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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
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HORRIBLE MURDER.
Killed with a Razor-Henry
Mundt the Victim.


The first murder ever committed in
Grundy county, was the one commit
ted at the town of Reinbeck, about
three miles from Grundy Center. We
condense the particulars from the
Grundy county Republican as fol-
lows
A fiendish murder was committed
at Reinbeck on Sunday afternoon
last. The victim was German by
the name of Henry Mundt, who was
employed on farm near by, and
with his wife, was at the time visit
ing a friend in the town, and in de-
Tense of whose premises the poor
fellow lost his life. A gang of men
came into town that day evidently
bent on having row. They finally
got about and into the house of Au-
gust Vroom, who keeps sort Of tav~
ern. They were noisy and abusive,
and were ordered out, McGuire
flourishing razor in a threatening
manner, and went out strapping the
razor on his hand. They soon began
bombarding the outside of the house
with missiles when the proprietor and
murdered man went out to drive
them off, and in the melee Mundt
was knocked down and held by one
McEnery, while Mcclure inflicted a
mortal wound, inserting the razor or
knife in under the left arm, between
the third and fourth ribs, cutting a
cash six inches long and three inches
| lao,, rpnnr1od mo N "a 70
into the building and expired within
fifteen minutes. The fiends, after this
brutal act, took after some unarmed
men, who escaped them in wagon.
The rioters then took their horses and
left. Upon information, Deputy Sher-
if Heffelfinger was detailed to arrest
the gang, and with posse succeeded
in arresting Charles n. Hurst, Tim
Murphy and James Anderson on
Monday. Two others, Ed. McGuire
and Steve McEnery, were apprehend.
ed by Marshal Sanders, of Waterloo
The examination of the prisoners il
being had before Esq. Pitkin, of this
place as we go to press.
/ The prisoner, Ed. McGuire, is Sly
feet high, well built, sandy complex.
ion, wears light side whiskers and
mustache. head closely shaver, crown
of head high in the center, recedine
forehead, ears setting Oft very promi
nently, and altogether vicious look
, ing countenance. A razor was fount
/, upon his person when arrested, and i
, now i'm court.
The above facts have been gathered
, from persons who saw the melee, ant
from evidence given in the examine
, ton on behalf the state. The evidenct
for the defense may make difleren
showing, but we doubt if very mater
ial.
The murdered man leaves wife il
very feeble health, and three chill
, dren, all in very poor circumstances
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Shin Burned,

New ORLEANS, July 1.-The ship
Governor Morton, Capt. Davis, hence
June 22d for Grimsby with 1900
bales Of cotton and twelve hundred
thousand slaves. took fire, to-day,
at Southwest Pass. She scuttled and
settled in 90 feet of water abreast the
telegraph station. Tho upper deck
was completely destroyed; q of the
cargo will be saved in a damaged
condition. The value of the vessel
and cargo is about $250,OOO. The
ship is owned by Enoch Bemer & Co.,
of Boston.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
LIST OF

Rema.nin. IN the Post once. at ottumwa, Wa
pello county. 1ava, E Fl for July Pm
1877;
A-Miss Matilda Atkinson, Aibeft l. AltoH.
B-Dantel Bower, Miss Ellie Belly, Kober
Bear, Dr. Barker, Miss Mary Bryant. Mis-
Jennie Brofley.
C-Thompson Cook, Mike Courier, Geo Core,
ThoMas C9wsn, Mrs Elizabeth Collins, \
D-Mr a r Dicke.oa.
RS Esquire Fdqua. Charles Flynn. MFa Ellr'
q. James Griffin. Miss Ellen Gallagher.
H-Wm i Hatch. John Hangs, J0nn Halpeo
jesse Hardesty.
l-JoAn IcenbMrg.
J-Aiss Aapy Jones.
L-Miss Jessie W Ludlow, W Lsusiy, In,
Lothridge, Miss Mary Iiceer, VIM LinEenb ,cR
H-Chas P Mckenzie, II NJ Mendall, john Nal
9-Miss astharine o'Brian.
P-Ga0 Phillips.
ga Russell Ge9 W Riienbess.
T-Miss hafgnerst, Thompson. John thornton
Mrs. Jennie williams, Mrs George Ward
UNAVAILABLE LIST.
Miss Augusta Seabert, Ottumwa, Iowa,
Mrs N hecklinger, Warren, Ohio, Care of N d
Taylor. .
Mrss jalia Caas. gardin County, Iowa
Empire Novelty Co, No. 209 broadway, N. Y.
Persons calling for the above letters vii please
say advertised and give date Of list.
A.H.HAMILTON. p. N.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

AT the dinner given by the Alumni
of Harvard College, and which was
graced by President Hayes and party,
Secretary Schurz made speech.
He alluded to President Hayes re-
cent order to officeholders, and ex-
planned what it was for. The order
itself is certainly not easy ofinterpre-
tation, but is worded SO as to be very
easily misunderstood, and as we have
no doubt but that Mr.. Schurz knew
much of the origin of the order, we
give what he said Of it in his after
dinner speech at Harvard. He said :
You may have seen a recent Letter in the
newspapers, in which the President of the United
States tells heads OF departments that he wants
officers of this government to mind their Official
duties (appaAse), and not try to control party
politics. Do you know what that means? Un-
doubtedly you have heard of Gladstone's Efforts
TO disestablish the Irish Church. This means
disestablishment of machine In party politics.
ICries of "Good," and applause 1t means that
every one shall be told to go to caucus, or con-
yention without feeling himself helpless at the
door, knowing that things had been fixed by the
Postmaster aud Custom House. tAppause.l 1t
means rhal there shall be road open to free
Thought aud to elevoted sentiment in pursuit of
great public objects.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
A Little California Weather.


Yesterday was q remarkable day.
From early in the morning until 10
O'Clock at night hot, sirocco-like
wind blew like hurricane from the
northwest, licking up every particle
of accessible moisture from the earth,
while the thermometer reached so
degrees i'm the shade. It's effect was
very prostrating, as it seemed to dry
up all the juices of the body, leaving
one feeling like an animated Egyp-
tian mummy. 1t was very damaging
to the wheat fields, as it shelled out
the grain and scattered it over the
ground. One farmer, who came in
from the southeastern part of the
county, estimated that at least $50
pounds to the acre had been beaten
out and was lying on the ground, and
he thought that at least 1900 bushels
had been scattered on the farms along
the line of the Sonora road. It was
such wind as has not been eEper-
fenced here for years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

MAST, in the last Ha,per's Weekly,
gives full page picture that is fear
fully, and yet truthful,y expressive
of the barbarity and the demonism
that prevails at the South in the name
of democracy, and the no less devilish
side of the picture fifty. representing
the head-center of Northern democ-
racy as smiling approvingly upon the
deeds of the demon, Southern democ.
racy. Stretched upon a bier, ell.
shroaded in a mantle after the man.
ner usual with representations of the
Goddess Of Liberty, lies the body OF
Miss Chisholm, the young loving
and daring daughter who fell upon
the body of her manacled father in
order to screen him from the assas.
sims bullets. Over her is hung the
scales Of justice all askew, the sword
having pierced them, and on which
is inscribed the word Excelsior,
expressive of the subversion of justice
and law by the mob. On this scene
the Tammany leaders are looking
with smiling faces.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
What a Representative from Cuba
Wants.


NEW YORK, July Col. Dequeer
alta, recently of the Cuban army, and
member of the new war commission,
now representing the Cuban cause in
this country, says: cat no time since
the first blow for liberty was struck,
nine years ago, have we Cubans been
so near the realization of our hopes
as at the present moment, and it is a
matter of regret to us that America
should be so Indifferent to our fate
and more especially the colored pop
ulation, as we are not only fighting
for liberty and independence but al ,
so for the abolition of slavery. We
need arms and ammunition. We do
not ask for fillibusters We have
enough Cubans on the island and in
exile, more indeed than we need, to
plant the Cuban flag even Gin Havana
itself, if we only had arms and am
munition. For the last three long
years we have not received single
round of ammunition from outsiders
We have to fight for it aud take il
from Spaniards. We, however, make
a good deal of powder on the island
and then refill cartridges picked uI
from the enemy. This is a slow pro
cess. Still our little army of 1S,OO(
is now well clothed and this has en-
abled us the past year to maintain
the offensive with considerable sue
cess. My efforts and those of my
two colleagues now in this city ant
country are in one direction only
to open the eyes of the American
people to the importance of the strug
gle at their own doors, in one of tn
finest islands in the world and to en-
list not only their sympathy but tn
active support of their government i
granting us beligel ent rights"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Shocking Disaster.
A Whole Family Swept Through q
Tunnel and Drowned.
Keokak Gate City.

}. y. Stuber, U. S. Express Messen-
ger on the keokuk Route, who came
came up on last nights train brings
us the news of shocking disaster
which occurred at Hannibal on the
evening previous by which an entire
family were drowned.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby and
their two children were returning
from a visit to the cave, they were
overtaken by severe storm which
swept over the city and vicinity, and
when crossing small and usually
dry creek, but which was now a rag,
ing torrent, the bridge was carried
away and the horse, carriage and i'll
occupants were thrown into the
stream, swept along it and through {
tunnel $50 feet in length and al
drowned. The stream at this time
was running at fearful speed and
nothing could be done to save them
The bodies have all been recover
ed except that of the little girl, which
was probably carried out into the
river about three quarters of mile
distant. The horse was saved by {
small boy on the bank of the creek.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Fatal Steamboat Explosion A M m
Der Of Persons Killed and
woundad

CHrcAGo, July 2.-The following
special is received from Keokpk;
The steamer Red Wing met with a
disaster above Dallas, Ills, on Satur-
day, by the bursting Of a steampipe
while enronte to st. Louis. The fol-
lowing list embraces all the killed
and wounded: Ed. Weany, steward,
missing. 1t is thought he jumped
overheard and was drowned. Isaac
Myers, Portsmouth, deck passenger
died at the Keokuk hospital at IL q.
m. on Sunday. VIM. Morgan, Rock
Island, Cd. cook. died at Montrose al
| 80 a m; on Sunday. M. L. Tracy,
of Mt. Ida, Iowa and Eldridge Karr,
face, hands and legs badly scalded
John Peiice, st. Louis, lst Cook. face
and hands scalded. Pete Gale. st.
Louis, pastry cook, slightly injured
John L. barrow, deck passenger,
scalded about the face, arms and legs,
is in a critical condition. Tracy and
barrow were left in the hospital in
this city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

NEW YORK, June 2S.--William Og.
den Jones, formerly of Chicago, a
nephew of William b. Ogden, died
Wednesday under extraordinary cir
cumstances. 1t seems that he has
been long addicted to the immoder-
ate use of liquors, and, while in a
state of helplessness from intoxica-
ton, he came to his death. Tuesday
morning he locked himself in the
bath room presumably. His family
heard cries, and when the door was
broken open it was found that Mr..
Jones had turned on the hot water
only, and fallen into the tub, where
he lay unable to raise himself. From
the injuries received he died next
day. Mr.. Jones was 30 years of age
and leaves wife and two children.
His income was $4,000 a year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Wanting rhaIr R;oS,+S

ChARLEsToN, S. G., june 29.-Eight
South Carolina negroes will visit
Washington to insist upon the recog-
milton OF their rage In tho distribn.
ton OF Federal offices in this State
Ex-Congressman Elliot is their lead.
er and their special grievance Is nm.
derstood to be not SO much that col.
orad men have been ignored as tina,
cQlofed recipients of federal Offices
have been exclusively mvlattoes
showing q prejudice against blacl
men, of whom the republican party
in South Carolina is almost entirely
COMPOSED.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Dinner to Ex-Secretary Robson al
which Mr.. Blaine Expresses
His Views.

TRENTON, July a.-The public din.
ncr, last evening, to Geo. M. Robson
cx-Secretary of the Navy, was a
grand affair. Senator James G.
Blaine was among the company
Hon. Thos. N. McCarter presided and
announced that the banquet was a
social affair to give opportunity to
welcome back to New Jersey an old
friend. Mr.. Robson spoke princi
pally in defense of his administration
of the Navy and insisted that its con.
dition was better now than ever be.
fore. The administration Of which
he was lately part was defended
whose acts history would defend, the
head Of which had spent his life in
answering adverse criticism by uni.
form good conduct. This occasion
has no political significance. He was
not a candidate for office. He was q
party man and believed in a party
for political purposes.
Blaine defended republicanism a.
national, especially as it was admin
istered by Gen. Grant. The protec
ton of the rights Of citizenship, in
every state, was its cardinal feature
and government that did not affort
protection to every citizen in ever!
state had no right to demand allegi
ance.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Castoriia.

complete substitute for Castor Oil, without its
unpleasant taste or recoil in the throat. The re-
suit of 20 years. practice by DIR. Samuel Pitcher,
Of Massachusetts,.
Pitcher 5 Castoria Is particularly recommended
for children. 1t destroys worms. assimilates the
food and allows natural sleep Very enicaeious
In Group, and for children Teething, For Colds,
Feverishness, Disorders Of the Bowels, and
Stomach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It
is as pleasant to take as honey costs but 35 cents
and can be had Of any Druggist.
This Is one OF many testimonials:
"CoRswALL, Lebanon Co Pa Msrch II, IA.
Dear Sri have used your Castoria in my
practice for some time. ! take great pleasure in
recommending ii 10 the profession Us q safe relis-
bic and agreeable medicine. 1t ia particularly
adapted 10 children where the repngnant taste O..
Castor Oil tenders it so diaicalt to administer.
Il. A. ENDERS, M. D.
Mothers who try Castoria will fud that they
can sleep nights, and that their babies will be
healthy.
j, B RosES CO, New York.
May 81 Smw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Fen Hours a Nav. yVoru

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Sccreta-
ry of the Navy has issued a general
order promulgating the decision of
the N. j. Supreme Court in the case
Of Arthur Martin, in regard to the
eight hour law, to the effect that con-
tracts fixing or giving different
lengths of time as days work are
legal and binding upon the parties
making them and in accordance with
that decision. He says under this
construction of law regulating public
labor, the department has fixed rate
of labor for mechanics, foremen, lead
ing men and laborers on a basis Of 10
hours day. All workmen electing
to labor only hours per day will re-
ceivc a proportiona'c reduction of
their wages.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Too Good a Thing to Let CO

New YORK, July 3.--From investi-
cations by the Times it appears there
is no truth whatever in the report
printed Yesterday that Rev. Dir. Cha
pin was about to resign the pastorate
of the Church Of Divine Paternity,
in consequence of threatened re-
duction of his salary to $4,000. 1t
is only few days since DIR. Chaplin
remarked to friend that he intend
ed to remain with his congregation
all his life.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
The First One.

WASHINGTON, June $50 far as
information has reached Washington,
the Hon. James +. Wilson, of Iowa,
is the first government officer who
has openly violated the Presidents
order forbidding officeholders from
taking part in political conventions.
Mr.. Wilson was reappointed Gov
eminent Director in the Union Pacif-
ic Railroad by the President in per-
son a few weeks since. The latter
stated just before leaving for the
East that he should make a special
example of the first neglect to con-
form to his order that was brought
TO his attention. There has been gem
eral speculation, to-day, over what
action the President will take with
an officer as prominent and intiuen-
tial as Mr.. Wilson.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

We notice our Republican exchang-
es, both within and without the State,
speak in warm praise of the doings
of our State Convention. Great sat
isfaction is expressed everywhere. II
is evident that as near perfect unity
is at hand as we have ever had,
except during the time Of the great
rebellion, when imminent peril
hushed all differences. We are high
ly gratified at this prevalence of sat
isfaction and unity. We heard it
stated at Des Moines by Republican
of prominence, that it was arrant
cowardice not to take action upon the
Presidents policy. We hardly regard
the remark as worthy of notice, and
do not notice it, only to say that
bluntly charging ones neighbors and
friends as towards, is species Of ad
captaadun culgsts argument not be.
coming to the true gentleman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

The Centerville Tribune, M. M.
Walden's new paper, is now on our
table. 1t is very handsome eight
column folio, and is well filled with
news and literary matter. We can't
exactly see how Mr.. Walden expects
to make it pay-but that is his look
out. There is no monopoly on the
newspaper business in Iowa-it is a
fair field and free fight.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
A RlcI, Thief.

New YORK, July 2.-Oakley S
Barker, aged %, a grandson Of the
late Commodore Vanderbilt, has
been arrested on charge of stealing
a gold watch chain and lockct from {
young woman whom he knew. 1t i.
said that Barker yesterday, the day
he was sent into court and into tn,
Tombs, came into possession of al
annual income of $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
smueeiers Detected.

ANEW YORK, July 3.-Purser Owen,
of the steamship England, and dock
clerk named Edgar p. Anderson,
have been arrested for completely in
the smuggling Of silks and laces.
owen volunteers statementand says
during the four years of his connec-
ton with the smugglers the silks and
laces brought into port by him would
amount in value to about $4,000.
He got 20 per cent commission. From
books and papers in possession of the
authorities it is estimated that in the
last eight years goods to the value of
81, 100000 have been brought to this
country from England withoutpaying
duty.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

Now that the Russians hare accom-.
plished the great and difficult task OF
crossing the Danube in the face Of the
foe, we may expect frequent fierce
and bloody battles until the Turks are
driven back upon their second line of
defense, the Balkan range of noun
tains. Tt would seem to us that the
Turks, overpowered, as they are, by
vast numbers, ought with the utmost
celebrity to mass next to their entire
force upon one column of the Rus
SLAMS at one of the places of crossing
and attack and rout it, if possible
That is, we think they ought, with tn
utmost haste, to attack the Russian
columns in detail before they can es
tablish rapid and easy lines of com
munication.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04

formal exchange of courtcsies and
the deputation withdrew.
Gen. Grant has finally concluded
that he will not at present go to Paris
He will 60 to Brussels on Thursday
and will visit Germany and Switzer.
land. He will return down the
Rhine and 60 to Norway, and Swe.
den and will come back to England
the last week in August. He will
visit all places of interest in Grea1
Britain, making London his head
quarters.
In the House of Commons, this p
M, Sir Stafford Northcote, chancel
lor of. the exchecquer, confirmed tht
report that fleet had gone to Besiks
Bay.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
4 Tramps Revenge.

WATEnToWN, June a0.-A farm
house near Sterlingyille, occupied by
q family named Patterson, to which
a tramp was refused admittancc, was
burned the same night and child
persisted in the flames. The remain
ing members % the family narrowly
escaped.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
one by one They Gather Them In

One by One They Gather Them I'm.
NEW YORK, July 3.--Arrests con-
tinue and investigation proceeds in
the smuggling of silks and lace. To-
day Alvin Graf, general dock super
intendent Of the National Line, charg-
ed with completely in smuggling and
Thos. Gray, cooper on the dock, were
arrested. Graf and Gray were held
for examination.
Jones Torrens, the carman who
transported the goods to warehouses
Of Dunlap's Express, has also been
arrested. Owen and Anderson, ar
rested yesterday, gave bail this morn
ing. John Scott, leader of the snug
glers in N. u, it is believed has es-
capped
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Sad End of a RahaI.

NEW YORK, JULIO John Stone
Pullen, formerly New Orlean su.
gar merchant, and member of the
Louisiana legislature and Colonel in
the Confederate army, who loaned
100000 to the Confederate govern.
ment, and was beggarcd by the result
of the war, died in a wretched tene.
ment in Grand street, Brooklyn, and
was saved from burial at the public
expense by the charity of his poor
fellow tenants,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
A Military Gentance

SAN FRANCISCO, June a9.-The fol.
lowing sentence has been imposed in
the case Of Lieut.. w. w. Fleming, OF
the twelfth infantry, convicted Of ap.
propriating funds entrusted to him
by prisoners: To be dismissed the
service of the United States and con.
Gned ct hard labor for three years,
and to be further cananed Antil he
pays the United States q fine of$l 900
provided the WHOLE period Of his con-
fnement shall not exceed five years
also, that his crime, name and place
of abode, shall be published in the
state from whence he came. The
president has approved tho sentence,
ana the state peniteniiary Of Iowa
mas been designated as the place of
his confinement.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The public
debt statement shows decrease OF
$3,2l9, ll9; currency $7,9S0,274; spe-
cial fund for redemption of fractional
currency $7,963,2lS; special deposits
of legal tenders for redemption OF
certificates of deposits S5l,960,OOO
coin $ll5, l22, 473, including coin Ger.
tificates 81 ,572, 500; outstanding lie.
gal tenders $3.50, 764, 1872.