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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Here u q portion of The record of CO..
rain tonrre~smcn from fhi< State 4. In
vestigattd bv ihr Ssw York Sun:
taikin<, William. H. (Rep - Went fnr
The river and hathor steal Ike 4 frne
isobesnnisn. casting hIs vote Tor Il every
time. bnt lodged The Monitor steal. Re-
nominated and worthy of defeat
Cobb, Thomas X. (Drn.l ~ Voted
against the original river ana harlor
steal. honorahiy paired on the inefeo...i
-fea'. and unfortunately paired when tbe
veto VA. overfidcn. A fierce .n,,nn..s
.of the Monitor steal.
DeAot'c' Mark 4. (Rer.)-A straight-
ont ilobtson Republican Voted fortI.s
river ana barbor -tcaI clean through.
o'ed Tor me Monitor steal ever, time.
kenominatcd. and oocht 20 BE- ieff.
he'Iman: William (Rep ~ Not recorfl-
ca q any time on the river AMI harbor
sses'. Always paired with Congress-
men who would have yoxed against Il.
Dcdged The Monitor steal throughout.
fsenominsted. and ought fo 70 under.
Holman, William S. (Dcm) - TIC
grand old Watch Dog. There every
time. voting against al thievery ana cor
|rnption. About the only man ~ho rid-
died the steal IN detail Name recorded
every time against the river and hsrbor
and Monitor steals.
Orth. Godloye :. (Rep. )-Cpheld h;s
Venezuelan fame by voting for the orig
inal river and harbor steal, dodeed Ire
vote on the increased steal. aud forward
ed the aims or the thieves by pairing
with Congressman who would have
voted 20 susfnin the veto. Hov0cd Roh-
eson's Monitor steal right through. Has
secured denomination, and II reelected
will further Aid the thieves.
PeeIIe, Stanton J. (Rcp.l-A queer
record. Voted against the river and
harbor steal, and snpported Robeson's
Monitor steal at all stages.
Peirce. Robert h. =. (Rep.)-A foul
record. Voted for the river and harbor
steal and for Robeson's Monitor steal Il
All stages.
Steele. George W. (R>p.) - Voted
against the river and harbor steal. but
oefouled bis record By pairing on the ve-
70. Dodged Holman's amendment. ana
voted for the Monitor steal amer II WA
Incorporated II The Naval appropriation
StocksIager, STROLLER II. (Dcm. Mot
recorded on the original river and harbor
steal, but voted against the increased steal
and sustained the veto. A square man.
and Lieutenant or Holman'< although
paired % tbe Monitor steal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15
Prohibition = Failure In Kansas

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15
Declaration or the Illinois Demo
Gratis On the Liquor Question.


SrEIxoriELD. ILL.,. sept. o.-The Dem
Iocratic Stale convention met at noon
yesterday.
Ex-Goveruor John m. Palmer We
IeIectcd permanent chairman.
The resolution bearing On Tie temper
|ance question - Il folIoWss
While We do not proposo to interfere
with the jus: laws or Illinois for the reg
|ulstion of the traffic ID intoxi, atint Id
|uors, and conceding The right OF ihe peo-
|ple % q amendment II necessary. az
such laws, % prevent or correct the evils
10 society growing out Of abuses in The
|use Of intoxicating liquors, We hold that
lie is not the legitimate province Of the
government % control the habits. tastes.
|appctilcs and liberties Of the people 20
long . they are peaceablc and orderly.
and do not encroach on the rights or
|others, Or Of society. and We therefore
declare that prohibition By the constitu-
tion, Or By general laws, OF the manu-
facture Or sale Of vinous, spirituous Or
malt liquors would Be ID violation OF In
dividual and personal rights, and con-
trary % The Fundamental principles of
free government
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

The Terre Haute Express ls Repub-
|Iican paper, but not one Of the dodger
variety. Il hss the courage % say PRO
hibition = - issue IL this campaign and
|it cant Be kept out. Let the people de-
eide, now, what they want
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

IN the heat Of the Cincinnati fight oveI
the temperance question, the Gazette e.
citedIy asks: is Il not. true that tht
late librarian and present rector Of ths
Cincinnati University, the Rev. Thomas
yickers-he who prsys with bowed.
down face, and then breaches that there
Il no God that answers prayer, or thai
cares moro for praying than cureing-hss
sustained himself IN his remaT kabIe c.
rcer or ofIlce-holding BY means Of ward
politics, though courting favor Of ths
beer interest ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Paterson. New jersey, 4 sfIIictcd with
u smallpox epidemic. Unless very Wig
l0rous measures arc ros0rted % che whole
country will Be- afIicted with : like cpl
ldcmic lhio winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

We zee il stated that the railway ser-
vice Of this country employs 100000
men, and railroad construction 100000
more, . total Of 100000, about one
eighth Of the entire adult male working
force Of the country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Experiments with Z submarine tele-
phone were made the other day at Havre
IN France. "A ship was sent out con.
siderable distance on the ocean with !
wire, and The result proved that the voIce
can Be transmitted under water more
distinctly and loudly even than on land.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Under the operation or the dog law,
passed By the last Legislature, ten thou
sand dogs have been killed, and l2o,OoO
duly registered.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Great stress has been laid By the "a.
vocates Of the prohibition amendment,
on the alleged fact that 10000 voters u
the State had petitioned the legislature
20 propose the amendment. Il u now
asserted that there were less than $1,000
names. and that less than 5000 votcrs
actually signed the petition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

y. N. Hostetler. son OF A. J., was The
Democratic candidate for Auditor oI
Lawrence county until his father came
out as IN Independent FOR Congress.
The Democratic Central Committee of
that county met the other day and
bounced J. N. oG the ticket q. J. hav-
ing defeated his con already ought 20
feel hsppy.-(vincennes Sum.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

Tho average aeo or every fIsh, fowl
and animal u known % naturalists, with
One exception. That exception q The
age of q spring chicken. e Cambridge
Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-15

There Is one railroad On which the
irc,ght cars do not 80 westward empty.
Il 4 Georgia line, and million Va
scrmelons have already been shipped
over Il % Western cities.
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eusLisnED EVERY YEtDAy, AT JASPER
DUBOIS COUNT, INDIANA. -
GLEN ESr D0ANu.
OFFfCE-IS CoURrEn BCiLDtxo o.
Wxsr 6lxrn STREET.

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

The charters of 1872 national banks will
expire between this time and the end of
next February. They have outstanding
100000 Of notes, secured by $75, 000, 900
in bonds deposited with the Treasurer of
the United States. If they are not author
lied by law to renew their charters. they
must liquidate their affairs, and either re-
tire from business entirely or re-organize
under the existing provisions of the statute.
In any case they must liquidate. They
have lent nearly $3.50 ,0OO, 900 to business men
in every part of the country. These loans
must be collected. The effect upon bust
ness would be very harmful and cause man.
fold misfortunes to the country. Yet a
Democratic minority in Congress refuses the
appointment Of day for the consideration
of the bill to authorize the national banks
to renew their charters. The more sensible
and conservative of the Democrats under
stand the effect of such conduct, but the
majority of them, with the Greenbackers,
constituting little more than one-third of
the House, are strong enough to prevent a
day from being SET to consider the subject.
1t requires two-thirds to take up the bill.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20
DEATHS.

On the 18th, near New Hope, of infamatory rheu-
matism, after illness of five days, Mr.. j. D. Ea-
kle, son OF Mr. H. K. and Mrs. NJ ]. Eakle, aged Is
years.
At Timber Ridge, Rockbridge county, March 29th,
Mrs. Grace NJ. Gibson, wife of John Gibson, Esq,
aged IS years.
On the oath ult, at Bentonyille, Warren county,
of dtphtheretc Group Bessie Florence eldest daugh-
ter of Fielding H. and Alice Bolen, aged years, 2
months and d days.
At his residence near Dayton, Rockingham CO.,
on the 8th inst, Mr. O. c. Click, of Mr.. Isaac
Click, aged SO years.-He leaves widow and four
children. He was German Baptist and respect
ed citizen.
Suddenly, at her residence near Rushville, in
Rockingham county, April 9th, 1882, Mrs. Jehilah
A. Arey, reict Of John Arey, decd aged II years, 8
months and II days.
This estimable lady for many years mem
Der of the New Erection Presbyterian church. She
greatly esteemed for her noble character She
lived widow So years and reared her family of
four daughters and four sons most successfully
Her decease is sincerely mourned. 'Blessed are
the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
On the 8th instant Miss Sallie, daughter of Thos.
Fishback After religious services the Methodist
church, conducted by the Rev. H. II. Hildebrand,
assisted by the Rev. David Bush, the remains of
Miss Fishback were buried in the Bridgewater Gem
etery. attended by a large concourse of sorrowing
friends.
Near Mt. Pizgah church, April End, 1882, of con-
sumption, Miss Sallie Bell Sheets, aged IS years;
daughter of VIM. P. and Catharine Sheets. Sallie
was kind hearted-beautiful and remarkably intel
l1gent, very much devoted to books-For the last
six or seven years member of the Bible class at
Mt. Pizgah Sunday School-prompt in the cares, land
devoted to her teacher, who with the members of
the class will remember her cheerful smiles, and
social department with pleasure in coming years.
During the last winter her health began to fail,
and it was perceptible. to those of her associates
that the king of aiming his darts at the
vitals Of this young and intelligent aspirant in
the field Of literature yet she needed 1t not-pur-
suing her studies and attending school up to with
In few days of her death-the last act OF her life
being the reading Of essay at public entertain
ment given at the close Of her school, there SEEM
ing to bid farewell to all earthly cares, she took
her flight from the stage to that bright world be-
yond, where the Sun Of Righteousness illumes the
pathway OF the redeemed.
May the afflicted mother and family console their
wounded hearts by the fortude of Sallie, while on
the bank Of the stream Of death. E. L. H.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

HARPERs FERRY.-A proposition has been
made to the government by company of
capitalists to lease the property and water
power at Harpers Ferry for ninety-nine years
for manufacturing purposes. The terms Of
fered are quite liberal, and the proposal is now
before the Solicitor of the Treasury, who has
it under advisement. While the offer does not
state definitely for what purpose the property
is intended, it is stated that they intend to use
the wat empower for degeneration of electric
ity, which will be conveyed to Baltimore and
Washington, and used in lighting these cities
with electric lights. The government has
been DESTROYS of selling this property, and it is
estimated to be valued at $4,000. The ques-
ton to be settled is whether the government
will lease or sell the property. The property
is long strip OF land about three-fourths of a
mile in width along the Potomac river and the
water-power of the Shenandoah river, on
which national armory was located before
the war.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20
Labor Reform.

The central organizations of the Trades I'm
ions met in New York on the 10Th and adopt
ed platform OF principles which demands
eight hours for days work, the prohibiting
of the employment of children under the age
of fourteen years in workshops, mines and
factories, the abolition OF all contract labor on
Government work and the prohibiting OF all
convict labor, the enactment of laws, giving
workmen mechanics lien tor full wages on
their work, equal pay for equal work OF both
sexes, the establishment of labor statistics bu-
reaus by the States as well as by the Govern
ment, the officers of those bureaus to be chos-
en- from labor organizations, the sanitary in
spection of mines, factories and all conditions
of labor, the adjustment of the conspiracy
and tramp laws and all laws not bearing
equally on the rich and the poor and the estab-
lishment of National circulating medium
which shall be issued to the people without the
Intervention of banks.
1t is such errratic and crude notions as
are formulated in this platform that rob labor
of its dignity, and compromise its influence on
society and government. When class Of men,
whose occupation does not school them in the
science of government or the economic rela-
lions of commerce and society, undertake to
prescribe the rules and principles which shall
govern all industrial and governmental inter-
ests, they go bow shot beyond their mission.
They seem to lose sight of the fact that labor
interests depend for their success upon the
healthy condition Of all other interests and that
it is just as essential for the active employment
of labor that other branches of enterprise
should be encouraged, as it is that labor
should be rewarded and its rights recognized.
These Labor Reformers are generally mere
agitators, and left to carry into practice their
notions, would destroy the industrial pursuits
E.of the country and plunge the Nationinto an
archy.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

The views contained in the letter of Hon.
Frank Hatton to the Cincinnati Postmas-
ter on civil service, are sim liar to those ad-
vanced by the VIRGINIAN in 1877, when
the Richmond Bourbon press attempted to
prevent US from driving the wedge into the
Democratic party that split it in twain, by
threatening us with the hostility of the adj
ministration Of President Hayes, because Of
civil service order No. /. That campaign
sowed the seeds of dissension and the fruit
ripened in 1881. The files of the VIRGIN
IAN will show that every argument, every
appeal which has since been made against
Bourbon despotism, infidelity and treach-
cry was but repetition substantially of
line Of discussion we then maintained that
the Democratic leaders invoked the inter-
vention of the administration at Washing
ten, but failed in securing it. The VIR-
GINIAN was the originator and promoter
of the policy that disrupted the Democratic
party, and made it possibl for a coalition
to be formed to defeat the Bourbon oil
garchy. We then encountered the hostility
Of many OF the leaders liz the present sue
cessful party, of both Republican and Dem
ocratic antecedents,and virtually stood alone
and unaided among the press of the State.
The Republicans opposed us because, as
charged, we were striving to disband the
Republican organization, and the Demo-
Gratis opposed us because we were endeavor-
ing to disrupt their party. Yet the policy
succeeded, drawing to it the support of
those who first opposed, and enlisting
the earnest efforts of those who falterngly
at first, but with final courage aided in pre-
cipitating the avalanche.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

There has been no important legislation
enacted into law within the past few weeks.
A number of railroad charters have been
considered the tax bill discussed and mod
flied, and innumerable private bills disposed
of. The main party measures-the reap
portionment bill, the Commissioner of
Land Sales Bill and the Judicial Bill-are
all hung up in the Senate by the position
III Messrs. Wingfield and Williams, Repub-
licans, and Hale, Newberry and Lybrook,
Readj usters-whor refuse to cooperate with
the Readjusters, and vote with the Bour-
bons. The only important action since our
last is the reduction of the rate of taxation
from so to 40 cents, in the Senate, which
has to be acted on in the House in the tax
bill. In what shape the bill will be ma
tured and become law it is difficult now to
say.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20
The Shortage in Crops.

The shortage of the crops, and the conse-
quent loss in freigh. traffic by the railroads,
particularly those in the West, Northwest and
South, is strikingly shown by the Commercial
and Financial Chronicle of Monday. 1t is point
ed out that the shipments of cereals should
have increased this year. for the weather was
favorable, while last year snow and ice seri-
ously interfered with many roads. Instead of
this, the grain movement for the first three
months of this year shows decided falling off
as compared with the same period last year.
which, says the Chronicle, can only be &C.
counted for by shortage of extraordinary
dime nsions, such as all reports agree we have
sustained. An elaborate table is then given,
showing the receipts of -four and grain at the
eight lake and river ports of the West for the
four weeks of April this and last year. The re-
ceipts of wheat are only 1900 600 bushels,
against 100000 in the four weeks Of 1881
and in corn there is still greater diminution,
the receipts this year being only 1881 ,4S4
bushels, against 22l IVA IN 1851, and over IL
500 900 bushels in 1880.
"In the South and Southwest the conditions,
as in the previous month, were just the reverse
of those prevailing in the West and )rth-
west that is they were unfavorable this year
and very favorable last year. Last year the
weather in the South was fine, and the move
ment OF the crop free and large. This year the
weather was wretched, and the movement
of the crop restricted ard small. The rains
and floods continued through the early weeks
of March, and in some casee the interruption
was much greater in this period than in Feb
ruary. The St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern was cut off from Cairo for about
three weeks of March, which in part explains /
it's heavy decrease of $118,994. The Cairo and
St, Louis also had to abandon the running OF
trains to Carlo for time, and the traffic OF the
Mobile and Ohio suffered diminution from
the same cause. The traffic ofother Southern
roads was interfered with in similar ways by
overflows and rains.
"But the smaller cotton movement was an
equally serious matter to the Southern roads.
The South has no such diversity of traffic to
offer its roads as other sections of the country
and, consequently, a falling off in the move
ment of this staple, constituting as it does
leading item with many roads, quickly changes
the current of their receipts. The influence
of bad weather, floods and diminished cotton
shipments, combined, is strikingly apparent
in what are called Che Gould Southwestern
roads,"
A carefully prepared table shows that the
receipts of cotton at the Southern ports iQ
March, 1882 and 1881, were 212,236 bales and
41O,461 bales, respectively-a falling off of 1888
a25 bales or nearly 80 per cent. These fig
ures are thoroughly reliable, it may be conf
iently stated.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CoMMITTEE.-An
informal meeting of the members of the repub-
lican national committee, at Washington
was held in one of the Senate committee
rooms on Saturday morning. Hon. Marshall
Jewell, chairman. presided, and George W.
Hooker, Of Vermont, assistant secretary, and
John G. New, of INDIANA, VIM. P. Frye, of
Maine, Chauncy I. Filley, OF Missouri, S. NJ.
Yost, OF Virginia, W. W. Hicks, of Florida, J.
B. Deveaux, of Georgia, Paul Stroback, of
Alabama, W. P. Cannady, of North Carolina,
J. 4. Martin, of Kansas, Samuel Lee, of South
Caf$linsa, were present. Fhe subject of The
party interests in the Southern States was
discussed, and the members expressed them
selves earnestly in favor of a union of the Re-
publicans of the Southern States with such
liberal elements in those States as promise
progress in the direction of a liberal national
sentiment
On motion of Mr.. Frye resolution was
adopted calling a meeting of the committee at
Washington the fourth Wednesday of Janua-
ry, 1883, to mature and report plan tor Sc
curing to the several congressional districts
the right to elect their own delegates to the
next national convention. The meeting then
adjourned.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-04-20
Temperance in Ohio.

As the temperance question has assumed
important proportions in Ohio, and had de-
csive effect in the recent municipal elections,
turning Republican communities over to the
Democrats, we give a brief statement of the
provisions OF the measure which was instru-
mental in the political change effected: 1.-THE
Pond bill, which has created all this commo-
ton, is simply rather novel application of
the license system. 1t provides that every per-
son engaged in traffic in intoxicating liquors
shall pay yearly tax into the treasury, graded
according to the size of the community in
which the traffic is carried on. All places of
business not within cities or villages or with
in mile of any are taxed 800; all those in
or within mile of villages or cities of less
than 1900 inhabitants are taxed $3.50; in
cities or villages of less than 10000 inhabi-
tants. $780, oyer 10000 inhabitants, $3.50; in
all first-class cities, $500. All dealers are
obliged to give bonds of 81 900, with two
sureties. for the faithful performance of all the
requirements of the act, and in case of default
in payment OF tax they will be liable for
double the amount of the default with costs OF
prosecution. Every person engaged in the
liquor traffic in defiance of the law will be sub
ject to fine not exceeding $1,000 nor less
than $500, and to imprisonment not exceed
ing one year nor less than thirty days. In
addition to these provisions, all wholesale
dealers who sell liquors to persons selling in
violation of the requirements of the act are
made liable to fine not exceeding $4,000 nor
less than 5000. and imprisonment nor exceed
ing one year nor less than thirty days"