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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

CaluAaa, Aug. 6

CaIoAso, Aug. 6.
by Telegraph
Wheat-firmer, generally higher,
No. . red winter 95la cash, 9J Aug.
No. 2 spring, 95la cash, 94s4 Aug, 9t
Sept.
Corn--steady, 80 cash and Aug.
3S7s Sept.
Oats--strong, 23h@la cash, 22ls
Aug. and Sept.
Rye--50.
Barley-lower, So cash, 81 l2 Sept
Pork strong higher, $40 so cast
and Sept.
Lard---strong, higher, 81 72ls cash
777la@s0 Sept.
Whisky-$l 05.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Bank Closed at Kansas CITY.

NANsAs CITY, Mo-, August 3.--
Mastin Bank Of this city has suspend
ed. This morning the following no.
tice was posted on the door:
"Owing to a recent heavy run on
this bank it is deemed necessary to
close business for the present that in
terests Of all creditors may be equally
protected. Signed.
JOHN J. MAsTlN, Cashier,
For the past three or four days
there has been q steady drain on the
bank and the business public have
looked for something Of this nature.
Col. Coates has been appointed receiv-
err. A meeting OF directors will be
held this afternoon.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Crop Prospects.

Fox LAKE JUNCTION, Wis, Aug.
"a severe storm of rain and wind
here this evening. Fully two inches
of water fell in thirty minutes. Grain
will be damaged by wind and water.
Grain al! cut. Wheat on the prairies
about third of a crop and very
poor quality. No threshing done yet.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

In an interview at Atlantic City,
N. j., July 3Oth last, and which inter
view appears in the n. Y. Tribune,
Ex-Governor Palmer, Of ILL.,, said:
"It seems to me-" said Gov. Palmer
in reply, "that the entire movement
against hard money is relic of the
cOpperheadism of the war--that il
grows out of a desire to injure the
Government, and destroy confidence
in it. Then, besides this, the demo-
Gratis have been out of power SO long
that many of them are ready to seize
upon anything which promises to
bring them success"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
SERVED EXACTLY RIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-Charles
Nutson was killed and John Smith
seriously wounded this morning, by
Capt. James G. Fisher, of the schoon-
or Zephina Stillman. They were
caught in the act of robbing Fishers
vessel
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

George C. Gorham, Secretary of the
National Republican Committee, has
just returned to Washington from a
visit to Pennsylvania. He says he
talked with most Of the prominent
Pennsylvania politicians, and this to-
gether with the advices that the COM
mittee has received, show that the
chances of a republican success in that
state are most encouraging. Itiscon-
fidently predicted by the best repub-
licans in the state that the party can
carry two districts now represented
by democrats, and while the state
ticket is steadily gaining in strength,
there seems to be absolutely no fac
tiona spirit within the party. The
Legislature will undoubtedly be re-
publican by good working majority.
1t is not probable that any republican
name will be presented in opposition
to Senator Don Cameron.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
The Governors grocery Burstes

The Governors Grocery Bursted.
CINCINNATI, August 3.-The WELL
known grocery house of r. NJ. Bish-
op Il Co, at the head of which is
Gov. Bishop, suspended to-day. Meme
of the firms paper has as yet gone to
protest, but it was demed best to sus.
pend in order to reach a settlement
| The heaviest creditors are in the east
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Read This.

Eighteen hundred and seventy was
a prosperous year; it was three years
before the panic of 1873. The total
circulation of money in the United
States, at that time, was s69s, ,OO0,O 600.
Now, in 1878, the paper money circu.
lation is $685., ,OO0, 900, but ten millions
less than in 1870, but now we have
over s5O,OOO,OOO of silver in circula
tion and some gold-in 1870 there wa:
Itt1c VI iruIrc. asasn, so,o ,...s'-'
ranged from Ill to l2l, its average be
ing about 115. This price of golt
compared with it at present, made :
difference in the purchasing power o
the currency of 1870 and that of 1878
of over OO,OOO,OOO. If it is a lack o
money which has caused depression
let these facts be explained.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
RankruptcIes.

NEW YORK, Ang. 6.-Fredrick Vii.
mar, hair goods, has gone into bank
ruptcy. Liabilities $4,000.
Hiram A. johnson, lawyer, has filed
. petition in bankruptcy. Liabil
lities STA GOO.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

Mr.. w. A. Gale, prominent gen.
tleman from Williamsburg dropped
in to-day and seems very enthusiastic
over the prospect of the carly COM
pletion of the Cedar Rapids and OF
tumwa Railroad.-Marengo DAILY
Democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Indian Murders

BoIsE Cry, Idaho, Aug. 5.-Five
men and two women are reported
murdered by the hostiles on Brunean
river, last Thursday, viz: Geo. Miller
a heavy stock raiser; Joshua Miller,
wife aud daughter, and son Of Rob.
ert McMurray and one other man
Letters from Weizer valley says the
Indians attempted to cross Snake riv.
90 below the moth of Weizer, yester-
day, but were driven back by yolun-
teers and few regulars. Gen. How
ard with his staff and main body OF
troops is between Silver City and
Jordan valley. 1t is reported that 81
of White Birds Nez Perces have sur
rendered.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
CASUALTIES.
FATAL EXPLOSION.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.---The boiler o
an engine running sawmill at En-
terprise, West Virginia, exploded o,
Saturday, killing Geo. Avery, Johr
Parr and Frank Dilworth, and severe
ly wounding Dent Park aud thrc,
others.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Live stock Market

ST. Louis, Aug. 6.
By Telegraph.
Hogs-active, fair to choice light
"a 1904 40, butchers to fancy 4O@
GO; receipts 2,1OO.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
The State Leader Speaks--lt Is no,
Happy.

Last Saturday, the fourth day after
the democratic convention was held
that nominated Gillette for Congress,
the State Leader, the State democrat
ic organ as well as the organ of the
Seventh congressional district, had
reflected and finally it spoke out its
well-digested thoughts. 1t is decided
ly cool on Gillette. We are profound
ly sorry. We are sorry, because we
very much desire the bartering, gam
bling set to unite. We want them to
all get together, that they may all be
thrashed at one job. Evidently what
disturbs the Ledder is not the thimble-
rigging with principles; desertion
of honest principles; but the Leader
is seriously troubled lest the thimble-
rigging is a mistake; thing SO dis
gusting that the people will set down
it. The following is a good part of
it's long drawn out whine about the
nomination of Gillette:
"The situation might be more en-
barrassing to more servile party or
gan, but as the Leader has sought on-
ly to reflect honest democratic princi-
Piles, as its life and prosperity is not
dependent on the success of this or
that candidate, 1t does not feel the
embarrassment which many might
suppose. 1t will be admitted grave
mistakes have been made by those
who honestly labor together for the
overthrow ofrepublican misrule. The
Leader has advocated a union of all
opposition elements. 1t has endeav-
ored to reason with the masses, to
lead them to considerate action, and
this it will continue to do. But the
Ledder has likewise cautioned the
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

OUR readers will do well to remem-
Der that committee of members of
the Lower House Of Congress are now
in session at the city of New York,
charged with the duty of inquiring
into the financial and labor question
depression, They are calling before
them laborers and others who are
making complaint; those noted among
the labor refOrmers. We are giving
in our telegraphic news and in other
forms the important portions of the
statements made by these men.
The great burden of complaint is
about the improved machinery of the
age interfering with labor. This is
the complaint also of the tramps who
have been burning up the agricultur-
al implements of the farmers in vari-
GUS states. 1t is both amusing and
mortifying to read the plans of these
men as they state them.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
what Is "AbsoIute Money"

According to Noah Webster, the
word "absolute'' means completed,
finished, perfect, total, uncontrolled,
unconditional" To be absolute, there
fore, money should be complete, per-
feet and unconditional. 1t should be
the last money possible. 1t should be
good everywhere and at all times for
its face value. 1t should be equal to
coin, which is not always current out
of the nation whose stamp it bears.
Do the irredeemables propose to
give us satch money? Do they intend,
in case they come into power, that
the people of the United States shall
have the best money possible, mon
ey that will command its face value
in all parts of the land? BY no means.
They will print off several million
pieces of paper, thus: "This is one dol
lar, United States legal tender, absolute
money" These pieces of paper are to
do away with all coin and all curren-
cy payable in coin. The new "abso-
lutte money" is always to be paid out
by the government to its creditors,
but never paid of. 1t is to be circu-
lated, not redeemed. 1t is to bear no
promise of payment or redemption.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
WASHINGTON.
PARDON ED.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 1.-The Presi.
dent has pardoned Charles \ Dung.
who was the partner of Eph Holland
in the Cincinnati election frauds, by
which Banning was sent to Congress-
All of these repeaters have now been
pardoned mainly through the intlu-
ence of Stanley Matthews.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MILLER
is so far recovered from the effects
of the dangerous surgical operations
performed upon him few weeks
since as to ride out for the first time
to-day. He was warmly congratulate.
ed by his friends. His rapid recove-
ry is remarkable, from the fact that
surgical statistics show that only five
per cent OF persons undergoing this
operation survive.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

THIS government is now finding
rapid sale of its bonds at lower rate
of interest than any government OF
Europe, save England.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
a,hteaxo live Bteck ma rkes
CRIoA6O. A.

CHICAGO. Ang. 6.
BY Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts 5000, moderately
active, shade stronger, light "a 500
4 30, for very common to good heavy
shipping, 35@4 IS.
Cattle-dnll, weak, receipts 1000.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.--The Treas
ury Department this afternoon issuea
the 65th call for redemption of 500
bonds Of 1865, consols Of '65. The
call is for $5,0O0,O00
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
Boiler Explosion

GALLIPoLIs, o., Aug. 3.-The tow
boat Brilliant, having in tow sis
barges Of sal, and six of coal, from
Pomeroy, enroute for Louisville, OK.
ploded her boilers opposite Gallipo.
lis Island at & o'clock this evening
and Instantly sank, total wreck
Que of the barges of coal also sank.
The crew numbered eighteen men
J. ii. Shunaker Of Mason City, West
Virginia, aud John George and Ash
Hauler, of Portsmouth, o., are
known to be killed, and j. S. Shu-
maker, pilot; William Stanley, watch
man Charles b. Zehler, cook Charles
X. Zehler, cabin boy. dangerously
wounded, and George w. Shumaker,
clerk; w. L. Jones, pilot; Isaac
Piles, (Portsmouth,) fireman, slightly
wounded All the wounded were
brought here and are being carefully
attended by citizens. 1t ia thought
that j. Shumaker, Charles B. and
Charles r. Zehler will die to. night
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
THREE PERSONS DROWNED.

WATERTowN, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Ches-
ter D. Parkhurst, wife and son, OF
Pottsdam, N. T., were drowned on
Saturday by the capsizing of boat.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Subscrip-
tion to per cent. loan to day, 81 ,l07,-
$50. Owing to the great demand for
4 per cents the Secretary of the Treas
ury has directed the mill which max es
the paper to resume.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
George s. Winslow Meets With a
Fearful Death-The Shock De-

Fearful Death-The Shock De.
. thrones His Wife's Reason.
DUBUQUE, Aug. 2 -George S. Win.
slow, Purchasing Agent of the Bur.
lington, Cedar Rapids II Northern II
r., brother of E. +. Winslow, General
Manager Of the road, was killed this
afternoon, by having log thrown OF
him, while riding upon the pilot Of a
passenger train, in approaching Wat
erloo. nine miles south of this place
His body was taken TO Cedar Falls
where his wife was visiting The
shock TO her was such as to dcthrone
her reason.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

and Senator Burnside had long
conference to-day, with leading bank
ers on the feasibility of immediate
resumption. The Secretary thinks
with the gold afioat on the called-in
bonds the supply of coin will exceed
the demand.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
SECRETARY SHERMAr

New YORK, Aug. Sales of 4 pei
cent bonds yesterday amount O ST..
Ono O00
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

A Connecticut plow factory is max
ing 5000 plows, to fill an order from
South America.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

The barley crop is Scott county will
amount to over 100000 bushels.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
THE democrats of the First distrit

THE democrats of the First district
for several weeks belabored McCoid
republican candidate for Congress-
soundly, because he had belonged te
a law firm that brought suit under
the provisions of the Iowa liquor law
They thought this would be especial
ly effective. But 10 and behold, the
democracy have nominated for Con.
gress the president Of the Red Ribbon
club in Ft. Madison, and the demo.
cratic journals have shut up entirely
on that story against McCoid.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
n nervous
Diseases.

Most of the diseases which affiict man.
kind can be traced directly to disordered
condition or actually diseased nerves.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

New York, Aug. 6.-This being the
last day of the Congressional labor
investigation the attendance was unu
sually large. Geo. Z. Mcneil, presi-
dent Of the International Working
mems Union, residing in West Som
erville, Mass, said the whole difficult
ty, in his opinion, is in the wage sys-
tenn of labor, or in other words, the
wage sys'em and the steam engine are
cotemporaneous and thatthe produc-
tive power has exceeded the power
of consumption. He favored the
eight hour law throughout the coun-
try.
Peck, Of Danbury, Conn, followed.
He thought Instead of lending hum
dreds of millions of dollars to banks
government should lend some few
hundred millions, free OF interest, to
workingmen. He read a long petit
ton to Congress asking government
to lend any man $1,000 to build a
house with, the amount TO be paid
back by ins,allments.
S"llick was for abolishing the Uuit-
ed State Senate, restricting the power
OF Congress and the President to is
sue $5S per capita, curtailing home
labor TO six hours and allow no one
outside a labor bureau to employ la
borers.
Mr.. Kemp believed the cause OF the
depression was the war over the is
sue OF currency, extravaganza caused
by the short period of imitation and q
high protective tariff, all of which
ought to be remedied.
Hewitt read the following; which
the committee submit to the pu blic
The Congressional committee earn.
estlv request the cooperation of the
in obtaining information to aid in the
practical solution of the important
questions submitted to it. 1t espe.
cially invites suggestions from repre-.
sentative men in all departments OF
business. 1t proposes the following g
questions to employers Of labor
throughout the country.
First. What were the selling prices
of your products in 1860 and in each
subsequent year down to 1878 inclu-
sive.
I'd. What were the wages paid by
you in each Of these years for labor
employed.
3D.. Where persons furnishing in.
formation a1 willing to do so the
Committee invites them to state the
per centage of profit made by them
in each Of these years upon capital
employed in their business.
4th. What were the wholesale and
retail profits of leading articles OF
family consumption during each OF
those years in your vicinity.
5th. What is the difference, if any,
between rents Of tenements occupied
by operatives in the years 1866 and
1878 in your vicinity,
| 9th. What was the comparative
amount Of products of yonr business
| in quantity and value in the years
1860 and 1873.
lib. State the comparative steadi-
ness of employment of operatives be-
tween the years 1860 aud 1878
The Committee invites suggestions
from employers and employed as to
the extent and course of the present
depression of business aud as to any
special federal legislation which in
their opinion would tend to relieve
| the same.
The Committee will hold its next
session in New York postotiice Aug.
Goth.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
FOR
SICK HEADACHE,

Brought on by disordered state OF the
stomach, it is, the most efiectual remedy
ever produced. II is taken internally in
small doses, as we'll as applied externally.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

l2o0l4O
l2a@f5O
nv
uNBROKE MILES

Quotations on all grades are $40 to IS per head
less than those for broke mules. Unbroke mules,
to be saleable, must be fat. Fat mules four years
old and under sell at $40 to 10 less tnan other
mules OF the same grade. Those that are over
four years old to seven years are most markets-
Bile.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
MULES,

Plug mules-supply moderate; demand
uuii ........... .,..................
Plantation mules Supply fair; de-
Hlanu lulT.-.- ....... ........s...ss
Smooth Mules-Fair and good qualities
from 10 to l5N hands high, in light sup.
ply; demand fair. ir............... .......
Smooth mui es-Fair and good, from lbls
to l6 hands high. in light supply.
Smooth mu es-Fair and good, from 10
to l61a hands high. in light supply; de-
Ynapl ruefltuu
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

Many hogs died in Jones county
from the heat.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

Nervous Debility, Nervous Fevers,
Nervous Headache, Neuralgia,
rheumatism, Toothache,
Sciatica, Tic c-d0uioureux or
Ague in Face, Paralysis,
Spinal Complaints,
Are the common forms of nerve diseases
The loss of vitality of the nerves." GOV.
ers a multitude of ills; to cure them YOU
must commence at the fountain head and
restore the nerves to working order. For
this, no remedy is equal to
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
1awsOn's Curative.
FOR
Nervous Headache

1t is the best. the surcst. the sim.
plest. the quickest. and most
permanent in its results Of any Of
the many remedies which have been dis
covered.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
1HELAaoa COMMISSION.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.--The Congress
slonal Committee on Labor, to-day,
heard the workingmen's representa-
tives. They again laid the blame of
the depression in business to Nation
al and State legislation, granting land
to railroads and other corporations,
and granting large interest on bonds.
They advanced the idea that govern
ment should pass Homestead d law
and throw the public lands open to
settlement and assist men to settle
there.
w. A. w. Carsey, who said he was
a bricklayer and editor, said, in his
opinion, the public school system
was bad; government, he claimed.
should establish schools where me-
chanical trades and arts would be
taught he denounced the contract
system under national, state and city
governments: rs consequence the
work was of the worst possible con-
struction and it gave opportunity to
men to grind down the laboring class
and employ Chinese and others
against whom American laborers
could not compete. because the latter
cannot live as the former do; he
thought it bad policy for any gov
ernment to encourage swarms of for
eigners to drive out native laborers.
Carsey appealed to the committee
to impress upon their fellow Con.
gressmen the necessity OF some legis-
lation this winter which will bring
relief to the working class; knowing
the temper and needs Of workingmen
he felt certain that if Congress did
not step in at an early day with amel.
iorating legislation, this winter
could not pass without trouble, with
out repetition of the labor riots
of last summer. A good move.
ment would be the institution of 6
comprehensive system of internal i'm
provements and the imitation of the
currency to carry on these improve
ments. He said he would have 6
strong central government which
would issue its notes to assist peopl,
and be looked upon by the people a.
the real government Of the country
strong. popular and protecting. III
would have seamen work on shor,
and sent to the plains where they ar,
alone needed; he advocated tn
greenback system, but said let Con
gress give the country homestead
act with assistance TO settle on publ
lands and comprehensive interna
improvement act. The workingmel
+ would fight ont the imitation questiol
at the polls; he did not believe tn
laboring classes willing to starve 8 o
10 years to prevent panic.
j. Osborne Ward, who said he wa
an organizer of the socialistic labo
party in Brooklyn, advocated gran
cooperative christian society, j
. which everything was to be equa
! and in common.
, Geo. W. Maddox, of the Congress
of Humanity. wanted government
Issue fourteen thousand millions do
lars or SO TO New York TO bull
docks, and comparatively simila
sums to other cities to be expended
t public works. When these work
would have made sufficient return
then let government be paid bac
8 and the notes destroyed as cancele
i bonds are.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

A~,u--- .rr-
St. Louis Horse q Mule Markat

From St Louis Times of Aug. s, 1878
without change and dull, Mt the following aut
tattons: -
HORSES. &tt y
Good driving horses-No sales -. .9l25taaI
Plugs-ln light supply; small demand. 25@
Soutnern--fAlr and good qualities In
light supply; demand fair. ........... 500 {
streeters-Fair and good New York
streeters in light supply; demand good. $50 {
Strceters-Bosion and Philadelphia in
light supply. light demand 80. 7Se {
light demand. ..,...:....:...:....:. 7s@l;
Draft horses-Demand fair; few In the
market. ................... l25@1,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

ov 20 77-d&wly.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07
An Enthusiastic Friend Of Sanford's
Radical Cure,

Sold by al Wholesale and Fetal pruggists and
and Canadas. WEEKS d POTTER, General Agents
and Wholesale DruQr,sts. Boston. Mass.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-08-07

l25a2N
4@ 80
500 G5
$50 s5
75@ 30
75@Is0
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-02-19

GOLDEN HAIR AT THE CHANcEL.-
A friend living in Philadelphia has a
sweet golden -haired little daughter,
aged three years, who is devoted to
her father aud endeavOrs after her
baby fashion TO govern her actions by
his own. This habit causes much
amusement ia TIC family, though the
little one seems quite unconscious
that she is the cause of il all.
Not long ago the child attended d.
vine service for the first time with her
father, and sat quietly and g%ravely in
the pew until the close of the sermon
It CHANGED to be communion Sunday,
and Nh being a communicate, went
with others toward the chancel, I'M
conscious that his little daughter was
following him. As be knelt and bowed
lis head, the baby Of three years be-
side him also knelt and bowed her sweet
face upon her tiny hands. Those who
saw the touching sight we're affected
almost to tears, nobody attempted to
remove the small communicate. not
until my friend rose TO return TO his
seal did he discover the child. who
also rose, and slipping her little hand
in his, walked gravely toward the pew.
the clergyman, speaking of it .aftcr>
Hsrl, said it was, in his opinion, the
most beautiful sight he.had eve rel
Ed;tor's Dra,eer, i'm Hmper's Mug
dziHe for Uurch.