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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

The rumor that Major Downing of
hotel fame, in Oskalooss, has failed is
confirmed He is said to be about
$4,000 on the wrong side ofthe ledger.
Sorry to hear it, for Downing is a
clever man,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

John Nelson died at the Ballingall
House, Tuesday evening, OF inflama-
tory rheumatism. He was resident
of Keokuk when at homo.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Railroad this winter are having
fearful time with snow, and the
average western railroad man will
dream of snow drifts and hot whiskey
punches oil next summer. The Des
Moines and Fl Dodge road has again
gone into winter quarters from the ef-
fects of the late storm aud their trains
are generally abandoned and travel
over that road suspended
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Those who regard life and property
a. worth saving, should give heed to
the kind of oil they burn in their lamps.
Sanspariel oil is Kerosinc, or Coafsoil,
Of very high fire test, greatly refined
and purified and is considered quite
a. safe as lard Oil. Price so cents per
gallon. For sale by J. L. Taylor & Co.
and other dealers. daw6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

The other day Young America asked
his father for money 70 FIX his skates, and
was ordered from bis august presence. The
youth with wrath blazing from his eyes,
rushed through the hall crying: ''I'll get
sick and die The next morning lie was
Frustrated with fearful cold, aud his af-
fectionate parent was obliged to procure q
bottle Of Vests Pulmonary Balsam to cure
him. MoRAL,-Either give your boys all
the money they want, or keep Vests Pul.
monary Balsam constantly on hand.
feb25 d2tWlt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

The X. & D. M. railroad have Q
new combination lock on their Office
door. We publish this description for
the benefit of persons who do not live
there: Take hold of the knob with
your right hand, turn it to the left
seventeen times, reverse tho thing
half way round, hit it lick with your
right fore foot and by that time Char
ley viii come and open The door,
That's the way we get in.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

II. J. Cramer has Just obtained jadg-
ment for $1,000 damages against the
city of Burlington, for injuries receiv-
ed by falling from a sidewalk into
Hawkeye creek.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

We received a call to- day from D.
W. Young, of the Commission house
of Faith, Ewald & Co, St. Louis, who
is here for the purpose Of cultiyating
the acquaintance of our business men.
If st. Louis would regain her trade
here she must advertise and work for
it as Chicago and other competing
cities does. Trade does not 60 to any
place unsought.-Daily Feb "a.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
GREAT OFFER!

Ten Steel Reproductions Of famous pictures,
original engravings worth SIG.
ga Woman in Armor." q thrilling story OF
American home life; price in book form $1.25.
Ten short stories, rich variety of miscellaneous
reading, and over rs pages OF rare pictures.
All the above included In the offer of HEARTH
AND HONE, two months on trial. Sent post paid
for only fifty cents The great illustrated weekly
magazine Price reduced to $3.50 per year. Single
number six cents. At news stands or by mail,
Great Inducements to agents and clubs. THE
GRAPHIC COMPANY, publishers. Park Place, New
York
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Nearly every other man we meet
wants to know if we know of anybody
that knows of somebody that does
know of house that is for rent-and
we don't. If yon want house hdver-
tiee.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

IcE.-J. F. Cummings, Of Por,
Richmond has built new ice house
and now has stored in it 800 tons,
of the clearest and best ice, which he
proposes to deliver to the citizens of
Ottumwa at the lowest living rates.
Leave orders with o. X. Abels or adj.
dress him through Ottumwa post
Office (box 60al, and they will be
promptly attended to. feb "a wilt DIT
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

An employee of the Central rail.
road by the name of Patterson, was
very seriously injured at the transfer
at Eddyville, A car which he was
repairing fell Oh bis breast and it is
supposed fatally injured him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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In n Nprices-Largest company in America
i ustaple anticipates everybody trade
continually increasing-Agents wanted
everywhere-best inducements-dont waste time
send for Circular TO ROBERT WELLS, 43 Vesey.,
street N. T., T. o. Box 1857.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Latterly, young men and some old
ones too, for that matter, are apt to
consider themselves but poorly dressed
If dressed at all, unless they have
six-shooter laying lovingly on their
right hip, and from this practice death
has resulted in many instances to un.
suspecting and innocent parties. Last
night about 5 o'clock, some person,
probably from the careless handling Of
firearms, shot into the residence of
Mr.. Griswold, deputy County Clerk.
The ball was found in the mattress on
the bed.
Mr.. G. is Of the opinion that it was
| entirely accidental, and has no idea as
to the cause of the firing on any other
theory.
We hope our police authorities will
take some steps to stop this indiscrin.
mate firing of pistols in crowded
| city without some sufficient cause =
| This thing of carrying concealed
weapons is reprehensible practice at
best, and should be stopped at once, If
possible,-Datly Feb. "a.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
INSURANCE.

This is the way the Hawkeye Incur
ancc Co., of Des Moines, pays it's
losses.
I, Francis Bradley, of Wapello Co.,
Iowa, having suffered loss and damage
by fire on the 23d day of January 1875,
hereby certify that / have been paid
the full amount Of said loss and dam
age, by the Hawkeye Insurance Co,
of Des Moines, Iowa, and that the
same was adjusted by their agents,
Day & Blakely, to my entire satisfac-
tion, % soon No pracac&0l0 eiaer TO.
ceiving notice OF said loss.
Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa, February
10Th, 1875. FRANCIS BRADLEY.
To property orncrs OF Wapello Co /,
IOao1:-
Iwish to add my testimony to the
many others who have suffered by
fire, and been promptly paid by the
Hawkeye Insurance Go ,ofDes Moines
Iowa. I suffered loss by fire and was
insured under policy issued by this
Company upon my house and contents,
and cheerfuily certify that l have
been paid the full amount Of said loss
and damage, and / thank their agents,
Day and Blakely, for their promptnoss
in adjusting the came.
Ottumwa, Iowa Feb. oath, 1875.
Respectfully &c,
d&w. THOMAS EAKINs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

A man by the name Sly, living on
Sam DORIS farm was coming to the city
to-day with a load ofhay, and while
coming down ono of the Dahlonega
hills got off his wagon to drive, when
the team got the start Of him and ran
away, Jerking him under the wagon,
the hiud wheels Of which passed over
his left arm and broke it in three or
four places between the elbow and
shoulder. He also received bad cut
over tho right eye. He was brought
to the city by q couple Of men passing
that way and his wounds, which are
severe, were dressed by Dire. Hinsey
Il Lathrop.-Daiiy OF Feb. 26th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Richard Laws. blacksmith en-
ployed by Cummings 4 Silsby, in
closing a glass door cut the radial ar.
terry ofthe left arm this forenoon. We
understand the artery was taken up by
Drs. Hinscy & Lathrop, and that Dick
went homo feeling better.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

MOUND CITY MEDICAL INSTITUTE
No. 6l4 ". Ssh st., ~. LOuls, Mo.
~ cnAnas % A. AAis coaPs PnraesAns eUnoDers
who each hare The Of special department. fsrou
if aweniion given 70 dlsessss arising froa debility
Abuse ofthe T7fT77@
Sexual oEE0nO,
Syphilis. Gonorrhaa elect. sperustsrrh0a, Enisslsaa
Loss Of Manhood, Self Abuse, &c,
CBKosfc DISEASE OF the Kidnsya Liver, Lunas Eva
Ear. stomsch. Blood and Nervous System succsssfshy
Sa1asSp; also ell diseases Of vonsa
su.aIcAL Ossxtross, special aud general Descriptive
psnphet with diseases Geo nad o. sppcs
uop, or sent By mali Ios stanps. 5e-77-5
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

The icy eide walks on the hillsides
last night caused many man TO for
get good resolutions, which followed
many others to the land "paved with
good Intentions" We have friend
who lives on the pinnacle of tho
highest hill in the city, who had bust.
ness down town last night. After
supper he had his lantern lighted and
left his domicil in high hopes Of a
speedy return, but fate willcd it other.
wise. No sooner had he struck the
street than away he went heels up,
and in the unresponsive darkness vast
he set down. The ice for several feet
around him turned blue, the lantern,
was as badly demoralized as his NOR
ais, and the pieces nearly equalled the
emphatic little speeches be made to
himself. If he had been q probationel
more than likely he would have been
compelled to serve another six
months. lie left his lantern aud hit
imprint on the ice, but is opposed Il
having the mishap reconnted in his
presence.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Report of the receipts and expendi-
lures Of the Independent School Dis
trict of Ottumwa, Iowa, from Feb.
Goth, 1s74, 10 Feb Goth, 1875.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

Gen. j. G. Parrot has been recap
pointed post master at Keokuk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

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OF the lungs 1t is the secret of my great success
In treating Consumption for the last 40 years. Try
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OK A WEEK to Agents to sell an article
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03

JOHN j. WILLARD.
Attest, +. L. LATHRoP, Coroner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
A clever Thief

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes to that jour.
nal; There is rejoicing in the police
over the capture of droll scoundrel
who has long given them work to do
This fellow hung around the Lyons rail
way station about evening time. S0r
catching sight of a traveller who looked
simple, be made acquaintance in lonely
spot, aud mysteriously offered to sell
patent watch.chains of amazing beauty
and incredible strength. Try it., said
he; you're fine man, but even you
can't break my chain. So the chain
was twisted round the fine man wrists,
and snapped to. While be struggled
with it the vendor would calmly lay him
fiat, take all valuables, and make off.
For years this rufian has been playing
his ingenious game, going sometimes
into the country. One night lately, al
the Lyons railway, he found victim,
chained him up, plundered him, and ran
away. But the countryman CHANGED ia
be particularly strong and swift. He
broke the handouts, and he caught the
thief.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
MEMPHIS TENN. FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER s. 1915

ducing, judging from the previous per-
formance.
Every Que now noticed that the snakes
we're, in military phraseology, changing
front to the rear upon the center" by
turning round upon their tails, heads
down, and on their bellies, winding back
as if intent on reaching their holes as
fast as they had come from them. In so
doing, their mouths came, or seemed to
come, in contact with the powder which
Mungul Deem had previously scattered,
and, as it seemed, on tasting it, they i'm
mediately gave up the ghost in what
ever part of the field they chanced to be.
The snake charmer continued his pip
ing for some time, after which he per-
formed dance that would have done
honor TO the Dervishes. This dance
lasted about fifteen minutes, during
which Mungul kept at first slowly NOV.
ing his body in circle, until the excite
ment of the dancer seemed to grow in
tense. His arms we're raised and low
cred; his head swsyed to and fro as if it
would come of, and at last he fell to the
ground, apparently in state Of exhaus-
ton. This was not so, however, for upon
an attendant administering some potion
from a cup, he stood up and declared
the battle won and himself .unscathed.
The spectators then descended from
the rostrum, and l can testify az one OF
the party that, ON inspection, the
ground was found to be well covered
with the carcasses Of dead cobras, the
most deadly of the genus hydra.
learned some time afterward that the
owner OF the land, Mean Raj, was no
more troubled by his former plague; in
fact, was 80 well content that he had re-
warded Mungul Deem literally, while his
servants no more refused to till the
ground where the IDdan snake charmer
had charmed 80 wisely and so we'll -
Edloin Wyndham LaaoeS, in the Nev
York World
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05

Italy is desirous of establishing colo.
MES over the face of the earth. There is
plenty of room in the two Americas
for the siGnori, especially as they are
very clever workmen and take in educa-
tion with great facility.
The students of Heidelberg, after
passing all day over their books in tho
University buildings, make night hideous
By howls, pssaks, hra~ls, beer.drnking
and dueling. Many senaible Germans
are getting to condemn the obstreperous
fun long in vogue at their various Uni
versities.
The original "Unce Sam was Sam
Wilson, of Troy. New York, who used TO
brand bis fish barrels, in filling army
contracts in 1912, ~. s." to stand, as
he said, for Uncle Sam, his sobriquet.
The site Of the old paeking-house is still
remembered, and a nephew Of Uncle
Sam, Joseph A. Wilson, has just removed
to Newburyport, Massachusetts, after a
long life in Troy.
Gounod, the opera composer, has re-
voked his allegiance to England and re-
sumed his native French nationality.
An English family which gathered up
the broken pieces of his being when he
first landed, like Napoleon, on British
soil in search OF hospitality, which
furnished him with an ideal and spirit
ual home, has brought suit against him
in the sum of forty Thousand dollars for
breach Of promise-to dwell in its midst
forever and ever. Gounod once more
laughs on the boulevards.
In Baden.Baden the gamblers are no
more to be seen, the hells having been
suppressed by law. Same at Hombourg
and Wiesbaden-both deserted. All the
fashionables with money to throw away
have betaken themselves to Monaco,
near Nice, which is perpetually open
nowadays, winter and summer, being a
free CITY," 30 and 40 and roulette will
rule the roost in that delightful little city
this coming winter; and the croupiers
say the prospects Of good pigeon sea
son were never better. One comes tc
ask oneself, what's the use of free
schools on this earth2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
Enten I'm BY Cnnnlhnls.

Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Times
BosToN, October % "A year ago last
February, the bark Jewess, of Boston,
sailed from New South Wales ia the di.
rection OF the Auckland Islands, group
which lies in the South Pacific ocean,
near New Zealand. A few days later,
the Boston bark, Della NJ. Long, and an
English bark, name unknown, followed
on the same course No tidngs of the
two Boston vessels were received in this
city till recently, when Captain Brewer,
of Biddeford, Maine, of the bark Mara
thon, of New York, returning from a
voyage round the world, brought back a
terrible story in regard to them. At one
Of the ports at which he stopped he had
fallen in with sailor, or some one who
knew him, who purported t. be the sole
survivor of the three crews.
The vessels, he said, had become be-
calmed in the vicinity OF the Auckland
Islands, and laid there together several
days. They we're boarded at night by
cannibals, who came in large numbers,
overpowered the crews, plundered the
ships, and scuttled them. The men were
carried prisoners to tie shore and furn.
ished food for a horrible feast of their
captors. No particulars of the fight, OF
OF the survivors, escape, were obtained
but the facts are pretty we'll substantial
ted, and the long absence of the vessels
furnishes good grounds for believing that
the story may be true.
The survivor was one Of the crew oi
the Jewess, and he is said to have related
that the surprise was complete, the YES
sells being some distance from land, and
no signs of enemies having been seen
The usual precaution, taken when a shiI
is becalmed in the vicinity of land inhab
tied by savages, is to drive sharp nails
placed closely together, through boards
which are placed over the decks anC
fastened firmly down, leaving the sharI
iron points sticking up. 1t is then i'm
possible for the bare-footed savages tC
step upon the deck, and they are shot of
at leisure. This precautien was mo-
taken on board the Jewess, the survivor
said because no danger was suspected
1t is understood that no ship of the
United States navy is now stationed il
the South seas, or within reasonable dis
tance of the vicinity where the terrible
tragedy is said to have been enacted.
The Jewess was nearly 500 tons bur
den. Captain Mayo, of Chelsea, was
the managing owner Mark Googins, oi
East Boston, Caleb Eaton and Frank
Dane we're part owners Frank Lewis,
of East Boston, was one Of the mates.
On the three vessels there we're probably
thirty men, but their names can not be
ascertained, most of them having been
shipped in foreign parts. Time will
probably bring to light fuller particulars
Of their horrible fate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
Mendicancy in France.

The London Daily Telegraph says:
NJ. Benault, the Paris Preiect Of Police.
seems to be at his wits end to know
what to do with the swarms of beggars
who continue to infest the French me-
tropolis, the provisions of the Code Ma
poleon and innumerable ministerial and
prelectorial DEGREES and arrets to the
contrary Notwithstanding Mendioity ia
fondly supposed to be wholly suppressed
in France; yet recent returns have shown
that in the capital alone there are some
Go, 900 persons who obtain livelihood
by the solicitation of aims. The profess
sional mendicants include $4,000 men,
$4,000 women, 10000 boys, and 10000
girls, These pests of society have been
classified into vagrapts who beg under
pretext of hawking matches, pencils,
and similar trifling articles; beggars who
follow passengers in the streets; and
those who stand at street corners or sit
an doorsteps with woe begone faces
and more og less outstratched palms.
There are, as in London, fenale badgers
who hire babies by the day, in order to
excite compassion by the spectacle of
cadaverous bantlings shivering in the
arms of a ragged but supposititious
mother. These mpostors bear the slang
name Of arcaniseuses" Then there
are the "ramastiqueurs," or pickers.pp
of uncousidered triaes; and itinerant in
atramental musicians, who chiefly take
delight in numbering on the oboe or the
hageolet the favorite patriotic ditty
known as Les Cuirassiers de Reich
shofen." "
Another and very artnl tribe Of
"Vpgrom men" ply profitable trade in
that part Of the outskirts of Paris known
as the military zonep This is strip
Of land like the Neutral Ground at Glib.
raltar, close to the city gates, and stretch.
ing between the districts in which the
municipal police have authority and
the banlieue, which 10 under the control
of the rural gendarmerie. The beggars
Of the military zone are said to regard
their vantage ground as kind Of Alsa-
tie OF broad sanctuary, and they do not
scruple to insult, and even to menace,
timid people who hesitate to produce the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05

necessary sous when application for re-
iei is made to them. The Prefect de-
clares his determination to put down
these mischievous impostors, but at the
same time he signifies his willingness to
deal leniently with the blind. the aged
and the crippled mendicants.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
MANHOOD.
MANHOOD RESTORED.

A VICTIM OF YOUTHFUL IMPRU.
N denoe, causing premature decay, ner-
vous debility, ETC., having tried In vain every
known remedy, has found simple self-cure,
which he will send free to his fellow-suferers.
Address j. II. REEVES, rs Nassau street,
New York. 30-eOd-l0l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
PRESCRIPTION FREE

NOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
weaknoss. lesf manhood and oil disorders
brought on by indiseretions or excess. Any
druvgist has the ingrodienta. Address DA-
WfDSON 4 co.. Box 1886. New York.
6-pxiii-5.eOd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-05
sUPT. PuRLIc INSTRUCTION.
GEO. b. FLEECE,
Superintendent Public Instruction.

OFFICE AT COURT HOUSE. SECOND
" hoor, every Saturday except the 6rst
When not ct Office. may be found at roll-
dence 81 miles from the city on Memphis and
Charleston railroad, between Wilson and h0-
zel stations. ?. 0. address, & Madison u.
A-69