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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Disastrous Fire at Red Oak,

Red Oak had another destructive
fire to-night-its progress has just
been checked. The fire was discoy-
cred about II o'clock. 1t originated
in the fremont House, (formerly the
first hotel in the place, but unoccu-
pied recently on Coolbaugh street,
which was entirely consumed, with a
small building adioining-owned by
l.. A. Barnes, in which a saloon was
kept by Power & Ackley, and two
story frame owned by w. b. Kenne-
dy, recently occupied by the bankrupt
boot and shoe store. These were on
the south side of the street.
The wind being from the south,
the fire was carried across the street
to the north side and consumed the
entire row of frames from the corr
ner of Second and Coolbaugh streets
to +. o. Judkin's bakery and grocery.
w. III. Painter, dealer in stoves and
tinware, being the heaviest loser on
this side of the street.
The individual losers as near rs we
can learn are rs follows:
The heirs of Geo. Sheldon--the
owners of the fremont lIousc-lose
near 5000.
Newton Bros, building and goods
destroyed, $500.
w. B. Kennedy's building, valued
at y, S2,00O-insurance 5000. The only
building with any insurance at all.
w. III. Painter, his building $500
and goods to the amount of about
1900.
Dan Reifel saved most of his goods
The damage and building destroyed
all amount to near 81 600.
Fred Geilhausen's building anC
goods $500.
Thos. Browns two buildings
about $500.
| Powers Il Ackley had their goods
destroyed to the amount of 800.
Barnes building was valued at 5000
| N. A, Qlson's $3.50.
i Dick Taylor's barber goods damag
ed to the amount of 500.
/ Friedman 4 DcLong, BARRIERS, los
about 800.
i The fire was undoubtedly the worl
of an incendiary, as attempts wer
made to fire the frame row OH Thir,
street, that the EIpress building i
located in, and but for the screams o
women and the interference of me-
the whole row would have been de
stroyed.
There was the usual amount of pill
fcring going on, and the parties tina
were fortunate enough to secure thei
+ goods, had great many carried OF
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
FOUR OF THE ROBBERS CAUGHT.


RED CLoUD AGENCY, Sept, 22.-This
evening the commission cOnsumated
a treaty with the Sionx, Cheyennes
and Arrapahoes, at this agency. The
Indians agreeing to the propositions
made to them on the 7th inst without
the change of single word, which
has already been published in full
The Ogallala Chiefs signed and the
Cheycnnes and Arrapahoes will not
sign until tomorrow, after which the
commission starts at once for Spotted
Tail Agency to consummate treaty
there. To the surprise of the COM
missioners, after they had affixed
their signatures to the treaty the In
dians hung back and speeches were
made by q number OF them before
they would touch the pen and make
their mark. Red Cloud said: 81
am a friend of the President and you
men who have come here to see me
are chief men and men of influence
You have come here with words ol
the Great Father, therefore because
am his friend, you have said them tt
me and l suppose that makes you
happy. don't like it that we have q
soldier here to give us food. 1t makes
our children's hearts go back and
forth. wish to have Major Howard
for my agent and want to have You
send word to Washington SO he car
come here very soon. II my young
men come back and say that the conn'
try is bad, it will not be possible fol
me to go there as far as Missouri Riv.
er country. I think il my people
should move there to live they wonlt
all be destroyed. There are grca
many bad men there and bad schssk,y
therefore don't want to go there
Young Man. -Afraid-of- His Horse
also spoke in a conciliatory way.
Red Dog asked to have Major How
ard for agent, also b. +. Smell an,
Daniels.
Little Wound, American Horse
Man afraid-of-the-bear and other
made speeches and requests, an
some Of the chiefs made their mar
on the treaty in silence aud with shl
eyes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Tiiden Already Defeated.
New York Tribune.

The proceedings of the democratic
at Saratoga have definite-
ly settled the result of the November
election in this state and in the nation.
Mr.. Tildcn is already defeated for
the presidency, and the democratic
ticket in New York, whether it re.
mains as the Saratoga convention
made it, or is changed by the State
Committee or by a new convention
in consequence Of Mr.. Seymour's per.
sistence in declining, Is as good al
beaten before the canvass Is fairly
nnened.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
The Greenbackers of the Sixth Con-
urnsainnal Gnnvanfinn ut the State

The Greenbackers of the Sixth Con-
gressional Convention, at the State
meeting in this city yesterday, decid-
ed to call convention at Oskaloosa,
October 9Th, for the purpose Of nom
mating candidate for Congress-
State Register 2lst inst.
The above appears little singular.
What's up? Porte Welch, it would
seem, is not suited. Why, there is
now one greenback candidate in the
field, nominated by a duly called
convention for that purpose. Impe-
cunious Porte Welch has got smell
at the bar'l, you bet. Reform democ-.
racy has got sly scheme afloat. Look
out for something to drop. What
pity il is that SO much fuss and fcath-
ers; SO much low cunning and dis
honesty should be developed in a vain
and hopeless cause. Keep whatever
of. good nalnaL ynLl haHe.aG Genilemen.
If democracy is trying to steal a
march on the grcenbackers, as no
doubt they are, it will develope itself
clearly by the 9TH of October. 1t may
be that Conlcy can be driven off the
track, and the Greenbackers thimble-
rugged into an endorsement Of the
democratic cnominee-all for harmony
you know; all for reform. What
sanctified honesty! How pure and
holy are these democratic blatants of
honest pnrposes? The trick now is
to buy up Conley to haul of and
let Porte Welch and others manipu-
late the convention on the 9TH of Oct.
to endorse the democratic candidate.
For this purpose the faithful be-
seiged Conley in force last night till
very late hour. They had him in pri-
vate conference until late hour in
Judge Hendcrshotts office last night.
They got him over to Daddy Ives
and the Democrat Office, they followed
him up and down the streets, and
hung to him like lecch. 1t would
look as though Conlcy is sort of in
corrigiblc, from the dogging and
popping around Of the democracy
and tie violent demonstrations ap-
parent from distance between him
and his teascrs. Oh, what a jolly set
of rcformcrs. If the good people of
the Sixth Congressional District could
catch glimpse Of the chicancry that
is sought to be enacted here at this
time, they would see even Tilden and
Tweed discounted in trickcry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Steamship Wrecked and a Num-
ber Of Lives Lost

WILMINGToN, Sept. 2O.-The steam
ship Kebecca Clyde sailed from here
on Saturday morning loaded with
naval stores and cotton. She became
disabled off Scracoke Inlet, 20 miles
south of Hatteras, on Sunday morn
ing about o'clock, from the rolling
of the deck lead and breaking of the
steering gear and lashings of the
deck, the load becoming entangled in
the propeller. The wind was blew
ing q hurricane from the Southeast.
In the effort to heave the deck load
overheard, White, from Charleston,
Z. Elye, the lst mate, Fred Williams,
the steward, and two men names un-
known, were washed overheard and
drowned.
BY the heroic efforts Of the captain,
chief engineer, I'd mate and cook, the
spanker was raised and almost imme-
diately thrown clear from the mast.
They next raised the mainsail but it
was soon blown to ribbons. They
were unable to clear foresail hal
yards but succeeded in getting the
jib two-thirds up. Engineer Jones
and I'd mate Hennicke then went
astern to try to clear the propeller,
but were washed overheard and i'm
mediately disappeared behind huge
wave. The survivors clung to the
ship, the sea washing over her fore
and aft. About O'Clock shore ap-
peared in sight.
The wind having blown the ship
before it, on the beach, the captain
and cook managed to clear the port
boat, but it got away with only one
man in it and one clinging to her
stern. The breakers soon swamped
the boat, but two men s. Wheelan
and fireman named Bob managed
to reach shore. The rest clung to the
hull Of the ship until it was smashed
to pieces and then struck for shore
but the following only succeeded in
reaching it: w L Parsley, F Price, j
M Crauley Frank Edgerly and Chas
Eytel from Wilmington, the cook, r
Myers, fireman, Buckley, coal HEAVIER
and Pat Halpine. The body of Capt
Childs was warm when washed on
shore but all efforts at resustitatiou
were fruitless. He was buried Oh
Portsmouth Island Monday after
noon. The ship is q total wreck
A large portion of the cargo washes
ashore and was secured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
CAMPAIGN Notes,

Judge Jared Patchin, lifelong
Michigan democrat, has come out for
Hayes and Wheeler.
Mr.. j. A. Munger, secretary of the
Tilden club of Dubuque, has got tired
of the reform now going on and
has come ont for Hayes and Wheeler.
Eighteen democratic papers in In
diana, have bolted Tilden and de-
clared for Cooper and Cary, while
the republican press in the state is
unanimous for Hayes.
Hon. John w. Jesup. formerly edi-
tor of the Cincinnati Tolkstreund and
staunch democrat, addressed re-
publican meeting last week and gave
his reasons for supporting Hayes and
Wheeler.
Colonel Ins ersoll said one of his
best things in his speech at Philadel-
phia last week. Speaking of Gov.
Tilden as railroad attorney, he re-
marked: "lIe's made a fortune, like
Jacob in the bible. by watering
stock"
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette, after making a thorough cam
vass of all that part of North Caroli-
ma where the Democrats are strong
est, gives as his reluctant conclusion
that the State will go Republican.
Prominent Democrats have recently
made the same admission.
In the Birmingham Iron Age, of
Alabama, is an advertisement calling
for confederate bonds, for which the
advertiser is willing to pay fair
price. Evidently he thinks that like
the Thompson door plate, purchased
by Mrs. Toodlcs, they may sometime
be handy things to have in the house.
This is good hit, plumb center,
from the New York independents
''The democrats are very much con-
cerned about the state of Colonel Bob
Ingersoll's immortal soul. Joan Nor
rissey and Proctor Knott ought to or
ganize revival for his benefit"
j Petroleum v. Nasty, reformer
writes from the X-Roads in an unu.
sually happy frame of mind. lie
says: "Antissipatin the eleckshun NV
Tilden and the payment of the south.
ern war claims, Bascom has extended
our line NV credit at his bar. Thus
some good comes out NV the strug.
glove hev suthin tangible. Hcav-
en- help on the coz NV reform"
Judge Freeman j. Fithian address
es comforting letter to his brother
, ex-liberal Lieutenant Governor Dor.
shcimer, notifying him of his being
J under the necessity of working fol-
his defeat. He objects to the kicks o1
John Kelley and the sborn demo
! crats,' and trains no longer will
them.
The "great organizer" Tildcn, hal
: come to grief. The Albany Times,
leading democratic paper, says: "Nt
such Generalization in the democrat
ic party has existed since 1S4S, and
its cause can be traced to the leader
ship of Governor Tildcn.' Since tn,
fizzle at Saratoga we hear no NOR,
; gabble about "Tilden, the great or
! ganizer."
The Legislature of Maine to b.
elected on Monday will choose tw,
United States Senators, one to fill on
r the unexpired term of Hon. Lot NJ
Q Morrill,, who has been made Secreta
ry of the Treasury, and one for til
s new term beginning on the 4th o
: March next OF course the appoint
: ment of Mr.. Blaine by the Governo
is temporary, continuing only unit
j the meeting Of the Legislature i
n january.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
Terrible Railroad Accident OF
the Panhandle Road.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. pa most
frightful accident occurred at an
early hour this morning at Black
Lick Station, on the Pan Handle Rail-
road, about twelve miles from this
city. The train was running at the
rate of forty miles an hour, when,
from some cause, four cars of the
train jumped the track and rolled
down an embankment thirty feet.
The engine, baggage and mail cars
remained on the track, while those in
the rear went off.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 22.-One gentle
man who was on the train states that
the cars are fine enough to make
kindling wood, and that there is not
a single wheel of any cars unbroken.
Intelligence was at once sent to
this city, and in few minutes
a wrecking train and physicians
were OH the scene of the accident,
and every attention given the wound
cd. The killed and wounded
were brought to the Union Depot
from whence the wounded were re-
moved to hotels. Physicians from the
city responded promptly and were
this moring busily ministering to the
the wants of their patients.
In the confusion that prevailed ii
was hard to get all the names of the
killed and wounded. Four persons
are known to have been killed out
right, two men and two children.
A visit to the place of the accident
shows that the track was straight al
that point, that the road was laid with
steel rails and is in excellent condi.
ton. This morning the wheels of all
the cars were tested thoroughly al
Newark, a few miles from Black Lick
and found to be all sound. What
caused the accident is yet a mystery
to all.
No adequate idea can be given of the
number of wounded as many of them
took their regular trains at the depoI
and departed for their homes withou,
reporting to any one. The wounded
are variously estimated at between
thirty and forty persons, more or les
injured by the accident. Some
wounds were slight and others wer,
serious, many injuries being abou
the head and upper part of the body
Union depot this morning has the ap
pearance of a hastily devised hospit
al. The emigrant room had beer
used to receive the wounded, wher
they were placed on rudely construc
ted beds. All but two had been re
moved to hotels when our reporte
visited the scene, this morning ant
they were very badly wounded, on
of them will perhaps die.
, About the depot waiting for train
were a number Of persons with head
bandaged, arms in sings, the bes
they could do. All who were on tn
train speak of the accident as mos
, frightful and are astonished that tn
+ dea' hs were SO few.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
How II 10 Going.

Everybody confesses that Tilden
has been steadily losing, and Hayes
has been steadily gaining for the past
fortnight. The Democrats feel It, and
doubtless many of them will say
amen to an exclamation of a respect
ed member of their party few days
ago; "Well, if Hayes Is going TO be
elected, l am going to vote for him.
| want to vote for the man who is
going to be elected once in my life.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
TuE National Republican Commit.

The National Republican Commit.
tee are determined to put into the
canvass in the Southern States emf
nent republican speakers from the
North-most of them ex-union Off
GERS of our armies which conquered
rebellion. BY all means this should
be done. There are thousands upon
thousands Of good republicans, both
black and white, i'm the South, who
need aid and encouragement from
their friends in the North. They are
not able to Withstand the shotgun
and bowie knife arguments employed
by democrats. The democratic party
South have, ever since the states were
taken back into the union, in several
of them committed deeds of yio-
lcnce against thousands of peaceful
citizens on account Of the latter's po-
litical opinions, which put to shame
the deeds of savages. They are now
continuing them, and the democratic
party North, with its leaders, Tilden
and Hendricks, utter not word
against these ontrages, but on the con-
trary, defend the murderers. In the
broad light Of the civilization Of the
10th century, in this land dedicated to
freedom by the blood of the patriots
of,76 and '6l, the success of the demo
cratic party is only possible through
the destruction of the rights of citi.
gems In the South by means of cause
less, wanton murder, prescription and
intimidation. Republican meeting,
are broken up by armed bands o.
democrats, and we want to see IL re
publican speakers can't be permitted
to talk anywhere in this boasted lant
Of free speech. We presume that tn,
canvass by northern republican speak
ers will soon be inaugnrated in tn
South, and we trust that the Ku-Klu,
democracy down there will excrcis'
wisdom enough to keep perfectl,
quiet and peaceable. We are inclined
% think they had tstter, at I'll events
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

A Democratic speaker in South
Carolina asked his colored hearers If
they had enough to eat. Their ans
wer was, "Plenty, plenty "Who
gives 1t to you?' he inqired. "NO-
body gives It, we work for it," they
cried. "What do you own now that
you did not have before the war p
said he. "Qur wives and children
was the stunning answer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Nebraska has more than doubled
her ponuIation since 1870.

bSh SlhNS ASfo.
The arithmetic man of the New
York World, after a series of the
most abstruse calculations, has come
TO the conclusion that when Vermont
shall have population Of million
aud half, and other things work
well, the State will go democratic.
A Scotch physician who has been
investigating the relative mortality of
town and rural life, says that were all
the town children of Scotland reared
in the county at least {, S,O0Olives would
be annually saved to the population
second, could the mortality of the
towns be brought down to that ofthe
rural districts, upwards of 1900 lives
would be thus saved to the popula-
ton, and every individual living in
the large towns would on an average
live ten and o half years longer thar
he has any chance Of doing at pres
ent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Big lnjun Arrested.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-News was re-
ceived at military headquarters here
to-day that on the 10th inst. John
Grass, head chief of the Blackfeet
band of Sioux, was arrested by the
military authorities for exertino his
influence to prevent the hostile In.
dians from coming into surrender,
and for other offenses. He will be
kept in custody until the charges
against him are investigated. The In.
dians since this arrest have become
very respectful and friendly.
1t will be remember that this
chief, John Grass, was, after his ar.
rest, paroled by the authorities that
he might attempt to secure the sur.
render of Kill Eagle and his force.
This was accomplished, and Kill
Eagles band laid down their arms as
already detailed in official dispatches.
John Grass was highly complimented
by Gen. Carlin, commanding al
Standing Rock, for his services, and
in return he made an eloquent plea
for his brethren, and humorously
handed over worthless flint-lock
rifle to be sent the Great Father as q
token of his submission.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

SUICIDE Al MARYsvILLE. - Last
weeks Miner gives an account of the
suicide of Mr.. VIM. Rinehart, who
hanged himself in pasture near Ma
rysville on the 18th inst. No cause Is
known. lie leaves wife, who was
very sick at the time, and q baby I or
8 months old. He was young man
of good character aud respected by
all. He had been sick and was just
able to be out, when he took his own
life.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Mountain Meadow Nassacre.

BEAVER, Utah, Sept, 2O.-Judge
Boreman, in charging the jury this
morning, said: prisoner j. d. Lee,
stands before you charged with being
participant in one of the most afro
cious massacres of human beings in
Mountain Meadows, in 1857, that was
ever known in any civilized part of
the world. The evidence shows that
the persons killed were emigrants,
and that for several days combina.
ton of Indians and white men laid
siege to their encampment, and the
Indians and white men We'd with
each other in the fiendish work OF
destroying over 40 men, women and
children. 1t has been alleged that he
shot one woman with a gun or pistol
and cut the throat of an other, and
told an Indian not to spare the life
of a young woman whom the savage
asked him to save. The jury retired
at IL As, a. M, and at 8 30 p. M, re.
turned with verdict Of murder in
the first degree.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
The Leo case:

SALT LAKE, Sept. 2l.-In the Bea-
yer court, to-day, Bishop asked de-
lay of ten days before sentence is
passed ON Lee, to give him time to
file his grounds of appeal. Lee is
sad and threatening betimes. There
Is rumor that he intends to expose
more than is already known.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
Tho Uoys in sIue-s,soo In Il

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2l.-The par
ade this morning started atabout half
past 10 O'Clock, occupying 40 minutes
in passing, with about $500 men in
line. The weather is cloudy, with Oc-
casional light rain, but not enough to
prove discomfort.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
staamhoat Exniosion.

PoMERoY, O., Sept. 20-Ths steam
boat, j. N. Roberts, exploded her
boiler at the wharf at P. NJ. to-day.
Several persons were injured, one
fatally. The boat is total loss.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

The orchestra in the Chinese Thea
ter in San Francisco consists of a
pair Of cymbals and a wooden drum,
q thin-voiced banjo and u horizontal
bass viol, played by rubbing the
strings. A very little Of this music
will 60 . great way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
wAsHINoToN.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-The Prcsi.
dent has appointed John L. Tate
u. S. Marshal for the Southern Dis
trict of Mississippi, in place Of w. B
Redmond.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27
southern Djaturbances

AUGUSTA, Ca, Sept. 2O.-A portion
of the Federal troops from Aiken are
at Rouse's bridge, and portion at
Ellenton.
The negroes burned a gin house
and other buildings on the plantation
of Joseph Ashley, four miles from the
Robinsport Railroad Tuesday night.
The whites attacked the negroes and
a fight ensued. 1t is known that sever
al were wounded on both sides, and
it is reported that some were killed.
The negroes bushwhacked Sheriff
Patterson, of Barnwell county, and
seriously wounded him. Three hun.
dred armed whites arrived at Steel
creek to-day, and a riot is expected.
1t is known that John Williams and
Robert Williams (whites) were kill.
ed by the negroes. The reports as to
the number Of negroes killed in vari.
Gus battles differ.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

LYMAN TRUMDULL, an original
democrat, who came into the repub-
lican party to get Office. and got it,
and who went out of it when the re-
publicans of Illinois kicked him out
Of the Senate, and who has been a
standing democratic candidate for the
Presidency ever since, is the latest
orator who has lifted up his voice
and howled for the party of Tilden
Tweed, Morrissey, JEFF Davis, Wade
Hampton and Ben Hill, that is to say,
the party of Reform and Loyalty!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

Awkward ornaments. - A we'll
moulded arm is prettier without q
bracelet; besides II IL liable to scratch
q fellows ear,