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Nov! lidSky kmen.

Cd t6 Dolby co darwinismus eli uGeni
o WYNN druhu ga pravd6podohne ma,
ze pokoeni lidske bytosti opici podob-
net. mezi opici a cloYekem stoiici Sc w
vinulo; kladlo 81 prirodovedecke bsdanf,
hlavne pax narodopis a anthropologie O.
t&zku, yyskytuieli Sc dosud ma zemekouli
takove plemenO, ktere by "a spoiovaci cla-
mex, jejz darwinismus az dosud to k veil
Ike radosti biblafi bohoslovc1 postradal,
vice meme Sc hodilo.
Pfirodozpytci ovsem odpovidali tenn
pan6m, ze ma nekterJch zapadoindic-
kych ostrovech bytuji ide, nemnoho od
anthropoidd t. j. tloyelu neipodobneisi
no druhu opic Sc lisici, at "a opice drzani
byti nemohou, dale ze ma mnohfch mi
stech = n. pr. adoi Hcky Neander
Nemecku = nalezeny neien lebka a
hnaty, ale cele kostry pfedhistorickeho
eloveka, poukazujici k mike vyvinutosti
sporemu intelektu, koneGn6 vyslovo
vail dom6nku, re snad neakou stastnou
nahodou zemi nalezeny budou pozGstat
ky toho druhu lidi, klery by "a spojovaci
Glanek mezi zvifetctv { o
v6kem slouziti mohl; avsak vsecko to
bohoslovcdm nedostacovalo a nedostaduje,
oni chteli, ably jim Darwin ukazal ten
pravy exemplaf prat 10 6ka (pfechod
nj tvar cd opice k cloveku), jnak re ueeni
jeho nestoji "a mic.
Zem6pisna v6da snad tenn pandm pfi
cine te poslouzi.
Nedavno pfinesli jsme vyhatek z Ii
vingstonovych zapiskd ci pametnosti ps
tenn druhu stfedoafricke oplce imenem
So 5, ktera jak co do stavby t6Ia tax
co do vyvinutosti mozku duchovnich a
mravnich mohdtnosti neichytfeis zname
opice iako gorillu, timpanse a lesniho
mule znacne pfedci. Tuto podame delsi
zpravu novem objevu, utinenem od
dr. Schveinfurtha, velmi statneho neu.
navneho cestovatele africkeho, ktery nej
spise yyplni mezeru, jez dosud mezi neini
Re stojicfm plemenem neivy5e vYvinu-
tym druhem opic nachazi sc.
Reeeny nebyl sice prvni, ktery nard :
dek trpaslici stfedni Africe objevil;
pre- dnim objeven byl cd T Franeouzi de Co
mersona du Chaillyho, ac zpravy jejich
cd ucencd velikou neddverou prijaty by
ly.
DIR. Schveinfurth podava MICH zprayu
Petermanovem zemepisnem mesicniku
nejobsirnejsi vypsani uvefeineno bude v
jeho cestopise, jejz co nejdfiye vydan bu-
de-
Zijou pry mezi cernochy, ktefi je bud
utrpnosti bud opovrzeni trpi; a ac ii
cernosi sami ma velmi nizkem stupni
vzdelani stoji, nalezaji SO trpaslici mar r6dko
vejeste hluboko pod mimi. Akkaove Dok
kove, jakoz cd Francouze du Chailluho
popsani Obon'gove a Asaugiove jsou prd
merne jen 4 stopy l nebo 2 palce vyso-
Ct. Bydli lese vice ma stroniech nez
ma zemi; ma stromech nalezajf take nej
vetsi cast potravy. Nekdy bydll take Y
chatrekach vetvi spletenych.
Ruce jejich dosahuji az pod kolena, no
by ieiich zdaii SO spise klezeni nez chdzi
spisobile. Ale jelikoz brzo jednom O.
krsku ovoce lesnich stromd vypasou, by
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-27
OZnamky POkrOku

vytisknou Sc jen takove, ktere Sc napfea
zaplati. Vyjmuty isou toho pravidla
spolky, jimz zaroyen oznamgie Sc "a ,.po
Iovi61as cenu.
palec sloupce stoii $500 "a tfikrate
vytisknuti, 2 palce S4.O0, palce 5000,
Oznamka dele uvefejnovana tim Jest lev
neisi, elm dele Sc uvereinuje.
Oznamky mistni, tisknute oby6ejnym
pismem stoii Is ctd. fadka.
Oznamky: hide jest" ,,NaprodeiF'
,HLedd Sc stoii IS ctd za tnkrat otisk-
nuti.
- Podle toho necht Sc kazdy tidi,
.do V Pokroku oznamovati chce. Necht
81 uda kolik fadek, ci kolik palcd koli-
krat uvefejnit necht 81 sam vypotte. a
zasle pfislusici "a to castku.
.E Kdo 81 pfeje miti oznamku v
tfitydenniku neb tydennlkd necht laska-
We podotkne.
Penize posileite vzdy postovnict
poukazkach Money orders) psani adre
suite vzdy:
POk ROk
No. IO4 CrOtOn Street.
Cleveland d
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-27

,,kdyby mladi vedelo a starr mohlo"
Tax zalujo nnohy chorobny muz, kterY
prehani sve zivotni silly s bolesti pozoruie.
Uzivali Sc dra Alberta Conradiho augs-
burskych kapek pravidelne, tedy ten
nejotfesenGjsi system telesni pozdravi a
umoznf tenn, ktefi ma zivot6 neilnensiho
pozitku nemaji, zaziti nejedne radosti,
- K dostani isou We ysech lekar
mach jakoz II NJ. Krejciho.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-07-27

vaji nedostatkem potravy nuceni We VIDA
lenesich okrscich 81 je hledati, cimz no.
by sve vice vice ch1zi navykaji, coz ma
pfetvofovani Sc udu toho bez 1cinku ne
ostava. Zeny nemaji naprosto zAdnych
prsou. Barva toho plemene Jest svetlelsi
nez Gernocbd dian rukou ,jeiich Jest te-
m6f biIa. Nemaji vlasf vlnitych ale
spise kadefavych a plsitych, jsou celia
velmi nizouckeho a mali malink6, pichla
We ale plache oGi, nichz zYifecj vyraz
v5zi. Neht5 roetou Jim do znae1e delky
uAvaji jich hrabani pdd6 k trha-
nj hadi, jenz isou Qblibenou jich potra-
Won. Aekoliv . ekolnimi moufeninsky-
mi kmeny maly yym6nny -obehod provo
zuii neznaii neuzivali t6mef zadnych
nastroiG. Pfilezitostnym stykanim Sc 5
temito pfiueili Sc n4kolka moufeninskym
slovdm; iich vlastni rec jest nesmirne
chuditka nelze i vlastne ami feti hazya-
ii.
Francouz du Chaillu n6kolik SLOW je-
jich sd6luie srovnava je Sc slovy mou-
teninskymi, jenz tehoz vfznamu jsou; 2
toho srovnani vychazi, Ee V ohledu jay
ka ne nejnizsim stupni lidskosti stoii.
Nejpodivuhodn6jsi vsak jest, ze Sc
jsouce kolkolem cd lidozroutskych mouFe
niuskych kmen1 obkheeni, az ma nase
dny zachoyati mohi. Kraje cd mich
obyvan6 isou urodne, oplfvaii vsim a
sou yelmi hdnate; lidozroutstyi- nema
zie pdvod svaj nedostatku jine potra-
w ale pouhem labuznictvi. Maso lid
ske poklada Sc tn ga pochontku. DIR.
Schweinfurth sdeluje, zena trzich maso lad
ske jake iine zboH ku koupi Sc nabizi.
Po vice m6sicd musel tyz cestovatel sviti
ii oleiem lidskeho tuku. On vid6l pred
obydlim naGelnika kmenu n6kolik kole
nat hladem zizni zahynouti; matky by
ly do zajeti prodany ieikoz "a ne be2
koiehat vyssi eena strzena byh mohla,
musely 10 odhoditi, nebot takove zeny
rychle ztueni maso ieiich jest kfeh6i a
lahodn6jsi. Jindy videl dve zery "a
mestnan6 yysekavanim hdske mrtvoly.
Mrtvoly hdske byvaji poveseny po spdso
be vepfd mas. Bud&e ii opicati lide Ii
doedGm dosti tucni neisou - DR.
Schweiturth vyprayuie, ze hubeny Gloveb
v krajinach tech bez bazne cestovai mn-
re = aneb vzbuzuji moufeninech oskl
vost. Arabsti otrokolovci nekdy tytC
-lidi6ky chytaji V Arabii a. iinde do o.
troctvi prodavaii.Jsout pry velmi poslus
nj lie ie snadn6ji chytiti.
TAX bycbom tedy byli nalezli nejnizs
lidske ivory, ktere mohou vyplniti nleze
ru mezi lidskou a zvifeci bytcsti. Tin
pax aaprosto musi Sc zvrhnouti uGenf
; stvofeni cloveka die obrazu boziho, Glove
ka nadaneho vseinoznou dokonalosti teli
, dueha, pozdeii ale pro hitch Tvdrcen
i zavrzeneho aNhlnboce poklesnuvsiho. V,
vol tloveka jakoz kazdeho jineho pfirod,
! nfho zievu bral Sc cd zdola vzh6ru a nike
t liv naopak.
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River Division.

Opousti Bayard lf60 dop 500 odp. PfiiiAdi DO Nov
Philadephis 155 20 odp. opousti N. Phad 30 dop
Il IS odp PfljlAdi do Bayard 10 30 dop 32O odp
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Gas prijezdlu as0djezdu
zeIeZnic.


od ~ kvst 1875 odjiadi vaky udane stapice tvyims
nelAlD tak ma ledut1s. - ~
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Nd sQpQ0.
Genl- Par gr- and Ticket Agt-
BEE LINE.

-A Cteoelond, COtuns6Rs, Cincinnati q
-s.-la .aa Indiana r. H.. aH
Y Clevelandu odiizdi 655 dopolodne
ESQ $50 odpoledne. o >Ha -.
Do CEevelandu pfijizdi 7.3O rano A 90 a
9.55 odpoledne
z Crestline 9.55 rdno 55 a 1000 odp.
Do Columbus 1925 V pol. GAS H. 35
!noci
Do Dayton 400 rano $50 edp.
Do Cincinnati $40 rano $40 odp.
z Cincinnati 100 1000 rano 9.45 vet.
z Indianapolis 6.25, 1850 a 100 rano.
z ST. Louis 7.l5 rano ESQ a 7,40 odp.
z Chicago $50 $50 rano.
Do Chicago nejlepSi iezditi vecernim
Atlantic a Great Western X IL
Ma Vychod Oait<ai q svychcdu pfysiszds.
z Clevelandu 7.25 500 rano a.45 a
1905 veGer. ..tJ .g
Do Clevelandu 100 l0.45 rano. 4.lO a
G.55 veGer.
Do New Yorku 700 rano, ass 9.2O vec
2 Bostonu $50 rano, sos vecer.
New lorku $50 a ll.O0 rano, 535 a
100 veeer. a6m .DA
Lake Shore a Michigan South. R. n
Ma vychod odjiSdt a z,fgjtzdt 2 v1czodu:
q Cleyelnadn 7.45 10. 90 rano, 4.lo
10. 20 yeGer. ..I
40 Clevelandu $40 a 5.35 rano, 2.os
a $50 odpoledne.
Do Buffalo 40 1915 rano, lbs, s. so
le. 40 veter.
z Buffalo $50 IFS rano $50, .25 a
l1.3O veGer.
10 New Yorku 700 rano $40 20
1900 vecer.
s Bostonu $50 rano 5.oOall vecer
Ma adPad odJiSai a &c sdpadu pfYizd
2 Clevelandu 5S5 II 90 rano, 2.sOa6.6
odpoledne. fr
De Cleveiandu 1926 1885 rano, 8.45
Dos odpoledne.
Do Toledo lo4O 1856 rano 700 O
Il 90 vecer.
veter. 1'i
Do Chicago $50 a 75o rano $50 a Q. 20
yecer. tui..tft
q Chicago 100 9.2O rlno 5.a5 a s.2C
veGer. ....
q New Yorku 1880 alo,45 ano. sce
3 Il. 90 vecer: 81
ZBos tonu $50 go iiIo ECO a
ve6er aH
81 u.t.t#4. y..4 e.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
TILT0NIANs.

The Cincinnati Commercial thinks
that the cross. s.examination 10 sslikely to
develop pyrotschnics."
There are some things which can.
not be easily geinsayed, and among
them, perhaps, Il the remark thai
Brooklyn pro sides the strongest kind
Of hemlock and the weakest kind OF
wedl0ck.
Nothing shocks stranger visiting
Brooklyn moro than to overheaf
the man next door, In Q hot altsrca.
tion with bis servant girl, and to mark
the angry tone in which be exclaims :
"Come, now, Aiss, you can't Bessie
Turner mep
. -Moulton 10 rspresented to have
said to Tracy: Il Am utterly astonish.
ed II Beecher's ability to lie :" but Of.
ter keeping the company he did for %
long time We scarcely see how the
old man could hslp lying II he wanted
to tell the truth ever 20 bad.
Tho spectators are always most
delighted upon those occasions when
the pastor makes Mr.. Evarss mad.
This hs docs by frequently interrupts
ing the great lawyer In the midst Of
some Of his long questions. evil
You please to Say that over again, Mr..
Evarts, and say it slow" Aud there
upon council assumes that awful look
which 80 completely withered Sir John
Cockbnrn; but the pastor doesn'l
"Wither' worth cent.
.-.---..---- : : :. ss.s.S.y UPS her pen
in the ichor Of immortality, and re-
cordsthe awful fact that Sam Wilkison
wears red night shirt. But, to de-
scend from the sublime altitude Of that
observation, let us say that, in the mat
ter Of the details Of underclothiug this
trial 10 becoming interesting. More.
over, We may be excused for adding
that . man who gets MP in . red night
shirt Ana we~r- tlss~ws Niue deservca
to rank, at the very least, with : dyinG
dolphin or rainbow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

We are In receipt Of pamphlet
published by the State showing, the
number OF miles Of railroad in each
county Of the State, tho assessed value
Per mile, and the aggregate value Of
the roads In each county ~ assessed
by the State Board for taxation. Clin.
ton county has more miles Of railroad
than any, other county. The Burling
ton b Missouri River Railroad 10 val.
ned at $1,000 per mile, being over
$1,000 higher than any other road.
The. number Of miles OF railway IL
the StAis. II S,766, and tho total valus.
tion for taxation e2l, ,986, $3.50 Th,
Stats tar, ct the rate Of two mills o.
the dollar, raises upon this valuation.
the sum Of $l3,o7S. A tax Of .thre.
esnh upon this amount which, /,
perhaps, fair average Of the rate
paid, raises 465o, ,6o0.7x. The averag.
valuation per mile OF the railways, i.
e64A.40. The Chicago. Rock leland
d Pacific road has the largest sggrs
gsselvalnation, It being ss,9Aa,4l5. l.
will be seem from this, that the rail
roads Of the State psy IN Immense
sum In taxes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

1. J. Milliken, Que Of the weaithiesl
merchants IN Sacramento, took for q
second wifea . young octoroon. She
was very pretty, well educated, and
her African blood was barely percsp.
tible. The marriage was disiayorsd
BY the children Of the fret wife. who
would have 20 acquaintance with theis
stepmother. A short time sgo Milli.
ken died. Having made no win, the
octoroon wife could only claim. the
Mife's usual share Of the property,
The estate was worth about million
dollars. The children arc contestine
her right to anything, basing their suif
on the fact Of Mrs. Milliken being uert
negro, the Californis law dScisiins
that "all marriages between white per-
sons and negroes or mulattDcs are II.
legal and void" The evidence shows
that during the years Of Mr.. Milliken,s
welded life with this sec0nd wife he
was received in good society, slthoueh
her taint ofblood Was we'll known. ana
that his affection and respect for her
were sincere. The defence 10 that the
law particularly desiguates anegross
and mulattoes" a. Ineligible for msr.
riage with white persons, and that the
wife In this instance was neither. being
only one-eighth negro.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

Rev. Dr. Bingham Of Boston, at the
f,,ne, ii of.bis dauphter-jn law in ,ba c,rrs.
~. -...s. ,aada h, III. ...Ns,.s -. - !.
" so'"e 'e.nA ~ n''n painted sne
following beautiful word picture.
"There- are 9 great many things. nv
friends, that don't know but there ia one
thing which / do know. and that il that
my Father and your Father mover all and
never will allow anything /, b. dore
but what is Just. Know that that is true /;
the faith is my great anchor In this storm |:
ithas been trsS add Supporting in the past,
and IL holds ttetauss now. Whatever love
will keep away, itmill; whatever il will
ordain, i will. ) Wa have, all of rs, seen :
great building going up, as It grew. it was
veiled from our sight by the .scaffolding.
But, after time, the scafolding was taken
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

.
l!n toia1eo O. horace Hfeeasy tnnS
N tno pEePafs1on q na Motk oa ~
reoeiIlOns NC eou9nk eooetlsy 11Vn -
annoyance OF 2 conessat stseam 3sln.
tludefs Oy 00SlPy1ne : Feeteo cas1a'
oeE ~ tne Mo!e h0use. SeAesy In
mured wssnah sns Mals oi 2 sooEn'
story 0oao01, p Ee2oaee0 - 1e ~.
seesloo q zen osya nousss Mnase M e
appfopt1ate9 VAN tnas oo&geo e4a.
gsnee for whien ne Wa nose0. y e9nes |.
one class Of people however, - 1aa!eo
70 protest himself. Ineee were sne
colportcor' ocok.peooieEa sno to.s
large ciess 81 gersons NE aseu0e
tnae tne cnaflteole ef teli9s0uo osas.
Ing OF tneir n,eslon eaalee men 70
exempaon 70 81 ORDINARY fesstac.acss.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
IOWA.

Sioux Cry, April 15-Information
obtained at tho Black Hills tfanspor-
tation office here shows that since
April 7th over 800 men and forty
wagons and 10 pack mules have de-
parted and arc now well on their way
to the Hills. Small parties continue
to arrive daily and push forward to
join the main body. Besides these
several other parties have gone from
Yankton and Springfield, and others
are preparing to follow from those
plsces it is mot known in what mum.
bers. It is estimated that at least 500
men are now on the way from the diff
ferent localities in this vicinity. Two
ladies accompanied the last party that
left here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
Revivals sAe Outgrovsh or CAuseA
tlAIaEaNdl.,

revival, nc Outrrewen er Cn-reh
tlAaH60Glv
C,ould tha Chnrrh rn;v....llS orIv
rise Ia 4 fnll concsntion ~ ~ o6scs
and bo itseif brosd md conr.ssoss
and msrked in ia loftv nurnose. II
could ersduallv 20 mouid The Eorld;s
moral nafure that thera vnnla 10 "a
daneer Of INV riynls annesr;n~ an Ira
the srena TO enter into s conteat e n
the power OF ~ reaneotivs rarties n
converf soula. Grsaf revivals nrocec6
In mart from the Church's nerise1 Il
suffers i.s mnAta.uae 10 etsrvs snd Ian.
guish. It feeds out mysteries ana 1o-
surdities when 1t ought to b building
up character. II overlooks the high
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

In accordance with the law enacted
At the last session OF Congress, Secre.
tary Bristow has commenced the with.
drawai OF fractional currency prepare.
tory TO issuing email silver coin. Over
500, 600 Of the "small trash" has been
accumulated In the Treasury within
the past month, which 10 not likely to
be re.issued.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

The Post Office Deps, tment . few weeks
since placed upon sale three.cent postage
stamps manufactured upon an entirely new
principle. They are made Of Two kinds of
paper, one hard and the other porous. The
purpose is to prevent the possibility Of the
washing of stamps. This end is accom-.
plished by the new stamps, as the porous
paper absorbs ink. The greatest difficulty
is that the stamps cannot be made proper
ly adhesive, and it is doubtful whether the
ex pertinent will prove successful.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

Z
Our dispatches announce elsew here
the sstisfactory settlement Of the
Louisiana imbroglio. II will be seen
that the plan Of compromise agreed
upon between the President and Mr..
g. F Hoar. chairman Of tho Louisiana
Investigating Committee, has been
finally consumated, and that tho Leg.
islaturc, BY joint vote Of So to is, has
acquiesced in the final settlement, and
by SS to lS have passed resolut tiona
recognizing Governor Kellogg.
1t will be rscollected that Alex. H.
Stephens, of Georgia, was the only
Democrat In either House of the late
Congress, who favored this wise and
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

! "a DE1oc1AcY --Dsmocracy South
sx-rsbsls, and their friends and sym
paahisers, day in and day ont, groa,
n The spirit over the subversion Of on,
liberties BY the President, late Genera
4 sof our armies, aud Who led the Uuio,
sarmy on 70 DIAL triumph against re.
!; belllon. The Journals Of these pastie-
tesm With denuncistion Of admins.
sraaion tyranDy. They from day L,
day elect 70 warn the people tina
'Gsaas aad ths Republican party ar.
eentrslizins the government, destro,
Ing our liberties, and that Grant seek.
. third term, and through II, kingl,
position. Cesafism 10 : hobby upo,
which they continuously ring tb.
ehaAges. i. hovsvsr, the Democrac,
slsoe 70 Cpngress SUFFICIENT numbe'
Of sx.C Confederate soldiers to contro,
the Lowsr H0uss-if eighty odd Dem.
ooratis Oongrsssmen OF those VII.
only TN ysars ago ended their battis..
ruDning through four years, under .
rebsl Nag, thers 10 no danger. NJ
Cosasism In that-no danger to th.
Ulion-no danger TO our llbertie.
from tAoss msn who fought to disrup,
tls country and establish : Confsder.
asy hAlf slave and half free. Oh, no.
that stAte OF Affairs ts altogether lovely
s-it = : sure sign OF liberty and
Z Union to be preserved-a Union
70 bs indissoluble. In the name
of Heaven was there ever such
audacity, such brazen effrontery, such
dastArdly hypocrisy, such infAmy? In
these days Of here and there Demo
cratic victories, according to the vic.
tors, the country ID being taken rap
Idly 70 eternal smash by the men who
whipped Democracy to save II, cement
! Ing their oountrys cause by hundredr
Of thousands Of their comrades slain,
while thst Same Democracy who
spilled the blood Of other hundreds Of
!. Thousands, 70 destroy the Union and
establish slavery, have the boIdness to
! ~ We arc the rogues and they the
honest men-we the conspirstor,
against the Union and liberties OF The
people, and they the defenders Of
them. If we have not hevn 70 the
line Of exact truth In the above-if one
word We have said can be refuted
0sa Ne ere no judgs Of the trus his
tory OF fhs peat ard the present Of on,
polities.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21

A negro woman was relating her cxpes.
fence TO . gaping congregation Of color,
and among other things, she said she had
been IN heaven. One Of the ladies Of color
asked her: ''Sister. did you see any black
folks up in hsaven?" "Oh, get outl you
s'pose l 60 in de kitchen when was dar r.
This reminds US of the anccdote Of . cclored
man, who was SO convinced OF The lewliness
of his position, and that labor was nat
ural lot, that he even was 90 indifferent q
to a future state q to belisv that "dey'lI
make niger work chen Of be 60 to hebbsn.' =
A clergymen tried to argue him ont Of TIL,
opinion. BY sepresentiDg this not to bs II,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
FROM UTAH.

SALT LAKE, April 15- Geo. Rey-
nolds, sentenced several days ago 10
one years imprisonment and $500 fine,
tor polygamy, was before the court
to-day, and bonds were accepted for
his appearance before the Supreme
Court, to which the case has been ap.
pealed.
There has been trouble along Butter
creek valley for several days, caused
by the high water. The Union Pacific
track has been washed away in several
places. No trains over that road to-
day, aud none expected for two days.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
From, the Coal Mines

WrLKEsBARRE, Pa, April 14,-The
miners of Lohigh and Wilkesbarre
counties determined not to resume
work unless an advance of 10 per cent.
is granted. There are 10000 men of
this county and several thousand be-
longing to other private operators
awaiting action of the company. No
disturbance has been made. Business
is prostrated on account of the long
continued strike.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
The cost OF the investigations order

The cost OF the investigations order
ed by the House Of Representatives at
its last session has been approximately
ascertained, and amounts to about
$42, 2,OOO-a much less sum than such
luxuries generally consume. or this
amount 5000 was expended in bring
ing to light the "ways that were dark
and tricks that were vain" in connec-
ton with the Pacific Mail subsidy
scheme. In all there were nine dif.
ferent investigations, but % three Of
them-Louisiana, Arkansas and
Alabama-were virtually conducted
by two committees each. the separate
aud distinct inquiries were actually
twelve In number.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-21
Jseo ~ Daily se ~ llsh. 5a4 >,
1eA Yearo are This Might

Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
Uaitsd States, fell q the hand OF .
ssbel aesassiA. Ths 18th Of April 1866
taken alsogsther was The saddest day
~ people Of this country evsr expert.
6nOed. for On that day tho martyred
fresidsnt disd, and the mournful in.
tellissneshaA sprsad all over the coun-
~ wAsss shs telegraph could carry
u Evesyvhsrs throughout the North
- men heaed the announcement they
etsoa eshast with amsssment and
hossos-shsv vital eurrsot lowed back.
ward upoa The heart and people were
dnmb n eo6templation OF the snormi.
y 81 tAe e6saee. A. the shock passed
- The hot blood mounted 10 the TEN
plsA the brain grsw frspsled with ex.
eitsmsst ard : iisp from any luckles.
rebsl o. rsbsl sympsthizsr. Of 10y Of
szssss for the Asndish Get, flrsd the
Glultltuds to such dssds OF vengeance
. - make them uurestrainahle. We
RoDenber that the news came 10 q.
4 sAWsS down In the State Of Arkansss,
- ths hanks OF the White River as I
Mtale piass called St. Charles. Abou,
Ae'e'eek =. a, Of the day following
- kfesadsnta death, while on duty
md ssaadiag upea : high hill over,
looking the river, ws observed the III
" dispatch steamer : mile belov q,
Carlsas stsaming up, With her larr,
saaaienal ensign drsped In black a.,
dying at half mast. Though ws knev
that the death Of some rsmarkabl
man was 70 bs announced, yet non
could allow themselves to surmis
athAt The news WAS 70 bs Of such an q
founding charactsr. AZ the awfu
news Wss communicated 70 tho col
diees there was NO violent demonstrs
hea. hstfa.hsr dssp grief too full 10
utteranes fsli upon them, mingle
with . calm, Stern, heroic determina
dsn Nat would count The forfeit q
thsF nyss ssnothing, could they vip