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BERLIN. Aug. lj.-Fritsche. Socialist has
hcru clr, itd on the coni ballot g. ilc German riua
mcnt from the Fourth District co. Berlin, bj majority
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-16

The great tonic. ThermAiins, cures ohi,ls and Fever
eIeAsiDg -div.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-16

lONppN. Aug 16.-Thc Post Announces
onoNly that Parliament Wiii be- piorcSucd 70 day h)
royal commission
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The Bank of France, pursuant To law, re-
summed specie payment on the llth inst, ana
persons going to the bank for money found in
each case, To their disgust, the gold showed al
them when they asked for paper. As the bank
pays ~ per cent tax on its paper it prefers ID
have out as little as possible and to deal only
in gold and silver During the five years th,
bank had suspended it, notes never fell below
par in gold, for the simple reason that the
French government unlike our own, never
dishonored its own paper When the notes OF
the Bank of France were made legal tender
they were received for all government dues
whether customs dues or other taxes, and were
paid in liquidation of interest on government
bonds Had our government in the same way
honorut its grecnbacks they would probably
never have fallen below par in gold.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Samuel Bowlcs, editor of the Springfield
tNass) Republican, died at his home in Spring
field at II O'Clock on Wednesday night. He
Lad stroke oiparalysis some weeks ago from
which, after time, he seemed partially to
rally, but second stroke week ago placed
his recovery out of the question. He was
about SO years Of age, and had been connected
with the Springfield Republican as editor
since he was Is years old. He was graceful,
sprightly writer and his paper cXerted proba-
bly, greater influence in Massachusetts if no,
in national politics than any OF the more preten
tious political Boston dailies. Mr. Bowles was
universally esteemed as Il man Of exceptional
personal integrity and worth, and only iaileC
% I'll important public Offices because he uni
'ormly rejected all such offers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
A BRIDGE SLAUGHTER.

There was fearful calamity near Hartford
Conn, on Wednesday. At 10 o'clock at night
as passenger train was passing over the
bridge across harrington river, ten miles from
Hartford, span of the bridge gave way, two
through it into the water. Thirteen dead
bodies had by morning been recovered from
the wreck, but others are believed To bc still
under the Ice. The bridge was Howe truss
in two spans, each of 100 feet and the timbers
where broken appear 10 be sound. The acci
dent is wholly attributed To the fact that two
engines were drawing the train at the time
and the weight was more than the bridge could
at any time have sustained.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The ecclesiastical authorities by the pope's
order, removed all difficulties in connection
with the celebration of the funeral. The cler-
gy were authorized to attend and the arch
bishops of upper Italy were ordered to cele
brate requiem mass.
The pope is comparatively well and on
Tuesday received Cardinal Manning and Bish
op Clifton in his library. His holiness, in the
course of conversation with the two eminent
representatives OF the English Catholic church,
expressed great surprise at the fact that King
'ic'or Emmanuel, who was 50 much younger
than himself and of such vigorous constitu-
ton, should die before him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
From WaItham.
WALTHAM, Jan. IS, 1878.

WALTHAM, JAN IS, 1878.
Winter has not set in yet, but is looked for
in February
A dance at the residence of VI. ID. Gilmore,
on Tuesday evening, was the attraction in
Dimmick.
A general turnout of men and boys this week
hunting wolves along the groves of the Vcrmil-
ion. No game reported up to this date
A spelling school on Thursday evening of
this week at Dist No. /, Dimmick township
under the supervision of Mr.. John Hllsher,
was an enjoyable affair The audience were
well entertained by the pupils of the school
and others from neighboring schools, Miss
Jessie Gilmore delivered recitation in II
very creditable manner.
Mr.. Orrin Gallup has just returned home
from trip to Livingston county, where he
was visiting for the past few days.
Rev. Chas. Dunlap is visiting friends in
Michigan. His pulpit will be occupied on
Sunday by Mr. Foster, the county agent for
the American Bible Society
Homer has literary society; but not much
can be expected of it this winter as it is still
in it its infancy, being but two years old,
Mrs Ives, who has been stopping with Mrs.
johnson for the past year, has been very sick
for some time Her life is now despaired Of
Waltham Union Grange met at their lodge
on last Saturday evening and installed their
officers for the ensuing year, Mr.. s. d. Gray
acting as the installing officer The grange is
in tiourishing condition, with Mr.. Samuel
Hood as master
The Utica, Waltham and Ophir Insurance
company elected their officers Jan. Sth for the
ensuing year, as follows: Dwight Lawrence,
President; Samuel Grove, Secretary; Benz
Edgecomb, Treasurer The company is yet in
its infancy. Its capital is placed at 100000
The grangers had an oyster supper at the
residence of Mr.. Danl. Collins on Wednes-
day evening. A pleasant time is reported.
The party at Mr.. viii Wylie's on Thursday
evening was the second social event Of the kind
there of the season.
Messrs Hill & Smith will give a public
dance at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday ev
enng, to which everybody is invited.
Mr. Chris. Barr and Miss Julia Hagenbach
were happily married on last Sabbath at the
Methodist church in Ottawa. May they have
a life of peace, plenty and happiness, and live
long to enjoy it, is the wish of Vox PoPULL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The caucus nomination of Geo. II. Pcndlc-
ton for the T. S. Senate by the democrats OF
the Ohio Legislature last week was ratified on
Tuesday by the election of gentleman George"
10 the u. s. Senate for six years from the 4th
of March 1879, to succeed Stanley Matthews.
The republicans, after 10 Intellectual ballots,
were unable to agree upon whom they should
bestow the empty honor of the minority vote,
and therefore decided to cast their A votes for
Mr.. Blank Matthews at no time got more
than two votes in the caucus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
From Garfield.

GARFIELD, H.. Jan. Eth, 1873
Good roads Will tell. now for the proof.
Previous to Jan. 9th, there were not Outside
Of some rent corn over 80 bushels brought 10
this market daily, but now, as the roads be
come smooth, there has been an average OF
from eleven 70 thirteen hundred bushels daily
brought and weighed on A. II. Fowlers scales
so says Smith, and he knows
Sociable at Shitfbour's last night. Invited
guests made up the company, music, DC, be
ing the order of the evening.
| notice a great deal of word making about
bed rock prices and great quantities and quail
tiles of goods by the Ottawa merchants Out II
you want to get bargains you ought to come to
Garfield and get them. lNco'Niro.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

what Is TO become OF the country eultOr
Is he, like the poor Indian, to be crowded OIL
of lifcs stage. Nearly all Of the country
newspapers have been forced, by close compe-
tition, to adopt the cooperative plan, and have
one side printed in Chicago, but here comes a
Chicago house offering to furnish stereotype
plates to fill up the remainder of the space
leaving the editor only room for his advertise
ments, and to say John Smiths wife had Il
ten pound boy baby and such like little items.
And we regret to see that some of our neigh
bors have adopted the plan and are using these
plates We find one full side of our paper
gives Us little enough room, and we will shut
up shop before we will abandon any part of
that space to Chicago cheap elcctrotypcS.-
He1dota Bu'ltttn.
Well, we fail to see any essential difference
between the patent inside" and the stcrco-
type plan. Both fill up the body of country
papers with a stale sort of Kitchen ltcra-
ture "that can be got for nothing in patent med
cine almanacs at almost any drug store. The
effect is the same in both cascs--to limit the
country editor to barely enough space for bus
mess puiIs and such stunning news as that re-
fcrred to by the Builettn in its allusion to John
Smiths wife's ten pound boy baby In the
estimation of all men of intelligence and al,
fairs" the country press of Illinois, and for
that matter of all the western states, has sunk
to position Of the shcercst insignificancc and
contempt Out of three hundred country
papers in Illinois there are not twenty-five
that have the local moral or political influence
of an average ward or precinct hummer In
luta mot al af1airc ilpy lrn hoard
of, and few candidates for even so common an
Office as congressman enquire as to their poll
tics or court or deprecatc their support or OPP
position. As to state or national politics
their influence is as insignificant as the chirp.
ing of cocksparrow.
1t was not so before the introduction of the
brain eliminating patent inside" system
twenty-five years ago the rural press con
trolled the politics of the country. To-day
the only political papers of any influence are
published in the larger cities. The politics Of
the country are none the gamer by the change
either in point of intelligent handling or
moral purity. As a general thing, the cor
rupting influence of the debased political NOR
atty of the larger cities finds a ready vehicle
for dissemination in the rural districts through
the insiduous agency Of the "patent inside
system
But impecunious buzzards of the press find
in 1.-THE means of publishing creditably 'ook-
ing newspapers without brains, and in many
cases Indifferent "jours" that would be unable
to hold sit in a respectable city news or book
Office are able to sponge living in a country
village as editor" We suppose, like the
weevil or grasshopper pest, there is no remedy
for it until in its own good time benefcent
Providence shall see fit to remove it by the
substitution Of lighter one, as sometimes the
grasshopper or weevil plague is mitigated by
a visitation of the cholera or smallpox
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Mr.. Jacob Bum, the Springfield banker
whose failure was announced two weeks ago
vas for many years regarded as one of the
wealthcst and solidest men in the state Some
Of his spcculations, however, indicated less
than ordinary .agacity, as may be inferred
from the following specimens Of his misad
ventures He lost in the Chicago Republican
Publishing Company $4,000; Chatsworih
Beet Sugar Establishment, 100000; Danvillc
Coal Mines, 100000; Sangamon Distllery
100000; Petersburg Vineyard, $4,000
Springfield Opera House, 81, 000 Springfield
Watch Factory, $4,000; Rudolph residence
Springfield, $4,000, Besides these he met
with heavy losses in the Leland Hotel stock
and other minor matters, aggrcgaing many
thousands Of dollars.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Chicago was in commotion or Monday over
The supposed murder of the lion. John Buch.
Ter, state senator from one of the Cook county
districts. Mr.. Buehler is the proprietor of a
savings bank on Milwaukee Avenue. and In
the course Of business had taken mortgage on
the dwelling house Of Bohemian named
Marso The mortgage, when overdue abou,
a year, was transferred by Mr. Buchier TO an.
other party who foreclosed il and advertised
the property for sale. Thereat Marso became
enraged, anu meeting Buehler in the street
near the bank on Monday forenoon, sprang
Upon and stabbed him several times 80 severe
ly that for several days his life was desparcd
Of. At last accounts, however. Mr.. Buchler
was considered out Of danger lie is man
universally esteemed and had donenoihing m
the matter that could remotely justify such an
assault
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
MILITARY CONVENTION.

The convention at Springfield onTuesday OF
officers of the Illinois National Guards was
quite successful, over two hundred being in
attendance, and most Of them being IN full
uniform, made quite an imposing appearance
as they formed in line and marched through
the streets.
Gov. Cullom visited the convention during
its sitting and was received with every mark
of military respect. The Governor made a
brief, graceful speech, and was rewarded with
three cheers and tiger The convention then
passed resolution requesting the Governor
to make provision to pay the Guards for ser.
vices rendered during the July strike, which
he promised to do.
Maj. Gen. Ducat presided The business
done consisted, in substance of appointing
various committees, the most important OF
which was that on military code which is
expected la prepare revision OF the present
military law and present ii to the next legisla.
turc The commanding officers of all regi.
meniS and battalions present were constituted
the committee on uniforms. The committee
On correspondence was composed of all adiu
tant generals all assistants, and all regimen
tai adiutants. The committee on large, prac.
ticc was composed Of the commanding officers
of regimen.s and battalions Gen. Strong
read very interesting paper on the necessi.
ties for an extended system of target practice,
proposing that the state law should he 81
amended aS TO provide separate staff depart.
men, 20 inspect and supervise rifle practice
Before the adjournment Lieut. J. F. Mcneil.
adiutant of the Fifth Brigade, presented to
Adlu,ant Gen. billiard, in bchalfof the officers
ol the convention, a very elegant sword 4
resolution offered by the committee ON Uni.
form. TO the effect that The fatigue uniform of
the United States army be adopted as the IA
tiguc uniform of the Illinois National Guarl.
was adopted. Resolutions of thanks Ia the
Governors guard were adopted. and the con.
vcntion, with three cheers and tiger for Gen
Ducat. adjourned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Turkish Justice as decribed by an American
trarelar in The Orient: TO Turk Court Of
.Iusticc in the American acceptation of the
term. is a thing unknown. They never finish
n cause NJ the first hearing nor do they render
an Immediate decision; but after all the test-
monv has been offered, the hGdi Judge) al
iourns the further trial OF the action until some
1nrture time, for the known purpose of afford
inr the litigants an opportunity Of making
him presents. These he accepts from both
narties. and in ninety nine cases out hundred
the decision is in favor of the person whose
Gift is the most valuable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

a decision rendered in the Supreme Court
Of Illinois on Wednesday in the long litigated
matter involving the title of brother Cheney's
aggregation to the church property occupied
by them in Chicago Corner of Gath st. and
Wabash avenue) seems to confirm the title to
the property in the Cheneyites. Bishop White
house had claimed it as the property of the
Episcopal church from which he undertook
to Gust Cheney and his congregation on &C
count of their heresy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
PAYING IN SILVER.

Here and there some gold maniac who hap.
pens to be large employer of labor sends to
Wall street and buys few thousand dollars of
silver and offers to pay it out in wages to his
men, and because they object to receive it in
large sums, the g. III. rubs his hand and eX-
claims, There, told you SOL These labor.
ing men who tend political meetings and Join
in the howl for silver reconciliation refuse to
take silver in pay for their wages when it is
offered them" Mr. Goldmanac forgcts that
it is only because silver is not remoneized and
is for that reason reduced in value that work
men dislike to have it imposed upon them.
But make that silver legal tender the same
as grcenbacks and gold, and make it receiva-
BILE for customs dues and for principal and in
tcrcst of government bonds, and you need not
have the slightest worry,you crazy old gold bug
but that your men will gladly take all the IDOL
lars of the daddies" at par for their wages that
you may offer them. Your little dodge of i'm
posing our debased subsidiary silver on the
working men as good money is altogether too
thin-just such piece of idiocy, IN short as
might he expected from one of your tribe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
Italy.

The remains OF King Victor Emmanuel
after having been embalmed, were conveyed
to the Swiss Quirinal Hall and there lay in
state preliminary to the grand funeral ceremo-
mics ON Thursday,
The new King lIumbert has ordered the
court To go into mourning for six months.
Rome was tripled in population by the peo-
pie flocking IN 10 witness The kings remains
and attend the funeral Among the impor-
tant guests were "our Fritz" the prince impe
rial Of Germany.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
France,

An election was held on Tuesday for three
members of the Paris municipal council, and
resulted in the election of republican candi-
dates. These elections complete the council,
which stands seventy-six republicans TO four
conservatives.
H. VI. Stanley, the African explorer, arrived
at Marseilles on the 10Th and was splendidly
entertained by the local geographical society.
On Wednesday he arrived at Paris, where
doubtless he will receive, during his stay, rs
much fiattering attention as was bestowed on
Gen. Grant.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19
THE WOOL TRADE.

The January circular of Walter Brown &
Son, l92 Church st, n Y, gives full statistics
OF the trade in that stable for the past ten
years The tables SHOW steady decline of
woods since 1872 with slight reaction in 1877.
and promise of no further decline in 1878
They also show marked increase, since the
war, in the demand for medium and coarse
wools showing a constantly growing use of
combing and delaine grades, for which the
manufacturers are still compelled to resort
large y to foreign markets. Home growers
who are changing or increasing their focks,
would do we'll to bear this in mind. The fol.
lowing are given as the prices on Jan 1st of
Iowa, Vermont and Illinois woods:
Y and XX. 35@as
NO. l...... Observation-Disclosures. 37@3S
NO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 32@36
Comolng ..:.............. 4S@52
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Hd,per's IVceIly, edited by George William
Curtis, one of Grants civil service commits
sion, is dissatisfied with Hayes's manner of
civil service reform, Two conclusions in the
business seem to have been reached by Mr..
Hayes which are especially puzzling TO the
Weekly / that American civil service is incap.
able Of reform; and 2, that the American pco.
pie don't want civil service reform,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Gen. Mcclellan was inaugurated as Cover
cor of New Jersey on Tuesday amid gorgeous
parade and ceremony, witnessed by 10000 peo
pie. He delivered short but very sensible
address and was fairly overwhelmed with the
enthusiasm and applause.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

DR.. Seymour, recently elected bishop of the
diocese Of Springfield, in this st'ae, promises
10 fare better in his confirmation by the other
dioceses than when elected bishop of Illinois,
few years ago. Thus far ten dioccses have
voted in favor Of his conservation to against
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The Pits Manufacturing Company at Mar.
scilles, which had suspended work for several
months, has resumed operations with a prom.
Using list Of orders and the prospcc, Of a larger
business this year than any year since locating
AT MarSeilles
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The few days cold snap experienced about
here two weeks ago was scverel the further it
ext ended eastward In parts of New York the
thermometer dropped to 20 below, in New
Hampshire to 90, at st Johns n. TO &c. and
at Fort Fairfield, Maine AZ below zero
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The Kentucky legislature spent the best
of two weeks in baloting for a l. 5. Senator
in place of McCreery, The last vote on We'd
nesday stood Williams "a, Lindsay 80, Nc
Creery 90 Boyd rep 10. After several bal
lettings on Thursday the other democratic
candidates we've withdrawn and Williams was
elected, receiving 1876 to Boyd Gcp.) II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Hayes has crowned his ngratitude to Pack
ard, the carpet bag governor Of Louisiana, by
appointing Williamson collector Of New Or
leans leaving poor Packard out in the cold.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

Rev. Samuel Chase, d. d., president of Iu
bilee college and well known episcopal cler
lyman Of this state died at his residence neal
Peoria on the 18th inst.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

In rescuing John Lansing's boy from drown
ing on Thursday, Mr.. l.. Pataillot ran nail, that
was in the hoard he used. through his righ
hand. nfllcting bad wound
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

The premium on gold in New York dropped
oI5E on "Wednesday, the lowest poin, II had
reached sircs 1861.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19


In 1868 John Sherman wru,c, referring To
the proposed Schcnck atrocity of changing the
20 bonds. then rcdccmablc in grccnbacks.
into guld bonds, rs follows:
| think the bondholdcr violates hi, promise
when hr refuses to take the same kind of money
he paid for the bonds Ii the case is Ia be
tested by the law am right; fits io be test
ell bv Ia, Cookies advertisements ! am wrong.
The same Sherman, however year later.
under Wall street persuasion" voted for the
SchencS rascaliiy. \ year ago. in the Ohio
campaign, the same Sherman had no doubt
also that the "bondholder violates ms promise
when he refuses to take silver for his bonds"
but now he is urging congress topay the bond
holder another fifteen or twenty per cent. more
than the government promised him by the de
monetization of siiver.-doubtlcSS again under
Wall street persuasion" Grant was pcnnileSs
when he was first elected president but with
the help Of Wall street ''persuasives" went out
of Office worth three millions How much
le>s win sherman be worth when nc rc,iress
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-19

James Morrisy, who committed a couple of as
saults on Rev. Father Terry, was released from
Jail this week on writ OF habeas corpus.