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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
THE RADICAL CONVENTION

On Tuesday last the radical iepuOl.oauS
held a sort of funeral meeting al the eoui''
house in this city. The corpse was the re-
publican party of la Sale county anu Tue
chief mourners were Cullen of the Pee Wee
Tho republican office holders who intest the
CONT housc and few disconsolate outsiders
,uo,, DIR. Corbus, Mr.. Hart Frank Corwin,
Wo;or stevens and others Of that complexion.
Corxin was made boss of the funeral cere-
ro,ies. that is, chairman, and the editors oil
,ho republican newspapers present were ap-
noir,el secretaries Cullen, Stevens and
some obscure parties came forward and took
coats with the solemnity of owls. The man
nor in which that row of scrisbleFs for radi-
cal papers chewcd pencils and stared at the
ceiling in search of ideas, and famed them
se,ves with their ears, was amazing.
When The committee on credentials had
ascerIained that only thirteen towns were
partially represented, they arose and re-
ported, and thereupon some one moved that
republicans present be allowed seats among
the mourners, as though regularly appointed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

The State Board of Equalization, which II
year and two years ago honorab!y won The
reputation of being the champion collection
of blockheads in the state, has again finished
its lahors after an unusually prolonged and
wranglng session. Following are some OF
the changes it made in the local assessments;
Will county has 10 FER cent. added; Kendall
gets "a per cent. Off La Sale 10 and Grindy
3 per cent off Cook has 90 per cent. added,
and Macoupin 1922, The grand aggregate OF
the assessed valuation Of lands and lots in
The State is s22S,S14,552
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
California has just taken up its famous big

California has just taken up its famous big
Santa Clara grapevine, divided il into sec.
tons and is boxing it for shipment TO the
Centennial Show at Philadelphia. 1t is said
TO be the largest grapevine in the world. The
trunk of the vine is IA inches In diameter 8
feet feet from the ground, and its branches
cover an acre. Last year It produced IL, 1000
pounds Of grapes, the iavori,e California kind
known as the Mission grape. Ofcourse taking
up the vine is IFS destruction, which looks
very much like Vandalism. The vine was
planted G5 years ago by a Spanard at the
birth Of child, according 10 custom OF the
country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
DANGEROUS NEGOTIATION.

President Grants Commissioners, now at
the Red Cloud Agency in Northwestern Ne.
braska negotiating with the various Indian
tribes interested in the Black Hills reserva.
ton for its cession to the United States, are
having pretty lively time of it. On Friday
of last week about five thousand Sioux, noun
ted on the feetest ponies, gathered around
the tent occupied by the commissioners, and
with their rifles loaded and cooked, executed
some very threatening and startling maneu.
vres. For while it certainly looked as If
there was to be a repittion of the scene
when Gen. Candy and others were so sum-
marily dealt with by the Modocs. The par.
aae seems to have been marshaled by dis
contented chief not inaptly named Little. Bad
Man, and would probably have ended serl-
ously but for the prompt action Of q friendly
chief, Young OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Horse, who
interposed powerful force of his own tribe
between the wild Sioux and the commission.
ers and the few dozen L. s. Dragons, theil
only guard.
The negotiations are said TO he making
very slow progress indeed. On the follow
ing day. when all the chiefs had been invi'
ted to meet the commissioners and have a
talk, Spotted Tail, that unsophisticated child
of the forest, told the commissioners with
characteristic bluntness, and very probably
with entire truth, that when he last called
upon them they were all drunk. "Spot," the
dispatches say, also INDUCED in some pretty
severe language regarding the white men.
A"pal" ofhis, Rec Dog, followe ed, and showed
that he too had but a poor opinion of the
whites, aud also had an exaggerated idea OF
the value OF the Black Hills. He placed the
price which should be paid at seventy mil,
lions OF dollars, in addition TO the donation
of farm, house, horses, cattle, and provis.
IONS TO each of the Indian braves.
Meantime the commissioners have tee.
graphed to Washington for an augmentation
of their guard or for permission TO return
home. The latter will probably be accorded
them as the negotiation is evidently bound
to end In failure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Wisconsin presents rival TO Prof. Tice, in
the person OF AN aged German citizen named
Henry krocger, who has lived in the West
i5 years. lie can neither read nor write, but
can observe things and put them together,
and has IL memory like an encyclopedia.
Herr Kroegcr glances into the future and
propheses thus:
After the next new moan shows the last hi,
of its face. we shall have the pleasanlest au-
tumn we have had for many years. Early In
November there will be some cold days, but
II will be mild and pleasant during most of
the month. and until the 10Th of December,
when the streams will freeze, but only a thin
sheet of ice will be formed. Between Christ.
mas and New Years there will be hesvy
SHOWS for few days. In January We shall
have the finest Indian summer we have had
since 1856, aud there will be only few cold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Geo. w. Gage, well known prominent
citizen of Chicago, died in that city on the
e5th inst, of cerebrospinal menengitis. He
was native of Massachusetts, and % years
old. For number of years he had been pro-
prietor of the City Hotel in Boston, and 10
1863 came to Chicago and became interested
in the fremont House. In 1864 he was elect
ed alderman. In 1865 he sold out his inter
est IN the fremont, and went to the Sherman
House. Latterly he was interested IN the
Grand Pacific. from which he withdrew not
long since. He leaves wife ana six emil
dren, all of whom were at his bedside when
the grim messenger came
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

The Republicans OF Massachusetts, on
Wednesday nominated Mr. Rice as their can
didate for governor, and adopted substantially
the same resolutions adopted the week before
by the democratic convention on the finan'
cial question. The nomination of Mr.. Rice,
who is man of no prominence, is a sort Of
concession that the reelection Of Mr.. Castor,
The present able democratic governor, IS a
settled inevitability.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
Herzegovina.

The meeting fthe consuls of the principal
European powers, to patch up settlement of
the trouble between Turkey and the Herze-
govinians, has wholly failed to accomplish
anything, Meantime Servia is rapidly drift
ing into war in support of the rebellious
Herzegovinians. Prince Milan, of Servia,
who has been hot for war since the COM
mencemcnt of the trouble, has, by the resig-
nation of 20 opposition members of the
Skuptschina, or legislative counsel, got the
support of that body, who are SAID to have
voted him three million ducats. Meantime
Turkey has given HIM another good excuse
for going TO war by invading Servian terri
tory near Mokragora, and killing some Ser
Wan frontier guards.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

President Grant was in ST. Louis last sat
urday, his business there being, it is said 10
dispose OF his property interests IN that vi
cinity with view to taking up his Perma'
uent residence IN Chicago upon the expira-
ton of his term Of Office. So says, OF course
q Chicago paper.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Ned OBaldwin, the Irish Giant" and
pugilist, was shot, and 1t is thought fatally
wounded, by his partner in their liquor store
in New York on Monday evening. They had
quarrelled over some business matter when
the partner, whose name is Finnell, shot
o Baldwin twice and made his escape.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Theodore Triton has remoun,ed the lecture
rOstrum, delivering his initial lecture at
Cooper Institute, New York, on Wednesday
evening. There were some three thousand
pronounced but passably good.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Why was young Chapman rejected at West
Point' The Chicago Tribune says, because
in his examination in geography he Jailed TO
properly locate an obscure river in Yuca,an !;
and this agrees with Chapman's own story.
But the Yorkville Nars says Chapman was
ruled out for political considerations. A."
Corwin, the year before, had appointed a
young msn from Peru, who had also been
rejected, out he had got into the good graces
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Ifthe explosion of the Bank of California
is proof that hard money, as preventive OF
monetary panics, is failure, ii must also be
owned that there is about hard money, taking
the same California example for proof on the
point, recuperative power that is look ed
for IN vain in the case Of any paper money
explosion on record When Jay Cooke went
up, he not only closed up at once and forever
on all his creditors, bat a thousand millions
more of losses are directly raceable 10 the
same explosion, and the whole country is
still suffering fearfully in consequence Of IT,
The California panic, on thc other hand,
lasted but u month. The stockholders of the
concern came forward and assessed them.
selves 20 per cent TO make up Ralston's de.
dcits, and today the bank res umes payment
IN gold with gold coin enough on hand TO
meet all possible demands. All the other
San Francisco banks that suspended with
Ralston's bank have resi- med The San Fran.
cisco Balletia says:
Whatever depression we are now cxpericnc.
ing VIII be but temporary and evanescent.
There will be no pause in The industrial ener-
gies ofthe coast Mining will be prosecuted
as energeiicaily rs eyer. A couple of weeks
from date there will not probably be SO much
as trace left of the financial dislocation
which has taken place. We have a right,
from these facts, TO claim tina, the arguments
which We have noticed are predicsied on
false premises and are wholly unsound and
unreliable. With irredsemable paper we
could not have recovered in iwelyemonth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Judge VIM. II. Underwood, of ST. CLAIR Co.,
H., died at his home in Belleville on the oath
inst. He was one of the ablcst jurists in the
state and had served with distinction in the
state senate as well as in the constitutional
convention
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

The September report OF the Commissioner
of Agriculture shows that the corn crop, not
withstandlng the losses by the overflow OF
bottom lands, In spite of the unusual lateness
of maturing. is likely TO be one of the best we
have ever had. The average reports from
the various states show an improvement of
per cent over the prospects during the last
IN Onth
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

of the secretary of war, who was determined
he should have the present vacancy, and
young Chapman's rejection was therefore Il
forcgone conclusion 10 make place for tais
net of CnrMin and Belknap.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Al Peru, on Friday evening OF last week,
Timothy Leahy, a laborer employed on the
Rock Island railroad while walking up the
track near the freight depot, was run over
by freight lrain and had one foot crushed
and the heel of the other cut off,-his in
juries being so serious that he died on Sun
day morning. He was about IS years old,
and leaves a large family.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Grants Secretary OF the Interior, Delano,
whose management of the Indian department
especially had given rise to so much scan.
dial, having just received a beautiful coat Of
whitewash from commission appointed by
himsefto investigate the charges against HIM,
now resigns. His letter to Grant rendering
his resignation, and Grants reply, are as ten.
der as the ANATOMY sighings of Eloise ard
Abelard. Somehow Grant never did part
with n corrupt official without soldering
over him as IL the loss was that of "vera
brither."
There was a fierce struggle for DelaHo's
place between the OHIO and Pennsylvania
apparently being that Grant would crafty
neither, and, AS IN the case of Jewell, Bris-
tow and Pierrepont, would surprise the coun-
try by appointing an honest man. 1t is prob.
abe their worst apprehensons in this regard
have been realized. Granthas filled the place
by appointing one George ID. Coleman, OF
Lebanon, Pa Coleman, though known as a
Republican, has never cut much figure in
Pennsylvania politics, but has been chiefly
conspicuous as one of the great iron lords of
that state, owning the great Cornwall iron
works of Lebanon county, the Richest Ia the
world, and Is said 10 be worth ten or fifteen
millions of dollars. As lac has shown deci-
ded administrative ability in the manage
ment OF his great iron works, about which he
has had thousands of men employed, it is
supposed he possesses peculiar qualifications
Tor the management of the interior depart
ment At all events, his great wealth will
probably place him above all temptation TO
enter the various corrupt rings that proved
Delano's ruin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

The Independent County Convention met,
IN Ottawa Thursday, with about sixty de.
legates in attendance. Sam. RAYMOND was
nominated for Treasurer On first formal ballot,
and John Grey, Of La Sale, for Surveyor.
sOld Sam" Raymond has made an excellent
treasurer In the past and will prove popu.
lar candidate. -Sfredfor Free Pres.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

A new postal card made its appearance on
the LIST inst, lighter in color, somewhat small.
er in size, but Of better material than the old
nDa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

MY articles 90 not receive a very warm
reception ~ late "0ur fair correspondent
is mistakeo," replied the editor; they meet
with the warmest reception possible. We
burn ihcpa all"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
fts f4ee Grader.
Ottawa, ILL.,. Saturday. October =, 1870.
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid.
The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post office in the country:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. 3.l5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
Germany.

The Emperor William went to Baden. Ba-
den on Wednesday, where he will remain TO
witness the celebration of the birthday Of the
Empress Augusta. Soon after the 10th of
October, he will leave tor Italy. Prince BIS.
marck and Count Won Moltke accompany
him.
Dean Sdsczinsky, of Berlin, has Joined the
Old Catholics and married, and the govern.
ment has resolved TO protect him In his tenn.
poralities In Bavaria the ultramonanes
have triumphed in the election of the Presi,
dent and other officers of the diet by MAORI.
ty of two.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
Spain.

Thirteen hundred infantry embarked ief
Cuba on the 25th, to be followed by LOW
more Oct. I'd.
The Carlist leaders, hemmed in on the
borders of France, are said to be quarreling
among themselves, and many of them advise
Don Carlos to abandon the struggle.
The difficulty which has arisen between 'he
Pope and the government of King Alfonso I'D
reference to the papal concordat guaranteeing
government support to the churches ana 10
which certain clauses liz the new constitution
in favor of religious toleraticn are ciaihieu
to be opposed, is far from settled ana urea
tens serious complications.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
Africil.

Two letters have been received at London
from Stanley, the African explorer, both dat
ed from the village of Kagehigi, in the dis
trict of Uchambi, in the country OF lsuku,
situated near the Victoria Nyanza, the first
March /, and the other May 10 Twoof Stan
ley's white companions, Edward Peacock and
Frederick Barker, had died Of fevers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
England,

The 9Th anniversary of the establishment of
railroads in England was celebrated on Mon.
day at Darlington by grand procession and
banquet in the evening, at which the Lord
Mayor OF London and the provosts of Glas-
gov and Edinburg, and 700 other "dlstin-
guished guests" were present. A statue to
Joseph Pease, the builder of the first railroad,
was unveiled by the Duke of Cleveland on,
me occasion.
Disastrous storms occurred in England and
Ireland on Tuesday At Mancheslen a large
mill was Frustrated by the gale. AT Liver
pool "nearly every building in the city suf
fered some injury" Many vessels on the
Tyne, at Shields and in the Mercy broke
adrtt, and casualties are numerous. In Ire
land destructive food occurred during the
gale. The Lee rose several feet, inundating
portion of the city of Cook, and for many
miles around occaslonng immense danger
to property Immense damage was also done
to crops in Longford, Kerry and Tipperary.
The Straps which is to carry the Prince OF
Wales on his journey to India sailed On Wed
'nesuay for Brindisi, where the Prince is to-
embark.
The foot and mouth cattle disease is on
the increase In East Sussex, where the mum.
Der affected is stated ats 1899; In Gloucester,
10000; in Warwickshire, 5000; and In Cum.
berland, Yorkshire, &c.
Liberal importations have slightly depress-
ed the breadstutls market the decline in
wheat for the week being about shilings
quarter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
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France.


The French manufacturers appear to take
hold of the Philadelphia centennial business
with enthusiasm. At a very large meeting
in Paris on the 25th it was resolved that
liberal representation of French manuiac'
lures at Philadelphia was the interest OF
French both in patriotic and economic
sense. A committee has also been formed IN
the city with the object to collect means TO
ere ct monument on an island in Long Is
land Sound during the centennial to COM
memorate the Tooth year of American lnde'
pendence. NJ. Loublaye has sent to the jour.
nails an appeal In regard to the proposed
statue, and urges Frenchmen to prove that
the country of Lafayette has not forgotten
her traditions. The monument Is TO be
colossal statue of Liberty, represented as Gu
tightening the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-06
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY

WHY HE SHOT HIS BROTHER An item in
the Gazette on Saturday announced the shoot
log. IN Portsmouth, Va, of Thomas Edwards
by his brother, G. T. Edwards. The Norfolk
Landmark says: 1t appears that Thomas Ed
wards has been in the habit of creating disturb
ances IN the family, and they became SO into-
cradle that G. ?. Edwards ordered him to keep
away. Yesterday he left note at home for
Thomas Edwards, in which he warned him to
keep away or he would kill him. This note in
cebsed Thomas Edwards very much. He told
his mother that he intended to get pistol, kill
his brother, set the dwelling on fire, and then
kill himself This frightened Mrs. Edwards
and she at once informed Charles P. Edwards
OF his brothers threat. About 6 clock Thos
Edwards went into the store, pulled out the
note, and told him he would kill him, at the
same time putting his hand to bis pocket as if
to draw his pistol. G. z. Edwards being be-
hind the counter without possibility of escape,
caught up pistol from the desk and shot him.
He then caught the brother and led him 10 the
door, when he thought the brother again at
tempted to draw his pistol, when he again shot
him. Thomas Edwards was then taken in j
I. Bard's store, and G. P. Edwards immedi-
ately surrendered himself to Mayor Watts, who
committed him for examination this morning
Thomas Edwards stated that be had no idea of
shooting his brother, having no pistol on his
person, and only went into the store to abuse
his brother for sending him the insulting note.
q. T. Edwards was undoubtedly under the i'm
preston that he was acting 10 set-defence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-06

SUMNER ARRANGEMENT BEGINNING
APRIL rs, 1915.
TWO TRAINS DAILY, EXCEPT SUN
DAY, BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA
AND ROUND HILL.

Leave Washington At a. m. and p. m, and
Alexandria At $40 Il. m. and 4 III y. M Pass
Leesburg, going westward, at ll.20 q. IN. and
GO p. M; and arrive at Round Hill at II m
ard ! p. NJ. Leave Round Hill at $40 u m.
and II 30 p. M; pass Leesburg, going eastward,
at = q. m. and LILO p. m; and arrive at Aexsn-
dria at g. is a. m. and 3l5 p. m; and at Wash
lngton at $50 u. m. and B 81 p.
Es- Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at 8 a. M and j.
M, and go through to Round Hill without
change of cars.
The 8. 10 g. m. train from Alexandria and II. 30
P: M train from Round Hill connects ut Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line ct Coaches
for Snickersville, Berryville and Winchester;
also with Resmer's Line of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aide and Middleburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connection,
at Vienna. with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fair
fax Court House.
Communication tickets, cts. per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
4. H. HAVENER
ap a)-tf General Ticket gent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-06
NOTICE To CITY TAX PAYERS.
COLLECTORS OFFICE,

COLLECTORS OFFICE,
ALEXANDRA, Va, July l, 1875 !
The attention of all parties interested ls re-
specttuliy called to the following provision in
the Revenue Bill of 1875, VIZ:
The Collectors of Taxes shall make q
discount OF five per cent on all tax bills paid in
full by the 10Th Of July; of four per cent on all
such paid in full by the 1st Of August; of three
per cent on all such paid in full by the lst of
September OF two per cent on all such paid in
full by the 1st Of October and of one per cent
on all such paid in full by the 18th of October,
1875, and shall furnish the Finance Committee
with list of the names, dates and discounts al
lowed IN all cases as aforesaid Tor the amounts
OF which discounts they shall have credit"
once Room No. Royal street front, Mar
kct Building.
JOHN T. HILL, Col. N. Dist.
Jy l-tAl 5. X. FIELD, Col S. Dist