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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

A. Oakley Hall, ex.Mayor Of New York
city, who so strangely disappeared last spring,
then turned up in London, then again disap-
peared, quite as mysteriously reappearcd on
Thursday in New York, He denies that his
disappearance last spring had anything to do
with Tweed's threatened revelations, and ac-
counts for his queer proceedings only by say
ing that for six months he must have been a
little of" in his mind The general opinion
is that he was afraid Tweed would blow on
him and deemed it best to get out Of the way
but finding that Tweed had said nothing about
him. he concluded il safe to return
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

On Tuesday President Hayes, with three
members of his cabinet and ~ miscellaneous
assortment of family encumbrnccs.' left
Washington on dcadhcad mission Of con
ciliation" to Richmond. The party were way
laid and halted for an hour at Fredericksburg,
where the President was Obliged To make II
little speech and exhibit those people a>socia-
ted with me" meaning secretaries sherman,
Thompson and Dcvcns, who accompanied him.
The party arrived at Richmond late in the
evening and were met "a; the depot 10y an i'm
mcnse crowd AMER good nights rest. We'd
ncsday was put IN for all il Is was worth in the
way of seeing and being seen. The party
were driven all over the city, and then 10 the
fair grounds, everywhere attended by immense
crowds, Ia whom frequent little speeches had
10 be made On The fair grounds the crowd is
said To have numbered G0,0OO In the evening
the party had grand reception at the resi-
dcnce of Gov Kcmpcr and next morning re
turned Ia Washington
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY,.

We beg leave to remind our democratic
friends that next Tuesday is election day and
to urge them earnestly not to neglect TO vote.
The county offices to be filled are really OF
more immediate importance to us than the
higher offices of legislature and congress
The democrats acted wisely and generously
in making their nominations. As JIdgc Mil
Ter had shown himself competent, faithful
and upright officer and judge, they nomina-
ted no candidate against him and agreed not
to oppose his reelection, though republican
For the same reason, Mr.. Raymond being in
every respect the equal of Judge Miller on the
score of fai;hfulness competency and upright.
ness, and his Office being not a whit more po'
litical than that of Judge Miller, they have
right to claim like liberalty in his behalf
on the part of the republicans. This claim
becomes all the stronger on comparison OF
the qualifications Of Mr.. Raymond with those
of his opponent We say nothing against Mr.,
Ames personally But it is notorious fact
that no bank would think of employing him
its cashier or book keeper, and any man with
less qualifications than such aposltlon requires
is obviously unfit for the Office Of County
Treasurer.
There Is no question as the superior compe-
tency OF Mr. Campbell, on any fair comparison
with his opponent Then Mr.. Campbell de
serves generous support on account OF the
outrageous malignity and injustice by which
he has been assailed, while really lying on
bed of sickness and unable to meet his oppo
nents in fair fight. The earncstncss with which
Mr. Campbell has always been supported by
the people of his own town when candidate
for nomination in our conventions sufficiently
attests the high estimate he is held in by his
neighbors and towns people who know him.
We need only add, that our candidate for
School Superintendent is young, intelligent,
alive and competent The story about his non
is bOSh. He was born and raised in,
this county and was never out Of it except to
attend school, by which he certainly never lost
his residence.
The figures Of last years election show that
on a fair, square pull the democrats have an
honest though small majority in this county.
When beaten, it is always on account Of their
own foolish internal chickering's, carelessness
or other folly. Let us have done with this,
and next Tuesday give our whole ticket a full,
fair and straight vote
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
DEATH OF O. P. MORTON.

Hon. Oliver p Morton, L. 5. Senator from
Indiana and former Governor ofthat state died
II Indianapolis at $50 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon He had been sinking rapidly for
y dav or two, and his death had been momen-
tarily expected for the preceding II hours.
HIS wife. three of his sons and q dozen or so OF
other near relatives were at his bedside at The
moment of dissolution. His only other son is
said to be detained by sickness in Alaska. The
funeral is TO take place at Indianapolis on
Monday at O'Clock.
Mr.. Morton was Of English parentage but
was born in Wayne county, Indiana, August
4th. 1928 and at the age of IS, with but slcn-
der common school education, was apprenticed
10 halter. But five years later he had by his
run hard cxcy;i0ls accumulated enough to en-
ter Miami University, at oxford, Ohio, where
he remained two years and then at the age OF
%. commenced the study oflaw in the office OF
Hon. John 5, Newman at Centrcvile, Ind,
and in 1S41 was admitted 70 the bar In 1852
he Was elected circuit judge, but rcsigning the
position as uncongenial, he entered politics as
a democrat being as such elected to the India
m legislature. In 1856, however, he was car.
ried away by the Nebraska excitement and be
came republican in which party, with one
or two brief intervals, he remained a prominent
leader until his death.
As to his character-his unquestionable in
,eIlectual power and marvellous will and en-
ergy, which made him the most efficient party
leader of his age--these are matters which of
course we leave in other and ADLER hands.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

IA SALE COUNTY VoLKsBLATT is the name
Of a new German paper that comes 10 us from
la Sale 1t Is large and furnishes abundant
reading matter, on the patent inside plan, three
pages being printed in Chicago and made up
Of the sort of miscellaneous matter that fills
patent medicine almanacs and little country
daiics like the Ottawa glow-worm, and one
page being prepared in La Sale The yo,ks.
bioa is republican in politics, hut supports
Raymond and IIanlon, on the ground of being
better candidates than those running against
them on the republican ticket
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

The southern Illinois penitentiary commits
sioners last Saturday at Springfield awarded
the contract for supplying the cut stone for
the new prison at Chester to the commissioners
Of the Joliet penitentiary, at $4,000, and for
the construction Of the building to Bottles and
Nelson of Fort Wayne, Ind. at $4,000. The
commissioners promise before the meeting of
the next Legislature to have sufficient peni.
Tertiary, with work shops, machinery, &c,
erected at Chester to accommodate 600 prison.
crs. and TO keep inside the appropriation Of
100000 We shall see.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
FOREIGN NEWS,
The Eastern War.

While the Turks, IN the battle at Dubnik
with Gen. Gourko on the Goth ult claim to
have repulsed him, there IS no doubt, from
later advces that the Turks were beaten and
that their loss was at least 3O0O while the Rus
slams admit loss of $500. The Russians, how
ever, hold the place, thus cutting off commit
nications between Plevna and Sofia and COM
pletely investing Plevna. The Russians also
claim to have surrounded Plevna with works
as the Germans surrounded Paris, so that If it
is true that Plevna is not supplied with pro-
visions enough to stand a siege until spring,
there is nothing left for Osman pashasbut to
fight his way out, which it is thought he is
wholly unable to do. However, the Turks
claim that with Chevkets army Osman has
81, 900 men between Plevna and GourkO'S ar
my, and with such a force can clear the road
to Sofia at any time. Meantime Gourko at
Dubnik is certainly in no pleasant position, for
while he may prevent supplies from reaching
Plevna, he is virtually beyond the reach OF
supplies himself Meantime the Russians have
commenced furious bombardment of Pcyna
to divert attention from Gourkc.
On the Goth ult. the left Of the army Of the
CZarowitZ made reconnaissance towards Sulei-
mans right in front of Rutschuk, and striking
his lines near Kadiko, had Il sharp skirmish,
and retired. The Turks magnify it into
heavy battle and say the Russians lost a thous-
and men There are indications of forward
movement by the Russians all along Suleiman's
front, and great battle may occur any day.
On Tuesday Constantinoplc dispatch stated
that a Russian detachment had appeared south
of the Balkans near Orchanic, and on We'd
nesday there was report that Orchanie had
been taken, with many Turkish prisoners, in.
GLIDING Chefket pasha. Decidedly improbable.
Telische, a Turkish redoubt east of Plevna,
was taken by the Russians on Monday after
bOmbardment of 2 hours. There was but
small Turkish force in the place.
Gen. Zimmerman is said to be moving up
from the Dobrudscha with heavy siege train
to attack Silestra, and is to be supported by
the left wing of the army OF the Czarowtz
The latest news from Asia Minor indicates
that the Russians, since their victory in front
of Kars, are not making much progress. BY
their dilatoriness they allowed Ismail pasha to
Join Mukhtar with forty batalions before En-
zeroum, and occupying Deve Begun, east OF
Erzeroum, as a last ditch, the Russians have
poor prospect of overcoming them. Turgusa-
koff claims to have reoccupied Bayazid, and
Kars is claimed by the Russians to be on the
eve of surrender.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

King is confirmed 1t is said the President
will probably be driven into giving Packard
the place
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ben Butler is urging bill to tear out the
whole insides Of the representative chamber
and so reconstruct it as to get light and ventla-
ton directly through windows instead Of by
the present roundabout way.
The president on Monday issued the usual
thanksgiving proclamation naming Thursday,
Nov, 29th, for that pous symposium.
The President shows some uneasiness about
the Mexican question. Blaine last spring
charged him and his cabinet with a design TO
eihbroil this government in war with Mexico
ana much has occurred since to give paus-
bility to the charge. The President proposes
to get rid Of the subject by presenting it in Il
special message to congress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
THE STATE HOUSE APPROPRIATION.

The trainers of our present state CONSTITUTION
limited the cost of the new state house 10 30
100000 If the cost went beyond that they
provided that any appropriation by the legls-
lature for such additional cost must be approx
ed by IL vote Of the people. The last legiS'a-
turc made such additional appropriation OF
Sj3l, 112.1S, and this the people must now APP
prove or reject by their votes next Tuesday
The tickets generally circulated have printed
at the bottom both For" and Against the
appropriation. 1t is hardly giving the appro-
pration fair shake, for every voter who ialls
to scratch off either for" or against" really
votes against it, as the appropriation must to
be carried, receive n for majority OF all the
votes cast The voter who fails to vote on the
question at all, therefore, in reality votes against
the appropriation. There have also been tick
cts printed with for the appropriation on
them only. To make such Il ticket count
against it, all that is necessary is to scratch or
tear off the bottom line.
There is no doubt but that the proposed sum
is needed to complete the new state house, and
that the longer such completion is delayed the
more it will cost. The most serious objection
we have yet seen urged against voting the
money now has been to placing it in the hands
of the commissioners through whose incom
potency or dishonesty half million OF the
former appropriation appears TO nave peeh
wasted. 1t is due to say, however, IN behalf OF
the commissioners, that whatever may be SAID
of their management, all the legislative com
mittees (sce address of committees of last legls
lature on another page that Investigated the
subject, agreed in acquitting them OF dishon-
esty. 1t is also well to bear in mind, in this
connection, that by refusing to vote the appro
pration now the people do not escape paying
the first half at least of the tax to raise it, The
auditor has included half of the sum of S53l,
7121S in the tax levy for the present year, and
if the people reject the appropriation the mon
ev will have to lie in the treasury until dispos
ed of by the next legislature.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
France,


The second ballot for members of the cham
Der of deputies not elected at the first resulted
in the choice of government candidates and
two republicans.
Mcmahon and his minister's with time TO
cool off since the election, are evidently dispos-
ed to be reasonable and to make terms with
the hated republicans. The latest authoritative
announcement as to his probable course now
is; The ministry having recognized the ne
cessity of retiring upon finding that the senate
would not undertake the responsibility OF their
acts bv according them a vote of confidence
Mcmahon has decided to nominate new cabi-
net. For this cabinet men of the same policy
as the present ministers but having neither the
standing nor the talent to overawe the senate
and liberal party, will he chosen, Mcmahon
declaring generally that he intends to enter up
on path of compromise and Cancellation.
President Grant was very cordially received
on the 26th by President Mcmahon, who saiu
he was much gratified To make the acquaih-
lance of So illustrious soldier He offered 10
omen all the military establishments to his III
spection and to furnish the means OF knowing
everything concerning military affairs Gen
Grant accepted the offer with thanks
On Saturday McMahon visited Gen. Grant
and accompanied him to the opera oh 'i'
Both Grant dined with Minister Noye'' an" Oh
tho l., with President Mcmahon at the Elysee
Or the 3l-;oday-he Is to dine with consul
GENERAL Corbe,. \ grand banquet OF American
residents will he given on the 9th, and an eN-
traoriinary performance of Italian opera will
J., ,,;,.., in his honor on the sth. He dimes
-, tho 10Th with Banker Seligman. At the
end of November the ex-President and family
will visit spain and Portugal and take an
American steamer at Malaga conveying them
- Gibraltar aad Tangier and skirt the coast OF
Barbary. Discriminating al Alexandria, Gen
Grant will STAY some days in Egypt and return
I,v way of Malta 10 Italy where he will remain
some time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

Were It any man less noted for his piety and
habitual rigid abstinence from anything like
profanity than Zach. Chandler, we should say
there was some stalwart swearing about the
time the bills came in for expenses of the law.
yers WHO prosecuted the presidential fraud on
the part Of Hayes before the electoral commits
sion last winter Chandler, as chairman OF
the republican national committee, invited
Stanley Matthews, Evarts and StOughton to
conduct the case on the side Of Hayes, saying
the committee was too poor to pay them any
fees, but he would himself be responsible for
their personal expenses while engaged in the
matter. Matthews at once took rooms AT a lead
ing Washington hotel for himself wife, daugh.
ter. a servant or two and only week on two
AFRO, when the bill was finally sent 10 him,
to over 5000, he turned it over to
Chandler, who of course had expected sim
ply to pay Il single gentleman's board bill, for
two or three weeks, amounting to fifty or sew
entvfve dollars. But if Chandler was put out
at the Matthews bill, who can imagine his
disgust when Stoughton's bill was presented
for S11O0 and Evarts's for $500. 1t is said
that itemized these bills afford very curious
reading In fact it is hard to imagine how
bills for expenses incurred in securing the
presidency by fraud could afford anything but
queer reading.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

The comptroller of the currency reports the
additional amount of national bank circulation
issued during October at s3,030OjO. Eighty
per cent of this amount, or 81, 424,0i0, will be
retired in legal-,ender notes by the secretary of
the treasury, leaving the amount oflegal+;cndef
notes ON Nov. at S354, 49O.s92. and the whole
amount Of additional national bank circula.
ton from Jan II, 1915, To date, $3i,3sG.3S5.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

SENECA DoTs.-Rev. Thos Sweet, pastor Of
the Methodist church Of Seneca and Marscillcs.
has moved To MurscillcS.
The calico hop At Underhill's Hall on We'd
neSday evening was very pleasant affair. al
though the attendance Vas small and the dis
play Of calico was thin. BIG
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
Great Britain.

The stone masons recently taken to England
from New York have joined the strikers they
were intended to replace, and telegraph home
for no others to come.
The latest grain circulars report wheat as
steady and an upward movement in maize, 30
shillings 3D. per quarter being paid for mixed
American for November and December ship
ments, an advance of IS. Cd. within month.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

Eyarl- is the wit of the cabinet and the
newspapers are getting full of his sharp, pun,
gent saying In reference to the surprise the
Pennsylvania delegation gave him in recon
mcnding Cameron for the English mission he
said he had no idea they would go 10 a grave,
ward 10 rcsurrec, somebody"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

On Friday night of last week (26th ult) the
county ircasurer's office at Gilman, Clinton
county, H., was entered by burglars, and the
safe broken and robbed Of $4,000. No clue
to the identification or whereabouts Of the
Thieves.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

THE COMING STRUGGLE"-We are in re-
ccipt, from New York city, of new, large and
handsome pepper bearing the above title, and
which offers as an apology for its existence the
need of heightened, Independent sheet in the
pending struggle in this country over the
financial problem. The &c. S" promises to
devote Itself to "a full and ample discussion,
in all its bearings, of the great issue of the
hour-thc relations between productive indus
try and bonded debt, and the social and politi-
cal economies thereto belonging. In its treat
ment of these subjects it will be absolutely
free from any bias of any party, clique class.
Its sole purpose will be diligent search for
light and truth, and in the prosecution Of this
inquiry no assumed sanctity of preconceived
opinion, of vested right or OF immemorial
usage will be permitted to bar the way" With
such high-sounding index, however, we are
disapponted to find in the &C. 5" decided
leanings to Kellogg Peter Cooperlsm-that is,
hostility to gold silver, or any metallic basis
for currency, but contending for currency TO
consist purely of "tokens"-bits of paper
stamped by the government this is dollar,
&c. and like all the philosophers who argue in
favor of this preposterous scheme, ones head
is made To ache with the everlasting incom.
prclcnsible argumental refrain about that elias
tic currency, demanded by the requirements
of trade, which can only be secured by the
annual retirement and eventual cancellation OF
an amount of bonds, equal in bulk 10 the re-
issue of the displaced currency in legal tender
notes. intCrconvertiblc with bonds at par, as
the basis of "A medium of exchange, equal i'm
circulation and Of cquaized distribution and
and 80 forth.
Aside from such financial ccccnuicilicS,
however. the Coming struggle shows eXtraor-
binary industry in it, news and miscellaneous
departments. and Is really one of the most read
able wccklies we are acquainted with. 1t i
published at 81 per anuum, and has no other
paternity or address except j. q. Box iO63
New York city.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

There j. something 50 natural in the met
amorphosis. that no one will be surprised TO
find that the carpet baggers who haye disappear.
I'd from the South are beginning to appear as
communist and labOrrfom orators in North
-. Ii
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

Two famous stars have disappeared from the
dramatic firmamcnt-tieo l.. Fox QHump,y
Dumpty) and Edwin Adams, the iragedian.
The former died at Cambridge. Mas. on the
18th and ,le-la;ter at Philadelphia on the 2Slh
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

The ST. Louis Republican urges it n one of
the most serious objection against Simon Cam
eron's appointment 10 the English mission,
iIat he don't understand ihc language of the
,.,t.,frr-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

4 month ago, Mr.. E. :. Day, well known
and prominent citizen Of Aurora. feeling INT
need OF recuperaiiun, started with his vile on
a health seeking and pleasure TIP to the sea
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

Con. Bradford Forces. the famous conle;ler-
ole cavalry leader died II Memphis on the
29;h nit
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03
LOUISIANA sI0UGH.

Washington j. again overrun with Loulsi-
ana delegates to regulate the New Orleans
custom house appointments. King. whom
Hayes appointed Collector. won't I've used ny
the returning board fraternity. and they want
Anderson tn have his place. Packard. Wells
Kellogg. &c. say they can prove that the
HAYES commission that sold out Packard and
his legislature last spring bribcd eight mem-
hers at $1,000 each, and a Harlan Was one oil
that commission, they threaten to blow his al'-
ppintmcni to the supreme bench ky high II
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-11-03

The biggest day the house ever saw in the
way of the introduction of new business was
Monday The avalanche of bills inclu led
s41, among which were about 300 private bills,
50 to repeal the resumption law, 30 to remone-
tie silver, ) to repeal the tax on banks, &c.
Kelly offered curious bill to give home
steaders on public lands not only 100 acres of
land but also to lend them $500 from the pub
lie treasury, to be paid back in installments OF
800 year. And Eames proposed bill to
reduce letter postage to 2 cents.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
JULIA WANTED TO DIE.

Hut for the second Time was Prevented.
At the dilapiaated house, No. G71I Uuion rect,
in diapidated ROOM on o dapiated chair. sat
the emaciated form Of pegrass named Julia
Reynolds.
Julia had attempted to commit suicide, and the
instrument abe had used for the pur pose Of pro-
ducio og death was o vial of laudanum.
According 10 her own statement, she this morn
in concluded that as her lover had fl 'wn to the
bosom OF another that the only thing left for her
10 do was to destroy herself and being impressed
with this belief she repaired to the drug store
corner Of Gravier and Rampant streets, and asked
the druggist for five cents worth ut landaDum.
The druggist filed small vial with the poison
and gave it to his customer.
As soon rs Julia had gotten possession OF the
laudanum sbe asked the druggist II there was
enough in there to kill oneself with. He in
formed her that che had better try it and see.
Julia replied, swell, thaps just what am go
ing to do:" and the man of physc told her to go
ahead; that che would find enough 10 there to do
all of the Hi ling that she required. The would
be self-destroyer returned to her den and swat-
lowed the drug.
She was however discovered and saved from
d. ath.
This is Julia's second attempt at self destru,-
tion; her first attempt WAS about four years ago.