Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-03

day night, and from the proceedings
published in the Leader, we find the
following salaries agreed upon by .
vote Of 5 to 10: The Mayor gets $500 !;
Auditor, $500; Treasurer, $500 and 2
per cent on certain collections, the
total not to exceed $1,000; Solicitor
$500; Marshal, $500; Deputy Mar
shall, f55 per month; Street Commis-
sioner, $3.50; Chief Of Police, s55 per
month; Policemen, $50 per month; ;
toll gatherers, at Walnut street bridge
$45, and other bridges $40; chief en-
gineer, $25 per month, and aldermen
81 dollar for each meeting Of the
council, but the annual total not to
exceed $50.
The Mayor has not yet signed the
ordinance, and has given notice that
he would ask weeks time before
signing it.
From Thursdays Daily.
Fire.
Yesterday evening the dwelling
house on the corner of Vine and
Samantha streets, belonging to John
]. Fox, and occupied by tenant,
caught fire from defective fue and
came near burning down. The fire
was discovered before it got much
Roadway and by hard work the build
ing was saved in slightly damaged
condition fully covered by insurance.
me Davenport Gazette of yesterday
furnishes two shocking cases of muir
der, ono of man the other case that
of o child about six months old, both
bodies were found in the river near
that city. The man had his head
crushed as if with some heavy, sharp
instrument, and the child WAS smoth-
erod, probably, first and then thrown
into the river afterward.
AT temperance meeting in Clin-
ton last Saturday evening, Mr.. Drew
stated that after brief visit to his
home in New Hampshire, he propos-
es to return to Iowa and help build up
agrand permanent work in this state
as has been done in New Hampshire.
He said it was proposed to hold grand
blue ribbon jubilees during the heat
ed term in various parts of the state,
and the preparation for and the infu-
ence Of these jubilees would keep up
the enthusiasm and thus tide over the
summer months, which were alw avs
hardest on Reform Clubs and men
who were trying to abstain from
drink. He wanted Clinton to get up
one of these carnivals, and invite in
the surrounding communities, have a
grand parade, speeches, torch-light
procession, etc. 1t was proposed to
hold similar gatherings at Ottumwa,
Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Coun.
Gil Bluffs, aud probably in other cit
les of the State.
From Fridays Daily.
DR.. Dean, Of Batavia. one of our
oldest subscribers at that place, was
in the city to-day and of course re-
newed his subscription. He is over
10years years of age and yet seems
hale and hearty and we hope as good
ssnew for may years to come.
w. Shanafelt recently bought IA
hogs Of John Wood, of Benton town.
ship, Keokuk county, which weighed
at Agency City, yesterday, $3.50 lbs
or sn average of over 423 lbs, for
which Wood received $3.05 per hun.
dred.
The machinery of the ncs Moinei
Valley Iron Works has been sold te
Murray Iron Works, Burlington, and
is being removed to that place. The
building, we presume, is for sale, and
with little alteration would make {
good planning mill or Touring mill, a
there is flume erected to it from tn,
water-powcr. 1t certainly will no
remain vacant very long.
Probable Murder and Suicide a
chltlicotho.
We are informed by d. HenshaN
that, this morning about s O'Clock
Martin Burns, IN Irishman, aget
about 40 years, drove his team int
Chillicothe, from the farm of L. Gug
gerty, two and half miles South O.
that place, unhitched his team ane
put them into stable belonging Il
him in Chillicothe, and from thcr.
proceeded Immediately to where j
E. WaddiDg.on was erecting cellar
wall, with an ak on his shoulder, and
without saying word drew the al
and struck George n. Butin, ma
SON at work on the wall, knocking
him senseless, and it is supposed
breaking his skull. He then agar
shouldered his ak and returned to hi
stable on run, and in twenty minute
thereafter Burns was found In tn
stable dead, having hung himsel
with rope. The officers, F. NJ. Busl
and Henry Fairchild, who found hin
and who had gone to the stable to ar
rest him, expected to meet with stronl
resistance, as Burns was noted for be
ing q desperate man when angered
They say he had his coat, vest ant
boots off, and evidently intended t
commit suicide as soon IS he had muir
dered .Butin. sW& EE
Butin was a very quiet and good
citizen, but had previously had some
trouble with Burns about partition
fence, which Butin had built for DR.
Hyatt. No other cause is known fol-
the rash deed. DR.. Olney, Coroner
has been summoned to hold an in.
quest on Burns body. 1t is though,
that Butin cannotliyc till morning.
LATER.
DR.. Williamson, who was called t.
Chillic0the, returned on the 4 n
train, AMI says there is some chanc,
: fer Butin to recover.
This is the advice of the editor o
the Pella Blade. We presume h
speaks from experience:
II your neignbors hens arc trouble
some and steal across the way, don
let your angry passions rise, but Il,
. place for them TO lay.