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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-30
AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

A starch factory with capacity of 5000
bushels of potatoes per annum, is being built 8
Van Ruran
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-30

A NICE Tenement, suitable for small family at
n 1877 NEWBURY STREET.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
the COUNTY CONVENTION.

Next Saturday the Republican Coun-
ty Convention meets in this city. 1t
will be, in all probability, the only
assemblage of the party in conven-
ton this year, and it has very i'm
portant duty to perform. 1t is much
more satisfactory to all concerned
that the vote of each township should
be cast by the men who were elected
than that there should be any proxies
or that part only of the delegates
elect should cast the whole vote of
the township. Let every delegate
make it point to be promptly in his
seat.
We would impress it upon every
delegate that harmony in convention
is an all important object to be
obtained, and to this end let
everybody work. We want the
whole ticket first class. Let no friend
of single candidate jeopsrdize the
excellence and availability of the
whole ticket to carry the nomination
of his favorite. There is no excel
lence in any one man which should
push his claims forward by any other
means than what will conduce to a
good sound ticket as a whole. Let
every member of that convention be
self-possessed; act with the utmost
fidelity to have every candidate dealt
fairly and honorably by, and, above
all, keep in good humor. The contest,
when so many candidates are in the
field, is necessarily active and warm
this is well, but great care should be
taken to avoid every thing that would
induce discord. A good ticket and
enthusiastic harmony for such ticket,
are next to an imperative necessity to
enable us to be sure Of victory.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
The Molly Maguives.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, June 1S.-Much
excitement prevails here over the de-
cision of the board of pardons, adj
verse to prisoners. In the cases of
six Molly Maguires, sentenced to be-
hanged here on Thursday, curiosity
is manifested as to whether they viii
be hanged separately or all together.
The sheriff says provided the gallows
is large enough, he will hang seven.
Nearly one hundred applications
have already been received from COR
respondents and journalists, to be al
lowed to witness the execution, and
over a hundred doctors from abroad
have applied for admission to the
spectacle. In view of the excitement
the police force around the prison
has been increased and it is rumored
that several companies of militia from
Philadelphia and the surrounding
country will be brought here and be
reviewed by Gen. Cabin on Thurs-
day. Priests visit the condemn ed
men every morning and the Sisters
of Mercy in the afternoon. The
young man, Roarity, is in the best Of
spirits, laughing and talking freely
over his past life, while Duffy, whose
case was so strongly and persitently
argued before the board OF pardons.
is quite Respondent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
A 1erritoIe Tra pefIv

OLD Town, Mclean Co., Ill.,, June
l6-Fred. Hendrix, a wealthy farmer
of this vicinity, fifty years old, in a
fit of drunken rage last night, shot
his wife, to whom he had been marri-
ed twenty-five years. 1t appears that
he had long been an unfaithful hus-
band, and last night returned home
from Bloomington about dusk, bring
ing a girl whom he told his wife was
to supply her place in the house. To
a remark which she make he kicked
her then drew revolver and COM
menced shooting at Mrs. Hendrix.
She ran toward the gate and there fell
weltering In blood. A hired man,
named Daley, witnessed the whole af-
fair, but was deferred by fear from
stopping 1t. He communicated with
the neighbors who begun search for
Hendrix, but at seven o'clock this
morning found his dead body lying
beside hay stack quarter of a mile
from town, bullet hole in his head
and his hand grasping the revolver
with which no had murdered his
wife.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEs To

The ingenious doctrine propoundcd
by Mr.. Darwin, the tireless inyestiga-
tor of nature and her laws, is as ap-
plicable in determining the fate OF
medicines as in that of the animal spe-
Gle. Every year new remedies are
brought before the public, and are soon
completely discarded as their sale rap
idly decreases. Only those medicines
which are best suited to the peoples
wants survive the first test. If they
"are tried and found wanting" in the
merits they claim to possess, no
amount Of advertising will make
them popular. OF all the remedies
ever introduced to the public, none
are so popular as DR.. Pierce's Family
Medicines. Their sale has steadily
increased each year, and wholesale
druggists assert that the present de.
mand for them is greater than ever
before. II you would patronize med,
icines scientifically prepared use DR..
Pierce's Family Medicines. Golden
Medical Discovery is Alternative, or
blood cleansing, and an unequaled
cough remedy; Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds, constitute an agreeable and re-
liable physic; FavOriie Prescription,
q remedy for debilitated females Ex-
tract of Smart Weed, magical RENEE
dy for pain, bowel complaint. and an
unequaled liniment for both human
and horse. flesh; while DR.. Sage's Ca.
tarrh Remedy is known the world
over ns tho creates specific for Catarrh
and "Cold in the Head ever given to
the public. They are sold by drug
gists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
100000 Bottles
Cent auR
LininlentS.

hsve been sod the last year. and not one eomnloint
as reaehed us, that they have not done all that Is
ior them. Indeed, scientific skill cannot
~ peso Gnu 'he result reached in these wonderful
=, atiohs. Added to Carbolie. Arnica Men
'hs'' 'eheea-oiI and Wich-IIazel. are other in
kteoieuts' "hich makes a family Jip;men, Tho,
dehes fivairy. Rheumatic and bedri51e,, go
pies have by ii been enabled to thro,t 60 -
erntchcs, and many who for years have hsa sen
fictei with Neuralgia, Scialica, Caked proa.,.
Weak Backs, &c, have found permanent rclisr
mr. Josiah Westlake, Of MarysvllIc, o.. writes.
For years my Rheumatism has been so b,,,
INA, n iaS peen unable TO stir from the house.
have tired every remedy could hear Of FINALLY
learned of the Centaur Liniment The firsi ihrnJs
bottles enabled nee to walk without my erutchcs.
Ian; am ,mend!ng rapidly. | think your Linment
This Liniment cures Burns and Scalds without
a scar. Extracts the Poison from bites and stinss
Cures Chbla'ns and Frosted Feet ard is very
efiicacious for Farache, Toothache, Itch, and en-
tancous Eruptions.
The CentAux Lininae nt. Yelsaxv-
wrapper. is intended for the tough Ibers, cords
ana muscles of horses. mules and animals.
READ! READ,
Rev. Geo W. Ferris, Manorkl, schobaris Co.
N. Y, says:
o,,t NY "oTsS was lame fora year with fctlock
m,ehsn, h u, remedies utterly failed to cure and
use Scninur Liniment, which rapidly cured him.
heartily recommend ito
II makes very little difference whether The case
De wrench" sprain, fpavin, or lamcness OF any
KIND. The effects are the same The great power
OF the Liniment is, however shown in Poll-eyfl.
Big head, sweeny, Spawn, Ring-bonc, Calls and
Scratches. This Liniment is worth millions NJ
dollars yearly to the Stock growcrs, Liyery-men.
Farmers aud those having valuable animals to
care Tor. We warrant its effects and refer to any
Farrler who has eyerused il.
LAnoRAroRy.or j. D. ROSE 4 Co.,
4G Dey Street. New York
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
the PRoFFERED HAND RE-
JECrED.
How the Leading Paper in Alabama
Creets the Conciliatory Spirit Of
the North.


the North.
From the Mobile tAla.) Register, June 80.
Let us have done with all this De-
coration Day twaddle! The right
was right, and wrong and right can
never shake hands over a bunch of
flowers. AS well might Crammer or
Joan of Arc say to the men who light
ed the pyres under them, "You are
doubtless right from your standpoint,
and we are probably right from ours,
therefore let us shake! and when we
are burned up your friends and ours
can meet and scatter flowers over
our graves" Where would Christi
anity have been if the friends of those
who fought with beasts at Ephesus,
who were stoned and scourged and
crucified, had shaken hands with the
pagans and admitted that both sides
were right?
The true Southern people have no
wish to obtrude their attachment to
their principles upon the gaze of the
world: they are honestly determined
to abide by the Federal Government ;
they will struggle by all peaceful
means to maize that government as
nearly as possible like their beloeed
Confederate Government: they will
cling silently, in their own homes and
by their own graves, to the sacred
memories of the most honored past
that ever glorified conquered PEG.
pie but they do not propose to blot
out their history by such empty and
abject twaddle as that INDUCED in
by the later Decoration Day orators,
who roll up the whites of their eyes
and say, "God knows who was right
We know who was right, and Goa
fnoacs the South acas right. God used
the South as means of evangelizine
and finally liberating 100000 Afri.
cans, and when his purpose was ac-
complished we find the South strong.
err than ever, with its principles OF
government more clearly recognized
than ever.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
SENATOR coNKLINc.
The Pleasure He takes In Conten-
plating Grants Hearty Recep-
ton In England.

New York, June 16. = Senator
Conkling, in speech to-day, said ::
Zone OF the most pleasant among the
incidents which l anticipate in my
journey abroad will be an opportu-
nifty to thank the English people for
reception of General
Grant. Great Applause see you.
as Americans, will bear me out, and
as say that no occurrence in recent
times has done so much to warm the
breasts of the people of America as
the warm, generous and spontaneous
tributes paid by England to the hero
and patriot who enjoys such promi-
hence in the hearts, the confidence,
the affections of the American people.
It is consoling to know that the great
English speaking people of the Brit
ish isles understand that the Amcri-
can people have not forgotten the
principles of that man who, in peace
preserved and in war rescued that ma
tionality which they will pardon MS
if we regard as the greatest national
ity on EARTH"
He hoped to be back in early An.
tumn with renewed health and
strength, to take such part as might
belong to him in affairs that were
likely to demand some attention from
them all. Applause.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
KEOKUk'S BLAZE,
Hagens & Co.'S Pork Packing Tstab-
memt swept Away by Fire.

III agenS q Cos FOTk FAck1nE hSt0D-
msnt swept Away by Fire.
Just as we were preparing to go to
press this morning, the fire alarm was
sounded. Huge masses of smoke
rolled up from the southern portion
of the city, indicating conflagration
of no ordinary character. Proceeding
at once to the scene, our reporter
found the large and extensive pork
packing house of Hsgens & Co. envel-
opcd in smoke and flame. The fire
was discovered by Mr.. Hill, watch
man of George B. Smyth & Co. IS
pork house. 1t had first made its APP
pearance in the cellar at the northeast
corner, and the structure being of
wood and soaked with grease, gave
to the eager NAV of the fire splen-
did opportunito to appease its greed.
The entire establishment, slaughter
and packing houses were destroyed.
In the confusion of the hour we found
it impossible to ascertain anything
about the insurance or loss. 1t was
stated that nearly the entire product
packed last season was still in the
house. The loss must necessarily be
very large, and it will fall upon a
gentleman who has always evinced
great energy and business tact since
he settled in our midst.
Fortunately the morning was cx-
ceedingly calm, else the fire might
have communicated with other val
liable property in the vicinity and
caused loss very heavy to the city
and its nterests.-Gate City, l7h.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20

Mr.. Wright moved that the report
of w. III. H Asbury, County Treas
urer be received.
Chair declared motion carried.
L. M. Cooley, Clerk of District
Court, presented statement of fees re-
ceived.
Ordered placed on file.
s. HI. Worcester presented a petit
ton to cancel q certain school fund
mortgage asspecifled in said petition.
On motion the Auditor was author
lied to cancel the same.
III. d. Tillotson presented petition
for consent highway in Keokuk tow
nship.
Mr.. Postlewaite moved that said
petition be granted.
Chair declared motion carried.
The petition of S. j. Terrell, laid
over from last term, was, on motion
rejected.
The petition of J. w. Carpenter,
relative to a refund of taxes on land
conveyed to the Water Power Co.,
Mr.. Postlewaite moved that the sum
of thirteen and 30-1OO dollars be re-
funded to j. w. Carpenter, and the
Auditor be authorized to draw war;
rant for the same.
Chair declared the motion carried.
The petition Of Mary Shay. for
abatement of taxes, was, on motion,
rejected, Board not having jurisdic-
ton.
The petition of Mrs. w. r. Crossin,
for abatement of taxes for the years
1875 and 1876, was, on motion, grant
ed, she being a widow and quite old.
The petition of Mary Williams for
an abatement of taxes, was, on mo-
ton rejected.
The petition for grading road near
Comstocks, laid over till September
session.
Auditors report of fees, received
and ordered placed on file.
Petition of II. M. Pierce, for abate-
ment of taxes, laid over from last
term, was on motion abated TO q val
uatlon of one hundred and sixty dol
lars.
II. Dickens, ct al, presents petition
for location of road in Competipe
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20

Strikes Mt the root Of disease by purifying tba
blood, restoring the liver and kidneys TO healthy
action, inyigorating the nervous system.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
ORDINANCE No. 10.

AN ORDINANCE to repeal part of
ordinance No. 100, concerning a
center grade on East Court street.
SECTION l. BE IL ordained dy the
City Council Of the city Of Ottumara.
That all that portion of ordinance No.
one hundred 400, entitled ian ordi-
nance establishing center grade on
East Court street." beginning at a
point at the southeast corner of John
Alexander's land bordering on said
street, and the northwest corner Of
Samuel Mahon's property, and ex-
tending therefrom eastward to the
termination of the grade at the grave
yard, passed September 9th 1876, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after publication as
provided by law.
Passed June is, 1877.
j. S. PORTER, Mayor.
Attest W. II. FETzER, City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
Silver and fractional Currency.
WASHINGTON, juno 16.-Thc fol
lowing was issued this afternoon:


lowing was issued this afternoon
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
TO A. III. Wymaa, Treasurer Of the
United StdtcS:-SIR: 1t appears
from the report of the United States
Comptroller Of Currency and chief of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing, dated 9th inst, that the amount
of fractional currency lost and de-
stroyed and which therefore cannot
be presented for redemption is $s.-
6S3, 1880. The Attorney General, in
his opinion of this date, copy here
with, holds that in ascertaining the
amount of fractional currency out
standing within the meaning of the
third section of the joint resolution
of July %, 1876, there should be de-
Quoted from the amount of such cur
rency issued and not redeemed the
amount destroyed. The amount is
sued and not redeemed May 81, 1877,
was $2l, 206, $50. SO, and dcducting the
amount lost and destroyed rs above
stated it will leave $l3, l26, 4l6.S3 as
the amount of fractional currency
which according to the opinion of the
Attorney General was then outstand-
ing. You are therefore directed to
issue according to law, from time to
time, an amount of silver coin, which
including the amount issued since the
date of the resumption act ofJanuary
IA, 1875, and the amount of fractional
currency outstanding as thus ascer.
tanned will equal S50,000,OO0.
(Signed) Very respectfully,
JOHN T. SHERMAN,
Sec. of the Tres
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in THE SWEET DY-AND.BY.

Cannot but be the happy thought as
the fortunate recipient Of the "RocKY
MOUNTAIN TOURIST" scans Its wonder
fully attractive pages and peruses its
fascinating descriptions. Most beau.
tifully embellished with new and
highly artistic engravings, it's letter.
press model of typographical rich.
mess, and the arrangement throughout
simply superb, the ROCKY MOUNTAIN
TOURIST is worthy of comparison with
Picturesque america or The Aldsne.
1t is written in gossipy, graphic style,
covering details Of the tour through
the garden of the Southwest uhe Ar
kansas Valley, southern Kansas), to
the very heart of the Alps Of America
the Rocky Mountains. Jaunts are
made to all the famous resorts Of Col
orado, the remarkable ruins, the
springs, the mines, and in short, to
every point of interest 10 tourist, sg.
ricultnralist, capitalist miner and in.
valid. With the TOURIST, the SAN JU.
AN GUIDE keeps fitting company, and
the two publications are mailed free
to all writing for one or both to T. j.
ANDERsoN, Topeka Kansas,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
A Sample Of Chicago Officials.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Grand Ju-
ry which has been in session some
weeks past, investigating the alleged
frauds in connection with the County
Board, and which has, it is stated,
found evidence Of great frauds ON the
part of the County Commissioners
held its last session Saturday, and
this morning, just before adiourning,
returned indictments against John
McCafl,rey, Patrick Carroll and A. B.
Johnston, who arc or have been
County Commissioners, and against
Geo. S. Kimberly, Glenn Periolat,
Sergeant O'Donnell, Swetzer, Daniel
Webster and M. G. Hickey, police
superintendent. The indictment
against Hickey is for having rented a
house to Daniel Webster, colorcd,
who kept it as house of ill-fame,
and that against Webster is for keep
ing such house.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
From Columbia.

EDDYvILLE, Iowa, June Is.
EDS. COURIER: Our delegation
will present the name of VIM. NJ.
McPherrin for representative. L,
would be useless to add here any.
thing in commentator of Mr.. nj
The only question will be whether
we can induce him to accept the
nomination.
The delegation now talk strongly
of presenting the name of VIM. Cow.
ley for the Authorship. A better man
than him cannot be found for the po-
sition. He is amply qualified both
by age and experience. He has had
an active business experience of over
20 years, consequently the delegation
will endorse him as gentleman EN-.
inently qualified in every particular
Yours, REPUBLICAN,.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20

majority last November was 1866,
the democrats carried the county by
go majority. Here is the business
way in which the job was done, ac-
cording to the Geographic report i:
"Fogle's box was Mropa oft, as none
of the voters were sworn. The club
house box was rejected, as it was not
sealed, and Avinger's box was re-
,jected, as it closed against the voters
before six O'Clock. "Thrown out"
and "rejected," and again "rejected,"
on three poll-boXes in succession,
each one of which contained votes
enough to have elected the republic
an candidate.-Haarkeye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
Accident on the S.W. Railroads.&c.
eral Persons Severely Injured

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Ia, June 49,
The cast-bound mail train OH the At
Gibson branch of the. G. II. /. & p.
railroad ran into creek ten miles
west of Washington, Iowa, at 5 30
thir morning. The engine, bagga &c
and passenger cars fell % feet through
the bridge. The sleeper stopped
with third of its Length projecting
over the chasm. About 80 passen-
gers were on the train. None were
killed and none seriously hurt. En-.
gineer Than Rhodes, of Wilton, had
one leg broken and was otherwise
injured. The fireman, John Moore,
of Wilton, had both legs broken.
Baggageman Jake Cady, of Daven-
port. body, arms and leg broken,
will probably die. Geo. Morton, ex-
press messenger, badly crushed, but
will recover. Several passengers
slightly hurt. The baggage car and
contents badly smashed. Had the
sleeper fallen upon the passenger
coaches, instead Of stopping upon the
trestle, the loss of life would have
been terrible. Not passenger in
the sleeper received a scratch. The
bridge was undermined by the ire
mendous rain of last night, which
flooded the coAatry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
COURIER
MORNING, JUNE 90 1877.
A supERsERyIcEABLE friend CT

A sUpERsERyIcEABLE friend CT
Secretary Sherman telegl aphed to
the Inter-Ocean the other day-ap-
parently by authority-that he (the
Secretary, had no brother at Des
Moines as Collector of Internal Rev
enue, and no other one as Receiver of
the Cook County National Bank.
The Secretary has telegraphed to
the Inter-Ocean Of Saturday, dis
claiming authority for the dispatch,
and thus disavowing any desire on
his part to 60 back on his two broth
ers there, to-wit L. P. and Hoyt. two
as honorable and respected men as
live in Des Moines.
All this rumpus grows out Of a
silly order issued by Secretary Sher-
man the other day, forbidding the
employment of relatives in any part
of the public treasury. This order
stimulated the gimlet-eyed reporters
to the discovery that John Sherman
was the head Of that Office, L. p.
Sherman Collector of Internal Reeve.
nue. at Des Moines, Major Hoyt Re.
ceiver Of the Cook County National
Bank, "a treasury appointment), Hug.
gins, nephew, in the New York
Custom House, John Sherman, Jr.,
United States Attorney of New Mex
leo, and Tecumseh COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the Army.
The funny part Of this row is that
the Davenport Gazette of the 18th
instant should say "that there is no L.
sP. Sherman, Collector at Des
Moines," when, In fact, that individual
founded the Register, and has been an
nncommonly efficient Collector Of
Internal Revenue for many years
we think, from the passage of the
law, in 1862.
It il just as much honor to be the
brother of Lamp and Hoyt Sherman
as it is to be a brother of John and
Tecumseh, and we imagine that the
two latter must feel greatly disguised
at the effort being made to disconnec
them with the Iowa branch of thu
family.
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Loss S5o.00n.

KEoKUK, June 1S.-Jas Hagen g.
Co.'S. Pork House was partially de-
stroyed by fire at three o'clock on
Sunday morning with nearly all last
seasons packing. Loss $4,000, IN
sured for $4,000. The underwriters
of New York are the heaviest losers.
II was no doubt the work of an in
cendiary,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-20
Another one Heard from.

KANSAS CENTER, Rice Co. Kan,,l
June Is, 1877.
EDS. COURIER Il take the pleasure
of writing you a few lines to inform
you that we are doing well here.
think this is the incest place that !
ever saw. There is going to be a
large crop CT wheat here this year.
Harvest will commence here next
week. The prospect for a crop of
corn is good; the corn looks well.
There are no grasshoppers here. We
live fifteen miles south of Ellsworth,
in Ellsworth county. Our postoffice
is in Rice county. We have had
plenty Of rain here and could have
done with less. Our country is fill
ing up fast. The railroads lands are
going off like hot cakes.
I enclose the money for the WEEK.
LY COURIER, for we can't well do
without it. c. C.. OGDEN.