Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-13
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
TurEspAN MorSrxe. Nov. IL 1874


THUEspAN MorNrxG. Nov. IL 1879
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BY the forthcoming report of L, ).
Treasurer Spinner. il will appear that
the falling off in receipts FOR the last
fiscal year amounts In S2S.2so. 1t'i. aud
from internal revenue $l6.9l2,SG3. All
the same time the expenditures have
considerably increased. This result
has put check upon the payment of
the public debt. The Treasurer fur
Their remarks that few If any believe
tia, the voinmc OF he circulating me-
dunn as fixed by law stands AT sn
amount equal to the Increasing wants
Of .hc county The Treasurer goes
on to favor the policy at issuing green
backs convertible into bonds at low
rate o, interest. Evidently the bent
of the public mind is in this direction,
and the Irsa>urcr's recommendation
may be considered rs the probable
tofeshatowing nf The policy uf the
President.
The Second Annual Commencement
al the Iowa State Agricultural Col.
iegc, takes piace the second week in
November commencing on the 9TH
aud closing on The 18th. 0'hc open
ing exercises, the delivery Of the
Bscculaureate discourse, by the rresi.
dent OF the College. will take place at
! O'Clock r. NJ, on Sunday the 9th
Monday evening, at Ia o'clock. there
will he delivered an address before
the College Literary Societies by
Hon. John Scott. Tuesday evening,
the 10Th, an address before the Col
lege Societies. by DR.. Thacher, of the
State University. Commencement
exercises. Wednesday, November IL.
ST > o'clock y. NJ Examination OF
classes on the 9Th, It'll. 10th and 18th.
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A seven year old daughter of Geo.
Cheney. Of Mitchell county. was
burned to death one day last week
The Charles City iatelligeacer saws
About four o'clock in the afternoo,
she, in company with several oihe
children were playing about prairi
fire, when her dress caught fire fror
the flames. In an instant she was Ell
yeloped in fire, aud it was but tel
minutes before her clothes were con
pletely burned from her hoay, eavin
nothing but her shoes. one garter an
The collar OF her dress. Dr. Nichol,
ot Usage. was III once sent for, but h
arrived only a fcw minutes before he
death. which was al 5 o'clock in Tia
evening. Her body, except her fac
snd feet, was burned TO crisp.
Official returns 10 the Bureau 0
Statistics show that during the quar-
ter ending September 80, 1873. Their
arrived at New York S,5Ss cmigrant,
of whom 3s.5l3 were males, and q
$40 females, There died during til
voyage 80 males aud 81 females. III
total arrivals from England, 1889
Ireland Ii, 1g0: Scotland. 2,79i Vale:
257; Germany lI,3sl: Austria 926
Sweden, 2,l39: Norway. a,O2I: Den
mark, 626: France. LAO: Switzerland
$40; Spain 90: Italy. 1927; Holland
s5l; Prussia, l,20S Poland ISL; Hun
gary 3l3; born at sea. 20.
Hon Vim. ID. Kelley, OF Penpsyl
vsnia. is OF opinion tina, no lneasnr
Of contraction, whether great or small
gradual or abrupt. would bring ns /
specie payment. On the contrary, d
says. a vigorous contraction would pre-
duce widespread individual aud COZ
porate bankruptcy, would check i'm
migration and cause an immense emi
grafton of skilled workers. and ia a
probability wonld disable the Govern
ment for time from paving with re
gularity the one hundred millions G
gold interest upon our bonds.
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Members OF the General Assemble,
under the law passed by the last A,
sembly, will receive for their service
at the regular session this winter. III
sum Of $500. snd mileage at the raj
of SO for every twenty miles in goin
to and returning from the Capital b
the nearest travelled route. All PEI
quisites or additions to pay in the wa
of newspapers. stationery. postae
stamps, pen knives, etc. are forhidde
by law.
VIM. Alien. Governor eles
of Ohio, received less votes than an
other democratic candidate for COVE,
nor in that State since 1866. The r,
publicans of Ohio ought to be ashamc
Of their record for 1873, as 10 douf
they are. IF the stay at homes alon
could suffer chagrin ut their defeat
would not be so bad
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The Bank of Eng.and's rate Of di.
count has gone up to 9 per cent by tn
gradual shipment Of specie to tn
country, and the certain further drai
If our exports continue to overru
imports. This rate of discount il yer
remarkable, and il is very seldom thf
the bank has ever before had so hic
a rate
''Linkehsale" writes from Washing
ton to the Dubuque Times: "Juds
Loughridge, of Iowa. has been in til
city for week or two. The Judge
determined to procure the repeal {
the "salary grab" enactment if he ca,
and am very snre he cant
We think 'Link" crrs greatly.
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