Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-18

known. He was born in King Will
liam county, Va. of good family. snd
at the death Of his father was left S
fortune Of from $4,000 to $4,000, but
by protligacy he managed to aquander
it all in less than a year. He died a
pauper at the Providence Hospital. at
tended during his last hours by the
Sisters of Charity only, and was in
tered in the potter's field unwept, un-
honored and unsung.
Had he been left to slumber in
peace. the case would not have pre-
scented so dark side. Immediately
after his burial in the pottcr's field
purse was made up. mostly by bust.
ness men of this city, to have his body
taken up and deceAtly buried in the
Congressional Cemetery. On re-open-
ing his grave it was found that it had
been broken into by the medical
ghouls of the city who were plying
their vocation Sin The interests of
science" Nothing was found in the
coffin but the headless and limbless
trunk of poor Beau. The arms were
taken out at the sockets, the legs TAX
en- OF at the hips, and the head severed
from the body. The lungs and vital
parts of the body were all taken out
and carried away, except the heart,
which was found in the bushes near
by wrapped up in a newspaper, aud
which they had probably forgotten.
Treasurer I. e. Spinner recently
wrote letter to member of Congress
in regard to the back-psy business,
which leaves the matter in a some.
what muddled condition.
Those members who have conscien-
tiously ordered their back pay to be
turned back into the Treasury of the
United States, will find to their sor.
row and chagrin that they cannot 30
easily get rid of it, and that it only re-
mains on deposit subject to the order
of themselves or their heirs at any
time hereafter. Gen. Spinner says:
"Thc lst Comptroller Of the Treas
ury has decided that the money here
toforc appropriated, and that shall re-
.n.in unexpendcd at the close of the
present fiscal year, ending June 3Oth,
1874, for the pay Of the salary of MEM
bers, cannot then be covered into the
Treasury. The Secretary of the Treas
nry has gone step farther than this.
He holds that the appropriation is an
indefinite one, and like that for the
payment Of tho interest on the public
debt, always remains for the purpose
for which it was appl opriated, and
that, therefore, there is no authority
for covering it into the Treasury.
l an no lawyer, but il I
should volunteer an opinion as a law
man, should GO farther than either
the Comptroller or the Secretary. /
doubt whether even the covering in OF
this money lcithout consideration.
and without legal authority or war;
rant of law. will place it beyond tho
reach of the parties to whom 1t legal
" belongs. think it could be re-
claimed at any time hereafter in sew
eral ways, and even on the mere state
ment of the account by the depositor
or hie heirs at law against the United
States for moneys had and received.
1t is possible that you might divest
yourself by last will and testament,
stating as consideration the love and
affection you bore your native land"
The Evening Star Of this city. in
commenting upon this letter, says it
will now probably become fashions
BILE to revive what has now almost
died out, (the turning in Of the swag)
inasmuch as the Treasurer exposes to
the public how any member of Com
sress might have the credit of not
drawing il, and at the same time have
the satisfaction of keeping it in bis
family by devising it to some one of
his heirs. For instance: II Grabit,
ST.. at my death do give and bequeath
my salary, now in the Treasury of the
United States, to my beloved son,
Grabit, Jr., to have and to hold until
he is elected TO fill my place, in that
case turned in and placed thereafter
where 1t will do the most good
There seems to be really but one
feasible remedy for those who wish to
clean their skirts Of the back pay
grab, and that is for them to step up
like little men, draw their share of the
"swag," invest il in government bonds
AMI then burn them in the presence OF
sworn witnesses.
The Washington Daily Morning
Chronicle Company some time since
inaugurated series of pleasure excur-
sions for the poor children of this city,
the third one of which took place on
last Saturday 9th inst, to Seabrook, a
station on the Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
about Ia miles northeast from the city.
The Chronicle is now, by all odds,
the largest and most wide awake Jour-
nal ever published in Washington, and
has great influence. And while this
is true, it is somewhat gratifying to
know that Iowa men are at the head
fit. Hon. James Harlan and Col.
Geo. B. Corkhill, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
are the principal stockholders and
managers. Judge Fitzpatrick, Of Iowa.
is also Secretary of the Company. The
paper is now published in quarto
form, the same size as the New York
papers, contains more reading matter
than any other two dailies in the city,
and is exceedingly well printed.
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