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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
ACedar Rapids Incident.

The city of Cedar Rapids is reput-
ed for its rapid growth in material
wealth, its people, and for their enter
prise and public spirit, as lately shown
by its boulevard presently to be built
between that city and Marion. 1t is
also noted for its fine and costly
churches, and for its charitable socie-
ties, and the influence welded by
them in the cause of morality and
religion, and against vice and crime.
A few days since committee of la
dies of one of her charitable societies
and the wives of her most grave
and reverend seigniors, called upon
q lady of that city, with the laudable
intent to deliver to her few pious
tracts explanatory ofthe eighth chap
ter of Proverbs, and kindly admon-
ish her that "Her house is the way to
hell" etc. Being kindly and court
eously admitted into her beautiful
parlors, the spokeswoman entered at
once upon the theme dear to her
heart, and one of the ladies casually
took up and began to look at some of
the ornaments of beauty and virtu
that lay on the comfortable near her,
when her emotion became SO violent
ct something there seen that the other
ladies began to examine the Orna-
ments, and soon found something that
moved them wonderfully, and they
all moved their feet away from that
place with rapidly that would have
done honor to a Weston. Whether
their liege lords were in any manner
connected with what they there dis
covered deponent saith not, but the
next day, said lords had generally
met with some accident. One Of them
had been carrying his grandchild on
his back, and had fallen with his face
on the gravel walk. Another had
stick fly up and hit him in the face,
and q third had his head tied up
Chicago Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

THE Keokuk Gate CITY, heretofore
q thick and thin supporter of the
Presidents policy, speaking of the
Presidents last order, has the follow
ing editorial in its issue of to day,
which is worthy of notice as COM
ing from the ablest champion of the
policy in the State:
3At first blush this looks as absurd
as to say that church officials. from
Pope to Deacon, should have nothing
to do with church management, be-
cause they hold Office. Again it seems
so palpablc an infringement of a
plain right of every citizen, that in
dependent and plucky officials would
be inclined to say to Mr.. President I:
Take the Office hold away if you
want to do so but you cannot take
from me my right to do as please, as
to my political conduct Hayes is
President, but he interferred to get
Stanley Matthews into the Senate.
He has given the French Mission to
Gov. Noyes because he is fit for it
and great deal more because he
managed Hayes candidacy at Cincin-
natl. lie gave Cabinet position to
Carl Schurz because Schurz is fit for
it, and q great deal more because he
campaigned for Hayes. He made
Fred. Douglass Marshal of the Dis
trict of Columbia because he is fit for
it, and great deal more that the APP
pointment might strengthen the ad-
miuiafrafinn Q tn ifs Sn1Ifhnrn nOlicy
It is clear that the President does not
keep out Of managing in politics
yet, if it is wrong in any federal
official, it is wrong in the President.
The rule he has made strikes us as
,finical, impracticable aud largely alb
surd.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
ritans and Men.

"Blessed are the meek" exelaimt
the voice of inspiration, but can q mar
be meek with q consciousness that q
dreaded monster is consuming his vi.
tails. We are not race OF Titans. A
Prometheus might stand chained to the
torturing rock with vulture perpet-
ually gnawing At his liver, and his
face ever wear heroic and even meek
endurance. But Prome,heus has loft
no descendent. With vultures dds.
ease) consuming his liver, the modern
man makes himself and everyone
around him miserable. Frctful gloomy
hypochondriacal, he sees the world and
lie all on the wrong side-the dark
side-and wherever dare TO aeset that
there is sunny side, he regards as an
enemy, or at best, mocker Of his i'm
sginary woes. Unlike the mythical
Titan, the victim of disease lie not sue
c0rless. There is an arm to rescue-a
balm to cleanse and heal. As RENEE
dies for this most depressing of oil
diseases.-"Liver Complaint,"-none
are moro efficient or popular than DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The Pei
lets effectually remove the effste and
poisonous matter, while the Medical
Discovery imparts strength and health
to the entire system. They are sold
J by druggists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
A Father Suspected Of Having
Murdered His Son.

There is great excitement in Man.
chester, Delaware county. Iowa, over
the fact that German named John
Feltes is strongly suspected of hav.
ing murdered, or in some way caused
the death of, his son Peter, in the
month of May, 1876.
Early in the spring of 1876, Mr..
Feltcs purchased a fine farm about
six miles north Of Manchester, and
moved onto the same. In the month
of May his oldest son, Peter, aged
about IL years, was missing, and lie
told some of the neighbors that the
boy had gone away to school. And
some of the younger children made
some remarks about the absence OF
Peter that led some of the neighbOrf
to think that something was wrong.
But in the Autumn Mr.. Feltes sold out
and moved into Dubuque county,
near Dyersville, and SO the matter
was dropped. But after reaching
Dyersville, from some remarks made
by Feltes, especially when partially
intoxicated, the neighbors suspected
all was not right in regard to Peters
absence.
During the time Feltes lived in the
vicinity of Manchester, he lost q
younger child, which he buried on his
farm, and one day last week he went
to Manchester and took the body away
and buried it in cemetery. He also
went to Manchester on the night Of
the Goth inst, and some suspected his
object was to remove the body Of Pc
ter, and he was watched and follow
ed. He went to the farm he former
ly occupied and dug up the body Of
Peter, which was buried in . low
slough, and had neither coffin nor
box to cover it; in fact, no protection
except the clothes he had on when ne
was put in the hole dug for the body's
reception. A bullet hole was found
in the skull over the right eye, and
the bullet was found in the back part
of his skull. The right side of his
skull was also broken, apparently
from a severe blow. Feltes has been
arrested and is now in custody.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

Wapello county israpidly outgrow-
ing the capacity of the Court House.
This fact was plainly apparent at the
Republican meeting last Saturday,
when half the people desiring to at
tend had to be turned away, while
the delegates were crowded and suf-
located almost beyond the point of en-
durance.
Our court House was built nearly
a quarter of a century.ago and when
our population was not one quarter
what it is at present.
For years it has, in its audience or
court room, been too small to acorn
modate the court, lawyers, and spec
tators, on any occasion which excited
public interest, while the Offices are
neither safe enough, or fit enough to
properly accommodate the business of
a county containing nearly 10000
population.
OF course we are not in favor of
inaugurating the project of taxing
the people to build new Court
House until such times as they are
favored with crops and prosperity.
But it is nevertheless worthy to be
considered by the people of town
and county, that the time is speedily
coming when we must have Court
House built to properly accommodate
the people of such county as Wap-
clio is.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
CRIME.
Lavvlessnsss Rampant In Kentucky
Fiehs BstW ecnf GueFlllas and . Wig.

Lavvless ness Rampant In Kentucky
Fl9hs BetW cent GueFlllas and . Wig.
ilancs Committee, Etc
CINCINNATI, o., June 20.-A special
to the Cincinnati Gazette from Vance,
burg, KY, tells Of pitched battle
fought on Laurel Creek, Lewis Coun-
ty, KY, between the Vigilance Com
mittee, variously estimated at from
twenty-five to seventy-five strong,
under command Of George w. Samp-
son, and an equal force under COM
mand of the notorious George Under
wood. q guerrilla in the late war.
Some horses had been stolen from
Sampson, wherenpon he organized q
Vigilance Committee and started in
pursuit of the suspected offenders,
and overlook them at Laurel, seven
teen miles in the interior among the
Kinniconic Mountains. Fire was
opened directly, and Underwood was
wounded in the head, Alexander PEN
dleton in tile hip, and others various
ly estimated in number from five to
nine, killed or wounded. Later re-
ports say Underwood was killed. I'm.
derwood is said to be cousin OF
Lieutenant Governor Underwood.
His gang is thoroughly equipped and
aggressive. No warrants have been
issued for the arrest of any parties.
CINCINNATI. O., June 2O.-The
Coroner's jury in the case of Nicholas
Oschuer, who was killed in Ludlow
KY, last night, returned a'verdict OF
justifiable homicide, killed while re.
sisting officers of the law. 1t is said
that some of the jury belonged to the
crowd that shot him. The friends Of
Oschuer have formed themselves in
to military company, and say If thu
authorities do not go back of tn,
verdict of the Coroner's jury, they
will. On the opposite side the friend
of the City Marshal have also assemb
led with arms, and have been drilling
tonight. The Mayor is APPARENT!
powerless to do anything. He ha
issued his proclamation requestin,
the citizens to observe the peace, ant
stating that unless order is restored
he will call on the militia of the Stat
to enforce it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
Iowa University.

The closing exercises of the State
University, at Iowa City, occurred on
Thursday. A special telegram to the
Chicago Times, says:
"There was a great crowd in at
tendance, and each speaker was the
recipient of showers of boquets. The
master Grafton was delivered by Rev.
Dennis Murphy, of Oskaloosa. When
the degrees and prizes had been con-
ferred, President Thachcr took the
platform. saying he would deliver
his own valedictory, and in very
bitter speech he presented his resig-
nation. No notice whatever had been
given of this matter, and scene OF
great confusion followed. He read a
letter from the Board of Regents
stating in effect that, by reason of his
ill health, the Board would accept his
resignation. He declares the letter
had been sent to him without consul.
tation, and was an entire surprise
The Board has selected G. W. Slagle
of Fairfield, temporary President
The whole affair causes great COM
motion here, and the general feeling
of the public is that all has not been
told"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
The New Bow.

The other day email boy arrived
in Detroit, from Eaton county, with
view of becoming a boot-black and
a gamin. They called him q "hard
nut" out there, but yet he was very
innocent lad compared to the Post
Office gang. The boys here received
him kindly, posted him as we'll as
they could, and yesterday morning he
was found in Moffat's alley, as white
as sheet, and looking like death on
a pale horse.
"You'ye been trying to learn to
chew tobacco, have you p asked the
officer who discovered him.
II only c-chewcd up one plug" re-
piled the lad as his teeth knocked to-
gether. I think what ais me is the
smell of those brick buildings, and
the sight of SO much sidewalk. /
wish 1 was b-back on f-farm !"--
Detroit Free Press.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
The Mobile Register is one of the
few leading journals of the South.
Speaking of Garfield, Of Ohio, the
Reujsfes. says.

THE Mobile Register is one of thu
few leading journals of the South
Speaking of Garfield, Of Ohio, the
Register says:
He must understand that everything
connected with Mr.. Hayes admins
tration is trade. The President
honestly imagined, when he sold out
the solid south to the democratic par.
ty, that large portion of our white
people would be SO grateful to him
for doing his duty, as to cause gen.
eral smash-up in the democratic lines.
This idea was pretty general at the
North, where party principles are
born to-day and die tomorrow, but
the truth is, that men like Mr.. Hayes
and Gen. Garfield do not understand
the Southern people. They vainly
imagined that putting that poor su.
perfuity, Key, in the Cabinet, would
result in the capture of many demo.
Gratis. On the contrary, however
what little influence Key had before
he consented to sit in the market
place with hands tied behind his back
with chains Of gold, disappeared at
once. The surrender of Louisiana and
South Carolina to Nichols and
Hampton presents for Hayes as pitt
able spectacle as does the peripatetic
superfuity Of the postoffice. The
President acknowledged the cloud
upon his title. He stands pilloricd
in history as a fraud. He had heard
Of the philosopher who had attempt
ed to choke the dog to death with
butter, and he bethought him that he
would unbar the door, let in the saw
age animal, choke him with butter,
and then fasten the collar on his
neck.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
United states wheat Crop

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Thc june
report of the Department of Agricul-
ture, indicates better prospects than
usual for wheat. The report of June
1876, made an average for the country
ID per centum below standard of nor.
NAL condition and subsequent returns
of the condition and yield were still
lower, forecasting the scarcity which
has occurred. The average for win
ter and spring wheat together is, this
year, 100, winter wheat being above
that figure and spring wheat below it
Two hundred and seventy-sever
counties report winter wheat in full
normal condition, 400 above 100, and
1873 below it. Of spring wheat coun
ties 80 report 100, II above 100 and 81
below. State averages are as fol
lows: Maine 1Ol, New Hampshire
1O2, Vermont lO2, Massachusetts, 100
Rhode Island 100, Connecticut 1O3
New York 10S, New Jersey 100
Pennsylvania SO, Delaware 81, Mary
land 103, Virginia 100. North Carroll
ma 100, South Carolina 81, Georgi,
1O8, Florida 100, Alabama sc, Missis
sippi 1O7, Louisiana 1O3, Texas ITO
Arkansas LOG, Tennessee 81, West Vir
ginia l07, Kentucky 10s, Ohio llJ
Michigan LOO, Missouri ITO, Indians
l12, Kansas, 80, Illinois los, Nebrask,
lO3, Wisconsin 81, California 50, Min
nesota IS, Oregon 100, Iowa lO2.
Returns from California indicat,
half of a full croD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

Tho Resolutions and Substitute.
1t will be noticed that in the pro-
ceedings of the Republican county
convention, on the 23d inst, the CON-
mittee reported set of resolutions,
and that there was minority report
in the shape of a substitute, to the las,
three resolutions as reported by the
committee. The adoption of the
substitute would be at variance with
the sentiments, in the main, as pre-
sented in the resolutions, and the
convention was obliged to make a
selection between the two. The COM
mittee's report seemed preferable,
and SO it was adopted. We have
no doubt but that the convention
would have sustained an additional
resolution, which would have declar:
ed a belief by the convention in the
Presidents honesty Of purpose in his
southern policy. Had this sentiment
been presented in an additional reso-
luton, and not as substitute for
those of the committee, we do not
question at all its passage. The con-
vention, however, evinced AN earnest
desire and determination to avoid all
allusion to whatever of difference
existed among republicans as to
President Hayes Southern policy and
regarded it as totally unworthy of
being made an issue in the party. 1t
was this feeling which led the conven-
ton to SO resolve as to ignore all SEM
blance of introducing it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
VEGETINE

Strikes at he root OF disease by purifying the
blood. restoring the liver and kidneys to healthy
action, Inyigofating the nervous system.
Negetine
Is not vile, nansenua compound which simply
plirgcs the bowels, hut n safe pleasant remedy
which - surc 10 purify the blood, and thereby
restore the health.
Vegetine
Is now prescribed in eases Of Scrofula and other
diseases of the blood by many Of the best phy.
siclans, owing to its great success in curing all
diseases of this nature.
Vegetine
Does not deceive myaids into false hopes by
purgihg and creating u fictitious appetite but
assists nature in clearing and purifying the
whole system, leading The patient gradually 10
perfect health.
Vegctine
Was looked upon as an experiment for some
timo by some of our best physicians but those
most ulcretnlons i'll regard 10 its merit are now
It's most ardent friends and supporters.
Vegetine
Says a Boston physician, "has 10 equal as a
blood pnriief. Hearing Of its many wonderful
cures, after all other remedies had failed WIS.,
tied the laboratory and convinced myself of its
genuine merit. IL II prepared from barks, roots
aud herbs, each of Which is highly elective and
they are compounded in such a manner as to
produce astonishing rcsults.'
Negctino
Is acknowledged and recommended by physi.
clans and npothecalies to be The best purifier
and cleanser Of tho blood yet discovered, aud
thousands speak in its praise who have been
restored 10 health.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
eeeua,,cAs counryr,cxer.

The great fire at st. Johns, New
Brunswick, has annihilated from ST.
100000 to Sl6,OO0,00O worth of prop
erty. On this there is, say S5,OOO,OCO
of insurance, and next comes another
strain upon insurance companies like
that following the Chicago and Boston
fires. To-day much of the insurance
of the country may be considered
doubtful, as it is impossible to tell
what companies are able to meet this
extraordinary loss.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
-Four Fast Trotters.

Goldsmith Msid was bred by John
B. Decker of Sussex county, N. j. /:
foaled in 1857. Sired by Edsell's
Hambletonian afterwards sold in
kentucky and named Alexander's
Abdallah, by Mambrino by improved
Messenger. Mr.. Decker sold the
Maid unbroken to harness at eight
years old for $3.50. She soon after
passed into the hands of Alden Gold
smith for $3.50, who named and train.
ed her for trOtting. In 1865 she trot-
ted her first race, and won her maid
en- race in three straight heats, best
time 2 :36. In 1865 she started twice
and scored two victories, best time
2 40. In 1867 she won six races in
the spring campaign, and in October
was sold to Budd Doble and Bar.
ney Jackman for $4,000 dollars; af-
ter this purchase she scored one VIC
tory and got record of 2:28. In
1868 she trotted IL races, winning 8
and got a record of 2 :22H. In 1869
she trotted Is races, winning eight
events and lowering her score to
2 :19I, trotting three consecutive
heats below 2:2O, q performance I'M
paralleled in the history of trotting.
In 1870, Henry N. Smith. her pres
ent owner, purchased this wonder OF
the world for $4,000 and started in
IL races. She was beaten only once
by Lady Thorn. In 1871 she trotted
in Is races without losing heat, and
made the fastest time on record 2 IL.
In 1872 she started in IL ra-
ces, winning eight and got a
record Of 2 :1694. In 1873 she trot-
ted IL races, beaten only once by Lucy.
In 1874 she started in 10 races and
triumphed over all that dared to OPP
pose her march, and scored the aston
ishing victory over nine in 2 Ia. In
1875 she won 5 out of 6 races, and
started in several public trials of
speed, beaten once by Lulu. In 1876
she started "A times, being beaten on
ly once by Smuggler, repeating her
record against time in 2 IA and at 20
years old stands a miracle among
the trotting prodigies Of her day.
Lulu stands second on the record
with 2 is marked to her credit. She
was foaled in 1863, sired by Alexan-
der's Norman, dam Kate Crockett by
imported Hooton. Alexander's Nor
man was by Morse's Grey Norman,
he by trotting French horse from
Canada. The dam of the Morse
horse was by Ogden's Messenger. So
that Lulu has royal blood in her
veins on both sides of the house.
Smuggler, the hero Of trotting
stations, stands third on the list of
wonderful trotting prodigies, with .
record of 2:l514. He was sired by
Blanco, by young Cadmus, by old
Cadmus, by American Eclipse.
Mambrino Gift stands second to
Smuggler ON the roll of honor
among trotting stations, and is q
dangerous customer for any of the
monarchs of the stud to meet in bat
tie on the race course, on account of
his reliable temper, natural trotting
speed and great endurance. Owned
by Nye & Foster Flint, Michigan
Michigan Farmer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
HURRYING OVER.
The Russians Getting Over the
Danube I'm Haste.
A British Force of Twenty
Thousand EnrOute to
the HupZ Canal.
After Six Days Of Desperate
Fighting sulieman and Ali
Pasha Form a Junction,
But In Doing 30 They Lose 1000
Men-Reported Defeat Of q RUS
sian Division In Asia
RUssIA's REQUIREMENTS.

KUSslAS REQUIREMENTS.
New YORK, June 22.-Russia will
propose the temporary occupation Of
Constantinoplc, undertaking to evac-
uate the Turkish Capital on receiving
indemnity for their expenses Of war
and proposes guarantees that the re-
forms proposed for the administers
ton of Turkish provinces shall be
faithfully carried into operation.
Any proposition involving sacrifice
of Turkish maratime force in the
Black Sea will be rejected by Great
Britain. The question of temporary
occupation of Constantinople has
been discussed at several Cabinet
Councils already without in any in.
stance coming to decision.
AN ARRANGEMENT
has been effected by which England
with the consent of the Khedive and
in opposition to the Sultan shall oc-
cupy Egypt. England to settle the
time when the movement shall begin.
A British force is already told for
occupation and will be under COM
mand of General Sir Thomas Steele
It will consist of 10000 men. Not
only are the troops ready but camp
and all other necessary arrangement
have been made in Egypt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

LONDON, June 23.-The Montene-
grin official accounts admit that Sui
ieman Pasha and Ali Saib's forces
have formed junction, but say that
this result was only accomplished
after six days hard fighting, in which
the Tnrk lost 000 mon
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

CoNsTANTINoPLE, June pa tele.
gram from Munkhtar Pasha states
that the Turks attacked on the Goth
inst. Russian division encamped al
Hiliatz. The fight lasted until night.
fall. The Russian division was cut in
two and fled in disorder.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27
CaStoriia.

A 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,.
Pitchers Castoria is particularly Recommended
for children. II destroys worms, assimlates the
food and allows natural sleep. Very eflcacious.
In Group, and for children Tcething. For Colds.
Feveiishnes,, Disorders of the Bowels, and
Stomach Complaints, nothing is so effective. 1t
is as pleasant to take honey, costs but IS cents
and can be had Of any Druggist.
This is one OF many testimonials;
"CoRNwALI. Lebanon Co. Ia, March II, "a,
"Dear SRI have used your Castoria in my
practice for some time. ! lake great pleasure in
recommending ii TO the profession as a safe, reia.
Bile and agreeable medicine. 1t is particl' arly
adapted 10 children where the repugnant taste Of
Castor Oil Tenders it SO difficult to administer.
Il. A. ENDERS, NJ. ID.
Mothers who try Castorla will find that they
can sleep nights. and that their babies will be
healthy.
j. b. ROSE Co, New York.
May 81 3mw