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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05
THE incidents attending the Span
h conn T etnt as furnished by mail

THE incidents attending the Span
ish coup d etat as furnished by mail
partake largely of the ludicrous.
Notwithstanding the eloquence of
CASTELAR,, the Cortes passed the vote
OF want of confidence, and the Pres
ident resigned. Hardly had this
been done when the news came that
the s1man on horseback" was OF his
way to them, and shortly after
Pavia, a known and determined
soldier, summons them to dispense.
Salmeron begged CASTELAR, to take
up the Office again, but the latter
refused. Then the former turned
to the Deputies, and, informing
them that the supreme moment
had arrived, proposed that the
members should die in their places.
Before they had time to consider
this startling proposition, the sol
diery arrived, and three shots were
fired at the door. In less time than
it takes to write it, the hall was de-
serted, and the Depu les were flying
as if each one was hard pressed by
bayonet. The military regime
was thus established in double quick
order-with Serrano at the head.
An address was issued condemning
the Cortes and praising CASTELAR,,
but the latter characterizes this mil
itary movement as "brutal out
rage" and says that his "honor
keeps him aloof from a state of
things created by the force of
bayonets."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05
ATTACHMENT.

COUNTY OF IOWA, TOWN OF
OMnn-ss In Justice Court.
To Alffei Dlries-
You are hereby notified that warrant Of attach
men has been issued against YOU, aud your proper
70 attached to satisfy the demand Of J W Rsyey,
amounting to Ninety Three snd 6-l'o dollars. Now
ualess YOU snail appear before Edward Crtchley,
ESQ Justice Of the Peace in and for said county AZ
his office in said town on the 2ith day OF February,
n Isit at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon judssnr at
will be rendered against you, and you property
sold to pay the debt -
Dated this sd day Of January, 1874.
hx4 j. ". RENEY, Plaintiff,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05

A MEMBER of Congress suggests
that as means OF preventing use
less debates, the costs OF printing
the speeches be deducted from their
salaries. That is not 50 bad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons are warned against crediting my wife,
Jane Eyre, on my account, will pay no debts Of
her contracting after this date.
Dated, Mineral Point, January 2td, 1873.
8weeks. GEORGE EYRE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05

IT looks very much as if DisraeG
were about to step into Mr.. Glad
stones shoes, and as if England
were about to enjoy revolution
backwards for a while. The pres
ent elections show decided Conser-
vative gains. For the last five
or six years the Radicals have kept
up more steam than the average
EngliShman can stand. He must
pass over the same road eventually,
out he grows as nervous as an old
woman at any great rate of speed,
and just now having come TO
topping place, he concludes to get
off and rest himself a while before
taking another start. 1t is prepos-
ferrous to suppose that Disraeli's
principles can ever become perma-
nently fixed in England. His add
nerence TO the ate church and add
vocacy of seciarian education are
ylireclly opposed TO the spiri of The
lge. Glads ones overthrow can be
ou' temporary. He is moving in
he direction that the ma ion must
GLOW, and if he is opped now for
while il will only be TO ga her
.resh strength for future progress.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05
CONSUMPTION CURED

To TIE Editor Of R.e, Tribune:
psrs,uAp tRissp WIN you please inform your
readers that have positive
CUxE FOR CONSUMPTION
and .u disorders n the Throat and Lungs and that,
nv II. a., Ia nv PRACTICE have cured hundreds Of
cases and will give
ST., 100000
f,r . case I. will not benefit. laieed so strong Is
m, faith. | viii send SAMPLE, FREE, TO any sui.
ferOr addressing me.
PLEASE. show this letter 20 any one you ma Know
~, Il suffering from these diseases, and oOhge,
Faithfully Yours,
DIR. r.. +. BURT.
,mss WILLIAM Sf.. New York
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05

THERE'S nothing like looking
over the laws and dragging from the
lusty pigeon holes the records now
and then. In the work of revising
the laws it has been discovered that
there is an old act, passed in 1886,
md which has never been repealed,
providing that the departments shall
De kept open on an average nine
aours a day for the transaction Of
business. The hours now are 3 to
J, or six hours. 1t is thought that
by putting this old law in operation
the clerical force can be reduced
one-third, at saving of near ST.
100000 annually. We hope that
more such laws will be discovered,
aAd that when found Congress viii
see to it that they are enforced. 1t
Is time to abolish all sinecures and
compel every man to render an
equivalent for the money he draws
from the Treasury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

The Transportation Committee,
Senator Window Chairman, has held
daily or nightly sessions for some
time past, and arc nearly ready to re.
port. There will probably be foul
ACKNOWLEDGMENT for extensive
improvements Of the Mississippi Riv-
er, including the canal 1t Fort st.
Phillip improving the Ohio, enlargins
the waterways connecting the Upper
Lakes with the ocean, and q canal,
either BY way Of the James River and
Kanawha, or through Georgia, from
the Tennessee River. Az between
these two canal lines the committee ID
not decided yet. There is also prop.
0sition under consideration to recon-.
mcnd instead Of either, . double track
railroad from the Ohio to the seaboard,
II is not intended TO ask for present
appropriations, ON account Of the 4.
nancial condition Of the country. The
committees estimates for the whole
ore in the neighborhood Of 500, 600.
coo
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

CHlpAao, April 8.
Flour Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat Unsettled, easier Il e1.2l X
cash or April, 81. 255{ May. a,
Cofn6teady 6lK cash or April ;
held ct o6 May. 4
Oats Dull &c z2k.
RyeA shade easier, with fresh
quoted ct 92@3c.
Barley Firm and I shade higher
with No. 2 Spring 97kc.
Pork-Unsettled, easier; closed at
Lard-Lower; closed steady at 8. 80
May.
Meats-Firin sidcs u higher.
Whiskey Firm ct %.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09
ALL SORTS.

In addition TO her banditti Missouri
has baby weighing one pound ok
ounces, and 1t isn't the Governor, eth
er.
A panorama Of the ssChicago fire. ID
criticised by Sosthern paper - bear
ing . strong resemblance TO . second.
hand bedquilt.
Another concession to women'a
rights. The Secretary Of the Treasury
decides that whore woman 10 owner
Of . yacht abe may be named IN the
papers = the master Of the same.
An unfortunate In Indianapolis who
lost several toes by : car-wheel, WA
o0nsolsd By IN Irishman near BY with
"Whist, there, yours making more
NOISE than mony man I've seen with
his bead OF"
Tho latest outrage reported from
the Red River country 10 t,at Gridley,
Superintendent ofthe Ninnssota Etasg
Company, was capsized by hishway.
men few day1 since, and ct tho pie
tols muzzle made 70 disgorge hia
wealth sixty-nins cents.
very extraordinary child died 70.
canfly I'M lremphia Ehe was oaly
Ftwo nonths bid, and ~ VI ~ tod
thbt abe "rose . star, and beamod L.
Gently with meteoric resplan0epcy
aiDng the h0riz0n 0f her parents Light
ing their pathway With ! ShSel q
hope.
Edith OlGorman, tho sEscaped
Num- says that : handsome young
priest fell in love with her. We ~
now ready to believe anything shout
the deprA1ity Of the Catholic clergys
Any man who would make love to
Edith Q 'Gpfmaa wouid deaa thing.
a LADY made ) compliant to r'rsdsr-
ick he Great King ~ rFusilA: e our
Naiesey, { I'D ~ AbY husband troals
~ lilly Z TS6fS no. ofaAr III.
- 3 I'D ~ j1 Go ApeelIs'
!. "a IS - s. VII : &
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09
ExTENsIoN OF PATENre.

1 EXTENSION OF PATENTNs e
| We have frequently called attsntion
to the great wrongs which hsve been
committed In Congress by the cxtcn.
sion Of patents. We have no posi-.
tive knowledge Of disgracefal facts
connected with such extensions, hut
We have learned sufficient to satisfy
our minds that there has been cor.
rupt practices among Congressman in
these matters The evil has grown to
be great, and there is constant danger
now Of wrongs being repeated in this
line. We have simply to say, and i'm.
press il npcn the Iowa members, tina,
all questions of this kind should re.
ceive the closest scrutiny. II is enough
that inventors shall have received a
reasonable compensation for thei,
productions, Or that they shall have
had opportunity 10 realize fair com.
pcnsation. The people Il large should
mot BIO taxed for the imbecility Of in.
ycntors in realizing from their inven.
tons, nor to make up TO them deficit,
occasioned by sharpers getting thu
better of them. Pitiful stories Al,
often told to hslp these extension,
forward. II 10 easy for those who
lobby these things through, to fix NJ
any sort of a story to win. We earn
estly hope that the most vigilant At
tention will be given to this subject
Justice demands it aud the people de.
mand 1t let it be done, and we'll done
As ascase in point, we give portion
Of an editorial from the Chicago In
fer Ocean.
The proposition now pending in
Congress- for An extension of the pat.
eDt of what 10 known 40 the Tanner
railway brake, should receive the i'm.
mediate and prompt attention Of ev.
cry man In the Northwest who il 10.
terested In transportation. This nat.
cnt has existed for fourteen years, and
this application 10 for an additional
extension for seven wears. Durina
the existence OF the original patent
were ns;i h rnvsi,;ss -, .l.s n:, suI.l.
81 he conrirv 49, ~ sne ls.lwssy IVY,
| was chsrrea e nyy.,ps; Iy ~ Ml.ca
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09
OTTrMwA, APRIL 6, 1873.

OTTCMWA, APRIL o, 1878.
Hon. GEO. H. WILLIAMS,
My Dear Ssr:-Your communica-
ton Of the 4th inst, duly received. I
am truly glad TO find that 1 was mot
mistaken in assuming that you would
not do intentional wrong to any one,
and that : direct appeal 10 your sense
Of justice would not prove unavailing.
In conclusion allow me to say that
would by no means excuse unnecesa
sary expenditures in this State, by the
example Of any other district. On
the contrary, / will ct once confer with
Marshal Nelindy, (who, I am satisfied
sincerely wishes to keep expenditures
within all reasonable limits), with .
view 70 finding means of reducing OK
penditures In this district 1 do not
doubt that with earnest effort, some-
thing can b accomplished TO the end
desired.
/ am respectfully
your obedient servant,
j. n. Love.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

A majority OF the Senate Commit
tee have agreed upon, and will report
. bill to cstablish postal telegraph
system. II 10 therefore probable that
among the next things for argument
in that body will be this question.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

TfrE official count Of votes for As
semblymen at Providence, II. l., elects
Xix, and finds no choice for seven, in
Guiding Senator. Another election
VIII - hsId On ~ 10th inst.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

Since the, Sanb0rR case there has
ariseti : general invsstigation Into the
affairs Of ailths Departments upon the
I practice Of giving moietios. The Post
naaster-G General has reported giving .
fuii abatement in this regard - TO his
Department and oil the moities given
Il ~ branch 81 the government fool
IN less hap ~ 100.
EOe son3 tsaso1 not very Appe soak
sGssnssy i isesp ~ ~ Asst 4 ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09
ST. SONS MARKET.

ST.. Lours, April s.
Flour Unchanged.
Wheat-.Steady with No. 2 Spring
quoted at $l.23; No. 5 Fail l34.
Corn-Higher 1t "a cents per bushel
on track.
Oats-Lcwer At 40 v bu. on track.
Barley-Dull.
RYe-Dull.
Whiskey Steady It 02c y raj.
Pork Higher 4 le. 760l3.o6.
I Bulk Aeats-Firm and nominal.
ac0n-Strong.
Lard Nominal ct 9k.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

The Era Of Asstgnass-Is the head
Ing Of An editorial u, Hwpers Weet-
" II which Mr. Curtis draws upon his
imagination after the style Of the au-
thcts Of the Arabian Nights, and in.
dnlgas II venting his spleen agains,
the ylctofs Of the West and South on
daascial iegislation. No argumen,
whaAsveris INDUCED in; nothing bui
complaints similar 10 the puerils
whines and excavations Of q spanked
AchoOlboy, lot loose s,nong his mates
Aftsr his bAsting, characterize Mr.
Curtis editorial upon this subject
When that gentleman compares green.
backs with French Assignsts and pro,
ceeds TO run . parallel between French
history in tho days oftheir Assiguata
with American history he belittles hi
reputation for candor immensely. He
might with the same propriety com.
pAro French efforts for the establish
mont Of republic with similar his
tory in this country, and indeed q great
deal moro 80. II Mr.. Curtis il to do
scend into the arena Of copyist. he
should have At least better subicct IN
his slndio than Mr.. Schurz.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

the steamer Pcreire leaves New
York city on the 10th Of next May,
and on which pilgrims for Rome, Of
the Catholic church are TO embark. A
large number OF state rooms have A.
ready been engaged by the pilgrims.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
.AsHINaToN. APRIL4 1874

WAsHINGToN, APRIL4, 1874,
Hon. j. n. Love, Ottumwa, Iowa,
My Dear ST. Allow mo to use
your own language and say that I am
Surprised % we'll a. mortified 70
find that gentleman who has been
y long - you have IN public life,
should place any confidence In news.
paper dispatches from Washington.
The dispatch, . copy OF WHICH you
furnish, 10 . total MISREPRESENTATION OF
what said before the committee. I
made some statements - TO Arkansss,
North Carolina and other States, and
wa then asked il / could name other1
II which the expenses were large. /
stated, and my exact words were, that
the expenses Ii Iowa and Kansas were
largo, but did mot know that they
were not warranted by law. 1 stated
generally that / had made efforts to re-
dnce the expenses Of the Courts in the
different States. I made no allusion
whatever to the courtin Iowa, nor did
/ say that the Courts anywhere would
not give me any assistance.
/ am abused and investigated q the
head of this department because the
expenses Of the courts are so large in
the different States, and 1 have made
efforts, chiefly by correspondence with
the Marshals, to reduce them o. much
- the ends of justice would permit.
and / hope you will give me all the
aid in your power in that direction.
Very respectfully,
Gro. ri. WrrIyAMs
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

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We taks from she Pittsburgh PENN
C0ssSssscsul, 81 April 2, the following
account Of the fro at Millcrstown,
Butter HOunty, Penn, by which seven
persons were fatally burned, and
about fifty business houses and q
large portion of the town destroyed,
cntailing 9 loss Of $4,000. At 80
O'Clock, Wednesday morning, April I,
q fire was discovered breaking from
tho basement story ct the, Central
Hotel. j. a. Frisboe, the bartender,
who happened 10 be sitting up with !
sick friend, discovered the fire, and
Immediately rnshed through the halls
to arouse the guests. There were, I'm
Guiding servants, . hundred souls In
the house, and directly the corridors
became tho SCENE of the wildcat dis
may. Fortunately there were nd lady
guests registered last night, or tho
story OF horror and death might have
been immeaaurably more painful TO
detail. Tho flames drifted up the
wooden walls, and, quicker than Il
takes to tell il, spread over the entire
southern side, and wero curling in q
thousand tongues from cornico and
gable. The heat had the effect to
crack oil the windows on that side Of
house, and admitting the fame and
smoke before the most expeditions Of
the guests could put on their clothing.
Men rushed almost naked into the
hall, some not even taking their cloth
ing In their arms, anxious to escape
with their lives, tore up and down the
corridors, madly seeking some outlet
from the pursuing flames. The widest
horror prevailed. Shrek rose upOn
shrek In heart.rending accents, all the
more impressive because they came
from strone men graphing with death,
with the odds 90 terribly against ali
mere human power. Many on the
lower hail had found their way out Of
the building, and the proprietor Of the
house, who was sick, had been borne
out. For On instant It was hoped
that all would escape, but again that
hops Wns dashed BY the beseeching
cries for holp by those who had linz
eered e. 6rase nr n the exc,temenf 81
The drssSsHI moment vers nnshia Il
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n Ma q -. ho..c. ~ tha s;trsssn -,
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crsrt th- ~, TN. she 90, .crthsrn u, sIseyirs,
49, - ~ lu,,sS .s 49, a. =
the cofI10Of, had cut On sne servants
and shrieks and groans, the scene was
now too much tor human hearts,
knowing their utter inability TO ron.
der aid. Many turned away from the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

The st. Louis Republican has said
one thing which We thoroughly be.
lieve is correct, and which We cannot
often cay Of that papers opinions. In
speaking Of Gen. Grant being Z man
Of his own mind, who IL mot suscepti-
bic Of manipulation, 1t says:
He 10 not of that soft, plisble ma.
tnre which can be .kneaded like dough
by the hands of skilful and uuscrupu.
ious manipulators. What he docs IL
of HE own accord he may be encour-
aged, but 10 rarely or never influenced.
Ae.is, in short thoroughly response
bic for all his performances, and who
ever attempts to shoulder that resp0n-
sibility upon anybody else, thereby
shows utter ignorance Of the man. i"
Doubtless. General Grant, like all
other mortals, makes mistakes. He
has made such mistakes. He made
one Of them when he signed the SAL
airy bill, though it was impossible for
him at that time to tell, with any GER
tainty, which of the two horns of the
dilemma the people would sustain him
in, viz: to veto the bill and call an ex-
tra session of Congress to make APP
preparations necessary to run tho gov
ernment, which would 60 down with
his veto, or sign the bill with the OBJ
iectionsble feature in it. It Is claim
ed too, that he made mistake in the
appointment Of Simmons at Boston.
We do not know how about this APP
pointment it may have been for the
best or it may not have been, but it
is folly TO suppose that Grant himself
was not responsible for it. No
man who ever sat in the Presidential
chair has been freer from being led
by others, than President Grant. We
do not mean that he does not hear pa
tiently and courteously advice from
any quarter, but we meau::that finally
be decides upon his own judgement in
the light Of advice and Information
and assumes himself the entire respon-
sibility.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

IHE C0rrcncy Bill pAssod The Sen.
ate on the 9Th inst, amid much fecling
on the patt OF EastArn Senators. Sem
ators Uonkling, Sergeant and Anthony
and Senators Thurman and Schura
spoke briefly Al the last momcnt with
great vchcmence, in IDENTIFICATION Of
the bill. From the best information
We get At this writing, the following
is the text of the bill AZ 1t finally
passed:
BE IL enacted BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United
States Of america On Congress as
SECTION |. That the maximum
amount Of United States notes il here.
by fixed at &40O, 600, 600.
SEC. 2. That $46, 600, 600 in notes
for circulation in addition to such cir.
culation now allowed by law, shall be
issued to national banking associations
now organized and which may be or
gsnized hereafter, and such increased
circulation shall be distributed among
the several States rs provided in sec.
ton | of the act entitled can act to
provide for the redemption of the
tificatcs and for nm ;mcrc. a. 20" If v shs
national bank notes." approved July
-, ieiu' ,
ing association now va orusn ;" a. hare.
after to be organized, shall keep and
-. -
, n,';raa h ~ q part OF lts reserve, re.
coin received by il As interest on bonds
of the United States deposited as
s ru 'J Jao ol.Sa,a.,ng NOES On gCv-
only onc-fourth Of The reserve now
prescribed BY law for national hank
.ncos d"s - ~ sna o s;na y ISl
for the redemption Of its circulating
notes rom associations u the cities Of
no interest anal nI ~ p nsid \ u''' Oa'ah'es
1900 --7 b
The Burlington HasDkeye, noticing
the Withdrawal Of the Hon. George
W. NcCrary from the candidacy for
Congress in the First District, gives
the vote in that district last year, and
also that Of the year before. Last
year the Anti Monopoly majority was
20; the wear before McCrnrv's maiori.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

at $4O0, GOO, OOO, and providing for the
issue Of SAC, OOO, 900 additional national
bank circulation. 9
Mr.. Sherman said the effect OF the
motion wonid be to strike ont the fifth
and sixth sections Of the bill, q re-
| ported BY the committee, and they had
been unanimously agreed upon ~ the
committee, and would inferenfially
debt. ggs n
Mr.. Scott moved to amend tho
amendment by providing ,fhat here
after National Banks shall keep, %
part Of their reserve, one-fourtk The
coin received as interest ON their
bondss that only one-fourth Of the
legal reserve shall consist Of balances
due to an association, available for the
redemption OF its circulating notes
from the association, In cities Of r.
demption, and upon which baiances
no interest ct all shall be pad. s
The amendment was accepted by
Mr.. Mcrrimon. rs - 3 Z &
Mr.. Conkling moved an additional
section, % follows: eThat nothing n
this ct ashall be construed to. author.
izo IN increase Of the principal 81 the
public debt Of the United States.O
! Mr.. Morton opposed ana M. Sher.
man advocated III. Ccnkli6e's amend ~ !.
mcnt, which was rejscted, 3 hi
Year Allison, Anthony, Bayard,
Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Davis,
Fenton, FrehnghnYsen, Hager, Ham.
liton Of Nd, Hamilton of Texas. Ham.
I'M Howe, kellsy, Morrill, Of Vt, Sar-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-04-09

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