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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
Correction.

CHEAP LIFE INsURANCE.-Under the system
OF life insurance presented by the Protection Life
Insurance Go. Of Chicago, not only man with
large income, but man in moderate circuin.
stances, can provide for his wife and children in
case Of his own death. The annual cost of S..
600 policy, reckoning on the basis of 80 deaths
in 5000 me mbers,-the probable average mum.
Der between the age of IS and 40-is: $500 an
nual due, and 80 assessments ON the death Of
members at $1.1O each, $33 90, amounting in all
to $500. For $4,000 policy, the expense is
about $4,000 . year. To members under 25
years Of age, the expense is a little less, and to
those oyer 40 it is q very little more, in accor.
dance with the table of assessments. We are told
that our citizens manifest their appreciation of
this system in . very sensible way, and that is
by taking policies
In our last weeks issue of this notice, the
agency OF this company was stated to be at Dr.
Harris Office. THIS WAS A MISTAKE; and we
now take pleasure in saying to our readers that
Mr.. N. NJ. Holbrook Is the agent of this com.
pany, and has his Office with DR.. CHESTER
HARD in this city. This system of life iusur-
snce is worthy of your candid consideration.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

THE GAS QUESTION The Republican, in
speaking Of the lighting Of our streets with gas,
denies that the lamps are lighted ga, great
reduction from former prices"
Formerly the gas bill amounted to ahou.
three thousand dollars per annum. Under the
new arrangement, whereby torty.fve lamps will
burn every night when lights are needed. and
only ~ long IS needed-thst is, when there is
60 moonlight or the weather is cloudy-the cost
will be about one thousand dollars per year.
II one thousand is less than three thousand
dollars, thea We can safely say that the new ar.
rangenent il - great reduction from the for
mer prices The Republican had better crawl
into ito hole, and the sooner the better
In this connection, we are pleased to note that
the superintendent Of the gas works, in card
in the Republican, admits that Mr.. FORMAL. has
made q good contract for the city. but denies
that the gas company have reduced their former
rates, claiming that the reduction results from
q different mode Of lighting, &c. Very we'll
We are content, 70 We get the light at half the
former cost
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
The News.

The lower house of the Illinois legislature
on Thursday passed the eminent domain bill
known as Waits bill. 1t denies to cities the
right 20 make special assessments.
The government at Washington, ON the
late indicnat remonstrance of Gov. Palmer
against the four companies OF regulars recent
" sent TO She at Chicago to police that
CITY. has orde. neir withdrawal.
Congress has spent most Of the week in eau
cusing The puzzle of the administration Sc
majors has becn what to do with Trumbulls
proposition to raise a joint committee to over
haul the stealing among Grants officials. To
allow such a committee to be raised, with
Trumbull at the head of it, must lead to un-
covering such mass of corruption among
Grants office holder as must rum his prospects
for reelection. So the caucus decided to
vote the dangerous proposition down. Six
republican senators, however, showed their
opposition to Grant by voting for the resolu-
ton.
The apportonment bill just passed by the
lower house of Congress makes the house con-
sist of 2S3 members. Illinois gets 10.
Attorney General Alderman has positively
resigned, and Senator Williams, of Oregon,
takes his place.
The Prince Of Wales, whom the cable des-
patches have had dying all week, threatens to
postpone his passage across Charon's ferry for
the present, the latest dispatches Indicating
the probability of his recovery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
BOSE Grants Ring,

Radical papers have made immense polt-
ical capital out of the "Tammany ring"
These papers are perfectly mute on the
"Seneca Stone ring OF which Grant is "B oss."
If "Boss" Tweed is justly entitled to the
execraton of honest men for his corrupt
practices in the 'Tammauy ring" how much
more infamous is "B oss' Grant of the "Senaca
Stone Ringg" Here are some of the facts
connected with the latter "ung'' as given by
a republican writer, who is not only posted
but reliable:
The histosy Of the Seneca ring shows IN a
brilliant light the remarkable mercantile
acuteness of Mr.. Grant and his associates in
stone business. The ring when 1t first came
into existence found a number of private
quarries IN the immediate neighborEood of
Washington, which supplied that city with
| cheap, durable and beautiful material for
building purposes. With the power given to
1t by the fact that the President, the Governor
of the district of Columbia, the leading rad.
lcal editors of Washington city, innumerabe
radical of1ice-holders aud bankers sufficient
to supply unlimited funds were openly or
secretly interested in Its success, the ring
crushed out the blue-stone quarrles of the
Potomac, changed the government of the dis.
trict, so as to take 1t on: of the hands of con.
gress and insure its subserviency, and pro-
cured decree forbidding the use OF any ma
terial but Seneca stone in the public build
ings at Washington. As soon as this result
had been reached Mr. Grants Administration
discovered that new budings-to be built of
Seneca stone-were needed for the use of the
Federal Government. Private competition
with the Administration quarries being for
hidden, the Maryland Frcestone Company
were enabled to charge its own price for its
material. From which it followed that the
Government now pays 4.4O per yard tor
Seneca stone which before the ring came into
power was sold for LIS per perch.
But the enormous profit derived from this
monstrous price for material for which an
absolute monopoly Of the market is secured
could not long content the bold and enter
prising mercantile mind of the soldier Pres
ident and his associates. 1t was found that
the stone itself was extremely difficult to
work, and could thus be made very costly
after even it had been quarrled. This adml-
rable idea has been so judcously developed
that the dressing of the stone now costs five
or six times the original price of the material.
A vast vista Of houses and bonds. horses,
cigars and wines Is thus open to the astute
Mr. Grant and his associates in the Maryland
Frecst0nc Company.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

WASTED WRATI-On the 30th ult. the Of
tawn Republican opened the walls Of its wrath
upon the heads of the reporters to the Chicago
dailics in general, and the reporters Of the
7ribunc in particular, because OF II flattering
notice IN the latter paper of Skiff's panorama.
After copying the obnoxious item, the Repub
lican gives vent to its bitterness thusly:
1t is An additional evidence Of the unreliable
character of many Of the dispatches in the
daily papers as well as Of the unreliable char
rcter OF the men who send them. This is not
the first time that false and erroneous state
ments have been sent from Ottawa, in some
instances of defamatory character. Evident
ly the intention in the present instance was to
give character to u baretaced villain and i'm
poster that he might be able to victimize 9th
er towns as he did Ottawa before his rascal
tiles could be exposed through the Ottawa
newspapers
The reporters of the Tribune, Messrs. Buck
ley & Gnest, assure us that they sent no dis
patch whatever relative to the panorama, and
the telegraphic operators inform US that the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
A Contrast.

A German newspaper says The Prussian
government, during its war with France,
lost through dishonest officials "ninetecn
thousand dollars and thinks it large sum,
but adds, that "already every one of these de.
fAuItcrs have been caught and placed in
prison.
Contrast this with the state Of affairs under
our radical administration. In the internal
revenue department alone, we have the names
OF over four hundred dciaulters, and yet but
one or two OF them have been tried or con.
victed. Why? Because they are Grants
workers. Their votes are needed, their innu-
ence and that of their friends are needed to
boost Grant into power once more.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

BURNED TO DEATH.-The calabOose of
Minonk, Woodford County, was burned up
on the oath inst, and Its only occupant, Hen
~ Schnevers, who himself fired the building
shared its fate.
The unfortunate man, 1t is alleged, was locked
up for drunkenness. After the Coroner's in
quest lac friends of the deceased procured a
rope AID actually attempted 10 lynch the
Mayor and Marshal blu. after knock down
and some skirmishing the affair was post
poned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
Radical Law.

1t has BEEN ascertained that besides the
$20, 600, 900 of state bonds which the virtuous
Gov. Scott of South Carolina fraudulently is
sued and sold in the New York market, he
sent large quantity to Europe direct from
the printing Office, to be sold there, but the
amount realized is not known. In the face OF
these facts, Scott and Grant were closeted
together tor some hours, a week ago, and the
telegraph announces that lit was agreed that
more troops should be sent into South Carroll
nal"
When Murphy of New York, leader of the
radical wing of the Tammsny ring, found
things getting too hot for him, resigned, and
though his hands are as dirty with the filth of
Tammany as those of any of the other
members of that villainous gang, Grant
straightway congratulated him on his "hon-
esty," and appointed in his place Arthur,
another bird of the same feather, co-part-
ner with Tweed, Conc!ly, Murphy & Co., IN
the Tammany stealings
When Gov Palmer rebuked the military
"oo "no PVPhJay CuCip uoh AoA uSSioiAh6 uaE'
tial law in Chicago, though at a time of pro-
found peace, and in defiance of tbs national
and state constitution, Grant wrote or tele.
graphed to Sheridan his "approval' of that
most illegal and wholly unjustifiablc conduct.
Under these circumstances what is Grants
idea of what constitutes crime2
When radical steals from the government,
he is not punished; He is either permitted to
60 abroad and see the world and live like a
lord on his illgotten gains, or is white wash
ed by some congressional committee, and lives
in retired monsion at home.
If he holds an office and prostitutes his po-
sition for the benefit OF thieves and robbers of
the radical party, and robs the treasury Of his
state or the nation, to get means to carry
elections for the radical party, no harm ever
comes to him He becomes the favored pet
of the administration, and almost any place is
open to him.
If he ever spurns the evil law and tramples
constitutions under foot, he is praised by the
organs of the radical party, and the radical
president, gives him an unqualified zap.
proval" This is radical justice and radical
law
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

A PREsEST.-On Thursday evening last DR.
". w. Estabrook, who is sbou, TO leave Ottawa
to accept ''call' at Peoria, Wa. the recipient Of
very beautiful present from the knights Tenn.
plar!of Ottawa, consisting of gold watch chain
with very fine masonic emblem attached. Both
are worth $75, and the Rev. DR.. will wear them
in greatful remembrance of the Sir knights Of
Ottawa Commsnsry
The presentation Was made by Sir knight
John I. Nash, in very appropriate speech, 20
which DR.. Estsbrook responded in 4 graceful
acknowledgement
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

Ill. PRESS AssoCIArIoN,-W notice. Nv
the Springfield Register Of Wednesday, that
r. Z Goodcll, ESQ, OF that city. was waited
upon by committee of the III. Press Associa.
ton, headed by its President, who formally
presented to him the resolution of the Associ.
alton electing him member Of that body, an
honor conferred thus far upon no other Gen.
tleman outside OF the craft The resolution
was beautifully engrossed in India ink and rs
an elegantly ornate specimen Of chirography
is seldom cqualled. It's needless to say that
the committed together with company of IN.
vited friends, were suitably entertained by the
recipient of the unusual honor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
Fancy Fair.

The opening of the Sisters Fair will take place
on Tuesday, the 26th inst. and close On Saturday,
the Both. All the friends of the institution are
requeatod to ute their best endeavors to make
the Fair success 80 that the Sisters may be sb,s
to make the last payments on their property.
Among the articles to be disposed Of are hand
some buggy, pair Of mules, beautiful silver
set, toys, and goods for Holiday presents. The
refreshment table will receive special care,
Splendid dinners will be served daily, to which
all are invited, especially the farmers who will
please come to the hall. A full band in attend
ance each evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
Illinois Legislature.

Since our last issue the Legislature has had
under consideration many subjects, and con-
sidertbly retrieved itself from the reputation
which 1t Was rapidly getting of being do
nothing concern. In the house on Friday of
last week, Mr.. Shorts revenue bill was con-
sldered in committee of the whole, and some
stirling amendments were made, the most i'm
portant being that the lst of April, and not
the LIST Of January shall be the proper time to
list property for assessment. 1t would appear
that the chairman If the committee on fees
and'salaries, Mr.. King, of Cock. is not partic-
ularly anxious about settling the fees and sal
aries OF Treasurer, Recorders, &c, as Hon.
Halnes of Lake County, in offering motion
to refer the question of the salary of the It.
Governor to that committee, and Of which Mr..
King is chairman, said: "The house would
never get another chance to vote on fees and
salaries as that committee would never re-
port" Applause.
All bills hereafter presented on the subject
OF restoring the lost records at Chicago, are
ordered to be printed.
A very respectable row, considering the
character of the radicals who figured in it.,
occurred on the apportionment question. One
prominent republican 'entered his protest
against the proposed gerrymanderng of the
state tor republican purposes, as the caucus
was packed beforehand and there was no
necessity for the republican party to commit
such an outrage and to commit which will
be perjury.' Finally, in the midst of
general war of words, questions OF order, &C.,
the housed adjourned.
On Monday, in the Senate, House bill to
appoint guardians over habitual drunkards
was read a second time and referred.
The Governors message, giving the entire
corresr 0dence on the militrry occupation of
Chicago, oy Sheridan g. Co., was read and
after some debate $4,000 copies ordered
printed.
On Tuesday, a number Of women's rights
bills were introduced in the house. One
baseless wag has one with a clause Provided.
that nothing in this act shall be construed so
as to exempt women from the responsibility of
bearing children This bill should be tabled ,
After some squsbbling in the house. the
price for re-recordng deeds in Chicago was
fixed at cents per hundred words.
On Wednesday, the various insurance com.
panies were represented in full force in the
lobby, each laborng to get favorable bill for
its own particular interest.
The committee on mines and mining have
prepared an elaborate bill of Is sections
relative to this subject, and substitute for
all others that have been presented on this
question. The bill provides for easy ingress
and csress, and proper ventilation of mines
On Thursday, some debate WAS had in the
house on the Insurance question, but nothing
OF moment was accomplished. The subject of
eminent domain occupied the attention of the
committee Of the whole and WAS closely His.
cusscd during most Of the day. but the cues.
ton was not disposed of "a. the hour Of adj.
journmcnt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16
HOMH MATTERS,
Resign alton OF DR.. Esta bro ok.

Resignation OF DR.. EstabrOOk.
A couple Of weeks ago the vestry of Christ
church (EpisoopaD in this city were surprised by
the receipt ofs note from DR.. Estsbrook, the rec.
tor. rendering his resg ation to enable him to &C.
cept st. Johns parish, Peoria, expressing bis
conviction that in this step he is complying
with tho will of the Master and doing that
which will test subserve the interests OF his
church."
The vestry, after free consultation on the SUBJ
lect, came to the resolution that, profoundedly
regrettng they did the loss of their rector, who
now for nearly four years had 90 faithfully min.
istered to this parish in holy things, yet as he
placed his resignation upon the grounds OF con.
scientious duty to his Maker, of the imperative.
meas of which. IN his case, he alone can be the
judge, they had no choice but to accept it, and
the acceptance was therefore directed to be com.
nanicsted to him in appropriate terms
DR.. Estabrook. in leaving his parish, certainly
will have no occasion to look back upon the
work accomplished hare during his brief soiourn
among US, with regret. Although the years OF
his residence here had been years OF unusual
~oPteos'ou III ousiuesS anu iIhhIc!aI matters, lie
succeeded in keeping his congregation we'll in
hand, and bringing them up to tie work of
erecting new and very attractive stone church
Subsequently, the handsomest aud best or
dered structure of its kind and size in the state
1t certainly indicates commendable spirit of
self sacrifice in Dr. E., that he should now be
willing. from Q sense OF duty alone, to iorego
the pleasure OF ministering amid 50 many pleas.
ant surroundings, and accept parish compare
| lively houseless and poor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

FURs-Mr. Prescott has never done half the
business at any time, in % years Of experience,
as a, present. lie employs large force. and
Is manufacturing the best gloves and iurs ever
seen in 0ttaw.. lie finds this seasons crop of
furs unusual, as well in quality as eolsr, and
is making up some magnificent sets. One of the
prettiest presents, as well as one that is ALWAYS
appreciated by wife, mother or sister, is a nice
related by kiusbiP. Mr.. Prescott. is giving
special attention TO getting up rich and elegant
sets of mink iurs for ladies this winter, and in
yte- his friends to call and see him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

CHRIsTMAs.-We know of no one in town who
has made better preparations for Christmas than
Thompson, the crockl.. He has a full line OF
toys, mostly of china goods, and oil perfectly
Splendid" rs the ladies say, aid just ''old peach
es," as the rapid" boy states it. Besides an in.
Vulnerable supply Of soys, Thompson has beau
tiful lot of match aud cigar cases, needle cases,
vases, crockery and glass ware without limit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

ohhisrAAs.-No one in town is better pre-
pared to supply the public With choice goods for
Christmas gifts than o. Trask. the well kuown
leweler lie has selected an extensive and val.
uaeie 'rt'aens OF the richest AID raost stylish
goods that money Gould obtain, and now his
store is respondent with silver, gold, rubi.s 1.
diamonds, besides iewelry of a thousand var;e.
ties, ounninsly devised to please the eve and
adj indescrbable attractiveness to the ,ovs,;ns.,
of fair ladies' He has sets in pearl, cameo. me.
dallien, coral, Jet and solid gold: gold v.tche.
for ladies and gents, ranging in price from s3o
to $3.50; gents chains. worth from 500 TO sion
and LADIES opera c. worth $l25; diamond
pins worth $3.50, ais upply of silver ware i.
extensive, and Comprises full sets or single ar.
ticles OF all descriptions, and in the wsv of
rings, bosom pins aud gold pens, his stock com.
prises every thing that could be desired
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

BKIDGE.IT.--We use these words as 70 the
means Of crossing Fox river. AS two car loads of
iron bridging arrived here yesterday, and tho
remainder will DO received within u week, we
are safe in saying that they are going to
bridge.iti
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

A notwithstanding to our neighboring
exchanges, new candidate for distingaishmeut
Is Miss Hulett, relative of our friend Dr. Hui.
lett, of Peru, in this county. The Rockford
journal and other papers speak of her in most
Auditory terms. She has the advantage of being
very talented as well beautiful. 1t will be re-.
membared that she Was lstely refused admission
to the bar by the Supreme Court, not because Of
want of legal kno Wedge, but because she is
woman. She is giving lectures to crowded
houses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

dispatch was not sent from Ottawa at all
Further investigation satisfies us that the item
inserted in the city columns Vt the Tribune
was in all probability furnished by the pano-
rama man himself The Republican would do
well to study Davy Crockett and commit to
memory his celebrated motto "Be sure you're
right-thcn 90 ahead"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

McCALIA.-Every one about Msrseilles
knows that McCalla has one OF the best stores in
that town. lie has lately received fine stock
of dry goods, groceries, Sc, besides full line Of
dry goods, weolens, handsome uubia., Sc. His
stock Of teas. cofces and spices is very full. and
comprises the very best in the markets and his
prices are Away. reasonable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

UTIcA.-Tsylor, At Utica, h's lately received
a 10, of new goods, comprising the fines. assort-
ment Of ncy dress goods ever opened in that
town.
He has also plenty of choice fabrics, and
prides himself on Nubias He is supplied with
fine stock of groceries, and says TO his nume,-
Gus friends and patrons, Come and see me-"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

WHOLESALE TRADE.-Fiske {; BEEN are do.
ing brisk business. They ship full suits Of
choice goods to different places in Colorado, Utah,
California, Nevada, Iowa, Missouri, &c., az we'll
as supplying local custom. They have largo
aud dourishins trade, and fully merit the repu-
tation which the public give them, is No. basi.
moss men.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

HOLIDAY GooDs--A very fine assortment Of
articles suitable for Christmas gifts will be found
beautiful perfum.ry sets, Bohemian glass, Ala.
b.stsr. &c. GeIm.n flint glass bottles, prett
sets with exquisite chrome pictures, and full
line of toilet articles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

Go to Thompson's and get beautiful doll for
your little sister or daughter for Christmas
present, and if you have no sister of your own
get doll for somebody elses sister or daughter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

(. We AJAX for nothing that is not right, and will
submit to nothing that i. wrong; but some of
our numerous customers have said that M. Stie-
fel ~ Co.'S is the best place in Ottawa TO buy
good and cheap clothing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

ID. Leahy has just received fine lot OF buffalo
lined and Alaska boots, arctics and Alaska over.
shoes Also Shoes rubber boots, and good as
sortment of everything in his line, which he sells
rs cheap rs the cheapest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

Ho, FOR THE HoLIDAYs-No lady or gentle
man should fail TO yet q pair of d. Leshy's new
stock of fancy slipper. for a Christmas or New
Years present TO husband, wife or dearest
friend
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-12-16

A farm, five miles from Ottawa, with good i'm.
proyements, for sale at $3.50 per acre. on time,
by f. X. Walbridge, real estate agent.