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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Iinued to advance, splitting out mouth
fuls Of blood and teeth at every step.
During the interval thus gained, An
derson, who in his crippled state had
every reason to shun hand-and-hand
had not been idle, but fired
another well-aimed shot which broke
McCluskey's left shoulder. AS If this
was not enough, he sent still another
ball after him, which, striking him in
the pit of the stomach, caused him TO
fall forward heavily on his face. Nc
Cluskey was now MORALLY wounded,
and momentarily growing weaker from
loss of blood. Tearing open his shirt
In his agony, crimson spot In his left
side indicated the spot Anderson's first
shot had taken effect. He still, how
ever, retained his grasp of his pistol,
and by an effort superhuman in its
GOODNESS and deliberation fired at his
antagonist his third shot. The latter
had been closely watching for this,and
endeavored to save himself by sudden
ly dropping on the ground. Too late,
however. McCluskey's finger was al
ready on the trigger and his eye along
the sights, and when his adversary's
body reached the earth it was heavier
by . Colts pistol ball. A scream of
pain followed, and the spectators saw
the figure of man clutching wildly
with his hands at the grass and writh-
| ing and twisting IN norrlOle cohtOr,
tions. The bullets had struck him full
in the abdomen, and, like his antagon.
ist, Anderson was now q iast-oylng
man.
AT this 1unctnre IT seemed as II the
crowd would interfere, but Harding
sterniy Dade tnem keep DscK ana ieave
the men to settle the matter in their
own way. AZ none csreu " olsPu.e
win the giganuc nunter. me manaate
was oDeyeo, tnougn unlve ..s eApse.'
sion OF norror fsn slsousn tns sPeSts-
t4rs, E numosr 2, wnoM were tne gu
StYif. norr,H n1scaes 81 our oWn psrty'
Il thourht Of ieavinr The spot. one no :, one =
sistatle fascinstion rs "a IL ont bound
, one and All alike to ths blood. stsined
: locaiitv. Rnt the finsls Vas a hsnd--
the cnrta,n almost resdv 10 dron.
McClnskev. snmmoninr III 4 sn.
, nrame sfsort h;s remsininr stransth
draw ii. tnifa and haran "a crsv
: fsah,v n ths dir.ct;nn az m sntscnn,
Ia, Tha isttar VIM hsd raissd Rim,
self to = sittinr no.tnre. ssw IN move.
r ment ana nrenared rs msst Il. Botf
: had lronned MAR revolvers. Ieayine
5 to the ca,a stc~I the cnmn,stinn of ths
work
s Rv th;a time Il had grown ouits
| dari and d;;t;non;sh tha mnvemsnt'
l e fhe conhatants rannirad ths ciosas
;, attention.. Anderson va clesrlv uns
r hIe ~ NOVA anv nortinn az his hod,
save his RIGHT arm win this he rais
+ ID III kn{Se .lnSt and A McCInsks,
Q crsw1ed mn IN ,r;tbin reach desit hin
: tarrihls hlnw In the naclr. cnttin,
I the mnscie. and tandons ana ve;ns. m
{ hsIf .svs,srs- tha hssd from, ia ma =
4 49, scvcln& uio Aes " l.0l.. ~ uvry
But the EFFORT was too much Tor him
and leaving the weapon sticking IN tn
: wound, he pitched heavily forward Of
his face. Every one supposed that thu
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

The Dubuque n Ssss gives notice
rhst it cant sfforA to waste space mp.
., G-y reaper accidents thst DON'T re-
suit fatally. The mutilsting OF an an.
kia or The cutting of of A hand. is too
common an affair 'about these days to
secure attention at the rate
OF shout hundred q week. If any
bod, expects to see his name in these
columns. in that connection, he must
furnish occasion for a full-blown obit-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

The Dubuque Times Of the I'd inst.
comes to us with supplement Of the
full size Of that paper containing an
outline of the past and present OF Dn-
buque its educational, manufacturing,
banking, jobbing and retail trade,
with personal sketches Of the most
prominent business interests and also
. map embracing the whole of lows,
and . large part Of Wisconsin and II.
linois. Itappeared first in the Jour.
nal Of Commerce, Of Chicago, and
shows enterprise in the citizens of Du.
buque. The map Of railways shows
enterprise in the citizens Of Dubuque.
The map OF railways shows 9 most
excellent connection for Ottumws
with that city and Milwaukee by way
of the Cedar Rapids & st. Louis Rail-
way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

The Ohio Constitutional Conyen
ton hiss adjourned, 10 reasssmbls
in Cincinnati on the "a Of December,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

The Twentieth Annual State Fair Of
Iowa will he held on the beautiful
Fair Grounds at Cedar Rapids, ON the
Sth, 9th, 10th, llth, and 18th Of Sep
TENDER next 1000 in premis.nas are
to be distributed. Col. John Scott,
President and the indefatigable Secre-
tary, DIR. J. NJ, Shsffer, are laboring
with great energy aud good success in
making this years Fair superior TO
anything ever held in the west. Farm
ers Of Wapello county, we would like
TO chronicle the fact that this county
carried away some of the important
premiums at the State Fair this fall.
Also, we suggest to our manufacturers
that they ought not to fail to try their
hand. The grounds are excellent in all
their appointments and the comfort Of
visitors provided for.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Tho Wisconsin Republican papers
wont endorse Mat Carpenters defense
of the salary grab.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Sioux City ihtends TO ,paea 5000
hogs the coming winter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Bring ysur JeB Work to this eineS
sna yea'n get IL dsas tie neatsss ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07


Hardly democratic party '.lesder"
can be named who has not favored all
manner Of special legislation all man
ner OF protection to special interests ;
all manner Of monopoliee, and rings
and swindles and steals, from slsvc-
owning to salary-grabbing.
The above is taken from a leading
editorial in the Chicago Daily Times,
of August 9Th. The editorial IL writ
ten to coutrovert the position of the
New York World, which latter paper
'abors to snstain the policy Of main
tanning intact the democratic party and
the idea that the fsrmers. Oranges. arc
the natural allies Of democracy. The
Times says that "hardly q democratic
party leader can be named who has
not favored all manner Of monopolies
and rings and swindlcs and steals,
from slave.owning to salary-grsb-
bing." And the Times might have ad.
dcd rebellion to the list, and named
Wilbur F. Storey, editor-in.chief Of
the Times, "a the leading leader, the
biggest black bell weather among all
the leaders Of democracy, who have
been guilty Of his bin Of Indictment
against them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

The apii-monopolists had Couven-
|, ton last Saturday at Fairfield. Jefier.
| ted The following aapyentiou nomina.
Convention of August 18th: 8. Ii.
Rohb trer.l c. David tjcm.) Joseph
Gsli LIB, G. G. Fry (rep., Mr.. RAT.
cliir -lib.) aud Smith Ball .(dc,n.l II
was decided to call a County Conven-
iton foo August 18th. Col. Thompson
! made the opening speech. Our read.
+, ers hhrsshouts will recognize this old
! democratic seed. Among other things
/, he said Democracy and Changers wcre
convertible terms~-that they must fall
/. together and form ring SO big that il
/. wunld swallow all other rings
IL scents to us that hereRbUuts
we have heard ahont this oneness OF
Democratic aud Grange principles
from democratic mouth-pieccs. IA
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

II seems now to he pretty clearly
determined that Vice. President Henry
Wilson will not be able to tske his seat
as President Of the Senate and perform
its Duties at the assembling of Congress
in December. His physicians are Of
opinion tina. proper regard for his
life will require that he avoid all OK
ritcment and mental labor. It's there.
fore probable that the Hon. Matt. Car.
pentcr, of Wisconsin, who was elected
at the close OF the last session Presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate win perform
the dnties OF that place st The next
session.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Notwithstanding thousands were ruth
lessly butchered in the South by the
Ku- Ktus, and the Hon. Reverdy
johnson, lifelong Democrat and
Southcrner who defended the culprits,
was obliged to speak of their offenses
as the most fiendieh of crimes, and
could not be gain-sayed, yet the Times
could never find we'll authenticated
Ku-Klur outrage, till one occurred in
Iowa. Judging from his FORMER
course, We are led to conclude that if
the editor of that paper before endors-
ing the authenticity Of this act, had
known that these miscreants were
from Missouri, he. would never have
made the admission.
This act of the Kentucky Ru-Klum
is but one a the many murdsrous
demonstrations that are constantly oc-
curing in the South towards the col
ored race, showing a most dreadful
state of society. and how utterly
suicidal il is to say that the Southern
Democrats are reconstructed and Or
derby well meaning citizens. The
crops ON the maternal farm of the
distinguished Vice President reformer
will probably go to decay in the field,
because these Ku Klux who support
cd him for the Office OF Vice PRECEDENT,
Wih not let Ms '"ather hire colpred
iahorers to do her harvesting. o.. 80
punish her for employing them, aud
deter them from working, they devas-
tate her farm and kill one Of the col.
ored laborers. a#
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07
Thirty YElas' alhsl'!

pI.rrhoea, Dyssntery, Cholera ficrhus, SUM"
s,,ar TompIaiut, Fipx. Children's Teeth
iuc, and the Great Preventive OF
Asi0tic Cholera.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07

Tbs updsrssgusa has opepsd Jobbins Shop It
tAe above place tor repairing and 70 vsrnishine
idences Y desired 70 do work In my line.
je18wSmdly. r. g. YoN6E.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

MEMORIAL TO JUDGE sWARpIAY.
We publish on our first page the
Memorial in honor Of the: late Hon.
David Lewis Wardlaw, read before
the Supreme Court; by: the Hon,
Armistead Burt: The task could
not have been assigned to one bet.
ter :ftted.by ability, and long asso-
citation with the illustrious dead to
do justice to the record of his life
and public services. The work has
been admirably done, and'in way
to do equal honor to the subject
and to tile author. 1t is an elabo'
rate and beautiful memorial,
sketching in bold relief the virtues
and talents of one of our most dis
tinguished public servants, and
presenting in polished thought and
graceful words the claims of the
deceased to the love and admiration
of our people. ; =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

OCEAN COLLISION. - The recent
loss of the steamer Vile de Hare,
one of the largest Of the ocean
steamers, by collision with an En-
glish sailing vessel, directs atten-
ton anew to the dangers of the
Atlantic passage. In fifteen mip-
utes after being struck she went
down with 226 souls-some two
thirds Of the three hundred with
which she was charged. If the
night was clear, as alleged, a heavy
responsibility rests upon the officers
of both vessels, and the disaster
could only have been the result of
gross negligence. The only real
safety seems to lie in the adoption
by international authority of some
thug like double tracks to be used
by vessels going and returning.
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-.s-- ';'rg@I =
TuE New CHIEF JUSTICE.


THE New CHIEF JUSTICE. -
President Grant = has: appointed
George H. Williams, the present
Attorney General, Chief. Justice 'ot +
the Supreme Court of the United
States. The appointment has called
forth very general disapprobation,
even from the leading Republican
Journals. 1t is conceded that the
Attorneys General is aman . Of sound
Judgment and a good lawyer, bat ii
is isthought that he has neither" the
ability nor the attainhehts which
would be requisite 10 .flrt the 'exalt'
ed positions, once occupied by 9
Marshall, "a fancy, or q Chase;
Such a man as Judge Curtis q. q
VIM. M. .:Eyarts, or even sepato'
'Conkling, would have been more
acceptable. Asin the appointment
of his Cabinet the President .ha'
consulted his own preferences, ane
not the wishes of the people: =:
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The REPORTER OF THE CHARLES

The REPORTER OF THE CHARLES
TON News, VIM. II. McCaw, ESQ.,,
has been debarred the privileges c1
the Senate for charging that the
bill introduced by Senator Dunn
for preventing unjust discrimina'
ton by railroad companies was in
tended as a blackmailing operation
A letter'of regret, written by the
reporter to the Senator, was not ac'
cepted by the Senate, 'as making a
sufficient apology. We';shall be
sorryif we are thus deprived of the
very interesting Legislative'reports'
which are daily contributed to the
columns Of the Me,cs 'and Courier
Mr.. AlcC. has few superiors, We
think, asa reporter, - {
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She.rif'g Sale.

st
Freeman G. Martin, and Mary A.,
his wife, plaintiffs,
against
Amanda Andrews, VIM. P. Andrews,
and others, defendants.
Petition in Partition.
DY virtue Of an Oorder issued from
ID the Probate Court. Of Abbeville
! will sell at Ab9beville Court
House, on tie first Monnday'iu Janu-
ary next, within the legal hours OF
publiDSale, all that, tract of land or
plantation of Leonard P. Andrews
decd, to wit:
Ali the tract of land or plantation
upon which he died, situate in the
County of AbbeviliA and State afore-
said, on Hurley Creek, waters of Sa-
luda River, containing
2o4 Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of D.
q. Tompkips, Wm, r. Hilton, VIM.
Jester, Mrs. Childs, and lands lately
the property of Thomas Payne,
deceased.
Terms of Sale; One-third cash; the
balance, on q credit Of twelve months,
with ten per dent. interest per annum,
to be secnred'by bond to the Pro!
bate Judye for Abbeville County,
with two or more good and appt6yed
securltiss ahd q mortgage on the
premises. The terms of sale TO be
complied with tho Probate Judge,
Chas. w. Gufin. Purchaser to pay
for papers. 7
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Sheriff g Office,
Noy. %, ls7a :s5-tf:y .E
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THE CAROLINA MILITARY 1NsT1'
ru4E.-We have received q circular
Of this we'll known College which
is located at Charlotte, n. c., and
'nndsr the charge Of Col. j. P;
Thomas, Superintendent, assisted
by an able faculty. The course Of
study is q very thorough one, and
the Professors men Of ability and
exnerience. We commend the in.
stitution to the patronage of oul
friends.
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PARENTS would do web to direct
their attention to the, Greenwood ,,.!
Female Institute. The facilities
offered at this Institution are good,
and the prices low. Greenwood is
ONE of the most desirable locations
for a tirst-class Female College, and
we have no doubt that Professor
Blake's efforts to revive this lnsti,
tuition will be quite spccesstul'
Our best wishes are tor the success
of the College.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10

ERROR CoRRECTED.-We inadver:
tantly made a mistatement in our
issue of last week by. saying that
Mr.. Berman, who was spending the
honeymoon of matrimonial bliss
in Abbeville, was a partner of our
townsman Mr.. Rosenburg. We
are requested by Mr.. R. to say that
Mr.. B. has no interest at all in the
store, and we gladly make the cor.
Fection. = -
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Sherif's Sale..

Mary E. Me- cCaslan, and others, Plain
tiffs,
against
A. L. McCaslan, James McCaslan, ant
others, Defendants. -
Petition for Partition-e'aer IN Par
ht0n.
ny virtue of an Order issued from
ID the Court of Probate for Able
vile County, I will sell on Saleday ii
January next, within the legal hours
of public sales, the real estate O
Patrick G. McCaslan. deceased, to
wit: A tract of land situate in the
County of Abbeville and State O.
South Carolina, on Bold Branch wa
ters Of Long Cane Creek, containing
Two Hundred and Sixty-fou1
Acres,
more or less. bounded by lands of J.
H. Baughman, William K. Bradley
George Zanor, and others.
Terms-one-third cash, balance on
a credit of twelve months with ten
per cent. interest per annum. Pur
chaser giving bond and mortgage o.
the premises to the Probate Judge
for Abbevile County. Terms. o.
sale to be complied with the Probate
Judge only. Purchaser to pay fol
all papers.
L. P. GUFFIN,
S. A. G.
Sheriff s Office,
noo 1879 OK Al
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ha We have had the rleasur

s@~ We have had the pleasure
Of meeting in our town " duriug d the
past week, the Hon: T. G. Cover
of Greenville, who has recently re-
turned from a pleasant bridal trip
to the North. As q matter ol
course he is much improved in con
dition and is in fine spirits. Whilst
in Washington he took occasion tc
pay his respects to President Grant
and was cordially received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-12-10
nE We had the pleasure

M= We had the pleasure o1
meeting in our office during the
past week Presidents Bonner and
Benet, of the Due West and Cokes'
bury Female Colleges, respectively
Whilst we have at home such Hour
ishing institutions, and under such
excellent instructors, parents have
no reason to send their daughters
abroad.
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Monday, lst day Of January 1874,
ut IL o'clock M,

81 49, ~ !.
All that Lot Of Land with
Buildings thereon,
situate, lying, and beingin the village
of Cokesbury, AbbeVille county,
containing als
Five Acres & Seventeen Poles,
ladjoining lands of James n. Eason,
Samuel n. Hodges, and the Confer
ence School. s
TERMS-One-third Cash, payable
on the first day Of January, 1874,
with interest from the day Of sale,
at the rate Of seven per cent. per
annum; balance on credit Of one
and two years, to be secured by bond
| of the purchaser, carrying interest
from the day of sale at the rate of
seven per cent, and payable in one
and two years, and mortgage Of
the premises. .fl
The purchaser will be let into pos
session Immediately after the sale.
but titles viii not be made until tho
payment of the cash portion Of the
purchase money, and the execution
Of the bond and mortgages for the
balance. Purchaser TO pay referee
SAMUEL LORD, Referee.
Dec. 10, 1873, 35-4t
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AB3EyILLE COUNTY TREAsTREE

AB3EyILLE COUNTY TREASURER.
Senate in Executive Session
on Thursday last confirmed the ap'
pointment Of Mr.. T. N. Tolbert as
County Treasurer. Mr.. Tolber'
we have no doubt will make g
good officer. He is gentleman Of
education and Of integrity and will
doubtless give satisfaction. He
could not propose to himself a bet
ter model of business capacity and
integrity than his predecessor, Mr.
J, F. G. DuPre, and we trust will
earn the same official reputation.
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: GREENWOOD
INSTITUTE,

7WVHE exercises of this Institution
n will open on the first Monday in
January, 1874. The scholastic year of
nine months, will be divided into three
terms: the first term will end Friday
before the first Monday in April the
second term will commence on the first
Monday in April, and end Friday be-
fore the first Monday in July; the third
term will commence the first Monday
in September, and end Friday before
the first Monday in December. There
will be q public examination at the
close of the second term. 1t is designed
ito provide every facility for thorough
and complete female education. Com
petent Assistants will be employed as
the necessities of the Institute require.
IL. Rates of Tuition
Per Term of Three Months, to be paid
IT,. ',.... in advance: =; u;
Primary DEPARTMENT, $500: Aesdem-
ic Departmehtp $1,000: sG0llegfate De-
partmerit, $12.O0; Musical Department,
$500. :':...
Board twelve dollars per month.
= W. K. BLAKE,
Principal.
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The RURAL CARQL1s1As for
December, has been received, and
maintains its reputation as one of
the bese.of agricultural jGdrnals. It
is neatly printed and presehtt5s t5 a USE
full fund of information which is
invaluable'to the farmer apd gen.
eral reader. New subscribers can
obtain from the publishers. Mes
srs. Walker, Evans & Cogswell,
Charleston, one of the holiday
gifts-a handsome new chrome.
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nA= We learn that Madame

m= We learn that Madame
Bfignoli leaves this week for Co.
lumbia, where she has consented to
give a public concert for q charita-
Bile purpose. We also learn that
she has kindly consented to give a
concert for the benefit of the Ma
sonic Female College at Cokesbury,
at some time during Christmas
week. She is placing o:g7r people
under many obligations. :
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THE ATLANTA CONVENTION. :

d: The ATLANTA CONVENTION. -
About one hundred and fifty dele
gates attended"the Convention OF
Southern Oranges at Atlanta, Ga,
on Tuesday Of the past week: The
proceedings were quite interesting,
and a number;of important resolu-
tons adopted, looking to the de-
velopment Of our resourcss. Among
these the most. prominent is the
following, which is earnestly urged
for adoption by our people:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that,>a >as soon as proper
arrangements can be made,' the
planters are advised to send a por-
'.tion of their cotton to European
markets; that in view Of making
our farms self-sustaining, BY sowing
down one-third of the available
lands in small grain and grasses,
and plant one-third in corn and
sone-third in cotton, we hereby rec.
Commend the masters of the respec'
tive, cotton States oranges to submit
this npolicy to the subordinate
oranges tor their adoption, and that
the. masters of the subordinate
:grauges be requested to urge the
voluntary pledges thereto, and re-
port. resuh.ato' the masters of tho
. State oranges, who yiil thep repor'
TO- the President OF this convention
the lumber of subordinate oranges
in each State that have ,pledget
themselves to this policy, and sucl
.information will be difused through
the publiepress by the President
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80 =

JERRY COLEMAN, colored, now
under sentence of death for muir
der, was taken to Columbia on
Monday last by Sheriff Guffin, to
be present at the argument before
the Supreme Court in arrest ot
Judgment and for new trial. HiE
counsel are Messrs. Thomson ant
Noble.