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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The Inter-Ocean DAILY of the 18th
inst, has an article upon the question
of the expediency Of the republican
central committee in Chicago deciding
whether the republican organization
shall be abandoned for the coming
election in that county this fall on the
local ticket. That papertakes decided
ground against it, and it is pre-emi.
nently right. If we remember right
It was some six years ago when the
Chicago Tribune and other papers of
that city as opposed to the Chicago
Post entered into peoples party
abandoning the republican organiza-
/ -tion. That was in fact the commence
ment Of the Isibane's detection and f.
nal complete renegadcism. There is, s,of
course, proper medium for men and
journals in their support Of party.
No wrong should be upheld in so
doing, but it will not do to fly the
track for every error that occurs.
Such a course would disrupt all
business and social compacts, as we'll
as political parties. The inter- Ocean
says:
"The INTER-OeEAN was established
as a Republican newspaper, to advocate
the principles and aid in maintaining
the organization Of the Republican
party. If tho party would be potent
in the aggregate, it must be efficient in
detail. If it hopes to be dominant in
States and in the nation, it must main
tain its discipline and solidity in coun.
ties, municipalities, and Townships
An election for the choice Of the most
important county and city officers is to
be held next month. Tho Republican
party has majority in Cook County
of about 1900. If it has men in its
ranks qualified by honesty, fidelity and
ability to hold these ofiices--and we
know it has--why should they not be
nominated and, II possible elected p
Whether or not Republican candidates
shall be nominated can only be decided
by the party itself through delegate
or mass convention. No individual
Republican, no Republican journal, nc
Republican committee, has shadow
of authority for deciding that there
shall be no convention of the party tc
make nominations. Such assumption
Is usurpation, and leads inevitably to
the conclusion that its advocates are
unwilling to trust the masses Of tho
party to administer its affairs in the
old'fashi0ned. recognized modes"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
a pnmmy Assert. Herself.

A deaf and dumb woman who has
been visiting Danbury TO solicit aid,
says the Ne,rs, was annoyed by some
bad boys at the lower end Of Main
street, and gave them a talking TO
they will remember to their dying
day. She said: s'llector the afflicted.
will yc? If | had you across my
knee for two minutes, Id make you
acquainted with astronomy"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Polk county gives Gov. Carpenter
522 majority, but elects the following
Anti-Monops: Mitchell, Senator
Lowry, Treasurer; and Bringolf, Sher'
iff. The Republicans elect Madden
and Brandt Representatives, and Ba.
ker. Auditor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The Bloomfield Republican gives the
following result in Davis county :
"The Republicans elected the Repre-
sentative, Supervisor and Treasurer.
The Democrats elected the Sheriff,
/ Auditor and Supt of Schools. The
official vote may change this some. as
the vote is close.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

A good many citizens, and large
majority Of them Republicans, could
not vote on Tuesday, because they
were not registered. We hope this
will prove salutary lesson to them,
and that in the future they will per-
sonally inspect the registry lists and
see for themselves that their names
are registered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

UTILIZING HEX PowER.--Thc Ohio
Farmer says: With the tread of pow
er for dogs, canine pets otherwise usc-
less, were made OF some little value,
but device for turning hen scratch
ing to some account is one step i'm adj
vance of this. Some man, too tired
by nature to hoe, has utilized the
scratching power of the hen--has ben,
her ever-prevailing propensities to the
aid of agriculture. He makes long
narrow cages, just wide enough to fiji
between his garden rows Of vegeta.
bles, &c.; has slat sides, board tops
and open bottoms. In these cages lac
puts his best dirt-throwers and let.
them hoe ont the patch. When Tho
ground is we'll torn up, he moves thu
cage along, and in this way keeps the
earth mellow and the garden free from
insects.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Dubuque county goes 1000 Anti
Monop on the State Ticket, but elects
the Peoples Independent County
Ticket, defeating the Democratic tick
ct by from 300 to 500. So there is an
other Tammany Ring busted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Senator Morton, of Indiana, is quite
i'll from over work as a member of the
Committee on Elections and Privi-
legcs, and hard work in the political
campaign.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Clark county elects all of the Repub-
lican candidates except the Auditor.
The Patriot says the vote was very
light and instances one township cast
ing only l0l votea: when it usually
casts 200.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
THE lNDEpENDENcE srrcrpr

The Independence RuiletiR of Fri
day contains the particulars. so far as
known, of the recent suicide at that
place. The Bui'etta says:
Miss Eliza Reeves, the victim of
the tragedy was about twenty years Of
age, and lived with her mother, a
widow and a seamstress, who lives
west of Chatham street. and one block
north OF the foundry. On Wedncs-
day she assisted her mother in her
household duties, and appeared much
as usual, except that she refused to
cat at dinner and supper. AT o'clock
p. M, she sent for Il gentleman who
had been paying her attentions. and,
who, it is popularity understood, was
a suitor for her hand, and when lie ar
rived, invited him into an adjoining
room. After few moments conver-
sation, the import of which has not
yet transpired, she turned her face
from him, and taking a bottle of
strychnine from her pocket, swallowed
its contents. The gentleman sprang
to her, but too late to defeat her pur-
pose. She calmly held up the empty
bottle, and told him she had swallow
cd enough to serve her purpose. DR..
Hunt was Immediately summoned,
aud arrived in half an hour, but ali
efforts to save the misguided girl were
futile. Taken on an empty stomach
the poison speedily did its work, and
at 8 o'clock Miss Reeves was a corpse.
Before her death she told the physi-
clan that she took the poison with the
deliberate purpose of ending her life,
and did not regret the act. TO the in
quiry as to her motive, she only an
swered that she was unhappy. 1t ap-
pears, however, that ON the day pre-
vions to the rash act, she wrote a let
ter to her mother, which was found
after her death, in which she declared
her purpose to commit suicide, and
gave the reasons that impelled her.
Further than this we have not learned
the contents of the letter.
Dr. Hunt, who is also the coroner,
deemed the cause and manner of her
death amply explained by her own
confession. did MOI. hold an inquest.
Her remains were Immediately cof-
fined, and accompanied by her mother
started on the noon train yesterday for
Sparta, Wis, where relatives Of the
family reside.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

GOLD goes down to-day to Ia. The
New York capitalists say bottom
prices have been reached on stocks
anu money is coming forward freely
: to loan and for investment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The Anti-Monop revolution in this
State has beaten number Of the
strongest railroad tariff men we have
over had In the Legislature. A prom
inent instance Of this kind is found in
the defeat of Evans, ofMuscatine conn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
Horrible Death.


One of the most horrible occurren-
ces that we have been called upon to
chronicle. took place on Thursday, af-
tcrnoon, 9th ultimo, eight miles nortI,
of Knob Noster:
On the day above mentioned, IA par
ty OF farmers from the county adjacent
were attending James Fosters ma
chine, engaged in threshing wheat on
Mr.. Albaugh's farm. During the nj
tcrnoon, while busily engaged thrash
ing, a small wheel became broken, the
excessive friction produced therctrom
quickly igniting the dry wheat straw
and chafi, with which the machine
was surrounded. A stiff breeze was
blowing at the time, threatening the
spread of the flames 20 a large rick of
wheat adjoining. Contemplating the
desperate emergency, one OF the en-
ployers. Mr.. Arnold, mounted the
front part of the machine and attempt
e,l 10 smother ont the flames. In step
ping on the fced-b board, one foot slip
ped, his leg entered the machine about
half way 10 his knee. where. horrible
to relate, ii became firmly caught.
Vain were the effort, TO release the
poor man from his terrible situation.
No time was TO be lost. The flames
were gradually increasing. Upless
removed he would be burned alive.
A desperate remedy was then resort
ed to-the last and only hope. \ stout
man. with common chopping axe.
then severed the imprisoned ley Just
below the knee, the amputation rcquir-
ing three several blows The unfor-
tunate man was then taken from the
machine, and runner dispatched sor
medical aid. A physician was fortu-
nately obtained in short time, bnt
the wounded man died before he az
rived, although every assistance was
offered him by those present.
The deceased was about 81 years OF
age, and leaves a stricken family 10
mourn his sudden and horrible death.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

McGlashon is undoubtedly, elected.
lie got all the votes cast and is about
as certain of his election as Kitter-
man was on Tuesday forenoon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

An nnwarranted attack has been
made in this county upon our railroad
employees residing here. In the main
these employees voted against the
Anti-Monopoly ticket, we say in the
main they did, though scores of them
did not do so. II seems to us that the
reason why they did this is as plain as
the nose OH a mans face. Is it to be
expected that any portion of the peo-
pie Of this county can band themselves
together making wrongful nse OF a Sc
cret organization to assist them, and
war against railroads in so unfair a
manner, and not call ont the almost
united opposition of railroad compan-
les, aud the men who labor for them.
The fact is. it tis just as natural for rail-
road companies, and the men who la
Dor for them, to be opposed to such a
party as it is for water to run down hill.
The railroad companies therefore ex-
erted themselves TO give their employ
ees a chance to vote, which they did
according to their own judgment. In
spite Of the fact that r. w. Dixon was
a candidate upon the Anti Monopoly
ticket, and its leading spokesmen, yet
his well-known friendship to railroads
led railroad employees to vote for him,
notwithstanding he held such relation
chip 10 the hntfsNfonopoly ticket -
This was one of the reasons why Mr..
Dixon was elected. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Caldwell came near be.
ing beaten two years ago by Sam
Packwood (democrah by reason of the
railroad votes.
1T was simply the belief by railroad
men that Mr.. Dixon was humbugging
ais Anti-Monop constituency that led
them to vote for him. The political
Grange fight upon railroads necessarily
drove railroad companies and EN- ploy-
ees to the support of the republican
ticket, Just as similar war upon agri-
culturists would draw the fire Of the
farmers. Any man then is simply act
ing very foolishly, and showing his
ears hugely, when he charges upon
railroad men that they 'swere yoted'
instead Of voting, All this talk il
clap-trap, the language of the dema.
gogue, and is a paper gun lirod that
recoils and hurts only the gunner
at the breech.
Finally the teachings Of the late cleo.
ton, as we have before said, show con-
clusively the folly of organizing par.
ties upon class basis
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Rothert Republican, is elected SEN
ator in Lee Co., and Anderson and
Taylor, Republicans, are elected to the
House. Good for Lee!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Hopkirk, Republican, beats Camp
bell, Anti Monop, for Representative,
2l3 in Jefferson county. Good for
y HoDkirk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

An instance of great liberality was
shown in New York during the pro-
gress of the Protestant Alliance, in
the fact that Episcopal clergymen have
taken part in the Communion service
as conducted by the Presbyterian
churches. This assemblage together
Of tho Protestant world is breaking
down the barriers that divided the
churches, very rapidly and surely.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

1t is very satisfactory to know that
Ed. Campbell, of Jefferson county, q
very cunning demagogue, is beaten
by Hopkirk, Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Van Bnren county elects the Anti
Monop Senator, Representative and
Sheriff Balance Of Republican ticket
elected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Monroe county giyos 400 majority
for the Republican ticket. Bully for
Monroel
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Judge Beck carried Lee county by
SOC majority, which shows the estima-
ton in which he is held where he re.
sides.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The State Register thinks the Re-
, publican majority in the State will
not be more than from 16, 900 to $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
THE ELEoTIoN.

The following are about tho ma
jorities on the following offices in
Wapello county. The official count
may vary few votes on some OF
them, but not more than 10 on any
one:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Monroe county Republicans elected
their whole county ticket except Supt.
of Schools.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The Des Moines Repa6ltcan an
nounced the result Of the election in
Polk county as follows:
"sCooPED."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

How. JACOB SIBEREIL.- We arc
pleased totsee that Wapello county has
done herself the honor Of electine the
Hon. Jacob Siberell az one Of her Rep
resentatives in the 18th General As.
sembly. He is an old and substantial
citizen of the county, and has been a
resident Of the State over twenty
years, and has always taken an intel
ligent interest in its growth and de-
velopement. He is native OF Ross
county, Ohio, where he received his
early education in the country schools.
We remember him as schoolmate
and friend over thirty years ago, aud
rejoice now that his fellow citizens
have found in him one worthy to rep
resent them in the important position
for which they have selected him.
We doubt not he will prove faithful
and useful member.-Des Mosaes Re
paeb7icoa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

+. S. Fred says he wont take me
10 the theatre again; but, dear me.
could make him 70 this very night.
Just one hug and two or three dar-
fags, iudiciously applied, will bring
around the fiercest brothcr-in law in
Chicago.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Gold. yesterday afternoon in New
York, declined to ~, lower figure
than it has reached since 1860.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
THE SUN TO DE RxTISeuIsuED.

Professor Young, the most eminent
living student of solar physics, read a
paper on the sun. That body, he ar
gued, is a gigantic bubble whose crust
is gradually thickening and whose size
is diminishing. There is constant
loss of heat, which will end in its OK
tinction as q producer of warmth and
light. He quoted Faye, Secchi, and
Others to prove that the material Of the
sun is gaseous, and that these gases
are retained by some kind of crust
Through this surface the tumnltuous
inner composition is constantly spurt-
ing and outbreaking with great vic.
lence. He thinks that this crust "may
consist of a sheet of descending rain
not Of water, Of course, hut of the ma
terial whose yapors are known to exist
in the solar atmosphere, and whose
condensation and combination arc
supposed to furnish the solar heat. -
AS this peculiar rain meets the gaseous
substance of the sun it coalesces into q
continuous sheet forming s'a sort of
bottomless ocean, resting upon the con-
densed vapors underneath, and pierced
by innumerablc ascending jets and
bubbles" This action of the sun s en-
velope will be quenching of the great
orb upon which we depend for heat
and light. Ii will grow smaller, and
more compressed and surrounded by
this crust, until it will be so hidden
and muiiled as to be practically exclu-
ded from the economy Of the universe.
The result will be intense cold and
darkness. cessation of all animal life,
and an immediate return 10 original
chaos
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The next Wyoming Legislature will
have two female members.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
IMPENDING IIoRRoas.
yha Terrible Predictions of the A nesf.
can ScienffatS.

can Scientkats.
Few know the terrible import of the
present meeting of the American Sci
entifie Association at Portland. In its
development of new horrors in store
for poor humanity it was awfully pro-
life. It's members We'd with each 9TH
er in predictions of coming conyul-
sions of nature, and sustained their ar
guments with truths brought to light
from the deepest and darkest wells of
science. That humanity is to be obiit-
Grated was the gist of five papers read
by five of the most scientific, trusted
and celebrated members of the asso-
citation. A terrible and total extinc-
tion of animal life was foretold by all,
the only question being which Of the
five horrors shall first develop itself
and perform the work Of universal de-
struction.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

The State Register says yesterday
morning in the United States Circuit
Court stipnlations were entered into
between the attorneys OH either side
of the Republic Insurance Company
cases as follows: Judgment is to be
entered in all the contested cases
against the delinquent stockholders
for tho full amount claimed in the Pc
tition.- The judgment Is to take effect
October I'D.
There are nine delinqucnts in Des
Moines, and one hundred and forty in
the State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

gradually developed by friction, and
must finally cease unless maintained
by external power" The heat power
OF the sun. which he regarded as the
motive power Of the earth, is being
exhausted by the prodigious lavish
ness of its expenditure. 1t is sup
posed, he said, that the satellite will
fall into planets, planets into suns, and
suns into common center, after
which darkness, silence, and death
will reign lie was not without a
shadow oil Ope, however. He saw
only two possible chances for post
poncment, ut least fthc readful cat
astrophc: First, series of natural
chemical evolutions attracting to the
sun vast amount of c0mbustible mag
nitudc of the universe being sufficient
to permit q never-ending concentra.
tion of masses. Ono dreadful effect OF
loss of sun-power, he said, is dis
placement of atmospheric forces. Ii
dal influences or planetary collisions
may hasten the final dreadful catastro-
phe, which will be a slowing of the
machinery ofthe universe, until grow
ing stagnation eliminates in total
extinction of life forces.
UNIVERSAL DROUGHT AND STARVATION.
Professor franklin b. Hough fore.
told perpetual drought--the result OF
a clearing off of the forests. ssThe con-
trast," he said, "betwecn an open and
sunbnrnt pasture and one intersperscd
with clumps of trees must have been
noticed by every careful observer. The
fact that furniture in houses too much
shaded viii mould is an instance OF
tho humid influence of trees, and the
results Of woodland shade explain the
fullness Of springs and streams in the
forest, which dry, up and disappear
when the trees are removed The
rapidity with which the forests fare
disappearing has already been mat
ter of alarm; but when we consider
the effect upon streams--practical IL
lustrations of large ones being lessen.
ed and small ones cxtinguished-- -thcre
is cause for fright. Land viii become
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
News and other items.

Indiana has just redeemed a Sta,
bank bill issued in lS4O.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23
THE RuBnnE EARTH TO srRsT.

General j. G.. Barnard described the
interior of the earth as motion fluid.
Previous notions had given the earth,
however, rigid exterior surface from
1000 to 1000 feet deep. He rcfnted
this theory, and claimed for the globe
upon which we live somewhat the con-
struction of rubber ball filed with
melted lead. The surface is, he thinks,
pliahle coating that has been gradn-
ally formed over the fiery mass inside.
A globular form is maintained by rap
id rotary motion, the inner fluid sus-
tanning the soft shell in its position, so
that the nndulations are imperceptible
to lis. Thus We are being whirled
through space on huge globule, the
surface of which floats on an interior
of liquid fire. Only the rotary speed
of this bubble keeps il together, and
any disarrangement OF change in ter
restrial pheumomena would transform
it all into fluid that wonld resolve it,
selfinto yapor, General Barnard does
not believe that the surface is of an es-
sentially different composition from
tho liquid interior--it has only been
condensed sufficiently 10 form sort
of capsule. The tenure of the worlds
existence, therefore, is exceedingly un-
certain. Any greatly disturbing influ-
ence--the breaking out of huge vol
cano, any change in tho surface that
would render it brittle, the impact OF
a heavy meteor or comet--may, in a
moment, immediate it, leading humani-
ty to whirling death amid the horrors
of inorganic space.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-23

Kentucky is Dragging about gi
who walked eighteen miles to be MAJ
ricd.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-11

WoNDENFUL STAFEAIENT.-Unle hun
dreds of our most responsible citizens
have conspired to delude the communi-
ty, medicine has at last been intro
duced which Is a specific for almost
every human ailment, not involving the
entire paralyzation or partial destruc-
ton of the organ or organs In which 1T
exists. These witnesses testify Tin some
instances from their own personal ex-
perience, in others on behalf of others,
that dyspepsia, liver complaint, remit
tent and Intermittent fever, nervous
debility, and numberless other diseases,
are rapidly and radically cured by this
new remedy. It halls from California,
and has In two years overleaped all COM
petitors among advertised tonlcs, and
become par eTceLte1tce the medicine OF
the people. California is an exceptional
region. It's vegetable products, those
of a medicinal nature, have no equiva-
lent elsewhere, and it is from the
choicest of these that DR.. J. Walker
prepares his famous alcoholics VINE,
OAR BIrTERs, the invaluable invigorant,
nutrient, Laxative and Alternative to which
we refer. Those who have tasted the
curative properties of this marvellous
preparation pronounce it the most com
prehensive remedy ever offered to man
| kind, and assert that there is no inOr
ganic disease which it will not subdue
| As a family medicine, we can recon
mend 1t without reserve.