The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

The Democratic Congressional Convention
was called to order al the court house, IN this
CITY. at 9 O'Clock today. VIM. Reddick was
chosen chairman and j /. Mathor and Alex.
Vaughey, secretaries. A committee of one
from each delegation were appointed COM
mittee on credentials, as follows: j. SIR. SEQ
will, Grundy; G. Farley, Win; and VIM. Il.
Mlligan, La Sale.
The convention reported the following AS
delegates: La Salle-J. l.. Mccormick, VIM.
Reddick, Samuel Parr, Ii. X. Parr, Alex
Vaughey, j. c. Campbell, Danl Evans, n.
Duncan, Dan'l Mason, VIM r. Mllllgsn. Dr.
Hennessey, L. w. Brewer II. Hupp, L. Tow
er. j. c. Crooker, Benz. Edgcomb, Danl
LEROY, j. ". Brown, David Richie, Lorenzo
Leland, l.. Powers.
GrunGy-J. S. r. Scovill, John Barr, p g.
Cosgrove, Z. NJ. Pierce, 2. A. Armstrong.
| Will. e, Elwood, VIM. Werner, j. l..
Mather, David Forsythe, Jos. Shirk, Jos.
Braun, DR.. LeCaren, G. Farley, Jas. Dumer-
moth, David Cations, NJ. NJ. Mehan, VIM. E..
Henry, Geo. Tyler Frank Sheran, T. L..
Breckenridge, d. II. Pinney. Sam'l Miller,
NJ. Young, Henry Harwood, j. II. Boyne, F..
Sehring.
No delegates from Kendall.
On motion of T. L. Breckenridge, the re-
port was adopted.
On motion OF Hon. p. A. Armstrong, Hon.
Alex Campbell was declared the unanimous
nominee for Congress by reclamation.
On motion of ID. Evans, Capt. Jas. G. FL.
wood, of Will, was declared the unanimous
nominee for member OF the State Board Of
Equalization
The following named gentlemen were APP
pointed as members of the central congress
sional committees:
"A. Armstron. :, Grundy; C. Farley, Will (;
Alex Vaughey, La Sale; John Chapman,
Kendall.
The secretaries were directed to furnish
copies of these proceedings to all the Demo.
cratic and Independent newspapers in the
seventh district for publication,
Convention adjourned.
j. |. MATHER,
ALEX. NAUGHEY,
Secretaries.
Mr.. T. L. Breckenridge, of Joliet, and q
gentleman from Chicago whose name we did
not learn, after the nominations, spoke before
the convention.
INDEPENDENT CONFERENCE.-The cOnven
ton met at II o'clock, and DIR. Cook, OF il
mington, was chosen chairman, and VIM.
Cook of Joliet, as secretary.
The following are the delegates:
Will-Dr Cook, II. f. Barber, o. Hicks,
Vim. Cook, Vim. Hanley, J. n. Frier, Geo.
vi ghtman, J. NJ White, VIM.
Mooney, Patrick Dooly, Jonathan Mather,
NcClosky,-
No delegates from La Sale, Kendall or
Grundy present.
On motion of J. VI Thompson, of Will,
Alex Campbell, of La Sale, was nominated
for Congress. J. NJ. Thompson was chosen
an elector TO represent the 9Th district, the
Office not having been filled at Decatur.
Hair, Journal Of Health thus sums up
some of the uses of salt: II will cure sick
headache, make cream freeze, make the but
ter come take ink stains out OF cloth OF any
kind, Kill wens. kill worms, make the ground
cool; so 1t is more congo ial TO celery, cab
bace, etc. II will cease the itching pain
caused by irritating skin diseases, like hives,
itch, etc. II VIII produce vomiting, or stop
It, as you like; and many other things, too
numerous So mention. All pure salt will do
/ Ibis 10 a certain degree, but sea salt is the
most cfIcCiual in its action.
I The Burlington HdUkeRc tells about
I northern Iowa farmer who offered tramp
j his daughter and half OF his farm for three
j days WORK in the harvest field. The tramp
I wsyercd lille 81 Grst. but ,hcn Tie color OF
the girls eve didn't suit, and hc thought the
farm laid lii,lc too Low, 80 he declined the
proposition, stole hLme sirsp, and wen, on
his worthless way.