Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-05

wedding. Essex now has sufficient
tin ware TO last his natural life time.
and his friends were generously en-
tertained. All present say they had a
splendid time. We tried several
specimens of the cake baked for the
occasion, and pronounce it A No. !.
From the Daily Of Dec. soth.
Mary Clare, aged 3years, daughter
of Jno. F. and Mary Lynch, died in
this city Yesterday evening of scarlet
fever.
We received a pleasant call yestcr-
day evening from Geo. T.. Norris.
formerly part proprietor of the CouE-
TER. but now Of Belle Plain, Minne-
sofa. George is now in the Foundry
business. and we are glad to learn is
doing well.
The G. B. & q. Railroad Company
has rcfnrnished the Train Master and
Train Dispatcher's rooms. in this city.
throughout. They are now as neat
and tasty as they can well be. and the
boys are as happy as they can reason
ably expect to be until the Company
builds new depot
Yesterday while the trial OF Green
was in progress some person, very
fooiishly, hung rope ont from a
room adjoining the justices court ON
the end of which was a hangman's
moose. Marshal Davis. as soon ms il
came to his notice, very promptly re-
moved it. He informs us that he was
unable to find man who would ac-
knowledge having put it there
A man who had surrounded about
four gallons Of beer Yesterday eve
ming concluded he would go to he'd.
and undertook to force his way into
a private house. The owner hap
pcned to be near and objected to
spch condnct on the part OF a stranger.
The affair resulted in a regular knock
down, and the fellow had fearful
head put on him, and besides was
escorted to the Spiders nest.
A colored man by the name of
Joseph johnson few days ago took
a fancy to- tine dress coat over NJ the
Big Bonanza and carried il of. Not
long afterwards il was missed. and
he was arrested. but by some means
gave the officer the slip and jumped
the town. He did not 90 far and
Marshal yannsman learned of his
hiding place through some parties On
the other side Of the river. lie sent
a man out cunning, who. when he
came across the fellow. covered him
with his double barrel gun and
marched Mr.. Mig into the city. where
he was turned over to the proper
authorities and lodged in Jail.
ACcIpENT.-The No. Central train
down to-day, about two miles this
side of Grinnell ran upon a deaf and
dumb man. who was walking ahead
ON the track. The engineer noticed
the man step off the track and sup
posed all was right, but just before
the train reached him he stepped back
on the track. when it was too late to
check up, and he was struck and
thrown from the track with great
violence. His left hip was crushed
and right arm and left leg broken. He
was alive at the time our informant
left, but cannot survive.
Burlington railroad officials. ac-
eording 10 the Gasettc. have their
hands full with the three card monte
lnen. That paper gives detailed ac-
coiliit of some of the efforts of the
train men TO prevent the gamblers
from riding over the road from Bur-
lington TO ST. Louis. which il rather
interesting. 1t seems tlrat the train
men have orders to put all monte men
off their trains. no matter whether
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derstand they are carrying ont their
Instructions to the letter. The man
ayers ofthc G. b. 4 @. IL. r.. have
given the same kind OF orders. aud
gamblers Of that class. when known.
are not allowed 10 ride over that road
under any circumstances.
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We found him down by the bridge
to-day and he appeared To be yer,
unhappy. His eyes looked rs though
he had been weeping proiuscly. but
snch WAS moi the case. He was ear
rying one hand in !, sling, and III re-
plyto the inquiry as 10 wha, was the
mater he replied gruflly:
s'Nothin.'
Subsequently we learned that he
had been having a little row. and hv
accident got one Of his thumbs in The
wrong pew, and the fellow bit fhe3
end oft nearly of. lie is praclicing
with his left hand on sand bar. and
when his RICH, hand gets well fur will
fiy sure. He objects To furnishing
herfsteak for every dog.