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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
A Female I.oIsoner.

Tho Paris correspondent ofthe Lon
don Daily Telegraph says: IA young
woman whom the French, with ali |
their chauvinism, would probably not
like to claim az q country woman, has |
just been tried for poisoning, at the |
Strasbourg Assizes. Her name lie
Brigitte Burckel, and she is described
as pure Alsacienne, possessing all the
beauties of her race. She appeared in
court dressed in the traditional CO.'S
tume, which has become so popular in |
Paris since the loss of Alsace. Brigittc
seems to have been worry fond of mar
ried life, but unfortunately docs not
appear to have met with husband
entirely suited to her tastes. Her first
venture was with an honest laborer
named Hochstettor, who died before
tho honeymoon wac over. She next
married young French soldier on his
return from captivity in 1871, and no
also died few months after tho wed.
ding. She then looked out for a third
husband, but failed to find him, and in
order to console her second widow.
hood, made the acquaintance of q trades
man named Schaal. But Schaal was
married, and his wife was in the way.
Brigitte secretly resolved to get rid Of
her. She went to chemists and ask
ed for some arsenic to kill her rats
but the chemist refused however, he
gave her phosphorus paste, which he
said would answer her purpose Just a.
well-and It did-though not In the
way the unsuspecting chemist intend
ed. She then called on Nine. Schsal,
with whom she had managed to get ON
terms Of intimacy, and proposed that
they should make some cakes and have
Q jollification to amuse the children.
The offer was accepted, the cakes were
made and Brigitte managed to put
some other phosphorus. paste into two
of them. These were, of course, given
by the beautiful Alsacienne to the wife
Of her lover. At first che declined to
eat them, but her little boy pressing
her, and telling her how nice the were,
she gave way. The next morning
Madame Schaal was found to be iii,
and Brigitte volunteered to tend her.
The doctor was called in, and was ON
the point Of curing her, when tho AL.
saciennc procured another remedy in
the shape of . mixture for killing flies,
which she put In her victims medi-
cine. and finished by killing her out
right. The doctor, however, suspect
cd the symptoms of his patient, and
insisted on post-mortem examination,
which led to the discovery of the crime.
Brigitte did not attempt to screen her.
self, but confessed her guilt in the
calmest and most candid manner. The
police now thought that this was not
her first achievement in the art of
poisoning, and ordered her deceased
husbands' bodies TO be exhumed and
examined, when traces Of poison were
found In both of them. The prisoner
did not offer any excuse for her triple
crime, and the Court sentenced her to
death. She received the Judgment
with . SMILE"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24


Senator Wright has left Warrington.
% we learn BY the dispatches, and now
IL en- route to his homo in Iowa. Hc
will enter the law firm OF Catch &
Wright, composed at present of Col.
G. III. Catch and his SON, Thomas
s. Wright. at the termination of his
Senatorial career, to.wit: March 4th,
1877. He has another son, who is 70.
gsrdod % an uncommonly bright
young man, who will graduate at the
State University this summer, with
the his hest honors of his class. It is
probable that by the time the Senator
enters the practice again that this son
will have gone through the law de-
partment OF the State University, and
be ready to enter the same firm with
his father.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
Michigan.

Michigan.
lFrom the Grand Rspids, tAiichigan), Eaglc.l
On the 18th inst. the day OF the
smart rain shower here, the storm was
quite heavy in the southern part Of the
State. At Ypsilanti, )the Huron river
rose seven feet, and ct Ann Arbor 1t
was reported to be ten feet above the
level Of the evening before. The sg-
ricultural workshops at the latter
place were flooded 90 ~ to stop work,
Near Adrian barn was set on fire by
lightning and consumed. At School
craft the railroad tracks were flooded,
several rods Of the Chicego and Lake
Huron Railroad tracks were washed
away. At Mendon there was such .
flood az has not been known for years
before, the water rising about four
inches above the railroad track. At
Pjainwell the track was overfio wed
and very much of the level COUNTRY
about, and the Kalamazoo river Was
higher than for several years past. At
Sandstone, near Jackson, . barn was
struck by lightning and burned, and
three cows wore killed by light
ming, :
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

Ny LADY JANE GREY SwIsHELM is
the champion screamer in America.
But then, when che gets her eye
cooked she can see as far into mar.
row-bone as magpie. She has dis
covered that promiscuous OSCILLATION
has done the business for Brooklyn,
And after ell. when we came TO hett il,
we guess she is right. But then my
Lady Jaue need not have any hesita-
tion on her own account about going
to Brooklyn, so long as there are any
vinegar barrel bungheles left there to
suck.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

ITO steal . pin It IL Q sin !" to steal .
million dollars will make you . great
man. The exact amount necessary to
b. stolen in order to lift the stealer
from criminal to man Of respecta.
bility has mover been fixed 10 exact.
ness but In Illinois 1t has been settled
to very close approximation. One
Cullen, convicted Of embezzling $le,-
600, was sentenced to TIVE years in the
penitentiary; but after serving one
day, Gov. Beveridge pArdoned him
ont. Moral: Never steal-unless you
can steal ct least $4,000.
"A pallid and excited individual
dashed into the chesapeake" the
other morning, and in an agitated
voice capped the following: "A glass
of liquor, quickl A man has fallen
outside and cut his head shockingly !"
Al. Supplee promptly turned ont the
liquor Into tumbler, which the stran.
ger clutched nervously and emptied
ct once. Then he drew his hands
across his eyes. sighed heavily. looked
into tho face of the amazed Al, and
and apologotically said: "The sight
UkOVu Olb0G0 Ul2A 010Ao NQO oACAi 0Uu
then walked away, leaving Supplee
staring at the door.
Another Eugene Aram case has
occurred-this time In Illinois. Efilug.
ham was thrown into . high state OF
excitement ON the 10th inst, by the ar.
rest OF one Of her mort prominent and
highly respected citizens, John Gam.
T. r.
engaged in the Touring business In the
city. his character and standing during
Gil that time having been above rS.
prosch. The arrest was made by the
Sheriff Of Schuyler county, on tho
charge Of shooting man In Rushville
nearly fifteen years ago. He was ut
that time arrested and put In jail, but
before his trial broke jail and fed,
since which time the officers of Justice
have looked for him In vain.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

Rev. E. j. King, formerly Of this
county, but of late years . preacher of
the NJ. z. Church in Kansas, has boon
raising supplies for tho sufferers in
that section. where he formerly re-.
sided.
On February 2Sth he raised among
tho good people OF Highland Town.
ship, in this county, 100 bushels OF
meal, 400 pounds of bacon, and bale
Of clothing, and shipped them to their
destination.
The following letter acknowledges
the receipt Of the aid, and will aivo
the people some idea Of the destitution
Of the people in that burnt up and
grasshopper scousgsd portion Of tho
country:
WYLLIaGToN. Sumner county, Kan.,)
March II, l675.
Rev, J. i. KING:
Dear Sir: Your shipment for this
county Vas received yesterday In good
order and In good time, Il being oil I
had to distribute to-day to the sixteen
township committees, and they to di.
vide the same among 1900 persons to
subsist upon for ono week.
We have had but scant supply from
the commencement OF the aid business
up to this time. The deficiency In our
county getting supplies, presume,
was in consequence Of mot having 10.
liciting agents In other States rcpre.
senting the destitution in every neigh.
borhood, church and village, a. many
counties have done. We had not tho
money and men to send ont, asd no
one could scarce realize that such'a fear.
full state Of destitution really existed
among the people south and west Of
the Arkansas Valley, until I was com.
PEELED to provide for hundreds upon
the credit OF the county on ecrip at
sixty-five cents on the dollar. 80!
Invent to the State committee and,
insisted that something must be done
or the population must vacate. They
furnished some meal, -four and cloth
ing, but not in sufficient quantities to
relieve more than one half Of those
asking help daily. And I am tor.
mentcd day and night for help for
them; and have done and said al
that 10 reasonable to ask OF one per-
son.
know the people Of Iowa and other
States have given liberal. and I would
not AK them, under the circumstances,
to give another ounce. Our State d
able to do something for the people,
but our Legislative department have 70.
fused to give assistance 70 IL children,
and I, % citizen, would mot have the
face TO 60 out aud ask charity Of
strangers rather than of my own PEG.
pie.
can assure You that our people
must have help for months or suffer;
and It must come from . distance, a.
wc have neither the food nor money
to buy.
The Government proposes to furnish
some supplies 80 soon % we can get
the enrolment Of the destitute com.
pleted. ! win 50 to f. Riley, next
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
IOWA.
Tho starving west.

COUNCIL BLurFs, March 20-The Coun-
Gil Bluffs' Kansas City Il st. Joseph rail-
road has been shipping from hero for tie
last month an average OF 80 car loads Of
corn per day to Kansas and Southwestern
Missouri, and the Southwestern demand for
corn Is equal to 100 car loads per day ct
80 cents, but corn cannot be had. Ship
ments to Texas will not commence before
the lst Of May, when rise may be ex-
pected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate In Extra Session,
WASHINGTON, Mart

49,
WASHINGTON, March %.
Tho galleries of the Senate chamber
were full TODAY. and not even stand.
ing room couId be obtained while ali
the passaaes were crowded.
BoutwelI suhmittad 4 reao,nt,on
providing for final adionrnment If The
Senate on 6lank dav ~ Mar rrJ A. h,r mi,
o'clock. Ana fave notice ha rnm,6 S' All
Il mn a. eoon a. tho nandin0 resoint;on ,
VA disnosed az.
Andy Johnson resumed h,a aneech
he ssid the fact M ~ haa nhtain.
cd the floor ON Saturday night had
possibly created expectations he was
sorry to say could not be realized. He
first referred to the trouble In the Ten.
nessee Legislature in 1866, and the &C.
ton of the General Government then.
He declared he intended to rive inter-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

LONDON, March 2O.-Tho weather
was favorable for the boat race, though
rather cold. Betting during the morn.
ing was three to ono on Oxford. Tho
banks of tho Thames, were, a. on
former occasions, lined with mass Of
people, all morning. The avenues
leading to tho rivcr were choked with
vehicles and pedestrians and 1T noon
London presented deserted appear.
ancc.
Cambridge took tho lead at tho start,
but Oxford overlook and passed her
winning the race by ten lengths.
The steering OF the Cambridge boat
was bad. The Csntabs rowed =
quicker stroke than tho Oxonians and
led to the Crabtree where the dark
bluos drew up with them, and ct Ham,
mersmith Bridge, Oxford was Q
length ahead, and maintaining the lead
to the end.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
Answers to Correspondents.


Rustic. No; velvet hats arc not
IN style, Get your brothers last years
black wool hat, bind the rim with cot
ton velvet three. quarters Of an inch
wide, put on two inch band of same,
catch tho old rooster and denude him
of his tail, and, and put it and fifteen
cents worth Of cheap black beads on
one side Of 1t, mach the crown down,
turn the rim up on one side, and
you will have the latest style of ladies'
hats. In order to give II good effect,
muss your hair up 90 that it will look
a. II you never had combed it since
you we're born, and ss If your face had
not been washed eince the winter sct
in.
ADoE1s.-Yes. 1t is tho style for
carroty headed young gentlemen to
wear black muetachcs. or course it
makes them look like asses, but Is =
good thing nevertheless, % il affords
employment to the BARRIERS, and the
world owes BARRIERS . living just the
same as white people. The effect pro.
duced by the sight of . red head and
. black mustache, lie both sublime and
startling.
SWEET SIXTEEN says she is ''coming
out" and wishes to know II trains are
fashionable for street dresses. Yes
In the towns Of tho "Far West" where
there are neither sidewalks nor cross.
iDgs they are "all the rage" To be
sure Democrat (which claims to be
tho regulator of the fashions), says
they have not been worn for six
months or moro In eastern cities, and
that ladies wear their dresses 90 81
not to touch the ground, but Demon.
ests' nor any other fashion paper need
set itsolf mp 10 dictate TO the Ameri.
can female sovereigns of the West.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
DON'T READ THlsa

It is astonishing how many full
grown idiots there are on the subject
of advertising. One chap will 20 and
hire painter and team, and peram
bulate through the country defacina
board fences and barn doors with In.
vitations to 60 to so and 90 for 40 and
40, but we will venture the opinion
that you might take the sworn state.
mcnts of every man living in Iowa
without finding one single one who
will acknowledge that he was ever in
duced to 60 TO place to trade on &C.
count Of these daubs. II tho man is
worth anything, and got any money
or produce to exchange for goods, he
casts q glance Of profound contempt
at these signs and at their owners
stores, and when he gets into town no
goes somewhere else to trade. He is
interested in building up ono or the
other papers in his county town, and
no lie quite often man broad gauged
enough to subscribe and pay for all
of them, and he instinctively comes to
the conclusion that q concern which
would resort to this manner Of adver-
vertising, is too stingy to sustain the
homo newspaper, and hence, not the
liberal and public spirited sort of q
house that he should pstronize.
Sometimes you will see q rural
rooster gaping at one Of these signs,
but he IL generally q fellow who don't
take the newspapers, and who il in
town to see the sights, and after buy
ing a section of gingerbread he hasn't
money enough left to pay for stink,
ii Goldfish were sellinga at a cent apiece.
There is another sort of . man who
may have something to sell, or
some important communication to
make to tho world, and he thinks
that hand.bills are the thing. Now
hand-bills are well enough in their
way and when you can't do any bet.
ter. But isn't it marvellous that .
person will 60 and pay three dollars
Cor hundred bills which are washed
of or scratched of the first night, and
perhaps not read by a dozen persons,
when he could have that same matter,
for the same money inserted in the
reading columns of five hundred daily
CoURIER's, to be road by i've thousand
people before it gets coldi
Then there lie another phase of the
advertising lunacy, which is repro
sented by the man who wants US to
advertise at the came rate that no can
getit done for in the Battle Axe Of
Freedom which is perhaps printed on
the inside in Chicago, and on tho
other side in Des Moincs. Age, size,
character, circulation, and the charac-
ter of your patrons and readers, are all
of no account to this lunatic, To him
paper is paper, whether IL 10 big or
little, good or bad.
There are many other subdivisions
of the advertising business, which may
be referred to hereafter, in the CoU-
RIER which is furnished to the rich
and poor alike. at the uncommonly
low price of seven dollars tor the
Daily, and one dollar and fifty cents
per annum for the Weekly, invariably
in advance.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

IupRovrN~-,-rS--E nam
ilton hes made some decided improve.
ments in tho Post Office, The lobby
has been opened and extended to tho
Second street entrance, 40 that the
people can enter and psss out either
way. This will greatly relieve the
pressure heretofore experienced.
Many additional boxes have been
added, aud generally, the re-construc.
ton will benefit the employees and
patrons Of tho Office.
Perhaps no one thing, more strik.
ingly indicates the rapid growth and
increased importance Of Ottumwa
than its Post Office. Major Hsmilton
has been in Office about fons years.
During that time tho labor and bust.
ness OF the Office have nearly doubled.
When Il was frst located in tho pres
emit buildingit Ma thought to be ex.
ceedingly commodioHs. Now these
changes are absolutely necessary to
relieve the pressure of people daily
haying business with the Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

BY telegraph
Wheat-Active and irregular, clos.
ed weak at 1884 cash, 81 April, 9SL
Tor May.
Corn-Steady 67,s cash 675s April
56 May.
74Oats-Steady 543s.
Rye-98Q98k
Barley-lW, cash.
Pork-Weak and lower, $685. cash
or April.
Lard-Steady $l3,82K
Whisky-Frmer 1,ll0l,l2.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
WARRINGTON. March q.
GEORGIA.,


AUGUSTA, March ga destructive
tornado passed over here this afternoon &C.
companied by hail. Tho interior towns
suffered severely In the loss of liic and
property. Reports from the country are
confused and unsatisfactory, but there seems
to be no doubt but the storm was fearfnlly
destructive.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
New York Market.

New York, March. %.
by Telegraph
Wheat-Quiet, No 2 Chicago 1,l6@
l,l8K, No2 Milwaukee. l,1801,2O.-
Winter red Western 1A@1,N.
Corn-Steady, Western mixed S5k
Yellow 85k.
Oats-Stsady, mixed western GIG
COX
Ryc-Quiet.
Dsrley-Scarce and 6rm.
P"rk-Heavy, $50 80.
Lard-Firm ct 14kc.
Whisksy-$l Is
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

Chicago 1--we 0tock Market.
CMoAso, March %.
By telegraph
Hogs-Itsceipts 10000, moderately
active, 5 and 10 cents lower, except for
best grades. Workers 69007k. Fair
to good heavy 7,25@7,76. Choice 500
0&25.
Cattle Receipts 1000. Steady.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
eports Don Alfonzo

the Daily News reports Don Alfonzo
In Vienna.
The annual boat race between o..
ford and Cambridge took place this
afternoon and resulted in an Grey vic.
tory for Oxford.
John Mitchell ID dead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

TILroN told Bessie that he had no
dead sure unanimous thing on the
paternity of any one of his children OK
cept as TO his oldest daughter, Flor.
cnce. Poor Florence
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

MILWAUKEE, March %.
Wheat-Firm at 9S>f 093Nc April
% Nay.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

ST.. Louis, March %.
Hogs- Receipts 1000; tho market
firm and unchanged.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
A SACRED CLEARINGHOUSE
Massacre of Pr0testants while
at Worship I'm the City
of Acapulco.
The Attack Begun without a
Moments Warning, and
Waged Fiercely.
Heroic Defense by the Wife Of
the Lay Preacher In Charre.
The Authorities Apathetic i'm
Prosecution Of the Mis-
creants.

THE ACAPULCO MASSACRE.
New YORK, March 2l-The Rerald's
Acapulco correspondent gives details
of tho terrible religious massacre In
that town on the night Of January 2e.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchinson, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church In the City of
Mexico, was invited to Acapulco last
year, by . lawyer named Procapio Di.
AZ and others, to organize . new con.
gregation, the nucleus Of which had
existed a year. Finding no suitable
substitute, Hutchinson camc down In
December and took temporary charge
Of tho new church. About ninety
persons were found DESTROYS of EN-.
bracing the new doctrine, and an old
vacant Catholic church was rented,
and on the oath Of January was OPEN
ed In due form, Hutchinson preaching
twice during that day. During the
previous month threats had been made
by the adherents of Catholicity against
their religious opponents. The FORM
or claim to have been systematically
insulted by the Protestants, who had .
small newspaper organ. The latter
energetically deny having done any
more than fairly discuss sectarian dog
mas.
A prayer meeting was held by Mr..
Hutchinson on the evening of the 18th,
and . similar meeting agreed on for
the following evening. This meeting
was held, but Hutchinson was i'll and
unable to be present.
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say, "Youch! Parsonl you've got me
BY the crazy bone I" and then Baldwin
dropped his AZ, spit on his hand, pick.
ed It mp again, and walked into that
parlor just in time to 80 . preacher
jump out the front door six feet at .
jump.
"A Hungarian count who washes
dishes in an Omaha hotel, has Just had
bis wages raised 70 GIG per month. 1t
produces considerable excitement and
iteAlously among the rest OF the nobili-
ty attached to the establishment, al Of
whom speak Of the count - "fell0w,"
and attribute his brilliant success to
the partially Of the proprietor for
him on account Of his supposed like
ness to Kossuth.
-"Bub, did you ever stop to think, !"
said . Michigan avenue grocer yester.
day, 40 he measured ont half . peck Of
potatoes, 'thst these potatoes contain
sugar, water, and starch {" "Noa, I
didn't" replied Tho boy, "but ! heard
mother say that y0u put peas and
beans In your co1ee, and about 9 pin :
of water in about every quart Of milk
you fold." The subject Of natural
philosophy was dropped right there.
1T was tho opinion Of Duluth
deacon that sthe Lord never meant %
to bile over with religion this cold
weather." II the truth were knewn,
We dare say this Duluth sinner never
had much disposition s'to bile over
with religion" Ct any time. How dit.
ferent 10 the spirit OF the Brooklyn
deacon, who modestly Acknowledges
that he sometimes thinks he 10 bling
over too much, but can no more help
It than he could choke of the Great
Geyser With . pound Of putty,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24

= new FLORAL WONDERS,
The New German Emperor Aster. J For only
TS Ss f fmncs s'' Wssm IP an!s $50 o.
A package each Of the foregoing viii b. seat -
any address, postage prepaid hayo also the
choicest collection OF Garden and Flower seeds 1oe
sale ut prices prsporti0nally low. Seeds vsIan-
ted 20 arrive safely, and 70 give cntire
Address n. BEYER, NEW Loxpon, lcwAs
mar ll-1m eeedman eao E1oSss@