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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The, New Silver Dollar.

b Secretary Sherman has finally de-
cidcd thatrlOy yO00, 600 of the new stan.
dartl silver dollars which are now in
the Government Treasury, must 40
into circulation. To this end he o.
issued icircniar which provides tha,
silver dollars may be obtained by any
person. in the same manner in which
fractional silver currency can now be
obtained III The Treasury proposes, in
fact to send out at ita own expense
for trnnspOrta ton, silver dollars in
sums Of not, less than s 600 or more
than $4,000, to any person WHIP may
make corresponding deposits incur.
rency with any SnbsT reasury, desie.
mated depository, or national bank
designated asa,depository. In addi-
ton to that, for the present, at least,
all national bank notes sent for re-
demption in multiples of $1,000 and
not exceeding $40, 900, willbe redeem
ed in standard silver dollars. Z
This means, undoubtedly, the be.
ginning Of resumption in standard
silver dollars, The Treasury author.
ities are Of opinion that the Treasury
has margin enough Of gold to meet
all current nece ssities for the pay ment
OF gold interest and that tho gold re.
ceipts from customs, in addition to
the percentage of customs, which, by
any possibility, may be paid in silver
dollars, will be ample for the future
demands, upon tho Treasury until
that expected. day when the paper
dollar, silver dollar and. gold dollar
are 10 circulate on n parity. ~ Il.
This is the Interpretation of the
Treasury circular relative to the man.
ner in which the standard silver dol
lar may be obtained for circulation in
exshange Tor currency that will aoon
be furnished the press. Under the
operation ofthis circular it is expect
ed that the l0,000,O00 silver dollars
now in the Treasury vaults will go in
to the volume of circulation, and
while 1t is probable that very con-
siderable amount will be again re-
turned to the Treasury as customs
dues, the Treasurer confidently ex-
poets that a large portion will remaip
in general circulation. Meanwhile il
is said not to be the purpose to with
draw from circulation the 81 and "
notes, and it is authoritativelyi stated
that any person can receive, any de-
sired quantity Of, these notes on ap.
plication at the Treasury Chicago
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

then being about 80 or SO years old
instead of going forth to help save th,
Ination in that trying hour, either q!
lOfRcer or private, remained at home
Ibut not as q patriot. While Can't, Fet
Twas, fighting the battles of his coun
TRY Or sufferfn9 III prison, Mr.. BurtOr
Twas putting IN his time end exertine
his influence In ease and safety 81
home, on the side of those who wert
trying SO hard to destroy the nation
He was always found Dragging on the
skill, prOwess and bravery Of the con.
federates; predicting their certain sue.
cess and the defeat Of the union forces
abusing the president and leaders oi
our armies, and in every way known
to men OF the Brick POmeroy class,
denouncing the war, the government,
and those who were fighting the bat.
ties of the nation. Not satisfied with
using his own influence and powers
against the government, he got hold
of the Ottumwa Mercury, with Judge
| Hendershott, and turned its columns
to denouncing the war, and seemed to
vie with Brick POlnerOy in his zeal
| for the confederate cause, and so bit
ter was he that the soldiers concluded
at one time to destroy his press, hut
were, with great difficulty on the part
of some of the citizens, restrained
from SO doing. Iaf ~ 8gs ta943
During all the dark days of the ma
ton, the history of which ia written
in the memory of the people, with
pens Ofsteel, In the light OF. a burning
republic set on fireIby the torch Of
treason, re-echOed by the. dying
soldier, the cry of the widow, the
fatherless and the MANNED, Mr.. Bur-
ton did not q single act that was not
against his country and against every
interest Of the people Of this district
ments, az manifested by this and
many other articles published in his
paper, the Ottumwn Mercury. Aug
ust 1lth, 1864, he says:
$50 far from taking anything by his
long digging operation he met a bloody
repulse and attempted an assault
after 1t. Of course all good officers
know his negro troops, whom he tried
to use for lack of white men proved
as worthless as soldiers and merely
numbered the field. So good bye
Petersburg! Good bye Richmond!
Good bye Grant! God be with you all
according to your respective merits.
Meantime "the raidO-is 1t a raid?
We don't know. But our impression
Is, that It Is the advance OF a f0rmida-
bic army of veterans Of the COnfeder-
acy who mean with lee at their head |
to take Washington before this month
is over. We do not mean to speculate
further In war news. Secretary STAN
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Whenever the greenback deluge
comes again the price Of money will
go down and the price of everything
else will have to 60 up in proportion
last Of all, labor. The miseries
which now beset us are largely due to
speculations engendered by the belief
that when we have great quantities Of
paper notes afioat we are very rich.
The paper notes are the flags that pow
erty puts out, and are the heralds OF
bankruptcy. They are the worst en-
emies of the country who desire to
drag it into another FOOLS paradise OF
high prices, only to be caught again
in the Inevitable relapse Of insolvency
and ruin. Philadelphia Record. ai9s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

i From the Oskaloosa Ia Herald
we CLEAN the following. In an issue
of a few weeks since the Herald in an
article said: -. 80 -, ~ s,Y
4 There is no doubt but the Demo.
cratic dogma of States-rights will
again have to he settled. IT Is Ger.
tain question of the future, and the
near future, too, and it must be settled
the next time for all time" IN e8Y
A paper called the Southern States
in Mississippi published the above
crediting it to the Herald, and then
remarks upon it as follows: i
"You are coming to your right sem
ses when you recognize the fact that
the Yankee Crusade of 186l-5 was un-
successful In grating the heresy of
Centralism upon our Government.
The principle of States Rights was
neither destroyed or diminished by
the swords of the Satanic hosts that
overrun our plantations, laid waste
our cities and sent legion of glorious
COnfederates to the grave. a8t*.t
And, what is more, the principle of
States-rights will rule the Republic
yet. 3sGf
The South is marching oni s4a
Mark that! a.eY 49a fesI
The future belongs to, us and ours.
Davis and his Cabinet and soldiers
will rank with the Washingtons, the
Hampdens, and the Tells in the Pam
theOn of History, while Grant. and
his horde of bloody hirelings will be
Iclassed with the Vandels, Goths and
Huns"
This is no new, thing in the south.
1t is the controlling sentiment Of the
democratic party in the south; it crops
out in the major portion Of the dem
ocratic Journals of that section. We
give this instance more particularly
because it Is q case arising with a pa
per that is near neighbor to us. The
mischief Of all this is, that these SEN
timents controlling the southern de-
mocracy, control also'the democratic
party of the nation. Without the
south the democratic party would not
make more than respectable side
show. -as83 ,3aHfii at1.9
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Gov. Gear has decided to take no
stems to change the time Of the elnc.

Gov. Gear has decided to take nc
steps to change the time OF the elec.
tion Of congressman. This election
will take place the I'd Tuesday in Oct
at the same time as the State ticket.
The Governor took the opinion OF
many prominent lawyers of the state
upon the status of the question. The
Attorneys Generals opinion is that the
lawful election day is the second Tues.
day of October. The weightof opin.
ion agrees with him. 1t is believed
that if a Democratic House were dis
posed to be captious they would have
equal opportunity to. do so whethel
the election were held in October Of
November, and hence the Governor
believing the Attorney Generals
opinion is correct has concluded t.
not interfere in the matter. go
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

President Hayes made quite 8
lengthy speech at the Minnesets
State Fair at st. Paul, on Thursday,
Sept. 9Th. It's length and the late
hour at which we received it made i,
inconvenient to put it in type in to-
days issue. We shall publish IL to.
morrow. It is remarkable for the
statistics it contains, and as they come
from so high source they are valua.
BILE because authoritative.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The South Carolina smo oonsh iner'
can't understand how they are doing
wrong in distilling illici. whisky
The other day one Of them . alluded ia
the fact that before the war every.
body In the mountains ssstilledp whis-
Ky, and how old ministers and
church deacons would sit and watch
the corn-juice 4trickling from the
worm, singing: 6.s.. ,Isg ~
Come thou fonnt Of every blessing
Pin our hearts with Joy ana peace. asl'' o.
ut was not wrong then, ;" he con;
tinued, "and II can't be such crime
now.n He excused tho practice on
the ground that 1t was easier and
moro profitable to haul corn III its
liquid shape across the mountains, and
because the people who did it were
compelled 10 doit through necessity
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The Bloody Shirt.
sjfif Chteau On Trih,yne

There are several strawswhichs show
which way the wind Is blowing in
the South. In Texas there is not a
man on the Democratic State ticket
who did not serve in the Confederate
army. Gov. Vance in North Carroll
ma is making his canvass for the Unit
ed States Senate on the strength Of
his adhesion to the doctrine of seces-
sion. And when Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston was nominated for Congress
the other day, he referred "with hon.
est pride to the duty discharged in
other and distant fields, = meaning the
Confederate army, of course. The
bloody shirt is thus kept tapping on
the line In every Southern State among
the Democracy. aY 85rste.as
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Wine Shields the:C :CrinnInal.
0eAte Rsgister.

The Democratic Prosecuting At
torney and Democratic Grand Jury 81
Lee county have failed to make any
move against Craig and his numerous
Democratic accomplices. But the Re
publican State authorities know their
duty better, and knowing it, the legal
department has set In motion the ma
chinery to make the men who shared
in Craig's wrong doings disgorge,
suits having been brought against
Hunt, Greenbaum, Schroeder & Co., Of
burlington, and all others interested
in the piliering for damages. Hon.
Galusha Parsons Is in charge OF the
cases. and they will be pushed right
along to q determination. Now let
the Democratic brethren below awake
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The Soldiers Reunion At aaaristta.

+u Et,EFti4 - Ohio, ,j,o,e .ss
CINcINNArI, Sept. 5.-Much good
feeling IL manifested at the Reunion
OF Soldiers Of the north and south,
now being held at Marietta, Ohio. "A
number Of pfominent officers and
speakers are present from different
sections Of the country. The inter-
mingled experiences - told by Old
Settlers, are many, and utterances of
good will and kindly sffections
among those who fought against each
other in late civil fstrife are common.
The fact thst large sums sre being
raised and the exertions being put
forth vi J ct tho north to relieve
the south in its presennt sad
condition 10 referred to % . practical
proof Of the sympathy felt. To-day
Gov. Bishop, OF Ohio. and Mayor
Moore, Of Cincinnati, will address
the assembly. stt5 @iskia ifif99IiGA
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
FURTHER PARTICULARS,

OMAHA, Sept. 5.-Last nights fire
was aggravated by the small amount
OF water which could be gotten to the
upper stories and the partial failure
Of the supply. A few minutes
before midnight when the fire had
burned five hours, q partition wall
fell on . squad Of firemen who were
I'm the corridor OF the hotel, 7bufyinq
four men who held the nozzle. Their
names are John A. Lee, Louis Wilson,
Alonzo Randall and Billy McNamaEs. 8.
A cornice fell on . man named Lock-
field, and fractured his skull. Efforts
to clear away the debris and rescue
the men were nnavailing. The fire
burned all night, and at noon to-day
was not extinguished. The remains
of the men were found in An unrec-
ognizable state, this morning. The
loss on the hotel building is 500, 600.
Augustus Kountze, Of New York,
bought 1t few months ago under .
foreclosure. Kitchen pBros. lessees ;
loss cannot be learned. ID f,ai{gs syp
Congressman, Frank Welch, died at
Norfolk, Nebraska, last night.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

We want money, not chips, sand, OF
whetstones, for they will not buy
bread. I am o Greenbacker; was one
when Democrats called greenbacks
rag" Lincoln scabs,'' and am in
favor Of them now, but 1 want them
good, dollar for dollar, with coin. The
Republicans said greenbacks were q
promise to pay, and pledged them.
selves and the faith of the country
that they should be paid. InlS64 the
greenbaGk was only worth 3s.7 cents
per dollar, because the power and the
ability Of the country to pay them
was doubted. Day after day, since
1854, greenbacks have appreciated nn.
til now there Is only one-half pei
cent. difference between them and
coin. Would It not be best, then, te
let well enough alone?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

We9NSy se1
q q United dssiols states y Ra1n s Issued 70
ending Aug. -, 1878, and each pat
ent in Tie list will bear that date.
Reported expressly by telegraph
for the CoURIER, by A. II. Evans Il
Co, Patent solicitors, Washington,
ID. C.
NJ. Austin, Murray, wagon end
gates. 9'tA
J. Julien, Dubuque, drills for bor-
ing blast holes.
f. III. Shepherd, Davenport, street
lamps. Liiial'a7e si sii3 ae
H. Il Msnevich, Sioux City, horse
collars. asa lszs.,.i i,s
j. Roberts, Leon, boot jack.
Clark y LAthrop, Dubuque, fence
post and fence.
J. II. Thompson, Grand Junction,
railway cross tie.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
! Residents Picture Of Greua
X n aa da, Miss.

The following extracts are from
letter lately received by gcntlemal
% New York city. The writer ha
HiSed among the scenes describe,
fsincc the breaking out Of the fever.
t"I do not know where or how I,
begin q description of the condition
or feyer-stricken Grenada. lively,
residences To the right and seven Il
the left ofs0ur own home are alDso
lntely deserted, the blinds closed fast
the gates locked, and I have littlt
doubt that IN some Of the clubhouse.
the horse and cows will starve. For
hours together I did not see any one
stirring In the once happy old neigh
FborhoOd. The grocery stores were
closed up, and nearly all of those en-
gagged in that line had either fallen
victims to the scourge or fled from
town. 1t was sppalling to behold
young and old women huddled in
some by.wayy trembling, praying,
4sobbing and casting despairing gratI-
ices In every direction. not knowing
whittier to $50. Mothers abandoned
their stricken children, wives fed in
terror from their afflicted husbands
all the ties Of kindred ecemett to have
been ooSfrAilto Withstand tho pres
sure Of fear and despair. The loved
ohes were left in strange hands. Ne
efoes and negresses who had hsd the
fever proved very useful in some ri /
stances, but many of them took 'ad-
vantage Of the situstion and asked ex.
orbitant pay for their services. / saw
as many % three white nurses seized
with the 'shakes,r and even with
vomiting, while ID the discharge of
their duty. Three days ago 1 Sd y d
man resting against the wooden fence
at Mr.. Upham's place. L was about
to pass on thinking no was only un-.
der the influence Of drink, but hear
ing him moan, and say, oh, my God
approached him, and found that it
was nm nnmistaksblya case Of elbow to-
yer. 1 assisted him to one Of the tents
near the police station. / do not be-
Iieve, that one-third of the cases of fe-
yer in its mslignanI type, ameng the
negroes have, been reported. i cam
lot omit mentioning the heroism of
he Sisters Of Charity. Their minis-
are Itirelsss, as Isaw the came
Aces around day and night. s4} ,sdt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

WE call attention to an article from
the C Centerville Citizen entitled "a
Contrast" which we publish in this
issue. The readers of the COURIER
have been for years aware Of the mat
tiers stated in regard to Mr.. Burton.
Touching Capt. Fee we know whereof
we speak when we say he was a most
faithful and gallant soldier always
found at his post of duty.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

The Knoxville Journal says Hon
E. s. Sampson, our present and next
Congressman, spoke at Pleasantville
Monday evening. Crowds who came
to hear and could not get In the house
listened at door and windows. The
people thereabout, Of all parties, have
great confidence IN Judge Sampson,
and will express, 1t at the polls.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
washington TERRITORY Democrats

washington Territory 0en1ocFats
PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 6.-The Dem
0cratic Convention of Washington
Territory organized ct Vancouver
to-day. The platform is, opposed to
the dismemberment OF the territory: !:
favors the adoption Of . state govern
ment as soon a. justified by circum-
completion Of the Northern Pacific
R. r. demands breaking up Of Indi-
AN reservations and the adoption of q
new policy regarding the tribes. NJ.
4. Cation was nominated ~ delegate
10 Congress. r -l''i.' . 5-,si5
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
RlAlna. Of Maine.

BELoIT, Wis, Sept. 4.--As tho train
from tho north bearing Senator
Blaine pulled into this depot, he was
welcomed by crowd OF :, GOO people.
From the rear platform Of Pullman
car. he made q crisp speech, which
was we'll received and enthusiastic
ly applauded. The train left amidst
cheers for Blaine. .t
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
The Trade Dollar.

A disposition, has been lately man
itested by come Of our banks to dis
credit the trade dollar. ss They hay,
refused to receive it on deposit at all
or to receive 1T 1t . greater rate, THAI
80 cents; and some individuals, la
king note of this refusal, decline tx
ostimate the coin at q higher figur,
when rendered in payment to, tten
Now, the hanks. and the individual,
who do this are acting in direct vic,
lation of law. TheFtrade dollar, wa,
provided for by the act of February
1873 and contains 400 grains Of stand
ard silver. The, act Of 1897 provided
for q dollar containing ,4l2ls grain,
of standard, silver, ~ grains. les
than the trade dollar and the act so
last February (Bland's silver hill
provided for the coinage Of dollars o
H2}s grains Of standard silver. 49,,
BY the act Of 1887 these silver, dol
lars were declared q legal tender il
all cases., BY the act OF. S73 the trade
dollar was declared 3 legal tender il
sums of five dollars and less and, by
the act Of 1878 (sec. ID provision wa
made for coining sssilver dollarspS 9,
the weight Of 4l2k grains of stand
ard, as provided by the act Of Janua
Try lS, 1887, which coins. together
with all silver dollars heretofor,
coined By the Tinted States Of ik,
freight and fncness, shall be d lega
FENDER 1t their nofiinal value for al
debts and dhes,D public and private
except where otherwise expressed O.
stipulated in the contract"
1t is mere perversity to say that tn,
United States Congress intended b,
this act TO Discriminate against III,
heavier and more valuable dollar o.
420 grains coined under the act o
1873, while declaring the dollar b
4l2k grains coined under the act o
1887, % well as the coin Of tho sam,
weight and fineness coined under th,
act Of February, 1873, . legal tendel
in all cases. But at lowest the trad,
dollar 10 by act OF February IL, 1873
In all sums OF five dollars or lcss--
and this oct has never been repealed
Hence, If anyone owing another |
sum Of five dollars or less should ten
der 10 him as many trade dollars ii
payment, the creditor cannot legal,
refuse them; and il In making up
larger sum-for example, the sum o
$lO4-the sum of one hundred dol
lars should be rendered in gold or Il
silver dollars Of H24 ggains each
and the remaining four intrade dol
lars, the tender would be perfect,
good, and the creditor refusing
would do q foolish and illegal act :
Missouri ReDablfcun. ~ 5S ~ E
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

Hon. f. 8. sampson at West Grove
and stiles did great good. Every day
we hear where his effective logic had
dissipated illusions and caused Green
hackers toturn from the errors oftheir
way. Davis co. Republican,.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-New cases
$50, deaths 81. til s.la2 Hoifeis..ssl
The weather 10 clear and warm.
Fred B. Aaxon, telegraph operator,
who had recovered from an attack oi
fever and been on the streets for q
week relapsed on Sunday last, from
imprudence, and died this morning.
Three Sisters are reported with fever
at the Charity Hospital.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
ROndasc Called.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 4.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury will to-day issue
call for the redemption of$5, ,O0O, 600,
500 bonds Of 1856, consols Of 65. The
call win be for q, ,O00. 600 coupons and
100000 registered bonds. Sub
scriptions to the four per cent. loan
to-day $4,000. ,.sss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
AT HICKMAN.

CAIRO, III, Sept. .6.-Over 30 new
cases ofsyellow fever are reported at
Hickman this morning. The near
ness of fever has created considerable
alarm in Cairo. Many families have
left and many more win leave during
the next few days. Since the steam
er Batesville, direct from Memphis,
clipped in on the quarantine officers
yesterday, the rules are being more
rigidly enforced and it 10 difficult for
travellers from below to get into the
city. Physicians say there is not a
case of fever here yet. ifAlfsi'ssaeti''i}
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
ovvtIIe orart lr,.nra.,

ELIzABErH, N. ", Sept. 4.-OrviiIe
Grant the ex-Psesident's brother, was
this morning sent to the insane asy-
lnm at Morristown. His mind runs
on immense, speculations, starting
new business on gigantic scale. He
was sent to the asylum ct the request
Of friends and DR.. Morton. Nu
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTION.

y New York, Sept. 6.-The Singer
Sewing Machine Co. and employers
at Elizabeth, New Jersey, raised "a,
600 last night for the yellow fever
sufferers, and $500 was collected Il
.Wilkesbarre, Pa, yesterday. Ef3
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
veru,ont Eleot,on.

RUTLAND, VI, Sept 5.-Returns
from nearly half the stAte indicate .
Republican majoFity Of from 1900 TO
10000, on . decreaeed vote from f0s'
Of 1876,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
Anotl,or 0aoIl,e ~ nano

HARRISBURG, Sept. 4.-The board
of pard0ns this morning refused to
reconsider the commutati0n Of the
death sentence to life Imprisonment
in the case ofJack Kehoe, Mollie Ma.
gulre. Hqi
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11
rcANroN

CANTON, Miss, Sept. 6.-New cases
for past "a hours l6. Weather more
favorable. DIR. j. j.. Lyons, of New
Orleans, is still with our people and
with the help Of our local physicians
is doing noble work. r't#efa.