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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

The story of the defalcation and skipping OUT
of Albert G. French, Il well known young attor
ney of this city, has been told with sufficient mi
nuteness in other local papers to need no extend.
ed repetition. Coming to Ottawa several years
ago from the town of Waltham, studying law,
opening an Office and putting out a single, it
was estimated that the young man would get a
good start by being made administrator of \
wealthy deceased farmer in Waltham, and en-
trusted with the settling up of the estate. The
father of young Frcnch---Mr. B. B. French, u
highly esteemed citizen of Waltham-was readily
accepted as the young sprouts bondsman.
He seems to have been pretty busily occupied
for two or three years in converting the estate
into cash and getting it in order for division
among the heirs, until at last they became impa-
tient to get their cash. The probate judge Or
dered the youthful administrator to appear and
render up his account for q final settlement. By
various pretexts he got the fatal day put off from
time to time unt at last April 9th was set. On
that day, however, French was found non est. In
short it soon became evident that he had skipped
out being short in his accounts about $4,000
az course his poor old father is hold for the
amount, and the payment it is said will bankrupt
him
French was married, and had purchased and
fixed up a comfortable house in the western part
Of the city, but the property is so covered by
mortgage that nothing can be made out of it.
His wife is left in destitute condition and over
whelmed with anguish at her desertioa and the
fall Of her husband.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
The anu,o.Russian War Cloud.


For nearly two weeks rumor and opinion in
regard to the Anglo-Russian misunderstanding
seemed to grow daily more pacific. Count
Schouvaoh, the Russian Minister to England,
known to be an earnest friend of peace, had
been suddenly summoned to ST. Petersburg,
able to II pacific solution. The count knowing
that nothing but concession on the part of Rus.
sla to Englands demand in regard to the Stet.
ano treaty could avert war, would OF course all
wise such concession. But whatever the mo.
tive of the counts summons to st. Petersburg
may have BEEN his mission, if it was in behalf
of peace and Russian concession to English de
mands, is admitted to have failed. The EN-
peror, it is semi-oilicialy stated IN Russian
journals, insisted that any concession could on
" result in loss of dignity and influence to
Russia and in gain in those respects to England,
The Emperor therefore prefers war to conces-
sion, and Schouvalotf will return by the end of
the week to England and so report. The war
party in England processes to be heartily graft
fed with the outcome and predict that formal
declaration of war will issue within the next
ten days. 1t is certain, at least, that the vigor-
Gus preparations for war both by England and
Russia justify such an expectation England
is the more emboldened in that direction by
the increasing unfriendliness towards Russia
shown by Austria, as well as in the triendliness
of France and in the fact Of her alliance with
Turkey growing daily more closely and firm
ly ccmented.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
spain.

After the repeated announcements from Mad
rid that the Cuban Instruction is completely
crushed, a dispatch reads odd from there that
THE government has induced Gen MARTINEZ
Campos to remain in Cuba and direct another
campaign against the Cuban insurgents Maceo
and Ninccnte Garcia. The government has
granted him e5,OOO,0OO for the expenses of his
army, Il reinforcement of ten thousand men
and power TO carry out reforms"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

CROPS IN IowA.-A subscriber writes us
from Cherokee, Iowa:
Cherokee is situated on the right bank of the
Little Sioux river, 80 miles east of Sioux city
and 400 miles west of Chicago, on the Illisois
Central railroad and is thriving town of
about 1900 inhabitants.
We are having beautiful weather at present.
but are in need of some of the rain that you
are having. Crops are looking fine. corn plant
ing nearly all done, and some large enough TO
tend.
There is vast amount of emigration west
this spring, still land Is cheap and feed for
teams low. Land ranges from s. 10 SIS per
acre; and would say To those that con,em.
plate going west, come TO Cherokee county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
England.

The Allan line steamship Sardinia, from
Liverpool May 9th for Quebec, was burned
on the 10th at the entrance of Tough Fayle
the har5or of Londonderry. The fire was
caused by an explosion of gas in the coal hold
There were 400 persons on board at the time
of whom 40 were injured and five or six killed
Strikes are quite common in all the manu-
factullng districts against general per cent
reduction in wages There is good deal Of
rioting and disorder All attempts at compro
mise seem to be fruitless, except at Preston
where an agreement has been come to that the
operatives are to submit to reduction of 10
full time. Wages are to be raised at the end
of three months, iftrade is materially improved
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

We are astonished to see the KeHdaN C0untJ
Record, after publishing the announcement OF
John A. Gilllam's readiness to serve the pco
pie of this district in congress- virtually com.
mt itself in favor of the reelection OF y. G.
Hayes. What Go for Grundy county one
boss editor when Kendall itself has "A willin'
statesman like Gillian! Preposterous.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
France.

All the dispatches from France refer ito the
exposition, which, after the partial failure OF
the opening on account of deluging rains, is
getting slowly into running order The nan
agement has allowed the L. S. 33 members on
the international jury, who are to remain from
June 1st to Sept. lat and bear their own expen-
SEES. On Tuesday the Prince Of Wales visited
the American section, accompanied by the
Princess of Wales, the Prince of Denmark and
mission. The party spent nearly an hour in
the section, and the prince manifested much
interest in the exhibit.
To-day Gen. Grant makes formal visit to
the American section.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

Now that grecnbacks and national bank
bills are at par with gold, the people seem to
care very little about exchanging them Tor
gold. The Home National Bank Of Elgin, in
this state, few weeks ago announced its readi,
ness to redeem its bills in gold, yet very few
bills were presented. Indeed more gold was
brought to the bank to be exchanged for its
bills than bills calling for gold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

One by one the roses fall The Clinton Register
heretofore strong "grcenback" paper, has
quit the fold and returned into the Democratic
ranks, from whence it came. The editor says
the Democratic party is a better "greenback"
party than the Nationals ever dare be- and he
proposes to hang to the rock rooted Bourbons."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
Runaway.

- aleu- wv
u. g. -. 81 l,;r,or ,o,y,sbi,, lille driv
ing with young lady on the east :, ine' ~.
quite a severe injury. He was dnS
tied team in rather a reckless man VII"
denly the horses began TO run, u -,
could gain control of them the a..
turned over and they were botbhro"u y
ground, the lady receiving little'r ho my"
all. but he had shoulder disloced anu
some wounds upon the head. &C was 'o''' -.
at Whites Hotel where he wastopping, an" -,
injuries attended TO. The hoses ran i'i'o
country some distance where they were eau -
and driven back the next mOains.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

The Democracy do not appear at all well
pleased with their candidate for State Superln-
tendent of Instruction. They know how very
necessary it is to have a model man running
for that position and they cannot claim many
virtues for Mr. Etter In fact, they do not
think his manner Of managing his office and
drawing pay is in conformity with strictest
morals; while they know that his correspon-
dence, etc, will not bear the criticism the pro
ductlons of a State Superintendent should, In
another column we reproduce an article from
the democratic Ottawa Times, which is in
point-Aur0rd Beaccn
democratic Ottawa Times" is good. There
is not more bigoted radical republican
scrcecher in the state than the whippersnapper
concern thus complimentcd. AS to the attack
on Mr. Etter thus referred to, nobody suspects
the nominal editor of the Times of the author
ship, but it proceeds from local attorney who
himself is said to have aspirations to become
Mr. Etter's opponent on the republican ticket
The gravamen of the charge against Mr. Etter
is that in the way of pay he drew from the
state treasury last year, in addition to his usual
salary, about five thousand dollars for clerk
nIrc, once rent, contingent expenses &c,
these five thousand dollars being charitably
put down as "stealings." fsuch they are, it
results that Mr.. Etter's very virtuous repubi-
can predecessor, Mr.. Newton Bateman, must
have been guilty Of the same sort of stealing"
for we find, on reference to the State Auditors
report for 1878, page 36, that he also took from
the state in the shape of clerk hire, office rent
stationery, postage &c, various amounts foot
ing up to S4,666 Whether his wife, sons or
cousins performed any of the services for
which these sums were paid does not appear,
but if they did and earned their money, we
don't see why they should not have the pay as
well as any body else.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
HOME MATTERS.



| Col L. NJ. Rose, formerly Of the Gallant
Eleventh." spent q few hours in the city yestcr
day
| Frank Mccain, formerly Of this city, left Mar
settles last Monday for Kansas in search of a To-
cation.
Mr. Duncan McDousall left on Monday eve
ming for stay of few months in California, and
during his absence his business will be in charge
of Mr.. Paine.
+. Charvat, formerly Of the firm of Spear e. Char
vat hat and cap firm once doing business in
this city, is an actor with Van Amburghs show
doing heavy weight balancing, &c.
ID. w. Page, of the firm OF Culver, Page e.
IIoync, of Chicago, was at the Clifton this week,
and on Tuesday went with w. B. Taylor, of this
city, on fishing excursion.
One hundred citizens of Peru signed the pledge
and put on the red ribbon last Sunday evening,
Influenced by stirring address by George Wood
ford.
We understand that d. NJ. Hall and wife, Mrs.
Cyrus l.. stamate, Miss Fannie Hall and Miss
Stella Hayward will leave about the LIST of June
for Denver, Colorado, Mr.. and Mrs Hall and
the young ladies to make a visit and Mrs. Sta
mate to return to her home which is now in
Denver.
Chris. Wolf ard John Shacfer left on Thursday
of this week for Nevada. We understand that
they intend to settle there. We wish them sue.
cess in their new home.
c. A. Leland, Esq, wife and son, are here
from their far off Kansas home on a visit to the
old folks" the Hon. Lorenzo Leland and wife,
on the north bluff.
A. P. Hosford, Esq, formerly a well-to-do
granger of this county but now big lumber
man at Clinton, Iowa, showed his cheerful face
in our sanctum yesterday.
States Attorney Henry Mayo returned on
Thursday evening from Oswego, N. Y, where he
had been stopping for several weeks on business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
EXPANSION BY RESUMPTION.

The St. Louis Republican summarizes the
recent lengthy speech of Senator Ferry of
Michigan, against the repeal of the resump-
ton law, and so tabulates its strong points that
the force of the argument is seen at a glance
For instance:
Senator Ferry states that when that act was
passed in 1875 there was an aggregage of gold,
silver, greenbacks and national bank notes in
the country of 1904, 1856 4S5. Three years later,
May 1, 1878, there was an increase of S15, Alb
22S, the aggregate consisting OF the following
items;
The amount of United States notes
outstanding and in the treasury
Nav |, 1873 was..................$3 1916, 6S1 ,0l6
Amount Of gold in the treasury. 49,. l3I,Oio, az
Amount of silver coin and bullion. A. 13 SgS
Amount Of national bank notes.. 81, 7095 3D.
Making A total of. $500, l79, 7l3
This statement will surprise those who i'm
agned that the resumption act would have the
effect of diminishing the supply of money and
making it more difficultto get The effect has
been Just the contrary; from 1875 to 1873, the
premium on gold fell from II a to 38; yet, in
the same time the stock of money IN the coun
try increased from $500, 900 600 to $S20,0OO,OOO.
Now suppose the resumption bill be repeal
ed-what would be the result? Senator Ferry
answers the question the following way:
To repeal the resumption act would
leave as the volume of circulating
medium for the country, the United
States notes outstanding and in the
treasury at present of. S346 6Sl DIG
The outstanding national bank notes. 32l, 100 so
A total Of -. ....................S 66S 3W, 30
So that the repeal Of the resumption act
would reduce the stock of available money
about 152,0000OO. But if the act be left as 1t
is and the accumulation of com which it au
thorizes be allowed to 90 on, then, on the LIST
of January, 1879, we shall have the following
named aggregate:
The amount Of United States notes
then outstanding and in the treasu-
ry, say........ SJfO, oOu,ouo
National bank notes outstanding
lnen .....'.'....'... .'.'.''..''''. o-C'ouo,oooo
Gold in the treasury. .............. lSu,OoU,UoU
Silver in the treasury ................ 25oOO,0OO
A total Of Observation-Disclosures. $50 0O0, 900
1t is evident, then, that abundance of money
with the easier conditions which it brings lies
IN the direction of resumption, since that will
add to the paper money in circulation all the
gold and silver now withheld for resumption
purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
Germany.

Last Saturday afternoon. as III" En,norn'
imam was driving along the Avenue Inter
den Linden in Berlin, three shots were fired al
his carriage by man on the sidewalk The
man was instantly arrested, together with an
other man who attempted to rescue him. The
Emperor and ladies in the carriage escaped
unhurt Tue man, on being brought before a
managistrate for examination, said his name
was Emil Heinrich Max Hoedel; that he was
a tinsmith, from LeipsiC. He denied that he
had fired at the Emperor, but being without
work intended to shoot himself publicly to
show the rich the present condition of the peo
pie He stated that he shot once at himself
and could not account for the other three shots
that were not in the chambers OF the revolver
He thought he might have discharged them in
absence Of mad. The man was in possession
of several soCalistlc and democratic writings.
tickets, memberships of several Berlin socialis-
tic unions, and the likenesses of two socialistic
leaders. The other prisoner, whose name was
Kruger, SAID he knew nothing about the pris-
oner and had only interfercd to prevent his be
ing killed by the crowd. He was discharged.
The plea ofinsanity is interposed to save Hoedel
from the galows, but will doubtless fail, and
short work Will be made of him He has been
fully identified with the socialists, and the eff
forts of the police are directed to tracing out,
through his connections a general conspiracy,
which is feared to exist.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

The Holly Water Works at Rockford are
not only very efficient IN case Of fire but sup.
ply the city with abundance Of water at mod.
crate rates. Yea their annual maintenance
costs but S5,2S5, while the water rents pay
that and $1,000 over.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

We'll, swan, Billy" said an old farmer to
an undersiZed nephew who was visiting him,
when you take off that ere plug hat and spit
two or three times there amt much left of
YOU, is th'.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

Mr.. Jerry Sample, who has had charge of the
City Mill for the last eight years, by the late
change there is thrown out Of employment and
wants something to do. He is capable drumming
a mill, taking charge of books, or would make q
good grain buyer, or is open for any other honest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

Now IS the time, and Osman & Hapeman's is
the place TO buy Wall Paper. large number o
new patterns just received.
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From w4,lngton.
THE HAYES riEsrGATIoS.

The absorbing topic congress since Mon.
day has been the long liked of resolution for
renewed investigation of The Louisiana and
Florida presidential cltior frauds After a
good deal of caucusinghd careful considera
ton for week or two, was decided by the
democrats that Clarksd n. Potter, of New
York, should on MondI introduce resolu-
ton in the house to raisa select committee OF
10 TO make such inyestaion. The resolution,
which had been CAREFUL drawn, was duly in.
troduced, as a privlcgeduestion, on Monday
by Mr. Potter, and culi an instant tlutter,
not to say panic, on the publican side. The
dread of the investigate does not appear to
arise from the fact that tr. Hayes's title is
threatened, for IN regard THAT halfthe rcpub-
licans are indifferent; 1t there are many
leaders high in the party yhom an nvestiga-
ton, with the added lightf recent revelations,
might damage more tht Mr.. Hayes So
the republicans made dermincd fight from
the start. After delaying aion as long as they
could by debate they refu,d TO vote when the
ayes and noes were called SOS to leave the house
without a quorum. Theyhave pursued this
course determinedly sine Monday, and as
there are some 25 democIts absent, some OF
them hundreds of miles a'ay, 1t is supposed
it must be until the end { the week before
enough would be present t,pass the resolution
in spite of republican stbbOrnness Mean
line the house adjourns fr@ day to day with
)ut doing any other businss until the dead,
ock is broken
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
AD,IOURNMEN T.

The democrats have agreed in caucus in view
of the deadlock in the house on the resolution
to investigate the presidential frauds, to post
ponc action on the senate resolution to adj
journ on the 10th of June to the Goth inst
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
BANKRUPT NV.

After a weeks unexpected delay the bill to
repeal the bankrupt law roassed the senate
on Saturday, but with an amendment suspend
ing its action until SEPTEMBER 1st As this
amendment must be approved by the house
before the bill can become aw, its final pass
age is still subject to considerable delay and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
ROBEsON's sTEALINGs.

! The house committee which had been occu
pied for several months past in the invcstlga
ton of naval expenditures made partial re
port on the 10th. A terrible picture of corrup
ton, reCklessnees nvt-"--"'-"..-- 80 -''0"1'i nc
tency is presented. The committee state tina
to compensate for an outlay of one hundred
and forty.nine millions, from 1869 to 1875, in
elusive, there is nothing but IA navy contempu.
BILE even IN comparison with those of third and
fourth rate powers" that the treasury has
been depleted of millions of dollars without
warrant, precedent or authority of law, and
that honest workmen and contractors have
been cheated in order that favorites might
thrive. The committee recommend the pay.
ment of certain just claims and the cancella-
ton of number of Robeson's outrageous con
tracts, and make other suggestions looking to
the publication of the administration of the
department
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18

Wall Paper, a large ASSORTMENT ana ~"
signs, at Osman X Hapemai's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
BRAZILIAN MAIL

Another pet lobby scheme received its quie
tus in the senate on Tuesday in the defeat OF
John Roach's Brazilian mail subsidy scheme
The vote on this question is understood also to
foreshadow the defeat of the Pacific Mail sub
sidy, and is therefore doubly nattertor felici
taton. "The best elements Of both parties
were arrayed against the subsidy, and Blaine
who was for Roach, Of course, took the OPP.
portunity to point his subsidized finger of
scorn at Edmunds, who managed the opposi
ton, charging the Vermonter with completely
in various past jobs. Mr. Edmunds RETAINED
rom getting angry with Mr.. Blaine, and car
ned the senate with HIM on the question at
ssue," says the Times
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
.SS7O,OOO,OOO

1t is evident, then, that abundance of money
with the easier conditions which it brings lies
IN the direction of resumption, since that will
add to the paper money in circulation all the
gold and silver now withheld for resumption
purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
RESUMPTION RHgAL.

The house bill to repeal tn, resumption law
so amended as to defeat its main object, is {
present the subject of lingering dreary d.
bate In the senate Whetherit will come to
final vote before adjournment seems doubtful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20

TIE SIDING, Wy. Ter, Jan. 12-This place
is situated three and half miles west of Sher-
man. the highest point on the Union Pacific
Railroad. Dale Creek. one mile east Of here is
narrow defile, spanned by a new iron bridge.
about one hundred and fifty feet high. 1t ID
said 10 be the highest on the line Of the road.
Tais is the extreme south end Of the Laramie
plains. The inhabitants in this section subsist
principally by stock raising. Vast herds OF cat
tie. horses and sheep subsist here the whole
year around without any other feed than what
terry 10 tho uninitiated how stock can be kept in
this latitude. and this altitude. without some
provision being made for them. as snow often
falls here to the depth Of two feet Tho reason
IL, that invariably after storm tho high winds
blow the snow into the low, places. leaving ut
leas, two-thirds OF the ground bare. Owners OF
stock know them by the brand which is re-
corded in the County Recorders office. Stock
men have every spring what is tcrmeda round
mated points TO brand. The stock range is Gov
eminent land free To one and all.
We raise some grain and vegetables. hut this
II not "A very good farming country, rs the sen
sons are too short. There is plenty Of land 10
be had at Government prices plenty OF timber
Of pure spring water. The hcathfuncss of this
climate is unsurpassed ESTIMATES lind in
Simultaneous relief by coming here; consump-
ton Is unknown,
have resided here for nearly three years.
and during that time there has not been a cler-
gyman in this section. and professors Of re-
ligon ara a scarcity Still this is a law abiding
communicates people live in peace and har-
mOny.
There are some gold-bearing veins discov-
cred in this vicinity. but as yet they are in an
being worked here, which looks well.
This country offers better inducements to
people in moderate circumstances than the old
crowded Eastern States. Wages are fair: n man
with a small capital III adapted to the businoss)
could very soon gain an Independence in
sheep. horse or cattle raising.
GEORGE GEARHARr