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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-29
Praying for Ram in India.
Times of India, Aug. 3.

No fewer than twenty homeless persons are
picked up dead in the streets of BangalOrc Oh
II daily average If such is the state Of affairs
in a military cantonment crowded with Euro
peans, and the capital of ii great province, what
must be the condition Of the people in remote
villages? A very interesting ceremony, quite
novel in character was held on the Doth ult,
at Indore, in which all the folks of the town,
from the Maharaiah down to the humblcst
peasant, joined together Early in the morn,
ing the whole town, led by his Highncss and
the Royal family, wendell their way to vii
lage called Bangunga, two miles off from In
dore, where they were to pass the whole day, it
being strictly cnjoined that no one should
light his kitchen fire, but enjoy a general pic
mic in the fields. Men, women, and children,
all were there to the number it is said of 10
600 persons. The gathcringwas to invoke the
gods by prayers and poojahs to send down rain
After the poojahs were over the Maharaiah
took pillow in his own hands and titled a por
ton of the grounds, and her iIighncss the
Maharani, who played the part Of the peasant
wife, waited on her lord in the fields with his
daily meal wrapped up in the folds of her
cloth. The gods were really moved by such Il
pathetic scene, for Immediately after shower.
came down, and the crowd dispersed, amid
great rciOicingS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-29
From Utica.

Urea, Sept %, 1877.
Three or four years ago when saloons were
allowed to be kept open on Sundays, it often
happened that visitors from ncighboring cities
had occasion to crticise the manner in which
some of our people observed that day. In fact
any one on those days might say Of utica, rs
may he said OF other towns
Wherever God crccts II house of prayer,
The devils ALWAYS sure to build Il chapel lHcTc,
And IL will be found upon examination
The latter always has the larger congregation
But things have materially changed in
that respect No saloon throws open lis
inviting door and so well is the Sabbath
observed that al the people OF Utica may
be said to he church going Among the catho-
lies, Rev. Father Flynn is substituted for
the Rev. p. Terry, and because there is II
novelty in change the people are very well
pleased Rev. Flynn is arapid, clear and pleas
ing speaker, and his cloqucncc and logic have
gained for him great favor among his people
Not only his own people but even those Of 9th
or denominations helped to fill the church to
OVERLOOKING last Sunday. The Rev. Falls isl
now soliciting aid for the purpose Of erecting
baptist church
This is the way the editor of the EateIprimI
has it: "The Ottawa FREE TRADER says that
Mr. Clugstons baby took one of the premiums
at the baby show held on the fair gound on
Friday, Sept 9th. Pshaw. who would be silly
enough to think that IA committee of Ottawa
men would give premium to baby that did
not belong to Ottawa?" The FREE TRADER
did not say the premium was given to Mr.
Clugston Of Utica; moreover it must be re-
membered that the Editor of the EHtGprtse
had baby on exhibition, and not having come
within the bray of an ass Of IL premium we do
not wonder at his spleen. If the baby is such
a lean, long, lank amppost piece of humanity
us is its father, we would have stigmatizcd the
committee as idiots if they had awarded it
premium.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-29
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Sept. ~, 1917.
FEEiGHTs-By rail were steady Yesterday and
fair shipments were made at 35c 900 for grain
to New York; flour zoe u Dbl. Lake frcights
unusually active at 4c for corn to Buffalo.
FLOUR-Prices firm and higher Choice white
winter wheat S6.75@1.25; fancy western spring
extras, S6.0OM6.2j; Minnesota patent, $1,000
900 choice spring superines, S4OO@i25.
WHEAT-W inter-No. red in store, Sl.lI@-
LII. Spring-No. |, Minnesota Sl11@l.S;
No. p in store, Sll5@l.16; No. 3, Sl.O6.
CoRN-MiXcd i3@44. Options, 43@H for
September.
0ats-No. ., 27@29; rejected, 1Sc.
Rye-No. ,, 5Gls; rejected, 4Sc
Barley-NO 2, re; rejected, 40c.
Lard-$S. 1j@S.27 Z 100 lbs,
Butter-Crcamery, 25@(2Sc; good to choice dali
~, lS@20c.
Eggs-l0Cd l015c = doz.
= Potatocs-New, Sl00@1.25 u bblfor choice.
CATTLE-Modcrately active. Choice extra
grade steers, S5.15d6.0O good to choice natives,
"a. 5000; butchers steers, $3.1j@4OO; COWS
and hcifcrs, S250@400.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-29

We read that at the opening of each hour, by
night and by day, somewhere, Il band of "lcath-
cred quisters' break into happy song; from
branch or rOOt,trcc, skimming the waves or
stirring the stiffness of forest depths, the sweet
arousing strain awakenS silvery echoes
And so it is with the flowers each plant has
its appointed season of awakening To IA new
day. And beautifully has one of our poets
given the story of this joyous grccting-tImc:
"Ah! well mind the calendar
Faithful through a thousand years.
Of the painted race Of flowers
Exact to days, exact to hours,
Counted on the spacious dial
Yon 'broidered zodiac girds.'
! know the pretty almanac
OF the punctual coming back,
On their due days, Of the birds
OF the waking and sleeping hours of plants,
the great Linneus has given us a list:
THE mornng-glory opens at about two in
the morning closing at ten; Rutland beauty
opens at three in the morning, closing at elev-
en-; vegetable oyster opens at four in the morn
ing closing at twelve; poppy opens at five in
the morning; bitter-sweet opens at six in the
morning waterlily opens al seven in the morn
ing; scarlct-pimpernel 0he poor mans wealth
cr-glasS) opens at eight in the morning; garden
marigold OC0lenduLd drreHiS) opens AT nine in
the morning sandwort (1yeaorid IHbFd) opens
at ten IN The morning; Star OF Bethlehem or
nithogdtum) opens at eleven in the morning.
passion flower (Pdssiiom cGrUbd) opens ut
twelve in the morning; fcver-fcw opens at
two in the afternoon four.o'clock opens at four
in the afternoon; catchily opens nj five in the
afternoon; evening primrose opens at six in
the afternoon; notwithstanding corn-cockle
opens at seven in the afternoon; night-hloom-
ing cercus opens at eight in the evening"
Young gardeners may find great pleasure in
watching the unfoldings of their flowers, pets
of their own planting, and will doubtless he
able to add Others to the lists already made out.
I-Hdrper's Bazdr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-29

Tropical AMI s'lb-iropica! products, such rs
coffee, tea, s''sar rice, oranges and lemons, arc
u tribe cheaper s,cneally than in our own coun
Try. Englanas superior commercial facilities
realty account for this fact
Fuel commands IL higher price than would
be expected, considering England's wealth Of
coal. The average price per ton Of 1000 pounds
for the past year has been Il little more than So
Ii Is bltumlnOus coal OF good quality, but
by no means lasts rs well as the anthracite.
For number Of years past the cost of fuel has
been very considerably higher than in New
York. \ very general price for some years has
been about 81 4 Columbus paper of Aug. 4
gives the price Of Ohio bituminous coal in that
city rs 50 per ton. The contrast is IA broad one.
Clothing is generally cheap, though most
cotton goods are fully rs low in the United
States, while some kinds are even cheaper.
Wooden fabrics, however, are a. much as 40
per cent lower than with Us, in general, |
should say. Just now large number of the
best tailoring establishments are making a
kind OF specially Of substantial suits Of Scotch
tweed at $1,000 for the entire suit made to or
der. Trousers of the same material are made
to order for $3.50 | mention these simply as
aggravated cases of chcapncsS American tail
ors would ask that much for making alone
Rents are not much different from ordinary
charges in the United States. 1t is little de
ccptivc to judge from tie nominal rates, for
the tenant usually pays the taxes in addition
to the rent On house that rents for $3.50
per year, the tenant would have taxes to pay
to the amount of at least $40 more. The reg,
ular rates for railway travel are simply eXor-
bitant. The third-class charges are nearly as
high as our firstclass. Gas is very cheap
often lower than 81 per thousand cubic feet;
but candles and Illuminating oils are cXpcn-
sve.
Years ago wages were low in Great Britain.
Since the beginning of our civil war "A great
change has taken place in this respect and for
years past the tendency has been upward. But
ibis has been in all respects well for the work
men. In America, since 1873, the price Of la
Dor has diminished The result is that many
articles especially of iron and
-tccl-are quite as cheap there AS here. But
no country can be inviting TO families Of ordi-
nary incomes where the cost of food is as high
Is in England. A tattercd garment may be
nended; seedy coat may be worn Il second
winter but food is an ever-present necessity ,
which Hnot he put aside. Were an Ameri-
AN family 10 migrate to this country and at |
cmpt to keep up the varied and generous diet
o which they had before been accustomed
with regard to fruits-ihc cost of
providing the table would bc fully 80 per cent.
more than at home j. W. |
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Ottawa Wholesale Market.

OTTAWA, Sept. 2s, 1877.
Flour remains the same.
Prices on grain are the same
Corn yesterday brought Soc; oats, 2lc White
)1c
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ETHAN ALLEN IN MyTowN.-lt is told that
the redoubtable Ethan Allen. iourneying ON
military service during the Revolution, dared
10 pursue his travels over the Great North
Road which ran through the village, ON n
Sunday morning, with "a view to save time for
his pressing business but rs he entered My
town, a short, furry paied, important little man
trotted out from "a logcabin, through whose
solitary window he had watched The colonels
approach, and seizing his horse by the bride,
ordered him To stop, and consider himself
arrested rs Sabbath-breaker. But the colonel
in sudden rage at this pious impeachment, turn.
ed his fierce eyes upon the doughty grand
juror, and, drawing his sword. waved il over
the experiments head. shouting, You -
woodchucki Scuitle back into your burrow
or I'll cut your head of" Whepupon the
poor little man trOiied back Ia his cabin in
mortal terror, and the colonel went his way
no doubt with silent chucklc at this route ii
a grand juur.-RosE TERRY COOKE, m
HaFpcfs fer OFT
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-21
CHEYENNE
once Hours-ArriyaI and peuarture a, ma

ONCE Hours-Arriyal and Departure Of Mails.
Until further notice the Postomce will be
open for delivery and reception OF mail mat
Ter nom 8 a. m. to p. m. ~daily,except sun
lays. and on Sundays from 0 to 10 a. M, and
the ONCE.
Money order and register departments open
rom Q. m. TO . p. m. daily, except Sundays.
rfve at $3.50 p. m.
Eastern mails close daily at s:I5 p. m. and
arrive at l:3o p. m.
Denver, Colorado and Southern mails, close
ats p. m. and arrive at 8 a. m.
Northern mails close daily for Pole Creek,
Upper Horse Creek, Chugwater, Bordeaux
Ranch, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Fort
Fetterman, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail
agency; Camp Robinson canP sheridan,
wood City and all other settlements in the
Black Hills, at l p. m; arrive from those
Mail closes for Davis Ranch on Mondays
ats q: m; arrive Tuesdays at s p. m.
Mails close for Old Red Cloud Agency. Lit
tie Moon, and Lower Horse Creek on Tues
days at 8 a. M; arrive Fridays at q D. m.
Mails close for Bristol, Fort Collins, Long
mont, and other settlements In
Colorado, Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days at a. m; arrive on nda wednes
days and Fridays at s p. M.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-13
EEngIish Grain Market.

LONDON, June l2-The Marx Lane
Express, reviewing the grain trade for
the week, says: Judging from the pres.
ent appearance our harvest this year
will be late, and whether farmers event
ually obtain fair return for their labor
must entirely depend on the weather
influence during the next two months.
The supplies OF English wheat both ut
Mark Lane and provincial markets has
been very mGagrc. and with the stocks
in growers hands At such n low ebb LAat
but little change IN this respect
can be looked for. Business in the
country beng less directly affected by
the depressing action of the continuance
of large foreign supplies, has been more
active than NJ Mark Lane, ard growers
have succeeded in obtaining an advance
on English wheat, which the factor IN
town failed 10 do with regard = foreign.
Imports into London have been liberal,
TO DAYS return showing the arrival Of
nearly sixty three thousand quarters
Statistics indicate that the requirements
OF this country between now and harvest
will be about 5 million quarters,
and as the supply IN sight falls
short of this quantity by about one mil
lion quarters the tirmness OF the holders
appears reasonable. Still the recent
high Level of value TO which wheat rose
in Londoa has been taken advantage OF
by nearly all the exporting countries, so
that the required quantity will in siL
probsb Ijty, be forthcoming from Russia
and India il not iIom America. The
weeks trade has been limited 10 the
supply OF the immediate requirements ot
the miller:, who have been able to satisfy
their wants ~ two shIIlIngs per quarter
less money. Maise sold slowly ut twenty
five shIiiInIS and six pence per quarter
for mixed American, extra Shipping
and possible u,ura. This article gives
rise to much conjecture ~ home and
abroad. The brilliant weather which set
in at the end OF the week had q quietlng
edcc. on the floating cargo trade. and
with the exception of GLiTkas, which
commanded iUll prices, ali descriptions %!
wheat declined from Is. TO 2s. per quar-
ter. There are now few CargOes OF Back
Sea wheat on passage, nearly aIi the
steamer cargoes having already arrived
at tnclr dc.tination. Mslse and barley
have recedri fully oEe shilling per Y Isr.
ter, and with large arrivals the trade
closed dull 6t the decline
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Suicide,

ST. LOUIS June Il Between five
and six o'clock last evening, II well.
dressed man about six feet tall and fLC- >
prJportIoned, went to the pawn shop OF
Benjamin Meyers, 81 Market street,
and asked to be shown some revO.vers.
DE selected one Of large csl.Ibre, and re-
quested Meyers - load il. On receiving
II back from Meyers, who supposed
the man intended 20 psrchase IT,, be
suddenly placed the muzzle - hi right
temple, and before q movement could be
made to Say the act be discharged tie
weapon, sending ball clear through bis
head He fell u the floor unconscious,
and was removed 20 The city dIspeEssry
and died ybOu. an hour later The msn
was stranger in the city and had moth
ing on his person by which be could be
identified.
The man who not himself last nigh!
in the pawn brokers shop was identified
tLis evening as ThOs. Bail, a gambler,
who travelled with cIrcuses and piled
ms vocation ss three-card monte man.
F. h. Schroer. a German who had
been hard drin ker, read the account OF
TIE suicide Of Thomas Bail while IN bed
tais morning, and evidently was much
impressed with It, for ne asked MS vie
20 leave the room on some trltlng pre-
text, sEt while she was absent be got up
and took q revolver from the bureau
drawer, placed II TO MS right temple ss
Bal did, and blazed away, the ball
entering the brain, inficting 8 wound
from which be died about noon.
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4aL M" Ss
Overhauling Accounts Of
Brigham Young.
Heavy Rain Storm in
North Mississippi.
Frightful Railroad Acct
dent at Point of Rocks,
Maryland
Grand Ovation to Ex-GOV-
ernor Hendricks.
The Manhattan Club Re-
ception'
Speeches of Tilden and
Hendricks.
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, June l2.-The con-
tending factions Of the Republican party
OF Alabama called on Attorney General
Devens to-day regarding the Mars nal
ship and Attorney Generalship OF that
State, and were advised to reconcile their
differences, and agree upon proper ap-
poihtments.
The books OF the Treasury department
sh ow the total amount OF one and two
dollar notes in circulation is 81 401, 1,5ll; !;
the amount OF such notes in the Treasu-
ry and reserved tor use is 10, lS3,3 1856;
the amount in the bureau of engraving
and printing prepared or nearly ready
for delivery To the Treasury, is 9694. .972.
In order to correct the various pub
lished mis-st,tements in reference to the
amount OF additionai circulation recent.
ly issued to the National bar ks in New
York City, the comptroller OF currency
furnishes the following: Total amount
OF additional circulation issued to all the
National banks OF the country since the
passage OF the act January IA, 1875, to
date is $27,3ll,825, of this amount
S3,402,770 has been issued to banks in
the city OF New York. The circus.
tion in New York city banks
will need to DC inrreased S8,UO0,0OO, or
one-half of the present amount, IN order
to equal the amount outstanding At the
date OF the passage OF tho act. January
IA, 1875. There is no foundation for the
statement that National bank in New
York City has had issued to 1t 81 100000
additional circulation three different
times during the past lew weeks, as the
whole amount issued to all the banks OF
the City of New York during the pres
ent year has been but slightly in excess
OF 100000.
Z. 5. Nsdal, formerly second secre-
tary of the United States legation at
London, was to-day appointed to again
ill that position. Robert L. Clayton,
hereto orce vice.consul at Calais, is pro-
NOTED to be commercial agent, and
placed in charge of that consulate. No
consulships worth more than $1,000 per
annum remain vacant, all the VACANCIES
in the higher grades having been filled
by promotions, and it is the intention of
to fill all, or nearly all, such vacancies
which may hereafter occur by additional
promotions from lower grades.
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Hayes, Financial Policy.

WASHINGTON. June u. President
Hayes, although in former years preils-
posed, like many other hard.mouey men,
10 adhere to the prevalent doctrine OF the
finance writers in favor OF single gold
standard, has materially changed his
views during the progress OF the general
discussion regarding the wisdom and
propriety OF the act OF 1878, which de-
monitlzed .he ola legal tender silver
dollar. He is now in favor OF lis re-
monctizs.ion and ot the readoption Of the
double standard OF gold aud silver, or III
OF her words he IavOrs full return to the
condition OF things ia relation ~ these
subjects which existed previous to the
legislation OF 1873, being convinced that
such y return u the former system will
greatly promote the resumption OF specie
payments, an object that he re-
CARDS as OF the first Importance
While, however, he considers the leglsIa-
ton Of 1878 TO have been n hssty and un-
called tor interference with the legal
tender powers of u large portion OF our
circulating medium, he has not yet
formed any determination 20 bring the
subject To the attention OF Congress,
although it is by no means improbable
that he may hereafter conclude that
some Recommendations on his part OF
the nature above outlined will be ad-
ylsable
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-13
MORE FAST TRAINS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
commenced ruun.Ag last Sunday an ad-
ditionsl fast train from Chicago to New
York, leaving Chicago at 4:40 P. NJ. and
arriving a. New York At 6:55 z NJ. the
following day. They also announce u
lightning train from st. Louis, leaving
there at 1870 A. NJ. and uniting ut Colum-
bus with train fsom Cincinnati and
Louisville snd arriving in New York at
at 6:55 P. NJ. The time from Chicago
under the new schedule is only twenty
six hours aud twenty minutes; from ST.
LouIs thlrty-fye hours and twenty five
minutes, and from Cincinnati twen-
ty-three hours and fty-dvo minutes.
The Toledo and Wabash Railroad Com
psny started train from st Louis Sat-
urday at 7 A. NJ, which will reach New
York to-day at P. NJ, or, in running
time, thirty-fve hours. The st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
Company also started fast train Satur.
day, which will shorten the time between
st. Louis and Galveston and other points
in southern Texas by twelve hours. The
Piedmont Air Line Sunday put into
effect fast mail schedule, making time
between New Orleans and N3w York IN
sixty hours, with double daily trains.
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General Grant.

EDINBURGH, June l2.-Genersl Grant
evinced particular pleasure on receipt OF
the invitation OF the Lord Provost OF
Edin nburgh. he intend; to make 8 long
stav in Scotland after his return from the
continent, v hen Edinburgh and probably
Glasgow will present him the freedom oi
the city.
LONDON, June l2.-The Lord Mayor
and wife will accompany General Grant
to the Crystal Palace, Friday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-13
IpInnInTN DpIlicaICn.

BALTIMORE, June 2-The Washing
ton cemetery at Hsgerstown, where the
Confederate desd killed in the battle OF
Antietam and South Mountain are in.
TERED, was formal Y dedicated to day
with appropriate memorial ceremonies
and the graves were strewn with lowers.
Tie oratiJn WAS delivered by General
Fitzhugh Lee. Tnere were about 900
persons present. A handsome marble
monument aiorns the grounds in which
about $500 Confederate dead are buried.
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Damages By Rain storm.

MEMPHIS, June l2.--The damage by
the heavy rain storm of Friday IN North
Mississippi, is very great. In many cases
the crops are ruined entirely, fences
swept away and stock drowned. The
damage on the Mississippi aud rennes-
see, Mississippi CeltraI, Memphis and
Little Rock Mobile aud ONO, and Mem
phis and Charleston railroads have bsen
repaired, and trains are running rega-
larly agsin on the Memphis AID Louis
vile railroad. TIE bridge over the
Hstchie river was swept away, the OIL
GERS hope to be able to send out trains to-
morrow, aud trs sfer At that point. The
Memphis and Paducah road is badly
damss sed and several days vii! be re-
quired to repair the track.