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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09
The Strange Case of Orpheus c. Kerr

IRWIN tiV .Nc" iOIh hOfiu Aug. %
Mr.. Robert III. Newell, "Orpheus C. Kerr.
whose strange and continued repulsion of
food has given such alarm to his friends and
acquaintance, took walk on Montgomery
street. Jersey City, yesterday afternoon
Many of his friends congratulated HIM on
his cheerful appearance and on his being able
to walk at all, considering the extraordinary
circumstances of his case. y reporter called
upon Mr.. Newell at his home in Wayne
street last evening, and found him looking
better than he has been for the past two
weeks. He still takes but an iniinltesismal
quantity of food; neither does he take any
medicine, save his daily spoonful of milk.
punch, and seems TO want none. On Mon
day he took very little milk-punch, and the
consequence was that up to late in the after
noon OF yesterday he was unable to take any
thlng whatever. In reply to question as
TO how he can tell whether he can take nour.
ishment or not, when his stomach does not
act, he SAID, There Is an absurd sense OF re-
pletion constantly present, just as though |
had eaten hearty meal" Mr.. Newell says
that he is perfectly well aware that his con,
dition cannot continue, but must end either
in the recovery of his appetite or in gradual
starvation. Recently he spent a day with DR..
Parker in New York, who made long and
critical examination of his case. and the re-
suit of the diagnosis was that Mr.. Newell's
system, both physical and nervous, was in
perfect order, without any trace of disease
present. DR.. Parker furthermore told him
that there was system of nerves called Gas.
trio nerves, which act entirely independent
of the will, and, to use tigurative expires.
sion, constituted the will of the stomach,
There was, indeed, but very little known,
scientifically, of this nerve centre, but in such
n a. a
DR.. Parker consoled Mr.. Newell by saying
that his excellent physical constitution and
condition was IN his favor, and there may be
change for the better soon. Mr.. Newell
has eaten nothing since Sunday, when he
partook of spoonful Of rice pudding. He
spends half hour at his desk in the Graphtc
office daily.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09
WITH A GHOST.

The situation IS TINS: An unimagna,ve
man Of thirty, whose days are spent in bust
ness; new suburban villa; bright sun
shiny country; neighbors all round one; and
new cemetery a hundred yards distance
from the house.
To this house and this man the ghos, came
And in this wise:
1t was in August. was sitting, after din.
ner, trying 10 get sentimental! over nv ap.
preaching marriage, and plcturing TO myself
Eleanor in the easy chair opposite me The
light was fading out as my eyes followed the
lines mechanically, and my thoughts were
elsewhere, that mattercd little Outside the
house there was a stiffness extraordinary
no stirring Of the leaves; no breath n the air 4:
no voices from my own kitchen; no sounds
from the houses on either side, which were
locked up, their tenants being at the seaside
not even the distant bark of dog or the dis
tant roll Of carriage 10 show that there was
another living person in the world beside
myself Then curious feeling came over
me; suddenly realized that life may go on
In invisible, Intangible forms; looked round
me with shHdder: | expected something.
The room became, without warning, distinct.
u darker; the air grew chill; ! felt cold
dews stand upon nv forehead. Remem Der
that mp 10 this moment there was no reason
at all-none whatever-for alarm. Yet / be.
came unaccouniably afraid turned 10 the
window for relief, and there-there saw IT
for the first time
II was standing outside the window. a dark
shadow, clearly outlined against the sky; col.
orless, and yet its draperies were Ike white
grave-clothes; shapeless, and yet. somehow,
human IN appearance. And il had face.
Deep sunken and lustrous eyes, bright with
phospboric splendor, showed me hollow
cheeks, lips that trembled as If with passion,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

From the Sacramento Record Uniol


The Omaha Bee says: "a remarkable
case of equine sagacity occurred in this city
yesterday morning. A horse, owned by Mr..
Brown, machinist. that had been shod for
over two years past in the shop of p. Fender
son, Cunning street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-first, came into the shop alone and
held up his foot, indicating thereby that
there was shoe off and that he wanted to be
shod. The proprietor understood the situa-
ton at once, and complied with the request,
putting on two shoes, which upon eAumina-
ton the hose was found to have lost" 1t Is
a very nice story, but if the horse had two
shoes off why didn't he, being intelligent,
hold up two feet, Ell?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09
SHADOWS,

All along our paths, dark shadows
Veil the brightness OF the sun,
HIDE the azure sky above us,
Blot the stars out one by one.
Fill our hearts with dim forbodlngs-
Mar the sweetness Of our dreams
Keep our vision Gull, and blind us,
When through riffs the sunlight streams,
Dim at first these shadows may be,
Deeper still, with watching grow
As the daylight fades at nightfall,
Shutting out the sunsets glow.
But these shadows have their mission,
Working for us, good or i'll
As wc learn the lesson sent us
BY a loving Fathers will.
Let the riffs oft breaking DER us
BE 10 us our Fathers smile,
Growing swceter, dearer, brighter,
As the shadows fsll meanwhile,
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When we meet again, which meet we may,
there will be no malice, hope"
Then he disappeared finally, and have
seen no more of him.
| have often wondered who Mr.. Joseph
Kirby is, where he lives, what he has done,
and how he managed to offend my ghost.
Perhaps, if he reads this, he will throw some
light on that Yokohama business. And |
should like to get at the bottom of the affair
with Polly and the Liverpool docks.-AH tie
Year IrOuHd
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

Everybody in this country has heard of
I"Wild Bill" noted scout, buffalo hunter
and plainsman, and who on account of his
reckless bravery was made Marshal at differ.
ent times of several frontier towns when 1t
was necessary, because of the lawlessness
that prevailed IN their early settlement, to
have peace officers who would kill in order
to uphold their authority During "Wild
Bits" administration as Marshal of Abilene
and Wichita, he is said to have shot to death
many man who resisted him and in this
peculiar way kept comparative peace. Eth
er in Abilene and Wichita, which Is not
known at present to this chronicler, Bill once
killed man named Sutherland. That was
several years ago, but the avenger of Suther
lands death kept the trail like sleuth
hound.
"Wild Bill" whose real name was William
hickok, was tall, handsome fellow about
forty years of age as straight as an Indian,
and like most OF his class wore his hair,
which was black as n crow, falling over his
shoulders. Having gotten into trouble with
the Texas hcrders who made Wichita their
headquarters, things got to warm for vii
liam, and he retired from the frontier. After
remaining some months at Kansas City he
wect East, and got into the dramatic business
under Ned BuntInc, who at that time was
duclng INTO blood and-thunder plays the
characters represented by Buffalo Bill"
William Cody, of Ncbraska). Texas jack
John Omohundro), and wild Bill" the
subject OF this article. Moreover, he had
these parties employed TO play their own
parts, and the venture was grand success
Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack both got rich
and married leading actresses, anu Wild Bill
married Mrs. Lake, of circus fame, the widow
of Lake, the Snowman, who was killed AT
CRANKY, Mo, about four years ago. Not
long since wild Bill" came from California
with his wife, and took her TO Cincinnati,
where he left her with her friends and rela.
tlves, and he went back To do some scouting
duty with General Crooks command, when
he tirst started INTO the Indian country.
by some means Bill driitCd into the Black
Hills, and on the 2d day of this month he
was shot i'll the back of the head and killed
AT Deadwood City by man named Suther-
land, "A brother at the man whom Wild Bill
had killed nj Abilene or Wichita. Our IN
formant says that Bill has many friends in
the West, especially among tie Black Hills,
who say that Sutherland will never live 10 /
get out of that country.-Dehrcr Ners
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

During the Revolution of 1116 the CONT.
mental currency became of little value. The
currency was counterfeited 10 such an extent
that II became necessary for the Government
To take soIsc steps 20 ascertain which was
genuine. To this end they required that ii
should all be brought TO the common treas
ury. Here the spurious were distinguished
from the genuine notes. and such counterfeit
notes had the word Glm-an abbreviation OF
The Latin word GJugrt,Is, condemned, stamp
ed upon their face When the very small val
nc of the genuine continental notes and the
utter worthleSsRcss of those marked dam is
considered, it will be easy 90 assign a source
To this phrase. The addition of the letter u
10 the abhreviation requires no explanation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

| IL. DtUIIT, Attorney and Counselor az
Law, ottawa Ill. Oice, No. 20 La sale street, over
fhps Bros grocery store VIII attend promptly 10 all
business entrusted to his specia. attention paid TO
corrections. aug2ybmos
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

- II. DAVIS, Counselor at Law. Rooms II
-. Opera Hall Building, La sale, H. special given
10 insurance Cases. June lO-ly.
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}lr0fessicaal Cards.
Alto z ~ e Y S.

ALEX. T CAMERON. D. M'DoUGALI
ItI NJ E:iSoN ~ McJOUGALI1. Altor-
y neys and COunselors AZ Law. Ofice, in Glover d
Cooks Block Ottawa Iii. ID. McDougaIl, U. S. Commits
sioner. sep%i6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

s. RICHOLSoS. U. b. SNOW.
DlCIIOISsON ~ SNOW, Attorneys and
IL Counseors at Law. Wlll practice in the courts OF La
Sale and adjoining counties. office, west Court House
Ottawa, Ills. nova
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

RUSH ELI. ~ GILMAN, Attorneys at
- Law Otce IN Bushnels building, west OF Court
44ouSe Ottawa, III. al2,'iG ly'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

a NJ ES IS. JOHN s>I'oN, Attorney and
" counselor at Law and Notary Public Otlce second
noes Lelands block north Court House
'i""e' Ottawa, limos. iun3I6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

ID X. AZ q. A. l. ELLA ND, ATTORNEYS at Law
Rooms formerly occupied by Dr. cascom Ia Hoes n
Leands Block, northwest corner vi Court square
CllaWh. III deCl-tI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

40. FRENCH T. W. d. CRANE.
E'S GU AZ ClSAN IC, Attorneys and Coun
selors at Law In the Office formerly occupied by Bick
lord Bowen MaOney east side OF Court House Square
ottawa Ills Prompt attention given 10 ali business en-
trusted to u ual0-i5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

| IL. FILE MING. Attorney and Counselor a,
u. Law, Ottawa Ill. Office In Clancy block northwest
OF Court House. ieblTl6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

H. r.. IU LII. Attorney at Law. Office over CITY
IL Dlus store northwest corner OF La sale and Mad
SOU s'rcetS Os"a"a, ILL., mayJ1b
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

- GORGE NJ. LELAND, Attorney and
" Counselor AT Law, and Solicitor in Chancery. Office
over BENEFITS store. west OF Court House. maylSi6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

ID u. LING lin, Attorney AT Law. Office over
ID. No 10 La Sale street, west side OF the Court House.
Ottawa, Ills. julyy15
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lrDwIN y. LEWIS, Attorney and Counselor
Il at Law Glover ~ Cooks Block, Ottawa, III. apr3
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

GEORGE ~. EIIDR DIG r., Attorney
VI at Law. Office in 7. o. Block. Ottawa, III. april
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

HIRAM II. GLIB BERT, Attorney at Law
IL Room No. Post Office Block seDa5',5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

CIIAs;. II. ItliUs.It, Attorney and Counselor
y at Law. O!hce-koom No. Post ONCE Block, Otts.
wa Illinois marI13
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

PRANK y. ORA WE'ORD, Attorney
l. Law. Room IL $50 Clark ST., S. W. cor Monroe. Gu
cago. Notary Public. marlfII
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

| l.. IIiOMI'SON -, Attorney and Counselor
-. AZ Law Once east OF tile Court House. Ottawa,
Illinois. feh5'it.tf
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nR. GLIB t1ItI D'EI'I SY, French Ply
~ stefan. 81 years practice the last ten years in ST
Louis, Mo- Office La Sale ST. over X. " ollie and ID. Bern
ard Residence, Washington ST. tnOrth OF supreme Court
Block) Office hours, from to II O'Clock and from
: to5P.M. maybe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

w IL. ENsSSII Nc FIR. NJ. d., Physician
w and Surgeon Office over the Exchange Bank, OF
lava. Illinois, marl3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28
AND DEMOCRAT TBLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COT NTY, PA.
A STARTLING RllMOR,


Hon, +. B. Gowen, in his great speech to
the Jury in the trial of Mnnley at Possible,
u'ed the following language In speaking Of
the Mollie Magnires, .~N
81 have seen iliis Organization WELD a
political p0wetih ihe state which has con-
trolled the election ufa great commonwealth;
| have rrceivpd the Information of meetings
hctwcen some nf thr highest officers of the
state, and the chivl of the murdcr"rs, nj
whlch large sums of money were paid To Sc
cure the votes of this internal association to
turn the tide of state election. God knows,
never in the world was there revelation rs
deep and rs damning rs that now laid open
to the people OF this commonwealth for the
first time.
"'rhen.we could say to Fat Conry, cons
missioner of this county The time has ceas-
ed when governor of this state dare to par.
don No ly Mcguire; you have had your
last pardon"
s@Mr. Gowen, a>gentleman whose ability
and Integrity are undoubtel, and to whom
the people of the coal regions are under
great obligations for having freed them from
the reign of terror caused by the atrocious
crimes of this band of lesperadoes, never
speaks hastily or unwittingly We may ex-
pect to hear more from him on the same
subject hereafter.
A dispatch dated at Pottsvlle July 9th,
gives rs a little more information, aud it
there be any truth in the runor it will occa-
sion such rattliug among the dry bones
AS was never heard in this commonwealth.
The following is the dispatch:
One ofthe Molies imprisoned here made
Confession 10 the autn"r'tles ON SATURDAY
.' p'eu "l ,'i" ,h", La La. I'll mJ 'n
detailed account Of the har9ain made last
fall by which the entire Molle vote of this
and Carbon county were secured Tor Tower
nor hhrtran,.. iawier am, Jack ,,, hel,oe
rishnr, and If J1vler has tnlJ ali he know.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28
SECRETARY RORESNN.

The congressional committee on naval af-
fairs have been investigating the administra-
ton of that department by Secretary Geo.
NJ. Robson, and have brought to light some
damaging testimony. The committee has
not yet reported, and it is understood that
there will be minority report, as the Re-
publican members would not dare to let the
case 20 without an attempt to whitewash
Robesonl The following resolution will be
presented with the report
Resolved, That these legal questions. to-
geths, with all the lr 'ofs taken by this con :
mittce, be referred to the committee on the
judiciary, with power To hear additional tes-
timmy and argument, it they see fit; :; to ex.
anime and report whether such violations OF
the law as are referred to herein constitute
an impeachable Offense under the Constitu-
tian, and if so, then they shall report arti-
cles of impeachment against George NJ
Robeson, Secretary of the Navy but if they
shall find that under existing laws such acts
and doings of the said Secretary are not i'm
peachable or otherwise punishable, then
they shall report what additional legislation,
in their opinion, is necessary to make said
laws sufficiently punitive to protec: the pub
lie service.
Just at this juncture of affairs, as we are
entering upon a Presidential campaign, what
sight would be presented to the American
people by the impeachment of the cabinet
officers of Grants administration Can it
be that Ulysses the Gift-taker has remained
unspotted in character while surrounded by
such men as he bas made his confidential
advisers? The ears Of the Jackass are be-
ginning to protrude from under the Lions
skin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28
Grist from the Outrage Mill.

A correspondent of the New York World,
writes from Memphis. Tennessee, under date
of July l3, says, two days ago a warrant was
issued for the arrest of Frances Thompson"
toremerly.a witness before congressional in
investigating committee and more lately the
most infamous prOcuress in Memphis. DR..
j. II. Nuttall, II well. known Memphis ply
sician, having been in some way advised
that there was suspicion as to the true sex
of this vile creature, she was summoned be-
fore the recorder who ordered an investiga-
ton by four of the most prominent physi-
in The city. These physicians came into
court and testified that this pseudo woman,
is really aman and in in no respect a woman.
The court then imposed Il fine upon 'Fran-
ces Thompson" in default of which she (he)
was taken with the chains gang to the city
rockpile, after having been stripped of ie-
male attire and endued in the garb appropr.
ate!to her (his) sox. Such is the character
! Of the witness on whose testimony and that
| of a negro named Lucy Smith, who lodged
and slept in the same bed with "Frances
Thompson" Messrs. Washburn and Broom
all, Republican members of a congressional
investigating committee to inquire into cor.
tain alleged rlotous proceedings in the city
of Memphis, in the year 1866, made report
that "the crowning acts Of atrocity and dia-
bolism committed were the ravishing of five
coored women" The. rape of "Frances
Thompson" Messrs. Washburn and Broom
all go on to say sis one to which reference
is here made" After starting, according to
the testimony of Frances Thompson" that
seven men, who had policemen's stars on
their breasts and who were call Irishmen,"
had OH certain night entered the house of
said "Frances Thompson" Messrs. Wash
burn and Broomall declare that "the woman,
Frances Thompson, was then violated by
four of the men, and SO badly beaten and
bruised that she lay in bed for three days"
The testimony of Frances Thompson" on
which Messrs. Washturn and Broomall
base their statements may be found on pa
ges 1856 and 1877 of their report. Thus the
evidence of this perjured negro scoundrel,
dressed in woman's clothing, was made the
thread of horrible narrative, authenticated
by the signatures of two leading Republican
members of Congress, printed At the govern
ment expense and sent out by tons through
the mails under the then existing franking
privilege. The vile fabrication served its
purpose. But the people against whose
good name it was directed have lived down
the base calumny and it is now their turn
to laugh. Probably there are two men who
by this time are fully impressed with the
truth of the adage that "he laughs best who
laughs last" and those two are Elihu B.
Washburn, Minister to France, and the
Hon. John NJ. Droomall, of Delaware coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. Republican members of
Congress and Republican newspapers at
present engaged in grinding out new grst
from the Outrage mill" may profit by their
experience. ."-PottsOiHe iStandared ..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28
THE BELkNAP TRIAL.

The counsel for the defense have persistent
ly striven to make the case political one in
every sense The argument is about closed,
and the result will be known in few days.
On Wednesday Mr.. Carpenter occupied the
entire session of the Senate in an effort to
make it appear that his client was simply a
victim of political persecution. In other
words, that when Cabinet officer is caught
in corruption and bribery, and lending his
high Office to avarice and brought to trial to
answer to the country, this is political perse-
cution. There was time when the Senate
of the United States would scarcely have lis
tened to such paltry plea. Bnt now, with
Republican majority in the Senate, we are
anxious to see if they have sufficient backbone
to convict guilty Cabinet officer at the very
outset of the Presidential campaign.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-07-28
The Indian War.
SHERIDAN TO TAKE THE FIELD.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The last of the
new detachments sent to reinforce our troops
engaged in fighting the Sioux Indians are
now on the way westward Gen. Sherman,b by
the judicious distribution of the the troops,
which were stationed on the Atlantic sea-
beard, has been able, notwiths tanding the
present numerical weakness of our army, to
respond promptly to the calls of Gen. Sheri-
dan for reinforcements, aud no volunteers
will be needed to push the Indian war to a
successful conclusion Gen. Sheridan re.
ports from Chicago that everything is max
ing: satisfactory progress, aud that active
operations will be re, timed within A few
weeks. 1t is officially reported here that as
soon III tue necessary preparations are made
and tie supplies forwarded, Lieutenant
General Sheridan will take the field and
personally superintend the movements of
troops as he did in his successful CHAMPAIGN
OF 1868 and 1869 against tile Cheyenues,
kiowas, Arrapahoes, and Conanclies between
the Platte aud the Red river Of the south.
General Shernauwil remain in Washing
ton, directing the general movements aud
providing the necessary means te insure the
success Of the expedition. Dns plan of
| campaign which has been determined upon
is To make II combined movement of three
columns, with Fort Ellis as the base. Two
of the columns will move directly against
the Indians, and one against ther villages.
Geu Sheridan will, according to the present
PLAZA, establish his head quarters in the field
vt soane advantageous point On Goose Greek,
about 40. miles north west OF Fort Phil.
Kearuey and near thD,scene of Gen Crook 3
battle On tne hosebud on the l7th of June.
The tirce OF these three columns will
amount in the aggregate u between 1900
aud 1000 men. la speaking OF the war Gen.
sherman says that it will he stubborn and
bloody; that the Indian chieitains will
naturally have the choice oil position, and
that Ia order TO light them it will be necessary
ts meet them whenever they oiier hattie, or
whesever they can be caught. b. .t....