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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

To n, franis y ~ >1',s't S-'ra'y = IL Salt
ca,,.,y.-The annual County Convention will DE-
he,G T.. Tie y. Z. Church. s.sea'0r sept. >, NJ .
O'Clock Pm. L., every school send delegates
with good reports. Come and help 70 make 'h-s
a mode. convention. Come in the spirit, Truy'ns
that God will be with u and greatly help tie
sabbath school cause 0i,Our county.
\ ". EBEI.soL, seq.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

After the second tsllot the name of Mr.
Nicholson was withdrawn Mr.. Brooks hay-
ing on the third ballot received majority OF
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

NDTIGI..-T,.aEt uF ANTON VI. =. uNlut, DEsif'-
y Nuri. l. hereby = ven that the undersigned. N1ulH
s-r'Hr ~ the estate Ut Anton NJ S,huul; lae % III
county uf Ia >s, and state ~ Illinois, d''ts>ti y p-
being tne g!>r d5y 2 october S,> 80 Oh" tvuvN 'ul'
fl.r-.. f.lNa. 90 -1.. .Hu.ts, H..4 81 y. ~ -
.-r frg Claim. or ,rrHufs sgs7~f sad estate ar i"i
al 20 attend suH present the same 90 writing To- "lN-'
uI-us.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

,,rT TIE TT-T Marrow Trl-a-.s Family Eh.t a..
u ..a = E'N rl. Know e'gr contains - mr0r
taur t'-cs nearly lS' tiv5 = an. l,.l rur ii,y
~ t,r.-,e D. IA. .iI other t"Irls hur'-cu nind
ar- rf,yy panel ten y .s -ll r, SIi " ,lf,s
- IrlE4Arol.s. IN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
MarrirO

ON the 21th inst hy Arthur lockwood, thd.. Mr. 1D
town Of Mission.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
Soldiers Meeting.

A meeting was held at the Court House OH last
Saturday evening for the purpose OF making
suitable arrangements for the reception and en-
,crtoinment of Gen. JAS. Shields on his arrival
next week al Ottawa. The meeting was well at
tended by soldiers of the Mexican and the late
war, and was presided over by VIM. Osman, who
after briefly stating the object Of the meeting,
appointed a committee of five to arrange a recep-
ton committee, who reported the names OF the
r,llnuinIr lnmrn ns committee ON rCCpntiOn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
France.

The silver conference closed its situhgS On
Thursday and resulted in--nothng. Inc
propostion the American commissioners pre-
sented was to adopt Il common ratio between
gold and silver for the purpose of establishing
internationally the use of bi-metalllc money
and securing the iiyity of the relative value
between those metals" and also ian interna-
uonal agreement for the equal, unrestricted
coinage of both metals" The conference ac>
cents none of this. The best 1t could do was
to "atiirm the necessity of maintaining the
monetary role of silver a. we'll as gold but
recommended that each state be lett free to use
either or BOTH and allow or disalow the free
mintage on silver" If they thus rejected the
American iyiea, however, the European dele
gates hsd the grace to do it with politeness
They treated the American delegates to ban
quet, and passed vote of thanks tothe United
States for bringing about an exchange OF ideas
on 50 interesting a subject.
The distribution of prizes at the exhibition
has been postponed until Oct. 90
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

This committee was instructed to make all ne
ccssary arral gemcnts for the reception OF Cen
Shields ON lis arrival ON Monday, Sept. ,.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
The East.

Austria still finds herself with a big job on
hand to complete her occupation OF Bosnia
and Herzegovina Gen. Pmllipovich's army
is SO cooped up at Seraievo that it Will be un-
able to move until reinforced by part of the
four new army corps of 10000 Austria is said
to have on the way to Bosnia. Theinsurgents
are concentrated about Dobaj and are at least
10000 strong, and are increasing in every di-
rection.
Andrassy has been trying hard to negotiate
a separate treaty with Turkey, but the porte
insists on the words referring to the occupa-
ton of Bosnia temporary exercise OF sover-
eighty" and to this Andrsssy objects
1t is evident that the Bosnians have plenty
of sympathy and good many recruits from
ServIa though Prince Milan processes the
stoutest friendship for Austria and says he re-
lies on Austrian support in all matters affect,
ing the welfare Of Serva
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-08-31

Lord Colin Campbell has been elected to
parliament from Argylshre to replace his
brother, the Marquis of l.one.
The weavcrs and winders in Is cotton null.
have struck against reduction of wages,
Wet weather in England has seriously re
tarded harvesting operations, and iii the south
put stop to thrcshing. SheNld the wet wea
ther continue, substantial, enhancement IN
values may be expected, especially now that
it is known that the French crop is seriously
deficient
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
THE ANTECEDENTS OF DISEASE.

Among the antecedents of disease are in
ertness in circulation of the blood, unnrtul
rally attentated condition of the physique,
Indicating that the life current is deficient
in nutritive' properties, avian haggard look,
inability to 5digest.the food, loss OF appetite,
sleep and strength, and a sensation Q unnat-
ural languor. Allthese may be regarded
as among the indicia OF approaching disease,
which will eventually attack the system and
OVERWEIGHT it, if it is not built up and torti-
fled in advance. -%Invigorate, then, without
loss of time, making choice of the greatest
vitalizing agent extant, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters,, an elixir which has given health and
to myriadssof the sick and debilitated, which
is avouched by physicians and analysts to
be pure as well as effective, which is i'm
mensely popular in this country, and extern
siyely used abroad, and which has been for
years past*one of the leading medicinal sta
Piles of America.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16

right, S.>side, but after it got on a little it
began to curve downward and described
ABOUT two-thirds of a circle on the tace of
the sun, passing off a little to the right of
1he centre of the bottom of the sun. When
1t was about passing off.a cloud came over
the sun and | thought it would prevent me
seeing and timing when it left, but Fortunate
~ an opening came along and let me see it
when it was half off the face of the sun.
Time 3 hours, II minutes. 81 seconds. and it
passed entirely off, making the exterior con-
tact at 3:l5 p. IN. This rate of speed would
show that the first exterior contact as it
went on was at TAI, 4 a. M. First interior
contact, 7.44 Il. m., and second interior con-
tact was at 3.11.29 p. m, and second eXteri-
or contact was at 3.13.45 p. m. Total time
occupied In transit was Z hours, 80 minutes
and second Gall local Helena time). Mer-
curry is the nearest planet to the sun that has
yet been discovered, and with the exception
OF the asteroids is the smallest. Its diameter
is about 5000 miles. 1t is therefore about
one-tWentieth the size of the earth, and it
would require more than 20,O00,0 900 such
globes to compose a body equal to the sun.
Mercury's day is about ten minutes longer
than ours, and its year is equal to about
three of our months. Its distance from the
sun is about 50, 600, 900 miles, and from the
earth Sc, 500, 900 miles. No wonder it looked
small. There will be three more transits of
Mercury during the present century, to wit
Nov.s s, 1881, May 10, 1891, and Nov. 10 1891.
Mercury travels in its orbit around the sur
at the fearful speed Of 105, 900 miles an hour
or nearly twice as fast as ''the earth. Die
time permit much more of interest could be
written on this subject, but this will have tx
do till neXt transit in 81.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
THE TRANSIT ~OFe.MERCURY.

We have the following particulars of this
event from the Independent, as furnished by
Granville Stuart. ESD:
Seeing in the papers that there would be
a transit of the planet Mercury across the
tace of the sun on the 9th inst, / thought |
would try and zee some of it, although on
ly had a small telescope badly mounted, and
had no idea when it would begin, SO CONF
menced looking about $3.50 q. M, but lett
the glass for . few minutes ana on my
return saw it just at the inner contact
which means that Mercury had just got MS
fill width on the left or n. edge OF the sun.
Il was jet black, and apparently about the
size of q No. 4 shot. Time Of inner contact
7:44 a. m., and from its course then thought
it would pass ~diagonally upward ana come
out considerably above the aeentreton-t the
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.

eoSsTANT1NoPLE, May 9.-Ihe porte has
BPred the partial evacuation of Shumala
consideration of the. removal of the Rus
Y headquarters to st. George. The eyac-
Ion t othe fortress and the withdrawal of
Russians are believed to depend upon
withdrawal of the British fleet. A more
le@aiatory feeling is now prevailing be-
zen the Turks and Russians.
n certain nervousness exists, it being in
&ctlyely felt that the present may possibly
&ne last effort to arrive at q pacific solu-
a Inc pending poaparlers no longer re-
y 10 the formula Of the Congress, but to
merit OF a settlement in the East, and if
HI IS lrreconcilable antagonism it would
zaart TO prove the usefulness of further ell
Fors to bring about All understanding.
sfsond this is the question of guarantees,
H. The pledge that Russia will really
y ule concessions she promised, and the
Rt1ty that England will demand nothing
@ier' The withdrawal, therefore, of the
NJ and Russian armyseems to be the nat
d eofollary of an understanding.
u case OF war, General TodIeben intends
o nay Adrianople the base of operations
u l'lal stand tor the army south of the
1e""S' Ii will be defended by five hun
N guns, and General Todleben~belieyes it
VI be impregnable.
u uefman Ambassador has received in
3a'soeh from the Russian headquarters
nut russians have evacuated Pllilipop-
z 'o'o'' Bazardjik, and other localities
], tie lnsurgent district: so as to leave
loof's OF action to the porte's commits.
- The idea first entertained at the
"a sa' headqnarters-that the insurgents
SIMPLY brigands-is now abandoned,
~ nave a military organization.
|. May 9.-As a result of the mob.
y IN VI The army and militia reserves
I'M u''heo soldiers have taken their place
zEaRae ranks. -. "
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
II TERRITORY.

no,,nont mine, before the discovery
Nv penobscot. was considered to be the
! '"e 1a,,;,o one in the Stemple District A
r. ,onnt of work was expended upon
Ge ai.n Gratifying results, and to-day the
] wine is better than ever The or1sll'al
yestel, Lahey, Sockrider q Gredel'
] .+e1 Yesterday with their interests IN the
n,t with the exception OF the 1lrst
ri"'11 - Frue and yestel, being a three
R'eN, i,tarest at the rate of 100000. The
.o.t owners are practical miners, pos
n ~ of indomitable courage and have
4 s1ont caDital. The mine is to be worked
a. an increased force, and the present 10
II, mill will come down to give place to
n ~ % stamps. They have ordered
l.. G. Trent from Fraser g chal-
Chicago, q 40-horse horse power en-
N a,d boiler. four Tullock automatic ore
M ~, and lOx7 Blake crusher, our Frue
s,ors driven by an independent 4-horse
WW -. o,u;ne. a No. 4 Harris steam pump
HB vtI ohcA7
|9al $50 feet Of hose.
N ts thought that this will be sufficient
u ,.hintry for the present, but it is pro-
u o1 ifthe mine continues to hold out, to
q a ;a-stamp mill. The new mill will
IN about :S30, 900 and have a capacity OF
Ami 30 tons per day.-Hefald.
III /. Kino. who arrived from the Lower
selowstoue says: Sitting Bull had sent a
u ssenper, or envoy. to General Miles, at
Nm Keogh, proposing to enter into nego-
M N lions for the equalization and surrender
sRkhe Sioux; a treaty +; and the removal OF
I'M Indians to a reservation on United
S4Htes Territory. Seventeen lodges of
had crossed over and surrendered at
Hun Peck.
SNr. King also informs us that fifty lodges
sffhe Crows have seeded from the Nation,
NH stampeded towards the Missouri river.
|Tfby had been subjected TO severe police
Rb8eipline by the authorities; had been fog
ER with whips for not complying with, or
EHBFs and police regulations. They deserted
[Ih the main camp south or the Yellow
6lale, swan their ponies across the river.
Ma rolled outin 81 hurry.
HzlEise name of the Chief of the seventeen
H0lges of Sioux that surrendered at Fort
WI is Hoyne. They were probably out
1fflnb and ammunition.-TInaes.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
The following is a certified copy Of pedigree:

NEW YoRK, April %, 1877.
D!acota, grey horse, foaled 1865: bred by Benia-
min F. Pettitt, Kentucky; by Lightning; dam
Themis, by Austerlitz; he by imp. Yorkshire; dam
Topaz by imp. Glencoe; I'd dam 1hetis, BY imp.
Sovereign; Sd dam Mary Thomas, by imp. Consul;
paroqier, by imp. Merryneid; 9th dam imp, Mare,
by English Popinjay; 7th dam Bourbon's dam, by
plrecipitate; 9Th dam, BY Highfiyer; 9th dam Tiff
tany, by Eclipse; 10th dam Young Hag, by skim;
18th dam Hag, by Crab; 18th dam Ebony, by Fly
ing Shilders; 18th dam Ebony, by Basic; l4th dam
Bruce,s4 American Stud Book, Vol. 8.
/, SD. Bruce, editor and author of the Ameri-
can Stud Book, do certify the above pedigree Of
Dacota to be true and correct. Given under my
hand this 18th day of April, 1877. S. D. BRUCE.
1a-3m .#5 SMITH RssaS
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
FIELD AND SPY CLASSES
of the best French manufacture.
notice..

All persons are hereby notified not to purchase or
trade For any stock or other property now in pos
session of my wife, Mary Nolan, or with my son,
John Nolan, Jr. will not recognize any sale or
srafah made by them. or either of them.
-pS ~-s JOHN NCIsAN.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16

This is an opportunity never before offered in this
county to secure the services of so ValuableSan alii-
NAL at such low rates.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16
$40 for the Season - $50 to insure.

Good pasturagef furnished at So per month, at the
owners risk.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16

3,4, 5 and 6 OF. cases, All watches fully war
ranted for one year.
All kinds of Watch repairing done in a work
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-12-28

4 piece or ianQ
cOnlmencin g
at he s w
corner of A.
L + Q IN b ly's
land in lot 2,
sec. 80; thence
running W so
it,. t h G II c e
nOrtherly 140
IT; t he n c c
casterly soft;
thence south
erly 140 fit to
the place of
beginning----.
. piQca nf land
connoencing
20 rods N. east.
erly from the
N corner of
a niece of land
sold nv r.
Patterson to
.Iol,n McGinn
lying ON the
GhaSSovcan =
nuncano RAY
road; thence
sOutherry at
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-12-28

lots IA, 10, Is, IS, 20,
and 81, occupied
as one parcel
lot 81, except a
strip 26 feet wide
and length of said
lot from off the
west side
a piece of land
com m e ncing at
the n G corner of
+ e m my Roy's
Ian d on little
black road in Che
boygan village;
tn ence easterly
along the south
line of said road 5
rod s; TIL nc e
sOutherly at right
angles to Third st
10 rods; thence
westerly alon 6
Third st 5 rods;
thence nOrtherly
10 rds to the place
of beginning
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-12-28

S y of S W Il
S C \ of n C u,
except 3 acres
SOld--------
a piece of land
cOmmenci IL g
at the IL W
cor. ola piece
of land sold
to j. st. Pc
t er, thence
running w on
sec. line Is
rOds, thence
s 40 cd s 4,
t IN nee e Is
rods, thence
IL 40 rods, to
place of be-
ginning $1,000.
a piece of land
commence n G
at the II W
cor. ola piece
of land sold
to S. C. Ame-
OF, t h e n c e
running w on
the sec. line
l6 rods, thence
S 40 rod s,
thence C IL
rods, thence
II 40 rods, to
place of be-
ginning 1880
a piece of land :
cOmmencin g
at the N w
cor. ola piece
of land sold
to Sophia Nj.
h c S s e l e +,
thence ru IL
ming w on sec
line Is rods to
a. Paqu EFT
land, thence
ru N n in & S
along saidPa-
QuetG lana Az
rods, thence
C tOS. M. KeS-
seller land /,
thence II along
said KesSel-
cr's land 40
rods, to place
of beginning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

THIEF OF TIME.-Some time ago
Henry, alias VIM. Wagner, stole q
bull's-eye watch, two double-barreled
shot-guns and $40, from Wiley James,
another freedman, living on the Fos-
ter place, near Shreveport, this parish.
While Warner was meandering along
Market street, Shreveport, one fine
day, he was pointed out to officer
Busby. The officer chased him mile
or two, when the fleeing freedman was
brought to halt by another freedman,
who felled him with fence picket
Last January Wagner was indicted by
the Caddo Grand Jury for larceny, and
about q year ago he escaped Jail al
Marshall, Texas, by knocking thu
jailor down. He was convicted las
week and sentenced to the Penitentiary
one year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

MINDEN FEMALE COLLEGE.-We
acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the closing exercises of
the Minden Female College, just had.
The Literary festival" continued three
days, and, it is said, was very largely
attended. The senior class, composed
of four talented and charming young
ladies, graduated, and read their VAL
edictory Essays, in a manner credita-
BILE alike to their excellent taste in the
selection of subjects and ability as
authors and eloqueet readers. The
class was composed Of Misses Leticia
L. Fuller, Ida N. Killen, Lizzie G.
Eames and Pearl Mcdonald. After
receiving their diplomas, President
Benton delivered an eloquent, beau
tiful and touching address to the class
of graduates.
The examination of the pupils was
very thorough, it is said, all of whom
acquitted themselves creditably-a
monument to their instructors ability.
w. III. Jack, ESQ.,, Of Natchitoches,
an able lawyer and ripe scholar, de-
livered the closing address, which was
both eloquent in delivery and classical
in style.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04
General News Items.

July coupons on Louisiana
will be paid this month.
No decision on the Constitu-
tionality Of the Motif Register bill
will be made for several months.
The young and beautiful
Mercedes, Queen of Spain, is dead.
She had been married only q few
months.
Francois DeLoup, founder of
the New Orleans Bee in 1897, re-
Gently died, aged 80. His journal
istic career was 81 years.
Hayes has appointed, and
the Senate has confirmed, Michael
Hahn Superintendent of the Mint
at New Orleans. Work will com
mence in o week or two.
Hon. Alex. 81. Stephens, in
a recent speech in Augusta, Ga, de-
clared he could not be ruled out oil
the party by political tricksters. II
the party did not nominate him fol
Congress, he would appeal to the
people. He said Hayes is doing
more for the South than TildeI
could have done, and declared ht
himself would die in the Temple O
Jeffersonian Democracy, free from
party and caucus lash.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.-O
the night of J une 18th a traveller named
Jones, stopped at the house of Mr..
Jesse A. Anderson, near Gordon,
Webster parish. Next day, he crossed
Martins ferry, on Bodceau. 1t being
near night, he applied at two houses
for lodging, but was refused. Next
morning, his pony was found about a
mile east of Red Land, on a road very
seldom travelled. Search was made for
the missing man, but no trace of him
could be found. It is believed that he
was murdered and robbed by a negro
living on the place owned by Mr.. Jos.
Franks, near Red Land. This suspi-
cion is based on the fact that the ferry
man received from this suspected negro
acertain coin, which he (the ferryman)
gave the traveller in change for fer
riage. The traveller, Mr.. Jones, is
described as a tall, dark complexioned
man, who, it was thought had a great
deal Of money. He stated to Mr.. An
derson, at whose house he stayed the
night previous to crossing the ferry,
that he was just from the vicinity of
Jackson, Mississippi, where he had
been on visit, and that he was then
on his way to Nacogdoches, Texas, to
see an uncle, who was merchandising
there. The traveller also stated that
his father and mother lived in the
northern portion of Arkansas.
On learning that a murder had prob
badly been committed, the citizens of
Red Land and vicinity began to inves-
tigate the mystery. Mr.. James w.
Coyle was commissioned to visit por-
tions of Webster and Claiborne parish
es, where the traveller had been, and
gather such information that would
possibly lead to clearing up the mys-
terry. Mr.. Coyle succeeding in learning
the above facts, which he commune
Gated to the Claiborne Guardian, from
which paper we copy the report.
From Capt. w. J. Hughes, who Wis
tied Bellevue last Monday, We learn
that the citizens of Red Land have
abandoned the theory that the traveller
was murdered by the colored man, al
luded to above.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-04

PARISH COURT.-Court met in reg
ular session last Monday; Judge B. F.
Fort, presiding. The following cases
were disposed of:
S. E. O'Neill VS.. Succession P. B.
O'Neill continued.
Lucy Fullenweider VS.. w. j. Baird,
husband: judgment.
j. B. Pickett VS.. J. w. Onley; con-
tinued.
Hamilton & Co. VS.. P. B. Perrin;
Judgment.
John Duco VS.. Samuel Gladney;
Judgment by confession.
r. w. Vance VS.. Mary Winn, j. H.
Nattin, intervenor; continued.
N. w. Sentell & Co., in liquidation,
VS.. J. o. Nuckolls, Judgment by con-
fession.
n. w. Sentell & Co., in liquidation,
vs.. John J. Meafs, continued.
G. Schonfield VS.. FL. P. Dixon, judy
ment.
Florsheim Bros. VS.. II. P. Dixon,
judgment.
T. L. Airey & Co., VS.. J. E. Adger,
T. L. Airey & Co., VS.. J. B. Kirk,
judgment.
G. II. Wilson VS.. certain lot of saw
logs, J. r. Jones, intervenor, judgment
for Jones & Co.
P. B. Perrin VS.. J. B. Oneal ct al,
default; judgment against defendants.
appeal Docket. II. D. Atkins VS..
II. Williams ct ais; continued by con-
sent, and seizures made by order lower
Court released.
Richard French VS.. lot saw logs, Jno.
r. Jones & Co., intervenors; judgment
for Jones & Co.
F. r. Wilson vs.. Louisa Read, judy
ment for defendant for $37 SO.
Court adjourned yesterday.