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

The steamship Tagus Will carry on
- . portion Of her cargo ten powerfn
locomotives OF American ma1ufactur>
She Il bound for Tazuerod, Russia, q
The extreme northefn portion Of III
Sea OF A7of. Two locomotfves vert
ordered some months ago for . RussiAz
Railway. A considerable quantity o,
shot and shell belonging to the Tufk'
ish 6overnuent, will also be forward.
ca by the TAgus and will be dischar
ged at Constantinople.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Gin addition to
those reported lost o6 the steamer Pal
Rogers, yesterday, tho following are
new believed 10 have been drovned
Anna Cook and two children Of Simon
Geatner, Cincinnati wife and child q
Dr.. T. Gibbons, Madison, Indiana; A.
u. Bettsy North Carolina; Jamel
Smith, deck hand |; r.. n. Stone, o.
North Carolina, was badly burned, also
John q. Hughes, the mate. They Or.
rived In this city last evening. Thl
greatest misfortune consistod ii thl
fact that the fire occurred In that Per
dcular part Of the. river. Just Their
tho river wa at sucha staeo that 1
Wa inpossible for her 10 reech shore
drawing % much water - che did
Tho limit Of tlme between tho Au'
alarm and the timc when ev.
|erybOdy had LEFT tho boat, q said e
betwefty minutes. Atthis time therd
was . dry la1ding Oh The starboard
side only 400 yarda distant, but wall
Of hame Intervening on the larbOard
side land was . long distance OF and
the wind was blowing toward the
neareot shore and drove the flames II
that direction. Many Of those who
rot % the nearsst shore ars die6gurei
for life, the exposed part oftheir bodi.
being actually roasted BY The excessiv(
heat. One Of the most thrilling and
miraculous escapes was that OF Miss j
Williams, Of Louisville. Mas win.
Jams throwing away her valise and
extra clothing secured the services o,
Q gentleman In throwing overheard I
crate Of peaches and che leaped In altel
with . life preserver. When she ct.
tOmpted 10 cling to the crate, however
Il rcvolved Hike . reel in sht
water. For two terrible hours
she struggled with The rsfrsct'
ory boz. and had just closed her eyes
iu despair when abe was drawn into 4
skiff by Mr.. HUI, who rendered
such signal service in behalf Of . dos.
en- other oasea. Miss Rowden, ol
Louisville. jumped from the boat TO-
ward the Indiana shore, and the hun.
cry tongues of the flames licking
along the surface Of the wa*er horri
bly, burned her head and 1ace. Eh,
had no Life preserver, and only se
cured ono end Of 8 plank BY clinRins
on to the psntaloon leg Of . man who
SWAN past her. She says that while
moving through the water, seyera
gsspfng, drowning wretches extended
their hands toward her, solne grasp
Ing her by the hair and tearing II on,
by hAndfulls In their terror.
CINC1NNATI, Aug. 6-Up to tws
o'clock this afternoon four bodies hai
been recovered by the party dredging
the river ct Aurora. One WA the bar
Der, Minor Nuntz, one Q young lad,
supposed to be from Covington, KY,
the :other two unknown . man an,
woman.
MEMrHIs. August 6.-The electiol
was very quiet today. A foil vot
was polled. Tho oflcial vote is nr
yet known, but Il II conceded that th
Conservatives have swept the city anl
win carry the county.
WILMINGTON, Aug. 6-Promiuen s
Republicans concede the defeat Of th
State ticket. Partial returns iudicaA
that Mckay, Conservative, IL electe,
over Russsll, Republican.
RALEIGH, Aug. 6-Rsturns shcy
large Democratie gains throughou
tho State. Its estimated that sevol
out Of eight Congressmen clsctsi
aro DemoaSafs. ,i4 =, .;s<
NASHVILLE, Aug. 7--Ksturns iron
the city chow thaS the Democrats viz
torious bFa majority ranging ffog
1900 to 1000 Returns from the Staa
shOWB tho Democrats have electe'
their candidates In svsry connty. !
NEAPHls, Aug. 7-Ths Censcrsatis
yictory yesterday = muc
larger thAn We aatieipaAa1 by 4
most sAnguine auppoeterss The Coz
servatives hAvi1g carried svo1y war
In The city except The Filth who
only gave Q majority Of tweaiy.nin
for tho Republicans. Tho CoaseEy1
tive majority 10 tho city q fhi4ty.fly
hundred and niaety.t6ree, the tot
| vote over 0000s or about 1000 MOI
! than The Ordinary voAe. 1his u y
counted for On tbe Erouad az hOs1iljt
| 70 The Civil Kighfs bill And altxe
tsohOols On the part Of the whites. a
fhet u that buslnsas was almost q
| tirsly suspeaded, and All went TO q
polls, while ths Jews, who rar'
" vote and axs very numorou
were enthusiastic IN behalf of
i r. franklin, ths yellow fever her
lwh0 was candidate for The lucrati,
and important ofacc Of tax collecto
aud was regarded - reprasantati,
man. Their race tnrued ont en- mas
and worked for his election. The CO.
servative majority In the county NJ
VU OVQ1 1VuK t0VUoo&S8s
II New YoRK, Aue. 7-The Fiynlps
Iuvsstieating Cosamittee win helA Z
|, other. meeting this evening, chiA9y !
oonsult zion. Eevera1 q the NH
. witaesses summooed have deoli1ed
testify, 6nd Others AAye - vet Civ
| 10 answer. u o. remarked By I
Council that consldArsbls number
witnesses have bosu requested to .
near before thO Committee who .
\ ouly expseted 10 fuTnish ppimportA
links in. the chain ef evidence. Sou
!, | 81 thsm supply details CONCERNING =
! marriod life OF Mr.. asd Mrs. I1lton,
. cIass at evidences which oo1nsel Z
, Mr.. Bssoher considers essential 70 =
Mr. Noultou said yesterday: II ha
!. hitherto endeevored to bring aba
b peace between Beecher and Iiltoa y
i | I shsll continue 10 do %. ! hope
! remove ali MISUNDERSTANDING :
! bring the parties % an Intelligent re
|. ixsti0n of se3f-intetest.S
n Moulton has had long cOnsultatit
| with three cSimlnal lawyers and =
civil lawyers, - we'll - 6enjAmtn
J Butler. The reselt of ~ shese AK