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WHAT THE CHANGERS HAVE DON E.

The R,ruI World thus vaunts magnilO,
auenty the achievements Of the Changers
thus far:
The influence of the Changers movement
has been felt all over the land. 1t has pene-
trated into the innermost recesses of every
monetary institution in this country. 1t has
brought fictitious inflated values down TO real
values. 1t has put a stop to the operations OF
stock gamblcrs and swindlers. 1t has brought
many down from the high stills, on which
they had been taking colossal strides, TO the
earth, where they walk very much as other
common mortals. 1t has stopped the spirit
of speculation. 1t has given credit its death
blow. II has made more wary and cautious
every business man. 1t has poured hot shot
into the ranks of corrupt rings, until their
numbers are thinned and they are left harm
less tor evil. 1t has put stop to eNtraVa
gance and recllessness in the expenditure. q
money for private public purposes .sha
| killed off the whole race OF salary - .abbcrs
| II has made the very word back pay in
uominious. Ii has been more efief .tiec in slay
| Inc politicians than Sampson Gas in slaviDc
| Philis,incs. 1t has filled &c very air wal
the spirit of reform TIE wear 1873 will b.
memorable one. \ dew era will date from
! it. 1t was inaugUr atcd nv the farmers. Blu
the work which they set out 10 do has onl,
begun. There is an Augean stable 20 cleanse
The purity that existed in the esrly days q
the Republic must be restored. Every farme
must sird up his Ions and prepare to bea
his part in the contest Sgajn@ the corruption
OF the times.
This is in the main trTsc, and IS q very hon
orablc record, As tar ~ il goes But no,
long will the grangcIs be able To boast tina
they have "brough, down fictitious and infa
, ted values" put a stop 10 the operations q
stock gambler. and swindlcrs, stopped tn
spirit OF speculation" and put stop to reck
.lcssncss and extravaganza in public eSpcndi
t lures, irtley follow in the wake Of Tonic
, Grange, No. 2l3," whose resolutions w pub
r lish elsewhere, or of some other grange
I which we notice have adopted similar resr
, lutions, clamorinc for an inas'inY'ii the eli
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

HERMAN SILVER, Esq-This gentleman,
his numerous friends in Ottawa and all over
the state indeed will be gratfied to learn, has
been appointed by the President Register of
the land office at Denver, in Colorado Terri.
tory. Some months ago we mentioned that
his name had been sent to the senate for mar.
shal Of that territory, but had subsequently
been Withdrawn, whereat we expressed some
surprise. The cause or that withdrawal,
however, has been explained, and Justice as
been done 10 Mr.. S. by giving him a better
position.
Dramatically opposed as we have always
been TO Mr.. Silver politically, Ottawa has no
citizen whom we nave held in higher estma,
ton as a sterling good man, or who more
heartily enjoys the universal esteem
md good will Of all parties, and his appoint
ment to an honorable position IN the territory
named is especially gratifying to hls friends
as in the present condition of his health, q
residence OF few years IN the climate Of Col
oFado cannot tail to be highly beneficial
Our best wishes 60 with him,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

The Joliet Rolling Mills are in 4 bad way
and their future looks decidedly dubious
Instead OF being noble and gigantic enter.
prise OF some big hearted" Chicago CAPT
iaIjsls with level heads il looks very like a
reckless speculation If not prcmeditated
swindle. a somewhat close investigation of
the affairs Of the concern discloses the fact
ihat'the $4,000 the people of Joliet gave to
The concern was about all the money that ever
was put into it, Al the rest was on credit,
ana the earnings were used in paying inter.
est on debts and salaries of presidents, direc.
'ors, managers, DC. OF course when the
panic came the bubble bursted, the 200 en-.
p!oyees, equal to an addition of 5000 TO the
population Of Joliet, are out of work and in
want, the sudden prosperity OF the city has
collapsed, her merchants who had accented
rolling mill orders TO large amounts for ,heil
goods are on the verge of bankruptcy, ant
generally speaking there is trouble all around
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02
THE VETO.

The Joliet sun, a paper intlationist con
Germ. but hitherto loyal" you know, sours
on President Grant since his veto OF the cur.
rency bili,-sayinc:
President Grant yesterday vetoed the cur
rency bill. Ii seems then after all that lac
has policy TO enforce against the will OF
the people" lie will find himself on an up
grade with but little steam on from this out
We are too much disgusted TO say more.
Now what's the matter? The veto was not
only noble net, but II was done in a noble
way. 1t world have been easy enough foI
Grant to have signed that bill and excused
himself "a &c advocates OF specie payment
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02
From Washington.
THE VETO.


Nothing could have exceeded the bcilioer.
ency OF the infauonist senators and represen-
tatives over the veto of the CURRENCY bill.
Morton looked positively haggard, bn, was
obliged to keep quiet or it would be attribut.
ed, he suggested TO his desire to displace
Grant from the leadership of the grea, rcpub.
lican party. But Logan and Ferry during
the first day, put on their war paint and went
about foaming and freting like mad bulls
1t is to be feared, if Logans language should
be fairly reported to the deacons, his stand.
ing in the Methodist church would be seri.
ously compromised. Talking to a reporter
he is represented as saying of Grants veto
message:
"Yes, il is a hell of message. 1t Is a most
wonderful message; more damned nonsense
was probably never condesed into the same
space. Why, this man Grant don't know even
how to do a sum in simple addition. lie adds
up A and AZ and calls it lOO"
A few days for reflection, however, cooled
down the helligerents wonderfully, and Tues
day, when the senate came to take up the
veto message and dispose of it, neither Lo.
gan, Ferry, or any OF them had word t, say,
and when Thurman ventured slightly to
taunt Logan Of his meekness, he SAID h, was
always good natured after defeat. Thu veto
was sustained by vote of "a to 80 for the
bill.
A COMPROMISE.
Now the intlationists are busy trying to
patch up a compromise bill that will give
more paper money and yet be such ill as
the President can sign. 1t is said thu most
probable scheme adopted will be, bill TO
authorize free banking, abolshing the cur
rency reserve and compelling the banks to
hold the specie they get on their bonds as a
coin reserve; as rapidly as new banks are
organized and currency issued to them, 40
per cent of the amount Of such currency in
greenbacks are taken up, after which our
only paper money is to be national bank
bills. What will the west say to that'
RELIEF FOR THE ovERFLOwED.
Although congress passed bill for the re-
lief of sufferers by the overflow on the lower
Mississippi, it has been found that no sup
plies can be spared from the various military
stations in that region. Therefore the secre
tary Of war, after private conference with
the president, directed the commissary of sub
slstence to purchase 100000 rations of meat,
flour, beans, and rice, and to carry the law
into effect, asks an appropriation of 100000.
The estimate is based on the issue to 10000
persons for 25 days.
RIVERS & HARBORs.
The river and harbor bill reported to the
house gives $4,000 to the Chicago harbor,
$4,000 to Logan's speculation at Calumet,
but nothing for continuing the improvement
of the Illinois river.
LANDAULET.
The House by a large vote struck from the
appropriation bills the amounts for keeping
the Attorney Generals landaulet. 1t is now
proposition of horses, making
it criminal to use public property for private
purposes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

If | had gone to congress. pailmaker Of
very moderate means, and had served for
years as chairman of the committee on claims
the only place in congress, so far as have
ever heard, where Il man can make business
ofsclling himself successtully and probably
because itremains with the chairman of such
committee TO say what claims shall be con
sidercd, and any claimant will give TO- 10, or
25 per cent. of his claim, if it is good one
to have It given priority on the list for con
sideration-and had come out of congress re
puted to be worth half million, while my
equal partner in the pail business had not
come to any such fortune il had given evi
dencc of such wealth by building house re
putcd to have cost $50 900, and had become O
manager of q national bank upon my gains
and always voted in favor Of the nationa
lbank interests while in congress; would thert
not have been vury considerably more grounC
of accus,ns NE OF having used my public pc
stion for my own emolument:-Belj. +. Bv
Ia
What has Harlan. doneto Butler TO &c, sue
a terrific scoring? OF course Butler use
pail maker" simply as gloss for meth,
dist preacher" which was Brother Harlan
occupation before hc went to Bahylon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

We see announced in dispatches to the
Chicago papers, the death at his home in Bata
via. in this state, on the ed ult., CT Judge
Samuel d. Lockwood He must have been
over so years of age He bad for many years
been Judge of the Supreme Court of this
state, and while he was never accounted re-
markably able or brilliant man, his deci-
sions were always marked by sound com
mon sense. He was one of those sterling
men of the old regime whose integrity was
alway VS. above suspicion,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

flag was to be saluted by the flag OF Spain.
We never heard of the American flag rcceiv-
bunting; no relatives of the slaughtered, so
far as we have heard, ever received any Span
ish or Cuban shckels, and as to Burricl, IN
stead Of punishment, he has received honors
and promotion. In contrast with the action
of England in regard to Ashantee, don't the
quiet dropping of the Cuban matter by our
government look just little likc-ah-pol-
troonessy so to speak
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

\ Few CoNuNDRUMs.- In connection. with
the late ovations in London TO Sir Garnet
wolseleyland the returned Ashahtce heroes,
VII 0 had just spent few Thousand lives and
half a dozen millions of British gold To chas-
tise the insolence OF some hrccchless savages
in Africa, the impertinent newspaper press
is starting some conuntrums in reference To
the butchery of American citizens by Burriel
! in Cuba last fall Fish and CASTELAR, fixed up
that matter in "a way that Grant IN his mess
age boosted of as Uacommonly acute ami sat
isfac,ory. Compensation was to be made I,
the relatives of the slaughtered, the murderer
Burriel was to De punished, and the American
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

The ST. Louis bridge was not opened las
Saturday, as promised. Reason; The con
tractors insisted on first having their pay
Says the Dixon Telegraph anent this state Of
facts
In Chicago they would have built such a
bridge in six months and sold il out for debt
forty times in the next year. A Chicago con.
tractor who visited St. Louis recently went
down to the levee to see, as he said, whats
al the fuss about the ID culver'."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

JEFFERSON on PAPER MoNEr.-We have
Ia former issues spoken of the impudcnce OF
the infaiionists when they make pretended
quotations from Thomas Jefferson In favor Of
paper money imitation This is what JefTer.
son said in letter to President Madison in
1918.
Excepting England aud hut topyisL The
United States, there is mol ha,ton existing,
believe, which toleraues aNsprr circulation
And u Is Tor this petty addition to the CAPITAL
OF the nation, this minimum of 81 added 10
l83l3 or IS33 per cent that we are to give
up our gold and silver medium, its intrinsic
sOlidiiy, IT'S universal value and its saving
power in time of war and TO substitute fol
il pap. +, with all It's train OF evils. moral. no
liticaI and physical, which will not pre,en,
10 eaumerate. The overbearing clamor O
merchants, Spectators and projectors will
drive Us before them, with our eyes open. uu
III. as in France. under the Mississippi bul
bic. our citizens will be Uvertaken by IN
crush of this baseless fabric, without oihe
satisfaction than that of eXecrations on III
Leads Of those functionaries who, from ign,
rance, pusillanimity or corruption, have b
trayed the fruits of their industry into II
hands o, projectors and swindlers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02
Foreign News.
England.
purposes

There is trouble and great dis .re.s atnonc
the English agricultural laborer S, They have
generally struck for higher wages, and the
landlords refuse to accede to the demand.
In consequence, the labo' .ers arc locked out,
and there is great suffe ring among them. A
Mr.. Wood, an Engli .hman, but now resi-
dent of Ohio, in { meeting at Newmarket,
told the landlord s, who are willing to pay but
IA shillings Is $50 week, that he could take
over hundr Ids of farm laborers from Ohio
VINO won! d be glad to work for such wages
(Le' MI Wood send them to Illinois,
In ere seems to be a serious difficulty, re
gu ring even diplomatic intervention, in re
gard to the rank and precedence of the Ouch
ess of Edinburgh, the recently married daugR-
ter of the Emperor Of Russia. At all events
there seems to be some disappointment az
Clarence house. 1t is said the duchess has
been struck by the sudden change from the
cordial demonstrations which graccd her ar
rival, and the humdrum obscurlty into when
she has since fallen. Nobody knows her, OF
takes any notice of her, except in Hyde Park
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

few months after having commences tae
manufacture of Dr. Perce's Golden Medlcsi Us
covcrv, the proprietor began 10 receive hunleI
Gus letters from all the Western and southern
states bestowing the most unbounded praise up-
on il for having promptly cured the writers OF
their friends of Fever and ague, or other iofh.s
of miosmat;c, or malarious diseases. He was re
peatedIv urged to make known the wonderiulNr,
ines of the Discovery in the cure OF ague ana
kindred diseases. He always replies that IL Is
not intended for cure all" and should he rec
ommcnd il 10 the people as remedy for so many
different forms and classes of disease, be feared
that those who had never tested its virtues would
M once class il among the numerous humbugs
of the day This answer was satisfactory To no
one; they argued that the whole country ought
10 know it at once, and expressed their astonlsh-
ment at his indifference to the subject Ills ear
and heart being nj all times open TO the call oil
suffering humanity, he has at last, after having
received testimony from hundreds who have
been speedily cured and many Of them after qui-
mia and all the usual means had failed, consented
20 make the matter known.
NEWMAN, JEFF Co. Kan, JAN. q, $50.
Or. r. y. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. Y:
Oar Sr.-Hlying used few bottles VI your
Golden Medical Discovery, and relieving i 10 be
the very hest medicine Tor chill, and fever. wish
10 buy !, nv tn dozen pleas" give me v0lr price
fpr 10. XIV. i'tt>. - ~ LII.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

and an honest currency by showing that the
bill, instead Of resulting in expansion, would
lead TO contraction. But he preferred to lock
horns squarely with the eSpansionists, and
put it on the broad and firm ground that the
theory OF initiating the currency Is depart
ure from sound principles of finance, nation
al obligation to creditors and his own party
pledges. And true manliness like ths-thc
manifest thing Grant ever did-eAcites the
suns disgust" The Suns taste must be pc.
culiar. Probably now some brilliant feat OF
craftsmanship or of bold, dashing highway
robbery might excite its admiration?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

MI .,unlap, the Rural" Of the Chicago
/" .spng, Il we'll known and heavy farmer in
champaign couNty, incorporates the follow
ing in enc ct his letters to the Tribune:
Nearly all of this TRADE against the deal
ers and middlcmcn is bosh, gotten up by
n,en who wish To make themselves popular
for the sake of Office. Every farmer should
have "A slate and pencil and set himself to
figuring up the propositions made him. As
a general lining, it is better 10 purchase goods
at the nearest trading point or where you sell
or exchange your produce. Here is letter
in point:
DASvIIE, III, April ?, 1874
Mr.. "RuRAI:" Sir: Last week ordered
a Friedman harrow of the manufacturer az
Chicago. 1t came billed at SIG, with dis
count Of 10 per cent flor cash The freight
was 81 O5-making the net cost of the harrow
Sl545 The dealer az this point sells the
same harrow 10: Sl4, cash in hand; SO | am
out 81 81 besides 10 cents postage and cents
for post-oiiice order The dealer told me that
his freight was about 30 cents per harrow by
the carload, and the discount on carloads
enabled him 10 sell at these figures for cash (;
/ but on tour months credit the price was SIG
and interest. | don't propose To send any
more orders To manufacturers until have in.
vestigated the prices az home. suppose that
cash in hand is a good thing 10 cheaper
Foods. but we sometimes have 10 buy when
we are out Of money. l.. I.
The farmers will find II practically true in
every c.~c.wc imagine ;ha; when halfa dozen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

The Globe theatre, in Chicago, was dc
s,royed by fire about two O'Clock last Mon
day morning, II was on the west side ana
proved "bad 60" to every manager who un'
dertook to run it, The indications are that
il was set on fire.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

Mendoza must be rich. Last Monday night
her city council fixed the salaries of the city
officers at the following extravagant sums:
Mayor 800; Treasurer $25 Assessor SIC
per annum. Marshal $50 per month and
fees Supervisor $45 per month.
That assessors name IS T. F. A. Newport,
and now that he gets such salary all the
banks will want to lend him money.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02
z0gS TGH1E

or more combine, buy ut wholesale and pay
cash, they can save money; but buying sin
gly and at retail, they will have to pay retail
prices, and any Chicago or other dealer that
pretends to retail goods at wholesale prices
may be set down MS humbug and fraud.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

Princeton is pretty hard on the liquor sell
.rs. A Mrs. Walker, who sued one Albrecht
for selling liquor to her husband, recovered
$4,000. Prosecutions are pending against
numerous other saloon keepers, and week
aro half dozen of them were in Jail.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02
spain.

The siege OF Bilboa is KEEP; up with vlgor
The Carlists in the city are said TO be subsist-
ing mainly on horsefesh.
BAYoNNE, April 29-Despatches from INC
seat of war state that Gen. Concha Is moving,
with 10000 men, on Nalmosa, with view oi
attacking the Carlists in the rear oerrano
will make an attack simultaneously IN the
front The Carlists are reported strongly IN
,rn hnll
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-02

$50 10 o.inan * Hapcman's Tor wall paper
window sisdes, &c
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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 once
IL the country: SOM
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. 81 90
Tribune, 300
- , Prairie Farmer ........ $50
either Of Harper's Publica., 30
, " Scr;bner 525
Gody's Lady's Book. 4.25
Live Stock journal. 800
chronological Journal. 4.25
Woods Household Mag. $50
An subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
order or registered letter.
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band, though without success at last accounts.
The town is fifteen miles from Manchester
and eleven miles from Nashua, and it is quite
probable that the robbers went in the drec-
ton of one of these places, Manchester be-
ing considered the objective point in the
minds of those who are interested in ferreting
ont and bringing to justice the parties con-
cerned.
The robbery had evidently been planned for
a long time and every preparatin made to IN
sure its complete success. though from sew
eral indications it is doubtful if it WAS done by
professional burglars. Mr.. Sawyer is quite
confident that ON his way to the band lie saw
thirteen men in the gang, and the general I'M
preston based upon other circumstances
seems to be that twelve men were engaged in
the affair. All the men were masked and
carefully disguised themselves to avoid iden
ttication in case future developments shall
lead to their arrest.
Mr.. Sawyer is about fifty years Of age and
has filled the office Of Cashier for about seven
years. Fortunately, the only marks he bears
of the severe treatment he received are sew
eral cuts on his neck, produced by the tight
ening of the cord to prevent his giving an
alarm while going to and from the bank
Neither his wife or children were injured, but
the servant girl was seriously bruised during
her desperate fight.
The robbers had evidently made arrange.
ments on Monday TO get the keys of the bank
from the post office, as during the day the post
master discovered that the bolt on the door
was missing. He caused a new one to be
placed on the door, and when the robbers
reached the building they found it neccessa-
ry to remove pane of glass in order to un-
fasten the door.
AS far as can be ascertained, no suspicious
persons have been seen lurking about the
town of late, and the mystery is how such a
bold robbery could be executed without some
thing having occurred to throw liggt on the
movements of some of the parties concerned.