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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

CALCUTTA, Aug. 5-Disastrous floods
have occurred in the northwestern
provinces. Many dwellings have been
destroyed, and it is feared that serious
loss OF life has occurred.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

The West Point Cadet rccomme n.
dation for this district was made by
Congressman sampson this week.
His serious and protracted illness pre-
vented an examination of the report
Of tho committee ct earlier date. We
learn that according to the reports
Jones, OF Dayis county, stood frat,
Gray, Of Clear Creek Tp., Keokuk
county, second /; Rosecraus, of Sigour-
ney. third. A careful examination of
the report Of the committee showed
that they had done their work we'll,
and however much Judge Sampson
may have desired to bestow the ap-
pointment upon Keokuk county boy
he 10 not Of that material which will
permit home or personal preference to
interfere with strict and impartial
discharge of official duty; therefore
Jones, Of Davis county, received the
recommends tion. .-iSigourney Neys.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

Dublin. Aug. 5-The celebration of
the hundredth anniversary Of Daniel
O'Connel's birthday began here tc-
day, and will be continued three DAYS.
Religious services were held in the
Cathedral this morning, at which Car.
dinal Cullen of!iciated. This afternoon
an oratorio of Elijah is to be sung in
Exhibition Palace. Houses are deco
rated with banners, sc.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

DAYroN, Aug. 3-The rivers are
falling. Small grains are badly dam
aged. Tobacco is used up, potatoes
rotting. and a narrow belt of corn is
considerably damaged. Part of the
big bridge across the Mama, eight
miles south Of Dayton, was washed
away last night. Loss $4,000 The
total damage in Montgomery county,
to crops and other property is esti-
mated at $500, 600.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

DUBLIN, Aug. 5-Dr. Croke, in the
course Of his sermon at the Cathedral this
morning, said the Irish people were being
eircated under State system, which, If
not all they could desire, was in may respects
successful. The foreign church, he added,
has been humbled, rights of occupiers of
| soil have to some extent been recognized,
and we are fast working ourselves into po-
| sition of equality and independence which
every subject should occupy under the pro.
lection OF what am not afraid to designate
as the best balanced constitution in the
world.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

LONDON, Aug. 5-Ten. thousand
strangers arrived in Dublin yesterday
to attend the O Connell centennary.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

OMAHA, Aug. 4-This morning be-
tween three and four O'Clock, 9 terri
BILE storm of wind hail and rain, &C
companied by remarkable thunder and
lightning, passed over this city. Im.
mense damage was done to the streets,
foliage, and crops standing. Thous-
ands of panes OF glass were shattered.
Plate glass five-eights of an inch thick
were shivered to atoms. Some Of the
hail stones weighed one and one-half f
pounds. The storm was confined prin-
cipally to the Missouri river valley
from Sioux City, lows, to Browns.
vile, Neb.. where It passed off in a
soptheasterly direction. aEf " M
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

ROME, Aug. 5-The OCohnel CELL
tennial was observed here by the cell
ebration of Pontificial mass in the
Chapel of the Irish College,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-11

LONDON, Aug. s. No arrangement
has yet been made with the Union
Bank for the redemption of Duncan,
Sherman Il Co.'s letters of credit in
the hands of travellers. Negotiations
pending since the failure have not
been completed, and the longer ar
arrangements arc postponed the less
probability there is Of successful re-
suit. Letters from Paris say that over
one thousand holders of the firms
letters of credit have been heard from
in Germany, alone, who are utterly
destitute of money. and have been
compelled to apply for relief to tho
local authorities or to the American
COusuls, ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22
Railroad Supervisors.

The railroads of Virginia have gotten upon
high borses, and if they could be brought to
fair and proper accountability it would be
good thing for the people But any super
visory body that was not impartial and
brave, and had not time, and power, and
proper compensation for thorough and
faithful Investigation of all roads, would be a
mere disguise, because of its ineficiency, for
covering up maisdnnistration and op-
pressiye policies.
We make this suggestion because we see
that the Legislatute--or rather the House of
Deiegates-is hammering away at a bill the
object of which is to establish some sort of
supervision over the condition and manage.
ment OF railroads. A bill is proposed which
constitutes the Governor, Secretary Of the
commonwealth, and Treasurer, board 10
nave the general supervision of railroads.
There is substitute proposed for this bill.
which provides for single commissioner 10
be appointed by the Governor. by and with
the advice and consent of the General Az.
sembly, who shall examine all railroads.
their condition and administration, and re.
port to the General Assembly. And there
J. yet au amend ment to the substitute pro-
posing the election Of three commissioners
~ the people to perform these duties.
- "-.1. -ci>a.e .-s oeea octssioued 10y
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Taxing Dogs.
HESRIco COUNTY, February IS, 1917
IL H.

HESRlCO COUNTY, February 10, 1917
To The Editors Of the Dispatch:
Nearly every day see in the Dispqtchan
article about taxing dogs. and have been
wishing to say something about taxes 10 re.
gard to them and the taxes now assessed.
suppose you do not know that all this cry in
your paper about the dog-taX is TO kill of all
the dogs belonging to poor people, &c. Now,
take my neigbborh0od in regard TO taxes. /
work some ten or fifteen cjOred hands all
through the year, and at Christmas, or up 10
that date, the taX-collector could get from
fifteen to twenty dollars every year at my
house. They have come but about twice
since the war after taxes, and then after
Christmas, when most OF the freedmen had
gone, As they seldom stay more than one year
ut one place.
Ny taxes are paid in Richmond, at our
office, and I believe that il they were not
paid there that the taX.collect0r would no,
take the trouble TO come out alter them, and
would 90 free from taxes, as do some
Young men / have who live with NE. |. il
not only so with me, but it Is SO on every
farm in my part OF the county. You wiIl
ask, What has that TO do with the dog.taX:
Well, it is this: If they do not collect taxes
of the people who own the dogs, will they
collect taxes on the dogs! keep dogs. and
am willing to pay taxes on them; and and
few others who keep valuable dogs in the
county will pay, and these SAME people
whom you make the tax for will 90 tree, as
they do now of their poll-tax. Better make
law to collect the taxes that are levied be-
fore putting more taXas on those who are
always ready and do pay them.
Respectfully, VI. ;. +.
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to ride thirty miles to get to steamboat, 3r
railroad. TO travel the SHINE route over again
by steam. to make sixty miles charges In
mIleage); then add the amount,"a couple Of
hundred dollars, to their salaries. Quite stffl-
Gent, and far more In some circuits, which
now have averaged some $500 per annum IN
the last three or four years, as by Auditors
report. Why, glance over these items OF
mileage paid circuit Judges annually since
1870. and they put to blush many of Uncle
SANS mail contractors who travel day in and
day out, from year to year, under penalty, for
far less nav. The State OF Virginia has paid to
its circuit Judges in salaries and mileage in the
FIVE wears to January 1875 the pretty little
sum Of $3.50, 0OO-in the neighborhood of it
estimating at $4,000 to each Of the sixteen
circuits-some perhaps get more-and put
ting the mileage by the Auditors report !;
making TO each circuit the pretty sum OF
sl1 go. Now, this properly financered, In
the hands Of a sensible committee OF three
men. by compromise and SO op, would have
gone far to pay or settle the indebtedness or
the people in each circuit. Would it not
have paid those circuits proportion OF the
State debt, or certainly the interest! Ana
vet the laws may have been as faithfully (cer.
tai.ily as satisfactorily to the people, ana
promptly administered (both civil and crimi.
nall by the county judges. Sill, with all
this, the General Assembly cry out economy
in the judiciary, yet pile Ossa on feieh,
and, too, when it Is minated that many OF
its members are under pledges on the SUD-
iect of the courts. Cut OF the mileage OF
circuit Judges, or say what it shall be Zoo
thing left to them); restrict the number OF
regular terms to two year (uo special.term
priyileges), and restore the county courts to
full jurisdiction and dignity. This we all
osl- PEOPLE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22
The Circuit Judges aud the County
COurts-Again.

FEBRUARY 10, 1919. /.
Editors of the Dispatch: In your issue OF
the 10th instant is an extract from the Staun-
tom Vindicdtor headed "The Circuit and
County Courts" in which it is stated that
:. seventeen Of the circuit judges" agreed
that they could manage all the business be-
fore them" Is not your exchange IN error,
since we never had but sixteen circuit Judges
under the present Constitution!
Those who expressed the opinion that
they I" could manage all the business before
them did so upon the hypothesis and rea-
sonable expectation that the number OF tnelr
courts should remain as then, and as had
been since the organic ltion Of the Govern
ment-that is, two terms year ID eacn
county.
No one imagined that such an unredsona-
bic requirement would be made OF them as
doing lin addition to their appropriate work.
nearly all that had heretofore been done
by ninety-six county judges, and hold three
terms a year in every county-one.thlrd more
than had ever been held in Virginia by the
circuit courts. And all this Uithout one
farthino's COMPENSATION. The needless loss
of time and money in the additional travet
over circuits without railroad facilities mas
rendered it imprncticable in some circuits 10
bold the number of courts required by 10"
and SUBJECTED the judges to large increase
of expense and practical dim'nutton OF their
salaries.
Let the Legislature return to the plan
! which has heretofore obtained in this State
throughout its history till August 1873 -
so rearrange the circuits as to equal'1e the
labor and give to the judges compensation
that will keep them and their families from
want-and sixteen circuit judges will DO all
that is required, and do it cbeaply. Now
they hold one-third more courts than here
toiore-do the work of ninety.six county
judges, thus saving the Treasury Ss6,Ooo OF
salaries-are eXiles from home and almost
strangers to their famlies-tor nothing.
INDEX,
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should be taxed anyway. Ii any one s,o,s
at our county-aeat might IN the snr;rmef
the year, before the sun rises in The n rs
he will have sworn thousand t;,oa a'n y,
favor OF taxing dogs. From the ybininy
Dark OF Ptrp to the coarse bass of Tho
DULL" be will receive the full benefit. # {.
true our county.seat has corporation ,ax
on every dog, but the visitors from all 49,
of the county are numerous and possess ra m,
steal talents Of no ordinary magnitude. Pr,
the whole thing In nutshell is simDlv tb;..
II man has udluabie dogs. they shonld ho
taxed with bis other valuabIes. # ha
has acorthless dogs, he should be made n nv
tax on them. and may be he would soon
stop keeping worthless ours. Then thera
can be no doubt Of the business of sncb u.
tax. Leave 1t to the people of the conntrv
and such tax would be ratified BY an over
whelming majority. Then why viii or-
Legislature not see to the matteri No ona
Will make move to inquire even into the
expediency Of such tax. The legislators
are elected by The people, and the peonIe
look to them to take care of their interests
and why il it that they sit with
folded arms when from county after
county comes the voices of the peonla
crying for justice? / say the peonle
nave u right to expect their representatives
to look to their interests. They have an.
pealed again and again, and they have a par.
feet right TO expect and demand bearins
on all questions pertaining to their weIf,re
What is the use Of having Representative, !;
they sit as obstinate as mules, and viii mo,
listen or pay the least degree OF attention -
the voice OF their constituents | answer,
none in the world. The doors of the c1ni.
toll had better be closed. And Just here l.,
me give short dialogue which took place ~
the courthouse the other day. An old na.
gro man seeing one Of the representatives
from this county on the street stopped
gentleman passing, and said, "P!ca,e. sar.
told me what ar de Leg.uslarur dom ?"
The gentleman replied that al. ia
not doing anything just now. The
members 60 in at II O'Clock, sit 4 While,
and adjourn. WelI,' SAYS the old negro
~ clar de Cord ef dey ain'i ben se'!ta' since
mighty nigh Christmas, and dey still ar SCI.
TIM. l s'pose, massa, dey amt hatchel
muffin" Well, that's fact, and score one
for "old Louisa" We hope they will hatch
a dag tar before they are done setting, a.
least. One thing is certain the dogs must
he taxed or sheep-raisiDg must be stopped.
But we still hope the Legislature will wake
up from its sleep and 60 to work. We"
not give up the ship yet, but fight her I'll! she
sinks" Fox PATRrE.
Louisa Courthouse, Va., February 20, 1915.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22

81 am sorry for your people" "Why?r
asked Laurens. "They will lose their
'hateas corpus" was the reply. "Lose their
habeds corpus exclaimed Laurens. "Yes, )"
said Lord Shelburne, "we purchased it with
! centuries of wrangling, many years OF fight.
ing. and had it confirmed by at least fifty acts
Of Parliament. All this taught the nation its
va Tue, and it's SO ngrained into their creed,
as the very foundation of their liberty, that
no man or party will ever dare trample on it.
Your people will pick it up and attempt to use
it, but having cost them nothing they will
not know how to appreciate 1t. At the first
great inter. nal feud you have the majority
will trampIe IN it, and the people will per.
init it to be dane; and so will so your lib
erty." Does Congress or the President
know anything OF this prophecy, and are
they endeayorng to prevent or promote its
tulilment p ouisriN,' Courier.
We had forgotten the above conversation.
But see how true prophecy it was. We
read It yeaH ago.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22

"DAYs NEAR ROME" is the title Of a book
by Mr.. AUG. J. c. HARE 1--WE conjecture Of
Philatielphia). In notice of this book some
days since we attempted to pay it a compli-
ment by comparing it to the works of Father
Hrc and JOHN L. STEPHENS. We with plea.
sure make this compliment the more en-
phatic now by pronouncing it truthful
history, descriptive and narrative, of the eX-
ceedingly interesting and classic district to
which it is devoted. Book-readers will re-
member that travellers in Italy are prone to
devoting their descriptions to the Holy City.
The country around about it is rich in his
tory and incompatible beauty. Every rood
of ground is rife with historic interest, le-
gendary lore, and heroic incident. 1t was
the theatre of Rome's grandeur. The early
conflicts Of the small States that were clus-
tered near the Roman capital are more
iraught with heroic deeds than was ever so
small territory on earth, not excepting the
Grccian States.
This wonderful, this charming theatre OF
mans gre4tness-thiS lovely garden, where
Providence has ayishly bestowed her ia
vors-this region, wherein nature by her
wondrous works has left the impressions
that fill the mind with admiration and love
this district, where man is lost 10 enchant.
raeut-Mr. HARE has laid before his readers in
his earnest and truthful pages. He gives us
description and history, and he does so with
out vanity and offensive parade of his own
Observation-Disclosures that so often mar books OF
travel. Mr.. HARE has iaid the public under
obligations by his reliable account of the
most wonderful spot on earth.
The book Is for sale By WEST, JOHNSTON
& CO.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22
Taxing Dogs and Guns.
lFor the Dispatch


Having read much on sheep.ralSing and
taxing dogs, guns, and rifles, for the past
two years, whilst our honorable Legislature
has been in session, being farmer | may
venture to make suggestion. 1t is my
candid opinion the majority of the members
of the Legislature not only believe but Know
it is to the interest Of this State to tax all
guns, rifles, and pistols, also to tax dogs.
Every land owner in the State, in my opinion,
would gladly see such law. In some sec
tons it would be useless to tax the dog and
not the gun and rifle, as the latter would Kill
Us many sheep as the dogs. Dogs do not
prevent farmers from raising hogs. Are they
raised: No. Why? Because they are
stolen and nine times out Of ten they are
shot 1t is to-day Impossible to even
raise hogs on my farm, to say nothing OF
sheep. Not only should dogs, guns, and
rifles be taxed, but some laws passed by
which farmer should be allowed TO raise
not only sheep, but hogs and everything else
that be may wish.
Our laws do not protect the farmer as they
should. 1t is my opinion the genuine hound
and, possibly, the pointer should not be
taxed. am satisfied the hound should not
lie taxed. In many sections Of this State to-
day neither lambs nor pigs can be raised on
account of foxes. The hound is necessary to
keep down the foxes, and they will do 1t
without the use Of the gun or rifle. A hound
is not like the cur or other dogs whilst pur.
suing a sheep. He, as q general rule, VIII
open or, in other words, give his mouth !;
which is information to the owner OF the
sheep. I do not own hound; therefore II
cannot be said write in behalf OF The hound
through an interested motive. nave peen
a fox hunter, but am too old now.
l do hope the Legislature will pass sucn
laws-tax guns, and rifles, and DO gas VIII
protect the farmer. The honest working
man should be protected. FARMER.
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J., fr,to, ond thera has never been uay

the Union, and there has never peeh wy
from 1888 to 1875 according to the theory
upon which the war was waged) wnen u
c;nia was not as much entitled to representa-
ton in Congress as. Massachusetts.
But Congress had no power to make su.n
n contract. AS that body itself MADE 'he
contract in 1870, it could just as easily nia"e
= similar one now. It could just as right
fully aud const,utionally provide oS al ~.
TO be passed tomorrow that Virginia snou'o
ALWAYS have a negro acknowledgement.
There Is no difference between the status OF
New York and the status Of Virginia as
State Of the Union. The one State has every
right that the other State has. If New 1ork
can alter her constitution, Virginia can alter
hers. II Congress can prevent Virginia
from. changing hers as she pleases, Congress
can prevent New York from changing hers
az she pleases. The States mag change tneir
constitutions at will and no power on earth
c,n stay their hands. All they have to DO IS
to see that the changes do not conflict with
the Federal Constitution; though If they dR1
it woald make small difference, seeing that
any article or section making such change
would be null and void
Arkansas has struck out of her Consutu
, ton lust such provisions as the second ano
: third parsgr,phs of the UNDERWOOD Bill Of
RIGHTS, and has altered her Constitution IL
many respects, yet there is not good law
ger in Congress who holds that that body
y can fnterpose to restore the eXcised proVl
:, sions TO the Constitution. Even Judge 70
r T. AND. with his New England narroWness o.
o vision, has to acknowledge that Congress ha'
, no authority ia the matter. But if the" com
6 pact" quoted by the Virgin'an were con
Institutional one and binding upon the State,
, il would be for the courts to decide when II
WAS yiolated-not for Congress. Suppose
n nevertheless, we concede the validity Oh lhe
contract, and that Congress is the judge al
~ 10 its infraction, what could Congress 20
: Evidently the penalty is deprivation OF rep
I resentation in Congress. Can Congress en-
: force that penalty! BY no means. II would
o not dare to undertake II.
J.. So that we reach the inevitable conclusion
: that the agreement, compact, or CONTRACT
! which "Tocs1s and the Tirginian hold W
in terrorem over the heads of the people o.
: Virginia was mere waste of words on th'
n part of Congress. 1t has not now, and never
( had, any vitality. 1t was the assertion of ar
authority which never existed, and the ut
terapce of a threat which no power on eartt
, can carry into effect.
} Virginia can alter her Constitution at Will
D The only restrictions upon her action, WI
G repeat, are those contained in the Constitu
| ton of the United States. These resolution!
e mot the act of Congress above quoted) rendel
b her unable to deprive negroes Of the RICH
/ to vote unless for reasons made equally ope
j.. rative as against whites.