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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
Ohio,

The condition of affairs in Ohio fills Radical
leaders with dismal forebodings. That great
state has heretofore been the We I'm bull
wark of the party, and that it should go over
to the Democracy is catastrophe they do
not like to think of. But this is exactly what
Ohio is about to do. A letter in the New
York Tribune from that state declares that
the Democrats will hold the five congression-
al districts they now have, and have good
prospect of carrying eight Others, leaving
only SIX that the Radicals can certainly RELY
upon. The New York Post has advices to
similar effect. An Ohio letter to that paper
says:
In Ohio, there will be such shaking of dry
bones as has rarely been witnessed. Ohio was
the first and the heaviest victim of the swindlipe
wool tariff, and the Ohio farmers will be the first
to avenge their wrong The state convention
has undertaken to palter in double sense with
the people on this subject, but that will not do
do not be surprised if the resolution in the Re-
publican platform on that subject loses the
state by twenty thousand majority, and sends
Democrats from three-fourths of the districts to
congress.
The New York Erening Post, which left
the Democracy fourteen years ago on the Mig
ger question, is rapidly getting back into the
democratic lines on the tariff and revenue
questions, followed by hundreds of other
democratic papers of the same class and half
million Of voters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

WILL COUNTY DEMocRACY.-Thc Demo.
Gratis of Will county held their convention on
Friday Of last week, and put in nomination
the following ticket:
Htpresentdtires-Aug. Herbert, o: Monee
Jos. W. Fryer, Of Chanuahon; and VIM. S.
Brooks, Of Joliet
'Sher!t-Thomas J. Stearns, of Joliet
Coroncr-John II. Arnold, of Lockport.
Inc attendance was full from every town
and the proceedings were harmonious through.
out Entire confidence is felt in the election
the ticket.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
business.

COOP Observation-Disclosures Moore, Publisher.
II Brookhe!d IL, Boston. Western News Co.
Chicago. $500 year. 4
Following are among the contents Of the Sep.
tember number Prevent.ble Diseases; House
hold Education for Women How to Eat; Sir
J. y. Simpson and Chloroiorm; Infant Mortali.
ty in France; On Poi.ons How to Ventilate
Sick Room; Muscular Motion: Sugar: How 10
Bring up Babies Water; Chas Dickens Shor,
Articles.
The Technologist for September. Industrial
Publication Co, l,G Broadway, y. Y. Vest
ern News Co, Chicago.
The number opens with an illustrated expla.
nation Of the famous New Jersey Walking An.
'oma:on then we have article. as follows: How
to restore burnt cast steel Potash; Standard.
OF Electrical Measurement Phenyl Brown:
High Service Water Works; Slate Tile for
Court Yards; Ventilation: Fontaine's Steam
Engine, and some % other articles on similar
subjects, hall dozen OF them finely Illustrated.
Single copies for sale and subscriptions re.
ceived at tho Bookstore OF O,man II Hapeman
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

DRAIN OF SPECIE.-The New York bank
statement for last week gives some startling
figures. at shows says New York des.
patch OF Monday, "a contraction of loans of
I'll ,39O,344, while the banks have lost the enor.
nous sum of S2l ,49G.304 in specie, and the still
more startling sum Of 49,, 800 500 In deposits.
Europe has taken $2l ,496,3O4, in gold dollars,
or real money, from our banks during the last
seven weeks, and the commercial community
have lost during the same period $50, 3G5, G55 in
deposits. That is to say, the New York com.
munity have lost $32, 3G5,G55 in deposits on bank
balances, or available cash, and the country has
lost $2l ,496,3O4 in gold, or real money, taken
from it by Europe since the war commenced.
The pressure to contract leans which has been
brought to bear on the New York banks by the
foreign drain for specie, caused by the war, has
been SO much greater than expected, that our
leading banks have violated the act of congress
which commands that their minimum legal re-
serve shall be not less than % per cent of their
demand liabilities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
NeWspaper Enterprise.

Europeans frequently express their aston,
ishment at the enterprise of American pub.
fishers in the gathering and rapid transmits,
sion of important news. The European press
is immensely behind the leading journals OF
America in that respect. The fact has of late.
ly been particularly noted and commented
upon, that dispatches have been sent from
the seat of war in Europe to the New York
Tribune and thence back to London to be
published there as the latest news The ca
BILE tolls alone on one of the Tribue's late Eu-
ropean war dispatches were $3.50 In gold.
When to this are added the cost of expressing
the dispatch from the seat of war to London,
and of maintaining correspondents at the seat
ofwar, the aggregate must be enormous
Another instance occurs to us. A week
ago noted criminal named Skaggs was to
be hung at Allenville, small town in south
eastern Missouri. The nearest station was
Bloomfield, 80 miles off. The hanging was
to take place at o'clock on the 2lst. A re-
porter of the St. Louis Republican arrived by
rail at Bloomfield, $50 miles from ST. Louis, at
8 o'clock on the night of the Goth. BY 4
next morning he started in a lumber wagon,
over rough roads, for the scene of hanging,
arriving in time. Three hours after the hang
ing were spent in attempts to resuscitate the
criminal, which were partially successful.
The reporter wrote out an account of the
whole affair, long enough to fill whole page
of the FREE TRADER, got gack the same eve
ming to Bloomfield, and then took the cars to
St. Louis, arriving in time to have the whole
published in the Republican next morning
Few people who are amused or instructed by
the perusal of a daily paper, have any ade-
quate idea of the labor and mental excite
mentsexpended in making it up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

CUBA.-The news from Cuba, always
mixed up, contradictory and unreliable has
had SO little about it of any consequence for
the last six months, that We had about ignored
it i'll our weekly resume of the news of
the day. Within week, however, the tel
egraph has been reporting sundry "mport-
ant insurgent successes" "incessant fight
ing in progress" &c. The insurgents really
seem to have met some successes of late, and
the Captain General has called on Spain for
$4,000 more soldiers to help him out. Mean
time the yellow fever Is killing off the Spanish
soldiers ten times more rapidly than the in.
surgent bullets.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
The La Sale County Fair.

Our county Fair opens at the fair grounds
half mile west of this city next Tuesday
Sept. 9th. Every arrangement has been made
that was deemed necessary for the accommO
dation of exhibitors and visitors, and pro-
gramme of exercises has been adopted that is
believed cannot fail to keep up Il steady in.
terest. An efficient police will be present to
preserve order. No sale of liquor, or intoxi
Gated or boisterous persons, will be allowed
on the grounds. Abundant provision is made
in the way of supplying all the attendants at
the fair with meals and other refreshments
at all hours during the fair. There will also
be grain kept on the ground for horses and
cattle, and hay and straw will be furnished
free OF charge. A band will be in attendance
during the whole fair to furnish music
The following is a brief programme of the
daily exercises
1ueSddy, Sept. CIVIL be devoted TO entries
and arrangement OF animals and articles for ex.
hibtion.
Wednesday, 7.-Continuation of entries unit,
l O'clock m, except in class A; Is and G, in
which the entrees will close at 10 A. NJ. Baby
istodc at o'clock p. NJ. Pacing match, at p. NJ.
purse $50
WurSdaA SM.-Double team trotting match
at 1880 a. NJ; grand running race at r. NJ,
purse $l65.
frIdaA 9M.-Lades' Equestranism at 1890
A. NJ, purse $50; trotting match at 1:3O =. NJ,
purse $4,000; grand trotting match at r. ~,
purse $4,000.
Admtssion.-Single tickets, % cts: double
team, so cts. Family badges, admitting man,
wife, single daughters and sons under IS years
during the fair, $3.50. No checks given at
the exit gates.
Owners Of certificates of membership are
required to present them to the Secretary and
receive family badges before they can claim
admission as members.
The o., o. Il F. r. V. r. r. will carry passen-
gers to and from the fair, the round trip at GO
per cent of the regular fair. The Ch.. r. |. &
Pacific X. r. will carry visitors to the fair at
the same rate from and to Joliet, Bureau
junction, and all intermediate points.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

goods, iron, lumber and the like, are but boun-
ties to that extent to the manufacturers, yield
ing no revenue to the government. The DEM
ocratic party is opposed to paying bounties
to iron masters, salt boilers and cotton fac
tories, unless all other manufacturers as well
as farmers and mechanics receive like boun,ies.
Bounties to some, and taxes for others,
which is the protection" system undiluted,
ifvicious in part is vicious as whole. There
is no half way business about it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
Hon. B. G. Cook and the tariff.

The position Of Mr.. Cook, our representa-.
tive IN congress, on the tariff question, is ap-
parent!y but imperiectly understood. By
some he is supposed to be an out-and.out free
trader, while by others he is held to be little
better than full blood protectionist. Per-
maps 1t would be best to let Mr.. Cook define
his position himself. In a letter to Mr.. Rob.
ert Rowe, OF this county, he thus laws down
his tariff platform:
That we must have tariff, and that peces.
sarily it must be highly protective, but that
there are some things which bear so heavily ON
the agricultural interests of the West, that I
must oppose them This-is true of lumber.
STEEL iron and nails The tariff on iron will Add
Siooo per mile to the cost of your +. r. V. R.R.
That lumber has run up from $3.50 for assorted
cargo to $3.50 per NJ. in Chicago"
This Is, to say the least of it, milk-and.
"atery. 1t is apparently an attempt to occu.
Ply intermediate ground-always dangerous
IN politician, and on the tariff question at
this time impossible Mr.. Cook is already
realizing the difficulty of such position. Mr..
Robert Rowe, an influential republican and
an ""''"Hu-out IIoIcCllonlst, comes mt him in
two column article in the Ottawa R,D,,Lli.
can OF Thursday, dcnouucing HIM as a fire..
trader, in favor of the "paupcr labor u, En-.
rope" and breaking down our own iron mns,.
ers, &C.; and on the other side, Mr.. A. T.
Grover, another highly respectable and innu.
entail republican Of this county, pitches into
him in an article of equal length in today's
FREE TRADER, as being no better that down
east protec'ionist and monopolist.
There can be no intermediate, halfway
ground in these days on the tariff question
A tariff must be levied either for revenue u,
for protection. If levied solely for revenu,
as the democratic party maintain It should
be, to be fair it must be very nearly horizon.
tie, like the Walker tariff of 1916. the has,
tariff this country ever had and if for pro.
lection, then articles Of prime necessity, like
tea, coffee, sugar, salt, and the like, must be
relied on for revenue, while all other exac.
tons, as the duties on wooden and cotton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

SKAGGs is DEAD.-The st. Louis Repuj,ican
of the 29d had thrilling horror in the shape
of the hanging Of criminal named skaggs
at Allenville, Mo-, and an attempt of several
doctors to rcsuscitate him after the physicians
had officially pronounced him dead. The
doctors succeeded in bringing back the breath
OF life into his body, the mans pulse returned,
his eyes opened his limbs moved, but con-
seriousness never returned, and eight hours
after the commencement of the resuscitation
torture, the poor wretch was allowed to die n
natural death.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

MISUNDERSTANDING like an epidemic
of hydrophobia has broken out in st. Louis.
The Republican of the 25th gives tho details of
three deaths from that fearful disease, and says
the cases have been 20 numerous this summer
that member Of the Board of Health proposed
it should be declared an epidemic. The same
paper Makes in reference to one case-that OF
Edward King, highly respectable citizen--the
following remarkable statement:
The case goes in some measure to substantiate
an idea respecting hydrophobia held by many
persons notwithstanding the sneers VI the wise.
1t is that liability to the disease attaches to all
persons bitten bv dogs, whether rabid or not,
in extremely hot weather. In the osse of King,
he was bitten by mere puppy, and there il no
evidence whatever to the effect that tho dog was
mad or subsequently, showed my symptoms Of
hydrophobia VI .'h-N ~ 49, ' -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
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FROM CHICAGO.

| CHICAGO, August 3Oth, 1870.
| farweli Hall, tbs week, will be monopolized
oy our German citizens, it being the scene of a
graho patriotic fair 1t was opened to-day by
iarse procession, in which all societies of that
nationality joined. Each evening Of the week
there Will be held cncerts under the direc.
ZION Oh some OF our most talented professors Of
| music. lhe decorations are of the most elobo.
rate character and the interior of the hall i re-.
spiendent with banners, national mottos and en-.
| blems of all kinds.
Extensive preparations have been made for
the ten thousand spectators who are expected to
| DC Present at Dexter Park this afternoon IN wit.
ness the base ball match between the Oldest club
IN the Countrywide AtlaEtics, of Brooklyn-and
the Chicago club. Time was when our civ
thought it had club worthy the name. Money
was lavishly expended to get up one that should
be lnvincible, but from the glorious defeats thew
have experienced, public interest has compare.
lively died out. Bad management and the fates
seem against them.
From the number of hotels that are being pro.
Jected and completed, there will seemingly be
no scarcity of ample accommodations for sny
number OF visitors to our city. Potter Palmers
| elegant new hotel, on the corner of State and
Quincy streets, will be open about the 10th of
September. Its furniture, carpets and internal
arrangements are of the best and it no doubt
will be great favorite with the travelling com.
munty.
melancholy death of young merchant of
our city occurred few days ago, from the ef.
fects OF chloroform, while undergoing trifing
, surgical operation, from iniudicious administra.
ton or constitutional weakness. The mere fact
OF the possibility of the recurrence of such la.
inevitable results form the ii,diserimina,e usa of
this drug, renders the expediency of its use in
any but very grave case questionable. At least.
when given, the best known professional safe.
guards should be insisted upon
The completion OF the south half OF the La
Sale street tunnel, connecting with the north
division TO be Immediately undertaken, involve,
the intersection of two OF our main business
| streets-South Water and Lake .treets-and the
necessary excavations will hur. the business in.
terests OF residents in that vicinity The rapid.
ly increasing traffic between the different div.
sions OF the city neces-itates the ADOPTION of
every available means of easing the pressure and
avoiding the vexatous delays at the bridges.
Trade is improving. Eyerythiu, points 10
long war in Europe, and the general feeling is
that prices OF bread ..H4af- must adyaur7-This
Tor the west, means activity in every branch Of
business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

The Trustees OF the Louisville Medical Col.
lege, louisville, ky.,) have instituted on BENE.
FICIAL SCHOLARSHIP for each CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT in the Southern and surrounding
states. BY this means very many poor but de.
thorough medical education. Any young man
wishing to take advantage of this benefaction
has only to write the Representative of the Con.
gressional District in which he resides or to DR..
Z. S. Gaillard, Dean of the Faculty of the Louis.
Vile Medical College, Louisville, KY, when he
cessary for him to do to secure one of these
SCHOLARSHIPS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

While the little insects" of the radical
press of the West are "buzzing" their readers
with the death Of the great democratic party,
the more prominent journals of that organiza-
ton, like the New York Times, express their
fears of the growing power of the great pop
ular party of the country in such words AS the
following:
"Ecery election demonstrates tie formidable
popuiar strength IF tie democratic minority"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

The Streator Monitor, whose editor gives
lectures on etiquette, and who seems to be a
perfect Miss Nancy IN his way, denies that
MIR. Fuller, one of the republican nominees
for representative, is ineligible on account of
insufficient residence in the State. We could
produce convincing proof the other way, were
the matter of sufficient consequence; but as
the whole republican ticket will be defeated
anyhow, Mr.. Fuller may be as good candi.
date as any other that might be put forward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

Joliet has just completed an artesian we'll,
finding an abundant supply of excellent water
at depth of $50 feet. The Signal says the
water can be made to rise 50 feet above the
surface. and that there is enough to run a
small saw mill
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

Work has been commenced on tho Pacific Ho.
tel in Chicago. which is to cover an entire block
near the Rock Island depot, and TO cost nearly .
million Of dollars. When completed n ~illsbs
tho largest in the United States
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

STILL ONwARD.-There have been several
Improvements at Marseilles this season. Besides
hundred new dwellings that have been erected
this summer, blocks of fine buildings have gone
up. The hotel, the Beokwth House, has been
much improved, and Marseilles really seems to
know no retrograde movement.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

DAVID A. WALLACE, d. d., President Of Non.
mouM College, -NonmouM, Ill., Sdyscf "Our FAITH
er's House, have found it an interesting work.
Tho sentiment is uniformly correct, pure, and
elevating in its tendency. The style is chaste,
yet elegant See advertisement in an another
column
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

The French emperor has with him at his head.
quarters miniature printing Office, which he
had sent from Paris and fitted up conveniently
near him, with view, as he said, Of promulga.
ting more readily and rapidly intelligence Of his
victories over the Russians. The demand for
printing at that Office has not been encouraging
as yet, o.. fac. ,.t. ...
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

Nathan Gray, farmer north of Peru, has lost
90 head Of cattle and another 20 by the Texas
cattle fever, brought into tho neighborhood last
spring by n drove of 500 Texas cattle, purchased
by Mr.. Nichols, part Of which were shipped to
Chicago and the balance sold to the farmers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

Democratic delegates from the several counties comprising
the Sixth Congressional District of Illinois requested Il
meet at Joliet on Wcain esday, sept. 21st, at
O'Clock r. NJ and nominate candidate for Congress Its de-
srabe that every county in the district be represented The
counties Will be edtited TO representation as follows:
Grunny VIII III
helNaI Du rage
WILLIAM REDDICK,
GEORGE V. HULING,
GEORGE SARWIN,
+. A. BLACK,
{. FARLEY.
. S. W. HARRIS,
September Sd, 1910. Committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

Eric, Pa, burg Of twenty thousand inhab'
itants is wholly lighted by natural gas, obtained
by boring wells in different parts Of the city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

OLD NEWSPAPERS, not torn or mutilated, for
sale the at FREE TRADER OFFICE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03
Democratic Co unty Convention.

The Democratic of La Sale county, and all who are
in tnchment and REFORM invited 10 hold eau
their usual places OF meeting in each OF their several
townships in this county on saturday. sept. 3D..
ls.t nominate delegates the County Convention,
which will send delegates 10 the State Congressional and Sem
atorial Conventions ana also will nominate candidate for
Sheriff Coroner aud four Representatives the egis
lature The different towns Will be entitled 10 the number OF
delegates given in ue following list:
Allen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mendoza.
Merten.
RrOOkfltll MISSION
Bruce. Worthwhile.
DAYTON.
Deer Park Usage. IL
Dmmich ottawa .................lI
Eagle ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Otter Creeh.............
kGcn.
Farm Ridge. ltcianu
Fall River. serena.
Freedom ................. South Ottawa.........
Grand Rapids. Troy Grove
Groveland luca..................
Hope. NermilOn. ............. =
La Sale Waltham.
Manus. Observation-Disclosures. Wallace.
The County Convention will be held the House
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-03

The Convention Will Oe held the House
the city of ottawa on Tuesday, sept. 9th, at
O'Clock Pm BY order of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-14
II rief JOaf1uuS

The yacht Sparkle arrived from Pepobscot
on Monday evening, party all we'll, and left
SINE evening for cruise to the westward.
The Portland Steam Packet Co.'S steamers
will leave Boston for this city at five P. NJ. in.
stead OF seven p M.
Ihe ladies of the Swedenborgian Society
have dispatched another barrel of clothing to
the Calais sufferers.
The hearing on the petition of habeas cor.
pus in the United States Court, for the dis.
charge of the soldier from the Fort. was fur
Their postponed till to-day, to await the arrival
of the Judge Advocate.
AT meeting of the Board of Aldermen held
yesterday afternoon, Fl. G. Barnes and James
U. Jordan were drawn as grand Jurors and T.
X. Hawkes. and Frederick w. Clark as petit
Jurors to serve at the next term of the United
States Circuit Court
The Committee to make arrangements of the
visit for the Providence Light Infantry. on the
18th of this month, arrived yesterday afternoon
and took lodgings at the Falmouth.
U. 5. bonds were quoted in London yester.
day at 50, 80 Ia, So 4, an advance on the day
before. Gold opened in New York at 112 4.
advanced to ia closed at 1873
The weather yesterday was delightful and
apparently summer had returned. The tber-
moineter indicated go at A. M, battle P.
NJ.
Not single committal at the station house
up to half past ten last evening.