Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-23
Compietew ith new
TYPES AND PRESS IT'S

From Visiting Gard to a Mantnoth Pos,e,
executed In GOOD style. Eastern prices and
Sheriff Kline, who acted as hangman
on the occasion. He was fred on
from an ambush and mortally wound
ed. A cousin of Wallace, by the name
Of Robinson, has been arrested charged
with the shooting.
MILwAUKEE, July 16.---The Sentinel
tomorrow publishes reports from thirty
the wheat crop, with the exception of seven
counties where drouth has prevailed. will
be above the average.
Oats will bea fair crop; barley light rye
average. Winter wheat is already haryes-
ted and there is good yield.
NEW York, July IA Havana letter
says it is obvious theie has been a copsidnr-
bic amount of Spanish intrigue, at work in
the case Of F. A. Dockery. Spanish oiii-
cials not finding specific charges against
him, made very broad one, meaning in
all sorts Of crimes, Of being chief OF the Ia
surgents, a newspaper correspondents spy,
and an emissary of the United States to
gain important information about the war
testimony Of the Spariards. A Cuban re-
Gently arrested, declared he had informa-
tion from the Attorney General, that he
was present at the house of the u S. Coun-
sui, at Manzaniila, when Dockery arrived
and learned be was sent for the purpose of
getting information about the war for the
United States and had letters to that effect.
This witness has been imprisoned as an
escaped man, but now figures as a witness
for the prosecution. The Captain General
however, accepts the statement and orders
Lanton, an American Consular agent, to
quit the Island in twenty days. The Gu
bans hold possession of Trinador, and are
In strong force near Puerto Principe.
WASHINGTON, July l7.-Treasurer
Spinner has issued letter in which he
says the national bank notes should
not be cancelled before being sent to
him for redemption. Redeemed notes
will be cancelled in the Treasurers
Office. National bank notes will be
received to make good the five per
cent redemption fund, but the first de-
posit Of hvo per cent must be made in
leg9l tender notes. Any excess over
tho amount required to make good the
i've per cent fund Of the bank forward
ing the same will be remitted in legal
tender notes, forwarded from the
Treasurers Office, Payment for excess
cannot .be mgde In drafts-third that
the Treasurer shonld receive an ac-
count of transfers and Of deposit of
such bank notes, IS are redeemable at
their full face value, at the Treasury
Department.
New YORK, July 1.-THE BROOKLYN
Eagle says Mr.. Beecher's statement is
ready and will be submitted as soon
As Tilton's is put in. Those who have
seen it says IL is straightforward,
frank document 1t explains the ma.
ture of the trouble with Tilton, denies
that he ever made any impure intima-
ton to Mrs. Tilton and concludes with
an absolute denial of all the other
ISLANDERS against him. He acknowl-
edges that Mrs. Tilton complained to
him of her husband that she spoke of
his infidelity, and cited instances, spoke
of his going with strange women anti
begging him to advise her as man
and minister. After deliberation, with
hesitancy he advised her that if she
could not reclaim her husband to leave
him. After time Becchcr felt that
he had made mistake in giving this
advice. He thought that perhaps If :
LEFT to the impulses OF his own gener-
aus nature, Tilton would have aban-
do, ed the strange woman after whom
he was running and return to the peace
of his own household.
In this con, 1itiOn OF mind he apollo
gized to Tilton l,or what he had done,
promised to extend to him the right
hand Of fellowship in ne future. and
bury the mast utterly.
TiltOn's Forthcoming state,,aent will,
1t is said. disappoint the public greatly.
The supposition has been that "a
would undertake to prove that Beech
or had done hlm grave personal iniu-
ry. He would attempt to show that
Beecher had outraged not TiltoD,s. bus
some other household. He reasons in
this way: "My proposition is thai
Beecher is not a fit man to occuuy
Christian pulpit. What Beecher has
done TO me is INV own affair. The
public interest is properly in INV main
proposition, and in support of It | sub
NIT the following statemcnt.n etc,
1ls uOcumen., tnele - goou reason
tvl sse1emehs, WIN ancct tne characters
oItwo 0tner women pesides mrs. III
.on; ;., Inc % CONSISTENCY oI Mr; Ilifons
Pos,.iun PsMNn VIII Dc pest Juogeo Dy tne
Puonsneu statement rs compared with
Ais ~ Pro4Ises.
ny AIg%s sta.es 'nat Wnen Beech
y Ioauced ms sIa.emcnt % writing ne
suUtt.t ,u.rn th.. !. !. araena, WIN ;ne re
nislA 'i,a. " Wss she paper ne intena-
~ ~ ny before Mo tno investigating
sSna xlt.se. In. Inc iriena rean II ana
.IsI rcsulnen - " ncecner, saying
.us.so - YOU uO. ~ pressn. that paper
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