Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

Saturday night and last night the
Marshals and police collected to geth-
or, tallowcd the noses and tucked into
their little beds at the spiders nest
nine different men, who took their
whisky straight and took. too much.
This morning they cried about it, bit
the acting Mayor fined each the regu-
lation fine, and those who were short
of ducats hammer rock.
They had Christmas up at Melrose,
Monroe county, Saturday. They had
turkey, whisky, and several other re-
quisites for good time. A lot of
fellows managed to get drunk and get
into row. The constable interfered
and was struck over the head with q
club, which, it was feared, produced
fracture Of the skull. AT last ae-
counts he was still living, although in
a precarious condition.
The holiday trade in this city Fri.
day was simply immense. Many Of
the dealers in toys and fancy goods
inform us that their trade never wa'
better. The general business Of tht
city was very slow Saturday, mos
people appearing to give themsclve
away to enjoyment and let business
60 to the dogs. There was no gener
al celebration Christmas, and the da,
is counted ono Of the quietest in ev
cry respect known for many years.
Ebenezer Erskine, Of Floris. Davi
county, was arrested a short time age
charged with defrauding the revcnu
in that he was peddling cigars AM
tobacco without q proper revenu
| license. II seems that he had retail
license for his store in Floris, but wa
in the habit of going from place +
place selling goods without any add
tional authority. He was brought be
| fore W. E. Chambers, Z. s. Commits
sioner of this city, had an examins
ton, and was held to answer TO tn
u. S. District Court at KeoEuk
$500 bonds. which he gave, aud wa
| released.
Yesterday was the Goth anniyersar
OF the N. T.. Sabbath School i'll tn
city, and was observed by appropriate
i ceremonies. After the exercises, Ia
night. Charles Lawrence, for man
years the efficient superintendent,
whom much of the success Of IL
school IS attributable, was presente
/ with a copy OF Milton, Scott an
Moorc's poetical works handsome
bound. His speech on the occasit
is said 10 have been a happy effort
one of the most eloquent of his lii
The services were impressive, and |
i. some Of the congregation will new
be forgotten.
Michael Thornton forget the
strnctions received in his YOUTH
/, days, stepped down from the pro,
position of an honest man and W
|, caught in the act Of stealing co
worth about $500 from the Baltimo
! clothing house, Christmas day.
. was trying to fit himself, and VIII
;. the clerks were all busy pulled
old coat over new one he had {
! The new coat was little longer tn
the old one and the tail it told wa
= tale of grief for Michael. The M;
: shall was called in and Mich:
!, marched off to feed with Spilma
! lambs until Thursday when he "
: have a preliminary examination.
, We are informed that about
!, o'clock yesterday morning the coff
y dam at the water power impro'
j mcnt commenced giving way, al
according to previous arrangcme
the steam whistle of the little eng
that runs the pump commenced to
ID ing, and the workmcn jumped Fl
Il. theirbcds here and there and rusl
to the rescue. The old gcntlem
Sears, was especially lively, as liv
y. as Young man Of twenty, thor
lg three score and ten years of age.
ne six in the morning the dam was pl
TO ty well repaired. We learn that
or water Is high and stands within Ell
"a inches of the top of the compile
~ dam on this side Of Turkey Isla