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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
The Congressional slate.
STATE Register.

To all presentappearances Congress.
men Deering, Clark, Cummings and
Sapp of this State, will be renominat-
ed by acclamation. There il little
doubt, too, we suppose, OF the renom-
ination of Congressman Price. Con-
gresham Burdick and Oliver decline
to stand for return, and Congressman
Sampson and Stone are upderstOpd
to leave the question Of their further
service to the people, their districts.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

The President has signed the Pa
cific Railroad refunding bill. This
bill provides that the U. p, the Cen
trail and the Kansas Paciticroadss shall
set apart Is per cent. of theirnet earn
ings to the payment of interest on the
mortgage bonds of the government.
The mortgage to secure these bonds is
a second one. This is the bill that the
ranting Dan voorhees, opposed SO bit
terly. After having done this he
thought he could gull the people into
believing he was all right for them by
making bowling communistic
speech,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
0emocracy's Programme as to
Florida Frauds and tho Blair
AOaolutSona

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The indi-
yidusl members of the House Com
mittee on Judiciary have expressed
themselves in opposition to reporting
the resolution for the investi igation
of the alleged Florida Preside ential
election frauds IS desired by those
who have instituted proceedings. As
the committee have MONTGOMERY
Blair's resolutions before them they
desire to avoid the appearance of an
intention to consider them with the
Florida question. The two subjects
being separate, they will be cautious
that they shall not be blended-one
being designed to raise the question
of the validity Of President Hayes to
hold his office, and the other merely
calculated to elicit facts in relation to
the Florida election.
The Judiciary Committee will
meet Tomorrow to consider the sug-
gestiOns already made to them as in
diyiduals. Should they decide to
wait for instructions from the House
Gen. Williams, of Michigan, will Of.
fer . resolution already prepared in.
structing the Committee on Judicia.
ry to inquire into all the facts touch
ing the Florida election, and author
izing them to send for persons and
papers, the preamble setting forth a
q ground of action the confession O
fraud by McLin, president of tn,
board of State canvassers, who par
ticipated in them and gave the elec
toral vote to Hayes and Wheeler.
II is thought from certain indica
tions to-day, though the assertion
cannot be made positively, that Gen
Butler will offer AZ amendment te
such resolution instructing the com
mittee also to investigate the Presi
deptial vote of Louisiana.
Representatives Finley, Williams
of Michigan, Davidson, Randall, anG
several others held q conference thi,
afternoon, as to the best mode Of pro
ceeding in the premises.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Burglars cauGht-A Blackguard
Punished.

DAVENPORT, L., May 10.-The two
burglars who entered Father Cos
groves residence on the night OF
March Goth and attempted to murder
him, were brought to the city to-day,
from st. Louis, where they were ar
rested on Saturday. They are Jerry
+. Rowland, Of st. Louis, and John
Sanders, of Dayton, Ohio, ALIAS Peter
Scharfiier. The evidence against
them is positive, Q third party has
turned states evidence. A reward of
5000 is standing for their conviction.
They we're caught by Detective
Hntchings, of st. Louis.
To-day, q negro named Chas. Grill
ly was tied to tree at West Liberty,
three miles west of this city, and
hoSsewhipped in terrible manner
for insulting schoolmistress. mile
from town. The young lady's father
and friends did the punching.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
NEW YORK.
Spelling for a Fight,

New YORK, May 10.-Local Fenian
leaders repudiate Mulligan. Gen. F.
Bourke, trustee Of the skirmishing
fund, regards Mulligan's utterancei
as tosh. A Mr.. O'Donnovan, OF
Brooklyn, says: "As for having one
hundred thousand men armed and
equipped 60 into Canada in thirty
hours it is absurd, not even the Gov.
ernment of the United States can do
that. However, the day has gone by
for saying that "England's difficulty
is Ireland's opportunity" We have
men now who propose to make the
opportunity by creating the Difficult.
tY.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Another, r,NanRInR,

ANTE, La, May lO.-Isaiah Evans,
colored, aged %. was hanged here to.
day, for the murder of Edward Bow.
en-, aged Is, on the 25th Of July 1877
Over 2O0O people Witnessed the ex
ecution. He confessed the murder
saying he was drunk when he free
the fatal shot.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Railroad Strike.

ST. Louis, May 8.-Large numbers
Of laborers on the extension of the
Chicago & Alton railroad, between
Mexico and Marshall, Mo-, are ON .
strike. Several hundred of them are
said to be congregated at Glasgow,
where one Of them was killed on
Monday, and another badly wounded.
The sheriff Of Howard county, with
. strong posse Of citizens had failed
to quell the disturbance.
Advices from Texas say . band of
train robbers that has for several
months been plundering the Houston
u Texas, Central & Pacific railroads
have been broken up, and . number
of the gang arrested.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

! THROUGH the press there comes a
report that Gen. John G. Fremont
and family are suffering from extreme
poverty. Then again report comes
that Mrs. Fremont has rented a fine
mansion in Washington. Some years
ago report had it that Fremont was
very poor and the story seems to be
revived again. We are not in a posi-
tion to give the truth of the matter,
but we cannot believe the story of alb
sOlute want that is now current. John
c. Fremont ought not to be let suffer
nor do we believe he is in want.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15


the Cross Roads Want, to be Thor
oughly Conctliated, and also States
the Grounds for has Expectations.
From the Toledo Blade
CoNFEDRIT X ROADS, \
(Which is in the Stait of Kentucky),}
April 20, 1878.
hev notist with delite wich hez
no bounds the encurridgin skeems
wich our brethren NV the South, the
nnconkered and undismayed adher-
ents NV the Confedracy, witch was
crushed by the unholy minyuns NV
the late feend A. Linkin, but wich
will rise agin to clame its own, hev
put into the Fedral usurpashen for
the improvement nv the commershel
facilities NV the South and the. devel-
opin NV its greatnis. The sum Nv
two hundred milyuns, for the i'm
provement NV Southern rivers and
the buildin NV Southern railroads,
though not ez much ez we ought to
hev, will anser ez beginnin. Ef the
North is willin to vote that amount
to consulate the gallant South it will
be willin to vote ez much more to
keep her consiliated, and when that
is properly expended it will be easy
enough to git up another rebelyun
wich will hev to be settled the same
way. The sunny South hez done
well by her rebelyun after all. She
has now control Nv the lower house,
and the subsidies and appropriashens
now before Congris will more than
pay her for all the war cost, espeshel-
ly when we take into account the fact
that we repudiated all the debts we
owed the North at the beginnin, and
that England furnisht all the money
on wich the war wuz carried on.
The two hundred milyuns wich the
Fedral Government is Roin to give
us, eff Republican SENT don't pre-
vent it, is, | may say, cleer game.
The Corners hez bin anxious to be
consolidated ever sense II hez gone
over the Appropriashun bills. Sense
them bills hev bin understood at the
Corners the citizens hev murmured.
They want to know wat symptom NV
bein reconsiled they hev showed
They want to know why they shood
not be brot into akkord with their
oppressors the same ez other South
ern localities, and why they shoodent
be pacified ez is other pints wich wuz
no more solid for the Confedracy, or
wich contribbitid no more to the de-
strukshen Nv the Fedrel Govern
ment2 Issaker Gavitt and Deekin
Pogram both insistid, when they red
the list NV these appropriashens, that
unless the Congris did suthin to at.
tach 'em to the Fedrel Governmen,
they shood remain embittered to the
end Nv ther days, and shood never be
recOnsiled. They wuz conkered, but
they wnz not destroyed, and the ty.
rant mite look for 'em to rise in their
mite at almost any time.
i We held meetin over II, and the
follerin rcsolo0shens wuz past:
| WAREAs, The Corners wuz ez firm
in its devoshun to the late scotched
Confedracy ez any porshen NV tht
South, and
i WAREAs, The Corners wuz nevel
consolidated and hates the Fedre
Yoonyun ez hartily and bitterly ez i
ever did, and
i WAREAs, The Fedrel Congris ia /
passin all sorts NV appropriated
bills to pacifY the Southern hart, and
to show practically that by-gones i
by-gones, witch the Corners approve
nv ez 1t don't pay no taxes and never
did, therefore
i RESOLVED, That the Corners is u,
the opinyun that It kin never regart
1.-THE North ez 9 brother, and clasl
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

SECRETARY SHERMAN favors the
re-enactment of the moiety system
whereby the informer in detecting
revenue frauds gets a certain proper
ton of what is recovered from guilty
parties.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15


A good many of the democratic
journals are out for rendorsing the nom-
ination Of Weaver. Still we note
some of the sly ones are still on the
anxious seat and have not shut their
eyes yet preparatory to swallowing
the General. The OskaloOsa Standard,
however, comes up nobly to the help
of the unrivaled teaser for office. II
says:
"We do hope that our party in this
district will, as time passes, see that
the General is good enough densOcrdl
for us to overwhelm any republican
nominee, from Cults down to Samp.
son with, and vote for him. Give
him a cordial send-Off. He is faithful
to his friends as every one knows
and aciK as q matter Of course, recog.
nize as friends those uhO elect him, ana
1W se,.Ue Men1-icW faithfully repre-.
sent them. This much we say, on oul
own individual responsibility, think.
ing we have some knowledge of hu.
man nature, and also of Weaver, who
is also human, and interested like the
old classic, in sail that interests hu,
manity." And now his poor human
ity will mostly crave votes-votes
enough to elect him to Congress. And
democrats have these votes to give
to some one, and enough to elect thai
one. Is it Weaver? Or do we prefer
to act with republicans this fall and
be represented by man like Samp
son? For ourselves we speak when WI
say, no more of SampsOn-aWay with
such representative. We are fol
Weaver. We have no doubt of hi
election, provided we can see that i
is to our interest to support him. LIE
us have a straight Democratic Con
gressional and Judicial convention
but why not beat the devil as well a
the republicans by nominating Wea
yer at Ottumwa for our Congressman
/ We do most sincerely hope that tn
democrocracy will accommodate Gen
Weaver and ratify his nomination
The greenbackers have taken Knapp
who refuses to be interviewed or t.
say one word In his letter of accept
anse as to their platform, and who
we have no more doubt, does not en-
dorse the platform and will not, thai
that the sun gives light to-day
Greenbackers knew this when the,
nominated Knapp.
), The Knapp Weaver combinatio
for it was such beyond question
demands as much fairness, certainly
as the old adage of s'honor anon
thieves" and therefore Weave
should have the endorsement propoe
ed. The republicans of the Sixth dis
trict can beat this democratic-greer
back Knapp Weaver party by tw
thousand majority and do it easy.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

Old Peter Cooper deposited 5000
with one Groom to be used in aid Of
his election. Peter afterwards tho't
Groom did not honestly use the mon
ey and said 80, whereupon Groom
sues the old man for slander, laying
his damages at $4,000
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
BANDIT LOOKED FOR.

New YORK, May l0--The Italian
Government has private detectives
watching every vessel arriving for
the arrest of the chief bandit Tr0nto-
lini, accused of committing 80 mur-
ders and many robberies.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
What They struck For

ST. LOUIS, May 8.-The strike by
the laborers ON the Chicago and Al
ton railway extension in this State,
which occurred ON Monday, seems to
have been for back wages, the men
not having been paid for four weeks.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Tho sugar CROP.

HAVANA, May 8.-The sugar crop
will be thirty to thirty.flve per cent.
less than last year-7nearly one hun
dred and forty thousand tons short.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
A total oc...........
.ss1O.OQ0.OOO

a lOtal WYNN
1t is evident, then, that abundance
of money with the easier conditions
which it brings, lies in the direction
of resumption, since that will add to
the paper money already in circula-
ton all the gold and silver now with.
held for resumption purposes.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
VOLUME 80.
to keep back the granting of pensions
until they obtain power.
Expansion BY Resumption

The st. Louis Republican collects
some of the more notable showings
of Senator Ferry, of Michigan, in his
speech against the repeal Of the re-
sumption act. He stated that when
that act was passed in 1876 there was
an aggregate of gold, silver, green
backs and national bank notes in the
country Of 1904, ,765, ,4s5. Three years
later, May /, 1873, there was an in
crease of $l5,413, ,22S, the aggregate
consisting of the following items:
The amount of United States notes
outstanding and in the treasury May 49, -,
Amount Of gold in the treasury .... .. ls 0i5 40
Amount ofsilver coin and buliion..... IA, 7iS, sos
Amount of national bank notes out
Making total Of. ." $3.50, It's, 6O7
This statement will surprise those
who imagined that the resumption act
would have the effect of diminishing
the supply of money and making it
more difficult to get. The effect has
been just the contrary; from 1875 to
1878, the premium on gold fell from
liz to 8; yet, in the same time, the
stock ofmoney in the country increas-
ed from 1904, ,OOO, 900 to 1920, ,OOO,O 900.
Now suppose the resumption bill be
repealed-what would be the result?
Senator Ferry answers this question
in the following way:
To repeal the resumption act would
leave the volume of circulating me.
dium for the country, the United
States notes outstanding and In the
The outstanding national bank notes.. 32l 709 ,669
total of..."......".........."...$ $66s ,89O $40
So that the repeal of theresumption
act would reduce the stock Unavailable
money about sl52, 100000. But if the
act be left as it is, and the accumula-
ton of coin which it authorizes be
allowed to go on, then on the 1st of
January, 1879, we shall have the fol-
lowing named aggregate:
The amount of United States notes
then outstanding andsin the treasury
say .$jAO ,UU,OU
National bank notes outstanding then 38 600 900
told IN the treasury lSO,OU,O
Silver in the treasury S,O0. QUO
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Tho Florida investigation.

| WASHINGTON, May lO.-Memkere
of the joint democratic caucus com.
mittee, the democratic members Of
the Judiciary committee and other
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

1T is proposed to issue one and two
dollar notes of the government to the
extent of ten millions now held in the
treasury to redeem fractional curren-
cy which no doubt will never be pre-
sented from the fact that it has been
lost and destroyed. We cannot see
why this is not good move. These
small bills are much needed and it has
become SO apparent that they will
never be needed for the purpose for
which they are held that they should
be at once set afloat.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, May S.-The Presi-
dent has nominated Geo. A. Sheri-
dan, Of Louisiana, as Recorder OF
Deeds for the District Of Columbia.
The House Committee On Public
Lands, to-day, decided to recommend
the passage of the so-called five per
cent. bill, introduced this session by
Representative Sapp, of Iowa. The
bill provides for the payment by
general government to the States OF
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. Arkansas,
Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi
Florida, Oregon, Nevada and Color
ado five per oentnm on locations OF
military land warrants therein, esti-
mating the same at one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre. Pay
ment is to be made in treasury Ger.
tificates, running twenty years and
bearing interest at the rate of 3 GO
per cent. per annum. Several mill.
ions are involved.
Patterson will present a minority
report against the bill.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

THE profits of mail contractors are
being investigated at Washington and
good deal of light is obtained upon
it. We have believd that there has
been much of wrong in this matter,
or rather room for much improvement
in letting these contracts. Thewrong
arises from thesub-letting that Is per-
mitted. Some men have made it a
business to make hundreds of con-
tracts and then sub-let them. This
ought to be provided against if posi-
BILE. So far as it can be local parties
ought to have these contracts and get
the full pay. Besides being unprofit-
able to the government the present
regime has q bad look.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

FOREIGN.
sCHoUvALoFF's MISSION.

LONDON, May 8.-Sir Stafford North.
cote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in
the House of Commons last evening
reiterated the previous official an
nouncement that the Indian contin-
gent was ordered to Malta.
The good impression created by the
news of the journey of Count Schou-
valoff, Russian Ambassador here, to
st. Petersburg, is strengthened by
the fact that he had long interview
with Lord Salisbury, Foreign Secre-
tary, and Lord Beaconsfield, Premier,
before his departure. 1t is believed
he takes the British reply to certain
inquiries and proposals deter
mined upon at St. Petersburg,
ten days ago, having in view
both the withdrawal of the Rus
slams and British forces from Con-
stantinople and the facilitating the
assembling of the Congress. Count
Schouvaloff will arrive in St. Peters
burg on Saturday or Sunday and 10
here in two weeks. So
nothing decisive may be known until
next week. High hopes are enter
tanned in the best diplomatic quarters
of the results of his mission.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

THE Senate is disposed to consider
gravely the bill for preventing fur
ther reduction of the volume of green
backs. This disposition to stop the
withdrawal of the greenbacks arises
from the belief gaining ground of our
ability to resume without any further
reduction. There has in fact been a
reduction of less than ten millions
since the passage of the resumption
act in 1875, and hence it may be rea-
,sonably supposed that we need not re-
tduce them any more. 1t is probable
that they may be, in the next twelve
months, increased to the limit OF $780,
900, 600 without detriment.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

SPEAKER RANDALL Is credited
with saying that Congress will ad-
journ between the 18th and 10Th Of
June.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
MONTREAL. NAV e-Tha Mavor 70.

MONTREAL, May, 9.-The Mayor re-
ceived letter from Massachusetts,
stating that the Fenians are making
formidable preparations fora raid on
Canada. On suggestion Of the May
or meeting Of Protestant and Cath
olic citizens will be held to consider
in friendly spirit, the best means to
allay existing party differences.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
The Burlington Gazette, of the First
District, has lit in on the grooming

The Burlington Gazette, of the First
District, has lit in on the grooming
process for this, the Sixth District.
The Gazette is a leading organ of the
democracy in the state, and now it
will be in order for our democratic light
weight journals acithba the district to
put on their soldering bibs anything
to crawl over, under or through the
fence, into green pastures. Says the
Gasette, as coy as a young groom in
the first week of the honeymoon:
"Gen. J. b. Weaver, of Davis coun-
ty, has been nominated for Congress
in the Sixth district, by the greenback
men. Gen. Weaver is fine orator
and man of talent, and it is believed
that the democrats in that district
will likewise make him their candi-
date"
Since writing the above we have re-
ceived copy of the Ottumwa Times,
and it comes down sweet on brother
Weaver after this fashion:
"We have taken pains to interview
very many shrewd, sensible demo-
Gratis of this county, on the situation,
and nine-tenths of them advocate the
Endorsement of Weaver, as our only
chance of success in the county and
district elections"
The Times memory runs back to
last fall's election, and when it says
''as our only chance of success i'm the
county and district elections" it means
we can't, of course, elect Congress
man, but then Weaver may help us
out in this county on the county tick
ct, and SO let us swallow him and
profit thereby where it will count.
The Times is a superb political GYM
mast. 1t has been suddenly convert
ed into cooling the greenbackers. On
the 18th of February we find the
Times off its cooling stills. 1t was
when the greenbackers were arrang-
ing for their fight in the city election.
The Times then said:
1--WE are informed that the Inde-
pendent Greenbackers are making
great efforts to perfect an organization
in this county. We also understand
that democratsar foolish enough
to join the movement. We would
warn them that they think before
they leap and see if they are notleav-
ing good party, strongly in favor of
the greenback faith, having for its
leaders men of undoubted ability and
political sagacity, to affiliate with a
weak party, composed of about equal
parts Of uncompromising fanatics and
ignorant political guerrillas."
Is it possible that any man is 80
brainless as to dream of success play
ing such role, and that, too, with
such timber as Weaver is?
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
Foolish Fellows.

SYRACUSE, N. r., May 9.-There is
some basis for the reported Fenian
movement in this locality. There
are probably 250 men engaged in it,
and some money and arms have been
secured. They claim they are await
ing orders from O'Neil. The better
class Of Irishmen do not sympathize
with the movement.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
IN HIGH HOPES

LONDON, May S.-Sir Stafford
Northcote, Chancellor Of the Excheq-
uer, addressed a deputation at Ok
ford to-day. He said government
was still engaged in different nego-
tiations, but had hope despite all mis-
representations of arriving at q
peaceful settlement.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

IETRULEUM v. NASBY,
Implacable, but willing to be soothed
P. S.-Ef Congris don't do this
shel immejitly make a confeshn NV
frods in 1876, and go and sell EN- to
Tilden My word is ez good ez Nc
Lin's any day, and the old man he7
got to hev another to foller that one,
and heIp Blair out.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

CoNsTANTINopLE, May 1O.-In case
of war Gen. Todleben intends max
ing Adrianople his base of ofoperations
and final stand for the army south of
the Balkans. 1t will be defended by
800 guns and he believes it will be
impregnable.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

PARIS, Msy 1O.-Richard G. Nc
Cormick, Commissioner General to
the Exposition, called on Gen. Grant
yesterday and invited him to visit the
Exposition and fix the time. Gen.
Grant appointed Saturday, when the
General, his wife, son and party will
make the visit.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

LONDON, May I0.-A special from
Rome says although the Pope is suf-
fering from inflammation of the liver
the Cardinals oppose his removal
from the Vatican.
Negotiations between the Vatican
and Russia have completely failed.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May o. The
Porte has made the evacuation of
OF Shumla conditional upon the with
drawal of the Russians to Tiehalaldja.
The Russian military authorities
decided to only withdraw to St.
George, IL miles northwest of San
Stefano. The garrison of Shumla Is
too weak to defend the place if at
tackled.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

Rome, May 10.-Negotiations for
establishing diplomatic relations be.
tween England and the Vatican have
failed.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15
NA6BY.

Mr.. Nasty sets Do,cn in Detail What
the Cross Roads Want, to be Thor
oughly Conciliated, and also States
the Grounds for has Expectations.
From the Toledo Rlade