Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-10
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his seat, alter thanking the Hence Iof
their attention.
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ToPAKA, Sept. 5.-Gov. Osborn to.
day sent q letter to President Grant,
renewing his request for arms 10 pro-
tect the frontier from the Indians. He
stated that sixteen citizens Of Kansas
had been murdered by Indians since
the 10Th Of june, and not one Of the
murderers has been punished or oven
arrested.
NEW YORK, Sept. THE answer Of
Henry Ward Beecher to the complaint
of I heodore Tilton was received to-
day by Beecher's attorneys and at
once served on the plaintiff, and also
from the Office of Tracy, Catlin &
Broadhead, notice of the trial for the
term of court beginning on the Sd
Monday of September. The defend
ants answer to the complaint is:
lst. That each and every allegation
in said complaint contained, except
that the plaintiff and Miss Elizabeth
M. Richards were married, Oct I'd,
1885, and lived together IS husband
and wife up to 1874. is utterly false.
I'd. That the defendant never had
at any time or at any place any un-
chaste or improper relations with the
wife of the plaintiff and never attemp-
ted or sought to have any such rela-
tons.
(Signed,) SHEARMAN & STERLING
Attorneys for defendant.
Beecher's affidavits accompanying
the answer, was dated at Twin Noun
tain, N. H., and are attested before N.
H. officials. The service was acknowl-
edged by Tilton's attorneys. Counter
time served 6y Morris 4 4 PesahTssaiilH Spe
on Sherman Il Sterling, who also ad-
mitted the service thereof.
The Christian Union of this week
says that ever since the public accuse
ton of Mr.. Beecher, his mail has borne
the most singular testimony to the
steadfastness, purity and strength
which so long and consistent life of
goodness inspires. 1t often numbers
sixty or seventy letters per day, and
comes from every part of America,
and, indeed, of the world-many Of
them from old political enemies, MANY
from places where his name was once
execrated and it lie also worthy of re.
mark that the members Of all denomi-
nations have joined in the tribute.
CAMP ON RED RIVER, Sept. 8, via Fl.
Dodge-The command Of Gen. Miles
met force of 500 Cheyenne Indians,
twelve miles from Red River, Texas,
on the 3Oth of Aug, and after five
hours OF sharp fighting, drove them
over thirteen miles of high hills and
almost impossible canons, with loss
to them from rs to 80 killed and
wounded. Our casualties are three
badly wounded.
CHICAGO, Sept. Silent. Gen. Sher.
idan received dispatch tonight con-
firming the above. Col. Miles COM
mand had been In pursuit of these In
dams for ten days, over q terrible
rough and almost impossible country
before they could be brought to a
stand.
The route was strewn with their
stores, which they had thrown away
TO accelerate their fight. The troops
fought splcndidly and the victory was
complete. Some thirty Indians were
killed and many more wounded. while
the casualties TO the troops were only
three badly wounded.
NASHVILLE, Sept. "a Union.
jackson, Tenn, special of last night.
says: Judge Casthall reached this
place yesterday, and opened the Cir.
cult court. He adjourned the Circuit
court in order to return to Trenton
and protract the session of his court
there sufficiently long to allow the
grand jury time and opportunity to
follow up their investig cations into the
recent disturbances in Gibson county.
leading to the killing of the negroes.
who were taken from Trenton"
MEMPHIS, Sept Ex-Governor Brown
ls IN the city for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning additional detective force to
ferret out the parties who took the
colored prisoners from the Trenton
jail and murdered them. IS,
Nelson McGhee, one of the prison
srs taken from the jail ct the time,
md one of the acknowledged leaders
of the negroes In their Organization, |
has written letter to his wife from
Hickman, KY. From this fact 1t IL
believed that the other nine ESCAPED
likewise, 90 no trace of them has been
|ound. The grand jury 1t Trenton
IRE using every exerti0n to sscertai
who the murderers are.
NASHVILLE, Sept. cit 10 rumored
,ere that Gen. Alex. Campbell, one of
ne most prominent lawyers in the |
state, has been retained ct . fee of
10000 to defend certain parties In the
expected trial, In the event they are |
Gen. Campbell has been
leard to remark that there are two
ides to the question, and that when
he facts are known. there are fathers,
lusbsnds and brothers throughout tho
ountry, north and south, whose blood
would curdle at the thought Of their
wives, daughters and sisters being
eld In the cOercod embrace of these
lack brutes and would regret the
heet.iron thunder they imagine the
ccasion has iusti6ed.
NEW YORK, Sept. Especial charges
ave been fled In the United States
'ircuit Court against Commissioner
Ohm >: Davenport, on the ground Of 4
10 arbitrary partisan conduct Ct the
lection. Davenport is chief supervisor [
elections, as wall an IynifAd 9fatos