davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-09-23

In ten years the screw has entire
ly replaced the paddle in transatlan-
tic navigation, the weight of marine
engines has diminished one half,
the steam pressure has quadrupled,
and the consumption of coal has
decreased two-thirds.
, 1876-09-23
TERMS OF HOLDING COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
At Olympia. the second Monday in July.
DISTRICT COURT. THIRD DISTRICT.
S.eilacoom-Second Monday of Janusry and
first Monday in August.
Seattle-Fourth Monday of January and third
Monday of August.
Port Townsend-F Fourth Monday of Febru-
ary and second Monday of September.
Snohomish City-Third Tuesday of March
and third Tuesday of November of each year.
, 1876-09-23

WHEN the war of the Revolution
began there was but one man in
Massachusetts who was worth more
than $50, 900. There are now for
ty-five worth more than million.
, 1876-09-23
Official Directory.

CITY COUNCLMEN:
Thos Clancy, John Leary, W. W. Barker, S.
Kenny, G o. W. Hall, W. n. Bell, c. W. Moore.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

We are astonished that the Ottawa Repub
lican should be found bowling over south.
ern outrages and fourishng Morton's bloody
shirt, and especially in language like the fol-
lowing:
Republicans are reminded, when they re-
fer to the events of the war and the conse-
quences which are still following, that it is
in bad taste and tends to produce i'll feeling
between the sections to recur to things of the
past-especialy if the things referred to be
unpleasant ones.
Now this is particularly unkind in view of
the fact that both Hayes and Wheeler, in
their letters of acceptance, refer to the south
ern question in the most concilating terms,
and promise to deal with such troubles with
patience and forbearance rather than meet
ing them with harsh legislation, let alone
bayonets. SO far from wishing to revive,
like Morton, in Mississippi and other states,
the policy which has produced so much dis
order ard irritation in South Calolina and
Louisiana, they really promise to bury the
bloody shirt out Of sight and let the s3utnern
people run their government in their OVID
peaceable way as they do in Virginia, Geor-
gia, Arkansas, Texas, &c. SO you see it is,
Hayes and Wheeler by whom the "Republi--
cans and reminded, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
Democratic County Convention.


Democrats, conservatives and all other voters
of La Sale county, irrespective Of past political
associations, desiring to cooperate with Tho
democratic party in its present efforts and OBJ
iects, are invited to meet at their usual places o
holding such meetings, on Saturday, August
Goth, 1876, to appoint delegates to county con
vention to be held at Ottawa on Wednesday
August 30th, 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 ., Allen 3, BrookGeld 2, Bruce 6, Day.
ton 2, Deer Park 2, Dimmick 9, Eagle 2, Earl 3
Eden 2, Farm Ridge 2 Fall River 2, Freedom 2
Grand Rapids 2, Grovcland 9, Hope 2, LA Sale 8
Manlius 9, Mendoza 1, Mcriden 2, Miller 2, Mis-.
sion ., Worthwhile 2, Ophir . Usage 9, Ottawa s
Otter Creek 2 Peru T. Richand 2, Rutland =, Sc.
rena 2, South Ottawa 2, Troy Grove 2, Utica .
VermiliOn ., Wallace 2, Waltham 3
WIN. OsMAN,
j. w. BRowN,
NICHOLAS DUNCAN,
PETER DoNLEvY,
ALEX. NAU0uEY,
J. c. CAMPBELL,
H. w. BREWER,
Committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

EuRopE.-Our space has been so much
preoccupied by other matters that we have
not been able to give our usual resume of
foreign news for the past few weeks. The
dispatches from Europe refer almost exclu-
sively to the war between Servia and Turkey,
in which numerous small and occasionally
a large battle are reported, and IN each case
the victory is claimed for the Turks If the
news comes from Turkish sources, ard for the
Servans If the news comes from them. There
has certainly been no decisive victory on
either side. The world, however, cares very
little whether Turks or Servians come out
ahead. the great point of interest being will
Russia and the Fest of Europe be able to keep
out of the quarrel. Thus far all the great
powers maintain an attitude of armed neu.
trality, but with a trembling consciousness
that the sheerest accident is liable at any
time TO break the spell and let loose the dogs
of war al over Europe,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

John Hise is about as well qualified for the
office of auditor as Horse Eddy is for the
chair of theological professor in Mr., McCor-
mick's reaper factory. That man who be.
lieves that government can produce taxable
wealth out of nothing, by making enough OF
it would be able to serve the interest of CHI.
cago taxpayers, or any other taxpayers, in
the auditors Office, is simply absurd. Chica
90 Is not anxious" to be the victim OF any
more revenue tinkerIng upon that hypothesis
Chicago does most earnestly desire that the
state auditors Office should be exercised by
man whose ideas concerning wealth, prop
erty and taxation are not altogether based on
decisions of the dark ages But such man
is not found in the person of the rag.baby
candidate for that ofiice.-Chicag0 Times.
We cut the above from the Ottawa hepuJ
HcaR, which copies 1t from the Times. Cul
lens dislike of John Hise arises from natHr
al instinct that makes all blackguards the
enemies Of gentlemen. The reason why
the Times for the last two or three years has
allowed no opportunity to pass without vent
ing its spleen at John IIise, is found in the
fact that Mr. Hise and the managing editor
Of the Times, who happen to live IN the same
ward in Chicago, have had some sharp spats
in their local ward meetings. There is moth.
ing like greatness. Even the big Tunes can be
great in the exhibition dirty spleen and petty
mpannpsS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
FOR SHERIFF

BY the announcement In another column
it will be seen that Chas. A. Ferguson, of
Freedom, will be acaudidate before the dem.
ocratic convention Of this county, to meet on
the 30th inst, for nomination for the Office
of sheriff. Mr., Ferguson was the demo.
cratic candidate two years ago and was beat
en- only by diDt o. outrageous and shameful
lying. He was represented as rowdy, a
drunkard, &c, &c, when all his neighbors
know him to lie exactly the opposite. 1t is
but fair that after having been beaten by
such disreputsble means, resorted to on the
eve Of the election when il was too late to re-
pei the charges, that Mr.. Ferguson should
have another hearing. We hope, therefore
he will receive unanimous denomination.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
save Ortiz.

There is something inconsistent, if not lBdi
crous, as il were, IN the ado the republican
papers are making over the democrats sup
porting hard money Tilden for President and
soft money Steward for Governor; when the
same papers support hard money Hayes fol
President and are particularly solicitiou:
about the Legislature that soft money John
A. Logan, that grand intellect who mastered
the grea; financial problem in ''two weeks,
may be returned to the U. s. Senate A sofl
money Governor at best can have little to dc
with the ultimate decision of the question,
put q soft money demagogue in the U. y
Senate is In q position to do infinite mischief
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

Notwithstanding the rosy anticipations
month ago OF exemptions this year from
the grasshopper plague IN Minnesota
onfaccount of the diseased condition of the
hatch from last years eggs, it seems that q
dew and vigorous swarm has come from the
plains, and dropped down on Jackson, No
bles and a few other counties in southern
Minnesota and adjacent counties in northern
Iowa, and are cleaning out everything before
them Fortunately they come too late to take
the wheat, but the oats, corn, potatoes and
garden truck generally are clean sweep.
In a private letter resident of Jackson
county, formerly citizen of Ottawa, writes
on July 26m:
The hOppers came down on the 23d like
rain, and have remained ever since, eating
everything taking our garden, which was as
nice as ever we had, potatoes, onions, &c,
and the leaves of the trees disappeared as if
by magic. The ground and everything is
covered - that in places one cannot see the
earth. They have never before appeared as
numerous, or over as great a territory. They
extend oTer hundred miles east and west
and eiglay miles north and south, and not in
spots, but over every inch of ground. One
not seeing cannot imagine how numerous
hey arr. The whole community Is down.
cast, AMI the people look ten years older than
! week ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
THE GERMANS.

Last weeks Ottawa RePuJltcaR says
There are fifty German political papTs it
the United States, of which furty-one sup
port Hayes and Wheeler
There are more than 80 "Germnn poitca
papers published in Missouri, Illinois, ant
Wisconsin alone. The st. Louis WeS3i'h,
Post gives partial, and The Chicago ShetS
SETTING fills 1t up SO as to make what it Claims
to be full list, of all the German pollica
papers in the L. s, anG of these l,6 support
Tilden and 60 Hayes. OF the "a in OHIO q
support Tilden and but Hayes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

The FREE TRADER puts the ticket at the
| head of its columns, bat il Steward wishes
| has name To float from the FREE Tx NIFR'S
mast head he must write explicitly aboutcur
rency matters To make matters still hitter
we learn tina, the Democratic Coamttee
whose business il Is 10 inform Lew of his
nomination, will ask an explicit expression
from him covering his financial belids.-
| IuyVrS Beacon
No, sir that is not our understanding. As
IN the language of Mr.. Steward himself, 'thc
governor of state Is Rerely an executive
officer, and II can make little difference What
he thinks about currency matters" so the
FREE TRADER, and We presume the dino,
cratic party, will insist on no "eXpiici de
claration" from him on that question. Bat
whatever may be Mr. Stewards fina,ciai
views, they can give him RIO reason forpre-
ferring Hayes TO Tilden, since on all Sues.
tiens of tariff, civil service and general adj
ministraiive reform he both as an old line
that all his sympsthies are with the DINO
Gratis and Tilden asa INST Hayes and Grant
ism. Therefore the democratic party, while
caring nothing about Mr.. Stewards financial
croichets, will insist on an explicit declsrs
ton" from him whether he will support Til.
den outright, or by clinging 10 the Peter
Cooper nonsense, will indirectly promote the
success of Hayes and Grantism. Mr.. Slew.
ard. in a very few words, can make himself
Ineligible on that point, and tina, Is all that
Can reasonably be asked of him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

The Chicago Times has mo hesiiancy in
urging its readers to vote for Cullom for Gov.
ernor of Illinois IN preference 10 Steward
Culloms peculiar merits. which give him
such favor in the eyes of oldstory, are stated
in another editorial in the same Times, 10
wit:
Since the Harper-Smith scandal became
known, the only wonder has been that the
partIsans could have been infatuated enough
IN select man so criminaily surrounded as
Cullon Is. That he will be forced from the
ticket there Is not the slightest doubt, and
that he will have all that he can do TO escape
the tate Of his sccomplices isequslly certain.
II will be peEitentary call instead OF an ex.
ecotive chair which Candidate Cullom will
be most likely TO oil.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

Cullom and the Springfield ring ofthievlng
politicians doubtless drew deep, long breath
of relief on reading in the Washington dis.
patches yesterday that Bluford Wilson refus-
es to make public the statements of the man
Smith ia regard to the true inwardness of the
Harper defalcation and the Pekin whisky
ring. He says Smiths statement was made
in confidence, on condition that he was to be
let off from prosecution if Wilson used lis
evidence; but as Wilson concluded not toilet
Aim of on those terms, he feels In hahor
bound not to reveal what Smith said.
However. Wilson did say enough TO send a
cold shiver through Mr.. Cullom's manly
frame. Harper, he sand, stole S1O4,OOl but
instead Of commencing suit against his Sc
curities to recover the money, he WILSON,
had recommended that suit be commenced
agains the bank, (Cullom's bank, in Spring
field, Of which he Is PRESIDENT Could the
money Harper stole get into that bank in
sucl away as TO make the bank liable TO the
government, and the officers OF the bank not
be partners in the guilt of stealing it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
CONSULTING HAYES.

Grant, WHO makes no removals or appoint
ments now without consulting Hayes, has in
augUrated an effective campaign for Hayes in
Connecticut by removing from office the
friends of Marshall Jewell, the late post
master general, whom he kicked out of the
cabinet for being friendly to Bristow and the
prosecutors of T. our friends the whisky
thieves. Among the removed is George III.
Cowell, of Waterbury, Conn, chief clerk of
the post Office department. lie was informed
that there was no complaint against him, but
that his removal was solely because he was
understood 10 be friend of the late post
master general. For the same reason have
also been removed Mr.. ii. S. Sperry, in
charge of the stamped envelope works at
Hartford, and Mr.. Woodward, chief of the
special agents 10 detect dishonest contractors.
In the same commendable spirit of aveng-
ing "our friends - and Furnishing their enc
mics for the good of the party, the President,
has removed Colonel Wharton, United States
District Attorney for Kentucky, a former law
partner of Ex.Secretary Bristow. 1t seems
Col. W. was renewed at the Instance of Mr.
White, the only republican congressman from
Kentucky, who demanded the sacrifice be-
cause Mr.. W. had refused TO sign petition
tor and urge the pardon OF certain convicted
Kentucky whisky thieves.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
The Mendoza Ners as political chatterer
is amusing. Thus il babbles:


That the present is the most corrupt al
mlnistra,on the world has ever seen no hon
est republican can deny. Now what is the
remedy? Democrats say that If Hayes is
elected the present state of affairs must con-
tlnue, but if Tilden Is elected there will be
radical change. This is simply a bald, bare
faced assertion without a single fact to war
rant the conclusion. Hayes has record SO
pure that not one charge has been brought
against him. 1t is the presiding officer who
makes the administration pure or corrupt,
and not the party TO which he belongs.
Bat how does the Neus get over this:
1t is denied on the best authority that Grant
took umbrage at Hayes letter OF acceptance.
The dispatch in which this denial is made
asserts that 1.-The best feeling exists between
Gov. Hayes and the president" and states by
way OF proof that when the appointment OF
appraiser of merchandise at Cincinnati was
to be made, the president sent all the papers
relating to the appointment to Gov, Hayes,
and appointed the person whom Hayes re-
cOmmended-EG
If Hayes, merely as a candidate, is already
thus assisting to run "the most corrupt ad.
Iministratou the world has ever seen" what
| hope for reform is there in him?
Again from the Meas we copy:
A party is always rightly represent. These
reformers of New York, these friends of Til
den, were led at st. Louis by John Morrlssey.
He was the chief man, his word was law and
his counsel followed in all things. He stood
nearest to Tlden, and was his confidential
agent. Who is he?
1t don't look as if the republicans are like
ly to make much capital out of the fact that
John Morrissey supports TIlden. A year
ago Morrissey was candidate tor the state
senate in New York City against the demo
cratic ticket, and then the New York Times,
the only really trusted republican paper IN
the city, said of him:
"Morrissey at any rate would never take a
bride and has never stolen any money-rug-
ged virtues no doubt, but it Is not everybody
who can boast CT possessing them. John
Morrissey ought to receive the vote OF every
citizen"
The republicans voted for him then. Is he
a worse man now?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

BY the way, since the republicans are so
veil satisfied with Hayes qualifications as a
= complete letter writer in view of his
achievement in that line in his letter of ac-
ceptance, how is it that they don't let the
people see another letter he has lately writ
letter that was read in Grants cabi.
net a week ago, in which Hayes plead with
Grant not to deliver the pardons he had made
out for Avery and other convicted whisky
thieves' Nothing could give the country a
clearer idea of the true inwsrdness of repub-
lican reform than that letter, and it is wrong
TO suppress II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

One OF the most important accessions from
the radical ranks to the democracy is Judge
Arnold Krekel, of the L. S. District Cour,
for Western Missouri. II was under him that
tho first whisky ring convictions took place
The Judge IS leading German of Missouri
and has more influence with mis- eountrymen
than ever Sehurz had. He says he is "tred
of the thieving crowd" Smith, the republi.
can clerk Of his court, goes with him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

"Th tail wsgs the dog" exclaims the OF
lava iepu6licda, In reference 10 the demo
craticnomina,ions at Springfield last week
The democrats selected from the six names
on th Independent Stale Ticket those of two
souni. solid old line democrats, and dropped
all ne rest Regarding the Independent
part.-in the light of the above elegant met
aph,r--as the tail" and tAe democrats as
the dog" that don't look much as if the tail
wstged the dog with particularly surprising
yicr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

While Allen was Governor of Ohio the
democrats passed Jaw reducing official sala-
ries and other unnecessary state expenses
about 100000. Among the laws passed by
the republican legislature of Ohio after
Hayes election was one restoring these fees
and emolumcnts to new horde of hungry
Office beggars. That is the kind of reform
we may look for in the national sdministra
ton with Hayes for president.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
About all the appropriation bills having
been disposed of, Mr.. Randall announces that
congress will be ready to adjourn by next
Tuesday or Wednesday. y joint resolution
of adjournment is to be presented in the house
today.
In order to get the appropriation bills
through the senate, the house had to recede
from at least $l5,O00,000 OF its proposed
economies; and with even that the republi-
cans are dissatisfied. In returning the sun
dry civil service bill'' to the house with his
signature, President Grant had the impudence
to accompany it with a scolding message,
finding fault with the meagerness OF the APP
propriations and asserting that they will ma
terially embarrass the public service.
Mr.. Randall Indignantly replied to this
gratuitous Thersitism, and showed that not
one of the halt dozen items the President
complained of as too small was below last
years appropriations or below the estimates,
except that for the revenue cutter service,
and that, he said, had been reduced because
the revenue cutters, instead of beng used for
Legitimate service, had during the last half
dozen years been mainly used to convey the
President and members of the cabinet on
pleasure trips.
Mr.. Morrison, chairman of the ways and
means committee, also took occasion to show
that the retrenchments of the house, instead
of being dictated IN spirit to embarrass the
administration, as Grant seemed to think,
were forced by the necessities of the revenue.
He showed that the appropriations made and
to be made, supposing the remaining differ
ences between the house and senate to be
divided midway, will amount, in round mum,
bers, to $119,0O0000. The permanent appro.
prlations heretofore provided by law amount
to about $l47,000,000. So that the total re.
qure meuts of the government for this year
tor annual and permanent appropriations
will amount to about S266,o00,OO0, and this
is about $50000,0O0 below the department
estimates. To meet this sum we have from
customs, estimated $l30,000000; internal
revenue 20,000,000 and possibly $1G,000000
from miscellaneous sources,-in all $500 000,-
just enough to meet the appropriations with
out allowing q dollar for accidents or con-
tlngencies
The Belknap impeachment trial reached
its close on Monday, the verdict of the senate
being ale is a thief, but not guilty" These
are not exactly the words but that is what
they amounted to- All the members who
voted on the question except two expressed
the opinion that Belknap was guilty, bat the
twenty-seven members who voted mot guilty"
did so on the ground that the senate had no jul
risdction. Among the republicans who voted
guilty were Simon Cameron and "eifigy'
Sargent, of California. The only tribunal
now that can punish Beknap for his crimes
is Washington court, and these are so no
toriously corrupt and subservlent to Grant
ism that from them he has nothing to fear.
1t seems there was still one relative OF the
President unprovided for-one G. G. Thomp-
son. Immediately upon his discovery the
President sent his name to the senate as mar
shah of Colorado.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

Goulieb Orth, the republican nominee for
Governor of Indiana, has been pushed off the
track, the party not daring to risk defeat
this fall by running as a candidate man
convicted by congressional Investigation of
crookednes. Even Abe LIncoln's homely
apothegm about the danger of swapping
horses in the middle of the river" couldn't
save Ortiz
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05

Newton Booth having declined the honor
of being paraded as a tail Of the Peter Cooper
kite, sam Cary, of Ohio, has been put on the
ticket in his stead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
OUR CLUBBING.


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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FUR
SAMUEL j. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS
OF INDIANA.
FOR GOVERNOR.
LEWIS STEWARD,
OF Kendall COUNTY.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
ARCHIBALD A. GLENN,
OF BROWN COUNTY.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE;
sly. THORNTON,
OF FULTON COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE:
JOHN HISE,
OF COOK COUNTY.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
GEORGE GUNLOCH,
OF CLINTON COUNTY.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL;
EDWARD LYNCH,
OF LOGAN COUNTY.