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The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

-ar la1@c2 paYers 4-e actively canvas.
sing .-..e .--;i0l "LS shall represent the
-es- me;.ap.-..s 81 liz g.O,ihwest7 ll the
aaz. l1lgFesss Coaz oo%-1'y embraces three
..-st1e.s and tao Tiiaer names do1sn Of
e.-a .2-cs as spoken Of in sach The oA lity
..- .7 - Lia& low easily a man Of ssn4c
-,-. pick 0Gt t5e best man fJr each dis,g Ct,
--I Gas .9w certainly noae Of the men ne
e-ia Pc out val be elected Of cogrsa
. -a arr. distriet a man T sense wGuI.!
pol. -g- . Lyle Bekey, Lyman Trum1at-
.- Y h|.E s..sr "a the secnEG-a IS. Hayes
--- .l ..e .a.-i Wa.l- Hasing. Bat not ane
n 'les. s.aa.-a the reUlotesf chasce with 70,
.-...... a. voters"
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

The Peru Heyu}d thinks the attempt to stop
beer drinking on Sunday by enforcing the
Sunday law in that city is failure, saying;
The amount of beer delivered to private
consumers last Saturday afternoon Tor use be
tween that time and Monday was greater
than was formerly supplied TO saloons. This
was distributed into 100 or 2Ot dwellings.
There it was consumed in much larger quau-
titles than usual hy the men, assisted by the
women and children. In the saloons once
in a great while some minor, who was play
inc decoy. could get a drink, but last Sunday
10 times a, many minors drank intoxicating
Iouors than ever draEk before in one day IN
this city. Ten times more women drank
las, SUNDAY afternoon than ever before. We do
moi wish to be understood rs driving all thi-
at the hccr.drinkpg portion Of our popUla
ton The drug and grocery stores tell u
fha; innumcrable bottles OF whisky were fill
cd o, Saturday syening for Sunday. Can
my of our temperance friends name any vice
more damaging than that of having this
fearful drag kept In the house? What can bc
more Corrupting 10 the youth Of the land,
whose interest these heightened Puritans are
pretending to guard, than this making So
loon of nearly every house IN the city: Is il
not better for the body corporate 70 let this
disease break out here and there, and thus t.
some extent relieve the system, than TO try to
smother II up in the veins and arteries, Thu.
keeping the whole body in the torment Of q
burning fever? We DO not say this in jusiiG-
cation or encouragement OF a violation of the
SUNDAY laws but such facts certainly afford
some good material for calm reflection, as to
the policy of securing such modification of
law Is to better reach the true end iatCrdel
by all laws Of regulation"
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18
HOW Is THISi

Except the late republican convention in
Illinois, which was closely manipulated
both by Grants Office holders and John A. Lo.
gan in person, every western state rs well as
local covention held within the past year
that gave any expression on the subject,
passed resolutions demanding the repeal OF
the currency clause of the national bank act,
and the issue Of currency direct from the
treasury, in order that the country may ret
the profit of circulation. Yet it is to noted
that the new currency law, for which the
western members, with hardly any exception,
voted, increases directly the profits which
national banks derive from their circulation
provided they can lend It and keep it out 1t
looks AS if the vote for the BILL on the ground
that 1t would effect an expansion, was mere
prctcnce, and that the vote was purely in the
interest of the banks to fasten that monopoly
upon the people SO firmly that there can be
40 hope of ever shaking it off
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Meantime, though the investigation 10y tho
committee OF six j. progressing in secret, an
occasional fact IN reference 20 it leaks out
one Of the most notable ones being that Mrs.
Ti,ion appeared before the committee without
the kuowlcige of her husband, and fatty con.
trSdictcd hi. statements, and thereupon took
up her bed and walked forth from the Tilton-
iuu mansion, To- remain an alien forevermore.
How Tllton will be able TO bear up against
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Gen. McNuta has been re-nominated for
Congress by the republicans of the Blooming
ton district HIS record is somewha; watery
on the currency question at the late session,
bat he is a stiff friend of the nationa. banks
and they won't desert him.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

The G.ea. Cincinnati Ipdustrial Exposi
lion for 1874 xill be opened sept 2d and con
.inUe until OetGd. The building where it
viii be held covers aboutS acres, in the heart
q the city. There have no other expositions
oi ne kind in the country for che last five or
s.Z. -ears espalle6 that at Cincinnati.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Sow b. Is Up in Wisconsin. AgM Illinois
-H -Hag Aa7e a sta.e b,-srJ Of Charities up
-r.e. I@s boasI has i@,e,y been iE7cstigat
ing tAe .'ae rri,on az &alpua. .;esilas
1aa.lr ,Aa,..nc Mrs. Lams sent rAere sever.
q. years agp for mlrdcr, Is ;if advanced in
PREGNANCY, tie bca9l find TIT abo.f;oua are
frequently pi4cticcd on female prisoner. by
.pc.on conii@.d in the pri.ou, also l-at
'hare oie grave financal dcliaSucncieS. q. 4
gnerallg that ohe lnanaremeu, of ;hc VII
-'uSln psliientaiy Is corrupt aad ro'ton 70
the Cl.c.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

u back-handed lick like that is hard 10 tell,
but it may be safely set down that if his main
witnesses so back on him in that way the
complete eXculpation and triumph of Beech
cr is lorcgOne conclusion.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18
ANOTHER SMALL ELAzu.

Scarcely had the people OF Chicago stop
ped 10 breathe over the scorching they had
had, and begun 10 figure up the losscs'and
decide what 10 do about it, than the alarm
Vas raised OF another fearful cOnilagration,
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Another rotton dam in Massachusetts gave
way. on Monday. This was theTeservoir tina.
furnishes water power for the factories in
Middlefeld Happily no lives were lost, but
a large district of country was deiuged and a
great amount Of property destroyed.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

/, cost the City Marshal Of Galesburg $3.50
20 maccratc the back Of Stephen Z. Smih, cd
itor, with the hide of a COW. The trouble
grew ou: of certain writings OF the editor,
which the Marshal deemed too personal to
GnnO,iCcG
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Mr. Baird, L. S. Fish Commissioner, plant
o ed $500 embryonic shad in Rock River, at
Rockford, lastweek. Should:the experiment
succeed, Fox river and other Illinois streams
are to be favored in the same way
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

The Washington AatioHaI RPHjiiou states
quite positively, on The authority OF lead
ing senator" that Vice President Wilson has
his resignation prepared, and thatlt will soon
be made public, III health being the cause of
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

In one of the Grangc publications the fol
lowing statement is given of the number OF
Oranges in the different states on
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Some "scoundrel and horse thief aow
classes the republican party thus;
!. Those WHO oppose the Presidents veto
? Those who kiss the Presidents big
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Here an admirable illustration OF the sv,-
am Of the Initiation maniaIs that propose 10
s'ac iuacurrency Of 'le cogalry on 4 never.
t1.e-redeemaI promi-es 70 pay Of l!ic gov.
eTument:
\ ChlEcse ship.build4T coacciycd the idea
u constructing vessel Wllnse paddle -wkeels
should Je revOiycd waterWLeel fashion. by
water .cl down on them from above. The
water vas 10 be pumped up into tanks by 81
applra'-S a"acled - the wheels An expcB
sive craft was built at Canton upon this plan
and the iaycntor Was really SURPRISED and
paincl when it wouldn't 20.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

The past week. outside of Chicago LAS
been notable for unusual destruction of pro.
property by fire,
IT sTREATOR.
a fire broke out at Streator about midnight
last Saturday night in small wooden struc-
ture adjoining the Bank Of W. S Jackson g.
Co., and spreading rapidly to adjoining
buildings, never ceased its ravagcs until II
destroyed the entire south side of Main street
from Bloomington street to Park street. in
Guiding four buildings ON Bloomington, The
portion burned is in the business hear. of the
city, and involved in the destruction hard
ware stores, dry good stores furntur stores,
restaurants billiard halls, saloons &c. The
loss is estimated at 100000, of which about
a fourth is covered by insurance.
The following are among the principal
sufferers:
Bailey & Co. (no insurance., $4,000
E, Manley & Co. hardware 500
W, S. Jackson & Co., (partly insured) 5000
Joshua Eyers, fruit store, 500
+. A. Vim, fruit store, 800
Shuler s. Brush, dry goods, 1000
Stonehoecker & Anderson, clothin% 10000
Ames & Son, hardware, 10000
Mosher & Woodward, furniture, 5000
Jake Doll, saloon, 1000
W, MOnhcim, barber, 300
p, McInter, saloon, 1,40O
j. Gcrhart tobacconist, 1000
Sohns, Scharfenberg & W. (orientaD, $4,000
Geo. Cant grocer 1,400
Schwab & Mentz, saloon, 1900
Sam. Reed, saloon, 1900
Falsey e Dwyer, saloon, 800
Schoops restaurant 1000
When the fire commenced, Mr. L. s. PANT.
er telegraphed to Mayor Swift, of Ottawa, for
q fire steamer, and men to manage it. The
mayor caused the alarm to be given; had the
steamer and men placed in readiness to send
per train, but the fire was yielding to home
efforts, and the order was countermanIed
At JOLIET.
At 3 O'Clock on Tuesday morning tie .Jol.
ct Woolen Mills, situated in the south eastern
part Of the city were discovered to be on fire.
They were entirely destroyed. The loss is
estimated at various sums, all the way from
81, 900 to $4,000 Insured for $4,000. 1t
is supposed by some to be a case of spontane-
Gus combustion, and by others to have been
the work Of incendiarles. The property has
until recently been unoccuped, and was own
ed by ex-Mayor William Z. Henry who pur-
chased it al auction sale few months ago
at very low figures,
AT ROCKFORD, ILL,
AT about noon on Monday a fire broke out
in the livery stable of Ben. Millard, on Rock
ford street, in South Rockford, and before it
could be checked communicated to and de
stroyed a number Of buildings, and dong
between $4,000 and $4,000 damage The
flames spread SO rapidly that SIX horses and
one COW were burned in the livery stable.
One Of the fireman was badly sunstruck, and
another man was seriously hurt by falling
from one of the buildings while endeavoring
to adjust the hose The loss is estimated at
$4,000
AT OSHKOSH, WIS.
About O'Clock A. VI. on Tuesday fire
broke out on Algoma street, in Oshkosh, and
extending northward to Irving street, took all
on the west side Of Main street from Wash
ington TO Sterling. Loss 5000 900 The ther-
mometer stood at 9S at the beginning of the
fire, and several firemcn died of sunstrolle.
AT IOWA FALLS.
On the same day Iowa Falls, a thriving
city on the Iowa Division of the Illinois Cen
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

Says the Nashville Gaioa Tweed occu-
pies closely guarded cell on Blackwelrs
Island. shepherd breathes the moral atmos,
pAcrc Of Washington, a prosperous gentle.
nan. Behold the difference between Tweed
ism aad ShcpherdissD. The Democratic lead
crs spurret Tweed. Republican statesmen
take Shepherd by tie hand, and Gran, sticks
% hin Ike 2 brother"
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

poiisis have charge of the peoples money
bags.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18
Our ClubbinC.

We are prepared TO club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named. The offer is open
to old subscribers or new at any post office
in the country
FREE TRADER ard Chicago Weekly Times. S3OO
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
. order or registered letter
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-07-18
COUNTRY BLAZES.

The past week, outside Of Chicago 4,as
been notable for unusual destruction of pro.
property by fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-16
THE WAR OF RACES BEGUN,
Conflict Between Whites and Negroes
of Vicksburg.
Fifteen to Twenty Killed in the ARRAY.

The troubles at Vicksburg, Miss.
eliminated on the 18th inst. in g. conflict
between blacks and whites, resulting in
tbs death of one white man and twelve
or fifteen negroes. There has been for
some time trouble brewing between the
taxpayers association and citizens, and
the county officials. The Sheriff was
acting without legal bond, and the
Board of Supervisors refused to order
new one, though the time for
paying taxes had arrived. Two or three
other officials were under indictments
for forgery and embezzlement, and the
citizens, despairing of any relief from
partisan courts, recently held meet
ing, and in a body proceeded to the
court house to demand the resignation
of the sheriff, chancery clerk, treasurer
and coroner. ALI fled except Sheriff
Crosby, negro, and he signed
his resignation. Immediately there
after he set about melting the
negroes of the surrounding country to
rally to his support. On the morning
of the 7th, an armed body of negroes
had gathered, and were met by the white
just outside the city, where sanguin-
airy fight took place, resulting as above.
The white man killed was named Oliver
Brown. Crosby, the negro sheriff, was
arrested and imprisoned. The citizens
remained under arms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-16

NAPOLEON was one day searching fo1
a book in the library at Malmaison, and
at last discovered it on shelf some
what above his reach, Marshal Money,
who was present-one of the tallest
men in the army-stepped forward, say
ing, Permit me. sire; I am higher
than your majesty" You are longer,
Marshal" said the Emperor, with a
frOWn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-16

The legislation necessary to extend to the
colony of New Foundland certain articles of
the Treaty of Washington of the 9th day of
May, 1871, having been had, protocol to that
effect was signed on behalf of the United
States and of Great Britain On the 9Th day of
May last, and was duly proclaimed on the fol-
lowing day. A copy of the proclamation isl
submitted herewith.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
A Blue Hens Chicken.

We have already quoted Texas as the
scene of peculiar marriage rites, and
may now add the details of ceremony
uniting a colored couple. When the
parson babe any one who knew of any
impeachment to the proposed union
speak out or forever hold his or her
peace, an elderly colored woman rose
and exclaimed, eyes, I injects to dis
weddin', kase dat man been Twin wild
me, and he promise to marry me. "
With this startling announcement she
pushed forward to the altar, and, con-
fronting the groom, she planted def
blow or two under his nose, greatly to
the detriment of his shining molars.
She was promptly hustled from the
house, and the ceremony proceeded
without further "injections. When
the bride felt sure of her position she
set up shout which recalls Mark
Twain's latest story. Her cry VIZ s,
I'm one Of de blue hens chickens,
and if you wants anything out of honey,
you jis come to me, and I'll satisfy you
I'm one of de blue hens chicke AS. p
Chicago Times. II $3.50. age 81 odI
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
Got Him ON a String.

Some of those Sixth ward boys are
travelling in the broad road which lead
eth to destruction. A parcel of them
got down on policeman because he
wouldn't let them play 6 prison goal,
and they stretched clothes line across
the alley, watched out for his coming,
and then ran down the alley and called
him far worse names than the boys of
ancient time called the Prophet Elisha,
and were devoured by the bears as pun
ishment. The policeman thought he'd
arrest few of them and have that little
business nipped in the bud right then
and there. He accordingly galloped
down the alley, shouting "halt r at
them, but when he struck the line he
changed the nature of his shout. The
line took. the officer across the mouth,
sagged forward, sprang back, and the
copper was Lifted off his feet and thrown
into pile of ashes, with half his teeth.
rafting as he drew his breath. He
murmured great big oath and jumped
up, thinking that two of the boys had
been holding the line, and he struck It
again on the run. This time it caught
ulu uHQeI oHo GLlrOaG, dlnOSb sawed Ills
head off, and then bent him over back
wards until his spinal cord was doubled
up like telescope, while all the boys
kept howling:" O, did you see him
flop ?" The officer is not on duty now.
He has porous plasters all the way up
his back, sponges his gums every half
hour with camphor, and wears red rag
around his throat. They were carrying
up some dime novels yesterday for him
to read, and the face of every Sixth
ward boy smiled like "a pumpkin be
tween the corn hills.-Detroit Free
Preoo A...-.a Ill ~ - - -. 1870.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05

A FRENCH gunmaker has invented 8
rife SO arranged that the breech is
opened by cooking the piece. and, the
charge being introduced, the breech is
closed and the gun fired by touching
the trigger. The cartridge consists Of
hollow leaden cone filled with powder
and closed at the base by means of a
piece of cork. At the moment the cart
ridge is introduced into the breech the
powder escapes by small hole in the
cork, and an imperceptible ball Of full
minating powder, which forms the
printing, takes it's proper position. The
triple action Of cooking, loading and
firing is thus effected simultaneously,
so that man with very little expert
ence can fire twenty rounds a minute.
The cartridges are stored in an iron
tube, which is placed parallel with the
barrel, and contains thirty balls, SO that
the piece may be fired as many times
almost without any interval, and with
out removing the stock from the shout
der, as there is nothing to be done but
O cock and pull the trigger.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
The " Horseshoe ;, Calculation.

The results of some arthmetical
problems are simply incredible till the
process by which they are reached is
followed step by step. It is, therefore,
not surprising that in spite of the noto-
riety of the famous "horse shoe CAL
culation, two persons accepted the offer
Of well-known farmer in the Brechin
district, who lately proposed to pay the
expenses of picnic to thirty farmers,
provided one of them would bring to
him in the market on Tuesday one
grain of oats, doubling the number of
grains every Tuesday for twelve months.
Upon the offer being taken, one of the
parties accepting it having, according
to local journal, offered to carry all
the oats on his back at the end of the
year, calculs ton was made, which re-
suited as follows The grains of oats
would amount at the end of twelve
months to 1904, 1884, 1853 quarters, two
bushels and the value at thirty shil-
lings per quarter, was found to be e.
$50, 251, 7O2, rs sd. The picnic was not
paid for, but the gentleman who thought
that he could carry the accumulation of
oats "stood round of champagne. "
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
The London Explosion.

The English magazines have not
ceased to discuss the gunpowder explo-
sion on the Regents canal. The in
vestigation into the causes which ex-
ploded i've tons of blasting powder has
not reached any satisfactory results, the
only person capable of giving Informal
tion having been blown to atoms by the
explosion. Tits generally attributable
to a flash of lightning. The loss of hui
man life was very small, compared with
the destruction of property. This was
confined to the demolition of window
panes and few houses. But the area,
twenty-five miles in diameter, in which
damage was sustained, has managed
already to foot up bill of $4,000 OF
nearly 81, 100000 gold.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
A Terrible Snake Story.

Messrs. D. S. Perkins, Joseph Straley
and John f. Steinrack, party OF Chl-
eago tourists, who returned yesterday
from three months trip through Park,
Summit and Grande counties, relate a
terrible snake story. They we're en-
camped in Elk Head Mountains, IN the
North Park, on the 10th of last Septem-
Der, when they met with misfortune
which cost one of the party his life.
The party arrived in camp late one
night from a days hunt and ramble over
the hills. After a hearty supper the
party laid down in their blankets around
the fire, which had been built in the
cleftof some large size quartz rocks,
and all were soon fast asleep.
Mr.. Straley was awakened IN the
night by heavy weight upon his chest.
At first he. supposed it was his brothers
hand. but, as it did not move, and be-
coming nervous and alarmed, he raised
his head, and was Mortified to find a
large mountain rattlesnake coiled upon
his chest, with his head nestled down
in the center of the coil. TWAS nearly
daylight, but Mr.. Straley was SO par
alyzed with fear that he could not make
noise and dared not me Yed. He re-
covered his presence of mind SO far as
to be, able to draw the blankets over
his face. This movement startled
the reptile, which glided from him to
his brother, who was sleeping with him.
The snake passed from his breast to his
brothers. face, when, in fatal moment,
Henry Straley raised his hand to tear it
away. There was a fierce rattle and a
loud cry from the half-awakened boy,
and the monster buried it's sfangs in his
right hand and a, second time in his
cheek. There was loud scream from
Henry as the poor boy jumped to his
feet, while, the snake glided from the
blankets to large fiat rock near the
embers of the Ere. Mr.. Jenkins fired
his revolver at it, and the second shot
brought it down. eo -
Poor young Straley was soon suffer
ing the most intense agony. His broth
er, at his request, cut out large portion
of the cheek in hopes that the poison
had not penetrated very deep, and a
tight ligature was bound around the
wrist of the bitten hand, which was
bathed in cold water. But nothing the
Mortified young men could do availed
to save the poor boy He died in less
than two hours in the most terrible
agony. Denver (COl) World. +.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-11-05
The Chicago Exposition.


The best pianos and organs at the EXPOSE
pie of Music, in q beautiful Gothic building
they erected expressly for the purpose. Each.
Try TIA Tonic and Alternative
Medicine, the invigorating and regu-
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lengthen life. and add to the capacity
for its enjoyment, is within the reach
of every member of the community.
No invalid who has had recourse to
DIR. WALKERS, VINEGAR BITTERs will
hesitate to concede to it these invalu-
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corrective of unrivaled efficacy, yet
being free from alcohol, it is not an &C.
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more direct, speedy. and certain than
that of any of the dangerous mineral
salivants, and as an aperient it gently
removes any DISTINCTIONS that may
have accumulated in the lower intes-
tine, without producing either irrita-
ton or pain. In fact, it's wonderful
remedial effects are a@aacco2o1o07a5ed by
any drawback. Of all medicines, it is
the most harmless and salubrious. AS
an appetizer, it is far ahead of any of
the alcoholic nostrums that momentari-
ly stimulate the palate /; while as a
means of renovating weak and torpid
stomach it stands alone among modern
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