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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

If you are lovesick go "Wcst young
man, go West" Read what the Col
orado Springs (Col.) Gazette says OF
young fellow in its town:
We were surprised to hear one OF
our young men utter these words a
few days ago: 81 have recently gin
up all idea of the wimmen folks, and
come back to perlitical life. am
more at home in this line than in
huntin' the fair sect. Angels in pet
ticoats and kiss-mc-quicks are pretty
to look at, gin in, but they are slip.
perry as GELS; when you fish for 'em
and get bite, you find yourself a,
the wrong end of the hook-you're
kctched yourself; and when you've
stuffed 'cm with fruit, pastry, dog.
.gertypes and jewelry, they will throw
you away as they would cold pota.
to. Lcastwise that has been my ex.
perience. But I've done with 'em
now. The Queen Of Sheba, Pom
pey's Pillar and Lots wife, with
steam engines to hold 'em, couldn't
tempt me. The very sight of bon
net rifles me all over"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Cent a uR
LininlentS.
The Quickest, Surcst and
hc0pcst Remedies.

y b f D.
fhysicians recommend, and Farriers def lare
tnat no such. remedies have evcribefore been in
use. Words are cheap but the propretors Of these
articles VIII present trial bottles to medical men.
sra.is. ana y III guarantee more rapid and satis
'-osofy results than haveey be fore;been obtained
ntanr Linimens white Wrnp-
WIN cure rheumatism, Neuralgia. Iumba-
80 noias'cs. cakcd Breasts, Sore Nipp "a Frosr.
or,inar..: Shilhlains, sweil:ngs spraIrs or, any
FLESH, BokE AND MUSCLE A,Lurxr
Hwn! extract the poison OF bites ana -st,nss
anu neal burns or .scalds without a-scar. Tocs
Jaw. Palsy, Weak-back, Caked Breasts. raracbo
Toothache. Itch and cutanecns, EruptIon,s resdl,
J yielito It's treatment.
| l1Ienry Black, OF Ads, Hardin C.. q sor..,,,.
wllS mas mad rheumatism for five years mo: rest,
| no sleep-cOuld scarcely walk across The soos,
She is now completely cured by. the use or Cen.
| tAur Liniment. We oil feel thankful 10 You. ami
recommend. yeur wonderful medicine to all our
James Hurd, OF GAINESVILLE, o., SAYS: "Thc Cen.
taur Liniment. cured my Neuralgia
Alfred Tush; Of Newark, writes: 'eend me
one dozen bottles by express The Eminent has
saved my leg. want to distribute it, ac.''
The.sa eof this Iin,ment is increasing rapidly.
The..Contaur Lfniment, Yellow Wrap
per, is for the tough skin. flesh, gand muscles Of
HORSES MULES .Asp ANIMALS.
We have never yet seen a case Of syayin,
Sweeny, Rngbone, Wind gall, Scratches or Poll
EVIL, which this Liniment would not spcedilv
benefit and we.ncver saw but few--cases which
1t would not cure. It will cure when ANYTHING
can. It's folly to.spend $40 for Farrier, when
one dollars~ worth of Centaur Imminent will do
better. The following il sample OF the testi.
mony Produced.
..ss,,. JETFERsoN, Mo-, Nov. 10, 1875
some time ago was shipping horses To- IL.
Louis. got one badly crippled in the car. viii,
less amcniv got him to tile stable, or Foutth
nvonue. Inc stable keeper gave me a bottle az
zen ts Lniment which used with such sue
csss tnat In TWO days the horse was az active IA
ever and nearly well. have been veterinsr rv
~, geon iGr thirty yeaFs but your Liniment esds
AL. MCCARTHY, Veterinary Surgeon. .
FOR . postage stamp we viii mail a Centaur Al.
nsnac, containing hundreds OF certificates, from
sverv State In the Union. These Lniments are
now Sold by all dealers In the country.
LABoRAToxY.oF j. b. ROSE 4 Co..
~ Deg Street, New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

On the 4th inst. a significant Incl
dent arose in the House which the
special correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune gives as follows:
The tedious debate in the House
upon the bill granting pensions to
certain soldiers and sailors of the
Mexican, Florida, and Black Hawk
wars, was cnlivcncd by one incident
which was not without significance.
Gen. Rusk had caused to be inserted
a section providing that the act
should not apply to persons under
political disabilities. To strengthen
his position he asked if it was dcsir.
ed to place the name of Jefferson Da.
Wis on the pcnison-rolls. 1t would
seem that no person could have bet
ter authority to speak for Jefferson
Davis than one of his old Cabinet
officers. Accordingly, Reagan, OF
Texas, arose, and, at the end of a
Iculogy of Davis, said that he did
wish to have Jefferson Davis placed
on the pension-roll. Reagan added
that there is to-day no man who more
sincerely desires Cancellation, and
who is more ready to shed his blood
for the preservation of the Union,
than this same Jefferson Davis.
z 1t seemed at one time as ifa record
vote would be made upon this propo-
sition, but the democrats did not care
to risk it, and were defeated. Tho
section excluding persons under pc.
litical disabilities was adopted, and
The bill passed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Raising the Dead.

The Davenport Democrat says !:
In Ida county, few days ago, occur
red one of the most digraceful and
shocking scenes imaginable. In No
vcmber last, man named Heycock
was taken i'll with typhoid fever. A
physician was called, who gave the
sick man the proper treatment, and he
was doing as well as could be expect
ed. The family were Spiritualists,
and one day man named BigelOw,
also Spiritualist, visited the house,
informed Mrs. Hcycock that he could
cure her husband with the aid of the
spirits, and she finally gave the case
into his hands. The doctor was no.
titled that he need come no more, and
his medicines were thrown away
Bigelow began his healing art by
laying on of hands and invoking the
spirits. The neighbours protested
against such nonsense, but it awaited
not, and to prevent their intrusion
they were refused admittance. Tht
man finally died, and then Bigclov
set about traising him from thu
dead" For three days and night tn,
house was locked and no lights used
the dead-raiser practicing his incan
tations over the corpse, commanding
it to "arise and come FORTH" until a
last the stencil from its decomposi
ton became intolerablc, and tn
neighbors were asked to come ant
help bury it: and before they coul,
handle it they were obliged to frcez
it with ice. The deceased formerl
resided in Wisconsin.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
A Fatal Shooting Affrav.

On Saturday night there was a
dance at old George Viewers house,
about three miles out on the Coaltown
road. At the dance there met Free
man West, aged about Al years, and
Harry Morton, aged about q years.
West is from Rapids City and Morton
from Coaltown. They had had diff
ficulty some time ago at Rapids City,
and it was supposed all settled
While the dance was going on the
two men were in the Kitchen where
there was q rcd hot cooking stove
and table. Upon the. latter the two
men sat down and were talking over
matters, whcreupon West struck Nor
ton heavy blow and sent him to the
floor. It was repeated several times.
During this proceeding on the part
Of West, Morton fired two shots which
took effect in Vests head. Then
West took Morton and laid him upon
the red hot stove (Which burned his
back to q crisp) and Morton fired
three more shots, which took effect in
Vests bowels, then left the house
and fed. Yesterday morning West
died from the effects of the shooting,
and at the coroner's inquest yesterday
before jury, of which d. 0. Reid
was foreman, they decided that the
shooting was done in self defense
Davenport Gazette.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

According to the New York Irt-
June Mr.. Cox and his democratic as
sociates on the House Committee to
investigate election frauds in that
and other. cities, pcrcmptorily ad-
journcd just as the republicans got
their witnesses together to prove re-
peating and fraudulent votes. Three
witnesses were present at the hour Of
adjournment who were prepared te
prove that over 800 fraudulent vote.
had been cast in the Seventh Ware
of Brooklyn, and that the same vo
tiers had voted in other parts oil
Brooklyn. BUT the democratic ma
jority of the committee would no
let the investigation continue. The!
must have felt that they had som'
good and dcfcnsiblc reason for this
and yet il doesn't look right on it
face. All honest men of all partic
are alike interested in preserving a
| honest ballot
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
vanderbllt's viii.

New YORK, Jan. 8.-Commodor
Vandcrbilt's will was filed for pro
bate To-day. He leaves all his prop
crty to his son William III. Vanderbilt
who is to pay the following requests
$500, 600 each to four of his daughter.
and 100000 each TO his other -four
daughters; to Cornelius Vanderbilt
his son, the interest on 100000; to
Cornelius j. Vanderbilt, son Of VIM.
H., $3.50 600; to his wife $25O,OOO. in
addition to $500 600 settled on her at
marriage, together with his mansion,
furniture, plate, horses, &c. In addi-
ton he leaves 81, 0O0,O 600 to be divided
among list of names which he has
left with VIM. II. Vanderbilt.
Among the minor lcgacies, are to
tho family physician, Laisby, $1,000 ;
to Capt. James BREASTED, former en-
ploye, $4,000; Lambert Wardell, an
old and faithful clerk, $4,000; to
his grandson, w. X. Thorn, $25, 900 !;
kev. DIR. Deems, $4,000.
VIM. III. Vanderbilt, his SONS Cor
nelius and William, aud Samuel Bar
ton, nephew of the Commodore, are
appointed executors of his will and
trustees. Tho c0dicil gives 10 his
grandson, Cornelius. 2s,396 shares Of
capital stock Of the New York & Har-
lem r. r., and 3l,650 shares Of the
New York Central II. r.; to VIM. X.
Vanderbilt, another grandson, 10000
shares of the same stock, deliverable
at his majority; to George Wander
bilt another grandson, 10000, same
stock under same restriction,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
The AshtabuIa Accident.

AsmTABULA, Jan. S.-Mrs. Lottio
Bancroft, Of Ashtabula, testified that
the ticket agent told the morning af-
ter the accident that they didn't OK
tinguish the fire because they had Or
dcrs from the company not to.
The ticket agent recalled-dcnicd
positively, this story and didn't re-
call having seen Mrs. Bancroft after
the accident
George Cnllh, captain of a hose
reel, testified that his engine was
promptly on hand, ready to throw
water.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
A case of much interest to railroac

A case of much interest to railroad
travellers has just been decided by the
district court at Marshalltown. tap
pears that Mr.. Stone had purchased
a ticket ct Clinton, on the Chicago Il
Northwestern road, for Boone, which
was taken up by the conductor, who
gave in exchange trip check good
for that day and trip only. At Mar
shalltown Stone left the train, and at
night took another train. The con-
ductor of that train refused to accept
the check which Stone held, and de-
mandcd fare, which stone refused to
pay, and on arriving at State Centre
Stone purchased a ticket from that
station to Boone, and proceeded on
the train. The conductor refused to
carry him unless he paid from Mar
shalltown to State Center, which Stone
refused to pay, and he left. lie then
brought an action for damages, which
was tried last week, and under in
structions of tho court the jury gave a
verdict for the company. Under the
rulings of the court Stones mistake
was that he did not procure clay
over" check of the first conductor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

4 PRECIOUS METALS AND COIN HAN
DIED IN OMAHA.-Thcre was received
at Omllha during 1876, over $50, 600,
600 in value Of gold and silver. D
this vast aggregate, &27, 100000 wa
silver bullion handled by express, be
sides q largo quantity sent by freight
The gold product handled here was
$25, COO 900, an increase of about ~
per cent. over 1875. The product Of
$6O $780, 600 includes that of the Oma-
ma ma smelling works, which was over
l?oNoVO. The $27, 600 600 Of silver
lhclades ten millions of coin; and Of
inns ABOUT tive millions returned from
!. ~, na. East for the supply OF our trans
missouri country aud the Pacific
coast region. The Black Hills gold
aust product amounted to two mil
lions OF dollars. The express author
tiles state that this is the most remark.
|, able years production Of gold ever
known for tie production in any new
'iwestcrn field since the first discovery
| of the precious metals in our noun
Jtain region.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Already the vultures Gather Around
the Dead Lion.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Alrcady there
IS talk of a contest over the will of
Vanderbilt. One lcgatcc said yes
terday that relatives outside of Van
dcrbilts family would never let il
stand Us it is in peace, unless VIM. II.
should avoid all cause of dispute by
giving his less fortunate co-claimants
liberal shares in the immense wealth
left by the Commodore, of which, un-
der the will, lie controls the great
bulk. The fight would be made by
or for the Commodore's daughters and
his sons Cornelius & Jeremiah, whose
legacies were mere pittances COM
pared with the INN ense sums be-
qucathed to VIM. III. Vanderbilt and
his sons. Even if the attempt to break
the will failed, the probability is il
would be kept in the Courts for
years, pulled to and fro by lawyers,
and an injunction might be served on
VIM. IL. Vanderbilt to prevent him
from acting as president of the New
York Central.
VIM. ii. Vanderbilt's friends say
he will carry out his fathers plans for
the construction of hospital and
home for the employees of the Van
derbilt roads. 1t is also understood
that the Commodore placed large
sum in the hands Of his eldest son to
distribute among his most valued
friends, no mention of whom has
been made in the will.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

IDENTIFIEp.-Thc suicide at Attain
tic has been fully identified as cit
izen of Polk county. The Telegraph
says:
"a week ago this Wednesday after
noon a young man suicided in room
22,of the Reynolds House in this city.
by shooting himself in the head. He
registered as William Sickles. His
body has been kept in the vault of the
Atlantic cemetery for Identification
and this evening Mr.. Sawyer, of AL.
toona, Polk county, and ex-Mayol
Foster, Of Dcs Moines, arrived in At.
lantic, and identified the deceased az
having been VIM. Wallace Sawyer,oi
Altoona, who left his home Tuesday
morning, Dec. Goth, while laborine
under a temporary fit Of insanity, OF
melancholy. The deceased had no
been well for some time past, and had
been under medical treatment. HI
was one of three brothers, all o.
whom were single men, and wht
boarded themselves on farm neal
Altoona.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The suspicion is gradually growing
in strength, as the Testimony is devcl
oped before the coroner's inquest
that the authorities of the LAX
Shore Railroad Company, at Ashta
hula, did not permit water to b'
thrown on the wreck, for the sinister
purpose of allowing the fire TO des'
troy the identity OF as many people
as possible. The law Of Ohio makes
$'NOthe maximum damage which o
railroad may pay for killing . man,
Out puts no limit to the damage
which a wounded person may recover.
hence the horrible suspicion which
has been suggested by several we'll
informed journals, that the company
deliberately preferred the tota, ami
hilation of the wreck with its precious
contents Either this, or unparaonablc
stupidity prevented the fire compan-
les from throwing water, who were
there with engines and hose sufficient.
and water ia close proximity.
The public win await the verdict Of
the c0roner's jury with uncommo,
interest
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Gov. Grover, the chief actor in the
Oregon conspiracy for giving Tilden
a bogus electoral vote, has been be-
fore the Senate committee, and his
testimony traces the origin and gen.
eral direction of the job back to Til
den himself. He admits having re-
ceivid kilograms from Hewitt, Man
ton Marble, and ex-senator Gwin,
which is very much the same as if he
had direct personal communication
with Tilden himself. We are pretty
confident that the contents of all the
communications that passed between
Grover and Tilden's eastern repre-
sentatives have not yet been divulg
cd, and some of Cronin's franknes
would elucidate the situation wonder
fully. The full measure of the vii
lainy may never be discovered, but
Cronin's $1,000 is sufficient to show
the nature of it. We shall be glad j
it is no worse, and if worse, it is still
enough to show that Tilden has tried
to purchase the Office of Chief Magis
trate.-Chicago Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
beg of the House not to assert tn,

l beg of the House not to assert the
right to issue drag-net subp9nae to
bring before a committee of the House
all the twenty-five millions of private
dispatches sent in this country, to be
handed over to that committee in Or
der that they may see if pcrchance
something may not be found among
the private correspondence of the
American people pertinent to the in
quiry they are making. That is what
is involved in the principle Of this
resolution, and that is what object
to-; and / can assure gentlemen on
the other side, that in my humble
Judgment the time will come, when
the madness of these times is past,
when sober reason resumes its sway
when it will be acknowledged on all
hands that our safe course is to bt
found in following lawful methods
in respecting the rights of the citizens
and in avoiding the exercise Of pow
ers not given us by the constitution
or laws, and which are unwarranted
arbitrary, and not even excused b.
the presence of any overshadowin.
necessity.-,Specch Of Mr.. McCrd,y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The New York correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune, understood to
be Horace White, intimates unmis-
takably that Tildcn had Election SUI
pervisor Davenport of New York
City, under his pay during the late
election; hence the immense demo
cratic majority there.
{ 1t will be borne in mind that "Lit'
tic Johnny" Davenport took occasion
to announce Immediately after the
election, that everything had been
fair and lovely, which of itself look.
ed like suspicious haste in connection
with the immense increase of the
democratic vote.
Davenport has been stcadfastly de-
; nounced as a corrupt scoundrel fol
years by the democrats, and consider
ing the recent developments in Ore
gon, it may be possible that the!
were correct and knew their man
and that Horace White, himself .
distinguished rcformcr, may be cor.
rect Ia his surmises.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Mothers.

Osstoriais the result of 20 years experiments
Dy Df. samuel Pitcher. Of Massachusetts. It 10
vegetable preparation as effective as Castor on.
but perfectly pleasant to the taste 1t can be ia
Ken by the youngest infant, and neither gags nor
gripes. DR.. Al. Green, OF Roystop. Ind. /, says:
sIRs:-I have tried the Castoria and can speak
algniy OF US merits. 1t will. / think, do away
entirely with Castor Oh; 1t s pleasant and harm
less and y wonderfully eicacious as an aperient
ana laxative. IT IS THE VERY THING.
Tne Casteria destroys worms, regulates the
Stomach. cures Wind Collie, and permits of natu-
raj, healthy sleep. tits very eicacicus In Group.
ant for Terthing Children. Honey is not pleas
anter to the taste. and Castor Oil Is not so certain
In its effects Itcosts but 35cents in large bottles.
j. b. ROSE Co., 4G Dey st., New York.
Nov. % 3mw & change
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

comet unfortunately travelling too di-
rectly toward him.) Though he
would probably cool down again 10
his present condition in the course of
few weeks, no terrestrial observers
would be alive, at any rate. to note
the fact, though the whole series OF
events might afford subject of inter-
csting speculation to the inhabitants
of worlds circling round Sirius or
Arcturus. Fortunately, we may L.
ultimately reason that the risk is
small. seeing that among the millions
of suns which surround ours, within
easy telescope distance, such catas-
trophies occur only 10 or IL times
per century,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
alue Jeans Inaueurated.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Sat the last
moment it was decided on account OF
the crowd to have the Inauguration
ceremonies at the Academy of Music,
causing considerable delay and con-
fusion IN seating the audience. Al
IL o'clock the Governor elect, j. ID.
Williams, appeared on the stage and
was received most enthusiastically.
The retiring Liet-Gov. tSeton, as
presiding officer of the joint session,
opened the exercise and was follow
ed by Rev. Mr.. Randolph leading in
prayer. Gov. Williams being sworn
into Office by the Hon. Judge Niblack,
and introduced by the retiring Gov
ernor, Hendricks, delivered his inau-
rural.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Mr.. George Alfred Townsend has
again turned his attention to Mr.. Til.
den. He writes regretfully from
Washington;
II am compelled to say that per-
sonal enthusiasm as one of Tr. Til
denis allies is well-nigh defunct. HI
is hardly an object of inquisitiveness
His apparently ambidextrous ant
nibbling way of obtaining recogni
ton has not affected the Incredibly
of his supporters. They visit hin
without being impressed, and leav'
without being satisfied. The south
ern supporters of Mr.. Tildcn ARK
more dissatisfied than they can a
present confess"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The two houses are antagonistic.-
1t is folly to think they can come tc
any agreement. The only possibility
of harmony is to go back to the start.
ing point in the beginning of the gov
eminent, and assert that Congress
has nothing to do but witness the
count. 1t is embarrassing, but per-
haps not altogether an unfortunate
circumstances, that in order to do Thu
the republicans have got to fight theil
own precedents, and the democrat
to surrender their prcdisposition *
employ the power of the House.-MM
rat Hnlstead.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

FATE OF THE BENDER FAMILY.-lt
will be remembered that the infa-
nous Bender family, of Kansas, after
numbering nine persons, disappeared
myteriously just before their crimes
were made public, and since then no
trace of them has been discovered.
It was thought strange that they
could hide themselves so effectually
but it is now claimed that the mystery
is cleared up by the statement that
the whole family of assassins were
dealt with by local vigilance COM
mittcc, and their bodies sunk in a
pond near the place where their caDin
food. II is also stated that the state
were cOgnizant OF the
acts but for obvious reasons forcborc
o make them public.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Illinois Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 5.-Thc Lcgis-
laturc canvasscd the State vote and
declared the election of officers TO.
day. Gen. John A. Logan was re.
nominated for United States Senator
in the republican caucus tonight
He made brief address on bein8
notified, declaring his belief that he
would be elected.