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rcgnlatonr II IN the system 10 lny down thu ma!,
pipes only nt the genera, cxpento, md tD have Tho
1orvfcc.p!pca provtIrdnt fnIlrtdnat expense. And
n any departure from the @yrtcm.. They wero
thus mid tnr tin avoiding Of tie public lnconvcn.
lcncu which would nrl.c feon, tho lot-owncrs
tMa design that they should ba furnished by the
lot-owncr nt their own expense, euprusnX that
they Of consso wnuld find II for ther own interest
city, upon the ter,ns Of paying their cost, sathef
than 70 lay down ollors. Tic aeryieo plps. woto
jy,-uron the payment Of the cost.
We regard Tits rnlo md regulation ns a nat and
rcasonn6le ono, and TINT thc petitioners have no
pipes Without complying With such regulation.
THO Judgment will ba fevcrsod and tho cnuss 70.
ulduflcd.
, 1876-07-12


FnEapoaT. ILL.,, July 1.-THE Building COM
mIttec Of tho Hoard OF supervisors reported to-
day that tho inner wG1a Of tic foundation Of
tho lail, now In process Of erection, must be
taken out and rc1atd. The outer wall rests on
solld rock about IA feet below the surface, but
tho inner walls arc bcddcd IN the sandy clay
soil, and only extend about 10 feet under the
surface. Tho heavy raius hare added To the In
security Of The soil, and the inner walls have
already ecttlcd from halt an Inch 70 an inch,
cracking away from tho otitsr walls. The c1-
ponse Of saking up aaa rclayng tl,c wallis viii
bornc by tic county, Te s work I Of COM complettup w
the foundation viii probably be placed fn new
, 1876-07-12
LAKE BLUFF.
Services On tho Cnmp-NIecting
Grounds Yesterday.
Indications Of a Growing Interest,".
Relation Of Experiences.

Jry straw hal t,ecn strcwn .ho,,t upiiar tho cap.
yus. II VIVA 1tttIa ,hiliv. snrt ~ ,n,st, 1i,ts
ni,Io,inr "o1na s sca,s, u r., o,1 49,. ~ '"' O."I
u''c''o.'' ta'ne !Folh tho glouhu' A soo',
pIeasant wind, likc bcncdictlOu, camc IRON
above. Enrly In tho morning thcro was q
minutes lash Of rain drnps but II did not Inst,
Tic whfto ca,,vn. al tbn tentx looked whittier
'h.et aionaaya Waahine' 1mpedlmemta were
strewed about tho grounds anil hung from tho
trees drying. The grass was still wet. A sort
OF t,orass has Surfing up lust cast OF tho talcr-
."aas, "e, A"I ,N""y Ssea.s y. wv MuA ""' W.
t1nyed hilR'e-uccp lnto the muduy wotcre'
The branches and leaves look brighter tf'nn
before l', the storm. They arc treaehcrous, and,
tr",n u s. s's' np Tous Sn~S'' o non
ue'ao'lns nmakef. 1he nlosq"Aoes nave eol,o
oat agnlh. They aFo not - numerous ~ az ntst'
but they arc hungry. The method Of killing
Of an infested tenI I hoiis o .invei.tnii of i've
oaa, ~ .s,s, svu' .'ea9 iao saa - ~
~" W M''vn W. eone M eusnl as oe' sp'eau. .as
musqnlto' Ike tho niE'tingale, IN music afld
os .ea. , nesus[loc.' ,.I s1nplns u ''eA'' A'-
''paru arm,a WIN Jugs ,.o" ngo,,s,s sa,on,0
'"cc" ."c nueo .c'.s uao tae lahe. Liz 4e."a
lclorc Tho lncurs,ous Of tic can,pcrs, FancIful
barren walls Of Tic tents. True tloy present
ao,ls s ,s saast'ng ", voaTaaas , WILL LII to camp eH"
IVY hunE up nrounu tlcln, anu IL is HOT unusua1
10 sec tnsn ueeorathe Il eoilce-pot. -
At. ArIiIh aAisLY MORNING rhAfEn.MEEINa , M m
flllcu full. The meeting WAS not warm at first,
for tho mir was raw hut a. PRAYER nftcr prayer
went ip, H, I,yrtiu aftcr j,fnfI relied out, tLc
pxcitrn1ent rrcw. Tnwnrtls tia rni h wns M
fmii ri fenlitr M tbnt ri Mnmiirv Tia anrnf:
~. NJ. ,,ro W ~ 40 .'"e ~ ~"
e'o,e - 9 sunny ~ a.1 IVY nuauu, VIZ
spaken y eaml,.ineetetnlge LOT from teM " !otty
yeats. fet thcy all ch,iie ioswatu 9na elainled
That they we're il0t eertuln 81 thntf eatvat!on,
Rna begged tho prayers OE their brethren an1
sisters TINT thcif faith might he strengthened,
WTycnkv.Hvo vpnrs nct1 (Ir;at fnrgaya mr.
atns i an1 NJ, c,IcrIv 1ov Il INT oftnr fnlt thnt
Wu Rui forgiven me. so2,cthInr urUsr In nv
nGars. went 70 1nlIsI anu asHvu .;st a. 70
Gleanse my soul oI every ittle SIN tnht %as lo!t
| think lie did, for find tlIIs morning that l
have given myself entirely up to Him.
China, Oh one III tho Chiursc rivers jIc met a
1.atiye who Ind bcen couyorted, AZ he told al
is nnrwarsto+, In ."l ti,nt ,,,no yo oJ rnn,,i,n1
t;h,sst hnt r., sccn,ud X" ~, hack mi Ic W..
, 1876-07-12

Mt.. ". +. cliGosd, H., F. F.k, j.. 8. Forrest,
William DnnInp. s.. T.. llrnaey. Mrs. Gcorgp
Chamberlain, md =. Mrt'1cRuey.
, 1876-07-12

11OAIkD-AED Suite OF FURNISHED ROOMS
- for self wife, child, and nurse In private family,
t!r1r un1 Df ely cars. best References U1yen Ad
1rvb3 u. Tribune Office.
, 1876-07-12
BUSINESS CHANCES,

BUSINESS CHANCES,
CONFECTIONERY, STATIONERY, TOuACCO, AND
~ elssrA for sale cheap for cas luiu5 good busI.
corner Erie. wv
ItNCo STORE, WITH FULL sT0CK.. on ONE or
dress T. ~, Tribune Ohlcc. -
, 1876-07-12

JNIvoKCEB LEGALLY AND QUIETLY OBTAINED
-, ~ y W. s.als TT iaeSmea.ib!!!:y As l:e.!tsasa
A4drenl. u SINS. " Ashland Block Chicago, III.
nlVOlkCEs LEGALLY AND VUlETLI OUTAINE6
In eyery Slate aud TeFriiaty for ineompatIAillly
ssperienrs a. Hbn0fitii. iSt t}sarnoTn.si ''A''
, 1876-07-12

EEHINE N1NVEHTNESs
LLEGANT SEWIEu.MACIIINES AT HALF TIlE
Ilhcular prices kinda ami nlnkcs,-tDcIeT and ali
MARTIN. No. .0o Wabsstl'nv. ~
JrOit sALE-nIlov vRI 4 DAKRn. SIS; WHETHER
= Wllton. f?u; lato l!MtrJvva singer frOM fA III
iaoIicy loaned On machines. 1Ityato Loaa Oicc, lis
Clark.yt.. Ruulu 2 .np stAlfa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
Tho Presbytcrian Asse mbly

New YORK, May 3l.-In the Pres
bytcrian Assembly to-day the Mod
orator announced the receipt Of q
private letter from Rev. d. NJ. Smith.
Moderator of the Southern Assem-
bly,. The letter stated that the South
ern Assembly had, when officially
informed of the action of the North
ern Assembly, engaged in prayer and
thanksgiving to God for bringing
both Assemblies to this unanimous
conclusion.
Rev. Jno. q. Hall offered a rcsolu-
ton strongly denouncing the desc
Grafton of the Sabbath by the rail-
roads of the country as fraught with
the most serious consequences to our
religious future as people. Laid on
the table.
The report on the benevolent work
of the church, after few alterations,
was adopted.
4 special committee to report to the
next General Assembly on the con-
stitntionality of synodical committees
on bcnevolcncc, was appointed.
Amotion of DIR. Prime was adopt
ed declaring that responsive reading
is not considered matter for church
discipline. Adjourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07

The Louisiana Republicans have
chosen as delegates at large, GOV. W.
p. Kellogg, S. B. Packard, P. B. S.
Pinchback and G. w. Brown. The
delegates go uninstructed. The con-
vention passed the following excel
lent resolution:
ResolUed, That the assassination OF
many hundreds Of Union men in the
south on account of their political
principles; the massacre of thousands
Of inoffensive colored citizens; the
relegation of nearly all the Southern
States to the control of the disloyal
element, whose treason brought about
the war; and the election of Ma
tional Congress largely composed of
ex-leaders of the Confederate army,
indicate grave National dangers,
which demand the enactment of such
additional laws and the enforcement
Of such policy as shall secure to
every citizen Of the United States,
in fact AZ we'll as in name, the in
alienable rights Of life, liberty, and
the pursuit Of happiness, Irrespective
" Of his yiews-irrespective Of race,
color Or previous condition of servi-
tude. r
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07

One great need of the Great
West is better country roads. A few
good suggestions in making them Orc
advanced by a Minnesota paper. II
says:
"a great mistake is made by road
makers i'm throwing up grades with
the design Of obtaining dry roads by
raising the roads above the water, in
stead of acting on the principle OF
cutting channels and outlets to low er
tho water below the natural surface
to obtain the same end. Much labor
has been expended in making grades,
while the water is permitted to re-
main along them at about its orig nal
level. The result is that the .oose
mass Of earth thrown up IL SO sathr-
ated and softened that the whole
grade rapidly hattcns down toward
its original level. Or, as soon as the
ruts reach down to the moisture.
slush-hOles are formed, and the road
Is more difficult to pass over than II
not worked at all. II the channels
and outlets along our roads were
made deep enough to allow the water
to run on hard bottom At all times,
the water would not be absorbedlby
tho road soil, and after rain roads
would sooner become solid and div.
When people use the drainage rath er
than tho "rise up system, better roads
will be the result"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07


IT SEEMS to be an actual fact thai
the Tflden men are running an adyer.
tising agency In Now York ip behalf
of their candidate. The Burlington
(Ia.) Gazette says this is true, and that
Bates 4 Locke arc the advertising
firm. Now comes another Democrat
ic paper, from Michigan, the Grand
Rapids Democrat, and it blows on
this TiIdeR move. The Democrat says
1t recently received from New York
advertising agency, prepared articles
in behalf Of Tilden, asking their inser-
ton for pay. Tho Democrat comments
thus: @
The idea Of reform candidate for
the Presidency having to make use of
an advertising agency to get his vir-
tues and availability spread before
the public In newspapers, as a mer-
chant adyertises his wares, looks as if
such candidate had more ambition
than qualifications for the place.
We certainly must agree with the
above criticism. 1t is new order of
things when Presidential candidates,
Of the great Democratic reform party,
vic with patent medicine venders in
advertising at so much line. But,
then, when we come to think about it,
no honest or sane man could expect
anything else of party that reform
ed the nation into five billions of
debt, and sacrificed three hundred
thousand men in doing it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07

Some years ago, being in Philadel
phia, John COckeril, of Ohio, received
an Introduction to o prominent jdi
vine Of that city. The reverend gen.
tlemen invited John to attend his
church ON certain Sunday, which
invitation was accepted.
They entered the sacred edifice to-
gether. It was one of the first church.
es in the city, and its members were
fashionable and aristocratic in the ex.
treme. The minister put John in al
elaborately furnished pew, well Il
the front. John nestled comfortabl,
down into one corner Of the same ,anI
looked about as interesting and con
tented as toad under cabbagc-leaf
After . while the owner of the new
arrived, and at once gave signs ofiin
tense disgust and Indignation at th.
presence of the interloper. He looked
at John, looked at the pew, scowled
magnificently, and finally, ,after fumb
ling through his pockets some time
drew forth card, and wrote oh i
with Q pencil: 'sThis is my seat, SIR
and with an air of the loftiest con.
tempt tossed it over to John.
The latter took it mp, read it with
lamb-like meckness peculiar to him.
self, and then, with the most delight
faa cOolness, wrote in reply: "Its q
devilish good seat! What rent do Won
pay?" and tossed the card back tol III
owner. fs
The latter took it, looked at it Will
the most profound astonishme,t /;
minute or two, and then broad grin
Overspread his countenancc.
He evidently enjoyed the sublime
brass and GOODNESS OF his new lac.
quaintance, and when service wa.
over he approached John, apologikcd
for his rndencss, invited him to hi.
house, gave him the best he had anC
treated him with the utmost respec
and consideration during his sojohrI
in the city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
Dtdn't X now the Price Of Cos gress.
NIam.

WASHINGTON. June |. -Harney's
cross-examination was continued to-
day, Kerr being absent OH account Of
illness.
Witness said that before mention
ing the subject of Green's army ap-
pointment to Kerr, he had spoken to
several other Representatives, among
them Henry A. Darling, Henry j.
Raymond, and Nelson Taylor. Har-
ney repeated much of his former testi-
mony. Had told Green he didn't know
how much the appointment would
cost, AS he didn't know what the price
Of a member of Congress was. Wit
ness then gave a description of his
interview with U. S. Attorney Bliss,
who sent for him and wanted to know
what was the matter about Green,
and what witness knew of him: wit
ness declined to tell him anything
about the money; never saw Rliss u
second time on the subject was nei-
ther interviewed by newspaper men
or anybody else. The fact that wit
ness secured the appointment for
Green was we'll known in New York,
but the money transaction not.
ALiiVtts ScuIsCl loE NCTI, dSkeu VIII.
ness to write the anonymous letter
shown him by Moore. Witness
said he could only remember tho
following words which it contained
Lawrence Harncy $50"
Elliott said he desired to show that
witness was the writer Of the letter,
and the chairman said witness might
write the letter over. Witness wrote
his name on paper, but declared he
was too nervous to write now,
though he might do so to-day.
Witness worked for Green for
nothing but friendship. He never
had any other similar disinterested
transaction. Witness told what con-
versation he had after his first exam-
ination, and what person he met. He
saw only Wakeman who came with
him from New York and returned ON
the same train with him and the
clerk of the hotel. The clerk asked
witness what he had been kick
ing up a row at the capitol for.
He replied he, the clerk, would
find out and made some allusion to
the Democratic party. He could not
repeat his remark as he was very
much excited at the time In conse-
quence of rude treatment he received
from pei sons in the capital, but soon
saw the impropricty of the remark,
and recalled it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
BELKNAP.
Probability that His Case
Will be Postponed till No.
vember T.
"ncn q special Session OF the Sc n.
ate with Assemble for Its Con.
tinNance.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Opinion i
expressed that the Belknap impeach
nent trial will be postponed unit
November next when the Senat,
will re-assen,ble for that special pur
pose. 1t is probable that the tria
will continue six weeks or two
months. To 60 on with itnow would
prolong this session Of Congress un.
til the latter part of August or the
lst of September, as, i'm addition TO
the time consumed by the trial n
month or six weeks will be required
to finish up the absolutely necessary
legislative business of passing the an
nual appropriation bills. Grave
doubts are expressed by many wheth-
CT in view of the fact that less than
two-th!rds Of the Senate have voted
in favor of jurisdiction, there is any
thing to BIO gained by proceeding
with the trial at all. Very eminent
legal authorities who have no connec-
tioH with the proceedings assert that
twenty-nine Aenatars who Yesterday
voted against taking jurisdiction viii
not be prccluded by tho Senatc's ac-
tion from voting not guilty on this
!urisaictional ground when the final
issue is presented.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
INDIAN MASsACRE,


CINCINNATI, June IA dispatch
from Lincoln, Neb., gives the follow
ing account of the massacre of large
portion of Capt Stones party from
Cincinnati, enroute for Black Hills.
Part of the expedition was passing
through Sand Hills, about fifty miles
from Red Cloud Agency. The men
had deposited their weapons in the
wagons and were struggling behind
when the Indians rushed down and
cut them off from the train. A mas
sacre followed with but little
resistance, the Indians numbering
several hundred. The leaders,, Stone
and James Wood, were among the
first to fall. AS far as ascertained,
the names of those killed are, Stone,
Armstrong, Kelley, Hudleston, West,
Walinsky, Barr, Laybauteaux, La
buer, Wienck, Oldwagic, Shottcngcr,
Latts, krunck, Moseaute, Caddle,
Mckeog. Lcover, and two dri-
vers. The bearer of tho re-
port declares that not single
one of .thc party of forty-nine
escaped. Several Of the bodies
scalped and mutilated, were taken ~
to North Loup Fort. II is stated tha,
nearly all the Indians have left the
agencies and are on the war path.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07

THROUGH all this long contest Mr..
Blaine has been the man upon whom
the Devil has trained his biggest guns.
He has maintained himself splendid
ly. From first to last there has been
no intimation but that he has played
fair all the time. He has done nothing
that could be tortured into injuring
the candidacy of any other Republic
can. As he has done in this regard,
so have his friends conducted them
selves.
Besmeared all over with the most
accnrsed record that ever stained the
career of any great party in any ma
ton, the Democracy found il abso-
lntely necessary to raise all the smoke
possible to attract public attention
from their record-they found It nee
essary to drag down if possible all
men to their leyel-to stagger if pos
sible human faith in humanity, and
to this end they drag into rcquisition
their satellites, Of whom they have
a great abundance, to blacken the
whole face of the nation. This dia-
bolism is being paid for by the pco.
pie, while the actual legislation nec-
essary to enable the government to
be run is neglected. As emissaries
were found during the rebellion ia
introduce small pox and plot insur.
rection in northern cities, and, "a
finally assassinate the President, and
nearly murder Secretary Seward, SO
now they are found in abundance to
peddle out SANDER and draw pay
therefor from the National treasury
It is a favorate mode of attack among
scouudrels who have no character to
endanger, to smut those who have.
It is in fact their only mode of de-
fense. q
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
The State Register gives the fol.

The State Register gives the fol.
lowing report of the proceedings OF
the Republican State Convention
where Ex-Governor Stone figured;
Hon. VIM. NJ. Stone was loudly and
repeatedly called for, and finally
in response to the frequent calls,
took the stage, when he was received
with cordial cheers. lie said SUBJ
stantialiyt
Mr.. President, and Gentlemen of
the Convention: come here to-day,
not for the purpose of receiving any
compliment, no matter how grateful
ly it might be received, but to take
by the hand those sturdy men with
whom / stood side by side fighting
the battles Of the Republican party.
l came here to tell you that in my
opinion the nation is in more emf
nent danger than at any time since
Grant stood at Appomattox Court
House. If any man here is disposed
to question my fidelity to the Repub-
lican party. / ask you to suspend
judgment till the smoke of battle
shall have cleared away and the CAM
paign has been fought, and my work
and devotion have been shown, and
then ask whether have been true to
the party and its principles. Cap
plause.) We ought to feel under OBJ
legation to the Democratic party for
having shown to our party, un-
der the kneading process of Mr..
Blaine, the best man for the Re-
publicans to nominate for President.
The man who has passed successfully
through the Democratic smut ma
chine, and has shone his public life
pure and irreproachable, is man l
can cheerfully support for President
of the United States. l can say to
you that when this campaign shall
open 1 will be ready with the remain
der of the party to stand by the Re-
publicans and the flag, stained by the
blood of the brave men who lost their
lives that it might still wave over the
land of the free and the home Of the
brave.
The speech of Gov. Stone was frc-
quently and wal mly applauded.
Mr.. Green, of Scott, moved that if
Mr.. Sankey was in the audience, or in
town, that he be requested to sing his
song of "the ninety mine in the fold,
and one gone astray." This humorous
motion was greeted with great laugh
ter, frequently repeated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-07
"OsE MOaE UNF0RruNATE
Weary OF Breath, Hastily Imporey
nase. Gene 70 Her Death -
Burlington Gazette.

Our city was thrown into state of
excitement, yesterday, over a rumor
Of death by suicide, and everybody
was asking, "Have you heard about
the suicide--do you know whether
the rumor is true or not 2" Alas it
was too true, and to-day there is a
household in our city that has no
motherly presider, and in which sor-
row and grief prevail. Strong drink
has again brought about disastrous
results, and mans inhumanity to wo-
man will make several small children
mourn and long for the mother who
gave them birth. On the Fort Madi-
son road, one door south Of the resi-
dence Of Nat Erwin. is the residence
Of Louis StrOok. 1t was there the
horrible deed of self-destruction took
place. Louis Strock had been deeply
addicted to the use Of Intoxicating
drinks for a long time, and his early
arrival at home of an evening was
something unusual. His failings were
the cause of much sorrow and worry
to his wife, who was very devoted
woman, and always sctup till her un-
dutiful husband put IN an appear
ance. She was hopeful woman, and
confidently expected that q reforma-
tion would take place some day, until
of late, when, it would seem, hope
failed her, and she gave way to des-
pair. On Saturday evening last, she
remained up until the other members
of the family were all asleep. Then
she procured a rope and proceeded to
small wooden building north of the
house. The rope was thrown across
a beam overhead and firmly attached
and moose formed. Placing stool
under the fatalrope, a large rock upon
the stool, she assembled the structure,
placed the moose about her neck, and
kicked the support from beneath her.
Out into the presence Of her Maker
she went, poor, unfortunate being,
one Of Gods weak creatures. 1t was
deliberate self-murdcr. She was too
weak to bear the trials of this world
thus she escapes. Her body was not
discovered until Sunday morning,
when the deed first became known.
Her husband Oh awakening discov-
cred that she had not occupied her
couch during the night, and immetli-
ately Instituted a search for her with
the result as above stated. ia ss
The deceased was forty-eight years
OF age, though she looked to be fully
ten years older. Her husband, who
drives a small rag cart about through
the city and country, is quite well
known. There are several children
in the family, and none to care for
them but an Incorporate and brutal
father, their case is pitifnl in the ex-
treme.--Buylingt0n Gazette.