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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-23
5trape0 OF Stolen.
TAKEN UP-.CoLrs.

By the subscriber, on lands owned by him four
miles north Of Lancaster about the Sd of No.
vember, 1875, two colts, one years old iron grey
very Wild The other last springs colt, bay. The
owner is requested to prove property, pay charges
and take said stray away. HENRY CLINGEk.
35w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-23
TAKEN UP-HEIFER.

By the subscriber on lands occupied by him, Sept.
10TH heifer, years old, with white belly
small horns turning in no artificial marks. The
owner is requested to prove property, pay charges
and take the same TH0'S c. ALEXANDER.
35w4% Patch Grove Wis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

Father John Dixon, the first settler at and
founder Of Dixon, Ill, died at tha, place on
Thursday morning, the 9th inst, having sur.
vived and retained all his faculties TO witness
his countrys first centennial 4th of July. lie
was born in Westchester county, New York,
and had come to Illinois in 1890 settling IL
the vicinity of Peoria, where, in 1894 he was
appointed by the governor recorder of deeds.
Afterwards he became nail contractor, and
his route rendering ferry necessary a, Dix.
on, he removed there and established one in
1880, from which time Dixon's ferry became
one Of the noted points Of the state. He was
= man Of but moderate education, and with
all his opportunities TO make money, died
poor. Yet by all who knew him no man was
more profoundly respected Tor his many no
bic qualities of head and heart
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Pursuan, to acall, meeting oil the La oalle
County Democratic Central Committee was
held at Ottawa July Goth, 1s-G,-all the men,
bers being present.
Meeting called TO order by VIM. osman'
Chairman, and on motion of \. Naughey, l..
W. Brewer was appointed Secretary.
Moved and seconded that the Committee
proceed to select the delegates of this county
70 the Democratic State Convention, to b"
held a, Springfield on the 9th inst, as a..
thorized by the Democratic state central
Committee. Afler remarks by various men,
hers of the committee aud others upor h
motion, and the course TO be pursued by the
delegates when selected, the motion was
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

/ There has been no fault found, SO far as we
have been able to discover, by democrats, or
4 independents or liberals, with the action of
the democratic county central committee of
this county in meeting and appointing the
delegates to the Springfield convention, 10
meet on the 9th inst. The committee are,
however, feartully disturbed and alarmed to
find their action censured in advance by the
Ottawa Republican,. That paper feels so
deeply concerned for the democratic party
and is so anxious 10 promote its success that
the county committee are naturally in despair
whenever their action fails TO meet It's APP
proval! 1t Is to be offered, however, in OK
tenuation of the committee, that they had
little choice IN the matter. There were but
three weeks between the issue of the call for
the state convention and the date of its meet
ing, and it was barely possible, had it even
been desirable, in the midst Of the haying,
harvesting and otherwise busy season of the
farmers, to have called together full conven-
ton within the time allowed, to do so little
work.
As the RepujlicaH, however, makes its ob,
lection mainly in behalf OF the independents
and liberals, for whom il is so well known to
have special love and is painfully solici.
tons lest the democrats may not treat them
with sufficient kindness and courtesy to keep
them in their ranks,-it is due to say, that in
selecting the delegates TO Springfield the
committee have been duly heedful Of the
Republicans kindly admonitlons, and tried to
give the Independents and liberals no cause
of compliant. How pleasant it is to find pc.
litical opponents whom we are so apt TO sus
pect of Italian faith msnifesting towards US
such sincere and undIssembled consideration
and corteous kindness! How can the demo.
Gratis, the liberals and independents of this
county be sufficiently grateful?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

NOT So FAST, GENTLEaEN Though tlc
Chicago Journal may affirm that Grants
brain has turned to sour milk, and the ChIca.
90 Tribune that he has gone crazy, and the
Young Mems Republican club of Springfield
may mildly call him q fool, such "treaSona
BILE utterances" by no means accord with the
sentiments of the great body of the party,
who not only as warmly endorse him as ever,
but find their admiration tor his character
increased by his fearless action IN the cases
IF Bristow, Yaryan, Jewell and an other tran
tors of that Xix. The FreeDort Journal gives
atterance to the true voice of the party. In
spite of the howl over these removals, saws
that paper
Grant is today, as at AppomaitOx eleven
years ago, master of the situation, notwith.
standing the cayIls OF his enemies; and when
IN unprejudiced historian shall, In future
years, write up the record Of his adminis,ra-
ion, every line will shine with radiance
quail 10 that which illumina;es the pages of
history and administrations Of George Wash.
ngton or our lamented Lincoln.
You beti
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
MARSHALL JEWELL.

The good people of Connecticut were quit
insulting to the adminstration-in fact 81
dsloyal that in war time it might have made
it incumbent on Secretary Seward 10 ring hi
little bell--on the occasion of the return o
Ex- Postmaster General Marshall jewell t
his home in that state after his official decapi
tation by President Grant All along hi;
route, after he entered the Nutmeg state, the
people gathered in great crowds a, the depots
without distinction Of party, and gave the
liveliest expressions of Indignation towards
Grant and his cabinet and by cheers and other
demonstrations showed their regard for their
very popular ex-governor.
AT Hartford, his home, there was regular
ovation, The city turned out almost eY
mdsss, there were bands Of music, fireworks,
bonfres and other Accomplishments equal TO
first class centennial 4th of July celebration.
There was reception speech by Hon. Henry
c. Robinson, to which Mr.. Jewell briefly but
rather cautiously replied. He SAID the work
he had tried TO do was "to weed out the neg.
ligent and corrupt, to overthrow the dshon.
est and scalawags, and had tried to institute
reform. In these endeavors he might have
made errors, but If he had, they were made
when it seemed as if he was in the right In
closing he said: "If the people of the coun-
try, especially of my own state and city, say
| have been an honest official, | feel much
more gratiticd than If was still an officer"
Mayor Lewis, of New Haven, made speech,
in which he said that the reason why Mr.,
Jewell, who was in Washington 10 days ago,
was now here as a private citizen, was be-
cause he was honest.
Other speeches were made, none of them
certainly very complimentary TO Grant and
his administration, and then, after a great
deal Of cheering and shaking hands with the
ex-governor, the crowd dispersed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
Al the Tilden and Hendricks ratification

At the Tilden and Hendricks ratification
meeting at Metamora, WoodfOrd county, III.
on the 10Th inst, says Times dispatch, the
meeting was adressed by
Mr.. Elwood, who formerly voted and la
bored with the republican party, but is now
fairly and squarly on the side of reform, and
will take the stump for Tilden and Hen
bricks. A Tllden and Hendricks club was
organized, and over rs members enrolled
We expect to have over 400 working mem
bers in less than week. One hundred guns
were fired, and our streets presented the APP
pearance of 4th of July celebration, such
was the display Of bunting and banners
Woodford county viii give 500 majority for
Tilden and Hendricks this fall.
We know Mr.. Elwood we'll lie is a very
able lawyer and man of the highest stand,
ing, socially and politically. Thus from all
parts OF the state come daily tidings of the
ablest and purest men in the opposition de.
sorting the rotor hulk of Grant and Gamer.
onism, and ranging themselves on the side OF
Tilden and reform.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
THE KIND OF MAN HAYES IS.

1t was Wendell Phillips, we believe, who
told the republicans during the war that al
the party needed for success was plenty o
"back bone" and Wendell made it his OWL
particular business to look after the vertebra
rigidity of President Lincoln. The country
needs, for the work of roofing out the corrup
ton which now endangers its life as much rs
ever rebelbellioH did, as much backbone" II
its executive as 1t ever needed during the war
Yet, according TO the letter of "personal and
political friend of r. B. Hayes to the n. y
Sun, this is the sort of backbone" our prcsi
dent will have in case Of his election:
AS for Hayes, he is both yielding and plas-
tic can't say nay; even pardons, almost DAT
ly, the most desperate Of convicts and dan.
gerous of men out of the Ohio penitentiary,
simply because he cannot help yielding to
the opportunities Of some weeping wife,
daughter, sister or friend. The stuff out Of
which Hayes is made bends easily. He is
minus ackbone-has no self.will; is amb
tous to please all and offend none. 1t pans
him to send any away empty. His social
make up is that of woman He has far
more heart than head. His affections lead
his intellect He has every quality to make
him good friend; indeed, to know him is
to love him. But he is just the man to be
imposed upon. In disposition he is as fear
full and tiInid as q child. The least praise
makes him blush like little girl, and the
least censure to tremble like culprit lie
wept when apprised Of his nomination, and
amid his tears inquired again and again if II
cOuLd be true-it there was not some mtStdke
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
ASrEREnTYPEp LIE.

The democratic platform Of 1864 declared
the war failure, and advised q disgraceful
surrender. The people spurned the advice
and defeated the ticket that approved il, Ye,
twelve years after the man who wrote the
reasonable resolution, and was instrumental
IN securing it as plank IN the platform, is
put forward by the same party as a candidate
for President of the United States,-Va
Gazette.
1t Is astonishing how lie once told will
persist to live on, though Indignantly stamp.
ed out thousand times. The lie that the
democratic platform Of 1864 declared the
war failure, and that Samuel J. Tiden
wrote the reasonable resolution" has how.
ever been so often and SO fully exposed that
none but the very smallest of the small fry
"whom Providence, for some inscruable
reason, permits to conduct the radical coun.
try press" now persist to repeat 1t. With
that class lie thrice repeated always be
comes an ingrained truth. They accept it
like Miss Tod's wise man who went to hunt
the Shark:
"''Ts the voice of the Juhjub,' he suddenly cried,
This man whom they used to call dusce;
As the Reliman would tell you, he added with pride,
have uttered tiat sentiment once
- TITS the note Of the Jubjab; keep count entreat.
You viii dud have told II tICce,
lis the song of the Jubub: the proofs complete,
Ii only I've stated II thrice"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
WASHINGTON.

The intense heat and the anxiety Of mem
bers to get home has had the effect to work
most OF the appropriation bills through, bu
now the members are nearly in despair al
the prospect fhaving another Impeachment
trial 10 attend to in the case of Robson
! Both the Whithorne and clover committees
are ready to report, and both claim to have
abundant evidence TO afford grounds for i'm
parchment. Meantime Robson, they saw
like Bclknap, is preparing to retire under fire
Iaryan, in his examination before the House
Committee, being asked what reasons he had
Tor thinking Grant was opposed to the whis
ky prosecutions, sand his reasons lay in
Grants delay in removing the following Of
ticers who were obstructing the prosecutions
of the whisky ring: Dist Attys. Ward, of
Chicago; nubbell, of Milwaukee; Van Dyke,
of San Francisco; Supervisor Mum, OF Chi.
cago; Collector Mcguire, of st. Louis; his
failure to remove Collector Sedgwick and
Supervisor Foulkc, of San Francisco; his
removal of Henderson, assistant council at
ST. Louis, and retention in Office of Babcock,
his dismissal or the forced resignation of
nearly every officer who has taken an active
part in the prosecution Of the whisky con
spiraors; the importuning that was required
to obtain the celebrated Endorsement, Let no
guilty man escape" and his anger at its pub
LEGATION the length of time the resignation
Of Mcdonald was held before it was accepted
and the fact that he was not dismissed after
confessing his guilt These were enumera
ted as basis tor the opinion that the presl.
dent was in sympathy with the whisky ring.
But Grant has clinched the proof of his
with the whisky ring by the par.
don of Avery. He seems to have had some
shame in the matter, for the pardon was sent
to Jefferson City and Avery actually released
before soul in Washington knew it out
side of the presidential household. 1t is
stated that the pardon was positively extort-
ed from Grant as the sole condition on which
the presidents own household was spared
from being fally implicated with the thieves
Congress has voted Clusters widow pen.
sion of $50 a month and like sum upon
lls father and mother.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

THAT BAR'L OF GREENBACKs.-The ST
Louis GJoJe, Democrat, whose editor happens
TO languish in Jail as Il convicted whisky
theft, started the story that when John Nor
rissey came 10 st. Louis to attend the demo
cratic national convention, he boosted that
he had "barrel of greenbacks' to expend in
procuring Tlden's nomination Morrissey
is hardly fool enough to have said such a
thing even in joke, certainly not irreclaimablC
ass enough 10 have said it had it been true
Yet from a foolish statement thss invented
and put out by whisky th,ef has grown up
a lie which ignorant country editors have
begun to put forth as a truth and which
more Ignorant clowns have begun, from lis
persistent repetition, 10 believe, that"a bar'l,"
or at least large amount of money, was
used at St Louis 10 purchase the nomination
OF Tilden. OF course no decent man believes,
or even refers, except as a joke to such an
absurd ialsehood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
THE INDIAN WAR,

The only item of importance from the sea
of war in Montana is the assurance of the
safety Of Crook and his command. He is or
Goose Creek, maintaining his position and
awaiting orders as well as rc.inforcements
A courier who left his camp on the 18th with
important dispatches had, however, tailed to
arrive though others who left after HIM came
through safely. Gen Merritt is on his way
to join Crook with 1900 men. In his march,
at Indian Creek, on the 18th, he met body
of Cheyennes, who, however, at once broke
and fed, leaving a quantity ofprovisions and
a number of lodges in Merits hands. 9th.
er reinfarcements are being pushed forward
rapidly. The Indians are collected in the vi
cinty of Standing Rock, their numbers being
variously estlm atcd at from 5000 to 1000.
The reports, rife for a week past that Sit
ting Bull was among the slain in the engage.
ment with Custer seem to be fully confirmed,
as well as that Crazy Horse and Black Moon
fell in the same encounter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The Chicago Times, since the Cincinnati
and St Louis conventions, has been publish
ing daily dispatches from all parts of the
country, without regard to party, stating
briefly how the nominations as well of Hayes
and Wheeler as of Tilden and Hendricks are
received by the people. Reviewing these
dispatches for ten days after each convention,
the Times truthfully remarks:
Take the kilograms from the small country
places during those ten days, and they give
an absolutely unvarying history OF apathetic
disregard for party celebrations and trunch-
con.hourishings. 1t is marked beyond any
precedent that the Hayes nomination has
failed to incite the enthusiasm and labor
which have in Other campaigns given the re-
publlcans an incalculable advantage before
the people. Nothing breeds such unanimlty,
as unanimity. This the nomination Of Hayes
for manifest reasons could not bring about.
Nor is there any wildly concerted hurrahing
for our Uncle Samuel, but this does not tel
against him, since the democracy have not
been given much to unseemly hilariousness
since they went under the cloud of rebellion
\ man of ordinary intelligence can. without
a HINT, thoroughly inform himself of the pros
poets OF the future by reading the copious
kilograms from every city and hamlet in The
land found exclusively IN the Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The Chicago tribune is unable to conceal
its chagrin and disappointment at John f.
Farnsworth's declaration in favor of Tilden
and reform. 1t says:
His old radical friends confidently count
ed on his supporting Hayes and Wheeler, AS
they were not aware that he had committed
himself SO far TO the opposition that he could
not get back INTO his own party, in which he
had been born and brought up.
If the Tribune had had the candor to pub
lish Farnsworth's Aurora speech iis..readers
would be able 10 discover very readily why a
man of Farnworth's constitutional antipsthy
TO dishonesty and trickery in politics and Of
his instincts in favor Of vigorous reform,
could not do otherwise than support Tilden
81 he would MAINTAIN his own selfrespect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The KeaddH County Record says: Judge
David Davis, of the United States Supreme
Court, who was proposed in connection with
the Presidential nomination at the late Dem.
ocratlc National Convention, but whose name
was not presented because he peremptorily
forbade il, declares for Hayes and Wheeler"
This is an error. Judge Davis did not forbid
the presentation of his name at the st. Louis
convention in certain contingency-thati is,
if, as at Cincinnati, II was found Impossible
to agree on any one else, in which case he
was willing to become dernicr resort, like
Hayes. Nor is it true that he declares for
Hayes and Wheeler" He has simply written
a letter denying that he has declared for TIL.
den and Hendricks, or any body else.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
respected

The prohibtloniSts Of this state are in The
field with a State Ticket They have nominal
ed James F. Simpson, Of Greene County
for governor; A. Y. Mccormick, of Adams
county, for lieutenant governor; James lie
mont, of WInnebago county, for secretary OF
state; A. b. VanDorn, of Cook county fol-
treasurer; Jacob Hooisitter, of Whteside
for auditor and Uriah Clapp, jr, Of Iro
quols, for attorney general. All these may
be very good men, but 'pon honor we never
heard Of one of them before
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

Among the announcements of candidates
for democratic nomination for county office,
in to.day's FREE TRADER are the names OF
W. l.. Gibson, for recorder, and Nels Nelson
for sheriff There is no possible disputing
but that both are first class men. Mr.. Gibson
has shown his competence by creditably filling
heretofore similar and more important of.
fees, and he has claim CD the voters in tha,
he has become untitled for outdoor hard
work, which is now his only alternative, by
infirmiiies contracted in the service of his
country as u soldier, both in the Mexican
war and the war Of the rebellion. Mr.. Mel,
son has also abundantly shown his capacity
for business as a competent and highly eff
cient and useful member of the Board of Su
pervissrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The republicans have tried to get up quite
a vigorous bloody shirt howl over the recent
disturbances at Hamburg, South Carolina, a
village opposite Augusta, Georgis; but the
| New York EceniRg Post a strong republi-
can paper, supporting Hayes and Weeeler,
says, while it was serious enough TO awak.
en- regret, now that it is over, unluckIly there
are no features about it 10 fit 1t for use as a
weapon Of political ofiense. The quarrel lay
between negroes on one hand and white men
lea by a negro magistrate, whose court the
negro rioters had invaded by force of arms
Tor the purpose of rescuing negro on trial.
Whatever the merits Of the original quarrel
been, there can be no question Of the right.
fulness of the attempt of the Justice OF the
Peace to maintain the dignity and freedom of
his court, or of the duty of good citizens,
white and black, to assist him in accomplish
ing that end.
Doubtless after the negroes had been driv-
en- by the whites into a building and com.
PEELED TO give up their arms, 1t was bastard
ly and cruel act to shoot halfa dozen of them
down In their attempted escape from the rear
of the building. There was an angry discus.
sion IN the house at Washington over the
business on Tuesday, but while the bloody
shirt brigade tried hard 10 make political
capital out of it, Lamar rather spollt the
game by his temperate, sensible speech, in
which he showed that the case had its origin
in pernicious system for which the repub.
lcan party alone was responsible and to
remedy which the same strong reforming
hand of a Tilden was needed TO which the
hopes of the country are directed for so many
other reforms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

Miles Ferguson, book.keeper of the Auro
ra Silver Plate Company, committed suicide
on Monday evening He was behind few
hundred dollars IN his accounts, and the is
sue Of a warrant for his arrest so narrowed
up his mind that he thought he would prefer
20 take his chances before the judge and jury
on the other side of Styx He leaves a wife
and five children, and was a man universally
rcsneCted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The moral sentiment OF the city of Morris
was greatly outraged and her people put in a
state Of virtuous commotion last week over a
hidcous incest case, in which Mr. A. j. Hen.
ry was charged with having ravshed his
own daughter, aged 70 years. An examina-
ton was had before justice, and the testi.
mony leaving no doubt Of the monsters
guilt, he was bound over to answer at the
next term OF the circuit court In s., 1000 bail.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

The Rockford Journal, the ablest paper in
the city, and hitherto neutral in its politics
with independent" leanings, comes out
strongly for Tilden and Hendricks. The edi
tor says:
We looked down the Republican side OF
the fence and discovered If We got down
there we should be required to endorse Gram
and his administration aud associate will
Steve Hurlbut, Carpenter, MulIert, Tom Muir
ply, Babcock, Shepherd, Mckee, Mcdonald
Jake Rehm, and lot of other jail birds who
have been plundering the treasury, and 5,
chose 1ilden and reform in preference.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22

a Joliet gentleman brought home from
Philadelphia the other day Il cage ofsparrows
and turned them loose in that town, so that
the probability is, in a few years Joliet will
be infested by plenty of those mischievous
little birds. y wealthy gentleman of Indian
apolis introduced them there some ten years
ago, and not only is that city, well stocked
but they have appeared OF late in the towns of
Illinois on the Indiana border