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XIV. International correspondence
which shall have become dead shall be re.
turned, without cost, to the dlspatching Of
fee.
XIV. As high transit charges upon cor
respondence present an insurmoun table OBJ
stacle to the establishment of an interna.
tional system Of correspondence upon condi
tons advanta ,eous to the public, the transi,
charge for each country shall never be high.
er than one-half of the interior rate of the
transit country and for countries of small
territorial extent, tho transit charge shall be
even less.
NXVl. The cost Of sea conveyance claim
ed by one country f ON another shall in nc
case be higher th,n the rate charged upor
its own correspondence by the country by
whose vessels the conveyance shall be eff
fected.
XVII. 1t is desirable that postal ad
ministrations having accounts with eacf
other should serve az Intermediates for tn,
transmission Of sums of money for one coun
try to another, by means of internationa
money orders, whenever this can be effect
ed without complications disproportion
ed to the advantages result ing from
| it.
| XVIII. In case of the non-payment at
the stipulate time Of tie balance shall bea,
interest from the expiration Of the st,pulat,
period, at the rate agreed upon by convcn
| ton.
xxx. In the adjustment of uniform
postal rates, the greatest possible number o
countries should be included in the SAM
zone and subject to the same rate
XXX. Free conveyance to its official com
munications with other postal administra-
tons, should be e. anted to each postal ad
ministration.
xxx. There should be class of letter
Genommated urgent" for delivery by ex
press messengers, for which special supple
mentary charge shall be made.
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Meeting at Point Isabel.

AT meeting held at Point Isabel in
Green Township Wapell County, Iowa,
by the friends of the Union. on the 9th day
of August 1882 was largely attended. The
audience was addressed by Rev. Clark from
Ottumwa, 1ob a, m. by Rev. Turner at D.
m. After which following resolutions were
introduced by W. II. Hammer and adop-
ted
Resolocd, That we recognize the divine
providence of Almighty God in our glorious
victories against this unholy REBEL
ion.
Resolced, That the war must 60 on with
the utmost 7igor, till the authority of the
National Government is re-established, and
the old flag floats again securely and tri-
umphantly over every State and Territory
of the Union
Resotued, That in the present exigencies
of the Republic, we lay aside personal pref
ference and prejudices, and henceforth till
the war is ended. Will draw no party line
but the great line between those who sus.
tam the Govern ment of the Country
and those who oppose it, between those who
rejoice in the triumphs of our arms, and
those who rejoice in the triumph of the enc.
my.
Resolred, That immortal honor and graf.
itude is due to our brave and patriotic sol
diers in the field, and everlasting sham,
and disgrace to any citizen or party whs
withholds it. That sympathizing with the
army in its hardships, and proud of its gal
lantry the lovers of the Union will stand by
it, and will remember aid and support those
who are disable, and the families of those
who fall fighting for their Country.
Resolced, That confiding in the honesty,
Patriotism and good sense of the President
We pledge to him our support of his earnest
efforts to put down the rebellion.
Reso1ced, That we request the Ottumws
Courier, to publish the foregoing Resolu
tons. w. H. HAMMER.
>. BLYsToNE, Pres.
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some one as they !eft town that they had
intended to burn the id old town, bat the
people had treated them so kindly
they concluded not to do it. They ordered
poor Samuel Bronson, [colored into their
ranks and he refused to CO. They shot him
through the arm and he ran, which was
the only great damage they done, except to
steal horses. When they got into town
they inquired for Jim Scott, old man Lee
and all the butternuts about the place..
They moved down the Williamsburg road
with prison ers and booty few miles, when
they parolled all their prisoners but Collins,
VIM. Cope, Geo. cook, and one or two 9th.
ers. They inquired for Bob Graham (but-
ternut) and when they got there they took
from him five horses, all he had He has a
store in Alexandria, and when they got
there they robbed it. At Alexandra they
sent scouts to the river hill and found q
large force at Lagr ange, so after taking all
the fresh horses they could get at Alexan
dria, they took down the hill to Cross creek,
burnt two railroad bridges, tore up some
track, cut telegraph wires and proceeded on
their way.
Now will como back to Smithfield. The
poor little old town never knew what It was
to be in such feverish state of high excite.
ment before, Morgan and his band had &C.
tually gone through. No property burnt
and no one killed About two hours after
Morgan left Shackleford and about one thou
| sand of his cavalry came in pursuit, men
and horses faded. When Shackleford made
his appearance the town was wild with
shouts and cheers. We fed his men and
horses the best we could, when they started
again after Morgan. The rebels came out
| on the Richmond and Stubenville plank.
road, near Wintersvile. At Wintersville
they were attacked by company of infant
| ~ from Stubenville, but not much damage
done on either side A part of Michigan
Cavalry regiment overhaulcd them near the
two ridgc::meeting house, and had little
skirmish A few killed on each side. They
fled, and being rapidly pursued by Shackle
on at rapid rate. through Richmond and
Springfield without taking time for much
mischief. At Springfield they took to Vel
4 nV CTctks udu u Hgill dIlu lOSL NOOuL nail
their men somewhere on yellow creek
They then escaped and got near to Scrogys-
field, where they were nearly surrounded,
and the whole thing captured
sometime yesterday. H d Morgan and his
staff in car on the Stubcnville to ,iay, and
are to leave il o'clock train for Cincinnati
this evening His men some time to-mor-
row. So ends the great Morgan raid.
| X
Since Morgan was capt ured, word has
gone out that the horses will all be taken
into camp at Wheeling, or somewhere, and
and all persons going forward and proving
their horses will get them.
We have counted up of horses taken from
William Shcrron's-to Alexandria. amount.
ing to eighty head in about or miles. and
all done in two or three hours at the out
side.
| 4 X TOcrDIr rO>,Cc
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REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINATION
UNCONDITIONAL UNION CONvEN


UNCONDITIONAL UNION CONvEN.
The Unconditional Union men Of wapelo county
are requested to send delegates to County Conven
ZION to be held At Ottunwa, on
81 TURDA Y, TIE 18th DAYoF A UG UST 1853
Tor the purpose Of putting In nomination. to be
ted for at the ensuing October election, candidates
for the following Offices, viz Two Representatives
one Recorder and Treasurer, Sheriff, County Judge,
County Superintendent of Common Schools and Cor
ner.
Each Township win be allowed representation OF
nve Delegates to be chosen by the electors Of their
respective townships, on SATURDAY the sth day
August, 1868.
All citizens, without distinction OF party, who are
heartily in favor Of sustaining the Government In
the use Of all Constitutional and essary
ures for the speedy and complete suppression of the
rebellion andthe punishment of treason; who are
opposed to the schemes on foot, designed to bring
anarchy and bloodshed to our own fresides, by re
pistance 20 the laws and orders of the Government
and by dividing the Free States into petty and hos.
tile confederacies and who still believe in the good
old doctrine Of Andrew Jackson, 'The Union-i
must and shall be preser are cordially invited
TO unite in sending delegates.
JOS. HAYNE,
Chm Gen. Com.
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JOSEPH JONES.
Can we pay our National Debt

Can we pay our National Debt.
AT a Union Mass Meeting at Cincinnati
few weeks sclnce, Hon. Henry Stansberry
gave an interesting discourse upon our ma.
tional finances. He spoke of our national
debt and Of its prospective increase. 1t was
probably seven or eight hundred millions at
this time, and in June, 1854. would rroba-
bly, be fifteen hundred millions. But enor
nous as that sum may be, II viii be FIVE
hundred less than that vi England. This
is something to take consultation from, hnt
a greater consultation is found in review
our ability to pay it. In 1916, Alexander
Dallas, Secretary Of the Treasury, reported
to Congress that the total revenue Of the
Government fro m its establishment to that
time, was 1924, 900, oO0-less than on
millions rer year. Contrast this with what
we are enable 10 reckon OF now. It is csti-
mated that the revenue OF the year ending
June. 1864, will reach 900, 1000, 900. seventy
millions from customs and one hundred and
in single year, we shall be able to realize
as much as our fathers did in twenty-five
years. How was that debt met The
credit Of the Government was sunk so low
that Congress could not borrow dollar, and
currency fell fifty cents on the dollar But
few years afterwards the currency coul d
only be bought by paying premium for
the paper money which was then so low
At the close Of the war in 1872 the country
owed $12S, 900, 900, and it was supposed that
it would bankrupt the nation. and vet that
whole debt not only bore premium in
few years, but in 1885 every dollar was
paid off, and we had a surplus of $4,000,
000, (which Congress- gave back to the States.
But they might say the debt was entirely
out Of proportion-that It was nothing CON-
pared with the present debt The people
then were nothing in point o population and
wealth compared with the people of this
day. Our population did not reach. in 1s.
10, eight and a half million Of people. Now
our population is thirty-one millions !!
Count out the rebels, the slaves and free
colored people, and we have over twenty
one millions Of the people. But it is object
ed that the ability to ray does not depend
upon numbers bnt wealth. Decennial tables
of 1910 showed that the whole wealth of
the United States in realty and personality
was short Of two thousand millions of dol
lars. The tables of 1850 show that the
real per sonal property, including slaves,
amounted to sixteen thousand millions !;
slaves rejected fourteen thousand millions !:
the loyal States alone is over ten thousand
millions. Recollect that in 1915 there was
not two thousand millions in wealth, ard
now, it has increased Give fold. There is
then. five times the ability in the amount of
property.
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The Keokuk County War is over for the
present. Troops nre there guarding prison,
ers under arrest for being concerned in the
riot Gov. Kirkwood is entitled to great
credit for prompt and jud,cious action on
the occasion. We are glad to learn that
leading men ofall parties cordially cooper
ated in settling the difficulties
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No BETTER Poor REoUIRED.-It has not
yet been publicly denied that the Chemical
Saleratus made by D. B. DeLand & Co., is
all that its friends have claimed-that is q
pure and wholesom article, This cannot be-
denied in face of the testimony of chemists
and those best qualified to judge.
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List Of deceased Iowa soldiers who have
died in Hospital at st. Louis from July Slst
1868. Furnished by Thos. w. j. Long (of
Iowa. office No. 2 Laclede Block, Ohio
Street st. Louis Mo.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The storms which have prevailed general
ly during the past week, have prevented the
working of tie wires, and we are without
the usual amount of news.
Foreign advices represent The English pa
pers as taking the view that the
late Federal successes will not prove mate
rally advantageous to them.
Poland rejects any compromise not based
upon the independence of Poland, with
boundaries Of 1882.
Philadelphia, Aug. 9 -Lates, news from
Charleston says 1000 sailors are erecting
shore batteries bearing on Sumter. Gen.
Gilmore could take battery Wagner at any
time. but the fire from Sumter makes it un-
tenable.
From 81. LOuis.
Affairs in Saline County are in n deplo
rahle condition ,overrun with bushwhackers
Paymasters. with money for Grants army
were to leave st. Louis yesterday. They
take funds to supply the loss on the Steam
er Ruth.
Kentucky Election.
l'ramlett's (Union) majority in So coun
ties in Kentucky is 1924.
GEN. FUTILE WoN'T RUN.-A correspon
dent Of the Hawk-Eye, writing from this
place on the 10th, and signing himself "B,
says Gen. Tuttle passed through Keokul
and up the railroad home that he said h,
would not run on the Copperhead ticket fn
Governor, or anything else that he would
rather run on ticket nominated by South
ern rebels in arms, az thew are more homo,
able men, than LeGrand Byington. &c.
The Wisconsin Copperhead Convention
which met on the 9TH inst, at Madison
nominated Fl. L. Palmer, for Gov ,rnor
Nelson Dewey. for Lieut.. Governor Emil
Rothe, for Secretary of State f. A. Wake
ly, Attorney General H. L. Pierpont
Bank Comptroller Volney French. Super
intendent of Public Instruction and J. R
Boham, State Prison Commission
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Samuel Prescott Hildreth, one of the dis
tinguished old settlers of Ohio, died at Ma
rietta the other day at the age of eighty
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Gen. Fitz Henry Warren has gone to
Harrisburg, Pa, where he has been order.
ed 70 report 10 Gen. Couch, for duty in the
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A Seceslp Letter.

CAMP OF THE 4rH Iowa CAVALRY.
Flowers Plani'n near Vicksbnrg Miss.
July Goth 1868.
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ANlll. Unpaid ietterS, delivered Dy one
Administrator to another,to a country for
which prepayment is counted. shall be re.
turned to the dispatching Office, as wrongly
sent.
XIX. Articles under hand, and subject to
lower postage, with compulsory prepay
ment, shall, in case of insufficient prepay.
ment, be dispatched to their destinations
with suitable extra rate. Tfsuch articles are
wholly unpaid they shall not be dispatch.
ed.
Xxx. International postal accounts cannot
he suppressed by rule of general appl lea
ton but they should be simplified as far
as possible. Offices osexchange should not
be required to return acknowledgements
Of receipt Of mails except for the correction
Of errors Of the dispatching Office.
XXI international Post offices, account
ing with each other for the rules and chan
ges upon correspondence exchanged them,
whether in open or closed mails, shall ac-
count, as far as possible, by tho piece for
the correspondence in closed mails.
XXI, Correspondence rc-forwarded by
reason of change of residence of the per.
son addressed shall not, on that accoont, be
liable to supplementary charge in iaver OF
offices interested in the postage previously
accured-
XIII. Registered letters addressed to
persons who have departed for q foreign
country not interested in the postage pre-.
paid, shall BIO forwarded Is the new residence
of the persons addressed, charged with ad.
ditional postage, and with supplementary
registation fee, to be paid on delive-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-03-07

before reached the door heard quite a
noise. On entering. 1 discovered large
fat man throwing himself about, and speak
ing in a loud voice. He seemed to be
speaking 10 a motion OF. recommendation,
asking that certain Kansas soldiers be dis
charged and sent home to farming; and
when be made what some considered 'good
hits" there was vigorous stamping in vari-
Gus parts of the house Having blown him
self almost out of breath, and set down ap-
parently nearly exhausted, he was replied
to with much force aud energy by mem
Der who "took him down" SO badly as to
cause him to Withdraw his motion present
ly, altogether. then looked at this windy
or ator, and some OF those who had cheered
him, to discover some symptoms of shame,
but could see none And thus ended Farce
No. 2.
was not in either house over two hours,
and do not know that the above is fair
specimen of the business y transacted dur
ing the session just closed; but if i. is-alss!
alas! EPSILON.
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ITEMS BIZ LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The Conscription Bill has become law.
The principal propositions of the new law
may be summed up thus: All male persons
between 10 snd Is, excepting idiots and
those convicted of crime, are to be enrolled
and be subject to draft, by order of the Pres
ident. The supporters of widowed mothers,
or fathers of small, notheFless children, are
exempted, if drafted. All other persons draft
ed can be released from the draft by paying
three hundred dollars, or less, if the War
Department shall decide on sum.
The Federal ram Indianola has been cap
tured by the rebels.
An aOs has been passed organizing the
Territory of Arizona. By the organic act
slavery is forever prohibited.
It is stated, on what seems good author
ity, that Sterling Price has received the ap-
pointment Of commander Of the rebel forces
in Arkansas and Missouri.
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WEED AND BEECHER.

Those who are acquainted with the polit-
ical history of that most willy politician,
Thurlow Weed, will enjoy the severe dis
section which he receives from Henry Ward
Beschsr, on our outside to-day. We have
in our minds eye several politicians of this
State who we hope will make personal
application of the rebukes there administer
ed to demagogues, who care more for per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than they do for the
best interests of the country.
40 The article contains many thoughts which
will be Of interest to the general reader. We
conceive it to be one of the first duties of
Journalist to discourage the dishonesty of
professional. thimble rigging politicians.
who by their scheming have done much to
bring the country to its present distress.
Such men as Weed have il great degree
controlled the fat Offices and contracts of
the Government. and fostered corrupt polit-
icsl combinations. out of which no good ever
came. Their influence on the young men
of the country who aspire to position, is
most degrading. The first lesson they are
taught is to get power by corrupt schem-
ing. Their only aim lie success-without
scruple as to the means in getting it. To be
IA politician, and not statesman, is one of
the most important articles in their creed,
We hope the day will soon come when we
shall be freed from their corrupt rule.
The impudence with which Mr.. Weed de-
nounces The Independent as an "incendi-
.ary''-than which there is no more loyal
paper-meets with the proper cutting re-
buke.
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EMPORIA GETS THE NORMAL
SCHOOL.

Emporia has got some consolation, in
the passage of the State Normal School bill.
It locates that institution at this place.
Prof. Goodnow, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, H. w. Flick and Leroy
CrandaIl, have been appointed by the Gov
ernor az commissioners to select the site.
The endowment of the institution, in land, is
ffty-nine sections. In some of the Eastern
States, the Normal Schools are the leading
institutions of learning, and we hope this
may yet be true of the Kansas State Normal
School. The bill-which we publish else
where-received 40 votes 10 the House, and
23 out of the 25 in the Senate.
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The Internal Improvement Committee OF
the Lower House of the Missouri State Leg
islature, on the 22d ult.. introduced bill
into that body. authorizing the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company TO issue bonds to
the amount of two millions of dollars to fin
ish that road to Kansas City. The State by
the bill releases it's lien on the road to that
amount, thus making the two millions au-
thorized to be raised, the FIRST lien on the
road. This secures the negotiations of the
bonds az fair prices, and he early compile
ton of the ro2d to Kansas City. We are
credibly informed that the bill had been pre-
pared and ready for introduction for some
time. and was only awaiti2g the action OF
the Kansas Legislature on tbs Henderson
amendment; as soon as they learned that
that measure was killed here, they brought
forward the bill. The prospects are that it
will become law.-TopekG Record.
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erpool Mass Meeting, to adopt an address of
sympathy to President Lincoln. is fixed for
the 10Th. The Polish insurgents show
continued activity.
A telegram of the g 18th of February from
Port Royal, gives the following items. We
have been waiting since the first inst. for
the iron-clads to arrive. Two more only
are due. Adjutant General Townsend has
arrived-it is said with power to adjust the
differences between Foster aud Hunter
The arrest of Gen. Stevenson and Quarter
master Slought grew out of a misunder
standing of facts. Both will be honorably
released. The announcement of Townsend
that the North Carolina troops will not be
taken out of that Department, caused great
Joy among the troops. Foster has retuI ned
to Newbern to make arrangements for anoth-
er expedition. Our iron clads will soon
have complete control of Charleston harbor.
A dispatch from Washington of Feb. 90
says: The first Pennsylvania Reserves re-
fused to do duty on picket, in Virginia yes
terday, on the ground that they have been
in several battles in Virginia; that they are
so reduced in numbers that no enc regiment
will number $50 men, and that heir request
to 60 home to recruit, has been disregarded,
while the Cd New Hampshire. with about the
same number, is allowed to go home. The
Washington correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Enquirer says these charges are untrue.
A dispatch of the 1st inst from the Cap
ital says: Soldiers are now being discbarg-
ed here at the rate of two regiments of
privates and 80 officers a day. A large
proportion of them are nine months men.
From copy of the Memphis Bulletin, of
the 26th, the following extracts are taken
On Friday afternoon the last important
expedition started at Yazoo Pass; boats have
been up accommodating for weeks and found
the pass perfectly navigable. A large fleet
of transports, accompanied by gunbOats,
moved up on the day stated, and doubtless
ere this have achieved their destination. 1t
will not be contraband at this late day to
state the supposed destination to be Haine's
Bluff; Admiral Porter attacking in front,
and the position to be flanked by the land
forces.
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Sherif's Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS, LYON COUNTY,
John Terrell vs. Elijah and Mary Ann Yeakley.
DY virtue Of an execution, issued cut of the 5tl
ID Judicial District Court for Lyon county and
State of Kansas, to me directed, in favor Of John
Terrell and against Eliza and Mary Ann Yeakley,
will offer for sale, at public auction, at the
Court House door, in the town of Emporia, county
and State aforesaid on
MONDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL. A. D. 1863,
between the hours Of ten O'Clock a. m and four
o'clock P m, of said day, the following property,
to wit: Lots number eleven (1I) of block number
eighty.thre t63), number nine (9) of block mum.
Der thirty-seven (37), and lot number two % of
block number one hundred and three (103). in the
town of Americas, county of Lyon and State of
Kansas, to satisfy said execution
Sheriff's Office, Lyon county. Kansas, March Sd,
1863.
JAMES r. cox, Sheriff.
77-81 $6.90l By RoBERTsPARHAM. Under-Sheriff