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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07


Justice Field the fourth man on the
tribunal, is able to pair off with JUS
tice Miller OH prejuding the case. AT
a dinner given by Senator Thurman
recently, at which many democrats of
prominence were present, Justice
Field declared his belief that Tilden
was elected, and the Senators present,
anxious to get such distinguished
opinion in print, told it to newspaper
correspondents. His friends have re-
Gently denied that such an expression
of opinion was made, but it can be
proven by dozen witnesses. Field
is one Of the famous family Of sons OF
the Rev. Henry M. Field, of Stock
bridge, Mass. Cyrus W., the tclc-
graph man, David Dudley, the attor-
ney for Jim Fisk, Tweed. and other
noted rascals, and the Rev. Henry M.
Field, editor of the New York Epan-
gel,st, are his brothers. He is eleven
years younger than David Dudley,
and formerly was his law student and
partner. He went to California with
the "1Argonauts of 49," and has since
had residence there, taking a part
in the organization of the state, and
being the first judge of California
court. In 1868 President Lincoln ap-
pointed him to the Supreme Bench to
represent the Pacific Slope. He is a
democrat i'll politics, and always has
been, his appointment being made by
| President Lincoln at time when pO-
political distinctions in the North
were almost obliterated. lie is a tall
man, like all his brothers, and has a
robust physique. His hair and beard
are of grayish-brown color, fine,
silken and curly. He lives across the
park from the east front of the Cap
itol, in one of the block of houses
which was used as the Old Capitol
prison during the war, where Writ
and Mrs. Surratt were hung, and
where many noted traitors were con.
fined. In 1869 it was remodeled in.
to residences. David Dudley Field
lives with him, and is said to have an
unusual influence over him.
| JUSTICE BRADLEY.
The odd Justice, and the man who
will have more to do with the election
of the next President than any other,
is Mr.. Bradley, of New Jersey, a little
spare old man, with a Ratchet face and
a long nose. He was born in New
York State, and is sixty-four years
old; graduated at Rutgers College
and taught school while he was study.
ing law. lie came to the bar in 1889
and practiced in Newark from that
time until 1870, when President Grant
appointed him Justice. He was
never politician, and is very con.
sentative in his views. His circuit is
in the South, and he has sat in all the
Kuklux and enforcement cases, and
wrote the opinion declaring the latter
unconstitutional. AS originally drawn
by him it was so sweeping that it had
to be modified before the other mem
bers Of the court would concur. He
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-07

The chirography was very obscure,
as it always is, and several of the
gentlemen who received them were
obliged to go to his desk and inquire
the purport of the message.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-16
FOR FLOUR.
OFFICE CHIEF G; S., DEPT OF DAKOTA,

OFFICE CHIEF c. S., DEPT OF DAKOTA.
:. sr. PAUL, Mimi. July 70, lS77.t
SEALED PROPOSALS. in duplicate, I
~ will .hc received until II O'Clock, NJ.
sistenea DepM rimenf, US with Fressh, Iaeasnd
MIX Flour. No sproiuea and darpagsd wheat to
be used in making this. Flow. Qualify must equal
the best produced by the Union Mills Of Gallatin
County. N3 s9
= AT Fort Shaw, NJ. r. ia, 900 pounds
7 AT Fort Ellis, MT. 225 600 80.
At Camp Baker q n: Til. so,,o,Y @.:.r 4
The Flour to be delivered at the post ii in good.
strong sacks orbarrels, on OF. before November 10,
1871, Each pack; sc must le marked before delivers,
With mime Of contractor and date of manufacture.
The Flour to be rightly n Iected by the a. G. s.. of
The brand Of the Flour must be stated. Each, pyo-.
posal must be guaranteed by two respoasia te par
ties, certified to as good and sufficient by \ u. s,
District Attorney, Judge or Clerk of a Court of Re-
proposals. with general Instructions to bidders,
will be furnished upon application to thea. G.. S.
ut any ~ the above named posts. Proposals must
be maaa upon the blank forms furnished for the
each post, and the envelope should be endorsed
to COZ, Jnan Y,Gtibbon, It'll Infantry, u. s. ASay'
Helena, Montana, and viii be opened BY hiaa or BY
such other officer as may be designated for the par
ena, on ths.d2av and mt the hoilr above nafaesl.
Proposals viii also be received and opened by the
n. C:s. ut tha posts above ramed for the FloHI re-
qstfred at thepsSk. a5t.srr tt,
Payment forths Flour depends upon. n IA al tt,c ap-
preparation ffpr che purpose, and bitfli2fs i:..sst state
in their PROPOSALS that they bid With this under
standing Holders are invited TO be pres as 1T the
opening Of the bids. The right is res arved to reject
ish the quantitie, 81 e~oifie,t by giving aofice Of such
change, on or before October !, 1877.
j9-Sw CHARLES MCCLURE Capt. and c. s..
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ileots. Coolidge, Woodruff and English. the
latter seriously, besides 80 men and 4 citi-
ZenS. c-E ase7e
Inc Indians suffered severely, as 40 dead
indians were counted on about o%ne.,alf the
battle field. @
howard had arrived, and would pursue
the Indians us soon as his command arrived.
ueh. Glbbon would move to Deer Lodge
mo take his wounded to Fort Shaw, as O
as medical aid and transportation arrived.
Inc f1retlal1s had disappeared, in what di-
rection is not yet learned.
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TERRITORIAL E VS..
o the M~adisonian.

From the Madisonian.
The reports Of damage TO the growing
crops have been greatly exaggerated.
Farmers will raise more grain this season
than for many years past.
From the Missoulian.
~ The wars and rutnOrS of wars crowded
from our issue last week all mention of a de-
strlctive hail and rain storm that visited
Bitter Root valley en the 18th of July. 1t
li,l considerable damage OIL the Pine Grove
farm of the Bass Bros, completely stamped
out all the growing crol s. on sweathonse
creek. and crossing over about finished
what the grasshoppers had Geft on Willow
creek. Fences were blowh down every
whege, and eae bursting of wafer spouts
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-16

BAND of Hope Lodge, No. 20, at Philips
burg has changed it night of meeting to
Thursday OF each week. This Lodge now
ranks with the best in the Territory. The
membership is not as large as in some other
places, but the members are good, %intluen-
tl''l workers, and the Lodge is growing
steadily. The members of this Lodge have
recently subscribed 500 with which to pur-
chase an organ, and they can easily raise
double that sum if needed.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-16
T~URKO-RUSsIAN WAR

CHICAGO, August 10.--The I1ibwqe's Lon
ooh special says: ln the engagement at
Loitscha yesterday, the Russians lost 900
killed AMI wounded and the Turks only CO.
1t is scarcely possible to believe that the as
fsailants should have hoped to drive Osman
Paslla from his position with a force so in
adequate as that described, or that they
should have retired with no greater loss
IMAM that above stated. 1t is more than like
~ t1e advance was only tentative, and that
the real struggle may be going on at Plev-
ma. A large Russian army under the Gar
ovitch is facing Eyoub Pasha an the left and
Mehemit Ali IN the right. The former is
threatened from the direction of Rasorah
and the latter from Osman Bazaar. Eyoub
is believed to have 4S battallions OF infantry.
81 squadrons of cavalry and - batteries of
artillery, while the army Of Mehemit Ali
about 5000 men Of all arms. Sui
eiman Pasha is believed to- be endeayorinp
TO force the passage Of the Balkans SO as to
form the centre of the Turkish line.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has removed
his headquarters from Biela to Bulgarcni.
LONDON, August 1O.-A dispatch from
Bucharest says the Grand Duke Nicholas
was nearly captured at the late defeat of the
Russians a Eski Sagra. A dinner had been
prepared for him at Kezalik, but he depart
cd without partaking of it. Il IJl &.aMs
CHICAGO, August 10.-The Times London
special says: Communication with the front
has been almost severed for tour days. A
decisive battleis believed toll e in progress.
The Russian position is precarious, and they
are no further advanceddt than they were
three months ago. Ample information
as to ATROCITIES has created a very strong
anti-Turkish feeling in England. A pow
erful Russian party is growing and as
Stunning a position of prominence. Pnblic
sentiment now favors tie sthjngation of the
Turk andA The settlement Of the terms of
peace afterwards by Europe. Osman Pasha
is being. attacked and a battle is nowraging.
The campaign iof the present year will GER
tainly be settled within the next forty-eight
hours, 7{0 4Ht ER4t T4#It. F4a +
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE Times Lon
don special says: The Russians have 5000
men before Plevna, and are preparing to
carry the position regardless of cost. The
works have been strengthened since the last
great battle, and the morale of the Turks
improved by the late victories. lt1t.j
There is nothing reliable as to Seryia. A
violation of her neutrality seems likely and
will have a, powerful influence on the En-
glish war sentiment and may %precipitate in
tervention. Servia was saved 1fromfannihi-
llation on the ground Of remaining neutral.
There is much irritation here over the prob
ability that Russia will send troops through
her territory. tf4} a4t Is
BERLIN, August 11.-Tn Russian Poland
all the males from Is to As years of age are
being registered preparatory TO calling out
the class Of general levy.
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THIRD DISPATCH.

THIRD DISPATCH.
70 Governor. Potts - a - &
We had ii hard fight and took the village,
Inf was finally driven back with heavy loss,
Captain Logan and Lieut.. Bradley were
\ killed. General Gibbon and Licutcnants
I Coolidge, English and Woodruff are wound
\ pl-Engli>h seriously the others slightly
The troops are entrencled and the Indians
leaving. ,.,d,
JOHN GIBBoN, Col. Commanding.
DEER LODGE, August 40 Il. NV. Fl.
Edwards has just arrived from Big Hole,
bringing accounts, of II terrible battle be-
perces in the Big Hole, August 9th. Glib
hons command, consisting of lS2.mcn and
II otivers-l33 regulars and - citizen vol
mteers-crossed over from Ross Hole to
near Biz Hole on Wednesday. Starting at
II O'Clock the same night. they moved
down the troops, except a few left with the
run and transportation six miles above,
close to the Indian camp, which. was made
on the Big Hole, about three miles below
where the Bitter Root and Bannack trails
cross.
AT daylight i'll the morning the fight
opened by the volunteers firing on and kill
ing an Indian going after horses. The
charge was then made on the camp, and
hard fighting occurred for the next two
hours. during which time nalarge5 number
Of men and Indians Were killed, The SOL
"lers tllen4cllargged on the lodges, bit were
rcpnlsed in the attempt. yIa l4e4I
TheFilH1ians then attempted tocnt them
oil from Il high wooded point, but the SOL
1'rsE charged aud driving tile Indian aG-
vance from it held it, and at once fortified.
The fighting continued here alt day and
was sill Progressing iitfully when tic colt
F'er lett atll. The fighting was desperate
on both sides. tlleitulI force Of tie Indians
being in the fight. ~
capt: Logan and Liet. Bradley We're. both
Aaled' Gen. .Gibbon, Capt. Williams and
Aeots. Coolidge, English and Woodruff
were wounded, Gen. Gibbon. only slightly
n'aoley was the tirst4lnan Killed.
'looon* thought when tile courier left
,Dere mat he still had 100 effective men and
peleVed the Indians had nearly all with
~awh from his front. The messenger says
ut ullhks 100 Indians were killed, ,andthat
"'a'ly half the command, including citizens,
we're Killed or wounded, Gen. .Gibbon has
'e4't or medicines. surgeons supplies, etc,
N'tcilell will leave to-day with an es-
oeA' uibbon particularly asks for ambu-
"'e wagons to come under an escort, and
t hy available wagon will go forward from
mere and Butte. @tx
,as as one oftfle hardest Indian fights on
,,sn ant Gibbons commardlmade a most
whaa 1slsf desperate fight against over.
",elmnlngg numbers. Il l2alos a
foa @S LODGE, August IA courier
wy, ~ gen. Gibboh arrived here at $50 D. m.
"an oates to the nth. q ~ f'
us0oons supply train AMI camp was not
d ah,; as first Fepertetk There was no
OH after the first days battle OH the
=" Gibbons losses are .e, as tollo,w,ss;;H 7 1 .tl
Bo~s,"a, -capt Logan, L.ietsss. Bradley and
won~a', and II men> and 5 citizen
'@Nen Gibhop, Capt. Williams,
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l.. 0. Of G.. 7.

DIAMOND Lodge No. 5 has Il membership
ofiA1 in good standing. The following per
sons nave been chosen as representatives to
the Grand I.odge,: Bro. L. E. Collins, Sis
ter Winnie Collins. Alternates-Bro. w. III.
Vance and Sister T. "A. Waliing. af1. a.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-16

IHE following officers were duly elected
and installed by Band of Hope Lodge, No.
20, at Philipsburg, for the quarter
ing August | and ending October 81, 1877:
w. G. John Kaiser. 2rtt7~ .5a aaa'
WV. T.-Estella Hammond. !tjii" ~a ''o.
w. S.-David Simmons. .'@r 35 Il, .aio
2. W. G. T.-Hector Horton. 81 Zlhs
W. M.-Lee D%agenhart.
w. T.-Wm. II. Allison. mar.
W. +. S.-Al. Bradshaw. A. d.. ...- ,ast.
w. Chap.-Geo. Terrell. T.. q. g..
!. W. |. SHERMAN Kaiser. IT, ,.t,...
W. Q. G.-Tony Harris,
Bro. Hector Horton was elected Delegate
to the Grand Lodge. We have twenty-tonr
members,in good standing. We start on the
new quarter with fair prospects for the fu-
Ature. Night ofmeeting, Thursday. y
Fraternally, WIN. T."ALL1soN.
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6. A. KELLOGG,
. -tAIaa- nallg #spt 9#,ta tnf4nt5atAU FtH8
US. DEPUTY q. MINERAL SURVEYOR
Veg -.4*4tf tu---.lalTU T F.NaE, lun4 t|igrila@ Z
HELENA. nj. T. 9N fo8l#d
COLLECTION NOTICE.

I Tho books and accounts Of William Douglass.
have been placed in my hands for collec-.
ton, by the Administrator An persons indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to settle al, once,
and thereby save costs ++t ! r. T.. COLLINS.
DIAMOND CITY, July 70, 1877. 49, . 36-tf
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made torrents in dry gulleys, moving large
trees and much drittwood far down into the
valley. Such a storm was never before
known in this region of. country.
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a,npoN.s FIGHT ON THE BIG HOLE.
.,+o Rattle with the Enthusiastically
Half the Command Killed or Wounded y
The Hostiles Lose Heavily.

= rho following dispatches contain all that
haen as vet learned OF Gibbons gallant
.,sht witt, the Indians on the Big Hole:
FIRST DISPATCH. i. sE
BIG HOLE, August 8, 1877.
Had 4 hard fight with the Nez Peces,
,;lr,y 4 number and losing a number of Of
,,r.r. and men. We need 4 doctor apd ev-
%,ry+hinr. Send us such relietas you can.
JOHN GIDEON, Col. Commanding.
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SECOND DISPATCH.
BIC HOLE, August o. 1877.

r, Gorernm' Potts
We are llcre>pear the mouth Of Big Hole
Pass, with a large number of woyndedin
want of everything. Food, clothing, hedi-
,jnes and medical attendance. Send MS as
si,tanee at once.
#.Gs JOHN GIBBoS, Col. Z. S. Army.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
Wide.Tired Wheels.

This is another point which we are
very apt to overlook, greatly to our dis
advantage We suffer ourselves to be
guided by wagon makers, and the wheel
wright knows very well that he lives by
his trade, and that wear and tear is the
life of trade. He serves himself when
we are suited with narrow wheels. A
set of wheels with 4-inch or 6-inch rims
and heavy tires, cost to make considera-
BILE more than a set q inches wide; but
an extra price is always put upon them.
They are well worth it. A wagon or
cart with 6-inch tread will take heavy
loads over soft meadows and hardly leave
track, where narrow-wheeled wagon
with similar load could not go at all.
On country roads such broad-tread We
hicles destroy ruts, and act like rollers,
making the roads agreeable for light
carriages, and keeping them in much
better order throughout the year. 1t
would be real blessing to every State
of the Union, to put SO heavy tax on
narrow wheels upon heavy wagons and
carts that they would become quite OBJ
solete. Millions of dollars would be
saved to the people of each State, in re-
pairs of roads, in repairs of wagons, and
in horse-fesh. Agricu1tur-
6of
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
Blue Glass Again.

Thomas Garfield, of Boston, publishes
an essay in the Boston Transcript with
intent to demoish Gen. Pleasonton and
his blue-glass theory. Mr.. Garfield,
after the intimation that Gen. Pleasonton
is color blind, says: Experiments
carried on by the writer of this article
for ten years under colorless glass and
glass of all the spectral colors have
demonstrated that while blue will trans
NIT more actinic rays than any other
colored glass-the others following in
the order of violet, yellow, orange,
green and red-yet the poorest and
darkest colorless glass will transmit
much more chemical influence than any
colored glass, even the ightest blue -
And he concluded with "We don't
believe in cutting off any Of the sunshine
of heaven or earth by the introduction
of the blues, in our dispositions or in
our windows"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
A Good Mule Story.

Pleasant Riderhood" sends the fol-
lowing "true mule story" to the st.
Nicholas Magazine:
The rescue of a mule in Bienville Par
ish, La, from a well sixty feet deep,
caused so much surprise and interest
here lately that I send an account to
you.
1t is youched for by some of the best
citizens of this place, who witnessed it,
and assure you it is every word true.
This mule fell hind-feet backward into
an old dry well sixty feet deep; it is sup
posed that the edge of the well caved in
with him. All efforts to rescue him
were fruitless, as he was completely
wedged in. Finally, the owner of the
mule, supposing that the poor creature
was severely injured by the fall, decided
that it would be more merciful ito have
him killed than to allow him to starve to
death. Not knowing any other way of
dispatching him, he had a CARLOAD of
dirt thrown in upon him. But, instead
of allowing himself to be buried alive. his
muleship quietly shook off the dirt and
pressed it down with his feet; thus rails
ing himself several inches above his orig
inal position. Another load was thrown
in, with the same result; and then some
one said that If the mule would continue
trampling down the dirt it was possible
that he might be extricated; it would be
no harm TO try, any way. Acting on this
suggestion. all the farm-hands went to
work filling the well, carefully pouring
the dirt in on the sides, so as not to hurt
the mule Tt was slow work filling that
deep well, but hearty interest was
awakened by the perseverance with
which the poor animal tramped down the
dirt, and all worked with willing hands.
Slowly but surely, inch by inch, did
he ascend, until the great well was filled
within a few feet of the top; then, as
complacently as if nothing strange had
happened, his muleship stepped out safe
and sound
I think, if he could have then been
blessed with the gift of speech, he would
have said, "All's aOeU that ends aUeU %
Wasn't he plucky old fellow?
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
A Woman Murder.

A sickening tragedy occurred recently
at country dance near Jasper, Pickens
county, Ga. Among the attendants were
Mr.. and Mrs. Suthard and Mrs. Cowart.
the latter a grass-widow of 26 and an
attractive person. During the evening
Mr.. Suthard asked Mrs. Cowart to dance
with him, and, she accepting, they took
their place on the floor. This procedure
angered Mrs. Suthard, who went to them
and demanded that Mrs. Cowart retire.
Mr.. Suthard tried to quiet his wife. but
would not release Mrs. Cowart from her
engagement. In passion the wife sprang
upon the woman she thought her rival.
and for few moments the two fought in
true feminine fashion, tearing hair and
scratching, until they were separated.
Freeing herself from those who held her,
Mrs. Suthard again rushed at Mrs. Cow
art, at the same time drawing a knife
from her person, with which she cut
Mrs. Cowart's throat, seyering the jugu-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
The Compromise Illustrated.

"Holl up bit, exclaimed the under
man in a Front street fight yesterday
afternoon, trying to pull his thumb out
of the top mans mouth, and vainly
struggling to disentangle the top mans
hand from his hair, and glancing with
considerable apprehension at the top
mans other hand, which was doubled up
into formidable fist, and coming down
toward his face thousand miles a min
ute. "Hold up bit Let's refer the
restof this fight to an arbitration commit
tee and have compromise count and
agree beforehand to submit to the COM
mittee's decision who licked. "-BmIing
ton H0aOk-Eye.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
What Marshall Jewell Discovered in
Russia.

Marshall Jewell is typical Yankee,
"smart as chain-ightning," and cute as
they make 'em, even in Connecticut
Gov. Jewell, according to report, came
it over the Russians while Minister to
that country. It is said as a matter of
fact that Gov. Jewell, while Minister in
Russia, found out the secret of the fa-
nous Russia leather. The secret is the
result of the use of birch-bark tar, with
which the skins are dressed in place of
tallow and grease, the latter substances
being SO largely used as food among the
lower classes. This tar, which is care
fully saved as it exudes from the wood
when burned, was first used as substi-
tute for wheel grease in Russia, as it is
to this day, and then for the filling and
dressing of skins. By system of care
full inquiry, and literally following his
nose during his visits to some of the
great Russian tanneries and curriers'
shops, Mr. Jewell found this compound
in a great kettle ready for use, and thus
the mystery was solved. It is not ex-
pensive, costing about $40 a barrel.
and he Immediately ordered ten barrels
and sent them to various leading leather
manufacturers in this country with in
structions, and the result is that genuine
Russia leather goods are now made in
America, and doubtless will soon be
sold at nearly 80 per cent. below former
pr1ces.-PdtersOn (N. ~ Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
Baseball Smelling.

A new way Of spelling, called base
ball fashion," has been introduced into
some of the schools in the country towns
of this State. Sides are chosen as in
baseball, with pitcher and catcher
on each side. The pitcher on the first
side pronounces the words for the other
side, and the catcher on the first side
"takes up" and corrects word when
misspelled by the other side. Every
word that is spelled correctly is Tailed
for the side that spelled it, and every
misspelled word is called out, if spelled
correctly by the opposite side. The
scholars say it is lots of fun to spell in
this way.-NeaU York Aercouy..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-03-01
Blue-GlaSS Wonders.

The Des MONIES Register says: The
only trouble so far is in keeping all
things away from the blue glass that
should remain quiescent and without SEM
blance of life In placing the breakfast
the other morning the hired girl acct
dentally placed link of bologna sausage
where the light of the blue glass in the
window fell upon it. It began to move !;
it uncoiled its rounded length, it spread,
it grew, passing through all the grades Of
development or progressive eYolu-
ton" as Darwin would call it, and when
the family came in for breakfast young
pup stood on the table licking up the
gravy. This is the most striking effect
of blue glass in Des Moines.