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Greeley on Washington.

The recent recurrence Of the anniversary of
the birth of Washington gave Greeley an CD.
portunity to eu!ogise . character which 1t is
difficult to praise in these days without being
subjected to the suspicion Of covertly attack
ing some living notability. Thus, if Greeley
were not so well known as an ardent admirer
OF the present occupant of the White House,
one would almost be forced to the conclusion
that under the following glowing eulogy of
Washington he intends covertly some severe
references to illusions anent the spotles.
Ulysses:
Wesuggest that neper befo,e could the cha
rscter OF this man, So long foremost of al Anne
ricans, be studied by his countrymen with
more profit. He had precisely those qualities
which have grown exceedingly scarce among
u.s. Ofbrilliant man we have had fair share,
but Washington Is not brilliant; Of nervous,
headlong, desperate chiefs, who offered their
lives and those OF their men as freely Is water ::
Washington knew the value of private life and
of his own, and took care of both. We have
had no lack Of rulers who used the gov
eminent as mere machinery to lift themselves
iato lasting notoriety, or nho cat like apolypus
IN its care stretching ont ITS tre'ers on erery side
to drao Jood into its ma'o; Washington was
not enriched one penny by the chances which
his position gave him.
1t is worth our while, therefore to look
back at this man. whose body was six feet two
and sound in proportion to its size who WAS
sober, honest and pure in his everyday lite
and who, IN plain, practical way, served his
country and not himself, to the end.
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Pauper Expenditures.

ihere mas been good deal of blov;a,in,
az each recurring session of our Road os
supervisors, by the ''rural' members n,-,;,
uiariy from the Western side of the countv
ABOUT the inequality Of the expenditure f,r
the support of paupers in different NORTON,
OF the county, the towns maintaining that
they were compelled to pay In large disnro.
portion to support the paupers of the cities
and most notably Of Ottawa. The standinc
remedy proposed for this inequality was, to
compel each town to maintain ITS own man,
pers These complaints recurring at the last
meeting OF the Supervisors, the Pauper Com
mltfee were induced to prepare statement
OF the Pauper claims allowed each town, SO as
10 present in the palpable form of tabulated
hgures the real foundation for these com.
plants The table is appended. 1t will be
seen, on examination, that, taking population
into account, there are certainly not half q
dozen OF towns in the county whose propor.
ton falls below that of Ottawa For in
stance, the town of Brookiicld, whose popula
ton is about one-sixth of that OF Ottawa. was
allowed s7l7.7s, which Is equal to s4,3O6.6s
TOR Ottawa, or $1,000 more than Ottawa re-.
ceived. Quite number of other towns. il
Will be seen, received in the same dispropor
ton. The table will show, We opne, that if
Ottawa were allowed a fair share in propor.
ton to the taxes she pays, she would not only
get good deal more for pauper expenses,
but for good many other expenses that come
out Of the county taxes:
Following were the amounts expended for
paupers during the past year in the various
towns of this county
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

SERESA.-Thursday evening. on the invita-
ton OF number OF our Serena friends. we vis.
tied that young and thriving town, and were
more than surprised at it's present size and evil
dent prosperity. Two years ago the place where
the town now stand. was a cornfield, owned by
A. I. Armstrong; now it is q place of about 30
houses, compr sing, besides dwellings, a drug
store. hay press. two warehouses, a hotel, q
hardware store, two grocery stores, and Mason
4 Flanbusch's general store, which is The bust.
moss establishment Of the place These gentle
men carry on general store, carrying stock Of
100000. They sell dress goods and dry goods,
groceries, rsadymado clothing, agricultural i'm.
PIGMENTS, 80, and are really doing business
that many metropolitan stores would be glad to
have.
On the evening Of our visit there was a social
reunion Of the old settlers in tho public hall of
that place.
The leading lodie' and gentlemen OF the town
and vicinity we're present, and had jolly, good
old fashioned time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09
State Fair-Street Railway.

In connection with tie success of The State
fair at Ottawa next fall, no local action can
compare in Importance with the laying down
OF street railway track from the railroad
depots and the central portions of the city to
the fair grounds. We may have one tolerable
fair without such convenience; but ifthe peo-
pie are brought here one year to be fleeced by
hackmen, omnibus men, draymen and carriers
once, they would be fools to come a second
time.
There is said to be company represented
here who are willing to put up bonds to have
railroad track from the depots to the fair
grounds laid down and furnished with suit
able cars 10y the lst of July ; and that all they
ask of the city is the right of way. 1t is also
said that the only obstruction in the way Of
accepting the offer Of this company is, that
some other gentlemen have charter for q
street railway in Ottawa and that they oppose
granting the right OF way to the new company
unless they will buy out the charter of the old
company. These are the flying reports. The
City Council, on Tuesday evening, referred
the question of giving the right of way
through the streets to the new company to
the street and alley committee. We hope, if
there Is nothing else IN the way of giving the
new company the privilege sought except the
defunct charter held by few individuals
| solely for the purpose of speculation, they will
not hesitate two minutes to kick the Obstruc-
ton out of the way. On the other hand, if
they find the new company to be sham, let it
also be summarily kicked out of the way, and
let us proceed to organize a live company to
do this work.
We are led to press this matter with the
more earnestness, from having just read q let.
ter from the Secretary of the State Agricul.
tural Board, in which this matter is alluded
to in such terms that must arrest attention,
The Secretary, abiding to the recent visit
of the committee Of the State Board to
Ottawa, says:
"Our committee were we'll pleased with
their first visit to Ottawa, and we're outspo.
ken IN their compliments of those with whom
they came in business contact. TWAS a
pleasure to do business with such broad
guage" men as we found in Ottawa, none OF
whom eXceled their efficient Secretary.
I'VE are bound to have big fair at Otta.
wa, and if your citizens rise with the occasion,
the fair will be popular one. now see no
chance Of a slip up unless it be in the mat
ter OF reaching the grounds with Passengers
and stock-passengcrs especially. When
train OF 70 cars comes IN loaded with people,
and all want to get to the fair grounds at
once, their will be trouble, and may be extor-
ton. This will work after a fashion for one
year, but if the fair goes there again it will be
killed before birth If Ottawa wants the fair
more than one year, she will find railroad
! track to the grounds the strongest card she
can play"
"These be parons words" and our people
will deserve the disgrace Of having the fair for
the second year taken from them if they fail
to act upon the suggestion.
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APPLES or GOLD SC.-Tbe following utter

APPLES or GsLp, &c.-The following utter
ance Of Judge Davis, nominated by the COL
umbus convention for the presidency Of the
United States, deserves to be engraved on the
tablet of every patriotic heart. |, is taken
from his celebrated opinion in the MllligAn
case:
The Constitution Of the United S.atss is q
"lsw Tor ralsrs snl people equally in war and
"in peace, aud covers with the shield Of its pro.
lection ell classes Of men, at all times aud un.
der Ill siroumst .nee-. No doctrine in voiving
mora psrnieous consequences WAS ever invent
cd by the wi: OF man than tha. any Of its pro-
visions can be -.,pesded during any Of tho
s1igencies 0! government. Such . doctrine
leads dirrc''~ :" anarchy or dcspotism. but the
theory OF necessity which it is based is false,
for the government within the Constitution
has oil the powers granted TO II which are
necessary to preserve its existence, a. IS been
"hsppily proved BY the result. OF the great effort
"to throw Of its Just authority"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

FlREs.-Dr Jaynes splendid eight story
building or Chestnut street, in Philadelphia,
was partially destroyed by fire on Tuesday
morning.
Seven steamboats, lying at the wharf at Gin
cinnsti were destroyed by fire on the 9Th inst.
The names of the steamers were, the Altoona,
Kate Robinson, st. Charles, Argosy, Maj.
Anderson, and Champion, and the hull ofthe
Belle Vernon, sunken recently by the ice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09
A Failure,

Seeing The fearful damage the administra-
ton was suffering from the disclosures of the
custom-house investigation committee while it
maintained It's sessions in New Yerk City, the
committee hastily adjourned to Washington,
where all the radical members strangely took
sick, So much so that no other witnesses could
be examined, until few days ago, when it
was decided 10 resume the settings for the
purpose only, however, of examining Generals
Babcock and Porter. These gentlemen had
been strongly implicated, by the witnesses in
New York, as confidantes, or at least very init
mate confederates, of Leet and Stocking, and
by implication as sharing, along with Grant
himself in the stupendous plumber of the
general order of business The evidence of
these witnesses was relied upon not only to
exculpate themselves from the unpleasant
suspicion that had been cast upon them but
also from the suspicion which, from their close
and intimate connection with the president
rested upon him. Now rs to Porter and
Babcock personally, whether they actually
divided with Leet and Stocking was a matter
of minor consequence; but the point against
Grant was that, as Porter, Babcock and Leet
had all been members of his military house
hold and peculiar pets, and as he had por-
toned the former two off handsomely, the
charge was that he had, with the knowledge
and conivance of the other two, given Leet
the general order business and had kept him
there, in spite Of the earnest remonstrauce of
the New York merchants, with A. r. Stewart
at their had, and even in spite OF the known
opposition of Boutwell, to the rascally busl-
ness.
The main object, then, of putting Porter
and Babcock under oath, was, as already init.
mated, to swear Grant clear of his completely
with Leet. The evidence Of the gentlemen is
admitted to have been q failure. AS to them.
selves, both gentlemen swore point blank that
they not only never shared any plunderings
with Leet and Stocking, but Babcock even
swears that he hadn't known Leet was in the
general order business. Both, however, I'D
nit their knowledge of the fact that Grant
wrote the letter to Grinnell on the strength of
which Leet got the general order business,
and they could give no explanation why the
President kept Leet in his place for two years
land still keeps him there in spite of the
earnest remembrance of the New York mer.
chants and the efforts of Boutwell, himself TO
break up that corrupt system oflevying black
mail on the trade Of the whole country. The
strong suspicion still remains untouched, that
Grants extraordinary interest in Leet, which
kept him in his place against every remon-
STRANGE and exposure must have arisen from
some pecuniary connection with his s,eallngs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

Professor Silversmith, OF Chicago, has just
patented an improvement ofgreat Importance
in the printing business. He proposes, by his
invention, to manufacture printing types Of
copper or any ductle metals, instead, as here
totore, of fuSibe metals, and he promises 60
furnish copper type as cheaply as the present
type are furnished. Copper type will wear
ten times as long as the type now in common
usp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09
The Stealing Business.

| We continue TO give 1actS mere anu there. Ia
illustrate how the stealing business, as prac-
ticed on grand scale under the present Grant
radical system about the New York and Phil
adelphia custom-houses, in the army, navy.
treasury, and other money handling depart
ments, peryades the entire civil service from
the White House down to the smallest coun-
try post-ofiice.
ln reply to Morton's declaration that - we
have the best civil service in the world" the
New York Times (radicaD complies from au-
thentic sources some pleasant figures by way
of illustration. They prove that there have
been detected and punished during the last
three years, forty internal revenue officers,
fifteen custom-houSe officers. sixteen money
order officers, four army and two naval officers,
and one hundred and five postmasters-in all,
one hundred and ninety EIGHT. The amount
of cash lost to the government through these
thieves is set down at S2,30l ,52l. How much
has been lost through the uncaught thieves,
we leave our readers to guess bu: Morton and
those who share his opinion concerning our
civil service, may ransack the records of the
English government for ten years without
finding as much stealing traced to officials
there, Us has been actually proven in three
years of Grants administration.
S. P. Lowe, clerk in the Boston postoffice,
is deiaulter to the amount OF $4,000. He
has TUNED over to the postmaster property to
the amount of about $4,000 Sixty unopened
letters were found upon him. His salary was
5000 year. He thought it WAS too low.
Under the present ''economical' army sys-
TEN, it takes iifty-eight officers, ranking from
majors to brlgadiers, to pay off forty regi-
ments.
Two hundred million acres of land are en-
braced in fifty-six land grant bills now pend.
ing in congress-every one direct steals from
the government. 1t is no wonder that every
congressman and senator has his pockets
stuffed with land titles The public domain
Is going just as fast as remorseess and
greedy set of'corrupt politicians can gobble it
up, while the people look blindly on, and say
it is for public improvements.
No department Of the public service, &C
cording to the later developments, is more
thoroughly pervaded by corruption than the
navy department. We alluded two weeks
ago to the gigantic Robson Cattell steals in
the matter of naval supplies. Mr.. Hale, a
radical member of congress from Name, and
a member of the naval committee, in speech
III the house last week stated that the appro
priations for the navy during the war had
been sS00,000,00O and that at the close Of the
war We had ego vessels Since the war the
appropriation to keep up the navy was from
Sl5,00o,O00 to 80 900 year; yet, today
1--WE have but ITO vessels of all classes. Of the
rest, some had been decayed, or sunk, or sold.
OF scores and fifty Others he did not know
their fate. He had not been able to follow
them. They were not on the hands of the
department, and the department was no. re-
spopsible for them. They had vanished and
faded away, and were not to be found or
traced"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

a New ELD0RADo. AL Northwestern Iowa
particularly around Sioux City, is immensely
excited by reports OF rich gold discoveries in
Tho Black Hills in Dakota. the new gold
fields are some 800 miles northwest of Sioux
City but that point is the natural gate thro
which the emigration TO the Black Hills must
flow, and must become an important point of
outfit. The reports rom the new places are
stlll somewhat contradictory, but the weight
Of evidence is, that the new diggings promise
70 lie important" 90
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

The Tichborne case, which has been the
leading legal sensation IN England Cor the
year, suddenly collapsed one day last week,
by theJury announcing that, without hearing
further argument, they had fully made up
their minds to decide against the claimant.
The court theronpon, without any further Ger.
emony, gave judgment against Tichbore, and
now the jolly butcher is under indictment for
perjury, and instead of succeeding to tue
lcrdly estate of one of Engand's oldest fami.
lies, Is in fair way to "fetch up" at Newgate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

GAME LAw.-The new game law in substance
prohibits "the killing Of prairie chickens from
the 1st OF January to the last Of August, and
woodcock from tho ist Of January TO the last Of
July. 1t is unlawful for any person to ensnsrs,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

PRRsENrIn-Mr. MARYLAND, Of Chicago, has
presented 10 the Episcopal! Church of this city a
couple Of beautiful brass vases, imported from
London, in memeriam Of his daughter, Edith
Helen, who died year ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09
CITY Election.

City Election.
Our civ election takes place one week from
next Monday, and before our next issue
doubtless. candidates for the various offices to
be ,Illed Will be upon the track. The officers
TO be elected are mayor, aid one alderman
and one school director for each ward
So far as mayor and aldermen are concerned,
we believe our people a,e generally satisfied
to let matters remain as nearly as practicable
in tofV quo. II Mayor Jones is willing to
stand . reelection, we presume he will meet
with no serious oppos ton; and as to the city
council, their management OF the affairs Of
the city during the past year has been sensi-
bic an3 iudicious, and meets the general APP
provo. OF the people.
The aldermen whose terms expire next week
are Sctte IN the lSt ward, Lynch in the 2d,
Duhy IN the OF, S'ormoht IN 4th, McHlnnls IN
9th burke IN oth, ana Moore IN 'th. The
rejection OF all these aldermen by the re-
spectNe wards would he hailed as most
sensible movement we indulge an especial
nope 'hat the 20 ""ru Will nave the good
sense TO return MI Lynch, Tor, without dis
arrangement 10 Others we can say he has been
the master spirit OF the council, ana the means
OF placing our Guy aiiairs on sol1d financial
oasis WINE we ""h see no" the CITY can
wen dispense with Inc important services OF
Mr.. hnrke on TIE finance committee.
In reference 10 inc Hciooi Board matters arc
certainty are ""t so serene IL Is needless to
say 'ha' the ou'N % our people are not salts
Tic" WIFI 'he management OF our public
schoo'S curing 'he past year. Inc present
ooA'" went INTO once with loud professions OF
economy. Iheir economy has resulted IN no
iih'nnlion or the expenses OF the board, but
mas 'eariully detenora.ed the grade and stand
ing OF our schools. In the first place, the
sc o"'s nave been deprived OF any and every
I'M = ike an intelligent headshlp or supern-
teh"e"ce' lhey have been trying to run in
Inc groove made two years ago and back of
tha'' ont there Is no guide, and rapidly they
are ge''ihS out OF even that not altogether
SATISFACTORY groove. All that is left in the
way ot superlntendence is, that the principal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

CANAL ToLLs-A correspondent of the
Chic'"o Times having telcgraphed from
Sp' Igi I'D that Mr. Hickox, one of the canal
co.n y ioners, is opposed to any increase of
tolls on the canal in consequence of the con-
struction of the lock and dam at Henry, Mr..
1llckoX writes note in reply, stating that
this is untrue, but that he is in favor of 30
regui ating the toll, on the canal that they shall
proc zee the largest revenue to the state.
Mr.. Utley, another commissioner, thcreupon
also writes a note and has it printed, stating
thai he comedies III the views OF Mr.. Hickox.
And lastly We have in this same connec-
ton, an account in the Chicago Times Spring
field correspondence OF an alteration between
Mr.. Representative Clark, of this county, and
Mr.. IlickoX, from which it appears that Mr..
Clark is also in taver of such tariff of tolls as
shall produce the largest revenue to the state
The question thus naturally arises, what are
Mr.. Clark and Commissioners lIickox and IT.
ley QuaTellng about! The point of difference
between them is PLAN enough when one looks
little further into the matter. Mr.. Clark, it
appears, is Of opinion that low tolls are better
calculated to produce u large revenue than
high tolls, while Nj. llickoN thinks high tolls
are necessary FOR revenue. We'll, here is an
honest difference of Opinion--why quarrel over
l.! The cdsUs JeLi comes i'll here. Mr.. Hick
Oh is Interested in the Chicago and Alton r.
r., and Mr.. Clark charges him with aGvocat-
ing high tolls on The canal and river out of
regard to the interests of that road. This Mr..
IIckox Indignantly denies 1t is to be hoped
at least that Mr.. II, is actuated by higher mo.
IiyC~.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-18
1 Firc.PrO0f Press.

The most remarkable proof OF the vitality OF
q .ire newspaper has been shown by the late
CHICAGO are The dlscontinuance of the
Chicago TRIBUNE for single day-while the
fire was still raging-was felt to be public
calamity. andits appearance was welcomed bV
an eager crowd standing for hours waiting IN
turn 10 be served It's courageous voice in
spired life and hope in the souls of sore
stricken people, and stirred the hearts of the
best men in two hemispheres. Its words of
cheer. day after day, lifted thousands from the
depths of despair to the heights of a noble
manhood and encouraged them TO the WORK OF
rebuilding Chicago and their own fortunes.
When it seemed weakest it was strongest.
when poorest ii was richest for though the
fire consumed its material forms. its good
name, with its heritage of good will and ITS IN
vincihle spirit, were lmperlshabie. Its nyluS,
working, guiding and propellng force survives,
and Will quickly re-create what the ire de
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4 noticeable popularity of the Ilrou1e Is
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day Instead OF promising, Il does. Its work
Is witness for it, After the ire, it brought a
fouI-cyHnder Hoe press through from New
York in thirty-six hours, but did not herald
il, and It's readers were not told that 1t threw
aside az old type. 80, 900 worth of new type
such as it could lay its hands on for the
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secret Of its success and power.
AS pc3CS paper il Is uurivalled in the
West II has the latest news by telegraph
audmail from all quarters of the globe mp
to the hour of going to press, reports OF the
proceedings of Congress, of Western Legs
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and speeches, able correspondents at all the
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The Tribune both represents and creates
public sentiment, leading rather than fol-
loving it. 1t grapples with living Issues,
and let's the dead bury their dead. Always
outspoken and manly sometimes mistaken
but always independent, it represents the
vital spirit, the progressive, conquering ele-
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and sycophants in all parties. Equal rights
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ness instead of partisan zeal or personal ia
voritism the test Of preferment to office
this is the political platform on which 1t
proposes to sustain the Republican party in
the Presidential campaign OF 1872. b.