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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Thus far the malady has been rather mild
az in New Orleans, and yields to good treat
ment and nursing. But though the exodus has
been stopped, the fact that Thursday showed a
continued increase caused q feeling of deep
gloom.
The condition at Grenada continues horrible
Of white population Of $500 not over $50 are
left and most Of those are sick. Hardly case
thus far has recovered. Even old nurses from
New Orleans take the fever The doctors say
ii not an epidemic but pcstilcnCc. Not one
in three has any kind Of nursing, and all are
de ,itute of ice, lemons and other indispensa
bic aids and comforts. Whole families have
died with no one to look after them for days
or to bury them. To add to the horrors, on
Wednesday the fever broke out among the ne
groes, there beng 20 negro cases that day and
- deaths Such as could leave at once STAN
pedcd. Among those who remained none
sick, who are in most cases left without atten
ton or aid of any kind. But the severest blow
of all was on Thursday Of the death Of Gen. j
W. Smith, wee president of the Howard Asso
citation Of Memphis, who had in the last week
been the only stay and hope of the stricken
people of Grenada. without him." says 1
correspondent "we are lost. Who else will
dare to enter this charnalhouse
The fever made its first appearance at NickS
burgc about the 10th, and on the 18th there
had been so Gases and spreading. On the 18th
there were 20 new cases, and on the 2ist sc
cases with "a deaths to that date. The town
was badly scared and all who could do so left
On the Goth the fever broke out at Port Glib
son, 80 cases occurring that day and 2 deaths.
On the same day 1t also appeared at Canton
Miss, where there were . cases and 3 deaths
1t has also appeared at Summit and other
points on the Chicago and Mobile railroad.
Thus far there have been no cases at Cairo
st. LOUIS, Cincinnati, &c, except of passengers
from the south, who are at once sent to the
quarantine hospital nor have there any case:
vet occurred at Mobile, Galveston, Pensacola
or anywhere on the Gulf coast. Nor at Sa
vannah or Charleston on the Atlantic coast.
Louisville and Nashville are so confident o.
being fever proof that they cordially invite al
the fugltives from the south to make thost
cities their homes, the fever cases occurring
among them being sent 10 the hospitals out
side the city limits. Cairo, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and even New York and Philadelphia
have no such confidence and maintain a rigC
quarantine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The convention was called to order at
O'Clock by l.. w. Brewer Esq, chairman OF
the county central committee, who announced
the object OF the convention.
| J. G. Crooker Esq, Of Mendoza, was elected
chairman, and J. O'Connor of La Sale and
Walter Hoge of the Streator Free Press we're
appointed secretaries for the temporary orga-
nization
A committee on credentials, consisting Of 4.
Vaughey, l.. w. Brewer and G. w. Armstrong,
was appointed who, after examining the ere.
dentials Of the various delegates, reported all
present as duly elected and entitled to seats.
Mr. Naughcy moved that The temporary or
ganlzation be made permanent, which was car
ricd
1t was moved and carried that gentlemen
present from any town not represented be rec
ognized as delegates and allowed to cast the
vote of such town.
The convention, on motion, proceeded to the
nomination of candidate for state senator,
Before voting however, Mr. J. Campbell of
Streator, presented for adoption the following
resolution which caused some discussion:
ResoJced, That the Democratic party of La
Sale county will not enter into any alliance
with the Greenback party; that we will not en-
dorse, support or vote for any candidates nom
mated by that party, and that we will fight the
battle out on q stright Democratic line, pre-
ferring to be honorably defeated in a square
! fight than to achieve an equivocal success by
supporting men who invariably go back on
the Democratic party.
Mr. Campbell said the Democratic party
had usually allowed the names of two or three
greenback men to be placed upon their ticket,
and as a result the grccnbackcrs had invara
bly, gone back on the Democrats and betrayed
them. He hoped the Lord would forgive him
for the support he had given them heretofore
bit we ought now to cut loose entirely and put
. in nomination straight Democratic ticket, and
the party would gain strength by so doing.
G. w. Armstrong spoke upon the question
to about the same effect, but thought the resolu
ton Unnecessary, and urged the convention &c
make straight democratic ticket.
Mr. Vaughey said he had never catered to
the greenbackers and never would, but thought
the resolution supcriluous,
Mr. Brewer thought it was poor policy tC
blow about what we were gong to do.
Mr. Maloney thought 1t was child's play
and the resolution, on motion Of Brewer, was
laid on the table
The convention then proceeded TO the nom
ination of a candidate for state senator, and
the name of l.. II. Tower being the only ont
presented he was nominated by acclamatOn
On motion of Mr.. Brewer it was decided
that the convention nominate but two candi
dates for the assembly.
The names of Benz. Heathcrington, G. w
Armstrong, John Miller, A. Naughey and }.
c. Croker were presented, and the convention
after deciding to vote for one Of the two repre-
sentatives at time and that the first ballot
should be informal proceeded to ballot as fol
| lows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

The court of claims authorized by an act OF
the last Illinois legislature to examine and ad
judicatc upon miscellaneous CLAIMS against tho
state, after u session of several weeks at Spring
field adjourned last Saturday, Judge Craig
announcing that the court would report its nc
ton to the next general assembly and that the
court WAS adjourned for two years
The court rejected all claims arising out OF
the construction of the Henry and Coppcras
creek dams for loss of boats barges, and car
goes. In regard 10 the claims for damages as
10 the collection Of tolls, the opinion in sub
stance states that the right of the state to i'm
prove the Illinois river by locks and dams and
10 charge tolls for the use Of such improve
ment being denied by Judge Eldrcdgc, the at
,orney tor the claimants upon constitutional
grounds, viz:
!. That the imposition of such tolls violat
cd article of the ordinance of 1877, which
provides that the waters leading into the Mis-
sissippi and II. Lawrence rivers shall he com
mon highways, and forever free, without i'm
posts or duty.
:. That such tolls was regulation of inter
state commerce, in violation Of tho fedora
constitution.
! 3. That the imposition of such tolls was ;
tax upon tonnage.
! These points being considered, the decision
states that the court has no doubt of the RICH
iof the state To improve the navigation Of III,
river by locks and dams and To collect reason
able tolls for The use Of such improvements
As TO the tonnage question, the court hold
that the collection Of tolls is no, duty on ton
mage. The court also say that, is the claim
ants may desire To submit their claims to tn,
regular courts, 'hu commission will make IT y
record that in registering these claims, 4, il
] done without prejudice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24
STRANGE MURDER NEAR CHICAGO.

The village Of La Grange, some II miles
west Of Chicago on the e. b. & q. railroad, was
the scene Of n strange murder on Wednesday
night of last week the unravelment of which
has been u profound puzzle to the police and
ncwsmongerlng force Of the city ever since. y
man named Alvro Clark, who had small
farm at La Grange, was about retiring for the
among the horses in his barn, and urged him
To 20 and see what was the matter Mr.. Clark
hurried out in few minutes the report OF Il
pistol was heard, and few minutes later MIR.
c. was heard to cross a lower room and his
wife hurryIng down found his dead body at
the foot of the stairs near the front door lie
WAS found 10 have been shot in the right breast,
where, on the probe being spplicd, 32'callber
pistol ball WAS found, having passed down.
ward and backward lodging in the right ven
tricle Of the heart, necessarily producing al
most instant death. The mystery is,"sow and 10y
whom was the murder committed? On exam.
ipinr the barn il was found thatone ofthe horses
had been bridlcd and unhitchcd, which gave
the IMPRESSION lldl illlAIA lltAb bNNh VIM
mittcd by some person trying TO steal horse.
Next suspicion was directed towards former
hired man of Mr.. Clark named St Peter, with
whom. from all accounts, Mrs. Clark had been
entirely too intmatA St Peter WAS found on
Saturday In Chicago and arrested. In his
trunk were found photographs Of Mrs Clark
unused envelopes addressed To her, and pawn
ticket for pistol pawned the day after the muir
der and on examining the pistol at the pawn
hrpker's Il was found to be- u 32-caliber i've
chamber revolver st Peter said he had
drawn the cartridges before pawning the rev"l
yer. and on drawing them from his pocNe'
could produce hut four, the 9TH lac said he mad
thrown away. FLsse circumstances are sup
posed Ia supper, Ge theory that st Peter com
mi,,,,i the murder. and the fact of his iniima
80 with the wife. who had been leading cat
,nd.dog life with her husband on account oI
:, Peter. gave ground for the further suspi
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NJ. 7. Moloney, II. w. Underhill, TIE. McKin-
lay, Danl LarsonO o. Wakefield Peter Don
lcvy,John Carlin Geo. II. Locey,D. c. Breeze,G.
W. Armstrong;. c. Campbell, NJ c. Donaghu,
DR. Hennesy, Patrick Barton, Saml. Wiley,
David Beck, ID. Dunn, w r. Mlligan, Ran.
som Palmer, Geo. II. Bedford, Henry Wertheim,
Al. OConnOr Alex. Naughey.
Judge Locey presented the following pro
amblc and resolution which, rs it was in sub
stance a part Of the state platform was after
some discussion, tabled
WHEREAS, In the opinion of the Democrat
ic party of La Sale county to the unwise leg
islation of the dominant party of this nation
is to be attributed much-if not all Of the ca
lamities which have been visited dpon the in
dustrial Interests Of the country;
AND WHEREAS FURTHER it is in our iudg-
ment the time to assert our independent atti-
tude as the party of this nation, whose politics
and sympathics are in harmony with the true
interests, both of capital and labor, utterly ig-
noring class legislation upon the one hand, or
socialstic tendencies upon the other
AND WHEREAS FURTHER, it has been and
now is the policy of the Democratic party Of
La Sale county to favor the "Greenback," as
thccyclusive currency of this nation, made Il le-
gal tender in the payment of all debts, public
as well as private, and in the payment of Gus
tom duties restricting its volume so that it
will subServe the business interests of the coun-
,ry and maintain its relative par value at all
times and in all places within the limits of the
nation;
AND WHEREAS FURTHER, it is in our opinion
both wise and polite to hold the public do
main to the sole and exclusive use Of the &C
tual settlers only, at a fair price;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That we
pledge to the people our faithful adhesion 10
these principles and the unqualified support
of the party to the nominees of this cOnven-
ton.
A motion that the delegates to the congress
siona convention be instructed was, after some
debate lost
The old central committee was rcapponted,
and the convention adjourned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24
YELLOW FEVER.

The week shows considerable increase o.
yellow fever mt the south, but thus far II re
mains confined to the lower Mississippi val
| ley.
Al New Orleans the cases have run about
rs follows: nth, % cases, 81 deaths; 18th, ia
new cases, # deaths: 10Th, 1919 leases II deaths
Goth 1876 cases, Al deaths, The fever contin
ucs of so mild a type that not over % per cent
stricken die, and of these among the adults &C
per cent. are unacclimatcd foreigners, and
among natives - per cent. are children. Most
ofthc native adults taken recover. Up to the
ODD the total number nf cases reported were
1862 with ABA deaths. Many of the lighter
cases however, are not reported while all the
deaths must be to get burial perm The
mortality is almost confined to the }"''r and
INDECENT so that among the better classes gen
orally there is little tear and at no time has
there been II panic.
At Memphis, however the panic on the first
appearance was fearful and at least half the
white population left the city. In days 500
600 worth of railroad tickets were sold. y
large proportion Of the poorer whites are en-
campod in tents from to 6 miles outside. Up
to Wednesday the fever was confined to the
lower quarter OF the city, but since then it has
been spreading and cases now occur anywhere
The run for the week has been about as fol.
lows.
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cion that she might have been an accessory to
the murder A further circumstance, which
almost conclusively fastens the murder on St
Peter, is the fact that the pistol found at the
pawn shop had an imperfectlon IN one OF lis
chambers and that the bullet taken from Mr.
Clarll's heart has on it the mark of that mper.
fiction. st. Peter has been ordered to be held
for trial without bail No sufficient evidence
of completely in the murder on the part of the
wife, however, has yet been found to warrant
nor arrest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

MENDOZA KACEs.-The ram OF one or two
days and the heat of another somewhat inter.
iercd with the complete success of the Mondo
Ia races last week, though the interest and at
tendance were sufficient to save the Association
from loss In the first race on Tuesday Of the
) 80 class, Envoy took the first money, making
= so as his best time. In the second race OF
3:i3's Carrie X. took iirS, and Matt kirkwood
second. Best time 2:3l. In Tuesday races
of . 90 horses, Doc Lewis took FIST premium,
making , % rs his hes, time. In the next
race Ella Earl won in three straight heats
making = ;35, s:36 and . 81, Thursday il rain
I'd, giving heavy track. In the pacing rar,
Clinker won in three straight heats, time ~
= AZ, 2si. IL the stallion race Amboy won in
thrpd straight heats with four comprehensive
. "a In the thrcs races Of Friday, Albion
Bay won the first against $ compctltors-timt
2:3j. The second race WAS won ny Lady Tur
pin in 2:27lI; and the third by FoHic V. IN
PCS, 2:2S, 2;30.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Old Judge Parks, OF Aurora, comes out fiat
footed for the National Greenback party
SO,aOHauk R,reiU,.
That's all right; take him along and kccp
him.-REddH County Record.
Since his fail from the Democratic party
some 20 years ago We believe Judge Parks has
been secessionist, communist, spiritualst
womans righter-and in shor, has run OH on
Jgeneral craez after all kinds Of hobbies and
isms. When men leave the solid anchorage
OF democratic principles there is DO telling into
what strange seas Of political lunacy they
may drift.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

We believe il Is fashionable for the National
greenbsckers to deny all connection by that
Jar;y with any midnight, dark-lantern oath
bound secret organization, yet the fact Is stated
Inat Richard Trevillick, one of the partys biz
guns, has during the week been holding secret
meetings in the grcenback club rooms at La
sale. 1t IS suggested that the meetings may
have had reference TO the lats labor troubles a
that point, but the fact that certain active
greenbacker.. seemed TO have much ~ do witt
the meetings leads TO the general suspicion
that they had political significance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

The desertion Of the fraudulent administra-
ton of Mr.. Hayes by Charles Foster, Of Ohio,
is one of the most significant events Of the day.
Next to Stanley Matthews and John Sherman,
no man bore more important part IN cnactng
the fraud by which Hayes was counted in.
But Poster has sense enough to see that the
party Is not ready 10 shoulder the Hayes fraud,
and 10 adhere to HIM would blast all his future
political expectations. Foster remembers the
fate Of John Tyler and Andrew johnson.
Hayes in their position is harmless, and be-
You'd rcwardng the crowd Of vagab0nds, FOR.
gers, pcrjurer., thieves and scoundrels in Lou.
isiana and Florida who aided IN consummat-
ing the fraud OF his election, his mission in the
party is at an end. His followers may attempt
To creep back into the republican mansion
through the back door, but they carry the
brand of fraud in their foreheads, and the mark
will forever designate them, in the eyes Of the
party, As lepers. Mr. Foster hastens To wash
himself of the pollution
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24
France,

Numerously attended meetings have been
held in Bordeaux, Tours and other cities in IA
vor of the conclusion of the Franco, American
treaty of commerce. as proposed by the recent
convention in Paris.
The silver conference has held daily sessions
during the week and opinions pro and con
have been freely expressed in regard to the
American proposition for free coinage Of sill
yer at q uniform worlds standard The dis
cussons have been mainly directed to che fol-
loving points submitted by the United States
delegates:
|. 1t is the opinion of this assembly that it
is not desirable that silver be excluded from
free coinage in Europe and the United States.
On the contrary, this assembly believes 1t to be
desirable that an unrestricted coinage OF silver
and Its use as money of unlimited legal tender
should be retained where they exist, and, so
far as practicable, restored where have ceased
to exist.
?. The use OF both gold snd SILVER as unIim'
tied legal-tender money may be safely adopted
first, by eaualizing them at the relation fixed
by International agreement, and, second, by
granting to each metal at the relation fixed
equal terms Of coinage, making no discrlmln-
alton between them.
Ex.Queen Christina, of Spain, died on
Thursday night at Saint hdrcsse, near Havre,
at 13 years of age. When IS years old she was
married to Ferdinand VII. of Spain, and ayear
afterwards gave birth 10 the infamous Isabella
who afterwards became queen, with her moth
er rs regent. Both were equally bad lot
and were expelled from Spain, passing most
of their lives in France.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Virginia enjoys the bad emnence Of being
the only state that tolerates the whipping post
and worse yet, that would whips girl. Suck
a case occurred nj Mil Creek Village, in tina,
state, few weeks ago. The girl was convict
ed Of larceny, and had her choice Of taking Ii
lashes or going to jail 30 days She chose the
lashes, which were laid on gently" none OF
the prisoners clothes Icing removed) by u
negro constable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

The Chicago Commercial Bulletin Of the 10Th
gives a full statement of this years wheat crol
compared with last years in POI counties Of
the Northwest comprising nearly the entire
wheat area. The figures show total yield o.
l2l,g47, $50 in the counties named against l2s,
j3G,S last year, with an increase OF 3isl pei
cent. this year in the acreage and ayied o
1926 bushels per acre this year against l1J;
last Year
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
Democ,at,c Congressional Convention.


The democracy of the several counties OF th'
9TH Congressional District are requested t'
send delegates to Congressional Convention
TO be held at the court house in the city OF OF
tawa, on Wednesday, August 2sth, 1873, a
2 O'Clock p NJ, to nominate candidate iol
congress, and transact such other business al
may lie deemed advisable. The representation
IN said convention will be one delegate FOL
every 200 votes cast by the democracy in 1876
which will give Kendall a. Grundy 6, viii %
and La Sale 80 delegates.
p. \. ARMSTRONG,
c. FARLEY,
JOHy w. CHAPMAN,
ALEX. VAUGHEY,
Deh0cyattc Ceatrdl COmmtttfe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Postmaster General Key declares that the
Potter investigation has developed raseally
crowd" You bet! II has uncovered John
sherman, Stanley Matthews Chas. Foster
Kellogg, jerks, and all that filthy and polluted
host in FLORIDA and Louisiana the visiting
statesmen encompassed in their draEnct oi
fraud, and every rascal Of whom has been re
garded for his scoundrelism by public Office
many Of them by Mr. Key himself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

When Andy johnson, in 1866, in Swinging
around the circle" visited Chicago, fifty thous.
and people from outside the city rushed to
Chicago 10 see him. President Hayes is also
on Swing" and will stop at Chicago, on his
way TO St. Paul, on the LIST Of September. Now
let US see if the people are as anxious to see
him as they were to see drunken old Andy"
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Germany.

Emil Hoedel, who attempted the assassina-
ton of the Emperor William in May last, was
beheaded Aug. 18th in the new prison at Der
lin. His age WAS 81. He died protesting that
he had not intended to shoot the Emperor but
himself, to create sympathy for the suffering
people. He refused the mlnistrations OF
chaplain, saying it would take years to make
him christian.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

The Boston Post correspondent tells tina,
during the reception given To Mrs. Hayes at
Newport that good lady requested the band
TO let up ON classical music and play llol.
the Fort" This piece of music has been very
popular in the family since Count Zachariah
Chandler telegraphed to Florida to hold the
fort for HAYES
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Buffalo seems to be the fortunate locality
where all the great racers gain their first and
greatest triumph 1t was at Buffalo that Dcx.
ter made his best time; at Buffalo Rarus jump
ed to the head of the worlds great trottcrS and
now sleepy George" at Buffalo, has just
done the fastest pacing on record, pacing a
milo in III
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

The latest bank explosion is that of the First
National Bank of Quincy. 1t processes to have
enough assets on;hand to pay so cts. on the
dollar to its deposiors now and other assets to
pay the balance in full by.and-by. Rather
better than the average of exploding banks
these DAYS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-24

Austria finds no mitigation Of the difficulties
in making good her occupation Of Bosnia,
which she finds job involving enough hard
fighting to keep her busy for "a month to come
After fighting several pretty hard battles with
the insurgents" Austria was obliged TO
send three new army divisions to Bosnia
She gained some tritiing successes on the
18th near Stalatz, and on the Goth, after Sc
we're engagement, occupied Serajeyo. STILL the
Bosnians are SAID to nave an army of 10000
men. who, by occupying mountain Businesses,
may annoy Austria for a long time yet.