Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
CLEANING.

CLEANING.
Cream color ia favorite shade for
evening gloves.
"Cultured oysters are announced
for sale att Washington restaurant.
! Silver ore has been discovered in |
the northern part Of Wayne county,
Mo.
Silk handkerchief, all colors and
sizes for the holiday trade, just re-
ceived st New York Store.
The Methodist very strongly con.
demne the fashionable Displays Of
wealth in marriages and funerals.
It isa rare night when Some dia-
bolical and bloody crime is not COM
mitted along the range ofthe Bowery
saloons in New York.
o. Geoghehan, prize A ghter, and
keeper of . New York grOg-shop,
shot two men the other night aud
| then rushed off and claimed the pro-
lection Of the police.
Two residents of Hillsviile, Va.
disputed about young lady's age
one holding that she WAS 20, the 9TH
er that che was l8-and fought about
il, one being killed.
1t 10 q notable fact that an insane
ssylum has been erected al Warren,
Pa, without consuming all the appro-
priation. The nice suin of 5000 600 is
left for other purposes.
A physician OF Montgomery coun-
fty, Ind, allowed three feel Of stag.
nant water to stand In the csllar Of
mis- house, and was much surprised
when his child died of diphtt~ia.
| The Ashland (Ky.) Review speaks
Of the gallows tree - a''plant which
has borne less fruit, and had greater
advantages than any vegetable known
to the aors Of America"
In the new Territory Of Oklahoma
: 1t 10 proposed to give every Indian
, man, woman and child = homestead
of 100 acres Of land in addition to the
tribal lands which now belong to the
various Indian families.
I A Snyder county (Pa.) belle jotted
down in her diary the names of all
the men who had Rugged and kissed
her, and then she died happy. Fur
ther, the diary 10 in the hands of the
whole town now, and several other
! people are. wishing that they, too
: we're dead.
She was lady passenger in one o.
the transfer coaches which run from
:, the Shoe Ely depot, and. after be
. coming tired OF keeping still shy
turned to the driver and asked Hoy
i much further does this horrid hit
= run 2" John replied. "Clear to tE'
bottom, madam"
Il Norway. the smallest European IA.
. ton, has the third isrgest commerca|
b fleet in The world. Tho Norwegat
IS flag 10 seen most frequently in TIP
/ harbor Of New York. and often 80
IL to 400 Norwegian vessels pass throaA h
J. The sound which counects the BAtic
l. with the Black Sea In a single dag
}! On Dangerous ground.-Arc,ie
:. "Auntie, what's torpedo I"
III Auntie-Somethina that blow ss'me.
thing up, my love-" Archie-$ Then
VO yVA y NOi PNuV, 0uutiVS fNsA'AS
-"No, my dear. Why?" Aithie-
Because heard uncle tell you
y y were always blowing him upFrjudy.
Is A Incorporating young ian call
4 ed at . house in Providencotnd told
re- the lady that her husband haFautbor-
Dr. lied him to get his overcoat to wear
Is At funeral. The unsuspe;ing wo-
g. man gave the stranger thpcoat, and
is now the husband is EXTREMITY anxious
y there shall be- funeral, IF only he
,e can furnish the corpse.
~ A female materislized spirit was
o caught and held so firmlypy a Bos-
:. ton gentleman, the Other hight, that
= :. -hc couldn't get away an return to
!" the spirit world, and noxit has been
resolved in the spirit lc'cles of the
a Hub" that henceforth thy will hold
;" no more sexnces while stmuch as one
- skep.ic remains In the rom.
e. 1t ia related of jude Walter T.
c. Colquitt, an old time Justice Of the
D. Georgia Supreme Corr, Brigadier-
lr General, Methodist Teacher, and U.
T. s. Senator, that he ace condemned
ts man to be han ged, reached SER
81 mon, reviewed the militia. married
h. TWO couples, and ttn conducted an
II. 4pimated prayer ntting-slI ia ore
OF day.
ne "Hare yon rem anything about
= this case in the .pers!' asked u
e. !awy er Of 3 juror, n an exciting criai
70 NAL case. "No,,'r, not . word
- "Not cord, al The papers have
!: been full Of IL !"i"No, sir; don't
= read the papersiior anything else.
Q for 1 cam! read all" The juror
DC Was declared tmpe,en., and WAS
duly sworn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sncus have been ar
rested In New Cork for exhibiting
their baby, 2Stouihs old. fifteen
In inches long, at weighing hu! .
~ pound. The bIby, which il Of the
n female persuasin, is perfectly form
" cd and seems ttbe in excellent health.
a The Society III tho Prevention Of
r Cruelty to Chdren. however. hold
is that its health ! being Injured By to-
!! bacco smoke I'd bad ventilation.
a. q. r. McCalhy, wsll-knuwn citi.
IN zen OF Green county, and leading
q. sreenbacker. attempted 10 commit
IN suicide fos days since by taking
10. poison. Hid was m0nomEniac on
!, the su bject d foance. No doubt tho
q poor man fet much ~ our good fiat
: lists DO here, ,hAt the dish was bottom
q. side up AMI everything going to
,e smash. Wehbpe they won't initiate
10 his example Marshall Times.
e When . Newark belle was dressiDg
p for her marriage, the other evening
&C she opened her trunk TO find that y
jealous AMI false young lady friend
p had secretly stolen of with her we'd
y, ding dressand was al that instant il
re another p.rt OF town with the dress
D. and Laughing maliciously at the
brides dicomtiture. But that belle
was . res,lute girl; she dived to low.
4, er depths in the truak, and when she
" walked INTO the parlor hanging upon
Ia the bridsgroom's arm and was mar.
n, ried many ladies missed the words Of
Dc the impressive ceremony In pux2lina