Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-01

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was commanded by Lieut.. Stafford, an
officer of the same rank as the de-
ceased, as required by military regu-
lations.
From Thursday 3 Daily.
jackson, the colored man arrested |.
sometime since for the robbery of
Sax's store, had his preliminary ex-
animation before Esq. Fetzer to-day,
and was held to answer to the District
Court in the sum of $1,000. We un-
aerstand the case is very clear one
and it is probable that we shall have
to bid jackson goodbye.
The young ladies Of Abba present.
ed Co. f, N. s. g., with fine silk
banner on last Tuesday evening,
after which interesting addresses
were made by field officers of the
regiment, Col. F. G. Ballingall, of Of
tumwa, Lieut.. Col. Samuel G. Far
mer, of Fairfield, Major Con. Dough-
erty, of Ottumwa, and Chaplain
Burnett. This was followed by
festival which pecuniarily and other
wise was great success.
Yesterday evening, man by the
name Of Enoch Van Way, living at
indianapolis, Mahaska county, fell
from train three miles east Of Eldon,
and was run over. He had an arm
and q leg cut off and large hole
broken in his side. He died Instant
ly. DR.. Lathrop, coroner, held the
inquest, and from him we learn that
the man was intoxicated at the time
of the accident.
No. A passenger train on the c. B.
b @. road from the west, due here at
4:5O, arrived on time this evening,
but was side-tracked at the depot
here by the orders of the company,
preferring to have their train remain
here rather than to send it to Burling-
ton, through which city, for some
cause it is impossible to pass. We
have no information rs to the difficult
ty at Burlington, nor do we know
that there is any.
Yesterday we received letter
from Isaac Heinrich, son OF M. Helm
rich, of this city, who, for some
years, has been attending college al
Segnitz, Bavaria. He says: 81 an
getting along very well here and an
studying very hard. l will graduate
next year, and will be glad when
can see Ottumwa again. / read all
~ali the news in the COURIER, and re
ceive it very regularly. Idon'tthini
could get along without my NATIVE
paper, which l have read ever sine
could read. Ottumwa must be i'm
proving very much; does it not?-
Fruit is very cheap out here. Fo
two cents per quart you can get al
the cherries, gooseberries, currants
strawberries, and good many othe
fruits you went" He desires us Il
extend his good wishes to all hi
friends. His vacation comes sool
and he proposes to spend it travelin!
through Switzerland.
A strike which created no end o
fun for the boys, occurred yesterda,
afternoon, in the rear of our Office
A woman by the name of Perry, VIII
had some cause of grievance with he
husband, inaugurated 3 strike, tn
worst of which was received by ii
old man. The ostensible cause {
the difficulty was that she wante
him to work for one man and h
wanted to work for another. Th
Cancellation scheme would not wor
in this instance and she pounced Q
him with horse-whip and piled IL
lash right merrily, the cracker SIM
ing sweet lullabys around his bas
ment. Perry soon tired of the anus
ment and started on a run throuf
the alley and she close on his heels.
. In the race she battered him in Il
back with rocks and brought him
time again in the rear of DIR. Wa
den's store. The melee becoming e,
citing and Perry's teeth chatteriI
as with an ague when an officer il
terfered and drove the old lac
home and sent the man off to work.
The finale Of the matter was tn
Mrs. Perry went up to Spilman's al
was hailooing to everybody from Il
I'd story window, to come and tai
her ont of there, for she chad a thr'
weeks old baby and what will b
come of it?" After a three hou
sojourn there, long enough to sob
her, she was allowed to go home
her baby.
From Fridays Daily.