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Value of Road Dust.

During the dry season OF late summers
every country resident should secure
several barrels ofroad dust. it IL worth
many times its cost as an absorbent.
Those who keep poultry secure by its
use a valuable fertilizer, nearly as
strong as guan0, with none Of it's dis
agreeable odor. Place an inch or two of
road aus i'll the bottom OF a barrel; then,
as the poultry house is regularly
cleaned, deposit layer OF an inen thick
OF the cleanlngs, and so on, alternately, :,
layers of each I'LL the bar ell is full. Tne
thinner each layer layer is, the more
perfect will be the intermlxLure OF the
ingredients. Ii the soil OF when the
road dust ls made Is clayey, the layers
OF each may be of equal thickness; il
sandy, The dust should DE at least twice
as thick as the layers OF droppings. Old
barrels of any kind may be useu lor this
purpose; but If previously soaked with
crude petroleum or coated with gas tar,
they Will last many years. Ii the con-
tents are pounded ON a floor into fine
powder before applying The fertilizer
may be sown from drill. Road dust is
one Of thesm0st perfect deodOrizers Ol
yaults-converting their contents also
into rich manure. Place a barrel Gf Dox
Of it in The closet, With 9 sina.i! dinpef,
and throw down pint inlo tue vault
each time it is occupied, and there will
be no offensive odor whatever. This is
simpler, cheaper and better than a
water closet, and never freezes or gets
out of order. Mixing the road dust with
ar equal bulk Of coal ashes is an inn
proVement, making the fertilizer more
trlaDle.- Country Gen tleman.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
For the Position of Coroner.

To the Editor of the STAR:
Though your much read paper 1 wish
to recommend to the delegates OF the
Democratic County Convention, meet
ing here this week, DR.. Henning, at pres
ent District Physician in the Fourteenth
Ward. Besides being a Democrat he is,
although OF German birth, an excellent
English scholar. The business and
duties connected with the Coroneps
office make it, at least here in Hamilton
County, where the German element is sc
largely represented, an absolute neces
sitY that the Coroner should have a good
know!!edsse of both the English and Ger.
man languages. W. AHLBoRN,
No. 474 john street.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

A WIFE PoISoNER. DR.. Hooper, a
dentist, Aying IN the. northern part Of
Alamance County, went to the break.
fast table prepared to poison his wife,
for what reasons we have not learned.
They were seated alone at. the table.
After pouring out The coffee Mrs. Hooper
was dispatched out OF the room on some
preteXt, and in her absence her husband
poured into her cup a deadly mixture.
She returned, and it happened that the
Doctor himself was called from the room
lor the moment. In his absence a fly
fell into his cup, and Mrs. Hooper, wife
like, exchanged cups. The Doctor re-
turned amt drank his coffee almost at a
swallow. lie at once detected the singu-
lar taste of the beverage, and asked his
wife If she had exchanged cups. She
replied that she had, giving the reason
for it, when he exclaimed: "Then 1 am
dead mani" and in few minutes was
corpse.-[Uharleston Is. e. Courier.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

The following marriage licenses were
issued since our last report:
Cornelius Bye and Ann Bouwans.
Louis Rotte and Elizabeth Reiter.
Adolph Bigler and Theresa Hungler.
Aug. Hertenstein and Mary Rosewich.
John Sweetman and Mary Golliger.
Otto SeebOhn and Emma Denninger.
John Batnly and Susan Clark.
Frank. Droste and Ida Brooker.
VIM. Kraus and Mary Wultekind.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

Capt. Richard King is king of the
Texas cattle kings. lie has 60, 600 acres
under fence near Corpus Christi, is ienc-
ing i'll $4,000 more, and has besides 140,-
600 acres in the same tract. Last April
he sold to Kansas dealer $4,000 head OF
horned cattle. and to make sure of deliy-
cry added 1900 TO the drove; and still
had $4,000 head, besides $4,000 head of
sheep and thousands OF horses and
muIh6.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

1t is said that Harriet Martineau re.
mained firm to the last in her negation
of Immortality. She said on her dying
bed: ~ have no reason to believe in an
other world. l have had enough Of life
in one, and can see no good reason why
Harriet Martineau should be perpetu-
ated.N
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

An American traction engine, for COM
mon roads, 10 on exhibition at the Cen
tennial Exposition. Unlike the English
engine, which is designed for hard work,
the carriage is intended Tor carrying
only four or five persons, in addition TO
the engineer and driver. 1t is light in
in appearance.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

The South has really more furnaces in
blast in proportion to her number of in
nabitants than the North has, and very
few are losing money. 1t is asserted
that the only mill in the United States
running exclusively on railroad iron,
which declared Legitimate dividend
for 1875, was the one In Chattanooga.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

does not exceed eighty-hye hounds at
most, was in the hayfeld conyerslng
with Mr.. Albert Hall, When whirlwind
twisted him around two or three times
and linally raised him E,om the earth,
carrying him up distance Of about
thirty feet, spinning him round like a
top, and inally dropping him In a swamp
hole near by, almost entirely uninjured
but burylng him to the waist in the mud
-[Salisbury Conn News, Aug. IL.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

The policy of the South is to stick to
hog and heminy. In five years, under
this measure OF Industrial reform, 1t will
be able to pay it's debts and be the rich
est section Of the Union, or the world,
-EMemphis Avalanche.
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FINANCIAL.
QINGINNN.-... August 2a-ll;;229a y

CINCINNATI. August 2s-!;;999 p NJ:
Gold is buying to-da! at 11O1s and selling
at l10X,
Eastern exchange is quiet ana steady at1-2O
discount buying and l-ZO premium selling.
Sterling IS auiet and no change in rates. We
quote sight drafts "a W, and sixty day bills
81 SS, gold.
There is a moderate demand for money, and
the market remains easy.
There is very little doing in Government
bonds. The local rates are as follows:
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

"George, dear, don't you think it is
rather extraVagant Of you to eat butter
with that delicious jamW "No, love-
economical! Same piece Of bread does
for bOth,n
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

Green turtles retail in New York for
12 cents per pound. There must be
souperfu)us soupply of the animal.
Is soup golhg down i'll consequence?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
ELIXIR.
WAYNE'S
DIURETIC AND ALTERNATIVE
ELIXIR OF
Blu CHU, JUMP ER R,
WAYNE,S
ACETATE POTASH.

A New and Valuable Preparaton for the Re-
lief and Cure of Gravel, Rheumatic and Gouty
Affections, Pain in the Back, Eruptive Dis
eases, Boils, &C. A sure preventive OF the re-
turn Of Fever and Ague
Manufactured by the Proprietors,
j. s. BURDSAL g. CO.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
The --latest whirlwind story.

A wonderful freak Of a whIrlwind was
Witnessed on the place occupied by JAS,
and A. Hall in Ellsworth on Thursday
of last week. One Myron Kellogg, an
old Schatacock Indian, whose weight
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

SHEEP-Market firm, with active demand.
Common are worth 50 25a3 20, and good TO ex-
ira IS 5Oal so per Genital.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
STOCK INVESTMENTS.
800. 500. 5000, $500, $1,000.
ALEX. FROTHINGHAM 4 co.,

Bankers and Brokers, No. ~ Wall street. New
York, make for customers desirable invest
ments Of large or small amounts in stocks OF a
legitimate character, which frequently pay
from five to thirty times the amount invested
every twenty days. Stocks bought and carried
as long as desired on deposit of i've per cent,
Circulars and weekly reports sent tree.
4 @A8.lyAl " &S:Rhs ;sErx
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
Cincinnati Live stock.

IINUINNATl. august Zo-z T. NJ.
The following are the receipts and shipments
Of live stock FOX the past 4s hours:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts. ts.....,..,....... 694 79I 585
SnplnenJb, b,..s.s..ss...sss iot 81 ~iA
HOGS-The market remains steady and
Arm. We quote: Common to good light So 76a
8. fair to good light s6a6 IL, and far to good
heavy S6 1baa9 35 per GENITAL gross.
CAVpLE-Market firm and active. We
quote $Sa2 75 for common, $3a4 for medium, and
81 SsaA u for gpod 70 eAQiSs per genital.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28

CINUINNATI, HIUIIAIOND AND HTUAGO.
Depot, Fifth aud Hoadlv. Time. minutes fast.
Chicago Mail........ 7:30A.M. 9:40P.M. 6:3OP M.
Chicago EX daily -. 7:Q5P.M. S:35A.M. 3UA M,
CINCINNATI. HAMILTON AND INDIANAPoLIs,
Depot, Fifth and Hoadlv. Time. minutes last,
INDIANAPOLIS Mail -. :30A.M. 10 :59P.M. l3:23P N,
Ft. Wayne Elk ...... 7:30A.M. 1O:OUP.M. 3a5p.M
Peoria Ex, ........., 2;20P.M. 4a0P.M. 33JA.M,
Connersyille Ac,....,5:0JP M. lO:eOP.M. 7:4OP M,
Peoria Ex. Eek 5at.) 7:O5P.M. 9;2iA.M. s 4UA M.
Indianapolis BX...... ...... 10:00P. NJ. go.
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GRAND RAPIDS AND INDIANA.
Depot. Fifth and Hoadly. Time, minutes fast.
Grand Rapids ....... 7:3OA.M 9:4OP.M. 9:50P. N
1,A,,nn>r SIInnr-1 INn A MI, III nrrr IN
DAYTON sHoRT-LINE AND CLEVELAND.

DAYTON sHoRT-LINE AND COLUMBUS.
Depot Pearl and Plum. Time minutes fast.
Columbus Elk ....... 6:45A.M. 10 BONN. 10 55A.M,
Columbus Ex..,.,. 9IOA.M. 4:5OP.M. 3lOP.M.
columbus Ac......... 2:45P.M. 345P.M. S:3OPsMi
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28
BABBITT'S SOAP.
M Y W | F t

Insists on using only B. Il. Rabbits
Best Soap.
fel7-1v-3dp-nrm
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA PARKERsBURa.
Depot, Pearl and Plum. Time, = minutes fast,
Grafton Mail ,......, 600h.M. 2:30P.M. 92OP.M.
sat. Ex daily 80. 9:30A.M. 7:ljP.M. s;l0A.M.
Baltimore Ex d'ly lO:OOp.m. b;3Oa.m. 6;26p.m.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA COLUMBUS.
Depot, Kilgour and Front. Time, minutes last.
Baltimore EX dailv.. 8:00A.M. S0OP.M. 8alA.Ms
Baltimore Ex daily. :3OP.M. 2:51P.M. 6:35P.M
Wheeling Ex,....... S:o0p.m. 5:OOa.m. IL :0Ua.m m.
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WHITEWATER VALLEY.


CINCINNATI AND MUsKfNGuM VALLEY, :
Depot. Front and Kilgour. Time. minutes fast
IanesVllle Ex..,...1 IL :30A. NJ. 3:50P M 7.Ap M
Circleville Ac. c....... 4:lOP.Ar. e,3OA.M y:i5PM.
COLUMBUS, MT. VERNON AND cLEvRLAND.
Depot Front and Kilgour. Time minutes fast.
Cleveland Ex..... S:00A.M, s:OOP.M. 7:45P.sf,
Mt, Vernon Ex..".. l:3Op.m. 2;50p.m. s:35pm,
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO.
Boat Dot of Broadway, TO Huntington. CityTlme
ri chmond Ex...., 4i0OPM. o:00A.M. 4:30PA
COLLEGE HILL NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-28


Robert Htl l.oway has been acquitted
Tne track on the Southern Railroad
from Nicholasville is competed.
+ Our old friend, Professor e. w. Smith
OF Smiths Mercantile College, of Cincin
nuti, mas opened a similar institute in
one of the apartments of the Kentucky
University. Mr.. Smith has very few
/ equals as teacher, and we know of M
superior. He will give his personal at.
tentlon to his school in this city.
! The Richmond Register gives a lengthy
account of the discovery oil II silver mine
in EsLlll County, on the farms of Mike
EWlls, John Oldham, and Jesse Cobb.
u appears that a company from Oleye-
hanl ohio, are s20n 10 commence oper'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
A Heart Rending Story.


On Tuesday evening of last week
the family of Henry RAIDER, of Pleas
ant township, met with a terrible and
fatal accident by the explosion of a
coal-oil lamp. The lamp had been
lighted some little time, but burning
low, Mrs. RAIDER undertook to fill it
up without cxtingnishing the light,
and while SO doing the oil ignited
and exploded, scattering the burning
oil over the entire room and envelop.
ing everything in flames in an in
slant. There were in the room at the
time Mr.. aud Mrs. RAIDER and their
infant child. Mr.. RAIDER caught up
his burning wife and hurried out of
doors and endcavorcd to eXtingnish
the fire on her clothing, but without
success, until nearly all Of her cloth
ing was burned up. His thoughts
then turned to this child, and he at
tempted to rush into the house to res
cue it, but by this time the entire
building was in flames, and he found
it impossible to regain the room
where his child was, and he was
forced to stand and look at the burn
ing ruins where he knew his child
was being roasted alive. II was ter
riblc. but no human agency could res
cue it from the burning building
Mrs. RAIDER was removed to the house
of her father, and everything was
done for her that was possible, bu,
after intense suffering all night, shd
was relieved by death the next day
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. li.-The f:tcts
concerning the report that one of the
democratic presidential electors was
chosen in Wisconsin are as follows !:
1t was discovered several weeks be-
fore The election that Miner, Il repub-
lican candidate for election was post
master. He was thereupon taken
from the ticket and Downs substitute
ed. The blanks for returns sent by
the Secretary af State to- the town
officers of elections. contained Miners
name instead of Downs. rpon
learning this, the chairman of the re.
publican state central committee
caused circulars to be sent to these
officers instructing them to erase Mi.
ner's name and insert Downs. In q
few cases. so far as learned. this wal
not done. and the votes are returned
as il, they had been cast for Miner
when IN fact they were east 70,
Downs, but the number is not suffi
cicnt to raise any doubt about Downs
election.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
AGRICULTURAL TALK.
Farm Products of the United
States.

Iowa produces the largest spring
wheat crop of any State, the produc-
tiOn of the United States heing ll9,-
5i9, ,533 bushels, and that of Iowa 2S,-
7OS,3l2 bushels, while Wisconsin
ranks next, with 2L375,435 bushels.
Ohio raises the most winter wheat,
27,O25,7J9 of the l75,l95, 1913 bushels
produced in the United States. Penn
sylvania supplies one-fifth of the rye
produced in this country, Or, 3,577,-
GIL bushels out of l6,9lS,795. Illi-
nois grows larger quantity of corn
than any other State, or l29,92l 1896 of
the 760, ,944,249 the country produces.
Illinois also takes the lead in the oat
crop, growing 42,7S9,5Sl out of the
total 2S2, ,lO7, ,l59 bushels. California
produces the largest barley crop, or
S,7S3, ,490 out of total of 90, ,76l ,3O5
bushels. New York is the largest
cultivator Of buckwheat, raising g.
90, ,030 of total of 9,s2l,72l bushels.
Mississippi takes the lead among the
cotton growing States. Ohio pro-
duccs more than half the flax of the
United States. kentucky grows
more than half the hemp crop of on,
country. California produces nine.
tenths Of our native silk coeoons
Ohio contributes one-fifth of all the
wool produced in the United States
or twice as much as PENNSYLVANIA
which furnishes the next largest fig.
ures in that line.
New York furnishes more than two.
thirds Of the hop crop of the coun.
try. South Carolina supplies nearly
half the rice produced in the country
Georgia is next, oil 100000 pound,
ahead of Louisiana. Nearly all thu
rice comes from these three States
OF the 272,634, ,2l pounds Of tobacco
produced in the country, l05, ,3O5, ,S2s
pounds are grown in Kentucky
Virginia comes next with 3S.0S6, 35.
pounds. Louisiana contributes near
ly all the sugar and molasses from
cane, and Vermont nearly one-thirt
of the sugar from maple, while New
York produces one-fourth of the su
gar of maple. Ohio and Indiana
(the latter mosD produce each one
eighth of the sorghum molasses. New
York grows one-fifth of the Who'll
potato crop. North Carolina pro
duces more sweet potatoes than an
other State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
HurorousRob

New ORLEANS. Nov. l6.-The. fol-
lowing dispatch was received hs
Governor Kellogg last night:
CHIc tGo. Nov. Is. 1876.
10 Cor. ". T. Kellogg, Ner Orleans.
In the Presidential game. the dem-
ocratie party has hand filled with
stolen cards-Mississippi. Alabansa,
Georgia. New York, aud Connecticut
full hand-.aash. Looking over
the tops Of these stolen cards, across,
the table, with ono hand on revolt
yer, the old political bloat. bull
dozer, and chief, shouts to the repub-
licans, "Don,t you touch Louisiana !.
Don't you steal card on me. Don't
you touch it. The people demand
reform II. q. lNsEEsoIl-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
Anecdote of President Grant.

This neat bit of humor of President
Grants appears now for the first time
in print:
just before the close of the last scs-
sion of Congress, while riding out
one day, he was struck with the APP
pearancc of a horse that was driven
before butchers cart. The butcher
was sent for and asked if he would
sell. The butcher would do so for a
proper consideration. The proper
consideration was estimated at $3.50
which was paid. Subsequently, after
driving out with Senator Conkling,
the President said 'Come TO the
stable and look at a new horse I've
bought"
Mr.. Conkling. who is something OF
a judge of horses, looked him over
thoroughly, pokcd him here. punched d
him there, and did all that first
class Senator and horseman should do
in such cases.
Where did you get him 2" asked
the Senator.
~ bought him of butcher re-
piled the President.
GLOW much did you pay for him p
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars .
replied the President.
"Well,' responded the Senator, "he
may be very good animal, and
doubtless is, but if it were my case, ]
think I should rather have the money
than the horse"
"Ihdt is ,chat the butcher Moughtr
replied the observation-disclosures
DRAWER, in Ha,per's Magazine 10,
| Decej8Dey,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

Henry Islop McIvar, a native OF
Edinburgh, is a leader in the Scrvian
army. He has fought on four cont.
nents in twenty years, and almost al
ways on the side Of the smallest mum.
bers. He gained n medal in the In.
dian mutiny, fought under Garibaldi
in 1859, under Lee in 1861, for the
Mexicans after the rebellion, with a
little Indian skirmishing in Texas
He was in the Cretan rebellion, sery.
ed in Greece against the brighads
was in the patriot army in Cuba foi
a while, and then had a cavalry com.
mand i'm Egypt. He fought in France
under Faidherbc against the Germans
turned up in Paris as n Communist
went to Herzegovina MS correspondent
of London paper, and is now +;
leader of Servian irregulars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

The Chicago Times, Henry Waiter.
son of the Louisville (Ky) Cou'fe'
journal and other democratic sour
ccs, are by the most violent, infiam.
atory language, endeavoring to
arouse turbulent, revolutionary steps
on the part of their democratic friends
south. Such conduct is disreputable
and dastardly. 1t is also the height
of folly. All their bravado or un.
warrantable billingsgate, to provoke
an outbreak, simply disgusts the good
people of this country, but frightens
nobody. These barking ours are
harmless, always have been and al
ways will be. ssLct all good people
keep cool. The successful man will
be declared elected and duly inaugu-
ted. Pay no attention to the infa.
nous demagog and plotroons Of
the country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

An old lady belonging to zone OF
the sects,' OH meeting the parish rec
tor, said, spray, Mr.. Matthews, will
you tell me what you Episcopalians
mean by the apostolic succession 2"
Certainly, my dear madam" re-
piled the rector, who was n little Civ
cn to practical jokes. "lou see, my
name is Matthews: l am dccendcd
from Matthew the Publican"
"Ohw she answered, "that is excel
lent; and bow about Mr.. James!"
"Why, don't you know-,Jamcs the
brother of John, sons of Zebedee"
"Why, yes, certainly: but how
about Bishop Grecn3'
This puzzled our reverend friend
for an instant, but he soon frightened
and replied, "Why, Bishop Green de
rived the succession through his moth
ey's .family.-EnIToR's DRAWER IL
Harpers Maga=ine for December.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

Coop MoRNING.-Don't forget TO
say good morning.! Say it TO your
parents, your brothers and sisters.
your schoolmates, your tcachcrs-and
say it cheerfully and with smile; it
will do your friends good. There's a
kind of inspiration In every "good
morning" heartily and smilingly
spoken, that helps to make hope
fresher and work lighter. 1t seems
really to make tho morning good, and
to be a prophecy OF good day to
come after it. And il this be true Of
the "good morning." it is also of all
kind, heartsome greetings. They
cheer the discouraged, rest the tired
one, and somehow make the wheels
Of life run smoothly. Let no morn
ing pass that you do not brighten b!
yonr smiles and cheerful words.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

Iowa AGRICULTURAL REroEr.-
From the iowa agricultural report
for the year 1876, we find the follow
ing figures, which show the steady
progress and advancement of our
State: In 1871 we shipped asS25, ,.,a4
bushels of corn. i'm 1875. l2.a65,5o(
bushels; wheat, in 1870, l6,3ll,sl2
in lS7a, VI, ,675, ,S6S: cattle, 1868, S2,S21
head; in 1875, 275,Os3 head: live
hogs, 1868, 424,77l; in 1874, 1851, 7,5aO
In 1875, $4,000 acres of potatoes were
planted, which yielded about 10000.
600 bushels, as against 5,046.394 bush
els in 1870. The number Of sheep in
this State in 1874 was 729,SOt, the ,v-
erage yield Of wool a.. pounds, ma
king total yield Of ,, 356, 30 pounds.
Over $9a6, ,l32 worth of wooden goods
were manufactured in that year, 1874.
1t il estimated that in 1874 there were
1877 1926 dogs in the State. and 3O,6lf
head Of sheep were killed by dogs in
that year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22

The louisiana Returning Board.

su0 SV0sSsUVU WVAOtvuttA 0VdFus
CHICAGO, Nov. I5.-The Journals
New Orleans dispatch says the Re-
turning Board will meet tomorrow.
but will hardly begin to count the
votes until Friday or Saturday, and
perhaps not until Monday. 1t is said
that the Republicans will not accept
the proposition of the Democrats to
have a joint committee Of outsiders.
The Returning Board will not permit
any outside interference with their
duties. 1t is almost certain that the
five parishes in which there was m
timidation will be thrown out. The
Republicans intimate this morning
that with the fraudulent vote of those
parishes the democrats would carry
the state by l00l but after they arc
thrown ou., the Republicans will have
tho state by 1000 majority. -Four
more parishes were heard from Off
cially this morning. Madison gives
2,100 Republican majorities, and the
Others small Democratic maioriiies.