Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Prom wednesday, Dsaly.


Prom wednesdays Daaiy.
M. Heinrich, to-day, commenced
the erection of an immense leo house,
opposite me Oil Mill. Tho house will |
be 50xS0 feet in size aud 90 feet high
to the top Of the plates. 1t will be |
substantially built, and at the proper
time filled with ice, Of which 1t is
supposed It will hold four. or i've
thousand tons.
On Sunday morning, Silas w. Gar
diner, of Clinton, was successful in
jumping of : railroad train, while
running 10 miles IN hour, but while
running along trying to get his valise
Off the steps 10 fell and had both feet
cut OF. A man that Jumps from q
railroad train, while running, is next
to born idiot. Gardiner jumped of
to save q short walk from the depot,
and now he'll never walk any more
unless be does Il on crutches.
$3.50. ~ NtrE
Capt. Ruger, brother Of Major Gen.
Rugss, Of the regular army, arrived
last evening. He was chief topo-
graphical engineer on Major General
Thomas staff during the war, and 10
an accomplished civil engineer. He
4. 10 employed by the water-power com.
pany a. an expert in his profession,
and will Immediately proceed to re-
survey the wAter-power with view
of putting 1t into the most complete
and best possible condition. He has
made . brief examination Of the wa
tsr-power ard pronouuces 1t re-
markedly good one.
Last night about 9sl5 the accom-
mediation train On the C. b. q @. ar
rived in this city At the usual time
from Burlington. 1t seems that when
the train srrives in the yards, the
freight cars are cut loose from the
baggage car aud coach, and switch
engine backs down and takes the
coach to the depot. Last night 81 A
Zangs and family were passenger on
that train, and when the engine back
ed down it came with such force tina
1t threw them violently forward, jar
ring them all severely, and badly in
iufing his little boy, who struck hi
mouth on some hard substance,
knocking his front teeth, gums ani
all, loose from the jaw bone. Mr.. z
informs us that he was thrown full
length forward. but was not injured
except some bruises.
The telegraph must be improved
It's too old-fogyish to meet the re
quirements Of some people. Their
should be . pneumatic tube attach
ment for the transmission CT sealed let
tiers and solid packages, instantly, t
any desired point. "
One Of our legal luminaries rushe'
into the telegraph office, to-day, ant
wanted to know what 1t would cos
and how long It would take to sent
an ordinary legal paper to Texas, -.
one about this size (holding up som
blanks). The operator appeared .
tfsuddenly stricken with fit, - dit
. brother attorney who was writing
telegram. Between the convulsiv
gAsps Of the. two they managed to in
duce the gentleman to go to an ex
press Office to sendshis package Of pa
pers and he sadly departed. The tw
Witnesses Of this little incident stil
survive, but were in q bad way I
last accounts.
From Thursdays Daily.
Henry Hamburger, an old tim
citizen Of Keokuk county, but now {
Calhoun county, called to-day. Z
proposes to visit his old home for
few days. s 40
FaeaD Ralgroad Accident.
The Central Railroad 10 manage
and operated by careful men, gene
ally Of long experience, and yet the
seem to have more than the usu'
aaesnt Of bad luck, Of nature, to-
that seems inexplicable. Only
short time since Nat Caven, Of Osk'
loosa, messenger for the consolidate
express compaaiea met his deaa
near iNarshailtown In . manner TIL
has never been explained, - he vi
fouad undsr . bridge partially in Il
water, stone dead.
Yesterday afternoon, Frank Be
lows, conductor Of the south bonn
train which was due here, laet nigh
alto: IS, mat HE death near Ham
ton, and baggsgeman, by the nan
ofSam Anterior, was probably fatal
injured in q manner which probab
explains The manner Of the death
young Cavea.a The car was the san
in both instances. gu
It seems, from the best informatit
we can gather, that the car used +
baggage and express matter is bui
in two compartments with doors
the sides aud not in the ends. Ira
men in passing from one car to .
other walk around this car on . M
row iron rail holding to . rod owe
head on the outside of the car.
Yesterday, Bellows and Athert'
had reason to pass around this CT
from the train to the engine or fro
one compartment to the other iu
when the train struck bridge an
as both were close together BIO
struck against the bridge with fa'
effect. ~
Frank Believe, the conductor, Ii
ed in this city, was about thirty-fi'
years Of age, had wife but no fan
ly. He was formerly freight condu
tor on the G., B. 4 @. railroad, b
has been in the employ of the Go
trail for some time, and 10 spoken
- Q very industrious, sober 81
worthy man. His wife was sent +
by telegraph. The body was taken
MarshslltowD, where it will be blu
led to-day.
Sam Atherion II still at HamptO
insensible, with every chance for :
covery against him. 1t seems to
that now would be . good time
remodel that car or TO take it of Il
road altogether.
From Fridays Daliy.
John Hall, living ON the Hale farr
three miles north of the city, to.da
brought in load Of white corn I
this seasons growth. The ears we
large and well filed.
The Reunion.