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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-04
OFF. CLERK HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
RICHMOND, VA, June 4th, 1873.

DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF AS
ID SEMBLY, approved April 2, 1878, IL is
lawful for the Circuit Court Judges of this
Commonwealth, unit. the times tor holding the
terms of their respective courts shall be pre-.
scribed by law, to fix the time for holding such
terms. The terms of the thirteenth and four.
teenth circuits have been fixed as follows
THIRTEENTH CIRCUIT.
Rockbridge county, 10th February, May ant
September.
Augusta county, LIST March, June and Octo
Der.
Highland county, 18th April, August and No.
vember.
Bath county, Goth April August and Novcm.
Der.
Allegheny county, 25th April, August and
N .Vember.
FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT.
Roanoke county, LIST Monday in April August
and November
Craig county, End Monday in April, August
and November.
Botetourt county, srd Monday in April, Au,
gust and November
Floyd county. 4th Monday in April, August
and November.
Montgomery county, LIST Monday after 4tl,
Monday in April, August and November.
Giles county, End Monday after 4th Monday
in April, August and November.
J. BELL BIGGER,
Clerk of House of Delegates.
lie a-dsW&W2awlm
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

The BOARD OF VISITORS of the Uniyer-
sity OF Virginia will proceed at their mex annual
meeting, on the 2STH DAY OF JUNE, ISIS, 10
appoint professor for the chair of MORAL.
PHILOSOPHY and POLITICAL ECONOMY,
made vacant by the recent death of Prot VIM
II. McGutfey.
The subjects embraced In this school are
Metaphysics, Ethics, Logic and Political Econ
envy
Testimonials will be addressed to 1.-THE Rec
tor and Visitors of the University of Virginia.
care of Colonel Charles s. Nenahle Chairman
of the Faculty, University of Virginia.
II. G.. IL. KEAN,
my 26--eod6tsW4tW2t Rector.
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THE OLD DOMINION STEAMs HIP
COMPANY--ELECTIo OF OFFICERS.
AT recent meeting Of the board of direc-
tors of the Old Dominion Steamship COM
pany, held in New York, Mr.. Isaac Daven-
port. jr., of this city, was elected drec-
tor (; Mr.. Isaac Bell vice-president, in
place of G. W. Elder, deceased Captain
H. A. Bourne general superintendent, and
Mr.. W. II. Stanford secretary, vice j. M.
Hunt resigned.
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BY TELEGRAPH
VIRGINIA.
Capture of Jim Brown, the Murderer
of Mrs. Jones and Mrs. DOzter-He
Confesses the Crime.
Especial to the State Journal

Especial to the State Journal
SUFFOLK, June 4.
jim Brown, negro. the murderer of Mrs.
Jones and Mrs. Dozier, was captured last
night about seven o'clock, and brought TO
this place in charge of strong guard, and
lodged in Jail. To-day at l O'Clock he
made full confession to the sher-
if of the county and others, and said
he killed them unaided. He says that
at one blow he killed Mrs. Jones, as was
supposed. lie has told where the missing
pocket book can be found. lie was at the
funeral and burial of his victims. Some
think there is danger of his being lynched.
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Minister Orr.S Funeral.

New YORK, June 3.-Eight Conman-
deries of Knights Templar met this morn
ing to arrange for the funeral of Hon. Jno.
L. Orr, late Minister to Russia, who was
Grand Master of the Masons of South
Carolina. Other bodies are preparing to
aid in the solemnities. The remains will
probably arrive on Monday.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING,
appointing General L'Admirault, now mill
itary governor of Paris, to the command of
the army of Versailles.
CHINA
Thirty Thousand Defenceless Captiyes
Massacfed by the Chinese.

LONDON, June "a dispatch from
Shanghai, giving some particulars of the
capture by the Imperial Chinese forces of
the city of Taliffo, capital of Mahomme-
dan state, in the province of Gunnan,
southwestern China, says most frightful
scenes were witnessed in the conquered
city upon the entry of the Emperor's army.
The victorious forces fell upon their cap
tives and massacred thirty thousand of
them. The Sultan poisoned himself, pre-
ferring death by his own hands to falling
into the power of his enemies.
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4 A TEXAS STOCK GRAZER. The most
extensive stock-grazer in Texas is Samuel
w. Allen, who lives at Galveston. and
carries on an immense rancho forty miles
north of there, shipping his cattle to Gal.
weston and thence to New Orleans and
New York. He owns 10000 hea d of
long-horns. and his freight bills over the
railroads during the month of March were
s31 900, while on the steamer line they
amounted to 1880 900.
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ING PAPERS

The estate Journal" VIII be delivered the
snme evening of publication in any part of
the city or Manchester by reliable carriers, If
name and address is left at our office, 9I2 I-2
Main street, and in Petersburg III left with
our agent there; and can always be found OH
sale in this city ut e. Il. JOhnstOn's, 9IS Main
street; Wyutt & Minors, Sl7 Broad street;
News stand Mt Ford's hotel Leon Schaaps
HOO Main street. and at our counter.
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Now READY.-This weeks number of
our WEEKLY edition is now ready. 1t is
an unusually interesting number, as it con-
tains the proceedings of the Baptist Assoc
cation as published IN the DAILY for the
entire session the capture of Captain
Jack and the balance of the Modocs an
account of the Boston fire, besides large
amount of other reading matter of general
interest. Copies can be obtained at our
counter or be had at the news depots.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-04

CIRCUIT COURT TERMS. By an act of
the last legislature, the terms of the seve-
raj circuit courts of the state were in
creased to three each year, instead of two
as heretofore, and the judges allowed to
fix the time for holding the same in their
respective circuits until otherwise pro-
vided by law. Thus far, only two judges
have reported the time fixed upon to the
clerk of the House of Delegates, as re-
CURED, notice of which appears in our
advertising columns.
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THE Louisville Commercial has this an
nouncement: "a young gentleman of our
acquaintance says he don't intend to sere-
made his sweetheart any more" lfyoung
gentlemen generally would come to the
same determination the girls would often
get much better nights rest than they
do.
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~~~---~- .--.~N-sNNsN --7--N--~s~
FURNITURE.

We have now on hand q large and e,
superior stock of FURNITURE and W
MATTRESSES. made by the most expert ~
enced workmen. All in need of goods insf
our line will fiud 1t TO their interest to examin
Stock
Any style of Furniture made 10 order
HARDWOOD RITTER.
fe 19-d&W6m Governor st. Richmond Va.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
CITY COLLECTORS OFFICE, Z
RICHMOND, VA, May 3lst, 1873.

No NIUHMUNU, FAf MAY oIsII 1913.
THIS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN DAILY
J. from o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m, from
the 10th day of June to the S0th, inclusive, for
the purpose OF receiving from any person
the whole or one-haf of the amount of tax
charged, and that ten per cent. will be added to
the amount of tax charged, in every case where
the party assessed shall fail to pay the whole or
one half within the time go limited.
To avoid crowd and pressure on the last few
days of the collection, the collector would re-
spectfu1ly request all parties to call early in the
time specified and those having lists and
memorandums to leave will do so, that their
bills may be selected and receipts made out.
JOHN F. REGNAULT,
my Slim Collector.
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DEAD BODY AFLoAT.-The dead
body of nude young person was seen on
Sunday last, near Drewry's Bluff, by
passengers on the steamer Isaac Bell while
on her outward trip. 1t is presumed to be
that of the youth Joseph Winston. who
was drowned while bathing one day last
week, near Napper's rock, just below
Mayo's bridge.
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CIVIL DooKET.---Justice White, of the
police court, has been busily engaged to-
day trying civil cases,a majority of whom,
that is about one hundred of them, are
parties who have been reported by Collec-
tor Regnault for doing business without a
license. Some go up and some plank
down. @
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BANKRUPTCY. There were thirty-five
petitions in bankruptcy filed in the regis
ter's office of this district for the month of
May. Of this number thirty-three were
voluntary and two involuntary.
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LABORERS WANTED.

OFFICE RICHMOND & WELDON ROUTE,
RICHMOND, Va. May 80, 1873. 5
We wish to hire one hundred colored laborers
to work on the railroad bridge at Weldon. Lib
eral wages and prompt pay may he relied upon.
Apply to Mr.. j. @. Laughton, at the office of the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad company
corner Eighth and Byrd streets.
THOMAS H. WYNNE,
my 30-6t General Manager
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UNAVAILABLE LETTERs.-The follow
ing Is a list of unavailable letters remaining
in the postoffice, June A.: Captain j. r.
Fitz, G. & 0. r. r. Co., Richmond Miss
Sallie M. Allen, 1901 Main street, Rich
mond r. A. Adams, City Gas Works,
Rockets; Miss Annie Garrett, 1862 Broad
street, Richmond; Jas. Miles, -.
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STILL OPEN.--The man trap at the
corner of Madison and Cary streets is still
open for victim, having been only par
tally attended to by the addition Of one
more piece of fourteen-inch timber.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

ng- PERSONS LEAVING THE CITY FOR
THE SUMMER MONTHS CAN HAVE THE
STATE JOURNAL MAILED TO THEM
FOR FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH. THE
JOURNAL REACHES THE GREENBRIER
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, AND POINTS
BEYOND, ON THE LINE OF THE CHEs-
APEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD, TWELVE
HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN
ING PAPERS.
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WILLIAM T. BAILEY.
I. H SHIELDS,
RICHMOND, YIRGINI.

UATE OF CHANDLER, MORTON SHIKLDsD
ATT0RNEY-AT-LAW,
Marshall qaH, Corner Tenth a,ad Bank SYrssts
RIoHxoSD, VA
Practices in the United States Courts.
Particular attention given to cases arising un
der the United States Revenue Laws and Bank
ruptcy.
Attorneys outside of the city can have their
Bankrupt cases here attended to promptly, and
carefully looked after, by corresponding with me,
thereby saving them the expense of visiting tn
ely. oe 23-dswAW is
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RUNAwAY.-1'his morning about eleven
and half o'clock horse attached to the
grocery wagon of Mr.. j. B. Kidd ran
away on Broad street. No damage was
dnna
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TOBACCO INsPECTIONs.-The follow
ing is a comparative statement of the in
spections of leaf tobacco in this city, from
the LIST of October, 1871, to the 1st of
June, 1872, and the same period for the
war 1879.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON. June 1.-THE statements that
the Gear OF Russia was taken suddenly i'll
while en- route to Vienna are discredited
GERMANY
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CAPTAIN JACKS COCKTAILs.-Cap-
tain Jack has fooled General Davis so often
that he has retired to d. J. MCCoRMIcK g
CENTRAL HOUSE. l4os Main street, Richmond.
to sell Jacks Cocktails to all the Modocs that
will call to see him.
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eEa $4,000.

viii be distributed this year to the subscri
bers for the AMERICAN WORKING PEO-
PIE. largo quarto, l6 page Monthly, costing
but-$l.60 per year. 1t gives a premium to every
subscriber, varying from % cents in value up to
", $5, $40, $40, 800, $780, and $500 in Green
backs, besides Watches, Sewing Machines,
Parlor Organs and numerous other premiums
of value. Send for specimen and circulars to
CAPRON CO.,
NH 6-3m Pittsburg, Pa.
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TEMpERATURE.-Ih following is the
range of the thermometer at G. f. John
ston's news and music store, 9lS Main
street, for to-day: At a.. rs; II nj.
"a: 8 n M SS,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-04

BERLIN, June 3.-The Asiatic cholera
has appeared in two villages in West Rus
sia, having been communicated from Russia
to Poland. A rigid quarantine of the in
fected districts has been established.
FRANCE
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Rev. DR.. Plumer is in the city, and will
preach in the lecture.room Of the First
Presbyterian church tonight, at O'Clock.
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| ANOTHER RECEIpT.-E Edward 7. Smith,
sentenced to the penitentiary for two years,
was to-day received at Captain Strothels'
| hotel
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Auction sales OF real estate u speciality. Real
estate purchased and sold on commission. Par
.ticular attention to renting property. Loans
negotiated on real estate and other securities.
my l5-1m
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FRANCE.

A Proclamation by President Mac.
MahOn.
PARIS, June 3.-President MacMahon
has issued proclamation to the army, in
which he says: "The choice of the presi-
dent of the republic from your ranks shows
the confidence of the National Assembly
in your loyalty"
The President has also issued an order
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WASHINGTON, June 4.-Thc following
balances remained in the treasury at the
close of business yesterday:
Currency ""..................$ G,170,79O 81
Special deposit of legal ten
ders for redemption GER
tificates Of deposit..... 29,330, 900 90
C0ln .......n ........". l0,JOJ,0IJ 0S
Including coin certificates. 30, 4S4 600 90
Outstanding legal tenders. $50, 100000 90
The United States treasurer has mailed
$9,000,0 900 in coin checks on account of
called bonds on which interest ceased the
LIST of the present month.
Louisiana Finances Improving.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Attorney-
General Williams received telegram from
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, yesterday,
in which he states that the state resumed
the payment of interest on coupons to-day
for January and February; that $4,000
were paid to old fiscal agents for interest
accrued under previous administrations.
Taxes are being collected rapidly, and
warrants and bonds are going up.
Items.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The state de-
partment has received information from
Vienna, indicating that everything is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, in connection with
the exposition, since the new arrangement,
and there is fair prospect that the Amer
lean department will soon be in complete
order. The board of commissioners has
appointed the following gentlemen to take
charge of the different groups: Mining
and metallurgy, Howard Painter, Pennsyl-
vania; food, e. N. Horsford, New York !;
iron and steel, G. Wendenhll, Pennsylva-
MIA paper. G. W. Siicox !; machinery, G..
A.. Stanberry, Ohio ; philosophical instru-
ments, R. B. Lines musical instruments,
N. NJ. Lowe, Boston education, 7. B.
Philbrick agriculture, j. A. Warder.
The President has appointed James M.
Bracket. of Wisconsin. receiver of public
moneys at Eau Claire Joseph Il. Irish, of
Wisconsin, register of the land Office at the
same place; John o. Evans, member of
the board Of trustees of the reform school
of the District of Columbia for three years
from June 3D..
The total number of distilleries in opera
ton Throughout the country on the 1st of
May, as shown by the books of the inter-
nal revenue office, was 400, with daily
producing capacity of 249, 999 gallons.
The total number in operation on the lst Of
June was 3l9, with daily producing ca.
pacity of 191 ,lS4 gallons, showing that SO
distilleres were closed during the month of
May, and the daily capacity decreased
5S,sl5 gallons.
1920, SO were received yesterday
from internal revenue.
NEW YORK.
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STOCK BROKERS'.

TlNO TAx-PATERs.
FOR SATE-COUPONS RECEIyABIE
FOR TAXES and all dues to the State
X. II. MAURY & co,
APP 22-dsw&wtf No. 1Ok4 Main Street
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FICE OF LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEER,
FIFTH DISTRICT,
BALTIMORE, ND, May so, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS

will be received at this office until IL o'clock
noon of SATURDAY, the l4th day of June
1873, for the building OF an enrichment of loose
stone under and around Love Point Light
house, at the mouth of Chester river, Maryland
in accordance with the specifications for the
same, which can be had by application TO the
undersigned.
The amount of stone required is about 2. 600
cubic yards more or less, at least one third of it
being in large though irregular shaped blocks.
[SIGSRBl PETER @ HAMS,
Major of Engineers U. S. A,
my 81 Lighthouse Engineer.
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Total hogsheads. 22,366
Excess of inspections of year 1878,
1854 hogsheads; stock on hand for in
spection, ,4S9 hogsheads; inspected 5 ,792
hogsheads.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

nsS~ +. L. CROUCH & CO.,
REAL ESTATE
AUCTIONEERS AND BROKERS.
OFFICE NATIONAL BANK OF VIRGINIA
BUILDING, CORNER ELEVENTH AND
MAIN STREETS, RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA.
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AZ LOANS NEGOTIATED ON REAL ES-
TATE AND OTHER COLLATERAL
SECURITY.
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EEy@ II. Moo r M | u KS
MAMMOTH AUCTION
COMMISSION HOUSE, ..
IiI4 MAIN ST., RICHMOND.


DAILY SALES at 10 A. M. and IL p. M.
of Clothing, Fancy Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, Crockery, Glassware, and all kinds Of
Furniture Housefurnshing Goods, &C., sc.
COME ONE. COME ALL. AS WE ARE
DETERMINED TO PLEASE.
dENTLEMANI4Y Statesmen constantly
In attendance, to wait on parties who wish to
purchase any of the above named goods at
private sale, at auction prices.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS offered to Coun-
try Merchants. Consignments solicited. Ont
door sales puuctuallv attended to- NH 2S-sm
j. G. REDWOOD Il. P. oRBEsBAW.
GfJREDWOOD & CRENSHAW,
GENERAL AUCTION
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 1920 M II N STRE EFT,
RICHMOND, VA.
CONSIdNMENTS SOLICITED.
.E NH 2S-3m
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Bsan HOUSES, LOTS AND FARMS
SOLD, LEASED OR RENTED.

BONDS, STOCKS AND MORTGAGES
BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMITS
SION
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M REAL ESTATE AND COMMERCIAL
PAPER NEGOTIATED.
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CIT WILL PAY FOR 6 COPIES OF THE
Oil SEMI-WEEKI.Y STATE JOURNAL
Tor one year.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
-
FUR NEW YORK. LIZ

&kA&
THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S elegant side-wheel steamship VIVA
NOKE, Capt. Couch, will sail on FRIDAY,
June &, at IL O'Clock m.
Positively no freight received after IL a. M
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
warded with dispatch to all points--north, south
east and west. Close connections made with Gu
nard line for foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
fare.......... co
CU
For freight or passage, apply to
GEO. w. ALLEN s. Co,
Company's Wharf, Rockets.
lie At
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RICHARDSON b Co,
Real Estate Agents, Brokers and
my l-3m Auctioneera, IlI3 Main Street.
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THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
RATTLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Widows and Orphans of the Southern
States.
DISTRIBUTION NO. 562. EVENING, Tunes
10 65 10 AT 10 20 26 81 777
DISTRIBUTION No. 1868. MORNING. June 4.
80 81 IL 80 2 IS 81 60 % 81 20 "a
Witness my hand, at Richmond, Va, this Am
day of June, 1873.
SIMMONS & CO., CO. TOMPEINS.
Managers. Commissioner
CERTIFICATES OF RATTLE can be pur.
chased from Captain w. /. DABNEY. at the
Branch office, No. Twelfth street, three doors
rom Main.
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Outstanding legal tenders. $50, 200, 900 90
The United States treasurer has mailed
$4,000, 900 in coin checks on account of
called bonds on which interest ceased the
LIST of the present month.
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WARRINGTON.
Financial.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following
balances remained in the treasury at the
close of business yesterday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10
we are indebted to j. w. Norris

We are indebted to j. w. Norris,
Esq, for 4 copy Of the Daily CouRIER
81 April 9Th, 1866. BY it we learn
that Lees army had surrendered; that
the County Institute was in session !;
tbatJs NJ McElroy, Co. supt, had
that day examined and passed upon
tho qualifications of 81 school teachers.
assisted by B. r. Shane, M. 7. Bales,
n. 4. McGinitic. and Misses NJ. A.
Hull and NJ c.. Holloway; that VIM.
Daggett had exhibited to the editor q
plan for handsome Episcopal church
that there was grand Jubilee on the
I surrender Of Lee, assisted by q singu.
lar phenomena III the heavens, and that
ono. young man, under the influence Of
lager, received shock from the out.
stretched arm Of another, that almos,
I proved fatal All Of which news seeml
almost as good q new, now-a-days.-
a Ale of the EoURIER Tor the last q
years lisa Invaluable thing II : fAmt'
n, ahd ~ Often w6nder WIZ psopls
~ not preeerye ~ Giir nv ~ = n uiat
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10

THunspAY MonE1xa, April l0I ISIS.

One hundred and fifty.four persons
united with the churches At De- Moincs
last Sabbath.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10

We made mention q few days ago
that one Owen Pray had been taken
charge Of by sheriff Swiggett, as .
crazy person. Monday his father
from Shell Rock, Butler county, arriv-
ed in the city and took charge Of him.
He was undoubtedly temporarily In
sane, aud his insanity originated from
pecuniary embarrassment. His faith
cr's homestead, consisting Of three
acres had been sold, subject 10 re-
demption for 800, and Owcn had
started out TO seek work, that he might
earn enough to redeem 1t. The last
heard of him by his friends, he
was N Missouri andhad job OF work
It il supposed that the matter troubled
him SO that he became temporarily in.
sane, and that parties in Missouri had
put him on the railroad and shipped
him to Ottumwa. His father has t.
t: ken him home to Butler county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10

Call at Taylor, Blake q Co.'S Drug
Store, Ottumwa, Iowa, aud get . sam-
pie bottle Of DR.. A. Boschce's German
Syrup, free Of charge. 1t has lately
been introduced in this country from
Germany, and for any person suffering
with severe cough, heavy cold settled
on tho breast consumption or amy dis
ease Of the throat and lungs It has nc
equal in the world. Our regular size
bottles IS cents. In Ill cases money
viii be promptly returned 4 perfect
satisfaction 10 not given. Two doses
win relieve any case. Try it. MOL