Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-06

and each one star in his or her way.
He will organize at once, and pay our
city a visit soon.
One hundred and twenty-five
coal cars from the west passed
through the city this morning en-
route to Illinois for coal to supply
the demand of the people west Of us
on the line of the G. b. & @. Rail-
road. This is some of the fruits of
the recent strike of the miners in
Wapello Monroe and Lucas counties.
One of our citizens, yesterday even
ing, visited Fairfield and attended the
grand military ball given by Captain
Farmers Guards, of that place, who
he represents as a company of Brig
adler Generals, SO far as dignity,
military bearing, dress and equip
ments were concerned. He says it
was the tonicst party he has attended
in the state for years, and that our
brigade may look out for their lau-
rels. He was well pleased with his
visit.
i Mr.. Mastellar, one of the editors of
the Knoxville Journal, was in the
city yesterday, and gave us friend
call. From him we learn that the
Rock Island railroad has reached the
city of Knoxville and that the first
, regular train will pass over the road
, to that place Monday. Knoxville
] will soon commence putting on
metropolitan airs and will be cna-
bled to reach the markets of the out
side world rs chcaply and cxpcdi.
tiously as any town.
n Last night the sheriff Of Marion
. county passed through this city
: cnroute to Fort Madison, having in
charge the persons arrested at st
Louis, on the charge of robbing thu
s Treasurer's Office in Knoxville some
time since. Three members of thu
st. Louis police were in the cit!
:. o-day, from whom we obtained som'
g Of the particulars in the case, and Q
s the capture, which was very interest
a ing. Mr.. Huseling is at the depo
v hotel, suffering from an attack of in
) flammation Of the bowels, and Will
# he was very kind and willing to an
l. swer any proper question, he felt TN
o able to enter into details, but sent hi
e companions to the waiting room
iwhere our reporter was granted al
ri interview. These men evidently TN
n derstand their business, and the re
a cital of the first insight into the cast
their trace of the first clew, following
. the trail, using traps not often though
r. of, their acquaintance with the char
" acter of the "woman in the case,
! how they captured her correspond
ence, counterfeitcd her baud writing
r. and coaxing the man Barcus, into tn
~ tolls, his capture and return to Knox
II vile, was really exciting.
We are informed by these gentle
men that there was strong talk an
>! loud threats oflynching at Knoxvil
yesterday after the prisoners waive'
= Examination and the bono
. were fixed at price too low to su
- the people. Two or three speech
y were made by citizens to prevent al
y lawless act. Finally the sheriff g
81 away with all the party, unmoleste
~ Barcus made a clean breast of IL
~ whole business, plead guilty to Il
81 charge, and only asked that IL
~ woman who was found wi
ss some of the money in her pos
ession should not be punisht
u for a crime of which he W;
nd guilty. All the persons connecte
n with the robbery live near Red Roc
n. and taken together arc a bad job lot