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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
From Thursdays Daily.

from thursdays Daily.
John Moriarty who has been trav-
cling quite extensively through
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska re-
turned to this city yesterday. He is
now Of the opinion that there is no
town in the west the equal Of Ottum-
Wa in enterprise and general prosper
ity and perhaps he will be in business
in this city again In q short time. We
hope so at all events.
To-day in passing the Marble
works of N. B. Root & Son, our at
tention was attracted to beautiful
slab just finished, to be erected to the
memory of Eugene H. Mabee, by some
of the employees of the c. B. & @. rail-
road. Eugene was formerly agent
for the c. B. b Q. at Frederick, Mon
roe couAty, but at the time he met the
accident which cost him his life he
was agent at Malvern, Iowa. He was
one Of the most generous fellows in
the world, which this monument
erected to his memory by strangers,
90 to speak, amply testifies. 1t is q
specimen of workmanship, tasty in
design and finished in . manner that
il rarely excellcd in any city, and il
creditable not only to the manufactu.
rers but to the generous hearts which
prompted the beautiful and costly
monument.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

A. c. Leighton has commenced the
erection of q handsome two story and
basement brick tenement house onthe
old Barlow lot, on Second street. 1t
will contain eight rooms, bath rooms,
pantry, water closet ETC., will be sup
piled with water and all modern inn
provements. Mr.. L. is erecting this
- an experiment and if he can secure
renters Of q good class he will put up
several more Of the same kind this
season. We think when he gets it
done he viii easily find . tenant, as
the conveniences attachedt o the house
will render it attractive.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

DREW. This noted tempe rance
worker returned home yesterday
from . wonderful campaign at Wa
terloo and Waverly. Over five thou
sand people signed the blue ribbon
pledge in these two towns.
To-day Mr.. Drew starts for Al
toona, and after stay of day or
two there, will 60 to Charlton to car
~ ON . campaign. The Fairfield ap-
pointment has been abandoned
State Register Nay 2.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

Mem. from Society Journal. "Miss
s. appeared to positive disadvan-
tage because Of . cl0udiness of COM
plexion and-must we write it,
Pimples spelling IN otherwise beau
tiful countenance. She should by
oil means procure and nse DR.. Bulls
Blood Mixture. Rep.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

10000 Sweet Potato Plants for
sale on commission by .. Tower,
aq9d1w2+ Market st.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
AGENCY Cry. April 30. 1878.


EDITOR COURIER I'm the Weekly
COURIER of the 18th of April the SUI
perior ability of Hon. E. HI. Stiles is
brought quite prominently before the
voters Of this district as the man
best qualified of any in the
district to represent us in
Congress. But as he has not been
before the public for an Office for
some time would it not be we'll to call
attention more specifically to what he
has done for the party in the past
and thereby show more clearly his
superior ability and fitness to repre-
sent the district, as in general declar-
ations of ability some might charge
that he had written them and then
got some others to sign and adopt
them as their own opinions. First
we find him, almost as soon as he
identified himself with the republic
can party, showing such ability that
he got elected as one our representa-
tives and, as soon as there was q va
cancy, to the Senate, and in that ca
pacity aiding in getting law passed
making the office of Supreme Court
Reporter elective and then getting
elected to that Office, and reelected,
thereby holding the Office eight years.
And as the duties of the Office kept
him much of the time at Des Moines,
he was enabled to become familiar
with the workings of the State con.
ventions and he became quite promi-
nent in shaping the policy of the
State, especially on the whisky ques-
ton, preventing the temperance fac.
tion from being recognized as entitled
to any consideration, and giving
prominence to men of broader
views on that question who could re-
cognize the beer barrel and brandy keg
as important factors in politics
that must not be overlooked. And
last, though not least, two years ago
he was able to get into the State con.
vention and on the committee on res.
olutions, although we had neglected
to elect him as delegate or as an al.
ternate, and some one (supposed not
to be able to appreciate his ability
had got q resolution passed at the
County convention that the delegates
present at the State convention should
cast the vote of the county.
And now in view of the above facts
think it will be admitted that we
have but few men in this Congress.
sional district possessing such extra
ordinary ability. G. DUDLEY.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
Shed no Tears.
nnAN.-

The Ottumwa Democrat endorses E.
L. Burton as suitable man for dem
Ocratic candidate for District Judge.
The Democrat says he can't really af-
ford to give up his lucrative practice,
but will yield to stern sense of duty.
Let Burton shed no tears over giving
up his practice. T. M. Fee is to be
the next Judge of this District. If
Burton wants to play Judge during
the campaign that won't hurt his
practice much.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
MortRaRo Notoe Wantel

l will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
WITT o. M. LADD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

Yesterday we published an item
from the Register in relation to the
failure Of Col. Hammond, of Prairie
City, and in that paper to-day we
find the following explanation from
the Col. which we gladly publish.
He says:
"After paying some $40 600 or $780,
GOO Of my own and other peoples
debts I was compelled to file q volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in order
to enable me to control my future ex-
ertions in behalf Of my family and
my meritorious creditors. Having
to include in my petition all claims
against me, as well as valid debts,
amounting in all to some $50, GOO, and
having heretofore surrendered every
thing-thereby paying both on my
own obligations and those Of the
firms of which /. was q member over
SO per cent.-my petition will show
me in an improper light, in that it
will show large Liabilities and no as
sets. The reason for this Is indicated
above, all my assets having been
heretofore paid out. Hence any
statement of my bankruptcy with big
debts and no assets should be coupled
with the statement that had surren-
dered . large amount of property and
settled, as far as possible, last sum-
mer, and that this step is advised and
urged by most of my creditors"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08

The Bloomfield Democrat says -
Last Saturday night, about 10 o'clock,
q difficulty occurred between Jonas
Jones, of African descent, and a long
time resident Of this place, and q ne
gro called Wash Williams, from
Quincy, ILL.,, who has been trusted
workman ON the courthouse. The
result was that Jonas was shot with
q pistol carrying cartridge % cali
bre, the ball striking the windpipe
Just below the Adam apple, passing
through and in sll probability pene-
trated the esophagus. The ball has not
been extracted, owing to the uncer-
tainty of its location, having passed
through SO many vital parts. DR..
Shelton attended the wounded man
and his eminent and attentive skill
may bring him out, butst present Jo-
mas is in critical condition, being
entirely unable to swallow, nutrition
being furnished him by artificial
means.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
From Wednesdays DAILY.

Clarence Judd, route agent on the
Central Railroad, died at the resi-
dence of his father, in this city, at
7:l5, this morning. He has been in
poor health for some months.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
DOT 8Owly

AA0OLD AEEDwATCuED. Clsapse
AAin the known world. 60snpk Watch [ree 70
VVAgsxts. Address. 4. CouLTx1 Co.. Cnacaeo.
|uU Sb-wly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
The Creenback

Congressional Convention met at Os-
kaloosa to-day. Col. Matthews, of
Knoxville was president Of the Con-
vention. About four-fifths of the
delegates elected were present. o.
z. Graves, Sanford Kirkpatrick,
James Bradley and John Reynolds
represented Wapello County. For
ty-eight votes were cast, each delega-
ton casting the full vote of their
county, of which Gen. Weaver re-
ceived 80, s. w. HUFF, of Sigourney 6,
DR.. Ramsey, of Abba, 3. Weaver
was declared the unanimous choice
of the convention. He was present
and made . short speech accepting
the nomination.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04

This man was greatest of all the men of the East
-Jo5i.2.
At this distance of time, supposed to
be 5000 years since he existed, it is
difficult to estimate Jobs wealth; but as
some items are given it may be attempt
ed, although the relative value of money
at the extremes of the 5000 years leaves
us at loss to calculate the precise
amount.
l. The extent of land he owned may
be found from the support his stock
needed; 1000 sheep would require a
range OF as many acres, 5000 camels
would need five acres each, 1000 yoke
of oxen an equal range of five acres with
the camels; 500 asses about two acres
each; and his household, which was
Every great" 1000; in all, 10000 acres.
The value Of this amount, at SIS per acre,
$3.50, 1000.
2. The cost of Jobs cattle 1000
sheep at So each; 5000 camels at prob
ably $50; LOCO oxen at $40 each, and
500 asses at the same price. This would
equal about $175, 900.
3. To tend such vast herds. according
| to the custom of the East, the number
of laborers must have been large. Abra-
ham, contemporary with Job, could mus
ter in his own family retinue 318 trained
man at arms. AS many more must have
remained at home to attend to
his focks, ETC., when the patriarch went
in pursuit of the invaders of Lots ter
ritory. Job may have had 800; their
pay and support, $780, 900.
4. The necessary houses for living and
shelter and the folds could not be less
than $4,000.
The whole value of the above woule
be 1910, 900.
All this wealth seems incredible, were
it not declared SO by the voice Of in
SEPARATION. At the close of the book WE
are told that even this amount was dupli
Gated, or $40, 900.
When we compare this with the rela
tive present value of money and that O
Jobs day his wealth was enormous.
EpiscOpQlian.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
Sitting Bull on the War Path.

Unofficial but trustworthy information
from Fort Walsh confirms the recent
story of large confederation of hostile
Indians in that vicinity. Sitting Bull
and Spotted Eagle have been reinforced
by lodges from the Missouri river agen-
cies, including Red Clouds, and it is
now estimated that there are from 5000
to 1000 warriors within 100 miles of
Fort Walsh. Some of these bands have
been seen by Miles scouts. The saw
ages are very restless, and are under the
constant surveillance of the too limited
force of Canadian mounted police, who
evidently anticipate trouble. At conn-
Gil, the last week in February, the Indi-
ans resolved to resist the Buffalo law.
and Sitting Bull counseled moderation
toward the Canadians, but breathed de-
fance against the Americans. The force
is well armed and splendidly equipped,
and could, probably, be augmented tc
10000 men, in which case a vigorous
summer campaign would be probable.
Chicago Times.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In China girls are considered of so
little consequence that thei: parents do
not name them, but designate them ny
number. Thus, first daughter, second
daughter and so on.
ST.. IsAAo's Church, ST. Petersburg.
which was nearly fifty years in building,
is one OF the most remarkable of modern
temples. 1t cost nearly as much as all
the churches in England.
A LADY over so years of age has col
lected ], 900, 600 Cancelled postage stamps,
having been offered for doing SO the
$500 necessary to obtain her admission
to a hospital. The stamps fill Sara
toga trunk, and will be sent to Europe
to be used in the manufacture of papier-
mache goods.
PARIS street cars are warmed by small
hot-water pipes connected with little
stove placed beneath one Of the plat
forms. The cost is about 10 American
cents day, the fuel used being just
sufficient to keep moderate quantity of
water hot. The Parisians are greatly
pleased with the plan.
DUhAN0 OIL UubOTSAh Ol CuO1OTd Oh
board a Chinese steamer lately, one of
the crew was saved, while in dying
state, by the novel experiment. of placing
him between the heated boilers of the
vessel. This extemporized Turkish
bath completely cured the patient. A
China paper is the authority for the
statement.
The success of an italian boy, named
Lally, who emigrated to Texas about
eight years ago, is remarkable. At that
time he was an organ grinder, and all he
owned besides his organ was monkey.
His pet died, and he hired himself out
as sheep-herder near Laredo. By hard
work he accumulated a herd of his own,
and now he is pendently rich.
In Nelson county, Va, hawk was
recently seen to seize large moccasir
snake and soar to considerable height
with the serpent writhing in it's claws
when suddenly the bird clasped it's wings
and fell heavily to the ground. The
moccasin had bitten it in the neck, bu
the talons of the hawk were so buried
in the vitals of the serpent that it als'
died.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
Cuban Affairs.

A late letter from Havana, Cuba, has
the following:
The surrender of the insurgents,
armed and unarmed, continues In differ
ent portions of the island, and only one
of the prominent chiefs, named Macco.
is still holding outin the mountains of the
Eastern Department, with, it is said,
about 400 followers, mostly colored.
A proclamation, signed by Gen. Mar
tinez Campos, has been made public
here. The proclamation declares that
peace has been substantially re-estab-
ished in the greater part of the district
lately In rebellion, and that it is now
necessary to heal the wounds occasioned
by ten years of strife; therefore, in &C
cordance with article 2 of the peace con-
ditions, and by authority of the home
Government. the General DEGREES:
1. The authorities of the pacifed territory
are to observe the most complete oblivion for
past events and strive to prevent resuscita-
ton of by-gone passions.
2. All persons now i'll imprisonment for trea-
son, rebellion and sedition, or for being Access
sorry thereto, are to be liberated and returned
to their homes, if desired, and those who have
escaped punishment are not to be proceeded
against.
8. All cases owpending before the tribunals
of the island for such crimes are to be aban-
doned Immediately.
4. All persons banished or deported for such
causes are to be permitted to return home, and
are to be exempt from molestation or persecu-
ton for their previous conduct.
5. ALI persons included in the foregoing ar
ticles, and those residing in foreign countries,
are to regain the rights of citizenship.
6. All deserters from the Spanish forces, who
are still in arms, to be pardoned if they suren-
der bv the 18th of April
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
Happy Form of Insanity.

Prof. Mcdonald recently delivered an
exceedingly interesting lecture at the
University Medical College, New York
city, on that form of insanity known as
general paresis. The lecture was illus
trated by eight inmates of Wards Island
Asylum, who sat quietly on the platform
until called upon to speak. The cases
of general paresis generally come from
the better class of society. At first the
patient suffers general mental depres-
sion, and that is followed by citation of
the spirits to such degree that the VIC
tim always imagines himself possessed
OF great wealth, power, or social infu-
ence. After occupying half an hour in
lecturing, Prof. Mcdonald called up the
patients one by one to speak for them
selves. They spoke freely in answer to
questions, each claiming for himself
enormous wealth, power, and influence.
The professor said that peculiarly
about these patients was that they not
only believed themselves to be sane, but
never doubted the sanity of other pa
tients similarly afflicted They often
formed co-partnerships in the asylum
for carrying on great enterprises. He
knew patient who imagined that he
owned all the steamships in the world,
and another who imagined that he owned
all the dried apples in the world. They
formed a co-partnership, agreeing that
the dried apples should be shipped on
board the steamers and transported tc
all points Of the world, calculating the
profits at fabulous amounts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
Interesting Decision.

An officer of an insolvent corporation
in Missouri bought up a considerable
number of claims against itat discount.
He then tried to prove them against the
company in bankruptcy on his own indi-
yidual account and for their full face
value. The United States District Court
at st. Louis has very properly refused
to allow this. The officer is trustee,
and Judge Treat holds that he cannot be
permitted to speculate with the subject
of his trust. The claims were recognized
as valid in his hands only to the extent
of the amounts he actually paid for them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
The COlOred People.

Representative Gunter, of Arkansas,
has introduced in Congress a bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a commits
sion, to consist OF three colored men
one to be appointed by the President,
one by the Vice President, and one by
the Speaker of the House-whose duty
it shall be to inquire into the material,
industrial and intellectual status of the
colored people of the United States,
their needs, and what, if anything, the
National Government can do for their
advancement and amelioration. The
bill provides for an appropriation of
$13, 900 to pay the expenses Of the COM
rfnicciOn
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
A ChiId's Calendar,

A CfliId's Calendar,
April! summers coming NON begins the year,
For the snow has melted, ana the Diue-plrds mere
Woolly catkins swinging on the alder-bush
Whistler q Leaves are starting we can feel them
push
Mavi the leaves are dancing in the sunny air
Ferns uncurl, and bloss oms spring up everywhere.
Sweet the breezes blowing where pink May-howers
hide
Under last years leaf-faIl on the warm hillside.
June! why, every June-day is happy dream!
Buttercups and daisies Strawberries and cream
Hush hid In the clover, would you ever think
All that glee could come from just one sbobo
link?
July off at sunrise picking blackberries
Climbing after birds'-nests up the tallest trees
" Helping" in the haying On the pond afoat,
Hunting water-lilies in a leaky boat.
August fire-dies brighten when the daylight fails
In the swampy meadows grow the tall " cats.
tails :"
BY the shady brookside who can feel the heat,
While the water ripples over naked feet?
Wild grapes in September tempt to climbs and
leaps;
In the fragrant orchard apples lie in heaps,
Round the cider-presses, thronging with the
bees
{" Don't it taste ike honey, sucked through strawf
like these?"
Jolly, crisp October Then the chestnut-burrs
Rattle down like hail-stones if the least wind stirs
Gold and crimson leaf-showers from the tree-tops
fall,
Squirrels scaruper gayly DER the old stone wall
Gray skies i'll November bring the first light snow
Whirling softly downward see the white flakes go
In dear grandLna's kitchen peering, eager eyes
Spy out g Such turkey! such Thanksgiving ples!
" christmas !" cries December " How the stock
ings look
Loaded down with bundles in the chimney-nook "
TumbliDg up at day-break out of downy beds
Santa knew we wanted just these skates and
sleds !"
January's buried in great snowfall; s.
On with coat and mittens out to slide and ball!
Merry sleigh-bells jingle in the frosty air,
And the grand iCe-palace rises white and fair
February hurries. Only twanty-eight
Days of wintry weather. Tisn't long to wait.
Iccles, a-droppng, shattered lie in rows;
Poor old Winters white coat many brown patch
shows.
March has Winter vanished? Hear the rivers
rush
Brooklets run and ripple! Snow is turned to slush
Wading through the door-yards, in big rubber
boots,
You may catch spring peeping out in crocus-
shoots
Caroline Metcalf Ia, April Vide Aaoake.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04

GILBERT w. BROWN, principal at the
Eighteenth Ward evening school at New
York, deducted from the pay of one of
his teachers, Kate Newell, 2 cents for
being one minute late. But the Auditor
found that this was one-third of cent
too much, and restored Miss Newell's
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04

been issued by the Governor To An.
drew e. Gilmore and John Mather. Man
ayers OF tue State industrial Sc.4ool at
Naukesha, reappointments; to Herman
ii. Hogsboon and w. Vankirk, of James
vile, Trustees of the Institute for the
Blind, in place of J. B. Whiting, M. d.,
and VIM. McLane; to Edward d. Hal
lon, of Milwaukee, Trustee of the Deaf
and Dumb Institute, in place of joseph
Hamilton to d. G. Cheever. of Clinton.
Trustee of the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
reappointment to A. N. Davis. Trustee
OF the Wisconsin State Hospital for the
Insane; to P. r. Hoy, Fish Commits
sioner.
According to decision of the Wis
consin Supreme Court, just rendered.
the Tax Assessors of that State have time
out of mind been guilty of systematic
and repeated perjury in making affidavit
that they had performed their duties ac-
cording to statutory requirement. The
law declares that real property shall be
assessed at It's full cash value; the prac-
tice has uniformly been to assess on
valuation of about one-third. All such
assessments are decided by the court to
be null and void, and, as scarcely any
other kind have been made in the State
during the past twenty years, condi-
ton of chaos has nearly come to pass in
tax matters.
The Secretary of State has pub
hshed list of employees, with the ex-
penses OF the late Legislature. In the
Senate, the Chief Clerks department
foots up So, 945; Sergeant-at-Arms' de-
partment, $6.526; clerks of committees
of the Senate, $685.; total for the Sem
ate, 81 ,096; Chief Clerks department.
of the Assembly, 1928; Sergeant-at-
Arms, $8, 1928; clerks of committees,
$549; total for the Assembly, $14, 1859;
Legislative employees, $619; total
amount for the Senate and Assembly
employees, $25,874. To this add the
pay, mileage and stationery of members
and the total amount will reach over
100000. This is in excess of last year,
but is owing to the fact that the session
was two weeks longer than last year.
The following Board of Visitors at
the State University this year has been
appointed by the Regents of that ipsti-
tuition: For the State at large, Prof. S.
S. lockwood, Of Whitewater Hon. E.
[. Brown, of Waupaca Hon. J. Allen
Bardon, of Lancaster. For the Con
gressional districts First district, A. @.
Fish, ESQ.,, Racine; Second district,
Hon. W. W. Reed, M. D., Jefferson;
Third district, George w. Eastman, M.
D., Plattville; Fourth district, Hon.
Winfield Smith, Milwaukee Fifth dis
trict, William Elwell, Esq, Sheboygan;
Sixth district, Hon. D. NJ. Kelly, Green
Bay; Seventh district, Hon. M. P.
Wing, Lacrosse Eighth district, Gen.
John E. Kellogg, Wausau. The follow
ing Regents were appointed a commit
tee to assist the Board of Visitors
Hon. w. G. Whitford, Hon. W. E. Car
ter, and Hon. E. W. Reyes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04

salary to its full figure, declaring that
the city should waive the traction
rather than claim more than the exact
penalty I"