Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-27

49, wv vi" h"ihc."T t'JtNeNatcu under
a nov cognomen
Inc forthcoming report OF the Post
master General viii! recommend that
Inc free delivery system be extended
10 cities ot ten thousand people. Tho
eminent success attending the system
''tuaces this recommendation. lie 70.
ports The total number OF officers and
employees Of The Department as now
numbering is.3on. of whom Il 1863 are
pu>'mnsirrs.
The ordinary revenues of this ia.
pariment for the fiscal yoar ou5aa
Juno 30, ls7;,. were $a2 906.7II and NJ
expenditures Of a!i kinds 500, OS4 ,9l5.
for The year ending June 80, 1872. the
ORDINARY revenues were Sal.9l542f
and and The expenditures s26,G5s. l92. In
ieeo there was an increase OF revenue
over 1872 of Sl.0Sl,3l2. or 4.93 ner
cent and an increase of expenditures
OF S2,426,'53, or .. TO per cent. A com.
parison of 1878 with 1871 shows an
Increase III the revenues of S2.959. COG.
or Is ~ per cent, and an increase OF
expenditures OF Si,69i,S4, or Is. "a per
cent. lie increase Of stamps. stamn-
ca envelopes, etc. issued over the Last
iiscat Year is SI,329,O0D. There has
ocen gain during the year on through
time mails between New YorL and
san francisco OF two days going west
ward aud ofonc day going eastward. :"
Inc increase in the money order
business amounts TO nine millions of
dollars, More than one hundred mil.
hons OF postal cards have been sold.
fhc Postmaster General says that the
adjustment of The franking privilege
has greatly relieved the mails and
trusts il may not be revived. He SUBJ
mits the following plan for prepay
men' of postage on newspapers:
! ''Let all publishers, or their business
managers or agents, be required at the
beginning OF every quarter to state un-
der oath that, after diligent inquiry.
they are satisfied that they will send in
the mails to regular subscribers during
the coming quarter not more than
- copies Of thenewspaper known
as tue - giving the number of
copies and the name OF the newspaper) :
and let them be further required to
pay III advance the postage prescribed
by law, aud asking them for duplicate
receipts, one Of which shall be trans
mItted to The Post office Department :
and 10 afford reasonable opportunity
Tor an increase Of circulation during
the quarter, let the oath taken at the
beginning Of the next quarter embrace
all The additional copies for the last
quarter, a. we'll as the number 10 be
sent during the then commencing quar-.
ter, On the other hand, let Posimas-
ters be required 10 return. within two
weeks after the beginning of every
| quarter. correct lists of all the news.
papers addressed TO regular subscri-
berS and dispatched in the mails from
their respective offices. stating the
number OF copies Of each newspaper,
average weight pei paper number oil
Issues per week, and the amount of
money paid as postage therefor
lie again recommends the establish
'nent OF postal telegraph. and asks
that provisions he made al once by
Congress for tie construction Of Dos.
tal telegraph lines. He also earnestly
, recommends the adoption ola postal
savings bank, making al elaborate ar
gu'ncht in support Of it.
-.
The Hon. George H. Pendlcton. of
Ohio, the little curly headed, old-time
favorite of the Western Democracy,
for the Presihaaey, mazda n speech at
| the gloriiicstion in Cincinnati. Ohio.
over the democratic triumph in his
State. in which he canonized the
democratic party for its purity, invit-
ing our rciormers to come up to the
help ofthe grand old party of patriot.
ism. He said:
Let us show all the world-show
1T 20 plainly that even the blind shall
see aud the deaf hear, that the Demo-
cratic party has been purified in the
fires ofpoliticai misfortune. (Cries Of
that's SOY That in the discipline of
the last fifteen years it has gained
strength, nerve, purity, honesty,
Cheers. And tina, more than ever. ii
has an aspiration for loftier, honester
and more exalted patriotism. Let us
show by the wisdom Of our legisla-
tion. by the purity of our administra-
ton, that our highest ambition is to
serve the people, and our greatest ef-
fort to do them good. Let us show
to the Republicans who arc dissatisfied
with their party that they have safe
refuge in our party. Great ehecring.)
Let us show to the Peoples party
that We are the true party OF reform,
and ii they want to establish purity
and honesty, the way to do it is to re-
turn to their old seats within the
Democratic home. cloud applause
Ii we do this--if we show that the
Democratic party is neither dead nor
useless, but imbued with hope,
strength, activity, courage and patriot
ism, we will gather them all in
(Chcers.)
This il our opportunity. | beg the
Democratic party. and each Of you,
gentlemen. in his own particular
sphere, to see that we use our power
wisely. Ii we do, the movement that
was commenced in Ohio on Tuesday
last will, day by day, gain moral and
numerical strength; will, day by day,
appeal 10 the honest men Of all parties
and all shades of opinion, till 1t will
form an overwhelming mass, by which
we shall achieve victory that will Sc.
cure to us the power of the Federal
Government. restore to you pure
Administration, and bring back to our
people return of The days when we
will again live in fraternal peace,
blessed by # government whose char.
aclcristic shall he honesty and purity"
The ofigin oi The Don Carlos dynas.
ty, OF Spain, dates back 10 the time of
Charles the ", who rcigned from
l7Ss 10 1909. Tho frs. Don Carlos
was the second son OF this Charles.
Charles was succeeded by his eldest
SON uii1rr hp titln nj Ear,}iuaud VII