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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07
Persons indebted to James Taylor's
estate must pay Immediately in order
to avoid cost. MY Office is over Jor-
dams store, Ottumwa, Iowa.
July 26, 1876.
MORRIS j. WILLIAMS,
(d5-w2) Admir- Taylor's estate.

SAD NEws.-The State Register
says: Yesterday morning the city
was startled by the rumor that Mr..
H. Coykendall, for q long time past
agent of the Keokuk Il Des Moines
Railroad hides Moines, had proved
. defaulter to the Company and had
beer removed from his place. Inqui-
ry at tho Office revealed the fact that the
General Western Agent, Mr.. Whit.
ney, had taken charge of the station.
Later in the day Col. Hahn, the Su-
perintendent, Col. Fyffe, the Attorney
Of the Company and the Auditor, ar.
rived in the city and commenced an
investigation of the accounts. which
10 not yet finished. It is rumored that
the deficiency is about $1,000.
This sad news if it shall prove
true IS represented, will be very sad
indeed.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Consultation says
that there is NO Georgia lottery, as adj
v01tAOOu IA DOu1O uOA SuCi Y1RCEe, 6Uu
that NO drawing took place in Attain
u on Saturday week last. The whole
thing 1t pron0unces q swindle. It
claims that these papers insist on en-
couraging the fraud by publishing
advertisements of q lottery that does
not exist in the STATEN which its draw
ings are said to be made. 1t has in
vain appealed to them to expose the
fraud. 1t 10 in vain to try to protect
people against themselves.
The newspapers of the country will
never have done their duty until they
refuse the publication of all lottery
advertisements, % the COURIER does.
We will not aid in swindling our
readers, by any such schemes, no mat
ter how much the originators of these
frauds may offer us for such adver-
tisements.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

There can be no longer any doubt
but that the wheat crop of Northern
Iowa, of Minnesota and Wisconsin il
severely injured by the extreme heat
and heavy rains of the middle of Ju.
ly. The heat shriveled the grain al
up and thousands of acres have not q
real grain of wheat in the heads
This is serious loss and will materi
ally affect the Milwaukee 4 st. Pau
road in its receipts on freights thi'
year. This alone is the only Difficult
ty in the way of the immediate con
struction Of the railroad between thit
point aud Cedar Rapids. How much
of q difficulty this will eventually be
the next two weeks will doubtless de
termine. 1t affects also, all roads lik
the Central and Burlington, Ceda
Rapids & Northern, which depend il
part for their carrying trade upon tn
wheat crop which is ordinarily 81
abundant in the region we hav
named.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

DRArLRoAD1sr1c.-Not quite twelve
years have elapsed since the first rail-
road train arrived in Des Moines.
Conductor r. Patch brought the first
passenger train on August 20, 1866.
Griswold run the train out en- the fol-
lowing day. The next day, August
30, Conductor Bob. Given came in
with the first freight train, pulled by
number s, Jack McKeachie engineer
They had eighteen loaded cars, and
neither the driver nor the conductor
had ever travelled the road before
At Woodville Jack enquired Of 0
railroad man that had been over thu
track, how he would know when h,
reached Des Moines. "You 60 ul
three big hills" was the reply, "ane
down three others just as big, and Al
the foot of the last hill you will fine
the Des Moines bottom and the vii
lage." And so they came on through
the darkness, and about nine o'clocl
they reached the future metropolis O
Iowa.-,State Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

IT is fair to presume that the Con-
federate House of Representatives
had in view the prote ction Of the
Southern illicit distillers when it so
stubbornly placed its unconstitution-
al restrictions on the Executive in the
army appropriation bill. The South
Carolina plan will doubtless be adop'
ted throughout the solid South, and
the United States revenue officers
will have one of two choices, either
of which will be death-stand still
and be shot down by the moonshin
ers or defend themselves and be hung
by Southern court and jury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07
The Muscatine Tribune of Suuda,

says:
We are informed that tomorrow
Mr.. E. +. Winslow, Superintendent
of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad, will put a large
force Of mon at work on the extern
sion of the Muscatine branch of the
B., Z. II. & N. II. II. Qhe Muscatine
Western Railroad) westward from
Riverside. How far the road is to be
extended we are unable to state, but
that the work once commenced will
be continued until the coal formation.
are reached, there is no doubt. The
only objective point to be attained il
q junction with the Central lows
Railroad, and road connecting will
that will not only furnish another
outlet for Muscatine, but will bring
to it as a market the rich and fertile
English river country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

From Thursdays Daily.
j. LOOMS to-day negotiated for
$4,000 Wapello county bonds at par.
The store room of Messrs. Wheaton
4 Smith, Agency City, was unroofed
last night by the storm.
George Kelley, of West Florence,
Ohio, suicided by hanging himself,
1t Keokuk, yesterday evening. No
cause is known for the rash act ex-
cept melancholy, as the Gate City
says considerable money and several
watches were found among his eff.
fects.
A tramp applied at this Office Mon
day for work. We gave him place
at fair wages and told him we woult
keep him . week. We gave him al
order for board, advanced him some
money, and next morning he came
in drunk and we gave him the bounce
We were out sl.75 for Is cents worth
of work. To-day he is breaking
stone for the city to pay q fine fol-
drunkenness, just what 999 out Of
every thousand tramps ought to bt
doing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

BY 2 gals. berries at 3Oc. GO cts.
The fellow eyed the Doctor az
though he thought somebody was
crazy and he seemed uncertain who
it was. While he was reading the
bill the Doctor remarked, "Take one
of these pills now, another before
supper, and the other just before 60
ing to. bed, wash them down with
castor oil, and if they don't wake you
up before breakfast bring me some
more berries and I'll give you anoth-
er Dose"
"No, sir; I'll be -i if 1 do. You
may keep the berries and your blarst.
ed pills also, and il ever 1 take trade
for any more blackberries I'll be
blessed"
He started for the door in a great
hurry, without waiting for his buck
ct, but he was called back, and much
to his establishment and relief, receiv.
ed his thirty cents per gallon cash.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07
Express Messenger Killed,


Nat Caven, . messenger in the en-
ploy of the United States Express
Company, running between this city
and Mason City, was found laying
in the stream, drowned, at Timber
Creek bridge, three miles this side of
Narshalltown, this morning.
Such was the information received
here this morning, although no par
ticulars were given. He left here
with one end of his car full of freight
and it is supposed that at Oskaloosa.
New Sharon and Grinnell, he receiv'
ed enought to fill the car nearly full
The car was one of those formerly
used for both mail and express will
spartition through the middle, an,
it 10 supposed that in going from on
compartment to the other walking o.
the rail outside the car that he wa
Knocked off by being struck agains
the frame work Of bridge, and wa
instantly killed. Nat was very 81
fable and pleasant gentleman VIII
made many friends wherever known
He had NO family.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07
Tho Storm.

Last evening about = O'Clock there
were indications Of storm, accumu-
lating from all points of the compass.
In the east, north and west, the hori-
zon was lurid with lightning flashes,
and about 10 o'clock the storm came
on accompanied by rain and strong
wind. The storm lasted with q
slight interval until after midnight.
The rain was most welcome one, as
corn in many localities was suffering,
was tasseling, and the prospect for a
good crop of nubbins on oak lands
was very good. This rain will make
thousands of bushels of corn.
In town the damage done may be
summed up in tho loss of a good
many shade trees blown down.
the roof of the cupola on S. L. Burn
hams residence blown of, and the
smoke stack ON Capt. Lamme's mill
played mumblety-peg and was stuck
into the ground top end down.
The pillars of the porch on Judge
Hendershott's residence were blown
out, and left the roof hanging with
out support.
Over the river, A. G. Leighton's
barn was blown down, and barn on
the Moss farm was also leveled with
the ground, his stacks blown down
and scattered around promiscuously.
The grain stacks and shocks on AL.
win Lewis farm were blown down
and scattered all over the field. By
the blowing down Of Leighton's barr
his horses were bruised and injured
some, but not seriously. Judge Viii
liams had 81 stacks of hay blowr
down, also q rick Of oats and som'
fruit trees his oats in shock are al
flattenei out. Robt. Alcock had sew
eral stacks blown down, and fence
are blown down in every direction
A house on the Robinson place, ad
joining Judge Williams place, wa
moved ten inches on the foundation
| Fred Miller, living on Big Soal
Creek, says the storm was very sever
in that region, the wind blowing
down good many forest trees, fen
ces, stacks, and grain in shock. H
had 80 bushels of apples knocked o.
by the wind.
| North of town the wind playe
havoc. David Gephart had seven
teen stacks ofhay blown down; Ben
Randall's stacks were all blown dow
and scattered over the fields; Mr.
Mary Myers hay stacks were blow
down, and her shocks of wheat an
hay shocks scattered promiscuousl
all over the fields. The same may b
, said also Of John Halls hay an
grain on Lizzie Hale's place. job
Patton, near by, had four stacks I
hay burned by being struck wit
? lightning, and Mike Reilly, farth'
out on that road, also had stat
burned. Corn is good deal blow
down. but 1t Is thought that it wi
not be damaged much.
From dispatches received at tt
y depot We learn that the storm exten
cd from Burlington to Council Bluff
aud also from here to Keokuk but '
have heard OF NO particular damae
except that some grain stacks we
burned between Fairfield and n
Pleasant.-Thursday's Daily.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

From Wednesdays Daily.


BY . note received from Agency
City, we learn that Mrs. Dreamer,
wife of Major s. X. Dreamer, died
last night at IL 80. Her funeral will
take place from the Methodist Church,
in Agency City, tomorrow, at $50
A. NJ.
Nick Baker bought few small lots
of new wheat to-day, some of which
Is pretty wheat as ever grew out Of
the ground, viii weigh 65 lbs to tn,
bushel. The price paid was Toe pc,
bushel.
A small quantity Of new oats wa
also received, which is probably I
little lighter than it was last year
This lot was bought at l6c per bushel
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

A day or two since . blackberry
merchant from the south side of the
river brought in about two gallons
of berries for sale. One of our ply
sicians asked the man to set price
on his berries, which he did ut Is
cents per gallon each or 30 cents in
trade, supposing the Doctor to be
merchant. The Doctor, who loves q
joke as we'll as anybody, told the fel.
low he would take the berries and
pay him in trade. He invited him TO
60 with him to the doctor shop
where he cut off three or four huge
blue mass pills and with them hand.
| IL r11l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

From Thursdays Daily.
j. Loomis to-day negotiated for
$4,000 Wapello county bonds at par.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-07

much shorter measure, but the bOsf
faster is growing fatter all the same.
The Iowa and Oak ta Mining Com
pany have filed their articles of incor'
poration at the State Secretary's of:
fee. They advertise capital stoci
of $25OOOO, the principal place Of
business being Creston. The incor'
porators are T. j. Potter, of the c., B
& r. r. r., c. L. Manholz, B. E. Ray
mond and others.
The Pella Blade says: Last Friday
while hauling rye from q field Grant
carp, living in the northeast corner
of Mahaska county, touched one Of
horses with pitch fork, which caused
the animal to kick, its heel coming in
contact with the fork, the end of the
handle striking young carp in the
corner of the mouth, decorating it a.
most to his ear.
BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-Miss Annie,
daughter of Mr.. Samuel G. Finney,
Of Urbana township, has filed her Pc
tition in the Clerks Office claiming ter
thousand dollars of Mr.. Thomas J.
Baird, late clerk in the Monroe Coun-
ty Bank, for breach of promise Of
marriage. Mr.. Baird was married
three months ago to Miss Mary,
daughter of Rev. j. M. Batchelder.-
AlbiG Union.
A correspondent of the Inter Ocean
who has recently made trip through
Eastern Dakota, Northwestern Iowa,
and Southern Minnesota, writes that
recent heavy rains ID the districts
visited will not damage the crops to
exceed Is per cent. The Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad 10 being push.
ed rapidly toward Sheldon, and it ia
expected that the road will be COM
pleted to that point by Oct. Is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
ssCLOSE.'

A merchant, prince lately engage
a rising young painter for the pur-
pose of haring his own portrait in
oil conveyed to ~posterity. The terms
we're arranged. "How long do you
think it will tske?" asked the model.
"Perhaps fifteen days" was the
reply.
Sittings began and the artist en-
tered so heartily into his work that
in eleven days the portrait was done.
"Why'' asked CrGsus. when the
fact was announced to him, '.do you
intend suppressing four days work."
1t does not matter at all the For
trait is finished, answered the PAIN
ter.
"Well, sir, this is not business.
We said a hundred guiness and If
teen days work. 1 am quite ready
10 stand the price, but you ought not
TO spend an hour less upon the work
than was agreed upon
There WIS no use in arguing with
such q man.
The painter took his brush again,
and spent four sittings more in length
ening, little by little, in the portrait
the ears Of his patron.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
COLO OR ANCIENT ORTHO-
DOxICAL PREJUDICE.

Here is something concerning our
old and respected citizen, Judge
--; which, from its literal bear
ing and actual occurrence, reflects the
ancient and pleasant thoughts of yore,
when religious pedagogues and novel
superfatulence were equally trouble
some. re
Our subject, however, PROSTATE and
suffering under a severe attact of the
latter, had recourse to the pleasant,
soporiferous extract of poppy; and
un~consciously imbibing too freely OF
that opiste, found his intestinal
agony transformed to that of real dan
ger.
A physician was instantly sum
moned, who found the unfortunate
gentleman gradually sleeping off all
earthly connections. Immediately
dragging the Judgefrom his easycouch
the doctor engagedhim in a series of
maneuyers more after the principle of
swineology than those of the gymnasi-
nm but the powerful narcotic had
taken a deep hold on him, and the
gloom Of the household and friends
hung like a lowering pail Over the
chamber.
All was deathly silent when the
doctor reapproaching his patient with
sad and hopeless mien, shook him
violently and int.rrogated? ''Judge,
ant you hear the roosters crowing?"
''Oh yes!" he answered languidly,
''they habitually crow early when
there's q Methodist or Presbyterian
preacher about!'' The inmates were
at first surprised and startled, but OBJ
serving the doctors quiet and amused
manner, subsidized into a loud AMI
prolonged laugh, followed by the deep
and sonorous of his ~judgeship.i
1t is immaterial to state that the
gentleman recovered since his con-
tinuaute with us until present is suffi-
cisnt to verify that fact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
MURPHY READING ROOMS.

The Murphy Reading Rooms over
Phillips clothing store are thrown
open for the benefit of the public.
Mrs. Cotsworth has been appointed
Librarian, and will keep the rooms
open on week days from ten to six
and from seven to ten O'Clock and on
Sundays from two to seven. The suite
of rooms are beautifully fitted up and
will prove u popular resort for the read
ing public, perfect order will be kept,
no talking louder than q whisper will
be allowed in the rooms, for they are
not club rooms, but reading rooms.
All the rooms are hung with beau
tiiul and appropriate pictures. The
floors are covered with fine in
grain carpets, and each room is fur
nished with tables, chairs, and cata-
logues of all the books in the Library.
The first room is the largest and can
be called the parlor, the second room
is the Libary in which the books are
all arranged on shelves under differ
ent classes, so when you want a book
you can lay your hand on it without
any trouble. The other two rooms
are fitted up the same as the parlor,
only they are somewhat smaller. the
rooms are all thrown together by fold
ing doors. The hall contains hat and
coat racks, also files Of all the prin-
cipal daily papers in the country.
The institution rs 4 whole is perfect
and reflects credit on Mexico and all
concerned in its establishment. The
public is cordially invited to enjoy
the be nefits of this Library.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28

Musical CONFERENCE.-The Must
cal Convention and Concert were q
success-not financially, but q grand
success otherwise. Several singers OF
fine ability and talent were here from
neighboring towns, and under the in
struction of Profs. Root and Treloar,
they received such a drill as will
be of lasting benefit to them. The
Convention was not gotten up % o
noney-making scheme, but for the
benefit of. the musical talent Of this
city and nur neighboring towns; and
right here Ia where we would find
fault with some of our singers. Why
did not all of you come forward and
show by your patronage that you ap-
preciated what Prof. Treloar was try
ing to do for you? We know that all
those that attended the Convention
daily pronounce lit a grand success,
and would not have missed the bene-
at they K ceived ia the way Of instruc-
ton, for anything.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular
session last Monday night. Mayor
Fowler in the chair. The council
men were all present. The minutes
of the las meeting read, corrected
and approved
A sidewalk was ordered down from
Western avenue to Clark avenue on
south side OF Clark street.
Judge Edwards appeared in behalf
of Mr.. West in reference to paying
city taxes on some grazing laad in
West Mexico. It'appears that under
the charter grazing land in the II
fourth OF a mile furtherest from the
square in the city limits, is not taxa
BILE by the city, and under this excep-
ton a good many OF our citizens who
have large yards, some of them even
in original Mexico, claim exemption
from city taxes. Geo. Robertson,
city attorney, was appointed d ''smell-
Ing committee of one to investigate
this matter and find out who the par
ties are and report to next council
meeting.
1t also that Rollins sddi-
ton to Mexico is all under fence and
all the streets and alleys are closed.
This matter was ordered investigated
by the street and alley committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28

The District Conference of the NJ.
Z. church, South, for Mexico dis
trict, met in this place Feb. IA and
II, with Rev. S. w. Cope, 7. E., in
the chair, and p. p. Ellis, Secreta-
y.
Every charge in the district vas
represented. save Among the
clerical members We noticed the form
of Brother Loving, and of younger
men, Bros. Penn, Edwards, Kay,
Payne, Vandeventer, Spencer, Jones,
Brewer, Beavers, Biakey and Edmon-
ston ; and of laymen, p. d.. Gordon,
J. A. Harrison, B. S. Baker, ALI. Da-
vault, J. Jamison and Guy Broadwa-
t., of Fulton; W. p. Wright and j.
b. johnson, of Middletown; S. +.
Emmons of Mexico, and quite n large
attendance of visitors.
Satisfactory reports by the preach
ers.
Preaching twice each day to large
congregations.
Resolutions were passed favoring
the St. Louis Christian Advocate, the
Southern Review, books, Sunday
School papers, &c. That church
conferences are not church courts.
Opposing church festivals. Making
Vandalia, Mo-, q self-supporting cir
cult. Thanks to the citizens OF New
Florence and vicinity for hospitality,
and the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern railway for courtesies ex-
tended to visitors.
Lay delegates to next annual con-
ference, at Macon City--P. d. Cor
don, p. P. Ellis, S. p. Emmons and
James w. Payne, and al~ternstes, ALI.
Davault and M. T. Moore. Next
district conference to be held at Mex
co.
The visitors of our town gave evil
dence of having been well treated
while among us, and We are happy to
state that the families of NEW Florence
and vicinity maintained their good
reputation for hospitality. Whenever
the district conference gets around to
another session in our town, we will
extend a cordial invitation for the
ssme.-New Florence Optic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
aMY T
WRITTEN FOR THE LEDGER.

wRTTEN Fob THE LEDGER.
Though sorrows dark shadows are Ger
me now,
And the seal Of misfortune is stamped on
my brow
Though the visions I cherished are faded
and gone.
Yet my love for my Savior shall ever live
Should life prove sdessrt and friends
prove rare,
I shall look to heaven though in despair.
Oh! tits when In fortune that friends we
and,
So full of devotion, loving and kinds.
Bat when dark clouds come Ger US, and
our pathway grows dim. -
Where, then, are the friends whom we
conided In!
1t is not when pleasures ..around us are
thrown,
That we can Judge Of the hearts not solely
our wi
But from the darkness and depths of my
sorrow and woe.
1 shall try to be resigned though l have
man. . foe,
The world may censure and try 10 blame
me,
But with a clear conscience l shall ever be
free.
Oh! l cannot but say that fate is unkind,
AS it makes the world gloomy and dark
sns my mind;
l lament thai I welded and / would re-
call
The vows that I plightsd though bereft
of all.
NENA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
UNFORTUNATE.

J. Med. Trimble has been confined
to his room for the past week sorely
afflicted with effects OF poison oak.
It appears that Mack. was up AT
Glasgow attending to some legal busi-
ness last week. and while waiting for
the train he took q notion he would
ramble through en- old cemetery near
the depot and examine the devices on
the monuments, and It appears that
in his rambles his face and hands
came In con.set with vpoison oak"
which took effect m him shortly, by
inaaming his skin and pufing UP hia
assh, in flct, be fslt HE : good Fl
bologna sausage for : day n g. He
i doing well and win - out Il = day
~ N. lnnkine - handsnma 4 Asar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28
FASHION.

Ladies will be interested to know
that the new imported walking skirts
eff white muslin are cut in a ciinging
shape that makes them plain over the
hips, and by adding nothing to the
apparent size, gains for them the title
of princess. They have a yoke at
least q fourth of a yard deep across
the front and side gore, and this
yoke extends plainly down the back
to within half a yard Of the bottom,
where fulness of the back breadth is
gathered in, and gives effect of fan
balayeuse that supports the skirt
nicely,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-02-28

Jimmy's maid carried him to his
mother for punishment; Master jim
my having pinched her in the face
SO severely that it was black and blue.
"Jimmy, you've been a very naughs
ty boy, and you must promise never
to pinch Peggy again" ST PROMISE"
said Jimmy, with a roguish s,nile.
ssPromise what?' asked his mothers
''Neyer to pinch Peggy again where
it will show" replied the future mem
Der of Congress.