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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

Every member of the Illinois legislature has
u bill or two TO which his own name is attach.
I'd and upon the passage Of which he rests his
hope Of transmitting his name down the cor.
ridors of time TO generations yet unborn.
Scroggs-"Kernal' Scroggs, OF the Champaign
gazette and lately appointed by Hayes TO Il
Dutch consulate is bending his mighty cncr-
gies TO the passage Of two bllls-cach separate
y ycleped "Scroggs Bill" one to amend the
election law so that notices Of general and spec
ial elections may be made by publication in
some newspaper of general circulation, instead
of paying each Supervisor for posting notices
at a cost Of $2j to S75 for each election; also
providing that returns may be forwarded TO
County CLERKS by mail, saving one days pay
and mileage The other provides that Super
yisors be allowed one per cent for paying out
township funds upon the order of town audi
tors. the object being to cut down large per
centage paid in many populous townships and
reducing the pay of Supervisors to two dollars
per day and three cents mileage. On the pas
sage of these great measures Scroggs is will
ling 10 rest his fame as alegislator, content for
further glory and renown to trust to his chanc-
rs offutare development as great diplomat
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12
SILVER IN ENGLAND.

Tborc orc really honctn1 Indications tho,
IrnrIoud ;s coming 10 her senses an the si,vo,
question When the prime minister himself
!. forcc1 ,o admit IN porliomcnt that fine prin
cin,l c,iisr Of ,be presen, fearful commercial
DISTRESS in that country is the dcnreciotion O,
| silver there ought 10 he some prosprrt Of >,
chance. oc u,licy Inv fine Government an tb,;
.nhioct While the Latin Uuop kent omen y
.iuiccvuv to,. fine surulus silver ofrurouo and
Lon, If ot mar with oold ENGLAND courd nj
here ia her siurle standard with entire safety
But when Germany Joined her in that poljcy
and forced France Italy. &c, to stop the coin.
arc of SILVER, ENGLAND and Germany were
brought 10 a practical and terrible realization
Of tho upYI>lom Of mono.mctalIi,m. # nj
once intcrfcred terribly with The trade Of Enr
land with all the silver countries-thc United
State. South America. Russia, but most nota.
b!ywi,h India and China. Indeed, the strange
Ihallucinalon Of England in the degradation Of
silver has brought no less unSpcakablo distress
da has years ago reached its utmost limit, and
with the closest management, under the most
favorable circumstances, the fifty millions s'Cr
ling, or Whereabouts, annually raised were with
difficulty made to cover the annual expenses
But the India revenue is gathered in silver,
while the whole army and the vast swarm Of
English officials in that country must bcpaId in
gold. The result is a reduction of - per cent.
Of the India revenue and an inevitable annual
deficit to tina, amount. With the enormous
India debt to begin with such an annual de
liclt means bankruptcy inevitable and hope
less. But even tins is not the worst Of it. As
already ntlmatGd, English trade with India
is ruined. Among the people OF India there is
no depreciation Of silver recognized The
English trader who sold yard of calico four
years ago for iourpence must sell it for four
pence still. But whereas formerly he could
make his rcmittanccs to Manchester in silver
at par, his exchange ON England now costs him
10 TO IS per cent. 1t would be madness for the
English trader TO advance his prices in silver
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12
Says the Springfield correspondent of the
Chicago limcS:

Says the Springfield correspondent of The
Chicago Iimcs!:
Ex Congressman Alexander Campbell of III
Sale, arrived IN Sprinficld to-day Wher
questioned as to his business he was quite rc
served, but as usual the Times correspondent
gets the first reports Mr.. Campbell is a ma
tional, and his first inquiry was for Moss, the
national legislator from Jefferson county. La
ter Mr.. Campbell expressed himself as positive
that the nationals or greenbackers have II bal
anCe of power in the house at Washington, and
still later it turns out that Campbcl's visit
here is to provide for the Endorsement of Cal
lie d. VI. Springer Il female grecnbackcr, who
once edited the Yorkvile Ne,rS and held sine
cure clerkship in the IIaines legislature She
wants to 90 to Washington, and eX-ConCresS
man Campbell wants to help her.
And eX-Congressman Campbell will do very
well if he is never engaged in any worse bust
ness. Calie ID. NJ Springer did nat hold sine
cure" in the lIaincs Legislature, but earned hcl
pay more honestly than do ninetenths of the
average legislative employees. We hope Mr.
Campbell will succeed in getting her good
berth at Washington. She is a lady of intelli
gcncc and refinement, and will earn every
dollar the government pays her, whatever the
position it may give her
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

Rorxps's CABINET.-.tsldelro from its supreme
merits as specimen OF the highest typo
graphical skill, the "Pri"tn's C"bf"eh' issued
quarterly by 5. p Rounds, the veteran Chica.
ro type founder, is unequallcd by any publ
cation of its class in lis high literary excel
Icnce How 50 elegant a writer as Mr.. Rounds
ever escaped incarceration as editor IN chiel
Of some great, prosperous daily is one OF the
nnaccoun,abilitieS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

Pontiac had an exciting jail instruction
last Saturday. THE negro turnkey" ,ays the
Free Trador, seeing one Of the prisoners sit
ting in window, and suspecting mischief, or
dercd him down. He didn't come down, and
the turnkey threw a stone at HIM, 1t brought
him down, and the rest of the prisoners, fifteen
in number, became frantic with rage over the
insult They broke every chair, stool, bench
bed, window.sash, and everything else dcsruct
ible The sheriff called in a number of citi
xens to restore order, but it didn't restore. The
tongues Of the prisoners painted for the hearts
blood of the turnkey, Judge Pillsbury was
sent for and tried to argue the case with the
prisoners They paid no attention to him
whatever, and he finally ordered eight men to
be armed, and gave TIE rioters five minutes to
return to their cells. -Four minutes elapsed,
and still they stood defiant. PillSbury then
told each Of the men to cover prisoner with
Il revolver, and as soon rs time was up to fire
When the time was up there was not prison
cr TO be seen
II strikes us the story can hardly he com
pete with such an ending. Is hurting stones
good discipline at Pontiac? Evidently to
round the matter up properly the negro turn
key ought to be locked up few weeks at least
with the rest of the prisoners, or fined, or
something
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FnEE TRADER
with the neutrality-suspicious. s,'urnlshinS no'i
At the prices named, postage prepaid. ne o.
fer--open to old subscribers or new ~ any
post o,h2e III the county-lS inc CHEAPhSl
EVER MADE IN this county ...
rprr ru,prq and Chicago Weekly Times. 500
ppEy TRADER and Chicago Weekly 7ri5,n'e. 2o'
FRrE TRADER and Chicago Weekly inter , -.
(DFfui - - e. - M
Fprr TRADER and Prairie Fdymcr. ........:.. "'oo
FRrE TRADER and either of Harpers pupil
:, Cati1 T,, Nm, and S,.Jnlr 47j
FREE TRADER and Godey'S Looi@ Boo6; '''' Xxx
FREE TRADER and PhrcRologicai JoW1ai.. 3'Vo
FnrE TRADER and ST. -NicholaS. ....,.....'' 30
FnrE TRADER and DcmoycSts Vonthy. 90
III ~, ni,n and Western R,pui .. 800
I rkLh IN M, and Vooyf's Ruy Vtp Y0ffej $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

While the democrats in the United State,
Senate have been commercially liberal in con
firming Hayes appointments thus far, il is
submitted that courtesy is put to an unrcason-
able strain in asking them To confirm the ap.
pointmcnt If ID r. Corbin as Judge of the Su.
preme Court OF Utah. There was no help for
il while the republicans had the senate, aud
Hayes was enabled 10 pay IN Office the prom
lsed bride tocvery scoundrel who Immediately
or remotely had a hand in concentrating the
great fraud by which he was counted in as
president but it is submitted that it is unrca.
sonable in the President to ask the friends OF
Tilden to aid him IN making further payment,
to these scoundrels, Of whom CorbIn was a con
spicuous and notable one in manipulating Ia,
South Carolina and Florida returning boards
Besides, the $4,000 most unrighteously voted
to Corbin by The senate for contestlng the seat
of Butler in that body is all the reward even
the Presidents friends think he ought TO have
His appointment to the Utah judgeship should
be promptly and Indignantly rejected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

ury I" pay out On the arrears ofpensions some
ten millions that have been lying uselessly in
The treasury for several years rs fund to re
deem the still outstanding fractional currency
The amendment was opposed by Garfield and
other republicans, hui was adopted
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

The position ofthe Democratic party is that
no matter how much repeating and balot.boX
Stuiling, or intimidation and bulldoZing in the
elections Tor members OF Congress and Prcsi
dental Electors, the National Government is
helpless and must take the results rs declared
by the state election officers as final On this
theory, assuming that some states may he un.
der the control of violent men, who by intim.
ldatlon suppress free speech and free elections
and return for members of Congress and Pres.
ldential Electors men not honestly chosen by
the free suiirages of the voters, there would be-
no rcmcdy.-Ottatrn Rtpublicaa.
The RepubIicaa is slightly mistaken in stat
ing the above as the Democratic position. This
'cas exactly the Republican position two years
ago. When Louisiana, Florida, &c, under
the control Of corrupt men, returned as presi
dental electors "men not honestly chosen" il
was the republican party that contended that
the government wa helpless" and that the
Governors certificate and the broad seal orthc
state were conclusive. The democrats. on the
other Land, contendcd that as congress could
undoubtedly IN exercising its constitutional
power to judge of the qualification and cleo
ton OF It's own members, 20 behind the Cover.
nor's certificate and the states broad seal and
inquire into the regularity of the election OF
members OF congress, So it could also, in exer
cising It's constitutional power to pass on the
choice Of electors and open and count the re-
turns, go behind the aforesaid certificate and
seal TO inquire INTO the regularity of the cleo.
ton OF electors. 1t was the Republicans alone
however, who had the shamecssncss then tc
contend that while the state authorities only
could certify to the results of elections for con
gressmcn and electors, the general government
could send its officers INTO the states to conduct
and control those elections, even to the extent
of taking possession of the polls and holding
them with government bayoncts Thcprcsent
legislation proposed by the democrats SIMPLY
contemplatcS the righting of this glaring an,
monStrous inconsistency.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12
THE MENDOZA CITY ELECTION

Came off on Tuesday last, bringing out the
largest vote ever cast in that city. The cor.
test involved thc municipal war OF last year be
tween Mayor Hastings and the nine alder
mon who opposed all the mayors appoint
ments for marshal and other city officers pro
vidcd for in the special charter Of the city. /,
was alleged that the larger and better class Ol
The city were opposed to the mayors appoint.
ments, and especially to his refusal to reap.
point Thomas Forristal, the old marshal. Sew.
cral suits of quo,cq1roHto and n,nndrmVs
were commenced oyer the business and are
now pending in the courts. Neither political
differences, or the temperance question, We I'm.
dcrstand, entered into the contest. Mr. Hast
mgs the old mayor, was forced to go before
the people, though extremely unwilling. The
nine aldermen who were opposed to the mayor
and refused to confirm his appointments and
OVERRIDE HIS yctOcs, selected for their candi
date for mayor DR.. J. o. Edwards and DR.. T.
p. Cook, Abel Hoffman, Vim. Pittstick and
Geo lIuCk were their candidates for aldermen
The Hastings party selected for aldermen Gas
per Fischer, ID. Plaisted, J. c. Crookcr and
q. Pohl. Mr. Hastings was reelected by
about fifty majority, with Fischer,i Crooker and
Pohl-Mr. Hoffman being the only one elected
on the other ticket. The council now stand
five alderman with the mayor and seven against
him But for the aldermen holding over IA
decided majority of course would be with the
mayor. As the questions OF difference have
thus been passed upon by the people it may
well be hoped that the cty's interest Will here.
after be attended to and personal grudges for
cotton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-12

Latest styles visiting cards at osman & Hape-
mans.
New-York tribune., 1879-08-29

to NewYork very nearly as low as from Ch'eago'
He said n the LEGISLATURE compelled them 10 carry Nc"-
York freight fOr their proportion similar rCght from
CBica-c. n should s;nply compel the ROADS 10 lose
money al their business t would drive thenl OUT OF
TIE business drive them out OF competition with rval
roads, they could not live local business. lie thogt
II the Legislature took action IN the direction Indicated
Disadvantages the State would accrue thaD Den
hts Hr had transported freight from Chicago 10
New York within at loss. Tho road carried,
while he Europe. 1000 carloads OF cattle NJ II
per and had carried flour at II cents per 100
pounds and OF that IL cents paid cents Tor hghi-
oragc. He thought general law regulating trdnspor-
iation over all roads would be DenehcisI.
Mr. Vanderbilt was asked the following question by a
member OF the committee:
Q.-I have instance In mind where man shipping
from Toledo HewYOrk was charged $40 80 per car.
while Toledo 10 syracuse he was charged 500 all
circumstances being alike
Q-Do You consider that a discrimination against the
citizen OF SyracEsei Al dhD't know. That ls two To-
cals-One To Syracuse and one 10 New-fork Ihe cars
pass Syracuse. Tle reason for making these rates Is
due to competition.
Nj Sterne asked II the Boston and Albany Railroad.
which through Massachusetts,, was controlled IN It's
local rates by the Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Hr Vanderbilt thought II was not so controlled now
thought II had been, ho had previously heard COM
plants from that road He has no interest In that ROAD
and nav hah
New-York tribune., 1879-08-29

schooner Jessie williamson, and william III. SIse anc
others against the steam tug Blaacb Paige ana thi
.bargG James A. Bender Is the neXi d0cded IN SoYen
ber 1875 the sch and the tag with row were In
collision in the East Rivcr pear Thrdgg's Neck. BY
which the barge Bender sunk. The tug Blanche
Paige found in fanlf, and the Schooner relieved
from blame decree IL ordered for the libeauts in
the Of Sise ct al for Sl.076 "a.
A decision also rendered iu the suit hronght DY
the states against the York Street Flax SDnnDg
Company 0f Belfast The suit was brought 10 recover
the value OF certen goods alleged 10 hayo been .Ur-
feited by the Government under tbs act providing
against the importation OF -oOCsby means OF false ne
voices. IL the lower court verdict was dTe ch Tor
the defendant the ground tEat no proof bad bcen
made OF the value OF the goods such value beng the
statutory basis Ut recovery. Ihe lower court fned
tnat the value Of the goods which must be
which the defendant received for the identical goods
covered by the entries INVOICES IN the SUIT 10 ms
country, tho goods having passed into consumption,
which In the hands OF the defendant, represented
the goods themselves. Justice Waite says; The ques-
On as t comes here FOR determination ~ not whether
the value Of ,he goods At the time Of importation, or
when they sold entered into consumption, or
when tie suit commenced Is the proper basis or
recovery Tut whether the Government Is bound TO
accept under its election take the value what the
fraudulent importer himself got for them when they
provision IS made by statute for forfeiture Of goods
or their vaue" The title 10 the goods remains n tho
original until the Government elects whether
the goods their value and that N before the
chaser passes by the saIe, and the right OF ne
Government 20 proceed against the goods IL gone Tbs
however, tals far snort of decldlDg tbat wheIc me
goods sold, or have entered INTO comshmpton, the
Government mnst accept their value what the I'M
porter has 1T 20 with them for and II seems
10 e that the lealned Judge below IN 30 holding con-
fined basis Of recovery within too marrow limits.
For the single error IN respect to the rule FOR
asceraining the basis value the judgment Il reversed
and the cause romanded tor a new ttial." =. y. L.
Butter Tor the Government; Joseph H. Choate FOR the
New-York tribune., 1879-08-29
DIED

HAYNEs-At Mddletown, VT. August ~ Laura A.. ws.ot
OF tho Rev. Dr. ArnO Haynes
SOuce Ol funeral hereafter.
MACLEAY-At FlshkiLon.the Goson ". Y. Wednesda-
morning 27, 1879, Alexander D., Of the lEte
MacLeaY, grandson OF the ale Edward Remsen
agrI % ana months.
FunCral nom II. Lukes Chnlch fdAy AZ
ternOon, AZ O'Clock.
HEEsAt Rutlard VT on August 25, Josephine Baxter,
laughter OF Arthur T. and Martha Baxter Rees, aged
year aud Ii months
sUCKIEY-At Ehincbeck v Y. August % 1879, Gather.
me Murray. wife II Thomas II. suCklry.
Funeral me NJ. J. Church. hnoOccG n. a, Augustk9 az
y.
further not
Carriages waiting the depot arrival Of
leaving Grand Central Depot ~ IL = nj.
VERPLANCK-At FshBi on.the udson, Wednesday. Au
gust 27 daughter % ID. G. NeTplencK and
NJ. l.. Kneyels aged months and 20 days.
WORMSEi-On the 27th nst az her residence sol 9TH.
ave. Ienors, WOTmsrr, tn her 3Sth
Fnnera will take pace Fuuay, the 29th INST, at m.
Friends particularly requested 10 send no flowers
New-York tribune., 1879-08-29

enough buy Bonnie Oaks 1900 10 $40 against him
and PURCHASERS OF mutual tickets the winner Only
nettod 81 05 on their risks.
q. L. LOriliar won his third victory NJ the day win
Una In the next which for purse OF $50 win
selling allowances distance ls miles. The nrl1 against
her consisted OF Csrte's Specna ion u 80 p0und
TaylOrs Pilot q years. 93 pOuudsl, Beimonts sas9ut
hanna g years 100 poundsl Halls Eunee (3 years ~
Puryears JacksOrew "a years % poundsl Una q years.
laiiOn ana Pilot even for second choice. She away
with a clear lead from the start, leaving Pilot and
Jackscrew struggle together for second place IN her
wake At the finish Una was two lengths before Plot
and under strong pull willie he was half length IN
front or Jackscrew while both teelng the whip
and spur Speculation close up, and Susquehanna
Virgif1an and lengths behind the lead
ers distance in 2:Ol b. and mutual tickets
paid 81 65. Una having been entered 20 be sold Tor
FL 900, bought Ia bY her owner for II 800.
In the handicap hurdle-raCe Ia miles, over seven
hurdles purse 5000. the second To receive FlOO
James Gordon Benefits judith "a yesrs. i40 Dounus)
won absolutely as she liked In 3:38i9 Those who saw
the way she the hurdles last Saturday and yes
terday look for "a grand struggle when sho meets
Trouble over hurdles I'm a steeplechase. Nolan :
COronet Hart's Redding and Bennett e. Co.'s Dandy
were other competitors aud IN tnelr FOR second
place after wheeling in the straight for tne finish ~
perfect ne COroDct IT, four lengths behind judith
ReddIng third, and Dandy fourth. .
Tomorrow the last day OF the present meeting SIX
races viii be rum for 5O0in purses ana added money
three Of which asweopztakes and TIE ast DchR =
handicap steepechase over the ful steeplechhse
New-York tribune., 1879-08-29
TIE NICHOLS CASE.
MAYOR COOPER CLAIMS THAT Mp NICHOLS SUR
RENDERED HIS OFF =.

MAYOR COOPER CLAIMS THAT Mp NICHOLS SUR
RENDERED HIS OFF, =.
ALBANY, Aug. 2S.-An order granted by
Justice Westbrook at Kingston IN the matter o. the
appcation Of Sidney r. Nichols writ of certlorari
TO review his removal Police Commissioner, etc. was
fled IN the County CLERKS office this afternoon IL sets
forth that on consent Of hessrs Townsend and Weed
attorneys for sidney r. Nichols reator the order ade
and filed on the 12tn inst amended by inserting after
the words "n placeOf said Nichols the following words
"And ater the reading and flng Of the aridavts OF
Edward Cooper. sworn 10 upon the 3lst day OF May
1873 ana OF Burton n Harrison. sworn to upon the %
day Of Jnne 1879 both opposition to the application
me efHoay,ts are filed with the order OF June q
Mayor Cooper AFFIDAVIT Il To the eject that within three
dsys after ae APPROVAL By the Governor Of the removal
OF Nichols be appointed Charles r. Mclean 'Or the uD-
expired term OF Nichols; that Mclean du.y quallhed
aud entered upon the discharge OF the duties or tno
ofhce; that Nichols retired therefrom, and has since
neither performed nor claimed to perIbrm the duties n
Commissioner o. Police that upon McLcan's presenl"-
ton OF hs certificate or bis appointment to Nichols t
latter fully nized the CLAIM acquired therein and
left the office to Mclean, who wns then immediately
recognized by the other members Of the Board
The affidavit OF Burton n. HarrisOh, counsel TOT
Mayor Cooper states ID substance that al the reeOrds
and proceedings In the Of Nichols were transmitted
the Governor and sfe not nov IN the Mayors ouce