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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

FINANCIAL 4. COMMERCIAL.

EusiffeSs %cneror,y has been rathcrYuict dur
Ing the past wctF, The receipt OF dressed hogs
has been rts!ldr liberal. The receipt of grain
has been very yght as most of the farmers are
disposed tbH,old for higher prices.
In rnoitf.y matters there is ycry little change
to noth, The demand for money is CROWN &
steadily little greater, both Cor short time and
lorg time loans. Interest rates are Arm at the
rsial prices. ..-
I'm Chicago the malke, is reported as growing
IA little closer; still all really frst-clnss paper
is readily taken at ten per cent. at the banks
On the open market the rates rule from N to Is
per cent
Gold Las advanced gHtc during this week
Large shipments of speeac and falling off in
custom receipts, are anrgng the causes assigned
for The rise
Government Bonds IN sympathy with gold,
aud under a strong Investment demand by for
eign bankers, have advanced, and the market
closes strong at the advance.
Ravens, Mac Kinsy N Co. furnish the following
OTTAWA nuoIntiaps
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

Among the articles in the present number
which must please, we namew'h confidence
Jean Ingelow; Some Thought about the Ger
Ky Signs of Character; Thomas Whitaker
the English Reformer; The Key to woman
hood; Jane Hadley, story Of woman s cour
age; Husbands and Wives; Ezra Cornell
Greedy, Colorado; Prevention OF INSANITY
The Emotions of Savage and Civilized Man
The Worth of knowledge; Uncle Dave
Legs aud what they Mean; Mental Develop
ment and Religious Character; Treatment OF
Wounds and Blisters; etc The report OF the
Closing Exercises of the late Course of Lee
lures on Phrenology and Physiology will re
ceiyc consideration.
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Pom Monthly

Considering It's radical .eanings, the pcnA
Monthly has done amanly thing putting upon
gcCom, IN ~ Mon,h' article, n full, unbiased
and truthful history Of the Louisiana trouble.
That the writer, in such statement, could
mud no Justification, iG law, precedent, or
the necessity oil the case, for the use of the
forces Of the federal government to purge the
Legislature, was 10 be expected, as was also
his conclusion that the Investigations of thc
congressional committee in New Orleans
demonstrated the folly and weakness of the
charges against the White League IN General
oheridan's remarkable despatch The lead.
irg article in the February Monthly is that
IN National Education, combating the uosi.
ion orJ. r. Chandler, III a previous number
that the diffusion of education had no appre.
liable effect In diminishing crime. The
German Protest Against Slavery in 1868 is
scrap Of Interesting local history as is also
Acrelius' History Of New Sweden Francis
parkmaL's new work, the History of the Old
Regime in Canada is approximately review.
ed, followed by reviews of various other new
books.
Gun space has no, permitted MS to make
liberal extracts THIS week as we are wont TO
90, from Tie various publications thus briefly
noticed.
Copies Of any OF them may be seen at the
Bookstore @. osman Il IIapeman, where sub
,cripiions are received and single copies
kept for sale
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

The present number opens with spicy
sketch of what ! know about Doctoring ,
contains, also, Hygiene in Schools; Catarrh
Popular Physiology, illustrated; Diphtheria
Cause and Cure; The Treatment of Sick
People; Maize or Indian Corn varieties, with
Recipes for Cooking; A Medical Education
Physicians for Schools Effects of Fear on
Health; Nice Christmas Dinner; How TO he
lieve the Poor; Food for the Timid; Cloth
ing Children The articles arc all seasonable
and Practical
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Scribner's.


The most notable contributions to Serb
ner's for February. are Major Powell's strik
ingly illustrated Colorado paper; Stedman OF
some of the la,tcrday British Poets Blau
yers essay, 'Christ's Supernaturalism, scien
,ifically Considered : and a sketch, with por
trait, of Theodore Thomas and his art work
hy J. II. G. Hassard. Three additional chap
teIs of DR.. Hollands Story Of Sevenoaks
ire given; Jules verne's Mysterious Island
is continued; and SAKE Holm's My Tourma'
line is concluded Noah Brooks tells about
Mis-. Patty Gibson's Strange Adventure
there is another installment of Some ola
Letters through which we have glimpses OF
London society Of forty years ago; and MI
Fairfield concludes his essay on Spiritualism'
with some references to the phenomenon OF
naturalization This number opens with
poem by Louise Chandler Moplton, Illus
,rated by Mary A. Hallock. There are poems
also, by f. w. Bourdillon, Mary L. Ritter
James Maurice Thompson, and others. Top
les of the Times, The Old Cabinet, and Tho
other editorial denartments are rich and in
s;ructlvc as usual
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

Among all publications for boys and girls,
there is none like the St Nicholas, The Feb
mary number has for frontispiccc well ex-
ecuted engraving from Landseer's picture Of
The Marmots Rebecca Harding Davis has
an interesting story founded on the old table
Of THE Fox and the Raven, and in which, a
Yankee trader and the son of an Indian chiei
pcrsouate the respective characters. Some
livoly incidents In the career OF certain
Birch Bark Boy. are narrated by Isabel Fran
chs, and the boy himself is shown in pic.
ture by Ey,inge. Lucretia r. Hale gives an
other bit Of delightful anecdotc shout the
famous 'Pcterkin family ); and Mary A. Hal.
sock contributes n story, and alarge illustra.
zion drawnin that beautiful style in which she
Is surpassed 10y no artist in the country. The
subject of sientiaes, of course receives due at
tcntion IN the FEBRUARY number. Olive Thornc
has some practical remarks on How Dolls
are Made; w. Il. Rideing talks amusingly as
veil as instructively about Chimney Sweeps
The serials of Louisa VI Alcott and T
TrowbrHdge progress favorably; Jack-in.,hc
Pulpit talks as Iearnedly a. ever; and there is
poetry music, &c.
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lcngravines, a thrilling sea yarn, stirring at
venture by tina, sparkling writer, W. ''uao'
of the Detro;; Ere Press, six or eight domcs'
tic love stories, most Of them ehuihS WILL
as all love storlcs should end, and il vast
amount of miscellaneous reading not TO DC
found in any other magazine in the country
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

The February number cor,ains a choice
CLIMBER of stories, " Valentine poetry and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

The article which will doubtless attract
most attention ia peterson's for February are,
first, one BY Henry Peterson, discussing the
Important Scientific question, Is this solid
earth on which we live not continually grow.
iEg in sizeg The writer maintains the afir.
native, arguing that VIC arc approaching the
laslennial new heaven and new earth. when
;herc will be no more sea- spoken of by 81.
Johs; and secsnd, an article under The pseu-
doHyn Of John Smith on the Cause and Cure
% the Hard Times Instead OF ascribng the
present hard times to the currency, the writer
maintains they are attributable 10 the with
drawal Of too much capital from business 10y
excessive taxation. There are also several
stories Of rare merit, with poetry. editorial,
DC
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Littpll's Living Age.

The number for the week ending Jan'y
10th, contains valuable article on Modern
Scientific Materialism, from Blochnood; Con
trasts of Ancient and Modern History, par
III, by Francis w. Newman, Fraser; f. d.
Eastern Travellers N Vaudeville, AIT ~
Bound: On The Vatna Jokull, fr Mn
Life of the Prince COnsort, $
vice to Young Housewives, 81 >ara,., p,n;an
with instalment' .t RI ,,,'-
Feathers by William J .,al. am, orh. c.
Of Valentine and his aqo,aer,' and the usua
choice poetry and nfs,.,,onr I,is,h, fl r.,
number OF Inc -ew volume
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February Magazines.
Harper's


The February number opens with glow
ing but accurate description OF the Ne"
Washington by Geo. Alfred Townsend Il
shows the changes that have been wrought il
the national capital since the war, the dcscrip
tons beng accompanied by numerous illus
trations. The second illustrated article refer.
to the Mound Builders Of the Mississippi
Valley, detailing much curious information
on that mysterious subject John Bigelo"
contributes from the correspondence OF DC
Witt Clinton and his contemporaries, some
curious material illustrating the acrimony OF
partisan politics so years ago. But the most
important of the illustrated articles is the
fourth paper of the Centennial series, contin'
uing the review OF mechanical progress IN
America during the century now closing
James Parton commences an interesting IL
Illustrated series on Car;cature among the An
clients. G.. NJ. Towle contributes an instruc'
tive paper on French Institutes and Acade-
mics; Lyman Abbott one on Christian Mis-
sions; Moncure d. Conway gives graphic
sketch of Professor Fawcett; Miss Thack-
cray and Mr.. Mason each commence new
serial; besides which there are a couple of
good stories, poetry, &c, closing with the five
editorial departments, all Of which are sus-
tanned with their usual effectiveness.
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all other (as this is the only place he visits prote
sons'iy) re may be found at Chicago.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24

\ Scrlous schism is impending in the
Missouri Constitutional Convention,
owing to the rejection by the country
members of n proposition providing for
the representation of the section of the
State i'll the Legislature on basis of
population. At latest reports the st.
Louis members were debating the pro-
priety of withdrawing entirely from the
deliberations of the body.
No New CAEDINA1.S TO BE DECLARED.
despatch from Rome Says his Holiness
Pho Mono has changed his mind with
regard to the declaration of new cardi-
nails of the church. No cardinals will
be declared in the consistory which will
he held in the Vatican on the 25th of
June. Bishops only will be preconized
on that occasion.
1t is said that an Indiana woman was
recently struck and killed by lightning
!, ''while in the act of shortening three pie
crusts with pound of lard" The lady
was certainly n little extravagant, but we
shouldn't have thought it Was any of the
lightnings business.
Mrs. Martha Pedcn, widow of Scipio
Peden, died in the lower portion of
Greenville County, on the 18th instant,
aged scventy-six years. Mrs. Celia
Rodgers, widow of James Rodgers, died
in the same section, on the Sth, instant,
aged eighty years.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. colored wo-
man and two dogs were killed by light
ming on Gibbs plantation near Florence,
last week. They had taken refuge from
tho rain under tree. Another warning
to avoid trees in thunder storm.
Bessie Turner is making quite an in
come out of the scandal trial. Large
quantities of her photographs are sold in
New York, on which she receives royal
ty. Bessie would probably like to keep
up the excitement on this basis.
1t took some red-nosed gentlemen in
Georgia bar-room two hours and half
the other day to become convinced that
black snake which was found crawling
across the floor was q real live one Of
flesh and blood.
If the Uraguayans stay much longer
in Charleston specie payments will bo
resumed.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24

The BULL AND THE Bulls EYs.-Our
first news of the shooting in Ireland
came in shape characteristically Hiber-
nlhn: 1t is conceded thnt the Americans
arc the superior marksmen, hut the Irish
have won the match. Tho Irishmen
make the best score, but the Americans
are the best shots. When an affectionate
mother, by way of instruction, told ho-
boy that if he cut the cake, he must give
Johnny the larger of the two pieces, be-
cause that was polite" the apt pupil in
the hollow ways of the world immedi-
ately proposed that the duty of dividing
the cake should ut once be turned over to
Johnny, that he might himself have the
benefit OF the politencss of the case. We
confess to a similar aspiration in regard
and Ireland. BY all means. let the
lrishmcn themselves be the bes, shots,
but lie. our fellows win the match.
.[-Ne,c Ioyi: Heru,L
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GEoEclTowH. =. c.. June Il, 1870.


ME. EDITOR: presuming that yonr n,l-
iacrons readers would like to hear from
yc ancient city of Georgetown, haze de-
tcrmincd to send you short letter The
course Of Coy. Chamberlain meets the
approval OF all the Conservatives here.
but amongst Republicans, both he and
Treasurer Cardozo stand very badly.
This they should regard as compli-
mont. G. {. Bowen, SO far from being
injured by the cases now pending against
him here and i'll Charleston, has ,;iincd
additional popularity, and is stronger
to-day than he has ever been amongst
the negroes, who actually worship him
i'll Georgetown County. The Radicals
here have already made up their slate
in Georgetown County. 1t reads thus:
Dunn, for Governor: Glcavcs, for Lieu
tenant-Govcrnor; Hayne, for Secretary
of Stntc, and Hardy Solomon for Trcm-
surer. Solomon seems to be especially
strong down here, which must he attri-
butcd to the fact that lie generally seat
tcrs "dcmnition" wherever he goes.
Judge Shaw gives very general satishic-
ton, and thus fnr has presided with n
degree of nrbanity that would be crcdita-
bic to one Of our judges Of the old regime
The rice crops arc very fine here
abouts. large area is planted in that
staple. Turpentinc, lumber, &C., con-
tinue to come in from the upper coun-
tries, and is shipped hence to European
and Northern ports. 1t is healthy here
now, and not single case of country
fever has occurred thus far.
wINYAw.
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Public sympathy has turned in the
direction of Acapulco, Mexico, where two
more orphans have just been added to
the long list of the worlds bereaved
ones. Their mother, aged 1872 years,
died suddenly the other day, when the
oldest one had barely reached his Tooth
birth day. He and his younger brother,
who is only ninety, will now have to
stump it through life as best they can.
Return of deaths within tho city
OF Charleston for the week ending June
10, 1875: Whites, Is; blacks and colored,
%; total, A.
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Papau, or New Guinea, it is expected,
will soon form part of Queen Victorn's $
dominions. 1t is described as one Of the
largest and finest islands in the South
Pacific, its length being 1000 miles, its
breadth varying from 200 to 400 miles, it's
climate temperate, its soil productive, it's
harbors numerous and good, its natural
productions Gncluding gold) varied and
valuable, and its native inhabitants re-
sembling the African negroes, being
much superior to the aborigines Of
Australia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24

"GenA Spinner is charged" they say,
with having too great an affection for
pretty women" There was never a moro
absurd charge. The man who doesn't
cherish great affection for pretty women
ought to have died when he WAS bobv
and the probability is he dill.
Round trip tickets will lie sold ot tbo
different stations on the line of tho
ureenvllie and Columbia Railroad for
hrst clnss fare one way, on Friday and
saturday the 25sh and 9th of June:
good to neturn Mt any time mp to Thurs.
any, the lst of July, inclusive, but no
Longer.
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HOTEL AREIvArs, JUNE 23.-JEans;ou
no"se-Alex. q. Carkson, S. c.: N. "
Trump, city; S. 81. Perkins, Ga: ]. @
Eason, S. c.; John T. Arthur Camden:
J.: +. Murphy and wife, S. c.; w. r.
Butt. Augusta; s. L. Fellers, Prosperity:
=; Is: Stocknan, Newberry; j. S. Hair.
Newberry. "
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LIST OF New .ADvERr1rEMENrs.

LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
q. X. Franklin-4th July Sports.
K. l.. Bryan-New Books.
Agnew & Son-For Rent.
c. r. Franklin-Notice.
PeiIotto & Son-Estate Sale.
Wineman's Camphor Choral.
Il: Jones-Notice to Fish Dealers
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
John Alcxnnder-S3OO Reward.
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SC.
Thursday Morning, June "a, 1875.
The Failures Abroad.

The continued depression in business
abroad, and the announcement of new
failures in London, now amounting to
iabont II dozen, seems to have created nm
uneasy feeling in financial circles
though it appears to be thought in Lon
don that up to the present time the trou-
BILE has not reached any house known to
be thoroughly sound. The fact thnt the
Bank of England, up to late dnte
maintained its minimum rates of dis
count, with largely increased returns
has been accepted as symptom that
there is no pnnic or serious apprehension
of immediate calnmities there. The va
rious liabilities of tho firms which have
suspended extend from $1,000,000 to
S12,000,000 each. The failures in Lon
don appear to have been caused by the
long-continued depression in the iron
market and reverses in the Eastern and
South American trade. Not n few of
these business concerns are supposed to
have lost their vitality before the arrival
of day of settlement, which had been
delayed by loans from bankers, who for
reasons sufficient to themselves discount
the bills of houses whose condition they
do not scrutinize. This kind of support
must be withdrawn some day, and then
comes the end. If this explanation of
the truth accounts for it, there must have
been q good deal of bad paper aAoat in
London, and there is no knowing what
other lines of trade ore in the same con.
.dition.
The exports of British and Irish pro-
duce have been steadily falling off for
more that two years past the decline
since 1873 amounting to 123 per cent
1t would be rash to predict TINT this
progressive rate of decrease will con-
tinue, yet the obvious tendency of the
financial disturbances in South Ameri-
can countries, of the existing state of
trade in the United States and Canada,
and of the failures which have just taken
place in England, is to intensity the uni
-versal stagnation.
While our leading banking men are
disposed to look upon tie subject hope.
fully, so far as our own country is con-
cerned, we have enough causes for pru-
dent dealing in the uncertain effect of
extraordinary rnvages upon the crops,
without regard to the effect of foreign CO.
lamities. To writer's who quote these
European failures as IN argumcntagains
specie payments and q sound currency,
the New York World pertinently replies:
ga sound currency is not q panacea
against undue commercial credit or bad
banking. There is no panncea any
where. All that we can hope for is
cultivated and naturally sound judg-
ment in business as in all other depart
ments of human activity. But, Of all
means for depraving n naturally good
Judgment applied to business pursuits,
and for granting mercantile credit rcck-
lessly, nothing has yet been discovered
so etiicacious as deprecated currency"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24

AEl'ksTEp: Frank Wright. colorea
VINO stands charged with the murder Of n
colored boy in his employ, vas arrested
on the Shivcr plantation, where he 70
sides. Wright'S wife and motbor vvoro
also arrested and held as witnesses Tho
prisoner offered no resistance. but
hitched up his team and drove the partv
to G"ds4len, including Constable Strat-
ton' who served the warrant.
SENTENCED. D.-Thomas NJ. Kinbropcb
t'sq,, writes from Augusta, Ga, on June
zl' 1875, thnt Daniels, the thief who
stole his property, has bean sentenced to
the pen'tentiary for fifty years. He also
writes that for the return of his pin md
cross to him, by express c. O. D.. or
otherwise, within ten days from that
date, he will pay twenty dollars, and ask
no questions; but if they are not returned
within that time, he will come to Colum-
bla and here remain until he sends tho
thief to the penitentiary. The letter il,
addressed to the Chief Of Police. Colum-
bia, S. G.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-24

EX-SENATOR BAYARD, OF DELAWARE,
INTERVIEWED. ED.--EX-Senntor James A.
Baynrd, OF Delaware, is now on visit to
New York, cnfeeblcd in health. In 4
conversation with II Tribune reporter. on
Friday, he stated he Ind virtually with
drawn from political life. Most of his
old colleagues were dead, and age pre-
vented him from mixing in active poll
ties. He contemplated with fear and
anxiety the spread Of corruption in both
parties He expressed deep reverence
for the old constitutional principles
which prescribed limitation of powers
and forbade the interference of the Fedc-
raj Government in internal improve
mcnts. The Abandonment OF these prin-
ciplcs breeds corruption, and Govern
,sent interference with railroads or other
matters which should he left to indi-
vidual enterprise, will ultimately lead TO
its destruction. He believed it was a
great mistake to give the right of suffrage
to the negro race. They are untutored,
full of passions, without dcliberntion or
nrSumcntative powers, and become an
easy prey of political demagogucs They
did not expect the right of suffrage, but
were worthy Of equal rights before the
law. Referring to Grants letter, DIr.
Bnynrd's opinion was that Grant would
take third term nomination if he can
get it, and would use larmed force in the
Southern States if he saw chance of
success; but Grant is no fool Should
the fall elections go against the admins
tration, nothing more would he heard of
third term. If they go otherwise, Grant
will be the Republican candidate for
President next year.
-------s- <---
An unfortunate difficulty occurred on
the plantation and near the residence Of
Mr.. r. B. Braddy, in which he was cut
in the head, and his son Daniel was
severely stabbed in the back and arms.
The parties to this difficulty were NIr.
Braddy and son and two Mr.. McColls
and a Mr.. Grey. The AIcColls did the
cutting. ng.-.Ndrion Star.
The Navy Department at Washington
Is to be removed to new quarters, and
the old building is to be torn down. It
is not likely that fifth conHagration
will occur before the Department is
moved and some more papers is burned
as in the past. These Department fires
are rather peculiar affairs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-18

LOOKING Up.-During DR.. Pay
sons last illness, a friend, coming
in to his room remarked Familiarity,
''Well I am sorry to see you lying
here on your back"
"Do you not know what God puts
us our backs for 2" said DR.. Psyson,
smiling.
stNo," was the answer.
I'm order that we may look up
ward"
His friend said to him, II am not
come to condole, but to rejoice with
you; for it seems to me that this is
no time for mourning"
sWen, I am glad to hear that, -
was the reply; 'etor it is not often
that I am addressed in such a way.
The fact is I never had less need
of coincidence, and yet everybody
persists in offering it; whereas,
when I was prosperous and well,
and q successful preacher, and really
needed coincidence, they Aattered
and congratulated me-"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-08-18

WELL Up IN GEoeRAPHY.-While a
nswsboy was hanging around one
of the depots yesterday, a gentle
man engaged him in conversation,
and inquired:
"Do you go to school, bub?"
eyes, sir, and I'm in geography"
was the answer.
"Ah, ha. Where does the sun
rise?"
sIn the East
ssCorrect. Where does it set?"
ssIn the West"
''That's right. What is the earth's
surface composed of"
"Land and water, sir"
Fright again. Is the world
round or fiat ?"
"Less see," mused the boy, sit
ting down on a bench. Well, I
know dad and nam had fight
about that very thing, but I forgot
which licked!"