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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
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The Centennial Board of Finance
! IN the memorial which is TO he pre-
/ senlcd 10 Congress. give detailed
and very interesting statement O.
their receipts and expenditures. Tn,
expenditure for building and Other
preparations have been AS follows
For the main building, Sl,l13, 7O3.22
Memorial Hall, $3S4.2ls.S0: Machin
cry Hall. Sj51177.63S.25: Horticulture
Hall, $231 .4G6.l9: Agricultural Hall
S.J.64l.l4: Administration offices.
S23,7Ss.9s: boundary fence. $S.638.55
water supply. S35,33l.S7; Lansdown,
and Belmont bridges. $20.s21: judges
hall. S4O47.N: grading and drama &c
$i63,S0l %: railroads. $ll,lG6.16
! Womens Pavilion. $3.50: engineer,
aad architects. *5a7SO.56: insurance
and police. $l.25S.:j6: fire department
S2,34s.l3: ceremonials on the 4th OF
July. ls73and 1873. $6OO3.i,6: adver.
tising and printing. &3l.O43.l7: ex.
penses Of Board Of Finance. &7l. Al. OS:
expenses Of Centennial Commission,
1890 7.10: medals, &9.217.6: avail.
able means on hand. $780,. 9o6.O3. The
receipts have been: From payments
on subscriptions 10 stock. fl.SJ2. 100
80: gifts. $52.Ol5.9l: concessions for
privileges, $l46.0JO: interest on de-
posts. S24.374.1: State Of Pcnnsvlva
MIA. for Memorial Hall. x456.s n /:
city Of Philadelphia. for Memorial
Hall, $aOs.sl2..4; Philadelphia. for
Machinery Hall, 1890, 1851: Phila-
delphia, for Horticultural Hall. SILL
OS2.29 percentage retained to secure
the ti,ltillmcnt Of contracts. $30l. 43t..
ID. The estimated expenses from
date till the opening Of the exhibitien
are $22.5O5.O00. leaving little more
than million and a half dollars still
to be raised. and it is for this dcficien-
cy that Congress is to be asked to
make an appropriation. The total
stock subscriptions amount TO S2,357.-
go. of which New Jersey contributed
100000: Delaware. $4,000: Connec-
ticut. $4,000: New Hampshire, So
600: and Wilmington. Del, 5000.
OF the f3,S24.l72.19 which has been
raised. Philadelphia and Pennsylvan-
ia have contributed $2.J00,0OO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Some morbid statistician has iigur.
ell that every minute of the session OF
the House of Representatives costs the
country $40. The House passed q
bill. the other day, to change the name
ola Western steamboats, bit of pet.
ty legislation, by the way. which
could Just as well be left to the dircc.
lion ut some salaricd subordinate
The cost of doing this was not less
than 500. When Sunset Cox carried
through his bill to change the name
ola schooner to the William NJ
Tweed. there was some debate there.
on. and the country probably paid be-
tween $500 and $1,000 for the sake OF
hestowing this compliment upon the
Doss.-Chicogo T,ybune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

New YORK, Dec. 27.-YestcMlay
the bodies OF two men We're found on
the roadside, within five hundred
feet Of each other, near Waverly. N.
j. Both Were well dressed. One had
his throat cut and in his pocket was
found knife with which it is suppos-
cd he snicided. lie bore the appear
andc of being a German, aged As.
The other was a man Of %; he had O
pistol wound in The temple, and un-
der his body was an empty revolver.
This also is a supposed suicide. Nei-
Their Of the bodies were identified.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dec, 2S.-Postmaster
General Jewell has notified the Brit.
ish Postal Authorities that from and
after the LIST Of January his Depart
ment will demand payment Of the
full cost Of Transporting the Australian
mails across the Continent, which are
now transported at an actual loss UNI
der Great Britain's construction OF
the Postal Union requirements. The
matter has been the subject of official
correspondence for nearly year, and
the Postmaster General now makes
this demand in the hope Of bringing
ii to prompt conclusion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

II Is thought that Congress will
make the necessary appropriation to
complete the arrangements for the
centennial celebration. We certainly
believe they ought to do So. Thi.
celebration we think will do good III
eementing the ties Of citizen brother.
hood-it is to be q representation oil
the growth. power. prosperity and
dignity Of this nation to the nation.
of the earth. 1T ought 10 be fastered
by the nation with no niggardly
hand. The people Of the country b.
= very large majority will sustain
congress in dealing literally Will
the enterprise. Let il hc done an(
let the whole nation as it were NOV,
on old Independence Hall during tn,
Centennial year aud recall its CRANE
memories. the noble deeds there en-
+ acted aud the Godlike principle
there ehNnciated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

The vast extent Of the central Ter.
ritorics Of the United States. called
formerly the Great American Desert.
is not generally known. They are il,
size little larger than the twenty
seven States lying entirely east Of the
Mississippi river. The area of the
Territories is e7i,O73 square miles. as
follows: Arizona. 1905: Colorado.
l0i3W: Dakota. lJO.329: Idaho. &c.
ID: Indian. Country 6S.sOl Mon
tana. 1906: New Mexico. l2l, aOl /:
Utah. S4.476; Wyoming. 81. 1913. Only
a small part If this immense quantity
Of land has been taken up by actual
settlers. although millions Of acres
have been bestowed upon corpora
tons rs subsidies.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
sre~erss. In she U.,,.a States.

The total production Of all the ale,
porter and lager beer brewerics in the
United States for the year ending
May. 1876, is reported to be $3.50, 1919
barrels. which yielded revenue to
the government of 1884, 79. New
York was the largest producer, head
ing the list with 2,9O0,378 barrels
Massachusetts,, in spite of prohibition
laws, consumed sos, 1923 barrels, about
as much as any other State. The
number of breweries now in opera
ton in the principal brewing States is
as follows: New York, 3O3; Pennsyl-
vania. 235; Wisconsin, 232; Ohio 2lO:
California, 9O2; Illinois, 1856; Michi-
gan, l49; Iowa, l4l; Missouri, ll3 I;
Indiana, 100. and Minnesota, los.
Alaska and Arkansas have but one
brewery each.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

The vigor with which. for 10. these
many wears the Democracy have de.
manded reform in the civil service
and the celebrity with which they
abandoned it, and proceeded to ousi
every employe. however competent,
as soon as they obtained control OF
the House, has had no parallel since
the case of the amateur hunter in :he
Rocky Mountains. who followed a
grizzly bear for four days and then
desisted from the pursuit, assigning
as reason that ''thc trail was getting
too fresh. - Dubuque Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Fatal Accident,

CINCINNATI, Dee. 27.--The CONNER.
eial,s Riverton. KY, special says
While the workmen were repairing
the tunnel ON the Eastern Kentucky
Railroad, last evening, a mass ofrock
weighing several tons fell, instantly
killing j. w. Bower, road master
Robt. Allen and Jack Thompson, sec
ton men, and badly injuring the sec
ton foreman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Patrick HANSEN. Of Cleveland.
shiO, recently starved his idio, boy
4 death. 1t was ycry wrong in Pat
EEK. aud SO an enlightened jury Of
lilo freemen think. and 50 a learned
hiO Judge thinks. and HANSEN has
cntsiingiy been sentenced tn ten
airs Imprisonment. II he had stolen
mule. nm enlightened Ohio Jury
q i learned Ohio Judge would have
1scd HbOnt the same sentence upon
IA. III he had set fire TO a house his
sfaltv wauld have been no lighter
dino heavier. probably. The jury
enlightened men probably consid-
ed TINT an idiot boy was hardly
1rth wiRtering, ow.-HorIeye.
The above Is one OF the many care
criticisms tossed OF daily by the
itoriai fraternity in Judging OF The
sofMcn which do injustice. Mis-
ses will Of course occur. but there
AAEvt0p much indifference often
llitested 10 know whether the criti-
sasise right Or wrong. We know
aet)sine ofthe case cited. since the
70 before whom il was tried and
Mh0ln the prisoner was sentenced.
ANpp to manhood with MS in the
NJ family circle, and while we
agree with the Ha,rkeye that it
Mcultto conceive how the jury
"A have found the prisoner guilty
Dansiaughter on a charge OF MUIR
n the fret degree. for deliberate-
NJ wiilfully starving his child to
M(for 50 he must have done it if
yct when the jury so find. il
"a be impossible for the judge to
ore The verdict, and all that was
Tor lliDl to do. WAS to pronounce
sence according the statutory. pen
HI Ohio for lnanslaughier. which !
Mprfsonment in The penitentiary
($erm not more that ten wears and
sss than one.
thgthe case as we see it. the rea son
i.isoncr did not get more stripes
the Judge, was that the verdict
jury and the statute would not |
1t III. From what we know Of
Judge, and we ought 10 know
pretty well, Pat would have
ror life If the way bad been
Ndo II. Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Coed For the Prtn,.rs.

In the Iowa Penitcntiary nj this
time nearly every Church, profession
and trade is represented except that
OF printers. II is generally believed
that the wild and reckless portion of
mankind are found al the printers
case, but the criminal record Of the
state tells different story. The vari-
Gus orthodox churches furnish rs con-
victs. The infldels furnish 5. There
are . farmers, nine day laborers, six
biacksmiths, eight shOemalers, two
teachers, two painters, two solicitors,
two cabinet makers, two stone cutters
and two brakemen. Sixteen are
foreign born. the rest natives. There
is not in Iowa at This time single
printer wearing convict's clothing.
--.SigOUgWev Ncrs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
The Preachers and Rishou
Haven ON the Third Term
TomfoOlery.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2S.--At the reeu.
lar weekly entertainment meeting OF
the Methodist preachers, held yesfer-
day, the Bishop Haven matter was
under consideration. One set of reso-
iutions declining to express an opinion
ON the third term and deploring
Hayens course, and another set ex-
pressing amazement at the unnecessary
alarm over the little matter and de-
nying Ravens right to speak for the
church, and utterly opposing any con-
ncction between the church and state
were presented. A brief hut lively
discussion followed and finally the
entire matter was laid on the table.
which probably ends the whole SUBJ
ject here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

NEW YoRK, Dec. 28.--A dispatch
from London states that curious dis
tnrbances have occurred at Banres
Fox county, Armagh, Ireland, re-
sulting from the marriage ola Pro-
testant girl to a Catholic. A number
of Protestants attacked the house
where the marriage took place and
completely wrecked the premises.
During the fight that followed a
number were killed and several bad
ly wounded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Everybody is in favor OF fire,
schools says Judge Thayer in hi
Clinton Age. .No State should max,
any law establishing system of edm
cation by taxation" saws D. A. Ma.
honey in his Dubuque Telegraph
These are the latest expressed opin.
ions Of two leading Iowa Democrats
II you arc Democrat. dear reader
'.yoH pays Your money and You take,
your choice. -.Howheye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

New YORK, Dec. GA London
telegram says dispatches from the
seat Of war in Herzegovina state that
a great battle took place on Thursday
last, near Nitchitza, lasting nearly all
day. Fifteen thousand troops were
engaged. The Turkish forces claim
decisive victory. The fighting on
both sides was desperate and the loss.
es severe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Conscience suaitten.

UT1cA, N Dec. 27.--Leode Fred
enburg and ALBERT Fredenburg were
condemned 70 be executed Dec. 3lst,
for the murder of Orlo Davis, an
aged cripple. They were convicted
on the evidence Of Mary Davis, a
married daughter Of Albert Freden-
burg. She now makes full confess
sion of the murdtr, and says she ties.
tilted falsely at thetrial that she and
her grandmother committed the muir
der.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29


Bishop Haven is finding out what
is 10 be repudiated. First. Professo,
Wells, who made the speech tina,
called forth the Bishops. denies tina,
be referred 10 The third term. OF
thought of it. The Methodist saws
|. We feel bound to say that tn,
Methodists are utterly opposed tC
mixing church and politics. TO turn.
ing ecclesiastical gatherings into eau.
cu>cs. and that we believe that every
minister in attendance at Boston holds
this anti-sectarian creed. But if Car
dinal McClosky had dedicated the
Boston Cathedral the same week. and
had uttered Bishop Ravens words,
asking his priests TO pray for The
election of General sherman ..as a
measure of safety" we do not doubt
that every Methodist newspaper and
pulpit in the land would have famed
with indignation. For this reason
we regret the introduction of the
topic into the Boston meeting. We
have met no Methodist who is not
2rieved and sorry. and we have talked
with some of the waruncst personal
friends Of The President.
The Michigan Christian .idrocote
says. with sin more energy:
The Methodists do not aspire to run
The politics Of the Nation just vet. and
If a few Bostonions do. they have a
winters job on hand. which will re-
Iuire more brain work than they can
spare from their religions duties.
B',t we beg TO say that what u Sec
tional gatherin. may resolve under
the transient impulse of an appeal
from Bishop Haven. does not commit
the Methodist Church in America.
The Ueste,p Ch,f<,ion -4dtocote. of
this week. saws:
The meeting was in no sense Off
cial. and the expression of opinion
was probably the result of momentary
enthusiasm. The Church. as such.
will he nearly unanimous for excln-
ding political aud party questions
from its religious. scmi-religious and
social gatherings.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Managing editors mouth at the
Herald pipe: Here. Teddy Tyrone.'
"Yis. sir" .Have the boys write five
pages for Tomorrow. illustrated with
maps and diagrams. showing that
Queen Victoria is member OF the
Molly Maguires.. "Yis. sir
Chronicle.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Chicago Market.
CHcAao, Dec. %.
CHI
fBy Tola9rAnhl

CHICAGO, Dec. ".
fry Telegraph!
Wheat-opened weak and lower, blu
closed rather firmer nj 94ssc cash. 9lIt
JAM. and &c Feb. No. 3. 751sc, and
rejected Csc.
Corn-weak and lower at All cash
and 43l4 Jan.
Oats-steady at 1890 cash, 3Ols 4
Jan.
Ryc--easy at 67lS 06Sc.
Barlcy-iirmer al S3c cash, and SD
January.
POrk--active but lower at SlS S2lS
cash, and 10 Is Feb.
Lard-weak and shade lower al
xl2 10 cash. and So 271a Feb.
Whiskey-lOWer at 81 o.,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Destructive Hurricane.
Two Hundred and Fifty
Lives Lost.
Three Thousand Eight
Hundred Houses Des-
trOyed.


MADRID, Dec. 2S.--Intelligcnce has
just been received from the PHILIPPINE
Islands giving the details of dread.
fnl hurricane there Oh the Both of last
month. The storm was particularly
severe in the Provinces of Alban and
Camarines. In the island of Luxor
two hundred and fifty lives were lost
and $500 dwellings destroyed. Many
cattle persisted and crops in all direc.
tiOns were ruined.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Boston, Dec. 27.-Moses A. Wood,
in a contest with two burglars at his
house in Cambridge yesterday morn
ing, was stabbed three times and shot
in the abdomen. The burglars ascap-
ed but left two Thousand dollars
worth of booty they had packed mp.
Woods injuries are believed to be
fatal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

PROVIDENCE, Dec. 27.-The Coro-
ner's jury in the case of the child
killed in it's mothers arms by its
drunken father in Westerly, returned
agerdict that the person from whom
the father bought the liquor which
mao, him drunk was guilty of the
mur0er Of the boy. The father, Phil
/ lip Gallagher, was held III $1,000
bonds % answer before the Supreme
Court.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
a. 4. HAMILTON, r,,,,,.
Il. H. WARDEN. fai'ors
WEDNESDAY McRNINs, Dec. %, 1875.
Two rycn,s n la, week IN ) iua;,ial

Two events of last week in y judicial
way Were q Judgment for Henry c.
Bowen of one thousand dollars
against the BROOKLYN Euyts in his
sni, for libel against il. and y verdict
Of not guilt, in the case of the state
'ss. ". W. Embry. at Leavenwor,h,
Kansas. for shooting Col. ID. II. An.
thonN. editor of the Times OF that
city. The result I'm the latter case
only shows how far for words spoken
or published against a man. Kan,a.
jury win justify that man in taking
punishment into his own hands eve,
10 the extent Of attempting to isk,
life. Such course in the pursuit ol
law and order is terribly desTuctir,
TO them. 1t is like attempting 10 stay
the How of the contents of the cask a
the spiggct by knocking ont tn,
hung. As in the one case Their,
would soon be nothing left in tn,
cask So win there soon be no law .,
order
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

New YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Board OF
Alderman has ordered that in COM
memoration of the adoption of the
Star Spangled Banner by the Cont
mental army as its standard, on Janu-
airy l, l776, the national ensign be
displayed from sunrise until sunset
ON every public, building iii the city,
on New Years day, and tint the ,prO-
nrietors Of hotels, places of .annise-
nlent, and other public places, and
masters Of vessels in 'harbor, be re-
qnested to display their sAags on that
days The Aldermen hope this conn
memoration may be general through
out the country,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Washington society is absorbed by
the high rank and scenic display of
the Russian Minister'S establishment.
The Minister and his wife 60 about
on visits of ceremony accompanied
by chasseur who wears sword and
cap with a long dropping white
feather. This chasseur sits on the box
alongside the coachmap. and dis.
mounts when the carriage stops. and
with drawn sword npliftcd assists
Her Royal Highness and His Royal
Highness to alight, and conducts them
to the house. and then stands military
fashion until they appear.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

The Postmasner General has au-
thorizcd Dead Letter Office auction
sale in Washington. commencing on
the 18th Of January next. The cata.
logne embraces 5000 different articles
sent through the mails but unredeem.
ed. including books, paper, music,
cngravings, icwelry, neckties. baby
clothes. socks. scarfs, violin strings,
scissors. knives, shoe brushes. gloves
stockings. corn crnshers. scythe
stones. toothpicks, charms. asthmatit
fnmigators. nightcaps. shectings. rib.
hons, saws and corn-huskcrs,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Uncle Dick. Il Vickshurg negro. "a
years old. with three interchangeable
daughters kicking their heels under
the dinner table. leaned ovcg his eatd
one night and remarked:
!" You see. Mister Cosgrovo. dozc
ar girls hcz he'd forty chances 10 mar
ny, hut de ole man haint no fool
Lots Q young niggers Gums spoonin
round heah, wild lard on lcre wool
an new paper collars on. but dey
hain't got no stamps. 1t would on
~ he takin' anodde ho'dcr. Dere's
heaps oh poor trash tlvin' round Mis-.
ter Cosgrove. and doze gals hab go,
to hah pile oh watchin. ,iev has. =
TichsiNgy He,uH.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Eastern papers are saving that the
banking and Currency Committee oI
the House are in favor Of resumption
even earlier than in 1879. and the New
York !su8 says .'therc is no, a man on
The Committee who is not for the
hardest of hard money. and for il
right away. We do not believe thi.
70 be true--rertainly il cannot lac true
Sotthe Iowa member OF The Committee.
the member from this District. We
do not believe there is man in Iowa
who fasors .'resumption before 1879. :
Nor do We believe that one man il,
twenty in Iowa fayors resumption in
1879 eyen.-.Stofe Registei.
Our judgement is. lei the act for re-
sumption stand for the present with
ONT any meddling ordiscu,sion about
the time Tor resumption. aud go to
work TO place the country in .i,ua-
licnto resume without injury to lis
commercial aud business interests as
tsr aspossihle. We don't think that
man lives who can tell years before
aaRd Just WHEN resumption ran best
,e made. and 1T this time the date is
iot important to ,ii.c,4ss. There will
,etime enou.kaoe tIlat, say two years
at.iic.s. x1e16E We shall have had the
'a6GenfDf'the actual results ofihose
wo Years. What we want now is the
doptinn Of The best means consistent
with y proper care for the present
prosperity Of the country Ia enable us
resume in the future
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
Dick Richardson Ileai.

. Quincy, Ills, Dec. 27.-Hon. w. A.
Richardson died of paralysis at his
home in this city this morning. Col
Richardson served five terms in the
House of Representatives at Wash.
ington, and was elected to fill va.
cancy in the Senate occasioned by the
death of Stephen A. Douglass. lie
was 81 wears old.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

The rural Congressman ofthe Dem
ocratic party are playing the very par.
ticnlar mischief. "You blow me up
says Fcrnandy Wood to Kerr, ''fol
not keeping 'em in hand but what in
blank can a fellow do with set OF
blank-blank pig-headcd pumpkins
who. when invited out TO dinner
drink water ont of their fingcr-bowls
wipe their noses on their napkins
and then go to bed and blow the gas
ont Z" And Fernandy went home and
kicked a waiter clear down the back
stairs in the intensity of his disgust.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

SIOUX CRY, Dec. N.--Atan election
held in Dakotah and Dixon counties,
Nebraska, to-day, on the question OF
issuing bonds 10 the Covington, Col
umbus and Black Hills Railroad
Company, the bonds were voted by a
four-fifths majority. Work on the
road will begin at once.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

t,esnPeunafnG whisky ana Fsssd
Sr. FAuL, Mimi, Dec. 27.-On Sat
urday the United States Marshal ar
rested Jonas +. Brown, a liquor dca-
Ter at Minneapolis, and seized his
stock, for neglecting to make returns
and pay special tax US a rcctificr OF
distilled spirits. The oilensc is pun
ishable by forfeiture of stock, which
Is said to be worth $500. 1t is alleg-
ed that Mr.. Brown has been engaged
in preparing and selling what Is
know as compound liquors.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

NASHVILLE, Dee. 25.-At a social
party near Gallatin, Sumner county,
last night, Jack Sudlete was shot
! dead by Joel Barres. The difficulty
originated in dispute about the
possession ofa chair.
There were a great many Christ
mas casualties. but none of a very So
>ious character.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

ST. Louis, Dec. 25.-Mrs. John A,
Joyce while visiting her husband. al
Jefferson City, on Thursday,' had he,
baggage searched by detectives. os.
tensibly to see ii il contained bonds OF
other .valuables, but in reality. it is
asserted by those claiming to know,
to capture if possible, correspondence
between Gen. Habeock and Col. joyce.
Nothing was found except the wear
ing apparel OF Mrs. Joyce and her
child.
The Board Of Police Commissioners
issued orders to arrest every body en-
Gagged in the Missouri State Lottery
tickets, or tickets ofany other lottery
scheme.