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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

ing done its work and distributed the
expense of the war among the peo.
pie, 1t was no loss to anybody and a
gain to ALL"
This he put forth in the advocacy
of his fiat money scheme. IT shows
very plainly that he intends the mon
ey shall wipe out our war obligations
by becoming worthless, and so he
seeks and countenances reputation.
This is the reason he wants money
that makes no provision for redemp-
ton.
This is the reason the major portion
OF the nationals or fiatists want a
money redeemable at the pleasure of
the government and not at the pleas
ure of the people or the holder. The
whole scheme is one of reputation.
1t is q scheme on the part Of some OF
the debtor class to wipe out their in
debtedness.
Even could they do this it would
injure them far more than it would
the creditor class. The horrors of the
great rebellion would he as nothing
compared with the misery and utter
prostration of business unavoidably
consequent upon return to the issue
of irredeemable money and the repu-
diation that would follow. Those
having means could endure the evils
of such result, but those dependent
upon prosperous times for their living,
would suffer all the woes of COM
plete stagnation i'm business.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
A Foolish" Squeeze

Butler said in his New York speech
August 10, that he had invested ia
milling property and was then "the
foolish proprietor of very considers.
BILE manufacturing stock" lie then
proceeded to show that government
4 per cents were much better az an
Investment but that they ground the
face of the poor. He added: "Take
this coat / am wearing-the product
Of one of my own mills,-S0 per cent.
of the cost goes in plant and material,
20 per cent. in labor, and haze TO
squeeze that labor dozen until | get
The 8 or 10 per cent. interest" Tho
Boston Journal shows the manner In
which Butler "slueezes labor down"
by citing the dividends of the Middle
sex Company, Lowell, of which he is
q director and the largest stockho
or. These dividends have averaged
26A per cent. for the lg years 1862
1867 for the last five years they have
been from 8 to ii per cent, and some
years they have been As, besides
stock dividend of SO per cent. on q
stock worth at the time 24O. THE is
Buffers foolish" investment and this
10 where the squeeze comes in.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

NGive us specie payments" has
been, ever since 1860, the party song
of the democratic party. At every
national convention the demand fol
resumption" has been the Alpha
and the Omega of the faith that was
in them. Now, at last, their prayers
have been answered. The honest
democrat, who meant what he said
and "will never 60 back on it," must
either vote for Sampson or not at all
for Congressman. The democrat who
votes for Weaver stultifies his honor
and acknowledges thereby that his
professions were insincere, and that
he never did intend to be an honest
partisan.-Cbydr Sentinel.
The Sentinel is very right. Now
when resumption is here virtually;
when a solid foundation is reached;
when capital is able and willing to
launch out into business and SO revive
everywhere the wheels of commerce;
when the ship of State financially is
entering the harbor of rest and safety;
when we are about to unlock the
vaults of gold and silver and set them
to circulating alongside of the paper
money Of the country, the national
and democratic fiatists want to put
back into the tempestuous sea of a
fuctuating, irredeemable money,
which must inevitably finally land in
population and the grave of all prosp-
Gritty for years.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

support of the public schools have
been perverted to other uses but prlh-
cipally to defraying the expenses OF
the State government.
Gov.sIIolliday sets forth the extra
ordinary exigencies of the occasion
and made an earnest appeal to the
bankers for the loan pledging him.
self. as the executive, 10 SEQ that the
amount would be paid when the Leg
islature meets. He was seconded by
tho other State officials. The bankers
did not at the conference advance the
needed money, and it is said they arc
not disposed to make the loan with
ont nroper security.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

Hon. JAMES A. BAYARD, the he
reditary Senator from Delaware, and
one of the ablest men on the demo-
cratic side, has been delivering a f.
nancfal speech to his constituency at
the Pamlico Fair, which sounds very
much like the utterances of Senator
Conkling, made about the same time
before the New York State Republic
an Convention. Senator Bayard
intimates that there Is great
danger that the Buffers, Kearneys,
Pomeroys and other miserable COM
nunists Of the hour, may seduce the
ancient hard-money democratic party
rom its traditional currency princi-
Pies and to consequent destruction.
He furthermore intimates tina. when |
that time comes all good men shou,d /
unite with the republican party to
save the country from communistic
and revolutionary hands.
Mr.. Rayard has hitherto been the
fav0rite candidate for the Presidency
Of our neighbor Of the Ottumwa
Democrat, and we therefore have {
right to expect to see the Senator
speech reproduced in the columns q
that paper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
MARKETa.

There is no change iu the grocery
market this week, and but little in
produce, vegetables, etc.
In grain the prices are little bet
ter, with the exception of corn, which
is cts. per bushel lower. This is
not the price of corn, but owing to
the large amount coming in, the
warm weather, and the green condi-
ton of the corn, which prevents any
quantity being cribbed together, is
the cause. This is the only reason for
this condition of things which will
be remembered as long as the
weather turns cooler or the corn gets
dry enough to handle. Oats sold
this evening ONT an excited market, at
IL cents per bushel, which is more
than they will bring regularly as
they are only worth q cent or two
more in Chicago. The receipts of
grain are unusually large. Shippers
are paying IL cents for butter and Is
cents for eggs.
Ottunwa Grocery Market.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
walker and stubbs at the CITY Hail

walker and stubbs at the City Hall.
The City Hall was comfortably fill
ca, last night, to hear the Hon. T. O.
Walker, Of Bloomfield, democratic
candidate for Secretary of State, pos
'ibly, though probably, withdrawn
ere this, and the Hon. ID. p. Stubs,
Of Fairfield.
Walker is a more fluent taIker than
we mad supposed. He pitched into
.ne republicans with vim. Tim ev-
identity believesin telling a whopDinp
story while he is at il, for the ease
with which he ratified off the bipees,
imaginary tale touching republican
state official delinquencies showed
that 1t had been told so often and en-.
larged upon from time to time, that
the speaker had even hthimsell
to have some confidence in the story
AS we listened we felt Tim ought te
have been prompted by his democrat
ic friends to have hewed that tai,
down very largely, SO that it would
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

ONE Of the peculiar illustrations Of
democratic affection for Union sol
diers has just come to light, and it
was brought to the surface by a noted
democrat, and hence ought to be ac-
cepted without question by that par
ty. The man who attests the case is
Fitzhugh, ex-Doorkeeper of the low
er house Of Congress. He has writ
ten letter affirming the truth of the
statement published few days ago,
to the effect that the democratic Rep
resentative Holman, of Indiana, in.
troduced a MANNED soldier to Fitz-
hugh when he was Doorkeeper, and
in the presence Of the soldier urged
his appointment to a subordinate po-
sition in Fitzhugh's department, but
as soon as the soldier passed on, Hol-
man privately informed the Door
keeper that he did not want the APP
pointment to be made. If it had
been q Johnny Reb the place would
have been obtained without strug-
ole
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
Holding the Mirror Up to a Green
hacker.
KiuUafnn Rroornou

An earnest greenbacker in the low
er part of the city said: IF the gov
eminent stamps piece of paper and
says that's . dollar, why amt it q
dollar just 40 much as Q piece of sill
yer stamped one dollar is ?" and
when he was asked, "If the govern
ment stamps bushel of sand and
says that 10 bushel of potatoes, why
Amt it?" the greenbacker said !:
"Now you talk like a-fool." From
which it appears that q green hacker
is utterly unable to reason from an
alogy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
Tran,p war lnaugufatod.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. Last even
ing the police of Akron, OHIO, at
tempted to arrest tramp in the out
skirts of the city. They were met by
about 30 well armed tramps who
drove them back into the city at the
points of revolvers. Company u, OF
Ohio National Guards were called
out to assist tho police and they ar
rested Is of the tramps. A number
of professional thieves who were
with the tramps escaped. Several
shots were fred but without any
known effect.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

Men are strange animals. They
have law in California requiring
that no person shall sleep in room
that has less than certain specified
number of cubic feet of air for each
occupant of the room. 1t is intended
for the Chinese, who have an un-
wholesome habit of crowding into
small apartments. Recently num-
her of Celestials were arrested for vi
olating the law and were put into a
cell in the city prison of San Francis
CO for confinement where the amount
Of air allowed to each was less thai,
hayfthat in the room from which they
were taken. This is about as laugha-
BILE a legal bull and inconsistency as
one often hears OF.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN A FAILURE,

Talking with an intelligent farmer,
the other day, about hard times, he
remarked that during the war he sold
his wheat for 81 per bushel. "Bnt,'
said he, II had to pay fifty cents per
yard for calico for dress for my
wife, and it took three bushels of
wheat to buy twelve yards-enough
for q dress. Now wheat 10 sixty
cents bushel, but calico just as good
and even better than we had during
the war, can be bought for five cents
q yard, or twelve yards for the price
of bnshel of wheat. In other words,
we can buy just as much calico now
for one bushel Of wheat as would
have cost us three bushels during the
war, and everything else in the same
proportion.-Boone Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
POVERTY AND SUFFERING.

81 WAS dragged down with debt
poverty and suffering for years, caus.
ed by sick family and large bills for
doctoring, which did no good. ]
was completely discouraged, until
one year ago, by the advice of my
pastor, / procured Hop Rittcrs and
commenced their use, and in one
month were all well, and none Of us
have jeen sick day since, and I
want to say to ell poor men, you can
keep your families well year with
Hop Bitters for less than one doc
tors visit will COST know It.
A WoRKIN6MAH.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
A STEAMBOAT
Blown Up Near NOrwalk. Conn.
Eleven Persons Killed and
Twenty Wounded.
A Steamboat Blown Up

- SSCdSutOVaI ouOWu UP.
SOUTH NoRwcLK, Conn, Sept. 2S.--
The steamboat Adelphi, plying be.
tween New York and South Norwalk
blew up this morning, and a numbe,
Of persons were killed.
NoRwALK, Conn, Sept. 2S.--Tht
Norwalk and Now York steamer
Adelphi, burst her boiler when one
mile from her dock, at 8 o'clock this
morning, and six were killed and e
scalded. The boat left her dock about
usual time, and had probably 200 pas.
Aengers. 1t is impossible at this time
to ascertain the full extent of the &C.
cident, and the names of killed or in.
jured. Miss Libbie Selleck, Of Nor.
walk 10 slightly and q great many
others are injured more or less. Capt
Holton was in his Office at tie time OF
the explosion The body of Mr.
Hoyt was picked up $50 feet from
where the calamity occurred. Some
Of the most heart-rending scenes took
place. One passenger recognized hit
mangled wife from whose mouth
blood spurted in streams. The burn,
ed suffer terribly, and their grosn:
are narrowing. Physicians were
prompt in attendance.
The latest account places the killed
at II, all eastern people; 20 wounded
all but 3 or will recover.
Boats are dredging for bodies, pos.
sibly still in the water. Only ont
body thus far has been recovered anC
1t is not known that any more az
missing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

ouRLAsT BEFORE THE BATTLE. !.
On the morning of the I'd our last
weekly issue goes to the people that
will precede the day of election, viz:
Tuesday, Oct. sth. Wehave but few
words to say to republicans, but what
we do say we hope they will heed.
The last grand and final triumph
for the republican party is at hand.
When the integrity of the nation was
attacked by traitors upon the battle
field the defense made by the repub-
licaEs, aided by great many demo-
Gratis, had not proceeded a year be-
fore stern necessity forced the issue as
a war m easuofirredeemable paper
money, Familiarity termed SCREEN
backs" BY this means we supported
our army and navy and overcaIne the
rebellion, which great victory for the
right covered with immortal glory
the party that gained it.
We said, as a party, too, when we
issued those greenbacks that we would
redeem them; we printed upon them
"The United States promise to pay a
dollar" and for now over thirteen
years we have steadily and gradually
approached the time when we would
make that promise good. We have
not unjustly or unwisely pushed the
fnlhilment of that promise, but have
come to it as carefully and judiciously
as we could, This last glorious Veto.
tory is at hand; it is indeed consum-
mated all but in name. This is rec
ord that any party may be proud Of
for all time.
| Republicans, with this glorious rec.
ord it seems to US now lisa time when,
If ever, we should stand shoulder to
shoulder on the eve Of this last splen.
did victory. If there is republican
whose eye shall fall upon this article
that is inclined to not vote and labor
to have every other republican vote
on next Tuesday, let him stop shor,
right here and solemnly and unalter.
ably resolve to set apart the whole
day of election for work. -
Look well to your tickets. See that
they are genuine, and as we have not
mentioned elsewhere the judicial tick
ct, let us call your attention to Capt
| I. M. Fee, a gallant soldier, and a.
you all know, an able Prosecutor
He is our candidate for Judge. Re
member too, the name of VIM. HI
Tedford, also a gallant soldier and
good lawyer. He is our candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney. DOM
trade, gentlemen, stand squarely by
the whole ticket.
Don't give heed to stories told JUS
preceding or on the day of election
We have combined element to figh1
this time and it is necessary to Oh,
forward our best efforts. We car
surely win if we get out our full vote
| TN and af thani
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

The Cedar Rapids Republican says
Of State fair matters: 1.-THE amount
of premiums offered this year was
O,1S8, and the amount of premiums
awarded was 800. Had there been
no debt, even with rain on the last
day, the twenty-fifth annual exhibi-
ton would have been great success.
As regards the premiums we assume
that of course they will be paid, tho
perhaps not for short time.''
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
The TRUE MEAsURE,-C. f. Clark

The TRUE MEAsURE,-C. F. Clark.
son, in the State Register says:
Sixty pounds 10 a bushel of wheat
and seventy pounds of corn in the cal
10 bushel of corn. The law does
not make any difference whether the
grain be green or ripe wet or dry
That number of pounds constitute a
legal bushel. But just at this time
when corn is green or wheat wet,
sharp traders are introducing . new
measure for . bushel. This is not
right. Let the standard be the rule.
But if the grain is green, wet or de-
fective, let the price be lowered to
meet the circumstances. But do not
shave at both ends-by increasing the
bushel and reducing the price. This
is double dealing. Always be regu-
lated by the law in weight, but If de-
fective in quality, let it be regulated
by the price.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
AWEEKLYLisT

OF United States patents issued to
the inventors of Iowa, for the week
ending Sept. II, 1878, and each pat
emit in the list will bear that date.
Reported expressly by telegraph
for the COURIER, by A. II. Evans 4
Co., Patent solicitors, Washington
d. c.:
w. NJ. Fate, Webster City, bucket
pump.
W. r. Green, Muscatinc, car brake
W. w. Patterson, Corning, cal
brake.
Baker & Bester, Knoxville, wire
fence barbs.
S. Kethledge, Center Point, lumber
measure.
l.. NJ. Hochler, Burlington, ditch
ing plow.
T. V. Curtis, lie Mars, turn table
ovens.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
Fish

Hon. B. F. Shaw, the fish commits.
sioner of Iowa, arrived in our city
Tuesday afternoon, with his special
car constructed on purpose for trans.
porting live fish. Mr.. Shaw while
here deposited from 1900 to 15,OO(
live fish in the Des Moines above the
lower bridge. Among them were
several kinds of pike and bass and
other varieties. Mr.. Shaw is thor.
Oughly alive to the restocking of the
lakes and rivers of Iowa with fish
and will return here in a few weeks
when he will deposit large number
in the river above Arnold's dam. II
is hoped the efforts of the State and
the zeal of Col. Shaw will result in
filling the lakes and rivers of Iowa
with an abundant supply of the finny
tribe.-W. Dodge Messenger.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

We are very reliably informed that
Henry Rhinehard has been requested
to get off the democratic ticket as can
didate for Supervisor. This request
was made by the Democratic County
Central Committee. Rhinehard could
not see it and refused to get off the
ticket. He claimed that he had been
nominated by very full convention
and that it was not in the power of
the committee to take him off.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
Promotions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Secrcta.
ry Of the Treasury this morning pro.
noted o. FL. Irish, OF Nebraska, as.
sistant chief of the bureau of engrav.
ing and printing Of the treasury de.
partment. to DO chief of that bureau
picc Mcpherson resigned, and ap.
pointed Daniel w. Wilson, of Ohio
assistant chief of bureau. Wilson
has held position in the bureau for
some time past.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

lincoIn's Advice to Workingmen
In . letter to . committee of New
York workingmen, March 81, 1864,
President Lincoln said:
"The strongest bond of human
sympathy, outside Of the family re-
lation, should be one uniting all
working people. of all nations, tongues
aud kindreds. Nor should this lead
to . war upon property, or the own
ers OF property. Property is the
fruit Of labor; property is desirable
10 q positive good in the world. That
some should be rich shows that 9TH
ers may become rich, and hence ia just
encouragement to industry and en-
terprise. Let not him who is home
less pull down the house Of another,
but let him labor diligently and
build one for himself; thus by exam
pie assuring that his own shall be safe
from violence when built"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
ROUsING RECEPTION
To Gen. John A. Logan. Mt
Abba.

People Flock By Thousands to hear the
Great Soldier Citizea-The Larges,
audience Ever assembled in Non
roe County.-A Masterly Discussion
Of the Political Issues Of the Day
Which is Attentipely Listened to b.
the Immense Audience.-A Green.
back Effort on the Mississippi Plan.
-Respecta6le People Disguised BIZ
Shinplaster Ruhanism.--A Proud
Day for the Republicans at Albia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02

ST. LouIs, Oct. |.
BY Telegraph.
Wheat-stlonger; No. 2 red S71s q
81 cash, S75s az Oct, S91a $50 Nov
Corn-dull 33la cash, 347s Nov.
Oats-quiet, 20 cash, 2018 Oct, 81 !,
o. Nov.
Rye-better, 4414.
Bsrley-unchanged.
Whisky-$l0 OF.
Pork-quiet, IS 70.
Lard-nominal, Sc 1913.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
OrxUMwA LIVE srOUK,

One legged tramps should immedi-
ately go to Janesville, Wis, and as
sault the chief of police. One did
80 Tonga go and was sent to Jail, sand
says the paper chronicling the Incl
dent, ION Tuesday Last he received a
letter from the Pension Office, WASH
ington, announcing that he had been
placed on the pension list, and inclo-
sing $3.50 back pay and $75 for an ar
tificial Leg
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
chicago MaPkes

OaIoAs", Oct. l.
[ BY Telegraph
Wheat-fairly active, higher; 81 e
@24 Oct, $50 @% Nov, cash dull.
Corn-steady, As4 Oct, $3.50 Nov.
Oats-steady, 1921 Oct, 20la a "a
Nov, 2l4@la Dec.
Rye-45 cash, nominally AZ Nov.
Barley-$l 10 cash or Oct, ! IL
Nov.
Pork higher, 81 92la Oct, 8 05@
S.O71a Nov, s l21s @S u Dec, nom
nally Z 92R the year
Lard--higher, 6 % bid Oct, GO
bid Nov, 6 32la bid Dec.
Whisky-Sl o..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
How to Grow Winter wheat

David Jones, of Benton county, has
raised winter wheat for four years
without failure, his crop the last
season averaging 80 bushels to the
acre, while his neighbors only got 10
acres of spring wheat and that Of poor
quality. Mr.. Jones got tho best re-
suit by sowing after oats the scatter
cd Oets coming up with the wheat,
md being killed later by the frost,
.el down over the wheat and protec-
tou :: from tho affects OF the alternate
. ny. snd thawiRg Of winter, the
800 noo. siso assisted n holding the
SONS so;, OF the wheat more 1rnly in the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 1.-The public
debt statement for Sept, elbows de
crease in the debt, for the month, OF
20, l96, 534, and the following balances
in the Treasury:
Currency, I,972,593.
Specie fund, for redemption o
fractional currency, $l0,O00,00O.
Special deposits of legal tender fo1
redemption Of certificates of deposit
$40,7l0.O00.
Coin, $232,659, GAG. including col,
certificates, $34, 674,670.
Out standing legal tenders, $346,
6Sl ,Ol6.