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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

Hon. HENRY SAYLER of Indiana has
a bill pending in Congress providing
that q person under proper restrictions
may engage in the manufacture of
anything which has been patented on
paying to the owner or inventor q
royalty. We believe the principle q
good one and we hope Congress will
properly digest and pass the bill. BY
such provision the monopoly of its
manufacture would be cut off and
competition come in between manufac-
turers while the inventor would still
be properly protected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 20.
Flour Quiet, unchanged.
Wheat--Fairly active, firmer; 81 %
cash 81 235s June.
Corn--Firm, higher, 62A regular
cash; 63ls June ;63A July.
Oats-Shade easier at 48.
Rye-Scarce and firm at $l.OO.
Barley-Quiet and unchanged.
Pork--Strong,$l7 25 bid june; ST..
so July.
Lard-Strong. higher at $l0.S5 cash
or juno $l1. 90 July.
Bulk Meats-Strong, shade higher.
Whiskey-Whiske at 94lac.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

ArpLEs.-Mr. Joseph Harris tells in
the american Ayricultuyist how he
raised q crop of Northern Spy apples
on four acres, which sold for 81 $50.
Several trees yielded five barrels each,
and ON count. 1856, 100, 2lS and 222 ap-
ples filled barrel. He attributes his
success to a proper thinning of the
fruit in summer. If, when the fruit
sets too full, you pick one half the
number, you will have the same bulk
of apples in the fall, and being 40 much
larger and more perfect, will bring
twice the money.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

Senator Clayton and Dorsey and the
members of the House from Arkansas
are quite indignant at the reinstate-
ment of Baxter and custer of Brooks.
There are few parties down in Ar
kansas who were from the North and
domiciled there after the war, who
seek to run that State their own way
atthe expense even of bloodshed whom
it would do good to eject from her
borders.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
NEW YORK MARKET.

New YORK, May 20.
Flour-Unchanged.
Wheat--Better; No. 2 Chicago 81 49
@5O; No. 2, Milwaukee 81 531f@41s /;
No l, spring, 5000.
Rye-Quiet.
Corn-Firm new western S4@87.
Barley-Dnll.
Oats-Firm mixed western 64@5
white 66@719.
Pork-Heavy at SIT 90@18.
Lard-Firm, Sill u.
Whiskey-97.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

James Briggs and wife. of Kansas
City, are q loving couple. James
asked his duck Of wife, on the first
day Of March, to put some wood in
the stove, and she wouldn't, and SO he
wouldn't, and they both wouldn't ever
since. What saving of fuel where
love burns 90 bright and warm ON the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

NORTHAMPTON, May 19--At meet.
ing for the relief of the sufferers by the
Mill River disaster, the following com.
mittee was appointed to receive con-
tributions for the same Luther Board.
man, Northampton. VIM. Skinner
Skinnerville; Joel Hayden, Hayden
vile; Louis Boardman, Williamsburg,
Col. j. l.. Otis, Locds. Cash re.
mittances should be made to Luther
Boardman, Northampton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

Mrs. Jeanette Anderson is living
with her third husband, General An.
derson, who is receiving a salary OF
$500 as Collector of United States
revenues. Her two former husbands
Joseph Giraud and Thomas C. Shop
herd are still living from whom she
was divorced. From these two divor-
ced husbands she is receiving alimony
paid in installments according to the
decree Of court. Shepherd made APP
plication before Judge Daniels in New
York to be relieved from paying fur
Their alimony for the support of Mrs.
Anderson alleging that her husband
was abundantly able to provide for
her. The case was an entirely new
one, never before adjudicated upon
1t presents the funny aspect of the
two former husbands paying money
to keep up the new household by q
third marriage.
Judge Daniels held that the alimony
must be paid for the reason that the
it was given by the court upon
no condition that the lady might not
marry again, but was absolute with
out conditions, and further that if il
could be regarded conditional it would
be virtually q penalty or prevention of
marriage which is against public pol
icy. -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

The President has spoken and set
tied the Arkansas difficulty and the
sir oracle of the nation has also spo-
ken. and here is what it says of the
Presidents act. We mean the Chica-
go Tribune, of course:
"If, then, the proclamation of Pres
1dent Grant is deduced from the adj
vice OF his confidential law-officer, il
might have been issued when the Ar
kansas insurrection first broke out
We believe that he ought to have done
at that time what he has just done ;but
It would be ungracious to withhold
from him the credit of having reached
a correct cQpclQaiQp In a tortuOns and
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

The pnblictaebto Of st. Louis is given
by the Democrat at SUCCESSES 90, and
the assets of the city at about two
millions less than its indebtedness.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

The Gar of all the Russia's is now
visiting Queen Victoria and ia being
feted in the city ofLondon to the very
best ability of both sovereign aud peo-
plc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

The New York Tribune terms the
new Senate finance bill a complicated
monstrosity." The Erening Post re-
marks that "honest people are at a
loss whether to consider it a swindle
or product of stupid ignorance"
From all Of which it would appear
that these moguls of the press either
deem the people of the west knaves OF
fools. We do not wish to use the
ungentlemanly language which the
cultured and refined of the cast in
dulge in, but in this instance may we
not be permitted to suggest, if it is not
possible the boot is ON the other leg,
and that the fools or knaves do not
all dwell in the west. i.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

On the frat of July next the force
in the Treasury Department at WASH
lngton is to be cut down by the dis
missal of three hundred clerks.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, May l6-The villages affec-
ted by the outbreak of the reservoir
are Williamsburg, Haydensville, Leeds
and Florence. They are situated on
Mill river, which runs into the Con-
necticut at Northampton. At Will
liamsburg Mill river divides. The
branch rising ct Goshen has two large
reservoirs. On the branch rising at
Conway the reservoir dams were con-
sidered substantially constructed,
skillful engineers having built them
after the most approved modern meth
DDS. Much has been spent during the
past year in strengthening them. The
oldest dam Is twenty-five years old
and situated ON the Goshen branch
1t has been carefully rebuilt within
two years.
The mills on the stream from Will
Hamburg down are: VIM. Thayer's
tool factory, employing Is men; 9
cotton factories, with 80 hands; Henri
James corset and wooden mill, with
about 30 hands; Hayden, Gere & Co.'S
brass works, probably the largest and
bestappointed factoryof the kind in the
country. They employ 300 hands
The Hayden Cotton Manufacturing
Company runs 5000 spindles, employ
ing 8Ohands the Northampton Branch
Company, GO to 70 hands the Green
vile Manufacturing Company's cotton
mill, 5000 spindles and IS or 80 hands
tho Port Hampton Cutlery Company,
80 hands the Clement Manufacturing
Company, agricultural implements, SO
hands; International Screw and Nail
Company, rs hands Williams Manu-
featuring Company, baskets, 100 hands;
SINNERS silk mill, 30 to GO hands /; be-
sides these several saw and grist mills.
The manufacturing capital involved
In this disaster is five million, at the
lowest estimate. The immediate pop
ulation suffering must be about 5000.
The population is almost wholly
manufacturing.
The heaviest loss will fall upon the
estate of the late Elk Governor Hayden
who died recently. One of the mills
was recently sold by the executors Of
the estate, and Sunday had been ap-
pointed for memorial day in honor
Of the late Ex-Governor.
The selectmen at Starkweather and
Burr have organized force of20 men
at Leeds, and 20 at Northampton to
search the course of the food for bod
les.
A Northampton telegram estimates
the loss Of life by the flood at 60. At
Leeds, several persons were drowned
in Warmers button factory. A French
family of six children were drowned.
A number are known to be drowned,
whose bodies have not yet been recov-
cred. At Raydenville, twelve are re-
ported drowned, and the houses not
carried away are turned into charnel
houses.
BosToN, May l8-The search for
dead bodies in the Mill River Valley
to-day resulted in the discovery of q
largo number, and it is now thought
that yesterdays estimate, of two hun
bred that persisted, may be too small.
The extent of life and property inyol-
we'd cannot be actually stated, but the
disaster appears creates than ever.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

BosToN, May ia meeting of the
citizens to-day subscribed $4,000 tor
the Mill River sufferers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

WORCESTER, May l9-The remainder
of the Chicago relief fund amounting
to SLIGO has been given to the Mill
River sufferers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

ST. LOUIS, May 20.
Flour-Firm, unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet No. 2 spring $l.26.
Corn-Steady,; No. 2 mixed 6S1S@
60 white mixed 2@3c lower at SO@8l
Barley-Dull.
Rye-Uusettled.
Whiskey-L0wer; 96c.
Pork-Quiet at @$lS.
Bulk Meats-Firm.
Lard--Nominal.
81. Louis Live stock Market.
ST.. LOUIS, May 20.
Hogs-Receipts 500; higher, light
$45O@4.55 heavy $5.50@6OO.
MILWAUKEE MARKET.
MILWAUKEE, May 20.
TUhonk Cfrnnn M al 81 rash .
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
FROM LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE Rock, May 16-A bill passed
both Houses of the legislature, to-day,
providing for the assembling of the
Constitutional Convention, on the 14th
of July next, the election for members
to be held June 18th.
The House declared all its offices
vacant, and elected new officers in
place of those not appearing at this
session. One Brooks member of the
legislature took his seat to-day. Ar
rangements are completed for disband'
ing all troops on both sides, the
Brooks men are already leaving fol
home. The Secretary of State regained
possession of his Office to-day. The
keys of the legislative chamber have
been returned to the proper officers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
WASH INC TON.

WASHINGTON, May 20.--The Com
mittee of Ways and Means to-day
authorized Mr.. Foster to report reso.
luton censuring the Sec,y. of the
Treasury, Asst. Sec'y Sawyer and
Solicitor Banfield for the lax and
careless administration of the law in
the SanbOrl contract cases.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

On Monday of last week, says the
Albany Argus, there was an occur
renee ON the Harlem Extension Rail-
road that is worth recounting. lAbout
9 on the morning of that day collis-
iona collision between girl and .
train of cars-was avoided In very
singular way. The girl was school
teacher, and she was ON her way to
school. The train was from Chatham
on ito way to Rutland. Both met on
the trestle-work near Brainard's sta
ton. The girl stood still, while the
alarmed engineer whistled down
brakes, and managed to stop the train
only when his engine was within ton
feet of the obstruction. The trestle-
work is thirty-six feet high, and bears
only one course of ties and only one
track. "What do you mean? Do you
want to be killed ?" inquired the en-
gineer. "No," said the girl, II am 60.
ing to school," "Well, 60 back until
the train crosses the trestle," said the
engineer. ri can't" said the girl, '1'm
late" "Ssep aside, them" and she
stepped aside, outside the track, and
VA WIG OOkc VI tuc tACSs LUZ suC cP1CG
was too narrow; the engines wheels
could not clear her expanded skirts.-
Her next plan was to sit down with
her legs dangling beneath the ties, and
thus the hoops spread all the wider
Provoking delay for the engineer, hu.
initiating failure and posture for the
school marin. "Hold on" said she,
"Tll fix IT," and gathering nm her
limbs and her skirts, she stretched her
self at full length upon the outer edge
of the ties, siezed underneath with one
hand the string piece to which the raj
is spiked, and oo0lly babe the train pass
on! In q minute the train passed ovel
the PROSTATE form without jar or jolt
and the next instant the girl was or
her feet, hastening toward her expect
and pupils, before whom she was de-
termined to be con time," though she
disarranged . dozen railroad time
tables.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

In some portions of the State the
lawyers of district have presumed to
direct who shall be placed upon the
bench. This as well as many other
moves of its kind are the outgrowth Of
class associations which take upon
themselves the direction of govern
mental affairs IN their interests and
according to their vieps. The very
foundation of the principle is wrong !;
the kernel contains a very unwholc-
some poison. Our experience shows
us that all such moves or at least the
most of them, are seized upon at once
by some, recognized as bad and
unreliable men in the community.
Take the man who for short comings
the people have not confidence In, one
who is deservcdly under ban for
misconduct, for dishonesty, for un-
faithfulness to his country and his
fellows, and what is more of real
God send to him, than class combina.
ton, than to become champion for a
part against the balance of the people
And why is this? simply bccaus,
when the ground assumed is broat
when the interests of all are sought
and all invited to participate, he is n,
longer countenanced as combatant
but he assumes his true position, viz
the position of one who by common
consent is not trusted, and falls to til
level due to his character.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

THE Connecticut Legislature elected
VIM. w. Eaton U. s. Senator from
that State yesterday to take the place
of Gen. Buckingham, whose term ex.
pircs 4th of March next. He is an old
democrat of tile straightest sect in
whom there has never been any soft.
ening down, bigoted prejudiced and
able partizan from the effect Of which
disposition he went with vigor and
venom into the denunciation of those
who would save the country in the
opening of the rebellion, and in VIC.
lent speech fnot in overt act was q
rebel. He said after Fl. Sumpter fell
that no Massachusetts, soldier should
cross the soil of Connecticut without
having his blood spilled as public enc
my and an invader. This bitter un.
holy traitorous spirit he maintained
throughout the war, and in 1871 when
the democracy would pretend to take
a new departure, when they would
dissemble and claim that they accept
ed the situation he would not, bat re-
manned defiant. Temporary victories
here and there, the alliance of liberals
who are seeking reform, and the fan
cied decline of the republican party
has brought this true representative to
the front, and the so-called Liberals
but real democrats show their colorf
and honor the old traitor in the re.
moval of the gallant Buckingham
Aye, these nutmeg reformers are in.
deed a lovable set Of fellows and
worthy of all confidence. The blue
lights have twiceif1ickered there once
in 1872 again in 1861 to 1865, and is il
possible we must record that they have
again appeared under the specious
name of Liberal reformers in 1874.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

WASHINGTON, May 1S--Captain
Rose telegraphs from Little Rock that
everything is quiet and both parties
have signed an agreement to disband
their troops.
The President to-day appointed
John L. LOOMS postmaster at indie
pendence, Iowa.
The caucus of Republican Senators
this afternoon decided that the Senate
shonld pass the concurrent resolution
for adjournment on the 22d of June.
Much opposition was made, it being
argued that oil the necessary work
could hardly be completed so soon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
HON. CHARLES DUDLEY.

At the solicitation of many of his
friends we are authorized to Announce
that the Hon. Charles Dudley. Of
Agency City, in this county, will be a
candidate before the coming Republi-
can State Convention for the Office OF
Auditor. Mr.. Dudley has State
reputation, from his prominent posi-.
ton in the Lower House of the State
Legislature for three successive terms,
commencing January, 1866, serving in
the 18th, 18th and 18th General AS.
semblies. He was one of the first
State House Commissioners where he
labered faithfully in behalf of the in.
terests of the State.
AS Chairman of the Committee or
Claims while in the House he was ar
earnest worker at all times in the in.
terests of economy. Mr.. Dudley is 9
farmer, gentleman of sound judg.
ment, large experience and unqucs
toned integrity. If he should b.
nominated and elected, lie would faith
fully and well discharge the duties O.
the office. His straight forward Re
publicanism from the birth of the par
ty no man can question.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--A letter
from the Mayor of New Orleans to q
Washington gentleman says that un-
less means of relief for the sufferers
in Louisiana be increased to million
dollars thousands must perish, and
that even that sum is barely enough.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
Savage Surgery.


The London Globe says: "Barbar-
Gus nations seem to delight in surgi-
ca operations of q painful nature
They probably estimate the benefits to
be derived from an operation by the
PAIN accompanying it, just as the tradi-
lonal pumpkin thought half crown
TOO much to pay to q dentist for hav-
ing tooth easily extracted, when the
barber at home would have pulled him
al! around the room for Sd. The ap-
pllcation of moxa, referred to in our
account of the last days of Mr.. Sumner
is an instance of this. 1t consists in
covering the skin of the patient with q
light vegetable down, which is then set
on fire. This agreeable process is an
invention of the North American In
dams, who seem to have regarded it
as sort of panacea. DR.. Brown-Se-
guard tells US that it is, perhaps, the
most painful of surgical operations. A
correspondent of the Medical Times
states that in some of the South Sea
Islands method Of surgical treatment
is adopted in certain cases which we
should fancy, would bear away the
palm as 9 torturing process even from
the dreaded moxa. The wise men in
these islands have invented theory
that headache, neuralgia, vertigo, and
other affections of the head arise from
a crack in the skull, or from pressure
of the skull upon the brain. The de-
lightful remedy which they have con-
trived. consists in laying open the
scalp by q T-shaped incision, and then
gently scraping away the Uranium it.
self with piece of glass until the dWrd
mater Is reached and hole is made
In the skull as large az a crown piece.
Of course IL the operation is carried q
little too far, the patient dies; and
this appears to be the mode In which
most Of tho cures are effected, death
being the result in about half the cases
operated upon. The hole is usually
covered with piece of coconut shell
scraped thin and polished, and placed
under the scalp Formerly the instru-
ment employed was sharks tooth,
but broken glass is found to act better.
Bone scraping of the same kind is re-
sorted to as remedy for rheumatism
in old people. The skin is cut open
so as to lay bare the bone supposed to
be affected and the surface of the lat
ter is then scraped until q portion of
the external lamina is removed. We
should imagine the remedy to be
worse than the disease.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

CARL SEIZURE is one of those indi-
viduals who in view of his exalted
opinion of himself should step ON the
auction block and have by bidder to
knock him down at Mr.. Schurz's own
estimate. The sale would be q re-
markable one in the amount of the
bid.
Two years ago the fervor of his
great I asA led him to attempt the
setting up of party out.of such as he,
in varied degrees, and the old demo-
Gratis, only seven years whipped out
of rebellion. This he was to do in the
interest of liberty and reform. Upon
his signal failure to do this according
to his notion, he poured out his an
guished soul as reported,..in sweetest
strains of music upon the piano of
Judge Hassaureck. He had failed to
bottle up the balance of his fellow con.
spirators and he was unhappy.
lie was republican long enough to
get into the U. S. Senate; this gained,
hisuncontrollable mania for revolution
clambercd about (regardless of the
wishes of those who had elevated him.
for new fields on which to DISPLAY
himself.
In attempting to reach lofty pima
Gle he failed to find footing and in.
gloriously fell and has never yet found
q lodging place. Unable longer to
creep into either the democratic or
republican party, he is reported as in
tending to 60 back to Missouri and
rally Schurz party and cunningly
attempt to hold the balance of power
and so win.
This term of the Senatorship did
not preclude his taking up some other
place of residence than Missouri, we
would look for him to turn up in
Massachusetts for the long term, to
succeed Sumner, since his remarkable
assignat finance story in the Senate
and his eulogy on Sumner has shuffled
him into favor With the blue bloods
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
WOOL.

get we must warn our wool growers to
not be too fresh in disposing of their
wool clip. 1t is not expected that
wool is worth 30 much in June or July
soon after it is shorn, as it is later
after it has dried out, but true to the
natural promptings of dealers they
seek to start the market in the spring
at the lowest possible ebb.
We regard it therefore as due from
us now preceding the time for wool
shearing to say 10 our readers to be
careful and not 60 to early into the
market.
We clip the following editorial re-
marks upon this subject from the
Prairie Farmer of May 10th published
at Chicago, H.:
We do not just now give wool quo
tations in the Prairie Farmer for the
simple reason that there is no market
price to quote upon the basis of actual
sales. This may seemlstrange to some
who look into the daily papers of this
city, and find a full line of quotations,
but who have not learned that there is
really no stock of wool Oh the market
in the West, and that what very little
does come in about these days is read.
lily sold considerably above these
figures of the daily press. They will
understand the matter better, no viewer,
when we tell them, as it is our duty to
tell them, that the shrinking of values
and steady reduction in quoted prices,
which they have observed of late, are
furnished to the reporters by interes-
ted dealers in wool, who desire and
expect in that way to get the wool
growers ideas down to their own a.
to the prices at which the "a clip
| should start.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
ST. Louis Live stock Market.
mrLwAUKEE MARKET.

MILWAUKEE, May 20.
Wheat--Strong, No. 2, 81 cash
81 271a June.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21

able will be done to alleviate suffer
ing.