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The Portland daily press., 1877-11-01
DISSOLUTIONS.
Dissolution of CO-Partnershin.

UfSSOINtIOH Oh CO.FaFtneFShIp.
NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
and George Waterhouse. both of said Portland,
under the firm of M. S. Gibson & Co., was dissolved
consent. All debts owing to the said partnership
are to be received by the said M. s. Gibson and ali
debts outstanding against the said firm are to be
assumed by the said Gibson, and to be presented to
him for payment.
MONTGOMERY s. GIBSON,
GEORGE WATERHOUSE,
Oct30 do4
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-01
10 Let.
Furnished House to Let
House to Let,

TyHE lower part of house No. 232 Oxford Street,
Il containing all the modern improvements, gas
and Sebago. For particulars, apply to
j. B. PIKE,
oct6dH 81 Union Street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-01
TO Let.

prick HOUSE containing IS rooms Gas and Sc
- bago. So India street, now occupied by DR..
Ordway. Possession given Nov. 81 Apply to
JAMES h. LUNT & Co., Druggists,
oc23dtf 5A6 Congress street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-01
To Let.

HOUSE No. II North Street; arranged for two
IL families; up stairs and down; immediate
possession given. Apply to
N. S. GARDINER,
augl6dtt No, % Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-01
House to Let.

I'm New Cumberland St. A new cottage house, z
~ rooms, bath and modern conveniences, to let
furnished OF unfinished. Possession given Nov. /.
Apply to A. M. Smith, 221 mmerciaI St., or F. G.
PATTERSON, 379I Congress st. oc26d2w
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
M1scfnkNG:
A DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
Isws Soil. Again DisgraceA BY . Csw
aHdly Mob-Msrc OF tho OrunaJ
County Hanging.
Marshall Times.

Marshall Times
The Times yesterday made mention
of a lynching outrage in Grundy
county. 1t appears to be one of the
most terrible, cowardly and inexcusa-
BILE of outrages and was committed
in Felix township, Grundy county,
about twenty miles north of here,
last Saturday night, that has ever
been committed in this state and is
unsurpassed by anything that has ev-
er been perpetrated in this country.
An armed masked gang took a man
named John Ecker from the custody
ofa constable, who held him under u
charge of an assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury, and
tied him hand and foot, gagged him
and then carried him about mile
and hung him and left him to die
Soon after they left he got loose his
hands and climbed up the rope, and
disengaged his head aud saved his
life. After getting loose he gave
himself up and said he wanted his
trial and was released upon the evil
dence on the part of the state alone.
The people in Grundy are in arms
over the matter and pronounce 1t q
willful. unproyokcd attempt at cool
blooded murder, and it is now be.
lieved that the information was filed
against Eckler by one of the gang so
as to disarm him, and thus enable
them to lynch him without danger.
No arr ests have been made, but de-
tectives are at work aud strong sus-
DiciOnS rnats unoN a man and his uoD
in-law, who resides in the neighbor-
hood, who have had trouble with
Ecker and were afraid of him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Big Snake 8torv.

'Napanoch" New York correspon-
dent of the Chicago Journal tells the
following snake story!
"Your readers have doubtless many
of them read the story now circulat-
ing through the press to the effect that
two fishermen few days ago, at q
point ON the Erie Railroad, near Port
Jervis, and not far from New York,
had a regular pitched battle with
rattlesnakes and killed nearly coo OF
them. The ''yarn" seemed 80 i'm
probable that the public here was not
disposed to credit it. But from what
l know Of the region, I am dispos-
ed to believe it. Last Summer I was
fishing in one Of the miniature lakes
on the Shawangunk Mountain range
few miles from the scene of this ex-
plot. My guide, whom know to be
truthful and reliable, pointed out to
me ledge of rocks, or cave-like fis-
sure, in which year ago this Spring
accidentally discovered a large num-
Der of rattlesnakes in dormant con-
dition. They had seemingly gather.
ed here from all over the mountain
and hibernated during the Winter
months. He procured a large stick
or cane and dispatched them without
difficulty. On completing his work
he counted them and found that he
had 1862 dead rattle e-snakes. The ledge
where they had congregated in the
previous Autumn was an isolated
spot, which the socially inclined rep
tiles doubtless supposed would be free
from the intrusion Of human foot
steps.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Senator kiykwood. .

We publish. to-day long letter
from Senator .Kirkwood, addressed
to the editor of the Davenport Gazette.
1t is evidently such letter as Mr..
Russell did not expect, yet it most un-
questionably voices the conviction of
nine-tenths Of the Republicans of
Iowa.
1t sensibly and wisely protests
against making the presidents policy
bone of contention in our approach
ing State convention; expresses con.
fidence in the honest intentions of
the president, in which all Rcpubli-
cans concur, and protests against the
abandonment of Packard, the legally
elected governor of Louisiana, which
all Republicans deplore.
The letter is just such plain, out
spoken document as all Iowa Repub-
licans expected from Senator Kirk
wood, and its publication at this time
will have a good effect.
We commend it to the careful pc
rusal of our readers who will find in
it substantially the views which the
COURIER has maintained from the
outset.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A Boys Trip Under a water.
whoAl.

A little son of James Chapman,
aged five years, had very narrow
escape from death lately. He was
playing on the embankment at the
lower end of Briggs pond, when he
slipped and fell into tho flume of the
old Oakum mill, and was carried
rapidly down the stream, being toss.
ed about by tho rushing waters like
q chip, 1t was thought that when he
reached the old wheel, his brains
would be dashed out against it, as the
space beneath was not large enough
to admit of his passing through. But
he shot under 1t like a fish, and went
under the bridge at Cedar srect, and
into the trough through which the
water is conducted to Smiths organ
factory. Here he succeeded in clutch
ing joist across the trough. where
he clung until he was rescued. His
first words, after he had been put in
. place Of safety, were: "Where's
my top?n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

in that State two persons claiming to
be the lawful Governor. Each of
them was supported by what claimed
to be lawful Legislature. Each had
behind him full list of State officers
and Supreme Court, all claiming to
hold their Offices lawfully. One of
these Governors" had by armed
force seized the Supreme Court room,
elected the judges claiming to
hold under the other "Governor,"
and installed his own judges. 1t
is well known that he had at his call
q large body Of we'll drilled and we'll
armed troops ready to do his bidding.
The other "Governor" held posses
sion Of the building used as State
House and containing the executive
Offices, had barricaded the building
and maintained it by defensive pur-
pose and armed force. The Consti-
tuition provides in substance, that the
United States shall protect each State
against domestic violence" on ap-
plication of the Legislature or of the
Executive when the Legislature can
not be convened, and, as I under
stand, Congress has by law devOlvcd
this constitutional duty on the Presi-
dent. Now, one of these "Goyern
ments" was lawful Government;
the other was usurpation. One of
the Governors was q lawful officer
the other was rebel. It was not the
case of an ordinary contested election,
where one person held the 0f}c6by q
prinG tacie title and the other con-
tested his right before the tribunal
provided for that purpose. There
were two antagonistic governments,
complete in all its parts, existing at
the same time In the same State.
There was not any tribunal provided
for such condition of affairs. One of |
the "Governors" and one of the
"Legislatures" applied to the Presi- |
dent to protect 1t against the usurpa-
ton of the other. Now, without
touching the question which of these |
governments was the lawful one, if
the acts of setting up In State q |
usurping government against the
lawful one be domestic violence"
was 1t not the duty Of the President
to decide whether the Governor ma.
king the application was the lawful
one, and If he so found him to sus-
tain him? Ihave not examined this
question with such care as is necessary
to the formation of final opinion.
twill probably become my duty to
act upon it, and then, Of course, 1
must examine it as carefully as can
and decide It for myself. There are
other aspects Of the general question
Of the Presidents policy of great in
terest in the future. But / cannot
now discuss them. My health has
not been good for some time, and, al
though / am better than / was, still
prefer idleness to work.
s. j. KIRKWooD,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A Great saving

A telegram from Washington says
Secretary McCrary has saved the gov
ernment large amount of money by
annulling the completion of the new
war rDepartment building. The con-
tract was made several years ago.
and involved several million dollars.
Under q recent decision Of the Attor.
ney General the government cannot
make contract beyond a specific an.
preparation, and under that decision
Secretary McCrary decided that the
present contract for the War Depart.
ment building could not be extended
beyond the present fiscal year. La.
Dor and materials have been reduced
nearly 40 per cent. in price since the
original contract was made, SO that
Secretary McCrary was able to renew
the contract for the next fiscal year
at saving of about 33 per centum.--
1t Is expected that the building will
be completed about year hence.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A Modern Dogberry.

r1Vn Sn0 American ART journal.
"Good news, good news" said a
wagish friend as he entered our sane
tum the other morning?
"What now 2"
"The dog-days begin at once-by
act of the Board Of Aldermen. The
CANNES are to be cur-tailed All dogs
must pay q tax, or attacks will be
made on all dogs"
"How much?"
"a two-dollar tax, that is, too-dol-
orous for the dogs No more ca.
mines in the street unless attached by
a cord to show the cordial attachment
of their owners. Must be dressed, too
must wear muzzling'. The police
are to make cur-sory examination
they expect to find q ma -stiff about it.
and do not expect to find Bark-is viii.
lin, indeed they anticipate o dog-ged
resistance. No dog can escape unless
he has four wheels-unless his tail is
a-waggin'. can't tarry," he added,
seeing our hand approaching our pis.
tol pocket, "for tarriers are likely to
be shot, and become sky terriers"
And as he vanished through the
door he murmured:
"A little dog-g -gerel now and then,
is rciished by the best OF men,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

IN THE SWEET RY-AND-BH.
Cannot but be the happy thought %
the fortunate recipient Of the "RocKY
MOUNTAIN TOURIST" scans its wonder
fully attractive pages and peruses its
fascinating descriptions. Most beau.
tlfully embellished with new and
highly artistic cngravings, its letter.
press model of typographical rich.
ness, and the arrangement throughout
simply superb, the Rocky MOUNTAIN
TOURIST Is worthy of comparison with
Picturesque America or The Ald,ne.
II is written In gossipy, graphic style,
covering details Of the tour through
the garden of the Southwest Che Ar
kansas Valley, southern Kansas). to
the very heart Of the Alps Of America
tho Rocky Mountains. Jaunts are
made to all tho famous resorts Of Col
orado, the remarkable ruins, the
springs, the mines, and In short, to
every point Of interest to tourist, ar.
riculturAlish capitalist miner and In
valid. With the TOURIST, the SAN Ju.
AN GUIDE keeps fitting company, and
the two publications are mailed free
to Gil writing for one or both 20 T. J.
ANDERSON, Topeka Kansas,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

Ir Is not necessary to inform con-
stant readers OF the Chicago Tribune
that for five years past that paper has
persistently and maliciouely DETAINED
General Grant. 1t now says of him
and his defamers:
"Of course Grants military career
needs no vindication at this time to
justify the high honors he is receiving
at the hands Of the English people,
who rarely make mistakes in their
awards Of merit; but it is serious
reflection that there is even small
portion of the American people SO
malicious, envious and mean-spirited
as to encourage or tolerate the false
hoods and misrepresentation which
q few Of the pro- Rebels of the North
are still willing to print against the
hero of the war for tho Union
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
the wAYtrcoEs.

The scoundrelly legislature of South
Carolina, under the lead of that prince
of scoundrels and liars, Wade Hamp'
ton, recently ousted Judge Carpenter
of the 9Th (Columbia) district, and
yesterday they elelected Gen. J. d
Kcrshaw, a Confederate Corps Com
mander, in his place.
Carpenter was elected without op.
position receiving the united vote Of
both parties, and the only pretext we
have noticed for his summary and
illegal removal, was, the fact that he
was Republican, and that it was i'm.
portant to have the Judicial seat OF
the capital district Of the palmetto
State, filed by one of the pure rebel
chevalry.
And oil this is going on in State
which has forty thousand Republican
majority and which elected Chamber.
lain and Hayes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Peter coopar as q currarox nooto,

Peter Cooper AZ Currency Doctor.
New YORK, June 8.-Peter Cooper,
candidate for President Of the United
States, at the lRt election, has just
addressed long open letter to Presi-
dent Hayes, criticizing the past finan-
cial policy of the Government and al
90 marking out the proper course, In
his opinion, to be pursued in the flu
ture. Cooper begins his letter with
these words: "Allow me to offer you
my heartfelt thanks for the wise and
independent course you have adopted
in the discharge Of the responsible
and difficult duties that you have
been called upon to perform"
Cooper argues that our national
currency must be made receivable
for all purposes throughout the
country and inter-convertible with
three per cent Government bonds.
Such currency would have been
worth more to the American people
than all tho gold mines that have ever
been discovered on the Continent of
America. He advises that silver be
withdrawn from circulation and used
in the purchase Of foreign bonds, the
fractional paper currency to be re-
yived. t lafss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
REPUBLICAN STATE coMvEM.
To0M

PlnN
The TMenty-hrst Annual State Convention o.
Des Moines, ON
wRnNrsnAy..Jr Jr1NE q. 1s77. :.
for the purpose ofmaking the following nomlna
lions:
Une candi9ate Tor Goyernor:
One ior sor II Public
atfuction.
One candidate for Supreme Judge.
The ratio OF representation viii be, one delegate
for each county "a the state and in addition there
TO- one delegat4 for each 200 votes or fraction over
State, at the general election in 1870,
w.r.llo county IA entitled TO IA delegates, Ap-
" .o u..S.rs 20 w.....
prnooee 10, Davis y, Jasper 40 ncoAuA Aos ssuss'
Ia H. Marion H. Monroe 8. The total number
- ooN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A Present to haves

WAsHINGToN, June Tho Presi-
dent, this morning, received q large
bust Of himself, in terra Gotta, from
La Constitutional Union ASSOCIATIONS.
This present was in appreciation OF
his Southern policy. The bust was
placed in the Library of the Execu.
tive Mansion.
1t has been ascertained, to-day
that previous to the departure, last
night, of Third Assistant Postmaster +
General Barber, of Michigan, he
placed his resignation in tho hands
Of the Postmaster General.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
BRUTAL MU8DER.
A Young Girl Killed By Her s<

Young Girl Killed BY Her Seducer.
CoLBoRNE, Ont, June "A fear
full crime was committed in tho
country village of Castleton few
days ago, which has caused great
horror in this community. Following
are the particulars: The victim was
Miss Alberta Wade, daughter of John
Wade, of Brighton township, and en-
gagged as a school teacher in the
neighborhood Of Castleton. The last
that was seen of her alive was on
Friday evening Of last week, when
she was noticed driving with young
man named Mallory, a son of rich
farmer in the neighborhood. About
one o'clock that night young Mallory
returned home alone, and informed
his father that he wanted money, as
he had got into scrape which would
oblige him to leave the country that
he had seduced young lady. After
securing what money he could, he
drove to Colborne. where he bought
ticket for Detroit. AS soon as Miss
Wade was missed, search was insti-
tuted, and Thursday last her body
was found in lonely dell in low
swampy place, in the woods, about q
quarter of mile from Mallory's
farm. She had been thrown into q
hole, apparently scraped out with a
hoe, and when found had all her
clothes on except her drawers, which
were tightly drawn around her head
and neck. A covering of loose earth
leaves, brush, ETC., was thrown over
the body to the depth of q few inches,
the top being carefully smoothed over
with moss and leaves. The body had
been taken to the woods in q buggy
or wagon, the ground where the
horse had stood near by, having been
paved. An inquest and post naortena
examination were held to-day. From
the evidence 1t appears that the girl
was four months advanced in preg-
nancy that she was induced by NAL
roy to visit an old nan named Smith,
a medical specialist, who had appar-
emily tried mechanical appliances
several times, but his attempts to pro-
cure abortion having failed, the
young woman was induced to go to
the woods, and was there deliberately
murdered, there being marks of Vi
olence on her head, face and neck.
The inquest adjourned until Tuesday
next.
The old man Smith has been ar
rested; also q young man named
Welton, as accessory.
A dispatch from Smiths Creek,
Mich, says Mallory was arrested at
that place and awaits cxtradition.
Miss Wade was a young lady of
education and general intelligence,
noted in the neighborhood for her
beauty and engaging manners, and
her family is highly respectable. She
was 10 years of age, and had taught
school only six months.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

This is the kind Of "send OFF, Col.
Bob lngersoll gets in the Carson
(Nev.) appeal:
Bob Ingersoll did not disappoint
the San Franciscans. His matter and
manner were quite up to their expec.
tations. Anybody who has ever
heard Bob talk would have been sure
Of his success. 1t is very forceful and
torrent-likc, is Bob's manner. He is
Of all things, tremendously mascu.
line. There are NO hectic fushings
no salaratus biscuit true inwardness
no back-ache dyspepticals no linguis'
tic impotences no luny cravings fol
the mysterious tea-drinker's Jim jams
in the shoreless spaces of the great
beyond; nor any half-brained bust
ness of any sort. There is an abun'
dance of healthy audacity; lots o.
bright, new ideas !; great outbursts o.
courageous independence Of thought
and cheek enough for whole opers
troupe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
rerrIble Storm I'D omaha,

OMAHA, June IA terrific wind
and rain storm prevailed in this sec.
ton last night. 1t came from tht
southwest. The damage is extensive
throughout the city and county but
particulars are unascertainable. The
Congregational church steeple of this
city was blown down. At the bar.
racks 1t is reported the stables are
blown down and the porches demol-
ishcd. The storm extended east into
Iowa doing considerable damage to
telegraph lines,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

Ono reads with amazemcnt that
Dom Piatt, of the Washington Cap.
|ital, the editor who during the Pres
idential struggle backed the fillibus.
ters and demanded the assassination
of Hayes, for which he now stands
indicted, attended private social
party of Ohio people at the Presi.
dents house the other evening.
Daily this man with foul hands and
vitriolic tongue denounces Hayes as
. fraud and pretender and not entitled
to seat in the White House, yet he
is admitted there in company with
Ganaral Comley. az a social visitor.
1t would seem that the republican
party and its administration ought to
be able to get along without extend
ing political and social amenities to
rebels and murdcrers like Hampton
and Butler and social pariahs like
Don Pirate.
There is danger that the matter of
conciliation may be run into the
ground, so to speak.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
THE Des Moines Reoister has

THE Des Moines Register has a
very sensible article, urging Repub.
licans in all the counties of Iowa to
send their wisest and best men to the
State Convention.
1t concludes as follows:
{" If we are to make q departure,
and 60 into new and untried chan.
nels, let us make it with the old cap.
tains In command, and the old pilots
In charge. Then, if the sages and the
fathers, consulting with the gallant
young blood of the party, shall decide
to 60 upon fields that are new, or if
they shall decide to stay upon the
heroic old ground Of the past, we
shall have had that multitude of
counsel in which there is wisdom,
and in which, also, let us hope, there
will be peace"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

The worst fraud in Congress is j
Proctor Knott chairman Of the Judi.
ciary Committee.
Pat Donnan, formerly editor the
Missouri Caucasian and now editor
Of the Raleigh IN. Co. Sentinel says
ofhim.
"The speech Knott stole from me
was his financial spread eagle, deliy.
cred In Congress about two years be.
fore the one on Duluth. | enclose
you, by to-day's mail, copy of the
Raleigh Sentinel, which / edited dur
ing the recent campaign. It contains
the speech In full, as written and pub
lished by me in the Lexington, (Mo., }
CaacassiDn Of March 10, 1870, and
spoke in Congress by J. Proctor
Knott and entered in the Congressio-
nal Record as his speech some eight
or nine months afterward. l de-
nounced Knott at the time as brain
pirate, thieving hummer, fattcning
on other mems wits. 1t was, and is
and always will be, crime that ad-
mits no apology"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

The Boston Transcript wanted to
know, you know, if the steady old
zraveller of that city wasn't going to
drop the South as an issue, and the
zraueller replied: "Not SO long as the
South tolerates murders for opinions
sake. Not SO long as trial by jury Is
a farce for the amusement Of one class
alone. Not so long as tho rights of
one single citizen are violated with
impunity. This is not nation of
towards and sneaks that they should
abandon every right for the sake of
sham peace" Who said they didn't
understand strong English in Boston ?