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

1nc pOpuIatlOn OF Icrn Is uccrcaS
ing, being less than three Millions :
The decrease is attributed to earth
quakes, diseases, civil war, and bran
dy, especially the latter.
| In Trenton, N. j., is stallion nam
ed Wild American, sixteen hand
high, whose name is so long that i
touches the ground when he holds hi
head well up.
| The champion fat man of Nortl
Carolina is Captain James f. Jones
Hc is six feet one inch, and kicks thu
beam at CAT pounds, Aren'tyou glad
you are not the beam he kicks?
| The slaye trade still flourishei
among the Mussulmans of Salonica
and 100 negresscs lately transported
there from the African coast were
sold at an average of about $l5(
each.
When previously in Washington
in lS7O-Spotted Tail and Red Cloud
consumed $40 worth of candy pei
day at public expense, and "Oh! tc
be . child of the Government! II
the cry Of every boy in the land.
A man recently wrote to the officials
OF the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad "fOr chance to run on the
road" lie was told he could "run on
the road" as much as he liked ii he
would only keep out of the way of the
trains.
Mrs. Trimmelfs terrible mode oil
suicide, in Sterling, KY, was to satur.
ate her clothing with kerosene and
set fire to it. She was religiously in
sane, and believed that the flames
would watt her to heaven without
burning her.
Capt Bedford PIN, M. F., told his
constituents in England the other day
that one sailor only in each of Eng,
lands 25,OOO vessels was an English.
man, and that the foreign crews in the
next war would navigate the ships to
their own ports.
A young girl in Stamford, Conn.
was whipped by her father for allow.
ing an Objectionable fellow to court
her. She retaliated by putting arscn.
ic in tho parents coffee twice, but
each time made the dose so olarge thai
he was not killed.
| In Wyoming Territory the officers
wives and laundresses attached to reg
imenfs can vote, not being "sworn in
to the United States SERVICE" bu
neither officers nor soldiers can do SO
Altogether it is estimated that 1900
women vote.
An unmarried but not young wo
man in Chicago has father who will
not allow her to change "lSiJ' te
$3.50" in the Bible, and she turns pale
with fright every time her lover goes
near the sacred volume, as it lies or
the parlor table.
A Democratic editor down in Hous
ton, Tex, is very much perturbed BY
Postmaster General Keys New Eng
land speeches, and raves in this way
|"We spit him out (! We spurn ant
loathe the crop-eared craven, the foul
unclean buzzard, who pollutes th'
eagles eyrie."
The officers of the United States ar
my stationed at Atlanta, Ga, hav'
bought the plot of ground upol
which General Mcpherson was killed
The spot has been marked with Par
rott gun firmly set in the ground, an,
the lot has been inclosed with a sub
stantial iron fence.
The Atlanta Constitution tells of /;
negro snoring so loudly behind
fence that two other negroes, hearin.
the noise and seeing the massive fee
indistinctly outlined, thought he wa
a bear growing. They got a gul
and filled his feet with buckshot be
fore the mistake was discovered.
| a party of loungers in front of
Cleveland store were startled by tn
sight of negro crashing dow
through a board awning to the side
walk. He had one pocket full of egg
another full OF butter, and his arm
full. of hams. He had been caugh
stealing, and had jumped out Of
third story window.
il A Chinese lawyer named Choy, re
Gently admitted to the bar in London
is obtaining much rcputc and inilu
cnce among his home people. Th
lViceroy consults him, and the Gov
crnment entrusts all legal question
to his consideration. He has bee
offered the Secretaryship of the Lor
don Legation, but declines.
. There is lots of polygamy in thes
United States. Mormons, Chimes
Ambassador and Indians are al
living right under the American ca
gle's wing in this unholy relation
old Spotted Tail, the head Chiel
Visiting in Washington, is regula
. Brigham Young among his people
having numerous wives and childre
, to match.
Even the Shakers are breakin
away from their adhesion to old cui
toms. Many of the men openly fave
boards, and the women show di
: position to modify their primness ,
dress. The Socialist says that the
4 are likely soon to give up most
their oddities, but not their cardin
! principles of celibacy and commul
: ism of property.
At a public dinner recently give
J by the Anthropological Society
Paris, paper was circulated, Il
/. Isigners of which pledge themselves
y bequeath their brains to the socie
for inspection and dissection. 1t
thought that an examination Of Il
/. thinking organs of persons who
: habits and works are perfectly know
. will throw light upon the laws
physico-nental organization.
=" The existence has been discover,
ofa regularly organized society
q horse-thieves, with officers, sigl
K grips and passwords, who havo be-
d committing depredations in Weste
IS Ohio for a long time, and selling t
stolen property in Fort Wayne, In,
le and vicinity. Members go by nul
T. bers instead of names, and divide I
proceeds of the thefts equally amol
y themselves.
Tho Philadelphia Bulletin modest
N requests permission Of its lady res
NJ ers to ask conundrum: "Why il
81 that during the whole Of SUNNI
Ar they wore low crowned hats, and n,
Al that the theatres are open they res
n TO seven storied hats with cnpola
10 flowers on the top" They will Y
8. up at that conundrum, but not
hats--would die first.
i At tho Queen of England's drs
% ing-room receptions, three wi
ne feathers must adorn the head o
- married lady, and two that of an
lth married lady. Peercsses and til
lat daughters are kissed on tho check
I'd tho Queen, but other ladies of
nd @high degree" kiss Her sMajes1
he hand. The Princess of Wales soI
81 times takee the Queens place at III
m Winr.rOoma.v p In which case