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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
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Slipping Away.

Slipping Away.
They are slipping away-these sweet swift
years,
Like leaf on the current cast
with never break in their rapid flow,
We watch them as one by one they go
Into the beautiful past.
As silent and swift as a wcaver's thread,
Or an arrows flying CLEAN
AS soft as the anguorous breezes hid,
That lift the willows long golden lid
And ripple the CLASSY stream.
As light as the breath of the thistle down,
As fond as a lovers dream;
As pure as the flush in the seashell's throat,
AS sweet as the wood-bird's wooing note,
SO tender and sweet they seem.
One after another we see them pass,
Down the dim lighted stair;
We hear the sound of their steady tread
In the steps of the centuries long since dead,
As beautiful and as fair.
There are only few years left to love;
Shall we watch them in idle strife
Shall we tramplc under our ruthless feet
These beautiful blossoms rare and sweet,
BY the dusty way of life?
There are only few swift years-ah, let
No envious tauns be heard
Make lites fair pattern of rare design,
And fill up the measure with loves sweet wine
But never an angry word.
-Ndtional RepoSitory
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17

"A good story is told of scapegrace
whom II mentor reminded that his aunt
had paid his debts and that lie should be
more submissive to the wishes of his rela-
tive. The young ood-for-nothing did not
take much heed of the sermon but when
his creditors were mentioned, he had
real grievance: Eyes, yes" lie allowed
coolly, "my aunt paid my creditors, but
what has she done for me2
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17

One hiring lodging said to the land
lady: 81 assure you madam, l am 80 much
liked that never left lodging but my
lanoady shed tears" Perhaps" said she,
"you always went away without paying"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17

DELIVERED at your residence in Har-
L. ford, Baltimore or Cecil counties, and
thoroughly instructed free of charge.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
EnigInas.

l am composed of 10 letters.
My 6, 10, 10 is an insect.
My 10, 2, 4, 5, II, IS is girls name.
My 8, IL, 6, is shell-fsh.
My 10, 1G, IL is a kind of grain.
My ID, 0, 3, 10 is the name of an animal
My is letter not found in the German
alphabet.
My whole is the name of celebrated
American poet. X. F. B.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17

"A Scotch schoolmaster, having repeat
eddy and at last angrily demanded OF the
pupils: "Who signed the Magma Charta2"
a little girl tremblingly replied: "Please,
sir, it was ma me-"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Report OF the Pork Packing Of CHI
caRo for the Season OF i877-70.

CHIcAao, March 13.-Messrs. How
ard, White & Crowell, publishers of
the Daily Commercial Bulletin, have
published their ninth annual report
of the packing of Chicago for the
season of lS77-7S, and for the year
ending March 1st, 1878. The report
shows by far the most extensive busi-
ness on record, and exceeds even the
expectation OF the best informed.
The total packing from March lat,
1877, to March lst, 1878, was 4, ,OO9, ,3ll !;
average weight Of summer packing,
1876 9-1OO; and the average yield Of
lard, $3.50, against an average weight
of 1879, and a yield of lard Of 29.1O
for the last summer season the win
ter packing for the regular season
was 2,5Ol ,2S5, against l,6lS,0S4 the
last season; the average weight of
winter season was 22S.37, and the lard
$500 pounds, against the weight of
last year of last year of 2l5.97, and q
lard yield of 35.l0; the manufacture
of product which necessarily shows q
heavy increase is reported as follows
Lard, 295, ,26O tierces mess pork, 324,-
573 barrels; total of all kinds of pork,
barreled, 33S, ,43O; S. p. hams, 9O,27O
tierces green hams 81 ,O44, ,427 pounds
D. s. hams lbs, ,322 pounds; long cuts
Il, AIS, ,043 pounds, and South Stafford
shire l,S71,S07 pounds; s. P. shoul-
ders 9,l72 tierces; green and dry
salted shoulders 81, ,449, ,2SO pounds
rough sides 10000 pounds Cumber-
land 4,946,3l2 pounds; short ribs 49,
l73,4G long ribs S5l 1926; short clear
81, 256, 1913 pounds; long clear "a, $780,
50l pounds; South Stafforshire S,45S.-
727 pounds; Stretford 2, ,4Sl.55l Irish
cut 53O,0S4; Yorkshire 1883, ,SOl Bir.
mingham ll,S45; Wiltshire 1,O69,.
S97; other cuts 22,60O,S34; bacon
singed, 100000; bellies 2.O36,6Sl
backs ,474,926; barrels pigs tongues
1888; 3,63S kegs of grease.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

SALMON p. CHASE, born abolition
ist, belonging to the old Liberty par
ty of James &. Birney, forty years
ago-elected to the United States
Senate Free Soiler and finally TAX
ing important Offices as a republican,
at last made consumate ass Of him
self seeking 3 democratic nomination
for President at the hands of a Ma
tional Democratic Convention in 1868
and then sank into his grave a wretch
ed man, because he had failed
Horace Greeley through the 7ribunc
properly characterized this silly am
bition Of Chase only to commit sim
liar folly, four years afterward and
went around the country delivering
foolish speeches about clasping hands
across the bloody chasm and declar-
ing the way to.resume was to resume.
All this to be elected President by
the democratic party. His pitiable
death followed Immediately upon
the heels of his defeat. just now il
appears as though the lesson that
might be learned from these marked
examples is not to be needed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

The McGarrahan New Idria claim
business is again undergoing investi.
CATION and very many old politicians
are represented in the light of most
wicked corruptionists.
Here is how the Chicago Times
dishes up results:
Those demented persons who have
long labored under the hallucination
that that which goes by the name of
democratic party is company of an
gels--at all events is captained by
beings of the angelic sort-must be
greatly shocked by the disclosures in
the matter of the McGarrahan claim,
showing how easily such democratic
chieftains as Dan Voorhees,, Frank
Blair, Montgomery ditto, Tom Hem
bricks, C. A. Eldredge, Jerre Black,
McDougall. Beck and thirty or forty
other bright particular stars in the
Bourbon armament, can be influenced
by placing something valuable where
il will do the mest good. Consider
for moment how the feelings of the
immaculate, unselfish, and incorrupt-
ible captains and lieutenants Of the
eight or ten different aggregations of
bummers, loafers, vagabonds, COM
dead beats, and tramps in
this city, styled democratic parties,
must have been narrowed up by these
untimely revelations of Idria-headed
corruption and bribery among the
''leading politicians" and. particular
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Modern Definition of CONNER.
cial Terms.

Bankrupt-A man who gives every
thing to q lawyer SO that his creditors
will getit
Assignee-Is the chap who has the
deal and gives himself four aces.
A Bank-Is place where people
put their money so that it will be
handy when other folks want it.
A Depositor-Is q man who don't
know how to spend his money, and
gets the cashier to show him.
President-Is the big fat man who
promises to boss tho job and after
wards sub-lets it.
A Director-Is one of those that
accepts trust that don't involve the
use Of either his eyes or ears.
Cashier-Is often man who under
takes to support wife, six children
and brown stone front on $50 q
month and be honest.
Collaterals-Are certain pieces of
paper as good as gold due and paya-
BILE on the first day of April.
Assets Usually consist Of five chairs
and an old stove; to these may be
added a spittoon if the "bust" ain't q
bad one.
Liabilities-Are usually q big blind
that the assets won't "see" nor ''raise."
A Note-A promise to do an i'm
possible thing at an impossible time.
Indorser-Is q man who signs a
commercial philopGna with a friend
and gets caught.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
The House at Des Moines yester-

The House at Des Moines yester-
day passed the appropriation bill for
the new capitol building. Ten thous-
and dollars or so much as was neces-
sary therefor, was appropriated to
purchase . lot on,swhich to erect
the steam heating works of the build
ing and to construct sewer to the
Des Moines river.
Seventy-five thousand dollars was
appropriated for the construction Of
the roof and the building of four tur-
rets ON the corners or pavilions of the
State House. The House also passed
the appropriation for the State Uni
versity after an animated discussion.
The bill appropriatcs $50, 1000 annually
to the university, to be paid in INSTALL
ments Of 5000 each.
The House passed the appropria-
tion bill for the State Agricultural
College, giving to that institution
$3,972.25. Part Of it is for the con-
struction of . sewer and the balance
for building horticultural labratory.
A bill was also passed providing that
teachers attending teachers institutes
should pay . registration fec of one
dollar.-Daily of the 14th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

J. A. T. HULL Esq. of the Bloom
field Republican, and who is, perhaps,
the most popular Secretary of the Sem
ate that ever filed that Office, is a
candidate for Secretary of State to
succeed the Hon. j. T. Young. Mr..
Hull is both honest and capable and
this used to be, in the good old times,
all that was NEEDED to fill the BILL
Mr.. Hull is also staunch, thorough
going republican and always has
been. We can most cheerfully and
heartily support Mr.. Hull, if nomi-
natcd, because we know him well
and feel that he is gentleman per-
fectly worthy to be entrusted by the
people with the duties and response
'bilities of the Office of Secretary of
State,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
IOWA.

Eldora went prohibition by 100
majority.
c. E. Hurlburt, of Fayettc, has
failed.
The temperance ticket was elected
al Brooklyn.
The sale of stamps at the Mt. Pleas
ant Postoffice averages 81 900 quar-.
terly.
DR.. Hollingsworth, of Centerville,
lately returned from Texas, says
there is no place like Iowa,
On farm near Toolsboro, tho 9th.
er day, imam found an Indian stone
ak weighing twenty pounds.
st. Peters church, Of Keokuk, has
decided to build handsome cathe.
dral this spring, to cost $4,000.
The Marshalltown Times says there
will be moro building done in that
city this year, than ever before in one
year.
Howard, Read and w. W. Van
Schaick, the men who blew open the
County Treasurer's safe at Leon las,
Autumn, have been sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary.
Flora Hanna, daughter of the land
lord Of the United States House
West Union, lately died from the Of,
fects Of an overdose OF morphine ad
ministered by herself, but not with
suicidal intentions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

Ex-UNITEp STATES Senator, James
w. Patterson, was formerly Profess
sor in Dartmouth and from that in
stitution he was chosen to the Senate.
In the Credit Mobilier investigation
Patterson was badly smirched. He
was not only proven to have partaken
Of the corruption, but he was proven
to have lied about it, also. His was
one Of the three or four cases of Con-
gressmen in which the proof was in
controvertible. Ho resides at Han
over, the seat Of Dartmouth College
and this spring he ran for a Repre-
sentative in the lower house of the
state legislature. The district it
seems is pretty strongly republican
and tho college, We suppose, was in
clined to help him all ii could
Quite body of the republicans bolt
cd and would not support him, but
lsbored for his defeat and as We un-
derstand the case, they did cminent-
" right. Upon the count the board
declared Patterson elected by one
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

THE bill, House File No. 2lO, to in
clude ale, wine and beer in the State
prohibitory law, came up in the
House yesterday p. M, and it was de-
feated by decisive vote. The vote
with the names of the members we
give below as taken from the State
Register. The vote was taken upon a
motion to suspend the rules and put
the bill upon its passage:
Yeas-Alford, Ashby, Brown, Chap
man, Curtiss, Devices, Flick, Gam
mons, Gay, Hallock, Heron, Hiatt,
Higgins, Hoag, Jaqua, Kaufman,
King, Lyman, Lyon, Macy, Manning,
Of Winneshiek, Morse, Nichol, Par.
kinson, Peake, Rhode, Russell. Scott,
Sherrard, Stephenson, Taylor. Tifin,
Iremaln, Tyson, Warnock, Whaley,
Wood, Wright, Of Warren.-3S.
Nays-Allen, Baker, Barrett, Bile
dung, Bloom, Bolton, Bowdish, Brad
ley, Calvin, Carson, Crooks, Duncan,
Elliott, Fast, Gardner, Gordon. Gray.
Hadley, Hamilton, Holbrook, Hotch.
kiss, Jamison, johnson, Knoll, Kopp,
Lessenger, McAllister, Mccartney,
Mallory, Manning Of Carroll. May
nard, O'Brien, O'Donnell, Parker,
Perrin, Ratcliff, Rickel, Sceley, Scy.
mour, Stone, Updegrafi, Ure, Walker,
Waterman, Williams, Wilson of
kossuth, Wilson Of Polk, Wright of
Wayne, Yoran, Young, Mr.. Speaker.
Our representative Fast voted No,
and the name Of Israel docs not ap.
pear as voting, be being absent at TT.
Madison on committee work.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20


THE Missouri Republican is and
has been for many long years, dem
ocratic paper, but any man who will
read it and give an unbiased opinion
touching it will admit that it is one
of the fairest and most candid demo-
cratic journals in the whole country.
We give below its honest views upon
the army bill of Congressman Ban
ming, democratic chairman of the
military committee of the House:
There are certain politicians in
congress who seem to think that the
people, irrespective of party, are Bit
terly opposed to the army and will
approve any measures which tend to
cripple and destroy it. The people
have no such feelings. They recog-
nizo the imperative necessity of our
national police, and want nothing
done to lessen Its efficiency. They
desire, Ofcourse, to run the army as
economically as possible, but do not
want economy pushed to the point of
niggardliness. They want in that
department of government, as in all
others, to cut off all needless expend-
itures; but they do not want to be
"penny wise and pound foolish
in short, they understand and appre-
ciate the value Of permanent militia
ry establishment, and as to its size they
consider that ga business question:"
to be discussed and settled on "bus-
iness principles" And "business
principles" in view of the events of
the last two years, will not permit
the reduction of our military estab-
lishment below its present dimen-
sions without exposing tho country
to grave peril.
Mr.. Banning and his frienos may
rest assured that the popular eye is
upon them, and that their "picayune
prejudice and demagogueing misrep-
reservations" will not elevate them in
popular estimation. Should they suc-
ceed in seriously damaging the army
the people will visit them with ap-
propriate punishment, but we believe
there are enough sensible men in
congress to defeat any bill which
promises such q result.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Prominent Deaths Abroad.

The cable announces the death of
Archduke Francis, the father of the
present Emperor Of Austria. The
Archduke died in Vienna, Friday, at
the age Of rs. He abdicated in favor
Of his son in 1S48. His wife, the cx-
Empress, died six years ago.
Another prominent death is that Of
Count Sclopis, which is announced
from Turin, Italy. He was leading
jurist, and distinguished himself in
drawing up the Sandman civil code
of 1887, Us we'll as in other branches
Of Jurisprudence. He served in the
Italian Senate several terms, and, in
1872, was appointed by the King as
Italian arbitrator at Geneva under
the Treaty of Washington, and was
elected President of the Court of Ar
bitration by his associates. For his
services in behalf OF justice in that
connection our Government after
wards presented him rich silver SER
vice. At the time of his death he had
passed his 80th year.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
A bill has been introduced into the

A bill has been introduced into the
New York Legislature which pro-
vides that no person having a hus-
band, wife, child or parent shall will
to any charitable or other society,
corporation or object more than one-
fourth of his property. Amy bequest
in excess of that amount is made in
valid, and no bequests executed less
than two months before the death of
the devisor shall be good in law.
We favor such law. 1t is not
right that parents should cut off their
children or their near kin from the
benefit of their estate. If the chill
dren be improvident let provision be
made for trustee of the property
for their benefit, but to permit parents
to will away to religious educational
or any other associations their estate
and deprive their children of it, is
wrong; it is unjust to the children
and against public policy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Tho New Hampshire RepublIcans
Win a Victory.

V0 NOW VdStvPotbsB0 H0pOUuC0U6
Win a Victory.
Under all the discouragements
heaped upon the New Hampshire re-
publicans by the course Of the ad-
ministration, they have fought good
fight and won. The center Of battle
was on the legislature, as it detcrmin-
ed whether republican or democrat
should be tho next Senator elected
from that State. The victory of the
republicans in this part of the battle
seems to be as decisive as ever, but on
the State ticket the loss to the repub-
licans is from a majority Of 1000 a
year ago down to from one to three
thousand this year. The result is o
grand test OF the vitality and fidelity
of the Granite State republicans to
their party, They were divided in
sentiment upon the character of the
administration, but they reasoned {:
Hayes reign is brief and our vari-
ances arising from his course will
soon pass away, while our grand old
party and its vital principles must
and shall live on and on, and so they
rallied to victory.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

The .Vicksburg Herald to defend
the ku klux murderers, published
that Miss Chisholm's death occurred
by reason of NAL practice of the sur
geon who attended the case. The
surgeon has brought suit against the
Herald for libel, laying his damages
at $25,OOO. The surgeon is unwilling
to stand the blunt Of having finished
up the murder,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Good Average Success

During the last year Of the late war
when call was made for One-year
men, there was young man in West
Virginia that had some aspiration for
military honors. He wrote to the
Governor for captains commission
to raise company of one-year men.
He was sent second lieutenant's
commission, with privilege of cap
tain if he got up company. He put
up tent, hired q man to beat the
drum, and in few days got one re-
cruit, and that was all he got in q
month. The Governor, thinking he
might have company raised, wrote
to ask him if he had hundred good
men for one year. Tho lieutenant
wrote back that he did not have q
hundred good men for one year, but
he had one id good man for hum
dred years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20

A decision of considerable public
Importance has been recently render
ed in the Supreme Court of Massa-
chusetts to the effect, in the case of a
church subscription, that mere
promise to pay without considera-
tion, does not give sufficient ground
for an action to compel the subscriber
to pay. The opinion has hitherto
been advanced that q subscription
was prima facia evidence of debt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
UNUSUALLY CHEAP MONEY.

LONDON, March 13.--The Times
says nothing could speak more elo-
quently than the deadening effect of
apprehensions which has filed Eu-
rope for many months than the cheap
ness of money in continental markets.
We have had no greater danger to
face for long time than this superb
cially cheap credit at home and
abroad. The Financier anticipates
on advance In the bank Of England's
rate tomorrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
Another College Row.

PRINCETON, N. j., March l4.-Last
night, five college juniors exploded
some fire crackers on the grounds of
the theological seminary, whereupon
two seminary students followed them
and fight ensued in which the sem.
mary men were knocked down and
beaten. Both parties got reinforce
lnents and another collision resulted
in the breaking of nose and doing
other personal injury to the seminar y
students. The collegians were put
under arrest. One has been Dismiss
cd and four bound over to await the
action Of the grand jury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20
MlscEMMg.
Secretary sherman's Views

! o0Ctotuty SOeTU0nS vI0W0s
WAsHINeToN, March l1.-Secratary
Sherman was before the Committee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures,
this morning, and gave his views
about the proposed measure for issu-
ing certificates of deposit of silver
bullion. In this connection the ques-
tion was discussed as to whether such
certificates should merely represent
the bullion at its market value, or
whether the government should buy
bullion with. the certificates. The
Secretary said the silver certificates
issued to depositors of silver bullion
were to be based on the actual mar
ket value of the silver on the day of
deposit, based on the London and
New York quotations of that day.
If they were to be based on the coin
age value Of bullion they never would
be presented for redemption until sill
yer was worth fifty-nine pence per
ounce. The Secretary favored the
issue OF these silver certificates and
the receipt of bullion on deposit for
them ut but one point, and that New
York, as the great silver market Of
the country. He seemed to think that
If deposits were allowed to be made
at San Francisco and Carson City
bullionists would not sell silver, but
would endeavor to corner the gov
ernment, as they would have use Of
the certificates while they were still
reserving their silver. This could
not so well be done in New York,
with its supplies coming from Europe.
Mexico, and this country. Tc the
question as to the cost of doubling the
capacity of the mints, he replied in
substance that the question was one
more of delay than cost, and more of
the supply ofbullion than the capaci-
ty of the mints. The Secretary gave
it as his opinion that, under legisla-
tion as it now stands, from $4,000, 900
to loo, 100000 silver dollars can be put
in circulation and kept at par with
gold. He favored tho discontinuance
of the trade-dollar coinage as apt to
be a source of embarrassment. He
preferred nickel Scent pieces to sill |
yer, and favored the abolition Of the
the 20-cent silver coin as one whose
only convenience was in paying for
lO-cent drinks. He suggested the re-
stric.ion of the legal tender quality
of the subsidiary silver coin to $40, |
and the redemption in legal tender
coin, when presented at sub-treasu-
ries in sums of 500. 1t seemed to be
conceded that the certificates should
be issued, but the committee came to
no conclusion as to details.
DIR. Linderman gave information
concerning the facilities for coming
the new silver dollar, and said that to
double the present capacity would re-
quire three additional mints, or two
more in addition to that at New Or |
leans. With these 100000 or &c.
100000 month could be coined. At
present, making allowances for inter- |
ruptions, $2,500,OO0 could be coined a |
month. This would make $3O,OOO,-
600 year. The New Orleans Mint |
could be placed in working condition
at a cost of $50 600 or $4,000, 80 as to |
coin 81, 100000 month. This, added
to the coinage of the other mints, |
would make $42, 100000 year.