Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-24

euCA AVu5ouOiu piuuucT, uAE TOom
and all. The officers were battered
up some, the sheriff receiving a lick
over the eye and several knocks on
the back of the head, but was not
hurt much. Times were lively around
the premises and the language used
was very vigorous and the words of
large size. An attorney who had
something to do with the case re-
ceived welt across tho shoulders
with large iron strap hinge, which
brought tears to his eyes and prayer
to his lips.
We hear it reported that, late last
night after the sheriff left, the females
recaptured the castle and are now in
undisputed possession.
From Thursday's Daily.
The Greenback convention of tho
9Th district, met at Fl. Dodge yester-
day, and on the second ballot nomi-
mated Hon. Addison Oliver for Con-
gress. A letter was read in the con-
vention from Mr.. Oliver, in which he
refuses to accept the nomination.
T. G. Robinson, living five miles
north Of this city, informs US that his
neighborhood was visited last night
by severe rain and wind storm.
Fences were pretty generally blown
down, and apple and other trees up
rooted. There was no damage done
to buildings that no heard OF.
-, FIRE.
Yesterday evening, about 6 80
o'clock, fire was discovered issuing
from the roof of M. Heinrich's ice
house, opposite Cook, Hammond &
Co's.mill,in the upper part of the city,
nearly half mile from the City Hall
and before the alarm was sounded
the roof was ready to fall in and the
flames had already communicated to
the dwelling house occupied by Lou
10 Schlotter. 1t was only by the hard
est work that the fire was confined to
the two buildings and other dwell
ings saved from the flames. Not
outstanding the long distance from
the City Hall the fire company were
out with the hose in good time,
which they found too short to reach
from the nearest plug, 1850 feet, and
had to send back for more. About
the thine they were ready to throw
water the hose burst and notwith-
standing they did all they could the
fire was under control before they
got ready to work. They proved,
however, that they had power enough
to throw water 100 feet from the end
of the nozzle through the $50 feet of
hose. The ice house belonged to VIM.
Kramer and was quite large build
ing, in which Heinrich had 400 tons
Of ice which was pretty thoroughly
drenched with water from the rain,
last night, besides the damage from
the fire.
He had 81, 900 insurance in the Ger
man Insurance Company, Of Free
port, Ill. Schlotter, besides his house,
. one story and a half frame, lost
some OF his furniture, bedding, sc.
He, too, was insured in The German
Company Of Freeport to the amount
of q, 100 and and loss, including all,
will approximate $500
Kramer estimates the value of his
building at about $500. No insur-
ance.
As to the cause of the fire nothing
Is known, as the flames were first
discovered breaking through the roof.
Some people claim the fire to have
been the work of an incendiary, 9TH
ers, spontaneous combustion, and
others again to an accident, as some
persons were seen in the house, Tues
0ay, smoking.
Heinrich, to-day. built a house
around the remainder of his ice 81 d
will do the best he can to save it.
From Fridays Daily.
We are informed by Mr.. Wiley
that the engine to be used in the
pump house Of the water-power COM
pany. has arrived and will be put in
place as soon as possible. The large
pump is on the road and will be here
next Monday, perhaps.
John r. Shaffer, the Secretary Ct
the State Agricultural Society, was
In the city short time to-day. He
informs US that from the present out
look, and from information now in
his hands, he has no hcsitancy in say
ing that the State Fair this year will |
beyond all question be the grandestI
ever known in Iowa. The premium
lists will be ready for distribution in
9 few days.
Masonic.
The annual election of Empire
Lodge No. 1853 was held last night, at
which f. B. Hill was elected w. NJ.
Robert Finley, s. w.; Ctas. Schick,
J. w.; Chas. Sax, Treasurer aud Geo.
Bedwell Secretary. j. c. Nichols
was appointed S D., Richard Ste
phens, J. D., VIM. Hobbs, S. 8, and
Thomas Rogers, J. S.
The C. B. & Q. railroad certainly
will soon need . double track if their
business continues to increase. There
is scarcely an hour in the day or
night but freight train is moving
past our Office, and No. l west, last
night, had eighteen coach loads of
passengers. The principle part of
the people were clnigrants for North
western Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
The Republican Congressional
Committee of the 7th district met in
Des Moincs yesterday, and the call
for the convention to nominate cam
didate for Congress appears in the
Register. 1t is to be held the 9Th of
June. 1t has work to do merely of
Formally, as the Republican masses
have already generally and cordially
determined in favor Of the renomin-
alton by reclamation Of Col. Cum
mings. So says the Register.
Presbytery OF Iowa.
The Iowa Presbytery closed its SEES
sions ut MI. Pleasant yesterday.
Rev. T. L. Sexton, Of New London,
and Rev. J. Colyiu McClintock, Of