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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-22
From Utica.
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UTICA, July Goth, 1876.
Ctlc" presents little Indication of life thl'
week, owing, it would seem, to the number
of teams which now throng our streets
Farmers are through haying, and are now
for the most part engaged in drawing their
grains to market.
Corn. however, is today lower than it has
been for some time. Mr.. Clark is paying 80
cents for all the farmers wish to dispose of al
that price.
The bridge at this place is now fast pro
gressing-twO piers are already built, and
operations are begun on the third. Mr.. T.
.O'Suliivan, our supervisor, has already signed
$4,000 worth of city bonds, payable IN one,
two ana five years.
He is satisfied that the above amount
should be expended tor the construction OF
the bridge, but that is all he means the town
ship of Utica shall expend while lie is
supervisor.
Utica means to compel the town of Deer
Park to contribute her share. Deer Park
has the people of this township in great
state of excitement-when money is at stake
Utica is easily agitated
Mr.. Robert Price buried his only child to-
day. The funeral was largely attended, con.
sdering that the child was only eighteen
months old. We sympathise with the atllict-
ed parents.
Mr.. John Neary, from Indiana, smiled
upon us a few days since.
The fight was one sided and Mr.. Smpkins
was badly beaten.
The hay crop is very heavy this season.
Little boys who did the raking for their faith
ers last season must now resign it TO their
elders. The only interesting spectacle in
the country is 10 see Messers. E. and r. rid
ing on rake. The most any of them weigh
is 220 lbs and the corporation they support
is much smaller than the city of New York
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There is grave suspicion in many minds that
the man who wrote "A Life on the Ocean Wave y
never saw the sea. Certain ii is, that many who
sing it never smclt :" the salt sea breeze" nor
heard what the mild waves said" Among these
are two youths, known among men as type
iends," who took q breeze on the Illinois river
here few days since. They were gliding along
over the glstening ripples, singing the above
fraudulent sentimentalism, and divers and sun.
dry other peans, studying astronomy, (they took,
their friends tell us, copious liquid refreshments
along,O and talking Of the Black Hills (they are
Siourner youths and gold hunters, 4 line OF
thought suggested by the Pke's Pedker brand on
the telescope and were having a fine time gener.
ally and particularly, when suddenly Neptune
and the Nereids preserve usD the bottom gave
way and they were left struggling in the merci-
less waves in water four feet deep! A life on the
ocean wave may be good enough, "all the same"
but life in it--baugh! With the visions Of
aligators, sharks and horned bull.heads tortur-
ing them to supcrhuman exertions they struck
boldly out for the yellow strand,
$50 near and yet SO far"
Thin Space knew he was goner if shark
tackled him. Comma knew that latitudinally he
was all right so long as those ears held out and
kept dry, but he knew no alligator could I'M
heedingly pass those legs, and what are ears
without legs? Whether twas nobler to lose the
legs to save the ears was not the question. If
he lost the legs what would become Of the pants !
So both struck out aud walked ashore. They
spread their garments in the breeze to dry so
that they would not give them away" and en-
disha6H'e speculated on future movements.
Most weary seemed the sea, weary the oar,
Weary the wandering fields Of barren foam"
But unlike the Lotus Eaters they said not:
"Our humble home is
Far beyond the wave; We will no longer roam"
They did roam over the island after the man
ner of Adam and Eve before that well known
cholera morbus, or green.apple affair, till, to
make long story short, some humane youth
and his girl came along and, after inviting them
to hustle on their duds, took them Off the barren
island and restored them to the longing arms of
their landady and the wash woman in Smoky
Row" Sich is life. In the midst of q time
you never can tell where you are
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That Money.

Several projects are proposed for getting rid
Of the money now in the hands of the Fourth Of
July Committee. The last mentioned projects
are to give it to the Fire Department to get up a
tournament, " to benefit the contributors to the
fund.- Another is to donate it TO the Light
Guards, If such a company is formed, to procure
uniforms, etc, This latter plan seems TO Us by
fur the best that has been proposed. Capt Rl..
ing, we believe, is interested in the formation of
this company, and we know Of no reason why it
should not succeed, and little encouragement
and aid at this time and in such a way cannot
but be beneficial to the project, As to " benefit
ing the contributors this would be the most
lasting way Of reapng a benefit from the money
Give it to the Fire Department and 1t would be
necessary to add thousand dollars to it to make
up a sum sufficient for frst.class tournament,
which would be over in day, and the whole
matter end in 4 grand squirt. company Of
Light Guards, however, would be something we
could be proud Of, something TO add attraction
to every celebration or display occurring In the
city, and in numberless ways pay for ITSELF
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POLITICAL POINTS.

Col. Breckenridge suggested, in his admir-
able ratification speech the other night thu
democratic symbol for this campaign shoulC
be "a new broom" The suggestion Is goOc
one. These are sweeping times. Honest
men have gone in fori a sweepstake agains
corrupt men. The democrats mean TO make
a clean sweep of the republicans. Ours viii
be sweeping victory, and sweep al rounC
through every public department in the pub
lie service is to be had as the result OF 1t. DC
the housewives familiar implement, "a ne"
broom" furnished by the democratic party
and hourlshed by our excellent Uncle Sam
uel, is just the figure to inspire the people
Let every democratic club provide "a ne"
broom" 1t is useful thing to have in a
family, and will come in nice and handy
next fourth of March. BrOoms to the front!
by battalions by brigades, march !-L0ufsc"He
Courier.
Itsareireshing spectacle to see the generosi.
tv with which the Chicago Tribune the most
radical of free trade journals, lays aside It's
scrupules on that point and works for the
Cincinnati platoon which is strongly pro-
tectiye tariff while the Inter. ocean, the green
est of greenback journals, stands up and
shouts for the hard money plank. Anything
10 beat Tiden and TO hold onto office is their
doctrine-Pike Co. Democrat
The prosecution of the Chicago branch OF
the whisky ring has not been success. The
TtJune says:
The fact Is, that, out Of about ninety per.
sons implicated in the Chicago whisky ring,
only twelve are in Jail. The management OF
the Chicago cases does not compare iavorably
with those of st. Louis, (betore Henderson
and Dyer were remOved)
The editor of the Paiucah (Ky.) Herald was
violently, almost viciously, opposed to the
nomination of Gov. Tilden, and looked with
much favor upon the rag money platform OF
the Indianapolis reformers. A few days ago,
however, he nailed the 1ilden-Hendrlcks
ticket to the Herald mast head, and declared
!. the duty of all lovers of their country to
extend TO it their support.
at Is not reform that the democratic party
asks" declares Col. Forney in his newspaper;
cit is restoration" We have here an out
spoken reason why Col. Forney continues
to oppose democracy. He is interested 10
the extent of 5.00O.-Chtcdgo Times.
No wonder the senate stands out for an in.
crease of the appropriation bills. In no other
way can Pnchback get that $4,000 the SEN
ate voted him.--State Register.
The state Central Committee of the are
form Party" in Michigan has passed unani.
mously resolutions in favor of Tilden and
Hendricks, This party cast about six thous-
and votes for its state ticket in November,
1874,
Parke Goodwin, formerly editor OF the New
York Ecening Post, in cOngratulatory dis.
patch to Gov. 1llden, said The man Is the
platform, and the ring breaker of New York
will prove the ring-breaker of the nation
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Notwithstanding the dull times the march OF
improvement in Ottawa is stIll onward. Espe-
tally on La Sale street is this observable where
the cellars for three fine buildings are being
dug. That for Mcssrs. King y liamlton's build
ing is about finished and stone laying will soon
begin. This week the ground for the buildings
OF Mr.. Louis Hess and Mr. sam. Driefus was
broken and is being rapidly eXcavated
These buildings are to be built in conjunction,
Of brick, stone caps two stories high Hess, on
the corner, 100 feet deep; Mr.. Driefuss % feet
deep. Mr.. Hess entrance Will be on the corner,
tlanked, on La Sale. by two plate glass windows;
on Jefferson st. by another plate window Pass
ing thence through the store room the ice cream
saloon is reached a large room Lighted by four
windows. Back Of this is the room for stores
further back the bake room. On the second
floor will be his residence, the floor being divid.
ed into parlor, sitting room, bed rooms, &C. &c,
having every convenience for a dwelling. Mr..
Driefuss first floor IS for his market which will
be supplied with all the conyeniences; back of
this the storc.room. The second floor will be
divided into large roomy offices. Mr.. II. c. Fur.
Mss, the architect is still working on the esti-
mates, and we cannot say exactly how much the
work will cost Mr.. T. Horn has the contract
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agreed to, and the following named gentle
men were selected as delegates to the said
State Convention viz.
William Reddlck, Jackson II. Shaver, Rob
ert L. Jackson. Nichols Duncan, John Z
Campbell, j. g. Croker Daniel Evans, }. W
Brown, ID. p Jones, Charles Hoffman, John
l.. Mccormick, Lorenzo Leland, Ransom
Palmer, DR. j. IL. Finley, Charles Furgeson
On motion the delegates present at The
State Convention were authorized TO cast the
entire vote OF the county.
The Secretary was instructed to notify gel
egares not present of their selection ana re
quest them to attend the State Convention.
The time for holding the Democratic
County Convention Of this county lor Inc
nomination OF county officers ana deiegates
to the Congressional Convention was then
fixed for Wednesday the Both day of August,
1876.
The vote on the State ticket two years ago
was agreed upon at the basis of representa-.
ton. and 1t was further ordered that each
town in the county should be entitled to one
delegate for the town and one for each one
hundred Democratic votes cast as above,
and one for each fractional part of each one
hundred votes
On motion, meeting adjourned
l.. w. BREWER, See.
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CHEAP FARES TO THE CENTENSTALEN
HIBITION.
Will our Republic ever look upon its hike
again.

No occurrence since the days Of the RcvOlC-
ton has wroughtup the feelings Of our patriotic,
country loving native and adopted citizens, as
the Great Exhibition In Philadelphia, which has
assembled representatives from every civilized
nation on the face of the globe. OF course there
were some misgiYngs as 10 the success 81 this
Cyclopian affair, and Congress was loudly called
for, to aid the proper celebration uf our one
Hundrcdth Birthday as a Nation. The friendly
feelings exhibited by the whole world, with
whom we are al peace, early gave assurance 10
tie managing directors, Of the ultimate success
Of the Centennial Exhibition. As We hook over
the $50 acres Of that part Of the Paramount Park
devoted to the Centennial, and the miles ui mag
nihceut bindings in which are crowded the pro-
ductiOns Of the world, and the daily JssemJlage
Of an hundred thousand persons, can we say
that tie great Far, which commentaries oar
Nations birth, and which has awakened new in
tercst in that memorable event, the signing and
declaration Of our Independence, Is u failure
We say emphatically, 40!
The Great Fl Wayne X Pennsylvania Railway
Line have brought into rcquisItIuU al q their
new, elegant, costly and luxurious Hotel, sleep
Iug and D-awing-RoOm Pullman Palaces, 10 nc
cOUmodate visitors. The tracks 81 this iayOTlte,
short and most direct line, lead directly into
their New Centennial Depot, asconyenieucc ap-
preciated by all. IL must be remembered that
o'tJ T0-Ed runs their sleeping cars into Phila-
delphia direct, without change. The reduced
rates created by the railroad war has made the
fares about one-half Of the regular tariff Round
trip Centennial tickets, good for sixty days,
Eith privilege Of stopping of al sEy uo!ut, may
~ purchased over The p Wayne 3 PenGsylSA
MIA Railway
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The terrible fate Of Custer and his gallant
three hundred adds another tragic chapter to
the great book Of Border events, whose begin
ming dates from the earliest settlements Of cur
country, whose end will be only when the In
/ dians as Il race shall have become extinct.
The horrors Of the MOdUC campaign are yet
! fresh in our memories. The historic Lava Beds,
Indian cunning calling the skill Of our soldery
/ for so long time, savage maliguIty and trcaCh-
cry eliminating in the death Of the brave Candy
and others whose mission was honorable treaty
aad pcaCC-ail these are stIll remembered with
J Il shuddcr. Their parallels in device and atrOCity
are only found in the deeds that compose the
history of the Dark and Bloody Ground or
among the bloody tracks Of the trcachcrous
Mngocs descending from their Great Lake fast
nesses upon the unsuspectng tribes and settle
meats OF the Susquchanna and Allegheny
/ So with this heartrending story of Custer
and his men, which has been sprung upon the
country suddenly, and which is being read
amid tears Of sorrow and calls for vengeance,
I from one end Uf the land 10 the other. Some
may find its parallel In the history OF LeOnidas
aud his three hundred; some may seek Tor like
sacrifices amid the annals of the scottish Chiefs
or Polish Patriots. But IL IS only when We turn
/ to the thrilling chapters Of our old Border his
/ tory that We read and re-rcad in intensified form,
the bloody story Of Rose Bud and Biz Horn Riy-
crs. Custer and his three hundred, ambushCd
/ by willy foe and melting away IN death before
/ odds rendered dOubly and terribly formidable by
bcwderiTg shrieks and stcalthy mode Of fight
ing recall with vivid effect the tragedy OF Brad
docks field, whose details are so graphically and
fully narrated in that wonderful book, Our
Western Border One Hundred Years Ago
Or il other parallels Dee sought they abound
| in the same brilliant, stirring and faithful vol
ume; for Custer and Big Horn, Candy and the
| Lava Beds, ModOc and Souv, are but repetitions,
] now fainter, now fercer, of Dllze! and Bloody
I Run, Crawford and Battle Island, Hammer and
| the Miami Towns.
/ The new story, whether % victory or defeat,
massacre or escape, cunning or adventure,
treacheTy dash, hardship or retreat, j. nut an
cpitOmc OF the old filed with it, quaint aud
primitive pOrtraitures, halocl about by thrilling
traditions, and sanctified 90 Us 10y the facts that
our fathers were a part OF II a1i these our
dwelling places were scenes In the midst Of it.
.OUR WESTERN BORDER 20 Years Ago. 4 nex and
Historical volume OF Border Life struggle and ven,
.are. Or CHARLIE NCENfsur E-l 81 pages, prcr go
I'Uhii.ied hy ]. 4. McCTEHE Co. tnilaie phlA Pa
Cincinnati o.. Chicago H. and -. Louis Mo, and odd
~ Aselt-. For terms aHd Illustrated Circular aceTes- Tie
Puhsi-ters.
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From MarseiIles.
MARSEILLES, j Vi

MARsE1LLEs, July 20, 1876.
The Pitts Manufacturing Co. will suspend
operations in week.
This community is unusually healthy thu!
summer. Much sickness is reported il
Seneca.
There was a case Of son.stroke at the house
of DR.. Jackson last week. Folks all well.
Capt. Preston has command of another
Eight guard" 1t is girl, and was born or
Tuesday.
Mr.. Nelson returned from Europe thi!
week, and has again engaged IN the tailoring
business.
The thermometer has reached 93 degrees
the past few days.
Green apples are coming in in large guam
titles, and the doctors rejoice.
The Herald seems to have the Hayes in
the mouth; but then the Herdld is "indepen
Dent"
The town is not so overrur with rOughs and
bummers as last year. Cause, better board
and better regulations.
II. r. Adams, Esq, cut his hand quite Sc
verely one day this week with machine he
was operating.
John Davidson, Esq, has been confined Il
his bed the last two weeks with inflammator,
rheumatism. He is rapidly recovering.
Mr.. Scott keeps a Durham bull on tn,
Hurd bluff, which makes practice of chas
ing people out of the field, two or three Mar
rowly escaping with their lives.
The Ottawa and Marseilles b. B. clubs were
10 play here Tuesday. As usual, the Ottaw;
boys failed TO put in an appearance.
As the procession was passing on the 4th
and the crowd cheering the different Socie
ties, the Congregational Sunday school were
passing with their banner, having tie Wort
Jesus on it, when a well known German o
this place stepped forward and exclaimed
"Come, pOys, dree cheers for Cheesas and
the little ones"
NaRRIED-At the residence Of the bride:
parents, by the Rev. Etheridse, Mr.. Wallace
Clark, of YOrkrille, TO Miss Abbie Damon, OF
Marseilles.
Three young gentlemen from Narseilles
20 10 college this fall, 4. X. johnson, Viii
Stiles and Will Hawkinson.
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An editor who wrote an amusing sketch of
the manner ia which woman reads news.
paper, omitted one important particular Ii
is remarkable fact that if an item happens
to have been clipped out of paper, the wo
man loses all interest In everything else that
is in that paper, and concentrates her atten.
ton upon the item that isn't there. She will
look above II, under it and around, and will
exhaust herself in efforts to guess what could
have occupied that empty space, Then she
will wonder who cut it out, and ten to one
its absence will engender IN her mind some
horrible suspicion concerning her husband.
Finally she will throw down the sheet with
the declaration that she can't take any inter.
est in newspaper when the only thing she
wanted to read has been cut out.
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The nomination of Governor Tllden marks
new era in American politics. . II is the eff.
tect OF the exertion of positive forces, not
merely the result of the concessions of pow
erful rivals, who would not yield to each 9th.
er and so let the nomination drop to lower
plane OF ability aud prominence in order to
mutually spare each others feelings The
nominee is the representative of positive not
negative merits, and the campaign thus inau.
gurated will be one of organized ideas, but
not one of heterogeneous elements com
bincd for the selfish purposes of securing TO
themselves the public spoils. The issue pre-.
sented to the country, aud on which the
campaign will be conducted, is the sharp de.
fined issue of administrative reform, the i'm.
portance of which is conceded even by those
secretly opposed to it, and the urgency OF
which no man can deny without doing vio
lence to his onscience.-L0uisrille Courier
JOu1udL
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DteO.

On Wednesday, July 18th, EDWIN, son Of A. b. and
Hanna Cherrier; aged three months.
In this city, hemorrage lungs on the 9Th day
July 1896 Mr. ". RUMBLE, aged 30 yrs. moe days
She has gonethst fcnd mother and loving wfeto tina,
bourne from which traveller returns leaving husband
and four children to her sad departure. May her
gentle spirit in that bright land reap the rich harvest
which her goodness OF heart for her among friends
and acQuantances here below Her funeral attended
by large number OF friends and neghbor who assembled
to show their regard for departed worth and their sympa
thy for those in mourning
Sweetly sumber. gentle Jennie.
Beneath the newly turned sod,
While thy spirit is soaring
To the arms OF thy acknowledged God.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
FAST NAIL ROUTE OF TIE UNITED s!ATEs,
An ID

FAST NAIL ROUTE OF TIE UNITED states,
win he the direct convenient and economical way
reaching Phsdep ha and this great Exhibition from all
phis will pass through GRAND CENTENNIAL DEPOT,
which the Company have erected al the Main Entrance 10
the ENlolon rround for the accommodation OF psssen
hotels contiguous TO this station and the Exhibon-a
convenience OF the greatest value visitors aiorde
exclusively by the pennsylvania Railroad which is THE
NAL BUILDINGS. Excursion trains will also Stop at
the Encampment of the Patrons HusbaRdry. at Elm
station, on this road
TIE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD is THK GRAsDrsr RAIL
WAY ORG AVIATION IN THE woKLD. 1T CONTROLS sKvKS
THOUSAND MILES OF ROADWAY FORMING CONTINUOUS
To PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND WASHING
TON, ovRR WHICH LUXURIOUS DAY AND NIGHT CARS ARE
FROM CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS LOUISVILLE CINCINNATI,
INDIANAPOLIS. COLUMBUS TOLEDO, CLEVELAND AND EgIE,
WITHOUT CHANGE.
It's main line is laid with double third tracks heavy
steel rails deep bed OF broken stone ballast and s
bridges all of iron or stone Its passenger trains
equipped with known improvement for comfort and
safety and At faster speed for greater distances than
the trains OF any line the continent. The Company has
LARGELY increased It's equipment for Centennial travel and
at short notice sufficient 10 fully accOmmo
date extra demand. The unequaed resources st the
Communications for I'll Its patrons during the Centennial
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which the Penn
sylysnla Railroad IL justly celebrated presents to the
rama OF river, mountain and landscape views unequaed
TIE EATING. STATIONS on this line are unsurpassed
Meals will be furnished At suitable hours and ample time
EXCURSION TICKETS At reduced rates. will be sold
all principal Railroad Ticket Oices In the West North
De SURE That YOUR TICKETS READ VIA THE GREAT
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THK CENTENNIAL.
FRANK THOMSON. D. NJ. BOYD, JR,
General Aphdgsr. GEM PdSS'r Agent .
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Teachers Institute.

County Teacher Institute viii Ire held az s'TA'or,
commencing August st, AZ oc.oc. Y, and combining
one week
Experienced and succc,ial teachers, Including F'oiI
Piper Prof j. H. Freeman, VIM Brady II T.. Robbins AL
Others will nsslst n The work.
IL Is proposed 70 organize and conduct an Cn-r1dei
school In which approved methods o! teaching "i Doe 1s-
tra;ci by appropriate exercises.
Teachers nom adjoining counties viii Doe welcomed AM
all are assured hosp!tshe Hr.c"ma hy rn citizens oil
s,reaior.
Prot David swing Viii ly:.4r. ~ Tra-au evening,
August 9Th.
The appropriation reserved -o- is,f ,clr " aca! re
fray the expense Ct the Institute.
X. WILLIAMS,
July It'd County Superintendent; OF schools.
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HeW advertisements.
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

SIGNED TO COMMEMORATE HE ONE HUN DREDrH
ANNIvEKsARY OF AMEkIGAN iNDEPEEpESCE.
WILL OPEN MAY 10Th AND CLOSE NOVEMBER 18th.
1876 All the Nations OF the world ind all the States and
Territories OF the Union will participate bringing together
the most comprehensive collection Of art treasures me-
chanical inventions, scientific discoveries manufacturing
achievements mineral specimens and agricultural pro-
ducts exhibited. The grounds devoted 10 the Exhibit
ton situated he line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and embrace four hundred and nifty acres of Paramount
Park, all highly Improved and orua .nted, which are
erected the largest buildings consuctedave these
covering OF ATTY and costing t50GO fhe
total number OF buildings erected for the purposes OF the
Exhibition Is over one hundred.