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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

, The most shocking railroad accident Of til
, present year occurred last Saturday eyenin
at what is known as the sag bridge" abol
ten miles from Lcmont, Cook county, on tn
| Alton and st, Louis railroad. The facts ar
: briefly these, as cpitomiSrd from ten co
umn account in the Times.
The st Louis fast express train Of the Oh
cago, Alton & St Louis Railroad left Chicag
at 0 o'clock on Saturday evening rs usua
When il had reached Willow Springs it wa
about eight minutes behind time, and upol
leaving that station, assumed higher rate o
speed than usual In the meantime Goa
train from Joliet to Chicago had reached lie
mont, the next station south of Willow Springs
and proceeded northward without stopping
A fog was prevailing, which was quite denst
over the low and marshy tract. About two
miles and half north of Lcmont the train,
collided with undminishcd momentum. Both
engines were completely wrecked, and the
smoking car Of the express train was thrown
atop Of the engine of the coal train, and the
steam passed in upon the passengers through
Il seam that was made in the bottom of the
car Eleven persons, all Of whom were in
the.smoking car, were Killed, and forty per
sons were injured From this number it is
unhappily certain that the number of the kill.
ed will be rcinforccd and perhaps doubled
The Times adds
II is not a task Of great difficulty in this
4,
rests. The conductor of the coal train should
have waited upon 4 side track at Lemont for
the passenger train 10 pass. That he did not
do 50 is most unaCcountablc fact, since he
must have known that the other train was
due; indeed it appears that he admits that he
possessed such knowledge and is himself
quite unable OeXplain why he went ON How
such pcryersc stupidity is to be adequately
punished is not clear. The engineer accounts
for his share OF the responsibility by saying
hat the hands of his watch had caught and
stopped, deludlng him with the belief that he !
lad an abundance of time to reach Willow
Springs before the southwark bound train was
iuc. This singular circumstance, with the |
Og and the delay TO the express train, cOnsti- |
uted three purely accidental conditions which !
contributed largely to make the accident
What it was But notwithstanding these cir.
umstanccs, and aside from the almost incom-
rehensible pcrversity Of the conductor, it |
would seem that there was grave response.
ility attaching to a higher authority. Ought
train ever be permitted to leave station
ntil it has received assurance that the track
clear to the next station?
Tuesdays Chicago papers place the num-
cr OF killed at 10 and wounded at 10. Puff
.nbcrgcr, the engineer Of the coal train, has
cen arrested, and will probably he tried for
urdcr. II is certain he had been drink ing |,
short time before the accident.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

One reason why many railroads in Ilnoi,
pay small dividends il, because half ,hc
earnings are voted to themselves by the off
GERS az salaries. The Chicago and North.
western pays its president $4,000 salary. m,t
tits large corporation and controls over Il
thousand miles of road. But the Chicaro Il
Iowa and the Peoria, Pckin n Jacksonville.
neither road 100 miles long, pay $4,000 each
10 their president, though they live at the
cast aud don't see the roads twice wear or
give them "a weeks attention They happen
I" control the stock and therefore yo;c them
seiyes these enormous salaries.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

AT meeting held at the Court House in OF
tawa on the 18th inst, the undersigned were
appointed a central county committee to call II
convention TO nominate ticket for county OFF,
GERS TO be supported by the voters of La Sale
county ut tine November election.
We therefore call upon the farmers, mechanics
and laboring Men who believe that the equal
rights of al demand that there shall be no special
legislation, state or national, that benefits one
class Mt the expense of another to send delegates
TO n convention TO be held at the Court House
in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 4th, at 2 o'clock p.
NJ, for the purpose of nominating county ticket
composed of those who are in sympathy with
the reform movement inauguratcd by the farm
erS of the northwest. We recommend that the
parties IN sympathy with the above views
assemble intheir respective towns at their usual
places ofholding election, on Tuesday, Sept I'd,
at 4 oclocNp NJ, and choose delegates to repre-.
sent them n'the convention. The basis of repre-
scntat0n is fixed at two delegates from each
town, except Ottawa, La Sale, Peru and Mendoza
each of which shall be entitled to four delegates
WV. W. GILMAN,
SAMUEL +. PARR,
EVAN LEWIS,
SAMUEL H. LEWIS
j. W. HoAG.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
GRUMPY STEPS INTO LINE.

The farmers convention Of Grundy county
which met al Morris week ago SATURDAY.
and At which every grange association in til,
county was represented, decided after halt
days debate, by vote OF l. to 10, Ia step ont
side of the pale of both the old political par
ties, and join the new party of reform by
nominating county ticket of their own
The Office holders aud monopol,, ring made
a savage attempt, "a, they did Al Ottawa a
week ago, 10 break up the convention in It
row, hul failed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
EARLVILLE HORSE FAIR

The Earlvillc Horse Fair commences mex
Tuesday, August 2Gh, to continue four days
We understand from citizens of Earlyill,
that the prospects are highly tattering for
one OF The finest fairs ever held in Northern
Illinois. The entries are already greater
than they were at the great Dexter Par,
races month or two ago There are horse.
entered from New Orleans, Missouri, Ken
ncky, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa. The entries for one particular race
are already ~. Ottawa will have full rep.
rrscnation there, and Chicago, Aurora, Men.
dota, La Sale, Ac., will turn our by the
ihnm.nnn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
OUR COUNTY JAIL.

: DR.. j. c. Corbus, of Mendoza, writes for tn
4 Bulletin of that city communication in ref
a erence to our county Jail, which ought 10 b.
V generally read. We are certain there woulC
be less objection to mourning the expense o
a new Jail if the people of the county knew
more generally the exact condition Of tn
" hole at Ottawa that now goes by that name
This prison pen,' says DR.. C., (and he j.
far from overdrawing the picturcJ Il venture
to say, has had no parallel for the past quar-
ter Of IA century in any part of our country
1t consists of a hall 81 feet in length, and lC
from the hall, & icctin length and 10 in width
with no aperture but the door that opens into
the hall All the ventilation possible is from
each end of the hall where windows are stu
ated. The Jail being situated in the basement
of the court house, and feet under ground,
with ceilings but feet at the highest point,
you can readily understand the difficulty
there would be in ventilating even the hall
properly. Then take into consideration that
into these apcrturcs made in the wall of 4
lcct III Wluln, WIN no opening Dpt INTO tnlS
hail. are oftentimes from necessity crowded
or inmates, and you can form some idea
of the suffering they must undergo in q single
night, more particularly during n heated
term like this. In addition to lack of venti-
lation, the Jail is so located that during heavy
rains the water pOurs in from the windows in
a perfect flood, saturating the walls and coy
ering the floor, adding TO the disagrecablc. .
ness and unhcalthiness of The place.
" Into this terrible abode are ottcntimcs |
crowded ID to 20 ocCupan6-not all hardened
but often parties innocent Of crime
those retained as witnesses, the insane, and
he murderer, from necessity constituting one
amily the eXhalaiOns of their bodies which
hey are compelled to breathe poisoning their
blood and making it impossible for the
strongest constitution TO withstand the sur.
oundings without serious injury to health" /,
DIR. CorbuS has for Il year or two been q II
member of the state board of public charities,
nd as such inspected most Of the prisons in
he state. He strongly urges the erection of
new Jail without n days unnecessary delay
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

Robert Harris, of Chicago, superintendent
of the Chicago, Burlington n Quincy X. r..
consents to deliver an address at the MELON
ouSh county agricultural fair to be held at
Macomb Sept. 4th. Among other things, il
is hoped Mr.. Harris will explain to the
farmers how it comes that his railroad must
have dividend of ten per cent. on 4 cost of
$4,000 per mile when for taxation he atilrms
the road is worth but $1,000 per mile.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

The t'rcen Bay Ga,ette, radical post Office
monopolist organ up in Wisconsin, grows
furious over the oranges and farmers associa
tons, says they are composed of men who
have Away "signally failed rs good members
OF society and thrifty successful citizens" and
worst of all, that "all such organizations are
natural allies of the democratic party"
There is truth in this, except that the cart
Is placed before the horse. The democratic
party, having always been striving TO attain
the objects the farmeS have in view, become
thar natural allies. Your honest democrat
caring more about the success of Just
principle than party name and prestige, is
quite resigned to let the farmers lead of in
the battle for equal rights, but he can no more
Lelp backing UP and voting for the farmers
principles and ticket than an honest old
Methodist can stay away from an old
campmc-tinr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

Gen. Grant is reported by the ASSOCIATED
~ .. i''"'i'inS q Nnglnla committee q
radicals that waited on him. that .. I'm. urIt,
mate influence of the executive department.
shall be used to the advance of the pending
campaign in Virginia" The Executive
Departments include all the government
officers in Virginia. army and navy officers,
sailors and soldiers and employees in the navy
yards and government workshops Twenty
thousands such votes can be moved into Viz
ginia in time to " influence the election. l.
Virginia free statc--is there any use OF her
holding an election at all, with an admins
ira'ion at Washington corrupt and rngcally
enough thus TO influence" the rcsul, of her
election
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

Senator Matt Carpenter, of Wisconsin, don't
want 10 be interviewed on the subject of the
New York Irtjvhe story about his rooming
"lth courte2an at Long Branch and attempt
ing To Introduce her into decent society as
ms wife y Chicago MAJ reporter waited on
nm Tor the purpose Of hearing his defense,
but was received in anything hut cordial
manner
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

Over in h4nkakee county the farmer, have
hit upon plan 10 circumvcnt railroad cNtur-
lion that will bear imitation elsewhere. They
nave organized transportation company OF
teams tina, will haul 80 bushels of wheat or
corn each 20 miles 10 Chicago and return
with merchandise AMI lumber Fifty teams
are placed upon the road at a time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
NOT THE FARMERS FRIEND.

The Monroe CWis) Rcpajlicaa has Away.
been one of the most ardent as well as out
spoken and candid organs of the republican
party in Wisconsin. 1t is too honest, howey
cr, to attempt to dcludc the farmers with Tho
notion that there is any hope for their caus,
against the monopolists in adhering to the
republican party Speaking of the relation,
of the farmers associations and oranges tC
the two parties, that paper has the honesty tC
say:
II tacrc is 4 fact on earth, and one which
prcscnst itself directly and clearly 10 the I'm.
dcrStandlng OF every man who SympathizcS
with the farmers movement il is the fact
that the democratic party is its friend. and
that the Republican party, as party, is its
enemy Look where we may, at home or
abroad, and everywhere 1t is the same. &
In fact, nothing is more
true Ulowcvcr strange it may seem to sOmcl
than that the Republican party is the party,
and the only party, that stands in the way Of
and is determined to oppose m organized eff
fort on the part Of the people to bring about
Il reform"
II is not in The nature OF the Republican
party to h" Il party OF reform but the reverse.
II is the party not Of simplicity and economy
IN government but ofshow, grandeur cxtrav-
lgsncc and power The Republican party
demands, 10y its nature the multiplication of
offices and high salaries for officials. II ia
."rs monopolics and special privileges, and
lass legislation, by which wealth may have
increased advantages over labor II can ncy |
7 be a naIlY Of rclnrm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

In New York, where The republican party j,
owned by and run The custom house, the Wall
street gamblers aud currency munopoli>ts
there Is no need to conciliatc the farmers and
The administration organize Times. makes
no disguise OF H. contempt of thu demand or
The farmers for equal aud exact Justice and
rallS il "char"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
lust ONE WORD.
voters.

NeSSrS. Editors-The Otrawa RsDuJltca,
imputcs my action with the new party move
mcnt to merccnary motives Thatthe people
may judge Of the truth of the nsinuaton,
beg leave to state my position through vom
paper. As | understand il, our government
is composed of individual members duly
qualified, who are named citizens, and who
are endowed with equal rights and privileges
all standing on the same footing; or in other
words, our government is established on the
single, simple, plain and distinct principle of
equal rights. The mcmbcr being the govern.
ment and each member having equal rights
and privileges, ii is plain that the legislators
or representatives chosen by the members or
citizens, have no power to make laws which
will operate to tax one portion Of the mem
bcrs and to enrich the other; that oY MtrS must
be general IN character and unitolht In affect.
Such being the nature and character of our
government, il is clear that the thousands of
existing special laws enacted by the demo
cratic and republican parties are uSurpations
OF power and consequently can have no bind
ing effect, Now these being the facts, as |
understand it, and believing as do that the
rights and privileges of a portion Of the peo-
pie have been bartcrcd away by the existing
political party, | am free to confess that do
favor and will support new party, which
shall be pledged to repeal or amend all exist
ing laws which favor individual corporations
or class and to pass no laws that will not be
genera! in character and uniform in effect,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

The Chicago JosrEgl contains The follow
ing announcement: ID. L. Hough, OF LIS
Sale, has bought house on Park avenue.
and in few weeks will take up his residence
in this city"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

\ louhsDm,, ulcerouS disease has broken
out among the cigar smokers in California
Investigation has revealed the fact that among
eight thousand Chinese cigar makers there
are great many afflicted with this disease,
which j., of course iuoculatci through the
cigar which ih,l handle 10 The mou'h orrhg
III Jk'T,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

The Bloomington D,uocrdt ha, changed
IL name 10 iUtmonopO!is: and supports the
Farmer Ticket rcccli!. nominated in Nc.
Lean county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

Mrs. Arshsm Lincoln is morose and moody
anu seems 10 care but little tor the society OF
her children. Some think her crszy.-DS.
rlof F'r,- Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23

the right direction, and if properly followed
up, will yet reverse the course OF trade of the
northwest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
Cir Hrte Grader,
Autobiography Convention.

ottawa, AL, saturday, August :3. 1873.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23

The first great sale of the season OF choice
city real estate, on terms Of ten years
credit. as advertised by Messrs. G. +. Girar.
dey & Co.. will peremptorily take place on
Saturday next, the first Of March. Our
readers in search Of q comfortable home or
o desirable building site for occupation or
investment, will reqaire no stimulus from
II. to induce them to take advantage Of an
opportunity so msnifes'ly favorable. After
all. no security is more desirable than good
city property The future expansion OF New
Orleans can not DE calculated. When q
thorough system of railroads and increased
transportation facilities are secured tor our
great and growing metropolis; when CUBA
and Mexico shall be admitted into the po
litical civilization of this our absorbing and
progressive country, then alone will ~e be
able to appreciat4. the value ot our local
rea. estate. An opportunity TO acquire
property upon terms more convenient to
the person of limited capital or to these
seeking a sale investment, with an absolute
certainty of enhancement. will perhape not
soon DO again offered. Read the descnp'
tive advertisements of Mcs5rs. G. E. Girar.
dey 4 Co, and examine the plane OF the
proomty on exhibition At the Aegehaa;s
and Auc.ioueers' Exchange.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
Secretary in Ordinary.
PrOciamafiOn.


To al the loyal subj Cts Of his Majesty Rex greet
ing:
Armory Hall. No. 81 Camp street, having
been selected as the depot for the distribu
ton Of all kinds of furniture i0- the house.
hold of his royal Aighress and those of his
loving subjects. now. 1, Duo De Mont.
gomerie. do issue this my proclamation t4'
oil his loving subjects to repair at once TO
the said depot. and there receive the various
articles of household furniture. mirrors.
etc. for the purpose Of ado.ning their pay
lors. bed chambers. libraries and dining
rooms. and the supplying of their kitchens
and servants rooms. the better to enable
them to receive. in becoming style. his
august majesty and his retinue. The above
goods have arrived in perfect order, snd
are now awaiting the acquisitions for dis
tribution. All acquisitions for the came
mus. be signed by Lord Boutwell,, secretary
of the exchequer, or by the president of
anv national bank within the domaine Of
his royal highness.
BY order Of Rex.
DUO DE MONTGOsERiR.
Nobel Handler.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
CCNGRES$.
Extra Session Of the Senate CaI!ed-Riyer
and uarbOr Bilt-ApprOyrin.iOn iOns Under

WAn.IHGroH. February c2-'Thc rresi
dent has called an extra session of the Sen
ate to convene on the fourth OF March.
HOUSE,. Sundry civil appropriation bills
passed. The rive: amt har6Or bi!! was taken
up. It gives to the Mississippi, Arkansas
a0d OHIO river. 100000. Ouachita river
$G0.000, Mississippi ':yer. between the
mouth of the Missouri and the Ohio, $780,
0GC: Ot,io river $230 900: Cumberland river,
below Nashville. $50 500: Tennessee river.
below Chattanooga, 100000; above Chat.
1.nooya. $4,000: mouth OF the Mississippi
Sl25, 900, r.mnsiDg Rad sIyer raft S8O,CO9.
Cypress Bayou and Soda Lake. Texas.
80, $50; Mobile harbUr and bay S5O.0O0; Sd
vanuah harboy and bay $50, 600. st. Johns
river. Florida. Sl0,G0o James river, Vis
einia, $75 900; other Virginia rivers $92, 900;
Cape Eea. river. below Wilmington, $780,
600; Roanoke river. below Weldon, 5 900
The motion to pass The bill by two-thifds
vote {ailet--yeas i0l: nays 6f. 1t comes
up Monday in regular order. and will pass.
The House COMMITTEES ON Judiciary met
tonight to consider the various questions
OF impsaehmene referred TO IL. The inten-
| tion at first was 20 take the testimony In
the matter Of Judge Durell, of Louisiana,
but is view of the near termination of Con
| grese. and the imp0ssiblity of hearing all
| the testimony before the close, the commit
| tee postponed the subject in order to have
= general consultation on the course 20 be
pursued Iu reference to all the cases.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
Blind Ton.

There il IN e.ie in his soul, nluaio N hi.
body, music at his fingers ends and music
in his voice. His last visit here for the
present will terminate tomorrow night
aud he will then give his last concert in
New Orleans Blind Tom has been pro.
nounced musical prodigy. and chat he is
80 10 admitted by all who have heard him.
He prodeees on the piano most delicious
music, always in imitation of what he has
heard before. He needs only to hear a per
formaaoe Oh the piano once TO enable him
to initiate it. no matter how difficult the
task He does nss lose . note by the Eepe'
e.tion.
Hsceedisc pleasure is to be derived from
listening to Blind Tom. and however little
knowledge OF music the auditor may pos
sess, he will become spell-bound by the
| mystery of his wonderful performances.
Blind Tom Is natural musical curiosity,
| and he is the wonder Of the wsrId. nearly
ak over whlch he has travelled.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
Nayiuees HesteraRye

Tho m magnificent weather yesterday and
she great numbers Of strangers in the city
contributed ta this resul, at the Varieties
Theatre. the Academy of Music and the st.
Charlea. Each Of these three places was
crowded. and only standing room was lett,
and but little % that at the Varieties.
Opera boulYe, the legitimate drama and
pantomime are attractions such as can not
be resisted when presented in such enticinG
forms as mark the present combinations
here.
amuaement seekers have nothing 20 con-
plain Of in New Orleans a: the present time.
bu. there is not q surfeit of amU5ements as
as ,beye is a surfei. Of politics.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY % 1873
sc Grand SIsrai Gra. state Pageant.

Tsc Grand NIarai Gra~ state Pageant.
Until last year Mardi Gras was not
crowned by pageant IN the day time
There we're only scattering bands Of mask
ers, on foot. in carriages OF on horseback
All this material waa utilised then, and
much more vas added. This year there
will be grand State pageant. constituted
OF siH divisions.
At precisely one O'Clock salute OF thir-
teen guns will be fred a! the head OF Canal
street. and the pageant viii take up the
line of march, passing up 81, Charles street
TO First; through First stree: 70 Magazine.
down Magazine 60 CalIiope: through Cal
liope 90 Camp, down Camp 20 the north
side of Canal. to Royal. 70 E-plAnade. 70
Rampant, to Canal, to .hs Gag statute,
eto.
The interest ia tAis pageant 'rust be
nearly az grea: as ths night displays have
heretofore created. From the propagation.
that have been made. those whs visit Oui
city may depend opon it that they will en-
JOY The double qualification of Mardi Gra'
demonstrations by sunlight and gas!ishs.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-23
WASHINGTON.

Stewart, the Obstinate tyitness-ffe prcs
poses go Stick-Ex.SenatO satcs.
WA.HIsGTos, February 2t..-Joseph y.
Stawar,. formerly of Kentucky. who is con.
til, persists in the refusal 10 answer ques
tiona .f the Credit Mobilize Committee Of
fectir: his clients. IL. vii. stick until the
fourth OF Match.
..x Senator yates, of Illinois, has bSen
appnin, ed government director Of the Usiop
Pacific ,a!lroad.
General eelebf.,ioD OF Eashih.;3.'s
birthday North aud South.