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USED.
This Great National Route is l25 miles short.
est all rail route from Richmond TO Cincinnati.
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81 HOURS FROM RICHMOND TO GIN
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
WHAT WILL IT BENEFIT US!

The argument at Washington in favor of
initiation is that the west and south must have
more money But suppose government issues
Sl0O,000000 more greenbacks, how are the
west and south to get themE The govern
mcnt will put the greenbacks IN circulation
by buying up L. s. bonds Has the west got
the bonds to.cxchange for the greenbacks?
Money Is comparatively scarce in the west
now, and why? Letus see Before the late
panic the New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia banks held in their vaults $340,000,00
of gold and grcenbacks, or about $2S0000,0 600
greenbacks and SGO000,000 in specie. To-day
(or on Monday the same banks held about
the same amount Of specie and $3SS,0000O0
in currency. That is, in the last three months
the east has gathered from the south and
west $10S,000000 Of currency, The conse,
Quence is that New York is gorged with cur
rency. Money has not been so plenty and
cheap there in five years Us it is now. Why
not bring that money west? The simple rea-
son Is through its extravaganza engendercd
by redundant currency heretofore, the west
is indebted to the east already, and has no L.
5. bonds, no bills Of exchange, and alas no
com and beef to exchange for that currency.
viii the west be any more able to force the
money this way, If Sl00,000000 more are
placed in the New York bank vaults Itmay
engcndcr more wild speculation,-m wild
railroad projects and more schemes to in.
crease the Indebtedness of the west to the east,
but the end like that of every other eXctmcnt,
fit of intoxication or fever, must be a collapse
and worse condition than before.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
ANOTHER CREDIT MoBiLIER.

II is well known that tho robbery perpe-
trated in the construction of the Central IA
cihc Railroad, or western half of the railroad
from Omaha to San Francisco, involved
quite as magnificent system OF public rob
berry as accompanied the construction OF the
eastern end, with all its subsidy and credit
moblicr devices yet for some unaccounta-
ble reason, no movement has ever been made
in congress to investigate and expose that 81
ant rascality. The victory of the anti-mono-
poly party in California, however, with the
return of two good icorruptionists to the
United States Senate, promises now TO lead
to the organization of another Poland com
mttee, to ven,ilate the Central Pacific steal
and give it that prominence to which It's
cyclopcan dimensions entities it. The first
step was taken in Congress on Monday, by
the introduction OF resolution to raise the
proper committee.
To give some idea of the wealth Of the
mine this committee will have TO open, it
may be stated briefly, that the Central Pacific
Railroad Company consisted Of just five men,
Messrs. Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins,
Crocker and Marsh. These were President,
Directors, stockholders, Contractors, &c,
&c The total amount of bonds Of the Unit
ed States, donations, gifts, &c, and value Of
lands given these five gentlemen wheIewlIh 10
construct the Central Pacific railroad footed
up S156,S25 500 The contract to build the
road was taken by themselves, under the
name of C. Crocker s. Co.. and let in sections
to sub conractors. The actual amount paid
to the sub-contractors was $l4556,29 yet on
the completion of the road c. Crockcr & Co,
put In a bill for $225S55 ,G1s17 for the con
struction of the road, and the directors, con,
sisting of the same c. CrOCkcr & Co., voted to
allow the bill. They not only thus gave to
the contractors TO Themselves all of the
sl57 900, 600 that had been voted them by
Congress, San Francisco, Nevada, &c, but
issued the company's stock to a sufficient
amount to make up the balance, The steal
IN the construction of the Union Pacific rail
road is usually figured at about 100000,
but here it certainly was not less than S1O0,-
)nO 900
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Elisha Cowles, Of Jasper county. Iowa, L.
5. Mail Agent and head postal clerk on the
Chicago, Rock Island 81 Pacific Railroad,
has besn arrested Oh charge of robbing the
mails. He seems 10 have been engaged for
several years in somewhat reckless robbery
of the r.ails, which he had In charge, and
this fact Is calculated 10 detract in some lie.
gree from The self landa,ions o: the United
States officials who have, at this late date. un
earthed his iaiqui,ies and arrested him.
Another fact ils; makes against him very
seriously is, that be is bro'her.inlaw OF
Schuyler cDlfsx.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
FLoUD At BvrFNo.-The heavy

FLOOD At BUFFMo.-The heavy rain and
mild weather of The past week have prevailed
in other regions than iii. ~ Buffalo nm
Thursday, The ice in Buffalo river commenced
moving, "piIing itup in such force against the
pontoon bridge over Ohio sirrcl, as 10 carr,
away that structure, and IN its course, su rrp
ing ten firstclaSs vessels down stream. pil..o
ihom in one mass Gguins, MICHIGAN street
bridp'. The bowspniS of thrvc>srls in their
rapid course carried away the lower part NJ
the PlimptonS Elevator, and inflicted >crIou,
damage 10 The City and Niagara Elevators
and completely demolished the sheds or III,
New York Central Railroad Company. Til,
loss is estimated at II milliun suf lollars
Should the Michigan street bridge give way
the damage will hy doubled
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Chang and Eng the famous Siamcse Twins,
died suddenly at their home at Mount Airy,
North Carolina, on Saturday, ,he 18th inst.
Chang Was partially paralyzed las, fall, and
since then had been irctiui and greatly debIl-
itated. Friday night he became worse and
expired suddenly about ! O'Clock Saturday
morning. Eng became 20 terribly shocked
that he rayed wildly Tor II while. This at
tack was followed 10y what seemed To be II
deadly slupor, and in two hours, il is sup
posed, from The death OF Chang. Eng breuthcd
Lie last Both left wives aud large families
Of children, Of whom more than Lalf are
deaf mule.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Mss Mary Chalton, .f Chicago, was, at
the Illinois Legislature, elected third assist
clerk of The House. There can be no obiec.
ton To the election of n lady to such II posi-
siti"n il SHE is con pe,cnt; but the question
occurs, what Is the need of so many assistant
clerks. Up 60 fifteen years ago, when the
duties of the clerk of the house were certain.
ly no less onerous than they are now, he
never had but one assistant. We observe,
also. that each hOEsc clcris iour ga five en.
rolling and expressing clerks, while We ven.
iure the sertion that, except during the last
few days vi the session, there is not work
enough OF hst kind in either houst to keep
one cnml CT nj elcik busy three hGurSi per
day
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

before that measure went into effect, is SOFA
ol2' lie earnestly opposes restoration of
the abuse" but recommends reduction of
postage on books to one cent an ounce, and
Inc Tree transportation Of weekly newspapers
within the counties of their publication. The
committee on postal matters, however, are
understood to have decided on a martial
restoration of the Thanking privilege to the
extent, at least Of allowing public docu.
menls to go through the mails free,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
TIE TEMPERANCE LAW.

Some one has made the startling discovery
at Springfield that the commission to revise
the laws of Illinois have overhauled the Red
dick Temperance law and emasculated it of
its most effective provisions. Unless some.
thing is Immediately done this clandestine,
neiarious attempt TO virtually repeal the law
will succeed! Mr.. Reddick has sounded the
alarm by publishing stirring letter in the
EarlcUle Transcript! where it appeard less
than two weeks after it was written To
thoroughly arouse the public on the subject,
it only needs that the .Sheriden Union should
also, in the course Of week or two, publish
the letter.
But seriously, the people Of this state are
opposed to any interference by the present
Legislature with the temperance law, and if
the members know what they are about, they
will let it severely alone. Especially would
popular Indignation be excited il the law
should be emasculated in the clandestine way
intimated, and the attempt to do so should
be promptly met and squelched
But to do this, we have thousand times
more confidence in the personal presence Of
Mr. Reddick at Springfield than in any back
fire that can be set by village newspaper or
two. Mr. Reddick, as his letter intimates, is,
or has been, on the ground, and there is hence
no danger at least of the matter going through
the legislature clandcstnely
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

!ttaEcS II woman To be practical prohib-
itionis,, and she is generally juStifablc in
her acls. y woman did good work in Akin
son. Ill. the other night at a billiard hall IN
that place and made il lively for "A while
smashing glasses and bottles, etc She threw
the billiard balls into the street, and sent sun
dry Kegs OF lager after them. Besides this
paylulness she caused beer mug to carom
ON the eye of the bartender, which gives a
sinister expression 10 his face The cause OF
all these demonstrations was the fact that the
lady's Two sons have been divertlng them
selves al billiards and firc-waier-and a, a
considerable expense-sincc last autumn, re-
fusing to do any work for their own main,e
nance, ar tina, Of their mother.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

At meeting of the State Miners Bcncvo-
at Springfield two weeks ago, Mr. Slater, of
La Sale, made the statement that the coal
mine at La Sale, known rs the La Sale
shaft, had been in dangerous condition for
several years past; the mine had been on fire
FOR q number of years and no one knew Il,
what hour it might baaak out and DESTROY
every one in the mine
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

The SOVEREIGN OF INDUSTRY" Is the name
OF a secret order instituted last week among
the workingmcn of New York and New Eng,
hand at convention in Springfield, Mass.
Their avnwcd object is to cooperate with he
Grange organizations of the West. The
farmers IN New England having little in
common with the farmers of the west-nO
high ircightS and odious railroad dscrimina.
lion, to complain of-thc western Changers
Ing classes, and this Springfield organization
Is The response.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Joliet has built her an opera house which
lis papers speak as one al the finest in The
country, meaning thereby that II is nearly
equal to the one at 8ttaws 1t is furnished
with scenery, splendidly lighted, and capable
Of seating g00 persons. 1t d. seated with fold
ing chairs and all its furnishings and adorn
by 80 feet in size The Building VII be
opened on the evenings of Feb 2 and 3, by
John (. Owens, with his company, IN " Scion
Single"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

A pleasant war for housekcepers has broken
out among the coal dealers at Chicago, The
the demand that some of the smaller dealers
found 1t necessary TO lower prices in order to
sell enough TO meet their payments. There
upon the big dealers came down at rate to
crush the little fish. Soft Goals retail at from
$3.50 to $3.50 per ton, and best Wilkesbarre
at IS This is aboIt $3.50 less than cost
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
llul lltl '
100000.
THE COAL STRIKES.

The strike among the coal diggers in
Pennsylvania has extended itself from
Schuylkil county to Luzernc, so that it en-
braces nearly the entire hard coal region, and
over G00O0 miners are now out of employ
mcnt. There is little question but that the
strike is got up by the operators" or owners
and managers of the coal mines and not by
the miners. That Is, the supply of coal at the
principal marketing points is so large that
to keep up prices it was necessary TO stop
production, and this strike was concocted for
that purpose.
Now it is said the European stockholders
in the Pennsylvania coal mines and railroads
leading to them come forward With plan of
their own to enable them hereafter to regulate
prices and production and at the same time
to avoid strikes. That plan is, to discharge
all the present miners, and supply their
places with Swedes and Norwegans English
ships are to be sent to Scandinavian waters,
where men are TO be engaged at stipulated
prices for ten years, and these are 10 supersede
the present miners on the 1st Of next April.
That plan will work lke--blazes The
body of Pennsylvania miners is made up of
native Germans with strong admixture of
Irish, English and Welsh They have had
possession OF the mines so long that they
cgard ,hcml in the light of their own property
That these men can be ousted by a system Of
scandinavian pconage is preposterous. We
have heard something occasionally of Molly
Mcguire around La Sale. The old lady has
her home among the Pennsylvania miners,
and the imposibility of BUSTING her from what
she regards as her lawful possessions will
only be thoroughly understood when the
attempt is made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

There is another young man besides Fred,
Grant who has reason to be thankful that he
is the son Of his father. George H. Hurlbut,
son Of Congressman Hurlbut of the Kane
district, has been appointed by the President,
through the solicitation of his father, one OF
the three government commissioners to- eX
anime the Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Mayor Colvin, of Chicago, is in trouble.
Elected by the bummcrs," each of that de
lcctable class expected an Office, or at least to
be provided for in some way by the city gov
eminent Mayor Colyin has not enough Off
ccs at his disposal for one in five hundred of
his supporters, and to feed the rest with even
the mos, attcnuated soup would swamp the
present depleted Treasury. The bummers in
their rage and disappointment, propose there
fore to take advantage Of the general incorp0-
ration act and have new election in -Npri!
Under that act, whenever II city incorporated
under special act desires 10 become incor
porated under the general law, an election
can be ordered on the petition Of onc-titth o
the voters, to test the city's desire TO do so
About 5000 signcrs are needed in Chicago iC
a petition TO compel the counsel to order suci
election, and the bummcrs are now active il
getting up the petition, 10 hold az ttrrOrfH
over poor Colvin's head.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

The lower house Of the Iowa legislature is
in "snarI" over the speakership. The re-
pubicaus are not strong enough to elect a
speaker themselves and yet seem strong
enough Ia prevent the antl-monopolists and
democrats from uniting and electing a
speaker The only practicable way out ofthe
difficulty is for the republicans to let the
reformers have the speaker
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

W. r. Haight, supervisor from thotown oil
Earl having resigned on account of i'll
health, the town board has appointed DIR.
Samuel Wiley 10 fill The vacancy, whereat
the Troaseript is virtuously indignant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24
PEEPS, MEETING AT MoRRIs.--Let

FARaERs' MEETING At MoRRIs-Let 1t
be borne in mind that the mass mee'ihS Oh
the farmers of this congressional district TO
form a district farmers association meets at
Norris on Thursday OF next week, January
Goth. All clubs, oranges aud labor reform
associations are cordially invited to be pres
,ent en- masse or to send representatives
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

The dispatches report disastrous hre at
.Jeddo, in Japan, in December. The area
burnt over exceeds that of the big Chicago
fire, but the loss is estimated al but 10000,
and within week after the fire, most OF the
burnt district had been rebuilt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Tuesday evening of last week Father Pow
ers, Catholic Priest of Joliet, delivered a tenn
perance lecture at Amboy, at the close OF
which two hundred and sixty persons, chiefly
Irishmen, signed the pledge and organized a
vigorous temperance society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

The Knitting Mill Of +. Bradford, at Ben
nington, Vermont, was burned on Tuesday,
the fire beng caused by the leakage of gas
Oline pipe, The gas took fire, and exploding
demolished sewing room filled with women,
Of whom nine were instantly killed, and
many Others shockingly injured.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

They say sharp things in Kansas. The
Washington Republican says if Governor
Harvey should be elected Senator, the estate
will be represented as follows: lngals |;
Henry, o; making 10 Senators, which would
be unconstitutional
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Mr. YoRIs REsOLUTIoNS.-In the proceed
ings of the Illinois legislature mention is
made of series of resolutions in reference to
banks and currency offered by Senator Voris
They are in the form of instructions to our
Senators and representatives in Congress,
and while rather long to copy their exact
import is thus stated in a few words by Mr.
Voris in his speech on introducing them
Admitting the benefits promised, the rcsolu-
tons are not without signal merit:
It is an established principle, dating from
the first organization of banks, that the cur
rencv of bank should be taken at all times
IN payment Of the demands against such
bank. Ii is the duty of congress to repeal
the present national bank act and 10 clOthe
the secretary of the treasury with power TO
issue legal-tendcr notes sufficient To enable
him and the Sub.trCaSurerS To retire from Cir
cuation all the national bank currency now
in existence. After this retirement has been
effected the secretary Of the treasury shall
take up the same amount of government
bonds rs is equivalent to the amount of bonds
held by him to secure the circulation of the
national banks.
The treasurer shall pay back to the national
DIllk@ ltll lNll NNI CHNN III IItu VI lilt JULIUS
that he now holds, thus redecming the bonds
of national banks 10y their own currency.
This cannot be called reputation. We
propose, instead Of letting then have the
bonds, to pay them in their own paper.
$780, 100000 CT bonds can be paid off in ma
ton bank currency. In doing SO a saving
viii We effected, in interest, equivalent to
S2l 10000 per annum from the amount Of
| gold mrw used in paying public indebted
rtsS, IL it would leave amount OF gold re-
quircd aoOut seven .cighths of that which is
now necessary; ans bringing the paper
money OF the United States to nearly, if not
/ quite, par value with gold, thereby strength
ening the credit OF The country and aiding ~
the development at commerce and trade.
! !, is the duty Of congress to pass the ntces-
Snry laws 10 accomplish this
The state of illinois today pays one twelfth
of the entire expenses of the federal govern
mCnt If then we can accomplish the ends
set out herein, we shall save 10 our own state
! 50 100000 per annum in gold, which is equiv
! alcnt tothe entire revenue required for state
purposes.
: Under the old banking system. whenever a
| bank broke parties would purchase It's paper
/ at ten or fifteen cents on the dollar, and the
courts in Illinois, Indiana, OHIO, and be-
/ licvc the United States courts have held that
such paper was legal tender.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

Ex-senator Doolittle of Wisconsin, has
accepted the Temporary presidency of Chicago
University, in place Of DR.. Burroughs,
resigned, and Professor Haven has accepted
the chair Of mental and moral philosophy,
made vacant by the same resignation. The
general impression is that the University is
greatly the gamer by the change
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-24

The Maryland legislature on Tuesday elect
ed Ex-Governor William Pinkey Whytc 10 the
i. S. Senate.