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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-02-17
PERMANENT AND AUTHENTIC HISTORY.

In preparing the present edition for the
press, it has accordingly been the aim of
the editors to bring down the information
to the latest possible dates, and to furnish
an accurate account of the most recent dis
cover!es in science, of every fresh produc-
ton in literature, and of the newest inveu-
tions liz the practical arts, as well rs TO give
a succinct and original record of the prog
ress Of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-02-17
POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.

The work has been begun after long and
careful preliminary labor, and with the
most ample resources for carrying it on to
a successful termination.
None Of the original stereotype plates
have been ssed, but every page has been
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-02-17

THE revival of dry goods manufac-
turing at Fall River is hailed all over
the country as prophetic of the ap-
proach of better times It is to be
hoped that some encouragement from
political centers may reach industrial
circles and give us a general awaken
ing in our material interests.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
STATE FAIR.

The Executive Committee of the Illinois
State Agricultural Society met at Springfield
last week, and decided to hold the next State
Fair at Freeport.
The Freeporters are probably jubilant over
the fact, but if they expend $4,000 or S2O,.
900 to get the grounds ready, as the people OF
Ottawa did, they will find it a waste of mon
ey. Ottawa had the fair three years. The
first year the weather was pleasant and the
fair the most successful tie state ever held
The next two years it ralned every day OF the
fair, and while the display each time was
magnificent, the attendance, on account Of
the horrible weather, was meager, and both
the people of Ottawa and the State Board
found the fair sadly out-ofpocket piece OF
business. We hope Freeport may have bet
ter luck, but our advice to her is to count the
cost carefully and waste no money about il
foOlishly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
BRADLEY'S SHAME.

Whatever excuses may be offered for the
other repuul can members of the presidential
stealing commission on the score of judicial
blindness through party bigotry, that plea OF
partial insanity will not avail Bradley. He
knew what he was about and acted the scoun.
drel as deliberately as shamefully. In the
Florida case he voted with the democrats in
favor OF admitting evidence in regard to the
eligibility OF the Hayes elector Humphrey,
thus acknowledging, on his oath, the right
and duty of the commission to inquire into
that question, though doubtless he knew al
the time that the hon-eligibility of Hum
phrey could not be established, and therefore
that his vote to receive such evidence would
not hurt Hayes. But in the Louisiana case,
when evidence was offered to prove the non.
eligibility of two other electors, and this Zine
Bradley knew that the evidence was complete
and if admitted the votes of the two Hayes
electors, Brewster and Levisec, must be re.
jected, he made no scruple whatever to for
swear himself by shameiully going back on
his former vote, and voting with the inevita.
bic seven to reject all such evidence. Thus
his confessed perjury not only saved Hayes
in the Louisiana case, but the decision also
covered the Oregon case, where, the commls.
sion already having decided to go behind the
governors certificate, the next question to
arise would be on Watts eligibility, where
Bradley would of course hold, as in the Lou
isIana case, that the commission had no right
to inquire into the subject. Not until the judi.
cial ermine of the supreme court became pol.
luted and befouled by appointees OF Grant, was
there ever federal judge in this nation capa-
BILE of such tergiversatlon and infamy, and
the day is at hand when even the rhinoceros
hide of Bradley will be forced to feel the
lash of popular indignation and scorn which
such conduct must arouse. While English
history damns to everlasting infamy the
names of scores of monsters in crime, there is
no name IN that dark record more Wiley con
spicuous than that of Jeffrey, the corrupt
Judge The Jeffrey of American promises tc
be Bradley.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
POOR CONKLING!

From the manner IN which Senator Conk-
ling blazcd up IN the discussion on the cleo.
toral commission BILL hopes were cherished
that here was a giant who had been able to
break asunder the wlthes of party slavery and
stand up in all the dignity and majesty of an
honest man. 1t seems, however, that the new
Sampson soon succumbed to the party Deli,
labs and has been shown of his locks. When
the Louisiana monsirosity came before the
Senate on Monday II is said he felt a slight
return of his strength, and expressed a
purpose to seize and throttle the hydrs-head'
ed beast. But the party Delilahs surrounded
HIM in swarms He was thrust into com
mittee room where he sat and sulked all day
not even appearing in the Senate to vote on
the question. Doubtless the Philistines have
got him, past ransom or redemption.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
MORTON'S NONSENSE.

Can anybody tell what In heavens name
Morton is driviog at IN his senate committee
Investigation OF the Oregon case? All he
has thus far been able to discover is, what
the democrats from the start admitted, that
the democratic committee IN New York of
fered to send money to the democratic com.
mittee In Oregon, to fee lawyers and pay
other necessary expenses to have the legality
of the choice of the Hayes elector Watts
tested. Morton pretends that something
more was intended-in short, that the demo
Gratis were fools enough to send money to
Oregon to bride Hayes elector and then he
wants to open way for the preposterous as
sumption that there was a Hayes politician
in Oregon who could not be bribed! To this
absurd end, Morton wanted Tilden's bank
account brought from New York, to see
what moneys he had paid out in this Oregon
business. The democrats on the Morton
committee offered that Tilden's bank account
should be produced on condition that Zach.
Chandler bank account, as chairman of the
republican national committee, for the same
period, should also be produced. That frigh-
ened Morton, for Old Zach. s accounts would
show the payment, it is said, of half million
to Merton at San Francisco, by which the
enormous fraudulent vote in that city was
purchased which gave California to Hayes.
So Morton agreed to say no more about Til.
den's bank account, if they would let Old
Zach's alone. But Tilden heard of 1t, and
now insists that the committee shall have his
bank account, every line of it for as long a
period as they want, and hopes Chandler will
be equally ready to show hands.
But all this is dliande the business in hand,
as the lawyers say. Suppose the democrats
did try to bride republican ecctor in Ore
gon, or paid Cronin $4,000 for nothing and
Grover and every body else got rich off OF
Tilden's money what difference can 1t make {?
According to the decision of the high Joint
commlssion, the votes of Oregon must be
counted for Hayes though her electors may
have been Modocs or Digger Indians. What
can be Morton's motive, then, in spending
money on so useless an investigation. Is he
manufacturing capital for use against Tilden
years hence?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
HAYESS DEGRADATION.

Mr.. Hayes said, week or two after the
the Office of president if his election was
tainted by fraud" He has been elected by
the vote of Florida. Mr.. Barlow, a. eminent
New York republican, whom President
truth about the vote of that state, after having
enjoyed every facility for investigation, de-
clared that the state had voted for Tilden Mr.
Purman, republican member of congress
from Florida, made, on the floor OF the house
at Washington week ago, the same emphat
Ic declaration. The very returning board
that counted in the Hayes electors, on being
compelled by the supremdcourt to re-canvass
the vote on state officers, decided that the
democratic candidates, receiving exactly the
same vote that Tilden Lad received, were hon
estly elected, though they refused to re canvass
the vote tor presidential electors. The
Hayes electors are shown by the recorded re
turns of every county in the state, on file IN
the office OF the secretary of state, not to have
been elected. They have been declared moi
to have been elected by the state acting as
state through all the authentic organs of it.
sovereignty, executive, legislative and judi
cial. Evarts admitted that Florida wa.
counted for Hayes by fraud in his plan In tn,
Florida case before the electoral commission
and he told the judges on the commission
plainly that they were called IN solely Il
give legal sanction To that fraud, and he d,
precatrd the fact in honest words of gloomy
foreboding. Said he: This bringing judges
" into the working OF our scheme of popular
q" sovereignty in its political action, will
" make il SO intolerable in its working, will
" so 6efraud and defeat the popular will b,
the nature and necessary consequences %
the judicial Intervention, that at last III,
government OF Judges will have superseded
the sovereignty of the people, and there viii
be no cure, no recourse but that which tn,
children of Israel had, TO pray for king
Yet after Hayes's emphatic declaration
not TO take the office with his election pollut
ed by fraud, In the face of this full comics
sion, TO say noihing about the still NOR
beastly and danuable frauds revealed in ih'
Louisiana case, The weakling Hayes is pre-
pairing TO swallow his own words by already
taking steps towards the formation of Ian
cabinet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

For some inscrutable reason very singu-
lar mania appears to have broken out in a
western quarter of this county to make "hell
of fellow" OF the senior editor of the FREE
TRADER. There is burlesque newspaper
published in that Iegion,th anonymous editor
of which seems to have made that the great
aim of his life. Said b. n. of Thursday pub
fishes lengthy communication from Ottawa
in which our senior is credited with degree
of power and influence that he certainly new.
er dreamed of possessing. 1t was he alone,
II is alleged, that some eight years ago had
sufficient address to induce the people of OF
tawa to embark in the unfortunate water
power speculation, and TO him alone belongs
all the responsibility of its failure. AS IA
piece of robust lying this is worthy of pass
ing note. The water power enterprise at OF
tawa had been the subject of periodical agi.
tation for % years, and finally the city cOun-
Gil took action in the matter in obedience 10
the urgent request of at least half dozen Of
very enthusiastic public meetings. During
the two or three years in which the council
worked on the subject, however, our senior
was a member but "a very short time, and in
the inception and perfection OF that great
measure" took certainly very inconspicu.
Gus part. 1t may be noted, however, though
he claims none of the credit for it, that in
issuing the city bonds to the water power
company they were so guarded that the fail
ure OF the scheme has resulted In no pccunia.
~ loss to the city.
But this aside: our curiosity is singularly
piqued to divine the object of this strangely
spiteful and apparently queer.timed and
causeless personal attack. Cui bono? We
ale no candidate for office-stand in nobody S
way that we are aware Of, and were wholly
unconscious of having an enemy in the
world who seemed to entertain towards us
such a rsvenous and cordial hatred. Who is
hes Why does he sneakingly hide his love-
ly cOuntenance behind nom dc plume
Won't he favor us with ms photograph We
want TO gaze upon the facial outlines that
carry behind them so much delectable
spleer. Doubles copy would be available
acquisition to the rogue's gallery. Certainly
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

Observation-Disclosures found him
self in New Orleans and stumbled into Pack
ards office, full OF people. He sat down near
Packard some minutes, then drew cut pis-
tol and held il at Packard's head long enough
to have discharged 1t a dozen of times. AT
last Packard saw it, jumped to his feet, and
knocked down the muzzlc of the pistol, when
ii went off. Then half dozen Of other pis-
tolls were discharged at the helpless lunatic,
and one of these quite as likely as the ball
from Weldon's pistol, may have hit Packard
10 make of all this sensational spurge-
proclaiming 1t an attempt to use assassina-
ton as political agency, and all that sort OF
stuff, is very nonsenslcal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

The constitution of the l.. 5. says, "no
person holding an Office of try1 or profit un
der the U. S. shall be appointea an elector."
The constitution also says, "this constitution
and the laws made in pursuance thereof shall
be the supreme law Of the land" Two per-
sons holding offices of trust and profit under
The U. s. were appointed electors in Louisi.
ana. They were properly objected to In that
state but Kellogg and the returning board
set the constitution Of the L. S. aside and
commissioned them. They were again oh
jected to before the Bradley commission, and
again it was held that the constitution of the
U. s. can be nulllfied by corrupt Louisiana
exetcuive and returning board. "All Judges
shall be bound by the constitution and the
laws made in pursuance thereof says the
constitution; but Judge Bradley says, mot II
| know myself, when obedience to the con
stitution will defeat our party"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

In the Florida case the presidentsteaing
commission decided that the returning
board by the laws Of Florida being the only
body authorized to canvass the vote of that
state for presidential electors, their declara
ton of the vote must stand, no matter now
fraudulent, is the fraud was not corrected
by state authority before the electors cast
their vote on the 9th Of December; and if the
Governor had certified 10 the choice of Other
electors than those chosen by the returning
board, his certificate would have been Sc
aside. Thus the commission took judicial
notice OF the law Of Florida, creating and
defining the powers of the returning board
and made that law govern the case.
In the Louisiana case the counsel for Til
den proved by citing the laws of Louisian;
that the returning board of which Wells wal
the head had no power or authority whateve
to canvas the vote for presidential electors
but that the Governor, Secretary of State anC
Attorney General were the only returning
board empowered by the laws of Louisian,
to canvas that vote. The commission refused
to take judicial notice OF the law Of Louisi
ana, and refused TO admit proof that suci
was the law. Thus while In the Florids
case they made the legal constitution of Tn,
returning board govern the case and cove
all the frauds that gave the state TO Hayes
in the Louisiana case they refused TO allow
the question to be even raised whether tn
returning board was legally constituted o
had any legal authority to canvas the vot'
The whole action of the majority of 8 in tbs
coz omission is blotched with the grossest il
consstencies, all shamefully tending In III
same direction, toward the consummation @
.he most hideous political crime of the age.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
FOREIGN NEWS.


The fall of Midhat Pasha, succeeded by
Edhem PaSha, as grand vizier Of Constantine
pie, is hardly announced, before the dismissal
of Edhem Pasha is announced, and the prob
able recall of Midhat. The latter, 1t is said,
is recalled pursuant to the advice of England
While Mahmoud Damoroud, brother of the
sultan, will he nominal grand vizier, he will
really be advised and controlled by Mldhat
None of the great powers has yet replied to
Russia's note after the failure of the confer
ence, but it is understood that general IN
Outstanding has been reached to object to
Russian interference with Turkey until the
latter proves itself incapable of carrying out
the promised reforms.
Meantime Russia has $4,000 men on the
Danube, and has notified Servia that she will
cross the Pruth In ten days.
The Servian plenipotentiaries had a confer
euce with Safvct Pasha at Constantinople
on the 21st, and the conclusion of peace with
Turkey is assured. Roumania notifies Rus
STA that in case of war with Turkey she will
remain neutral
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

1t can belong TO none but u sneak thief or
dirty shyster, and we pine tc gaze on such
lovelness. VIII the animal crafty com.
munity consumed with curiosity so far as to
make prJer of its ravishing beauty? We
say nothing about the cowardce of skulking
in dark corners and stabbing in the back
Such creature, of course, has no sense of
shame. But We fairly agonlze to gaze On
the phenomenon and to contemplate its raw.
ishing lineaments.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

In all the discussions on the Florida and
Louisiana cases In the senate, the house, or
before the high joint commission, no success
tul or serious denial was eyer interposed that
by an honest count Of the vote Tilden had
not carried both those states, and that the
electors were given to Hayes by the illegal,
and fraudulent action Of the state returning
boards. All parties felt, and Evarts and
Stanley Matthews admitted, that the states
were carried for Hayes by fraud, and the
bulk OF their argument was to show that the
time 20 correct these frauds had passed-that
the place 10 correct them was m the states
before the 9Th of deem bcr-am that after
the electors on that day had voted, the
fraud was irremedible either b. the state
or congress.
Just after the election in November, when
the result was still in doubt, GRAFT telegraph.
ed Sherman as follows:
SHOULD there be any grounds If suspicion
of fraudulent counting on eitIer side, II
should be reported and denounced at once.
mo man worthy of the oihceoi President
should he willing TO hold II II uunled in or
placed there by any fraud. Eitler party can
afford to be disappointed in tln result, bu,
the country cannot afford 10 haze the result
tainted by the suspicion Of illegal or false
returns
About the same time Hayes authorized a
friend TO telegraph over the country in his
name, that ION no consideration would he
take the office Of president If il came into his
hands tainted with frscd."
We recall these words now fer The benefit
Of honest republicans. In view OF the sick.
ening and overwhelming revelations Of fraud
In Florida and louisiana, thus admitted 90
all sides, what sort Of man mist Hayes be
il he Can, on the 5,h of Marh, enter the
White House, over the doors " which are
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
From Utica.
UTICA, February 21st

UTICA, February 2lst, 1877.
/ Apparently business is lively here, but our
business men say there is more request for
credi, than there is reception of cash.
Although the people of Utica and Deer
Park are ut variance ever the bridge ques-
tion," yet in the midst Of the turmoil, Cupid
invaded both places and made handsome
conquest Mr.. Manning of the one and Miss
Shaughnesy Of the other, were, through the
ministry of the Rev. T.. Terry, joined in we'd
lock on the eighth instant.
The revival continues, and were it not for
the implicit! confidence we have in the per
tinaci'y with which many old folks adhere
to their primitive belief, one would say ali
Utica will soon be converted. Not long since,
while attending the meetings, Mr.. a Crosler
had whip, and Mr.. \. Crosier a saddle stos-
en- With such a strong force of night watch
men and police as We have in Utica, the mar
vel is that such an act could be perpetrated
in our very midst. 1t must bethat the twelve
principal officers were off duty. If we had
eleven more watchmen there would be just |.
dozen.
We are pleased to notice Mr.. A. Gritfen
moving among Us again, amer his severe al
tack of illness.
Mr.. George Fuller, who IN last weeks
FREE TRADER was mentioned as having re-
ceived a severe injury, caused by the running
away OF his horse, died Friday night at two
clock. His wife, too, who was with him atthe
time Ct toe accident, and was thrown from the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
The Ottawa Republican makes itself very

The Ottawa Republican makes itself very
ridiculous over the so-called attempted as
sassination of Gov Packard of Louisiana
All sensible people are laughing at II. The
man Weldon, whose pistol, going of either
by accident or design-it is impossible TO tell
whlch-gave Packard a slight wound in the
knee, Is on all sides admitted 10 have been
crazed with benzine and bad whisky. and
whether he knew himself what he was dong
or not, certainly he had no accomplices. He
said be had been q correspondent of Forney's
Philadelphia Press, but this the Press denies
He had, o week or two before the escspsde,
been statesmen IN Mobile and was dischsrg
cd. Out of money-out Of wofk-full of bad
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
CONGRESS-.

Congress was so largely occupied with the
presidential count during the past week, that
very little legislative business was done.
What little time is left will all be required to
dispose of the necessary appropriation bills.
The most important of them have already
passed the house, but the senate, as usual,
persists IN restoring all useless appropria
lions that the house strikes out in the interest
of economy and retrenchment anu these
amendments occupy as much time as the or
iginal bills. The consular, the post Office,
and civil appropriation bills have all passed
the house, but have been loaded by the senate
with eXtravagant amendments. Among 9TH
er outrages the senate has loaded The post of.
flee bill with the Pacific Mail Steamship job
of S5O0O0O year. In the Executive and Ju.
cicIal appropriation bill the house had cut
down the appropriation for the Presidents
salary to $4,000 for the next year, which the
senate Indignantly raised to $4,000, when it
found Hayes would probably be the man. To
the same bill the senate added $50, 900 to buy
seed for the districts in the northwest raw.
aged last year by the grasshoppers.
The bill to compel the Pacific railroad com.
panies to pay the interest on the government
bonds loaned them and to provide sinking
fund for their ultimate extinction still drags
in the senate. The companies have strong
lobby fighting the bill, and it stands poor
chance of passing at this session.
Senator HippelI-Mitchell, of Oregon, made
his report on the Oregon investigation to the
senate on Saturday. 1; is an Unfortunately
long, wishy-washy affair, stating no facts but
wha, the press had gwen the public fully
heretofore.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

(figurativcly at least painted in shining let
tiers the singing words of President Grant;
,"No man worthy of the office of President
should be willing to hold it If counted in or
placed ther by fraud
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

Hayes being the first fraudulent president
ever counted in since the organization OF this
government, is entitled to and Will receive
and it will cleave to him for all time-the
title of Ellis Fraudnlency.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

I2asleay 1ge, Feb. 18th: Bacon has been
shipped, within few days. from Chicago to
Liverpool at tbe remarkably low rate of fifty
cents per 100 pounds. owing to another break
In .he rates. Meat ought TO be cheap in Eng
land when 1t costs only half cent pound
70 carry Il there,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

N Y. World: This is the sort of people
make who Presidents IN the year of disgrace
1877:
J. Madison Wells, Zach. Chandler
Kenner, Rumseller. W. NJ, 40;
= Cameron & Son, jobbors. w T. Kellogg.
Marcus Stearns. o. p. Morton.
ID. II. Chamberlain. Eliza Plnkston.
And this is the sort of president they make 4:
r. b. hayes.