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ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION.

The Illinois Press Association met at
Springfield on Wednesday, and about forty
members responded to the first roll call. y
Times dispatch thus reports the first days
proceedings:
When the roll was called objection was
made to the standing of l.. j. Sharp, OF Lin
coin, and it was stated that he had been in
dIcted for passing counterfeit money. TWAS
also said that NJ O. Frost, Of The .WdrShdB
Herald, had proven himself unworthy OF
membership in the association, and that the
especial reason OF his unworthnes was his
irregular devotion to the softer sex. After
these melancholy instances had been stated
and discussed, it was decided that the con-
sideration of both these cases be postponed TO
some indefinite day. A letter of invitation
from Adjt. Gen. billiard, asking the associa-
ton TO visit the state arsenal at p. NJ. to.mor-
row, was accepted with thanks. AT : T. NJ,
ID. l.. Phillips, of The Springfield journal,
opened the discussion as TO the most proflta-
bic and beneficial conduct of the country
newspaper Further discussion on this topic
was conducted by Hon. John III. Obery, of
Tile Cairo Bulletin; Capt. Geo. Scroggs, OF
THe Champaiqn Gazette; 7. L. Woods, of The
Vdto0n Journal, and Secretary Bostwick. At
TIP. VI. discussion az to the relative merits
of male and female composltors was opened
by Judge Bradwell, OF Chicago, and after
this topic had been fully exhausted the asso-
clation adjourned TO 10 A. NJ. The associa-
ton accepted an invitation TO attend q recep-
ton at the residence of Geo. H. Harlow, sc
cretary of state, at 5 p. NJ. Thursday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03
SENATOS FAWCET PLUMB.

Ever since Col. Ralph Plumb souelched
Cullen as a candidate for Congress, the latter
has been swapping at the entire Plumb fami
ly like cur with the hydrophobia. Among
other things Cullen snaps up and gloats over
the reckless statement OF Springfield Bohe
milan, that on the last vote Tor L. s. Senator
in the Illinois Legislature, when Davis had
received a majority, Fawce,t Plumb ran over
to Haines and offered to vote for him If
llaincs would vote tor Ralph Plumb, and
thus defeat Davis,-or something 10 that ef
feet
The Chicago Times stamps the lie by say.
ing:
The error in the statement is that Senator
Plumb approached Senator Haines with a
proposition To change their votes The prop.
osition came to both those gentlemen from a
very different side Of the chamber, in fact
from gentlemen who had stood through
thick and thin " for Mr.. Logan, and who.
having failed To get Logan returned seemed
10 be almost malicously anxious to prevent
the election OF Judge Davis. Senator Plumb
was urged by three or four different Logan
men To defeat Davis by changing his vote to
ms uncle, Col. Plumb, with the promise thai,
Logan men would come in and elect HIM
but 10 all such sinister propositions Senator
Plumb returned IA distinct refusal.
Mr.. Plumb WAS elected to the senate rs AN
independent" mainly by democratic votes,
but the democrats never claimed him rs of
their party. Under the circumstances, they
have no fault 10 find with his course IN the
senatorial squabLle, although We think he
would have done himself no damage pnli,ic-
ally had he voted for Palmer or Trumbull
he notion of the Ottawa republican that
Mr.. Plumb played false or tricky, or any.
thing OF that sort, IN not aiding the success
af republican caucus nominee, would SAVIOR
OF impudence were it not so strongly marked
by CnlleD's characteristic Stiffness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03
ANOTHER RAILROAD BOND DECISION.

Among the opinions of the Supreme Cour,
OF this state lately filed is one in the case OF
the 70rn Of Eagle VS.. Henry 4. Holm ct al
the case was this: In the year 1869 the cit
zens of the town of Eagle, in this county
voted to subscribe $4,000 to the capital stock
of the Kankakee and Illinois River Railroad
Company, on certain conditions, among 9th.
ers as follows;
Isl. THAT su',i railroad shall be so con
Istructed Us 10 pass through SAID town Of Eagle
making Streator polnt-in northwestern
ly direction
I'd. Said company shall locate and nam
tain depot in said town.
Sd. That said bonds snail be delivered to
SAID r. X. Co. IN sums of S20U0 for every
mile of road graded as the work progresses,
and 81, 900 for every mile of ties laid, the
balance when the road bed is ready for the
iron.
4lh. Provided. nevertheless, that the sub.
IscriptionS to said capital stock stall be cold
and of no effect, unless the agreement by SAID
Il r. Co. for said iron and rolling stock
with responsible parties-shall be made on
Ior before one year from the date of voting by
said town OF Eagle Zone year from Novem.
Der Cd, 1861
And the Legislature OF Illinois by general
law had provided Gross Stat. 5jG) that ANY
township shall nave the right upon making
any subscription to any railroad company to
prescribe the conditions upon which such
bonds or subscriptions shall be made, and
such bonds or subscriptions shall not be calid
and binding until such conditions precedent
shall have been complied with
The bonds were duly issued AMI paid over
as the road was graded and the ties were laid
but the road was never completcd-it never
passed through the town Of Eagle, no depot
was located or maintained in SAID town, and
no agreement was ever made by the company
for the purchase of "said iron and rolling
stock" The suit was commenced against
the town upon certain coupons attached TO
said bonds. The town defended, setting out
in its plea said noncompliance with the con.
di,ons Of subscription, but the Circuit Court
sustained demurrer to their plea and gave
judgment against the town, upon which the
case was appealed TO the Supreme Court,
which now decides in favor of the town
Nicholson & Snow for the town and Charles
Blanchard for kohn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

II It had been proven before COMPRESSION.
al investigating committee that r. B. Hayes
confidential clerk had sent to Governor KEEL
logg, for use pending the uncertainty in Lou
isiana, eight thousand dollars through the
Cashier OF the bank in which he Is a stock
holder. and in which he keeps his personal
account we have not the slightest doubt but
that Il few Democratic papers would have
made remarks about it. But this is just such
a case as was proven against Samuel j. lll-
den, in the Oregon swindle.-DirOR Tel.
There was nothing of the kind proved
against Samuel j. Tilden IN the Oregon case.
The only thing proved was, that the demo
cratic committee of Oregon reported to The
like committee in New York that to carry
the case of the elector Watts through the
courts might involve heavy expenses for at
torney fees, &c, upon which the New York
sent 5000 to Oregon; but as no
in court were had, the money
was returned. But 1t is proved that while the
Louisiana returning board was trying TO sell
out to the democrats for 100000, Chandler
sen; them several checks, among which one
for $500 has been distinctly traced and
identified
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Some irate "Independent" comes on, in a
blizzard" IN Wednesdays Chicago Times,
denouncing Hon. j.. b. Croker for having
voted for John A. Logan for L. S. Senator.
The Independents and Democrats IN this
town who voted for Mr. Crooker feell terri
bly, aggrleyed az his action In supporting Lo-
gan, as they claim Tn lat Mr. Croker promised
them, as a consideration for their votes, that
he would oppose Logan for Senator. Ii is
very evident that If Mr.. Croker DID make
any such promise. that he has failed TO fulfill
it-NeEd0td BalLcttA,
II was well understood before the Noyem.
Der election by everybody that /. b. Crooler
was not friendly TO the reelection of John A.
Logan to the senate, but We imagine nobody
expected him TO bolt the caucus nomination
Of his party. The only thing that surprised
Us is Crookers action in the premises was
his flapdoodle speech In favor of Logan on
putting him in nomination. L0osh gained
no laurels by that silly maneuvre.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

The Free Trader says John a. Logan TWEEN
ty years ago, could not write well enough tc
earn S. day as assistant engrossing clerk, a
position 10 which he was elected by the Hi
nos legislature. If John was incompetent
why did the Democratic members elect him
10 the position ?-Ottd0a Republican,.
The FREE TRADER never said that John A
Logan was elected" TO any such position
He was loating around the Hobbies at Spring
field and got an appointment as assS'an,
from croney who was engrossing clerk a,
the time, the sole object of the appointment,
being TO enable John to pay his board bills.
Logan was never elected 10 any Office by the
dem ocrats outside of the darkest corner OF
Egypt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Mrs. Shenck, whom Secretary Cameron i,
going to marry, Is ~ years old, handsome
clever, and accomplished. Her first husband
was the son of the old Dutch Governor Of
Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Judg,
jeremiah 5. Black.-Er.
The said 'Dutch Governor" whose name
by the way, was Skunk, was native Penn,
sylvanian, and though able TO speak and read
the German language had spoken English
from his childhood up and was ripe En-
glish scholar. He stood six feet two in his
stockings, and was one of the ablest as well
as purest men Pennsylvania ever produced
There was no.room or respect in the old key.
stone state TOR men like nartranft and the
Camerons while honest Frank Skunk was
alive.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

As soon as the election of Judge Davis tC
the L. ). Senate became known, candidates
Tor the succession became numerous as grass
hoppers. At Washington Taft, Williams, lex
attorney general,) Settle, OF North Carolina
Howe and Matt Carpenter Of Wisconsin, and
even Wells and Plnchback OF Louisiana were
put forward. But all got ashamed of them
selves and backed out under the uproarious
guffaw that broke out when the Mter.Oceah
was received proposing to ill the vacancy by
the appointment of John A. Loganl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Ben. Brstow cmerges from the fog In which
Grant had buried him and rises up majestic
on his ear. An article appeared a week ago
in the Louisville Ecasiag Ners, stating that
Bris,ow had received consoling letter from
Hayes, stating that in case of his (Hayes's)
inauguration, BriStow and his friends shall
be fully vindicatcG. Bristow few into tow.
ering passion and has,enel 'he NecS office
to demand the author of the paragraph. Col.
johnson. one Of the editors, owned up TO the
soft impeachment. Bristow demanded the
name of his informant johnson refIfed to
give 1t. Bristow intimated thereun9 that
johnson was liar, and was in collusica with
the informant to traduce him. johnson
jumped up, furious, and said: You are a
d-c liar; my informant Is as good as you
are. You have been Secretary of the Treas
ury, but my family stands as high as yours"
Things looked rather squally, when G. p.
Doern, proprietor of the Meas, and George
Baber, editor, stepped up between the parties
and stopped any further proceedings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

GRANTS Understanding strange has
come over President Grant On the heels of
the general surprise at his prompt approval
III the arbitration bill, the Washington dis
patches report curious talk of his on the po-
litical situation and future of the South.
Mos, of the present calamitles of the South he
the northern republicans and TO southern car
pe,.bagger and scalawag rule. This he thinks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Moody and Sankey began lhci ices In
the new tabernacle in Boston on Saturday
last, the building having been dedicated on
the previous Thursday. 1t is situated be
tween fremont street and Warren avenue
aud /, calculated to.scut d,066 persons, exciu
sive of a $50 choir The Bostonians fill the
house pretty well, bat are apparently not In.
cllned, like vulgar New York and Chicago, 10
enthuse extensively over the evangclists.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

U. S. SENAToRs-Hon Ben. II. Hill was
last Friday elected U. s. Senator by the leg
islature of Georgia, to succeed Hon. Thos NJ
Norwood
The long contest in West Virginia ence d
on the Goth in the re election OF the Hon.
G. Davis for the long term and Hon k
Hereford to fill the vacancy caused the
death of Mr. CapertOn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

will now come to an end, when parties in the
south will divide on other issues. and both
parties will seek TO strengthen themselves by
counting negro votes wien The negro will no
longer be the subject Of ill-treatment and in.
timidatlon. 1t Is pity the president came
to his right senses on this subject SO late IN
the day
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

The management of the Illinois and Michi
gan Canal are making number of substan
tial improvements this winter, for which the
weather proves unusually favorable Severa
locks are being renewed and the old culver
at Wslbridge's run has been taken out and {
new one nut in
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Scarlet fever is raging in Chicago among
children with the deadly force of apestilence
The whole city is excited, and the physicians
areholding meetings TO devise means to check
its ravages. The opinion seems to prevail
that the cause of the spread and maignancy
of the disease is impure air arising from i'm
perfect drainage
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Judge DAVIS does not want 1t understood
that he defers his resignation until the 4'h Of
March be cause he don't want Grant to ap
point his successor, but he says the reason is
that he has several opinions assigned to him
to write, and that he cannot possibly complete
them before that time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Grant remains true TO his friends, and
among the last of his Official acts is the par
don of Mcdonald and Joyce, which may be
regarded as tire final winding up of the whis
Ky ring business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

Dun, Barlow Il Co, Mercantile Agency,
$50 Broadway, n. Y, issue a circular, show.
ing the amount Of Commercial failures
throughout the L. S. for each year from 1872
to 1876 inclusive. The following are the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

President Grant seems to regard the Nor
ton Chandler conspiracy as dead. lie has
ordered the troops stationed at Washington
last December back TO Fortress Monroe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

winch seems TO confirm the general impres.
sion that trade in the western and southern
states has been less disastrous than IN the
eastern and middle states.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

The Illinois legislature re assembled on
Thursday, but no quorum being present In
either house, no business was done.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money or
der registered letter.
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CIR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid.
The offer ia open to old subscribers or new
at any post Office IN the country;
r,r,, n, ,npy apd CHICAGO Weekly Times. S3.l5
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-03

The reduction in the amount of liabilities
for 1876 Notwithstanding the increased mum.
Der of failures, indicates that the wider the
wave of trouble extends the greater the Nom.
Der of small traders Il includes.
The following statement indicate what sec
,ions of country were most seriously affected
by the pressure. In 1876 the failures were, in
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-07-27

gether beneath him In social life ana
intellectual capacity, and besides this.
was fffty-two years old, willie he was
but twenty-five. He would not take
'is40p, for an answer, and they were
married andslived happily together I'M
til her death, which occurred two years
a1tokWard. lia ii'.1-s,S bias s:.l.8!tit II i
| Peter the Great Of Russia, married "a
peasant girl. She made an excellent
wife and sage Empress.
HamboI<it married a poor girl be-
cause he loved her. OF course they
were happy. u = a:.,.,.i =.
1t is not generally known that An
drew jackson married a lady whose
husband was still living. She was an
uneducated, but aniable woman, aud
was most sdevdtedly attached to the old
warrior and statesman. 80 ;iia tshts.
| John g. Calhoun married his cousin,
land their children fortunately were
llneither diseased nor idiotic, but they
lido mot evince the talent of the great
Estates Rights" advocate.
\ Edward Ly,ton Bulwer, the English
statesman and novelist, married a girl
much his inferior in position, and got
shrew for a wife. She is now insane.
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WHOM DO GREAT MEN MARRyq

= x "a - q "A 1 I
Women, of course. But they shop
the same diversity of taste that is seer
in the lower rank, and on the whole
make worse mistakes. They, how
ever, generally show the same sense IL
choosing wives that they show in man
aging other peoples affairs, whether j
be good or bad -.s.f4
Robert Burns married q farm girl
with whom he fell in love while they
worked together in the piow field. He,
too, was irregular in his life, and com
mitted the most serious mistakes in
conducting his domestic affairs. a-t-
Milton married the daughter of a
country squire, but lived with her on
ly short time. He was austere, ex-
acting, a literary recluse, while she was
a rosy, romping country lass that could
not endure the restraint imposed upon
her, SO they separated. Subsequently,,
however, she returned and they lived
tolerably happy. s,3..tt H1faW
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the only exam
pie in the long line Of English mon
archs wherein the marital vows were
sacredly observed, and sincere affec-
ton existed. .-SG.rs8 4~fG.s.E
Shakespeare loved and wed farmers
daughter. She proved faithful to her
vows, but we could hardly say the
same for the. great bard himself. Like
most Of the great poets, he showed too
little discrimination in besto>Ning his
affections on the other sex. :g-zs,-a s..-
Byron married Miss Millbank to get
money to pay, his debts. 1t turned
out II bad shift.
Benjamin Franklin married the girl
who stood in her fathers door and
laughed at him as he wandered through
the streets5Of Phitadotpllia witlsfolis of
bread under his Sarssss aud his pockets
filled with dirty clothes. She had oc7
casion to be happy when She fund afeiS
self the wife OF sMch n good and great
man. =
Washington marris,asxidow with
two children. 1t is genough - say OF
her that she was w6rthyo q him, md
that they lived, NJ matstG 1olks'
should, in perfect harnioflys $50
John Adams married tie danelstef
of Presbyterian clergynian. Het
father ohjectedsons account Of John b.
ing a lawyer No had = bsNl opinion OF
the moEsls of the professio.H RES
Thomas JeffersnnS married. .Mfs.
Martha SHELTON, n chiltlless widow, but
she brought him II large fortune IN real
estate. After theceremony she mount,
ed the horse hehiul him and. they, rode,
etogether. Itwas late h the eves
ming, and they found the fire out. But
the great statesman hustled AROUND aud
rebuilt III while she seized the broon1,s
and soon put things in order. 1t is
needless to say that they We're happy,
though Jefferson died 4 poor a,an, on
account OF his extreme liberality and
hospitality.
John Howard, the' great phiaantRro-
pist, married his nurse. She was alto
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1877 ................ NEW YORK ......,. 1877
the next year will be the same as during
the year that has just passed. The daily
edition will on week days be sheet Of four
pages. or IS broad columns while the week
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the same dimensions and character that ara
already familiar to our friends.
The SUN will continue to be the strenu-
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wisdom, and integrity for hollow pretencs,
imbecility, and fraud in the administration
Of the people by the psoie ane
By frauds in the Geiiot.bex e aHd in the
fence. It will endeavor to supply its rea-
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so"is wi the most careful. complete and
q repaftsss s%d
as9 sna Il viii Dc @
" 81 the Of
them, while it will endeavor to merit the
naents Of unjastided power. ' ''A'''
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broad columns, will be furnished during
1871 at the rate Of ~ year, post paid.
The benefit of this large reduction from
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same time, If any Of our friends choose to
AID in extending our circulation, we shall
who sends us ten or more Subscribers from
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people will consider the WEEKLY SUN
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