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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-15
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MADISON, March 1.-The vote by
which the bill to provide for more vigorous
enforcement of insurance laws was tabled
was reconsidered, and the bill passed. .
The senate bill relating to assessments Of
taxes was indefinitely postponed. Ad-
jOurned.
MADISON, March ga resolution was
passed cutting off business Tuesday noon
and providing for a final adjournment at 10
o'clock A. II. on Thursday......Thes senate
amendments to the free high school
bill were concuwed in, and the salary bill
taken up. After debate an amendment
reducing the salaries Of judges of the su-
preme court to $4,000 was adopted. The
amendment fixing the state treasurer's sal.
any at 81, 900 was carried, and, finally, after
ordering the previous question, the bill was
coneurred in......Adj ourned.
MADISON, March An the assembly
bill to provide for road from Milwaukee
to Whitefsh Bay and Port Washington was
indefinitely postponed. an amendment hay
ing been adopted cutting OF the part Of the
road in OzaUkee county, thus defeating the
object sought .... Both houses have adopted
the conference committee report on the bill
to amend the revised statutes relating to free
high schools. The committee struck out all
in the bill relating TO text b0oks....., Adj
journed.
MADISON, March 5.-The bill to rem
edy the defects of the assessment law was
discovered TO be defective and was recalled
from the governor. An amendment cor
recting the defect was passed and was con-
cured in by the senate, after which the
bill was again sent to the executive for his
signature "A committee consisting of
COe and Hart was appointed to act jointly
with a committee from the senate in in
forming the governor that the legislature
awaited his pleasure. The committee re-
ported that his excellency lad nothing to
submit, whereupon the speaker pronounced
the senate adjourned sine die.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-15
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

! FoREIGN.--in spite of the brilliant victor
les" reported "a week ago over the Zuus in
South Africa the news from that Qua,ter is moi
ever cheerful. Cetewayo, though said to b,
disheartened maniiests no alacritv to ask foi
peace or offer terms \ new campaign is be
ing organized against the Iulus and hard fight
ing may yet be necessary, so that further rein
forcements from home are asked for.
As to Afghanistan, Yakoob Khan has shown
a sudden willingness to hasten negotiations
for peace with England. 1t is SAID he Is moved
to this by conspiracy to remove him and put
his cousin in his place, The Khan has, ac
cordingly repaired to the English camp, and
as the English assure him they do not intend
TO garrison any of the important towns Of the
country. but merely to occupy the mountain
passes through which India might be assailed
the belief is general that the Amer will accept
the terms of peace offered
The great boat race on the Tyne on Monday
between lIanlon of Toronto, Canada, and John
lIawdon, an English champion, for $1,000
took place amid an immense attendance OF
people, and was easily won by IIanlon. The
distance was 8 l., miles, and IIanlon won by
six lengths, in % minutes and seconds
DR., Isaac Butt, the eminent Irish home rule
advocate and member of parliament from Lin
erick, died on Monday. He was G6 years old
lie was greatly beloved and swayed an inilu
ence extending far beyond his own party or.
ganlzation.
The Durham miners have agreed to accept
the offer of the masters to appoint a settling
committee, and the great strike Is believed to
be near its end
At the Chester races on Tuesday Pierre Lo-
rillard's Parole was easily beaten by Refer, a
second rate horse. The Sportsman says Parole
started splcndidly and came streaming round
the castle pole with such u dash that the race
seemed quite at his mercy, but, to the astonish-
ment of all, especially his rider, he stopped
as though shot, and began to reel all over the
course like a drunken man" In another con.
test next day Parole exhibited no such eccen-
tricity and left his English competitors far be
hind, Johnny Bull is beginning to grow sus-
piciOuS.
Herr Bismarck introduced his long threat
cncd tariff bill in the German Rcichsrag on the
2d inst, and supported it in II long speech.
He said Germany had become the refuge for
the overproduction of other countries and was
bleeding to death. He was replied to in an
earnest plea for free trade by Dclbruck, and
since then the debate has been continued from
day to day with much carnestness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL.

| The school trustees Of Ottawa Township
held their first meeting since the election las
Saturday, and after organizing by electlnl
trustee Calvin president and ). w. Raymond
| treasurer. proceeded to rcscind the action O
the former board locating the High School in
South Ottawa and adopted resolutions ask
| ing the people to vote, on the 18th inst ON the
question of a loan of $4,000 in addition &c
the $4,000 already voted, to purchase II site
and erect high school building pledging
themselves to locate the building within the
limits of the Sd ward.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that the sum
asked for will now be promptly voted. 1t is
the only way to settle permanently and salts
factorily the yexed high school question, The
experience of the past year has shown that I'M
der It's present management Ottawa already
has a high school which only needs Il suitable
building to he one OF the finest in the state.
The same experience has shown that this eX-
celcnt school, so enlarged rs to accommodate
300 pupils, can be made almost selt.sustaning,
costing less than a common ward school to
run It, while it will prove IL substantial force
to attract desirable additions to the popula-
ton of our city 1t would, in "A word, be mad.
ness on the part of our people now to neglect
this golden opportunity to secure permanently
this most desirable institution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
CONGRESS.

The senate has apparently deferred maj ac
ton on the legislative appropriation bill &c
await the issue of the contest over the army bill
Since the veto the democrats have held hall
dozen of caucuses the conclusion OF all OF
them having been to offer in the house on Mon
day and pass the following bill:
Whereas, The presence of troops at the polls
il contrary 10 the spirit OF our institutions and
the traditions of our people and tends to DIES
troy freedom Of elections.
BE Il literature tHdctCd DE-, That 1t shall not
be lawful to bring or employ at any place
where IA general or special election Is beng
held in state any part Of the army or navy OF
the 'ntcd States unless such force be necessary
| to repeal armed enemies of the United States
to enforce section 4, article 4, of the consttu-
ton OF the United States, and the laws made III
pursuance thereof upon the application OF the
legislature or executive Of the state where such
force is To be used, and so much OF all laws as
is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
The only insuperable objection the President
made to the Ormcr bill was that, as he con,
strued it, it forbade civil officers Of the |. ;.
calling to their assistance any military aid to
execute the laws This Obvates that objection
by simply forbidding the presence Of soldiers
of the regular army or navy at the polls.
The bill thus agreed upon was introduced in
the house on Monday by Ladd Of Maine, and
as the republicans offered no factous opposl.
ton it was at once put upon its passage, the
final vote standing l2i to 80. 1t is expected
that not over day or two will be occupied in
getting it through the senate.
The republicans are greatly disheartened
over II, as the president is understood to cX-
press his firm purpose to approve the bill
Chandler, Logan, Edmunds, Conklng, Blaine
and the lesser stalwarts are especially disgust
ed and in the deepest trouble. week ago
the party seemed thoroughly united and to
have taken IN Hayes as commander,in-chieto of
the salwartS Now he weakens, and all is con.
fusion and disorder.
The senate has agreed to investigate the
question whether Spotlnrd, or KellOg, or both
employed bribery to secure their election to
the United States Senate from Louisiana. The
is of course directed against kcl.
logg, rs no one alleges bribery against Spot
ford, and Kellogg in consequence i, greatly
alarmed, fearing expulsion.
The interior department is taking decided
steps to eXpcl white settlers from the Indian
territory, utterly repudating the idea which
seems to have got into the heads of the whites
IN the border that large portions of the Indian
crritory were open to presumption and settle
nent like all other government lands
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

The New York SIM is very decided that the
next democratic candidate for the presidency
shall be an Illinois man 1t names three rs
worthy of the honor and emnently available.
Lyman Trumbull, it says, is an able and pure
man, though the blood in his veins is not warm
ind his name kindles no popular enthusiasm.
David Davis is particularly eligible candi-
date. lie meets ali the requirements Of what
the SIM says will unqucstonably be the ioun-
datlon issues in the next presidential contest,
to wit, THAT no man is going To be elected
president about whose loyalty to the Union, in
the past, present, or the future, there is room
for a shadow of doubt" But" says the Sun,
"lllinols presents a third candidate, possessing
many of the strong points of recommendation
to be found in favor of Judge David Davis,
and, IN addition TO these, that of being n hard
money man, We refer TO Gen. John VI. Palm
cr, He may be called II rough diamond, but
a diamond of large size and of the first water
Our readers have recently been made familiar
with many of the incidents of his interesting,
romantic, useful, and honorable life, ;" the Sun
having few weeks ago published twelve
column biography of Gen. Palmer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

At last Mr. Edison has lifted the veil from
his secret lamentations with the electric light
so far as to permit the public to see it blaze.
The electric light ITSELF of course, is nothing
new. Any power-even dog power or that OF
a huge clock weight-that produces sufficient
friction can produce electricity enough to make
light the problem has been how, when cleo
tricity in large quantities Is generated, it can
be divided up If the gas flowing through a
half inch tube is lighted at the end, very little
light can be Obtained by tapping it elsewhere
but put burner with very small hole IN it at
the end, and 1t will not only give good light
itself but the pipe may be tapped and other
burners inserted almost indefinitely. So with
Edison's lamp. The resistance to the current
Is SO great at the end that a large number of
lamps can be placed in one circuit \ week
ago he lighted four burners in Menlo Park
from one circuit, and all burnt with equal vol
ume and steadlness, each giving light equal to
six gas burners He says he can attach forty
such burners to the same circuit, and will soon
do so He also says he can light such lamps
at Il quarter the cost of coal gas. If he can
make that assertion good there is likely 10 be
pretty soon very perceptible depreciation in
Gas stocks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
Again the "Keely Motor" voted over a Y

Again the "Keely Motor" voted over ycal
ago by general consent to be a failure if not 4
cess Certainly it is now working vibratory
engine, of anew design, Keelys own invention
with apparently perfect success. What the
force is that propels it the two column descrip
ton in the n Y. World of the 2Sth ult. fails to
enlighten us; but Mr.. Keely says 1t is "vapor,
evolved from a very insignificant quantity OF
water by vibration. If this be true, and Mr.
Keely can at the cost of an ordinary steam en-
CINE construct motor" that will be cheaper
than water power and accomplish all that the
steam engine is capable of, he has made DIS
covery that will revolutionize the industries OF
the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

The Illinois Press Association, at a business
meeting at Chicago on Friday of last week,
decided to hold It's next annual convention ut
Chicago on the 18th of June Two days are
to be spent in Chicago, and then the members
railroad to Lake kampcska in Dakota, return
ing by way of ST. Paul, Sioux City and Coun
ell Bluffs To Chicago. Senator Marshall, OF
the hmddE comfy Record, is to deliver the
annual address, and Mrs. Herbert, Of the Inter
OCEAN, will read poem The trip is to occu
by seven days
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY.

The democrats Of Kentucky held state con
vcntlon at Frankfort on the 1st inst, and after
nominating Jas. ID. Pickett for state superin-
tendent of public instruction and Ralph Shell.
don for register of the land Office, adopted the
following among other resolutions:
RcsolCed that we have viewed with intense
interest the issue between the congress of the
United States and the president, and contem-
plate with unfeigned anxiety and condemna-
ton the unprecedented attitude assumed by
the executive in his message rejecting the sup
plies rendered by the people for the support of
their army, upon the wholesome condition that
no military force should be used at their cleo
tons.
Res0lccd that we heartily indorse the posi-
ton taken by our senators and representatives
in congress in coupling with the Appropriation
bills now pending demand for redress of
grievances by the repeal of existing laws which
tolerate the presence Of soldiers at the polls,
the continuance of test oaths as Il condition for
jury service and the employment Of supervls-
ors and deputy marshals to control elections.
ResOlred that on this great issue between the
people and a partisan executive we have I'M
plicit confidence in our senators and represen-
tatives, and indorsng their action up to the
present, hereby assure them of our hearty sup,
port in whatever action they may take to main
tam the fundamental principle that the military
power shall be kept subordinate to the civil,
and that elections shall be free from executive
interference.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

Macaulay, the great English historian, in re
counting the mistakes of the friends of liberty
in their struggle with despotsm i'll the l6tl
century, doubtless had no idea that his words
would ever apply with singing force TO sim
liar struggle against the same spirit of despot
lam In free America in the 10Th century, when
he wrote:
"lhe policy which the parliamentary assem- n
biie, of Europe ought to have adopted was, t(
take their stand firmly on their cohsti.u.lona
rich, TO give or withhold money, and resoiute
TO IN refuse funds for the support oil armies
,ill ample securities had been provided agains
despotism."
In this country, when parliament insists
ON ,ts right to withhold money until securities
+, the form of free elections are given agains
despo,i,m. 1. is called revolution" In Eng
land II is revolution" TO deny to parliamen
that right
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

People with propensity to go of hall
cooked are always getting into awkward
scrapcs. Chas. Krcitling while riding on the
platform of street car in Chicago the other
day suddenly missed his watch and chain,
worth 800. Only one other man was on the
platform with him, Mr. VIM. French, arespcc-
table furniture dealer IN the city. Krcitling
Jumped to the conclusion that French was a
pick pocket, had him arrested ana locked up.
Then he went home and-founu the watch and
chain lying exactly where he mad left them an
hour beforc-on his dressing table Then he
hurried to the lookup and had French, ny
this time the maddest man in Chicago, releas-
ed.-but now Kreitling avoids street cars and
when he sees French, though block away,
runs and hides in the nearest sewer or rat hole
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

There is no better barometer TO indicate the
state of the business atmosphere OF the cOun
try than the quarterly record Of r. c. Dunn 4
Co., showing the number of failures occurring
in the United States For the first quarter OF
1879 that firm report decrease, rs compared
with the same quarter Of 1878, of S3l failures
or % per cent. In the amount of liabilities q
much greater reduction is shown. the failures
for the three months being but trltle in cX
cess of onehalf the amount of those for tho
same quarter of 1878 The total number Of
failures for the quarter was 1921; the liablli
ties, S43, $50. For the corresponding period
last year the number was 1856, with liabilities
of $50 01S, 1926 Of the total number the East
ern states furnish 343 of these failures, with
liabilities of $6,S40,S24 The Middle states
take the lead, with S3l unfortunatcs and liza
bllites of $l4,314,647. The Western states
come next, with 64S failures and SS3S0,22l
liabilities. The Southern states get off with
only 49j failures, but their Liabilities amount
to $S,7l190S. On the whole the showing is {
very encouraging one, indicating clearly thai
The Improvement in trade is not confined tC
certain sections but that 1t is general
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

TnE NATIONAL VIEW is the name of a pa.
per just started at Washington city in the in.
terest of the National Greenback party Lee
Crandall figures as its managing editor. Itis
a weekly, and if the first number is fair spe
cimen Of what its successors are to be like. /,
should be spelled with an a. 1t is cheap
enough, however-Sl00a year The Nationals
should draw on John Sherman for enough e
pay an ADLER editor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

Col. Sedgwick, gallant kentuckian who en-
listed in the union army and fought gall,ntly
during the whole rebellion, rising step by step
from the ranks 10 the command OF u brigade,
was found dead in City Hall Park in New
York city a few days ago The war left him
pennless and fugitive at its close, and the
government took care Of is brave defender "
by giving him a petty position IN the second
auditors office. In his pocket was found Il
circular signed by Zach. Chandler, Simon Cam
eron. John A. Logan and Others, requesting
Col Sedwick, as an Office holder, 10 come
down with $40 TO the republican campaign
fund, intimating that if he failed to respond
the party might find somebody TO take his
place that would. The blackmail was proba-
bIy no, paid, as soon afterwards Col. Sedgwick
found himself out of Office and another in his
shoes; having been for long time Afterwards
without employment, he finally sank down as
weary Of life, victim Of
heart disease"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

HERE'S a FN,-ln the Fulton circuit court
week before last couple were divorced and a
few days later one or both OF the parties were
remarked. Now it appears that the granting
of the divorce was Illegal BY an act of the
present Legislature the time of holding the
circuit court IN Fulton, Jackson and some 9th.
CT counties was changed; but by a blundcr OF
;he enrolling clerk, when the bill was enrolled
and signed by the Governor, the name of Full
ton county was omitted So the term of the
court was Illegally held and all it, acts are null
and void
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

The sale of 4 per cent certificates Of deposit
at the east is Il regular scramble Every day
"A line like that to the polls at an exciting cleo
ton extends from the counter Of the custom
house where the certificates are sold into the
street, and smart cashier, with IL clerk or two
to assist him, can dole out fifty to seventy-fvC
thousand dollars worth a day. AS the certit
Gates are Immediately convertible into |. S. 4
per cent. bonds, which are at per cent prem.
ium, of course every kind OF ingenuity Is re.
sorted to get hold of these certificates. In OF.
tawa they are for sale at the post office and Ma
uonal City Bank, and though they so of, well
enough there is no rush for them. At the
present rate OF sale at the east however, the
supply Of S50,0000O0, to which the issue is
limited, must soon be- exhausted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

4 shocking elevator accident occurred at the
fremont House, IN Chicago on Wednesday.
Mrs Lightner, a lady from Peoria, % years OF
age, in company with her husband, had STEP
floor As the floor was reached the conductor
"a young boy-stopped the car and stepped
out the lady following him. Before getting
entirely out however, the elevator began TO de
scend, catching the lady's head between the
landing and the roof of the car, crushing it to
jelly. The only explanation is, that some
one in the cart was full at the time-mus'
have touched the rope by accident and caused
the car TO descend, As the elevator at the time
was in perfect order.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

Lcadville, the new Eldorado in Colorado Is
built exclusively of wood, and a prediction is
current in the city that it will soon BE- burnt in
order to let the carpenters and lumberers build
it over again Two attempts have already
been made to burn it; Il guest of the Grand
Hotel coming up from dinner, found some
shavIngs IN blaze under his bed, and lot OF
boxes and klndhng in the rear OF restaurant
were lighted, but eNtinguishcd by the cook,
who happened to step out that way. Still new
houses are daily run up rs if by magic.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

The Philadelphia Layer, which always
weighs its uttcranccs with great deliberation
says of the presidents veto message that it Is
rather unevenly balanced document" OF
in its reasoning, is entirely unnecessary to the
making ont his case" while "one.hai of the
remainder rather weakens the fourth and con
GLIDING part"--an arithmeticial criticism
which reduces the document to within small
fraction of Just nothing at all.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10
LEGISLATURE,

The last weeks proceedings Of "thc wors
Legislature that ever met in Illinois" Is uncom
monty scant of items. The senate passeC
probably dozen Of its own bills during thu
week, and the house half as many of its bills
but as the other house has still to act on all o
them, their chances of becoming laws continue
slim. The house, on Wednesday, however
took up the appropriation bills-some % in
number,-as they have passed the senate, and
will probably stick to them until they are dis
posed OF As these embrace about the only
legislation really necessary, when they are
passed-say in week or ten days-thc worl,
of the session will be done with and speedy
may be hopefully looked for In.
deed the house has already expressed its vii.
lngncss to adjourn on the 22d, but the senate
say there can be no adjournment until Il drain
age law is passed, and if Ii takes all summer,
steadily rejecting the house resolution to adj
journ on the 22d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

Recently ii was announced that certain par
ties at the east had perfected an invention and
duly patented il by which underground tclc.
graph lines could be constructed at half the
cost Of the present system of carrying wires on
poles. Now another announcement comes that
the Western Union Telegraph Company have
gobbed the patent paying $3.50, 900 for II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-10

The amazing destructive power OF dyna-
mite was exemplifed in an explosion which
occurred in railroad train at Stratford, Cana
da, on Monday The train was broken INTO
kindling-wood the road.bed excavated to a
depth of ten feet, and considerable number
OF buildings shattered and wrecked. Fortu-
nately only two persons were near the place at
the time They were torn to pieces, Of course.