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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26
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$4,000.

The law and miscellaneous library OF the
late Justice Brecsc is now in possession OF
Thomas Ioyne Al Chicago, and is to be dis
posed of for the benefit of the widow. Besides
many valuable law books the library includes
Il large collection of rare and valuable miSccI-
lancous books, pamphlets, newspaper files and
scraps and manuscripts bearing upon the ear.
" history of Illinois and the great west Sold
in separate parcels Of course these can never
bring 1.-THE of their collected worth, and they
should therefore be purchased by some lnsli.
tuition that can make them available to the his.
tOrian.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

IN 1873 there were POP deaths from yellow
fever at Memphis, the fever having prevailed
from September 18th to November 9th. This
wear the fever broke out about two weeks ear.
lier and up to Wednesday the deaths number
ed 1906.
At New Orleans in 1913 the deaths mum.
Tered 5Ssg, and this year, up 10 last Wednes-
day 3.733. Indicating that the mortality this
year viii ~ about the same as in 1873.
In 1873. however it is To be noted that the
fever spread very little beyond the two princi
nal cities of Memphis and New Orleans, 50
that GOO probably covered the whole mortal
~. This year the mortality including all the
interior towns of Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee. already numbers over 10000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

St Louis, that has always boosted the solidl
ty OF its great mercantile firms and the paucity
of great failures among them, was stunned on
Tuesday 10y the announcement that the great
dry goods house of Dodd, Brown X Co, the
Field, Letter q Co. of St Louis, 50 to speak,
had closed It's doors. The failure is said to
amount 10 several millions, the chief sufferers
being New York jobbers and eastern manu-
facturers. The fra attribute their fall TO the
failure of their usual southern trade on account
of the prevalence Of the yellow fever epidemic
al the south
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

PAULDING.-Thc death of rcar.admral Iii.
ram paulding occurred ut Huntington, Long
Island, last Sunday He was the son of one of
the captorS of Major Andre during the rcvolu
ton, and the last survivor of the battle of Lake
Chamrlrin in the war of 1872. His brother
J. X. PauIding, an author OF some celebrity,
was Secretary Of The Navy during the admin.
isralon of Martin Van Buren,, and IN 1912 &C.
companicd the cX.prcsidcnt on Il pleasure cX.
cursion Ia the west, spending II week on that
occasion in Ottawa a, the guest of John V. \.
and Abraham llocs, ncphcws of Mr. Van Bu.
rem. Admiral Paulding. besides his Iaurcls
won in the war of 1872 gained a name in
1854 10y dropping down on the lihbustcr cNpc-
diton of Gen. William Walker in Nicaragua
ana summarily squclching ii. Spalding acted
at the time without instructions from the Navy
Department, and quite IN cutlery was raised in
consequence against the administration of
President Buchanan, who never approved the
act though Paulding was never formally cen.
surcd. The Government of Nicaragua. how
ever, endorsed hi, conduct with enthusiasm,
and in December, 1850, voted him a sword. and
offered to present him tract OF land. The con.
sent of the Senate was requisite, however for
either, and the effort Ia secure that consent drew
forth 80 much opposition that he never received
either the sword or the land He was made d
Rear Admiral ON the retired list in 1862.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

1t is different in Great Britain. There bank
failures through dishonest management are Sc
rious matters, and the thief OF million is IN
as much danger Of punishment AS II he stole II
paltry hundred. The secretary, managing d.
rector and SIX associate directors of the Cityoi
Glasgow Bank have been arrested on charge
of fraud and thrown into separate prisons, so
so that they can have no communication with
each other, and are TO be tried AS common
sWindlcrs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26
France.

The distribution of the exposition prizes
took place ON Monday The following among
other Americans received decorations Of the
Legion of Honor:
Commissioner General Richard {. McCor-
mick, who is made commander; Prot +. \. +.
Barnard and William w. Story who are made
officers; Lieut. Benjamin II. Buckingham, |.
s n, naval attachc; John ID. Phllbrick, super
intendent of the educational section; ID. Matt
land Armstrong, superintendent of the fine arts
section: Prof Andrew d. White ILL., d., juror;
Prof William p. Blake, juror, and Prof. Ell
ward H. Knight, L. d.. juror, who are made
chevaliers. Cyrus II. Mccormick and Walter
A. Wood, who were, in 1867, made chevaliers,
have been raised to officers Thomas a. Ed
son and Elisha Gray have been made chcval-
iar
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

The Aurora Hcratd, which is about rs mod,
crate and sensible National GrccnbaCk or.
gan rs any we yet hold of declares for IAN
irredcemable paper currency kept at par with
coin by iudicious legislation" There is the
doctrine OF the Grcenbackers, curt, clear and
compact in It's luminous absurdity. To illus
trate it by an apt metaphor, the editor Of the
He,,dd would like to sail blrdlike and pleas
antly in tie air, 10y judiciously lifting himself
up ard holding himself there by the seat of
his trOwscrs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

The great storm ON Tuesday, the disastrous
effects of which in eastern Pennsylvania ana
notably at Philadelphia,are elsewhere mention
al IVA, even more disastrous ON tho Atlantic
c,as, and ont nj sea. The steamer Express was
wrecked IN Chesapeake hay and OF the 81 on
hoard but six escaped with their lives. An"'h-
or steamer in the bay, the Matilda with !"
n,r.ops is also missing, and is supposed TO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26
Grand Democratic Rail y
AT the
Opera House, in Ottawa,
On Tuesday Evening, Oct. 18th,
1878.

The Hon. WM. }. IIYNEs, Of Chicago one
of the abcst and most eloquent speakers IN the
west, will address the Democracy and all
others who will come out, at the opera llouSc
on Tuesday, as above. Voters Of all parties
are invited, and a special invitation is extend
ed to the ladies' to be present.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26
Turkey.

While Russia has nominally withdrawn her
armies from the immediate vicinity of Con-
stantinoplc. she mantcsts no haste, If indeed
any purpose to retire beyond Adrianople. She
insists on "a detinitive fulfillment of certain ar
tcles of the treaty of Stetano which were not
covered bv the settlement at Berlin, such as
money indemnity, certain protection to the
Christians OF Rumelia &c; and as the porte
shows no disposition to comply with these de
mands Russia threatens to renew the war, IN
which case England will insist that the sigma
tory powers to the Berlin treaty must interfere.
The substance of reforms in Asia SAID to be-
agreed upon between England and the porte
are, that the mixed Christian and Mussulman
police are to be commanded by English Ohio
ers An English assistant judge will be added
to each court of appeal The governor ana
head tax. gathercr will be appointed and dis
missed subject to English approval These
and some otherequaly important clauses have
been approved in principle by the porte.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

The Grccpbackcrs rcmind us of Mr. Mark
Tapley. who was Jolly and hopeful under the
most adverse circumstances In The election in
four States last week they did not elect single
man with thcir own votes. and only three con
qrcssmcn out of forty-ive by fusion with the
Democrats. workingmen and socialists. ltthere
is any comfort in that for them, they are wei
come To IT, They were expecting a tidal wave,
hut il rot started the wrong way and came near
sweeping the Grcenback party out of eNisiencc.
-Er
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26
German

The reichstag on Saturday adopted the so
cialist bill, POI against 149, Both sections Of
the conservative and national liberals, with
some Independent liberals, voted for the bill.
Prince Bismark then read Il message closing
the reichstag. He said the government, armed
with this measure, would make determined
effort to cure the prevalent disease. If they
were not able to succeed in two and Il half
wears, the government hoped to obtain further
concessions.
The Socialist members left in a body on the
passage of the bill to avoid being present dur
ing the cheering for the Emperor at the close
Of the session.
The police authorities, in accordance with
the provision OF the socialist law, have already
published notice prohibiting the circulation
of hirty-three papers, including two publish
ed in Chicago, and TIE Ber}in Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

To illustrate the unIalrness OF the Democrat
nc gerrymander in Ohio, it Is stated that l2ur
Republicans were elected to Congress IN that
State last week. by an aggregate majority OF
% G61. Five Democrats were elected at the
same time by an aggregate majority OF sos
Rcpub. Er.
To illustrate the untalrness of the Repubii-
can rerrymander in New York made fifteen
wear, ago. the democrats have for each year
for the last ten years carried that state by from
10000 to $4,000 but have never been able To
carry the legislature or majority OF the con-
,rcssmen: and under the Morton gerryman-
der IN Indiana, the democrats, though carry
ins the state repeatedly bv from 1000 to To-
900 never could elect but four of the 10 CON
FRESHMEN or majority IN the Legislature.
Democratic gerrymander" There Is not
state in the Union that was ever - unioTtun-
ale as To fall into the hands Of The republicans
Inn. suffered for years afterwards from hide
ou>lv outrageous gerrymander.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

The famous gray geaing Hopeful, that trot-
ted against time at Chicago few weeks ago
and scored the three fastest heats ever trottcd
to wagon, was sold in New York last Satur-
dav to Thomas Z. Wallace, the brewer, for
$4,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

Western Iowa, from % miles southeast of
Sioux City eastward, is being dcsolaicd 10y
prairie fires, immense numbers Of grain stacks,
barns, dc, being destroyed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-26

have gone down with all on board. News
from farther out and down the coast is awaited
With the greatest dread
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Cooper Mayor Of New York City.
 TAMMANY LAID OUT !
 NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Cooper is elected mayor of New York City by l9,ooO major ity. Tammany completely laid out.
Financial.


 Owing to the uncertain state of the finan ces, the subscribers offer to exchange here after 200 pounds of Gold Coin for few dollars in Greenbacks and should this not satisfy the public. we will give them a ''Crown of Jewels" Either of these stoves will be an ornament to any home. We have also other parlOr stoves too numerous to mention, cook stoves and ranges. tin4 ware, furniture of all descriptions, silver, glass and wOoden-ware. Come all and ex- anime our stock those who are married and those who are candidates for the matri mouial tie, and you will find we keep on hand stock of goods that are both useful and ornamental. We are bound to sell, re- gardless of the state of the finances, at pri- ces which defy competition this side of the great metropolis, New York City. No rouble to show goods, even if you do not purchase. Trade dollars taken for 100 cents. Quick Sales and Small Profits' is the motto of Cornell & Hoyt's Furnishing Emporium. Give us 8 call.
 CORNELL & HoYT,
 Lakevlle, Conn. Nov. lst, '78. 1wl8
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
STATE NEWS.

The five Ansonia lynchers, who were ar rested for trying to hang Freeman, the negro ravisher, Oct. 3d, have been held in $500 apiece for assault with intent to kill. They are all men of good reputation.
 -Wallingford has had little scandal, Rev. J. H. Beale, the Methodist minister, being charged with improper conduct in kissing some of his female parishioners, who had at tended his sick wife and been kind to his fam fly in different ways, but committee of min isters, presided over by Elder Hill, after an all-day consideration of the matter. find that he is perfectly innocent of anything deroga- tory to his character as a man or clergyman.
 An interesting family quarrel, involving number of Roman Catholic priests has got into the courts at New Haven, the probate of the will of the late Vicar-General Lynch, who is supposed to have left from s15,OOo to $3O,OO0 two years ago, being appealed from by Mrs. Thomas Clerkin, his sister. She claims that Father Lynch left two wills, 8 public and a private one, bequeathing only a part of his wealth in the former, so that the public might not know how rich he was, and remembering her in the latter that she has been prevented by the misrepresentations of Rev. John Mul- cahey of East Hartford, Rev. Thomas J. Synott of Bridgeport and others from obtaining her rights and that her brother was unduly in tiuenccd before his death by the same artics
 The scandalous performances of Rev. W.T. Ellis at the West Woodstock Congregational church continue. Sunday evening he in dulged in loud and abusive language, and, after the service, when member of the con ieaver down over his eyes, there was rough and-tumble fight.
 Thomas Moore, night-switchman on the Connecticut Valley railroad at Saybrook, caught his boot in frog recently, and was run over and fatally injured by an engine before he could extricate himself.
 A New Haven greenback club proposes to raise funds by railing off ton of coal and a half barrel of flour at 10 cents chance.
 The Southington roughs who had been arrested for breach of the peace on canal rail- road excursion train last July, were before the New Haven Superior Court Monday morning and all pleaded guilty to the charge against them. Michael Barry, the leader and oldest of the crowd, was fined $10 and costs and sent to iail for three months. Harvey Hill, John Cronin. Morris Welch, Patrick Killbridge, An drew Gorry, Andrew Gill and John Boyle were ca ch fined s and costs and sent to jail for two months John Donahue, Michael Con- nors and Wn. Dee wero each fined $l and costs and seat tQ jail tor Gns moath,
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

A letter from Denver, gives a detailed account of an awful raid ot Cheyenne In: dians in Sappa valley. Sept, 29h and 3O,h,
 During that time they massacred four. teen men and left twenty families in utter Restitution by burning ranches and crops, stealing horses and cattle The outrages committed on young girls and women ar, horrible 10 recount. Atte- devastating Sap, pa valley, they went to Beaver river and Republican valley, where they murder, q sixteen more men and committed more aw ful outrages on women and girls. The set tiers state that Capt. Manick, with his troops comprising the pursuing party, CD camped on the night of Oct lst. only tbre, miles from the camp of the Indiaus, anG he allowed the fiends to escape. The military authorities there, Uhe correspondon says have denied the outrages by Indians, bu the correspondent has seen several eye WI nesses and some of the citizens.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
NORTH CANAAN,


 Richard D. Hubbard for povenor IRA majority; Bruggerhoff for member of Con- gress, 146. Joseph w. Peet for Represe n. tative received 254 votes, and E. D. Law renee 82, giving MT. Peet 172 majority. There were cast one Prohibition and ten Greenback tickets.
 In the evening large crowd assembled at the telegraph office to get the returns from adjoining towns, which were as fol- lows:
 KENT-A Democratic majority of about 40.
 NoRFoLK-Republican majority of 6l for governor, and Miles, for member of Congress received 70 majority. Geo. R. Bigelow and Abel H. Pendeton. (Rep.) were elected Representatives.
 SALISBURY gives Bruggerhof Al ma]ori- ty.
 WINCHESTER gives 30 Republican majori- ty for governor. and 54 for Miles. Henry Gay (Rep.) and Harvey Steele (Dem.) were elected representatives.
 CORNWALL goes Republican by l2 major- ity.
 CANAAN, (Falls Village) goes Democratic by Is majority.
 Other towns returned similar reports, and showed immense Republican gains over the vote of former years, and when the ''settlcr" dispatch came, saying that An drews and Miles were elected the legisla- ture strongly Republican, and three Con- gressmen out of four were Republicans, the little octagon telegraph office was turned into lunatic asylum. Cheer upon cheer were given congratulations and handshak- ings were the order for about ten minutes, while few eager, but chop-fallen constit- uents of the less fortunate candidates, made sickly attempts at smiling, and slunk away ] unseen into the gloom. Lyme" Cunning climbed the post in the waiting room-and by the way, he's climber, he is; he don't weigh only about 25O pounds-'Squire Ro- raback couldn't tell whether he was afoot or horseback; George Fuller was hopeless case. while the ''takings on" of others combined to make the sad scene of action a l perfect pandemonium. After these parox- ysms had passed they became sufficiently calm to bear the startling news that Butler had been defeated by Talbot in Massacbu. setus, with 10000 or 25,OOO majority. A dispatch dated this morning says that near. iy everything in the United States went Re, publican.
 Returns from l55 towns gives Andrews 45, ,355, Hubbard 43, l9l, Atwater 1896. Andrews majority over Hubbard, 2.l64. Greenback vote will throw the election iol Governor into the House, which is strongly Republican and assures Andrews election. | -CoNGREss MEN.
 Hawley (Rep.) is elected in the 1st dis trict by l, ,29O majority.
 Phelps (Dem.) in 2nd district by major ity of 1868
 Wait (Rep.) ID 3rd district by majority of ,686.
 Miles (Rep.) in 4th district by majority of 744-
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

William Montgomery, Thomas Hall and George Ellis went on drunken time Friday, in North Adams, and toward evening adjourn ed to Montgomery's house for a game of cards. After time Montgomery locxed the door and demanded ten cents for the use of the cards, and when Ellis tried to get out at the back door, Montgomery seized 8 shot gun and fired the charge into his back, making an ugly and dangerous wound and tearing the flesh from the right arm and shoulder -blaue. Montgon- cry, who is a hard drinker and of ugly disposi- tion, is in jail, awaiting the result of Elis's wounds.
 The first fire in pittsfed for over year, occurred Friday morning in the burning of the brick house standing on the hill near George Y. Learned's residence, which was owned by the Lloyd estate, known as the Churchill place, and good share of the time unoccupled. Re- gently German named Boxberry moved there and his family was awakened by the cracklin 6 | of the flames in the next room, which gave them only time barely to escape with their | lives. When the firemen arrived the family , consisting of Boxberry, his wife and five child ren, were found in the stable, but the wind was blowing such gale and water was so | scarce, that nothing could be done to extin-
 guish the fire. The building was insured for l $400, which will cover the loss, and BoxbeIry had $500 insurance on his furniture.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Death of Dr. Reid.

Rev. Dr. Adam Reid of Salisbury, Coal. dled on Saturday morning of apoplexy. The funeral Will be on Wednesday. Nov 6, at one o'clock p. m.
 Dr. Reid was native of Scotland. He came to America just after he had finished his theological preparations for the minis try. His first charge was the Presbyterian Church of this village, Succeeding the Rev O. Taylor, shortly after the building of the old church edifice) which he served about one and one half years. when he accepted d call to the Congregational Church of Sat sbury, where he was pastor about Al years. About year ago he resigned on account ot failing health. He was very clerical in his uppearance-whiche earned for him the so- briquet of Priest Reld"-rather tall. sleb- der and very straight and methodical in his habits When at home. he is said to have written one sermon every weeks sifd so great was the power of habit over him. that since his resignation he confirmed wRtt-
 ing sermons as long as health permitted His sermon time was in the evening. Un- til few years ago he wrote and committed his sermons to memory. His style was log ical and forclbe, and his dictIon very supe- fior. He at different times received calls
 to larg,r ii i'lds-among others to Boston, E hjmore, Buffalo and Chicago-but he ..", l, ,"i SO T, main with his people at Salis- uuey. Under his ministry the church has steadily tlourished and he left to his suc- cessor. Rev. Mir. Mitchell, strong, united church. On two OCCASIONS he visited Scoi~ land-both times sent by his church or members of it. He was member of the united Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and prepared for the ministry in Glasgow University and Paisley Theological Semi nary. He was personally acquainted with the prominent men of the Scottish church. es of the last generation, including the Dis ruption leaders. With the regularity that was so characteristic of the man, he cores bonded with Scotland and kept himself in formed on current subjects of interest in church and state.-AmeniG Tunes.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

The owner of the fast horse Ra'us say
 he is between 10 al II years old, and has a stride of twenty-five feet. When he WAS yearling colt he could cover fifteen feet in his strid-s He claims that his horse veins. Horsemen go crazy over blood, and yet here is horse that can out-trOt any horse Tn the world, and he has no pedigree to boast of. It IS usually the samein men. Shakespeare had no pedigree, nor had Burns Napoleon none to'speak of; Grant none that he boasts of; nor Edison.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

The London Daily News has this pleas ant paragraph about Edison's latest dis coyery in connection with electricity ''To this gentleman we certainly owe the phon- ograph he is supposed to have claims up on the telephone, and he is generally held responsible also for divers means of Ten derIng night and day hideous by exagger ating the sound of bells and railway wEis- ties. Mir. Edison appears for the moment to have given up attacking or assisting the human ear, and is at present chiefly busy ing himself with the human eye"
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
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Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
The PeOnIe Wnnt Pr0nf.

There is no medicine prescribed by physic- ians, or sold by Druggists, that carries such 3vldeuce of it's success and superior virtue as BosoHEE's GERMAN SYRUP for severe Coughs. Colds settled on The breast, Con- sumption, or any disease of the Threat and Lungs. A proof ot that fact is that any person effected, can get Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try its superior effect be- fore buying the regular size at 75 cents. It has lately been introduced in this country
 from Germany, aud its wonderful cures are astonishing every one that use ii. Tbree doses will relieve any cage.