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Investigation in New York has led to the
discovery that the lines OF disease in that city
run with the course of streams tina. originally
watered the country on which the city is built
Gen. "Viele, the city commissioner, says the
heet"g Post, came upon many curious facts
in his study Of this subject. He found map
published just after New York had been Sc,
yere!y visited by the cholera, in which those
parts o: the city were marked where the
deaths had been most numerous. The per.
sons who made the map were quite ignorant
that The cause was but a few feet below them
Genera. Eiele discovered that the lines Of the
disease correspondcd exactly with the orlgi
M, water courses"
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Il. WILLIAM,
90. >upt. Of schools.

The investigation into Ike rot!cnncss of
radical management of the finances of the
District OF Columbia has unearthcd Chica-
80 patriot whose name promises TO 90 down
TO Immortality surrounded by halo of glory
cclipsing that of any oi the brightest in the
galaxy orCredit Mobilicr patriots. His name
is Chittcnden-Georgc Il. Chittenden, 10 be
exact Like the crcdi.mobiliers he stole gov
eminent money ON fat contracts, but when he
stole 100000, he didn't, like Ames, or Du-
rant, or Harlan, stick il into his pocket or 90
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The Republican State Central Committee
of Illinois met al Chicago on Wednesday to
take steps in reference to calling state con
vention to make nominations for next fall
Baron lcsing, of Chicago, among others,
was asked 10 give his advice, and the Baron
gave it with vengeance. The committee
got a mcrcileSs raking down, and then he
put on his hat and walked out, saying the re-
publican party which adopted the Philadol.
phia platform and 10 which he had belonged
was no longer in existence The committee
decided that something must be done as
speedily a. possible 10 circumvcnt the farm
ers' associations and oranges, and therefore
fixed the early date of June 18th for the state
convention. The only candidates to be nom
mated are for state treasurer and supcrinlrn
dent OF public instruction.
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and build marble palaces, but like true
patriot he said, "$3 900 of this | need to pay
expenses, but with the rest $4,000 intend
to pay off the national debtm When this as.
founding fact was made known 10 the ways and
means committee, it was proposed to enquire
of Secretary Richardson how much Chit,en,
den has thus far denoted to the treasury tow
ard wiping out the national debt, but Mr..
Richardson's well known ignorance OF the
affairs of his office saved him from the indig.
nifty of being again summoned before the
committed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
ARKANSAS,

On the principle that whats fat for the
goose &c, the anti,radicals in Arkansas
have undertaken to administer to Mr.. Grant
and the radical party a bit of their own med
icine in the case of Louisiana. A year ago,
by the system of fraud which has become the
rule in the reconstructed states" one Baxter
was declared elected Governor of Arkansas,
while a conservative named Brooks claimed,
like McEnery in Louisiana, TO have received
the most votes. Baxter being backed BY the
party in power at Washington, of course was
duly inauguratcd, but Brooks was unwilI.
ing to let the matter rest in that way Heap
piled to the supreme court for a ana Haiycnt0
against Baxter, but it was denied him. Then
he applied to circuit and got writ of Gus
ter against Baxter, armed with which he pro
ceeded last week TO kick Baxter out of
the office and TO take possession himself, and
he still holds it. Baxter has called on Grant
for military aid, but the outrage is not a whit
more gross than it was in the case of Kellogg
in Louisiana, where Grant refused TO inter
fcre on the plea that he had no right to set
aside decisions of the courts, though il was
notorious that the cout in question had no
more jurisdiction in the case than the police
court of Skowhegan would have had. There
is considerable curiosity to see how Grant
will get around the matter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

Tie Grange store started last fail at Vino.
IA, Wisconsin, has failed. Liabilities $4,000,
Win 10 assets, and similar one at Ovation.
n" closed up after loss of nearly $4,000.
Inc facts simply show that when men go into
" business they have served no apprentice.
snip 70 'hey must expect to pay something to
nave Their eye-teeth cut The union" or
heIgAooIh0od store business has been tried
ii several instances in this county and always
Win disastrous results If committees, man.
ayers or Oranges could always purchase at
wholesale exactly what could be sold for cash
curing the next six months, and there was no
huc'ua'ion IN prices, such stores might sue.
'eeu On plan that makes RIO occount of dead
BLOCK OF the necessity, every six months or
year, OF selling third Of the stock at less
than cost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

y numerously attended meeting of the far
rers of Cook county was held at Chicago on
Wednesday to organize a county farmers
association. Long John Wentworth presided,
and made IN excellent speech. He said com
bination and organization was the order of
day. Capitalists, manufactures, merchants,
workingmen, newsboys and bootblacks were
combining and organizing-all professions,
trades and pursuits except the farmers, and
it was high time for them to organize too y
committee was appointed to prepare consti-
tuition, and the meeting adjourned for one
week
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

The Aurora Daily Ners is an enterprise
which starts out under circumstances that
look like an attempt to force success. Its
publishers are Siegmund & Faye. They do
their own writing editing, reporting, type
setting job printing and press work. I'VE
generally &c. to work, they say, before seven
O'Clock \. NJ, set little type, do little work
run around town a little while, set another
little dab" Of type, run around town little
while, rush to the dinner table, cram down q
few mouthsfuls IN true American style, and
run back to the office. The afternoon is but
a repetition Of the morning. After supper
we again return to the Office; attend public
gathering, or anything else OF public interest
on the docket, and when most of people are
in bed, we are burning midnight OIL" &c.
And 50, day after day, these deluded young
men propose to maintain this tread mill
round. 1t is true, their paper is small-six
or eight thousand ems day-one mans work
covers the type setting but no machine can
stand steady wear and tear even to that ex-
tent. The DdHy NecS Is not worth half a
cent day compared to the Chicago dailies
The public are memorable and merciless.
While the novelty lasts the Netcs may live.
But the public, taking the Chicago papers as
the standard, will demand that the Necs be
worth as much cent. by cent, or they will let
If die
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u acat has nine lives, then it may be safely
assumed that the popato bug has ninety times
nine Tor no cat or nine hundred cats can
begin" to come up in the way of vital tena.
city to the following, which we find related in
the last Joliet Sigaot:
On The 18th Of July last Mr.. Michael Col
ms, while engaged in digging potatoes on
the farm Of I. TAFT, Esq, cantuged a numher
OF potato bugs, and putthem in an empty bot
ne, closing the mouth TO proven; their escapc
lie placed me bottle by a post on the ground
making the remark that he Womb ascertain
how long The critters would live ANYHOW .
The summer passed away and The winter fol.
lowed, bringing no thought of the ipcarceratcd
bugs. Last week, in passing, Mr. Collins a,
served the bottle and picked itnn I, con
tanned the intact though mo,ionlcis forms .,
the pOtato-tOp destroyers. In the canrIce q,
The moment, he took The bottle 10 The bouee
and held il over the fire. Immense was hi,
on perceiving the bugs take r.
themselves legs and walk In few moment.
the interior of the bottle was a writing mas.
of Colorados Eight months without food
exposed % the extremes of summer and win
ter. aEd still living. This statement is full,
yOuched for and shows what foe farmer,
and potatoes have 90 contend against.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

sUPEEusoRs.-The following, with the
names published in our last, completes the
list Of Supervisors elected for the coming
year in this county at the April election:
Brookfeld-G. W. Armstrong.
Deer Park-Thos Johns.
Eagle-Chas Hoffman.
observation-disclosures Pritche,t.
0phir-C. T. Eastland.
Otter Crcek-Solomon 10y
Richland-Wm Lauf.
Troy Grovc-Wm. \. Wolrley.
Jermillion--W c. Trout.
MATHEMATICIAN NJ Sheahan.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

The FREE TRADER defends the ReOgulfcau's
defense of the Fair Ground Steal, and for plea
in that behalf, says Ottawa wanted the State
Fair at Ottawa, and pledged $4,000 and the
outside towns pledged $4,000. That Ottawa
paid her pledge, but the outside towns did
not, which made it necessary to steal it out of
the County Treasury, &c.-EarlcHe TroH-
script.
Not so fast, Mr.. Transcript. The FREE IRA
DER makes no defense Of an act of the Board
Of Supervisors which their own attorney tells
them was unlawful. The FREE TRADER
stated the facts of the casc-that is all. II
those facts are any more creditable to the
northern towns of the county, which seemed
quite rs DESTROYS to have the State Fair come
to this county as Ottawa was, than they are
to the towns Immediately around or south
and east Of Ottawa, we can't quite see it. New
crthelcss, if the astute editor of the TraUsrrjDt
can point out how blood can be extracted
from turnip or $4,000 from the treasury of
the La Sale County Agricultural Board the
members OF which are scattered all over the
county, we will be glad to make his plan
known, and if reasonable, just and feasible,
TO aid him in carrying it out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

Besides supervisor and clerk each town
of this county on the first Tuesday IN April
elected an assessor and collector. The names
of the supervisors and most of the clerks we
have already given. The following are the
assessors and collectors:
Town. Assessor. Collector,
Adams H. Hum, Geo. Cooper
Allen, B. r. Griffith, G. A. Lane.
Brookfeld, p G. Thomas, John Ieaton.
Bruce, John Barnhart, John Reilly.
Dayton, A. W. Trumbo, w. NJ Brown,
Deer Park, VIM. Arthur, VIM. G. Newell.
Dimmick J. j. Connerton, John Sweeny
Earl, Jacob Kinney, Arthur Smith.
Eden, Geo. Keller, j. ). Underhill,
Farm Ridge, q. w. Vance John II. Moss.
Fall River, VIM. Brown, Geo. Galloway,
Freedom, W. w Crump'n, G. w. Bradshaw
GRID Rapids, L, T. Read, K. Gibson.
Groveland Abram Mullen, \. III. Winans,
Hope, Thos. Phillips, Jos. Bartleson.
La Sale, n. Duncan, Matt Noonan.
Manlius, Dolphus Clark, T. Cosgrove.
Mendoza, VIM Keete, d. G. Andrews.
Meridian, d. G. White, f. Goundry.
Mission, Peter Nelson, Peter c. Nelson,
Worthwhile, c. Bauzet, Levi Hess.
Ophir, Michl Curtis.
Usage, Jas. Horner, DAVID Clark
Ottawa, \. Lockwood, j. w. Kelly.
Otter Creek, d. s. Lockwood, }. Guchenour
Peru, A. Birkenbeul, Fred Scope
Richland Peter Geselbach, Peter Satz.
Rutland, n. Fleming, o. Thompson.
Serena, S. Dominy, Jos Hass.
S. Ottawa, VIM. d. CLARK, John Gardner.
Troy Grove, J. f. wilkins, Urias Myers.
Utica, W. Z. Simmons, G. C. Halliday.
Vcrmillion, - Eaton,
Wallace, f. j. Robson, NJ Heating.
Waltham, Alex Wiley, Jas Sargent.
Justices were elected to ill vacancies as
follows:
Dimmick-Jas O'Reilly, Aug. ,McGlaugh.
lin
Sercna-A. T. Armstrong, John Smelling.
Mendota--E. Barton.
Rutland-W. A. Morcy, +. Il. Beckwith
Wallace-A. S. Black.
Ophir-D. Conger, ThOs Parks.
Northvllle-W. II. Powell, VIM. Sly.
Manlius-DolphuS Clark.
Wallace-A. l.. Black
South Ottawa-I. p. Moore, Thomas NJ. !
Mason
Ottawa-A. Lockwood, r o. Black.
Grand Rapids-E, c, Snedaker, 7. \. Por-
er
Deer Park-John W. Wood.
Utica-Peter Cassidy.
Waltham-James Wylie, Samuel Hood
Hope-Henry Merritt, \. G. McCaleb.
Brooktield-John Merrlman, n. Ebert
Mendota-Philo Castle.
Any attempt to classify supervisors or any
ther town officers politically would he quite
as many of them are unable them
elves to tell to what party they belong.
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Foreign News.
England.
congress.

The steamer Maleva arrived at Southamp-
ton on Wednesday at II O'Clock, with the re-
maius of Dr. Livingstone on board. Fifty
thousand people were present an the landing.
Mr.. Wainwright, who was with Livingstone
in Africa when Stanley found him, accom-
panied the remains, and recognized Stanley
on meeting him at the landing. The remains
were at once placed on a special train and
conveyed to London where they arrived about
3 O'Clock. Few spectators were at the depot
to meet them. They were transferred TO a
hcarse and followed by line TO the rooms OF
the Geographical Society. The funeral takes
place to-day. Mr.. Stanley has been selected
as one of the pall-bearers.
An appeal, signed by Baroness BurdetIe
Coutts and others, asks for subscriptions TO
support the children and two aged sisters OF
Dr. LiviNstonc, who are in straitened cir
Parliament rc.asscmbled on Thursday
evening when Sir Stafford NOrthco;e, chan
cellor of the exchequer, presented the budget.
The following are It's leading figures: The
total gross revenue of the United Kingdom
tor the year ending March 81, 1874, amounted
to ei7,3j5,OOO, exceeding Mr.. loves esti-
mates e3,5,4OGO. Total gross expenditures
for the same year SO, $4,000. This includes
the sum paid for the Geneva award, but does
not embrace the expenses of the Ashantee
war. The excess of expenditures over the
estimates was 81 ,ljG,0J0 Tie total revenue
for he current financial year ending March
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

Mississippi beats them in the enactment al
temperance law. 1t il "local option" law
in 20 far that it gives the people of each town
ship the night To say whether liquor shall be
sold in such township or not, but by the "pco-
pie 1t means all males over twenty-onc years
OF age and all females over eighteen, ma
Joriy Of whom must sign the petition before
the two board can grant the license This is
a commemorate recognition of the rights of
women, who are always the worst sufferers
from in;emperancc
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The Massachusetts senatorial election still
hangs fire. At the beginning of the week
Judge Hoars friends began TO scatter little,
and then proposed to Dawes friends to with
draw Hoar if they would withdraw Dawes.
The latter refused fatty, upon which both
parties went to voting as formerly, and so the
case promises to hang until the legislature
adiourns without making an election.
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1t the municipal election in Mendoza on
Tuesda James Hastings was elected mayor
by 600 majority over l.. B. Croker; but
"Loosh" had prudently withdrawn in the
morning, otherwise his beat might have
been less numerous. The temperance folks
could &c, no prominent man to run for may
or as an antilicense candidate
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Judge B. F. Parks, Of Aurora, well known
oil over northern Illinois as a talented but
somewhat eccentric lawyer and notable
good drnker has yielded to the wiles Of the
crusaders and taken the temperance pledge.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

A number of prominent citizens OF Kane
Cook, McHenry and other counties unite IN
call for state convention of fish culturists,
to be held at Elgin, ILL.,, on Tuesday, May 9TH,
1874. That point is selected on account OF
the attraction presented in practical fish cul
tare, two trout farms being in successful OPP
Grafton there.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

The committee appointed in January to
select time and place for the holding Of a
grand Anti-Slayery Re-Union have chosen
Chicago as the place, and the Oh OF June of
rs the time The reunion will continue
three days--i!e first meeting being at one
O'Clock =. VI, ON the 9th. when those who have
come together will be received by an address
of welcome from one of the citizens OF Chi
pa,rn
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THE BALANCE OF TRADE DELUsION.

One of the stereotyped arguments in favor
Of the tariff robbery is that it is necessary in
order to keep the balance of trade in favor of
this country. On this subject Senator Sher-
man, in his able speech in the United States
Senate on the 10Th of January last on the
currency and specie payments" made this
remark
There never was greater humbug in the
world than this idea OF the balance of trade.
+ This fallacy of the balance Of trade
ought not to enter into the calculations of pru-
dent men Only year ago | had a
controversy with fellow senator now pres
ent, about the balance Of trade. He insisted
that when the balance of trade was against
any nation it was an evidence of decay. |
asked him if he thought Great Britain was
prosperous country, and he said it was pros
porous country, and that the balance of trade
was always in favor of Great Britain We
made friendly bet on the subject, and it
turned out the balance of trade was against
Great Britain to the tune OF $300,0O0,0OO per
annum, and had been for twenty years"
AS confirming the statement of Senator
Sherman, the following figures are taken
from the London EcOa0mist probably the
best financial journal in the world, showing
the imports and exports Of Great Britain for
1872 and 1873
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

James Parton says: I'VE must now accept
it as an axiom that universal suffrage, where
onc-third of the voters cannot read the Ian
guagc of the country they inhabit tends 10
place the scoundrci class at the summit of
Office"
No further proof is needed of that than the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18

present condition of things in Louisiana,
South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi.
About half the voters there cannot read or
write in any language.
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ApoRrIoNMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS.

The following table shows the amount of
state and county school funds distributed TO
the several townships in La Sale county
March Goth, 1874
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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 ONCE
IN the country: s.oo
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times 500 90
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Total f724, 501 900 Total. ..t5ll $500
Excess of imports over exports for the two
years f213, 23l 900, or in dollars, $l,0G6, 49,
600.
Here is the fact: political philosophers and
political economists may explain how it is
that in twenty years nation with a balance
of trade against it of $3,0oO0OO,OOO can be
prosperous and control the trade and capital
of the world
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All subscriptions to be paid in advance,
Remittanees may be made through money
order or registered letter.
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TOWN OFFICERS.

Besides il supervisor and clerk, each town
Of this county on the first Tuesday IN April
elected an assessor and collector. The names
of the supervisors and most of the clerks we
have already given. The following are the
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-10

at II CpoSEIS
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miles, that they turned back in disgust
opened loudly on cold track for two
or three hours, as if to, encourage those
of the uninitinted, who like themselves
had failed to keep up, and these in hopes
that something would turn up, or else
to reciprocate favors, made night hide
GUS by the blowing of horns and yelling
to the dogs.
Mrs. Hatcher, sister of DIR. Pillow,
OF Columbia, and the mother of Mrs.
Jordan, the most excellent wife OF the
Methodist minister in this place, tOgeth-
er with her daughter, who has just late
ly graduated at Fayetteville, is on a WIS.,
it to her daughter and son-in-law at this
time and will probably remain with
them several weeks.
Miss Susan c. Figuers, the beautiful
little daughter of Mr.. Norf1eet and Hat
tie Figuers, ON last Sabbath morning,
at the Methodist church in Franklin,
received the ordinance of baptism, at the
hands of the Rev. Mr.. PInmmeT, the
popular pastor of the church.
Mr.. Samuel A. Pointer has been seri.
ously if not dangerously sick recently,
but under the skillful treatment OF DIR.
A. G. White he is rapidly recovering.
Miss Angie Cant, whose illness was
mentioned in the HERALD AND MAIL
last week, we are glad to state, is con-
Val6ScinQ
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For Tax Collector,

We are authorized TO announce ROBERT
NJ. NICHOLSON as a candidate for Tax
Collector OF Maury county, at the ensuing
August election,
We are authorized to announce o. PER-
RG HlGHTaS a candidate for Ia Collector
Tor Maury county, at the ensuing August
election.
Wea authorized to announce ]. W,
BRADEN, as candidate for Tax Collector
OF Maury county, at the ensuing August
election,
We are authorized to announce Mai.
IEttS;SiA AS +. JAMESON as a candidate for
Tax Collector, at the ensuing August cleo
ton.
We are authorized 10 announce JAMES
H. GREGORY, as a candidate for Tax Col
lector of Maury county, at the ensuing Au-
gust election.
We are authorized to announce JOHN II
COOPER, of Bear Creek, as a candidate for
Tax Collector of Maury county, at the ensu-
ing August election.
We are authorized to announce II
(PONEG) WARD, of Mt. Pleasant, as a can
didate for Tax collector of Maury county
at the ensuing August election.
we are authorized to announce SAMUEL,
II. BRATION, as candidate for Tax Collec-
lector of Maury county, at the ensuing cleo
ton.
We are authorized TO announce Capt. A. A,
LlPSCOMB, as candidate for Tax Collector
OF Maury county, at the ensuing election
we are authorized to announce SAM r.
WATKINS, as candidate for Tax Collector
OF MaCry county, atthe next election.
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FOUNTAIN CREER ITEMS.

Mr.. n. H. Craig returned to his home a
lew days ago after an absence OF some
two months, he having been on a
visit to South Carolina, the state OF his ma
ttyity. He had not been back to the place
of his birth for twenty-seven years. When
he arrived at his sisters, they did not know
each other. Mr.. Craig gives a gloomy ac-
count of affairs in South Carolina. The
white man is at the complete mercy of the
negro. A few days after Mr.. Craig arrived
at home, he had the misfortune to have the
first joint of the thumb on the right hand
put out of place. He had to go several
miles to a Doctor to have it set.
y. b. Craig. who was accidentally shot in
the ankle about two years ago by his broth
er, Is able to walk without his clutches. At
the time the accident occurred, five phySi-
clans held a consultation what to do. Two
were in favor of amputatiOn, the other three
were opposed TO il. He thinks he will be
able to piow again after while.
Addison & Soweu are receiving and
opening splendid stock of spring and
summer goods. They are both clever gentle
men and can always be found at their
posts.
The farmers are moving things when it
stops raining long enough; some few OF
them have commenced planting corn.
Wheat looks very fine.
The peaches are not hurt in this vicinity;
we have every prospect of a heavy crop of
tnat fruit this year.