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The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
From Utica.
UTICA, April 2ith, 1877.

UTICA, April 9ith, 1877.
"Whcn will the world shake off such yohes? oh
when
VIII that rcdccmng day shine out on men,
That shall behold them rise, erect and free
As heaven and nature meant mankind should be ,
When no longer reason shall be blindly bowed
Nor cause the congregation OF such motley
crowd"
Such were the sentiments OF at least one hall
Of the five hundred persons who assembled on
the bank Of the Illinois river on Sunday after.
noon, one mile from Utica, to witness the bap-
tlsm of twenty-four persons Men of almost
every sect and creed were there. The Utica
bridge afforded all full view of>the situation.
1t was crowded during the ceremonies. No
|" Dixon Disaster" was feared, for the superstruc-
ture is built upon a rock as imperishabc as the
church to which that goodly number acknowl-
cdes allegiance. After a couple OF hymns had
been sung and 4 passage read from scripture,
aud the divine blessing had been invoked, the
Rev. Mr. Fallas equipped in waterproof gar
ments, stepped into the classic muddy waters
Of the river. The first nine who met cold re
ception at the hands of Mr.. Fallas were Of the
stcrncr sex, but if we judged rightly, the re-
naming fifteen ladies showed more courage and
self-possession. Annie Crosiar a little one Of
twelve years. was the youngest OF those baptized.
She stood the ordeal like little martyr, and had
the sympathy OF the spectators, The following
were the candidates, TO wit: D. Nichols, ID.
Myres, {. Woodberry, c. Crosiar J. Jacoby mot
Jacobus), w. Clark, J. McKenzer, f. Erwin, j.
Croslar, Jennie Davis, Mary Cartright, Hcttic
Cartright Emma CrOsiar Florence Mcdonald
Emma Rowlie, Ephegenie Erwin, Mrs. Wood,
Hattie Owen, Minnie Clement, Louisa Crosiar,
Mrs. f. Clark, Maria Smith, and Clarrie Smead-
ing, From the way in which the ladies suspired
after they had been dipped one would Judge the
water had anything but an inviting temperature.
When the candidates had been submerged and
were once more safely landed on terra frma, no
they stood as spectators in their wet garments,
til! the last had received the reward OF the first
Perhaps it was the will Of the parties that on con.
veyances should be at hand; but some of them
shook in manner that said dry suit Of clothes
would be great boon just then. The ceremony
began at three o'clock and terminated at quar-.
ter to four. Mr.. Falas deserves great credit for
the success of his work thus far and should he
continue as he has begun, we shall soon have to
search Utica with a candle to find person of
any other religious persuasion. We are given
to understand that on next Sunday a week TWEEN.
ty more will be baptized at the same place They
would have been baptized last Sunday did they
not comprise the two extremes, youth and old
age. JACoBUs.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The senate on the 2lst passed the following
bills:
Bill amending the law in relation to the de
scent Of property.
Bill to pay A. d. Duff and W j. Allen
$4,000 for attorney fees in the Williamson co
prosecutions.
Bill to regulate the forfeiture OF policies OF
insurance.
on Monday the senate passed joint reso
! luton authorizing the Governor to send dele
gates TO an international penitentiary com.
mission to meet a Stockholm, In Sweden,
next summer.
Tho house had no quorum either on Friday
or Saturday Of last or Monday of this week
On Tuesday the senate passed the Kehoe
bill in regard to vagrants, which having pre-
vously passed the house, only awaits the
Governors approval TO become law. 1t
authorizes the arrest of persons known to be
thieves or burglars without special com.
plant
Also bill for the relief of disabled members
OF police and fire departments
Also bill authorizing appeals from county
courts to the supreme court in proceedings
for the sale Of lands for taxes
Also bill to compel the attendance OF wit.
nesscs before officers authorized to take dep
osi,ions.
Also senate bill to consolidate the three di.
visions Of the Supreme court into one, aud
requiring the court to hold three terms annu.
ally at Springfield
On Wednesday the senate passed resolu.
ton to discharge % useless employees OF that
body, but directing that they be paid until
May 9Th.
The bill "to authorize the state board of
equalization to correct errors in the assess.
men, of the capital stock of corporations for
the years 1873 and 1870 in cases where such
assessment was grossly excessive and griev.
ous," which had been defeated last week, was
reconsidered and passed.
So also the bill providing that no railroad.
aid bonds Issued by counties, etc, shalt be
binding upon the municipalities issuing them
after July /, 1850, came next, bu, failed to
pass.
Riddles bill 10 make certificates OF stock
negotiable paper was passed.
The proposition TO amend ;ac bill to en-.
large the Joliet pententiary by substituting
for it bill prviding for the erection of a
southern penitentiary, was defeated in the
senate on Wednesday, by vote of &c to rs.
The senate bill for fish commission and
more rigid regulations in regard 10 the pre-
servation of fish, was on Thursday aDsurdly
defeated in the house; while bill as clearly
unconstitutional as useless, TO enable Cook
county TO collect back taxes for the last three
years, was passed.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
BAD FOR HAYES.

\ rumor comes from Washington that pres
ident Hayes seriously thinks OF resigning.
His conscience troubles him, il is said, over
the Louisiana revelations, and then the rising
opposition in the ranks of his own party
alarms him. But if the mutterings OF such
men as Blaine, and Butler and the Camerons
frghten HIM, what must be his terror when
he learns that the puissant GENERAL p. c.
Hayes, congressman elect from the 7th Hi.
nois district, has pronounced against him? l;
used to be said of John Wentworth, when he
ran for congress for the frs! time in this dis
trict that in his stump speeches he declared
that his main anxiety to be elected arose from
his desire TO extinguish the pestilent John
Quincy Adams, whose elequence IN congress
at the time annoyed the democrats good
deal. For similar reason our General
Hayes now burns TO occupy his seat in Con.
gress that he may at once assume the leader
ship OF the opposition to Hayes and crush
him and his tratorous cabinet! Won't the
hair OF the heads Of the aforesaid Hayes and
cabinet rise like "quills OF the fretted poicu-
pine" when they come to read the leading
editorial in the last Morris Hera!d, written
| by our doughty General? 1t is column IN
length, and never did even the famous Bunk.
um FlagStGg indulge in more biting and
whitening sarkasum." Witness brief ex.
tract. After duly depicting the atroci'y OF
ousting such truly good and loyal men as
Chamberlain and Packard and giving their
places to red.handed traitors like Hampton
and Nichols, our General proceeds:
Wade Hampton is the author Of the " Mis-
sssippi plan" OF carrying elections, the Chief
features OF which plan are intimidation and
assassination. Under the Cover
norshlp of such an honorable high-toned
and truthful" man, how cheering and full OF
promise is the future Of the great State of
South Carolina? The rights of Republicans
are to be protected as they have never been
before. In fact, every body's rights are to be
protectc' Even the rights Of the White Lin.
ers ana ku Klux are to be carefully protected
and guarded. Sothoroughly will this latter
be done, that NJ. G.. Butler, the "pure. minded
and innocent" hero of the Hamburg massa.
ere, will be sent to the United States Senate,
there to defend the rights Of his people, and
nothing to prevent Governor Hampton from
protecting all classes of citizens in their right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
By the way, would 1t not be a
good plan, in order to promote good feel
ing" especially among the convicts) to take
from our Penitentiary at Joliet few hundred
of the leading thieves and murderers, and
make State officers, Judges and Legislators
of thcms
Won't the ears Of the President tlngle to
their outer tips when he comes to read that,
and column more like 1t; and won't his
knees smile together with dread when he re.
members that the author is member of con.
gress and will socn elec:rfy the halls Of the
house with food Of flashing and burning
words like these? Unhappy Rutherford
What a blessed reflection it must be to HIM
after all, however, that there is refuge left
him from the impending visitation in prompt
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28

President and Mrs Hayes are greatly troubled
over the revelations Of the Louisiana COM
missioners as to the real status OF affairs IN
that state, and the certainty that the electors
of Louisiana fairly belonged to Tilden; and
the further statement is made that Hayes
talks often and very seriously Of resigning
the presidency, because he does not believe
he is honestly entitled to the place he now
fills. If he could, by reslgning, give the
place to Tiden, he would do SO gladly.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28

or later be taken by Germany for the massing
of French troops near the frontier, he meant
measures having no offensive or aggressive
character He added: sour policy is nee
cssarily pacific, without, on that account, re-
nouncing our freedom Of action"
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28

At the city election IN Joliet last week the
emOcrats were once more united on an ac-
sepiable ticket with the natural result OF
rousing democratic victory. J. G.. Elwood,
than whom Joliet possesses no more deserving
citizen. was elected mayor by s2i majority
over r. Z. Dar5er, TIE late mayor, who had
ably flied the Office aud was supposed to be
hard man 10 beat. w. II. Farley was re.
elected city clerk, and all the aldermen eject.
DC are teulocrl's except ere.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
GERMANY.


\ good deal of attention is attracted to
speech of Gen Won Moltke vino temporarily
occupies Bismarck's place in the Prussian
reichstag, ON Tuesday. He asked the cham
bcrs Gor an appropriation for 100 additional
cap,aincies in the army, giving As a reason
that the time was al hand when every gov
eminent in Europe would be compelled To
STRAIN all It's strength for securing It's exis.
ence. The reason for this was the regrettable
dls,rust of the governments towards each
other. France had made grca, strides in her
defrnses. Uncommonly large masses OF
troops were a; present between Paris and The
German frontier. Everything France dll for
her army received The undivided approval OF
her people She was decrdecly in advance of
i Germany in having her cadses for war ready
in times OF peace. Germany could not avoId
i a measure destined 10 compensate 10. It
The increased gran; for capialncies was then
adopted
The speech caused some uaeasiness IN
France, which was subsequently quieicd by
Won Nolke's exrlrna'Ios that when he spoke
.oico-:g,i ,'ary :u,-tsa:e, eh.cA mus: sooarr
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28

Burnett" the Cincinnati correspondent of
the n. y. Sun, says that lady friends ana rela
t;ves Of President Hayes and family. who
have recently been visiting at the White
House lei out some family secrets since their
return, among other 'ai-cs, that so'h Tie
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
England.

The general attitude of England in the I'M
pending war will be one of watchiu neutrali.
ty. Her time TO act will come, if Russian
success tempts her to appropriate Turkish
territory.
Meantime the prospects tor the coming
years crops are not over favorable, and the
English grain markets, like those of America,
are greatly excited. With small supplies on
hand and those rapidly diminishing and no
plentiful source 10 draw upon, the position of
trade is decidedly critical. California wheat
on the Goth reached CAS- at Liverpool, being
about 5000 bushel and an advance of 80
cts. bushel in ten days. Corn, beef, pork,
&c, advancing in abou; the same proportion.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
THE WELL KNOWN NORMAN STALLION
NAPOLEON III.

Which has for the last two stood at Degen
Co.'S barn In Ottawa will during the present be
led for service from Wednesday OF each week TO the fol
owing Monday at the stable of the subscriber half block
west Of the new post Office In Ottawa and Mondays and
Tuesdays OF each week At the stable OF Eas Trumbo in
The town of RutlaRd. Terms. 80 to insure.
Also, YOUNG RUTLAND, a half blood
Norman will stand the sane time and place. Terms $40
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
GEORGE u. LELANn.

-sllNff fA tAfNLfTH.
NIA~'EEsH'- -Al.H,.-Notice Is hereby given
vi Ths by virtue Of decree made and entered OF
the Circuit Court OF Ia sale county state OF Illinois
tile october term OF said court is.5 In ala
then pending In said coGrt the cbancery side thereof
wherein james 7. Hurst florence uurst and James a.
Wilson, partner Ia business under the arm and style
Hursts wilson, were compsinants. asd Edwin vii
uas, John Burns and Lcphanlah SNsrtE defendants
shall, on Monday. The twentyrt day OF May lSai,
the hOur 81 o'clock In the OF said day offer
sale az the premises IN Sreafor In SAID county, at puhe
auction, ui then se % ihe highest har the follow
ing described property. being uIereu hy de-
Crcc TO b. sold THAT'S tosay Lot Three IN Block Twenty
nine IN the OIsnd IuUa OF Sfrest0r in The OF
Ia sale and state 90 Illinois subject. however
tAn m'rtrs-e OF IA I've hundred dOas % the ccfdAnt.
frhu ruras. on tic ssInc
Terms 81 sale Ca-u. GElEtE " lELaNE.
tsA.cl Apf.l ., D. H.. .Sg Master "a 4. aucsry.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
DIR. II. OLIN,

The advertiser having been permanently cured OF ,as
dread disease Consu1ndon, by simple remedy Ia auSo
TO make known to his fellow sufferers the means oil care
10 all who desire it, he will send copy of the prescrtptoD
used Gree OF charge with the directions for preparng and
using the same. which they will find SURE CURE for Coz
SUMPTION, ASTHMA BRONCHITIS, &c.
Parties Wishing the preparation will please address
- Rev. n. A. WILSON,
1911 Penn ST., Wilamsburgh, New Yorx
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28
RICHOLSON q SNOW,


STATFc OF 'ILlIINoI@,L La SALE Co.-ss
= In the Cucuu Court thereof TO June Term ls7I.-M
tnnDcetB.
JoH ID. Young Hiram b. Covell and Lois A. Coyel-
PtuLOR FOR Nschdnc'S Lten
II appearing from affidavit file In the office OF the
clerk said court that said defendants Hiram b. Coye
and Lois A. Cove are not residents OF said state and said
complainant having filed his bill OF complaint In said
the chancery side thereof the 18th day OF april A.
1884, herein and summons having been issued thereon &C
eordlrg to law;
Notice. hereby given TO sad defendants Hiram
d. Covell and Lois a. Covel that unless you and
OF you personally he and appear before said court
said term thereof to be held az the Court House In Ota
wa In said county. on the FIRST Monday of June next
1877. (wben and where said summons is returnable
and Plead answer, demur except TO said bill the
will pe taken for confessed against you and the matters
and things therein prayed for decreed accordingly
Il. ". HOLMES Clerk.
NICHOLSON IL SNOW, Solicitors. upr2S- iW
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-28

LTiCA, April 2Ith, 1877.
Farmers are taking advantage Of the pleasant
weather and excellent condition Of the ground
by utilizing every means at their disposal to pre-.
pare the land for planting corn. Flowing is
about two-thirds done and some have finished
Perhaps one-siXth of the crop of grain will be
oats Some wheat and rye are sown and the
balance will be corn.
The village OF course is very quiet, and its
merchants afflicted with the hypochondIia.
The railroad company has deemed it profitable
to erect some new stock yards, and now the
farmers can ship their stock from this point as
conveniently as elsewhere.
Marr!cd-Mr. Samuel Barnhart to Miss Mary
Wood. We wish them Long life and lots OF
joy and every year a girl or boy" To Others
approaching bachelorship we have to say There
is bliss in the life of man. marry and feel il as
soon as you can"
Miss Nellie Munger, Of Ottawa, is visiting re-
latives and friends in this vicinity
Hon. 7. a. Armstrong, of Morris, delivered an
able public address at Clark's Hall on Thursday
evening on Odd Fellowship.
Several families have been afflicted with the
mumps of late. In general they are very mild.
Spring term Of school soon opens. Miss Dany
teaches in District No. /; Mr.. Day. Principal, in
No. .; Miss L. Erwin in No. i, and Miss P1wder-
ly in No. ). W.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

TIVE ~ uoLprse QUARTER sEssloss oouHr.
sec nd Monday Of Janu~ry.
bird Monday Of March.
Fi,-t MONDAY Of June
Fourth Monday of September
TINE Up HoLDisc COMMON PLEAS.
First Monday Of June.
Second Monday OF November.
PUBLIC ovFicgRs
Preidenf fsdgs-Hon. Charles A Mayer, OF
lock Haven.
Assistant i"~ Judge- Hon. John II. oryis, oi
Bellrfnnte.
A..peiafe Juds,,-Abram Ogden, Clearbeld
vtncrpt h Hut. Woodland.
Profk0Hotary-Eli Bloom.
Register and Recorder---L. J. Morgan.
Disiricf Aitornsy- VIM. NJ. Mccullough.
Trsaswer--David McGaughey.
Sl,rif-Andrew PentH. Jr.
County Surpsyor--samuel =. McCloskcy. Cur.
wensyille.
County Commissionsrs--Clark Brown, Clear
field Tbuma. A. Meire. Chest p. o.; Harris
Hoover. Clear6eld
County Audiior.--Christ. !. Keslgy, Glen
Hope Samuel A Caldwell, wilhamsgrove John
Q. conner Burnside.
County Coronsr--J D Nsf. New Washington.
Jury Commissioners-Dr. james y Burchhcld,
Clearhed. Joseph Alexander, Woodward.
Superintendent Of Public Schoois-.John A.
Gregory, Curwensville.
Notaries Pubiie-John ". wrigley, VIM. Ra
debaugh, Cyrns Gordon, Clearheld; Joseph X.
Irwin, N. n. Arnold, Curwensyille; J. j. Lingle,
0sceols Mills.
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a SAD AND TtnalBLt SHOOTING Ac-
cingSr.-The Altoona Globe, uf The 2i lust, saJs
e" On FRIDAY AFTERNOON h.i, disir ssng accidcut
occurred nj llilemAn's Mills about three mile,
west oi llol idayshurg. fwn children Of Milton
Ldz. hoy.tnd sirl, while ,i,iltns th'ir grand
father, Mr. Geergc cluugh, ~enl up stairs whsfr.
in drawer OF the burau, they di,eoy,red an Old
revolver. The littc boz, aged about Ave years,
pointed the revolver at his .isler N play fulnrss.
aud snBrpei the trigger. The pistol was dis
charged, The hall passing through the risb side
81 the little girls head, tearing her right eye en-
urely out 4 Der bead and terribly muiiatius the
portion OF her head through which il passed. The
pour lite sufferer fingered until yesterday morn.
ing, When death put an end To her suierings.
She was aged ahoui nine years"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-04-11
FIRST comMEN GMeET OF The LEONARD
HIGH SCHOOL.

The frat graduating class Of the Leonard
in Pies 0pera IIousc, in this place, on Wednes-
day evening last, April 4tb. IN the prcs,nce OF a
large and appreciatve nudrnce, composed Of the
friends Of the school.
Noticeable on the stage during the entertain.
mcn, we're the forms d our venerable Z wnsmrn,
Hon. Jas. 7. Leonard, founder OF the school
which bears his name, aud ex.Guv. WIN. Bger,
me of the foremost friends and advocates ui the
Com mon School system Of education IN Pennsyi-
vsnia. As these venerable gentlemen took their
'ea,s upon the platform. thy were gr eied with
much enthusiasm by the audience.
The exercises were opened with Instrumental
music, by Miss Minnie bridge, who performed
on the piano frequently aud with much credit
during ID. exercises Of the evening, after which
Rev. II S. Butler delivered briti aud impressive
prayer
Mss Carrie Test was the FIRST speaker. She
deli, cred tho ,alutat.ry adarss,, welcoming the
audience 10 DUNG words to the hfst co'uaenee-
meni cxefciscs, md complimenting the m,m5vrs
promoting the cause OF education. She also
thanked the teachers for their Efforts In behalf oi
the school. Tho address shovel much careful
WORK aud study 10 its preparation aud WAS d,lis-
IN an admirable tohe of voice, drawing iroil tile
audience a hearty Hppi,use as she TOOK her scat.
Mr.. VIM. A iias,Ity, of the Gas of 70, was
the next speaker. Ills remarks we're on the sub
jret Of " "Dctpotism IL was carefully written,
aud, with the exception OF spesking too rapidly
WA. we'll delivered. lie referred briefly to the
d,,porism Of ruicrs in all ages and countries.
The address gave good evidence that wnl. had
made proper usc oi his time while at school
Mi. Ida NJ. Gearhart followed nsst Her re-
marks weie founded IN the subject Of "Sieni
IDausner,'' and was well and carefully prepared.
Mise G.arhsu vas the youngest scholar 10 the
elnss, but her addr, ~ chow, that she was close
student and " . und ieasoner. Her essay con.
tsined much valuable advice that should be gar
persd up and prae,ieed by all who heard It. old
aud young alike. The iorce Of example wa'
olrari, demonstrated, setting forth very plainly
the iact that ach md every person bears ser
tain innu,nce, either for good Tor evil, 10 their
pa,,sle through lile.
Mr.. J. Frans sny der, VI the Glass Of 10, was
~. ~, =, ,.,,,,,,s,. n. e.,,r,lly r, .
,,..d .oms a, ,ha .g,,,, Minds Of the pa,t."
a. i. "a .l., and h. na.n,, in
- 4. ,.a ~, .a,1.., manifested a
n,h ,now,.d,e a,
..s,,.., ,ss, o'd', .s.d. nJsh, hs ,ovd sf
Al. .,..g,,, in ,h,. andy of
u.'uI,..h .. ami If h. ,.,. n.
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Rsiu.,ous NOTICES


nc h"d,st Episcopal Churrh--ke,. b Y
,rsvESs pa.tor-ruhlic Service rvsry Sabhaii
~ A NJ, and u p. VI.
sabbath School AZ v A. NJ.
Pray Meeting every Thursday, at "A p. NJ.
COnn MON Seryier Hrsi Sabbath Of every
g.. onih, 10y A. N.
West CI-artieid NJ. y. Chuich.--Rcvs
wv. II. DiL aud J. y. AsnERsos. Pastors
Preaching every alternate Sunday. ut 4 o clock.
=. M.--suDdny sohool ut "a, NJ All are in.
yii,d TO attend.
Presby terian Church--Rev. II. 5 BrrLER.
Sabbath services morning and evenng-Sab-
bath School at \ 2. M.-Prayer Meeting wednes-
lay evening.
1T. francis Church--Cathoiic--Rcv. p.
J. SnERlnAs.-Plea leaohing At io4 O'Clock, A. NJ, on
the first third and fourth Sunday Of each month
Vsspers and Be' edicIion OF the Blessed Sacrament
At o'clock, p M.-sunday School every sunday
afernoon at o'clock