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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

POSTMASTER OF CHICAGO DROwNED-COl.
r. A. Gilmore, postmaster of Chicago, disap-
peared on Friday night of last week under
circumstances leaving no doubt Of his having
been drowned in the lake. The Colonel had
Just had new row-boat constructed on a
peculiar plan of his own. About o'clock in
the evening he was seen to enter this boat at
the foot of jackson street and push out.
There was stiff breeze from the southwest,
so that no one dreamed he would venture out
side of the breakwater in such a craft. At
half past ten O'clock, however, he was seen
alone in his boat outside. He was never seen
afterwards; but at three o'clock next day
fragments of the boat were found along the
beach, leaving no doubt that it had been cast
upon the breakwater and shivered. Although
large rewards have been offered, no trace of
the body had, at last accounts, been discov-
cred.
p s. Since the above was written we see by
the Chicago papers that the body Of Gen Gil
more has been found. 1t had risen to the sur
face and was found near the place where he
had last been seen, outside the break-water,
on Friday night
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Suspended.

President johnson, finding it impossible to get
Stanton out of his cabinet by politely inviting
and then coaxng him to leave, has done the only
other available thing-kicked him OUT On
Monday. the President issued a formal order
suspending f. NJ Stanton from his functions
as Secretary of War, turning over the Depart
ment to Gen. Grant; and at three o'clock on
the same day Gen. Grant made his appear
ance at the War Department and signited his
purpose to take possession. Whereupon Mr..
Stanton protesting that he only yielded to su
serior force, put on his hat and left. The Pres
ident, under the tenure of Office" bill, which
was passed by the last congress to take from
him the appointing power, can only remove
cabinet officer on preferring charges against
him. So, to Justify this suspension, it will be
necessary for the President to prefer formal
charges against Mr. Stanton at the next meet
ing ofcongress. What these charges are to be,
must remain matter of conjecture Doubt
less the main trouble is, and has been all along,
that Mr.. Stanton has been an enemy and spy
in the Presidential camp. Opposed to the
President in all his leading ideas of the prop
er policy to be pursued towards the southern
states, he has remained in the cabinet only in
the interest of the radicals, to assist them in
spying out and then thwarting the President
in his plans. The amazcment is, that the Pres
ident did not remove him long ago.
Gen. Grant, Of course, holds the office only
temporarily. 1t is said Stanton's successor is
to be Gen. Steadman, who was telegraphed to
at New Orleans and is now on his way to
Washington. > fls<..jt@
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Illinois State Fair.

The management of the Illinois State Agri-
cultural Society have postponed the time for
holding the next State Fair to the 3Oth of
September. The fair will be held at Quincy,
and will continue from Sept. 30th to October
9Th. The grounds selected near the city of
Quincy are beautifully located, and are being
fitted up in a style very greatly superior to
that of any previous state fair. Quincy is the
handsomest city in the state, the natural CEN
ire of the richest agricultural region of the
state. The point is easily accessible from all
quarters by railroad, as well as by steamboats,
on the Mississippi river. Nearly all the rail
roads in the state have agreed to carry articles
free and passengers at half price to and from
the fair. r-
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Just Like the United States.

The "Republic Of Mexico has followed the
example Of the radical congress, and dcvidcd
the Mexican country into military districts
and placed military commanders in charge
The civilization of radicals and greasers of
Mexico SHOULD 90 hand in hand together
What glorious spectacle the "republics' OF
the United States and Mexico present just at
this time. The latter under the rule and con
troll of Juarez and the other illcgitimate hall
breeds, and the the former governed by an
illegitimate congress and more illegitimate
negroes. Here is Il page for the historian
" Hail Columbia happy land" Who wouldn't
be niger or a radicalI
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base Ball at Leland.

On Saturday last match game OF base ball
came off at Leland between the frst mines of the
Eagle Club of Dayton and the Dirigo of Leland
At the appointed hour the Umpire, having exam
ined bats, ball, DC, called the game, which
seemed to crafty the enormous crowd OF smiling
faces who had assembled at an early hour to
witness the contest of physical and mental
strength The contest commenced with Eagles
at the bat, and great Vas the display exhibited
by both clubs in atting and catching. During
the game, which lasted nearly three hours, the
greatest of order prevailed; US the Umpire, by
means of his fine and corteous ways, was wholly
enabled to keep the crowd at bay; he also
showed great skill in judgment, as his decisions
were prompt ready and to the point; and, most
assuredly, he is a boy who well understands the
fine points Of tho game. The Dirigo Club won
the game by Ave tallics. The following is the
score:
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D A New York radical paper, which, however,
like all other papers in the country not COM
pletely under the yoke of party malignity,
had faith in Gen. McClellan's generalship,
thus comments on Stanton's suspension, in
connection with his persecution of Mcclellan:
Mcclellan was looked upon by the whole
country as the man destined to close the war in
a blaze OF glory; and the case became desperate
Tor the political conspirators in the cabinet To
this soldier, therefore, Stanton resoutely applied
his murderouS memorable policy, determined to
kill the soldier even though he killed the country.
lie broke that army into detachmcnts and para.
lyzed il by hampering the commander with all
pititul conditions He succeeded in forcing the
failure of that campaign, and there and else
where destroying the soldier, though, by push
ing away the success then within our grasp, he
caused the war to reach the proportions it did
and piled up the great debt that now weighs
upon us"
Democrats have always known that Nc
Clellan was killed off by Lincoln and Stanton
to put out of the way formidable presden-
tial candidate. 1t is unexpected to find radi-
calism thus confessing the atrocious plot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

SuRRATT-T trial of John H. Surratt, a,
Washington, charged as participant in the
murder of President Lincoln, terminated on
Friday evening of last week, after having
lasted some 10 weeks. The jury were unable
to agree, so that the whole trial must again be
gone over with. The jury stood 8 for acquit-
tai and for conviction. The indictment was
for murder. 1t is said, if the indictment had
been against Surratt as accessory to the muir
der before the fact, the jury would have
returned him guilty in three minutes; but as
his actual presence in Washington the day of
the murder, or for several days atterward was
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other makes the Judge the conservator of law
and public morality, peace and good order. 1t
would be impossible more sharply to define
the exact difference between the democratic
and the radical party than is done by these OPP
posing platforms. The one means a govern
ment without any fixed laws or principles,
subject to the tyranny of demagogues-the
popular favorite of the hour; the other means
rigid obedience to the constitution and laws
while they are in force
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
Indian Troubles.

There seems to be fixed determination
among the whites on the western plains tC
have a war of determination with the Indians
| Gen. Sherman who has been sent there tC
take charge of the whole business, insists that
| the Indians are more sinned against than sin
ming, and will have no part or lot in the eX-
termination business. On the contrary, he
| earnestly recommends the formation of treaties,
with view to the ultimate removal of the
Indians from the vicinity of the whites to a
large colony of their own. The greed Of the
white man ofthe plains is averse to this. Any
territory large enough to hold all the Indian
tribes that "infest' the plains is to large to be
given up by the whites to the Indians as their
exclusive possession. They prefer the wiping
out process, and as Gen. Sherman with his
soldiers is only hindrance to this, the whites
ask him as their only favor that he will leave,
and let them deal with the Indians in their
own way
But Gen. Sherman is not willing to occom-
modate them in that way either. SO it seems
the Whites are SilcTUlun Slllll llgnl
the Indians whether he will or not. On We'd
nesday of last week the westward bound freight
train on the Union Pacific r. r. was attacked
by a large force of Indians somewhere beyond
Julesburg. The train was thrown from the
track, the engineer, two firemen and two
brakesmen were killed and scalped, and the
conductor escaped similar fate only by ex-
traordinary good luck. The engine and cars
were demolished, and merchandise destroyed
to the value Of $4,000. Tie rmgleaders q the
Ladians uere arhite men and the belief is, their
sole object was to inveigle the Indians into
this attack on the Union Pacific r. r. to COM
pei Sherman to make war on them, knowing
full well how deep an interest the whole
country takes in the construction of this road,
and how little disposed the people are to brook
the least delay in it, through the misconduct
of the of the Indians.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

The DrFFERENCE.--The radical party Of
Pennsylvania have nominated candidate for
Supreme Judge of that state on platform
which pledges him to make such decisions as
shall place the supreme court in harmony
with the political opinion of the majority OF
the people" The democrats on the other
hand, nominate candidate pledged "to make
it the rule of his conduct as judge to yield
obedience to written law, and to allow neither
party necessity or its corrupting influence to
sway him from the fearless discharge of his
duty" The one party would make the Judge
the mere recorder of the ever changing opin-
ions and wills of successful dcmagogues; the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

THE EFFECT.-How the radical policy at the
South will help the negro is beginning TO show
itself in Tennessee. The white planters general
ly, on account OF the growing hostile feeling of
the blacks are discharging them AS laborers and
giving their place to Europeans. Memphis
paper says
1t has been very difficult to separate ex-masters
from their former bondsmen. The work is now
effectually DONE The Civil Rights Act closed
half the negro barber shops in Memphis and
deprived hundred hackmen of their carriages.
This last election by which blacks innocentlyy
and ignorantly pronounced in favor OF the eternal
Acknowledgement of those who have ever per-
sistently preferred them, as BARRIERS, draymen,
hackmen, porters and hotel servants, has sun
dered the last tie which bound whites and blacks
together. 49,, -s.
The colored population Of Memphis will be
lessened one half within the month. Slowly and
surely the great body of negroes will find them
selves supplanted by white mechanics count
ed thirteen arhite hackmen this morning at a
hack stand, which, six months ago, was black as
Erebus Hoist, Flaherty and Others under
takers, conduct funeral trains to Emwood Gem.
etery Black feathers decorate the hearses, but
the weeds of woe are not discovered in the color
of their drivers. The grand end fer which radi-
calism has steadily toiled is at last achieved
sympathies between the two races in the South
are sundered finally and forever.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

IHE CHICAGO, Rock ISLAND & PACIFIC
RAILROAD now run their trains to Mitchelkille,
sixteen miles from Des Moines. Stages convey
passengers from that point to Woodville, a sta.
ton on the Des Moines Valley railroad, the dis
lance being one mile. The rail is being rapidly
laid to Des Moines, and in few days the capital
of Iowa will be connected with Chicago by one
OF its numerous iron bands, and trains will be
run through without change of cars.
The radicals say they are gaining ground in
the South. Polite terms for land stealing
Prentice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

ToNICA.-Capt. Parker, of the Wenona Iader.
spent few hours in Tonica week ago, and
thus notes the late improvements:
Tonica is the only place we know Of which is
not excited over railroad matters and whisky
shops, and it was quite treat to enjoy the quiet
of the place for hour or two. Instead of
wasting time and money on visionary schemes,
our neighbors have turned their attention tn
more useful and tangible matters They are
building and will have in operation in a month
wooden mill, filled with the most approved
machinery and under the management Of Mr..
kirkpatrick, an experienced manager Of such
mills from Ohio. Their grist mill is also in
operation, and as we were told, producing ex-
cellent -four. The business men of the place are
doing fair business, and everybody seemed to
be living "at home"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
Hubbub in the Chicago Board of Trade

The grain operators in Chicago have been
thrown into terrific state OF excitement on
account of a series Of prosecutions commenced
against them by one Daniel \ Goodrich I'M
der the Eastman warehouse biz rhat bin
makes it serious offense to buy on what are
called gambling contracts. such as buying
''Short-scller 30"-which means that a man
buys, say 10000 bushels of wheat at a certain
price, the seller to have 30 days to deliver it in
equivalent, it is maintained to betting on
the price OF grain 30 days hence, and there
fore gambling contract. The iniormcr gets
half the fine, and as the fine is heavy, and
hundreds of Chicago grain buyers have been
making just such contracts every day, Mr..
Goodrich will doubtless make big thing oft
, if he can make his prosecution stick There
will be an immense amount of litigation, how
ever, before he can get to the paying point.
The Times has pitched into Mr.. Goodrich
without gloves, accusing him Of all sorts Of
base motives, whereupon Mr.. G. sues the Times
| for libel, laying damages al $4,000. ""
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
A suggestive order of Gen. Carlin, chief of

A suggestive order ofGen. Carlin, chief of
the negro bureau in Tennessee, is published
in the Nashville papers He gives notice that
from that date forth he shall cease to issue ra-
tons to the negroes 1t appears the negroes
were carefully kept and fed until the election
was over, but Brownlows election, and that OF
the radical tickets generally being secured
the radicals have no further USE for the dark
eys, and their grand clcctioneering machine,
the Bureau, which costs the government a
million year in that state alone, turns the
negroes out to grass. ......
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

Editors Of Free 7raeter Il notice that your
paper of the I'd inst contains an account of the
beating of minister, and charges the people of
Eagle with it. The good people of Eagle had
nothing to do with it, nor did it happen in Eagle,
but in Richland. Preachers can live in Eagle
and be respected if they preach the gospel and
leave politics out Please give us credit only
for what we are entitled TO- b.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

CABINET CmANGE.-According to radical
authorities, the removal of Secretary Stanton
threatens general rupture and break up of
the cabinet. Seward is 50 indignant that he
talks of resgning forthwith Postmaster Gen
eral Randall is about to resign, and McCull-
och threatens to retire from the Treasury.
The more reliable dispatches, however, say
there is not particle OF truth in any of these
rumors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

Both Michigan and New York, by their consti-
tutional conventions now in session. have rejected
female suffrage by large maiorites, but have
conferred suffrage ON all negroes 81 years Of
age-"Up with the negroes, down with the
whites !"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

A New ARTICLE OF COMMERcE.-One of the
best things lately introduced to the notice Of
housekeepers, is DIR. Prices Cream Baking Pow
ders, calculated to supersede soda, saeratus, and
cream of tartar in the preparation of biscuits and
cakes of every description. Prepared by prac.
tical chemist as well as physician, with special
reference to healthfulness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

THANKs.-The members of the Eagle Club do
most respectfully return our sincere thanks to
the Dirigo Club, for the kind and manly treat
ment extended to US while stopping in their city
EAGLES
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

Martin Luther once thought he saw the devil
in his chamber, and threw an inkstand at his
head. Had they had in those days AYERS
PILLS to exercise all devils that come from u
disordered stomach, his laughable fright would
not have become matter Of history.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

TIE CHICAGO PosT OFFICE.-W. +. Cool.
baugh, Esq, surety for Colonel Gilmore, late
late Postmaster, at Chicago, has taken the oath
Of Office and assumed charge of the Post Office
until successor shall have been lega lily appoint.
cd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
SENECA ITEMS.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
Dedication.

The dedication Of the new Baptist Church took
place on Sunday last Thr weather was all that
could be desired. Long before the hour appoint
ed for service the house was crowded to it fullest
capacity.
The church is comparatively small, say 20 by
80 feet, of handsome proportion, furnished and
fitted up in good style For the furnishing,
much is due to the ladies represented by Mrs.
Wright and Miss ID Tuttle, for their efforts dur
ing the hot weather Of last week in securing con-
tributors as also for the excellent taste displayed
in selecting the same. AS announced, the
dedicatory sermon was preached by Mr. Haigit,
of Woodstock; after which it was announced
that the present Indebtedness for the church was
$3.50, and that it would be expected Of the con-
gregation to contribute literally with the view
to its liquidation. 1t was but short time after
it was made known that the result was accomp-
lished. This demonstrates that we can have
churches in Seneca. since there are but three or
four male members Of that church and less than a
dozen all counted.
BATTERY No. IA short time since one Prof
Gibbs, late from Chicago, late from Morris, in
fact late from any place but Seneca, found his
way thither, bringing with him machine
which he called an :" Electro-galvanic battery,
closely estimated to contain 562 drops of cleo
tricity. Same day he pitched a small folding
table in our most frequented street. and pro-
posed in loud tones of song poetry, blank verse
and blanker prose, so test the strength of any
ones nerves who might see fit, for dime, to
undergo the test. thereby strengthening the
nerves, vitalizing the muscles, detecting and
curing all diseases incident to humanity" &c.
1t was not long before the gay and festive cuss,
by his mirth, hilarity, and fair promises attrac-
dimes began to come in. The detecting" of
disease was made successful by one whispering in
the professors ears, then another, and so on
Night drew near, his throat dry, and the perfcr-
nance closed, to be resumed at early candle light.
The evening was quite as successful as the day
time in point of numbers present and dimes.
The Professor had evidently found a good place
to locate for few days only. The news of his
magic powers spread and dried in beautifully,
and dozens of subjects of chronic, acute and
| imaginary diseases actually embarrassed the
Professor by their eagerness to be operated upon.
and night until his physical powers were exhaus-
ted, and was obliged to resort to stin,monts. He
stimulated heavy-in fact, it was all stimulus for
week, until Monday when, under the double
stimulus of prosperity and whiskey, he insulted
nally had him brought into court to answer for
his misdeeds. He chose to argue his own case,
but confessing his ignorance of law or legal
practice, went in on the merits. But that being
exactly his weak point, he failed, and was fined
So and costs which he paid promptly, and then
! "yamosed the ranch"
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DrRIaoCLuB.
EAeLxCLuB.

Fly Catches-Eagie o; Dirigos.
Two home made by Jones' Of the Eagle one
by Morey, of the Drgo.
Scorers-S. S. Allen for Eagle. VIM, Dale for Dirigo
umpre-Geo W. Blake of the shabbona Club, of Ottawa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17

A New CRIME-A Philadelphia paper
notes the arrest of q man Cover the border"
in Maryland for the crime Of stalking against
congress" The man had been soldier two
years in the Union army. We think Their
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-08-17
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, AUGUST II 1887

must be some mistake in the locality. Tenn
essee and Louisiana are the only states in
which the radicals have as yet succeeded in
sufficiently organizing hell to make such a
crime punishable. ,4,.,. ,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-22
lNSU R AN<,E.
Money Earning Money.
Mooney INVESTED IN THE EQUlTABLE
IV1 SOCIETY ais always earning money fer

MONEY INVESTED IN THE EQUITABLE
N1 SOCIETY 'is always earning money fer
its owner"
Barsum says that the difference between the
condition Of y none, -loaner and that Of . money
borf ,Wer, Il thst the fesmer has faithful aerv-
ant out q work for him ~ and night. on Sun
cay and Holidays, and - al1ays worth more
when he gets up than he was when he ven; to
bed; while the money borrower has somebody
else's friend which he 6attsrs himselfis his o~n
but which 10 coustant'y running him IN debt for
somebody else'a benefit, and every morning he
rises worth lcsa than he vas whom he went 10
bed, and 10 in . fair way to become worthless en-
tirssy.
In the Equitable Society, the premiums are re-
CURED to be paid oil in csah. which IL kept IN
vested for the benedt Of the policy holders; and
20 its members are oil money losners.
Every membsr Of the Equitable Society r..
ceives in an annual dividend al the earnings Of
his mnuey together With his share Of the pfo1ss
from selection ofiivss. economy Of masagensst,
forfeisures. and other pre0ts resulting from the
basieess; aud - saoasy invested in the EQuits-
bic Society is always earsinx money for its
owner W. +. ROSS, Agent.