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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-11
q OR GARDNER's BLUFF.

AND INTERMEDIATE LANDINGS ON THE PEE
DEE RIVER
The Steamer RELIANCE, Captain .1TsA.
G. II. Hopkins, Is now receiving =
Freight at Middle Atlantic Wharf. and will leave
as above on WEDNESDAY NIGHT, February 12th.
All Freight must he prepaid. !.
For engagements, apply on board. or to
SHAOKELP0RD Il KELLY, Agents,
fob1o.a North Atlantic Wharf,
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COMMERCIAL NEH ..
Exports

1LIportI.
BALT1NoRE-Per schr Ida Rlchardson-ls5, 900
feet lumber.
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SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
PORT CALENDAR.
MOONS PHASES.

First Quarter, 4th, 4hours, 46 minutes. morning.
Fnl Noon. 18th, hours II minutes, morning.
La. Quarter, 10th, 6hour. minutes, morning.
New Noon, 26th, 10 hours minutes, evening.
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Chipping.
NOR LIV OIL /.

The British Bark ~. 3. DUFFUs," Went. "a;
worth Klllarn, Master, having half OF
" dispatched for the above port For freight en-.
gaaements apply to B. @. WILKINS CO., ,
febS Agents.
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The Charleston Cotton, Rice and Naval
Stores Markets.
OFFICE CHARLESTON NEWS,
MONDAY EVENING, February 10, 1873.
CorroN-ThIs maiRet exhibited light de-.
mand, wi h dull feeling and easier prices, the
article declining about Hc q ib on all qualities
but high grades; sales about 600 bales, say at
Is, at II. 5atl71,9 at Tx. 28 at l7T.l 10 at ls.
20 at 18X, 244 at lsx, SO at lsh ls a. leH. 50 at
1s1, % at l9x. at 1sX, "a at lsH, 40 at 1sH.
We quote somewhat nominally:
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vans island Channel, and the appropriations
made have been for that purpose. 10 an In
terestipg report made to the Chamber OF Com
merce In 1852 by Professor Bache and othtrs,
the reasons are given at some length TOR their
belief that more practical benefit would enure
from working In that channel than In any
other. In pursuance OF such recommends
lions, all the efforts have been In that drec-
tiOn. What was effected is best learned by
The report made 10 December, 1850, by the
commissioners appointed by the State. Gen.
orally, 1t may be stated, that a channe-way,
having an average depth, at mean low water,
OF about thirteen feet, was obtained. And
such channel was more than equivalent TO Que
which. exposed to the swell and waves, would
have had one or two more feet Of water. But
1t did, In tact, have greater average depth
than any other ofthe cbannel-ways. and was
being very largely used for the passage of The
larger vessels which entered and left the
harbor Of Charleston. During the late war,
wrecked in this channel. not for want OF
water, but because the passages being made
at night and without lights, the vessels either
took the beach or jettee on the one side. or
Drunken Dick Shoal upon the other. The
effect produced by these wrecks was as if
bulkheads had been sunken; the sand accu-
mulated around them, and the western tall of
Drunken Dick Shoal was considerably pro-
jected. Bus even while this effect was pro-
duced, there were the manifest and pleasing
indications that If the causes were removed
the securing processes would be renewed in
full force, and the channel remanded 10 its
condition in December, 1860. A very thorough
aud careful examination of the Beach Channel
was made by Some of the members of the
committee. about three years since, 10 CON-
paDy with some of the most skilled pilots of
a nf S~or
OF soundlnge, traversing the channel In all
directions, showed that, except where the
wrecks had raised banks, the channel
had improved In all respects. Since the war,
the Government OF the United States haa made
appropriations tor the removal of the wrecks,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
THE NEW RAILROAD TARIFF.

good deal OF curiosity as well as anxiety
has been felt with reference TO the sort OF tar.
III schedule the railroads of this state will fix
up TO comply with the new law to 90 in force
on the lst Of July. The gist of that law is
requirement Of rates according to distance,
and the abolition Of special rates for Compel
ing points or special shippers.
The Alton road is The first to satisfy curl.
osiy on the point INVOLVED, having already
issued its card of new rates. The leading
feature of il is, that competing points are
compelled to pay higher rates than atprescnt,
and points where there is no competition pay
less. There is, however, no general reduc.
ton, the road in question, like all the rest,
which will doubtless adopt substantially the
same schedule, being determined so to fix its
rates as 10 make the road pay no smaller div
idcnds than al present The following table,
more than words, will give an insight into
the operation Of the new tariff. 1t shows the
difference between the present tariff and the
one that has been in operation since 1869:
From Chicago Dl6 New
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

Pursuant to call signed by So Of thc'a,i.
ing farmers of Pickaway county, Ohio,he
honest yeomanry to the number of 300 act
at Circleville on the l4th inst, j, L. Reon
in the chair and A. r. Van Cleaf secretly
After number of speeches, received aid
enthusiastic cheering, the committee on req
lutions reported the following, which W.
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The unrestraincd and incre-
ing burdens in the state, county and TOWNSHIP,
under one preteXt and another, and the unlui
and eyorbitant rates charged by railroads 10
transporting our products to market, are al
sorbing the very substance of the producer
ResoIUed, That we unite all our influence IN
obtaining, through national and state lcgisla-
ton, Just an equitable taxation, anc uniform
prescribed legal rates of fare and freight up
on all the railroads in the country.
Resolced, That we, the citizens of Pickaway
county, in mass-meeting assembled are in
sympathy with the National movement now
in progress for the preservation and prosper
ity of the fundamental interests OF the repub-
lie; and in opposition to Legislative thcits and
Immigrant subsidies; and the cOrrupung in
fuence upon the representatives OF the PEG
pie, exercised by corporations and monopo-
lies, as manifested in the Credit Mobilicr and
other Investigations.
Ros0leed, That we congratulate the country
on the late decision of the Supreme Court I'D
arresting the corrurting influence OF railroads
over legislation in Ohio, and woulG most re
specially ask the present Constitutional ION
yention to retain or so revise or amend 'h'
Sixth Section of Article Eight OF the present
constitution, that no county, CITY, town OF
tovx pcbi r,n nv n vote Df tnp neon &C. OF Dlll-
erwise, become constructor, owner or s'och.
holder in any railroad.
ResOlped, That recognizing the influence OF
the press as the exponent of the sentiments o
the people, we most cordially invite all the
papers in the county to cooperate with US IN
ORGANIZING this the Farmers movement Tor
characterization To all who abandon party
interests and party issues and give to the far
mers' cause their earnest ands early support,
we extend the hand of fellowship and more
worthy consideration.
Rssclred, That no plan shall prove adequate
for the relief of the Western Farmer: and pro
ducers until their worst enemy, She monopo
w tariff. which increases the cost of all trans
nortations and reductions, drives our shipping
from the seas and checks our national growth
of exports, shall have been materially modi-
fed
R,s0lred, That the Constitutions COnvcn-
ton now in session to amend and revise the
organic law of this state should adopt 4
stringent provision Cor the regulation and
control of railroad corporations il Ohio, en-
larging the constitutional power o. the legs
laturc and making il obligatory 10 protect
the people from the eNtortiOns OF railroads
by appropriate legislation, and tc this end
petitions should be forwarded 70 the Cony en-
ton with all possible speed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
A. TRANSFORMATION ITEM

Steamboats,, says the st. Louis Repajlican,
are now carrying flour from St. Louis to New
Orleans for twenty-five cents barrel, and the
railroads are carrying ii to Boston for $3.50
per barrel-the distances being about the
same, 200 miles The rates for grain are
respectively; To New Orleans by water 49,
cents per hundred, to Boston by rail IS cents
per hundred \ little comparison of these
two rates shows that the steamboats, are carry.
ing zee barrels of -four To New Orleans for
the same price that the railroads charge for
carrying one to Boston, and that the boats
are carrying five bushels and fraction of
corn for the same price that is charged by
rail for one bushel the same distance.
Steamboatmcn complain OF the present low
rates, l21@ cents hundred, or $3.50 ton, al
which they are now carrying freights; still
these rates show what can be done when there
is plenty of water in the river and navigation
is easy; and they show, too, how important
it is To the grain-growers OF the West to have
sufficient water in the rivers at all seasons of
the year. The difference between 1915 and
Is cts. per hundred is Sl045 per ton-a sum
which, calculated on one.half the Western
produce that passes down the Mississippi and
its tributaries would, in few years, pay the
cost of all the Improvements needed 10 secure
easy navigation at all seasons of the year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
NOW, DON'T! PLEASE.

My dear, good fellow" says your rcpub
lican politician to the honest farmer, "wha'
is the use of your setting up Il party of YOU
own, when YOU know the republican party ar,
your friends and will do for you all you ask
The republican party has been in power IF
teen years. and whatever else IL may in that
time have done for the good of the country
its tax, tariff and financial legislation has
been uniformly adverse TO the interests OF
the farmers. In 1860 the tariff taxes were
high enough to afford all the protection"
our manufacturers needed. They not only
supplied all our markets with cheap goods,
but had the control of the South American
markets and were driving sharp competition
with England and Germany in China and the
East Indies
Then commenced the Republican system
of tariff tinkcring and protecting" home
manufacturers. The result was, that while
the number of our home manufactures and
the amount OF their products has steadily de-
creased, and their shipments to foreign mar
kets have entirely ceased their goods IN the
home markets have doubled and quadrupled
in price.
The last census shows that in 1870 1922,
4Sl persons in this country were engaged in
agriculture; 2,GS4,193 in professional and
personal employment; 1,191,23S in trade and
transportation, and 2,707 ,421 in manufactures.
Of this last number but ,3j5,710 were engag.
ed in manufactures that are "protectedn
The amount paid by the other 100000 of
laborcrs and producers of wealth to protect"
this 1,3j3000 is estimated at $500 600 600 q
year.
The same returns show that the aggregate
earnings Of the 2,525,000 farmers in 1870 was
$2,447, j3S,65S. This divided amongst the
whole number of persons engaged in agricu-
ture gives the small average of Sab as the
yearly earnings of farmers and farm laborers,
The total number of persons engaged in man
uiactures was 2,0j399G, and the aggregate
product of their labor was 81, 232 ,32j ,442, or
an average of $4,000 While, therefore, the
average earnings of farmer were Sil3 the
average earnings of u manufacturer were
$4,000, or nearly five times as great; six mil
lion farmers earned only little over as much
as two million manufacturers. Yet the farm
ers are taxed on their average income Of Sab
a year, for the protection ofthe manufacturers
who have an average income Of over $1,000 a
year.
This is the system which has grown up
and been systematically tostered by the Re
publican party since 1860, and every day
since then it has grown stronger, 50 that now
the party could not live Il day without its
support. Yet it is the reformation OF this
system that the farmers are advised to look
for within the republican party, rather than
to rise in their light and cure their ills by
casting old party ties to the wind and taking
the reins in their own hands. The farmers
may be fools but we must see them commit
such folly before we believe it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
A GOOD ZOE.

For many years past there has been u cry
ing need for good road from Ottawa north
ward towards Dayton and the Fox Rive,
country. The road commonly Travelled ha'
been across the feeder near The residence o.
II. \. Rowland, ESQ; thence forty rods along
the feeder, thence across a diabOlical swamp
to the bluff and up the bluff by what was
known and dreaded as the Distillcry Hill
\ better route had been attempted by going
directly north from the feeder bridge, &no
thence diaronaly towards Dayton through
Mr. Reeds orchard, but we believe Mr.. Reed
had that route closed by legal proceedings
and the travel was thrown back 10 the old
break.neck route by way of " Distillery Hin
Some two years ago new route was survey
ed, TO 90 northward from the feeder bridge ia
the top of the bluff, and thence directly east
to the old Fox River road and tax of some
$500 was levied on the town TO pay for open.
ing and grading the road There were right
of way and other difficulties, however, to be
overcome, and it was not until few weeks
ago that work was commenced on The new
road. Now, however, Mr., Road Commits
sioner John Hcban is on the ground with a
strong force, and the road is being built as il
ought to be, 1t is being graded some so feet
in width from the feeder bridge north to the
top of the bluff, by avery gradual ascent and
thence east TO the old Fox River Road For
tunately in grading the road line hill Of
gravel must be cut down, and this is being
used to gravel the road bed to the depth of a
foot, where needed The job, when com.
pleted. will be splendid One--a credit to
TO Mr. Hoban, who is experimenting the
work, aud will wipe out one of Ottawa's
standing disgraces for allowing so important
a thoroughfarc to lie so long in such Il
wrctched condition.
Now that our efficient road commissioners
have 50 successfully tackled this job, allow
us 10 suggest 10 their consideration another.
The important road from the Cushman resi-
dencc in East Ottawa to what is commonly
known as the white Bridge" across the
canal is and has for years, been in dis
graceful condition. There is no road by
which more trade comes to Ottawa than the
one we refer to, and it is in really danger.
Gus condition. 1t should be put in order, and
if it must be done by private contribution.
Let Mr.. Hoban, when he gets done with his
present job, move his force to the road we
refer TO and do as good a job there, and he
will deserve to be recognized by the people
of Rutland, Mission, Manlius and Ottawa as
u public benciactOrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

Horace F. Clark, president Of the Union
Pacific railroad has issued an order fixing
the terminus of that road at Omaha, and order
ing the immediate construction of the L. p
railroads depot and shops at that place
Times.
This is another as rascally IN outrage as
the Credit Mobilier thievcry by the managers
of the same railroad. The law of congress
under which the Union Pacific railroad was
built stipulated expressly that the termina
ton of the road should be on the Iowa side
of the river But the Ameses, and Durands
HarlanS, and the rest Of the ring, saw that a
bridge across the Missouri river would be a
biz thing TO own az private property, as
through it enormous tolls could be levied on
the entire traffic of the west So, in spite OF
the obligation the |. p. r. r. was under to
bridge the Missouri at that point, the bridge
was built by private company, who now
levy a toll equal TO the freight or fare of 100
miles, upon every ton Of freight and every
passenger that crosses the bridge; and the
order of Horace +. Clark is intended TO legal
lie that piece of raScality.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
Southern India

ADistrict Convention met Lawrcoceburo
Ind, few days ago, and apted the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolctd, That we demand positive rednc
ton of the expenses of tn government
township, county, state and nional, and con.
sequently, a positive reducta of salaries -
township, county, state and Iional.-tbe in
crease of which to the prtnt cNorbitant
rates is a fruitful source of Pile dcmorali.
cation and official dishonor, ri we hold thai
every dollar expended beyondhe actual ne
cessties of the government iverv wrong,
and leads to corrupt cXtravagce ia public
affairs.
ResoIced, We hold that labcand capital
are equally and alike entitled the protec.
ton of law and will earnestly r,st the claim
of capital consolidated as cOrpotions invest
ed with exclusive franchises imprudent
legislation that such franchise are vested
rights, which doctrine we denorc and con
denim as against the spirit Of tree>vcrnment,
and we demand that the power Congress to
SPECULATE commerce" be carrieto the end
that the rapacity of railroad operations,
created by public favor, and vest with vast
franchises, now so oppressive tolc various
interests OF the country, shall beestraincd
by reasonable legislation.
ReSolced, We demand that the pile lands
shall be held in good faith to sece homes
for actual settlers only, and thatrants OF
lands for educational purposes sh only be
made to promote a greater system Common
schools, the benefit of which may Zach all
classes of community.
y * = = y
Resolced, Fully convinced of Injustice
and reasonablrness of the above prciples,
we earnestly solicit the farmers and VIKING.
men of Indiana to form similar organizations,
and for the purpose Of carrying them 1t we
hereby form ourselves into an associaon TO
be known as the Farmers and Work;ngen's
Association of Southern Indiana
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

The abolition Of all Especial rates." it is
feared, will operate iisastrously upon certain
manufacturing interests which have started
in the interior OF the State, and located on the
lines Of the principal railroads BY reason
OF the policy heretofore pursued by railroad
companies everywhere, Of making special
rates in order to build up business for them
have been able to secure their material and
ship their manufactured articles to market at
less cost than they can under the operation of
the new law. Should the apprehcnscns with
will be made a strong argument in favor of a
change Of the law at the session Of the legsla-
ture in January.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

There was something excessively touching
and refined to a degree positively eXcrucia.
ing the patriotism that dictated the order of
Gen. Howard which SO rigidly excluded any
hing bearing even the semblance of showing
respect Tor The rebel dead on decoration
Gay at The National Cemetery at Ar
ington. That cemetery was reserved fol
Union soldiers alone and the remains of
rebel deposited there would bc such Il desc
Grafton that TO suppose it possible was unlaw
,al Yet according to the Capitol newspape
a. Washington, the loyal " contractors VIII,
buried the Union patriots there, were not :,
intensely particular The capitol asserts tina
iull p per cent Of the remains at Arlington
are those of rebels This statement is OK
planned by the assertion that the Job to coffir
md bury the dead was lei out to contractors
shO we're paid by the coffin. These contrac
ors began by putting each body into two
.offinS; then into three, and, later into four
,ofins. Having used up all til. bodies OF
ne Union soldiers, they went for the dead
}oniedcrates, and removed them from their
raves on the roadsdes and farms; each OF
e-c dead Confcdcratcs was distributed in
pm two 10 four collins, and his clothes ano
j. boots into one or two more
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

We take Tie liberty OF rendering 10 our
nclgh6or OF me oWa"a + REE ih.tDhh /" ll!tls :,
liiG my ~ ~; r|~N' ~ ,os,
wrok tbc CHARGE made by The Chicago Tri.
| GuRc, that the defeat Of Lawrence and the
elec'lon OIL uuse Irals ~ tle FARMERS "a a. i"
"', ,era,"r roseoton a,I ,},n,,t clear
comprehension of the import of the language
of the Tribune, for we do not think that you
oelieNe me farmers ana olhers VINO voleo iol
-, 81 ,ro CIV, oIovod nv, thc
| TribyDs and "hcsrtiIv endorsed" bv yOu.-
La sale Press,
The FREE TRADER never said or endorsed
| the saying Of the Iu5,Uts or any other man
that the deaieat OF Lawrence and the election
| OF Judge Craig ty the farmers YVES 4 brutal
outrage bat we said the defeat Of Judge
| Lawrence, under the circumstances" was
| brutal outrage Judge Lawrence was moi
defeated ny the farmers. More farmers voted
for him than against him in hahthe counties
in the district His defeat was the spitework
o! the Chicago Times and J0Ai7l0t. aided by
the cunning mancuverings OF hall dozen
Of as pestilent Princeton and Knoxville dem
|agogucs as the secthng corruption OF the
times has allowed to bubble to the surface
TO all OF which is to be added the culDable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21

\ Boston paper having spoken OF Cyrus
Mccormick, the great reaper King, as ." the
farmers benetactOr," who, in his zeal 20 hclp
the poor farmer really iorgets himself, co
Temporary is provoked TO remark: The way
he helps the farmer is tins: Inc orlSihSi
cost of one Of bis best made reapcrs, accord
ing 10 his own testimony, IS less than $50.
The retail price is $500. The threshing ma
chine. of which he holds "a monopoly costs
loss rhan 500 and sells Tor 500 The bene-
factor Of the agricultural race in his head
long caltobcnefit his fcllow-crcalureS should
remember that he owes dusy 10 his family rs
well and that common prudence would die
,srs having NJ something inC q rainy day
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
THE NEW GAME LAW.

The laws of the last Legislature having been
printed and distributed, the people are en-
abled To find out what their wise lawmakers
have graciously concluded to permit them to
do or not TO do
The new game law gives only three months
in the ycar-Octobcr November and Deem.
ber-during which il is lawful To hunt, pur.
sue, Kill or trap, net or ensnare,' or "attemp,
| To hunt pursue" &c, or otherwise destroy
any deer, wild turkey, prairie chicken,
partridge or pheasant. Woodcock may be
KILLED any time between the 1st of July and
Isl OF January; and water fowl between the
10th of April and 1t of December; and Ia
kill any other kind Of birds, except crows,
hawks and buzzardS, all The year round, is a
Unable oiien>c. Dealer. and Others an" al-o
punishable for having game in their posses.
sion during the inhibited season.
Farmers are me-, permitted To- Kill ans of
these birds even "u tuolr own land. though
they may bc o. nuisance in their graiH-tclG-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
THE FAR M ERS.
What They are Doing.
Iowa.
Thunder all round The sky.

lava,
The Iowa farmers are in bloody earnest
They are making up heir minds, not only TO
come out Of the two existing parties, but to
nominate "a full state tiket of their own, and
support it with all theiIs,rength. Here is the
platform they adopted n Wayne county:
First That we herby renounce all for
mer party bonds and will act as freemep
knowing our rights an, daring to maintain
them.
second. That all thevils that attiict our
country are directly tracable to the politici
ans ana policy of the republican and demo
cratic parties, so-called, nd to thei- corrup,
and dishonest practices.
Third. That both IL parties have, by
corruption and disregard public duties, and
in violation Of public usts, forfeited all
claims to the support Of lee and Intelligent
people
Fourth That we wilnot support any
man lGr Once VINO VINO VIII takpart in, or accept
democratic parties, so'calle"