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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The Greeks characterized human iollies
and absurditics by such phrases as "he plays
the air :" she is making clothes for fishes"
"hc catches the wind with nett" "he roasts
snow in furnace; "hc holds looking glass
to mole" "he Is teaching iron to swim )"
Is teaching pig TO play on flute" he
seeks WOO! on an ass" "he washes the Ethio-
MAN"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

4 nan popped into the postoiice and
wanted TO know how much merchandise he
could send in one parcel. -Four pounds"
was the reply. Then he blandly said he
thought he would send out TO Arizona four
pounds of those red toy balloons, inflated
but he had difficulty IN getting out OF the
door in time TO dodge mail bag.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

rNAX SALE NoTICE.-Nouce Is hereby
/ given 10 all whom IL may concern Ifa. at sale by
she Treasurer of La Sale county state OF Illinois, or deln
ouent lands and for the taxes ana costs due
thereon the years 1911 1872 and 1873 held AZ the
Court In Ottawa In sd county commenced on the
18th day OF June 49,! from day to day In
law c. A Luce on the ism dsy OF June st pc
the purchaser OF the west half of sector
eight township rtyhree range ye east CT the "a NJ.
assessed "unknOwn and that the tim" NJ redemption OF
above described tract OF land from SAID safe VIII expire
the 18th day OF June 1876. u A LUCf"
III. Feb. 18th. lSlb.-3ws
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

A motherly puff .manGuverins mamma
anxious that her daughters chief attraction
should not escape the notice OF the very eli
gible young man who is taking her-the
to supper Maria! Maria!
Mariar'-"Yes, mamma" ManGuverlng
mamma lin loud Whisper. Take your eye
lashes out Of tange darling"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The following, intended to commemorate
the fate of q tract peddler who sat down on
can of nitroglycerine to rest himself, was
submitted to the poet Childs, and pronounced
cOntraband:
To the azure depths Of the upper air,
His body has flewn, hewn, tiewn,
And over the landscape everywhere
A bit Of him here, and bit of them there
1t now lies strewn, strcws, strewn;
But his soul believe, and am willing to swear,
IL grandly climbing the golden stair
To an anti-glycerine tune;
Gone where they don't put it up in cans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
lie came back to his mother looking vt

lie came back to his mother looking very
orlornly, with big red.swelling under his
left eye and four or five handsful of torn
shirt boiling over his breeches- band. why,
where on earth have you becn?" she asked.
ME and Johnny's been playin,. He played
he was pirate, and played l was q Duke.
Then he put on airs and l got mad, and"
YES, yes interrupted his mother, her eyes
flashing, land you didn't finch" Nom,
but the pirate licked"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Mr.. Entriis has been appointed Private
Secretary TO a Western railroad President
Why woulda't he be good man for Score
,ary of the interior'-Nelr York CoEtmcr'td
AdreTfissF.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Death sometimes improves a man name
y ghost which appc rs in Penn ANA IS th'
representative Of John Smith, and Is arisiO
cratically mentioned as Johns NTH.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Atlanta charges 500 ior permission Tor
circus to EXHIBIT one day, and the way CT
cuses pass on" makes tears stand IN III
childrcn's ewes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
AssIGNIaE,s SAFE or REAL

SSI(i ~ Ic'S SALE or IL Al
n ESTATE.-h he District court Qr TIE Nshed Tdtts
IDr the Northern District Of NiOisin the 1diter ~ fd
adrd Beiyo,e BGnkrHDt.-Tn BANKRUPTCY.
Public notice II hereby given, That In pursuance OF an
order OF the above entitled matter the 5h day OF No
vember 1851 the undersigned, hssgnee OF the E.tate
OF said Edward Berose, bankrupt. will Offer ior sale AZ
public auction. Saturday, the Iih day oI March D. D.
1870 the hour OF ten O'Clock In the forenoon oil SAID day.
al west door Of the Republic Life Insurance building
Nos 1853 and 1871 la Sale street. in the city OF chicago
In the county OF Cook and state OF Illinois, all the rRt
title and interest OF said bankrupt and Of the urdrrsgne
NJ assignee csad the following described real
estate stnsed In the county of La Sale and state OF LII
nos 20 wit:
southwest quarter OF the southwest qnsrer OF sec
ton mber four In township number thirty mr. NORTH
range number four, east of the third principal meridian
also undivided haf oil the west half OF the northeast
quarter CT section number nine In the township and range
aforesaid In the said county Of La Sale and stale oil l
nOs including blocks numbered one TO seventeen, both
inclusive xCep lot block number seven,
lots plumber and eight IN block number bn In Bel
Addition To edroD, according To plat thereof re-
corded In Boob u OF Plats, 1t y, In the Recorders
office OF the said county Of La Sale. -
EDWARD l.. UPTON,
Assignee as aforesaid.
SO Ia sale Street. Room ".
EOsRE COOK, Attorney. febl6IV
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

The Sandwich Islands are going TO adopt
a new flag; but they can't decide whether TO
take a gray horsc-blanket with a hole IN II OF
au old vest with the back ripped out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

A hard working pious woman once said
~ WON'T wInt TO 60 10 Heaven as SOON as
die, but rather to sleep IN the grave thcasanC
wears or So 20 get rested
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

An old farmer description of q polniless
preacher was "A good man. likely, DIV nc
rakes with his teeth up
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

PRIVILEGES OF LEAP.YEAR-"Ladies have
the privilege of saying anything they please
during leap year." she said, cycling him out
of the corners of her eyes with a sweet look.
His heart gave bound, and, while he won
dered If she was going to ask the question
which he had so long desired and feared to
do, he answered YES"
And the young men must no, refuse
said she.
mo, no! How could theyg" sighed he.
"Well, them" said she, will yOu---"
And he fell on his knees and said: "Any,
thing, anything you ask, darling"
wait till get through. viii you take a
walk, and not hang around our house so
much"
And he wakcd.-OH City Derrick.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

rNAN SALE NOT'ICE.-Notice Ia hereby
given That ~ sale by the Treasurer OF La Sale coun
stAt"ol ll6O.s of delinquent ards town lots for
the state county and town and costs due thereon for
the year An 1873 and previous held at the Cenrt
House IN OTTAWA In said county commencing On the list
day OF jane 1914 and continued from day 10 day In
pursuance OF law. Thomas Salverssn the 9th day Of
June A.. ls became the purchaser OF the following de
scrbed tract Of land acres, Il cor Lot |. Sks NWI
Sec. u. 81. H. 5;sNed IN the name of Thomas Salver
T r OF redemption OF the above tract expires
the 18th day OF June A. d. 1876
OTTAWA. Feb ri, lStG3ws THOMAS SALVERSON.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

FRIGHTENED HIM OFF,--He was on his
knees to her. His face was flushed, his eyes
cleaned passionately into hers, he talked
rapidly:
i'Nothlng shall separate us evermorc, my
darling. For your sake will beard the lion
in his den! will face death on the battle
field! will skim the seas! | will endure
all hardship all suffering and all misery"
lie paused and looked eagerly to her, with
his whole soul quivering in his eyes.
will you do all this for the sake OF my
love ?" said she, gazing earnestly into the burn
ing eyes.
ayes, yes; thousand times yes!'
And if we we'd" continued she, flushing
slightly, "will you get up and build the fire."
With shrek of despair he tled.-I"@'
Jnjy heies
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04

Tensyson has 200 sheep and is, therefore,
80 ahead Of Mary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-03-04
zege

TAX SALE NOTJCE:-kotice Is hereby
elyen That at sale Of delinquent lands and town lots
by the Treasurer and ocio Collector OF La sale comfy
and state OF Illinois, for the state and county and othe
and costs due thereon for the year 1873 and ryOus
years held at the Court House In OTTAWA. In said oun
on the 18th day OF June 1874. and continued fr day 10
In pursuance OF law Daniel Blake the 18th day OF
June D. ls Purchased the following described ois 70
wit: lois Nos 10 and H. In Block No 3 In Clark Under
hills Addition TO the town of Marsees, and assessed In
the ssme OF Mrs. Perry also Lots Nos Z. S. 10 and
In Block No. In the town of Narcotics. assessed In the
OF W rerry also Lot g. In Rock No. .. In the town
OF Marsees assessed in the name Of Mrs Perry s-1 lots
Lots Nos 10 and H. 10 Block and assessed IN
the name OF VIM. Perry i'm said county. said lots were
sold tor the taxes due thereon for the D. 1870 The
time redemption of said lots above sale will
expire on the 18th day OF June A. u. 1876 - -
DANIEL BLAKE.
ottawa. H.. February 10th, A, d. ls,G-3w
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

We received day i.efDrB yesterday by
telegraph about u column of stuff con-
sisting of the proceedings of the New
York and BROOKLYN Association OF
Congregational ministers, in which the
Beecher n~astinass was discussed, and
a resolution calling for a committee OF
five to Investigate the acts ofthe Plym-
outh Church lihertine voted down. A
resolution was adopted, appointing a
committee to invite all persons know
ing OF anything concerning Beecher's
made public, to htnl into the commit
toe such :~nfortua.ion. This was re-
garded by the minority as committing
the association to the findings of the
Advisory Council, and a number OF
the members withdrew in disgust
from the meeting and the association.
We did not publish the report of the
proceedings, Of which the above is the
gist. as we did not desire 10 fill our
columns with a lot Of stuff concerning
a matter with which we presume our
readers are as heartily sick as onr-
selves. Sufficient evidence has already
been adduced against Beecher to %
vince of his guilt every person posses
sing an ordinary amount of intelli-
gence who has read the testimony
which has been Published in the jour-
nails Of the day; and those who yet en-.
terrain, or pretend to entertain, a doubt,
would not admit their conviction of
his guilt if fifty thousand of the most
respectable people in the United States
and a delegation Of angels from Heaven
were to testify that they we're eye wit.
nesses to his criminal acts. We hope
hereafter that the interest eyinced in
the reports of the sayings and doings
of the disgraced pastor and his follow
ers will be confined to the circle COM
prising the admirers of that kind OF
"Christianity " peculiar to Plymouth
Church. At all events, we hope the
compiler of telegraphic reports in the
East will in the future ignore such
trash and make up the Pacific coasts
quota of news from matters more in
teresting, profitable, decent and in
structive.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

The ROVER TRIAL.-Ajury has been
secured in the Rover case at Winne-
mucca and the second trial commenced
on the 9th instant. Defendant asked
that the Ease be dismissed upon the
ground that his life had once been
placed in jeopardy; which motion was
denied. The following is a con
densed statement OF the case.
A mar named McWorthy WAS work
ing a sulphur mine at Rabbit Hole,
Humboldt county, in this State. AT
the same place Rover was working.
Things went OIL smoothly until Me-
Worthy, taking a trip to California
with a load of sulphur, soon after re-
turned. bringing with him j. N.Sharp,
whom he made Superintendent of the
mine. Sharp did not maintain his po-
sition long, or he suddenly disappear
en-, and in so mysterious a manner that
suspicion pointed to Rover ~ being
cognizant OF his whereabouts, and that
he, through a fear that Sharp would
work him out of his job, had murder
ed him. The She iii Of Humboldt was
summoned u the mine, and it "a not
long before Rover WAS pointing out the
different spots of ground where the
dismein bered portions Of Sharp's body
buried; his head having been cut
off and buried in Die spot of ground,
and his legs, arms and different poi-
lions of his body likewise mutilated
and separately buried. In the succeed
ing trial McWorthy was the prosecut-
ing witness against Rover. The skull
IF thu fiAnI mi npI.y niA0nS nf lIA
blood stained clothing were displayed
in Court. Rover. when giving his tes-
timony, called God to witness that be
was innocent, ami asserted In the most
solemn nanner that McWorthy was
the murderer of Sharp. The jury re-
turn d a verdicl OF guilty against
Rover. aud he was sentenced % be
hanged. but in the sen ence a slip of
the law was made in which the degree
of murder was not stated, and the case
was appealed.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

THE CENTENNIAL SABBATH.
Shall the Centennial Exhibition open
to the public on Sundays or not ? That
Is the question. The Philadelphia Ex-
ecative Committee has, on its part, de-
cided that it shall not. And ii remains
for the United States Centennial Com
mission, composed Of men from tie
several States In the Union, to confirm
or nullify this decision of the Execu-
tive Committee. The prevailing opin-
ion is that the exhibition under proper
restrictions, ought to be open to visit
ors on Sundays, for the benefit of those
who are compelled to labor through
the week, and for visitors who would
otherwise find time hanging heavily
on their hands o. Sundays, and might
patronize the saloons if debarred from
the exhibition. We opine that the
Commissioners from the Pacific coast
will favor the proposition.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

thought Ross would make q good man
for the place.
Ex-Attorney General Williams tes-
titled that he was satisfied that there
was criminal misconduct on the part
of Wright. The civil suit in this dis
trict was tried and Wright was ac-
quilted on a technically. Criminal
suits We're still pending.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

THE Providence Journal, q Republi-
can paper says: What is wanted is
the truth, and the whole truth. Ifany
politician or party is thereby killed of,
80 much the worse for the politician
and party. To such ar extent has the
curiosity and Indignation of the coun-
try been aroused, that no halfway
measures will satisfy it, and no trick
cry deceive it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09
NEW TO-DAY.
Delinquent Sale Notice.
,rRrvA CoNs,lInATpn NJ

EUREKA CONSOLIDATED MIMI !
~ Company. Location Of principal place Of
business. Sn ! Francisco, Cali ornia; Iocarion
OF works, Eureka, Eureka county, Nevada.
here are delinquent upon the
following described stock, on account Vi as-
sessment-No. l-levied on the frat day Of
March. A. ID. 1875, the several amounts sgt OPP
posite the lanes Of the respective share-
holders "a iOllows.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

international Observation-Disclosures.

LONDON, April I.
In the House of Commons this even
ing Secretary Burk, replying to a
question, said there vas some differ
ence of opinion between England and
the United States about the Washing
ton treaty negotiations concerning the
fisheries.
The Empress Of India. Death o.
Mrs. lBenJ. =. Butler.
LONDON, ApriI 8.
A telegram from st. Petersburg says
Russia recognizes the fitness of thu
title oi Empress of India, aud will i'm
n,ediately after the issue of Queen
Victoria's proclamation, declare that
the title gives official expression OF
this view at London.
The wife of Benjamin +. Butler 6ied
this morning of lancer in the throat in
the Massachusetts General Hospital in
this city, where she had been taken to
have an operation performed. She
was about 81 years old.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

THE L Is CONCEDED TO HzM.-The
name Of the President's brother is
misprinted by some newspapers. The
Utica Herald, Orville NJ. His name Is
Orville l.. Grant. Let no injustice be
done to the MAUI. Give him L.; he de-
serves it, Utica Obseyver.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09
NOTICE.

Persons writing To us upon business con-
nccted with tho SEvFIsgL office, will .plcass
address their letters to the firm, and not IN
tho name OF either ofits individual members.
CASSIDY 4 DENNIS.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

BELKNAP is said to be entitled to the
credit Of one good thing, hat of rescind-
ing an order OF his predecessor, COM
polling coasters and fishermen to uss a
certain patent fog-horn, under a penal
ty of 32O0-out Of which patent q couple
OF sharpers in Boston made q "big
thipR.u
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES,
FROM cALrroE MIA.

Lon DON, AprjI 8,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.
As O'Leary, the pedestrian draws
neal the end of his walk. public inter
est in his unparalleled pei formance in
creases. The crowd in attendance
hourly grows larger, and it is probable
that during the closing hours of his
tramp this evening, the building will
he crowded. AT half past twelve he
completed the 463d mile in 10 minules
and 10 seconds, and took a brief rest,
including the extra distance on account
ofthe shortness of the track he, at one
O'Clock. had 40 miles to make. The
time will be up at a quarter past II.
Of a trifie haggard and pale, and ex-
poets to finish his walk 10y ll:20. but
will continue walking till midnight %
decide certain bets. A magnificent tes-
timoDial has been prepared. and will
he presented at the close Of the per-
formance.
The OLD Academy of Music building
and lot has changed hands during the
present week, Senator John p. Jones
having sold 1t to Flood IL O'Brien for
100000.
A dividend Of $3.50 per share has
been declared by the San Francisco
Stock Board. payable Immediately. A
seat sold in the Board yesterday for
S4O,000-the highest price yet paid.
Letter from p. d. Phillips.
SAN FRANCISCO, April s..
The Chronicle this morning publ ish-
es a letter from ID. l.. Phillips, of
Springfield, Iowa, recently on this
coast as Special Treasury Agent, Sc
verely scoring Collector Shannon,
John NJ. Coglan, Collect,r Se,lgcwick
and others, for statements they have
made concerning Phillips manner OF
conducting his investigation here, and
intimatiDg that the best that car he
said of Senator Sargent is that he is q
very p%oorjudge of character. The let
ter reflects sev-rely on the inacti ilv OF
evenue officers in California while
cognizant of frauds going on about
them.
Fire Mt Enigrant Gap.
EMIaaANT GAP. April s.
A fire occurred last night. Six hun
dred and fifty feet of snow aud wood
sheds, together with a large quantity OF
wood, was destroyed. The west bound
passenger train of to day is here wait
ing for the track TO be repairod. which
will be about IL or | O'Clock. 1t is not
known how the fire originated.
Murder NJ Dutch Nfck's.
CARSON, April I.
Lagt night at half-past 0 o'clock a
man named JOS. A. Sloan was shot and
Instantly killed at Dutch Nick's saloon.
Empire, where he had been employed
f.. - &c. l. g.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

WHICH.-The reporter of the Vir-
ginia Chronicle calls Rose Benjamin's
bagnio . bear pitt" but he does not
tell what kind If bears are exhibit
ed there-grizzly or cinnamon.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09
srasMON.

1t is the habit of erring humanity
and . very comforting one apparently
to blame Providence for the misfor-
tunes which by lmprudence We bring
upon ourselves. II a man eats too
much At dinner, drinks too much and
smokes too, many cigars, and dies OF
apoplexy at forty, when he ought, by
the laws of nature, to have lived to
eighty, God 10 arraigned and the mans
friends and the clergyman who
breaches his funeral sermon calls his
death : "mysterious dis2ensation Of
Providence" If a mother dresses her
tender little child so as to show its
bare neck and arms and its plump
legs-beautiful, we admit, but none
the less sensitive to cold on that &C.
count-if she fills the child's stomach
with bon bons, and its head with
knowledge intended only for ripper
years, and the child dies, as of cours
1t will, then everybody s%ympath:zes
with her and urges her to be resigned
to the will of Providence. And the af-
fiicted mother weeps and wonders
what she has ever done to deserve such
an affecting stroke. Men who are
brought up to know right from wrong,
cheat and lie and swindle and specu-
late and build up fortunes, and invest
them in fancy stocks which rise into
existence like soap-bubbles, and by
and-by the bubbles burst, the fine
things are swept away, and these men
will have the assurance to say that
God has dealt harshly with them, and
the punishment is more than they
can bear. In nine cases out of ten the
world is what we make it; if we do
our duty to God and man, regard the
natural laws of health, and indulge in
no habits that work death and ruin, we
shall find plenty in life worth living
for, and have little cause to complain
OF the cruelty of our Heavenly
Father.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

MARK TWAIN has q new book in
press with the American Publishing
Company OF Hartford. 1t is called
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

THE Worcester Spy knows Mr..
Blaine and likes him, but thinks Bris-
tow is the man for the Republicans to
nominate.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-09

Ex-GovERNoR ". HERsCHEL JOHN
BON Of Georgia, who ran for vice-P Pres
ident on the Democratic ticket with
stephen A. Douglas in 1860, Is very
likely to obtain the nomination Of the
Georgia Democrats for Governor.