Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-08

ness Of the Central Ia rapidly improv.
ing, and on the main line they run
eighteen regular trains, and have all
they can do.
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From the Daily OF Dec.7th.
Capt. e. G. Mcmillan, sheriff of
Marshall county, passed through the
city last night ON his way to TT. Mad
ison, with six prisoners in charge.
The funeral of Miss Susan Deni,s
well known here from her frequent
appearance OH the boards before an
0ttumwa audience was attended to-I
day in indianapolis, Ind Her death
was caused by injury received from
fall she got ON the stage in the
Academy Of Music in the above city
sometime ago.
Yesterday evening Bob After and.
Thos. Kobi had a little chin music, and
adjourned TO the side walk and indnlg-
ed in an. old fashioned knock-iown.
About the time they got to going right
good. Sam Jones happened that way
and arrested them both. The Mayor
assessed tho regulation fine AMI they
we're discharged.
An engineer on the Eastern division
of the North Missouri railroad was
| inaiantly killed yesterday. II seems
that q switch had been turned wrong,
by which the engine wac overturned
with the roanlt above mentioned. We
did not learn The name OF tho unfnrin-
nate man.
There was quite an interesting little
law suit, sent before Esq. Lotspeich
| yesterday afternoon. II seems that
John Boyd, son-in-law of Mrs.
Sarah a. Stretcher, living in Pleasant
township, concluded to come to town
aud work on tho water works with a
team belonging to Mrs. S, but after
coming here, she claims that he sold
the team at auction to Miss Elizabeth
Hale, without authority from her.
Miss Hale sold the team TO Mr.. Pack
wood, and ono of Mrs. Stretcher's
neighbors being In the city at tho timo
Witnessed. the sale, and when he went
homo reported the facts to her. She
Bwore out a writ ofreplevin and hence
the suit. She informed our reporter
that Boyd had left his family, and
gave it as her opinion that he had
left the country for good.
/ We understand that Esq, Lotspeicl
| has decided that the team belongs to
Mrs. Streicher, and the wagon and
harness to Miss Tale. We learn that
the case viii be appealed.
/ j. d. Tadd & Co, with their admira.
bic facilities for Strengthening and
packing hogs. are pushing The business
rapidly about now. A cnrsory look
through their establishment to-day
showed everything in apple pie order
and the hogs being slaughtered and
strung MP at the rate Of two minute
They have killed up to this time be
tween six and aepen thousand head
AZ q specimen of fast work they
slaughtered and dressed in ten hour
/, one thouesna and thirty-iive head
Tho hogs as we saw them passing
!, through the hands of the busy work
men seemed to be of excellent quality
There is now choice chance 10 bu,
! cheap meat there, in the shape of ten
aerleins ribs aud back bones.
Railroad Academic ar terribly pTeya'er
!. lately, and This morning another hippene
if possible more horrible than any thai ha
come to our notice for a long tine.
This morning the whole faee Of II
country was covered with sheet &c ic
which Of course made the life of a railroa
brakeman more perilous. Train Nc, |
!, on the G. Il. &. ., lett this CITY on iinie, v
:. believe, At about 8 o'clock, and made i
!. way, without mial.ap until il was marin
: Tyrone, Moproe county.
: From SEINE strange fatality mere ace
dents have happened near that citation j
ring Tie las.t few months than anymhe
else on the rad. The train ttaGtea 7,
rome at about 8 o'clock, and when near q
Estation the cneineer whiaileri for hrat es
he fet. aud Frank GIVEN, OF this cit
= mounted the train AM when acting
!, brake IL Ia anpfosei, o@iitg 70 The icy eol
ditian Of thF cara, dipped aoa tell het%e'
- them. lie wac NJ ia'&ta 'l"tli 'ae Ira