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Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats of La Sale county are request
ed to meet at their usual places Of holding town
caucusses in their respective townships on Satur.
day, the 9TH day Of August, A. d. 1850, at the
ferent time and place be appointed by township
committces), to appoint delegates to attend a
county convention to be held at the county Court
II use in Ottawa, on Thursday, the 18th day of
August, A. d. 1880, at o'clock p. NJ of said day,
for the purpose of nominating Democratic
candidates for the offices Of circuit clerk, sheriff,
states attorney, recorder, coroner and rep
resentatives ito the state legislature, and also
for the purpose Of selecting delegates to repre-
sent La Sale county at the congressional conven.
ton of this, seventh, district when called and
to transact such other business as may be deemed
appropriate for the good of the party.
The several towns will be entitled to the fol-
lowing number of delegates respectively:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

THIS sounds like the good old times when
Kendall was Democratic county. "Abou,
five hundred people," says the Morris Inde
pendent, "were present at the Democratic pole
raising in Lisbon last Saturday afternoon
Speeches we're made by Mayor Scoville OF
Morris. Lawyer Wing and Hon. p. A. Arm
strong. AT the conclusion of the ceremonies
the visiting people were escorted to Mr.. vii.
liams' residence, where, under some magnif.
cent naples, were several large tables spread
with everything to tempt the hungry and suf.
ficienf Of the good thing wass pressed upon
them 70 fully sppease their hungry fsslines''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

Maj. Bundy, editor Of the New York E0e
ming Mail, a stalwart republican organ, adver-
tises that he is engaged in the preparation OF
Life of Gen. Garfield" which will possess
many unique features" and present many
of the qualities and attractions of a romance"
"When a man sets down to write romance"
Ben Frldley used to say the first thing he
does is to think up great pack of lies" The
unique features" Of the forthcoming biogra-
ply, it is thus fair to suppose will consist in
the fact that instead of being truthful his
tory, as all reputable biographies are supposed
Frldley aforesaid would say, "a great pack of
lies" The author deserves credit for his can
dor in making the announcement IN advance
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

Our esteemed contemporary of the Ottawa
Republican is reminded that the FREE TRADER
is finding no fault with Gen. Gartield's course
IN regard to the back pay grab on the mere
ground that he voted for it and took the money.
Had he done so boldly and manfully, as Logan
and Trumbull did, and defended his action on
the ground that the measure was right and the
pay it secured to members of congress none
too high, the case would at leqst have been
one for square argument with two sides to it.
But our criticisms on Gen. Garfield in that
matter relate, not To the merits of the measure,
but to the illustration his action affords of the
vascillatiHg, demagogical character ofthe man.
He pretended to oppose the measure In all its
stages, casting seventeen votes against IT. as the
Republican afirms, but voted ia fIcor OF it on
the final and decisive issue, though his vote
was not necessary to save the bill as there was
seven majority in its favor.
HIS hypocrisy and deniagogism is again
shown In the manner in which he returned
the back pay to the treasury. He drew his pay
on the 4th Of March, though the Republicans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The mother.in-law at'liction, in the case o
Mr. Solomon Easterly, Of Lyons, New York
received prompt, heroic and effective treatment
the other day. Having got rid Of the mother
in-law after long endurance by threatening
divorce, he enjoyed hall dozen years OF con
jugal happiness, but on Sunday the mother-in
law re.appcared at his house, and refusing tc
leave on beng ordered away, Mr.. Easterly
fired three shots at her, which failing to take
effect, he Drained her, then brained his wife
and ended up by drowning himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The Southern outrage machine is slow in
getting to work this year, and what little work
it does turn out seems to be Of very inferior
quality. Nothing short of the creduhty of a
flrstclass stalwart, for instance, can take in
samples like the following:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July l9.-lnformatioIs
has reached the Treasury Department that II
f. Bissel, Inspector of Customs, has been coma
PEELED to leave his post of duty at VelascX
BraZora county, Texas, tor having made
speech at Republican meeting. Mr.. Blssel
was warned that party of twenty-five men
had been selected to take him from his house
during the night and hang him.
In about two weeks, this story will have
reached western Texas and then doubtless will
come back the solemn assurance that there
could have been no such occurrence, as there
is no such functionary as inspector of customs
at Velasco, Brazoria county, Texas, or some
thing of that sort.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The sudden death is announced at Sprlngbt
field, In this state on the 18th inst, of the Hons
Stephen T. Logan. 1t seems 70 have occurred
after sickness of but few hours Judge
Logan was one of the ablest of all the able
men that have adorned the Illinois bar. He
was the cotemporary as we'll as the peer of
Douglas Lincoln, Browning, Williams, Ba
ker, Richardson, Breese,-all that long cata
logue of worthless that have already made the
history of Illinois lllustrious Though as q
lawyer perhaps overlapping them all, he cared
little about political distinction or preferment
and therefore became less widely known than
most of his compeers. He had attained the
honorable age of 81 years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24
PLAIN TALK.

OF course it grieves us to have shocked the
delcately attuned nerves of our friend OF the
Yorkvllle Record by using such word as
thief" IN speaking Of Gen. Garfield, Marshall
Jewell, and some otherrepublican notabiiues.
The Record Is pleased to speak of us as a
"white-haired man with most benevolent cast
of countenance," and conceives that the use of
such harsh phrases are inconsistent with such
Il character.
Some twenty-five years ago we had the pleas
ure of passing an afternoon in company with
the celebrated Horace Greeley who was also a
white haired man with most benevolent
cast Of countenance," and with whom we talk
editing. above ALL" said Mr. Greeley to u.s.
in connection with much other good advice
"use plain, blunt language. If you have oc.
casion to speak of man whom you know to
be thief, don't fail to call him a thief 1t will
bring him to his senses and may reform him.
Lots of public men are thieves and don't know
it, and the press makes them worse by smooth
ing over their rascalltes with soft phrases.
The man only begins to see himself as a thief
when plainly called one"
Then the only question with us should be,
is Gen. Garfield thief? Webster defines a
thief to be person who unlawtully appropri-
ates the property of another Gen. Garfield
took a fee of $1,000 HomiHdlLy to help "A Chi
cago pavement firm to get a certain contract,
but in reality TO aid the notorious District OF
Columbia Ring to get millions of money from
the public treasury. He got his bride on the
10th of July 1872. At the next session of con-
gress, Dec. II, 1872, he reported in the Def
cheney bill $l,s4l.92092 "for paving roadway
and curbing and paving sidewalks, grading,
sewerage, and other improvements upon and
the property of the United States III
a long and angry debate, extending over sever
al days, in which Garfield was the chief de-
fender Of the Ring. Under histle the Re
publican majority voted down restrictive
and opened the door to greater
plumber.
Between the Sth of January and the Sd of
March, 1878, he obtained appropriations for
the Ring amounting to $3,441 1892. Who|
will say he was not faithful 10 his contract and
did not earn his fee" of $4,000? And who
will say that Chttenden, when he reported to
the Ring after the $4,000 fee had been paid
that 1--WE are all right on appropriations for we
have secured Garfield" didn't know the value
of his man? If the taking of that $1,000 fee
for such purpose by Mr.. Garfield and his in
return for it voting millions out of the public
treasury was not taking property belonging to
another unlawfully and therefore constituted
theft the FREE TRADER is ignorant of the
of the term.
The FREE TRADER claims the ability to
make out a still palmer case of theft against
MAJ shall Jewell, Mr. Arthur and Mr.. Dorsey,
but the above must suffice for the present.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The extensively advertised greenback bar
becue at Fort Worth, Texas where Gen.
Weaver proposed to open his southern CAM
paign, came off on Monday and turned out a
conspicuous tizzle. The attendance amounted
to but few hundred and no enthusiasm Of
any sort was exhibited Gen. Weaver failed
to put in an appearance; and Gen. Chambers,
the greenback nominee for the vice presiden-
cy, though living in the vicinity, was also con-
spicuously absent, pleading indispostion. In
deed he is said to have announced his inten-
ton of Withdrawing from the ticket, as his
health will not permit him to take an active
part in the canvass 1t is conceded that green
backism in Texas, since the nomination of
Gen. Hancock, has been rapidly on the wane.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

A State convention of colored people was
held in Springfield this week, attended by
about 100 delegates. The Africans claimed
that they cast 10000 republican votes in this
state and that the republican party should give
them IN return something better than an occa.
sional janitorship. Resolutions calling tor a
fair division Of the spolls were adopted with
an intimation that otherwise the various clubs
of cOlored democratic voters at Chicago, Quin-
cy, &c, hight receive large accessions of mem.
berShlu
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24
Judge Swayne, of the Supreme Count of the

Judge Swayne, of the Supreme Count of the
United States, before whom the DeGolyer.
Mcclellan paving contract came up tor adiud-
ication not long ago, is reported, IN rendering
his decision, to have said:
1.-THE agreement with General Garfield, a
member of congress, to pay him $4,000 as a
contingent fee for procuring contract, which
was itself made to depend upon future appro.
priation by congress, which appropriation
could only come from a committee of which
he was chairman, was sale Of official ipiiu.
ence, which no veil can cover against the
plainest principles of public policy. Nocoun-
selor-stlaw while holding high Office (mach
less minister of the gospel, etc., has right
to put himself In aposition Of temptation, and,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The greenbackers of Kendall county seem
to be falling back into their old party traces
Lew Steward, 1t is said, has returned to the re
publican fold, while we notice that at large
and pole raising at Pavilion on Monday, the
principal speakers and actors were such form
or greenbackcrs as J. Van Dorsten, John Fitz
gerald, &c. The democrats, it is said, will pu
the only opposition county ticket IN the field
in Kendall this fall.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

FOREIGN ITEMs.-Latest reports deny that
there is any famine fever IN Ireland The con-
dltion Of the crops in all parts of the country
is cheering and the distress Is rapidly abat-
ing.
The Irish relief bill, with slight amend
ments, has passed the house of commons.
The Besutos, south African tribe, is III open
rebellion against the British.
Mrs. Wetmore, young and handsome d.
vorced woman from America, made a sensation
in Paris on Wednesday, by poisoning herself
at the residence of a friend. Soon after her
separation from her husband, Mrs. Wetmore
became engaged to the Marquis of AngleseY,
who, a few weeks ago, married Mrs. Wed6,
house, of Georgia. News of the wedding pros.
trated Mrs. Wetmore and led her, IN despair,
to put an end to her life.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

B.LooD!-After the purchase OF the Illinois
State Register, at Springfield, some months
ago, by company, one George Baber from
the Blue Grass region of Kentucky, was i'm
ported to ofHciate as editor. 1t appears the
company tired of his services and gave him
notice to quit, IN accordance with which he
announced in the Register of the 10th that his
connection with the paper ceased with that
issue. He was, however, fretted and angered
by his discharge and went about using hard
expressions against Mr.. Weber, the president
Of the Register company, upon which Mr..
Weber called on Mr.. Baber at the Leland Ho-
tel and demanded a "retrCction." Baber
wouldn't retract worth cent, whereupOA
Weber knocked him down. Baber drew a.
pistol, which was wrenched from his hand, =
and then he drew table razor, with which he
went to cutting and slashlng promiscuously.
wounding Mr. Weber in four or five places,
one wound, in the groin, being dangerous, as
well as woundlng a couple of police officers.
The "combat'fght" ended here for the nonce,
but is to be continued indefinitely in the courts,
Mr. Baber being under $1,000 bonds to answer
for an assault with deadly weapon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

Our esteemed contemporary of the Ottawa
Republican, is sadly off IN Imagining that the
FREE TRADER Is troubled in mind" over the
action of the republican convention of this
county on the congressional question. 1t is
true, month or two ago wien such thing
as slectng democrat in this districs was new.
er dreamed of, the FREE TRADER did express
some anxiety IN view of certain vital interests
to the district at stake, that the republicans
should give u.s. as they appeared to have it all
in their power, If not q statesman, at least a
decent republican for congress. The nomina-
ton of Garfield and Hancock as rival candi-
dates for the presidency, however, has materi-
ally changed the political aspect, snd the
democrats now are IN high confidence of being
able to elect man Of their own in this dis
publican nominee, except that he shall be
their weakest man, and as the case seems to be
settled in favor of Hayes or Cullen, the FREE
TRADER, if called upon to tackle the Conun-
drum as to which of the two Is weakest would
be compelled to give 1t up.
Again, our est. cotemp. is sadly off IN mag
ming that 1t is the suggestion or remotest de-
sire of the FREE TRADER that the matter of
the appointments OF the delegates 10 the con-
gressional convention shall be re-opened by
the coming county convention. We mention.
cd it solely as news and if our est cotemp.
consols himself with the idea that no such
movement is contemplated he is destined to
receive shock. Indeed, it is argued by those
IN the movement, that some action of the
kind is unavoidable Mr. Cullen claims the
delegation from this county by rigid adherence
to the unit rule. Now on that subject the Re-
publican National Convention at Chicago
which lays down the law for the whole party
adopted the following rule:
Rule VIII. In the record of the vote by
States, the vote of each State, Territory, and
the District of Columbia shall he announced
by the chairman; and in case the votes of any
State Territory, or the District of Columbia
shall he divided, the chairman shall announce
the number of votes cast for any candidate or
for or against any proposition; but, If excep-
ton is taken by any delegate to the correctness
of such announcement by the chairman of his
delegation, the President of the Convention
shall direct the roll of members OF such dele
CATION to be called and the result recorded IN
accordance with the votes individually given.
Thus If, when the La Sale county delegation
are called, and the chairman proposes to cast
the whole vote of the county for Cullen, If any
delegate object ,he delegates must be called
individually and each votes without question
for whom he pleases. The Chicago decision
goes even further. If couple OF contesting
delegates appear from La Sale In the Morris
convention and insist that the La Sale repub-
hcans are for Hayes for congress while the
convention at Ottawa appointed Cullen men
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

, Secretary Schurz made his long threatened
speech at indianapolis CD Tuesday. A large
portion of it was devoted to defense of the
administration of Fraud Hayes, for which he
claimed that it had accomplished more for
civil service reform than it got credit for. He
venturcd on no attempt, however, 10 show the
consistency between Hayess civil service re-
form pretensions and his rewarding with lucra-
tive offices some 70 scoundrels that had no
other qualification or claim to Office except
that they had borne prominent hand IN steal.
Ing the presidency from Mr. Tllden. In be-
the presidency to Gen. Hancock, he plead the
length of service at Washington of the former
while the latter possessed no such familiarity
with public men or the public service. There
was no reference to the fact, however, that dur
ing his long service in congress Garfield had
chiefly distinguished Himself as an unscrupu-
lous political manager and corruptlonist, while
rs to real craftsmanship no act or utterance OF
his will compare to that displayed by Gen.
Hancock alone during his brief adminlstra-
ton IN Louisiana and Texas. The gold stand
ard in our currency being one of Mr.. Schurz's
hobbies, he devoted the latter half of his
speech to that, predicting its adoption here as
firmly as in Germany and England in case the
republicans triumphed, while democratic trl-
umph would result in the maintenance of our
present mixed currency of greenbacks, gold
and the silver nuisance"
The speech is admitted to have been thought,
full, temperate and forcible, but not of char
acter to make much impression on the cam
paign.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

The famous Egyptian obelisk, known as
Cleopaira's Needle, purchased of the Khedive
of Egg y citizen of New York, and the
mate o ne sold by the same functionary to
Engla a year or two ago and transported to
Londt has arrived in New York in safety
and is to be set up in Union Park.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

work had gone forward underground about
300 feet, and twenty eight men were at work IN
it when 1t caved in near the shore end and i'm,
mediately filled, of course burying all within
under thirty feet Of mud and water. OF the
20 seven near the break succeeded in getting
out, but for all the rest of course there is no
hope, even If their bodies can ever be recov-
cred
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

to represent them, the Hayes claimants, under
the practice at Chicago, must be admitted and
the Cullen delegates step down and out Does
Brother Cullen accept the law as laid down
by the grand council Of his party?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

1t will be seen by notice in another col
umn that Mr. B. G. Barratt, of Earlvlle, an
nounces himself as a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for sheriff. We have no &C
quaintance with Mr. B., but are assured that
he is entirely competent tor the position, and
has many friends IN the northern part of the
county by whom, no doubt, his claims will be
properly presented to the convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

There is such stampede from the green
hackers of Kendall county to the Democrats
that the Yorkvillc Record grows Respondent
over it and says illnaturcdy:
1t is only across the road from the Green
back to the Democratic camp. Disappointed
of1lce-seekers IN the Republican party went to
the Greenbackers, and from thence drop into
the arms of the great unwashed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

WoN'T RESIGN Gen. Hancock will not re.
sign his place In the army. He considers one}
bird In possession worth dozen roostng n
the democratic bush.-Lacon Home Jour- X
Just so. Now Garfield, who was ELI Cd
last winter by the Ohio Legislature to IL. ~.
S. Senate, on receiving the republican nomin-
alton for the presidency resigned his seat in
the senate promptly-over the left. <
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

A frightful accident occurred on Wednes
day in the railroad tunnel now beng dug un-
der the Hudson river from Jersey city to the
fsot Of fifteenth street In New York. The
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

In Indiana they speak off man and say "for
he himself has said it and it's greatly to his
credit that he is an English man."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC UCkEI.
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 G. STARKEL,
of St. CLAIR
TREASURER,
THOMAS BUTTERWORTH,
OF Winnebago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LAWRENCE HARMON,
of Peoria.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24

La Safe County Democratic Central Con,nittee.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

Hon. A II. pill, Chairman OF the
Democratic State CImmittee, il is
suing secret circulars to the faithful.
urgiug them to work, work, work
lie says Pennsylvania eau and must
be carried FOR Hancock. He implores
his followers 10 form clubs, count
noses, get names OF legal voters in
writing, convert the doubtful, con
firm the wayering, see that taxes are
paid before October "a. see that all
are registered, throw taffy to the sol.
diers, appeal to young men who cast
their first vote to vote for Hancock
as matter OF State pride. marshal
the forces, see that every voter is re-
gistered, taxes paid, aud prepared to
vote by the first Of September. Very
good advice, and we hope Repnbli-
cans will profit by it. This cam
paign means hard work, and We
urge overy Republican to buckle
down 10 it at once. Go to work.
Republicans. We mrst not 10 caught
mapping.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

Ia January, 1875, General Sheri-
dan VAS sent down to Louisiana to
look after things and to give what
protection he could to the Union
men who were being shot. hange /
and mutilated by the rebel Demo-
Gratis. On the 10th Of January
Sheridan addressed letter to the
Secretary of War, in which he said :
"Since the year 1866, nearly thirty
five hundred persons great major
ity of whom were colored men, have
been killed and wounded in this
State In 1858 the official record
shows that eighteen hundred aud
eighty.four were killed and wounded.
From 1865 to the present time no
official investigation has been made,
and the civil authorities in all but IA
few cases have been unable to arrest,
convict and punish perpetrators.
Consequently there are NO correct
records to be consulted for informa-
ton. There is ample evidence, how
ever, to show that more than twelve
huudred persons have been killed
and wounded during this time, on
account of their political sentiments. '
Thus, during a period of eight years,
over six thousand Republican citi.
zens OF Louisiana were either mur.
dered or wounded by Democrats Who
were trying to get possession Of the
GJyernment. This was tue work of
II party which howls in its platform
against the present administration
because it whistles to place Superyis-
ors at the polls.