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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

\ synopsis of Postmaster General Cress.
wells report is published. 1t goes in "hcayy''
for the Postal Savings Bank Scheme and for
Postal Tclegraphs. On the subject of news
paper postage, he admits that the reforms"
of the last congress, taxing printers eX-
changes and county papers for the benefit Of
the city mammoth print, has made no appre-
ciable addition TO the revenue. More postage
has doubtless been collected, but more also
has been stolen by the pOstmastcrs To avoid
The latter evil, III recommends a complicated
and childish system of counting the papers
mailed by each publisher, and the payment
by the publisher Of the postage in advance
1t is singular how little common sense is dis
played on 50 simple Il subject Let the free
circulation within the county of publication
be restored, and on all other papers the post
age be paid by weight when mailed, the pub
Usher paying by stamps in the lump and
about present express rates, and newspaper
postage would be reduced to a quarter IFS
present rate AMI yet yield twice as much to
The department
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Are we going back again to the age of 81.
persttiop, and belief in hobgoblns and
witchcraftY A few years ago skeptcism
boosted that il had cffec;ualy cxterminatcd
all the ghosts, and haunted houses were re.
manded to the pages of RadcliiHan fiction.
But now on all sides the ghosts appear
Lecky tells us that wltchcraft disappeared
as soon as belief in it went out that the test.
mony IN its favor has never TO this day been
disproved, the manifestations remaining un.
til, despite the evidence general spirit Of
doubt and skepticism took possession Of Z n,
public mind. The Inference from t. &c is
that the marvellous ghost stories now .prrc,,
in the public journals indicate ,sviv,L q,
faith in the supernatural a e ,os, dow, in
Missouri is playing all sorts # pr,nks in N,
way of picking up huge st .,nes, in broad dsy
light under the very nos ,es of the efrrigh,ed
witnesses, and hurting them on the house
top, besides tossing up bed clothing in the
most surprising manner aad causing pillows
tie dance lively jigs around the room. A
rpook up at Oshkosh is dIverting the good
people Whereabouts with a series of the most
halr-raising phenomena in an unoccupied
old mansion, the ghost assuming the counter
felt presentmcnt' Of woman who died there
some years ago aud now returns to the earth
bringing . strong scent of birthstone with
her. Down in Connecticut locomotive has
gone into the hobgoblin business, giving out,
at stated hours each day, a series ofstrange and
horrifying noises, and paralysing with terror
the too inQuiSitive by the exhibition of n
phantom human form diabolically caparison
ed in long robe and frowning hood; and
at Chalsea, Mass an afflicted Scotchman
named Campbell (of course,) is subjected to
the daily visitation Of ghosts who annoy him
with their irreycrCnt and frivolous converse.
ton Macaulay, Dickens, Byron, Shakespeare
and others thus atilct him, giving him no IN
formation that he can turn to account. 9th
ers Of his ghostly visitors are of more mis-
chevous kind and amuse themselves by box.
ing his ears, pulling his coat tail, sending
cold chills down his back, &c.
These are a few Of dozen the newspapers
mention within month. Indeed there is
hardly well'conducted city or village that
has not supernatural guest or two to boast Of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

y, Bazaine's trial on the Dist, NJ. Gambctta
and Jules Favrc were witnesses, and the latter
testified that Bismarck had told him that Mar
shall Bazaine would not recognize the govern.
mcnt of September, which created sensation.
on the 2jth Gen. Boyer testified that Bismarck
was wiling to grant an armistice, if the army
at Metz would declare in favor of Napoleon
Another new ministry has been formed in
Fruncc, the Duke dc Broglie, Minister of the
Interior; Duke dc Cazes, of Foreign Affairs :;
Gen Du Barial, of War
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The new politics Of Chicago require q good
deal of reorganization in other department
besides the city police To conform 10 the
nely ideas involved in the success OF the "Peo-
pies Ticket" her municipal religion needs
mc LITIGATION, and several parsons last Sun
day seemed, in their sermons, to compete for
the position Of city chaplain. We rather
think the Rev Mr. Noble has put IN the best
lowest bid. The spirit Of his sermon is in.
terai lc from a single sentence:
In thin CLOAK of church-going which we
Wear IS seen through at once by the bluff beer
drinkers, who are exactly as honest as We
Rev. Noble is evidently the coming man in
the Chicago theological arena
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The Erie canal was hSught up this year
by King Frost on round turn, navigation
being wound up in single night, about the
Goth inst, with five hundred loaded boats be-
tween Utica and Schenectady The result i.
the locking up of some 100000 bushels OF
grain, besides great quantity Of mlscellan.
eous freight, including pershable articles
like apples and potatoes The result has
been rise of wheat and corn in New
York Of from TO 5 cts & bushcl, but which
of course, the railroads VIII get the advantage
Cf
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TAXATION,

And new the voice 0f the tax collector il
heard in the land tie comes around at jus
that period when everybody is compelled tC
shin close in view of the impending January
settlements, and this year, in addition to thai
inconvenience, in the midst of financial panic
and an unexampled monetary stringcncy
And the agony don't stop there. Not only
are TIE state and county taxes increased, bit
our city taxes are nearly doubled The taxes
levied for city purposes this year by our city
council are burleusomct TO . degree, and with
the stringcncy, that Was not anticipated when
they were levied, have become such a hard
ship as cannot tail TO affect materially the
prosperity OF the city
There is one pojnl, however, which j, to
lie borne in mind in connection with the visits
Of the tax collector Under The present rcye
nuc law he can only levy on the property OF
the tax payer for the DasoHa! propertg tax
which he owes. Formerly he could levy on
personal property for the whole taY The
collector of state aud county taxes is required
to make his collections by the first Of March
and then return his books to the county
treasurer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

4 correspondent OF the Lscon Homc Jo,,r-
adi thus sketches gentleman whom no 10
caliiy appreciates better than Ottawa:
Alex. Bruce landed at Chicago, Sept. lst,
1874, aged 10 years, fresh from Dublin COM
mcrcial school. He went To work He mar
ried blooded American girl He moved
into @ little l0X12 room at Peru, oct |, 1916
Took canal contract; cleared $1,000 Took
another; cleared $ll 900. Then went on to
bridge abutments and pier building; Is now
the entire owner % the First National Bank
of AIarscillcS. H.. is ot course the president;
has 4 trusted casiS.r and nook kccpcr. and
of taking lock contracts. lie has modcsty,
tact, grace, "gumrtion" and "rccnbacks
enough 20 hc Governor of Illinois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The railroads appear Ia he weakening on
The pass system. At a recent meeting Of the
managers at Chicago it was decided to "let
down" so far as to grant annual passes over
each others roads TO the executive officers
OF railroads running in connection. The
managers also seemed considerably staggered
at the hint of Mr.. Orton, Of the Western Union
Telegraph Co, that the judicious use of the
free pass TO government officers of all kinds
and grades had been found an emincn,ly pay.
Ing arrangement
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The baljfs entered the residence of Arch
Bishop LedochOwski last week, in accordance
with the decree of the court, and seized his
furniture. The Archbishop maintains an at
titude of resistance, although surprised at the
severity Of tie measure.
The .lUgsjvyg gazette says tlpt the King of
Bavaria has signed decree repeating the
concordlt with the pope.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

We did not happen, on Monday evening, to
attend the meeting of the Business Mems As.
sociation, the proceedings of which appear
IN our local columns; but had we been there,
one voice at least however feeble, would have
been raised in protest against the resolutions
offered by that emiaent Ottawa business man,
Geo r. Radcliffe, Of Toilet, A resolution in
favor of a free banking Lave, with specie pay
iment. and some otl,er improvements on the
present National Banking system, if am ma.
tional banking system ought to be retained,
of which we have grave doubts, would not
have been so Objectionable, supposing such
subject To bc german to the objects of tlle
Association; but resolution in favor of
further watering of the currency by the issue
of Sf0000,099 more of greenbacks, "R0to re-
tired by Secretary McCullochr' is a little
more than our notions of financial common
sense can stomach. If there is one PROPOSE
ton that the financial history of the country
for the lest ten years has demonstrated more
than any other, it is, that the effect of redun,
daHt paper currency is to double and quad,
ripple the price of everything the western far
mer has TO buy, while it never raises the price
Of VIVA, he has to sell. And the simple rea-
son Of it is this, that the farmer must buy at
the high prices caused by the paper initiation
and high tariff "protectionn at home, while
the price at which he must sell his produce
is regulated by the currency of the world
which is go!d. 1t may be sensible enough for
The II onopolisis OF New England, who have
nothing to export and whose tariff protection
enables them to levy double and quadruple
prices off the west for their cottons, woolcns,
shoe leather, pig iron and salt, to clamor for
morc paper imitation butthe hope of the west |
ern farmer and western business man Gor the .
interests of the two are the same hangs on f.
specie payment and free trade.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The supervisor and town clerk OF ForreS-
ton, 0gie county, are in limbo, because they
refused to obey an injunction Of a circuit
judge in issuing the bonds Of their town for
$4,000 to a railroad company which has
complied with none of the conditions on
which the bonds were voted. The people of
the town stick 80 their officers, see that they
have good board in prison and that their
families are er care of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Azarah C. Flagg, for many years promi,
nent man IN New York politics, died in New
York city on the 2eth inst, in the SD year OF
his age He was Secretary of State of New
York under De Witt Clinton, AMI for many
years held the important position Of comp
trollcr eff the treasury.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29
Acquitted (!

The trial of George Oughton for murder,
which occupied our Circuit Court during the
past week, terminated at Q o'clock last eve
ming in verdict of I" Not Guilty" All the
material evidence and notable incidents of the
trial are given elsewhere in to,day's TRADER
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Chicago Is Just wild" over lecture &C.
liyeFed ia that cit, ON Tuesday evening by
Daniel h1ngherty, a Philadelphia lawyer.
Says one enthusiastic paper, legends come
down TO al marvellous power of eloquencc,
but seldom j, it yonchSaied 20 modern ears Ia
hear words ih;.i - de soul on fire or move
TO tears of daughter IKE '!ioso IF Daniel
Doughcrty"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Capt w. Parker, far some years foreman
in the Republicans office in this city, af(erward
editor and postmaster at Wenona and later
still editor of paper at Amboy, died tive
weeks ago in Kansas The last we had heard
of him he WAS in business at independence
Kansas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29
Foreign News.
England.

twenty-five miners were killed and injured
by an explosion in q colliery at Wigan, on
the 2lst
\ serious railroad accident occurred near
Birmingham on the 2tlh, bu! the particulars
are not given.
The small boat that was made from the Po-
laris is to be sent to the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

TheC.B II q. railroad company ha, re-
duccd the wages OF its laborng men fo
$3.50 to $1i0 day. No reduction in
ireigi,s or fares, or in The salary of the prc,i
dent, superin'rndcnts, or other high officers
Like the salary grabbers in congress. the
managers take biz pay thcusrlvc, and make
1t up by taxing the helpless
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Mr.. Charles johnson and family, Of Ipaya.
Fulton county, were poisoned last week by
eating machine cheese purchased Of a grocer
in the village. The grocer himself, hi, clerk,
and the physician villa attended Mr.. johnson.
all OF whom had ais, tasted of the cheese.
were poisoned, though none fatally.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The jury in the case of Rafferty,, who had
his third trial this week at Waukegan for the
murder of the Chicago policeman O'Meara,
again found him guilty of murder in the first
degree, and this time it is believed the YER
dict will be made to stick.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Geo. Cclman, a mighty hunter OF Peru,
last week shot wild turkey on "the bottom"
opposite that city weighing 90 lbs. There is
no telling what huge animals may yet be
discovered in the trackless junglcs that sur
round that ancient CITY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The people of Wenona are rejoicing over
having struck a vein of coal under said vii
lage by boring at depth of $50 feet. What
is vein Of coal worth at such depths
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Hon w. \. Richardson has taken charge
of the Quincy Herald as editor If he writes
as we'll as he used to talk when IN congress
and on the stump, the HfrdH will he sue.
cess.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The O,wego IideGs, which recently lit
QUIZ from O,wcgo ana went To Aurora, has
lit out again. This time it dropped down
in the establishment Of :. p. Rounds, at Chi
cago, who rolled it homc by Kite string in
III" shape or 70 chat,c, mortgage on The
material
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Lents New York circus has joined the in.
Vulnerable caravan Of the financially "bust.
,J'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The new county officers will be- "cuss-1" in on
Monday ncNt Whether tay outgoing officers
will "guss" or not depend. upon the imou.i Of
that .r;uc cal a christian fpr,itudr which each
ma, be- master o. We don't are y--cut either
VA, auyboO.
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b. VI. HETHERINGTON sworn:

Am an officer and assisted in the arrest
Giving an account similar to that Of City
Marshal Byrne) The first thing he heard
was shots. The wife was close to the prisoner
and Murphy when | came up--they were
down upon the ground. Heard her say
Stop! stop" after the shot Did not hear
her say; "Oh! Protect myman,' before the
defendant was taken from the ground. Ough
ton was in the hands Of the officers, said
" He was in the hands OF the law" did not
say that tore his shirt color, but shook
him pretty well. was mad for his doing
this deed and the answer he gave me- When
asked him, What he had done this decd
tor:' he said he had done it, and was in
the hands Of the law | was sorry tor shak-
ing him, but was excited when came up
but when | saw the crowd coming protected
him by trying to allay the eXcitcmcn. and
all whom | knew to 90 ioH.".
Here the people rested their case.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

Pontiac has purchased $500 Nil,bcc
steam fire engine paying tor !, in $1,000
annual insjalmrni,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-11-29

The only people who d, not seem tn suffer
from the hard times are The salary grabberS.
They get Their $s25 every month, and are IS
,t.npy uS CLANS
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CIRCUIT COURT.
THE ouGHION MURDER TRIAL
''"'' .'uevf jro's page 2.

conn .mef ttros pase2
JOHN QUINN. sworn,
lave az 1t Sale, Was born there Am IS
years oid' Work ia coal shaft. Know de.
iH: Was at the shooting of Murphy.
INsiiie' several who were with him. Were
an y mt of Blacksmith shop, Saw Oughton
an an Murphy, Heard Murphy say that if you
.Oughlon) hadn't your vito along I'd kick
iyour head oil for using such language on the
sidewalk. Oughton replied TO Murphy
Come, on you = of b. and have
some Of it." Mrs. Oughton hung on to his
arm. Murphy started for Oughlon. Then
Oughton shot Murphy, Murphy was prob.
ably four feet away from Oughton when the
first shot was fired. was the width of three
lots away from them. Heard two shots. The
men were in the street after the first shot
They seemed to whirl around one another
from the walk to the street Murphy had
hola of Oughton after the first shot After
the first shot Oughton exclaimed, "Onc amt
enough for you, you $ of B." and
he shot again
Cross Eramiaed--The affair was at about
dusk Think | could have seen to read
coarse print. Murphy went towards Ough-
ton on quick move. Oughton stood still
after he said Come on" &c Murphy didn't
have hold of Oughton until after the first
shot was fired Did not hear Mrs. Oughton
say Don't strike my husband-you are too
much for him" Oughton had got his arm
away from her
MICHAEL CLANCY sworn:
Live at La Sale Saw the affair. Was
standing 60 feet from the place Of shooting.
Mr.. Kennedy was with Murphy when Ough.
ton came up. Heard the woman call to
Oughton to come along, George. Oughton
walked 60 or 20 feet and then stopped and
sand, Come on" &c. He spoke loud. She
still had hold Of him. Murphy ran few
steps toward Oughton TIL he passed the crowd,
then walked fast. Think the first shot was
fired when they were on the crossing Don't
know if Oughton moved after inviting Muir
phy to come on, sc. Think they had just
about time to meet when the first shot was
fired. Heard No words between them after
they had got together. Never was told, and
no suggestion made to me as to how to swear
by O'Bricn or any one.
Cross Elamtnsd-Didn't hear Mrs. Ough.
ton say, Don't strike my man, for the Lords
sake; you know you are good deal strong
err" She commenced hallowing very loud. |
When got there couple of men were lift |
ing Murphy off from Oughton. She hal
lowed just before the first shot was fired,
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The Chicago job printers complain ct the
country printers for doing job wor!. 50 much
cheaper ihan they can afford la DO IL.
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CORNELL COLLEGE.

TOR BOTH SEXES. WITH TEN IN
L PERIESCEb Professors and teachers;
fall Classical and Scientific curses: Pro-
paratory, Commercial and Ornamental De-
parrmen's; ainps. ru:liings and appliance. a.
and 5ij students annually; IN egwn rot,
ei for temperance. BOARD and t4.',ei low
For catalogue address the President K Z
Nm. f. KING, b. y. NJ. ssrn5n. ~.
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4 BOOK FoR THE MlLLIoMl


A Private Counselor to the Married
or those about TO Marry. on the Physiological nays
tsries and revelations Of the sexual syien with the
latest discoveries in producing and preventing eG-
spring preserving the complexion, &C.,
This 10 an interesting work Of two hundred and
sixty pages with numerous engravngs, and Ia ns
valuable information for those who married or
contemplate marriage; stil it 10 book that oug
70 b. under lock and key and not laid carslessly
about the house.
Dr. Esss uisrsn.arT n. NJ Eirh,h s,r,s. :. 80. NJ.
Sc..ez 50 1EI AFFLICTED AID cy-c2IcyL:I.
Before spsytny . sss sosrens Qr.ers -ho aertrss 10
pnhe parsss Or nSnS QrAeG ks1etss Dr. B.t
work natter vhas disease how te-orzte yese
esrdoa- DR BrTss be eoasE.ed personaiy BY nail
the diseases nsnteael In Once No. Ii HssK
ESnA 6tsssA bsswsss Aasnss - CAsAsk - Lesls AA
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TIME TAB +

EsS- ihe Company resarsa t.s li.l.
vary from tbi- ~ pleasure.
PAssE>Gfg Fssk:--lo ceat. If tiskess,
purchased, If iere is paid en- tie care,
eeais J.. CLARK,
Superintendent.
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4 TRGEfPAsssTO LAND BUYERS.

The Facts a. out this Gran. are-iar
prices, long credit ard Rebate 10 settlers
~ nearly one lourih: rich soil, and splen.
did climate: sh4n and mill Winter: eariy
planting, and no ~iniering Of stock; plsn-
y o. rainfall, and just Al the right season;
coal stone and brisk on Tie ! NJ. cheap
faiet on lumber, coal. &c: no land owned
~ sreenlaiars: frstclass Railroad On
he Inc Of great Through Route; pfo..u.is
will pay Tor laid and Improvements.
Il 10 tie h,si nprnnu.,iir ever offered 10
he rHliic. sLro "a the recent cor rle,isn
II 4. ,esi
For circulars ard general information,
address A. f. T0rZALIN.
Manager Land Dept.
T~Irka, kansas
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Fatal. o.uGo Gifts. all Cash, 10000
10 provide means for this magnificent
Concert, One Hundred Thousand Tickets
MY viii be issued a large portion Of which
IRE already sold
Whole tic cts, $40, Halves, S. and
Quarters. 81 %. Eleven wloi. Tickets for
,IpO No discount on less than Slru orders.
Ndning could De more appropriate for
presents Than tickets &c the banquet OF
Wealth or more likely &c proa1ce grander
saiisfa Glory results. The object 81 his Third
Gift Concert is the enlargement and epdow-
p4eat of the Puhlic Library Of kenidcky,
which hy the special ret authorizing the
concert Tor lis benefit, is 10 he forever Tree
TO all CITIZENS OF every State. This conter;
viii lie ceuIueiei Ike the irst AMI second
heretofore s.ve., and full particulars OF he
mode 81 drauiug tAe L IL ara paying ilem
ana everything necessary to i Thorough un-
derstauiI.c Of The sctstne ticm uesinuins
10 end. are nov tublisaei N He toin 81 =
circular. WHICH VIA be furnished, fire. OF
cost, TO Any wac Apply.
Ih. entire nage!leut Of this unieriaa
ing has been committed by The trustees IL
Hon. Tnus Z Bran cite, latc Governor o.
ken.uckv. 10 whom Nil communications per-
tanning 10 the GlIt Concert sA9a,I te al
dressed X I DCRhG iE, Pres /.
" y. HALuEMAN, Vice Pres /
JOHN :. CAIN. GO fabtle Library oi H..
Farmers ani asoreis' D4us, Treasurer
Tickets are n0s rea.g Tor saef ana al
orders tor them or aqeHett!on i9r aGene'es
circulars. iAtJr.I4' son, etc. ~ ip.ct " "a
prompt attention WAen sJr.re-ses! w ~ a:
b-ioY i;rCctsi
ITO [. BaAMLETfE Louisville Il.
pest i'itG,j1 l.iLtafs, NY.