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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

THE PRESIDENTS BROTHER. -. Orvil
Grant testified Thursday before Mr.. Civ
mar's committee on the expenditures in
the War Department iii regard to the
tralelehips ut certain military aud Indian
posts. He said the president had written
him that certain vacancies were to occur
and so he Went to work and secured the
appointment of friend, ut four diffcren,
posts, going into partnership with the ap-
pontees at three Of them and selling tn,
other for 81 900.
He received one-half of the profits, put
ting in no money and doing none of tn,
business, 1t appears. furthermore, that
this thrifty brother was at work for z
salary of $500 4 month for Il Baltimore
firm, as solicitor for government con
tracts for them. Orvil has made :. very
neat sum of money by these means.
Daniel Drew has gone into voluntary
bankruptcy. The petition was filed by his
lawyer before Judge Blatchford in tho
United States Court Saturday afternoon
Mr. Drews liabilities will amount to near
ly 100000. The endowment of the Drew
Theological Seminary at Madison. n. J.,
for $3.50, ooo,and that Of the Wesleyan Uni
vcrsity at Middletown. Conn. for 500, 900
are secured by mortgages on his farms in
Putnam county, n. Y, of which lie owns
five or six.
The schedule Of Mr.. Drew's property is
quite lengthy and includes MANY items. In
the list is said to be a heavy mortgage on
the church property of one Of the most
prominent Methodist congregations in
New York; also. mortgage on Il college
in New Jersey. Another item is Mr.
Drcw's palaiial mansion on Union square,
which is one Of the finest residences in the
metropolis.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

NoErlIrIELD.-Lt Labor has just been re
sHned at The Straw Board mil! of Circuit
Lovcjoy Il Co.-giving employment te
solnc ten hands. Operations have beer
suspended, for :. while, for repairs.
Active work has also been resumed a
the quarry Of the Adams Slate and Tile
Company.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

l.
'''', Ni'''"t'''l OF '!lt SHOWER Oh
flesh which tc.i III Bach county, Kentucky.
The other day. that has occurred to Us. was
tha. i, WIS ,..,,,.e.,,,,,,.., sc -, ..-,.,
'', VI '''' ~ i'"S'o'l
- 'o'''' '''''''' sausage factory hut lrof.
D. L. Smith. Il scientific gentleman Of
Louisville, has been invr>tic tim and has
a d:iftr,uf fi,.,r,. , ,L.. .+f,:, It.,
>'''ii
'"', >''ii'' 81 IN me-" anu says OF 1t:
ne 'fIed pieces When cut across Show
ed on Tie '\te'l"r a soft @eIa,inou> sub
stan e without any ti5rou> Structure.
ne dried pieces. Wien placed in a
tame hurneI readily with the strony. Wen
known smell "t animal matter. hr pieces
were N'M'n carefully under HE micro
scope h1t Wee was not III" slightest inUi-
cation "f any muscular fibre o. ether >truc-
tuf' htl"L ing 10 Ia; Is commonly known
rs animHI tl~>u-. Ia my E!d this matter
gives Ntiy lndicailon Of being the dead
spawn 81 bHrachlan Reptiles. d,ubtlc less
that OF me ir"E lNeE have been trans
ported from the ponds and >wumpv
grounds by currents Of wind. and have nj
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

THE BURNING OF THE NORWICH AIMS
HousE.-Ihc following particulars of the
dcstrHCti on Of the almshouse at Norwich
Corn, on Sunday night, by which it now
appears fourteen persons lost their lives,
are given By the EuNttin:
g A few minutes before eleven o'clock
last night, the town almshou>e, which is
situated on the west side of Yantic Cove,
about half Il mile north of the New Lon
don Northern depot, WAS found to be on
fire The fire was discovered by one of
The inmates, who was awakened by the
smoke, and looking for its source found
that it came from one of the heaters ON
the first floor, in .hc northeast corner of
the building. He at once awakened Ar.
G. NJ. Mills, the Superintendent, and the
two attempted TO enter the cellar. where
the heating apparatus was situated. but
found the smoke to dense Mr.. Mills
sent the other man to give the alarm in
the city, and at once proceeded to rouse
the occupants of the house. There were
tifty-tivc of these, and distributed rs they
were III all parts Of 4 large three-story
house with several wings, it Was with
great difficulty that this was done. Many
of them We're invalids and it was nccessa-
~ to carry them out, and the majority of
them beng women or in this condition.
the work of clearing the building was ma
terlally retarded.
The tremen turned out promptly, but
owing TO the distance of the FIRE from the
nearest hosehouse and the heavy road
they were obliged to take. twas beyond
control before they reached it. When the
first persons from the city arrived. the
flames were pouring from the windows on
7 he ground floor of The main building, and
IN places had worked through to the floor
above. Egrcs> from the upper stories had
already been cut of, and the horrible fact
that number of poor creatures were still
IN the building, was shown by the appear :
ance of one and another at the windows.
At one Of the dormcr windows in the
root. quite thirty feet from the ground. a
colorcd woman looked out. shouting
and @esticulatinr wildly. 1. was n terri
Die jamp 10 the ground below, but She
gathered courage IT last. crowded through
the window and dropped She was a very
large and heavy woman, but strangely
enough escaped with a broken ankle. \
moment later, another man Jumped
from the roof, breaking both les. and a
third from one of tn" second story rooms
who WAS injured slightly These were all
carried into 4 she'd adjoining and made
for the time * c0mfDrt:thlc as was posi-
bic
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

The tottl liabilities of f,rr:,r x Co.,
meals, Montreal. including private debts,
are 2-'l".>66; total assets, SI46.3lO: def
cheney. S}l3.356. \ considerable amount
OF the Liabilities. probably 5000 I,
comp '>e'I Of customers paper, held by
banks and tn estimated customers Of the
ms ~ nj finn will pay about $50. 0aO of
TINS, IL which case the liabil:ic, VIII be
>oncth.ng over double the assets.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

| have been stabbed in the house of NV
friends The old abolition state of Vernon,
did it !-Hnchback's Dispatch to Nfac Or
leans Friends
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
CIVIL WAR.

The special message which the fresiueh
sent to congress last week asking for an az
|dition of $500 men to the regular army, %
the privilege at once to enlist 5000 volunteers
took congress and the country by surprise
especially IN view Of the positive assurances
of Gen. Sherman that the force already en-
gagged in the campaign against the lndian
was ample, and that further enlislment'
would be useless expense. Again, before
either the proposed addition to the regular
army or the volunteers could be enlisted ant
put in the field, the war against the lndIan'
j would be frozen out, as winter begins in the
Yellowstone country in October, after which
military operation in that quarter are out Of
the question. ..
Yet the suspicion that began to find ex
preston in congress that it was not to fight
Indians, but to compel republican victories
IN the south that Grant wanted more soldiers
was so far choked down that congress passed
the bill for the addition OF $500 men to the
regular cavalry service.
That charity, however, which acquitted
the President and his cabinet Of unworthy
motives in the matter was grievously mis-
placed. No sooner had congress adjourned
than the Secretary of War, by order of the
President, issued an order to Gen. Sherman,
to the effect that instead Of using the army to
further strengthen the hands of "our boys"
in the wilds of Montana to save them from
massacre by the savages, he shall post
every available man in the southern states so
as TO be on hand at the beck and nod of whom.
soever 1--WE" may designate for that purpose,
to "protect citizens in those states, without
distinction of race, color or previous condi.
ton, in their right to vote"
We all know what that means. Hundreds
of times, under the corrupt Bullock IN Geor.
gia, Moses in South Carolina Spencer in
Alabama, Ames IN Mississippi, &c, &c, have
the people of the south had this sort of mill
,ary "protection" in their right to vote, the
"protection'' consisting in turning over the
ballot boxes to a set of corrupt scoundrels
appointed at Washington to act rs superb.
sors, and the military being on hand to "pro-
tect" them in stutting the ballot boxes to suit
their own deviish purposes.
This is what Grants recent military order
means. But suppose by such means he car.
rles half dozen of the southern states, and
their vote is sufficient to determine the presI-
Dental election in favor of Hayes and Wheel,
er, will the country submit to the fraud' We
tell our readers that in that case the perpetu-
alton of Grantsm by the election of the re.
publican candidates is likely to cost this
country more tnan we now dare totoreshadow
or mentally conceive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
Democratic County Convention.

Democrats, conservatives and all other voters
Of La Sale county, irrespective Of past political
associations, desiring TO cooperate with the
democratic party in it's present efforts and OBJ
jects are invited to meet at their usual places OF
holding such meetings, on Saturday, August
Goth, 1876, to appoint delegates to county con-
yenton to be held at Ottawa on Wednesday,
August 3Oth, 1876 for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidates for the Legislature and county
officers and and appointing delegates to the con-
gressional convention.
Towns will be entitled TO representation in
said convention on the basis Of one delegate for
each town and one delegate for each 100 dem.
ocratic votes, and fraction over 100 democratic
votes cast at the last state election, as follows:
Adams 2, Allen 2, Brookfeld q Bruce 6, Day.
Eden 2 Farm Ridge 2, Fall River 2, Freedom 2
Grand Rapids ., Groveland 2, Hope 2, La Sale s.
Manlius 3, Mendoza 4, Meriden 2, Miller 2 Mis-.
sion 2, Worthwhile 2, Ophir 2, Usage 2, Ottawa s,
Otter Creek 2 Peru 4, Richland 2 Rutland 2 Sc
rena 2, South Ottawa 2, Troy Grove 2, Utica 2,
VeTmiion 2 Wallace 2, Waltham2.
WV. OsMAN,
j. w. BRowN,
NICHOLAS DUNCAN,
PETER DoNLKvY,
ALEX. VAUGHEY,
J. G. CAMPBELL,
l.. w. BREWER,
Committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

Look after the Primaries" is Cullens
agonizlng cry TO the faithful of this county,
as if some overwhelming calamity to the
party in its convention next week was i'm
pending. That calamity is well understood
to be the nomination of Col. Plumb for con-
gress and the utter rout of Cullen Il Co.
should Plumb carry the delegation of this
county his nomination is secure. Plumb is
working like Hercules The Republican
virtually charges that he is using money
freely TO control the caucuses and by that
means the party" and that he has hired cor.
ruptionists going about the country and
working to control the primaries by the most
unscrupulous means" Naughty Plumb!
What makes it all the worse is, he is bound
to succeed. Not only will he carry La Sale
county, but Grundy is already secure and
even Kendall county it is said will send del
egates TO Morris in his favor. Its awful!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

MORE HoRRoRs!-1he Ottawa Republican
saws Reddick is canvassing the county fol
Plumb against Cullen. That's awful! Why
il WAS Reddick that beat Cullen for sheriff d
few wears ago by 600 majority with Dan
Blake. when the republicans had 1890 major
lty in the county and Cullen was the regular
nominee. With Plumb for congress he'll
Law out Cullen higher than kite. Is there
no protection against such an outrageg CAM
Grant be prevailed upon TO send few sol
dierse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
VERY LIKE A FIZZLE.

A week ago the New Haven Union, the or
gan of the New England inhationists, made
this pompous splurge;
The expression has gone abroad that ex
! Governor William Allen, OF ONO, intends 10
supper; Tilden in the coming campaign. This
Is not So There is to be grand gathering
of all the prominent currency retormers OF
the west, at indianapolis, on the 18th inst
Peter Cooper, the Independent candidate Tor
president, and William Allen will be pres
ent in person, and both will make speeches
| in behalf of the peoples movement. On the
day named there is to be state convention
of the Indiana currency reformers, followed
by gigantic old.fashloned barbecue Halt
| a dozen oxen will be roasted and served graf
uitOusly to the assembled thousands. 1t Is
expected that the announcement OF the pres
ence of Peter Cooper, known all over the
world for his philanthropy, and in no place
more admired than by the large.hearted peo-
ple of the west, and William Allen, the most
popular, honest, devoted and able Democrat
in the country, will call out the largest polit.
ical gathering ever known in the United
States
Yesterdays dispatches say that at the hour
for the meeting of this tremendous convention
about 100 people had gathered in knots in the
court house yard, like people who apparent
" had nothing else to do. Finally one Ole
man took the chaii and SAID the reason why
the convention had met in the open air was
because they were too poor to hire hall.
The meeting proceeded solemnly to fill up
some vacancies on the greenback state tick
ct, and then it was announced that Sam Cary
was in town and that he would speak at the
Masonic Hall. Thither the motley crowd
then went, and Sam bored them for two
hours. He rather shocked them by insisting
that the greeaback dollar he would issue
must be made equal IN valse to specie dol
lar under all circumstances and throughout
all time" He gave them still greater shock
by telling them he had no idea of being elect
ed or carrying a single electoral vote. There
were no oxen roasted, no Vim. Allen or Peter
Cooper was there, and the whole thing was q
conspicuous fizzle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING TONIGHT.

week ago to form a City Democratic Club, il
will. be recollected, adjourned to meet at the
court house this evening, to hear the reports
Of committees on constitution tor the club
permanent officers, &c. With the adoption
Of the reports of these committees the clut
will be fully organized and ready to go tc
work Let there be full meeting to-nigh
TO perfect the organization and begin the &C
tive work of the campaign
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

The Democrats Of Mendoza held an enthu-
siastic meeting last Saturday aud organized
a Tilden and Hendricks club. Speeches were
made by j. c. Crooker, Col. L. ID. Taylor and
others, a brass band made music, bonfires blaz
cd and the crowd was immense. OF the club
organized, Col f. ID. Taylor was chosen pres
dent; Mr.. A. Mckay, mayor of the city, ID
ID. Guiles, G. VI. Price, and five others, vice
presidents; T. Gehr, secretary; J. l.. Wat
kins, treasurer; G. NJ. Price, J. c. Crooker
and G. A. Kellenberger, executive committee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

Among the candidates whose names will
be presented TO the Democratic convention
Of this county ON the 3Oth inst. for nomina
ton for Circuit Cleik none can deserve more
respectful consideration than that of Bernard
J. McGlnnis. He isayoung man oflhorough
education, has studied law and been admitted
to the bar, though engaged meantime IN othei
pursuits, is familiar with The duties Of the
Office and is splendid clerk and business
man. Is well known, good speaker, good
democrat, popular, has legions Of devoted
friends. and will win in the race il any dem
ocrat Oh the ticket does
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT DAYTON

The democrats of the town of Dayton and
vicinity will have a grand rally at Dayton
on Tuesday evening, Aug. god. Samuel Rich
olson, ID. p. Jones, j. F. Thompson and l.
W. Brewer, Esqrs., will be the principal
speakers.
II the weather Is favorable the meeting will
be held in the open air.
Bach's Ottawa City Band will be present
10 enliven the occasion with music.
A special invitation is extended to the Ia
dies TO be present
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

The WochenJlatt German radical paper of
this city, in the course Of very abortive at
tempt 10 say something smart about the
democratic meeting last Saturday night, eth
er stupidity or maliciously makes the state
ment that the Chinese lanterns used to illu-
inmate the grounds were borrowed from the
republicans. Unfortunately the republicans
had themselves borrowed the lanterns used at
their meeting and had none to lend.
In this connection we may as we'll take oc-
casion TO state, that numerous complaints
have been made to US by German citizens of
Ottawa of the Incorporate party zeal the
WocheaJtau has suddenly manifested for
Hayes and Grantism. The Germans of o.
tawa, except little knot of Turner's, are
almost without exception for Tiden, and
are indignant that their organ, which was
founded and has been supported on an i'm
piled pledge that it should never take any
but moderate part in party politics, should
have suddenly become positively indecent in
its abuse OF Tilden and the democratic party.
Its political articles, which occupy several
columns each week, consist mainly OF trans
la'ions frem reckless English papers like the
Inter Ocean, inserted as original editorials.
If Mr.. Bernhard expects 10 get the German
vote for recorder this fall, the best thing he
can do is TO order the little law-smasher who
has been peddling political filth in his name
to dry up and wash out his mouth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

The Ld Sale Democrat rises sparkling and
bright from the ashes OF the late La Sale
Tad,peHdeHt Its editorial columns show in.
dustry, ability and tact, and its mechanical
get up bespeaks skilled workmen. The
Democrat supports Tilden and Hendricks, as
the only hope of the country for reform in
the general administration; and prcclaims
itself in favor of the reelection of Alex.
Campbell to congress, as the only man who
can beat a Granite In this district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

Speaker Kerr is lying sick at Rockbridge
Alum Springs, Va, in so low condition
that his death is looked for every hour. Al
last accounts he was reduced to a mere shsd
ow. with barely strength enough TO breathe
Yet his mind seems 10 be clear and strong as
ever.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
MORTON.

Morton made a speech at "a well-a,tendcu
and enthusiastic republican meeting" at In
dianapolis on the 18th inst, which speech
was intended to sound the Keynote OF til,
campaign. 1t is admitted, however, that the
speech was a failure. The party leaders as
much as told him SO on his return to Wash
ington, and Morton was so soured that hc
never opened his head in all the exciting pc
litical discussions in the senate on Monday
and Tuesday, and it is doubted whether he
will attempt another big speech dnring the
campaign. Morton, however, did the demo
Gratis one good turn 10 his speech, for which
they are grateful. He disspated the notion
that Hayes could be reformer in spite Of The
corruptions of his party and its leaders. Nor.
ton holds to no such nonsense. He SAID:
The administration of any president will
be in the main what the party that elected
him makes 1t. If he breaks away from his
party, the chances are that he will be broken
down. In a government of parties like ours,
the president must have his party The men
to whom he owes his election, who have de.
Tended him from assaults, TO whom he must
look for support in the future, will ordinarily
control his action and he will do nothing
offensive to them.
Morton is right. II is absurd 10 believe
that Hayes can run the presidency withou,
being controlled by Morton, Conkling, Cam.
eroD, DC.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

Another candidate for the Democratic
nomination for circsit clerk appears among
the announcements to-day-CHAs. Ii. X.
THOMAS, Esq, of Seneca Mr.. Thomas was
the Democratic candidate for Recorder four
years ago and made an excellent run. He
has lost none of his popularity since then and
would doubtless make a strong candidate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

Sigel fights NIT Tilden." The gallant
German General declares that, along with the
great body Of German-Americans, he marches
to reform under the TIlden banner.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

The Livingston county Agricultural Board
me, at Pontiac on Tuesday and decided not
to hold country fair this year. Poor crops
all over the county are assigned as the cause
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

The last case of carrying Goals to New
castle occurs in Peru, which is now suppl
ed with ice from Dubuque
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19
A DIRTY CAMPAIGN LIE.

The less reputable bucolic organs of the
whisky ring party of this state, following the
lead of the Chicago Inter.Ocean, are now en-.
gagged in gathering up the mud and filth that
was flung at Tilden by the Iammany and
Canal ring thieves of New York during the
last gubernotorial contest in that state, and
trying to make new use of that stale and
putrid stuff In the delectable collection OF
superannuated filth referred to Is letter
which Mr. Tilden, as chairman Of the New
York State Democratic Committee, Is alleged
to have sent as a circular to each county in
the state on the eve of the New York election
in 1868, asking his "henchmen" IN the differ
ent counties as soon as the polls were closed
and before the vote was counted, to telegraph
to the committee in New York city as nearly
as possible the probable result in each coun,
ty, adding:
| There Is, of course, an important object to
be attained by simultaneous transmission
at the hour of closing the polls, but no long.
er waiting Opportunity can be taken of the
usual halfhour lull IN telegraphlc communi-
cations over lines before actual results begin
to be declared, and before the Associated
Press absorb the telegraph with returns and
interfere with individual messages; and gre
0Tters to udtch carefully the count.
Very truly, yours,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN, Chairman.
"The object of that circular" pompously
declares one of these radical swashbucker
whisky organ. grinders, was beyond question
to enable Tweed and his assistants to esti.
mate the number of spurious votes to count
in IN the city to overcome the vote of the
rural districts and of the State at large"
Unhapply for the success of this prize
falsehood tmet Mr. Tilden's eye as long ago
as November A. 1868, and In note in the
New York Euenjng Post of that date he thus
branded it as a forgery:
"No such paper was ever written, signed,
issued or authorized by me, or with any par
ticlpation or knowledge on my part. L have
read it for the first time in your columns.
Very truly yours,
S. j. TILDEN.
PROFESSIONALLY the New York Times and
Chicago MterOceaR knew all about its base
character, and therefore in revivng the for.
gerry are as criminally guilty as if commit
ting it with their own hands. The bucolic
organ. grinders and little stump spouters,
however, who propagated the forgery after
them two weeks ago in Ottawa, may be ex-
cusable on the ground that they knew ro bet
ter, though that excuse can now avail them
no longer. Doubtless the pretended letter OF
Horace Greeley to Tilden, quoted in the
same connection and dated about the same
time, was equally a shameless forgery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-19

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