Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-28

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ling three persons and injuring twelve
more.
Iowa is no longer the banner
Grange State. Missouri, Indiana and
Kentucky, each has now a larger mem
bership than Iowa
A wholesale maker has brought to
Dubuque l47 persons to start shoe
factory there. There were not sufficient
vacant houses to accommodate them.
Guthrie county farmers goa dozen
miles, and pay fifty cents bus. for corn
to feed their horses. Last year they
used it for fuel because they could not
sell it. a l 0s
At Council Bluffs, Miss Sarah A..
Royal, aged %, has commenced suit
against w. T. Smith, a wiiower Of
GO summers, for breach of promise of
marriage.
The wife of the Rev. DR.. r. Went
worth, editor of the Ladies' Repository,
died at her residence at Lockland.
Ohio, Saturday night, after one weeks
illness. gv4
The pews in the new church Of Rev.
Stephen II. Tying, New York, have
been sold for one year and six months
at premium of 81, 500 over and above
the fixed rentals, which amounted to
$4,000. n,
The Pope il suffering from fever, the
he resuit Of cold. Receptions 1T
the Vatican have consequently been
suspended. It is just about one year
ago that he passed through very dam
gerous sickness.
Thomas Rains. the Treasurer of the
State and also Chashier of tbs Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank, Of Roches-
ter N. r., which has lately failed and
closed its doors, has become insane
through mental ex element, and been
taken to the Cansndaigus Asylum.
The religious statistics Of Australia
now show 73,7OO Episcopalians, 26s,.
537 Presbyterian. 2lS,436 Methodists,
As, 1872 Independents, 3SS, 4l2 Baptists
1850 other Protestants. and 49e.4s6
Roman Catholics.
The JeaOsak World records the com
plete dissolution Of the Jewish congre.
cation in The city Of Rome, and saya
that the synagogues are seldom Waited,
while there is an entire apathy a. 10
SCHOOLS and church organization.
A Connecticut man, whose SON was
ill, appealed to the physician, aDo
bring him out Of II right away, Doctor
do break up the fever 1t once, even i,
you charge a. much a. II he wen,
through whole course Of fever"
The American Bible Society has
received and expended on ito grea,
work $66S, 438 within the last year, and
yet is unable to meet tho demand 70,
the Bible that comes from every psrl
Of the word. The issues Of the society
during fifty- eight years amount to co..
906. 422 volumes. = = ~ Z - 5 &
The noted herd Of Gen. Meredith s
Son was sold at Cambridge City, Ind.
yesterday, 50 head OF cattle bringing
$25, goo. The bull Joan's Cherub wa,
sold to Alex. Charles, OF Dixon, fol
$l7, 4l0. The cows Royal Duches,
Second and Joan OF Arc brough,
$4,000. :, a5g 4 n af,5,8
ASunday School teacher DESTROYS o,
waking the dormant powers of 4
scholar. asked the question: "Wha,
are we taught by the historic incident
Of Jacob wrestling with the angel !?
The cautious reply camer "Dunnc
tzactly, but s'pose twas to tell us tina,
we musnt rastle." ts
Angus X. Campbell brother OF
Frank the Senator, is on the list as d
candidate, for Clerk of the Supreme
Court. Heis highly spoken Of by the
press. He is in the practice Of the Law
in Jasper county, and is very success
full He is at present one of the Re-
gents Of the State University. 8.
Prof. Swing returned to Chicago
Saturday, and in answer to an Inter.
Ocean reporter said, II have only one
sentence to utter, and It is this:
stand by my dispatches and withdraw
from the Presbyterian Church, but al
the same time remain the slawless
pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, 4ti0aa3 ,1u
! Young ladies who take nap Sun.
day afternoon should have the doc,
bell placed upon the head-board Of
their beadsteads. It is very trying on
. young gentleman who wishes Il
drop in to be compelled to stand and
jerk the bell for half an hour, especially
| when his Sunday boots are waking ur
his corns. 80 e,5'' 'e
The County Council Of Changers Of
Fayettc county has organized q mutual
insurance company. Twelve directors
were elected at their April meeting
and subsequently, constitution and
by-laws were adopted and officers
elected. Two dollars iinsures mem.
bership. In case Of loss the people arr
assessed . per cent on the amount in.
cured sn1iicient to cover the loss.
The Post Once Department il do.
ing greater business than ever before
and Its receipts are much larger. Dur.
ing the month 81 April 80, 100000 pos.
litage stamps, postal cards, &C., were
ISSUED and the Department ID now
running along on an average Of DO.
tween one hundred and thirty and one
hundred and atty thousand dollars