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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11

A MEETING OF the Printing Committee
of the ChildrCn's Home benefit associa.
ton will be held at "the headquarters"
on 18th street, at 2o'clock this afternoon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, June lO.-At Ascot to-day the
gold cup was won by DonCaster, Aven.
mricre second, and NOnget third.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11
MARYLAND.


nALrlMoRE Mn, June lO.-Thc Dem.
mralic State Convention to nominate can.
tlidatCs for Governor and State officers
waa called to meet in Baltimore on We'd.
ncWlny July 2lst,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11

4 VERY suggestive discovery nt Phila.
delphia, yesterday, was that Of nine dead
babies on vacant LOT, corner Of Broad
street and Buck lane.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11

PRoBABLY the wcalthicst journalist in
America is A. 8. Abel, Of the Baltimore
Sun, whole property Ia estimated nj from
seven to ten million dollars.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11

II had been said that Moulton had
failing memory, and Tracy had counted
the number Of times he had replied "l
don't know" and some Of the gentlemen
had examined the testimony Of lIccchcr,
and, although not SO long on the stand,
he had used the expression bS3 times.
IIc used III think 2ij times, nnd III
don't remember" ~ times. There was
an inimltoblo theory in the case Of the
defense, which was organized by lIccchOr
and shndowcd forth In his statement to
the Church Committee, and that theory
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
STATE FAIR AT OTTAWA.

w. J. Neeley, ESQ., of the La Sale County
Agricultural Board, who has been in atten
dance as member of the State Board a,
Springfield during the past week, telegraph
ed on Wednesday the gratifying intelligence
that the State Board had decided to give OF
tawa the State fair for the next two years.
Mr. Medley and the committee of our cit
zens who aided HIM in the matter, had a hard
struggle Of it, but AT length won by the close
vote of 10 to S,--the chief competitors being
Galesburg and Decatur
The decision is an act of simple Justice 10
Ottawa. -Four years ago the State Fair was
given to Ottawa for two years, on condition
that the receipts the first year would exceed
those at any previous fair. They did exceed
the highest receipts at any previous fair by
some $4,000; nevertheless the next year PEG.
ria besieged the Board by fair promises and
Ottawa was stolen out. But although Peoria
had the next two fairs, at neither Of them did
the receipts come within $4,000 up TO those
at Ottawa. So now the State Board have got
over their huff at Ottawa and come back
here.
Very well. La Sale county will do her
duty. We have more blooded cattle and fine
horses than any other two counties in the
state, and they will all be there; aud La Sale,
with half dozen adjoining countless can
beat all the rest Of the state in the exhibition
Of sheep, hogs, poultry, grain, fruits, manu-.
features, and ali the other goods and trump
cry that make up a state fair, and they will
not be slow to bring them out and take the
premiums.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
From Mend ota.
MENDOZA, Feb. ID

MENDOZA, Feb. 10Th, 1915
| Since wrote you last we have been blessed
with an abundant snow storm. Since 1t rains
upon the just rs well as the unjust it is fail
to presume that the same rule holds good as
to snow-hence you at the county seat have
also got your share of snow. The joke in
this thing may, upon cursory examination
be deemed little obscure, but week or two
of close study will enable you TO see the
point
The Western Cottage Organ Company Is
now fully organized and about to commence
operations, with 100000 capital stock paid
up The instruments made b. this institution
are in great demand, and the only trouble
seems to be to make them fast enough 10 sup
ply the demand.
Another stock company Is organizing for
the purpose of manufacturing the Mettler
Corn Husker This implement has been I'm.
uer advisement by its inventor for several
years, and is now thought 10 be perfect enough
to call it a success. 1t certainly has one open
field TO conquer and if it accomplishcS the OBJ
leCt OF lis design, II VIII Hi nlaluS heretofore
existing in the agricultural field.
We had an attempt at first class con1a-
grafton the other day. The |. c. r. H. freight
house caught fire under the floor of the second
story and for time 1t locked as though the
building itself as well as the passenger house
anu all the railroad buildings would be des
troyed. The thermometer was 10 degrees be-
low zero and high wind raging, and things
looked blue for a time Our engine, however,
did nobly, and IN few moments the building
was drenched with water and the fire extia.
neutrality-suspicious. example to steam engines
which loaf around and do nothing.
Editor Ruggles, of the Bulletin, is quite sick
and consequently did not put in an appear
ance at the La Sale tournament. None OF
our sporiSmen attended, owing to the severe
snow storm.
1t is reported here that what pigeons escap-
ed flew up to Ottawa, so as to be near Charley
Hook and be safe.
Mrs Foss, the much Landed and sensation
ally aovertized elocutionist, gave a public
reading here this week and gave only mod
crate satisfaction.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
NEWS ITEMS

Cyrus B. Jones, a farmer living six miles
west of Pontiac, Livingston county, was shot
and instantly killed on the Sth inst. About
0 O'Clock, Mr.. Jones heard noise in the barn
and went with his son to ASCERTAIN the cause
When within Il few feet of the door, a shot was
fired by some unknown person, and Mr.
Jones fell dead. The assassin escaped
A funny story is told of two Vermont Far.
mers who are not grangers. They induced
their wives 10 join and report before they
would commit themselves. Now, when they
will, they cannot; two black balls greet every
application. Meanwhile the wives 20 rec.
ularly and triumphantly to every grange
meeting, and the men stay at home and tend
the babies.
They have a novel way OF raising funds for
the poor in Rising sun, Indiana. Each in.
diyldual pays his "quarter," is thoroughly
blindfolded, takes wheelbarrow by the han.
dies, turns around once and strikes out ana
runs for stake 100 yards distant. The per
son who lands the wheelbarrow nearest the
stake is entitled To the pile which is then
donated to widows and orphans
Civil rights were exempliiied IN Blooming
ton, the other day, when a Caucasian maid
was welded To descendant of Ham, a color
ed preacher officiating
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

Inc democrats OF Connecticut held their
state convention on Tuesday, to nominate
candidates preparatory TO the spring election
All the present state officers, with Gov. En-,
glish at their head, were nominated for re
election.
The convention was large and respectable,
including many Of the most eminent men in
the state. Hon. David A. Wells, of Norwich.
the free-trade apostle, presided, and made a
trenchant speech, in which he sharply, vet
gracefully, defined his doctrines, which are
Hard money; taxation for revenue only; no
Intervention of federal power in state affairs /;
and restoration of the peace and industrial
prosperity Of the country.
The democrats expect to re-elect the state
ticket and to elect two if not three, congress.
men. The delegates now stand three repub-
licans and one democrat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

The Bcecher Trial at Brooklyn, n. Y,
which is now in its It'll week, and only five
witnesses have thus far been called To the
stand OF over 100 that have been subprnacd,
met with slight pause ON Wednesday, on
account of the sudden illness of one of the
Jurors. As the trial is likely to last six
months it would be strange, indeed, il there
were not many more such Interruptions
Should juror happen TO die, the trial must
go back again TO the beginning. The only
notable incident of the week was the uncx.
pected calling TO the stand of young woman
named Cary, who had once been a wet nurse
in the Tilton family, She testified TO having
frequently seen, during 1868, Mr. Beccher IN
Mrs. Tilton's bedroom with Mrs Til,on on
his knee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
From Streator.
SlREATOR, Feb. l., 1915.

SlREAToR, Feb. l., 1875.
The excitement caused by the caving of
No. / shaft is wearing away, but the Nam
moth cave isn't.
There is considerable ill.fecling here
against the city fathers for their action on
the gas works question.
The Streator Literary Society is in pros
porous condition. They paid frAternal visit
to the Aldinc Literary Society of S,reator last
evening.
Catholic fair last week. Numerous contests.
Snow is plenty, but money is scarce.
Cope Bros Asteriod Refrigerator is quite
a nice thing this warm weather, with the
thing at p degrees below Cairo Johnnie
Amcs is sole agent
The Can Can is billed for Thursday night at
Streator. Next,
Not Single young man can be found who
attended tie Telescope. IT'S passing strange!
The ragged edge of the Mammoth cave
at No. | shaft, has met with different views.
J. G. thinks it means the Mclean smallpox
won't go to Normal. He will, but hopes the
smallpox won't Johnnie thinks the transit
to Lacon can be observed every Saturday.
Lon thinks the Woods, though stripped OF
green for the winter will show up Ia another
month. Little Jake thinks he Can-can Carrie
a little Fuller since he knows it is So They
all think the cause Of the cave is that the
props were not secure, and they will look for
matrmoniaD props for their support. Good
thought Charlie-lightning jerker-thinks
his unabridged will not give in in that man
ner, by u-eorge. Gle never swears) o. o.
deep across and not broad enough deep. Eli,
Jr. thinks it illustrates his idea of Beecher'S
ragged edge" More anon. BRICK,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

Place tobacco pipe in such position, Oh
the edge Of the table, that if IT were left un
supported 1t would fall to the ground. Apo
ker may now be suspended from the pipe, in
such a manner that the weight of the poker
will be sustained by the pipe. The looped
string on which the poker hangs should be as
close as possible to the bowl OF the pipe, and
the end of the poker must fall under The edge
OF the table. The center OF gravity in this
case is below the center OF suspension, and
the pipe consequently supports the poker.
If a little thread be well soaked in strong
solution of salt and water, and then dried and
lied to a ring, not much larger than we'd
ding-rlng, you may apply the flame OF can.
die to the thread, which will burn it to ashes,
and vet 1t will sustain the ring. The Cohes
ion of the tibrous particles of thread having
been destroyed by the action ofthe flame, the
ring is now suspended By the cohesion OF the
particles of salt.
Wrap piece Of clean writing paper tight
" about the cylindrical handle of the poker,
and the paper may be held over the flame OF
a lamp or candle for some time without be-
ing in the slightest degree injured or burnt;
now wrap a similar piece OF paper around
the cylinder of wood and hold II over the
flame, which will burn it almost immediate
". This experience shows the difference be.
tween the conducting powers OF metal ana
wood, the heat being conducted away from
the paper by the iron almost as rapidly as com
municated, whilst wood, beng bad conduc-
tor of heat, the paper takes fire almost I'M
medalely.
Suspend poker by Two strings, and IN
sert the eXtremitieS of them INTO the ears
blow given to the poker will now produce,
through the medium of the strings, sound
puuDl n that pf great bell.
This shows that the vibrations given to the
metallic mass OF the poker by the blow are
much more readily communicated to the ear
by the strings than through the air Thus,
on the same principle, the boiling Oft ket-
tie, inaudibe in the air, may be distinctly
heard. even from the beginning, by resting
one end of tho poker on the vessel, and ap
plying the other 10 the ear. So also the beat
ing of "a watch placed at one extremity OF
long beam of timber may be heard through
the timber at the other end of the beam by a
person who holds his ear TO the wood, al
though it is totally inaudible in the air
Place in small glass bottle hot water near
the boiling point, colored deep carmlnc
with cochineal; place the same at the bottom
of glass jar OF cold water. Immediately the
ighi hot colored water in the phial will be
displaced by the heavier cold water in the
Jar and Will ascend IN beautiful crimson
clouds To the top of the jar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

4 REMARKABLE CLoCK.-A strange clock
belonged to llindoO prince. In front OF the
clocks disk was IA gong swung upon poles,
and near it was pile of artificial human
limbs The pile was made up of the same
number of parts necessary to constitute twelve
perfect bodies, but all heaped together in ap
parent confusion. When the hands OF the
clock indicate the hour of one, out from the
pile crawled Just the number of of parts need
ed TO form the frame of one man, part COM
ing to part with quick click, and, when com
pleted, the figure sprang up, seized a mallei'
and, walking up TO the gong, struck one
blow. This done he returned to the pile and
fell to pieces again. When O'Clock came,
two men arose and did likewise; and at the
hour of noon aud midnight the entire heap
sprang up, and, marching To the gong, struck,
one after the other, his blow making twelve
in all; Their returning, fell to pieces as be
fore
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

PRoFTTs OF 4 MILK FARM.-At the meet
ING of the Connecticut State Board of Agrl-
culture. DR. Loring invited DIR. Wakeheld 10
read as tatenent of the farming operations car
ried on at one of the state institutions at Mon
son. He is breeding herd of Ayrshires Tor
milk. The average of the herd, the past year yea,
has been $500 quarts of milk per COW. Inc
doctor showed lis balance sheet, from winch
we learn that farming at this institution Is
made to pay The amount OF forage grown
on the farm, the past year, equals 2lg tons,
including hay, rowen straw, and other forage.
The milk produced ioois up to ninety and
half tons, and the bottom line shows pront
in favor of the farm of over s1,OU-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

Our Mayor has been orr rampage for
while back and has stormed around with his
usual lnbeciity at some attacks on his here
toiore spotess (D character in scurrilous
little sheet published in Chicago called the
"Street Gdsette' He has been at the passen
ger honse, accompanied by the city marshal,
searching train boys for the incendiary docu.
ments and threatening condign punishment
upon any one who touches, tastes or handles
TINS obscene publication. He has only sue
cceded so far in raisinga general outlaw at
his own expense, meantime the Street Gazette
is worse than ever, circulating freely with a
strange disregard of the majesty of our Lord
Mayor. p. NUT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
THE RAILROAD WAR.

The railroad war inaugurated last fall by
the Baltimore X Ohio Company against the
Saratoga combination has attained proper
lions most beautiful to behold. Vanderbilt,
having found it too hot for comfort, turned il
over to the Pennsylvania Central, which
by utterly refusing to carry any of its frcigh,
or to recognize its through tickets on anv OF
the Pennsylvania Central lines This clcted
4 response at which the combination stand,
aghast and dumtounded Garrett of the Bal
timore II OHIO met the malevolent order of
the Pennsylvania Central by a sweeping re.
duciion of fares and freights. Fares from
Chicago TO Baltimore and Washington are
reduced to $40; TO Philadelphia to $l2, and to
New York 10 SIS; and freights in about the
same proportion.
The Pennsylvania Company, however, in.
stead of mantully taking up the gage thus
boldly thrown down, whines for help to the
other companies and thus far has made no
corresponding reductions. But il is obvious
the other companies can do very little TO help
1t. The mammoth combination which Il few
months ago imagined it so easy job 10
crush the Baltimore d. Ohio road have thus
far come off second best very decidedly in the
fight, and the indications are that general
decentralization among the huge monopolics
must take place and lower freights and fares
than have ruled for many years be the result
for the coming season.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

How IT WORKs-In the admirable ad
dress read by Hon. w. c. Flagg at the recent
meeting of the Farmers State Association, he
gives the following among other instances OF
the beneficial working of the grange:
Over at Sidney IN Champaign county, as
Mr. Porcriield will tell you, they organized
"a club four years since that, after talking
about raising crops foi time, came to talk
about selling them. They ascertained the
whole number of fat hogs for sale by mem.
bers, sent committee to packer and sold
them for more by % TO 80 cents per 100 lbs.
than if they had sold them in small lots to a
dealer in town. Each member then delivers
his own hogs and receives the money for
them. They had been buying farm lmple.
mcnts of home dealers at high prices They
appointed II committee TO correspond with the
manufacturers, and after Il time they bought
al of their implements On 30 days time at re.
dueed rates, getting cultivators for SEQ that
were once sold for $35. They made arrange
mcnts 10 ship their corn. They went to the
railway company with 100000 bushels of
corn 10 ship, and got such rates that their corn
Dcttcd cents per bushel more than they
could have sold it for in small lots TO dealers
n home. They bought nursery trees and are
buying various articles at special cash rates
obtained by the club but paid by the lndivd.
uais
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

In the assembly on the 18th the constitu,
tional bill was again taken up, the question
beng on the organization ofthe senate. After
warm debate an amendment was adopted
to elect three senators from each department.
The remainder of the bill was then adopted
clause by clause, but on a motion to proceed
to a third reading the bill was rejected, 345 to
3G7. On this vote the ministers insisted on
resigning, and the President accepted their
designations. On Monday the President APP
piled to the Duke de Brogle to organize a
new cabinet but he declined, and thus for no
one else has been willing so undertake the
job until the constitutional bills are disposed
Of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

VI. l.. Dunlap, of Champaign, well known
for many years as the " Rural" correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune, died at his home neal
Champaign city, on the 18th inst. He was a
man Of considerable prominence, had repres-
ented Cook County in 1855 IN the Legislature
and for the last fifteen years had been largely
engaged in farming operations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

The proposition of the Union Pacific Rail
way to compromise the suit brought against
il by the Attorney-General, by paying in the
United States Treasury 100000 yearly fol
twenty years, and $4,000 annually there
after, is regarded with favor at Washington
and will probably be accepted by :hc govern.
ment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

OF the new bill Tor the regulation of the
South the Louisville COurierJouradl saws
Were 1t enforced against the English peo
PIE there would be forty riots in every clause "
Judge Rogers, of Chicago, has decided that
the Illinois election law requiring the mum
bering of the ballots to correspond with the
number opposite the name of the voter on the
poll book, is uncon iitutional
The Ottawa FREE TRADER states that Car
Schurz is 10 lecture in this city on the 30th Of
April. This is mistake. Senator Schur7
will lecture here on Friday evening, April 9th
La Sale Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
FOREIGN NEWS.



IN the House Of Commons on Thursday,
Mr.. John Mitchell, the Irish patriot, who
was recently elected to parliament from Tip.
pcrary, made application for admission to
his seat. Motions were made to postpone de
bate on the question, or refer it to commit,
tee. Bat Disraeli rdlculed the reference or
Ipostponement of the question. The house,
he said, must decide it with promptitude, and
not show such ignorance of its privileges as
TO allow convicted felOn TO st within its
halls. The motions to postpone and refer
were then successfully voted down, and the
house ordered wrlts to be issued for new
election in Tipperary.
The Dublin IriMmah says the home-rulc
members of parliament proposes to formally
submit demand for the repeal of the act of
union, and on its rejection they will with
draw in body from the imperial parliament.
Mitchell is understood to declare that he
will run again for parliament in Tipperary,
and will continue the contest as long rs par
Lament refuses to admit HIM.
Maj. Leach of the Irish international rifle
team, has written letter, stating that the an,
nual match for the "al,Ircland" or Leach
challenge shield which has been heretofore
open 20 Irish clubs only is now open to
American also, but to no other nationality.
Archbishop Cullen, in pastoral letter,
condemns the mission of the revival preach
ers, Moody and Sankey, (of Chicago, who,
he says, promise salvation by foolish sensa.
tlonalism without requiring repentance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
Spain.

A decree has been issued by the Madrid
government calling out 10000 men for
military service, $4,000 of whom are to be
sent to Cuba. Exemption Of duty under this
call may be procured by the payment of
5000 reals.
1t is run ored that the forces of Alfonso
have fallen back to Oteiza, Larlaga and Ia,
tala, and the Carlists in Blscay and Guipuz.
Goa have been reinforced. A sudden attack
on Bilbao is threatened.
King Alfonso has arrived in Madrid.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

They have a story at Albany that Mr.. Bry.
ast, after dinner, proposed the health of Mr..
Tilden, describing him as either the mex,
president or the next democratic candidate
for president Drunk standing with cnIhu.
ciag,u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

Matt Carpenter, the defeated senator, re.
ceived an ovation when he went home TO
milwaukee, His friends took the horses from
his carriage and hauled him TO his hotel
Whether they brought the horses back or not,
we arc not informed.-CiHciRadti SATURDAY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
Germany.

Five German menof-war at keliel have been
ordered to be in readiness for immediate ser
vice. Their officers and crews are not allow
ed to 90 ashore. 1t is supposed that they are
to sail for Spanish waters, in case there is
any further delay of satisfaction from Spain
for the Gustav outrage. The movement will
probably force Spain to resume active meas.
ures against the Carlists.
Bismark has taken a vacation Of six months,
at the request of the Emperor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20
China.

The Empress A-lon-te, widow of the late
Emperor, Is reported to-b encieate. Should
the issue be a son, he will be the legitimate
heir In the event of his accession To the
throne, the empress mother and the empress
dowager would be appointed joint regents
during the minority.
The rumor that the Empress had commit.
ted suicide had no foundation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-20

GalesOurg had temperance revival, but a
snow storm came on, and the good sleighing
burst up the meeting. The girls said they
liked buffalo robes and hugging better than
long speeches and singing cold water mel.
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