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for his hens in the winter when they
have not access to the ground.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-07
-EITEll STATES REGISTERS

FNIIFp STATEN tSESsKNTEN'S
4 SUNNI. ,i.--In the lriiteG state. Lard OF
tic.' ~ the District of carson tity. y, yada.
The Peo,,ie I'll the United STATES IL John
Reeves. John .>ul,iNun and "alns 'rav.tr | and
Loui. MiraEdrttc. gree ting:
Son are llriobs summoned 10 arfeAr eioI:
mt. At my ufi.''s. III 'arsun Sity nu the fiGE I'll
DAY of " ARCH. i. y. 1871, ~ n O'Clock. h. NJ.
to answer the complain of tie Contra! Pacific
Railroad Company. .NUlring Your slall. to tie
West hall II Nor ,ast q'.a!tsr. 1nd Nt.i naiI
of Soth,as Quart; I of section seven ~. Fn"<i-
ship niAtt,n go y. u. rin"t.' 49, Fast:
West half If N"r;i."',: 'il,aF1,r. and Wet iist
ri sou; ,t It t:iar!tr ri Sect, i.N" t,.I Town
ship sNj..n 10 y. i. an rim. teen last; East
hat If Northwest quarter rIl East half Of
.,outiiN. u quar.tI OF Section NV 80 Township
sixteen t1Gl y. r. nineteen 49, East and SN =.
of NV a.ld SN'i "f Ne rf Sa.ti. u. Town.
snip U6j \. Il. ~ East. t" ". unjust and l!cS gal:
and. :ltn aid tli,Ic. do yen sh ,w cause, if AIRY
th,Ir IL. why thu claim .i SAID central PaciAr
Railroad Coiura,., Shall n.nt Ia rcogniz-d
int and legal and be allowed to enter tic Sale
land failing in which i'u'1n' ~ Will he taktE
a;s=i;.st you.
To the United STATE. J;I.hal or D-pnti7od
citizt li-g greeting: Max. service ana return
lcrcN. .s
CI:rn Under IA. hand thi, ,hir'! IN. Fl i-n-
inar!. !. u. lssj.
: .iDOlfHi'N WAIiZ.
REGISTER. 81 Carson ti:, District.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
THE xEw oREGfsN SENATOR.

The State of Oregon has made Sem
stor Ont uta suan who many years ago
lived anI married in the Stare oil Penn
sylvania, ran away from his wife
and turned up in Oregon Nit.
chel, instead ot a ilipprc his real
name. Such, at All events. is the chr.
rent newspaper report. The wife he
married in Pennsylvania he had first
ruined and been forced under such cir
cumstances. Ia marry. The Pennsyl-
wanna wife now complains and tells q
mouruful tale Of abuse, abandonment,
and years OF poverty since. From the
! Senator's own statement. he has been
| guilty OF the change of name. and ne
to the balance the full text has net vet
appeared. Sufficient. however, comes
10 light 10 throw dark unwelcome
| shade upon his character. and we ca,
only say that unless there be some very
good excuse not easy to iorsee he has
| been guilty nf some infamous conduct
| Tor which he should il man atone
without stint. Here is what he him.
self says OF his change OF name.
Owing solely 10 domestic trouble
seeking nj that time only obscuriiy anC
hoping that might be forever Separa
ted from some of the memories OF In,
pas.. bni having committed no wron.
act to be concealed, neither conte,npla
ting The commission of any. |. in IN,
then perinrhcd state Of mind, decide,
to he known and called thereafter b,
my mothers maiden name. Mitchell
+ which was my middle name by hap
tism. This. ! frankly concctle, was al
indiscrcct. i'll advised, and middleton
|, I act, Il great bluptlcr. foolish mistake
/ offer Tor il no excuse save my mex
! pcricnre in The world. and great dc
sire 10 separate myself rs lar as posi-
Bile from Il past that was. and is, mex
: pressibls painful. 1t was yiolatio
Z, Of the convcntionalities of life, 10
which would gladly atone by u life
labor. Ii is not, however. in contra
ventiun Of any public law The act 0
f once became irrelrirvabie. leave IL I
J others to judge whether thus vieldin
to the misdircction of perturbe
= mind in days of detection and sorro'
e is 4 sin that years of honorable efl0l
:. inthe walks Of daily lie cannot atom
4 for.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19


Professor Wilder, of Cornell Univer-
sity, gives the following short rules
for action in cases of accident, which
will be found useful to remember:
For dust in the eyes avoid rubbing ;
dash water into them remove cinders,
&C., with the round point Of lead
pencil.
Remove wax from the ear hE tend
to the ear.
If an artery is cut, compress above
the wound If a vein is cut, compress
below.
If choked, get on all tours and
cough.
For slight burns, dip the part in cold
water If the skin Is destroyed, cover
with varnish.
Smother q fire with carpets, &c. /;
water often spreads burning oil and
increases the danger. Before passing
through smoke take long breath, and
then stoop low but if carbolic acid,
walk erect.
Suck poisoned wounds unless your
mouth is sore. Enlarge the wound, or
better, cut out the part without delay.
Hold the wounded part as long az can
be borne TO hot coal or end of q
cigar.
In case OF poisoning excite vomiting
by tickling the throat Oh by warm VA.
ter and mustard.
For acid poisons give alkalies; for
alkaline give acids-white of egg is
good in most cases. In a case of
opium poisoning give strong coffee,
and keep moving.
II In water, float on the back, with
the nose and mouth projecting.
For apoplexy raise the head and
body; for fainting, lay the person flat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
THE SALARY INCREASE.
4 Practical way 0f Viewing the Matter
by n Democratic s,0nereSas..nn


Hon. Philadeiph Van Trump. the
late Democratic Congressman from The
18th Ohio District, is probably as well
known as any other Democratic politi-
clan in Ohio. lie has been on the
Democratic State Ticket number of
times. aud is a recognized leader His
opinions and statements in regard to
the salary grab business will, therefore,
he regarded as having some weight
from Il Democratic standpoint. He
has recently written a letter to his
Democratic constituents on the subject
which will attract more than usual at
tention What he says in denouncia-
ton of the salary grab is all very good
but the effect OF ii is spoiled by the
fact WHICH has come to light, that after
writing so virtnously to his constitu-
ents he went quietly to Washington
and drew his five thousand dollars ex-
ira pay. Still, he tells the truth about
his own party, and that is what we
want the people to know. lie says:
Il had voted steadily and uniformly
against the measure, without hesitation
or shadow of turning, although ma
.joril Of mn party roted the othe,
ray.
Here Is another paragraph from his
letter:
And yet, as applied to the salary
question alone, do not speak of il as
party capital. As party question il
remains at rest a majority Of the DEM
ocrats, if the Southern members can
be classed as strict Democrats, voted
for it; without their aid, coupled with
the Northern Democrats, who united
with Them, il could not have been car.
ricd.
lie goes on to explain that lie was
spared oil with Democratic mem.
Der who would have voted for the
grab il he had been present, and that
the pair should count AS vote against
the whole thing. He says:
81 te)t high and controlling sense
of duty in whatever | did from its in
ception TO its close. j could not hiring
90 sal TIA ts1>i 40 he ;efaut aitbe,
with propriety or duty, al the very
close Of term OF Congress of two
years, og "g 0pA cotc, to put mont. in
my purse, against the will of my con-
stituents. There was perhaps no man
in Congress who needed money more
than ] did, but | have not yet come tc
the conclusion 10 abandon the consoI.
ing idea that there yet remains in this
world of ours. bad as il is, something
which is still better than money--aI,
approving conscience and sense Of duty
honestly performed
But this virtuous Democratic Con-
gresham, after having said all this,
and great deal more in the same
strain, TO his constituents. went quiet
ly and drew his five thousand dollars
back pay, His profession and his ac-
lion in the case are Characteristic ofthc
Democratic party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
Cumming ON . Railroad Train,

Some years ago Jack Radley, an en-
gineer on q Southern Railroad. ex-
ploded his locomotive, doing some
damage to limb and property. There
was and investigation of the accident,
and Radley was acquitted of all blame
and justly, too, for he was very
steady man and careful engineer.
j. G. Salter, the roadmaster of the
company, in commenting upon the &C
quittal of Radley, said that the acct
dent occurred by the engineers having
"more whisky than water aboard =
This remark caused newspaper quar-
rel and subsequent GOODNESS between
the two railroad men. The other
day they met, and .Salter introduced q
conversation about the old affair,
which soon passed from words to
blows, and terminated by Salter get
ting handsomely whipped. His black
nA.1 -I.ssss Szsl - ssssCaof1y OH
him, but he could not help IL just then
The next day he loaded his shotgun
and got on train of the Mississippi
u Tennessee railroad, OF which he was
still roadmaster, and on which Radley
was an engineer. AT Herando, thirty
miles below Memphis, Radley's traiT
was switched off on side track, and
and the train on which Salter was
came up and stopped. Radley was
standing talking TO a friend, and Sal
ter ieyeled his gun out of the window
of the car and fired heavy charge OF
buck-shot into Radley's head. Radley
fell dead, and Saltcr's train went on
taking him with it. AT the next sta.
ton he WAS arrested and taken back
to Herando. He was the most unpop.
nlar man ON the road, and Radley was
one of the most popular. He was a
young man and had family. This il
not the first time Salter has gone gun.
ming for engincels, but it is the first
time he had ever killed his game. 1,
is said that the citizens wanted to deal
out even-handcd justice to him, bu,
rclinquished the project, as it is pretty
certain that Salter will have fair trial
and speedy sentence
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

During the war General Longstreet
was ono of the chief idols of the
southern people, brave cool-headed
fighter, reliable and successful leader,
no praise was too lavish to bestow
upon him; now, since he has become
commander of Kellogg's militia. q
New Orleans letter says:
"Our best citizens refuse to speak to
him; ladies draw their skirts aside
passing him upon the street as If he
were leper. In the eyes OF the New
Orleans aristocracy he has sunk too
low to be noticed. In the public
meetings here he is denounced as a
traitor, a renegade, and in fact, every
epithet is thrown at him that malice
can point or ingenuity invent. But
none OF this provokes response from
Longstreet. He goes his way corr
ageous but sad, turning neither to the
right nor the left, and paying no at
tention to the mud thrown at him.
The man who possesses thispower of
| maintaining silence in seasons OF
| anger, danger, SANDER and temptation,
always Yields an influence over his
fellow men which the fluent dealer in
strong epithets never can command,
His words are waited for, his GESTURES
noted, his countepance studied. lie
never condescends to apologize, but
lets new actions explain the old ones
Are ISLANDERS circulated about him
DO they even creep into the columns
of some careless or unscrupul0us
sheet! He does not hasten to sci
himself right before the people, by {
card, but simply let's them die, live,
them down. In times like thu
present, when political bitter.
ness gives birth to so many unwar
ranted statements, the man who ha
not by nature or culture. this self-re
straining power, has great need to &C
quire it, unless he desires to be KEEP
bristling like porcnpine, every quill
sharpened to pen point, constantly en-
gagged In the vain task of refutinj
SANDER. "Touch and I pierce" is /
foolish motto.-Ne,o Orleans Repu6
lic0n.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

II isn't polite to ask an obese person
il he is fat-igued.
An eighteen-and- "a half-pound baby
is a late Ulster county (N. W pro-
duct.
Illinois raises a tobacco crop worth
more than two millions Of dollars
yearly.
Handsome coffin, plate, hearse and
carriage for $685. is the announcement
of New York undertaken. This
brings funeral Injuries within the
reach Of the poorest.
Nathan Lees. Manchester Eng
land) cotton manufacturer, lately died
and left $2,500,O0O for his relatives to
squabble over. He had never married
and was 70 years old.
A German in Macon, Ca, hung him.
self by his suspcnders to the top of /.
tree, seventy feet from the ground, and
it took two months to find him and
then he wasn't worth cutting down.
To drive away ants. If they ar,
married aunts borrow some money o
their husbands. If they are single, lei
'em take care Of the baby for the after
noon. while your wife goes to a matt
nee.
Shooting in Decatur county, Ind.
must be nearly over for the season. A
paper there says: "Milt Bryan wen
hunting the other day and returned
home after a twenty-four hour ram
BILE, with 0 squirrels, 0 doves, 0 larks
| 0 grasshoppers, and ham sandwich.
General John b. Gordon made |
speech at reception given him IL
Savannah, Ca, a few days since, clos
ing with the sentiment: 1.-THE heroi
dead Of both armies, who fought 70
principle, and backed their conviction
with their lives. Let both be dull
honored."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
Among the resolutions Of the Lee
County Republican Convention last
Saturday, were the following:


County Republican Convention last
Saturday, we're the following:
Resolved, That we insist upon the
right and duty Of the State to control
every franchise Of whatever kind 1t
grants and while we do not wish that
any injustice shall be done to the indi-
vidual or corporation who invests cap
ital or industry of this kind, we yet
demand that no franchise shall be
granted which Is prejudicial to the
public interests, or In which the rights
and interests of the State and the peo-
pie are not carefully and fully guarded.
Resolved, That the commercial and
industrial interests Of the country
should have the best and cheapest
modes of transportation possible and
while capital invested In such means
of transit, whether by railroad or 9TH
erwise, should be permitted the right
of reasonable remuneration, an abuse
In their management, excessive rates
oppressive determinations against 10.
calities, persons or interests, should bt
corrected by law, and the people should
be protected from such wrongs and al
improper and arbitrary use Of the
growing power Of railroads and othel
corporations.
Resolved, That we unqualifiedly::con
denim the official misconduct and EN-
bezzlement OF the public funds by Sam
Of e. Rankin, the late Republican
Treasurer Of State, and express on
decided opinion that instead of being
acquitted by grand jury, he should
have been prosecuted and punished &C
oorling to law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
n '.s,--.-.s-.l4s ~ 49,
a " ATER SPORT.
Particulars VI slte suddea Flood in the
Republican valley los. cr Men nnsl


Particulars VI she suddea Flood in the
Republican Valley loss Or Men ana
stock.
AT military Headquarters we were
yesterday favored with view Of a
report made BY Captain Moore, of the
80 cavalry, giving the features Of a de-
strtcllve phenomenon. The captain
was scouting, and on the 3lst Of May
he marched down Blackwood creek,
about twelve miles. aud went into
camp.
lie says: "About9 p. IN. terrible
treshet without any apparent cause
swept the valley. carrying every-
thing before it. Men, horses and
wagons were swept along like cOrks.
For five days previous we had had no
rain, and where the water came from
so suddenly casnot vel understand.
The valley OF the Blackwood is about
iorty-iiye miles long and about one
aud half miles wide. This entire
stfc'ch OF country was one raging
torrent. Ill least six or seven feet dcep.
and how any man or horse escaped is
marvellous. The only thing indeed.
that prevented total destruction was
the Tact that my camp was surrounded
4 by y belt OF timber on three sides. and
| as the men We're carried off by the cur
rent they were enabled to save them.
| selves by catching at the limbs of the
trees. When day broke on the morn.
/ ing OF the first of June, it showed al
most all the men of my company on
the tops of the trees. without any GOV.
crIug except remnants OF underclothes
and beneath them the torrent still
raging. After the lapse of a few hours
the water began to fall and few men
who could swim, got to the hills. AT
| forward the others. including myself
were got off with life lines and various
other means. Up to this time nothing
was TO be seen of what had been my
camp, except the top of an army wag
on which had stuck to a log on til,
ground, and on This wagon were col
lected eleven men, who were thu
saved from watery grave.
The settlers ut the mouth OF Black
wood lost almost all their stock ani
property; the stock, however, was al
most all recovered when the food
went down, Six men Of my compan,
were drowned and twenty-six horse
lost. | remained at the scene Of tn,
disaster for four days, and recovered
the bodies of five of the men and al
most all the equipments of the com
mand. l shall not dwell upon the de
tails Of this calamity further. It cal
only be understood in all its dreadfn
magnitude by each one taking it HON,
to himself and so approaching neare
to a Just realization Of its import. Til,
men, though almost destitute OF cloth
ing and rations, worked laboriousl,
for four days recovering the bodie
and property without murmur. TIL
names of the men drowned were a
follows: Blacksmith, Edward p. Doe
| privates Lewis Cohn, Theodor
Froendle, Dennis J. Mahony, William
G. Mars, and Daniel I'll. Taylor"
The Captain, on his return, found al
the creeks swollen, replaced som
bridges which had been injured 0
carried away, and learned that,all til
indians in that district were qniet an,
desired peace From Omaha Herol
Of JUae 18Th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19

A $4,000 Cow.--It has often been
said that cows, especially mich cows,
never sell for as much as they are real
ly worth, but A. 4. Alexander, Of
Woodburn, Woodford county, sold on
Thursday, the 18th of May, q two-year
old heifer, known as "The Duchess Of
Airdrie XIV" to go to England, for
$4,000, which may be regarded as q
sum not very far below her real value.
She is said to be "a beautiful specimen
ola beautiful race" and 1t appears that
the English breeders, having heretofore
parted with all their finest cattle, are
now determined to have some Of them
back at any price. - FRANKFORT (Ky.)
Ye01aax. 5YN
The press Is again flashing Delaware.
She Is brought this time to the whip.
ping -post of public sentiment by the
act of jury in her limits in scqnitting
on the ground of self-defense, DR..
West, who is said to have Indignantly
murdered negro, skinned him, and
then, while preparing chemical arrange
ments to otherwise dispose Of the
body, to have set his laboratory on
fire. The crime was thus discovered
The Doctors counsel had two theo.
ries-One that he was insane, the other
that he killed him in self-defense.-
Neither was established, but there
were no witnesses to swear against the
latter, and the white jury chose 1t rs i
basis of acquittal.
Some of the papers say that had thu
poor, ignorant negro Turner been the
murderer, and the educated, well-con'
nected white man West been the vic
tim, the verdict would not have beer
one of acquittal.
| Others say that. the Doctor had al
insurance of $25, 600 on his life, and ex
pected that the mutilated body wouli
be buried as his own, and his family
might recover the insurance money!
All seem to agree that the verdict wa
an outrage Washington Chronicle.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-19
wou,t Take Money.

The members of Congress who de-
cided TO devote their back-pay to char.
liable uses have met with an unexpect-
ed difficulty. The people won't take
the money! The Hon. r. b. Roosevelt
offered his share to the educational
board of this city, but the board re-
fused to accept it. Mr.. Farnsworth,
of Illinois, has offered his to his con-
stituents; they, too, decline. What ID
poor Congressman do? Shall he
put up house with his back-pay AS
long as it stands, his neighbors will
point to it and say; "Built with
money distracted from the Govern
ment's cash box" Shall he set up an
eqnipage. As It rolls along, citizens
will nod to citizens, and comment on
stolen property. Shall he make the
tour to Europe? The good-byes will
be mingled with jeers at the rapacity
of Congressman And now the poll
tician's last expedient for making q
cheap reputation fails him; he cannot
even give his plumber in charity.
There is nothing left for him but to
return it where 1t belongs--into the
United States Treasury.
The Euening Post of this city makes
a startling intimation. There are Con-
gressmen who have not drawn their
pay, and do not intend to do SO till
'this excitement has blown over.
They will 60 upon the stump and de-
clare that they have not touched it,
and when they have no further use for
the argument will call for the money"
Such trickery as this would disgrace q
company of horsejockeys. Any one
who would be guilty of it is unfit not
only to hold public Office, but even TO
be member Of reputable society.
Let every constituency ask it's repres-
entative what he has done with his
back-pay, and insist on returning it to
the Treasury, under penalty, upon re-
fusal, Of being remanded to private
life. The opportunity is q good one
for teaching Congressman their re.
sponsibility to public opinion. II the
people are firm, the lesson will be
taught with an emphsis not likely to
be soon forgotten.--New Fork Meth
ottist.