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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-07
Horace Greeley.

We had barely time to announce IN our last
the sad event Occurring but an hour before
we went to press of the death OF Horace Gree
ley The great juInaist expired at 6;l5
o'clock on Friday, Nov Goth.
1t appears, from the voluminous accounts
of his sickness and death in which the
daily press since his decease abound, that Mr..
Greeley's health had been largely undermined
by the excitement Of the presidential contest,
which he bore with less phllosophic calmness
than one would naturally have expected OF
him. In the midst of these exci.ements and
distractions came the prolonged dangerous
illness OF his wife, by whose bedside he kept
an unceasing vigil to the close, and her death
occurring almost simultaneously with his over
whelming defeat for the Presidency, the two
events caused such a nervous arrangement
that his constitution, vigorous rs it always had
been, could no longer bear up under The pies.
sure.
Within a few days after the publication of
his card in the Tribune announcing his return
to the edltoria. chair OF that journal, Mr.
Greeley found his nerves in such condition
that sleep had to all appearance abandoned
him. In this condition he sent for his family
physician who, however, found all efforts to
induce sleep to be vain. He was then re-
moved to the residence Of DR.. johnson, three
miles from hi. own residence at Chappsqua,
and there remained, gradually sinking until
on Friday Of last week, as before stated, he
expired.
The many peevish uttersnces during his
final illness and the mental and bodily feeble
ness attending it are seized upon by the radi-
cal press with ghoul.like greediness as proofs
that Mr.. Greeley was racked by rcmorse on
account of his alleged desertion of republican
principles; but beyond indefinite expressions
of regret that he had consented to become the
liberal candidate for the presidency, when
some other candidate might have been a wis.
er choice, there is nothing in these death-bed
rawlings that can be tortured into any such
meaning as a degraded press seeks to force
upon them.
Mr.. Greeley is gone, and it is not for us, mol
indeed any one at this early day, to analyze OF
do Justice to his character That for many
years he stood at tn. heaI of American journ
alls,s is undisputed. That he was II man b
amazing industry, of intense earnestncss and
OF unbending honesty OF purpose, must also b,
conceded. That in the heat Of discussion hi
language was often incorporate and invectiv,
unjust, is quite supposable; but that he eve
knowingly stopped to talsehood, or used I'm
fair or ,lhgitimate means to promote partisa,
ends, can never be truthtully alleged aga,ns
his memory.
He is gone. Let the shadow Of the tuln
cover his faults, real or imaginary,and let onl,
those traits of his character be rrmemhcrr,
that constitute his virtues and trlr grenlnes,
and that so justly entite his name to hig
niche in the roll OF his countrys illustriou
dead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-07

STRAYED-From South O,taws, On Saturday
last, five colts--one Chestnut, 4 yrs. old; one
Bay, 2 yrs old; one Gray, yr. old one Bay
sucking, and one Gray sucking, stripes in face.
Any person giving information at this Office
that will lead to their recovery will be literally
rewarded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-07

The best Syrup fer 200 per gal In the city t.
be had at Riale Bros.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-07

Call at d. Heenan Il Cos. for bargains in fur
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
Liberal Lang's List.

The signers to Mr.. Lang's list seem..to be
rapidly melting away now that their names
have been published. Below are two letters,
one from Capt. Whitehouse and the other
from Mr.. Hewett both of China. The fraud
ulent means by which the signers were obtain
cd are worthy of notice. Capt. Whitehouse
says: -alee, aF
81 notice with sorrow my name in the
Maine Standard appended to call for a
''liberaP' republican convention. While con-
fined to my house a short time since by sick
ness, a friend called on me and asked if had
any objection to signing a call for RepubH-
can convention at Augusta" I said-''Cer-
tainly not" and without reading the paper, 1
signed it. l am astounded and chagrined to
know that was imposed upon, and uncon-
sciously signed my name to document that
is in the interest of copperheadism and
Horace Greeley Three and one-half years of
service in the field against southern traitors
will suffice to convince my friends that my
name appeared in the STANDARD unwittingly
on my part, and fraudulently on the part Of
ntharo ),
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

WHEN HNDING aug. 4, lSlZ.
We omit our extended revise of the markets this
week for want Of space and the change being slight
The grocery market is quiet and firm The dry goods
market Is quiet, with unchanged prices, though on
other goods there is less irmness and reduction on
the prices Of some grades Of sheengs slightly prob
able. Cotton ducks have been reduced &c per ward
since our last report. Fish are In good demand on
the light receipts and firm prices Shore ,mackerel
are scarce, and prices have been advanced Flour is
very firm with an upward tendency and some grades
have advanced 5Oc. Grain is in good supply at last
weeks prices. Hay is selling at S2GG2s for prime
and pressed and new is retailing on the stand at BIZ
@23 Iron Is firm, and refined has slightly advanced.
Lumber Is active. Oils are unchanged Molasses IL
quiet. Sugars are steady. Salt is unchanged Pig
tins are lower bnt plates firm at previous ouo.a
TONS Produce is hardly active; potatoes are selling
at 6oca7o bushel; eggs are selling in packages at
2icd25c. Fruit is getting abundant Apples are
selling at 1891 so p Dbl; Belle pears S76s ~ Dbl;
peaches $id5 per crate; water melons S2Jd3O hun
dred. Raisins little lower. Wool Is frmer. and
the business has been improving, there having been
better demand during the week. Gold has been as
high 49, but the rates for few days have been
115f9115i.
FREIGHTS.-Thc only foreign engagements since
our LAST report brig L. Staples, from Bangor to
lumber, and brig Glendale, hence to Havana at $40
for lumber. Coastwise freights are not SO active.
There is large amount Of lnmbsr bargaining to New
York, and the offering rates are SO. Lumber rates
from Bangor arc unchanged.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
What it means.

The purpose and expectations Of the Dem
ocratic leaders in the coalition are rapidly de-
veloping Governor Whyte, of Maryland,
himself a representative Democrat, speaks for
them when he says:
So far from Democrats abandoning their
principles, or, indeed, abandoning their party
name, / consider that as party in its solidar-
ity-to use Kossuth's expression-it has taken
Greeley and the Cincinnati platform for tenn
porary purposes.
''Taken Greeley for temporary purposes"
who does not know that hits the mark
exactly?
We have already given the words of Con-
gresham Beck, at the barbecue, in Ken
lucky, to the effect that Democratic Con-
gress would so hedge Mr.. Greeley in as to
render him harmless, and, if it is necessary,
to secure such legislation as the Democracy
deem wise, they will demand it and compel
Greeley to yield.
Mr.. Beck ranks as moderate and careful
man, and is generally accounted one OF the
ablest and fairest Democratic members of
Congress. His freedom from excess gives his
statement the more significance. At the
same meeting, other Democratic speakers
went even further They had just heard ia
vorable reports from North Carolina, and in
the exultation of the moment let themselves
out. They treated the election of MI. Gree
ley as Democratic and even rebel triumph.
At a recent meeting in Nashville, Gov. Brown,
of Tennessee, said:
He supported Greeley, because he loved the
South, bailed jeff Davis, advocated universal
amnesty and had no kinsfOlk. He did not care
what Greeley had said in the past against the
South and its institutions. 1t was enough for
him to know that now he was in favor of res
toring her to her pristine rights. GREELEY,
IF ELECTED, WOULD PAY THE LOSSES
OF THE SOUTH, and set her people on the
high road to wealth and happiness
At the same meeting, Mr.. Golladay, a
Democratic member of Congress from Ken
lucky, said: .
Greeley, at the outset of the war, was in ia
vor of letting the maynard sisters depart in
peace" and afterward went single handed and
alone to meet our commissioners in Canada, to
treat for peace. Not Democrat in the North
dared to go with him or manifested any desire
to go. He acds then in tdror of paying the
South for her Slaoes, and believe he Is STILL
These expressions show what the Demo-
cratic leaders expect, and what they are
struggling for. They have reason for their
expectations. Will the country be warned in
season against the dangers of such success?
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

To the Editors of the Chroaicie:-Being
greatly annoyed and astonished by report
started in Maine and republshed in one of
our local papers, to the effect that 1 have
abandoned the political principles and pro-
clivities of long life time by announcing my
self a supporter of Horace Greeley and his
grotesque medley, feel it but just to my par
ty and myself to say unequivocally and plain
ly that the statement is utterly base and
groundless, and only to be ranked as a feeble
trick of political chicanery.
Regarding the Greeley movement as coali-
ton of the worst men of both great political
parties, cannot but look with dismay upon
a successful issue of an alliance which would
throw our government into the hands of its
late enemies, the rebels of the South. In
1864, Horace Greeley, even then unreliable,
attempted to defeat the reelection of Presi-
dent Lincoln-aman whose sagacity was clear
ly demonstrated in his selection of the General
who was destined to give the final blow to the
Rebellion, and who, as our honored President
for the last four years, has SO faithfully adj
ministered the great trust reposed in his
hands. Under the banner of Grant and
Wilson, and only under its folds, can the
country look for prosperity and greatness.
Very Respectfully, &C.,
IcHABoD GOODWIN.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. I, 1872. i.a-
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
Grand Rally at Bangor,

We understand that the Republicans of this
city propose to assist in the great Republican
demonstration in Bangor on Friday night. An
arrangement has been made with Superinten-
dent Lunt of the Maine Central, by which a
special train will leave this city ON Friday
morning at IL o'clock, returning Saturday
morning. Fare for round trip 80. The Con-
tinental and Republican Artillery will go
to Bangor together with large number of
prominent members of the party. Among the
speakers at the meeting will be Hon. George
S. Boutwell,, Governor Edward f. Noyes of
Ohio. Hon. John A. Bingham of Ohio, Gen.
John L. Swift of Massachusetts, Hon. Hani-
bal Hamlin, Hon. John A. Peters and Lewis
Barker of Maine. Invitations have been issued
to Hon. James G. Blaine and ex-Gov. Cham
berlain, and there will be grand torch-light
procession and display of fireworks: Rally one
and a1It
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
NEW GLOUCESTER, Aug. 6, 1872

Mr.. EDIToR:-If you have ever seen a
very small snake after he has swallowed a
large toad, you have seen a perfect likeness of
the Democrats of this town since they have
swallowed Greeley. They have not all swal-
lowed him, however, as some of them have
declared for Grant and thrown up the argus
for the PRESS. If your neighbor don't be-
lieye it l can furnish the names of the per-
sons. ..-.t e
There is not a single copy of the New York
Tribune taken in this town.
l am pleased to say that one man who Uas
Republican once is nO,v Democrat For
the past three years he has been on the fence
holding up both hands ready to catch the first
office that come his way, without regard to
party or principle. But now the opportunity
has presented itself and he has fallen off on
the Democratic side.
believe this is the only recruit the Demo-
Gratis have received, and I guess the only one
they will receive, while We hear of quite
number of the most. intelligent Democrats
who say they shall vote for Grant, for they
know whom they are voting for; but if they
vote for Greeley they say they don't know
whom they are voting for. VOTER.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
North Carolina Victory q!

North Carolina is ours! After days of
doubt it is at last determined that the Repub-
licans have carried the State by majority
ranging from one to two thousand. The
Republicans have elected three of the eight
Congressman, making gain of one. If the
State had been districted with decent show
of fairness the result in Congressman would
have been reversed. Greater rascality was
never witnessed in districting State than
that inthe North State. To secure major
ity of 5000 in one Republican district the
State was literally slashed in pieces. The
same is true of the legislative apportionment.
1t would have required the most sweeping
majority on the general ticket to have secured
majority of the Legislature 1t may yet be
possible that the Republicans have secured
the lower house of the State Legislature.
The Republican canvass was badly manag-
ed and the field was abandoned when the en-
envy had only begun his work. All that mon
ey and Tammany tactics could do, was done
by the adversary. The Democracy felt that
North Carolina was the Little Round Top of
the Presidential battle. They have fought
desperately and lost. Out of the nettle, dam
ger, we pluck the flower of safety.
The noisy boasts of our adversaries have
turned sour on their lips. They have with
eager haste fred their guns and hung out
their notorious banners. The early reports of
Democratic gains were deliberately made to
deceive the country. The authors knew that
they were false at the beginning They were
manufactured by the coalition agents of this
new political combination of plumber seekers
to promote their ends, and are fair samples of
the game that the coalition leaders in Maine
are practieing in the present campaign. 1t
has been campaign of false prctences-of
brag and buster, of claims unfounded and
boasts unsupported. 1t has its counterpart
in Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

JOKE ON GOVERNOR HOFFMAN, cell
Perkins," at Saratoga, gives the following d.
alogue:
Mr.. B. F. Beekman, the banker, business
and railroad millionaire, and the great Chris
tian who raised 100000 to buy Morrisseys
club house last summer for the Young Mems
Christian Association had talk with the
Governor yesterday.
Mr.. Beekman said he had voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, and that he had followed the
party over pretty rough roads, but he didn't
see how he could vote for such shutting old
woman as Greeley. "Why, Governor" said
Mr.. Beekman, ''the old fool don't know
enough to attend to his own business; he is
eternally letting some devilish fool swindle
him; and with such big, over-grown child
at the head, why, business men wouldn't feel
safe; he'd want to do some devilish stupid
thing every day"
But" interrupted the Governor, 81 think
Mr.. Greeley is &pretty good Judge of men.
l think he can pick out an honest man or
knave as quick as any one. l."
"Why, there is just where he is always the
biggest fool" continued Mr.. Beekman.
"Never m!nd," said the Governor, 81
would take his opinion on a man to be true,
than would take any mans in the
country"
"You would9 ?" asked Mr.. Beekman, feeling
in side pocket.
eyes, would" said the Governor, firmly.
'Well, here is slip where he calls you
mountebank, and corrupt, dishonest and
swindling Democratic villain" said Mr.. Beck
man, as he handed an old Tribune to the
Governor.
The Governor read it over twice, then
looked as if he was trying to see straight
through MIR. Beekman, a row of carriages,
and two foot brick partition-then he
slammed on his hat and went up stairs.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

A CHILD BURND TO DEArH.-The Lewiston
fire in that city, in which child persisted in
the flames:
Monday evening Mrs. Callahan says her last
act before going to bed was to look out in the
wood-shed and see if it was all right The
wood-shed opened directly into the house.
About ] o'clock Tuesday morning she was
awakened by cracking sound in the she'd and
aroused her husband her herself and gave the
alarm. Mr.. Callahan leaped from his bed and
rushed to the shed door. The moment he
opened it a mass of flames met him and drove
him back. The flames rushed into the house,
and ia moment the interior of his little cot
tage was in blaze The mother rushed to the
window and escaped with one child. The faith
er was pulled out of the window in suffocated
condition. One was left and as the thought of
it came to the mothers mind, she uttered most
heart-piercing shrieks and frantically attempted
to return to rescue her daughter, who was in
bed The bystanders, who saw that such an at
tempt was fOolhardy and could only result in
two deaths. detained her by force. 1t was too
late. The agony of the mother cannot be de-
scribed. 1t was a sight painful in the extreme
knowing as she did that at the moment her
little girl was in the pains of an awful death.
By this time the alarm had aroused the fire de-
partment, which was promptly on the ground.
The fire had so thoroughly got possession of the
cottage that it was almost completely levelled.
When it was subdued, in the charred relics of a
bed was found an unsightly object-the crisped
remains of the little Nellie Callahan, burned
beyond possibility of recognition The mother
sits beside the little coffin to-day and walls pit
eously, thinking she might have saved her little
one. The child was eight years old. Mr.. Cal
lahan losses all his household goods. His loss
is $500 to $500; no insurance Callahan's face
and hands are badly burned, and he is suffering
very much, but will probably recover
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

The Lewiston Journal says: "We hear a
great deal said outside about Republican de-
fections in Lewiston. When one gets some
distance from Lewiston, this detection has
increased to hundreds. The simple facts are
that the Democrats have canvassed the citv
for signers to call for Greeley Club, and
among their names are eleven men who have
voted the Republican ticket. But large
portion of these eleven Republicans will vote
the Republican State ticket in September. In
November there will be more Democrats of
Lewiston vote for Grant than there will be
Republicans vote for Greeley-15 Democrats
who will vote for Kimball in September hay
ing already signed the call for Grant Clab."
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

STATE AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGR.-The Com
mencement at the State Agricultural College
opened Sunday evening when President Allen
preached the baccalaureatc sermon. Monday
was devoted to the examination of classes.
Tuesday afternoon the Coburn Cadets gave an
exhibition drill on the college grounds in the
presence of Gov. Perham, ex-Gov. Coburn,
Hon. S. L. Goodale, Hon. L. Oak and other
distinguished gentlemen. Tuesday evening
the prize defamation of the junior class took
place. The following was the programmes:
~ titsF Music. f.s f
MISUNDERSTANDING.
*Rodney David Hunter Clinton
Essay-Geology, Fred. William Holt, Hampden
Charles Frederick Osgood, Garland
Essay-The Main Law,
*Haryey Bates Thayor, Garland
Music
Declamation-On the shores of Tennessee,
Willie Herbert Gerrish, Portland
Essay-National immortality,
Russell William Eaton Norridgewock
Declamation-The Two Flags.
William Henry Reed, Springfield
Essay-Thc Press, Geo. Herbert Halnlin Sidney
Music.
Declamation-The Death of Lincoln,
Walter Albert Allen, Orono
Essay-The Resources of Maine,
John Marshal Oak, Garland
Observation-Disclosures,
John Irvine Quincy, Fo1croft
Essay-Self Help, Charles Emery Reed, Orono
Observation-Disclosures at the Altar,
Walter Ballentne, Waterville
Essay-Progrcssion,
Frank Iamson Scribner, Manchester
Music.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

HENRY WILSON said in Cincinnati, 'sLet
it be understood 1 am not here to say there
have been no mistakes made by the Republic
can party. say there have been mistakes,
but let me ask who are they who are ready
and anxious to forgive the men who took up
arms against the government; to forgive those
who, while holding public offices, used their
positions to stab the government; to forgive
those who conspired to burn our cities, and
to send pestilence to our homes; who, in
short, are ready to forgive anybody and eve
rybody except the Republican party and its
leaders" This is an eminently pertinent
question and well deserves consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
A Denial.

WINDHAM, Aug. 6, 1872.
To the Editor of the Press:
The Windham delegation to the Republican
County Convention have had no consultation
nor have they agreed to present any one as a
candidate for. the Office of Register of Deeds.
You hsve been misled. Yours, truly,
VIM GOoLD Chairman
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

THE Republicans can do no better than
have Mr.. Liberal Lebroke speak twice where
he now speaks once. A literally inclined
Republican tells us that Mr. Lebrokes speech
here cured him of his little i'll feeling about
Republicanism, and he reports three cases
just like his own; also three Democrats who
said, after his talk here they could not vote
for Greeley.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
Mr.. GarrisOn's Letter.

Among the very earliest, boldest, staunch-
est and lifelong consistent friends of the
black man, through obloquy and through
rising fortunes, which he helped to bring
them, was the veteran Abolitionist, William
zeal for their rights, and never equalled his
disinterestedness. He has, therefore, high
er right to be heard by the colored men than
Summer, and to them, in answer to Mr.. Sum-
ner, he now gives strong and clear and good
advice. The whole Of his admirable letter
may be found ON the first page of this paper.
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
CYST. JOSEPH 4 DENVER CITY

RAILOAD COMPANY. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
No. 81 Nassau Street, New York, August list, 1872
The Coupons and Registered Interest, due August
18th, 1872 on the First Mortgage Eight per Cent. ~
per cent? Gold Bonds of the st. Joseph and Denver
City Railroad Company, BOTH EASTERN AND
WESTERN DIVISION, will be paid at the Office
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company of the CITY of
New York, upon presentation and demand, on and
after that date free of tax
FRANCIS A. COFFIN,
au2-d2w Asset T,aasurar
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08

The Providence Journal, in noticing an
ntimation in the Tribune that money could
carry Rhode Island for Greeley, eff neces-
sary," says: ''It can't be done. This cor
respondent knows, if he knows anything
about Rhode Island, that outside of the
Democratic party there is scarcely corporars
guard for Greeley in this State. And he
ought to know that even the illegitimate use
of money he hints at would not carry this
State for Greeley. There are several reasons
for believing this, and if the Tribune doubts
it, let it advise its correspondent to commence
ODerationso
The Portland daily press., 1872-08-08
MARRIED..

In Waldo July II. Noah S. Twiss, of Prospect,
and Alvesta A. Merriam. OF Morrill,
In Rockland July II, William Mckenzie, of Vinal-
haven. and Eliza Crockett OF Prospect
In Swanville, July 49, Josiah III. Emerson, OF s.,
and Mrs. Martha A. Bradstreet, of Morrill,.
In fremont July 16, Chas. Z. Stanley and Hattie
n. Kelley.