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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

While the democrats undoubtedly believe
that the states have rights which the federal
government is bound to respect, no democrat
in the late congressional discussions went as
far in the assertion Of state rights as did the
republican Senator Anthony, Of Rhode Island,
in defence of the right Of that State to deny
suffrage to several thousand German and
Irish citizens because they do not own real es-
tate The democrats do not believe in the
power of a state to deny the right of suffrage
TO any Of its citizens on account of race"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

One of the revelations eliminated from the
of the Illinois State Agrcul-
tural Board up to July LIST, is the abundance
and admirable quality of the winter wheat
crop Just harvested in Illinois. The acreage
for the year was 2,015,5S5 against 0S2, S43 last
year. but while there was thus bat little differ
ence in the breadth sown, the yield of the pres
cnt year was largely in advance OF that last
year both IN quantity and quality. While the
average per acre last year was below Is bush.
els, il must reach 30 this yeai, many counties
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

The Grant boom has had all the wind knock
ed out of it by recent letter from the General
to G.. W. Childs, Philadelphia, the substance
of which Is given TO the press by Col. ID, G.
Forney, who has been allowed To read it,
Grant processes himself disguised with the
leaders of the boom in his favor, who he says
are nothing but horde of adventures and
corruptlOnists TO whose scoundrelsm his adj
ministratlon was indebted for all the odium
into which it fell with the American people
He is unwilling to have anything more to do
with that crowd, and rather than be smirChed
by demonstrations of their friendship, he has
decided to prolong his stay abroad until after
the election Of 1880. lie don't say he will re
fuse nomination by the honest element of
the republican party, if rendered him with
something like unanimity, but he would II
thousand times rather remain in Punishment
on foreign shores indefinitely than come home
and he made the subject OF monster parade
gotten up and headed by the bosses of the old
whisky rings and other multitudinous comb
nations Of treasury plunderers. 1t is rather
unkind, this cavalier reputation Of his old
friends and boon companions, but 1t is unde-
niable that should the republican convention
now nominate him the chances of his election
would be greatly improved by this shrewd
shake" Of his old friends
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

The New York courts have made short work
Of Chastine Cox the murderer of Mrs. Hull. His
trial commenced on Tuesday, the case was Civ
en- 10 the jury on Wednesday night, who found
him guilty and on Thursday he was sentenced
to be hanged. He was a poor devil without
money and couldn't indulge in those expensive
legal lodges by which Weather criminals
wear out justice by long delays and finally slip
through the legal web.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

In regard to the national greenback labor
party let no man be deceived. Let no man de
ceiye himself or deceive others. The democrat
that ,oins us must torego his democracy, and
the republican must forego his repubicanism.
The bourbon must cease TO lie, the radical
must cease to steal, and he that sinned must
SIN no more. As "a new organization
ia American politics, the nationals are
more democratic than the democrats; more
republican than republicans. But we oc.
cupy the middle ground, and necessarily
antagonize both OF the old organizations. In
a partisan sense we are neither democratic nor
republican; but IN high, true sense we are
both. In this behalf, as a refuge from the old
factions, from radicalism on one side and
bourbonsm ON the other, the people of the
country are with ns.-Ndti0Hdl Vteto,
Yet the virtuous journal which gets off these
exceedingly hlgh-toned utterances, is main
tanned by levy OF blackmal on the republi-
can officehoders on the ground that it is a
republican paper in disguise!" the sole object
of its existence being TO bamboozle democrats
into the support OF separate greenback nomi-
nees against good greenbackers nominated by
democrats and greenbackers IN common.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

Articles of incorporation were issued from
the Office of the secretary of state and filed in
Kankakee county last week for the Chicago
and Strawn Railroad, the construction OF
which has already been commenced. to give
the Chicago and Paducah and the Toledo and
Wabash direct line to Chicago. The corpo-
rators named in the charter are George n.
Dunlap, John n. Jewett and Perry IL. Smith
of Chicago. Robert Andrews of Toledo and
William Reddick Of Ottawa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

ii The Iowa prohibitionists held state con
Mention on Wednesday, but on the question OF
Terminating state ticket split up, the republi-
,{kan delegates favoring fusion on the republi-
Ian ticket. while the other wing favored indie
bendent nominations. The republican wing
fEeceded and the rest put Temperance ticket
I'm the field
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

N rhe-Ioliet Glteabdch Nees credits John 5.
armstrong and b, J. McGlnnis Of this county
with s. each towards sending Mclaughlin
and Young from this county TO Maine to labor
for the greenback cause, in view Of the ap-
preaching September election in that state.
We suppose good many more IS bills could
be gathered up from greenbackers in this coun,
ty in the same behalf if assurances were Civ.
en- that the gentlemen On getting 10 Maine
would stay there
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

While the stalwarts are well pleased with
Me back bone exhibited by Mr.. Hayes IN the
matter Of his late vetoes, Carl Schurz is said
to be disguised with the utter caving in of his
spinal column as to civil service reform. The
only irmness he has shown in that business
has been in rewarding every scoundrel who
could show that he had a hand Immediately
or remotely in advancing the great fraud of
counting in Hayes as President. On that point
sNis back bone has been solid as adamant
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

The Dallas, Texas, conference OF the African
Methodist church at a recent session denounc,
a the exodus scheme as the invention OF set
gbroken-down political tricksters" Sena'
Window, of Minnesota, who so boastingly
,f3ok the credit TO himself in recent speech
10 the L. S. Senate of having set this exodus
in motion, has right to look upon the expires
sion of the Texas conference as personal re-
Efnctinn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
YELLOW FEVER.

The yellow fever scare in the South ON nc
count of the appearance ofN few sporadic
cases at Memphis last week, has subsidized, as
no new cases have occurred since. The record
is as follows: The first case reported was
that of Frank Mulbrandon, who died last
Wednesday. Judge Ray and his two sons
were reported on Thursday. One of his sons
died the following morning and the Judge
himself on Sunday night Mr. II. Tobn and
his wife were also reported on Thursday OF
last week Tobin died on Friday and his wife
on Monday. SO out Of SIX cases reported five
have died The remaining son of Judge hay
will probably recover. No new cases have oc-
CURED since Thursday OF last week and the
fever has not spread beyond the houses where
it originated The dwellings where the above
persons died have been thoroughly dIslnicct-
cd, and all the bedding burned. Business has
been resumed and there Is the usual travel ov-
cr The railroad lines that have not qNaraniinc1
against Memphis, and The evacuation i that
all quarantine against Mcmpni, viii nuW he
raised.
The case reported at Water Valley, Miss,
was closely examined by DR.. lIerrck, inspect
or for the National Board Of Health, and he
reported it extremely questionable. There has
no other suspicious case occurred there and
the people are recovering from their panic.
In spite of reports to the contrary, it is posi-
lively stated by the health authorities that no
case of yellow fever has yet occurred at New
Orleans or any resembling it. The sanitary
condition of the city is said TO be the best 1t
has been since the war
The fever, however, is raging in Cuba, there
having been ~ deaths at Havana last week,
so that rigid quarantine against that island
is maintained at all our southern ports.
Since the above was written dispatches have
come to hand showing that the smouderins
embers of the plague have again blazed up in
Memphis, seven new cases and one death hav-
ing occurred on Thursday The announce
ment caused new excitement, but less than on
the appearance of the first cases the week be
fore. The scene of the new trouble is again IN
the southern outskirts of the city nearthe home
of Judge Ray. \ sudden change in the weather
IN Memphis took place on Thursday evening,
the extreme heat giving way to heavy rain,
during which the thermometer fell to "a.
What effect that may have on the plague re-
mains to be seen. There is, however, still a
lingering belief in the whole fever region that
no widespread epidemic can grow out of mere
sporadic cases, no such thing having vcrhap-
nencd before
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
lad news>or another ocean steamship disas

lad ne'sA>QF another ocean steamship disas
ZONES from the Halifax coast. The steamer
bse Of Virginia, belonging to the State Line
e 5mpany Of Glasgow, left New York on the
sDth inst, and on Saturday evening went
ashore in Il dense fog on sandbar on the
south side Of Sable Island Signal guss were
fred, and on Sunday surf.boats were sent TO
the steamers relief BY tins means most OF
tie passengers, - in number, and crew were
safely landed, but one boat was capsized and
nine persons were drowned. The cargo CON
sisted Of l04 head OF cattle and of general
produce. Some of the cattle being thrown
overheard swan ashore The vessel is likely
IN he total wreck.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
OUR CLUBBING.

N We are prepared TO club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications., furnishing oo'ii
] 81 the prices named, postage prepaid Inc OF,
4fer-open to old subscribers or new Il, any
post oftlee IN the county-ls the CHEAPEST
4KyER MADE III this county:
REA S T,h;ca5,o Weekly Tribune 265
sFRrE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter Of.
oes" r. Iyn and pro;r;e Farmer .. 800
.FkEE TRADER and either of Harpcr's publ =.
!. iT,' M, and S,.,io,cr. AIS
80 and Colc,js Jr,Ii,S' Book .. 800
aoo' zen and yLrc,oloyic1l Journal 800
Tl,rriNn', ~, nd e. VicboL,s 800
tnstTRADER and Den0rtst's -Nonhty.,.'.' ~. 90
49, =. 49, and Wlstern Rural ..... 800
70 snI 80 and Ifoor,s R,ual Nfip Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

Late Washington dispatches state that the
mort folio Of secretary of War, in place OF Nc
ECrary, resigned, has been rendered to eN-Sena-
Tor Alex. Ramsey of Minnesota. lie Is IN ali
RESPECTS an ADLER and better man tor the posi-
ton than McCrary was and If the place mas
Been offered him there is not the slightest dan
nor of bic declining IL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19
THE HEATED TERM

The heated term which has ragged with little
MITIGATION for over two weeks rclented ON
Wednesday, and since then the weather,
though still warm enough, has been quite en-
durable Chicago people, who for week had
been poking fun at 81. Louis on account of It's
extreme hcats on Monday and Tuesday began
to realize how 1t is themselves am, could show
as high thermometer rs any ST Louis or
Memphis had seen. They also came on We'd
nesday to II sudden realization Of the terrors of
coup de soltel, there having been no less than
thirteen cases of sunstroke that day, of which
seven proved fatal On Thursday morning,
however, a grateful breeze from Manitoba was
waited this way, and since then the weather
has been delightful. The whole northwest felt
the agreeable change that day, and yesterday
its effects had got as far south as st. Louis,
dropping the temperature from % and 1903
down into the eighties Before that st. Louis
had been having from three to six cases OF
sunstroke day for week, but since Thurs.
day fatalities from that source have ceased.
II was hard ON poor humanity, yea
doubtless but 1t was the making Of the
corn crop. Such Il season for corn growing
Illinois has hot seen in many years. The
weather had been just right TO enable the farm
ers TO clean the corn thoroughly Of weeds
there came series of heavy rains and then
the heat Corn literally leaped from the
ground, and now the stand is as fine as this
county has ever seen at this season,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

reporting an average yield Of 40 bushels. Al
this rate the crop which last year footed up
about 30O00,000 bushels, must this year reach
AZ 600 600 bushels
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

4 state convention Of that peculiar stripe of
grcenbackers whom the Republican National
Committee at Washington designate rs "rt-
publcans in disguise" met at Walertown,
Wis, on Tuesday. One hundred and thirty-two
delegates were present, representing about half
the counties in the state. After the usual pre-
liminary speechifying, Col. Reuben May was
nominated for governor, Col. Vim. J.. | tley for
lieut. governor, Geo. W. Lee for secretary of
state, and Geo w. Goodman lOi attorney gen
eral. The platform adopted declares in favor
of Immediately calling in all the government
bonds and replacing them dollar for dollar
with greenbacks; in favor Of immediate ahoi-
ton Of the national banks; in favor OF the free
coinage of gold and silver; in favor of low
rate OF interest; against convict labor, and
against fusion" with any other political
party
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

One of the most scandalous exhibitions Of
popular election system is that now presented
in the mercleJs levy Of blackmail on the poor
CLERKS at Washington and other government
officials in aid Of the election of Foster in
OHIO This dlsgracetul levy is made in the
full face of the following order issued by the
fraudulent president but two years ago and is
still in full force:
EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON,
June %, 1877.
Sir: ! desire TO call your attention TO the
following paragraph in "A letter addressed by
me To the Secretary of the Treasury on the
conduct to be observed by officers of the gen
eral Government in relation TO the elections:
NO officer shall be required or permitted
TO take part in the management OF political
organizations, CauCuses, conventions, or elee-
ton campaigns. Their right to vote and eX-
press their views on public questions, either
orally or through the press, is not denied, pro
viding il does not interfere with the discharge
of their official duties. No assessment for lo-
lhtcdt purposes on oficers 0rsHbordtRotes stou"
be dliOned'
This rule is applicable to every department
OF the civil service. 1t should he understood
bv every officer of the general Government
that he Is expected to conform his conductto
its requirements. Very respectfully,
r. b. HAYES"
The nauseating sham, the beastly hypocrisy
of that order, in view of what is now taking
place under the very nose of his fraudulency,
ourbt to fill even as stolid cheat as he iswith
a shivering consciousness that he is no better
than the vilest of sneaks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

Hen. q. B. Galusha, well known promi-
nent citizen of Morris, had the misfortune TO
be sun struck few days ago and is lying IN a
dangerous condition from brain fever
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

Croquet, in great variety and a; lowest prices,
al OSman X Hapemsn's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

|jn the field.
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war then imminent. In the absence OF spe-
cilc appropriations, 1t armed the President
with limited power to provide for the do
fence OF the Union. And when the war was
over 1t became q dead letter, but was not
repealed Under cover Of this clause, Mr..
MCCRARY undertook to issue certificates Of
indebtedness and TO do other things, for
which he should have been held to account
The army was supported in spite OF Con-
gress, and on a larger scale even than was
contemplated by the bill which was dropped
When Congress was called together, in
stead of making the Fraudulent Admins
tration answer for these excuses, the ma
jority In the House contcnted themselves
with passing bill which covered the OK
pcndtures, and thereby virtually rccog-
nized the authority Of the Executive to
keep up a standing army. and to determine
its numbers. whether Congress voted money
or not Some invcctivc was expended, but
no action worthy Of the occasion was taken.
And now the Democrats of the Senate
have Incorporated In their own proviso the
exception for the army and navy contained
in section 1882, thus destroying all the
strength OF their position. They have told
the Fraudulent President, almost In 80
many words, PAY no heed 60 our Army
bill. Veto 1t. We shall adjourn You need
not call us back, for we have acknowledged
your right to maintain an army without
Congress" This is the pass to which the
country is brought by cowardice and blum
dcring
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The spirit. aud the IIun Murder.

To THE EDIroR OF The sUN--.SU. Spirits
out OF the body do not know any more than,
aud IN lmany cases not much us, they did
when In the body Hence, II the million or
more spirits In the body In New York city can.
not answer the question, who killed. Mrs. lulli' how
be expected million more spirits out OF the
body In aud about New York city can answer ~ Then.
supposng they ant each ono Of these lspirts
out OF the body Know who killed Mrs Hull they have
got IN comply with conditions IN order 90 lmpRr this or
any other information to spirits IN the body the chief con.
diiuus being Inclination ability knuwlt dgc ui the law aT
licHblc 10 communicating. knowledge Of the tact itsclt
spirits may Know certain thugs and stl not know how
g. communicate them. or. knowing how To communi
cate may nod, reveal the u the Der.
or pcrsus who commit murders Tor The reason that
they Know TIE penalty o. HANGING, ana, - long as such 4
law exists tey do mu' care 10 aud IA addtE second
the nfst When the eoplc learn This aud cease
sending inharmuniuusiN developed spriw lhy haneihg
aud battle hct into suiut land. they viii have accom-
pushed. much toward making a better condition OF
things On earth as w'u a. in heaven.
To understand these laws one must comprehend That
The suclld criminal b., in many INSTANCES, not hu as
responsible tho Government ana society ~ which pc
IL developed Anie, natal conditions have more to Dc
with such things tan tliug else, and when the uco
pie Go cr-ttfl this aud provide Urdngly We
will have Tar less crane aud lever insane ~, lums.
q. VI pANIufIi.
10 East Fifteenth street, New York.
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A nOOtIess Mission.

The mscarriagcs in HAYEss foreign af-
fairs are almost as Marked in their way, as
those OF his home policy. To the list OF
them one more has just been added in what
seems TO have been an abOrtivc attempt at
settling oiThand the northwest boundary
line between Sierra Leone and Liberia.
1t appears that last year the Libcrans de-
sired the United States to act as arbitrator in
this boundary dispute between themselves
aud the British Government. 1t happened
that Commodore SHUFELDT was, about that
time, not aversc TO n cruise In African and
East Indian waters, OF twelve or eighteen
months duration; and when the Ancient
Mariner and Lawyer EvARTs put their
heads together, it was agreed that not only
was the request for arbitration to be grant
ed, but Commodore SHUFEbDT should be the
arbitrator chosen.
Accordingly, n trip was arranged for the
Ticondcroga, from Norfolk TO Madeira, and
from Madeira by way of the Cape Verde
Islands to Sierra Leone where Commodore
SHUFELDr was to meet the British and Lii
beriun Commissioners, and arrange the
boundary line, as the representatives, Of Law
yer EvARTs's department. Having cullod
lItSt tlDlonlbllt ldultlSt nt WOS htAb "
visit Liberia, aiding the Government in its
difficulties with native tribes, and then
| cOasting along Wost Africa, to ascend the
Congo River, and, by means Of a steam
launch, plant the American flag rs far ~
the lower falls trip to LUanda, Cape
Town, Dclagoa Bay, Madagascar, Zanzibar
the Commoro Isles, Adcn Bombay, Singa'
pore, Rangoon, Bornco, New Guinea, China
and Japan winding up the voyage
| Unhappily, this projected tour OF triumph
has had notifying failure TO begin with.
News has boon brought to the Ancient Mar
inor that on reaching Sierra Leone, COmmo
dorc SHUFELDr found that the British au
thoritics declined his proncrcd arbitration,
turned up their noses at his credentials
from HAYES aud EvABrs, and fatty refused
to allow him to have anything to do with
the business. In proportion as the Liberi
ans were willing and anxious to have hin
act, the British were resuluto the other way
and, 10 make the story short, 1t would seen
that the HAYES embassy, which had gone /,
Sierra Leone TO put the laurels Of arbitra
ton on its head went away with the flea D
o1lciousness in its ear
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Popular LETTERS ON TIMELY ropIcs.


To THE EDtToR OF THE SUN-Sr! Tho ap-
preaching visit OF the Nn Regiment Of Massachusetts,
should be made tho. occasion Of grand ovation on the
part 1.-THE citizens OF this city to this famous organiza
ton The writer ventures to say from previous knowl
edge of this regiment mni with due rcspcc and admira-
,ion splendid military organizations OF New York,
that corps which is to honor with its presence on
the 2fth Is the inost ia America ANY person who has
had the gool 20 be present at their annual in
spcctiun and dull ON Boston Common Will adult the
truth this 10 this regiment belonged the famous
Montgomery Guard rs needless 70 speak Of the wsr
record the Ninth its conduct at Malvern Hills AMI on
hundred other bloody helds Is matter Of history The
hospitality whrh Boston extends to visiting ut1ntp1n
tons wurdiamcd Let Us cndeavur Orivr Them such
entcfiaument becomes their merit aud MAKE Wein,
when they return TO their grand old Commonwealth.
carry back nothing but pleasant memories 81 ieir visit
10 The EfcAt mot rOnnIia. v ~. ~