Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-12
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inst state that the honest workngmen
Of Washington are becoming diSgOSted
with gang Of Adventures who call fire.
quent public meetings, where they use
most violent language and indulge III
extreme communlStic threats. Some Of
the law-ahiaing labor organizations have
denounced them, but they still con-
tinue their work, and, III turn, attack
those who attempt 10 expose them. a
week ago the CIpitai which has truly
often proclaimed strong communisuc
doctrines, felt called upon % hold up
these tramps in their true light. To day
III reply 10 resolutions dcnouncing
il passed III one Of these lawlesS
meetings. ii ChaMcteWzcS them
lis 81 set ofscnsationulistS adventures,
and ily-blows on tile honest meat ofin-
dustry foisted there by circumstances.
They are a set who have never struck il
blow ofwork and would not ifthey could,
and could not If they would. BEING ig-
norant Of how 10 live, save upon others,
and lacking the shrewdncSs or chance
70 become capitalists, they attempt to
make themselves solid With the less
thinking Of the masses, and SO feed on
the results Of their labor These sem
timcnts Of the Capital are shared by the
mass Of the laboring element in this
city, and the indications arc that the
gang which is attempting TO support IL
self 1t their expense, and magnify itself
i'll the eyes of the Workingmen's organi-
zation Of the country, will he driven out
If Washington.
TIMBER THIEVES.
Government agents recently returned
from the Parish Of Calcasien, III Aek.
lens district, Louisiana, represent the
actual facts about the dcpredations upon
the government timber there rs being
more astounding than anything that
has been published. In one place
there were sixteen saw-mlllS whose sole
occupation was the manufacture of tim
her from logs cut from the government
reservation. One old timherman testified
that parties had been engaged in cut
ting timber from the government rcser-
vation for fifty years. Very few mill
owners have taken the trouble to enter
or purchase any Understands, and de-
pend exclusively upon logs stolen from
the government. The government
agents were followed everywhere by
spies Of the thieves, were shot IT. and
both of them came back very much
impaired III health on account Of the
climate.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following is the treasury state
ment for the week ending July 9th:
7, =. bonds to secure national hank
circulation Observation-Disclosures. S3iq, 30 400
Bonds 10 secure public deposit 3,NbS, nA
U. ). bonds deposited for circulation
week ending To day st.4 ~. s44Ft4z.g# M, 200
u s. bonds held fer circulation with
drawn week ending to-day ,......... ~, mo
National bank circulation uutsiand.
ing currency notes .............,.. al2GIi 40
Gold Notes ....... +s.....4.t4.... . !, I32 lln
Internal revenue. ..,.,t. t....s.fs=.... 2Sl, iNs
Custom ...ts.5....+.+ ,.....a. 4ss.s.,4 nh, TIL
Receipts national bank notes f0r 70
dempuon. week ending 60 day,
compared with corresponding period
last year iSi7.........+........t ". j, 3Oh, ON
1873. ......4.t.....4.. h,HN
Receipts to-day $500 t..st....s-.t. 49, 56i, NN
Appropriations made hy congress III
the session recently closed, inClHd
ing various deficiency bills, u @sst ~, WA, $50
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
The president has commissioned the
following postmasters; Thee. q. Hack
mer. Brownsville, Neb., Mrs. Jennie
Bliss, Arcadelphm, Ark, and q. d,
Hunter, Newton, In.
CHEAP COURAGE.
The commissioner Of the general land
office received this telegram from the
register and receiver 1T the Walla Wal.
In, Washington Territory land Office
:" Can We close the Office 10 fight the lii,
dams who are forty miles away"
Commissioner Williamson promptly
replied: Yes; pat only 50 long as may
be absolutely necessary
lie WILL RESUME.
Advces from Washington Of the 9th
inst. state that there is good authority
for saying that Secretary sherman con-
templates resumption before the meet
ing Of congress, certainly before Dec. !,
and possibly by Aug. ! There are
many reasons which tend to induce
Secretary sherman to make this decis-
ion. Among them are these: First, in
view Of the fact that the probabilities
are that within two or three months the
great bulk Of the customs will be re-
ceiycd III silver certificates, the treasury
is not likely to have much more gold
/ from customs sources before Jan ],
1879, than il now has.
THE INDIANA sESAToRsIiIr.
Ex-representative Porter, Of Indiana
recently appointed first comptroller 81
the treasury. will probably be candi
date for the United states senate to sue,
coed Voorhees,. It's claimed here that
/ Voorhees,, in order 70 carry the legis
lature, will be Obliged TO obtain the
support Of both the democrats and m.
tionals III dozen doubtful districts.
MEXICAN MATTERS.
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