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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
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!, There wss Il little commotion in financial cir
Giles on Wednesday morning from card on the
door of the Exchange Bank of Ravens, MacKin
lay " Co., announcing the SUSPENSION of that
concern The event, it seems, had been antici.
pated for some time by our more knowing bust
ness men, so that few Of them are caught d. B.
Snow, Esq, has been made the assignee and is
busily engaged III overhaulng the books
which seem for some months past to have been
kept in very loose and irregular manner. 1t
will take him some days to arrive at the true
condition of the concern, though there is little
room for doubt that the failure will DE bad
one for the depositors, of whom the number,
however, and the amounts are not very large.
But such as they are, the losses will fall heavily
on small traders who have close pinching to
keep even without such drawbacks. The state
ment of the Republican, however, in this connec-
tion, that there are number of firms who did
business with the bank, who will be in hot water,
as the merchants of this city, little and biz, are
not sufficiently solid to be indifferent to losses
of that kind" is wholly gratuitous and Il SANDER
on our merchants generally, not one in ten of
whom is a loser at all by this failure, and all Of
whom, with we do not believe single excep-
tion are as "soid today as any like number
of merchants in any city in the country
While there is as yet, at least, no occasion to
cast blame on any one in particular for the col
lapse, there seems TO be Il general sympathy felt
for Mr. Ravens, who surrenders pleasant and
valuable home and is swept of his all by the ca
lamity.
The dry goods and grocery firm of n. Mates
Il Co., on La Sale street above Madison, has al
80 made an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, designating A. B. Smith, Esq, as the
assignee. The general dizziness of trade and diff
fculty In making collections are assigned as the
cause of the suspension. The failure is not be-
lieyed to be a bad one.
o. b. Buttons eating house on Main street,
west OF La Sale, "Opened with closed doors
yesterday morning. and announced an indefinite
suspension of business.
On Friday morning The lie Bon. Ton restaurant
was taken possession of by Smith Il Rising un.
der an execution to satisfy a judgment note. 1t
was quite surprise and much sympathy is felt
for the young men. They feel hopeful of being
able to continue the business after this claim is |
satisfied. Dizziness of trade and especially the |
ofmaking collections have embarrassed |
them. partial inventory of their property Ia
ken yesterday shows that their assets largely ex.
eeed thor liabilities
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OTTAWA, LII, August I, 1876.

OTTAWA, Ill, August I, 1876.
To the Cai'ens e. Ii Sale County:
lhe opportunity Is now presented 10 you buy the
best qualities OF Dry Lumber Bed Rock prices and from
one OF the largest assormens brought to this city,
The Undersigned with experience OF ten years In the
largest Lumber market In the world. with a complete
knowledge of his business and with the intention of treat
Ing all men fairly and squarey offers Inducements that
cannot iai' TO meet the views of close cash buyers
Being perfectly independent of all other YARDS making
his own prices and terms he ready give special figures
on bills for buildings delivering the lumber TO any mar. of
the city free OF charge.
lie also desires to inform the public that lie does not
handle the miserable stuff known on the Chic market as
scaawsg Lumber being the refuse from the pineres and
saw mis consisting of coarse knotty shsky worm slabs
mil cult, &c, OF which "succotash too much has been
Imposed upon the people by grain and coal dealers along
the line OF the canal In order to get freight for their
boats
Parties buying such lumber from inexperienced dealers
viii sooner or later greatly regret IL. Let us have
War against the imposition of shoddy lumber upon the
community EDWARD f. PERLEY,
aug5 East End OF Canal Bridge Main ST
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The property owners on the south side of the
by putting in splendid gutter in front of their
business houses, making it the finest approach
for teams in the city.
But Is not the cutters We would call atten-
ton tost present 1t is the miserable condition
Of our%iy sidewalks. year or two ago a crusade
was started against the sidewalks with good nc.
suits, hut letting the subject drop, as it did, the
walks have again got into bad shape and
nothing has been done 10 restore them All over
the city, IN almost every block outside Of
the Business center, there are bad walks
loose and broken boards and holes. In
the Sta ward where we are best scquaint-
ed, W, could point out half dozen places
where repairs are needed for safety 10 say moth.
ing Oiconvenience. Now, the State Fair is com
ing OF, and all these things will be noticed by
the thousands Of strangers. They being totally
ignorant Of their condition, there is danger Of
their njuring thcms elves, aud making the city
liablefor damages. But to say nothing Of that,
it is esident that nothing impresscs stranger
more favorably with town than an evident at.
tentim % details-a looking after the little
thing. Well-kept sidewalks, trimmed trees,
and cean streets will do more to produce good
impression on thoughtful stranger than doz-
en- fine blocks with plate windows, with hole in
the pavement aud a cess pool ia front. Let the
propG authorities look up this matter, aud see
that the proper repairs are made Before Septem
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7DicO.

July 2sth. OF cholera inlantum, JpIN WILLIAM, sog pl
John f. anu Garlic b. Mach'hihS aged lS mos. days
AT Utica, July 3oth, AMBROSE julius, sOn OF Feter
CosgrOve; ageI sN month";, aud twenty. one days.
Last evening the death angel came and took oHr Nte
Ambrose forever from sight. A lew locks ~ silent
agony towards bis gtadma ans our little dating went
forth to meet his dear mother wtEe bedside had
been summoned only three short weeks before to bid last
farewell YET God. In His Infinite mcv does not iuhcl
upon Us tic otter pam OF the discipline without any the
blessing, The bitter sense OF io ID r. hearts The
scieesrss os precious have depart
cd iss lie, to Nee itnit the nlutvc
l1Owedgc that the Omnpcfe>t Father does not act s
children upmeaungly. %hc that plerces does not
say Hope points 70 t'STcn where psrtiugs never come
and this, great Hflcton. hidden ia pr!s'
matte cocrs awaiting OF tender faith to set
them tree and spsn dur dark SKY with bow OF promise.
II.
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The Ohio Democratic papers are having
some fun over the solemn pledge in Hayes
letter of acceptance that If elected he will not
be a candidate for Z second term. 1t seems
Hayes ha, habit of making such pledges
When first eleaeGto Congress from the Gin
eiGnat disUTct he solemnly pledged himseli
to WRT. Davis, whom he beat tor the nom
iinMtloH, that he would not be a candidate iol
second term, but he was, Then there is &
member OF Grants Cshiutt--Judgc Taft
who rememb ers how Hayes sacredly pr0mls
ed not to be candidate Tor he GOvernorshiI
in 1875, and how he Broke his word. Il il
kncwn in Ohio that Hayes ntver held but one
office to which he did not tide over broker
pledges. HIS promise moi to accept 'h'
Presidency the second time laughed Il il
Ohio as a ludIcrous joke.
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RAlN.-lt rained some on Fridsy aboHt noon
All morning the clouds were threatening and
about half past eleven the rain fell in torrents
accompanied with hail. The ram Itself Wss vel
comeC for 1t was needed. But the results Of il
were not at all pleasing 10 the occupants Of
Griggss aud Nattnger's building on the corner
Of La Sale and Main streets. The old gravel
roof had been torn of to BE- replaced by tin, and
thus the whole building was totally without pro
lection. The amount Of damage done is hard tn
estimate, but is quite considerable. The south
portion Of the building suffered the worst Mrs.
ThompsOn's rear rooms were flooded, entaiiing
considerable loss to her Thence the water de
seconded into the Building Associations room
and DIR. Mariners office. DIR. Mariner will
therefore suffer most heAvily, for the water must
have deluged his nicely furnished rooms which
we're shut or account Of his absence. Thence
iowr into the store rooms Of T. Y. Griggs and |
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From Dayon.
DAYTON, Aug. 4th, 1876.

DAYTON, Aug 4th, 1876. 4
Editors Free Tradcr-We have noticed il
the Republican for the past few weeks several
articles written by correspondent at this
place, who calls himself Dayton Mo- He
has lnsui!ed and slandered our town assessor
and charged him with beirg partial in assess
ing property, when he knows that every
such assertion is false. He has also brough,
charges against the democrats of our village
and says they take Pomeroy's paper for their
guide, when he knows that with forty demo
Gratis IN the village but four copies of pome.
Toy's paper come 10 this office. But what
troubles Mr.. No. is that the democrats OF
this place have raised liberty pole in honor
of the democratic party, and hoisted a1ilden
ana Hendricks flag. The little 'pIgnut
hickory" as he terms It, appears to ilgrt his
feelings and disturb his rest. lie rcJOices 10
think that We do not know who he Is by sign.
ing his name Dayton No. 2, but he is sadly
mistaken, for We have had him spotted for
some time. If our assessor is genuine
old secesh," we are happy TO think he has
never been defauIer or robbed our town of
a penny. The republicans of this place feel
sick and sore over the "pIgnut hickory" for
they know it is impossible tor them to get
money enough donated TO raise republican
pole ten feet high unless they receive some Of
the Babcock and Belknap spoiIs.
Now, No ., we would advise you to keep
cool or we may make it red hot for you before
the campaign is over. DEsocTAT.
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1 IVIIV" III- i IHV sVVIv u JUS AHu THI'l WINCH
ayes bat little idea Of the actnal playinr:

iFE REsERvoIR-The test by the steamer NJ.
Il. swift Of the new reservoir on last Monday
demonstrated that the water wiil hold out about
six Ind half or seven hours one engine pump
ing The pipes are now being laid for the fire
plu,s about the Court House square, the water
70 d drawn from the reservoir. In few DAYS,
theffore, this long needed Improvement will be
fnised and the business property rendered CON-
parxIvely safe from extensive eonaagrations,
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Joliet had S25, 900 worth OF blaics within a
week. On Wednesday the planhg mill Of
Hockey & Son was destroyed byfre, with a
dwelling house and barn near bybelonging
to Alanson Williams Same nighthe furni.
ture store of Mr.. Danes was destrSed, with
a valuable horse; and on last Money morn.
ling the old Haven saw mill was buht.
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Here IS more reform wit;r The party
The president has just parhned old Jake
Nuuuemacher aud Philip W4mer, the Jake
Rehm and Hesing amcng tie milwaukee,
whisky thieves Rehm azd alt he other con
victed thieves will soon be ''rcRrmed" out Of
the penitentiary in the same Wy. Nothing
promotes the success Of republican priuci.
piles like crooked whisky, and without plenty
of it the party must go down. Mr.. Grant
hurry up the pardons.
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1lfB advertisements
State Certificates,

Examinations Tor state Certcaus viii be held ut the
following places, the 2c, ih and s'h August 1870:
AT Carthage, II,ncosS county; Dnou, Lee county;
CHI mpsgn. Champaign county Drc'eu, lcary ,.ulty
Carboudale, Jacks 4 CHu ".
In addition TIE bra shes required Cor county certG
cate, applicants viii Dc Xar7ped in Groucsgy, Algebra
Physical Geysr.. hy, OEcmtsuy Astronomy, ana the
school Law.
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IsaSe Isali.

For the first time since the scalping Of the old
Shabbonas, we had a first class base ball excite.
mept on last Friday, July IS. The boys had gone
to Marscilles and had been most delightfully."-
warmed. On Friday the Browns cane down
from Marseilles, confidently expecting to walk
away with the boys again; bat didn't The game
was played on the grounds on the west side in
the presence Of large audience-4OO or 500 PEG.
pie being present. or course, 0ttawaians pre-.
lponderated, both in numbers and in the use of
their nociferous lungs, especially when The game
was close. The noise and excitement ratified
the Browns, who had come from the quiet and
pignffied village aforesaid, and who were totally
unused to such demonstrations. In consequence
hey played remarkably loose at critical points
md lost the game. The RepuJlclnS espon-
ent Lex. tries TO overhaul Us for Designating
b. Laws Of hospitality, bat we are disposed to
tink lac Is of.
/ Following is the score Of outs aud rurs, which
. a. lint Gf-l. TfI.a Of he aa.r,aI
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LHNAIs -E'I''Et II Vi IN 'I'.-hsrArE oF
JAMES GEAHAN. DEC'p.-Noticg 4 hereby given 70
s rer-ons intsts In said estate, That amcs Grah
Executor uI the last viii ard testament Of James Grshsn
decd will appear before the County Court the com
oa-e IN Ouasa IA said county, Monday. t eleventh.
av d sept A. IA iSss for the paTPs-y % rendering
his proeediRgs the administration Of said e.
tat for the dns settefnent-
D.fed ~ oitaWa This sth dsy ~ August 1873
JAMES GRAHAM. JR.
Executor.
BrsHxELr GILMAN. solicitors auE5-sW
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NJ. Stefel II Co. large quantity of clothing
was wet before 1t could be removed or covered
with oil cloth. Loss unknown. The damage TO
the building itself will not be light, as scarce
any OF the plasterng of the ceiling Of that part
Of the building will remain.
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ILLINOIS HORasL UNIVERSITY,

For the preparation ri teachers. Exclusively pro-
fc~sionsi instruction Tor thJsp who prepared for
u. Tuition free. NrNt term bcsSIu>, sept
q. 1870 Sup rior academic Instruction AZ low RACES
the Model Department Adapted grade from the
youngest pupils to those sitting or tr best colleges ScuG
Tor cat 'iogue, or address Ei wiz {. HEWITT.
Aug. IInsL NnruuI. M.
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BUSHNELL & GILMAN,
IfIOfW"VF NJ II-|-
4 DIIN IS'I'SAEsBIN'.- SAIL. OF
\ liz - Al. E.--'IA'I- H..

y IL ~ Al. E.-I'N'I' H..
By virtue Of Or1cr nd decree ot the County Court
la sale county. Illinois made portion Il the under
signed. Levi Tu, kcr Administrator seth
decreased Tor leave 10 se the real estate Of said de-
ceased, At The june term 1875 OF said court 20 Wiz
the th day OF July i,l6. shall, the fourth day OF sep
TENDER next betNeeu The hours OF OCOCk la the
and four O'Clock, TO VII the O'Clock
the afternoon OF sad day, sell public sale 40 the south
Of TIE County Court House u the city OF UtaW
said county the real e. desc b.u follows, 10 Wit:
part OF 'he southwest quarter OF sect on thirty IN toxin
sp rty0ur north, OF range three east of The Third pin
Ca merdizn, commencing the southwest Of aI
-ecOn thirty siN thence NORTH fourteen chains ard sixty
nnks thence south - DEGREES four chains ana
link thence south a. degrees east two chains ana
riEhy-sN Inks tfeice south - degrees west ~ chL-
anu siNy-hve links thence south degrees est chan
cyeutyUne nks. thence vest two chsu- and sNtysyNcu
links 20 the place ct begin ns Containing hrre acre. more
lees Also all that piece parcel Of land lying ths
BID - half Of halt Of the north
quarter one. township thrgy three uorth OF
three Of the third priI cil meridian which lies
the Old road leading from utAa % Harding,
supposed 70 contain fhrseourf. ui IN arre m sale
county, EiEos, the following terms, 10 Wit: Cash
the delivery the deed AID approval 81 tie
poft OF SALE
Dated mi. Oh day OF August p l.'s.
LEVI IItkEi.
Admu.s' rat0r OF the Estate OF Seth :. sage, decd
BusHN ELL g. GtLMAN, Solicitors. Au-5-3w
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\ Remarkable school.

Call and get bargains now at NJ. Stiefel & Cos.
the large clothing white corner.
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ROCK RIVER SEMINARY
VT. Morris, osIe County, Illinois.

Pounded lsg More than iNpi oapIis have cone forth
from ts halls very whom Low occupy high posi-
tons 81 honor and trust.
aul ahillgy.
Pref H. A. Edwards viii resume lis position with the
new rear
A new Philosophical ard CAem!eal apparatus has been
added makiu the department u NAtafa Sciences much
more efficient than heretofore.
Fo- those Who desire trac depsrt il provided
tn which Instruction n thr best mode q teaching. schoO
Organization, sc. will - given.
PTtCES REDUCED TO SUIT THE HARD lines;
ore third less than any other school OF equal grade.
Boarding. tuition rent, and incidelta per terra
van term commences August y sesc for catalogue.
y. e.. pOCGHERT1.
July 29-5ws Principal.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For ISpcDI-sIe,'.

At the request OF many fri nds the name Ut MAJOR
L. GIBSON is presented before the people Tor County Il,
corde subject to the decision the Democratic Count
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and large portion of thickly built district for
the first time secured so for as water is help
from inevitable destruction by fire, as formerly.
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The many friends or NELS NELSON, OF the town OF
Miller, desire to his name to the Democracy OF
La Sale coun candiuae for sheriff, subject to the
decision OF the Democratic Convention.
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A KNUi.D,-, - NE'ORD'>. AND car
USNAN a HAPPEN IS
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or Fancy Cards. with name. .4s1c--s;5 for
% zoe. a. TEAvER& Co. North Chatham, New York.
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CHARLES A. FERGUSON Will be a candidate before
the La Sale County Democratic Convention for nomination
Tor the office OF sheriff OF this county.
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I,INAL -I.I,.I,I.IGNi frN-T.-tsrarr III

Admins'rator OF the Estate OF Seth :. sage. decd
BusHN Ill a. GtLMAN, Solicitors. AU-5-3w
Arizona citizen., 1876-01-22
Inflammation for Miners.

The first of January, 1876, IS really of more importance to the prospector who wishes to take up a mining claim and be sure that no old title hangs over 1t than was last January. The United States mining law of May 10, 1872, which was really the first step toward settling the veXed question ot the abandonment and cessation of old titles, was postponed from time to time as to the day upon which it should take final effect, and finally the lst of January, 1875, was settled upon as the day upon which all claims that had not been worked up under said law of May 10, 1872, should become subject to relocation. Itwss supposed by nearly every ybody that any old loca- ton which should not show that work had been done upon it during the year 1874 would come under the rule as abandoned, but then came decision from the land office that any claim which had been worked up in any year after the 10th of May, 1872, should be considered as having been worked up to January 1. 1875. This was legitimate for it capitalized the benefit of the "lay-overs" procured from Congress, but to one who wished to make location and avoid the pos sibility of the ghost of an old title it was a difficulty, for though it is an easy matter to determine whether any work has been done upon a claim during the year next preceding, it IS often almost impossible to exactly trace up the time for three or four years; hence the old owners, in the event of the mines proving good, might appear and claim compliance with the law of 1872 and no positive proof to refute them. It Is for this reason that we say the lst of January will be an interesting epoch for the miner. We presume no one will pre- tend to contradict the assertion that all mining claims, whether located be- fore or after May 10, 1872, upon which the expenditure required by law has not been made during the year 1875, and which are not in the working possession of the former To- cations on the lst day of January, 1876, will "be open to relocation in the same manner as if no location of the same had ever been made. ."-Grass Valley Tidings.
Arizona citizen., 1876-01-22
Yuma County.

From the Sentinel of the b instant On December 3lst, the Territorial Prison Commissioners let to l.. A. Smith the contract for excavating for an office and prison cells, and also erecting blacksmith shop shed, etc.
 David Neahr has shipped during the week to Tucson, by train of NJ. Zepeda, 27,OOO pounds of citizen mer- chandise.
 James Riley has completed his con- tract for excavating, making road and digging reservoir etc., for the peni- tentiary, in excellent style. Let all contractors do their work as we'll. J. H. Stout, Indian Agent at the Pima Villages, who had been on @ visit to the States, arrived in Yuma, by the San Diego stage, last Wednes- day, en-route for his Agency. He will leave to-day by stage for the Pima Villages
 The Steamship Newborn left San Francisco on January l, for the mouth of the Colorado, with passengers and freight, and is expected to arrieve at the mouth of the river on the 18th.
 At the regular city election held January 4th, 1876, the following named officers were elected: Mayor A. J. Finlay; Co uncilmen--J. M. Bar ney, George Martin; Treasurer-H. s. Fitzgerald; Assessor-Wm. A. Wer- ninger; Marshal-F. Freddy; Pound master-N. Rechemacher. Special election to fill vacancy in Board for Council--J. Nj. Redondo. Hold-over Councilman-D. Neahr.
Arizona citizen., 1876-01-22
San Francisco Reslaurants.

The people of San Francisco may well be proud of their restaurants for no other American city can show any thing like them. They are sufficient III grade and variety to satisfy the most eAacting as regards gastronomy and the most strenuous as regards price. The Maison Doree and Mar un's are capable of culinary results equal to Delmonico's or the Bruns- wIck. of New York, while if person Is disposed to be satisfied with less, and does not desire the superb cater ing of Haubricn, he can satisfy bis appetite and slake his thirst with the wlnes of the numerous reputable eat ing houses that abound on Merchant, Pine, California, Bush, Suttar and Market streets. If these exceed his financial ability, he can be comfort ably provided for at the United States, the best restaurant iu the country when both quality and price are taken as prime factors of the estimate. At the places where clean dishes are set before the hungry man for p cents, one who desires to be extremely eco nomlcal can live for three dollars per week. There is grade of eating house below these. fonnd chiefly on Sacramento and Commercial streets, where persons technically "hard up, [" 10 whose pockets a silver dollar is a comparatively stranger, can eke out existence on Sl.50 per week, or per- hapS less, the dishes, including roast meats of various kinds, with veget- aoles, costing only five cents each Even the restaurants of the highest grade, like Martins and the Maison Doree, charge only one dollar for a dinner of numerous courses without wine, and a dollar and a half with wine, while for elegant repasts n Ia carte the price Is less than half that charged at places of similar grade in New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Next to these come the other eating houses alluded to, at which dinners can be obtained at seventy-tive cents. Itty cents, or by the card at any cost deslred. There are good reasons for the restaurants being both cheap and excellent, sluce meats are abundant and inexpensive in our markets. and vegetables and fruits are plenty and perennial.-Post.