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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
Honesty Of Msllionaires.

The New York correspondent Of the Boston
Journal calls attention to the fact that several
of the men who have achieved the largest fortunes
in New York have been famed for strict sdher.
erence to their word. He says:
William B. Astor says what he meansin trade,
and sbides by his word, though it be to his dam.
age. His father conducted His business on the
was advertised at auction. A large de.ler in teas,
knowing that no merchant could out-bid him, or
take the quantity he could, concluded to buy the
cargo, for he knew he could make handsome
thing of it, as nobody could compete with him,
and he would have everything his ewn way
Just before the sale commenced to his constern.
alton, he saw Mr.. Aston walking down the wharf.
He went up to meet him and said "Ar. Aston
l am sorry to see you here this morning. will
send q check of 81 600 round to your counting
room if you will 20 and stay there until after
this sale" Without thinking much about it,
Mr.. Astor consented, and said to the merchant:
Send round your cheek turned round and weat
to the counting room. Thinking over the matter,
he found he had made 81 900 and lost five thou.
sand, but he kept his word. Some time ago some
parties tried, syly, to hire the Astor House over
the heads of Stetsons. These mon had . private
interview with William B. Astor, and wanted to
know his terms ~ will consult Mr.. Stetson and
lot you know" he said: II always give ny old
tenants the preference" To consult Mr.. Stetson
was to defeat the object the parties had, and they
pursued the matter no further. Stewart's success
does not proceed from the fact that every variety
of article be purchased at his store, but from
this. that every article Is found to be what it is
represented to be. Nobody ssks . guarantee Of
Peter Cooper that he viii not cheat in the con.
modify which he sells Young America, painting
for fortune and honor, would do we'll 70 study
the business chsracteristics of old school mereh.
sats, whose ranks ars daily thinnsd BY death.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
Systematic Child lxilli.~.

The Court of Assizes of the Hauto-Loire has
rust been engaged in the trial Of midwife Of LIE
Pay, named Julien, and her husband, . carpenter.
on numerous charges Of ill.trestmspt and murder
OF infants under circumstances of the most 70.
voting cruelty. The female was accustomed 70
receive children Of unmarried women, and which
tor certain sum, varying from 200 to 400 franco,
she undertook 70 bring up or get placed in some
orphan asylum. They were then subjected BY
the woman to such barbsrous usage that death
ensued in very short time-in some csses by
absolute starvation. These facts ut length came
to the knowledge Of the authorities, and an entry
was mado BY the police. On searching Q cup.
board, about six feet long by four feet wide,
Little girl WAS found lying on heap Of rotten
straw, covered with filth; the body wss one mas
o. putrid sores two toes of tho left foot had
dropped off, and the bones Of the rest could b
seen exposed through the decomposed Hesh. One
Witness who had lodged in the house for three
days, proved that the child had not been once
moved all that time, and ut last it had not suf.
hcient strength to cry out. By proper attention,
II mas however, now recovered. On previous
occasion the police had to make inquiries respect.
ing confinement which had taken place fort
night before in the womans house. The infant
was still with her, but no reduced by pr;vst;on
that the ofticsr ordered it to be given to q wet
nurse. 1t had, however, not strength enough
LETT to take nourishmcnt, and expired In a few
hours after. The woman and her husband had
ut another time gone on Il two DAYS Journey in =
cart, taking with them two infants shut up in q
close wooden box. On their return one had died
from sutfocation, and the second on the follow.
ing day. A child by former wife of the nus
band being brought from nurse did not long sur
vive. The woman had been seen on one occ,sio,
to throw it naked under the table, where it lay
almost insensible She had been heard to express,
her regret that the child had held out so long
The husband was shown to have been accessor,
to these and other acts Of cruelty and respect I,
the first mentioned, had boaStcd that when il
should be dead they would have three day.
feast. The female prisoner was now condcmnc,
to death, ana the husband TO twenty years har
labor, The jury, however, recommended tn
woman to the Emperol's clemency.- Galigndn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23

One of the most remarkable and pleasing illus.
tratons Of the properties Of sound is the extin.
guishment of a lighted candle by pure noi,e
Prof. Tyndall, i'll one of his experiments. places
a lighted candle on . table 1T the end Of a tube,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
AT REDDICK l. GILLEN'S.

Moscow EsQuenaax and English beaver. French and Eng
sh broadcoth black aud eoored Deeah cloths Of the
quality deeskin cashmere sleeps grsp Union essh jss
Pekin CLOTH tw-e Farmers AID Msrchihts cassss and
everything that COED and servieabs fer and boys
wear Also endless variety OF AAnns Of every make
price and cser with full assortment Of Dayton fssps
and Blankets kept constantly hand at asuoey prjes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS AND CAPS

OF superior quality and which guarantee VIII comps
very avOrsbly with those who advertise 70 se q
Also great variety Of shirts and GTsws, buck glov
mts Tor mea and boys
AT REDDICK 4 GILLEN'S.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23

Where In Ottawa, you lind the cheapest largest an
most desirable french MerHos empress clsths, pn a.
figured black colored and seeded aAccx Hngsh merino
Cobury. Lonbsxine. Queens Cloth mohar plain stripes
aud nis ed French drills all wool dsainss
awures French and Englh prnt Scotch and French ding
HAMS fact everything that il rich rare asd hssutfui h
the way Of dry go0dsi The universal answerh
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
QUESTION::

In what house IN Ottawa d 90 AsA We tss vasisy
Of white goodsl Linen, lawn sambrie, jscsns, naasssk
Percas brllian aessst sdsing and insssts eehss1sn
Irish linsn pillow cse linen. table danask, bseehed ead
brown; linen Napkins ecoteh diapers brds eye pen Hucka-
buck and Russ towelng linsn handkerchis hssstshsd
ane embroidered; sbroders1 eurtans, Assa and cotton
holland for curtains and thousand and ethsr articles
too Numerous to msnti0si The universal answsr y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23

DUBLIC SALE !-0u the farm Of n. X. G~ dnsy, one
mile west vi Dayton Mills Thursday, Na. 18th, all
the personal property on said farm, consisting VI lot Of
Horses Mares Colts Cows, Sheep, Hogs Wagons Harnesses
Farming Implements &c.
Term" ;Sacs Of '. dolas aAd under, casL over that
amount ne months credit with security without
interest paid wlen due, otherwise ton PER from date
Nov. .-2w. H. n GkDNEY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23

[ NtTION !-Wh"ru~s my wife, bridget I.ngan. has
~ l.it my bed and board without Just tn-. OF rycntion
'hs to caution all ersOus Ia har " trust heron my
a'conu Ar viii pay no dcbts Of h,r contracting.
Nta~a, New. iSj7-l~>. THOMAS LANGAN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-11-23
AT REDDICK l. GMLEN's.
QUESTION:

where vest OF Chicago, viii you md that ysar bottom
dollar will buy you greatest variety Of bomes Zach
brown and bsaehsd shcsng best quality 81 6ekng deas
" all makes. drills srpes and checks cotton 1onas. nss
mack prius and calico u eli snulAetuye, easet vaFp ~
ton yarn. wedding, burlaps, &c., Ac1
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07

other MANI to retract and amend his error.
But we cannot refrain from saying that, even
II he was wrong in the first place, and right
now, the whole proceeding exhibits in an un-
happy light the inadequaoy of his judgment
in political affairs. All parties must agree
that one thing is clear-and that is, either
General Grant ought not TO have made a
fight, or else he ought not to have made a
surrender. Such a man as General Grant
never figures well in taking step backwards.
When, therefore, he lately planted himself
on 'Section 5, we expected him to eight it
out on that line, If it took all summer" Per-
haps, however, he will yet retrieve himself.
Meanwhile the country wishes him not to
snub, but to conquer the President
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privilege, as that of having the chance 70
elect at some indefinite period successors to
the officers who have just been placed on the
bench for a lifetime We may depend upon
il, if the people mean to elect judges at all,
they mean to elect them often. In truth the
idea of a lifelong tenn, and that of popular
choice, are logically hostile to each other,
and il is because we condemn the latter that
we so warmly approve the theory of the Re-
port in regard to the former, though with
little hope that it will be permitted to go into
practice.
Should the plan Of comforting long term
of office, however, be adopted, we trust il will
first he purged of an element of injustice
which it contains. Judges of the higher
courts are to hold their seats up to seventy
years of age, but as they cannot all reasonably
be expected to die at that exact period, there
will remain TO many an honest, laborious pub
lie servant, removed in the ripeness of his
judicial powers, some years which he will be
yet too old to devote to the active tolls of the
only profession he is fit for. In such cases
moderate retiring pension would be Just and
cheap reward for the State to bestow on those
who will have devoted the prime of their lives
to its service.
There are several other important topics for
comment suggested by this report, to which
the want of space prevents more than allusion
at present.
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The Stem RnclLward.

From The ~ Y. Iadependent
General Grant has surrendered to the Pre-
sident.
This fact was unexpected. It took the
couAtry by surprise. 1t is stin the theme of
universal talk.
What is just judgment of the oaseP
General Grant is one of the idols of the
people, His name is a household word. His
portrait hangs in public galleries, in city man
siOns, and in prairie cabins. His military
services have carried forth the whole nations
admifation. His name belongs to one Of the
OsSlgntest Os (and yet one, of the darkestl pages
- "a, ouE history Such mans laurels ousht
o""a nOe 70 De fudely disturbed. Such MANS
ouest;oS sCs ought not to be lightly called in
- Dut ~ Is neither 70 be denied nor concaaIad
within iaanea tIa Io away that General Grant has
tha sne last few weeks greatly disannointad
,aas;oS SSinerlcan people. He has Within tbis
PeIiSosu' oeen more freely critici1sd 10th =, ths
PUBIC press and in private circles th"t - an, sn
ioImer time since he became sIaos - any
moreover (muoh as we dislike 10 T0aS,a ansn an
90 G09niession) these criticisms have bas,a i1st
There is natural desire among No., ooeh ~ use'
ones heroes perfect-Without bielnisb or s','.
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RcOctiOn-A Great Democrat tic Victory
ln CAlifOrnia.


From The ~. Y. World.
What Mr.. Stevens calls apathy" and what
common sense calls reaction and a return to
reason, is now the prominent political feature
of the North. The people are tired of radical
ism. It's old cant phrases about 'justice,p
the Crock of Ages" the progress OF lib
srty," and the like torchHght procession mot
toes, have become meaningless from the fact
that they were cant and nothing else. 1t has
become matter Of dollars and cents; lower
taxes; cheaper rents and food and clothing;
in short, 1t has at last ''eome home, and the
people refuse to sustain radiealism because
they cannot afford it. II costs too much.
This reaction began in the very stronghold of
radicalism-New England. Here is the popu-
lar vote in New Hampshire in the years 1866
and 1866
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07

From The ~ Y. Ladependent
General Grant has surrendered to the Pre-
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07

This shows that change of less than six
per cent. in the aggregate vote would have
given the Democrats the majority of the votes
IA the Union, whilst in several of the States
onange Of less than one per cent. would have
Altered the result In view of the changes
action, it would seem an appropriats time fo-
The Tribune, Times, and Herald to publish
their standing editorials on tThe Death of the
Democratic Party" '--'
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Dem. Rad. Dem.
i3 433 1894 86. .bSi

BeS 3 'ss RSs 50 3 Rs%i gsi Z S9s & !
Thus, in Connecticut, radicalism, with ma
Jority of Sal in 1866, in 1867 was defeated by
a Democratic majority of S92. The reaction
In this State is still more marked, when we
remember that only two years before the ra-
dical ticket was successful by more than IL 900
majority.
We have, as yet, only imperfect returns
rom elections this week in Vermont and Cali
tornia. Both are radical States. The vote in
Vermont in 1866 was:-
Democratic, IL ,292; Radical, 34.1l7.
Which gives radical majority of %. 825.
The claimed radical majority now is ''about
$4,000, " or an admitted loss of "abo uti 5000
votes in one year.
From California, however we have the
glorious news that the Democrats have elected
the Governor and State candidates, two ont of
the three congressman, and majority of
members of the egislature--securing. il will
be seen, the election of a Democrat to the
United States Senate. Whatever "explana
tions" defeated radicalism may offer the fact
cannot be argued away that this great Demo-
cratic victory is due to the irresistible popular
reaction.
These elections and this reaction will be
manifest in the returns in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, especially in Ohio, where negro suffrage,
which the State has heretofore rejected is
made prominent issue this fall. In this
connection, it is well to call attention to the
table presented by the Personal Representa-
tion Society to the Albany Constitutional Con-
ventiOn, showing that in the elections last
year in twenty-three States, the total radical
vote was 206l, 81, against total of !, ,644, 3O8
Democratic vetes. The total radical ma
jority is therefore 4l7,5 ,563, and a change of
2OS, ,797 votes, or only six per cent, would
turn the balance against the radicals in every
State.
The following is the table,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07
SPIRIT or THE PRESS.
RDrroBIAL OPINIONS OF THR LEADING JOURNALS
UPoN CURBKNT ToPIos-CoMPnED EVERY
DAY ron TEE EVENING TELEGRAPH.
From the "a " g9mes.

Tn. Convention aud tho judiciary.
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able in political annals radicalism lost in the
changed vote of single year the entire State
ticket, and three out of four Congressman.
The vote of 1866 and 1867 stood as follows
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

and that the present dullness OF trade
traces its origin to other causes than the
scarcity Of currency. The conversion
Of currency debt into gold bonds has
proba bly, had much more to do with it.
and we are ia favor Of stopping the
process. We believe the currency debt
should be paid in currency, and until
that Is IN the main accomplished con-
traction may not be wise. There are
yet outstanding over i've hundred
millions Of this kind of obligations, and
the payment Of these viii furnish the
country with all the currency it needs,
Meanwhile what we need is not iufla-
tion but specie payments, and this
should be the grand ultimate end Of all
financial schemes. It is the poIe-star OF
finance on which our eyes should be
constantly fixed and from which we
cannot turn them away without danger.
They who run after repudiation or its
synonym inordinate imitation are fol-
lowing an ignis fatuus which will soon
er or later lead them over the precfpice
Of financial ruin.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

Grants testimony before the Judiciary
(impeaehment1 COMMITTEES has been
made public, Its salient points may be
briefly summed up as follows
General Grant believed the terms Of
surrender conceded by him to General
Lee operated as a ooh1plets amnesty to
all included in the. surrender, bat not
to others, such as Davis, who were cap
tured
This seems at first to have cOntraven-
ed the wishes of johnson who was for a
time very anxious, Grant says, to bring
General Lee and other prominent reb-
els to trial and make treason odious.'
Grant did not claim that his terms of
parole gave political rights to the rebels,
but only exemption nom trial and pro-
lection Of lie. The control Of their po-
lttieal rights in his judgment belonged
exclusively to Congress.
He expressed no opinion and gave no
advice respecting the character of the
civil governmants 10 be established in
the Southern States, but upon this
point is clear, that The, work Of raor9an-
izing those States belonged to Congress.
WhapaVeF plan the President might
adopt efant supposed to be temporary
and subject to the revision OF Congress.
swald have favored the North Caro-
ina plan had his opinion been asked,
and that plan, he said, was substantial-
" the same as Mr.. Lineoln's, though
hc fErant) stwas satisfied that every
body looked on it as simply temporary,
until Congress metz He had heard
suBsesi III the presence of the President
aud sld not suppose there were any
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

WHAT THE SOLDIERS SAY.-The 18th
Ohio Cavalry had a reunion meeting at
Columbus on the 22d inst. at which the
following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
E1st. ResoJUed, by the 18th 0. VIC. assem-
bled at a reunion on the fourth anni-
verary of our Organization, or "mus-
ter-in," and the second of our muster
out" That as heretofore, when we
were actively engaged in the military
service of our country, we are in favor
of republican institutions, the old gov
ernment and flag.
I'd. Re8oJUed, That as citizens we will
recognize no principles at variance
with those which, as soldiers we fought
for, and we will be satisfied with no
reconstruction that does not secure to
US and our country the establishment
of a permanent Union; that supremacy
Of our General Government over the
sovereignty of States, and that punish-
ment Of treason" which resulted legit-
imately from our final success in arms.
Sd. Res0EUedf That having fought reb-
els in the past for the purpose Of main
tanning our Federal Union" intact, we
will continue for the same purpose to
fight rebels, disuniOnists and anti-re-
constructiOnists, peaceably at the bal
lot box if we HaY--with force of arms.
If we must
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

persons ssngagsd in the consultation
who thought Of what was being done
at that time as being to last any longer
than until Congress would meet and
either ratify or establish some other
form Of government. st know ne
says, sit never crossed my mind that
what was being done was anything
more than temporary"
This was unquestionably the view OF
Mr.. Lincoln.
On the subject Of amnesty Grant says:
ST never recommended a general am
nestv, and never was in favor Of it un-
til the time shall come when il is safe
to give it.'f he confesses, however,
having recommended cIemency toward
several prominent rebels, including
Gems. Lee andEJohnston.
The testimony is not very Important
except as showing General Grants
views concerning the scope Of his treaty
with Lee, and Of the power Of Congress
over the subject OF reconstruction We
cannot see that it has much bearing on
the subject OF Impeachment.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

A PIRATE on PIRACY,-Raphael Sem
mes, Admiral Of the late South
ern COnfederacy, is illustrating the ma
tive mOdesty of his section by lecturing
at n ashvIlle upon his exploits in burn
ing unarmed merchant ships while he
had the honor OF being the commander
of the pirate steamer Alabama. If Capt.
Kidd had not been prematurely hanged
he might have anticipated the gallant
SOuGhrOn IN a line OF lectures not here
tOfOre heard outside the walls Of peni-
bentiaries or Of the lower order Of tap
rooms. Here is the little programme Of
"AdmiraI" Semme's three lectures:
1. aThe equipment of the Alabama as
Confederate cruiser, viewed by the
hight of the laws Of nations and AmeEi-
can precsdents.'
2 1.-THE first cruise of the Alabama,
from her outfit at the Azores to the
Banks Of Newfoundland and the north
eastern coasts Of the United States, be-
ing fOray of six weeks against the en-
emy'S commerce"
3. 'The second cruise of the Alabama,
from the northeastern coasts of the Uni
ted States, thraugh the West Indies, and
into and out Of the Gulf of Mexico, be-
ing a further cruise Of six weeks"
ANY citizen of Nashville who wishes
to hear how CALAMITY this sea-robber
and incendiaEy scuttled defens81ess
schOOuers, and how cleverly he kept
out Of the way Of anybody big enough
to talk back, can enjoy the hero's mar
rative frem his own lips for so cents a
lecture, or 81 so in despicable green
backs for the whole dose. The Banner
Of that city says: "That the gallant
eZ-cOmmander of the Alabama viii
meet with the reception which his fame
and services merit from the people OF
/ Nashville, we predict with the utmost
i confidence - It is not improbable that
we Northern barbarians may have the
same privilege ere long; the late cleo
I tiOns have greatly encouraged the unre-
I constructed, and where could the brave
ship-burner look for a more interested
and interesting audience than right
here, where our grOVeling insurance
companies are yet busy in paying up
losses by fire Ckindled by the heroic
Semmes1 on the high seas. With half
a-dOzen shipoWners, whose property he
/ destroyed or stole, sitting in the front
seats the modest lecturer might be in
spired into flights Of rhetoric that would
OutdO his best editorial efforts at Mem
/ phis. VIII not the Manhattan Club
! give ftAdmiraI'' Semmes an inYitation2
N. Y Tribune.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29

The FOrtieth Congress resumed its special
session on ihe 2lst inst On Monday last the
organization Of the House committees was
announced and business commenced. In
the House Mr. w Fashburne, Of Wisconsin.
offered 3 resolution, which was adopted by
a vote Of st3 TO 43s declaring that in the pres
ent financial condition Of the country any
further purchases Of territory are ineLpedi-
ents and that the house viii hold itself un-
der no Obligation to vote money for such
purchases This win prevent Stewards Is pro-
posed purchase OF the Danish West indies
eeYeEaA new DlllS We're introduced, among
which were one by Mr. EggIestOn, Of Ohio,
TO prevent further contraction Of the cur
reney and conversion Of currency into
ponds pay able in gold one by General But
lers declaring that all Government bonds
should be paid IN green backs, except those
especially contracted to be paid in com, and
one providing that all the bonds should be
paid IN gold Also bill 70 amend the Ma
4onal currency act; one to repeal the tax on
cotton one to establish a navy yard at Cl6Ve-
land, o.; and one relating TO the annexation
OF Mexico. The bill Introduced by General
Butler provides that ths National Indebted
ness snail pc paid An exact accordance with
the acts OF Congress creating it. That is, all
debts contracted To be paid in gold 20 be so
paid, and all not so contracted, to be paid in
the lawful money Of the United States