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The Coin Standard Of the Various
Nations of the World.

AS a matter of information and ref
erence, we reproduce the various
nations of the world having the
double standard Of gold and silver,
those having the gold standard alone,
and those having the silver standard
exclusively, together with their pop
ulations. The following is the list of
countries having the double standard
gold and silver.
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COURIER

Assistant Secretary Mccormick has
resigned and will resume the Sccreta-
ryship of the Republican National
Committee.
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Nor A BIT MoRE.-Government

Nor A BIT MoRE-Governm
cannot make irredcemable paper notes
money by calling them SO. The
words zone dollar" engraved on a
note would no more make il a dollar
than the words ga horse" pasted on a
cow would convert that estimable
brute into an Arab steed.-St. Louis
Republican (Denaocrat,c).
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Life a Burden.

m BOSTON, NOV z, is.j.
II: r. STEVENS, Esq f
Dear Sir-From poor. emaciated sufferer tie
NHErlSE has restored ine 10 pcrfc, health.
nave Tor years been terrible saiferer from
TANKER and Dyspepsia, at times rendering life
almost burden to me- ] am no.. fifteen l5)
pounds heavier than When leomine reed the Use
of VEGErINE.
will make mention that was also a great
sufferer from Kidney Complaint. causing excru
eating pain through the small Of The back
nearly all OF the time. This, too, vEGErINE has
cured, ana am now a perfect picture of health
anu Will add, happiness--ali caused from the
use OF few bottles of VEGErISE
Respectfully, III. q. HUGHES
Union place, Boston, Mass.
VEGETINE is composed Of Roots, Banks and
Herbs. 1t is very pleasant to take every child
likes It.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19

Gen. James a. Garfield and Geo. A.
Peudleton are to have Joint discus.
sion in Ohio. George will be badly
beaten in the fight.
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nrss!AN LOSSES AT GRIvIcA.

Et SStAS t.NSStS Al GklNltA
LoNpoN, Sept. 1.-THE following
has been received:
BUCHAREST, Sunday night.--Colo.
mel WELLESLEY has just arrived from
Russian headquarters before Plevna
He reports all quiet except intermit.
tent firing around Grivica. The re.
doubt is still held by the allied forces
Military operations really closed on
Wednesday evening, when the Turks
recaptured the double redoubt taken
Skobeieff. The Russian commander.
in-chief could not, or would not, send
rcinforccments to this reaoubt. II
was only too evident that the attack
was at all end. Gen. Skobeleff lost
1000 men in attacking the redoubt and
he lost 5000 more in holding it. An
immense proportion of officers were
killed or wounded. Only one com
mander of a regiment is alive and
scarcely q head of a battalion is left
Two officers of the staff are killed
one of whom was Narastchagen
brother of the great artist, and anoth
er was wounded.
a correspondent writes: I saw Gen.
erai Skobcleil' in his tent at night
lie was quite calm and collected. HI
said IL have done my best could
do no more. Ny detachment is hal
destroyed, my regiments do not exist
| have no officers left, ! have lost :
guns
"Why did they refuse you rem.
torccment?" / asked. "Who was tl
! blame
Il blame nobody" he replied; 81
is the will of Cod
The Russians have not, however
abandoned their position and do no
seem disposed to do SO. On the con
trary. they are fortifying them.
Sulieman Pasha has, it is said, eff
| tected junction with Mehemet Ali
1t seems probable that their combin'
cd forces may attempt something
against the army of the Car with
which he is already obliged to rctir,
before this junction was effected, ant
may now be forced TO retire still fur,
thcr, although the imperial guart
now arriving rapidly may put anoth
or face on affairs.
The town fortress of Bielka have
Internationally surrendered 10 Tia,
NJ OntpupurinS,
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DISTRICT COURT.
In Ven Buren county.

In Van Buren County.
commencing on the lat Monday Of January,
ana the "a Monday of August
I'm Wapello County.
commencing ON the Bird Monday OF January,
and the 9TH Monday of August
In Davis County.
Commencing on the 3D. Monday OF February,
ana The 4th Monday of September.
In Appan0Ose County.
:, Commencing on the LIST Monday of March, and
the LIST Monday OF October.
In Wayne C0unty.
Commencing Oh the 4th Monday OF March, and
the 3d Monday of October.
I'm Lucas County.
Commencing on the 2d Monday after the 9Th
Monday OF March, and the LIST Mondayof Noyem-
Der.
I'm Monroe COunty.
Commencing ON the 4th Monday after tho 9Th
Monday of March, and the Bird Monday OF Novenl-
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a BUCIIAKEsT, sept To- a cofFcspon-
dent at Bucharest tclegraphs On
Friday night ] left the battlefield
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Dow Trey Co,

Lo%noN, Sept. Is. 1t is reported
that two Russian gun boats in the
hlllia mouth of the Danube, were at
tackcH by Turkish iron ciads and one
gunboat so badly injured il had to be
DESTROYED
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Live Stcck Mark ct
BY TELEGRAPH

BY Telegraph
ST.. Louis, Sept. Is.
lIogs-Receipts 1000 head. Prices
remain unchanged.
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Would Give Dollar for a Dose.

Ir n = 'UsIUN, My %, ISII.
ii: X. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-l have been badly afflicted with Kid
ney Complaint for ten years; have suffered
great pain in my back, hips and side. with great
dlihculty in passing urine, which was often and
nvery small quantities, frequently accompanied
win blood and excruciatius pain. lhayc faith
iully tried most of The popular remedies recon-
mended for my complaint; have been under the
treatment OF some OF the most skilfRl plysi-
Grams IN Boston, all Of whom pronounced my case
incnrable. This was my condition when ! was
ADVISED by friend TO try the NEGETINE, and 4
could see the good effects FROM the first dose /
TOOK, and from that moment kelt on improving
until was entirely cured, taking in all, should
think, about six bottles.
IL Is indeed valuable medicine. and il
should be afflicted again in the same way would
without.
Respectfully, j. NJ. GLE,
SCI Third St South Boston
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19

Z6liOu "a tAc SOufI tulS OPAhAou WoS
only reversed by the decision of five
Of the Judges against four.
The whole question turned on the
existence of war-a necessity imminent
to save the Governmcnt-when all
else failed. 1t is the sheerest folly to
suppose that now in time Of profound
peace the issue of over $500, 100000,
or any other sum Of greenbacks
would or possibly could be sustained
by the court.
Again-grecnbacks are still IRE
deemable, they arc still forced loan
by the Government and bear no in
terest. Therefore, the substitution
Of greenbacks for Understanding
bonds is the forced act of the Govern
ment paying it's interest bearing note
with a non-interest promise to pay,
which the Government cannot pay
and will not pay till it shall resume
again--it is throwing upon the Gov
eminent the whole obligation of re-
sumption instead of dividing it with
the banks, and almost doubling its
demand Indebtedness, and will there
fore require nearly double the coin
to be provided in the Treasury vaults
to resume with.
Again-it is in direct violation
of the pledge made in the dark
hour of the nation in 1864, to
which we have referred, viz: that the
greenback issue should never exceed
$4OO, 100000. This issue never has ex-
ceeded s4OO,OOO,OOO. This pledge was
made to give character to these
greenbacks and the national bonds
as we'll. Its violation now, would
unsettle, to an extent NO man can es-
innate, the value of the legal tenders,
our bonds, the business of the coun-
try, and our credit with the nations.
Add to this the power to be exercised
by Congress at each recurring session,
to issue of these greenbacks accord
ing to the varying fluctuations of
parties, and we see as clear as the
noon day sun in heaven, that instead
of stability and activity in business
instead OF hopes for prosperity; in
stead of our national bonds at 4 per
cent, selling at par, all would be I'M
certainty doubly increased from what
it is now, in our effort to resume !;
business would be feverish and fear
full of results; our bonds could not
be sold for par, bearing s per cent in
terest, and finally there would be
no hope and no light save in undoing
such unwise legislation. We must
not further extend this article. The
field is comprehensive one. We
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19

LoNnoN, Sept. IA Bucharest
spccia! says: The Czarowitch's army
has Withdrawn completely behind the
line OF. the yantra.
Uniavorable rumors are current
| concerning the Russian position AT
Schipka Pass.
The new bridge al Nicopolis was
still unfinished "Wednesday, owing to
lack of boats.
A Cons,antinoplc dispatch says :
Mukhtar Pasha reports that the Rus
slams have evacuated Arabian an!
retired 10 Fort Emiroglon.
THE LATEST FIGHTING at rLEyNA.
A Russian official bulletin, dated
Poradin, Sept Is, says: esterday we
made no further attack, but lombard
cd the Turkish Notifications and the
town of Pleyna at short range. To-
wards four O'Clock in the afternoon
the town began to burn, and
TWO EXPLOSIONS
were observed within the forsiiica-
tons. The Turks made little reply
to our fire and directed all their CT
forts against our left wing, which
threatens their rear at this point.
Gen. SkobeleiiI
REPULsED FIVE FURIOUS ATTACKS
of the Turks, but was compelled in
the evening after the sixth, to evacu-
ate the Notifications which lie cap
tured Tuesday. During Wednesday
night our troops entrenehea them
selves in their positions.
From the beginning of the battle
up to | O'Clock Wednesday afternoon,
5000 wounded have been brought to
the field hospitals. There have been
no collisions at other points of the
theatre of war.
The Rutschuk column is concen-
trated in fresh positions half o days
march behind the Kara LON.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19

before Plevna. At noon yesterday
the Turks began an attack upon the
two rcdonbts taken by Gen, Skobelefl
on Tuesday evening, and which were
held twcnty-four hours--until We'd
nesday. The Turks made six dcs-
perate attacks, five of which were
successfully repulsed by Gen. Skob-
cleft, but finally about six O'Clock in
Che evening, the Turks drove him
from the redoubts. He lost three
cannon.
TIE WEEKS orEEATIoNs-A REVIEW.
LONDON, Sept. 15.--Thcrc is hardly
any reason for doubt that the weeks
operations about Plevna did not re-
suit as favorably for the Russian.lsou-
manians as was expected in view of
the reports from the Russian sources.
A brief Turkish bulletin about affairs
about Plevna reads: "Since Friday
the Russians have made continuous
assaults, but have been repnlsed. We
have recaptured two redoubts on the
Lovatz road which recently fell into
the enemy's hands"
This comedies with the detailed
narratives received and with the late
Russian bulletins. The friends of
Russia have reason to fear, therefore,
that the capture of Grivica redoubt is
of much less significance than was at
first represented. Ifso, Osman Pasha
may await his reinforcementsw without
fear of further immediate molesta-
ton. These achievements are, ac-
cording TO Vienna dispatch, already
on the way from Sofia, whence most
of the reserves have been sent across
tho Balkans to Archanis.
vsULElMAN PAsIlA.
The following description of Sulei.
man Pasha's position, written ter
days ago, is probably still correct IN
the main: Suleiman Pasha's army
including rcinforccments just reCeiy.
ed, keeps up its original numbers oil
$4,000 men with ample field artillery
land mountain guns. Upon his righ
and lett Inc has established Is gun.
which give the Russians no rest nigh
or day. Although he cannot suili
GENTLY command the road from Ga
brona into The Russian fertilization
to prevent their receiving supplies
he can and does make them have any,
thing but an easy time within thcil
cnircnchments, which arc exposed te
his murderous thanking fire that en-
tails very heavy losses. Gen. Rodetz
Isy cannot break through the force
before and descend into the plain an,
more than Sulciman pasha can driv,
him ont OF his position and make ;
Iswoop upon Gabrova and the coun
Try beyond. SO matters will in al
probability remain until some impor
tant change occurs in the vicinity o
Shumla and Plevna.
THE CzARowiron's rREDICAMENT.
A report says the Czarowitch's for
ccs have been SO weakened to rein
: force the Plcvna army that they ar
: no match for Mehemet Ali, and thi
seems to be corroboratcd by the Rus
slams steadily retrograding.
ON TIE WHOLE,
whatever may be the fate of Plevns
the time is rapidly slipping away il
which the Russians might retrieve tn
! fortunes of the European campaign
now so seriously compromised, as ais
, the Asiatic one.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19
vegetine is sold by all Druggists.
TERMS OF THE COURTS
I'd Judicial District Of Iowa
For the Years 1S7S-S9.

PURSUANT TO LAW. we, the undersipne5
District and Circuit Judges Of the I'd Judicial
District of Iowa, do hereby order that the terms
OF the District and Circuit Courts In and for said
District, for the years 1878 and 1879 be held fhc
folio wing times, to-wit:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19
Seventy one Years Of Ace.
EAST MARsurIELp. Aug. % $50

EAST MARsHFlELD, Aug. %, 1870.
MR.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir--l am seventy-one years OF age have
suffered many years with Kidney Complaint,
weakness in my back and stomach WAS IA
dieed by friends TO try your NEGEriNE, and I
mink 1t the best medicine for weakAxss Ut lie
Kidneys ever used. / have triasf nany RENE
ues Tor this complaint, and ney ssrfcund 81. mach
relief as from the NEGETiNE. Itsireng;heus and
lnvigorates the whole system. Many of my as
quaintances have takeIiit, and believe il Ia lie
good for all the complaints for which il is 10
commended.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19

The Russian official account can claim
up to date, in its dispatch, is the cap
ture by Gen. i5kobel Of one of The
heights ia the vicinity OF I'levna.--
This, it is said, would enable the Mus
covite guns to lombard the enemy :
positions and the town itself The
ciiicial account does not un6erratc
any advantage gained, but the bonn
bardment of the cnemy's positions
had been already in progress for four
days, and throwing shells into the
town could have little effect, save in
lliciing on the wounded sheltered in
houses the agony Of further suffering.
and possibly being burnt alive
through the place being set in blaze
Our losses in wounded alone cx~
coed 5000. The numhcr killed has
not been ascortaiucd At dayhrca! n
vigorous artillery fire was recou,-
menced along the whole line. Our
troops are in front of The Turkish
Notifications in the positions captured
yesterday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19
FINANCIAL QUERIES AND REPLY

OTTUMwA, Iowa, Sept. 8, 1877.
Eos. COURIER Being Republican
and never having voted any other
ticket since the reelection Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. when cast my first bal
lot, | suppose have right to ask
few questions to the expoundcrs OF
the principles of the party, as held
and set forth in the platforms at the
present time, in order more perfectly
to understand the position held by the
party, and to be the better able to
meet objections made against those
principles.
was present at the Opera House
on Wednesday evening and heard thu
remarks of Mr.. Wilson, who, l sup
pose, is perfectly well informed upor
the subject of those remarks: but 8
few assertions there made, to my
mind need explanation. do moi
claim to have very ready compre'
hension Of financial matters, and, in
order to understand Mr.. Wilson's
position better l must ask
LIST. When was the law enacted
which restricted the issue of Green.
backs to four hundred million dol
lars? Give the date of the law?
I'd. How many kinds of currency
and how much of each kind will We
have after the Resumption act comes
in force?
| Wherein is the National bank note
T to be preferred as currency to thu
Grecnback
30. How much more interest pei
annum, if any, do we have to pay o,
the National debt in consequence o
having 337 million dollars of it il
bonds drawing interest. held by Ma
tional banks, than we would have t,
pay if that 337 millions was in green
backs, in circulation, drawing no in
terest?
4th. Is not the National Bank cur
rency secured by the national govern
ment, and if so, what is the differenc
between that and greenbacks excer
that greenbacks are a legal tende
while national bank notes are not?
| 9th. Which would business ma
prefer to owe, a note drawing int,
est or one not drawing any interest
; 9th. Would not the capital inves
ed in National Banks be taxable b
the National, State and Municips
Governments just about the same, n
matter how invested, and if so, the
how is it that the government ge
such a large revenue from the Banl
which it could not get otherwise, an
9 if this capital was Withdrawn fro
6 National Banks, where it is loane
: out to poor men at large rates Of il
terest, would it not be compelled
= seek new channels for investment an
Il build up enterprises which now slet
for want Of capital?
q If the above questions are answers
4 satisfactorily and truthfully, the
y will be at least one republican bett
: satisfied with the party to which
!, has always been proud to belong.
QUERY.
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| By Telegraph:

New York Market.
, 1877-08-05
RAILROADS.
CUTTING RATES


It Was hoped that the recent difficulties be-
tween the railroads and their employees would
have the effect OF preventing the cutting Of
rates hereafter. But no sooner are these
troubles oyer and the rpads open again for
business, complaiets are being made that some
OF the roads have gone back to their former
practices, and are trying to cut each others
throats. TIE first case of this Eind cane to
light yesterday. The Quartermaster Of one Of
the regiments Of regulars now in this
city came to The manager Of road Ieadin;t
East from this city, inquir1ng the cost Of
transportation Of several companies OF soldiers,
He was informed that the Company woulI
charge full rates. 1hereupon tho tluartcrmas-
ter informed tue manager that rival liuc had
already offered to transport his men for half
who made this rate will claim that the rcuuc-
ton was laerely made to aid in the supprcsslon-
OF the riotors, yet the managers Of OTTER roads6
say that ii the Company had made the reluc-
tion out Of such motives they might have made
an open offer to transport troops to disturpcI
points free Of charge, Or at halt-price, and need
not have acted clandestinelY In the matter.
This has made much bad blood in railroad cir
rfas
, 1877-08-05

from tho pens oi popular drama,ists
and composers. Ct Paul and Virsinfc y IS to
be- spendaly remounted at the Lyrique,
ers Of Vcrona,'' in which it is hoped that He'll
hronn and Capoul will be INDUCED to D1ay The
lovers. A. the Porto St. Martin, the chief tri-
unph OF the tho theatre: ''Tl,e two Orphans u
Opera Comlqur both speak Of rev works by
GounOd.
Before these events come oil, however, ne ex-
poet to have Ha'cvy's T. Refine dc cnypre u and
- '.L'Africaine" at the OPERA and Jonann Strauss
accession Of that most charming and piouant of
houife-actresscs, Jeanne Granier, 10 the trounc,
has quite eclipsed its older rivala: the Varieties
and the Bouncs Parlsfens- N. poise, the tunc-
fu1 composer Of that pretty one-act tribe, s.Bon
Soir Eoisfn," is also going to give us a new
work, the subject Of which has been borrowed
from a comedy by Marivanx.
HARRY ST. MICHEL.
, 1877-08-05
CASUALTIES.
AN UNFINISHED NAP.
!Suec{E{ Dispatch to The Tribune.


NEW YORK, Aro. 1.-Whilc the New York ex-
press.traiD Of the Northern Railroad OF New
jersey, leaving Jerscr City at 5 p u,., was pass
Ing CorrFviLe at high rate Of speed, the en-
ginccr saw an object lying across the track ahead
Of him. The train was stopped as soon as pos
sible, but the object mad been struck By the en-
gine and. flung into a ditch near By. It was
attcTWard discovered to be q baby, Is months
old, named Katy Sullivan. Shc was uncon-
scious, but the only injury she had received was
slight scratch on the lace and a bruise on her
side The iufant was taken to her mothers
house near by, and soon recovered conscious
ness.
, 1877-08-05
THE CHAUThU0uA REfORMERs,

FA1RPo1Sr, n. T., Aug 4.-The Reform
Council, connected with the fourth annual
chautauqua National Assembly. opened its first
session at o'clock this morning, the Rev. ]. T.
Vincent, .. D., presiding, with an. unusually
large attendance iron, all parts OF the country.
ANTHONY Comstocl, Of New Tork, addressed
the audience in relation to the National Sorfety
for the Suppression Of Vice, glving its history
aud dcsrribingi its operation. -
Francis Murphy, temperance lecturer, WAS in~
troduccd and made few remarks.
The Rev. J. z. Newman, Of Washington
, 1877-08-05

A. j. 3tcKjmmcn, the wclt-known Nashville
trainer and driver who brought out blac6"oou,
r.. was recently bitten in horrible manner bF
the the staiiion, Stroder's H2mbletooian. As the
horse was bciug harncssed for his noznlns
work, .tr. McKimmen PLACED bis lett hand on
the end Of the shaft, and with his r1snt passeo
the eirtll under the horse 10 the groom. Ast
soon as the horse felt the pressure OF the strap
he seized Mckimnen'; left arm near the wrist, !:
huryIug bis teeth in the flesh to the bone;
Ackimmen pounded the b1te ofsf a;,a Inc s,r. neae
with his fist. but it #as only atef oclng st14Ih w..
several times With 3 rake that he loosencd his:
hold
, 1877-08-05


MESEAnoL1s, Mimi, Aug. about 10
o'clock this morning young man nasned John
DnGee was run over b; frc;gnt-cars and instantly
killed He WAS coupling cars, when he caught
his foot In frog and fell, two cars passing over
him. He was from Milwaukee, where his parents
live.
About the same time another man named
Charles Bell, who was digging in an embank-
mcnt at Darwin, on the St. Paul &: Pacific Rail
road, was instantly killed By the cavins in OF
earth. It threw linn against car with such
force as to break his neck. He leaves wife and
five children.
, 1877-08-05
FIRES.
AT ADRIAN, MICH.

Special Dispatch TO The Tribune,
ApRrAS, NTH, Aug. &c. B. Ackley's ecn
eral merchandise store-room in the Central
Hotel Block, South Main street, was found OF,
IRE at s o'clock this morning. Everything on
tho second and third floors was cleaned, jutijct-
ing a loss on stock and building Of not less than
$1,000. Insured. The upper stories Of the
hotel we're damaged, and the contents ruined
oy water and dense smoke. Some of the guests
and female help narrowly escaped sufrocatior.
Allen the landlord, has IN insurance Of SS0Ol
on the furniture. His loss and that Of the
guests and boar1ers must be so,O0b, one LADY
losing an elegant new summer wardrobe.
Origin surmlsed to be spontaneous.
, 1877-08-05
TIE CANAL,

BRlpoErosr, Aug. 4.-Arrived-Pcerless, Of
tawa, 1900 bu corn, 400 bu rye; prep City Of
Henry, Henry, 1850 bu corn; 1lldorc, Henry,
COCO bu cor,k Sunshine, Ottawa. $500 bu corn
Clearel-Decr Parl, Henry, a7,o1s # lumber;
North America, Henry, 07,0l0 it lumber; Fre.l-
eriek, Henry, 4,636 It lumber; Victor, Henri,
1852 It lumber.
HRxpGEPonr, Aug. 20 .. .n.--Arrived-Oma-
ha, Morris, $500 bu corn: prop Montauk, Lock-
port, 500 brls lour, TX, GOO lbs meal; Loekporsr
Loekport, 5000 bu corn: Elizabeth, LaSa1le and
Ottawa, $500 bu corn
CIeared-Luy, scnaea, 5000 # lumber, 900
shiaglcs: prop King Bros, k2nkakec Feeder,
e, 100 # lumber. ="