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CABINET ORGAN FOR SALE.

Mason s. Hamlin Cabinet Organ, new last
IN spring, and which has been but little used i.
Will be sold at great discount if applied for soon
1t has three sets of reeds, nine stops, automatic
swell and knee swell, is feet inches in length, and
8 feet II inches in height. Warranted by Mason s.
Hamlin Co. for five years to be perfect instrument
Address, or call for
augSdtf 'fr. Co. Press Office.
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For Sale

For Sale.
House and lot at No. 81 NeWbury
st. Apply at house, R. RUBY,
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The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10

a FIRST-CLASS three-story Brick House, on
gas, sebago, bath room, first and second story sup
piled with hot and cold water; all in perfect or
der. Inquire of JOHN. c. Proctor, 90 Exchange
Street. 1u3Odtf
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The Library,

\ second meeting was held ON last Friday CIV
ening in the court house, by those interested in
the organization Of a library association. The
special object and business of the meeting was
hearing the report of the committee appointed
to draft plan Of organization. The committee
recommended organization under the state law,
that is, 10 ASK the council to pass an ordinance
adopting the library law of the state, but with
out an appropriation for the present the associa-
ton agreeing to keep the establishment going
year without aid The report recommended the
appointment Of committees, also, to confer with
the Academy of Sciences in relation to the use by
the association Of their splendid cabinets of spec
linens and the books of their library; and with
certain ladies, who propose To keep a reading
room supplied with papers, periodicals, etc.
After some discussion the report was adopted
and the president authorized 10 announce the
committees called for through The papers, where
upon the meeting adjourned subject to the call Of
the president
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HAYES I'M NEW YORK,

The visit of President Hayes To New York
on Friday evening Of last week was attended
by no notable incidents. The party consisted
of the President, Mrs. Hayes, Webb and
Burch. Hayes Miss Platte, Attorney General
Dcvans and assistant Secretary Mccormick
and wife. They were escorted on their arrival
to the rooms Of the Union League club, where
"vcry distinguished company had assem-
bled 10 greet them, including exGov Morgan,
VIM. Cullen Bryant, Theodore Roosevelt, Peter
Cooper, &c. The affair was altogether inior.
nal, no speeches were made, and after ban
quet broke up at II O'Clock.
On Saturday The President assisted" ut the
opening OF the American Museum, attended
by a large gathering of New Works most pub
lie spirited citizens and the presidents Of Yale
and IIarvcd universities.
In the evening the party partook of dinner
rendered by the New England club, at which
the most notable incident was long and rath-
cr dull speech by Secretary Evarts, explaining
and defending the Presidents civil service
policy.
On Sunday the party attended DR. Tlany's
lMelhOdsl) church in the morning, and after
taking dinner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at
tended DR.. Halls First Presbyterian church
in the afternoon, dining in the evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall o, Roberts. On Mon.
lay morning they lcturncd to Washington
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Personal.

Mr.. Frank Sizer returned from Ann Arbor OH
Saturday evening last
Mr.. Henry q, Cotton, of Chicago made his
Ottawa friends II visit this week
Miss Mae Blanchard spends the HOLIDAYS in
aurora.
Mr.. Fred. Hossack has been elevated 10 the
distinguished rank OF corporal in the Ottawa
Guards. Lets see, wasn't the first Napoleon a;
one time corporal;
Rev. Mr.. Valentine, Of the Congregational
church, finishes his labors in Ottawa on Sunday
neXt-to-morrow
Mrs. Geo. VI. Leland, Fern Leaf" returned
on last Friday from her Texas tour; and Satur
days Home contained an interesting letter
from her dated at San Antonio.
City Attorney Johnston was perhaps the most
highly favored man in the city ON Christmas, be-
ing the recipient on that day of u christmas
Box" in the shape Of a law library of upwards of
200 volumes valued at but little less than $1,000,
His wife was the donor.
W. II, Warrick, Esq, well known republican
politician of the town of Waltham, was in Otta-
wa on Wednesday looking after some pre-elec-
tional promises of position of some sort about
the court house in case certain candidates were
elected. He is understood, however, to have left
town in anything but pleasant hamor, and
with fcarfully shattered faith in the ante. cleo
ton promises of politicians.
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THE MEXICAN BORDER FUSS.

The San Elizario row on the Mexican bUr
der, melted by corrupt salt ring to prccipi
tate war with Mexico having resulted disas.
trously, mainly to the leaders themselves of the
ring, the present phase Of affairs on the Rio
Grandc is Of a character greatly to disgust the
war prophets. Dispatches to Gen. Sheridan
state that on the 22d, while pursuing u party
Of predatory Indians with stolen stock across
the Rio Grande, Lieut.. Ward, commanding a
detachment Of United States cavalry, invited
the cooperation of a neighboring Mexican
force, and the two commands joined in the
pursuit in Mexico, but without ovcrtaking the
fugiivcs. The Mexican officers, it is said,
were quite civil, and expressed u willingness
to cooperate with the gringos in chasing cat
tie thieves, whenever they cross the line into
Mexico.
The investigation now going on at Wash
ington into the border troubles is equally dis
coufuging in its revelations. Gen. Sheridan
Tor instance, states that In the last eighteen
months ON the settled parts of the Texas from
tier there have been no raids by Mexican. into
Texas, and there has not been the least excuse
for threatening war with Mexico II was stated
by another officer serving OF The border that
not hoof of cattle had been stolen from Tex
as since the beginning of the present Admin.
istralon, and Gen, Sheridans testimony bears
out the assertion.
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Judge Heaton, of Dixon, Chief Justice OF
the appellate coNrt of the Chicago district
died suddenly of heart disease in the latter
city on Wednesday. His daughter was TO be
married at Dixon on Thursday evening, and
the Judge was in the railroad office on Kinze
street preparatory to going home, when he was
suddenly taken with what at first appeared a
fainting fit, but he died in few moments
Judge Heaton was native of Oneida county,
\. V, and was 80 years of age, and had lived
at Dixon, H., since 1860 Throughout Illinois
he was regarded by the profession as a sound
and able lawyer and the posscssor of judicial
qualities of the highest order.
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THE CANAL.

The Board of COMMITS ioners Of the Illinoi,
and Michigan Canal held their annual meet
ing at Lockport last week. Among other pa
II ers submitted to them and examined was tho
report Of Engineer Jennc, occupying some 90
ioolscap pages. Most Of it relates TO the i'm
lprovement OF the Illinois river, and especially
the Coppcras Creek dam, which has been com
pleted and in use since Oct. % last. This
makes ninety miles Of completed Navigation
with seven feet depth Of water at all seasons OF
the year when the river !, open. The work Is
gwen in detail in the report The total cost OF
The whole work was SflO,lo"3 81 Whlch
T34,, ,4'.5l was cHpcnGcd ny tie STATE ana
S62,359.sO by the United States Inc original
estimate was S421,4C, ana was maze III ne
.cembeb 1870. The difference OF cost anH me
estimate was Tln3ej69,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29

The spell of warm winter weather, which
has now prevailed without a break for over
six weeks, at a season when this region is uslI-
ally locked in snow and ice, seems To extend
northeast as far rs the 81 Lawrence, that river
being still open at Montreal, and northwest to
Duluth and ON the Canada line To Washington
territory. Aroun1 here the meadows and
lawns continue as green as in April, and pan
sizes, dandclions and Other early spring flowers
continue TO bloom in the open air Even The
vc:benaS in the gardens are still alive. Many
farmers, where the ground is not top wet, are
blowing, * There has not been a particle
of frost in the ground for over month. The
oldest inhabiIant' remembers no such other
December about here, though the December of
two years ago rescmbled il. The Defenders
of 40 and ID, We arr told, were also exception.
ally mild, and in both eases, as in 1876, were
followed by open winters" /.
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New Years.

! "Ml civilized and semicivilzed races of man
| Kind appear, as if by natural instinct, to have
adopted either ceeremonials, rejoicings or an in.
terchange Of social amenities at New Years"
The Jewish year opened with religious ccre~
monies, and cessation from business. The
Cinnamon hold to the absurd idea that on New
Years Day all debts should be paid and in theory
they hold that on that day those who can not pay
shall be set free from their obligations. In Old
Europe the giving of gifts was customary, es-
pccially to the rulers but this custom has gen
orally fallen into disuse, though still in vogue in
France, where the day is fully as brilliant as
Christmas. Most of the old customs of England
and Scotland are extinct save in remote coun
ties, and most people in those lands celebrate the
day as do we in America-by visits to friends
with congratulations for escaping past evils and
wishes OF " Happiness" for the future
This being the way in which the day will be
spent in Ottawa, the ladies will throw open their
houses usual. Though from the following
Il list it will be seen that the "open houses" are
not numerous, the number of ladies receiving is
quite as numerous as ever; and we predict n
pleasant days calling for the gentlemen, be the
roads muddy or dry.
THE LIST:
Mrs. Robert Strawn and daughters west side.
Mrs Sherman Leland, Miss Mary f. Strawn,
Miss Laura Lindley, Miss Minnie MITCHELL Miss
Matte Mitchell, Miss Ida Shulcr, Miss Belle c.
Strawn, with Mrs. II. c. Strawn.
Miss Fannie Osman, Miss Ida Strawn, Miss
Brewster, Peru, Miss Lottic Clark, Utica, with
Miss Bushnell.
Mrs. Snyder, Oregon Mrs. B. f. Lincoln, Mrs.
c. H. Raymond, the Misses Waterman and the
Misses Raymond, with Mrs. s. w. Raymond.
Miss Maggie Tozer, Miss Fannie BEEN, Miss
Wallace, Miss Thorington, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs
|. y. BEEN, with Rev. Mrs. Nash at the Episco-
pal Rcctory.
Mrs. Lorenzo Leland, Miss Marcia Leland,
Mrs. S. w. Cheever, Mrs. p X. Leland, with
Mrs. II. NJ. Hamilton and daughters.
Miss Emma Garfield, Miss NJ. Dutton, Mrs.
l.. II. Tower, Wcnona, Mrs. F. A. Kendall, Mrs.
s. \. Bushnell, Miss Mollic Hull, with Mrs. w.
II. Hull and Miss Fannie Hull
Mrs. Cady, Bloomington, and Miss Parks, Wau-
kegan, Miss Louise Eames with Mrs. Ed. G. Al
len and daughters.
Mrs f. +. Bull, Mrs J. F. Nash, Mrs. Geo. X
Tozer, Mrs. Geo $. EldredSe, Mrs. A. Lynch, Mrs.
james Leighton, Mrs. Vim. Thomas, Mrs. VIM.
Osman, Mrs. F. l.. Fiskc and dau ghters, Misses
Lille Bull, Mollic Osman, Kate Eldrcdge,
and Jennie Treat, La Sale, with Mrs. d. Hapc-
man.
Mrs. T. II. Marvin and Miss Hattie Black, With
Mrs. /. W. Mattocks and daughters.
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The solid men" IT ST Clair county have
adopted new device TO avoid the payment of
taxes. \ body efthem, closely disguised, fore.
ibly entered the Office Of the county clerk one
night a week ago and carried off the tax books
Tho main object is TO avoid the payment of a
heavy assessment 10 satisfy judgment against
the county on some swindling railroad bonds
OF course it is tough, and not To be wondered
4 IL taxpayers rebel against paying bonds is.
sued for stock in railroads which have proved
both successful and profitable, yet out Of which
ihe helpless taxpayers have been shamcfuly
ssindled. In such eases doubtless the plum
dered taxpayers are abundanily Justified in re.
sorting 20 the las; legal technicality to get ev.
en- with the sharks, but the means adopted by
The ST. Clair people are absurd in the extreme
or course they can only effect brief delay,
Until, at heavy expense, new levy and as
sessnneri can be made.
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An interesting story comes from Arizona
Kellogg and Carter owned Il mining claim
and fOoliShly quarrcllcd about IT, Kellogg
was man of few words; light and free was
his touch upon his revolver" With little ado,
he fired at his partner. and supposed that he
had sent bullet into his breast; hut behold
Carter was good young man, and had a bible
in the pocket of his gray working shirt The
ball stTuch upon the sacred book. It's course
was turned. and Carter was unhurt. Then the
good young man whipped out his cleaning
bowie knife. Sprang upon Kellogg. and carved
him 81 artistically that his hold on his revolver
relaxed and he was like To die. The good Young
man ,tinched his opponents wound, and rslc
away for physician, returning within twenty
four hours, having made total distance of
ninety miles. Kellogg i recovering Carter.
to avoid arrast, sought Ia cross the river. and
this time the bible didn't save him. He was
drowned. The neral Of this recital j. very
intricate. hut it is plain thai Carter wasn't
born 10 h. hanged.
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France,

The republic begins TO show its hand in the
discontinuancc of all the press gag suits, and
in the more vigorous prosecution of interior
encc with the freedom ofvoting at the elections
An inquiry into the cause of placing Gen
Bressolles on the retired list during the short
Rochebouet ministry, brought TO light the fact
that an order had been issued to the army to
prepare for coup d'etat, GeE. Bressoles hay-
ing intimated his determination not to fight in
behalf of the ministry against the people The
disclosure caused some excitement and will
doubtless lead to a rigid investigation Ivy the
chambers
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Basis of settlement Of the GorIon.C oukling

Basis of settlement of the Gordon oukling
"imbrigglc" As arranged by the ChieagoTimcs
And we therefore agree, that when the sena.
tor from New York said to the senator from
Georgia, You are liar" the senator from
Georgia should not have said, And You sab,
are not gentleman, sab. by cad, sah," hut
should have answered: You. sab. are talking
To a southern gentleman, sali-a gentleman of
hcnah, sab, bygad, sab" And we further agree
that the senator from New York should never
have said tn the senator from Georgia: You
sir. utter falsehood," but should have said.
The gentleman of honah, by cad, sab. from
Georgia. sab. has matte statement that no
body, not even yourself, believes, which would
have Strengthened the matter up To the satislac-
ton of all. Therefore, we still further agree
that while they are both wrong. they should
forgive each other. and embrace the frSt oppor.
mnity OF showing Ia the country what a beauii-
full thing il i for gentleman Of honah 10 dwell
together m harmony, 10y CAD, ssh,
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Michael Davitt, Fenian, sentenced TO ff
teen years penal servitude, has been released
from Dartmoor on a ticket-of.leave, after serv
ing half the term of his sentence.
In consequence of a proposed reduction OF
wages after the holidays, l,00Oiro workers at
Sheffield have struck.
The Dutch steamer Friesland from Java for
Rotterdam has been lost ii is believed with all
hands, off Cape Finsterre. The crew mum.
bcred about fifty. She had no passengers.
The grain market continues steady in spite
OF heavy arrivals of wheat and maize from
America. The weather in England, rs in this
country is exceptionally mild for the season.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29

| The Chicago Iator-Ocedn is IN q towering
psssion over the action Of the house on the
Colorado contested election case Says that
paper:
Ofal the infamous acts pcrporatcd in the
name Of Democracy, the admission of Patter.
son, of Colorado, to seat in Congress is the
most Infamous. OF all The weak cases on
which the Democrats have endelvored by
trickery and unwarranted Interpretation of
|tcchncalitics, to gain point, this is the weak
est. II is an insult to the people Of Colorado,
and an open defiance of the people of the ma
ton. While it illustrates their capacity for
mischief and their disregard of peoples rights,
state for all time TO come.
The simple facts are, that Colorado, by "a
territorial law, provided for an election of con.
gresham 10 be held in October, at which
election Wallace was chosen by small ma
jority over Patterson. But a law Of congress
requires all congressman to be elected on the
first Tuesday in November, and on that day,
the usual notice of the election having been
given, the friends Of Patterson, TO the number
of four or five hundred, voted for him again,
while the friends of Wallace thought he was
safe enough with his election under the terri
toria law, and refused to go TO the polls And
now congress simply ratites the second cleo
ton on the incontrovcrtiblc ground that law
of congress is of higher force than territorial
law If the admission OF Patterson, with all
the legal technicalitics thus clearly in his
favor is such mn Outra po bpcauso n nnnular
majority ut a previous illegal election had de
clared against him, how can the Mtey-Ocean
get over its repeated high ,stiltcd iustificatons
of the admission of Hayes to the Presidency
on sheer tcchnicalities, when there was a clear
popular majority of half million against him
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CANAL NAVIGATION.

While the great reduction Of tolls on the
Erie canal this year resulted in very salts
factory increase of tonnage though slight re
duction in receipts compared with the prev
Gus year, the experiment proved that the sys
TEN, if supplemented by some Improvements
in traction and speed, was yet capable of re
storing to the Erie canal the superiority ithad
so long enjoyed over the railroads as the great
artery of commerce between the East and the
West The desired improvements in traction
and speed seem now TO have been reached, &C.
cording to the following which we copy from
the Albany Jouraal:
The Utica Herald reports that a stock com.
pany has been organized for the purpose OF
putting what is known as the Stephenson
Traction system in practical operation on the
entire length Of the canal. 1t is said that a
large amount Ofstock has been subscribed, and
that operations will be begun with rs little de
lay as possible, and will be diligently prose,
cuted.
This traction system, as the rame implies,
contemplates the laying of Il track. The rails
will be placed on the canal banks or upon
piles driven in the bed OF the canal. On the
single rail thus laid heavy traction wheel,
turned by an endless cable running from the
steamer, will revolve. This traction will be
great enough, it is calculated, to draw five or
six boats at the rate of four miles an hour The
present intention is to begin the rack-laying
at Lockpor and work eastward with the ex.
pectation of finishing a long line before the
opening of navigation in the spring. There is
good promise in this-thc promise Of speedy
performance.
There is also encouraging news from those
who favor the Introduction of the Belgian sys-
tenn upon the canals The Buffalo C0nmcrctal
learns from the president of the Belgian Cable
Towing Company that it is his intention to
infuse new life into that enterprise this winter"
Two strips of Belgian cable were laid three
years ago, one from Buffolo to Tonawonda and
the other from Lockport to Brockport, employ
ing two Belgian steamers. The resulthas dem
onstrated that the cable system works admira-
bly, on the level, and that by its boats can be
passed rapidly through the locks. The situa-
ton, it thus appears, is full of encouragement
Unless the unforeseen comes TO pass next year,
the problem of improved canal navigation
ought to be solved.
OF course any improvement 50 vitality affect
ing the success of the Eric canal is Of equal
to the Illinois canal and river i'm
provemcnt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29

Does Gordon serve Hayes for nought?
Washington dispatches of Saturday announce
that Senator Gordon has secured the appoint
ment of brother-in.law to an Office in the
War Department The fact causes much dis
satisfaction among the Republicans, and cx.
cites the comment that it shows the purpose
OF the President to continue appointing Demo
Gratis, while Senator Conkling's friends take
more personal view Of the matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29

The Georgetown (Col) Wtnor of the Goth
changing bee" in that vicinity on the 10th inst
A man, supposed to have been an Italian
known by the name of Robert Schamlc had
murdered, cruelty, in cold blood, withoutprov
ocation, and apparently only TO obtain a few
dollars Of money, man who had bctriended
him, named Henry Thedie. Jails in that re-
gion are insecure, and the laws delay as vcXa-
tious rs elsewhere. So fearing Schamlc might
dodge the halter by escape a band of disguised
vgilantcs iorcibly entered the Jail on the night
of the 18th inst, took out The prisoner and
without further ceremony hung him To abcam
in the pig.stye of his murdered friend
The strangest part of II, however, relates 10.
the history of this victim of Judge Lynch. III
seems To he nearly certain, according To the
statement in II Denver paper of IA man who
knew Schamle from his youth, that Inc Is no
less than a grand son of Schamyl, the great
Circassian warrior, who for 40 many years had
kept the whole power of Russia at bay. After
the surrender of the elder Schamy in 1913, his
son, whose mother was an Italian, after many
and adventures turned up in Gar
ihalli'S army and was killed in a skifmsh
near Naples in 1866. lie LETT Il wife and sever
nj children comparatively destitute, and this
son Robert, after all sorts of ups and downs fin
ally winds up his career at the end of a rope
IN Colorado as above.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-29

Chicago, during the past week, was the vic
tim of one of the baldest and most grotesque
swindlcs ever perpctratcd on Il vcrllant and
unsophisllcated people, A couple of New
York adventures, called Clark or Kloke. and
merriam assisted by local ccl.brty known as
the fat boy" succeeded by dint of unlimited
brass and vast amount of sensational all
vcrtIsing, in nvcgliing 100 innocent mothers
into entering their little cherubs for baby
show ut the Tabernacle, and actually carrying
and keeping them their for a week. The
humhug was kept up, with rather discourage
ing financial results, for nearly week. when,
on Tuesday last, jus, before the prizes were To
he awarded, all the managers suddenly dsap-
pcarcd with all the cash, and Of course the
fact ol huge swindlc for the first tine dawn
cd upon the hali;dazcd intclects of the poor
dupcs. The scene that followed was interest
ing but indcscribablc Says the Tin,N:
The selfappointed committee of nvestiga.
ton returned and reported that the birds had
fled. Words can hardly describe tn rage of
the multitude AT this announcement. They
stormcd raved, and many of them Snre Wo-
men laughed Historically, and the Streaming
of infants was perfectly atrocious. Ia use the
at cynical gentleman Who was
present, the Tabernacle sounded and smelt
worse than a chicken-coop. Ii would seem
that all the "darlngsn made up Their minds
Ia have simultaneous grand explosion by way
of expressing their infantle DISCUS for ilsc
in which they had been treated.
The Ttmcs concludes its account of the
grand collapse by the sage reflection that lit
will bring rich harvest of public wisdom"
No public" apparently needs such harvest
more than Chicago.