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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
Vicinity Items,

The Earlvile races, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of last week appear To have
been great success" Over a hundred
horses were entered, and all the races well
contested. The weather being pleasant, the
crowd of spectators was immense. The Earl.
Vile Park Association Noted some $1,000
after paying all expenses. The best pacing
time made was , :35 and the best trottng time
2:34 Quite number from Ottawa were
there and came home making no complaints
of unfairness.
A "harvest feast at Long Point Livings
ton County, ON the % ult., was attended by
1000 farmers, their wives sons and daughters
Half dozen of oranges were out in full re
gala, and the procession of teams was . miles
long. Speeches were made by w \. her
gan, Esq, President of the Livingston Co
Farmers Association, by Capt Dominy, FL
mer Baldwin, Louis Souie, r. p. Hoge and
others.
The Pontiac Free Trdd.r says:
From all the sources of information at hand
we believe that the coming corn crop will moi
bc half Is large in TIL. county as it was ihe'
year The long continued dgouth has prov
en- disastrous To the corn crop - well I'll ih'
pastures
The city fathers of Mendoza having refused
to employ men to Gu: the weeds that block
their street, and sidewalks, the ladies pro
pose to man" a moving machine and do L
themselves. The mayor says he has less trou
bic with the gympsum weeds than widows
weeds. and hlamcs the doctors.
The Streator F'rce Pres contains an exhibit
orthe coal fields of IMStllr county, furnished
by the County Surveyor, George W. Brum-
bach. from which it appears that there are
- 40 acres OF workable coal lands, from
which 30, $50 tons ~ coal are yearly taken
In the amount of capital, number of men and
animals employed, and amount OF coal min
cd. LaSale stands fist, Slreator second and
Ottawa third, LaSqlir hats S2,2il ,0J) capital
Strcator s3e3,joo and Ottawa 10000. La.
Sale employs 665 n,cu, oireator 90, and OF.
tawa % l.aSaiir mine. 2Si 800 tons OF coal,
Strcator 2i30Sp and Ottawa 1880. Mum
Der OF n n employed in the county, 1,4il.
Capital invested in small beds, $4,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK,

The La Sale county fair commences next
Tuesday, and will continue until Friday
evening. The most liberal premium list the
Society has ever offered is presented for this
fair, and the grounds being in so much better
order than ever before, there is no reason why
the fair should not be double what it has ever
before been, both in the number and variety
OF articles presented and In the attendance Of
visitors. The officers have made every ar
rangement for a good exhibition, and assure
us that the prospect for very full exhibition
OF horses, cattle, mechanical and agricultural
articles, &c, never was better. Let everybody
in the county spend at least one or two days
u the great annual county industrial jubilee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Anti Monopolists Of Bureau County
held their convention at Princeton on Mon
day. The Princeton Heraid, which hates the
ant-monopohsts like "pisen," is yet COMPEL
ed to say that every town in the county but
two was represented and that the con-
vention was Unexpectedly large" "Of
course there were GOOD and true men among
them, but they were misled," the HeraId pa
ronizingly adds. The following ticket was
nominated:
For County Judgc-Jesse Emerson.
County Clerk. NJ. Keith.
Comfy Treasurcr-Samuel Edwards.
School Superintendent-Jaco Miller
In addition to the platform adopted at IA
previous meeting a more emphatic free trade
resolution was adopted, the Princeton Irt
buae was voted the local organ of the new
party, and the convention adjourned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

at is an i'll wind" &c. The railroads in
arranging their July tariff rates, for interior
stations and short distances, put the figures
SO high, that it takes half bushcl of corn to
send bushcl to Chicago 50 miles by rail
The effect is splendid" for towns on the
canal. Hitherto there had been heavy ship
ments of grain, &c, from numerous small
railroad stations within 10 or u miles of the
canal. Now all this grain comes to the canal
The grain trade of Ottawa at present is enorm.
Gus Our streets are crowded with teams,
coming in from ) to 20 miles, and our ship
pcrs gobble all the boats they get their eyes
ON, If corn only brought a good price,-say
90 or.6O cts, buSucl-what IA brisk, gay time
We should have generally
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The pious city of Brooklyn has had shock.
The recent death of one of its most noted
saints. one L. 5. Mills, late president of the
Brooklyn Trust Company, and the subsequent
investigation of his affairs, led to the dis
covery that NJ. T. Rodman, secretary Of said
company, and deputy treasurer of the city OF
Brooklyn, had been stealing vast sums of the
Citys money. Al fist it was supposed that
the cXtentof the steal was only about s203 1000,
and that the criminali,y was confined to Rod
man: but later Developments bring TO light
Z thicving ring" as might have been eX-
pcctcd, and reveal an extensive raid upon the
treasury Of the city of Brooklyn, only eXcclled
by the operations OF Tweed GO ia New
York. Now the process of "whitc-washiHg'
begins, and il seems evident that the differ
enl city officials are bound together by tie
lies of mutual plumber and mutual fear. 10
protect each other. As far as traced the
deialcaiions already reach the following
suns, Sinking fund, $4,000; treasurer's
Office, $9S,090; tax commissioner 1897 600
education fund, 10000; bridge company,
about 81 100000
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Ottawa Repujlicnn has discovered an
Inconsistency among the free traders in the
fact that our friend H" an earnest free ira
der, who has written several articles for this
paper in favor of direct taxation as preferable
to tariff taxation, holds that tariff for rev.
cnue" and IA tariff for protection are essen-
TALLY the same in principle the only differ
cnce being in degree. There is no "inconsis-
tency" here. No free trader denies it; and
free traders generally, with H., prefer direct
taxation. But before direct taxation can be
come practicable, amendment Oft constitu-
is necessary, and this free traders aim to ac-
complish; meantime they prefer, as the les
ser evil, a purely revenue to protective"
tariff, though they admit the impossibility of
constructing revenue tariff without partak-
ing, to some extent, of the odious and unjust
features of tariff whose object is "protec-
ton" All this is simple enough to man of
sense. Tie only Inconsistency" is in the
muddlcd brain OF the editor Of the Rtpublt.
can
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
Henry Comfy

Tie largest convention ever held in Henry
county met at Cambridge on Monday. There
were 30 oranges and clubs represented by 210
delegates. Ringing resolutions were adopted,
and another convention called to meet on
the first Monday in October to nominate q
county ticket. The following We're among
the resolutions adopted:
Rcsolred That this organization Is indie
pendent of all previous parties, and cannot
grow or increase its strength by tampcring
with or undertaking to solder the leaks of
the political parties heretofore in existence.
ReSOlrsd, That the ballot is our power, and
by that means do we propose 10 do away
with the evils which have of late gained such
gigantic proportions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Mississippi radicals have just nomina-
ted Senator Ames Of that state, for Governor,
Ames Is son-n-law of Ben Butler, and lives
in Washington, though representing Missis-
sippi in the Senate. He pledged himself to
the convention, if they would nominate him
for Governor he would move his family to
Mississippi and buy house there. lie had
To swear that he resided there 10 be eligible
for the [. :. Senate, bu; that was nothing 10
amembcr of the Butler family. Having voted
four times for the back salary steal and peck
ctcd the "swag," he can now well afford 10
build house in Mississippi and move h'"
iamilN there.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

a horrible murder was committed in Ne
oraska township, Livingston county, last
saturday night. ) dance had been appointed
al Inc house Of Pat and Tom Barrett, for
Nhlch hdlleF named Marriott had agreed TO
pSl bu1 went to play at another house.
hOoN u o'clock at night, when all parties
"eie p'e,'y full Of liquor, the Barrcii's went
" 'ii' '',.St house, quarrel ensued in the
coulsc oi "A'eh the fiddler Marriott and his
brother were dubbed To death. and half a
dozen arc now IN Jail candidates for the gal.
lows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

England adhered 10 the protective sys.
TEN two hundred years and then, by bold
movement on the part of Sir Robert Peel,
which nearly precepitatcd the nation into
revolution, adopted the principal Of free trade.
Twenty years afterwards Mr.. Gladstone i
able to say:
There is one domestic feature wish |
could exhibit 10 foreign countries, the i'm
menSe extension which our commerce has
attained under, and by virtue of free trade
and the great advancement that has happily
been achieved in the condition OF the people
"A blessed change"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
PRODUCTION OF IRON.

In the discussions in England arising out
Of the combinations among the working
classes, and strikes for higher wages, particu.
larly among the operatives in the iron works
and coal mines, the startling fact is brought
out that England Is about to lose her control
of the iron trade of the world and that this
control is passing into the hands ofthc United
States. The growing scarcity OF coal in Eng
land and the increased wages OF the miners
and operatives, have 50 raised the price o.!
iron in that country that American iron is not
only driving English iron out of the Canada
and South American markets, but is even
undersclling English iron at Liverpool! Says
the London Ttmcs referring to the strikes
During the violent fluctuations in this
country the Americans have been steadily
and rapidly extending their works, until al the
present moment not only is 1t next to imp0s-
sblc to sell English iron in the United States,
but we find the American iron-mastcrs com
peting with us in the Canadian market
Meanwhile the price of English iron has
already declined 90 per ton, without having
any appreciate effect whatever upon the de
mand, and think it may be taken for granted
from the experience OF last year, that at least
another CO per ton must c0mcsoff before we
can look for any revival. greatly fear, with
every months continuance of the present
scale of prices, our foreign competitors are
gaining more and more strength to maintain
the struggle for the trade Of the world in iron,
and we may find ourselves by and by left to
lament the folly which, by forcing up prices
to an unnatural level, has etlectually alicnated
IA trade which we have always looked upon
as our prescriptivc right"
To show the effect American competition
has already had upon the iron trade of
England, the following table is given, com
pairing the number of tons exported from
England in July 1872 and July 1873
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06
Green Comfy,

JACKSONVILLE, H., Sept 2--Ihc farmers
mass meeting at Carrollton, Green county,
nominated the following citizens ticket on
yesterday for county officers, i'll opposition TO
the democratic ticket: For judge, Hon. T.
II. Boyd clerk, L. r. Larkin; assessor, L.
Bowman; superintendent OF schools, Mrs.
Kate Hopkins; and commissioners, c. W.
Brace, I. J. Short and Joseph Rickort. The
ticket gives general satisfaction. 1t is thought
it will be the successful one this fall.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The telegraph announces ihr near di>solu
ton Of John p. Hale, of New Hampshire
He Is said u De sightle,S, voicclcss, and
rapidly sinking Twenty years ago, what a
man was John T.. Hale! ItIs said he could
stand on the Top of White Mountain aud al
dress his whole constituency at once. The
wiuicst man in the United States senate, an
abOltiOnist At time when il cost something
To be an abol;ionist, rigidly honest and
watchiul Of the public interest, true 10 his
country, true 10 his party and friends, nc be
longed to race Of statesmen which, alas! Is
nearly extinct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

There is no political contest now watched
with closer interest than that for the governor
ship OF Massachusetts. The opposition on
the part of wing of the republican party TO
the election Of Butler is very bitter, but &C
cording to the Springfield Republican, the
chances arc against them While they claim
test, they have reason to know TO their sor-
row that Butler has on his side the Boston
custom house Influence, Tie post Office, the
United States Marshal and District Attorney,
and The powerful influence of the treasury
department at Washington. The defeat of
Butler would be regarded as an anti.Grant
triumph, which the party cant afford to stand
just now, say the Butlcrites
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

TIE DIFFERENCE.-W in Iowa, Ohio,
and one or two other states, the republican
conventions were frightened by the farmers
into conforming the salary grab, they yet
make no objection to allowing their own sal
airy grabbing congressman to take the place
of party leaders in the conventions. In
Pennsylvania, where the farmers are more
docie, and every radical congressman IS a
salary grabbcr, the subject only excited a
snccr when alluded to in the republican con.
ycn,on. But in the democratic convention
of thu, state, when some one moved that the
Hon Mr.. Spear, a salary grabber, act as tenn
porary chairman, such storm OF opposition
was at once raised, that Mr.. Spear was glad
to make his escape by back door The
New York Tribune, commenting on the Incl
dent, says
The Pennsylvania democracy, whatever
else they have done, have in this matter
acted courageously and honorably, and set a
good example for their party in other states,
1t is cheap and easy to pass resolutions.
These people have done more than that.
They have had row about it, and taken one
of their own representatives by the ear and
| led him out. To all other conventions and
parties it may be said: Go and do like.
"a Use ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Plymouth, Kankakcc and Pacific rail.
road company has collapsed. At meeting
of the directors on the 18th ult the president
stated that the company could neither build
the road ncr pay its creditors; that it was
embarrassed with contracts for cquipping
and operating, and unless the creditors
would make some arrangement to take the
road themselves, il must 20 into bankruptcy.
y meeting of the creditors was held in Chi.
cago on the 9th, appointed committee 10
investigate the affairs Of the concern, and
agreed to hold another meeting next week to
hear the report. Emery Cobb, the presiden,
Of the road, thinks the creditors will find it
to their advantage to take the road and com.
plctc it. About 100 miles of il have been
graded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The IRON Manufacture OF our county,
though an immense interest, is really yet in
its infancy. We have the best ores in the
world, and they are AS inexhaustible in sup,
ply as our fields of coal. For many years,
with this opening trade with the whole world,
from which our artificial tariff policy had
hitherto largely excluded us, it is not proba-
Bile, with any at present imaginable expansion,
that too much iron can be produced 1t is
only necessary to break up our monopoly
system in the manufacture Of IRON, and intro
ducc free competition, to place the iron pro
duction of this country on level with cotton
which hitherto rs an article ofprmc necessity
throughout the world, has ranked AS liking"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Aurora Beacon is of opinion that the
farmers movement, at present is engineer
cd by the lowest and most contemplate kind
OF politicians" They honc>, farmers"
a few weeks ago, but somehow everybody
that wont dance to the piping of every little
republican whiiiet Or march 10 the command
of the party drill sergeanis, a, once becomes
u " low and contemplate politician"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06

The Knox county fair adds spelling
match, open TO the world" TO its other at'rsc-
tons.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-06


E,cry miles wr said, IL a ila.lv. The vi.
hgc p.aoycr, from a quarter to half a town
ship, and Incorporated, having it, city com
ell" ,Sc. .hc villages being located on railroad
land. th9ts are bought on five 80 ten year
credit; pntimc the lands are taxable TO the rail
road cu'.iy. About the FIRST thing these city
authors" do j. to issue from $j,0O0 t. $20,U~'
worth city bonds" payable in from five t.
ten yes and an enormous tax : levied on III,
ra.lroa umpany'> real estate 20 pay the prime
pal a!iu,cre,t Of these bonds. The none,
raised selling the bonds Is used in the cree
ton % handsome, stately school house, lars,
erou.lo hold all the children the tow IA is like,
o. hay'i the next tvcnty years. at j. our or'y
chansir, 10 make the railroad company rs,
for % school houses" the settlers h!artly trV
you..y the time the lot owners get their IT,,
o! iTailrosd company, the bonds are paid for.
IN ~ csses, however the railroad company
ha,nmcuced legs, proceeding, . caio,n IN,
cuiIior o. this tax.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18
Roxbury.

Mr. Charles Squire and his wife were driving to church last Sabbath when the king-bolt to the wagon broke and pitched both out, causing flesh wounds but break ing no bones.
 MT. Harvey Thomas who spent most of last week in your village, attending to a law suit, returned on Sunday evening and found from 50 to 100 of his neigh bors gathered at his house extinguishing fire that had to all appearance been smoldering for some time between the chamber floor and ceilings and just on the point of breaking out as it was dis covered The smoke was so dense that it was for time impossible to get into the room which was burning. The fire evil dently caught from a stove pipe which passed through the chamber floor and en- tered drum; but why should fire origi- nate in this case and not in others no bet ter and many not as well protected? Let us look to our stove pipes and see that they are secure. This was thought to be so and was, apparently, protected from any such accident.
 The fire was discovered about half past 6 o'clock, and people had just gone into church for evening service. The minis ter in. the Congregational church had just named his text, Acts, g: 6, 'Ar1se and go into the city and it shall be told thee what thou must io." After twice repeating it, his people arose as one man Followed by the minister )suiting the action to the word and went ssinto the city and found as much as they wished to do to rescue their neighbor's dwelling house from the de vouring flames. The Methodists closed their services and 'scame into the city just about the time that the fire was final ly extinguished. ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18
For The Enquirer.
Obituary.

By the death of J. Sanford Johnson. which happened on the Sth instant, at Cornwall, that town loses another of it's young men, several of whom it has lately been called to mourn His death seems untimely, because he ,rns i'll his best age for active usefulness, and life looked very .,1~--~--A ---1 1--:--l1>- a-..-., i..a.xa, I4o felt that he had only just learned how to live. He was endowed by nature with strong passions and ardent feelings, and therefore he either liked people or dis liked them with great positiyeness. He had a great fondness for social intercourse and was possessed of genial manners. These qualities made him many friends both in his native town and in different parts of the state where he was extensive
 ly known. He was buried on Friday with masonic honors. The Rev. Dr. Eastwood of Wolcottville ldeliyered a most appro- priate and instructive discourse on the occasion. The deceased was 37 years of age, and leaves a wife but no children.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18
LiTcHFlELD.

In the Superior Court the following
 business has been disposed of: In Henry 1Aonaas vs. E. Q. GarlieE, pf. recovers $30, 50 and costs. In Is0ac Asaman ys. F Coleman, pe- t1tlon to correct contract and deed, the petition is dismissed and the respondent recoyers costs.
 In SelHctDsen of NorJosk vs. .Sterens, the remonstrance against the action of the committee enlarging burying ground is found insufficient.
 The Proprietors of Common Lands ys. Q 1T. Parsons. has been tried but not de- cided. Court adjourns this week. The Congregational Festival and Fair of Wednesday evening last was we'll at-
 tended; about $75 realized -''Uncle John Vassar, the revivalist,
 is in town. visiting families of the Meth ! odist and Congregational churches, and
 addressing union meetings. The Rev. MT. Wilkins has charge of St. Michael's Parish till Easter.
 A disgraceful affray occurred recent ly in this village between two boys. zachariah Bell. aged 15. pounded Willie Wheeler, aged F, with stone iniufing
 his face terribly. The latter then stab
 bed the former in the shoulder with a pecket-knife, in self defense he claims. Attention is called to Vessels & Gates
 new advertisement of Holiday goods.
 Stafford. with population of not much above 4, 1000. has four Congregation al churches, two Methodist, one Baptist. one Episcopalian, one Universalist. one Catholic, and one Spiritualist, besides containing large number of Adventists. |-Co,rant.
 Lltchfeld, with a population a thous- and less than Stafford, has eleven churches: four Episcopal, three Congregational, one Methodist, one Baptist, one Catholic, and one Union church.
 -Mr. A. E. Fuller has fine assort- ment of Pictures. Baskets and many oth- CT articles suitable for holiday presents, which he offers cheap for cash buyers. Give him call
 MT. H. c. Peck, of Northfield. has renewed his agency for the town of Litch- field for the Aldine, and will commence the canvas of this village soon. The two fne chromos given to subscribers for 1874 are Landscapes, relief to the figures and faces that have flooded the country the last two years. Subscriptions receiv- ed for any of ''Harpers Publications" "Scribners Monthly" Atlantic Monthly" Galaxy" and any $4 Magazine or peri odical at $3.50 or clubbed with the AL dine, price $5, O $8.25. Chromos noun ted, vanished, &c, ready for framing 50 cents extra. Also, subscriptions solicited for the weekly and semi-weekly N. '. Evening Post. at S1.25 and $2.5O. The largest and best family newspaper pub lished in New York, only two columns ad- vertisements. William Cullen Bryant and Parke Goodwin, editors. Specimen num- bers may be seen Bt the Post office where subscriptions also can be left. Would refer to Editor of Enquirer and to Truman F. Judd. [The Aldine has finest illustra- tions of any paper published in this country ED. ENo.