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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
RONNETS In HEAVEN.

'.The sweetest thing!" She held it up before me
A trifie, very small, of flowers and lace,
And then she placed 1t for my admiration,
Upon the curs above her charming face,
1T is charming thing!" answered, looking
Not at the bonnet, but her face the white.
And she, who thought meant the airy tribe.
Looked so delighted that had to smile
An hour after, as she sat beside me,
whispered something bout loves paradise.
She answered not, saw that she was Thinking
BY the grave look which darkened In her eyes.
"What are you thinking. love?.I softly asked her
moment more and her reply was given;
Why, was wOndering--now don't think me
foolish,
III angels have new bonnets mn in heayen,n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

A great deal is said and written
about farmers homes; how to make
them attractive, and how to keep tho
boys Oh the farm. Little Of it proves
seed sown upon good ground, import
ant subject as il is. It needs expert
ence in this as in othermatters to make
correct decisions as to the elements
necessary in farmers home and life
TO make them attractive to YOUTH
Having just passed the meridian be-
tween youth and manhood, think
myself qualified to name some Of the
true elements of success in this line.
In the first place, young boys should
not be overwOrked, for nothing will
sooner or more certainly. ALLEVIATE
them from home and the farm. Be-
lieying both to be only places Of toll
and confinement, they seek at their
earliest opportunity for some more
congenial sphere of labor, and leave
the farm and home to degenerate.
Boys should have time for recreation,
and when they work, such work as
will interest them. They should be
allowed full advantage of all school
privileges, with means for study, and
willing assistance at home. Books,
papers, etc, of proper--not at all se-
rious-character should be provided,
and taste for study and reading thus
early inculcated, engaging their minds
and keeping them closed to the gilt
tering illusions of the world. The
house should not be made prison, but
place of unlimited freedom in proper
games and amusements, with the fash
Of laughing eyes to light its rooms, the
Goals of affection to warm its hearth,
mirth and wit to cheer the occupants.
At the table instead of grim silence let
the thoughts have vent converse upon
matters of general, personal or public
interest Il discuss the topic points of
the day, and the affairs Of the FARM
Keep the house and grounds, after
they are tastefnlly laid out, in thorough
repair let order and neatness prevail
in both, and keep the daily, monthly
and yearly work systematically ar
ranged and performed. Educate the
children in religious as we'll as secular
affairs, and seek 10 instil habit of
regular attendance upon divine SER
vice. Solicit and engage the fullest
confidence in all matters, either of
great or little Importance. Preserve
unity in family relations, letting no
bad example of the parent meet the
eyes of the children, and show dis
Greet liberality of opinion in all mat
ters. The girls may do good deal
toward keeping the boys at home, for
II they try to make the indoor affairs
interesting, pleasant and agreeable
which is the natural sphere OF her sex
the boys will appreciate their Efforts
aud he more contented at home.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

For the third time Edward $. Stokes
is on trial for the murder of Fisk. The
prosecution claim to have better and
more convincing evidence than hereto
fore. The result may be considered
doubtful simply because the current
Of justice has become so corrupted In
the great city Of New York. 1t is,
however no'ieeabiy true that of late
justice has been dispensed in that city
with more rigor than 1t used TO be.
However the issue may be, II ia Ger.
tain that throughout the country judg.
ment of guilty, BY the public opinion
has long since been pronounced, and
is still adhered to. One thing Is Ger.
tain, that should conviction ensue, nc
executive interference need be feared
on the part OF the Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

Whens Jay Cooke went under, the
Central Railroad of Iowa owed him
$4,000. He was even having an en-
gine built which he was going to hire
to them, says the Eldera Ledger.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

The homesteads OF the defaulting
President and Cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bank, of Dubuque
Eare to be used in making up the def,
iencies, their wives, to whom they
NAonged, having given their consent
thSfeto.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

Ten States will hold elections by the
4th OF November. OF these Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, and
Wisconsin will hold general elect ions
on Oct. Ia. On Nov. 4 Massachusetts
will hold ageneral election, and on the
same day Now York will elect State
officers and members of the Legisla-
tnre. Texas votes on the 81 of the
same month.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

THE Protestant Alliance, now in
session at the city of New York. has
an immense attendance. The numbers
have become so great that il ia found
necessary to divide the body, and have
various sessions at the same time in
different places in the city. A contin-
nally growing interest is manifested,
and the meeting is likely to prove the
nost.important assemblage of Protest
ants ever held in this country II it
shall serve to break down all denomi-
national chickering's and want of per-
feet harmony between them, il will
serve q good end.
Gradually for years more perfect
freedom and harmony has grown up in
the Protestant world, and this meeting
of eminent Protestants from all parts
of the world and interchange of views
must have strong tendency to fur
ther this reform.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

At last it turns out that of the TWEEN
ty-one National banks of chicago be-
fore the panic, three haveN gone into
liquidation, viz: the Union, the Sec
ond National, and the Manufacturers.
The three other banks which suspend
ed have all opened again, and are
moving along as usual. Rapidly cur
rency is coming into Chicago, and the
best and most hopeful feeling prevails.
1t is confidently expected that the
three banks which have gone into liq-
uidation, will pay everybody, depos-
itors and all
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

The following little story of Colonel
-, of the 9th Connecticut volunteers
will be remembered by many soldiers
of the army of the James, who were
stationed at Bermuda Hundred. On
one occasion two soldiers were brought
before him brim full Of apple. jack,
when the following colloquy ensued:
"Var you gifts Your rum 2" the Colo.
mel demanded.
"Don't know, sir" they both replied
"Tont know, eh? Trunk ash tor tuy.
fie, ah ton't know where you got your
rum? Velll veil! Ter longer man
lifts ter more he finds py chimney
crickets oud. Sarchens, die dose two
men up by ter dums ant see dey dom
got some tecent lie to dell me some
Dimes"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

The amount appropriated" from
the Merchants National Bank, of Du.
bnque, by the President and Cashier,
is now set down al 100000. These
men have turned over all the property
owned by them, excepting their re.
spective homesteads, and the deticien.
cy still existing, even if the property
turned over is worth its estimate, Ii
oversl20,OO0.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
THR M q;
Rl.5O PER YEAR In ADV ANOE.
$500 AFTER ExrfnArIoN or SIX
OFFICE.-on the Corner Market
Ond streets, ,overth0 Post once.
The Des Moines Leader, theA org

The Des Moines Leader, the1 organ
& OF democracy in Iowa charges the II
nancial troubles upon the rcpFbiical
party and this is the way IT does Al:
"No one can deny that the bilntld
er is not amply protected. TheHs
tenn gives us currency as safe q
substantial as United States bont lg. e
indeed as safe as if the currency ~
inscoin ITSELF And now comes
argument against the National currefy'
cy and the Republican party, 1--WE
again quote perbdtim:l "The weakness
Of the system.-its inability to supply
1.-The demand Of trade--is directly trace
1stble to this fact. When financial
panic or any tremnlousness in any
manner, exists or Is apprehended by
bill-holders or depositors, the anxiety
to secure themselves, leads them to
!. place deeply in their pockets the bills
they hold, and to draw their deposits
and make like disposition of them,
The consequence Of these acts is simply
withdrawal from circulation of the
money thus secured, and depression
of trade follows. The bill-holder ia
ance oS th;s con5;.;a u g ooh.lnu-
leads to bankrmntcv and es rn;pe surely
Then the Leod., nroceeds - snoa,
OF the beauties of the old cred dog"
wild cat money of democratic days,
and pretends to saw that they wonld
be better than the present sound chr.
rency in avoiding a panic-hear IL
sgain:
sIf we had banks like those existino
prior to the present system, the coun-
Try wonid nave escaped the terrible
wnrL;nr Mo,,,i .,,, WIZ sp.sau MI me
individual. having the hills If nr;vats
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

To enable gentlemen to get through
their visiting list, the following rule
has been adopted: An ordinary even-
Ing call Is fifteen minutes half an hour
is . visit longer than that Is spand-
Ing the evening.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

TheSNew York Post says that fifty
nine dayS after the suspension of 81
the bankN resumed specie payment
with twice Ehe average amount of coin
in their vaklts. The gathering of
greenbacks nosg BY the banks, the Post
thinks will be mich easier and that in
sixty days the banks will be overstock-
ed with them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

The Icelanders are beginning TO
emigrate quite extensively to the Uni.
ted States. They are said to resemble
the Scotch in appearance, and are a
bright. clean, and healthy looking
class of people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

At the Spiritual Convention for
this State held at Des Moines last week
the following resolution striking 3
blow at Mrs. Woodhull's free-lovism
was passed unanimously
Resolved, That we regard the mon-
ogamic marriage founded upon love,
with just legal regulations, with equal
rights for men and women, and the
perpetuity of the family. as the only
true foundation OF an enlightened hui
man society; that home life, legiti-
mately built upon true monogamic
marriage relation, Is a sublime COM
munity of interests, consonant with
the highest humanity that either earth
or heaven can need, insomuch that it
equally cares and provides for all, and
equally loves all Of its members; and
that this beautiful humanity lived in
the family from childhood up, is con-
stantly expanding by nee into broad.
or love that will embrace tho whole
human race.
The convention was largely attend
ed, many distinguished spiritualista
from abroad being present.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

Some people are We think, foolishiy
advocating "a return 10 specie pay
ments at this time. The reason that
we have come down so near il, chat
now in the disturbed condition of the
finances, the step might be taken with
but little more trouble arising from it
than we now experience. We cannot
but think that this is very erroneous.
The trouble now is that the public
confidence is wanting. 1t il this want
hatreally makes most OF the difficulty.
With such q feeling abroad. is it
not fair to conclude that this want OF
confidence would be greatly enhanced
We believe that if resumption was
now commenced 1t would only add
fuel to the flame, and everybody
would distrust everybody, becanse
doubtful whether they could weather
the pressure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
tarOwing Grapes.

IL is not exactly in the season 10 adj
dress our friends to put out more
grapes, but when our hearts are feel
ing grateful from faring sumptuously
every day on lucinons grapes, we do
not avoid commenting the subject
Immense quantities of grapes are al
ready grown, but the mass of the peo-
pie have them not. The thoughtful
and careful farmer has them, aud they
are SO plentifnlly for sale in our towns
that one who never visits the rural
districts would decide that they are
abundant in all households. Not one.
fifth of the people of Iowa have &
plenty of them.
Grapes are positively needed for the
health of the family. We recollect the
remark of Father Ogicsby, the father
of Gov. Oglesby, of ILL.,, who was an
ltinerant Methodist minister in the
Ohio Conference forty oc fifty years
ago. When he was travelling a six
weeks circuit on foot, lin the fever and
ague villages Of the Miami and Mad
rivers, he said: "If | can only stand
the summer until grapes are ripe. am
safe. ! can wade through waves OF
miasm ten feet deep, without harm, il
| can get plenty Of Catawba or Isabel :
Ia grapes"
They can be safely eaten by sick OF
well, adult or child. They are delic.
ions food at any meal or by the way
side. Any one has room enough, and
it requires no art to cultivate them
The care and attention bestowed on
the vines, pay better than on any other
fruit. There is no need of failure. The
Concord is the peoples grape. II
flourishes in any soil, and no one need
fail In its cultivation. Most men who
read attentively have them, but we
urge upon our readers the necessity
of little missionary work, by advis-
ing those who neither read nor think,
to put out grape vines, and then take
care of them.
Prune them carefully in October af.
ter the leaves have fallen, and lay
them down and cover them with dirt
straw or hay. In our rich soil no ma.
nure is needed. Keep them clean OF
weeds, and tie up to posts or trellis
and cutting back too much growth ol
| wood during the months of June and
July. If every family raised plenty ol
| grapes, it would save half tie doctor
bills; and keeping people in good
humor, there would not be half thu
| divorces in the State.--C. y. Cidrhson
an State Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
A New Deadly weapon

A man was hanged at San Francisco
the other day for murder witha weap-
OH Of q peculiarly dangerous and for
long time, mysterious nature. This is
a sand club, formed by filling an eel
skin with sand. When this instrument
was first brought into use the authori-
ties were greatly puzzled by deaths,
apparently from violence, yet no marks
could be found on the outside of the
body. A burglar was finally captured
with q sa2d club in his possession
made ont of an eel skin stuffed with
sand. Being closely questioned he
explained its use. When the victim is
hit, for instance, on the head, he drops
insensible and soon dies from conges-
ton of tho brain. Often the skull suf-
fers no injury from the stroke, and if
the victim RECEIVERS sensibility he grad
| ually relapses into state of idiocy.--
Sometimes person struck in the body
is knocked down by the peculiar force
of the blow and feels no immediate re-
suits from it. In few weeks. how
ever, the flesh will begin mortifying
under the line of the blow aud 1t will
rot down to the bone. Heller, the
great pianist, is supposed to have met
his death in Mexico from stroke Of
this diabolical instrument.
The Cincinnati Commercial relates
the griefs of a Democratic ''patent in.
side" newspaper OF Ohio--thc Bucyrus
FOyum. The Forum cleaves to the
Democratic gospel, as it is preached
by Bill Allen. In its impecuniasity
the FosNns is compelled to get its "pa-
tent insides" printed by a Milwaukee
Job printer, who don't care continent
tai about Allen or his principles. The
editor of the Forum was amazed, 3
few days since, upon turning his .'pat-
ent inside out, to tind the following
irreverent allusion to his political idol,
| in his own columns:
"The great antiquity Of Bill Allen is
is beyond question, as Homer speaks
of him under the alias Of 'Stentor.'--
After Noyes takes some of the wind
out of him, it is said he will be offer.
ed situation to act as fog horn on the
Rhode Island C0ast."
When he got sober and was done
swearing. the editor of the Forum
apoligized by saying that sthe obnoxi'
ous paragraph had been inserted with
out our knowledge or consent. NO
Democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16

In which it is expected all pet poodles,
hungry hounds and other miscellane-
GUS animals will join, who haye made
the trip from the mountains under
Peters tender care. ''Sarat0gas" and
dilapidated trunks may open their
gaping mouths in mirth at what has
transpired, and join in q hearty wish
that If Pete lives TO recover il NAV be
a warning to him in future.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-16


to-day. would like TO go 10 the
stockade. feel that IL | criminate
other parties it weuld not amount to
anything.
SEE 1T TOO LATE NOW.
that our chief men were not at the
bottom of the affair, and that they did
not take such prominent part in
massacre as the young men. | am
young-I know but little. When
| see anything with my eyes know
it.
All the presents they received had
no influence on them, and they suspect
ed Candy and the commissioners of
treachery, and got up big mad"
Boston then made long harrangue,
In which he tried to show that Jack
had no share in the massacre, and that
he had worked very hard in keeping
the young men quiet. He appeared
to lay all the blame on Bogus, and also
said that Bogus slept In the white
camp the night before the massacre in
order to disarm any suspicious Gen.
eral Candy might have had about their
intentions. Bogus thought Candy,
Meacham, Gillem, and Thomas were
powerful men, and that their death
would satisfy them. cWhen they saw
Dyer coming in place of Gillem they
decided TO kill him also. When Bo-
gus came in, the evening before the
massacre, he told Riddles squaw he
was going to kill the four, and she
said, "Go and kill them" 81 am tell.
ing what | know to be true; nothing
more"
CAPTAIN JACK THEN WANTED
Scar-faced Charley turned over 10 his
place, so that he could live and take
care of his family. This modest re.
quest rather amused the spectators
and, to Jacks disgust, did not receive
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-01
ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 3l.-Rcv. MIR. Miles
Secretary Of the American Peace Society,
sails this week for the United States. The
results oI his mission to Europe in the in
terest OF arbitration as q method Of rebuff
ting all international disputes, he says
are encouraging. Since his return to
London accompanied by Minister Schenck
he had an interview with Gladstone,
which wAs Of the most satisfactory char
acter.
More than half Of the striking colliers at
Balton have gone back 10 work. The
Council of foreign bondholders have open.
ed q communication with the new Sa.
mana Bay Company, with the view to
bringing about an equitable arrangement
Of their claims on the Republic Of San
Domingo, q memorial propounding, the
whole case has been forwarded to the
Government Of San Domingo.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-01
THE LATEST NEWS.

"A special dispatch. from Key Wes
says that Cuban Patriots lately captured
MeanzAvllle, an important point on the
the eastern coast.
"A special dispatch says missing
passenger is supposed to be under the
train at the scene ol the accident reported
from Rutland, adding another victim tC
the list Of killed.
1T is reported from Washington that
Postmaster General Creswell is to start
in day or two on a southern tour In
company with Senators Howe and Cam.
eron. His principal object is TO inspect
the postal service.
AT S!aunton, Northampton county,
Pa, Sunday evening, son Of Robert
Stuart, aged fifteen years, and Miss
Kinley, were drowned while crossing the
creek which empties into the Lehigh
near here.
The Toledo city council have voted
to adopt the east line (riG FostOria, Upper
SanduSky, Marion & Delaware) for the
appropriation of the 100000, heretofore
voted by that city IN aid OF Toledo and
Columbus railroad.
AT a late hoHr Sunday night, a man
was beaten to death at 9Th and Race Sts.,
Philadelphia. Several parties arc under
arrest.
The announcement is made that
George William Curtis resigned about
two weeks ago from tho Advisory Civil
Service Board and that his resignation
was accepted.
-Chas G. Mauro, a prominent criminal
lawyer ofSt. Louis, died Sunday from the
effects OF a paralytic stroke received some
days ago.
"A special from Hartford reports a
probable fatal accident TO Chas. NJ. Bar
ras, author OF the Black Crook, near Stan.
ford, on Saturday night, by falling dis.
tance OI seventy feet while jumping from
a train.
The extensive saw mills of Suther-
land & SERVER, on the banks ot the Cum,
berland at Edgefeld, Tenn, were do.
stroyed by fire Monday morning. The
building, machinery and stock ol lumber
were all burned. Loss fifty thousand dol.
lars. Insured for $4,000.
"A street eight at North End, Bos-
ton, Monday, resulted in tho death Of Jno.
Rogers and the arrest Of Timothy O'Bri-
en- for homicide.
Geo. Stevenson, alias Hunter, alias
Clark ot Brooklyn, has been arrested at
Buffalo on charge Of grand larceny. The
prisoner iSallcged to be ono Of gang Of
real estate swindlCrs, said to be needed in
Chicago and Brooklyn.
Reports from New Foundland show
that seal fishing has been very satisTacto.
ry. Thirteen vessels have taken 1880
seals.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-01
The BrookIyn Murder Mystery

NEW YoRK, March 8l.-The story
published in the sensational paper yester.
day, that 1t was known that Roscoe was
the murderer Of Goodrich, Is pronounced
by the officials as fiction. Roscoe, they
think, may have had something to do
with it and it Is true that the authorities
seek bis arrest. But Mrs. Myers, alias
Armstrong, is known to have been at his
house on the night Of tho murder and on
that night had been in company with
Goodrich until nine o'clock, when they
parted anicably. There Is no clue to the
whereabouts Of Kate Stoddard, an init
mate Of deceased; she Is q suspected party
and could probably throw light on the
murder. On the other hand the chief Of
police relates that Mrs. Myers admitted to
him that Roscoe was the murderer but her
statement has been published. The chief
therefore thinks, however, Mrs. Myers is
not a party TO the crime.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-01
Arrest of Suspected Murderer,

COLUMBUS, March S1.-A police officer
from this city, last night, at CadiE juno
tion, arrested and brought to this city a
man giving his name as David Il. Drake,
but who has an alias D. II. Gregg, on sus'
picion oI his connection with the murder
Of an aged lady and child near Nation,
Illinois, some five weeks ago. Gregg
came TO this city, some time last
fall, and applied for work on the
railroad here, but was sent TO work near
the Pittsburgh end Of the Panhandle road.
At the time Of the murder Gregg was
absent on an eight days leave, and this
with his resemblance to the photographs
OF the suspected party, caused his arrest,
He was taken to Nation this evening
for examination. Gregg declares he
knows nothing Of the murder.