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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENT.

| AS the Office of state superintendent OF
public instruction has no political Importance
or significance whatever, there is no reason
why Mr.. Etter, who has proved himself during
his service of the past two years an officer
OF singular efficiency and iaithfuncss, ought
not to have nearly unanimous vote for re-
election. Frank Hall, his greenbacker oppo-
nent, besides being to no small extent blath-
erskitc, stands confessedly no ghost of chance
of election, while Slade, his republican oppo.
nent, is admitted to possess no fitness for so
i'm portant trust Both Mr.. Etcr and Mr..
Slade lately attended Teachers Institute"at
Vandala in this state, and both delivered ad-
dresses. correspondent of the Suite Regis
ter, who was present, says Of the rival candi-
dates:
! Each addressed the citizens on the subject
of our common schools. Mr.. SHADES effort
was spoken of by teachers and citizens gener'
ally Is being OF Il very common order-whlle
all unite in saying that the address of Mr.. Et
ter was one of the best lectures ever delivered
| in the city. Numbers OF republicans are frank
enough to say that the merits of the addresses
would not admit of a comparison.
People of Southern Illinois desire man for
the head of the public school system that has
genuine merit and ability, and they recognize
in Mr. Ettcr not only IA man that is theoretic
ally able, but practical man.
Ii is no cxaggcration 10 say that Mr.. Etter
has done more for the public schools of the
state and especially for Southern Illinois, than
has been done by all the superintendent that
have preceded him. He presents no fine spun
theories that are impracticable, but goes out
among the people and labors in person TO
awaken an interest in the cause of popular ed
ucation among the teachers, officers and pat
rons of the schools. Such man is needed at
the head of the educational department of our
state government, and il the people are true TO
their own interest Mr. Etter will be his own
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
FOREIGN NEWS,
Great Isrltain.

The suspension of the City of Glasgow bank
has naturally carried down with it number
Of East India merchants and Others who dealt
In the same sort of circular bill flying" that
wrecked the bank. The fears of q financial
panic rs a result of the. crash have however
passed away. The stockholders ofthe dcfllnct
bank have the pleasant little deficit of about
$4,000, 600 to make up.
The news from India all relates to prepare
tons for the coming war with Afghanistan.
Inc amcer accepts the gage and four of his
regiments with SIX guns have already arrived
in front of Ali Musjid, II short distance up the
khyber pass, the first point proposed to be at
tackled by the British, who are massing troops
at Jamrood for that purpose. The amecr is
also said to have sent large bodies of troops
to punish the khyberese for allowing the Brit
sh mission to enter the pass Such move
ment would go far towards enabling England
to secure the good will Of the hill tribes, as she
would promptly help them against such an at.
tack. Beyond taking Ali Musjid, no serious
military operations are anticipated before
spring,
The Eddystonc light suddenly went out on
the night Of the Sth and has not since been
lighted 1t is feared serious accident has
happened to that famous lighthouse
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

We hope no votcr-at least no Democratic
votcr-wlll forget on any account or fail to re-
mind his ncghbors, that Nels Nelson I'd, OF
the town Of Miller, which for several years
past he has served with marked ability and
fidelity AS supervisor, is the Democratic candi
date for Sheriff of this county. He is man
abundantly qualified in the way of education
business capacity and tact for the Office, be
sides possessing the other necessary qualities
of manly physique and courage that are Of
even greater importance in the successful dis
charge Of the responsible duties of such posi-
ton. He IS not only in all respects a thorough
ly capable man, but deserves well Of the voters
Otherwise on the score of being an honest, hard
listed hard working tiller of the soil, class
who are proverbially sighted in the dispense
ton Of official favors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

State elections were held on Tuesday in
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and West Virginia. and
town elections in Connecticut.
The ONO election has Unexpectedly resulted
in favor ofihc republicans on the state ticket
though by majority in the whole state of less
than 1000. The democrats, however carry |
of the 90 congressman, being gain ot3, The
National Grcenbackcrs polled about 10000
votes which having been mostly drawn from
the democrats, of course casts upon that faction
the responsibility for the substantial hard
publican triumph in Ohio will be construed.
In INDIANA the democrats have triumphed
by an increased majority, their plurality over
the republicans being increased to 10000 to
$4,000. The National Greenbackers gained
about 10000 on their highest previous vote;
but AS they seem to have drawn about equally
from both the other parties, their vote cutvery
little figure. The democrats elect of the ID
congrcssmen have % members ofthe senate tn
the republicans "A and the Nationals |, and
have 81 in the house to Al republicans and
Nationals, giving the democrats majority on
joint ballot of 6 over all others
In Iowa the Democrats and Nationals gen.
orally voted the same ticket on congressman
and state officers, and the result is the election
OF one democrat and one National, IN the state
where the congressional delegation for many
years past had been undivided republican
The republicans, also, carry their state ticket
by a bare 5000 majority, where heretofore their
majority has ranged from 10000 to 10000
Last year the greenbackers and democrats vot-
ed separate tickets and the two fell short OF the
republican vote 5000 They evidently lost
nothing this year by pulling together.
West Virginia has gone democratic as usual,
though the republicans claim by reduced ma
jorities. The congressional delegation remains
and the democrats hold the legis-
lslaturc The National vote about the same as
last year
In Connecticut the town elections showed.
if anything. republican gains Greenback
vote insignificant"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The OHIO election affords another proof of
the absurdity of Democrats deserving their
party to vote with the Nationals Very much
in Ohio ms IN Illinois, the Democrats and Ma
uonals stood on the same PLATFORM but the di.
vision of the forces fighting the battle Of the
people against the money power has ledlto
what will be accepted all over the country as
a substantial repubican.natIonal bank anti.
grccnback victory, though the state has really
cast popular vote of fifteen or twenty thous-
and the other way. The effect of the National
fiat money craze in Ohio has thus been simply
to paralyzc the hand in congress of such men
as Ewing, Voorhees, and Bland, whereas Il
democratic victory, which aunited vote would
have secured, would have made them omni.
potent over the currency question, and a re-
versal of the present John Sherman rcsump-
ton scheme, the rigid enforcement of which
this Ohio blundcr now almost irretricvably as.
surcs No man who honestly desires cur.
rency reform will vote against the only party
that can bring it about
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Henry Greenobaum, the notable Chica age
Napoleon of finance" but whose bank wen
TO the wall year ago, leaving for the deposi
itors bare 25 cents on the dollar, Is in trouble
A closer investigation of the affairs Of the bank
is said to show that Mr.. Greene baum, during
the last year or two of the banks existence
Systematically withdrew good securities from
the bank and substituted worthless ones, man
aging by the operation to save Il comfortable
nest egg of some $25O,000. Mr.. Grcenebaum
has been put under $4,000 bail until he can
clear the matter up
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Really Old Connecticut, the Wanted lanc
Of steady habits, is in Il fair way to ouriva
even Texas in the number and atrocity of 1t,
murders. The press has hardly got don,
recording the fate poor Mary Stannard, sus
pected TO have been cruelty murdered by hcl
pastor, and the notable Bishop wife.polsoning
case, when we hear the unique case Of the muir
der of half idiot at Bridgeport by one Frank
Weinbccker with the sole object of stealing
two or three dollars supposed to be in hi,
pocket and selling his body to the surgeons
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

What is Il greenbacky Paper money based
on promise to pay. What is fiat money
Paper money without the basis of Il promise
to pay-an assumption, in short, that prom
Use not to pay is as good as Il promise TO pay
Jones is willing to sell his horse To Smith ant
take his note, or promise TO pay, for 800, be
cause he knows Smith is good and can bt
made to pay 1t. But suppose Smith Should
offer Jones his note or promise Mt TO pay on,
hundred dollars or one hundred cents. Would
Jones be fool enough 10 take il? Is the prom
Use not 10 pay of Smith, who is Il wealthy, re
spcnsible man, any the less a cheat and frauC
than the promise not TO pay of the government
would bes
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The republicans are evidently seriously alarm
ed over their prospects in Illinois Not only
are Oglcsby and Logan on the stump working
with an earnestness usually manifested only
in presidential contests, but Blaine has been
prevailed upon to make few speeches here
and Internal Revcnuer COMMISSIONS Raum and
the Land Office Commissioner llawley have
been released from their arduous duties al
Washington and sent 10 Illinois TO work ioI
the life of the party, under suspension, We
surposc. of the famous civil service Order No
4. In addition To these straight republican
orators, John Sherman appears also to Dt
working with great energy the dodge he found
So efficient in Ohio, of keeping an army OF
National" orators on the stump TO draw OF
democrats by that fraudulent side show.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

John 5. Armstrong, Esq, National Green
back candidate for state senator, sends us n
tract with the request to publish, in winch he
calls attention to the fact that in Jan 1874, IN
ap article in the FREE TRADER, he pointed
out that taxes were levied IN the ordinary way
of state and county taxes by the auditor to pay
the interest on some SlGO00,000 of railroad
bonds issued by number of towns and coun
ties in this state; also that in August of the
same year he with others joined IN procuring
an injunction from Judge Leland against the
collection of this lax in La Sale county; and
lastly that in consequence of that injunction
the collection of that tax all over the state was
stopped.
Really we fail To see any particular merit in
the matter us due to Mr.. Armstrong. While
the injunction stopped the tax from being lev.
led by the auditor, it only cast it back upon the
towns and counties that owed the debt To levy
the taX-only changed the mode of its levy
In this county, it is true, We got nd of the tan
but not as the fruits of that Injunction. The
way people here escaped the tax was bv rcpu
dating the bonds Ia pay the interest ON which
the tax was levied.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The New York Tribune is trying to get ur
a sensation by publishing what it claims to be
translations of certain cypher dispatches thai
passed in the fall of 1876 between agents OF
Tilden and certain parties in Oregon and FlOri
da, tending to prove attempts on the part OF
Tilden or his friends to buy up an elector OF
two in those states. The dispatches are said
to have been obtained in this way: About
December, 1876, the Western Uuion Telegraph
Company turned over to the Morton commit
tee of the L. S. Senate several shoe boxes full
of dispatches bearing on the Florida and Ore
gOn elections. The committee who were re-
pubicans, carefully selected from the batch
all dispatches the publication of which might
injure the republican party, and also such as
might be afterwards produced to implicate
Tildcn or his friends IN attempts to make cor
rupt bargains, and turned the rest over to the
democratic house committee, 1t is pretended
that these dispatches so eliminated by the
Morton committee, have fallen into the hands
of Ben. Butler, who, in consideration that the
Tribune will keep hands off Of him during his
gubernatorial contest in Massachusetts, has
given the Tribune the Tilden dispatches, with
the key to the cypher for publication. While
it is hard to see what effect the fact can have
on parties to-day, should it even be proved that
Tilden or his friends tried Intellectually the
same game that Hayes and his friends played
with such perfect success, of corruptly buying
certain southern electors yet the whole story
looks decidedly fishy What security, for in
stance, is there that the thieves who confess to
having stolen these dispatches two years ago
and have had possession of them ever since
may not also have forged them, or the material
ones? Besides, who cares now whether 1ilden,
in the fall of 1876, was AS dishonest rs Hayes
is proved to have been or notg Tildcn is mo-
body's candidate for President or constable
now, nor likely to be. Even if Tilden should
now be proved To be Il rogue, it would be no
dscredit To The democrats for having supported
him while everybody supposed him to be
honest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The administration at Washington has adopt
ed a new and decidedly unique policy towards
the south. Attorney General Devcns has issued
instructions that hereafter in the south, at pc
litica meetings, "in cases of interference by
the Democrats with the Republicans" the
laws of congress against intimidation of voters
&c, shall be rigdly eniorced but nothing is
said about the interference by Republicans
with Democratic meetings Either this is Il
ridiculouse lapse of the pen or disgracciu
piece of partisan partially and injustice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The Illinois State Journa,at Springfield has
been purchased by Paul Selby, who has long
been its editor, and Messrs. Chaplin and Sim.
mons OF the jacksonville Jouraal, and It's
name is changed TO the Springfield Journol
1t will be the organ Of the Republican party
and the Gdzette, in view OF the change, las sold
out to the greenbackers Of that city, the Moai
tor having strayed back into the Democrat,
party, and is now supporting the Democratic
state ticket, and of such are the mutations in
political matters in these latter days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
Austria.

A Serajevo dispatch Of Oct. 4th announces
3D. and next Gay occupied Cajnica Thus the
whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina is subdued.
The sultan, however, declines to enter into the
proposed convention with Austria against en-.
couraging further Bosnian resistance, and it Is
thought that Austria Will gradually drift into
war with Turkey This prospect is by no
means pleasant to the Hungarians, who rather
sympahize with the Bosnlans, nor is 1t accept.
able to the Austrian cabinet. who consider An
drassy's financial demand altogether inadmis-
sible So that Il resignation of the Austrian rs
well as the Hungarian cabinet plaques the
Austrian premier
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois, who Is now canvass
ing the state in spite Of civil service reform
has confided to Republican correspondent
the firm belief that Expresses him that the Re
publican party has no chance of getting ma
jority in the next house. He might have said
one thing more, that he did not know single
Republican of intelligence who believes there
IS any chance. 1t is pitful but 1t is true.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRApEr
with the folowingpublcatio 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. 81 %
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 205
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter- -,
Ocean .......,..,........ '.''''''''' 80 W.
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer. ......... 800
FREE TRADER and either OF Harpcrs publ
Eprr Tp.DrR and Sc,ibner. T. 10
FREE TRADER nd GodcyS Ladies Book. 3N
FREE TRADER ard Lie Stock Journal ...... s. 10
FREE TRADER and PhrenOlogicdl Journal. ). 20
Fprr TRADrR and 81. Nicholas 315
Fprp TN ADpR and Democrats Nonthlu 3.S5
FREE TRADER and LiteFs Lining Age...... SD
FREE TRADER and Western Rural. ......... $50
FREE TRADER and .Moore's Rural Nac Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

\ frightful railroad accident occurred ON
Tuesday night on the Old Colony road five
miles from Boston. \ train of ~ coachloads
of excurs!onists, returning from a boat race at
Silver Lake, ran off the track and five coaches
were overturned; ~ persons We're killed out
right and more than hundred 50 seriously
injured that many of them must die Two Of
Gen. Buffers sons were among the wounded
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The negroes Of the West India Island of
Santa Cruz have revolted, and are numbering,
burning and pilaging with characteristic ic.
rocity. The scenes of Santa Domingo are cvi-
IDENTIFY beng repeated on smaller scale. As
American, English and French men.of.war
have been ordered to the island, the boodshed
is likely to cease before long. Santa Cruz be.
longs to the Danes, though English is the pre-.
vailjng language The population is 2G,O00
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

The body of Geo. Crawford, steersman OF
the canal boat Rosccranz, was found in the ca
nal basin at Joliet last week with the throat
cut and stabs about the head and shoulders in
dicating that he had been murdered He was
a sober, reliable man, 81 years old, without
family and IS not known to have had an enc
nv III the world
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Streator, during the week, has donned her
most pious habiliments, the town having been
invaded by several hundred methodist minis
tiers, who are holding conference there
Bishop Peck is presiding. The conference US
ually occupies four or five days in transactne
its business
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12
NO FUSION.

Urged thereto mainly by Il number of the
leading nationals of Will county, meeting OF
the central committees of the Democrats and
Nationals of this congressional district was
held at the Clifton Hotel in this city on Mon
day with Il view to etlectnga union of the vote
ofthe democrats and nationals on Congressman
in this district at the approaching election. As
neither party was willing to vote for the can
didate of the other, the democrats, after good
deal of discussion, proposed to withdraw Dir
Brooks if the nationals would withdraw Mr.
Campbell, and then unite on a third man; the
names of Hon. Dan. Evans, Hon, VIM. Reddck
and Hon. Lew. Steward being successfully
suggested The nationals however, were ut
tcry impractcable, adhering to Mr.. Campbell
to the last, hardly condescending even to adj
nit that they cared to have the democrats vote
for him.
We have no regrets to offer over the result
While Mr.. Campbell will get some democratic
votes, he will take full AS many from the Re
publlcans, Meantime the conspicuous superi
GRITTY of Mr.. Brooks in point of ability and fit
ness over either Of his opponents will draw to
him a large vote from both nationals and re-
publlcans that cannot fail to give him decid
ed advantage in the race. What the democrats
now chiefly lack to insure his election is
through organization and earnesncss in his
support Let us take off our coats and go to
work. Victory is within our grasp If we will
tight for il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

successor and we have an abiding faith that
the result of the November election will clear
~ demonstrate that the people know their du.
ty and will perform it, He will nun largely
ahead OF his ticket in Southern Illinois, max.
ing large gains from the republican and ma
tionnl tickets
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Gen Sherman the Washington dispatches
say, returned on Saturday from an extended
pleasure trip to the Pacific coast Meantime
who had charge of his business as commander
in chief of the army, orwaS the business allow
ed to take care of itself? The question is per
tinent, for while the head of the army was of
iunkcting 30 Indians were having bloody
carnival in a state in the centre of the Union,
gridironcd with railroads, and within two
days reach of at least 5000 soldiers of the reg
ular army. Yet this squad of savages, 80 con-
temptible in numbers, was allowed free range
for over two weeks during which 100 citizens
of Kansas were butchered and as many women
subjected TO indescribabe outrages, hends
finally escaping IN safety to the mountain fast
nesSes of Montana. Is there 8o way to bring
the head of the army to an account for such
gross neglect Of dutys
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-12

Dennis Kearney tried to address meeting
on Boston common last Saturday evening" but
he was so hooted at that the speech was stop
ped He is no longer even curiosity in
Boston
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-14

Tornadoes have sprung up in the
great plains of the west which
have swept solldly built houses
away as though they were mere
children's card board. Heavy
steeples have been wrenched bodily
from their places and carried great
distances. We are inclined to
smile at Eastern references to Cali.
fornia earthquakes when we call to
mind their comparative harmless
ness. Since the American occupa-
tion Of California hardly q half
dozen lives have been lost in this
State from earthquakes, while ma
ture has piled up hecatombs ofdead
from the violence OF the elements
in the Eastern States. These phe-
nomena are new. They certainly
do not date back over ten years.
Another curious fact Is that earth
quakes, Of late years, have been
much more frequent in the East
than in the Pacific States though,
in neither section, have they
proved destructive. Nearly half a
century ago they had in New
buryport, Massachusetts, an earth
quake more severe than any which
has occurred in California since '49.
After long intermission the gen.
ius of earthquakes may have made
up his mind to again hold his court
on the Eastern side of the CONT.
pent
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-14

the illustrious statesmen upon the
realization of his hopes, that the
blessing of peace crowned their ef-
forts. He declared that Germany's
cooperation can be counted on for
all that tends 10 secure and pre-
serve this great benefit. He then
proposed the health Of the plenipo-
teNtiaries and of the sovereigns of
the signatory power.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 18th =
Sefior Mata has been appointed
Secretary for Foreig gu Affairs.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-14

The astonishing number of casu-
Ialties anil storms reported from the
East Of late years opens up very
Interesting Inquiry. Beginning
with the water spout of Pittsburgh,
four years ago, which swept away q
large section Of that city, killing
enc hundred and thirty or one hum
dfod and forty people with the sud-
1enness ofa thunderbolt. we have
hnd to record accident upon acci-
dont In the Atlantic States as the
result OF agitation Of air aud water.