davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
SINGULAR.

Mr.. Coville was reading to his wife
from newspaper, Saturday morning,
when he struck the following par
agraph:
"Mr. and Mrs. James Clark, of Pu-
laski, N. Y, both came into the world
the same day, both died on the same
day, and they were both killed by a
cancer.
"Wcll, / declare! wasn't that sin.
gular!" observed Mrs. Covillc. "Born
on the same day, died on the same
day, and died with the same disease.
Now, if they'd only been married on
the same day, the thing would have
been complete
"What's that?" suddenly interro-
gated Mr.. Covillc, looking curiously
ut her from over the top of the pa
per.
~ say" she repeated, "if they'd
both been married on thc-why, to be
r" she embarrassingly added, as she
caught the amused expression of his
face, "that isl wonder if l thought
to put on the dish water" and she
fastened TO the kitchen to attend
to IL.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

SENATOR LOGAN ILLUSTRATES Dem
ocRATIc REFoRM.-1 heard of two
Irishmen, not long ago, that talked Of
reforming themselves. They would
take little whisky. One drank toe
much whisky, and SO did tho other
[langhter] SO they concluded they
would reform. Laughter One oil
them went home and undertook to
blow out the light, so he couldn't see
to get at the bottle, and as he did SC
the fumes from his mouth caught fire
aud he exploded. tLaughter.l The
Doctor was sent for. "I'at," said the
Doctor, "Bryan O'Shaughnessy is
dead" whats the matter!" "He
went to blow out the light, his breath
took fire, and he exploded. 1t tool
nearly week to get enough of hin
together to make funeral" PA
was little alarmed. lie said: "Doc'
tor, I'll reform, I'll reform. Bring
me the Bible" 1t was brought. Said
Pat: II swear by the holy st. Peter
Doctor, is Bryan dead" EYES,
ssThen swear by the holy st. Peter
and by all the saints in heaven, l will
never blow out another candle a!
long as l live" Laughtcr.] AND
that's Just about the character of thu
reform that we ARE going TO have
from the democratic party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

CnloAao, Oct. THE foundation
of one of the piers Of Railroad bridge
over Mississippi river at Louisiana
has been damaged by action Of cur
rent rendering bridge temporarily
impossible. One pier and two of
the shortest spans will have to be re-
built at cost of thirty thousand to
forty thousand dollars. Work of re-
building will commence Immediately
and arrangements have been mado to
avoid interruption TO traffic Of the
road, by crossing on the bridge at
Hannibal,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
Fresh Troubles in the
SOuth-A Sheriff KILL
ed In Mississippi.
Negro Voters Stopped and De.
prived Of their Registration
Papers.
Southern Troubles

New ORLEANS, Nov. GA special TO
the Picayune from Vicksburg, says a
Sherif7s posse sent from Fayette yes
tcrday to arrest a negro for shooting
another, were shot at by negroes
from ambush, and two of the posse
MORALLY wounded. The Sheriffs
posse were unarmcd. A detachment
of troops were sent from this city
yesterday to Delta Louisiana.
A special to the Democrat from
Bayou, says that Captain Theo. C.
West, Democratic candidate for Sher-
lit, who was ambushed and shot yes
tcrday, died this morning.
A dispatch from Monroe, Louisiana
says o large body ofnegroes entered
that city Sunday night, stacked their
arms and remained there to-day. The
Mayor issued proclamation CON-
manding them to take their arms and
return to their homes. They were
about to comply when Hamlet, negro
Sheriff, collected about three hundred
negroes in the city limits and advised
them not to obey the Mayors procla-
nation. The negroes took the Sher-
if 3 advice and concluded to remain.
They say they will haye another
company join them tonight.
A special to the Republican from
Monroe, Louisiana, says tho colorcd
people coming here 10 vote arc stop.
ped and their registration papers
taken away from them. The State
Supervisor of Registration has bccr
instructed to issue duplicates.
Mayor Endom and Col. Hale, oi
the United States Army, discovered
a large number of arms sccreted In
the house of v. Moore, colored.
J. Edward Leonard, Republican
candidate for Congress in the Fifth
District, has been appointed by Gov
Kellogg Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court of the State, vice Talai
ferrO. deceased.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

Last week a nasty, discolored, and
worn-out leather pocketbook was sent
to the treasury with the following
affidavit from Arkansas: "While
ploughing my field lost my pocket
book, which contained a 500 note, a
$50, and q $40. Next year when
ploughing the same field l unearthcd
it. l send it and its contents for iden.
tification." The pocketbook was Civ.
en- to a lady who is great expert
She carefully removed the mould
and debris, but, alas, the legal-ten.
dcrs had not been proof against frost
and rain and earthly mould. There
were only few black crumbs in
place of the fresh, crisp notes. The
lady took tissue paper the size of q
greenback. She carefully separated
the black particles, and, as if by mag.
ic, she recognized letter here and
there. These she stuck on the tissue
paper with mucilagc, until she found
q clue by which she could identify
each note. She proved that they
were notes Of the National Bank OF
Baltimore, Md, and by her knowl.
edge and patience she caused the
notes to be redeemed by new ones,
and the farmer has not lost cent by
planting bank notes, though his crop
has not increased.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

SHE SIMPLY COUNTED THEM
"There are just exactly seven real
gentlemen in this audience obsery-
cd young lady to her escort, us he
came back TO his seat smiling and
chewing Oh a Glove, between acts. al
the opera one night this week.
allow do you arrive at so definite n
NUMBER" he softly inquired, as he
dropped into the seat.
"By simply counting them re-
Piled she roguishly; "when the eur.
tain dropped last time, | counted all
who didn't have to go out to see a
mani"
The young man started, hcmmed,
and seemed very anxious to have the
next part Of the evenings perform
apce start Chicago journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
A rule has been adopted by rail

A rule has been adopted by rail.
road managers that no cars shall be
sent West without full load OF
freight. The result is an immense
surplus Of cattle, grain, and produce
of oil kinds in Chicago, st. Louis
and other Western cities, which have
no means of shipment. Tho cars arc
at the East where they are not wanted
while the produce is at the West
where cars cannot be had. A car.
load of corn will hardly pay for q
package Of silk a man can carry in hi'
arms. Western farmers must raise
lighter produce and Eastern mer.
chants must make heavier cloths and
shoes and silks and more Of them, for
of course the railway managers can
not be expected to sond a half-laden
car from New York to Chicago even
though paid full freight and insured
a full freight In rcturn.-New York
GSGphic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
CHICAGO JoURNALrsMs
Evarts couldn't stand Tildcn.


Did you ever see so much politics?
The preacher of the agc-Talm-age.
The keynote Of rainy day--um-
brcl-la.
upper is giving readings in- New
York.
Tilden is getting thin. lie weighs
only scant 100 pounds now.
Tweed's old place in the Ludlow
Street Jail has been rcfitted for the
returning wandcrer.
Sladc wants to come home, but it
is just as we said--thc British like to
get hold of a Yankee fraud 10 yank
around.
The raisin crop of California is as
suming enormous proportions, and
will soon supply the entire American
trade.
Since dynamite has been invented,
railroad baggage men have come to
look upon trunks with a little more
reverence.
1t seems awful that all this swear
ing and knocking down, and calling
each other liars, has got TO end after
next Tuesday.
Housckeepers have mostly stopped
hanging Ovcrcoats and skirts over
their flowcr-stands, the plants being
oil dead by this time.
Any youth who isn't willing to III
hauled around by q rope tied to hi.
ankle, and have his hair oiled with ,
bottle Of mucilage, has no business
enlisting in Military Academy.
The Utah Mormons are fairly fam
ishing for more wives, the evil exam
pie Of the recreant Ann Eliza having
reduced the companions of the saint
to the pathetic average of only cigh
or ten apiece.
| We're your taxes very heavy las
month? Not? Aud yet this "cxtrav
agant' republican administration re
duced the government debt - thu
democratic rcbel-madc war debt
nearly three and one-half millions il
October.
], In former years prominent paten
medicine ycndcr advertised tina
"childrcn cry for it," A modern
soap-maker now advcrtises tina
cramps steal it, wash up and obtai,
. employment
A London authority announces tina
it is proposed to introduce round in
stead of squarc-shapcd playing cards
as being more easy TO manipulat
: while dealing. This will also make
the expression "come round tonight
seem more appropriate.
That is a good piece of statuar
/ representing the "Bcggar Boy" at tn
I Centennial. "Poor SOUL" murmure,
0 q kind-hcarted old Indiana lady q
j, she passed. And then she took
t coin from the corner of her handkel
: chief and dropping it into the littl
Q fellows extended hand, said: "Her
Y hubby, here's penny Tor YOU"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
Dying Of Thirst on the Colorado
Desert

The San Diego (Call Ho}d, in a
recent issue. SAYS: "From Mr.. Cas-
sem Hirchc, of San Louis Obispo,
who has been prospecting through
Arizona, Sonora and New Mexico,
and, who arrived here Yesterday even
ing, on his return home, we learn some
particulars in regard to the man Hen
~ Smith, who persisted on the Colo
RADIO desert some sixty days ago. Mr..
Ilirche, in company with some other
gentlemen, came up with the unfortu-
nate man some two hours before he
hreathed his last. He was perfectly
sane up to the last moment and told
his story as best he could. From the
disconnected way in which it was
told, Mr.. Hirehe was enabled to learn
that tho dcceased's name was Henry
Smith, and he was on his way from
California to Arizona: that he had
wandered from the main road and
got lost, and had been without water
96 hours. and that during the last IL
hours his life was sustained by CATCH
ing and drinking his own as well as
the urine of his two burros. After
he became too weak to do this any
iouStIs ii MS ttCstCIutS SeiiuiiloI liz
took razor cut his arm and drank
his own blood, and finally his tongue
became so swollen that he could not
breathe freely. He took the razor
and cut his throat on each side of the
wind-pipc. thus afiording means of
getting breath. He had on his per-
son four Mexican dollars and five of
Sanrita placer gold dust. He had al
so with him two burros, saddles and
blankets. The money found on his
person was paid out for his burial
expenses. While rolling in the sand
he had lost his pocket book contains
ing $50 in greenhacks. He said tina
he had formerly lived in st. Loui
No., and that he had a sister Twin.
there now, and said that her nam,
was Miss Sarah Smith: that she haG
been married, but was divorced, haG
taken her maiden name, said she LIVED
on Carondelet avenue, near the arson
ell, and requested that she be inform
ed of his sad end. He picked out hi
burial place, gave directions how h
should be buried, which were follow
ed. Deceased said he was IS year
of age. born on the 10th of April
lS4S, and died on the It'll of Septem
Der. 1876. There was man travclin
with Mr.. Smith, but he would nc
give his name only as John, and sal
he had been in Mexico some time, an
did not want them to know who h
Vr0s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
Last Moments Of Cardinal Anto
no1ll

nollts
New YORK, Nov. IA special dis
patch from Rome relating circum-
stances attending the death of Cardi-
nal Antonelli, says his death was
peaceful. About his bedside were
gathered his relatives and many of
his colleagues in the college of Cardi-
mails. The last moments were COM
forted by the Apostolic bcnediction
and other religious rites.
The Cardinal was seized, Sunday,
with sudden attack of govt in the
chest while in the presence of his ho-
illness giving an account of the sums
received from Spanish pilgrims. The
Pope was greatly affected by the sud-
dcnness of his illustrious servants
prostration. His eminence was by
direction Of the Pope, carried to an
adjoining apartment. The Pope sent
for his own physician who at once
declared all hope gone. The sacred
emblems were then partaken of by
the dying Cardinal and the Pope re.
turned for short time to another
part of the palace. His holiness how
ever again visited the sufferer and
remained by his side for some time
giving his benediction before retiring.
Long after midnight. Cardinal An
tonelli sent Prelate to the Pope ask
ing for pardon for all involuntary
offences. He fingered along, at times
suffering intense agony, until day.
light, then the vital energies seemed
wholly exhausted and at seven O'Clock
Cardinal Ant0nalli xuas dnad Tn fhc
cafes the Cardinals death is the uni.
versal theme and expressions oil
grief and regret are universal. The
sudden prostration of the Cardinal
creates great CONSERVATION in the
Vatican. The Cardinals properly
and personal effects are bequeathed
to his kindred. His large and valna-
BILE cabinet of Bricabrdc paintings
and cut and uncut precious stones are
left to the museum of the Vatican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

A prominent citizen of Des Moines
recently visited New York and in his
rambles about the city "took i'm Trim
ity Church. Itbeinga week day and
no services in progress in the great
temple, the Iowan went shutting up
the aisle without removing his hat
He had not proceeded far when a
frightened looking sexton rushed
frantically up to him and in a husky
voice requested him to remove his
head-gear. He did SO. After view
ing the beauties of Trinity our hero
continued his rambles and CHANGED
to step into a Jewish synagogue
where services were being held, the
occasion being feast day of the He
brcws. He Immediately grabbed his
hat and commenced stufiing It into
his pocket; but an attentive usher po-
litely informed him that in accord
ancc with the regulations of the place
he must put on his hat. lie covered.
Now the lowan wants to know how
in the deuce man is to know when,
he goes to church in New York
whether to take off his hat or keep it
on.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
just the Difference.

A citizen of Syracuse, N. T., motto
ing that parties in Olean, N. Y, have
$780, 600 lying idle, awaiting invest
ment in q manufacturing interest il
Hayes is elected, writes to the New
York Times that a manufacturing in
tcrest will be started in Syracuse
with 100000 or more capital, which
will employ 100 to $50 men, if Hayes
is elected, but not q dollar will be i'm
vested in it if Tilden is elected. The
election Of Hayes means security and
prosperity, but the election of Tildcn
means no one knows what.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
a TERRIFIC SHOCK.
Explosion of a Large Quantity ct Nj.
tro-clycerine at Port colborne.

UO-NSyC0StVO at pOTS NVsUOvO0s
From the Buffalo IN " Express
a terrible explosion of nitro gly-
cerinc occurred at 80 yesterday
afternoon at Port Colborne, Ont, by
which one poor fellow, whose name
we did not learn, lost his life. The
Board Of Public Works are engaged
in blasting away the reef that OBJ
structs the harbor at that place. and
for that purpose nitro-glyccrine is
the explosive used. A large quanti-
ty of it was stored away in a store
house built especially for that pur
pose on crib a distance from the
shore. The unfortunate man who
lost his life went in a small boat to
the store house for the purpose of
procuring some glycerinc to be ta-
ken where the drills were at work.
He had not been in. the building but
a few moments when the explosion
took place. The effect on the win
dows in the village was terrible, only
few being left whole. The inhabi-
tants were completely panic stricken
and rushed from their houses in dis
may, thinking that the crack Of doom
had surely sounded. Our informant,
who was half mile from the scene,
was Frustrated by the shock. The
only particles of the remains of the
poor fellow who lost his life found,
was small piece Of the scalp, which
was picked up on the beach over n
quarter of a mile from the scene.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
MlsceIlaneous Rulletins.


Returns from Minnesota indicate
heavy republican majority on general
ticket and election of all republican
candidates for congress.
Thirty.nine wards and precincts in
Cincinnati give Hays 2l6G majority,
Ninety-eight townships and wards
in Wisconsin give Tilden II majority.
Democratic gain 1914. This does moi
include Milwaukee, which shows
large republican gains.
Chicago, Nov. Partial returns
from II counties in Iowa, show re.
publican gains of TIA, democratic
gains 50, net republican gain G62.
Iowa republican by $4,000 and the
entire delegation to Congress rcpub-
lican.
Philadelphia, Nov. S.-The rapub-
licans elect IL Congressman, and the
democrats 10.
Baltimore, Nov. S.-Thc dem ocrats
elect their entire congressional dele
cation, and carried the State by a
majority claimed to be 1900.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
Religious .Brevities.

The old Westminster Presbyt
Church. Cleveland, Ohio has beer
sold for $4,000. After paying IT.
debts about $4,000 will remain, to b,
employed in the extension of Prcsby
terianism in another part Of the city
IT. is now. reported that the few
Presbyterian churches in England
which are attached to the Established
Church Of Scotland, will soon unitt
with the Presbyterian Church of Eng.
land.
Rev. S. X. Lothrop, d. d., for forty
two years pastor of the Battle-squart
Baptist church, and, save DIR. Putnam
the oldest pastor in Boston, has re
signed.
The poor people of Aintab, Tur.
key, have contributed over $1,000 to-
ward their new Medical College. A
wealthy Moslcm has given thirty.
four acres of land as site for the
building.
Bishop Crawthcr of the Negro Mis-.
sion, contradicts the current state.
mcnts that Mohammedanism is more
attractive than christianity to the
heather tribes of central Africa.
The request made by the African
King, M'tesa, to Mr.. Stanley to send
missionary teachers 10 his tribe, has
called out numerous responses to the
wants of that whole region. Mr.. II
Arthington's gift of $4,000 to tho
British Wesleyan Missionary Society
for that purpose, has resulted in pre-
liminary steps toward the establish
ment of a mission at Lake Tanganyi
ka.
by the will Of the late Miss Lucy
Starr, of New Haven, the American
Board, American Missionary Associ
alton, Woman's Board, American
Home Missionary Society and thu
American Bible Society, receive
each $500. Her native town, Goshen
receives II 600, the interest of which
is for the relief of the poor and aged
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
Thu Ynasnnosn

Judge Younger, an uncle of the
outlaws of that name, apologies for
his ncphews, and charges all the
blame on the james boys. He says
"They were going to the British Do
minion, where they hoped to get
employment, and settle down in
peace. On the way the James boys
got to gambling and lost all their
money; they borrowed all the rest
the party had, and lost. The James
boys swore they wouldn't travel
without money, and resolved on the
bank robbery"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
vti.izing the Old Man.

An occasional correspondent Of ours
meeting party of settlers the other
day in Texas. inquired from the con-
ductor what the men in the first wag.
on were intended for.
'eTo clear the forest
"Well," said he, "what are those IN
the second for?"
.To build the huts," was the re-
pt.
.'And the old white-headed man in
the third wagon-what is he for p
was the next question asked, to which
the reply was given:
''Oh, that's my father: we shall
open our new cemetery with him."
Our correspondent did not inquire
further.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
onlciai Rascality In Russia.

Moscow, Nov. 6.-The jury in the
Stransberg and Moscow commercial
loan bank trial found DIR. Stransberg
Hanlen Poljanski and Toumacha,
guilty. The other prisoners accused
were acquitted. Sentence will be
pronounced to-day. The number of
persons accused was very great. Sew
enteen members of the council of
the Moscow commercial bank, are
charged with having presented flcti-
tious reports for 1873 and 1874. The
directors arc accused of having &C.
cepted brides from Stransberg to adj
vance him some 100000 roubles
without sufficient security, and of hav-
ing presented to the shareholders and
public in the newspapers false bal
ancc sheet up to Oct. LIST, 1876, and Ii
members OF the council were charged
with having either by negligence or
connivance facilitated these and other
similar transactions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

A BosroS Boy ON FlsH.-A smart
Boston boy writes the following =
Fish lives in the Atlantic Ocean,
Buzzards Bay, and some in Charles
River. When they are small they are
Goldfish, herrin, and SIGH; when they
grow up they are whales. Whales ia
very useful they sometimes swallows
a whole ship and all the crew. The
fat of whales is billed out and made
inter kerosene oil for gaslight. Their
bones is made inter whalebone for
ivory pianner keys and dominoes,
also for horn handles for jack knives.
/ wish whale would swaller my
school and all the teachers. Fish il
always eat Friday. I hate fish there
is SO many bones to pick out when
You cat 'em. Iruthcr cat q paper OF
pins fried III lard. A whale could
lick oil the boys in the Harvard Gram.
mar School. Could lick thunder out
of 'em and make 'em sick, and don't
forget ii.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08
SHEna1Rr,s aA1.E

BY virtue Of ~ execution to me directed from
Iowa, on . Judgment pbtained In said Cont
o. the 18th day Of September, 1870, In favor Of
Henry Wilson. ~ plaintiff and seainSf
and Elisabeth A. Burns ct a., g DE-
PENDANTS for the sum Of Two thousand two HIM.
hundred and seventy eight and 10 90 dollara mi
costa taxed q %. 20 And aocruing costs, have
levied upon the following real estate taken -
property Of said defendant, TO satisfy ssid execu
tom, t0-wit
Lots three Is, snd four ~ 81 Detta, aubdivision
o. OK, ioa l1S and Y. In ths city Of Ottumwa. Wa
And win offer tho same Snr aaie to the
highest bidder for cssh in hand the nth day or
tnmwa, ut the hour OF O'Clock p. m. OF said day.
when and where due attendance will be given bY
the undersigned.
Dated ut OttnmWa, Iowa, Oct IS, 1870.
T.P. ePlL0AN, Sheriff said Co.
Nov. 1861 By j. g. SLAUGHTER Deny
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-08

Bayard Taylor says that eight year,
ago, when he was in Italy, shOddy
American could obtain Baron for q
son-ln-law by settling $500 o year
upon him; a Count could be got for
about 5000 per annum and a Prince
for $4,000. All things considered,
this was not high. The "0ld man"
had simply to buy another drove of
hogs each year to make up for the
additional expense.