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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
BUREAU COUNTY HORROR.

All Bureau county is excited over a ShockIn.
murder and suicide that took place at Wash
ington, nine miles west of Mendoza, on SUNDAY
The murderer and suicide was a man nance
Samuel Kcarney, about 50 years DID, who lac
formerly lived in that vicinity, then run away
Children but deserving them Il year ago haC
come back to Bureau county. His victim wa,
a Mrs. Sheanan, wife of David Sheahan, bu
who had separated from her husband and wa,
living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jane
Cullcnbne. Kearney before his flight to Cali
fornla had courtcd Libby Cullenbine (after
wards Mrs. Sheahan) and on his return renew
ed the intimacy. lie became jealous of one
Lawrence Clancy, whom he accused of crimi
nal intimacy with Mrs Sheahan, and on Sat.
urday had gone to Mendoza and bought rcvol
yer, lntlmatlng his purpose to fix" Clancy
He seems to have watched for Clancy on Sat.
urday night without finding him. On Sunday
he went to Cullenbine's, and after hanging
around there most of the day, towards evening
pursued Mrs. Sheahan into her bed room where
he both shot her and cut her throat with "A
large knife and in a few minutes after killing
her, he drew IA razor and cut his own throat.
In papers found on his person, it was revealed
that he had formed his plan deliberately the
day before, and that he was actuated in it all by
jealousy. He claimed to have been criminalIy
intimate not only with the deceased, but with
other women in the neighborhood, and confess
es. to having been fully purposed also to muir.
der Clancy
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AFRAID TO INVESTIGATE.

After weeks hard struggle the democrats
in congress succeeded in having com,nttee
appointed to investigate the new revelations OF
fraud alleged to have been made in regard to
the stealing of the electoral vote of Florida and
Louisiana for Hayes. The republicans loudly
vociferating that the new facts claimed TO have
come to light were bosh, nevertheless resisted
the order for an investigation with strange
and deadly tcnaciy. Overcome at last, how.
ever and the committee duly appointed and
ready to go to work, the republican traud-hlders
are not without resources. Before the commit.
tee can 90 to work the thiefbackcrs are in
eesacies TO find it must ! ave money TO pay
witnesses, stenographcrS, b&iiit.-, ,.r, and hap,
PLY there are republicans enough in the house
and senate to defeat an appropriation by fiji.
clustering. And this is exactly what the re-
publicans are now doing.
What does it mean; Mr.. Potter and his
party stoutly pledge themselves that no assault
on Hayes or his title is intended. All they are
after is to find out who were the thieves. l. it
not evident that Sherman, Garfield and all the
rest of the fifteen or twenty visiting states.
notwithstanding the head leaders and brain
and muscle Of the republican party-are afraid
Of the evidence Of Jimmy Anderson and few
hundreds like him? This factious opposition
to investigation can mean nothing else but
conscious guilt and fear Of exposure.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
CYCLONES.

a part of Wisconsin, commencing about l.
miles southwest of Mineral Point, and ranging
in width from 4 of mile to mile, and ex
tending in north eastern direction forty or fifty
miles, was ravaged by fearful cyclone on the
23d ult. The first sufferers were Welsh settle
mcnt, % miles southwest of Madison. Here
about dozen of houses and half a dozen OF
barns were torn topieces and several lives lost
Raging in northeastern direction, destroying
houses, barns, bridges and everything IN ITS
way, it next struck Mineral point, where the
lead smelling furnace of James Spensey was
demolished, then his house and barn, and then
other houses, barns, orchards, fences, &c, until
the loss in Mineral Point alone ioots up some
$4,000. In Spensley's dwelling house were
over dozen persons at the time, most of whom
took refuge in the cellar. A Mrs. Walter, from
Dubuque, however, was seized bodily, carried
several hundred yards and found literally
crushed. All her clothes even to her shoes
were torn from her body. The loss of life in
the track of the cyclone is not less than 80 and
the property destroyed must reach $4,000 to
100000 in value.
On the same day a terrific tornado struck the
west part of Brown county, in this state tear.
ing down several hotsos and barns DESTROYING
fences, scattering stacks, &c.
Another on the same day ravaged Il portion
Of Kane and DcKalb county destroying hous.
es, NC, at Darlington, Geneva, &c.
There are also reports of terrific blows and
destructive treshcts about the same time in
Colorado and in the Black Hills country.
The season oftornadocs isagain upon us and
few cNceptvcry faNorably situated locations are
safe from such vlsltations. The approach of
such cyclones, however is generally observed
in time for people to hide in cellars or other
underground retreats, and such are about the
only sure places of safety.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Fort bill, to provide the further cancel.
lation Of greenbacks, passed the senate on
Wednesday and Is doubtless now law. II is
understood that this is about the end of finan.
clal legislation for the session. the inflationsts
having agreed if the bill was allowed to pass,
to allow Secretary Shermans plan of resump
ton under the present law TO run it's course.
The Potter committee to investigate tile
presidential frauds finds itself unexpectedly
banked by the refusal of the house, through
the fillbustcring of the republicans, to vote the
necessary appropriation to enable the commit.
tee to go to work.
The house was mainly occupied during the
past week in disposing of the army BILL A
movement to reduce the army below twenty.
five thousand YVES defeated, but il is under
stood the appropriations as made contemplate
an army of but 10000 An amendment was
adopted taking the control OF the Indians from
the Interior and turning them over TO the war
department
The senate amendments To the bill repeating
the bankrupt law having been concurrcd IN,
that act of denominations is repealed, except
that the repeal does not take effect until Sep.
TENDER.
Both houses have agreed to adjourn on the
18th of June.
'Lohn Sherman has been caught in an at
tempt to entrap one of the Louisiana witnesses
before the frauds investigation committee IN a
way TO indicate very strongly Sherman's con
seriousness of guilt. The man is James Amber.
son, one of the supervisors of the parish of East
Fellciana. IL was necessary to throw out the
vote OF this parish TO carry Louisiana for HAYES,
yet no ailidavIts of intimidation in the parish
had been filed with the returns for the simple
reason that no frauds existed to Justify them.
Yet on the arrival in New Orleans of John
sherman and the other republican visiting
statesmen" in December 1876, this supervisor
Anderson was summoned before them and
soon after the necessary afiidavits of intimida-
ton were found duly attached to the West Fe
liciana returns. Anderson being in Washing
ton and ready to explain how that was brought
about, Sherman sent for him and tried 10 trap
him so as to destroy his evidence before the
committee, but signally failed No wonder
the republicans are filibustering to prevent the
committees going TO work.
Postmaster General Key has written long
letter deprecating the proposed investigation
Of the presidential frauds, asserting that the
intention is TO Gust Hayes, which of course
would make it bad for Key in the bread and
butter aspect of the question. If no other Mr..
Key, therefore, steps down and out Of the demo
cratic party as-revolyticnary, "and says he shall
hereafter train as Hayes republican, whatever
that may mean.
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A WOLF CHASE.
gilCs
' ERMn.IONYIIIE Ma

NERMnLoNvILLE, May %, 1878.
EDRs. FREE TRADER-We have had quite
an excitement here over wolf chase. A pair
of wolves had litter ofyoung on Bailey creek,
and for the last few weeks have been doing a
great deal of damage. Last Saturday E. De.
merritt chased them awhile with four hounds,
but could do nothing with them. He then
went after J. Delbridge, and on Monday morn
ing at daylight the two resumed the chase with
eleven hounds. They ran well until about 0
O'Clock, when they lost the wolves, being una
BILE to run them out of the timber, and they are
still at large. J, Vanata and l.. Trout caught
one of the pups, which was about the size of a
grey fox There is good chance here for some
of your Rutland and Serena hunters, that have
good packs. ]. Trout,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

The great Stewart hotel for Women in New
York, which was opened with such a trumpet
clang Of high pulicry month ago, proves u
total failure Not over 40 women at any time
had rooms in ii, while twas projected for 1000.
The women object neither to she accommoda-
tions or the prices, but TO the regulations"
which cut them of from male society. 1t is
being changed into a general hotel, with a bar,
billiard tables, and all the other concomitants
of first class caravansery for gentlemen"
md ulales
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Trouble.

The Rows in regard to the Eastern compli
cation is entirely pacific The mission of
Count Schouvaloff to st. Petersburg has result
ed in such an understanding between England
the congress are removed, and that body will
probably meet about the 18th of June at Ber-
I'm. After the congress has met and shows
symptoms of agreement England will with
draw her fleet to Besika Bay and the Russian
army now around Constantinople will retire to
Adrianople Austria alone shows uneasiness,
but hopes England and Russia will enter into
no agreement damaging to Austria.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

a. J. Grover chairman Of the State Contra
Committee Of the "National Party" Of Illinois
has issued ukasc christening the new party
the National Grccuback Labor Party" anc
commanding all The faithful henceiorth tC
muster under that name The "grecnback' is
inserted because an odor Of popularity is sup
posed TO linger around the word, and 'labor'
is thrown in to indicate the communistic aflil
atoms Of the party. But what party must
that be that has A. J. Grover for its chief adj
wiser and generalissimo,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

The loudest complaints OF hard times"
come from our agriculturists and it is among
these that the horde of currency thinkers and
paper mono-maniacs find their rcadicSt hearers
and easiest converts. Yet in point of fact they
are the class whom the hard times least affect
Look at a few facts, to which the Wenona In.
der calls attention. In 1866 we were in the
very height of socalled good or flush" times.
Laborers got So day, money loaned fast at
12 TO 20 per cent interest, real estate was rap.
idly on the rise and ready sale At the same
time ear corn sold at Is and 20 cents; oats a,
II cents; rye at IS cents; wheat at 80 cents
Such were prices of articles the farmers had
to sell. At the same time for articles they had
to buy they paid for sugar Is to - cents, cot,
fee 80 to 90 cents; syrup 81 to Sl60 per gal.
Ion; calicoes Is to % cents per yard; shcetincs
Is TO - cents; shirtings 20 To 40 cents; &c.
&c Compare these with present prices of
corn at 80 cents, wheat 81, oats 30 cents. rye
60 cents, and sugars : 10 10 cents, coffee Is to
80 cents, calicoes To cents, shectings 9 cts.
and best shIrtings 10 cents. Ii would seem, il
times are hard, they cannot be land TO the low
price of farm products compared with articles
of manufacture or importation. DOUBTLESS the
times are hard, but before our agriculturists
die pinIng over them had they not better drop
In and sec how the Villages and cities are
tnrins.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

The NORTH PoLE.-James Gordon Bennett
having through Stanley's labors succeeded in
solving the most knolty geographical prob.
lens Of central Africa next bought the arctic
exploring vessel Polaris with view of send.
ing Stanley up north to unravel the mysteries
HAT surround the north pole. 1t is decided
however, that the Bennett expedition will not
sail until next year, and that it will proceed
up the west coast Of America and enter the
arctic sea through Behring's straits. Mean.
time the schooner Eothen, under command of
Lieut. Sehwa,ka &C the L. S. cavalry with
CAPT Thos. +. Barry will sail from New York
June 10. Ii will, however only incidentally
have the open Polar sea in view, its direct oh
ct being a further search for relics of Frank
lin and his party. Besides these, the Howga,e
arctic colonization expedition may be expected
to get off next year, If congress votes II the
necessary assistance. An expedition is also
projected under English auspices, and Norway
Is Understood TO have a north pole expedition
afiest SO humanity need not yet despair Of
reaping the great benefits In store for the race
whoever can figure tbem-from a oomple,.
rnrsvelment Of he problem Of ssnness Hsle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
England,

1t looks as if the strike of the Lancashire
cotton spinners would be indefinitely prolong
ed. The English manufacturers are shipping
American cotton to their mills in Bombay.
Whatever fall in American securities in Eu
rope occurred in consequence of the passage
of the silver bill is announced to have been
fully recovered.
Lord John Russell died on Tuesday evening
He was Sc years old, and had been IN public
life since he was 16.
Gold continues to be drawn from the Bank
of England for shipment to America.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
THE UTICA HORROR.
Arrest of VIM. Russell and James
Walsh, and What They
Have to Say.
Diagram of the Locality of the Murder
and it's Surroundings.

Our readers have heretofore been duly APP
prised Of the inhuman outrage pcrpctratcd upon
the person Of little girl near Utica, in this coun-
ty, few days ago, by II couple of wretches,
suspected to he Walsh and Russell.
For the better Information Of the public We
farnlsh hasty diagram Of the grounds and sur
rounding country, furnished by our cngraver,
Mr.. Roof. The locality is well known as "Split
Rock and is so named on account Of the rocky
bluff having been cut through, east to west, for
the Illinois IL Michigan Canal, and tunnel per
foruting the rock on the north side for the Chica-
20 Rock Island tS Pacific Railroad:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
WESTERN EMIGRATION,

That there has been an unprecedented emil
grafton this year from the eastern and middle
states to the west and southwest every west
ward bound railroad train has attested. A
surer index Of the magnitude of this migrate
~ movement, however, may be found in the
increased land sales OF the land-grant railroad
Thus we gather. frem an elabo
rate statement in the Railscay Age, hat the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

Sixty millions of persons suffering from ia
mine IN China and the end not yet, is the lat
est report from there There is said to be
enough food in the country, but the Chinese
have not the means for transporting it to the
stricken districts What China needs is more
missionaries in the persons of wideawake Yam
KEGS who will teach how to open up internal
communication. The great nation needs rail
ways canals, steamboats,, and steam fire en-.
pincs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

Congressman Oliver Of Iowa. who was elect
cd two years ago as "A greenbacker, declines a
denomination by that party. lie says in the
present situation of affairs the grecnback move.
ment is out of place, silver having been re.
monetized and resumption practically provid
ed for Resumption, he says, will unlock vast
quantities Of gold and greenbacks now hoard.
ed, and make money plentiful and revive bust.
ness
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

DR. Geo. F. Seymour has withdrawn his de
clination Of the diocese of Springfield IN this
state, in consequence Of UNANIMOUSLY express
ed desire Of the convention of the diocese that
he should do so and June 18th has been fixed
as the time when he will be duly consccrated
at Trinity church, New York
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OUR CLUBBING,

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADEE
with the following publications, furnishing botl
at the prices named, postage prepaid. The of
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE III this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times s.. 81
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 2.G5
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter-
ocean "-'o'
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer. 800
FREE TRADER and either of Harper's publ
cations ............... 475
FREE TRADER and Scyibser. ......, ......... 40
FREE TRADER nd Godey'S Laiies' Book. .... $50
FREE TRADER and lire Stock Journal. ....... 3l5
FREE TRADER and PhIenoloqical Journal. . g. Is
FREE TRADER and 81. Nicholas ,........ 375
FREE TRADER and DemorestS Nontly...... 3S5
FREE TRADER and LdtclpS LiDing Ie...... S25
FREE TRADER and Western R,um. 290
FREE TRADER and No0re's Rum Ne,o YORKER $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01

The centenary of Noltaire was celebrated
without disturbance in Paris on the Both. The
Bishop of Paris ordered prayers in expiation
of the shame
The exposition has about $4,000 visitors
day and 100000 on Sunday, at 1fr. admission
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Italy.

The health of Pope Leo declines daily, but
unless the physicians insist upos his departure
it will be difficult to induce him 10 go to the
country. The Fufuiid, however, says the
Pope will, before long, leave the Vatican for
other than political reasons.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-23
Thursday, May %. 1878.
Tuv Npw IIyE-Mr. Thompson.

THE NEW LIyE.--Mr. Thompson
the superintendent, will commence the
reconstruction of the new line 'or tue
Western Union Telegraph Company
between Tacoma ami Victoria To- Gay
or tomorrow. He will begin worA
here ana continue on up 10 Tacoma re-
,,,n;n~ from Tacoma, he VIII CUM
n,ance here and work on to 'ictoria'
The whole line from Tacoma 10 ic,o-
,oria. including the distance addsa ~
the departures from the old route VIII
=. sbout 100 miles, of this thirty-five
rn;ies ara cabled. An entirely new
route has been selected for the line for
the frat fifteen miles between here and
Tacoma. It il now to DO conducted
along the county road, crossing the fer
~ at Miller's. This arrangement will
greatly facilitate the repairing of the
line. Northward the line il conducted
az much - possible along the county
roads, and where it follows trails. the
trails have been greatly improved.
The line was originally constructed In
1863. Metallic wire had not then come
into use, and the old black wire put up
then, is now pretty thoroughly rusted
oot. The new metallic wire to be put
up this time will be much moro dura-
bic. When the line was first built
there were but three stations between
this city and Portland. while now there
are twelve. There are five stations on
the northern line between here and Vic
toria, with O sixth TO be added at the
Puysllup Indian Reservation as soon
as the new line is up.
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.osr Frpr esterdav morn.

ALMOST A FIRE.-Yestsrday morn
ing, slight alarm of fire was sounded;
but before the town was reused the ex-
citing cause was removed. The occa-
.;on was the taking fire of the roof OF
McAleer's building, on Commercial
street, from the lodgment thereon OF
sparks from the chimney. A few season.
able buckets of water settled the matter
but we learned that quite large hole
was burned through the roof. As pre-
cautions it has been well suggested
that property owners and lessees should
see to the careful scraping of all moss
from their roofs, providing supplies of
water handy, and also providing for a
periodical inspection of the condition of
stove-pipes and chimneys. One sweep
ing fire would outweigh the cost OF
much provision and foresight.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
s Simon, San Francisco. I Herther.
men, San Francisco; A III Adams. r III
Cook. Tacoma; Collin Fraser, B e Wal
bridge. Portland; 8 Greene, White
River;T Ferguson, Snoqualmie; Fred
Durham. NJ A Fennessey, Olympia; n
y Pierce. Portland: Griffith Davies,
city; III Fl Kent, Cork
NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.
G A Spaul. Yakima; III w Dark
Black Hills; p w Dillon, L Hanson,
VIM Nichols. Tacoma; w A Stod lard.
New York; w J Baker, Pincola; G II
Puncle, III l. McAndrews. D A Sullivan
s @ Cheercer, Portland; Eugene Gates,
Milton; Mike Barnes. Duwamish River;
Thomaa Philips, Port Townsend,
Martin Gregan, White River; w K In
petit, Port Madison; j P Berry. Sno-
Qualime.
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SoLp.-Mr. Taylor. OF Port Blakely.
sold his little steamer Nellie Taylor.
formerly running on the route betwed
this city and Million. as . ferry boat.
for 81 200 yesterday to the gentleman
who came over here from New West
Minister sometime ago. for the purpose
Of purchasing small steamer for
&rvics on the Fraser river rs ferry
boat He left here with his new pur-
chase last evening for the Fraser river.
Mr.. Taylor contemplatcs the immediate
construction Of another steamer. at
Dlakely. to ill the place of the Nellie.
The new boat will be somewhat larger
than the Ruby and built on first class
principles with new and improved ma
ehinsry.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-23

AoRTuARY.--Mr. T. S. Russell, the
undertaken. furnishes US the following
nortuary report for King county for
the year commencing May Esd, 1877.
and ending May 23d. 1873. Diphthe-
RIA leads the list with twenty four VIC
TINS. next comes general debility. nine;
.ccidentsls. nine; consumption. seven:
inflammation of the bowels. four; old
age, four; murdered. two; suicide. two;
heart disease, three; Briehts disease,
one: d;opsy. one; scarlet fever. one;
typhoid fever. one; executed. one;
sasufism. one; Group, one; csuse un-
Known, one; bronchitis. one; paraly sis,
S0s. Total seventy. three. This is
'es'ast ninety EIGHT last year.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

HOT wEATHER-sKETCH OF A might
SESSION" AT THE CAPITAL THE
BUILDING FROM WITHOUT AND WITH
IN SCENES ON THE HOUSE SIDE, AND
PEEP INTO THE SENATE DURING
RECESS - TWO PROMINENT BANK
RUPTs-"sHRINKAGE DID 1.-THE
COMING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN 30
Getty GOssIP-OFF FOR EUROPE ON
JUNE 13TH-ETC. ETC.
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NfD.-In this city. yesterday. the
ga inst. Mrs. Hannah p. Andrews
sssd 40 years; mother of Lyman B
Aaorews, Eco. Deceased was q native
2! Oneida. New York State. and az
o'd and respected resident of this city
having come hither from Michigan,
through Minnesota and California,
ABOUT ten years ago. The funeral will
nSe place from the residence. corner oi
fourth and Madison streets. tc-mor.
,oS 81 II o'clock, A. NJ, Rev. d. Bag
icy ofkcisting.
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IMMIGRANTS ARRTvED.-By the
steamship Idaho which reached her
aosk In this city last evening arrived q
.s'ge number of immigrants. As they
experienced a pro.racted and rather
.oagh voyage. their appearance was in
consequences not improved. A great
"slority OF them. we are informed.
,e destined to the bunch grass country.
East OF the Mountains.
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]. y. o. IA 70
Fellows, No Is, is to be instituted at
Port Gamble, on the 9Th of June.