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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
ElRDM OMAHA.

OMAHA, May 6.-Judge Dillon yes
terday decided that the Omaha Hotel
Company must pay its bonded in
debtedness, which amounts to 100000.
This ends an important suit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

II is noticed that all great hnmorists
are sober aud sedate, with melan-
choly cast of countenance. II is rath-
or serious business to be funny.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

a Texas woman has learned to use
the issSo so deity that che can stand
In the door and haul the hat of the
lishtning.rod peddler while hs u I'M
fastening tho 9ate,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

A celebrated barrister was in tho
habit OF saying, ri always study the
feasibility Of . case before I under
take it,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
AentneI,y Politics.

KENTUCKY, May G-The Courier.
Journals special 7ays after an exciting
contest the Democratic State ConveE-
ton, to-day, nominated JAS. B. Me.
Crery for Governor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

The city of London is quite . viii
lage. 1t has population of $500. .00o,
which 10 increasing ct the rate of co..
600 every year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
MICHIGAN.

DETROIT, May Tho Straits OF
Mackinac are fully open. The steam
ship Superior came through yesterday.
the first boat Of the season.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Herschel V. johnson, who ran on the
Presidential ticket with Douglass, 10
now q county judge in Georgia, quite
old.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

AS you cannot avoid your own com
pany make Il az good a. possible.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

New YoRK, May 6--Tho last com
petition for q place on the team of
American Rihemen took place yester-
day. The result shows that the
achievements of the old team have
not been equslied, so that the members
OF 1t, with enc exception, will have an
opportunity TO renew their laurels.
Of those who engaged in the compo-
titlon for the place on the team, r. G.
Colman made the highest score, and
VIII take the place OF l.. l.. Hefern,
resigned; A. V. Garfield, Jr., III. Il.
Jewell and L, c. Bruce are the reserves
of the team.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
Ex-senator pr,tk

LoGANsPoRT, Ind, May ID. D..
Pratt has been appointed Commission.
er of Internal Revenue.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

NEW York, May c. Robert Bonner
has given one hundred thousand dol.
lars TO Rev. DIR. Halls new church.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
-
OHIO

CINcrNNATI May T-.Johu Sheridan,
father OF Lieut. General Sheridan,
died at his residence in Somerset,
Ohio, yesterlay.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Governor Tilden and Alex Stephens
promise to be rivals In tho Democrat.
ic candidature for the Presidency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Lot Tho Babies Dig in tho Dirt,
The Afetropolitnn.

We once asked an old Winneba-
go squaw how it was she cured her
sick family by simply covering them
every day with fresh earth, leaving
only a breathing spot for their noses,
and she said "Earth our mother
Earth makes she, and earth takes
good care to make pappoose strong;
squaw mother makes the pappoose
sick. Earth mother makes the pap
poose well again. She can't tell
white squaw any more" Now this
poor Indian woman was wise sac
cording to her light" Without
knowing why, she saw that the
earth was 4 friend to her children,
and therefore gave them to this heal
ing embrace. If the mother be fortu-
nate enough to live in the country,
she has the cure for many of her chill
dren's ills quite at hand. Encourage
baby to play in fresh earth, preparing
1t properly for its enjoyment and
cure, with rs careful an eye to the
comfort OF the little thing rs you
would if it were to take any other
sort of a bath. If it has no old dress
es, make it 4 SUIT of cheap print, tie
upon its head light hat, that will
protect its eyes from discomfort and
give it freedom to delve in the warm
soft earth, where the sunshine can
comfort and invigorate it. If it is 4
city-child and circumstances forbid u
trip to the country for the sake Of
the convalcscent, have sand heap
made Gil the warm side of your yard.
Instinct will teach it to die, and dig
ging hardens the muscles and brings
strength to the bones, while from the
heart of the earth rises subtle and
strong power Of healing that We can
neither explain nor understand for
ourselves, though we have both seen
and ielt its potency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
A Natural Curiosity.

from the wheeling standard.
We have heard several times, late
ly, of a negro, recently in this city,
who could do anything with his body
but turn it wrong side out.
Dr.. Baguley told lis last night that
he had examined the curiosity a few
days ago.
The negro was born in Sheffield,
England, and raised in Manchester,
in the same country When three or
four years old he showed a wonderful
control over some Of what are to or
dinafy persons automatic muscles,
and has been "getting BETTER" as he
calls it, ever since. BY getting bet
ter, which we would decide getting
decidedly worse, he means that he
has become more expert in his powers
of selt-contortion. lie has been trav-
cling about the country for some
years, showing himself tor a living
He is a full-blooded African, not
very intelligent, medium sized, with
an ordinary looking head. He came
here from Pittsburg, where he exhib-
tied himself before DR.. Walter, who
was skeptical about him. He told
the doctor he was going to throw his
heart down to the pit of his stomach.
DR.. w. got out his stethoscope and
placed it over the heart. The organ
was beating naturally and regularly
in its proper place. Presently the
negro gave his body a peculiar jerk,
and the Doctor could hear nothing at
all. Looking down about a foot he
saw large lump, and placing the
stethoscope over it, he heard the
heart beating away as regularly as
before. When it had remained there
couple of minutes, the darkey drew
it up, saying he was afraid to keep it
there long. He gave himself another
twist and his heart went as far below
as before, and to the right side, still
humping regularly. Drawing it
back again, he told the Doctor he
was going to stop its motion. He
did so by the mere act volition, and
there was no pulse to be discovered
in any part Of his body. He kept it
still for over two minutes, then start
ed again, saying that it would kill
him to keep it still too long.
Before DR.. Baguley he dropped his
RIBS down about foot, and the Doc
tor could feel second set under
them. He went through some of the
performances we have described, and
then told the Doctor that he was 90
ing to roll up his bowels. lie started
the turning, and the Doctor could
see them coiling around and bulging
out. He then went through the re-
verse process Of unwinding them
Some gentlemen, who were i'll the
Office, tainted at the sight, and no
wonder.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

and placing his back against the
door; "Annie Eliza McWorter, do
you look that word up and spell il
out! Since I've seen the way things
is working I'd bet 200 shares Of
Western Union to six of Wabash
that I'm right"
Annie now ran her finger down
the open page until it stopped as
Charley's had done.
"Well," said Mr.. McWorter, impa
tiently, "ain't l right?"
"No, sir, you amt right" replied
Annie.
"The ding Jeremiah l amt! Who
the mischief Is right?"
"None of us is right" was the meek
reply. -,
"Lem-me-sec," exclaimed the old
man, rushing up to the book and ad
justing his glasses. 81 don't believe
any OF you can spell! word when
you are looking 1T il"
The examination was brief. And
then Mr.. McWorter Strengthened
himself up and rehectively muttered
as he wiped his eyeglasses: "S-e-p
a-r-a-t-e, separate"
"Old woman" said he, "you have
my forgiveness. There's new kinks
in spellin' as well as everything else
Who would have thought they could
a twisted sepperrate into separate:
It's all them cusscd, internal, jim
crack, French notions. They are a
creeping intew everything. A man
can't get q little pork and beans
down town nowadays without ask
ing for ally neoddy de poha aooha.
or some such lingo"
Mr. McWorter walked out musing
ly, and, Mrs. McWorter having soon
followed him, the two young people
were again left together.
Annie was sitting on the sofa and
Charley was by the piano taking off
his overcoat. He walked to and fro
awhile and then he took q seat on the
other end of the sofa. As soon as
he sat down Anne turned her back
toward him and, looking ont of the
window, kicked over footstool.
"Annie," said he, slowly edging up
toward her, "we are liable to be mis-
taken some time"
eyes," said she, "and some people
are liable to be fools all the time"
"Annie," continued theyoung man,
laying his his hand very gently on
her shoulder, ~ won't do SO any
more"
81 thought you had such impor-
tant business in Brooklyn"
ooh! hang Brooklyn! Annie let's
make up" he said softly as he sip
ped his arm around her.
About ten minuts later Mr.. McWor
ter entered the parlor quite abruptly
for his cane. We need not say what
he saw, but at all events he looked
considerably amazed.
"Oho! you vagabonds," he cried
''you're awful mad, amt you. How
can you bear each others company:
All! Yes! You know what l believe
now? what-I-beleive:
believe YOU young folks get up all
these here heavy pyrotechnics just to
have chance to make up again.
Good morning. 0 revoy, my turkle
doves. The next time you go short
Oh spelling don't come to me fol
help"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Treasures of :he Deep.
National Republican.

The iron safe lately taken from the
wreck of the ill-fated United States
ship Of war Cumberland, run into
and sunk by the Confederate ram
Merrimac, in Hampton Roads, in
1862, is now OH exhibition in this
city. 1t is an old-tashioned concern,
square, about the size OF common
size tea-chest, and built of cast iron.
When found it was lying on its side,
buried in about four feet of mud on
a deck next to the one where it stood
when the ship went down. Rust has
eaten through it in several places,
and there Is an opening in its side
about three inches wide, caused, it is
supposed, by the explosion of a tor
pedo. 1t is said that through this
opening shower of nearly $4,000 in
gold coin marked the track of its as
cent from the wreck to the schooner.
None of it of course can be recovered
as the water there is nearly one hun
dred feet deep and tide very swift
The parties who have the safe are
silent in regard to its contents, and
are not likely to tell the amount of its
treasure, but it is confidently believed
that their banking account has been
increased about $4,000 in gcld.-
Fully this amount has been expended
in various VAN endeavors to find it
before these parties undertook the
Job. One company alone, at the head
OF which was Ex-Governor Gilbert G.
Walker, is known to have sunk $685.
900 in the fruitless enterprise. 1T is
known now that those who formerly
searched for this money were many
times either standing on the very
spot or near it, and had they known
it could have easily put their hands
on it. The deck around it had been
shattered and the safe itself been
partly torn open by torpedoes being
exploded inside it. While Captain
Brown was searching for the spot
where he supposed the safe to be, he
stumbled against what he supposed
to be a log of wood, but what he was
subsequently Mortified to find was the
CHASTITY remains Of . man, hardened
and petrified into stone, standing solid
and erect, lone sentinel, watching
as it were, the treasures OF the deep,
surrounded by the bones of his lost
comrades who died with him whilst
vainly and nobly battling for the
preservation of their beloved old ship.
1t was when endeavoring to raise this
strange object out of its grave of mud
he found the safe, which was imme-
diately taken up and brought to Nor
fork. Brown has been NEST sue
cessful diver, having performed many
dangerous and difficult operations Of
this kind, both here and in England.
O. 4. G. Maltby, who employs him,
and who gets the bulk of this money,
is merchant of this city, and is
largely engaged in wrecking opera
tions all over the United States. He
will doubtless put the gold where it
will do the most good. Several sus.
picious characters, attracted here, it
is supposed, by the report that the
safe would not be opened until the
arrival of certain interested Detroit
parties, have been put under the sur,
veillancc Of the police. Three OF
them two nights before the safe was
opened, were found secreted in the
back yard of the Atlantic Hotel,
where the safe was kept, but made
their escape before they could be
arrested.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The Cincinnati Gazette says: The
Iowa Republicans have put them
selves on a sound platform, against
imitation, against third term, and
against priestly interferences with
the schools. A rousing good man,
Gov. Kirkwood, has been nominated
for Governor. An old-fashioned Re
publican majority may evidently be
counted upon as ga sure thing"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

LET those Democrats who are pra-
ting of purity and patriotism, and
who are charging corruption against
Republican officials, turn their at
tention to Cincinnati. In that city
about half the Democrats in office
have been indicted for grand larceny.
SO it is wherever Democrats get con-
troll Of public funds; they will steal;
although they are not always convict
ed.-Mter- Ocean,.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

A Minnesota paper made young
poetess say, ooh, for heart of sweet
yearlings!" The poetess wrote to the
editor declaring that she wrote
"yearnings!" and that the printer who
set it up syearlings" was a calf.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The carcass was towed alongside,
at Tadcaster's urgent request, and
then the power of the expIosion was
seen. Confined at first by the bottle,
then by the meat, then by the fish,
and lastly by the water, it had ex-
ploded with tenfold power, and blown
the brute's head into million atoms,
and had even torn great filrrow into
his carcass, exposing three feet Of the
back bone.
Teddy gloated on his enemy, and
began to pick up again from that
hour.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

THE Herald Of La6erty Is opposed
to the election Of Judge Reed, of the
Council Bluffs district, to the Su-
preme Judgeship, because he has
''decided that where two gentlemen
play a game of billiards and the loser
Of the game pays for the privilege of
playing on the table, that this is
gambling, and both parties playing
can be punished for u criminal of
tcnse." Suppose, now, Judge Reed
decided according to the law?-
.Sioun CITY Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
THE ROBIN AND THE CHERRIES

You're little thief" l said.
To Robin Redbreast. blithe and fat;
You stole my cherries ripe and red
Now what have you to say to thats''
In songful speech he sweetly said.
His bosom glowing like the morn,
Il take my pay in cherries red
For working in your vines and corn.
My sweetest strains sing for you,
lie said. in music low and soft;
And then his brown wings shook the dew
In showers from his organ loft.
Like tears the dew fell, and said,
Between the pauses OF his strain.
''Sweet ROBIN, eat my cherries red
will not call you thief again.
Now every year when spring returns,
He perches on the topm0st bough,
And there his tinted bosom burns
With songs of cheer that speed the plow
He tolls amid the fruit and corn,
And saves the crops from wasteful blight
He calls me up with songs at morn
He sOothes me with his songs at night,
The robin is my prince Of pets
wish him joy and length of days;
He more than pays for all he gets
In honest toll and hymns of praise.
Geo. W. Bungdy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
THE m1LKMA1D's SONG.

Shame upon you, Robin,
Shame upon you. nOwi
Kiss me, would your with my hands
Milking the COW!
Daisies grow again,
Kingcups blow again,
And you came and kissed me milking the cow.
Robin came behind me,
Kissed me well, l vow;
Cuff him, conld 1? with my hands
Milking the COW?
Swallows fly again,
CuckOOs cry again,
And you came and kissed me milking the cow.
Come, Robin, Robin,
Come and kiss me now;
Help it. can L? with my hand
Milking the COW!
Ringdoves COO again,
All things WOO again,
Come behind and kiss me milking the COW.
From IennysOns 'Qnesn Mary"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Hair-Dressing.

MFRS. GOODWIN would respectfully inform the
1Nl ladies Of this city that she is now prepared to
do hair dressing in the most approved styles. Work
made satisfactory. Combings turned, the roots
all one way, same as cut hair. Found at her resi-
dence on Main street, first door west of Presbyter
ian Church. 1y1051
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

None except those who cannot
raise them would want Burnside
whlskers in the summer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

r AW CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM, AND
4 Land Agency Office Office in First National
Bank building. Independence. Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
d. ". BRUCKART
". W.G.&J,B. DONNAN,

4 TTORNEY AT LAW, Independence, lows
n Office over Morse & Barnett's Store. Con
Situations in English and German. [19y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Business Cards.
attorneys
O. H. p. ROSZEI

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTING
n Agent. will practice in the several Courts OF
the County and District. Special attention given
to Collections Office over the New York Store
Independence, Iowa. l26-H
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
m. HOLDRIDGE
e. e. HASNER.

A TvTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC AND
n Land Agent Office over Taylor's Hardware
Store, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
is WOODWARD

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND GENERAL LAND
n Agent Independence. Iowa. Office over Tabor
& Son'a Drug Store. Particular attention paid to
Collections, and remittances promptly made.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. In
n dependence. Iowa. Office over Plane s HARD
ware store opposte head of Chatham ST
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-02
The kecIy Motor Deceptien.

Newspapers, from all parts OF the country.
come to Us daily, laden with long accounts OF
the wonderful things tina; ARE 10 he expec,el
from the astounding keely motor discovery
which Is 10 suPcrsede steam power, hot air,
electricity, graduation, chemical affinity, aud
other laws Of Nature. This i not the first
time that the readers of the S-isaf5se tss~riois
have seen all these things done--on papcS
NOg Is II the first time that learned professors,
Ike Rand, experienced civil engineers like
lia>wcli. or good practical mechanics like Ser
ge'nt, Mood. aud Berkcl, have bcca dciudesi
into tbs support Of strange deccp,ions like
keelys. BuE these gentlemen have only icul-
PoEsrily lost their common sense on this sub
Fvi, IL Will return TO them again in due lime.
In fact, there are indications that Professor
llasNell is already Receiving, and the others,
40 doubt, will soon follow uuly those y ho
invest their money will experiences permanent
loss -StcsHt,se -isssgicsH
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-02
Another State,

We copy the following from the Westminis-
ter -4drocate of Saturday last:
Wepublished last week, under the caption ,f
1.-THE Slate" certain speculatons concerning
the Gubernatorial contest, to the effect that aftf
some preliminary baloting the u Carroll volts
of Baltimore city would be transferred to Got
Groome. We are assured that this view of tie
contest is not the correct one that the voteDf
Baltimore city will be given to Mr.. CarrolEa
good faith, and will adhere to him until heis
nominated, or as long rs there is prospectof
such result. If he should not show sufficient
strength to achieve success, then the yoteof
Baltimore will be thrown to Gov. GroorHt
who is expected to cross the bay with 80 vote
solid from the Eastern Shore and with lIarfort
4, and Anne Arundel 4, the 81 from Batimora
city would give him 80, which is more thai
enough to elect. The friends of Mr. IamiItoi
claim the whole of the western tier of COUNTS
Garrett3 3, Allegany5, Washington 3, Fredcridl
6, Carroll 5, making "a also from Baltimore
city 3, Dorchester 4, total 81. The friends If
Mr. Carroll claim Baltimore city p. Baltimore
county I, Howard 3, Montgomery I, Alegsny
5, Garrett 3, total 43; leaving Prince George
4, Charles 3, Calvert 3, and St Mary's 3, IL
in all, debateable ground.
From these premises the conclusion NAV bt
easily deduced, that the Gubernatoral question
is far from being settled, and that the Conven
ton alone will be able to determine who is tC
be the next Governor. There is also some doubt
as to how the vote of certain counties claimed
by one or more of the aSpirants will ultimatey
vote. and this uncertainty adds 10 the compile
cations of the case which can only be settled by
the Convention on the 2lst proximo.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-02

81 \ vast amount of nonsense i written a.
boat the dislike Of the White population Of the
South to labor, and great deal Of gTatuiious
counsel i givgH 20 the citiEeas Of the recon
siructCd States. the burden of which is that If
they wish TO prosper they mus, go into the
fields and do their own work The Chicago
T',bsH<, in an exceedingly seif-complnoen, srti-
Gle on this sutrCi, graycly says that in the cot
ton States mo white man is willing to accept,
social degradation by working in the field, =
when 1t is 4 wcl-know n. fact tina, the most pro-
duciive regions of several 81 the cotton Stairs
are those in which the negro population Is
small, and the greater portion of the labor em-
ployed upon The cotton crops Is performed by
whites. OF course the effects Of the slave sys.
TEN cannot he overcome ia a day. aud there is
= class OF men who, having hccn accustomed 10
living without labor, exhibit shiftIrssness and
want ofeucTgy andcr The new conditions which
govern their life. But the Southern people as
a mass have shown great pluck and energy in
adapting themselves 10 their changed eircum-
stances, the best evidence Of which * found in
the rapid recuPcraiion of their industries and
business interests in thuse States which have re-
iievci themselves from the plundering rule Of
the carPei-6aggers, II the large landholders
prefer 10 employ themselves in experimenting
hired laborerS instead of going into the field
and doing work which they can hire negroes
10 do for twenty dollars a month or less We
DO not see that lhct arr doing differently from
what is done i,y people Who eau afford il all
over the world or ~hy they should be lcctur-
ell for conducting their own business in their
own way-N. L. San.