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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-19

CINCINNATI, January lS.-ThC CONNER.
eiGispccial says: The tunnel OH the Mari
eta Pittsburgh & Cleveland Railroad
near New Comcrstown, o., Cavcd in near
thCmouth, shutting in five laborcrs, who
up to s o'clock this evening have hot
been released, tits feared they have sui.
i0cated from foul air,
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New YORK, January lS.-IEorace Z.
Brown, broker, No. IS Broad street, has
been arrested on suspicion of having
been implicated in the forging Of check
Tor SG2, 2,4OO, which purpOrted to have
been drawn by the New York Life Insur.
ance Company, and which was certified
iS rs genuine by the cashier Of the Union
Trust Company.
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NEw YoRK, January lS.-In the case
Of Charles N. Miller, Of No. 40 Broad.
way, charged with completely in The
Western whisky frauds, by permitting
whisky to he removed from his premise
without entering the same on his books
the jury returned verdict OF guilty on
the first two counts Of the indictment.
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An ESeapcd LnnnIIc.

WAsnISoToN, D. C., January 49,
Charles Fisher, recently convicted Of
pnrloining papers from the office Of the
District Attorney, and subsequently par
doned and conveyed by his friends 10 a
lunalic asylum in this District, made his
escape TO night. az
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BosToN, January lS.-The latest phase
OF the Senatorial contest this evening Is
the determination Of the Boutwell, men
to vote for Rice Tomorrow as cOmprOm.
isc candidate, which is thought will mar.
row the fight TO IIoNr and Rice, with
the chances for the latter.
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NEW ORLEANS, January IS.-The Sen.
ate Committee is actively engaged in
closing its labon. A large amo9nt Of
testimony has been taken, principally.
in relation to the election in Sorih
Louisiana. There il no change in the
situation yet.
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Weather Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
NOTION, d. C., January 81 a. n
PRoBABILITIRS,

OPHCR or TIIK CuIRP SIGNGL OVPIcKR,
WAsHISGroS, d. C., January 1O.-l A. n.
PROBABILITIES.
In Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, q
stationary or falling barometer, west
winds, generally warmer and partly
cloudy weather and possibly occasional
light rains.
In the Lower Lakes, Middle States and
New England, a slowly falling barome.
ter, west TO south winds, warmer, clear
or partly cloudy weather, and possibly
occasional light snow or rain in the first
named district,
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WASHINGTON, D. c., January 49,
While the measure "a reported by the
Select Committee in regard to the count
ing OF the electoral vote, will meet with
some opposition in the Senate, # is ger.
orally believed that il will receive a
handsome majority when the vote il
reached. ..'...
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Losses in thc FisI,crlcs.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, January lS.-Thc
total losses Of the fishing fleet for the
past year foot up 2l2 lives and % ves-
sells, valued at Sl5O,OOO, and insured for
$4,000.
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NEw YORK, January Is. - Julius
Strong, of Pittsburgh, was arrested this
afternoon at the request Of the chief Of
police Of Pittsburgh, charged with hay
ing cmbezElel sums Of money by means Of
forged checks. "
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FOREIGN NEWS.
TmE EANrEIEN NIrUArION.

LONDON, January lS.-Privntc adviccs
from Russia say that Gortschal;oll' has
Issued circular to the Russian repre-
sentallves abroad, expressing his belief
that Turkey will reject the Conference
proposals, and declaring that Russia can.
not undertake. warlike policy, because
Europe would not support her and might
form n coalition against her.
1t Is understood that one or two mil.
lions in Turkish pounds paper will bc
issued,
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CHICAGO, January lS.-Lewis C. Clcr.
mont, the Chambersburg Pa.) bank rob,
Der who broke Jail some time ago, was re,
captured here tonight and awaits a
requisition at the police station.
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OVER THE RIVER NEws.-'rhc wages
OF the Steubenvillc police have bcOn re-
duced to 81 Is per day.
Al The teachers examination held nt
Belmont on Saturday forty.onC applicants
were in attendance.
The resolution Of Mr.. PennybaCker,
the member from Pendleton, for putting
the militia Of West Virginia on a war
footing, is made the text Tor humorous
notice in the 81. Clairsvillc Chronicle.
The 81. Clairsyillc school building IA
insured for $ll 900 in the North Amer.
lean and Phoenix companies.
Jacob Heatherington, Of BelIaire, was
one third owner Of the Calumet when
built, but before her loss is Understood to
have disposed Of his interest 10 John
Caldwell, Of Wheeling.
|. II. Patterson and lady, Of St. Glars.
Vile, celebrated the 25th anniversary Of
their marriage on Monday evening.
They were the recipients Of numerous
and elegant pieces Of silvcr.warc, aud the
occasion furnished opportunity for the
hearty congratulations Of friends.
Mr.. Walter S. Cowcn, son of Judge
Cowcn, Of 81. Clairsville, was last week
married To Miss Jane Frasier, daughter
'0f tie proprietor II the 81. Clair Hotel Of
the above place.
Sixteen or more persons are charged
before the Grand Jury Of Belmont coun.
ty this week. with penilenIiary crimes.
Agenllcmau Of Monroe county shipped
$50 barrela OF apples to Baltimore, some
time since, which netied him ten cents
per barrel, after all expenses were paid.
lie is wiser but not richer man.
The Baron Lantern Company Of Bell,
airc, with capital stock Of $4,000, last
year ma,sr a net earning Of $4,000. A
dividend Of thirty.fonr per cent was de
clared,
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BALTIMORE.


BALTIMORE, January lS.-A special
from Annapolis says: Hon. Geo Wells,
for the past so years President Of the
Farmers and Planters Bank, is lcfault-
er in the sum Of SG5,O0O. VIVA
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WAsmSGroN, January lS.-Mr. Fred
May IL in this city, he arrived here
Tuesday last and Is unhurt.
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LONDON, January 1S.-Adispaich from
Constantinople announced that the Grand
Council to-day, after an animated debate,
unanimously rejected the last proposals
Of the European powera as contrary to
the dignity, integrity and Independence
OF the Empire.
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the salaries, aud the expenditures in and
Tor the local purposes Of such cities and
villages respectively
A feature about this movement
is that tits not aparty one, being favor.
ed alike by Democrats (as in the case Of
the Mayor of New York; and by Repnb-
liCans.
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Mnrine Intelligence.

LONDON, January lS.--The steamship
Greece, from New York, has arrived.
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$999 s : A! -: !; s: q: q: s: !: \: a; n; Y:
day right In their own localities,
Have no room 10 explain here. Business pleasani
and honorable. Women, and bOys and Rlrls DO D,
Wen as men. We rwill furnish you n complete ou' II
ire. The business Fays better than Rp-, ,snps
clsc. We will bCar expenses OF starting roa. IaT.
ticulars free. Write aud scc. Farmers aud me
chanc', their sons and daughter, aud vi Class.l
In ncci Of paying work at iheit hone, should
write to E and learn all about The work at once.
E0T:is the time. Don't delay. address TRuR
Co., Augusta, Maine. sew
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Senator Morton was the only member
who did not sign the report.
The House resumed consideration Of
the resolutions reported by the Committee
on Privileges and was addressed by Mr..
Bnrchard, Of Illinois, in favor Of the
minority report.
At the close ol his speech the resolution
went over without action, and the IIouse
adjourned. .-t. gm'HH
CCNr NurTN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
ATTEn6PTED eUICIpE.
A Deputy q. 8. Narshal Sends a
Bullet Through His Brain
and Sill Lives.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel, 27th.


The city was startled, last evening,
by rumor that gained rapid spread,
that Edward Simpson, Deputy United
States Marshal, had committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
with revolver. The rnmor was
only partially true. He had made
the attempt, but it failed, and, unless
the conclusion should affect his nerves
for day or SO, he will be as fit for
duty as ever this morning. The es-
cape, however, was a marvellous one.
He had placed the pistol at his head,
and pulled the trigger-so close was
1t that the flash burned his forehead.
It was about 8 or half-past 8 o'clock,
and he was alone in his apartments
at 2l8 Wisconsin street at the time.
1t was but a moment before his wife
and others were in the room, and but
a very few moments sufficed to bring
DR.. Marks. His professional glance
rested on the wound, and he natural.
ly began to wonder what business a
man with bullet in his brain had to
be walking around. Then he attemp-
ted to probe it, but Simpson refused
to allow him to do 80. He had shot
himself, he meant to do it, and was
going to die anyway. Finally, in the
interest of science, he consented to
allow the wound to be probed, and
sat down. The doctor felt cautiously
expecting if he touched the ball it
would drop through into the brain.
Further and further went the probe
revealing at last the astounding truth
that the bullet had followed the skull
for three or four inches, and gone up
ward and out through the hair, cut
ting neat furrow between skin and
bone, and damaging nothing-not
even personal appearance.
The reason for this attempt at self
destruction is not obvious, though
would indicate that it
was wholly irresponsible act.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
A Valuable Hint,

A Missouri farmer writes: "Ofall
the wasteful habits of farmers there
is none SO far-reaching in its effects as
that of wasting manure. How shall
we stop this immense wastage of
farmers capital? We cannot reach
the greatest offenders through the
agricultural press, because such men
do not read. As q fair example of
this short-sighted policy, take the case
Of . farmer in my neighborhood.
This farm is capable Of producing
sevcnty-fivc bushels of corn to the
acre under a iudicious system of cul-
tivation; it is now rented out, and
the plan of each successive renter is
to take everything off and put moth
ing on. How long this can continue
is only question of time. The yards
are SO full Of manure that it is a diff
icult task to get to get to the stables
in wet time. The renter might
make three dollars q day hauling
out this manure on the cornfield the
first year, and it would be worth two
dollars day the second year, and its
effect would be felt for four years or
AOTc. et, the manure lies Wasting
in the yard, because of the careless
ness Of the owner Of the land, and the
Of the renter. About
ten years of such farming will ex-
haust the available elements Of fer
tility, and the farm will not pay one
per cent on the investment. I know
q farm not . thousand miles from st.
Louis, that once paid the owner, an
German, a fair income.
Nine years ago the farm was sold and
rented out, and the farm has so run
down that the present owner had to
send money last year to pay the tax
es. The farmer that will let a farm
run down on his hands has mistaken
his calling, and ought to have been
ditch-digger or the owner of buck
saw sawmill, or president of rail-
road company, or drive shoss car
If such farmers would take Greeley's
advice, and 'go west about 5000
miles, and pillow tie 'vasty deep the
world would be the better for it."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
oEo. ". MocRAey.
) = Man Of Whom Iowa is Proud.

To the Editor OF the incinnati Commercial.
Twenty-seven years ago the writer
Of this and his brother stood on spot
distant seventy miles from Keokuk,
in Iowa, in the midst of vast prairie,
boundless east and west, fringe Of
woodland visible north and south,
roadless and trackless, on the frontier
of civilization. Here site for q house
was chosen and q cabin raised. Upon
that spot now is a fourishing village,
with its churches and schools. Thro'
there runs the Chicago, Burlington g.
Southwestern Observation-Disclosures eff.
fort to intercept the trade of st. Louis.
Through there also runs the st. Louis
and North Missouri Railroads.&c.
Louis effort to intercept the trade of
Chicago.
Three or four years after the erec-
ton of that cabin my brother was en-
gagged in making brick with which
to build better house. There were
employed by him two boys-frank,
ingenious boys-who worked hard
all day preparing the mud, and then
read eagerly til! late hour in the
books in the house. One of these
boys wendell his way across the
plains and was long lost sight of amid
the Sierras. Lately he has emerged
therefrom one of the gold kings of
California. The other boy is George
McCrary, of Iowa. McCrary, it is
said, made the ablest constitutional
argument before the electoral COM
mission. Yes, tins child of the prai-
RE, this collegeless and cultureless
youth, standing in the grand arena,
taking part in the foremost case of
the age standing by our Matthews,
the brightest boy ever bred in Gin
cinnati, leader i'll the infant class, in
school, in college, and now grown so
great that Hoar says Massachusetts,
has not his equal standing our Iowa
boy also by Evarts, the proudest
scion of New England aristocracy and
Yale culture; standing also by
Charles O'Conor, the Nestor of the
New York bar, this child of the
prairie, youngest of them all, over
tops them all. So says the New York
Sun, no mean authority, and certainly
not partial to McCrary. This boy
learned his letters in a log school
house, the seats being made by saw
ing up tree into suitable lengths to
make stools. Strange destiny this.
Chow the shuttles fly and the life
threads, always, in this loud roaring
loom of Time" Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
ALL SORTS.

The Central Park menagerie costs
New York about 81 goo a month.
Ladies may be interested to know
that large amethysts are again in fa-
vOr.
Florida is sending baby alligators
only few inches long to all parts of
the country as curiosities.
just stop making fun of those peo-
pie who say ELECTORAL" Webster
and Worcester both sanction ito
ledo Blade.
A good many people will now rush
up to congratulate Mr.. Hayes who
would have done the same thing for
Mr.. Tilden.
The old Springfield rifles lately
purchased from The United States
Government now arm the followers
of the Crescent in Turkey.
The Boston Traveller is right. 1t
says: "Now let us hear from all the
invalids who have not been cured by
the use of blue glass;"
A Springfield (Mass.) minister
prayed for the Lord to bless the Bos-
ton and Albany road if it stopped
running Sunday trains, and not other
wise.
A Kansas paper reports: The Trus-
tees of one of the districts have adj
dressed this laconic notice to the
teacher: "We du mott wish eny mour
singin in our schulz hous by order of
the Trustees"
Thus far every man named Patrick
subpGnaed for the Sullivan murder
jury in Chicago has been rejected.
There would seem to be q popular
bias and natural prejudice against the
name of that great man whose birth.
day is to be celebrated next month.
In little fit Of confidence, Mr.. Hew-
lit told friend, who told some one
else, that his personal contributions
toward the success Of S. J. T., aggre-
gated $lOO, 600, and it really made him
feel ill to hear it breathed that he was
guilty of insincerity to Sammy
Washington Nation.
do not believe that sweet butter
can be made from milk taken from
cows in the stables. There is no liq-
uid with which am acquainted that
will absorb smells and taints equal to
milk and where the cows are MIXED
in the stables any one who has the
faculty of taste or smell will detect
the disagreeable smell Of the stable in
the milk, even if it is day old. Of
course the butter is favored with it.
clean my cows in the stable and
then take them to milking room ad-
joining, to milk. Here can feed each
COW as may be necessary, and there is
nothing to disturb her or take her
attention.-Detroit Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
Il. CLAY cALpWElI.


If President Hayes concludes that a
man in the South should be put upon
the Supreme Bench, we should be
glad to see him choose Judge Cald-
well, of the Arkansas District. Judge
CHS Of Southern birth. He has lived
in Iowa long enough to be educated
in and indoctrinated with liberal and
national ideas. He has for many
years past been a citizen of Arkansas,
and upon the bench Of that district he
has shown eminent abilities. Some
of the most capable legal opinion in
the country has deemed him the
ablest District Judge in the United
States. We presume there is no other
man in all the South so we'll fitted by
the breadth of his political views and
judicial qualities for the Supreme
Bench as Judge Caldwell.-Gate City.
We agree most cordially and fully
with the Gate in regard to our old
friend and fellow citizen, Judge
Caldwell. He never did and never
will fall below success, highly honor
abe to him, and remarkably benefi-
cial TO the country in whatever station
he has, or may fill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
From Eranont

FREMONT, Iowa, March 5, 1871.
EDITORS OF CoURIER.-,Sirs:-Old
Fremont is still right end up, although
times are hard. The farmers have
put in the past month in preparing
for farming, in the way of getting
out wood, rails &c.
corner of Mahaska county. We have
two dry goods stores, two doctor
shops, two blacksmith shops and two
carpenter shops. A short time ago
we had a barber shop, but he has re-
tired, has made his jack.
We have a fine farming country.
Corn is worth here 30 to 30 cents.
There is but very few cattle feeding
in our township; S. Eastburn is feed
ing bunch of one hundred head OF
good cattle, which he says he expects
to ship in April. Our hogs have
done we'll this winter no cholera
they are pretty scarce.
The eX-soldiers want the people to
understand that old Fremont Is still
sound, although the ex-Skunk River
soldiers disgraced ii at their great
jolification some time after the cleo
ton, as follows: They all met and
gathered up all the old boxes, one
man furnishing the coal oil with tho
aid of two nickls from another. When
the thing got in full blast they could
not stand 1t and gave big yell and
threw their hats in the Tildcn flames.
But that did not CRAFTY them yet, SO
they said let us raise pole and run
up shirt. Before the shirt was run
up, they had to bleed poor old DEM
ocratic rooster to bloody the shirt and
then run it up and prayed fully five
minutes, after which they all took
two inches Of the platform and re.
tired, after throwing rock ut c. A.
Eastburn and cutting his head badly
Tho next day one Of them remarked
1t was "a id republican boy, 1t wa.
no difference" Those fellows now
are like the Skunk River soldiers
they will not own it. They are to b.
pitied, but tho eight spot takes thu
seven and the poor fellows must wal
another four years. Against tina
time the platform will have the mos
OF the old ones. Yours truly,
A. GREENBAcKER.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
Tho election is over and we ce,cu.

The election is over and we celcu.
late that every body is glad of it.
The make up Of Hayes Cabinet
the development of his policy; and
in fact all of the prospective political
movements in this country and
abroad, for the ensuing year, will be
of great interest to the intelligent.
thinking man, and in the future, Of
in the past, the COURIER will aim to
lay all these news matters of interest,
before its readers ahead of,all its CO.
temporaries.
We will have, however, hereafter,
much more time to devote to the To-
cal, material, and non-partisan mat
tiers which greatly interest our PEG.
pie.
We shall now continue our notices
of the prominent mercantile and
manufacturing interests of the city
and county and shall try to make
the COURIER more interesting than
ever to the general reader.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
In Memory Of A. ]. wicker.


1t having pleased the Providence of
God to remove from our midst our
beloved brother, A. j. Wicker, we
the members of Chillicothe Lodge
No. lis l. o. U. f., passed the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolred, In the death Of Brother
Wicker our order loses one of its
most jealous members. That the
community and society lose one of its
best citizens and members. That the
bereaved family lose an affectionate
husband aud a kind and loving faith
err.
Resoleed, That we tender the fam
lily and relations our warmest sympa-
thies in their bereavement and in
their present loss may it be their
gain. That akind Providence, "who
doeth all things WE'LL" may care for
them in every vicisitude Of life.
Resoloed, That, as token of es-
teem and regard, we shall drape our
Lodge in mourning for thirty days.
RESOLVED, That q copy of there res
olutions be rendered the family.
III. c FAIRCHILD, N. G.
J. NJ. HULL, Secretary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07

Dan Tisdalc, democrat, was elected
Mayor last year, by SO majority, and
this year Col. Porter, republican,
beats him for the same Office, by so
majority.
The Ottumwa Democrat insisted i'm
advance, that the election was to de-
eide the sentiments of the Ottumwa
people on the action of the electoral
commission. We hope it is satisfied
with the result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07

The scatteration plan Of locating
our public buildings has been, and
always will be, an unmixed folly.
1t would save the State thousands
annually in jobbcry and visiting ex-
pcnses, if they were all at the Capital,
where they should be, not to mention
the additional pleasure and conven-
fence IL would be to have them where
the average citizen who pays taxes to
maintain them, could occasionally
see and inspect them when visiting
the Capital of his State on business or
pleasure.
A good way to rctrench on this
folly, is to locate them at Des Moines
as fast as they become unfit for use or
burn down.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
A WEEKLY LIST

Of U. S. Patents issued to the inven-
tors of Iowa, for the week ending
Feb. 9th, 1871; and each patent in
the list will bear this date. Reported
expressly for the COURIER, Ottumwa,
by A. II. Evans Il Co., Patent Solicit
ors, Washington, d. c. Charge for
obtaining q patent, $1,000. A copy of
the Patent Laws sent free on applica-
ton:
w. II. Rutan, Des Moines, Chain
Pump.
w. Whipplc, Carban, Wheelbar-
row.
G. Il. Davis, Ackley, Corn Crib.
q. w. Holmes, Council Bluffs,
Pump.
+. I. Hopkins, Davenport, Car
Couplings.
c. Shlnan, Red Oak. Neck Yoke
Rings.