetfully'
@. MorrET!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
,LLlMoIs.

AHINGISOE, Dec. ~.
There was IN iucsndiaYy flre here
lsst night. Il destroyed one resldence,
one boot snd shoe shop, the dry goode
store ot b. Bradbary, The grocery and
boot and shoe store Of Marshall = Chip
man, and the aTt gallary Of W. Johns-
ton. Loss estilnaaed vt 4lh,000 10 m
O0O. Partly insured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Therd colored Yeu mem.
Ders e n House osCongress,'
VIZ: Wal pf trida; Lypch, Of Miss-
issippi Hlipsy Ransier, and Elliott,
i @ South CsrolinA and Fapier, Of AL
ALBANIA.
Their presence the halls Of Legis-
lation, who butx nv years ago stood
upon the auction block Of tho slave
dealer, is ond of tho most wonderful
mutations of the times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
JOKE 4 BLAINE.
The fnnocens Ahcan who wwnted 90

re l..%sesSs % No.. Whe Wns s sed %
rake Il.
A Washingtol papcr tells the fol-
lowing: a rootatory is i'm circulation
At the expense Il our able friend
Speaker Blaine. Old Job Saldkell, q
coIored man. has been in the whitc-
washing busine.I since the davs of
Washinrton. Eisa lively old dark
ey. and be droprSl in to saw ..dat some
mean fcllers fosed him like tho deb
blc.n And It se.ns that some wavs.
soon after Mr.. Speaker Blaine had
made his dramati ilcmand for an in
vestigatino com,ittee. told old Job.
always in SCARF Of work. that M +.
Sneaker blaine IA the birrcst sort Of
= ioh Of whitcwnhinr on hand. and
he. ]. 81. had bstcr see him. Duly
armed with bucht and brush. the old
man took a DdV Al the bell Of the
Speakcr's palatji residence. aud. on
being answered.aid. ~ wants to see
the Speakah..
He was shom into the library.
where narliamenry law and yayel re-.
laxed In Gown ~ siippera
"Weu. INV mai what's wanted ~
81 heard. sab. nt Won had q mighty
big lob ob whitcashin' on hand. an
/ les drop along / see ct I could gil il. =
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

The car shops here, With six new
coaches waa burpod iast niaht. I.ca
seventy -five thousand dollarA On~
hundred and any men are thr6wM odt
or employment. The Are caught iNss
the paint shop, where , luan waa elmS-
ing brushes with uaptAs. The shop
will BE- rebuilt N once.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Last winlerIa British steamship
made two successful trips IRON the
Chesapeake to london, loaded cxclu-
sively with baltimore oysters. So
great was the stccess which attended
the undertaking, that three large ships
are now on th9r way TO this country
from Europead ports undercharter to
take cargoes Of Baltimore oysters to
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

IS Our exchanges, far and tear, are
q Ssnoticing tho letter of George n. Jones,
Sof Dubuque, in which he cones out
for Grant and Republicanism cutting
loose from the old Democratk party.
~. Jones is very tardy in hid action |;
snsverthcless, we are disposed to be
qaritable and recall the old iage in
y case Of "while the lamp iblds out
bnri,,r &c.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

.Ixp,AxAro,.ts, DE,

lSDiANAPol.fs, Dec. ~
Isaac Davis T. Co.'s Fur ana Hat
store was robbed last night of betwecn
-four and i've thousand dollars worth
of line furs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

CONSOLIDATION OF THE G. b. 81 @.
AND B. & M. ROAps.--In compliance
with published calls the stockholders
of tho G. B. Il @. Road met in Chica-
90, and those OF the d. u Nj. Road lii
Burlington ON Tuesday last to consider
the question OF tho consolidation of the
two roads. The result was 4 virtual
merging into one The ID. & M. Road
is to he leased to the G.. b. & @. for q
term Of years. The organization Of
the B. Il NJ. Company is to be contin-
ued rs heretofore; but all the labor Of
the road will be managed aud con-
trolled by the G. b. 8 @. II will be
one line from Chicago to Omaha. The
names Of the C. B. Il @. aud of the B.
IN. will be dropped; and the line
Will be known as the Chicago, Bur-
lington " Pacific Railway. Another
meeting will bc held at Bur-
lington, on tho fourteenth of January,
to arrange the "details of the consoli-
dation, aud provide for the future ar
rangement OF the road. Gate City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

The Florida1State canvasscrs give
the official majority for Hart, republi-
can, at 1,5S5. THE Republicans elect
both members of Congress and the
lieutenant governor, They claim a
majority in thn House of ak and in the
Senate two.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

The Hon. George r. Marsh Iwho has
! oesn our minister to Italy 3nce the
flrst accession of Mr.. Lincolt to the
Presidency, i said to have tesigned.-
The guesscrs a Washington Eay that
Z Ohm a. Bingham, Of Ohio, TO suc-
ceed him. W. regard Mr.. bingham
ss one Of the b%t and ableai men Of
the Nation. and bis sppointin( (nt would
be an excellept qne.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Chicago women who want 10 vote
are to hold their annual meeting on the
second Of February. Meanwhile they
are assidnon4y raisipg funds "a psy
On Snsan Il. ANTHONY tlne A cese st.s
81 i(fmpsaad 6 her for voting g the llc:...
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
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cMriOsilfcN Of Orfhoxranlax

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| 1H,'oHtctc reiharks thS some OF the
spelling that an editor has 10 cncoun-
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
The admission Of Utah 8 . State. il

The admission of Utah ss a State, is
tackled on to the Colorado bill. This
move viii not help the. Colorado bill.
The fact IL Congress will not admit
Utah = State until some provision
be nude to forever blot out without
The possibility Of revival, that twin
relic of slAyery, viz: Poligamy.-
Congress esftstnly has no disposition
TO do soeNd "a it did it dare not
carry out aiiy Hing of the kind as it
would curse itforever with the people.
There il no hurry in admitting Utah
vt best, and Il never win be admitted
antil Poligamy is dead, beyond the
power of resurrectio1i.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
OlA ana View for ls4s.

The Editor of OLD AND New prom
iscs his readers to give them In 1878,
two volumes even better than the pre-
vious ones. They are to include seri-
ais by MIR. Hale, Mrs. Grcenough, and
other first-class writer's; short stories
BY Mrs. Stowe, Miss Meredith, Mrs.
Whitney, Miss Hale, SC. tho contin-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02


from the hall gas jet gave additional
force to my loud calls for tho police.
Fortunately one of that much abused
class happened TO be within call and
| had the satisfaction OF seeing my un-
welcome visitor safely in his custody.
There is very little more TO tell. for
the. prisoner was recognized as an old
and desperate offender, and my evil
dcncc proved sufficient to send him 10
Sing Sing. while l kept ilc pistol he
dropped on the door step, asa trophy
of that egcntful night. The occurrence
made no end Of noise in the neighbor-
hood. and SO to please my wife we
moved to other quarters.
There is moral to my story, how
ever. Always be careful and see that
your fastenings are all right, else you
may find unwelcome visitors on the
premises, who may prove far more
troublesome than found my friend,
the burglar.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Susan B. Anthony and six other La
s*dies Of Rochester, N. X, pave been
held in $500 bonds each for ilegal yot-
q inr.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Blaine now seems to have q clear,
track for the next Speakership.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Some of our exchanges are advocat-
Ag the immediate adjournment of the
Legislature of the State as soon as it
meets on tho ground Of hard times and
economy. We fear, il this course is
pursued, the codification of the laws
next winter will only string out the
session of 1874, so that nothing will be
saved, but rather loss, inasmuch as the
sssembling Of the Legislature will be
4 dead loss If nothing is done this VIM
ser. It was found at the last session
hat the revision of the laws could not
ha perfected and at the same time COM
glete other pressing legislstion. We
re aware the times are hard, but we
an hardly think, Notwithstanding this,
hat Il iseood economy to pay the ex-
penso "A ohe days session of the legis-
sature md the mileage Of members to
md frSln the capital without any re-
suiti 63teen days session ought to
omr tl5e revision of the laws, and
&t IL, xislature do this and then ad-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Loxpox, D.
haf IA HeR1 ~ -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

T
4 The press OF the antry has been
anspimous in it, expyc Ions OF appra-
Ipation of the graceftl III of Prcsidsnt
Grant in attending thS f6neral Of his
late antagonist Horace Greeley, with
one exception, and thst exception
is Frank Leslls's Magazine
dited by Frank Leslie a
dirty dog who is publisher of the
Sbsccne Days Doing's" also, aud who
las employed the talent Of that other
dirty dog and miserable poor sign
sainter, Matt. Morgan, who has All
illustration in The last number of that
paper, showing Grant as placing a
wrath on Greeley's Coffin, with the
asription, "The Vampires Offering.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

4 OFFICE the Corner Market and Sen.
0nd streets, ,Overthe Post Once. = -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Ofaoial Paper Of the CITY.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02

Dfftcial Paper Of the War De-
partment.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

COUNTY CoURT.-In the csse Of Mrs.
Ellen Stanley, charged on four indict-
ments with selling liquor without liz
cence, the defendant gave bail in the
cum of 5000 en- each charge and the
hearing was continued until the next
term.
Tie case of Christian Schlosser, APP
pellee, against Fred Schnell, appellant,
from George Forbes, justice, was argued
and submitted.
The case OF Julius Judson Il Co.
against Hannibal Forbes, administrator,
was argued on demurrer to suggestion.
The cour! adjourned until 9 o'clock
this morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02
A Correction.
Editors OF the Register:

EullOIs Vi the INtslsleE'
In this mornings REGISTER you have
a local headed Trouble among the
Hebrews" therein stating that the
venerable Jewish Rabbi OF this city, got
into a difficulty with butcher named
Morris. Your local editor well knows
That the Jewish Rabbi OF this city 10
DR.. Meyer, and the party referred to
leads q few Polish Jews, who formed
themselves into o congregation and
meet for their religious devotions in
Centre Wheeling.
Please make correction. JUSTICE.
We are gisd our correspondent has
made the correction above. We did
not know there were two congregations
OF Jews in the city, nor did we for a mo-
ment think DR.. Meyer, whom we hold
in the highest regard, as q scholar and
gentleman, would so far forget the dig
nifty OF his station as to engage IN 8
personal quarrel, but all men are liable
to err and our informant was positive,
as he had right to be, that the at
tscking psrty was a rabbi, and while
the Lame bothered Us somewhat, we
knew that the hearing TO BE lad this
morning would reveal the whole story
and the real pames OF the combstaEts,
if there lad been any coneealueut.
Again, We cay We are gFstifed that
the correction has been made, and
heartily thank the gentleman who sent
iu the above note.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

FUNERAL or THE LATE HENRY W.
DRAKELEY.-We clip the following from
the Baltimore Sun Of Tuesday, believ-
ing that it will be Of interest to Mr.
Drakeley's many friends and acquain-
tances in Wheeling:
"The funeral of tie late Henry w.
Drakeley, who died September 25th, at
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, took place
Yesterday afternoon from the Fayette
street Methodist Episcopal church. The
church was crowded long before the
hour appointed for the service to com
mence, and large number were unable
to gain admission. Among those pre-
sent were many prominent citizens,
representing different commercial
interests, the legal and other pro-
LESSONS, the directors of the House Of
Refuge, OF which Mr.. Drakeley was a
member, the Children's Aid Society,
the members Of Drakeley Lodge Of
Good Templars, and the officers and
children OF the Fayette street church
Sunday school, of which he was SUI
perintendent, and about fifty reverend
gentlemen, representing various de-
nominations in Baltimore. The seat
which the deceased had always occu-
pied in the church was draped in
mourning, as also his portrait, which
was suspended from the wall back OF
the seat.
The funeral service was opened by
the Rev. Mr.. Storke, Of st. Mark
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Edwards, Of
Huntington avenue church, and the
Scriptures were read by Rev. L. P.
Morgan. Rev. DR.. Edwards, of the
Broadway NJ. Z. Church, spoke at
length OF the purity Of character aud
great worth Of the deceased; OF his
sound business mind, which shrunk
from contact with any OF the fashion,
able vagaries Of the times, and had al
ways prompted him to keep from no.
tice the many Christian acts and mu-
nifcent charities which he was con-
stantly extending to those in need. Rev.
Mr.. Gibson, pastor Of the Fayette St.
church, also spoke OF the great loss
which not only the church of which
Mr.. Drakeley was member had sus~
tanned, but also the city OF Baltimore.
The remains were inferred at the
Western Cemetery, Luther Wilson,
Alexander w. Poulson, Richard Cor
nelius, Samuel R. Smith, VIM. Thigh
man and j. E. II. Boston acting as
pall-bearers.
Resolutions Of respect and OF regret
have been adopted by the different
Christian and benevolent associations
OF which Mr.. Drakeley was a member,
among them the Methodist Preachers
Association, Henry Watson Children's
Aid Society, Board Of Directors of the
House of Refuge and membero OF
Drakeley Lodge Good Templars.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02
How Tighten woman's Labor.

If"time is money" then everything
that tends to facilitate labor is a posi-
tive pecuniary benefit to mankind. The
best sewing machine or churn is not a
Pgood strong woman" as experience
proves. So Sapolio, in enabling one
woman to easily do as much cleaning
of every kind in one day as two women
can do in two days with the scrubbiug
brush and eosp, Is a positive blessing to
the human race. No woman who has
once used it will ever use anything else
IS a substitute. Sold by all dealers.
The cheapest az well as best cleansing
substitute in the world
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02
--H-4r

VIZ had the pleasure to meet our
friend Mr.. /. Blum OF the firm OF /.
Blum Il Bro. who has been absent
from the city on recreation along the
sea coast for come time. Mr.. Blum
informs us that be has spent the past
two weeks in the East purchasing
their fall stock OF dry goods, which be
assures will have no equal in extent, va
rietv, and low pricesin this region. We
anxiously look for the announcement
OF their fall opening, as we are as much
fond Of admiring fashions as the Ia
dies.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02
Sl.5OO,OOO.

divided into u OOO cash gifts, will be distrib-
uted by lot among the ticket-holders. The
numbers OF the tickets 10 be drawn from
one wheel by blind children and the gifts
from another.
LIST OF GIFTS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02
po,,c, c,orpr-Tbe feminines b ad

POLICE CouRr.-The feminines ad
the majority OF the cases on the police
court docket yesterday morning. We
suppose this is one of their rights"
though it seems to US that beng
before the police court should be
one of their "leits" alone.
Mrs. George Ferguson, as we stateei
Yesterday morning, walloped her liege
ord and master on Monday night,
when he returned home after the cons
clusion OF his lawsuit. She broke the
window with him. partly smashed a
door with him and wound up by nearly
breaking his back. She was fined $40
and costs.
Adam He'll was drunk on Tuesday
night. When Adam gets full there is
no end to the way he abuses his wife.
He drives her out doors, although she
had promised through life to be Adams
express company. He went home full
on Tuesday night and commenced to
make things lively about the house.
He was going to smash the looking
glass, but when his wife said meekly
4 don't care, Adam, what you do,
and glided out after a police officer, he
didn't break it. He simmered down.
Adam received pretty severe lecture
from the Judge, who assessed a fine Of
81 and cost for this offence and assured
him that the next time it would cost
him $50 or thirty days.
Susan Zimmerman was charged with
abusing Agnes Ritcbie yesterday morn
ing. The parties live ueighbors in
East Wheeling, and seemed to have
enioied to the full that great peroga-
tive of women, the free use OF the tom
que. 1t appearing that there was not
much difference between the abuse end
the abusee, the Judge dismissed the
charge on the payment o. the costs by
Susan.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

ENTIRELY FALsE-Some malicious
person set rumor ahoat on the streets
yesterday, 10 the effect that our city
banks had adopted the plan Of banks
in some other cities, and were not pay
ing checks for over fifty dollars, giving
certified checks for larger balances.
There is not word of truth in this ru-
NOR. Our banks are paying and can
pay every dollar that may be demanded
by Ii cir depositors.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

OFF FOR BosToN.-Willism Brown,
ESQ.,, conductor on the Hempfield rail-
road, and delegate to the Convention O.
Railroad Conductors, which meets in
Boston, Mass, next week, leaves this
evening for the Hub" We wish Billy
lots OF fun, pleasant journey, and a
safe return.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

THE CHANGE.-"Yes," said Smithers,
sad at heart, as be wandered through
the woods with his shot gun, looking
for squirrels, Eyes, yea, the foliage ls
turning to plumage." "As how p asked
Blobbs. 1.-THE leaves are down" and he
stopped to look at the sun through
the bottom of black bottle.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

FRlTz LONG, q Wheeling stone cut
ter, who has been working in Our town
some weeks, had hearing before JUS
tice Doneboo on Thursday evening last
on a charge of assaultipg with attempt
to kill Matthew Doyle, on whose head
it was alleged he had made cash three
or four inches in length with club.
The accused was committed for trial in
default of $500 bail Washington { Pa.)
Rewe,c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

A SUBSTITUTE FOR PIANo.-The adj
dition of another octave in the VIM.
II. Sheib & Co. Organs makes these in
struments very acceptable for plain
music. Call at Sheib's Music Store,
opposite the McLure House, Wheeling,
and see the most reriect organ ever
brought 10 this city.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

Assault WITH A KNlrE.-Last night
John Reddy and Richard Blackstone
met at house on Fourth street, north
Of Union and there got into quarrel,
in the course OF which Reddy drew a
knife from his pocket and cut Black
stone across the stomach. Fortunately
the knife was too small to infict a
dangerous wound. Reddy was arrested.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-02

J. I. LAETN & Co., No. 81, Monroe
street, are selling their stock OF Summer
Goods at greatly reduced prices, to make
room for Fall Stock. Gentlemen who
contemplate purchasing, will save from
20 to 80 per cent, by giving them a
trial. All work guaranteed.