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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The proceedings of the Illinois Legislature
for the past week present their usual pauclty
Of interesting items
The senate adopted a resolution Friday ask
ing the railroad and warehouse commission
ers to give detailed items of the $1G.os4.52
which they had used up during the last wear
as expenditures, also resolution limtingth
introduction Of new business to the goth inst
The only bills passed by the senate during
the week were the following:
TO amend Scc % Of the Practice Act
TO amend Sec 230 Of act for the assessment
and collection of taxes
That all property under mortgages or trust
deeds shall be sold only in pursuance of n de.
cree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Prescribing more stringent rules tor prose
cutting claims against the state
The senate agreed by 4 vote OF % to . To adj
vance on the docket the bill TO provide a sink
ing fund for the canal; which indicates about
the vote by which the bill will probably pas
when reached
In the house the senate bill in regard To va
cancics IN the recorders office was passed on
Wednesday and sent to the Governor
The only real sensational discussion that
has yet occurred in the Legislature was that
which arose on Tuesday in the house on the
militia bill The majority of the committee
had reported Il bill to encourage the organiza-
ton of volunteer companies and making ap-
preparations in that behalf. The minority,
under communistic influences reported n bill
of opposite character, and the question before
the house was to adopt the minority and reject
the majority report. In the course Of the de.
bate, says the Ttmes reporter, THE speaker
was personally denounced as disgrace to his
party his state and his country. One member
charged another with treason. The commune
was denounced and detied, and in turn the red
flag, backed by both ballots and bullets, was
Haunted in the face of the Legislature and the
world Hour succeeded hour, and rs time
passed the speeches grew more violent until
they eliminated in the fiery response Of Mr.
Thomas TO the socialist menace and the vitriol
ic declaration OF Morrison against any inter
ference with existing laws. The unwOnted
heat of debate called out Il mastery speecl
from Col. Thompson in favor Of the majority
bill. TO which Mr.. FicklIn, the Nestor Of the
house, replied ably and at length. AS the
shadows dcepened the crowd increased, the
galleries filled. and the floor became a mass OF
excited humanity, which applauded or Missed
regardless of the speakers well used gavel.
The motion to substitute the minority for
the majority rcpor, was finally rejected by =
vote Of g. TO 30
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
THE CANDIDATES.

| The Democratic Convention last Thursday
realizing the faulty of any thought of n friend
" alliance with the Nationals, proceeded viii
great unanimity 10 nominate the Hon. 'hAS
! /. HOFFMAN, of the town Of Eagle, as candl
date for recorder The nomination was moi
coniGrred rs an empty compliment but mvlcN
of his many dcscrvingS rs one Of our oldest anl
hes, citizens, and of his eminent iitncs, for tho
Office. with an honest belief that one so supcri
or in all respects 10 the candidates opposing
him ought 10 be elected The Office Is not d
political one and involves so many trusts OF
the highest importance to every property hoI
der, that really none but the very beat man
should have charge Of it, Mr. Hoffman has
been resident of this county for thirtytwC
wears, has represented it with honor To himself
and his constituents in the state legislature, i.
Il German by birth and graduate of the best
schools of country which has the best schools
in the world, writes an elegant hand and i,
withal thorough and exceptionally cultured
and accomplished clerk and business man.
Mr.. Wood is merchant of some sort in
Srcator having dropped down from somewher,
up north year ago and has barely lived there
long enough to be a voter. He is said to be Il
good temperance man and has made Il bit OF
reputation as methodist cNhortcr and class
leader. While we have no desire 10 diSparage
such accomplishments, we submit that they
are by no means the essential ones To make a
good recorder
Mr.. Arnold of Mendoza pursues the ancient
and honorable calling of a barber, which in
the olden time was intimately associated with
that of leech He is also a justice of the peace
and insurance agent but whether he rnites
with his varied pursuits that Of his ancient
craft and pcddlcs pills and devotes especial at
tention to phlebotomy, we are unable to state.
He is also a member Of the county board Of su.
pcrvisors, in which thus far we believe he has
won no special distinction. We are told the
main ground on which his friends claimed his
nomination was that he is aGerman, IN which
regard whatever peculiar fitness accident OF
birth may give for the position, he certainly
has no advantage over his democratic oppon.
emit 1t is absurd, however, to claim that Mr..
Arnold, on the score Of intelligence, fitness or
deserving As an old, honorcd, useful and pub.
lie spirited citizen, has individual claims com
parable with those Of Mr.. Hoffman, and ii
such thing can ever occur among our people
as, in a case so emincntly calling for the cxcr-
ton, to scout truculcncy to party and secure
the best man, then Mr.. lIoflman's election
ought to be assured by Il round majority.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
CITY ELECTION.

our city election on Monday was pretty
warmly contested and drew out an unusually
full vote The chief contest was on mayor, Mr.
Samuel Nicholson, democrat, being opposed
by Mr. John +. Nash, republican. The city
being strongly democratic and Mr.. Nicholson
a strong man with his party, of course Mr.
Nash entered the contest against Tremendous
odds. Being beaten by but l57 votes was a
result, under the circumstances, in reference to
which he has no particular occasion to feel
mortified
The figures in the various wards, rs also the
results Of the various little fights for aldermen
are given IN the official council proceedings
and need not be here repeated. In general the
wards seem to have exercised unusual good
sense in their selections of aldermen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Washington City is at present enjoying
side-show that is actually thinning the loDples
and galleries of the great continental congress
itself said advertisement is the trial OF The
breach of promise suit Of the youthful anu
spricbtIv widow Oliver against the gay and
risky octocenerian Simon Cameron for breach
If nromise of marriage The case opened on
Monday, and promises to shorten the sessions
or congress and impoverish the treasures OF
the theatres and concert saloons for week OF
two The widow was on the stand testitylns
in her own behalf on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. and made out really strong case,not only
against the gay Simon, but also against herself
She told the whole story of her woonG-ho"
she had applied to Simon, as the widow oil "a
naval officer, for and in getting position a.
clerk in one of the departments at Washing
ton; how he had written kind letter to bfls-
toy in her behalf and she cot the coveted posi-
ton; bu; how afterwards he told her NaShihg-
ton was not the place for her and he Wouiu
make her his wife; how he followed her 20
New Orleans and met her time and again IN
her own rooms ut Washington; how she re
quently occupied the same bed with nm IN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Chicago papers note as an indication of a
revival of business and near advent of better
times the improved demand for horseflesh and
appreciation of prices. The following sales
at the Cooper stables are reported for Tuesday
One mare gelding 6years weight 1000, 800
six small mules, AT So per head; one sorrcl
plug SS5; one black gelding, years, weight
l,2OO, Sll0; one black gelding, 6 years weight
1850, 800 one chestnut gelding q years,
weight 300, $40; one brown gclding, years,
weight 200, S135; one bay gelding, driver, g
years, weight 1000. 500; one bay gelding, Z
years, weight 800, Si35; one brown gclding,
years, weight 300, Sl2j; one grey mare, )
years, weight ! 200, Ssj; one pair sorrel mares,
years. welght ! 800, SlGO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
JUDICIAL ELECTION.

The Joliet .Sigaoi urges the Democrats and
Nationals, who are IN Il majority in this judi
cial circuit, to unite and elect judges and not
allow themselves to be fooled by the republi-
can paaver about no partisaniSm in judicial
elections, adding pcItinently:
There would be more propriety in this ado
in regard to no partisanism in judicial elections
by the Republicans, if the judges after election
ceased to be politicians. But this they are far
from doing ms has been fully demonstrated in
this judicial cucuit Notwithstanding they
were elected on the noparty platform and were
supported by democrats as well as republicans,
no sooner were they installed in office than
they dropped the no-party mantle. Only re
pubicans could ret appointments to office
under them. In this county, Tor instance,
where one of our prominent young democratic
LAWYERS was recommended for the position OF
master IN chancery by a large majority OF the
members OF the bar and had the endorsement
of all our leading business men, Il man who l.
not prominent as lawyer,and whose record rs
n retired Government official was not rs Tree
from faint rs il should have been, was preferred
SIMPLY because he was a republican. 1t is
even said that in order TO get an appointment
of ianitor, or To any inferior position IN the
appellatc court, a man must be Il republican,
or in orthcr words, that no democrat or ma.
tional need apply The same is true in regard
to the printing at the disposal of the courts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

CARNIvNL or AUTnORS.-rhc whole Of Chi
cago iemminlty appears to be in Il hustle OF
for an entertainment of u novel
character called n carnival of authors. Over
n thousand of the best society ladies ot the city
as we'll as several hundred gentlemen, chill.
drcn, &c, are to appear in it arrayed in the
most costly and brilliant costumes, represent
ing characters portrayed by different authors
such as Mrs. Jclleby, Sairey Camp, Little Dor.
rift, &c, in Dickens, Desdcmona, Lady Macbeth
&c, in Shakespeare, and so on through all the
great authors, each acting and speaking in keep
ing with the character assumed. The show Is
to take place IN the exposition building, be
ginning April 18th, and TO run through two
weeks. The net receipts are to be divided
among six leading charities of the city
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
CONGRESS

Assembled in extra session on Tuesday, pursu-
ant to the proclamation of the president. The
warm canvass Of the preceding week over the
spealership of the house was settled III the
democratic caucus on Monday evening by the
nomination of Randall, the old speaker, by ~
votes against 81 for Blackburn, for Cox and
I3 for MorriSOn-l4l votes in all being cast,
Randall. Blackburn and Cox not voting and :"
democrats being absent. Adams for clerk, and
all the other officers OF the former house were
also nominated for reelection.
At the meeting Of the house next day the
caucus nominees were ali formally elected,
Randall receiving / II votes Garfield 10 anu
Wright received the vote of the greenbackers,
-, including Kelly, Wright himself saying he
should vote for Randall if second ballot be-
came necessary
| 1t seems to be agreed that the session shall
not last over four or five weeks and that no
other business shall be taken up except the ap-
propriation bills that failed at the former ses
sion and the political Legislation that led TO
their failure
The President on Wednesday transmitted to
the two houses the following message
FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE SENATE AND
House OF REPRESENTATIVES The failure OF
the last congress to make the requisite appro
priations for legislative and judicial purposes
for the expenses of the several executive depart
mcnts of the government, and for the support
of the army, has made it necessary to call
session of the forty-siXth congress. The est
mates of the appropriations needed which were
sent to congress by the secretary OF the treas
ury at the opening of the last session are re
newed and are herewith transmitted to both
the senate and house Of representatives. he,
GREETING the existence Of the emergency when
! requires a special session of congress at time
when it is the general judgment OF the country
that the public welfare will be best promoted
by permanency in our legislation, and by peace
and rest | commend these few necessary
measures to your considerate attention.
RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
Washington, March 10, 1879.
The senate met on Tuesday but did no Ousl-
ness beyond administering the oath TO the new
members. Being now Il democratic body, II
proceeded on Wednesday to re-arrange It's COM
mttees, placing Bayard at the head OF that on
finance. Davis (of w. Na) on appropriations,
Eaton on Foreign affairs, Gordon on Com
mercc. &c. Davis of Illinois was treated as Il
in full fellowship with the democrats,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

The Chicago Tunes Of Saturday rcdecms its
promise made several months ago to appear
IN an enlarged and improved form. The en-.
largemcnt consists in an addition Of column
to each page, the columns being proportion
atcly heightened and in the use of somewhat
larger and clearer type than that formerly used
| THE ItmeS is now quarto sheet with pages
as large as the great foios few years
back, and open to the same objection that
turned those iolios into quartos-the inconvcn.
pages to Thc Times in its old form, with the
use Of the cutter and paster, would have in
volved no greater expense and would, we I'm
aginc, have been more acceptable to its read
ers than the enlargement adopted, if any was
necessary, which is questionable. Eight pages
per day such as 7He Times formerly printed
afforded all the room needed for the news OF
the day and appropriate comments. The ad
ditional reading matter the enlarged Times
| gives is mostly trash that can be bought more
chcaply in thousand other forms, for nothing
these days is more wearying to the flesh
than the Superabundancc Of sO-called read
ing matter relief from ninc.tcnths of which
by some vast cOnllagration, would be u great
worlds gain. Yet the enlargement Of the
Times indicates prosperity above that proba
bly, enjoyed by any of its contemporaries, and
as strongly attests its superiority rs newspa
per Tile Times, however, does not make this
important addition to ITS size without proper
tionatey increasing its price, that for the daily
beng now $50 Il year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
TOWN ELECTION.

The next of the halt dozen elections occur
ring in rapid succession this spring is the town
election on the 1st of April two weeks from
next Tuesday. Ottawa will have three super
vsor,-one principal and two assistants--to
elect, besides town 1crk. assessor, collector,
&c. Thus far there are but two candidates in
the field for principal supervisors, w Chez
yer and VIM. Stormont Mr. Chccvcr has been
brought ont after a good deal of persuasion by
our business men, who realize the importance
to Ottawa OF having on the county board one
Of her ablcst and most intelligent citizens rs
well as heavIsst tax payers. Mr.. StormontS
claims rest on his experience in the board as
assistant supervisor, II position i'll which he
has served with credit during the past year.
For assistant supervisors Harry lIossack
and Matt. White have been brought out by
their frienda, aud we are also requested to an.
nounce Mr.. Nicely and A. II. Strobe as consent.
ing to run. These are all good men,
For collector the name is legion, the only
addition to the list this week being that OF
Benz. r. Phelps Mr. =. is one of our oldest
ind homored citizens, and as town collector for
a term or two half dozen of years ago dis.
charged the duties Of the office with marked
ability.
We presume J. &. Armstrong OBeemusl will
again be candidate for clerk, and Mr.. John
Kelly is a candidate for commissioner of high
ways. For the other Offices no doubt candi
dates enough will be developed during the
coming week
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Madame Anderson, who undertook in Chica
go to walk 2O6i quarter miles in 20G4 consecu
tive periods of 10 minutes, ended her weary
journey ON Monday, and although she had
made two stoppagcs OF three-qarters ot an hour
each during the tramp, she claims to have sub
stantially fulfilled her promise, as the track
was some forty feet over quarter of a
mile IN length, the distance walked emitting
her 10 her extra rest The walk, however, at.
tracted fewer spectators than was anticipated,
and rs Mrs. Anderson relied mainly on the
gate money for her remuneration, the walk
was pecuniarily nearly failure. Although
Chicago has sent ont O'Lcary, Ennis, Guyon,
La Chappele and dear knows how many
more pedestrian celebrities, she seems 10 lay
little store 10y such achievements herself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
STRANGE NEGRO EXODUS.

\ very curious movement Is taking place
among the negroes of the south, especially
such as have been working upon the cotton
plantations OF Louisiana and Mississippi, AZ
ter the war the planters commenced by hiring
the negroes for wages, but the negroes became
dissatisfied and commenced working the laDdS
on shares. They soon tired of that system, as
the divide gave the land owners too much, and
they began to pay cash rents. This did very
well in good years but with the short crops
and low prices OF the past two years, the ne
grocs are destitute and have apparently organ
lied general hegira from the country. Every
steamer from the south that arrives at st. Louis
brings more or less cmigrants, over 600 arriv
ing by the Grand Tower last Saturday, and it
is said the river banks below Vicksburg are
covered on both sides with the luggage of ne
groes awaiting transportation in thousands to
the north The general destination is Kansas
and Nebraska, though hundreds on hundreds
arrive in st. LOUIS penniless and are being
maintained for the present by the charity Of
the colored people there, though they must
soon become burden on the city The ne
groes make no complaints against the whites
of the south, who are very much avcrse TO and
alarmed about this strange exodus They
simply say they can no longer make living
by raising cotton, and they've done hcarn"
that they can do better farming and raising
cattle in Kansas and Nebraska The stampede
to the northwest having been started by few
leading spirits, all the rest are following like
sheep after the bcll-wcthcr. \ goodlynumber,
however arriving at ST. Louis pcnniless and
accepting free passage from the steamboat
owners back to the plantations
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

firm or Wilson, Cammell Il Go, has taken Il
contract 10 furnish an English railroad com
pany $4,000 tons of steel rails at "a -. Cd. per
ton or about S22.3j, The Sheffield FIRM claim
of recent important alterations and improve
mcn,- IN their works. If the iron workers Of
England Introduce few more such Improve
mcnt,' they will soon be able TO laugh at the
American competition about which 50 much
In, been said lately.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

ELECrRCITY.-Wc are indebted to Mr.. John
ii. Ticc for copy of a very interesting trca.
tisc he has just issued on Electricity, being an
exposition of its laws and modes of action as
applicablctO means of protection against light.
ming. The theory of Mr. Ticc, and the numcr.
Gus facts he cites in its support, must wholly
revolutonizc the lighrningrod system of pro-
Indeed he demonstrates quite fully that in
most cases the common lightning-rod increases
rather than avertS the danger lie rather ia
vors the Chambers system, though he is far
from endorsing it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

the great .i& days walking match at Gil
more'S garden in New York terminated at .
O'Clock last Saturday night, Rowell at that
hour having made 800 miles, Ennis 40 and
Hartman 40. The six days were not out un.
Ill 12 O'Clock, but as no one could beat Row
ellis 500 in he remaining 3 hours he was glad
enough 20 stop when lac found it was safe To
10 so. The interest in the contest was kept up
TO the close and the crowd never abated in
numbers until the announcement of the end
the gross receipts, which were divided among
the contestants, amounted TO $4,000 Rowell
is native of Cambridge, England, is 90 years
old, ) f. inches IN height, and weighs 14O
lbs. lie now takes back TO England the Asst
Icy belt, which O,Leary won last fall in
London by walking $50 miles in the same
time il took Rowell 10 make 800.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

The remains Of Bayard Taylor having ar
rived at New York from Germany, were on
Friday of last week quietly put on board a
special train, and accompanied by his wife
and daughter, and other relatives and friends,
conveyed to Cedar Croft, Chester county, Pa
and there on Saturday, with appropriate reli-
glous ceremonies, conducted by the Rev. Dr.
W Furness, Of Philadelphia, buried in Long
ford Cemetery
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

FoEEIGN NEws,-The only foreign news
this week worthy of notice Is that which re-
lates To the frighnul calamity in Austria Hun.
gary, on account Of the unprecedented over
flowing of the river Thesis. Ii is estimated
that 10000 people ATE rendered homeless by
the overflow. Out of 10000 houses in the city
of Szegcdin not over 1900 are left standing and
from 1900 To 5000 persons were drowned SeS
eral smaller towns along the river suffered in
nearly an equal proportion
The story from South Africa. that Col. Pear
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

From Racine comes the sad news of the sud
den death Of DR.. James De koyen, warden OF
Racine college. He had met with an accident
recently by which he had an ankle broken,
which may have so affected his constitution as
10 hasten his death. He was man of prc-cm-
inent ability and held Il high position in the
Episcopal church. He had but recently been
called 20 St Marks church in Philadelphia, a
call which we believe, however, he did not in
end 10 accent
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OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the publications, furnishing po'i
At the prices named postage prepaid. Inc Oh
ser-open to old subscribers or new III any
most oihce III the couniy-ls the CHEAPEST
RIVER MADE III this county:
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FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly inter- , a.,
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FRrE TRADER and either of liarpers publ
80, VanI ~, mn, and Scr;j,nc, .... (. 10
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Carter H. HARRISON late democratic con
gresham from one of the Chicago districts,
and two weeks ago nominated for Mayor Of
Chicago by the greenbackers, has been cndors-
ed as candidate for the mayoralty by the
democrats and will doubtless beat the Clark
street baker and board Of trade operator nom
mated TOR the same Office nv the republicans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Leadville, Colorado, hayng population OF
over two thousand inhabitants, has been OIL
clally declared, under the laws OF the state, Il
city of the second class, and an election Tor
MAYOR. clerk and five aldermen will take place
accordingly on the first Tuesday in April.