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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

TAX ON MoETGAGEs.-Nhcn States like
New York and New jersey, where money is
cheap and plenty compared with the west,
find it necessary in order to keep their money
from going abroad to seek investment, TO do
away with the absurd tax on mortgages, il is
time that Illinois should think seriously OF
abandoning the folly. There is no sense in
it. Mortgages are but bits OF paper 10 show
that somebody else has received some money,
but are 70 more money or land themselves
than ten year old receipt. Taxing mort
cages in every case is double taxation: the
morigaged land is taxed and the holder is
taxed. 1t drives money out of the state 10
seek investment where mortgages are not
taxed. Its only etfec, is to discourage legi:i-
mate loans, and To increase the rate Of in
ieresi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

MORE MONOPOLY Illinois Central
Railroad Company has "leascd" The Toledo
Peoria 4 Warsaw railroad, which crosses
the Illinois Central ct FL Paso, and the two
will hereafter De run As one road. This gives
being dependent upon the big monopoles
running east from Chicago. The new ar
rsngcment went into ellec, ON Friday of last
week. The Illinois Cea:ral has nov control
of some 1900 miles railroad, TO say nothing OF
its connections from Caira 10 New Orleans
and Mobile
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

The question Of permanently opening the
mouth of the Mississippi river is about to
find solution in way not contemplated by |
the government surveyors or the Window
committee The Fort st Philip Canal, the
pet project of the latter, it is estimated, would
cost $6,OO0000, and being dug through al
semi-tiuid soil, would require million or
two more year to keep 1t open. Instead o1
this plan, Capt, Eads, Of St Louis, ma les a
Iproposition to Congress that he will t. A.. fac
Job of opening Il channel through or G of the
main outlets of the Mississippi ri ger to the
gulf that shall be permanently 90 feet deem
and 600 feet wide. He will NO this bv SC
constructing artificial banks OR parallel walls
of ictties as to force the steam into q narrow
channel and thus the cr.rrcnt will DO its own
digging. Mr.. Eads offers 10 take the lob and
not charge the government for it if he fails
but if he succeeds he is to have $4,000, 00G
when the channel is 20 feet deep and 600 tee,
wide; $1,0OO,0O0 if in II year afterwards the
channel is % feet deep; 100000 more in
another year if the channel is "a feet deep
and million more if in another year it is %
feet deep, and thereafter 100000 year as
long as the channel is kept at an average
depth of 2G feet and width of 600 feet
The House committee of commerce has re-
ported u bill III favor of accepting Capt
Eads' proposition, and there seems to be no
doubt about the bill passing. 1t would be a
solution of the mouth-ot-thc- Mississippi, qucs-
ton very much to be desired, for hitherto the
government has expended million or two a
yea" in dredging, and yet the channel be
came more unreliable each year. The repu-
tation Of Capt Eads as practical engineer
is so unQuestioned that no one seems to doubt
his ability to fulfil his contract to the letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

The cheap transporton company 81 Ne"
York City aeld & meeting last week and "a
the result OK its proceedings put forth tn
formal prOBsisc that The Peoples Frcigh
Railroad" from New York to Omaha should
be built within three years, that it will be
managed in the interests Of the people, anC
reduce freights below half their present rates
All of wh6ch is very nice 10 talk about
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28
RAFFERTY, HANGED.

All efforts TO obtain commutatlon OF MS
sentence from Gov. Bevcridge having failed
Chris Rafferty,, the murderer of the Chicago
policeman O'Mears at Bridgeport two years
AGO, was duly hanged at Waukegan at
o'clock Yesterday He had nothing to say
from the gallows, and died without a struG
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

The Illitois Noajtor says: Hoo II. {
Burchard introduced a bill to admlt sugar
beet seed free. All right But remember
Mr.. f.. farmers want iron, nails, and
thousand other articles, al less than they can
buy them. Why don't you movelo put them
On the free list? No spe,i0L Lgislotfon is the
tarrlgt $ mNttO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

Tho village 9f Magnolia, Putnam county,
1t her corporation election last week, voted
hereically no rum in ourn, by clectlng II
board Of trustees unanimously opposed to
licensing iGCor selling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28
From Washington.


from SodSHl'!St OlI'
FINANCES.
The financial question has almost entirely
,ncrossed the attention Of the senate during
the past week without making any progress
The original notion out Of which all this
debate has arisen, was made by Sherman
four weeks ago, and was to provide for the
distribution Of S25,0000C0 Of national bank
circulation as required by the act OF lo'o.
Cameron moved as a substitute for this bill
to provide for free banking, which was voted
down, 2S to "a Several other proposed sub
stItutes were voted down, until finally, at the
end of last week, Cooper offered an amend
ment to authorize an additional issue OF S4o,-
100000 Of national bank currency, and this
was carried % to 90. AS this vote merely
adopts ii as an amendment TO Sherman's bill,
of course it must be again voted upon before
the bill can passed.
| The debate was continued through Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, chiefly by
Senators Shurz and Morton, who at times be
came 50 hot that they had to apologize 10 the
senate for the warm words they had used.
THE CENTENNIAL JOB.
Philadelphia is becoming sadly alarmed at
the Indifference congress manitests for the
success of the great centennial 4th of July
celebration in that city. The nub of it is,
thatthe Brotherly-love city wants an appropti-
alton of four or five millions to help the
, thing out and congress Knows just enough
, about the politicians OF that city to be satsf-
cd that Il such an Appropriation was made
|, lhreeiourths ol me money would DC stolen
t 30 Philadelphia on MONDAY ocu' governor
i llarranlt, Mayor Stokeiey ana sronS dele-
cation of leading citizens to washington 10
t lobby for the thing, and they had influence
enough with Grant to have him write short
\ message in favor of an appropriation, The
/ subject however, when it came up in the sen
e ate on Wednesday, was treated so coldly that
t the Philadelphians could only beg that it
4 would not be forced to q vote, and returned
g home in disgust
# FRAMING PRIVILEGE.
e The house has spent week me fe or less
c in discussing bill proposing to allow pub
lie documents to be sent thro' 1ph the mails
Y free, and to allow newspaper EXCHANGES and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

GOV. Allen cf Ohio tells the ladies that tley
arc right, and that their influence is the only
force which can have any real and lssting
effect in checking intemperance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

THE SCIENCE RECORD FOR is74.-A eomgehdi-
an, Of scientific progress end discovery during
sae pas; year, with Illustrations, edited By Al
fred y. Beach, for ssie by osmsn q BareinaR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

Joseph Meyer, of Macon City, has taken
on, patent for flying machine Joseph is
confident tbst il will work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

All the parties engaged in the Sheridan
murder were together at Mnooka in January,
and spent some ten days there selling goods
at auction. Johnson (thc murdered NAM
was yankee" and seemed to be the chief
spokesman, while Waxman, apparently an
inOtlensivc, quiet man, and q German, seemed
to have supplied the funds. 4 Minooka cor
respondent OF the Yorkville Record has this
to say about the parties
The first impression we got here of the
man Johnson was, that he was hard case
and second view strengthened that i'm
preston. Some who saw the parties most
represent the man Johnson as having, appar,
emily, violent and CuarresOme disposition,
and that while here. on more than one oCca-
sion, he had some difficulty with the older
man Of the party, whom they called Bismark
This man Bismark seemed to be mild, moi
fesive German. He talked rather broken,
and claimed TO have furnished the money to
carry on the business which was probably
the case, as he took charge Of the money, or
most of it, and during their stay here went TO
Chicago once or twice for more goods. He
was heard to say that he did not want 10 ira
vel with Johnson longer than he could help,
for he was afraid he would have trouble with
him-or words to that effect.
Johnson, the murdered man, claimed that
he was the manager OF the business. The
third person of the party was young man,
eighteen or twenty years Of age, who seemed
to be employed by the others TO assist them
in business, and was thought to be q rather
rough specimen AMI on one or two occasions
was heard to threaten 70 fight one OF the 9th
er parties.
The theory Of The murder with many h
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28
CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, The otter Is open
90 old subscribers or new al an! po'' '''''O
IN the county: .ooo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

An subscriptions to be paid in advance
romittanccs RAY be made through money
order or registered letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

Tie Theory o. lho mUvaer WIN many u
is that the man johnson, who was murde Te
was in the first instance the aggressor reai
he assaulted the older man, perhaps W That
wrench ar hammer spokcp of, and tn IA thc D..
mark defended himself as best he cor At BIS
the first thing he could comnaD ID win
young man may or may not have d. me
the melee undoubtedly he was M joined III
the matter After the nan was xed MP IN
instgated the hiding oi the bod KILLED, rear
prevented by the running away /, which was
All this of course, is mere tho of the team.
be taken for villa; it is worth. DRY, and must
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-28

FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly lines, 200 go
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
A SPIDER THE STOMACH.

From the Brookville, Pa, Republican,
A short time since young lady, resident
Of this place, experienced a creeping sensation
in her nose after she had retired for the nj ht,
and all efforts to remove the annoyance were
without the desired effect, the ditficultyre-
manning for several days, merely changingto
location farther up in the nostril. At lenfh
it seemed to pass down into the throat, csus-
ing a choking sensation. Immediately after
its disappearance the victim experienced acute
pains in the stomach, and called medical as.
siStance in vain, the only thing that gave he,
any relief being copious doses OF brandy,
YhieA failed to produce any. of the usual eff
fects Finally severe vomiting ensued, ana
after one whole nights suffering, and the
patient giving up hopes Of life, the cause ofthe
trouble was removed, and an examination
found it to be small particle of blood and
matter, in the center Of which was a common
sized black spider. Evidently the brandy
saved the young lady's life.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
A NAN SAVES HIS LIFE FpON A SAVAGE BOAR
BIZ SlMULATINS DEATH.

From the Iif6n, (O.,) Tribune, Nov. 81
L. F. Bender, who lives three miles from
this city, on the Portland road, was attacked
by boar on Tuesday evening last and ter
rbly injured. The circumstances as furnished
us by Dr.. Kinnaman, who was called to dress
the wounds Of Mr.. Bender, are as follows
The boar was in an inclosure a short DIS
lance from the house, and number of swine
were in the same lot. Mr.. Bender attempted
to drive out one of the hogs, when the boar
attacked him, threw him down and tore his
legs terribly with his teeth and tusks. Mr..
Bender's right leg was cut to the bone across
the thigh, piece of flesh nearly three inches
square was torn from the inside of the leg,
just above the knee, leaving the bone bare
and exposing the femoral artery, which barely
escaped being cut, and the leg received a
number Of other comparat; ely small wounds.
The left leo was cut across the thigh to the
bone. besides beng badly cut and lacerated
in o:her places. Mr.. Bender only escaped
frou the Infatuated animal by lying perfectly
quiet. As long as he struggled the animal
continued its attack, but Mr. Bender hap
pened to think he had read that when attacked
in that manner, if man were to lie still the
animal would leave his victim. He tried the
experiment and it proved true, and he man
aged to reach the house without any assist
Rnee
While the wounds were terrible, and fea.s
were entertained OF poison from the fangs of
the animal, the patient has not suffered as
much as was expected and is doing well. The
probabilities are that he will get out in very
short time
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14

Little Rock Gazette: 1t Democrat should
wish to take Il long ride through Democratic
territory he can now do so. He can start from
Galveston, on the coast of the Gulf of Mex
leo, and journeying through Texas, Arkansas,
Missouri. Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Ocean, without crossing the territory Of State
that has single Republican Representative in
the next lower house Of Congress These
eight States extend through the heart Of the
Union. and they send fifty three members to
the National House Of Representatives, and
the whole tifty-three members Just elected are
Democrats-not a black sheep in the flock.
Should Republican make the journey, he
will discover that the Democratic party is not
vet dead,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
Death In . Pulpit.
Minister Drops Dead-His Last Words. s'Jesus,
Save Me, Save Ne N0w.''

. Minister Drops Dead-His Last Words. s'Jesus
Save Me, Save Ne Now.''
from the Washington Chronicle, Nov. 81
A scene was enacted yesterday during the
services at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Twelfth street east, near Pennsylvania
Avenue which will never be forgotten by the
witnesses thereto.
The church was thronged as usual for the
morning service, which commenced at IL
o'clock, and when the pastor, the Rev. Milton
E. Hysore, entered the pulpit he announced
to the congregation that he was suffering very
much from Inflammation OF the throat, but
proceeded at oLce with his sermon on the sub
ject WORD OF Lite" He WIS about half
through his discourse when he remarked,
Brethren, l feel very SICK" and,
clapping his right hand to his
forehead as if in intense pain, exclaimed,
"Jesus. save me save me now" at the same
time staggering backward and falling in a half
reclining position on a sofa. Many in the
audience rushed forward to assist him, fore
most among whom was his wife, who, lifting
his head to her shoulder, asked, "Mr. Hysore,
do you feel sick?" when he replied, " Yes.
and sank back unconscious Immediately. His
teeth became clenched, and, after dreadful
muscular contortions, he breathed his last.
Drs. J. L. Adams and S. A. H. McKim were
sent for at once, and upon their arrival pro-
nounced congestion of the brain the cause %
death.
Deceased was formerly minister Of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and this was
his first charge in the Methodist Episcopal
ministry He was not only beloved by his
congregation, but by all who knew him. He
was a native of Baltimore, was 81 years old,
and leaves a wife and one child.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
CALL HOME YOUR TROOPS.

We trust that, as we have made no "cap-
tious or /" fractious or "factious opposi-
ton to President Grant, he will listen to our
disinterested advice just this once, and COM
ply with the very respectful and rational re-
quest Of the people Of Louisiana to call off his
military. Let them be relieved Of the odious
presence Of Merrill and his gang as soon as
possible. Send Emory to the Texas frontier,
Clusters dragons back to his Black Hill para
disc, and the ships of war to sea. There is no
longer the shadow of an excuse for a single
soldier in the South, except the usual corpo-
rails guard, to take charge of the forts and ar
senals, and the sooner we are rid of them and
they are sent out to do some good Indian fight
irg for the glory of the nation and the benefit
OF the Indian agents, the better it will be for
us all. We advise you do this in time, for if
they are kept here until the Democracy gets a
chance at them there WON'T be a soldier left
to form q unit for the army. It will De re-
duced to worse condition than the Muligan
Guards. Richmond Enquirer.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14

The Paris Figaro has some wonderful con-
tribu ors. They boldly state as facts what
can be nothing but the pure invention OF
their ingenious brains. The frequent execu-
tons that have lately occurred in France may
have had something to do with the singular
experiences of NJ. CASTOR Vassy, and turned
his head. He writes that he once had friend,
q Scotchman, affected with the inevitable
British malady, the spleen. 1t does not
appear what induced this painful complaint
Possibly the cause was his being the owner OF
a name that carried with it an aristocratic aro-
ma, or that recalled gallant deeds performed
by doughty ancestors. Be this as It may,
Lord Sohtrey conceived an intense dislike to
life, and an ardent desire to end it by perish
ing on the scaffold.
Being an honorable man, and unwilling to
put France, his adopted country, to unneces-
sary expense merely to crafty his own per-
sonal ambition, he nobly retrained from com
hitting such crime, or crimes, as would
assure him the polite attentions Of Monsieur
de Paris, provided he escaped the hardsLips
OF extenuating circumstances. So he deter
mined on having a private instrument OF his
own, arranged in 50 ingenious manner that
he himself could be at the same time patient
and executioner. He theref re erected in his
drawing room such model Of guillotine as
only millionaire could offer himself The
two uprights were made of ebony, richly in
laid with copies of the lethal blade executed
in gold and silver The fatal plank to
which the victim was to be attached
was of cedar wood carved in open
work, aud was as coquettish q bit of
manufacture as ladys fan. The
knife was Of embossed STEEL heavily
weighted at the top to make certain OF its
sure and speedy effect. Lord Sohtrey was
six months constructing this pretty toy; when
it was finished be had it placed opposite
large looking-glass with view to passing as
far as time permitted, his last MON ents in this
world in congenial society. After having
frequently tested the spring to see that the
knife played properly in the grooves. his
Lordship made his will, retired to neighbor-
ing BARRIERS to have his g toilette made. re-
urned home, put on a white silk hat, placed
his head in the lunette. and after farewell
glance at himself in the looking-glass, pressed
the spring, and -. He was found next
morning quietly asleep in bed and cured OF
his spleen. The spring had refused to act,
and with an excusable disgust his Lordship
had removed his head from its perilous posi-
ton and gone to bed. He has since presented
the guillotine to the museum at Glasgow,
though we cannot state from our own per- !
sonaI knowledge that it is there.-GloJe, |
LO0lOn.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
ago prizes, amounting to. ............

ago prizes. amounting to-. 5000
EXPLANATION OF APPROPRIATION PRIZES.
The nine remaining units Of the same ten. o
the numbers drawing the first three full prizes vii
be entitled to the twenty-seven Approximation
Prizes. For example: II Ticket No. 1916 draws
the first $4,000 prize, those tickets numbered
l241, 1870, 124s, 1244, 1A5, l247, 1913, 1916
and 1850 win each be entitled to $500. II tickle
No. 23l draws the second $4,000 prize, those
tickets numbered 232, 1885, 234, 235, $50, 237, 2es
40 and $40 will each be entitled to $2OO. Il
ticket No. $50 draws tho third $4,000 prize
those tickets numbered. Al, AZ, As, AZ, A6
446, AZ, 44S and 449.wn be each entitled to 49oC
Whsle Tickets SO, Halves IS, Quartr y
- 50, Eishths 81 Is.
PRIZES PAYABLE IN FULL WITHOUT DE
DUCTION.
Orders to be addressed to
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY,
Lock Box 692, P.O.
New Orlean.
Send P. o. Money Order, or Register you
letter. MS In
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14
LOVES REVENGE.
detroit Free Press, Nov. II


Some five or SIX weeks ago young man
named Charles Perrin, twenty-three years old
and carpenter by trade, fell in love with a
good-looking girl whose parents live on
Orchard street. Charles has red hair and a
freckled face, and although the young lady
treated him courteously when lie called at the
house, she had her mind made up that she
could never wed red-headed man. After an
acquaintance of three weeks he asked her to
become Mrs. Perrin, and was greatly taken
down when she told him that she couldn't
think OF such thing. Charles then sought
to have the old folks put in good word for
him, but they declined to interfere. He con-
tinued his visits perhaps hoping to soften
the girls heart, but. Thursday evening the
crisis came. He went to the house with a
q sff III hS vgRrad IN haRSa
answer.
There was no one at home but the girl and
her mother, and Perrin first wanted the girl
to take a walk with him. She refused to 60,
and he asked to see her alone. she also re-
fused this request and the lover had Just got
ready to draw the bottle from his pocket when
something bit him. He thought it was dog,
but it wasn't. The cork had worked out OF
the bottle, and his coat tails were turning
brick color at the rate of yard minute
The acid wasn't content with the coat-tails
but struck o,s for flesh, and in about min
ute the young man was dancing around the
house as if to escape bullet. Shouting and
whooping, he got out Of doors and threw most
of his clothing off and rolled in the mud, and
it was some time before any one could find
out whether he had snakes in his boots or had
sat down Oh brad awl. He was so badly
burned that two men had to help him to his
boaiding-h house on Fifth street, where a ply
stefan dressed his burns. There is a good
deal OF laughing at his expense. and if he
makes bis appe arance at the house again he
Will be arrested. as he told one of his friends
in advance that he meant the acid for the
girl.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-14

Mr.. Blanchard Jerrold says that if he were
not an EnglishIan he would be Russian, for
the reason that to England or to Russia be-
longs the empire Of the world. Mr.. Jerrold
must be in blissful ignorance concerning the
land Of Bismarck, and certainly has never
heard our own eagle scream. England or
Russia may some day dominate the world, but
the probabilities in regard to the first nation
are remarkably small, and the second will have
to await Germany's decay, which will be some
thing Of wait