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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
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The editor of the .Uadras Times, a member
of the relief committee, writes under date of
Aug. as follows: The population of South
ern India, more or less afflicted by famine,
numbers twentyfour millions. In the most IA
vorablc circumstances at least one-siXth will
die. In Madras no camp of three thousand
rises morning after morning without leaving
thirty corpseS. \ coflee-planter, seeking shelter
from the rain in a hut, found six decomposing
corpses in it. On any day and every day moth
ers may be seen in the streets of Madras offer
ing their children for sale, while the founding
portion of the poor house is full of infants
found by the police on the roads, deserted by
their parents. Since the famine began five
hundred thousand people have died of want
and distress,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

Among the voluntary petitions in bankrupt
cy filed in the L. s. Court at Chicago during
the week was that of Cameron d. Withrow, OF
Sucator. He places his Indebtedness at $l3,
,GO5O, and says he has no assets whatever
His creditors are no worse off, however, ,hau
those of Mr. Benjamin Bressler OF Sterling
ILL.,, who filed a petition on the same day and
gives his liabilities as $4,000 against which
he enumeratcs AS his only assets a Life o
Grant, an atlas, and, 80 worth Of other books
and COW worth so!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
From MarseiIles,

MARsEILLEs, August 30, 1877.
Fall term commencement at the East Mar
settles grammar school has been postponed to
Sep 10.
Week after next it is proposed to have base
ball excursion to Joliet. The exact day has
not been determined upon as yet.
1t is expected that the Universalst society
Of this place will extend to Rev. Quackenbush,
graduate of the Canton, n. Y, college, Il call
to be their pastor,
The game of base ball of Tuesday, between
the Brown Stockings of Seneca and Brown
Stockings of Marseiles, resulted in score OF
II to % in favor of the Marseilles club.
Debolts springs, it would seem, have los.
little of their attraction for picnickers, tojudge
by the attendance Of grangers from near here
at the Harvest Home festival Of today at that
place.
Through Mr.. VIM. Dickeman we learn that
the wife of Nh G. L. Thompson both long and
favorably known to residents of the south prai-
RE, having lived within few miles of Mar
settles, but now Of Ottawa, IS now at the point
of death
Company F. now fully equipped with arms
and with few exceptions uniformed through
out, presents decidedly fine appearance on
parade Part Of The company left at 10 \. NJ.
this morning to attend the Soldiers and Sail
Ors reunion at Ottawa
Rumors respecting the establishment Of
combined sugar and syrup factory at this place
have at last assumed definite shape. If suffi.
cient inducement is extended to the proprietors
of large mandatory Of such nature now 10
Gated at Freeport, Illinois, its removal to Mar
settles will follow. Glowing accounts, and
not without foundation, concerning the benefit
to the place should such an event transpire,
are freely circulated, and early action is looked
for FULL GEAR,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
COUNTY JUDGE.

1t is generally understood, and indeed we
are authorized to say, that j. W. Brown, Esq,
of Earlvllc, is II candidate for the office of
County Judge, at the November election. Mr.
Brown, as we understand il, docs not ask a
nomination of the democratic county convcn-
ton, but is strictly an Independent candidate
regardless of the nominations that may be
made by any of the parties Of the day Mr.
Brown is an earnest advocate of the grccnback
and of the reconciliation of silver, and pro
poses TO canvass the county in behalf of that
cause, and holding views in that connection
as he conccivcs, in conflict with those of eth,
er the democratic or republican party, he pre-
ierS that his perfect freedom of speech shall be
unembarraSscd by the entanglemcnts of "A party
nomination. We can only say that while the
Office III question h9s always been regarded as
non political, it can he therefore no obicc
ton to Il candidate for it whether he isa dem
ocrat, republican or grcenbackcr; nor can oh
lection be made to Mr. Brown on the score OF
competency, for we all know him TO he a thor
oughly posted lawyer, as well as IA man who's,
personal integrity and purity of character i,
unimpeachablc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The Chicago IatcrOccaa has been sounding
the members of the present congress on the
silver question, and has received replies from
l91. OF these 13l favor repeating the law of
1913 and restoring the dollar Of the fathers to
its old place in the coinage; - favor rcmonc-
tizing with conditions attached; IS oppose re.
monetizing; 81 are undecided, and two dc
cline to answer. These answers represent ev.
cry state and include 81 senators and 1866 rep
resentativcs. OF the latter rs advocate the
measure and ID oppose it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
From EarlvIlle.

EARLvuLE, III. Aug. %, 1877.
To TIC free T'rgder.-The Advent camp
meeting which commenced last Sunday at the
Park near this city has been quite well attend
ed. Three or four young roughs attempted a
disturbance the other evening, and were severe
lyi rerrmanded, mot in words, but by deeds
OF the assault and battery persuasion) 10y one
ofthe managers. after which the boys went
away satisfied.
The UniversaliSt's Sociable last night al
Fred Daviss' three or four miles south of town
was grand success. RAZoR.
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Englandr

The British people are becoming visibly
more excited each day as the contest between
Russia and Turkey grows hotter and more
doubtful Gladstone is accused Of allowing
his feelings in favor Of Russia to carry him so
far that he has written letters to incite the
Greeks to war against the Turks; while on the
other side, Disraell is accused Of manufactuI.
ing arms and ammunition and forwarding
them to Malta far in advance Of the parlia,
mentary appropriations, and is anNiously
awaiting the earliest pretextto fly to the aid Of
the Turks.
While tie harvest reports in England indi-
cate nearly an average crop, with some danger
Of injury by sproutiNg on account Of the wet
weather, the grain reports from Scotland, on
account &c the torrents of rain, are from all
quarters responding. Still, the arrivals OF
grain from abroad were so heavy that prices
OF wheat have given way, decline OF two
shillings per quarter being reported for the
preceding week on Monday. Sales that day
were made at Gas per or forwhite and els for
red.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

The last Sunday Chicago Times publishes
interviews with a number Of the leading
wholesale dealers of that city in reference to
their present business and the future prospect
and their unanimous opinion seems TO be that
the long night Of business depression is nearly
over and that daylight has appeared. Never
in ten years has the wholesale trade been as ac-
tive AS it is now. This is not only the case in
Chicago, but in st. Louis, Cincinnati, New
York, &c. The western and southwestern
states have harvested an enormous wheat crop
and already sold large portion of it for cash,
and being out Of everything are buying heav.
ily in all the wholesale markets The money
they are thus putting atloat cannot fail to have
a hcalthful influence on all branches Of bust
ness,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The latest news from the Indian war in Mon
,ana is that Howard, having been robbed of
most his horses by the Indians, has stopped in
his pursuit for supplies near Virginia city,
while the Indians have entered the Yellow
stone park, where, on the oath, they met sever
al bands Of white emigrants and butchercd
sixteen of them Gen. Miles is moving up the
Yellowstone 10 head them off, "The people of
Montana are losing faith in Howard as an In
dian fighter say the dispatches.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The democrats of Iowa held state cOnvon-
ton on Wednesday and nominated John p.
Irish for Governor, w. G. James for Lieut..
Governor, H. Z. J. Boardman for Supreme
Judge and G. D. Cullson for School Superin-
tendent A platform similar to that Of the
Ohio democrats was adopted, with Il resolution
in favor Of the repeal of the prohibtory liquor
law, and the adoption Of IA stringent license law
instead
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern War.

The desperate attempt, noted in our last, as
booun nv Sulieman pasha to drive the Rus
slams ont of the Schpka pass of the Balkans,
WAS continued with little intermission from
Tuesday of last week until Sunday night, the
ec,b,inr haipc so stubborn and bloody on both
siJos that although not over 5000 Russians and
200 Turks were engaged, the Turkish loss is
nIaced as high as 5000 und that Of the Rus
slams ot 1000 After the most desperate fight
irr Of NIL on Sunday, in which the Turks Sc
c,rod nossession of some heights which threat
an +bc Russian TANKS the fight appears not to
have been renewed, the Turks taking advan'
toco If the lull on Monday and since then, to
construct strong earthworks commanding the
southern exit of the pass, Suleiman being un,
derstood to have arrived at the conviction that
the taking of the pass from the front was hope
loss and that the best thing he can do is to
blockade the Russians in the pass so as to cut
off tbeir retreat to Gabrova Meantime he will
push his army through the Balkans by the
Hainkoi and other passes,
North of the Balkans there has been no
frh,ing during the week except pretty heavy
skirmish about the 23d at Eski-Djuma, by
which the Turks claim to have made good
their advance to the river LON,
The position in Bulgaria is now about this;
THE Russians maintain their line from Slstova
win Tirnoya and Gabrova to Schipka; having
in all about 100000 men and 400 guns; the
Turks have, under Mchemct Ali, threatening
Tiruoya from the east, 10000; under Osman
nasha behind Plevna, facing the Russian line
from the west, $4,000; under Suleiman pasha,
about to emerge through the mountains to re-
intorce Mehemet and Osman, 10000; and 49,
600 under Prince IIassan at Widdin; leaving
the Turks still numerically the stronger. The
Russians, however, have during the past week
been strengthened by the decision of Roumania
and Servia to take part in the war, which is
equal to an addition, it is estimated, of 10000
to their forces
Reports from Bucharest say the Car IS in
Door health, and Berlin dispatches say it is nc
secret that the higher personages about the
Russian headquarters express an earnest desire
for peace on conditions for the protection OF
the Christians and the reforms promised by the
porte
From Asia both Russian and Turkish &C
counts agree that an attempted advance by
the Russians on kurndura, near Kars, on the
93d, was repulsed by the Turks, who, in their
charge, also drove the Russians from the
heights of Kizilteke The Turks claim it as a
great victory, the loss of the Russians being
1000 to the Turks 1900; but the Russian &C.
counts say the heights in question were occu-
pied by but one battalion, and their whole loss
during the day was but 600,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The President is happily relieved OF his
10 get commissioners willing to
risk their hair in visit to Sitting Bull by the
information that the wiley chief, with about
1900 ragged, half starved desperate warriors,
has returned to Montana, where, doubtless he
will soon be joined by Chief Joseph's band.
1t is SAID, however, that Sitting Bull is anxious
for peace, and that by a little prudence and
diplomacy, he can be easily placatcd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

A fearful disaster occurred on the Rock Is
land and Pacific railroad near Dcs Moines on
Wednesday BY Il fearful rainstorm bridge
had been torn away about two miles beyond
Altoona and the passenger train from the east
advancing soon afterwards was preciptated
into the boiling current Eighteen persons
were killed oughuight or drowned, and large
number seriously injured.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

Mcmahon and his ministry are growing
daily more highhanded and apparently despe-
rate in their purpose to compel an antircpubli-
can triumph at the approaching elections.
The nation is said to be intensely rritated by
the government allowing freedom of discussion
only to friendly journals. The latest outrage
is the commencement of a prosecution against
Gambeta for late well-tempered but crnesty
republican speech at Lille.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with neutrality-suspicious. furnishing both
at the prices named, postage prepaid. The Of
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post Office in the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE in this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times 80 %
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly tribune -oo
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly inter- =, 81.
Ocean .''''''''''' D M
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer. .'.'':' o'oo
FREE TRADER and either of Harper's publ
cations. '''''''' $3.50
FREE TRADER and Scrbner. ....:....:' so 20
FREE TRADER and Godey's Ladies Book. 5M
FREE TRADER and Lire Stock Journal. 3 10
FREE TRADER and Phymologicdt Journal. so
FREE TRADER and 81. Nicholas. ............ 30
FREE TRADER and Demorest's Monthly. 30
FREE TRADER and LittelPs Liring Age..... SO
FREE TRADER and Western Rural. .......... 2.W
FREE TRADER and No0re's RHut Ne,D Yorker $50
All subscriptions as above MUST be strictly
IN adcaace Rcmittanccs may be made bymon-
ey order or registered letter. by express at the
senders cost
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The Braidwood miners, it is said, have hit
upon the sensible plan to end their troubles OF
forming a colony and settling down some
where in Iowa, Kansas or Nebraska as farm
ers. Numerous favorable propositions to fur
nish land, stock, &c, are before them from all
those states, and there seems to be little doubt
but that the plan will be carried oat,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

About fifteen governors Of as many different
states responded to the Philadelphia invita-
ton to visit their little centennial show. on the
2Sth and were duly exhibited on the centcn-
NAL grounds on the Goth and Both, and today
70 on an excursion to Cape May.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The suspension Of the iron works at JoIH;
leaves large population there ina dcplorahlc
condition. At public meeting last Saturday
the supervisor stated that there were 400 fam
lilies in the city dependent on public charity,
and that he was paying out from $50 to $50 Il
day TO keep them from starving. The meeting
agreed To ask the Board of Supervisors for an
augmentation of $4,000 for relier
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
Germany,

Several special dispatches from Berlin re
mark the hostile tone of the semi-ocial press
toward Turkey The Turkish embassy at Ber-
lin having, through telegraphic agency, con
tradicted the report that the perpetrators of the
Saonica massacre have been released, the min
isterial NocodeutSches expressly begs to observe
that the statements put forward by the Turk
i.sh foreign department are VIGOROUSLY untrust-
worthy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

smaller than it otherwise would have been Oh
account of SO many having been drawn away
by the Soldiers Picnic at Ottawa. The wealth
er all day was cool and delightful, and no ac-
cident or unpleasantness of any sort occurred
to interfere in the least with the days ENJOY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

II has been decided TO call Il Democratic
County Convention to meet at Ottawa on
Tuesday, Oct. I'd, to nominate ticket for the
November election. The publication Of the
formal call is deferred this week on account
of awaiting few signatures The representa-
ton of the towns &c, will be about the same
as last wear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The Democratic congressman from one of
the New York city districts invited the young
men of his district DESTROYS to enter West
Point to meet for competitive examination.
\ large number appeared but the prize was
borne away by II negro boy of the name of
Minnie The appointment was at once award
ed him, and John Norrssey sent him $50 to
buy an outfit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The Republican County Convention Of La
Sale county has been called 10 meet at Ottawa
on the 2j,h of September, to nominate candi
dates for County Clerk, Treasurer and School
Superintendent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

Sireaior Is To take a vote in iew weeks
whether the town shall organize acity govern
ment or not The city gives little more Wig
orous administration, they say, than the vii
LACE form. but is q great deal more expensive
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The StreatOr Fros Press reduces IL Sp5scrip-
ton price from $50 and $500 ayear TO 81 p,
payable invariably in advance. No other bui
advance paving subscribers taken.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

No single object, at the great Philadelphia
show last year, attracted more attention than
the q Dreaming Iolanthe," the celebrated but
ter head, fashioned by Mrs Brooks, of Kan.
sas. Strange 10 say, that curious piece Of unc-
,uous statuary is still in perfect state of pres
eryation, and will during the next few weeks
be exhibited at the 81. Louis Fair
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
GREENRACK MEN. ATTENTION

Any men through the numerous townships
of La Sale county who believe in the doc-
trines of the greenback party are requested to
send their names and addresses to 7. o. box
1895, Ottawa, for the purpose Of organizing
greenback clubs in the several townships,
NJ f. O'CRowLEY,
Chairman Conference Committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

John McGuniglc, employed in the shaft of
the Northern Illinois Coal Company at La
Sale, was fatally injured in the shaft ON Mon
day by e cage descending upon him. He
leaves a wife and five children.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

An adyeniurcr named Benyon has succeeded
in selling lot Of old nail and rolling mill ma
chincry TO Monmouth at II big price, after Bur
hngton and other larger and Weather cities
refused 70 bite and now Monmouth is jubi-
Ian; in the notion that she has got big thing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

The Phoenix Glass Company Of Ia Sale,
the failure Of which was announced a week
ago. has made settlement with lis creditors
and will resume business as soon as the fur
naces can he repaired ana the stock Of coal re
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

IIIusTRIoUs lNvAIID.-Senator Morton,
whose dangerous illness was mentioned in our
las, has passed the crisis of his disease and is
Row regarded as out of danger
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01
Grant,

President Grant and party returned from the
Continent 20 Tendon on the 2jth, and on the
29th went to Edinburgh, where the ex- President
was to receive the freedom of the city yesterday
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

Ben De Bar, the veteran ST Louis comedian,
died in that city on the 18th inst, of soitening
Of the brain lie was about 6j years Of age
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

John Mallory, paupcr OF Usage, was declare,
insane in Judge Millcr's court ON yesterday
Cause unknoaB.
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DINNER,


In the discussion of which the next two
hours were enjoyed with undisguiscd zcst AZ
ter dinner the exercises were As follows;
Music by the Sheridan band,
SoNG-by the Choir Of the Prairie Center
Union Grange-The Harvest Glee
PoEu-by Mrs. H. II. IIoldridgc-ycry eff
icctiyely read by Mrs. V. s Ashley, of Tonica
The title of the poem was "EXalt the Daugh-
illustrating woman'S need of the grange
SoNG-"Away to the ficld'-by the choir
of Rutland Grange,
ADDREss-by Frank Bennett, Of Deer Park,
lecturer of the county grange. 1t was care
fully written essay and read with great pro
priety of gesture and distnCtncss Of utter
ancc. The subject handled was, How
to keep our best young men on the
farm :" and in its treatment the speaker show.
cd both earnest thought and careful invcstiga-
ton. Without pretending To give even the
briefcst cpitomc of his speech, we will state
that some of his facts and figures surprised
us, showing, as they did, the rapid absorption
OF the rural population by the cities. In 1850
the census showed the proportion Of laboring
population in the country Ia he - per cent.
against 81 per cent in the cities BY the cen
sus of 1870 these figures were nearly reversed.
These, and similar facts, went far to account
for the present hard times, the complaints of
manufactured ovcrproduction, and the superb
bundancc of that class OF labor a. manifested
in the tramp nuisance There was much in
Mr.. BENEFITS essay that would be profitable To
publish The address vas followed by
SoNc-IIappy Famcr-hy the Union Grange
choir Of Troy Grove.
EssAY-By Mrs. Leandcr Douglas Of Rut-
land, read by Mrs. Eliza Picstcr The lady
read in 80 low tone that She was heard only
by those immediately ahou; the stand. The
subject was-"Good home schools for our chill
drcn," and was very deity handled.
SoNG-By the Rutland Grange chon
EssNY-By Mrs Henry Boyd, Pomona
Grange, Manlius-SuMcc,: Home Adorn.
mcn,s II was well read. and very neat and
happy in its treatment OF subiec, - pecu-
larly womanly. We ars promised copy for
publication in our next
soNG-By the Rutland choir, when he en-
ercises, at about ! p. ", closed by the whole
company joining heartily in singing the box
ology.
The attendance, We judged 10 I've about 500
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-01

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