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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The great Allen-IIogan prize fight so
extensively advertised to take place some
where in the vicinity of Omaha on Tues
day, came OFF, near Pacific station on the
st. Joe road IN Iowa, II miles from Omaha,
and had a ridiculous ending. On the first
round Hogan got in peeler over Aliens eye
knocking him down and drawing the first
blood. On the second round Alien doubled
his opponent up by blow under the oeit,
declared to be foul. On the third round
Hogan's friends declared the foul repeated
broke down the ring and busted the thing up
in row. 1t was evident from the hrst that
Hogan was mere child in the hands OF
Allen, and as his friends were largely in the
majority the fight was probably broken up to
save him. An Iowa sheriff tried to stop the
fight BY arresting the train from Omaha, but
the principals were not on board, having gone
10 the ground IN carriages, and the train load
of roushs and spectators was allowed to pro-
ceed to its destination.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
THE MEANING OF II.

The Princeton WeuH Numbering over
the signal defeat of the republican party ii
the late Wisconsin election, whines in this
way:
The defeated candidate for Governor is one
OF the best men in the State and leading
anti.monopolist. He has for years been thC
champion of the people in that State against
railroad aggrcssions. The disorganizing Gle
ments there, as in this state ignored the services
of all anti-monopoliStS who are not disposed
to unite with them III their effort to break W
the republican party. The farmers move
mCnt was nothing to them except rs dis
guiSc used to cover up the skeleton of demo
Cracy that had become odiouS in the eyes OF
the people They went into the campaign
pell,mcil democrats, liberals and free whisky
men, all shouting farmers rights" and with
one accord they came out of it shouting the
old democratic war whoop in proclalming
their victory. Verify democracy is all things
to all men for the sake of office.
Which ONLY demonstrates the editors stu
pidity IN not being able To discern the signs
of the times. Like the Bourbons in Ohio, OF
the Bourbon orator who was so promptly
squclchcd at the jollitication meeting at Madi
son last week, the HeraN man falls into the
blunder of attributing the defeat of this
truly good man" Washburn, in Wisconsin
to the smartncSs of the democratic leaders to
whose benefit alone he thinks the victory will
rebound The defeat of WaShburn, the
" genuine anti.monopolist," "man of the PEG.
Pile" &c, shows that it was against the re.
publican party whom he represented, and
not against Washburn himself that the blow
was aimed, Yet while the people of Wiscon.
SIN thus earnestly and emphatically entered
their protest against the corruptions and rot.
tonness of republicanism, the blunder is
quite as great to call the result of that elcc.
ton democratic triumph.
1t was not a rebound in favor of democracy
but against republicanism, and it foreshad
ows a republican defeat in the general con
gressional elections next year, and a general
of the republicans from office
That's all But the displacement will not be
done by the democratic party. The leaders
of the new movement, as well as the rank and
file, will be drawn from all sides. When il is
perceived, as 1t Is now, that all republican
member of congress need do to make himself
popular is to make bold, fierce speech in de.
of the extravaganza and wanton.
ness of his own party administration, and that
every vote he gives in congress against the
unwise measures ofhis party finds an applaud.
ing echo from the awakened and vigllant
people, think you the new party Will want for
leaders? Can party hold togeth.
er whose ablest and best men find it wise TO
strengthen Themselves at home by fighting
the pet measures Of the party in Congress {?
A party thus divided within itself is evidetly
on its last legs, and must soon give place to
another; but certainly there is not scintila
Of evidence to be deduced from the Wiscon.
SIN election that that other will be the demo.
cratic party.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

How TO BEAT COLyIN.-The newly elect
ed Mayor of Chicago having gone in on the
rfling majority Of 10000, his opponents are
contriving how to beat him out Of his office
Not having the courage to assassnate him,
they have found a short road to his decapita-
ton in the general incorporation law of this
state. BY that act, any city in Illinois, acting
under special charter, may cast it oil and
overturn its entire government machinery by
voting to organize under the new law. On
the petition ofS,000 voters, the present council
can order an election to be held few months
hence, and ii the new charter is adopted,
Mayor Colvin and his whole official gang
must walk the plank, and give place to new
horde. At least, his opponents are holding
this over him in terrorem to compel him to
let them down easy in the division of the
spoils
Meantime Mayor Colvin is apparently
playing game worth two o. that" The
two principal offices III his gift are City
Comptroller and City Attorney, and the
former of these he proposes to give to S. S.
Hays and the latter to Judge McAllister, at
present one of the Justices of the Supreme
Court. With the universal confidence in his
administration that such appointments to she
leading offices would inspire, Mayor Colvin
can defy the project of an election under the
general corporation act and it will matter
very little what his inferior appointments
may be like. 1t looks as If Colvin is man
who understands himself and is equal to any
exigency of the situation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

THE SPANISH NoLUNTERRs.-ln the vol
luminous dispatches and press comments of
The day on the Cuban muddle, frequent refer.
eIce is made to the Cuban volunteers, and
the question as of ten asked, who are theyE
The name of volunteers" was originally Civ
en- in derision TO body of malcontcnts and
condemned criminals In Spain who were
spared from being shot or hung on condition
that they would go to Cuba and help put
down the rebellion; but once arrived in Gu
ba, they were merged with such Spaniards of
the island as had also voluntecred-not in.
deed to risk their precious lives in the open
field, but as a sort of home. guard to garrison
and police the cities. To the Captain Gener.
al they are what the Praetorian Guard were
30 many of the Roman Emperors.
Numerically as strong as, if not stronger
than the regular forces, equipped and armed
at the expense of Spain, they never fight, but
by their savage advice and intimidations, die
tate sanguinary policy. Every Captain
lGeneral who has been in Cuba since the com
menccment of the war has fallen under thei
evil influence, and in opposition TO their viii
I is helpless
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
THE TWEED VERDICT.

Rather unexpectedly, but certainly to the
qualification of the public generally, the jury
of the New York Court before whom VIM
NJ. Tweed, or Boss" Tweed, as he is more
tamliarly called, had been on trial for the
last three months for his enormous stealings
while a city official few years ago, has re-
turned verdict of guilty on all the counts of
the Indictment To carry the verdict into
effect would not only deprive Tweed of all
his ill-gotten wealth, but land him by the side
of Stokes at Sing Sing. But while he was
tried on 220 counts and has been found guilty
on all, it seems to be the opinion of the law
yers that he can be sentenced on but one
count which would involve comparatively
but IA small fine and short Imprisonment.
Doubtless with the vast sums at his command
and large retinue OF lawyers in his pay, Tweed
will escape his just deserts in some way
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The Illinois Central Railroad is about to
introduce at least one sensible reform, which
is, to rid i.selfof the Pullman sleeping car mo
nopoly and run sleeping cars of its own. The
Pullman cars are very nice and comfortable,
but 80 extra for lights lodging in craml
ed little hangup on wheels, when fine room
with all its luxurious surroundings at the Pa
mer House don't cost half as much, is sim
ply an imposition. The Illinois Central pro
poses to have cars equal to Pullman's and
to charge about 81 extra per passenger for
their use.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The next L. :. Senate will contain some
members of note Hon. r. NJ. 7. Hunter, OF
Virginia, will doubtless be returned to that
body: Gov Booth, of California, will take the
place of the slippery Casserly; Gov Holt
man, of n. Y, that of Fenton; some decent
man (any change must be on the side of de
cency) that Of Carpenter, of Wisconsin,; and
Stockton, of New Jersey, will probably be
succeeded by Secretary Robson, whom
Shurz SO happily described as great con-
stitutional lawyer among sailors and a
great sailor among constitutional lawyers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The financial situation at the east, at the
beginning of the past week, failed to main
tain its feature of steady improvement ard
for few days the prospect looked blue; but
the favorable news from England during the
last few days has wrought marvellous charge
for the better On the Goth the Bank OF Eng
land lowered her rate of discount to per
cent, and funds were abundant in the market
at pericent' on government securities The
consequence is an easy money market in
New York and buoyant stock market.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The MarscilleS Adcertiser slightly goes
for" the Ottawa RepujlicaH. The latter pa
per has been in the habit of sneering at the
"lttle patent inside sheets of the outlying vii
lagos around Ottawa" The 1drertiser re-
torts by saying, CAS- to its comparative size,
the Republican is none the less an ass because
it is big oner The AdUertiser occupies u
column in its assault on the Republican,, and
shows up its selfish and mercenarv character
with such vigor that we rather think the Re
publican will hereafter let the AdceHtser
alone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Judge McRol
erts, of the Will and Grundy Circuit Court,
has decided that the track of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific road must be removed
from the Court house square in the city OF
Joliet. This will necessitate the building o,
Il new bridge over the river, changing OF the
route, depots and water tank, the procure
ment of new rights of way, and otherwise
cost the company divers and sundry dollars
too numerous to mention. The decision isquitf
lengthy and very able.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

THE CHICAGO WEEKLY MAIL@-We invite
attention TO the Prospectus of the Weekly
Mail, in our advertising columns. This is
the paper to which new spirit and vitality
has been impaired within the last year by the
accession to its editorial force of Maj. w NJ.
Taylor, late Clerk of the Supreme Court OF
this district. The Mail is sprightly, lively
paper and always fully up to time in its com
mercial and miscellaneous news.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
THE LAKE MONOPOLY,

Now that congress is about to meet and
the farmers of the west have shown by their
votes at the October and November elections
that they are in earnest and pOrer in the
land, let the oranges and farmers associa.
lions make ii their first business to see to it
that their representatives, in congress move in :
the matter Of Kidding the west of the odious
and oppressive monopoly that controls
transportation on the western lakes. Every
fall hundreds of Canadian vessels leave Chi.
cago, Toledo, &c, IN ballast, when every
warehouse in those cities is filled with grain
which has accumulated in such quantities
that neither our American shipping on the
lakes or our railroads at their fullest capacity
can begin to master it. The result is, the
farmers are robbed by double freights Two
thirds OF the vessels on the lakes are owned
in Canada, but they are not allowed to carry
grain from any Of our own ports to Buffalo.
Oswcgo or Ogdensburg. That would inter.
fere with the monopoly the government has
given our own vessel owners to protect" them
against outside competition. This "protec
ton" equals tax of about cts. a bushel on
every bushel of grain the western farmer
sends to the seaboard. The tax the farmers
thus pay these robbers would buy up all the
shipping on the lakes in few years.
A month ago the owners of Canadian YES
sells discovered that, by a new treaty which
went in force last July, they have the right to
carry grain from Chicago to Buffalo, Oswego,
&c, provided on the way they pass through
"a Canadian port. In this way good deal of
grain was taken from Chicago to Buffalo by
a crcutous route, and lake treights at once
fell to half their former rates; but the dis
lCovery was made so brief time before the
panic broke out, that it proved of little adj.
vantage before the close of navigation.
But the farmers will not be satisfied with
gaining this purely accidental point, should
it even prove a real one Their cry being
down with all monopoles" they should
insist on the removal of this one first Of all
An act ofcongress can do itin a dozen of.wOrds
and it need not take up. half days time in
either house. 1t is monopoly not only As
great us any railroad monopoly, but it is q
part of the railroad monopoly system The
railroads themselves or their officers own the
vessels and the two play into each others
hands. Instead of petting these home rob
bcrs the west should insist that foreign CAPT
tai be invited to build vessels for carrying
on the lakes as freely as it is invoked to build
railroads. What the farmers of the west
want is cheap portation-they don't care
who owns the ships or the railroads.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

Abingdon, Knox County, seems to be quite
a lively village, The last Democrat gives an
account of no less than three first class rows.
In the first Il farmer named Jones attacked
another named Courson, as the latter was on
his way to church on Sunday. Courson, hav,
ing anticipated the attack, empted a revolver
at his assailant, but doing him no hurt, the
two clisched and had a bloody fight. Jones
was bound over for trial
Next couple Of country roughs rode into
town, and placing themselves outside of lot
of benzne, dashed turiously about the streets
and up and down the side walks, to the i'm.
minent peril of pedestrians. They were cab.
tured after bloody fight, taken before a mag,
istrate and fined.
And lastly ii rutlian named Cave brutally
attacked printer named Evans pounding
him severely and nearly biting off his RICH.
thumb. The Tough was fined $50.
For one quiet Sunday, that will do pretty
well for village in the exemplary county o.
Knox.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

SUIcTDEs.-Hon. William McGalliard, of
Lincoln, Ill, formerly a member of the Hi
nois Legislature, committed suicide on the
llth inst at Lincoln, Ill.
Rev Evan Williams, a congregational min
ister' committed suicide by drowning himself
last week at Plano. He was 81 years old,
and had formerly been pastor of the congre-
gational church at Quincy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
CUBA MATTER-THE LATEST.

Yesterdays dispatches indicate that there
has been trouble between Minister Sckles a
Madrid and the Spanish Foreign Minister
about the Virginius matter, and that Sickles
strongly talks war. While the government
at Madrid might be willing to make suitable
PREPARATION, it is evident that the temper of the
Spanish people is such that CASTELAR, will not
dare to make concessions When Sickes de,
manded that Spain should enforce her orders
to arrest the executions in Cuba, her for
eign Minister " insulted" Sckles by accusing
him of acting on false representations
1t also seems that the account of the cxecu.
tons in Cuba have been exaggerated. There
were but 50 shot, Gen. Burriel having sus-
pended his bloody work on receiving from
Havana the orders from the home govern.
ment. Meanwhile the authorities at Wash.
ington are pushing warllke preparations
with unrclaxed energy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The two great dry goods houses OF New
York-A T. Stewart & Co. and Ii. b.
Clafiin & Co.-are fighting each other I'M
mercifully, by underselling each other in the
trade The Claflins are huckstering their
stock off at auction for anything they can
get for it, and Stewart is selling goods both
in his wholesale and retail departments a,
almost any price. Other dry goods houses
of less pretensions are necessarily forced 10
follow suit"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The Chicago Journal Of the 18th states that
the Hon. A. NJ. Jones, member of the Illinois
legislature from Galena asserted positively
10 the editor of The Journal that he had, with.
in month. seen in Chicago and Familiarity
conversed with the Hon. Ii. b. Bishop, mem.
Der of the legislature from Edgar county, who
has been missed from home since May last,
and 10 ascertain whose whereabouts his fami
" IS advertising all over the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

Ex-Governor, now L. S Senator, Oglesby,
of this state, was married on Tuesday at Elk.
hart Logan county, TO Mrs. Emma Reyes
re!ict of the late Hiram Reyes, and daughter
Of John ID. Gillet, of Lincoln, III.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

In travelling over the L. p. or B. u NJ. rail
road in Nebraska one is struck with the fine
school houses in every village along these
roads. These buildings are mostly erected
by issuing bonds, and then assessing tax on
the railroad lands to pay them. Tie railroad
companies have contested the right of the vii.
lagos to levy this tax, but we see decision
has just been made by the Supreme Court OF
the L. S. deciding the question in favor of the
right to tax.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The Secretary of war will ask of Congress
at its next session an appropriation of $4,000
to continue the improvement of the Illinois
river conformity with the State government.
of Illinois, by building locks and dams and
dredging ont the channel.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

CHICAGO TRIBUNE.-The Prospectus Of the
Chicago Tribune for 1874 will be found on the
9Th page of to-day's FREE TRADER. There Is
no doubt but the Tribune is the leading news
paper in the Northwest; independent anc
manly in politics, prompt and reliable In H.
news. Indeed no politician of any complex
ion, or professional or business man OF 'nf
northwest can claim to be posted who does
NOT read the Trihilne.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

There must be some Cuban volunteers"
lurking about Peoria. Wednesday night of
last week poor harmless crazy man, know,
by everybody as Cray Charley" was met
by some roughs and so severely beaten that
be died of his injuries on Monday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
x2S4,622T3

The company decided TO ask the city to
give them lease of the ground for 20 years,
with the view of enlarging the present build.
ing aud making the exposition, like the Crys-
tai Palace at Sydenham, a permanent affair
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
OF the late election the Quincy 1lD H,reld

says;
The most cheering appearance Is given IN
the fact that is being exhibited by the returns
from all portions of the country this year.
Where the Changers have presented ticket
and the Democrats have united upon II, they
have been successful IN diminishing the re.
publican vote Where Republicans and
Changers have united they have not diminish
ell. but haye increased the Democratic vote.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22

The Sheridan Union states that son OF .
J. Rasmussen of that place, about years
old. was so severely kicked by horse hitched
near his fathers store on Thursday morning
Of last week, that he died on Saturday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-22
Notice.

Hon JOS Har, and j $ Armstrong Eco
President Of the La Sale County Farmer
Association, will meet and address the farm
crs Of this county a. follows:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-03-20
Perpetual Motion.

The Scientific American being asked
by q correspondent for its opinion on
perpetual motion, explains the whole
matter in the following lucid manner;
Many forms Of perpetual motion
machines have been invented, the
simplest form is the tub. When . man
places himself in o tub and bv a steady
pull at the handles lifts himself from
the ground, then he has produced a
successful perpetual motion. All snc'
machines necessarily operate on the
same principal, and, until an inoIvl'nal
is enabled to operate the simple form
above described with success. 1t VII
be useless for him to expect that le
can work a more complicated perpet
ual motion machine. The addition o,
cog wheels and levers will not hep the
matter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-03-20
Non-R Resident Notice.

Scott Davis, administrator, VS. John for-
mes. Jr, CT ais.
Upon motion, and it appearing TO tne
satisfaction of the Clerk, from the pllt
Of comnlainant, which is sworn TO- Ii,a'
the defendants, Frank Dane ana WIG nv
tildu, formerly Fornes, citizens OF Mn
ncsota John Fornes. Caroline toiies' unr
bricl Druimt and wife Louisa lolneliy
Forncs. Louis Hahn and wife Mary. ior1
merly Forncs. citizens OF the nta'c "
Ohio. defendants. are non-reSluc'ls W u.u
state of Tennessee. so that the oru''uls
process of law cannot be served "po'
them. qualification
he made for four weeks in the omc JouI,
nal. published in the town OF " ihcnestei
Tenn, requiring said NONRESIDENT oe,Gau
ants to appear on or before the ISL mon,
day in April next ut the NourliIo"H'
in Winchester, to plead, answer or oennu
+ to said complainants' bill, or tne s'iile W.,
he taken for confessed and set Tor hear'l'
exparlc rs to thea. witness my hAlo' Il
office, this March Sd, 1873. .,.
GLEN. ARLEDGE, Clerk
mar6-4W 81 30
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-03-20
Trustees Sale.

BY virtue Of a Deed of Trust. executed
to me on the 10th February. 1870. is Trus-
tee, hy W.. Sanders, to secure two notes
payable to John 4. Curtis, dated Feb. TO,
1870. with interest from date, due at II
and u months, each ior the sum of S302.S2.
| will, on the Isl Monday in April 1873. it
being the 7th Of said month. at the Court
house door in Winchester. Tennessee. offer
for sale to the highest bidder. for cash. the
land described in said Deed of Trust-it
being situated in civil district No. 8,
franklin county. on Elk River. bounded
on the east by VIM. q Geo. Corn. south by
by Joe Little. west by Mrs Julia \. San
dcrs. and on the north by FIX River. con
tanning 236 acres more or less. Conveyed
to secure said two notes. sale within
lawful hours. This March 9th. 1872.
Il. ID. GREGORY,
marl3-tdS rs Trustee.