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MEDICAL

HAVE PROVED. FROM THE MOST AM
IL pie experience, an entire success. Sim
plo, Prompt, klhcient and Reliable. They
are the only medicines perfectly dapted to
popular use.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

SAN Francisco, April GA press
dispatch from Oroville says the
Grand Jury to-day presented re-
port. After brief session of three
and half days they find indictments
against E. r. Roberts, John and
Charles Slaughter, T. M. Stainbrook,
and F. E. Connolly for the murder
each Of four Cinnamon, killed at Hem
ry LENS rancho, near Chico. For
arson against Wright, Jones and Fay,
tho three Slaughter boys and Rob-
erts and Conway, and for attempt to
commit arson against Robert, John
and Charles Slaughter and Hilder-
baum. Those charged with arson
will probably be arraigned Saturday
and the trials will commence on the
18th inst. The report of the Grand
Jury closes 1--WE find there has been
in existence in our midst an organic
ed band of incendiaries and assassins,
whose crimes may be compared to
those of the worst criminals ever
brought to justice, and we believe
that some of them are at large. We
urge upon those whose duty il is to
pursue with relentless vigOr every
clue to their identity and punish
ment." A great deal of dissatisfac-
tion is expressed at what is called the
hasty and superficial manner in which
the jury has conducted its inquiry,
very little effort having been made to
secure the Indictment of number of
prisoners, including several members
of the Council Of Nine, who have
been set Mt liberty, and have returned
to Chico. The correspondents hint
that by virtue of their presence there,
additional items Of interest may soon
be expected.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
HUNTED HALL.
The Ex-Mayor Lodges in a Cheap
Locality in London.
sroksn Down In Mind and Body.
By cable TO the New York Work

DJ Cautc ~ INC new IOtk WOfld.
LONDON, April Al have this even-
ing had a protracted interview with
A.. Oakley Hall, who now occupies
lodgings in the neighborhood of Not
ting Hill Gate, q cheap locality made
up of small houses beyond Kensing-
ton and toward Wormwood Scrubs
and Kernsal Green. In one of the
poorest Of these houses Mr.. Hall has
had his lodgings since he reached
London last Saturday. They seem to
have been secured for him by previous
arrangement, perhaps even before he
left New York. After receipt of your
telegram asking that Mr.. Hall, If in
London, should be seen and positive
ly identified, / called at the office of
the Associated Press and secured the
address of the passenger by the
steamer Victoria who had beer fol-
lowed by the Press Agent to the house
near Noting Hill Gate, AZ telegraph
ed you yesterday. | called at this
place, and sending in a note address
ed on the outside to Mr.. Gabett, the
name under which Mr.. Hall now goes
in his lodging, but on the inside to
Mr.. Hall himself, l received a verbal
message from Mr.. Hall expressing his
willingness to meet me at any time.
Early this morning q note came to me
in Mr.. Halls own handwriting with
which am perfectly familiar, reiter-
ating his perfect willingness to see
me at any time this evening. There
fore, called and was met by Mr..
Hall in his rooms. We had long
interview, but he absolutely refuses
to make any explanations whatever
as to his motives in leaving New
York under such extraordinary cir
cumstances and seems altogether at
sea rs to his future plans. He is evil
IDENTIFY very much broken in mind and
body, and says that he now only de-
sires rest and peace. The general de-
tails of our conversation / am not at
liberty to publish, but l venture to
suggest that it is now only charity to
an utterly broken man to say as little
more about him as possible.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

mercial,
The negro minstrel, Thatcher. the
other evening, told lndicrous story
to big audience at the Grand Opera
House here, and put catch phrase
into the mouth Of Indianapolitans
that has kept them laughing ever
since. 1t is al about two sailors and
. poll parrot, and the expression Of
the parrot will illustrate perfectly the
effect Of the Florida decision by the
Electoral Commission upon the DEM
ocrats. Two sailors who had . parrot
with them went into magician's
show, in an upper room, in some for
eign city. The three constituted the
entire audience. Amer each feat of
tho magician's, one of the sailors
would remark, "That's pretty good :
wonder what they'll do next" Final.
-ly one Of the sailors asked permission
to smoke, which the magician grant
ed, forgetting that In tho room be-
meath was stored an immense auanti-
ty Of gunpowder. The Jack tars and
the parrot continued to enjoy the
show, one sailor adding the pleasure
Of his pipe and the other remarkinQ
after each trick, "That's pretty good
wonder what they'll do nextY" A
spark from the smokers pipe CHANGED
to drop through crack in the floor
into the powder, and something sud-
denly occurred. Sailors and magi-
clans, parrot and all, "rose above
party prejudice," and were all blown
to kingdom come In q million frag-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

IT Is said the President has directly
decided that when party is named
/. for an appointive Office at his hands,
who is related to him by ties Of kim
.dred, he shall regard that as an insur-
mountable objection to such appoint-
ment We clip the following from
the Chicago Journavs paragraph edi-
torials, to show our authority for
saying such report is abroad:
The President has informed q gem
tleman who Is related to him by FAM
lily ties, and who comes well recon-
mended for certain Office within his
kinsman's gift, that his connection
with the Hayes family is an objection
to his appointment, and ON that ac-
count it 10 refused to him. Nepotism
is not likely to thrive in this Admin.
istration. There was no other objec-
tion interposed.
We do not believe that President
Hayes has made any such decision.
If he has, we cannot commend his
decision. We know of no rule of
right or Justice, which would disqual-
ify person for holding a position
simply because he is related to the
appointing power. There is and
ought TO be sound, common-sense
discretion in the use of the appoint
ing power in such cases, as, indeed,
in any other case, but such case only
differs from another by having the
element OF consanguinity to consider.
To say that this element is conclu-
sive bar, is silly nonsense. We know
that garrulous, scandal-loving and
unfair politicians have created pre-
judice in the public mind against the
appointment Of relatives. 1t is folly
to cater to such an erroneous and un-
just feeling in the country, and there
is no sense in yielding to it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
In rssR sWREr nY-AxD.nx.

Cannot but be the happy thought %
the fortunate recipient OF the "RocKy
MOUNTAIN TOURIST" scaus its wonder
inlly attractive pages and peruses ito
fascinating descriptions. Most beau
tifully embellished with new and
highly artistic engravings, its letter.
press model OF typographical rioh-
ness, and the arrangement throughout
simply superb, the Rocky MOUNTAIN
TOURIST 10 worthy Of comparison with
PicturesQMe Ameyica or The Aldine.
Il 10 written In gossipy, graphic styls.
covering details OF the tour through
the garden Of the South wost, (the Ar
kansas Valley, Southern KansAs), to
the very heart Of tie Alps Of Ameri-
ca-the Rocky Mountains. Jaunts
arc made 70 all the famous resorts OF
Colorado, the remarkable rnius, the
syringe, the mines, and, In abort, to
every point OF interest TO tourist, a.
riculturist, capitalist, miner and inva.
lid. With tho TouRlsr, The SAN Juan
GuIDE keeps fitting company, and The
two publications aro mailed free IA
oil writing for one or both 20 q. j
ANDERSON, Topeka, Kansas. az
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
WHY HALL FLED.
His Alleged Completely with the
Ring Frauds
Like Banquo's, Ghost WouIdr't

New YORK, April 6.-Louis j. Jen-
nings sends from London the follow
ing dispatch to the Wn'ld:
In reply to your further question
concerning my conversation with A.
Oakley Hall it may not be improper
for me to say that his fight was plain
ly caused by the ever recurring spec
tre of his alleged completely in the
ring frauds. The perpetual revival
of these charges made life intolera-
BILE to him till he came to think death
better than to be thus constantly har.
rassed. He said to me he wished to
be considered dead by his friends
and to be forgotten. He is very
greatly depressed and seems to have
no care for the future. As to the
woman who is said in New York, as
you inform me, to be his companion
here, I have seen nothing of any such
person, and from my conversation
with him believe that no such person
had any part in his flight. I do not
think that any other person, man or
woman, besides himself was cogni-
zant of his purpose in leaving New
York, or is in any way connected with
his presence here. As I said yester-
day | consider him to be simply an
utterly broken man.
The World supplements this dis
patch by saying there is o theory con-
nected with Halls disappearance
which on close examination seems to
cover all the circumstances of this
otherwise incompreLensible affair.
1t appears that Hall had an insur-
ance of 10000 on his life. To his
friend, Douglass Taylor, he said, on
ly few days before his fight, "My
family would be better off II I were
dead, and there is much to prove
that he mcant to convey the belief
that he met his death on that Friday
mig hit after he left his Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
ExpIosIon and Three Men Killed.

NEW YORK, April 5.-This morning
fearful tragedy occurred in the of.
flee Of Messrs. Jewett at 1872 Front
street. white lead manufacturers,
where . bomb shell exploded, in
stantly killing George w. Jewett. of
Point Richmond, Staten Island. He
was the head of the firm and son Of
Jno. Jewett. Orvillc ID. Jewett is q
relative and member of the firm.-
Portions of conical shell or hand
grenade were found imbedded in the
walls and ceiling Of the room, and
two revOlvers and q dirk were found
on the floor, and q scabbard and belt
corresponding to one of the revolvers
were found ON the person of Orville
ID. Jewett, Three clerks aud a son Of
Mr.. Dean were in an adjoining room
at the time ofthe explosion, and were
positive in their assertions that q
shell had never been in the place after
the war. They say the shell must
have been brought here this morning
by one of the injured men.
The police think Geo. w. and Or
ville d. Jewett quarrellcd and used
the shell as Q weapon. One of the
revolvers when found had chamber
just emptied. Dean refused to say
anything about the matter. Orville
served in the late war, and it is stated
kept the shell as relic. Dean was
driven home, but Orville Jewett was
taken to Chambers Street Hospital,
where he was believed to be dying
There is great excitement in the vi
cinity,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Relief for orasshopper sunsrers

=
On the last day of the last scssion
of Congress, the following act for
the relief of the grasshopper sufferers
In the Western States was passed.
We believe that it has not been pub
lishcd until within very few days /:
Be 1t enacted By tie Senate and
House Of Representatives Of tie Un,t-
ed States Of america in COn0res, as
sembled, That it shall be lawful for
homestead and presumption settlers
ON the public lands, or presumption
settlers ON Indian reservations, where
crops were destroyed by grasshop-
pers In the y0ar 1877, to leave and be
absent from said land until the lst
day Of October, 1878, under such
rules and regulations as to proof of
the same rs the Commissioner of the
General Land Office shali prescribe !;
and where such grasshoppers shall
rcappear In 1870, to the like destruc-
ton or injury of crops, the right to
leave and be absent as aforesaid to
October lst 1879; aud during such
absence no adverse rights shall attach
to said lands, such settlers being ale
lowed to resume and perfect their
settlement, % though no such absence
had occurred.
SEC. 2. That the time for making
final proof and payment by pre-emp-
tors whose crops have been destroy
ed or injured as aforesaid is hereby
extended for one year after the ex-
piration Of the term Of absence pro-
vided for in the first section Of this
act; and all tho rights and privileges
extended by this act to homestead and
pre-emption settlers shall apply TO-
and include the settlers Eader an act
entitled, "An act to encourage the
growth Of timber on Western prairies,
approved March 3, l873," and the acts
amendatory thereof.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

The Des Moines Register has an in
telligent Cincinnati female correspon-
dent, who is writing up the personnel
of the Cabinet.
She has discovered that schurz, like
Frederick the Great, plays the flute
In his hours Of case that Met Crary Is
probably an Irishman, judging from
his name, and that Thompson, the
Secretary Of the Navy, halls from
Maine.
Moreover, this correspondent af.
firms that six out of the seven mcm-
bers OF the Cabinet were taken
directly from the bench, which will
be newsto Evarts, Sherman, McC Crary,
Thompson and Schurz, who never
wore the erminc.
Other trifing errors Of statement
such for instance, as that John Sher.
man has been long Chairman. Of The
Ways and Means Committee, are
hardly worth our time to refute.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

One day just after King Solomon
had written 3 column of solid nonpA-
reil wise and moral proverbs, he took
his eldest son by the elbow, led him
down the back stairs of the palace,
through the back yard, past the wood
shed, out into the alley, backed him
up behind Ahitophel's wood pile,
looked warily around to see that NO
one was listening, and whispered in-
70 the young mans ear, "My son, .
little Office In spread. d.eagle life In
surance company Is better than cart
load Of preferred stock in the Ophir
mines" Aud then the monarch threw
his head ON one side, drew in his chin,
shut ono eye, and gazed at his off,
spring In silence. Three years after
ward, when the Great Hebraic Con-
solidated Stormy Jordon Life Assu-
rance Company, of which that intel
ligent young prince was president,
went into bakruptcy, the young man
was able to let his father, who was .
little short at the time, have 276,O00
shekels for ninety day, on his simple
note Of hand.-Haeksye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
OVER THE GOALS.
That's Who're the New England
Methodists are Yanking Pres
idont HAYES.

sUaS WUob0 eU0 new enRlan0
Methodists are Yanking Pres
tdent Hayes.
BosToN, April 4.-The New Eng
land Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church opened here this
morning. The following resolutions
were offered and referred to special
committee of five members:
Resolced, That we are alarmed and
filled with apprehensions for the fu-
ture when we contemplate the practi-
cal sale of one of the great political
parties of the republic by two politi-
clans OF that party who have held and
now hold very intimate relations to
the President, thus sacrificing princi-
pie and party and Righteousness for
the sake of temporary success.
ResOlred, That we protest most
earnestly against the action of the
new Administration in making terms
with the chief of Kuklux and insti-
gator of the Hamburg massacre, NJ.
Z. Butler, and still more earnestly do
we protest against official recognition
by the Administration of that arch
enemy Of the Republic, who long
since ought to have been hung for
treason, Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina, and who now by threats and
intimidation under the very roof of
the White House, as well as OH rail-
road platforms and in other places,
defies the power of the Government
and bullies the President in compli-
ance with his traitorous and wicked
usurpations.
The resolutions were received with
applause.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Ono is settling up faster than any
other State in the Union. The emf
grants mostly come from Washington,
ID. G. They carry carpet-bags which
lately were well stuffed with recon-
mendations for Consulships.

In st. Louis the bolting Democrats
ic convention nominated Overstoltz,
aGerman Democrat, for Mayor, and
the regular Republican city conven-
ton endorsed him.
The bolting Republican city con-
vention nominated Hudson, and the
regular Democratic city convention
endorsed Hudson.
Overstoltz got in by eight or ten
thousand majority, moro or less.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

Boss Tweed has furnished the re-
porter Of Harper's Weekly with q
story about his escape which sounds
like dime novel.
He was captured ON contract by
direction Of confederates in jail who
were duly paid for the job, and kept
around in tho vicinity Of New York
several months before he was finally
hustled off to the Florida coast, where
he staid for awhile in the interior,
hunting, after which he went to vigo,
Spain, where he was captured by the
hired minions of the despotic govern
mknt of the United States.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

Iowa Cry, April 5.-Six men, sup
posed TO be monte operators, attempt
ed to abduct Mrs. Geo. w. Watson, .
wealthy and accomplished young wo-
man, Of Massilon, Ohio, from the
Rock Island train, between Rock Is
land and this place, last night. They
entered the train at Rock Island and
under pretcnse that she was an escap-
ed lunatic, kept her gagged aud held
her down at each station. She cscap-
en- from them at Wilton, after q des-
pcrate struggle, during which she
sprained her ankle and persuading
tho conductor Of her sanity was al
lowed to take rooms in hotel here
where she is we'll known and respect
ed. The object was probably money,
as she was richly dressed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Want Il Nushecl up.

New YORK, April 4.-Great efforts
to prevent the consummation of the
by the release of Tweed
have been made the past week, by
men who are still in the Legislature
and courts who are said to be most
involved by expected disclosures re-
garding the passage Of the Tweed
charter.
Among the documents in the
hands Of Harper & Brothers for fn-
ture publication is said to be evidence
that $3.50, 600 was divided among five
republican Legislators to secure the
passage Of this charter. The suppress
sion of this evidence, it is understood,
will depend upon the alacrity with
which those who received it repay it
to the state.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Appolntuents.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Prcsi-
dent to-day appointed Alfred E. Lee,
of Ohio, Consul General of the Unit
ed States at Frankfort, Germany, and
the following postmasters: John E.
Manville, Rantoul, ILL.,, Mrs. Eliza
Sellers. Pekin, ILL.,, Mrs. Jane Bald
win, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The President also appointed G. w.
Town as Register Of the Land Office
at Evanston, Wyoming.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
cone.oxer to Nicholls.

New OLLEANs, April st. T.
Alloin tcolored) one of the holding
over Senators who has heretofore
affiliated with the Packard Legisla-
ture, to-day took a seat in the Mich
oils Senate. Alloin addressed the Sem
ate, saying he WAS here in obedience to
the best dictates of his conscience, be-
lieving the time had come when the
white and colored people Of Louis
lana should unite to bring about
peace and prosperity to the State.
He was not there as q Democrat, but
as a Republican, He relied upon the
promises made by Gov. Nichols in
his letter of acceptance at the Baton
Rouge convention. Alloin made an
appeal for clemency for the colored
recruiting officers who were in the
parish prison.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11
Powder mIll a,ov.n 10.

SAN FRANcIsco, April 3.-The glaz-
ing house of the powder mills at San
ta Cruz blew up to-day, killing one
man employed in cleaning tho cylin-
ders and injuring several others in
the vicinity. There were about nine
tons Of powder in the mill, and the
explosion did considerable minor
damages in the town Of Santa Cruz,
two miles distant. Loss about So 600.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-11

WY "00tvU
The possibility that Clerk Adams
may assume extraordinary powers in
making up the roll of the new House
brings the following interesting bit
of history to the recollection Of the
Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal: "In 1889 Hugh A.
Garland, the Clerk of the former
House, undertook to set himself up
as having authority and to decide that
in contested case he would not call
the names Of either party. An angry
and disorderly debate ensued, and
was continued for several days, when
Representative John Quincy Adams
insisted on being heard. 1T was not
my Intention said Mr.. Adams, TO
take any part In these extraordinary
proceedings. I had hoped that this
House would succeed in organizing
itself; that Speaker and Clerk
would be elected, and that the ordin-
ary business Of legislation would be
allowed to commence. This is not the
time nor the place to discuss the con-
flicting claimants for seats but why
do we degrade ourselves, our constit-
uents and the country? We do not,
cannot organize +; and why2 Because
the clerk Of this House, the mere
clerk, whom we create, whom we en-
play, and whose existence dep ends ON
our will, usurps the throne and sets
us, the vicegerents of the whole
American people ut defiance, and
holds US in contempt. And what is
this clerk? Is he to control the des-
TIMES Of sixteen millions Of freemen !?
Is he to suspend by his mere negative
the functions Of government, and put
and end to this Congress 2 He refuses
to call the names which should be on
the roll. II ID In your power to COM
pei him to call Il IL he will not call it
Voluntarily Here Mr.. Adams was
interrupted by . statement from o
democratic Representative that Mr..
Garland would resign rather than
call the roll from New Jersey. This
reused the old man eloquent whose
bald head became scarlet as he said !:
Well, let him resign, and We may
possibly discover some way by which
we can get along without the aid of
his powerful learning, talent aud
genius. III we cannot organize in any
other way-lf this clerk win not con-
sent to our discharging the trust con-
fded to us by our constituents, then
let ne initiate the example Of Virginia
In the House Of Burgesses, which,
when Dinwiddie ordered it to dis
perse, refused to obey the insulting
mandate Mr.. Adams then submit
ted . motion requiring the acting
clerk to call the roll of all having cer-
tificates. Mr.. Clerk Garland refused
to entertain the motion. 'Then,' said
Mr.. Adams, 4 will put the motion
myself Representative Barnwell
Rhett here sprang to the floor and
moved that Mr.. Adams, of Massachu-
setts should take the Speakers chair,
and preside until the House should
be cOnstitutionally organized, put the
question, and declared it carried. Mr..
Adams took the chair, and Mr.. Clerk
Garland had TO stand one side.n II
Clerk Adams should endeavor to
mako 'bigger man. than himself he
may find his game blocked by Sec
Ond John Quincy Adams.