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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
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From yesterdsy1 daily.


At thSptloM election in Eldon yes
terday Mrs. +. L. Kafrer, a widow
lady was elected a member of the
school board by majority Of nine
fv1tcsover very popular man. We
are not personally acquainted with
Mrs. Kaffer, hut understand that she
4, is q very estimable lady, and will,
without doubt, make an efficient meme
Der. tFs - wi RH
Jos. Hill mourns and refuses to be
comforted. Last night some sneak
tiiief entered bis chicken honse and
carried away all the chickens he had,
except Mn I'D aooster, brought here
with A{ Isd 4 from Ohio, twenty
seven years ago. Joe wants the thief
'-sto come back and clean the coop. ].
j Sheriff spiiman yesterday bought
=. or traded for so acres off the South
aside OFF, iii Randall's farm, for
(which 10 aiAid, In the way of trade,
80 900. 8
~ T. :. FArIare turncd from Kansas
s--ssat noon llfhiy. sHe informs us that
ssfarmers down there are busy sowing
ssswheat and from appearances they are
swer, along with their spring WORK,
He says the country looks perfectly
lovely, and the prospect for a success
full future very ilattering.
DR.. Turner, late Of Joliet Ills, pen-
itentiary, and later bar-keeper at the
"Stadio," arrested for larceny and
arraigned before Esq, Fetzer, and
tried on one or two counts, waived
preliminary examination on the bal
ance and was bound over to court in
the sum Of $500, in default of which
Re WAS ,returnedI to his oil quarters
IA The ;ails u y. = 4 1 !
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Ottuimwa Produce Market.
,,tn:,g l.,WAelssAlA Prices. Il.
GRAlN-QAts per bpshel. new.. IL
OrrUnWAHYE srocx.
EAEAeEs

cwt...!...:. ] si!a... -. ss 1oaa 90
E4Ms-Een cytas..-,~-sI.. -.s. i..~:.. - 502S 90
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

~ Not long agolIIorace White, of the
.Chicago Ts4bpne, was writing long
letters ii that paper, over his own
signature, showing that Hayes was
not elected. Now, that paper is es-
saying 10" Become Hayes, western
imiouttpicee, and !devotess most 81. i1s
time to, showing that the. Chicago
Tribune isorthodoS and that Blaine
and NJ orion arc hctcrodo9." /" .''9
!. President Hayes has too much
sense to be caught, with such cliaG as
this, SO that one of Theses days whei
Horace Whit" steps ,hp and wants
his little mission abroad. hc will gel
kicked down, stairs as he was by
Grant when he asked Him for The
mission to Belgium. .'f ." ~" -,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

seiFcf ',chilbiains, chapped hands,
bNRns, and healing sores, "Forest Tar
SaIte" is the best. rt3a IS ~ ra
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
SVanted e k4o6anuo,

Arcsidcncc; lot for aiaped s6am ..ef
horscs az mules and wagon l: hass:
dAwtf j. M. HEDRIoK.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

One of the neatest and most attrac1
tive storss in town. 10 that Of Garner
: Bros, grbcers, On Main street.
/, Their, windows care meat and at
tractive their goods cheap and clean,
and it is q pleasure to do business
withspch Accommodating yonng men
as TIE Gamers. ~. Is 80
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Mime Pep Gent. ,HgoAev,

.NlA3 Eek CeMt. money!
Is = W. VIII lend s1'soO.,s, ssooO On
$4,000 On good brick bHsinss faoRe.'-
~ in OttumWa, ate per cent interest.
Small commissions. '"'Rt a. t'tH
1-3d&wtf'" J.'O. ERsIssc,ooE x C.,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

~ 2 Y 2 - = II - Y = " : 7 :
From Mondays daily ...--.-. :.

.E1flf UHb0s
Mr.. Morgan, Gilmorc's house and
barn were, burned down yesterday,
involving u losssof ldbcuteS,0oe. In
sureti in james iHawley,sl agoiley, of
this city, to the extent Of sb5O0s
Mr. Gilmore is an old and well
known citizen Of this 'ctsopnty,.,aad' pur
informant says that he was absent at
the time, on q visit to his neighbors.
He resided some $40 miles below the
city on the other side 6f the river op-
positc what is known by early set
tiers, as the q "o q GaEr / en-
a1a y@iA sa6lova ofylces. sa3Tg 4
"A Washington specialize aChioa 30
paper says that there win absolutely
be no changes in the aFoderaf Offices
In Iowa. Maj. GaofgeNfI Tofbert,
postmaster at Dubuque, whose term
Of office is about to lexpire,will be
re-appointed., There is no disposition
whatever to change tic onicc at Day;
export, now filed BY Ed. Russell,
editor fsthc Gdzcstsl1aniesE Zane,
district attorney, whose term cxpifei;
will be rc-appointed without opposi-
ton. Pension agents viii remain alb
solutely Unchanged: The Marshal-
ship, which is held BY W. Chapman,
one Of the editors of the Council
Bluffs Nonpariel, will also remain nm
changed lI b 2:a.-lsE2 !
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
dIIrol yAL
Interios.lowa,C it les, IA ~
Tfie f61i6 Wfnx was the vote cast In

1hC AOhONAuA MNo thC WV SuoUt ~
several of the Iowa cities attic late
municipal eluetions:o
Dies Moines. sdl q .2tHgsi!, PIT 294t4 a
|63aWsGa, ~, r,n ~, u, o T5
EClintori,.I = hmnIsI .,.,I .ag el460
cellar napaas! .li1oI \. ogaai.tiis77
sr,,..a q &c ns1'nif ffiii5i,iIFi odi tIIs
Iowa City 49, .,,t%,ri,, .hah,.fsr. HAL
EMarshalltowh /. i, .,,,q.Y.,,I .;ca LAD
EOsknloosa,i. J,atais .sav.iI .hqtaoqg7li
|rWatcliodadt oga 1897 4 feat o1on's 59
oFt boaagYs . e. :. as ..,1, XXI
Boone ,,.r, .e.,,g. .edemQ %, Mi. 5f7
Nesotana, all, AM nom IlpoIIia15g0
MAil;aAi 10 owi 10 to1iaoo l,olieg1la,
I[bIe e .ssen aff ro laad, E' obnte
INSTRUMENTATION s s'h, M .,reda, Rnn;ds and
-, - ;i,.l-,,.,l.I III r-T,l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

At the regular school meeting Of
Independent School District No. 6,
held at Star school house, March IL,
Mr.. 0. II. Michaels, with a very ap-
|propriate, speech, in behalf Of the
Literary Society, composed Of the
young gentlemen and ladies of tho
district, presented to the district, for
the use pf the school, Wehsters I'M
abridged Dictionary, which had been
bought with the proceeds of a public
exhibition given by the society on the
evening of March Sd. The presen,
was received by the Board and citi-
zens with many thanks, and vote OF
thanks was. extended to tho society
mot only for this present 81 TODAY
but for the excellent entertainment
OF the third. A. 4. HOLLY.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

Some mean man or boy has been
going around the city destroying
COURIER boxes attached to gate posts.
1t may affqsd them some qualification
to do SO, but If we can get a clue to
the author of this diabolism he will;
soonooncladc it Is not SO much fun
as he anticipated. We hope our SUBJ
scribers win keep look out for the
mean whelp, and if caught at it in
form us, so,that we may take proper
measures to have him punished for
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

ATTEMPTED SUlCIDE.--Last Friday
evening, man named CIV.
Boofter, living in New Sharon, at
tempted suicide by shooting. He, was
only about twenty years Old and
wanted to marry young girl oils,
and because her parents very proper
ly objected, he concluded to depart
from this cold and unfeeling world,
and betook himself to the residence
of his adorcd, stepped on the porch,
put the pistol to his head and. fired
The ball penetrated the outside COW
ering of the skull, but lodged in the
membrancous substance between thai
and the brain covering. lie. with
probably recover, and we hope win
learn more sense.-Oskdloosa Herald.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

The other day when 10. Medilrs
legs were knocking together like Bel
shazzar's, for fear of the tillibusters,
he called frantically upon the Senate
in double loaded columns, to elect
Morton President pro tenn of the
Senate, to tide over the danger. Now
that the danger is apparently passed,
no resumes his idiotic drivel about
Blaine's and MortOn's radicalism. n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
skirkviife;

Rev. I, T! Teter, Of this city, held
services at Kirkyille, yesterday, for
Rev. B. Mark, Presiding Elder, who
was unavoidably absent from the
Quarterly meeting. fE6 H455IIsgR
We are informed that some 80 per-
sons have been admitted to the M. T.
Church there recently, under the
ministrations of Rev. T. J. Myers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays DAILY. s.
Handy & Smith shipped two car
loads of extra fine cattle from Eddy
vile to Chicago, to-day. This IL said
to have been an extra fine lot, and
rarely ever equaled.
Mr.. Pierson, Cashier Of the Union
Coal and Mining Company, left the
city to-day with valisc crowded
full of greenbacks with which to pay
.tAA employees of that company. They
Tsnspallg rpaya out from $4,000 to &ls,-
COO per month, and this month their
payments will fall but little short of
the latter figure. ~-s-., ,-..g--.e,
]. W. Edgerly and Alfred Lotspcich
were elected School Directors, to-day,
without oppositioh. III votcs were
oseseE1ETAATE zsH AETB
nMhEsnaN fi&llnee is HtheHpricc of
liberty,"as the people whovote At an
election only about once week, well
know. But we'd like to have short
rest.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Pesled Onions &c sony pslsuadsrs.

N General Murphy,aa 'tiicmber Of the
Chflicothc (Ohio) bar 80 years ado
was ione Of the most noted advo-
Gates. that rode the circuits Of Ohio.
He could weep profusely. over tie
ilost hardened criminals and shed
quarts Of real. tcafs Whenever oc-
tasioh required. Oh, one OCCASION
Gen. Murphy was engaged to defend
d noted horse thief iii Ross county.
while the State secured the services
bf Governor Allen. The usual r0u-
tine was gone through with, and The
prisoffer's guilt was pretty CLEARLY
demonstrated, but Gen. Murphy re-
fed upon working up the syrhpafhies
OF tile Jury. His effort was unusually
brilliant, and toward the close Of, his
appeal, tears rolled down his checks
in torrents, while the Jurors rubbed
their eyes with their cuffs. Ali this
time Alien sat stiff and upright. g1af-
ing with frozen eyes upon Murphy.
When the latter wound up with "a
fiiihl burst of eloqueticc and tears,
which left the whole audience snuff
fling, Ohfo's tall Governor, that was to
BIC, straightforward himself to his fullest
height, ahd" pointing his long, bony
fingers at the Jury, said aGenffcmien,
there is such thing Dis blotting out
Justice with tears, and confouhding
Jfdgment with much weeping. Gen.
Murphy understands it better than
any other living. man. But before
iiis tears work an. ablntion of the sins
of the hardened criminal at the bar
and cheats the State prison Of its dues,
Iwisiito show you the fountain from
whence these tears flow SO 'copioqs-
ly..''.Y e' '@f' ''''' 81 18a' 1iias.'@ go
! with one swoop Of Ills long Fight
arm, he was down in Gen. Murphy .
coat pocket and withdrew an imlmehse
red Onion, dehuded Of itsohter cover
ing, and holding 1t aloft before the
eyes of the astonfshed jurors, he con
tinued: "The ancient Egyptians wor-
shipped the onion because il. was
typical Of the celestial spheres. Here
i'm Ohio we have reason to curse it,
BECAUSE III Gen. Murphy's POCKET it
has so often cheated the galfows and
the prisoners of their dues" The
prisoner was convicted, and General
Murphy never rubbed his handker-
chief on a peeled onion again when
Old Bill had the other side Of the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
YAEgyA aucsrgIa a
wT-T0wAa ITHlGau a

~ 0nn ,ts9flt ~ s-rt%SatpifoG ytog 9s
The Mercantile RStss@ istAe ma me
of new commercial paper which has
| just been started IN Dubuque.
|sy A. Gouaeil Bluffs man, Inns for, some
time been, raising stamps by,IborroWr
ing toolsi etc.. which he has pawned
for AL no could gets qszIh Y1noII =
2Janiest Fisher, of Monmouth Jadkr
son county; twas arrested fATohdhy
evening byiUtS. Marshal Heberlingy
of Dubaque, sfoFvrnnnihg AN 'fIiiEit
"A mass State convention of All id
favor ora rrohibitory lidtior law
and prohibitionists only fof 6fiiec, las
KAT ss''ep III "fet a fS s0a'pff'
I q. s1iiuaa NH 10 saGi4 Rood mi a
State Auditor, Sherman advises III
claiman Is in Iowa against the Com
tinental Life, Insurance, Company to
file no claims until be, aslertainss " no
is the proper receiyer.ad qatiui odt i
I Mrs. JOHN II. Miller; = farmef's
wife, living near 'Creston, last S1ttir.
day shot negro who was stealing
corn. He died Instantly, shot thr6ti &a
the brain.lif, .Iilaanfaa 1iadl OILS
= Tie, Keoknk gcpaststs,;e,,,, ,ssaays, j:
"The fame Of our open air dcnot has
reached New YORK !" The, papers
SPEAK of tahoi !, 81 h and limitlesss A.
II .bSfa.pi0"Ti1i as1l 80 eTont 2ni9d g
fWATFerry car'' iscnow being: rumble.
tween fyauncsIs Rlnffr ;And- nj ma lJa,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
'VNAntAd,

good place On farm for i boy
,of u, J,,@to Fl TT BHRt I n NE .
W1ti satJ, Z. Stewards. Music, Store.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
EMDonaED.

A long press dianakch says that the
Memphis Boasa 81 Trade has met
and endorsed President Hayes, al
though they dohbt his legitimacy.
They are enthusiastic over the APP
pointment Of Key to the Cabinet
The resolutions were reported by
three ex-Confcdcrate officers. Ali OF
which is important if true. "
HENRY. CLAY DEAN will lecture al
the Opera House on the 24th inst,
certain. Subject: "The great Ora
tors ofsFthes World.a Henry Clay
Dean lcctured at the Union Hall, Mt,
Pleasant, for the benefit of the De-
partment of Science of tho lows
Wesleyan University His subjec,
was s'The Orators Of the World" /,
was such a presentation Of the sub.
jcct as only great orator could
make. A large audience listened
with rapt attention 10 the close.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

!. Every thing YOU can possibly th,hiH'H
Of in the Shoe line at Phillips. tsq,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
y Flour! Flour!

4 I'D -, FlouS! Flour! -,
"a 1000 bags Of CHOICE Nebraska flour
f2n sale ,at,t ,,sIn.,.r $3.50, per. cwt
hoaA OH. t,na-,!-o. .s,r,i 20, : gal
i Gail and see, us,,rI,, "l.,i ~, - i.s
g y ;6r MoRIAAlR1;TN g. McI4AuGl4IN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14

Rubber Boots at Phillips,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
Mark, These ,.Eactsr!i
T 3! 1 Tess,,meesyt al Ae " Ae,swsRn I.
(HOLLOMAjY'SPIE,LS

~ nad no appetite ASflowags Pllh1gaso mo
no ttI0IE Riilsaremakv eldH gro etis hnA
II send for another ,bpx. and keen them Up the
..D,. Holloway hss-sured my headache that
~TeassSae oftoutf iis 10 nj, ID babe eAfS OfH chol-
SEa Resbus. Thet dssr little thing eot WsAA
, ~ MI nausea Of . nornlng N nawecufvd.~nH
"Your box Of HouQways Ointment cured mo
81 noises In tho head. n rubbed iS0siie u tSdr
s.ssena mS two b5fs ~ SsS ;s o o6s VI SSc;r
1aeloe dSlliq yOai psRcs tii u scensS iSsas
shA medicine TO- me y WORTH aellar:ih aatfa &
send me nve boxes Of your pulls.
LET me have three Nok}G Or 30ur. f116 u He-
turn mall, for Chilla and Fever"
have oyef aoQ snch tss4n9lisls q AAsqe but
idaisFof 'Cntiheous Dh0rdots. 'ay
FAndepsptions OF the skiu, thas, Ofnaaens ,tTkSst
invaluAble& IL does not heal externally Alope hut
penetrisea WIN TIE Iaoss seirchlhg Elects u me
sery. sHo; 81 Ns III. ,a.n.. o.! ~ grat
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
s1ntyneI WrSaR sune.,l'

., sxaSs.s,sss s;s..s
NV % - q. 80, n. IN.
~ am Fs NrYnnK sFFsnk.,a., (,
Ahpasscngef sraih vi" : aa''oa' -
ircqaentiysno Des. p p" g. as,o
to atake On oil,nanaa view o., .he qn n.
guarded sac OF me. MOI long agp :
1rienu ~ ours, q aii iFraie f iht's w khpM ~
was from a thc story ~, hc t vol t, toia lh
a simplicity that carried conviction
with its relation. 'iea z one of tfa y
sort foI People Whi''' whcH tncysff .
race stuay # W lth 7a view "a ]in9tseffs1
and passing the time e., ss nj ~ ,ls
NO. long sihee Nc "ssaa tpaesa"se I.
on traln, ma!ks.llIng us way ho''e"''FhH
afteEsanb extenaea lfap, anu as cfs1
tomary, took an inventory OF ms fpi.
low psssensers s 3sa .2,..@ ~ :"
IN = scat rev rows VS., m 1 fron .t 81 "a
H. ~ the palace J car, were lseateq agqnr
tleman and hiswife, very probabivi Y
i Hntwasi a. short, stubby, wide-bhPlt
fellow, with a round, ruddy good Z
lnaturcd face, the hair on whose hehd
grew very sparsely, not unlike y c
pine on the mountain top Like tFe
pine the hair was short ana stnD1y,
and the wide patches between sese Fqn
TO be desert, smooth like . billiard
bah! His hairiIWas the Icoior OF th 2
pine, only, perhaps, httle mofe eati s
lgy s' an,Ivr ~ ..,,.I n,i, 81 .,IaS d
Ia On q IN thp other SIDE of the aisle, ana
nearly opposite, was another gentle
man almost exactly like the one first
described, except, perhaps, th paftI fe
was A llttie oidEecr,' ,lu4oa i9!ogstI Y
Ihe rme was passee during,df
day much as usual with travellers a q Y
wien the time Tor r. retlrfing came, re
Isablc attendant dam made the beds tin o
style that proved very entieing, ana
with the exception OF. our friena,l an
the party were soon ma, asleep. hat...s /,
HOW iohs II nao pccll' our ,ll.lio
uoes no. snow, pul solle l,ile uui4ls
.ne ~ 4. ~ was aWa !. III, y VT Vt
slelse h'A.apaoo' win'a sc .,.,. 9
IaarlyT ra'se .he, rpo. IRON inc eJ,f
Two won men we're We . s'anaing m the mlf-
taie VI INC aislc' uancllis, ~ snou'i4s
my eFs.lcui WHY y WY yei'lqn 4
- neT NY ~ ~ y
Subseudeht explanatfonss developed
1.-THE fact that during the, night tic
won,ahtl had occasion to get out bf
her bunk for drink of water, and
on returning made mistake and ata
tempted to climb into the, bunk bf
the other bald-headed mani on tic
wrohasfae of The aisle Il,
THE man was awakened ana throw
mo nm h;a ha,ii1 i sxs.elaa,nctl IN bee
aMy Eodi pa.iaK,. ,xouh fd,,
fu;n me p sasny aEtsH
"Np indeed aha exclaimetl al she
t,imlhed ont a,ntsmy GalI If ydu
do,,,A keeeSnts. III n, run wflfrninlr,e,y
Understanding was unanimous and
the howr.terrific. and soon aroused
every sleeper in the car, But soon Ia
mutual exclamation was made. Che
Gro nd sworn to secrecy. and probA-
I.bly this is the first time the .storrehas
lha,,onn,. t1o,,sd is 50 Y; q ~ go
4 III WYE salE
The .Eddyyille Adcertiser.. says !:
LA deaf and dumb boy named Brow q,
| ,;v;no about eight miles sontheast dc
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
lt,itl1 Rii are foundl to Iexist,in asra
DIR C.MALANE'S WERMIFUGE
sill casta;n1,, aaacx q r.,ra


Pills are'not recommended
asa remedy" forall the ills that flesh
; isahsir to-" but, in affections Of the
!, liver, and in all Bilious Complaints
Dyspepsia, and Sick, Headache, d
diseases Of that character, they stand
without arrival. sf'a'a'' 'aa7di
,AGUE AND FEVER.
.''A No better cathartic can be used prd
9raiatory to, or after taking QuininS,
az Asasimple purgativo they are IN |.
b equaled. - ~ l,,,sn,si fisaJnf,. i,snI
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
For 6t4machs ont III, 0pder.v

OF the ht0fnach Asthese Pliis; they remove III acid
|ity nccqatpned f4theT mpefAhce o. kmpaoq<r
diet. They reach the liver and reduce Il 20 .
haAfhy aCfi0ns; they Ar wond tis0Cselsuen
cases Of in fact they never tail In curing
~ Msof0e.s pf che ltveR md stoMAeh: Il s.tasnhf
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS are the hest kppMn IN
ma, Bilious Complaints, Bl0tches on theaS SKIN,
Bowels, Consumption. Debility, Dropsy. DyStnte:
,hi5nPsslss psrils i.rsEsla5Il,is: levers Of
s|%ssoa JaSuSes 1sssS cQHRlfelRss SAes-
qsg5 ktRss EEs o ssle sso.s Sna 9yS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-14
locomotive nxrEosIo1

.aayatdT ssIpH
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~ vi lIiw"Ff Y ,t+,'h NlFI NtF, nW'Nt
0ttumWa Carb0nated

l-siwiy.'' $50 Eunros. 81 = B.ooklrs.,H
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

There appears in Rowci' & Cos
Advertising Directory published IN
New York, under the head OF Miss.
newspapers, a statement to the ei'
feet that there are Two papers III
Macon,-thc "Bcacon, circulation
$50" and the "MisS. Sun, cIrcula
ton 5l4-bcst advertising medium
in ;he county"
We have no objection to the Sun
bcing published by Row'H as
The best advertising medlum.in the
county, leaving the public to bo the
Judge in the matter, but whoever
authorized the statement in regard
70 the circulation Of the Beacon is
guilty OF iaISehood and attempts
10 do Us "a injury.
There are gentlemen in y. York,
S. n. Pettorgill d Co, at 81 Park
Bow, and only three do rs from
Rowell's. and with whom We have
been doing business tor twenty-five
years, who will put us in a right
light before the business public
WHO desire to advertise in this Sec
ton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
"Wade Hampton, Governor If South
C~arOlIRa,''

is the subject Of m exquisite lite,sizc en-
craving. Just published (and now ready
by our entefprislng friend, Walker,
Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, S, G. We
congratulate these gentlemen on the
grand success they have made Of 80 noble
n subject, Asa work Of art it stands an
riyalled. but still its chief merit lays in
its being II liie.likc portrait. II Is the first
product, on So large n scnle, Of II new and
secret process based on photography, hay
ing the advantage Of great truthiulncss.
As the photograph has superseded the OH
painting. because Of its exact repruduc-
ton Of the subject, so this process is
bound to take the place Of steel rngray-
ing. ar any method which depends upon
artistic conception and execution for re-
sults-we mean for the production q! por-
traits. What the people want in n por'
trait is truth they do not wish the mr.
tist's conception OF a man, but the face
and features Of the man rs he is-aRd by
no means can this grand result be better
attained than by the means OF photogra'
ply, and This new process !ased thereon.
But while these great advantages are sc.
cured. il admits Of the embellishments Of
art, and II portrait is prodused possessing
Nil the truthlulnrsS of n photograph, with
the artistic effect Of the steel engraving.
The publishers nave been extremely for
%tunatc in their selection of the mode by
which they give to all admirers of the
great statesman the noble, generous,
maull features, which speak so plainly
the great mind. elevated feeling, and gen
ernus heart Of Wade Hampton.
Those hosympHthized with ms Gallant
little State in the struggle against such
tremendous odds, will be pleased 10 have
this portrait in their homes--H glorious
mcmcnto of u peaceful, noble n%ctiort of
libcrty.loving pUoplet to r5daem themselves
from oppression and misrule.
1t will be sold by subscription only, ut
50 per copy. ,
Agents wanted to canvass every city and
town in the land,
To those who cannot be reached by
agents, the publishers will supply copies
per mail, on the receipt Of the price.
We Trust that this thoroughly southern
enterprise will receive the encouragement
it deserves.