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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

This vote occurred ON the 9th inst
and il shows our representative III
league with the National Banks prae-
tically 50. 1T any rate--in thelfWoWee
purpose to discountenanco the circuits
tlon of the standard silver dollar;
which directly implies y purpose ~
nulily Tie acts Of Congress so lar its
may lie within their power To do 80
relating to this subject.
Tho thing complained Of and sought
TO be met by the Fort Proposition IL
nm overt act of rebellion against the
highest authority Of the nation.
II is one Congress could not over
look without being convicted OF Taltll-
lessncss to its trust.
II il the most noteworthy rs II comes
from institutions which arc III " pc
culiar sense the creatures, amt ~ the
popular view the pETs, OF the Con
press from whose authority they re-
volt.
II il ii high-handed piece ot business
quite surprising in Wow OF the lntell-
ipence and ostcntatious Loyalty Of the
gentlemen who manage these institute
tions; and ono altogethcr lacking III
such qualities of foresight, rs sSll-ll,-
terest usually inspires among Tho us
tute managers Of large capital.
II was for the interest of National
Banks rs well rs for their credit, 70
seek nj once ana IN good faith, to re-
celvc, pay out, and to hold up the
credit of the standard silver dollar
without interruption DC their usual
routine Of business.
Did they find the coin hurdensom IN
the handling, ami undesired hy Their
G, lstumers, they could have addressed
!. - ipectful memorial to Congress re-
cit;ng their grievances and suggesting
The prop Il remedies. This would have
been tho afoper course, aud the one
,nn.t ,ilelv !, secuea salntary result
But. instead, they hayochosen TO q
,ume a hostile Il ttitndo aud to sllh-
ltantiallv assert II authority ~ this
direction greater than 'lla.ol tl,o , W
gress of the United s. a''S. IN nus
course, we find that they \ Is 'oo'''e''-
anced BY II members of - wv,
house of Congress, including "'",!h
IIazelton and Humphreys Of 80
State.
We are fully aware that there Is q
great and growing prejudice through
out the country against National
Bank system. We are not among this
=, Ass. but have held TO 9 strong ana
steady conviction, that " the MAN,
Ihis system is one Of the host results
loft ns by the late war And we think /
n not dinicult(abuses on Vie PAW q
the hanks aside Il maintain tins cor
yiction by substantial argument
against All such opposite views N mo
usually presented by the opposition
We should be absolycd, then, from
suspicion or accusation q prejudice Y
this matter.
But If the banks, in the pursuit 81
their own peculiar selfish ends shall
chose to hold the ground they have
lately deliberately chosen in opposition
ia tile law Of the land and to the wish
al ana interest of tie large mass y
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

~. ,,,,,,tn., Whine ,yaads, Cotton and Wooden
Itna,n@y sinnkA and Shawia, Underwear Table
l,nru iioeas. Nuhias. Yankee Nntiaaa, cast.
mcr,a. cloths. English Chmchilli bcaNets' itala
lnc Bea,ets, Waterproof Cloths, 'taeetlSs -,
II s. eLAttR,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
Foreclosure SalO.
State OF Wisconsin Iowa County
CIRCUIT COURT,
polcr Thicp. Plautin, against Francis Foley

lOIilIG VI w lhINllhlll iNNI N8iiilli.l
CIRCUIT COURT,
Potter tfhlca, plantin, against Francis Foley,
Defendant,
Hy virtue Of, and pnrsuGnt 10 Judgment Of
foreclosure nnd sale rendered w INC HbpNr th
titled action in paIa Iowa County Ilrcuil Cont
on no 10Th day OF october. A. ID, MT, ! VIII
cxpnpo for a,lS and Rcll at pnhlic Auction, 10
th highest bidd cr Tor cnel, NJ thu 'front.' door
Of the Court House, Ia the yillGc ~ bod 'cvlic
I'm aid Comfy and Stntc on Tuesday, the 3lAl
dny Of UCCcmher a ~, 1873, NJ = O'Clock ~
the AT ernuon Of that day, the following dcWtih
cd muftgarcd premiscp or 20 much thereof ma
mny be necessary to raise the nnudnl Of tud
iudpment interest, md c0at NJ sale, taswit
uhu north Weet quarter ~ the llarth west
quarter OF section NO, tHtlty.hroe, GD, AFRO
the following part ~ pnrrRl OF the Hotlh caet
quarter OF the north cnft quartcr OF section No
thirty.twu, (J2), eonmonclng NJ lhe north enst
corner or pnId forty mere tract. Thence Woat
tom a. rods thence south forty (ll rods, thence
CHat ioar ~ rods, hcncc norm IprlH tl0l rod
to the plnce Of beginning
Alao The south uael qunrlor 81 the south cast
quarter OF sceiion No, twenty nlno (eD, cave
and except Il rund one rod Miao aiCnV Tue east
line u fald lagt mentioned lbrty Agte tUact,
heretofore convened by Peter lhics IL Gather
iuc " cnuer, all el raia lund hcu& IN fnwnahin
No five, th) north or range No. tAl oapt ~
Iowa County MistonHin, being The HHmH
premIatp sold III 'rhics ta Foley nn0 this
mortgage l.ycn To recnte payment ol pnti OF
purchase money
Dated Sheriff i onlcc, podecvlllc, Iowa coun
~ WISCONSIN,, Nov. llth, a. D. lSia
THOMAS KENNEDY
shenn OF Town County MistUnein.
llENlY ~ SMITH, Attoneg for PM'ntiN. II
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
Chlcaro Trlhnnc. Dec. 10,

WARRINGTON D. G.. Dec. 9.-Thefe were two
imuortant votes this afternoon In the Houee
,lpop the silver Queation IN ite various phases.
The votes can be regarded M fair tests Of the
strength OF the propositions presented These
were two--a resolution by Mr. Durham OF Ken.
lucky providing that trade dollars may nG eN-
a anRed for par legal siandard dol latr, ana hat
thew shall then be rc-cOncd: ana the resolution
ol Mr.. Fort. of Ilhnoip, already published, pro
yidjng that the 4l24 grain standard sbYer dolaf
ahall he maintained and enforced; that no bank
shaY discriminate against II, aud that any
hank that does shall have been deemed W have
dennd Inc United btdtGB law, and DO liable -
have ia charter forfeited On the first, or
Ilurhan'a proposition. tho vote WIS lb4 yrha 20
q, nnyT. not enough TOT pass IT under the nee
s,ssaIy Two thrdp rule, but the vote wss strong
aa,'a,,,,h N show that, III The managers Of this
urnnoaiiion have tkil enough and inHnenca
ppnnrnh 10 induce any Of the leading Commit
toes 10 report such u bill on the regular call, IL
car, nj my time pass the IIoupe by n lnrRe mn
lnrity. An argument made by mGnbnrs among
Ihnmpclyes III favor 81 the voice Tor the blll
,yos lint the Government shruld buy for adl2a
,'rnln dollar II dollar having 120 grains. z he
,n,,nnosiiIonilalled to.carry by almost The sumo
yyotr Inc vote standing, ayes, 100; nays DO not
ms necessary two-thiids;
Fort'n proposition has however. fair chonee
Of pnspaae, as !; har already been eioried 10
thc thanking and Lnrreney Committee, OF which
hc ~ n member, aud That there ~ some pothl,
hiIity that d majority Of Vie Committee Will
sn,ast lid resolution iayOfably. Following Is
he negative vote upon tho Fort proposition;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
The Mofett Register.

The Richmond Dispatch says: De-
spite newspaper protests and letters
from the Auditor some commissioners
of the revenue utterly refuse to report
to the Auditor of Public Accounts as
required by the Moffett law and their
oath of office. The counties of Buch-
ansn, Giles, GraysOn, Highland, Lee,
Page. Patrick, Russell. Scott, Smyth
and Wise never have been heard from
and maybe never will be.
1t is impossible for the Auditor to
know officially whether or not the
register is in operation at all ia these
counties. It is Likely that in two or
three of these counties 40 licenses to
sell liquor are granted, and therefore
from such no reports are due. But
what excuse can the others have?
One district i'm Didwiddie county
has never reported. Yet there must he
q commissioner there. Three districts
in Franklin have never been heard
from. Greene county recently sent in
her returns for March No previous
ones had ever been made. For the
lower districts of Henrico county no
returns for February or March have
been m d G. LOvettsville district.
LouuOu county, recently uIatS Hti
first return. and then only for one
month March. Richmond county
has not been heard from for February
or March Two districts of Rocking
ham county have never been heard
from. The commissioners Of two dis
tricts OF Shenandoah county are equal
ly disregaTdfUl of the law. In like
condition are two districts of TaZe
well county.
So, though the Moffett register has
been in operation in Virginia for
about six or seven months, it is impos-
sible to get the official returns of the
registration for sny one month. That
is not all-the authorities here heIng
unable to get responses from the COM
missiOners to their letters on this sub
ject, do not even know whether the
registers are In use where they should
be in the counties not reported,
If the Bill TO amend the MGffett law
which passed the Senate could have
passed the House all this would have
been Iemedied.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

carried out, and Yankee ingenuity
will be sure to fad some means of
getting at It.
Reporter-What viii be the result?
Mr.. C.-The result will be that the
whole country viii De appalled, By
the disbonOr Of this administration.
L tell you, sir. that never in the his
tory Of this nation has there been in
the entire four years Of an adminis-
tratiOn so much cOrruptioa, barterlng
OF offices, rewarding of political Ia
vorites, traffic with political leaders
and bargain aud sale Of the Eiect0~
raj franchise as during this past year.
People will not believe il until the
proof is shown them, but the proof
will be forthcoming. People say that
Hayes is good man and means well,
but they do not know what they are
talking about. When all the facts
are known about this Administration
no one will attempt TO excuse ;he
man "r accord his supposed goodness
nor yet because he is weak aud igno-
rant. The point Of peril was not in
the S0ut{, but in the West 1t was
understood that the Republican lead
ers had determined to have Vice
President Ferry count the vote at all
hazards, and declare Hayes elected.
and The West determined nu resis-
tance. Il was to be no child's rlay iu
that section. Gen. Steedman and
20, 600 men enrolled and assigned to
regiments for the purpose Of seating
-Iiiden in Office IN case Vice Presi
dent Ferry carried cut his proposed
You may look aston
iehed, but these Things are true =
President Grant was at his wits end.
He confessed to me that he did not
know what 10 do.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
From the Richmond Whig.
l'rODhCcfVs anst Y3aCtsi

The Niueiy-twO cent Silver Dollar
no longer cuts "a figure in the columns
of the New York Tribune. 1t has
wholly disappeared, aud not now an
alusiuu to il is to he found. We fail,
too, to see any more of thGse terrible
auatheuas against the Silver Bill,
which was 10 bsni.h ali honesty out
q the land sEa forever "a destroy the
credit of the Government. The nine
ty-two cent dollar is at par with the
one hundred cent gold dollar; aud 20
far from the credit ut the GovtTUueDt
being destroyed, Foreign Bankers.
with the RoTHCHILDs ia the lead, are
only too eager to give more than par
fol fifty millions / ! per cent. Govern
mcut bonds. There never wss SO sud
den, thorough, and practical q refLja-
ton of false predictions! and yet,
the authors Of tilpSe false prophecies
claimed 10 be thu sole repositories
Of the secrets of Finance sole
honest men, aud the last despel ate
champions of the public honour -
But they are not in the least abs-hed
by the exposure of their fraud. They
alone are still the only people who
know anything about tie mysteries Of
Finance, are the only honest men,
and the sole guardians of the public
honour
But if experience fails to have any
effect on them. We may Indulge the
hope that it will not he without due
Influence on other people:-that the
public hereafter will know there pre-
tenders to be what they really are =
imprudeut chaTlataus and frauds.
Secretary SHERMAN himself, who
from ignorance or devotion to the
Money Rings. was originally bitterly
hostile TO the Silver Bill, now pro-
Possesses to believe that measure will
be great aid to the resumptiOn.-
There could not be a more conclusive
and singing commentary on the f.
nancial wisdom OF all these preten-
deTS.
We are told now, that gold is sub
stantially'at par with the ninety-two
cent silver dollar. and with the dis
credited Greenback-the appreciation
of the latter due to the conviction
that il will speedily be recognized ~ a
legal tender for ali dues. This proves
what the advocates of the Greenbacks
have uniformly asserted, that the rec
OgnitiOu Of that currency by the Gov
eminent would at once make il equal
to gold. But the Government was run
in the interest of the Money Dealers
aud It was to their interest that Green
backs should be diseredited aud depre-
ciated.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
Mrs. Triton Confesses.

New YORK, April I5.-The fol-
lowing letter from Mrs. Tilton will
appear i'll the morning papers to,mor>
row.
Gir. Ira B. Wheeler-My Dear
Sir: 4 few weeks since, after long
moths Of mental anguish, [ told, as
you know, few friends. whom had
bitterly deceived, that the charge
brought by my husband of adultery
betwccn myself and the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher was true, and thst the
lie | had lived 50 welt the last four
years had become intolerable TO me.
Tae statement | now S0Imn,y reaf-
firm, and leave the truth with God
10 uhom also | commit myself, ny
children aud all who must suffer. l
know full well the explanations that
vili te sought bv many for this ac-
huow ed ..Hcnt: Il desire 20 return 20
NY husband. insanits, malice, every
t.nng save the lrue and only one
my qlickened conscience aHd the
sens OF what is da. to ,he cause OF
ry,,rb ard i.,.ir. D.r,rg .u n.
..r,nlire,.... .f rbs.a -. van
have b-au NV ca,f4a.,'.j f-,s.I
anna therefore .dlrs.. ,tis ie,tar ,o
Won au.aor,zira ana reauas,i.o ,or
i, secure a.. nu6,i,a+;o,
F,rz.prq,r1 r T1fro,-
Dill. IN 90 90
%" ''' = pun - 1910
hf BtEcHER TELEGhAPHS a SOLEMN
DENIAL
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
EoldaY, The I'd Day Of April. 1873,

it being the first day of the April
County Court for said county, at the
front door Of tue Court-House, in
Abiu Edon, Va, certain Lot, or par
eel of land, containing half an acre,
conveyed to the said Colley by VIM.
G. EdmondsOn and wife, upon which
there If q new and elegant frame dwell
ling house, new and commOdious
store house, besides two or three small
ler buildings. This property lies i'm
mediately on the Atlantic, Mi-sssip-
pi and Ohio Railroad, about Eight
miles eastwardiv Of Abingdon. at the
Meadow View" POst-O1ice, is with
in two miles of Emory & Henry Col
lege, about ten miles from Saltville, is
an admirable location for a country
store, in a wealthy and fOurishing
part Of the county, and about one mile
from Cedarviile Church and five miles
from Old Glade Spring Church.
TERMS.-Cash in hand sufficient
to pay the costs of drawing, executing
and recording the Trust Deed, and the
costs and expenses Of sale-the balance
in equal iustalments in twelve, eigh-
teen and twenty four months time,
with iuterest from day of sale, aud a
lien retained upon said Lot for the de-
ferred payments.
DAVID F. BAILEY, Trustee.
april 9, IS78-2t
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

T e monument to eX-President
Johnston is To be unveiled at Greene
vile the 28th of May. The address
will be delivered by Hon. George W.
Jones, Of Fayetteville.
There is great excitement in Clsrks-
willie. Tenn, on account or the TeceHt
fire. which Is attributed to the negroes
in retaiistion Tor the shooting o! one
Of their number by policeman Phil
lips. Public meetings have been held
and Investigations are being made.
e. r, McCulIum, Register Of Greene
county. Tenn, il dead, and the duties
OF the Office devOlve on J q Gass un-
III tie Court shall appoint successor.
Lucy Linn an old family servant Of
Mr.. BschmRn. Of Sullivan county,
died on last Saturday near Bsbb's
Mill She had attained the advanced
age CT llc years according to the best
Information We can get.
James F. c. EtatesOn, formerly an
attache Of the Chattanooga Conner-
cjol, has been appointed postal clerk
on the East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia Railroad.
Mr.. Sibert, who went down with &
train Of cattle through the rotten mar
row passage X. R bridge in the Val
ley of Virginia, has compromised his
suit with the Baltimore and Ohio
Company for $1,000.
The New York Times thinks the
next Presidential contest will be be-
tween the new party, called the Ma
tiOn&l, aud the Republican. This i'm
plies the death Of the Democratic par
ty, and when that occurs It will be
time enough. Democracy don't die
often.
James D Clay, member of the last
House OF Delegates, from Halifax
county, and Clerk of the County
Court, has been arrested for certifying
certsin pension papers for certain Of
his relatives who are dead. be wGs
the pretty man" CT the House, and
was regarded as above suspicion.
The Auditor OF Virginia complains
that the Commissioners Of the Reve-
nue are not making the required re-
turns of the MOffett Register. BGch-
ansn, Gilee, Grayson, BighlanS, Lee,
Page, Patrick, Russell, Scott, Smyth
and Wise have never been heard from
at all Others have failed to report
from certain districts, Es follows -
Dinwiddie !, Franklin 3, HenTico l,
Rockingham 2, Shansudosh ,, TaZe-
well ?.
6uleimsn Pasba has been put on
trial. The Turks must have = victim,
and Suleiman will be apt 10 90 up.
Gen. Grant Gined with the Sultan
az Turkey. but SITTER accepting En III
Vltstiop 10 6ine with the Russian su.
tboriLies withdTe~ his acceptance 8t
the insiigati0u Of Horsce Maynard.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
FRIDAY,

England sends $500 tons of ammu-
milton and stores, and 81 steam
launches and torpedo boats for the
Mediterranean feet.
Prince Bismark is exertiDg himself
to get Russia aud England into a
Congress and with some hope OF
success The Congress will probably
meet to compare the treaties of 56
and II with that Of San SleianO.
Ex Governor Moses has been sur
rendered by the New York authOTi-
ties on Gov. HamPton's requisitiOn,
Guess Hampton wont hurt him much.
The Knoxville Republican Cons
yention nominated for Chancellor,
". =. S.sley, for Circuit Judge,
Sam'l A. Rogers, aud for Attorney
Gen. NJ. J.. Mcdonnell.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

Prussia does nothing yet, which
shows the slightest displeasure to-
wards Russia. Russia is preparing
for levy, and will issue passports to
no one under 46 years of age. All
things seem to indicate that Germany
will bring Russia and England to talk
the matter over In conference. IL
the mean time both these great pow
.ers are pressing their preparations for
war.
Gold is down to / and the Banks
of Chicago, CINCINNATI, and New
York are paying their bills in specie.
THURSDAY,
Nothing absolutely additional from
the European trouble There is great
unessiness in the principal Capjtols
of the Continent,
A great strike among the spinsters
Of England seems emminent. If it
does occur, the reduction of wages
will be the cause, and two hundred
thousand looms, and six million spin
dles will stop. England is concGH-
trating at Malta, her army from In>
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

joyment as would proceed from one of
these huskiugs cannot be described, as
such scenes of the good old times have
away. Captains were chosen, the
heap of corn divided, next the hands
divided, and then commenced the
work of divesting the corn of its husk
in terrible earaestness. Some stentl-
rian voiced negro man gave out at the
top Of his voice snateIes OF song and
q refrain or chorus was repeated by
perhaps so or 100 voices in such strains
as could be heard for miles away
When the last ear Of the victorious
side WIS husked ihe Captain was Tais-
ed on the shoulders of several of his
men and carried round the pile Of the
beaten party III triumph, all shouting
and yelling at the top of their voices.
Next the owner of the corn was hunt
ed up and carried to the house, and
frequently through the house, on the
shoulders OF half dozen men. Then
came the supper, where an abundance
of everything good and substantial
was served. The black bottle aud
brown jug usually figured quite con
spicuously, and the more of the ar
dent imbibed the greater the enjoy
ment, and the greater the din and
noise But alas such scenes of JOY and
feasting to the poor negro has, like
most of the actors, passed away. and
only remembered as an incident of
better days. Without a care for the
morrow. well fed, well clothed and
provided for, the negro of 80 years ago
WAS far more happy and c0ntented
than now. BurdeDed now with care,
not knowing frequently where the
next meal is TO come from, cuffed from
pillar to post by his own improvi-
dences, having to hunt new home
every year. like rolling stones, few OF
them gather any moss. c. c. X.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
CONKLING.
Am EnterView With the New
York Statesman, ia Which
There il Much Rich


NEW York, April 1.-THE Wor'd
publishes six columns of an interview
with Senator COnking, OF which the
following is an abstract:
RepOrGeI-Weil, Senator. l would
like TO know whether you think The
true history of the Louisiana EIecto-
rial business will ever be told IN Cons
gress, and if so. how soon:
Mr.. Conkling paused a moment
then began, very slowly, warming up
with his subject as he proceeded
"Yes, l think it will. do not see
how it Can be kept down. There are
too many avenues of information
opened to-day to make cOncealment
of avail much longer. No reasODa-
Die msn can doubt there was some
kind of bargain between the friends
of Nichols aud that man HAYES,
ard that Stanley Matthews and Sher>
man we're privy TO it. A great many
people have become exceedingly Gu
rious to know precisely what the bar>
gain was. and exactly how it was
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

VIZ have received the Greene
vile JOURNAL, new paper, neat
ly printed and spicily edited by
John Z. Self, and republican in
politics. 1t bears the impress Of
decency, and We hope il will not
share the fate Of most Greeneville
papers. That town has been at
times afflicted with q journalistic
mania, and has born newspapers as
a sucked Goose5erry shrub bcars
fruit to Its own breaking down.
Greeneville can support one good
weekly paper, but certainly not
more than two, say one for each
party.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23
Light Punishment.

In the Mayors Court. yesterday
Ha,sey GOuldman was tried for Vio-
lent. brutal and uDcalled-for assault
upon q we'll known colored maa
known SIS Deaf aud Dumb Bob -
Poor Bob cannot talk or hear, but
makes his living by saving wood. and
from such little charities as the kind
hearted choose to bestOw.
For 40 offense, so far es we know,
he was assaulted and beaten over the
head with gun in the hands Of Gould
man, aud the Mayor yesterday fined
the latter $40.
Bob, though badly hurt, and several
times reported TO be dead, is now i'm
proving and thought to be out Of dan
ger. -Lynch6,irg NewS, 17th.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

THERE is just now g seemingly
preconcerted movement among the
journals, that advocate phono-
graphic perpctushOn of Gov.
Walkers financial wisdom, to ig~
more the question of the State
debt, or at least to declare that it
cannot and must not be mooted
during the coming Congressional
Campaign. They propose that
the press shall shut down and wait
until the rains of readiustment
shall run by. They will find that
like the rivers of Sitka, the waters
of public opinion will continue to
fall the year round.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-23

Now mark you, the question can
be settled in a manner the most
simple and natural in the world
Which would be the most likely to
yield, Mrs. Tilton, to the tempta-
ton to destroy her own character
and the good name of her chill
dren, or Beecher 10 yield to the
temptation to CRAFTY the great hot
animal appetite with which he
blooms like huge sun-fower