Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-26

slowly rising, and to-day is full of
floating ice.
Messrs. Daggett n Harper shipped
three car loads of oil cake to New |
York this morning. a
The pork houses have commenced
sending forward their product
already. Several ear loads OF lard
We're sent East from this city to-day.
From the Daily of January cath
Twenty car leads of pork product
was sent south 10 st. Louis this
morning, via. the st. l.. Il. c. and
Northern Railroad.
Henry Clay Deans lecture at Eddy
vile last night, we understand, was
not web attended, owing, probably 10
the inciemency of the weather.
+. A. Shcafc, a very worthy citizen
of Highland Township, died in The
Asylum at Mt. Pleasant on Monday,
He was the subject Of epilepsy for
some years, and was taken to the
asylum last summer as it was not safe
for him to he with his family. His re-
mains arrived here Yesterday. and
were buried al McCormick's crave
yard to-day.
4. j. collars. general travelling
agent for the Old Niagara Insurance
Company, left the city to-day for an
extended visit through Missouri and
Kansas. Toms territory has been
recently enlarged and now embraces
four or five States. He is an excel
lent insurance man and we arc glad
his labors arc being appreciated by
his company.
The Congregational Church meeting
last evening, to consider Rev. s. NJ.
Merrill's resignation. took no further
4, action than to ask for its withdrawal
for the present. Mr.. Merrill prefer
red final action, but the church pre-
ferring TO merely request its with
drawal for the present, he yielded,
frankly stating that if at any time in
the next sixty days the Trustees
should suggest to him that, in their
opinion, il would conducc to the best
interests of the church, his resigna-
ton would again be freely rendered
by him.
Mrs. Hcnncssey, a lady living on
the other side of the river, near this
city, is i'll great trouble. 1t seems
that her boy, a lad about ID years of
age, who has followed backing boots
and doing odd jobs about the city for
several months past, is missing.
About two weeks ago he came over
TO town with his sister, and after do
ing a few trifling errands left. telling
her that he was going home imme-
diately. since which time nothing
has been seen or heard of him. Any
person giving this lady any informa-
ton in regard to the boy will receive
her thanks and be suitably rewarded
FIRE.--At half past eleven o'clock
to-day the fire bell rang, and in five
minutes two thousand people We're
out on Market and Green streets hunt
ing for the location of the fire. 1t
was quickly discovered to be the large
boarding house of Mrs. Upham, on
Ey.,r,.,{l, y,,,n .Jnnp tsrn.,a Crnax, .x,ooX
The Fire caught from chimney and
had run along the comb of the roof
some twelve feet and was breaking
out ola rear window. Rev. Merrill
and some other near neighbors. dis
covered il in time, and with IN AK
and water buckets subdued it. before
any serious damage was done, but il
was very close call.
Mike Sweeney is the name he goes
by and he is slick one too. Tester-
day evening he took little too much
beer or something else and was pick
cd mp on the charge of intoyication.
He was safely hivcd in the Spiders
nest where he rested in comfort until
this morning, when Mike, in company
with another man, was taken ont ofthc
Jail and brought down 10 the City
Hall by the policeman. Bob left
\ Michael at the head of the stairs i'm
the hall talking with friend, while
he took the other fellow i'm for trial.
The conversation continued in tones
sufficiently loud 10 be heard by the
parties IN the Hall. The first case was
disposed of and the prisoner ordered
to stand aside, and the policeman
stepped out to call Mike in. When
Robert reached the head Of the stairs
the other fellow was still talking
away but the prisoner was gone.
The policeman made inquiry as to
where Michael had gone to.
- .Och, be COB an / don't Know
The last saw of him he was going
down stairs as though the divil was
after him sure
Robert started out Oh pilgrimage
but has not yet recovered his bird
lie, however, heard of him down be-
low the stockyards enquiring the
road to Keokuk. And now that po-
liceman says he wanted him to get
away.