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by Mr. James f. Anderson, who may desire to
communicate with you conidentlally.
Yours truly,

uuiy,
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Evarts was thereupon approached upon the
subject but unhappily had pledged the Callao
consuship to another party Matthews is
every sorry" and writes Anderson another
note
MATTHEWS TO ANDERSON.
WASHINGTON CITY, April II, 1S77.-Dear
Sir. | had an interview today with the Sec
retary of State in reference to your appoint
mept as consul to Callao the place you desired.
Unfortunately, the Secretary is already under
such commitment in reference to that appoint
ment as to make it impractlcable to CRAFTY
your present wishes / have, however, the
best reasons for saying that sooner or later,
and as soon as practicable, | shall be able to
obtain for you a satisfactory appointment eth
er at home or abroad. Keep me posted from
time to time of what you may hear in respect
to places YOU would like to have and feel com
pctcnt to fill so that can better represent your
wishes. ours truly,
STANLEY MATTHEWS
To James f. Anderson.
Nothing came of 1t again and Matthews
was again besiegcd. We next find him writ
ing to Anderson that he had explained the ma
ture of his claim to the President and that in
response the President had written to him
promising Anderson an appointment and had
also endorsed his application to Evarts with a
strong recommendation to give Anderson a
consulate in warm climate" 1t was to get
this letter of Matthews to Hayes and Hayes S
letter to Matthews and endorsement to Erarts
that the committee paused in their work on
Wednesday TO await Hayes return to Wash
ington from iaunt to lIavrc dc Grace. Hayes,
however was not heard from on Thursday, and
the committee spent the day in examining the
Louisiana elcctor Leviscc who claims to have
had an offer to sell out to Tilden. The only
important point in his statement was that
the Louisiana certificate on which the electoral
commission gave the state to Hayes was for
gerry. There were two certificates sent up
from Louisiana-one, and the only one all the
electors signcl |, having been thrown out by the
electoral commission for informally and the
other, which they accepted, being forgery.
OF course in the above rapid outline we have
omitted many of Anderson's most damaging
statements, as well as dozen or more docu-
ments, including half dozen other, letters
from Stanley Matthews, all of which are but so
many more screws to fasten not only a guilty
knowledge of but actual participation in the
great fraud upon Sherman, Matthews, Kellogg,
Pitkin, Harlan, and heaven only knows how
many more prominent republican leaders both
IN New Orleans and Washington. In fact it
Is one of the most destructive blasts that ever
swept across the political horizon and threat
ems to withcr and kill off more promnen; poll
ticians than were demolished by the great
credit mobiler explosion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

GIVE this man consulate in warm elm
ate" wrote Hayes to Evarts IN behalf Of An
derson. Anderson felt fattered and thought ht
was to get a rich, snug berth in some lovely re
treat under the soft genial skies ofSpain, Italy
or sunny France On the contrary Evarts un
derstood very well what Hayes meant, and that
translated into plain English, he was to consigr
Anderson to that other country, noted for tho
fervcncy of its climate, which Beecher and Boil
Ingersol say exists only in the imagination Of
religious zeaots.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

IN Forbes, who succeeds Harris as Presl-
dent Of the C., B. & Q. Railroad Company, is
the greatest railroad builder IN the world, hav'
ING been in the business for 80 years, and in
that time built on his own contract between
five and six thousand miles. OF course he Is
immensely rich. Harris is retained by the
company as consulting engineer, but the ap
Monument is only complimentary, as the stare
Of his health will probably compel HIM 70 re,
frain from any active service for some eme u
come.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
AFAIRY TALE OF SCIENCE

Edison's telephone, even in its present crude
state, is already the parent of other inventions
that promise to 90 on in steady accrument un-
| til we shall have wonders in comparison with
which even the electric telegraph and steam
engine are trifes. The hardest problem Ed.
son has yet to deal with is to make his tele,
phone and photograph talk loud enough,
though he promises, by his aurophone, soon
to make them talk so as to be heard twenty
miles.
| Meantime, however, Professor d. f. Hughes,
of London, comes before the Royal Academy
with machine which he calls the microphone,
and which he claims will magnify, so to speak,
the utterances of the telephone and phono-
graph so that the faintest sounds can be heard
word, fulills the same duty with regard to
sensations that reach the brain through the
ear that the microscope does for those that
come through the eye Speaking of this won
derful machine, the St Louis Republican says:
1t increases and exaggerates sound to such
an extent that it is claimed that "the lightest
touches of IA feathers edge or of camel's-har
brush on the sounding. board of the telephone
produce a cracking noise of which the inten-
sity is almost painful to the ear" 1t is even
said that if house-fly walks across the sound
ing disk of IL telephone, the footsteps are dis
tinctly audible in connecting telephones miles
away The construction of this machine Is
very Enthusiastically described in the papers
that speak of it, but the following paragraph
will give faint conception of the principles
on which it depends:
1.-TWO pieces Of charcoal, heated to White
heat, are plunged into mercury; they are then
placed in glass tube and pressed end to end,
making part Of an electric circuit; II tcle-
phone is introduced in the circuit, and sound is
sent through the two pieces of charcoal, it comes
out at the end of the circuit sensibly increased IN
volume Heat, light, sound and electricity are
supposed by many physicists to be inicrronyertl,
/ BILE The probabilities are that we have here Il
conversion of electricity into sound
Edison says the invention of Prot Hughes
is nothing but big steal" from the tele'
phone: but this is evidently as unjust as ii
would be to call the magnetic telegraph big
steal from Franklin's lightning-rod.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Oregon held her state election on Mon
day, resulting IN democratic triumph. Whit
aker, democrat is elected to Congress, and the
democrats have a majority of six or seven in
the legislature, insuring democratic l. 5
Senator in place of Hippel Mitchell. The re-
publicans claim the secretary of state and treas
urer, while on Governor the vote is so close
that it is believed only the official returns will
decide the result.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
gtt FIRE. gtaast.
ottawa Ill.,. Saturday. June 1. 1873.
OUR CLUBBING.

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The Springfield Journal, with possibly one
or two exceptions the Oldest continuously pub
lished newspaper in Illinois, has unhappily ar
rived at a state of suspended animation. Inc
paper since 1860 had been continuously ana
hbcrally fed upon public bounty, leading to
corresponding scale of expenditure, which the
stoppage of supplies from the public treasury
of late years rendered impossible to maintain.
SO week or two ago the concern was seized
on an execution in favor of the Springfield
Savings Bank, which had kept 1t alive for
wear or two by liberal loans. The bank had to
bid it in at the Sheriil's sale, and it is now un
derstood that Col +. \. EastmaH, of Chicago
is negotiating for the purchase of the concern
by a stock company, in whose behalf the paper
is 10 be revived with Col. f. in charge as editor
Meantime the present publishers have made
such an arrangement with the Bank as to ena
Bile them to continue the publication OF the pap
or in a sort of temporary, sickly way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Russia has notified our state department at
Washington that she will send representative
to the congress proposed in our silver bill to
fix an international standard of value for sill.
yer bullion and coin. France, Belgium, Swift
zerland, Italy, Norway and Sweden, we be
lievc, have sent similar responses. England
and Germany, having demonetizcd silver, con
tinue to give the proposed congress II cold
chpuldpr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
NEGRO MORTALITY.

Prof. H. ). Bennett, of Nashville, Tenn, in
the New York iRdepeadent, gives some start
ling statistics in regard to negro mortality in
the south as compared with that of the whites,
and concludes that unless some radical change
soon takes place IN their mode of living, the
negroes will as II race rapidly die out Accur-
ate mortuary tables are given of the II largest
southern cities, by which it is shown that the
annual mortality Of negroes in all those cities
is 5000 per 1000 while of whites the mortality
IS but 1927. In Memphis 40 negroes in 1000
die annually to IS whites; in Chattanooga
1850 negroes to 1S whites; IN Mobile % ne.
groes to ~ whites, and so on.
Prof Bennett gives, as among the causes OF
this mortality, which Is largely in excess OF
what it was while the negroes were IN state
of slavery, l, that their condition is worse now
than it was in slavery; 3, that the negroes lack
vital force are scrofulous and readily succumt
to disease; 3, ignorance of the laws of health
4, late meetings and excessive excitement in
religious worship: 3, inadequate clothing and
food; and 6, living in Overcrowded tenant
houses, in stables, alleys and filthincss gen
orally.
The negroes can be saved as race by get
ting better houses, rs many of them are doing
by progress in intelligence; by cultivating {
more quiet mode of worship and by promoting
more general cleanliness and chastity, point.
to which he urges that the efforts of the phian
thropic be cnergetically directed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

\ convention of that peculiar class of tenn,
perance advocates in Illinois who favor politi-
cal action was held at Decatur on Thursday
and nominated jerome r. CORN of Decatur
for state treasurer and the Rev. W. 5. Post OF
Belcyille for superintendent of public instruc-
zion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The E1press, from Elinwood, Barton coun
ty. Kansas, comes to us with the name Of our
old friend Thomas L. Power at the head as
editor. Tom had for years been connected
with the Metamora Sentinel, in this state, and
we supposed him fixture there. He is man
of brains and grit coed democrat and gen
orally makes the editorial business lively, es
peciaIly when he gets up on his en-.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Gen. VIM. B. Anderson, who was elected to
Congress over Hon. s. S. Marshall, but beaten
last year by Dick" Townshend, and was the
leader of the Greenback and Granger parties
in Southern Illinois, announces himself luliy
satisfied with the Democratic platform and
proposes to support it and its nominees. We
look for an old.iashoned Democratic majority
in Egypt this Yenr,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Dr. Robert Hopkins, an old and well known
prominent citizen of Bristol, Kendall county,
died at his home in that place on the LIST inst.
OF heart disease. DR.. II. was about SO years OF
age and had emigrated to Illinois in 1915 from
Washington county, New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The Rev. Jonathan Blanchard, autocrat of
Wheaton, Secret Society Killer, &c, got into
an alteration on railroad train the other day
with Mr.. Chapman, IA congregational brother,
and slapped him in the face, drawing blood
from his nose. The pugnacious parson was
arrested, plead guilty and paid fine of So for
the assault Nice preacher
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Sparland, small town on the Illinois river
opposite Lacon, in Putnam county received a
fearful scorchng by fire early last Sunday
morning. Eleven business buildings on Main
street the principal ones in the place, nine of
them occupied as stores, saloons, &c, were to-
tally destroyed, with few dwellings. The loss
foots up about $4,000, mtigated by $1,000
,n.urunca
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The Democrats of the Quincy district held
a convention on Thursday and nominated the
Hon. Jas. W. Singleton for congress on the
9iQ,h bollOt,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The Rev. Phillips Brooks, the well known
Episcopal clergyman OF Boston, has consented
to preach the sermon at the installation of the
Rev. Mr. Caruthers, congregationalist, at Fair
hnrnn MnSs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

The annual report Of the Chicago. II. |. * p
Railroad, submitted to a meeting of the stock
holders on Wednesday, showed the following
very encouraging footings for the year:
Gross earnings from all sources q, SO $40 n
Operating eNpenses aud Ash ~
Set earnings. sd3ll, ,,
The gross earnings, as compared with the
previous year, showing an increase of 1929,
6es21; net earnings an increase of $l6l ,99l G5
A dividend Of 8 per cent was paid on the cap
iial stock Of the company during the year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

w. II. Zenor, the defaulting and ascending
county treasurer Of Putnam county, Ill, was
arrested last week at Memphis, Tenn, and is
on his way back for trial at Henncpin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
England.

On Friday morning of last week, as a Gel
man squadron, consisting of three iron clads,
the Preussen, the Grosser Kurfucrst and the
Kmnig Wilhelm was passing down the Brit
ish channel, when little beyond Dover, off
Ludgatc, five miles from shore, bark from
shore approach ing them the GroSscr kuriuerst
ported her helm to clear the bark. As she did
so, the KUpig Wilhelm also pulled hard a-por',
IN the sudden movement striking the kur-
fuerst with such force as to send her to the
bottom in five minutes There were five hun
bred soldiers and others on board, OF whom
go were drowned, AID was promptly
rendered by fishing boats from shore, but the
sinking of the vessel was so sudden that most
OF the passengers were imprisoned betwee
decks before they were aware of their DANCE
The Wilhelm was slightly injured and pro
ceeded to Portsmouth for repairs. The three
vessels were on their way to Gibralter at the
time.
Another shipping disaster occurred on Sat
arday on the Irish coast. The Guion steamer
| Idaho went ashore in fog near the koning-
beg lightship and afterwards foundered. All
on board were happily saved numbering over
two hundred.
The peaceful aspect of the political skies
has caused decided decline in breadstuiis
Wheat brought sis. I'd. on Monday against
6Ss 3D. quarter year ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Charley Cols,ock, bright and promising
boy seven years old, step son of W. }. Cary, OF
Morris, was accidentally drowned IN the canal
Mt that place on Wednesday of las. week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
Germany.

Germany was tremendously shaken up last
Sunday by another attempt on the life of the
Emperor William. He was again driving
along the avenue "Unter den Linden" when
two shots were fired at him from house on
the avenue The emperor was wounded IN
an arm by buckshot and on the check by
thirty or more small shot. The police and
crowds of people on the avenue were intensely
excited on the instant and a rush was made
for the building from which the shots had
proceeded. The would-be assassin was found
to be Dr. Charles Edward Modelling, native
of Kolno, aged 80, doctor of philology, an
| acrlculturist and habtue Of the democratic
socialist clubs He confessed that he attempt
ed to kill the emperor because his popularity
prevented the spread of socialism. When
about to be arrested he attempted to commit
suicide but was prevented, and after fierce
struggle with the mob, who strove to tear him
to pieces, the police succeeded in locking him
up in prison.
The Emperor was promptly attended by ply
sicians on his arrival at the palace and the
shot extracted with no more serious results
than that he bled profusely and was so greatly
weakened that he is still bcdridden. Mean
time. during the Emperors illness, the crown
prince Frederick Wilhelm has been proclaim
| ed regent of the empire.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08

Evarts was thereupon approached upon the
subject but unhappiy had pledged the CallaoI
consulshp to another party. Matthews Is
every sorry" and writes Anderson another
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08
MATTHEWS TO ANDERSON.

Mn ANDERSON: You are at liberty TO use
the note on the other page as an introduction
90 Gen. Harlan. who is one of the commission,
and YOU can talk TO him as freely as 10 me
You should say 10 Nash, IL inquired of, that
have the agreement STANLEY MATTHEWS.
MATTHEW'S TO HARLAN.
CINCINNATI, March %, Is77.-Gen. j. NJ HAIR.
i.AS-Dcar Sir: This will be presented TO you
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-08


q. b. MORGAN.
Tie vote of the FclicIanas as all the world
knows. was thrown out the fraud succeeded,
and Hayes was inaugurated as president.
The 4th of March passed and April was at
hand: Weber, Anderson's chum, having shown
signs of rclenting even before the fraudulent
electoral commission had made their shameful
decision, was set upon at night and assassin
atcd But Anderson stood firm" His appli'
cation for various offices had been presented
to Sherman and Hayes but strangely ignored
At last he decided that he wanted the consul
ship at Callao, and went TO Washington to de.
mand it, Sherman turned to him a cold
shoulder and Evarts didn't know him. There
upon Anderson went TO Stanley Matthews and
showed him the Sherman and Nash agree
ments, leaving the latter with him. Matthews
saw the point" and sent Anderson TO Harlan
with note, as follows:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-05-11

And in accordance with law, and an order
Of the Board Of Directors. made on the Elev-
enth (l1thl day Of February. 1878. so many
shares o. each parcel Of such stock as may be
nee. ssary. will be sold at public auction. at
the Office of the Company. Room 81, No. 4l9
California street. San Francisco, alifornis,
on SATURDAY the Sixth (6th) day of April.
1873, ut the hour of O'Clock OF said day
to pay said delinquel assessmen mt thereon. to-
gether with costs of advertising and expenses
of the sale.
JOHN CROCKETT, Secretary.
Of.ce--Room II, 4l9, California street, San
Francisco, .alif ri 1,
POSTPONEMENT.
The dav of sale the above named Compa-
ny IL hereby postponed until MONDAY. April
2 I'd, 1878. at the same hpur aud place. By or
der of the Board OF Dir ,ctors.
JNO. CROCKETT,
Secretary Amazon Con. Mining Co.
POSTPONEMENT.
The day of sale of the alb We named Com
pany is hereby postponed until MONDAY,
May 18th. 1878. at the same hour and place.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
JNO. CROCKETT,
Secretary Amsson Con- Mining Co.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-05-11
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

NoTICE rs HE tEBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN copartnersh'p eretofore existing be-
tween Clark Clesvsr nj Kimbsr Cleaver Is
hereby diss lived by mutual consent. Clark
Cieaver to make all collections and pay all
debts Of the company.
CLARK CLEAvER.
KINDER CLEAvER.
February 21st, 1878.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-05-11
T. SILVER CITY. NEW. SATURDAY. MAY II. 1873.
DELINQUENT Sale.

a MACON CONSOLIDATED MINING
"A 0mpany-Locstion Of principal place
Of business, Sal Francisco, California; loca-
tton Of works, DEVILS Gate District. Lyon
county, Nevads.--Notice-There are delin-
quent upon the following described stock, on
account Of assessment mo. 81 levied on the
Eleventh day Of February, 1878, the several
amounts set opposite the names OF the re-
spective shareholders, a. follows:
The Morning herald., 1878-11-22
THE BURNED BARN.

r.; The West Chester Local News of We'd
tnesdsy has the, following about the FIRE
which caused the bright light seen from
this city Tuesday night: t"i 3 e. .
The barn was owned by Jno. styers near
Concordville and q large. oue, having a
length of some 10 feet and a depth of DO
feet. and was built about % years ago. Its
condition was good, which, coupled with
contents, comprising nearly 100 tons of
hay, 100 bushels Of wheat and $50 bushels
ot authreshsd oats, makes the loss very
serious one, part OF which is covered by
an, insurance In the Delaware County Fire
Insurance Company. ..-
/ As the flames progressed, men hurried 20
the scene and gave their aid with willings
ness. and succeeded In saving q wagon
which stsod on the barn floor, but a NOW.
Ing machine, cart, fan, and several other
articles were consumed. 57oi VII 10 sn..-- F.,
=. As to the origin of the fire there isn't the
slightest clue, but,it Js believed to have
been the dastsrdly work of an incendiary
rs no member of the family or any of the
farm hsLds had been near the building In
the evening with . lighted candle or cigar
nor with any hing on fre whatever.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-22
MILITARY MATTERS.

20. C's drill nights will hereafter, until
further notice, be Monday and Friday
nights. -r
The DUPONT Guards In the middle Of
December will give dress concert and full
dress drill and reception in the Grand
Opera House. 1t Is expected to surpsss any
thing Of the kind that has taken place In
this CITY.
Tae American Rifles Fair opens In the
ODD Fellows Hall on Thanksgiving night.
Among the many articles to be cbsuced Of
are the following. A falling top buggy,
solid walnut set of furniture, breach load.
ing shot guns, model OF a full rigged ship
under sail, and u set OF bu' cher's tools.
Last evening the First Battalion, Co
4, American Rifles and Co. c, Dupont
Guards,gavs battalion drill at the armory
OF the "Guards" in the Maconic TenpIe
NJ jor Mscallister commanded. The Du-
Pont Guards have received an invitation
from Co. @, National Guards OF Camden,
N. J..to be present at their reception and in
spaction on Friday night, the 10Th instant.