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The Ottawa free trader., 1873-11-01

The Detectives story


II was in the winter of 1910 had served
my time on the police force Of the city, and
was then acting in the capacity of detective
My duties as policeman had partially fitted
me for this Office, and confident Of my ability
was eagerly awaiting chance in which to
distinguish myself, but little did think that
this opportunity was so soon to be presented
4 little child had been stolen from It's parents
and the police notified of the fact hut strange
10 tell. no trace Of it could be found. The
parents almost frAuic with grief offered i'm
mcnse rewards for its recovery, and kept the
detectives constantly on ihe alert, but it all
proved to be of no avail. II was as il the
child had vanished from the face Of the
earth As hadSnot jo;Ded in the search
but noticing with what poor success ,hs ef
forts of the other detectives were attended,
and obtaining from the parents a brief de-
scrlption Of the childs habits, which the
papers did not give, and which l deemed es.
sential to the case, Qeatures, apparel, etc, |
already knew | started out, and fortune
favoring me--that very night | had the
pleasure of placing in its mothers arms their
lost darling. ] Go not want my readers to
think that my efforts were prompted altogeth-
er by nn idea of the reward should receive,
though no doubt that proved an acceptable
feature. but rather a, a sense of duty. coupled
with determination of achieving rcputa-
tion at one grand stroke. which otherwise il
migls have taken wears 10 have ACCOMPLISHED
As lat there in the hrelight with my feet
restip, upon the fender, I felt iutly proud
oycrihis, nv first case. in which the efforts
of older heads than mine had met with such
n sicnal failure. The weather was so in.
tenscly cold, that when once in under shelter,
Il delicious feeling of warmth hcron to steal
over me. which in its turn succumbed to that
of drovsipess and I suDpose that mpst
have fallen aslecn.
y
81 knocked and knocked a, the door b,t no
did not come. and then hollerpd lint pevor
4 sound did br,r For two ,,I,,Io ,.o,,, b.s
Mr.. Mouse bonoht milk Of mo and ,ovar a
morning has he missed hcf,ro ord ,,o,, do
saw as how that !, MI he lives ON"
Did Won trv io nnrn fhc doory"
"Ycs. hut never bit wou,d II stir.
They were talking abopt our poicrborI
acros. the street, rich old dmisar whose only
subsistence the miIkman r,oi,,c1 ,..s his
daily allowance Of milk and ho,icve u
could safely corroboratc his statement ~ hay.
ing been ncighbor TO him for 81 wear mast I |
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The Ottawa free trader., 1873-11-01

These SusC'sc!ts tgUiss'u 'urtd frl IN HIN ilh
INT.ig VFHs.hN' ai-. e.. together. sld sre CAei
gI4 KJN on scccUEt ;cir hsr1Hess and orl!,aucy.
lts vel! kuov Jrst -Fsci~cles cut iECm Brazilian
Scotch Vehbrs Frrr iariOgS - Tie eye because
Wsy-. !. Hpn te-ua with ta' po'arisrpfe Tue dsmcud
!en.s. save teH found lteea ~ CeL less LoAs
Tsys thas sl1 Other pebble.
T,y src --ouud wl'E .7-at Sccarfc ACCURACY r."
IRON chruUaIic .-ra1n>. sad produce tllghtness GHi
aisfi.efue.f 81 tfnHp s'tsiu~ 10 e,ecsss.
Manufactured % the SPENCER OPTICAL MAsJFACTURfNG
COMPANY. Neu York.
For sale bv rsfns3e agents In every city n the In
s. x NC, AN, IeEeieT and OF tclaa, IL sole AgeEt
O.awa. Is- non whom they can enly be obtained ~
etcisgs -lnoyet.
DO 10; hly 7ais uH.rss yea see ;he ;raie marx .
U mi .. .s-s.
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The jUils in Utah are OvcTcrO wdcd with
criminals imprisoned for various offences
Five murders have been committed within
four weeks, and the murdcrers are in Gus
tody; yet in consequence of the refusal of
Judge MCkEAN to permit the drawing of
"A Grand Jury. none of these violators of
law can be brought to trial. II is now
year and half since there has been "a
Grand Jury drawn in salt Lake city; and
throughout Utah the business of the crimi-
nal courts is completely blocked because
no indictments can be found against crimi-
mails, no matter how atrocious their crimes.
All this arises from the fact that we have
a President who considers il part of his
business 10 mcddle with the decisions of
the judiciary, and who is so ignorant or 50
regardless of law that he sustains Judges
N the most fragrant violations Of their
duty.
When Gen, GRANT was elected President
hc seems to have thought 1t part of his
mission 10 solve the Mormon problem; and
il is generally understood that his spiritual
adviser the Rev. Dr. NEWMAN, was called
upon TO assist him in the undertaking. In
1870 j, WILSON SHATFER was appointed
Governor of Utah, and sent among the
deludcd Mormons rs the chosen instrument
10 enforce the Presidents policy. The
Hon, C. {. WILSON, from kcwauuce, Ill.,,
was then Chief Justice of the TcTrit ~,
aud was expected TO assist in the solving
business; but as he rendered decision
which was not pleasing to Gov. SHAFFER
he was soon removed. The Judge went to
Washington and demanded from the Presi-
dent the reason for his dismissal. Accord
ing TO popular report, Gen. GRANTS an
swcr was, in substance, that he considered
the Judiciary OF Il Territory n, Il portion OF
the Governors stafl and that he would
never permit member of the stan to take
a course in opposition to his commanding
officer Thi, profound exposition of the
duties of Judge satisfied WILSON that he
had much 10 learn, and he retired to
kcwaunec to ponder upon the judicial
wisdom Of the Executive.
janis b. MCkEAN, from Saratoga, was
| appointed TO I'LL the place vacated by
WILSON, and i'm August, 1870, he visited
Washington to receive instructions from
| GRAST ana AKERMAN. About the same
| TIME DR.. NEWMAN made his famous pill
! grhnaEe 10 Utah, where he undertook to
| crush out Morunon.sm with controversial
| weapons and was rather roughly handled
III debate by u tough old polygamist
named PRATT DIR, NEWMAN was not elated
! with the results OF MS discussion, and left
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which this whole scheme was mounted ~
rider, that in the extreme haste to con-
summatc this wrong, Congress incorpo-
rated both the old and the increased
salaries in the same law. The committees
OF conference appear to have discarded
all usage, and in two separate sections
voted away several millions of the peoples
money without knowing or caring whether
legal forms were observed or conflicts
must occur in the practical Interpretation
Of such anomalies rs they inserted.
The money stands specifically voted
and is in the Treasury nj the old rates and
regulations. Whoever wants il can de-
maud the $1,000 per annum, and IL in no
sense obliged TO receive SGbJ0, as senator
CARPENTER tired to make the public be-
lcvc. Whoever takes the latter amount
approves the steal TO that extent Mt least.
There il no escape from this embarrnss-
mcut. because the option rests with the
member n the law reads. Hence the Sen
aturs and Representatives. who have sought
to propitiate favor by returning the back
pay aud promptly gazcttiug their personal
honesty should know that something else
is required to give them a certificate of
character. Doubtless some of the num-
Der spurned the bribc from pure integrity,
but there are Others whose sense of duty
became more positive after the drift of
public sentiment became too clear TO be
mistaken.
OF the House Of Representatives that
passed the Infamous bill, onc-half had al
ready been elected members of the next
Congress. They have been drawing SG25
per month since the ith OF March, without
rendering any service whatever, or being
expected TO render any until the first Mou-
day III December next. Whether Rcpub-
lican> or Democrats, or whether they
voted afirmativcly or negatively. they
are all IN the same boat SO far as receiving
the increased salary is concerned. On the
final test vote in the House on the first Of
March last, the following members then or
since chosen to the Forty-third Congress
recorded themselves thus:
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The Forward Pay.

Hardly n voice outside the AdlniuistTa-
tlun organs has been raised to defend the
hark-pav grab Some OF them have spoken
with bated breath and with partial censurc
Of an act for which The President IL chiefly
responsible. Others inclined to take
proper views Of this subject have been
restrained by the fear Of casting re-
proach upon their chief. Independent
of politicians on either side, and above
all considerations of party, the iudg-
mcnt of the country Is more cmphatically
pronounced on this subject than upon
any other legislative act which has engaged
attention for half century. Thcfcw who
dared TO defy public opinion have been
hOoted down or squelched with the most
stern and summary rebukc.
There can be no halfway house on this
question. IT admits OF no tcmpuiiIiug
treatment Nor is the inIquity divislblc
into good and bad parts. 1t is "A rank out
rage in every shape and fuIm Therefore,
10 donOunce the back-pay grab, ana to APP
prove even by indirrction Tho increased
salary is gros, Inconsistency. II stands
III the nature of compromising u felony
or condomug some othcr crime.
Consequently no member of Congress
WI" means to he entirely upright and 10
preserve clear cons -oieucr can consent TO
receive the new salary. Whoever does so,
let INN proir,, what hc may i, coutami-
mated with TIA" veualIty of tins legislation.
Nor VIII 1t answer to urge IT, an excuse. us
haS been done, that there Is no mode Of
escape from the dilemma, because a, Con-
gress fixed the salary at $500 there is no
other to draw. That pretcncr is false, and
Us a fabrication has no plausibility in the
present case.
we have shown by extracts from the
Appropriation act of March 3, 1873, upon
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Nhnlc Breaking nu Electric Cable and
Ge;Iiuy Is iIlrd.

ON the evening of July the Indian cable
between kurrach"e and Gwadur, a distance Of
three hundred miles, suddenly failed. The
telegraph steamer Amber Witch, Capt. Bishop
with the electrical stan, under Mr.. Nance. start
ed ON the following day T. repair the damage,
which,, hy tests, appeared to bc one hundred and
eighteen miles from kuuachcc. The Amber
Witch arrived ON the ground ON the 9TH, in a
heavy sea and thick fog, but the cable was sue
the fault
Mr. H. lzaak walton gives this account Of
what was found: 'On winding IN the cable un-
uuShl resistance was cNucricuCcd, a. # II wrro
foul Of rocks but after prrsoYcriug for some
time the hody Of an immense whale. cntangled
IN the cable, was brought To the surface, when
II was found to he firmly secured hy two and "A
half turns Of the cable immediately above the
tnl sharks and other nsh had partially eaten
lhr body which was rapidly dccumposins, tho
Jaws falling away on reaching tho surface The
taI which measured twelve feet across. was
peric 4, and covered with bprnaclcs al the OK
lrclmucs. Apparently the Whale was, at tho
time Of entanglcWcnt, using tho cable to free
Itself from parasites, such rs barnacles, which
annoy them very much, and the cable, hungius
~ a l"Ip Over Su1u lriue prccipicc, he proha-
hlN with q tiIilp of his tail twisted uruunu hluI
ana thus came To an untmeiY end"
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TINE FIGHTING CHrRCHMEN.
Charges of FaIsrhood and Theft - Rival
Houses OF " or-hip in Harlem.

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houses o' ""r-h'p J." '"''e"'
The hearing OF the suit OF the FIRST Bnp-
tist church OF Harlem against Barak g. Coles,
Aaron c. Burr, william T.. Clark, stephen II.
BUR. Josephus r. Hills, William Taylor, Chester
W Palmer. william l.. Eastcrbrook, william II.
Niis,p and Thomas L smith wa. resumed
""S'u' anu i".'h"7 ''"''' wa i"e'
yesterday hy JuuEe SeuH"l'A III the SUPERIOR
court. Mr. Porter, counsel for plaintiff, Messrs.
Nilos and polnler counsel for the defendants and
go -
ABOUT thlIly OF the contestants were present.
and two or three spectators. All seemed
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ease ~ viewed 10y one side or the other and all
eviuced a hearty apnre, alton Of the points
teadc ~. tboir fnvorite coun.eL and a thorough
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d's-.'st al The arguments "i me counsel opposing
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Court in its action. and Mr.. Palmer gave way to
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Mr.. Porter said that the conflicting nature OF
the anidaylts should bc regarded In the light Of
many eases impossible to make the truth appear
from the mouths Of adverse witnesses without
imputinc ANY di.bonorable intention to the gem
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tlcnch VINO composed the olve Branch Missouri
lac would endeaylr to show that they had been
an,a,.d I'm fr,udulent transactinnz and had M,
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IN their amdaNlts told the truth and the whole
truth. " Your Honor knows" said he, that In
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the transactions fraudulent. although there
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A DcmocratIc DiMcnltN.

There l. one serious difficulty which orr
Pennsylvania friend, IA W,ikt~hArrc will
have To surmoint on the very threshold
Of their action.
Mr. SAMUEL j. RANDALL. NJ c.. i the
Chairman of the Democratic state Conn
mittce, ANA on him thc dutr de-
volve. Of calling the Convention to order
and proposing the preliminary orgnnila-
tion. Now. il SO happens thai Mr. RAS-
DALI is recognized and, a. we learn. boasts
himself to he most advanced salary-grub
man. He not only voted fer the bill, was
among the first to take the extra ana
back pay, but in public aud IN private,
justiiic- II as eminently right and proper.
Nay, ne has been heard to sav that il lie
could prevent 1t the Democratic Cunvcu-
tion should not say a word ON th" subject.
Wedonot doubt that IT, n, u, quite probable,
Mr. RANDAII has Il draft of resolutions
in his pocket, they are rs silent as death
on this niquity,
We do not for moment imagine that
this Gcntlcman's influence Will ex-
tend 50 far ia 10 elect tins sl,ppr,,>,o
r'ri, OF that any such policy of suicide will
succeed. The Democrats might as well
approve bl the Itill mobllltl, OF nollll-
nate KEMBLE, or pcrpctrate any kindred
folly aS this. But the attempt will he DIS
CIedituble. a discussion ON such Il con-
Ccdcd point would br di-grlccful. The
consciou,ncs, that their accredited leader
for such he Is tin the Convention supcr-cdc
hm-Mr. RANDALL, is deeply implicated in
this deed of wrong * per Sc very bad and
we think Mr.. RANDALL would do II wise
and polite thing if he were TO vacatc his
post mt once, and leave to some one else
the duty of, n il were, nauguutiug the
Convention.
There are other reasons why in our
Judgment, Mr. RANDALL should stand
back. His attitude last autumn was not a
pleasant one. Ills intimate friend and
ardent supp ortcr, Alderman WILLIAM Mo
MULLIN-MANN's purchased agcnt-wus
the chief instrument in last autumn, D,
llARrRANFr and GRANT fraud, and it re-
quired MI his skill so TO engineer matters
that RANDALL should De elected ana every
other part of the Democratic ticket De de-
feated. His words are classical: I'VE
must no push the matter further or we
shall beat sam" "SAM," in the KEMHI T.
language, was "put through" with some
difficulty, while liARTRANFr got n majority
in the strongest DcmUc ratio ward m Imla-
dclphia. II certainly VIII not my.4oIutr
confidence in Democracy now if Il con-
tinucs tc .ccltc such n leader.
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Judge noIr Defending his Action in the nso
Of VI L.. sMrrnII.

WA~uND1uN. Aug. cn.-Judrc-A Alyoeatc- Con-
ctl lloI' publishes statement defending hl from
hr charges that he, whcu presenting the record uf the
iuaI of Mrs Surratt to President Johrsou, withheld
nom hlu u petition signed hy fvo Wcn'ers Of the
'"ul' recommending iu consideration of her ugc and
- 49, gHMuH.4Eua ui Lcr death truCr 90 lUpr-uu-
meat fuT Nfr lu 'l, irutcatlry. the tluWuf, alton
tulrac.s letter from Jui.c llolt to secretary Bei
Lu"i. NtNllE 300 toto the assertions referred TO- and
ol,ilf 1~ lrunir trs from Judge Ni. LHIr cx 81.
loh\ ru'ral speed, James Harlan, tlc Rev Ur. Hut.
'l pastor ul ST. fuU- Church, amt many Others all Of
Mu.h Arr TO lur effect ut The record uf Ac trial ami
ut ltlH ON ia tNur OF MIS- NurrItt u the prc,..
ucul uutt before tlr NtCut.uu tht
Julsr hnrlymr l,,trr of Fob. ~. l,1o, taNs tuat,
hNls uFHNu ihl prtll1un ON uruut of Mrs. Surtptt.
H,G HAllht ,rr her a gIiluh heard the ruuur thar
u"u h,t. wan. '. nom % lWslIrut, he called mo
li,' @h- Wa ".sU,od hS ilrm both that Tho pOtiiud
N'o b' en- iuir lhr lrs d ~ and hAu been uu con.
.'frd N lll ut lIf advisers irf.rD fnc d,atn sen.
i 'r un"N Nrf, aurr.tt had been approved. asd unt
gre lf'-i o. HiN iI. cabinet, INu. .l.H.t.
Nou' aunt m drrNnr the prayer Of a.. petition
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to Mr.. CESAR MORENO and 70 his resolute energy
in behalf OF his luckless little compatriots. II
is a disgrace to Italy that those children are
brought here in n state 80 nearly approaching to
slavery and MIR. MORENO has performed the
part " good citizen both Of his native and OF
his adopted country in endcayorng to put an
end TO the shame.
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WASIUNGroN, Aug. 26,-Within a few
days Gen. Spinner has received the back nay of
TWO lnembeH of CpngraSs, accompanied lN re-
quests that their names he withhold from the
press; one Is supposed 90 he senator Norton,
ol Whoh asp ros u newspaper notOriCty, such
az lehht IN the reason ass ,ncd at the Iruasurcrs
The sun., 1873-08-27

The Dcmokrdt, an able journal published
at Philade phia In the German language, csti-
mates the total sum that can bc produced toy
admission tickets, rent Of places, and fnal sale
Of temporary buildings at the Centennial EShi-
btion which is to take place In Philadelphia
three years hence at from three to four millions;
and as the expenses Of the enterprise viii tie at
least ten millions Of dollars. there will he a
deficit Of from six to seven millions. This VIII
partly bc covered 10y the million and a half voted
10y the state Of Pcnns, lvania and the city OF
Philadelphia, leaving from four millions and a
half to FIVE millions and half not yet provided
for As II Is not to bc expected, according to
the DcinoLrdt. that So large a sum should lie fur-
ni-hod by the donations Of private persons, that
journal suppuscs that Congress Will feel 1t To- be
duty to supply the deficiency, and that the
necessary millions will be taken out Of the
national treasury.
ON this subject We should like to hear from
Gen. ilAwLEi Of Hartford, the President Of the
national Commission which has the enterprise
under it, charge. l. II the opinion ~ this dis
tnguished gentleman that there will be 60 large
a dcnct2 or does he think that there will be a
still larger oncf Those who have studied the
results Of the Vienna exhibition believe That ten
millions will fall FAR short OF covering the OK
peu-cs. what ia the conclusion oi zen. IiANLtY
upon this poin,Y It would hc interesting to the
public to have run explanation from him uuon
all these subiects. and whatever he savs viii
meet with candid AMI friendly consideration.
The Ku-Klux of Kentucky appear 10
have complete posse zion Of several counties In
that state, and pursue their work Of murder and
outrage without medication. These runins
are composed Of mean whites, and are bitterly
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"The Constitution says ihnt MI trials shall
be nv jury, aud the accused - entitled. not TO
bc first convicted bv u court aud then TO he ne
auittcd nv II jury, hut TO be convicted or me-
auiucd ~ TuE FIRST INSTANCE by a
iurA." SAMUEL BLATCIuoHD.
The sun., 1873-08-27

The prosecution Of NINCFNzo MoTTo for
violating The tivi Rights hill in the case Of the
Italian boy JOSEPH hhs not amounted to much:
but the public attention which has been called
To the case Of these unfortunate Italian chill
dreh must produce some amcliuration Of their
condition. Tie present agitation is mainly due
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J"hn Nonnhan' Of ll0h Cherry street, who was
dcfcndanl Ia spring IN test for alleged violation
a. Lhr ,ct i1r licensing sailors boarding houses fe
nead ~ TWO ocock yesterday morning Nhlu sinuily A
gong Ut dfuAkcn rcycl N hB own hue e.
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and had won the adliratipu # all who know
h,r Little attention. va. pald to G"r ,,ir,,
r"'i's,Hrd every hinduc,- was shown her il me
Inuut. 20" flo g.. .tu wa. nearby furnished Ii tie
provost guard house, and, attended uN lti cole
oItu maid, She lts seed $40 wee, As cuutOIlaaly
a. to- ldW uhat was Seal Bow ~ that t,me
W'lt4 IttW.t when she was attcrWald removed
To tor' llcNens. shc udd been confined there
hul short time when tuc influence oi Spmitl.r
tf"cn'' very -h.u- aud handsome fellow,
Assistant Adiuutnt-Gencml on Gen. IIank,'
stan lWhn, BY The way, Wa att"rwdrd rhi,I of
Sncrdln Is SIAN secured her lelclsc and tool,
her to New Orleans whence learned That sh,.
removed but short time altvrward to Eaton
rouge: H. wa lumorcd that during an engage
moui IN hal"n hpu-e, ln which ten. Benton,
regular army olNrrr, was in command of tho
Federal tnIccS, rnd ln the midst of tuc battle A
lAdy approached hinl said TO hc Kitty Whttci
"",'n ~" 49,. SotH NCIl, tu'Hy' General Unless you
fnhhRr the position oi Your troops You will I've
literally cut 70 pieces, ior the enemy is nov i'm
SwMr, FeIr ar Inc i9e general looked at her a mo-
reply was, " II will mako suiUc diforonca to Won.
ana that ia avery few moments, unless YOU lake
my advice. Look there" she said, nuiniinr t'' N
division of rchel infantry on h.. nank Ih,'
Generals Wow had been oAstructod by tw1 large
houses 3h hl0 htnh' one # which wa, occupied
mrhis through the rear windows.
one glance sal SIZED Ben un -he was right, and
he Changed his base not one moment too soon
u save hl' army from utter ruin. After the en-
z remeut closed, hls FIRST act was to 10 and
tlt'S the lady Tor having rayod him and his
men lrotn defeat u appears the General u,n,Ir
frequent vi-tS after that, which rrsulted I'm
l'' IT marriage. ! remarked that Bent ln hHd
mnlr courage than pu,sp~.ed. lur sho VA I"t
her steam NJ, and @''
VERY CARELESS now SHE UsEp A REvOIvru.
During a. this conversation she appcarcd to lac
tn'llI'leY carried Away with delight. aud i'm
tyr wed "bh, don't stop until yu,l toll me-, All
t.llN should have told il al in less words
cd ny etor ond d- wh;i y,hnIS9 Ma! nrt h9d concnd-
'>N-' lui Auu can Judge my sugurhe When.