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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

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CATfLE-The market opened materials
" better in point Of activity than Saturday,
while prices were strong and we'll maintains
oil. Tho receipts were moderately large,
while the quality was fair. there bslng ~.
eral droves Of choice and some extra
steers on sale. The repsrts from tho vari.
Gus Eastern ma, kets were Of 90 snCpura.
cling tenor, ard Shippers took bold with
considerable freedom. Tie range Of prices
paid BY shippers was e4.7t0e go for con.
mon to extra smooth steers. Among tho
sales worthy Of special mention wers |: 100
extra steers av 1921 lbs, At 80 go, cold ~
q. Bentley & Co; 100 " 1866 lbs at os.eS
sold by Shannon 4 empiston; LOT ~
$40 lbs. 1t $685., sold BY q Adams =
Co.; and o. ~ ], COL lib, q "a, 20, s0ld b
Wood Bros. There WIS good local a.
mand, and the sales to local butchers were
moderately large. Sales wsrs made at
~ .0003 so for poor to sood through TIA.
ans. snd $500 for native cow, with some
choice cows aud fair deshy stssn ct a 80
o.. A few choice corn fed Texans were
ttken on shipping account at e606.So.
The market CLOSED STEADY.
HO0S-Thsgs was weaker falling d..
vslopsd Ia this market and trade NJ c,,ln.
parativsly quiet. Rsports from the East
clined 70 hold back and await the edSct 81
the recent liberal shipments to ths various
Eastern markets. There was no change "a
values, the sales made being q about IL
figures current on Saturday. Sales wsra
made at e6.6o@e.ab, for poor 70 EXTRA
choice; chiefly II ee00 80. The outside
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

The rabid days are at hand, and
among other sad effects from them,
Judge Claggett, of the Constitution,
has fearful symptoms of rabidness.
The immediate cause is dissatisfaction
with the proceedings Of the Anti. Mo-
nops in Ice county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16
The Des Moines county Republican
convention has instructed for the Hon.
John Fl. Gear for Congress.

Emigration from the U. S. to Europe
has not been in the years past much
heard of, but now it Is fact that such
emigration is steadily increasing.
Hard times and want of employment
is the alleged cause,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

Brother Hammond is now duplica
ted as an Evangelist by Mrs. Maggie
Van Colt. She held forth to crowded
houses, morning and evening, last
Sabbath, in Chicago. She is repre-
scented as very dramatic in hcr style.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

II now turns out that the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher on the 9th OF
June, two days after tho publication
of Mr. Tilton's letter in the Golden Age
requested of his church an investiga-
ton. and thai the investigation has
been going on and Is now nearly OF
quite completed. The investigation
is being made by members of the
church and those who are not mem
beers, but are connected with the
society.
Mr.. Tilt0n has been cited to appear
before the examining committee and
has probably appeared. The proceed.
ings are private aud Mr.. Beecher him.
self requested that certain men (nam.
ing them be placed upon the commit.
tee. We shall probably have the 70.
port of the committee in few days
Mr.. Beecher himself docs not appeal
before the committee, but is rusticatina
at Peekskill ON the Hudson.
The press Of the country haye quite
generally expressed the opinion thai
Mr.. Beecher would have to reply and
have an investigation, and this ha,
been demanded with more or less o.
warmth.
All the while the press has beer
commenting upon the affair, the inves.
tigation has been going ON, and Mr..
Beccher himself has declined to make
any denial or TO even appear before
the committee, though his accuser q
cited to bear testimony. 1t would
seem - though he has q strong reli-
snce upon some quarter in tho Justice
Of his cause, or he would not be will.
ing to commit the investigation entire.
~ into the hands Of others, without
giving ~ his personal attention, or The
weight ofhis own statement.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

The New York Tribune has been
classifying the members of Congress
from New York ON the currency
question. It finds some of them to
have been moderate expansionists, or
to have voted for the compromise
measure. All such conduct is heinous
in tho eyes Of the Tribune and it noti-
fies these gentlemen that they cannot
have its aid In their reelection. The
time was when tho aid of the Tribune
was effective for great good in helping
good cause or good man. The
time was when its editorials were
read aud believed. The time was
when 1t was accorded sincerity and
honesty of purpose, such a. no other
political paper in the country possessed.
but the situation is sadly reversed
now.
Everybody recognizes that its COM
plate anmmeraault, 90 that IL 10 now
read by moro democratic than republi.
cans by far. fixes irrevocably its un-
reliability and leads the people to be-
lieve that 1t can very easily and readily
be induced to enter into the scheme
with tho Wall street brokers to force
early resumption and contraction that
the brokers might grow rich and the
people be ground to powder. We say
from what the Tribune has done, its
shameful trucking. the country in
stinctively expects it to be mercenary
and hence its influence is as nothing
with the republican or democratic
party.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

CaloAeo, July l6.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head. Quiet
. shade easier and In good demand.
Good grades are quoted 6rm. aud 9th.
ers steady, Extreme range @6 7006,-
40 per 1OO Bs
Cattle-Receipts 2l0O head. Quiet
ct - 6006 90 for good to choice ship-
ping grades.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16
Senator Hannibal Hamlin Of Maine

Senator Hannibal Hamlin Of Maine,
recently made a speech to his
constituents in which he spoke OF
the license assumed by the so called
Independent press to fill their columns
with scandal upon public men without
provocation and seeming not to care
whether tho words of dcrogation were
true or not. This has wounded the
Chicago Tribune folk and it replies in
lengthy editorial and for the pur-
pose of showing the tenor of that re-
ply and the remarkable dignity of that
Independent Metropolitan paper, we
give paragraph from that editorial
as follows:
AS one representative of the maleyo-
lent and scandalizing Independent
press we say to Mr.. Hamlin: Do for
Heavens sake rob q clothes-line. Get
yourself indicted for snmafhing- IL il
was not given you to fire tho Ephesian
dome, you can at least suck an egg or
knock tho boards of pig-pen. Dis
pei the everlasting monotony that
surrounds the seat Of Hamlin.
The remarkable editorial brain from
which evolved the suck egg and pig
pen aliusion certainly ought to be con-
sidered by his fellowmen as well fitted
to occupy position on great journal
of reform and would do much to
dignity and beautify the newspaper
literature of the country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16
EAnLr DECAY.

There was sort Of youthful enthu.
siasm, born Of the mystic influence,
which surrounded the expected and
fondly-hoped for contamination of q
sly secret trick, which animated the
90 called Anti Monopoly movement
last season. In ways that are not
open public ways, and so more or
less allnring to some minds the plot
was laid and rushed through. Now,
however, sober Judgment has had
time to reflect on facts; each voter has
candidly surveyed the company he is
keeping; Democracy has thrown off
its mu1zle, and says it cannot be ex-
pected that the Democratic party will
ever disband, that the Anti Monop
party is an ephemeral organization,--a
side show, and that it is merely for
this year that Democrats are Anti
Monops. again the people see that
nowhere else except in Iowa are
Democrats Anti-Monops. In the light
of these facts, coupled with the fact that
some Of the least trusted men in all
the country are getting central Of the
Anti. Monop party, the people zee into
what box all those are drifting, who
60 with the Anti Monops. Every
where these things are causing indi-
cations of decay In the new party, en-.
dorsing the view taken by the Democ-
racy that It is ephemeral. Though 90
young there is to-day much more
complaint among Anti Monops of their
own party than there il among Repub-
licans. The disorganizing feeling 10
much more rife among our opponents
than with Us. Last fall the disorgani-
cation was working In our party alone,
but the case 10 now almost entirely re-
versed. We do not fecollect the time
for years when Republicans were
more united or more earnest, rood
evidence of which was shown by our
magnificent and enthusiastic State
Convention. The trouble, the discon-
tent, the quarrelling,is almost entirely
confined at this time to the opposition.
Farmer Changers who q year ago
thought that it was conducive to their
interests and the interests Of the coun-
try, to go outside the Republican party
ON the transportation question, have
become thoroughly convinced that the
Republican party is the best place to
obtaia what they desire, and that the
Anti Mcnop party, run as it now is, ID
not such . place. If we see the situa.
ton Alright, and We are confident we
do, disintegration is rapidly going on
in the new. party. It IL, though so
young, struck with the dry rot and the
very heart Of it is in an advanced state
Of decay.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

strain Tilton nom his determined
course. Tilton shows 10 signs Of
yielding.
KrssENaEN, July 16.--It has been ~
certained that Kullman was In Berlin
for a fortnight q WhiIesurtide for the
purpose OF assassinating Bismarck.
PARIS, July 15.-Some Paris journal
affect to consider the attempt on Bis
marck's life - plot concerted by the
German police
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Republican Nominations.

STATE TICKET.
For secretary of State.
JOSIAH II. YOUNG,
OF Monroe County.
For Auditor OF state,
buren, r. SHERMAN,
OF Benton County
For Treasurer OF state,
WILLIAM CHRISTY.
OF Clark County.
For Register OF State Land Gnce.
DAVID SECOR,
of winnebaeo County.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
M. Z. QUITS, 6,
of Mahaska County
For Clerk of the supreme Court.
EDWARD J. HOLMES,
of jackson County.
For Reporter of supreme Court,
JOHN 4. RUNNELLS,
of Polk County.
u u
For Judge end Judicial District.
HON. MORRIS j. WILLIAMS,
Of wspelio County.
For District Attorney,
CAPT. T. NJ. FEE.
OF Appanoose County.
wAPELLO COUNTY TICKET.
For County Clerk.
l.. M. COOLEY.
For County Recorder,
WADE KIRKPATRICK.
For County supervisor,
S. N. WRIGHT.
For County Surveyor,
WIN. McGLASHON.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

CHIcAao, July Is.
The following are some Of the prin.
cipal loosers: 81. james Hotel, Rem
ington Empire Sewing Machine Co.,
e. Remington d Sons gun and pisto,
msnufaclory ; q. G. Charles, reAectora
and lamps; Prussing's vinegar works
6cwarter q Haub, stoves, ETC.; p. n.
Plat, clothing; G. Baur, boots and
shoes; a. Gambler, matchmaker; B. B.
Parker, furniture; Woods Hotel ;
Victor Walker, merchant tailor n. A.
Kussner, millinery and dress goods
n. Adder, glassware; Adam Miller,
boots and shoes; N. w. 3 F. Lester,
furnaces, ranges, 30 !; Frost 2 Co,
Wholesale liquors; Chicago Photo.
graphic and Copying Co. 8. 81. Hers.
berger, hats, caps, and furs; John D.
McLean, hardware; Peakin Tea Co.
Sinclair Bros, hardware: Henry Bre-
del, crockery and glassware Aubren.
ner q Flood, hard DWARF; w. ID. Fold,
stationery and jewelry; D. Steiger.
wires; Morris b Gardner, hats, caps 4
furs h. Kenney, livery stable.
Tho above are all ON State street, and
the following are on Wabash avenue
J. w. Ingrave Jr. b Co., gas fixtures
Adelphi Theatre; Pennoyer, Shaw 4
Co., carriage factory; Cowperthwaite
q Co, publishers; 8. q. Griggs, = Go.
publishers; Woodwork, Ainsworth 4
Co., publishsrs; Postolace; Q. Q. D.
Laundry; Gsorge Northrup's hydraul.
10 Exceisior O. x and California
laundries; Andrews h Ryan. Drug
gists; Chicago Terra Cotta worka
Olmstsad q Baukhead, tallors; Dsv1a
Sewing Machine Go.
On Michigan avenue, Chicago Fine
Art destitute; Enoch Root, artist
schurman 3 Hand, mantel Co., Leon
W. volk, sculptor; ]. r. Robertson,
artist.
On Clark street, oil tho small shan
ties.
On Van Bureu street, r. y. Anthony
livery stable; Burnley q Tyrrell, china
and glassware; Boomer = Jenks,
furnaces; Star Galvanized, Iron
Cornice, company works; Bangs
Bros, hardware and stoves.
On State sfrest, Saving Bank.
On Polk street, Weber, Luckhart,
Harrison street. Frank 81. Peabody
: Co., mineral wateri 6rst precinct
police station; Postal ReeorU psans1o6
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

q . 'sal aA III
New YoRx, July u. !
By Telegraph.1
Flour-Quiet and uncha nged.
Wheat-Lower with No. 3 Chicago
quoted at u s.; mo. 8 Milwaukee,
! Il: and No. ! spring q Il
Corn-Firmer, with western mixue
quoted ct 78@70.
Oats-Highsr with western mixed,
quoted ct 64@86c bid. and 69o60c.
Pork-Firm at 80 rs
Lsrd-Quiet ~ IL 10 per D.
Whisky-9Skc per gal.
MILwAuKEE MAnxEr.
MILWAUKEE. July is
1Bv Telegraph.
Wheat-Weak with No. 3 quoted Of
y HT@l l9x bid Aug. or 81 l0K bid
Sept.
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avenue and 1t is now q smoulderinl

avenue and It is now smouldering
heap Of ruins.
As 1t was very evident, from the
course of the fire and the strength OF
the wind I'll about half past six o'clock
that the Postoffice building was in all
probability doomed, Gen. Macarthur,
our Postmaster, made arrangements
at once to move the mails to place Of
safety, and all needed teams were at
once pressed into service by him, and
by s o'clock the last loaded wagon left
the building, and at 6:lO the building
first caught, and at 8 80 the building
was mass Of ruins.
At the corner where the Postoffice
was situated, at Wabash avenue and
Harrison street, the very place where
our previous fire was stopped, our
firemen scanned inspired with super
human efforts to prevent its spread In.
to the rebuilt district. A. there 10 q
very heavy brick building adjoining
the postoffice on the north, there Is no
doubt that the fire north ON Wabash
avenue from this point has been
checked.
It seems somewhat singular that
this conAagration should be checked
~ .ne as ssmo pl.Js .s wnSlo osr pIevio KY
building spared by the previous flre
snou.u ~" We one - 'ns lss' ~ sus-
su ~ ~. 80. ia. orw.h..h A,.n,.
W 49, -. SsI I ..Is =. " h .sL veuus
somo uv.ol LInu. H. ~, u.a. ~ ~ we.e
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su. - h .ne se. us' 49,, Icy s.h .ns
sor rnS IVA ,o ~ ,sss r.,w.sa .he
s.vunS ..S SI isr. .v ~ w~ n... suo
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or n h,ock 81 RS p.1ms. un"s. Ths
S 81 r I.~ = ~ ~ -. 49, I." ~
S Ss osMcs - s1e ~ nvuso ourueu "
sIste etrees. Vne engine y reported
0uEneo - Del0nee0 70 tne c9lorco
men. One man ieil tnEougn 8 Duiia,
,ng snG ~ kille x. a policemsn nao
out OF danger.
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6r. Louts, July Il
Hogs - Receipts NO head. Heavy
It Is Is per cwt
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CHICAGO, July l6, $50 A. x.-About
twenty blocks are burned. Tho loss
10 varionsly estimated. and cannot be
given accurately tonight, but will not
fall under three millions and probably
not exceed six millions. Insurance
about two-lafths of the loss. Some
companies win undoubtedly succumb
to the heavy strain ON their finances,
but they have been very careful Since
the great flre not to take large risks in
any one locality, aud 90 the loss 10
widely distributed.
Among them the following are
some Of the principal losses: First
Baptiss church, 4lO0. 600; Old Church
Of NJ. . oh, $4,000; Olive Baptist
church (coiored) 40, 600; Jewish Syn
agogue, $50, 900; Gufnn's Chapel, $751;
600; Adelphi Theatre, SIS, 600; st.
James Hotel and furniture $50 900 ;
Postofflce $4,000.
The following casualties are 70.
ported: Three young men killed on
Van Buren, street by the falling of .
wall. A desperate thief on Harrison
street attempting to enter house with
. knife In his hand was shot and killed
by the owuer.
Three Chicago steamers were burn.
cd, the dre driving the mon from their
engines.
A strong patrol 10 guarding property
In the vicinity Of the IRE, knocking
thieves right and lett.
The flames are now nearly subdued
and perfectly under control, having
burned ten hours with great fierce
ness.
No further approximations are fell
for the safety Of the central businesa
mart If thu n1tv
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swept away, and also considerable
length of break amounting In all to
4bove one hundred feet. 1t will cost
about one hundred thousand dollars
to repair this break and considerable
sum between Middlefield switch and
Chester.
SPRINGFIELD, July l3-Details are
coming In of second flood In Hamp-
shire county, caused by the breaking
of reservoir situated on Middleficld
brook, emptying into the west branch
of Westfield river. 1t covered nearly
one hundred acres, and was built thirty
years ago, but was considered safe
It supplied q large number of cloth
and other mills and it's breaking will
deprive these of power for long
time. The heaviest loser by the flood
10 DR.. Hemans Lucius, who looses
$40, 900 by the partial sweeping away
of his Emery mill. The Heman Edge
Tool Co.'S water-power was destroyed,
large number Of farms and gardens
were Inundated and many valley resi-.
dents compelled to leave their homes.
Several houses were foated of from
euClE tOuuuatlVu9s Al tuO tVWu VI
Chester, Huffer's lost heavily, having
lost several bridges and suffered from
the washing of roads. To replace the
bridges it will cost about SO 900, be-
sides several thousand dollars to repair
roads. The Boston b Albany r. r.
10 very badly damaged for distance
Of nearly twenty miles. Every bridge
between Middiefield and Huntington
10 wholly or partly destroyed. The
road bed 10 also washed out In many
places aud travel between this city and
Albany will be suspended several
days. The wires are still down be-
tween Chester, and NO definite infor-
nation has been received ~ to the loss
Of life It Blush Hollow, which II IL
now thought must have been consid-
cradle.
There are q Railroad bridges OF
~ damaged. Two OF these are stone
costing1 each $4,000. OF the three
bridges which are 20 badly damaged
a. to need to be entirely re-
bnilt tone is . stone bridge
costing 10000; the two others are
those next to Chester, one of which
was to be replaced this fall by an iron
bridge. The loss on these bridges
is about SIC, GOO each. To rebuild and
repair the bridges and road will
probably cost one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. The loss by the
interruption Of business on the route
WILDE heavy. The highway between
Blush Hollow and Middleneld switch
was entirely obliterated and six
bridges, two of them privats and four
belonging to the town were carried
away.
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surance 5000; ]. Riggs, drugs, $1,000,
insurance 81, 600 Foster 3 Hoag, 90, O0O
insurance half; Van Buskirk 4 Arnold
loss $6,OOO, uninsured; r. J. @. Mo-
Gowan, 5000, uninsured Strother q
Elliott, grocers, q, 600; Weldon & Sons
grocers, and postofice; Jones Hotel,
$4,000; s. Stevens, 5000; Miller 3
Nelson b Go. Sl,tOO; smith & Hulter,
grocery, $1,000, all uninsured. Tho
6re IL now under control. Several
citizens were prostratsd by the heat
and burned.
CHICAGO, July IA Ore ct Osh-
kosh, commencing ct four p. m. yes
terday, was the most terrible IN her
history. II commenced In HoilIes
seed store and for Q distance OF two
miles, and one and one. half the other
was driven by terrible gale and
swept every thing. It 10 reported that
four hundred buildings wers burnt,
and Ave hundred families rendered
homeless. The loss 10 estimated now
at now over 100000 insurance not
yet known. City Treasurer, Taylor,
died from overwork during tho hre.
Policeman Ford will die from Same
cause, and others are badly injured -
The city engines and those from Fond
Dn Lac did good service. The build.
ings burned are mostly dwellings,
though ninety stores are among the
number, - also some public buildings.
NEW YoRx, July 16-Frsnois y.
loulton, the mutual friend Of Beecher
and Tilton, last night made . state
mont % the Investigating Committee.
He satd he makes . statement read
before and approved Of by both
Beecher and Ttlton, his personai
friends. He would not crafty the Gu
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

and approaching Ioss OF Nor COAL Ino
amount produced 10 yearly diminish-
ing, the price Is rising, and according
to Prof. Stanley Jarvis, the supply will
not last moro than ITO years. Ameri-
e., on the contrary, has SUFFICIENT coal
to answer al possible demands for
thousands Of years. Prot. E. B. An
drews, in the last number Of the Intsr.
national Rsvie,O, presents some inter.
esting statistics. The Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick carbonifsrous forma-
lions are the thickest in the world
Massachusetts, has some coal, but not
Of the best. Pennsylvania has the best
anthracite coal in existence, covering
ST. square miles. From the Allie
ghany mountains westward to the
middle Of Ohio, 800 miles northward
100 miles aud southwark through West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and to
Tuscaloosa In Alabama-the coal. felds
are measured mot by square miles but
by States. A great coal.Asld begins
in Indiana and undsrlies nearly the
whole of Illinois. Two-thirdg of Iowa
10 q coal.bed. and still greater pro.
portion Of Nebrsska, Hissouri, Kan
sas, Texas, Colorado and Utah. Small.
or coal beds are found in Michigan,
Virginia, North Carolina, Wyoming,
California, Warrington and Alaska.--
The total makes Of least thirty six
times % much coal % there 10 II Ill
England-and England has bssn made
what shs = very largely By her coal
pOp1ossdOns,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

NEW YORK, July 13-Itis officially
reported that the loss at Weehawkep
fire will fall little short of $7O0,O0
The total number of barrels Of oil
burned 10 7O,OO0-16 or l6 tanks were
destroyed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

SPRINGFIELD, July 13-A boom hol.
ding an immense drive Of logs In Con-
necticut river, ct Tnrner's Falls, gave
way this morning and NOrthfleld
bridge Is thought % be In great dan
ger.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-26

THE Democratic reaction is already
beginning to bring forth fruit in Texas.
Every member of the Democratic ma
jority of the Lower House of the Legis-
lature has voted for bill that virtually
re-establishes some of the features of
slavery. 1t cunningly avoids, however,
any discrimination between the whites
and blacks. 1t provides that persons
convicted in any of the Courts, or who,
having been sentenced to pay fine,
can not do it, or under arrest awaiting
trial, may be hired out to work as a
punishment, as means OF discharging
their fine, or to save the expense OF
their unemployed detention in Jail, as
the case may be. The prisoner await
ing trial has the right to refuse to be
hired out, but that is all the indulgence
allowed. The amount to be paid for
convicts taken is from twenty-five cents
to one dollar day. The Commission.
ers of Public Works are to have the first
claim on the criminal, but if they dc
not need him, he may be let to any
personals old master perhaps. II
needs no argument to show that the
freedmen are the persons aimed at in
this bill, and that the unfortunate who
is once hired out will find it long
while before he has DISCHARGED his al
legged obligations. Slavery has been
abolished, but the old spirit of tyranny
and passion tor white supremacy exist
lust as they did before 1866.