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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

customs of peculiar sOcictyw give way be
fore better ideas.
This is what the democrats seek. Let Us
have peace, and the south will develop and
cease to be so "proyinclal" as lis peculiar IN
situations" made it. Let us have Hancock
and we shall have PEACE; and at most the
south cannot become worse than the republ
cans declare it now is, The republicans have
failed to solve their own southern question
now let democrats make the effort. Let Us
have Hancock president for the north, the
south-the whole country,-and 1t shall be
united and prosperous as tnever yet has been
What the county needs is what twill get with
Hancock president for the whole people
not president tor the north and dictator for
the south
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Reports from various parts of the county
by our correspondents (who
have been instructed to in all cases send relia
BILE statements) and others, pronounce the pros
poets for electing the county democratic ticket
in this county rs most excellent The candidates
are at work in dead earnest and with such zeal
that Hancock clubs are being organized where
democratic clubs were unknown before, while
the rolls of membership include many repub-
licans and greenbackers. Many republicans
in this city begin to coucede that "pdrt" OF
the democratic ticket will be elected. The re-
publican scheme of putting greenback ticket
INTO the field is appearing more clearly day 10y
day to be a complete failure, aud will be bar
rem of injurious results to democratic pros.
poets The working of Mr.. Gaut of Strcator,
as independent republican candidate for shcr'
i'll, is becoming annoying to Mr.. Clark and
his friends, and while they are laughing at him
a. present the chances are from the sheer moi
entirely covered by the laugh that if he per
sists in his wicked ways the thunders of an OF
Tended party will be hurled at his deienseles:
head. AS against Mr. Milligan he seems tc
be making no contest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Virginia has now two summer normal
schools-one at the University and one for col
ored teachers at Lynchburg-and approprlates
$500 annually for the Institute at Hampton.
North Carolina supports six weeks nomal
school for white teachers and a yearly one Tor
coored. South Carolina has none, but sends
some pupils on Peabody scholarships to Hamp-
ton. Georgia has a normal department IN the
University at Atlanta and sends 20 pupils to
the Normal College at Nashville. Florida al
SO sends pupils to the Normal College at Nash
vile. Alabama has one for white pupils ard
two for colored. Mississippi has none; Lou
isiana has two; Arkansas, two; and Texas
though late in the field, has just provided by
law for two. West Virginia nOminally has
SIX, but they are neglected; while IN Tenncs
see is the widely known Normal College, sup
ported chiefly by the Peabody Fund.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Two weeks ago the FREE TRADER said
prominent republican had made, on behalf OF
his party, the greenbackers the otler OF cam
paign expenses, providing the greenbackers
nominated county ticket this fall, The Re
Dublicdn, on Thursday last, says:
If the FREE TRADER believes any RESPONSE
BILE republican-or any republican backed by
responsible members OF the party-made any
such offer, why don't it make use of the affida-
WIT as a campaign document? Trot HIM out.
we want to see the man who imagined the re,
nublicans of La Sale county would commit
The blunder of squandering money upon the
divorced better half of the democratic party
We presume no one Will question the fact
that DIR. ]. w. Petit Is a respectable republi'
can.-havlng been candidate for circuit clerk
before the convention, getting the largest vote
ON the first ballot, and is now republican coro
ner; or one without backing, being leading
member of the Young Mems Republican Cut
Of this city. The Doctor does not deny max
ing the offer; but now says he was only Jok
ing. ofcourse. ltis quite likely that the ifs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

For the edication of our neighbor we sug
gest for consideration the following, touching
the Alabama election. The Philadelphia Times
is strictly nOn-parisan paper, and thus eX.
plains the republican grief in Alabama:
Chairman Turner of the Alabama republi.
can state committee has issued the usual after
election address common in all sections, claim.
ing that there is an honest republican MAORI
ity of 10000 in Alabama. Perhaps there Is
but there are two prerequisites to having that
republican majority made available The hon.
est republican majority must have an honest
party to enlist its efforts and votes, and it must
have an honest republican ticket to vote for.
Mr.. Turner sold out his party on the shares to
the pcripatetic greenback candidate for presi.
dent. Between them they drained Chairman
JEWELS committee of all the cash they could
worry out of 1t, and then the election was al
lowed to run itself. With few lingering car
pet baggers and adventures pretending to or
ganiZe u party, but in reality merely baggng
what cash was in it for themselves, IT is not
surprising that the better class of Colorcd vOt-
crs voted the other way and the idlers did not
vote at all
The n Y. Uerdld, another Independent pa
per, contains no record of outragcs on election
day; and even the Chicago 7tmes accounted
the best republican paper IN the west, declared
the negroes turned out and not only voted the
democratic ticket, but worked for lis election.
Furthermore, the Chairman Of the Alabama
Republican State Committee, induced the par
ty to make no nominations for state officers, to
the disgust of nehalf OF Its members, and nav
ing then contracted to deliver its vote to the
greenbackers, so disguised the other half, that
1t Is no wonder the democrats carried the state
by so large a majority. The tpse dirH as to
outrages OF Mr.. Weaver, who made his can
yass in the pay of the republican party, bears
no weight, his object in disappearing facts
beng the same as that of republicans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28
Rural Happenings.

FALL RIVER, Aug. %, 1SSO.-Thc coming
Fair so far as Fall River is concerned, prom
ises TO be great success. Our citizens have
always been generous contributors, and this
wear will be no exception to the rule. MesSrs
Basore Moore, Trumbo and Lewis will exhi
h,t stock; Ebersol, Coleman and Price, fruit
and flowers; while Misses Wagner, Pussy
gentleman, Moores, Titzell and Richardson
Will add to the attractions of Floral Hall. 1t is
such enterprise rs this that alone will make
the Far successful.
Mr.. Pusey's withdrawal from the republl
can party is a sad blow TO the interests OF ou
party in this town. Mr.. Pussy has long beer
recognized as the abest and most intelligen
member of our party here, and his expressed
intention of voting for Gen. Dow, Trumbul
and Milligan is damper upon republican
feelings. Several more are to follow HIM.
The democratic club Of this town, the frs
ever organized here, has begun active opera
tons Officers-A. Richards, Pres; ID. Ba
sore, Vice Pres; ]. p. Wilson, Sec'y; j
Keesler, Treas; and Messrs. Carman, Fare
Willis and Tltzell, Advisory Committee.
Our republican boys, not to be outdon'
have gotten up Juvenile club; officers
NJ. Lewis, Pres; ID. ]. Price, Sec'y; n. Long
Chaplain. We will hold meeting as 500
sufficient members are obtained, to which a
are invited.
Herman Engle was seriously injured by
1
horse falling on him last week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

The great political speech of the week was
made at Indianapolis on Monday evening by
Geo w Julian, of IrvIngton, Ind, who spoke
to an audience Of about 1000 people. 1t was
most powerful effort, condemning the repub
can tendency to centralized government re
viewingthe alleged civil service reforms Of the
administration, and overhauling Garfield's
connection with the credit-mobilier, De Golyel
and salary grab affairs, and the part taken by
him in the fraud of 1876. The address is well
worth reading by every thinking voter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

A terrific hurricane passed over Brownsville,
Texas and Metamoras on the 18th. At Meta
moras brick buildings were torn out OF long
blocks, and many public buildings and pri-
vate dwellings ruined or damaged; at Browns
VILE eleven buildings used as quartermaster's
store houses, were destroyed and great damage
done the barracks, &c, while at various points
along the Gulf shore the shipping suffered a
million of dollars 1T is believed will not cover
the total losses. Violent storms on the 18th
are reported in western Texas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

The arrivals of grain in New York ria the
Erie canal this season have been remarkably
large, the tons carried, TO Aug. IA, being B,
$500, about 80 per cent greater than for the
same period last year, while the revenue there
from is the largest known in the canals his
tory. The showing naturally increases public
faith in the canal system of transportation
The chief cause of increase in the tonnage il
credited TO the cable system OF towing, which
a New York merchant says has increased thu
capacity Of tue canal fully u per cent, ans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Tie p Ourgh police SAID that they had dis
covered Buchanan the notorious diploma
iorgcr and that his suicide by jumping into
the river at Philadelphia was little hoaN
quite in the line Of the Doctors cunning, and
ful,her that they were ready to turr HIM ovel
to the authorization a conslderst!on WhilC
the consideration was being discussed, tho
Doctor improved the opportunity and skipped
~ Canada
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

The Sherman Hancock letters of the winter
of 1867 pending the settlement Of the Presi-
dental election were given to the public on
Friday. They are very tame affairs, and re.
diculously free from blood and goah. In two
OF the letters Gen. Sherman regrets that troops
shduld he used 70 overawe legislatures and take
part ID civil affairs, but said the presidents
orders should be obeyed. Both writers express
ed no apprehension that the presidential set
ilemcn, would be attended with danger or dis
order
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Mr. Coilax maze a speech IN South Bend on
last Monday evening Mr.. c, thinks "the 49,
sue which towers above all others is whether
the domestic and foreign policy of our nation
shall be inspired and shaped by the men who
controlled the rebel congress" Mr.. G. Is quite
IN sympathy with "the party" Who knows ev.
en- Colfax may become again great and shin
ing light: tower of strength again Chris
tian statesman and an ensample to our rising
generation
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Saturdays dispatches announce that S3C
Sioux had surrendered at Fort Keogh and thai
900 were on their way to surrender. They
will be dlsarmed and placed on reservations
These Sioux were but nominally connected
with Sitting Bull, who is still making dcpre
uatlons from his quarters beyond the Canadi
line. Tuesdays reports, however, are not sc
promising, Sitting Bulls tribe having pre-
vented many from surrendering The reports
also state that the Indians movements looE
OmlnOus
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

y mau by the name of Goodman, at Pitts
burg, on Aug 3, printed card Offering to bet
5000 that Garfield would carry Pennsylvania
by 10000 majority; $1,000 that New York
would give him 5000 majority; and $4,000
that Garfield would be elected and fixed
Aug. % as the date to receive takers. The Of
fer was te!egraphed from one end Of the county
10 the other, and when the day came takers
were as numerous as mosquitoes in Jersey
but Goodman failed to put in an appearance
or send for his bulky mail. His friends prob
ably SEM HIM to an insane asylum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28
,ly SEM HIM TO an insane asylum

One of the best nominations made by the
Will county democrats land their whole ticket
is good one was that Of james O'Donnell
for prosecuting attorney. Mr.. O'Donnell was
raised in this county, and studied law IN the
Office of Glover, Cook G. Campbell, Zone OF
Otiawa's old time legal firms, whose members
have now national reputa.ion), and after
wards under Henry Mayo, then serving bis
flrst term as prosecutor. Mr.. o'Donnell is {
Young man of ability. ani, as has been shown
has had the best of legal instructors ant
guides lie MI maize Wnl; coap'y a mos
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

The Irish voters are yearly becoming re
publcan-partiCularly IN New York city anu
State. The Irish republican vote in Chicago
will be larger this year than ever before-Re
pUblicaH.
THIS is one of those pleasant little iictionS
that republicans like to turn over their tongues
as boy does good fat cherry. 1t is quite
likely that some republican otlice-seeker:
would like to see the Irish vote IN republican
ranks; but that the party as whole has any ad
mlration or love tor the lrishman Is absurd
Why Jumpers Weekly, ''the Journal of Civil
zatlon," couldn't get up enough cartoons t'
insult the Irishman with Mast alone as car
toonist and another fellow was added to maxi
that kind of dose strong enough for its read
ers. One of the main points of objection t.
the democratic party urged by many republl
cans IN this city Is the fact that Irishmen be
long to it; and in New Hampshire, republi
can state. today, Irish Catholics are debarre'
from holding Office because of their religion.
The Republican continues:
The leaven is working IN La Sale county
and when election day comes there will b
"more than a little" astonlshment among tn
democratic leaders, who imagine that they ca
cast the Irish vote solid for the democrati
ticket.
Certainly. For example, there's Charlie
Stevens, candidate for Circuit Clerk. lie say
he's gong to poll all the Irish votes OF tn
county. "All that is necessary" he says, st
make an Irishman vote for you is to give hi
bottle of whisky" How these republican
do love and admire the Irishman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Mr.. A. II. Wilson IS visiting friends in
Minnesota. Mr. Basore and family are also
visiting there.
Mrs. Macder, of los Angeles, Cal, Is visit
ing her folks here, and expects to remain
until Thanksgiving.
A plumng party from South Fall River
went up to Klckapoo creek and got fine lot
Of wild plums there G.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

also secured to the boat men increased profits
About 700 boats have given mp animal power
for the cable and steam where the cable is not
vet completed The boat men are generally
well pleased with the system.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

st last Boston Will enthusc, and give Grant
abanquet and reception on Oct. eth, 1t Will
be Ulegan; and high toned no doubt. by the
by the General has accepted the presidency OF
the san Pedro Mining Co., and the stocks go
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

The new court house and Jail committee OF
the Board of Supervisors met in this city Oh
Monday afternoon and Tuesday to consider mat
tiers on which they shall report to the meeting
of the Board in September next. Mr.. Armstrong,
chairman, reported that additions to the county
lot on Columbus street. bought years ago for 4
iail site, could be had for $1,000 or sl,4OO, en-
larrinr the lot on the south to Finnerty Bros
carriage mandatory. Mr.. Lewis reported that
Mr. Cushing would move the present court
house, without the vaults, to the north end OF
the lot and place it on foundation to be pro-
vided by the county (cost 5000 for sl,iOO and
rive bonds of $4,000 for the faithful perform
ance of his work Should the committee decide
to recommend the present site as the location
for A new court house, this (Lewis's) subcom-
mttee deem the use of the old building the
best way of providing rooms for doing business
until the new building can be erected. tIhe
committee as a whole will, it is believed recon-
mend that this is a practicable time TO ouiid-''
being conceded that material is now no higher
than two or three years ago. Dr. Coles ap-
reared in behalf of the owners OF the rainier
property just north of the Clifton hotel, Offering
the committee two whole lots and 10 feet on the
south, with the Bowman property, for $500;
or. adding the Paul property, next to the hotel,
s1s. 600 the land running east TO the river bank
The doctor, however, intimated that these prices
are not Gnal, but might be reduced tTife. The
proposition was referred. These three locations
are all that have been suggested or offered 10
the committee.
The complittee then attacked the question OF
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
pemocratic CONGREGATIONAL Convention.

The legal voters Of the eth congressional dis
frict who believe that the time has come when "A
PERFECT union Of the several states should be
aad and when all sectional lines should be abol-
ishcd are requested to elect delegates to Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention to be held at the
Court House in the city Of Joliet on Wednesday,
September 1, 1850, at . PM, to nominate cand'
Mi for representative in congress and mem
be- Of the state board Of equalization and trans
sct such other business as may be deemed adyis-
ab,c. The ratio Of representation in said con
yentian will be one delegate for every 200 votes
cast against the republican congressman of this
district in 1916 which will give La Sale county
u, VIII county IS, Grundy county and Kendall
, county delegates; total 50.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

=. i. ARMSRONG,
ANDREW WEIGH,
ALEX. VAUGHEY,
c. FARLEY,
WM. REDDiCK,
JNO. ID. HENDERSON,
Dam. Cong'l ComDaittc'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. w. 5. HANCOCK,
OF Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
VIM. II. ENGLISH,
OF Indiana.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
LYMAN TRuMBULL,
of Cook.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
LEWIS B. PARSONS,
of Clay.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN II. OBERLY,
of Alexander
AUDITOR,
LEWIS c, STARKEL,
Of St CLAIR.
TREASURER,
THOMAS BUTTERWORTH,
OF Winnebago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LAWRENCE HARMON,
of Peoria.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
ALIEN. VAUGHEY,
For Circuit Clerk,
WILLIAM W. TAYLOR
For Sheriff,
WILLIAM r. MILLIGAN.
For States Attorney,
L. W. BREWER
For Recorder,
AUGUSTUS MElSENBACu
For Coroner,
DIR. c. W. REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12

in and sign all monied documents.
These contain a desk, two chairs
and writing materials. Next them
is large parlor for visitors, and in
this room there is the most exquis-
ite furniture and hangings in the
house. Priceless vases, antique
stands, fine paintings and delicate
6ric-a-6rdc- room fit for a princess.
We next descended into the room
where the machinery for working
the elevators is In operation, and
here too is generated the wonderful
electric light. Great bands and bars
of rubber and steel make rush and
roar that is deafening. Sparks fly
in red showers overhead, and fire.
men sway to and fro in picturesque
costumes, looking like the Cyclops
of old with their fiery lights. 1t is
a wild, strange picture to unaccus-
toned eyes, and one of absorbing
interest, but it is entirely too sug-
gestive of regions still warmer, and
soon was satisfied to leave its dark
gloom and fiercer heat for the world
above, and with many thanks we
left gladly this busy region in the
background. What a refreshing
breeze met US as we felt then a full
appreciation of the beauty of the
earth, with its balny air and sun
shine. EVA.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12
nnnlel Webrter.r GIanee.

Capt. Basset, Assistant dOorkeeper
of the u. s, Senate, became a page
in that chamber through the iniu-
ence of Webster In 1881. "Iremein-
ber,,, saysthe Captain, tone rainy
day Webster told me to go and get
a hack. / hunted fora long time,
and came back wet aud tired with
out finding any. Webster was al
ways very friendly with me, so /
came tobe quite familiar with him.
On this occasion, being rather cross,
/ rushed up 10 Webster and said
with bOyish rudeness, Il can't find
any hack Webster just looked at
me. But what a glance! would
rather endure anything than anOth-
ther such a glance. / felt like sink
ing through the fioOr. Then Web
ster said Go and get that hack IL
is needless TO say the carriage was
found.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12
The IA or,sln OF speotaele..

In the ruins Of Nineveh glass
lenses have been found. When and
by whom spectacles were invented
is not settled. Roger Bacon, who
died in 1892, speaks in his "Opus
Maius" of the benefit to old men
and those with weak eyes derived
from the use of a plano-convex glass
or large segment OF sphere by its
magnifying the small letters. Sew
erai Italian writers of the fourteenth
century indistinctly allude to the
invention as being then recent, and
Muschenbrook states that 1t Is in
scribed upon the tomb Of Salvinus
Armatus, a Florentine nobleman,
that he was the inventor of specta-
cles. The Chinese, who claim many
inventions, cOncede that they bOr-
roWed this, as they did the manu-
faeture of glass, from western ma
tiOns.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12
The Censns.

The Census Supervisors have re-
ceived from Washington the blank
forms to be filed up by the enume-
rators. No. is styled ''the family
schedule" which is intended to re-
cord the name of every man, wo-
man and child whe shall, on the
LIST day of June be present in his or
her place of abode. No child born
between 1st day Of June, and the
day of the enumerat0r's visit is to
be counted-he or she must go over
to the next census. The forms for
householders or heads of families,
are as follows;
Name of street.
House number.
Dwelling houses numbered in or
der of visitation.
The name of each person whose
place of abode, on the first day of
June, 1880, was in his family.
Color-White, W.; black, B. /;
mulatto, NJ; Chinese, c.; Indian, i.
Sex-Male, M; female, f.
Age at last birthday, prior to June
/, 1880. If under one year, give
months in fractions.
If born within the census year,
give the month.
Relationship of each person to the
head of this family-whether wife
son, daughter, servant, boarder, or
other.
Single.
Married.
Widowed.
Divorced-D.
Married during the census year.
Profession, occupation or trade of
each person, male or female.
Number of months this person has
been employed during the census
year.
Is the person ION the day of the
enumerator's visit)sick or Temporal
rily disabled, so as to be unabled to
attend to ordinay business or duties /?
fs0, what is the sickness or dis
blind ho sHi
Deaf and dumb. ta,a wf
Idiotic. ,,.t,t
Insane. 4...t..
Manned, crippled, bedridden, or
otherwise disabled. i"t
Attended school within the census
year. .t
Cannot read. e
Cannot write,
Place OF birth of this person, nam
ing State orTerritory of the United
States, or country, if of foreign birth.
1t is to be remembered that mem
bers of families alive on June of
the present year, but who had died
between that date and the time Of
the enumerator's visit will be in
cluded, although births after that
date are left out. The work Of the
enumerators will be made easier,
and much time will be saved If
every head of a family will be pre-
pared with answers to the questions.
Whoever shall refuse to comply
with the requirements OF the law
relation to the giving of informa-
tiOn is liable, upon conviction, to
pay a fine not exceeding 500. 1t
is noteworthy at the census Of 1870
the agents of the census in only two
or three. instances throughout the
United States found it necessary to
report to the courts for the enforce
ment of the obligation to give in
formation according to the census
act. ssf fu4 ia 9f