Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-04
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Arm. A, 1877.
From last Wednesday, Daily.

A0 VA AUMWA VUhlEh
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Arm. A, 1877.
rom laat Wednesday, Daily.
We learn that . very serious fight
at Eldon last night 1t
Gems that Mike Shannahan holds q
bill against citizen of that
place and last night Mike presented
It informing the fellow that if was
not paid instantly there would be
trouble. The fellow spoke him never
a word, but lifted up his hand,
Shannahan into the gutter,
jumped on him with his feet, kicked
him in the face and ribs, injuring |
to such an extent that it
was supposealast night that he would
die. f.
From ThursdAy's Daily.
Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff
from Marion county arrived in Des
Moines, in search of one Lewis An
drews, Methodist exhorter. They
discovered their man and locked him
up until Monday, when he was re-
turned with them to Marion. The
charge is that he has been too numer-
ously married. a
The jury in the case Of Frank Mil
Ter VS.. the c. B. & Q. Railroad Co.,
after come eight hours deliberation,
returned with verdict for the plant
if Of 5000. The defendants coun-
sci have filed their motion for a new
trial, which will be argued to-mor-
row morning, probably.
"A very large concourse of people
to-day, followed to her grave in our
city cemetery the wife of Benjamin
Jeffries. Mrs. Jeffries was among
the oldest settlers in this county and
was held in universal esteem by, all
who knew her. Two of her sisters
formerly resided in this city, viz
1 Mrs. Thos. Sinnamon and Mrs. Ed
Davis. They were all ladies Of
great force and beauty of character
There was quite an interesting case
In Esq. Riordan's court this after
noon, which at the time we went t.
press was still in progress. 1t seems
that man by the name of Pernel
or something of that kind, who live
inor near Dahlonega, had four o
Gre boys from this city arrested 70
disturbing the peace. As near as weca1
learn the boys, went out there on SAT
nrday night for the purpose of hay
ing dance. They were admitte
and if we have been told the trutl
the boys danced until nearly dayligh
Sunday morning, the prosecuting vii
ness frequently "calling"for the part,
1t is quite likely that the part
was not of the most blameless char
:. actcr, and perhaps they made som
/ noise, but whore most Of the blam
lies, remains for the jury to detern
inc. We shall probably have MOI
to say about the case after the cou
has passed upon its merits.
From fridays Daily.
Hugh McKclvy, Winn McKelvy al
Al. Mccormick started for Bla'
Hills, to-day. We wish them luck.
e. J. Thompson, Of Pleasant tow
ship, on Monday, will take a dro
i of young cattle to Tyrone, Monr'
county, to Craze the coming snmmt
4 The rain to-day was hailed wi
Soy by every person in the city ha
ing an empty cistern. 1t is the fiji
rain Of the season that has amount
to anything for more than thr
months.
We received n call. to-day, from
y Z. Chamberlain and Master r
Chamberlain, of Agency. A. L. re
resents Agency City as all right 81
up with care. "a
i, Jos. IL. Rogers left the city Il
night for Council Bluffs, where
has accepted a position with
Seidentopf & Co., Insurance Agen
He will, we understand, still reta
~ Ms position as travelling agent I
the Niagara, which position he I
filed for several months. 10. is p
fectly at home in an insurance Off
and probably understands the bu
ness as well as any man in the we
ern country. We look for him
make things lively-and we wish hi
great success.
We, yesterday, mentioned the trl
of some young men for raising d.
turbance at dance, near Dahloneg
. on Saturday night. Jos. Orende
was tried before Justice Riords
found guilty, and sentenced to
days in jail. VIM. Kirby had a ju
~ trial and was acquitted. By ayr
ment of the attorneys for State a
the.defence, the cases of Thos. Kear
Eel Zimmerman, and Eugene 4
Kinney were to be decided by
verdict of the jury in the Kirby ca
and they were accordingly dismiss
+ as not guilty.
The entertainment given last ev
ing, by the High School scholars
the Opera House, was very liberia
patronized by our citizens, the l
being as full as it could be comic
ably. The dialogues and recitati
were well rendered, and some Of th
very amusing. The refreshme
provided for the occasion were p
fuse and of the most appropri
character, the young ladies and
natural flowers they had were
witching !; and, to tell the whole trr
it was most delightful cnterta
ment, and was most heartily EMO.
by the largo company, both Of 70,
and old, that was present.
His Honor, Judge Sloan's Cir
Court will expire for..this term on
morrow. The docket is burdel
down with business but then the L
8 q 1t OF time for the term closes
week and the unfinished busiI
goes over. What is true of
Circuit Court is also true of Jul
Knapp's Court. There must be SO
remedy for this. A few years q
absolute necessity gave birth to
Circuit Court, and now in portion.
the State an equal necessity is uT