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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-01-08
PORK PACKING

~. - 4
JAS. ID. Ladd 4 Co., tho most exten.
sive pork packers of Burlington du-
ring the past season, have temporarily
suspended operations. Since the be-
ginning of the season, some, Eve
weeks, this firm has killed and packed
over 22,O00 hogs at this place. In
their house at Ottumwa they have
killed and packed G,O0O. They deem
ii prudent to stop at the present time
on account Of the difficulty Of procu-
ring enough hogs to fully employ. their
large force. At Ottumwa they will
suspend SO soon as the present stock
of hogs are killed of. For the present
bat a small force viii be employed in
packing and making ready for market
those already on hand. ss,s " /.
Mr.. Ladd, and firm. has been in siru
mental in distributing Q good deal OF
money among laborers, manufacturers
and others here. To say nothing OF
large drug store bills, dry goods bills,
wholesale groccrs' bills and other ,ex-
penditures with trades people, he has
kept all the Burlington coopers at
work since the beginning Of tho sea-
SON. aud twor0F three from the country
also. He has employed over 100 la
berers all the time, whose weekly pay
roll amounted to over $1,000; no in
considerable sums In the aggregate
during hard times.
So far as Mr.. add'sexperienca goes
his season the hogs are much below
the average of former years, especial
ly year ago. Last year the general
average for hog was 240 MS. The
present year, the average is about 22o,
twenty pounds less than last year. Ii
seems that In this case cheap corn
means fat hogs aud vfce ueysa. N I ..si
In regard to railroad freights Mr..
Ladd thinks that our mention of rail-
road frcighls o couple of days ago was
somewhat erroneous and unjust to the
railroads, so far at least as he 10 con-
cerned, as the companies have dealt
pretty fairly with him, and make this
point fully equal to Ottumwa in ship
ping advantages. s g
The firm does not anticipate any se-
rious delay before resuming opera
tons. At present they are engaged
in packing up box meats for The Eng
lish markets. ~ eA9 tf6 & Il, E.sgya
Schenck & Go. closed packing oper-
atoms several days ago. The amount
of hogs killed by them was 13,542,
against 1000 last year. g,3a VI sseE. M i
Z George Boeck has slaughtered and
packed, till date, 1880 hogs, and will
continue packing until the first of
March--averaging 600 per week.
John WaldhoG, mp to Saturday
night, had packed AEayt l,s65l hogs
The establishment will continue
Strengthening until July |, packing in
ice during the warmer weather
w 0arheHe 9Th inst. ~. D. -.
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OF the gold coinage, 81, 10000 was
in double eagles. OF the silver coinage
83l3. 900 in half dollars. ~ .ss4g {
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SENATE.

Buckinghams free banking bin was
taken from thel table and referred to
the Finance Committee.
Morrill, fromthe Finance Commit
tee reported back Summers resolution
instructing that committee 10 report a
bill abolishing the Office of Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, and to
provide for the collection Of taxes by
stamps, with d request that il be indef-
,inately postponed.
Morrill, said that the adoption ofthe
proposition would result In loss OF
at least onc-half tho taxes now collect
ed, especially the tax on epirits and
tobacco Itwas indefinitely postpon-
ed. q
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TEIEGRAMS!
nrroRrED ExPRrss1s FOR THE COURIER
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.

HUI SE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--The House
met at noon with more than quorum
present. The galleries were crowded
with spectators. Under q call OF
States n large number of bills were
presented and referred, including a
bill by Hoar, Of Mass, for a labor
commission. BY Beck, for the retire.
mcnt OF National Bank notes and the
substitution therefor of convertible
3.65.l00 bonds.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon, Carpenter
presiding.
Ldmunds from The judiciary Conn
mitiee, reported back the Honse bin
for the repeal OF the bankrupt law,
with amendments. aud recommended
that thus amended the bill pass. Tho
bill as amended requires the concur
renee of one-fourth of the insolvent's
creditors to force him into bankruptcy |:
allows protested paper to run eixty
days; allows a majority of creditors
10 take the case out Of bankruptcy at
any time. and permits any number of
creditors to make a compromise on
thelr own CLAIMS. Ft@ss& %&
Wright introduced resolution in
structing the Committee on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment to enquire into
the expediency of reporting a bill
making q reduction of ten per cent
on the compensation of all govern,
ment officials whose salaries exceed
81, COO per annum or SD per day.. ID
Cameron Sbieeted, and it was laid
over. hS 49, h aag9fL e Nj;
MOn motion of Wright the House
salary bill Yves taken up with the
amendments feposted by the Senate
Committee on Civil Service and Re-
trenchment, striking out the first three
sections and substiiuting therefor the
sections repeating THE act of March
Sd, 1873, and fixing the salary rs it
was prior to the passage Of that act,
and further providing that tho COM
peneation OF tho several heads uftde.
partments be SIS, 600 per annum. W.
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IHE official count Of the vote Of
Iowa, ON Governor last October, is as
follows.
Carpenter. total Las
larpgntrr,s majority !. :. =. ......... q E7Gb
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ham speaking against IL as an attack Oh
States rights and calculated to embit-
ter the white race against the colored.
Elliott (colored spoke in advocacy
of the bill
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ruE public debt settlement Tor Lna.
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The coinage executed at tbs United
States Mint in Philadelphia during
the month Of December was as fol.
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cIsEAp TR,Nsrn,.,r,,n....

Thio subject is before every Losis.
Ia. ia'u :, now u SESSION, or viii be,
in the course Of the winter II also
occupies pH.ce id oar Nationa, Con.
gress' the tact is, next to The finances
Of the COUNTRY, it IL the all absorb
ing quef,tion. The whole country is
agitaped upon it. Notwithstanding
there are tens of thousands of people
SO wise in their own conceit, as to
tn nix, that they have the panacea
f,r all our troubles in this direction,
the wise. honest and prudent man re.
4 CARDS the subject as grave one,
demanding practice as well as theory
to solve it. The truth is 1t lie a pro.
blem that years in the future may be
solved. so FAR as human irnperfections
| will admit, and then only.
| Recently the Directors of the New
York Cheap Transportation Society.
have made the following recommen-
dations: s'-'sa Y IN
Efs'st: A law creating Board ,ot
Railway Commissioners. who shall he
clothed with power to establish and
regulate rates for transporting freiphts
over all railroads doing business in
this State, and to prescribe uniform
aystem Of keeping railway accounts.
Second: A law prescribing an e0ui-
table system of proportional or minor
ity representation Of the stockholders
in the boards Of directors. .T q
1 Third: A law restraining railway
companies from paying interest or
dividends beyond a fair and just re-
turn on the actual cost oftheir proper.
~ to their stock and bond holders, and
compelling them TO expend all sums in
excess of such amount, and what is re-
1uired to keep their roads in proper
repair, and pay their necessary operat-
ing expenses in their moving, handling
and terminal facilities, for public se-
cnrity and convenience, and to reduce
their transportation charges, when
such % are in perfect and COM
iplete c0naltion. f < NJ, + a
\ Fourth: A law prohibiting ali rail.
way companies from making unjust
and excessive Discrimination against
places which are not competing points.
!. Fifth; A law prohibiting all railway
companies from delegatinR their busi-
to separate corporations, now known
as fast freight lines, the entire receipts
of which do not 60 into the treasury
| of the road over which they run. /.
i Sisth A law to prohibit the leasing,
consolidation or combination It .paral-
lei lines Of road by which competition
is destroyed and the peoples high-
ways converted into monopOlies. ~ \
4 ,Serenth: A law prohibiting rail.
way companies from acquiring or
holding more real estate than is neces-
sary for the operation of their roads,
and prohibiting railway companies
from engaging IN mining or any bust
ness other than that of transportation.
4 Eighth. A law making it penal
ohense Tor any public official to accept
or use the free pass Of any railway
company and prohibiting railway COM
paLies from granting such passes to
any bnl regular employees Of auch rail-
ways. n 49,, s
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let. IL az folio VS.:
, 1874-05-05


WASHINGTON, D. O., Mny 4.-The Supreme
Court to-day decided tho oonlScaton case relat-
lug to the slidol property and aevoral other sim
liar cases. holding that tho proceedings in tho
District Court, In pursuance Of wloi, tho proper
ty WAS aold, we're regular, and passed. full and
indefeasibls title to the purchasers, and so, not
withatanding the subsequent repoal Of tho law
under which tho proceedings took place. tile de-
cree OF the Circuit Court, which reversed tho de-
cres Of tue District Court, was therefore ro-
vorhed. Justice Strong delivered tho opinion.
Justico Clifford dlsBonted.
THE % PER GENT CAsEA
wero alao decided, tho Court holding that tho
aot Increasing compensation In the Civil Service
applied to ali In thRt soryico III tho City Of Wash
ington, but not outside OF 1t who woro employed
by an officer Of tho Government authorized 10
contract for their services aud to fix comlMnsa'
tion. Ono case. that Of O. plate-printer IN
tho Bu.eau Of Engraving a1id Printing, was hold
not to be within the not, because ho did lIece-
work aud employed another party t.: do MS
work. Ono caao WAS a1Bo thrown 1T bo:1lse the
party waa employed In 4 Goyerna:hnt ..,notary
outside Of tho city. Justice Bwayne rontt u dis
sontlng opinion, couoarred in BY, tho Chief Jnh-
ticc and Justice Davis, holdiug that none Of tho
parties Nere entitled to tho extrn paX Voted, oe'
cause tho year for which 1t waa allowed wna
nearly exhauatad whom tho act ransed, anta 1t
WAS for t!lat renson gratuftY tnstoad Of conf
pon4atton.
, 1874-05-05
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Epteiat Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.

sAatpLE WITNESSES FOR THE pEFENaE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-If the three or
four witnesses thus far introduced by Gov.
Shepherd In his defonss before the District
Committee OF Investigation arc FUR samplo Of
those to come hereafter, 1iH chances OF oyer
coming tho testimony Of tho memorialisss aro
alim indeed. In many instances they are doing
him mora harm than good, For instance,
Fraucs Roosido, = brlok-mason. Tho suporin-
tonled the construction Of the 3 stroot Rewer,
WAS placed on tha stand to prove tlat tha Job
was good cue. portion Of his testimony IL
~ follows:
Question Wore any salmon brick used thore.
to your knowledge, in sle Hower7
Alswer--trlloy woro not usod while I was
there. Thore might have boon saimon brick
used. / told Mr.. Qantz that there woro ao,no
inferior brick-ayers working there At that time.
tod tho mon to put tic best brick on tho lower
eurface, and to pnt the rubbish on tile inside
surf ace, working to 3 1tiuch ring of the top,
and tho bottom waB au 18-inch, and no put tie
rubbish Of the brick in the centre, md wo put
the good brick on each
OUTSIDE PORTION Or TIE WORK,
Q,-And Of conrEe an inspection now OF the
sewor would not enable the Committee to deter.
mno whether the bricks above tho first course
we're proper bricks to be uHal or notf
A.-No, slr. II you will allow me to say ono
word witl explain to you. Suppose thas you
! were in Rome or somo other country whsro you
bad very poor material to use, why you would
have to do tho best you could. We wero taking
rough material, aud put the rough inside and
THE HEST OUTSIDE.
| At the time this sower was constructed 1t was
bad matter to got brick hore. Wo Ind to take
| tho best WI could got,
Mr.. Merrck-TGo question is not whethor you
put the best briok you got In, but whether you
| put as good briok ~ ought to have boon put Ia
! that sewer.
A.-Wo did, under tue circumstances.
| Q.-Wese they made according to the speola-
cations, and III all respects were the. brick
throughout Of the quality called for by tho
specifications?
| A.-The bricks wera what ne term arch brick'
| Q.-That iB not the question. The question
IL, We're lilo hrlrk put into that aewor. OF tho
qualify called for by the specifications
! A.--IAey "cra not. Ray
t THEY WE'VE NOT.
Mr.. Mattingly-Explain to tho Committee.
Witnoss'-The specifications call for all rod
brick, solid brick, and ll,era y no scNer In tho
world bnilt With solid rod brick.
Q.-why uot7
A.-Decause you cannot got them. Thts o.pi-
tol here Ia huls with them, and the State Do
with them.
Q.-Wsth solid rcd hs!cksf
| 1.-XeR, atr.
, 1874-05-05

univcrntty ExlctlItY.
Suecin| Dis,atrh ia TIE CH,raio Iffbune.
Ass AKnon, Mich, May A.-Ii.o Faculty Of
tile University. utter five hours' mooting, this
evening suspended thirty-nino uophomores aud
fnrty-two freshmen for the sa1no otfengo
for which the six mon were suspended last weet.
On account Of tho limited means antl mature ago
OF most Of the yo,,ng man tho suspension con-
timieB only .lutl September. wllon thoy
will la received hnox OH condition ue
passing tho usual exauinstioNB, and Sign.
ing written assurance TINT thop
viii hereafter abstAIn tram huzing and intcriey.
enco in tho government Ut tho Uuiyoruity the
presentation Of thoir petition being considered
IN intorforence. Tho 1shsncss Of ths pllnls},-
mont Is approved at by ali, although regrets aro
oxprossod that u1'tler the circumstances, auy
WIZ considered neo eHaary,
, 1874-05-05

SHANGHAI, May "A Herions riot has occurred
in the French settlement At this placc. mob OF
Chincso made au attsok upon the residents Of
that quarter, and sacked and burned several Of
their buildings. Tile police fired Oh the rioters,
killing several The Chinese assign NJ tile res
son for the attack that the French were cou-
atrncting road which intorferod with their
cc1netury.
, 1874-05-05
NOTES AND NEWS.
Sutefdt Ujapaleh to I'hs Chicago 1F1bttae.

WARRINGTON, D, G., May 4.-The eonate to-
d.v nassod a bill to rsylye and continue certain
grants Of land mado In MinnoBotR in aid Of tAs
construction Of tho st, raul i Pacific Itailroad.
This extension OF time for tho completion OF tho
road is for two years, and the bill further pro-
.vldss that tho State Of MinnoHota may annex
suct conditions to the grant OF these nnds to tho
Railroad Company as 1t may deem proper to secure
the rights, convenience. aud interests Of its
o,tIxena with i provision that tho
rights Of actual Hettlesa who hayo,
, 1874-05-05

BERLIN, May 4,-'rhe Gar today received rid
its from Cons. Won Motke and Alantonffe1.
Prince Gortaohakoff hold d conference with
Prince Bismarck.
The botrothat Of tho Fuaaan Grand Duko V1a-
dln,ir and tho Duchess a1nrie, Of Mecklenburg.
wau promulgated yesterday.
, 1874-05-05
PORTUGAL.

Llspox, May 4.-AIuch JOY was manifested by
tho citizenB Of Lisbon over tue entry into Bilbao
pooplo, hended by bands OF music, paradel tho
streets shouting Bilbao and Liberty"
, 1874-05-05
T1JI.

LONDON May 4.-Intolligonce Las boon ro-
ceiyed from Fiji that the King anil hiH people
unanimously fayor tho ceuson Of the Islands to
Great Britain.
, 1874-05-05
ITALY.

RoME, May 4.-Tho Pope held n Conslator,
ycasoruay for tho appointment OF Blhhops
Among tho appointments were several to Austria
Ian dloceses, and Bishop Crinnon to tAe Diocesa
OF Hn1nr}ton, Canada.
, 1874-05-05

Tho Hon. Dorion, Minister Of Justice In tho
Dominion Government, has been elected DA-
tonnier Of tue Montreal Bar by 60 majority.
, 1874-05-05


New YoRK. May "A Paris tetter-vritar says:
Evidently difficulties are fast closing 10 about
us, aud every day we have some fresh CAUSE for
reilecting unon the Insecurity Of the moment.
The spirit which animated tie Commune is very
far from being ornBhod. The sa.nc mon ara
once moro organiziug for another attempt; and,
just AZ they did before, III 1848 aud in 1871,
societies Of wor1singmon are formed in eacli ar
rondisomont under tLe direction Of District Com
lnlttees, Which take their orders from the Central
Committee. The next step il to bind mon, by
making them solidaircs i'll all dangers and benefits,
and by tho clement OF secrecy which in always
attractive to tue uneducatcd. The mombors Of
the society who naVo work arc privately tnxod,
and onc.half Of tho proceeds is added to tho
sinking fund reserved for the war budget. The
reHt goes to aid those who arc out Of work and
in distross. Just before the war, mattors had
reached the atnge whore wo find them today,
and Crensot WAS selected as the best peint Tor
beginning the strikes. The difficulties then
cauaed made possible the 4th Of September.
This time the strikes arc to be encouraged in
Paris Certainly that septonnat must come to
an end one da; or other, and the belief that it
will not last long gives tho chiefs Of the Inter
national an opportunity for saying that it will DO
succeeded by another Commune"
, 1874-05-05

sumed tho control Of public grounds for tho
prosecution Of their bustnoaa. II tho half that
Ia charged can bo sustained, NO nre nbont to have
another siokenin8 revelation Of offlcnl corrup-
ton aud hig',-handcd opproaBon and usurpa-
tion, such "a las become Ill too common Of late.
, 1874-05-05
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european Politics Discussed
:, $, in the English Lords.
IL
britannia to Play tho Part OF The
PeaCcmallcr.
The Spanish National Troops
Enter Bilbao.
The lnternationals Again Organizing
for Work in Paris.
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, May At il announced to.day thht
tho rclinlufBl1Mcnt OF tho position of Liberal
"whip" by Sir Robert pcel will bo only tempo
rary.
LONDON, May lin tho uouso Ut Lords -.+o~-
day Lord Russell, In Wow Of tho ombittercd
feelings botweon Franco and Germany, moved
that copies Of tho correspondence with those
Powers DO called for, and asked what tho course
OF tho British Government would be in tho
ovout Of rupture between them. Lord Dorby
believed that the poaco of The immediate futura
was safe, aud he trusted in tho influence Of
tinao. England, ho said, would do everything ia
maintain the pence abort Of embroiing
herself in struggle in which she IL not nations
ally Interested She would regard absoluta
treaties as open questions, and faithfully alhore
to her engagements OF late years.
Lord Russell Withdrew the motion calling for
tho paperu III Oregon boundary sud Fenian raid
questions Hc said that tile British poopo foit
that tho honor Of England had been touched In
the Washington Treaty negotiations, the national
charactor]owerel, and the national interests jeop-
ar1tZod. An opinion generally existed In favor Of
compenaation to tho Canadian sufferers by tho
Fonian raids. LIN did not apprehol,d . repetition
Of these errors, nut trusted tint Great Britain
would nevey see1n afraid TO riBs anything in tho
assertion of her just rights.
The Conservative candidnte for Wakefield,
Yorkshire, has been returned to Parliament.
LONDON, May 4.-The Standard says odtori-
ally that Lord RuHselA protest. asninst tha
Washington Treaty is Welcome though tardy.
LONDON, May 6-A great strike Of tho miners
In tho Durham collerios Is In progrcas. II ID
estimated that 50, ,o00 mon aro out Of employment
thereby.
The Daily Netos, referring to the Parliamon-
tary debate yesterday, CoprecateB the reopening
Of tho Washington Treaty controversy, aud
praises Lord Derbys sonco on tle subject.
, 1874-05-05


MADRID. May 4.-aIarshal Borrano entered
Bilbao on Saturday. There IN grent rejoicing
hero over the deliyerancs Of tho city. On Satur-
day evening there was general illumination.
The municipal authorities have sent congratlla-
tory dispatches to Ssrrano and Concha Addi-
tional dispatches from Bilbao state that parties
Of Carlista are surrendering, in the hope Of IN
amnesty. The main body, However, IL retreat
ing In disorder in the direction Of tic Province
Of onipsscoa Bilbao y, :; is resaming ri it's vented vented
tons tint we're placed in the River Neryion, to
prevent tue approach Of tho Government war;
. yoRselB. hnve been removed.
Yesterday, prlost who was lately discharged
from the lunatic npylu1n, where he Ind been IN
minute, attempted to Ashassuate Senior Ply
N1argall. He shot ut Margalt, aud, misHinS him,
shot himself fatally.
MADRID, Mny 4.-Tle main body Of Carlists is
at Ripall Under Prince Alphonse. Don Carlos iB
ut Durango
| Marshal Ssrrano III expected nt lIad,id OH SAT-
urtiay noxt. The inhabitants Of Bilbao wore
without bread during tho Inst week. Of the siege.
The Republican troops hive been victorious in
several skr1nishos in Anda!usia, Valoncia and
| New Caatilo
, 1874-05-05

tese Flnk l'aGe.,
, 1874-05-05

pipo used, ho took oighteen-lncA ppo ~ his ay-
erage, and charged 5470 foot for 1t. On oross-
examination lie said
NOT oSE-rENrH OF THE PIPE
laid and Charged to the Genoral Government
was moro than twolyo inches III diameter. In
relation to tho account made up OF work
Of various kinds done under tho old
Government by the Board Of Public Works.
witness testified that, instead Of making actual
measurement, he sAt down With Forsythe, An
other engineer Of the Board, anu, while tile lat
tor from memory gave him certain hEures, he
(NltneeB) wr0te them down on q piece OF paper.
by this ingenious method OF calculation, Verify
and ForBYthe MAIDS out o bill
AuA1NBr UNCLE aAN OF 81 600 000
Uncle Sam looked over the bIl, aud, after chop
ping Oft the odd 100000, allowed the remainder,
This witness pan,led out 10 rich that the Com
n1itteo concluded to interview him again to-
morrow.
ANOTHER INTERROGATION.
ruled With almost unlimited power tho Affairs Of
tho District Tor the leAt two or three years are
about over. Tho Joint investigation Commttae
have developed facta that will make certain tho
| overthrow OF the prosont form OF District Gov
dependencies and barnacles also. A resolution
| for the investigation Of tho Washington Market
| Company, offered by Mr. Morrill,, OF Vermont,
waa agreed to i9 the Senate to-day. The iaveatt-
| CATION ia to DO made by tho Committee
OH Public buildings end Grounds. Il up:
| Violated their charter limitations In various
ways, The buildings which they hAyo oroc1ed
aro far inferior to whose they promised to COLI
struct. aud cost only about one-fonrth tho sum
hive agreod to give to tho CITY tor tho location
| Of 4 now City Hall for valuable conside
They have Mso. without authority OF Ian, NJ