Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-30

| very strongly against Its being given
TO the world. It's . miserable bus.
mess" 3, -
Mrs. Triton says OF the production
| of her statement denying the allegation
of her husband, that she closcted her.
self alene at 10 o'clock at night and
spent until 3 o'clock the next morning
preparing that document; that she af-
forwards read IL to Mr.. Ovington, and
the only alterations not made by her.
self were some grammatical changes
and alterations In the punctuation.
Being asked If she intended to occupy
the old home, "Livingstone," she re-
piled that so many melancholy associ-
atoms were connected with the place
that she breads the effect that they
might produce on her mind, and heart.
She expressed entire confidence in q
favorable result of the present investi-
| cation.
Il lAezIi6a aakR.--- - Ssal58sl aGE
a9 Dies MONIES, July 25-The Polk
county Republicans convention to-day
voted down the resolution to appoint .
committee Of harmony to effecta com.
promise between the two factions of
the dominant party and refusing to
accept any Thing but the nomination
Of Kasson, aud the sdelegates were In
structed for him. gaA az s,a@si ifsFita
" Resolutions were adopted ruling out
1 the State Register becaase OF its oppo-
elton to Kassop, and q committce was
appointed to demand of Senator
Wright his removal from tho postmas-
terShfp.e These resolutions are attriL
buted to Kasson himself. = { A's'lfys
.s0ss
| PiT1sBuRe, duly, t27-A, very de-
structive storm swept over; this city
last niqht, scausing great, Destruction
Of life and property. The water
| poured down from the ncirhboring
hills and deluxed The street, Union
DEPOT was inundated from three to
four feet The PAN Handle tunncl
was filled with water, and rendered the
passage of trains impossible, Smith.
iield and Liberty streets and the side
streets leading from the hiils suffered
greatly. Boulders have b0es, vaahed
down from declivities and holes have
been opened in the streets. renderinp
III Alleghauy CITY the flood ,was
terrible. The sewer on Madison a..
cnue and Vista streat .burst. innndat-
| ing the whole uppers mart of the citvJ
| and carving OF 4 number of hnnses'
| the water being ten feet deem A large
cinitv. The flAetruot;on ar inrnnertv
cannot be eetimated. } ,9iF'Sf. Gs'',
| "a asfli9 ftIa1.--qai8 IN J'ub ,5ats
P1rrsBuRG, July 27-The loss of life
by the food has been appalling. Thir.
| tv.airht ho6liaa have haen rennverad In
county, and as many more sre missina
and supposed to have been lost.
Q The havoc at Woodsi Rum 'vras fear.
| fol, and thst place was : perfect sheef
| of water, Several houses vere swent
away. Nine bodies have been recov.
cred 40 far. and & or 6 ara still m;saino
EIGHT bodies have bean recovarad and
fhirtv-sevan Ara stiII missinc Whoie
hlocks of hnldings were svent 800
| In this district. It ia thourht that
over one hundred and fiftv ncrsons
have persisted in the flood. 80
! N.
PHILADELPHIA. July 27,-The police
have arrested two men ana two
women. alleged English criminal.
through whom it is believed a clue
can be obtained relative to the Alb |
duction of Charles Ross.
WASHINGTON. july 27.-The Presi-
dent has issued his proclamation rati. |
fyiuR the extrsdition treaty. with Perm
also . treaty of friendship. commerce
and navigation with tho same govern.
ment. I
49,
WAsHrNaroS. July 27.-The nero.
tiations for the new Ave per cent. loan
will probably be concluded very soon. |
and the Secretary OF the Treasury IL |
quite confident It will result In lispos-
ing of the entire balance per cent.
bonds. ta 9 as - s4'I
SD fsa --saa
PrrTsBURG, July 27-The &C.
counts OF the flood which has lleluped |
nearly oil Of the suburban sections of |
the city, as they come in during the
afternoon and evening. show disaster
far greater than 1t first supposed. II
Is now thought that the loss Of life win |
be not less than two hundred. The
loss or property is proportionate. The
Evening Chronicle In Its S O'clock edf.
ton placed the loss Of life ct I42 and
the names of the missing parties atm |
coming in, The extent al the terri
tory damaged is not less than 20 to Is |
miles IN diameter. and tie min nor.
ton of the city OF Pittsburr. living A. |
It does in the center Of this circle. es.
CAPPED without further injury. II seems
alfaost miraculous. The prevaiiinr
theory seems to be that the diaaster |
was caused by some Kind Of water
spout. IA gentleman who watched ia
storm from miles down the river
where there was but little rain. saws
thai, by 1itful fsshes OF liphtnins he
could see huge. inky. bleck.' funnel.
shaped clouds oyerh n1inr. The M.
row sends were the lovest vhiie tha
dark parts rave vent to uerpetnsi
bursts of lightning.
II IL almost imposible for anv ona
mot acuueinted with the ecosranhv nf |
ihis iocaiitv % form an idss ~. Ahis
disaster or how It could possibly have
necnrrsAos Tha mai. rifv ~ l1;tt.y,m..sfI