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WANTS TO FIGHT.

The Washington Republican, Grants kitchen
organ, explains how the presidential conun,
drum will be readily and easily solved, when
the time comes, by Grants curc.all for every
i'll, the bayonet. When the two houses have
met to count the vote says this kitchen organ,
Mr.. Ferry WILL undoubtedly make the
count" and should the democrats refuse to
join in this dumb show, and retire, "and the
speaker announce that as no President has
been elected the house will proceed to ballot
for the same, that moment the house would
become the assailant of the constituted au-
thority and traitor to the lawful government
of the United States, and would be summari.
ly arrested, in company with all those dis.
posed to join it in his revolutionary nc.
ton"
And this violent arrest and dispersion Of
the house by the bayonet-this first shot-,his
firing upon Sumter, so TO speak-the conspira.
tors Imagine, would be quietly submitted
to! Are the democrats so weak, do the con.
spIrators imagine, that they would receive a
blow in Ike face like that and not return it!
Let us see, when il comes 10 that, which par.
ty would be likely TO cone off second best
Tie democrats, at the late election, pllled
in the northern states i,4l{,21S votes ard the
republicans i,7iS,u23. In the southern states
the democrats polled l,0eSyS1l white vote,
and the republicans about 10000, and some
500 900 negro votes. There would then be d
democratic white population represented by
2,50l.00O votes, pitted against population
represented by less than 100000 white re
publican votes. The negroes, from their 10
cation and situation, would necessarily cut
very little figure in the fight on either side
Does il thus look probable or reasonable that
these 2.j00,t0) white democrats would allow
themselves TO be bulldozed and chawed up
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

Res0lred, That 1t is The duty of the house of
representatives, THE grand inquest of the ma
ton, to inquire into sad conspiracy, and ii
the officers of the government have been en-
gagged in the conspiracy and have committed
overt acts in turtherance of the plot by illegal
use OF the army or otherwise, to take imme.
diatc action to defeat the conspiracy and to
bring the conspirators to trial at the bar OF
the senate
ResotCed, That the president of this conven-
tlon send Il copy Of these resolutions TO the
president of the senate and the speaker of the
mousse representatives. of the United States,
win a request that each lay the same before
me bodies over which they respectively pre-
side.
Our space will not permit us to refer as
they deserve to the very interesting proceed
ings OF the like conventions with the above
at indianapolis, at Columbus, at Wheeling,
at Richmond, Milwaukee, &c. 1t must sui.
flee to say that after the situation was ex-
planned to the eagerly listening masses by
such men as Judge Gooding, Geo. w. Julian
and b. w. Hanna, at Indianapolis; by Geo.
II. Pendleton, Tom Ewing, Gen. Morgan and
others in Ohio; and by equally eminent
speakers elsewhere, resolutions no less en-
ergetic than those given above were unani.
mously adopted at all the conventions named,
with an unmlstakable intimaton in each case
that the attempt to carry out the Grant Chan
dler- Morton conspiracy, if persisted in, will
get its authors into trouble.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

Samuel j. Tilden stepped down and out as
Governor of New York last week and turned
the Office over to Gov. Robinson. AS an In
dicaton of what he Will dc for the United
States when he assumes the higher position
to which the people have promoted him, lei
the record Of his four years service as Gov
ernor of New York speak
He extinguished the bounty debt.
He extinguished the floating debt
He reduced the canal debt TO $S,63S,3l4.
He reduced the total state debt to 100000
He created a sinking fund of Sl,0O0,0lO.
He punished thieves and appointed only
honest men 10 office.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

Last week there was commOtion in the
upper ten circles OF Gotham over the fact
that young May, brother Of the Miss May
whom james Gordon Bennett, jr., long ago
agreed to marry, but has thus far on one pre-
tense and another kept putting off, had given
said Bennett horsewhipplng in front OF the
9th Avenue hotel The affair seems to have
led to a duel, Bennett being the challenger
The parties, with two seconds each, surgeons
&c, met or Monday at / = o'clock near Mary
dell station, on the Maryland and Delaware
r. X. The position chosen was such that one
of the principals stood on Maryland and the
other on Delaware soil, the shots being cx
changed across the line. The weapons were
pistols, three shots we're fired on each side
when the parties advanced, shook hands and
each assured the other his honor was salts
fed. II is said young May received a scratch
but that is doubted. At all events, nobody
was seriously hurt. And thus tue mutual
blOOd.thirsty wrath was appeased.
Yesterdays dispatches, however, give cur
rency "a a rumOr that young Mays wount
was so serious that his arm had TO be ampu
tated, and that he will proba5ly die. Also
that Bennett; has married Miss May, aud tina
the two leCt on the Illinois on Thursday fol
Europe
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CONGRESS-.

While the republicans in congress are re-
sorting to every device TO preveat the house
committee investigating the returning board
frauds from forcing the telegraph officials to
divulge dispatches which would reveal the
reasonable character of the GrantChandler
conspiracy TO count certain southern states
for Hayes in spite Of the vote Of the people,
Morton imagines he has found a mares nest
in the Oregon case, and is fierce to compei
the same telegraph company to divulge It's
secrets in that case. 1t seems draft OF SSOO0
was sent from New York to Oregon alter the
election ant, Morton wants to prove that this
money was sent to bribe Grover, Cronin, &c.
Mr.. Kelly, the democratic senator from Ore
gon, on Monday earnestly supported Morton's
resolution to compel the telegraph operators
to divulge, because he said he knew all about
that check and wanted the truth made public
The Oregon democratic committee were anx-
ious to test the election of Watts by legal pro-
ceedings. but advised the democratic commit
tee IN New York that they had not the money
to deiray the expenses. Thereupon this check
was sent them, bnt as no legal proceedings
were found necessary IN the case, the check
vas returned. That Is all there was of it.
Two new propositions were presented in
the senate on Monday TO settle the presiden-
tlal middle. One emanated from Booth, OF
California, and the other one from Wallace,
of Pennsylvania. The first named proposes
To Empower the president of the senate by
resolution 10 count the vote. Should there
be an objection TO his decision in case OF any
state, the two bodies are to retire TO their re.
spective chambees and deliberate upon the
matter. Should they concur in everything
his decision, the vote of the state objected to
by him would not then be counted, and should
there be failure on the part OF the two houses
to agree, then the supreme court is to be re-
ferred to as a final arbiter in the case.
Senator Wallace's resolution assumes that
congress is to DO the counting OF the electoral
vote. and that Its powers in the performance
of this duty are quasi judicial in their char
tcter In long speech in its support Mr.
Wallace pointed out the absurdity of the
claim put forward by some republicans that
IL was the province OF the president OF the
senate to count the electoral ote. He also
discussed at length the proposition that the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13
LOUISA N A.

The Louisiana drama dcepens in Interest.
Last week we menione that the state was
blessed with two legislatures, one democrat.
ic. recognizing Nichols as the lawfully elect.
ed governor, and the other republican, recog-
MIXING Kellogg and Packard. On Monday
the new governors were Inaugurated- Mich.
oils by the democrats and Packard by the
other fellows. 1t was probably the intention
ot the Nichols party, on Sunday night, to
make an attempt on Monday to take forcble
possession of the state house anu place their
governor in the rightiul executive quarters.
l5ur this might have involved fight, and n
III patch was read from Tilden imploring
Them not to make the attempt. SO on Mon.
day the Nichols inauguration took place at
St patrick's Hall, 10000 people filing the
square 10 front Of the hall, on balcony of
which the ceremony took place
At the same time Packard was inangurated
a, the state house, the building being guarded
by 1000 negro police and few | 5. soldiers.
Very few white people showed any interest
in the ceremony beyond filling the street out
side and hurrahing for Nichols.
Thus the dual inauguration took place.
One of the first acts OF each Governor was to
appoint supreme and minor judges, a chief
of police for the city Of New Orleans, militia
officers, &c. Of course all these offices being
already IN possession Of republican officials,
| it looked like n farce in Nichols to make
such appointments. But not so thought the
Nichols party. Gen. Ogden, the new mill
tary head, found means at once to enroll an
effective force Of 1900 we'll armed militia.
men; and Mitchell, the new head OF the city
police, WAS able in n very short time to or.
ganize quite a formidable police force. And
on Tuesday these officials proceeded to dem
onstrate that their appointment was no sham.
The police proceeded to the various police
stations, and routing out the kellogg.Packer
officials, took possession; and then the same
police, being called upon by the sheriff for
aid, proceeded to the various court rooms,
and also routed out the Packard appointees
and took possession. One thousand militia
men stood under arms to support the police
if opposed by force, but no forclble oppos
ton was offered.
So the Nichols party or conservatives are
in possession Of the state courts and the com.
plete city government OF New Orleans. The
Nichols legislature have also repealed out
of office the returning board, and will doubt
less have address enough soon to get posses
sion of the election machinery Of the state.
Packard, all this time, sent dispatch on dis.
patch to Grant begging and imploring the
aid of Gen. Augur and his 1000 government
soldiers to put down the Nichols party; but
Grant says he don't care a continental who
is governor in Louisiana-all lie will author.
ize Gen Augur to do is to interfere when it
becomes necessary to prevent bloodshed.
The Packard Legislature has elected Kellogg
to the L. s. senate instead of Grants brother.
n.law Casey and Grant is mad. The end of
the Louisiana usurpatiOn Is at hand!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13
VANDERBILT.

The tunera. of the great railroad King took
place on Sunday, in the midst OF a howlinC
snow storm. There was no unusual ostenta.
ton and show. The body was first taken 10
the Church of tlie Stranger, near the Wander
bilt mSnsion, where the family attended
church, and there the Episcopal burial ser.
vice was SAID over u. Il was then conveyed
20 Staten Island and buried in the Vanderbilt
Vault near the MoravIan church. The usual
estimate placed vpoa Vanderbilrs wealth
fixes IL at Sl00,00DU0j, but the best esli.
mates place il at about go 100000. Most OF
Il consists in consolidated railroad stocks,
which. by the will, are given to billy
VIM. III. NanderbIlt-the oldest son. By whom
most OF the fathers business was managed
during the last IL years. Vanderbilt had IL
children, Of whom nine were daughters. His
daughters are all well married" and with
one or two exceptions are all still living. OF
his sons Billy" alone survives One of
them-the yOungest-a splendid fellow, was
in the war, and got killed 4, Corinth. The
property given to William II. in the will was
50 out Of proportion 10 that given TO the other
heirs. that BILLY" has agreed to give the
hairs 100000 more out of his own private
fortune. an arrangement with which ali are
sid 20 be satisfied. In regard to the i'm.
mrpse Vanderbilt railroad Interests, there
viii be DO change IN the general manage
uent on account of the old mans death
MI. l. .hnnf Il years of age.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

\ very grave charge is made by Mr.. b. B
Lyons of New York, against the officers OF
the Michigan Southern q Lake Shore II. r.
Co., in connection with the late Ashtabula
disaster. Mr.. Lyons was one of the few for
tunate ones who escaped alive from the catas.
trophe, and lie not only asserts positively that
the officers of the railroad company prevented
the Ashtabula fire department from cXtln'
gushing the fire, but that they gave as a rea-
son for it, First, that if passengers are killed,
the amount of damages which their legal rep
resentatives can recover from the company is
limited by statute to five thousand dollars
whereas if passengers are injured,and survive,
there is no fixed limit to the sum they may
recover; and second, that if the cars are
burned, the insurance companies arc liable
for the loss; but if merely broken To pieces
they are not"
Mr.. Lyons further expresses the opinICn
that not over half dozen of persons would
have been burned but for the Inhuman order
of the railroad officials; so that we are 20 un-
derstand that over 100 lives were sacrificed to
the greed of the railroad company! There Is
hardy horror in the annals of crime more
startling, moe revolving To contemplate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

All Washington is In u broad grin over a
good joke on Chandler. He had sent young
Patterson, a son of Senator Patterson, of Ia.
who represents South Carolina in the L. :
Senate, TO Columbia with $500 to distribute
among the three supreme judges To decide
in favor OF Hayes and Chamberlain in the re.
turning board suit The young man failed
to make the plan work, but holds on TO the
money. Zach swears he won't be done in
this way by beardless boy, but the afore
sad boy asks Zaehariah, "WhI, are you GO
ing 10 do about its''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

DICTIONARY TALK.-The definition OF the
word "lnel:gible" by Worcester, and the quo
tation made approvingly IN the same connec'
ton from Johnson, seems very 'pat' 10 the
case befnae us. Says Worcester:
"INELIGIBLE-Thatc cannot be chosen. lie
that cannot be admitted cannot be elected ;
and the votes given to a man tneligtJte being
given in vain, the highest number OF an eligi
BILE candidate becomes majority.-JohnsoR.
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by $4,000 republicans? God forbid that
there should be any fight over this business,
but the way TO inaugurate fight Is to strike
the frs, blow, and If the republicans have the
madness TO fire on Sumpter," they must
take the consequences.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

hon. William Thomas, Superintendent OF
the Illinois and Michigan canal, places us
under obligations foT copy of "a Synopsis
of the Canal Commissioners Report up 10
Dec. /, 1876. We gave the substance OF the
report two weeks ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-13

which had met fully purposed to nominate
John NJ. Palmer, thereupon adjourned to last
evening. The democrats will want at least
very positive assurances of Judge Davis's &C
ceptapce before they ratify this nomination.
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The Illinois Press Association holds its
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Gold in New York on Thursday was at a
premium of only 81 per cent above green-
backs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

BEIDGEroGT lTEMs.-John Lewis, n
Bridgeport saddie.colored American citi.
zen Of about one.half African descent,
concluded that as the Lord had not TEN.
pered the wind to a shorn sheep, he would
replenish his scanty wardrobe and pro.
teCt his frail body from the fierce wintry
winds, and accordingly borrowed from
Mr.. North Vests wardrobe, during the
latter's absence from his room, a full suit
oil clothes. The clothes were missed, but
no one was suspected until North was
informed by barber that Solomon in all
his glory waa not arrayed like one John
Lewis, and North knowing that John
Lewis toiled not neither did he spin, had
him arrested, and his fathers mansion
searched. The search resulted in find.
ing the pants and vest. The coat was
found at Wheeling tailors where John
had leftit TO be hewn down to his own
shape. North got his full suit. Mayor
McCounaughy sent John to St.Cl airsyiIle
Jail to await his trial at the next term Of
Court in default OF sufficient bail.
II is rumored and generally believed
that John Lewis stole n saddle which
same can be procur:J by the owner
appearing and proving his property.
Marshal Jim McCOnaughy has one eye on
II awaiting further developments.
On last Friday n Mr.. Smart visited
Bridgeport and, imbibing right smart
quantity of Bridgeport ante; Murphy
liquid, became drunk and disorderly.
Officer Reese Burdette was smart enough
TO capture Mr.. Smart and have him fined
So and cost, which was paid, and Mr..
Smart went home poorer but smar;cr
man.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

WGGNER's MIEsrREIs.-Cal Waghers
Ministries will appear in the Opera House
on Friday and Saturday evenings and
Saturday afternoon, Tie Detroit Pre-
Press has the following to say Of the com.
pany:
"Cal Wagner's Ministries were wei.
coined to Detroit last evening by a large
and thoroughly comfortable audience.
This company has been recognized since
its last preceding visit to this city, and II
is now entitled to place in the foremost
ranks Of minstrelsy. The quartette sing.
ing in the first part is superb, and, with
Wagner and Price on the ends, almost
unlimited fun is the order OF the hour.
The finale is original, artistic and racy-
is in fact unique, and the second part Is
full Of dash, eccentricity and sparkle.
Emerson and Clark do break.neck song
and dance which quite throws into the
shade the best efforts OF artists in that
much hackneyed line OF business with
whom Detroit amusement seekers are
familiar, and Fields aud Hoey, in their
act entitled Music Conquered, exhibit a
dizziness and versatility positively aston
ishing. A matinee will be given this
afternoon and the third and last enter.
tainment tonight, with an entire change
OF bill. The company has been thor.
Oughly recognized, and is now claimed
to be the best troupe eXtant.'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES

LITTLE Rock, February l9.-In a per
sonal alteration Saturday night JANE,
Gibson shot and killed Charles Ernst. Al
the same time jeff DAVIS struck Charley
Perry over the head with an axe handle
from the effects Of which he is expected
to die. The row occurred in saloon In
part OF the city largely inhabited by
colored people. All the parties were col.
ored.
Yesterday morning, in the same neigh.
borhood, a small frame house occupied
by colored man was destroyed by fire.
NAgHyILLE, February 19.--Four par
ties named Holt have been arrested here
by U. S. Marshal Wheaton. Dispatche.
from Chattanooga and Atlanta charge
them with having participated in the
murder Of Lieut.. Mcintyre in northern
Georgia recently, while he was at the
head Of force Of revenue officials break.
ing up wild cat distilleries.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

EOR SALE
ITO CAPITALISTS
Or Parties Of Small Means DESTROYS Of
Engaging in Grape Growing,
Coal Mining or Market
6arteninU,

account Of advanced Pge l AIN dcsrous Of
changing my TCsiience, and therefore oller for Eale
my farm sitlatcd opposite the city Of Wheeling, on
the river hank midway between Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, and Immediately adjoining tho vii
IAgc Of Rlnavile. The property consists Of 60
acres Of hill and table land and Is Of river BOTTOM
In the hill there are two seams Of coal 81 and 81
feet thick, three deposits Of Limestone, an S foot
vein Of close texture sind or free stone an Is foot
vein Of mari, which altogether make a soil and an
underlying bed OF depodts Of rich and valuable
character.
On the surface, the larger portion Of which lies
gently slOpng to the east, and all under direct eX-
pOsuTc TO the sun Is Vineyard Of 80 acres, mostly
CataWhl grapes, all In Gne bearing condition. about
seven years DID, which has proven Itself able TO ray
u handsome per cent to the cultlyaior.
The property Is being approached above and be-
low by an advancing tide Of persons seeking small
homesteads, and Is now really the only unOccuped
territory between Bridgeport and Martins Ferry.
II Is valuable rs m investment for capital seeking
safe purchase and valuable TO those who want mar
ket gardening ground Close 10 the city. II fronts
beautifully upon the river and commands view Of
the city, the Island and the whole scenery Of the
valley.
The terms Of sale will he one-third cash, balance
In two annual payments, per cent interest on de-
ierred payments. For further particulars inquire
Of RICHARD CRAWFORD
On the premises, or by mall at Bridgeport, Ohio.
APPS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-20

SCARCITY OF MoSEY.--There is no
doubt but the present condition OF all
kinds Of business and industry is fear.
fully depressed, and il behooyes every
family to look carefully to their expenses.
Winter is coming on, when children are
liable to Group, Whooping Cough, etc,
Coughs and Colds will prevail every
where. and Consumption, with olher
throat and lung diseases, will carry oil
many. These diseases should not be neg.
lected. Doctors bills are expensive, and
We would advise our people to use
BoscnEE's GERMAN SYRUP. ltnever has
faile n One bottle at 70 cents will keep
your whole family vel during the winter.
Two doses will relieve any case. Sold in
all towns nthe United States, Shdby,your
Druggist Wholesale agents, Logan List
& Co. and Laughlin Bros. & Co.
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