Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-01
he. Courier JOB Department,
Completew ith new
TYPES AND PRESS Ess

PRINTING OF ALL KINDS,
From Visiting Card to a Mammoth Posts
sxecnted in GOOD style. Eastern prices ant
Spain In regard to the matter. Local
papers also deny the truth of tho re.
port.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 25-Wm. 0rton.
president of the Western Union Tcle-
graph Company, in letter denying
that the transmission of messages has
been. .interfered with in the South, h,says
During the evening of the day the
troubles in New Orleans began, y
guard was stationed at our Office in
that city. Our superintendent made
prompt and vigorous protest against
this act, and the guard was immedi-
ateiy removed. In two instances onr
messengers were arrested by the Penn
military, but, on being taken to head
quarters, were discharged, and the
parties making the arrests severely
reprimanded, and no attempt was
made to tamper with messages. No
committee of citizens nor any other
person whatever, exercised any cen
sorship over dispatches, or obtained
access to them, or were furnished with
their contents. The only persons to
whom any special favor was shown
were officers of the United States
army, who were permitted TO occupy
the private apartments of our Super
for greater convenience in
communicating with the officials at
otx xtssn~
were given. as they are by law enti-
tied, preference over all other business.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 25-The Pr
cayune to-day publishes defense OF
the conduct Of Gov. Kellogg in leav-
ing the State House when a body of
10000 men beseiged it, and says Kel-
logg made neat answer to the filings
of the northern journals in his tele-
gram to the north rcgrctting the alb
sence of his sanguinary friends at the
moment Of his peril, as they wonld
doubtless have been powerful body
guard. 80
New YoRK, Sept 26-The Interna-
tonal rifle match, between representa-
tive Irish and American marksmen, at
Creedmore, will not be concluded. it
Is thought, until late in the afternoon.
The Irish team had q score of 100 To
so ct last accounts.
A Washington dispatch of last night
says:
at is reported tonight that the
Porto Rico annexation story has fully
drawn the fire of Russia and the
United States, and was, in reality, q
part Of q vast scheme of Bismarck to
convulse Europe. Russia is fully adj
vised of the intention of Bismarck TO
acquire foothold in America, and
with the assurance that we will not
permit the transfer of colonial posses
sions in America from one European
nation to another, is prepared to ally
itself with the United States in the
event that Germany determines to
force her aspirations.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-Gov. Moses,
of South Carolina, this morning made
q formal demand upon the President
for Federal troops to aid him in main
tanning peace and order in the State.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Detectivc Sim
mons, of this city, and j. G. McGraw,
Of Quincy, state that Attorney w.
Ewing, of Adams county, arrived here
last evening, having in charge Thomas
Scott, one of the alleged Quincy First
National Bank robbers. The officers
decline to give Qpy ststement regard
ing the manner in which they learned
that the prisoner is one of the bank
robbers. He WAS arrested at Detroit.
on charge of robbery, and, on hear
ing Of II, Messrs. Ewing and McGEaw
started after him, Officer Simmons ac-
companying them from this city, in
order to fully identity the prisoner
~ the party known as Thomas Scott.
On their arrival here Scott was placed
In cell in the Central Station for safe
keeping until this a. m, when he will
be taken TO Quincy. The arrest is an
important one and will probably lead
to others concerned In the great rob
cry. The prisoner 10 well known here
to the police ~ notorious cracksman
who has been in the penetentary and
escaped thcrcfrom.
Sr. PAUL, Sept. 26.-The threshing
machine accident, at Franklin, briefly
alluded to yesterday in the dispatches
was a dreadful affair. The thresher
belonging to Mr.. Borke had been
threading and had nearly completed
the job, when all hands stopped q few
minutes and the machine stopped also.
While tho machine was standing still,
and just as they were about to start il
again, the boiler exploded with terri
BILE force, throwing the engine about
four hundred feet and landing il
on u stack of straw about ten
feet high. Three persons were in
stantly killed and three injured; one
of the injured having since died, max
ing four victims. Tho names of the
killed are Mrs. NJ. Burnick, Miss
Katie Dcvfne, DIR. s. ID. Grant, and
Perry Burke. The injured are: Mar
tin Devinc, shoulder broken and in
jured internally Thomas Cummings,
arm nearly torn of Perry Burke was
blown about four hundred feet from
the engine and landed In marsh. Miss
Katie Devine was torn in three pieces,
her body being picked up in three sep
arate places. DIR. Grant, of Carver.
aud several ladies with him, had ar
rived TO witness the operations of the
steam thresher, just before the explo-
sion occurred, and was almost ia-
stantly killed. a
New ORLEANS, Sept. ga circular
signed by John McEncry and ID. b
Penn. this morning calling OH citizens
to return to the United States author.
ties, according to general order oi
September 18th, whatever State OIL
Federal arms or ammunition are ii
their possession. Also instructing thu
officer In command to inspect thcil
commands and cause all State property
to be delivered to the United State,
troops and promising that persons 81
doing will not be interfered with by
State or Federal authorities.
EAiimrcs In Isnstncss.
Peter Cooper failed in making hats
failed as . cabinet maker, locomotive
builder, and grocer; but as often as h'
| failed he "tried again." until he coul,
stand alone; then crowned his victor,
by giving 81 ,000, 600 10 help poor boy
II r. A.