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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12
Wanted.

10 secondhand cooking stoves at Unions ne"
auction rooms, one door west OF Dickey's jewel
nv store Main ST
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The low prices adopted by Thomas Spencer
are being appreciated by the patronizing public
For the lowest prices on good goods, all warrant
ed mo Old Iocs), come and be convinced, at No
Court street. Childs' old stand. T. SPENCER.
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Literary Meeting,

The Literary Society will meet on next Mon
day evening at the residence of Mr.. c. j. Cur
yea, west Ottawa.
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Housekeepers generally should not forget to
call on Hossack & Clark to do their painting,
papering, &c. They understand just what you
want and how TO de it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

\ number OF admirers of instrumental music
have been rather "sarkastic" on some por-
tions of the Flyers sisters audience who would
persist in drowning out the music during inter
walls between scenes, by THAR vigorous CONVEX
satinn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

For anything in the line Of confectionery cal
at Hesss. Candies all fresh and pure.
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KNIFE PLATING MACHINE, new kind, Just re
ceved: will plat 10 yards of good ! inch plai
in one hour Sold by Mrs. Brewer, price $3.50
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Pains In Back, Head, Heart, Lungs, Rheumdtis"
Neudalgid, Lun.6dgo Liaticd, Rheumatic Govt
Nervous and Kidney Diseases positively cured b.
DIR. FILTERS RHEUMATIC REMEDY AND LIvEl
PILLS, neUer fail when taken as directed
dec2-1y. Sole agency at Tozer's Drug Store
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

Cakes OF all kinds, from the lowest to the high
est grades, at Hesss New England Bakery
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nice cottage for rent. containin SIX rooms
anb situated within five minutes walk of the
court house. Apply TO Mrs. O'Meara.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

Watches, jewelry and silver ware at greatly re.
duced prices at 4. II. Trasks, 33 La Sale street
All goods purchased of him engraved free Of
charge.
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The hall lately occupied by Prof. Willis as a
dancing academy, No. l39 Main street, will be
for rent after June lst. Inquire Of
NJ kNEI-ssL-
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Nice fine shirts at NJ. stiefel & Cos.

The firm of Bolmeyer X Linton has been dis
solved, Mr. Linton going out. Bollmeyer will
continue the business, of course, on La Sale st,
while Mr.. Linton has opened an auction and CON-
mission store at Mrs. Greggs old stand on Main
street.
TRUNKs.-To buy trunk go TO VI. Steicl *
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

Hats and caps, the largest assortment in the
city, at W. Stiefel IS Cos,
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NOTHING
SUCCEEDS
like SUCCESS
S5o,ooo.oo
STOCK NOW OPEN AT
/. J. ClLLEN $

The general STOCK of the just received. Eno
nous as to quantity and variety extraordinary
elegance Of MATERIAL with sweeping reduction OF fully "a
average = per cent prices. This Immense
stoc has be I've realized An invited 10 cal
without fall and for Themselves this truly wonderful
collection and selection OF general merchandise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

few more Of those cheap boots and shoes
lefi a, the new stand o! ne Boston Goot & Shoe
store
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knights of PythIas Ball.

.sg7Cedar bucket and checker box collars at
A. Frank Il Cos.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

Everybody gets their boys clothing at
Frank e Co.'S, the peoples clothiers.
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will buy your furniture.
Unions New Auction Rooms,
West Of Dickcys' jewelry store.
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Good boat for sale cheap. Apply to
". II GILMAN
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The fullest line Of gents fine shoes at the new
stand OF Child * Phipps, 81 La Sale street
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Hall to Rent

.5g"Plaid suits nobby and cheap at \. Frank
u COS.
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$3.50 buy ladies' kid button gaiter at the
new stand of Child Il Phipps, 80 La Sale street
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sI2 buy = splendid sui, a, NJ. stic:el < Cos.
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Fruits of all kinds at Hess's.
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All kinds of Wall Paper and Window Shad :
at Osmun * Hapeman's
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All kinds of Wall Paper and Window Shad
at Osmun * HaDemans
It is known to every baker and housekee3er
that there is o -four in the market so uniform
" good as that recommended and sold by the
Eagle Mills, and fond husbands" who want to
keep peace in the family will take the hint.
Ridges hand guide for penmen at Osman *
Hapeman's.
Those 81 shirts are going fast at NJ. Stiefel Il
Cos.
Blue flannel business suits cheap at \. Franb,
d Cos.
SEED CoEN.-Planters will find a specially fine
seed corn at the Eagle Mills, which can be rec.
commended.
Look at Frank & Coz sl.UJ pants.
| New styles Window Shades al Osman * Hape
mans.
! Park Reed has ! good seine fO7 sale cheap.
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BLACK CASHMERE,

prices before egusled 10 inch widths at % cent
actually worth at least sJ actually worth AT ieast
81 %. & %. actually worth at least t!.5l.
These Cashmeres are superior 20 the brands usuay
Offered In this marked and muck below former Prices
Special sale special attention called 10 the popular
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Bargains in shirts at NJ. Sticfel ard Cos.
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50 buy a good suit at N. stiefel & Cos.
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DOMESTIC STOCK

iruly wonderful magnitude. comprising all stand
goods ~ rev prices-y ~ ch0Ap-ane much
Gucrd irOH thirty days ago.
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or sale by Forbes * GehrIng, OTTAWA, III.
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Ridges hand guide for penmen at osman &
Uaucmans
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- G.ah ~ rH descriptions islr-rei 70 oi
pare o. ,.s c.'y free ef eaargs.
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Al Are a-sn uost cordially iHv'ed 70 call and exam
ne tl truly immense stock scoNe making their Pas-
ch-e. believing there money 70 ~ saved BY making
vour purchases IN the Iac % Dry Goods Boots a.
shoe anL Groceries ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-12

SEED CoIN.-Planters will find specially fine
seed corn at the Eagle Mills, which can be rec.
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full in all departments and prices g. low as the los
e.: An goOds VAraa;ea as represented o. moaeT tc-
iundef,
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
A POOR ARGUMENT.

Let the light of argument and "calm discussion be thrown upon it 'in all it's bearings"
 This is what the Gazette says in speaking of Messrs. Adams and Redfield's plan for sealing the State bonds.
 Now let us suggest, with all due difference to the superior ability and mature years of our respected contemporary, that it is scarcely less inconsistant, than it is discourteous and silly, to meet every attempt at discussion from those Who differ with him on this all-important subject, with such contemptuous and oppro- brious eplthets as marrow -pated ig- noramuses," "unscrupulous shys- ters," &c. The Gazette had as well understand that the people have a right or two left which it OUGHT to respect, even if to exercise said rights conflicts with the vIews ofthat paper; and neither is the press of the State going to be muzzled, nor the people bull-dozed by an exhibition of anger from that paper.
 The Gazette also says that as the question is now before the people and will not down, "Our public men all who desire the true welfare of the State of Arkansas--may well af- ford to speak out under their own sig nitures." Perhaps if you will gra' clously promise not to call them marrow -pated ignoramoses," and "unscrupulous shysters," if they should happen to differ with you, they will feel more like speaking out. The Gazette should not arrogate all the intelligence and all honesty of motives to itself It don't look we'll.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
MORE ABOUT THE BORROW
 ING.

As the States indebtedness and financial policy of the State will be tLe principal question before our people until it is finally settled, and as the people will very likely have to pass upon thls question at the next election if not sooner, we will endeavor to give the whole informa- tion that we can obtain on this sub ject. Bearing upon this point we submit the following correspondence, consisting of another letter from Major Adams; one from Mir. Dean, one of the money lenders who has been making such handsome inter- est off our State, and General Churchilrs rejoinder. We give this correspondence without present comment and ask for each side a fair and impartial perusal:
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Aug. 27, TT.
 EDITOR GAZETTE: In order that the people may know both sides of the question regarding the failure of the Finance Board to borrow the money this year from the same par ties who loaned it to us the two pre- vious years, I send herewith letter is private one, and was not written for publication, but l know him so we'll that can take the liberty to make it public. am the more i'm pelled to this course by the univer- sal indorsement of Gen. Churchilrs official publication in the Gazette of the 14th, by the repudiation papers throughout the State. Now, take 1t for granted Gen. Churchill is not in sympathy with the repudiatlon ists, but the lndorsement of his ofii- cial paper by the repudiation news papers makes it necessary that he should disown any such sympathy to place himself in proper light be- fore the people who elected him to the high office of State Treasurer.
 JOHN D. ADAMS.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
ARKANSAS SPECIMENS.

Carroll Co: 5S.--this is the num- Der of bushels of wheat raised by Mr. Alfred Tomlinson on two and q half acres of ground.
 White County: 275 bolls, squares and blooms on one stalk of cotton IS the way Dock Crow counted it. This is certainly huge lot.--Record.
 Yell County: Mir. R. D. Wiley sent us two beets this week, weigh ing B pounds each and measuring IT inches in circumference, both solid and good. Who can "beat' them. .--Arkansian
 Hampstead County: Mir. A. B. Cox has placed on our table line specimen of an apple from his farm near Hope. This apple weighed one pound, and it's taste was excellent Hope City Times.
 St. Francis Co.,: We are the re- cipients of peach grown by MT. J.. l.. Caldwell, of Johnson township, which measures eleven inches in circumference. Who can beat it?-- Forrest City Times.
 Saline Go: Our farmer friend J. NJ. Pryor, of Bryant, brought us the first ripe corn in ear, of the sea, son. The longest ear measured thirteen inches. All were sound and well filled. Those peaches were good samples too.--Digest.
 St. Francis Co.,: We were shown on yesterday, an apple, which measured thirteen and half inches in circumference and weighed one pound and one ounce. It was taken out of barrel of apples grown near this place.-Forrest City Times.
 Yell Co.,: And now comes our friend, l.. D. Parish, with a speci- men of his garden vegetables, an "armfulr' of tomatoes 12 inches Tn diameter each. The "Gen. Grant, he calls them, and, as they have a beautiful scarlet complexion, we conclude they are we'll named and let them pass.-Arkansian.
 Saline Co.,: Now we.have it, says the editor to ye local. Down on Judge Bennetts farm he found last Tuesday the veritable grapevine that Sheriff Thompson told us about some weeks ago. He put his rule on it and measured twenty-two feet, that has an average circumfer- ence of 32 inches or 10 inches diam eter. Four good rails to the cut and two cuts to the vine, as far as he could reach and no mistake.--Di- gest.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
NEWS JOTTINGS.


 They fatten hogs with peaches in some portions of South Carolina.
 A man seventy-two years of age is acting as fireman on North Car olina railroad.
 A Maryland horse was scared to death a few days ago by the noise of locomotive.
 They take good care of tramps at Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. They imprison them.
 Among the premiums offered at the Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Fair, is pet bear.
 No less than 1,27O buildings, val ued at $349, 200, were erected in Brooklyn last year.
 The effect of the recent strikes in checking immigration from Europe is noticed already.
 The Countess of Dufferin sailed from New York leaving her fore sail behind as security for debt.
 "Old Probs." has rented the house in Washington formerly occupied by the British minister.
 New York grain merchants think we will have 100000 bushels of wheat to sell to Europe this fall.
 The freshman class at the Yale had 175 applicants for admission, and sixty nine others for the Scien- tific school.
 The Hartford Courant is compla- gently repuplishing reports of the Battle of Bennington, from it's files of TIT.
 Governor Hartranft will soon is sue an order calling for two regi- ments of volunteers for three months service.
 There has been 100000 bushels more sale manufactured in Syracuse thus far this year, than for the same time last year.
 Concerts in auction rooms are 8 German idea. Large crowds come to hear the music, and are drawn into the vortex of bidding.
 The rice harvest is progressing, the crop is of good quality, and q New York firm has received first shipment of it from New Orleans.
 Mr. Wm. Astor is said to have awarded contracts for new Hotel at St. Augustine, Florida, which is
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
RUssELLvILLE, POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS. THURSDAY.

Government from first of July last until first of July next, which, of course, is not sufficient according to the estimates furnished by the Aud itor, and at the end of the year the lenders of the $300,000, or some other parties would have to hold the matured obligations of tho state for considerable sum; and as there is so much talk of repudiation in Ar kansas, am unwilling to run the risk of change in the State Admin istration, with a balance due me. Gen. Churchill has certainly written that letter without calculating the cost to the state credit. The result will be that so much feeling is shown about not getting the money that no one will ever care to loan them a dollar. If the State is worthy of credit, why not borrow from other men when money is so abundant and cheap, and not pub fish to the world that they have credit only with few personal friends, and because those personal friends did not see how they could pay the money if they borrowed it, therefore declined to lend it? Why not act like men and accept the situ- ation? Say that we regret that we are unable to borrow the money on account of the reduction of the tax, and not try to browbeat their friends because they did not think they could pay $3O0,000 with less than $200,000.
 A State Tn the condition of Ar kansas wants to retain the few friends she has. The whole truth IS THAT letter was written as thrust at you and the parties who loaned the mon- ey before, out of sheer plque and nothing else. Truly your friend,
 T. DEAN.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
NO. 32.
,o be leased to New York Hotel

to be leased to New York Hotel firm.
 One of the most beautiful women of New York is now in the Bloom ingdale asylum whose insanity was caused by the use of enamel on her face.
 Latest from the Deadwood bonan- ga: They have got corner on pos tage stamps, and you must pay from dime to quarter for a three cent stamp"
 The favorite cat of Newport family died last week, and was swathed in linen, placed Tn a coffin, and duly buried at cost of about ten dollars, or, say, 166 loaves of bread.
 The income from tobacco from one county in Pennsylvania last year was $S,000.000. In some parts of the county the yield per acre was $500 worth of the weed.
 New York papers state that 1t costs $240,S72, for the health depart ment of that city, and the general impression is that they get very lit 41 l. e kO,
 But two members of the Latta Guard, of Altuna, Pennsylvania, having turned out upon call during the riots, the company have shame tacedly resolved to dlsband
 Two women fought duel a few days ago in the forest of Chepultep- ec, near Mexico. They were sepera ted by two coachmen before much damage had been done.
 Orioles, blue birds, cat birds, wrens and swallows, hitherto not known i'll the neigEborhood of Virginia Neva- da, have made their appearance there this summer.
 Over twenty leading stars will travel this season with their own companies. The strolling players are Tn fashion again, only improved expanded and embellished. 
 Reports from the New Foundland fisheries continue unfavorable. The American fishermen are crowding the harbers and coves to obtain squid bait, which IS is in abundance. The Wytheville, Virginia, Enter prise, says that snow fell on Walkers Mountain, Bland county, that State, Thursday, August 9. It rained be- low in the valley at the time. A Texas paper claims that it's State has now l, l,7JO,OOO inhabitants, and predicts that by 1880 it will have more than 1000, ,000 and be en- titled to twenty representatives i'll Congress,
 The Wilmington, Ohio, Journal, alledgcs that colored boy there lately rode the distance of ten miles in thirty minutes. Possibly the ve- locipede rode on railroad car.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
FROM GEN. CHURCHILL.
LITTLE ROCK, August 2s, 1877.


 EDITOR GAZETTE: 1 am satisfied that the Finance Board understands it's business and the condition of the State better than Mir. Dean, and it is satisfaction for me to know my views of the ability of the State to repay any loan made, was fully en- dorsed by them.
 The statement made by Mir. Dean is incorrect in several instances. l will cite one: He says there are 516 of the Loughborough Bonds outstan- ding, when in fact, there are only 374 In my estimate of the revenue, put it at $2O,000 or $30,000 below what it actually will be. But admit ting that all Mir. Dean stated was true, how could the revenue be di verted flo it's legitimate course and appropriated for any other use, for it was specially raised by the Legislature for the sole purpose of paying the loan: and for no other? Now, 1 ask, how could we fail in this obligation? lam justified in saying that the current expenses for the present year will not exceed $250,- 900. It is no secret, for every one knows that Major Adams stated openly that if the four mills tax in scrip was restored, we could get the money, and suppose that he was ac ting authoritively. They must have known all these facts before; and yet with all our alleged delinquent cies, they were willing to carry us along, provided we restored that tax. Mai. Adams seems very desirous of knowing my position on the finance question. If it will be of any satis- faction to him, he can have them, for l have nothing to conceal in the mat ter. My course before the last Leg islature was open and l can see no just grounds upon which to change those views. Since then, however, the highest tribunal Tn the State has declared certain bonds illegal Of course that settles that disputed class. In my opinion the question was prematurelv agitated, and should have been deferred. The people were not taxed dollar to pay inter- est; the State could not be sued, and we had only to wait little longer, and then with the increased resour- ces which quiet industry and immi- grafton are bringing us from day to day, we could without embarrassment have made arrangements for the pay ment of our public debt at once satis- factory to our creditors, and which would have met with the entire ap proval of the people of the State.
 T. J. CHURCHILL,
 State Treasurer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
MIR. DEANS LETTER.

NEW YORK, August IS, 1877. Major John D. Adams
 My DEAR SIR: l sec Gen. Chur- chill has written letter in the Ga zette of the l4th, saying he does so to correct misstatements in your letter in reply to Fishback. He also says that the State will be much better able to pay the loan next year than they were this. He says the State will collect $300,000 net green back tax, and that the gentleman who loaned the State money last year had right to refuse the loan this year, but they must give bet ter reason than the reduction oi taxes; and if the lender is to dictate .rms to the State it is time the peo- pie knew it. l am surprised to see such a letter from man holding the position he does. He ought to have shown by figures and not by broad assertions. Now, let us see II the State will be better able to pay the loan this year than they were last. They propose to borrow sJoo,oVo The interest on this loan is S25,0oO Interest on 5l6,000 Loughbor-
 ough bonds at per cent D,960 Two hundred and fifty nine
 thousand 10 per cent bonds 25.9OO They owe MT Thompson 30,0O0 The Governor said in his letter
 of application to borrow mon-
 ev that they owed for most of
 quarter ending 3Oth June-l oo s.o
 put that at, say oovW-sloi'ooo
 Leaving only this amount siSs,i4o to pay the expenses oi tue otaoe
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
KANSAW'S NEWSPAPERS

Arkansas makes a good showing in the way of newspapers. Col. Smithee, the able Historian of the State Press Association, in his ad- dress before the Association at Ft. Smith on the 9th June, gave this data:
 "In 1870, Arkansas had fifty-six newspapers, an increase of fifteen since that tune. We have as many papers as Connecticut, with her net work of railways penetrating every section of the state. We have with in thirty of what Georgia contains, one of the oldest of the states, and with population double that of our own. Kentucky, with a population three times as great as Arkansas, has only eighty-nine newspapers Maine, with 100000 more popula- tion, has only sixty five newspapers. Maryland, with nearly double our population, has only eighty-eight. We outstrip North Carolina by seven, with her population more than thrice that of Arkansas. Tennessee, with nearly three times our population, has only ninety-one newspapers. This is certainly a good showing for Arkansas. A state sparsely settled, with the worst mail facilities in the United States, with little over q half million population, that can and does sustain seventy newspapers, shows an enlightenment which en- titles her to rank alongside much older commonwealths.'