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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

The Hon. Joseph Dyssrt is promi-
nently named for Lieutenant Govern
or. He is . citizen Of lama county,
and has just completed fnll term as
Senator from that county. Having
served with him one term in the Sem
ate, we can speak of him Of our own
knowledge. He is farmer, has re-
sided some sixteen years in Iowa, is q
gentleman Of fair culture, q plain, SEN
sible talker, matter-of-fact, practical
man, and just the man whom every
body, upon acquaintance, would un-
hesitatingly pronounce possessed Of
sterling integrity. He has been nm
fiinching In course Of conduct di-
rected. to the best Of his ability, to
control railroad companies and pre-
vent cxtortions and unjust discrimina-
tons by them. So far as our recollec-
ton serves us, If he has erred at all, it
has been on the side Of severity to-
wards these companies. One thing
we think is certainly true, that Mr..
Dysart isan honest, faithful man. We
bear this, what we deem faithful testi-
mony, in regard to Mr.. Dysart with
out expressing any Partially for or
against him for the Republican nomi-
nation for Lieutenant-G Governor. We
will add that his Republication il UNI
questioned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
THE MODOC WAR.
New York, May s.

NEW YORK, May 5. =
Captain HendIey, of this city. has
received letter, dated Lava Beds,
April 20, in which the writer says:
II have just come in from Jacks
stronghold, where l have been in a
fight for the last three days. ! went
as volunteer, and was attached to
Major Thomas battery, of four Cohorn
mortars, and it was the mortsrs that
drove the Indians ont. Five thoueand
infantry could not have done 1t in six
months, without the loss of one-half
Of the command. Words cannot de-
scribe the character of these beds.
Newspaper reporters may try to do it,
but they cannot convey an idea. Since
tho fight / have been through part Of
the beds, and that was enough for me.
II is impossible to tell what damage
we have done to the Indians, lis they
concealed or buried their, dead, and
the former is very easy all they have
to do is merely to throw their bodies
into crevice, and then fill it up with
rocks we have, however, found eleven
dead bodies. The beds are full of
caves, and many are undoubtedly hid
away, for every once in while stray
shot comes out. Our cavalry have
gone out in pursuit. We have here
six dead, twenty wounded, and about
the latter number on crutches from
sprained ankles, caused by falling over
rocks. To give you some faint idea of
sharp rocks, one-half of our mon went
In with new shoes and came out mostly
barefoot, with feet bleeding
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
Posr.orFrCE CHANCES IN IOWA.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 3, 1873.
EDfToRs COURIER: The following
changes were made by the Postmaster
Generals department during the week
ending May 3, 1873:
Blencoe, Monona county--G. G..
Holmes appointed, vice Robt. Gregg,
resigned.
Bridgewater, Clay county-Jno. M.
Lewis appointed, vice Lyman Spencer,
resigned.
Hazard, Cherokee county-Frank
4. Prescott appointed, vice Lyman
Pierce, resigned.
Hosper, Sioux county--Daniel Ba-
ker appointed, vice Michael Stronck,
resigned.
MIDDLETON, Polk Winfield S.
Dond appointed, vice Ralph Gibson
resigned.
Portlandville, Plymouth county
Thos. 8. Marpen appointed, vice Geo.
Reed, resigned.
South O'Bricn, O'Brien county
Thos. I. Alexander appointed, vice
Obadiah Higbe, resigned.
West Fork, Monona county-Lyman
Whittier appointed, vice e. M. Cassa-
dy. resigned.
Tyson's Mills, Webster oounty-Mrs.
Laura A. Beck, appointed, vice Aaron
Smith, resigned.
Nation, Plymouth county-discon.
tinued (; papers to Sioux City.
Venus, Madison county, Juo. II.
Marler appointed, vice Jno. D. Craven
resigned.
Warsaw, Wayne county, Greenber.
~ Wilson appointed, vice +. M. Allen
resigned. - .s-,..-
Tyro, Poweskick county-discon.
tinued-papers to Searsb orough.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
NudleY w. Adams.

The gentleman whose name heads
this article is of Alamakee county, and
is now Master of the National
Grange. He presided over the i'm
mense State Convention of the Oranges
of Iowa held at Des Moines last win
ter with good success, as we are in
formed. He is physician and sur
geon by profession, and received in
his younger days thorough collegi-
ate education. He retired from his
profession, and has been for years Q
horticulturalist and has become ex-
tensiveIy known as the Secretary Of
the State horticultural Society. The
above facts in regard to Mr.. Adams
. we learn. from the Mirror and Chroni-
Gle. published at Lansing, Alamakee
county. We have never had the pleas
ure of the gentleman's acquaintance
but many and universally good words
are spoken of him, SO far as we have
observed. We say this much of Mr..
Adams, as he is now becoming very
prominent as the probable nominee by
the Republican party for Lieutenant
Governor.
1t is yet six weeks before the sitting
of the Republican State Convention,
and AS we have no choice Of our own
for the nomination, we announce no
preference for Mr.. Adams or any body
else at this time. We shall endeavor
TO keep our readers posted as TO those
who become prominent for this place.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

The arietocracy of old England are
now in a nightmare over the doings Of
one George Odgcr. He is cobbler
by trade, and both makes shoes and
enthnses the common people OF Eng
land upon republican ideas. He is re-
puted stirring speaker, and though
of not much culture, yet his good
sense and mother wit make amends
for his want of learning. 1t is confi-
IDENTIFY expected that he will be chosen
to the House of Commons at the next
election. He boldly declares that the
Prince OF Wales will never wear the
crown OF England; that before that
time republican ideas will have march,
ed eli TO the point of forming re-
publican government in England. III
is wonderful how the progress of re-
publican sentiment in Europe has
grown in five years past. We sec it,
and give it little thought perhaps; but
the fact is, the brief space of five
years has given earnest token Of
final breaking down Of the reign Of
despots in the really civilized portions
of Europe. It is no wonder that the
President took occasion to note the |
progress Of liberty i'm his Inaugural
Address, and it is not surprising that |
The truth of his remarks nettled the |
of the Old World.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
THE DIXON HORROR.

The details of the terrible calamity
which has befallen the little city of
Dixon, Illinois, are heartrending to
peruse. The sympathetic nature turns
from the recital of the events as too
much for the human heart to bear
Dixon is a city of about 5000 inhab-
itants, and in the sudden death of six
ty or seventy. persons, almost every
household is in mourning for one OF
its number gone. The accident hap
pened about o'clock p. M, on Sun
day last, about 200 persons being up
on the span of the bridge, when it
went down with crash. Several cit
liens of this city had intimate friends
among those who are lost, and some
have gone over to Dixon to render
whatever of aid and sympathy they
may be able to give.
fever q place was wrapt in mourn
ing completely it is the beautiful little
city of Dixon. What sad and mourn
full spectacle must be the solemn gath
ering of the whole community to pay
the last sad rites to this great company
of their dead neighbors and relatives
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
THE NEW COINAGE.

The recent act revising the coinage
laws, and re-establishing the various
denominations of coins and their
weights, abolished the old silver dol
lar, and since March 18th, none have
been coined. The law provides that
the coins Of the United States shall be
as follows, viz: Gold-Double-eagle,
or twenty dollar pieces; eagle or ten
dollar piece; half-eagle, or five dol
lars; three dollar piece, quarter-eagle,
or two and one-half dollars, and one
dollar. Silver-Half dollar, quarter
dollar and ten cent piece. Nickel
five cents. Copper-Two and one
cent pieces.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, May {.
WHEAT-Active and higher, but ir-
regular cash nearly nominal; seller
at $l.27s5 June sold up to $l.285s, and
closed at SIPS.
CoRN-Firmer, closing quiet at 50 3sc
May, 401sc june.
RYE-Unchanged.
BARLEY-Unchanged.
PRovIsIoNs-Quict and unchanged.
WHIsKY-Higher; $50.
CATTLE-Receipts 1876; market dull
and prices tending lower.
Hoes Receipts {, $50 {; market steady
with fair demand at S5.00@5,4O.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08


Skirmishing has been constant at st.
Martinsville since Sunday night. The
citizens force is variously estimated at
from two to four hundred, with two
pieces OF artillery.
The political complications are in
creasing. The resisters claim that they
are daily gaining strength, while KEEL
loggites aver that all opposition is dis
appearing.
A large meeting was held this after
noon at the Clay statute, Canal street,
New Orleans. Addresses were made
by Gen. Hugh !. Campbell and others.
The object OF the meeting was to en-
dorse the action Of the people of st.
Martins.
Another batch Of fifty Metropolitans
II is stated, leave this evening to rein.
force st. Martinsville.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

The Government foundlings whose
brains oOze out daily in the Ottumwa
Courier, repeat their falsehoods against
the LEADER. Ii God will have mercy
on these three men, we will not bear
aught of unkindness against Them
I0seG State Leader. sgsa.s3s
We published . few days since, our
friends recommend ofus, and now we
have to acknowledge their prayers in
our behalf tits not right to look .
gift "hossD in the mouth. therefore,
though the prayer may rather descend,
than ascend, we'll accept it and do the
best we can with it. by the way, our
friends rcjcinder il very convenient
way out of q corner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
TARIFF Law.

The Illinois Legislature have at last
after four months labor passed law
which is relied upon to correct the
Injustice practiced by railroads in tina,
State. We have not seen the full tex
of the law, but as we see it commented
upon, it is law largely depending fol
whatever of good may come out of it
upon the railway commission who are
charged by its terms with the power
and the duty of fixing schedule OF
maximum rates for each road in the
State. This commission, if we remem-
Der rightly, consists of three men ap-
pointed by the Governor and confirmed
. by the State Senate. Hence large
part of whatever of relief is Afforded
by this law, is dependent upon the NJ
deity and Judgment of two men, Tor
two of the commissioners would OF
course control it.
FIVE are not correct in the number
of the commissioners then instead OF
two men, it may be three or four who
would fix what they thought just max
imum rates.
We say now that we should hate to
risk our reputation whatever it may
be for integrity to the ordeal of the
duties of such commissioner, for no
matter how honest we might act, tens
OF thousands would be ready to cay
that our action was the result of bril-
berry from the railroad companies. We
venture to put it upon record now, that
msiority of that commission will
either resign, or be changed as soon as
their terms expire or at the earliest pos.
sible time, at which it can be effect
ed under the law.
There are however, some general
provisions that are enacted into law,
not depending upon the commission.
ers, that may effect something. These
are as follows:
"If any road charges more for any dis
lance than for longer distance else
where, on freight going the same di-
rection ;or il it charges more for hand.
ling at one place than another; or if il
discriminates in price where distances
are equal; or if it shall charge one per-
son for receiving or handling, or for
transporting, or for cars, more than
another--these are all to be deemed
prsma 5acie evidence ofunjust discrim-
ination and it is not sufficient to plead
that a place is competing point to
justify discrimination in rates. Any
other evidence of injustice or extortion
may be introduced; and in case OF
conviction, the fines are to range from
1000 to 1926, 600"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
MASSACHUSETTS.

BosToN, May Z. &
Cakes Anes remains in about the
same condition as reported last night,
but is becoming weaker.
Only three of the crew Of the ship
Tennyson, which foundcred at sea on
the 22d of February were saved, in
GLIDING VIM. Noyes, second mate.
They floated for eight days on a piece
of the wreck.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 5.
A Corpus Christi letter dated April
81, says two bands of Mexican robbers,
numbering thirty each, are operating
in Neucess county, Texas, sacking the
stores and robbing travellers. A party
of fifteen citizens pursued one gang,
and discovered that over two hundred
cattle had been stripped of their hides.
They caught up with a band, and after
fight captured seven horses, whose
saddles were empty. Ia
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
WINTER WHEAT.


The monthly report of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture for April, con-
tanning . general survey Of the sOinter
wheat crop, as It appeared in different
states during that month, is before US.
From this report we epitomize the SUBJ
stance Of what is said.
In the Middle States . great i'm.
provement upon tho showing of last
spring 10 everywhere conceded, espe-
cially In New Jersey and Pennsylva-
MIA. The prospect In the States south
OF Maryland is less favorable than last
year, with indications of diminishing
area In the cotton States, although
acreage is not intended to be given in
this report Michigan, the only State
Of the northern border in which win
ter wheat is mainly grown, presents
green and vigorous growth wherever
snow has disappeared sufficiently to
reveal II; and Ohio makes far more
favorable returns than last year. In
Kentucky q more checkered showing
is made, giving the present appearance
Gdecidedly unfavorables cast, with i'm
dicstions of future Improvement as
the weather becomes settled. In Indi-
ana and Illinois the unfAvorable re.
turns outnumber the rose colored !; the
dry autumn retarding seeding and
termination, and leaving the plants
too weak and shallow rooted to en-
dure well the effects of winters changes
of temperature. Similar causes affect
the condition of wheat in Missouri
but great Improvement over last
year is reported and still more fa.
vorable condition exists in Kansas
In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and
Nebraska, as is known, very little
winter wheat is produced, but full re.
ports are given of such experiments
The indications from California al
point to another year of great abun.
dance, scarcely county reporting un'
favorable condition. As whole tht
wheat prospect at the close of winter
is more favorable than at the same
time In 1872.
The New England States 90 abound
ed with snow 1t the date Of the report
that . general opinion is not given
further than to express q belief, tina
the crop will be good. Flattering re
ports come from New York, Pennsyl
vania, and Delaware. Virginia, th,
Csrolfnas, and Tennessee send in quit,
unfavorable reports.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
Chief Justice Chase Dead.
The Pope In q Precarious
Condition.
stokes Refused a New Trial.
Terrible Accident at Dixon
llls.,-Ftfty to Sixty Per.
sons Drowned, and
q large Number
Injured.
ILLINOIS.
DIXON, May

DIXON, May D.
Yesterday afternoon, about fifteen
minutes after one, AZ the Rev. Mr..
Pratt was passing . convert for bap-
tism into the water of Rock River,
just below the bridge, on the north
side, there being large crowd Of men,
women and children witnessing the
ceremony from the bridge, the iron
work gave way, and without mo-
ment's warning fifty OF sixty souls
were launched into eternity. Words
cannot describe the horrible panic that
then seized the vast crowd upon the
banks of the river, and of course
spread through our city; for mothers
came to the river banks anxiously en-
curing for children, fathers for wives
and children, and AL was horror and
excitement.
The bridge was torn and broken,
and hung from the piers an appalling
sight in itself. The butts at each end
were crushed into the river; that at
the north end held firmly to the bottom
of the river in its network Of iron the
children, relatives and friends Of our
people, many of them women and
children. We give below q list of the
~ 81, KILLED.
Mrs. Peter Carney Miss Melissie, Of
Nachnsa; Miss Katy Sterling; Mrs.
DIR. Hoffman; Miss Maggie O'Brieh:
Miss Nettie Hill; Miss Ida Vaun
Miss Ida Drew; Miss Agnes Nixon;
Miss Bessie Payne, Miss Irene Baker,
little daughter Of j. p. Dana; George
w. Kent; Mrs. j. w. Latta; Mrs. Col.
w. II. Noble; two daughters of Mrs.
Stackpole, Clara and Rosa; Mrs. Ben
jamin Gilman; Mrs. Carpenter; EN-
ily Deming; Jay II. Mason son Of j.
Nj. Mason, boy Of sixteen years; Mrs.
VIM. Cook; Mr.. Robert Dyke; Mrs.
Merriman; Mrs. Petenberger and lit
tie daughter; Thomas Haley Mrs. G.
w. Kentner; Mrs. Thomas Wade !;
Mrs. James Goble; Mrs. Mary Sulli-
van; Miss CatharinA Faley; Mrs.
Elias Hope; Mrs. E. Wallace; Mrs.
Henry SillimaD. ~;
Seth w. Wetmore, dangerously
Charles Murray, leg broken and other
severe injuries; Mrs. Murray, slightly
hurt: Mrs. Daniel Cheney, feared IA
tally; James Camp, Jr., severely; ].
b. COuntryuaH, MATS. y. lcenVu
VIM. Cook VIM. Hart; Mrs. Taylor |;
Mrs. w. Wilcox; Miss Thatcher;
Mrs. VIM. Stevens Miss Addie Clute,
severely Mrs. E. B. Baker; Mrs. DR..
Smith Miss Page; Mrs. Marsh Miss
Marion Thatcher; Mr.. John Moore !;
Mrs. Vann; Miss Lizzie Mackey B.
r. Burns Daughter; Eliza Guiding
ton; Mrs. Edgerton; DIR. Hoffman !;
Miss Hocenplug; Mrs. o. N. Alexan-
der.
Mrs. O. M. Alexander, reported as
wounded, died this morning at three
o'clock. Daniel Cheney is now better.
Mr.. Charles Murray has bone Of the
leg and his collar bone fractured, also
severe flesh wound, bnt IL doing well
this morning. Mrs. Murray Is bet
ter and comfortable. Mrs. K. Camp
bell, Of Dementtown, who was severe-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

J. II. Waterson, the brilliant editor
Of the Louisville Couyier-Journd adj
dressed the Indiana Editorial Associ-
alton last week, at Indianapolis. His
theme, "The Independent Journalist,
he fashioned after what he and White
of the Chicago Tribune, Bowles Of the
Springfield Republican, and Others,
have been for the last twelve months.
He got sadly mixed, his rhetoric be-
ing much better than his reasoning.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
INDIANA.

INDIANoPoLrE, May z.
Full returns of all the wards of the
city give Mitchell, Democrat, for May
or, 37S majority. The Republicans
elected the balance of the ticket by.
'majorities ranging from $50 to 800.
The new council is Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

ST.. Louis, May z.
FLoUR-.Qniet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Dull and lower, but only
lots selling.
CoRN-Steady; &c track.
OATs-Better; "a elevator.
BARLEY-Unchanged.
RYE-Unchanged.
WmsKY-Higher $50.
PoRK-Lower; $l6.O0@lS.26.
LARp-Nominal; $500.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
OHIO.
C1Nc1NNATr, May Z.

CINcINNATI, May Z.
Samuel T.. Covington, president Of
tho Chamber of Commerce, announced
the death of Chief Justice Chase, to-
day on Change, abiding to his dis
tinguished personal services, and the
intimate relations he sustained to this
city.
A committee of five old members
were appointed on resolutions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
FOREIGN.

VIENNA, May Z.
A dispatch from Pesth, announces
a shocking railway accident near that
city. Twenty-one persons are report
ed killed outright and forty injured,
some of them it is supposed fatally
Six carriages were completely demol-
ished.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

Postmaster-Gene Cresswelh has
decided that Masonic and other organ.
izations who desire to use The postal
cards as a medium of notifying their
respective members of assessments and
dues, with the request that the card be
returned with remittance, can, upon
the receipt Of the same, RENAL the
card to the original address as . receipt
by stamping or Endorsing " "psid,D
atfix'ng 10 the card a one cent adhesive
stamp. -. .,..,s,s.5,,.,'. .,,.,s,s5
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

According to our exchanges the
bridge builders ormslers OF the bridge
that fell at Dixon, Ill last Sabbath,
are the guilty parties responsible for
the terrible loss of life. The Inter
Ocean cad-lines it as Trnesdell's
Patent Death Trap
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

II is said thus far that ten Senators
have either returned their back pay to
the Treasury, or donated il TO, public
or private purposes. Out of these ten
only one is Democrat. Thirty zone
members of the House, have in some
way disposed of it rather than keep
it. Only seven Of them are Demo-
Gratis. Reformation would take espc-
cial impetus from a party whose mem
bers Of Congress make such a record.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08
CHICAGo. Mey I

President Grant, accompanied by
Senator Logan, Mayor Medill and ses.-
eraI other distinguished persons, visit
cd the Board of Trade Rooms at noon
to-day, and being introduced by the
President of the Board, briefly ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the evident
prosperity he had observed in the
city k isf