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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06
oTTUMwA. wAPELLo oUNTY IOWA, AUGUST 8 81. 7 .s

7 p
Cure for Being struck by Lig tning
On tho 9th Of the present month, At
Z in the morning, Mr.. G.. q. Washburn,
who lives 1--WE miles east of Delayan,
Ta2ewell county, ILL.,, was in company
with two hired men at the stable.
about to take out their horses to 90 to
harvesting, when . heavy thunder
storm came up.. As Mr.. WashburD
and one of the men stood In the door
looking out. the third man saw the
two In the door and one Of the horses
fall, aud ss he says then saw the fash
of lightning and heard fearful crash
of thunder. One of the, men soon
picked himself up; the horse was
dead. Mr.. Washburn was carried to
the house for dead, and . messenger r
sent to DcIavan for DR.. Robb. who
was very soon in attendance. He i'm.
mediately ordered q shallow grave to
be dug In the garden by the door, in
which Washburn was placed In . re-
ciining position facing the sun, and all
covered up with fresh earth except the
face. sss It4a pGHs ew ses - "a,
At this time, one hour alter the
stroke, Mr.. Washburn's hands,s feet
md lips were cold and bloodiess, nor
sonld you zee any signs Of breathing
Or feel any sign Of the pulse or hear
anything Of the hearts beating, From
point one-half inch below tEe right
sar to the knee, was mark the color
,f . dark cherry and half to three
luarters Of an inch wide. showing the
.ourse Of the electric fluid.
Now for the reault. In three hours
lime he had come to, and was ressnr-
'octed (or at least resuscitatel), and,
ander use Of proper treatment, is shout
iimself again-although he carries the
mark on his body, now only Of ! light
brown color, and fast fading away.
6equel-Ifyou have . friend or any
lnimal killed BY lightning, bury them,
i'll but the face, ia fresh dug damp,
'arth, face and feet to the sun and, ID
most cases, you will soon icsrn that
hsy are "not dead but siecpisg."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

There is trouble in the Fourth Con
gressional district among Republicans.
The Waterloo State Reporter il ont in
favor Of an independent candidate.
Rev. J. Bowman, Of Cedar Falls. II
10 thus evident that the reelection OF
Mr.. Pratt IN TO be attended with con-
siderable opposition. II Mr.. Pratt 10
either an incompetant or Z. bad mas,
il 10 not diflcult 70 hnd them almost
anywhere. II only shows, that where
the party ship Il ahoat without 1 rud-
Ter, how easy It is to ship seas, and
possibly land on her beam ends, The
same will hold good OF any other or.
Sanization Of people. where license Il
liven to interest prejudice, or pas.
lion. aa =3M SIS = vfui
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

That great and good paper the
Chicago Times hsa . grievance. Amer
having done 90 much for the segro its
pions soul ID checked because the
,olored cadet Smith, failed 70 pasa N
Examination st West Point. II abubes
Secretary Of Wsr. Bslknsp. Tor. the
negroes short cemiags withoat stint
or which that oflcial ought 70 fssl
iuly huniliAtsd. In its, impstnoss
championship Of the dowa tsoddsD
negro, the Isssss forgsts fhat Il isshs
Academic faculty Of West Point
which has rejected Smith for failing
10 pass tho examinasion rsqulrsd, -
has done % for hundreds OF white
boys before for similar deliaQusneies,
ind not the secrstary Of War. The
blubher of the Ninsss 10 anaaher pain-
ul exhibition OF pure anscaion out.
running good judgment. lsn'tit sad
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

AEssas EDs.---I see in your last
weeks paper that NJ. M. Lane was
nned for violating the US. Revenue
Law, $50, and you add the word
h cheap" Nov ask to make a true
statement, that your readers may
Judge for themselves. Some time last
February 7 moved to where 1 now
live. There was . we'll here about ten
feet deep, which filled up whom it
fainsd ; It did very well as long a. the
cold weather lasted Some time in
Last May I COTS keg Of boer. as had
beeu advised stoi drink beer for my;
health. I found it would not keep but
/ short time In my csllar---only few
tlays--iit ID use. Mr.. Fish stopped to
talk with me one morning, and said he
was going to Ottumwa to see the
County Attorney conserving the roads,
- there had been some trouble about
their location. said CT wish you
would ask him EMERY II I have the
right 10 ssll tcsf; Nj. Fish came
back the same eyenipg, and said aMr
Emery ssid tell Mf. Lane to sell al
the beer hs wants to out there, a. he
needs NO icense,'" Igot more beer
and Gods water--aold some, drank and
gsvs awsy rome, ard - the weather
wss very warm I b0ught Ice; but could
not keep the beer ft to use more than
twesty-four hours. had to to throw
away psrt Of several kegs, and had
quit trying to keep Il, as had by this
dino dug 2 wsli as4 had plenty Of
good water. Tho MT intimation l
had Of anything wrpn9. friend told
ne that haA aeeA peported to the
oreaA jury OF tae Esdsrai Court, held
y Z hsokEuk. !Vs' Ens .li he aaylsed me to make
true stsfemene OF facts and writo to
him at Keoknk, which l did. l also
tpck ! the statsment q Mr.. Fish, un-
ger oath, bnt Al Mas Of no avail,
- the, pimps, spies and informeis
msst be psid. I Aad no fault with the |
onicer that faithfnily discharges his
duty, bnt aneaks and spies gro : dis
sreee,'o any psop.s have not had
- :, -. -. -. 80 - 'n' ~ ~
- - ,s.-..s - !. ~ o1.nv'
mo,,sv + -.,s.,s s-s-.Iss.l
,,rrrc,tr. 80 s. a $. sas.. -. .o
h.nd.d - ~ -s.t..:1 ..h;s -.
Ala No. tn..,a !. .,.,.1. ~.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

Alittle unpleasantaess has arisen Ii
Jefferson county over the proceedings
of tho County Republican convention
in appointing delegates. As near a
we can learn, the Gear men were
ready and had concert of action, ~
well a. being siightly in the majority.
As . consequences, Gear men were
chosen. The fact Of It 10, the people
ppat attend IN .fheaa. smstfara nm lsnfh
-ides n two sides there 50, and When
one side does not and the other does, q
the same time acting fairly, We cannot
sen that there should be any blame IT.
tached. We do not observe that there
was anything done unfairly. The
Gear men had their delegates agreed
upon, and voted them In by . clear
majority; besides Gear 10 said to be
very popular in the county. AZ
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

The case OF ex-senator Pomsroy, os
KAssas, Il mp again, and extended ar-
guu4ets delivered on . dsmursfs y
~ 1lstnsnt. One cause Of dempr-
- - that the Indictment sets forth
SthAtP Pomeroy. q Senatos, was . 6tats
oopor, whereas Il 10 claimed thst be
va not N o1lcer of tho State, Tbs
eaesis eoaunssd pssdiag the dscisioa
upaQ demnrgeEs sad i1saioe 20 5andsu.
- toE1GaAe - e telHaiAll1 ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

DIR. Ely Mcclellan, OF the United
States army, who was appointed some
time since to investigate: tho cholera
epidemic of 1873. has lately returned
to his homo in Lebanon, KY, after
Tennessee, Alabama Missis-
slppi, Louisisua, and Arkansas. His
work has mot yet been carried far
enough to authorize any broad gener-
alixations but : few isolated facts have
bean given BY him TO q Kentucky ps-
per, - follows: sit ID apparent ale
ready that the investigation will covcr
: much wider held than has been an
ticipated. The number OF points at
which cholers ocearred win bs much
larger thar ID generally believed. An
impression has prevailed, for example,
that the epidsnic leaped from New
Orleans to Vicksburg. In point Of
fact II, h found to have dotted both
ddss iof, the river between the two,
points, cases occurring on plantations
II nearly every parish. The hrst re-
ported Gases Of choiera In the United
Ststss ii 1879 occurred In New Or
Isans, Fsbraary 8. It prevailed in
dat city during the months OF Febru-
ary, March and April EaRly - May
Il began % travel northward, mp the
Nississippi. During the meath of
Jsns Il began oosurring In ~ Interior
towns ef Alabama aud 1Gissfasippi,
along the liass frailroads, ard spread
further north, step by step. daring the
nonahs of Jass and Jnly, rsacAisg
Little Rook, Ark, early in the latter
meath. Montgomery, Ala. BY .
fipd syate@s Of quarantine, escaped
with . single case Of cholera, while Il
birnisehaa. II the same Sts4a, ninety
1vs miies distAst, and eoanaesed with
Aonasagaasy by rail, over 80 psrsons,
mostly negroes. fell victims u III Cpl.
dsmic. The Afst case oficholers in
Kentucky last year, 80 far - ascertain
I'd, occurred at Paducah, May2 The
investigation indicates that constrne
ton hands upon railroads wcre amone
the most active agents in aprsadina
the dissase. II was introduoed yfu
NsmpAisby. . party Of lahorers ON The
Memphis and Puducah RAilroad
ThpAas n wss conveyed % NAshvills
~ eoayicss from the Psnitsntiary tha,
had bsn working npoa ths sams
road. From Nsshville It sprsed 4
Chattanooga and East Tsnnsssee, L
Gallasip, Franklin, Bowling Green
etc. The firsG csss in Central Ken
tucky was that Of q negro lsbpfcr .
Nsldroush's Hill. on the Cam bsrlant
and Ohio Railroad, who came from,
csaastssction party ON. road In Ten
n4Gjeo. .ssSsssa@ ga1Ht.t ,Nasi4t ainas
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

Sasmarck has been suggesting that
sinss stns law d % very careful to
protset esFe and birds against being
Ishot during seftAiA aeasons Of the
year, it.ossht also b made 1 aseriminal
,ofsase to shccs q Primo Mlnistcrs
and other high dignihriss 6urinr
.1xsd yterms q ths ysas. n thAt aaae.
said ~ oss would knew hew = *, :
.tAnGe aGAlsA sws a.ssass1 ~ sNhs
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

Its Important Tor al persons to re-
memt6 Who are intsrasssd In The gov.
srndssss 6f transportation lines both
BY lsnAessd water, through the enact
msnt pf laws to that end. tha, ths
Coaiihation Of the Uni,sd statss .ssys
directly that "Congrsss shall regulate
comnssfss between the States : The
DsmSsfSaio party which Il in reality
thsae1ailsd reform party, lorit con-
stitptes IN nuHSsss nisstssn-twsnti.
sths d ths And. Aeaeps II ltAis stasss
ssys oAngrsss hAs no authority over
The ssgpladoa Of Interstate railway
.conmssaa; soelso said ssAs Democracy
In thG.aAst Cosgssssv ~ % almosi
una.inoss vote. Their view i ths,
became no intsr.Staae ssomussss by
rail ,sxisssd at the ti,as II ths lorna,
/ a of the ssisasion, that thsrsiors
1was not cxprsssly iseladsd. Tht
80 reasoning would except steam,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

Never did q nomination meet with
90 universal favor IN this district -
has that of s. Sampson for Con.
gress. Even the opposition admit
his worth, and that his election BY !
large majority is . foregone !conclu.
zion. Eowleon Record. Era ,rawnT j
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

One ratIroAd, ~ east In the State
uas the bcss OF its compisinsnts. II the
statement OF the SGperiutendent Is
correct. Tho Monticello Ezpress adj
Weed its resdersio pay but four cent.
per mile passenger faro on the Du-
buque 4 Southwestern road, that be-
ing the legal rate. The road wa..
charging at the rate Of ave cents pei.
mile. In reply to this advice, Supt
Farley writes the Erpress letter, 4.
follows. ssg ss' - IN s's' 1
DUBuoUE. Iowa, July 92d, 1879. !
TO tho Editor Of the Monficelio Ex.
psess: sSi 8s9AVi ~ t9sla3l i
In your issno Of July 18th, is an ar.
ticle advising passengers on the Du.
buque and Sonthwesttrn Railroad u !
pay for fare no more than four cent?
per mile, In accordance with the new
railroad law. Why not in the sam.
e--nisn~~scr advise shippers and
fGi rates On fressRt UneP u esx conpsnS nfs ln l.
transporting freight every day .. low ]
Or rates than the Iowa Tariff Law al.
tows q For example: Between Month
cello and Dubuque the law allows MS
70 charge on lst class freight AZ 81 cts
per hundred pounds; we charge 10
cents. On second class the law allows
10 50 08; we charge % cents. On third
class the Law allows Us 20.l4; we
charge 20 cents. TN 4th class the law
aiiows uA 22.3l; We charge l5 cents
N 1s1vr tSAr hA L. all r..
load Of 10000 pounds, $24 50; our rate
10 5000. Tariff law wonld allow US
10 charge for car load OF stone from
any OF the quarries near Anamoss TO
Monticello $1l.S3; our regular rate !.
~. And on stone shipped to points
on D b st, Paul road, this company
charges s8 to Monticello ss it's pro.
portion of the through rates. Nearly
Ill our freight charges are about IN
the same proportion to the above.
While you advise the people to be
just to them >eivAs, and pay only four
cepts per mile for passenger fare-ou,
tariff rate being i've cents-why no,
sdvfse them 10 be iust TO others and
,,sy tho railroad company lawful rate.
for al freight Wa carryf ~
The iesult of one years business Of
the D. s. ". R. r.. based on the earn
ings OF 1878, would, under the low.
rsri6 law, cause loss to the compa
ny In passenger esrnings Of about 50.
700, but = gain In freight earnings OF
about $4,000. Taking this view
the case, are We doing any injustice I.
the producing populstion OF 1owat
Respectfully you're,
p FARLEY. Supt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

A singular diAereuce-Call . girl q
young witch and she is pleased; cali
an elderly woman an old witch and
her indignation knows no bounds. (
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Public
debt decreased in July, 81, 2s3,s66.

WAsnISGToS, Aug. L. The Public
Debt Stat6mentshows coin in Treasury
7l,O00,0 600; currency 100000; coin
certificates 3S,500, 600; special deposits,
legal tenders for redemption of Ger
tificates and deposit, Sc, ,000C0O; out
standing legal tenders 3S.,0oo,OO0,
total expenditures for fiscalyear eaA-
ing June Both, S2Sl ,l33,s.3.
WASHINGTON, August L. Mr..
Hinckley says he will take definite ae-
tion on the post Office car question o.
Monday. Tho controversy between
Hinckley and the Postmaster General
stands thus: Hinckley informs the de-
partment that il the post Office cars
continue to be used .hc shall expect in
creased compensation The Postsras-
tor General replies he has no authority
to give moro than the rates established
by law.
Tho L. S steamer Dispatch let. for
Mt. Vernon this morning with 6eus.
Sherman, Meigs and other disiinguisii-@
ed persons on beard. Va
New ALBANY, Aug. Late inieT-
nation from Salem says the loss ~
| tho fire there this morning Will agare-
cate over one hundred thousand dot
| lars. 1t Is statcd that the store os
Dawson Lyons was asroh,ged OF sixteen
Thousand .lollsrs il government; bonds
and twenty. y.Gve hundred cash, and the
building was fred 10 prevent It's dis.
covery.1 Lyons block and i've s.oTo
rooms are In ruins, Nearly all the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06


If the fafmses would tske even ~
much interest ~ horse-mea do IN fos.
teriug and Building up and making
strong tho Society, there would not bsi
90 much fauit-Anding. Every man
who has horse, whether the horse be
fast or not, has an ambition to show
him for some merit there 10 IN him
Now, suppose every farmer was In
spired with the same ambition to show
as.as .As ssS!ss sS.s e Hls tai sAa
and show the spirit Of iAdcpsndence
and emulation which should character
iss them, there is no. reason why Wap-
clio county should not have the best
county fair In tho State, and eventual
ly compel By iss own example the To-,
cation Of the State Fair here.
What We most need, now, 10 perma-
ncnt grounds. They are within our
grasp; the Society needs help. The
grounds Of the Driving Park, st this
place, and upon which the Fair has
boon held for the past six years can be
purchased for about ons-half thsir 40
tual cost. Shalt we let the opportuni-
~ passa II We do, It il the end Of
Fairs in this county. lam asked why
It 10 that just n9w IL the "soesptsd
dime 2" I will tell you: Careful essi-
mates prove that the grounds q they
now stand, cost the Park Association
but . few dollars less than ten thous-
and. II IL not paying investment 70
the Park Association and they dssife
TO get back some Of their money. The
grounds arc offered u q $500 O-very
litals over ope-half their actpal cost.--f
[ en- crsiisably infosnsa that there is
. company organized who wishes to
purchass the srounds for The purposs
Of sstablishisg . regular rase-courss
therson,p which win undonbhsdiy -
smbellishsd with all the eoneomitaats
Of such an iAstitution.s, r. thlA
should b The, eass. would v not II
. fAr moro helpless task 20 hold
| I fair on thoss groands thAn now
Even though tho Sosisty could hays
he grounds absolutsly ffss OF rent.
Next ths looaaion Of the grounds h. &
| great dssidssAtnm; almost sxastly %
ths esaser 81 III county. md bnE 6ss
1 a. y - Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06
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$50 PER YEAR IN. ADVANCE.
400 Arrss axsraArIox oy srx xoxrus

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ipinre the,r can.e 81 stoopinr "a auch
cc.,,es Il 4, in keeninr hovever with
tbsxSnsrsl ways 81 I party whoss NAT.
ussts instisess cannot rise above !
crsnpsd. snarifng and snappish dispo.
sitivn.h The ot.umwa CouRlrR hs.
lonr. been The especial object upon
which ear friends or the Heru,d have
emplied their dang. Part of the time,
We admit Judge Loughridge has
shared is reception with %. We re-.
grsss chat some men will indulge In Z
petty ehvious spirit 10 wards the CouS-
I'm. We heartily wish II were other
wiaA butsws ~ 10 ~ thas " ers aes
respodsible Ter the gst-aps ef ous
frisidS. ssIt ieynost ssa~slsf " ~.
HS,she 5s.n.n. .. ,hst Mi .y.a..
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no ne w. -. 3. Z - ss'o 2 ,s.nf .l'',
luou' 0ss .usassssea - e asna s'.l 70. q.
st1vseo tneiE aslsgsuon hos q avote
for mem Ue1 UrAke oeeupied 8 like
position and did itkywiss. 30 too ex-
actly with HI. Walden. Now II
WaraeAsbceRltd ths position OF no,
being . candidate bscspSe ;his nam.
va NOT AnalIv !, ba1are II ~ !. eonva.siAs,
and 4 censurable the,e1e, ,,ilIa tb,l
Hssnaatsii ID How Il ~ thst 1ui,r,,
Lou~hridra Il not ialso a. sse......r.b,s 4. !.
the 6ai6.sa ~ thoaa -. - ! vs,ssF .s,.at.
datsa and ala notse1 s,as ~ cncv.a
lion 3-lsy 80 y ~ SEs n I,u.-.,x
lvhl.n,ns, Z nush,;Ss,ss 49, $500
shoniders. n ~ - snhm;. ~. I,
.hould -. sshS,.. .s,.,a - |; a.. 80 :,
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u"1issions tsken mp TWO years agc
DO otilI 0ofnIAted In. SOmehnw Vtth.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06
ESTABLISHED 1s4S.

It seems TO be pretty well authenti'
Gated that Kaiser William may take q
hand, to some extent, In the conf1l.t
now waging 10 Spain. From Berlin
cmeaases the following dispatches:
"Thc German squadron, now of
Ryfle. England, has been ordered to
cruisc on the northern coast of Spain,
and that these orders we're given Ia
consequence of the shooting OF Cap-
tain Schmidt, . German newspapcr
correspondent. and other German sub
jects BY the Carlists. y 'h 2@o
IL 10 reported that tho German
government is making strenuous en-
deavors to atop supplies Of weapons
and money being semitic the Carlists,
and has called the attention of the
Versailles government to tho subject"
The Cspnin Schmidt referred to,
was formerly of the Prussian army.
and visited Spain ~ the correspond
ent Of several prominent Journals of
Gcrinapy. ne was with the mmand
pf General Conchs, and, in his eager
ness for news was 10 far 70 the frosi
u 70 DO captureds Conchass srsny, II
Il ssid. had hred sonne villages, and
The people had become 90 exaspera.ed
that twenty .one prisoners ware taken
and hung IN retail alton, among whom
was Captafn Schmidt. He In vain rep
resented hid true character and plead
for his lie. ? 'sNs- ss = s
Germany now scizcs upon this yop
portunity 20 warrant her in. asking for
redress, with An array of armed YES
lelss upon the NORTH toast Of Spain.
Evidbntly Y This Sorcs Is intended 10
prevent supplies Of arms and rations
rsachiag tho Carlist forces through
the sorthern pores Germsny has alsu
conferred with Fraace upon the ques.:
tion Of supplies reaching Don Carlos
4 10 we'll ll.known that Don Carlos rep
resentst the esuse Or che Pope, and that
religious ehtkusiaam Has much to do
70 enabling Don Carlos 10 keep hi.
army toaethsr under tho most trying
circumssancss. N may b thar Gefni.'
any wonid wifiingly cripple the tenn
porsi power Of lhs Pope BY aiding
Scrrsno In overthrowing tho Royal
PretendeE Don Carlos. "a ssqai 5sl.A
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

New YoRK, July 3l.-The Beechar
Investigating Committee will me9t
again tQ-night Frank Moulton has
been summoned to appear. DR.. Storrs
sends word that hc will testify before
the committee II possible. a special
messenger was ssnt 10 Narraganset
river 70 500 Frank Moulton, but failed
to find him. Mr.. Shcarman, in an in
terview to-day, said, Il have talked
with Mr.. Moulton on this subject, aud
no has nothing to say that will hurt
Mr.. Reecher. It is for the interest of
Frank Moulton that Frank Moulton
does not speak. Mr.. Moulton has held
very peculiar relations with Mr.. TiltOn.
Mr.. Mouiton's testimony will not hurt
Mr.. Bcecher's case. know what Mr..
Moulton's testimony is and wiah ho
would speak" s
The Beecher Investigation Commit
tee met again this evening" Mr.. Hill
with a closely veiied, lady entered the
house. Shortly after 3 man who drove
up in carriage and had some convcr-
sation at tho door. stated that he was a
messenger from Victoria @. Woodruff
and Tinnie G.. Olaflin; that he was
sent to ask the committee II their tes.
timony was required, but hc received
q negative answer. He showed the
reporters Q mmunicatioD, In which
ithc committee were requested - take
taomc action On paper The writer ma
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From q Visiting Card To a Alamlrioth Poste,
executed IN COCO style, Eastern prices ara
work duplicated. 9lE
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

LONDON, July si-Tho interest in
the exhibitions OF the American base
ball ylaysrsis increasing, aud the Mid
land railroad will rum special sxcur-
sion trains with American Pullman
cars to all points on its line wherever
tho clubs play. aH Ha
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

LONDON, July A-The two Ameri.
can base ball clubs now visiting Eng
land, gave their fret exhibition match
at Liverpool to-day. The attendance
was large. The Atheletics beat the
Red Stockings In ten innings; score
IA to IL. They were much admired
and called forth considerable applause
from the spectators.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

RAyoNSE, July '3O-The Carlists
claim . great victory over the Repub.
licans between Fallett and Fignras,.
near the frontier. Losses heavy on
both sides. The Carlists deny the re.
ports charging on them the atrocities
at Caeucia and other places.
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sent them, aud stating that the parties
preferred to were in the city.
The committee ad jourBed shortly be-
fore midinghGwhen the lady came out
and was taken to the residence of Mrs.
'Ovington, from which it is inferred
that the witness was Mrs Tilton. The
committee meet again Monday.