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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
A Battle Commenced at Day.
break Sunday Before Kars.
Proclamation from Eneland'a
Queen Declaring Her Coun-
try Neutral.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, April 30.-Gladstone gave
notice that he should introduce five
resolutions in effect that England has
just cause of complaint at the conduct
of the Porte. Reference is made to
Lord Derby's dispatch of last Sep
TENDER, relating to Bulgarian massa.
crcs, and the resolutions proceed to
declare that until there is change OF
conduct and guarantees are given the
Porte has no moral or material claim
to the support of the British crown
that in the midst of complications and
with war actually begun, the House
earnestly desires that the influence OF
England in the councils of Europe be
employed for the efiectual develop
ment of liberty and local self-govern-
ment in the disturbed provinces and
harmonious action among the Euro.
pean Powers with o view of exacting
such means Of government from Tur.
key as are necessary for purposes OF
humanity and justice, for cffectual
defense against intrigue and for secu.
rity OF the pease of the world.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
by their w erks ye shall Know
t-af.t5t 4t4's THANH 70

The Irishmsn who thought the drug.
gist stingy because the cmetic was &C
small, is Only surpassed in his parsi.
monious drollcrY by those who per-
sistently adhere to the use of those
nauseating, digustingly large and
drastic pills, while Or. Pierco's Pleas.
ant Purgatire Pellets, which are gu.
gar-coated, and little larger than mus.
tard seeds, will by their steady and
gentle action on the liver, correct all
torpidity, thus permanently overcom.
ing constipation. In South America
they have almost entirely superseded
all other pile, and are relied on fully
by the people, and often used %
preventive ofthe various affections OF
the stomach, liver and bowels, so
prevalent in that climate. Pierce'a
Pocket Memorandum Books arc given
away at all drug stores.
SMYRNA, Aroostook Co, Me, Nov. 6 ZIG
r. v. PIERCE, NJ. D.:
Dear Sri write to inform YOU
that have used your Pellets for some
time, and find them to be the best
medicine that ever used. have al.
so used your favorite prescription in
my family with entire satisfaction. ]
have seen your Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser and think il
is the best thing that l have ever seen.
Yours Truly, O. SHERMAN.
90 a4I
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

Chief Justice Schaefer, of Utah,
has finally ruled Anna Eliza, the 10Th
relict Of Brigham Young, out of
court on her suit for alimony and di-
vorce. The decision, which was
made on the 9th inst, concludes as
follows:
"The plaintiff is not entitled to q
decree of divorce; that the alleged
marriage was and is polygamous,
and therefore null and void that du-
ring the time plaintiff was with de-
fendant as his polygamous wife she
was serving him as a mental servant,
and would be entitled to o reasonable
compensation for her service, but
having received in this instance, in
the form of alimony, more than such
service was shown by the proof to
be reasonably worth, she should GO
hence without further compensation
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
A New York dispatch saws !:

"Rumors were rife in well-inform.
cd circles, yesterday, Of certain mys'
terious movements which our Russian
visitors are making, and Of the prob
ability of their speedy departure or
an important mission. This is conjec
tured to be to stand Off the coast IL
intercept and capture the steamships
loading with arms and munitions OF
war for the Turkish Government.
1t is also rumored that the iror
teamships Colon, City of Toxic, and
City of Picking have been sold to the
Russian Government and several
sailing vessels been put under the
American flag. Russian seamen arc
in high spirits over the manifesto Of
the Gar, which was read on the
decks of all vessels of the squadron
yesterday. They are eager for a bout
with their ancient enemy. Every.
thing is taut and shipshape aboard
and clear. The feet is preparing fol
sea on short notice.
The Grand Duke Alexis has just
received from his mother a magnifi.
cent gold bracelet. 1t has three very
large diamonds of purest water
The bracelet is worn by tho Grand
Duke ON his left wrist under his coat
sleeve, and he will wear it there un.
til the end OF the war. II was accom-
panied by his mothers blessing and
prayers for his preservation and safe
restoration, and an injunction to be
have like true Russian
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
nig sult for Reooxerx Of Propert,

20 S~ss W. NOSVVSty ~ BStS0tSys
New YonK, May l.-Tweed has
applied, through Charles Deylin.
whom he seems to regard, outside oil
his own family, as his best friend, to
have j. H. Strain put in as counsel in
place of Townsend. Carolus O'Bricn
Bryant, who wrote the story of the
ex-Boss' wanderings, is now charged
with having at least fifty of Twced's
vouchers and checks, and is reported
as keeping out of the way. Parties
arc now endeavoring to negotiate fol
the return of these checks and vouch.
ers, as being very material to the case
The papers inculpate great many
persons.
Proceedings looking to the recov.
cry Of over $l50,OO0,OOO are about ia
be instituted in the courts of Penn.
sylvania by the heirs of Col. Henry
Becker, who lived in Philadelphia In
1901. The property claimed consists
of six or seven blocks of buildings on
York Avenue in that city, and ex.
tends from Vine to Green street. In
addition to the large claim in Phila
delphia, there is block of houses OF
Third street in this city. The heir.
also lay claim to the entire town Of
Bcckerville, Bcrks county, Pa, abou
forty miles from Philadelphia, and {
large part of the country Whereabouts
The property claimed in Philadelphi.
includes three churches, o dozen larg,
manufactures, one Of them an i'm
mense sugar refinery, and five block
of dwellings. Among these arc tn
residences of ex-Mayor Fox and OK
Treasurer Piersol.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

The Louisville Couyiey-Jouynal, in
commenting on the defeat of the Re.
publicans in South Carolina, says
ut is perhaps safe to say that had Mr..
Tilden boldly thrown himself in
front of his party and declared, like
Wade Hampton, that he had been
elected, and sby the eternal, would be
President, there would have been a
similar exhibition of what has been
called submission
We do not believe any such thing.
Unless Gen. Grant had been perfectly
metamorphosed out of his pluck in
the last days of his rule, any such 9by
the eternal" game, on the part OF
Tilden, would have cost some few
their heads. 1t is a sad mistake the
Cou,ser-Jouynal is INDUCING In, to
suppose that the spirit which met re-
bellion in 1861 does not still live,
even though the most extreme sacri-
fees are now being made as expert
mental offerings to win the Courier.
Journal and its Southern friends into
the ways of peace.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
.MlscfllA!N1.

London Baptist: A returned mis-
sionary thinks that the soldiers OF
Christ should be employed in storm
ing instead of holding the fort, ant
sends the following as substitute fol-
"Hold the Fort" He says: of
read Jesus signals Alright, these ar
no times for lurking behind ston'
walls, but for storming them. TIL
fort IL not ours to hold. but the dev
IFS (John IA 80, u 81, lG:lG. Hold
ing forts is his work"
Ho, nv comrades, see the signal
Jesus waves on high!
Satan's battlemcnts are Keeling,
Hear our Captains cry: #.UE
CuORUs-"storm the Fort, for am leading,
! have shown You how;"
ehout the answer back TO heavens
We are ready-now.
See the lofty walls are frowning,
Held by Satans power;
Sin enshroude the world in darkness,
Now's the storming hour.
Seel the prophets now are showing
How the fort must fall;
There is no such thing as failing,
Shout my comrades, all!
Fierce and long the siege has lasted,
But the end is near.
Onward leads our Great Commander,
Cheer! my comrades, cheer!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
Runs THE BLOCKADE.

LONDON, May 1.-The Admiralty
have inquired of the Chatham Dock
Yard authorities as to the earliest
date that the iron clad, Temeraire,
guns, and the iron corvette, Euryatus,
l6 guns, can be ready for sea service.
The companies of Royal Eng ineers
at the School of Military Engineer
ing here are being made up to their
war strength.
The Telegraph gives the following
account of Hobart Pasha's running
the blockade at Galatz in his steamer.
The Admiral left Rustchuk at night,
and on approaching Galatz, which
was guarded by torpedoes and heavy
batteries commanding the river, the
lights on the steamer were extin-
guished, but rocket from the Ron
manian shore showed that the steam
err was discovered. On coming
abreast of the batteries heavy guns
begun to fire, but the Rettymo was
run SO close in shore that the gunners
were unable to depress their pieces
sufficiently for the shots to take effect.
The Admiral only fired one shot and
the Rettymo passed into the Black
Sea safely,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
Ene,and,s Attitude.

MANCHESTER, April 2S.-Thc Guar.
DIAN says it is rumored there is con.
flict of opinion between Lord Bacons.
field and some Of his colleagues as to
the part England shall immediate.
ly take in the eastern question. This
however, is certain, an army corpse
of 30 or 10000 men is being rapidly
prepared for dispatch to any points
where English interests require it,
1t is highly probable that this corps
will render service at Malta or Glib.
raltcr. The command is offered Ia
Lord Napier of Magdala.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
The Turk as a Business Man


The story goes that some yearg ago
a French diplomat went to see very
prominent Turk in the finance admin
istration at Constantinoplc, and said
to him, "Look here, how about that
interest that falls due in four days
How do you expect to pay it? You
haven't penny at your disposition
just now: your creditors in my coun-
try will DO intensely dissatisfied If
they are not paid. What's to be
donc?" "Well," said the Turk, 1--WE
must put it off till some future time
"But this is one of those things which
cannot be put off," urged the diplo-
mat. The Turk arose with great
dignity and said: "My friend, learn
that there is nothing which cannot be
put off except the day of ones DEATH
That is Turkish doctrine. and the
Moslem smiles when you attempt to
learn anything different.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
THE Davenport Democrat, as prom.

The Davenport Democrat, as prora-
incnt an organ of the Democratic
party as there is in the State, quotes
editorially, and approvingly, as we
must suppose, the next step Presidcn,
Hayes ought to take in the way Of
Cancellation. The Democrat says:
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, th,
leading Democratic paper of thu
South, declares that, now that Haye
has recognized Nichols, but one thinf
remains for Rutherford to do, tina
being to indite letter of resignation
to the American people, assuring
them of the fact that he was elevated
to his present position through the
methods Of fraud, and rendering the
Office to President Samuel J. Tiiden
who received q popular majority, al
well as majority Of the clectora
vote
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
Internal Revenue.

WASHINGTON, April 3O.--Hermann
Sylver, Of Colorado, is appointed As
sayer of the Mint at Chicago. The
commission of Alexander Stearn, as
Assistant Treasurer at Cincinnati,
was signed to-day. The Internal
Revenue receipts for the last year to
the S0th of April wcrc 500, 332, ITO.
The receipts for this year have been
$685., 220.lS, showing a gain for ten
months of $2,599,i9 The receipts
for May, 1876, were $l3,7l1,3 1856, n
sum of ga millions greater than for
the month of May 1875. Present in
dications are that the receipts for
next month will not fall much if any
short of the receipts for the same
month in 1876 and if the receipts for
May and June do not fall off the re-
ceipts for the fiscal year will come
up to the estimate Of Sl2OO00,O0O.
Commissioner Raum thinks the esti-
mate will certainly be reached even
if not exceeded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

t-- q. Z. :
Sarah Hutchinson, blind and par
tally demented inmate of the poor
house, jumped from the upper story
window of the building on Sunday
last, receiving injuries which resulted
in death short time after the physi-
clan, DR.. Price, reached her. She
had been in the insane hospital at Mt.
Pleasant, but was returned as incnra-
BILE.
In her life and death there arises
some questions which lead the en-
curing mind to ask what mysterious
way or Providence was involved in
the life of Sarah Hutchinson one eye
lost. in early childhood, the other
burned out at fourteen years Of age
reason dcthroned, and finally tragic
death and gravein the potter's field,
Was she paying the penalty of some
hody's transgressions back in genera
tions, or years or even months before
her birth? If so, what sort of snppli-
cation Is necessary to teacha suffering
mortal the beauty and holiness OF
that law? Sarah Hutchinson's life
was not an accident. The Being, who
we are told, can do no wrong, is also
also incapable of making blunders
Her life meant something in the mys
tcrious ways which are past finding
out, but who can tell what it was, OF
even presume to untanglc the war;
and wool of the strange, sad life, jus
ended, and give to it the place it wa
designed to fill in the Makers plan O
creation and salvation.-Sigourae,
Nelps.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02


A WASHINGTON special says that
Postmaster General Key thinks 1t
will be necessary to establish new
party in order to bring the conscrva-
tive element in the South into har-
monious relations to their Northern
brethren. He thinks it would be ex-
ceedingly difficult to unite the South
in what is known as the Republican
party. lie is confident the Admins
tration is daily growing more popu-
lar in every Southern State. Mr..
Key does not venture to predict what
shape the disintegration will take.
He believes the Administration, how
ever, will receive an abundant sup
port from considerable element in
the Democratic party South, and that
element will for some time call itself
Democratic. He looks for the first
manifestation of this new movement
in the South.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

LONDON, April 30.-Belgrade des'
patches say Abdel KERN telegraphi
Osman Pasha that the Russians will
probably endeavor to force the Dan.
ube at Rcuiand Ismail.
There is agitation for war among
members of the Skuptschina. Servia
has received a million rubles, proba-
bly, from Sclavonic committees. The
permanent committee Of the Skup-
tschina has protested against any
forced occupation of Servian terrific.
ry by Turks. Servian militia, cavalry
and artillery have been ordered to
keep wagons and horses ready. The
brigades of Shumaida Drima and
Falievo has been ordered in readi-
ness. Large numbers ofrecruits have
arrived.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
TEARIsLE TnaCnny.
Ths Termination of an Old rcns LA
AetAa m Mississippi

MERIDIAN, Miss. April 3O.-An old
fcud eliminated in terrible tragedy
at Dekalb, Kemper county, Mississippi
pi. On Thursday last, J ohm w. Gully.
q prominent democratic citizen, was
waylayed and assassinated. Upon the
affidavits of two negroes, several al
legged conspirators in the assassina-
ton, were arrested. Yesterday after
noon large party Of men fired upon
the prisoners, killing I. p. Gilmer, A.
Mcclellan, John Chisholm, and David
RossOn, and MORALLY wounding VIM.
w. Chisolm. AL were white Repub-
licans except Rossen, who was DEM
ncraf fssfst RI ~ r. fst,tts
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
ENGLANp's ATTITUDE,

LONDON, May LA Vienna cores
pondent Of the Times tclegraphs that
as things look at present the British
government will possibly be the only
one to return an official answer to
Russia's representation that she is
acting In the interest and according
to the wishes of Europe. The British
answer may possibly indicate the
limits within which England would
not consider her interests threatened
and would therefore remain neutral.
The result OF this seems to be that for
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
IOWA.

Davenport has forty-flve retail
boot and shoe stores.
The artcsian well at Lansing is 7GO
feet deep.
A temperance convention will be
held at Council Bluffs, April "a and
%.
Muscatinc mourns because with
the price Of everything going up, that
section has very little of anything to
sell.
Jack Sullivan, who stabbed Philip
Mcclure at Fort Dodge, in January
last, has been given eight years in the
Pcnitentiary.
Lightning lately struck building
in Essex, Page county, in which a Mr.
Travener was dressing beef, killing
him instantly.
The wife of Chris Anderson, O shoe
maker, of De Soto, Allamakee coun.
y, died by poison, last week, under
uspicious circumstances.
The Eureka Dry Hop Yeast Works
is a ne W enterprise at Davenport
with a manufacturing capacity of q
600 pounds per week.
A Davenport firm made $4,000 on
$4,000 bushels of wheat bought with
in ten days, and another cleared &c.
100 in five days operations.
The Cedar Rapids Park Association
has just been formed. It is a horse.
racing affair, and stock to the amount
of $4,l00 had been sold at last &C.
counts. rs5
Geo. Williams, a Swede, aged IS
was found dead in his bed at Musca.
tine last Thursday evening. Cause,
heart disease. He had an income OF
$1,000 year from an estate worth
sec, 900 to which he was to fall heir
when 50 years of age.
a woman named Masters, living
near Lisbon, whose first husband was
in the Penitentiary, married recently.
Lately the term of her first husbands
Imprisonment expired, and he came
out to find his wife another's. Like
Enoch Arden, he gave her up to the
other fellow, and went off to be q
tramp.
Rev. Knapplee, Catholic priest, of
Indianola, is havinga very unhappy
time of it with one of his parishioners,
according to the Tribune. Last week
he was arrested for having assaulted
a sheep of his flock, Mr.. Luke, with
a Ratchet. He has several times as
sailed Luke from the pulpit, and only
a few weeks ago edited his congre-
cation, on seeing Luke enter the
church, with the announcement that
"There is the old devil, Luke"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

VIENNA, April 30.-The authorities
of Ibraila have ordered the inhabi-
tants to remove all portable proper
~ within three days, as an attack
from the Turks is expected. Fifteen
thousand Russians arc now quarter
ed below the town to meet the antic-
irated assault. The Turkish army on
the Danube has been reinforced by
forty battalions, and 10000 Circas-
SLAMS from Sofia,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
A Des Moines dispatch to the Chi.

ca Tribune, has the following:
It is now understood that the Re.
publican State Convention will meet
here June ~. A strong effort has been
made to postpone the meeting until
fall, ostensibly that the result of the
policy of the President may be fully
developed, but probably de facto for
the benefit Of candidates for state Of.
fees.
AS stated several days ago, the
Governor will be selected from the
southern part of the state. The next
place will be filled from the North.
There are already ten candidates for
observation-disclosures. During the
past week Warren S. DUNCAN, of Lu-
cas- has declined to allow his name to
be used but the Hon. Horace Hamil.
ton, of McGregor, steps in to fill the
ranks, Several counties have not yet
been heard from. It now looks prob
able that the Southeast will get the
Governor, the Southwest the Supreme
Judge, the Northwest the Lieutenant
Governor, and the Northeast the u.
>. Senator, in the person Of Mr.. Alli-
son. Ii so, the ticket would stand in
the order named: Scar, Day. Per-
kins, and Allison
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
Public pebt Statement.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The debt
statement shows o reduction OF 81.
$4,000. Currency balance $685..
545; special deposits of legal tenders
for redemption of certificates of de.
post $40, 465, 600 coin; SOB, 439, 74O, in.
Guiding coin certificates amounting
to $49,7l2,7OO. Outstanding lcga
tenders 1851, 494, 40l.
Coin balance includes sli,S2S,25(
held for redemption Of called bonds
not presented for payment.
The currency balance includes 81,
millions held as a special fund for thu
redemption of fractional currency.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
The Wise Course in RheumatIsm.

Rheumatic patients who have been
induced to submit to depletion by
blood letting, or TO take colchicum
and other drugs of an equally per.
nicious character will consult their
well being by abandoning such insane
procedure, and using 90 substitute
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
will infallibly afford them tho much
desired relief, and is absolutely safe.
This benign vegetable depurent cools
the blood by expelling from it the In.
fammat0ry elements which gives rise
to maladies of q rheumatic and gouty
type, and rcctifies disordered condi-
tons OF the Stomach, nervous system
and bowels which usually accompany
them. As rheumatism has tendency
to attack the heart, the desirability Of
an early resort to the Bitters 10 OBJ
yiops, since the danger is Increased by
every moment OF delay.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
RELIABLE EVIDENCES.

MIR. H. IL. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-l viii most cheerfulIy add my fesfi.,
mony 10 the great number you have already re-
ceiyed In favor Of orr great and good medicine.
NEGETINE, for do not think enough can be said
In Its praise, for was troubled over thirty years
with that dreadful disease. Catarrh. and had
such bad coughing spells that 1t would seem as
though could never breathe any more, and
NEGErIHE has cured me; and do feel to thank
God all the time that there Is 20 good medicine
as vEGETINE, and also think ii one % The best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings
at the stomach, and advise everybody to take the
vEGETiSE, for can assure them IL Is one Of The
best medicines that ever was.
Mrs. l.. GORE.
Corner Magazine and Walnut streets,
Fl rnn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
Honey

saschei's Gnstortn is complete suhsti-
sinte for Castor OIL and IL as pleasant to take az
Honey. II il particularly adapted to Teething
andirrtabie children. 1t destroys worms, asslm-.
Hates this food, regulates the Stomach and cures
Wind Collie. Few remedies arc as efIicac,ous for
Fevcrishness, Group, Worms and whoopng
Cough, Csstoria is a scientific and purely veg
etable preparation, more effective than Castor Oil
and neither gsgsn nor gripes, Prepared by Messrs
J, p, Rose CO.. 80 Dsy Street, New York, from
The reeipeof SAMUEL Pitcher, NJ, d., Of Bsrnsta-
bic Mass.
Feb.al 3mw & change
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02

INDIANAPoLis, April 3O.--A fire last
night at Greencastle, Indiana, des-
troyed Hanna & Blacks livery stable,
and Liggert's saloon. w. r. Sherry,
q prominent business man, while as
sisting the fire department, was in
stantly killed by a falling wall. Lig-
gert's loss is $4,000; insured for ST.
GOO. Loss on livery bnilding, $4,000
insured for $1,000. Hanna & Blacks
loss is $50, 000-no insurance.