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

The burden OF Carl SChurZS addresses IN
behalf Of the republican party is that they are
the only true advocates Of civil service re-
form. Yes-as civil service reformers the
leaders of that party are beautiful and alto,
gethcr lovely. Take specimen Last win
ter the democratic house at Washington pass.
ed bill fOrbidding the utterly thievish and
on public officers for electioneering purposes.
The vice of the system lies IN the fact that 1t
CompelS the increase of the pay Of public Off
GERS, 50 that the money thus levied really
comes out of the public treasury. The house
bill was sent to the senate, but the majority of
that body, consisting OF Mr.. Schurz's eminent
civil service retormers the republican sena.
tors, struck out of the bill all that related to
public officers appointed by the President,
and limited its operation only to a few low
grade officers and department clerks, thus
virtually Sanctioning the levy of assessments
for electioneering purposes on all pnblc of.
icers with salaries over three or four hundred
dollars. In word, to all intents and pur.
poses, this honest attempt of a democratic
house to reform one of the most odious and
crying abuses in the civil service, was squelch-
ed.
And now the Republican National Com.
mittee explain why the Senate rejected this
wholesale and important reform, by address
ing circular to all the officers of the govern
ment, from the heads of bureaux in Wash
ington, through all the custom houses, inter-
nal revenue service and post offices down to
the country village Of 500 inhabitants, de.
mandlng TWENTY PER CENT. from the salary
OF every such officer: for campaign purposes.
We have copy of one of the circulars be.
fore US. 1t is dated at Washington, Aug. 30,
1876 and is signed by Zach. Chandler as
chairman of the Republican National Com.
mittee, Simon Cameron as chairman of the
Republican Congressional Committee, &c.
The particular victim is $500 officer, and
is assured that the law of the last congress
against this species of robbery by no means
touches his case, and he is therefore thus ad.
monished
The committee will be glad to receive from
you thirty dollars, or more, according as your
inclination and ability may lead you to con-
tribute.
BE" 1t IS particularly desired that in reply
Ing to this letter the DATE and NAME OF
THE WRITER, together with his AID.
DRESS and OFFICIAL POSITION should
be written CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY, in
order that credit may be properly given.
Accompanying these papers and in the
same envelope with them is q stamped envel.
ope bearing the:prlnted address,
"Hon. JACOB TOME, Washington, D. c."
said Tome being the treasurer of the rcpubli.
can national committee The words in CAPT.
tails in the above extract are especially note.
worthy. With the address" and public po-
sition" of the victim CLEARLY and legibly
written" the committee will know exactly
whom to ego for" in case any public officer
has the temerity to refuse to "come down "
And these are Mr. Schurz's "civil service re-
formers!n
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
he Navy and the Inferior. and his Attorney.

the Navy and the Interior, and his Attorney
General, acting, as they are represented tc
have done, in consultation and concert with
Sherman, the General of the Army; Chamber
lain, the Governor of ore of the States; and
Patterson, a 50 called Senator from South
Carolina, in no other light than as coHspir
acy to invade the right of free elections. II
such attempts escape public reprL baton, OF
if the people of all the States remain blind to
their danger and permit themselves careless
ly or wifully to be led by their votes into
maintaining in power any party so led and
so sustained, my hope Of constitutional lber.
ty on this continent will have fed"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

The bloody shirt business has met with
fearful check from the recent riots at Charles.
ton, s. c. The riots had their origin, not in
attempts by white men or democrats TO pre-
vent negroes from holding political meetings
or voting, but lr attempts by the carpet bag
gers and negro republicans to prevent negroes
from attending democratic meetings and
joining democratic clubs The truth is and
these riots demonstrate il, that there never
was any terrorism in the south half as crimi-
nal, dastardly and murderous as that exer-
ciscd by the carpet baggers and republican
blacks over other negroes that dared TO show
a purpose to vote for democrat Negroes
by the dozen have teea ruthlessly murdered
for no other cause, and big howl set up ov-
er il at the north as a White League outrage.
Some interesting details of the riots at
Charleston will be found on the 81 page.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
David Ward Wood till recently was a much

David Ward Wood till recently was much
quoted independent lie is now republican.
He spent one Sunday with Lew Steward and
il converted him. See account Of Tribune in
ieryiew with him on third page.-henddH
County Record.
WOOD is editor Of one-horse agricultural
paper at Chicago which he has been trying
for several years pas, to make an organ Of
the grangers with not much success. When
Steward was nominated he expected big
bonus for supporting his election and stump
ing the state for him. But Steward wouldn't
come down worth cent, aud that's what
ais David Ward Wood.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN VERMONT.

The complete returns from Vermont give
the republicans % 527 majority. In 1868 the
majority for the republican governor was
- geo. and for Grant. 81, l22, and in 1872 the
republican majority for governor was 20,3S3,
showing a reduction of majority since lS6S
of 5000. In 1872 the democrats cast 1868
vnies tor governor, the hI-H., cast sisce
1860. but Ibis year they cast 81 ,O35, being an
increase of 4422. In shoIl, rom any fair
d int "f comparison the democratic vote has
gained. bo,h actually an b.. % .rduction OF
the opposing majority, st 20 which, If
throughout a., | would
give TIldcn every doubtful -I AID elect
ln "a large majority of elcciurf rs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

Governor Beverage, who was announced
to speak at Rockford last week, was taken
suddenly Ill on the day of the proposed meet
ing, after his arrival at that place. He is still
Frustrated, and is threatened with an attack
of typhoid fever. 1t is not probable that he
will be able to take any further part IN the
canvass. which tact will especially cause gen
era regret among republicans throughout the
State Rockford Register.
A day or two before Gov. b. was taken SICK
he was the guest of Lew Steward, al Plano
Why don't the radical papers accuse Lew OF
giving him poison.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

When Hayes was third rate lawyer in
Cincinnati, boarding at hotel and owning
little beyond his Office furniture and library,
he returned his personal property to the as
SCISSOR at 81 700. Then his uncle Orchard
left him fortune Of $25O,0Co, and the very
next year Hayes makes sworn return of his
personal property at $1,000, though he had
go,under his Uncles will horses, cattle, hooks
mortgages and other property which his un
Gle the year before had put in at $1,000. Oh
no, Hayes wouldn't make false tax return
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

The Republicans of Vermont have elected
their entire ticket by largely increased ma
iorities. This is the first of the series OF VIC
tories to be achieved by the Republican party
this year.-HOrris Herald.
The largely increased majority" consists
IN loss of 1000 on the majority of 1872 ii
the editor Of the Herald, who is now stump.
ing this district for congress, sticks no closer
10 the truth in his speeches, he won't be long
in getting up a first class reputation as a
champion liar
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

Bo.Rp OF EQuALIzATIos.-Hon. W. Red
4, k. WHO has just returned from Springfield
Informs us that the Board of Equalization
Wi reduce the assessment Of La Sale county
.s follows. Personal property, 10 per cent ;
ci,v lots. 10 per cent and possibly 10; lands.
2 per cent. certainly and probably per cent
Ills generally conceded tina, Mr.. Dewey
She nenber of the board from this district u
one Of the best informed and most use'ul
member Of the board.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

Henry A WISE of Virginia, died at Rich
mond on the 18th inst. in the 10th year of his
age. Forty years ago Wise was the most clio
qxent man in congress His name Will bt
most surely perpetuaied, however, in con
nec.ion with that of Old John Brown, Wise
happening to be Governor Of Virginia when
the old iunatic made his quixotic attempt tC
stir up negro instruction at Harper's Fer
~, for which Wise, scarcely less crazy, had
him hanged
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

From these figures 1t is apparent that, max
ing allowance for the increased vote, the re-
publicans, to have held their own, ought to
have carried Maine on Monday by at least
IS 600 majority, as compared with 1872, or
% 600 as compared with 1868; instead of
which their majority is but 10000, clear
loss of G 1000 as compared with 1872 and TO-
600 compared with 1868. How many doubt
full states, such as Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Minnesota, &c, will Hayes carry with a loss
IN the same proportion?
The same systematic perversion of figures
and lying is INDUCED IN with reference to
Vermont. The plain, square truth is, thatth
republicans carried Vermont, in 1872, by 3d.
600 ma: GRITTY, and last week, on a larger vote,
their majority is cut down to 23,Ooo-a loss
of 1000. In off years, like 1870 and 1874, the
republican majority, on a diminished vote of
10000, has averaged Zoo. 1t is remarkable
that in the last 20 years the vote between the
democrats and republicans has stood with
very slight variations, as 81 to &, while at
the late election, for the first time in 20
years, the proportion has been changed to
3 to 6; or, in other words heretofore the
democrac,s in Vermont had polled but
5-l2ths as many votes as the republicans,
while last week they polled half as many.
The change is deeply significant, and to the
republicans ominous to degree
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

The New York Financial CkrORici, has
examined the charges about Governor Til
dens income tax, and it concludes that "if
Governor Tlden's perjured himself IN max
his return in that way. every honest man in
the county did the same"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
him hanged

The nomination of Charles Francis Adams
for Governor by the democrats of Massachu
sets last week and his acceptance, is regard
ed as one of the mos, significant events of the
campaign Mr. Adams has an immense fol
lowing all over New England Of pure anc
sterling men, whose hearty endorsement o
Tilden cannot fail of itself to have an lmpor
tant bearing on the result of the presidential
campaipn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

While II may help as much as hurt Gov
HAYES in this region to mention it, there is no
doub, that he strongly sympathised with he
Crusaders in Ohio a year or two agc-so
strongly that he contributed funds to the
cause, gave them large hall free of rent, and
tLat his wife attended all their meetings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
From Garfield.
GARFIELD, Sept. leth,

GARFIELD, Sept 18th, 1876
DIED-M.ss Annie Whelsn, daughter Ma
lico Whelan. The funeral procession passed
through Garfield 20 minutes before IL, there
being in attendance 6S buggies, 26 wagons,
10 horsemen, l25s people, many more join
ing them or the way. GREAT SCOT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

In speaking of Grants recent order Ia send
troops to the South TO control Ih, elections.
Senator Bayard says: 81 view the action ol
President Grant, with his Secretaries ut War,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
MAINE AND VERMONT.

Every republican paper in the country ex'
cent half a dozen that make pretenslons to
truth and decency, have set up shout OF
Victory" over the recent elections IN YER
mont and Maine Jas. G. Blame led OH in
the shout by sending the following lying dis
patch in ref -ence to Maine to the Ne" York
Times:
"Our victory runs tar beyond our calcula,
tons. We have made clean sweep OF all
the congressional districts and all the coun'
,;as in The state JAMES G. BLAINE.
Now to snow how much of "victory" the
republicans have to boast of in Maine, few
figures are necessary. Clearly the only cleo
lions with which it is fair to compare the re-
sult in Maine on Monday are those for gov
ernor in preceding presidential years Then
$500, tn,,o IA non Huurps.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT:
SAMUEL j. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
INDIANA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

1880
AT LABGE:
W1rIIAN CooLBAUGH, of Cook County.
WILLIAM J. ALLEN, of Jackson County.
BY DISTRICTS:
1st District-THoMAs HolNE.
I'd S. s. HAYES.
Sd -ARNo Voss.
4th THOMAS B. COULTER,
9Th w. &. GREEN.
9Th JAMES s. ECKELs.
9TH GEORGE B. MARTIN.
Sth &C. w. BULLOCK.
9th L. w. JAMES.
10th j. w. DAVIDSON.
18th W. G. EWING.
10Th CHARLES A. kEYEs.
18th &C. A. ROBERTS.
18th %. B. FIcKLIN.
18th R n. BISHOP.
10Th j. j. PHILLIPS.
nth -C. A. WALKER.
18th j. p. JOHNSON.
18th j. NJ. CREBs.
FOR GOVERNOR;
LEWIS STEWARD,
OF Kendall COUNTY.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
ARCHIBALD A. GLENN
or BEowS COUNTY.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
s. Y. THORNTON,
OF FULTON COUNT
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE:
JOHN HISE,
OF COOK COUNTY.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
GEORGE GUNDLACH,
or CLINTON COUNTY.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
EDWARD LYNCH,
OF LOGAN cocSrr.
FOR CONGRESS,
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.
FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
J. G. ELWOOD.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
GEO. w. ARMSTRONG
CHARLES l.. HOFFMAN,.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
CHARLES II. X. THOMAS.
FoR'REC0RDER,
WILLIAM l.. GIBSON.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY,
+. J. WALL.
FOR SHERIFF,
CHARLES A. FERGUSON.
FOR CORONER,
DIR. G. w. REYNOLDS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-16

AT LABGE:
WILLIAM F. CooLBAUGH, of Cook County
WILLIAM j. ALLEN, of Jackson County.
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campaign
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
FOreStnIltns Disease,

When we see that death IA y" oil'a ITO
penalty paid Tor n iatuous disnRafd '. .
symptoms ofapproaching diSea''' '.'..
we not be warned against the l'l
negIectlng defensive measure "h'"''.
ed tor in our own oas"' h"ur'"2 '
should, and upon the first manl'''.'
OF iIl health or decay Of phy'.c' '.'
seek the aid 81 medicine. The i'''..
influence upon the system Of II'-... % .
stomach Bitteis entiile that iH''.'.''
many virtues To the highest cons'"'''"
~ a preventive, ana II cannot 70
strongly recommended A. a means ''
resting the progress OF nlalar"n'
dyspepsia, constipation. liver o''"
kidney and bladder troubles, govt '''
matism, and other disorder ""'''
their incipiency are far NOR" 'a'i'' Wv.
come ,han IN their maturity sIi'''
great Alternative has repeatedly ''"''
strated It's power TO yanqui'h u'''" .
their worst phases.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01

THE GIRLs.-Those bouncing, rollick
ing, fascinating girls were angling again
last night for youthful victims. A Leap
Year party was given at the residence OF
Mr.. Richards, on Chspline street, and to
witness the array of manly beauty there
assembled on the one side, and the be-
witching loneliness on the other, was in
deed sufficient to convince the most con-
firmed woman-hater of the error of his
ways. Tommy Cocksyne's band was
here, and in their usually brilliant
manner furnished innumerble wsltzes,
polkas and qusdrills for the ..edi
fcation of the young people, and
inspired the bashful maiden with sufh-
Gent courage to act the role of the gal
liant for the evening and transport some
youngster into elysium's bowers by ask.
ing his hand for the "peIt dance" AL
present join in speaking in terms OF the
highest praise OF the party, and regre'
that leap year is so near its close.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
The Armistice signed.

LONDON, November l, s A. MA spe-
cial to the Telegraph, dated CONSTANT.
nople, Tuesday evening, asserts that
an armistce for two months has been
signed.
A special from Pesth to the same
paper says it is stated that conference
has been resolved on. The members Will
be the am bassadors of the six powers.
The sole object. will be the paciffcation
Of the three insurgent provinces, Russia
renouncing the idea OF their political
autonomy and being satisfied with the
safe administration defined by England
The Times in leading editorial, re-
CARDS the situation as very favorable
and does not think it conceivable thai
The Porte will resist the Russian de
mands. .y -.a.
Various correspondents confirm thu
report that the Turks have entered
AleXinatZ.
A Vienna special says that 1t l
an established fact that before the Rus
sian ultimatum upset all their calcula
tIons. the ambassadors at ConstantinoPl'
teleg raphed on Monday to their govern
ments That the armistice was secured. l
Is believed in official quarters that Rus
STA, in consequence OF the sudden ad
vance of the Turks, no longer wished Il
have the line of demarcation between
the conteudine parties during the arms
tlce fixed by the positions they nigh
hold ut the beginning of the armistiee
and that she therefore has taken thu
| sudden step,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
RETURNED HoME.-Mary McDermot,

RETURNED HoME.-Mary McDermot
who was reported IN yesterday morn
ing's REGISTER as having been suddenly
spirited away from her home, returned to
the parental roof yesterday. She says
that the cause of her absence was owing
to the fact that after church, she went
out to visit her mothers grave, at the
Catholic cemetery, and that in returning
took the opposite direction from that
which leads to the city, and becoming
bewildered, had lost her way. There are
other reports that the girl, fearing
she would be closely questioned as TO her
whereabouts during her absence, had
again left home, aud has not since been
heard from, although there are conflict
ing rumors regarding the matter.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
THE New WATER WHEEL.-WJ

THE New WATER WHEEL.-WhGt a
Wheeling man thinks Of H.-Captain T.
G. Sweeney, of this city, captain OF the
steamer Fanchon, writes as follows from
the Centennial, relative TO Fowler's
patent water wheel: Captain Fowler
has a steam yacht, the Bonito, on the
Schuyklll. He took our party out, con-
ssting of Ed. Hornbrook, George o Neal,
Ring Moore, myself and three others.
Fowler placed two fishing rods thirty
feet apart, stuck in the ground, and cut a
figure s around them with the boat fifty
feet long, and then backed her through
in the same shape. We then ran
back wards past one of their fast boats
and passed her rapidly. steered the
boat myself. She is easily handled, and
is backed out or flanked without stopping
the engine or screw. | think it will
prove success, and can be used to adj
vantage for light boats, and, l think, will
prove q big thing for towboats. | am
going to put one on my boat when L
get back to Wheeling"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
Good News! Good Sewsi

Indiana, Ohio and New York, oil
Steinfeld's clothing House, where you
can buy clothing for les money than al
any other clothing house in the city
Read our price list
Chinchilla overcosts worth IS % for
s. 90; fine all wool cashmere suits worth
SIS 90 for sll 90; fine French worsted
coats End vests worth $40 90 for Sl3 50;
coats and vests, worsted, worth sl6 90 for
So 90, suits, plaid, worth sls 70 for
$l2 90; suit, plaid, worth SO 90 for So %;
pants, cashmere, worth s. 90 for 81 50;
under shirts and drawers worth 81 90 for
Soc; white shirts, fine, worth 81 50 for
75c. Call and be convinced at No 1858
Main street, four doors above 18th street.
Wheeling, w. Va.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01

OFF FOR BELLAIRE.-About half past
seven o'clock last evening the steamer
Malle Ragon landed at the wharf with
a goodly number of the Democracy OF
Martins Ferry on board, en- route for
Bellaire TO hear the address of the Hon.
q. w. Julian, who spoke at that place
last evening. At this point several hun
dred more were added, and when the
boat pushed out into the current, at about
eight o'clock, it was well filled with
people, the levee being crowded from the
waters edge to the buildings on Water
street. Once cut in the stream, the "bsby
wakener" doomed forth its volume OF
fire and smoke, prolonged shout rose
up from the multitudes, and the boat
passed on TO her destination.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
POLICE CouRr-5tdgs Craumer

There were five cases before this Court
yesterday, and his Honor punished the
victims for their wickedness as follows:
Frank Cheese, charged with asssulting
a woman and striking her in the face,
was mulcted to the tune of ten dollars
and costs. 't
Albert Price, for drunkenness and
chronic "ornriness," was fined twenty
dollars and costs. '''i III
George Bolce, charged with fighting,
got away with five dollars and costs.
Henry Bushman, for disorderly con
duct, was fined tive dollars and costs. -
Hannah Fitzsimmons, the modest
Roman of themauL, was arraigned for
unnecessarily attempting to sit down on
the fire plug at the corner of Market anu
Twelfth streets, and falling into the gut
ter, yelling at the top of her voice for
wheelbarrow. Hannah was assessed five
dollars and costs. ..
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01

PROBABLE FATAL ACcIDENT.-Ies-
terday evening about o'clock, William
Murphy, plasterer, fell from the bridge
of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh road
across Deep Run, few miles above this
city, and sustained severe internal
injuries, which, perhaps, may prove
fatal. Murphy was brought TO
Bridgeport on the eight o'clock trsir
last night, and taken to his
home in East Wheeling, in one
of Shallcross' transfer wagons. AT
the time OF his arrival here, he
was still in an unconscious condition,
and as there was no one with him at the
time he fell from the bridge, the cause OF
the accident could not be definitely as
certained.