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The New York herald., 1876-01-31

Whitaker's Journal Of AmUsin0 and Instructive lit
erature, a e-penny weekly with sixteen quarto
pages crammed with entertaining reading and taking
rank with the best popular literature OF the day
The annual summary OF books published in Great
Britain in 1875 exhibits total Of 35T3 books aid
l. S3l new editions reprints Of old books. AS psual
novels take the lead numerically showing ga new
works Theology comes next, with sos; then science
arts &C. with 435 while law brings up the rear with
6s new publications
A memoir of Lord Melbourne, by NJ. Torrens, NJ p,
is in the press
Colonel Valentine Baker will publish from his prison
bis travels on the PersoTurkoman frontier under the
title OF "Comng Events in the East "
General Francis A. Walkers Wages and the Wages
Glass" will appear from Holt h Co.'s press in the
spring.
That veteran Indiana politician, r. W. Thompson,
has in Harpers' press book political Romansm,
large volume OF 700 pages giving historical account
OF the interference ofhe Papacy with civil
in Europe
new autobiography OF Printing" is in press by Mr..
Edward G. Bigmore, Of London, which will embrace
the titles of TO- coo works typography, lthogaphy
and engraving in all languages.
The authentic statement OF the various public libra
res of Paris by order of the Minister OF Public In
struction exhibits the following number OF volumes
in each library
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

Hayden was extremely gratined by Mrs slddons'
praise Of his head OF Christ In his 'Jerusalen" Ho
says:-'I assure you esteem her immediate impress
sions matters Of expression value than
the united roasoDDgs or the Of mankind and pos
terity will DO inclined TO give her opinion the same
deference.p Later on be tels the following amusing
anccdotc:-
spent last evening doth OF March, 1871 with Mrs
sddons 70 hear her read Macbeth She acts Macbeth
herself better than either Kemble Kean IL is ex.
traordnary the awe this wonderful woman inspires
AMER her Drss reading We retired 10 tea While We
all eating toast and tnging cups and sancers she
began again. IL was like the eject Of mass bell al
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

YoKoHAMA. Jan 15-Arrivsd. steamer Gaelic 80. Kidey4
San Francisco
AMsTEnDAM. Jan 1.-THE Rhone. Aubrey from New o.
leans FOR Bremen. which put Neuwe dep Ian oak
has discharged the whole Of her cargo.
LIVERPOOL. Jan 16-The estimated quantity OF cargo
thrown overheard from the American schr Henry Burn
ham. arrived here from Bristol Me- was 800 bags Of 6sh
scrap, not 200 tons before stated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

bridge between the cities Of Omaha and Couh'
ell Bluffs IS a part OF the Railroad, and mol
an independent corporation, The decision
is hailed by the Council Buffers as the max
Ing Of that city. Under it al the trains must
now cross the bridge without extra or trans
fer charges and Omaha becomes mere way
station. But, the Chicago Times suggests, as
It is likely all the Railroad Company
Will do about, Will be "to run a locomotive
and car of each tram across the bridge; but,
as the company appears to have interested II
self in making Omaha the practical telmn'
US, the decree Of the court which putt that
place in the position Of way station not
likely to count for much more than was epa'
per. Railroads which cannot find means 10
run train through "a judicial decision are
scarce in this country
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
LOUISIANA.

1t is not easy, ut this distance, at least, 10
see the sense or reason of the efforts being
made by the democrats In the Louisiana leg
stature to impeach and depose Gov. Kellogg.
BY the az heeler Compromise" on the basis
of which the parties in that unhappy state
agreed a year ago to proclaim truce until
the end of the presen, gubernatoral term,
the radicals were to retain majority
in the senate and the democrats ma
iority in the house. \ movement TO I'M
peach Gov. Kellogg must originate IN the
house, and there, OF course, there Is no
difficulty; but when the house has preferred
its articles of impeachment, It's functions in
the matter cease, and the senate alone can try
the culprt. OF course the radical Louisiana
senate will never try and impeach kellog, no
matter what his crimes, no more than any
other band of thieves can be expected to try
and punish one of their gang for theft. The
only expectation OF the house in the matter,
then, could have been to suspend Kellogg
temporarily while the trial is progressing;
but IN this, also, they have been foled. Hav-
ing preferred their articles on Monday, the
house met on Tuesday morning expecting TO
be called upon to send their managers to the
senate and go on with the trial. Instead Of
that, however, the Secretary Of the senate
made his appearance al the bar of the house
and announced that the senate having, on
Monday night, duly tried Gov Kellogg on
the articles of impeachment preferred by the
House, have entered 10 due form on the jour
nails of the s nate an order Of acqui,tal as
their final action in the case, and the secreta-
nv, in obedience TO instructions Of the senate,
informs the house accordingly!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
sCHENCK COMES DOWN.

The Emma Nine Stink has finally Shamed
minister Schenck into doing what Grant
ought TO have compelled HIM TO do long ago
to wit, resign and come home In the
course Of the investigation which that scan
Dial has been undergoing before the foreign
affairs committee at Washington on Tuesday
last, one James E Lyon, of Racine Wis, was
brought before the committee. Lyon was
one of the original owners of the mine, when
il was yet called the Monitor Lode, and was
closely intimate with its history from its dis
covery 70 this day. He gave full detail OF
all its ups and downs and all the maneuvres
by which a mine known almost from its first
discovery to be worthless, was worked up in
to one OF the biggest swindles of the age. OF
course he knew all about the maneuvres by
which il got n place on the London stock ex
change, and how Cen Schenck, by large
donation of stock and at one time at least OF
$4,000 in cash, was Induced 10 use his posi-
ton as American minister at the Court of ST
J ames 10 forward the swindle and assist IN
influencing English capitalists, TO the amount
OF two OF three millions Of dollars, TO pur
chase the worthless, swindling stock. The
purport Of Lyons evidence was telegraphed
to London on Tuesday, and promptly, On
Wednesday, came a dispatch from Schenck
announcing his resignation and that he would
leave London for home on Saturday. Schenck
says he comes home TO meet his slanderers
face TO face and put them to silence. Brave
talk, but another potent reason Of his sudden
hegirs from London may be that the town
was getting too hot for him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

war, and is no less the pride and boast of II,
members today than the fact was and ia cred
liable to that denomination That its mem.
bcrs should not prefer each other for Office
other things being equal, would be unnatural
and unchristian. The brethren are TAUGHT
IN scripture "in honor to prefer one another >,
1t is not the FREE TRADER, therefore, that i.
casting odium' upon the Methodis,s by
the iniimation that "these brethren love
each o,her-ln honor prciering one another !,
but it is The Republican, that casts reproach
upon them by the intlmation that they fail SO
sadly shor, of plain religious duty
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
WHAT SORT OF AN ANIMAL IS THIS

The Chicago papers of Monday mole la
orcopizat,on of new political party in tina
civ on purely non-polii:cai basis N.
nArties are represented, but general polite,
=. rigid,v excluded, universal reform beins
the only motto" The new party or club
or whatever it preierds to be, certainly starts
off with the backing uf strong names. III.
following are its officers:
pr,siden,-Judge John ID. Catnu; vic.
side, Marshall Field, Geo
Armour, Geo ". Pullman, Daniel A. Jnne e,
Jacob Roser 5erg. EdSnn Keith, john Tyrell
North side, Hy w King, L G. Lsruci, q
". Potter, c. H. McC'rmlck, ~. T EYersc-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
CAN'T STAND THE RAG BABY,

The Lockpor, Phonig, published by ]. L.
Mcdonald, an influential Will county poll.
,ician and one of the leaders of the Indepen.
dent movement ia that county, finds the flnan.
cial dose OF the Decatur convention entirely
to nauseating for his own or any other well
regulated stomach. Says the PhGqtE:
Wen strike hands with tine Ottawa FREE
TRADER and resent the imputation that pure
democracy can be adulterated with dose
from the Decatur platform with its bottom.
less financial strategy. Ancient democracy,
cut in marble and placed on q pedestal where
every feature Of its original greatness could
be seen-wiih the sunlight blazing on its
Hickory face and Bullion muscles, with a
thsnderbolt marked by the eternal" in its
determined grip-would look pretty with a
rag baby at its breast
When the Independents meet IN national
convention and all parts of the Union are
represented ip general expression of senti
ment on the financial question, we may be
able to endorse its platform. As yet We are
Jnly getting the reform idea IN fragment.
wlich would naturally be unlike the embod
ie3 expression. We would like, also, TO see
what The other parties are going to do about
il. That party which sets up the best stan
dard of reform may count on the support OF
trfd reform men. We are In for REFORM
nothing less than that.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Hon. Geo. H. Harlow, secretary o: state
of Illinois, spent Saturday and Sunday
among his numerous friends in Ottawa.
George had attended the republican powow
at Chicago few days before to see that no
march was stolen upon him, as he is candl.
date for reelection. His only opponent, thus
far, who IS making any noise, is one Scroggs,
the publisher of onchorse patent inside
newspaper down in Champaign county.
Scroggs swcls over the luminous editorials
concocted for his paper by one of Kellogg &
Co.'S grub worms in 4 Water street attic in
Chicago, as if he wrote them himself, and
i,nagincs he carries about halt the republican
vote of the state in his breeches pocket. If
no more formidable opponen! than Scroggs
starts up between now and the holding Of
the republican convention the road to liar.
lows denomination seems TO be in a condi'
ton TO need no immediate special attention
from the pathmastcr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The La Sale Press neither supports the
ticket nominated at Decatur or has word 10
say in favor of the financial plank of the
platform. For years the rag baby in precise
ly the bizarre and distorted shape IN which it
was there presented and coddled, was the
PRESS peculiar iniatuation and sweetness
1t was from excessive love Of the brat in that
peculiar toCgery, as triggcd out and garnish
ed by Alexander Campbell, that the Press
played false two years ago toward Frank
Corwin, the nominee of its party for congress,
and cover,ly supported Mr. Campbell, the
father Of the bottomless greenback system
which the Decatur Platform embodies.
To those who are not acquainted with the
CROOKED" ways in politics of Major" Web
s'er, the postmaster at La Sale and owner Of
the Pres, this going back on Decatur may
seem strange; but with those who have knowa
him since, say 1923, when he had that fc
rocious encounter with "Blabsalom," his
course excites no surprise. Originally an
unadulterated radical, his failure in tina;
matter of being made majOr by "B,ab-alom"
soured him and he became a sol! Of copper.
head; then he fell IN love with the rag. baby
and filed his hair with hay seed, and became
a granger, OF the peculiarly idloiic class
known as the soft money delusionists AT
forwards, however, the La Sale post office
was flung at him like bone TO hungry
dog, and Web. became, what he still Is, one
of those queer contradictions in politics one
Of those absurd enigmas-s soft money Grant
republican. If any body is troubled to know
how Web. can reconcile the contradiction
which such political classification involves,
the matter may be simplifed by suggestion
as to the peculiar condition of Webs upper
story.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
BOsH.

That is ali nonsensical bosh in the Ottawa
Republican faring up and bowling and whiD.
ing because the FREE TRADER intimated last
week that the Methodist church was as well
a political as religious power in the land,
aud that Gov Beveridge, who is himself a
Methodist, was laboring to propltiate the po-
ltical power OF that church towards securing
the republican nomination for Governor.
There is no denial that Gov. g. did address
Sunday schools and prayer meetings, as well
as drink wine and beer and hobnob with
~ ort Scii'' brewers and saloon keepers; but
the offcnsc of the the FREE TRADER lies in
the in,imaiion that Gov. &. was aiming at po-
litical effect in the former as we'll as in the
latter case. To affirm that the Methodist
church Is strictly non political Is the sheereSi
nonsense. IL was politics that divided he
Methodist church into North and South. ARD
il is politics that keeps il divided today'
The loyalty oC the Methodist church north
Eas It's mos, conspicuous feature during the !
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Luckey, who has been lucky enough to
escape personal implication in the eccentri.
cities Of the whi,e.house ring so far, and who
went TO st. Louis few days ago, to help
swear Babcock out of Pat. Dyer's clutches,
has been dropped from the circle of the
presidents immediate dependents. In what
manner he has incurred the suspicion or cen.
sure Of the ring is not yet revealed, but the
presence In that choice coterie of anybody
who has not exhibited prims face claim to
the penitentiary, after SO many years of op.
portunity, was, doubtless, felt to be irksome
and not altogether sate--Chiougo Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

PAINFUL Acc1DEsT.-The Morris R,Jorni-
er of Wednesday says: "As Hon. C. w.
Armstrong and wife we're on their way home
from Seneca las, Friday evening, in attempt.
struck stump and threw Mrs. Armstrong
out of the carriage upon the ground with
such force as TO dislocate both wrists. Medi
cal aid was Immediately summoned and she
is now more comfortable, but is still grea,
sufferer from pain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The BEEcuER STISK.-The last load OF
filth has been flung upon the Beecher dung.
hill by Bowen, filing foar columns of the
New York dallies. The Chicago Tines ex-
tracts the essence of /, as follows:
The substance Of it is that some woman
ten years ago confessed continuous Course
of adultery with Beecher for many months
She KEEP, II up until Que day she discovered
another woman locked in Beecher's study
a place she had considered sacred to her own
amocrs with her Pastor This revelation re.
CALLED her suddenly TO a sense of her sinful
ness, and she repented and stopped Il. Bow
en- dwells at length upon the statement Of
Richards, Mrs. Tilton's brother, that his sis
ter had confessed her adultery with Beecher
20 him. And this Is about all there is Of
Eowen's long promised story.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

WINSTON There Is good deal Of human
nature among the Bostonians, as well as 9th
er people. The Boston Trarelsr says, in view
Of Winslow's arrest:
Since his arrest the stories TO the d.scredi,
of his parents are contradicted, men are pay.
ing notes which they had declared TO DO for.
geries, and people are remembering good
qualities that had been forgotten. At this
rate there will be public reception arranged
tor him by the time of his return, and per.
haps he will be invited to assume the man.
agement Of the Eastern railroad. which needs
an experienced fnancier 10 take /. through
lis trouhles
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Senator Wright, of Iowa, has introduced a
bill in the United States Senate which goes
far towards meeting the demands of the cur
rency reformers. 1t provides for the 3 IS in.
ter-conyertible bond, interest and principal
to be paid in gold, which may be held by ma.
tional banks in place %; legal tender reserves,
and may be placed on deposit with the gov.
eminent e. secure circulation. Grcenbacks
shall be receivable for all dues 10 the govern.
ment, including custom duties, and the Treas
urer Is authorized To purchase the gold re.
quircd TO pay interest on the debt The bill
IL calculated 10 establish confidence and fnr.
nIsh all the money required by The country :;
il retains the national banking feature, but
pays them . :G5 per cent instead of six per
cent, as now. Ii Congress will pass the bill,
il will go far towards settling the currency
question, and taking il out of the coming
presidential contest
The above appears a. an edI,orlsl in last
weeks Aurora N'rGi5. The Herald calls IL.
self, we believe, an organ Of the "Indepen.
dents, aud pre;cnds 10 support not only the
Decatur nominees, bu, its rag baby platform.
\ month or two ago the Hsrfld was also elo.
qucnt in It's advocacy ofihe Kelly bo,omlcss
inter convertible bond greenback scheme, by
which gold MAS TO be demoneiised, national
bank paper abolished aud bits of picture pa
per, with dollar printed on them. were TO
b. made our exclusive money" Upon the
whole, where does the Herald stand anyhow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

There seems to be some evil genius always
at the elbow Of Grant, when he has an impor-
tant appointment to make, suggesting to him
the last man that should be thought of for
the place. Thus Belknap's place at the head
of the War Department has been given to
Robson, who is himself on the verge Of i'm.
peachment by the side of Belknap. The fin.
lshng touch would be given to the outrage
by now making Babcock Secretary of the
NAVY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Those vito claim that bonds are 10 D. paid
In grccnbacks, are right The proposition l.
90 make the grernbacas fun legal tender in
payment Of all debts except that portion of
The present national debt, which Wa. by the
law creating II, made payable in coin and
interchangeable with registered bonds draw.
ing 3.6j per cent. interest; these bonds 20 be
converted back into greenbEcks q, any tune
the holder may desire There = ~ cslS
about IL /. nor do we want any.
Success 20 vour club; 'whoop en- up AMI
keep the bail rolling I,da,;T,'l -igs.
Yes, wkoop en- up-so i: while you re-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Instead of driving out the miners from the
Black Hills, the government appears to have
ordered the military to protect them. Kc'
ports from Cheyenne state that Gen. Crook
has started with a strong force to hunt down
the impudent and turbulent Sioux, who have
been threatening the scattered ranches in the
objection of the Black Hills and the Big Horn
mountains If the Sioux don't lie down and
ret out OF Crooks way, 1t is certain that some
of them will get hurt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Council Bluffs is happy. The long litira.
iion. over which Council Bluffs aud Omaha
have held their breath for the Las, SIX or sew
co ears, Is ended. the Supreme Court OF the
L S having on Monday decided tina, the L H.
ion Psci6r railroad begins At Council Bluffs
and not at OmahH, and that therefore tie big
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The Verdict of the country in the Babcock
case, no matter what the jury have said about
it, is pithily embodied in the remark OF dis
trict attorney Dyer, that "Babcock is like the
turkey 10 whom the hunter remarked airer
shooting off his leg-he has got away, but he
" i'll rOost low hereafter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

the use ofhaving the milk as long as we have
plenty of milk tickets. The tickets is what
we want There is no Min about it, nor do
We wan, any" Oye idiots!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

When and how was the name OF Godlovc
s. Ortiz, the republican nominee for Governor
of Indiana, changed' In Pennsylvania, thir.
ty years ago, his name was "Got,leb" Has
he got ashamed of his Teutonic origin
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Curtis Damon, VIM. +. Graham, G. T..
Hubbard, Mrs. Hubbard, three children and
Mrs. Durham left Marsellles las, week for
their new homes near Larned. Kansas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Kemittances may be made through money
order OF registered letter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
OUR CLUBBING.

We arc 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
1T any post office in the country:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. $3.lj
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Bic&ford & 20. is a Rew firm in the oSner
nip % oce OF the M1-scillcs raper mills.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
PRESIDENTS SALARY.

The senate on Wednesday with Cheerful
readiness that was rather surprising passed
the bill reducing the presidents salary 10
$25, 900 after the close the present term, just
fying a suspicion that the majority of the
senate DO not very confidently expect the nexl
president TO be a person of their own politi
cal persuasion.