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\ comnittce OF about one hundred tempe
ance ladies OF Chicago, representing meet
ing OF 300a that rem aimed in session in TIA
Clark street Methodist Church, visited the
common council on Monday evening and
presented a petition with 10000 signatures
protesting against Tie passage Of an ordi
nance then before the council, tO remove the
restriction Gp0n the sale Of beer and wine
upon Sunday. The council bGrely treated
the ladies respectfully, and in spite of their
presence and earnest protest, passed the OBJ
nDNiOw ordnance. Then when the ladies
stated on their return to the church they
were bcset by mob Of youghs WHO hoOtcd,
Jecrcd and insulted them the entire way, Al
times the insulting mob pressed so closely
upon the ladies that they were unable to
move, and assalling them with frightful alb
scenity and impreca,ions, many OF them
tainted and narrowly escaped being tramp,
led to death The police Surveyed the scene
calmly and -eemea TO regard 1t as an excel.
lent iOkCi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

Whist kind Of people are the Earlvlllians
anyhOwg Grover saysDoc Wiley is 4 thief
quaok and q murderer Willy retorts by
calling Grover equally hard names and now
comes 1hc Earlvillc Gazette and says the post
master of that interesting village rot only
sends lctters't0 young girls and married
wOmeK enticing them to appoint interviews,
but hes turned tic post Office into bagnio,
in which his wife found him in bed with a
cyprlan and when she undertook TO ejec. the
foul pair, found e constable at the door keep.
ing watch agGins, intruders. Yet, while the
wife hes gathered up her babies and left the
brute, the people refuse to take any action to
procure his removal from Office, saying "it is
nothing--all the men in town do the same
thing" LOv0lyplacc!
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From Washington.
THE FINANCIAL DEBATE.


The weary everlasting financial debate wa
assumed in the senate on Tuesday by Gen.
Logan, who spoke for three mortal hours 10
10 senator's and Buncopbe. Then followed
an entertaining coloquy like this:
Senator Hamlin--This discussion has beer
carried on to an extent little less than Grim
inal.
Senator Sherman--BusineSs OF all kinds l.
|disarranged by our failure TO indicate what
we are going to do.
Senator Chandler When will all these lon-
wnded fellows get through
Senator Ferry, of Connecticut have beer
a disguised listener to this three months dc
bate, Let us recommit the whole question:
the Finance Committee now
Senator Thurman-The debate, as | once
before remarked, has been q useless consump-
ton of time.
Notwithstanding which, however, Dayi.,
OF West Virginia got the floor and spent az
other day talking to empty seats, and then
the matter went to the Finance committee,
who promise to present the question in Il
shape on Monday that it can be immediately
voted upon \ like promise to come to y
vote on Monday is made in the house.
THE WASHINGTON RING INVESTIGATION
When the District of Columbia investigation
committee assembled on Wednesday, Sena
tor Thurman announced that Senator Stewart
had declined to serve as chairman, and thai
the committee had elected Senator Allison
chairman, he thurman also declining to
act as presiding officer,
ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL.
Adelegation is at Washington from Chicago
and other portions of Illinois, to urge legis-
lation in behalf of the Illinois and Mich gan
canal, in connection with the cheap transport
tation question. They will have a hearine
this week before the house committee or
roads and canals.
\ MASSIVE JOKE.
! \ memorial, purporting to come from New
York, was laid before the senate on WedneS
day, announcing that the tidal wave" OF
temperance would soon reach Washington,
and asking that band of praying women be
received at the bar of the senate, and that the
present occupant of the chair, with Senator
Chandler and Sprague, Ohe three most noteH
topcrs in the senate) be appointed commit
tee to receive them. Laughter. Referee
to the Committee on Finance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
A CASE OF RADICAL REPOM.

In the late speech of Mr.. Dawes, in the
lower house Of congress, over which there has
been such terrible tluttcring among the
radicals, II will be remembered he related
the case of a collector Of customs who was
appointed at a salary of some $4,000, but who
on arriving al his post, found the Office a
sinccure, without weeks work in a year
and he had the honesty 50 to report to
Washington and recommend that the office be
discontinued. The man was promptly re-
moved, and another, less troubled with hon
est scruples, appointed in his place. Mr..
Dawes quoted the case 10 show how the men
who control thc offices suppress all efforts a,
reform. But the story was ridiculed by the
radical press, and pronounced myth or IN.
ven,ion because Mr. Dawes gave no name or
place The New York Erentng Pest, however,
has hunted the matter up, and now gives the
actual facts. "'The collector referred to was
Mr. \. L. Robinson, and the collection dis
trict was Evansville, Indiana During last
year the customs receitps at that port" were
S5,0iG4J and the cost of collecting this
amount was Sl,10S12 more than the total
receipts, the salaries being $6,74SS7 per year
The Office which Mr. Robinson held paid him
three thousand dollars. and from the customs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

That the l. ). Senate, for some mysterious
reason dare not have an honest investigation
OF the affairs OF the District Of Columbie, is
apparent from the latest step in that business.
IL VIII be remembered that, for a week or
Two, no republican Senator with an honest
reputation was willing TO take the Chairman
snip OF that committee. Finally Senator
Boutwell, consented 10 take il. Fer the same
mysterious reason already referred TO, how
ever, Dir. Boutwell, never could get ready "a
20 on Niih the investigation. FINALLY he
threw 1t W. and now Senator CARPENTER, who
presidcs over the. Senate in the absence Of
the Vice President, has placed Senator Stew
art, of Nevada, at the head OF the mmittec
the only man in the Senate who has hither
10 had the audacity 10 defend the robberie
Of the District ring. Or course he il the las
man that should have the place, and his an
pointment makes a withdrawing report ,
foregone conclusion. The secret of this I'M
Willingness of senators to prosecute This in
yestigation is said 20 be-, that il would not onl,
involve several highly honorable senator
and Representatives, but also the occupant o
the White House, in some most disreputabi
transactions with Boss Shepherd and variou
nonsuogs grabs % The treasury.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
PLOW MAKERS vs.. THE CHANGERS.

We publish on our second page an article
from the Rock Island Union, which may be
regarded as a statement of the case of the
Plow Makers against the assaults of the Far.
.mers' Associations and oranges Of the Patrons
OF Husoandry. II must be admitted, on this
view, that there is at least good deal to be
SAID On both sides Of the question. 1t is to
be borne in mind, when the pillow makers met
last December to arrange their programme for
the year, the farmers were by no means aswell
organized US they are now, and that, with here
and there desultory purchasing agent, and he
without authority or ability 10 make contracts
or estimates ahead, it was impossible that the
pillow makers could abandon the agency sys-
TEN and trust to chance and the oranges for
the ensuing year. When the farmers are
thoroughly and Systematically organized, and
are not only ready through their purchasing
agents TO intimate 10 the manufacturers the
extent of their probable orders for the year
to come, but TO guarantee the cash in all
cases, We have no doubt they will find the
pillow makers, as well as all other manufac-
turers of agricultural implements, quite as
ready TO deal with purchasing agents of the
oranges as with agents of their own APP
pointing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

The result OF the recent election in Ne"
Hampshire, now that the returns are all IT,
is much more disastrous to the administTa
ton that was ut first supposed. The demo
Gratis have not only plurality Of some 1901
on the popular vote, but have carried both
branches of the legislature, so that the dem We
Gratis will have the Governor and all the OIL
er state officers.
Yet it is refreshing TO see the adminisTa
ton newspapers CONCENTRATING them
selves that the defeat is no worse. They
admit that the late errors Of the party Al
Washington have weighed them down, and
assert that if IFS leaders in New Hampshire
lad not generally denounced those errors II
would have been left behind in the race Eve
or ten thousand votes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
Foreign News.
England.

y great crowd Of French people visite>l
Chisclhurst Oh Monday 10 congratulate Prince
Louis Napoleon on attaining his 18th year,
or majority. Some 5000 were present, among
whom were many quite prominent French.
men, such az Olivier, Rouher, the Due dc
Grammont, the Duke Of Padua, &c. Tho
young prince, in reply TO an address, tnankec
his cOuntrymen for the attention, and in
reference to his aspirations to the French
throne, expressed his willingness to abide
plcbescitc, which he was confident woulG
soon be ordered
Parliament was formally opened on Thur,
day, the Queens speech being read in person.
1t contains the usual platitudes. In the
course OF the debate on the reply, several hh-
erals commented severely on Gladstone
late course, pronouncing the dissolution o.
parliament piece of political insanity.
Part of the Ashantec expedition has II
turned to England.
\ meeting in favor Of Fenian amnesty IL
Hyde Park on Sunday was attended by 20V"
persons Good order prevailed.
There was terrible gale on the MediteE-
ranean on Saturday. A ship returning with
pilgrims from Mecca had IL swept over
board The steamer Queen Elizabeth wa
lost Off Tarifa, with cargo worth S',5oV"F'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

The Republican, this week illustrate. Ar
thur Barrels negro minstrel story about the
chap tina, found every thing good and bad.
The democratic party is dead, it tells us in
one place, and that's good. But it was alive
enough. We are told in another place, to whip
the editor numerically for school director
in a strongly republican ward, and that's
bad But the meeting of the County Farm
era Association, which the democrats are
building their hopes upon, was total fail
ure, and that's good But when the roads
&c, better another and q full meeting of the
association will be held, and that's bad But
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

New H,MrsuIIE.-The radical politicians
about Washington are not Jolly over the re.
cent election in New Hampshire Some OF
them try To whistle it down the wind as an
affair OF no consequence, but the more
thoughtful look upon the loss in year of
nearly 3OGe votes in that state AZ lugubrious.
w ominous The Philadelphia Press says
the moral OF il is, "that the arrogant leaders
have thus asothcr example of the growing
independence of voters" The New York
Eeeniaq Post thinks at sounds the keynote
of the campaign of 1874" and the Utica On.
" Observer construes il as an expression by
thc people directly against Grant Says that
paper;
They know for whose benefit the Salary
Steal was enacted. They know into whose
pockets the liol'S share of the Custom House
, moietics flow. They remember whose broth
cr-inlaw was at the bottom of the louisiana
Iusurpation. They know who has used the
patronage Of Office 10 feed his Unsuitable
greed. They have not forgotten who stepped
out of his way to praise the thieves OF the
Washington Ring in his annual message TO
Congress; or who urged Simon Cameron's
centennial Job upon The National Lcgisla-
turc.
The Springfield R,pubiicm regards it as
the unmistakabie precursor of break up OF
The radical party. NO one knows exactly
how i will come; whether ii will be gradual
and gentle at the last. or sudden and violent
hut It Is certainly coming Enough Ia know
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

MISSISSIPPI FIoOD-Thc lower Mississippi
river is just now at food height. The heigh,
ON Monday at Memphis was 1872 feet above
low w&ter mark, which is but 20 inches be
low the grea, food of1SG7. The water is OF
course over It's banks ali the way between
Cairo and Memphs, carrying destruction
everywhere. Great hcrds of cattle have been
carried down stream, and in some cases many
mules and horses have been drowned, while
hundreds Of families are nccing to the hill
for safety
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

BEASTLT RuFFIASlsM village Ui
was regarded as the deccnter branch OF
Mormonism, and generally supposed to he Il
quiet, wellbchavcd village has made itself
famous by lnauguratlng the vilest exhibition
of brutality that the praying sisters have thus
far encountered in the prevailing Temperance
crusade. We copy from the correspondence
of the Chicago Times:
There are three saloons in the place. Lead.
ing ladies took their positions there, and
delIbt rately commenced registering the
names of all who patroniZcd the bar This
appeared 10 arouse the inner or innate nature
of every vIle-minded man in town. Mrs.
George Steward wife of 100000 capitalist,
took her daughter, aged 10, with her TO the
Excelsior house underground hell, and gave
her seat beside her A number OF other
ladies were present. Then in came rough
men, and drank. The keeper, Muncic by
name, sent for Il negro, who Is perhaps one ol
the vilcst of vile Africans This VIE wretch
began addressing the ladies, making disgust
ing proposals, and propounding the most
obscene interogaiions. White men. sO.called,
soon Joined with him in indirect remarks,
charging each lady in turn with lecherous
conduct This was heard by all the ladies,
including the Miss Steward referred TO, who
is said to be aflianced - the head operator
at the station there The negro sang obscene
songs, such as would even anger the lower
cast of the d,,ni.noRdc. This was kept up all
Wednesday afternoon. That evening they
occupied the saloon again, rs also that under
the Dixon house. No prayers were uttered,
but there the ladies sat or stood During the
evening, gentlemen remained in To protect the
ladies, but they were not powerful enough TO
intimidatc the roughs. At closing time the
lights were blown out and the ladies about
to be indecently hustled. Mr.. Dinslow e.
Henning, a 100000 farmer and capitalist,
was knocked down while shielding the
women Thursday night, Muncie closed his
saloon against the crusaders. They occupied
the entrance conducting into 1t. The night
was bitter cold From the windows above
the saloon entrance, the contents OF baser
toiletwarc were cnptied upon the ladies' OF
wealth, vet no men we're there 30 resent
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Sandwich islands.

Prince kalakaua has been elected hips o.
Hawaii, to succeed the late Lunalilo The
elections were quiet.
There was however a serious riot by Queer
Emma's adhc-ents at Honolulu when III"
election of Ka!akaua was made: known. \
the United States steamship Tuscarora an
other war vessels landed, and quiet was soon
rpstnrpJ
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no true republican will have any thing to do
with it, and that's good But there are dis.
gustcd republicans enough ready to Join the
movement to make it strong enough with
the help of the democrats, to lay out the re.
publican party OF this county, and that's
u.wfu bad
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

In spite Of the warning in the Williams
case, it appears from statement in the Chi
cago Times of Tuesday that the barbarous
treatment Of the cold bath is still practced in
the penitentiary at Joliet, and that convict
named Davis is row, after the most infamous
usage, lying 1T the point of death from the
cold hath trcatMent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

STATE GnANGE--A special meeting OF the
Illinois State Grange of p of II. has been
called to assemble at Bloomington or the
t4th of April next to ratify or reject the
amendments to the national constitution pro
posed by the National Grange at the recent
meeting ia St Louis"
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collected it may be judged whether he had
much labor to perform. His crime WAS thai
he desired to earn his money, like any honest
man. The government ought to hhu way
to explain its manner Of treating officers VINO
are candid enough TO expose the errors OF the
public service to their own personal cost
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

or avence the vile outrage. The ladies per
sist in the crusade. The men of the town are
dividing. Sides are being formed as for T.
pitched battle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
Germany.

Price Bismarck has had another serious
attack of govt, but on Tuesday was again
able to transact business.
4 dissolution of the reichstag IS threatened
if it persists in refusing to fix the ordinary
strength of the army at 100000 men as &c
manded by the government
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21

Michael Haligan, farmer aged abou! s.
was killed on the farm of Gee. Bcltord, g.
the town of Eagle, last week, by being throw
from colt which he was training
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l'rHNce.

On the 10Th, the Univers newspaper re
sumed publication, the term for which il Wa.
suspended having expired. 1t signalizes It's
temperance by publishing letter from the
pope lenouncing the enemies OF the church.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-21
CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, The offer is open
10 old subscribers or new al any post office
IN the country:
Tribune, 800
~ - Prairie. Farmer ........ $50
either of Harper's Publica. rs
Scpibner 5.25
Gody's Ladys Book ..... 4.25
Live Stock Journal. -. $50
chronological Journal. i.2J
Woods Household Mag. 80
All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Hemittauccs ray be made through money
order or registered letter.
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thu, tire people are everywhere in subdued
but omiDs us agitation.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21

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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21
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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21

Hon. JEHE SCHOOLING, State Treas
urer, was of last night for E!ko to re-
ceive, in the name Of the State, the Uni
yersity building there erected. It comes
20 our ears IN this connection that there
will be contest Of tie proposition to
run this institution ca moneys belonging
70 the scACo! fund. Why, We cannot
tell. We suppose there is some coGsti-
tutional question involved. I'VE confess
to q sense OF trer;3ation in writing this
account Of probable litigation against
the University, for as We almost know
that the Iafepasdeat viii accuse us o:
having instigated the same; but we
swear, by the great aik.l.ed E..,o itself,
that we never had ANYTHING to DO with It
and never knew anything about it til
we were told Of it last evening. When
We are defeated we quit fighting and
don't so poking round the edges Of tAs
constitution to Try and worm out Of the
scraps. Moreover We always had a li.;-
ing for Elko and never could help think
ing that Of all the places for starting an
Academic Grove, that was the most So
ductive. 1t is as natural seat OF learn
ing rs any we ever experienced, Eiko is:
and if Schooling hadn't had the money
20 pay his fare out there for the purpose
OF going through the motions of accept
ing the building, we'd have got a friend
10 lend it to him. But we guess that
that constitutional question viii have 10
be tried.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21
Tiie Episcopal Srn;,sy School Gem
Ce.t Tonight.

Tia voices Of children may be made
% ,Tolace tie most charming music,
;,st - tl,a ,7o,,~;.,,, =. ,,,;rirs,, = IN.
~l-., -.
f-1's'sAfest' because the o''' ifa'eSl o!
sfi,a'efy exercises me !o:s o. music
= '-2.'Es; the F''r''i c2Pic',leS are re-!
al: i,eH,1!e ana an uAiei8acd earnest
ness = theirs 20 NC may tS..i;I. from
ne VICE ONES Of the LliS,epat Hah''aF
'7HAooi tonight, and not alone from tue
Wee ones Int tn olS5ar i3H5 and lass.ei
Us well an exec i,nt perform anee. w
nave no ldca OF the pi"afa,2-Ae Oh u. the
evening, ara tio:- care - knowlt. me
surprises viii come IN All the more
pleasantly. But We - EH@T that the
.ii'!e FOLKS are IS eagerly and ion5lnS!y
looking forward 70 this performance rs
cTor th9y lcol"., GGi lo2~s Z! toT tie
4..-lits OF til. Christmas t:e@ AID TINT i
VII La one cf the cLa@ir.Gtr treats
Ger olIu-cf lc-s. We are 1s,,..5st,i T.
state hat the p:ice Of admission is -
ct..ts, and shat reserved seats % ba hal
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-21

fICToR MULLEN once more waves his
light il sight Of the citizens of Carson.
Where the Fountain Restaurant but
lately furnished forth the table Of good
cheer, and still more recently resounded
with the net cheerful sounds of the
Sheriff. auction hammer, Victor Muller
will resume his business Of saloon-keep-
ing. He VIII have house-warming to-
night, an old-timer, rouser. a CHEEKY
reunion of choice spirits, and he asks Us
to invite his friends, one and all, to come
and cali upon him and partake OF his
hospitality. Mind the place weli:-
North Carson street, in the building
where Q. late the Fountain Restaurant
was,