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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

NATIONAL PRoGREss.-The Great American
Institute announces its FoIty-iirst Annual Elk.
hihition, to be opened in the city of New York,
on the fourth ofSeptember next. Applications
tor space to exhibit the bes: Agricultural Pro-
auctions, Mechanical Inventions, Artistic de-
vices, and valuable articles Of American man.
uhcture are now in order. 1t is intended to
make this the most extensive, useful and mcr.
i.orious exhibition ever held in America.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

The glowing words of Ex-senator Hen
bricks in his speech accepting the nomination
for governor OF our sister state, are ringing in
the ears and stirring the hearts of millions of
people. Four lines OF that address comprise
all that reed be SAID to nerve every democrat
to duty they are these:
We nave turned our backs on the past
we stand il the present and look 70 the future
The past is lost to Us -the future is ours let
Us make II glorious one
Yes: onward, forward is the watohword
Forward to a glorious future.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

Wilson, the Grant candidate for Vice Presl
dent, was the Head Centre of the Know No.
thing party in Massa chusetts and did more than
any other living man 10 propagate that cru
sadc of blgoyry ana haze in the L. $. As
such, he stand pledged as opposed to allow.
ing any foreign born citizen to vote or hold
Office either IN State or nation, and in favor +
laying heavy restrictions on foreign born citi-
zens holding property in this country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

The defeat OF Faynsworth for denomination
for Congress in the Kane district. and the
nomination Of Hurlbutin his place, was anoth
er piece of that petty spite work which Grant
has infused in the remotcst ramiication of rad
ical politics. Farnsworth's only sin was that
he had given otlensc to a few Of Grants low
est and most corrupt Washington pets, and
had snubhed Grants present payacul.rhcuch.
man, Gen. Butler.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
Decline.

Judge David Davis and Ex.Gov. joel Par
ker, each for himself, has written u letter to
the President of the Columbus National Labor
Union Convention declining the nomination
of that body for the Presidency and Vice Pres.
idency. While expressing sympathy with the
objects OF the Labor Retormers, they intimate
that they cannot consistently be the candi
dates of that party while all their ideas of du-
ty compel them to support the nominees Of
another. Nothing is palmer, as the Chicago
Tribune observes in this connection, than that
no more consistent action can now be taken
by the Labor Re!ormers than to throw thcir
influence on the side Of practical political re-
form, and help to elect representative work
ingman in the person of Horace Creeley,'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

General James Shields, of Missouri, addressed
a large meeting in st. Louis on last Wednesday
evening on the presidential question, in favOr OF
Greeley and Brown. The General was also at
Springfield during the sitting of the Democratic
and liberal conventions on Wednesday. and mace
short, stirring speech in the evening. There
is not truer hearted patriot in the nation than
Gen. James Shields, nor one whom radical spits
has more shameiully ill.trsated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

The town OF Batavia escapes paying the
bonds she voted to the Ottawa, Oswego e.
+. Il. V. Railroad 10y technicality The law
under which the bonds were voted requires
that notice OF the town meeting to vote on the
question shall be given by the town clerk.
Batavia, at the time, had no clerk and the
notice was given by the supervisor. The Su.
prcmo Court say this intormality was fatal and
makes the bonds void.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

1t is stated that the sudden conversion of
General John A. Logan to GrantSm, is bad
Tor H'per's Weekly. 1t Is understood that
several unpublished caricaturcs, ia which Lo-
gan is represented as snoakng behind posts in
the rear OF Trumbull, Schurz and Greeley, are
either to be destroyed, or Forney's head is to
be placed on Logans body.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
FROM WORTHWHILE.
WORTHWHILE, July =, 1872.

WORTHWHILE, July >, 1872.
Facts are the most memorable kind Of logic.
The editor Of the Sheridan Ne'rS being cognl-
zant of the fact, INDUCES in the most v.tupera-
tive and slsnderous language, through his own
column. and those OF the Ottawa Bpujlicoa,
against the Greeley men who attended the Grant
ratification meeting at Sheridan, because one Of
them gave truthful report Of tic proceedings
through the columns Of the FREE TRADER
With the characteristic msligngncy Of
Granite he cr.wls through the mirey pools of
SANDER. "even where vipers disdain 20 crawl
and attempts 20 throw his ,landorous slime over
the Greeley of this vicinity. lie declares
that their drunken yells disturbed it, meeting
As the drunken yells' nracecdoa from the
members OF the Sheridan |. O, u -, he viii
undoubtedly make retrsc,iou OF that statement:
He says only fools, maniac, and brlte, oppose
Grant. Looking through the spec:agles Of De-
ceptiop, be may think GreeleyI,es 10 De brutes
but by removing them he will undoubtedly dis.
cover himself TO be the brute. As to the allega.
ton that the Greeley men Of this vicinity are ft
subjects for the Darwn,sn theory. : can only
return the compliment by stating that il Darwin
ever has occasion 10 unravel the rstrogressive
theory, he vii! begin with the highest type of
man, Greeleyite, and tracing the various stages
of Reorganization, will arrive at the lowest stage
OF monkeyism when he reaches that class Of the
animal kingdom. among which can be classed
The editor Of the Sheridan Ne5rs
Darwin was premature in dvesting such
being of his tail. As to the veraoity OF the
report OF the Sheridan meeting. which appeared
in the FREE TRADER of the 22d, Col. Moore
and Frank Carwin can both testify. Moreover
they can affirm that the officer of the Grant
and Wilson Club Of Sheridan are 40 ignorant
that they don't know the difference between the
Wilmo: Proviso and the Fifteenth Amendment
to the constitution, and imagine shst tho writ
Of habedS corpus is u writ issued by country
squres for the recovery of stolen bulls
In conclusion, advise the editor of the Ns,os
to keep cool and not get desperate because the
Greeley element is the majority IL this section
Jr-NrIs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
Democratic County Convention

Attention is d."oct.d to the call above tor
Convention of the Democracy Of this county
to meet July 23d. That will be after the
Liberal Republicansa will be practicable and
very probably deemed advisable The whole
matter ii bc in the control of the convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

W. T. Story, Of the Chicago Times, when
about to step upon the cars at Springfield to
return home from the Democratic State Con.
vention, slipped, tell, and broke mis- leg above
the ankle lie was Mt once taken IN charge by
Dr. Fowler, of Springfield, at whose house he
is still patient guest, dong as well as could
he expected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

Some one in the Chicago Tribune thinks
Harvard College, in comforting the degree Of
LII. d. on President Grant, madea mistake,
intending to confer the degree of L. s. D.
Pounds, Shillings and Pence. A mistake.
L. L. d. is correct, and means Late Leather
dealer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

The New York World surrenders. Having
fought against the endorsement of Greeley at
Baltimore for two months, and finding all its
Efforts in vain, it accepts the inevitable,
aud ceases It's opposition to Greeley and
Brown.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
President Grant has been presented (and of

IItsIutHI NlaHV Has UttH PrtstHtcU Ianu OF
course he took it) with a complete china din
ner set, manufactured in France. The crock
cry has for device the picture of crown
above an Eagle. Very symbolical of what
We are coming to- says contemporary, If he
is put INTO office again by bayonets
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic Voters La sale county invited to
hold caucuSeS at their usual places OF meeting in Of the
several townships OF this cCGuly saturday, July 10Th,
1879, and eject delegates to attend County Convention
meet at the Court House in Ottawa on Tuesday, the I'D OF
July. at clock nominate candidates
ato Representatives and County Officers, appoint dele
gates 10 Democratic District Congressional Convention
and TO transact such other business the convention may
deem eXpedlent.
The ercnt will be entitled to the number of dele
gales respectively as T. dicated ia the following list:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

The 'laughter o. Il. {. Stevens by the late
republican county convention was about as
trCGcherou~ and heartless piece of work as
the an'~'' radical slaughter pen has ever
been guilty 81, aud that is saying a coed deal.
Stevens was Lnown to be personally very pop
ular about home. in Ottawa and other parts
Of the county. and therefore a hard man to
beat, Tie forty other little politicians who
wanted oiiec tor themselves or friends, and
notably among chem the "ilttlc Ottawa ring
spoken OF below, attached themselves to
Stevens coat tail and had him drag them
through, upon which they combined their
strength, ard slaughtered him. The ''little
Ottawa ring would have been nowhere but
for the promises they had made to Stevens
and the help he brought them in return and
the way in which he was requted doubtless
fully justlties the singing comment which in
the paragraph copied below, he makes on
their meanness and treachery. 1t is true, as
den ccrats, desiring the election of demo
cratic sheriff, we ought to be grateful to the
Little Ottawa ring for removing so formd-
able candidate as Stevens would have been
out of the way; but while we may rejoice IN
the treason, it would be against human nature
not to ''disgust' the traitors.
This is what Stevens says about it, in last
Saturdays Press:
La former years much complaint was made
against certain ring of politicians in Ottawa,
who assumed to control the republican party of
La Sale county. Whatever else may have been
said of them, they at least possessed intelligence
and ability und lived up to their agreements.
But it seems that ne,o ring has been formed at
the county seat composed of II set of little fel-
lowe. whom. for some inscrutable purpose, God
Almighty permits to dabble in politics Judg-
ing from their recent operations they are as des-
titute Of honesty and intelligence they are per.
sonally ccntemptible and treacherous.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

Christian ScnuTz, the father of Carl Schurz
of senatorial nae, is a resident Of Monee, viii
county in this state.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06

Ben. Butler did not belong to the grand
chorus ia the Boston Jubilee. As u musician
his plaoc is nmol IL. lytt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-07-06
Can Democrats Support Greeley q?

! An exceedingly thin skinned Bourbon DEM
crat objects to Horace Greeley because. in Il
private letter recently published in the Hart
ford Times, he says, II have no possible claim
to democratic support and never made any"
"Why support Greeley" says our Bourbon,
"when he has no possible claim to our sup
port" Well, not to support Greeley is to
support Grant. What possible claim" has
Grant on Democrat 2 In the same letter
Greeley also says this "If elected, | will
treat all those who support me alike. not ask
ing whether they have been, IN the past,
democrats or republicans Does our Bourbon
democrat expect as much from Grants
But there are several other reasons Why
democrats can consistently supper Greeley,
though he makes no CLAIM to their sup
port. Democrats lind fault justly with Grants
administration ON account of its hostility to
local government and its fearful centrahzing
tendency. Greeley, in his letter OF acceptance
says, Sour policy should aim at local self.
government, and not at centraZation."
The democrats object to Grants government
on account of its contempt tor civil authority,
overriding 1t, as in the kuklux act, bayonet
bill, &c, with the authority of the bayonet
Greeley says, in his letter of acceptance, that
if elected, one Of his chief aims will be TO
"make the civil authority supreme over the
military"
Grant insisted on, and congress voted him,
the power in the kuklux bill, to suspend the
writ of habeas corpus at will, to which the
democrats stTenuously objected. Greeley says
"The writ OF labeas corpus should be jeal-
ously upheld as the safeguard Of personal
freedom
The democrds HAYS objected to the so called
election force bill, or bill by which the Presl-
dent c.n take military supervision of all the
elections IN Che States, rs the greatest outrage
on State rights ever attempted and fragrant
violation of the constitution. On this subject
Greeley stands square with the democrats
He says: "And that there shall be no federal
supervision Of the internal policy OF the
States and municipalities
but that each State shall be left free to
enforce the rights and promote the well being
of its Inhabitants by such means as the iudg-
ment of its own people shall prescribc.'
1t there is any living, practical issue inyol-
we'd In the pending presidential contest in
winch the Democrats and Horace Greeley are
not agreed, we should like to know what it is.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
A Duskv Adventist.

At Gonzales, Texas, last week, negro
named Wooton Lamkin went about pro-
claiming himself to be the Messiah.
He went to the store of Lamkin &
Nations and demanded three suits OF
clothes, threatening to rain fire and
birthstone upon the premises if he were
refused. The clothes were not given
him, and that night about eleven
o'clock, freedman, who claimed to be
disciple of Lamkin, went to the came
place and demanded /" three suits OF
clothes for his Lord" He was driven
away. Next day he came with wagon,
claiming authority from the negro
Lamkin to haul away whatever he
chose. A party of white men went out
of town to hunt and arrest Lamkin.
When found and ordered to surrender,
he refused, and made demonstrations OF
drawing a pistol, and was then fired
upon and killed by DR.. Williams.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
How a Titusville Fight was "Of."
Here is the way they prepare for due

Here is the way they prepare for duels
in the oil regions. The Titusyille
Herald says: Up to six o'clock last even
ing, the challenged party had not re-
piled to the message, butwas busy look
ing around town selecting weapons of
death. He at first proposed to fight in
an oil tank, with bowie knives in each
hand, and the coat tails of both parties
sewed together; but the seconds object
ed to this, as blood would have ten
dency to lessen the gravity of oil after
ward stored in the tank, and cheaper
the product. He then thought of Ke-
hoes "indian clubs" at Hurd's, but
the clubs being heavier than the men,
that project was given up. One second sug,
gested that each man drink horn OF
the celebrated Miller Farm whisky, but
as this afforded no chance for lie for
either party, this, too, was given up A
CITY coroner, with an eye to business,
proposed that each principal procure
cook stove and build fire with kero-
sene. Others suggested that both par
ties be compelled to drive Though our
city streets in the dark, and the man
who survived contribute toward the
sewer contracts, but as no second could
be prevailed upon to accompany them,
this motion was lost. Broadswords at
forty rods, and pistols at twenty, failed,
the latter owing to the seconds not
daring to stand whiting range, and no
surgeon could be found who would ven
ture on the battle ground until after the
battle
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Baby Louise.

BY MARGARET EYTINGE.
m in love with you, Baby Louise
With your silken hair and your soft blue eyes,
And the dreamy wisdom that in tn EN- lies
And the faint. sweet smile you brought from the
skies
Gods sunshine. baby Louise!
When ypp fold your hands, baby Louise
-FOUR hands. like fairy's, so tiny and fair,
with pretty. innocent. saint-like air.
are yoa trying to think of some taught
prayer
You learned above. baby Louise?
+ in love with you. baby Louisel-
why! you never raise your beautiful head
Some day. little one, your cheek will grow red
With a flush of delight, to hear the words said,
love you" baby Louise.
Do you hear me- baby Louise?
1 have sung your praise for nearly an hour.
and your ashes keep dropping lower and lever,
And-yoU We gone to sleep, like weary flower,
Ungrateful baby Louise
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Home and Friends.

U, there's power to make each hour
As sweet as heaven designed it;
Nor need we roam to bring it home.
Though few there be that find it.
Weseek too high for things close by.
And lose what nature found us:
For life hath here no friends SO dear
As home and friends around us.
We oft destroy the present.
For future hopes-and praise them.
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet.
If we'd but stoop to raise Them;
For things afar still sweeter are
When youths bright spell hath bound us:
But soon we're taught the earth hath nan eht
Like home and friends around US.
The friends that speed in time of need.
When hopes last reed is shaken,
Do show us still that, come what will,
We are not quite forsaken.
Though all were night, if but the light
From friendships altar crowned us,
'Twould prove the bliss of earth was this
Our home and friends around US.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Frost Pictures.

Pictures on the window
Painted By Jack Frost,
Coming at the midnight.
With the noon are lost;
Here row of fir trees,
Standing straight and tall.
There rapid river.
And a waterfall.
Here branch of coral
From the briny sea
There a weary Traveller.
Resting meath tree;
Herea grand old iceberg ~
Floating slowly on; 80
There a mighty forest
',-s-r0 Of the torrid zone.
Here a swamp. all tangled
p" Rushes, ferns and brake;
There rugged mountain,
.dg Here little lake.
Thus breath, the lightest.
Floating on the air.
Jack Frost catches quickly,
And imprints it there.
And thus you are painting,
Little children. too
On your life'S fair window,
Always something new;
But your little pictures
Will not pass away
Like those Jack Frost's fingers
Paint each winter day.
Each kind word or action
Is picture bright;
Every duty mastered
Is lovely in the light;
But each thought of anger,
Every word of strife,
,Blemishes the picture.
Stains the glass Of life.
Then be very careful,
Every day and hour,
Lest unseemly touches
Trace your windows Ger;
Let the lines be always
Made by kindness bright,
Paint your glass with pictures
OF the true and right.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

California salmon and Illinois prairie
hens are to be acclimated in New Zea-
land.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-13
A. What Are TO marry.

We are glad to be able to answer the
perpleXing question here proposed through
the kindness of the Church Journal, which
discussed the point in its last issue. While
special directions are called for in indi-
vidual cases, the opinions of the JoWna:
are valuable and worthy of consideration
" The state of society,"" says the paper
named, in which young men marry as a
rule at twenty-one, or shortly after, is the
state in which the home virtues and the
personal virtues best flourish. That state
which makes it impossible for man to
marry prudently,n until he is thirty-five
or forty, is one which is not admirable nor
desirable, in any land or among any peo-
pie, as the world has had ample testi-
mony. There are unsavory accOmpanl-
ments to this state of things which we all
understand we'll enough, but about which
we are too delicate to say anything. And
these accomplishments are at this moment
rotting the heart out of the American peo-
pie in certain sections and certain states of
life in our country, so that were it not for
the mass of imprudent foreigners. who
have habit of marrying young and rear
ing families of children in the old-fash-
toned healthy way, we might fear the ex-
tinction of the people, as we see the
extinction of the business of motherhood
and fatherhood, and know the prevalence
of nameless horrors in the relations of the
SeXeSO ...
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-13
From Athens.

ATHENS, Oct. II, 1872
EDITORS CHRONICLE: A festival given in
Cleages new hail. for the purpose of aiding in
the purchase OF set Of silver cornet instru-
ments for the band, was largely attended last
night, by both the old and young and none
were too old to enjoy both the games of the chill
provided by the ladies' The proceeds amount
ed to about $780, One hundred dollars had al
ready been raised by subscription, and soon We
hope to hear the music from the band.
Quite an interesting feature during the even
ing was in the manner of selling cake which
was by ballot. Gentlemen were allowed the
right of suffrage on the payment of 10 cents.
The votes were poled and counted, and the sue
cessful candidate was declared the rightful Nn-
er of the cake. Among the successful candi-
dates were Miss Cordie Howard and Miss Rho
da Taylor, the latter having an overwhelming
majority.
A,number of cakes were sold at auction. 1t
was an interesting and very pleasant occasion.
z. A. A,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-13
Thornburgh, Gar rett and Caldwell.
JAMESTOWN. Oct.

JAMESTOWN, oct. Z, 49,,
EDITORS CHRONICLE: On Saturday,
the 5th, we had the three candidates for
Congress to give us talk, or rather to give
one another talk, which they did to our
great amusement. Mr.. Caldwell led off,
with much physical power,h he being well
developed man physically with some claim
to metal ability, both natural and ac,,
Guired. Then he gave General Grant and
Congress a great amount of abuse (as did
Garrett) for taxing whisky to pay the debt
that he done what he could to bring us in
to, suppose it is because the consumer
pays the duty.
Mr. Thorn6urgh followed in a pleasant,
sharp speech, in which he took the skin
offin spots. BY the time they get through
I think there will not be much left but
scab of Caldwell or Garrett.
Col. Garrett closed in rampant speech,
in which he made some awful charges, and
told of some awful things he has done IN
the army, in the Legislature and in Con-
gress. Poor Garrett, he is to be pitied; we
like him personally, but his head is too
small, his eyes are too close together to see
things right. Some of the leading Demo
Gratis here say that Thornburgh VIII De
elected easily. Our town will do Its part
by to to the peoples ticket.