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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
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The following story is told of a
German farmer living in the town of
Calumet:
He came to this country from Ger
many twenty-five years ago, and pre-
empted piece of land in the town
where he now lives. He was then
very poor, probably not having $25,
all told, but he possesseda wonderful
energy and an unparalleled tact for
getting along without any outside
aid. When he wanted anything Re
went to work to make it, paying out
nothing for wagons, sleighs, harness
or clothing. In cutting the timber
for his log house he found bee-tree
and followed up this discovery by
others of a like sort, securing both
bees and honey. The bees he kept,
and for years had honey to eat and to
sell. He had no money to pay for
getting his land broken up, SO he
bought five or six hogs and tying q
rope around the hind leg of each, fas-
tened the other end of the rope to q
stump, and all the grain he sowed the
first year was where the asharks" had
rooted up the ground. For wagon
wheels, he sawed off the ends of good
sized logs and the rest of the primi-
tive vehicle he had no trouble in
making. He made q rude sleigh,
bringing the runners high up in front
and joining them together. He made
harnesses of ropes or hides, which
answered every purpose, and although
the man is to-day rich, nearly all the
clothing for the family is home
made. He has now on hand farm
for one son, and desires to buy one
for another son, saying he will pay
$1,000 in cash for a piece Of land that
suits him. He puts no money in the
bank, owns no bonds, but keeps the
cash carefully hidden away.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The surrender of "Crazy Horse"
and his band of Sioux leaves "Sitting
Bull" and his force as the only re-
naming hostile Indians at large. 1t
is agreed upon all hands that Sitting
Bulls reputation is, in the main, fic-
titious, and that Crazy Horse was
the real hero of the late Indian war,
and that he led the fatal assault on
Custer, on the Little Big Horn.
Sitting Bull can have but few fol-
lowers and it is highly probable that
he will either surrender, as all his
confederates have done, or else that
the column recently sent out from
Lincoln will exterminate or drive
his band into the British Possessions
All these captured Indians will be
put inside of certain reservations, dis
armed, rendered harmless, ana com
PEELED in some way to earn earn theiI
own living, ut least in part, and thu
we may justly congratulate ourselves
upon the fact that Indian wars on thu
frontier, and in fact on our Ameri
can territory are substantially ter
minated. Hereafter 1t will re
quire but few troops tt
keep the unarmed Indians within
certain limits, SO that if 1t be the set
tied policy of the government to no
use the troops as police force in tn
South where troubles may aris'
then there seems to be littl'
hereafter for the soldier to do. Thes,
circumstances will without doubt &C
celerate the movements to reduce thu
army to mere skeleton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
PAYING PENALTIES.
Three Of the loWndesvlIle Murder
ers Aanged-Chinaman Execut.
ed at San Francisco for the
Murder Of q Comyade.

CHARLESTON, s. e., May 4.-Three
of the ten colored Lowndesville MUIR
derers, Wightman Allen, John Allen
and Jonkins Whitner, were hanged
at Abbeyville Court House this morn
ing. The other seven were sent to
prison for life. John Allen admitted
his guilt but the other two proclaim-
ed their innocence.
cE1NAMAN EXECUTED AT SAN FRANCISCO
SAN Francisco, May 4.-Chin Nook
Sow was hanged to-day for the muir
der of one of his countrymen the 10th
of December 1875. He was convicted
solely on Chinese testimony. An APP
peal was taken to the Supreme Court
which confirmed the judgment of the
lower Court. The execution was set
for April 18th, but the Governor
granted stay of proceedings until
to-day to enable him to review the
evidence. The prisoner to the last
maintained his innocence. He was
very reticent, declining to converse
much, merely requesting that his
body be surrendered to his friends
with out mutilation. Rev. A. M.
Looks attended him during impris-
onment and on the gallows, and fail
ed to make any impression on his
views concerning religious belief
The prisoner on being led to execu-
ton maintained a calm and unmoved
demeanor and died without a strug-
gle. Since November 1866, Chinese
have committed thirty-six murders
and not one resulted in execution.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
The accounts which we print, this

The accounts which we print, this
morning, of the murder Of Judge
Chisholm and, Messrs. Gilmer and
McClelland, in Mississippi, are
gloomy reading. They show a con.
dition Of society in that reconstruct
ed State which is very deplorable
1t is evidentthat the mob which die
the bloody work was actuated by po
litical passion. Their victims were
selected because they were alleged to
be connected with the murder of a
prominent democrat few days be-
fore, but the number of native Miss
issippians who really. believe that
prominent republicans are just now
likely to be connected with any such
transactions is not appreciable,
Chisholm and Gilmer were both
witnesses before the Senate Commit
tee at the last session; they had ex'
pressed fears, before returning to
their homes, that they would be kill
ed, and their fears were well founded.
They and McClelland we're natives
and residents of Mississippi, but, un-
fortunately for them, they were re-
publicans also. The occurrence is
significant, as showing the temper OF
the whites of thes ection where il
took place. Doubtless it is possible
to have peace and order in Missis-
sippi ultimately, from the reign OF
democracy, but it appears probable
that it will only be when all obnox-
ions republicans arc killed off.-Nea.
York Times (Rep).
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Thousands Of Arvd.vIts.

Many having used 'pstent" and pre-
pared medicines and failed In finding
the relief promised, are predjudiced
against all medicines. 10 this right
Would you condemn all physicians
because one failed in giving the relief
promised Some 60 to California in
search ofgold, and after working hard
for months and finding none, return
home and say there 10 no gold there.
Does that prove it2 Many suffering
with Catarrh and pulmonary affections
have used the worthless preparations
that crowd the market, end in their
disappointment say there 10 NO cure for
Catarrh. Does that prove IT'D Does
II not rather prove that they have
failed to employ the proper remedy !?
There are thousands Of people in the
United States who can make an affl-
dsvit that DR.. Ssge's Catarrh Remedy
and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery have effected their entire cure.
Many had Lost all sense Of smell for
months, and pieces of bone had re-
peatedly been removed from the nasal
cavities.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Gear Formally Nominated.

Now that the State Central Com.
mittee has named an early day for
the State Convention, the Burlington
Hasck- Eye has taken occasion to for.
mally place before the State the name
OF it, fellow-citizen, Hon. John II.
Gear, for the Office Of Governor. 1t
says Of him:
"From early boyhood his life has
been spent in Iowa, and he has long
since gained prominence as one Of
the leading business men of the State
rising from the position of an EN-.
pl0yee to the head of one of our mos,
extensive wholesale houses. Many
times has he been called upon by hi
fellow-citizens to fill important pub.
lie stations, and his record has been
alike honorable to himself and those
who called him to duty. Three times
member of the Legislature, and
twice called to the Speakers chair
he discharged the duties of that re.
sponsible position in such a manner
90 to merit and receive the approval
OF every member of the General AS.
sembly without regard to politics.
We believe we indulge in no extrav.
Agant euiogy when we say that no
more capable or popular Speaker
ever occupied the chair in this State. {"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Death of q U, 8. conaui.

NEW YORK, May IA cable des-
patch conveys the intelligence of the
death of Henry Sawyer, for % wears
consul of the u. S. at Paramaribo, in
the colony of Surinam, South Ameri-
ca. The immediate cause of his death
was an injury received a rev days
before, at the hands of a sailor, of
whom, in his official capacity, SAWYER
had been called upon to take cogni-
zance. The sailor struck him O blow
and otherwise maltreated him, infliot-
ing such internal injuries as to result
in hemorrhage and death. At the
time Scmmes was in command of tn Q
privateer Sumpter, he put in at Surf
nam for coal and supplies. SAWYER
quietly bought up all the coal in the
city SO that the Rebel commander was
unable to get a lump. A planter of
fered to furnish Semmes with quan.
tity which he had on his seashore cs-
tate, whereupon Sawyer hired all the
scows and boats in the harbor, so that
Semmes was obliged to use his own
boats to coal up with. The conse-
quence was that Semmes was detain-
ed in the harbor for upwards of a
week, whereas he intended to remain
only few hours. In the meantime
Sawyer despatched message to U.
5. steamer, then lying at Cayenne,
but the cowardice or treachery of the
allowed the Sumpter to
escape to sea again and the comman-
der was subsequently cashicred for
his conduct.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
The Proclamation


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 5.-Objec-
tions to the postponing Of the extra
session of Congress have all been
waived and the following was issued
this afternoon:
BY the President of the United
States Of Amc,Ica-A Proclamation
The final adjournment
of the Forty-fourth Congress without
making the usual appropriations for
the support of the army for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1878, presents
an extraordinary occasion requiring
the President to exercise the power
vested in him by the Constitution to
convene the Houses of Congress in
anticipation of the day fixed by law
for their next meeting: now there
fore, l, Rutherford B. Hayes, Presi-
dent of the United States, do, by yir-
tue of the power to this end in me
vested by the constitution, convene
both Houses of Congress to assemble
at their respective chambers at IL
o'clock noon, on Monday, the 18th
day of October next, then and there
to consider and determine such meas
ures as in their wisdom, their duty.
and the welfare of the people may
seem to demand.
In witness whereof have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this 9th day of May, in the year of
our Lord 1877, and independence of
the United States of America the one
hundred and first. (Signed)
By the President: II. B. HAYES.
VIM. M. EvARTs, Sec. of State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
A Remarkable Case Of Jaw Dis
location.
From the GAINESVILLE (wis.) Gazette.

Over two months ago young lady
at Monroe went to dental Office to
get tooth extracted, and during the
operation the lower jaw was dislo-
Gated. The misfortune prevented her
from either speaking or eating any
solid food, and besides it was the
cause of intense pain. Physicians
were summoned, but for some time
none knew the true nature of the
case. After several weeks had pass
ed, one of the physicians of Monroe
gave it as his opinion that the jaw
was dislocated. Upon this discovery
council of physicians was called,
and the best means of re-setting the
jaw was discussed. 1t was decided
to put the unfortunate young lady
under the influence of an@sthetics,
and make an attempt to repair the
injury. This failed, and q second at
tempt was made, which likewise failed.
As last resort q physician from this
city was called, and ON Wednesday
evening he went to Monroe to exam
inc the patient, and at once conclud-
ed to administer anasthetics, and
make third trial to reset the jaw.
1t had been dislocated sixty-three
days. and consequently he worked
under what might be considered dis.
couraging circumstances. The Doc.
tor went to work, however, with q
skill and confidence which showed
that he meant success, and in three
minutes after the an@sthetics were
administered the jaw was put in
place without serious difficulty, and
when the Doctor left the patient, she
was in happy condition and will
soon recover from the effects Of the
long and terrible dislOcation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Toledo Democrat. Every night he
visited the revival meeting lat the
First Presbyterian Church, and look
ed intently up at the rostrum as if
drinking in every word that the Evan
gelist said. Friday night the minis
ter, seeing his earnestness, said to
him: "My friend, are you a Chris
tian?" "No sir" was the reply. "You
seem to be always looking toward the
rostrum with great eagerness. l
hope an interest has Weakened in your
heart" 81 am just waiting to see
what that man up there in the choir
with the blonde moustache and pro-
jecting teeth will decide to do" "Ah
my dear sir" said the pastor, "you
must not wait till your friends come
to Christ. You must act for your
self. You must embrace your Saw
Jour whether any one else does or
not" ooh that ain'tit. You see that
man always gets religion at every re-
vival, and / am just laying low for
him to come forward and say that he
has a change Of heart, so that can
stand at the door when he comes out
and ask him to pay me that $40 he
owes me before he has q chance to
backslide." The minister turned sad
| lv away
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
OLD BRIGHAM.


NEW YORK, May ga Salt Lake
dispatch states that the feeling arous-
ed throughout the United States, by
the testimony at John ID. Lees trial,
relative to the Mountain Meadows
massacre, has led the Latter Day
Saints to apprehend the arrest of
Brigham Young, and other heads of
the church, accused of sanctioning the
commission of that horrible crime,
and the Saints have determined to re-
sist any movement against Brigham
Young, by federal authority, and to
this end they are secretly arming and
drilling. Orders have been private
ly issued by the military commanders
Of the famous Nauvoo Legion requir-
ing that organization to be in readi-
ness for active service on the 2lst Of
the present month. Night meetings
and drills are going on in Salt Lake
itself, and it is reported that Brigham
Young asserted within the last few
days, that the Mormons, who have
been driven so often and so far, will
be driven no longer. Four boxes of
brecch loading rifles were shipped
last week to the southern settlements
from the cooperative store at Salt
Lake City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
THE FALL OF KARs,

Turkey has suffered a great disas-
ter by the fall of Kars. TWAS armed
with Krupp's one hundred-ton guns,
and was regarded as one of the
strongest Of the Turkish Notifications.
This leaves the way open to the
Bosphorus on the south of the Black
Sea, and it would not be astonishing
II the Russians should be laundering
before the gates of Constantinople in
side of ninety days.
It remains to be seen whether the
great powers will allow the balance
Of power to be disturbed by the ex.
pulsion of the Turk from Europe, and
the establishment of the seat Of Rus
sian power at Constantinople. For
disguise it as you may, that is the OBJ
jective point of Russia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Last week a gentleman of this city
had occasion to write note of re-
commendation for . certain party to
friend in another part of the city.
Being in a hurry to catch train he
merely scribbled on a card. "Treat
him like a trump" and said that he
would Insure every courtesy ON the
part of the friend. The bearer of
Of the card called that afternoon at
the place of business of the person adj
dressed apd presented the card. The
latter glanced oyer It, recognized the
and read the message as
follows: "Treat him like q tramp"
The next moment he had the astonish-
ed visitor by the back Of the neck,
and, before the latter could say a
word, he was bounced clear out to
the curbstone, and the door banged in
his face. There have since been ex-
plapatiops made all around.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
AdventUreo Of q Corpso,

On April 6 railway porter in
Cambridge, Eng, after suffering from
a sudden attack of acute bronchitis,
apparently died, and his remains
were laid out and placed in q coffin.
His mother had given him sleeping
draught to alleviate the severity Of
the spasms of coughing, and as the
collapse was so sudden it occurred to
the Coroner that it would be expedi-
ent to postpone the burial and to hold
an inquest. He accordingly wrote a
note to the attending physician, ask
ing for his opinion. The physician
did not think we'll of it; it was case
of asthmatic bronchitis and valvular
disease of the heart Of long standing ;
the disease was incurable, and sud-
den death was very natural, and there
was no necessity for an inquest. The
Coroner finally determined to hold
no inquest, but would not permit
the remains to be inferred. The cor.
respondence had occupied several
days. The porter had died on Fri.
day, it was now Tuesday the mourn
ers were in the chamber Of death
suddenly, to the CONSERVATION of the
mother and the physician, and to the
amazement of all the friends, the
corpse sat up, shook himself, yaWned
jumped out of the coffin, and took 9
chair in the center of the group. A
man who can escape from pestleG
poisons, dissecting knives and grave
diggers' shovels, and get out Of hi
coffin on the fourth day, need never
say die,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
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LATEST WAR VIEWS.
FOREIGN.

MANCHESTER, May 5.-The Guar
dian gives great prominence to the
following:
Information reaches us from trust
worthy quarter that Austria has de-
termined as precautionary measure
to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to present arrangement
the movements of troops for that pur-
pose will begin in a fortnight.
LONDON, May 5.-Thomas Carlyle
in q letter to the Times on the Eastern
question says rumors prevail that
Disraeli despite the Queens neutrali-
ty proclamation intends to send an
English fleet to the Baltic, or do some
other feat which shall compel Rus
STA to declare war against England.
Latterly the rumor has shifted from
the Baltic and become still more sin
lister, on the eastern side of the scene
where the feat is contemplated, that
will force not Russia only but all Eu-
rope to declare war against us. This
latter he says has come to be known
as an indisputable fact. He advises
taking charge of the route to India,
steering clear of copartnery with the
Turks. England should feel it an ig-
nominy to be connected with such
Turks whose only hope is that of his
being conquered by the Russians and
drilled into learning himself to be
governed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

acts of hostility committed by Turks
against Roumanian ports and open
towns on the Danube and their peace
able inhabitants, and Roumanian ves-
sells and said in consequence Of the
aggressive attitude of Turkey the
Roumania government will display
not only the foresight but also the
energy which both chambers Of the
legislature have prescribed. I for
see, however, with sorrow, that mod
Grafton will be of no avail and that
we must meet force by force, as it is
our duty to defend our country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The Chicago Tribune is outraged
that Col. Geo. II, Butler has been APP
pointed Special Mail Agent .and as
signed to duty in the Black Hills dis
trict. '3@ fsii5 &
Colonel Butler is nephew of Gen.
eral Butler and it turns out that he
was nominated on the recommends
tions of Sunset Cox, Congressman
Sayler and Senator Dorsey of Arkan-
sas, the two former, democratic can
didates for Speaker, and the latter a
carpet bag Senator from Arkansas.
The charges against Butler are that
while Consul General at Cairo he got
into drunken brawl on the streets,
and for this and other misconduct was
recalled by Grant. He was husband
of the famous Rose Eytinge, who pro-
cured divorce from him recently on
her charge Of brutality and drunken
ness against him.
He is very brilliant newspaper
writer however, having been long
connected with Wilkes Spirit of the
Times and other papers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

A SAD DEATH.-Thursday's Inter-
Ocean brings the painful intelligence
of the death of Mr.. VIM. g. Kent, for
merly well known citizen of Des
MONIES. The article says: "Mr. Will
liam c. Kent the well knowndealer in
blooded cattle, died at his residence
near Central Park, Tuesday night,
under circumstances of the most pain
full character. A week ago Monday
night, feeling i'll, he went to the pan
try to get some brandy, but by mis-
take drank glass of corrosive subli-
mate. The efforts Of his physicians
proved Intellectual to save him, and on
Tuesday evening he breathed his last.
Mr.. Kent was in the 4lst year Of his
age. The funeral was to take place
yesterday.-State Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
with the war.
A STEAMSHIP EXPLOSION
Only One Man Survives to Tell
the Sad Story.

New YORK, May S.-The steamship
Russia arrived, to-day, and reports
boarding the steamer Sidoman, on
May Cd, making for Bristol by sail
with the cook, Robert Hutchison on
board, being the sole survivor of an
explosion OF the steamers port boiler.
His life was only saved by careful
treatment by the surgeon of the Rus
STA. He says the steamship had sud-
denly stopped, then started again and
then stopped second time, where.
upon Captain Edwards went below
to investigate and almost immediate.
ly an explosion occurred. Hutch.
son was badly hurt about the head
The fatally wounded were unable Ia
speak though retaining consciousness
All died before the steamer fell in
with the steamship China. The dead
were buried in three installments
Hutchinson has been cautioned by the
agent Of the Anchor Line not to
make any statements at present.
The Grand Jury, to-day, made q
presentment charging the Supervis.
ing Inspector and assistants with
negligence, inefliciency and inexper.
fence, which caused the death OF
three persons by the falling of the
postoffice roof. Nobody is held in.
dividually responsible, but a thor.
ough inspection of the building il
recommended by the committee OF
experts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
SulCl D "a.

William s. Pearsons, in a fit of men
tai alteration, caused by business
troubles, cut his throat with pocket
knife, at Stuart and bled to death.
A daughter of John P. Bently,
drowned herself in Indian creek, near
Deer Grove, Story county, few days
since.
Sana Beeler, at Clay Grove, Lee
county, hung himself. Ill-health and
the dumps the cause.
The wife of Chris Anderson, o shoe
maker, at DeSoto, Allamakee county,
took poison. 1t is not decided wheth-
er it was q case of suicide or murder.
A few days ago, one John Smock,
formerly Township Treasurer, of
Lancaster, o., arrived at Clermont,
Fayette county. He was soon follow
ed by detectives, and arrested last
Thursday and while in Jail, waiting
removal to Ohio, cut his throat. but
the act was discovered and the suici-
dial attempt frustrated.
This completes the record of nine
teen suicides in this State the past
three weeks.