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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
THE CAMPBELL FALSEHOOD.

The editor of the Ottawa Republican, having
been fatty posted as reckless libcllcr by Mr.
Alexander Campbell, and having no taste for
"cOtlec and pistols" or even Il friendly spar
ring match, proceeds 10 save his honor by an
elaborate attempt TO make good his charge
against Mr.. Campbell. That charge was, in
n word that money had been entrusted to
Mr.. c., good many years ago, to buy Hi
nois lands for certain eastern parties, and
that instead of buying the lands in the name
of those who employed him, Mr.. c. bought
them in his own name, trying to cheat the
other parties out of them, The four colamns of
"pr0of" the Republican, produces to establish
these facts fall very considerably short of do.
ing so, and really initiate in no respect against
what we have been assured are the real facts,
to wit; That Mr.. Campbell was never any
thing but agent or trustee in the matter, and
the equity proceeding in the Bureau circuit
court, in which his name figures, was a suit
between the heirs to the lands purchased by
Mr. Campbell, and his name is inserted in
the proceeding as defendant purely as a mat,
ter of form, Mr. c. in reality never having had
any interest IN the suit or IN Its decision one
way or the other. We shall probably in a
few days have an exact statement from Mr.
! Campbell of the facts on the subject.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
SENmuuk REJECTED.

The General Convention of the Episcopal
Church of the United States, now in session
in New York, on Thursday rejected the nom.
ination of DR.. Seymour as Bishop of Illinois
The vote stood, among the clergy, ayes 10
noes 10, divided 10; among the laity ayes 13
noes IS and divided 0, BY curious law OF
the church divided vote is counted as mega
tives, so that the confirmation was lost by
both orders. The Illinois delegation, botl
clerical and lay, voted for the confirmation
The result will be deeply regretted in iii
nois, as there is little hope ofsecuring bsh
op who would be ADLER or more generally &C
Icep,able
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
MR.. st." GOES AGAIN FOR E. H. sPICER.

MEssRs. EDIToRs-Last weeks Ottawa
Republican, contains a denial of the charges
| preferred against E. II. Spicer in the FREE
TRADER of the week before. The version OF
the Republican is, that in 1872 Treasurer Gum
had in his hands $500, which he loaned to
his Brother, taking a mortgage on property
previously decided to said brother, This is
not true All Marseilles know that this broth
cr meyer had cent of the money, aud no
man knows this better than E. II. Spicer
The truth of the matter is that when the
school trusteets founG that Gum had failed
they looked around to see what could be saw
ed from the wreck, when they found that
Gum had house and lot, and in order to get
a legal mortgage on it they caused deed OF
it to be made to this brother and the brother
to mortgage it back to the trustees. That is
the way the rascality was covered up by this
man Spicer, when his plain duty was to
prosecute Gum and recover the money of his
bondsmen, if he had any. But the worst tea.
ture of 1t is, that they re-apponted this same
man treasurer, as much as to say that the
stealing of $500 was good thing to do and
he should do so again.
The Republican, again falsiies in saying
that there was no concealment in the matter
Now haye made diligent inquiry and am
unable to find single man in Marseilles out.
side of the ring that knew anything about the
affair until the final explosion.
Now, Messrs. EdltGrs, at time when the
people are laying aside every other consider.
alton in the supreme desire 20 get honest men
for office, ask the simple question, is man
like E. H. Spicer to be trusted? T.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
A HEN CONVENTION.

Along with the English Opera, IIumpty
Dumpty, Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Wrinkle
and Lawrence Barrett rs Hamlet, Chicago
was last week consoled for the closing of her
by the additional advertisement
Of a" Hen Convention" There were men
in petticoats and wrin&led beldames by the
score, but also youthful intellectual, piquant
and saucy maids and misses not a few to give
variety and more agreeable splicing TO the
sctout The proceedings which ran through
threeor four days and evenings, consisted
mainlyof windy speeches and long essays on
all conceivable subjects in which women are
supposed to be interested, 1t was notable,
however, that the subject of woman's suffrage
was almost wholly ignored. With cxcep.
tional good sense, the convention addressed
itself almost wholly 10 the consideration of
practical questions affecting more immedi.
ately the interests of their sex, such as the en-
largement of woman's sphere of employ
meut, as clerks, financiers, &c, The
convention also ably handled the subjects Of
dress reform, influence of literature on crime
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

The great Grant Honorc wedding came of
at Chicago on Tuesday, accordingto previous
announcement, and the JenkinscS have nearly
exhausted themselves in describing the affair
for the Chicago dailies. The bride Is de-
scribed as very houri; but it is hard TO tell
from the descriptions of the groom whether
he is a coxcomo or a whisky .bloat. The
TriJaae jenkins says he had light hair with
a rich auburn tinge," which means red; that
.'his eyes are grey and dull" that he has a
lazy voice." and his countenance has the
high color of Don ricdHt," or good drinker,
which he doubtless is The occasion was
honored by the presence of President Grant
and wife, and about thirty leading officers OF
the army and their wives, and very few civil
ianS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

W. NJ. GILLMAN-!Sir: We the undersigned
voters Of the seventeenth senatorial district
for the consideration of success and harmony
respectfully request you to withdraw from
the further canvass for senator in this district
Hoping that this will meet your APPROVAL, we
remain yours respectfully,
THOMAS JOINS,
H.J.HuLEN,
EDWARD OLYsON,
ii. l.. MEAD,
j. LowMAN,
T. r. JOINS,
DAVID Richly,
G. H. II. THOMAS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

Party organs naturally detest peoples
movements. The ST. Louis Globe illustrates
the fact by the following paragraph;
1.-THE Republicans of New Albany lnd)
district tined the peoples dodge. They put
democrat in opposition to the regular dem.
ocratic nominee-Mr. Michael G. Kerr-and
they called upon all non.partisan patriots to
rally for him. But Kerr got a larger majority
than if he had been running against the
Of itn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

The following resolutions, on the death OF
John C. Butierfeld, were adopted at the last
regular meeting of Union Grange, at Prairie
Center, Friday evening, Oct 9th, 1874:
WHEREAS, In the providence Of God, We
are called TO NOUN the death OF our highly
esteemed friend and brother, John {. Butter
field, IN whom our grange has lost its oldest
and one of its most efficient members, and
the community one of its best citizens. a
model of honesty in his dealings with his
fellow men; therefore, be il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

SwING.-The everlasting Swing contro-
versy is again revived. While an cccesiasti
cal court acquitted him some time ago on
the charge OF heresy, the Illinois Presbytery
is now trying him on the charge of contuma.
cy for putting on his hat and walking out of
the church instead Of taxing the proper steps
to be kicked out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

EcLIPsE.-At precisely II BIZ O'Clock to-
night, the moon will commence to pass
through the earths shadow, and during 33
minutes will be totally ecllrsed As the
moon will be high up in the heavens, should
no clouds intervene to spoil the show, the
phenomenon will be as interesting as it is rare
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

WEST VIRGINTA.-The republicans con
cede the election Of Wilson to congress in the
Wheeling district. This result makes the
West Virginia delegation In the next congress
stand three democrats instead of one republi-
can, one democrat, and one Independent, as
in the present congress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

A number of the members Of the board of
supervisors have signed arequest for special
meeting OF the board on the 9Th day Of No
yember next As soon as the names of the
requisite number, one.third, can be obtained,
notices will be issued to the respective su-
peryisOrs bY the COUNTY clerk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

physical education Of girls; woman's part in
journalism; how women can best oppose in
temperance; prenatal influence, etc. "All
the topics" says the Times, "werc well
chosen, and the manner in which they were
treated show that the ladies well understood
the extent and importance of the sphere in
which woman already moves"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

Misunderstanding to the latest tootings
the legislature will stand as follows-Senatc
Democrats, "a; Republicans, %; Independ
ents, 8. IIouse-Democrats, Sc; Republicans
IS; Independents, S,-glving the Democrats
a majority of 10 on joint ballot over both
Republicans and Independents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

The only recourse now left is, to re-assem-
BILE the diocesan convention of Illinois and
have a new election. That choice, we have
no doubt, will again fall upon DR.. Sey'
mour. Then his confirmation will come be-
fore the House of Bishops alone, and after
such reelection, they will hardly again dare
to reject HIM.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

IL sotced That we express cur appreciation
of his many virtues and Of our affection for
him. and that we extend to the family and
friends our heartfelt sympathies in their be-
reavement.
Resolred That the members of the order
wear the usual badge of mourning, and that
copy OF these resolutions be presented to
the family of the deceased, and that they also
he published in the Ottawa Republican and
FREE TRADER
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

The Rev Robert Collyer, the noted Chicago
divine, recently had a "call' to New York
on much higher salary, but with notable
self.sacrifce, the Doctor prefers to stay in
Chicago and declines the temptation of the
GOthamites.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
Our Clubbing.

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 Tn npR and ChicnrO Weekly Times. $500
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
order or registered lcScr,
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25
UO.HEN.

The following statistics about women
may prove interesting: Women print
ers were known half a century before
the revolution. A woman, Margaret
Draper, OF Boston, conducted the first
newspaper in America. The original
Declaration of Independence was
printed by Mary Catharine Goddard.
Four ladies' of position in London have
become decorative artists Ont of the
entire quantity OF silk imported into
America last year, # equally divided,
each woman wou!d have fifty dollars
worth. Mrs. Sdnirrscr, of Albany.
has lost two sous 10y clopement, and
has shu. up the third, SO tina: he cam
not behold a woman with his hight eye.
Anna Dickinson has made Joan Of Arc
I.r own. Mrs. Srule knows a weman
20 wears Of age. the mother OF sixteen
children, vino speaks the Gead ian
images Ike several professors, AID a
string u i~earae,. psGnd.:s.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25
4 Puzzled AND INDIGNANT WIT

4 PUZZLED AND INDIGNANT WIT
NESS.
A paper in Pittsfield, Mass, relates
the following:
"They were trying a horse case in
court the other day, and the lawyer was
questioning a witness i'll reference to
the animals habits and disposition.
Have you ever driven her? Was asked.
Il have,' was the reply. WAS there
any one with you at the time ? was the
next question. 'There was a lady with
me- the witness answered, and he
blushed a little. WAS she Il good
driver?' was the next question, the
lawyer referring to the animal, but the
witness understood that he meant the
lady. she was.' ne replied. Was
she gentle and kind q asked the legal
limb, and the reply was i'll the afirma-
tive, though the witness, still thinking
of The lady, looked a little surprised.
sShe didn't kick Q was the next inter
rogation, and a decisive NO was the
answer. "She didn't rear up, or kick
wei the traces. or put her hind feet
through the dashboard, oil try to run
away, or act ugly, or'-the witness was
boiling over with indignation by this
time, and interrupted the lawyer with a:
DO you mean the horse or the LADY,
Il mean the mare we're talking about,
thun1eredthecounsel. % = was the re-
sporse, 4 thought you meant tine GAL
And With this explanation the pursuit
OF Justice was resumed.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

ACCORDING to the last census there
are in the United States 93 papers de-
voted to agriculture and horticulture,
having a circulation of 77O,752 copies,
among IN agricultural population of
5.922, Al, one for every Is. There are
lib papers devoted to commerce and
finance, having a circulation of $780,
200 copies, among a mercantile popula-
ton of 1,19l,23s, M for every l 81.
If the mercantile class is in n more
prosperous condition than are the pro-
ducing, is it not because they take the
papers and keep posted?
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25
POPPING TIE QUESTION.

POPPING TIE QUESTION.
In olden times il was the fashion sor
a suitor to go down on his In. es TO a
LADY when he asked her to become his
wife, which, with very stout gentiea,en.
VS. an uncomfortable proceeding. TIE
way in which DAME! Webster proposed
Ia Miss Fletcher was more muierr,
being ut the same time ns;. ana poetic.
Like many other lovers, he w.,s caught
holding n shein OF thread ur wool which
the laly had been Juravcliug. ''Grace,'
sad he, Eve have been untyinS huc:s.
Lei us see il We can tie one which Will
not untie III Al lifetime" With Il piece
q. tape he fashioned hall a true lovers
kGct, Miss Fletcher perfected i, ard IL
kiss put the seal to the sylbOlical bar
gain. Most NEIL when they ''pop" by
writing are more straightforward ami
matter-of-fact Richard Steele wrote to
the lady of his heat, "Dcar Mrs.
Scurlock (.here were rn misses in those
days). | am tired Of calling yol hy that
name, therefore say 4 day when you
will take tina. of madam. Your most
devoted humble servant, Richard
Steele" She fi-ed the day accordingly.
and Stocked Eer name instead of her
heart to the suitor. The celebrated
preacher, Whit.tiell, proposed mar-
riage to 4 young lady in Il very cool
manner-as though Whitc.ieid meant a
field of ice. He addressed a letter to
her parents without consulting the
maiden, in which lie said that they
ned not be at all afraid Of offending
him 10y Il refusal, as he thanked God ne
was qnite free from the passion called
love. OF course the lady did ~notconclude
that his field, however white. WAS tie
field for her. The brothers Jacob and
William Grimm, whose fairy stories are
DOUBTLESS known to many OF our read
crs, we're exceedingly attached to each
other, and had no desire to b. married.
Bat it vas Thought proper by their
friends that one of them should become
Il husband, and Jacob being the elder,
i. WAS agreed that he should he the one
to enter the bonds OF matrimony. \
suitable lady WAS found. but Jacob de-
clined to do the counting, requesting
William to act as his agent. Nilliamcon-
sen.ei 1, but soon found that lie was IN
love. and wanted the lady for himself.
He could not think, however. of de-
priving his brother of such 4 treasure,
and knew not how to act. An amt
kindly relieved him in his difficulty by
telling Jacob, who willingly resigned
the dnmsel tn his brother. ard wen. out
of the way till she had been made Mrs.
WI lam Grimm. A Scotch boadle WIS
the one who popped the question IN the
er;mmest manner. He took his sweet
heart into the graveyard, aud, showiug
her q dark corner, said, Mary, my
folks lie there. Would you ike to lie
there, Mary" Mary was Il sensible
~lassie, and expressing her Willingness
to obtain the RICH: to be buried near
the beadle's relations iy uniting her
self to him in wellock. 4 similar IN
romantic view of the subject was taken
by another Scotch maiden. Upon her
lover remarking, ~ think I'll marry
thee JEAN" she replied. "Man jock, /
would be muckle ObleeScd TO We if We
would"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25
WANTED,

Ma wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long"
lis hot With me exactly 80.
Blu 'tis 70 in the oGS
Sig wants fre u-sny, ind II told
Wog,a I-IS'sr many ascpfe.
Wa: fret : wait ~ daily bread
caayl-hae ks-and wine
i,.a -. Tie realms Of nature "A RAD
E,tuTc ;lr w.ca I tIrn.
I"rr r,':--e- s~tarCcly can provide
Ny =; pe:!ta e. q:c.i:
WIN :yur hence c oEs from france besides
70 dre>s ~ dinner vel.
Enar r.,-i i want, 1t r:ncely rest
I-,L.El,, ATTIRE;
I.ack salf. turs Tor winter frcs.,
Aid -s:.- "br sun Iaer's wear.
80! ra-i.;.- r. .!rIvl Is and BRUSSELS lac.
Nv ra-Dm's front u deck,
And diana Ia! lnes hey hands 10 grace.
AID .uS:,- for M neck.
E~a-, ty..o tCez not w.r'l 4 w.!o-
Afectlonair and fair.
To- sc- al IT, woe =: life,
AI.t al - ra,s 10 sh=r-.
- -- o. -'..e'. ci yi.!!ru. VII,
of Eraa. VI p:arit inini =
With ~ uiy i.ult> l." law me sti.i.
We. :, liic,cnt rcmre!.
AIDA T-,us~ car in,e--Iut rsus-
And Fortune Ills ny ~Ht"rr,
LIANT 90: -egsl:tcrS and Of SONS
Ir.:. -. &c t...ii i scor'.
IRast .'rs. en- Wnrta.f dare
E.,. 49, 81 .a;ih 10 ~cEsve-i
TIL, ia rsGIs ~ cha-tr AID t.sr-
t. lo>= I'll VIE and brave.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

country, no; deaf and dumb Institutes,
10; blind asylums, IS; orphans'Eomes,
100; scientific schools, IS; reform
schools, 81.
INDIANS.
There are in the country 25j,2iS In
dams, about 9O,OOa of whom are aid,
and tractable only to the extent of be-
iES willing To take blankets and rltions.
About u ,G00 evinee a disposition to
undertake. labor and accept the assist
ance o. the government agents. There
are 1i,0o0 clasaed as Migrants. The
remain.nghundrcd t~housandOwn landed
estates, and are wholly or partially CIV
iliZed.
PATENTS.
Tie business of the Patent Office
shows a steady increase. Since 1886
over $4,000 patents have been issued.
During the year ending Sept. 30, 1874,
there were a1,O77 applications for pat
enis; during the same period. 1871
patents were granted; caveats filed,
S,l2l !; patents expired, 5,2Sl ; patents
extended, 2oi.
N. Gran"
A correspondent Of the Chicago
.E,"rnai,, in writing up humorous and
witty writer's of the day, says Of that
rising young journalist, IN. Quad, of
the Michigan Press: c. p. Lewis is
the wag Of The Detroit Free Press.
During the past three years he has
written some of the finest touches of
sentiment and human nature in his
police court proceedings that have ever
appeared in the United States. Unlike
Bailey, lie did not inherit his wit un-
like Mark Twain, it did not com to
him through associations. The truth
is, it was bowed into him. He was an or
binary stupid country printer about Ann
Arbor and Lansing, Mich, till lie took
it into his head 10 go OF "a tramp"
After footing it to Louisville; he IN
gagged to work his passage on q steamer
to New Orleans. The first day ont the
steamer blew up. Lewis, one Of the
victims, was sadly scared and crippled
but as socn rs he got able TO write, he
sent an account Of his experience and
sensations in being blown up to the
Detroit Free Press, which at once es-
tablished his reputation as a versatile
genius. On his return home the Free
Press took him on it's columns ss items
man. The leading editor said. the other
day. that lie has to watch him like a
hawk, for about half the time, like old
Milton. he elings lovingly TO the --LATEST
carnations OF his brain. Lewis writes
il good deal. for the Eastern weeklies
over the signature of IN. Quad
bourgeois EN- quad" he says, " Is it is
worthless in a printing office, except in
its own line-it won't Justify with
any other type" Lewis will probably
last some time.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

YovyG Virginia is going to school at
all events. DIR. Bufner, superintend-
ent. reports LIB SO enrolled pupils in
the pub!ic schOols-12l, 1s9 white, o.
0S6 colored. The percentage OF gain
is much larger among the blacks than
the whites.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

PIMPLEs. blotches aud other unsightly
eruptionr Of the skin should be- gotten md Of
~ quickly H. possible. DR.. wishart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial will remove all ruch things
by purifying the blood.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

A P~RoTRUDISG toe Is not Il slightly thing,
to raw nothing sb ut health xhd comfort.
SILVER-TIPPED Shoes never wear out at
the toe. For raie by oil dealers.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

The BAvARIAN DIET.-A Parliamentary
deadlock of the most ludicrous kind has for
some time past been chronic complaint in
Bavaria, and made representative government
perfect farce in that country. The Bavarian
Diet, which was elected four years ago, on the
eve of the Franco German war, consists of 154
members, one-half of whom are National
Liberals" of the Bismarck stamp, and the
other half, who style themselves patriots, are
Catholic to a man. Almost every divisian used
to produce strict party vote; and as there
were seYenty-seven on one side and seventy
seven on the other, ties used to be an every-
day occurrence. Some little time ago, how
ever, one of the Liberal members, Herr Sepp,
was sent on scientific mission to Jericho and
some other places in the East and since then
the Catholic party has had it in its power to
of one. Unfortunately party discipline is as
much wanting in Catholic Bavaria as in Cath
Ollie Ireland, and the proceedings of the Cham
Der recently showed the ill effects of indepen-
dent judgment when out of place. The Minis
ter of Public Worship, Herr Won Lutz, has
long been an eyesore to all Catholics of Ger
many as the originator of the infamous law
for the expulsion of the Jesuits from the EN-
pre-. When the estimates of his ministry
came on for discussion, patriot member, Herr
freltag, proposed vote of want of confidence
in the shape of reduction of the grant All
the Catholic members assented to this propo-
sal, with the exception of three who presumed
to vote on the specific merits of the case"
and went into the Liberal lobby. By this
means the Catholic vote was reduced to
seventy -four, and the Bismarckan raised to
a natural death next year, when it is to be ex-
pected that the BavArian people will make
short work of Lutz and his party together
with the three independent" prevaricators.