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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
OHIO CONVENTION.
Nip and Tuck Between Allen
and Thurman.

CINCINNATI, May 1G.--The hotels
began to fill up last evening with
delegates and others, who will be
present at the Democratic State Con-
vention tomorrow. The indications
are that the attendance will be large.
and the proceedings interesting .-
John q. Thompson, in an interview.
claims that the convention is for
thurman and that the platform of
iast year, will not be adopted, but
Inat the present platform will not de-
ciare TOT the repeal of the Resump-
ZION act, but for the substitution of
announcer date, thus making il for hard
Gov. Allen has rooms At the Bur-
nett House. His friends arc strong
in the belief that he will carry the
convention. The result of the prima-
RES IN this city yesterday, indicate 10
for Allen, IL for Thurman, and 2
doubtful. A meeting is called for
tonight for all those delegates, who
are in favor oflast years platform, to
arrange plan of action for tomor-,
rows convention and organize the
friends of currency reform.
Exposition Hall was decorated and
seated yesterday and will be fixed up
in the most attractive manner for the
reception of the Convention. The
Convention will be called to order
promptly at IL o'clock. 1t is conced-
ed that Hon. Geo. ii. Pendleton will
be permanent chairman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

Somebody at 0sceola, Wis, COM
plains that hired women marry too
much, and advertises for ga woman
that will remain single six months at
a time"
A London doctor insists that it is
true that you can cure the toothache
by dissolving half a dram of bicar-
Donate Of soda in an ounce of water
and holding the solution In your
mouth.
A sensitive girl, named Francis
Annie Jones, hung herself the other
day in Liverpool from a bedpost be-
cause her mother had reprimandcd
her for burning 4 table-cloth with a
flat-iron.
Two gentlemen disputing about re-
ligiOn in a coffee-house, one of them
said: II wonder, sir, you should talk
of religion, when I'll hold you five
dollars you can't say the Lords Pray
err" "Done,' said the other. The
money being deposited. the gentle
man began with II believe in God,''
and so went cleycrly through the
creed. SWELL" said the other, Il own
Ihavc lost; ] did not think you would
have done it,"
Says an exchange: at is estimated
that the amount of silver boarded
away as curiosities and family pieces
is equal to half a dollar or more to
each man, woman and child in the
United States. There is scarcely a
family in the country but has some
silver pieces large or small, thus laid
by, which, now chat silver is again to
come into use as circulating medi-
um, and will be no curiosity, should
again be paid out and put into circu-
lation. If this were done, some twen-
ty to twenty-five millions of dollars
would be thrown on the country.
which would help the money inaF-
kets.' Let it come ont.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

The Chicago thieves, who proposed
to help the Milwaukee whisky thieves
ont of their trouble, by capturing and
destroying all the books and papers
in the possession Of Supervisor He'd.
rick, Asst. U. S. Attorney McKenney
and the Collector Of Internal Reve.
nue., at Milwaukee, relating 10 the
Milwaukee frauds, referred to Reye.
nue. Agents Simpson and Brown, rs
seAe0p. fslloars.
William Bergenthal, one OF the
Milwaukee crooked whisky manufac-
turers, in his testimony in the Jonas
GOldsberg conspiracy case, says five
Of the distillers, including himself
went once to Supervisor Hcdrick's
room to look at the books, and found
Brown in charge, who, thinking they
came to steal the books, told them lie
would defend the books with his life.
The facts about this are, that a
shyster attorney, named Goodwin,
with five Of the distillers, came TO
Supervisor Hedrick's room in the
third story Of the Follansbee block,
in Milwaukee, in the edge of the
evening, kAOwiHg that Revenue Ag't.
Brown, scds IN The room alone, and
ont OF reach Of help, and told him
that they "wanted the books and had
come to get Them They were dis
tinctly given to understand that if
inv attempt was made to take a book
+ paper some Of them would leave
be room feet Arst.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
Settling the Damages.
From the Detroit Free Press.

A colored citizen of Ohio street
maintains family dog about six
inches high and eight inches long
The said dog never tried to eat any
one until yesterday, when he attacked
a pedestrian and nipped his leg. The
pedestrian at once called the owner
Of the dog out doors and demanded
damages.
"Whar's de proof OBJ de bite ?" in.
quired the colored man.
Fright there" replied the victim,
exhibiting o black and blue spot.
can what's de damage?"
give hundred dollars I"
"Shoo! Yon kin have de dog for a
dollarN
"Makes 10 difference" continued
the man, II don't say that he has in
flictcd five hundred dollars worth OF
physical damages. / can't lie awake
nights and think Of hydrophohia for
no small sum-
81 can't never pay dat sum-"
"Then I'll sue you
"Very well; I'll adjourn de suit till
de bite gets well, and den what will
your proofs be 2"
The man reflected moment and
then said: ftr .Fs
| see, We must come down to phys
ical damages"
The colOred man knocked the dog
in the head with spade, and as the
animal kicked its last he remarked
"If you has been bitten by dog !
don't know muffin about 1t. | used ia
own little dog, but he's dead now
Ii thar's any more talk bout damages
around heah I'll climb over lie fence
and hurt some white man."
There wasn't any more talk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
The oH.prtnx of DYSPEPSIA !.

No class of invalids are more to be COM
miserated than the dyspeptic, since the
maiady from which they suffer is the pa
rent Of more numerous offspring Of tor
mentiDg symptoms then any other dis
ease. lin the other hand, they are TO be
congratulated that there is a potent, safe
agreeable botanic remedy Tor all the torture
that they undergo Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters powerfully invigoratea the cellular
tissue of the stomach, thus promoting an
adequate secretion aud flow OF the digestivs
juices yitalzes the shrunken aud debisitated
lining Of the stomach, directs the bill. INTO
its true channel, aud stimulates the inactive
bawe,s aud dormant liver. These radical
effects are accompanied with the restoEa-
iion Of appetite, flesh, and sound repcso
aud the removal of hatulence, heartburn,
nausea, palpitation Of the heart, vertigo,
high colorel and scading urine, water
brash, headaehe,a nd many other harrasaing
symptoms of dyspepsia. dswlt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

A lady now living in California re-
lates the following as an incident of
her early life:
s"Traveling in a coach in a thinly
settled part of Alabama with her
parents, she gave Itterance TO tho en-
thHsiasm of ayonng sin At thc roman-
tic scenery. Her father apologized to a
fellow passenger for her ex,lberance.
The stronger answered ;"po not check
her; enthusiasm Is q gift Af Gods"
and then he began in eloquent Ian
guagO TO toll of scenes he had gazed
upon aud lands he had visited, dwell
ing alternately on the majesty of the
wilds Of the West and the splendors
of the highest civilization. The girls
fancy was all aflame, and she led the
stranger to speak Of foreign lands,
and at last Spain,Hntil forgetting him
self, he spoke Of scenes and narrated
legends IN words Which disclosed to
her his indentity. Clapping her hands,
she cried, @Yon are Washington
Irving |"
Mr.. Bycrs, the wealthy editor Of
the Rocky Mountain Ne,ps, formerly
of Iowa, having openly confessed his
part in recent scandal case, comes
out and asks people not to blame re-
ligion for it, as he never belonged to
the church.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
a new way 10 PAY ora p.....

WAsHINGToS, May l3.-ghe House
committee on Judiciary, have not per-
fected the bill recommended by Rep
resentatives Lawrence and Knott. 10
secure indemnity to the United States
from the Pacific r. II. Companies, by
retaining in the Treasury all money
which is, or may be owing them and
applying it for payment of money
due the Government. These gentle
men say il the bin shall pass it will
save to The Government $l5,OOO.OOO
or more, while it would invade no
right of property or any privilege
secured by law.
The proposition of Sidney Dillon,
in behalf of the u. p. II. IL. Co, to
return lands at $3.50 per acre, as pay
ment for the Indebtedness was con-
siderea by the committee as imprac-
ticable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

On Friday May 18th, in the trial at
milwaukee,, an allusion to Revenue
Agent. Brown, was made by Sam.
Rindskopf. in his testimony, where
upon Prosecuting Attorney, Mckin-
ney stated that, "Chas. p. Brown, who
has been long time in the Revenue
service and is now absent from here
on duty. is an honest official and the
use of his name in this case, is not
any reelection on his character"
Sam Rindskopf, the witness, contin
ued that he knew nothing against Mr.
Brown, and only imagined or drew
an inference that he was in collusior
with others.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
The Lady ana'sho Drummer.

1t was clear, bright day, when
the young drummer-who was max
ing his first tour through the South
was seen smiling complacently on a
fair damsel sitting at. his left and di-
agonally opposite him, ON the 3 80
south bound train from Memphis, on
the NJ. e. L. Railroad.
She was fair and beautiful to be-
hold, as he thought, when he ap-
preached her thus:
"My good lady, it. seems as if you
were travelling alone?'
II am" was the reply.
"Well," said the drummer, "noth-
ing gives me more true pleasure than
to play the gallant to the fair sex, who
like yourself are companionless, and
If | do not presume too much will
be your escort as far as we travel to-
gether."
SLOW far are you going 2" she said.
"To Grenada" was the reply.
II shall go that far myself"
"Well, then, surely, we will have
quite q nice ride together" :
"But pray, sir, if am not too i'm
pertinent, may / ask what sort of bus
iHess you are in ?"
ooh, not at all, not at all, my fair
lady; with pleasure, l can say that ]
am . touring pilgrim for CONNER
cial house in Louisville, KY
They sped on at the rate Of twenty
miles per hour, busily engaged in con-
versation until they ..rived at Station
10. BY this time he had changed his
seat to the one directly behind hers.
When the train stopped their eyes fell
dpoga poor looking donkey, when
h h,s thinking to make tEe lady blush,
"Fair lady, ! have been raised In a
city, and am totally unacquainted
with the difIereat animals that inhabit
this country, viii yon please tell me
what sort or kind of an animal that is
over the way there 2" at the same time
pointing his finger at the donkey.
She replied by making a mischiev-
GUS wink at her father, who had not
long since taken seat near enough
to hear the conversation.
II, too, have been raised in a city,
and am, like you, unacguainted with
the animals that inhabit this country;
but il would be left to Judge, l
would emphatically say, from his silly
!nok and long ears, that he must be a
touring pilgrim for a commercial
house in Louisville, Ky Don't You
think so papa p
II do, ! do, my dapghterl' The
drummer wilted, and has not been
heard from since,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
FOREIGN.
mu,,ny ON a British Yes.

Wut1ny On 1fritash Vessel.
LONDON, May 13.-The bark Cas-
well arrived at Queenstown to-day
in tow of a gunboat. The mutineers
killed Capt. Best who belonged in
London, and first aud second mates
and steward, all of Glasgow. One
of the scamen was killed and two of
the mutineers, both of whom were
Greeks. Another Greek sailor was
badly cut with an axe but survived
and was landed prisoner at Queens
town. Capt. Best was shockingly
mutilated The stewart was shot
while coming up the companion lad
der. All four were tied together
and thrown overheard, the Captain
and second Mate being at the time
not dead.
James Corrick, seaman on the Cas-
well, reports as follows: On leaving
Autopagota the crew consisted of the
Captain, Mate. I'd Mate, Steward,
3 Greek, Italian and 2 English sea-
man, carpenter and two boys. On
the 4th Of January the Greek and Ital-
ion sailors mutined and murdered
the officers. Knowing something of
navigation ! took charge. The for
eigners wished to take the vessel to
Greece. About month afterwards,
when off the coast Of Brazil, the boys
overheard plot between the Greeks
and Italians to murder the English
men aboard.
The carpenter and myself succeed
ed in overpowering one of the Greeks
whoin we put IN irons. We were
compelled in self defence toikill the
other Greeks, one Of whom was the
instigatar of the mutiny. The two
Italians then left the vessel in a boat
taking letter from me 10 deliver
when they got ashore. The vessel
was brought here by the remainder
of the crew,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
No. %.
AN ORDINANCE to license Auc


tioneers.
Sk'TI"N !. BE IL ordered 6y the
CITY Council Of the CITY Of Ottumaca,
That every person before engaging
in the auction business IN said city,
shall first take out license therefor
by paying into the City Treasury, The
sum Of One Hundred ($lOO.QO) Dol
lars. And on presentation of the
Trcasurer's receipt the Mayor shall
issue to such person, an auetioneer's
license, authorizing him, at his place,
to carry on such business for one
year, or such person, if he so desire,
may take out such license for any fixed
number of days at the rate of Five
($5.O) Dollars per day as above pro-
yided by paying the same into said
Treasury.
SEC. 2. Any person DESTROYS Of
selling live stock at public auction
upon the streets, or other public pia-
ces in said city shall first take out
license SO to do, for one year by pay
ing the sum of Fifty ($5O.OU Dollars
into said Treasury, or such person
may take out license for the p4rposh
mentioned in this section for any
fixed number OF days, at the rate Of
Two ($2OU Dollars per day.
SEC. 3. All yearly licenses issued
under the provisions of this Ordi-
nance shall be dated May list, and
shall expire on the first of May next
their issuance.
SEC. A.. Any person violating any
of the provisions Of this Ordinance
by selling at auction, without first
obtaining licehse'as herein required,
shall be fined not less than Five ($5.0U)
Dollars, nor more than Twenty-Five
$4,000 Dollars, for each day on
which he may have sold without such
license, together with costs, and shall
stand committed as provided by law,
until such fine and costs are paid.
SEE, 8, Ordinance No. As entitled
An Ordinance repeating Section
Two of Ordinance No. Is, and enact
ing a substitute THEREFOR" and Ordi-
nance No. SO passed December Sth,
1874, entitled IAN Ordinance repeal
ing Section Two of Ordinance No. SO,
IN relation to auctioneer's licenses
md enacting substitute therefor
DC and the same are hereby. repealed.
SEC. 8. This Ordinance shall take
effect from and after publication as
by law.
Passed May 10Th, 1875.
o. ID. TISDALE, Mayor.
Attest; W. II. FETzER, City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

Yesterday the Great International
Menagerie, Museum, Aquarium, and
Circus inaugHrated their second an
nnal tour at the industrial Exposition
Building, the stockholders of this
magnificent editice having consented
to let this great show occupy il for
ono week. The days festivities be-
gan with a grand gratuitons street
a.-.'-" "hial, waa grandeur itself,
and was witnessed by crowds of spec
tators along its entire route. Last
night we found the Exposition Build
ing thronged with the most brilliant
and fashionable audience, without
exception, that we have ever seen
drawn together here. The Menager-
lie and Museum are alone worth the
price of admission. At least LOO
rare wild animals and remarkable
curiosities are to be seen. The vari-
Gus cages and vans are admirably ar
ranged, and the attendants we'll in
formed and polite. After seeing all
that was To be seen in the Menagerie,
Museum, and Aquarium, we, after
some difficulty in consequence of the
immense jam, found seat, and not a
minute too soon, for the grand entree
Immediately began. This was mag
niiicently costumed and brilliantly
executed, and was fitting prelude to
the entertainment that followed.
Where all was SO perfect it is a hard
matter TO specialize any particular
act and call it best, Every one was
excellent. The whole entertainment
passed of with the greatest eclat and
we pronounce the Great Internation-
al the largest, best, and most admir-
ably conducted show that il has ever
been onr lot to witness. We feel
somewhat proud Of this, Tor it is. in
reality, a Kentucky show as here in
this city. at the Gait House, the idea
was conceived, and, as it is really the
the largest in America, this Is some
thing to be proud Of Every one that
we met at the Exposition Building
last night was of our opinion. The
geneFai verdict on oil sides expressed
the one idea the best Show in the
world, -LoNisr,ie CoMiey-Journal.
To be at Ottumwa, Juno 40
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
The Democratic caucus Of the Con.

necticut Legislature gave Barnum for
U. S. Senator 100 votes, English IA,
and Ingersol l. BY common consent
this result is deemed bargain-a
sale of this high position. This will
materially help the Republican cause
in the Nutmeg State, and we now
confidently expect that the State will
give the Republican candidate for
President handsome majority.
Mark the prediction.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

The Philadelphia North american,
in noticing Cincinnati Commercial
paragraph, says: Nobody crowded
Messrs. Sumner, Schurz and Halstead
out of the party they went out of
their own motion, because they were
too pure and too conscientious to act
longer with the party. And then,
when the party refused 10 accept their
candidate, they did the best they
could with the Democratic party
We hope history is not about to re-
peat ITSELF"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
Tne F,ooa \. .,on .rc,,c.,

LANCASTER, N. H., May l3.--The
water in Connecticut River is steadi-
ly rising and last night closed with a
heavy rain. Motives have yet been
as lost, but damage TO prop
erty has been Nery great. The tracks
Of the Boston, Concord and Montreal
aud Grand Trunk Railroad are ul-
der water for twenty miles, lat North.
and six miles above here
q torrent ten feet deep sweeps through
the village.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

The two didn't belong to each 9TH
er and this very good boy may have
been little too smart and saucy.
Little Mary was prettily dressed,
and standing in front of the house
waiting for her mother to go out to
ride. A tidy boy, dressed in coarse
clothes, was passing, when the little
girl said: "Comc here, boy, and sake
hands WI me. dot a boy dus' like
You, named Joey The boy laughed,
shook hands with her, and said
Owe got little girl just like you,
only she hasn't any little cloak with
pussy fur on it,"
Here a lady came out of the door,
and said: "Mary, you must not talk
with bad boys on the street. l hope
you havn't taken anything from her
Go right along, and never stop hero
again, boy !"
That evening the lady was called
down to speak with boy in the hall.
He was very neatly dressed, and
stood with his cap in his hand. II
was. the enemy of the morning. ~
came to tell you that am not a bad
boy" he said. ~ 60 to Sunday
School and help my mother oil / can.
never tell lies, nor quarrel, nor say
bad words; and | don't like a lady
to call me names, and ask me If I've
stolen her little girls clothes of her y
I'm very glad you're so good"
said the lady, laughing at the boys
carnestness. 'slIcrc's o quarter of a
dollar for you." ~ don't want that,
said ben, holding his head up very
high. "My father works in found
ry, and he has lots of money. You've
got boy bigger than l havnt you ?"
Eyes, Why S Shoes he know the
commandments" "l'm afraid not
very well.' "Can he say the sermon
OH the mount, and the twenty-third
psalm, and tho golden rule !" sim
very much afraid he can not" said
the lady, laughing at the boys BRAY
cry. doesn't he ride on his pony on
Sunday instead of going to church ?"
"Fm afraid he does, but he ought
not" said tho lady blNshing little.
"Mother don't know came here
said the little rouge, Shut I thought
would just come round and see
what kind of folks you were, al,d--
and-I guess mother would rather
your boy wouldn't come round our
doors,s because she don't like little
Susan to talk to bad boys In the
street. Good evening"" And the boy
was gOne.>-PrOridenc Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

Now THAT Gen. Hedrick has pune
tured the rascalIy scheme contrived
by the MilwauEee and Chicago whis-
ky thieves to implicate him and other
revenue officers who aided him, in
the secret conspiracy to break down
the government cases by stealing the
records and papers, it would be I'm
good taste, and only just, for the Du-
buque Hcydld to withdraw its infa-
nous assertions relating to Revenue
agents Simpson and Brown. The
testimony OF Hedrick was such that
the sitting judges and the attorneys
on both sides declared in open court
that there was absolutely nothing
more needed to entirely. acquit him
OF the vile charges. The public will
now have an opportunity to see
whether the Herah will for once ac-
knowledge its error and make the
dmende Observation-Disclosures Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
At. Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS, May l6.
By Telegraph.
Wheat--higher for best but lower
for poor grades. No 2 Fall Sl.42
cash; 81 Al May; 81 &c July. No. 3
81 90 bid May. No. 4 90iac.
Corn-higher at 453Ac cash; $3.50
July.
Oats--lower to sell 33c bid.
Whisky-$l 0S.
Pork-lower at ST. so.
Lard-none here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

CAss county, on the 18th inst, cleo
ted delegates TO the county conven.
ton, and Sapp Of Council Bluffs
carried the county for Congress, We
hope the contest in the Eighth Dis.
trict will be decisive one way or the
other SO as to leave no room tor quar-
relling. The vehemence of the fight
and the disposition to knock chips of
one anothers shoulders, Looks as
though something wicked might
come Off in the Congressional con-
vention, it the contest be close there.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
Chicago live stock Market.

CHICAGO, May l6.
by Telegraph.
Hogs Receipts 10000. Market
is steady and fairly active. Sales of
light gradesat ~ 1907 Is; Packing
vs. 95@7 Is; shipping ~ 10@SO; Phil
adelphias firm.
Cattle--receipts 5000. The market
is quiet. Good to choice $4 4O@5 %;
medium $4@4 35.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17
IN THIS CASE ON TRIAL

he was between two fires. lie was
charged as being connected with the
conspiracy, and the whisky witnesses
cast all the imputatiOns upon him
possible. The defense was hostile to
him, for he had been the assailant OF
every branch Of the whisky trade.
That, however, the court and counsel
on both sides declared that no evil
dcncc substantiated a charge against
him, is SO much to his credit, and he
is entitled TO it. :.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-17

A vice From SwEDEN.--Ame
Chemists and their Production oppre-
ctated by the Professors at the ce1e-
DRAFTED Universities IN Spcden. Mr.
Saebs. Sr,--At your request, have tested
Halls Vegetable Sicilian j air Remover, in
my practice at the "SERAFIMER HoTEL,"
and can say, II will restore.gray hair to it's
original color. II is entirely harmless,
and is q valuable remedy to use in such
cases. PHI. MALMSTEN.
Professor Of Chemistry and Medicine.
STockHoLn, July,e, 1868 d&wlt