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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04
FINGER BiLLtA KIDS.
A Dissertation Of soma of ''Yank" Adams's Re-
mRrksple Sho,O,

The wonderful anger Ull. iardist, y ank
Adams, now exhibiting at lieucks Tor ms
week, performs such wonderful trsts with oi'-
,iard Tails that VT are led To give our reauers
synopsis OF his entertainment.
On appearl.g ON the Stage and bOWlng, his
know dgenent of The hearty reception CIV
cen INN. he commenced by treating his hearers
io = dl,s, Ration on the history and origin of
billiard, ~ An amusement wherein we are
told the game is Of French origin and sub
sr,,ucntly became introduced to other nation
aIitIrs, never, however, becoming general d.
version until embraced by persons OF rank
Nr. Adams states, with Shakespeare ~ gu
ihorlly, that the game Was IN use IN the SIX
tcenth century; aud Win 0hcr icinAiA No peru
neat to the subject, he neatly closes his lecture,
and proceed, to make the shots below dcscrilr
ed. using only bis thumb and ioreiinger, I"
give propulsion to the ball,
Here are lew of his shots:
Right, LEFT force, and back English follow;
tax ing An English from second ball and count
lur on third; counting ON two balls While ID
motto, doubling last named shot with reverse
ENGLISH snd counting; taking three cushions
and counting; jump from rail go round white
uall anu counting on two reds; close mtsSs
masss With drop from rail; the cue trust'tu
ulrk shot duplicated kiss shot, balls going tao
NAYS
stopping ball on spot.
Counting ON clgn, u,is placed Il shape,
making cue hall 40 four different ways ssd
caroming; red ball Oh spot White ball on dIa-
,uund, counting four Ways; run halt leaXlh Ia
be- on rail, counting sitter taking two cu'b'
ions.
Drawing a ball from corner T." corner Count
INK ON three balls placed on ,a1h cuEner oi
trlA gle.
Hat .hot-PMciug three At. in line, ""
balls lshind last hat; then making the cue"
,r hand bali cut the letter around the middle
as, and couaing GU two ball. PLACED al tw,h
er end Of Table.
Coucluu.u. with o bot'c shot Placiugtw"
Dulile, t~u feet apart, call sn each battle,
and third ball in OPT oIte corner OF Table
the one ball IL made To jump from botls !"
oottlr, take NJ English" ia The AIR, aud count
IN The third ball, making y double sha--
C!nciAaIti Times, Dee. |.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04

Countenanccd prairie wolf Was too sweet TOR
anything" as II girl told rs, to say nothing Of
Lecky's Cotswold coach dog, or Sam Drcifuss's
imported heather China goose and gandcr,
with voices like II buzz saw Rushing through
an OAK knot S,rccler's imported red-hrensled
Derby hooking bird drew tears from our eyes.
Poolcr's dOuhle.noscd chicken dog WAS curl
oslty. Hc--thc dop--not Poolcr-gct, into n
field and points game on both sides of HIM AT
onrc; also NJ the same time IL Is srilcr,-he
"setS" down and points" the third bird with
his ,all--,hc dogs tail Poorr's, Ui course,
White exhibited a bewiIchlng sample OF mauve
and maroon ball terri lc with u >'u0 tail,
with head seventeen sizes too large for his
body. When he lets his ears drop forward hi.
mouth drops open and his lower lip llopS down
like the tail end of butchers cart. This style
of dogs bite for keeps. They eat what they
bite They bite everything from the family
cat to stone wall or an iron hiiching post.
They are very amusing to children.
Then there were the mere antique hounds
owned by Hank and Sam. Parr-celebrated
for their thinness of flesh and voice like
pensive mules Hull & Bartels's Owls looked
as wise As a young lawyer with his first case.
When the dogs were oul of M ~, We were
sent around to let them lunch from ON legs
The show was u success, dog on II, and this
is our official report
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04

i,rs confined. and We must present no divld'
cd fr mt"
While the more intelligent leaders of tn,
fla, party have been commercially reticenl,
nr,, the election. ucrc and there there are Il
few in.igniccnt agItalOrs-wcak echoes o.
AIT election fiat spoulcrs, who feebly pipe til,
.Ij ci,ru, with neither prudence or sense they
..xh..,i rnc,r ppcrilc nulhlnancs~, print
...,;,,,ol. Jackson as grccubucker! TAe ole
/. would tara over Ia his grave with indig
.t,o,.n,,i me lcarn the infamous Islander M
q. nj, solid gold record! The Supreme Cour,
TO i quoted and m,siutcrprcIcd to the same
,.,rro,o The treasury notes of Jackson an'
Van Burca we're rclcemabIc in gold. due il
o.,y,a ar. and drew interest, and hence bore n
,....,,,i.I,,,,. a., nuy f,tt.t'- nrono,ct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04
Neal Dow's sketch of Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon

know certain London preacher; is cX.
'ccdingly fat his face il big and tiabby, with
~ much expression as if il were a mass OF
d u sl or putty He eats like DR.. johnson,
tie frontal veins swcllcd out with intense eager.
n IS rs he leans over his plate. He wants
strong beer with his dinner, and nothing less
nan quart will suffice, with stitt glass OF
brandy at'cr and couple of cigars. He says
emphatcally:
Il cant eat my dinner without beer"
This was at \ teetOtallcrS house. The host
said: I'VE have none we are temperance 60
pie"
But can't eat my dinner without beer
My friend, looking at his wife, stammerrd
out: Wont you send out for some, my dear!'
But We can't send to grogshop for beer.
1t would be all over town in An hour"
But you had better send in n bottle"
"Send tor two bottles" SAID the famous Lon
don preacher, and they did So This guest re-
manned at my friends house to breakfast the
rex, day-three meals and consumed in that
time four quarts of strong beer, Il pint OF
brandy and pint of sherry; and my friend was
80 deeply ashamed of his own poltroonery that
he has not for gwen himself to this bay.
He jlis,ities his personal habits by saying
that he cannot keep up to his work without
brandy and beer and he's sick with plethora
and govt half the year, and is Oft to the south
Of France to macerate himself on wine anu to.
bacco, wine being u very light tipple tor HIM
- Wttness
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04

DIX. kISGs CALIFORNIA GOLDEN COMPOUND
and what i, otill more wonderful il costs nothing
To rive this great remedy Il trial II will positive
" and speedily cure Dyspcpsa, Con 'npnton,
and Low Spirits his wonderful remedy viii
l.,.i,ri, cure, and that where every other remedy
has failed. To prove that it will do all We claim
for it ,ou are presented with trial bottle by
your drug:l.t free J coSt, by which you WIN
readily perceive its wonderful cura'Ne quailieS'
and which will show YOU what n regular one do.
lar size bottle will do. For sale by +. 7. Grlgg',
n,,nw, (5)
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-04

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d 80, %, i,.tUl.. I.,L, -ty, VOTr,tiS .ha 81 Abe
vhu'a NOr 10 ~ 2
''--'' +. tl-fa "a b.. q. f..t. LAaa.
- - Cor HoLs
, 1879-08-02

HiF4s lnFrrst0rdfnct ItsH MII Gasttte
4 curious case Of judicial error, utid ono SINH
lar 10 that which recently attracted the nttun-
tim of tbs British Parliament, Is noticed hero.
Over l'tteen yenrs ago young man t!allcd Isl
tluru t.eccrc was condemned to hard labor for
ill., ahi narrowly escaped the gulllotinc, for
having assasslnatcd wood.rnn1cr called Chau-
vtet. The Gvidenco against the prisoner was cir
cumstant1al anu exceedingly slight. 1n 1870 q
certain ratnsset boosted TINT he had committed
the crime nllt ucctared that hc had done well to
rid tllc country Of Chauvlet. Tho fal1,er OF ISL
doro Lecture pctftiuned in ortlGr to obtain bis
SUMS release. but Justice turncd deal ear.
Now Il REQ Witnesses .Iayn slgnea declaration
to tic effect thnt Patusset acknowledged hav-
Ing peFpetrateti tle crilHe, nnd tho wlloIe Cans
ton wlLcre tho murder occurred Is convinced of
thu innocence Of lsidure Laslerc. II Ia remark
Cd, however, tint there Is littls probability Ut
the convict bc!Hg released, becauss Patussct ts
dcad, ul,t Justice requires to punish some one.
ApropUs 10 this affair. the itaptti relates ttlat
III lSJi a man called Galley was also sentenced
to lllrA lnbor for life for murder. Another ulan
u[tcrwards confessed having committed tho
crime and was executed. mud yct Galley atlll rc-
Iunlus In DftsOT,
, 1879-08-02
ORRIN W. POTTER,


Tic next witucss was Mr. Orrin ". Potter,
President OF the North Chicago Iolllne-Aill
Company. Mr. CoWgill examined, mud the wit
ness, III response to the preliminary question:
Ipg, sala Ills Company was engaged In tho man-
ufactuEe OF iron ard steel, Its business banE
wholly connected with the West aud North
wost, and employing about 1000 mcn.
''plcaso auto what tho facts arc as to ttero
being any depression In tha business Of illu
country. In your judgment, at tho pro4cnt t'mc'
ind, II 50, what has caused It, and II you know
OF any remedy, yuu may also stase .l'at."
|" So far as depression II concerned In our bus
tncss, VIC never lrayo been 80 pushed slnco Hu
were corporation ~ We arc now."
"What IL TIC extent aud amount OF your
business snnua1lyln
"For tho flscal year ending July /, 1879, our
business was nearly &8,b00, CO."
"And your business has nevcr beeu moro
prosperous than II Is At the present ttnel"
"No, sir. 1n the volume Ut huatneas We haye
usyer had as much 10 do ~ NC hsya uow.''
'*6tats whnt tho facs u about your bllstucss
be'ng sc.nuuerat've. llow does 1t pay a. CON-
pared With former ttmcsf''
"1he margins OF profits arc smaller, but the
volume Of business is larger"
"ls the volume sufficiently large to equal tho
pro1lLs Of your business when you had q bettvs
proat UPON what you d!dr'
"No. sir; but the margins of profits are rea.
soDsbiy satisfactory a. ilicr orc now. hut tho
condition OF tAiigs that exists to-day capnut pre-
vail much lon2ef because. With tic luw prtca Ut
lahos and tue low pTsee OF all classes ot raw
, 1879-08-02

4lHIHffd tfd.f C@T1Hfr|f.
The Arctic Ike Company nft now tnrulNg ont
between l0.tUU an1 Il UUD pounds Ut leu per t1ay,
wilrl tl4ey uru un.ler Contract 10 deliver ut hull
4 crnt tlound. Thu process employed by the
Company IL said tn 1a tho cheapest known 10
srencc at the present day. The csst Ut n.nl,,s-
u cents prr 10 pounds. As It ls sold In hulk
at $40 a ton. The margin OF profit IL ~. Il ou
rar!I 1,tsD pounds. This Is ahead vi California
gold .nlnn@ The t.v comes uut III hugo
ohuuS blNks, tliirty'tw0 iucllcs IL length
mud twelve Inches sa1,arc. IEern Is slasu
$50 Ut tl.rsu blocks, amounting In weight
To N,tUO pounds. As II requires tcycn-
tytwo lioilrs. however, from, the t,sHu thu water
Is poured tntt, thu cas until Il Is turned nlt
again IN soltd foTtEl. only onc-thErt the siuaHtttv
Il urodueui daily. 1t Is the. Intention of tllu
u very short time. The hsocas tn the new chest
Will bp only six inches thtgk alIls Us they will
trccze much more rapidly than tIase nf doublu
tho thickness, thu daily production Will b. cor
rcspondinElY great.
plishcd requires ubout t1fty pounds ot liquid
a.llMudla to he stored IN vury strong iron cyl
I,,tlcr AMI this Ia connected with roll u pipcs
immersed !sl tank Of strong hrtnc; into this
brine galvanized lrOn canb ls'ltttn. pnru water
Arc placed, Ait thr8e cans ore Ut The sIzu nj the
hlociss Ut iro which nrc fnrme.l. The liquid at'
tnoala Is allowed to low tbtough thrtu coils,
nlMi 1t gradually baroIaus Gastuus, a,nt IN be.
comins Bo abstracts from the wafer So mitch
heat that 1t speedily frrcxc4.' ApowcFttia stea
pump forccs .'1e aseo.s atn:no.'sa bask lntn t.,'
which Ia disposed vi BY cold water dropping up
on The coils Of pipes through which The Ant-
1noslta passus nh !ts way tu tho coll!iouser. lhe
PROCESS IL continuous one a1h! u tic pumps
au coils DO not lenk t(icre Is H0 loss AMI t!,e
operations may 20 OH 50 long as Tho machinery
, 1879-08-02
TIE Hind at Wind They 11ave OUT Wnat.

The Rem {NeY.) Gtt.t{ls ula6r3 tfG Io11u~i'!
report: .'l}uring the hlg!l wiud which preSatlcu
li.c u,llcr day J. II. Cutter started unt with .
hall gallon Ut whisky for his sIrlk mother WIN
IlYrs III Virginia street. lie WIS !uund so'lu
itu,Irs atterwarI lYMg behind fel1cc na tu
iii in nu inar,lculalo condition. Lator ~ thu
day W ho ii rcsoyervd sufficiently t.? exuEat1' tls
cuiastrunhu which bad uycrtakctI hlul. llo said
lllat lu stopped urouu! tlc ,corner to US sna
eoTk III tl'c ]uy, a1d while H. % %as taksl!s .t.e
cutns upo,l J,,t,,. Ii sucked llle liquor nut Ut
tty luz, blew It down hs throat, mud turnr4 the
luz iiisItu uut Ilu cou!u ru,uuu,hrr .otAtlll.
in0re IT t!.e OCCURRENCE, No traees of any jug
or l,ouUr were notlcct wheru Cutter was clicked
W, wuich proves thas thu story u yeracious.''
, 1879-08-02


WILLIAM STEW ARI.
4 MHRcnANT's VIEWS.
IT, WILLIAM Stewart. tho weIl.kuovn whole
-. .,,.r ~ t,htcopo. .yho haa hcep .nrnrr,] In
sa'a efoeet =, -. 1cs1 49,. .ss,,s a.,
nusioesS ~ e"'N0s'' ''.N0 10'A'
ssanu. u.,,.., ....u
Mr.. Stewart stated ns d preliminary matter
that I'm had heen engaged IN business in CHI
49,, r. t,a 1unoh.r tro,lc In tho nrnFu trade nt1d
easo - -. ss.a.. ,,,,,ra.. ,,r-,;,,, .ti t1a
tie %noeaao ploge'' pus'aese uu'','s' ~ 'a'
time. Mr. Cowgirl proeecoea 10 MAKO SONG III"
qutrics.
~, ,anr.as,,,, T., tfo ,nhor ~ ,ho c,tv
tlh t'"'e "a5 usotse''" 1'. ~ 49, - 49, ...,..,t
OF country, and Inc business OF lhe county,
ii think there has beef, depression. There
IL o recovery from IT,. My opinion OF It's ca'lto
wss the imitation ot TN currency toGcther WIN ~
infation.'
~ understand you to Say there !a notso much
depression at the ptcAcut tltno no ipTmcf]ya"
mo, sir."
aYou may state now, Mr. Stewart, what, IN
your Judgment, will remedy tho remaining evils,
Il Ulcte arc auy4 II you cnn think Of nny 1cgte-
iation that can be- bud hy Congress that will
furnish any relief. you may statc what ron
think It is. You may state your views briefly
tpon that ar1bIect.h
~ hare conviction that tho function Of leEts.
lation is tue welfare and security OF the people,
md the promotion of those ends Is the object OF
le9islatjnn. / don't think ulat any improve
Juent Gnu take place through Legislation what
r. tcts. n11
, 1879-08-02

a. I'LL " E.[.
.o,a Mr. Wrirh, ,l,. n.s,cr ~ noro,o,,.,
ea'u ~ "'HAs' ~. .'as's1 u cctc'Noo'ee'
"at,d Tic BOOKS arc scaled, uni you rensleinen
Of the press should speak Of us as re arc, or,
M tlc old fellow said. ,Eet t1uwn naurhs IN
mallcc.,,,
HaVlns made tals lttt'c speech, With it's occnlt
atluslon to the "old fellow" tie Committee nd
iourned itself With ono accord and dissolved
s.,s,.i,',- 49,, ,,s. r,,,.,, +, .,'
l;,s vs., a ns aoun "as e!ealeu III tno
sexit. 49,, I T.. .' 1,,, ~ @ ~
81. srke I'll ~ 'aps lter ~ tr 1 1 o peaGre sns
Eot su!u. nasI. an.'nes .nc5 "eut Haens-scG'1E T.,
~ H. anu aiouno lo"o' returning ~ the ho1e1 I'll
Tue evening. ,,
,. ,ss espo..S. ,. saw tH Cnaan C,1'. o. ."e Ion
s aso tust m s .,; ta .e "m a sse au sngI; i
NM s,t t.. sa .s'tt a!aer 90 iatvm
.a aes.'nonS 1c hau oeeon'o sas'sneo thas ehleaso
NUS ....-....-.....-...-
THE HI1GEsT CITY IN THE COUNTRY,
and SECOND to nonc In general prosperity. Said
lh: banker to the hod.carrier, nnl taken enough
evidence to make volume OF eeycral hundred
pages,f' aud, willie he would nut suy as t,uc.,,
/. was very ertdcnt that hu Ind not been able to
sec shat he had come hero for.
!he reporter hskea ttith hcxt wiiat ne thought
o. te soc1aas ~ s., a,a nar ue agple sa. was inc
Ole, aud meeting tllen WA like Dis
covering ;,o.,a.o. now e,.,, country OF or which
shs mssdSSte1 ; f., @ soua ,,,,e never oc proud,
says he @ 10 "1s s K,'oM H. wat ii, ,1hey want n
Ne nase 1ue "orsI.ieu!etl MAKING aetlA'as,
Mh'cn aEc b'Ip!st-uet Mant !lole money 1os
theis .aoor;Ioat 'aese 'eio"s ooa't Know "hat
u's} "ya Wsioht thar ,-ooo.,,a .o .,o,,- ~ a.,
MF' nIiE1t t'tGn procetueu 10 spchk ol the
ct'; y Whe nls hsst fk,t, aia. as'uc iron. ~,
is@ ootntsco " Nv Hnu octsl tN tl'e llEhtf as'o
, 1879-08-02

4 Young woman OF Newark. Vt. was tarred
anil ragged the otllcr day by t!yo other young
tnwnr, thu lrst.nau,cd female is alleged lu,-
moral conduct on has part. The raga were aub-
hsituted for feathers, though tho feathers aro
promised in tic future unlcss she chunecs her
hAtitR.
, 1879-08-02

crnment being abtc at eosne ttn1o lu br|ng this
other nloney or commodity into tho saInc ~
tI0.n
"Docs not the credit of tho United States
Government give that s1lonuY something Mure
thar fictitious valuof i speak Of legal
tcndcFs.'
"in proportion rs tho credit Of tho United
States Inspired faith In Its ultimate rcdelnp.
"iou said 1t has flctltlnus value.n
tilt hus ITO value. You know u,at, OF
c0ursc.h
III don't sneak Of intrinsic value,-what tho
pnpess w9ula 1a so1tl! ~ ~, ~ y,,l tis / bar'''"
MIR. o'uonnor-Supltosc tho Government had
not dollar of coin III fts vaults, would tho
ltEa-teu1cr ha WORTH nOthhEl
alt wnuli bc worth what It's value would BE-
about tic time 1t ,sas tn lie paid. II II was to
proportion. Tho longer ,la t!mo the thloner 1t
y You don't deny" continued Mr.. o'Connor,
Htl,at thu leuultGnGer w.auld ha valuable II
tllerc wns not sugle dollar III the Treasury
with wll!ch to redeem. it1'
"No; don't deny Inst. There was no cola
fp tbs Treasury at QUO tnae."
"What ulfcct do you tli1k
TuE pAssA0n or gllR MISREPRESENTATION ACT
had upon The eountryi' ......
.slhe passage Of the .ltosumrtton net
passed In 1875, und whletl took etfcrt III 1871,
was simply q reinsurance that We would come to
dealing in.'
rF!xEng new place OF beginning, was II
notf''
"Yes; and fixing mrasusc,-ao Immulable
measure, an unchanccubla nleasura ot Values -
"flas ttsat operated fayoEably upon your tsado
hcrof"
'.It has operated fayosahlv. It did not In
medIatclY, becs1se In anticipation Of TINT there
! VIA ou adtutmeut III values " comply With
, 1879-08-02

Tin suue illat they always hnyo hcen tn our
corporation. A greas dcal Of our work. how
aver Is Ton sor.-sn ~ ,,ls , At ton; ssysn.
tp,ltta OF our men Work by the piece. FuudLcrs
In rrply tu some arter questions from tho
snme source, Air. Potter statcd tliat 8tcel rails
we're worth ~ 'o Sa ite ras 81 s w9Itm 'va.t ss
Northwest. pf.-irun for besscn.cr purposes
WA wurtn from s.! TO S!!3 md $a4 ton. They
used yrry itttia III tho way Of commodities from
"s6tt town on the Eastern fellows, hayo
routn said tho Pennsylvania who pres!des
over til. EumNlittee.
'Wcll, yes. s!r.
uYou hays largo number OF men at work,
md do large business. IN fo1r 6plnlonl
HAVE you CURRENCY
enough to discharge Ill tic necessities and
wants Ut YOUR truuca'
..Yes, air," w,ls Tic prompt reply.
. Yuti wouldn't layo any tnnru added TO tl'
"Ms have no tItilsa''s 'n getting what w'
"Xs you stand now'"
iii II i s Wcrs Practicable, and you should bo.
como tnuru pruAptFUus, Wo4!u you Fclu'9o auf
"Woll. Ion't know that can answer that
question. We hare thy money 10 meet all lhe
requirements We hare fos T."
%Ro g., you ~ e,9,y :, for sa'A"
"no yoa eall that thirty days'"
"Nu, sir."
"Catl 1t cashs'
"Yes, sir" ~,
"Do you sell Tor cnsAs'
"IEs, elr."
"0u thirty daYB' tttncf"
"Contracts sold In one mouth are settled The
| l8th Ut tlle itcxt ,auutl.n
| "Aro there uay other tEon.tnslts herc."
YVES. sir, lhcEe aEo several lcrc, ami ono At
Joliet, an1 ono a. Springfield"
"YQa speak Of eseat depression 10 labor for
four or Qye 3ep!H ba:xf"
, 1879-08-02

"Wc nre greAt country ho~s Hill ons 1"IaFe
ls vesg great. 10 % su,e. r,n,.
nat Is What "tsnea 20 eet ~: @ !. tnu .,.u- E,u
due,os nroaal't 70 your nnrkat wers a11aitsa, sia,
sufficient u earfs on Tic pas'hs's sacccss'e''s'n
tf'a' va vStaeteeneym t1 ,s ,, =. ,,,,. ,.,ovc. tor
long !utnto N aayahse o. tl!ose th'n9e nms aIT nr
Than wc do Tor tug dh'ly wants o. lae: ut.us Nv.
products OF absolute tnoneY.-ot tno p.nnt ptret3 ~
our avriculture.,',' . ,,,,, noro
"We VIC will give ,he queat!on .1e ~ 1bo Pie
intitude Assumo tt,at ts'e cafcuaanon, ,i'at -.
country 10 DO you feGaFn 1G H. osas .m. ~
sn1eient amount oI ia cutascf ~ ~" 4rn,1e md
ven!snec anu ~ aGry'iTSIf e. 9sm mSS ~ ncootciM
II can only judge Of i from ,cx'st'ng facts
Hnnt huI
o"''s ons ,r,,,,,7 crnnyrcY.
bu.hn" ,',. .'.,,a.. -, Il, nn,rinvc1 I. .o
The rate o. Wnft o,inw s sr"Fcely any an fix wa.cycr
In its inscst'nc"t; IT, t;,o ,,rns,arttr ~ mr. rnn,rv
any can exist. TO ttse nIoppe M VI .n s ,co ,sf
Is iat mnms; a 70 ar ca. snc,,+Ity ran ni,totn H.
noth!nE ns g Wy ~ nv va tnir re1n,,mcratnn for
It's nsc, peop's Tmo hayc n1a - nntoy than r
"i!,eo ,s sou 'a'' "'''' ''''A'' ''''a -"
WANT, ..u.,. lo,, ,,,.n t,,,, ,,..
~ thlnk we hayc YEA. Rseas , Gon @ ~ more M tnan wa m
te Treasury aha pfooa9y some xvVeoo t,s u
pRpor .. tnnnc} s.,"us n .,,n,,s. ~!
vaults W!het pusscs ~ pn'' nn"p.s ussc T.. T.,
the tatth u the people Ill us feuenplloh III
coin:m r., ..,. ,,. -. =. ,,. -, A..
Inc teo4oic ,s .heY us ~ ~ tn ~ W. ~ u .''q
treasury y Is Repe ulefc'-S4oo'o",ooV'-a
underSta,'t..." ~ et;s f.. .,. ,v,,a,. .u ,,,.,,r
"Wbat 40 you mean, Mf' "F1ent, ny !eit'as
1t oltf" ,v,,,.
Ut IL tocKed up thef1 III HashloG1on' ootn
TIC Grccnhaeks at1s' go}a.n
"ll,e only reason WHY tno currency 1 passes at
par 1s occal1se tl'e solu 10 tne!e. me leason
WY beth re tsre ,,. ts peeansS @ W. ,ave no oaa
TO cxS!lanGo LOT u that tte uoYSrn,"ent ncGo
"r,e alienation Is it,at u'ers ,er., + "a large
amount ot tetai.tchue! noteH 'osMc W.; mP .' w
TreasurV that las been tlIese LOT tae last Sess or
more"
II don't UNDERESTIMATE
hir. CowElll remarked thnt no t!td not unt!er-
stand oitl.er ,l tl,crH seemed to lie pcrlsd In
the examination when genera! nlsnpprcncil-
slol, was about to taku place. Mr.. Wright cx-
platned.
ut Is there locked up, md not permitted to
get into 1cuctal circulation, lllr cdarge is that
II Is tl,rrc and not coming into circuIation.h
Mr. Dlckcy put In word VI explanation bore:
nCousrcss passcd law requiring the Secretary
OF the Treasury to keep IN circulation. by pay
luz 1t cut for tho necessary expenses Of tAc
Government. the grcenbaeks, Or lc9al-tcnler
, 1879-08-02

II Eoncrcss VIII ieaVo ahe curseney question
alone entirely for thu nc1t I've years, nrospet'ty
will increase mpro rapidly than though they
kept conasantly tinkerloE a. ~
Ar. wright looked 1ncfedu'ous ht the pro-
'nt'uatlsn y ua u sacn .,t, saGk "e,sss snau ....
vo,r,n npp4ss !. n,oun oe1o e"1t ill.,, ,a.nI
w., .. y, Iastehs - ~ sg ''e"s"' i1o" "o"'0
~" !. H., TTrtp1my ~. ~ ssSsu. - .x.,,a.s ..n.
II ~. ~ ,.,., -. Wy .,o
how. n .nas 1nuac naohsy wa nGeocn,
fnrni ~ ,,r,.,t1 e".u patpvs na5 nuuia W
tha f;oVctm.eno. usms "'tnoat 1'o "'e'fsn''o" VI
:. NV w, uo.e.,'..'enl' =. =.
WHAT Is Tfs CONDITION or THa LAnoRERs
80 Tar as you have observed tt In comparison
with !heir condition the year pscvious1"
Until Within tue last two years, und perhaps
tiie tast feaf uni half, there has been sur
pIus ol !aoor. anu the !nboFng classes through
oht ING country nave suffered moro or less. Az
ouslnesa allu prosperity have Increased, there
1lah ocen On increased demand fur labor, SO that
aoIt ttl,oK pow thefc IL surplus Ut 1abor tn
tf, IhG e!tf, OF 10 any locality with which am TO-
q T.. ,,,,-, ~, - .,,,. --.-.
which, theY cannot flnif. e"''s ea'p'o5acpt
NWcil. | dnY't tmnk thcrc nm .,,u Ill.,.
manufactories raucruly. In the cttv ,ui ~. ~, liz ~
have Within the jast venr. thiu, ~. no,.s .
uf laboscrs, There las tcen nnre tlrna,,t nv'e ta
supply, Conf think nav. tr nj n,,y ti,ns I'LL
in tbe past ak months. md cs,rrIalIv wI,',
thc inst thrce mnftths. fhat ans iuh"ri,u, ,nn
ilas wanted wosg and couldn't cet II, i thine @