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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-29


ii ,.cs.ss.s sasay. 1lAqeA Ssslen@Yss
The Acene reported below, occarrsd
some yeits ago before the circuit court
.of P1tkGyISaufs county, VI, in thS cass
0f C00inoaWealehvs 0nssady. Onsia
|charge eefsmohciens sestahhin9. ETAa
venue beipg impAnele1 And thes Jury
solemnlY charged by .thA clerk, the
CommonwealSh1 Attorney cslled, IA
support 0f tho indi 6tm6NE the witness,
Buck Bsiant WHO, bSin9 solomnly
sworn The trath'to ten, $assiAed - fol-
Questioa By the Comds,ou Common wrsslths
sessiss s. IS g ySs - ~
.ADsWes-9wells gsatlenasy IL was
sleetion aayitwas . dafks aleuAy5we(
sort of dTiz1y 4ay, ard gays n @, my
old woman, believe l WIN 10 down
70 RipSxold m 'pGeit NY vU1e. AID
sHy ea6 WohAato We,WSll, hack.
;As;it h DOytsok dAxhSal@dy,weA eogs Of
y dFixxly dAy. says Abe. hadn't ron bee-
tef take The um6fill !? Says I 10 the
old wo61an, I sspSct I had b6stef take
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#The WitnSeei Waa hefe iatsgrupted
hy the ,coprt and told %. eonhue HIM
self q the act6Al nay '6eeween ths
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-29

Il Ths following % 10 asrzswsAAvl
observed, the last yssas6s4DKaa 4S1Al
\ peipet, ated by, = Cath |. : I
szss6sss,s WashiAsten seosgaapoed Ats
sa Thefe u tire very bestiaeAusse,e6ot
the statement that shU eHSeotdUuG -
grown weary OF the ShffdtUesHooC&
and has intimated his pnrp66s rGb
ltcly define his posisiom on lhN vG6tecl
at an early day. J Heiwi1l Ajssla10a ~
hops or ambition or 4 fv-SltesspnsmiA
will assert his .purpo6e ats 70 t69tQnl
didate again, eysni II he should be ret
nominated In convention. EaOnG the
same source Che infofm6tiOn a. Aad
that the WhitS Houts acket t16rs 1e7o
will be Washburne, or Illla0lsp for th9
flrst place and Spesksr Blaino f0t VIE
Presldent II % andefslOOd tAat BAin1
win consent to take ttss ae608d plAed
This statement Of tho Presideut's pesil
ton with rCeard TO The thirds sterm
project c0rnessfrOm such d Qast4oread
In such > shape that it ~ eeAeitied t0th4
follest ttedence; % VIII be defnohsffaA
tod BY theaction Of the Pessldent With
in D few weeks. ,7u5aisH s1hisssss
Could tho people of this oonntry, ~
Of them, know, ~ tens Of thepssadt
do know, that this .Gath = h - sonseil
tutionally j lhi . itj u pasaf4l .s1at5s !
raj, three days deAd, and expossd y
the showers and ann Of the hsaysns
to stink, they would fltlyi undsrstaaA
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-29

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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-29

II kfek David Swing lectures at Dav !.
saroft, Iows, Oct 17th. 6ubjsct- The
NodAea Novel.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-29

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, 1874-12-27
CHE TRAPS TROUT"
Tie Rocky Mountain Girl Who Went
En-

The Rocky Wo1nsa1n &sffa VINO II CHI
TO Work Eur n Divorce,
From the Colorado ik".cerat-
She Was fair robust. and az fresh "a q " morn
ing-elory.' She rushed i'll upon him while he
was deeply immersed in the proolematlc rights
OF landlord I'd. tenant He is q vo1g prominent
political lawyer she is q beautiful young child
of nature from the Platte canon.
Sho tIushcd, he bowed, sho aashaed to the
right, and subsidized into convenient seat; he
closed his ca1f-coyered volume OF Illinois re-
ports, and arose with one hand under his coat.
tail and tho other extended ready for fee.
t'Good morning, Madam"
*That IL my name. Madam. What can do
''Wel1, Sir, am the wife OF Old man N,
up the Platte. married tie old .ukn two weeks
ago last Friday, aud dont Like II. want u
divorce How mucl, is it t:''
The excited young lady here pulled ont an old
tobacco pouch, around which pi.ce OF buckskin
string was coiled, and proceeded to unto it. Tue
young ''limb OF the law" whose eyes had been
wandering in wondering wav over the strange
apparition, stammerinelv replied:
''Why. really, my dear Nisses-beg pardon, but
forget your uamo!"
II ain't Misses no longer. I am Miss Bella
Ann P. OF Littletou. and I want divorce,
aud am willing to pay for it."
"De patient, my dear Miss p, and WILL
advise with you"
Il don't want any advice. I want divorce
against old man ". He amt the sort OF man
thought hs was. Ho amt rich, and is stngler
than q Texas cow, an Le won't leave me be- So
left him and went over to Bar Creek to arthur
Beneki's mother. Arthur used to like me before
married. old Jacob N, and now l want
divorce"
The lawyer reasoned with the excited young
lady and assured hett:hat he would be on1y too
happy to file her application for divorce. were
there grounds for the application The angry
young daughter Ct the mountains listened im-
patiently to the counsel Of the young lawyer
, 1874-12-27

;7;n,.- IRA rau,i,ad in . 1itt1a room nsar the
itn.nr-ronm. Az The oalerie. where wo generally
atte, q" 80 want H. The little stage and orc3esrs
rora -arfact1v .rranaeJ and wa were ali seated
=, r,txs ~ cha;rs 61o nhova tho other. Tho
1,;ecea veve Ill adm,r,h1v nerfor.neJ. II
T,fIruo,;ata, Arr,1 a"nt ~ ;,,ro ,;ta of luuch-
ta- rl,a sneach ~ wl,i,h ha read oua of 1,arer
- ra,ie*r;,,- .irart;sama1t t11ne n.ma r.
.,,t,ia Jn;ro n..ar asna ,,na -nosnn m ~
das onfsns: sfn 10 nonro;r' lsmr n,ontrer 81
sn isnona uaia1s. rss a,,o ano,,gh ~ lii ma
Wharr mic rE;1;nna cana tn T;n3eor she
o..iin e,a-a,a5 nd. .hs cast.;ni- saame tn
have Tsds h;msaIe varv "rTaoahla So also
d;n tha Fmnoror N;cbo,as ~ h,s avn uav- OF
tho latter TIA onean sars.
=. Ho il certrin1v yery striking man. still very
b,nd.ome. h;s nrnt;,a i. hrau1ifn1 ani III. ,ua1,-
na1a ,nost d;on,fed and 1,racef1I a1tremrlv ciy1I.
nuita at,rna;nr,lr 40 40 ha ia mi of atren.ions
an1 naj;1esses 1nt Tia arnression of I,is ewes ia
aana+a e"G n,I;ka .nvth;ng avor a,w hefore.
ne Go nat hannv @ and on @ whom the burden
~ h;s ,ansnse norer and nostinn we;ehs hcay-
;lv M ana na;nfml1r IA seldom SMILES. and xhan
ha 'u dnaa 11a a1nress;on il mt a hanny one.'
adr ;1t1etnn oIsn annkn ..of thb awfnl look
,;.n1 Nv nccssinns1 80 cl;mnses of White aho-a III;
1oLa,t ,St;aI na,5a Fro1,, 1,ia fat1,ar PAM
s;,s,.'ea. ,, "AA~AA 0A'AA0 NA~'A&
7', II 1st; .be onean and prince Albert visited
=" 4'7' 'no So.o. 49,. -.-1S,.a..,, .o
. TIE nukE or LIVE we111sGaoS nsi.a ,.aa nr
=; ~ arar ,ne ar IT,; hg Her 1a after
~ ~ a'' a'so sa a. N 1r;t1 Tnnr Is;oatv,a
dinner eets up ana saSs. WIN 19us %a!ssty
pei 10 ~ ~ p,.a si1ha thon
anu tneu luo sau.o lol ~ tnee 10y ~
adjourn 70 inc library anu .no nuhe ~ 9'es W ;no
eoln ny tIo %uIea - sno ..9' ~ u oo.,a-aaE5
uu.Ii - Iiosa, 'u1 80. "a .uo - tsn T1,
oelnG scatIeted aoous ~ ~ =. sl1o ts,
,srtas tat Te tha notn nnaer nrornca1inn from
"Htes tHas luo ouAo, unuIt P4o'"Saoa 4.e
ce1tMu too-E4t!o0o A4At'c It..cu'o' AAe4 P4S eF
, 1874-12-27
DRAMATIC MISCELLANY.

THE 0fLDED AGE.
At the one hundret1 representation OF "The
Gilded Ago" at the Park Theatre. New York,
"Wednesday night, Mark Twain and Mr. Ray
moud we're called upon for speeches. The
folner was not up to his usual standard of h1l-
NOR, but lis speech was characteristic. It was
as follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: tlsank you for this call
for 1t gives Opportunity TO testify MT apreca-
ton of the v.st compliment which tho Mc:copo:s las
paid to Mr.. Raymond ard in approving OF our
efforts to the very substantial extent Of filing this
such praise this from the first city in the 1aud 1t
would h useless in me to Try 70 pretend la. We are
anything VI the kiad. We feel good de=l vaincr than
anybody would want to confess. (Iaughier.1 I
learned through hs pa ahat was ,ro 70 ase n
always do, try and do the very best possibly could
on this occasion. wss determined to do It; went
faithfully but when came to look critiay into
this matttr foiuu that H!l0ullcre1 pretty heavy
contract. Laugh.rr found shouldcred Fcry heavy
Contract rccsc the.o il only one topic that is proTer
to e discussed this Platform ut this tlinC, end thHt
is s ay and these actors aud all the succ.ss Will
tis play has Very we'll. that s III excellent sub
ject-for somebody else. L4ugAterl It is right for nn
outsider somebody connected with this conceru:
but fer me- the dram4tst. to praise these actors Of
n,inc praisc this play Of mine, aud this success Of
would Se little esot:s il +. Netscr can crticiso
and abuse the actors. for don't want to. could
zbuse tho play but have better Judgment daughter
right here their hearing and before their faces for
that would make anybody with tle-h cad blood un-
napry and, intecI, to praise them would te like
prlising the members Of my own family, and G.oriiy-
ing the lady who dues our washing. fLauga.esl aud
the think Of this matter, the more sec the DIFF
nculsy Of the position, until find myself in condition
I once before experienced. lMr. Twain here Eected
from lis published work, "Roushing H." tho sketch,
"A Genuine Mexican pug," i'll spirit Of dry lumor,
which convu!Sed the audience with laughter. Tie in-
cdent referred to his unhappy experience with
that adventure, he continued through that misfortune
lost the faculty OF speech for twensy-fo1r huurs
was absolutely speechless aud this is the second time
that tia: has occurred. (Applause.l
, 1874-12-27
they always have been, to be entirely satisfactory


LAKESIDE LECTURE COURSE
The concluding entertainment Of the first OF
the Lakeside Lecture Courses for 1874 will be
given IN FarUe!l Hall, on New Years Eve, Dec.
81. Airs. Sco.t-Sildons will then read some Of
her finest selections. and will be assisted by tho
accomplished boy pianist II Sera:llae," who will
give several numbers OF the p7osraaac.
"seraphael ~ Master Harry Walker) has been
perfecting himself by bis studies in Germany
during the past year, and Mrs scott-siddons re-
turns to Chicago for the first time since her re-
cent arrival Ill this country. No moro entertain
ing Diversion for New Years Ero can be selected
readings, which will doubtless he the CAUSE and
occaeion Of grand welcome 20 this gifted lady.
, 1874-12-27
ffud Seen AinHs E11Ot1E31s

A gentleman at Washington vas requested ~
friend to join him on s. visit to the depot To-
witaees the arrival OF the King Of tha Sand
wiches.
"So, sir, not much" grovlad the gentle.
mAn-
Have you ever seen King in your travels 2"
inquired the friend, marvelinS BomeThat at bis
short answer.
''les, SIR" replied the gentleman. ~ WIS
once guilty OF seeing three kings" Then, after
= moments pause, went on 70 say: And they
cost me s15Q. Those we're war timaa, how
over"
His friend suggested he must have bosn IN bad
company.
.Well. I donr know, says ths gentleman, - I
thought was in pretty good company at the
time. called to SEQ those kinys in company
With three queens, another king and m ace~epot,
and have never had any desire to sae ono OF the
ROYAL family SINCE
HIS friend aAx tho point, said hs paassd, snd
ahuf1lsd On
, 1874-12-27

1t il customary for gentlemen to rise from
Their seats and go out. It is not customary for
hdes. What earthly necessity can call d man
ASaY from his seat in D theatre, which does not
o4 lis fair companion also 2 Do men suffer
non the fatigue Of sitting more than women?
oasta,nly not. It is not because Of fatigue that
ney arise and leave. They 60 to drink. The
Moon, within easy range OF the theatre, in-
lures IN excellent custom, and the ethics Of our
.ooasy actually countenance the barbarous prac-
aoe Of abandoning o1e's lady companion to sally
oas for two or three drinks- And tho ladies
pos1hvely do not resent it, Why should
0ss not rush out With their male escorts, or
"ea alone, and swallow, if not spirits, then
senething agreeable and less ardent Of course
@ere Are many theatre-goers in the audience who
70 ansccompanied By ladies'. and who are &C.
'antable only tc themselves for publicly rush.
x 70 the saloon between acts. They arc OF
saafse At liberty to do as they please. But it is
otsgusting idea to think that largo number of
usa cannot sit through play Of two hours du-
-. 4aon without going out two or three times to
=. naok whisky. Anything which can put stop to
:, s oestlal exhibition should la seized upon, and
= teens that the Temperance Reform Club
~ .aood take the matter up. We protest that
uefs Is no earthly excuse for drinking between
:. .ea 1t ia habit, and go manifestly gluttonous
~" gentlemen OF any sort Of refinement must
~a't "a tie need for reforming it.
~ ~ u suggested that the entire acte ia dull
~ n.y. oaotonous institution; that the orchestra,
NJ osnatter what its excellence, has charms for
en.5 5 limited number OF people in the audi
49,, Ihls Is probably true, and may account
VI W tna eagerness with which tie bibulous
faaao ssa ont It, then, some popular substitute bb
1or the orchestra, perhaps the thirst OF the
rs9e r5e9ee might be reduced, and the exhibition
Nv ae ~e ,ess offensive. Suppose something in the
H.: VI y. popular Song be introduced between
tssascsa acsa to supplement- tho orchestra, or rec-
sbaso' sbaon' or even a ballet et,-an.thiug, in short,
h.tes htes - nattractiyeness would prove greater than
En.s, q habit, and the invitation to liquor up
ht,e:s something IN the range Of dramatic exit
N.o N'on "a eaa be found which will prove stronger
~ .Aeohol The latter ia good thing In its
""' oaf, In tho name Of ali that IL decent, keep
, 1874-12-27
THE SOUL As A BIRD or PASSAGE.

Ny soul II like some cage-boTn bird, that hath
4 restlesa prescience--howaoeYer won
OF broid pathway leading to the sun.
With prompt1ngs Of an oftrspruvad faith
In sunward yearninRB. Stricken tho her -i
And faint her wing with beating at II e. Is
OF sense, sha looks beyond outlying s'alr,
Aud only In the Infinite secs rest.
Bad soul! II ever thy desire be bent
: Or broken to thy doom, and mAde to stsre
The ruinin2nt's beatituIa,-conteut.
Chewing tho oud Of knowledge. with no caro-
For germs Of life wfthtn,-khen viii say:
Thou art not czg'd. but 1tiy st..tt'! tp 80
-Emiy te1Gs4 in The London Sbt@t'-;SF.
, 1874-12-27

the Academy Of Music, beginning week from
tonight. The plan Of tleao concerts con-
templates the performance OF a high class Of
orchestral and vocal music, not strictly severe.
nor yet exceedingly light, bnt OF character
winch shall appeal to tho best musical taste, and
at tho same time furnish an enterprise
suitable for Sunday evening: Rightly conducted.
the entertainment should be successful in all
anticipating that this will be the result. Dir.
Gardiner furnishes an elegant auditorium, we'll
warmed aud lighted, and with comfortable seat
ing arrangements, and, withal, d tleatre most
conveniently located. For the musical portion.
Mr.. Locsch Is most favorably situated. As tho
leader Of tho Academy orchestra ho has brought
theatrical mu.ic to q point never before mp
proacAed in Chicago. lie has shown what can
be accomplished with small number Of per-
formers, the very best III the city and with these
c.ncerts, augment the orchestra to thirty
tive pieccs introducing tho best talent in
the city. With instrumental so1oists. Mr.
Loesch ia extremely we'll provided,
his own orchestra containing at least four artists
unsurpassed in the city. It will be bis policy to
give variety by tho introduction of choice vocal
Selections; this step boin3 rendered necessary
by the fact that he must do without the Turner
Hall auxitlarics Of beer and cigars, and depend
upon music alone to entertain his audiences.
concerts will bo the extremely low prico OF ad-
mission, which is not to exceed fifty cents for
tho best reserved seats, and twenty-five cents
for general admission. The comparatively light
expense to the management renders low prices
possible, and it will tie surprising il tie meehan
lcs aud laboriug u1eu. With their families do not
approciule the opportunity to enjoy high order
OF Sunday evening amusement ct 3 cost 80
moderate.
The first concert will he given on Sunday even
ing, Jan. 5, with the following admirable pro-
gram1ne:
, 1874-12-27


nav iucomc-ta1, and attack the Ministry. VIC
toria will be confined in q few days; our poor,
good, erandmamma is taken from the world. I
am not cast down still I havo need OF friends
and OF counsel in these heavy times. Come, as
you love me. as you love Ticfors0. as you love
UncleLeopotd, as you love your German Father
land" At this time it WAS the Queen, in spite
OF her delicate situation, who had to cheer and
encourage him till Stockar arrived "From the
first she writes, ~ heard all that passed. and
nv only thoughts and talk we're politics. But l
never was calmer and quieter, or lesH nervous.
Great egents make me calm it Is only trifles
thnt irritate my nerves..
The idea that the Prince was narrow and llllb-
eral in political matters was apparently Unjust.
He VAS not strong-nlinded man, and seems to
have been apt to get frightened, but bis feelings
and opniouB
WERE, ON THE WHOLE. LIBERAL
A great ouscry Was raised when Hnmbo1dt's let
ter was published, in 1850, attEbuting to him tue
sympathy as the Irish, by which he no doubt
meant that both were highly impracticable. In
one of his private letters, written a. the time Of
the partition OF Poland, ne find him saying,
'.Thero is great deal Of stuIAdity u the world.
Sooner would I have been burned alive than
have made such declaration" Il ia clear at
least that be had no sympathy With tie despots.
Perhaps the most interesting parts of tho
book ate these extracts from the Queens jour
nal which throw light upon the freshness and
DENLY delighted with Louis Philippe and his
family and writes with girIish fraukress, with
no stint Of superlativcs, ct the ''good, kind
King" tho ''dear. excellent Queen dear, an
gelic LOUISE" dear, admirable family, all 50
Find and delightful" Here Ia
4 LITTLE SCENE BRIGHTLY srETcHEp:
sWe arrived at st, Catharine, = gdrtle chusse.
After walking about for aome ll,tie TINA in the
garden We all Sat down to dgeuner under the
trees, sitting between ths King and Queon- t
was 10 pretty, 80 merry, 30 chamPetre. We
oatna homo {.he evening lovely 1t 6:30. Altar
, 1874-12-27

1t ont OF tho thea:re and break mp tho bea$tly
hatlt OF turning the playhouse into M aute-
room of the giu-niI!.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-09-03
A~MOnkey in Trouble.

Sam WilcoXen, of the Eagle Brewery,
has a small menagerie of monkeys, badg-
erS, foxes, coyotes, and the like. He also
has a large Newfoundland dog, on whose
back he sometimes places one of his pet
monkeys when he is going for a walk
about town, the monkey fastened to the
collar of the dog by a string. As a gener-
al thing the monkey enjoys his ride, but
we saw him a day or two since when he
would willingly have traded himself off
for some less privileged specimen of his
species. His canine steed, being allowed
TO roam through the streets at viii, saw an
other dog that he thought he could whip,
and forthwith went for him like hairy
hurricane. In moment both dogs were
on their hind legs and going for each other
like two sausage machines. This made
times lively for the monkey, as the stran-
ger dog evidently considered him part and
parcel of his antagonist. Such walls of
despair rs that monkey uttered, and such
hideous faces as he made we never heard
or saw. He would climb down the side
OF the dog he bestrode opposite TO where
the war was going on, and thence peep
over occasionally, his jaw quivering. Wis
age distorted, and his eyes starting from
their sockets with terror. As the dogs
were constantly changing sides, it made
times awfully lively with the monkey.
When he jumped to the ground the string
held him, and ne found himself trampled
under the feet of both friend and foe, and
he was glad to get again upon the back of
his steed and face the battle. The poor
monkey was i'm a worse fix than the boy
who stood on the burning deck, and had
not the dogs been separated he must soon
have been rendered a fit subject for the
Stockton Insane Asylum. As it was he
did not get over examining the end of his
tail for four hours after the battle perhaps
he had fears of hydrophobia.-Virginid
(NeU.l Enterprise.
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column of water breaks, whether on land
or upon some unfortunate ship, it descends
in body overwhelming all beneath u.
A clOud-burst is simply most extraordl-
nary shower or pouring down OF raln-an
oyerladen cloud suddenly letting 60 its
contents by the run. The heavy, porten-
tous cloud NAV pass along over the earth.
showering down its watery contents gen.
erously as it goes along, and were it to
meet no obstacle or changing circum-
stance. nothing unusual might come of it.
At or about the heads of gulches Orcanons
among the mountain tops is where the
cloud-burst occurs. The cause may be
looked for in sudden electrical disturb
ances. the electricity of the earth and the
cloud coming into contact or conjunction,
or perhaps huge current Of cold air met
with at that point may produce the result.
BE that as il may. the observer will simply
notice a sudden and furiously copiOus
shower or pouring down of rain, and no
definite body or column of water as in the
case of waterspout. The steep hillsides
will be directly covered with flowing
sheets of water rushing from all directions
into the bed of the ravine, forming great
flood which sweeps along logs, brush,
rocks, and every loose thing it can gather
in its course, and thus driving along huge
trout wall, as it were, of all sorts of debris
seething with angrily foaming water,
sweeping everything movable before it,
and spreading ruin and devastation in its
course. The floOd-gates of the upper re-
gions seem to open and the rain descends
more in actual streams than drops. The
watery composition of the cloud seems to
cOndense all at once, and the name OF
"clOud-burst" is peculiarly applicable.