Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-13


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supposed to be fatally wounded. DR.
Gorrell reports more favorably. say
ing "1he ball struck the eighth rib,
glanced back and came out about
four inches below the point of the
right shoulder blade; though the
wound is severe 1t Is not likely TO
prove fatal !" M
As the young lady was widely aud
fav0rably known, the report spread
rapidly, and sent In from every quar-.
ter Mnltitudes who were armed with
everything from pistols to hemp ropes,
all determined on the capture and
punishment of the would be murderer.
OMAHA, Aug lO-Information has
been received from Fort Laramie tn
the effect that the Cheycnnes and Ar
rapahoea are preparing for war. Many
Sioux will accompany them.
ArcnIsoN, Aug lO-The grasshop.
pers have absolutely eaten everything
In northern and southwestern Kansas
and Nebraska. Tho corn crop through
all this region is totally destroyed.
New YORK, Aug. II, 81 p. m.- Up
to this time the press has been unable
to get . copy of Moultons testimony
The probabilities are that there will BE-
no report Ot It this afternoon. !,
New YoRK, Aug. n.--Mr. Moulton
was u his residence all day. He re-
fuses to say whether his statemen,
would be made public to-day, and
would not answer any question on
the subject. .ssB
District Attorney Winslow, Theo.
dore Tilton and Mr.. Moulton's stenO.
grapher were with Mr.. Moullon.--
From an early hour his house was be.
seiged with reporters, but nothing
definite could be learned there. Dis.
trict Attorney Winslow said 1t was
more than probable that Moulton't
statement would not be ready for pub
ltcati0n for day or two, o. the com
nittee had 70 compare the documents
contained Ia 1t, with those already In
their possession, more than this he was
unable 20 say.
A member OF the committee says
that It is plain from looking at the let
ters In full % presented BY Moulton
that there has been good deal OF gar.
bling In extracts heretofore given to
the public-iudeed the most wicked
gArblinG rs the public would zee wheu
published. He adds that the part.
n,,n3ttrx1 fnrvvn ehn v1rn~,s >,,e n,,ElSo.
ti0ns are essential to show their real
meaning. Moulton's own private ad.
missions are that his testimony lacks
evidence sustaining Tilton's charges
Beecher's friends are quiet to-day, but
give evidence of satisfaction ct the
status OF the matter.
New YoRx Aug IL Thos. g. Sher-
man, Clerk Of Plymouth church, and
Benjamin r. Tracy council for the I'm
vestigating committee think the state
ment made yesterday afternoon b.
Moalton before the committee will be
given to the newspapers to-day; bu'
but they say 1t all rests with Mr.
Wfuslow . member of the committee
who may arrive In Brooklyn from hi.
country residence at 10 o'clock thil
forenoon.
New YoRK, Aug. 1l--An Interview
was obtained with Mr.. Moulton abou,
2 O'Clock to-day. He said his state
ment would not be made public either
THE afternoon or to night. He think,
1t probable 1t may be given to the pres
Tomorrow, but at what hour he can
not say.
District Attorney Winslow on leav.
ing .Moulton's residence was asked
when the statement would be mad,
public. He refused to answer AM
questions. 1t 10 stated that Moultol
prepared two statements c0ntainine
papers referred to by Tiiton and an
other mass Of matter pertaining there
to and asked the:committec which they
would have, and was informed thai
tho shorter one would be preferred
which was Immediately read. 1t Il
said the statement accepted will make
about two columns while the other, Il
IL estimated, would make page.
MEMPHIS, Aug ll.-Mayor Chain.
ore, OF fernando, has Just arrived herr
for the purpose of chartering boa,
to take men to the assistance Of the
whites in Austin. He says . courier
from Mayor Woodson, of Austin,
reached fernando at daylight, stating
that that toSn was surrounded by
loo negroes, and asking help. Two
thousand men from Hernando and
vicinity will DO here by two O'Clock,
aud In company with volunteers from
this city, will start 1t four for Austin.
DIR. Smith, who 10 the unfortunate
cause OF the troubles there reached
here last night. Some three weeks
since he was attacked In the streets OF
Austin by . negro, and drawing . pis-
tol fired ct the negro, but missed him
and killed q little negro girl standing
by, which exaeperated the negroes to
such an extent that they collected Z
mob and took DR.. Smith TO the woods
70 hang him, which they would have
done but for the entreaties OF Mayor
Woodson and the Doctors wife. Since
that time he has been voluntary IN.
mate Of The Jail to prevent being mob.
bed, until last Friday, when some
triends came and carried him to Her-
nando, on leaving which the negroes
collected in large Dunbers and notified
the Mayor that unless DR.. Smith wa
brought back and put In jail, they
would burn the town.
MEArHIs, Aug. ll.-Telegrams
from Austin say that unless arms and
men are sent speedily the whites sur
rounded in the court house will be
compelled to surrender to the negroes.
The negroes on the south side OF Ans.
tin were charged this morning and
i've killed and twenty captured. The
b'acks number 700 and the whites 700.
Both are expecting reinforcements.
The steamer A. k. White leaves at 3
o'clock for Austin with large num-
Der OF men well armed. as
PANS, August ll.-There II great
excitement IN this city in consequences
or receipt OF the intelligence thar Mar
shal Bszaine. disappeared from the
island OF st. Marguerite. sometime
during Sunday night. Details OF the
manner In which he succeeded In
getting away ore unknown, except
that he used . rope ladder and got ON
board . vessel Ct night. The night
was dark and st0rmy.