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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-26
RAILROADS.
PORT ..hND &WORGESFER LINZ
Portland g. Rochester Ii. IL.
NOVEMBER I3, 1s77-

,sV=--=5.s-==-a Trains will rum as followk
Eag@rr-5 Leave Portland at S.3O a. M,
3.3O and $50 D. m.
5.30 A. ns. Accommodation for Worcester. Ar
rlves at Rochester at 955 a. M, connecting with
Eastern and Boston 81 Maine Rairoads) At
Nashua 11.47 q. M, Lowell 12.15 p. M,
Boston LIS r. M, Aver junction 12.40 p.
M, Eitchbnr2 l.25 p, M, and Worcester
at 2.10 p. M, connecting with trains South and
West.
$50 r. w. Steambost Express through to
New London without change. Con-
nects at Rochester for Dover and Greas
Falls, at Eppin4 for Manchester and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
BOston, at Aver junction for Fitch
burg and the West via EHOosac Tunnel
Lime, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
sBoston 81 Philadelphia Express Line' for
philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ingfon, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New Work, at 900 a. m.
$40 4. IN. Local for GOrham.
Trains leave Rochester at TOO, 11.00 Express)
arriving in Portland at 9.35 a. M, and 1.10 p.
Leave Gorham 500 u. M. arriving at Portland $40
a.
Close connections made at WestbroOk Junction
with through trains Of Me. Central X. H. and at
Portland Grand Trunk Junction) with through
trains of Grand Trunk L. r.
deidtf j. M. LINT, Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-26
Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1877.

MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1877.
Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ram
Eor, Dexter, Belfast and Waterville at
1240 and 11.45 p. m.
FOR skowhegan at 12.35, 124O and II AS pm.
For Augusta, HalIowell. Gardine< and
Brunswick at ZOO a. M, 12.40, 5.20 and 11.45 p.
For ROckIand and all stations ON Knox q Lin
coin Il. R., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
100 a. m. and ~ 40 p. m.
For Bath at 700 a. m, 12.40 anc $40 2. m.
For Fafmlugton, menmOuth, Winthrop,
Read6eld West Waterville and Watei
willie via Lewiston at 1875 p. IN.
For Lewiston and Auburn.
Passenger Trains leave at 12.35 p. m. and SIS
Pm. The train leaving at 11.45 p. IN, also has
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
burn, Winthrop and Waferville. The 1145
p. m. tram is the Night Express Train with Pull
man Sleeping Car attached, which makes close con-
nection at Bangor for all stations on the Bangor
q Piscataquis. and e. 81 n, A. Railway, and Tor
stephen, 81. John and Halifax.
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, GAR
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S.35 and
$40 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast, Skowhegan, Pennington, X. & L. K. r.,
and all intermediate stations at 255 and 800 D. m,
The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X, q l..
r. X. at 6.22 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at 150 a. m.
PAYSON TUCKER, Sup't.
Portland, Dec. 8, 1877, iu1fdtf
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Salt.
lTures %. R
d., bu.) 2 25 q Q 80
BOnaire. -.
Cadiz, ,du.pd. 2 90 q 2 25
Cadiz in bind / 37a@ l 70
Liverpool.
Duty paid.
In bond. -. 1 379@ 1 70
Grind butter 20 3Y box
II lLiv.fine sack 1 70 q 200
] Seeds.
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Corrected by WOODBURY. & MoULToN. Investment
BANKERS, Cor. Middle and Exchange Streets.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Infamous Outrage.

The Montezuma Republican of the
9th says: "This morning about Z
O'Clock, a negro met q lady on the
road between Malcolm and Brooklyn
about two and one half miles west OF
the latter place, and committed a
rape on her person. She resisted,
but was finally dubbed down and
made the victim of horrible out
rage. She was found almost dead.
Her ravisher made his escape, and up
to the present time, 10 p. M, had moi
been captured. People from the ad-
joining town are now in hot pursuit,
and if the devil is taken there may be
another victim added to the long roll
of Judge Lynch. The woman's name
is Mrs. Martin
To-day's Register says Intelligence
was received in Des Moines, yester-
terday, that the ravisher had been
captured near Sigourney and was on
his way to Brooklyn in charge of the
Sheriff. Great excitement prevailed,
and il appeared that he would have a
very speedy trial. 1t is rumored that
Mrs. Martin is dead"
The Iowa Legislature will never
have done its entire duty until il
makes rape capital offense, and we
hope it will do so. Hanging 10 toe
good punishment for the lecherous
fiend who waylays and rapes de-
! fenceless woman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Important.pecision.

buIpOTko OOSiOtous
Among the important decisions OF
the Supreme Court at its last term
was that in a case entitled Jones vs.
Glass, appealed from the Winnesheik
Circuit Court. Mr.. Glass, previous
to becoming bankrupt, contracted
certain debts for family expenses.
These were incurred in 1871, while
the Revision was in force. The bank
ruptcy proceedings were all regular,
and in due time he was discharged,
Subsequently suit was brought fol-
the amount of goods purchased for
his family, and the Court held that
under Section 25O7 of the Revision
the wife was Jointly liable with him
for that debt, and, as the bankruptcy
proceedings did not release her, she
must pay it.
Another decision, pehaps still more
important, was that in which Van
Doran was plaintiff, appealed from
the Green county District Court. The
defendant had been a widow, but
had married the second time. While
her first husband lived he was the
head of the family, and the same
rights pertained to her. But when
she married the second time she lost
that relation, aud the Supreme Court
held that the exemption ceased OF
in other words, that the property
which was exempt to her as the head
of the family while widow, ceased
as soon as she married again. Their
her new husband became the head
and the exempted property could NJ
longer be exempt.
MoRAL.-Widows, don't marry un
til you sell your property and get thu
money in your pocket.-State Regis
ter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Educational Association.

The State Association of Principals
and Superintendent will meet at Des
Moines June 25 to % inclusive. Sub.
jects for discussion will be taken from
the following groups:
l. The examination of schools
Teachers meetings.
2. School records and reports -
The practical side of school supervi.
sion.
3. How many studies should pu.
pill pursue at one time? The rights
of the taught.
4. The natural method of teaching
ancient and modern languages
What constitutes complete grammar
school course.
5. Industrial education. The high
school from a taxpayers stand
point.
Ample time will be given for full
free discussion of topics.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
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Edgar Mahraaka.

EDGAR,CLAY CO., Neb., Apr. 2S,TS.
Ed. COURIER Being one of the
many readers of your most interest.
ing and valuable paper ! will try and
give you q few items from this west
ern flower garden in which we now
reside. First, for beauty of land.
scape this country is second to none
in the Union, and for the raising OF
all kinds of grain it is hard TO beat
in any country.
Crops look splendid here at pres
ent. There is the largest acreage OF
wheat sown this Spring that has ever
been sown in this country, and it all
looks we'll. The corn crop is about
one half planted. If the weather
stays fair in very few days corr
planting will all be over here. have
some corn peeping through thu
ground nicely. This country is set
ting up very fast. Land ranges il
price from 81 to 81 per acre, owing
to locality.
A word for our flourishing town O
Edgar, which is growing very fast
1t is located on the st. Joseph ant
Denver railroad, with beautiful prai
RE land surrounding it for miles OF
either side. 1t has now population
of between five and six hundred PEG
pie, l should Judge. and the town i
not five years old yet.
But fear l shall make my first let
ter too long, as l am a farmer an
not being accustomed to writing t
newspapers,you will please look owe
blunders. Hoping to see this lette
in print and wishing success to tn
Ottumwa COURIER and a long life t
the editor, remain, yours with re
spect, NATHAN A. OVERTURE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Blue Ribbon at Abingdon.
ABINGDON, jefferson Co., Iowa,l
Nav e<h 1870 (


EDITOR CouR1ER.-According to
previous announcement, several OF
the lady and gentlemen citizens of
Batavia, among which we recognized
Miss Wade Leeper, DR.. Henderson,
Mr.. Whitaker aud Mr., Nutting, met
the citizens of Abingdon and vicinity
in the Baptist church last Friday
evening, to hear a gentleman from
your city lecture on the evils of in
temperance. ......
He failed to come, so his place was
filled by Mr.. Whitaker, of Batavia
and Mr.Downey, of Missouri. Their
addresses to the audience on the tenn.
perance question, were we'll re-
ceived by the people.
Then the Drew pledge was present
ed to the audience and sixty tive
signed it; this we think is doing well
for Abingdon, for beginning.
We have some here that will drink
when they can get it, but they have tt
60 from home to get their whiskey
as we do not allow it sold here. Tht
people are fully aroused to the evil
of intemperance, and we hope, will
battle for it until the legislature will
pass stringent prohibitory liquo
law.
The meeting adjourned to meet a
the Baptist church, on Thursday
evening May 9th, 1878, to organize
| temperance ASSOCIATION.
TEMPERANCE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
DR.. j. w. Stewart

Treats Cancers, Tumor., Ulcers. or any kind Of
Sores. successfully. ein Jeinss. Paralysis, Drop
Ny treatment is Medical and Magnetic Power
combined. I VIII cure you II y0n can be cured.
Ny Terms are reasonable. Consultation Free =
Residence and ofiice on the corner Of Second and
Green 6treete, Ottumva, Iowa. ocld&w8m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

The hardware establishment of
Messrs. George Haw & Co., is one of
the most complete in the Des Moines
valley, perhaps, and we are assured
have been enjoying most excellent
trade this spring. Their local trade
has been excellent, while their job
bling trade has been unusually heavy.
In addition to their regular and well
assorted stock of shelf and heavy
hardware, pistols &C., they carry a
large stock of fine pocket cutlery,
from the most celebrated manufactu-
rers known to the trade. A good
pocket knife is very handy and use
full article to have and nowhere can
yon find better article than at the
establishment of Geo. Haw & Co.
We have tested the matter to our sat
isfaction. :.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

Ifthere is not q riot somewhere du-
ring the coming summer, it will not
be the fault of those newspapers,
which are engaged in the unholy work
of endeavoring to incite a distur-
bance.-St L0Mss Times.
Exactly SO, and those Democratic
papers like the Times, that are con-
tinually harping on the demagogical
cry of hard times, oppression Of the
laborer, and are apologizing fol- and
fostering the tramp system by charg-
ing its cause to legislation, are the
newspapers that are engaged in this
unholy work" The idea that legis-
lation can remedy the present state OF
stagnation in business, or by launch
ing out billions of irredeemablc pa.
per money, so that these Micawberi
may get hold of it without labor OF
any effort on their part other than
talking, is doing more to produce an.
archy and riot in this country than
all other things combined. When
newspapers all preach to the people
that nothing but honest industry will
bring bread or competency, then will
the danger of riots and blood-shed
cease, and not till then.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

1t makes no difference how many
Physicians, or how much medicine you
have tried, ii is now an established fact
that German Syrup is the only remedy
which has given complete sa;is faction
in severe cases of Lung Diseases. Itis
true there are yet thousands OF persons
who are predisposed TO Throat and
Lung Affections, Consumption, Hem.
orrhsges, Asthma, Severe Colds. set.
tied on the Breast. Pneum onis, Whoop
ing Cough, etc, who have no personal
knowledge of Boschee's German Syr.
up. To such we would say that 10, OO(
dozen we're sold last year without one
complaint. Consumptives try just one
bottle. Regular size Is cents. Sold
by all druggists in America.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Dead-Letter-OHice Facts

There are 100000 dead letters re.
ceived annually at the Dead-Lettcl
Office.
Three hundred thousand without
stamps.
Fifty thousand, partially address
ed.
Six thousand, no address.
Forty thousand dollars in money
nine-tenths of which is returned, =
the balance remaining in the Treasu,
ry, subject to application, for foul
years.
One and half million of money
orders and drafts of money-value.
Forty-five thousand packages con
tanning property.
Fifteen thousand photographs.
European letters are returned un
opened, -one-quarter Of q million o
these.
One-tenth of all letters received con
tain property.
Ten thousand applications for let
tiers reported lost; the great proper
ton found and delivered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
New Counterfeits.

Information is given by the secret
service authorities that counterfeit
500 bill is out. It is on the Mer-
chants National Bank of New Bed
ford, Mass, and is well executed
The following points are given in or
der to enable persons to detect it:
The lower part of the letter "y" in the
signature of Colby comes over the
IN" in Massachusetts,, while in the
genuine it comes over the first $751;
In the genuine the lower part Of the
"p" in the signature of Spinner, with
the upper part of the letter Of" looks
like "Feby," while in the counterfeit
the IN" doesn't touch the Of" Per-
sons should also be on their guard
against similar countesfeits on the
Revere Bank of Boston. Two or
three of these New Bedford notes
have come to Chicago from country
banks.-Chic0gO Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Robbery.

Tuesday evening last the store Of
VIM. Waddington at Chillicothe, was
broker open and between seventy
five and one hundred dollars worth of
notions. dry goods, &C., stolen.
The fellow got away with his plum
der undecided, and would probably
have made good his escape had he
not taken sick, while hiding in the
woods, which compelled him to lay
by. Some parties from Chillicothe
found and arrested him yesterday
evening, . short distance above Port
Richmond, and brought him to this
city, last night, where preliminary
examination was commenced but con.
tinued until Monday. He is now
lodged in jail here. The stolen goods
were found in his possession and
were fully identified by Mr.. Wad.
dington. From papers on his person
his name 10 supposed to be Thos. F.
Forden, and claims to hail from De.
Moines.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
The knapp-Weaver Swop.

Sthtc hcSlstcT.
The sharp Democrats in the Sixth
District are more than one ahead. In
their dicker with the Green hackers, in
giving Knapp for Weaver, they
got their men nominated first, and
now Weaver is whistling anxious for
the delivery of his goods. Having
got Knapp nominated for Supreme
Judge by the Greenback State Con-
vention, the Sam. Evans Democrats
are comparatively easy, and will take
their time in nominating Weaver to
Congress-. To add to the Widows
nervousness, many sensible Demo
Gratis are greatly alarmed at the Com
munc element in the Greenback party
and may refuse positively to go to
bed with any such crew. Meantime
the telegraph company is making a
good thing out of it between Bloom.
field and Ottumwa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Tragic Episode in a Georgia
Fayini1u

From the Gainesville tGa.) Southron.
Mr.. John Pore, who lives in the
lower part of Lumpkin county, had
two little children, aged respectively
3 and 6. They were engaged in their
customary play, q few days ago, while
the mother was at the well. The old
est child, for what rerson it will new
or be known, picked up sharp
Ratchet and struck the baby in the
side, leaving the ak in the wound.
The child, seeing " hat he had done,
ran and told his mother, who was
drawing up bucket Of water at the
time. This so frightened her that
she let go the windlass, and the re-
volving crank struck the boy on the
head, literally knocking his brains
out, killing him instantly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
Immigration.

There has not been for several
years such q tide of immigration
into and through this State as there is
this Spring. A continuous caravan
of wagons is moving every day. The
destination of most of these emigrants
is Nebraska, Dakota and Northwest.
ern Iowa, though many 60 to Kansas
but, if the following letter, written
by former resident of this county
who went to Kansas to improve his
condition, is any criterion, that State
will not give very good satisfaction
He writes to his uncle as follows:
WAITsBURG, April %, 1878.
Money is very close here at present
and people are very badly in debt
and the prospect for good crop here
this season is not very fiattering; or
account of the continued dry wealth.
er, wind and cold, the fruit is all kill
ed, this month being great dea
colder than March, freezing ice in
some places two inches thick. Some
people have already given up all hop,
Of crop and gone to work other way
to make living. Old settlers say i
the dry weather continues two week
longer there won't be anything raised
| S. III. JEssUP.
There are hundreds of former
Hawkeyes now in Kansas who wisl
they were back in Iowa. 1t is q fac
that no State in the Union is more
sure of good crops than Iowa.
| Whether it be wet or dry, the harves
is certain. Such thing as failure
was never known. True, there ma,
be partial failure of corn or O
wheat, but there will be surplus o
something else, and always enough
and to spare; and, at the increase o
the past ten years, the next decad,
will show that Iowa can supply tn,
United States. No State in the Yves
presents better inducements to tn
emigrant than this, and there are mil
lions of acres yet untouched by thu
pillow, which only wait the farmer
hand to bring forth their wealth.
Des Moines Correspondence Chicog'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
The Mexican Dollar.

"pEAR SIR:-Will you please state
the exact value of the Mexican dollar
BY SO doing you will greatly oblige
ONE OF Your MANY READERS"
The exact legal value of the Mexi'
can dollar as officially defined by the
Secretary of the Treasury in circu.
lar of Jan. l, 1878, is 1913 cents. Itf
commercial value-that is, the price il
is selling for in New York-is SO cts
State Register.
If a Mexican dollar is intrinsically
worth within two mills of a lega
tender dollar, why shouldn't it past
in all business transactions for dol
lar? Its real value is SO near that Of
our own money that in ordinary
transactions they should be received
and paid out the same as our OWL
CURRENCY
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15
FLANDERS PUMP
After SoiIed Doves. and they Emf
tgrate.
From the Lyndon Union vt }


Mother Sheppard, of Paddocks vii.
lage can tell story about the Elan.
ders pump in proof Of its great value
as village purifier. Mrs. Shephar
is one of those women for whom the
Union of last week recommended hot
ashes. On Friday night last, at about
midnight, she was awakened by 8
loud noise, which she took to be q
shower, Of unheard of violence
Jumping from bed she ran to the
front door to investigate the cause
when stream of water took hel
amid ships, carried her through the
house and lodged her wrong side uI
in the pantry. 1t was just an awful
shower. Geo. Knapp, in the adjoin'
ing tenement, under the same roof
also heard the same deluge and rous
ing up, said to his wife, "We art
having an earthquake" AS he want
ed to see how an earthquake operated
he ran TO the door and-we dom
remember just where Knapp did picl
himself up. His wife had curiosity
to investigate the course of events
rushed to the door, encountered thu
tornado, and then she knew how I,
sympathize with George. Their,
were several boys in the house VIII,
were soon descending from the win
dows and roof almost as soon as tn
deluge struck the tenement. In tw,
minutes after the stream struck tn
house, the chimney was knocked
down, all the windows on one sid
were out, several partitions in tn
house we're knocked to pieces, thre
to six inches of water was on tn
floor and an unheard of panic ha,
seized the landlady and the patron
of the house who happened to hav
an engagement there that evening"
Hurrah for the Flanders pump! w
do not like to justify mob law or any
thing irregular in the enforcement Q
order in society, but there is occasion
ally continued offense against every
thing good and decent in societ
which law is slow to reach and pub
lie sentiment does not affect. In sue
cases, after patience has ceased to b
a virtue, it is found that the Flandel
pump can be used to good effect. TIL
"Mothers" on Water street and elst
where in the village had better get
measure of the length of the villag
hose, and move their shanties beyon
its. reach, for hereafter Flander
pump is liable to break loose upo
them at any moment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-15

A dispatch from Pueblo, Col, says
contracts have been let by the Atchi-
son, Topeka g. Santa Fe Railroad for
eartbwork, tunnelling and track-lay.
ing on the first 100 miles of its New
Mexico extension. The provisions OF
the various contracts are that the
road is to be completed to Trinidad
by August Is, to the summit of Rot.
ten Mountain by November l, and to
Clifton, New Mexico by February /
The awards let aggregate in value 81,
100000.