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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The California legislator is hard upon the
heather Chinese. Some time ago law was
passed compelling all Cinnamon arrested fo'
petty otfenses to have their cues cut OIL, and re
Gently a bill has been agreed upon prohibiting
the exhuming of bodies for expectation to Chi
ma These measures are suggested by the re-
ligious prejudices of the Celestial, who believes
that his chances for happiness IN the future are
somewhat dependent upon the possession of
his pigtail, and the repose of his bones in the
Flowerv Kingdom.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

Franklin J. Moses, ex-governor of South
Carolina, writes long communication to the
New York Sun of the I'd inst, in which he de
tails how the South Carolina returning board
on footing up the election returns OF that state
in 1876, found that Tilden had honestly car.
ried the state by about one thousand majority
and how they employed Thomas C. Dunn one
of their number, to change the returns, adding
TO the Hayes vote in several republican coun.
ties sufficiently to work up majority against
Tilden While there is no question as to the
rascally character of the returning board in
question, what can you pr0rc against them by
the testimony of man like F. }, Moses?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
Italy.

Pope Leo MIL was crowned in the Sistin,
chapel at Rome on Sunday. The Italian gov
eminent sent no military to grace the pageant
on the ground of the refusal of lis recognition
by the pope. Only a few houses were ilumin
ated at night and at these the crowd in tn,
streets broke the windows Instead of contin
uing Simeoni as papal prime minister, Carolina
Franchi has been appointed to that dignity
1t is noted that the new pope in all his exhor
tations avoids the mention of the Virgin will
the purpose, it is supposed, of discountenanc
ing Mary worship which his predecessor SC
long encouraged.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
From Washington.
SILVER

The silver bill having become law, Sher
man promises to see to its faithful execution
and already advcrtlscs for bullion and will
have the minis ready to coin dollars at the rate
of So, 800 600 month in two weeks. Among
a great deal of Other additional legislation pro-
posed in both houses on the silver question the
bill of Mr. COckerel, in the senate, will probably
be about the only one to pass 1t authorizes
any one having silver bullion to deposit it in
the treasury and receive certificates for it in
sums of $40, said certificates to be receivable
for all public dues, &c, the same as gold Ger
Ititcates.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.
The bouse banking and currency committee
have reported a postal savings bank bill Which
will probably pass 1t provides for receiving
deposits from - cents up and the issue on
such deposits Of bonds from $40 up, bearing
3 G5 per cent. interest, convertible into L. s.
A per cent bonds or redcemablc on demand,
IN grcenbacks an issue Of $50000000 being
authorized for that purpose
The senate, in the same direction, has passed
Mr.. Wallace's bill for the issue of per cent
80 year bonds, in sums of $25 and up.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. Thurman has again got his bill before
the senate to compel the L. p. & c. Z. railroads
to provide sinking fund to- pay their indebted
ness to the general government when it falls
due The bill proposes to seize on enough of
the net income of the roads to pay current in
terest and to lay aside million a year rs a
sinking fund
DOORKEEPER POLK.
The commttc that have been investigating
the case of doorkeeper Polk, of the house, have
aged II to 2, to recommend his dismis-
sal for incompetency, and the house will
doubtless adopt the recommendation. In that
case it is said r. +. Goodcll, of Chicago, will
probably be elected doorkeeper.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The public debt statement for February
shows
Total bonds outstanding .......$1 ,127, 1S2, 800
Non-interest paying debt. 2,SS2, 1874
Total debt. ............. S2l9l 300, $50
- in treasury. ........ 172,563921
Debt less amt in treasury. 50 O42, OBJ, 129
Decrease since June, 1S17.... 1921 094
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
HOME MATTERS.
Personal.

Col. III. A. McCalcb leaves this week for his
new home in the west-Kansas, We believe
Albert Hard, of this city, had the good fortune
TO be in New Orleans this year during the Carni-
val and to witness the splendid shows of Mardi-
Gras on Tuesday last.
Mr. VIM, Pollock has left Ottawa for his new
nome IN iankton, Dacotah Ty., having been, as
"ciore stated appointed superintendent Of Indian
ai'"irs Tor that immense Territory. He leaves a
i'os' Oh warm friends in Ottawa. Mr. Pollock
was recently honored with commission rs mai
Or l. \. d and assigned as special aid ON Gov
Cullom's staff
hoh' T. T. Hayes will please accept cur thanks
LOT copy OF The Congressional Drectory-an in.
tercsting rs well as valuable and useful dozen.
ment lately issued from the government printing
office.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
The Rev. VIM. Cullen. OF the Ottawa Il.

The Rev. VIM. Cullen, Of the Ottawa Re
yr5licaR, says he offered in "open board" to the
supervisors to publish the tax list for just halt
what the FREE TRADER gets for the job
When. brother Cullen, dId you make the offer
Vas il any time during those - or 20 years
during which YOU annually published the list :
By the way, the FREE TRADER was never
mean enough 10 20 into the rat business and
underbid you then. Besides, instead Of making
your offer to the board OF supervisors, why
didn't YOU make il To the city council on board
of education? Either had just as much au.
ihoriiy to accept your asinine proposal as the
supervisors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
England.

Willis Percival Il Co., private bankers o
10S years standing in London, have failed, ow
ing to bad debts.
John Ruskin, the well known writer, ha,
brain fever and is dangerously i'll. Lord John
Russell is better
The Grand Orient Lodge of Freemasons Of
France having eliminated the article of Il be
lief IN God from its ritual, the Grande Lodg,
of England has unanimously passed resolu
tons refusing to recognize the Orient as Free
lmaSOnS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The Weather and better portion Of the vii.
lage of Hot Springs, in Arkansas where its
famous hot springs are located, was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday Over thousand people
are made homeless and destitute by the calam.
ity, which involved the destruction of mil
lions worth Of property. The fire broke out
in a negro shanty where a party of jewellers
were assembled and was caused by the upset.
ing of a kerosene lamp.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

VIM. Cooling Esq, well known by ourpeo-
pie from his long connection with the Illinois
& Michigan canal, of which he was chief en-
gineer during It's construction, died at Lock
port on Monday, aged 70 years. After the
completion of the canal in 1S4S he was appoint
ed secretary of the board of canal trustees,
which position he held until the expiration of
the trust in 1871. He was born in Ontario
county, New York, but had lived in Illinois
since 1873
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

Kate ClaXton, the actress, whose divorce from
Mr. Dore Lyon by New Jersey court was
lately announced, was married last Sunday AT
1.-The little church around the corner" in New
Kate of Walack's dramatic company Steven
son is the man with whom Dore Lyon had a
serious alteration at the Sherman house, Chi
cago, at the time when Miss Claxton and Mr.
Stevenson were appearing in the same drama
at Havcrlys theatre
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

THE IRISH WORLD, New York, on the 4th inst,
published an Emmets Centennial number, con-
tanning a full history of the Great Irish patriot,
the details of his trial before Lord Norbury In
1903 at the Sessions House in Dublin, and his
great speech on that occasion, together with
sketches OF other notable men with whom he was
connected in that en,ade. The number is clabor-
atcly illustrated by dozen or more finely exc
cutcd engravings of Emmett and the Court that
tried him, the Irish parliament house, &c. We
can imagine no reading matter more interesting
to every true Irishman us well as liberty loyin =
American
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

y. W Fuller, ESQ lately connected with
the Streator .N0Mtor. has commenced the pub
LEGATION of a new paper at Streator called the
Ndfioadi, Ia champion, as IL name indicates,
the cause OF the new National" party tina, re-
Gently flung its banner to the breeze at Toledo
Mr.. Fuller is a writer of some ability, and his
per now being free and unhampered, We shall
look for considerable elm and spice in the col
umns Of the NdttosaL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

Some villain incarnatc entered the Office OF
the Princeton Qll.) Tribune one night last week
and dumped the type out of some twenty cases
into pile in the middle of the floor 1t will
take about two weeks steady work to restore
the type to their cases. What is strangest is
that the editor has not the slightest suspicion
rs TO the author of or motive for the mischief,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

W. Hector Gale, lately of the Streator Pio
Aoer, is now duly installed as editor of the
Sheridan Newsletter. Mr.. Whitney, in max.
ing the announcement gently reminds us OF
Gales exceptional personal comelmess by add
ing: We never thought of creating excite
ment by his coming, but when it takes four
young ladies to buy five cents worth of paper
we begin 70 think VIC had better have an in.
vestigating cOmmittee.N
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
- Riordau's ISeat!"

Rordan'S beat is bad" place. 1t contains
more solid cusscdncss to the square foot than any
other policeman's beat in America All the fights
occur on Riordan's beat; all the DRINKS are on
Riordan's beat; all the foot-pads operate on Rior
dams beat lit beats the "old harry" this beat.
Lcahy, on Saturday night, was robbed on Co.
lumbus ST., near the squarc-on Rordan's beat.
The other night F. X. Leland was going home,
up Columbus strickland when at the meat
market, ut Superior street, met two parties who
wanted To 90 TO the c. b. " O. crossing. lie
tried to explain the way, hut they could not or
would not understand; so finally he said thcy
could come with him. Then it struck him that
they might be after his money rather than the
railroad crossing; so, on reaching Kennedy ;
across the canal, he attempted 10 dodge in, but
they prevented him, whcrcupOn he took 10 ms
heels and skipped out through the mud ana
escaped. All on Riordan's beat.
On Saturday night Rendles shoe shop, on Main
street, was robbed .Riordan's beat
One night this week Alfred Taylor, of the Su-
prcmc Court Clerks office, was going home rath
err late. Stcpping on Madison street bridge, two
gents stepped on from the other Slde' nc changed
his pathway, they changed theirs; nc drew his
revolver and walking up To the gents ana SNOW
inr the instrument under ones nose, asked him
what ne wanted. The fellow said he was "look-
inc for a friend, but thought he Taylor wasn't
the mani All on Riordan's beat.
On Wednesday the Times was served with
landlords notice 10 git Oh. wrctched landlord
and i il thus you treat Ns "unsubsdsed pressE
Oh. willainous age. ., teDi"rr' ., D,orss! And
all ON Riordan's beat! Verify Riordans heat
bo,tetb tb,. red ribbon, for no man is safei
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
SLOPPY AND STUPID LYING.

1t is Il small and very dcspCabe business to
charge man with saying what he never did
say and then proceed to prove him liar But
that IS exactly the way IN which the Rev VIM.
Cullen, of the Ottawa RcpuJlicdH, proceeds to
arragn the FREE TRADER for mistatcmcnts IN
regard to the louisiana returning board ras-
calty and then to disprove them. The FREE
TRADER denied that the Louisiana returns
were las Cullen had said thoroughly canvass
ed IN the presence of some of the most emil
nent men of the country of both parties" but
said when it came to thoroughly canvassing,"
or deciding and passing upon and footing up
said rcturns-whlch thoroughly canvassing'
means-that the board always did that in ''se-
crct session. and that no eminent men of both
parties, at least none Of the democratic party,
were ever allowed to see that operation. The
extract from John Shcrman's statement, which
the RepubljcaH publishes, is therefore not in
point-indeed is dishonest and shallow eva
sion of the point.
NOOnc questions that the returns were "open-
ed" as John Sherman says, in the presence of
the eminent men," &c, and as thus opened,
they footed up "A majority of nearly 5000 in IA
vor Of Tilden. But that they were thus can
vassed" -setted-decided upon and finally
footed up John Sherman nowhere had the
hardihood of saying.
There was another popularity about these
returns as opened "in the presence of eminent
men," &c. All of them, except from one or
two unimportant parishes, were perfectly regu-
lar and in due form, and under the law of
Louisiana-from which the returning board
derived its only power, no one could attack
them unless the foundation was first laid by a
statement of an election commissioner or SUI
pervsor appended to the return on the day of
the election. Yet after these returns were pub
licly opened and thus found regular and in
due form, the board in secret session so chang
ed them that instead of footing up 5000 MAORI.
ty for Tilden they footed up some 5000 aority
for Hayes. BY the very law under which the
returning board pretended to act this alteration
of the returns was penitentlary otfense and
alone fully justified the conviction and pun
Ishment of Anderson.
The Rev. VIM. Cullen invents another dirty
lie in saying that the FREE TRADER refers to
John Sherman as proof that "neither the re-
turns from Vernon or any other parish were
opened and canvassed in the presence of emf
nent men," &c. The FREE TRADER referred
to John Sherman only as proof that the forger.
les of the Vernon parish returns were commit
ted in the secret session Of the board. This
Sherman stated distinctly in his speech in the
senate, maintaining at the same time that the
returns from that parish alone did not affect
the general result of the state on President.
When the Rev. VIM. Cullen goes again into
the wholesale lying business to bolster up the
reputation of scoundrels like the Louisiana
returning board it would look better on paper
at least if he did 1t with less soppish stupidity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The Marseilles printer, who got the contract
for printing 10000 blanks for the county a,
about what the white paper ought to cost con.
cluded, on consideration, 10 throw il up and
LET the next biggest rat have II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
Grant.

Gen Grant and party arrived at CONSTANT
noplc on the 81 inst and next day attended a
soIrec given in his honor by Mr. Layard, the
British minister The ex.president is expected
al Rome on the 18th inst
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
Spain,

There was great rejoicing ia Madrid over
the announcement of the surrender of the in,
surgentS in Cuba and vote of thanks To the
generals OF the army was Immediately adopted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09
gtt ftee graast.
ottawa, Ill.,. Saturday. March 9'ls'S
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the neutrality-suspicious., furnishing both
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 In this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times 80 %
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly 1ifGWne' ~oo
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly I"'e'- ., o..
Ocean OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. '.'''' '''''''' :, On
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer ,..'.'',;,' 'Vo
FREE TRADER and either of llarper's publ -.
cations. 49, ''''''''' ~
FREE TRADER and Scifbner. ..........: $500 80
FREE TRADER nd Godey's L0dies Boo6. 5W
FIRE. TRADER and Lire Stock Journal. ....,. 10
FREE TRADER and chronological Journal. -. 30
FREE TRADER and 81. Niciolas. ............ 30
FREE TRADER and Denaoresfs Monthty...... 3.S5
FREE TRADER and Lhtelrs Licing AU...... so
FREE TRADER and Western Rural. ......... 29O
FREE TRADER and Moore's RurW Mem YORKER 800
All subscriptions as above MUST be strictly
in adraace Rcmittauces may be made bymon.
ey order or registered letter, orbyeXpress at the
scdners cost.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The D,B,ocyrt says that up to last Tuesday
night SSl citizens Of Ia Sale had signed the
temperance pledge Ii bars out even cider The
same paper says that it Is estimated that the fall
ing Oft in the consumption Of beer since the red
ribbon movement has exceeded y kegs week,
TO say nothing OF the decrease in whisky, cider
etc, that has been drunk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The Iioopestown Chronicle says PLANT youi
sggs-Easter Sunday March 3lst." Where
your almanac. old fellowg
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

The announcement that Rev. Mr.. Strowbridse
would review some of Bob Ingersols utteranccs
on religion, at the NJ F.. Church, on last Sunday
evening, brought out large audience. There
was but one objection to the sermon. The Rev
ercnd gentleman said or intimated, that it was
impossible to argue with lngersol because Ingcr-
sol did not argue. Then why this sermon? How
ever he took up few of Bob's dogmas and han
died them ably, showed up Bobs lack Of logic,
or, when he did use it, the bad logic, and like
Whaeeley in his reply to HUNT, answered him in
kind-with happy effect. The fact is, we believe
no minister can reply successfully to Ingersol
without loss of pulpit dignity and respect from
Bob's style of arguing" but so far as it is pos
siblc, Mr.. Strowbridge's effort was clever and
successful. lie will finish the talk on the sub
iect on o-morrow-Sunday-c
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-09

| Pursuant to the notice in our last Professor
James d. Butler, Of the University of Wisconsin.
at Madison, delivered Il lecture ut the Opcra
House on Wednesday evening, under the auspices
Of the Ottawa Academy Of Sciences. The lecture
was in several respects a remarkable one The
subject was remarkable for promiscuous audi
cnce, being the importance of keeping a common
place book; and the treatment of it was remarka
BILE, for certainly for such an audience, it would
be difficult to conceive dryer topic, and vet it
was treated in a way to amusc and delight by a
constant succession of bright thoughts, shrcwd
suggestions and brilliant flashes of humOr, while
at no time he departed from Il legitimate adhcr-
encc to his theme. Perhaps the strongest argu-
ment of all in favor Of such an inter je,7lt was
the manifest good use the professor had made OF
his own.
The Professor had come here as the guest of
the Academy of Sciences, being entertained by
its officers, and delivered his lecture gratituously
His real object in coming to Ottawa was to visit
Starved Rock and examine the topography Of a
region whose historical associations have for a
long time engaged his earnest research and study.
The visit to Starved Rock was made on Tuesday,
in boats, in company with Col. Hit, W. X Stew
ART, ana Il representative Oh lUc FREE TRADER.
There is nothing new to be said in regard to
Starved Rock to the readers Of the FREE TRADER,
as that to all of them, with its interesting aSso.
Citations, is old and familiar ground. The inter
est to our representative in the trip consisted
wholly in the enjoyment of the company and con.
versation of a gentleman so notable for his vast
general information and of such exceptionally
fine social qualities. The professor is indeed
remarkable man. There is apparently no mine
of thought that he has not explored, and
no land that he has not visited, from the frozen
arctic regions to the burning sands of Africa;
from Pembina to Patagonia, or from China to
California; and being man of acute observation,
he seems to have carefully treasured all he noted
in his ever present and facile commonplace
book" He had never before seen Starved Rock,
but his intimacy with all its historical associa-
tons was such that the whole locality seemed TO
him like an open book, and even to a man like
Col Hit, who has owned and lived on the ground
for 40 years, he could impar new historical facts
The day happened to be beautiful and the Pro-
fessor seemed so greatly to enjoy the visit, that
he threatens to renew il in summer.
The daily gazette., 1878-08-06
The ElIkson Outragers.

The Baltimore Sun has the following
additional particulars in relation TO the
pursuit and capture of the negroes who
outrageously assaulted Mrs. John L. Will
son and her niece, Miss Broomall, of
Elkton, Md, on Friday night, as detailed
in Yesterdays GAZETTE
The screams of his wife and the arrival
of Miss Broomall aroused Mr.. Wilson.
who was lying in the parlor asleep, and
rushing out with gun in hand the desper-
ADDE'S fled. Persons who were in the inn
mediate vicinity congregated on the scene
in an instant and pursuit began. They
seemed to have taken across the fields, and
TO have entered the town by High street,
and all traces Of them for the time seem.
ed to be lost. Those who pursued them
were greatly excited, and would undoubt-
edly have used the law of Judge Lynch
had they caught the right parties. No
further effort was made that night to find
the perpetrators of the outrage. In the
morning an investigation began, resulting
in the arrest Of four colored men belong
ing to the Port Royal, the steamer plying
between Elkton and Baltimore. Their
hearing was held in the court house last
evening, lasting until about eleven o.
clock, in the presence of large assembly
and after hearing number of witnesses
for the State and defense, the magistrate
in default of five hundred dollars bal
each, remanded three of them to Jail
John I'll. Williams, Geo. III. johnson ant
Joseph Moore, and released VIM. Jeffer
son, against whom it was decided ther,
was no positive proof.
The daily gazette., 1878-08-06
New Castle Letter.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. 6, 1873.

I" SAo LEI 1AuS.o o, 1910.
Yesterday evening the yacht "Kings-
ton GODDARD" from the Vine street boat
house, Philadelphia, having aboard a
large bay party, put into the railroad
wharf for the night.
The Y. P. M. Bay Club, of this city.
consisting of the following gents, fl.
Graham, Geo. +. Deakyne, r. H. Jemi-
son, W. G. Rogers and Geo. p. Duncan,
started yesterday afternoon for Lewes in
the yacht Bertha, intending to be gone
for week or more. Their many friends
We're on hand as they departed and gave
them hearty send off. Some may think
that Y. p. M. was "Young's Pure Malt, !"
but we assure them its You Please Mind
About seven, another yacht, contain
ing some ten or twelve, left for down the
bay, intending to be gone six DAYS.
Quite number went to Dover this
morning to attend the convention.
City Council meets this evening, when
business of importance will be brought
forward, such as the huckster ordinance
and the paving of Delaware street from
Vine to Union.
Market this morning was well attend
ed. The display of vegetables was the
largest and finest OF the season, and the
prices We're within the reach of all.