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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Dropped Dead.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Judge Heaton,
of Dixon, Ills, and Chief Justice OF
the recently organized Appellate
Court of this city dropped dead OF
heart disease this morning at eleven
o'clock in the Office of A. M.IHerring-
ton, solicitor of the Chicago & North
western r. r.. Co. Judge Heaton
was ascending the stairs when he
hailed Mr.. Herington who was pass
ing through the hall. He seemed
out of breath. He entered the office
and said 'my daughter is to be mar
ried tomorrow, would like a pass
for the minister from Chicago to
Dixon and return. Mr.. Harrington
was about to comply with the request
when he turned and saw the Judge
falling, He caught him before be
had reached the floor. His body was
taken to private Office. He lived
about 10 minutes, but was uncon-
scious all the time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-Jss
iO'Neil, well-known engineer on
the Chicago y Alton passenger loco
motive, was mysteriously shot dead
in the street, early this morning, just
after he had left his engine aud was
returning home. The murderer es-
capped and no clue of his identity,
whereabouts or object can be found.
|O'Neil was well known as q heroic
and fortunate engineer, was active,
powerful, good-natured and gener-
ous and q general favorite.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

The editor of the Clay county Ne,cs
will furnish his paper and the Des
Moines weekly Register, for one year
for fifteen bushels of good corn
Decordh Republican.
But if meanwhile potatoes should
be cheaper than corn, we suppose
there are some men in Polk county
who will insist upon the Register TAX
ing its pay in potatoes. If not, why
nOt?-Hasrkeye.
But suppose the Clay county Ners
had agreed to take either potatoes OF
corn, at the time of the contract
would there be anything dishonest in
his subscribers paying now in either
at their option? If not, why not P
OTTUMwA COURIER.
Sure enough. But then, the Clay
county Ne,os did not make that kind
Of IN agreement. 1t said it would
take corn.-Burlington Haaokeye.
But the bondholders did agree tc
take either gold or silver at the time
the contract was made, didn't they
answer yes or no. If not why did
they get silver demonetized in 1873
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
AT WAvERLY, IOWA,

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 27.-The town
Of Waverly was visited by DISASTROUS
fire on the 26th inst, which broke out
in the warehouse of Raymond Bros
& Prentice, destroying that and the re-
tail store Of II. L. Ware. The Ray.
monds' loss Is about $4,000, anG
their insurance is about one half. Mr.
Wares loss is about $4,000, but fully
insured, and Herman Bros loss OF
damaged goods is about 81 900. Th'
tire is the work of an incendiary with
out doubt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
WASHINGTON.
CABINET MEETING,

WAsHINaToN, Dec. 28.-At cabi-
net meeting to-day the Mexican af-
fair was the subject Of much conver-
sation, though nothing new was pre-
sented and no definite results follow
ed. The probable question of recog-
nizing Diaz will be formally consid-
ed next week. The cabinet also gave
attention to the wishes Of the Nez
Perces Indians to return to the U. s.
The government awaits further ad-
vices before final action.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
a Virginia Tragedy.

FARMvILLE, Va, Dec. ga shock.
ing tragedy occurred here to-day.
Col. VIM. Randolph Berkeley, an EN-.
inent lawyer Of this place, got up to
answer knock at his office door,
when he received shot from without
and fell back with the ball in his tenn
Pile. Immediately afterward Capt.
VIM. II. Kennedy entered the office,
and stepping behind Col. Berkeley's
desk, placed a pistol to his own head
and fired. A remark was made by
Capt. Kennedy as he first fired, which
intimated that he had sone grievanc-
es against the Colonel. 1t is stated
that Kennedy made three previous
attempts on his own life. Berkeley
died instantly. Kennedy will die.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

The Dallas (Texas) Herald throws
cold water on the attempt to magnify
the El Paso trouble, and says: "The
effort to connect the trouble at Ell
Paso with the general difficulty which
is now pending with Mexico will fail,
simply because it ought TO fail. The
original quarrel between Louis Car
dis and Judge Howard was misun-
derstanding about business matter,
the Elizario salt licks. They were
both citizens of the State of Texas
Cards was at one time Representa-
tive of Ell Paso in the Legislature.
The emeute is thus stripped of any
thing like difference on national
grounds"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Calves, or .heen,s lichts and rv.r.

Calves or sleeps lights and hvers,
which can always be obtained in the
market-houses for . few cents apiece,
are valuable to feed fowls, for two
reasons. They are devoid Of bones,
and they closely resemble insect diet.
We advise the cooking Of any sort Of
meat food, always. These "harslets
(or those Of swine) should be boiled,
seasoned with salt and pepper, and
fed, say twice q week, to fowls, where
they can be had hsndily. For laying
hens, when confined In winter, this
! change of food is excellent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Bishop Lane of the Colored Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, is
somewhat over 40 years of age. He
was formerly a slave and in boyhood
did not attend school. He is good
presiding officer and graceful speak
er, and seems to understand affairs as
we'll as many men who have had a
more liberal education.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Henry Ward Beccher has made an
other utterance. Last Sunday, in
speaking of the utter insufficiency of
mere formal religion, Mr.. Beecher
said, "Can q man pray three times a
day and go to hell? Yes, he can. Is
there hell? Yes, there is, not only
here, but hereafter. 1t does not stop
here, and those who substitute the
mere f6rmalities of religion for re-
ligion itself, will find that there is a
hell hereafter"
This would seem to many, perhaps,
as antagonistic to the views expressed
the Sabbath preceding by this emf
nent divine, but we think they are
both easily reconcilable. His first ut
tersnce is against what might be
termed q literal hell of fire and brim-
stone, SO long entertained in the the
illogical world, and still maintained
by many. The latter is such hell
as follows the wrong-doer as natu.
raj and inevitable result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

"Now IL this isn't rank heresy in q
silver paper, then what constitutes
hetsrodoxy2 s
"Exery man that is opposed to rings
should oppose minting the dollar of
our dAddies. ."-Qttum,0a Courier.
Can 1t be the Coxyier is coming to
its senses OH the silver question and
proposes to come over on to the win
ming side eS-BurlinQton HascE- Eye.
A humorous paper like the Haw1;-
Eye ough to tell . Joke from tuner,
81 procession. The "rings" that We
were talking about were the "rings'
which the silver makes when onl
subscribers ring it down ON oar coun.
ter. II the H0ackeye is opposed Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
THE SIEGE OF ERzERouM

ERzERoUM, Dec. 25.-The Russian
lines have been pushed forward and
Erzeroum is almost invested. Rus
sian infantry is massed in the north
ern part of the plain. The lombard
ment Of the town and the consequent
interruption of telegraphic service
are imminent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Another Insurrection In Gen.
tral America. 81
Forty Killed and Fourteen
Wounded.
Punta Arenas PIlIaged by the Drunk
en- Mob. At

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-The Star aud
Herald of Panama says a rebellion
broke out at Punta Arenas, which the
Governor was at first unable to quell,
and was organized solely for the pur-
pose Of exterminsting Capt. Guizalde
chief af the garrison. The rebels, sf-
ter cruelty assassinating the Captain,
set fire to buildings including the
hospital, with all the patients in it,
stole $1,000 from the treasury, and
robbed all the commercial houses.
In the confusion they were killing
each other. OF the houses composing
the colony, only about half remain
standing. The total number killed
is forty with fourteen wounded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
A SERyIAN sUCCEss.

BELGRADE, Dec. 25.-The Servians
Monday, after eight hours severe
fighting, captured Akpalanks, togeth.
er with three Krupp guns and large
quantities Of ammunition and provi.
sions. The Turks lost many killed
and some prisoners. Prince Milan
was present yesterday when the bonn.
bardment of Nisch begun.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,

LONDON, Dec. 26 "A correspondent
writing from Plevna states that when
the Turks made their sortie they left
thousands ofsick and wounded, starv-
ing and unattended. These unfor-
tunates remained in this state three
days, and hundreds of them died.
Over q thousand have boen already
buried, and about 100 corpses come
from the hospital daily. Undonbted-
ly many who were not quite dead
have been buried. Those killed in
the battles were unburied on the l7th.
The Turkish prisoners are encamped
among them, and are almost starving.
Plevna is one vast charnel- house,
SURPRISING in horror anything imag-
Unable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
OR. LAMBERT's DISGRACE.
The Er- President Of an Insurance
Company Found Guilty of Perjury.

The Er- President Of an Insurance
Company Found Guilty of Perjury.
From the New York Herald Dec. 81.
DR.. Lambert, the ex-President of
the American Popular Life Insurance
Company, was yesterday found guilty
of perjury and consigned to the
Tombs to await the result of motion
for new trial which is to be made
on Wednesday next. The jury in
the case were only one hour and a
half in deliberation before they
agreed on verdict, thus showing
that the finding must have been unan-
imOus. In this case, as in that of the
president of the Security Insurance
Company, previously convicted, the
defense was that the accused signed
the annual statement in blank and
therefore did not swear to it. But
the jury decided that the balance of
evidence tended to show that the afii-
davit had actually been made. This
second conviction will have an excel
lent effect on the officers of life insu-
rance companies and kindred institu-
tions, for it will prove to them that
they cannot, by violation of law in
signing false statements in blank,
hope to escape the full penalty for
perjury. The law requires that the
true condition ofsuch companies shall
be set before the public once a year,
in order that the people may know
whether the money that they invest
in them is safe. 1t places the duty OF
making sworn statements of the con.
dition of the companies on their sew.
eral presidents and secretaries, and
makes wilfully false statements per.
jury. This is plain provision Of the
law and successful plea that q will.
fully false statement had not been act.
ually sworn to, but signed in blank
would only save the guilty party from
conviction for perjury to render him
liable to prosecution for constructive
forgery.
1t is to be hoped that in the future
we shall hear less Of fraudulent life
insurance companies and broken saw
ings banks than we have heard In the
past. The bank superintendent is do
ing his best to close up, where he can
not redeem, doubtful institutions
and to compel strict compliance
with the provisions of the existing
law. The next years report will it i
said, furnish gratifying evidence o.
improvement in the condition as near
ly al the savings banks. The Insu
rance Superintendent has given evi
dence of earnestness in his work.
1t is not at all likely that in the fac
Of the recent convictions that we shal
have any more perjured statements
either from bank or insurance off
cials. We may, therefore look for
return of confidence in such institu
tions in the not far distant future
although there are, doubtless, som
concerns still in existence which d
not deserve confidence and whic
must be closed up before the publ
can be considered entirely safe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

SAMMY TILDEN will, in q few days,
have to face the music in the case
against him for defrauding the gov
erAment out of its revenues by avoid
the payment Of his income tax. He
has STAYED of the trial from time to
time by obtaining continuances until
finally the court was worried out and
rather tartly set down the case for a
day certain, with the plain intimation
that IL must then be tried.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

The Ohio Legislature meets on the
7th day of January. The day for the
election OF United States Senator,
under the law, provided the Legisla-
ture is promptly organized, will be
the 10th of January. The time spcc-
ified by act of Congress is the second
Tuesday after the meeting and or
ganization of the Legislature.
Ohio papers estimate that Geo. III.
Pendleton will lead in the number of
votes among all the contestants and
is the favorite candidate. Thus far
six candidates have been developed
who stand in the following order as
to the number of votes each is sup
posed to have secured - Pendleton,
Ewing, Morgan, Hurd, Ward, and
Payne. Our readers will remember
how the democratic investigating
committees, year ago, unearthed
this Geo. III. Pendleton as lobbying
through an old aud rejected claim
against the government, and that he
got as his fee one-half of the claim,
viz $4,000. This information came
out unbidden and unwished for, but
nevertheless ii came and went to the
country, and Pendleton was never
able to gainsay it. Such state of
facts as was thus developed, with the
surroundings, would have complete
ly laid upon the shelf republican
statesman, no matter how prominent
he might have been, but in the demo-
cratic party it is no detriment what
ever. Honesty, an incorruptible po-
litical life, is no passport to place in
the den ocratic party, as dishonesty
and corruption is little or no him
drance in the race for position. Were
Pendleton republican in Ohio with
his record in the case referred to, he
could not get vote from republic
an legisli tor. In democratic legis-
lature he is a leading candidate. This
furnishes a just comparison between
the two great parties as to their re.
gard for integrity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Or the l52, democrats in the Lower
House Of Congress 93 are from the
South and SO from the North. OF
the 03, IA served in the Confederate
army and II others served the Con-
federscy In 4 civil capacity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Indian Fight.

SAN Francisco, Dec 26.-.-The
following dispatch was forwarded
to Washington by Gen. Mcdowell
"To Adjt. General, Washington ID.
c.. Gen Kautz has just received the
following despatch from Camp Bowie
Arizonia, dated oath. Lieut. Rucker
and Taney of the 9th cavalry have re-
turned. They struck the party that.
killed mail rider on Dec. l4tb east
Of Stems Peak range and killed one
five days later. They struck them in
old Mexico, surprised ranchero of
thirty-four wiokiups, destroyed the
camp, captured Is horses, so saddles
and lots of other stuff which tile ren-.
gades had taken from a train. 1Fifr
teen dead bodies were found with
evidences that more had been killed.
The mail matter was recaptdred.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

TIE anti-silver men undertook to
get ups counter meeting in Chicago,
to that held by the silver men. Two
hundred and forty persons were
tound to sign the petition, who are all
represented to be Of the creditor class.
The meeting was held but it fell short
by ten times the size and enthusiasm
of the silver mems meeting.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Senator patterson .

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Senator
Patterson's condition 10 much improve
ed tonight. His physicians say there
is great change for the better,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
the Capital Punishment Question

In Iowa, the sentiment in favor oi
the restoration OF the death penalty
Is becoming quite general, and the
subject will be q matter of conside era
ton by the next General. Assembly,
The claim that imprisonment for life
is sufficient penalty for the highest
crimes on the calender to deter men
from their committal, is hardly sub.
stantiated by the experience Of the
past few years. Murders are as fre.
quent as under the old law, while the
number of cases of lynching of sus.
pected or convicted criminals has "a,
ther increased than otherwise under
its operation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
FoUK PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.

CENTRAL Cry, Col, Dec. 26.-This
morning between l and 2 o'clock q
fire was discovered in an unoccupied
building between Central City and
Black Hawk. 1t was extinguished
without damage and while the fire
men were returning another fire wal
discovered in the residence of Thos
Terrill. The first ones to arrive heard
screams of the inmates but the fire
had such head headway that nothing
could be done to save them. -Four
persons perished in the flames: Mrs
Tarrill, johnnie Terrill, VIM. John
Terrill and Robert Jeffrey. There il
strong suspicion of incendiarism
There was a strong smell of coal oil
about both buildings. Both fires
seem to have started from the outside
and a man was seen running away
from the first building.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-L. Il. lAlexan-
der receiver of the ColQmbia Lite
lnsuranc Co. has filed q petition in the
circuit court alleging collusion be.
tween that company and the life As
sociation of America to defrAud the
creditors of the Columbia Co. out of
$675, 900 by means of . transfer Of as
sets just previous to the appointment
OF the receiver. The petition is for
| the cancellation of the transfeB.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

With perfect truth II has been re-
marked that the avenues leading to
an early grave have often been open
ed by cough or cold. All throat
and lung affections instantly cured
by DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Iris said that careful count OF
the anti-silver men in the US. Sem
ate discloses that there are only "a.
II this be so the silver men have Q
two-thirds vote.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Famished Dogs Feeding on the
Bodies Of the Dead and
Wounded Soldiers,
And vultures Picking at the Skulls
and Hopping from Body to Body.
The wounded Crawl About and
Clutch at Movsols Of Food Found
In the Hands Of the Dead.
The Nuaamoning Of Parliament
m will Necessitate Capture
Of Constantinople.
The Moutenegrins Win q victo-
Yy-The 6elvians Win q
Defeat.
FOREIGN.
New YoRR HERALD BUREAU,)
LONDON. Dec. 26, 1877. (

By Cable to the lnter-Ocean.
Mr.. Macgahan, the correspondent,
of the London Daily NeUs at Plevna,
sends terrible story of the state oi
things prevailing in and around the
captured town. Before the recent
great storm Plevna was simply q
charnal house. Modern warfare hat
no parallel for it, and its horrors can
only be compared to those which fol.
lowed in the wake of Ghenhis Khan
or Timour, as their savage Tartar
hordes swept over and desolated
Asia. The famished dogs, of which
there are always large numbers in
every Turkish town, were
FEEDING ON THE CoRPsEs OF THE
DEAD
and the bodies of the still living
wounded. The savage howls of the
greedy brutes as they tore the putrid
flesh of the dead and crunched the
bones between their teeth, the cries
and groans of the wounded as they
vainly struggled with the dogs,
might be heard for miles around, and
made the soul sick. Birds were pick
ing at the skulls and hopping from
body to body with beaks and plum
age besmeared with human blood,
and screaming with tiendish delight.
Dogs fought among themselves, and
bird struggled with bird for the pos
session of morsel Of human flesh,
and the most indescribable horror
prevailed. In one house alone thir-
ty-seven dead and fifty-three wound
ed Turks were found, some of the
former in half decomposed and pu-
trid state, and the wounded in a con-
dition more easily imagined than de-
scribed. Some Of
THE WOUNDED WERE ABLE TO CRAWL
ABOUT, AND CLUTCHED AT ODD NOR
sELs OF FOOD
that were found in the hands of the
dead, devouring it with feverish
avidity; but thousands of them were
utterly helpless, and awaited death
or succor with q listless fatalism.
One thousand prisoners were hud-
died together on the bank of the Vid,
and the horrors of their position
equaled those of the great plague
which ravaged Europe in the four
teenth century. Living and dead
were piled together promiscuously
in heaps like wood, and carted away.
There were only three carts available
for the work, and the confusion was
indescribsble. Osman's bravery is
stained and blackened by his treat
ment Of the Russian wounded that
foil into hia hAnda
The Bucharest correspondent of the
Herald says that
A FEARFUL RETRIBUTIoN HAS ovERTA-
KEN APART OF OsMAN's ARMY,
which was caught on the march by
that dreadful snowstorm. Fate seems
to be wreaking vengeance for the
slaughter of the Russian wounded
whose corpses lie unburied on the
hills around Plevna. BISMARCK.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
NEAR TROJAN PASS.

LONDON, Dec. pa correspondent
telegraphs that General Skobelotf,
with q division Of infantry, two regi-
ments of cavalry, and half q brigade
Of artillery, has occupied Trojan, near
Trojan Pass.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
THEN AND NOW.

|
WHEN the Republicans were in
power in all branches Of the govern.
mont, the intelligent Democrat was
in the habit Of holding that party re-
sponsible for everything which hap
pened, including hard times wet
weather. shoit erops and the hog
cholera. It occurs to us that the
democratic re-actioniats have had
possession of the potential branch Of
Congress since 1874 !; that president
is in power, who, according to their
own admissions, has appropriated
Mr.. Tilden's Southern Policy, Atd
that by the aid sfsuch stsrling Re-
formers ~ rxttefs6n ana Conovef,
they have made the Senate even a
stand-off.
What we want to know just now
is, what has become of that great
financial prosperity which was to re-
suit from the adoption Of the concilia-
ton policy? Where is the great roar
of business which was to rush in and
fill the waste places ofthe South, thus
benefitting all sec.ious alike, as the
result of Withdrawing the rascally
Republicans from power?
Upon the contrary it is becoming
more apparent every day that the be-
ginning of the success Of the Demo-
cratic party, has been the beginning
of all our financial and political woes,
and that the business of the entire
country, in every section, has been
paralyzed in the same ratio that tho
Democratic party has succeeded.
AT the present rate Of going, it
would seem to be only necessary to
inaugurate universal bankruptcy in
this country, to put the re-actionary
bourbon democratic party into COM
plete possession of the government
both north and south.
That we have had bitter hard times
in this country from the moment that
you commenced kicking Republicans
out of power, is fact worthy of the
prayerfHl consideration of the truly
pious democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Fir Gs.

THREE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
RoNDoNT, N. Y, Dec. 26.-W. II.
Roberts building burned last night.
His wife and daughter and James
Brophy perished in the flames.