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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

General James Watson Webb writes u LONG
letter to the New York Tribune, from Havana
favoring the accordance Of beiligerent rights
to the Cubans, and saying if President Graz,
and Secretary Fish had been permitted to
know the whole truth, they would have been
conceded six months ago. He says the Gu.
bans have $4,000 to 10000 well armed troops
and as many more carrying pixies, scythes, sc.
and that on the authority Of a Spanish volun
teer officer, if 100000 arms could be landed
they could find Cubans to carry them, and Ha
vsna would fall in fortnight.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
The Latest rarin swindlins Scheme,

The fearful decay of American shipping, n
the direct result of the present odious tariff ex.
actions, has caused such feeling against the
tariff monopolists among commercial men, as
to give the tariffites serious alarm, and they
have put their heads together to devise a
scheme to quiet the shippinginterests After
months of labor, a bill was gotten up by the
Commerce committee in congress to suit their
purpose, and last week, to give the swindling
scheme "boost," they got President Grant to
send a message to the house urging its adop-
ton. The scheme is simply to pay the ship
builders directly from the treasury the money
that is collected by the tariff on imported ar
ticles entering into ship building, and also to
pay large subsidies to American built steamers
engaged in the foreign trade In plain Eng
lish. instead of removing the tariff, which
alone has destroyed our commercial marine,
they propose to encourage ship-building by
paying bounties from the treasury.
Were the producers OF any OF our agricultu-
raj staples to apply for subsidy from con-
gress to enable them to carry on their bust
ness, they would probably be laughed at and
we do our farmers the Justice to believe that
they would never dream of accepting the po-
sition of national paupers. Yet this is pre-
cisely what our monopolists propose for our
mercantile marine, rather than relax their grip
on the purses Of the people even to the extent
| nf n lnwipr ON chin. huGTorC tn ohtoiv, bo;r
materials from abroad duty free.
The Chicago Tribune, high radical authori-
ty, treats the scheme in the following appro-
pirate language:
"The registered tonnage Of the United States
engaged in the foreign trade, in 1868, was Sail
,243, ZOE; steam. 221 $3.50 tons. The annual
sum to be paid to these for running will be near.
ly $3,OOO,OOO, to be increased by the proposed
additions to the tonnage 1t should be remem.
bered that none of all these bounties are to be
paid to the laborers and mechanics, but to the
ship.owners and that they are to be confined to
the owners of vessels engaged in foreign com.
merce. The internal commerce of the country
il to be taxed after the old fashion, and to have
neither drawback or abatement. To this miser.
able expedient. this apology for system Of
taxation that is disgrace to civilization. and
which Is point-blank robbery,-seven members
OF the American congress attached their names VI
AS scheme to fatten the iron mongers and
ship-owners Of the east at the expense Of the
farmers and plasters of the west and south,
this is the boldest and most dastardly the
greed of the monopolists has yet devised. II
its adoption fails to consign the party that
proposes and advocates the robbery to infamy,
the plundered masses deserve the vassalage to
which it will go far to reduce them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

Whatever else may be said of La Sale. her
temperance men have courage They have
put Il ticket in the field for town officers, and
mean to vote for them. The brave men who
dare to have their names brought before the
people on such a ticket in such locality are
For Supervisor, George i, Blanchard; assis
tant supervisor, Michael Byrnc; assessor
Nicholas Duncan; commissioner of highways
Lyman Saunderson; collector Levi Adams
town clerk, A. NJ, Kelsey. The ticket is a
strong one, but there is no probability of it,
election.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
LosTANT.

Kessrs. Editors Il send you tho number Of
car loads Of grain shipped from this point in 1861
6l5 cara of corn and allowing 800 bushels to
the car, would make %. 400 bushels; so cars Of
oats. II of whest, 10 Of rye, and IS cara of live
stock.
At sumo other time may send the number Of
dressed hogs II seems to me "A II that cannot
b best In La Sale county, according to the
number Of inhabitants, our population being
about Ave hundred.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

The Dcs Moines Register records an episode
which occurred in the Iowa senate the other
day: "Soon after the senate was called to or
der, the doorkeepcr announced messenger
from the house, and Miss Mary E. Spencer,
engrossing clerk Of that body, appeared and
modestly said, "Mr. President" That officer
replied, Miss Clerk" and Miss Spencer pro.
cecdcd to read in u clear and distinct voice
message from the house in relation to certain
bills which had passed the house. At the con.
cusion of the message, the senators approved
of this first official act performed bya woman
in the Iowa senate, by n general clspping of
hands,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

The wife of United States Senator Morton
has so far recovered from her late accident as
to be able to return to Washington. The
wonder is that she was not killed. Starting
down the steep and narrow hack stairs OF her
fathers house, with child in her arms, she
turned, made miss.step, and fell to the lot
tom. Az she turned, she put the child down,
and It thus escaped from pretty certain death.
As Mrs. Morton fell, her head was thrown back
almost under her shoulder, in which position
it remained tor twenty four hours. For some
hours It seemed Us II her neck WAS broken.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
Happy Georgia.

A Republican, who is travelling IN the South,
does not like the looks of things in Georgia
and Florida, and writes very gloomiy his
opinion Of the condition as it appears to him.
The Springfield (slassachusetts) Republican
Rad.,) in publishing the views of the writer,
says he is an intelligent Northern man of its
acquaintance. He first speaks OF Georgia,
saying that sit is about as bankrupted and
ruined as any State IN the Union; and if
something is not soon done, the whole thing
will fall. Bullock is the most INSCRIPTIONS
man in the South. He first came to Georgia
as Adams Express agent at Augusta, and tc.
day, besides being paid his salary of $4,000
as Governor of the State, he receives a salary
as express agent, and the Adams Express
Company controls the State. Bull.
lock would, to-day. This name were before
the people, be defeated by seventy.fve thou
sand majority. As to the Legislature--o
agency, As 1t is called here-the least said
about it the better. Nen are DISTINGUISHED,
or rather declared ineligible, whose sin was
being supervisor or butcher during the re-
bclliOn. On the reorganization of that body,
Bullock took two men and made them Speak.
ers Of the Senate and the House, who had no
right in either body. Their word is law
whenever they see tit to adjourn, so mote Is
be. No appeals is heard, and no motion con.
trary to the opinion OF the presiding officers
will be received. These rascals are paid 81 q
day, with no limit to the session.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

The Connecticut state election takes place
next Monday. The state for the last two
years has been carried by the republicans, bu,
as there has been a committee at Washington
from that state tor week urging Grant to 81
sue the 10Th amendment proclamation, so tina,
the niggers can vote, we infer that tho radi
Gals of Connecticut are scared. The stat,
gave Grant some 1000 majority. Last spring
the republican candidate for Governor wa
elected by All majority.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
The csnsus>of 1870.

B. H. Campbell, Esq. United States Mar.
shall for the Northern District of Illinois, hav.
ing received instructions from Washington, is
now busy dividing his district int divisions,
preparatory to taking the present census, which
will be commenced on the LIST Of June
next. 1t is the design of the Marshal to SUBJ
divide those counties which exceed 10000 in
habitants into divisions which shall not exceed
10000, unless such limitation causes inconven-
lent boundaries. Boone, Carroll, Du Page,
Grundy, Henderson, Iroquois, Kendall, Lake,
Livingston, Marshall, Mercer, Putnam, Stark,
and Woodford, will not probably be divided;
Bereau, Henry, 10 Doviess, Kane, Kankakee,
Knox, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Rock Island,
Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago,
will be divided into two divisions each
Cook, LA Sale, Peoria and perhaps Knox
will be divided into three divisions each.
The city of Chicago will be one of the divis-
ions Of Cook county, and will be subdivided
by wards, making twenty divisions in the city.
The balance of the county, exclusive of
Chicago, will be divided by an east and west
line, running north ofthe townships ofProviso,
Cicero, Lake, and Hyde Park.
Assistant Marshals will be appointed by
Mr.. Campbelle in each district. Assistants
will have to reside in the district assigned to
them, and will not be allowed to take census
by proxy. No appointments have as yet been
made. Assistants fees will be a. follows:
Cents.
For the name of each inhabitant, .
For each factory, 10
For each farm, 10
For each mile, 40
The mileage is ascertained by multiplying
the square root ofthe number ofdwellings in a
district by the square root of the number of
square miles in the district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
Death Of Gen Thomas.

A telegraph despatch from San Francisco,
on Monday, brought the startling intelligence
of the sudden death, in that city, by Apo
pleXy of Gen. George Ii. Thomas. He had
been in the enjoyment of unusually good
health, and being IN his office about o'clock
Pm. attending to business, was taken with APP
poplexy, and by clock in the evening was
dead. His sudden death naturally cast deep
gloom over the city. The military Headquar-
tiers were draped in mourning, and the ship
ping, Notifications AMI buildings displayed
flags at halfma Preparations were made for
embalming the body which is to be conveyed
to Troy, N. Y, for burial
Maj. Gen George Henry Thomas was born
in Southampton county, Va, July l3, 1916.
He graduated AZ West Point in 1910, and was
commissioned brcvet second lieutenant in the
Third Artillery. He joined his regiment in
Florida, and for his services there was brevet-
ed first lieutenant in lS41 lie served at Fort
Brown during its bombardment by the Mexi-
cans won the brevet at Monterey and major at
Buena Vista. and in 1919 was again ordered
to Florida to campaign against Billy Bewegs.
He was instructor of artillery and cavalry tao
tics at the military academy from 1851 to 1854.
From 1856 to 1860 he was on duty in Texas at
the head of his regiment, and engaged in var
ious Indian and exploring expeditions I'm
1861 he was promoted colonel of the Fifth
cavalry. He commanded at the battle of Mill
Geek, January 10, 1862, and completely de-
feated the Contederates under Gen. Zollicoffer.
His division was then ordered to Nashville,
where it arrived March LIST, and as soon as
possible marched to Pittsburgh Landing; but
being in reserve, did not arrive in time to par.
tcpate in the battle of Shilo. He was ap
pointed major general of volunteers April 18th
1862, and assigned to the command of the
right wing of the army of the Tennessee under
Gen. Halleck. lie was made brigadier gen
eral in the regular army October 81, 1863, and
greatly distinguished himself at the battle O
Chattanooga the same year. His defence O
Nashville and subsequent campaign against
Hood are among the most brilliant achieve
ments IN the annals of the war, and stamped
him as one of the ablest soldiers of the age
He was made major general June q, 1865
and for sometime was in the command of thu
department of the Mississippi with hcadquar
tiers at Nashville. lie superseded Gen. Hal
leck in the command Of the department Of TIT
Pacific at comparatively recent date. Gen
Thomas was universally respected and beloved
by all who knew him, and in some respect
was the most popular man in the army. Hi
loss will be deeply felt, not merely in mill
tary circles, but throughout the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
FROM MONTANA.
HARRISBURG, MONTANA TERRITORY,

HARRISBURG, MONTANA TERRITORY,
March 16, 1870.
Editors Free Irader Not seeing anything
in your paper from th. part of the world, I ven.
ture to send you few lines, that may possibly
interest some Of your readers. This place is sit.
usted ID miles in u northerly direction from
Black Foot City. We have small camp Of
about twenty-five men and four women. The
placer mines on this gulch tolsraby we'll
worked out, yet there are some good claims left
Times look favorable for good summers work.
We have good depth Of snow, which will make
water plenty Tor mining purposes. The past
winter has been mild, up to the 12th OF this
month. On the l4th the mercury indicated &c
deg. below zero, but it is now mild. The last
thres winters were mild, but think they were
the exception and not the rule. have one at
least IN my log book that was the hardest ever
saw. I refer to the winter of 1866. don't
see any reason why the winters should not be
severe: We are north of latitude 4G. But the
summers are fine. The days are pleasant, with
cool nights. Speaking of the agricultural re.
sources Of this country, wish to be rather osu'
tious There has been much written on the
subject by Others, but will say, though this is
grazing country and tolerable farming coun.
try, let no one come here thinking to find the
broad prairies Of Illinois. The timber is most.
ly evergreen.piue and fir. I will say further,
without mental reservation, this is ono OF the
healthiest countries that l ever lived in. /
speak now of the west side of the Rocky Noun.
tains. We may have some trouble here next
summer with Lo the poor Indian They came
IN here last fall and con6scsted quite number
of horses. We are not waiting for the wagon
here, but when the Northern Pacific Railroad ia
finished, We will all take ride. I will close BY
thanking the Author of the late History Of OF.
| tawa. A NlNBR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

ABsURD.--A Cincinnati paper has burst of
Indignation because in the contingent account
Of the Senate Is one item, zone dozen rubber
nipples" As the most of the members of that
body are brought up on the bottle, these rub
Der concerns are just as necessary as fine tooth
combs will be when few more riggcrs are
admitted. Don't go to getting mad about
things as necessary as rubber nipples.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

A FAIR OrPRR.-R. v. Pierce. NJ. D., of BUT.
falo, N. Y, 10 the proprietor OF Dr. Ssges Catsrrh
Remedy, which he 'earrdnts to cure Catsr,h, in
all its forms and stages. And further, he offers
$500 for case Of that dreadful disease that he
cannot cure. If your druggist has not yet got
this remedy on sale, don't BE- put of with some
worse than worthless strong stuff, "fumigAtor,"
or poisonous cAustio solution, but enclose sixty
cents to the proprietor and Il will reach you By
retarn mail. For sale BY most druggists every.
whore. apr 2-2w.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

A young man named Henry McGinnis, o
resident of La Sale, accidentally shot himself
ON Sunday last while out duck shooting.
Ills hand was fearfully lacerated but his wound
is not otherwise dangerous.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
Township Election.

Pursuant to notice large number of DEM
Gratis, and from the number of votes cast, we
should think also sprinkling of Republicans,
met at the Court House on Thursday after
noon, and after selecting Mr.. P. Nevins AS
Chairman, and Messrs. II. W. Cegswell and
P. Meyer as Secretaries proceeded to vote by
ballot for candidates for town officers. On
the first three candidates there was but little
contest. The voting was as follows:
Supervisor-Wm. Rcddick,. ............ 645
Asst. Superrisor-Jsmcs Ford. ......... .644
Clerk-Beni NJ Armstrong;. 1851
ASSESSORS. w. Raymond. AL
Arthur lockwood. ........1 1872
Collector-Timothy Kennedy. ..4l6
VIM. kreger,.. .24G
CON- cf Myhrdys-Dennis Welsh. 1928
q" John Nette,. $50
J1Stic s Of Feace-Arthur Lockwood, 80. 500
S. W. Raymond. ..... $40
James Graham. ...... $3.50
" q. Leavens,. ........... 6l6
" A. b. Smith,. ........ $40
Consta1es-P. Day.. 500
Justus Harris, ...............5 1874
III. III. HIM.. .4O4
cyril Carpenter. .........- $40
g r. Il. RlU7t ......-..........32 9
" John Y. Brown. .J62
Besides the candidates thus nominated, the
following Independent candidates are in the
field:
For Co1ec'or-Benj. 7. Phelps and John S.
Mitchell.
For Justice of the Ptace-A. A. Fisher.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

Tho women Of Flsrsnes. New Jersey. In con.
vsntion assembled, decided 70 vssr "msaS grey
trowsers snd women's bonnstA" Take 40 ffom
FloronCs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

AteAisos, Kansas, has colored candidate for
Mayor. The democrats are supporting him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
ARTICLE w

SEC. 1. The right of the citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or any state, on account Of
race, color or previous condition Of servitude.
SEC. 2. Cangress shall have power to enforce
this article BY appropriate legislation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
80 in all.

Major Generals Candy, Ames and Terry,
are the ratifying Generals.
In Indiana, there being no quorum of the
Legislature, the Radicals organized caucus,
and ratified.
The Military Districts are all in the South.
New York withdrew her resolution of rati.
fcaton, and is not counted.
ltrequires % Estates" to ratify and COM
plete constitutional amendment. The Rad.
icsls have got 20 States and other things, but
according to their estimate Of what a State
is, they have only IS States.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

XVIII AMEDNNENT.-Thc following is the
text of the 18th amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, which Gen. Grants
proclamation says went into effect last Thurs
day:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02

The following are the Publications Of the
Fifteenth Amendment:
IL States,
Military Districts, tE
Major Generals,
Radical Caucus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
CONTESTED ELECTION CAST

The House Election committee, in the con.
tested election case Of E2gles,ou vs. S,rsder,
from Ohio, has decided unanimously in favor of
Strader. the democratic claimant. 1t will be
singular, however, il this decision, like so many
OF the same SOY. heretofore, is not reversed by
vote Of the house.
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