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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
COUNTY,

several hundreds belonging to the Or
ganizstion they have their own dry
goods, grocery and other stores.
Business promises 10 be very brisk.
Improvements are being made all over
tho city.
Last week the. Greensburg Lime
stone Co, shipped to Cincinnati a
stone weighing $4,000 lbs. II ID to be
dressed and put in the custom house
there.
We have great natural curiosity
here, 1t is email tree growing on top
OF the Court House tower, at . height
OF IT'S feet. 1t made its appearance
about two years ago. II 10 supposed
that bird dropped the seed between
tho stones in the mortar and 1t took
root and grew. It excites great deal
Of curiosity.
Greensburg has eight churches, the
latest is the German Church, in which
the Gospel is discoursed In German
every two weeks.
Messrs. J. Pool and John Ray mond,
with their families, who moved to CAL
ifornia In Feb'y came home yesterday.
They represent that business Of oil
kinds 10 greatly overdons there, and
that they could not do anything. A
party of ladies and gentlemen, of this
city, arc going to visit the principal
cities Of Iowa this summer or fall, on
q pleasure excursion. +.
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FROM TEXAS,

GALVESTON, April pa Browns
vile special Gays information has been
received that a party of armed Mexi-
cans were near Texicana stealing cattle
and committing other depredations.
The citizens of that vicinity ask for
help. 1t Is supposed that troops from
Fl. Legge.t will be on the spot and
disperse tho raiders. Geo. Hill was
killed by band of raiders on the 10th,
and DIR. Lowell on the 10th.
A Galveston News special from
Corpus Christi says prominent citizen
of Texas says if the proper course is
adopted by our government, eight of
the Mexican raiders can be secured.
He further states the Mexican Gener-
al Nicanar Gopata desires to punish
the banditti who are committing
crimes on his part of the frontier.
The General also says he is positive
that on being identified Gen. Eacobedo
will punish them to the utmost extent
of the law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
LEXINGTON.
BY JOHN q. WHITTIER.

No madden,nc thirst for blood had they,
No battle jDt was theirs who set
Against the allen bay0ust
Their omcspu breasts III that old DAY
II.
Their feet had trodden peaceful ways.
They we'd not strife, taey dresdsd main:
They saw not Whist TO us was plain
That uod would make mans wrath his praise.
Ill.
50 .:srs ware .s.s,:. s <. Sss su,sIs s,ngs
The m aalng Of the work they did
Was strange and dark and doubtful then.
Nv.
swift a. the summons came they left,
The plow, mid.fuEr0w, standing stii!.
The half -9roand corn Grist in the lLli,
The spade IN esrsn' ne axe In cleft.
They went where duty seemed to cali:
They scarcely asked the reason why;
They only knew they couli but die,
And death was not the wors. OF all.
VI.
OF man for man the sacrince,
Ustained By blood ave theirs, they gave.
The Mowers that blcssomed from their grave
Have sown themselves beneath all skies,
VII.
Their death shot shook the feudsi Tower.
And shattered slavefy's chain q well:
Onthe sky1 dome, . On bell,
IT. echo struck the worlds great hour.
VIII.
That fateful echo b nos dumb:
Tho nsttons llotenin9 TO the sound.
Walt. from osntuf5ss vantsse-grouuj.
The hoIicr Triumphs yet to come
n.
The bridal time Of Law and Love,
The gladneao Of the worlds release.
When, wnr-Slck, at tie feet Of Peace
The hawk shal lasstis With the dovs,-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
HYDRAULIC.


The increased interest felt by oil
classes Of our people In our water
power enterprise, was manifested by
the attendance Of an uncommonly
large number Of people at tho meet
ing last night. James d. Ladd was
chosen Chairman, and John o. Bris-
coe Secretary. Ringing speeches were
made by Hon. E II. Stiles and VIM.
Daggett, Esq.
Something like seven thousand dol
lars in stock was reported q secured
since tho meeting on Saturday night
last. Tho Committee of Forty met
again this morning, and they are for
tho most part, actively engaged in tho
good work ofcanvsssing, to-day.
Ottumwa has got to point where
The construction Of the proposed works
10 indispensable, but they cannot and
will mot be completed until every cit.
izen of Ottumwa comes forward and
does his entire dntY.
We have no capitalists Of this city,
with either the means or the disposition
to carry this entire load. and the soon,
or this notion II exploded, tho bette,
Il win be for the community.
We tried this idea, and the ,"mani.
fest destiny" dodge once before, and
that experiment ought to be sufIlcisu
for all OF % for the balaaae. ot oul
uves.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The following 10 . verbatim copy of
the rules and regulations drawn up by
the school board Of . certain district
In Michigan, and published in the local
psper. fanybody believes the bunch.
std6ierenfe or spelling mania, 10
not epidemic up In that region, let him
read and be convinced:
lst) School to commence et nine
o'clock A. n. and close ut four r. N.
School 10 be kept quiet dureing
School hours.
2cb) No Swareing nor quareling
at receas nor noon umes or at School.
No throwing of stons or balls arund
the school house or In il.
3eb) No Children to be allowed to
School with soro eys or other Catch
ing Deseses. No Scholars to be IL
lowed 70 goei into the neabcriDg houses
scept Il b neasiery.
Alb No Ink 10 be allowed TO be
Split or thron on the Desks Of any OF
the School furniture. No scratching
Of Desks or marking Of the Same IN
any way or any Of tho School furni-
ture.
6th) Children must render stricl
Obedience to their teacher.
6th) Ill children that willful brake
any Of these Rules must be punished
BY their teacher IN any way che may
SEQ fit provided Il Shall be in accor.
dance with the primary School laws
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

LEADING Dem ocratic journals
throughout tho State have been for
several months demanding in the most
unequivocal and dictstorial terms .
straight Democratic ticket. Two
weeks ago for instance the Burlington
Gazette would have no watering Of
Democracy-absolntely nothing but
the straight article would be eoun.
senancsd BY IL. Now, however. in
tho past week Il and other Journals
are simmsring good deal and show
signs Of accepting again some kind OF
. possumiDg dodge. Policy politic-
ians, deceivsrs, artfnl dodgsrh viii
cross their path continuously aud the
bu6etsd Democracy Of Iowa are get.
ting deeper and deeper in the mirs II
this role. Democrats miss Il hugely
IN shis new tack. IL too late tU do.
ceive the most artless. This humbng.
gerry Of mongrsl third party OF re-
form, with . show Of honest purpose
on the part Of the Democracy. .is totally
played and It = very, very week in.
deed to attempt now to revive IL The
result will 30 not only 70 completely
disgust liberals and Anti. No.
nops, but II win even sour on the ranl
and die of. The old Democracy, though
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The apple tres borer will resume opera
ton about tn. FIRST Of May. Geo. W.Shaw
furnishes tho Farm Journal with The iol-
lowing recipe for preparation which he
has found effective y preventative dus-
ing an experience Of l5years.
'sOno gallon strong soft soap, one gallon
thick sorghum. Mix, and add one gallon
Of rain water, with one pound Of coppsess
dissolved in Il. Bring this to . boil, stir
ring meanwhile. II too thick TO use with
. brush, add strong lye. Iftoo thin, sin 10
lime, OF better, sulphur. C'ssn The dirt
from the tree, to the depth Of two inches,
remove the borers. and apply the mixture
Is the tree, from the ground up eight o.
or nine inces. This should b dcos IL q,
month OF Juns, tor The boser sggA tAoagl
II earlier. Il causes thetsss 70 maks . bes-
ter growth.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

THE tAERALD,, OF LIBERTY.
A new candidate for cubic support
has appeared at Des Moines, Iowa
viz; The Herald Of Liberty, and pub
liahed by J. Eibeck. Its purpose 10
to be . campaign paper, devoted to
what IL styled personal liberty. What
this psper especially aims At, 10 . re-
peal Of our prohibition laws. Mr..
Elbock il, perhaps, more than any
other man in the State. the champion
Of our German anti.prohibition citi-
zens. He is An able newspaper man,
and makes this one idea OF opposition
to the tempsrancs laws Of the State,
his hobby. and against which laws he
levels all his batteries, and in oppos-
ing which. he dsvotes his energies
almost exclusively. We are far from
thinking that his courss is productive
Of the best interests OF the causs he
advocates, and We think further, that
he bases his opposition 70 prohibition
laws not upon the best grounds, and
indeed. hardly upon tenAbls grounds.
Again, we believe he would, for the
sake Of attaining his one purpose, in
augurate and foster error and wrong,
far greater than that which hs opposes.
even admitting bis views - 70 prohib.
itory laws, to bs correct Nr. Eibeck
=, however, . sturdy and valiant
champion Of his position, and q such,
We arc glad to exchange with him,
and bs advis ed OF his arguments.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

Wilton, Iowa, on last Saturday, Was
the scene Of . most disgFaceful sensa-
tion. A daughter Of . well-known
citizen of that place, yet in hsr teens,
had been the recipient in the course Of
her eventful life Of two stepmothers.
For some time ahe has been known to
be Of easy virtue IN spite Of ths efforts
Of her parents to restrain her. She
still lived at home, and on last week,
In the absence Of her father, shs re-
ceived certain company against the
protest Of her stepmother, and in the
quarrel the mother was elected from
the house, going to . sneighbors to stay.
At this stage OF Affairs several re-
spectacle ladies Of Wilton-mothers
combined togsther and proceeded to
the house, On Saturday night last
whore they fosnd that the girl and
several young men were in the house
in the midst OF . csrousal. The door
being looked the women broke through
Windows and there found four youpg
men, one Of them end ~ yospg lady
being sa dtshabiRs. Three OF The
young men sscapsd b. knockisg down
some Of ths women. Ths othss waa
caught but let 60. The young lady
was seized and tarred and feathsred.
One Of the attacking party found hel
son In the house, and the balance OF the
young men were residents of the place
and their names given to the public
The upshot is that the girl and the
young men all dsd the town.
Doubtless there wsa the greateet o,
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, April 23.-The motion of
DR.. Kenealy impugning the verdict of
the jury in the Tichborne trial is to be
taken up this afternoon in the House
of Commons. A large crowd, fast in
creasing, has already assembled about
the Parliament House. Trouble is
apprehended and hundreds of extra
policemen have been stationed around
the building. DR. Kenealy arrived az
the Parliament House at four o'clock
p. NJ, and was greeted with great
choers
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

THERE has been what appeared to
be complete settlement Of the legis-
tive embroglio In Louisiana, and the
Legisiaturs recently organized in peace
and quietness. All parties acquiesced
In the agreement. The Democrats had
. majority In the House. Aftes . few
days in session, the rascality OF the
democrats became apparent. In the
House they have gone to work and
ousted four Republicans and put in
four democrats in their stead. This
appears to have been done with . view
Of giving to the democracy . majority
on joint ballot. Such ID the decept don
and fraud, the shsmsfaoedness Of this
great democratic party Of rcform.-
It solemnly agrees to, and for the time
being, acquiesoes In . settlement Of
the dimculties between the psrtiss,thsn
turn round at the frst opportunity, In
keeping with its, traitorous record,
and goes back upon ito obligation,
it, promise, and ousts tour members
whom they had once recognised -
members. It is to us utterly beyond
the power of comprehension to zee
how any people can have confidence
to trust such Q party with power.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS has
resigned, the resignation to take place
May 10Th. So far - reports give 1t,
the reason is that he contemplates en-
tering into the contest for q S. Sem
stor in Oregon. This may or may not
be the case. To rely upon newspaper
reports is not always safe. We
have no doubt but that, however, II
may be, his retirAoy from the Cabinet
is upon his own motion, and does not
arise from any variance between him
and the President.
Mr.. Williams has had hurled at him
the shafts of the opposition perhaps
more thsn any other member of the
Cabinet, but he has ably filed the
place, and has remained true to the
principles Of his party. In some re-
spects he has failed bot who has not
We sse nothing In bis record which
will be likely to make him . weak
candidate for q. 8. senator.
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TELEQRAPaiC naRKETs.


A number Of cattle buyers and
stock raisers desire that our paper
should have . more comprehensive
daily report Of the Chicago cattle mar
ket. We have made every endesvor
to have it 80, and the following letter
from the Gen. Agent OF the Western
Associated Press, will fully explain
why 1t 10 We cannot get such reports
% are desired. We leave no effort
untried, or expense, to give our read.
ers full telegrsphic reports up to date
Of going to press:
OrFIce GEN. Aa'r ASSOCIATED Press,
CHICAGO, April II, 1876.
A. II. HAMILToN,-Dear Sir
have to hand your favor Of the 18th
inst., addressed to J. j. s Wilson,
Supt. w q Telegraph. relative to quo.
tations in noon cattle market.
You do not seem to understand The
difficulty In the way OF making 8 mar.
ket report 20 early In the day, There
1EW 00 RSkG09 0tt1AuoO&0 ~ 400t UVUI,
the time the report 10 sent. Our 70.
port 10 telegraphed direct from the
stock yards, and is given 10 the North
Western press verbatim % Il comes,
The reporters for the afternoon paperi
have not arrived here by l o'clock
and do NOT arrive until too late for us
Whenever prices arc ielegraphed-
which seldom happens-we send them
otherwise the rates are unchanged
I suggest that when tho latter 10 the
case, your telegraph editor insert . re.
port Of quotations from the morning
papers.
Quotations might be inserted here
from previous reports, but the mum.
Der Of words allowed 10 20 small thai
the greatest economy 10 regulate *
get through. respectfully,
WM HENRY SMITH,
General Agent.
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HYMN,
CONGREGATIONAL Tune, Old Hundred, ,April Is
Br JULIA WAND HOWE.

Consrgati0nal-Tuns Old Hundred. april 10.
Br JULIA WAND HOWE.
Since, bristling on these meadows green,
The British foemen Knocked our sres,
New armed beside thslr household fires.
The troops were Fastening from the town
To hold the country for tic crown;
But through the land the ready thrill
Of patriot hearts ran swifser still.
Our flthers met at break or dawn,
From many peaceful haunt they csme-
From homey task and rustic care,
Marshaled BY faith-upheld by prsyer.
They knew not that thelr rsnsomed land
To free the vassal'd earth should stand;
That Thou, through all their toll and pain,
A home Of nations did ordAin
Upon this field of LAxiaeton
We hail the mighty conquest won;
Invoking here Thy mishtier name
To keep our heritage nom shame.
May peaceful generations tnrn
To where these ancient gloY1es burn;
And not lesson Of that time
Fade from mems thoughts, through wrong and
crime.
The winter wheat was in the ground,
But hs other ' sro~sh a thsss Aeids should should bear
When wars wild summons rent the air.
Here flowed the sacrlncial blood,
Hence sprang the band Of Brotherhood;
Here rose, resolved for good or ill,
The nations majesty Of will.
O, Thou, who victor dost remain
Above the slayer and TIA slain,
Not Ill We deem that In Thy might,
That day, our fathers held their right
Beside the hearth, let ffsernen still
Keep their integrity Of will,
And meet the treason Of the hour
With mind resolved, and steadfast power.
Blu. not in arms be our defense;
Give rs the strength Of Innocence,
The will TO work. the heart to dare,
For Truths great battle, everywhere.
So may ancqstral cOnQuestAaive
In what we have 1nO Whist G&VVeI
And the great boons we hold from Thee.
Turn to enrich Humanity.
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DEAD.

James W. Henry died At his real
dence near Denver, Colorado, ON the
18th lust, of disease contracted while
in the rebel prisons OF Andersonville,
Florence, Darlington and Charleston.
The deceased first entered tho service
Ia Missouri Regiment and after serv
ing his three months term, he entered
the 18th Iowa in Captain Craig's Com.
pany "E," on the l4th day OF October
1861. He was shortly made Color
Corporal and during the Atlanta cam
paign he was promoted to be Sergeant
Nsjor, on account Of conspicuous and
highly meritorious services.
On the 22d day Of July 1854 he was
captured in the front OF his regiment,
during the memorable bAttle Of Allan
to, in which engagement his corps
Commander, Mcpherson, was slain.
he was starved, robbed and brutally
treated until tho following March,
when he was discharged - . mere
skeleton OF his former self, and from
that time until his death he was An In.
valid.
The writer. OF this notice was the
last commanding officer Of the 10th
Iowa, and he belives that Jim Henry
never missed . fight in the many &C.
tions Of the Pittsburg Landing, Vicks-
burg and Atlanta campaigns in which
that regiment was engaged.
II there was Q Drawer or better SOL
der In the service, he never come nm
der the observation Of this writer. He
was brother OF Major Geo. A. Henry,
editor Of the Keossuqua Republican,
who closes an account Of his brothers
death In tho following touching Ian
guage:
"Less than year ago he, IN company
with his family, left this county for
the mountain climate Of Colorado with
the hope that there his health might
be restored. But, alas, how near his
time had come-he marched to the
bank of the river he crossed over, and
was gone.
May that Great Commander whose
goodness 10 ever before us % . beacon
of hope for bright hereafter, enroll
our brother as worthy the reward of .
we'll spent life, and may his bereaved
wife and child, in their distant home,
be comforted and cared for 40 their
relatives and friends ct this their old
home most humbly pray" j. NJ. Fl.
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PROM INDlAEA.
GEEENsBuRG, INDIANA,)
April -, 1876.

~AksAA ASs AosOs
EDITORS CoURIER: Probably some
OF your readers would like to hear
something from Indiana, especially
Decatur county; and - there are .
great many Decatur county folks In
Wapsllo county, little news would
b we'll received.
The weather Is very cold. There 10
. slight fall Of snow ON the ground at
present, although It 10 raining and
hailing q intervals. There was .
heavy fall Of snow In the northern part
OF the State.
The clover that has risen above the
ground Il killed entirely. The fruit is
nearly oil killed, especially the cherries
and pears which ars totally gone. Un-
I'll about Q week ago We had been hav.
Ing fine spring weather, and the fruit
had budded. grain had grown and
prospects OF . fine yield Of everything,
but this last weeks storm knocked ev,
srything IN the head.
Granger sssn to peospss /; tAess.Ass
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ANOTHER DAM DISASTER.

MAssNchuseIts Under Water Again
A tremendous flood occurred Sun
day evening, in the towns of Wrenth-
am and Norfolk, by the bursting OF a
dam on Mill River. Its source is
WhitiDg's Pond. An immense body of
water was thus confined in the Pond.
The bursting of tho dam flooded the
tho country below, sweeping away
mile, bridges, aud taking everything
in its course, causing damage from
one to two hundred thousand dollars.
Half mile below il burst thirty foot
dam and carried a grist mill away, and
portions of the dam belonging to the
immense quantities of coal belonging
to tho mill. The track of the New
England and New York railroad had
an embankment of nearly fifty feet
above the river bed washed out for
distance of nearly two hundred feet.
Abont fifty rods below were the City
Cotton Mills, the main building OF
which was swept away. Further
down several bridges were washed
away.
Writings pond, the source of the
disaster, is also the fountain head of
Mill River. The water, upon tho
breaking of the dam, ran swiftly
through the meadow lands along
Charles River in great volume, Tho
felting companies, the woolen and
shoddy mills dams were broken by
the force of the water. The Franklin
Centre dam, belonging to the Elliott
Mills, offered resistance for while,
but finally yielded; but only fifty feet
of the dam was carried away, and the
mills were saved by the persistent eff
forts of tho laborers and citizens. A
England and New York Railroad
within two hundred yards of the place
where the water broke through the
roadbed. At the City Cotton Mills,
the principal building lately improvo
ed and enlarged, was lifted up and
hurled down to tho meadow below,
scarcely q trace of IL being left. Near
Kingsley Pond the bridge was lifted
from Its foundation and carried OIL.
Just below this point the waters
spread out and ceased their work of
| devastation.
Only one body was found, and that
probably was not killed by the flood.
| No lives were lost, so far as known,
and no houses were destroyed. The
following are the losses known:
Writings Dam $1,000; East Mill $l0,-
600: Town Of Norfolk, $4,000; New
York and New England Railroad Sl5,.
600; City Mills, $4,000 to $4,000.
Large numbers of operatives are
thrown out Of employment by the des
| truction Of tho mills.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

ExPERoR WILLIAM, Of Germany,
has signed the bill Withdrawing State
grants from tho Catholic clergy. This
10 . far reaching step towards the dis
solution OF Church and State. Relig.
ious beliefs aud forms Of fworship are
more numerous than the nations Of
the earth. Religion Of form only
religion enforced by Law u mot relig.
ion-it lacks the essential commodity
constituting religion. Religion Ii m
reservediy matter OF conscience, and
% such, its only enforcement ID
through the conscisnces Or men. The
compulsory payment OF taxes for the
support Of any form Of religion, whore
the party paying Il has no sympathy
with, and does not bslisvs In the rsllg-
ion he Il compslled to support, Il an
outrage. In this country We compel
no ono to suppoet any one form Of 70.
ligion, nor. indsed, any religion, II
they should choose not to do %. Its,
therefore, . long step In the Advance
Of what has pertained for centuries IN
Europe, whom Germany divorces from
the State finances the maintainance ol
the Church.
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rrovocation for the act of the women
and they became 50 frenzied as to do
what, on reflection, they will regret.
The whole affair is the contamination
Of most disgyaceful scene all around.
The law aud lite officers gave remedy
which the ladies would have done
well to have made use OF.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

General Spinner, who retlres -
United States Treasurer on the l3th OF
June next, will pass HE summsfs ct
@Hickory Grove" bic home on the
Mohawk, in New York, and will
spend tho winters with bic daaghtsrs
In Florida. 10 going to and returning
from Florida he will stop several days
In wsshiugtou. "This IL about the
way I have dreamed ont how I shall
spend the remsinder OF my lite" said
the General On baipg asked II be
would 60 Into any businoes he replied ;
20, no ] am TOO old. ! shAll step
baek aad give The boys chance"