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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

Thr determination VI Nen. bi,eTnian's
son, Thomas Ewing sherman. 4, hecoine
> priest, rcviyss slir rotnaniic story ~
thu life anL love II onc II urn. bcott's
.inuKhteSs. Al The story goes, this
daughter fell deeply In lose w1ihA mem.
I,cr 81 ona u the foreign Legations. The
attachment wax reciprocal, Int tho
mattel, was ~ bitterly opposed by the
oil hero u I.mnly's Lane tint Il was
broken oil. Hle anTrI noiiIing for the
world after that, md sery soon WAS ~
ceivesl ~ buh IN The H.pfeett~n Ton
vent. Her lovcr returned ~ Lis n,stiye
county, AMI wns H,p.i eufulleh In tho
priesthood III tlic Catholic CIlnraIi. In
subsequent years hc WIN ordered 4,
Georgetown College, anil tDok his tnrn
In heaying the confessions u tlc Hun. In
illr convent. On 0nc III these oecaSiOns
MiHH HeOtt knslt III ihe confessional "
her former lover, anL nndsr such eis.
fiimstaneeA recognition tpok place.
Hle fnintet, went into IL rapid decline
atI so,n die,i, anil he lett ihe rDnniry
again. never " return. ~ Washing.
ton gossip declares.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

which luntOasevAsu list thu sAlnu III RDld ~
nsoi,ay has nct heen governed BY the volume ~
currency, And that u II not tile price VI gold
that governs the value of products os conn.
d6nce among business men OF tho stability of
tlisis commercial rslati0tas
notice IN Tho N1i',reg iU 4 computation
taken from the financial Tfrug,iai. tro years
ago lhtgh AntL0sity)l
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

Tho Maine Republicans have rcpomi.
mated 0ov. Conner.
The DcnaocfAlsof south Carolina have
ve''omlnalsd aov. Hampton snd III thu ntsss
ulltcesn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

hix Spanish journals - bsing snsd
By tic Government iug iusinualin3 iinat
fIir lalu Queen Mercedes was poisMsrl.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

Total. tt.az5 eJis.tst,sp
These figures als0w thai this destructive pss-
eass IL goiilg on with inarea&ed velocity -asiho
fatal Day 0f resumption approaches which has
brought and mint hrtHg lsArfhi results, unjsss
psasnpt measures Ara taken 10 stay lhe rnS.
Fanls rushing w " ths Inevitable n,Aelstrom.
Ihs asusa authority estimates lhs Iusses 10
lAs pSsAeit time ots railroad property klons u
% Ier cent. W ths rApstal ri reseultd which
ss.usinlA W e3Js7. .5Oo. .0QO and this RraAt lo~s
falls almost wholly uron 0sir ~ II jeoils. mostly
W peFsDiss ~ limited nsaAas NlD llpId lhS
ssoek, xi,i'a alien bondholders. aud ! f.w Wall
!n1siK.fS bosls Afs rapidly acquiring thu titis
~ iDnnit1sinlAl pftpsD 10 neatly sli lha mali,
arteries III circulation ~ utlr internal com.
nIerre tDM taiIsDAdsl that thsy may riAku
their thirst I'm greed Oh Tho tinoi 0f iLs
Industries VI 0itf psuplu Ly hipilOlDlIxinx kaid
po0liuH Vx1riit4nl chasgss, and taking aiI
MT TecelIAs hereafter,
1hs ss,as rAtI0 " depreciation extend. IL MI
0tnT ele~S*s W Hsncks, sitrf ~ Insurance,
bank, mining asId manufacturing. and, III fact,
" Ill cOflUtAtU Investments, ~ we'll ~ real
e1eaea Hnd vNrwcn.I property 0f asrsy Kind N
nature on land. laks ~ ras. ~ IN asuD,ini ai-
must ivyoDd tbe lDwef u ileiires IL represent.
psDtlnrlng financial disaster, ti,s result II
Mecnlloehs ssM kheSmsile eiiHnis' financial
p0llsy.
They have, until recently, tsilnhi that silver
stid eUlA wars Tho lr,ie standard of Aii yaln4,
" reason and virtue II thAir In4lesis nellLiiIsy
ai,d unlssrnAl uAS but reaantly. when Ii bet.
tef snlhd their crafty artutslilssnHss lhsy
suddenly fau,,d that II required i lhird, and
fuots patent clement, Wa, Legislative USsx4t.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

The following MAtl tias epiaIlIsd by w.
htn,bAll, ~ New Haven. a.. showing fi,n pftn,
III uOtd. d0ttr aud t,u1f ftona Ip1.n L.. / ~
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09

Commissioner lianm has addressed
letter 10 Colleetoss VI I'll districts In tho south
where troubles hAya arisen On account ~ Illicit
dlstilluN, seliIns forth thu willingness of il,a
Government I, daAl lsnientiy with I'll who viii
2t0p their violation VI the iaw.
Owing " tho great demand for / pr
csnts.. tho seeretar, of tho Treasury has ii.
rsctsd tho mill which makes the paper 10 r..
Wuina.
A - counterfeit leSal.tender note of
ths new lssua asries was received 1t the lrea..
nsy ono day last week. Ihs note ~as pfinled
from thu original plata on inferior paper.
II II st.t4sl In Washington dispatches
that The lAnd-grant railroads VIII combIns and
mAAs N obstinate light against Tho decision
latsly rendered Ly Mr.. Bchusx. ~htsl pats their
lands into market Il the I'D 0ovssnment price
81 ti.26 pr arre Every man who atsempts 70
settle on railroad lands viii nnd himself thu
owner u long lawsuit, tho sud u which, eysn
u hs wins u. viii bs lon tinsss greater than tbs
value of ths land.
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2
Total boadad rsitvad deid IN tinted
hiai~ss ..stst...tt III. .atl us1
Yer saht. ni dsfs1ltsd lslds ~ tulAI Nj
f.tsl bonds stock Aid dela III rail.
tosds IN uaised Mates about s,5Js,1AU 90
Ietsi hsnas stock aud deiH III fs.
fauitttlN railroads., estimated f.a1,eft
Fsf ssHts u Investment IN asfsniilng
rails " tptAi Inse~fna III s.ttst.t4 M.s
In iAt0r summary for Is76 | lind for tl,a
entire year ir7gi
Az. ~ NDaas. MffsaYs, (spffal Hs1
MID under foreclosure. Nv Jsl6 s5lT.JaN.lss,
N~eeissrs AVtUIDtsd snA
Ufus* eliNas sssIAtneHfsl ~ T.s5a 5as.N u tAu
And In IB77i
81. " Hssas. Nj says, faIaf II hsp,
mid uildes foreclosure u ANS etbs. .DNl 1lO
Ffoesednss n0nnlsnesa. ~ A.tv 39l,6si,psJ
Sales ssAAssd. sd.a...,..,.t 10 9.4s 1st.Jfs.t0
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-09
LA1M, HALLAisn.
CaEseo. Iowa.
viii nepalv Clocks.

And HuassAtee saltatsesioa. Evssy eloch warranted
n run. usimo al0n9 your detective cnrha IL ~
resttisnce, ssd w will ~ sis~m right. charge.
fsneOMAhlm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, June 10, 1873.
The Agricultural Department estimates that the
wi eat crop will De 100000 900 bushels. For the last
three years the yield has been Onethrd larger than Tor
the preceding years.
comparative statement showing summary OF col
lectons Of internal for the first months Of
the fiscal years ending June 80 1877 and 1873 exhibits
a decrease I'm the tax on spirits amounting 20 $780,
534 39 decrease OF 1872 OO4 90 In the tobacco tax
an Of S477224 50 on fer1nentcd liquors, and
decrease Of Sl73,3s7 "a In the tax OIL banks and
bankers.
The secretary the Senate has promoted Mr.. James
W. Nightingale to be principal legislative clerk Of the
Senate vice W. f. Spencer promoted 10 be chief clerk
He has also appointed Mr. James w. Clayton OF Mary
land 10 be m1ute and journal clerk Vice Nightingale pro-
melted Mr. CLAYTON filed HimilAr position Tor num-
her of wears in the House Of Representatives While
was under Republican control
letter iust received mentions that CHIEF "Howling
Wolff who was one Of the prisoners at st. Augustine,
bas induced seventy Cheyenne Indians TO cut of their
scaploek and assume the garb OF the Americans They
have aso under the direction Of the school contractor
nm their gone actively TO WORK cutting Wool
be Arrapahoes watching the Cbeyennes at work. have
aiso decided 10 become industrious and want 10 90 10
work In the same manner
The United states Treasurer On Saturday shipped
in silver dollars 70 depository banks In various
parts OF the country On the 9Th instant the Treasurer
Informed the banks that the expenses OF shipment would
be paid by the Government and the result has been an
Increased demand for silver ~ exchange Tor ouIIShs
Thus far under the ruling " thls eueel FoV,OVy
have been shipped Treasurer Gillian mas autllorLea
about 100 banks receive deposits OF currency on &c
count Of ysr and y a Sct ~ esuisti ton
mlon OF silver dollars Will pe got INTO ao'u"i
N IA wa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
4 STATE SWINDLED.
IOWA DEFRAUDED OF MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
by THE LATE WARDEN OF THE FORT MADISON
PRNITENTIARY.

IOWA DFFRAUDED OF MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
by THE LATE WARDEN OF The FORT MADISON
PRNITENTnRY.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June l6.-The Fort Madi-
son Penitentsry Committee presented their report 10
the Governor yesterday IN which they say that 8. H.
Craig warden Of the Penientiary, has cOnniyed with
divers persons in defraudlng the state Thousands OF
never delivered, and for repairs never made. Craig
made private contracts whereby the State
lost large sums Of money, not less than
half Of which went into Craig's pocket He
cOnnyed with dealers include the private accounts OF
his and families of his clerk and deputy IN the
state account all Of which tue State paid and he sent
large quantities of goods his farm at Farragut where
he kept q large plumber OF horses and cows, and $50
hogs the expense OF the state He sold several lots
OF lard and grease valued at OOO which he pOcketed.
lie combined with Brown & Moore, and defrauded the
state out OF 81 800 striped goods. never delivered,
and with Munger Co.. so that the state lost nearly
81 900 striped goods and blankets. He kept the
names OF his wife, niece and servant girl on the
payroll as guards for years, and drew their
pay, though they rendered services. He paid
over $4,000 for pork, vouchers OF +. T. Smith and
Mccullough Brothers, who say they know nothing about
t. and never delivered any pork He paid H. E. Hunt,
account; portion Of the articles vas never delivered,
and part sent TO Craigs farm. He paid Greenbaum
Co. OF Burlington, $4,000 on fraudulent ac-
count by which the State defrauded OF over
sent his farm for flowers and bouquets. The com
missiOners say their report gives only glimpse OF the
frauds Of Craig his deputy Reynolds and clerk smith, as
the witnesses have destroyed hid their books fed
his office he began a system OF larceny and plumber.
which he continued TO the day he was deposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
ALULL IN THE POTTER INQUIRY.
SENATOR MATTHEW'S TO BE REPORTED TO THE
PLANS.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUsE.I

PLANS.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON, June 16.--General Butler has been
instructed by the Potter Committee to report to the
House that Senator Stanley Matthews refuses to
appear before that tribunal aud give testimony, and
to ask the House to request the Senate to allow him
to obey the committees subpoena. Under ordinary
circumstances a question like this would occupy
several days of the time of the House. but if brought
in now will have to be disposed of very summarly
There is doubt if General Butler will be able get
the floor even to make his report.
Senator Kellogg will appear voluntarily before the
Potter Committee and submit to such examination
as its members may think proper to conduct.
The committee accomplished little last week, and
will do nothing of Importance until after the
adjournment of Congress. Then 1t is expected that
the investigation will proceed without Interruption
One subcommittee will hold its sessions here in
Washington, and another, consisting of Messrs
Blackburn, Stenger and Reed, will go at once to
Louisiana to summon witnesses there. IL turns
out that Mrs. jerks, the witness whose testi-
mOny has been looked for with 80 much
interest during the past week, not summoned
by the Democratic members of the committee, nor
yet at the request of the Republicans, but at the
suggestion of General Butler Mr.. jerks, E. i.
Weber brother of the Supervisor Of West Feliciana
Parish, who was assassinated aud Mrs Webber,
were summoned at the request of Mr.. sbellabarger,
counsel for Mr.. Sherman. The Democrats have
issued a subpoena for General Thomas q. Anderson,
but have yet been unable 10 serve IL.
ApTOpOs of the dismissal Of James i. Anderson on
Friday by the House Committee without notifying
the fact to the Senate Committee il Is only fair 60
add that after sending the letter of regret TO
Mr.. Allison. Mr.. Potter learned that James +. An
dersOn was still in town, and directed him 20
main subject to the orders Of the Senate Committee
informing Mr. Allison that he was still here. Alr.
Potter was never suspected of bad faith in connec
ton with this matter, and there rs no doubt that he
did everything his power to place Anderson at the
disposal of the Senate Committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
BURGLARS CHECKED IN THEIR YORK

BLOWING OPEN SAFE UNDER THE IRVING Ma
TIONAL BANK-FRIGHTENED AWAY BY THE
APPROACH OF AN OFFICER.
The startling rumOr reached Police Head
quarters last night that the Irving National Bank. at
No. 2s7 Greenwichst had been broken into
by burglars early on Sunday morning. Vart-
Gus accounts OF the amounts carried away by the
thieves were given and excitement ran high for while
Inquiry revealed the fact however that not the bank
ITSELF but the offices OF Meckem Brother9 brokers, in
the basement below the bank had been Visited About
O'Clock yesterday morning the officer on the post heard
a loud explosion. AS tho noise proceeded apparently
from the bank building nearly two blocks away the OH
Ger hurried in that direction Only few minutes oelore
he had tried the basement doors and found them
locked. When he reached the bank no saw
that the door 10 Mecklem Brothers ONCE was
ajar Pushing IL open he found tho eVld noes OF the
burglars work scattered ABOUT the ROOM The thieves
had fed frightened away probably by the Footsteps OF
the approaching officer.
There are two safes In the rooP; the one which
the thieves evidently thought contained the cash they
had endeavored to blow open with heavy charge oil
powder The experiment had not been entirely success
full as the burglars we're alarmed before they had COM
pleted their work In their hasty hight the thieves
left behind them complete oct of burglars TOOLS OF the
finest workmanship and worth four or yo hundred DOL
lars These were taken 70 the Rfth Pre-
olnct Station House, where yesterday the 20
lice were exceedingly reticent about the matter
refusing to furnish the most pesgrs particulars W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
THE SILVER CONFERENCE.

The COMMISSIONERS TO De CONFERENCE.-THE
GovERNoR FKNTON ACCETT-MR LEMONS AP-
PoINrMENr URGED BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
WAsHINGToN. June lot is Understood that
there is no doubt whatever of the confirmation
of the Presidents Commissioners for the Silver
Conference. The only point uncertain about them
is as TO whether Governor Fcnt0n can consent 10
accept the position rendered him. There the
same doubt when he was talked OF for the Custom
House. but it was then ascertained that If nomi-
mated, he would certainly be confirmed. IL is a
curious and interesting fact. that short time
before the death Of Mr.. William Cullen Bryant. he
sent directly 10 the President letter warmly urgng
the appointment Of Governor FentOn to the position
which has now been rendered him-saying that Mr.
Fenton was eminently fitted for the place and that
his appointment would be a proper one for the
President to make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17

up. the approved bills issued in December, 1875
and held as collateral by the Philadelphia bank
At the same time he was instructed by the same
officers to hold the bills and note of Wood, Da-
logue a. Co. as cash. until the appropriations OfShe
next fiscal year would become available. In pursl-
ance of these orders and directions, all of which
were verbal, the Paymaster took up the note and
held it and the approved bills without accounting
for the disbursement of public money made in
June, 1876, until December, 1S70-six months
officer to trial.
The committee suggest that it may be that the
orders of hiBsupeTiOr officers will Paymaster
Russell but it asks Is there any excuse for the
officers who cOunseed. procured and directed these
violations of the lawi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
ADJOURNMENT TOMORROW.
THE DATE POSTPONED ONE DAY-Two APPRoPRIA
T[ON BHLs IN SUSPENSE.

TION BILLS IN SUSPENSE.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WAsHINGToN June 16.-The hour for the final adj
iournmeut of the present session of Congress has
been postponed until o'clock on Tuesday after
noon The Senate desired to fix the time for Thurs
dayat noon but the House refused TO agree to this
and n COMPROMISE was finally elected by agreeing
upon the time already named. In order to complete
the necessary business of Congress before Tuesday
afternoon it will be necessary for the Senate to re-
main in almost continuous session after it meets at
IL O'Clock tomorrow.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, with great
number OF amendments, VIII be reported tomorrow,
and NAV be agreed to during the evening session.
The conference committee to which it will then have
to 60 will probably spend the night and Tuesday
morning in arranging the differences between the
two Houses so that the bill may be ready for the
Presidents signature late in the afternoon of Tues
day.
All the other appropriation bills are substantially
disposed of. The Army Bill was passed by both
Houses yesterday. substantially form reported
in a dispatch to TIE TRIBUNE sent Friday evening.
The reduction and reorganization of the Army and
the transfer of the Indian Bureau referred to
commissions The paragraph in regard TO the use of
the Army for the enforcement of the laws was
slightly modified and retained IN the bill.
The House has directed its conferees to recede
from their disagreement on the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Bill so that it will probably be
passed Tomorrow The question at issue in this bill
was whether the Senate should be allowed to fix
the salaries of its clerks or not. Along contest
over this question occurred in the XLlYth Con-
gress in which the House was beaten, it has been
now.
Speaker Randall gave evidence of his opposition
TO the Brazilian mail steamship scheme yesterday,
by appointing conference committee strongly OPP
posed TO it. This committee consists of Messrs.
Waddell, Morrison and Cannon. Mr. Waddell IA
vOrs the bill, but the other two unalterably Op
posed TO II. The struggle over this subsidy endan-
gers the passage of the Post Route Bill of which it
forms part, and to which the Senate attached sew
era other very important amendments. These in
Guided the proposed legislation for the classification
of mail matter fixing uniform rates for newspaper
postage etc. and the Teenactment Of the franking
privilege. In addition TO its hostility to the Bra
lillian steamship subsidy, the House has also raised
a question in regard TO the right of the Senate to
attach certain amendments TO the Post Route Bill,
and this controversy has been referred to the CON
ference committee with the other differences be-
tween the two Houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
EIGHT MILLIONS HASTILY VOTED.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE HABBoR BILL WITHOUT A
VERY CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT II Is DOING.

VERY CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT IT rs DOING.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, June 10-The River and HarbOr
Bill, with the Senate amendments increasing the
amount of appropriations made by it to $s,36I0O0,
was passed by both Houses of Congress yesterday.
Nj Reagan made his report from the conference
committee in the House Of Representatives at about
noOn This was Il the usual form, setting forth
that the Senate reeeded from its agreements to half
dozen amendments designated by their numbers,
and that the House receded from its disagreement
TO nearly all the others. No one knew anything
about what these amendments were, or what shape
the bill had assumed In the hands of the conference
committee. Nor was it possible to obtain from Mr..
Reagan single item of information. The House
simply had to go it blind which it did by adopt
ing the conference committees report by a vote Of
$50 in the affirmative to 90 In the negative.
No better illustration of the utter absurdity of
conference committee legislation has been given in
Congress for many day. The House of Repre-
sentatves which spends days and even weeks in the
discussion of measures necessary for the transac-
ton Of public business and which insists on cutting
down the salaries Of clerks and laborers whose pay
is already inadequate. votes away more than eight
and a quarter millions Of dollars without even
knowing in detail what it is to be expended for.
One of the most needed reforms is an amendment of
the Joint rules of the two Houses of Congress provd
ing that all appropriation bills shall be passed at least
one week before the adjournment Of any session. and
that the reports of conference committees shall ex
plain in detail instead Of designating by number the
changes which made in the measures referred to
them.
In the brief debate in the Senate, on agreeing to
the conference report the River and Harbor Bill,
MIR Blaine took occasion to comment somewhat
upon the attitude Of those Senators who were so
ready TO vote IS, 600, 900 for creeks, bayOus and
mountain streams in the interior, and yet unwilling
10 give $4,000 TO establish commercial relations
with the Empire of Brazil. He called attention to
the fact that this River and HaTbOr Bill apprOprates
the annual interest on more than $2OO,OO0OOO of
United States bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-17
VOL.XXxVIII.. N" ,6l2
WASHINGTON.
TWO DAYS MORE OF CONGRESS.

TWO DAYS MORE OF CONOhEoS'
THE STATE OF THE PUBLIC BUsINEss-THE foIlhS
COMMITTEE ovERsHADowED- cO
AND DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS ro,-
Congress has resolved to adjourn on lueo
day afternoon. Several important OILS H ~or
vet be passed before adjournment put Oon-
rress is working hard The President says
that if the appropriation for the flsnerleS
Award is not made he viii Immediately eau
en- extra session. The Southern tobacco men
believe that the Internal Revenue bill will be
nassed. An attempt to insert an income tax
clause in this bill created excitement in the
House on Saturday. Theclause was defeated. Mr..
Gloyer's Committee has assailed DR.. Under
man, the Director of the Mint, with specific
accusations. The Potter Committee will now
transact no business of special interest until
Congress adjOurns.