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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Damage:.to Crops.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 22.-From
a summary of over 200 reports receiv-
ed by commission merchants from
points in Wisconsin, Iowa and Min
nesota, it is learned that the damage
to the grow ing crop Of wheat by the
late storms and excessive heat aver
ages seventeen per cent. in Wisconsin.
twenty-seven per cent. in Iowa and
twenty-seven per cent. in Minnesota.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

THE Sigiourney Reriev-a demo-
cratic paper-in asking Gen. Weaver
why he does not answer the que stions
of David Morgan, says:
Gen. Weaver, not long since, wrote
to democratic triend of ours in Ma
haska county that he was in sympa-
thy with the democrats on all ques-
tions of national Importance, but he
dodges the question when it comes in
such shape as to put him on record
before the public.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Poisonous Mosquito Bar.
rrav,, ba Ero (Jn,roA DaonrJ.r

Squire Donovan, at Osceola, was
one night last week, badly poisoned
by sleepeing with piece of green
mosquito bar over his face. For sew
al hours he suffered intense pain and
was at one time afraid that he would
be called upon to "pass in his checks. y
PLY ysicisns say that the material us.
ed for coloring the goods is poison
and accounts for the 'Squire's sitna.
ton on,the ground that the poison
ives inhaled by him,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Weaver and the Question of Re.
SUMPTION.


Weaver in his Newton speech (anG
we doubt not he has said the same ii
this county, said, "many ask how are
you going to redeem your legal ten
ders? The main question is not re-
demption, but circulation. Green
backs should be convertible into cOir
at the option of the government"
Here is where Weaver is mistaken
The main question is redemption
Once settle that and the question O
circulation would take care of itself
Greenbacks are now convertible into
coin at the option of the government
and it was this option which opened
the harvest to the sickles of the gold
gamblers, and made the currency 0.
the country the football of the specu'
lators. Make the currency convert.
BILE into coin at the will of the holder
and the occupation of the gold gam.
blers of Wall street is gone. When
ever the holders of government pa
pers can obtain its face in coin, from
that moment the currency is stable
and fixed. Prompt and certain con.
vertibility is as the solid rock; uncer
tain or never-tO-come convertibility
is as the treacherous waters Of the
deep sea.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

MASS CONyENTION.-Att is
asked to the call of the Democratic
Central Committee, for a mass con-
vention of the democracy of Marion
county, to be held at the Court House
on August 10th, for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to represent our par
ty in the Congressional and Judicial
Conventions on the 14th and 18th OF
August.
1t is of more than usual importance
that those who feel an interest in
democratic nominations should be on
hand. For the congressional race, the
question will be the nomination of Q
straight democrat; the endorsing o
Weaver, the greenback candidate, OF
leaving the track free, withouta nom
ination. Hence the convention to Sc
lect the delegates, by whose votes the
question will, in measure, be decid
ed, should be we'll attended. AnG
the judicial convention will present
possibly, similar state of affairs
Let there be good meeting on The
10th, SO that the best judgment vii
prevail.-Mdrion 90. Democrat.
Hon. j. l.. Mccormack, editor o
the Democrat, is among the few lead
ing men of the democracy in thi
congressional district, and has bee,
and is now, spoken Of as democratic
candidate for Congress. He seems t.
have a trinity Of questions for th'
convention to solve, after the fashion o
Weaver's financial theory. The thre
great questions, the Democrat says
are whether they shall appoint dele
gates in favor of making asimon pur
democratic nomination, or indors
Weaver, or possuna, that is, make NJ
nomination. The Democrat is as ba,
off with its trinity as Weaver is witt
his financial trinity. Better endors
Weaver, boys, and then by resolution
declare "Hell and damnation for ev
cry democrat who don't work ant
vote for him." Weaver thinks tha
will make his absolute paper money
good, and if SO, it ought to work vel
in making votes.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
creenback Nonsense.

It is the principal stock in trade OF
the irredeemables to assert that the
republican party is opposed to the
greenback currency, that notwith-
standing we made them we now dis
own them and denounce them as sly
ing promises to pay" "dishonest
money! etc. Of course this is all
gratuitous assertion. 1t is not the
present greenback that we are opposed
to, but it is the ne,r and inferior arti-
Gle that they propose to make-the
absolute money" paper that they pro-
pose tofiood the country with-that We
objectto as Unconstitutional and ire
deemable trash" The present green.
back we have no objection to onl,
that we would like to improve i
about five-eighths of one per cent. ir
value, that it may become equal ir
value to anybody's dollar. We be
lieve that a paper medium of ex
change is necessary and proper, but
we insist that it shall be redeemable
400 cent money; not worthless, fluctu
ating, irredeemable, never-to-be-paid
cheap trash, the foot ball of polite.
and the dice-box of gamblers and
spectators. We want our greenbacE
to be worth its face value in any mar.
ket of the world. The infationist
wants piece of paper that claims tt
be dollar but that can be bought fol
ten cents, so that they can cheat some
body. We want a dollar that shal
contain the qualities deemed requisite
to good currency by the universal
judgment of every statesman and po
litical economist who has left name
the world respects. They want lab
solute money" as invented by Brick
Pomeroy and Sam Carey thai
neither has value in itself nor prom
ises to pay anything that has value
We want our greenbacks to be a
good as the money of any other ma
ton on the face of the globe. They
want their greenbacks poorer than any
other money, the poorer the better
We want stable, solvent, redeemablt
money, the only kind that lasting
prosperity can be builded on. They
want cheap, speculative, irredeemablt
money, which Daniel Webster declared
to be the most effective contrivanc,
for cheating the laboring classes o
mankind. 1t is between these twt
classes of money that the people viii
be called upon to decide this fall.-
Charlotte Mich.) Republican.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

New YoRK, July q.

NEW York, July %.
BY Telegraph.
Wheat-h@1c better, receipts l41,-
GOO bu., sales 5000; No. spring 81 OF
August.
Rye-quiet, firm.
Corn-lc better, receipts $4,000
bu., sales 10000, at 44@4S for west
ern mixed.
Barley--nominal.
Oats-steady, receipts $4,000 bu.,
sales 30,OOOat 32@34 for mixed west
ern, 3lH@37 for white.
Pork-firm, SO 25@lO so.
Lard-quiet, 81 20@7 25.
Whisky-$l OK.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
a Horrible Dlscovevv

SAN Francisco, July 23.-The
schooner Parallel reports that on the
7th inst, off the coast about loo miles
north of this port, she fell in with Q
Japanese junk with not q living per.
son On board. A number of corpses
were found, some shackled together.
They must have been dead at least q
month. There was no food on board.
Some Of the bodies were dressed in
costly material.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
1t. Louis Market.

Sr. Louis, July %.
BY Telegraph
Wheat-higher, No. 2 red S7h
cash, 85A@S7 Aug; No. 3 do. S61 q
81 cash, 86A@SS July.
Corn-dull, 357s cash, S1 bid
Sept.
Oats-firm, 25 cash, q. bid Sept.
Whisky-quiet, 81 05.
Pork-dulI, round lots, 50 45.
Lard-nominal, Sc s..
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
AEatal Tin In.

MoNTEzUMA, July 19.-One of Burr
Robins employees was killel last
night, seven miles east of this place,
by q wagon tipping over on him,
killing him instantly. His wagon
brake broke, and the horses ran off,
going down q bad hill.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

The Hon. Charles Beardsley, OF
Burlington, delivered an exhaustive,
able political speech at Leon, on the
10th inst. This gentleman is one Of
the coolest and most thorough think.
ers and students of political economy
and finance in the state, and his
speech is a complete textbook upon
these subjects. We shall, from time
to time, probably lay portions of this
speech before our readers. 1t may be
relied upon as very accurate in all its
statistics.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
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other remedies.
For Ague i'm the Face, it relieves
the pain in short time.
For Diphtheria, Sore Throat,
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For Nervous and Sick Head.
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For Burns, ScalGls. Chaflngs.
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For the Eyes, it will reduce inflam-
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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Suspended.

New YORK. July 23.-The Now
York Betting Co., John A. Cheever,
chief partner, has suspended and is
sued call to creditors to meet and
consider the situation. The suspen-
sion is caused by the suspension of a
Boston house of which John G. Tap
pan was treasurer,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Mora nonn. co,,oa

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The treas.
ury has just issued call for the re.
demption of $5,OO0,OO0 of $50 bonds
of 1865. Two and half millions
registered and two and half mil
lions coupon,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

other bonds semi-annuaiiy' in coin:
Approved March 3, 1864.
1t is plain to be seen how by this
action Congress set at rest the ques
ton that had arisen as to heconstruc.
ton of the act of 1862.
Then followed the action of Con.
gress limiting the issue of legal ten.
ders to $4OO, 100000, and this put al
rest all schemes of issuing seven hun
dred millions Of greenbacks or any
other enormous sum of them to pay
off bonds with. But says Gen. Wea
yer in his letter, "about six hundred
millions of these bonds, 5-20s, issued
under the acts of Feb. 25, 1862, March
3 and June 80, 1864, and March 3, 1865
have not yet been funded" but are
outstanding.
Now on the first day of May last
there was left outstanding $436, $4,000
less than half a million-of the
whole five hundred million issued un.
der the act of Feb. %, 1862, and this
had been called in long ago and the
interest stopped thereon. (Seepublit
debt statement for May !, 1881 Tits
evident, therefore that the General
knows very little Of what he is talk.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Brick Takes the Helm.

Brick Pomeroy may now be fairly
called the leader of the Iowa Green
hackers. He is stumping the State
and organizing the party under the
direction and pay of the Chairman OF
the Greenback State Committee.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

COLUMBUS, O., July 22.-Advices
from Newark state that there is an
immense attendance of soldiers and
sailors at the reunion. Extra trains
filled with people have been coming
in all the forenoon. President Hayes
and his party arrived at Newark
safely from Columbus. Generals
Sherman, Sheridan and Governor
Bishop are also present.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

CHICAGO, July %.
[ BY Telegraph
Wheat-active, higher, 80 cash, 9911l
July, SS1s Aug.
Corn-tirm, higher, 39l4 cash, 1913
july, 38k Aug.
Oats-firm, shade higher, 26 cash,
25 July, 227s Aug.
Rye-52.
Barley-65@67 cash.
Pork-firm, higher, 50 371d cash
and Aug g 52k Sept.
Lard-firm, higher, Sc 971a cash
and Aug, W11a Sept.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
BALLooMlsT KILLED.
1. D. Atchison Instantly Killed at
ElmWood.

=. =. NeC0s0On Instantly Killed at
ElimWood.
Special Dispatch to the Hawkeye.
ELMwooD, ILL.,, July 2O.-About
O'Clock this evening as L. D. Atchison
was making balloon ascension, when
about two hundred feet from the
ground, he lost his hold on the trap
eze bar and fell, killing himself in
stantly. The deceased was an exps
rienced aeronaut and acrobat. When
Professor Donaldson was lost, he took
his place with F. 7. Barnum. About
five years since, in Kentucky, his bal
loon burned when over two thousand
feet high, but holding ON to the frag-
ments, he escaped, although badly
disabled. His home was Burlington,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
yours, WIN. AMETrvE,
s.N urfth .Tanacn pliaa a IN.
GREATLY AFFLICTED,

-! take pleasure IN Recommending sANFORD4
RADICAL CURE OR CATARRH TO all who are
afflicted with this disease. was greatly afiicted
with u for long time and cured Il with two bot
ties Of the above CURE. About year Afterwards
was again taken with Catarrh quite severely, and
Immediately sent for another bottle, which nxed
me all right, giving me relief from the FIRST dose.
am confident that this remedy will do all that II
claimed for 1t, and more too. Wishing you succesa
In its Introduction, am very truly yours,
A.W. SMITH,
Denver Oct 1917 of Smith a TSriI
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

A pious French priest recently gave
out an announcement of q procession
to take place next day 40 follows -
tIf it rains in the morning the pro-
Icession will take place in the after
noon, and If it rains in the afternoon
the procession will take place in the
morning"
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
OF Wayne County.

THE democrats of the First district
did not even make a shadow of trial
to nominate Bereman, the gfeenback
candidate. He got one stray vote
no more. They took up Hobbs, the
old line democrat, with great una
nimity. There is yet some self
respect left with the democracy oi
that district.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

TRIED EVERYTHING.

tlemen, - have used SANFORD's RADICAL
CURE FOR CATARRH. and 1t has given perfect
satisfaction. have tried almost everything, and
It is the only thing that has given me relief.
therefore take pleasure in recommending its lse
to all afflicted with Catarrh OF any kind and offer
this as my testimony to its benefits.
Very truly, W. 8. DECKER.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Silver naIIara

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Treas
ury has received from national banks
since notification of last Thursday
that silver dollars can be obtained for
grecnbacks free Of transportation, or.
ders for $4,000 in silver.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Chicago Live stock Market
OHloAso. July. 20.

OHIoAso. July, %.
by Telegraph
Hogs-Receipts $500, light 81 2O@
4 %, heavy mixed packing 25@4 40
Philadelphias A SO.
Cattle-quiet, receipts 1900, stock.
ers 1898 SO. butchers 2 5O@3 Is, me.
dunn to good 3 9O34 60 choice to ex.
ira 4 75@5 SO.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

THE Ottumwa Times devotes a very
long editorial to whining most pite-
ously about our taking a verbatim re-
port of Gen. Weaver's speech at New
ton, Iowa. From the length of the
whine and the peculiar bitterness of
it, one would suppose that the author
of the speech and his friends were
hurt.
1t is indeed very strange if the ut
terances of a candidate for Congress
in public speech are not properly
public property. The General, too,
squeals about the report of his speech,
but fails to point out any material va
rance in it from what he said.
The fact is the speech is very cor
rectly reported; was taken by an able
and experienced reporter and one who
did the gentleman full justice. But
now that it is in print the General
don't want to father it.
Gen. w. has been peregrinating
for some time over the district in the
interest of his congressional prospects,
and having heard of him up in Jasper
county where he was to make some
half dozen speeches, we We're anxious
to find out what he was saying and tC
have him on the record, and ifh he or his
friends don't like itand want to squeal
it is not our fault. The General
made his own record and if it DOM
suit him, let him recant and take il
back and say he made bad exhibi
ton of himself. Is it possible thai
the General wants to go around among
the people stumping, and only wants
he particular audience he may be ad
dressing to know what he sayso How
very, very foolish a man will be wher
he lets his vaulting ambition smother
his better Judgment; the time al
ways comes, sooner or later, when h
would like to unload. n. p. Willis
in his Parrhasius, fifty describes i
when he says:
How like a mountain devil in the heart
Rules this unreined ambition Let il once
/ But play the monarch. and its naughty brow
/ CLOVIS with a beauty that bewilders thought
1 And unthrones peace forever. Putting on
The very pomp Of ucifer, it turns
Tn. heart to ashes and with not spring
Lett in the desert for the spirits lip,
We look upon our splendor, and forget
ha tf.f yp hiah y-ay
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
WEEKLY COURIER
WEDNESDAY MORNING, july "a, 1878
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


For Secretary of State,
y. A. T. HULL,
ofpavis County.
For Auditor Of State,
BUREN r. SHERMAN,
OF Polk County.
For State Treasurer,
GEORGE w. BEMIS,
OF Buchanan County.
For Register of the State Land Office,
j. X. POWERS,
efcass County.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court,
J. A. ROTHROCK,
ofCedar County.
For Attorney General,
J. F. McJUNKIN,
Oiwashineton County.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court,
E. j. HOLMES,
OF jackson County.
For Reporter OF the supreme Court,
JOHN S. RUNNELLS,
OF Polk County.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
judicial Ticket

For District Judge-secopd District,
THOMAS NJ. FEE,
OF Appanoose County.
For District Attorney,
w. III. TEDFORD,
Of wayne Couufr
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Tho c.+,o,t.h,,xo r;.,

CINCINNATI, July 23.-The latest re-
liable estimate of loss by the Catletts-
burg, ky., fire is $500 upon which
there is about $4,000 Insurance..
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Brick Pomeroy's Des Moines
Agency.

The chairman of the Greenback
Central Committee has levied tax o1
ten cents head on all members,ol
Greenbaek clubs in the State for cam,
paign purposes. Some of the breth'
rem are kicking at this.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
SANFORD'S
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For CATARRH
INSTANTLY RELIEVES.
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large sales and universal satisfaction. No other
They speak Of the following gentlemen as among
their best citizens:
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

Plus: mules--Supply moderate; demand
dull: ........;:. .;:.....;;....;. :.:....:.. s5@
Plantation mules - Supply fair; de-
mand iair..":.; ....;;.....:: 5Oe
from 10 to loK hands high, In light sup.
ply; demand fair ............... 9Oa]
Smooth mules Fair and good, from 10Y
70 le hands high. II light suppiy:.....: l2ool
to 1917 hands high. In light supply; de-
mAnd medium. ................... l2G61
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Live Stock Market.
ST.. LOUIS, July %.

ST. LOUIS, July %.
By Telegraph
Hogs-fairly active, Workers and
Baltimores M@4 Is. mixed packing
3 9O@4 10, butchers to fancy 4lO@
4 25; receipts 1900.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
Sam Bass and His Gang Come to
Grief

NFteu.
HoUsToN, Tex, July 20.-To-day
was one of excitement in Texas Sam
Bass, the giant train robber chief has
been captured after y severe fight in
which several lives were lost. The
following are the particulars: Bass
and two of his gang, Barnes and
jackson, leaving Denton county came
to Round Rock, q railroad town of
1000 inhabitants, fifteen miles from
Austin. They came to rob the bank
at Round Rock, but pretended to be
farmers. They carried saddle-bags
containing six-shooters. The detect
ives knew all and posted Major Jones
and Lieut.. Hall, Of the state troops,
who arrived 10 Round Rock on Fri.
day morning. Bass and his men
went into store. Deputy sheriff
Grimes, seeing their pistols, but not
knowing that it was Bass and his
crowd, went to arrest them for carry
ing weapons. Bass was buying plug
tobacco. The robbers drew the pis-
tolls from their saddle-bags and went
to shooting Grimes, who staggered
out on the sidewalk and fell dead
Deputy Sheriff Moore, Of Austin,
came up and fired at Bass, but was
himself shot down. Three of the
state troops came running up the
street, when Bass and the robbers
retreated behind houses and fences,
pursued by citizens with guns. AS
the robbers got to their horses one OF
the Texas rangers shot Barnes
through the head, killing him. Bass
was shot through the arm and back,
but escaped with Jackson on fleet
horses. They were pursued to a cane
brake six miles from Round Rock
To-day force of rangers and citi-
zens surrounded the cane brake and
captured Bass, who is now in possess
sion of the sheriff of Williamson
county.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
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Prompted by . fellow.fccling for those adiicted
with Catarrh, wish TO e, my testimony il behalf
have been sorely AFFLICTED with this fearful
Tor four years, and have tried every known remedy
Without avail, until bought bottle Of the above
CURE from you, which gave me almost instant re.
lief. It being q constitutional as we'll a. local
remedy, believe II TO be all that 10 claimed Tor 1t,
Very truly yours, WIN. AMETTvE,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
8s
ma a.


Quotations on all grades are $40 to is per head
less than those for broke mules. Unbroke mules,
to be sAleable. must be fat. Fat mules four years
old and under sell at $40 TO 10 less tpan other
mules OF the same grade. Those that are over
four years old 70 seven years are most markets-
BILE. Ff7 T'4F s---IP@ -
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
AN OUTRAGE.
A Negro Tramp 0utrages One Wo,
man and pursues Another In
PoWoshiSk CO.
Special Dispatch to the Iowa state Register

Special Dispatch to the Iowa State Register.
MoNTEzuMA, July ia woman
named Mckeag was raped by q ne
gro this morning, three miles west of
this place. The negro called for
breakfast, after her husband had
gone to his work, about mile from
the house. After eating he
ovERPowERED HER
and succeeded in his designs after q
long scufllc. He then struck north.
and then west, and was hiding in q
grove near town when the men were
hunting for him. After the rain,
which came about noon, he struck out
for Brooklyn, when the men who had
got track of him finally captured him
He had few minutes before
CHASED ANOTHER WOMAN
q quarter of mile and nearly sue
ceeded in catching her, when she
reached house. The negro is in jail
awaiting Identification by the woman.
There is strong talk of lynching when
identified. He was in the employ OF
Burr Robins circus, and was dis
charged few days ago, and has been
following up the show, which was
here yesterday.
LATER.-The woman has been in
and identified the negro as the one.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24

Decrease of ntere ST. bearing bonds.S 42s s6l 800
The guaranteed bonds of the Pacific
railroads are omitted from both state
ments. They We're about the same at
each period.