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THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

Chicago has already been busted for months
and is still hard at work preparing for tn,
grand Interstate Industrial Exposition" to
take place in her fine Exposition building
on the Lake Front this fall The grand show
is to open September 9Th and to be kept up
until the middle of October Among other at
fractions the following are offered:
l. The America Pathological Society will
hold its biennial Convention here, commenc.
ing on the day OF the opening, September Sth
and its members will make Continental En-
hibition Of Fruits, in the Exposition building
This great fruit show will be supplemented
by the Illinois State Horticultural Society
our best Florists, and South Park Commits
sioners, with a collection of plants and flow
ers filling the entire Conservatory and out.
side grounds.
g. The Chicago Academy of Sciences, de.
parting from the usual custom of Scientific
bodies in this respect, will place large part
of its own great collections on exhibition, and
take entire charge of the arrangement and
display of all other contributions to the Nat
ural History Department. This fact alone is
sufficient guaranty of excellence to all who
understand ITS significance.
3. Ece-y dS,6Ticdn Artist of acknowledged
merit will have in the Art Hall one or more
examples Of his work. Many of the most
prominent, including such artists as the two
Boards, Whttrige, Bierstadt, McEntee Gift.
ford, Church, the two Harris, Bracket Page,
Cropsey, and many others, will have from
five to seven each, forming groups, and for
the first time in the history of American Art,
enabling the public to witness competitive
exhibition by the whole galaxy of American
artists. Positive arrangements are made,
and large number of the Paintings are al
ready August lsD here in the galleries. You
will certainly not he disappointed in any res
pect unfavorably.
4. Under the'Irection Of the Committee on
Fine Arts and Chicago Architects, there will
be an elaborate exhibition in Household and
Decorative Art--thc special structure for II
alone costing $1,000, and e,e contents many
thousands.
5. The display of interesting Processes Of
.NdnufItture, always instructive, will be very
much greater and more varied than ever BE-
fore.
6. All or nearly all the Leading manufactur.
ers of Machinery and other Interesting objects
have applied for space, and the display of
in Operation will be unparalleled.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

EAR1ydIIE RACEs-The Earlville Park
Association commence their Sixth Annual
Meeting on Friday, Aug Saith, to continue
four days The aggregate of premiums OF,
1ered amounts to $4,000. There are numer-
Gus purses of $500, S409, 5000, and one of
$1,000. The Earlville races have always at
tracted a large attendance, and, so far as we
could ever learn, have been fairly conducted.
The best men of the place are connected with
the Association.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

Late European advices state that there are
nearly one thousand Americans in Britain
and on the continent who are suffering for
want of funds on account of the failure OF
Duncan. Sherman & Co. In one instance a
lady school tescher who was travelling Oh
tanned charitable aid Sufficient 10 reach Ham
burg, and there took Storage passage for
New York. Others are sesieging American
ministers, consuls, Sc, Tor aid TO get home,
and in several cases the municipal authori-
ties have been applied to for advances.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

The editor of the Mendoza n sacs, with hi
clear grit and eye TO business, stirs up mes
into which the people of La Sale county
ought to take one long, lingering look. W.
have never seen or heard of an advertisement
for bids for the county printing in this couo
ty. Why is this so, when other counties d.
call for proposals, let to the lowest bidder
and thus save hundreds of dollars? Is it be
cause La Sale has risen to wealth and to q
first place among the counties of the state
that the usual methods for securing economy
ought TO be and are ignored?
In looking over the supervisors proceed
ings in our neighboring counties, we notice
large bills allowed in favor of Culver Page
& Hoyne, Chicago. In La Sale county
statements of bills allowed are not published
in synopsis of proceedings. Tax payers are
not aware that nearly every county pays this
Chicago house from two to four thousand
dollars for printing and stationery, twenty
five per cent, at least, of which might be
saved BY having it furnished in the county
Ogle county advertIses for bids for the county
printing, and thus saves about 5000 per year
and gets as good work. A circuit clerk in
a neighboring county admitted, through the
columns of the local paper, that he got a good
commission from c., p. & H.. but gave the
benefit of the discount TO the county. County
officers almost invariably discourage the let.
ting of the printing In the county Whether
they receive a commission from Chicago
houses we are not prepared to say, but we do
say that the county can save twenty-five per
cent. by having the printing done in the coun-
ty.-Stredt0r Free Press.
Our Streator friend, By watching the pro
ceedings of the Board of Supervisors little
more closely, could see also larger bills
allowed here TO Culver, Page & Hoyne for
stationery. The allowance is generally for
large blanks and blank books that cannot
well be made at home, although good deal
of the work could probably be done as well
and as cheaply here.
But the idea Of saving 5000 year to the
county by letting the county printing TO the
lowest bidder is preposterous. We are not
on the right side of politics with our county
officials, and therefore get very little of their
printing, but aside from some large blank
books, we doubt whether all the printing for
the county amounts 10 $500 year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

The Winnebago Agricultural Board has
caused some buzzing among the SUPERFICIAL
up that way by inviting jeff. Davis, EXPIRES
ident OF the busted ConGederacy, to deliver
the address at their County Fair on the 14th
of September. What makes the matter worse
is, DAVIS has accepted the invitation and will
certainly be there. Whatever else may be
said ii Jeff Davis, there as no question but
he is q fine orator
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

There was intense excitement at Kentland
Ind, on the 18th. inst, arising from the fact
that one Mrs. Hicks, "Bible agent had
fatally shot & man named Moses Kinney.
The man was drunk and passing through a
dark alley near the house of Mrs. Hicks, but
otherwise making no disturbance nor offer
ing to molest any one, The feeling is very
strong against the woman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14
TARIFF SOPHISTRY.

There are few politicians in the west and
fewer newspapers that have the cheek to stand
up and argue seriously with our people in favor
of protective tariff. Yet here and there DC
casionally foSsilized relic Of New England
bigotry turns up and drones over to west
ern audience the old spoliation argument,
which even in New England was worn out
and abandoned ten years ago. One of these
pre-. Adamite fossils is the editor of the Chica.
go Inter.Ocean, who repeats and dwells upon
the argument with all the JUNCTION of new
discovery and new idea. Itruns in this way
Factories closed; mills stopped; mines
abandoned; furnaces out of blast; workmen
out of employment; money scarce; purchas-
ing power of the community small; despon-
dency universal; prices of commodities low,
with sales sluggish, and consumption dimin-
ishing; confidence between man and man on
the wane; public and private credit tottering
these were the distinctive badges Of the
period 1912.
And why this sad condition of affairs
Because, says old bones, the compromise tar.
i'll Of 1882 had been adopted. In 1927 pro-
tective tariff had been adopted; but South
Carolina rebelled; the compromise of 1882
was the result and in 1888 we had the fruits,
as above.
Nothing is said of the Biddle Bank war
of the removal of the deposits; the fearful
multiplication Of state banks from 1888 TO
1886; the specie circular and crash in 1887
and so on. OF course any one but protec-
zionist maniac knows that the tariff had no
more to do with the financial crash of 1887,
or 1857 or 1878, for the matter of that, than
last summers transit Of Venus Yet it is by
such reckless rerversion of simple facts
that a shallow plausibllity is frequently given
to high sounding arguments in favor of paper
initiation and high tariff decisions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

Pat Gallaher and Jim Madden, two noted
roughs, had prize mill on Long Island the
other day. They fought eighteen rounds,
aud so battered each others mugs that their
own mothers would not have recognized
them. Madden was able TO stand on his feet
the longest and got the prize. Unfortunately
neither of them is likely to die of his bruises.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

The latest national bank reports show ,ha,
whatever else may be the business compari.
son between Chicago and st. Louis, the
latter city has the most money. The July
bank statement shows total deposits in St
Louis banks 81, 1i7,ll6; in Chicago banks,
sls,l9O,277. St. Louis has loans and dis.
counts $4,000, 79s, and Chicago s26,2S1 500
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

WESosA FAIR.--The Fifth Wenona Union
Fair takes place this year Sept. 2zlh to Oct
1st., Inclusive. The premiums offered are
liberal and will be paid in cash. On speed,
six races are advertised, "open to the world,
and the purses range from $225 down.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

IMPORTANT TO MEDICAL STUDENTs-Here'
is chance TO get profession at small cost.
A circular before US from the Louisville (Ky)
Medical College says:
The Trustees have, in accordance with the
provisions OF their charter, established Bene-
ticiary System, whereby any young man stu
dying medicine and being unable TO pay for
his education, may receive Beneficiary
Scholarship, which relieves him of payment
of the Professors fees. The public will be
pleased to learn that this well known College
has abolished all fees for its diplomas; the
Faculty being thus wholly uninterested pc
cuniarily in the result of all examinations for
graduation. For particulars, address Dean
of Louisville Medical College, 1G3 Second
street, Louisville, Ky.
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The oh, ect of the new schedule is to allow
Chicago merchants to enter into competitor
With Baltimore and ST. Louis merchants fol
The southwestern business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

The story that Moulton is about 10 have
Beecher indicted for perjury may be canard !;
but when the New York Beecher organ un-
dertakes to apologize for some of Beecher's
"irreconcilable" statements by saying,
ut is ore thing to lie against another, and
quite different thing to lie for him. The
command is not thou shalt not lie;' 1t is
thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbour
1t Is none too soon such a demoralizing
doctrine should be brought to some kind of
test TO show 1t up In its true light.
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1t is estimated that in fourteen counties of
Indiana the damage by Goods Will reach the
enormous aggregate of sl2,0oo,0Oo The loss
in the Terre Haute Congressional District is
stated at S10,Oo0O00.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

FREIeHTs.-At a meeting at Chicago last
Saturday of the general freight agents OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the
Rock Island and Pacific, and Chicago Alton
railroads the following schedule of rates
from Chicago 70 New York was adopted
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14

Horace Bunny, Philadelphia's Oldest and
fly years ago ablest lawyer, died in that city
on Thursday, st the advanced age of 81
years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-14
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. Ssh
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falling. Two hundred miles below Vicks-
burg, on the Arkansas side, the levce broke
and considerable cotton land was flooded, but
there is no general overflow,
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All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
order or registered letter.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
New York Stock and Money Market.
LATEST MONETARY.

NEW YORK. July 8.
Money easy at 2a2X per cent.
Prime mercantile paper is quoted at aH@5
per cent
Sterling exchange is quoted being steady ut
4sGA@4s7 for sixty days. and 4s9A@49o for de-
mand
Customs receipts to-day amounted TO toO',-
900.
Gold was weak, opening at li6A, declining 10
1853, advancing to ll6iS, reacting 10 llo's, aad
finally closing at 1i6.
Borrowing rates quoted at 8, l-6i l-22 AMI o
per cent. Loans were also made HAT ana at 2ss
for carrying at the close.
Treasury disbursements to-day amount TO
i429,OO0.
Clearings at the Gold Exchange to-day, $'l,-
100000.
Governments bonds are.quoted as steady.
Railroad bonds are quoted quiet.
state bond securities are quoted dull, except
Tennessee's, which are strong and higher.
Business In financial circles was unsettled
this forenoon by exaggerated reports OF gold
room troubles and bank forgeries and defalca-
lions. In regard to the gold room, Jacob Ru-
bino, heavy operator on the bull side, was
embarrassed by the sharp decline In gold,
which followed Washington kilograms about
the purchase of silver, and the reduction In the
bank OF England rate OF discount, and today,
when the gold which he had loaned In market
was returned 90 him, he was unable TO take II
up and make his clearings. Some OF this gold
was sold out twice, first privately and then
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publicly. which accounted for the scarcity OF
gold. At one time to-day the floating supply
was very small. About sl35,OOO In gold was
sold out under the rule for Rublno's account,
and 1890 shares OF Lake Shore and Western
Union, and hence the decline In these shares.
AS TO the bank troubles II appears that an in
dlvldual by the name OF Recles, on Tuesday, got
an accommodation at the Mechanics banking
association In the shape OF u certified check
for $4,000 In currency TO take up some gold at
the Third national bank, but when a boy pre-
sented the check the cashier OF the Third ma
tional bank would not deliver the gold except
to the principal, and also took possession OF the
certified check. The principal has not yet been
found and rumor has IL that he has CONC TO
Canada to sec a sick relative. If there was any
vllaluy In this matter 1t has been frustrated
by the action of Mr.. Jordan OF the Third M
tional bank. The Merchants bank association
has attached gold held by the Third national
and there Is not likely TO be any loss.
There was better feeling on the street at
the close when IL became known that there
was no bank defalcatlon, and that nothing had
been lost.
The Gold Exchange bank, after n little delay,
got through with It's clearing, all straight.
Hon. George Opdyke has accepted the prcs!-
dency OF the New York board of trade at the re-
quest of majority OF the members. formal
election win take place next week.
The stock market opened firm, but after
wards fell off on sales to realize pronts The
principal activity was In Western Union, Pact
flc Mail, Lake Shore, Northwestern and ST..
Paul. There was subsequent reaction Of = 10
y per cent. After the second call the market
was steady at the decline. Stocks at the close
were steady in tone at recovery Of = to y per
cent from the lowest point Of the day. Invest
ment shares were strong. Delaware, L0cka-
wana and western advanced from il9 TO l20 d.
The transactions In stocks to-day aggregated
10000 shares. The principal dealings were as
follows:
Pacific Mail, $4,000 Western Union, 10000 ;
Northwestern, 5000; Erie, 1000; Lake Shore,
$1,000,
Goldsclosed at 116.
Money at 1G2% per cent.
Governments dun and steady.
State bondsquiet.
Stocks active and weak.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MouLToN DEMANDS A TRIAL.
Correspondence Between F. d. Moulton and
District Attorney Britton.

New YORK, July 8.
The following correspondence has passed
between +. ID. Moulton and District At
torney Britton
MouLToN's LETTER.
Sir TT is now nearly a year since at
the instance of Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr
| was indicted for libel in charging him
with adultery with Elizabeth II. Tilton.
During all this time the prosecution have
taken no step for the trial of the indict-
ment, l am advised that l have right to
demand trial, and accordingly l hereby
notify you that am ready at any moment
to meet the charge, and / request you to
appoint the earliest practicable day for the
trial, and since it is intmated by the parti-
Fans of the prosecutor that they intend to
shield him from the consequences of the
exposure involved in the trial of my charge
of adultery by procuring a withdrawal or
suppression of the indictment, / hereby
protest against such an evasion of public
justice and outrage upon private right If
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher be innocent of
the charge have published against him, |
ought to be punished for my offense; on
the other hand, if have not accused him
falsely, and were guilty of the offense, and
the law owes me an acquittal and vindica-
ton from the indictment preferred against
me. Very respectfully, yours,
FRANCIS ID. MouLToN,
To the Hon. Winchester Britton, dis
trct attorney.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS REPLY.
BROOKLYN, July s.
Francis d. Moulton, Esq. Dear Sir
The contents and character of the publica-
ton relating to the Beecher-Tilton contro-
versy for the past year have been such that
l am inclined to think that in case 1 am
called upon to prosecute crimnally every
libel which has been published in connec-
ton with it, the more important admins
tration of the criminal law will of neces-
sity stand over for the next half century.
1t is among the misfortunes of the civil
court that parties may there indulge in all
manner of quarrels and exploits, natural
or artificial, at their will, but courts of
criminal jurisdiction are moved only by the
people and for the people of the state. In
this hot weather Jail cases, like that of
Loader and Price, have the preference, as
it is regarded greater hardship
for parties not yet proven guilty
to sweat III Raymond street jail
than to suffer from libellous publications.
1t would afford me great pleasure to try
you for any offence coming within the
severer duties of the summer months, but
it is out of my power to indulge you
in what you seem TO regard rs q
luxury at the cost of neglect of business,
entitled to preference. Later on I may
be able to accommodate you to your entire
satisfaction, and then you will have reason
to rejoice that the ordeal had not taxed
your energies and fortitude during the
heated term. Very respectfully,
WINCHESTER BRITrON,
District Attorney.
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The Floods on the Danube.

LONDON, July 8.
Tuesdays Times contains letter from
Buda-Pesth, confirming previous reports of
the destructive character of the recent
storms in that vicinity, but reducing the
number of fatalities as first stated. 1t says
the bodies of 2S persons have been found,
and over one hundred people are known to
be missing. 1t is probable that many other
persons of the lower classes who are miss
ing, have not been reported, so the loss of
life is not accurately ascertained. The de-
struction of property on the mountain
slopes was likewise fearful. None of the
villas on the upper ground entirely escaped
Hundreds OF people arc destitute and home
less. Subscriptions have been opened for
their relief, and they are being literally
responded to.
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DETROIT, July 8.
There was large attendance at the
races yesterday. The first race, for 2.27
horses, was won by Grafton, Clcmentine
second and Snowfall third. Time, 2.27,
2.443 and 9 90. In the 244 race General
Mack was the favorite and winner in three
straight heats, Marion second and Harm
less third. Time, 2.30l, 2.3Gl, 2.3sl. In
the $50 race four heats were trotted,
Mambrino Warner beng the favorite.
After two heats were won by Richard, the
driver of Warner was changed, and Basil
won the next heat. Warner behaved badly
under the new driver, and his own was SUBJ
stituted. In the fourth heat, which was
also won by Basil Duke, il was trottcd in
the dusk. The race will be concluded to-
morrow. Basil Duke and Richard each
have two heats, yet Warner remains the
favorite, 9 to 1. Time, 2.3la, 2.33l, 2 800,
2.30i
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throughout the state to put on record their
comfortable and attractive homes and the
beautiful churches that are so endeared to
to us in their associations with our spirtu-
al life, also the representative industrial in
terests of each portion of the state, may be
collected together in this work and faith
fully represent the energy and enterprise
ofeach section just in proportion as its
citizens shall contract for views and illus
trations of the various interests in that To-
cality, thus give to each that representa-
tive Importance due to the industry, enter
prise and taste of its citizens, thus placing
our state on the illustrative record, as it
should be, will be a pleasure, probably not
soon to be enjoyed again by us. Hence the
importance of the present opportunity.
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Reception for Beecher.

NEW YORK, July s.
A committee consisting of Hon. A. w.
Tenney, S. NJ. Pcttengill, Rev. DR.. Conant,
Prof. II. b. Spmguc, +. A. Taft, Rev. w.
II. Davis, Judge A. G.. Hall, and Il. +.
Hall have been appointed to make arrange
ments for public meeting and social re-
ception 10 Henry Ward Beecher early in
the fall and during the week proceeding
Mr.. Bcecher's resumption of preaching.
The meeting Is intended as a public cx-
preston of confidence in and love for the
pastor of Plymouth church. A number OF
clergy and many eminent citizens OF
Brooklyn have signitied theil intention OF
participating in the movement.
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Estate of Jane Stafford, Wallingford !;
account of executor settled and residue de-
creed
Estate of Hannah Cramton, Rutland (;
will proved inventory filed.
Gilbert Breed, minor, Rutland account
of guardian settled.
Estate of Alpha II. Post, Rutland I;
household furniture assigned to the widow.
Estate of Anna Il. Freesc, Rutland; Ii
ccnse to sell real estate granted.
Estate of Henry b. Harrington, Dandy I;
license granted to sell real estate.
Edward ID. Higgins, Brandon, minor !;
account of guardian settled.
z. Estate of Lester Mason, Rutland I;
account of executor settled.
8. Estate of Gertrude b. Selden, Bran
don Inventory returned and approved.
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ansnrante.

Every man should have an ExtiDgulsher In
MS store, manufactory or dwelling.