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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

Agent for the sale ofthc celcbmted BAN
WAGON. aud all kinds OF AGRICULTURE.
AL MACHINERY.
Consignment5 solicited
TOWN LOTS, in the town of Shedd, for
sale.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

A Partisan journalist recently lost
the sight of one eye IN a very curious
manner. lie Was putting on q clean
shirt. when the edge Of The stiff starch
ed bosom struck him IN The eye, per-
manently disabling the organ. Moral:
Don't put on clean shirts.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

A correspondent Of a Maine paper
wants to know soHse remedy for strip
ed bags. We should suppose the rem
edy depended very much Oh what ails
the bugs. lN2 IVA
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

Emeline Murphy, while endeayor-
Ing to save tie Iife Of q gOsIlng I'll
Dearborn county, Indiana regentlys
was run oven. by q train Of cars aud
killed. VIM
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

The Martini-Henry rife Il 10 be
thu weapon for fha 9iitiIse Ufsthe TUT
kIsh army, and already teHsaera have
been invited fOE, ,2QA AOOOn a,l
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23

Editing q paper is very much like
carrying an umbrella on q windy day:
Everybody thinks he cOnld manage
better :. than the one who has bold 0t
The handle. l
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-23
WILLIAM DAVIDSON,
REAL ESTATE DEALER,
10. 81 Front Street, Portland, Or

NO. 81 Front Street, Portland, Or
REAL ESTATE In this CITYand EAST
PORTLAND, in the most desirable loeali-
ties, consisting of LVrS, HALE BLOCKS.
and BLOCKS, HOUSES und STORES; also,
IMPROVED FARMS, and valuable un.
cultivated LANDS, located in ALL farisof
the STATE for SALE.
REAL ESTATE, and other propcrty.
purchased iforcorrespondcnts, in thiSCITY
hHI throughout the STATE and TERRt-
TORIES. with great care and on the most
ADVANTAGEOt'S TERMS.
HOUSES and STORES leased, LOANS
NEttOTIATEIl, and CLAIMS Of ALL eE-
,S'nlPTIONS PROMPTLY COLLElTED:
and a general FINANCIAL and AGENCY
BUSINESS transacted.
AGESTS of this OFFICE, In all thCII-
TIES and TOWNS in The STATE, will re-
cciye descriptions of FARM PROPERTY
and forward the sllnr to the above al,
dress. 22yS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Supreme Court.

The proceedings of tbs Supreme Court, in
session in this city since the Sth ult, are of
such nature that weekly report would be of
very little interest, were it even ineligible to
the general reader Occasionally, however,
there is an incident that distur5s the uniformity
of the calm surface, and such was the incident
yesterday morning. Case 25 on the Peoples
Docket-T2ts PSsple, &c., We. G. L. Wilson, &c.
having been called, LAWRENCE. G. j., said:
In the matter of the information filed several
days ago by the Attorney General in behalf of
the people of the State of Illinois vs.. Charles L.
Wilson and Andrew Schuman, the court has
given that matter very mature consideration,
and the majority of the court have decided that
rule should issue against these parties, resum.
able on Friday nekt, to show cause why an at.
attachment should not be issued against them
for contempt of court, in consequence of the
publication of the artcle set forth in the inform.
alton ia the Chicago Ecenine Journal of the
sixteenth of October instant. Mr.. Justice
Breese, Mr.. Justice Scott, and Mr. Justice Shell.
don do not concur in the action of the majority
of the court. The rule will Issue, resumsbie
next Friday.
The article referred to by the court was one
rejecting on the proceedings ia the Rafferty,
murder case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Gov. K@rner.

or ell the candidates on the liberal state or
hstionnl ticket. none has been found by the
radical blacksuards SO liopelessly invulnera.
bic to attack IS Gov Kprner. Tie despera.
ton Of the radical press in this matter Is
shown hy the f'ct that the only charge they
have been able ta rake up against Gev. X. is
that, as one Of tn. railroad commissioners of
this state, ae has 0Ot enforced the law in refer
ence 90 freight charges against Tie railroad
companies. Tne Board of Railroad Co,nms.
sionerS consists of threc men why are not
the ot.er tw" equally blamed with Gov X. 2
Because thcy are radicals. But the truth
is, the commissioners haye honestly done all
they could 10 eniorce the 'aw, hut us the rail-
road companies are cou,esting its constitu-
tonality m tl,a con T., ~ power on earth can
enforce 'ae law uuui the Supreme Court de-
cides The rasr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

When Morton, IN the style of pure dema,
gogne, as he is, denounced Greeley, in his
Opera House speech, for baiIing jeff Davis, he
was very careful to conceal the fact that Ger
rit Smith, Grant leader, was on the same
bond, and that Henry Wilson, on the Grant
ticket for the vice presidency, offered the reso.
luton in the L. S. Senate, in consequence of
the passage Of which JEFF Davis was admitted
to bail. For man of his size, Morton is
about as mean specimen of the demagogue
as they get up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
COIwin.

That Corwin is seriously alarmed for his
election in district that usually gives from
$500 to 1000 radical majority, is evidenced 10y
his own activity and the whining tone he has
infused in the radical organs of this district.
Following the example of the Ottawa Repub-
lean, whose jcremiad of three columns in re-
ply to the communication of "L,beral," of La
Sale, the authorship of which the Repubtices
wholly mistook, } excited SO much laughter at
the time, each little radical whistle in the dis
trict pitches its tunefn same minor key, and
whines out aitty of dole and horror over the
treachery OF the diabolical Little Hough, tor
his supposed exposure oil Corwlns treachery
to the soldiers while member OF the Board
of Supervisors of this county. Its all a lie,"
say these papers, "aud Housh was theinvent-
or OF it."
Now this attempt to brush away serious
charge by the rough's answer of you're an
other," will hardly pass muster. The three
column jeremiad of the Republican, which all
the radical whistles ic the district accept as
a full answer of the so-cslled Hough charge,
never answered the charge at all. In fact 1t
admitted 1t, but justified Corwln by saying
that numerous other members OF the Board OF
Supervisors, some democrats, and all as re-
spectacle men as Mr.. Corwin, were i'll the same
boat. Will such an answer satisfy the sol
diers, whose families the Corwin report and
resolution in the Board of Supervisors placed
in the category of paupers? We oplne not.
This whole business can be disposed OF in
few words. The Beard of Supervisors OF this
county, at the time referred to, was composed
of about % radi Gals to IS democrats. Among
the radicals were such choice demagogues as
Corwin and Elmer Baldwin, who, in making
provision for the families of soldiers in the
army, sought to use the county funds in such
a way as to bring back to them goodly re.
turn in the shape of political capital. The
democrats gave them all the rope they want.
ed, and the result was they proposed voting
money to soldiers at a rate which would have
swamped the county Ia a year Or two. In this
they were OF course purely hypocrltlcal, for
they wanted to get up howl against the
democrats in the Board by having them op.
pose these extrayagant appropriations, but
the democrats perversely wouldn't bite.
So, for g session or two, the extrayagant ap.
preparations were passed, and then, the coun,
ty beng forced to the verge of bankruptcy,
these radical demagogues found it necessary
to haul IA their horns, and in doing this, dis.
played just that lack of good sense which was
involved in putting the soldiers families on
the level with paupers. The attempt to sad
die portion of the responsibility for this in
suit to the soldiers on the democrats Is simply
| pleading the "baby act" The democrats
were in helpless minority, and knew it was
useless to either favor or oppose it. So they
stood passive-all this smart majority ever al
lowed them to do.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Alarming Horse Epidemic,

For come tine past reports have been rife of
remarkably malignant disease prevailing
among horses st Toronto and at other points
in Canada. The disease commences with q
light hacking cough, general dullness, cold
cara and legs, and watery discharge from
the nose, which, as the disease advances, be-
comes highly inaaned and the discharge
changes to greensh yellow color. 1t proves
generally fatal in a few days. week ago it
was found that the disease had broken out in
Buffalo and Cleveland, and now we learn by
the Chicago papers of Wednesday that it has
made It's appearance in that city. The 7ri-
june says:
Fifty eases of the horse disease were discov.
cred yesterday in the stables of rhe West Side
Horse Railway Co., on Wabash avenue. Only
three have proved fatal. The disease is row
raging through Canada and Western New
York. and has now reached Boston and New
York City, where, in one stable, one thousand
horses were disabled in twenty-lour hours, and
in another, two hundred in four hours Since
Monday. seven thousand have been attacked
On the Third Avenue railroad, two thousand
are affected. A great pane prevails among
the stables, although few deaths have occurred
1t has caused further advance in frelghts on
the Eric canal. To escape the disease, horses
have been removed in large numbers from the
line of the canal, and is feared that there will
be difficulty in getting horsepower for towing
bo2tS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Liberal Meeting Yesterday-Cur Usual
Luck

1t Toes seem as if the la,es were against
the Democrats and Liberals of Ottawa For
the ffN time ROW the Liberal State Executive
Committee has made an appointment at 8tta-
wa and for the fifth time the speaker named
has failed to appear. Yesterday we were 20
have the Hon. J. T. Farnsworth to address the
people at Ottawa. Notice was duly given in
the papers and by Aandbils, the Opera House
was engaged. and band to eniiven the occa-
sion with music. Tnc o'clock cen.c--three
O'Clock, and no speaker Tut finally "A des-
patch was received trom Mr Farnsworth stat
ing that he Was unable to Gene.
Meantime the Hon. G. %. a. Parks, liberal
candidate for Congress in this district, had ar
rived, and was ready "a speak; but by this
time the people had left The Opera House. and
then lNrried notice was got out that Judge
Parks would speak at the Court House in the
evening. The evening meeting, convened un-
der such circumstances, was we'll attended
Hon. j. u. Cation was called to the chair, on
taking wl.ch he made q short, earnest and tell.
ing speech. Judge Parks was then introduced
and addressed the meeting for probably an
hour and & half in one of the ablest speeches
ever heard in our court house. Judge Dickey
being cae& out, made short closi ng speech,
upon which The meeting adjourned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

One of the most powerful and complete
speeches made in this campaign was that OF
Speaker Blaine Ia. Monday night, in Chica-
go.-Ra1. En-.
Yes, it was remarkable speech We read
most of it in the -Nocean. We wanted to SEQ
what Blaine knew abou. the Credit Moblier:
and though he might deny ever having re.
ceived one dollar of the 5000, 900 Oaks Ames
says he got, we were curious to see how he
explained being worth $500, 900 after six years
in congress on salary of $1,000 year, when
he went into congress poor Blainc's speech
was "powerful" in rs utter silence on the
subject.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
On the Wing.

Our esteemed friend and Leland correspond.
ent j. Ivor Montgomery, has been on tour
throughout the county and sends Us the follow.
ing account Of what be saw in southern Ia
Sale.
Thursday, Oct. 18th, was the first day Of tie
Streator races About two or three hundred
persons were in attendance; the weather was
fine and the track in excellent condition for rae.
ing Lexicon swept the field by decided odds,
.ul Temple, bis owner. was in good spirits.
Friday afternoon found four hundred person.
IL tie ground to wi,nc,- spinc ttoting, by horses
never before entered, and another race. The
best time in the ,rottins match was 3;34 -
Three horses were in TIE field for the race: Lexi.
con, Crui-kecn and Belle Of the West, neat
looking mare Brought from Weuona, by Mr..
Adams The race was a mile DASH and was De.
ailed "woa by the Belle of the West" time 1:j2.
There was some Dissatisfaction shown at this
decision. as the time beaten by Lexicon, he
having been sixty fee, behind on the start and
being but three feet behind in passing the line.
Lex was sent home on Friday evening by Mr.
Temple
Saturday found one thousand persons in Strea.
tor, and the Swartz botel was over.crowded.
Only SIX candidates on the two county tickets,
might devour.'
The trotting was by gentlemens driving hors.
ca. The best time made was, 337, 1856, 500.
Another race was had between Cruiskeen and
Belle of the West. Best 3 in >, mile heats. The
race was won by Belle" in throO straight heats.
Time about 1;53 1:5, purse, 5000 Both fore
legs of Cruiskeen were bandaged below the
knees and at the close Of the race he seemed sore
lame and crippled.
Sunday, went with VIM. Il. Miiligan to at.
tend the dedication OF the new Methodist church,
at Hickory Point, about three miles south of
Marseiles. 1t is fine structure, about 4OxG0
feet, built in the latest and most approved style,
and is situated on u very high rise of ground,
facing the west and can be at Il distance of
20 miles or more.
The dedication sermon was preached 10y Elder
Cummings of Peru.
The report Of the trustees showed that the to.
tai cost OF this edilice SO ol,5O, paid on the
same, si,S5, balance and interest, $4,000.
Before the church was dedicated, a subscrip.
ton TO pay off the Indebtedness WAS taken up,
which resulted in receiving 1878 on time, and
about ;,25 or $50 in cash
Among those who contributed we're The follow.
ing:
Ambrose Trumho, Sl0n; E.n- Brown, $50;
Samuel Hanson, $50; c. :. Thompson, $50: j.
n, Hanna, $50; Samuel Hayes 500: several
others gave $50, good many $40 and 50 each
in proportion to their financial ability. 1t isa
note worthy and comm anduhle fact that the
church was gratuitously furnished by the ladies
OF the vicinity, and they deserve the thanks Of
the community for so mrguanlmous an act.
Farm Ridge is one of the fuest agricultural
towns in the county, and rot unfreQuently five
| or six churches can be- viewed from tho Same
standpoint,
Liyonia is Il small village just commenced on
| the o, o. 4 L. II V. II. r., about six and one
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
San Juan Boundary.

An official dispatch from our minister at
Berlin, MIR. Bancroft, announces that the En-
peror William. to whom, under the Alabama
claims treaty Of Washington, had been left
the decision of the San Juan boundary ques-
ton, as it is called, has given his decision in
favor of the United States.
The state Of the cus5 vas like this: In fix
ing up our northwest boundary at the outbreak
of the Mexican war, question arose, between
the United States and Great Britain as to the
exact location OF. the line between what was
then Oregon, but Is now Washington territory,
and the British possessions on the north. The
L. S. claimed up to the 5440th parallel, and in
the presidential contest that followed the dem
ocrats had as one of their notices "544O
or fight"
By the Oregon treaty of 1916, however, the
line was fixed on the 49th parallel, to run on
that parallel to the straits of Juan de Fuca,
and thence to follow the main channel to
the ocean. Said "main channel was sup.
posed to run between Vancouver's Island and
the main land; but the diplomats were
Ignorant OF the fact that in about the centre
of the said main channel there was an island
the San Juan-and afterwards the question
arose as to which government owned the isl.
and ga few years ago thereEcame near being
fight about it, the dispute ending in tempo
rary agreement to Joint occupancy. 1t ap-
pears, on'presenting the case to the Emperor
of Germany, Mr.. Moran, on behalf OF the U. S.
produced an old map which the 0egotiators
of the Oregon treaty had before them, but
which was supposed to have been Subsequent
ly lost, onl which the King Of England had
marked In red ink line running north of the
island San Juan, and IN his own hsnd had
written, "This is the boundary"
OF course this map, on being produced and
authenticated, decided the question. Mr..
Moran is said to have accidentally discovered
the map at second hand book stall In London
and bought it for trife. If the trader had
known its value, it might have made his for.
tune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
Election Law.

Our contemporaries generally are devoting
considerable space to the explanation of the
mode of voting for representatives to the leg
islature under the cumulative SYSTEM" as it
is called, but the Way of doing it is so simple
that any man fit to vote ought to see it at a
glance. The 4, B, of it is, that each voter
can cast three votes for members of the legls-
lature. He can give one vote each to three
different candidates, or he can give 1. vote to
two candidates, or he can give two votes to
one and one vote to another candidate, or he
can give all taree votes to one candidate. On
the printed ticket place is left blank Oppo-
site the nsme of each candidate for represen-
tative, ard the voter must fill up the blank by
inserting the number of votes he intends to
cast for each. Thus the democratic liberal
tickets are printed thus:
For Representatives.
G. W. Armstrong vote
VIM. Cogswell vote
The voter fills the blank opposite Arm
strong's name with /, 2 or 3, and so opposite
Cogswelrs name, bearing in mind that if he
gives Armstrong votes, he can give Cogs-
well but l. II no figure Is placed opposite
either name each candidate gets but one vote,
and the voter loses one vote.
While all this is simple enough, the new
election law has some other stringent pro-
visions, which it would be we'll for al voters
to be acquainted with and take heed OF. They
may be briefly stated to be, that all presons,
to be able to vote, must be of the male persua-
sion. over 81 years ofage if born out OF the coun-
try, must have been naturaized, unless they
were voters IN Illinois in lS4S; must have re.
sided in the state at least one year before the
election; in the county at least 30 days, and
in the district in which they offer to vote at
least 80 days. Any one not possessing these
qualifications, offering to vote is lieble to be
arrested for misdemeanor and on conviction,
may be fined not exceeding $1,000 and i'm
prisoned one year. or both, in the discretion
of the court. These stringent provisions 1t is
hoped will tend to make elections in Illinois
far more pure than in almost any other state.
Had some such law existed in Pennsylvania
and Indiana, the results there would have been
very different. Besides these, our law pro
vides against bribery, intimidation and pro
scription for political opinions, and is In all
respects as nearly perfect as human wisdom
can devise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

precisely four hundred. The colored man is a
convenient institution-ior some people.
Since Boss Tweed found his offsity and en-.
listed with the other celebrities of his sort
under the Grant banner there is an eruption of
loyal paragraphs noticing the pluck with which
the Hon. VIM. NJ. Tweed faces his enemies.n
With Tweed, Cameron, Lee. and the immortal
band Of carpet-baggers all on their side and un.
der their protection. it is sweet and edifying to
hear the administrator partisans preach
against corruption
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

The radical papers announce with delight
that in two or three counties in this state the
straight out democrats have summoned
courage enough to put a few candidates in
the field, and to have O'Conor electoral tick
cts printed. If there Is a democrat about
mean enough to vote for O'Conor, and not 70
vote for Grant, he ought to be reported 20
Barnum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

Next to Simon Cameron, o. p. Morton is
entitled to the distinction of being the most
adroit ballot box suffer in the land and
next to Philadelphia, indianapolis must bear
the distinction of having done the biggest
cheating at the October elections With a
population of $4,000 souls, Indianapolis at
the late election cast $1,000 votes, or nearly
one to every three inhabitants. Ottawa does
we'll when she can poll one vote to every seven
inhabitants That the vote of Indianapolis
was shameiully fraudulent is also shown by
the fact that the returns of the city show q
radical gain Of 5000, when that party lost in
every other city in the state. D. p. Morton
was there and engineered the whole bust.
siness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

Omo.--'rhe official radical majority in Ohio
on Secretary of state is lA,0lS. The demo-
Gratis and liberal republicans have two major
lily IN the state senate, and lack but six of
hawng'a majority in the house. There is,
howeycr 40 L. ;. senator to elect by the
present .,gisIature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

The bathos Of politics has been reached
when John A. Logan carries Frank Lombard
around with him to introduce him to the au.
dlence at political meetings. But Logan used
to be circus rider, and probably regards 1t
no disgrace to be chaperoned by a mounte-
bank hummer and burnt cork loaier.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26
FOR PRESIDENT.
REFORM STATE TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
GUSTAVUS KGItNER,
Ofst. Clair County.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
GEN. JOHN c. BLACK,
OfChsmpaigu County.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
EDWARD RUMMELL,
OfPeora County,
FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL O'HARA,
OF Cook County,
FOR TREASURER,
CHARLES H. LANPHIER,
OF Ssngamon County.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JOHN v. EUSTACE,
ofLee County.
CLERK SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN DIVISION,
f. SMITH,
OF Cook County.
FOR CONGRESS,
G. D. A. PARKS,
OF Will County.
FOR SAFE BOARD OF CIVILIZATION,
j. d. ROGERS,
Of La Sale Co.
COUNTY TICKET
FOR SENATOR
E. G. HEGELER.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
G.. w. ARMSTRONG,
WIN. COGSWELL.
FOR SHERIFF.,
DANIEL BLAKE.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
J. IvOR MONTGOMERY.
FOR RECORDER.
Z. H. r. THOMAS
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY,
J. W. DUNCAN.
FOR C0ROoER,
DIR. J. II. FINLEY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

The Free Pri, of Fort Wayne, the only
democratic papS, sa1udiana that favored the
Louisville BlanyMlrIs.g1Hs IAN sw,ndIe, has ceas.
ed to respire. a.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-26

Since Tweed aud OBrien, in New York, have
come out for Grant, it has been suggested that
the friends of the Presiden, could not do better
than call meeting in that city, to be addressed
by the great Tammany thieves, and by Ben. But.
Ter and Senators Cameron and Morton. That
would undoubtedly draw a big audience. We
suggest Ben. Eggleston for President Of tho
meeting.
Tho triumph Of tho three great rascals--Grant,
Morton and Cameron-at the OotoberI objections,
was secured after the old style. The Louisville
Courier.Journa, commenting en- the result,
says:
I'm the city Of Jeffersonville, Indiana, there
were but four hundred negro votes registered.
Six hundred voted yesterday. 1t is estimated
that not less than four thousand negroes were
exported from Kentucky into Indiana"
The Republican gain in Jacksonville was