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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08
Illinois Legislature.

Accounts from Springfield say the lesisla.
ture is working hard to be able to adjourn in
week, but will not do so without provid-
ing for another session next fall There have
thus far been 513 bills introduced in the
house, of which 10 have passed that body and
been sent to the senate, which has concurred
in four of them, and sent them to the govern
or, who has signed two, vetoed one, and has
one (the railroad billy under considerations
The great struggle of the week has been be-
tween the river improvement. state house and
capital removal. The river improvement has
got between the upper and neither milestone of
the other two, and is about crushed. After
several days discussion in committee of the
whole, Mr.. Morrison, Of Monroe, got in an
amendment to submit the bill to vote of the
people. This the friends Of the bill finally
agreed to accept in the house, trusting to the
senate to strike it out; but when the bill came
up for final action, it failed by 10 votes. 1t was
then referred back to the canal and river COM
mittee. who may or may not be able to get it
again before the house
The state house men, having thus helped to
slaughter the river improvement are likely to
be slaughtered in turn while there is little
hope for Peoria, as its friends have offended
the river men by playing fast and loose on
that question.
The senate has passed the registry bill, ma.
king it applicable to all cities having over
5000 inhabitants.
The same body has also passed the bill Civ
ing women the right to hold school offices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08

COTTON CROP OF 1s70.-It is not little
singular that, IN spite of the alleged ku-klux
terror reignlng at the south, with no niger
life safe for moment and compelled to
skulk in the canebrakes by day and to forage
ON henroosts at night to keep himself out of
the way of the terrible ku.klux and to keep
from starvation, the cotton yield for 1870
shold be the largest but one In the history
OF the country. We copy the following from
the 7rib4ne:
"The cotton year begins in September, and
the receipts for the six months Of the current
indicates that the crop of 1870 will reach as
high as 100000 bales, against 3,l14,OOO
bales of the preceding year. The highest
crop of cotton ever produced in the United
States was in lS59'6O, when it amounted to
4,6.5,10O bales The average crop from 1850
to 1860 was, $500, 900 bales.
"These figures show that the abolition of
slavery has not diminished the producing
capacity of negro labor. They also show that,
however numerous may be the exceptions, the
laber OF the south was last year most actively
employed"
ut is not easy" says the Chicago Times,
commenting on these facts, "to characterize
the hardihood required for the publication of
such notorious ialsehoods. Does not all the
world know that the southern states for the
past year have been in a state of instruction,
and that the principal business of white men
has been the numbering of negroes, and that
.he blacks have not been at work for fear of
the kukluxt Where is the majority report
of the senate committee on southern out
ragcst What is the testimony Of Morton, and
Butler, and Kelly, and Pool, and Holden,
aud something less than half a hundred car.
pet-buggers IN congress-, besides Bergen and
Kirk, and other gentlemen of undoubted plety
and spotess reputation Z"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08
JUST AFTER THE BATTLE.
Ky HEEMus.

The battle that ragged IN Ottawa on election
| day was no mere skirmi-h The numbers en-
gagged in the conflict the killed and wounded
the superior Inauoeuvr!ng Of the opposing gen.
erals "the noise of the captains and the shout
ing" the cloud OF political dust that ob.oured
the horizon and enveioped the city II. fog, are
| all witnesses to prove that this battle was
battle as is battle
When the mighty strife was ended when the
tremendous surging OF the great human waves
had ceased to leap in maddening fury at one
another, we mounted our tru.ty charger "Old
Blaze and surveyed the battle field. The ground
was covered with dead heroes, lying all stark aud
stiff in the glittering moonlight. On the brow
of hill We found the noble form Of our talented
legal friend He lying in his armour, and
q peaceful game look about his mouth, show.
ing that he had fought EN-, dam emf We
turned him gently over to see ii there were any
little trihes of value in his pockets; bat alas
! some friendly hand had already performed that
kind duty! He hadn't red" left As we
were leaving him we saw white card in one
hand, and looking close, found it to bear these
melancholy words, 'LYNCHED, April 4th, and
don't care d-n who knows it' We console
ourself with the hope that though down now hs
Will lIte again.
In ravine farther onward we discovered q
man sitting leaning against tree. On nearing
him we discovered it to DO our respected aud
amiable Charles He had been terribly punish.
ed. His eyes were knocked over on the back of
bis head; his nose looked out of a hole through
his coat collar, just back of his left ear. Some
of his teeth were on the top of his head, some
under his chin, and others in his pockets; only
three weak and struggling hairs were visible on
hson ntee S,,k a~lv
% free of capillary things an ivory door knob,
and his mouth yawned in dozen places all over
his head Thinking to cheer him up, We drew
forth bottle Of porter-good old brown stout;
but at the mention of the latter word, he yelled
in terror and fright. "Don't-dont-ha too
much of STOUT already"
Going farther, we csMe upon . newly made
grave, near u large Eastwood tree. Some one
had cut into the tree with jackknife.-
Sic uonsH gSoria mu,,d,.
George Alden, born in New Jersey,
On one mild and pretty Sunday,
Killed here last Tuesday.
It's no use for your cryin,
The Teller what killed him
Was chap of the name of Ryan.
Near him was npsrty of wounded soldiers,
and though all more or less wounded and in
pain, they We're putting down spirits to keep
their spirits up. We stood and listened to their
conversation minute. Each seemed to be en-.
gagged in solloquy, and as near as We could get
it. the following what they said:
A voice, of man called "Fox," singing
"Oh, I'd drather vas at home
Nit der gal love so much,
As be running round the
County nit der
(Another voice interrupting,)
Plagued darn Dutch"
Then all united in chorus,
John Browns nephews went out to shoot some
clans
And TREY didn't shoot a solitary clam :"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08

The democrats Of Morris were jubilant on
Tuesday night, having routed the republ-
caps of that city at the polls for the first time
in many years. Bonfires blazed, the band
was out, and there was good time generally.
j. S. II. Sooville, democrat, was elected may.
o. by 30 majority, and four OF the five alder
men elected are democrats. The whole dem.
ocratlc township ticket was also elected. The
ball is rolling on. ,... 10 r. fHHa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08

ton borough system in that state, continues
strongly republican. Last year the state went
democratic by 500, but since then the radicals
have been reinforced by 1900 negro votes,
which were more than the democrats could
fully overcome
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08

The state election in Connec,,cut n, r,os.
day resulted in SO small majority for Eng.
fish, the democratic candidate, that the radi.
cal state canvassers will doubtless throw out
enough English votes to place the election in
the legislature, which, on accoun. of the rot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-08

TO NAksEILLkS.
Nj. Psrrs team never made that distance in
less time, aad q rsAGhing the Beckwith House
the prisoner vas hurried TO room at the back Of
the house, and surgical aid summoned for the
prisoner, whs wss tsdly eat aad bruised about
the bead and face, The rssult Of the rough hand.
ling BY the proved when arrested.
In the meantime nsa had reached Marseillss
from Ottawa With the first accounts of the assault,
and all were sure that Father Terry was dead.
The same news had even been carried to Seneca.
It was sosn known that the prisoner was at the
hotel, and wildly excited crowd gathered
around the south and west sides of the building,
and threats both deep and loud filled the nil.
Men came into the house, went through the dark
hall, and ratified at the doors. George remained
quiet in the dark, guarding tho prisoner and
waiting for the $50 passenger train down. AS
train time was nearly up hundreds OF men filled
the platform of the depot, and anxiously watch
ed the hotel to sec the sheriff and the prisoner.
A. the train came up George got his man out OF
q back window and ran with him towards the
bvgaA . car. Fortunately, the train coming up
between the crowd and tho hotel, the view was
xoluded from the crowd, aud George had
nsarly reached the steps Of the car when the
crowd, psrceiving tho situation, rushed through
the train across the couplings. One excited ia.
dividual drew a revolver upon the prisoner,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I

Gen. Spinner has completed his annual report In IL ne
makes reference the stories lately published about
public moneys said to have been stolen from tho Golden
Rule in the Caribbean Sea, and about tho warrants
alleged to been mado out at tho Treasury for his
(Spnner's) benefit He shows the falsty Of the pub
hed statements and asserts tnat they were COTTON UP
solely fer political purposes.
TIE official statement prepared at tho Internal Row
enue Office shows that the total amount Of brandy
manufactured in he United States from fruit disla-
ton during the last year. S3 galons or this
amount California manufactured 1868 gnltoDs; Ken
tucy 2S925S gallons; NowJersey, 690 gallons; New
York, 12a 6S2 gallons; North Carolina, S7AV gallons;
Virginia, 297,917 gallona .
T6e Post hlce Department has given notice that tho
following prepaid rates OF postage arc IN fun or all
charges to destinatlOn On letters for Franco and 3e-
rp, forwarded via England, for letters not exceeding
onothiI of an ounce in weg 10 cents exceeding one
third Of ounce but not over half an ounce 10 cehts
exceeding half an ounce and not over tHohlrS OF an
ounce 20 cents; exceeding twoirdS OF an ounce, ana
not over ounce &c cents, aud so on. adding celts
and six cents for each birds Ct ounce for British
and French postage This mndIhcati0u or exsasH reg
uations dOcs not interfere with the mailnG OF letters
France and Algeria whether wholly unpaid or psftiay
prepaid "a to United States, inland, or sra postaSe.
An abstract the reports OF the $50 National inks or
Massachusetts, shows: Leans ana discounts, eOolCgT
United States bonds TO secure circulation, 70 secure &c
poss and on hand. $4,000 coo; specie, S0l0Oi Legal
fund $40 SOOoCO indlvtua deposits, s26,e50o Unicd
States deposits sOS3,OOo; resources and hsDiities'
nearly e1l3O0O,O0o - -.,, 49,. ,,,oh
Territory where the supposed tin dlScsYeI1es mayo
created such excitement, have been subjected ut tho
General Lind Office to chemical Analysis anu also TO
crcbe assay but In neither could the least trace
OF tin be found But one set OF specimens baS Dccn re-
ceived and Is possible, though not probable tat tne
other lin" specimens may not 6e as baITen of inc rear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
PENNSYLVANIA VAR CLAIMS.
DECISION OF JUDGE PEARSON IN THE EVANS
CASE.

DECISION OF JUDGE PEARSON IN THE EVANS
CASE.
HARRISBURG, Oct. 30.-Judge Pearson dis
missed dr. Evans to-day from the criminal commitment
absolutely ana amended the capas as to reduce tao
amount Of security from 100000 to common bail for ap-
pearance only in the OF 100000. In his decision
Judge Pearson after stating the facts Of Mr.. Evanss
operations In collecting for the State about s3OoOo
says;
IuAugust lest in an interview with the State Treas
ure,. and Audi General Mr. Evans desired to have
but Of gpE y MIN 10 ,PPs s66 cent ssy
lion they thought proper MT ETsnS demanded Sn an 10
psn his payment to the q
saSicSo with Interest. Mr., Evans refused. re-
R ad Sso fnss from the General Government less
his commission at 10 per cent sending copy Of the act
q AseS Sv setd s account against Mr. Evans giving
MIN credit all paid into the Treasury, and eay
%g @ 9a4 Ss s ser1cs LIN T E ey
allow him any compensation because he had neglected TO
nav over the $20 demand. This evidence II must
be- borno in mind. is on the part of the Common
wealth, because the defendant had no right 70 cal VII
npssrs or ndduce evidence. The Commonwealth COM
mtted grave aud culpable mistake In not paying over
what they considered he had right TO IN the way OF
cumDe nsSton before making settlement against nim
lie Tad OF course lien upon the money In consideration
his claim The officers would not nave tue rg 70 pay
specific appropriation and IN mat Wonia
of S Te etd In and oil other
Ses OF the Union and in Great Britain, that an aor
MT attorney III IaCt tno
il Ia every sense the term has tic right TO retain bis
out OF the funds In his hands, anu that ne
even has lien upon the papers In bis hands until lie ges
I'm The present case the defendant may doubtless have
claimed TOO much and he doubtless not entitled to
ten ner cent on hs collections under the Governors
mower of attorney We disposed to think that tho
HIGH but that not no" na''er peloro ILLS
court. ~, -.... HI, ,uouI.u H..
sur conservation as they deemed just, when be could
nave appualcd, and tho court would have decided TO
InLnt Itr wns entitled Where officer In goodi faith
what ne cains to be his due, 1t Is not an Oense
even If it should turn out that ne was not oS en
hid Afr Evans 10 answer before jury II he had been
State officer, hut be is not ana nave examined l1ho
stltt but ia vain therefore, clearly OF opinion
1Hat Tic defendant has committed any criminal Of
fnsp and he Is therefore discharged Absolutely from Inc
warrant of arrest for cnb zzlelnent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
THE VOUCHER ROBBERY.

INDICTMENTS FOUND AGAINST HAGGERTY AND
BAULCH FOR BURGLARY AND LARCENY.
The Grand Jury presented indictments yes
terday against Edwin NJ Haggerty and Charles Baulch,
the alleged voucher thieves charging them with larceny
and with burglary in the third degree. The first count
in the indictment for larceny is as follows:
CITY and County Of Nee York, ST. The jurors OF the
peope of the State Of NcwYOrk in and for tho body of
the City and County of EevYOrk upon their oath pre-
sent That Edwin NJ Haggerty late OF the slxt! Ward
aforesaid abOrer, and Charles aulch late OF the same
place on the 10th day Of September in the yGLr OF our
lord the ward city and county aforesaid WIN
force aud arms. paper bill. voucher, document and
record dated the 18th Of August 1870 Of ono GeogG
the payment Of N5SI3 As; one other paper PHI,
voucher document, and record dated the 18th day
Garye1 for repairs TO county buildings and offices
for the payment of $GioeS 80 one Other paper GIl.
voucher document ana peG1r t @Eo 'S o in q TG
for lifting up various arnorles and drilrooLs for tho
payment Of t2 ~ one other ah H" oy PHI uS m &
year aforesaid Of j. A. Smith, for CARPETS SHADES
&C. for various arnOries and drltroons ior "e pay
papers bills vouchers documents and records are TO e
Jurors aforesaid unknown, and the same then ana there
beng of great value to wit tho value III the aggregate
OF clio 925 o. which sid papers, bA vouchers, dOcu'
mentG and records then and there nlcu anu dc-
post certain public Office TO wit The Controllers
personal property OF the Mayor Alderaen ana CSn.
monay OF tho City Of New-York then app tlrlo Depg
found felCnously, did stcH take, and carry away,
against t OF the statute in TIch chsen made ahu
provided and against the peace OF Tie people OF ths
State CT NeV-YOrk and their dignity
There are two additional counts charging the same
onnse the only difference being that the VoacherS arc
cha, yed In the nrst the property OF tho city IN tho
econd as tho property Of tue county aud In the third as
the persoHa property Of Controller Connolly Tas oihef
Indictment also, has three counts each, charging our
glary in the thirS degree, nnl making iho same dI"o
tons as 10 the ownership of tho voucAofs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
TIE KEYSER CLAIMS.
TWEED REGRETS NOT HAVING PAID MR.. KEYsEr
PLUMBING BILLS.

TWEED REGRETS NOT HAVING PAID MR.. KEYsER's
PLUMBING BILLS.
In the suit Of jackson s. Schultz, assignee
of John IT, Kcyscr against Tweed and Woodward to re-
cover payment for plumbing work done for the city, 1t
appears ROW that had Mr. Tweed not committed o
bunder ho would have prevented the bringing Of the
suit Before Gen. BARLOW, counsel fer Mr.. Schultz,
served the papers, lie sent O note to Mr.,
Tweed informing him Of tho intended course,
and, this letter not being answered in due time,
Gen. Barlow sent person with the papers to BIO served
at dr. Tweeds Office few moments after the messen-
ger left o note came from Mr. Tweed requesting Gen.
Barlow to send in bill of Mr. Keyser's claim. Before
reply could be sent tie papers were served and the suit
thereby begun. Mr. Tweed aftcrward said that he had
misaid Gen. Barows first letter. and thus the delay in
answering it oeeasOned, bat that he would sooner
paid the bill than added another suit to his list OF
igatiUus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
~1IE RATTLE WITH THE RING.
Mp TWEED STILL IN THE FIELD;

aRGN
amor Of the withdrawn OF I'll. ~ ~.
contest in the Ivth DISTRICT anu MS
non AZ the Presidency Of the boaro q, .,o
.Ot aNoat late yesterday AFTERNOON Uu' ~"
TorkS' 1870 Of Mr.. Tweed so improbaDle tnn'
repOtn chat there was any foundation TOT inc s'y
few ,, .snvas.e among politicians last night anu
Wa ana not scout tho idea altogether Wv
those wnO had been started by some agent OF inc
tna' 'u0 other and equally startling movements ~
HnE 70 80 49,. Morgan Jones was MT Tweeus ru-
IN the Senatorial contest out az iate
porea St Mr. Jones had heard nothing authoritative
boar hS. .o matter and said that he did not DeheVe
snv truth in it, and 1t proved 10 DO
a sonsnlt with his friends before placing ni'"SeH
ne so,d .,Mr Tweed's substitute
-. no~,sr who visited the Oriental CLUBHOUSE h"u
TPU oonversation with Michael j. STANDBY:
VIC Mr. shandloy, have vow seen that report III
this evenings Papefs ~OOU' ~
ebandley-I have,
Sir il Ia not true you may rely upon II:
Sls-theyy-Ibey cay he has resigned at TIC Oo'iu Vi
vSrss and that ne will not run fSr
"Shsnd1eV-YOu may deny II authorsSA'eAJ
EnslsnSrrteyy-IISye Won seen Mr.. Tweed
sinaey-YOs Sir left him between y AuI v anu ~
tSat no such thought had entered MS mead lie
o ,nS the paper himself, and said LOOK mere see
SGo sou y has come to at last Did you ever sec Euch
tlSg m,,srTnen Mr. Tweed viii not resign either his
...rP ot tha hoard Of Works or his nomination. -,
OSSapdey-No, he went; quite tne reverse. ne VII
- rore detefmpcd to run than before, anu WIN OS
si NV an Increased majority In consequence u the
sourse pursued against MIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31

Of the city trcasury-this tlme against Garyey the
wealthy paserer. slnguarly enough Carney in velvet
was troubled by mportnnate creditors for tue
paltry thousands which he owed them and could ald
to throw away; but Carney, seen afar OF In pros
poctVe suit Of striped stuff Ia harassed by lawsuits and
condcmnations- Tho present suit by Frederick j. Shaw
and Henry b. Venn Is brought TO recover over 5000 fer
painting done 10 the Tax Commissioners Office There
are not wanting those who in the present action
"blnd" to shield Garvey from Disgrace and who hint In
pretty plain terms that the suit is improyised to prove
that there was some basis for Garveys bills
against tho county Appended is the affidavit OF Henry
II. Venn, one of the plaintiffs:
he is q the plaintiff named Who At
City i1 Sss sHp s 1o S:
ss they piSi SSit and o la
SSs, Q, S ihs T 5n' m DIV pa1s1s , ss
a, a, SsA YSTs to pay sS. =: !Ss 8 rss,g5,
d. and nov Indebted to these PLAINTIFF therefor in ,i sum-
Deponcn further saith that during the last he Ia, made dgen.
and also s SsSl sn at
he has been unable 70 sDd anything relation m whereabouts
snSER oSi b, relative, ,1a sGs A
Shown ~ Official records Of the City and County Of HeTYoi
f S %h s 5 1 TDe Of HG &C ss o I
ta pursuance thseofh received from the Treasury Of
SS hs @ % a& e a %
5 for RfSP:S fS' t lSuss SRs S
the total value al such part
Thi appears from said recon that this but number Of
similar fraudulent which ss Garey has been engaged
and through which he has udneny received
lie money that The facts regard said fraudulent
recently been made pab that shortly their being
male public towar arresng the defendant other
guilty e; and toward recovering the public funds they had mproP
ey obtained and that actions pGpOse pen
ing That Immediately after the publication Of such facts said defend
secretly Sbrond AID La kept himself concealed With tho
this drpoGcn verify believes Of the serving OF gll
process him his for his participation fraudulent
tnsonh That be has also Transferred HE and bunsrs and
deal n other property to td parties nOm!n pretended
The o preventing he being taken by
The plaintiffs and his other creditors HENRY D. VRNN.
Sworn 10 before this Oc:. 20 1871.
WIIIIAa J. BRIL-, NosrJ Public Hew.iork County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-31
MURPHY.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: Your Washington correspondent sends
q rnor that Thomas Murphy will resign" after the
election. May not thia rcpoEt hAys bean pronnAsatsa
as o good enough Morgan until after election" to
pacy the Republican party which feels itself outraged
by continued liberation Of this man In the high po-
stOn which he is attempting to 1l The great body or
honest Republicans, only Of this city and State, but
of the country large have demanded not HIS resna
;on but his removal The whole logic Of tho case Is
summed up In the word remoral. He should be rele-
gated genial fellowship Of grosshop lounsers
and his alnites of the nmnany Ring Not resignation
alter but removal before the election Is what the case
demands Charles OConor and Samuel ]. TildcD, hon
resign after tho election, but proceeding against him
criminal carges We have boasted too much fear
gnaton open TO corrupIonists of our own party As
hlye said before removal s the ouly consistent
of acon this cnso and if 1t were DONE twero wei it
were done quickly" u
Aec YORK, OCl. 2G, ISL.