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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
POLITICAL PEN POINTS.

Shed no muleteers for me.-[B II. Bristow.
The game is played out Poker Bob
Schenck.
Stand by your post-traderships-Tete OAR
NEE Belknap.
My son, never write letters Perrepont
If had only been born twins could have
made just twice as much Orville Grant
Some love to roam DER the dark sea foam,
but as for me, give me "a wormeaten hull in
snug harbor.- Robson.
Don't weep for me. I'm glad to get out Of
the wilderness. Meet me on the happy hunt
ing grounds Delano.
Tell B. Butler died happy, by special re-
quest r. II. Dana.
Look not upon the still when it to crooked.
- John Mcdonald.
They say the streets of New Jerusalem are
paved with gold. want to CO. Boss Shep.
pard
Who would have thought that cold tongue
would kill man ii Jabbering Jim Blame.
This is sacred thing i Deacon Mckee.
A tanner won't last YOU more than eight
years. Babcock.
Morton's defence is that he stole the public
money for fear the copperheads would do
something wrong. Like a host of patriots
about Springfield he was so alarmed at the
wicked designs of "the disloyal" that he
thought he owned every thing in sight
The republican party is being reformed
L. s. Marshal Ben. Campbell, at Chicago, has
consented t. pay back $1,000, of which he had
robbed psor Ada Sweet.
The republicans of Maine say that "Grant's
administration has reflected credit at home
and abroad" The last assertion is supposed
to refer to Grants use Of the public funds to
bolster up the bankrupt banking house Of
Cooke & Co.. in London, but nobody knows
what the first refers to.-Pike Co. Democrat.
Look out for the undertow," said Hale to
Blaine the other day d. the undertow,'
was the profane reply; ats that Brlstow that
worries me-"
The Champaign (Ill) Times thinks a strong
ticket in Illinois would be: Sam. Tilden for
president, Tom Hendricks for vice president,
and John NJ. Palmer for governor. 1t couldn't
be beat.
The fellows who are making up faces at the
Democratic Investigators remind Dom Piatt
of old Mulberry, who fired a musket loaded
with shot along the bank of the Macacheek
mill race. The recoil of the aged gun knocked
Mulberry over. But he not only picked him
self up, but fourteen dead ducks.
OLD "Unpledged" seems to be looming up
as Republican Presidential candidate. AT
ter the experience the country has had for the
past few years somebody who has taken the
pledge would be preferable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20


The Northern and southern wings of the
Methodist denomination, at meeting just
held in Baltimore, concluded 10 shake hands
across the bloody chasm, and abolishing the
distinction Of church north and church
south, agreed again to be one.
Secession in the church, it VIII be remen
bered took place several years before the
same movement was attempted by the states
and indeed there Is little doubt that but fol
the success of the experiment, of secession in
the Methodist and Presbyterian churches, q
like attempt on the part of the states might
have been at least many years delayed
The reunion of the churches, doubtless
will have no less influence 20 restore perfect
political re-usion and good feeling than II
had TO precipitA,e their disruption.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The contest over the mayoralty IN Ch!ca-
90, to outsiders, looks very like ludicrous
chlld's play The affairs of the city, mainly
through bun Cling on the part OF its so-called
'ebetter class" voters, have become - fright
fully muddled that very few OF her wealthy
people any longer pay taxes, and II seems
doubtful if there is any law to compel them.
Meantime city expenses go on, city officers,
police, school teachers, &C., are suffering for
want of their pay, and when the mayor and
comptroller attempt by temporary loans to
relieve the distress, the newspapers fall to
and abuse them, and the people hold sham
elections of new officers, to be IN turn abused,
cursed, and their authority defied the same as
the present officers. Tom Hoyne, it is barely
possible, may turn out better mayor than
CClvin, but that is far from certain, Tor Col
WIN is by no means a third rate nran-and in
finite removes from the hummer and black
guard the papers paint him. While he mlehl
have stood to his rights, however, ana ueHeu
the Hoyne party to Gust him, we see lie mas
Voluntarily consented to leave the matter TO
the courts by commencing proceeding IN
the nature of quo SoarrdHto against hoyne,
whom the city coucil acknowledge and treat
rs the lawful mayor. If the decision goes
agains, Colyin, there may be peace Tor few
months: but if Colyin wins, Hoyne will
nrobsbly be recognized all the same as the
acting mayor, and the row goes on.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

Now, then, Blaine is happy He is able to
offer clear, full and satisfactory solution ef
the mystery that hung over those Fort Smith
and Arkansas railroad bonds and the S64,000
that the L. p. Railroad paid for them. Hith-
erto his intimation that the bonds had be-
longed to his brother, and that said brother
had got the $4,000, didn't seem to pass cur
rent with sufficient facility to be comfortable
But now all is lovely. 1t was not his broth
er, nor himself nor any body of the name of
bonds, but the man was Tom Scott! On Mon.
day the happy Blaine asked the house judi.
ciary committee to hold an extra session to
hear Tom SCOTS evidence on..the subject, and
Scott appeared before the committee and
told the story like reading it from book.
And this was the substance:
He (ScotO himself had owned these bonds.
He bought them from one Caldwell, and not
from Blaine, and he sold them to the Union
Pacific company for $G4,000, while he was its
president. He had labored hard to put the
company in prosperous condition, had sue
ceeded, and money was paid to HIM on these
bonds, in lieu of other compensation for eX-
traordinary services.
An effort was made to trace the bonds back
from Caldwell to Blaine, but the latter inter
posed a vigorous protest. and as the avail
able testimony was only hearsdy, Caldwell
being in Europe, the prosecution of the in
qury was blocked at this point, leaving
Blaine to this extent exonerated.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Lockport Picnic is disposed to be
facetious at our mention of Radcliffe, Of the
Joliet Sun, for Congress, and treats il as a
joke. Says the Phpntr:
The FREE TRADER editor ought to know
that il is not safe to tickle Mr. RaGclltte's fan
CIV in that way and make him wriggle on his
seat when he is sitting on political fence
rail and wondering which side to be on in
the coming campaign. That rail is full OF
slivers, &c.
Now funny as ii may seem TO this Lock
port bird we meant no Joke at all. Has the
Phaair contemplated the array of names pre-
sented by the republican party as eligible for
congressional honors In this district
GENERAL c. P. Hayes,
COLONEL Ralph Plumb,
DOCTOR j. c. Corbus,
HONORABLE o. A. Marshall,
REVEREND William Cullen.
And so forth. Now it may be very true
that an ordinary scrub horse may not look
large or imposing in drove of Normans, but
turn him out with lot Of sway-backed and
saddle. CALLED mustangs, and he will cut very
respectable figure That's the standpoint
from which we beg our Lockport friend to
contemplate brother Radcliffe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20


Unhappy England, that insists on having a
gold basis for IT'S currency and all CONNER
cial transactions! Surely there must be
pinchiug times there and dreadful scarcity
of cash, when even in unhappy America,
where gold is voted an abOmination and we
have nothing but paper, money is SO scarce
that, as the Industrial ige says, people are
compelled to let their lands be sold for taxes.
Well, no; instead of money being so scarce
and interes, so high in hard cash England,
the same Industrial Age tells us there is a
plethora of 1t there-so plenty that people
don't know what TO DO with it, The Bank
of England has reduced its rate of discount
TO per cent, and the dealers are lending on
good security as low as IL per cent. The
London Spectator of April - says AT the
same time there appears to be no confidence
in ANYTHING. Regular business Is not extend.
ing, and Of new speculation outside the fe.
versh gambling in foreign bonds, there is
not trace The is even an outcry for some
new outlet TO capital and unless a war
breaks out, and the great governments be
gin TO borrow, there ought 30 be a rush ior
some new hind OF Industrial enterprise
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
JOHN M. PALMER FOR PREsIDENT.

The Springfield Register makes half doz-
en- OF Washington dispatches TO sundry New
York and Western papers, suggesting John
NJ. Palmer as a democratic presidential can
didate the text for a long and rather ably
written article in furtherance of the project.
Promising that though the suggestion comes
from outside, and there is Nc organized
newspaper movement of any kind in his ia
voI at home, still Gov. Palmer has positive
elements of strength as presidential candi-
date which will go far towards making his
nomination at ST. Louis practical, and to-
wards making his candidacy successful. He
is in the first and most important place a
democrat, an original democrat, home-bred
anG life long in faith. On the slavery ques.
ton he held conservative views until the war
broke out, when he was in favor Of putting
an end to the war by the plain and obvious
method of defeating the armies of the rebel
lion. He affiliated with the republican party
on issues which have been dead for ten years,
and is now and always has been democrat
on the issues which are now VITAL
We quite agree with the Register that Gov.
Palmer would make strong candidate, and
think the chances ten to enc in favor of ST.
Louis giving US worse rather than a better
man
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

We have been looking for 1t for some time
and wondered that the southern outrage mill
was so slow to get to grinding almost on the
eve of a presidential election. But 1t started
off lively the other day In Louisiana. In
West Feliciana Parish thirty negroes, as the
story goes called white man to the door OF
his house and killed HIM. The white people
Of the neighborhood went after the murder.
ers, shot eight Of them and hanged four. A
large number of negroes thereupon appeared
under arms, and at last accounts the chance
of a big fight on the "color line" was prom.
ising.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

Illinois republicans helye sigh of relief
on reading in Ada Sweets testimony that
whea she told John \. Logan how Campbell
and Blakely were robbing her he was indig
nant aud even threatenedto tell the President
about it. They seem really asionished to
learn that Logan was not hand and glove
with the thieves and dividing the plumber
with them. But although Logan refused 10
touch that pitch, how is il that, though know
ing all about ii tor over year and knowing
that the robbery was still going on, he never,
even by threats of having him removed, com.
PEELED Campbell TO give up his plumber? OF
course, the homes, and manly thing for Logan
TO have done was to disregard Miss Sweets
request to say nothing about 1t to the Presi-
dent, and at once have Campbell removed as
a thief and BLACKBOARD. Blu, that might have
raised stink IN the party" and as sCbsc.
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JUDGE CATION FOR GOVERNOR.

we see mention made by several OF our
democratic cotemporarles of q movement TO
bring out the Hon. J. d. Cation, of this city,
as the democratic candidate for Governor.
UnGer ordinary circumstances, we have no
doubt The mention of the Judges name in
such connection would stir up quite an en-
thusiasm in this county, where he has been
so long a leading and highly honored citizen :;
yet !. is not to he concealed that there is
among the mass of the democrats of this
county an earnest hope cherished that there
may yet be satisfactory fixing up of matters
between the Democrats and Independents,
in which case, our democrats stand quite
ready to support 50 well known, lifelong
and sturdy a democrat as Lew Steward
Should all efforts in that direction fail, how
ever, then La Sale county will be found
ready enough to push the claims of Its own
distinguished citizen, Judge G. In any event,
however, we can meantime heartily endorse
what the Streator Free Press has to say on
the subject:
THE name of Hon j d. Cation, of Ottawa,
IS being prominently mentioned as Democrat
ic candidate for Governor. The party might
search the State, either in their own politi-
cal household or among Republicans, and
nowhere could man be found who COM
bines so many of the elements for making a
popular and successful Governor as Judge
Cation. If nominated his election would al.
most be assured. We believe Steward, of
the 1ndepent ticket, would withdraw in his
favor, and there is no man IN the state who
could poll larger vote on personal merits.
Yes, give us Judge Cation for next Governor
Of Illinois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Washington Herald thus admirably
eypresses, IN a leading editorial, the feeling
winch now animates the best men of the
democratic party:
What the Democratic party claims to be is
n marty of Reform. 1t proved its title BY
The overthrow of the Tweed Ring in New
York: and, whatever trivial errors its
individual members may have been guilty
of, the present Democratic House has thus
far lived Up TO the mark in this respect; for
no sooner has one OF its employees been dis
covered TO be unsuitable by character, record,
or reputation, than he Is made TO step down
and out The best answer for a party to make
when well-founded charge Is brought
against one of It's officers, is that he was at
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
ugly bunch of fives on the ticket man that he
concluded to waive the rule in his case.

ugly bunch of fives on the ticket man ,ba he
concluded to waive the rule in his case.
Can any body give q reason comprehend.
bic to anybody else except lunatic, for the
establishment ofsuch an idlotic rule anyhow?
Is there any other assignable reason for re-
curing an even fifty cent piece to be present
ed for every ticket except that it Is INTENDED
to givea few scaly brokers a chance to per
petrate little lousc-skinning species of rob-
berry on visitors? 1t is SAID the attendance at
the exhibition must average 10000 day to
pay expenses, but that, except the first and
second days after the opening, it has not ex-
ceeded 10000 a day, one day even dropping
down to 1900. What with the universal
system Iof gouging at Philadelphia and the
high rates on the railroads, 1t looks as if the
big show was destined to prove stupcndous
iZZle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Republicans Of Rock Island Henry,
Warren, Henderson, &c, are making strong
movement IN favor Of the nomination of Geo.
W. Vinton as republican candidate for Lieu.
tenant Governor. Ninton is one of the part
ners IN the Deere Plow Works at Moline, and
man Of large and favorable acquaintance
arlong the yeomanry. Men of his type and
high responsibility, however, seldom stand
much chance to get republican nomination
for anything.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The fifty cent even change plan don't work
At all harmoniously At the Centennial gates
at Philadelphia. People come and offer two
quarters and others offer a one dollar bill for
two and get mad when refused admission.
They &c; madden still when they go to a broker
and are charged from ten to % per cent
premium TO change their money into even
half dollars. \ stalwart Berks county grang-
er, who rendered dollar at the gate for him
self and VIE and was refused, drew such an
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The oxford Tribune is the name OF paper
tnat comes to us from oxford, Miss, bearing
at It's head the name of Chas II. Hayes as ed
itor Charley of course is well remembered
by many of our citizens as at one time the
sprightly "local' of the Statesman, paper
that had a brief existegce ia Ottawa OF
course the paper Is democratic, and the edl-
tor says I'VE unhesiatingly endorse Tilden
as in our opinion the strongest and best man
in the democratic party for the presidency.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The nomination of Peter Cooper for fresl'
dent and Newton Booth for Vice President
by the Independents at Indianapolis on
Thursday looks like break down and hzzle
out of the bottomless paper money parry
Cooper is a superanunated old granny ana
his nomination at best could be regarded as
little better than joke though 1t is said he
declines it, while Booth declines the asssocia'
ton fatty and peremptorily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The City Council of Joliet voted an appro'
eriatlon of $4,000 towards celebrating the 4th
Of July in that city. The people of Ottawa
have periodically contributed about the same
amount by private subscription, but then JolI-
ct is rich and only owes matter of couple
hundred thousand dollars, while Ottawa can
boast pal,ry debt of but 100000
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Irish Catholic temperance societies OF
this county hold a convention at La Sale on
the 25,h inst. for the purpose of ciiecting a
county organization. There are no workers
in the temperance cause doing more effective
work than these Catholic societies, and they
deserve every encouragement.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

Dispatches from Springfield indicate TIE
probability that, on account OF the present
high temperature of the Cullom Beveridge
conflict, the republican state convention next
week will postpone the nomination OF state
officers TO q later date and restrict the present
work of the convention to appointing dele
gates 10 the Cincinnati convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
From Washington.
CLAPP, THE CONVICT.

The house committee that had been inves-
tigating congressional printer Clapp and his
steals presented their report on Monday,
making an interesting exhibit OF how Clapp
played his little games. As near as the COM
mittee could make out, his stealrgs nave
amounted to about half million, while the
public printing has cost the government, IN
der his management, about million more
a wear than if the WORK had been done by
private firms. The house ignored Clapp's
claim of immunity from punishment on &C
count of being an officer of the senate, anu
certified his case to the district grand jury
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The Hawaiian Treaty Bill, which had been
long waiting in the House of Representatives,
passed that body on Monday, by yeas, ZIG;
nays, 10l. The bill provides fer the Presi-
den;, whenever he has evidence that the
Hawaiian Legislature has passed laws 10
give full effect to the treaty. issuing his pro-
clamation, declaring the treaty of Jan 81,
1879. to be IN effect, and that thereupon sun
dryarticle, including sugar, being the growth
and manufacture, or product OF The hawai-
ian Islands, shall ;e admitted into the lnitea
States free of duty,
AN ADVERTISING STEAL.
Murtaugh, of the Washington RfpH6IScdH'
having taken the contract for city tax adver-
tIsements this year at so cents a square, for
which last year he got a dollar line, footing
up some $4,000 in all, caused bit OF inves'
tigatlon, from which it appears that last year
the President, by personal order, directed
the publication TO be given TO his kitchen or
gan at swindling prices, TO save 1t IRON des-
truction. Aprcpos Of this, as well as all 9TH
er expenditures connected with tax sales'
there seems TO be a strong doubt whether
any of them are legal, and whether IN iact
the hybrid government of the District has
had any right TO sell property for taxes since
the repeal of the old charters of Washington
and Georgetown in 1871.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

Perhaps it may get through the thick noddle
of the Age man some day that something be-
sides too much gold or the want OF more
paper money may have TO do with the pres
ent hard ZINES and want of confidence on
both sides of the water
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

uuent revelations showed that nearly every
other man in the party that held official
position was engaged in some other Kind OF
thlevery, the rule Of "honor among thieves
doubtless compelled Logan to keep still.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

Bristew got a beautiful shanty over his eye
in the Union League Club in New York the
other night He was proposed by an enthu.
slastic admirer for membership, and on the
ballot being inspected was found TO have
been black.balled, the vote standing rs to
12 black balls Three black balls reject
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
Tales IN the United States.

That there can be any good reason for such
an outrageous increase none but the tax,caters
dare to maintain. That it is out of all pro-
portion to the increase of population can be
clearly seen by the following table:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remttances may be made through money
order or registered letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

A Chicago visitor al the Centennial last
week had plate Of soup at the French res
;aurant on the grounds, Trois Freres Proviu-
ceaux. and this was his bill.
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$tt 4tee qraatt.
ottawa, ILL.,. Saturday. May 20. 1875.
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
st any post office in the country:
FACE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. 1913
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Morris Reformer has adopted the eight
page form with the paten, inside dreariness.
Connecticut western news., 1876-05-19
Visitors to Philadelphia.

The hotel capacity of Philadelphia is be- low the requirements for the year 1876. Though accommodations have been rapidly increased by the erection of new hotels and the extension of older ones, there is still a deficiency, to meet which the Centennial lodging house agency has been organized
 This is an association composed of railway men, who early saw the necessity of bring ing private dwellings and boarding houses under some comprehensive system, whereby they could be utilized by strangers unable to find hotel accommodations. This asso- citation has contracted with householders for their best spare rooms, and have secured daily accommodations for nearly forty thousand persons in rooms furnished equal to those of any hotel in the city, with two meals of superior quality, at daily prices of about one-half those charged by hotels.
 The plan of operations is as follows |: Coupons are placed on sale at all the prin
 cipal railway offices in America and Canada q where excursion tickets are sold to Philadel- phia, while like coupons are sold in Europe. Each coupon provides for one full days accommodation, which day is to consist of breakfast, with meat or ham and eggs, tea or coffee, two kinds of vegetables, etc; sup per tor dinner) as substantial as the break fast; and lodgings, in rooms well furnished and with clean bedding (the same linen never being used by different persons); par Tor or sitting rooms for use of guests closets etc., and in most cases bathrooms; all without additional cost---the respecta- bility of the houses in all cases being vouched for. A visitor to Philadelphia can purchase coupons for one day or one hun