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THE COFFEE CORNER.

| Houscholdcrs have been groannS for
several months past over the enormous IN.
crease in the price Of coffee Rio from "a
cents had gone up TO SO, and Java from SO to
As cents per h., and all the grocers blandly
assured us, because there was short crop,
increased consumption, &c. Now it turns out
according 10 the american grocer, that all
this was "bosh"-a mere canard, intended to
back up villainouS corner" made by some
scoundrely spectators. Says a late number
vi The Grocer:
CoiIccs arc feeling badly in anticipation Of
losing their best friend, who, having carried
them TO an unheard of elevation, has kindly
allowed the robbers to buy iull stocks, while
rulnor saws he goes to Europe for season :;
and II suddenly flashes TO the minds of deal.
crs that the coffee famine is over, and as the
1914 crop promises to be large, coiiecs will
probably return to old.fashioned prices dur
ing the prOprieior's absence in Europe His
last operation was TO buy two or three cargoes
and at the same time to quietly sell tour times
as many, loading the jobberS up to their eyes
so now they cannot see their way ont clearly
with one exception the hindmost jobber
who couldn't or wouldn't, ana certainly
didn't get in for the rise which was expected
to take place two weeks since, and whom (as
the hindmuSt the devil was expected to take,
!, now after the other jobberS, like the devil,
with 4 sharp stick, or what is worse, with
cheap invoices of coffee, producing general
scramble TO get out. The extra Rio steamer
is in with 10000 bags, and the regular steamer
is expected soon with 10000 more OF choice
green goods, thus furnishing good selection
TO supply the immediate wants of buyers. The
wires having failed in their duty of inducing
western jobbers to respond to the cry OF our
spectators in distress have been despatched
TO quiet their fears, and induce them to
assume their share of the back load, which Is
very heavy in the absence of some one to get
sQuarely under the market and steady it, as
did the proprietor in days Of yore,
In confirmation OF the above we find in a
Thursdayss Chicago paper extracts from
the London commercial circular of March 81,
that at the sales the day before at
Rotterdam Ceylon cotfees declined 12s to AS
per 100 lbs and the accumulation at London
was 1000 tons, with large stocks arriving.
The total visible supply in the United States
is estimated at 25O,394 bags, including the
stock on hand, and sales up TO March 81, and
the cargoes on the way. This is more than
enough to supply the market until the new
crop in September, which is reported alarm
ingly fine.
The annual consumption of cotfees in the
United States is SAID to be in the neghbor
hood of 100000 bags. The weight of bag
Of coffee up to Jan. was from 100 lbs to 1G5
lbs The weight adopted at the present time
is 1872 lbs per bag.
What is called the Rio crop governs the
coffee market 1t is estimated that the yield
me coming season of Rio coffee alone will
each three million bags. This is good news
'or the coffee drinkers of the world who have !
,ppreciat!ye stomachs and empty pockets,
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Ihe July Iince.

As Ia q, heard from everythingiS proyrcss
ing satisfactorily for a Successful, horse show
anu exhibition OF fast troiting and runninc =,
me lam grounds IN July next
some ignoramus in the Aurora Utrrld dis
plays much spleen and pitiable stupidity in
ciiucislng the rules adopted by our associa
uon. lie did not knew that the regulation,
were the new rules lately adopted, but no
yet printed extensively, oy the national asso
CITATION, and that they meet with the warmes
approval Of the best horS. fair nanaqsrs !,
the country
Horse fairs should be conducted M, en,iro
iy for the interests of jockeying horse men
who come for the money, no matter bo,r /;
can De obtained. Those who come IN coo ~,
hibitions ofspeed have rights tina, The o,,aw,
Association are determined to protec, tn,
principal objection urged is that runnir,
horses mEst be entered before the fa,r cor,
menees instead of ON the evening before eocI
particular purse is TO be contested for.
The society lave the money for the purses
ready to be paia down on the evening ar,e
each race is de;esRined. They are determin
ed TO haze good exhibition and give every
BODY fas pay, ho-xes and spectators alike.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

OBruARY-lion.J Jas. II, LOOMS, repre-
sentative in the late legislature Of Illinois
from Shawnectown, died at Springfield on
Friday of last week, ofpncumonia. He leaves
wife and three children
The Hon. 7. J. Turner, Of Stevenson coun.
ty, died on the Sd inst. at the Hot Springs in
Arkansas, whittier lie had gone to recruit his
failing health. Col. Turner had in his day
been prominent member Of the Illinois leg.
islaturc, presidcn. of the constitutional con.
veniiona member Of congress, and command
ed regiment in the war of the rebellion.
lie was a man OF decided ability and his
personal and official integrity was always
above SUSPICION
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

The following is a list Of the Supervisors
and Town Clerks elected in this county on
Tuesday last, as far as we have been able to
ascertain up to gong to press. The list EN-
braces all the towns except half dozen:
Adams-A a. Klove; clerk, G. I. Oakfeld.
Allen-N. Mcintyre; clerk, P. F. Hubert.
Bruce-Wm. II. Pitcher; assistant, Fred
Richards; clerk, Albert Croswell.
Dayton-A E. Beach; clerk, J. a. Jones.
Dimmick-Andrew Smith; clerk, G.. w.
Gratten.
Eden-A ). Harrington; clerk, Alfred
Curtis.
Farm Ridge-Richard Hornlck; clerk, f,
NJ Poundstone.
Fall River-D. ID. Center; clerk, {. +. Far
rel.
Freedom-John Miller.
Grand Rapids-R. Palmer, clerk, G. b.
Poundstone.
La Salle-Michael Byrne; assistant, NJ.
Neustadt; clerk, as. Lonergan.
Manlius-C. Thomas; clerk, W. II. Wiley.
Mendota-G NJ Price; assistant, W. w.
Gilman; clerk, Geo. Guy.
Missionaries. Nelson: clerk, Bcrgo
Thompson.
Nor,hville-Evan Lewis; clerk, VIM. Sly.
Osage-L. NJ. Tower.
Ouawa-A Lynch; assistants, John Stout,
w. J. Nicely; clerk, ) u. Armstrong.
Peru-H NJ Gallagher; assistant j. q,
Boyer; clerk, A. Splittstosser.
Rutland-M. II. Pitts.
Serena-Martin Flaherty; clerk, James a.
Blake.
South Ol,awa--Jas. II. Pickcns; clerk, IL,
p. Moore
Wallace Michael Conway; clerk, Dsn'l
Burke
Earl II. Walker.
Utica II hazel Sullivan.
IIope-JoAn Morrison; clerk, Raymond
Mill
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From Washing ton.
INFLATlpN.


The four months chnwork in the Senate
over the currency question was brought to Il
close on the 9th by the passage OF bill which
fixes the greenback circulation at 100000,
O0O-that is, adding the $44, 100000 reserve &c
the permanent circulation, and allowing IN
addition of $4G000,0O0 10 the capital and cir
culation of the national banks, thus bringing
the national bank issues also up to 100000,
0OO-thc initiation thus amounting to $40,
900 600. The bill contains some regulations
in regard to the reserve, and provides that
nothing in the act shall warrant any increase
in the national debt.
When the bill went to the House, that body
was quite dissatisfied with 1.-THE initiation
lists wanting at laast lO0,OOO,OOO more curren
CIV and free banking. But hints Of Il presi
DENTAL veto, and trouble in the Senate if the
hill got back there again, brought the House
TO its senses, and the probabilities are the
House will pass it. Butler has undertaken
to champion it, and the inilatcrs have hithcr
TO followed his lead implicitly.
sANBORNISM.
The only new developments IN the Sanborn
stink during the week are, that his plans to
divide taxes with the government were much
more extensive than had been imagined, San
horn having even established agencies in
Europe in connection with the moiety bust
ness; and then Mr. Bantield, upon whom Sec
retary Richardson tried to shoulder the re
sponsibiity of drawing up and fixing the
singular details of the Sanborn contracts
Indignantly denies the impeachment, and
AYERS that the Secretary was closely acQuaint
ed with the whole business.
sHEPHARDISM.
The evidence taken before the district in.
vestigating committee for the last day or two
has related to a series Of gross frauds perpe
trated in laying the DeGoly pavement in
Washington. 1t was proved that the con
tractors had done their work without any
written agreement, and had madelwo hundred
dollars out of the job. Worse than
that, it was proved that the work was per
mitted to 60 on after the worthlessness of the
pavement had been demonstrated, and even
by the contractor. Every new step
in the investigation shows that the distric:
government seethes with corruption.
LOUISIANA.
The Senate having taken rest on the
financial question, the next important subjec,
before that body promises to be the Louisiana
middle. Senator. Carpenter gave notice on
Monday that he should now insist on taking
up his bill to provide for new election in
hat state.to supplant the Kellogg government
and as the subject had been thoroughly dis
;ussed, should press it to vote without the
Usual reference TO a committee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

SCHOOL LAW AMENDMENTs.-The only
amendments made to the general school law,
by the late legislature WERE l. making it
punishable by a fine of not less than S. and
not over 800 for any school officer to exclude
any child over and under 81 years old from
any public school on account of color. ..
That parts Of one town, or several adjoining
towns, may unite in establishing high
school. 3. Abolishing the provisional teach
ers' certificate and requiring every teacher
to have a regular certificate of the first or
second grade The act does not go into effect
until July, so that provisional certificates are
good until that time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

The intla,ionSts in Congress are overshOot-
ing the mark. While there are Il few rcck
less Spectators in the west who want initiation
at any cost, and don't care in what shape il
comes, so that legal tenders are brought down
in value To 80 or 60 cts on the dollar tho far.
mers, anti.monopolists and honest voters OF
ali classes are opposed TO further enlarge
ment of the national bank monopoly. The
sentiments OF ninc.tcnthS Of the Yves. on that
subject are expressed in the following reso.
luton recently adopted at the quarterly
meeting of the Marshall cscnly Anti.Monop.
oily Association:
Re~sifed, That we demand OF congress the
repeal of the National Banking law, and the
substitution of legal.tcnder currency direc,
" from the National Treasury, interchange
able at the option of the holder, with GOV
eminent bonds bearing a rate Of interest not
Exceeding 3 GJ.10 per cen: per annum, and
that they be put in circulation IN redeeming
outstanding interestbearing bonds.
When Logan and Oglcs5y return home
next srgamer to claim the applause OF thei'
constituents for having, by $9OOOO,OOO cx
panslon, made money cheap and plenty, the.
Iwill find the curses more plentiful than tn
blessings FOR having added nearly 100000
TO the sum Of annual interest on the publi
debt by changing the national bank monopc
~ To the extent of S4G,000000.
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Seneca.

Our last journey up the river on "Wednesday
terminated at Seneca, where j. Crotty, the poet,
philosopher and free lunch demolisher mostly
vegetables. Seneca has survived the election and
the raid OF the HoosIcr organ humbug and snow
happy. The township election resulted in the
choice OF e pretty clean democratic ticket. SUI
pcryisor, G. Ii. K. Thomas, l32 majority; Town
CLERK, W. II. Wileg; Assessor Dolphus Clark;
Collector Terry CoSgroyc; Commissioner Of
Highways, ;. VI. Pary. The town meeting ap-
propriatcd 81 900 for road and bridge purposes.
Mr.. Bilharz building fine new residence the
best IN the city when completed. II Will have
cost him about 5000. Cowell, Clark N Co.. oil
thi, city, have the contract and Theo. Horn with
a gang of assistants is now at work upon thcJoo
+. Is. Hoyt, 4 well known ottawa tweler, has
rented q window and portion of Transeau Ander-
sons drug store for business purposes and VIII
do the watch and clock business oi seneca Tor
the future. tie is a good mechanic and will bc
sure 10 obtain the extensive patronage OF that
legion which viii bc the proper reward Of merit
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

Charles Sumner, II appears, was not II
temperance man, in the total abstinence sense
OF The word. Geo. Alfred Townsend says OF
his personal habits
lie did not Use tobacco, bat was always IL
loVer OF me wine and much OF it. His Bos
ION friends provided him with many cask
anu basket, and have never tasted an in
!erlor glass OF wine in his house His palate
tooE a W'de rauge-from Siciloian and Span.
va hEh' wines to port and Madeira and the
oeS, Caattts oi France and Hungary. He was
very great eater, and liked sweetbreads,
game, large hot Joints and he mountain
mutton of the Bull Run and Cotoc,in country
lie breaktasted light, and. | think ate me-
lunch, bot when he returned from the senate
constituted two hours at the table, and then
sal up by dreplight, opening his mail
reading and talking, until midniSh,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

The Beecher-Tilton scandal has rot new
lease Of life from the action of the reccn,
congregational Storrs Buddington council.
Under the circumstances it may not be with
out interest to hear what so able man as Mr.
Shearman,o one of New Yorks greatest lawyers,
has to say about it. He is represented by a
New York paper as saying to one of It's re,
porters:
So tar as Tilt0n was concerned, he was out
OF his mind, OFF his balance, and did not act
reasonably. As for Mrs. Tilton, she had oc.
casioned the whole trouble, while in a halt.
crazed condition, She had mediumistic fits,
and while under the strange power that
possessed her often spoke OF the most lncredi-
bic things, declared things possible that were
impossible, and among the rest had slandered
Mr.. Beecher. Mr. Tilton himself had
acknowledged that all the other things she
had told him in her mediumistie frances were
false and impossible; then why should the
scandal on Mr. Beecher he the only truth in
her crazy words? that DIR. Storrs was un.
doubtedly jealous of Mr. Beecher, and was
determined to break down his growing repu.
tation; that his speech showed his Jealous,
sptetul feeling cOncluSively. But DR.. Storrs
was a ruined man in his action in this matter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

The senatorial contest in Massachusetts
assumed new phase on Wednesday. A
break occurred in the Dawes and Hoar ranks
and the Adams and Curtis squads began
rapidly to gain recrvits. Gen. Banks,
Sanford and others also began to look up,
while it is admitted that Dawes and Hoar
are virtually ruled off the course. There is
nothing, however, to indicate how the contest
will end, beyond the certainty that neither
Dawes nor Hoar can succeed
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Foreign News.

England.
\ despatch from Queenstown, April It'll,
announces the arrival there of the steamer
Egypt, with details of the loss of the French
steamer Europe which sailed from Havre
March Goth with cargo worth 100000 for
New York She was encountered on the Sd
of April in sinking condition, when all on
board were transferred to the Egypt and the
steamer abandoned.
The T:chborne claimant has applied for a
new trial.
Aspecial from India, April 9th, reports that
500 natives have died from starvation in Hat
coul, but that the famine is rapidly abating
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The FREE TRADER is q little oil tue track.
The ReDVJ'icdu, has not sued the .>igEdl for
il is well known that truth is stranger than
fiction" But then when one has hard Job
ON its hands il is always easy 10 find a eats
paw. "--JOitd SigH0i
The FHEE TRADER was aware at the time
ii made the statement alluded To above that
it was concern called the "Ht,0rd" that had
sued the N,gsai. hut the R.yaH,cH was dry
nrr.in. tbs affair with - much diligence
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TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS.

At the township election on Tuesday, both
in this state and Wisconsin, very little atten-
ton was paid TO politics, except that here and
there the anti monopolists put forth tickets
which were generally successful. More con
tests, however, we're made on the temperance
question, and il is notable that while in rural
towns and the smaller cities the temperance
tickets were generally successful, in the
larger cities the vote was generally in favor
OF licenses
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FIRE IN WALTHAM.-On "Wednesday evening"
April 1st, the barn belonging TO Games W. Ear
gent was consumed by fire. The flames were hHO
discovered about 10 o'clock, and had made sGeh
progress that it was impossible to save anything
about the premises, and five horses, new corn
planter, q grass cutter, rs bushels Of oats, cNo
sets of double harness. - bushels of corn and ~
tons Of lay were consumed The loss is about
$1,000 and is particularly distressing to Mr.. saE-
gent, he being renter, an having just finished
paying for the horses and articles destroyed.
The fire was undoubtedly the work OF an incend-
larry, and if so. the disposition that prompted 1t
must conc as near total deprayity a. is possible.
Henry Sargent, the owner Of the barn, OFFERS
reward Of xluuu Tor the arrest and conviction 81
the incendiart
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

The democratic party is dead but the
remains managed to defeat the republican
ticket at the late election in New Hampshire,
not only on governor but in the legislature.
n IL. always was "onsartin."-T6Hicd L0cdi.
The same accident in a more aggravated
form, happened TO the republican ticket in
Connecticut on Monday. The democratic
party may not be tee totally, eoniinentally,
absolutely and eternally dead, but
ihen u i7fcs very little life 81 any SORT ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

DoING WELL.-Ihc new touacco mouse oi
Williamson X Kellogg is doing lovely business.
They have stocked uP with variety oil 'loI'e
brands of tobacco besides keeping all tie popu-
lar kinds that Mrs Schneider dealt in. Among
their many brands Of fine cigars commend us to
the Eagle" Il Is one of the best out Remem-
Der the new firm at Schneder's old stand on La
Sale St. next door south Of the Academy of
Music
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VIM Koerier, at Creston, Ogle county, Il
few weeks ago sold so much liquor to a man
of that place named Cole, that he died from
the effects of it. Mr.. Koerier thereupon be.
came disguised with the traffic, closed his
shop, and has sold no liquor since. Never
theleSs, he has been prosecuted for selling
the liquor to Cole while drunk, and being un
able to give bail is lodged in the jail at Ore.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

At The state elections in Rhode Island last
week the republicans cast 1910 votes and the
pyohibitionists 6,519, the democrats voting
with the proh,bitionists. In 1870 the repuD-
bcans cast 9,3sS votes and the democrats
s.3ss. The bust-up of the Spragues seems to
have diminished the strength of both parties
in the plantations.
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France.

There Is some sensation in diplomatic cir
cles from the publication of diplomatic DIES,
patch, sent in 1870 by the Austrian premier
Won Beust to the Austrian minister in Paris,
saying: 1--WE consider the cause of France
as our own, but the alliance of Prussia and
Russia prevents the armed intervention OF
Austria"
Dispatches from .Ielbourne, regarding the
escape of Rochefort and his companions,
state that they had permission from the au.
thorities of New Caledonia to go on 4 fishing
excursion, when they succeeded in boarding
a bark, and slowing themselves away until
the vessel put to sea
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FIRE At PERU.-The house Of John Stockdalc
superntendent of the public schools in Peru
took fire on Thursday and though happily not
destroyed was damaged, including furniture 10
the amount oil $1,000. 1t is the finest dwelling IN
Peru, and was originally built and occupied by
4 6 Day Esn
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fnHEInlnA.

4 special from Berlin to the London .Nt,"d
drd, April sth, says, in consequence Of The
slow recovery Of Prince Bismarck, it is pro
posed to appoint Camphausen Vice Chancel
lor until the prcmer's health is restored.
Kaulbach, the great historical painter, died
at Munich on the Sth, Of cholera.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

As state superintendent of public lnstruc-
ton is to be elected next fall in this state,
candidates are already getting their names
into the papers. That of the Hon. Elmer
Baldwin, late chairman Of the committee on
education in the state senate; is being men
toned in dispatches from Springfield.
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Mexico.

A despatch from the City of Mexico states
that six of the assassins of the Rev. Mr.. Steph-
ems, the American missionary, have been con
demned to death. Tha trial of Priest Ochoa,
and others who were implicated in the out
rage, is still pending.
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Spain.

The latest government despatch from Bill.
boa says: Marshal Serrano has begun fu
rous csnnonadc on the Carlist positions he,
fore Bilboa His fire is not returned Large
numbers Of Carlsts are deserving. Serrano
will make grand assault very soon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-11

At TBoMP,uN's.-Ed. Thompson nj the crock
cry store on L. Sale ST., has just received lot
-, crumb brushes and trays, also an assortment
Of nice goods and other articles Of use and orna-
ment, such as no well regulated family can do
without.
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souelch q moyibund concern like the modern
republican party. Even sick mule can
give a dying Ihinoceros Il finishing kick
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New YoRE BooT AND SHOE HousE.-Lh ms wen
known establishment continues to take tie 4ead
as the ever reliable boot and shoe Iouse oi oita-
wa The new spring stock has begun to arrive
and is rapidly being filed up with the finest and
best selected assortment in this city, and better
and larger than ever before. This house was
started IN break down the uncouscionable prices
that formerly ruled Ottawa and it has succeeded
admirably. You can always ind what yeu want
and the prices are put down to decent figures.
The RULE j. to give satisfaction TO customers and
so far A. heard from the New York boot and shoe
house has never failed in as.ngle instance.
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that Ye could come to no other conclusion
than that it was its own affair and the Record
a mere "catspaWN
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Examine those fresh goods Al !. MecJilin'S
Those colorcd shoes for children are perfect beau
ties, the variety and styles OF coors are the finest
ever exhibited in Ottawa
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DWELLING FoE REM very comfortable
dwelling for rcn; near tie - ward ,cLou! house
on the cas-, side Inquire q tie hgal,ws Of
Music o- NJ. L. u E.Sv--
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The RED CoENEK.-Whcn you want anything
in the way Of clothing, cali at Moneys square
.deslin. rcd corner clothing house, where yOu
Kill find the best and largest stock of ready
made clothing, gents underwear, and piece goods
for suits TO bc made 70 order in his city. Moo
ncy'. stock e. bran u.v and ''eEyiEin= in he
la:e,; .,,ie. .aI ~.-s.s down within Il" -c-'
o.aU