Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-19


sick from the heat-several danger
ously. a.rs ae,.
The conference committee on the
.sundry civil service bill have agreed
on all but twenty-one Of the pa points.
of difference. .,s st
1t is not likely that Mr.. Pratt will
give much attention to official busi-.
ness between now and the date at
which his resignation takes effect,
and Mr.. Rogers will continue in pos
session of the duties Of Commissioner.
Influences will be brought to bear to
secure the eommissiOnership for Mr..
Rogers. .t.U
The Senate. Committee on Appro-
priations made an amendment to the
| River and Harbor bill. by striking out
numerous items and adding others.
They. add $4,000 for the improve
ment of the Missouri river above the
mouth of the Yellowstone; $lS,OOO
for the removal of q bar in the Miss
issippi river in front of Dubuque. A
number Of appropriations were in-
creased, including that for the Rock
Island Rapids in the Mississippi river
from SO, 600 to $4,000.
KELLOGG FOR COMMISSIONER.
Among the names more prominent
tly mentioned in connection with the
appointment Of Internal Revenue
Commissioner is that of ex-Congress-
man Kellogg, of Connecticut.
The Trails Robbery In MisseMri
SEDALIA, Mo-. July 10-l1 p. MA
messenger arrived here one hour ago
from pursuing the robbers. He left
Sheriff Murray's party at 8 O'Clock
this morning. Sunday was spent in
securing the country, the scarchers
being Joined by residents of the
neiohborhOod. The messenger that
, arrived stated that it is firmly believ-
, ed that the robbers are still in the
hills of Morgan county. II, is a very
: rough, broken country, and, if the
robbers are carefully hidden, they
NAV keep secreted for weeks withOu
!, being discovered. The messenger
states that all the robbers will not at
) tempt TO cross the Usage at its pres
| ent high stage of water, but will re
: main secreted in the hills and ravines
!. Mr.. Evil, agent of the Pacific Rail.
/ road at Sedalia. also returned from
| Warsaw via Coles Camp this even
1 ing. lie says the river is well guard
/ ed all the way from Warsaw to Du
: roe, so that it will be impossible fo
II the robbers to escape across tn
e river.
Q Information concerning Gen. Mont
gomery, is very mcagre and unsatis
factory. In fact nothing has bee'
Z heard from Coles Camp of Sunday
o There are no telegraphs in that conn
a ty. -
ri Many here believe that the Yonn
r gers are OF the party which robbe'
II the train.
!. The Superinsendents of the e mite
a States and Adams Express Compa
4 nies are here anxiously awaiting dc
II velopments.
r Gen. Montgomery's party is We
Is armed and he expresses the intcntio
= Of hanging right to the robbers {
!. long as there Is any trace of them, {
If any hope Of their capture.
d STILL PURSUING THEM.
m Sr. Louis, July 1.-THE latest a
e. counts respecting the railroad rol
ot bers is to the effect that Gen. Mon
l. gomery is still on the scout for thel
and several other parties are in tn
of field, but no definite tidings hav
~ been obtained of them.
:" The report gained circulation hel
re Tonight that Montgomery had bee
is killed IN fight with the robbers, b,
IL it cannot be traced to any reliab
-. source. There is now reward I
:, $1,000 each for the capture Of the rol