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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-13

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-13
CRATES, &c.
GRATES, &c.
Crates and Mantels.
G.. 9. R A n KIN & CO.,
1879 Pearl Street, East of Plum,

MANUFACTURERS OF MARBLETZED
IM MANTELS e. ENAMELED CRATES,
having increased facilities, are now well pre-
pared to supply the unprecedented demand
for their CRATES and MANTELS, especially
tile RANKIN'S PATENT SETT4 NG,
for which they are the exclusive agents for
this city. Owing to numerous frauds pur-
ch lsers should see that the side jambs arc
plainly marked with the name and date of
patent.
They also call The attention OF BUYERS to a
large stock of MARBLE MANrELS lately
received, which will be disposed of at low
prices. no2-Tu&S,1y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

There will apparently he no need Of a re.
publican county convention this fall-the
Strcator Pioneer and the Sheridan NerS-Lsttr
having already made all the nominations
necessary. For County Judge they are quite
correct, we have no doubt, in agreeing that, as
Judge Miller consents To reelection no other
candidate should be thought OF. The office
since It's creation was never more ably and &c
ccptabIy filled than by Judge Miller. For
County Clerk the vote of the conyentiOn( N0rs-
Latter and PioHeer) is divided between Mr.
Stockslagcr and Streator gentleman, but the
chances are in favor of the former on the next
ballot. For treasurer Isaac AmeS, of Strcator,
is the unanimous nomincc; for superintendent
of schools the halloting Is at present divided
between "A Miss Donaho Of Streator and Mr..
Williams; and Mr Br7.mlach will again he
allowed tn run for surveyor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The iron and steel works az Joliet have
again suspended, on account OF the failure Oh
Meeker & Co., the lessces. 1t is stated, how
ever, that Judge Mcltoberts has appointed
Alexander Keith of St Louis, receiver ofth
concern, by whom it will be kept running at
least to finnish up the present contracts
Meeker explains that the failure OF the firm
was caused by the strikes. The railroads III
which the firm does business have their Offices
in New York, and from the fact that the banks
have refused to accept New York exchange
and that the express companies refuse to car
ry drafts ofmoney, they are lcfentirely without
The means ofmeeting the demands against them
Now that the strike has terminated and bust
is moving as usual hopes are entertained that
Meeker & Co. may get on their feet again
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The project of making heet sugar, both at
Chatsworth and Freeport in this state, proved
a failure. But at the latter Place, after aban.
doning bects, the company changed their ma.
chincry and went to work on corn with the
happicst results. Thcy are now making a
pure white syrup palatablc to the taste, and
place it on the market at sixty cents per gal,
Ion. 1t is clained, by actual experiment, tina,
twcnV-sevcr pounds of good merchantable su,
gar can be made from bushel of corn. The
process N manufacture, however, ii IS said in,
wolves the use of good deal Of alcohol the
his' tax upon which greatly intrrtcrcs with
tho free manufacture of sugar from corn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Considerable curiosity, and ut Washington
no little anxiety, was felt in regard to the out
come of the Ohio republican state convention
which met at Cleveland on Wednesday. Would
Stanley Matthews, rs the lieutenant Of Prcsi-
dent Hayes. he able to control it, or would the
bloody ShirtcrS ret control and inaugurate a
rebellion That was the great question. The
outcome must he quite satisfactory 10 Hayes,
Garfield was made President of the convention,
and in his speech expressed his confidence that
"Oho'S flvorite son would not be read ont of
the party" The resolutions adopted express
unialtcring confidence in President Hayes rs
a statesman, patriot and true republican" favor
a bi.metallic currency and therefore rcmonctiz-
alton of silver; oppose any grant of lands to
Tom SCOTS or any other railroad; express
sympathy" for the honest and industrious
laborcrS;' aud readiness to die 10 protcc, the
free schools againS, the attacks of ultramon.
tanism, meaning the Roman Catholics. Civil
service reform and Hayes southern policy
really Tie only distinctive features of his ad
miniSir,,ion thus tar-arc strangely and ON.
inou>ly ignored.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

CuBA-Thc island has been in Il chronic
state Of instruction for the last ten years. On
ring that time about every year Spain sentover
a new Captain General, with a new army, that
was said 10 be strong enough to crush the re-
hcllinn in a month But somehow the iSV
miserable negroes, Cinnamon, Mexicans and
mixed breeds that constituted the insurgents,
remained no nearer subjuga,cd than ever. FL
nally, about a year ago, the government al
Madrid sent over Gen. MARTINEZ Campos, Il
gentleman. who had seen ten years service in
Cuha himself as Il subatcrn, and who, during
f,, ,,oublcs in Spain, had risen to the head Of
In, army. He was given larger army than
had accompanied any other new Captain Gen
eral in Cuba and was clothed with plenary
powers. Gen CanIpOs went about his work
with great vigor and zeal, yet after hard years
work, is now compelled to confess that Cuba is
not only no nearer subdUed than when he ar
rived there with his 10000 re-intorccmcnts, but
that 4 reinforcement of $1,000 more, which the
Government offers to send him, will not help
,hr case He has sent his chief of staff, Gen,
Ardcrius, TO Madrid, with a secret letter to the
government, (Which by accident has got into
the papers explaining candidly the true situa
ton in Cuba, and that is, that its complete sub
tugation by Spain is hopeless. Anything but
an army Of 10000 would be useless, as within
n month Of the arrival Of soldiers from the old
country onc.third are in the hospital, and it
takes 500 Spanish soldiers in good condition to
take care Of 10 CubaEs In short, Gen. Cam
pos advises the home government to treat with
the rebels, grant them virtual independence on
of important commercial advantages,
Spain claiming over the republic the exercise
only of a nominal sort Of protcctoratc. From
any other government but that OF Madrid, it
would be reasonable, after such candid state
ment Of the case, to expect something like SEN
siblc action, and a speedy acknowledgment Of
the virtual independence of Cuba.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Gov. Cullom visited Braidwood on Tlslrs-
day, and after viewing III" landscape DER
cent hume SIX Of The eight militia companies
Gen, Ducat had left there, and promised 10
send the rest away In a day or two, After
hearing the story Of all sides, Times dispatch
says, he expressed the opinion that Braidwood
had been represented II great deal worse than
it deserved to be. lie had no doubt that the
representation Of the city officials, in cfiec, tina,
no overt act had been committed or was like
ly TO be committed, was true and he hoped
that Braidwood would vlndicate herself by
showing TO the state that when the militia was
withdrawn peace and good order would reign
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Tho greatest trouble during the past week
has been in Indiana Blue Jeans Williams,
who is Governor Of that state, for several days
refused To take ccInizancc of the revolt against
the laws. and still has neglected to bringithc
military 10 the aid of the civil authorities. The
result has been "A more thorough organization
of the mobs and more defiant spirit among
the leaders--Ottd,ca Republican,.
1t WOULD be more crcditablc and of quite rs
much use, If the editor the RCpUJlicm looked
only through leather Spcctacles than, rs he
seems TO exclusively, through political pair,
that utterly distort his vision II happened
that, except at Fort Wayne, Indiana was real
~ more free from any trouble on account of
the strike than any other state east of the Mis-
sssippi Blue Jeans Williams" happens TO
believe that in times Of intense excitement con.
cilia1ion i generally far better and cheaper
remedy ;han coercion Except at Fort Wayne
he found this method entirely ciItcual, and
but for Pittsburg and Chicago influence, he
would have got along well enough also at Fort
Wayne y twas, there was no mob violence,
no shooting no killing anywhere in Indiana.
The Governor, instead Of ordering out the mi
litia and threatening The lives of the working
men, appealed in a manly spiritto the employ
crs and strikers, and thus avcrted collision
that 1T one time seemed inevitable. His coun-
sells were heard and the storm clouds did not
burst And now the radical press is mad and
abusive because, by wisely ayerting mob, he
settled the trouble without a hundred or Il
Thousand people being killed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

TIE INDI,NS.-The rumoTs a week ago thai
the Indian Chief Joseph, whom Gen. Howard
boasts ,ohavc driven outofIdaho,was gathering
force in the vicinity Of Pierce city and threat
eninS at once 10 fall upon the settlers in that
locality seem to have been groundlcss
On the contrary, dispatches from Montana
announce the arrival of Joseph and his hand
400 strong, at Loula, in Montana, where there
Is no adequate force to meet him, and the Gov
ernor al ilIa, territory is calling earnestly fol
help 10 rcpel the invasion. Indeed, instead o.
having crushed the Indian outbreak, General
Howard appears only 10 have succeeded in
changing the theatre of the war from Idaho L
the more dangerous country Of Montana
where Joseph Is likely To find abundant rein
fo-ccmenis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Jay Gould narrowly escaped the fate of his
former partner jim Fisk last Thursday of be
ing assassinated He had been engaged in Il
stock operation with q Major Selovcr and 9th
crs, and the venture failing TO pan OUT as cx-
pected, the doughty Major imagined Gould
had gone back on the ring and meeting him on
the sidewalk knocked him down and tumbled
him into an open area NEARLY killing the money
lord
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Minister Wa~hburn is at karlsbad. He
will 90 u Berlin in August, and return 10
America in September.
President Mcmahon, accompanied by Min
istcrS Fourtou and Birthaut has gone on
summer trip to Bourges. His reception ir the
provinces was a complete failure, and in his
Response to the reception speech of the Mayor
of Bburgcs he plainly exhibited his chagrin.
He said that it was false that in his action
there had been any violation Of the constitu-
,isn. or any jeoparlizing Of the foreign rela-
tins Of France and such accusations should
40, deter him from fulfilling his task He
,yaS confident that the nation in the approach
ing election. would sustain my policy"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.

The election for new circuit Judge for ihh
judicial district takes place next Monday. Tho
contest has assumed such q shape that the pn
" question TO be asked in this county is whom
shall we vote for to beat Goodspeed! lie has
no earthly claim to the office. lie is man Oh
very moderate abilities as a lawyer; has be
come wealthy through real estate specuiatiohs
and his main business of late years has been
40 act as attorney fora railroad or two. The
Joliet bar generally oppose his election.
And il is absurd to say the contest lies be
,saan Coo.speed and Blanchard Jones will
,,et ten votes 10 b,anchard's one in VIII coun
~ five to his one in Glvndy; will beat him in
Rnreau and more than tic him in La Sale,
IT. then. the people of La Sale county don't
want all the circuit judges of the district to
live nj Joliet when we need one here to holel
court nine months in the year until our dockei,
now hopelessly swamped can be cleared OIL
they must vote for David p. Jones. Wecntire-
" agree with the Ottawa Republican, that
"Could the vote of La Sale county be given to
Mr.. Blanchard he would be elected beyond a
reasonable doubt" But the vote can't be CIV
en- to Mr.. Blanchard for the all-suflicient reason
that Jones will get more votes than Blanchard
will while he will beat him out Of sight else
where Wo therefore urge our people, without
regard to party, 10 tu,n ont and vote Tor Jones
He has been an able lawyer among us for over
% years. We all know him to be not only
cmnently competent, but thoroughly honest
and reliahle NAM
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Tho Ia Sale Dtla0c,ut, which supports Stpp
for Judge on account Of "congenality," what
ever that may mean, says " Charles Blanchard,
whom the Ottawa RepuJlicaa supports, is n
very fine gentleman, but he has ran for the
nomination for congress, and other Offices SO
frequent that he can't he stomached this tip
If Mr. Blanchard can stand up under n show.
er Of grammar like that without wincing, he
can have little TO dread from Stipp for Good.
speed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

That was bad streak Of luck that bciell
the rioters on the Peoria Toledo and Warsaw
railroad, when they were brought before
Judge Drummond for contempt ofc The
railroad in question happens to be run Just
now under the order of the US. court, and
the rioters were interfering with the cXecu-
ton of the order Eight OF them were brought
before Judge Drummond on Tuesday and of,
ter a hearing, sentenced to be imprisoned from
two to four months each and fined $50 each,
the Imprisonment to continue until the fines
are paid
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
England,

\ spark Of American fire blazes up in astrike
'ofthe London masons for reduction fhOurs
and an increase Of wages.
The English house Of Commons, almost for
the first time in its history, had "A genuine siege
Of ilbustcring on the 1st inst, The bill under
consideration referred to the tranfser of the
Transvaal republic in South Africa to England.
the Irish home rulers, nine number, opposed
the bill on principle, and undertook to defeat
it by flibustcring or parliamentary tactics.
They kept the house in session % hours, when
the minority finally yielded and allowed the
bill to pass.
The MARI lime Express, in its weekly re
view of the British corn trade, says: THE
weather the last week has been more favorable
for maturing cereal crops, The showers which
have fallen have benefited barley and roots
withou; doing material damage to the wheat
plant As the harvest approaches NOSE nu-
mcrOus reports as To the present condition and
probable result of the wheat crop come To
hand and their general tenor is decidedly
against AN average yield. The main feature
of the week has been the sanguine estimates
(which have boon forcShadOwed of he Amer
lean wheat crop This fact cannot fail TO be
of importance having regard to the diminished
power of Russia to forward her usual supplies,
and may tsndto keep prices on a more mod.
crate level than at one time seemed likely.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

4 fire broke out in blacksmith shop at FL
gin on Thursday night and was not subdued
until it destroyed a whole block, bounded by
River street on the West Douglas street on the
East and Milwaukee avenue on the south. The
loss includes the extensive wagon shops Of
John and Phillip Long, and the agricultural
warehouse Of I. /. Bishop. Total loss 10000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The unhappy Frank Gilbert an attache Of
the Chicago journal whose appointments as L.
S. subtreasurer at Chicago was such a surprise
AZ the time, is unable to take possession of the
Office on account Of the perverse refusal Of the
WEALTHY men Of Chicago to go on his $4,000
bond. His.commission has been annulled and
another appointment is to be made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The law having been pretty generally cnforc-
ed in this and other states against the railroad
strikers the Aurora He,uid very pertinently
suggests whether there is not some law that
the railroad companies are violating that ought
also to be enforced, and proceeds:
The new constitution ofIllinois, adopted in
1870, has several provisions or the regulation
OF railroads. some of which have been wilful-
" and pcrsistently disregarded by the roads
and no effort has been made to have them en-
forced. One Of the minor regulations in the
constitution, which light be of practical use
at this time, provides that "a majority of the
directors Of any railroad corporation x y
Of this state shall be citizens and residents OF
this state" This provision is an emnently
wise one, for, in times like these citizens Of
the state would know the wants and neccssi.
ties of the people here better than citizens OF
other states, aud could ut cBcc direct what
should DC done
But it is notorious th0; in the case Of {
,to..e., .,y;I~.-,a To-. .'-'- sr,tc ristotlsllH
tional provision is pcrMstently ignored
There is no penalty attached to the violation
of this provision of The constitution and thu
legislature has neglected to provide one. In
stead of doing this, our Legislators passed
stringent law ior the benefit Of foreign capital
lists, and opposed to the interests of the very
men who elected them, If the legislator,
should enact that when road failed to comply
with this provision of the constitution, thu
Governor should be required to appoint boar(
of directors for such road from citizens OF tn,
state, who should take charge of the road an(
run it, paying over to the stockholders all tina
was left after paying running expenses, tn,
company might pay some attention to the law
and elect directors who could BE- reached in ,
crisis like this If the company want thei
men to obey the law, they should themselve,
first comply with the constitution and law,
enacted for their regulation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The new state Idiot Asylum at Lincoln tie
ing completed, the inmates Of the temporary
ASYLUM at Jacksonville have been removed 10
ii cir new quarters at Lincoln, to which point
al applications, &C. should hereafter be adj
,1.assod
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

Vanderbilt, of the New York Central rail.
road. boasts that out Of over 10000 employees
on his road less than 800 were infected by the
late strike fever The latter were promptly
dismissed. and 20 the others he has made q
present Of 100000, with promise to increase
their wages as soon as the business of the road
win Justify IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

There appears to kave been no foundation
whatever for the stCries about another strike
on Monday by the coal miners at Streator. On
that afternoon they held meeting ard decided
by unanimous vote not to strike, but to send
A committee to Mr. Cherry, mine superiRlend-
ent. 10 ask an advance in wages, if the markc
will afford it. hut nostrike viii be inauguratet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

The death OF two Of the great oncs Of uie
earth is announced: Ruth Benton, Of Wiscon.
sin--age. fftyfoyr; height feet inches
weight JsJ pounds; and Modest Malhiot, Of
Quebec--agc, sixiy-eight; height feet Inch
e: weight, Gls pounds
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

4 New York dispatch in yesterdays Chia-
., papcrs states that VIM. Il. Ogden is dying
Mt hi, residence near High Bridge, subuD of
Ney York. of Brights disease of the kidneys.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04
Great oaks nom little aCorns grow
Great wars from tritling causes dow. -

The strikes really had their origin at Hor-
ncllsvillc, n. Y on tnG Erie Railroad and
grew out Of an attempt 70 cqualizc rather than
to reduce wages, the company maintaining
that the iircmcn ard brakemcn were paid
higher in proportion than other operatives,
and therefore proposed reduction of 10 per
cent Before the late reduction on the New
York Central, the firGmcn on that road were
paid from 81 % TO 81 10 a day, while on the
Eric Railway they were paid from Sl.26 to $3.50
A reduction of 10 per cent on the Erie would
bring wages down soshat they would range
from Sl.5S to 81 l2-much more than the Cen
trail before tle reduction and yetagainst these
larger rates the Erie fircmcn strike. On the
Baltimore and Ohio the old rates were $50
and 10 Il day while the reduction leave them
at $l.3j to Sl5ii5, an average above the old
pay on the New York Central.