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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
GREENBACK CLUB.

BY paragraph in our local columns it will
be seen that Ottawa has finally Il fully orga.
nized, fullflcdged Greenback Club. The or.
ganization has come into being without much
apparent effort or previous drumming up of re-
cruits, and weimagine its projectors found moth.
ing of the sort necessary For that matter it
might us well have taken the name of Demo
cratic Club, for we doubt whether there is
democrat in town who is not in some sense,
and we imagine fully in the sense intended
by the projectors of this Grccnback club-a
greenbacker; that is, in favor of ultimately hav.
ing no other paper money in the country but
grecnbacks, or currency issued from the ma
tional treasury, receivable for all government
dues, whether tariff or internal revenue tax
es, and always kept at par with and redeem
able in gold and silver, or government 3is or
4 per cent. bonds Then again 10 call it Dem
ocratic Club might be Objectionable, because
there are many republicans who are as hon
csuy grcenbackers as the democrats, and such
might be frightened away by the word dem
ocratc"
by all means let the grcenback club prosper
1t is the ultimate 10 which all the currency
in this country is tending. Gold
and silver the basis, with greenbacks the con
venient vehicle. With this contamination, we
shall have reached the currency Utopia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
COUNTY CLERKSHIP.

Owing TO the latencss of the hour at which
it was received, no special mention was made
of the announcement in our columns last week
of the name of Mr. Roscnhaupt, of La Sale
as candidate for County Clerk Heis doubt
less very capable and fit man for the place.
This makes three candidates in the field for
the Democratic nomination; jackson Il. SHAY.
er, John c. Campbell and Solomon Roscn.
haupt The friends of Mr.. Shaver were the
first To move, and though he seems to take the
matter quietly enough himself, his friends are
active, and he will not fail of a nomination for
want of zeal on their part He is one Of those
men who not only have plenty Of friends, but
such Us thoroughly knowing believe in and
are ready 10 work for him.
Mr. Campbcll'S friends are certainly no les,
active and confident and We have NO doubt
Mr.. Roscnhaupt and his friend, are ANYTHING
but asleep.
Willie this activity indicaics q woN.rounG-
ed confidence in democratic success. II +. IN be
commended otherwise a, awakening attcp-
ton 20 the importance of the office and the
duty of the people generally 10 take enough
interest in il To see tina; tie bCs, man Is nnuin-
atrd and elected
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
WoRKINGMEN'S PARTY.

The recent labor commotiOn, and what ap
pears to have been rather unexpected success
of d worxingmcn's ticket at the municipal
election in Louisville "a week ago, have given
anew impetus to the Workingman,s Party, over
which Trcycllck, Bradelugh and other COM
munistic leaders have been busted some years
without meeting with much success. melted
BY the Louisville success, the party held
convention at Cincinnati last week and nomi'
mated state ticket for Ohio; another convcn-
! ton is called at Columbus 10 nominated coln-
! ty ticket big meeting has been held in Phil
adelphia, at which Il ponderous platform was
formulated and general movement on the
works at the polls this fall ssolemnly forshad-
owed from number of directions
1t is needless to say that though as demo,
Gratis our every sympathy is with the working
men and favor ofwhatever in practical measure
can be suggested to promote their welfare, we
have no faith in the success OF this attempted
independent political movement One idea
parties are always in the nature of things
foredoomed failures. The idea may live, but
the party inevitably sinks into mere ma
chine of politicians, falls into disrepute and
dies 1t was 40 with the abolition party. 1t
was for years mere shuttlc-cock Of the poll
ticians for getting office, until the old wing par
ty stole its idea" combined it with some good
ideas of their own, changed its name and made
it success 1t was so with the know Moth
ing" party Used effectively for few years
as a machine for office getting bv the baser sor,
of politicians its "onc idea" itself being essen
tally vicious, the party went down ignomin-
iously and in disgrace In Il word, these or
CARNATIONS of classes to obtain their own az
grandizement are always too narrow and big
oted to create a reputable and successful ma
tional party There can of course be no fault
found with the workingmen meeting, having
speeches and lectures, and forming their soci-
cites or clubs through which to operate on the
political parties around them; but they can
always do vastly more inside of those parties
than by standing outside and battering at
their walls
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

Judge West recently nominated by the re
publicans for Governor of Ohio, is almost 10
tally blind, though otherwise an able man and
a fine speaker lie WAS the choice of HAYES
and Stanley Mathews and for that reason will
be opposed by many honest republican bloody
shirteIs After the nomination at Cleveland
became known, well-attended meeting of JIM
fluential republicans was held at Columbus. at
which Gen. Beatty, eN.mcmbcr of Congress,
presided, AT which the nominee and platform
of the Cleveland convention as well as Presi-
dent Hayes were strongly denounced both in
The speeches and resolutions adopted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
ANOTHER BLOODY INDIAN FIGHT.

The last week has brought some more eXclt
Montana. Gen. GibbUn, who was mentioned
in our last as hunting for Jos eph and his band
from the east white Howard was pursuing
him from the west, found him on the morning
of the 9th at place called Big Hole, where
the stream Of that name cuts its way through
the mountains The Indians were quietly en-
camped, with women and children and four
hundred warriors, while Gibbon had but 1872
men of whom 80 were citizen volunteers.
Gibbon boldly charged the camp, throwing
the Indians into some confusion, but they
soon rallied and then for two hours there was
a hot battle, when Gibbon, having lost half his
men, fell back and entrcnched, The Indians
kept up dcsultory fire during the balance of
the day, but at night withdrew. Gibbon was
too badly cut up to follow, and after burying
his dead, retired to Deer Lodge, taking his
wounded with him. Two days later General
Howard came up with force of about 800, the
scouts reporting that the Indians were then
about 80 miles away, and moving slowly, sp-
parently towards the head waters of the Sal.
mon. Howard has started in pursuit and as
the Indians move slowly" there is danger
that Howard may tumble into their hands
Gibbons casualties in the affair on the 9th
were 3 officers and % men killed, and ) Off
GERS and 33 men wounded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The Carlyle Constitution corrccts the state
ment repeated in so many papers that the las
Illinois legislature was the most expensive
that ever met in the state 1t says: line re-
ports of the state auditor show that the cost OF
the 25th, Goth, eth and 2Sth general assemblies
all overwhelmingly Republican, were all in
excess of the las, CT 30th assembly The oath
with little more than half the nl:mhrr-, cost
s276OOO; the 2Gtl, s2t3,OOO; the eth $G03OO
nearly three times as much as the 3Oth-and
the 2sth $539,OOO, or more then double the
cost of the 30thn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The democrats of Virginia held state con
vention last week, and after a stormy session
of three days, finally on Friday nominated
Fred. W. NJ. Halliday for governor. The con
Vcntion was stormy" mainly on account OF
the absurdly large number of delegates com
prsing it, being nearly 200. However, they
did their work well. Mr. Halliday is gr,du-
ate of the Virginia University, lost an arm in
the Confederate service was then Il represen-
tative in the Confederate congress- is now n
thoroughly reconstructed Unionis, and Il man
of commanding talent and great personal
worth. The issue in the convention turned
largely on the question of regulating Il por-
lion of the state debt and the nomination Of
Mr. Halliday is 4 signal triumph Of the anti
repudiatonists.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
NEW TROUBLE WITH MEXICO.

On the night of the nth inst fifteen Mexican
dcsperadoeS crossed the Rio Grande river at
Comargo TO Rincgold barracks, on the Texas
side, and liberated the prisoners from the coun.
y Jail of Starr county. The main object of
the raid was to liberate Segundo CARA, not
cd murderer and another prisoner, an officer
OF Esco5edo rebel border chief, the object of
the latter being to stir up strife between the L.
:. and the authorities Of Diaz on the border.
The cabinet At Washington is very indignant
over the outrage. hut is Modified 10 find Diaz
scarcely les So, and the latter promises tosparc
no effort t. have the desperadoes arrested and
punished. Meantime The Washington govern
mont, whose recognition Diaz is very anxious
To obtain, warn him that unless he promptly
arrests these law breakers this government
cannot thinG Of recognizing a government
tina; shows SUCH weakness and inefiiciency
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The President has put off his southern tour
10 cooler weather, and on Tuesday started on
jaunt to Vermont, in n special car kindly
deadheaded by Tom Scott. The party conss-
ted of the president and Mrs. Hayes, Mr.. Webb
Hayes, Miss Foote, Secretary of war McCrary,
Atty. Gen Devens, and postmaster General
Key, Secretary Sherman is in Ohio, and Secre-
tary Evarts is Mt his Vermont home where he
will meet the party, leaving only Secretaries
Thompson and Schurz of the cabinet in
WASHINGTON
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The commission duly appointed for that
purpose, after months proiuse perspiration
have decided in favor of Grand Tower, II vii
lagc on the banks of the Mississippi river in
Jackson county, about Is miles west Of Car.
Dondale, as the location for the southern pcni
Tertiary All the rival applicants for the loca.
ton swear that Grand Tower is the most unfit
location in Southern Illinois, though the loca-
ton looks pleasant enough from the river, and
is reached by railroad crossing the state
rom Shawneetown Gin Harrisburg Marion,
etc, crossing the Illinois Central at Carbon.
dale, and the st. LOUIS & Cairo at humphreys
DnrO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

Senator Conkling, of New York, who de-
parted on six months tour of Europe, as
announced a few weeks ago, suddenly returned
home on Friday of last week. and ON his ar.
rival had an enthusiastic reception by his
friends at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New
York. In his speech responsive To the hearty
expressions of welcome that greeted him, he
spoke in complimentary terms of the Germans
for not despoiling The art galleries of France
during the occupation in 1870 or plundering
The people, and Of Gen. Grant on his travels,
but offered no explanation of his sudden ~
turn home. 1t is understood, however, to have
reference to the election of members of the
state senate next fall, as the senators then
elected will largely control the election o!
Conkling's successor in the L. :. senate two
wears hence
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

We are not in the habit of repGOlishing from
our contemporaries all the pleasant things occa
sionally said of us, but when good, hearty
words like the following come. from such edi
tors as Marshall Of the Kead0U Couiety Reco,9
and Bush, Of The PIKE County Democra,, We
are almost tempted to imagine there is some
thing Giiorc intended than mere compliment
We copy:
Number one, volume thirty of the
Ottawa FREE TRADER is before Us dressed up
in new type on its 37th birthday The FREF
TRADER is the best democratic paper in Hi
nois, and prospers wondertully.-KuadaN 90.
Rec0rd
The Ottawa FREE TRADER, one of ihe very
ablest papers printed in the state, comes to Us
this week in an entirely new dress, and pre-.
sents very handsome typographical appear.
ance. Among our numerous exchanges there
is none that we peruse with more pleasure, its
editorials being ably written and always evinc-
ing that most rare article, good hard practical
sense. No stopping over with the FREE
IRADER.-Pike Co. Democrat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

CROP ITEMs.-Thc monthly crop report OF
Secetary Fisher, Of the Illinois Agricultural
Board, for July, gives upon the whole an en-
couraging view of the crops in Illinois for the
current year In winter wheat, most of
which was either harvested or ready to har-
vest, 43 counties report the yield from ) to %
per cent. above an average; % an average, and
20 below an average; in spring wheat, 90
counties report above an average and "a be
low; in oats, 2Sare above average, GO full aver
age, and "a below. Nearly all the counties
report Il good hay crop. Fruit especially ap-
pies, are almost "a total failure in the northern
part; short near the middle. Il few counties
only in the far south reporting Il full yield.
For La Sale county corn Is put at 90 per
cent, winter wheat 80, rye 100, barley 1915,
spring wheat 100, oats 105, grass 10O potatoes
1lJ, grapes 80, Strawberries %, apples and
nparS 40
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

We understand that Judge Leland had an
interview at Joliet on Thursday Of this week
with Judges McRoberts and Goodspced, and
that it has been so arranged that the next DC
tober term here, coming on the End Monday,
will continue in session up to the January term,
10 be held on the Sd Monday, and that the Jan
uary term will continue till the term in Grun
dy on the I'd Monday of March, unless all the
business before the court shall have been soon.
er disposed of, as it is hoped and expected it
may be
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
THE NEW JUDGES.

The following is complete list of the new
judges elected on Monday of last week;
|. Francis NJ Youngblood of Franklin.
,. l.. II. Haley, of Jasper
,. George III. Wall, of Perry.
t. William +. Nelson, of Macon.
D. William r. WEIGH of Macoupin.
g. Simeon p. Shope, Of Fulton.
= Albert G.. Burr, OF Green.
s. David McCulloch, of Peoria.
o. Francis Goodspeed, of VIII.
10. John J. Green. of Warren.
II. Franklin Blades, of Iroquois.
H. Clark W. Upton, of Lake.
II. Jos. VI. Bailey, of Stephenson.
The first seven are Democrats and the last
six Republicans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The great annual industrial exposition and
fair at St Louis opens this year on the 10Th OF
Premiums are offered to the amount of $50.
900, and competition is open to the world,
with no charges for entrance or room in any
department The premiums cover about every
animal or article raised by the farmer, garden
or, or horticulturist and every article manu-
featured by the mechanic or artist as well Us
The products Of skill and genius in about every
department of human effort The st. Louis
annual fair, which has now been regular in
stitution for seventeen years has worldwide
reputation, and aside from the great centennial
show, no similar exposiiions in the country
have been more successful.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
MAINE REPUBLICANS.

The Republicans of Maine held largely-at-
tended state convention at'Augusta last week,
adjourning on Friday. Gov. Conner was nom
mated for reelection without opposition, and
indeed the only apology for so large gather
ing arose out Of the question whether Presi-
dent Hayes should be endorsed or condemned
Gen. Chamberlain (no relative Of the South
Carolina Governor) moved aresolution strong
" endorsing Hayes, and supported it in an
earnest speech. c. a. Boutclle moved one
strongly condemning Hayes, declaring that in
abandoning Chamberlain and Packard, who
had been elected by the same vote Hayes him
self had been elected, the latter has shown
himself Il traitor to his party and his country.
Blaine opposed both resolutions. While he
had no cOncealment to make of his own views
in regard to President Hayes he thought the
harmony of the party would be endangered by
the adoption of either resolution, On his sug
gestion both were dropped and instead of
them IL resolution embodied in the platform
declaring that the state and national tickets in
South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida were AS
fairly and legally carried in 1876 by the Re
publicans as the election in any other state,
and that to treat such elections rs fraudulent
is "unmaply and dishonest"
II is hard to see how Boutellc's resolution
could have been more severe against Hayes
than this, though of course the latter mentions
no names Two-thirds of the balance of the
platform, which spreads over fifteen resou-
tons, is equally lcveled against Hayes as it
reeks all over with the rcddcst bloody shirtism.
Hayes, however, is said to take the censure
Of Maine very calmly, remarking that he ex.
pected it to be great deal worse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

A fatal runaway occurred at Bristol, Ken
dali Co, on Wednesday Of last week Mr.
Fullerton, of Freeland Corners, DcKalb county,
accompanied by his wife, Mr.. and Mrs Clapp,
visitors from Washington Co, n. Y, and Mr.
Rachel Willet had driven TO Bristol to visit
some friends. As they entered the village the
horses took fright, the vehicle was overturned,
all were thrown out, and all more or less in
;ured, Mrs. WilIet fatally, dying in a few hours
liter the accident
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

Col. John A. Joyce the first of Grants wins
ky ringsters to get into the penitentlary and
the last to get out, is now at Chicago awaiting
the decision of Judge Drummond on a motion
.or his discharge ON the ground that his sen
tence having been for six years on three differ
ent counts, two years for each, the three SEN
fences run part passu, and two years actual
confinement ends the six. Such a decision has
been made in other cases, and the probabili-
lies are that Joyce will be set free.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

There i . lie out somewhere. OUe naper
tells Us tia; Senator David Davis. %! tai. state.
is sick a; his home in bloomington with
cancer in the stomach, and will never recover
his usual health, and another states that the
reports about the senators illness are tot. liy
untrue, and thai he Is at his home in Bloom
ingtn enjoying The Bet Of health.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

The steamer Cathupe, belonging 20 the Pa
cilc Steam Navigation Company and running
on the west coast of South America, went
aground IN the 18th Of July near Los Who's,
20 miles north Of Yalparaiso and of about 110
souls On liosrl, cf whom i09were passengers
bst cS were brought ashore alive
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18

President Hayes at the suggestion of the
government of Canada, has united with the
Dominion in appointing committee of six to
wait upon Sitting Bull, now in British territory
with about 1900 warriors, and invite him to
return to the States. The British don't like
him as guest, for as he is hard up and likely
to forage across the border, the British are
afraid they may be held responsible for his
depredations. On the other hand, Uncle Sam
is quite ready to make terms with the Bull
and place him on Il comfortable reservation.
While the president readily acceded to the
Canadian suggestion, he finds unexpected diff
Guilty, however, it his selection of his commits
sloners. Such a commission must evidently
be accompanied by military force, yet it
would not do to alarm the Bull by too great Il
display and if the force is small, these treach.
erous Sioux have q way of raising ones hair
that is far from pleasant So
the President has thus far been unable to find
his commissioners, though he has rendered
the position to half dozen army officers and
others However there are plenty of men on
the border not afraid to talk to Sitting Bull
and with half Il dozen sensible men to treat
with there is little doubt that such an arrange
ment car he made as will disarm him and the
bloody Sioux for all time hereafter,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
JUDICIAL ELECTION.

Following are the official figures of the ju
dicial election in this district on the 9th inst
1t will be seen that Goodspeed's majority rs
3,459 over his highest opponent and 2l3 over
all combined:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
GRANGE PICNIC.

The Annual Picnic of the La Sale County
Grange will take place at Debolt's Springs on
Thursday, August 3Oth, 1877. Hon. A. F.
Forsythe, Master of the State Grange, will be
orator of the day. All persons, whether gran
gers or not, are cordially invited to be present
, 1877-02-10
District Court.

Territory ". f A. Dyer Keeping .
nuieancs. Indictment quashed.
Territory Of Washington vs.. Han Yam
Keeping nuisance. NoLe proseQ1'
entered.
Territory of Washington vs. George
Jantieni- Grand larceny. Plea OF not
guilty. Verdict also not guilty.
Tho report of the Grand Jury was
handed in, and the Jury, after commen-
dation from the Court, were discharged.
Michael Broderick and VIM. Hughes.
held 81 days in the Kitsap couhty Jail
az witnesses. were allowed by the Court
each one dollar day during their de-
tenticn.
Territory vs.. Robert G. Follier--
Grand larceny. Verdict of guilty. and
property stolen assessed in value q,
$50. Sentence passed uron him of two
years imprisonment in the Jail of Jeffer
son county, at hard labor. A second
criminal suit against Follier. for grand
larceny. resulted like the first in his be
,np found guilty and being sentenced
TO another two years. term of lmprison-
ment-foEr years in all.
Otto Ranke vs. NJ j. Carkeek. YER
dict in favor of plaintiff for full amour.
claimed-$72 so.
, 1877-02-10

FISH passed fOrC 1OWnSenu yeStef-
day and will be at Blakely some
time to-day. She is one of the larg-
est vessels that has ever come into
these waters.
FELL OVERHEARD. ALI day yes
day, a muchly overbeveraged indi-
vidual from the Stilliguamish pa
raded our streets in the belief that
he was o street car and was full.
About four o'clock he went down to
Crawford & Harrington's wharf and
got into a yawl boat with only one
oar. He padded with this for some
thirty feet when the oar slipped and
away he went overheard. Some
Italian fishermen rescued him and
he went home singing Life on the
ocean wave"
RECOVERED HIM.-The good peo-
pie of Port Gamble did not know
the real value of DR.. J. S. Hough-
ton till they had lost him. so on
Saturday last they shanghaied him
on the steamer Yakima and carried
him back to his old stamping
ground in Kitsap county. The
Doctor is a genial gentleman and is
an accession to any place where he
may take up his residence.
AND WHY ?--Oh why, can any
body tell us, was it that the vener
able Uhlfelder (supposed to be Ger
man for Othello) went to bed last
night, singing
"Lofe your napur os yourzelf,
Os de vorldsyou draveling droo
You never hafe health und don'd got wealth
OF ou don'd baddleyour own ganoo."
Was it room mate ism that caused
this outburst of sentiment?
REMovAL-The books and papers
of the Seattle Library have been re-
moved from the hall over Boyd
Poncin and Young's to the rooms #
Young Mems Christian Association.