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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

ELECTRIC LIGHT.-Chicago, dursng the past
week, has been making experiments with the
new electric light with results demonstrating
that the whole city can be- lighted "eqral TO
daylight" at an expense of less than halle of what
Is expended upon gas, and it looks very much
as if the city was soon 10 dispense with the old
system and adopt the new illumination. ST.
Louis. New York and other cities are on the
eve OF coming 10 the same decision. The hope
is also confidently expressed that American in.
ventive genius will soon bc able 50 to simplify
Tie apparatus 10y which the electric light is
produced that it can he economically intro
duced in stores and private dwellings, ant
even be made available as a portable light
IT'S a contamination devoutly TO be wished
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

The Illinois river, says the Peru HooH or
saturday, covers the bottoms opposite and
below that city from bluff to bluff, mile wide
Everything on the banks is going down stream
lead horses, COWS, pigs, boat houses, and th,
Old bridge at Peacomsoggin creek passed dow
on Wednesday. The nver presents moving
panorama and there are crowds watching il,
motion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

Il expect to contribute my proportion to the
campaign expenses" says Hayes, land would
5e pleased if others holding office would dc
the same" The veneering is rapidly pecling
of of the civil service reform sham.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

The state central committee OF the "National
Party" had a meeting at Chicago on Wedncs-
day, but rs It's sessions were mainly held in Sc
cret there is no report of the proceedings.
They are supposed, however, to have had rel
ercnce to proposed bargain with the republi-
can state committee, that met on Thursday, to
unite on Bates, the nominee of the Nationals,
as the joint candidate ofhc two parties for State
Treasurer.
Alex. Campbell-oW Aleck-was of course
there also, and beng well known rs fatal
talkcr, a Times Bohemian t;lstcns this story on
him:
\ prominent state official aCcidcntly fell in
to his clutches Alec got him backed up against
something and set 'cr going, studying the pave
mcnt the while with pcnctraivc attention. The
official stood ii two hours and twcnty-three
minutes when no letup appearing in prospect,
he cast about him for some means of escape.
Luckily there was stawart lIibcrnian passing
near, TO WHOM he bcckonCd and holding up Il
So note, SIgnitcd that he might have il If he
would act rs his substitute The Cclt at once
and adroitly slid into his place with grin.
FIVE hours aftcrward the official returned that
way Just in time TO see Alec look suddenly up
and say, And that's all there is about it
Bless my soul! How you've changed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

Grcenbacks are now worth more than gold
in San Francisco. A dispatch says parties
there desiring to send currency east have tc
pay a slight premium in gold for greenbacks
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

While Georgia was enjoying the blessings OF
republican administration her colOrcd popula
ton did not return any taxes Now they pay
on $3,OOO,00O property valuation-al acquired
since republcanism died Another Demo
cratic outrage"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

Genin the halter, who became suddenly fam.
Gus twenty years ago by paying $500 for the
choice of seats a, Jennie Lind's first concert in
New York city, died in that city on the LIST inst,
aged 50 years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
HEADING OFF TOM SCOTT.

While Tom Scott is hanging around con
gress begging a subsidy to enable him TO COB
bic half dozen millions of the peoples mo-
ncy to be divided by another swindling credit
mobilier ring, private enterprise is quietly at
work pushing a rival line to the Pacific that
will soon make SCOTS road superfluous. The
California Southern Pacific road, as is well
known, has already crossed the Arizona line
from the west and is being pushed eastward
from Fort Yuma with unrelaXed energy.
Meantime Huntington has come to an agree
ment with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
company, that the latter is to push its road
southwark to the eastern Arizona line where
the two uniting, rival route across the CONT
nent becomes an accomplished fact The
Atchlson road has already entered the north
east corner of New Mexico, having few weeks
ago, by an adrolt maneuvre, got possession of
Ration pass, south of Trinidad Thence the
road is to be pushed southwark to Clifton, 81
miles from Trinidad and III from La Junta,
during the present year. Thence the contem-
plated route is southwark to Las Vegas in
the silver region, a point some forty miles east
of the old town of Santa Fe, which is not
practicable to enter, thence southwark to Albu-
querquc on the Rio Grande, about 100 miles
further. From thence to the Arizona line is
about 200 miles.
Tom Scott, from Fort Worth TO the Pacific,
has still over 1900 miles to build, while the
Huntington (or Southern Pacific and Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe combination have
but abont 700 miles to build to complete their
connection. As both are wealthy corporations,
and ask no aid from the government, and are
subjected to no delay on that account, less than
three years will doubtless see their enterprise
accomplished; while even with the aid of an
enormous government subsidyit must take five
or six years to build the Tom Scott road.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
A MOURNFUL AFFAIR.

The Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Temperance
society on Monday night dropped the name Of
the organization on the ground that although
Mrs. Hayes discountenanced wine at the Duke
Alexis and other dinners at the executive man
sion she countenanced the use of clarct punch
at dinner ON the excursion steamer on Della
ware bay during the recent Presidential trip
to Philadelphia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

Emory, of the Peoria Transcript has sued
Dowdall' OF the Democrdt. for libel, laying his
damages at 5000 lie will never start a bank
on the proceeds of the verdict.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

The First National Bank of Streator has de
cided TO wind up, and its officers give notice to
depositors to call and get their money
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
FINANCIAL.

$1,90O,0OO greenbacks were returned during
last week in consequence of new issues of ma
tional bank bills, and Secretary Sherman pro-
poses to replace them by paying out an equiva
lent amount of new silver dollars.
The subscriptions to the 4 per cent. loan con-
tinue to average about 100000 week.
Our ministers to England France, Belgium,
Spain, Holland, Portugal, Denmark and Swift
erland report that the proposition of the [. S.
for conference to agree on common stand
ard of value for silver has been courteously
received, and that all will send delegates to the
Conference
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04

New spring stock of Wall Paper and Windo"
Shades, at Osman X Hapeman's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
POSTAL, RfII.

The postal appropriation bill, as passed by
the house, requires that the pay of postmasters
of the 4th grade shall hereafter be regulated
by the amount of stamps cancelled instead OF
stamDS sold
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
TARIFF-ADJOURNMEYT.

Though Woods bill to amend the tariff laws
is nominally before the house, no action has
been had upon it, or seems probable at this
session The house seems determined on an
early adjournment, which would be impossible
if the everlasting tariff question must first be
disposed of All the appropriation bills except
two or three Of the smaller ones are already
disposed of, and aside from the tariff discuss
ion, there is really nothing to prevent an adj
journment by the 10th of June.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-04
From Washington.
THE BANKRUPT LAW,

The passage by the house LIST week of the
senate bill to repeal the bankrupt law was not,
as stated in our last, the end of the matter, for
the house had amended the bill, which sent it
back to the senate for further action. When,
on Monday, therefore, it came up again in the
latter body, it was found that singular change
of sentiments in regard to 1t had taken place.
Whereas originally the bill had passed the
senate with but six votes in the negative, now
an opposition to the repeal developed itself SO
strong as to leave the final vote in doubt After
hard struggle over it on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, an amendment was adopted to post
pone the operation of the repeal until next
January, and then the bill was referred back
to the judiciary committee, and afterwards its
further consideration postponed to next Mon
day.
FLORIDA FRAUDS.
The food of new light cast by the confess.
ions of McLin, Dennis and others upon the
frauds by witch Tilden was cheated out of the
vote of Florida in the last presidential election,
has been the allabsorbing topic of the past
week at Washington. What to do about it is
the perpleXing conundrum While there are
not wanting members who think such proceed
| ings are practicable as would lead to the GUST
| ing or impeachment of Hayes, the general
preference seems to be for mere Investigation
to establish individually the disgraceful facts
of the fraud, and then to leave it to Haycs's
own sense of shame whether he will longer oc-
cupy an office obtained by means which, in the
language of Conklng, must sink him and his
administration to eternal nfamy. No resolu-
ton for such investigation, however, has yet
been proposed in the house, though it is I'M
derstood one has been prepared and will be in
PRODUCED before next Monday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-25

a No pESITENT1ARY.-The question, Does
Suite need penitentiarv? would appear to
be absurd, as nearly all States do have PEN
itentiaries, and they are regarded rs indls-
t,ensable appendagcs OF governments.
Still, the fact that few States do not have
chem, and manage to get along very well
without them, is sufficient to impart peril
nency to the question. Georgia is without
a State prison, and her people are entirely
content to remain without one. The con-
Yicts are hired out for what they will bring,
the present price being eleven dollars year,
the person hiring one being bound to feed,
clothe, and guard him; and 1t is said that
eleven hundred prisoners are employed at
work on farms, railroads, and mines, on
these terms. Ex-Governor Brown, OF Geor-
gia. and others associated with him, have
proposed to employ all the convicts In the
State for twenty years. giving S5e0,0O0
for them, the money to be paid in annual
instalments OF $4,000. Eleven dollars
q wear is small price to pay for the
labor Of an able bodied man; but the
labor OF convicts in aiority Of the State
prisons does not yield even that much !;
the convicts are dead expense tothe State,
and the problem with Legislatures is how
to make their State prisons self-supporting.
When this is accomplished it is considered
!, very great point Is gained, as it re-
Iieves honest people from the burden OF
feeding, clothing, and guarding class OF
persons who, of all others. are least enti-
tied to the luxury Of being supported in
idleness. The Georgia system is found TO
work SO satisfactorily that it Is proposed to
introduee it in South Carolina:-St. Louis
ReD,tbIlcQR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-25

TIE BIRTH OF MOTHER SHIPTON.-The So
called prophecy of Mother Shlpton is one OF
the clever frauds perpetrated few years
ago. In 1862 Charles Hindley, of Brighton,
England, published what he said was re-
print OF an old edition of Mother Shipton's
pieces. but has since acknowledged that the
wonderful prophecy" ana some other
pieces in the book were written by him at
that time. This prophecy, which originally
was claimed to have been wGztten IN 1883
and republshed in 1641, was frst wrought
out OF the brain OF Mr.. EiEdIey in 1862.
Who Mother Sbipton really was is not
known. 1t is probable such woman lived
about 14Ss, but nothing but tradition is
known OF her. The prophecy is not worth
reprinting, as it runs the circuit Of the press
every year or two.- Chicago letter. Ocean.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-25

Walter D. Estes, a young lawyer, and spe-
cial correspondent OF the Boston Joa;raQI,
died Friday at Richiord, VT, from drink.
ing water from well that is believed to
have been poisoned. This Is the third death
that has occurred from that cause, and sev-
eral other persons are not expected to live.
Alate comical errer appeared in the Par
liamentary report of one Of the London
morning papers. Sir W. Harcourt described
Mr. Bright as the Gamaliel Of Birmingham.
In the paper alluded to this Is turned into
- the gamebird OF Birmingham
In; the British House Of Commons the
resolution for the equalization OF the iran,
cbise throughout the kingdom was defeated
by vote Of 271 to 219.
A. Granger stood at the corner Of Green
fields, Main street, yesterday, eulions Wy
watching the peanut man as ne metno eal!
turned the crank OF his rooster. Aitef eA-
Dectantly waiting until patience ceased TO
be q virtue, the nnsoph isticated tiller OF the
soiis f,iurxsd out, g Hulio you Teller, why
don't YOU play suthin' - turner's Fails
Reporter.
ssIs Mr.. Hubbeil In 2" asked Mr. Cook OF
his old friends wife, on whom ne called
. after they returned from short residence
in Fsance. q No, Mr.. sHstbbell' Is not In, -
she rented with evident pique, but Mr..
Hoo-bese is HI. ., g Very We2i, nsa'am, 2 re-
Joined the caller. g please tell Mr.. Hoo-bete3
that his old crony. Mr.. Coo-hooE, would
like to see him - l(iraphic.
The Troy Times building persisted from
lighted cigar. We were about to say that
YOU must smoke your cigar without lighting
IL; but the Eimira Gazette SAYS the moral
{ Ii that you must never owr, q printing-of-
Zee. lgfatos cypress.
Al the Lenox Literary Society The other
eEeDing young lady read an essay entitled
50 Tbs iips thss touch N Inc shail never touch
MINIS. e zxshGngs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-25

The last hopes excited by the promises OF
President Hayes's Administration die out
in this last surrender OF great principle,
announced by Washington correspondent:
!" Mrs. Hayes has abandoned her quiet black
and chocolate-colored dresses, and now APP
pears in robe fit for an empress. 1t is OF
garnet silk and velvet, and when the light
falls full upon it it brightens into ruby
color. 1t has, moreover, two-yard train
and is very scrumptious."
At dinner where you and your husband
are the only guests there will probably be
little formality; hence you need not wear
light gloves, and should remove those worn
to the house when you take of your wraps.
Hartford Times. 1t is the possession OF
such valuable information as this which
makes one class of persons so much supe-
rior to another. 1t keeps men from going
out to dine in their shirt-sleeves, and it
forms perfect buttress to the feminine IN
tellect. COurier-J OurnGt.
The most enterprising piano-manufactu..
rers in this country have already prepared
their circulars announcing that they were
awarded the g first grand prize" at the
Paris Exposition for the best and sweetest
toned instrument NorristoDn Herald.
A man never knows whether joke of
his is good until he shows it to some one
else. Then he knows it is bad.-Puck.
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f,HEsAPKAxE AnB OHIO tsAILHoAn- :,
: GEaEnAL PAsgEgqEg DErARTMHgr.
kebruarY 16. 1879
1dESAPEAKE AND OHIO MN.
and after FEBRUARY Ia. 1870
p1SdpnNpr frHine Will fhIIous 10y fc1

An accommodation train leaves Richmond dali,
Except Sunday at 3:45 r. ST.. and arrives At
Junction BIB T: d.: Beaver Dam, $3.50 =. 81:
Louisa, 1902 p. d.; Go, louisville IT 1850 p. IL
train, arriving al Washington ut 1915 \. 81: Ra!-
timore. $50 A: d.; Philadelphia. $40 i. NJ; New
Through sleeper from Gordonsve to New York.
lar stations and connects at Gordonsviile with th
Virginia Midland railroad. arriving ut Washpgtnp
al 6:05 2. NJ; Baltimore, $50 p. ~: Philadelphia
$40 A. d., and New York, 645 A. 81.
ginia Midland railroad, arriving at LynchDury A,
8 z. H., connecting closely with Atlantic, Misss-
sippi and Ohio railroad for the Southwest.
Express train uaily, stops a. Junction. Socl's.
Trevian's. Gordonstille Charlottesville, s,aua-
ton. Goshen, Mfilboro', Covington, and AL station,
west OF Covinxton G Dnectsat Gordonsvllc with
the Virginia Midland railroad, arriving at Was!ng-
ton az $40 A. H.: Baliimsrc. $3.50 4. ~: Phila-
depbia, las L. n, and New York. $40 p Com
necis at Charlottesville with The Virginia Mr!lasd
railroad, arriving at Lynchourg at 2:55 a. NJ. and
at Danuiile at $50 a. H. Connects at Huntington
with Chesapeake and OHIO steamers for Portmou,h,
Cincinnati. and all points in the Wei.
Sleepng-cars on express trains between Richmond
aud Covington.
East bound mail leaves Huntington at 3:i5 T. ~.
and arrives at Richmond at 5:l5 =. VI. daily i.N-
cept Sunday.
Express train leaves Huntington AT 1900 \. ",
ana arrives at Richmond al 1920 4. " daily
Accommodation leaves Gordon>vir at 5:lj \. "
and arrives NJ Richmond ut s:55 4. NJ daily tex
cepr Sunday.
Through tickets for sale 10 all principal point.
North South, West, Northwest. and Southwest: IN
Richmond at Company Offices: II $40 Main street.
"''1 CONWAY K. HOWARD.
General PASSENGER and Ticket Ag"ut.
W. VI. =. DUNN.
Engineer and Sur"rintendcnt.
fe 2 Richmond. Va,
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4 very pleasant story is told Of the priest
Mastai Ferretti In the days when ne dlG . MOI 10
Imagine that he was to become Pope. While
me- WAS travelling with several companions
An South America they were Obliged 10 STOP
nj miserable wayside inn, Tar removed
from any habitation. In this comtorttess
abode Law an English officer on q bed OF
sickness. many thousands of miles away
from home and friends. The sad CONDITION
az this unhappy gentleman, stranger ana
q Protestant, became known to the Italian
PRIESTS. One among them remained behind
his companions to watch BY the SICK
man. whom he attended with the af-
lection of mother. lie did not leave
his side until be had the satisfaction
of seeing the friendiess hereto restored 10
health. This benevolent priest was Mastai
Ferretti. AS Pope his kind heartedness was
foot TO saw mass at the Convent Of the Vlsi-
tandines or Sc. Francis de Sales. On leav-
inc the church little child went up to him
and said cart thou the P0pe?" Yes,
INV LITTLE friend, Iam," replied bis Holiness.
Of have no father,'' said the little fellow
piteously. "Then I will be father to
you.o was the answer promise which
was fully redeemed. for the child was care
fnIIy educated and provided for in the
Pope,s name and at bis sole charge. An
other day little fellow, all in tears, at
tempted to make his way through the
ranks OF the Swiss guards to present pc
tition. It was in these words: Most Holy
Father, my mother is old and infrm; am
too young to support her life and mine;
our landlord, bad man, will turn US out
tomorrow if we don't pay the Jour seudi
we owe him. Deign to lend them; will
nay you when am bigger" seWhat is
your name, and how old are you:" asked
the Pope. 81 am Paul, and am ten years
oId.'' "What trade is your father! .
8. He's waiting in Paradise for us these ten
years. answered the child, with an accent
OF touching emotion. ".And your mother r.
inquired the Pope. "She embroiders and
prays from morning till night" Having
asked the child where he lived he told him
TO come the next day and he would give
him what his mother wanted. In the mean
time inquiries were made which proved that
the statement was correct, and when the boy
came again the Pope gave him 10 scudi.
81 did not ask you for 1872 said the child,
and he gave back 6. take them again,
my good child" said the Pope, "and tell
yaur mother I will look after her for the
future
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Esssoss Dispatch
who "a the Cxarow Itch
Has England any more .sialsa .sn ~. q.
y,Ssv.hnyass thssi ysaly OF any other NnsrV "a
= mar by right Oh treaty
& , - s ID ~ 81 was Leo XII
az is.i wiIiI,eo XIII DE STYLED. Leo Tredes5
elmo 2 Y 10. II,
s: i. The eldest ron Oh the Czar. We read
& book many years ago ID which an English
S, ,nan was represented as having knocked
dawn Russian because he called him
{. Bob Boboyitch the Russian having Just
,earned that both his and his fathers name
was z Bob,,l Each Of the sons OF the Gar 's
NAV 81 course be called q Czaregitch, but
itis speciality and technically applied to the
eldest. .,s3a
Not according to our notions; nor &c
.cariing 10 treaty, any rights other than
chose 81 the other signatory powers.
8. why not put all the Leos Into your
question: He was elected Pope In 1923,
and became famous.
4. Needs no answer. VI.
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n q, .. Anderson y Bon.
tsensrs ana
s,sss 1874 Main

py 4. u. Anderson 2 soa.
nm sissf5n
1924 Main ssrs ~
rrr, I. sELL'TU.DAY cosn,neancing
pRIRE BsAse5S-.aams saoulders, Sides, ba'k g
No e SJT smInkRR1Nes IL barrels and hall bar
I. n ssIsa aud TOILET SOAR
SALT PORK .n 3. se s.;
aaEESsggS@pEf s..,.i
saurPPEhMsiNE and FINE flour.
BUTTER,
h bsisb PEACHES,
B BsnSaSS &c, &c. :. -,
Persons wisnR to add TO this sale VIII piease seiiu
N .he,f sIsas SON Apc,e gssss
w. B. RArcLIFFE Salesman: = y ~
ByJ. D. whitehead, q
q. roccry Auctioneer aud Commission Merchant,
ssfi.E q 1872 Main street. 81 5
= WILL OFFER AT AUCTION MON
DAY MORNING. 2sth instant c ssnsp os s 5.
SEetlss' s TE;i SHOULDERS, and HAMS;
R RVSkIfkPSSA TERn1Nes and No. MA cKEREI,
LAUNDRY SOAPS and STARCH;
GRE ~ aad Ri. ACK TEAS;
ViNEGAR-barrels and half barr Is;
N MgkEx1PaP ilAsqPiAsiPsEAR and TWiNE;
81 CARE aud SAL. SODA;
M mi1ssfA PEPPER, BLUING,.
BLAohisG' To witch Eli VII. be added ,oo,s
A new invoice Of CHOICEST CANNED eo s1t'l''
70 as hh'' a. j. D. WHITEHEAD.
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a5s,rIoN sAi.rs. gn.nre Dsys:
sss.s
&C Al. IL esss
SALT SULPHUR spRINss s.
IN. MONROE County, WEST. Ia

= 8
sALTsuLpHuR spRINs
(, II: MONROE COUNTY, WEST
states District Court The District OF y %. "
air,ia sitting at Charleston on zn y, "a
APRIL 1871 I'm cause therein fIhe ainistrator
~ WiIiiam ErSens md others are deiendanis, the
uudersigned. SPECIAL commissioners, wilI on the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1873,
on the premises, SEN by way Of pub,ic
The highest bidder. that valuable nA11hiN 3
PLACE known as the IS S. Is ISL
SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS" II IS
containing about SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY
county, West virginia: together with the
LANDS, BUILDING. HOTELS, oUT-HoUsEs,
SPRINGS, &C.,
connected iherewIth and belonging thereto. except
rs follows: Two hundred acres OF LANG, orick
Cottage the outhouses in the rear OF me same, ana
two Frame Cottages-set aIart as tue proper's VI
TERMS OF saLS e. twenty per cent; Of the ypur-
chase-money In cash the residue IN three equal an
nual instruments at one. two and three years, pear
be given for the deferred Instruments;
A map Of the property VIII be exnsplre , ny the
sale, or 1t can he sc at the office OF William A.
Qnarrer, Charleston, West Va, nj any lime prior
This property has been improved by large ex-
penditure, and was vel patronized us Watering
place prior TO the late war.
examination 6y parties desiring to purchase.
Possession given LIST OF January; 1879:
NIGHqtLAAs FI 1IzaRsiER
70 Sppf.fal Commissioners.