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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
HUNTED BY BLoopHouNps.

OF course the Yankees who lcaped
from the stolen engine had very little
chance of escape. They were sur
rounded on every side by enemies.
Within few hundred yards of
where they left their engine two reg
iments OF cavalry were encamped. 1t
WAS muster day at Ringgold, two
miles away, and hundreds Of farmers,
armed and mounted, were collected
there. The road was lined with sol
diers. The alarm had been sent to
Chattanooga by telegraph, and trains
loaded with troops and scouts were
hurrying to the scene. The day waa
dark, cloudy and rainy. The raiders
were unacquainted with the country,
and, with the stars and sun hidden,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
RUSSIA OBJECTS TO VIENNA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6.-Russia
reject the proposal to hold the con.
ference in Vienna, or any other great
capital. It considers the tranquility
of small towns in one of the minor
states, and the authority that would
be given to the deliberations by the
presence of foreign ministers Of the
powers, necessary for insuring good
and practical results. Moreover,
Russia believed this would facilitate
q speedy dispoeal by the conference
of the important questions it would
to deal with in the interest of lasting
peace and humanity.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
1LL-sTARRED HEROES.

Thrilling Narrative Of a Terribly
Tragic Eaterprise-Ihe Most Er'
citing Locomotive Chase ON Record
An Episode Of the War-7he
Bridge burners Of 1S62-Ho,c They
We're Captured and Ho,o They
Died.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. Z. Z p ma Reuter-
dispatch from Constantinople, dated
7th, 3p. m. via Etavich, says in accor.
dance with the conditions of the or.
mistice the Turkish forces have evacu-
ated the lines Of fortifications of Con.
stantinople, and Russian troops are
now in the lines.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. San Official tsle
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. Is 80 P. MIN the
House of Commons this afternoon
Forster stated that he was ready to
withdraw his amendment to Govern
ments motion for q supplementary
vote.
Sir Stafford Northcote in reply to
inquiry Of Lord Hortington, leader
Of the liberals, confirmed the report
Of the advance Of Russians towards
Constantinople. The advance, the
Chancellor said, may be In accordance
with the terms Of the armistice, but
the Turks affect surprise. England
has asked Russia for explanations
particularly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. ST p. m.-In the
House of Lords Lord Derby made a
statement similar to that of Northcote
in the House of Commons. He said
he was justified in his resignation
when fleet was first sent to Constan-
tinople, but he approved the present
action in consequence of the altered
aspect Of affairs,
In the House of Commons North
cote's announcement was received
with deafcning cheers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
THE TERMS.

LONDON, Feb. THE Standard,
third edition, has . Constantinople
dispatch which says according to the
terms Of the armistice the Turks are
to evacuate the lines Of Constantinple
which are to form q neutral zone. The
Russian limit is to be Buyuk Chekin-
yek and the Turkish limit Kayak
Chekinyek.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. SO p. MIN tn,
House Of Commons this Afternoon
Northcote communicated q summary
of the terms Of the armistice. He
said they disclose such q state of af.
fairs that government in view of DOS.
sible disturbances in Constantinople
has ordered q portion of the feet
thither, not as . departure from neu-
trality, but as protection to life and
property. Government has notified
this step to other powers to know
whether they will join in the move
ment. 1t has also notified RUSSIA.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 8.-The Rus
slams have occupied Chatallya Silis-
tria on the Sea of Mormora, and Os-
manli Suleiman Pasha has gone to
Sarissa, Capital of the province Of
Thessaly. There is
CABINET CRISIS
in consequence of parliamentary crit
icisms of governments abolition of the
Grand Vizierate.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
THE rARAL. cnNcI.Ayr.

THE PAPAL CONCLAvE.
ROME, Feb. 8.-A conclave will as
semble Immediately at the Vatican
The Pope left instructions which viii
be unsealed to-day and read praesan
te cadavere, by the Chamberlain I,
all Cardinals.
. LAST WISHES.
The congregation of Cardinals to
day heard tho late Pope's last wishe
relative to q conclave and his funeral
Cardlnals Bilio Pccci and De Pietr,
will govern the church pending tn
election of . Pontiff. All the churcl
bells in Rome are tolling.
GENERAL SERVICES
will be held in all the churches, bu
the requiem in st. Peters 10 expectet
to be very imposing. The remain
are to be temporarily deposited il
the choir Of the chapel Of st. Peter
and will finally be placed in tn
crypt.
The conclave will decide whethe
THE FUNERAL
shall be public or private.
The Pope's last act was to provid
for . continuance Of his servant
salaries and pensions for their wit
ows.
Probably the Hall Of the Consisto,
will be chosen for holding tho ball,
for new Pope. Prince Chigi, Ma
shall Of the conclave, has assumed b
functions and given orders for Il
customary
MALLINa UP OF DOORS
of communication and removal {
persons now living on the same foe
ON which conclave assemblies. Ca
dinals have already been informed {
meeting Of Cardinals. French CA
dinals are expected to arrive to-mol
row and Austrian and Spanish Ca
dinals Sunday and Monday. Notl
ing has yet been decided regardin
the remains
LYING IN STATE.
The Cardinal Wears snnouncemel
of the death Of the Pope says his I,
neral will be celebrated at St. Peter
Cathedral and orders prayers fe
deceased.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
RouMANIA NOT SATISFIED.

LONDON, Feb. Ga special from
Berlin says Roumania insists upon
having the Dobrudschs without ccd.
ing Bessarabia to the Russians.
A correspondent at headquarters OF
the Czarowitch telegraphs as follows
three hours before the arrival Of the
news Of an armistice Russian officer
with flag Of truce had started fol
Rustchuk to demand its surrender
and If refused to notify consuls and
other foreigners to leave within "a
hours, when the place would have
been stormed."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. 7-6P. M.-There is
tremendous excitement outside OF
parliament. Crowds are thronging
the streets singing "God save the
Queen" and making demonstrations
in favor of government.
In the House of Commons Sir Stat
ford Northcote said England assents
to Austria's proposal for . conference,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LONDON, Feb. ga Vienna CORES
pondent says that the Conference will
probably assemble about the end OF
February or the beginning of March.
Count Andrassy wishes it to assem-
BILE on the Goth inst. but this is hard
ly possible unless Russia answers i'm.
mediately. The powers chiefly inter.
ested, except of course Russia, intend
to insist on the Treaty Of Paris being
taken as basis of negotiation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

TtOME, E6D 1.-1n6 cOnultlOn OF the
Pope changed seriously for the worse
during the night and his Holiness has
received the last sacrament. The
Cardinal Vicar has been summoned
to the Vatican and an order has been
given to prevent any person moi
specially authorized, from having &C.
cess to the Pope's apartments. Egrese
from the Vatican is also prohibited
Foreign Cardinals have been sum.
moned, by telegraph, to Rome
Prayers for the recovery Of the Pope
are being offered in all the churches
In Rome.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
THE PEACE Basis,

LONDON. Feb. S.-Official informa.
tion from st. Petersburg gives the dc.
tailed peace basis as follows:
|. The erection of Bulgaria into q
principality.
2. War indemnity or territoria
compensation.
3. Independence of Roumania, Ser.
via and Montenegro, with increase OF
territory for each.
4. Reforms in Bosnia and Herzego-
vina.
Ulterior understanding between the
Sultan and the Gar regarding the
6. The evacuation of the Danubian
fortresses and Erzeroum.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
THE ARAfIsTICE.

The conditions of the armistice "a
far as thoy affect this part Of Bulga-
ria are that the Turks give up Rust
chuk and Silistris, Withdrawing their
garrisons to Shumla and Varns.
Seven days are to DO allowed for the
retirement Of garrisons and ON the
eighth day we shall march into Rust
chuk.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13


sumed in the preparations. The men
were then carried through the front
door and placed in an open court.
The cart was surrounded by heavy
force of cavalry, and an immense
throng of sight-seers accompanied it.
THE GALLows SCENE.
The place selected for the hanging
was within the city limits. An enor-
nous scaffold was erected, it being a
notable low one. The scaffold was
furnished with trap door, which
sank beneath the feet of the men al
the springing ofa trigger. After the
men had ascended the plank and the
nooscs had been adjusted, George
Wilson asked to be allowed to make
statement. Permission was grant.
ed him, and, standing there, in the
shadow of q violent death, with the
fatal rope about his neck choking his
voice down, he made q speech that
went to the heart Of every man that
heard it. He spoke withouta q tremor,
and with calm and distinct utterance
He said it was not the part of brave
men to murmur at death when they
were brought face to face with it, and
that he had nothing to say against the
decree Of the court that had brought
him to the scaffold. He decried, how.
ever, in the name of his comrades and
in the name ofjustice, the manner Of
the death to which they had beer
brought. 1t was not such Q death al
soldiers deserved. He said that be
and his comrades had been moved by
nothing but an honest and patriotic
love of the Union. He deplored the
"wickedness OF the Southern leaders
who had "misled and deluded ths
people into making an unholy ani
hopeless war;" He dwelt with enthu
siasm upon the cause Of the Union
and predicted that in q short tim,
the star-spangled banner would wav'
over the very spot on which this scat
fold stood. He then closed his speech
and announced that he and hi
friends were ready. His comrade
listened attentively to his words
turning so that they might face him
They seemed to be very much moved
Robinson WAS m exception, ~ he VA
very i'll with fever.
: After Wilson had concluded th
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
LONDON, Feb. IA cabinet council
convened at IL this .. m. and is still
in session.

LONDON, Feb.7.-Sir Stafford North
Cote has just announced the House
Count Schovelof, Russian ambassa-
dor has received telegrrm from
Prince Gortschokoff, stating that the
Russian commanders have been or
dered to stop the advance at all points
and that there is no truth in the ru.
mors Of an advance ON Constantine.
pie,
The excitement in the house is in.
tense,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
COLLISION AT SEA.

COLLISION AT SEA.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from
Grayesend says the steamer Merlin,
for Bordeaux, came into collision at
6 o'clock last evening with the anchor
line steamer Utopia, from N. Y. The
Utopia was struck forward of her
rigging on the starboard side and her
fore compartments is full of water.
Attempts will be made to tighten her.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
ROME, Feb. THE Pope has passed
into
DEATHS AGONY,
his death is momentarily expected.


ROME, Feb. Z, 6 p. m.-The Pope
died at 4 :57, this afternoon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

The Cardinal Wears announcement
of the death Of the Pope says his f1.
neral will be celebrated at st. Peters
Cathedral and orders prayers for
deceased.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13
NEWS OF pEACE

is hailed with great delight by both
officers and mon. The Russian occu-
patton of Rustchuk and Silistria ia
UNwELcoME NEWS
at Vienna according to q correspond
ent there.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
G&nhernatOriaI

We find the following paragraph in the
Milford correspondence of the Cincinnati
Gnzette, of Friday last:
HAs several papers are proposing Gu
bernatOrial candidates, we would, at the
suggestion of several Republicans, name
Hon. Mills Gardner, NJ. c., of Washing
ton G. H, as a man eminently qualified
for the place; a good canvasser, popular
speaker, and a sound Republican, with
out any doubtful qualities, who, if elect
en-, would be an honor to the position and
State. Mills Gardner and Gen. Cooper
would make good team to head the Re-
publican ticket in 1872
We know of no man in the State who
is more deserving of the confidence of the
people of Ohio than our fellow-citizen,
Hon. Mills Gardner, and none for whom
we would more cheerfully work and vote
than for him. In the Gubernatorial chair
he would be the right man in the right
place. AS member of the State Legisla-
rure and of the State Constitutional Con-
vention, and as member ofthe present
Congress, he has discharged his duty in a
manner creditable to himself and to his
| constituen is.
Whether he desires that his name
should be used in connection with the
nomination by the Republicans for Gov,
ernOr or not, we do not know; but we dc
known that he would make lively can.
Vass and a good executive officer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
DIR. John S. Dane, N. Y, writes

1 am not favorite of patent medicines,
but must frankly acknowledge that there
is more virtue in your Lacupia than any
remedy or combination ofremedies have
yet used. have had under treatment
patient, lady, not married, aged 81
years. She was suffering for ten years
with HydrasthrOsts, or White Swelling of
the right leg. Before the case had come
under my notice she had tried the treat
ment of a number of prominent physicians
without avail. After had been treating
her for six months, she insisted on try
ing your Lacupia, which was highly re-
commended to her by friend. l told her
she might use it, if she wished, although
[ would not recommend it. She bought
three bottles. After using the first bottle
she said the leg felt better, and before the
second was all used the swelling had been
considerably reduced, and now, after us
! ing twelve bottles, her leg is well, and
she requests me to give you her heartfelt
thanks, and report her case for the benefit
of others suffering as she was. [ can re-
commend your remedy in cases of this
kind. 1 have not yet tried it in any other
blood diseases, and can therefore not say
what it will do.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21


BEEF CATTLE.-The receipts for to-day
were 4 ZOO head. The weather was bad
for the fresh meat trade, and the demand
for cattle was very moderate. Trade was
extremely dull at a fraction of further
reduction from prices of Friday. Sales
were made of few premium steers at
SO 75@l025 per 100 lbs; some extra steers
ut SO 25@9 so; but 81 OO@9 90 was the
range for ordinary to strictly prime, in
Guiding very fair corn fed steers, averag-
ing 1200@130Ol lbs at 81 75@8 90 The ex-
pOrters took HOO fat native steers at
So OO@10 90. The shipments for the week
were 200 head of live cattle and $3.50 quar-
ters beef.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts for to-
day were l., 400 head. Sheep were bare
ly steady at So OO@5OO per 100 lbs; lamb BIS
were weak at 81 OO@5OO. Sales were
made of fat sheep, averaging 1OO@lIO lbs,
at 81 O0@4 so; fair lambs averaging 80
lbs, at 81 5O@4 rs. The exporters used
3 carloads of sheep at 81 65@5 35 per 100
lbs. Exports for the week 1880 carcasses
mutton and 750 head of live sheep.
HOGs.-The receipts for to-day were II
600 head. The market was slow at So 90
@3 % per 100 lbs, with sales of 3 car
loads at So II. and carloads to sell.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

A Wyoming correspondent to the St.
Louis Republican says that woman suf-
ferage in that new State has, after a test,
proved failure. 1t was expected that
the women of the State would take a
special interest in the elections, and by
their votes and their influence secure the
election of better men to the Legislature,
and the passage of better laws, and the
election of officers who would execute
the laws faithfully. 1t has not been the
case. The correspondent says there are
separate polling places for the women,
so that they, in order to vote, do not have
to force their way through the crowds OF
men that surround the voting places; but
their ardOr for the right of suffrage since
it has been granted them in that State has
cooled off, and they have no taste for mix
ing in politics at the hustings, unless
member of their particular society is
candidate for office. He says that, ordi
narily, it is only the worst and most de
graded class of females that vote, ant
they always vote for the roughest ant
degraded class of men.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

There were 969 prisoners in the peni-
tentiary yesterday, of which 428 were
white men, and white women, 5O7 black
men, and 81 black women. The health
of the prison continues exceptionally
good.-Frdnkf0rt YeOmdn.
The white population of Kentucky
greatly exceeds the black population ;yet,
according to the above showing, the per
cent. of colored criminals greatly exceeds
that of the whites. Why is this? Is it be-
cause the blacks are so much more dis
honest and demoralized than the whites.
or is it because the evidence to convict a
colored criminal is so much easier to be
obtained than it is to convict white Grim
inal? OF course, it cannot be expected
that class of people, reared in slavery,
and taught to believe that they are de-
graded and inferior race, and just emerg-
ing from these embarrassments, will pos
sess all the moral sensibilities of the
whites, and respect for the pure, the hon
est and the good, that predoninates ia
the more favored white races of this
country. This is not TO be expected, un-
der the circumstances, and it NAV take
generations to remedy this inequality il
the races; yet, we are not prepared to say
that this will never be done.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
Monday, the 25th Day of NOvem-
ber A. ID. 1878,

At O'Clock p. m offer for sale at public auction,
the door of the Court House in the town of Wash
the following described real estate situate in the
county of Fayette and State of Ohio, to-wit:
Beginning at stake marked A on the plat, cor
ner to Samuel Smith, in the BIOOming gburg road !;
thence north 81 degrees minutes west 1881 poles,
as Kirk; thence north 80 degrees east, crossing
the road at 81 80 poles, 127 poles to stone, corner
thence south 81 degrees 81 minutes east crossing
Paint Creek at Y poles, and at 625 poles, lO7 "a
in the line of said Vesey; thence with said pike
south 81 degrees 10 minutes east, So 80 poles to
stake; thence south 81 degrees 10 minutes east,
passing the corner of the homestead of Henry
WindeI at 20 and so poles IA poles to stake in
thence with said road 7.2 poles to the begin
ming, containing l35 acres and l81 poles, being a
county, Ohio, and being the third tract Of land
described in the petition in said cause.
Said real estate is encumbered by the dover OF
Sarah Wendell, which has heretofore been assigned
to her and located and covers they whole of said
Said real estate is also further encumbered by
the homestead of said Henry Windel therein
which has been assigned to him as follows: ''The
said Third Tract, consisting of house and lot OF
land, which, in the opinion OF the appraisers
would not bear division by meteS and bounds
without manifest injury and inconvenience, the
| appraise set of and assign to the SAID Henry
| Windel homestead of the value of $1,000 IN the
| whole of said Third Tract; and appraised the an
nua rental thereof at $310 The sum OF 500 OF tht
| Henry Windel annually, and the sum of $2lO an
nualy of said rental to be paid to the purchaser il
| quarterly payments, to commence to the purchaser
three months after the confirmation of the sale"
Said real estate is also further subject to the in
choate right of dover of Clarrssa Windel, wife O.
| said Henry Windel on the dwelling house thereon
situated and six acres of land contiguous to saiC
| dwelling house, which were included in the home
stead of said Henry Windel, originally set of
to him, but on no other portion of said ThirC
Tract.
| Said lands will be sold subject to the said DOVE
of said Sarah Winde, and subject to the homestead
| of said Henry Windel, aforesaid, and subject t.
said inchoate right of dover of said Clarrssa Win
del, wife of said Henry Windel, as aforesaid, ant
| the following terms tO-Wlt: On6-1Ourth cash
| one-fourth in six months, One-fourth in tWelv
months and One-fOurth in eighteen months from
| day of sale; the deferred payments to bear pc
| centum interest, and to be secured by mOrtgag
| on the premises sold.
| $50 per acre.
| R. A. ROBINSON
AND
MANFRED WILLARD,
Assignees in bankruptcy of Henry Windel
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

The State debt has been but slightly di-
minished during the past year, there only
being $3,l65 of the principal paid, and
that was for bonds that had matured and
ceased to draw interest. The reducible
9e6t 96I of the State now aggregates SO, 49,
go 90 80, ~, Of which nearly two-thirds, or
IInly little over two years and half
n 1euce' and the remainder 81, 400 900, falls
uue ~ 1855. Thus far the Legislature has
PSersE5stently per Ety neglected the Warnings of
onf3 oiaE commissioners of the Sinking Fund
',tai o%h,i"S aICeRIlon to the fact that the an
nual ieVy IOf sinking fund purposes is
entirely inadequate to produce the sTn9 r
requisite to pay the installment first fall
ing due.-O. s, Journal. 81 i'''i-
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
E A~G UP Ia.
Mr.. J. B. W., Philadelphia, Pa,
writes.

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eften annoyed me, especially when in
company, as 1 could not help thinking
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the ladies. These pimples were spread
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physician told me that they came from a
bad condition of the blood. Nothing that
he gave me did me any good, and L tried
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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

SINCE the late elections and the defeat
of the Democratic party, the-chances of
Thurman and Hendricks for the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency are
gloomy, and they would be willing to
hitch on to almost any broken down pol
itician who could be induced to accept the
empty honors of being their candidate.
Hadn't they better tie to Ben. Butler?