The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-14


4, which represent the states OF the Union, Ike
the stars of the heavenly constellation, will be
for ever and lnseparably united, although each
|, shines with its own light. Comrades, let our
music be the Union and our step the charge
and with US shall rest, at last, the GROWING
, victory. VIM. +. SMITH, Chairman.
James McQuade, Duncan $. Walker, NJ
p. r. Mcmahon, Francis Darr, George NJ. Sau'
. Ger, T. Kilby Smith, st. Clair A. Mulholland,
p. N. Hsverty, G. G. Wheeler, Finley Amber
soa, Executive Committee"
THE PLAGUE IN CONGRESS.
u Deaths Of several Emi,sns Senators.
Il (Ysom the New York Herald some yssrs aso.I
Tho terrible and wide spread rsvages Of that
Extraordinary disease called Credit N0bilier.
are alarming the whole nation. The epizOotlc
was as mild ~ the measles compared teit II
has already carried Cd many most dis
tin guished victims. II did not como from Asia,
like the cholera, nor from the West Indies,
like the yellow fever. II ID believed 70 have
started somewhere in Pennsylvania, and meet
ing with favorable condition OF atmosphere
IN Washington, District Of Columbia, stayed
there, and was developed by reason Of defsc.
tive sanitary arrangements In the politica! sys-
TEN Of the capital Great sympathy 10 felt for
Masssch nsetis, 80 many OF her distinguished
|citizens have been swept of. The subjolned
lie. Of deaths will be read with painful inter.
est by the public. The notices are inserted
CONTRARY TO our usual custOm) tree Of charge:
| Ames, Hoax, of Massachuset died Of Cred
It Mobiler. Qong and lingering illness), aged
l69
| 0, lofty worth, whose virtues were unknown!
o, shining light, whose glamor was unseen:
Whose latest spasm Of godlike work has shown
What men were not, but what they might have
Thou todst the truth, tho hid meath many
cloaks,
| o, concentrated essence Of Hoax.
All stockholders OF the Union Pacific railroad
who received higher dividend than $50 per
cent, are cordially invited to attend the funeral.
Massachusetts, papers please copy
Alley, John B., of Massachusetts, died of c.
NJ. mot cholera morbus-was discovered with
the disease too late for physic), aged about
century.
Der this sad wreck let mankind never daily;
Fraud knocked down every ninepin in this Alley.
This is nobody's funeral.
Allison, John B., of Iowa, died of c. NJ. IAN
overdose of the dividend hsstened his de-
parture), aged 90.
Long dead to us, sweet Allison,
The Hoax thoa couldst not rally,
If so soon done why vert begun,
Thou fragment son OF Alley?
Remains will be embalmed.
Bingham, John A., of OHIO, died Of G. NJ
supposed to have caught the fatal Infection
from Dawes, aged 90 years.
Moan for him, welkin, he'll wake you no more
With shouts of theft, Buckeye Bingham;
The death bell shall boom how he garnered his
store,
Dat -,
Ohio papers please copy.
Colfax, Smier, of Indiana, died of C. NJ
(the agonies of this poor victim were intense !;
to the last he insisted that it was something
else besides Credit Mobilier), aged AZ.
A beautiful smiler came in our midst
| Too lively and iair 10 remain;
They stretched him on racks till the soul of Col
fax
! Flopped up into heaven again.
May the fate of poor Schuyler warn men OF o
smiler
| Who dividends got on the brain.
Indiana papers please copy.
| Dawes, Henry L., of Massachusetts, died of
| G. M. (he had a reputation for having pow
erfu constitution, but it was evidently delu.
lusion), aged ST.
Retrencher. LEADER Thou hast left us;
Plymouth Rock thy loss will feel;
For pottage-mess bereft us.
Old Honesty is a,lsgespel
Funeral strictly private. No wake.
Garfield, James A., of Ohio, died of C. NJ.
struggled hard against the dreadful epidemic,
but ii was of no use; he caved in unexpected.
ly), aged only A.
Here rests his head upon its lap of earth,
A youth to fortune and misfortune known;
Mobilier frowned upon his humble birth,
And Hoax Ames hencefOrth marked him for
his own. 1870
.Wl be- buried at Congressional Cemetery,
Washington, d. C. No cards. 7v
Kelley, William D., of Pennsylvania, died
of G. M. too much iron iii the blood, and too
little protection of himself made him an easy
victim to the fell Destroyer, aged so.
Weep not pig iron" public dear.
He is not dead tho sleeping here
His thunder's hushed, his eye is dim,
Mobier put head on him.
| His remains will be protected" in metallic
casket. nehorse funeral announced hereaf
ter.
Patterson, James NJ, of New Hampshire,
| died of G.. NJ. (his sutlerings drew tears from
his friends; he persisted to the end in suppos.
ing 1t was different complaint), aged so
l. years.
Peaceful be Uriah's slumber,
Heep-ed he is in burial low;
Thirty shares his coffin cumber,
How it is yourself you know.
Mourning by senators for thirty days. A gran.
| tie sarcophagus will enclose the mummy.
| Scofield, Glenni W., of Pennsylvania, died
of c. NJ. (passed off quietly, aged 80 years.
Hoax Ames, the Ancient Mariner,
| Stopped Navy Scofeld bland;
He held him with his glittering eye
And with his skinny hand.
| Then Scofeld did heilsh thing,
And it did work him woe;
His ten shares clipped him on the wing
And laid the quaker low.
Pennsylvania papers please copy. Funeral at
an early day. Music by the band: "Down in q
Coal Nine"
| W,laon Iamns L of Iowa died of C. M