Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-06
From Thursdays Daily.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Thursdays Daily.
James Burnaugh, of Bladensburg
snd John B. Holman, of Batavia, in.
tcrviewed us to-day and left some OF
the "dollars of our dads" as memen-
toes.
Major Wilcox, Postmaster at Eddy
willie, who suffered stroke ofparaiy-
els a few days ago, is quite danger
ously i'll, in fact, we are assured there
is but little hope of his recovery.
The pork packing season closed in
this city, yesterday, and with the cx-
ception of supplying the local trade
will remain closed until summer
packing commences, which will prob
ably be sometime in April.
Potatoes are coming into market
and the probability is that the man
who holed up his potatoes, last fall,
because he could not get 30 cts. for
them. will take % cts. this spring.
at was ever thus from childhoods
hour"
At present the c. b. & Q. railroad
is having an immense emigrant busi-
ness: frequently at noon as many as
four or five train loads Of plumber are
taken west one after another. These
trains are loaded with lumber, wood,
corn. flour, feed, agricultural imple-
ments, live stock, such as horses, cat
tie, hogs, and little of almost every
thing else, in fact a regular plumber
outfit such as persons would be likely
to need in new country.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-Last Mon
day evening, six year old boy,
adopted son of d. NJ. Weldy, was
playing on the Central railroad track,
when he was either pushed by his
playmates, or stumbled under pass.
ing train, and his leg terribly crush
ed. 80 much so that it will probably
have to be amputated.-Oskalooso
Herald.
THE BLUE R1RBoN.--The Oskaloos'
Herald says: .sOn Monday q sort o
preparatory meeting was hold, ant
last Tuesday evening Mr.. Drew him
self was present. The meeting wa
held in the LIST NJ. E. Church, and tina
was crowded full of anxious listeners
At the close of the meeting GIG per
sons had signed the pledge, and dur
ing the day ON Wednesday large mum
bers were at work enlisting sigma
lures to the pledge"
E. P. Duf1ield, young man VIII
has been q route agent for some tim
on the railroad between Abba an
Knoxville, Iowa, was arreste
for mail robbery in this city last ev'
ming about I o'clock by special ms
agent Seybolt, assisted by marsh
Trotter of this city. ~
He was taken Immediately befo
U. s. Commissioner w, E. Chamber
of this city, and the case was CONT
ued to 2 O'Clock p. m. to-day and tn
afternoon it was continued to TO- !
tomorrow awaiting witnesses an
also the arrival Of some parties tel
graphed for by the acc used.
The Knoxville Journal of to d.
says:
When mail train No. % was read
to leave Abba for Knoxville at l
m. yesterday, E. p. Duffield, the rou
agent was not ut hand. Conduct,
Freel he'd his train and sent to p.
Mendal for q substitute. Mr.. Clap
Deputy p. NJ. at Abba was detai!e
for the purpose. He soon discovere
four registered letters which hs
been torn open and rified of the
money contents. These had all be-
properly receipted for by the missir
Duffield. The violated packag
have been forwarded to the Depal
ment without examination as to t
amounts stolen. This is not Dui
first delinquency. He is a sfast ont
The case has a very bad appearan
so far as we can learn, but we do n
desire to prejudice the case of I
young man and really hope that
may be able to explain the very dal
aging facts in possession of the 81
cial agents. The young man com
of very respectable family, and Il
news of his arrest will bring to the
great sorrow, His father is
Episcopalian minister located
Lansing, Michigan, and his moth
a sister of Edwards Pierrepont, e
minister at the court of st. Jam,
Mr.. Tunnicliff, of Galesburg, ILL.,, t
prosecuting attorney in the Ran
case, is . brother-in-law of Duffiel