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, 1876-07-06
THE CITY.


$hn fnr3ekt
Company carried 'otooo passengers VI. l"kee'
h,tmbcr It has ever ycs handled IN one aays
Tho Rev. ]. ". Hanson, editor OF tho Neg
Covenant, Is ono Of tho Centennial Doctors Of
Divinity. Buchtel College, Akron, o., did tho
honorary acca.
THO temperature 1estcruayt as ousei'cu W
Nsnassc, optlcian, IS Madison street, TRIBuNH
nuf1d}pr. was Mt 8 T. t1,, IS degrees; 10 n. ILL.,,
H;12 H., so; 8 p. M, IS; p. M, 81. Barona-
~ . 49,. ~ r...s.,,u h,,a a., ,r,n..t
Coroner Dietxsthe yesterday hc'a IN H1ueht
On tho hoy William Puncheon who was sliot on
the Fourth by George Nelson at No. 152 Lnrra4
leo street Nelson was held for trial, aud tho
Jury eens.ed sorcksepeF On On D,y'sGn stfee'
named Anderson Tor selling Nun ea'u'uees.
The residents Of the South Sldc who arc fond
Of moonlight trips on tho lake, cnn onjoy tho
onnnYtnntY now. as a neat snlf.boat hns been
provided, md wifi b. in attendance every even:
IN during the summer OF the dock foot Of
Douglas avenue, opposite tho rahroaa dcpoH
AIS o'clock Yesterday morning tho body Of a
how about wears OF ago WAS found 1uating IN
the riycr In Ogden elip al thu foot Of Illinois
etrrrt it il et,nnuscl ia bo that Of a nor named
Thomaa era, RutldY. VIC hss beci, missing 1ro his
bonu, No. 10 Huron street, for the past ten
days. -....
Henry Cnrnonttr. tho little G.Year.o1d who
was tnily b,tfucti BIZ the explosion Ut kcg Of
powder Il No ~ West Madison street Tuesday
tcrdny hold tho inquest, and returned u verdict
in uccordanco with tho fseta us already pub
llshcd.
IT. Clark Lipe yesterday otsnnctyd ayd"a' E'a!ea -, 70
TRIBUNE reporter Llat ne " y caIs'Iuatu m " ~.
for member uf Congress fur The West Side, with
tho evident intention tn iniure him and without
his consent or authority. lie Is Republican,
but wants no Office.
JOHN Lynch, aged % years, and restdtng at
tho corner Of Blue Island hvCnuc htltl Wood
street, while plnyfng With eor0u buys yesterday
afternoon at tho cotncr q Decr'ng st.eet ana
Archer avenue, atclnentaliy 1ert on tnS siue, "
ak ry ana osGko 4ioanita M sf's ICY ' "0 'AAen ~
alo county Hosp''a'' ,-..,
urb. Thu Lake Forest trains, one at Ii a. M,
and another at Q 10 D. H., from Wolls street dc
pot, run 10 the depot on tho grounds, a few rods
e The s a sS Sssrars sss s es ssS
eauipagc with him
49,. = o,.,,o,, ,,.+,-,7,v oft.rroo, -, ,,a
man eo,nc n Tcars IF mn waa run oyer and In,
stantly ll1ed at ts fo9t oi sl1.ceat stscet hy
engine & Mo: 4vo on tIlc ha!.i,osc . q % uo na.t, u,
% mt goo1 ms ra e i,..cosa ~ snG ,"a y 'us
Mats @ sat,rn a, drcsae IN eTay eothIne
j. E1eeman TSsog o. Inc bn GT5cf rdinL 81 LIN n
Roggy "ls pam1lo, ~ e 'v1s v.eay ,;yon y. ~ ~
yeste ni'.,. io;'1,% w v nis hnreo ~
to n,rav a anti coig viii ~, rrnrrss.
wagon. Inc buggy "aa eoinP'etcly oc'nohshee'
Mr.. Samuel Daniels, In tho employ of A1essrs.
Steele d prive, writes to say that about II
o'clock p. H., J9ly q he saw great ball of i1re
northwest. From this he argues that sono great
Ill Is going to happen to the city. It is sale to
rcmllil tic writer Of tho letter TINT thesc wcrcn
Evening.
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, 1876-07-06
THROW Nor pfopl f,s Fal,trs

THROW NOT Peoples FAULTS
In thtr toeth for there few teath that have not
faults OF their own. There Is but ono way to pre-.
serve them without SPOT or heullSL aud that H. by
the daily use OF tho best dentriace In e1iAtenco,
tracraut BodozonL cool refreshing, aud agreeable.
, 1876-07-06

QZONlZED Ox.MARROW FoR THE HAIR.
by Buck h uAyues, makers af tha "lAla" Cologne.
, 1876-07-06
CLIFTON HOUSE.

corner Of Wshash.av, and Monroe.st, In the city OF
70 tae h9Ieat bidder q! tan fuEn.ure md n1iaIrt
now In said Clifton House. eonstsx III pafi II flp nj.
lo.'nx deaetbSd property to*wlt alIia Leds
ery. flaa1 md silter wafe, cutlery. pslor furniture,
sa,psh mfross. Sotn!css ~ fixtures, curtains aaA
tire 'n nst sna B!ll!ard roems, Including befd g.
Al otheF utcnai tnenIslTu md hxurus ssafy fur
ths tpp!eo tuthtllp8 and operation OF eald hotel
S.n b. .eeP 4 snt ti: prof 10 tto day Of m CALI
tnx upon BE4l{Urd ilA!cock, le11M Major 0luck.
Chicago. JOHN u. DAFlDb0H, MUrtHz9pe.
TxSA1Ss, FLowKA d ADksGuoMDlk, AttUEleJ1 ia3
La Eslle.Nt "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Now, then, every body get your pockets
lined with buckskin, and make q place in
your safe for shot bags; for the gates have
been opened by congress, and we are to have
a food Of silver coin. No more will 1t be
necessary TO tumble in the hidden rccesses
below that hole in your vest poke, for the
ragged little postal dime that eudes your
search, but you open your leather pouch and
out rolls stream of dimes, double dimes
quarters halves and silver dollars. Tn,
house at W ashington on Wednesday passed
the silver bill as amended by the senate, ant
as there is no doubt of the approval Of til,
bill by the President, the treasury is expect
ed as early as Monday to commence payln,
out the fifteen millions of silver that hav,
been lying for months in its vaults awaiting
this order, and If tina, is not silver enough Il
supply the country with change, Nevada car
supply the treasury with as many millions
more al a weeks notice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
CHICAGO IN A TURMOIL.

| Chicago has worked itself up into teariu
state of commotion over its local politics
Indeed It is quite tempest in ateapot, II no
more. At the bottom Of it, doubtless, is IN
chagrln of those who call themselves INT
"better class of people at not being able &c
get Mayor Colvn out of office, who was
elected two years ago by the "bummer eIe
ment' for one year, but who, by the blunuer
inc of the "better class" In the adoption OF
the general law city charter, Unexpectedly
found his term prolonged to nearly three
wears. This was hard enough; but Chicago
with all It complicated machinery OF city
land county government, also maintains q
fifth wheel within a wheel, township gov
eminent, and at the late town election, in
what is called the South Town, embracing
the larger half OF the city, the hummer Gle
ment again succeeded in clecting the super
visor, clerk, collector, &c, and they did 1t, as
usual, by the most open, impudent and glar
ing ballot box stutling. THIS was the feather
that broke the camels back. The ''peoplc
meaning the aforesaid better class got mad
and held rousng meeting on Saturday
evening at Farwel Hall, and there adopted
resolves demanding that Nike Evan, Gleason,
Phillips, Ryan, &c, who had been thus
trauduently elected town officers, should re.
Sign, and appointed IA committee to wait up
on them with the demand, said committee tC
report to another meeting to be held at the
Exposition building on Tuesday evening, at
which latter meeting the case OF Cplvin was
also to be taken in hand. The meeting on
Tuesday evening is said to have been the
largest ever held in the city. Fifty thousand
people were present, and John Wentworth
presided. Two committees, of 80 solid citl
zens" each, were appointed ,-one to demand
of Evans, Gleason, &c, that they resign the
township offices to which they were illegally
elected, and the other to demand of II. d.
GOWN that he resign the office of Mayor; and
the meeting was so confident that Colyin
would come down in view of such de-
monstratiou,j that it nominated Tom Hoyne
as candidate to be elected TO the mayoralty
at the city election on the 18th inst as Col
wins successor And these committees ale
to report to another meeting Meantime the
having waited on Evans, Colvin,
&c, got of them fiat, blunt refusal to resign,
and now the great connbdrum is, what will
the better class" do about 1t? There seems
- be no law to reach the case, and the papers
virtually recommend force. AS the better"
and the GUNNER" elements are numerically
about equal in Chicago, an appeal to force
mi ht prove rather interesting scrimmage,
We await events with bated breath.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

II seems TO be understood at Chicago that
Jasper d. Ward, lately indicted as one of the
whisky ring, has busted" He left Chicago
afew days ago saying he was going on bust
ness 10 New York and Washington, but il
turns out that he went to Canada. The Times
says: "However painful it may be to them,
the people Of Chicago may well make up
their minds that they will see Mr.. Ward no
more tor season. The town of Bristow,
just across the line, has probably another in
habitant, and the colony continues to in.
crease, slowly but surely"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.

While the mulutudinous Investigations be
ing prosecuted by the various committees OF
the house of representatives, at Washington
during the present session of congress may
lead to the punishment of few criminals that
ought to be punished, they will at least have
the wholesome effect Of drawing popular at
tention to the real character Of our present
rulers and it is hoped, of leading TO the
choice Of better men to take their place. In
some general remarks on the result OF the in.
vestigations thus far, the Chicago Times in.
dulges the following reflections:
Two or three curious things must strike
every reader OF the testimony taken by the
various investigating committees of the house
of representatives. one of them is the
unvaryng uniformity with which people
who have served under this administration
for any length of time and aitcrward lost their
places, are found To be loaded with infOrma-
ton about corrupt practices witnessed by
them while in office. Another is the prompt
ness with which government employees who
venture to call attention to official rascalIties
of any kind, or to exhibit any indlscreet curl
oSity regarding things of that sort Transporting
around them, are bounced" And yet an
other IS the suddcnnesS with which the de
partment chiefs have discovered the unrust-
wOrthlneSs OF subordlnates who have mani
tested disposition to tell what they know.
Every official or ex official witness who has ties.
titled as to crookedness coming within his
knowledge has found himself at once the
object OF merCllcss denunciation from his su.
periOrs One of the latest victims of these
attacks is person named Williams, not long
ago an employc of the interior department
He seems to haye been unduly inqlisitve or
communicative about Indian ring peculiari-
ties, and was turned out as a matter of course.
If he was an offender IN any other respect,
the nature of his offense has not been specIfi-
ed but Zach Chandler navely assures the
committee that he Thought Williams wasn't
a proper person 10 have in the service" and
nsinuates that he was something worse, much
worse than that opinion fully conveyed. And
now it may not be out of place to ask, if ev-
cry man who goes out OF office has something
to tel of rottenness that he has seen, and if
every man who has seen that sort of thing
while in government employment is rascal,
what is probably the character of the men
who remain in the public service, and Of the
they possess:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

! Town OF RUTLAND-At the late annual
town meeting of the town of Rutland, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolred, That we, the legal voteis of the
town of Rutland, in town meeting Assem-
ibled, do hereby declare and make known
that we are entirely and unequivocally OPP
posed Ia any and all divisions OF the town oi
Rutland or change Of its present boundary
lines; ana we hereby instruct our Supervisor
to oppose any measure that may come before
the Board of Supervisors for said purpose OF
division of the town of Rutland
ResOlred, That we. the inhabitants OF the
town of Rutland, in town meeting assembled
rejoice that the signs of the times seem to
indicate that corrupt rings long since estab
Ilished for detrauding our Government out OF
It's revenues, and squandcring the hard earn
ed tax money of the laborer 10 extravagan,
and riOtous living, are being broken up and
the guilty ones TO some extent punished and
hurled from power, and we do hope the work
se molly begun will go on until the last cor
Irupt official is hurled from Office and their
places filed with men OF honesty and integ
'rity
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Instead Of being creditable to Bristow, il
was a contemplate exhibition of petty spite
that order of mis- week ago to put out the
lights and fires in all the government build
ings, post offices, &c. because the appropria
ton for these supplies was exhausted, and
congress had been dilatory in making a new
appropriation. What Bristow meant was 70
send up howl OF the country against con
gress spending its time on investigations 10
the neglect OF other necessary business The
country ought 10 know, however, in the same
connection, that there is scarcely year in
which the appropriations are not exhausted
in the same way before new ones ere made
but the Offices are kept up by purchases on
credit in anticipation of the usual appropria.
tons which are generally made about the close
Of the session. Mr.. Bristow did not allow
he failure Of the same appropriation 20 close
his own or aay other government office In
Washington, although there was the same
excuse 10 close them "a 10 put out the light.
and fires at Chicago, ST. Louis, &c. Bott
Brisiow and Robinson are said TO have drawn
drafts TO the amount OF over $500, 600 on mex
years appropriation TO keep their own ofslce,
open.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Every coupon-cutter is shouting himself
hoarse in his urgent demands for resumption
Every laboring man, OF every poor soul ow-
ing dollar, is trembling for fear that the
tremendous Influence" of the money power
will drown their feeble protest against such a
cruel wrong-PrtacetoR Tribune.
That don't look reasonable, Mr.. Tribune
SO far as the coupon cutter" is concerned
the government never suspended specie pay
ment; he has drawn his gold regularly all
along, whether greenbacks were worth 40 cts
or 30 cts. on the dollar. The man who ought
to be shouting himself hoarse' for specie re-
sumption, it strikes US, is the "laboring man. u
When greenbacks were worth 40 cts. on the
dollar, he got, If he was lucky, perhaps two
paper dollars day; and now when green
backs are worth 81 cents on the dollar, he
gets say $l25 or SIS in rags" Then the
coupon cutter could, with 81 of his gold, pay
a laboring man for five days works; now,
as we are nearing specie payment, the cou
pon.cu;ter must pay the laboring man 500
to $61j of his gold. When full specie pay
ment is reached, it will take $3.50 to $50 of
the coupon.cutter's gold TO pay Tor five days
work. Evidently, thus the man whom the
government.is robbing.s.by ncn-specie pay
ment is the laboring man. If gold is the
only currency good enough for the coupon
cutter, it should be the only currency good
enough for the laborlng man. Zone curren.
cy for both Office holders and people" was a
battle cry that defeated Van Buren, in 1910
lone currency for both the coupon cutter and
the people, ought to be a ba,,lecry equally
effective in 1876. The government has always
kept faith with the rich soupon-cut,er by re.
deeming its promises TO pay him in gold
it persists IN breaking faith with the laboring
man by refusing TO redeem its promise TO re-
deem his greenbscks IN gold.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
From Seneca.

Nessrs. Edttors-I think it my duty to rise
and explain few little matters relative 10
our late township election. Ever since have
been in the township, party lines were always
strictly drawn. However, this year, for some
reason or other, things seemed to assume
different shape; and heretofore prominen.
democrat in the west end of the township, to.
gether with few others, undertook to sell
out aud deliver the various offices of the
township according to their slate For this
purpose a few of the democrats here went to
republican caucus to Marseilles, to see what
was going on, and when there, | suppose,
mingled IN a little. The res ult was full re
publican ticket, nominated with the eXcep-
ton of town clerk to SAVIOR it-an office that
always goes begging; for the office OF asses-
sor has been conceded for years by both par
ties to old man Clark, and this sham was
called a union ticket The noble Democracy
OF Seneca could stand no such insult and on
Monday morning, the day previous to cleo
ton, Democratic caucus was held in Croi-
tvs Hall, in this place, and everybody who
was there knows it was the largest and most
influential caucus that was ever held in the
town of Manllus. My name was proposed
for the office Of Supervisor, upon which
explained TO the caucus a few matters IN re-
lation to the sham business at Marseilles, and
said most emphatically. that l did not want
to be a candidate, nor did any way seek the
office, as my business matters claimed. all o.
nv attention. When a ballot was taken, Inc
result was that received every vote In inc
caucus. At such a call from my feilo"
townsmen | could not refuse their nomin%
ton, though not at all my choice, as 'oiu
them there was plenty as good and more GULL
petent in the party and town than WAS
Well, the election came oil. lhefe arc '"'
voting precincts in the town OF Maniius' ohe
IN the west end calle3 the MarSeilles pre-
c;nct and one in the east end called the sen
eca precinct Well, did the Democrats In the
seneca precinct do their d,tyl l carried the
nrec,nct by 30 majority, against their sr0I's-
%, man. and under the chip and spur oil strict
Marty Lrsh: a prominent republican telling
-. he knew of but one republican IN the
whole precinct who had not voted, and such
v,ow myself TO be the fact; while on the
other hand, there was over % Democrats who
did not get TO the election, which would give
this nrec,nct 10 the Democrats by over so
majority. Bot mark how il was carried on
in the Marsei.les precinct This man here
,ofore alluded to stood at the polls all day,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

The Illinois Democratic State Central Com
mittee is called to meet at Springfield mex
Wednesday to fix the time for holding tht
next Democratic state convention, The ques
ton will of course come up at the beginning
whether there VIII be separate conventions 10
appoint delegates to the st. Louis convention
and to nominate a state ticket, or whether but
one convention shall be called to do both
In this quarter unquestionably the voice OF
the democracy is tor two conventions, and
we hope the committee at Springfield on
Wednesday will so understand ii.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Mr. Springer, of the Yorkvillc Ne,cs, hav
ing been appointed Secretary of the State
Farmers Association, or of the State Execu
tive committee of the Independent party
lone or both, has leased his paper to Messrs
James Ferris and John A. Brydop, and pro
poses to devote the hes: Of his time until af
ter the election to the duties of his new posi-
ton. The political tone of the Ners is &c
remain changcd-indeed Mr. S, reserves
the privilege of filling column or two each
week with his own scrlbblings, if he wants to-
Mrs. Springer, to whose pen the Ners owed
all its brightness, it is understood proposes
10 devote the summer to the centennial.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
ions in founding noble charities.

! Congressman Blackburn of the committee
on war expenditures, of which he is chair
man, says: This committee has been estab-
lished for eleven years, and if it ever made a
report or held meeting before | cannot
find it on record. The transactions involved
in this case reach back to 1870. Republican
congresses from that day to this have been
unable or unwilling TO find flaw, but with
in ninety days after a democratic committee
had taken charge of the matter cabinet otii-
Ger toppled from his pedestal, the putrld car
cass of corruption was exposed in such hid
|eous rottonness us to disgust, sicken, and ap-
pal the country. The question now is
whether this work shall stop, whether the
Iunconvicted thieves are to go unwhipped of
Justice, or shall we stand upon the privilege
which the constitution OF the country gives
and the interests of honest government de-
'mand thai we shall assertg'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

a. 7. Stewart, the great New York dry
goods man, aied In that city on Monday. He
was about 20 years Of age, and is estimated
to have been worth $50,000,000. He leaves
no children to inherit his vast amount OF
wealth, and what disposition will yet be made
of it is hard to toresee. Doubtless the law
yers will get good share of 1t. As he had
partners, the business of the house will be
continued without interruption. Except that
he knew how to make money, we are not
aware that A. T. Stewart possessed any other
shining quality. He often talked of eXpend
ing some of his millions in founding some
noble charity, but the insanity of greed had
so fastened on his nature that he was wholly
incapacitated for the enjoyment, which is
vouchsafed to men like Peabody, of mellow
ing their declining days by the rich con
seriousness of doing good by a wise and ju
diciouS distribution of their LIES accumula-
tons in founding noble charities.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

The republicans held their state convcn,
ton in South Carolina on Tuesday and the
proceedings were disgraceful throughout
Gov. Chamberlln, who during the past yeal
ministration of the states affairs, was made
the special object of insult and abuse by the
brigands that constitute two.thirds Of the par
ty in that state. Morton is naturally tho
choice Of these brIganGs and loafers for the
nrcsldCpCX
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
Mexico,

The enlightened nation of Meztizzos and
greasers on our southern bo-der is enjoying
its semi-aDnual entertainment of d revolution.
The latest President installed at the city Of
Mexico was brigand named Lerdo against
whom another brgand named Porfirio Diaz
now raises the standard of rebellion, Dlaz
on the 9th laid slege!to the city of Matamoras
and after "bloody' battle took it-that is,
bloody battle, as The Mexicans figure such
things, the slain on both sides being less
than dozen Diaz makes MataToras his
capital until his partisans can muster strength
and courage enough to brighten Lcrdo and
his partSans olt of the city of Mexico.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Mayor Croker, of Mendoza, declines re
election, though the people would gladly
vote him IN for second term unanimously.
Such honors and responsibilities seem 20 rest
heavily on his broad shoulders, a sure indi.
cation that they rest there worthily, for true
merit is always modest. Come to Ottawa,
Loosh; we'll send you to the legislature or
COnrrcsS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

The Joliet papers complain that For
Rent Is stuck on SO many business and
dwelling houses in that city. "a traveller
from distance would suppose it was bust.
ness Of itself, extensively cultivated" says
one paper. Ottawa had nothing to boast OF
in the way Of lively business for the last
two or three months, certainly, but "Fol
Rent" is much scarcer placard about town
than renters generally would like to have Il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

In spite of the "open winter, cattle feeders
in central Illinois are experiencing great diff.
fcul,y in getting feed TO their stock Tue
country is flooded with water, roads ARE i'm.
passable, stock must be kept up, an f.'.d eau
be carried neither in wagons or boats. TIE
snow storm two We k ago killed rhuusnrd.
of dollars worth of cattle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

HOTEL PRICEs-The b ak has CO ne. r,
fremont House, Chicago 1913. the b D.
tells in the country, has reduced It ..e-
81 so per day, and the Pa mer and Grar 3.
citic are down tn SO. A, Ines ties ~
people can afford TO stop a, ii ST clas .,.l'
besides gamblers ami "bloa;ei aristoera's.'