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JUDGE T'REEDM4N AROUSED.
4 Jury Ordered to Show why They shouid
Not he Punished tor Contempt

There was somewhat Of q sensation in the
Superior Court yesterday morning. Wyman
ACT. BlumGart and others had been on trial for
two days before Judge Freedman. and was sub
mitted to the Jury on Monday afternoon. at about
O'Clock. IL was an action on n promssOry
note given by a member Of the firm OF Blum
CART Co. on his personal account, and the
plaintiff desiring an endorsement. the rivcr Of
the note endorsed the firm name upon ii. The
suit was instituted against all the members Of
the firm. The defendants, other than the maker
Of the notc. set up. as a defence. that their en-
dorscment had been placed upon the note with
out their consent. and also that the note was
usurious; and in the second defence the maker
The jury were dirrctnd on Monday afternoon
TO bring in a sealed yer iit the next morning,
nnI tio jug wn' Ne cr, wcr. a.. n,,t
agreeing An officer aud tho clerk waited all
night To hear from them. Ihey sent rommuni-
cations frequently AMI maic numerous inqui-
rirs. desiring. among other things. to know
whether n verdict TINT " the jury agree to dis
agree" would be- satslartury They took sup
comfortably PASSED in the chairs and on the
tables Of the court room.
At half past nine yesterday morning the jury
kno 'kea again for the ofi'e and han ling him
u scaled envelope said thut there WIS their ver-
agreed. and they replied that they had. They
wre told to Put in an appearance at III o'clock
and were allowed to 70 away. At eleven they
were in their seats In the Jury box. and judge
Freedman opened the envelope they had given
the officer. Within was the following finding:
Rniolrh wvman act Iouo1umeart and others The
Jury they nul verde ~lat l. u lulHrt Co. con
si~ne of lous Humgnrt and Max hcrr,r. defend
ants not held on the tote ia question on account u
u.u0us rate VI interest," but do n1 OG the other
points at issue.
". ". SHaw. Anas N,rrvi.
Gfu 4. NtLttANsoN, Tuus MOGuE,
lruwic EirnNIrR MuRnis II FktzoLt-
Wv 7 NANuKaBiLL HfNkN kuor,
Nn.rs Cons. MATTHIAS y. foRSHY
SOLOMON CORR.
Tho third defendant was not oven mentioned
Judge Freedman WAS very indignant and said :
" THIS Is no verdict al ALL" Some Of the Jurors
arose To make apologies and explanations. hut
the Judge refused - hear them. an ordered
them to appear before him this morning and
show why they should not he punished for cone
tempt. Their verdict was Immediately sctusile.
and all the trouble. labor and expense Of the
trlAl AANe EOnn for nMuELt.
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TUESDAY. juno 26.-FLoUR AND MrAr-The
market has been quiet throughout the week. rs sup
Plies have been small. this fact has generally sup
ported prices The position would not however Justify
any pressure to sell To-day the market was arm. but
rather quiet Corn meal dcarcr with fair hsnes
We quote state aud West suuerine 81 5Oss6 extra
state 81 q as 40 Western spring whentextras a. Tue
~ 10. DO Xxx ami XXX 81 21Gsf 80 winter
81 75gs7to. do XA and xxx, s7jt9siO Minnesota pat
ens S-a<l; city shipping extras. a. az 10 southern
bakers and family brands. - 21sip. southern shipping
extras Si.-5Sr- Corn mea-Nestern. - $3.50. Bran.
DIVINE. - ipssAjp Rye Hour. sl2J o.. Wheat iced.
sllsS21 y ton Rye feed. S2Oe.23
turtON-lhe market has been less huoyanf the mast
week Foreign adNices have been an and accounts
from the growing crop much improved. To-day there
was change in favor OF holders trup accounts con-
uudcd good but Liverpool Was higher tho demand for
home consumption very poor, and Ks low. which
stimulated speculation. especially tins crop Mddnna
uylands. ne. sales 20 bales tuturcs advanced %
10 points, closing at II nc. ut june tor July,
llbc Tor August II Sc Tor - pemher. for tober,
II 'tic- Tor November iI3ic Tor December lL4-c tor
j. uary II O2c tor February. aud Tic for March.
Su.y or dc. ~ b hal NJ.
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THE IDIHo INDIAN TROUBLES.
Gen. Howard and Col. Perry In Pursuit OF
Chief j oscph's Band.

PORTLAND, June 26.-Thc following has
just been received from special correspondent
ut Fort Lapwai. dated June 4. via Walla Walla:
4 courier has lust come through from Gen.
Howard. Col. Perry. with his command. has
Joined the General al Norton's Station. Little
Cottonwood, about sixty mllr- from hero. The
troops her" start To Join him tomorrow. Gen.
Howard intends 10 move tomorrow on ChIof
is 'ph, who r. reported To- %" between the Little
salmon and snake rivers NJ Horseshoe i nd.
ANuut twenty -ilvn mllus south Of Mount IdAllO.
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ST. IRINCIs xIJIER's COLLEGE.
The Presentation OF Gold md Silver Medals,
mud the Conferring OF Degrees.

Cardinal McCloskcy presided on Monday
evening at the twenty -seyenth annual COM
menccment Of ST. Francis Aaviers College.
After an overture by an excellent orchestra.
NJ 'haol J. Magic delivered an Grafton on Phil
nnthropy;' Daniel j. OToole one on The
Church and the Captive" and Danlc. Francis
Xavier Burke one on Home"
The medals and prizes were then awarded.
and. after II few words from Carolina. VI Clos
key and the Rev Peter I. OIIare. tho guests.
including President Corrisan Of Seton Hall
College: Brother Anthony. President Of Man
haitian College; Vicar General Pr 'stou. Private
So Rotary Farley. and Fathers VI ituIrk. XII
l"'n. and Kelly were escorted to banquet IN
Tho lower hlO.
Tic opening ceremonies Of tho lay had been
\. VI was conferred upon Edward A. Quinn.
NV lark james II. NJ GNnn, boston: An
l.-,o j. iionioro NJ Il. st. John, P1rto Rico;
Fran : j. sui van. liz b.. san Fran 1850. and
Thr dcsr"a Of A. i. VA conferred on Daniel
J. OI'r'". liohok.n Dante, FRANCS \evi'r
Buro". y " York. Cna-. :. Vat :. Nv ,rA
ner Broqkyn M.cAarl J Nas.e ,,Mlf.rl Mass
Francis T. Trean0r, NV York VIM. J. O'Brrn.
\ " York. Ia- !. brennan. NV York; rno-.
I. Murfha. New York: Edward b. Amend. New
lork. Patriek . Sullivan. Cork. lrelaud; VIM.
/ Denny. NV York; Irtn..S J. " Govern.
jersey City: Joseph H. Nari. Prov l.n.e L.
ana Jumos II. Brady. VI ntr"nl
Tn" gold medal for g Evidences ~ Religion"
wis awarded % Daniel frlnfs Xavier Burk.
next IN merit. Daniel J, o Ioole Tnose medals
were the .,in OF the li,.v Patrick I. OHara vi
ST. James, Cathedral. BROOKLYN.
Tn" silver medal for WrutIl philosophy was
awtrl.ltl DANIEL j. OIoOle NcNt IA merit.
Dance \. Burke.
TAesNvrr medal for phvs's and mathematics
Wac awarded To- y -"pA /. H,nselman. Vat ~
merit. Daniel j. - Iunle.
Ia the uuicrsraiuht" c0urse tho gold medal
az D..
ton IN the three Glasses Of th" UNDERSTANDINGS
WAS awarded TO james j. Sherhhn. Next IN
merit, john A. Bru-unn. II WIS given ~ tl.
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HehI EstHfe MHrkef.
Trnnsactions yesterday at tho Exchan9o

comprised foreclosure sales by
James l. In 53si acre. NJ land
known a. the Peter Bussinx farm the line the
lurk and Harlem Railroad and extending through to
Nillbrook FOrihHm. $1,000. to plaintiff One house,
with lot. 4N67 the side Lexington ave nue.
5t' feet north o Fiitynrst street si252j to plaintiff
Louis Mcsier-One lot. 25xb3 the south side Fy.
planun ''
day at the Exchange H. W Coates will sell under
foreclosure property On Canal and West Sixty ecOnd
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Arrivcd-TrrspAN. June 20
s. AHha Cntirel Phllsd .luhia.
:, Af.as. Low. Ala Caves ILur :
:. B.tnia, MeM!ekau, Livery vol June le and Queens
town i7th.
:. CT, ~ Atlanta wooihull. Charleston:
- easy Of Dallas Hus~. ttrnaudlna June 81 Bruins
WIGS ~. AMI Port ROYAL I'D.
;. ln,a, Meyer. lismbur. jur - and Iayre 10th.
= ltlNnir. Gupn, f,rnnWiuco
= y york.. Qufk. y 50 urIDfus
:, Ola II, mliuou, Walker. Richmond, City Point, and
Norfolk
;. caand. Decades Rotterdam June O. aud vusse nseu
18th.
BARK Gcrora. Grifun Havana.
Bark N1rNawtN. lIff.. ~hIuAhac.
his Arrin roar Mactin
RfI- Fanny. uhUrg. tart,nas
Bfia John "a Grant 20. Pierce. CicniuogOs
= Do WA Jurr-, Robinson, Para
A.st fAt .,.4l rltI.. ANA rHl-ft,i~e vessels
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Explosion OF "a Tug Two Nc. Killed.

BosToN. June 2G-The tug Hcrbert. belong
ing to staples llNps Of Taunton Mass. blow u al 10
o'clock tbs morning while cuains at Weir Village, near
Taunton All the upper works were earned away. lnd
hut Attic wt- 'it saf, the hul william larr i Tie 900
rins.r. and William Paul. dtrk haul were Killed. TIE
mncitn.i. nj N, tuf va. parauytlj ns ", AMI tie
cause Of the cAplosion ID unknown
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This may be heard from tahornacle. tent. AMI
cottage, ringing out IN the clear air nj all hours
Of the day and night. Mr.. Van Cot il max ing
both friends AMI enemies here. Among tho
former j. the Rev. Mr. Lightiourn pastor Of
the Sna Gin chapel. who. before Sroin' Mrs.
Van Colt. was VIC emily opposed q her. and 20
having her come here. H. is now one OF her
stanoh~st friends AMI advocates. But many
OF the women here speak Very bitterly against
flows the men u speak IN meeting, and that
wn.u they grt on their feet and try o. say some-
Oh n- she instantly starts hymn anu browns
thor voices.
Mrs Van Cots abrupt manner and pointed
questions often alarm the more timd anon.
mr. CONGREGATIONS. Last evening an old negro
who occupied seat pretty far back. and whose
i"e.i n-s had been wIrNrl NJ o. a p.t ID ~ eX-
efement hy the shouting, croanins. AMI sing
lne. fairly jumped o. his i-.t IA terror when
Mrs. Van Coti. who hat. unseen. stolen behind
ham. sudden. 5. as.s,..d; Brtner. arr You hx'd
uion InrA ~, b. uuswcrrd, trembling.
mo- us knows on. amt"
startling innovation has been introduced
into the camp grounds. In tho snap" Of bill
hard u ie tgnt has to-day been plH-.i In tho
lOfrl. There Hre also rlfNNr- g. tln IT that
dunrinc Is t. bee allowed Ia th" gr .at hotel par
lNr during the summer. Mrs. Van Cuu says
81 at sil" j. l-appu ut'd IN tAe -i2- of her m"rt-
li-~. am thgt So hn- ~ ken here % the small
t-f iti -riug- that she .y"r nlir. IS "a. but she
-aNS. W. ur- only receiving the first dr ppines
of Is great shower ~ salvation win ID r going -
visit tins piac" before ms amp meeting breaks
t.'" greatest revival Sea GIN hf- eyer -"en."
lu-f ~ o.. ~ tbs a, Ling. 'on ~ ted py m a
j F. AIRED Taylor. Was Interrupted by 4 rr.l,
t..I.l .rE storm.
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SERVANTS WHO WON'T STEAL
r,tr uTGHLr StITTtRY TNTLtENCE or
THE CaIHOLIC CIfJRCH.


..Il "aul insist uINn their h"inE llous.
t,Inavruouc others. They all ~ to church
.. lays and ON the holidays. Some 10 three
um "a day..
"ru,. uy tcar madam. don't understand
yr.ar.u0ta Catholic. Why. then. are You 50
u.Aru.atyour servants should be Catho-
l-'
.R ause must have some guarantee for
p..r-.t! .lavior." WIS the reply. Toooftcn.
y,t.,tun.t, ly. you cannot appeal to- their intel
ts.ra.. .u tie influence OF the church acts
rT.t tN.ni as u moral police Many servants
,r.r.,nt. pi'.ruE lut | mover knew Of a
.t.ady. olAr.A-sJlns Catholic SRI who was dis
honest
r,at.rI. l.A.uI So much philosophy. l am in
,r..t.l VIII you not tell me some Of your cx-
l.r,u
"Ol r..y extend hack many years. A. first
ra,.f.a- WIo was born ia Germany. you know
would base none lut German servants. They
fr. ,.rtc.ol IN their own country. whore they
nra literally h.wrrs ~ wood and drawers Of
vat.r. lut American mistrcsses have spoiit
ii ,a. ana after they have been in service in
NwN.fkutw months thoy are good for Moth
M might %. expected ot them; The great
a- r w,r. % sre anIlowed AZ Cast a hai
4, German girls who come TO America 10 So
Nf. fIfa. we'd n.." oi marrying"
"l fIUy generally ~ 'recd ~
"Oh f~ The cooks marry first"
81. nI marry lriShmenf'
"'l. Door. Grrmuu~ often marry Irish girls.
i.fI I..rr beard Of German crl marrying
o. Dr. HNu. Ihas" Internal onal unions. too.
gi.u.. i.y always unhappy. Germans Ike their
tNt -y ui .ook ue ANA thcir irish wives. WHO
l.l.H horror of anything Dutch" viii not
rtr.f fh.m. an ,hats where they first fall out.
eh rs" nt,n i toueny about no'hins 80
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Business n tit,s.

Cramps. Collie, Dyspepsia, U"ndnchc Hrnrt-
burn. ail plariuUA have nu ttm,d. ial 10 larkeri
D4n-vl Ionic
The Bes, Remedy for 'hiidr"n while Teeth
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In Fleetwood Park, the great frre-for-all race
IN Nu. trfItu. iult zoos. AIt Iaiit ami Al.rfuar
"a slallwA b, uud ou 1huf~al jun -, ats elock
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Mens l"nn drawers . g. - inches. % cents a
paif -Hu/' ufi'f-Irt- IL So H. eH,n j Johns
ton 10 Grand 81 aso szT OH aN. 2dth sL-Aas.
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TIE SCI cLTIF CfMr MEETING.
Mrs. Van Cotts Mother Hearing her Daugh.
ter rreaeh Tor the Iir.t Iimc.

SEA CLIFF, L. l., June 2G.-Dcspitc the
heat a large congregation assembled in the
Tabernacle this afternoon. and ut least one per-
son listened g. Mrs. Van Colt with the most alb
sorbng interest This WAS her mother. Mrs.
DR.. Newton q Brooklyn. who for the first time.
heard her daughter preach. She is an Episeo-
palan. and has never before had tn inclination
or opportunity TO attend Mrs. Van Cots meet
inss She looks very much like her daughter.
and is nearly as large. In conversation held
just before The service" the said that she wished
q thank THE SUS f1r the interest IL hrs taken
in her daughter Margaret ami her meetings.
The boat BROUGHT "a large influx % visitors to-
day Among these were many IN listers. ~ It
~ whom design assist ~ IA n" meetings. one
of the number WAS Par-on W. 7. C0rhett. the
reyivalist. WHO. on account 81 his energetic
= s'urts while preaching. bears the souhr.qurt
Of Tho Btle Bangor" Thern Wore also the
David Trcl. i. II. Dir h. Ashton. DAVIS. Haw =.
and Ware. A. every camp meeting has It's
hymn wui'h II sung On ull o'clS ou- and moro
than any other this meeting has adopted:
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f'.J '' Se. "ztrA rup.a"u.ni % Prank
-" H''a lr"i - III.
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rINIxcIAL AND ooMuERcxlx.

Tr-r-n,v Trre o. y NJ Tboro ,ros M
IN r'aScd volume ol business az the STOCK tx
onI .,ronc TN. r,or,i,'. ,r,ns.a,,ons dyci
op'd heavy tone with desire TO further UNI
load speculative ventures: hut the strength OF
Hannibal and St Joseph shares which rose
from 10 TO IA Tor the common. and from % to
u FOR the preferred. impaired "A moro confident
feeling which was r'iia ted in partial rally Of
tn remainder OF TIA" list Tho rise IN Ham bal
and st. Joseph stock was du. to a report. not
49,. ......,oJ ,t,, , chi. -, ,.s., ,,...,,t, a.,
y'' rin'o' 'l" sun III p09'oh "o"l" oe
decided some time during the present week.
nnl would he favorable - the eomuany. Over
sluIuuUD Of hand grant bond, ara in
vowed. Lake Shore derln.d from ~. to A. a,
Western Unpn which had yielded from 81. to
j6 e.. reacted To- fl. highest figure, OF the day
IN tne lat- transa, lions. and co-ed at 81. seller
q aus W To% 1o a. to Sa
ro-r nSn n ~ ~. New, nrN Central WIS
Pal Preferred d,.hncl fr, m So. O, az. viii
"A recovery to 5l.. Tn. general marker
Wns stron'.or in me- lila frai'.,tt ' NJ. ~
already nI,.i nhny" ma th. onsl
10 - pnru Al nt"l IN we lthlt 'S"n"nt d'rl.'
l., X. aLI western RANGED M 5'. - .'iaff,
M huus ny ',' ... ~ r . ~
In. DIV M nm l,i-ne.. fr,m 81 - ~ 0bi's
giira,,rI nIIce by drop fT6ms o'3s; aud
Wabash took a tumble from 2 70 =. with a
rally o. -, Rock Island ranged az 81 istpl p 20
l4sN9l q, ana Eric at g., l5A a5',. Illinois
No. M lr ,g H., ~ ~ ~ ts 80 ,, ANY
ton.
Tic total numNGr OF shares dealt in was
Western rolrpsent.d : 1870: Lake SAorr ii 800:
Wrstern tnion. Ii 7G5; ~" Ydrk Central.
9.1ui VI, ,nl-Sh D'h'lAii t,9lu: 81 iauI pro
5000 Wabash. 2Gl2; Hannibal and st. Joseph
Erie. l 3O5: Northwrstarn lO5: Do. preferred.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18

| An authorized correspondent OF
the Iowa City Republican. under the
nom de plume Of 'Observcr,' who was
recently at DIR. Casters Infirmary
with an invalid son for treatment has
this to say of DIR. Ringland and his
department of the Institution.
DR.. Ringland has his diploma of a
medical school in Philadelphia, thor
oughly educated, a gentleman of cul-
ture as well as well as keen intellect,
and whose pleasant and winning adj
dress gives him immense popularity
wherever he is known. In cooper
ating with DR.. Caster he gives his
time and attention to Water Cure and
Swedish Movements. This latter is
rapid vibratory movement, caused
by machinery, to induce circulation.
He advocates as his theory that "per-
feet circulation is perfect health" and
treats his theories with enthusiasm
His lectures were to us extremely in
teresting and entertaining, speaking
| with case and fluency, and veins of
quaint humor, keen sarcasm or flashes
of irrepressiblc mcrriment lending a
charm to his discourse that must be
seen and heard to be fully appreciat-
ed. Always courteous and obliging,
ever ready 10 answer questions dcx-
trOusly, never losing moment of
time, yet never appearing nervous,
fretted or hurried, he is indeed in
| valuable to the establishment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
A Sensitive Ola Maiden

In certain pleasant town in the
county of Surrey, England, there was
. cricket ground nearly surrounded
by houses. Ono fine morning, Just
after great match had been played,
the Scc'y Of the club received o letter
from lady "of q certain age" the
proprietor of one of. the adjacent
houses, declaring that her dclicacy had
repeatedly been affronted by the sight
of gentlemen ain every stage of nudi.
ty," putting on their cricketing flan-
nels in the open dressing tent just
before her windows. Would the
secretary, therefore, she entreated,
make arrangements for Kidding her
Of this disgusting spectacle? The
secretary wrote an apologize note to
Miss Fieyfe, and at the match the
dressing-tent was placed at the oppo.
site corner of the cricket ground, at
least three hundred yards from the
lady's window. Imagine the secre.
tary's establishment at receiving the
next morning q second letter thanking
him for his OBVIOUSLY kind inten.
tions," but regretting that they were
of no avail, as she "could see the gen.
tlcmen's legs, with telescope, just as
plainly as before"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
sEcoND-HAND coFFlNs.
A Nice Sort Of an Undertaken Wl1o
Removes Coftlns From Graves
and Offers them for sale
Again.

A Keokuk travelling man while on
recent trip to Illinois, had occasion
to lay over in Mt. Sterling, ILL.,, where
he heard the facts we are about to re-
late from the lips Of the chief actor.
The story seems almost incredible but
as the drummer gives the facts as
coming from the person most con-
cerned in it, we will set them down
as he told them to us.
Among its other inhabitants, Mt.
Sterling numbers nice, devilish sort
of q fiend, by the name of Fry, who
follows the business Of undertaking.
Like other men in his line of business,
he has had people die on his hands
who were unable to pay their funer-
al expenses, and the relatives left be-
hind seemed to be in the same fix.
Fry had furnished coffins for some
half dozen of these and sought in vain
to get his pay, and, as he told our
Keokuk travelling man, "he didn't pro-
pose to be beat in that way" 80 about
two months ago what does he do but
go to the cemetery, dig up the re-
mains that had been deposited there,
remove them from the collins dump
them back in the graves, and carry
the burial cases back to the shop. He
seemed to glory in his deed, and told
our informant that he had at present
'.six choice secondhand collins for
SALE"
We thought when we first heard
the tale that Fry had been hoaxine
our informant, and SO intimated, but
he assured us that this was not the
case. He told Fry that he was going
to write an article for the Chicago
Times about it, and was invited to sit
down in the undertakcr's shop and
indite the epistle, the hardened wretch
rcmarking that she didn't care d-n
if every paper in the country knew
about it and published it."
1t seems strange to us that man
could do a deed like this and not be
discovered in the act; stranger that
he should boast of it. and the people
of Mt. Sterling allow him to stay in
their midst. If the tale is true, and it
certainly looks that way, every day
this man Fry remains outside of the
walls of the penitentiary justice is be-
ing cheatcd.-C0 nstitsstiOn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
Capture Of Horny williams.

Horny Williams, who was partic
ipant in the Marion county treasury
robbery and under sentence of TWEEN
ty years in the Iowa penitentiary fol
murder, was captured at Battle
Greek, Black Hills, d. T., March 9th
and S. w. Hardwick, Deputy Mar.
shall of Deadwood, arrived at thi.
place with him, yesterday, on hit
way to Knoxville. The officer stated
that Battle Greek was about forty
miles from Dcadwood, and that he
had been one week on the road from
Deadwood to this place. A team
was procured at the livery stable
soon after arriving, and the pri sonel
was taken to Knoxville. One thous.
and dollars reward was offered fol
him delivered at Knoxville, and $500
for his conviction of the robbery
Pe2l0 Blade.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
The Old Woman Knew.

A gentleman travelling out West
relates the following amusing Incl.
dent:
Riding horseback just Ut night
through the woods in Singer county,
Michigan, came to clearing In the
middle of which stood a log house.
the owner sitting in the open door
smoking his pipe. Stopping INV
horse before him, the following con.
versation ensued:
"Good evening, sir" said 1.
"Good evening"
to drink T"
"Well, I don't know. Ask the old
woman"
BY this time the wife was standing
by his side.
ooh, yes" said she; .of course you
cam"
While drinking it asked:
think We are going to have a
storm ?"
"Well, really don't know. Ask
the old woman-she can tell.
II guess we shall get one right
away" said the wife.
Again I asked:
GLOW much land have you go,
cleared here ?n
swell, 1 don't really know. ASH
the old woman-shc knows"
"About nineteen acres" SAID SIX
again answering.
| just then troop of children came
running and shouting around the cor
ner of the shanty.
| "All these your children z" said
"Don't know. Ask the old woman
l-she knows"
! l didn't wait to hear the reply, blu
drew rein, and left Immediately.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-18
MlscEMNg.
A Public Benefactor.

"Did you ever see such singular
weather ?" is a query worn thread
bare in this city. No one ever did
but there are lots of men who take
comfort in trying to spoil sunny
day by predicting the worst March
weather for forty years. Yesterday
noon, when a man on the Post Office
corner said he felt sure that spring
was at hand, along came one of the
GROWERS and put in:
of we don't have foot of snow in
March then you can call me q fool ~
II don't know as / run this weather
any more than you do" slowly con.
tinued the first, "but my share Of II
is going to be warm and nice, and !
can lick you In just one minute."
He pulled of his ovcrcoat, spit on
his hands and demanded:
"Now, then, what's your share OF
the weather going to be p
The other hesitated, looked in vain
for policeman, and replied: ~ want
1t hotter'n blazes."
GAIL right, said the other, MS he nut
on his coat, tI'm going to walk
around this town and encourage an
early spring, and when I meet man
who signs for snow, I'm going "a
drop my fist on his left ear. Hooray
for strawberries and string-beans Pr
Washington Union.