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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20
DUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE PER
Il SONAL PROPERTY
Thursday, November 22d, 1877.


will offer for sale at public auction at the res
idence of the late Col. VIM. A. Bell, miles
Northwest of Staunton, all of his Personal
Property, to wit: head of Horses. a number
of Cattle, No. Mich Cows, 3Oor 40 Hogs, 2 four
horse Wagons, l Wheat Drill, l Moving Ma
chine with dropper attachment. l Cider Mill,
PlOws HarrOws, Harness, some Household
Furniture, &c.
TERMS OF SALE.-On all sums of $1,000 and
under the cash will be required; over that
amount the purchaser to give negotiable note
at six months time, satisfactorily endorsed.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON, Admir-.
E. NJ. CUSHING & Son, Auctioneers ncI3-tds
Y FOR RENT.--The undersigned has for
sale hundreds of valuable FARMS, COUNTRY
SEATS, ATS, MILLS, TIMBERE ID and MINERAL
most reasonable terms. To those wishing to
buy, come and see for yourselves, and to those
having properties to SELL if you can give clear
want to act for you. Wehave been in the BUSH
ness ten years. and never sold bad title. Send
stamp for the Land Advertiser" Piedmont
Land Agency. DAVID D. NJ. DIGGES,
give all the Information, either in person or by
letter, to parties desiring to SELL OR BUY
aug& DAVID d. M. DIGGES.
a VALUABLE LITTLE FARM AT
"a PUBLIC AUCTIoN!-I will offer at pub
lie auction, ON
my FARM, Situated on the North branch Of Ma
ked Creek, III miles from Burketown in Augusta
county, adjoining the lands of Messrs. John
Seawright and Geo. sherman. The tract con-
tains 93% acres, II acres of which is No.
Meadow Land-with running water through
the place. There is an orchard of 60 apple trees,
30 of which are in full bearing, and 30 Just be-
ginning to bear The land is in good state of
cultivation and the fencing good. This farm
must be sold, and can be bought at reduced
price. JACOB TUTWILER,
no6-3t* Stonewall Augusta Co., Va.
ENOR SALE PRIVATELY, AT A
GREAT BARGAIN.
AN EXCELLENT FARM OF 575 Acres.
situated in Albemarle county, three miles from
the James River Canal, and on main county
road near mills, Shops &c. The land is good
and lies nearly level, is beautiful place "a
has comfortable Dwelling with all EssA
necessary out-houses, and a good orchard. sR sll.
Price only Sio1a per acre. on accommodating
terms. Apply to
au2l-3m Charlottesville, Va.
A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND FOR
"a SALE.-I offer for sale privately portion
Acres. as the purchaser may wish. Twenty
five or thirty acres, heavily timbered, and with
in u miles of Fishersville Depot, on Ches. d.
Ohio Railrgad, in Augusta county.
The quality of the land is first rate, and has a
new, unfinished log house on it, with fine
springs, and stream of water running through
the centre of the place.
Terms accommodating. Call on or address
SAML II. STEELE,
uarZs-tf Wavnesboro. Va
DIOR SALE.-That very desirable city a-x
IL property, recently owned and occu- Egs1
pied by Mrs. Tate situated on New st. bed ;4a
tween Main and Frederick streets. This prop
erty is in good repair, water on the premises,
gas through the house. Terms easy.
Octl6 Apply to c. A. RICHARDSON.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20

The Empress Eugene has made ar
rangements to take Steep-hill Castle,
Ventnor, which was occupied three
years ago by the Empress of Austria,
for the winter season. This, is in con-
squence of an eminent physician hav-
lug recommended that Prince Louis
Napoleon should spend the winter in a
mild, dry, southern climate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20

Miss BERTHE Houstea. IT Wilmington,
Del, has been appointed by tbs Presby-
teyian board of missionary to Ning-po,
China. She will leave for her new field
of labor in a short time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

OGsce asd saIesrOsm,
PA Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
e. ]. Turner 4 Co., General
Agents, Ottumwa, lows.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Wright and Henry.

The Fairfield Ledger says: at was
thought Saturday, that an attempt
would be made to lynch Wright and
Henry, and such crowd of people
were gathered at County Line, that
the train did not stop. That night
the Jail was under guard and every
prccautioa was taken to insure the
safe keeping of the prisoners. We
hope and believe that better counscls
have prevailed and the law will be
permitted to take its course.
Sour reporter was in Batavia Mon
day, and found everything quiet
Mr. Hill is much. better and is gain
ing rapidly. At present he is almost
entirely out Of danger and his ply
stefan, DR.. Shaffer, thinks there is no
doubt as to his early recovery. While
there we examined two of the balls
extracted from the wounded man by
his physicians. One is from smooth
bored pistol, the other from rifled
one, and it is pretty certain that more
than one party was engaged in this
shooting.
Wright and Henry waived an cx
animation, their bail was fixed q
5000 and they now languish in Jail
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Death on the Rail.

Monday last, three bootblacks of
Des Moines picked up their imple-
ments of trade and started for the
West without the knowledge and con-
sent Of their several parents. The
boys were Frank Phillips, young
Lally and another by the name Of
Trough. They boarded a west bound
freight train and rode until they were
discovered. When put off at o station
they would wait for the next train
and steal a ride until again discover
ed. Thus they managed to make
their way as far as Avoca, where one
Of the lads met shocking and terri
BILE death.
1t was about noon when Conductor
SCOTS train started from Avoca east,
and as was afterwards learned, the
runaway youths were in one of the
empty cars. Phillips, it appears, at
tempted to crawl out of a window at
the end of box car while the train
was in motion, and in doing SO miss
ed his hold and fell down upon the
track. Several cars passed over his
body. Tho spectators Immediately
rushed to the remains, but life was
extinct. A coroner's jury was called,
witnesses were heard, and q verdict
of accidental death was rendered,
completely generating the railroad
company and employees of all blame.
These are the particulars of the af-
fair as we were able to learn them.
The body was handed over to the
Avoca authorities. The boy that
thus met his death is about fifteen
years of age. His mother lives in
Dcs Moines. Her name is Williams,
having married second time, and
she is widow. She is in the direst
poverty and is dependent on the coun-
ty for support, rs her health is such
that she is not able to work, and and
she can not possibly live but a few
months. About twelve years ago her
father was horribly mangled and
killed by being run over by the cars
between Rock Island and Moline.
The sight of her fathers remains and
his death was such that she says she
could not now bear to see her sons
body in like condition, consequent
ly the body will probably be buried
in Avoca. Young Phillips has been
around Dcs Moines for q number oil
years. Without parental restraint he
had run wild, and has given the pc.
lice as much trouble as any other boy
| in Des MOines.-,StQte ReQiStcr.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
NO. los.
AN ORDINANCE, defining the
compensation of City Marshals and

AN OItDlNANCE, defining the
compensation of City Marshals and
police officers.
SECTION /. BE 10 ordained By the
CITY Council O. the city Of Ottumca,
That the City Marshal shall receive
for his services, in lieu of all other
compensation, a salary at the rate of
twelve hundred dollars per year, and
the Deputy City Marshal shall re-
ceive for his services in lieu of all
other compensation, salary at the
rate of nine hundred dollars per
year, payable to each, in equal
monthly installmcnts, out of the city
treasury. But no installment shall
be all allowed, or warrant drawn
therefor, until each of said officers
shall pay into said Treasury all mon
eys belonging to the city at any time
coming into his hand by virtue of
such Office, and file with the City
Clerk sworn statement of the same,
accompanied by the Treasurcrs re-
ccipt.
Sec. 2. The Marshal and Deputy
Marshal by accepting said Office and
electing to continue the performance
of the duties pertaining thereto un-
der the provisions hereof, for the
compensation above specified in Sec
ton /, III, shall from the time OF
the taking effect of this ordinance, be
conclusively presumed to consent and
agree on their part to waive, release
and relinquish any and all claims
against the city for fees, such as here
tofore have been received by them for
services, by virtue of any ordinance,
or the organic act. And in all pros
ecutions for the violation of city or
dinances, except where the prose-
cution fails, the Marshal, Deputy
Marshal, or other officer, as the case
may be, shall tax up, in the usual
manner all fees heretofore received
by him in such cases, (the same being
similar to those allowed Constables
in State cases in Justices courts) and
all such fees. as fastas collected, shall
be placed to the credit of the city, or
paid into the Treasury thereof.
SIC. 3 The City Council, or the
Mayor when the Council is not in
session, may, when deemed necessa-
ry, appoint extra policemen, and each
shall receive in full compensation for
his services the sum of two dollars
per day.
Sec. 4 Section six [Gl Ordinance
No. AZ, entitled Gan Ordinance
amending ordinance No. 8, relating
to City Marshall" passed April LIST
1872, be, and the same is, hereby re
pealed.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall b,
published once in the OTTuMwA DAI
LIZ COURIER, as provided by law, ant
shall take effect thereafter on the in
coming of the city officers, electet
for the municipal year 1877, on TIL
second Monday after the 9Th o
March 1877.
Passed February 81, 1877.
o.. ID. TIspALE, Mayor.
w. II. FETzER, City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
The Turkish Army.

The Memorial Diplomatiquc, of Jan
q, furnishes the most explicit state
ment of the situation OF the Turkish
army, that has yet been made and
probably the most reliable. From it
we learn that the army of the Danube
comprises 100000 men, commanded
by Abul-Kerim Pasha, Generalisimo
of the Turkish army. The corps oil
Scrvia and Bosnia, 100000 strong, is
commanded by Ali-Saib Pasha; thu
corps of Albania, $4,000 strong, by
Dervich Pasha; the corps of observa
ton on the frontier of Greece, 25,OO(
strong, by Ahmed Chukri Pasha tn,
corps of Batoum, 10000 strong, BY
Hussein-Tahsin Pasha; and the corp
of Eizeroum, 10000 strong, by Samil
Pasha and the corps of Bagdad, IS,
600 strong, by Husscin-Fcvzi Pasha
This would make a total of $1,000
Turkish troops in the field.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Chicago JOuynal-isms:

/
A sinful Rochester girl acknowl-
edges that she goes to church on pur-
pose to flirt.
| England averages many less MUIR
ders than the United States, but has
more hangings.
1t is now being demonstrated that
the regular old-fashioned sunlight,
uninterrupted by blue glass, is the
healthiest.
A grasshopper has to be frozen
solid and thawed out nine times be-
fore the process begins to affect his
constitution and bylaws.
Daniel Drew says: 'The boys
think Pm played out, but I'll give 'em
many a turn and twist yet" Every.
body look out for old Dan.
Mr.. Upper is writing poetry for
the South. lie says they were mis-
understood people, and fought for
liberty, but he is silent about Ander-
sonville and Libby.
The Kansas Legislature excluded q
reporter from its sittings, the other
day, because he called it unintellcctu-
al, thus proving that the reporter
knew what he was talking about.
An awful blow has been struck at
the church in Maine. The Legislature
has voted to make religious lotteries,
grab-bags, ETC., punishable INSIDE
meanors. just as common gambling.
Whistling is not only allowed but
paid for in London choir. As old
Peter Cartwright would say: "The
choir will now please fiddle and sing
and toot and whistle the Gath hymn"
A steamboat, named samuel j.
Tilden," is appropriately advertised
in the columns of st. Louis paper
to positively leave on the 9Th of
March for the above and all interme-
diatc landings"
The st. Louis bridge came very
near burning up last night. 1t is a
miracle that ii was not all consumed,
since the foolish citizens on the first
alarm came rushing down the levee,
ears Tapping, and creating most
disastrous wind for the firemen to
contend against.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Hotel dcad-beats are becoming
common in New York and Boston
Some time since lady arrived at 9
fashionable hotel in New York with
trunks and bandboxes, and cut quite
q spread. The bill was sent in, blu,
she informed the landlord that she
was expecting her husband by the
next steamer. Several next steamers
arrived, but no husband. The land
lord saw he was done, and SO he made
this proposition: 81 see how it is, but
1 will say nothing about it upon one
condition" "Name it," she said. Il
will pay your passage if you will go
to Boston and put up with my friend
at the - House, and what is more,
1 will give you letter Of introduce
ton to him announcing that you OK
pect your husband in the next steam
err" sLor' bless you," said she, "your
friend in Boston advised me to pay
you visit She was aprofession-
al.-BOst0n Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
The Revival at Agency City.
A 4.

DEAR COURIER God is still bless.
ing the people of this community
Over $50 conversions, and the altar
crowded every night. Meetings cv.
cry afternoon and evening. Good
order prevails during the sessions
and solemnity pervades the entire
community. "O1r watchword is on.
ward, and our motto holiness tc
the Lord" To God we give the glo.
ry. Very truly,
II. b. ALLENDER, Pastor,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

1t is recorded in Divine Writ that
after Moses had wandered in the will
derness forty yearsprogressing toward
the Holy Land, he at last reached it's
border. lie went up from the Plains
of Moab unto the Mountain of Ne
DO to the top of Pisgah, that is over
against Jericho, and when he was up
there the Lord showed him the Prom
ised Land; and after taking a long
ing look at it Moses died there, and
never set foot in Canaan. Samuel J..
Tilden has also wandered in the will
derness for many years, striving to
reach tho Presidential land; he is
now up high tree, or mountain, or
up in q balloon, viewing the White
House with anxious and fearful eyes,
but he will die there, and Joshua
Hayes is going right along up to
possess it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Iowa Items.

The revival at AnamOsa continues
neutrality-suspicious. is the name OF
a Scandinavian church in Sioux City
Scarlet fever, in very fatal form
is now prevailing near Eddyville.
One family in Iowa City-Jerry
Stover's--had nine children down
with the measles at the same time.
Some sharpers arc bamboozling the
greenies of Northern Iowa by ped.
ding s'turnip oiI-an "infallible
remedy for neuralgia"
The Methodist and congregational
churches of Charles City have been
sued for $40, 600 damages for alleged
SANDER by George +. Bontton, of that
city.
Sam Sin, the Chinese laundry man
in Clinton, who was recently CONVEX
ted, has been provided with English
literature for Chinese beginners, and
Is now trying to learn to be like
Mclean man."
Sixty suits, which were COM
menccd against saloon-keepers at
McGregor, have been compromised,
the saloon-kcepers having signed q
written agreement not to sell whisky.
The crusaders allow them to sell beer,
wine and cider.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
NEWS.


The Ottumwa COURIER aims 70 be
par excellence q newspaper. AT great
expense 1t gives the aers some twen-
ty-four hours ahead of all its compet-
itors.
Very often it happens that the tcle-
graphic dispatches are in portions of
them not favorable to the political
party Of which we are an advocate.
Nevertheless, unlike our cotempora-
ries, we publish them, just as they
come, favorable or unfavorable. This
we regard as the legitimate province
of a ne,cspdper, which seeks support,
because it gives the ncrs of the world
at large in preference to monopoliz-
ing its columns, with editorial opin-
ions to the exclusion of all other
matter.
We could handicap our columns
with editorial slosh to the exclusion
of local and telegraphic ne,rs, but we
do not believe that to be the true
mission of newspaper worthy of
general support. We may believe
that our views are correct, and inn
portant, but the reader of average in
telligence will much rather have a
dozen columns of telcgraphic news
red-hot off the wires, from all parts
of the world, than that space filled
with matter evolved from the inner
consciousness Of the able-bodied eai-
tor.
The COURIER is an uncompremising
republican paper, and it will devote
due space to the PRONUNCIATION of re-
publican ideas, bAt it expects in the
future, as in the past, to make ne,cs
both telegraphic and local, its special
ty. And therefore it is rapidly in
creasing in its daily and weekly cir
icuhtion, and by this sign has right
to appeal,t to all people who want the
ne,cs for continued encouragement
and patronage.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
SOS. J. uADFIELp,

DEALER IN HIDES, PELTs, Wool, FURs
TALLow, RAGS and FEATHERS.
/ will pay in the future, as in the
past, the highest market price.
have no street buyers-they cost mon.
ey, and farmers have to pay them
Bring your Hides to my store, corner
of Court and Second Sts., and get full
prices in cash. l2-l5w6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

At an auction of household articles
on Griswold street, yesterday, the
auctioncer held up q thermometer and
pleaded for o bid. No one seemed
to want it, and he turned to farmer
looking man and said: "Take it, ex-
anime 1t, and give me a quarter for
it." "No-no," replied the man back
ing of. "What! Don't you want a
thermometer? 2" sNO, sir; had one
year or two ago, and worked and
worked, and fooled around and fool
ed around, and / could never keep it
regulated worth cent. Hang il, l
couldn't even open the oncry thing !"
Detroit Free Press.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Warm Shoes cheap at Phillips.

Many thousands OF dollars has beer
spent in distributing, free of chagr.
Sample Bottles OF BoscHEE's GERMAN
SYRUP to all parts Of this country. to eli
those suffering from Coughs, Asthms
Hemorrhages, Consumption, and Other
Throat and Lung Diseases, that tho afilic.
ted might satisfy themselves, that th,t
remedy would save them from those fatal
pisease. No person has ever used this
medicine without getting immediate re.
lief. yet there are great many poor suffer-
Ing. skeptical persons going about our
streets with suspicious cough, aud the
voice Of consumption from their lungs, that
will not try it. Ifyou die, It is your own
fault, as you can 60 to your druggist, j. L.
Taylor & Co., and get Sample Bottle for
10 cents and try it; three doses will re-
iieve any case. Regular size only rs cents.
d&waitz
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
From last Wednesday, Daily,

VIM, A. Wiasell, Of Kirkville, one
Of the first men that subscribed for
the COURIER, was in to-day to set in
for another volume.
In the case Of Mrs. Mammalian VI,
the c. B. & @. r. r., on trial at Glen
wood during the past week, for
alleged injury received last October.
claiming damages of over 10000,
the Jury was only out ten minutes
and brought in verdict for de-
fendant.
Major Wood, Of this place, the eff.
fcient agent Of the road, is entitled
to credit for the exhaustive manner
In which he worked the case up for
the defense,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
NO LOG.

AN ORDINANCE defining the COM
pensation Of the Mayor of the City
of Ottumwa. Iowa.
SECTION l. BE it ordained by the
City Council of the City of Ottumwa,
Iowa, That the City Mayor shall re-
ceive for his services in lien of all other
compensation of any character what
ever, a salary of one thousand dollars
per annum, payable in monthly in
stallments out of the City Treasury.
But no installment shall be allowed
or warrant drawn therefor until said
Mayor shall pay into the said City
Treasury all money or warrants be-
longing to the city or held in trust by
him for said city at any time coming
into his hands by virtue of such Office,
and file with the City Clerk sworn
statement of the same accompanied
by the City Treasurers receipt.
SECTION The Mayor by accept
ing said office and electing to contin-
ne the performance of the duties per-
tanning thereto, under the provisions
hereof, for the compensation above
specified in section one, shall from the
time Of taking effect of this ordinance
be conclusively presumed to consent
and agree on his part to waive, re-
lease, and rclinquish any and all
claims against the city for fees such
as heretofore have been received by
him for services, by virtue of any Or
dinance or the organic act, and in all
prosecutions for the violation of city
ordinances except when the prosecu-
ton fails, the Mayor shall tax up in
the usual manner, all fees heretofore
received by him and other officers in
such cases, and all such fees as collect
ed shall be placed to the credit of the
city or paid into the treasury thereof.
SECTIoN3. The Mayor shall at no
time appropriate any funds, warrants
or other property in his possession
belonging to said city, to the payment
of his salary, but shall file his claim
for salary, monthly, with the Council.
SECTION 4. If from any cause the
Mayor shall fail to exercise his du-
ties as Mayor for thirty consecutive
days then he shall not be entitled to
compensation for such time, and the
City Council shall reject any claim
presented for services during such
time Of failure to exercise the duties
devolving upon him, unless leave be
granted by the Council.
SECTION 5. Section six, of ordi-
nance No. four, entitled Gan ordi-
nance defining the duties of, and fix
ing the compensation of Mayor"
passed October 18th, 1870, reading as
follows, viz: Gle shall receive as full
compensation for his services, one
dollar and fifty cents for each meet
ing of the Council attended by him,
and such fees as Justice of the Peace
is entitled to for similar services and
such other fees as may be allowed un-
der any ordinance or resolution of
the Council" be, and the same is here
by repealed.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be
published once in the Ottumwa daily
COURIER, as provided by law, and
shall take effect thereafter on the in
coming of the city officers elected for
the municipal year 1877, on the Sec
ond Monday after the 9Th Of March,
1877.
Passed Feb. q, 1877.
O. ID. TIsDALE, Mayor,
W. ii. FETZER, City Clerk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Irreverent boys and girls in this
city are singing new version of
"Hold the fort" as follows:
Hold the forks, the knives are coming,
The plateo are On the way;
Shout the chorus to your neighbor
Sling the hash this way.

State Register :-If the democrats
win only look in the Bible for once
they will see that the vote of eight tt
seven has scriptural authority. Sc,
first part of second verse of the elev
enth chapter of Eclesiastes. W.
would quote it here, only we want tt
coax the democrats to be caught read
ing the Bible once"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
The batavia shooting.

The Keokuk Constitution learns by
a private letter from Fairfield, that
"John Henry, who shot Theo. Hill,
the druggist at Batavia, with his con.
federate, Frank Wright, have been
taken to Fairfield to prcfent the PEG.
pie of Batavia from lynching them
There is great excitement in Fairfield
also and it has been deemed necessa.
ry to call the services of the jefferson
Guards into requisition, as prccau.
ton against any outbreak there"