Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-21
This and That.

THE hymn for the Centennial-Old
Hundred.
Two of tho New York papers de-
clare that Mayor Havemeyer is insane.
The trial OF Wintermutc for the
murder of McCook is in progress at
Yankton, d. 4.
The Muscatine Journal favors the
nomination of Hon. David Secor for
Register of the State Land Office.
1t it is understood that Col. Keatley,
of Council Bluffs, will be candidate
for the Anti-Monoply nomination for
Attorney General.
How's this ? Last year, in Cincinnati,
the suicides were two Germans for
every American, and more than four
teen Germans for every Irishman.
A license law passed the Massachu-
etts Senate, despite the fact that ma
jority of the Committee had reported
in favor of the present prohibition
law.
We heard a would be instructor of
the "young idea how to shoot" tell an
acquaintance to- day that he had come
to the city to attend the "Norman"
School.
One hundred and ninety -four inland
lakes OF Michigan have been stocked
with white fish, which are doing we'll.
The average number in each lake is
about 1900.
Keokuk takes the lead on Spring
chickens in the market. The Gate CITY
says; 1t takes about three of them to
make square meal for an average
hash destroyer.
Vice President Wilson expects to
bring out the second volume of his
history Of the "Rise and Fall Of the
Slave Power in America" within q
few weeks.
Mendoza, ILL.,, has put down an arte-
sian we'll 1000 feet without striking
water. Ifthe pearly fluid is not found
at depth of 1000 feet the work will
be abandoned.
The Brooklyn Journal dominates Mr..
w. Ballentine, of Poweshick County,
as the Anti-monop's candidate for Sec
rotary of State, and the Iowa Press
says he is the man.
Mrs. Jenkins complained in the eye-
ming that the turkey she had eaten
didn't sit well. probably" said Jen-
kins, ''it wasn't hen turkey" He
got glass of water in his face.
The petition of Alice Mason Sum-
ner, formerly married to the late Sem
ator Sumner. for permission to change
her name to Alice Mason, was granted
by Judge Ames in the Boston Probate
Court.
The Osceola Beacon tells of man
in that town who takes bath every
spring for the benefit of his
health and for the purpose of finding
any stray shirts or socks he may have
| lost during the winter.
! Ex-Governor Stone has gone to St
Louis, in the interest of the Dcs
Moincs, Knoxville, Abba & st, Louis
Railroad, and writes to Governor
Merrill that he is receiving considera.
BILE encouragement from st. Louis
people.
| The Brooklyn Journal enthusiast
caily seconds the motion to make
Senator Fairall the Anti-Monopol,
candidate for Attorneys General.
| Certainly, why not ? the rule of re-
form works both ways.
i The Oregon State election will be
held June Is. A Governor, Congress.
man, and Legislature are to be selec-
ted. There are four tickets in the
field, the Democratic, Republican.
Independent (farmers), and the Tenn.
lperance.
Clarence f. Butler sends to the New
York Times 'poem" on the subjec
of cremation. The second stanzs
, reads as follows: "No longer let tn,
insatiate worm his dread prerogativ,
affirm; but let us, like Elijah, rise il
fiery chariot to the Skies"
i At Dennison, O., the last saloon il
closed, four drug stores have discon
ued selling liquor, and prohibitor!
ordinance has been passed by thu
Council-glory enough for two weeks
work. An enthusiastic jubilee-meet
ing was held Tuesday night.
Il st Paul seems to have cremation
among the higher Christian virtue, .
witness: "And though / bcstow al
my goods to feed the poor, and though
i give my body to be burned, and hav
not charity, it profiteth me nothing
1. Corinthians, xiii chap, Sd verso.
Il The vote in Court Martial upon tn
!, question of Gen. Towards response
bility for the matters proven, was a
follows: For declaring him not respon
sible-Gen. Sherman, Gen. Meigs, CO.
Reynolds and Col. Miles. For hold
ing him responsible-Gen. Mcdowell
, Gen. Pope and Col. Getty.
81 A gushing swain thus relieves hi
+ over.burdened soul. The Who'll
'sp0nae" would be too much for GU
, edition, so we give our readers on
o verse only, now:
al "Oh, Sally, It's my chief delight,
To gals upon your eyses brite--
I'll My Inv for you, by gosh cirpssses;
The luv feel for rum and lASaes."
II NOTWITHSTANDING the late war an
many misfortunes, France makes
UEuoucso1 owhshsk ~vksnh us-.I. xlux !,