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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20
FOREIGN NEWS. 4.

The main item of the foreign news of the
past week refers to the critical condition Of
the English in Afghanistan. Gen Roberts is
in Cabul with some 900 men, so well fortified
as to be safe enough from attack, but unfortu.
nately with not enough provisions on hand to
stand a long siege. In addition, Gen Cough,
who was sent to his relief, is surrounded at
Jugduluk by An overwhelming force with but
six days provisions on hand, and the destruc-
ton of his army seems inevitable Besides
the success Of the Afghaps has caused feel.
ing of unrest all over India and general up.
rising is almost inevitable The feeling of the
home government is said to be little short of
absolute CONSERVATION.
The hostile feeling in Ireland was greatly in.
tensified on the 18th by the eviction of the
Dempsey family at Balla, and forbidding the
tenants on the property to shelter
the evicted, who tor several days were lett help
less at the roadside.
O'Shea another evicted tenant, assaulted
and knocked down Lord Fermoy, leaving him
'enseless on the ground. The assailant was
seized and taken to prison.
Davitt, DAILY and Klllen were duly indicted
It the Shannon assizes and then virtually re-
eased, as they gave no bail for their appear.
Ince for trial in Dublin.
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II it is true, as the stalwart papers are con-
stantly assuring us, that the confederates have
captured Washington,th the capital ofthe Union
they sought to overthrow, then 1t is equally
,rue that the colored folks and their republi-
can friends have captured Richmond, the
capital of the late confederacy. The unhal-
lowed combination of republicans, iepudia-
tors and negroes that carried Virginia at the
November election against the democrats,
having possession of the Legislature at kich-
mond, proceeded, as soon as that body was
organized, to parcel out the spoils, giving
considerable proportion to negroes, for whom
crippled and disabled confederate soldiers had
10 make place Such are the fortunes of war.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

Whatever you do next week, do not forget the
elegant stock of seasonable dry goods at d. Hee-
nan & Co.'S. The stock is very rich and includes
many specially nice goods for the holidays: silk
handkercbiefs, cloaks, dress silks, cashmeres, no
tions Of all kinds, Sc.-Oh, yes, they mil oe' TO-
day a nice line Of ladies' and childrens FURs, es
pecislly purchased for this trade. They will be
sold at great bargains as they do not wish to car
~ them longer than a week or ten days at the
utmost You cannot afford to pass by Heenans
next week.
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The little town of Red Rock, in the oil re-
glon in Bradford county, Pa, was totally
destroyed by fire on the 18th inst. Work had
been stopped at an oil well preparatory to
torpedoing 1t, the well being left open A
man passing with lantern set fire to the gas,
which set fire to the rig. There was still a
slight flow of oil from the well, which also
took fire, running down to POS Dbl. tank,
which next caught fire and then set on fire a
$4,000 bbl iron tank Then rivers of blazing
oil ran down the valley and through the
streets of Red Rock, burning all the business
bred families were made homeless and there is
great suffering. The loss is estimated at
100000, with very little insurance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

SrALwART lIONEsTY-In 1864, when Presi.
dent Lincoln called for 100000 more volun.
teers, and if not forthcoming by certain date
they would be drafted for, Grundy county, 10
avoid the draft offered county bounty of $1O5
each for volunteers to fill that county's quota.
number of home volunteers were obtained
and some others IN the field whose time had
just expired, re-enlisted, so that the county
nlled Its quota and got out of the draft The
home volunteers were paid their bounty as
soon as they were mustered in, but those in the
field never presented themselves to claim IL
until the war was over. The latter, however.
the county has steadily refused to pay, on the
ground that it could not be legally compelled
TO do so. The subject has been a standing
bone OF contention in the board of Supervisors
ever since, and only last week the board again.
by vote of ten against two, voted not to paw
" those bounties." The law may be on the
side Of the supervisors, but as to the honesty
or decency of the thing, -weIl, the supervisors
are stalwarts, and as with the rest of them,
their minds don't seem to run In that way.
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or and other notices not connected with their regular
Uusness.
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MARRIED.
The Popular Epidemic Again at Large.
HUPP-PARR, SERENA,

HUPP-PARR, SERENA,
Serena is not often guilty Of exuberent activi-
ty Energy she has, but she is not frequently
in q mood to show all she thinks. Wednesday
last, however, was An exception; and the tswn,
though small, had as much excitement aboard
as had all Chicago at the Grant BOOM" And
with reason, for were not their two fayorite
families to be united and cemented as one by the
nnion of their son and daughter
Yes, on that day took place the marriage OF
JAMES w. HuPr, son of II. Hupp, Esq, and the
lovely daughter of II. X. Parr, Esq, IDA B.
PARR The festivities took place at the elegant
residence Of the brides father, . abort distance
from the village; and as early as IL o'clock A. =.
the guests began to accumulate in the spacious
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

While the "re-adjusters," as they are called,
who carried the Virginia Legislature at the
election in November, are said to be made up
mainly of republicans and negroes the man
Malone, whom they have to send to the
United States Senate in place of Mr.. Withers,
is the last man to whom the republicans in
that body need look for sympathy and sup
por;. He quarreled with the regular demo
cratic organization of Virginia on the subject
of paving the state debt, leading the opposi-
ton in the movement to scale down, or, in
plain English, 10 repudiate large part of the
debt but aside from that he is said to be "a
confederate brisadier" in the fullest sense Oh
the term, and withal, u scholarly, upright
gentleman, man of great public spirit and
the foremost. railroad engineer Virginia has
ever produced. He Is the General WA Ma
hone whose name occurred frequently during
tina war as a skillful confederate leader.
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OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared TO club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications. furnishing both
Mt the prices named, postage prepaid. The Of
rer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county--is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
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FRr1 TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 2.65
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter
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rRyy TpApyR and Ph,e,o,o1ir1l Journal . 800
FREE TRACER and 81. Nicholas. $50
FREE TRADER and Deuioresfs Monthly...... 3.75
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Accounts from the industrial Exhibition IN
Australia, which opened two months ago at
Sydney, intimate that, although credItablc IN
nany of its departments as a first effort, the
how is not a success, financially or otherwise
Australia is too distant and too difficult of ac-
lBss to the rest OF he world to inspire such a
general interest abroad as must be indispcnsa
Bile to the success of worlds" fair
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

What are we coming to- The Cincinnati
'ommerciai-good stalwart carbohydrates
nat Gen. Wade Hampton has been officially
,vited to deliver an address before the Grand
.rmy of the Republic at their coming meet.
az al Pittsburg. 1t is well seen that Zach
handler and O. p Morton are dead; but i'm.
glne the audacity of the wicked confederate
hieflain Hampton sitting at the same board
nd hobnobbing with the sanity Howard, the
irtuous Fitzpatrick, the pious John A. Lo.
an, &C.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

Three Pacific railroads will I've in rapid
curse of construction next summer. Six hun.
red miles of Jay Cooks Northern Pacific
ave been put under contract; the contract
fas recently signed for the construction OF
ON Scott's Texas Pacific, from Fort Worth
FL Paso-G00 miles and the recent joining
fhands by the Chicago & Alton and the Atchi.
On, Topeka e. Santa Fe includes an agree.
,ent to put under contract for next summer
least 600 miles of the St. Louis & San Fran.
isco or 35th parallel road Thus, in less than
We yes rs, there will be at least four competing
irough lines to the Pacific, to say nothing of
DC Canada Pacific Railroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

Bob Toombs is not the only conspicuous
onfederate brigadier who declares for Gran,
nd the Empire" Gen Gary, of South Caro-
ma, another irreconcilaple disciple OF the old
calhoun school, TO an interviewer of the New
York Herald, recently said: II speak no,
|rl, for myself but many Others. If Gran,
rants to be emperor Of this country, or even
o head a constitutional monarchy, be will
Ind plenty Of southern backing" Depend
Ipon il, Grants proposed visit to the south is
iof made without an Interior object IL the
srsnt boom gains any force at the south. men
o sympathy with TOombs and Gary will be
: the bead of IL and plainly enough indicate
b significance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
met at Washington on Wednesday and decd
ed to hold the national convention of that party
for the nomination of Presidential candidates
at Chicago on the 3D. of June next The va.
cancy IN the Craftsmanship of the committee,
caused by the death OF Zach Chandler was
filled by the election of J. Don. Cameron, of
Pennsylvania. Cameron was made member
of the committee, and thus eligible for the
chalrmanship, by the forced resignation of
addition, division and silence" Kemble, of
Pennsylvania, who is under indictment for a
offence by court of that state.
Cameron was elected by vote of % against 20
for John Averill of Minnesota. Cameron is a
Grant man. though it Is understood that he
was elected more on account of his unscrupu-
lousness as a politician and the size of his
bari than his Grantism. Keogh of North
Carolina was elected secretary of the commit
tee in place of Mccormick, resigned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

| The Illinois Democratic State Central Com.
mittee met at Chicago on Thursday, the main
business in hand beng to consider ways and
means for thorough organization of the party
in view of the approaching presidential con
test. A number of prominent democrats of
the state, together with the democratic editors,
were invited 10 meet with them for purposes of
advice and consultation. In consequence the
meeting consisted of about 15O from all parts
of the state. The talk was free and familiar,
and mainly of an advisory nature, and not of a
character to give it newspaper importance, ex-
cept perhaps on one subject, rather exlraneous
to the object of the meeting Gen. Black, IN
the course of some remarks, bore down heavi-
ly on the alleged fraud in Maine, and numer-
GUS other speakers concurred with him, but
when Mr.. Oberly proposed resolution in gen.
eral terms denOuncing such frauds, it was OBJ
jected to as virtually denouncing Gov. Garce-
Ion and his associates before hearing their de.
fence and in ignorance of the real facts of the
case, Without coming to a vote the meeting
adjourned for dinner, after which, as most of
those who had taken part in 1t left for home,
the subject was not revived.
The editors, to the number of about 25, met
in separate room, and organized state Dem
Ocratic Press Association, electng w. T. Dow
dali, of the Peoria Democrat President, and w
D. Smyser, of the Champaign Times, Secretary
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

POK TIE LADIES,

They show the only complete stock OF Furs In
the city, Of all grades, styles of fashionable skins
and styles of cut. The foreign goods are their
own importation; domestic goods, their own
generally; and all others are care
full individual Sc lections. Elegant seal caps for
ladies, seal cloaks, children's furs, mink SETS
all kinds in fact, and will be sold low. Don't
fail to call; you will be sure to get bargains.
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JoBBING DEPARTMENT.

ur facilities for doing all kinds Of job Work. In the
acus syes OF the not surpassed In this section and
ne respectfully solicit those wishing anything done In THIS
loo 70 give call By the ludicous and liberal use OF
rtntsr Ink many fortune ha been made, and the
seid Ia still open. Try
0rden By mail promptly attended 70.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

Hon. p. c. Hayes has done US a very ac-
ceptable favor in sending us foil bound set
of the Congressional Record, covering me
regular and special sessions Of 1851 IL
embraces seven huge quarto volumes includ-
ing Index.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

1t is under the fact to say that few houses in
this city show so fine display Of reasonable
goods as do HULL Il BARTELs.
FOR GENTLEMEN,
They have superb lot of seal caps, silk hand
kerchiefs, silk scarfs, fine gloves and mittens,
new "agonies" in scarf pins and sleeve buttons
drought from New York city by Mr.. Hull fort
night ago. neckwear, furnishing goods, &c.
Ladies seeking gifts for gentlemen should call
on them.
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THE WEAVER ABsuRDIrY.

Considering Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, the noted
grecnbacker, as the father of the proposition
the bill he recently introduced in congress &c
pay the soldiers of the war of the rebellion the
difference between greenbacks and gold at the
time of their payment, Is q little cheeky, to say
the least, rs the greenbackers have always
stoutly maintained that the grecnbacks never
sunk below par in actual value and purchas'
ing power, but that the disparity between
them and gold was on account of Fictitious
price put upon gold through the manipulation
of the Wall street gold gamblers. 1t Is also to
be recollectcd that as greenbacks went down
during the war the pay of the soldiers was ma
terlaly increased, not only in the matter Of
monthly pay but also IN the way Of bountes
so that, on the assumption of the greenback
ers that the legal tenders never really depre
ciated in value, the soldiers were largely over
paid in comparison with any previous pay the
soldiers OF the country had ever received. Be
sides, the mass of the soldiers OF the late wal
enlisted while the greenbacks were at their
greatest discount compared with gold and
hH'" 'A"N'y "H@t wv "'iN '" SCt ool
that there was no breach of contract or faith
with them on the part of the government
To do the necessary figuring to even up the
wages of every soldier ts gold at the time of
his payment during the war would require the
labor of five thousand clerks for ten years at a
cost of at least $5O00O,0O0, and the amount
they would thus receive would amount to at
least $500, 600 more to say nothing of the
claim such precedent would give all the sail.
Ors shp-builders, boat builders, teamsters, car.
penters, and thousands on thousands of other
employees of the government during the same
period. The total cost of the war was six or
seven thousand millions, and as the bulk of
his vast sum was paid in greenbacks averag-
ng little over so cts. on the dollar compared.
With gold, the Weaver proposition carried to
IS logical conclusion, would double the ex
,ense of the war, or add at least four or five
thousand millions to the present national debt
The idea is too monstrously absurd to deserve
eriOus thought 1t is true the rich men, ,
'ankers and brokers, who bought most OF the
government bonds at heavy shave have been
'aid in gold ;sbut the agreement with them,
kept in very few cases, always was that they
hould be so paid. There is NO parity between
he case OF the bondholders and the soldiers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-20

Stewart l.. Woodford, the noted New York
lstalwart, who SO bravely went to Louisiana tc
make republican speeches during the recent
political campaign there, said IN u speech al
New Orleans:
There Is a simple pathway out from all
this bitterness. There is no need that we
should wander forty years in the wilderness
of passion and hate. There is no need that all
should die who left Egypt before we enter
Canaan In one word: Well have no more
midnight whppings, no more white leaguers,
no more tissue ballots inside the ballotbox, no
more sho-guns in politics. Give us only
this: A free vote and an hoLest count and
the cry of sec,ionalism will forever cease in
our northern politics. Deny us this, and the
north will grow each year more and more
solid by the ever increasing and more resolute
majorities
Considering that Woodford uttered this cry
for "a free vote and an honest count" within
a stones throw of the very room in which the
inlquity was concocted and the forgeres were
by his own political associates, by
which the Louisiana vote was counted for
Hayes over an honest majority of 5000
against him; and considering that the same
W oOdfOrd was afterwards commissioned byl
The leaders of the same party and actually
undertook to seize Tllden by force and spirit
him away, IN case congress should undertake
% make that fraudulent count in New Or.
cans Intellectual and one is filled with
not only at the magnificent cheek
If the man in making such speech where
lie did, but also at the perfect quiet and even
rood humor of his audience in listening to
him. Should any confederate brlgadier"
make speech in Boston or Philadelphia in
diving the same amount of check, it would
'e a miracle if he got away with whole hide.
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All kinds OF School Books at Osran a Hap..
mans.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-15
yemoriaI-Church neutrality-suspicious..
Stale Debt. &c.
CHATHAM. Va. january Is, 1879.

CHATHAM, A., Januaif 10. 1cIo'
Eiii0rS DjSpGtch: Ii IS selCom see
ANYTHING in your paper from TINS pace,
though think it is more generally taken
than anv other. and is quite favorlte with
,bc propIe. Your positions OH questions
affecting the interest aud general welfare OF
the state arc usually correct.
With your permission will give YOU an
item or two about our town and people.
On last Saturday. January 18th. memo
rial meeting was held here OF Company !,
Fji,y-tnird Virginia regiment. Of which
William VI. Tredway, Jr., son OF Judge
Yrrdway OF our Circuit Court, was for some
time commander.
The object OF the meeting was to form an
association and secure funds with which to
erect A suitable monument TO the memory
81 the members Of Company l who shed
tholr blood and gave their lives 10 the
Lost Cause" Company / was one OF the
ir>l 10 offer lis services to The Governor OF
Vjr.inia in the stormy times Of 1861. and
did service on many CORY battlefield, not
executing that of Gettysburg, until the
close Of the war. There was q large turn
out Of the citizens. both from town AID
county, 1t the meeting. Several speeches
We're made and money literally contributed
10 carry out the project. No doubt suita-
bic shaft 10 the memory OF the fallen braves
will soon adorn cur cemetery grounds, il
We may Judge by the enthusiasm manifested
at the meeting.
With the new year a new bank was
started in our town. called the Planters Sd
wings Bank. We have TWO now. l sup
pose the projectors OF the latter thought
that Two were better than one. ..a sr.:'.:~ -
The Disciples church which has been in
c0urScof erection for some time IS approach
liz completion.
Rev. Charles Howard, Presbyterian
evangelist, is mere. with n view to carry on
protracted meeting, but the weather is
very unpropitiouS, the earth being covered
with mantle of ice and snow, which makes
one shlver to look at it. When the body Is
punched " it'll cold it is very hard to get the
Thermometer TO rise in the least. 1t Is to be
hoped that Mr.. Howard Will accomplish
much good here, and relieve the community
Of some OF the evils that stand out now with
such Il bold front
The people OF Chatham and the surround
lDg country are very patriotic, not only In
building monuments 10 the memory of dead
soldiers, but in paying the State debt in
certain way. Chatham. you know, is neigh.
Dor to Danvile, and with an honest front
Joins hands in this good work.
JOSELIN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-15
FINANCIAL.
RrcHMoND sToCK EXCHANGE,

Government Sccnrtttes@-D pffed Sfates AVS.
1051 bid: United States AZ, 994 bid.
state ACCOMPLISHMENTS eonsoB, o4z bid ;
VIrgtBia consSs, new, 80 bid. 384 asked virK1nta
fundahIe, ~ bid. yttsin!a deierfeds TX bid: Yir-
inia interest certificates 10 bid: Virginia taxre-
ceiyable coupons, ~ bid, M asked.
CITY SscMr ttfes.-Richmond city 6ss j. and ~.
psserssnrg Si!y A log BID ~ asIes ~
ss, j. ard bid Lynchburg city 81, >. and
90 btS Norfolk city wafer 8,s, H. and ~, liz bid.
4 RdtIrodd Bonds.--Virg1nsa Central Railroad
third mortgage t6'ss j. aud u, 81 bid; Southaide
Railroad first mortgage preferred 8's. 4. and b., los
bid soutbstde Railroad second mertgHge preferred
third mortgage preferred 8's, j. aid j., 90 bid,
10 asked; Petersburg Railroad first mortgage S's.
J. aud j., los bid; Petersburg Railroad second
mortgage S,s, j. and j.. IS asked; Richmond aud
Petersburg Railroad first mortgages S's. n and o.,
los bid: Richmond and Petersburg Railroad re-
cond mortgage rs. NJ and M. % bid; Rich
mond Eredericksbqrg and Petomas Railssad mort
ricksburg aud Potomac Ratlroad flortgage e's, y.
and J..y 90 bid; Richmond and Danytlie Railroad
consolidated 6's. II. and n. 80 bid; Piedmont
Railroad FIRST mortgage sts. A. ana o., 1o2 bid.
tRaftro0A Stocks.-Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad, 100 par, SO bid. 40 asked: Richmond,
guaranteed, 100 par, as bid; Richmond, Frede-
ricksburg and Potomac Railroad seven per cent.
guaranteed, 100 par. 80 bid; Connection Railroad,
10 par asked; Richmond and Dan-yie Rail-
road, 100 par, By bid. 8 asked. .Ets!
Bank itocks-First National, ! 90 par, III bid;
Onion Bank Of Richmond, SO par, 4obid.
par, 27A bid, 2s4 askea; Merchants and Mechanics
100 Dar, Blk asked. o. -