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WEEKLY COURIER
WRIIXRSPAY MORMM AR is:s.
Hon. (ieo. \V. Met Vary. sivivtar.v
of war, will speak ut llmv points in
tho state, as follow-: Keokuk, Tues
day, SojitenilHTH' lhvvoniHH't,Thurs
day, ScptomlHT 12 and Sioux City,
8aniril iy Soptombcr U.
Tl»o iSouthorn w ar claims already
IMTsenttHl to Coiiiriv-- amount tofcWI,
with numerous other parties
to hoar from. Voters who want to
IT IS estimated that worth
of swine have jiei ished in l)o\Vitt
eounty, III., within the last year hy
hog cholera. The manager of Sena
ator lavid Davis" larm, near Clinton,
has lost, within a month, more than
:UM1 hogs by thisdisease. I log-raising,
which has been a very profitable busi
ness in that vicinity, is likely to be
susiended.
help pay Ihem can easily be gratified
They tmve only to defeat the repnb-1 in principle and how easy he can be
lieans by supporting either the demo
crats or the nationals.
From the Southern newspapers, we
conclude that the ruh-s of the political
campaign are these: 1. I\"o radical
ticket is to be allowed. '2. All candi
dates in opposition to the regular
democratic nominations are to be
classtsl us radical. .'5. The colored
people are to be allowed to live so
long as they do not meddle with jwli
ties. -Ib-yister.
Wliile there arc many honest ex
ceptions in the ranks of that party,
yet, as to the great body of it leaders,
ex-Governor Palmer, of Illinois, is
certainly correct when, in "account
ing for the growth of the greenback
idea in the democratic party," he
said: "It seems to me that the entire
movement against hard money is a
relic of the copperhoadism of the war
—that it grows out of a desire to in
jure the credit of the government and
destroy confidence in it."
The ]es Moines correspondent of
the Dubuque Herald, writing of the
Craig matter, says: "And remember
that courts have been in session in
L^e county, with a grand jury attach
ment, and doubtless in Fremont coun
ty, and yet we hear of no steps iieing
taken to bring Craig lefore the courts
as defendant in a criminal action."
What can the reason be? lsitexplain
ed by th? fact that the two counties
named—Lee and Fremont—are both
democratic, and both have democratic
grand juries?
Joiix A. LKKTK, a twin of Ander
son's among unscrupulous witnesses
before the Potter Committee, has!
gone crazy in the Astor House, New
York. He got to shooting spooks in
his room, some visionary persons
that, he thought. Were after him to
imprison or kill him. He was cap
tured after much difficulty and put
under restraint. This is thefirst well
defined case of mania a /also. Mania
a potu, or snakes In one's boots, is
EX-SEN ATOK IIAIILAN, in a recent
letter to the editor of the Cedar Falls
Gazette, concludes that "very few re
publicans have much faith in the crea
tion of values by the exercise of a hu
man 'fiat.' God alone can create val-
'Let there le light, there was light
By His simple 'flat' lie created a
world with its gold and silver and
precious stones, and made them de
sirable to man. But man can create
values only by honest labor, patient
toil and skill in the various industrial
pursuits. The experience of the civ
ilized world for three thousand years
has settled that question as definitely
as it is possible to settle the question."
WE take from the State Register of
to-day further evidences of the bar
gain made by the Nationals in regard
to the consideration given the demo
crats for not making a Congressional
nominee in this district. It is won
derful how foolish men can be who
hope to go Ix'fore the people and dupe
them with such bargains. It is a bar
gain to give all the offices to the dem
ocratic party if that party will just
elect a National to Congress, and that
National to stand on the democratic
State platform and be a democrat in
Congress, if he can be relied upon in
his professions, which is a matter of
grave doubt. If there IK once repub
licans, but now greenbackers, as they
are termed, who join in such a raid,
they better go at once, it seems to us,
into the democratic party.
OEN. BKATY, of Ohio, in a recent
speech at Columbus, predicted that in
1880 the North would be solid on the
question: "shall the Southern white
man be permitted to cast two ballots
to the Northern white mail's one?"
Or in other words: "Shall the South
have thirty representatives in the
Electoral College and National Con
gress based on the freedmen. and yd
be permitted to disfranchise the freed
men"—owing to the noisy clamor of
the nationals and democrats of the
North the altove question is being
more or less pushed to the rear.—
Democrats seek this, to divide the re
publican party in the hope of thus
conquering, and some republicans ar
foolish enough to be gulled by this
trick. It cannot long be thus. This
great question will he uppermost in
'7'J and 'so, and around it, in our opin
ion, the republican party will rall5'
with such force as to sweep the ncrlh
half of the nation.
Oun readers will notice elsewhere a
letter from Judge Trimble, of lilooni
tield, Iowa, to J. C.. Cook, Ksq., of
Newton, Iowa, written under date of
July
rtli
ly which he would pet out more than
a billion of preonbacks. The Judpe
had then evidently got his parrot
learned, or at least thought he had.
His mouth had been closed to South
em kukluxing and States' rights,
home rub, another name for the justi
fication of the use of rifles and shot
guns in iolitics. The Judge also got
ien. \Y. sot on joining the democrat
ic side of the House when he got
there, and so the twain had gone on
counting their chickens prior to their
being hatched. There is a twinge of
pain comes over a man as he contem
plates how puttied a man can become
made ready for the
hind the door.
tuui
justlv
ues in this method. 'When lie said not become their apologist. It is
most singular and yet not singular af-
last. It appeared lust week
in the Ottumwa Democrat. It shows
what is now well known, that Judge
Trimble has been grooming Weaver
for the race some time. Cook inclines
to hard money ideas and Trimble
seems to have heat a little shy of the
greenback craze in writing him. This
would seem to have been an up-hill
business, for Weaver on the 2!»th of
June, two weeks l»efore this letter
was written, had made his speech at
Newton, in which, as all will reinem
jjer, Weaver asked for the issue of
$700,000,000 of greenbacks to pay
lionds with, also to have the taxes
(stopped for two years and issue green
backs to run the government, &c., Ac.,
rubbish pile lc-
REPUBLICANS,
The campaign is now upon us, or will
be in all its force with the closeofthis
week. The republican ticket State,
Congressional, Judicial and County
will IK? in the Held, so far ns we are
concerned. Ton much importance
cannot be attached to the elections,
this autumn. In all human proba
bility resumption will come, on the
1st of January in any event. It is
however, very important that it take
place while the government shall lie,
as far as possible, in the hands of the
friends of honest money.
Again, in all probability the elec
tions of the South are to give us al
most a solid democratic South. The
power, the backbone of the so-called
democratic party is thereandthere they
are determined they will not brook
opposition nor defeat. This situation
of affairs makes it ]erilous to permit
the so-called democratic party's as
cendancy in the natiou. Neither the
Northern democracy nor the nation
als, greenlmckers, labor-reformers, or
whatever you may choose to term
them, make any opposition, any war
upon the outrages upon freedom and
the pri vilegesofcit izens in the South by
the democratic party. The nationals,
are bending all their energies in
an attack upon honest money, clam
oring, some for a large and some for a
countless issue of irredeemable cur
rency. We have had this battle to
tight these many years, and the strug
gle, owing to the restless, dissatisfied
feelings of many people arising from
coming down from the great expend
itures of the war and immediately
following it, causing a great and un
natural stimulus to business—has been
a severe one. We have come to the
very brink of the close victorious and
a bright, prosperous era is just setting
in upon us, and will come to us with
accumulated vigor, if we shall assure
the business men, commercial men,
men of capital in this land and in all
lands that we mean to deal honorably
with MUr
common, but whoever hoard of snakes, friends the need of keeping the gov
in the boots from lying before?
THE wretched little town of Gre
nada, Miss., is about depopulated.
What few of the scourged who are
left there are dying unattended. At
Memphis an armed force had to be
employed to take posseasion of a piece
of ground without the city, on which
to pitch the tents for the poor people,
that the Secretary of War had for
warded. The owner of the ground
refused to grant the privilege. St.
Louis, Cairo, Cincinnati, Pittsburg
and many other border cities are
quarantining against yellow fever
with great stringency. Travel has
pretty much stopped on some lines of
railroad.
Oi'R democratic friends will please
turn their eyes towards recent, devel
opments in Missouri. That state's
democratic State Treasuier Is short
some half a million. He has been
using the state funds contrary to law
by depositing them in various banks
where the depostits would do the
most good for him. The Must in
bank at Kansas City failed with a
large sum in its possession, and it is
found that the water stocks of Kan
sas City put up as collateral for the
loan are not available. Meantime
the state warrants are not paid and
are selling at a discount.
public creditors
and maintain the public faith.
We have no fears of the final suc
cess of the republican financial prin
ciples, and we would have no hitch or
trouble by a loss of the next House of
Representatives. We believe the
prospect of success is good but it will
not do to lie too confident.
We urge, too, upon our republican
ernment in the hands of the party
that saved it the party that did not
wage four years of rebellion that has
no hundreds of millionsof rebel claims
to»le paid from the national treasury,
and that they will be paid in large meas
ure should the present democratic party
obtain managing control there cannot
be the least shadow of a doubt. There
are tens of thousands living to-day,
who did not expect Southern democ
racy to rebel and fight a great war,
but they did, and Ave suppose there
are those to-day, who will not believe
that the South would press these reb
el claims to payment, but we confess
we are utterly at a loss to understand
how or u|on'what hypothesis they
can so Itelieve.
Republicans of Wapello county, on
next Saturday you meet in County
Convention. We want you to come
in force, we want you to come with
the old republican fire enkindled
within you. Come to see that there
shall be an honest, fair expression of
the voice of the party, and be sure
that every man of you shall go away
with but one feeling and that is, de
termined to do hard, unceasing work
for every nominee on our ticket with
out an if, without the slightest mur
mur of dissatisfaction.
We must make a gallant tight this
fall there is too much at stake to have
a laggard in the ranks a glorious vic
tory is ours if we will it, and we must
will it.
THE Davenport Democrat,A leading
organ of the democratic party of this
State, docs not go off after tramps
ter all, to sec the democracy and soft
moneyites blubbering about over the
indtflent and shiftless and seemingly
wanting to cram everybody's hands
full of absolute money. From the
lugubrious face these demagogue
speakers put on, one might suppose
that they were in earnest if it was not
certain that the demagogue is looking
out for meat for himself, without turn
ing an honest hand to get it. Head
the following genuine hard sense from
the aforesaid Democrat:
Who are at the head of our com
mercial houses to-day? The boys who
ran errands thirty years ago. Who
are running the metropolitan newspa
pers? The former journeymen, grown
gray in the service. Who are the
men that look out upon farms of
broad acres of waving
grain and herds
of stock feeding in rich pastures?
They are the men who grubbed those
acres or worked early and late for poor
pay and endured the hard lot of the
pioneer a generation ago. And thus
the same tacts run tiirough the entire
list, and so it will ie in the years that
are to follow—they who patiently toil
who keep close company with pru
dence and economy: who by patience
and industry tit themselves to grasp
opportunities that will certainly pre
sent themselves—these young men
will take the place of* those who
are doing the business, handling the
capital and operating the world of
trade, commerce, agriculture of to
day. None others can. They will be
men of the land, while grumblers,
idlers, tramps—seekers after the very
smallest amount of labor, if any atall
—at the very highest rate of pay—
these will lie the same forever. It is
the industrious attentive, saving poor
apprentice, or hired man in the shop,
store or farm that proprietors are
made of. No other material is fit for
such positions —none others can suc
cessfully achieve and hold them. The
choice is with the young men—the
boys of to-day, as to which class thej
will belong. It is but to choose ana
abide the consequences.
THECORRUPTWEAVER BARCAIN
The Further and Final Proof of Wea
ver's Bargain with
the Democrats.
Bi,oiiMFiiii,i, Aug. 17.—KMTOR
OF KwijsTEit:—At a meeting of the
Greenback Convention held here this
afternoon, the Weaver-Knapp-Trim
ble agreement was con firmed. James
It. 31 ills, one of the lirst, ablest and
most honest of the members of the
party, offered a resolution, reciting
that it hail been alleged tliatacorrupt
bargain had been made between the
democratic and greenback parties, hy
the terms of which no Judicial Con
vention should beheld hy the latter,
in consideration of the refusal of the
itter to nominate a candidate for
Congress that it was untrue, and di
recting the Chairman of the Judicial
Committee to call a convention at
once for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Judge and Prosecuting
Attorney, in order that the slander
might be refuted.
Without disi ussion the resolution
,was voted down, but two voices being
heard in its favor.
No farther confirmation of one of
thi'most corrupt bargans ever made
in tiie history of the State is needed.
If any is required, however, the good
looking Chairman of the Ottuuiwa
Cook,
Convention—Mr
can furnish it
of Jasper
SANTA.
Politician Butler and Citizen
Schwab both kick loose from Kear
ney.
Tin: .We I.eade, (democratic State
organ! of the Itith inst. says:
"The congressional convention at
Ft. Dodge, yesterday, failed to take
any positive action in regard to put
ting a democratic candidate in the
Held. It adjourned after appointing
a congressional committee, which it
left uninstructed, as we understand
from a gentleman who was present.
So the democracy of the Ninth dis
trict have played quits on Iloggatt as
those of the Sixth djd on Weaver.
Till-: Davenport Damn-rat publishes
the protest of the democrats of Des
Moines, against the nomination of
iliette, and adds:
"All of which is well antl nobly
said and will have a tendency, we
trust, of d«stroying any prospects for
election that Mr. Gillette may have
even if he ever had any."
The Keokuk Omstitution says:
"The leading democrats of Des
Moines and l'olk eounty have done all
they could to counteract the insane
action of the Seventh district Con
givssional Convention, which put up
a republican-greenback candidate in
the shape of Gillette for Congress.
They haveenteredanempliatic protest
which is published in Monday's IawI
it, and should be read by all demo
crats who have an inclination to fol
low after strange gods."
Well boys, what is the verdict about
the action of the Sixth district de
mocracy in Congressional Conven
tion?
FROM the State leader's quite
lengthy editorial on the result of Un
democratic congressional convention
in this district we glean the following
tit-bits:
"The question to be solved was,
whether or not it is liest, at this time,
to try to save our local officers and re
deem the State of Iowa from the ene
my, or to cling to an idea already
grown dim in the East, for the sake
of according our action to that of the
party in the more eastern states."
And again:
"When Judge Trimble threw his
great weight into the Weaver side
and vouched for that gentleman's po
sition to the democracy, his success
was assured."
There is significance in both these
outcroppings of the Leader. First, a
bargain between democracy anil the
nationals as to officers second, that
Weaver has surrendered to Trimble
democracy, at least until a better
tiling offers.
The associated press report of a
tierce conflict, and violent language
in the democratic convention to Ot
tuinwa, does not seem to have been
warranted by the frets. The report
had the earmarks of the Ottuimva
(burier animus and style, and the re
port was doubtless worked up for ef
fect. The 'ourier has been terribly
alarmed of late, lest Gen. Weaver
should be nominated by the demo
crats, and wishes to throw as much
wet blanket on the proceedings as
possible.—Jiurlington Gazette.
The press report was strictly accu
rate. It could not he expected that
the Gazette would acknowledge the
report was correct. There is no possi
ble need for working up anything for
effect in this district in regard to Con
gressional matters. It is not our busi
ness to learn democracy good sense in
the management of a campaign, and
we don't engage in that business, but
the result of the election this fall will
show that at least in the matter of not
nominating a candidate for Congress,
they placed the surest possible victo
ry before the republicans.
We give the democracy the credit
hereabouts of not making an attack
upon any candidate, so far as we
have observed up to this time, on ac
count of the penitentiary defalcation.
But the democracy in some portions
of the State have been endeavoring
to make a point on the failure to in
dict ex-Warden Craig. To refute this
complaint and not only that, but to
cast the entire failure in this regard
upon the democratic party reail the
following from the State Register:
"Now, the only way he could have
been indicted was by the democratic
grand jury in the democratic county
of Lee, under the direction of the
Prosecuting Attorney of that District
If any one is to blame for Craig's 11011
indictment it is the democratic Prose
cuting Attorney, and the democratic
grand jury. But it seems now that
the democrats do not blame the Pros
ecutor for not having done it, for at
the democratic district convention on
Thursday at Burlington, he (Mr. 1).
N. Spraguej was nominated, and re
nominated by acclamation. So that
virtually the democratic party have
endorsed him for not securing tin
indictment of-Craig. This ends the
democratic howl in that direction.
The whole penitentiary scandal is a
blister on the democratic party from
beginning to end."
If we are correctly informed there
are some of those who took part with
Craig in the alleged frauds on the
state in that district and most of them
are democrats too, and why are they
not prosecuted? Does this explain
the non-action of the democratic Dis
trict Attorney, Mr. Sprague?
JOHN RAXKOI.I-U TICKER is one
of the most prominent Southern dem
ocratic members of the Lower IIousi
of Congress. He has never changed
one particle his old secession views
he maintains that he and those with
him when they rebelled, diil not com
mit treason. A man thus believing
and thus avowing himself richly de
serves to be dangling in the air at the
end of a rope, and not sitting in the
halls of Congress.
There was recently inaugurated at
Afton, Va., what is called "The Mil
ler Labor School." Tucker was one
of the speakers upon the occasion and
we quote from his remarks as follows
"If you find in the hands of your
child a book that teaches him that It.
E. Lee was a perjured rascal because
he obeyed the voice of his mother
State, and went with the land of his
birth, while U. S. Grant is one of the
world's immortal heroes because he
sided with his section and succeded at
last in compelling Lee to "yield to
overwhelming numbers and resourc
es," burn the book and take your
child away from that school. Or, if
you find your child with a book that
teaches that the people of the South
were traitors in resisting Federal ag
gression and defending their soil from
invasion, or which falsifies the history
of our great struggle for constitution
al freedom, burn the hook and take
your child from the school, for the
teacher who would put such a book in
his hands is not a safe guide."—I At
this point the applause was deafen
i»g-l
The "Widdy" Weaver has just
found out in a very practical sort of
way that it is one thing to bargain for
votes and quite another thing to get
them delivered. The democrats of
the Sixth district, in convention at
Ottumwa on Thursday, refused to rat
ify his nomination, and adjourned
without making a nomination. Con
sequently Mr. Weaver sacrificed his
time, efforts and self-respect all for
nothing, and the democratic party in
that portion of the state escapes a
large dish of unsavory crow. Verily
the way of the demagogue in hard.—
Cintneu Bluffs Nonpareil.
Drawing the Line.
As a man was harranguing the
crowd on the oppression of the work
ing people, an aged individual with
a shovel on his shoulder stepped up
and demanded "Let me take a look
at your hands."
Then, seizing the other's paw and
gazing intently into its palm, the old
•nan looked up as he shook his head,
remarking:
"Not a blister—not a callous."
The would-be leader of "labor re
form" was not slow in departing
from the scene, while the venerable
shovel-carrier chucklcd as ho said to
his companions:
Fellows, there's whore we've got
to draw the line—at blisters and cal
louses."—Chicago Journal.
COMMUNISM IN OHIO.—AtNewcom
erstown on Wednesday, some one
found a scythe and at night gashed
Farmer Becker's horses so terribly
that one died and the other cannot he
worked all summer. At Mount Gil
cad the same night, Farmer Dennis'
barn was fired and destroyed with its
contents of grain. Barn-burning is
growing sadly common in Morrow
county.
Coi.. J. W. HAMMOND takes charge
of the political editorial columns of
the Prairie City News for a time. He
puts things so logically and so plainly
that none can fail to understand, and
his arguments ring as clearly and
sharply as the dollar he advocates:
If it is impossible for a legal tender
paper dollar to be less than a dollar,
it must also be impossible for a gold
dollar to be more than a dollar. Dur
ing the war a greenback was a dollar
and a gold piece weighing grains
was a dollar. Hence following the
axiom that "things which arc equal
to the same thing are equal to each
other," we have a greenback dollar
equal to a gold dollar, or 100 cents
equal US," cents, is it possible that
any one cannot see that "dollar" is a
word and not a thing1? You can name
anything a dollar. l)o you thereby
change the thing or the signification
of the word? Please tell us?
Greenbackers ask why a money
adapted to our own country alone is
not best? For these reasons, that a
money good anywhere in the State is
better than money not good beyond
the county line. So a money good
anywhere in the nation is better than
money not good out of a State, ami
likewise a money good anywhere in
the world is worth more than •money
not good outside of a single nation.
Hence money must lie "some product
of tabor, which in erery region of the
enrtb to wj/ich exchanges e.vtend, is de
sired hy alt men, in alt quantities, and
at all times." Gold and silver alone
till the requirements of thisdefinition.
So long as men seek money as that
medium which will buy every object
of human desire so long will gold and
silver be used as money. Will some
of our greenback friends "rassel" with
the definition aiul see if they can im
prove upon it?
Weaver's Disappointment.
State Register.
Yesterday was a day of bitter re
sults to (ien. Weaver. For months
he has been working as man never
has worked before in Iowa to secure
the Democratic ratification of the
greenback nomination to Congress.
To compass his ends, he has made a
cannibal of himself, and devoured his
own record, and crawled abjectly in
the dust at the feet of the democrats
whom he once so unsparingly de
nounced. With an audacity that was
astonishing, ho broke into the demo
cratic camp, as a burglar breaks into
a house, and once inside crowned his
audacity with the sublime impudence
of immediately aspiring to the lead
ership of the party. I lis congression
al district he canvassed in township
detail and with neighborhood partic
ularity, and a vast number of the
democrats of the district he actually
button-holed in personal entreaty.
No means were spared, and no back
set could dampen his ardor and
no buffet cloud his hopes. The dem
ocrats of his own county, knowing
him I test, met in convention and sol
emnly repudiated him, and even that
did not cause him to abate his pursuit
of the leadership of a party which
despised him. Indeed, it seemed only
to have the effect of redoubling his
diligence and intensifying his ambi
tion, and the desperate hunt was kept
up till it closed in actual and humiliat
ing defeat at Ottumwa, yesterday.
He was ready to do anything'or to
be anything in order to get this dem
ocratic endorsement. In furtherance
of it he had already foresworn the
platform he had helped to make at
Toledo, and as his last abject and most
pitiful appeal he offered to foreswear
the platform of the Iowa greenback
ers, and adopt that which was adopt
ed by the democrats at Cedar Uapiils.
But it all availed him nothing.
The democrats he had seduced
one way or another—the most
of them won to him by his unholy
dicker with Knapp on "the Supreme
Judgeship—did not dare to force his
nomination on the convention, and so
he was left on his knees at the demo
cratic door to cool his heels and hope
in despair.
His reward is just, severe as it is.
For it is impossible even to pity,
much less to sympathize with, a man
who has made a pawn of principle
and a toy of decency in his rapacious,
greedy and almost insensate raid after
ollice. But for the votes (nought to
him by his bargain with Knapp, in
which lie made a nomination to the
Supreme Bench a thing of barter and
trade, this_ convention of yesterday
would have spurned him from its
doors and kicked him out of its camp.
As it is, its action cannot be called
much better than a notification for
him to get out before he is kicked out.
THE OLD STORY.
Which
the Repeated
Bourbons
Tears Ago.
National Republican,
The republican party has fulfilled
its .mission, and having no living prin
ciples, it turns to the past and like a
hyena tears open the graves of buried
passions in order to sustain its life.-
Lynchburg 17 rginian.
This is the old, old story of the
Bourbons which they repeated years
ago, and now relate to their children
to lull them into security and sleep.
The northern branch of this party at
Chicago, in I Mi l, pronounced the war
to crush rebellion a failure, but it
didn't fail to crush. Kver since then
the Southern and Northern Bourbons
are singing in unison at intervals—
"the republican party has fulfilled its
mission but still where the shotgun
and rifle do not hear upon the ballot
box, or sttillers arc not permitted to
corrupt the suffrage, the republican
party goes right along "conquering."
Through the shot-guns and rifles of
the South and the gross democratic
frauds in other quarters of the coun
try, it came near being defrauded out
of its "mission" in 1S7G, but it was
"saved as a brand from the burning"
to prosecute its unfulfilled mission,
which will never end until it attends
the funeral obsequies of Bourbonism,
nullification and rebellion at a com
mon grave. Its mission may end af
ter that funeral, but not before.
THE SOCIALISTS.
Give Them Rope Enough and They
Will Hang Themselves.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
I the social agitators are only given
enough rope they will sureiy hang
themselves. For this reason the C'OM
merciat Advertiser liopesthatthe num
ber of these gatherings will increase
that they will make more speeches
than ever that the rabble will ap
plaud to the skies the incendiary ut
terances of the speakers. The Amer
ican workingman is not a dolt. He
can think for himself and draw his
own conclusions. When he sees a
fool he knows him. When he hears a
demagogue he can intelligently weigh
his worth. There may be infection in
these speakers. A man may listen
and I e for the moment impressed,
but reflection will quickly show him
the right road. In a panic brave men
lose their senses for the moment, but
in a few minutes they regain their
wits. The socialists at one time ap
peared formidable, but time has prov
ed their mushroom growth. They
can never thrive here, for, paradoxi
cal as it may seem, their first success
would be the signal for thcirowu over
throw. The lot of the American
workingman is the happiest in the
world—and he knows it. The consu
lar reports that are published from
time to time show this to those who
will read. In every country of Eu
rope there is great distress and suffer
ing wages are small, and the poor
seldom taste meat.
The scheme of the so-called Na
tional Greenbackers means the dis
honor of the country.
It lneiins the repudiation of our na
tional obligations.
It means the unlimited issue of
Treasury notes which, from their vol
ume, must sink to comparative worth
lessness.
It means the defrauding of every
man who is unfortunate enough to
hold a demand against a neighbor.
It moans the swindling of the pen
sioners of the country, by paying
these wounded veterans in notes com
paratively valueless.
It means such an unsettling of val
ues, such a revolution in finance, such
in absolute change in all our business
methods and manner of estimating
property, as to strike at the very
foundation of the government, anil
alarm all save those who have noth
ing to lose and everything to gain,
and who know no rule of action but
selfishness.
We once more, ask the sensible
greenbackers of the West, if they can
afford to contribute to the success of
this gigantic scheme of confiscation,
confusion anil anarchy?— Chicago In
tt r-()ci uu.
Cooks Wanted.
fPoUff French cooks wanted iKQQW
itlafcTy to prepare Weaver crow for
disgusted democrats in the sixth dis
trict. They will report to Tim Walk
er, demo?ratic candidate for secreta
ry of state, jtloooifield, Iowa, and
will there be examined as to their
qualifications by Colonel Balliugall
of Ottumwa. Good wagea and
steady employment until (be 8tb of
October.
BRAVE MEN AND TRUE.
The South Carolina Republican Con
vention—Their Resolutions in full—
Resolutions Indorsing llayes and
Hampton Unanimously Voted
Down—(rood Reading for Northern
Republicans.
Special Dispa'ch to the New York Tribune
Con-MIIIA, S. C. Aug. 8.—The Re
publican State Convention met at the
State House yesterday, and organized
by electing C. C. Bowen Chairman.
No Siate ticket was nominated. Kos
olutions indorsing llayes and Hamp
ton were almost uuaniiiiouxly voted
down. The following in the plat
form
First—The Hepublican party of the
Stato of South Caroliun, in conven
lion assembled, hclieviug that the
principles of equal, civil and political
rights are vital IO the interests of
good government, and that they can
only bo enforced by the party which
has engrafted them upon the State
and National Constitutions, hereby
reaffirm* its earnest adhesion to the
platform of principles adopted by the
National Republican Convention at
Cincinnati en the 15th day of June,
1S7!.
Scrotal —We reiterate our abhor
rence and repudiation of all forms of
violeuce, intimidation or fraud in the
conduct of election?, or for political
purpones, and Jcnouuce the same aa
a crime against the liberty of Ameri
can citi/.cns, as well as the common
rights of humanity and, while we in
sist upon and will zealously guard
the right ot every cilizcn, freely to
choose his political party, and deny
the unfounded charge that the Re
publican party countenances any in
terference wiih the colored voters
who may choose to vote the Demo
cratic ticket, we do protest *against
and denounce the practice inaugurat
ed in the campaign of 1876, and again
revived in some counties hy the Dem
ocratic party, of atteuding Republi
can meetings and conventions, anil,
by show of force and other forms of
intimidation, disturbing such meet
ings, or taking part therein without
the consent or invitation of the party
calling them.
Third—We charge the Democratic
party with being unfaithful to the
many pledges and promises made
during the campaign of 1876, as dom
onstratcd by the legislation of the last
General Assembly, the Journals of
which Bhow that the only pledges re
deemed were those for which the en
tire Republican vote of both branches
of the Legislature was cast.
fourth —We denounce the Demo
cratic party for the frauds, violence
and intimidation committed during
the general election of 1876, for the
assassinations and murders commit
ted during the canvass preceding that
election, for the violent seizure of the
State Government after that election,
for the frauds committed at evory
special election held since they ob
tained control of the Slate, and for
the system of intimidation which still
prevails in many counties, whereby
i the Republicans are actually prohibi
ted from meeting and organizing.
Fiftfc— \V e denounce the Democrat
ic party for the outrage perpetrated
in unseating Republican members of
the General Axsembly so as to in
crease their majority in the Legisla
ture, and especially for depriving the
17 Republican Representatives from
Charleston county, of their &eats, to
which they had been elected by over
6,000 majority and when elections
were held to fill these vacancies in
Charleston, Orangeburg, Beaufort,
Sumter and other counties, for refus
ing to give the Republicans any rep
resentation whatever on the Commis
sioners of Elections or the Board ot
Managers tor the frauds committed
in the management of those elections,
and particularly for stealing six bal
lot boxes containing Republican ma
jorities in the county of Sumter, and
for refusing to count the votes cast at
certain precincts at such elections in
Beaufort and Orangeburg: for alleg
ed irregularities on the part of (he
managers appointed by themselves.
$i%lh—We arraign the Democratic
party for enacting, at the last session
of the General Assembly, the law
whereby numerous voting precincts
in large Republican counties were
abolished, so that thousands of Re
publican voters are virtually digfran
chised, or else compelled to walk
twenty miles or more in order to
vote, and in some places to cross riv
ers in order to reach a polling place.
Seventh—While condemning the
conduct of all public officers who may
have in years past violated the trusts
confided to them, and whiledenounc
i ing all fraudulent and dishonest prac
tices, and disclaiming any desire to
shield any individual proved to be
guilty of such oflenses, we denounce
the method by which the Democratic
party, through manufactured testi
mony, sought to inculpate men whose
only offense was their Republican
ism and we further denounce the
unfair and partisan character of the
recent legislative investigations in
this State, whereby the frauds com
mitted by Democrats have been care
fully Bereened from public view, and
all testimony looking to their expo
sure has been studiously suppress'
ed.
Eighth—We reaffirm the declara
tion made from time to time, that at
the general election held in this State
on the 7tli day of November, 1876,
for Presidential electors, Governor
and other State ollicers,notonly were
the Republican Presidential Electors
duly chosen, but that Daniel II
Chamberlain, together with the en^
tire Republican State ticket were also
elected by the vote of a majority of
the qualified electors of this State.
Ninth—We deem it inexpedient to
nominate candidates for Governor
and other State officers, because ow
ing to the condition of affairs in this
State, occasioned by rifle-club rule
and two years of Democratic supre
macy, it is impossible for the Repub
lican voters, in many counties, with'
out incurring great personal danger,
to organize for the campaign or to
vote at the election when held.
Tenth—We pledge ourselves to as
sist in the work of purifying the pub
lic service, and we demand that the
local Republican conventions
throughout the State, wherever they
make nominations, shall nominate
only such candidates as arc recogniz
ed as men of intelligence and integ
rity, as well as of established devo
tion to Republican principles.
The Railroads of the World.
A French writer has been carefully
collecting the railway statistics of all
nations. At the close of 1876 the to
al railway miles in the world was
282,882 miles, apportioned as follows:
MILES.
Europe 89,430
America 83»420
Asia 7,689
Australia 1,924
Africa 1,519
Total 183,982
A that time the United States had
but 74,095 miles of rail way. But at
the close of 1877 the mileage was 7(J,
ol4, and must now be about 82,000.
Other nations are credited as follows:
Great Britain 16,794
France... 13,492
Germany 17,181
Russia 11,555
Austria 10,852
Italy 4,815
Turkey 630
India 6,527
Canada 4^200
Peru 960
Argentine Republic 990
Egypt 975
Brazil 836
Europe has a capital of ten thous
and five hundred millions ($10,500,
000,000) invested in railways, against
$6,000,000,000 for America and all the
rest of the world. The railways of Eu
rope in 1876 carried 1,140,000,000 pas
sengers, and 5,400,000,000 tons of
freight, or about 470 passengers to
every 100 tons of freight. It is esti
mated that 4,000,000 tons of rails aro
required every year to renew the
wornout stock on the roads already
in operation, besides what is needed
to lay down new roads. The average
wear of a rail is ten years. The roll
ing mills of the United States have a
capacity of nearly 2,000,000 tons,
though our consumption of rails, in
cluding imports, is not half that num
ber.
A recent letter-writer says of wo
man suffrage in Wyoming .territory:
"As I happened to be in Wyoming
last fall, 1 made it a point to visit
Cheyenne on election day, expressly
to see the working of the 'new sys
tem.' I did not sec a single respecta
ble woman at the polls. On the con
trary they were all of the lowest des
cription—performers in low variety
halls, waiting-girls in beer saloons
and well known women of the town.
They were driven to the polls in
open wagons by blacklegs, gamblers
and the worst characters of the town,
generally the whole outfit being pret
ty well under the influence of 'tangle
foot.'
Weaver'* Democratic Godfather
i roa tlirOttumwa Democrat.
Bi.ooMFiEt.t), Iowa, July 15, 1878
J. C. COOK, ESQ.—J/u Dear Sir:
Your very frank and kind letter re
ceived. Since I have read your let
ter I have seen Gen. Woaver. Ilo
says he did not say to anybody he
"was yet a Republican, all except on
the finances." That ho is not and
never expects again to be a Republi
can. That he has cut loose wholly
and forever, and is now fighting the
Republican party, and expects to
tight it in every position in life. Ilu
regards it as having sold out to'tho
bomlholding and gold interests of
the world, aud as utteriy abandoned
to all popular interests and rights.
Of course he means the organization
not the voting masses, lie says he
has not surrendered his convictions as
to slavery, aud the war, but regards
that as finally settled. That he is ful
ly satisfied with llayes' management
and policy as to home ride in the
South, and thinks no attempt ought
to be made to disturb the Southern
States on these questions.
That if elected he expects to labor
for a reform in finances, and will co
operato with such men as believe
with himself in rogard to finances,
and when he cannot find, on any giv
en measure, such men, will act with
those who come nearest his views.
He expects to co-operate with the
Democrats as against the Republican
organization, and will assist the
Democrats in the organization of the
House.
lie was a Democrat before the war,
is now and always was opposed to a
protective tarifT. Ho is not an extro
mist on currency does not believe in
unlimited inflation, and thinks we
ought to have an increase of curren
cy, either by full silver coinage or
more greenbacks is opposed to mak
ing the nation pay interest, directly
or indirectly, on its currency, and is
opposed to any policy looking to a
perpetual national debt. lie, with
thousands of others, begins to realize
the growing and dangerous power
of Federal Government, with Grant
for its head, and "peace" (a standing
army) for its motto.
He proposed in his talk with me to
write you, but 1 concluded that I
would first write and hear from you
and then if you warned to hear from
him in person, I would so inform him.
Yours very truly. II II. TKIMIII.E.
Profit on Wheat-
Mr. J. P. Thompson, Secretary of
of the Michigan State Agricultural
Society, writes the Country Gentle
man-. "The profit on wheat is rela
tive. If the farmer can sell his wheat
early at a fair price, and thereby save
interest, save hazzard, save waste, he
can make money by selling lather
than by holdiug. If he can sell wheat
even at a cheap price and buy lumber,
nails, labor and building materials
at a cheap price, he can make money
by selling rather than by holding.—
All farmers want capital. If a farm
er can sell his wheat even at a low
price, and take the money and put it
into more wheat, into cultivation and
fertilization of land, into Inbor cu
more land, then he perhaps doen bel
ter thau to hold his wheat, lie keeps
hi« inouey busy. He keeps his capi
tal employed. If a man sells kis
wheat at a low price and buys lam) at
at a low price, which is sure to duubb
iu value, then he haN not lost money
by selling his wheat. Idle capital at
the present (lay, is winning no laurels.
Idle wheat in the granary is dead
capital. The farmer does not want
any dead capital about. The man
who keeps his capital turning, even at
a small margin, is the man who is
making money. The men who have
been waiting for large profits in
wheat arc .the men who have lost
money. The men-who are making
money in farming are the men who
turn their capital often, who employ
labor, who make improvements, who
put money into crops and stock judi
ciously, and who do business satisfied
with small profits."
Alphabetical Curiosities.
The protean nature of the vowel
sounds is familiar to all. A few
amusing examples will show that ihe
consonants are nearly as bad
makes a road broad, turns the ear
to a bear, and Tom into tomb.
makes a limb climb, hanged
changed, a lever clover, and trans
ports a lover into clover.
turns a bear to beard, a crow to
erowd, and makes anger danger.
turns lower regions into flower
regions.
II chaages eight to height.
K makes now know.
I. transforms a pear iuto pearl.
N lurns a line into liuen, a crow to
crown and makes one none.
1* metamorphoses lumber into
plumber.
of itself hath no significtuce.
S turns even to seven, makes hove
shove, and word a swurd, a pear a
spear, makes slaughter of laughier,
and curiously changes having a hoe
to shaving a shoe.
makes a bough bought,turns here
to there, alters one to toue, and trans
forms the phrase "allow liis own" to
"tallow this town.'"
\V does well, e. g., hose are whose,
are becomes ware, on won, omen wo
men, so sow, vie view it makes arm
warm, and turns hat into—what?
Y turns fur iuto fury, a man to
many, to to a toy, a rub to a ruby,
ours to yours, and a lad to a lady.
"KindeT" Sick.
It is astonishing how some peo
ple "enjoy poor health," and what
quantities of mediciue they can take.
The Detroit Pre as says:
For the past two weeks a Woodward
avenue druggist has put up a pres
cription of some kind or other, about
four times a day for a certain small
boy, besides filling orders for a large
variety of patent medicines and por
ous plasters. The salos were all cash,
but the druggist's curiosity was
at length aroused, aud he said to the
lad:
"Get sickness in the family?"
"Kinder," was the reply.
"Your father
"Yes—all but me. M* is using the
plasters for a lame side, and taking
the tonic for a rash, which broke out
on her elbows. Pa takes the troches
for a tickling in the throat, and uses
the.arnica on his chin. Louisa uses
the catarrh snuff and cough medicine.
Bill wants the brandy for a sprained
ankle, and the squills are for the ba
by. That's all but grandma, and this
prescription is to relieve the pain in
her chest, and make her sleep hard
er."'
"Rather unfortunate family," re
marked the druggist.
"Well, kinder but pa saysitscheap
er than going to the seashore, and so
we plaster up and swallow down,
and feel purty happy, after *ll.'r
A Communist Cornered.
Hewitt's labor investigating com
mittee in New York has examined
several labor agitators. Friday Rob
ert Bartholomee, Chairman of a dele
gation from the "Socialistic Labor
Party of America" was before the
committee. The question was asked
Bartholomee whether if a man earn
ed $10,000 he shtnild not be paid that
amount. The answer was "Certain
ly." "Then suppose a man earns $4,
0i00, he is to be paid that amount."
"Certainly," agaiu said Bartholomee.
"Then supposing that the man that
earns $10,000 spends but $1,000, what
is he to do with the other $6,000?"
"Divide it up with the different co
operative societies," answered Bar
tholomee. "Then," said the commit
teeman, "if he is to give up $6,000,
what is the U6e of his trying to earn
$10,000?" Whereat Bartholomee
subsided.
The Captain's Orders.
From the Memphis (Tenn.) Avalaticlia.
The Captain'e company had not
seen much service, aud one morning
the Federal cavalry surprised them.
The boys did the best they could
they broke, run, aud rallied in squads
and fired. Some of the boys wore
wounded, and a few were killed.—
The Captain, who was red headed,
ran on foot (as he lost his horse) until
his face was as red as his head. lie
saw the crisis so he took his position
in the middle of the road, and wav
ing his sword, he made his order to
his troops. "Men, for God Almighty's
sake, quit shooting it only makes
them worse!"
Divide and Share Again.
New York Commercial.
Ilorney-handed son of a hod-carri
er (loq.): "Share all the money
equally, that's what I say." Wife of
same "And phat wod ye do wid
your share, Michael O'Shaughnesy
"Spind it like a brick, ye ould fool."
"And phat wod ye do thin "Share it
all over agin, av coorse hand me
down that pipe.''
Iowa is the largest wheat-grower
in the Union, Minnesota next, and
Wisconsin the third.
A New York Judge haa decided
that scolding it a sufficient cause for
divorce.
AN ANGELL ABSCONDS
He Carries With Him $120,000
111 Cash and Securities.
Which RightfullyZBelongs to the
Pullman Palace Car Com
pany.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17. The papers to
morrow moruing will publish the
particulars of a defalcation by Charles
W. Angell, Secretary of the Pullman
Palace Car Company. From an in
terview with Mr. Pullman, to-night,
the following facts aie learned Mr.
Angell is a man forty years of age,
agreeable in manner, and exceeding
ly competent for the position he occu
pied. His social relations have, until
recently, it is believed, been of the
very best character, and by years of
good conduct he has won the entire
confidence of the Company, and of
his associates in business. About
three years ago his wife died, leaving
two infant children. This loss seem
ed for a time to impair his mental
and physical health. Lately he has
gradually been recovering his good
spirits, but having suffered, during
the past winter disappointment in
some social affairs, it now transpires
that he fell into disreputable associa
tions, which, however were unknown
eveu to his intimate business friends.
At about the usual time for his Sum
mer vacation he proposed to meet
Mr. Pullman iu New York, as he
(M.r, Pullman) was about returning
from Europe, and started East with
that avowed purpose. Mr. Pullman
reached Now York by steamer on the
7th inst., and, as Mr. Angell did not
appear for a day or two, became an.x
ious regarding him and dispatched
Angell's brother to Saratoga and oth
er places which he had intended vis
iting. Nothing has been lenrned of
his whereabouts up to this date. The
fact that Angell left no address or
communication in Chicago excited
comment and caused Mr. Pullman to
hasten home and institute a thorough
examination. Thin developed the
fact that Angell had disappeared
with funds and sucurites of the com
pany. The amount taken, although
considerable, is not sutlicient to occa
sion the company any embarrassment
or to interfere with ils regular busi
ness or dividcnd-i. The possible
maximum of the loss sustained is said
to be about $120,000, partly in cash
and partly iu securities of the compa
ny which were in his custody as sec
retary. The money he drew out of
the bank was upon two checks for
.f2"),000, he representing to the Com
pany cashier that he was sending it
to the offico of the compauy iu New
York and that the proper vouchers
would be returned, thu» evading or
over riding the custom of I be office
which required VOUCIH I to accompa
ny every payment inouey. So
great was tin- confidence rrpoxed ill
hishoniir and ino.-jjrm that thi" ac
tion crcatcd irn nin-asiness until hi
inystcriouK and protracted absence
became of itself a cause of suspicion
It is possible he had converted the
securities, and with the proceed* and
the money gone to Europe. The
company is uiakinir most vigorous
measures tor Mr.UAngpll's apprehen
sion, and propose* il possible to re
cover the ft'itds aurt securities ab
stracted by him. But, for obvious
reason-, the measure*adopted cannot
WlHedo public.
THI:
YELLOW FEVER
Poor Stricken Cranada
GiiKSAi.A, Miss., Aug. 17.—The
scene in this plague sirickcu town for
the past 24 hours beggars description.
The strongest meu and women, the
helpless children are sick, dying or
dead. It is pitiful iudced to see en
tire families prostruu-d and swept
away iu a few brief hours. The of
ficial death list for the past 24 hours
numbers 17. The populatiou has de
creased to a til tie over 200 whites.
Bill few new cHsesnnd no material io
work on. The deaths are all old cas
es. Mr. M. Freedtnanand wife,from
New Orleans, enroute to Mew York,
were put oil'the train early this mor
uing. Both cases of well developed
yellow fever.
KM
1*111*.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1!).—Up to noou S
uew casus of fevur are reported at
the otiice of the Board of Health. Of
thes'j six are within the infected dis
trict, ouu near Charleston depot, aud
one, Henry Schuliz, at 10 Went Court
street. In addition to ihe above one
ileatb and one new case are reported
in Chelsea. The indications are that
the fever is spreading. The cili/.i-ns
committee are ai lively employed in
gciiiug persons to remove to Camp
Joe Williams, south of the city, and
a train will leave this afternoon, wth
about 200 families. Tents also will
be given to persous with families
who wish to flee from the plague but
are unwilling to go into the common
encampment. These persons will
camp out at pointsalout the railroad.
NKW OI1LKANS.
NKW ORLEANS, Aug. 19.—New cas
es 129, deaths 42. The presiding offi
cers of the cotton exchange and cham
ber of commerce have addressed a
communication to the P. M. General
protesting against the interference
with U. S. Mails by quarantine nii
thorities in towns and cities of Ar
kansas, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana
and Mississippi. They represent to
Government the losses and inconve
nience that have resulted to mer
chauls of New Orleans and their cli
ents. They appeal to the P. M. Gen.
for relief in view of the apparent il
legality of any interference with the
L*. S. mail. In response to appeal
yesterday the Howard Association
sent 12 more yellow fever nurses to
Grenada.
AT GALLU'OLI*, OHIO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.—The tow
steatner John Porter, which passed
up the river latit week with several
cases of yellow fever aboard, has
been obliged to anchor ihree miles
below (iallipolis. Ohio, the ctigiucurM
refusing to remain louger at their
po»t of duty. CiallipoliH' health offi
cers have placed n strong guard over
her to prevent any oue from leaving
the boat. Two casee, Charles Do
Golinan, engineer, from Pittsburg
aud Wm. Kaebler, from Poiiierov,
have died. There are ten casos ou
board, three of wb jtn are very ill.—
Among the sick are Capt. John liick
erstall.
The ware house of Freiberg and
Workuui, extensive dealer** in liquors,
Main street, was partially destrojed
by fire this morning. Loss about
$6o,000. Insured.
AT
UltKNADA.
MEMI-UIS, Tenn., Aug. 20.—The fol
lowing has been received by the How
ard Association of Memphis:
GKF.NADA, Miss., Aug. 19.—As your
representatives sent here for that pur
pose we huve looked carefully into
ihe situation of everything connected
with the yellow fever in Grenada.
The epidemic, considering the size of
the towu, appears to be the most ma
lignant and fatal that has ever been
known in the country and this aftrr
ouly 0 days. The fever is unabated
ymd unchecked. The great want is
^for nurses aud money to pay them,
Tor there has beeu persona hero Hick
for long periods without a single at
tendant. At preseut contributions'
amount to not more thau one-half of
what seems to be necessary. The
funds aro certainly managed by the
relief committee with a vigorous
economy and wise judgment, and the
meu who handlp them are known to
the business men of the southwest as
a certain guarantee fur their faithful
application to the purposes for which
they are intended. We hope that the
liberal and generous contributions
made up to this time will not cease.
This appeal to the charitable has no
equal in tho sad history of this dis
ease.
Wm. J. Smith and Butler Auder
son, of Memphis Howard Associa
tion, endorse the appeal of their asso
ciate members now on duty at Gren
ada. Messrs. Smith and Anderson
who have labored among the sick
there for nine days past are fully
posted as to the exact condiiiou and
are gentlemen in every way worthy
of public confidence.
W. D. LANDSTA k-F, Vice Pre«.
J. II.
SMITH,
Sec.
AT MEMPHIS.
KmraiB, Aug. 20.—The Board, of
Health report twelve new cases of
lever from
5
p. m. yeaterday to noon
to-day. The total deaths, last night
and this morning, is comparatively
light according to reports from un
dertakers aud the Howard Associa
tion, the'latter reporting throe deaths.
Of the new cases one is near the Her
ando road, one on Elliott street, the
balance being in the infected district.
Among the sick is Dr. F. Sakpc,who
had been working faithfully among
the sick.
AT NEW ORI.EAFTS.
NEW OULKANS, Aug 20.—New cas
es of yellow fever 136, doaths 41.
AT NKW YORK.
NEW Y'ORK, Aug. 20.—The case of
Win Stillz, a reported yellow fever
patient, is declared only malarial fe
ver. Tlie infected brig, Lemon,which
came from Cuba, tfnd discharged her
cargo here landed a sick sailor, who
was taken to the Seamen's Retreat,
Saturday, but has now been removed
to quarantine. The brig will also be
quarantined.
HELP WANTED.
BOSTON, Aug. 20.—Mayor Mlppfti,
of Memphis, and Casey Young, of
Tennesssee, to-day telegraphed
We are sadly afflicted and unable
to supply tho wants of our poor.
Can Boston help us?
Mayor Pierce at once authorized
them to draw oo him at sight for
$1,500. Active measures will be ta
ken to-morrow by a meeting of citi
zens at the Mayor's office.
THE TEI.LOW FEVEK IS AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Two deaths
from yellow fevir at quarantine, yes
terday, one having come from New
Orleans.
BOLD BURGLARY.
A New York Jewelry House Losee
SIB.OOO Worth of Coods at
Chicago-
GHICAOO, Aug. 16.—A most daring
and successful robbery was perpe
trated at the Palmer House this after
noon, by which the New York jewel
ry firm of Max Freund tt Co., lost
about $13,000 worth of goods. Hen
ry freund of that firm arrived here
this morning with a heavily armored
iron bound truuk, and at 1 o'clock
went to diuner with a friend. Al
though ho remained away only half
an hour, when he returned he found
that an entrance had been effected to
his room through the transom, his
truuk had been broken open, the
more valuable jewelry all taken and
no trace of the experts who did the
job, except two jimmies and a piece
of paper in which they were wrapped.
Detectives here believe Mr. Freund
to have been followed by New York
professionals who have become pret
ty familiar with his habits and mode
of life, from the fact that three per
sons, one from St. Louis, one from
Boston and another lady from St.
Louis, left the hotel immediately af
ter the robbery, ostensibly for their
respective cities, although no trainB
leave here at that hour. It is sur
mised that these persons have some
connection with the afTair. For a
week paKt a gang of English and New
York prjfcsa'ouals have been doing
work here and these men and women
are regarded as a part of that combi
nation. Detectives are bard at work
on the case.
Chicago Criminals.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Pinkerton's De
tective Agency, aided by a city de
tective, this afternoon captured the
entire amount of jewelry stolen from
the Palmer House yesterday, and one
of the professionals who did the job.
The capture was effected through in
formation furnished by a lodging
house keeper on State street, with
whom the men stopped all night.—
Their room was searched duriug
their absence and the jewelry found
intact in a trunk. At 5 :li0 the man
who registered at the I'almer House
us White, but who now says his name
i» Charles Woodward, came to ihe
lodging house aud was taken in
charge by a detective He refuses to
talk or inform upon his companion
in the crime, but Mr. Pinkerton
thinks he is the man who did the St.
Louis, Pittsburg and Worcester bur
glaries. He is an Englishman, and a
Mrauger to the police.
Leete Insane-
NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—John E. Leete
was brought before Judge Flanner,
of the Tombs police court, this fore
noon. Tho charge made by the offi
cer was dinordcrly conduct, and be
fore the uiagintrate could interrogate
him he waveil hi- arms iu a declama
tory mauner aud turuing round to
ward the audience, l4uncijed a vigor
ous inveciive iu denunciation of his
enemies. lie protested that there
was a conspiracy to immure him in a
foul and loathsome dungeon where
he could not be heard from agaiu un
der the form of Star Chamber pro
ceedings, and with extravagant ges
ticulation he cried aloud "Is there no
e s o n e e i o o e e e
magistrate decided to commit him to
the Commission of Charity and Cor
rections with a view to tho examina
lion of his mental condition. Some
artifice had to be employed to get
hiin to leave the courtroom. Casting
his eyes in the direction of the prisou
box, he shrank hack with the air of
dismay and exclaimed in tromulous
tones: "That is the road to perdition."
The officers then couducted him out
of the front door, gifttlv soothing his
plaints on the way with kind words.
Terrible Tragedy.
8T. LOUIS, Aug. 17.—A terrible
tragedy was enacted at tho (lirard
House, corner ltroadway and Biddle
streets, shortly after one o'clock this
afternoon. Joseph P. Colcord,at one
time a very promixing young lawyer
and prosecuting attorney iu one of
our courts, and subsequently a mem
berofthe Legislature, shot a woman
said to be his mistress, named Lettie
Smith, with whom he was living at
the (irard House, and then shot him
self. The woman received three
wounds, one directly through the
body, near the stomach, one in the
head and the third in the shoulder.
Colcord was hit in the temple. Jeal
ously and whisky is said to be the
cause of the rash act. Colcord was
very dissipated for many years, and
it is stated forced his wife to leave
him, after which he took up with this
woman.
The South Carolina Outlawa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Com. of
of Internal Keveuue Kaum has writ
ten U. S. Atty. Northrop, at Green
ville, S. stating that he will make
uo terms with Redmond, who killed
Ladd while the U. S. officers are in
prisou. He censures Earl, special at
torney, foi defending itedmond, since
he if retained by the United States to
defend Kane. He has also written
Earl setting forth that Redmond is
shown to be a violator of law and he
could not consent to leniency by tho
United StatCR government while the
State government kept as prisoners
the United States officials. He sug
gests tli»t the State should allow
some yielding qualities now.
Moore Convicted.
LAIIAMIE, Aug. 17.—The trial of
John J. Moore, late postal clerk on
the route between Laramie and
Green River, upon rharge of stealing
from the mails the $5,000 Canadian
money, a year ago, was concluded
and the case given to the jury last
night. This morning the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty. The
case has been worked up by Govern
ment officials with remarkable akill
and the proaecution^conducted with
great ability. Sentence haa not yet
been pronounced.
Bank 8uepenaion-
QUIKCY, Ills., Aug. 19—The Firat
National Bank, which is the only na
aional bank in the city, has suspend
ed. It is understood that the large
tobacco firm of Harris, Beebc & Co.,
were unable to meet their proper dues
to the bank, and it made it necessary
to take this step. Some years ago
burglars stole $100,000 from this bank.
No statement of tho bank's affaira is
given except that of the directors and
officers that all liabilities will be met.
Exploalon of a Powder Mill
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Aug. 17.—During
the storm thia afternoon, the powder
mill of H. A. Weldy & Co., contain
ing 100 kegs, was struck by lightning.
A terrible explosion followed, demol
ishing tho magazine, aud scattering
tho dobris in an easterly direction,
making a gap in the neighboring
woods five feet wide, and killing
three of a picnic party, and more or
leaa injuring several.
Four Men Drowned.
DAVEN POUT, la., Aug. 19.—Seven
young Swfdes went out sailing on the
river five miles above here yesterday
afternoon, aud being poor sailors aa
well as poor swimmers, they capsized
their boat and four of them drowned.
The names of John Pierson, Swan
Johnaon, Andrew Bloom and Frank
Weathurg. None of the bodlea have
been recovered.
RIPPING STORM AT MUSCATINE
MUSCATINE, Iowa., Aug. 20.—The
most violent storm that ever raged
over this section completed its work
of ruin last night. About 6 o'clock
heavy black clouds gathered and the
low rumbling of far off thunder
caused all to seek shelter quickly.
Neither was the alarm too soon for
the rain soon fell in torrents and the
streets of the city became a raging
Hood carrying everything movable
In its surging waters. Continued and
vivid flashes of lighting lighted the
inky darkness, followed with a rush
ing of waters and the crashing of
timbers and floating objects made tho
scene weird in the extreme. Tho
rainfall was 4.68 inches, the heaviest
known sinco 1851. Three Crocks
traverso the most densely populated
portion of the city, which drain all
hillsides and streets adjacent. Each
rose 15 feet in half an hour, flooding
all the low land, filling stables and
houses near by and causing a direct
destruction to property, but BO far as
known no lives were lost, although
many narrow escapes were made.
Damage unknown.
The Btreams were literally filled
with floating out houses, trees side
walks, bridge timbers, &c. The
heaviest losers are J. G. Hobel,whose
three story brick tailoring establish
ment, on Second street,was partially
carried away with the entire con
tents of each story. The exact
amount of loss is not yet ascertained.
The first and second stories of Full
iains drugstore fell about the same
time.
The second story was used as a ten
ement. The occupants barely escap
ed with their lives. Innumerable
buildings and stables adjacent to the
creeks were flooded. The individual
losses are many and heavy. Whole
cribs of lumber are in the river. The
steamer Favorite and the yacht En
dymion and many skiffs were torn
from their moorings and carried with
the enrrent. The steamer and yacht
were recovered. The damage to
streets, sewers, bridges and fences
throughout the city is very heavy.
The railroad tracks along the levee
were covered 6 feet high with all
mannerjof floating debris,but with all
this heavy loss the storm cleaned the
Augean stable of Muscatine
most effectually and malaria
departed with the filth and
rubbish throughout the entire city.
Reports from the country show
equally great damage to property in
low lands. Fruit suffers greatly.
What Creat Things Burke Did.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Major E. A.
Burke, of N. O., testified that the Til
den electors in 187C received 83,859
and the lowest Hayes eloctor 75,240
votes, a difference of 8,019. Nichol's
majority was about 2,000. The re
turning board, as in 1874, threw out
arbitrarily some 10,000 votes to elect
Hayes. Telegrams passing between
leading republicans all over the coun
try increased the apprehensions of
the democrats of Louisiana. The re
publicans had about given up the
election until these telegrams came
promising to sustain them in almost
anything, and then they never seemed
to falter. Witness sincerely and re
ligiously believed that Hayes and
Packard were defeated. Witness
went to Washington January 15th, as
a Nichols agent to secure non-inter
vention of troops. The Nichols gov
ernment was determined to sustain
itself and would have rebeiled if an
armed attack had been made upon it.
They had become disgusted and wo'ld
have forced a military government in
preference to standing such things.
Gen. Grant modified his ideas after
witness' visit to Washington. Ho got
an order on tho 2d of March for the
troops not to interfere. Did not
know that Hayes called on Grant or
had any talk with h'm that day before
the order was given. Uouisianians
disfavored the Electoral Commission,
reasoning that if Hayes was seated
then Packard would be. Among the
promises made to Senator Matthews
by Southern representatives, were
that crime should be suppressed, the
blacks educated, friendship and equal
civil and political rights promoted.
A Big Fire-
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.—The freight
houses of the the Chicago & Alton R.
It. burned in East St. Louis last night
were tw^ in number, each 250 feet
long and 25 feet wide and pretty well
filled with general merchandise.
Nine loaded cars and 12 transfer wa
gons also were destroyed. The loas
on freight is estimated at $75,000.
Nothing is known about insurance.
The fire ia supposed to have origina
ted from a spark from a locomotive
falling on some cotton on tho plat
form ofthe warehouse.
An Expreas Robber Captured.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 10.—On
the 5th of July last, Jos. Gilmore, a
trusted clerk oftlie U. S. Express Co.,
in this city, absconded with $13,000
of funds in the Co's. care. A dis
patch from Richmond, Ky., announc
es his arrest at that place yesterday.
A reward of $2,500 was offered for
his capture.
Secretary M'Crary will make Three
Sipeechea In Iowa-
BUIILINGTON, la., August lfi.—A
dispatch from Secretary McCrary to
the chairman of the State Cential
Committee announces that he will
make_ three speeches in Iowa, com
mencing at Keokuk, September 10th.
The other appointments will proba
bly be at Davenport and Sioux City.
Leete Sent to an Asylum.
_NKW YORK, Aug. 20.—The physi
cians consultation decided that John
E. Leete should be transfered to
Bloomingdale Asylum. He is still
boiatrous, violent and irrepressible in
demonstration.
Balle Peyton Dead.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 19.—Hon. Balie
Peyton diod this morning. He haa
been prominent in nationaland state
politiea.
OMeag* larket
OBIOAOO, Aug. 20.
[By Telegraph.]
Wheat—heavy, lower, No. 2 red
92% cash and August No. 2 spring
94 cash, 93^ Aug, 90^ bid Sept, 89K
Oct.
Corn—weak, easy, 38Ji cash, 38U
Sept., 39J£ Oct.
Oata—weak, easy, Jl# cadi 22£
Sept.
Rye—lower, 48.
Barley—lower, $1 10 caab, 1 11
asked Sept.
Pork— weaker, lower, active $9 45
cash, 9 57,'-j @60 Oct.
Lard—active lower, $7 10 cash,
710®
12 Oct.
Whisky—$1 07.
OU«ag* Live Htack Market
OBIOAOO, Aug. 20.
[By Tolegraph.]
Hogs—Receipts 9,500, quiet, but
firmer, light $4 25@4 30, very com
mon to good heavy mixed packing.
4@4 40, heavy (hipping 4 30@4 70.
Cattle—dull, receipts 3,000.
Mt L*mia|Bi
8T. Loins,
ready sale at 70 to 80 cents, and
choice Winter at 80 to 90 cents. But
ter is a little down, but extra choice
should bring 15 cents. Hides aro a
little up on green and salt-cured. Hay
coming to market generally don't
bring over $4.00, as it is of poor qual
ity—cut too late. Good hay, cut
green, will bring 15.00. Oats are very
low, but tho price of wheat, will, we
think, generally satisfy farmers. Po
tatoes are also a little up in price, and
in fair .demand. The quotation* be
low arc as correct as can be given in
a market that fluctuates as does our*:
Ottaawa Oroeery larkot
••IMIMI
OMaft, Aug SO, 1»8
par«aoft,Mlba,—a^Mel is
FLOUR—SprlBf, par«aoft,Ml
Bo to 10c
Mam. Watt
Aug.
.12fi#l «5
—Wlnur.—— —_
CORK MBAL Fw iMk, lb«
TEA—Imperial, p«r lb-
—Yoonf Hjnon,
—Qunpowafcr
-JlpM,
-Otartaed (Yellow)
—Oolite
A,
—Coffoe o
—White
OOVntK—Slo,
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—Lagturr*
—Ja?»
MBATft
LAHO—Per lb
TALLOW—F«rlb
OBIStl—Faotorr, pmlb...~
•ALT—Par baml
par
4
20.
By Telegraph.]
Wheat—lower, No. 2 red 89
90 cash, 91%@90% Sept. 93392Oct
No. 3 do. 80@85'4 cash.
Corn—lower, 35)4 caah 35^@^
Sept.
Oats—lower, 20 cash, 20% Sept.
Whisky—ateady, $1 06.
Pork—unchanged, $10
dry salt meat nominal, bacon firmer,
little doing.
Lard—nominal, winter $8 00.
Mlm T*rk larket
Nww YOKE, Aug. 20.
By Telegraph.]
Wheat—spring, dull, winter a@lc
lower, moderately active, receipts
155,000 bu., sales 8,000 No. 2 red
$110% August.
Rye—quiet.
Corn—firmer, receipts 75,000 bu.,
sales 80,000 at 47@49j for western
mixed 45%@48% for white.
Barley—nominal.
Oats—steady, receipts 45,000 bu.
sales 32,000 at 27@33 for mixed west
ern, 30@37.'-e f°r white.
Pork—quiet $10 25@50.
Lard—ateady, $740@60.
Whisky—$1 09£@10.
Petroleum—crude 6c, refined lie.
Liveitwk Market-
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.
By Telegraph.]
flogs—quiet, lower. Yorkers $4 20
@4 35, butchers to fancy 4 45@4 65,
receipts 2,000.
Ottumwa Markets-
Ai will be seen by quotations be
low, bogs are a little higher. Some
lots have sold as high^JM but
geuerally $3.50 may be considered aa
the price for good hogs. Considera
ble wheat is comir in, and Spring Is
80
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HIDKS—Drj Filat, per lb
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—Medtcm unwaebed,
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