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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
Wiin GsssnDack.

This distinguished "HOOsier" ora.
tor has positively engaged to lecture
in our city Che 9th of February. AL
ready his friends from the country,
miles distant, have offered high prices
for tickets. But few men will draw
a. larger house than Cumback in this
region.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
REPUBLICAN cITYcoNvENT.on

A MASS CONVENTION
of the Republicans of the city of OF.
tumwa will be held at the City Hal
on Saturday evening, Feb. 9Th, 1877
to nominate candidates for the fol
lowing offices:
Mayor,
City Treasurer,
City Assessor.
The question of, in the future, hold.
ing delegate city conventions will
also be submitted to the convention
The Convention will also elect q
Chairman of the City Republican
Committee.
SIM. CHANEy,
FRANK G. WARDEN, Cen.
j. L. CUMMINGS, Com.
r. II. WARDEN.
Feb. Cd. 1877.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

DR.. Arlington, of Greensburg, In
diana, denounced Frank M. Weadon
as 'hypocrite and liar" before the
whole congregation of the NJ. T..
Church, whereupon the DR.. was ar
rested for disturbing religious as
tsembly" and fined one dollar, by Esq.
Dyer. The Squire must have consid-
cred the ofiense small one, or that
Arlington "come within one of be-
ing right"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

Capt. Jaques' majority, ..--... 10
THESE figures we have received
from Capt. Jaqnes, which are based
on information lie has received from
the different companies by telegram
and letter.
We believe that it is conceded that
Capt. Bell, Of the Osceola company,
was elected Lieutenant Colonel, and
Capt. SAINT G.. Farmer, of Fairfield,
Major of the regiment
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

The best WOman's Calf Shoe in the
State at Phillips. J23w4.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

Full line of mems Boots and Shoes
just received at Phillips.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
To Farmers

We have quantity of very choice
sowing
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
A Few Facts
CONWAY, Taylor Co., Iowa,l

January 80, 1877.
EDITORS OF CoUK1ER-SIRs IL am
taking your paper and think it is one
Of the leading papers Of the west, and
l would not do without it. l only
have one objection TO it and since it
is SO large and good paper as it is,
you had ought to make the snbscri-
bers pay little more for it and then
you could get little better paper to
print the news on. have got three
Of your papers and every one was
torn SO bad that 1 could not get all
the news. Good paper would not
cost much more and am willing to
pay my part. Yours truly,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
From Thursdays Daily.

On Monday Charlton voted, 1913 to
81, in favor of levying 5 per cent tax
to aid in buildinga north and south
railroad through that place.
STEwART's CAsE.-The first meet
Ing of the creditors of j. L. Stewart,
Of this city, in bankruptcy, was had
at keokuk, yesterday, before Register
! Rice.
Mr.. 3. r. Burlingame, an attorney
Of this city, was selected as assignee,
and will proceed to settle up the bus
mess as early as possible.
st. Valentines day one week from
next Wednesday.
Cabbage was selling on the streets,
this morning, by hucksters, at s1s cts.
per pound.
A dollar greenbaek is now worth
little over 951s cts, and it soon will
be worth 80 cents, as it ought to be.
Pat Kelley and Pat Conlin, we are
sorry to say, were found on the
streets last night fullerneragoose to
which charge we may say they plead
guilty. The mayor owing to the un-
certainty of the near future let them
down easy. However, they will eat
few meals in solitude just to give
tone to the proceedings, and carry
out the play.
We are glad to notice that Street
Commissioner Stevens is hurrying I'M
the sidewalks on upper Main and
Second streets. Only a few gaps now
remain to make the plankwalk con-
tinuous on both streets up to Clay.
We hope he will push the work SO
that the people in that section can
come down to the revival at night.
They need it bad
A Presbyterian Woman's Mission
airy Society" composed Of the church
es in this. The Iowa Prcsbytery, was
formed at Burlington ON Tuesday.
After perfeeting its organization the
society adjourned to meet in conjunc-
tion with the Presbytery in the Fall.
Prom fridays Daily.
Lieut.. Gov. Newbold stepped into
office as Governor, yesterday.
A sad sight was there at the depot,
to-day. A young man by the name of
beitrich, from Bonaparte, wildly in
sane, shackled both hand and foot, in
the charge of his keepers, created a
great deal of sympathy. The cause
of his insanity is attributed to over
study on religious matters. 1t re-
quired the attention Of two men to
take care Of him tied down as he was.
Frank Orr, of Mt. Pleasant, under
sentence to the Penitentaiary for
horse stealing, but out on bail wait
ing the result of petition for par
don, day before yesterday by some
means obtained possession of three
or four hundred dollars belonging to
neice and skipped out. He had only
been gone short time until his flight
was discovered, a telegram, sent to
the Governor to Withhold. the pardon
aaf6naahis bondsmen. asked, to be re-
Ieasad 4d the case was turned over
to~ae Sheriff.
The Sheriff telegraphed Marshall
Davis to arrest Orr, if found in this
city, and last night about 8 o'clock,
Deputy Marshal Wolf and policeman
Ward found him. at; the Studio, and
took him. in. The Sheriff arrived
sometime during the night and took
the young buck to durance vile. 1t
may be proper to state that the money
had all been expended.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07
Warm Shoes cheap at Phillips.

Four pounds of best Coffee, Sl.O0.
Yarmouth Corn only 20
A Sugar, s pounds for Loo
Everything in proportion at
l9d6W4l MORIARTY IL MCLAUGMIS' 5.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

NoTE.-We are aware of the troub-
fc of which friend Neil speaks and
we have taken proper measures to
remedy the fault without any addi-
tional expense to our subscribers. II
is our intention not only to furnish
one Of the most readable papers in
Iowa, but also to use none but the
very best paper to print it on. We
have contract with the largest pa
per mill in the west to supply oul
paper, but the last lot we got from
them was not up to the standard con
tracted fOr.-EDs. COURIER.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

Jim Better has retired from the
elitorship of the Pella Blade.
, 1877-06-13

Btste B after sno.ner, until now tic tress, Of o tic
sndler Is hcnnl. lii n" legislative hail, but IN
every State the people nre governed by taws Of
tusr own ensctlng aud by officers OF their own
MY ieilow-cttizens, my home Is in the West,
pcup1c Of that erctlou. Among you |
am personally almost . stranger yet
arm. .a aaa ecss fssHSe sre.tisr. Need 'n say
grattfed beca.te of tllis fa:ti II has more linn
I rcrsulsal sIgnihcance. 1ocs 1t not proclaim
that We entertain no sectional, political sens!-
n,ent or sectional polseiest Seine may think
t!,.t i .i'ou.i te Western, bat i seems e mo
that 4 New Yorkcr and an 1ndianIan should III:
dcrstanu It hotter than. that, AMI
that o1.r legislative and al1ntn!stra;.
tIvr pollty should 10 ~ broad
and comprehensive as the industries, md trade,
trasle Ut The great cities of the Atlantic htop
With the fnolintninsi Docs 1t nok reach beyond
tho Mississippi aud ncross the Missouri Eycry
new home that Is bla!lt upon t1at rcccllnE tUr-
der, every rev farm shat e made far out even
in rcsnote rarts OF the country. arc as certainly
and almost as directly connected Will. the pEos.
pcrfty Of ftla city rs nre the permanent anu
valuable improvements upon yonr more 1s"
tant streets. ...
the sentiment that IN rcspcct, to production
and trade the East, anl West. aud soutl,
ure ono, and TINT wise and just pulley will
alike and almost equally pro1nutc the prosper
ity of each, II your judgment should be Us
comprehensive 10 The influence Ut your co',t.
your trade.
Tho proceedings terminated with brief
speeches BY uov. Robinson, 1.tcut.-t;ov. Dor
shehImcrt aud aonator Mcdonald, Of Indiana
, 1877-06-13
Gr0RGlA FiECTtnN.

AUGUSTA, Tn, juno 1a-An election wns held
in Georgia to-day 10 aseertain whether tile pco.
ple .iosirul To vtto for or against holding Con
stttus!onui Convention. Richmond cGllnty viii
Five a!lnut :a1 tnajarity for, tie Convention.
Tho Eighth Congressional District will give n
maturity fur tis Convention. lictnrns froul
other districts come lt slowly and aFe not s.li-
.lun has been decided. Tho hlarks voted solid
ly against the Convention ~ this city, n arse
number at whites voting With them. TITO tse-
puhlieans gcncfatly voted against the ConyGu-
tion. Ti,u tota! y0te In tho Statc Is light.
ATLANTA, tla.. June ia.-sIArlals frun all
parts of tho State tu 1D:30 Indicate tlklt tho
Convention has Goen bc4lcll In the State by d
small 1naIorily.
AUGUSTA, ia. Junc le.-rart!al returns from,
f.rsy'clg't yo,,ntics give s!kii Tor tho conycr''
sAvAMNAu. na., JUNG l1.-Tho Constitutional
CunveuthHl was carried In this eounty tset!uy by
at'out l,100 majority. Two thnusand tlIeo
hun!iFe! and ntnety:six yotcs were east Tho
entire yuta ID not ytt ctIltntetf.
II has heet! raining all .lay, which kept many
fran tho 1nlls. Thu Radicals slluw.l n,oru
n:tIYty to-day In yutlng thau In the past two
years.
, 1877-06-13

AN OHIO FIGHT.


CotuMl,us, u, JIs!u l1--After fighting catll
nllIcr III thu Courts Of Coninun Pleas nlt over
The Statc, or at least all ntong the line Of tho
Springfield, Sandusky 4: Clrycnni l.oal, a.l.i
carryink tic tasu 10 the District null United
Blates Courts, tile Farlow party to-day aclcyc.!
lis first victory In the Supreme Court Of Ohit,.
1t was stutcl soule weeks Ago TINT F2fIow t,,atlu
motlon In thu Supru.na Court to sae4ts tho
order of Judge FIncfrnck, rlaala nt Fremont,
appointing j.. u. Sra keCptrrr Ut ttla
Company. The tAsu wa urt,uE.l by
Judges ltanney, nurkc,. and otiirrs. mil
this Court reserved itA decsiDn until tts-4lay,
when tlo aan,u was rendered, ID given below.
Frnu tho hitter fight which has t,cen carried On,
strangely ftrellchcl Ut SAnlu-ky, the llrat!l llar-
tcra u! the Company, there tnay yet hc scrl-
uus raiEwny fight bcfUre President S1uan mil lu
powerful party hacking him, will give up thu
rna.!. Tho decistun ut tho SupFcuie Court Ia ua
lulluWs:
Cincinnati, Ganlusky s Cleveland Hallway Com.
pMny VA THOMAS II. blunn.. Notion for lt1yg 10
t!s i ie&itun In error u rcyeFsa ths order and
Judgment VI The Court OF Co!nluun Pleas uf San.
AMI The Court, bcin2 VI opinton TINT tho order. "
thr Eunrt Ut Common Pleas glnntlns lha tRjntetnn
unh appointing thu fiscuyer In takx case were VI.
calcd by t'.e uEter Of jHascs Cultiwc' nnl FEtltsl
III tfs cahs. and That tho Subsequent order Ut
the said Judges u be sacatcd 4hl .issEeEardel was
thv tunEt vi cub,lnnn ticas laaI EaHiel ps aud !.
lr1ehy Icserscd aud held 3o! Eanrht. an oPiaIot
III the ca.a will be prepared hereafter
Ttp Faslow party will prxcel IN ths United
Gtates Court l1 tlIasc more secure, Il llosslllct
t4n ground galneu lleIe.
, 1877-06-13
Being Warmed by the Wine OF the
Great Manhattan Club,
They Exhibit Their Wounds to Their
Sympathetic Countrymen.
Samuel Slightly Stops Over, and
IL Historically inaccurate;
While Thomas Bears More Lightly upon
the Ootarchy's Verdict.
Both Eminent Statesmen Admit. How
ever, that the Country Il Safe.
TIIDISE,

ne DRAWS IT VERY sfK0Nd.
NEW YonK, Junc 14-Thc reception given to
cr.f,oy, IIrndric,,, ,bIs evening nv the Nanhat.
tan MAJ, ,xas ,,,a ossn.to, r. 1s,rn oatnsr,rc
OF tho bcat-known Dctnoerats OK the city. Tho
rooma were brilliantly lighted up, hFasa band
p1ayed outside. aud taroo crowd assembled
y. ri1n a'sne A1no'as. , .ae 9sse''u'aeo "e:1
David dudley f1eld, JauEc uonotle. :. u
Courtney, Augustus schell, John McKeon,
BENJAMIN J.. Wood, judge Westbrupkc, Judge
von Hrun,- Wutiarn =. WvcLhnm. Ccnrpn ".
,t'.1,a,,s.,T ~. 49," ~, n...s.M C,tst t,..too
a'et!c'ta.lu to1 the oa1 "..aFa' ch'e."'ust'eo
Curtis, ChfefJusttcc Daly, Lawrence Iurnufe'
Col. Wingatc, and many others. Shortly aftcr
, 1877-06-13
The Chicagos Find a Game Where
They Lost It Monday.
They Get It in tho Ninth Inning, and
Don't Throw It Away.
Tic I2ost0uy Treated to Another
Z to D Dose by the ilArt-
fnrtls.
First Day Of the Dexter Park Raoes-Trot-
ting at Columbus, Beacon Park.
and Kalamazoo.
DAS1I-DAILs
CHICAGO W LOUISVILLE,

r,,.. ,,..s...,s.,s. ., ~. r..,s h,.. h,o,,
I've u'cs!e','' -. ., tn1 kaao .n,a .st" T..
tho tirst, onc error lost the whole thing after It
had hccn Wi, nlnvrt, for nine and twt1t,,frtia
mninrs: in tho second. t},a wiuniut. team ,nadc
.,aaa ~ .a' essuaa sas v. .t,n ,.a". A 49,,
gave them sis uncarnet' first tases, and yet
be-, Tic game was inst about such at, one Al
.h.. - 49,, s.,. ,to,,s tsra haa,, +,
was In the main sharply played, enjoyable, and
crclitAhlo to both aides, About 1000 people
witnessed IT and generally approycd It, though
thcv ,tt1 mo-. l,l;e Tho umntrtnr orcrm,,ch. and
stambaugh's poor judgment storm Of htsscs.
1t is enough to say that tho posltlou WIS mora
than ususally an oncro,,s one, and TINT the de-
.o' . ~ .st..aS . aos e,I ~ ~ 's
cases It!s not ihsinuatca OF asserted taa. any
Of tue lccts1ons wero wrora.-nooo.y can Know
TINT in close case but the players thcnlsclvcs,--
one, ,hsnoh, t,cv ,v.rc md h,..c,, cncroc,;ca,,,
enca taou3nt ney WSss % NM ~ nssc % %c"eFeetseal'S
'o rhn tf c,2i,,~ p @ IN ,o a,nc w N. nj
until ,ho i tiiiu innrse Wien Peters trv liz yerv
wafy tt Unit c et epd hoa oa pmoc a ~ eace o, 10,
near M 1st That il seemed unwsc to throw NJ ali,
I'm 1pII tnfn a.
sy aMny o'G5 sno St"t9 WHY ., e'G.n L. "e"t ~
H KIT v ~ si,oifnr 1S *I In fio:y,o ,,,,'nt; IE
I1annG ,c,i H. IN VIII Iii wnict McVcv iaiir,i 4.
a'ie ny liz ~. nrint ~ s,ro srcnn ~, ,o,s
~ =, IT,, W ~. ~ t,, =. NV ~, .,s
. " II tns VIII, n i, o ~. ~ pttsH III, ,i.h ms'
puI e LINES "I ., ~ W tomas.t tIu,
c nv tiss t,ro ~ MeVry ny cn,ght the n,nnc. m
uus S"fun ~ nnFI SuS"s Wy t"ia.cI @ u.
taaa t % aJJM r., nn.nss,. n.s ~ ~ ~ u9 WY
iu~ =. nn snt ~ rcters "s Ill.,
G +" au emv sc ~ ,p,1, tro sg fa .nn
o9!gc4 ~ company .f Wtl t"1 Passco oa'la,
Whci !ct ~ netn15a. 1, " a iltn anu ~ fsolea On
GraYers ~. :" -. lelcas "'Sts gafs Luz ,atser n's
nhly er5ot u III. thu Hanat. ~ sGqIc went ote
W u,iti ttio hn.h lns,n:' wncn lines ,I Was INC
nEst paasf ~ ,nhus a neo utHe ,,e 1utWeen ~ M
tll!s1 ana saoas, np ous "ns & ansesu 1n' oy mes
t HMIaa ~ ~ G!asst " "i,t tts. tHsot M
,ull9"ea maah sa ncunuSF @ fs wscn GraVes Rot oe
1anu on ~ souu ny 9a!an neaeH' nefnarii i.
aiso LOOK nhtaa III y, ou5 ne..nes " .aeni s9uu
qniso Ect "1.o @ t de os nnncH ~ 70 ehn
though Mcsey reached thlra M an an Ansor scconu
on tna au. .no .oPo u .ne se mas a III utuna. ~
MMo W. ae % M1i ~. ape ~; H.. ~ ., W. lSnay 1T 1T
LHG UEHt BHl4 ptkEilENt EGut HWNT DC-
, 1877-06-13
SljlClDE,


St. LOUIS, Mo-, Juno 12.-Uetwccn s and O
o'clock last evening q wcll.tlrcsscd n,a1., about
six feet tall md finely prnportioned, went to
tile pawtlahop Of Bcnlatuln Meyers, No. 3l7
Market street, and askc1 to bo shown some re-
volvcrs. lie selected ono Of large calibrc, AMI
requested Meyers t. load It. On receiving Il
haek from Meyers, who supposed tho man III
tended to purchase It, hc suddenly PLACED tho
muzzlo to bis right temple, aud, befort q mnyc-
charged tho weapon, sending "A bill clear
through, Its head. lIo fell to the nour uncnn-
sclous, anI was removed 70 the City Dispen-
tary, wtcru tlu died III about an hour. Tho uan
ss ss' pefson we s s ipa So aensa @ aSt
ST. Louis, Mo-, Junn 12.-Tia man who shot
himself last evening In the pawnbrukcr's shop
wAa Identified tiIs cscnlpK nj Tlomaa Dollis, y
gambler, who Travelled with n circus and piled
h1s vp:atlon as t'lrce-car9 monte man.
F.. II. Sehrocr, a 0orHlah. who had been a
hard tlTinker real an account Ut t1lu suicide Ut
rApMas bollla IN lcd this Inornln9, ard wi
uskesl hts wifc to leave tl'o r,ptn On, sumo
trllllug pretcxt, and ~ie ahe was absont he got
up, took revolver froI, tho bureau tllnwcr,
plarc! II to hls right t:lnpto as hollis did, and
hlnxed array. tfhu ball Gnterr.l thu brain, In
lltstIng wound from which ie died al1ut noon.
liz leaves wifu anil two Children.
AlnlFcas sf!crck, n stone,nas0n hv tr1tle,
WIS found dcats fn his f!o1,so. No. lS's Decatur
street, this morning. Examination slIScloscs
thu fact tllat ho Ind takcn raris Erccn tho night
l,cforc with suicidal intent. Ilo lind been q slr.i
.!rltker, III consequence ot whitfl and continued
abuso Ills wlte left him soma twu tl.Ohths ago.
srAHr4, WIS.,, JUNO la, a,--GIlbert c. Woolcott,
an did au1 respected citizen, committed suicide
at h!s Residences In This City Yesterday morning
hy eho,tIng himself Will. 4 riIc near t.p heart.
Ifo died Il, about thirty minlltcs. Iio lcavca
wits and several children. Cause supposed to
hc temporary insanity.
CLgvglANi1, a., juno 12.-Ntlfiam Sellmltt,
tInsntl,, Of this clty, sntcilel on Saturday
last. The !'o.iy wns tUllsui tt.% morning III tho
river. Causo-business trnubleA AMI excessive
drinking.
, 1877-06-13
FIRES.

sAs FRANCISCO, CAL, June IA dispatch
from l4o,upoc. santa Barbara County, says MI
extensive trc Is raging In that vicinity, burning
over many mi1cs square, destroying grass antl
grain crops. 4 great number ii cattlu wcro
oycrtakcn BY Tho flames. Tho t1re will nceessi-
tate tho slaughter ol o great deal ot stock OIL
account Of lack Of forage. a Los Angeles dis
patch says tho great forest fire Is running in the
mountains west of tint city. extending .iawn to
the plains. Details aro waiting. but 1t Is known
that many holncstcals have been destroyed n,lsl
. great amount. ol hay, lumber. and property
burnt. Yesterday aftcrtuoM huff the buasHess
portion of Plymouth, A1nnt!or County, burnt.
Loss, &l5 ,0O0; tnsuEancc light.
, 1877-06-13

SDff70I U&DdseA ID Tia 7Ft1HA
Dixon, lllS June la-Judge Eustaco closed
Ills ab1c Md strong legal plea for tho prisoner at
aalf-past ~ this mornlug, md was Immediately
followed by Tho lion. William large In behalf
Of tho teoptc, who spoke until tllis AFTERNOON,
whcn thu cuaa waa Kiyen to tllo Jury, who nto
nav out. Tho argument of Mr. liargc. Ills
Rr,,,sptK OF tho eytlentc, making IL nll polnt
wtt, Irresistible iorco Hpon tho guilt nf tlte prs
or,cr, carried almost universal conviction tn tho
andlsucc, II nut to thu Jury, that Tiers was NO
pussiblc cscapt for tIlu reverend prisoner.
, 1877-06-13
MICHIGAN CENTRAL.

6FFEfH1s
Dos1on, June Flu the United statca Cir
cult Court to-day, the ease oi the United States
vs.. the Michigan Central came up. This Was an
action at law to recover the sum OF I'll, ,3l3.S5,
alleged to llu due the United States as balance
OF taxcs and interest on the income, net earn.
luz, gains, and profits Of the .ictemiat't corpura-
tlon fur tic years from 1901 to ISL. Tir de-
fcndant aS.! Il plea IN abatement, allcH-
luz tIlut the defendant corporation was
creatcd solely by tho lava Ut tho
stntu OF Michigan. and ought not
to l,c held To answer III this suit In thLs district
Of Massachusetts,. It appeared that the ,lcferl-
ant was Michigan corporation, and that no
property was attached fiji this district, and tho
Court tslsullsacd tile action for wahL Of turla-
dIctiuu.
, 1877-06-13


4 uasruw-:ause road IL projected from st.
I.ouis Westward IL Culoru,lu. 1'he 81. Louis
NeY,utlfta.. thus outlines llu plan TOR khe pro-
posCl roa4:
This railway, when built, will terminate on tho
lc'ee IN st. Louis. !! viii cost t.o.thltds les
than the cheapest STANDARD. .suu.u EoaA that can b0
constructed. 1t will be entirely Independent VI
thu Railway tontination of thu Eastetn tcahoard.
and Will neycr tEu rate with xny Ut tl,es raiiwnys
IL t!.n drttinsrnt u st. Luul. merchants, Ii viii
upc! aie lust freight tues to slea! tho earnings
Of tho road fsun. lsstlimatu o~ncrs. vii ran
l1lxGl frrtG mud pusse.tr lFa!ns, md adupt tls
lowest rate l'es Lon pet M.o gu lates that ean ba
pruG.ahly ulajutancd. 1t VIII b1 Nh entirely new
departure In 14iInuys. tu!lt with I.ai1l Hue
md as u,any traneIss from each s.ic Ut shs main
ll!e the puptc aluns lie route may tcsLre. II
wi! titus srfantbsv great tree, With ~ trunk In
r.. LouIs nnd ~ ~9dc.spsealn4 bfanchs. extensa'
lug through Mis+onri, kansas kabraska, ArkaI.>aa,
1n'!lau i;atloh, Texas. Colorado. NV Mexico. u
t,hl Mexico au1 tho t4elhc cost Al ths sill con.a
III tine ind II will still fenaiu tbs Uae Yeeat fa.
WY co'npany iesuing xiuek and second mortgage
bnds to thc bnlidess o! Svrry bsauch ~ u It
toncLu. thc main line. und Incorporating ihs new
property into The Culapsny:, What can b mose
Comprehensive than thtsl What Is Mo1o necessary =
u thu s,owth aud pEo.pefty of st. Louis than
tliEI
, 1877-06-13
STAI9IiE) 1tf 4 1sARASHOuIl.
EG$etdf Dsfpdfeh 10 I8A Ty}SHhs

New Yonk, June ia wo,nan calling her
tclf Alice Strickland was stabbed BY former
paramour on Sunday night III low saloou.
She dIc,l this morning. Her real na1nc Irovcs
" hu Mary lsn1ana Strickland, n,ul sIia wis
born Of respectable parcbts In a sn.all town Ii.
Malnu, auu was - yours old. sho abnntl0ncsi
her Ilolne six years ago, coming u this city,
whcrs s!le soon hegan i lilo u sa1nc, llIr
murderer, William burke, las not yet been u.
rrstcl,
, 1877-06-13

The Cl,!rago, 1soek Island & Pacific 10 not
trucl ly the i!ools In Missouri, and It's trains
to Kansas City rim through us usual. The CHI
csgn IL Alton is taking its business to Kansas
CITY via the Missouri Pacific Railroad, It's usual
connection, tho St. I.o,ts, kaDsas City IL North.
cf1,, having i,a.l lis tracks slerny damaged
BY tho ilotM. The wnsflDut Oh the Mississippi
Erntral llas been repalrc., and The Illinois Gem
trai traIns to and from New Orleans come
through a{ait, rs usual.
The Now Orleans, Jackson s. Northern 1laii-
road las htc,, rgorg,uizc.l, with tho following
oaiccre: President. VII. Osborn; vIyc.l'rcai-
dent. James Z. Clatkc; Treasurer, ls.s. Charles;
Auditor, u y. McConnfco; ticncral Frcight md
Passenger Agent, u. u. Aorcy. Viec-Prcti-
dent Clarke Inns act]u the foit,wfng appotnt-
lncnts: Superintendent, ". +. Mckinley; I.oatl
Master Southern division, J. j. Conway; Road
Master Northern Division, ]. A. Dcattn: Tho
occ Of General Murascr has lcrn abolished.
Judge Cowan, uc'iera' Solicitor, MIR. Han.
1ofp'l, Glicf Engineer, nnd Mr. Thomas |:
Harry. Western tleneral Passenger Agent, OF
the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, arc In The city
on business for their Company.
, 1877-06-13

NK0OKLHN CLUB HEUATT&4
New YoHK, 1uua la.-The Brooklyn Yache
Ciuu regatta was sa!lcd over again to-dsy With
the following result:
schoonens-Comet, s h.. 6om., Rs.; Estelle,
8h., 8oa., a5s-
Fi.st~clsss sloops-Arrowt bh.. 4sn:, 16s; NJ
Rnttc, Gh., Om,, S6s. Kate, Bh., 1bn., eOs.
4oeopdclass sloops-uzzlc, Oh, ILL.,, ILL.,; !;
8cllcmcs, +h., 69ul., Is.
ThIrd~class sloops-Wtllam T, Lee, sl.. 19m.,
HOs.; Suaiu T., 9h., 2Qn... "a.
, 1877-06-13

NEW rouK, luuo l3.-Iicmtssnuss Ut tho
poIeu fosca In allowing prisoners 10 cs-
cape was shown aeain to-day. Two prtson-
wcfc arrested OIL Charge uf highway rotbcry
Will, violence, and, whlls tlls complaint was
being taken against tllu,u, Delaney slipped out
u,,Ier tho cyea of The oirrF4 n1lil inadc his es-
cape FROM the 'rolnbs Police Court. All efforts
To xAutufa him failed.
, 1877-06-13
OUTRAGE.
Hpett1t Ej(apqIrh to IAe 1Fibank

St. PAUL, Alnu., Junu ia ncgro named
Taylor Co0,nbs waa arrested by u Ut. Paul d.
tcctiye to-day un a Charge o3 raping l1ycar-
old daughter Ut Samuel Flick. Ut Point poug-
lass, Washington Cuunty. Tic eYidunca IL snkl
to bo positive. 'rlis is Coonlbs' third oiIcnse
VI the kind, hu bgtng but recently discharged
from tNu Fenitc,'ltaiy, where to lad served q
iour.ycar tentenen fur ll!s kce0ul ollcnau+
, 1877-06-13

KEsosuA, Wis. june !*.-it WAY discovered
this morning that burglars had paid lhelE se-
spects to tho Inmates Of Mr.. J. @. McKiudtcy'S
rcsi.lellce by aI,propriatlug to their own use 4
70 i lady visiting there, aud ill. Mekiudio5's
pocketbook, containing SIS.