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CHARLIE ROSS AGAIN |!
FOUND AND LOST


THIS time he is in Connecticut \ dispatch
in yesterdays dailes comes from Philadel
phia stating that on Tuesday Il woman had
been seen travelling through several villages
in Connecticut with little boy resembling
strongly Charlie Ross. The fact was com.
muncated to Mr.. Ross at Philadelphia and a
photograph asked for. The picture was sen,
10 Thomaston, Conn, where the woman was
stopping and it is said the boy correspondent
in features very strongly to those in the pho
tograph. Mr.. BIunell, of Thomaston, to
whom the picture was sent, thereupon tele.
graphed to Mr.. Ross:
THoMAsToN, Conn, Nov. 17.-CHRIsTIAN
X. Ross: Have found the woman and child
He is your boy beyond doubt Received your
dispatch of today. Cannot arrest the woman
without authority from the governor of the
state. A. Il. BUNNELL
And while the Sheriff was fooling around
to get the requisite authority from the Gov
ernor, the woman slipped away with the child
The Sheriff, however, is confident that he will
speedily overtake her and secure the child
and both the sheriff and Mr. Bunnell promis
ed to telegraph to Mr.. Ross next day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20
A FRENCH IDEA.
couriers t

The French people, tor some reason, seem
to take hold of the centennial idea of the
Great American Republic with character.
istic enthusiasm. Not only will that nation
be fully represented by her literature, art
and operative industry at the Philadelphia
exposition, but an association has been or,
ganized in Paris whose purpose it is to give
expression to the traditional alliance and
friendship of the grand western republic and
France in manner both novel and felici.
tous. The proposal is to erect on some is.
land at the entrance of New York Harbor
a colossal copper statue, of an appropriate
alegorcal design. The figure is to be 100
feet high, and is to be mounted on pedestal
of equal height 1t is to be so constructed
that the head may be illuminated, and emit
an aureole of light that will beam upon the
waters towards the Old World, just as the
light of constitutional liberty pours out its
influence from the great republic to the old
governments of Europe.
This is to be done, says NJ. Laboulaye, be
cause France wishes to celebrate with Amer
lea that noble liberty which represents the
glory of the United States and which enlight-
ems the modern people by It's example. The
country of Lafayette aspires to give a striking
expression of the sympathy which breathes
in her heart, as well today as since long
years ago"
A large part of the funds, it is said, has al.
ready been subscribed, and there is no reason
to doubt but that the project will be fully
carried out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The following, which is cut from the cora
mercial columns of the New York Sun, re.
fers to movement which is filing the pro.
tectionists with alarm. If our cotton manu-.
facturers, in spite of the pauper labor of Eu.
rope, can undersell Manchester in her own
market, what need is there for further "pro.
lection TO the Massachusetts and Pennsyl
vania mills? Something must be done, or
free trade will be putting all our Gotten mills
to work on double time to supply the mar
ke,s of the world out of which the collapse
of protection in the L. S is about to drive
the inferior manufactures of the "pauper la
Dor of Europe"
The somewhat remarkable movement OF
American callcoes TO the English market
continued last week without interruption
The exports of manufactured cotton are
greater every week than they formerly were
IN month. Several new arrivals from
treat Britain, Germany, and Canada, com
missioned 10 purchase American cottons, ex
cite considerable comment among the trade
The total exports OF domestic cotton las
week were $4,000 OF which S14l ,GOe wen
TO Great Britain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

CITY OF WACo.-Two weeks ago the City
of Waco, a steamer of the Mallory line, run.
ming between New York and Galveston, was
burned at the entrance to Galveston harbor,
during a fierce Norther, which blew such a
gale that the steamer, with many other YES
sels was obliged to anchor outside, being un.
able to pass over the bar. There were about
80 souls on board the Waco, who were sup.
posed to have been rescued by taking to the
boats and floating upon the coast. Two
weeks diligent search, however, has failed to
discover single one of the lost, dead or alive,
and the conclusion is that all were burned
with the vessel. The fire occurred about 10
O'Clock IN the morning, when nearly all must
have been in bed, AMI as the vessel was large
ly freighted with coal and astral OIL slowed
on deck, the fire must have covered it almost
instantly, leaving indeed no time for the pan
ic stricken passengers or crew to seek the
means of safety.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Poor CHrCAGo!-The bad pre-eminencc of
the st. Louis whisky ring over that of Cbica-
60 has nearly killed the latter city with envy
The most liberal calculations figure the steal
ings of the Chicago ring at less than 5000,
600 year, while 100000 is regarded as a
moderate figure for st. Louis. Then what
are the Chicago gas men about? Mr.. Watts
of st. Louis, has just made public a CORES.
pondence with Mr.. Pratt, the new commits
sioner of internal revenue, by which it ap
pears that the interior department had been
fully advised, over year ago, that the ST
Louis gas companies were systematically
rODbing the government of 100000 a year
by making false gas returns; but Mr.. Pratt
refused 10 order their prosecution on the
ground that such procedure would compre-
mise many "high-toned gentlemen" Show
US the gentlemen in Chicago sufii clently
heightened" to command considerate len
iency like that from the government II is
Doubtful whether the Chicago gas companies
have cheated the government Of quarter ~
much as St Louis companies can boast. n.
wonder Orville Grant has left Chicago IN
disgust and gone TO ST. Louis. Any town
with kicking cow can have big fire, but
II takes brains TO organize gigantic steals like
those uncovered al ST. Louis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The death Of Dr. Edwin s. Hull, of Alton
is announced, having occurred In that city on
Monday, after a short illness. DR.. Hull was
one of the most eminent horticulturists of
the country, ana was one of the first men in
the west to bring TO bear upon that impor.
tant branch Of industry the results of thor
ough scientific training. lie was well known
TO many of our citizens, having lecturcd here
several times on scientific subjects connected
with horticulture. He was the inventor OF
the only curculio remedy which has thus far
been found pructcal-the reversed umbrella
shaped catcher, with which all peach and
plumb orchardists are familiar At the time
of his death, Dr. Hull was state horticultur
lst of Illinois, and President Of the State
Horticultural Society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Mr.. Moody was converted early in life by
Klmball, of Boston. Quite lately Mr.. Moody
has returned the favor by converting two
children of Mr.. Kimball, rescuIng them from
the bottomless pit, as it were, right before the
gaze of the delighted father.-Chicago Times
Which reminds Us ola story ofthe venerable
father Gruber, noted clergyman 25 years
ago among the German Methodlsts of Penn.
sylvania. Riding along on his Circuit one
day, he met in the road guadly and ex.
travagently bedizened young woman, who
greeted him Familiarity with
"Why, how do you do, father Gruber? l
am so glad to see you
"You have de advantage of me, goot vom
ans, l don't know you," said father G..
"What! Don't you remember me? Why
you converted me, you know, at the camp
meeting at Fishers last summer"
"Oh-ish dat so? | convarted you, did ?
Veil, dat is choost like some Of my clumsy
work If de Lord had convarted you, you
wouldn't have all dem foolish gew-gaws on.
Better pray now for de Lord to convart you
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20
THE TWO P'S.

The New York Tribune sketches the re-
publican plan of campaign for 1876 exactly
in the following pungent paragraph:
"'Boss Shepherd forever, and down with
the popen would be nice cry for 1876.
When the conflict which the president an
ticipates between patriotism and superstition
comes of, we know just where to find Shep
herd-and Harrington, too, anu Fisher, and
Nettleship, and all the rest Of them-and in
these days, when marquises and so many 9th
er distinguished persons are going over, it is
great comfort to feel that there are two or
three statesmen who plant themselves square.
ly on the Westminster catechism, and are
proof against all the seductons of the Jesuits
and Cardinal McCloskey. AS long as Shep.
herd is out of Jail, the reformed faith and the
schools and the ten commandments will never
lack champon-if there is any money in
them"
The whole is summed up in two p's, Plum
der and Professionalism. That this is the
double headed card the leaders have decided
to play is growing more evident every day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Col Bob ingersoll Of Peoria, has just re-
Ireland, and on Monday evening he delivered
a lectare in Peoria on "What | saw and
didn't see in Ireland and England" The
lecture was in Bob's best and most humorous
vein, and IN conclusion he said the United
States were far ahead of any part of Europe
that he visited, and that there are no hotels
that can compare with the Grand Pacific of
Chicago, or the Grand Central of New York
The speaker sent every one home with feel.
ing that the Gland of the free and the home
of the brave" is the finest and BEST governed
country on the globe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

JUSTICE TO PoE.-On Wednesday of this
week was finally dedicated, over which for
25 years had been an unadorned grave in an
obscure corner of old Westminster church
yard in Baltimore, suitable monument to
mark the grave Of Americas greatest genius,
Edgar Allen Poe. The money for the stone
was chiefly contributed by Childs, the Phila.
delphia poet and the school teachers of Bal.
timore. 1t IS not very extravagant affair,
having cost but $500, yet it is sufficient to
realize the poet's own words; Where gen.
Jus fell, a column has sprung up, TO tell the
future ages Of his greatness
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The railroad companies are assiduously
engaged IN preparing the way for another
granger war on their "vested rights"-to plum.
der the people. For three months past they
have been entering into huge combinations
and raising freights and fares, every few
weeks putting out new schedule a little
higher than the last, until now the rates be.
tween the Mississippi valley and the east are
about double what they were in August.
They also announce that they have entered
into an agreement that during 1876 10 reduc.
ZION of fare shall be made on account of &c.
clesiastical, political, Masonic, etc, assem-.
blages, and instead OF reduction one
nalf, only a reduction of one,hird is
permitted for county fairs, state fairs and
teachers institutions, while, we presume, in
the rush TO the centennial next summer, the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

! STANLEY.-Whilc the world has read with
profound interest the recent letters Of Stanley
the African explorer, in the London Telegraph
and New York Herald, an interest nearly as
great as that Of their contents attaches to the
story of the Journey of these letters to reach
their destination. Evidently the mail ar
engagements" in Africa would bear improve
ment. THE letters" says an English paper,
"were committed by Stanley TO the custody
Of Colonel Debelleford, whom Stanley met
at Mtesa's court, and who left there April II.
This gentleman was apparently attached to
the armed force which the Khedive has sent
to those parts under Gordon. He was at
Mtesa's capital with some troors in pursu
ance of some object related to Gordon's expe-
dihon, and accepted Stanley's letters with a
view to send them down the Nile by the Khe.
dives cham of posts. He was on his way to
Gordon's Station, and when he nearly reach
ed it was surprised and attacked by the Kari,
by whom he was massacred, with thrty.six
of his soldiers, -Four of his soldiers escaped
and succeeded in reaching Gordon, who sent
detachment Immediately to The scene of the
tragedy Stanley's letters, stained with blood,
were found among the bodies of the slain,
and carried to headquarters, whence they
were despatched down the White Nile to
Khartoum, and thence by the Khedive's
cOurers to Cairo"
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GUIBORD.

| About three years ago there died at Mon
| treal Canada, man named Joseph Guibord.
He had been a Roman Catholic, as most of
the French Canadians are, and being man
of means, owned a family lot in the local
Roman Catholic Cemetery. But having,
while living, for some reason fallen under
the ban of the church and been excommuni-
Gated, when he came to die, the church au
thort!es forbade his being buried in grounds
which the church had consecrated. There
upon there was a row. The friends and rela.
tives of the deceased undertook to bury hin,
In his cemetery lot by force, but were prevent.
led by superior force. Then they appealed to
the courts, and after a couple of years htiga
ton the courts decided that the man was en-
titled to burial in his own cemetery lot.
Thereupon, about three months ago. another
attempt was made to bury him, when dis
graceful mob occurred, and though the body
was buried it was taken up by force and
thrust out of the cemetery. The ciyll authori.
ties were again appealed TO, and this time
they responded with the strong aid of the
military. Tuesday last was appointed as the
day of the third or fourth funeral of Al. Gul-
bord ana this time neither the church au.
thoritles or any mob attempted to interfere,
The mans remains were deposited by the
side Of those Of his wife, IN mis- Cwn lot en-
cased in a strong coffin, and lest the grave
might again be violated, its bottom was pre-.
pared to the depth of foot or two with
Portland cement, and then the coffin was en-.
cased on the sides in the same material with
iron clippings superadded, and then the en-.
tire grave was filled with the same cement,
so that again to rife the grave of the dust of
poor Mons. Gulbord would involve the labor
of digging HIM cut Of a casing equal to seve.
raj feet of solid granite! The work of inter.
ment was watched by an idle careless crowd,
some smoking and some laughing, and there
was no solemnity evinced On the part of any
body except the policemen, who, grim and
taclturn, stood leaning upon their rifles, and
when all was through, the grave filled up,
and packed down, the police were formed IN
file and marched away and about a dozen
curious spectators were lett lingering about
the spot where Guibord was buried"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Mississippi, crazed with her Democratic
success, presents Jefferson Davis as candl-
date for United States Senator. Itadical
Press, pdSstm.
There are several reasons to lead one to
suspect that the above may not be entirely
Iruc AS our republican rulers persisten,ly
refused 10 allow Davis TO be legally prosecu.
ted ana punished for his treason against the
government, he has peculiar reasons for feel.
ing grateful toward the party, and it is more
than limited that, like Longstreet, Mosby,
Hill, and many other rebel leaders, he has
been reconstructed and has become a good
Granite radical. Then, in the next place,
Davis is not, and has not during the last sew.
en- years, been a resident of Mississippi, but
has lived in Memphis, and is citizen of
Tennessee Republican liars are often great
blunderers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The CHAMPION TRAMPs-O'Leary and
Weston, the rival pedestrians, are AT present
engaged IN walking match in the EXPOSE
ton building at Chicago, to last six days and
six nights-having begun at 10 o'clock last
Sunday night, and to end at l2 O'Clock to.
night-the one who gets in the most miles to
be the champion and winner of s., 500 prize,
the loser TO get $1,000. Up to 70 o'clock on
Thursday night O'Leary had walked $50
miles and Weston 316. Both are still conf
dent of victory, though the chances seem TO
be in favor of O'Leary.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
England,

| The Prince of Wales, on the 1s,b wos s,i,r
at bombay, but was preparing to 90 to Cey-
Ion, the main object of his visit to that island
being to enjoy the sport Of elephan, buntiny
Destructive storms and tidal waves alono
the British and French coast continue and a
number of wrecks are reported. On Satnr
day tidal wave 10 feet high swept up the
Parret river, Somersetshire. At Bridgewater
the lock gates burst, and vessels broke from,
their moorings One vessel was sunk, and
20 were more or less damaged. Much dam
age was also caused at Dover, Boulogne, and
other seaports on the British and French
coasts, by high tides. Thousands of houses
were submerged in Somerseslirc by the over.
flowing of the river Parrett The estima.
ted damage done in London and the neigh.
borhood by the high tides Will reach fully
S5,OO0,000. The Woolwlch arsenal grounds.
were partially submerged. Disastrous floods.
from heavy rains are also reported through
out England and in Ireland The river
Folka, near Dublin, burst It's banks and sub.
merged thousands of acres.
The cotton mills of Robertson & Co., and
Young & CO., at Glasgow, were DESTROYED by
fire on the 18TH 1900 persons are thrown out
of employment
There was panic on the London stock ex-
change and Paris bourse on Monday caused
by heavy fall in the questionable kinds of
government securities dealt in in those mar.
kets
Cardinal McClosky sailed from Qucenston
for New York on the 14h.
In its Monday review of the corn market
the Mark Lane EIpress says:
"The unfavorble weather has much impe.
ded field work, which was already much in
arrears. The condition of samples has CON
siderably deteriorated. This, with u contin-
uance of heavy foreign supplies, has militia
ted against the price of wheat. Several mar.
kets have declined a shilling per quarter.
In Austria, the wlntry weather and generally
short supplies have occasloned rise in
wheat of from l 10 shilling and six pence per
quarter. Should the present early frosts her
aid a severe and long winter, we must expect
to witness an advance In prices, notwith-
standing the present heaviness of granary
stocks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The Sycamore Republican reminds govern
ment pensioners that their pensions will be
stopped if they become drunkards Several
pensions have been stopped in that vicinity
for that reason. The government will not
furnish money for persons to get drunk upon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The Brooklyn engagement OF Moody and
Sankey, which closes, we believe, with the
present week has been eminently successful,
having maintained an unhagging interest
from the beginning and led to the CONVEX
sion of thousands from the error of their ways.
They next 60 to Philadelphia and then to
Chicago after which, about the 1st of Febru-
airy, they will occupy Gilmores Concert Gar
den in New York city.
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Spain.

There lcds truth in the story that Spain had
received sharp note from the United Statesre
lative to the treatment Of ciuzens of the L. S.
in Cuba, in violation of the treaty of 1895;
and Spain has replied in sensible and moder-
ate terms, promising to correct the abuses
complained OF.
Exaggerated representa- ions of the contents
Of the Washington note, however, so fired the
patriotic soul of Don Carlos that he sat down
and wrote letter from one of his hiding pla-
ces in Navarro to King Alfonso, offering to
cease the present contest to establish his
rights to the Spanish throne and to unite his
forces with those of Alfonso to fight the Uni
ted States.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The report of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue for the
year closing June 30th shows that for the year
covered by the report Illinois exceeded all
other states in the amount Of internal revenue
she paid, and paid indeed more than all New
England put together, with Pennsylvania
thrown IN. The following table shows the
Mmnnni mid by the different states:
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turkey,

Quite victory for the Herzegovenian in
surgents on the 14th is reported. Eight Turk
ish battalions, under Selim Pacha, were sur
rounded near Gatschko by 5000 Herzegovln-
ians. The fight lasted several hours, during
which the Turks lost 600 killed, while the
insurgents lost only 81 killed, including one
chief and six officers, and 90 wounded cap
tured a provision train, fifty tons OF ammuni-
ton, and 800 rifles.
Another encounter is reported on the 18th
of November, at Piva, in Bosnia, between 10
battalions of Turkish troops aud large BODY
of insurgents. 1t is reported that the ihsnr-
gents were completely routed, leaving 6Oo
killed on the field.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

The first snow of the season tell at Ottawa
Monday night, barely enough to give the
ground coating of white, which, as the sun
came out, disappeared. In Canada and por'
tons of New England and New York the
snowfall on Monday was over a foot, and
half foot in parts of Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota &C
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Germany.

The statement IN dispatch from Berlin
that the German crown prince purposed Wis
ting the United States is denied 1t is now
said that he never intended making the trip.
However, Mr.. Kreislau, the consul general
OF the United States at Berlin, has sent tel
egraphic dispatch denying the alleged indif-
ference of Germany to the Centennial exhibit
ton at Philadelphia, The members OF the
imperial commission say that Germany is as
active and well disposed as ever in the mat
ter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Hon. j. p Black, for many years, with his
brother T. A. Black, owner OF the mills and
water power at Yorkville, and owner of the
Black paper mills at Marseilles, died last
Sunday at his home in Iorkvllle. He had
come to Illinois from Philadelphia in 1888,
began life here as day laboreT, but gradu.
ally amassed large fortune, He was about
60 years Of age.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Mark NJ. Brick Pomeroy, editor of Pome.
roy's Democrat, New York city, has gone to
bankruptcy, with liabilities estimated at $40.
100 and no assets. Among the claims against
him is one for 5000 for diamonds which
Brick purchased a month ago. With all his
vim and pluck, Brick is luxurious cuss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-11-20

Hon. G. NJ. HolleRback, of Kendall county,
lost - head of valuable cattle last week IN
few hours time, by death. They are suppos
ed to have eaten too much corn fodder.