Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-06

AAttcKs SuUll4Vt tucTeIOr0 DISMISS
IT now but give notice, that L will do
so Wednesday morning next. at ten
O'Clock, to which time this case stands
adjourned. My object In postponing |
the final decision 10 TO afford the COM
plainant opportunity to apply to the
supreme court for writ Of man.
damus to compel me to proceed, If l |
err in refusing. In this event l shall !
cheerfuly perform whatever may be |
regarded az my duty in the premises, |
otherwise shall terminate the case a.
l have already stated" When Judge
Riley had finished reading his decis
ION Mr.. Gaynor said:
"Does your honor hold that under
the law ! have no right to this COM
plsint f,6y
Judge Riley: Complaints Of this
kind usually originate with the per-
son assailed, although It is not al ways
absolutely essential that this should be
50, and many cases occur where third
person may interfere without incur
ring odium or censure of any kind
As pubic offence, however, consists
In injury done, or. threatened to indi-
viduals, 1t lie hardly consistent with
legal principles to assume crime, from
conversation or publication, however
virulent, when the person therein
mentioned, who Is generally supposed
to be the best. Judge OF what affects his
own reputation declines or omits to
prosecute. Therefore the person
mentioned In the publication COM
planned of lie . citizen Of Brooklyn, to
whom the courts are % accessible 40
to the complainant In this. Judge
Riley replied that In as much as he
was not supported by the party libeled
he had prepared this decision aud
would dismiss the complaint on
Wednesday next, If no other steps
were taken by complainant
Count JoAnnes here rose to speak,
but Ex-Judge Morris counsel for Mr.
Tilton objected to the court hearing
an thing he had to say. The Court
agreed With the counsel, and the case
WAS formally adjourned to Wednes.
day. illsia @
NEW YORK, Aug. 3--Under . rec.
ommendation Of the board Of physi.
clans, Frank Walworth, the paricide,
has been removed to the State Asylum
for Insane cOnvictA
The conference Of railroad represen.
tativesat Saratoga decided that equit-
able and uniform passenger and freight
tariffs should he established aud favor.
ed the establishment of an umpire at
each great railroad center TO settle
questions fairly. General Deveraux,
President OF the Atlantic q Great
Western, was Chairman, and says
great harmony prevailed. Jacob d.
Cox said the meeting Was called rath-
or to maintain present prices shan to
raise rates. The Tribune says the con-
terence was called like the ono which
lately held Its sessions for. the ostensi.
BILE purpose of making combinations to
facilitate transportation and establish
uniform freight and passenger rates.-
The report Of the proceedings will in
dictate to many that the roads really
combined to resist what they look up
on % the forthcoming encroachments
Of western gt1ngers. as
New YORK, Aug. 3.-Henry W.
Sage, chairman Of the Bcecher invcsti-
eating committee, this afternoon pub
fishes this card: The Plymouth in
vestigating committee earnestly re-
quest all persons who have been re-
quested to tcstify before them on the
matter now under examination, to APP
pear before them tomorrow, Tuesday
evening, ct 8 o'clock. ~ that will prob
ably be the last meeting Of the com.
mittee for the reception OF testimony.
The Beechcr investig ating committee
continued its session this evening.
Six witnesses were examined, four
gentlemen and two ladies'. Two OF
tho witnesses were understood to be
Mr.. and Mrs. Beech, friends of Beech.
or. whose residence adjoins his farm
at Peekskill. Tho other lady was
closely yelled and could not be identi-
fed. After leaving the house, she was
accompanied by Mr.. Ovington to the
Witnesses names could not be ascer-
tanned.
Mrs. Tilton's cross examination will
be made public tomorrow.
lt 10 stated that Mr.. Beocher and
Mr.. Moult0n will testify before the
committee Tomorrow evening, when
1t 10 believed the examination will be
concluded.
Frank Carpenter has decides not to
appear before the committee, and will
write . letter giving the reasons for
his refusal to testify.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 3-The postal
car question remains unsettled. Sat-
urday, President Hinckley, Of the
Pittsburgh h Fort Wayne r. r, sup
plemented bis letter to the Postmaster
General by tho following telegram
Il have your telegram. I shall mot re.
fnse TO take the mails tomorrow, II
you send them to our station for your
act In asking Us to carry the mails will
BE- our assurance that you mean to pay
us our price, and I leave you free TO
ldecide the question % to employing
our services or not You of course
Will not employ them unless you mean
to pay for them" s a
To-day Postmaster General Narshall
replied-"Your telegram is received
Ia which you say you will not refuse
mails II sent to your station. II you
carry them, It must be only on the
terms Of the law. Under NO circum-
stances can or willlhe department nm.
dertake or assume to pay, . greater
compensation than the law allows"
especial 70 the Covnlsal
FAIRFIELD. Iowa, Aug. 4. 8 40 .. M.
The Congressional Convention for
the Ftrst District met here to-day at
one O'Clock p. a.. ] q. Ne~bold, Of
Heury, was appointed chairman, and
Capt G w. Benny, OF Van Buren,. sec-
rstary. On informal ballot Van VAL
kenburg, Of Lee county. had twenty
eight votes: Gear, nineteen West, OF
Henry, nine: Hurley, Of Louisa couu-
y, eight. On the sixty-fourth ballot
the result was the same - on the In
formal ballot Convention took = re.
CESS OF ten minutes. II . result 10
treachsd, / will Sand it. ~; SEE
! sl;a s. tBs7 saa C. N. JUNxIN.
FAIRFIELD. Aug. 4EThe eiahty
fourth ballot has been reached and no
changs. There 10 NO talk OF adjourn.
ment. The chances appear to be In
Van Valkenburgs' favor, G.. MI.
New YoRK, Aug. IA Paris letter
aAOn thu aaAar ~ khn nSlse. &. ~ u.