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Married..

On Wednesday evening, Nov Goth 1879, in the
Episcopal church, Amboy, H., by the Rev
John Mckim, of LOckport, H., DR.. GEORGE f
RICHARDS, of Ottawa, H., and Miss EsTELLA
A. BADGER, of Amboy, Ill.
The ceremony was witnessed by at least $50
persons, after which a reception was held at the
residence of r. d. Badger, Esq, brother of the
bride, and wh""" h"o"tr ".,s--- .--'-.'----
rendered the happy couple. The collection of
presents was large and valuable. After few
days sojourn in Chicago, DR.. and Mrs. Richards
will return to Ottawa. ~
At the residence of c. II. Gardner, BroOkville,
Ka, on Thursday evening Nov. 21th, 1879,
JEANNE BRowNsON, of Fon du Lac, Wis, to
w. o. BEEN, of BroOkville.
Our readers will remember the groom, the son
of |. n BEEN, Esq, of this city who will, we are
sure, join with us in wishing all happiness to Mr.
and Mrs. W. o. BEEN.
In Ottawa, Ills, Nov 27th, 1879 at the residence
of the brides parents, by the Rev. MIR. Gloss,
Miss MABEL NJ. GADDIs, Of Ottawa, and Mr.
JOHN +. EuLE, of La Sale, III.
1t was very quiet affair, none but the most
intimate friends being invited. The happy couple
left Immediately for La Sale, their future home
At the residence of the brides parents, Sheridan
Ills, Nov 18th, 1879, 10y Rev &. /. Taylor, Mr.
CHAs. ii. HASKELL, of Auburn, ILL.,, and Miss
FANNIE B. ARMSTRONG, of Sheridan.
The wedding was the event of last week in
Sheridan being large and brilliant affair. They
will live in Auburn, H., where Mr.. II has charge
OF the c. X A. railroad office.
At St Columbia Catholic church, on Thursday,
Nov. 10th, 1879, by the Rev. DR.. Gavin, Mr.
MICHAEL j. DILLON and Miss MARY KENNEDY,
all of Ottawa.
The FREE TRADER adds its congratulations to
those of a host Of other friends on seeing Mr.. d
thus happily mated and settled in life
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THE INDIANs-For two or three weeks past
a commission, of which Gen. Adams Is the
head, has been IN session at the Pinos Indian
Agescy in Southern Colorado, trying, with the
aid of the head chief OF the Utes, Ouray, tc
find out who were the murderers of Meekel
and the other whites at the White River agen
cy, and have the guilty ones surrendered for
punishment Such of the Indians as have
been examined have shown a proficiency that
would do honor TO Louisiana carpet Dagger
in false swearing and the commission has been
able to accomplish nothing. 1t is evident that
all hope of peaceable solution of the Indian
trouble in Colorado must be abandoned, and
that bloody Indian war in that quarter is
near at hand.
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Some enthusiastic Grant boomers in Pitts
burg resolved to organize heightened, aristo
initiation at $40 each, and sent out circulars
inviting prominent republicans to JOIN them.
10 show Grant what they were at they sent a
copy of the circular to him, and Grant seems
to have been SO well pleased with the move
ment tina, he returned the compliment by
writing them letter He was grateful for
the complimentary terms IN which he was
named, but thought it would hardly be in
good taste to JOIN the club himself but he
hoped soon to be able to meet and shake hands
with It's members. Which seems to prove, as
ssgely observes the Chicago Times, that Grant
Will not take the presidency If heisnt elected.
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HOME MATTERS.
Personal.


Aurora BcacoH "Jep Nosburg reached HON,
Tuesday to visit his family He is running
train on the Union Pacific road, and likes his pc
sition."
Mr.. j. \. Holmes, OF the Ottawa High School
editor OF the Normal Institute, will address the
members of the Morris teachers association al
the next meeting, December 9th.
S. NJ. Ruggles, late of the Ashley House, Bloom
ington, and the National Hotel, Joliet, has pur.
chased the Streator House of Mr.. johnson. Mr.
+. is credited with being good landlord. If he's
any where near as good AS johnson has been,
he'll do
+. A Walker, of Chicago, made Ottawa a visit
this week.
Doc ientzer, u Peoria, spent Thanksgiving
with his fathers family in Ottawa. doe" looks
like a brgader with chose mustache"
Conductor George Rand, of the Fox River
Branch, C., B. Il Q. r. r., and DIR. W l.. Smith,
of Streator, spent Thanksgiving with Oakley
Griggs.
Jas. A. Smith, Chatsworth, and Leslie Dies, of
Topeka, ka ate their Thanksgiving turkey in
Ottawa.
Mr.. Jesse Dickey left the city on Tuesday for
Florida, as previously mentioned He will seek
renewed health in field sports in that favored
cline.
Miss Della Richardson, who has been visiting
friends in Codwater, Mich, for the past few
months, returned home yesterday
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The Streator Wohitor and La Sale Press arc
taxing time by the tirelock,' as Mrs, Part
ington would say, and are strongly urging the
Hon, Washington Bushnell as the next repub.
lican candidate for Congress to succeed the
Press's particular friend, Phil, Hayes. Amid
the mob of third and fourth rate material
that expects to scramble for the republican
year, Mr.. Bushnell looms up like an elephant
in caravan Of kangaroos and monkeys. Mr..
Bushnell's friends may find, however, that
even pigmics can overcome a giant where
there are enough of them.
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WALL STREET DIvERTIsEMENTs,-For the
last month or six weeks the New York stock
market has been the scene of the widest spec
ulation and most intense excitement ever cx.
pcrienced in its history. The immense accu-
mutation of foreign gold in the New York
banks and the rapid rise of railroad securities
on account of the improved financial condition
of most of the western roads, drove the stock
spectators fairly wild The condition was in
the highest degree favorable to the bulls,
the rlnglcaders, until Friday of last week,
when, having disposed of most of their spccu-
lative stocks, they suddenly turned bears prcc-
ipitatng fearful tumble in all kinds of stocks
and desperation almost equal to the famous
Black Friday when President Grant came ts
the help Of the bears, A Saturdays dispatch
in reference TO the excitement of Friday says
1t is current talk IN Wall street that the in.
tcntion was to squeeze Mr.. keene IN this trans.
action but that Mr.. kcene anticipated an at
tack and got under cover, selling all that he
had at the high figures of Saturday last and
going short for large amount Thus he was
Il large gamer by the transactions of the week.
More than that at the lowest point yesterday
he suddenly tarned to the bull side and pur-
chased 10000 shares of Erie and very large
blocks of Jersey Central, st. Paul and North,
western, all of which recovered to-day, very
much of what was lost yesterday. Mr. Keenc
is credited therefore with making toward So
600 600 by the weeks transaction, and not far
from $l2000,000 in the fall campaign. His
pluck and daring and his astonishing success
are the talk of the town Many regard him rs
the coming king of Wall street
Gould has the credit of having doubled his
fortune in the past two months.
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Amusenenrs.
C'OHiHittee,

Blind Tom appeared at the Opera Honse on
last Monday night to full lower house. The
performance was like all Others Tom gives, and
calls for no special words Toms fame being
quite world-w wide by this time.
The Matte Vckers Comedy Company gave
three performances in this city this week, two on
Thanksgiving and one on last evening. The
play given was 'Our Picnic" Star IAN
nounced by them last week being the prop
erty of Gayler, their late manager. The PIC
nic'' is built on the model of Salsbury's Brook
and patchwork" but is not equal to either by
good deal Miss Vickers and Chas. Rogers are
both capital and the rest Of the company pretty
good, but Miss Vickers was hoarse and couldn't
sing and the Others can't sing hoarse or no.
There is lots of fun" in the entertainment and
If laugh producing power is measure of success,
their performances here on Thursday we're very
successful. Their business was fair but great
ly inierfered with by the bad weather.
COMING.
For Monday evening Wallack's (Janes) -Four
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THEALPHA AND THE OMEGA

BY WILDGRAVE,

BY WILDGRAVE.
OF horn and morn and bark and bark
And cchO'S answering sound:
All poets wit hath ever writ
The dOgg'rel verse Of hounds.
Thursday was day set aside by the president
OF the United States as day Of national thanks,
and to make the day more memorable in OF
tawa, or in other words to rouse the citizens
from their lethargy, the mighty Nimrods of La
Sale county promised them genuine stag chase
that mimicry Of noble war" Accordingly
the Honorable J. ID. Cation presented the hunters
fine four-year old buck, and through the eff
forts of the indefatigable Tom McDcrmott every
thing progressed favorably for day Of rare
sport until Wednesday afternoon, when in the eff
forts to secure the stag, which was very wild, he
committed suicide rather than die an ignoble
death from the relentless fangs of fox hound.
Nevertheless that there should be no disappont-
ment, the Judge offered up fine three-year old
elk as a sacrifice to the dogs Of war" At last
the gala day arrived and
At early dawn "Old Theron" rose
And slapped his muscled thigh;
And sang the burthep of a song,
This day stag must die.
For all the liyeong day before
And all the night in bed,
McDcrmOtt like, he'd nourished thoughts
On hunting, in his head.
Although the morning was unpropitious de
lugng rains and almost impossible condition OF
roads-horses were carefully groomed and
hounds well Amounted preparatory for three
days chase"
On arriving in the city We repaired to Whites
Hotel, where we found the Oak Ridge hunters OF
Rutland and the Greenbackers Of Serena in fine
spirit over the prospects of a ga-lorious time.
But when McDermott logged up on his rafting
PAGER and announced the suicide of his deership,
ii seemed to spoil the dance Of youthful blood
and strike the dimple from the mirthful cheeks
Of the famous Nlmrods. But some one desired
knowing the reason Of "a beautiful smile" on
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Toms phiz and certain twinkle in his eye when
some poetcal genius replied;

some poetical genius replied:
"But oh, there Is n smile that steals
Sometimes upon the brow OF care"
"Divil bit OF it," says Tom, 1.-the Judge has
given Us a lire elk-wheres all the dogs" And
away he went like an orderly in the heat OF bat
tie to make arrangements for letting out the elk.
BY this time all the hunters and hounds OF the
county had arrived;
/ "a thousand vassals mustered round
| With horse and hawk and HON and hound"
And perfect bedam reigned in Tom McD.s
blacksmith shop, where 40 or 50 hounds were
kept
Everybody was getting hl,la rous over the
aica of an elk hunt and slaughter of the unterri-
fed hounds by his ekshp.
All kind of nags-thoroughbreds, ponies and
liackasses were called into rcquistion; the halt
and the lame, ring -boncd, spawned and curbed;
the oue-cycd and the blind, aged and dccrepid,
none were exempt. And they were attached to
all kind of vehicles and vans and saddled with
all kinds of saddlcs-cven barcbacked. And driy-
en- by all kind Of curious people-bankers, law
vera grain merchants, doctors and druggists,
politicians and their hcuchmcn, and "thc butch.
cr, the baker and candlestck maker" long
legged and short.leggcd, SLIM slender and fat,
from youth to old age, of all sizes, and from all
cimes-of all natonalties and colors from the
| Egyptian mummy to the Anglo.SaXon.
| sport drops his ball, toll throws his hammer by,
| Thrift breaks bargain Off, to please the eye"
| 1t was raining and they knew it not They
were wet to the hide yet they believed they were
dry. They were covered with mud, yet they had
no knowledge Of it, so greatly were they excited
over the anticipation of seeing a genuine stag
hunt and hearing a real echolng of hills and val
legs.
"To hoof-cang, hound, and hunters cry,
And bugles ringing lighsomely"
The crowd in the vicinity Of Whites Hotel kept
yet there was an equal crowd in the vicinity of
Cations Park, where, under the command Of Ar
thur Cation, select party of horsemen were en-
deayoring to get cut the elk and drive it away
from the vicinity OF the park before turning loose
the hounds; but before driving it far it was dis
covered that it was greatly fatigued and unfit to
lead "St. Hnbert's breed" in II chase. So the elk
hunt was abandoned, and the crowd gallOped
through the drenching rain to Whites Hotel and
broke the 'sad tidings" to the eager crowd
Their disappointment was SO great perfect pan.
demonia seemed to seize them, and know OF no
better description than two lines addressed to the
Dell by Bobby Burns;
"Whyes raging like roarin' lion,
For prey, a holes and corners tryin."'
There had to be something done to give them
chase or some idea of one. A couple of deer
feet were procured and drag was started from
the east end Of Fox river bridge, thence east
through East Ottawa and back to the starting
point, with the hounds in full cry. Whose dog
outran we dare not say, as every hunter claimed
the leader.
Thus ended the big deer hunt, and, with the
exception Of a few who went to Buffalo Rock TO
run fox we sought our respective hsmes.
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Sudden Death.

Death seldom comes to man more suddenly
than the "nan on the white horse" came to Mr.
Jacob Jacobs, late of this city, who a week ago
was in sound health and in the prime of life. Mr..
Jacobs was we'll known throughout this and ad-
Joining counties as an extensive I'm" e.-'rgetic
T--.,,v,, made purrh"ses Of
stock at a sale on the Collins farm, near Norris
Collins il will be remembered was killed by
lightning last summer, almost on the spot where
Mr.. Jacobs met his death, as will be mentioned.
On Monday morning last Mr.. jacobs went to
Morris and, hiring horses for himself and com
panion, went out to the farm to drive his cattle
to town. While engaged in this work steer
suddenly broke from the herd and dashed away
on a smart run. Mr.. Jacobs followed, riding at
a rapid gait The steer, however made sud
den turn, causing Mr.. J.s horse to make SINH
lar sharp whirl in which Mr.. J. was unseaed and
| fell to the ground, upon whom the horse then
| fell. The horse rolled over him, leaving him
free, but he had fallen on his head and shoulders
and had been killed instantly. His companions
went to him at once but found his neck broken
and life vanished Medical aid was procured, but
the unfortunate man was long past human aid.
His family and friends were at once advised Of
the accident and the body brought to the city.
| The funeral took place from his late residence
on East Main St, Rev. o. H. Barnard officiating
in the absence of Rabbi. Mr.. A. Hess assisted
| in the Hebrew and German languages, as well as
other members Of the Jewish Benevolent Socie-
ty of the city. The funeral was largely attended.
| Mr.. Jacobs leaves a wife ana child who are,
however, fully provided for.
| The following resolutions, adopted at a meet
ing of Humboldt lodge, No. $50, |. o. b. B., on
Monday are indicative Of the regard in which he
was held by those whe knew him WELL
| WHEREAS 1t has pleased the Great Architect of
| our Universe to remove from our midst our be-
| loved and esteemed brother, Jacob Jacobs, and
| WHEREAS, One Of our charter members, an up
| right and straightforward fellow citizen, has
| been called away; therefore be it
| ResOlyed, That We, the members OF Humboldt
| Lodge mourn the loss of our beloved brothers
and
| Resolped, That we extend to the bereaved fami-
| " our heartfelt sympathy; that copy OF these
resolutions be sent TO the family of deceased, and
| the same also be spread upon the minutes OF the
| lodge books. SAMUEL r. KElNHARD,
| BENJAMIN HESS,
| SAMUEL DEGEN,
| COMMITTEE.
| At another meeting of the lodge, held on We'd
uesday, the following resolution was adopted:
| Resolvtd, That the thanks of this lodge are cor
daily extended to Rev. o. ii. Barnard tor his able
and sympathetic sermon at the funeral of our
late brother, Jabob Jacobs.
| ~ C. STRAsBERG Err,
| b. HESS
| Ii. A. MEYER,
|
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The Hon. John Defrecs, tried and veteran
republican, who has been public printer a
Washington for many years and knows ali the
ms and outs Of American politics, doubtless ex
pressed the feeling of thousands Of honest re
puhlicans in the following candid reply TO an
interviewer IN regard to the Grant movement
81 don't take any stock whatever in it,
GRANT has been tried tnice, and his admiRis-
trdti1a LEFT an odt0us reputation. There is no
thing in him which calls upon the people 10
change all their traditions on the subject of a
third TERM
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The Supreme Court of the United States, in
its recent decision multiplying the law of con
gress in regard to trade marks, seems to come
squarely in conflict with the doctrine that
This is "a NatIon," in the stalwart sense that
as a nation the government at Washington is
supreme on all subjects coming within the
scope of national legislation. The Supreme
Court seems to adhere to the "old togy doc
trine" that our national government is one Of
limited powers, and that when congress under
takes to go outside of the express grants of the
constitution and to assert powers of sovereignty
as nation it is putting on imperial airs
not contemplated by the fathers.
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VIM. ii. Vanderbilt the papers say, sold the
other day $4,000, 900 worth of New York Cen
trail and Harlem stock at 100, that is, for $50,
100000. As this is the same man who swore
few months ago to the New York assessor
that he was so poor he hadn't dollars worth
of taxable property, he may be worth looking
after by John Sherman, VINO has so long prid
ed himself in having found, in Mrs. jerks, the
champion swearer of the country.
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The Bloomington Leader is essaying to start
Il boom" in favor of f. Is. Washburn as the
next republican candidate for Governor OF
Illinois. The Leadsr is apparently ignorant
of the fact that Washburn is in Joe Medills
peculiar keeping and that he is holding him
back as the dark horse for the presidency if
haply the Grant boom shout peter out. When
1t is decided to put Washburn in the field for
Governor the Tribune will give the signal
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Although in most places 1t was cloudy on
the night of Nov, 18th, when old Tice promis.
ed that gorgeous display of meteors, the gen
cral agreement, based on the fact that in local..
ties where the sky was clear at , A. NJ. on the
seen, is that old Tlce is a humbug and dead
failure as prophet. Yet an observer at Cadiz,
Ohio, says that instead of at O'clock, the
shower occurred at 5 o'clock, and in spite of
the SKY being overcast with clouds he gives Il
glowing description of the wonders he saw.
As this Cadi2 man seems to be the orly one
who was favored with the rapturous vision,
the query is, whether he hadn't imbibed some
Cincinnati whisky during his allnIght vigil.
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A volumnous document comes to us from
New York announcing meeting of leading
agriculturists OF the country TO be held at the
Metropolitan Hotel in New York on the 10th
of December to organize National Agricul-
tursl Society The movement is favored by
the agricultural bureau at Washington and by
numerous leading agriculturists of the coun-
try, including Gov. Seymour, Thos. A. Hen
bricks, John A. Warder, DC, DC
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1t. Gov. DorsheImer, Of New York. who was
a Kellyte in the late -ubernatorla contest IN
that state, was IN St Louis the other day, and &c
an interviewer said that the democracy Of New
York unquestionably would be united next year
and that Grant will be the easiest man of all the
republicans can nominate to beat IN that state
He said Bayard was the choice Of the New
York democrats for president, though they
would cordially support Hancock or any other
equally good man.
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The San Francisco Netcs- Letter has stirred
up quite a buzz among the loyal third tcrmers
by inditng an article, going into many details
Of fact and incident to show that Gen. Grant is
on the verge of insanity. The article attracts
all the more attention AS the NeDS Letter is n
republican paper and pretends to entertain
none but the warmest friendship for Grant,
30 il cannot, at least be put down AS demo.
cratic SANDER
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I'm response 70 letter from admiral Ann.

In response to letter from Admiral Am
men, saying that Thos. de Franco, representa-
tive of the government of Nicaragua, Is in thi.
country to forward the organization of the
Nicaragua Canal Company, and that his sue
Cess depends largely on the acceptance of the
presidency of the company by Gen. Grant, the
latter writes that he will meet De Franco in
Philadelphia in December and confer with
him on the subject As the proposal is to pay
Grant $25OO0 year while the canal is in
course of construction and $4,000 year af
forwards, Grant appears to be about as averse
to accepting the offer Of the canal company as
he is to accept that of the ;hird-termers.
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The inner safe that was carried away from
the Yorkvlllc bank last week by burglar after
they had blown open the outer safe was found
a day or two afterwards Il short distance from
Bristol station buried in the earth The safe
had not been opened and the $4,000 IN cash it
contained as well as the valuable papers were
untouched. A set of burglars tools was also
found near the safe
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OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADEI
with thefolowing publications, furnishing oli
at the prices named, postage prepaid me Oh
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county-ls the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. .s2 G.
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune 2.oS
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter- .,
Ocean ..........,,.....'.... '.'''''''''' ",
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer. ........ 3.W
FREE TRADER and either OF larper's publ -,
rpTnInrp and ScriJ,er 4 .7t
FREE TRADER and CATERS Lddies Book 49,. 3.W
Fnrr TpInrp and phrcDological Journal 800
FREE TRADER and 81. Nicholas ........... . w
FpEr TmAnrn and Dcn0resrs Worthly. ..... $40
err Tv,nrp and LitteHs Liping AGe..... S.25
Eprr Tu,Drn md Western Rural ........ 800
Fvrp Tp,nru and Moore, Rural Nao Yorker 3. 81