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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Coal.

We publish elsewhere q repor
from the Mine Inspector of Wapcllt
County to-wit: Mr.. f. i. McNair, O.
Kirkville, showing that over ], 1872,
600 bushels of coal had been minet
in Wapello county in 1876. How
is this for high?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Dubuque Herald thus chron.
icles the result of the order of the
Dubuque School Board against al
lowing any colored children to attend
the "public white schools" of that
city: yesterday Judge Wilson, OF
the district court, issued perempto-
ry mandamus to the president and
board of education to compel them to
allow Louisa j. Howard, colored
child, to attend the common schools.
This decides the question of the at
tendance of colorcd children in the
public schools, and must, of course,
be final"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Iowa City Republican says :
"Abont two months ago young girl
of genteel appearance came to the
Summit House, and registered as
Alice Charles. She was alone and a
total stranger in the city. About
three weeks ago she gave birth to q
child, which died soon after it was
born. Letters have been recently re-
ccived asking if such a person was in
the city, and yesterday gentleman
came and took her back to her home
and loving parents, who had almost
given up their daughter as lost. 1t
is said that she was a respectable girl
and had been deceived by some
scoundrel, and she had left friends
and home to conceal her shame and
the disgrace which she had brought
upon herself and friends. Her name
is Mary Verney, and she lives about
thirty miles west of Des Moines."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Ordinances in to-day's CoUR-
Ter, reducing the annual expenses Of
the city by several thousand dollars,
were passed last night by the Repub-
licans, with the aid of Alderman
Hawley's active support, and against
all the other democratic influences
and votes in the Council.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Farmers will find, when they are In
the city, one OF the most convenient
Wagon Yards and Feed Stables on
Main street few doors above Law.
rence b Gamers. Call and see.
SD "
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
MARRlED.

PENCE-DICKSON-At the resi-.
dcnce OF william Dickson, in this
city, ON the evening Of Feb. %, by
"a Rev. II. B. knight Mr.. Gro
n, PENCE and Miss CAROLINE E.
D1uksoN.
the resi-
dence OF the brides father. near
0ffnmVax on the evening Of Feb.
S1tk. by the Rev. II. B. knight MI.
WiILI1n NULToRD, Of this city, and
1rss AMANDA Geo.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Montgomery Blair's Washington
Union throws up the sponge, and
comedies the election Of Hayes. He
runs up the name of Tilden for the
democratic nomination four years
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
OTHER MEBRAsKAAFEAtRs
PLATTsMoUTH, Neb. Feb 81, 1877.

PLATTsMoUTH, Neb. Feb 81, 1877.
EDITORS COURIER After q pleas.
ant ride l found myself in Omaha
Feb. 18th, the magic growth of which
city it is useless for me to mention
as all are familiar with it. 1t is a
city of nearly 10000 inhabitants, and
chuck
FULL OF LIFE AND ENERGY.
Omaha's new Custom House and
Post Office, and the Grand Central
Hotel are among the handsomest and
most valuable buildings, each OF
which cost over half a million of dol
lars.
But before write further 1 want
to mention the countless
CRIBS OF CORN
l saw west Of Des Moines. At At
lantic, Avoca and two other stations
near, (thc names of which l have for
gotten), l would be expressing it
tame to say there is 100000 bushels
Of corn cribbed.
About 1900 souls claim
PLATTsMoUTH
as home. The bluffs on which Plats-
mouth is built are verv pretty.
Trades of all kinds are we'll repre-
scented here. This city has no less
than dozen churches, three ward
schools and high school.
Everybody seems to be busy, and
those that are idle have no very good
excuse, imagine. The county
buildings are good, but the Court
House is rather too small. About
two miles west of town is the the
County Poor Farm, and nicer farm
| never saw in my life. There is "a
large three-story brick building on
the farm, that very much resembles
Lincoln school house in Ottumwa in
style and architecture.
HandsOmer prairie land never
graced Gods foOtstool than the prai-
RE west of Plattsmouth two miles or
more: every farm has great cribs of
corn, some of which contain ten
thousand bushels-in fact, Cass coun-
ty has SO much corn that she hardly
knows what to do with it. The con-
trast between this and WapellO Co.
is almost incredible to a Wapello Co.
farmer, now. Here you find all
granaries full, and i'm Wapello, I'M
fortunately, the cribs are not in the
same happy condition, all owing to
the almost incessant rain for two
years in Iowa. One thing, however,
causes Nebraska farmers TO be des-
pondent, that is the alarming proba-
bility of a large crop of
GRAssHoPPERs
next summer. Millions have already
Matched out, and will doubtless per-
ish before they can get anything TO
eat, but countless millions of eggs
still remain wherever there was a
possibility of their being deposited.
Nearly all ofthe eggs were deposi.
ted either in sand or in plowed
ground, very few being On ground
that is not nlowed. Numerous meet
ings have been held to devise means
to exterminate the plague, but, 1
believe, they have not discovered the
desired means yet. Every one is TAX
ing an active interest in grasshopper
affairs, and preparing some plan to
rid us of their presence.
POLITICS
arc talked here as well as elsewhere,
and every man has his idea. The
result of the Presidential muddle has
caused great deal of excitement,
but the majority, I believe, favor it.
The winter has been very mild, they
say, and the weather very much like
it was in in Wapello.
Respectfully yours,
EUGENE MOORE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Billy Shields, brakeman, who was so
unfortunate as to have Q leg run over
by the cars some months ago in this
city, under the skilful management Of
Drs. Hinsey & Lathrop, he has 80
far recovered ~ to be able to hobble
about the city by the aid of crutches,
and In time probably would have re-
covered the full use of his limb, but
yesterday erysipelas set in, and to-
day his recovery Is considered as very
doubtful. He expected to return to
his home in Burlington to-day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Des Moines Register speaks
very flatteringly of the claims of
Messrs. Kasson and McCrary for
recognition in President Hayes Cab
met, hut after giving them both due
credit, IL comes to the conclusion that
James f. Wilson is the proper man
for Iowa to have in the Cabinet and
. great many people who admire Mr..
Wilson's great talents, and present.
nent tact for public affairs, will be in
clined to agree with the conclusions of
the Register in this matter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Itspeaks for itself, is what a lady
said of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup the
other day, for single bottle cured
my child of . dreadful cough.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Prom friaay's Daily.

bSVA Etus4y Doiys
We are sorry to learn that two
business failures have occurred in
Oskaloosa, this week, making, if we
have been correctly informed, thir-
teen within short time. We are
sorry to learn this, and our hereto
fore substantial neighboring city of
Oskaloosa is becoming almost as ia
nous in that respect as Bloomfield.
Charleston was draped in mourn
ing, because the military authorities
would. NOT permit Butcher Buffers
sabre clubs to parade, yesterday, in
honor of Washington's anniversary.
This is sad, but it has probably saved
hloodshed.
Eleven full carloads of freight
from Chicago and other eastern cities,
were received by the C., B. & @. rail.
road, in this city, this morning.
We are informed, by railroad
agents, that freight business il gener.
ally better than it was at this time
last year.
At meeting Of citizens Of Keo.
kuk, last evening, to nominate school
officers, the following resolution was
passed:
Resolved, That, in view of the in
creased value of currency as compar-
ed to gold, and the general reduction
Of wages and values throughout the
country, that the cost of running the
schools should be reduced in proper
ton.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Mrs. Chloe Houk, will have sale
of stock and farm implements, at her
residence, 6 miles from Ottumwa
on Eddyville road, on Tuesday March
9Th
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Time is money, but health is hap
piness. If you have bad cold or
cough, use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup,
It will cure you. Price Is cents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The highest market price paid for
produce at the grocery corner OF
Court and Second streets, Ottumwa
JOHN G. STEVENS,
may 29-wtf. Manager.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

It is stated that VIM. Bradley, OF
Centerville, will start a bank at
Bloomfield, ON the 18th of March.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
A Beautiful Farm ilrSala

Two and q half miles from Ottumwa, on the
main road north, have farm Of liz acres, we'll
improved; good frame house Of rooms and Gel.
lar; fair barn: splendid bearing orchard of mp
pie trees, 100 In number and large and bountifhl
good timber lot coal bank on the place; the farm
well watered. 1t is choice farm, within half q
mile OF two STORY fine brick school house.
Will sell on easy terms. Inquire Of me on thu
premises 0-T76w MARY MYERS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Total

found the mines generally in good
working order, and did not find gas,
or fire-damps in any mine in sufficient
quantities to jeopardize the life or
health of the employees or miners. 1
had occasion to notify some few oper-
ators to furnish more timbers and
keep their works posted nearer the
face of their rooms. No. 3 of the
Union mines is in good working
order. Mr.. w. T. Ramsy, the present
Pit Boss, fully understands his work,
and under his and Superintendent
iFlagler's management great improve
ments have been recently made in
their mines. f. L. McNAIR,
Mine INSPECTOR for 1876.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
COAL.

f. L. McNair; Mine Inspector for
Wapello county, makes the following
report to the Board Of Supervisors,
of the amount of coal mined in
Wapcllo county, during the year
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Drs. LAthrop & Hinsey have in
their Office . monstrosity in the shape
Of q pig, the body and legs of which
are fully developed and perfectly
formed. The head, however, seem'
to be nearly twice as large as it should
be, the eyes are very small and Sc
apparently in the same socket, mouth
and ears unusually large, with thu
snout protruding above the eyes
two inches long, very slender and
shaped almost precisely like an ele
plants trunk. It is very curiou'
looking object, and will be kept b,
them for some time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Chicago Times thinks that
President Hayes will be taken out OF
the White House feet foremost.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
Oak Kip Boots at Phillips,

The best Woman's Calf Shoe in the
State at Phillips. J23w4.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

SAD ACCIDENT AT KELLoGG.-Kel
logg was the scene of terrible acct
dent ON the 18th inst. J. J. Fisher, I
resident Of that place and brakeman
ON the railroad, was run over and in
stantly killed by backing engine
while switching. He was behind the
engine just as the signal was given ia
back up, and was not discovered until
dragged some distance and horribly
mutilated. He was about forty years
Of age, had q wife and four children
and was very worthy man.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

-Four pounds of best Coffee, $l.O0.
Yarmouth Corn only 20
A Sugar, s pounds for 100
Everything in proportion at
l9d6W41 MoRIARTy Il MoLAUGHLIN's.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The best goods are always the
cheapest. Phillips has them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The Davenport Gazette urges Judge
Dillon for the Davis vacancy on the
supreme bench Of the United States.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

The doctors have no confidence in
blue glass. It doesn't reflect their
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

RECEIPTS.
From County Treasurer
On School House fund =. .$l,4OO.2l
Teachers fund 9,795.54
Contingent fund, 49,. 6,S5O.76
Semi-annual superintendent 3,341. 80
From sale of Bonds. ...... 100000
Total $27 ,3s7.sl
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Teachers Salaries. .$l2,9l6.75
Janitors ........... 1,7O9.35
for Repairs. .,........ 626.29
Interest ....,... l,44S.14
Fuel. ......... 92l.92
Books, Maps and
Stationery. 494.S6
+" School Furniture. 1861 81
| Furnaces, Stoves SC 1886
School Census. -. 60.O0
| secretary. ........ 10000
| Sundry expenses 15S.2S
+" Bond due April Is. '76 10000
Land of Mr., Dixon 1880
/ lolllss FL&yOO(.ll
This report is made from the Sec
retary's books, and orders issued on
last years account have been paid out
of this years receipts. The debt of
the District is
School Bonds. $l25OO
Orders on Treasury not paid. 3,5O6
Total. $17,OO6
We estimate the expenditures for
the coming year as follows:
For Teachers. ........ :. .$l3,S00
JanitOrs. LOO
REPAIRS. ..........-..... l,UVU
Fuel. ............. 1000
Bonds falling due. ....... 1900
Interest. ....... ....... 1900
insurance and other ex'ps LOCO
The Lincoln school house lot needs
grading and fencing. The bad con-
dition of the furnaces in. the Adams
school building will necessitatc con-
fsiderable expenditure of money to
heat the building properly. The
Douglas school building has only
four rooms. An addition of two
rooms can be made to the building
without injuring its appearance. The
room is needed to make the grades in
that building more nearly conform
with the others, and also to better
accommodate the scholars in that
neighborhood.
Should the new School Board think
proper to make these improvements
the coming year, their cost will have
to be added TO above estimates.
In behalf of the School Board,
}. w. EDGERLY, President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
r REPORT

Or the receipts and expenditures OF
Ottumwa Independent School Dist
riot from Feb. 10th, IS76,to Feb. goth,
1877.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Full line of mons Boots aud Shoes
just received at Phillips.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28

Rubber Boots at Phillips
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-28
rronTAurst,ays Daily.

George Englemeir, one of the ear.
lier settlers of Ottumwa, but who
emigrated to California in 1853, call.
ed to-day. He lived in California for
II years and then returned with hi.
family to his native country, Germa.
ny. We are pleased to learn that hi
prospered in California.
Sam. T. Caldwell and Squire Ben.
cdict, Of Eddyville, were in the city
to-day. Squire Benedict is one Of
old COURIER guard, having commenc.
ed with the initial number. He paid
to-day his Goth annual subscription.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
THE WEST CHESTER MURDER.

WEST CHESTER, April pa woman
known as Mrs. Finegan, peddler, was
found dead by the Wilmington road hall
mile from this place on Saturday night
Her face and head were cut and burised
as if she had been beaten with a club. A
man named Patrick Finegan who claims
TO be her husband, and who was seen
beating her in the afternoon, has been
arrested, charged with numbering her
He is now in Jail. Drs. Isaac Massey
and William Is. Brinton, the Coroner's
physicians, held post-mortem examina-
ton this morning, The dead woman
leaves one, son, who is now living some.
where in Philadelphia.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25

There is a quiet but nevertheless de-
termined and very pretty fight going on
between the Centennial board of finance
and the Centennial catalogue company.
The company paid 100000 for the con-
cession, which was to be a monopoly.
The enterprise was failure to the ex-
tent.of $130,0O0, the company says. The
catalogue was behind time, and so mac
curate as to be worthless. Instead of
being one catalogue, there were more
than sixty. For these things the cata-
logue company biatnes the board of f.
nance, asks che return of the purchase
money, and damages in addition. The
board of finance holds that the compaA
nys failure was the, result of its own
mismanagement. The case is before
afbitrators, and everybody interested Is
excepting dark" on the subject. When
the next centennial comes around there
will probably be less of rush for econ
cessions," if the philosophy of history be
any acco unit .-....
THE disadvantages of wearing false
hair were painfully illustrated Millers.
vile, Pa, the other day. A boat in
which two Joung ladies and two young
men were passengers, capsized suddenly
and one of the ladies sank out of sight
As she reappeared one of themen CRASHED
her hat, which came off. The lady sanl
and on her second appearance Jared nt
better, for this time the frightened youtt
caught her by the hair, which, being false
came off in his hands. and down sh,
went again. At last, however, she wa
caught by her real hair and dragged aboar,
the boat, after having had what may b.
properly called a fairbreadth escape. '-
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
DEADSHoT AT DEADwOOD.

IT. DEADwooD, d. T., April 24.-This
afternoon dispute arose, in which seven
persons were engaged, concerning the
title TO town lot in South Deadwood
After some harsh language all hands
drew revolvers and commenced firing
Daniel A. Brodersted, of Eureka, New,
was killed; Stephen Courich, Of same
place, mortally shot and A Milluch,
slightly wounded. Another disturbance
IN regard to town lot also occurred to-
day, during which several shots were
fired. but no one was hurt.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
AcoAr sronx.

,6 The New York Karlds thinks that Mr..
Hayes may recollect. how Henry Clay,
when he was in Washington, once had
some fun with goat. The story as told
by the World Ia ~ follows: 'rH
!, .sMr. Clay observed knot Of street
arabs on pleasirable thoughts intent gath
ering round agoat that was dozing In
the sun and rolling an old boot like q
sweet morsel under his tongue. whats
up, boys?' he said affably. sWe'fe agoing
to have some fun with the goat? replied
the urchins. The great whig statesman
looked up and down the street; no one
was in sight. He loved fun, but had
never enjoyed IL In connection with q
goat.a Boys said he, Il believe i will
have little fun with that goat, too; how
do you get 10 out of him?' l'Grab him by
the horns explained a boy; and with
the divine confidence of Robinson Crusoe
or a Mason of the thirty yAthird degree Mr..
Clay seized the goat. 1t was powerful
goat with an abiding love of liberty, and
Il was pretty doubtful for while whe-
ther the goats horns would come off or
Mr. Clay's arms be torn out of their
sockets. Boys painted Mr.. Clay, sboys-
hat-do-I-doanext do nextr re-
piled the boys, taking refuge behind lamp
posts, ash barrels and similar fortresses,
why, let go of them horns and run like
blazes!' Mr.. Hayes's dilemma has got
two horns like the goat. He had better
let gv of them both and run like blazes." ~
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
Fruit Ra ising In North Caroline.

Mr.. S BELLS, northern settler resid-
ing near Littleton, N. c., has an orchard
OF some %, 900 or 80, 900 peach trees, en-
bracing over one hundred different varie-
ties. He is going North to make ar
rangements for his shipments and sales
He ships altogether by rail, aud expects
fine vineyard. His success in fruit rails
ing in the North State has aroused the
interests of the people there in that cul-
ture.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
INVESTIGATIONS AT NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2

HASHINuTUN, d. y, APTII |4'
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE .t..
Assistant Solicitor Robinson of the
Treasury Department left here last night
for New York, with instructions from
the Secretary of the Treasury to select
whichever one of those persons whose
names were given. that would agree to
serve as member of the Commission to
investigate the New York Custom House.
If every one of the persons named will
serve, the Commission will organize at
once and the Investigation commence.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
' PEACE AT LAST.
THE TROOPS WITHDRAWN AT. NRw Or
LEANS,

By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 24.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the removal of
the troops from the State House, and
they will evacuate and return to theil
barracks. AT noon Governor Packard
will retire after the troops have been
withdrawn. There is but little excite
ment, as the Presidents order, had pre-.
pared the people forthe departure of the
military, and at this hour but few peo.
pie are gathered in the vicinity of the
State House.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
RETURN OFTHE COMMISSION.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.

By Telegraph Co the GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON D. o., April "a.
The members of the Louisiana Com
mission arrived here this morning.
They will have an interview with the
President and members of the Cabinet
to-day. The members of the Commission
speak in terms of praise of the treatment
they received at the hands of the citizens
of New Orleans generally, and are conf
dent that the new policy in Louisiana
will bring peace and prosperity to the
State. +, --...... .ul..l, d.. ,.,Ip ,s.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
OFFERING THE EMPEROR BREAD
& +"+ AND SALT

4 KrscHENErf, April l24.AThe Metropo-
Titan of Moldavia welcomed the Gar at
Ungheni. The Czar replied: "I com,
mend myself and my army to the prayers
OF the orthodox, hope to be met with
friendly sentiments in Roumania Dur
ing the review at Ungheni the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed among the Russian
troops and among the Russian and Rou-
manian spectators. The. Emperor's
carriage was escorted to the station by
the crowd amid the cheers of the soldiers
and the people, At the station the Gar
said to the officers: .May God protect
you. Uphold Che honor of the Russian
army" On his return to Kisdheneff a
deputatien from the town. offered the
Emperor bread and salt. Tonight the
place is illuminated and great enthu-
siasm prevails. a.... ti... SI-
The daily gazette., 1877-04-25
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