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The New York herald., 1878-09-23
"PARIs ORIGINALS.

"Paris Originals" Is a volume dealing with charac-
tsrs most OF whom arc peculiar to tho guy capital
The book Is written by A. Egmont Hake and illus
uaied with elcnlngs by Leon Richeton Let us glance
through tho pages and see what these originals arc
10 tho Drst place there Is the chGonnier The chiffon
10 not unknown to New York undor the less su-
phonous name OF 'rngpickor." This business Of rag.
picking, or picking generally, rags not being the
only things taken irom the garbage barrels Is reduced
TO science In Paris. II is truly said
that what falls from tho tables OF st. Ger.
main and the Chsusseo d'Antin is served again
undor some now disguise in the Chauss6e du Maine
and In the Rue houfretard. Tho poor creatures VINO
gam prscarious livelihood by this means are, as
rule, the hrelngs Of rag princess who send them, Tor
. mere pttance, IN search OF refuse. Some OF them,
however, unite themselves into independent clubs
and divide the proceeds gathered from tho contents
OF their hotties Their average earnings seldom exceed
franc day, and with such scanty means oil sub.
sistenoc their mode OF life is miserable In the OK.
treme large number OF them often i've In
room and sleep ON tiled floors, win nothing but
their rags for covering and their bag for
. pillow. There restaurants pstronized
exclusively by them. Six sous Is a fair price for
ehonnier TO pay for his dinner and half Of that for
his breakfast There used to bo a cabouot whore din
nsr was advertised for one sou. The ''gucst' paid
his money in advance and thon took his place at
huge cadron. with Iork chained TO It's side. IL
his privilege TO plunge the FORK ana take out what he
could catch There is an interesting chapter on some
Of the Latin Quaterists. motley company, naneurs
badauds, all are to be found In that famous or mia
nous quarter, that Bohemian BabolI The salon do
rAbsintho ana the Cafe des Martyrs 10 be found
there The Cafe des Martyrs rs one OF the pot pleas
urs places OF Paris, frequentcd by abandoned talent
At this cae life rarely begins TIL after midday, ana
then II Is but an overture to the evening rcvcs
Then the measure OF the man 10 taken according TO
the depth Of his draugnts and tho length Of his bouts
The New York herald., 1878-09-23

"The Other House, by Mary r. Hgham a.. -. F.
Randolph h Co.h is much better than the general
run OF ''good" books II Is good without being
s'goody," u distinction not often enough made. II
deals with everyday lie IN q country village. The
herones are the physcians daughters, ana the horo
is the new doctor, whom they begin by hating, but
who finally wins The heart Of the flower OF tue hock
The story is told in simple, straightforward language,
and Ia easy in stylo and pure in purpose.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

THE funeral services of Bayard
Taylor were imposlngly conducted In
Berlin. There was q very large at.
tendance Of the dignitaries Of many
nations aud marked respect was paid
the deceased by Emperor William
and the citizens of Berlin.
Reports state that Taylor died COM
peratively poor; that he was not ex-
pecting the disease to result fatally,
and that he had not taken pains to
lay by q competency for his family,
thinking he had time yet for that.
We can hardly believe Bayard Taylor
vas 60 foolish as to defer setting his
house in order.
Much has been said as 10 his relig-
ious belief. In his last poem, "Prlnce
Deukalion.n occur these lines:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

GONE TO Hrs DEATH.-Jno. T. Scott
tells us . blood curdling story Of how
Freddie Thomas, . fourteen year old
son Of 2. Thomas, Of Brooklyn, met
his death last Saturday. Cyrue
Drake, John Conklin and . Mr.. Busb
went out cunning, and took little
Freddie along ~ driver. When near
the residence OF W. W. Wheeler, 10
Warren township, they went to the
sleigh, and were getting ready to 90
home. As Mr.. Bush approached the
team ono of the horses seemed uneasy
and afraid Of the guns. The lines had
fallen 10 front Of the sleigh, and little
Freddie was sitting on the front seat
with his hands in his pockets. Mr..
Bush spoke to him and told him to
take hold of the lines. Freddie re.
piled that he was too cold. As Bush
approached the sleigh and swung a
load of gamc In the bed, the horses
made . plunge. Mr.. Bush grabbed
the lines with his right hand, holding
his gun in his left. In attempting to
hold the horses Bush's feet slipped,
throwing him forward toward the
sleigh. His gun struck the edge Of
the bed which fred one Of the b9rrela.
The shot took effect II the neck Of the
unfortunate child, severing the jngu-
lar vein and the spinal cord, and en-
teriDQ the base Of the brain. Death
was instantaneous, tho boy not even
taking his hands out Of bis pockets.
His little body was tenderly gathered
ND by the sad hearted trio Of hunters
and borne back to Brooklyn.-Monte-
zumd Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
FLOUR $4,000 A BARREL.
"A Reminder Of Old Times WheT
Money WAS Plenty.

A Reminder Of Old Times when
Money Was Plenty.
From the Asheville N. G. Enterprise
A friend has handed usa copy of
the Asheville Neps Of April ., 1866
dated three days before the surrender
of Lee, at Appomattox. II Ia a halt
sheet, printed on dingy, yellow
Confederate sample Of paper. Under
its editorial head are is terms--S20
per annum, so cents per single copy,
and S. per square for each insertion
of an advertisement. Elder Adkin,
the editor, was a Methodist minister,
who published . paper years before
the War. He died about nine years
ago.
This edition of the News contains
the order of the Confederate Adju.
sant General regarding the rec uiting
Of the negro troops: General Ord
er, No 49," signed by Colonel J. d,
Palmer, relating to CONSUMPTION and
a "schedule Of pricee," allowed BY he
tithing and purchasing agents ofthe
Confederate S,aies Cover nment, who
appeal TO tie farmers to bring Ia
their produce to feed the army, which
they proclaim. lis now at last to b.
recognized as our only savior frou
the unrestrained and grasping des
potism Of our barbarous enemy
Some of the prices allowed are ~
follows: Flour, $40 per pound; beef
-; bacon. $3.50; corn, *l2 per bush
81; oxen, $l,5OO per yoke, and qui
nine, $50 per ounce. There 10 IN ad
vertlseincnt Offering reward o
$4,000 for the apprehension Of tw,
negroes, Noah and Edward, who raj
away IRONS man named Gist, .
Kings Mountain Iron Works. an
were supposed to be lurking abou
Asbeville.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

Gov. GEAR, as u we'll known, has
had vigorous steps taken to sue DR.,
Seth Craig, late warden Of the Fort
Madison penitentiary, for the recov.
cry Of moneys which 1t Is alleged he
has deftauded the State Of. For thit
purpose Craig's property was all at
tached. Last week the grand jury o.
Lee county was In session and, as We
understand It, Gov. Gear had the at.
torney who brought the civil actions
70 down to Fort Madison to assist the
Prosecuting Attorney for that district,
and give him such information as he
might have to forward the matter Of
indicting Craig. Whereat Craig's at
turnsys, as we learn, come out and
abuse the Governor without stint for
what they are pleased to term his un.
warranted interference. We under
stand, too, that some. Of these attor-
neys, republicans, threaten to 60 fol
Governor Gears hide should he be q
candidate again. All. we have got tt
say iss Governor, just 60 in and lei
q -see how much such foolish, not Il
say rascally, lawyers can do toward.
abusing q man and how much effect
1t will have-because, forsooth, YOU
take pains to bring to justice an ex.
officer charged with high crimes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
Mound Relics.

Mr.. ]. J. Williams has shown G. o.
Pearce several relics preserved by him
and found while blowing over the
mounds upon his place near Keokuk
Lake. There are three pieces of sill
yer In strips, all of which have had a
copper wire rolled In the edge as q
brace and the means by which the
desired shape could be retained. They
are evidently remnants Of bracelets
or were ornaments of that character.
On the surface of two are creased lines
running the entire length of the piece,
and on the other one, which has been
broken, Is q landscape scene produced
In relief work. In the foreground is
q well executed representation of a
deer, q part Of which has become de-
tached since Mr.. Williams became
the possessor of these relics. In the
distance and directly in front of the
deer, are seen mounds, 80 perfect In
outline O. to be beyond doubt the
representations Of the mounds
Around these mounds grass is repre-
scented by three dashes In close prox-
Unity to each other. The fact Of the
mounds being 80 closely represented
puts this piece Of silver into poaition
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

The California school scandal
seems to have sssum med huge proper
lions. An investigating committee is
digging away, cross uestiOning un-
willing witnesses, and slowly accum-
ulatipg facts. 1t il now known tina,
in San Francisco regular trade was
carried on between some persons con.
nected with the school authorities
and app licants for memberships. Il
appears that places as teachers In the
public schools were secured by brok
eTs for $500 to $3.50. It further ap.
pears that the Caiiforni. school ex.
aminer is very particular as to the
qualifications of teacher, Among
the standard questions asked At ex-
sminstions was this: "Give the
transformations Of . fea or mos
quito" An applicant who could cor.
rectly answer few such questions
and "put up" the sum demanded
could get place. 1t is such abuses
that tend to bring the schools into
bad repute. Until the diagrscefnl
facts seferred to were made public
the School Board of San Francisco
was considered as above reprosch.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

Alpheus s. Williams, Representa-
tive in Congress from the First Mich
igan district, prostrated by q severe
attack of vertigo few days ago, died
in Washington, Saturday. he was .
native Of Connecticut, and was 90
years old on tho 10th Of September
last. lie graduated at Yale in 1881,
aud in 1886 settled in Detroit. Ae
was editor and proprietor ofthe Dali
" Advertise, there from l843 to l847.
He served through the Mexican war
as Lieutenant. Colonel, and in l849
was appointed Postmaster OF Detroit
by President Taylor. At the out
break of the war for the Union he
was made Major.Genersl Of militia
and was President Of the State Mill
tary Board. He was subsequently
appointed Brigadier General in the
National army and performed much
service ON the upper Potomac; was
in the battles of Chancellorville and
Gettysburg and went through the At
lanta campaign. While with Sher.
man in the March to the Sea" he WAS
brevetted a Major. General for gal
liant and meritorious services. He
was afterwards ON duty in Arkansas,
and was mustered out in 1866. From
1866 to 1869 he was Minister Resident
at San Salvador, and in 1874 he was
first elected TO the position he held q,
the time Of his death. In politics liz
was q Democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
G. .. 40.

We see from the Council Bluffs Non
paveu that the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy Railroad stock declined In the
New York market the other day from
Ito 3.8 to los l-2 and l.O6 Ia. This
fact occasioned considerable surprise
at the time. as the C. b. & @. is non
speculative property. The explana-
ton of the decline is to be found in
the intention of the company to issue
some 1900 shares of new stock
equal to ten per cent upon the present
capitalize shareholders at par. OF
the proceeds 81, OOO, 900 will be dev0t.
ed to the purchase OF steel rails, an
adequate amount to build 1000 OF
more new cars, and the residue to the
construction of twenty miles ola new
branch road and to reducing the grade
on the Iowa division. Transportation
over high grades Is found to be ex.
pensive, and reducing them is one Of
the f1rst and most pressing economies
of all the larger lines,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

THE Senate Committee on Blaine's
election investigating committee
has finally been appointed
1t consists OF Senators Teller, chair
man, Cameron, Of Wisconsin, Kirx-
wood, Hoar and MCMILLAN, r. ,uhi;e.
ans, and Bayard, Wallace Rally and
Garland, democrats senator. had
so much business on hand laid out
s,m,. u and winter that II
80 Ito obtain suitable persons
n. LAS been reported that General
.rfield had severely criticized the
action Of Blaine. This 10 q mistake
What General Garfield said about II
is this: That the country would new
er forgive men who revived sectional
issues after they had once been set
tied by the policy OF President Hayes
In saying this he had in mind thu
men who had revived those sectional
Issues by resorting to fraud and VIC
fence in order to carry elections, and
not to those who insist that such fraud
and violence shall be exposed, and
those who have been guilty Of per
petrating them punished.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
French Dog Story.

Dogs hold q high social position II
Paris, and the result Ut association
with people OF good rnaners ia to con.
vert the Paris;sn dog into an entirely
different animal from his provincia
brother. An eminent veterinary sur
geon in Paris has lately expressed hi,
conviction that dogs are pecuiiarl.
susceptible to the influences Of civil.
ization. Dogs brought up in the "a
Ions Of Paris, he observes, behave IL
all respects with IN ore dignity and 10
telligence than those to be found il,
farm houses In the country districte
who pass their lives in the compan,
of agricultural servants in the stable
or farm yards These country dog
are, as rule, very fsr from being re.
fined. The Partisan dogs on the
other hand, accustomed to move 10
good society and we'll educated, are
remarkable for delicacy, self posses
sion, good taste and an utter absenct
Of unconthness in thlr behavior
There arc. this doctor believes, dog
ia Paris that, strange ~ it may seem
have . keen sense Of humor, and are
capable ofapprecissing even the high
er ferma of wit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

The following ludicrous scene was
enacted in the House at Waehipgton
as given by the Inter Ocean special
correspondent:
Cabell, of Virginia, introd uced q
resolution calling for an investigation
Of the action of Judge Rives, Of the
United States Court Of Virginia, who
granted an appeal in favor of two ne
sroes who had been tried ia . State
court under protest. The appeal was
granted on the ground that there
we're no negroes on the Jury which
convicted them. Unit. /, States laws
requiring that jurors II, ouid be select.
cd from both races. Mr.. Hale and
Mr.. White, OF Pen nsy lvanis, object
ed TO consideration of the resolution,
and Cabeil few into passion, max.
ing quite dem onstrstion. Mr..
Townsend inquired ii the Speaker
allowed any member 10 intimidate
others Oh t.,e nuor OF the House 10
that manner without rebuke. Cabel
rushed down tho aisle, shaking his
fist at the repu blican side, aud utter.
ing words that could not be heard be.
cause Of the confusion. and shouts Of
Order The Speaker raped furi.
ously with his gavel, and, us sOon 81
order was restored, Acklin suggested
thai the riot &C, be read. "You have
been reading it in Louisiana for ten
years." replied Townseed, which re-
ply squelched Acklin.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
FOREIGN.

TERRIBLE STORM AND DEsTTTUT1oS.
LONDON, Dec. % Returns Of the
C7ion Work House in tho east Of
Loldon show wide spread poverty
and distress. Shoreditch workhouse
and iiiirmary is full, also the work.
house Nself and extra room must be
provided.
AT Bethnai Green workhouse there
arc LOSS inmates and 49, in.the in
Lrmary.
In Hackney there are l.4l6 indoor
poor chargeable TO the Union.
District visitOrs disclose vast
amount of distresa and the funds q,
their disposal are utterly insufficient
his il especially the case At Popular
| Mill Wall, where thousands Of dock
and other laborers are thrown out oi
employment. AT Spitslhelds, Lime.
house, South Hackney, Shad v ell and
HaggerstOn the poor suffer severely
The tradesmen of Endreeasson dis.
trict are crying out about the badness
of trade and even Christmas wares
Are heavy drug in the market. Sc
severe 10. the distress in Hsggers.
town that committee will be form.
ed for the relief of cases Of extreme
necessity; but it will be grea tly
crippled through want of funds
The weather 10 severe throughou,
Great Britain, there being . heavy
snow fall here and in many parts Of
the continent All railroads in north
of Scotland ate blocked and traffic
suspended; seven trains are snowed
up, and in some places 1t 10 over Il
feet high. 1t 10 the heaviest snow
fall 10 30years.
A telegram from Geneva, Switzs-
land says No post has arrived from
Germany or from German, Switzer.
land. Wolves have penetrated &c
the gates Of Metz There 10 more
snow on the Vosges than the OLDEST
iDhabitant remembers
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
IOWA ITEMS.

Clinton runs horse snow shovels on
the sidewalks.
The Cedar Rapids Packing House
10 sducipg its force.
Alfred Purcell, for thirty-sigh,
ears resident Of Muscatine, died 81
that place day or two since.
Chsries II. Fullerton, Of the Storm
Lake Sentinel, has accepted the posi-
ton Of local editor Of the Siou4 City
journal.
The farmers OF Kossuth county are
multiplying cheese factories. -Four
years ago tho Upper Des Aoiaes
says there was not . cheese factory
in the county. Three years ago
there were three, one year ago
there were FIVE, and now there are
eleven.
About thirty years ago young
girl in Germany, left her parents, " ho
were wealthy, and ran awayto Amer
lea with q scamp named Achilles
who deserted her some years sH,gg
leaving her broken in health, !. The
one child. Last week she die. Of |
Butler county Poor House -
age.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
Three Foe. Of Snow at sufya,o

BUFFALO, Dec. 23.-The severesi
snow storm since 1871 Waited this Sec
ton, last night, and ia still raging.
Full three feet has fallen on Q level
and is badly drifted. Trains on OIL
railroads are delayed and It Ia yer,
cold. A heavy snow fall In the
neighborhood OF Watertown blocks
all trains.
AT East Buffalo the storm had q
very bad effect on trade. Stock train,
were all blocked and no shipments
were made by either Central or Erie
railroads to-day. There is no sign Of
the etorm abating.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
We rhoucHTIT CURIOUS.

We published the Davenport Ga.
zetts's article criticizing Hatton, moi
having seen the letter criticized. We
now publish the denial of the Hack
eye that Hatton wrote the objectiona.
BILE letter. This absolves Hatton from
the foolishness, for which weare glad
We could hardly credit 1t from the
flrst. The Hapkeye says:
The Christian journalist who edits
the Davenport Gazette knew very
well that he was skirting over the
edge Of veracity when he wrote the
following:
"At length the chorus of unstinted
praise awarded to the Senatorial
speech of Mr.. Blaine. delivered on
Wednesday week, has its tuneful flow
OF republican harmony broken by q
single emphatic disagreeing and an
tag0nistic utterance. In accordance
with the eternal fitness of things, this
comes from the same voice, which,
solitary and alone in Iowa. has sound
ed forth the eulogies Of Mr.. Roscoe
C0nkling as Presidential aspirant
Therefore, Mr.. Frank HattOn writes
to the Burlington Haukeye from
Washington, thus"
Our Washington correspondent
signs tho initials of his own name to
his letters. Mr.. Hatton has written
no letters from Washington to the
Haickeye and the Gazette knew it
when 1t penned the above untruth.
1t Is the old, old way the Gazette has
OF substitutinga ssertion for argument.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

ASOknGn INV AAS
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2l.-The Pisa-
yune says telegram has been re
ceiyed here announcing the disap-
pearance and supposed murder Vi
LAtt CLARK and Bin White, two col
ored men, near Caledonia. about sc
miles below Shreveport, while on
their way to this city, where the,
were summoned to appear before the
United States Grand Jury as witness
es in tho election troubles. When
the Danube arrived ut Caledonia .
constable named JEFF Cole presented
Q warrant for CLARK and White, took
them in charge and started off in the
direction Of Shreveport. When ar
irving at Brands plantation a mob
took the prisoners from the consta.
BILE and nothing more has been heard
Of them. They arc supposed TO have
been killed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS,

Iowa State Register
Kindness 10 stock, like good shelter,
saves feed, and adds flesh.
II 10 wisdom TO 20 into farming
gradually-not to jump into It.
Ifyou want leo next summer, now
10 the time to build the houae, ready
for tia Ice when 1t freesss.
There 10 large family Of can'ts in
this world. They never succeed In
anything. But il 10 hard to abolish
them.
America 10 tho only government
on earth which 10 paying its debts.
Even the best hesldes are only paying
their interest.
One farmer tells tho secret Of bis
success thus: Though . farmer, ]
could never feel it was right for me
TO be Q mudsill.
The journal If Chemistry advises
that when barrels Of apples are stor
cd they should not stand ON end, bu,
be piled one upon another horizontal.
ly.
What 10 II that dooms any young
man to an inferior position in life
II IL want Of business habits, a deter.
mined purpose and high aims.
The fat and hearty COW, steer, coli
or sheep will toss its head in the ex.
ubeFence Of health and strength, bid.
ding defiance to the coolest weather
while the lean weakling stands with
srched back and dropping head, shiy.
ering in the fence corner.
All we need now 10 faith In the fu,
ture, 90 that labor and capital will g.
to work with m honest purpose theI
prosperity, which IL surely coming
will be greatly hastened. But thi,
cannot be doue by labor warning
with capital or capital opposing Ia
Dor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
pRuNkENsTuFF.

How many children and women are
slowly and surely dying, or rather be-
ing killed, by excessive doctoring, or
the daily use Of some drug or drunk.
en- stuff called medicine, that no one
knows what it 10 made Of, who can
easily be cured and saved by Hop
Bitterp, made of Hops, Buchu, Man
drake, DandelioD, &C., which 10 90
pure, simple and harmless that the
most frail woman, weakest invalid,
or smsllest child can trust In them
Will you be saved by fhem3 See
other column.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25

ACUT.THROAT ARRESTED.
who Consesses to Having Commits
ted Nine Murders.

CINCINNATI, Dec. A.-Stephen d.
Richards, who 10 now being convey
ed to kearney, Neb., 10 answcr to the
charge of numbering the HARRISON
family, has made full confession ac-
knowledging having committed nine
murders within the last three years.
One man with whom he had alterca-
ton at Sand Hill, Nebraska, name
unknown 10 him, he shot through the
head. The next was that of Mrs.
HARRISON and three children, las,
October at Kearney. Nebraska.
This murder was committed
for the purpose Of obtaining
possession Of her farm, but the peig b.
bors discredited his story that Mrs
Harrison had gone to Texas and
searched aad found her body under
straw stack. Richards however es.
capped to OHIO.
| lie also murdered Swede named
Anderson whom he was assisting ia
put up a house at Kearney. The
sheriff. of Kearney and Buffalo couD
", who are conveying Richards to
Nebraska, state their belief that Rich
ards belongs TO gang of outlaws
and cutthroats that infest that region