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TIE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH REGULAR APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE OstEOLA CIRCUIT
osceola-First SUNDAY ia The Month, at II o.
clock A. VI aud O'Clock l. VI. Praycr meet
ing every " ednc,,Iay night al cari5 candle light
Williams school house Second Sunday, at II
O'Clock \. NJ.
Lynch's school house Second Sunday, at ;
o clock l. NJ
Mill Third sunday, at Il u clock, 4. VI
Hickman Bend Friday before the ith. sunday,
nj II q clock \. NJ
blythe Chapel Fourth Suudly, day and
New Hope, night altcma,c.
Clear Lake Ne .day nj -ht after the tn. sun
day
Sandy Bsyog -tIiauy before the 1t sunday.
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Tor subscription or otherwise. Per-
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nud expense by immediate settle
tnent:
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MNsONIC DlREnrnRY


A The regular stated meeting Of Osccoa
49, A. Chapter, no. 81 il ON the
%Sr'ny son 9y ns fss isS sro1' March nen ,.1S f%
April 18Th Mny 18th, june
10Th July 18th, August l2lh, September
Gh., october ath , November lllh Drccmbrr
tn
A fun atenG ance of the members is at all Times
earnestly requested.
All p A Masons In GOOD standing are myi-
ted To attend.
BY order Of JOHN MATTHEWS, H. T..
CLAPF, Secretary
The stated communications OF O~rcola Lodge
No. e \. n \. NJ. will De tld The ~aturtays
va or next before, each fun moon. w. Jan.
10th, Feb 2Jth, March 10Th, April l1h MAY 18th.
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accordanc with the By Laws All Master Ma
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NO. 254 SECOND STREET.
MEMPHIS, TENN.

Practice in Phillips, Monroe, De
sha, ,Crittenden and Mississippi coun
ties, in Supreme court Of tins state,
and United States Courts for the
Eastern and Western district q!
Arkansas.
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McVeigh & Semmes;
ATTORNEYS At LAW,
AND
LAND AGENTS
OSCEOE.y,
Mississippi County Ark.

VIII practice IN all the Counties of
this (2D Judicial Circuit, the Su-
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the adjoining counties of Tonnes,
see and Missouri. Special and
prompt attention given to col.
lections, to the payment oftaxcs,
examining and abstracting titles,
ana to whatever may appcrtain
to u general Land Agency.
Jan. Is If,
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M a

father o. Monday, July the 5th, by the Rev
g. " Bihb, Mr.. I. i Escue 20 Miss Alice
Maud BiuAly all of Mississippi county.
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PLuMs and June Apples are turn
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JOHN M MATTHEwS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
FOREIGN.

LONDON, July 22-Ia the House of Com
mons, this afternoon, Disraeli announced
that the Government had abandoned the
Merchant Shipping bill for this session.
He expressed hope that the session would
be closed on the l0th or 18th Of August,
and possibly earlier.
Plymsoll followed In aspeech, in which
he violently assailed the Government say
ing the consequence of the abandonment OF
the Merchant Shipping bill would be tho
destruction of thousands of lives. lie spoke
vchemently and excitedIy, used extraordi-
nary epithets, stamped his feet and gesticu-
lated wildly, starting the house into an up
roar.
Disraeli moved that Plymson be removed
from the House,
The Speaker ordered Plymsoll to with
draw his remarks, but he went out shaking
his, fists at the Geysrnment benches.
proper to take in regard to Plymsoll's con-
duct.
Several speakers urged nisexcitability as
an excuse for his offense.
Debate upon the subject was fually ad-
journed till Thursday next.
LONDON, July 22--In the House of Com-
mons, this evening, Lord Hamilton. Secre-
tary of State for India, refused to submit the
correspondence regarding the difficulties
with Burmab, but said they would be ami
cably adjusted.
1t is rumored that there viii be fresh
trouble in the House when the motion is
made to abandon the Merchants Shipping
bill,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
Terrific Explosion.

IOWA Cry, Iowa, July 22--At o'clock
this evening one of the cooking tanks in
Close & Lair's paper mill exploded, causing
the explosion of four others, and utterly de-
stroying the stock rooms and heating en-
gines, and more than half the mill.
Of the men ut work in tho destroyed
building. five were killed: China, the fire.
man, Gilmore, foreman, and Smaller and
Tierney, laborers.
Herman Betchell, a workman in flour
mill near by, had stepped into the paper
mill but moment before, and was Instant
ly killed.
The bodies Of China, Betchel, aud Gill
more were blown 500 feet across the street
and over the houses.
The bodies of Tierney and Smaller were
either buried In the ruins or blown into the
river.
The mill was worth $4,000, and was
tnrning..out six tons of brown paper. run
ming "a hours day, with double sets Of
hands. The two large paper machines are
injured.
At this hour---10 O'Clock +. M.--Gangs
Of men are at work by the light of lanterns
and fires, clearing away the ruins, which
present terrible appearance.
Gilmore's wife Is on the eve of con6ne-
ment. and is not expected to rally from the
shock, and Betchels mother ia thought to
be dying.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
Common sense In Politics.

The man who would vote and work
against the Republican party because
a few faults have been developed in
its splendid record of fourteen years,
is as wise as the the man who de-
stroyed his wagon wheel because act
ive service had scratched the pain,
on its surface. The purcst man that
evnr lived had his faults. They beloms
to human nature. II we overlook vir-
tues and magnify trifiing iaalts, tho
most illustrious character must pass
under our condemnation.
The Republican party must be
judged from the standpoint of com
mon sense and ordinary justice. There
is enough revealed to the eye, seen by
all men, that is grand and praiseworthy
in its history, without applying the
microscope to the inspection of imag.
mary faults.
The party lays no claim TO perfec-
ton, but it does to political honesty
uha tIuo putIlolibtit, sAust Poihto w h1
past record for the vindication of this
claim. II it has committed errors it
has been quick to remedy them. II has
labored TO do right. Justice, human
ity, national unity, have been the OBJ
jects towards which its face has been
turned. To advance, protect, and Sc
cure these as the groundwork OF our
nationality, it's whole energy has been
directed.
There is no risk in trusting the Re-
publican party. Its fidelity to the Re-
public has been tested. 1t was true in
time of peril; II cannot be untrue in
time of security. There is risk, a
positive danger in trusting Democra-
cy, Its record is bad, its present doc
trines are dangerous, its leaders are
unworthy of confidence. What we
know to be good and reliable we
should earnestly support. What we
believe to be bad and unreliable VIC
should reject. Washington Republic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28

BALTIMORE, July 22.-Thomas G..
Heating, of Queen Annes county, was
installed permanent chairman of tho
Democratic State Convention. Mr..
Freauer, of the Hamilton party, charg-
ed that bribes had been offered to two
delegates to vote for Carroll.
The latter retorted that Baltimore
delegate been offered o bribe to vote
for Hamilton.
Stevenson Archer announced that If
the Hamilton men would agree to
adopt the rules of the last House of
delegates of Maryland, so far as ap-
plicable to tho convention, tho Carroll
men would agree to an adjournment
until 10 30 A. NJ.
This was agreed to and the Conven-
ton adjourned.
The Convention was called to order
at 10 80 when resolution was adopt
ed referring all resolutions to the
Committee on Resolutions.
After brief discussion about the
order of nominations, John Lee Car
roll, of Howard, was nominated for
Governor also VIM. Il. Hamilton, of
Washington, Governor. Groome wrote
declining the nomination. The ballot
resulted Carroll CO.; Hamilton Co.
The ballot was then made unanimous.
q. M. Gwinne, of Baltimore, was
nominated for Attorney General.
The nominees addressed tho con-
vention.
A platform was adopted, the finan-
cial plank of which firmly opposes
any imitation of the currency and
favors the resumption of specie pay
ment at the earliest moment possible.
The convention at II 80 adjourned
sine die
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
NRrrOyN Gauge.

The farmers of Marshall county
with headquarters at Liscomb are be-
stirring themselves lively about
narrow guagc railroad to be built to
connect the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers. The objective points upon the
two rivers is not determined. The
initial point is Liscomb, and they in
tend to build each way from ii, and to
take such course and strike such points
as shall be fouud feasible. We are
| firmly convinced that narrow gauge
railroads built by the people along the
line, and owned aud operated by them
is the thing tha. in the end will solve
the cheap transportation question com
pletely, and the only thing that will do
it etlectually. Still whether here in
Iowa we have yet sufficient wealth and
population to make these enterprises
generally successful, may he a matter
of much question. From the Mar
ahalltown Republican of the Goth inst.
we take the following account Of the
particular enterprise referred to:
At the late stockholders meeting at
Liscomb, the Articles of lncorpora-
tion of the Narrow Gauge Railroad
were changed in the following re-
spects:
The capital stock of the company
shall be limited to three million dol
lars, (S5,0O0,0OO) to be divided into
shares of one hundred dollars each,
which shall be issued in amounts not
to exceed nine thousand dollara per
mile of completed road. 4
Tho Indebtedness of the company
shall not at any time exceed wo.thirda
of the capital stock, or the sum of two
million dollars.
Tho NORTH Wesf, in speaking of the
same meeting, says:
"There was q tremendous crowd of
Narrow Gaugcrs in town on Wcdncs-
day last, to attend the election Of Di-
rectors Of tho Farmers Union Railroad
Company. Croakers, who thought
that farmers conld not build railroad
II they required one, were scarce, and
were supposed to have migrated to
Albion. The railroad men were all
hopeful, not to say enthusiastic, and
regarded the success of their enterprise
as beyond any sort of contingency
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
STRUCK DEAD.
Terrible thcct oil q B0lt of Light.
ntnx-Thc Victim stripped Naked
~ Vince lac was 1sOrn.


On tho afternoon OF the 18th inst,
Mr.. John Boyer, the postmaster and
blacksmith OF Sloau, a smsll station
on the Sioux City u Pacific railroad,
near the southern line of Woodbury.
county, Iowa, was struck and killed
by lightning. At about 5 o'clock in
the afternoon, at which time not a
cloud obscured the sky overhead or
stood between tho sun and town, q
terrible flash of lightning followed by
q deafning peal OF thunder, struck tho
wires OF tho telegraph office and set it
on fire, Immediately after the stroke,
John H. Boyer, who was at his shop
at the time, ran out into the street
toward the depot, where some boys
had been playing. lie approached
them rapidly and said: "Why, boys,
thought some Of you were struck. 1
was quite frightened on account of
you." He evidently had it in his
mind that the terrible shock might
have frightened his family as he
started toward his home immediately.
When within abont fifty yards of his
housc, from the front window Of
which his wife was anxiously watch
ing his approach, another vivid flash
of lightning dazzled the eyes of all,
and ere the thunder had ceased rolling
the naked body Of tho unfortunate
man was soen to be lying prone upon
the ground. A number Of people,
among them his wife, rushed to the
spot and 80 horrible was tho situation
that 1t WAS not until he had been car
ried to his house that full apprccia-
ton was had of the terrible death
which nature had inflicted upon him.
An examination Of the body, from
which every vestige OF clothing had
beon instantly torn, showed that the
subtle and terrible fatal fluid had frat
struck him on the top OF his head,
whence, though the skull was left ap-
parently intact, the hair had been
burned off spot the size of 4 silver
dollar. Thence the fluid had run
down the side Of the face az was shown
by clearly cut track TO the shoulder,
aud thence TO the heart, where II, ap-
parcntiy, had spread allover the body.
The terrible power of tho fluid was
shown by the presence in the ground
on the spot where the unfortunate
mans body was picked mp, of hole
eight feet deep by actnal measure
ment. The clothing of the deceased
was found to have been shredded and
when first discovered was on fire.
while the silver watch he carried had
been driven into the ground, and when
lifted up, It was found that tho works
had been fused into lump of shape
less metal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28

abont one and-a-half million acres.
a considerable proportion was among
the more valuable cotton lands in the
State. Some portion OF it is leased or
unused and unsold at the present time.
Tho whole trust has been shamefully
mismanaged. Up to 1856, no public
schools existed in tho State, and the
fu ads derived from the proceeds OF
the sixteenth section, were divided
among private schools. Up to the es-
tablishment Of Constitutional sys-
TEN in 1868, there were no FREQ schools
in Alabama. Mobile possessed, till
tho war broke out, tho nearest ap.
proach thereto. Col. Hodgson tells of
a township owned by few planters,
who had themselves made School
Commissioners, and then appropriat-
cd the school land to dcfray the educa-
tion of their own children in Europe.
The breaking out of tho civil war in
1861, stopped even the feeble efforts,
heretofore making, to maintain pub
lie schools at different poiRts. When
the war closed, tho Democratic Leg
islature organized under tho call OF
Andrew johnson, appropriated the
State school fund, small as it was, TO
pay the interest on the bonded debt
and to meet other expenses of the
State.
This school fund ia derived from tho
proceeds of the school lands. That
trust was badly managed. Instead of
several millions, the total proceeds
thereof amounted to but 81 1897 eco.
As fund its existence is only nomi.
nal
Col. Hodgson says:
1T was lost through the ruin of the
State banks, and exists to-day only az
an interest bearing debt recognized by
tho State, Within tho past few years
the State has allowed an annual inter-
est of eight per cent. upon this trust
debt amounting for the year 1875 to
STAG, 6,9S3.OO."
The present Legislature reduced the
interest to four per cent. In 1852 the
interest allowed was six per cent. The
Republican Legislature. from 1868 ON,
allowed eight per cent.
According to the census Of 1870 the
school population, between the ages of
five and seventeen inclusive, in Ala
bAmA wNa IA fnllnwn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28

W. 6. Linn, Gen. Agent for tho St.
Louis, Kansas City Il Northern Rail-
road, recently paid visit to Juno A.
Wcntz, whom he found as happy rs
ever, and up TO his eyes in business.
While he was there an excursion took
place over Wcntz's road, which was
largely patronized by railroad men.
Linn says it was ono Of the best ar.
ranged he ever saw. In speaking of
the affair the Globe Democrat says:
At $50 o'clock tho party were con.
veyed in two crowded omnibuses
across the river to tho depot Of the
narrOw-gangei in East st. Louis. Three
passenger coaches, of small size, but
elegant pattern, were found, headed
by tiny engine, which looked like
one ofthe toy machines used for par.
lor amusements. The engines were,
however, powerful enough to
draw the train at rapid
rate to Waterloo, Illinois, where
tho party were received by Col. J. e
Edwards, of the firm of Chouteau &
Ed wards, who has there large -four
ing mill. Through this the party were
shown, to their evident pleasure, when
they were conducted TO the beautiful
residence of Col. Edwards, which
stands on hill, amid a bo wer OF trees.
On the lawn two largo tablos
were spread with recherche repast,
which included. Cooks Imperial,
claret, and an excellent specimen OF
native wine made from fhe vineyards
of Col. Edwards. Speeches were
made by Mr.. Woodson, DIR. Wetmore
and Superintendent Hinckley, and the
health of tho host was drank by the
whole company, for which he return
cd thanks
Tho party returned at evening, de-
lighted with their trip. Tho distance
about twenty three milee, was
made in so minutes, and the passen-
gers suffered no fatigue in the Buck
patent reclining chairs, with which the
passenger coaches are furnished, some
what after the style of the 81. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern Hallway
The entire management Of the trip was
in the hands of General Superintend-
j. L. Hinckley and J. A. Wentz, Gen
eral Freight Agent, who did every
thing in their power to mako the cx-
cursionists happy, and succeeded most
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
NEW YORK.

New YORK, July 2l--At the session
of the Commission on Indian Frauds
to-day, some inspectors OF supplies
gave evidence with regard to the char
acter of goods furnished. They all
stated that the goods inspected and
shipped. were equal to tho samples
upon which the bids were made.
Samples Of tobacco, sugar aud coffee
furnished, or upon which bids were
furnished, were produced. Testimo-
ny will be closed here this evening,
and the commission will proceed west
tomorrow to complete the inquiries
at Red Cloud Agency and othel
points.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
Miscellaneous.

An Iowa editor recently announ.
cod that a certain patron OF his was
"thieving as usual" 1t was written
thriving.
III think have seen You before,
sir. Are you not Owen Smith Pr
"Oh, yes, I'm OWN Smith, and OWN
Jonee, aud OWN Brown, and OWN
everybody"
Nov, then, children" said .
parish school mistress showing her
at,Vaseu OK e,x~snin~tieu day -
"Who loves all men ?" "You, missus,'
was the unexpected reply.
"A project is on foot to Greet a
&c sRs%o.h ssee@hhoodesloah hoe in Raaalgs a1lsalsorsP P @
Centennial. II bnilt it will be the
headquarters Of German visitors.
"A report from tho Link river. Or
egon, states that few dsys since,
while party Of men were shearing
sheep. they got into q row, which re-
suited in the death of five OF their
number.
Copy was out. The devil picked
up a9paper and said, "Here's something
"A bout w0man'-must cut il out ?"
mol" Numbered the editor "the first
disturbance ever created in the world
was occasioned by the devil fooling
about . woman"
California is entering into compe-
titiOn with Connecticut in the divorce
market. An oppressed fair one in San
Francisco has been legally absolvcd
from all allegiance to hcr lord and
master on the ground that his refusal
to join the tectotsl society caused her
great mental anguish, ,.and further, that
he was guilty OF s'extreme cruelty to-
wards her by calling her names"
The Columbus correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Gazette says: Warden In
ME, Of the Penitentiary, has appeared
In new role. 1t is stated upon good
authority. that when the man who re-
Gently bailled for two days the vigil
ance Of the gnards by hiding out. was
discovered, the Warden ordered his
back barred, and then taking stake
heavily beat and belRbored him with
his own hands. Truly some of tho new
Democratic officials under the present
regime arc warming up to the duties
and dignities Of their position.
"A farmer on the road between
Charlton and Worcester, Mass, having
been terribly annoyed by drnmmers,
put up sign: "No sewing machines
wanted here. Got One." 1t was no
nse the next drummer wanted to see
the machine. land perhaps he'd hitch
mp . trade" So the farmer put up
Got the smallpox here" That work.
cd well for = little while, but then
came along drummer frightfully
pitted with the smallpox. who smi-
lingly said: .'Seein' you've got it bad
here they've put me ON this route"
-"Is Smith dead ?" shouted q print.
or ON one of the Waverly. Iowa pa,
pers, while taking dead" pay locals
from tho Storms" in tho process OF
"making up"
.Yes," answe cred the editor from the
sanctum, where he sat tconversing with
a wcll-known ply ysiciah of that place.
"Smith dead! I" exclaimed the disci-
pie Of Esculapius, leaping from his
chair. "Good God, when did he die
Why, I prescribed for him only last
night"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28
WASHINGTON.

WAsnINGToN, July 23.-The Gov
ernment has purchased at New Orleans
the steamer Planter, drawing bnt foar
feet Of water. She will be properly
armed and manned aud sent 10 Rio
Grandc to prevent MeXicans crossing
into Texas and running OIL cattle. The
Planter has been ordered to Mobile
and Lieutenant commander ID. T..
Kells has baGn detached from Iron
Clad Cannonyus aud sent to that city
to take command. 1t il said two or
threc other steamers OF similar char
acter will be purchased aud fitted out
TO act with the Planter In suppression
OF Mexican depreciation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-28

Democratic journals now seek to
make the people believe that the story,
80 current for month, that LIE tllcr had
challenged Kirkwood to dis
cussion, was Republican canard. Is
1t not singular that 1t took month
for Democrats to find it out, ii such
was the case. The facts are, the organ
OF Democracy at the capital, the State
Leader, was the author OF the story.
Now that it turns out that Leffler has
made no such challenge, it is sought
at this late day TO lay 1t to Repubii-
cans. Doubtless tho facts arc, that
LETTER and Democracy had such a
thing In contemplation and did for
time intend to carry it ont, but they
have reconsidered it and conclude
that they don't want any such discus
sion,