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The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

a report got into the papers week ago
that the money, bonds, &c, lately stolen from
tie Quincy Bank had been found in box
buried near Nauyoo. The report Isrose from
IL fiet that some keys in hunting for rats
around a corn crib on the premises of DR.
Parker of Nauyoo, found tin box full OF
papers that looked like L. S. bonds and green.
backs Dr p. Immediately took the box and
saying ii was his own, declared that it had
no coansetioR in any way with the Quincy
robbery, The doe,or seemed indisposed to
make any further explanation, and suspic-
ion crops out that the contents cf The box
we're q,se., zs well es the conductof the doe
Tor.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The fire in the Empire coalmine, neal
Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, has attained
alarming proportions. On Monday large
portion of the roof caved in, and the confa
grafton spread to fearful extent Where il
will end no one can tell, as all efforts to stay
its progress have thus far proved unavailng
The destruction of property has already beer
immense, and before it is subdued the mine
wners will be practically bankrupt
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The Methodist revival at La Sale already
counts up 10 conversions, which is supposed
to exceed the entire previous number of con
verted people in the city. The work must bt
pretty thorough that will bring out 150 Li
sale people to prayer meeting at 5 O'Clock
in the morning
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

An extraordinary religious revival has been
going on in the little town of Malta in thi,
state, nearly half the population having been
converted. The meetings are conducted by a
young man named Bunker, who is little more
than mere boy, and is a student preparing
Tor college at Aurora.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Ex.Collector Harper, at Springfield, instead
Of returning to his hiding place in Canada,
has given bail in the amount of $1,000 to ap.
pear and stand a trial for embezzlement OF
U. S. money at the June term of the District
Court at Springfield.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

GOD IN ME C0NSTTTUTION-At length
Congress has taken formal notice of and rem
dercd its decision on the petition Of the re
ligiaus Zca"ts who for some years past have
been holding conventions in favor Of putting
an acknowledgment of The supremacy of God
and the Christian religion in the constitution
The judiciary committee OF the house, after
carefully considering the subject, one day
last week submitted the following report II
is model in It's way, both for its brevity and
its emigeatly sensible conclusions. Like
JohnSon's famous Sunday mail report, 1t Will
probably be hereafter regarded rs placing the
matter beyond controversy:
That, upon examination even of the meagrc
debates BY the fathers Of the republic IN the
convention which framed the constitution
they find that the subject of this memorial
was most fully and carefully considered, and
then, in that convention, decided altcr grave
Idciibcration, to which the subject was cntl-
tied, that, as this country, the foundation OF
whose government they were thcn laying,
was To bc the home OF the oppressed of ali
nations of the earth, whether Christian or pa
gan, and in full realization Of the dangers
which The union bcjwsfH Ckuych and state
has imposed upon so many nations OF the
/ Old World, agreed, with great unanimlty,
that it was incXpCdient 10 put anything into
the constitution or form al government which
might be construed to be a reference 90 any
religious creed or doctrine. And they fur
ther find that this decision was accepted by
our Christian fathers with such great unami-
nifty that, ln the amendments which were
afterwards proposed, in order TO make the
constitution more acceptable 10 the nation,
none had ever been proposed TO The states by
which this wise LIBERALIZATION of the taihers
has been attempted To be changed. Where
fore, your commIttcs IsseTt that IL Is ineXpc-
d!cu, To lcgislatc upes the subject OF the
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The la Sale Press finds fault with tbe
Wenona lndeX's c0rdetiture OF Lastant. What
is Steve talking sboutg Is that The name OF
the daub of ink We saw week or two ago
in the I'aier and took il for wood cut turn.
ed upside down. And that was car4ett.
torsf "Wcll-de losger one Ifs dcmore one
finds py tam out"
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07
The Farmers Association.

The meeting of the La Sale County Farm'
ers' Association, appointed tor yesterday
was not held AT least we made strenuous
but Intellectual efforts, with about dozen OF
others, yesterday afternoon, to find IT. Inc
roads are in such horrible condition that
of course nobody could get in from the coun'
try. Even the Secretary, who lives but a mile
from town, was unable to get in.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Let the greenbaCks now in circulation be
made legal tender for every purpose, and let
the bank currency be retired and replaced
with sufficient amount of greenbacks to do
the business of the country. This is the sys-
tenn which France adopted at the close of the
war, and which has enabled her to pay her
enormous debt in few months. Let us learn
by their example. Let all of our bonds be
called in and be replaced by others drawing
less interest and if owned in the country, let
them not be exempted from municipal taxa
tion, and let us have a grecnback currency,
and the country will prosper as ever before,
and taxation Will be $l00000000 lighter an
Inually on the people,-Edr2rWe transcript.
Very good, Mr.. Transcript. Let us do as
France did at the close of her war with Prus-
sia. No nation, it seemed, could be much
more exhausted than France was at the close
Of that terrific struggle Yet by compelling
her bank to resume specie payment she has
been able to pay a thousand millions in gold
in few years to Prussia as an indemnity,
and yet to retain $l00000,000 of gold and
SILVER in circulation among her people to
$500, 100000 in paper money. Are the re
sources of the L. S. less than those of France ?
Is our government less able than France to
buy gold to keep her paper money par with
the currency of the world and have five or
six hundreds millions Of gold and silver in
circulation among the people by the Sid IF
and at par with an equal or even much
greater amount of grccnl lacks?
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Elder Jacob Knapp, the celebrated revival
lsi, died at Rockford on Monday, the 2d inst.
HIS health had been failing for several years
past lie was in comfortable circumstances,
owning considerable landed property, and
was - years old.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

In the trial of jeremiah Shannon and
Thomas Barrett, at Bloomington last week,
for the murder OF Joseph NJ. Marlett, at Low
Point, Livingston county, in August last, the
jury were unable to agree, and there must be
another trial
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Thomas Blake, shoemaker, formerly from
Adrian, Michigan, but lately working for
Mack " Gorges, al Joliet "shuffled off this
mortal COLI on Saturday last by drowning
himself in the dam at Joliet Before com
miiting the act, he directed his debts to be
paid, and his trunk and edcsts to be sent to
his wife in Michigan.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The Peoria Board of Trade, on Monday,
after stormy debate, adopted resolutions by
a asmal majority in favor Of currency initiation
The substantial men of the board opposed the
resolutions, while the option gamblers and
spectators forced them through.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

\ stone quarry has been opened at Troy
DroVe' IN this county, from which during the
present winter not only over 1000 perches Of
eAcelleht building stone have been taken,
but from which $4,000 worth of rare reolog.
lcal specimens have been selected and sold
The specimens are understood to CONSIST Of
ferns, mO,ses, woods, &c.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The La Sale County Musical Convention
at Mendoza last week, under the leadership
of Prof Palmer, was 4 great success, having
over $50 regular attendants. The next con
vention, about a year hence, is to be held at
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Senator Chandler has brought suit agalns
the Detroit Free Press for libel, Iclaimina
100000 damages. The alleged libel is in &
special dispatch from Washington on Feb
20, charging Chandler with intoxcatlon and
disgraccful conduct in the senate chamber.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

above memorial, and ask that they be dis
charged from the further consideration there
OF, and that this report together with the pc
tition be laid upon the table.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

in imitation OF the currency would be moral
repudiatiou. Ii would be the beginning oi
disasters more terrible thar any that has YET
fallen upon the country.--N. J. Herd!d.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07
CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE lkAphi'
with the following publications. furnishing
both at the prices named. The offer is open
n old subscribers or new at any post once
IN the country: sooo
pu,r ,nrR and Chicago Weekly Times. sS'oo $ oo
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

Too Fast.-The statement in our last tthat,hc
Supreme Court had granted rehearlng in
the case of the Ottawa, Oswego Il Fox River
Valley railroad VS.. Black was premature
The only action on the application thus far
is the granting, by one of the judges, Of an
order to hold the case open until an applica'
ton for Il rehcNring can be heard.
Ii is to be borne in mind that individual
purchasers and holders, and not the railroad
company, are the persons interested in the
payment Of these stock notes and bonds, and
that unfoundcd reports As 20 adverse decisions
by the court. occasionally caGse the holders
no small Inconvenience. What the ultimate
decision of the question as 10 the validity OF
these Fox River Valley railroad stock notes
and bonds may be is hard to tell, but it is
certain that nothing approaching final
decision in regard to them has yet been made.
The Ottawa free trader., 1874-03-07

The question is decided! La Sale !. 10
have bridge. No; a bridge across one OF
her ravincs, but across the Illinois rivera
forty thousand dollar iron bridge, spanning
tho river to Shippingport. The people voted
on the question last week, and by $50 to -
voted in favor of the bridge How voting
viii raise the money is not clearly explained
hut of course it will do it and the bridge VIII
be built.
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collision should ensue-nay, if blood should
tlow-it would be better for the people to
lose some of those whom they valued most
than submit to such wrongs.
If men die in defense Of constitutional
rights, they are rather to he congratulated
than those who survive them to live as
slaves and not as treemen. OF late there
had been very natural and sensible fear
exhibited on the financial question that the
Government would violate it's faith. That
faith could not be violated in any way, and
it was not alone in finances that it must be
observed, but in the exercise of every
power. The honor of the Government
should he like that of an honorable man
always the same, whether he be dealing
with friend or foe. He appealed to Senators
not to be led by party spirit. Let no such
feeling tinge legislation.
There were some persons who believed the
South should suffer some for her political
course. From his heart he warned his
countrymen against such sentiments. This
country could not exist with the States Of
the South handed over to rapacity, venality
and crime 1t was a crime to SOW discord
and bring war into the land. But not salts
tied with that, these men in Louisiana called
upon the strong arm OF the Federal Govern
ment to protect them.
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Kellogg's Legislature.
The Committee on Out>tand-
ing Vouchers.
How They Make Money.
A Grab and a Scramble.

At the commencement of the last session
Of kellogg's Legislature there was quite an
animated and strongly contested fight for
the Speakership of the House. EX-default-
ing Post Master Lowell and one l.. j. Seuer,
of velocipede notoriety, were the aspirants:
and each played a desperate game The
former, however, succeeded in demoralizing
the friends of his opponents, by promising
them fat offices. Among them was the
chairman of the
COMMITTEE ON OUTSTANDING VOUCHERS,
the Hon. Mr.. Demas, who in return for his
treachery to his friend Souer, was assigned
to this lucrative position.
On this committee we find the names of
the Hon. Mahoney, of Plaquemine, and L.
I. Allain, or Souloque, as the editor of the
Picaynne is won't to call him, and with whom
he seems to be a particular favorite.
The committee thus organized resolved to
exact =
ON EACH VOUCHER APPROVED
twenty per cent. in cash, or one-half in
kind. At these rates thriving and brisk
business was carried OH until near tue clOSc
of the session, and some thirty thousand
dollars were realized by the committee At
length, the chairman, Mr.. Deuias becoming
impatient for his share OF the spOils, and
thinking that he was entitled to the first
grab,
BROKE OPEN THE BOX
which contained the warrants and helped
himself to about ten thousand dollars of
them The dandy Mahoney
HEARING OF THIS RAID,
pitched in himself and gobbled about seven
Thousand dollars. Then the honest and
talented Aliain, as the Picdyuae terms him,
waltzed up and helped himself to five
thousand dollars, leaving but IA pittance to
he divided among the remaining members
Of the committee.
This, very naturally
CAUSED A BREEZE
among those left out, and 4 general scram-
BILE ensued for the possession of the remain
ing contents of the box. In the melee a
number of
WARRANTS WERE SCATTERED
on the floor, and several bystanders picked
some up and pocketed them, amounting to
over a thousand dollars.
This is the history of only one of the com
mittees of that organized band of robbers
yclept a Legislature. To give a detailed
account of all their disreputable transac
tions would fill columns of the BULLETIN
p,,f N 70 ilaf.,
more of their schemes.
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Printing the State Bonds.
The Board Of Liquidators and
E. G. Palmer & Co. to
be Enjoined.

We learn from Mr.. Harris, that it is his
intention to restrain the Board of Liquila-
the contract for engraving the Sl5,OOO,OOO
State bonds authorized by the Funding bill
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Harris was
bidder for this contract, and offered to do
the work for 80 cents per bond The Board
however, awarded the same to f. C. Palmer
l. Co. at 374 cents. This, Mr.. Harris claims,
was illegal and in violation of his rights.
Hence the injunction.
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THE BOARD OF CONTR )LLERS.

There was an informal meeting last night
at No. Is Dryades street, of tho Board OF
Controllers appointed under act No. l25.
Act No. 125 provides for the appointment
of boa I'd to locate an Agricultural Colleg e
in this State, and take charge of the Con
gressional donation for the establishment of
the same.
At the meeting there were present Dr.
Nicholson, Messrs. w. G. Brown, c. G.
Antoine, j. H. BonzanO and Gen. Anderson.
No business was transacted, owing to the
absence Of the chairman, Mr.. Shaw. The
meeting adjourned to specified date.
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MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
Me-, n,I.o,, Anr;l 81 1874

New Orleans, April 81, 1874.
The committee appointed for di tribntion
of relief donations, consisting of Messrs. John
Phelps, Aristide Mary, ID. f. Kenner, Robert
Hare, b. F. Joubert, J. T. Hardie, j. w.
Payne, 4. l.. Airy, John NJ. Sandidge, A.. G.
ODER, ID. Lanaux and T. d. Miller, are re-
quested to meet in the Mayors parlOr We'd
nesday morning, April %, at IL o'clock, in
order to receive and apply relief funds con
tributed before that time, and to complete
arrangements for forwarding supplies.
The members of the committee appointed
by me to solicit contributions in money and
provisions, are requested to bring to me be-
fore IL o'clock A. NJ. of Wednesday, the
money they may have collected, in order
that it may be turned over to the Distrbu
ting Committee, and also to report at the
same time donations in provisions ready for
immediate shipment.
Factors and commission merchants, and
all Others who are acquainted with the over
flowed sections, are requested to report by
letter to me- or to members OF the above Dis
tributing Committee, the names of resp ,ns
BILE citizens residing in or near such sections
who will act as local agents for distributing
provisions and other relief.
The names of all subscribers to the Relief
Fund will be published i'll due time. Mem
bers Of the committee to collect cOutribu-
tiOns will please retain their hooks and con-
tinue their collections.
The committee appointed to receive provi
sions have selected as a depot the warehouse
of Messrs. Deeves Hubbs & Co, 65 Tcnoupi-
tOulas street, where donations in groceries
and provisions for the relief of sufferers will
he sent Upon notice given to the depot
drays will be sent for contributions if neces-
sary. LOUIS A. Wilt, Mayor
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FOURTEENTH NIGHT OF THE TOURNAMENT.
Messrs. Maggioli and Abrams crossed cnes
last night, at the Crescent Hall Club r ,)m
in the three ball French carOms. TIE game
was won by Maggioli, in the forty-ninth iu-
ming, by score Of 300 against 1l9.
SUMMARY.
French caroms, 200 points up, played on a
5xlO Griffith table, at thu Crescent II Ill
Club Room, between Msygioli AMI Abrams,
on the evening of the Dist of April. Won
by Maggioli by the odds of 81 points.
Largest runs-Maggioli, II, ID, II, II, rs ;
Abrams, 10, IL, Is, Ii, %.
Acknowledgment 4-49, Abrams 3 5-49
Referee-Mr. Beverly.
Time of gama-l hour and 30 minutes.
Four Hall Game
between Messrs. Henry Miller and A. Coste
was an easy walk over for Miller, who has
already plucked the laurels from the hands
added another fresher bud to his already
weighty chaplet.
The game was won by Miller in the 14th
inning, he having scored 300 points, aud
leaving COste with but only lt5 on his
string. 1t is feared that Coste is entirely
left in the tournament. Below is the
SUMMARY.
American caroms, 300 points up, played
on same table, tinc and place as above game,
won by Miller ~ the odds Of l35 points.
Largest runs-Miller, q, 81, 35, IS, 80 90 !;
Cos.e, Is, Is, %, %, AZ.
Average-Miller II 81: Coste II IL Ia.
Referee-Chas. :. Quade, Esq.
Time Of game--1 hour and AZ minutes.
Tonight Messrs. II. Miller and Charlie
Quade will contest the 3 ball game, with
Magsioli and Coste to come after in the
ball American caroms.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-22

THE Law DEFEATED.-The sinking Of the
burned ship Ailsa has been the source Of
some disappointment to we'll known legal
firm here. They had their guns cooked and
primed, to let forth broadside Of legal fire
in the way Of libels and admiralty warrants
for salvage, and had already, in fancy, ex-
pended their prospective fees in tasty arti-
cles Of bijouterie, when the news came that
the SLIP had eluded all the possible vigil
lance of United States Marshals, and sunk
quietly into the bosom of the Mississippi.
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From False River.

We have received the following from
above. 1t speaks in a tone louder than
trumpets of the misery endured by those
who have been sufferers by the overflow
We give it in full
FALSE RIVER. April Is, 1874.
Colonel W. g. Vincent:
NJ Dear Su-You are doubtless fully adj
vsed how destitute are the people in the
lower end of this and the upper end of West
Baton Rouge Parish. Because of my duty
as conservator Of the public peace l have
written to the Governor, urging hat appli-
cation tie made to the General Government
for relief few dozen barrels of meal,
properly distributed, would float these
people over the water, an enable them to
make corn crop when it subsidies. / stated
that citizens Of the parish would call and
corroborate my statements. May not ask
you to see others who have interests here,
and together visit the Governor l write
also to r. D. B,vard, Edward Phillips and
our friend Denis. OF course there is dis
tress in other portions, but the number OF
small farms now overlooked near Hermitage
renders their situation somewhat excep-
tiOnal.
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THE BIVALVULAR TIMES.

The Times said it would be much better to
cut Plaquemine than the Lake Borgnc Canal,
because cutting the latter would y1ts the
oyster fisheries. A patriotic and humane
sdggestiOn.-BrGshsar NeWs.
The most eloquent appeal for mercy we
ever heard was delivered by a ventnrsOme
youth who got his finger caught between
the shells Of live oyster. But he was no
relative of the gentleman who dishes up the
oyster tit bits for the New Orleans Tines.
Baton Rouge Advocate.
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RELIEF COMMITTEE.

Mayor Wilt has added the following
named gentlemen to the committee to
solicit contributions for the sufferers from
the overflow:
Washington Marks, f. A. Del Bondio
Peters street.
Wm II. Deeves, NJ. Human, Tchoupitou-
las street.
f. X. Converse, w. Gordon, Magazine
street.
G. Z. Slayback, Poydras street.
VIM. Flash, l.. H. Gardner Gravier street
II. o. Seixas, Henry Block, Common
street.
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l, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of
Mortgages in and for the city of New Or
leans and parish of Orleans do hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing is "A true
and correct transcript from the records of
this office, and that the same was so re-
corded on the eighteenth day of April, 1874,
in book No. 12e, folio 2l3.
New Orleans, April II, 1874.
c. DARCANTEI,
Deputy Recorder.
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Boarder-" What large chickens these
are!"
Landlady-"Yes, chickens are larger than
they used to be. Ten years ago We couldn't
get chickens az large as these"
Boarder with an innocent air)-"NO, ]
suppose not; these must have grown great
deal in that time"
Landlady looks as though she had been
misunderstood.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
From Boston.
BOsTON, April 20.

g. II. Lawrence, Esq
Telegram has been received. The Mayor
has called meeting for tomorrow. Boston
and New England will not be backward.
Keep up good courage. Is it desirable that
contributions be sent out by steamer direct
FRANKLIN Snow,
One Of the Committee.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-22

It is a singular fact that the second and
fourth officers and the purser of the steam
ship L Ameriqne, abandoned off the French
coast, afterwards found and carried into
Plymouth, were officers of the Inflated Vile
du Havre at the time Of her collision with
the Loch Earn.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-22

Sartoris is the name Of the future husband
Of Nellie Grant, and not Saleratns, as some
Of the papers have it.