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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
Tho New E,ectora, Plan.


The House subcommittee have per-
fected and submitted their plan of the
manner of elesting a president. We
copy from the Missouri Republican its
statement and explanation of the
plan:
'It provides that the number of
popular votes cast for q candidate in q
State shall be multiplied by the whole
number of electors it Is entitled to,
and the product divided by the whole
number of popular votes cast in the
State-the quOtient being the number
of electoral votes of the State which
the candidate is entitled to. To illus
trate: At the last presidential election
the popular vote Of Missouri was cast
as follows:
Tilden 2O3,O77
Hayes 145,029
Cooper 3,49S
Total 351, ,6O4
Now If we multiply the Tilden vote
(2O3, OFT by the number of Missouri's
electoral votes, (15), the product is g.
O46, ,l55; and dividing this number by
the whole popular vote of the State,
1851 ,604), we get as quotient SO plus
which is the number of Missouri
electoral votes Tildcn would receive.
BY a similar calculation we get 60
plus as the number to be counted for
Hayes; and Il plus, as the fraction to
be counted for Cooper-the whole
making 10, which is the States elec-
tOral vote"
We notice that the decimal parts OF
votes given in the example above foot
up only ., losing i in the fractions.
We suppose this lost i would be Civ
EN- to the candidate having the larg-
est fraction.
If the plan be made accurate and
practicable we do not know but it
may be a good thing. We have often
thought how unjust it was for the
moral, steady, industrious and intelli-
gent people of the State of New York,
for instance, outside Of the great city,
to have their voice neutralized by the
vote of the ragmufiins of Five Points.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
WAR pREpARArtoNs sr1LL. eo,Na ON.

WAX FhEFAkAI1UNs sTILL 6UiNd ON.
LONDON, April ll.-For the protec.
tion of ships In the Mediterranean
from torpedoes q number Of steam
launches will be sent to Isevid and
other stations. A number of torpedo
boats were sent from Chatham dock
yard to the Mediterranean yesterday
A chartered steamer is now loading
a large number at Victoria docks,
the intention being to supply each
vessel of the fleet with two torpedo
boats additional 80 ton guns are also
shipping for the Mediterranean in
London docks.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
THE Ways and Means Committee
of the House stands 6:to s in favor of
restoring the income tax.

"Raise less HI and more sugar" is
the advice Of the. New Ollears lzGnes,
democratic, TO the people Of Louis
lana.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17
wARLIKE PRESENTATIONS

WAhIIhE FHEFAKATIONS
Of the Russians and Turks about Con.
stantinople continue.
The Sarvians have established q
two days quarantine on the Austrian
frontier, it is believed rather from
political than sanitary reasons. Ap-
prehensions are expressed in Buchar-
est that the Russians intend enforcing
strict martial law.
Gortschakotf has requested the
RoumaniaD Government to rcpress
the bitter tone Of it's press.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
tFoBR4-Ei EDITION
"A Crippled Bank.
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES PROVE UN-
RELIABLEe INVESTMENTS FOR THE
SAVINGS OF Tnx PEOPLE. M ri M

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES PROVE UN'
RELIABLEs INvEsThEETs FOR Tbs
SAVINGS OF rHx PEOPLE. p,i N
PRovrpKEcE, r. l., Jan. rs.
| The affairs Of the Providence County
Savings Bank of Pawtucket, do not seem
TO bc Improving, and the general opinion
is that IL will 90 10 the wall. The bank
was incorporated In 1858, and has been
doing large business, advertising de,
posits of $4,000,O00. It thas dealt
largely In mortgages on real estate, and
by so doing has brought about It's own
embarrassment. The first iutimation the
public received that all was nct right was
Monday last, the appointed dividend day,
| The report OF the Treasurer in Noyem.
Der, 1873, showed mortgages held valued
at 81, ,oOO,0 600, while that Of year later
shows o depreciation In value ofthe same
Of over $500, ,O00;the deposits In the mean
time having dropped from $500. 900 to
sS,UO0.O00. There was on last Monday
according to report, but e70, 900 available
Cash on hand,an tc save run the bank
took advantage Of its charter and en-
forced the sixty day rule. From the
La.ure of the securities held by the bank
IL will be hopeless 10 expect 1t to be any
better of at the close Of the extension.
Not one piece Of the mortgaeed property,
IL put under the hammer. would bring
Its face value, and TO attempt TO raise
money thereby In that time would only
serve 70 still further JeopardIze the inter-
estso Of the depositors. nsr
20 The Pawtncket Institution for Savings,
and the Franklin Savings Bank, also Of
Pawtucket, both declared a dividend a
short time since, but Monday followed the
course of the Providence County Bank
and refused to pay out the principal to
their, depositors, fearing run.
State Auditor Spencer stated on Thurs
day that only three Of Rhode Islands
savings banks were In a condition to
stand a run. The reason of this is thst
the Legislature some time ago advised
the savings banks that bonds were un-
safe Investments, and the only safeguard
was In real estate. The advice was taken
and to-day finds all of them, with the
exception of one here and two In New
pert, saddled with real estate mortgages
that have deprecialed In value until the
banks are absolutely unsound. "a -
Governor Van Zandt has appointed a
commission TO examine the accounts and
prospects Of the Pawtucket Bank and
report on the same at once. The belief
Is that sixty days from now will find the
Prov. deuce County Bank In the hands of
receiver, while 1t is an undisputable
fact that other banks are sure TO follow
in its footsteps.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
-FFFH-EDfyfoN.
The Rssarnins Board cspsivss

ANDERSON, KENNEK AND cAeANANk
BROUGHT TO THE MAMMALS STILL
MIssINo-AkDERsoNP PuT, on TRIAL. n
NEW ORLEANs, Jan. The Superior
Criminal Court was crowded to-day when
the three accused members a the, return
ing board, Anderson, Casanave and Ken
net, were brought to the bar. Counsel
change venue, alleging he could not have
n fair trial In this parish, prejudice against
him having increased In the last few
days. After the argument, Judge Whit
aker stated the jury had been drawn in q
most impartial manner and was composed
of conscientious, honest men Of unim-
peachable- characters.i What could the
accused demand more? The court had
said Friday 1t would not be trifled with.
Considering the motion for change Of
venus Is an attempt at delay, the court
denies 1.-THE same. The defense took a
bill of exceptions. et @ At "A
\ Tee ATTORNEY general renewed the mo
ton for severance in the trial of the &C
cused. He said the State had wished 10
try the case OF the State VS.. Wells first,
but as he has not come forth he, would
move 10 call up the case or Thomas C.
Anderson. Judge Cullom, Of counsel for
defense, opposed the motion for sever
ance, as 1t would only be detrimental to
the accused, ,Ndepriving them Of their
combined peremtory challenge. The
court granted the motion for severance,
and the case of the State VS.. Thomas c.
Anderson was then fixedtfor trial Wit
nesses were called and the impannelling
of the jury was proceeded with H'
The Collectors office to-day was In
charge Of chief clerk Tomlinson. 1t is
held that while Special Deputy Anderson
is in the clay there liz no vacancy In the
city there h no vacancy in the Office to
be filed. Judge Whitaker ordered rules
for contempt TO issue against Chief Dep
uty Marshal Wurtzberger and Special
Agent Tomlinson, made returnable at
10 A. NJ. Tomorrow, for molesting Sheriffi
serving writs of the court. laE.i .Ytl',
THE NEW oELEANs cusroM-HousE.
WARRINGTON, Jap. 28.--M Champ1in,
exdeputy collector Of customs at New
Orleans, says that his resignation was o
forgery. The records at the Treasury
Department, however, show that he was
regularly succeeded by Gen. Anderson.
Telegrarns received from New Orleans
represent that Gen. Anderson, being m
der arrest, and the second deputy, Mr..
Copeland, absent on account Of sick ness,
the control Of the oustom-bense has been
claimed BY Chief Clerk fonlinson. The
decision Of the Secretary of the Treasury
II, excepting upon the ncmihation Of the
collector, it is not within his (the secra-
tarysl Jurisdictions to appoint dsputies;
therefore, should Hsasrs. Anderson and
Copelsnd both fail TO appsari At the
custom house; the oh ice of collector
being vacant, the control of the custom
house will pass TO Especial agent Of the
Treasury Department. Special Agent
Potter, of the Treasury Department, has
left Washington for New Orleans vIth
funds to pay the lempleyes aud watch
events 7T..Y ~ atIi,ai .UII II
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
The Sons of 81. George.

Last evening the following gentlemen
were Installed rs officers Of Windsor
Lodge, No. !, Sons Of St. George: Presi-
dent, William ID. Norton; Vice President
+. Ferry; Treasurer, Joseph S. Downing;
Secretary, Edward Green; Correspond.
ing Secretary, Thomas Wood Messenger
l. Scharer. The officers of the Grand
Lodge of the United States, We're present
and Conducted the exercises attending
the installation.
At the conclusion of the exercises, the
members and their guests adjourned to
Gales dining rooms, No. Oil King street
where q banquet had been prepared, to
which those present did ample Justice.
This Is the first lodge of the order in this
State and from present appearances will
be very large one. t' 'i' 7.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
DANGER RISINn,.
England and the War.

In the House of ION, lsu N
the British Government asked ion y
OF thirty millions of dollars for tbam
Of the army and navy, but not a , \
measure and not as q supply conps,'
with any specIfice purpose, like lhs]
sending the fleet the Dardsnen. }
wanted the money voted as an syjs.
OF the confidence OF the country I'M
order that 1t might enter the copprrs
the European Powers with the m,s|
that could only be, derived from sua
indication thai II had the effective 4
port Of the nation 10 Its oppositiop
those features Of the proposed tresv
peace between Turkey and Russia m
IL regards as inimlcal to The British Iu]
ests. psg ....
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
THIRD EDITION.
FROM MWAsTSI5dTos. l
Proposed Substitution of Trea-
sury Notes for National Bauk

Proposed Substitution of Treu-
sury Notes for National BauIi
Currency. Wsit 1ys
WAsHINeToN, Jan. 2s, 1873.
Mr. Buckner, from the Banking and
Currency Committee, this morning In
troduced a bill Of considerable import
ance. 1t provides for the, issue by the
government Of S3i6,O00, ,O0D of Treasury
notes TO take the place OF the national
bank circulation. These Treasury notes
are not to be legal tender as between
private persons, but they are to be legal
tender for ell debts due TO the govern
ment, customs included, and for all debts
payable by the government except where
payment is expressly promised In coin.
WHAT skcRErABY SIBERIAN SAID
ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF THE
BLAND BILL.
Secretary Sherman was to-day report
ed 10 have said that he was certain the
Bland bill would become a law in spite
Of the veto. This report attracted 60
much attention that MIR. Sherman was
asked this evening as 10 its correctness
and be replied at once that he had not
said so. He had said that the Bland bill
would pass both houses, but not that 1t
would pass again over the veto. On that
he had expressed no opinion at all.
TREASURY CcoUNTs-BILANcING BOOKS
ON A GRAND SCALE. fs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Senate
COMMITTEES to Investigate the treasury &C
counts, of which Senator Davis, of West
Virginia, is the chairman.is prosecuting
the work with great system aud delibera-
tion. AA9
The committee has a room in the
Treasury Department, and has secured
the services of several experienced ac-
countants. The work before it is one
Of extreme labor, and it is not unlikely
that the committee will not be able TO
complete 10 by the end of the present sos
sion. Enough has been discovered already
however, to show that the charges made
on the floor of the Senate as to the gross
Irregularities in treasury bookkeeping
has been more than sustained. In one of
his speeches Mr.. Davis made the state
ment that in 1870 there had beena forced
balance of over S200,000,000. This state
ment has been most abundantly verified
and II is further disco vered that this inn
mense false entry was made by the writ.
ten instructions Of Mr.. Boutwell, who
was at the time Secretary of the Treasury
and who afterwards, when Senator,
denied from his seat with great vehe-
mence the existence of any Irregularities
In the treasury accounts. 1t is understood
that this letter Of Mr., Boutwell, is in pos
session of high officer of the treasury,
and the committee will of course call for
II before their Investigation concluded.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
EhsIand's New Danxeri.1

. The French Academy of scieno''
awarded : y a ,.l's the Lalande Prize Of Ast,s,'j @
erer Sl1ssor IF ths satsi1i,.i na the % american d
DANCER IN INDIA.
4 special despatch to the Tiu.
Calcutta has the following 4 W. Gal
rumor, though transferred tbronusa ~ uGa'd
ciai channels, says the Ameer ~ w N
Is masaing troops at Candabar
might mean menace to Persia q, n
land, against both Of whom the Am.1 N
hostile. This significance Of hi bHs ~
attitude to the English lies in t tha ~ /
that hitherto In considering tbs "a no'.i, 'as
" OF q Russian invasion Of Ipdis
h ave been accustomed 10 looI
Afg hanistan ~ an almost inyincH.
Iie,, rier between English territory and }
sian aggression; whereas, now q,
military purposes, that barrier ha. cs,,
W t@iSt- ffftf4s
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
E7ssn0A0AHIAN Prr,,-
sr.sissx ,srshe Csti.e,. -
ne - the Gear or al efr
fH - Huaklns. ahe

~ Nord publishes the text =,
dress presented to the Car ~ q a.
the Bulgarian inhabitant. ~ y y, kusai
SLAMS. stsfs'- -eh ny the
The document was signed bv II. !.
imsndrite Constantine, nine y S. Me
ninety-one citizens. p''esa'
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29

Insurance companies should be COM
PEELED TO give the proprietors of DIR.
Bulls cough syrup royalty, for with
this valuable remedy thousand of risks
nave been made good, which otherwise
would have terminated long ago. Price, ,25
cents a bottle.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29

Proaepty Sdtes.-on Saturday last, al
public sale, the farm Of j. X. Mackey
near Kimblevllle Chesier County, Pa.
containing 154 acres was sold TO Joshua
jackson, oflLondonseIry, for S64. 81 per
acre. WIZ
The Oxford, Pa, Car Shope were
soid on last Thursday, at public sale by
The Trustee, Edward Patterson, 10 w.
ID. Alexander for &6,225. The original
cost Of the shops was $4,000. Several
Wilmington parties assisted In starting
these shops, and at one time had con-
siderable interest In them. sr.,,,,.-, =,
Surprise Pdrty-After the adjournment
OF the temperance tent meeting last night
about fifteen couples started out and
paid surprise visit to Mr.. James Smith
one OF the temperance workers, who re-
SIDES over Eleventh street bridge. They
were provided iberally with the "Rood
Mr.. Smiths house, to his great snrnrisa 40
and to the joy of himself and his family,
Inc party, spent a very pleasant season
before retiring. .ttf
Murder IN an At,nshouse bernard
hilsy ana j 'mss McGuire, inmates N
the Chester county almshouse, QUARREL
led on Sunday morning, when McGuira
struck Riley blow ON the head from
the effects Of which he soon died. The
mu' derer has bean mmit,ed for trial
Atme Temperance Ta,t--The foundrv
tent temperance meeting was held ~
usual, last evening, and interesting ad-
dresses were made by Messrs. Smith.
Jones, Morrow and Whelan. A meeting
VIII oe held tonight, as usual, which
viii De conducted by Mr.. Whelan.
sacred Msstc.--The concert of sacred
music TO be given at the First Church.
on Thursday evening next viii ha ~
rare treat to loverso OF good innsicS Tss
singers and performers come recommend
as being the highest in iniPhiladelphia. p
T"f .. a----s -s- - .. .
General Tom Anderson, of ths Loms-
lana Returning Board, gives the best
reason in the world for Kidding In the
Custom House to escape arrest BY the
Sheriff. He says that they would have
convicted him IL he had gone to trial
and who wouldnt get away from that
sort Of q court If he could?-Times.
It hegins to look as II we shall be
well represented at the Paris Exposi-
tion. There 10 not space enough TO
accommodate all the applicants.
SOME one suggests that Senate Blaine
has recently accomplished a good thino
by sending MASSACHUSETTS people 10 the
study OF the history of their state. -
Mr.. CoNKLINe has fine opportunity
Tor personal explanation. Major
Burke says that he knows positively
that he (ConkliDg) had a speech already
In favor of throwing out m.
vote Of Louisiana, and that be refrained
from making 1t because he feared that
,ae carpet'saggers would support
Dor'oh' fas bI,it.|
;, Conkling having wounded the reform
non, the lackals now kick him with i'm
punity Spencer is likely to succeed in
SSsJecung the nominations of Robert T.
2mith p as Collector of Mobile, and John
Collins for Collector at Brunswick.
da. The trouble is that Goodloe, a Spen,
ger striker, has to goout if Smith goes In.
ma that can't be allowed. AS Spencer
helped Conkling in New York, Conkline
helps Spencer in Alabama. sN NJ
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29

Cossimeres, Beavers, Blankets, &c.-Per-
sons desirous Of procuring bargains in
Cassimeres, Beavers, Blankets, etc, can
do so by calling at w. NJ. Kennard g. Co,
621 Market st. They are determined not
to carry dollars worth over. So many
valuable bargains may be had by calling
early. -
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29

AL that have once used it pronounce
Or. Bulls baby syrup the best medici ne
known for the complaints of early chill
hood. 25 Genus per bottle.
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29
FITS CUR ED.

Or. Brown's great prescription forjEpi-
lepsy having now been tested in over ia. .eao
cases without failure. be has made up hiS
sufferers free of charge. ADDRESS DR. ~ ~
City, MI. ianai-ds.y
The daily gazette., 1878-01-29

} Twenty Democrats and fifty.piu.l
publicans voted against the silver Kin,
the House yesterday, and III Demor,
and ~ Republicans voted for the Inn
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15
Items that Graphic Correspondent
Picked up in an Insane Asylum.

Picked up in an Insane Asylum.
"You seem to have very nice
times here? 2" / remarked to one
grinning idiot in the Insane Asylum.
"Ye-ye-yes! Ha-ha-ha-why,
of course we have-ha-ha-noth-
ing to do-ho-ho-ho- to
pay for rent-he-he-or clothes
ha-ha-ha-or vituals-he-he-he-
how can fellow help laughing
ha-ha-ha|
"You have no work to do then 7"
"Workl Do you think we'd be
such fools as to show any talent for
work +? They'd make us work then
and if we'd show signs Of reason,
turn us out of house and home to
starve with the rest. There's no
use in being an idiot unless you're
big idiot. Say, you come and be
an idiot with us. 1t pays. Play
as much as you like, folks to wait
on us, and grin and bear it all day.
The real idiots, you know, are all
outside these walls"
Here came another idiot. He
grinned and said: 81 am Plato,
and my philosophy is practical. ]
am an idiot because it pays"
"Pays in what@
easy times, no work, clothes,
food and drink. Do you get any
more!"
"Not much"
"And you work for what you dc
get, don't your"
Eyes"
swell, l don't, you see. You
work for me, though. You are one
of nv servants. You are taxed tc
support me. Isn't it funny, eh Z"
at may be to you,"
at is. FUNNY 1t keeps me or
the broad grin all day. That''
why we stand and grin so at eacf
other for. We've got the best o
you fellers outside. Working will
all their might and some of 'en
not half fed; working in close ant
crowded factories, straining anC
praying for six o'clock to come
I saw 'em rousted out O. bed at five
o'clock of cold mornings, tired
stiff and chilly, girls and boys, mer
and women, all to be harnessed tC
the old treadmill again. You SCI
I'd got little tired of being al
idiot. and when | saw that, anC
tried begging day or two, | jus
went back to the old asylum anC
give myself up again. Didn't
laugh though when / got locked
safe inside"
sand that's why you laugh y
eyes; that's why we laugh
Sammy Cox tried to explain that
but he never found out. 1t keeps
MS in the broad grin all day. Say
come and he an idiot with US
you'll make first class idiot now
What's your businessf
I-rm newspaper man."
"Ohl You help to make idiots
"What 7"
Help mako idiots. Outsid
idiots. I mean. Tell 'em how it.
all right they should work for moth
ing and fiud themselves. No.
Don't want you. You're doinI
good work outside. It's you fel
lows that help keep the rest hon
ing down to work to feed us
Come, boys, let's all sit down an
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

"Mick," said bricklayer to his
laborer, "if you meet Patrick, tell
him to make haste, as we are wait
ing for him." "Sure an / will"
replied Mick, "but what will l tell
him IL I don't mate him."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

Edison's phonograh can whistle
sing, howl and jaw, but II can't
throw q stone at yawling cat on
the back fence, or kick q chrome
agent of the frops stoop. There
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

The great source of temptation
to crime-to boys especially-is
being abroad at night.--JohnWheel-
er, d. d.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

Little girl (who likes to drive
horses and play balD--"l wish God
would smash me all to pieces and
make me into q boy
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

A boy in Ohio has three eyes,
one where the left ear ought to be.
This is mean. The boys OF other
States cant have bot two eyes
Ohio gets everything under the
present administration.
Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

They tell of an amateur sports
man in Dayton, Ohio, who, having
heard that there was an unusual
abundance of mushrooms in the
woods, borrowed dog and took
his gun and started to kill some.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-15

"England, sirl England rules
the seas ; Britannia rules the waves"
pompously remarked an English
man to an American. "Thats
nothing" was the reply, "every
Yankee has a notion of his own."