, 1877-03-29
Recent Decision Of the Supreme Court..-
Each Side Tells lis Story.
The Boulhollers still IInye Fnfnt Hopes
TINT ALL Is Not Lost.
Rsported Sale Of tho Port Huron q Lake
Michigan Railroad.
4 Wall from st. Louis-.-Another Road
Swallowed Up by Chicago.
Annual Netting Of Tho 1'urlingtaa & quine!..'
Tho Present Directors Reelected.
THE OTTAWA BONDS.

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HISTORY or An INTERFERING CONTROVERSY.
Ths recent favorable decision Of tho United
States Supreme Court In the sHtls brought by the
Town Of OTTAWA 10 avoid payment of certain bonds
issued BY that municipality 10 aid In tho coRetfsc-
tim Of tho Ottawa, uswego s. Fox River Valley
Railroad in view Of the magntlgdc Of this interests
fnyoIycd-In this case several millions Of dollars,
--has snggo',cd tho appropriateness Of Fort OF
condemned history Of Tho case from the statt. Ac.
cordtnsly Tnr Talnrx1 gives both sides Of tho
natter from which tho publtc can judga for Itself
a. to whether tho Supreme Court in It's decision
has rendered equal nnd exact Justice 10 all. or
course, ZONE will sympashlxo with tho unfortunate
boulhodors, while others will agree In thinking
that tho Town OF Ottawa was bap,boostcd Into aa'
tf.tlng in The building Of road for which there
was no need. ..
From gentleman In this city who IL quito ia.
mliar with tho history Of tho road, bnt whose
eymrlAthcs were evidently IN favor Of tho pcop!o
Of ottawa. Afcpottcr for this paper yesterday OBJ
tanned something less than ton Of Information,
ofwhtch tho following condensation has bccn made:
Gulng back to tho eauAes which led 10 tho project
for constructing the roal and. coiatoraliy, tho Is
suing Of tho bonds by tho Town OF Ottawa,
THE FIRST ACT IN THIS HISTORY
had its origin In tho discovery of tho vcrmIllon
coal.nclds,-somc very sicl, vcins, about thrlccn
miles from Utta~s;-about whose value,
however, tho people of that town
were wholly Ignorant. These fields
or rather large number Of ncrcs tho trnct-wcto
purchased BY certain parties, who looked beyond
their noses for thcIr reward. In a grent many
y' They' baa privs,ciy borcd tic Garth, foand that
terO large and Rich veins beneath ts surface,
mud, will m. eve to tho future, did what grent
1ncan., and what as great number Of others would
have liked to do. but could not 10 for lack Of
co... 4 f he" o sss = sses ss
oalcs @ IL oids. 10" 10 set IT, tho % Goa! 70 msske.
A aans s :, a IT, e s ses paes.e1 teri anf% sSs
accrct 10 themselves. aud, prepared to solve tho
ssissa ss Il Z h er sdsssess ss ssa IT. fsF Be- .s te
ysat. siierwatd, they, ,vete selling for faliy ten
ia 81 o e ony w g fsac
construct a road from stsealor to Ottawa, and
Chicago, !aurllnston 4 Quincy. Now; In order ia
s s IN ns!s' s. 81 tns a1 thSy se'gysa
along thu proposed l1Ho Of road to
suHsEK1nh fot eTOcK AND ISSUE bonds
70 aid In tho construction. And ht tho peoplc Of
shrowdncss which distinguishes tho ehiltsron OF
ihls world and whicl, Is 80 at wa. with the ehnrac-
Gs e ssssa. y Il st oMs
u whom they asked this aid. that their purpose
wa only e promosc tho convenience Of tho towns
any Of tic Inhabitants Of ottawa " woro IN favor s,St
TO ns connected .na,s ,yith Chicago IN saek
coui sn;oS 9rr1tep sacitiss y,, H!oIs tng !ao
iisteonrae, i and tholaand md ono other inesina.
srfy inpr,1a ard thn ,ticcs ~, ~ -, "oo'" Y mot
kitnF"l On tic other hand. tacro wcre Ni' tho.o-
sH tsy y G4"estsd many Of the mott influential
ne.y Would tIs sHa Upon n IT, ts tow; sos
xery nyps .ys ~ 81 which i could then do
incn, obcctjo 70 tho ssnrsp ,ta. an PROM
@ %br iaon en- siGd ntas had ecEain I4fsa territory
ths rad IN. hrt !" .;s,nn y, a was fieaf tLat u
a. MconysnIcpt ~ sonis pa ,nag aohs IT, Wonla be ut up
!hesS rsn,i.ns nsr o9snsss n suc Mater ssd
iofo aetnv Wi thnr , 10 tainK t"oe e;
Deiofo onG they apsgcd d. 10 ra'ncs. a9A bs ~ ana @
saa 10 noek ~! t'and ,1 eaa bad partially agreed
u s asr ss UetaM IT, wt shs
oP sp sh. II ,kd Hpa st obsctnx citizens reflected
u Il ssse e sssa ers nns S'sf sss e. aSs
nstU wav.stn,ing stnxing IA IN ,G position Of
shat "tgcisr ' w ~ nscn Es o. an, Amsors ~ 70
w. when ey lad doSns st thcr shnknu. FIT o. Uta
roaI md ys 1rasn"s f,r nDai 1hrra wgfc several
inc sewhe IN orrt oMnosnS r. !ne fox hyer
is5s tbs ~ s ~ o as new route purn2ey
wc ht." ~ IT, .a ~ ~ i Goaasa , u condition
49, y "'u not e1tenu clear over heyonl those COIL
mnr ~ H. ssK psuroseu says5at routes, al
Wan ony "n'onmt ~ nna. o. eoafso, tiefa
catrs II ihcsn w am'ong me .dvo.
rTyperty. .,,alJer, thrm, sS,.s otes ian tho
sIyhi rnna arr. ~ Wmosg anas to foad
Ana - '''''' 0"'''"s'''e''S'A good thing
rbs 1n .a,.s' suDscA'fIioss a.. BEGAN TO FLOW IN.
ranxn.s"H x nv ns'.,a os iies ato4n wcIc
innnnf,s, ~ GsSp'e at afaa.l.enttsd Intensely
immesssnn m,anst riuM: %n selI,ssentea to thc tho.
nis tIat w"ud c!s y, .e snsatmnble beng.
tecn hn ~ aseaan y tncm and 70 thc!t chill.
HIT tafEea tS nfsre ~ esre e ,Ssd VA. built laly
s"ivcs S.,, NV III s.lop, ~, the SAT them
stsnres H H., ~" Jesosea tat act the ctcu
r. .snnsn ~ H. hs .! s1o.rfptlons toaId
tsr y H. ~ suhm"g ane laaa, a. Il ruts to this
rr. pnr p stfss ettfE1F 20 .a~a' aht theneu up Tho
N ~, ,.ttet Hr.t y 'a,!ay ~ ~ ~ Nnto!a:
hhomi sip, KIM XXX ~9s that the TOWN OF Ottawa
a xt xatss S1g" Voo 10 aiu sl,s new e,ite sprisc.
tsE.n ,ni.. io ~. ~ Iauo @ .aan a4ouMt o1 noHds was
n.tca ~ naSes ae to 'aw o. 1" Ihe eitisens op.
cnreie IL tavar - ,h !ha. the election va.
th,t - @ .ao. " 1ns fcMenie sMpl5 from the fact
sad W. feo OF ho's nd. 5Hl!o~ oI|sstots
~. Sceils that there was very
t"sn' t",.n y, ,oe91omty ot the legal voters oi the
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