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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of Supervisors -June
Term, 1877.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY,
june I, 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment members all present.
President Michael in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceed
ings read and approved.
The road petition, J. NJ. Arnold ct
al, resumed. After an examination
and hearing the pleadings Of the at
torneys, the Board reserved their de-
cision till Saturday the 9th day of
June 1877.
Ten o'clock, the time set for the
hearing Of the road petition of j. M.
Wilson CT al, for vacation of road
in Sec. 26, Township 70, Range ID
west, in Richland township, was by
agreement laid over till one o'clock
T. NJ.
One o'clock the road petition of j.
NJ. Wilson Ct al, was taken up and af-
ter hearing of the evidence in the
case the Board reserved their decis-
ion in the matter till one o'clock, Sat-
urday, Juno 8, 1877.
In the matter Of the road petition
Of John Travis, Mr.. Postlewaite NOV
ed the following resolution, viz.
RESOLVED, That the prayer of the
petition be granted as follows: Com
mencing to locate on the south line of
the n. W. a of the s. W. a, section Is
township y, range Ia, where the OF
tumwa and Chillicothe road crosses
said line, thence east about Is rods to
the northeast corner of the southwest
quarter of the s. W. quarter thence
south 20 rods thence cast 80 rods to
the center line of section Is, township
-, range IA thence south on the west
side OF said line GO rods, thence south
on the center line of section 90, town
ship ~, range IA, to the center of Sec
ton %, township y, range IA.
Also to vacate so much of the OF
tumwa and Chillicothe road COM
meneing on the south line of the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section Is, township y,
range IA, where said road crosses
said line, thence southeast to the south
east corner of the southwest quarter
of the northeast quarter dissection %,
township ~, range Ia. Said located
road to be fifty feet in width, petit
TONERS to pay costs and damages
aforesaid by reason of said location
and vacation, by the first of Sep
TENDER, 1877.
Also to locate a road so feet in
width commencing on the center line of
section Is, township y, range Ii, on
the Ottumwa and Abba road, about
GO rods south Of the center of section
Is, township y, range IA, thence south
on said center line as near as practic-
able, about 40 rods, to intersect the
new proposed road above described,
and to vacate so much of the Ottum-
wa and Abba road, commencing
about GO rods south of the center of
section Is, township y, range IA, on
said center line, thence little south
of west to the Ottumwa and Chilli
cothe road. Said location and vaca.
ton to be made on condition that the
petitioners cause to be surveyed and
plat of same filed in the Auditors
office, and to grade and put in good
travelling condition, said proposed
new road, by the first day of Septem.
Der, 1877, and further that petitioners
pay all costs by reason of said location
and vacation, by Sept first aforesaid
Chair declared said resolution
adopted.
On motion adjourned till to-mor'
row morning at 8. o'clock.
M. b. MYERS, Co. Auditor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
More nisnniasaIa.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Discharges
under the new Treasury rule, which
provides that blood relatives shall
not hold Office, were continued to-
day. Among these was one of two
widowed sisters, both of whom lost
husbands in the war, and. both of
whom were efficient clerks. Secretary
Sherman's friends say that in order
to be consistent he must remove his
own blood relatives from Office. If
this should be done considerable
number OF additional removals will
he found necessary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Tho President Going Visiting.

BosToN, June Ex-Governor Rice
has received assurances that President
Hayes will reach Boston on the Goth
inst and will remain two days, at
tending Harvard College Commence
ment on Wednesday and visiting
Providence Thursday. The Cover
nor's private Secretary will go to
Washington this evening and consult
with the President
The State Legislature of New
Hampshire has invited the President
to visit Concord on his passage from
Boston to Vermont.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
uNMA LIABLE LIST
Cross Husbands ana sco,dtus wave,

Cross Husbands and Scolding Wives
domestic infelicity" Which newspa.
per reporters nowadays credit with
playing such an important part in lifes
dream, is often the result Of lingering
or chronic disease.
What husband or wife can be
cheerful, smiling or pleaant, when
constantly suffering from the fortunes
of some dread disease2 Perhaps the
husbands liver becomes torpid, and
no experiences bitter, disagreeable
taste or nausea, has chilly sensations
alternating with great heat and dry
ness of the surface of his body, pain in
his sidcs, shoulders or back, eyes and
skin tinged with yellow, feels dull, in
disposed, aud dizzy. Through this
he becomes gloomy, dependent, and
exceedingly irritable in temper. In
stead ofresorting to 80 reliable reme-
dy as few small doses Of DR.. Pierce's
Purgative Pellets, and following up
their action with tho use of Golden
Medical Discovery, to work the bill
larry poison out OF the system and pu.
rify the blood, if he play the part of q
"penny wise and a pound foolish"
man he will attempt to economic by
saving the small cost of these medi-
cines. Continuing to suffer, his ner-
vous system becomes impaired, and
and he is fretful and peevish-a fit
subject to become embroiled in "do-
mestic infclicity." Or the good wife
NAV, from her too laborious duties or
family cares, have become subject to
such chronic affections as are peculi-
arly incident to her sex, and being re-
duced in blood and strength, suffering
from backachc, nervousness, headache
internal fever, and enduring pains too
numerous to mention, she may become
peevish and fretful-anythiDg but a
genial helpmate. In this deplorable
condition of Ill health, should she act
wisely and employ DIR. Pierce's Favor.
ito Prescription, II will in due time,
by it's cordial, tonic, aud nervine prop.
critics, restore her health, and trans
form her from the peevish, scoldsng,
irritable. tempered invalid, to a happy
cheerful wife. Laying aside levi,y
and speaking seriously, husbands and
wives, you will find the Family Medi-
cines above mentioned reliable and
potent remedies. For full particulars
Of their properties and uses. see
Pierce's Memorandum Book, which is
given away by all druggists.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
CastOriia.

complete substitute for CastorOil, without its
unpleasant taste or recol in the throat, The re-
suit Of 20 years practice By DIR. samuel Pitcher,
of Massachusetts,.
Pitcher Castoria is particularly recommended
for chilfren. II destroys worms, assimilates the
food and allows natural sleep. Very cflicscous
In Group, and for children Tccthing. For Colds,
Feyerishness, Disorders of the Bowels, and
stomach Complaints, nothing is so effective. It
is as pleasant to take honey, costs but s. cents.
and can be had of any Druggist.
This Is one OF many testimonials:
CORNWALL Lebanon Co. Pa, Msrch Il, "A,
Dear SRI have used your Castoria in nv
practice ior some time. take great pleasure ii,
recommending IL to The profession us a safe rclia-
Die and agreeable medicine. 1t is particu,arly
dddTfea 10 children where the rrpugnant taste Of
Castor Oil Tenders il so difficult to administer.
Il. A. ENDERS, M. d.
Mothers who try Castorla will find that they
can sleep nights. and that their babies will be
healthy
j b. RosES CO., New York.
May 81 3mw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Effects Of Floods South,

MEMPHIS, June 1.-THE damage by
the heavy rain storm of Friday in
North Mississippi is very great. In
many instances crops are ruined en-
tirely, fences swept away and stock
drowned. The damage on the Miss.
issippi and Tennessee, Mississippi
Central, Memphis and Little Rock
and Mobile and Ohio Memphis and
Charleston Railroads have been re.
paired and trains are running regu-
larly again. On the Memphis and
Louisville Railroad the bridge over
the Hatchee river is swept away. The
officers hope to be able to send out
trains tomorrow and transfer at that
point. The Memphis and Paducah
road is badly damaged, and several
days will be required to repair the
track.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
LATER.

The collision occurred about
o'clock, near Point of Rocks, between
the regular morning accommodation
train from Winchester, Va, and the
special excursion train from Fred-
crick to Washington, with an excur.
sion party for Mt. Vernon. The en-
gines were crushed into each other.
Four persons were instantly killed
and Is wounded, all on the excursion
train.
The killed are Chas. III. Keifer, ed
itor of the Frederick Examiner
Richard Delon, merchant; Dorsey
Walker, merchant, and Howard d.
Dickson, all of Frederick City.
The wounded are Lonis Schley,
son of DR.. Fairfax Schlcy, danger
ously, lost both legs; Col. Chas. Z.
Trail, dangerous; Col. Trail is one
of the most influential and wealthy
citizens of Frederick and was Sena-
tor Of that county several terms.
The remaining 16 wounded are as
follows, whether dangerously or
slightly is not stated:
NJ. L. Knoddle, A. Knottenagle,
w. ii. Young, l.. &. Matinaux, VIM.
Bartges, Peter Luganbel, Isaac Eley,
q. F. Snauifer, VIM. Snaufler, Enoch
Green, l.. Z. Mobcrly, VIM. Harrison,
III. N. Hutchinson, John Dawson,
Johnny Dennis and Henry Brashears.
All the killed and wounded were
from Frederick City or residents of
Frederick county and have been tax
en- to Frederick City. Only one per-
son, lady, on the Winchester train,
was injured and she not seriously.
The cause of the accident was mis-
understanding between train men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
The statement made by the news.

The statement made by the news
papers and tclegraphed over the
country, that an illegal claim had
been paid by nine, of the clerks of the
Second Comptroler's office, Treasury
Department, combining for that pur-
pose, 10 entirely false and without
any foundation whatever for such q
report In order to reduce the force
in that bureau nine of the clerks were
discharged and not for any miscon-
duct. The article refer to a claim
of $3.50 presented by one La Monte,
of Tennessee, for civil medical SER
vices, as being the one on which
the detective based his operations
It also charges Ex-Governor Carpen-
ter with wilful negligence, doing in
justice to him and the clerks who
we're so unfortunate as to be dis
oh arged.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Out Thew Co.

New ORLEANS, June 12.--The ships
Sciota, drawing 20 feet 4 inches and
Western Empire, drawing q feet G
inches, were put to sea this morning
through the southwest pass. The
Western Empire had cargo of G, 227
bales of cotton which is the largest
that has left this port since the war
and the largest number pounds to
the registered ton that ever left an
port She was loaded by
The Champion press and is the heav-
test draft that ever went out Of this
port,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Want n Fair Divide.

WASHINGTON, June ia delega-
ton of colored people from Louisi-
ana had two very satisfactory inter-
views with the president and called
upon Secretary Sherman this morn.
ing. The Secretary was asked wheth-
er he thought one~third of the pa
tronage was too much for the colored
people. The Secretary replied that
If men Of intelligence and integrity
were chosen, he thought they were
entitled to fair share Of patronage,
and further remarked he would
write to Collector King at New Or
leans, upon the subject.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
SOME consideratc fellow at Norfolk,

SOME considerate fellow at Norfolk,
Va, is great respecter of persons.
He has an advertisement to this ef-
feet: "In order that many of the
poor and respectable women and
children may be benefited by re-
munerative employment ] have de-
termined during the present picking
season to set apart certain portions Of
my strawberry fields for whites cx-
clusively, and in no case will they be
required to come in contact with the
colored pickers, or in the obtainment
of their money for their labor. This
action is dictated for the benefit of a
worthy class of people, who, without
this arrangement, would be debarred
from the benefits of the picking sea-
son." Those poor people are SO sem
sitive, you know. They would rather
starvc than to pick berries in a field
with colored people.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

Senator Allison responded to the
toast, sThe President of the United
States" at the recent military BAN
quet, at Dubuque, in which he
expressed the conviction that all
can frankly unite in according to the
President patriotic aims and purposes,
and desire to bear himself well in
his exalted station"
And in commenting on his remarks,
the Dubuque Times says:
"But it is hardly to be seriously
thought of that any considerable
number of Republicans, here in Iowa
at all events, have any apprehensions
whatever that the President is justly
chacgeable with the great wrong and
the surprising weakness Of deserving
the political principles of the party
that elevated him to power. There
is, of course, room for the very de-
cided conviction that the President
made decided mistake in not keep
ing in power, or at least in not max
ing resolute efforts to keep in power,
the Chamberlain and Packard gov
ernments in South Carolina and LOU
isisna respectively by an exercise of
all the power of the Federal Gov
eminent, so long as that power should
remain at his disposal, if that were
necessary. But there need not be, in
consequence, any persistent war up
on the President if it shall be admit
ted that he has only made mistake
and that his purposes are such as re-
publicans generally have"
The Times is an able and candid
paper, heretofore disposed to support
the Presidents Southern policy. II
is in no sense an organ, nevertheless
its locality and intimate relations
with Senator Allison are warrant
for the presumption that it reflects
his sentiments upon that subject, in
the above paragraph, which are sub
stantially in accord with Senator
Kirkwood and a great majority OF
the people of Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A New ase-covernmen Troops
in Barracks at Brownsville, Tex
as, Suffering and Dying.

MATAMoRAs, June 9.-The Browns
vile Sentinel announces that dis
ease something like cholera has bro
ken out amongst troops at Ringgold
barracks. About thirty have died.
The attack commenced with diarrhea
and collie.
A similar disease has appeared in
this city and several cases have prov
ed fatal within the past few days.
So far there is no certainty it is Ash
attic cholera, but appearances indicate
that it is more than the usual cholera
morbus incident to extensive use of
fruits.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

Council BLUFFS, June 9.-Wm.
Chapman, of Malvern, Iowa, was
drowned in the Missouri river at this
point to-day by the upsetting of q
skiff. Deceased was on his way home
from the Black Hills at the time, and
was within short distance of the
end of his voyage. Two others were
with him at the time, who managed
to escape.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A HEAVY BANKRUPT.

BosToN, June I'LL. r. Blood,
formerly General Manager of the
Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg rail-
road, and connected with other roads,
has filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, with liabilities over a
million and half, assets $4,000.
He has long been troubled financial
ly, and carries with him in his fall
Solomon III. Howe, a well known dry
goods jobber, who lost 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Ex-Governor Hendricks.

New YORK, June 1l.-Ex-Gover-
nor Hendricks says he does not intend
to be absent more than three or four
months, and this time would be most
ly passed in London, Paris and, per-
haps Berlin. Twelve hundred invi-
tatiOns are out for the Manhattan
Club reception, tomorrow. It is un-
derstood there will be no formal ad-
dress of welcome except that to be
made by the President Of the club.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Crops In Michigan.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, June 9.-In
some parts of this State the fly has
done immense damage, and wheat
crops will doubtless be far below the
average. 1t was for sometime thought
that winter wheat would be an entire
failure, but latterly the prospect is
more favorable. Corn has suffered
from cut worm, the potatoe bug has
also done great damage. 1t is rain
ing now.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

General Comfy, Of Ohio, has re-
ceived foreign appointment. Mrs.
Comley will, therefore, proceed to
deliver to the boss Washington cor
respondent a full inventory of her
wardrobe, with prices annexed, and
. detailed measurement Of her tight.
est shoes and easiest slippers. This
10 the most important feature of civil
service reform.-Hasck.Eye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

DIR. David Rosser fired two shots
at Chisholm's daughter and little
son, to force them to let go the prison
door, which they held previous to his
entrance. He was soon after shot dead.
Old man Rosser came to get his re-
mains the following day. On draw
ing down the sheet which covered
the body, and seeing the upper por-
ton of the face shot away, the gentle
parent remarked: "Hump! Must
have fred both barrels into him.
That's what he gets for coming here.
told him to stay at home"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Indicted for Eovoarv

ST. Louis, June 9.-Wm. Matthews,
of the wholesale firm of VIM. Mat
thews & Co., and l.. w. Patterson, of
Patterson Il Co., pork packers, both
we'll connected and socially prOmi-
nent, have been indicted for forging
warehouse receipts, upon which 1t Is
they obtained over ~, 600
from the Hibernian bank in 1874.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Crops In NEBRASKA.

OMAHA, June ll.-Bee specials from
forty-one places throughout the State
tonight, say the crop prospect con-
tinues highly favorable. Corn is not
SO good on account of the heavy con-
tinued rains. In some sections there
was q slight frost last night. The
damage was light. Grasshoppers
have done very little damage, and in
but one or two places have there
been any, but seem to be disappear
ing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
the lNrER.ocEAN.

The best, most intelligent and re-
liable paper published in Chicago, is
the Inter Ocean.
you want the news, domestic and
foreign, and not an unillustrated po-
lice news gazette. take the Inter-
Ocean.
It has distanced all its Chicago COM
petitors in war news, and is infinitely
their superior in all decent respects.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Iinriarnharoas

WASHINGTON, June III. A. Gal
pin, chief clerk and acting Commits
sioner of the Indian bureau, at his
own request, was relieved from duty
pending the investigation of charges
preferred by j. b. Wolf, and the Pres
ident has designated Alonzo Bell,
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior
to perform tho duties of Commissions
er of Indian affairs, ad interim.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
HNan wAnwS ,

The st. Louis GlOJe-Dem0crat docs
not believe that the origin of the war
was without cause nor its conduct
without purpose, and says:
't1fdecoratIon day is to be converted into an
occasion for solemn twaddle and false morality,
the sooner IL IL abolished the better If we are to
be told every year that God alone kows who was
right and who was wrong in a contest between
slavery and frecdom-to say nothing of the other
issues involved-we are not liEely to be proited
by the telling"
And the Globe Democrat is right.
We have had enough of this kind of
twaddle, this mawkish sentimentality
that means nothing good, or sensible,
that is wrong and wicked in its ten.
dcncy, and would teach us that right
and wrong, virtue and vice, loyalty
and treason, are simply interchange.
able terms, and that "God alone
knows" which is right and which is
wrong. To say, standing between
the graves Of men who died for free
dom and country, and men who died
for the perpetuation of human slavery
and the destruction of country, that
"God alone knows" which was right
is wicked, idiotic twaddle. 1t is wei
enough to forgive; it is well enough
to live in brotherly harmony will
our brethren in the lately rebellion!
states, it is well enough to love thu
blessings of peace and harmony and
strive to extend them all over The
country, through every section and
into every state, but it is not well tt
forget the lessons of the war. 1t il
just as well, just as important, Just al
much solemn, patriotic duty to re-
member the men who died for the
flag, and to hold their names and SER
vices high and bright in our loyal es
TEEN, brighter and dearcr, the hum.
blest one of them, than all the host.
of men, however earnest and howcv'
or blindly misled, who lay down thcil
lives in the cause of treason and hu
man slayery.-B nr1in0tOn Hu,rIeue
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

stitutional liberty. But surely it is as
fully within the province of national
right and power to demand and en-
force by national law that that local
machinery shall not neglect to protect
the life and security of an American
citizen as to demand that the local
machinery shall not "emit bills OF
credit or tax interstate commerce.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
A President Murdered !.

New York, June ia letter from
Paraguay says President Gilland and
his brother William were murdered
in the most barbarous manner. The
President was at home with his fami-
Iy, when he was surprised and killed
by band Of assassins, headed by Col.
Goibura and commanders Morols and
Cooley. In subsequent engagements
with the troops Goibura and Morols
were made prisoners.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, june IL.
BY Telegraph.
Wheat-weak and lower at 81 5ls5
cash, l 81 asked July, and 81 Aug.
Corn-wcak and lower: 45 cash,
1920 July, and 4S4@sSc Aug.
Oats-tirm and higher at 3S1ac for
cash, and 3711sc for July.
Rye and Barley-nominal and un-
changed.
Pork-heayy and lower at $l2 G2la
July, and IL rs Aug.
Lard-casier at rs tx July, and
s So Aug.
Whisky-$l on.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13
CHANGING Aorsas.

WASHINGTON, June ll.-Upon Mr..
kasson's arrival at Washington, the
mission to Austria, which, it is UNI
derstood he would have originally
preferred, had it been vacant when
he was appointed Minister to Spain,
was rendered him by the President,
and he has accepted it, and James
Russell Lowell has been rendered and
accepted the mission to Spain.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-13

THE New York Herald is becom-
ing stupid or else decent. The reason
why we so conclude is, that ex-Presi-
dent Grant lie now, and has been for
some time, receiving the most marked
honors in Europe, the common peo-
pie exhibiting the greatest enthusi-
asm to do him honor, and yet the
Herald has not had single warning
to the English nation about Grants
Cesarism, about the danger of a
grand coup detdt on the part of Grant,
which would place the English crown
upon his head. The Herald has GER
tainly recovered from its Grant
nightmare, or its lying about Grant.