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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Boss Tweed, in his cagorness 10 get ont Of
the clutches of the law, not only offers to give
up every cent of money or property he owns
n the world, but also to make a thorough
Confession and clean breast of all his ring OF
,rations, as well as to give the names OF al
his partners and accomplices-in short the
whole true lnwaIdness OF that gigantic rot
berry. His confessional voluminous boCy
of manuscript-in already in the hands o.
the attorney general of New York, and is to
be made public as soon as the terms upoa
which it is offered are accepted. The COMES
sion compromises many names that have hith-
erto been free from suspicion, while, 1t true, II
would fasten guilt more firmly than any in-
vesugalion hitherto has done, upon those
heretofore regarded as The chief ringsters.
Among others, it would make A. Oakley Hall,
whose guilt IN connection with the Tweed
robheries had heretofore been held as at
least doubtful, the head thief of all, and
would thus fully account for his strange flight
from the country, Tweed asserting that in do
Ing so he took with him the vouchers that Is
iablished his guilt. The confession has caus-
ed immense general excitement in New York
and fearful futterirg among all who were
more or less connected with the city govern
men, in the palmy days of Tweed, Connolly,
Swecny and the rest Of that famous ring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

The Aurora Herald appears IN a new dress
and with its typographical renewal appear,
also TO have pat on a new political coat oi
sirned the Old Que inside out. The editor
seems To have stepped down from his indie
J." Ient tripod and mounted one as a devoted
81 ne bloody shirt lie assails the southern
p~licy of President Hayes as treason to the
party that elected him, and instead Of "shap.
- the course Of his administration from the
Ipnciples held by his party" says "he makes
ersonal policy of his own, assuming tina,
z IS elected president, and not that a party
J wing defined principles has succeeded. He
fslore permits this peaceable revolution,
:, Which the reverse of those principles that
! a. The foundation Of republican institutions
maintained and made successful"
fne editor signalzes his latter day CONVEX
N ~ lost csuse by still greater extrava.
nee: he actually fabricates labored de-
ace OF that incsnest Of all spawns Of our un
ppy ciyi. was-lhe carpe,-bagger. Is Bur
playing his cards 10 get quarters at the
4,e's expense \, Elgin,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

~ a meeting of the directors of the Ch!ca.
60 Rock Island Is Pacific Il. r. in New York
on Monday Hugh Riddle, Esq, late superin-
tendent, was elected president of that road,
in place of John f. Tracy, whose failing
health has compelled him to surrender the
position. The numerous friends of Mr.. Tracy
will regret TO learn that he retires not only
with broken health, but broken in Fortune
being hopelessly insolvent through heavy
losses IN railroad enterprises which the
stringency of the times has bankrupted. The
election of Mr. Riddle, who is no pet of Jay
Goulds, indicates either that Gould has less
control in The direction Of the read than was
generally supposed, or that he and Riddle
are on better terms than they were when the
latter was superintendent of the Erie road
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Ne acknowledge, with feelings Of profound
gratitude, not unmlngcd with trepidation
The receipt of a gorgeously Autographed in
yi.a,lon TO attend the opening ceremonies OF
The International Exhibition of 1877" at III.
Main Building OF the centennial grounds at
Philadelphia on the 10th Of May. Memorial
Hall and its rich display of pictures, statuary,
dc, with numerous other remains Of last
years big show, are TO form Il part of the ex-
hiOition. We have no doubt, fora quiet visit
OF few days, the show will be quite as at.
naCIiyc and instructive as the whole enor-
nous centennial display proved TO the average
Visitor last summer. Paramount Park itself,
in The glow and splendor of June morning,
Is worth going hundreds of miles to see,
Well, If We don't happen TO be at the opening
or the 10Th of May, our Philadelphia friends
will please attribute 1t solely to the epidemi-
Ell impecunlosiiy Of the times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

The Southern Pacific Railroad is getting
along pretty well, thank you, without getting
any government aid. Governor Stanford saws
that II will be built one hundred and forty
miles beyond the Colorado into Arizona be.
fore the next session OF congress. Three hun.
dred and fifty miles more, across Arizona,
will about do the business, and the gap will
be closed before long by working from both
ends.-lSt. Louis Times.
That means from the Pacific eastward as
the Colorado is the western boundary OF Ari.
IONA Very good. If the road is thus rapid.
ly approaching completion while dependent
solely on private means, what honesty is there
In Tom Scott besiegiog congress for dona.
ton Of $4,000 mile to completed road that
Is already twoihirds built at much less cos,
per miler If the road Is worth building,
enough capital will never be waning to build
IL; II not worth building, where is the sense
and justice OF loading the government with
the white elephant? The Union aRd Central
Pacific roads earn enough to pay 10 per cent.
on all the roads honestly cost, yet their own
ers are not satisfied with having robbed the
government Of 6j,00O,O0O. One such public
robbery is enough FOR this century
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

The loss of life by the destruction Of the
Southern Hotel at ST. Louis is less than was
st first apprehendcd. tits now definitely set
lied that not over l2 persons persisted by that
calamity. A coroners jury is now IN session
investigating the whole subject, and may con-
sumo weeks IN the business. The chief de-.
yelopmcnt thus far seems to be that no ade-
auate measures were taken by the proprietors
FOR the protection of the many people who
contided their lives to their care. The fire
clearly originated in the store room, and as
early as 0 O'Clock in the evening, and shortly
after an employee of the hotel was seen TO en-.
Ter the store room with lighted paper fam.
beau in his hand, it is shown that indications
were noticed about the lower part of the hotel
ma! something was burning somewhere,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

THE ISDIANs.-The agreeable news comes
from Wyoming and Northwestern Nebraska
that the cruel Indian war, which by the mas.
sacre of Custar and his brave band last tall
sent such thrill of horror through the coun.
try, is finally over. Gen. Crook reports 10
Gen. Sheridan from Wyoming, under date of
April 18th, that the northern Indians, the last
remnant of Sitting Balls followers, had come
in at Spotted Tail agency and surrendered,
Sitting =. himself taking refuge IN the British
territory. These, with the 1000 Sioux brought
in few days before by Spotted Tail, and
abou; $50 hostile Cheyenucs who reached
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

However hopefully democrats may look
towards Hayes IN reference to the probable
solution of the Louisiana difficulty, and how
ever much they may be inclined to commend
his bold defiance of the frOwns and threats Of
the radical bloody shirt leaders in Kidding
the southern s,ales of the carpetha=ger and
scalawag nuisance, there is a suggestion In
a brief letter OF Charles Francis y 'ams &c
! Mr. Tilden, recently published, that nLa, moi
be lost sight of. 1t is to the effect, that Mr..
Hayes carries upon his brow the stamp OF
frauds first triumph in America, and no &C
tioa of his, however meritorious can wash
away the letters of that record" Yes-as IN
the case of John Tyler and Andrew John
son, while the democrats may commend the
treason they must dispise the traitor, The
main duty of the democratic party for the
next four years will be to wage relentless
campaign against the great national fraud
The cause of truth and decency require that
whatever may be the conduct OF Mr. Hayes,
he shall not be treated with the respect due
an honestly elected president. As a New
York clergyman lately remarked, reverence
TOR law demands this, since every day Hayes
occupies that place the supreme law in the
constitution is violated" The first thing
congress at the extra session soon 10 be con-
veucd ought to Go, should be TO rc.adopt the
solemn declaration Of the last house, that
Samuel j. Tllden was, and Rutherford B.
Hayes was not, honestly elected president,
and that while the house will so far respect
the forms of law rs 10 recognize Mr.. Hayes as
president, they can never forget, though in
legal formalItics they may ignore, the fact
that he is only President de tdct0. The peo-
pie will back them up in the declaration, and
adhere to H. For the next four years let the
democratic resolve never be relaxed that there
shall be no compromising of political felony
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

If Senator David Davis, Of this state, is a
republican, as claimed, he is at least not one
of the bloody shirt persuasion-clse his way
Of talking out IN meeting is very curoas In
little speech TO the house OF representatives
st Springfield las, week he said:
1t is now, in my judgment, our first and
foremost duty to remove, as far as practicable,
by wise and judlcious legislation, oil traces
of the conflict which imperlled the lite Of the
nation and we should strive to revive a
friendly feeling between the north and the
south. We should restore to every state its
equal position in the nation and secure TO
every citizen the full protection of the ccnst.
tuition. Applause shall labor, with your
appreciation, trust, to secure these results
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

THOSE Fox RIVER RAILROAD BONDs.-As
nearly half million Of dollars are involved
of course the holders Of those Fox River Il.
T. bonds, against the validity Of which the
Supreme Court OF the L. 5. recently made q
decision, will leave no stone unturned either
to reverse ar evadc that decision. AS the de-
cisi0n is based on the Ion.passage of the pre-
tended law under which the bonds were issued,
the first effort will be made to reopen the
question as one Of fact IN the L. s. Circuit
Court, in spite Of the repeated settlement of
the question in the state courts, and 10 this
end 1t becomes necessary to have the late
opinion OF the Supreme Court of the L. S.
somewhat modified. Accordingly despatch
to the Chicago Ti'me of Tuesday announces
that
In the United States Supreme Court to-day
in the case of Noah c. Perkins vs. The Town
OF South Ottawa, H., permission was granted
to the counsel for the bOndholders To- file a
petition tor modification Of the last opinion
of the Court.
1t seems, however, that this announcement
is At least premature. On seeing 1t in the
papers our supervisor, Mr.. Lynch, sent
despatch TO the attorney in Washington City
employed by the town to attend TO the case,
and from him a reply was received that up to
Wednesday t, least, no such application had
beer heard of in the court At Washington.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Capt Frederick Lahrbush, the oldest mar
in the United States, died on the 10th inst in
New York city He was born March 9, l76G
and was therefore Ill years old when he died
HIS death was sudden, in consequence oil
taking severe cold, otherwise he might
have lived some years longer, as lie was, up
to his sickness, remarkably robus, and active
".rr one 81 his ago."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
WE'LL WE'LL

It Is wonderful how the seen, OF post of
flee can modify the political views of great
editor and embryo congressman and states.
man. Before the election the denunciations
which Cullen, of the Ottawa Republican,
poured out week after week upon the heads
of the southern white people were fearful to
hair-raising. Nothing WAS more manifest
than that Nichols and Hampton, and their
white league supporters, were traitors and
murde:ers, and hanging was too good for the
best OF them. Non, however, when Cullen,
disappointed and hopeless of congressional
honors, sees a post Office looming up in the
dim distance, he is even rejoiced at the happy
solution of the South Carolina trouble aHd
is quite certain that before the next issue
of his paper Hayes will have placed Mich
oils and his cutthroat white leaguers in pos
session of the government of Louisiana, and
the editor plously hopes the presidents pol
Icy of Cancellation may succeed" at Is
right," says the editor, "to extend the olive
branch of peace" to those cutthroatsl land
test the sincerity Of their professions" Well,
well who would have thought q few months
ago that Billy Cullen would be seen, even
before the spring flowers opened, folding up
the bloody shirt under which his party has
marched 10 so many victories, and lay it away
with the solemn chat OF another lost cause
"Furl that banner. for It's Cedry;
Round its staff It's dropping dreary;
Furl it, fold il, IL - best:
For there's not man TO wave 1t
And there's not a sword To save il,
And there's not one left to lave IL
In the blood which heroes gave II,
And their foes now scorn and brave ii.
Ftul il, Tide it, let II rest.
Take that banner down. It's tattered
Broken Is its staff and shattered!
And the valiant hosts are scattered
Over whom it hoated high.
OH tits hard for us TO fold il.
Hard TO think there's none TO bold II;
Hard that those who once unrolled II
Now must furl IL with sigh!
"Furl that banucrl True, tits CORY,
Yet It's wrcathed around with glory,
And twill live in song and story
Though its folds are in the dust;
For its fame on brightest pages,
Penned by poets and by ssges,
Shall 90 sounding down the ages
Furl lie folds though now We must
Wouldn't il be awful, after such a come
down, If Cullen didn't get the post office!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
WAR IN EUROPE.

The dispatches from Europe during the
past week have been redolent of "vilainous
| salpetre," and tho latest leave no doubt that
Russia has formally declared war against
Turkey and is massing her armies on the
Pruth, while Turkey is no less active in push
ing her contingents to the north. The war,
if allowed by the rest of Europe to assume its
natural proportions, Will be more or less re-
newal of the old strife between Christian and
Turk, and will thus be fierce, long and bloody.
Gen. Sherman, who has travelled both in Rus
STA and Turkey, and is capable of making a
fair estimate of the strength and disposition
of both, predicts that it Will be a first class
war, costing a million of lives, and developing
some of the greatest battles ever fought, the
Turk being finally compelled to weaken by
the other powers taking hand IN. Near
time the United States will have to supply
the combatants with PORK and flour.
The dispatches have hardly been sufficient
ly definite thus far as to the actual commence.
mcnt Of hostilitles to materially affect trade,
but there has during the week been au ad
vance of about cents per bushel ia wheat,
from to cts. in corn, and corresponding
upward tendency in pork and beef. These
re.however, as:yet but slight premonition' of
the rapid appreciation of values which can
safely be counted upon when the war upon a
large scale becomes fixed, stupendous fact
lIeartless as it may seem, the war is to be
t,an hAn 20, L., l,o, &
llspelling that dismal industrial lethcrgy ana
financial gloom that for several years past
have overhung the country. Many industries
must necessarily be put in motion TO keep
pace with that rapid destruction which al.
ways attends on large wars, and as the war
will necessarily rage over the richest grain
fields of Europe and Asia Minor, America
must become the dependence of more than
half Of Europe for food supplies.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Cheyenne on the 10Th, include about all the
hostile Indians except some Struggling bands
OF cul.throats that can easily be taken care Of
All the Indians surrendered their arms and
ponies, and will be taken to the reservations
prepared tor then. The prospect Is that the
coming summer will be an unusually
dun one IN The business Of scalp raislng.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Since me traitor" Hampton was enabled
10 usurp the governorship of South Carolina
by aid of the patriot Hayes, it is astonish
ing to note the increasing number Of rcpubll'
cans who are willing to admit that Hayes was
illegally and wrongfully counted in and that
Tilden was rightfully elected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

oiTesior held her municipal election on
lesdsy, when the following officers were
ected:
Trusieos-Frane.s McGraih, ID. Mcyean
+. IL. milford, Eli Cope, ID. B. Stiles and b
81 Clair.
C,s11-M a iirownson.
Tie nex bJaTi are understood 10 lie In fa'
y of rr9acing .iquor licenses below the
c, .eai sa,e 90 s5fo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

Dixon Is 10 have naptha gas introduced by
private parties, who have agreed Ia furnish it
at $3.50 per thousand cubic feet. Besides be
ing much cheaper than coal gas, !; is claimed
to give better light
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21

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Remittances may be made through money or
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both AT the prices named, postage prepaid.
The oacr is open to old subscribers or new
al any post Office IN the country:
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
Libefa League.

The Liberal League met yesterday morn"
in y'at 10 o'clock, instead of 1880 as hereto-
fore. The President announced that the
members Of tho League were invited TO at
tend the funeral of T. Fart, No. 500 Pine
street.
After the regular routine of business was
transacted, the subject for discussion, ''Rc-
solved, That 1t is the duty of the govera'
lAent to suppress the sale Of intoxicating
uYnore as beverage. by prohibiting Legis~
/ uion." WAS brought up, and after a spirit
e, 1ddscussion of an hour and a half, in which
Mr.. Rewlinson in the negative, stood alone
a. 'atnst At least hall dozen opponents, who
t1e;r argumen', consequently the question
VIII be brought. again next Sunday NOM
ing.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
ONE CENT
Police Nsws,

Lucy Wall, Of Townsend, Dei., ind Char.
lotte Short were found wsnderinr aN0ut fha
streets without any definite aim ana vithout
any place wherein to rest their heads. Ths
poiice-with . genuine display of humanitv =
and generosity, kindly conducted them 70
tne station house for the night, And Iaat
evening they were presented to the Mavor.
VINO gratuttiously provided Lucy with rood
board and lodging In Hotel Grubh for thirtv
days, and Charlotte will apend the short
term Of twenty.dayy.
Whether John TiIman's disposition !.
predisposed TO be violent, bois.eroue and
unruly nature, we kLow not. but renort
says that he was dieorderly on Saturday
nient, ana would not 20 about hfs businecs
wnen told 10 do 90: besides he was dIa:urb.
ing tue nttkhbors, and the officer iudicionalv
conducted him to the station house. where
ne got nights lodging. Yesterday even
lng ne was brought before his m ma9istarial
presence and costs of court were imposed
WI repre- mand not to do the ike 40 ain.
9 "onn flaoerty was glouriously drunk on
saturday night and knew not where he vas
steering. Besides he was iostlinr evsrv
oooy ana everything on six feet vida
slus>waik ae though he bad q perfect yieht
W o0 20 without impunity. An officer of
inc law saw him and decided that other
people gad rights which ought TO Le
respected, hence the arrest. John was lined
ons. ,as. evening to the tune Of fifty cents and
~ Two tramps named Manssrd and II aunah
Iarfls ialded IL this town from Chester
ABOUT a,, Two weeks ago, and took adeciied in.
cl'nstion to stay as long as they could.
provided the city guardians would sllo y
mem. Now the Chief had strong Oh.
lection 10 giving them lodging every piehs
gratuitously without some remuneration.
ana accordingly took them before the
mayor last evening, who, In an affecting
!as, manner, committed them for vagrancy for
thirty days to that familiar boarding house.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
Local ,AHa1T8.
NerjOslS accident,

On Saturday evening last, about $50
o'clock John Stewart, an employee on the
farm of Jesse Sharp, in Brandywine hun
dred. was driving on Philadelphia pike, on
his way home, and when rear the first toll
gate, the front axle bl oke in the wheel. The
horse at orce took fright and dashed off,
throwing Stewart beau foremost out oil
the carriage, striking the ground so forctbly
that two ribs were broken and other inter-
nal injuries received; recovering himself he
started after the horse and succeeded In
catching It. He then became SO week that
he was carried to Mr.. O'Donnell's tavern,
10 the Ninth Ward DR.. Shortlidge wat
immediately sent for, WHO pronounced hie
injuries very serious. The unfortunate
man is now laying 10 q very low condition,
but with fair hopes of bis recovery.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
The Methodist graveyard in Smyrna has
been fixed up and newly fenced in.

The Methodist graveyard 10 Smyrna has
been fixed up and newly fenced in,
Several burglaries have been committed
near Sudlersville. Queen Anne's county.
Md, recently. {'I
The little daughter of Of J. Morllpp Sud.
Ter, Esq, of Queen Anne's, who was scci.
IDENTIFY burned March "a, died. on Monday
last.
The Local Preachers' and Exhortcrs' Az.
sociation of Wilmington Conferences, VIII
hold their next semi annual meeting at Mid.
May 11th.
A dense smoke filled the air, east Of Ell
ton, for hours last Wednesday, caused ~
coDfagration sweeping through the wo,de
belonging 70 the Cooper tstste. and part Of
that belonging to the Gilpin estate, on Gray,s
Hilk A good many. acres were swept, Hnd
[thejtimber "a 1nd young DESTROY "a tpesle
tlf02n a1ACn Cnf{ne ~ ond1 " Z, ,sssss
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
The RaSn.

The storm that has been lurking around
tbis section Of the country for the last three
days, Is doubtless the "ragged edge" Of the
storm that began in the Rocky Mountains
with heavy tnow fall, changing as it passed
over the southern States to tornado. Last
nignt thunder and lightning storm visited
inls city and the rain came down in Tor
rents; tooding the streets. ,shipley street
was hooded from curb to curb with one sheet
OF raging waters rendering 1t a,mos ct impas
sabie' Many other streets were similarly
hooded and 1t required no email amout Of
courage to attempt 70 cross. No damsge is
reported.
The Morning herald., 1877-04-30
FERIFFS SALE.

[ERIFFs SALE.
virtue Of . writ of Levari Facias to mi
c1ed will be exposed to public sale. q,
Lafayette Hotel, 84l Shfpley street,
oy George W. Ortlip, in the. city oi
n'ngton' New Castle county, Delaware
WEDNESDAY, May 9th, 1877,
at 2o'clock p. M,
pe following described Resi- Estate
that certain lot or piece of land with
.wo story frame houses thereon erected
Is Ie IN the city Of Wilmington, bounded
uescribed as follows, to wit: Begin
oh the southerly side of q 50 feet wide
lain OUT parallel with and at a dis
3D. ~ 10y rect northerly from the north.
s"is s,ls ol Lobdell street. and opening I'M
'e nSnn aho Ciaymont streets at the dis
.,n u. ys Ieet . inches easterly from the
ny sac Of Heald street, thence sout b.
pata,lel ar ~ with HeAld street rs feet. to 4
a;, taence easterly and parallel with
eli ~ street 80 feet 6 inches to q corner.
~ - n.ortherly parallel with Head street
:. W toe aforesaid side of said so feet
II. 's'eet, a and thence thereby westerly
Il" Ho inches to the place of beginning.
v msh h'oetents thereof what they may,
la.,n su ana taken in execution as the
EIf:y Fly oi James !, Brennan and Sarah T.
"e ara t, t., and to be sold BY
|,8, an ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
~ . omce, New Castle, April II, 1S77.