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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

The Jasper Courier Of the 18th inst
brings forth few very ignoramt ant
certain blind inquiries protesting 10 bs
from Ferdinand. Indiana. said inquirer
would have set his name 10 his inquire,
II he were not Ounce. An honest n,an
will not disguise his name to the public
In answer to his first question. / refer
him to the Post Office Department "a
ini out whether did not resign my
Office as Post Master before I had takei,
the oath ne Commissioner I would
have naturally committed perjury IL |
had not been better ycrsed in law. So
supposed the inquirer
a. TO the second question, l will say
that ! only had been IN Office nine
months, and did favor the petition, from
the fact that the petitioners were tax
payers Of the vicinity Of kels0 bridge.
which showed that the bridge was nm
safe 10 cross; and after thorough cx-
animation BY the County Board. il was
found that the timbers of said old bridge
were dccayed and the rock pillars split
open. and iherenpon new bridge was
ordered built. Besides. does Mr.. In
quircr hold me responsible for the action
OF the Board Of Commissioners 2 |
thought he knew that there were two
more men on the Beard besides me, but
he says nothing about them. notwith-
standing they were older members Of
the Board than T. Why Is this? Ifthe
others are not TO blame, why should
be blamed
Mr.. Frank Qnantc. County Surveyor
aud bridge-builder, was ordered BY the
Board to view said old bridge and to
take measurements. and make plans and
specifications for a new bridge.
A. 10 repairing said old bridge for
sevcnty-five dollars, IL would have been
folly and an impossibility. Said bridge
was also an obstruction to navigation.
being two feet too low to admit the
passage Of flatboais at proper stage OF
water
am also AUTHORIZED BY the County
Surveyor. Frank Quante, to say that no
responsible man could have repaired
said old bridge at any price to last five
years more.
Al to the said new bridge costing
$1,000, as Mr.. Inquirer states, I deny Il, I,
as the books Of the Auditor Will show
that IL cost about $4,000.
In answer 10 article !. the Board ap-
pointed competent person 10 make q
survey and estimate the cost OF said new
bridge, which Mr.. Inquirer ia article a
answers himself. III article 4 he states
that the estimate was made at $500.
All four questions show evidently the
gnoradcc Of blind man who seeks
light.
Mr.. Inquirer, am very thankful forl
citing me 10 the sections Of law.
Aud now, Mr.. Inquirer. should what
have written he insufficient. refer you
Tor better light 10 the Post Office Depart
nent and Auditors Office OF Dubois
county, where you will bc able 10 ret
your eyesight restored.
Respectfully
JoHS B. GoHMASS, Com'r.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

! Here Is al increase IN the funded deUt
of the nation OF eiglty-iivc millions
since last March, aud Of ono hundred
and twenty millions since March. 1877.
| II is not pretended. as the Philadelphia
l'rimcs observes. that the government
has been run Ia debt to that extent. or 4.
Iany extent. by the excess of actual ex-
lpcnditures over receipts; bu, The pecu-
liar financial policy .: Secretary Shcr-
IMAM exhibits such increase Of the funded
debt as his achievement in preparing
The country for resumption. With over
$500 Oto,OuO Of coin aud currency IN thu
vamlis OF the treasury, practically drawn
from the business of the country. And
only $3i6.s43.256 OF grccnbacks TO re-
deem. the problem OF resumption is y
very simple one. lie has but 10 keep
on drawing IN million day by his
four per cents. for six weeks more and
he will have dollar Tor dollar nf the Is
sue Of grecnbacks behind his counter.
Resumption must OF necessity be ma easy
thing tor the government Ii II las little
or nothing 10 redeem hut how business
will thrive under surh constructive
policy il The question that now frcts Tho
nation. Mr.. Sherman IL gradually
teaching his COW 10 live without fodder,
but will not the COW die about the tim0
he works his systcm out IN its. pcr-
frclion:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSION-
AL CONVENTION.
The Singular Manner In which it
was Conducted.

From the NincsRnes Commercial (Rsr) August 81.
The Republican Convention for 2d
district was held in this city on We'd
lmesday last, not az the hour advertised.
however. nor where il was supposed IL
would be-iu the court house and
where. at the hour advertised, large
numLcrs Of Republicans assembled and
gathered during the afternoon, but they
were disappointed, for the caucus Il not
convention - consisting OF less than
twenty five persons. met
up IN back room. boys,
Cp IN . back room.''
The ostcnsibe reasons. ms explained
by the Chairman OF the District Com
mittee, for this premature action. was
that one man from Orange county, one
from Greene, and one from Pike, want
cd 10 leave before the hour set for the
convention (as II the destiny Of the party
i'll the I'd district rested on their pres
ence, and their power could not be del
rgated) To tho average thinker il would
appear that II these gentlemen could not
wait until the hour fixed for the con-
vention, they had as well have stayed nj
home. The world would have moved
all the same.
Hon. II. q. Evans, in few we'll timed
remarks, opposed this precipitatc move
mcnt, hut the Chairman OF the District
Committee had his head set and there
was no escape. The vote stood IL for
nominating then, and against nomina-
ting then, two not voting. And then
some one put In nomination DR.. Wei
man Of Dubois county, and he was
nominated. We remark here, that such
Republican whccl-horses as Capt. Geo.
q. Reilly, as Gen. Lar Noble, rs Col.
VIM. N. Denny, ~ sam. Williams, "a
Willis Tyler Of the Vincennes National
Bank. as Dr. Beard, rs DR.. rabbi, as M.
u. Ghce, and dozens of Others we could
name, were not invited 70 this private
Z feast Of tat things" Of political !" wine
ON the lecs,' set out for the especial ac-
'commodation Of one man from Orange,
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rhc Last Might If Alexander
Hamilton.

Among the noted guests at the How
land hotel Il M old gentleman with :
nose 50 boldly acquilinc as 10 be almost
square, q pair OF small black eyes, with
hazel lights IN them, with short whito
hair. giving with the nose an aged gladi-
atorial look TO his generally moving
Il gurc. lie suggests in y slight degree
tbr well known appearance OF the late
Revrrdy johnson, Roman firmness
m ssking his mouth and profile. Hc Il
not more than five feet six or seven
inches in height, IN that respect, as we'll
las in the face. suggesting his distin-
gnished sire. II l. The som Of Alexander
Hamilton John q. Hamilton. lie WAS
born Ia 1892, and was IL his twelfth year
when Aaron Burr killed his father.
This event he has Q tolcrably distinct
recollection Of.
Il recall single incident about 1t
with full clcarmcss,r he said. NY
fathers residence was il The country,
toward the north Of New York IsIand.
His law Office in the city was rather u
shabby affair. The day before the duel,
was sitting IN room, when, AZ = slight
noise, turned around and saw my
father ia the doorway, standing silently
there and looking at me with most
sweet and beautiful expression Of coun-
tenancc. II was tnll Of tenderness. and
without any Of the business pre-occu-
patton he sometimes had. ".John." ha
said, when had discovered him. .wont
you come and sleep with me to-nighty"
His voice was frank AZ if he had hecn
my brother instead Of my father That
night | went TO his bed, and IN The
morning very early he awakened me.
and taking my hands IN his palms. NJ.
four hands extended, lac said aud told
me to repeat the Lords prayer. Seven.
to- five years have since passed over my
head. aud have forgotten many things.
but not that tender expression when he
stood looking NJ NE Ia the door. nor tho
pruycr VIC made together the morning
before the duel. do not 80 well recol-
lect seeing him lic upon his dcathhcd.
though was there. or course | saw
him. but that recollection y only general.
! went 10 his funeral nj Trinity church.
and vaguely remember that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

There were no internal revenue taxes
prior to 1563. That is an invention OF
The republican party. with It's annoying
system Of placing stamps chat will not
Istick) on numerous articles Of trade and
Industry.
The customs taxes are most burden
some. The following table shows the
total imports OF Great Britain and the
receipts by duties thercfrom for 1876
l(the latest yeas for which we have the
fgures), and those Of the United States
Total imports ny q. Britain $i.s75.773.5l5
Total duties Britain 'u,7Sl. $40
Total imports II. States S4s6677 .S7l
Total duties II. States l45,l7S. .602
Thus, with imports about onc.quarter
Of those of the United Kingdom. the
United States received In duties nearly
fifty per cent. moro than the former.
And 10 still further show the immense
burden Of taxation upon the people. we
present tho following table, showing the
total imports and receipts by duties fol
1850, 1861 and 1877;
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i66O-Total Imports
1890 Total duties
1851 Total imports
l66l-Total duties
|l876-Total imports
1878 Total duties
o362.i66.254
h3.l87,6Il
o335,650. 1853
1852. 2.I26
o48O.5l7.469
I26.233.2OA

i The great increase IL evident. Ii
j 1880, also, the customs receipts consti
-ltuted the main source Of revenue. where
)las now are added the internal revenue
,ltaxes. and in 1877 these amounted Il
Us liz. .630,407 63. On dutiable articles
1.-THE per cent. taxed in 1860 was 10, and
lIin 1861 I6.l4. while In 1877 it had ia.
v|creased TO 42.88.
! The president then passed to the cur
,lrency. lfhe can find any comfort in II
The j. welcome. Allowing all that Is
said about il being war measure, It has
taken the republican party IL years OF
peace to approach resumption. and il
NOW, or atany time resumption Is or has
been assailed 1t Is responsible for IL,
since people rendered desperate by tax
ation burdens and continued "hard
times" are always sure to adopt specula-
tive and rash measures rather than those
of slow and welI-tried finance. II ~
only within the past year or so that
earnest efforts TO bring about resump-
ltion have been made. and for sustaining
an irrcdeemable currency for so long
time previous the republican party Il re-
sponsibIe. Had II placed the finance OF
the country in charge Of any respectable
financicr. instead OF such Quacks as
Richardson, Boutwell, aud the rest, re-
sumption would have been brought
about years ago.
The president closes his review Of the
siiuation by pointing to the great in
crease in exports and the 'LaIance Of
trade" So called. For the year ending
June ! 30, 1878, there was balance III our
favor OF $422. .65l, ,l31. but will the prcsi-
dent have us TO understand that the
business OF the country was In pros
perous condition then? do we not All
unfort unately known that II was not
pur exports are principally Of natural
products. and not Of manufactured
goods. Ofthe latter we do not export
one hundred millions, whereas Great
Britain OF five manufactures (cottons.
woolcus, linens, iron and steel aud ma
chincry) exported in 1876 t62s. 1896. $50,
and the United States for The same time
exported OF these manufactures SOL
5277iO. II is In manufactured goods
that our export trade Il important, par
ticuarly 70 this the manufacturing Sec
iion OF the country. We rejoice III the
exports Of the products Of the soil, but
In those Of the factory there Is greater
cause, since labor and capital are more
largely employed BY such. But III all
cases il is the profit Of exports (what we
scll Tim. i the important point. We
sold $aS0.6S3. .79s during the year ending
june 80. 1879 Was there much profit
TO the sales! II there was, how comes
u that 50 many failures have occuredY
To have profitable export trade the
laws and the tariff must be
changed. The president said
nothing about these great evils. lie
held up 10 his audience every time fix
ares to dcIude and humbug the people.
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eHAs. BopmAxx. IA. HOFFMAN.
"The Old Re1iablc-
BOD MAMN,S
Leaf Tobacco
w A r. E HOU 5 E

T. ESTABLISHED 1851. Nos. 81. So
~ 81. and So West Front Street, foot q
Suspension Bridge. Cincinnati, Ohio
seed Leaf Auction Sales every Saturday
The only Tobacco Warehouse IN Gin.
cinnsti that has Seed Leaf trade. Stor.
aye on Tobacco free for three months
ana charges reasonable as consistenl
with fair dealings. Liberal advance,
made on consignmcnts upon recent
bend for weekly Tobacco Circulars.
CHAs. BODMANN q CO..
80. ~ ss-on. Cincinnati.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

The Republican Congressional Con
vention, held at Vincennes. nominated
Or. u. M. Welman, OF Dubois. rs Mr.
Cobb's opponent for Congress. The
Doctor will feel like anything else but a
Well-man aficr the rubbing down M
will get from that Cobb in October. "
Paoli News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20
RESUMPTION AND BUSINESS.
Sberman's Scheme Of Locking up
Coin Disastrous 10 Business.

Boston Globe.
In preparing tho country for the re-
sumption Of specie payments. Secretary
sherman Is pursuing n policy which.
while boarding coin Ia the treasury, 10
increasing the funded debt,
of the nation. When he entered upon
his duties as secretary OF the treasury
in March, 1877. the total funded debt
OF the nation was officially stated at
Si,697, ,6'7,6OO. On the lst Of the present
mouth Il was officially stated at xl.sis.-
$4,000. showing an Incsea Of $780,
$1,000 since Mr.. Sherman has been nc
the head OF the department.. The in
crease during the past live months is
exhibited IN the following table:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

boston Post.
President Hayes has not been repre-
scented. even by his warmest adhercnts
las being man Of research. The Ad
vertiser once described him with nc
particular enthusiasm after that fashion
Tor indeed after any other. But II wal
mistaken. The president - q mucf
greater man than those who know hin
best would have credited. lie Is now
Ion one Of his annual tours Of admins
ltrative executive labors, wherein he
ltrots out his cabinet and government Of.
ficials much as Mr.. Barnum does his
freaks OF nature and extraordinary
wonders. AT st. Paul, Mimi, the show
assumed a new character, and the prcsi-
dent entertained his audience with
facts and figures to show the magnif-
cent condition Of the country under re-
publican rule. lie made many CON-
narrative statements concerning the debt,
The currency, expenditures and taxation.
but un fortunately they were all rose
cvIored, the years being carefully select
cd for the occasion. Thus, referring to
the debt. the president took the year
sos, when it was AZ its highest, and
it " ith what II now is. The
Is of no consequence except
to show the absurd policy pursued BY
the treasury department OF buying bonds
az premium, when by waiting until
their time OF issue had expired the;
could have been purchased at par. To
show the enormous increase IN the debt
we present the following table. showing
lie debt a, IL was in 1860 aud 1861, and
as II now is:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20
Total interest payments.

President Hayes would evidently take
grea. credit 10 his administration con.
corning the reduction Of interest accom-
Iplished. Since 1876 IL has been reduced
from SlOO2&2,27l 23 TO $95ls ,oO7 &C.
or say i've millions. But im ls72 the in.
tcrest amounted to Sll7.357,6s9 az, and
in the following year 1879 Il was re-
duced to sl0<, ,750,66S A. or say thirteen
millions. Aud there Is no excuse foI
this small reduction Of interest, for there
are now outstanding and redeemable
SEQ millions Of 6 per cents. that can and
should be replaced by bonds bearing a
lower rate. When the president touches
upon "taxation- he il as false as In the
m alters Of debt and interest. To make
lfs picture beautiful he carefully selects
the spot He would have the people
believe that their burdens OF taxation
arc light to what they have been In the
past. and for that purpose he selects
years when taxation was highest. To
show the true situation we submit the
following table:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

less biscuit aud more IiInor." said
the Englishman who was going out
camping with some friends. when tho
bill Of supplies was shown him, On
which five pounds was charged for
liquors aud three shiIiings for. bread.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

-Raspcr, being told he looked secdv
and asked what business he was IN. re-
piled, The hardwcar business look at
my wardrobe"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20
TOTAL debt.

Total increase since go l.97O, ,73s. .038 81
Total increase since 81, l,944,y9y,45 IL
The interest charge upon the debt i
now $50, lsi .O07,50 or thirty-one mil
lions more than the entire debt in ls60,
aud five millions more than the debt In
1861. What a picture Of extravaganza
and reckless waste the figures OF the
table show. What stride 10 make ip
eighteen years : from . debt Of sixty.
four millions TO one OF two thousand
malions! And yet the president would
have the people believe that the party
that has been in power during those
eighteen years should continue to ad-
minister the government. lie endeav-
ors TO show that the interest payments
have been greatly reduced, because they
are now $9T ,lSl.O07 50; but let rs com
pare them with those OF 1860 and 1861.
as below:
Total interest navmcuts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

"A malicious pararrsT,hcr Aays that
Stanley Matthews will not sleep in .
room with ln inLstaud Ia il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

In 1873 we exported only i2,0oo, 900
yards Of cotton goods; last year We cx-
ported Ill 100000 yards.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

he general review 0t the crop reports
gives promise Of abundant haryc>tS this
year. With respect 70 wheat, about thirty
million acres have been soWn, an increase
over last year in area sown Of fifteen Der
cent. for winter and eighteen for spring
wheat. Although there has been an in
crease OF acreage in many States includ-
lng New England. four tfths OF the entire
crop will be produced by twelve States.
viz: Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Ohio,
Michigan, Illinois, Indiana. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Kansas and
California. The crop promises to exceed
10000, 600 bushels, of which 45.OOO. 900
will be needed for seed, and it is estimated
that we shall have a surplus Of 10000. 600
bushels for shipment. This estimate s
subject to some uncertainty on account
Of the weather which is to inteN enc Ne
tween nov and the harvesting of spring
wheat But at present the reports. es-
pecially from the Northwest. are all that
could be asked. The probable increase
III Wisconsin IS fully One-siXth, in Iowa
one-tourth, in Minnesota three tenths, in
Kansas one third, in Nebraska four
tenths. The condition Of the crop in
these States is almost without parallel
The acreage Of Indian corn is about
fifty millions. Illinois alone has nine
million acres in corn and Iowa five mil
lions. The acreage of corn has increased
! twenty millions since 1850. The prospect
is for fair rather than a great crop
which is usually the case III good wheat
years, although there are exceptional in
stances. 1t is yet too early to make any
reliable estimate The acreage in oats is
ten per cent. greater than last year, and
the yield will be above the average The
hay crop is everywhere reported in eX-
/ cellent condition. The acreage of cotton
is about three per cent. greater than last
| year, when the crop was unprecedented
The fruit prospect as whole is only
moderate. The frosts Of May were in
Jurlous III many places, but the damage
was far less than was expected In the
| South there will be an abundance of
peaches and apples in most regions where
they are grown.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

young son Of Abbott Norris of North Hamp-
ton while watching the milkmeu loading zee AT
the ice house of John French tried his hand at
lowering the ice into the wagon He took a cake
weighing III pounds and in order to hold it took
turn around his foot, but the rope getting too
hot as it passed through his HANDS he let 20 his
hold and was immediately carried to the TOP of the
building where he was suspended in the air by
one leg, head downward. He was quickly reliey-
ed from his perious position. well frightened but
not hurt
The total amount so far contributed to the Bar
ron fund in aid Of the family Of the murdered
cashier Of the Dexter Bank is sJ3i9 of which
amount Maine banks have given $500 officers Of
First Bank Of Dexter $780, Savings Bank Dex-
ter, 5000; Boston banks, sll00. Palfrey fund
Boston 1883. and from banks in various places
sll95. In addition, the Dexter Savings Bank ap-
propriated $1,000 for the detection of the Grimm
ais, and $4,000 contingently, as far as needed The
town appointed Committee to aid in the same
direction, In amount at their discretion.
The President and family have returned to
Washington. He expressed himself much pleased
with his trip.
1t is curious scientific fact that the success OF
steam propeller is largely due to the fact that
there Is screw loose somewhere
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11
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The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

Dr. J. 9. Aver, who had made several
millions by his medicines and the judi
cious advertising thereof, died at Lowell
last week. He was man of many ex-
cellent qualities, and noted for his public
spirit and benevolence. DR.. Aver had
been constant advertiser in this paper
for nearly forty years.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

The Columbus and Shoe wac cae mettes. the
two American crews who competed with the Eng
hsh crews ID the regatta at Henley on Thames on
the 4th and 9TH both covered themselves with
glory, although the Shoes" had the misfortune to
have one of their crew taken suddenly sick during
the final struggle. The Columbus came off Veto
rlous and are the heroes of Henley, being the first
American crew that ever won boat race in Eng
tsh waters
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

The Maine State Agricultural College
has been an expensive pet for the state,
as the journal has often pointed out.
Let is look at the results this year OF
the graduating class four will follow the
profession Of engineering, one is to be a
lawyer, one will become an assayer and
five are undecided, but it is almost Ger
tain that they will not become farmers.
And it is for such results that our tan
payers are bled in the support Of an AZ
ricultural College.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

The arctic steamer Pandora, owned
by James Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald, was rechristened as the
jeanette, on the Fourth, at Hayre. The
ceremony was performed in the presence
of Mr. Bennett, Mr.. Stanley, Captain De
Long and many other Americans \
lunch followed the rechristening of the
steamer, and wine flowed freely. Mr..
Bennett sailed for New York on the
steamer st. Laurent last Saturday.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

Turkey has been politely bowed out of
Europe, or nearly 50. England Germany
and Austria have dictated the terms.
Russia gets Bessarabia, Austria takes
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Christian
supervision goes over most of the remain
der of what was Turkey in Europe.
The Republican journal., 1878-07-11

Rev. Dr. Miner is telling the Bostoni-
ans that their city is worse than Sodom
of old. Why doesn't he follow the ex-
ample of Lot, and honor some other place
with his residence?