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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
THE PRESIDENT MAKERS.

Things is different now AS | remarked to
Mrs. Harris, specially in Louisiana. In
the days of happy memory when Grantism
bore sway and Wells and Kellogg were kings,
all Louisiana carpetbaggcr needed to do to
screen himself from punishment for almost any
crime was to hide in the New Orleans custom
house or dodge behind some government bayo-
nets. But neither custom house locks OF gov
eminent bayoncts protected worth cent last
Saturday when the indicted Louisiana return.
ing board thieves took refuge behind both to
cvadc arrest by Sheriff Houston, of New Or.
leans, on a charge of fraud and perjury. The
sheriff with his posse applied at the door of
the custom house and was refused admission,
The sheriff threatened to batter down the
door. The L. :. Marshal ordered up II squad
of revenue marines to protect it. The attor-
ney general Of Louisiana thereupon telegraph
cd the facts to Attorney General Dcvans at
Washington, and wanted to know whether the
L. s. custom house at New Orleans was har,
Dor for crimInalsY Dcvans replied that it was
not, and ordered the marshal to withdraw his
marines; whercupon the huge door of the Gus
tom house swung back on its hinges and the
majesty of the law Of Louisiana entered tri-
umphant. Anderson, Cassanavc and kcnncr
were arrested and borne off to jail but Wells
had made II timely exit by II back door and
fled to parts unknown. Assurances were CIV
en- by his son, however, that he would he on
hand in court when the case was called, and
plead TO the indictment. At the meeting of
the court on Monday, however Wells failed To
put in an appearance, nor has he been heard
from since The other three were arragncd,
however, and were awarded separate trials,
Anderson's case coming up first. Up to yes
tcrday the court was busted Intellectually in
getting a satisfactory jury.
There seems to he little doubt now, however,
that the returning board thieves, though all OF
them have been provided with comfortable
bcrths in the New Orleans custom house by
the grateful Hayes, in whose behalf they were
guilty of mountains of perjury and fraud, will
soon be hurled from thence 10y the outraged
laws of Louisiana and provided with more ap.
propriatc and abundantly deserved quarters in
the state pcnitent:ary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
ANOTHER HORROR ON THE NORTH CARO-.
LIMA COAST.

The Scycrcst storm since 1876 Is said to have
prevailed ON the North Carolina coast on
resulting in the stranding, at o'clk
that evening, of the steamship Metropolis,
with some go lives on board on Carrtuck
beach, within twenty miles of KITTY Hawk,
where the war steamer Huron went down Il
few weeks ago. About 30 persons swan
ashore. and reported the vessel AS having com
plccly gone to pieces, though many were
clinging to portions of the wreck and might
still be saved. The nearest telegraph station,
however, wa, 20 miles away, and no later dis
patches had 20, through mp toyc>icrtlay morn
ing
The Metropolis had sailed on Tuesday from
Philadelphia for Brazil, with 200 laborcrS and
800 tons of iron on boarl for the Madorc and
Mamore railroad. Il is hoped later dispatch.
e. will bring accounts OF many more lives
being saved
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

ENGLNNp--ln the commons, on Tuesday
Lowthcr. under secretary of the colonial dc
partmcnt, read dispatch dated Cape Town,
South Africa, Jan. Sth stating that the Garka
rebellion is spreading, and It's suppression Is
impossible before the arrival acknowledgements
Colonial lcvcs are going forward slowly. Sir
Michael Edward Hicks has accepted the colo.
NAL sccrctaryship in place of Lord Carnarvon
resigned Earl Derby withdrew his resisna,
ton Is a member of the cabinet. Two thous-
and cotton operatives were locked out at Man,
chester On the 3lst for refusing to submit To Il
reduction of - per cent in wages.
FRANCE The Academy ot sciences has
awarded the Ialande prize of astronomy 10
Prof Hall. the American dIscoverer of the sd
tcllitc of Mars. The senate ON Monday unan-
imously approvcd the hill renewing The tenn
porary suspension of ihc obligation Of the
French mint to coin any silver taken jhithcr.
Duriuu the discussion Leon Say, minister of
finance. said the measure was made necessary
bv the American situation. international com
merrc with India. and the condition of the
German money market, and that the Latin
monetary standard would have To be discussed
and settled hereafter.
Ir,IN.-The popc'S condition was worse
Saturday and Sunday. hut there was nn serious
cause for alarm.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

Like discordant bell in Il chime, or dis.
cordant fiddle in an orchestra, or discordant
squeak in Il screnadc Of cats, or frogs, or katy.
dids-so harshly sounds, in the grand sympho-
ny of the western press on the silver question,
the squeaking note of discord of the Joliet
Sun But few years ago that paper was AS
crazy rs Peter Cooper on the grecnback ques
ton: then it subsidized into a sensible anti-rag
baby organ; and now it goes clean over into
the ranks of the gold bugs. The editor must
either himself be a millionaire and bloated
bond clippe: or owned and run by one. Most
likelv the latter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

Miss AlyISA Notwithstanding more
than a mere local interest attaches to the case
Of Miss Alvina Mckee now on trial in Chca-
90 for shooting constable While it is posi-
bic she may be adjudged technically guilty of
murder, no reasonable man, acquainted with
all the details of the case, can decide otherwise
than that she dId eXectly right Her parents
had been wealthy, but by the panic of 1873
were reduced To poverty and dying, threw
Miss Mckee upon her own resources. llav-
ing q small sum Of money left She conceived
the plan of leasing fine, large house, furnish
ing it sumptuously, and letting it to dodgers.
The house she rented belonged to a screw nam
al Chadwick, and while of imposing outward
appearances. was internally sham and fraud /;
and all efforts to procure dodgers in such Il
ruokcry having failed. Mis-, Mckee abandoned
it and moved To other quarters. Chadwick
followed her up. and a. each quarters rent he.
came due. would send Il constable Ia her new
abode with distress warrant, and on claim
for $50 would take away furniture worth 5000
- $500 The constable and his assistant, were
accustomed 10 enter her premises AMI cnnuuC'
their foray in the most brutal manner, show
ing no legal authority for their proceedings
md having repeated the outrage two or three
tines, and on fraudulent claim for less than
5000 carried off furniture worth $1,000, Miss
Mckee finally applied ior legal protection,
and was thercupon assured 10y Chadwick that
she would no, again be troubled. When, how
ever in spite Of this assurance, She found the
constable. McElligotf. again in her house, and
repeating tbe ioray IN the usually brutal man
ner without the shadow Of legal authority, she
had right TO regard him IS a robi'er and justly
sho, him. II Is hard TO believe that jury can
h. found Who. in addition 10 all her other
.ronrs viii add The stigma Of crime.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

Another daring attempt, like that which
was so successful on the Rock Island and Pa
cifIc railroad year ago, was made last Satur'
DAY to rob passenger train on tho Atkinson,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad at Kingsley, Kan
sas The robbers, ten or fifteen in number,
first entered the telegraph office and ordered
A. Kincaid, the night operator, to open the
safe, which he refused to do. Kincad man
aged to break away and arouse the people at
the hotel The robbers forced the conductor
into the baggage car, but soon after finding
him with others well armed with cnrbincs
they left the train prccipitately, fleeing towards
the Arkansas timber.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

w. II. Vanderbilt, the millionaire and rail
road king, came near being arraigncd last
week on a charge of murder. In November
last he was exercising his span of fast horses
on Jerome avenue, when an old man named
Matthew Riley appeared on the road about GO
feet ahead of him, Vanderbilt's horses going
at a 2:3O gait. He called to the man, but he
was unable to get out Of the way and one OF
the horses struck him, inticting wound from
which he subsequently died. A coroner's jury,
after long dcliberation on the subject, finally
on Saturday decided the man to have died from
IN unavoidable accident"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

The clever device of DR.. Holland, in Seven
oaks" of proving "A forgery by the magic IAN
tern test, is coming into common use in courts
of Justice. A successful application OF the test
IN Kentucky court was recently mentioned
and on Monday there was another in the Clr'
cult Court at Peoria While the dcmonstra-
ton of the forgery seemed perfect, however
the triumph of the attorney making 1t was
somewhat cooled by proofs that the man whose
signature was claimed to have been forged had
frequently admitted it to be genuine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
WHATS THE USE OF LYING so?

The advocates Of the gold standard persist
entity speak of the American silver dollar OF
t12ii grains as at II discount OF 10 per cent.
compared with gold. Even papers like the
New York Ercning Pest and Yic IVorld, that
make the lofticst prctcnsions to responsibility
and truthfuncss constantly speak Of the Bland
bill rs Il proposal to pay the bondholdcrs 80
cents on the dollar instead OF an honest dol
lar in gold worth 100 cents. Now it is Of no use
that these papers are daily referred to their
own columns to show that both in the London
and New York money markets silver iSquotcu
at a rate to make the American dollar of 4l2'
grains worth % cents. In addition to that,
under Il law of congress requiring the Sccrc-
tary Of the Treasury annually, on the lst OF
JANUARY. ito proclaim the value of the stand
ard coins in circulation Of the various nations
of the world" Secretary Sherman has issued
his proclamation, and taking gold as the stand
ard, declares the market value Of the Peru,
Central American and Ecuador dollar, that
contain about , grains less of pure SILVER than
the American dollar to be 81 cents and mills
at the t. :. mint In other words, the Sccrc
tary officially proclaims that the quantity Of
pure silver entering into the composition OF
the American silver dollar is worth 90 cents in
rold and Is taken at that rate 1.-THE |. ;. minis
Take this fact in connection with the other
that when Germany and the L. 5. dcmonctizcd
silver it fell from 81 FER cent above gold to
Is per cent below, and since then. on account
of the growing demand in the East, has gradu-
ally recovered to per cent, and who doubts
that when the L. s. again make it Il legal ten
der it will at once rise to Il level with gold?
The truth is and every day experience shows
it. that at per cent silver has not deprecated
at all except when measured by gold Meas
urcd by general commodities silver through
out the world has not lesscncd an iota in value.
All the products Of China, Japan, India, South
America and other silver countries never rose
a particle in price on account of silver tie
moncization and depreciation in America and
Europe while it took less gold to buy those
commodities than formerly that gold
had gone mp and not silver do,rn in consc-
uucnce of the ill-adviscd action Of the |. ;.
and Germany.
And herein lies the whole secret of the pres
ent determined effort Of the Shylocks to force
upon the United States this unjust exclusive
gold standard Gold having already gone up
8 per cent above its former value, the rcicC-
ton OF silver by the United States would also
compel its rejection by the European Latin con-
federation, and then instead Of Spcr cent, gold
would increase in purchasing power in few
years II or 20 per cent. or more, adding that
much to the value Of every bond or mortgage
held by the Shylocks. 1t is just as well totcll
congress at oncc-for they will find it out in
way far from pleasant if they ignore it now
that it is an injustice to which the people OF the
United States will sooner fight than submit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

The South is getting in its work. All the
members OF the Returning Board OF Louisi,
ana have been arrested at New Orleans, and
the Legislature of South Carolina has bounced
all the Circuit Judges in that State who are
Republicans; and yet Mr.. Hayes acts AS Presi-
dent-KenddN Go. Record.
III tn, brute! Undoubtedly, rs the returning
board scoundrcIs are being justly brought to
grief for their crimes, no question can be more
pertinent than that as TO the right of Hayes to
act as president Yet it seems odd TO see Il re-
publican organ put the question.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

TEMPERANCE ~ SrREAToR.-Dr c. y.
Whitney closed his labors in the temperance
cause last Sunday evening, by final meeting
m Oriental Hall All ,hcchurehes omitted their
usual Sunday evening service The large hall
was packed with people, and the interest in
tense. As the result OF his two weeks work, il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

one of the wise and humane laws of the
last Illinois Legislature is thus fifty char
actcrizcd by the Chicago Lcgd' Nors:
There is M law upon the statute book in
this State, winch is used So much rs IN in
>trumcnt of oppression and injustice rs the
law which requires IA debtor against whom I'm
execution has been issued, If hc wishes to avail
himself of tbs hcncti; of the exemption act.
To make schedule OF all his property. and
deliver the same 70 the officer having the en-
ccution, and makes all property not included
in such schedule. liable 20 execution There are
SD many cOnstahlcs who are entirely in the in
tcre,t of plaiAtitr in execution who will 90 10
the defendant and formally ask for property /;
and do it in such Il WAY that the party docs
not realize the situation or know what i
required of him. or what ought 10 hc done.
The officer endorses on his writ property
demanded: the defendant refused Io turn out
any. or 10 rive schedule of his proncriv, al,
though repeatedly asked 81 TO- do. | have there
fore levied on the following described pro
pcrty." etc. etc. This property 81 levied
upon may bc the last and only sewing machine
of some poor widow. which affords her the
only means of support Tor herself and little.
ones: and vet she i tu be deprived of il by
the trick Of some dishonest constable. If this
law is constitutional, II i clearly the duty of
every honest aiiicCr. when lac gu,> To- a defend
ant in execution .or property, io explain Ia
him that il he WISHES Ia claim property ~
exempt. il will DC necessary for him To make
GU, a schedule The question artists. is this
law conSiituiiunalg Section -. OF article "
ofthc constitution, provides, that the General
exemption Laws j ilis liberal exemption
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
DIR CLuBING.

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

J. Madison Wells, an officer in the New Or
leans custom house, has been strangely absent
from duty for several weeks AS Hayes de
clared in his famous order No. that all pup
lie officers would be expected to devote their
time to the public service, what is he dong IN
reference to Mr. Wells?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

was stated that over two thousand had taken
the pledge and wore the red ribbon. Areiorm
club was organized, with J. {. Campbell, pres
jdcnt VI. G. Donagho, secretary, and j. B.
Perry, treasurer Whitney goes to Morris, III,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

Work BoVes. Writing Desks, Card Ca,e,, Paper
KNIVES. etc, At O>man y Hap cman'>.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

One of the stanulng puzzlcs IN this state Is
the exact use and function of the board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners. They
cost the people some $4,000 Il year and yet
one never hears of their doing anything Yet
they made their annual report TO the governor
on the first ult, and from that it is interable
that they spent the last year in gathering the
following statistics, the report though quite
wordy, really containing nothing else;
The gross earnings of the roads in Illinois,
and that portion of foreign roads within the
state, for 1877, were
Freight earnings. Ht55ao ~
Total earnings N519ls 20
Ordinary operating Apcnscs. 2i3iSSs6 81
Total net earnings l52.o pos 10
The following table shows the stock and
bonded and floating debts OF the titty-onc com
panics reporting:
Preferred stock 81 ~ 40 80
Common stock 91lj, )l5y W
Bonded debt
tlOailnS dent p''oo'' 81
The rate per mile of stock and bonded and
floating debts is S320j,;3. The number of
accidents resulting fatally and serious injury
was 500. The damages paid for deaths and
injuries were S3,53S, while there was paid for
stock killed $105,0ls.4l. OF projected roads
there are 2,20S miles. There are favorable
prospects of completing l,l3G miles of these
roads. of which $50 miles have been graded
and 6S ironed. The stock subscribed amounts
to 1903, $50, and the stock paid to 81, G54,S1S.-
80, of which amount $l,0i2, ,20tS have been
expended in construction.
One of the wise and humane laws of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

Valentines - osman X Hapeman's
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
W lIISkI.

Ever since the beginning Of the session a
strong lobby has been at work to procure re
duction of the tax on whisky, and as prelim-
mary measure IL bill was proposed and discuss
ed in the house on the 25th to allow all whisky
now being manufactured to lie in bond six
months before the tax is paid in anticipation
of the proposed reduction. The house on
Wednesday, however, squelched the whole
business by voting down the bill and adopting
Il formal declaration that 1t was incXpedient To
reduce the tax on whisky bya vote of l46 to II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
SNiAIIS.

Congressman Smalls, Of South Carolina
who is under Indictment at home for bribery
and corruption, had appealed to the house for
protection; but Proctor Knots committee,
who had the matter in charge reported on
Friday that the house had no power to protect
its members from penalties incurred by the
commission of felony; and the house approx
ing the report, poor Smalls has no choice but
leg bail or 90 home and stand a trial with the
almost certain prospect Of landing in thcpeni-
Tertiary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

\, tbc bridge i, reached the first glimpse OF
The frrachcrous Missouri is had, rs II Rows
on in silent and solemn grandeur towards
the sunny land OF song. Beyond the river,
SHINING hack from the waters edge, We observe
tbc dwellings and business houses OF the Omaha
ito. hacked bv high and lofty hills, Of which
like Rome eternal, this city las many. Indeed II
seem, that every house i ON hill and. cvery hill
q, rorncr lot. Tie building, are NOT very impo'
inc. and are scattered over section OF territory
that i, simply immense. The streets are very
wide and dirty while the sidewalks are only in
pa;che, here and there; and in muddy wcathcrt
i simply terrible and almost impossible 10 wade
through the mud. ! was not aware nor could
INV Imagination ever lead me To believe tina;
this article ,mudi could assume such gigantic
proportions until | struck the alluvial soil OF the
- gras>hopper state
Upon one 81 the highest points, commandinga
magnificent view Of the city and river, towers
in grand proportion III. pride and glory Of he
Om1haitc>-.hc
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEN.

Patrick Hester is the Oldest of the three.
He was born in 1925 in County Roscommon,
Ireland and is therefore 53 years old. He
came to this country in 1916, and settled in
Schuylkill county where he lived for some
time. He afterwards moved to Mount Car
mel where he lived upto the time of his sr-
rest, in the fall of 1876. He held several Of
fees. Was school director for number OF
years, and tax collector. for long time. He
is large man about S feet 10 inches in
height, portly, and weighs over 200 pounds.
His hair is glossy black, and he wears chin
wbiskers which are slightly tinged with
grey. His eyes are small, and have Pc
culiar twinkle when he talks. He leaves
wife and four daughters, who reside at Lo-
Gust Gap Junction.
Peter McHugh was born in 1884, in Ire
land. He lived in England while, and
came to this country in 1864. He first spent
about year in New York State, and then
came to Pennsylvania where he remained
until the summer of 1872, when he went to
Rhode lslanu. he reHlaineu theIe apou
eight months and then came back to this
state where he has lived NJ to this date
He is smaller than either Hester or Tully
wears a hesry back mustache, and has
straight olack hair and black eyes. He
was never married and has but few relation,
in this country. His nephew John Nc
Hugh of Kingston visited him on Friday
last
Patrick Tully as before stated is fort!
eight years Of age. He weighs about lS'
pounds, has a round smooth face, brown
hair and gray eyes. He was married onl.
few years ago to an English woman,
widow with five c;iildren, the youngest o.
which is six years old. He has no children
of his own.
During their incarceration Father Sehluter
of Dany.l e. has been their spiritual adviser
Recently his visits have been regular and fire
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