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TO SHIPPERS.

Parties having freight on steamship PRONE
THEUs, for CHARLESTON, s. G., will take notice
that the freight is transferred to seamer CHILLES
for SAVANNAH, to be reshpped from there to
points Of destination.
Insurance should be transferred from the Prone
theus to the Achilles.
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receiving freight at
cents per 100 pounds,
cents per foot, or Ia cent per RnlIou. sbI,
option.
Extra rates on small packages iron metals, etc.
No receipt bill Of lading signed for 50 oena
The Line would call attention of merchants generally 10
the fact that hereafter the regular shippers by this line
will be charged only 10 cents 100 bs cents per
foot, during the winter seasons.
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For Shame 1!

The editor of the Peru Herald, good loya
sheet. has the hardihood to charge boldly
that there was cheating in the republican
county convention at Ottawa last week. As
If the members of party inspired by ''great
moral idea" would cheat! The preposterous
charge Is made and backed up as follows by
the Herald:
motion to instruct the Senatorial delegates
to vote as a unit for Elmer Baldwin was lost,
while q subsequent motion for E. F. Bull was
declared carried by a majority of two. This
vote. as shown in the Secretaries report of pro.
ceedings, was IA in excess of the whole number
OF delegates, and was therefore illegal The
Secretaries talles did not agree, while two men,
In different parts of the house, keeping a record
OF these votes as they were given, did agree, not
only In number, but also that the result was
eleven votes against instructions for Bull When
the attention of the convention was called to
this fact, the minority, through the rulings of
the chair and the tactics of its leaders, refu sed
to make any correction of tho vote or altera.
ton In the Instructions and thus La Sale
County Republicans will be compelled to vote
for candidate who is not the choice of their
convention or for political opponent, at time
when good and sound Republicans are wanted
in the Legislature. The convention, to say the
least, acted very un wisely.
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The La Sale County Fair.

Cur county fair opens one week from next
Tuesday, Sept 9th, to continue four days.
The premium list was issued several weeks
ago, and is unusually comprehensive and
liberal. There is hardly anything of unusu-
al merit raised or produced in the county
that has not place assigned it in one or an
other of the various classes of articles for
which prizes are offered.
Usually the bulk of the offerings ct these
fairs are horses, cattle, and other live stock
There is too much neglect of fruits, grains,
and other " farm products" Then our ar
tisans and mechanics should bear in mind
that these fairs especially appeal to them.
One of their main objects il 20 stimulate their
pride and skill in the production of such ma.
chinery and skilled workmanship as shall
tend not only to the public good, but the ele.
walton of the dignity and appreciation of
skilled labor. 1t can be no objection to me-
chanics and artisans who have due appre-
citation of their calling, that the premiums
offered are too small TO pay for the trouble
and expense of exhibiting their articles. They
should rather esteem it privilege to do so as
matter of mutual emulation and pride.
And finally, the ladies have a wide field
opened for the display OF their petuliar taste,
tact and skill, in the premium list, and the
most attractive feature of all our fairs has
been their particular department. There
could be nothing more unfortunate for the
interests of the fair than that the ladies should
cease to take an interest in it. 1t is earnestly
hoped that they VIII give the approaching
fair more than their usual attention
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Democratic State Convention.

The Illinois Democratic Executive Com
mlttce have called O. convention of the party
to meet at Springfield on the nth of Septcm.
Der. Part of the business of the convention
will to be nominate candidates for treasurer,
superintendent of public instruction, two
penitentiary commissioners, and represen.
ative in congress from the state at large. The
basis of representation in the convention is
one representative for each 500 votes cast for
Horatio Seymour for President in 1868. La
Sale county, on that basis, will be entitled
to Is delegates.
AS the state convention is thus but trifle
over three weeks OF, it is time that steps were
taken for the call of democratic convention
In this county to appoint the delegates. We
respectfully call the attention of the county
committee to the subject.
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A Picture for Tax PAYERS.

Since radicalism has been in powera practice
has grown up, on each adjournment of con-
giess, to fix up half a dozen of '';nvestigating
committees" to rove over the country on some
sham investigating business, cooked up for the
occasion. The rule is, to pay all the expen-
ses of the members of the committee and to
allow them good round sum as extra pay"
besides. Places on these committees are gene
rally sought by and given to lazy, impecun-
ious congressman who don't care to return to
their constituents during the vacations, and
who are favored in this way by the more
respectable members in consideration of their
votes or general obsequiousness during the
sessions.
The general character of these committees
may be inferred from single sample. One Of
these committees spent he summer vacation
last year at the watering places around New
York city, ostensibly investigating election
frauds in that city,with which, of course, con
gress had no more to do than with the frauds
in the vote on the pleDescitum in France. This
committee, on the re-assembing of congress
last fall, presented bill of personal expen-
ses" of about $4,000 and here are some OF the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

THE TARIFF AND Political ORGAN1zA.
rIoN.-The st. Louis Democrat Ia radical or.
gam in short reply to the Albany Erening
Jon1nal, of the same politics, says:
The republican party was formed for another
purpose than the establishment and mainten.
ance OF protective duties, aud those who sacra.
flee every other purpose to that, and force the
party to a use foreign to its compact, are them
selves false to the agreement, and are solely re.
sponsible if their behaviour separates them from
Others. We are republicans, and have done
some lighting for that party in days when it
needed aid in that quarter. But we are not de-.
lenders Of monopoly, and will not be used by any
set OF men on the earth. Those who think they
can give to the party a new platform, whip us
all into traces, and harness us in to pull through
an old Wing and monopoly tariff by calling it
republican, had better count noses before they
begin. Now what does the Albany Jo',rnat pro-
pose :"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

rEKIN FAIR.-We arc indebted of Mr.. Good.
leigh, the secretary OF tho pekn Agricultural
" Mechanical Association. for II complimentary
ticket and copy Of the Premium List and Reg
uiations OF the first annual fair OF that Associa.
non' to DO held at Pekin, Sept 20 to % nclu.
sNe A'oeral premiums are offered on all such
articles as are usually exhibited at agricultural
'a'rS while on fast horses the premiums are un.
usually Moerai some prizes being AZ high Nm
$'oO. The pamphlet and card bear the irnnrin,
OK "m' L. Meads, and are highly croditable as
specimens Of Typography.
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Democratic Maiorities.

1t thus appears that in these six states there
Is democratic majority considerably exceed.
ing 100000 votes These triumphs have been
won over and despite negro suffrage in thick.
iy settled negro districts. The republican
pyramid stands thus:
A-'"''''' '.'''............ 1000
These figures Illustrate the scrptural para
ooN' there is that takcth away and increase.
eth, and that addcth to and diminishcth,'
Inc fifteenth amendment added 10000 to
the radical vote of Kentucky, but The
democrats carry the state by an increased
majority. 1t added 10000 votes to the Rad.
ical strength in New York, but run the Dem.
ocratic majority up to $1,000 and wherever
local elections in this state have been held
within year, the same results appear-the
radical majority being in each case diminished
about double the amount of their gain by
the negro vote.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

In an application to Judge Gillespie. of the Al
ton circuit Tor an I'M junction to restrain the
authorities Of East ST. Louis from issuing GER.
tain railroad bonds voted on the 81 inst. the
same point was made that was made by Judge
Cation in the recent in junction trial before Judge
Leland, that the railroad articles of the new
constitution went into effect the day they were
voted upon. Judge Gillespie held that such
would have been the case had the rest of the
constitution been defeated but as it was adopt
ed, all went into effect together on the sth of
August This acccrds, We believe, exactly with
the decision of Judge Leland on the same
question.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27
TIE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS. By u,

THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS. By U1. Il.
Shelton Mackenzie Literary Editor of tie "PAiL,-
delphM Press" With Personal RecoVecttons ami
Neutrality-suspicious. by "Boz," nerer before pub.
Hshed;-His Last Wa in Fuu;-And Uncollect.
ed Papers in Prose and Verse. VIII Partru,
and Autograph. T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Of Philadelphia, have just published The Life of
Chsres Dickens, BY DR.. R. Shelton Mackenzie,
Literary Editor of the "PAiladslph,a Daily Press"
1t contains, beside full history of his Life, his
Uncollected Pieces, in Prose and Verse Person.
al Recollections and Anecdotes his last Will
and Testament in full; as we'll as Letters from
Mr.. Dickens to various persons, never before
published; and traces the entire career of the
great Novelist from the time of his birth and
first connection with journalism rs reporter,
to its unexpected and lamented termination on
the 9th of June, 1870. With full account of
the Funeral Services, and Dean Stanley's Fune.
raj Sermon, preached in Westminster Abbey,
on tho Sunday following the Funeral. 1t also
contains new likeness Of Charles Dickens, tax.
en- from photograph for which he sat few
days prior to his death, as we'll as his Autograph.
The whole is issued in large duodecimo vol.
umo. bound in Green, Red, or Blue Morocco
Cloth, gilt sdo and back. Price Two Dollars
Copy. Agents and Canvassers arc wanted, Male
and Female, in every town, village, and country
in tho United States, to engage in selling and
getting subscribers to the above work, which
is the Best Selling Book ever published. Copies
Of the work will be sent to any one, per first
mail, postpaid, on receipt of Two Dollars by the
publishers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

MURDER BY BCRGLARs.-In the Binghamp.
ton IN. W Standard, Of Aug. 90, we have the
details Of attempt to rob the dry goods store of
D. NJ. & E. G. Halbert, of that city, formerly
merchants in Ottawa,) and of the murder of a
young man named Frederick A. Mirick, by the
burglars. The store was entered about o'clock
In the morning by three burglars, who ransack.
ed the shelves pretty freely and had gathered
about $1,000 worth of silks in bundle with
which they were apparently preparing to leave,
when the two young clerks-Mirick aged about
~, and Gilbert Burrows, aged 17--were aroused,
and made fight. In the contest that ensued one
OF the burglars was apparently disabled and
smother badly hurt, but young Mrick was shot
through the head by a pistol and instantly kill.
ed. Burrows received but little injury and hav.
ing escaped from tho store, raised the alarm,
which soon brought hundreds TO his assistance.
Meantime the burglars escaped by back door
and reached the Chenango river, which they
were supposed to have crossed in boat, until
day later, when the bodies of two of them were
found in the river, which they had evidently
attempted to cross by swimming bat which
their injuries in the encounter with the brave
young clerks had too much disabled them to
TO accomplish. Several arrests have been made
for the third bnrglar, and it is more than likely
that be too will meet swift retribution for his
crimes. None Of the burglars have as yet been
positively identified, and the indications are that
they were professional cracksnan, who had piled
their infamous calling in New York, Chicago.
and other large cities
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27
FROM SENECA.
AN ACCIDENT.

On Thursday of last week Aug. II. an ONLY
son OF John Merriman, an old and highly re-
specsed farmer of Brookfeld, was kicked by
horse, completely fracturing and crushing in the
forehead Of his skull. DR.. c. A. Kennedy was
called in attendance, and at once prom ounced the
case almost hopeless. The boy lived in a semi.
conscious state until about four o'clock on Tues
day morning of thi. week, when he brea,hed his
last. 1t appears that the boy was leading the
horse TO water when it turned and kicked him
with the result above. He wss smart, active
boy, and it was his ninth birthday when he was
injured. Mr.. Merriman has the sympa,hies of q
very large number of friends
ANOTHER ACCIDENT
We came near having to chronicle another
accident, which came near being as serious as
the one above and which occurred ut the Duna.
van school house in Brookfeld, on Thursday of
this week. Three ladies who had Just been A.
tending the funeral services of Mr.. Clark, and
were at seated On the hind seat OF two.seateG
buggy, sr spring wagon, when the horses started
up suddenly, throwing them backwards, and
severely inluring two of the ladies, and for
Gay or TWO II was thought they would not re.
cover We understand since they are improving,
although IL may be some time before they are
able to be about again. The ladies were the
wife aud daughter OF Capt. J. y. Wright, and a
Mrs Bramble.
This accident, which was 50 near being fatal,
occurred from the careessness OF the buggy
maker in not fastening the seats more securely
with rods, instead Of short pegs
CATHOLIC PICNIC.
The members Of the Catholic Church OF the
Seneca parish, held picnic, for the benefit of
their new church, in the beautiful grove south
of the Illinois river bridge. L, was a decided
success, not only in numbers of persons present,
bat also financially success. 1t is said the net
proceeds will bs near 500. Pretty good for
one day in hard times. 1t is estimsted that the
number OF persons present was about 1000
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

The death Of Admiral Farragut, which oc-
urred at Portsmouth, n H., on the 14th inst
takes away another, and with Gen. Thomas
the last of the few regular army and navy Of
ticers of southern birth that stood by their
country during the rebellion, and who, but
for the accident of birth would probably have
been at the head of the army and navy during
the war. While dozens of heroes were placed
over. Thomas more on account of their politics
than military, skill the war developed no com
mander that approached being his equal; and
the same is true of Farragut in the navy.
Thomas at Chcamauga is grand and granite
picture that will last as long as the war lasts
as the finest example Of indomitable personal
herolsm amid appalling disaster, that the war
yielded; while the passage of the forts below
New Orleans was an exhibition of yalor tina.
Farragut alone was equal to. How in future
ages, these names will shine by the side Of
the Bankses, the Buffers, the Logans and
other political mountebanks to whom these
true heroes, because they refused to be truck.
ling politicians, had to play second fiddle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27
FROM WORTHWHILE.
PROSPERING.

PROSPER1SG.
This place is still prosperins. Mrs. Babez has
just put up dance hall 16x32. and proposes
renting it to shows lectures, dances, concerts, &C.
PREACHING.
There is series OF meetings being held here
by what are known as the Seventh Day Advent
lists. They propose preaching as long as the
people give them hearing.
LITERARY.
The Literary Society in this place is flourish
ing finely. There will be meeting ut the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mary Seaman, August eth. were
all will be entertained with the reading of both
prose and poetry.
BASE BALL.
The Shoe Flys of this place played the Rangers
OF Shabbona Grove at Leland, Aug. Goth. The
score stood, Rangers, 2G; Shoe Flys, %.
The Shoe Flys are open to accept challenges
from neghboring clubs, and would like to play
the Shabbonas, Of Ottawa, when they return
from their tour. They propose playing the Shoe
Elys of Earlvile, the Amateurs Of Sandwich,
and the Plow Boys of Newark yet this fall.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

A temperance convention was recently held
in Bloomington, was numerously attended.
and nominated Gen. Miner Of Tazewcll county,
as their candidate for Congress, in the
9Th district. We see it is the intention ofthe
adherents Of that particular dogma to run
candidates in all the other districts Of the
State. The temperance folks say they mean
business.
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changes contained in that bill
Copying the above items, the New York
Observer, semi-rcigious radical newspaper
comments as follows.

Copying the above items, the New York
Observer, a semi-rcligious radical newspaper,
comments as follows:
These are only about one.quarter of the
charges of a like character. How men having
the slightest regard to their reputation, to say
nothing OF honesty, can make such use oflhe
hard earned money of a heavily taxed com
munlty, is beyond our comprehension. Can
not these men be held to any responsibility
for such dishonest and disreputable dissipa-
ton at the public expense? Will the tax
payers quietly submit to have their money
thus squandered Everything in the man
agement of public affairs shows that it is time
to lay aside partisan politics sufficiently to hay
an honest mans party and to elect honest
men to office. When will good men look at
this matter seriously and act for the public
good?
The language of the Ojsercer is the essence
of moderation. The men who will sauander
the hard earned money of the tax payers in
this way are scoundrels and thieves for whom
the penitentiary is too good But they are no
worse than the radical majority that annually
sends out a dozen of these committees, and
then votes to paytheir rascally bills 1t Is also
to be borne in mind that the five or six thous-
and dollars each of these committees eypend
in whisky, cigars and theatre tickets, are but
drop in the bucket ottheir expenses The
marshals' and witness fees are to be added, so
that the cost of each Of these committees is
seldom less than $4,000 and they often reach
100000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

Senator Morton hos of late been stumping
portions of Indiana, and is astonished to find
crying "copperhead" no longer pays. He has
discovered tho infamy attached to "radical,"
which is shrieked back ct him is quite over.
powering. This 10 Why republicans have had
V give up calling names.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

The Grundy county republican convention
has instructed its delegation to the congress.
sonal convention 10 vote for Hon. B. G. Cook.
The nominations arc DR.. William B. Pierce
for state senator, Hon. Phillip Collins for rep
rcscntatvc, and John Schroeder for sheriff.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

A radical paper Is inclined to be surprised
that there should be u democratic organization
among the colorcd people of Baltimore, but
there IS nothing very strange about it. When
these people were slaves, they used to dread
Yankee ovcrscer more than any other, and
they have not yet forgotten the old feeling.
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Convention.

Attention Is directed to the call in this is
sue for democratic county convention. The
early date at which the State convention has
been called renders it necessary to call the
county convention earlier that might other
wise have been preferable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27
A PoRTRAIT.-The St. Joseph WraM saws

A foRrRAIT.-The st. Joseph HlraM says
What an intensely mean man must tina. Ten.
hessee congressman be who, it is now alleged,
Swihdied widow out OF her pension systeua,i.
caiiy 1or three years, demanded half the profit,
from all clients who wished him to introduce
private bilsin congress for their benefit obtained
pension for rebel soldier and made the
other pensioners trade at his own corner grocery.
"Ihat Tennessee congressman" whose por.
trait is thus vigorously skctchcd is Hon. r.
II. Butler, radical member Of congress from
Tennessee, and pretty fair sample of the
party who ruled that state year ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

Judge Gillespie has decided that there is no
law to punish adultery in Illinois, when both
the partiesare white. From the growing
practice of it, we should infer that people had
just found out this defect in our laws
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

"ao'cahsm does not greatly flourish in
nen.ucky' 1t did not carry single county
" sne recent election, notwithstanding that
1t welded the whole negro vote. It had bet.
ter abandon that field.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

"WnAT TO WEAR AND How TO MAKE IT" is
the title Of book of Instructions on dress and
dressmaking, published by NINE DEMoREsr.
at Is cents. Dressmakers and ladies generally
will find in this manuel much useful informa-
ton, and complete instruction IN every depart.
ment of ladies' and children's dressmsking It
is issued semi-annually, and sent free Of postage.
Address NINE. DEMoREsT, 1888 Broadway, New
York. For sale by o. man " Hapeman, Ottawa,
Illinois r..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

THE Wavcrly (Ill.) 0asettr, mentioning the
marriage Of Mr.. Irwin, Of the Osrlinvills Dom.
ocrat, to Miss Harlan, % Csrollton, heads the
item, "anothcr bug in tho gravy" This 10 a
,sc,o name for Il.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-08-27

CLOSING EARLY.-This year the canal will
close on the 9Th Of October, month earlier than
usual. This IL done in order to facilitate the
work ON the deep out near Chicago. Farmers
Should remember this fact, and get their grain
into market ss prices will materially drop after
that time, owing to the difference In tolls On
The canal and freight on tho railroads.