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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
Tho Crime Az gainss N0m en-.


This morning young Swede girl
named Martha Hansen, who works
in the Boardman House, made com.
plaint at the police court charging
Frank Stewart, the engineer of the
hotel with having committed u rape
upon her last evening. The girls
story is that Stewart induced her to
go riding with him !; that while on the
side of the river he took her from the
buggy, threw her down and foreihly
violated her person.
A warrant was placed in the hands
of officer Satia, who Immediately ar
rested Stewart, who asked that the
case be continued until Monday. The
officer took his prisoner to the Board.
man House where he said he could
give bail for his appearance. In some
way, however, he escaped the officer
and up to the time of going to pres:
had not been recaptlired.
Stewart has heretofore borne d
good reputation, and his friends art
loath to belive that he could have
been guilty of the base crime will
which he is charged. n.A
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
A Model sheep saa.,

The best sheep man we ever heard
Of was soldier of Stoncwall Jack
sons, who saw somewhere how val
uablc sheep are for renovating worn
out land, and after the cruel war was
over, he went home to his poor farm,
and bought thirteen ewes, all that he
was at that time able 10 buy. He put
them in a small field of weeds and
briars, which they soon destroyed.
Then he fed them on bran and meal
in the winter, and in the spring he had
thirteen fine lambs, Saving the ma
nurc, he planted the old briar patch
with corn, and harvested a fine crop.
All his spare time was devoted in
caring for the sheep. The next spring
he had more lambs, and more land
was subdued and cultivated; and
now, to-day, as the result OF such
small beginnings, he has several hum
dred fine young sheep, free from dis
case, bringing him 5000 year,
while his farm has become exceeding
ingly fertile, and he is rich man.
We know thousands and thousands Of
poor young men who have free
course open TO them to become
wealthy by beginning in small
way.
But the trouble is, the way is too
humble. and slow they want to get
along faster; they have no patience,
no faith, no pluck. Truly it does
seem small business to watch dozen
sheep, as if 1t were beneath the attcn-
tion of a bright American youth but
If said youth would look the subject
|all over, lie will see ii worthy of all
his powers. A young man can well
afford to sit down with dozen sheep
ION the plains, live in dug-ont and
feed on antelope meat, rather than
to undertake to become independent
in city on n clcrkship of $1,000 a
ycar.--N. q. Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14

The Bristow Club of Chicago, em-
braces within it the fewest prominent
men that ever started political
movement in that city for years. All
but few of the signers as published
in the Tribune, are men Of exceeding
little note in business or political
sense. Besides this, those who are
somewhat known, for the most part
have no record which is any sort of
recommendation to them as reform
ers. Arnold, an old ex-member Of
Congress, is of the effcte order, fallen
into the qucrulousness of the scar and
yellow leaf, such as are found in al
most every community, and who have
no influence.
Is it not little prcsumptions for
such man as HORACE WHITE to rec
ommend to the Republican party a
candidate. Aschief cook in this BRis-
row affair, WHITE declamitorily and
threateningly announces the man for
us to honor, and seizes upon that hour
to do it, when the cunning Of the Con-
federates and their Liberal allies, is
exerting itself to destroy the rcputa-
ton of the chiefcst of Republican
champions. It must also be very try
ing to the patience of Illinois Repub-
licans, who spoke in thunder tones
for BLAINE, to have such a man as
WHITE and his handful Of colleagues
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j. NJ. HEDRICK CO., PROPRIETORS. s

arrogating to themselves the position
of being the only competent judges OF
honest men, and, as sequence, as
serting that they alone are the salt of
the earth.
WHITE went wandering body and
brooches into the Democratic camp
in 1872, after reform, in pursuit of
his sort of righteousness, and flattercd
the good old man, GREELy, along with
him and so led him down to sud-
den and unhappy death. And to help
the matter now, WHITE is accompan-
led by another saint STOREY, of the
Times. If there be corruption in
these times-and that there is, none
qucstion--wc assert as patent and
undeniablc truth that, man for man,
there are darker records all over this
broad land among the Liberals-thc
reformers-than anywhere else, save,
perhaps, among their allies, the Dem
ocrats. Secretary BRIsTow is as ccr-
tainly killed off by the putrid rotten
ness and supine folly of some of his
as that the sun shall rise
on the l4th of this month,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
THE WAN PHOsPECT.
From the New York Times.

Whatever influence may have bro't
about the dethronement Of one Sultan
and the installation Of another, the
European dispatches prove clearly
that the Eastern question, instead Of
being settled by the change, steadily
assumes more serious aspect. Not
that there isany visible disposition
on the part of tho allied rulers of
Russia, Il Austria. and Germany to
press unduly the stipulations set
forth in their memorandum, or to re-
sent the unfriendly tone adopted by
Great Britain in reference to tGcm.-
On the contrary they arc acting with
singular moderation, though with un-
impaired unity. But the logic of
events is more potent than the profess
tation of ofdiplomatists, and is evident
ly producing a crisis which sooner or
later must culminate in the grayest of
all troubles, unless there be change
of purpose and Great Britain has al
ready abandoned its neutral attitude.
issupplemcnting the verbal encour-
agcment it gave to one Sultan by fur
nishing material aid to his successor.
The landing of arms for Turkish
troops identifies Britain with the
Porte rs against the Insurgents, and
comes SO near an overt act of inter-
vention that it must he followed II
necessary, by help in other forms.
The immediate effect will be to in
cense the insurgents and add to the
explosive force already accumulating
in Servia. Roumania, and Montene-
gro. One alliance begets another.---
The tributary States are between two
fires, and will be unable much longer
to restrain population bound to-
mon oppressor. The thin disguise
which Britain has hitherto preserved
has been thr own off, and antagonism
to the position assumed by Russia is
avowed in manner which at this
distance looks not unlike a menace.
This version OF the outlook is not
incompatible with the reported im-
provement in the London stock mar
ket, which was yesterday experienced
here. Spectators and financiers arc
seldom far-sightcd in their estimate
of international difficulties. They are
rarely guided by more than the ten :
dencies which at the moment happen
to be uppcrmost. The ultimate effects
of q foreign policy do not enter into
their calculations !, nor are they ac-
customed to trouble themselves with
the probabilities Of danger which
may grow out of the divergeneies
which may exist in the. spirit and
aims of rival powers. There may be
no danger of deliberate premeditated
conflict. 1t must be remembered,
however, that the chief Austrian
Minister, in the lIttcrances that have
recently been attributed to him. has
not attempted TO give assurance of
pacific adjustment of troubles, except
so far as they refer to the passing
hour. The real, lasting source of war
proceeds from the. irrcconeiliable
purposes and policy of England aud
Russia in relation TO the East. The
difference between Turkey and Prin-
cipaiities arc important only in their
relations 10 this larger question, and
because of the fact that movements in
themselves comparatively trivial may
by an accident be converted into The
beginning of a struggle from which
few of the leading European powers
could long stand aloof,
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S,xsu1Ap Sr,cInr-The ou;et moo

. -
SINGULAR SUICIDE.-The quiet peo-
ple..of Swan township, this..county, for
the last week have been greatly cx-
cited over the occurrence Of very
singular suicide i'm that vicinity, of a
young lady named Mrs. Comet, aged
"A years, and who but four or five
weeks since was happy bride.
The suicide was the daughter of
Mr.. Harrison Hamilton, Of Swan
township, and after her marriage was
taken by her husband to the residence
of his parents near the Des Moines
river. On Tuesday morning last, the
lady, who had been dcspondent for
several days before, informed a little
girl that she was determined to
drown herself, and going to the river,
took off her bonnet and apron, hung
them on bush and took the fatal
plunge. The water at the place chos-
en- was very deep and rapid, and be.
low short distance, was gathered a
large amount of drift wood. Contin.
uousssscarch has been made for the
body since the morning of her alb.
scnce, but SO far without avail. 1t i.
a strange and horrible case indeed
when one so young and in a position
to be SO happy should deliberately
commit self murder.-lNdrioa Count,
Democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
a NICE LOT
An Rlapsng Des MolnesA Couple
Caught and Returned
Froni.ne Heokak CONSTITUTION. H

Fromthe Heokak Constitution ss'R 5 - 5s'.hl
The crowd of sidlers who assem-
bled at the X. 81 D. M. depot this
morning, to SCI, the west bound pas.
senger of, were treated tofa sensation
not down on the bills, and which fur
nished food for conversation and gos-
| sip some time after the train took its
departure. n,tpE a,f,
The curiosity Of the crowd was at
first excited by seeing Marshall
Christ, of Des Moines, ACCOMPANIED
officer Fowler, of the Keokuk police
force, in company with o man and
woman. AS they reached the train
the Des Moines officer shackled the
man. which proceeding was. not APP
proved by the female, and she vented
her feelings in words which We're
straight to the point, and selected
more for their forcibleness than ele-
gancc. She wound up her harrangue
with: s.i4l
"You'd better shackle me-" and her
lip curled with scorn, as she uttered
the words. ..,9t
~ will says Marshal Christ, ..if
you don't hold your tongue"
Now here is where the Des Moines
officer committed a grave error. A
woman hold her tongue! A woman
actually told to hold her tongue! OF
course, no woman would stand that,
and this one was one Of the kind that
wouldn't tumble to that sort of
racket.
"Hold my tongue?' she shrieked.
''IIold my tongue! You may shackle
me from the tips of my toes to my
thighs; you may shackle me from the
tips of my fingers to my elbows, but
you, or no other mda,will ever shacklc
my tongue"
The marshal gave it up.
Inquiry, and an energetic search,
revealed to us the following facts in
regard to the couple. Their names
are Fred Blum and Mrs. Emma Nc
Allister. The latter is married wo-
man, whose husband is said to be n
railroad man, residing in Des Moincs.
Last Saturday morning they, in ac-
cordance with a preconccrtcd ar
rangement, eloped together, having
their baggage sent to the X. & ID. NJ.
depot, and checked to this place.
The guilty couple instead of taking
the train, left the town in carriage
and embarked on board the cars at
the first station east of the capital
city.
Meanwhile Marshal Christ had got
wind of the elopement, and proceed
ing to the depot, took charge of the
baggage, and then sent word to the
police force of this city to look out
for them.
Mrs. McAllister and her paramour,
Blum, arrived in KeOkuk, Saturday
evening, and put up at the Pacific
House. The officers received word of
the escapade Sunday morning, and
finding the couple quartercd at the
above mentioned house, arrested and
lodged them in the boosc, where they
remained until this morning, when
Marshal Christ arrived and took them
back to Des Moines. The scene at the
depot, which we have chroniclcd, oc-
curing just previous to the starting
of the train.
Mrs. McAllistcr and Blum, claimed
TO be married, and stuck to it until
Marshal Christ arrived, when they
dropped that story, as they knew that
the officer was posted.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
A Terrific Exples,on

At Portland, Me-, on June 2, a tire.
mendous gas explosion occurred in
Coonants photograph rooms little
after o'clock in the morning. A
gas-fittcr named Mcdonald, having
attempted to stop a leak in the
pipe, applied a lighted match to
see If it was stopped. A trcmcad.
Gus explosion Immediately follow
ed. Mcdonald was blown OIL the
flight Of steps on which he was
standing, clear across the room,
and was terribly burned in the hands
and face. Mr.. Richard Craig and
Miss Kimball were both badly burn
ed about the face and hands. The
plastering was blown from the walls,
and the reception aud finishing rooms
We're a, mass of plaster and broken
glass. "A bird-cage with bird was
blown into a store 800 feet away,
Two finishing stands that stood in
the reception room were blown
across the street, and pictures, furni-
ture, and glass, covered the floors
while the walls were sight to be-
hold. The loss is estimated at about
$1,000 to Coonant, and $3.50 to the
owner of the building. s.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
Dcmocraa,c Con ven,,o,,.

WHEELING, w. Va, June 9.-Thc
Democratic Convention at Charles
ton, last night, after continuous
session of % hours nominated the
following ticket for this State:
Henry Matthews for Governor
Cox White, of Hampshire, for Atty
General; Joseph. Sinccrlcr for Audi
tor; Thos. j. West for Treasurer
w. X. Pendleton, Superintendent OF
Schools; A. Il. Raymond, +. e. Green
and Okey Johnson, Judges of Su-
prcme Court; Cowdcn, Wood, Davis
and Becky, delegates at large; Will
son and Beals, delegates for lst dis
trict; Crcasey and Monroe, for ind
district; Simms and Kelley, for Sd
district. The Convention adjourned
at 7 A. III.
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Say what we will, the rich and the

Say what we will, the rich and the
poor have to struggle on together
through the world, and the sooner
those who have not wealth learn to
make the most and the best OF the
means they nave, and suppress every
feeling of jealousy and envy towards
their more fortunate neighbors. the
happier for everybody.-Nec York
Graphic. All, now, that's the talk !!
If the poor would only silently de-
clare their independence and live
such lises as the rich might envy; if
they would study to be skillfnl and
devote their spare money and spare
moments to books; if they would
cease IN every way to initiate the alb
surdities and vices Of the wealthy; !;
il for idle and wicked gossip they
would substitute the exchange OF
their best ideas /; ii, etc, etc etc, the
rich would very soon come to attract
SO little notice that the poor man
would begin to censure himself for
his GOODNESS toward Il small class of
his ellnw-beings whose only oflense
was the inheritance Of u few paltry
dollars.--L0uisriAe Courier Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14

a"What tare yon doing nowadays 2"
asked one young fellow of another,
ON the street lately.
l amt doing much," was the
reply, ''only singing up here in one
of the avenue churches every Sum
day"
"What pay do you get?' quizzed
the first speaker.
81 don't get any, was the answer
"tllat is, / don't get much, but the
preacher tells me that If I'll stay
along awhile, and give satisfaction,
maybe he'll take me into the church
on probation
First party said he wouldn't work
like that for anybody. lie knew
plenty of churches where they would
take fellow in if he couldn't sing a
notc.--ChicagO Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14

WASHINGTON. June 7.-Mr. Blaine
said when speaking of the organiza-
ton of the committee, that he asked
Frye to request Knott to put North
ern Democrats and not Southern reb-
els on the subcommittee. l want
Mr.. Knott, he cried. to tell why if
that Luttrell resolution was so i'm
portant, nothing was done under ii
for three months. and demanded of
Mr.. Hunton whether he would now
inform him, as he had promised to do
in the House, whether he knew of the
reception of that telegram from
Caldwell by Knott.
Mr.. Knott replied that the sub
committee was far too busy to do
ANYTHING about the matter referred
to it under Luttrelfs resolution dur
ing those three months. Mr.. Knott
was then closely cross-eXamined by
Mr.. Blaine ON the subject of the ca
BILE dispatch. want to know, Mr..
Blaine said, whether you intend to
produce that dispatch before the
House?
Knott-I never had any other in
tention than to produce it before the
Judiciary Committee.
Blaine-You had it in your pock-
ct five days at the time l brought it
into the House.
Knott am aware that had ii
five days.
Blaine-Did you during Thursday,
Friday, Saturday or Sunday deny to
thA nnctnSpnnInnfc hot
you had heard from Josiah Caldwell ?
Knott then stated that he received
a telegram Thursday morning. lie
read it after breakfast and started for
the Capitol. The telegram excited
his suspicion because some time be-
fore some member of the Judiciary
Committee had made a proposition
that a telegram be sent to Caldwell
to know if he would return to this
country and testify that the PROPOSE
ton was resisted by Blaine and his
friends.
Blaine-On such grounds it was
prepostcrously absurd. You couldn't
get him to come. and if he. would moi
it would then be said that he would
not come because his testimonywould
be unfavorablc to me. 1t would be
said, "Oh. yes, he cannot come; he
is conveniently absent i'm Europe"
Knott do not desire to be inter.
rupted any more in my statement
some days afterwards the question
was again raised in the Judiciary
Committee as to whether a dispatch
should be sent, asking Caldwell if ht
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THE CAMPAIGN COURIER
For the Coming Presidential Cam
vaSS.
Great Inducements to sub
scribers wishing n Live
Newspaper.
NOW Is THE TIME To SlI 1SCRIBE
ONLY SIXTY CENTS FROM NOW
UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE
CAMPAIGN.

We have entered upon q notable
political campaign-a campaign to be
conducted amidst the festivities of
the nations centennial year. We
could not, should we exert ourselves
to the utmost of our ability, properly
set forth the importance of this years
campaign. To our mind, its import.
ancc will never be one-quarter real
lied by many unless, pcrchancc, the
old Democratic party should succeed.
Then the experiences that would fol-
low upon their assuming power,
would be such that every man, wo-
man and child in the country would
quickly realize to their sorrow the
weighty results that lie in the issues
of this campaign.
We desire d extend the political
views which we claim to be for the
national welfare, and to this end we
propose to make campaign rates for
our WEEKLY issue up to, and includ-
ing the 18th of November next. This
will give one number, week after
the election, and will give the result.
Our WEEKLY is now the largest
paper we know of in the State. The
current news of the day is carefully
collected, and especial pains taken in
giving reliable market reports down
to the latest hour before going to
press. We aim to present clear and
complete account Of the political sit
uation, and to enforce Republican
principles with the best editorial ar
gument we can employ. There is no
other method so effective as the news
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aid us in extending the circulation of
THE COURIER, to the end that victory
may be theirs and ours. We believe
we may do this without being amen
able to the charge of having selfish
motive i'm view. 1t is true we may be
pecuniarily benefited in the end, but
for it we shall labor hard and long.
Our chief object is to advance the
great political principles which the
Republican party advocates. Will our
patrons, and Republicans generally,
aid us in this matter? We put the
subscription down very low so low
indeed, as to hardly cover the cost.
including the postage, which we pay.
We will send the WEEKLY COURIER
to subscribers up to the 10Th of No
vember next, at Sixty cents per
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person who will send us five new
subscribers, with the cash. No names
will be entered on our books for the
campaign without the money accom-
panics them.
j. NJ. HEDRICK Il CO.,
Publishers.
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Sunday school Assembly Of shs
North. w cat.

Sunday school Assembly Of lhs
Norsh- w est.
At Clear Lake, Iowa, June 9th
to July 4th, 1876.
The Central II. II. of Iowa will sell
round trip tickets from all points on
their line TO Mason City, good for 30
days from June Goth, at one and one.
fifth fare.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE LAKE.
Observation-Disclosures of the ASSEM-
bly, who remain one week or more
3Oc per meal; three days, 35c; single
day, $l.25; dinner only, soc.
Rooms in the Dining Hall and Pa
Wilton, cd and 3d floor) for families
of five or less, furnished with one
bedstead and two chairs, for the per-
iod OF the Assembly, or State Camp.
meeting, $500; an extra bedstead
500; chair, 25c; rocking chair, Soc
lamps and lanterns, 2Oc; wash-stand
and small table, 35c.
Berth in Gents or Ladies' Sleeping
Apartments for the period of the As
sembly, $l.OO; single night, 20c.
Board tents will be furnished az
follows: size l2xl4 feet; with con.
veniences for sleeping in double rows
of berths, if desired, storage of bag.
gage, etc, for $500 per week. These
tents will accommodate ten persons
Remember that the Committee will
provide just what you order, and
now we suggest: Bring seith yon q
bed-tick, blanket, pillows and slips,
sheets, pitcher, cup, mirror and all
such toilet articles as will help te
make your room pleasant and com
Portable. Do not fail to bring some
thing that will serve as 'bathing
suit" otherwise you will not be able
to participate in one of the most en-.
joyable features of the Department
of Recreation. Clear Lake is ul
North and you may need a heavy
shawl or Overcoat. We have beer
there when it rained and wished fol
rubbers and umbrella-bring yours
All orders for rooms, furniture
board, tents, and everything in tn,
line of entertainment, must be sen,
to Rev. J. ii. Lozier, Clear Lake
Iowa, before June 18th, and il fol
rooms or tents, must be accompanied
with $500. Choice of rooms will be
given in the order in which applica
tions are received.
The State Camp Meeting follows
the Assembly, commencing July 9Th
and the same rates apply to all VIII,
wish to attend. j, II. BERRY,
far Ca c,x-
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PRocroR KNOTT must be set down

PROCTOR KNOTT must be set down
as a corrupt scoundrel, and if the
Confederate House refuses to censure
his conduct, they become like him
partakcrs in his guilt. Had he re-
ceived telegram from CALDWELL
which initiated against BLAINE, the
country would not have waited an
hour for it. 1t would have sped with
telegraphic wings all over the coun-
try. Being unfavorable to BLAINE,
who bearded the Ben HILLS and the
fuckers in Congress on amnesty to
JEFF DAVIS, KNOTT follows the die
tates Of his infamous heart, and
stores the telegram away at his house
and there it lay for five days, and
might have slept on, at least, till aft
cr the Cincinnati, convention had been
held, had not BLAINE succeeded in
fishing out its existence. KNOTT said
he did not know CALDwELEs ad-
dress, when he KNoTT) had been in
possession of said telegram five days.
No man ever stamped himself with
more contemplate infamy than PRoc-
TOR KNOTT in this matter, and Hun
TON appears to have sailed in the same
oat with KNOTT.