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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-12-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
DIRECTORY.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon James stuart, Judge, owensboro.
A. l.. Morton. Clerk, Hartford.
r.. X. Murrell, Master Commissioning, hartiord'
a. W. Phillips, sheriff, Hartford. Deputies
q. W. Bunger, Hartford; :: r. Taylor, Bea-
yer Dam; r. II. cooper, Fordsville; ;. l..
court begins second Mondays in May and
November, and continues three weeks each
term. ,
Hon J. A. Murray, Judge, Cloverport.
Hon. Joseph Haycraft, Attorney, owensboro.
r.. l.. Sullenger, Taller, Hartford.
Court begins on fourth Mondays In March
and September, continuing two weeks each
COUNTY COURT.
Ben. Newton. Judge, Hartford.
Capt. sam. X. Cox, Clerk, Hartford
J. z. Sanderfur, Attorney, Hartford.
Court begins ON the first Monday In every
QUARTERLY COURT.
Begins on the third Mondays I'm january,
April. July and October.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Begins ON the first Mondays In January
and October.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Armistead Jones, Assessor, Hartford.
col. W. II. Porter, Surveyor, Cromweli.
A. b. baird, School Commissioner, Hartford.
POLICE COURTS.
Hartfonl-w. II. Cummins, Judge, second
Mondays I'm January, April. July and October
X. &. Hardwick, Marshal.
Beaver DAM. p. Cooper, Judge, nrst
Saturday in January, April, July and october.
W. II. Blankenship, Marshal
Cromwell-P. W. Gilstrap, Judge, second
Saturday in january, April, July and octo-
her. W. T. Tilford, Marshal.
Ceraivo-Henry Tinsley. Judge. second sat
ursiay In january, April, July ana October.
Vacant, Marshal.
Iiamilton-wm. Hamilton, ST., Judge, post
once address, McHenry, Courts held third
Saturday In January, April, July and October.
Nm. Hamilton, Jr-, Marshal, po>t-ornce ad-
dress, McHenry.
Roekpor,,H; Q. Roby, Judge, Dan; TIehe-
nor, Marshal. Courts held third "Wednesday
In January April, sSiy ana 1s os,sosr Rains
Marshal. Courts held first Saturday i'm Janu-
AIRY, April, July and October.
JUSTICES COURTS.
FoRDsyILLk.
b. Pwithers.June sept 3 Dec
james Miller sr,o.n
D. Taylor, June II sept. 10 Dec. 10
}. u. Holbrook, 10 IL IL
HARTFORD.
B. Bennett, June 70 septsss Dec. ., =
sRoCKPoRT.
W. l. Rowe, June Is Sept. q Dec. "a
A. y. Brown, +" z %
RosiNE.
wm. Cannon, June is sept. Is Dec Z =
CROMWELL.
e q. Porter, June - Sept. ~ Dec. ~
Melvin Taylor, q - ~
CONSTABl.ES.
Fordsville-George Bradneld, Post-office
address, Fordsville.
Buford-Thos- =, Taylor.
Hartford-J. p. Stevens. Post-office Beaver
ban.
Rockport-T. r. Bishop. Post-office Center
town.
Rosine-w. W. Ezell. Post-office, Rosine.
CROMWELL. w. Daniel. Post-ofhce Crom-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

For some years past the t. 5. Senate had a
rule that the clerk, door-kecper and other prin
cipal officers of the senate could employ or re
move none of their assistants without the APP
proval of the Vice President When the demo
Gratis got possession of the senate month ago
and elected new set of officers, of course no
change of the thirty or forty republican assis-
tants could he made with the consent Of Vice
President Wheeler Now the Vice President,
who is a sensible man, didn't care to be placed
in position where he had either to assist at
cutting of the heads of his own political
friends, or churlishly embarrass the democrat
&c officers of the senate in the appointment of
assistants from the ranks of their political
friends AS all their predecessors had done. So
he suggested that the difficulty might be over
come by repeating the rule, and n motion TO
that effect was accordingly made. 1t was a
pitiful exhibition of impotent spite on the part
of the republican minority in the senate that
they occupied the entire morning session OF
each day for over a week in a savage howl ov-
er this ruthless slaughter of true Union men,
and all that kind of bosh which they pretend
ed the repeal of this rule involved. Nothing
surely could be more disgusting. Had the IT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS.

The speech of Senator David Davis in the
L. 5. Senate last week in favor of repeating
the law providing for troops at the polls,
though perhaps the shortest of any made dur.
ing that long debate, was center shot and gave
the republicans more uneaslness than all the
other speeches on the democratic side put to-
gethcr. It's tone was temperate, judicial, ad.
mirable, yet its sarcasm was whitening While
the republican orators were making the halls
OF congress ring with the charge of "rcvou-
ton" against the democrats and meditating
the starvation OF the government" Senator
was selling its bonds on better terms than ever
before in its history, and that the confidence
of capitalists of our own and other countries
in the patriotism and conservatism of the pres
ent democratic congress seemed to be unbound
ed. In the nature OF things" said our able
senator, "if revolution were impending, or there
was any danger apprehended to free govern
ment or popular liberty, the government would
not be able to sell bonds at four per cent. in
tercst, nor the stock market of New York to
WulnlalN us present nlBll lalc II lTulu WHICH,
the Republican partisans seem to have entirely
overlooked.
Although both Blaine and Conkling had al,
ready had their say on the measure, the speech
of Senator Davis SO punctured them in their
tenderest parts that both jumped wildly to
their feet the moment he was through. Baine's
splurge was little else than wild and scnscless
rant The three hours Grafton of Mr.. Conk.
| ling for n third term of Grantism, for military
rule, for restoration of the old Rings to power
and for an imperial republic, which was in
tended as an offset to Judge Davs's plain and
patriotic speech IN behalf of peace, prosperity,
and Il return to constitutional methods, also
signally failed to awaken any sympathetic re-
sponsc outside Of his own party, which he
sought to stimulate into excitement by ardent
figures of rhetoric. The people are wearled
with sectional agitation, and they carnot think
well of leaders who, in these times of suffer
ing, have nothing better to offer than harangues
which have been the staple of the Republican
Organization since the close of the war.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The thousand and one bills before the lCss.
lature have been so far advanced that the two
houses are now largely occupied each day in
acting on bills on their third reading, when
vote either passes or kills them. Each house,
however, takes care to confine its action main
ly to Its own bills, so that though dozen or
more a day are passed by each house, most OF
them have still to pass the other house to be.
come laws. OF bills on their final passage but
few have yet been acted upon in either house
probably not over dozen all together The
only one thus passed during the week was that
abolishing the power Of sale in trust deeds
hereafter made, requiring all such conveyan
ces to be forecosed the same as common mort
cages before there can he sale, The main
purpose of the bill seems to be to make more
work for lawyers and the courts, and 1t is intl
mated that the Governor will veto it.
The senate on Tuesday, by the strong vote OF
80 to 10, voted down "A proposition to tax
church property.
1t passed joint resolution to submit the
question Of continuing the State Normal
Schools to a vote of the people.
The senate bill to consolidate the Supreme
Court at Springfield has been advanced to
third reading IN the house and will probably
pass. The senate bill approprlating 100000
for canal repairs has been similarly advanced
in the house, where it meets no serious oppo-
sition.
Gress's house bill to abolish grand jurles
passed the house with singular unanimity Oh
Thursday, while Merritt's bill, for the same
purpose, was voted down in the senate.
Life in the legislature would be uncomfortable
without occasionally little fun. There was
a very amusing comedy in the house before the
close of the morning session on Wednesday,
in which our irrepressible representative
Crooker was Il chief actor. The joke consisted
in the formal presentation to representative
Scroggs, who is about to leave the country to
accept a Dutch consulship with huge PAIR
of wooden shoes The fun, of course, lay iR
Crooker's presentation speech, which was one
of his best and which we shall try to print in
our next.
The house passed Il resolution to adjourn
sine die on the 22d inst. but the senate voted
it down. There will probably be no final ad-
iournment before the lst of June.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03
THE JUDGESHIP.

The name Of Hon r. f. BARBER, of Joliet,
appears among the formal announcements of
candidates for the judgeship in our columns to.
day, which at least settles all doubt, if any was
entertained, AS to his being candidate. The
Joliet Sigaai, while disclaiming any desire or
purpose TO drag politics into the contest, and
after speaking in courteous and even laudatory
terms OF all the other candidates, has no hest.
fancy in naming Mr. Barber as Its first choice,
in the following terms:
Taking the candidates named Mr. Barber is
our first choice He has resided in this cOun
| ~ ever since his bCyhood, and held several of
fees of honor and responsibility, including
that of mayor of Joliet, and always discharged
his duties in an able and satisfactory manner
| He has been "a member of the VIII county bar
for nearly quarter of Il century, and enjoys
an extensive practice His excellent legal at
talnmcnts, as we'll as his purity and integrity
of character eminently fit him for the bench
He would make an upright and incorruptibl6
Judge. He is personally popular IN the coun
/ y of VIII and Grundy, and will command tn,
entire democratic and greenback vote of thos,
counties, as well rs a large portion of the re
publican vote, while IN the counties of La Sale
and Bureau, where he is not so well known
he will receive a fair support. If there be any
thing like fair play and concert of action or
the part of Mr.. BARRIERS friends, he cannot fai
| OF an election.
From what acquaintance We have had Will
Mr. BARBER, we can cheertully endorse all tn,
Signal says as to his legal attainments and pu
rity and integrity of character. La Sale coun
ty has two candidates of Its own for whom W,
imagine it will largely poll Its vote, but ther,
are three judges to elect, and our people will
make no mistake If, in the distribution of thei
odd votes they give big share TO Mr.. BAR
BIER He is unquestionably No. man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03
THE MIGRATING NEGROES.


While many negroes down south year az"
were voting the democratic ticket the repuDll'
can papers were irantically bcsecching them
to remember their friends. There are few
thousand negroes in Kansas just now who are
looking with vast deal Of anxiety for the
aforesaid friends. The amount OF friendship
they are meeting with IN that solid republican
region is apparently of the kind that gets all
its enchantmcnt from distance. The Leaven'
worth Appeol, pretty good republican author
ity, says
Political phianthropists who are so ready
to open their pursestrings in aid OF negro
hegira, which they hope will damage the Dem
ocratic party, will do well to consider that the
work they have begun cannot stop when they
have gotten the Dcgroes out OF the South.
Thcp must find them Il welcome and home
in the North somewhere, or this wonderful in.
vcntion will speedily return to plague the IN,
vcntors Already our state is camorous with
indignation at the outrage inflicted on II, and
the poor negroes find themselves surrounded
by enemies instead of friends. As matter Of
course the South is blamed for sending them,
but such Is not the case. The blame should
rest where it bclonCs-on the political dema-
gogucs who insist upon playing battledoor and
shuttlecock with the negroes.
The New York TridHHe, equally unimpeach
able republican authority, has this to say;
"The son of Osawatomie Brown, it is stated
is going to devote himself to the service Of
these people, and is hailed by certain cnthusi
astic journals as the leader of new crusade
The only crusade which the negroes should
enter on now is against their own helplessness
and ignorance and the man who will serve
them is the one who will set them to work in
Iclligently for themselves. The negro will
probably never be a hard working citizen like
the German, or an economical one like the
Scochman it is not in his blood. But he has
his niche to fill and may make it as high as
he chooses; there is no reason why even these
field hands Tor at least their childrcn) should
not learn to support themselves comfortably
become decent husbands OF one wife, send
their children to school, and slowly rise to the
position of those of their race who are now
scholars and teachers in Philadelphia"
This, for so pronounced "A republican sheet
is rather startling confession. If these ne
groes, after fifteen years Of freedom and equal
ity' and tutlage as the wards Of the nation
are still so "helpcss and ignorant and it is
mot in their blood" to be hard working and
economical, how can such ignorance and help
lessness be justified as a governing power over
the southern whites? In the north they arc
to be held as interiors, but in the south all the
powers of the government-civil and military
must be invoked to compel their recognition
as the peers of the whites in everything, This
|doubleended doctrine, as the st. Louis Repub
liran remarks with force, the present exodus
is completely exploding. The explosion does
not come too soon, for more outrageous hum
bug than republican negrophobia never insul
ted popular intelligence"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

merely. If you see man, on the other side
OF the Atlantic ocean, with his "Prince Albert"
unbuttoned, you may know that he is com.
patriot and will answer to the name of Colonel,
Governor, Captain or General. Wearing the
coat unbultoned is peculiarly American
fashion, or, rather, defiance of fashion. When
Senator Conkling returned from Europe about
eighteen months ago his coat was buttoned up
to his chin but the buttons and button holes
became gradually estranged until now only the
lowest pair are on intimate terms. In this re-
spect he differs from Senators Bayard and
Butler whose coats are usually united at the
top buttons, but free and easy at the lower
ones, thus affording unmpeded process to
their legs. Anaogousy Senator Conkling's
style may be called the reimbursement of the
heart and lungs, while the style of the majority
of senators suggests physical freedom in its
broadest, loosest sense 1t is impossible for
me to decide which is the better dressed man,
Senator Burnside, of Rhode Island, or Senator
Whytc of Maryland Regarded spectacularly
they are both perfect statesmen, and leave 10th
ing to be desired. Their clothes are well
made, well buttoned, and exquisitely worn,
Senator Chrstancy was the worst dressed sen
ator on the floor Notwithstanding the fact that
he had the youngest and pIettiest wife of them
all But he has taken his wardrobe to Peru
and left his dazzling plump, golden haired
wife on Pennsylvania avenue G. A. 5.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

Last week the Streator postmaster received Or
ders to remove his office to the Evans block, one
block distant from its old location and that much
further from the business center. The removal,
which took place on Tuesday nj ght, was sur
prise it seems, and created not little stir among
the people As usual, says telegram, hu'ner-
ous business men and others are indignant over
the change and every effort will be made 10 nave
the order countermanded and the office returned
to its old quarters, nearer to the business cen
tire of town; while others, among whom are
prominent business men, personally interested
in the eastern portion of town, who succeeded III
getting the office moved, are working equany
hard to retain it in its new location. An lnuis
nation meeting was held Saturday evening last
at which those who denounce the movements
were not slow 20 express their sentiments.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

Another big six days walking match came
TO n close in London last Saturday night OF
q dozen who entered hut four remained on the
track to the close These were Brown, lIazacl,
Corkey and Weston. At the termination of
the match the score stood rs follows: Brown
$40, Colkey 492, lIazacl Alb, Weston $50 SO
Brown took the belt which Corkey had won in
New York Brown beat the previous fastest
record-that OF O'Leary-by 81 miles. The
only reason why Weston happened to be the
hindmost man was because the other fellows
wouldn't wait for him TO catch up.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

THE ScRIprUREs-We are in receipt OF copy
of a, agate edition of the Bible just issued oS the
American Bible Society, printed on good paper
and handsomely bound in ambost, which the So
cietv is sending out TO be retailed at % cts Ae-
conn,nving it is also a copy of the New Tesla
,ncnt nriuted in the same style and substantially
bound in cloth, which is to be retailed at D cIs'
How such books can be retalled al such price,
is one of the mysteries. The Society also an
nounces a change of policy by which, instead OF
RELYING upon auxiliary societies to sell its publ
cations. they are now placed in the ordinary chan
nels of trade. The Society seeks no profit itself,
but a small percentage is allowed to dealers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

Here is decidedly the turning of "A new leaf
in the history of national securities. Hitherto
English consols had stood at the head of the
market but now the New York stock board Is
surprised by an inundation of English invest
ors who are actually selling their English
consols in order to buy L. S. per cents. On
Tuesday consols sold at 50 ZIG and United
States As had risen TO 10415. Since Tuesday
the London quotations have been in advance
of the New York market, and the price of -four
per cents had advanced rapidly at London
while the price of consols declined.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

The Supreme Court of the U. S. has reversed
Secretary Schurz's decision that the lands
GRANTED to the Union Pacific and Kansas Paci-
fc railroad companies which had not been
sold or disposed of within three years after
the completion Of said roads were subject to
preemption and entry at Sl.95 an acre, the
court holding tina, mortgage of these lands to
secure the land, grant bonds constitutes dis
posal of them under the law and debars the
right of pre-empuon Justices Bradley, Mil
Ter and Clifford gave a dissenting opinion
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

Chicago had another shoe king murder sen
sation on Thursday. 1t appears some II or 10
wears ago Mr. Theodore b, Weber,of the heavy
and wealthy shoe firm Of G. W. Weber " Co,
in Chicago, while living at Burlington, Iowa,
had iiaison with married woman named
Amelia Robert When, year or two later
Weber moved TO Chicago, this woman follow
ed him with her husband, and proposed to
prosecute Weber. The latter, who was now a
married man, rather than encounter the scan
dial of prosecution, made some sort OF settle
ment with the woman, paying her $1,000 down
and agreeing on some small additional sum
annually. The woman,p perfectly cognoscent OF
Weber's sensitiveness on the subject, had, oy
threats of prosecution and exposure, been levy
ing blackmail on him for ten or fifteen years,
when at last Mr.. Weber rebelled and deheu
her Then she commenced her suit, ana 1t was
during preliminary examination OF the case
in the Office of Jussen 4 Anderson, attorneys
in the Times building, on Thursday, thar the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

The senate passed the army bill with the
amendment prohibiting the use of the army at
the polls on Friday of last week by vote of
Al to 80, exactly rs it came from the house,
voting down all amendments. The house
meantime had wound up its debate on the leg
islatiye and judicial appropriation bill, to
which had been attached the rider repeating
the marshals and supervisors of elections out
of office, and passed the bill on Saturday, by a
vote of al to 119-all the greenbackers but
two voting with the democrats The latter
bill Is now before the senate, while the other
having been sent to the President on Saturday,
he returned 1t to the house on Tuesday with
his veto upon which we comment elsewhere.
On Thursday the house voted on sustaining
the veto, and the vote resulting in 1870 for to
40 against passing the bill notwithstanding
the veto, the bill, for lack of two-thirds IN ITS
favor, was lost, and the veto sustained,
The senate will doubtless also pass the legis-
latlvc bill exactly as it came from the house,
and there is no doubt it will also be vetoed
What them The democrats have held sew
eral caucuses on the subject and the determi
nation arrived at appears to be, that the polit
ical measures are next to be presented to the
president in separate bills and If he approves
them, we'll Congress will then speedily pass
the appropriation bills and go home but ifhC
vetoes them, then no appropriation bills Will
be passed The most congress will do will be
to extend the present appropriations by JONI
resolution to December, and adjourn over the
contest with the president and stalwarts to thai
date. The issue is now fairly and fully pre-
scented, Is it right and proper, in free repub
lie, for one party to surround the polls with
soldiers and control the elections IN its own IN
terest by thousands of partisan agents who arr
paid QUITO the public treasury, TO insure 1T
triumph and the defeat of all other parties
and on such an issue the democrats would bt
mad to back down when their triumph is Ger
tain on an appeal TO the people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

A Washington report says that Gen. Butler
mas made an offer to give 10000 acres of land
in Wisconsin to the colored emigrants from the
South on the sole condition that they settle and
cultivate it; and that Bob Ingersoli offers TO
deliver a lecture in New York in behalf of the
project. The land is to be divided up into
small farms, and the negroes are to be assisted
in erecting cabins on them, procuring farm
Implements, and with other supplies until
they can. raise a crop. Butler says il is all
nonsense about the colored man not being able
to i've and thrive in northern climate. The
older regions present the highest forms OF
civilization, and the colored man will conform
Z the condition as readily as the white man
who does no better in the tropics than the ne
gro. 1t is to be hoped Buffers plan may have
a fair and full trial. After all, it won't bt
necessary for the negro to progress so awful
much beyond his present mental condition tc
rise 10 the level of an average Wisconsin white
republican.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

Russia, what with her black plague, finan-
cial troubles, commercial distress and Mini
lists, seems to be decidedly in a bad way A
revolution, and of startling character, seems
TO be only question of time. Nearly every
body is suspected Thousands are arrested
daily. The Emperor wears a coat of mail
against assassination and every house in st,
Petersburg and other large cities is under sur
VIGILANCE. The wealthy and important com
mercial city of Orenburg was visited by DESC
lating fire on the 29th, destroying half the city
and leaving majority OF IT'S population with,
out food or shelter, the fire being traced to in.
cendiarism through nlhiist lnstIgaiion.