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Il M 1hS1 AOhIJaTE LAM UhAS1
7FER CENT GOLD BONDS
OF THE
West Wisconsin Railroad Go.

Interest and principal PAYABLE IN GOLD;
coupons payable in New York and London lst
Jonuary and July free OF Government tax
Length of Road l54 miles-l20 miles completed
the receipts from which pay interest on cost of
construction. The Road has y Government
Land Grant of l, 900, 600 acres. Whole Mortgage
ou Road, Equipment and Land, 100000.
These Bonds arc q first mortgage upon the
Road, equipment and the land, and arc convert
.ple into stock at the option of the holder.
This convertible clause we consider Of decided
importance, as it is estimated the land will sell
for enough to pay the mortgage, and if So, the
entire nett earnings will be applied to dividends
upon the stock For further information apply TO
BURKE & HERBERT.
a-Other Securities taken in exchange at
market value, free Of commissions. For sale AZ
20 and interest. je19-lm
JOHN W. BURKE ARTHUR HERBERT.
I}URKE s HERBERT,
BANKERS.
OFFICE COR. KING AND WATER SIS.
Alexandria, Va,
BUY AND SELL
CNCURRENT MONEY,
GOLD AND SILVER COIN,
AND EXCHANGE
Bonds aud Stocks bought snd sold on commits
sion.
Loans negotiated, Sight Drafts, Checks and
Time Bills collected on all accessible points and
RENTED for promptly.
- Tu
Certificates Of Alexandria always on hand and
for sale. nov LIT
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TNHE EACELSlOR tLl WHEEL COZ
l. FEE MILL, for hotels, restaurants and
grocers; grinds one pound i'll half minute
For sale by
JAMES F. CARLIN 4 SONS.
je 63 King street
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DOTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE

\
THE STEAMER EXPRESS,
Capt. a. c. MCKEE:
VIII resume her route Oh Tuesday. February 2o,
lcnving picr No. 10 Light street wharf: xG'1" u
Baltimore. EVERY TU ESDAY, at za@Saszasgs2sssln
4 p. M, for Alexandria, Washington and George
town, stopping at the tollo%ing way points on
Coburn, Chaptico wharf, Chape! Point, Matthias
Point, Smith Point. NanjHmoy Stores md
Py"'5 wharf.
Returning will leave Sixth 81. wharf, Wash,
ington, EVERY SATURDAY,, ri Il. IN, and
King street wharf, Alexandria, at a. n.
}. BRODERS IL CO.,
feb - No. II King street Alexandria.
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- NEW EMPRESS LINE
~ n T. - -BETwEEN-
GSEGl5E@ssas. PHILADELPHIAA Nd ALEX
Al URIA, GEORGETOWN AND WASH
1NGTOE.
Steamers leave regularly from Georgetown,
foot of Congress street, EVERY WEDNES-
DAY; from Alexandria, foot Of King street,
EVERY THU RSDAY.
Freight received daily at lowest rates.
This line connects with all the Northern, East
crn and Western Railroads and Transportation
Companies, and will forward freight Ey all tho
lines running out OF Pniladelphia, free Of COM
mission. and gives THROUGH RATES.
AGE NTS-
VI. ELDRIDGE 6 Co,
NJ / 5. Wharves Alexandria, Va.
WM. 2. CLYDE L. CO.,
No II South Wharre$, Philadelphia
HYDE & TYLER,
je 1T - Water street, Georgetown.
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DUBLIC SALE.

Pr. VIM. co., je N-cots Commissioners
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T LIVERPOOL FINE SALT.

500 SACKS FINE SALT to arrive per .chr
Allie Dudley, and for sale by
my9 HOOE. WEDDERBURN & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-21

FRUIT JARS!
IL FRUIT JARSl
have just received a supply of MASON'S
CELEBRATED SELF-SEALING JARS
The tops Of these Jars being lined with Porce-
lain, MI metallic contact with the fruit is avoid
ed No Jar will preserve the fruit better than
the Mason. Call and examine them ut
mv29 ENTWISLE'S CHINA STORE.
A SIX FOR "WENGER' FAMILY
IA FLOUR, and use no other. Equal in eve
~ respect to Welch's, and can be bought for
less money at l47 King street
jsl9 W. F. BROOKES
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Kentucky Election.

Kentucky held her annual election Oh Tues
day, and the result Is unexpectedly a great
democratic triumph. 1t is unexpected, tor
the reason that year ago the democrats car.
ried the state by but. $4,000 majority, while
since then some forty or fifty thousand negroes
have been admitted to suffrage in that state,
from which the radicals had high hopes of
carrying it ut this election. The result on
Tuesday, however, was the usual democratic
majority of about $4,000. The interesting
question arises, what became of the niger
vote! That the negroes were not intimi-
dated or crowded from the polls is manifest
from what occurred at Frankfort The ne.
groes were not only allowed freely to cast
their votes, but were saucy and boisterous all
day, and threatened to drive the white men
from the polls. Towards evening a drunken
negro commenced using his revolver, when a
general fight ensucd, in which two white men
were killed and about dozen of whites and
negroes wounded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Radical Thieves.

While the New York Tines is exposing the
petty thievery Of the New York City officials,
the Sun is engaged in the bigger business Of
exposing the thievcry Of our national officials
A few days ago it published list of abou,
300 internal revenue collectors that are de.
faulties to the government to the amount OF
$20,7OO,9s3,S3 The list is compiled from Of.
ticlal documents, and is made up to June 3Oth
1870. Among the collectors thus shown ia
stand upon the books at Washington as dc.
fauters We see the names of few Illinois
"patriots." Gen. John NJ. Corsc is behind on
his settlement SS52.5G II. A. Mix $2O,4O2..
40; Abe! Lonsworth $4,22s.lS; J. Bryant
$4S6,474.73 and so on, through n list of thir.
teen patriotic Illlnoians. This is in but one
branch of the service A day or two after.
wards the same paper published list of war.
rants to the amount of So lO3, o57 drawn on,
OF the Treasury 10y the virtuous +. f. Spinner
for which he is wholly unable to give any NC.
count. AT this rate, in all the departments Of
the government, the steaings must a,noun, To
hundreds of millions
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Grants Nepotis0,

Some weeks since We published list from
the New York Sun of the relatives appointed
to Office by Grant since his election to the
presidency. That list comprised some twenty
five individuals holding responsible and pay
ing Offices under. Me national government, all
of whom were in some way related to the
president or his wife. But it turns out that
even that list was not complete record of the
presidents disgraceful nepotism, for the Sun
has since discovered the following additional
names:
XIV. George Griffith, presidents cousins
son, first lieutenant Sixteenth infantry.
XIV. Charles Bent, Whiteside, Illinois,
assistant assessor of internal revenue. Not Q
relation at all, but appointed by Useless S. in
belief that he was q man and brOther-in- laws
cousin, and named Dent. As secOnd-class
fraud Bent is entitled to belong to the family.
AXVI. William McKennan, father-ln-law of
the presidents own cousin, U. S. circuit Judge
for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
XVII. Columbus Delano, presidents third
cousin, Secretary of the Interior. Would be
willing to be secretary of the Treasury, since
he can't be U. S. Senator from Ohio.
XVIII. Frederick Dent Grant, presidents
son, second lieutenant Fourth cavalry, with
special permission to travel in Europe.
xxx. G. A. Ford, presidents own cousin,
assessor of internal revenue at St. Louis. Ex-
poets to be collector of the district in 1872.
INK. Ulysses Grant White, cousin to Mrs.
Grant, second lieutenant Fourth cavalry.
Wants to go to Europe with Lieut.. F. D.
Grant, and will probably have no difficulty in
getting permission.
XXI. John J. Grant, grand nephew of
old Jesse, assessor of internal revenue for the
Twelfth District of New York. Wouldn't
mind being collector. .s.
Is it not about time that, with such exhib-
its as this the blindest follower of Grant
should see his great weakness and become
disguised with his public course Can re-
spectacle citizens who have pride In the
government overlook such indecency as he
has displayed in making appointments2
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Democratic State Convention.

Democratic State Convention.
The Illinois Democratic State Central Com
mittee having met at Springfield on the Sd
inst, have issued an official call for q state
Convention to be held at Springfield on Non
day, October 4th, 'for the purpose OF nomi-
mating a candidate for representative in con-
gress from the state at large By the ap-
pointment appended to the call La Sale
County is entitled to Is delegates, Grundy s.
Kendall ., &c.
"During the session of the committee" says
the correspondent of the St Louis Republican,
''there was no decided expression Of opinion
as to a suitable or probable candidate. Judge
Cation was spoken of, and Gen. McClernand,
but the general impression seems to be that
r. f. Goodell was the coming man. A inter-
change of wsindicated that the Democracy
of Illinois was aroused and ready for effective
work short, vigorous and incisive canvass
was deemed mosrexpedient 1t is hoped that
the party ll'send up full delegations and
their best me's 0fit s4th of October"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
School Matters.

We again surrender large portion of our
space to the discussion of our city school mat
tiers, and We do it with the more pleasure as
we have at length something from the other
side. Mr.. Courtney speaks and Mr.. Markle
speaks, and what these are unable TO say on
that side OF lhe question our readers will rea-
Oily admit is not worth saying. The singular
part of it is, that they do not agree Court
ney denies that Mr.. Clark's salary was reduc-
ed, but says he has been receiving $3.50 year
for the last two years illegally. Mr. Markle
bubbles while on this point, but finally ad-
mits that Mr.. Clark's salary was $500, and
proceeds to justify Its reduction on the ground
of its necessity in order to "equalize" the sal
aries of the teachers. Mr.. Markle scouts the
idea that he voted to reduce Mr.. Clark's sala-
nv from motives of economy. His hobby ia
equalization, not economy-is Mr.. Markle's.
While we are content to let Mr.. Clark at
tend to the case of Mr.. Courtney, we are in
much too good humor with the funny speech
of.Mr. Markle to feel like assailing or CRITICS
ing it. Both gentlemen are clearly conscious
ofhaving been caught in mean business, and
eVince disposition to do their best to crawl
out of it. We have no heart to interfere with
their dong so, though 1t be through very
small hole
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

The DISQUALIFICATION quarrel, better
known as the "bung hole war" has reached Y
dcnouemeat. On Monday Grant sent his man
Friday, Gen. Porter, to Plcasantou with the
polite message that his resignation would be
something pleasant to behold. Pleasanton
sent word, or rather Il letter, back to Grant,
saying he'd see him to thunder first. There.
upon Grant suspended" Pleasanton, under
the tenure-oi.ofcc act; which adjourns the
fight over to the meeting of the senate. II
that body says there WAS cause for the re.
moval of Pleasanton, he stands removed
otherwise. not. Meantime J. w. Douglas, OF
Pa, acts AS commissioner OF internal revenue
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

The Joliet S.gnal of Tuesday thus pencils
down the radical slate for this congressional
district
We learn from authentic source that Hon.
B. @. Cook, of this Congressional district, will in
short time resign, and that his letter Of resig.
nation has been already prepared.
1t is said that Mr.. Cook has designated his
successor, who is to be Senator Pierce, of Grun.
dy county. Mr.. Pierce belongs to Mr. Cook .
clique, and will carry out the programme pre-.
pared by that gentleman. Whether the sue.
cessor Of Mr.. Pierce il this Senatorial district
will be chosen by Mr.. Cook remains to be seen.
Messrs Snapp, Corwin, Hough, Starr, and other
prominent republicans In the district, because
they fail to support Cooks ambitious aspirs.
tions, will be left out in the cold.
Cook resigns to become candidate for Gov.
ernor in 1872. Palmer and Cook and Pierce
have made out the slate, which will BE- developed
in due time. Palmer is to have Trumbulls
place, and Cook and Pierce are to back him for
that position.
If Pierce ia to be elected to Congress. from
this district, thousands of Republicans are snx.
ious to know If he stands pledged to endorse
Cooks decapitatioa of soldiers in this district.
The numerous political friends of Captains God.
ard, Patterson and Lyud, in this county, will
insist on knowing this before they endorse the
slate prepared by Cook, Palmer aud Pierce.
Snapp will have something to say, xs we'll 40
hundreds of other Republicans who do not BE-
lieve in rascality and meanness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

1t is admitted that the democrats of New
Hampshire have strengthened themselves by
their judicious action in thelegisature. They
have changed several important officers, cor
rectcd many abuses, and what is better than
all the rest, reduced the state tax one half
The railroads have had to take back seat.
and the people are delighted. There is very
little doubt that Gov. Weston will be renom.
mated and reelected, as he ought to be.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Municipal Corruption.

The New York Times il at present engaged
in the commendable work Of exposing the
corruptions Of the municipal government of
New York City, and, as was to be expected,
makes out strong case Of stealing against a
number OF leading officials. The Times has
no other object in view than to reform the To-
cal government ofthe city. The radical press
throughout the country, however, from the
accident that the city government of New
York for the last few years has been in tn,
hands of democrats, seizes greedily upon these
exposures and holds them up as examples Of
democratic corruption, to Offset the corrup-
lions of Grants administration. The cases
are unfortunately not parallel. New York
City, during the supremacy of the radicals in
that state, was, on account OF its democracy,
regarded as incapable of self government, and
the radical legislature at Albany provided .
government for it made up OF radical polite
lans. Since the democrats have come into
power at Albany this system has been
changed only in SO far that democrats instead of
radicals are in power. The corruptlons expos
cd by the Times cover half dozen of years,
and relate to the radical as we'll as demo-
cratic rule of the city. 1t is exclusively a To-
lal tight-iti is none of our funeral-you might
as we'll quote to US the corruptions of the
Juarez government in the city of Mexico as
those of the city government of New York to
justify and excuse the tremendous cerruptions
Of the administration of Gen. Grant, in which
the whole nation has an immediate and pro-
found interest. Doubtless, following the exam
pie of their radical predecessors in New York
City, the democratic politicians have proved
quite as adroit thieves. This characteristic is
one that belongs to them rather as municipal
than democratic politicians. In Philadelphia
the democrats have not been in power in TWEEN
ty years, yet the robberies of the municipal of.
6cials of that city shame those of New York.
The city, in the last five years, has increased
its debt over $50, 100000, and yet has not q
millions worth ofsubstsntial Improvements, to
show for it. So says local paper-exposing
the corruptions of its municipal government,
in the style of the New York Times. And
according to the Chicago Tribune and Times,
the corruptions of the radical government OF
Chicago are quite up to those of New York
city.
Settles are ulcers upon the body politic,'
said Jefferson. There is hardly city of So
600 inhabitants IN the country whose govern.
ment is not tainted with corruntion II 10
folly to charge these cerruptions as character
! istic of any party. They are the result OF
the example set at Washington, Of the demon.
| alization that streams from the fountain head,
and can only be reformed by commencing the
reform at head quarters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
Hope for Louisiana.

One of those quarrels teeming with hopeful
results and that deserve every encouragement,
is now raging in the radical camp in Louis
lana. 1t is strictly an internecine war be-
tween the white carpet-bagger thieves and the
niger thieves, and therefore full of promise
that honest men will profit by it. The facts
are briefly these: A few months ago Gov
Yarmouth, (white theft failing in health,
locked up the gubernatorial office in New
Orleans Gas Grant often does the white house
at Washington and went to watering place
to recuperate. Lieut.. Gov. Ran dolph (nigger
thief thereupon concludes that the Office of
Governor is vacant, and demands of War
month the keys These were refused; upon
which Randolph entere the Office with a
crowbar. and takes and hslds possession by
force.
Now Grant wants the delegation from
Louisiana in the next radical convention, and
as the niger radicals in that state outnuu,ber
the whites, Grant, in this quarrel, espouses the
cause Of Randolph, and thus the party in the
state is split in twain and in state of the
most delightfully."- bitter and acrimonious con.
tention.
As We have intimated, nothing can be more
full ofjoyful promise for the good of the state
than condition like this, as it insures tin de-
feat Of the radicals at the next election, and
thus the restoration Of the state to ca:
dltion OF peace and prosperity for ID is nota-
BILE that in all the southern states in Which the
democrats are in power the most tranquil
condition prevails and society is wholly un,lis.
turbed by bitter political disputes or lxwless-
ness of any kind, as it is in Virginia, Tenn
essee, Alabama, and Missouri; while in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Ar
kansas which are under radical rule, the
"organized help of Chandler still continues
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

CARpEr.BAGGERs.-Mrs. Henry Ward Beech.
er has been spending some time at tho place OF
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, on the st. Johns
river, near Jacksonville, Florida, and in one of
the letters she has written north she pays her
respects 10 the G. b.:
II declare to you before God. that il the ruling
powers will keep "carpet.baggerS" away from n.
and refrain from sending politicians down here
to kindle the free Of dissension for their own
base ends, there will be no trouble with Ku klux
or Southern emnity or bitterness"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

Secretary Of State Brummel sends rs circular
from Springfield requesting US to give notice
gratis to all the world that al communications
are to be cent to him, and not to the governor,
rel.tilg to appointments to any Office, public
administrator, notary public. commissioner of
deeds q deeds in other states, all certificates of
electiOs y any Office, and, in short, oil letters
upon business connected in any degree with the
duties of the Secretary of State.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

The E.rlville Gazette inparts to its readers
the startling information that "ex.Sheriff Blake
died ut Ottawa on the I'd inst"
We SAW Sheriff Blake yesterday, alive and in
better health than he had been for several weeks.
"Ex'Sheriff Blake" must have died some years
sgo, ~ We have no recollection Of ever having
seen that individual. though We have been here
over 30 years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12
County Fair.

Mr.. Geo. Jekyll has been awarded the con.
tract by the managers of the County Agricul-
tural Society, to put up covered amphitheatre
to seat 1000 people, judges stand and other
necessary buildings on the fair grounds pre-.
paratory to the grand exhibition in Septem.
Der. A committee of the board have exam.
ined the fair grounds at Aurora and other
points, and following the idea thus obtained,
are putting our fair grounds in a much better
condition than they ever were before
The managers think themselves justified in
making these extensive PREPARATIONS from the
encouraging reports they are receiving from
all parts of the county in regard to the fair.
The interest is such they are very confident OF
having splendid Snow.
The Premium List Rules, Regulations, &C.,
are now printed in handsome pamphlet of
over so pages, and are ready for circulation.
The Secretary is scattering them as rapidly as
possible, but copies can always be obtained by
application to him or to the Treasurer. Mr.
Beck.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

The Second Grand Annual Horse Fair of the
Earlville Park Association will be held Ut the
grounds at Earlville, Ills., on Tuesday, Wednss-
day, Thursday and Friday, August Goth, Both
and 3l't and Sept 1st. 1871. A large attend.
nnce Of he best horses in the State is expected.
The Premiums amount to $4,000, including one
grand trotting purse Of 81, 900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

An iufnitessimal worm, Of ravenous appetite,
makes the prospect poor for pickles OF tho GU.
into the roots Of the vines, which have nearly
I'll died off in consequence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-08-12

fresent. Proposed.
First Ward, Principal, 4 900 1 500
Assistsnt, 375 $50
Second Ward, Principal zoo 600
Assistant, 400 $50
Third Ward, Principal, 1900 1000
1t 70 not necessary to quote lmore of this re.
port. On the vote to adopt II, we Rnd-syes;
Markell and Contingencies; st out, Gibson,
Beckwith, Crane and Fulton.
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Mr.. Beckwith is now absent from the city !;
else, I am confident his name would be added
to those attached to the latter statement.
But, without the names Of DR.. Paul and Mr..
Beckwith, it is seen that majority of the mem.
bers of each Board believed my salary to be
1900 dollars-uelieved that they themselves had
fixed it at those figures.
I next cite evidence that still another member
of the Board held the same view-at least, as to
my salary the second year:
Ottawa, Aug. s, 1871.
The undersigned. Clerk Of the Board OF Eau.
cation of the city of Ottawa, for the latter part
of the year 1901, hereby declares that, early
in his term Of ohice--he il unable to recall the
precise date-being ignorant of the salaries paid
the several teachers. he called on Director
Courtney, Chairman of the Finance Commit
who referred to hook. kept by him an chair.
man OF sid committee, and that in said book
the s.la'y ct the principal Of the 81 ward school
was given 1T 500 dollars. A. E. GIBBS.
Extract frou: record of the Board of Eiuca.
ton, June II, 1870
Director Courtney, with view to eoualize and
regulate the salary in the different wards, pre-.
scented the following list Of salaries, and moved
its adoption