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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
The San Gllxario Mob All Texau
0lejzono.

CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-Dispatches re-
cefved ct Lieut. Gen. Sheridan's head
quarters, late last night, from Capt.
Blair, who 10 in command at Fort
Bliss, report that the Texas rangers
ct San Elizario surrendered yesterday
morning. Judge Howard, agent for
the salt mines, Atkinson and Nc
Bride, rangers we're shot and the rest
Of the rangers disarmed and liberated.
The rangers are now at Fort Bliss. op-
posite Ell Paso, Mexico. and the mob
has dispersed. Notice was given the
mob from the Mexican side of the
river. The mob was composed en-
ttrely of native born citizens ofTexas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
a Desparado Killed.

LAWRENCE, Ks, Dec 20.-John Ly-
oure was killed last night, near Stran-
ger Station, while resisting An officer.
Brink Lyoure has evaded the officers
for two months, writ for his arrest
having been In the hands Of the sher-
iff that length Of time. He was q
desperate character.
DIR. Carl Newman was arrested, to-
night, ON charge of having caused the
death of Miss Matte Callahan by in
| lducing abortion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
EscoREpo INrERy1EwEp.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 18.-General
Escobedo, of recent Mexican border
fame, arrived here yesterday from
Brownsville. He says his visit il
eimply in pursuit Of private business.
In conversation he utterly disclaim-
ed the charge that his recent visit to
the Rio Grande was for the purpose
Of organizing an expedition against
DiAz. He denies that Lerdo and his
adherants secretly encourage con-
htct between the United States and
the Disz government. He does not
apprehend any danger Of war be-
tween the governments, and says IL
would be deplored by none more
than he. He says that between the
belligersnts, Lerdo would certainly
be . Mexican. Touching the late
troubles In Ell Paso county, Escobedo
said that the difficulty was not be-
tween Americans and Mexicans, but
between Americans only.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
AftsR . 0oeiReA Banker.
=. r. aA al

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-Sheriff
Numan has received dispatch from
Sheriff Gulf, Of Coldwater, Mich, to
the effect that j. C. Duncan, abscond-
ing president Of tho Pioneer Bank, is
there. Steps have been taken to go
cure his arrest. ss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 0.-Thc bank
| ing house Of George Baker suspended
this morning. 8aker declines to
make any statement at present.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
< HORRIBLE HoLocAusr.

4 = y
Terrible Efsctss Of an Explosion IN
Nesc York - Cdsdy Factory
Bloscs Up and Eads in Flames
One Hundred and Isceasy-Fiue
Girls Killed for Burned Aloe.
What the Failing Walls 9pure the
Flames Devour--A Great Member
Of Person Dangerously Injured
Some ofthe Esc1ped Have tie Hair
Burned Enttrely from Their Heaeis
Heartrending Scenes - FraAs;c
Search for Misssng Loved Ones
The Greatest Sacrifice 3 Of LIFE
Among Young Girls Of 8 to 15--TAe
Pecmnidry loss Estimated 10 Reach
Halt a Million Dollars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The Times, in its
leading article, throws out strong in
dications of tho belief that parlia-
ment will be asked to vote money for
the purchase of q further interest of
some kind in Egypt possibly tho Khe-
dives remaining interest in the Suez
Canal and the Porte's suzerainty
over Egypt. The Times financial ar
note marked firmness in Egyptian
bonds yesterday, and sscribe it TO po-
litical reasons.
Among the rumored projects max
ing necessary the summoning Of par
lament are increased armaments OF
war, and also the purchase of the
Turkish feet. Every attempt to
strike out q new foreign policy for
government revives dissensions in
the cabinet The retirement of Lord
Derby as Foreign Minister is by nc
means improbable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
n E r. M g.:
oun1xs os $rrAarxxs1
seMple1s WITH nm yypr An pafssss.

PRINTING q OF ALE Kinds.
From Whiting Card to Q Naul n P0otof on
eceted u Good Style. 1astern pR11o ~ WRok
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
EXPLOSION, FIRE AND DEATH IN NEW
YORK


YORK.
New YORK, Dec. 2O.-A boiler In
the candy mandatory of Ernest
Greenfield, No. 63 Barclay street, ex-
ploded about 5 O'Clock this evening,
while large number Of female EN-.
ployes were still at work. The
building was almost instantly wrap.
ped in flames, and 1t is said that
ONE HUNDRED TO ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY GIRLS WERE BURNED TO DEATH. :
New YORK, Dec 2O.-An explo.
sion. immediately followed by fire, ,oc.
Cured at five minutes past five O'Clock
this afteruUOn, In the immehse candy
mannfactory Of Greenfield n Son, No.
63 Barclay street. The boiler. which
was under the sidewalk on the Bar
clay street side, burst, tearing away
the entire front, and scattering the
wreck in all directions. A large
of girls, of all ages, were
at the time in the hnildinR.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

LONDON, Dec. 2L-The Times lead
ing article 10 carefully directed to the
allaying ofcxcitement on eastern mat
ters and counteracting the effect of
wild rumors. 1t says "nO course can
be more reasonable and obvious than
that at this jnncture government
should desire to consult with pArlia-
ment as soon as it can without unnec-
essary Inconvenience, whether they
contemplate interference or media
ton or simply the means of securing
| . good position. In tho final settle
lment of the question they cannot but
feel the need of parliamentary sup
spoft.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

within q few minutes after the explo-
sion. The building, five stories high,
fell into the street. Fifty-six wound.
ed and one dead were reported in the
Chambers street hospital at 6:45
O'Clock. A number were also sent to
Bellvue and other hospitals. It is es-
timated that the wounded will reach
l25. About
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

A RUSSIAN VICTORY.
TIFIIs, Dec. 2l.--The Russians un-
der Gen. Komaroff captured Arda-
mutch by assault on the l7th. The
Russian loss was insignificant.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

were heartrending in che extreme
Ambulances were quickly at the fire
and were kept busy In taking the
wounded to che hospital. The sta
ton houss and Chambers street hos
pital were besieged with men, wo-
mes and children, all Anxiously in
4uiring for some missing relative.
d. b. Haabuck, Chief Of the Bureau
of Elections, was passing the build.
ing ut the time Of the explosion, and
wss badly hurt by some Of the wall
falling ON him. He was carried 70 ,
storehouse.
Fifty men have BEEN put to Worl
] on the ruins In the strsefs, which ar,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
FIFTY ESCAPED

by the College Place entrance and q
small number got out through the
sky-lights, walked over the roofs and
got down the sky-lights Of other
buildings. The book-keeper, who
was on the Barclay street side Of the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

ROME, Dec. 2l.-The Ministerial
crisis continues. The chamber of dep
uties yesterday adjourned indefinite
ly. Government meets with fresh
opposition In the Senate and there
increasing difficulties In the forms-
ton of Ministry. There is little
chance of DePretis and Crispis sue.
ceeding.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

It has been supposed that "Young-
man-affaid-0f- is-horses" poseessed
the longest name Of any chief, but
here comes dispatch from Washfng-
ton to-day speaking Of "Chisf-of-
Special agents-of- Post OMce- Depart
LRent PArkar.n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

PERA, Dec. 2l.-Russian concentra-
ton for an attack upon Erzeroum on
the north has failed and an attack is
now improbable. The Russians are
suffering for provisions and forage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-26
A Remarkable Map.

About the first of January, 1876, Pro-
fessor Hitchcock, of the Geological Sur
vey, and his assistants began the con-
struction of a raised map of New Hamp-
shire, the design of which was to COM
bine all the present knowledge of the
geography of the State which had been
obtained in the geological survey made
by Professor Hitchcock, Professor Hunt
ington, and others. This map has just
been completed, and placed in the State
house.
The map is IA feet 10 inches long,
representing 178 miles in length (being
inch) and SO miles in width, from the
mouth of the Piscataqua River to the
northwest corner of Hinsdale, showing
the entire surface of the State, 1886
square miles. 1t also shows all the riv-
ers and brooks, ponds and lakes, hills
and mountains, and the town and coun-
ty lines, railroads, etc. The names of
| all cities and towns, rivers, and princi-
pal brooks, lakes and ponds, mountains
and high elevations, are given conspicu-
ously, so that any one can find at a
glance WHat UI1ey ueSlfe TO look up.
The height of the hills and mountains
is given on scale of one inch to 1000
feet, and actual measurements are given
when known.
The map is constructed of pine and
bass wood, and the process of the work
was this: A map was first drawn on
paper of the same size as the raised
map, with all the outlines of towns,
streams, ponds, etc., and contour lines
for each 500 feet were drawn. Tracings
of the contour lines were made on inch
layers of pine and bass boards, main
tanning as accurately as possible the
relative size and shape. These are
fastened upon each other, and the val
leys are beveled out with chisels.-Coas
! cord (N. ID Monitor
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Federals were not more than mile
away and right on Rains's column as
they lay on their arms. McCulioch
again said that it was nonsense; but
Price was excited. He Numbered out
to Snead:
"Order my troops, sir, under arms
and in line of battle at once, and have
my horse saddled!" He had hardly
spoken the words when this little group
of men looked up from the cow-yard
where the hills were rising line on line
before them, and on the clear morning
perspective they saw Totten's battery
unlimbered on the top of hill less than
three-quarters of mile distant, and,
before he had thrown the first shot, ST.
gels battery in the rear also pealed out,
and the balls from those two cannons
crossed each other right over the hollow
where Prices troops were lying. The
surprise was perfect. Gen. McCulloch
fastened back to his headquarters and
put his troops in motion against Sigel.
In a very little while Sigel was wiped
out Price meanwhile had to encounter
Lyon. The contest was spirited and
deadly, and the weather like fighting in
a furnace. Prices columns were reeling
before Lyons attack, when he sent Col
Snead back to ask McCulloch if he
could spare him battalion of Missouri
ans which were not properly in McCul-
loch's command. McCulloch then put
himself at the head of the Missouri col
umn, with certain other troops, and
came back over the field to Prices re-
| lief.
1t was this reinforcement which
caused the death of Lyon, as Col. Snead
believes; for, seeing fresh troops ad-
vancing on the rebel side, Lyon waved
his sword and led the counter attack,
and was shot dead. Col. Snead said
that it seemed to him but few minutes
after Lyon fell before the battle stopped
on both sides.
Col. Snead was also informed of a
quarrel between Marmaduke and Wal
ker, as something likely to result in a
duel, and, as Adiutant- General of Price S
army, he placed their divisions on OPP
posite sides of the Arkansas River to
prevent a meeting. Nevertheless, a chal-
lenge passed, and Snead was informed
of it the afternoon before the duel by
Harris Flanagan, the Governor of Ar
kansas. He at once sent orders to
Walker and Marmaduke, signed by Gen.
Price, to consider themselves under az
rest in their tents. They disobeyed the
order, and at the second shot Walker
was killed by ball from a navy rovol-
yer. The origin of the fuss, Mr. Snead
said, was probably in chickering's between
the Missouri troops, under Marmaduke,
and the Arkansas troops, under Walker.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-26
GENERAL LYON.
A New and Interesting Account of the Bat
tie of Wilson's Creek.

A New and Interesting Account of the Bat
tie of Wilson's Creek.
IN. Y. Letter of the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The day of the Tilden and Hendricks
reception met, among others, Col. T.
L. Snead, Chief of Staff of Sterling
Price, who was in every pitched battle
fought by the armies of Kansas and
Missouri. He is a St. Louis man, and
was an editor, negociant, and amateur
politician, and has an engaging address,
and superior powers of narration. Col.
Snead is now citizen of New York. !
wrote Immediately after his statement.
in the midst of the busy scenes of that
day, his generous tribute to Gen. Lyon.
"Lyon," said Col. Snead, "was the
greatest man l ever saw. That has been
my statement everywhere. felt it and
said it the day we held that memorable
interview of six hours with him at the
Planters House, st. Louis. He was
JEFF Davis over again, but not as narrow
and prejudiced as Davis. He was Da-
Wis, however, in intensity and tenacity,
and about of the height and leanness OF
Davis.
I" We were to hold that interview in
order to see if war could be prevented.
am the survivor of it. Claib. Jackson
and Sterling Price were. the ablest poll
ticians of Missouri; Price at the head,
sitter the death of Col. Benton. | was
the Governors (Jackson) Secretary
Lyon came there with Frank Blair, Jun,
and Gen. -Conant. The latter was af-
terward killed. Price was a successful
military officer and Major General in
the war with Mexico. Lyon was moth
ing but little Captain of artillery. But
such was his clearness, force and real
genius, that he met those old politicians
st every point, conceding nothing, but
never discourteous, his reason and his
will equal. The whole party felt him
TO be the master mind, and the Federal
historians do not err when they put him
down as the greatest man they pro-
duced-greater than any produced on
both sides west of the Mississippi River.
"Lyon advanced into that room, a
little, red-bearded, red-haired, precise,
positive, plain man. He sat down, and
crossed one leg over the other stiffly,
and his face was serious and stern. He
spoke each word separate from the 9TH
er, pronouncing the little words like fny
and TO with as much emphasis as the
longer words. He raised his right arm
automatically as the conversation pro-
ceeded. and brought it down with jerk,
The forefinger extended, yet never
speaking higher or lower than at first.
We felt the sense of war and govern
ment in all his bearing.
al shall take small part in this
conference said Lyon. MIR. Blair is
familiar with this question, and knows
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Fight Between Spinsters.

1t was hand-to-hand engagement
between Annie Owens and Sarah Jones,
who could not, even under the subduing
influence of d soul-inspiring sermon,
control their passions. The fight oc-
Cured on the Goth ult., during divine
services in a church in Ixonia. The
girls entered the church and unaccount-
ably both occupied the same seat. While
the rest of the congregation were atten-
tive listeners to the sermon, Sarah Jones
arose from her seat and raised window
near by to get little fresh air. This
did not suit Miss Annie, who was seated
by her side, and she instantly got up,
leaned over her enemy and spitefully
pulled the window down This slight
indignity led to a few epithets, and the
window was again raised and as quickly
pulled down. Then Sarah struck Annie
with book over the left eye, and the
engagement threatened to be fierce and
determined for a time, but few women
stopped it. After the services care was
taken not to permit the belligerents to
get at it outside. They had the satisfac-
ton, though, of shaking their fists at
each Watertoacn (Ald) Demo
crGt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-26
QUEEN JUNE.

There's a queen come to her right,
Heavens and the lands make good array
Through the lands red flowers by day,
In the heavens red stars by night.
In the elms the robins swing
Happy for the summer time,
=. And the rustling grasses rhyme
With the songs the swallows sing.
Where the wild bee seeks the nook,
There be sweet flowers MANY hued.
There be roses in the wood
And red lilies by the brook.
From the shaken peach tree boughs,
Fairest blossoms summer hath
Fall into the dappled path
And upon the lettering cows.
Till the pleasant even hush
And the DINNER evening light,
When the thrush sings, Might, good
night
And the catbird mocks the thrush.
George Morris, in Youths Companion.
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An African Belle i'm Full Costume,

In one tribe through whose terrItol
he passed after leaving Tanganylk
Lieutenant Cameron found the woms
much more regarded than is usu
among Africans, and consequently tn
were far more fashionable than the re
of their sex in that happy country. "
of the bellies of the country is thus q
scribed in Cdnaeron's journal; :.
"She is a merry sort of person, u
Mrs. Pakwanywa, and really lady-hH
in her manners. 1t was great fun sho1
ing her a looking-glass. She had neS1
seen one before, and was halt AFRAID
it, and ashamed to show she was afra]
She is a very dressy body. double ri
of cowries around her head, besldese ~
per, iron and ivory ornaments STUCK
her hair, and just above and in IRON
each ear tassel of red and white oes
A large necklace of shells was rouaa
neck, and round her waist = string
opal-colored singomazzi, and q
made of strings Of red beads. fiefn
apron was 1eopard-skin, and the =
one OF colored grass-cloth, WIN
fringe strung with beads and cow
sewed on it in pattern; brlgns
rings were round her ankles, and e0Y N
and ivory bracelets on her arms.
hair was shaved a little back ifon
forehead, and three lines, each aGs
quarter of an inch wide, were ~
below. The nearest one to the liaI
red, the next black, and the mex. ~
and, to crown all, she was iresnf
nointed with oil, and looked see.
shiny. Her upper lip was peril liza
and piece of stone inserted ui,a
lip protruded a couple OF inches sss =
a hideous expression to the IT, =
making articulation quite lndislih'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-07-26
THE FARMERS WIFE.

The farmer came in from the field one day;
His languid step and his weary way,
His Bonded brow his sinewy hand,
All showed his work for the good of the land !;
For he sOwS,
And he hoes,
And he mowS,
All for the good of the land.
BY the kitchen fire stood his patient wife,
Light of his home and Joy of his life,
With face all aglow, and busy hand,
Preparing the meal for lIer husbands band,
For she must boil, -
And she must broil,
And she must toll
All for the good of the home.
The bright sun shines when the farmer goes
out;
The birds sing sweet songs lambs frisk about
The brook babbles softly in the glen
While he works so bravely for the good of
men;
For he sows,
And he mows,
And he hoes,
All for the good of the land.
How briskly the wife steps about within,
The dishes to wash, the milk to skim;
The fire goes out, the flies buzz about;
For the dear ones at home, her heart is kept
stout;
There are pies to make,
There is bread to bake,
And steps to take,
All for the sake of home.
When the day is DER, and the evening is
come,
The creatures are fed. the milking is done,
He takes his rest meath the old shade tree,
From the labor of the land his thoughts are
free,
Though he sows,
And he hoes,
And he mowS,
He rests from the work of the land.
But the faithful wife, from sun to sun,
Takes her burden up that's never done;
There is no rest, there is no play,
For the good of her home she must work
away;
For to mend the frock,
And to knit the sock,
And the cradle to rock,
All for the good of the home.
When autumn is here, with it's chilling blast
The farmer gathers his crop at last;
For the good of the land he meier hath care,
While it blows,
And it SHOWS,
Till winter goes,
He rests from the work of the land.
But the willing wife, till life's closing day,
Is the children's guide, the husbands stay;
From day to day she has done her best,
Until death alone can give her rest;
For after the test,
Comes the rest,
With the blest,
In the Fathers heavenly home.
Christian Union.
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vested. They gave it to the commiss;on,
man, and still watched the markets and
hoped for war news of forty-horss
power.
Corn conducted itself as if bewitcbos
If there came heavy rain-storm Il boS
bed up and down ridiculously. If tbsre
came from Chicago wild tale of ..bo.
corn" in the elevators it would sac ill.,
the middle of a hammock. But the ar
erage it made was bad While tha,.
didn't seem to be much difference h.
tween the ruling prices on CONSECUTIVE
days yet the price at the end of each
week was lower than that at the close !,
the preceding week. The tapering 4
the quotations was beautifully gradual
but hideously sure.
The days of steady, even heat began
and the decline became more rapid
One afternoon one of the two speeula.
tors heard that July corn had been sell
ing for
FORTY-TWO CENTS A BUSHEL
He consulted with his friend and dash
ed off to the commission man. Said h..
sis July corn down to AZ centspn
I" 1t has been to-day, but it is ljttls
stronger now"
Well, are we responsible for the dis.
ference should it fall below what ol,
margins make good on that 10, 600 bush.
els?"
Certainly"
"Then you close out that deal. Va
are out of money!"
"All right" said the placid commits.
sion man, and then he walked over on
Change, sold 100000 bushels of corn
at about AZ! cents a bushel, or there.
abouts, made out little statement q
the entire operation, and sent it around
to the specializing friends. They con-
sidered it together. AS nearly as they
could determine it meant that they had
LOST JUST 500,
and still owed their broker his commits
sions. The one who had first been BIZ
ten with the speculative mania dropped
in on the commission man and asked
him a question:
81 thought you told me six weeks
ago, before went into this thing, that
there was money in corn?"
81 So | did,"
But we went into corn and we've
lost all our loose cash."
THAT'S so, but | can't help it. |
told you there were money in corn, and
there has been money in it Only YOU
should have sold instead of buying.
Don't you see?'
There was no difficulty at all in See
ing it.
"But is there no way of getting thai
money back?'
The commission man was cautious, but
finally answered:
eyes. All you have to do is to scare
up the money somehow and buy or sell
10000 bushels for August. It's mon
than probable you'll get the money back
if you do the thing just right
"But shall buy or SELL"
And the commission man said b
didn't know.
There are points of value in this sketch
for readers not in the grain business
who may be tempted to speculate inihN
alluring staple cereal. The above2
count does not apply to any two inVsf
ors in particular, but will be apps
ciated by numerous people. outslcn
have bought not little corn OF late
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A MAN on West Hill has nI0i
peace into his family forever.
week he moved into a new nous,
tanning a bay window and twen my
closets, and he bought his wll n
miles of clothes line, a eord u ! ~ d
line props, and one hundred anu "a /
tv-four dozen clothes pins, /: am y,
angels just come down and !. y, Nam n,
on the side fence and envy tila' WIZ
perfect happiness.-HaDE-eye.
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On May "a it was still winter in st
Petersburg, and the Neva was still OBJ.
structed by enormous Jumps of ice.