The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-10-09
wAsHINoToN.
VIRGINIA.

day, the only business before It, according to
Attorney General Hoars decision, being to
act ON the 18th constitutional amendment It
soon leaked out however, that there was reg.
slar plot TO prevent its organization at ALL In
spite Of Hoar's decision that the iron.clsd oath
could not DO exacted Of the members, Gen Candy
had fixed up su oath nearly as stringent and in.
sisted ON the members swallowing it before hs
would grant them certificates of their election.
The members, however, took the Illegally ,upos.
cd oath, and the Legislature effected an orgsuiza.
ton, but committing tho unpardonAble outrage
lin radical eyes, of electing conservative speak.
er. The radical paper at Richmond thereupon
grows indignant, calls It "sham legislature"
and ridicules the idea that such Legislature can
give valid ratification to . constitutional amend.
ment. There is no doubt bnt Q radical plot is
fully formed to defeat the admission of Virginia
on the meeting Of congress, in spite of her com.
plianoe with every condition imposed upon her,
however outrageous.
ea TENNESSEE ="
The radicals are in the greatest trepidssiou At
Washington in view of the positive information
received from Nashville that the Tennessee lsgis-
laturs, which met on Monday, will return An.
drew johnson to the senate. His prospects have
been immensely aided by the bad faith Of the
president in removing friends Of Senter from
ofics in Tennessee, after the presidents recent
positive assurance to Senter and Brownlow that
no removals would be made To say that johnson
in the senate would be "thorn in Grants side.
would be very mild way of putting it. He
would prod him, and prong him, and gsd him
in every style possible to an ingenious hater Of
A. Us infinite pertinaclty.
f m PENNSYLVANIA.
The piteous wailings Of the Pennsylvania rad.
ioals for help to save them from defeat in thu
approaching election threaten to end in a broad
and disgusting farce. They beg for represeu.
tative IN the cabinet, and the President threat.
ems to give them Don Cameron Tho Pennsy!.
vanians are now reported to be quite content to
drop the matter until after the election.
NIGER EQUALITY.
Three niggers, on Saturday evening, pushed
their way into the dress circle in the National
Theatre at Washington. and beng requested 10
leave, with an offer Of their money back, and re.
iusng were elected by force. The niggers have
commenced prosecution under niger equal.
ity ordinance Of the city as well as the civil
rights bill, and all Washington is in commotion.
The proprietors of the thesters say if they are
beaten in the suit all the theatsrs in the city will
be closed.
CUBAN MATTERS
The cabinet has had several consultations
about the Cuban privateer, detained at Whining.
ten, and the general impression is that she will
be permanently detained. Mr.. Fish, it is stated
in the same connection, is about to take mp the
cases OF Americans who have suffered imprison.
ment and loss of property in Cuba, with view
to obthin redress and indemnity. Some of tho
cases are very fragrant l,',"
p CUTTING DOWN WAGES. bar
Secretary Robson has reduced the wages Of
painters in the Washinton navy yard from S 800
per day to $2.75; wheelwrghts from S215 to
$3.50; and laborsrs from s1.75 to $3.50.