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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-21
DROBATE NOTICE.

In matters of the estate of Enoch Shoemake
deceased.
Notice is qereby given that on or before the
9Th day of October, 1876, there will be filed i'm
the office of the circuit court of Mahaska cOun-
ty, Iowa, the final settlement and petition for
discharge of John j. Else administrator of the
estate of EnOch ShOemake deceased, and the
same is set for hearing on the LIST day of the
next term of the circuit court, to be begun and
held in OskaOOsa, on the 10th day of October,
1876, hit which time objections can be made TO
the approving of said settlement and granting
the prayer of said petitioner.
WILLIAMS & MCMILEN, Atty's
nj JOHN j. ELSE, Admr.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-21
Fairbanks Scales.

Mr.. Tenant of the Remington Sewing Ma
chine Office, northwest corner of the square on
High street, has erected one of the finest and
best
Six Ton Fairbanks Scales
that we have seen in this country. The plat
form is % feet long, sufficient to weigh team
and load, which we deem the most correct way.
The double weigh beam and is nicely plated and
hung in bronZed iron standards, set on Il heavy
black walnut sill with 1.-THE word "Fairbanks"
each side in gold letters and this sill is placed
on large t1uted iron pillars, three feet from the
floor, all of which makes neat and business
like appearance, while the weighing is as per-
feet as can be- Even pen-knife placed on the
platform 20 feet from the office will raise the
beam. Mr.. 4. has had many years experience
in weighing, and farmers will find il to their adj
vantage to patrOnZe him. Printed tickets al
ways used and price only ten cents for single
load.
Mr.. Austin, the agent for the scale company,
is stationed at OskalOOsa, and is having
setting theE. up over the country.
Aug. 18th 1876. so
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-21

A Joint canvass is being arranged
between Judge Sampson and Judge
Hendershott. The particulars will
be made public soon:
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
Grimes and CasuaIfies.

A fire Saturday evening at the malt house of
Buckhardts brewery, at Boston Highlands.
caused loss of $4,000.
Edward Coyle, aged 40, cut his throat with a
razor Saturday. He cannot survive. He was
probably insane from illness.
The Almonte furniture factory and number
OF adjoining buildings at Almonte Ont, were
burned Saturday. Loss Of furniture company
is about $4,000.
The schooner Nelson Harvey from New Bed
ford for Philadelphia put into Newport yester-
aay to land Thomas Silvia, who had been badly
injured by an accident. He was sent to the
hospital.
At the primary Democratic election in New
Orlans Saturday, several fractional fights oc-
CURED, resulting in three men being killed by
pistol shots.
Burglars entered several houses at East
Hampton, Mass, yesterday morning, securing
abeut $500 worth of property, mostly silver
ware.
Patrick J. McMann of Worcester, Mass,
was run over by freight train and killed at
Aver junction on the Nashua Railroad yester-
day morning.
The furniture and chair manufactury of f.
b. Conant & Sobs at Camden, N. j., was de-
stroyed by tire yesterday morning. Loss $780,
600; insurance $4,000 Fire believed to be in
cendiary.
JnO. Bennett shot and fatally wounded Pat
rick Dutfer at Showing street, South Boston,
last evening. Duffer and several others were
attempting to break down Bennett's door hay-
ing some grudge against him. when he fred on
them.
Justus Teial Marson, the Danish Vice Con-
snl at Porto Rico, who was passenger, was
killed on board the Cimbra. He was sitting
on the deck house when a sudden Iurch of the
ship threw him against the bulwarks with great
violence, crushing his head. He died in few
minutes.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE


BATH, Sept. 16.-There was launched this
forenoon, by Goss & Sawyer, a foe ship of
1850 tons, named Dakota. 1t is owned by John
w. Mari and others, and will be commanded
by Capt. Edwin f. Day of Woolwich.
Fire in Gardiner.
GARDINER, Sept. 16.-A house and ell owned
and occupied by James Moore, on High street.
vas burned to the ground this morning. Loss
$1,000; insured for 5000. The fire was caused
by defective chimney.
Suit Against the Rockland Opinion.
RoCKLAND, Sept. 16.-Gen. Davis Tillson
commences today suit for libel against Levi
M. Robbins, publisher of the Rockland Opn-
ion, on account of charges made against Till
son of fraud. corruption and intimidation of
voters at Hurricane Island, last Monday, pub
lished in the Opinion of yesterday Damages
are laid at ter thousand dollars, and Robbins s
property has been attached for the amount.
Appointment.
AUGUSTA, Sept 16-Secretary Morrill, has
designated Gen. 8. B. Murray as one of three
treasury agents who are to take the govern
ment bonds to the syndicate in London. He
leaves for London next week.
Smuggler at Oakland Park,
GARDINER, Sept. 16.-Russelps famous horse
''Smugger" had very heavy track at Oakland
Park today. In his race against time he trot-
ted the first mile in 225 1-2, the second in 2.24
IA, and the last in 2.29. The first half of the
last mile was made in 10, three-quarters in
LAP and he would have made the full mile in
2 20 easy if he had not hit his leg in the last
quarter.
Postal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Among the post
office changes during the week is the appoint
ment of c. G. Crockett postmaster at Sabattus.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
YELLOW FEVER.
A Scare i'm Baltimere-Typhoid MaIariaI
Fever Mistaken for Yellow Fever,

Scare in Baltimere-Typh0id Malarial
Fever Mistaken for Yellow Fever.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-Great apprehensions
are felt here owing to the discovery of fifteen
cases of yellow fever in the eastern section of
the city near the wharves where hundreds of
by the health department, nine tanements were
found infected.
In some of these, over a hundred persons
were found living in fourteen small rooms.
The yards and sinks were filthy, and forty cart
loads of noisome matter were removed. All
the force of the health department are at work.
Three deaths have occurred, and several cases
have been sent to the quarantine hospital.
Steamers between Baltimore and Savannah
are ordered to discontinue their trips. Several
vessels are at quarantine with yellow fever on
board.
A woman who died of the epidemic last eve
ning remains alone in the house, and 20 one
will 90 near the body. Six carloads of chic.
ride of lime and other disinfectants are scat
tered in adjacent streets, which look as if a
guarding the infected neighborhood. Many
families are moving away. Stringent meas
ures to prevent the spread of the epidemic will
be taken.
Mayor Latrobe states that no yellow fever
prevails in Baltimore; that official reports have
been made to him up TO last evering from DR..
Stewart, health commissioner, and Dr. How
ard, quarantine physician, and in no case has
yellow lever been reported. In his report SUBJ
mitted yesterday, DR.. Stewart states that ty-
phoid malarial fever prevails to some extent in
locality 10 East Baltimore fronting on back
basin, id tenement houses at the foot of
Thames, Dallas and Caroline streets Visiting
this locality yesterday, he found twelve or
thirteen cases of this fever, which originated
from bad condition of the neighborhood.
None of the cases could in any way be traced
to the shipping in the harbor. The disease is
endemic and disappears on thorough disinfec-
ton, which has been applied.
Yellow Fever Mortality in Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 15.-The total number of
interments today were %, of which 81 were
from yellow fever. The weather is very threat
ing with northeast wind and rain, and bad for
those who arc sick.
Precautions ON Naval Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The chief of the
bureau of medicine of New York has instruct
ed commanding officers of vessels of the north
Atlantic station to have the vessels thoroughly
disenfected so as to prevent the appearance Of
yellow fever on board if possible. They also
are cautioned to keep their vessels isolated from
the merchant vessels, go that disease cannot be
communicated from any vessel halling from an
infected port.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
The Mountain Meadow Massacre,

SALT LAKE, Sept 16.-At the trial of Lee,
at Beaver yesterday, for completely in the
Mountain Meadow massacre, 7 witnesses tes-
tilted bringing the crime of murder upon him.
johnson testified direct to Lees murders, and
identified the prisoner at the bar as Lee The
case was rested on behalf of both prosecution
and defence on the testimony offered. Arpu-
ments will be heard Monday.
Samuel Knights testimony went to show
that he was driving one of the wagons which
contained arms; heard the first gun fred after
the emigrants had been decoyed out; saw Lee
blow woman's brains out, beat another to
death with his gun and murder several others,
and at the same time saw the Indians make a
rush on the women and children, whom they
slew.
Samuel McMurdy testified that he drove the
other wagon; after the emgrants had been de-
coyed out by flag of truce, and the whole col
umn commenced moving up the meadow, heard
the command to halt and looking round saw
Lee put his gun to a woman's head and
fire; she fell; he heard Lee beating mans
brains out with a gun; Lee then came to wit
ness wagon and shot all the wounded men
with his pistol aud dragged the bodies to the
ground; only the children in the wagon were
saved. This witness refused to tell whether he
took part in the killing, but on the former trial
it came out that he was the man who, while 10
the act of firing on Que of the wounded emf
grants said, 20, Lord, receive their spirits, for
it is for Toy sake we do these things
Nephi johnson, who went to the meadow
as an Indian interpreter, testified that he
saw Lee shoot the woman referred to and
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
Heavy Storm.

NORFOLK, Va. Sept. 16.-A fearful storm is
prevailing here. For the last twenty-four
hours the rain fall has been inches, aud 5
inches at Cape Henry, where the wind is blow
ing 45 miles an hour.
NEW YORK. Sept 1.-THE storm which set
in last night increased in violence during the
day, blowing fearfully and with torrents of
rain, reaching its height about o'clock this
afternoon. Great difficulty was experienced
by the ferry boats in making landings and
those on the Staten Island route finding it i'm
possible returned TO the city with their passen.
gers.
The storm has Frustrated the telegraph wires
south of Philadelphia aud no Communication
has been had with Washington tonight
At midnight the signal observer reports
heavy rain falling at Buffalo, Cleveland, De-
troit Erie, Kingston, Rochester, Toledo, clear
ing weather at Philadelphia and New York.
The total rainfall in New York amounted to
81 Inches, and the highest velocity of the
wind recorded was 80 miles per honr at Z Is o.
m. The barometer is now rising with south
eIly wind.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 17.-In the city TODAY
considerable damage was done by the heavy
of the roofs of the Main exhibition building
and Machinery Hall were blown away and in
jury was done to many of the exhibits The
American aud English exhibits suffered most.
Several other smaller buildings within the
grounds were mewhat damaged by the storm
In all sections OF the CRY trees, roofs and CHM
neys were carried away. Several persons were
injured, but none seriously.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
NEW YORK.
Fasa Mail Trains,

New YORK, Sept. 16-The postal commits
sion adjourned yesterday to meet n Cleveland,
The interviews have been, with two exceptions
entirely with railroad men.
Isaac Henderson of the Evening Post, said
that fast mail trains were as much an injury to
evening papers as they were a benefit to morn
lag papers. He thought fast mails were not
needed, but it train was ran, it should start
in the evening. Many bankers and brokers
with whom he had talked on the subject. ex-
press the same opinion.
Postmaster James said If fast trains were
run they should be run at in the morning,
and in the evening.
The WOman's Suffrag e Society.
The WOman's Suffrage Society of this CITY
last evening gave reception to Margaret G.
Parker, President OF the Woman's Suffrage So
clety OF Dundee, Scotland. Addresses Of vel.
come were made By Susan B. Anthony Mrs
Blake. and Mrs. Croiy, aud responded to by
Mrs. Parker. She claimed the right of stuff
rage conceded to women would insure the Sue
cess of temperance.
Benevolent Requests
Among the requests Of the late r. r. Graves
were $4,000 to the Consumptives' Home of Bos-
ton; $4,000 to Holyoke Seminary, South Fl adlev
Mass. also to the Home Missionary Society
connected with the Congregational church of
the United States, $4,000. To the town Of
Sunderland. Mass, for town library, $4,000, and
further sum of $1,000 to be invested for the
ton OF colored people in the Southern States
River Pirates.
Another schooner, the Jane G. Harris. was
boarded by pirates in Flushing Bay, Saturday,
and IN struggle with the mate one of them
shot him through the breast, it is believed ia
tally: The pirates escaped with over $500
worth of booty.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

ST. Louis has taken measures to aid the Saw
annah sufferers.
Internal revenue receipts Saturday $445, 673:
customs $568, 173.
A party from st. Johnsbury visited the Craw-
ford House Saturday over the Ogdensburg
ID. b. Bean, a merchant of Paterson. N. 7
has failed, with liabilities az S3I9,OOO. Several
Eastern parties are interested.
The centennial celebration of the battle of
Harlem took place Saturday. There was a mo-
cess0n under the escort of the 9TH regiment
and MI. Jay delivered an grafton.
The shad fishermen and some land owners
On the connecticut river at Springfield, have
formed protective association, with Edward
Parsons OF Agawam, President.
The various rifle teams in New York made
an excursion under charge of the Aldermen. to
the New York city institutions on 8lackwelPs
Island, etc.
A heavy rain at Philadelphia Yesterday af-
forded promise of relief to the mill streams of
the state, which are too low to run the macbin-
cry.
The typographical Union of Philadelnbia
have agreed to reduction of 10 per cent on
and after October I'd, on book as we'll as ne VS..
paper work.
Il. q. rockingham, for twenty years editor
OF the Haverhill Gazette, and prominent To-
cal politician, dropped dead on rising yesterday
morning. de was about 70 years old.
Ine printing OF internal revenue stamps will
be done hereafter by the Treasury printing Blu.
reau. Representatives of bank note companies
selves. ''-o"'-
The depositors of the Rockingham 10 ner
cent. Savings Bank of Portsmouth, N. a.. have
called meeting Saturday, Sept. 23d, to copsid-
er what steps shall be taken, if any, to proner
Iy promote their interests.
The arrangements for the reunion of the So.
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee, to take
place in Washington in October, are progress,
ing satisfactorily. A large meeting is antici-
pated. The statue of Mcpherson is to be Mac
ed in position about October 4th.
The great trot for $4,000 between s., julien
and Dan Voorhees,, which took place at San
Francisco shot time since, drew an immense
crowd. st. julien was the favorite. and after
Voorhees, had won the first heat St. Julien took
three heats in succession, the time being 2 25ss,
Z3O4, 2291. The owner of st. Julien, it is said
won $l7,0 900 on the match.
During the septiateral circuit meetings Gold.
smltn Maid won 81, 900; Rarus 1000; Snug
ger SofoO; Sam Purdy $500; Adelaide $500;
Fian.er and Mambrino Kate $4,000 each; May
pro $3.50; Hannah d $45OO; Little Fred So
40: Lulu, Judge Fullerton and Bodine s400o
trotted at Springfield, while 80 were reonired at
Poughkeepsie and Buffalo. 1i-0N "'
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
A Batch Of Rognes Indicted

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 16-The United States
grand jury at Jefferson City found indictments
against several persons for completely in the
war claim frauds, perpetrated during the ad-
minstration of Gov. Woodson. John d. Croft
ton, Jr., son of ex-Adjutant General Crofton,
and clerk for him, surrendered himself to the
United States marshal today, he having learned
that he was one of the PARTIES against whom
indictments have been found. In default of
$4,000 bonds he was placed in custosy. Other
gentlemen residing IN Kansas City, st. Joseph,
Jefferson City, and elsewhere are mentioned in
connection with these indictments, but their
names will not be definitely known until the
coptdses are issued next Monday,
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
News and Other Items.

A recent report from the department of
buildings in New York gives the estimated
cost of buildings in tue city in 1870 at $38, 600 :
600, in 1871 $37, 100000 and in 1875 Sis, 200 0OO
No better proof could be given that the build
ing was in excess of demand at the time it
seemed to be most prosperous.
Tommy-who has been allowed seat at the
table on the occasion of tea-party, and is
scrutinizing the engraving on the teaspoon.
which is odd-"Why, mother, these spoons
we're on Aunt James supper-table the other
night, when cousin Fred had his party" A
''look" from the maternal, and smile all
around.
w lille a party of men were driving a we'll
tube in Royal Oak. Mich, few days ago, they
struck kind of soft stone about twelve inches
thick, and after they had drilled through it an
explosion took place like the report of the can
non, throwing the tools fully thirty feet in the
air. The hole then began emitting sand and
stones, some of which weighed twelve pounds,
and afterwards sent out white sand and smoke
for about nine hours.
At .Fossuille, California, lives old Foss,
the crack stage driver of the Pacific: He has
now retired from business, having grown rich,
and keeps the rAfreshment station on the stage
road, having resigned the reins to his son. He
has collection of whips, given. him by different
associations and friends, which hang on racks
in his hall as trophies. Ono of them, given
him by the late Ralston, is valued at $4,000,
being mounted with gold and richly set with
jewels.
1t how appears that the Centennial buildings
were for1more than month exposed to the
danger of dreadful explosion, several bottles
of nitro-gl ycerne, dynamite and other powerful
explosives having been placed on exhibition in
glass case in the U. S. bnilding by an officer
of the torpedo station at Newport, r. 1. ANY
slight accident might have set these tremen-
dous compounds going, and the results would
have been fearful to contemplate. On repre-
sentation at Washington they were ordered re-
moved.
Lord Lytton, now governor general of India
has commended himself to the natives by es.
Dousing the cause of one who suffered at the
hands of his master. An Englishman who was
late at church one morning on acco I'm: of the
fault of his coachman, struck the coachman so
severe blow that he ultimately died from it.
Lord Lytton heard of the case, rept imanded
the minor judge for not sending the case to a
full court of jurisdiction, suspended him from
office for year, aud championed the native
side as follows: ''The class of misconduct out
of which this crime has arisen is believed to be
dying out; but the governor-generali in council
would take this opportunity of expressing his
abhorrenca of the practice. instances of which
occasionally come to light, of European mas
tiers treating their native servants in a manner
in which they would not treat men of their
own race. This pra,tice is all the more cow
ardly because those who are least able to re-
taliate injury or insult have the strongest
claim upon the forbsarance and protection of
their employers"
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
Daily Dome.t;c Rece;,,..

BY BOSTON & MAINE RAILRoAD-Gore & Davis
cars flour, HOlway & Robinson / do flour, l.
Moody do -four, G Heywood & Co do flour, D W
Coolidge DO -four, King, Gilman & Co Q do -four,
Norton, Chapman & Co 2 do -four, w l. Alden 1 do
Hour, s q A Doten 1 do lumber, j Hobson 8
do heads. Boston Ref Line 8 do oil, g Comstock
3 90 corn, King, Gilman s. CO. do corn, Boylan q
20 90 corn, u w True q Co do corn, Stevens
q 20 2 90 corn, Tarbox 8 Co do corn, w B
Swan q Go 2 do corn, Crosby 8 Blaney do corn
Ihaxter q Co do corn; l., Kensel, Tabor q Co do
corn and 90 bran, W True & Co do bran, j Ii
Randall q co 2 do bran, Stevens & Co do bran, j
Tibbetts do bran, r Jewett do bran Howes &
Hilton do bran, H Alexander & Co do braD
Morton do -four, Z Fl Merrill / do clapboards,
Q l. Young Edo timber, Kendall & Whitney 1 do
seed, KING, Gilman q Co 1 do oats, Grand Trunk
railroad DO merchandise, Maine Central Railroad
81 do mercha pdse. Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
4 do merchandise, Portland II do merchandise
by water conveyance-l00O bush corpmeaI to g.
W, True & Co
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18

OvER-WATERING THE STREETs.-One of our
ablest and most popular physicians requests
us to say word of warning against the bad
practice of overwhelming the streets. The
sprinkling carts do not produce any injurious
effect upon the public health. but the custom
of deluging the streets with water from hose
is the cause of a good deal of malaria and
throat disease. 1t produces sudden lowering
OF the temperature, which, in the hot summer
evenings when people most indulge in
the use of the hose, has a very bad effect upon
health, aod is especially injurious to children.
The water .evaporates, and thus produces
damp and depressing atmosphere, which fire.
quently induces cblls and fever and other un-
pleasant maladies profitable indeed to the
doctors, who unseltshly protest against having
work made for them. The remedy is not to cease
sprlnkling the streets and yards, but to use more
Palladium.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Sept. is.
Gloucester Fish market and arrivals for the week
ending September 18th:
Eighty three fishing arrivals have been reported,
% from Georges Bank. aggregating 425 900 lbs OF
Goldfish, and $4,000 lbs Haibut; IA from the Banks,
70 bring in about 1120, 900 TBS Salt Cod and p with
about $4,000 TBS Halibut IN from mackerel trips with
about 1870 bbls of mackerel Mackerel has not
arrived quite as freely as last week. and the stock is
small Shippers have bought up as fast as thee have
arrived. Prices remain without any material
change. The quality is good as it will be this
seaaoh. The Clutch for Fall and Winter trade
made during the next three weeks as after that time
the weather will be getting stormy We quote Is, 2s
and IS at 90. rs @ 10 so per Dbl; $25 for extra
mess. The Goldfish trade during the week has been
very good and the market for Goldfish is fully sus.
Western, and AIS % qtl for Grand Bank Goldfish
375 GA 20 for medium. We quote, Hake at 80 p
qtl; Pollock at 2 Is per qtl; Haddock 8 90 P qtl;
Cusk at 8 rs q qtl; Tongues and Sounds at 100 q
II 90 Psbb; Halibut fins at 90; Haibut heads 50
% Dbl; Picked Cod at 90 y Dbl; Smoked Halibut
at &c y Id; Prepared and Boneless Goldfish at 81 &c
" ID, as to quality Bank Halibut, 81 q &c $9 ID for
white and gray; Georges Halibut 81 q &c }y fb
Sword fish2c W fb. Fresh Cod 23c " fb; Haddock at
&c; fresh Mackerel on the MARKET last quoted at
12c each for large and Sc for small.
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
,ut mans throat and he dragged him

cut mans throat, and he dragged him
from the wagon. This witness was ex-
tremely careful to tell nothing duplicating
any one but Lee, and continually forgetting
names and incidents not relating wholly to the
defendant His cross-examiuaton, which was
searching, showed that he could tell sufficient
to hang every man who took part in the massa.
ere. All he said damaged Lee materially.
Jacob Hamin testified as to conversation
between himself and Lee four days after the
butchery, in which the defendadt justified him
self by claiming that it was necessary-a mill
tory
The Portland daily press., 1876-09-18
The Black Hills.

CHEYENNE. Sept 16.-The Wheeler Broth.
ers, who have been working their famous claim
number two below Gayville on Deadwood
creek, arrived at Fort Laramie last night with
a paid escort of 20 men. They bring as the pro-
ceeds of their work for seven months over $780,
900 $500 pounds of dust.) They will bring
their escort to the railroad at this city and will
probably arrive here tomorrow.