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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

The majority Of the house committee on
elections made report to the house on the
10Th IN the Donnelly contested case
from the Minneapolis district in Minnesota.
Donncllv was defeated 10y less than 800 votes,
yet the proof shows that over that many votes
were bribcd outright to vote for Washbum,
while the Minneapolis mill owners bulldozed
their workmen to vote for Washburn, march.
ing them to the polls IN squads, and number.
ing their ballots so as to know whether they
voted rs ordered The house will doubtless
give Donnclly the seat
Most of the present week up To Thursday
was spent by the house in an angry debate arts
ing out Of Il maneuvre of Mr. Townshend, of
tins state to get bill to revise the tariff be.
fore a committee that would act on it, the ways
and means committee being evidently blocked
on tlvlt question MI Townshcnd made the
title of his bill to read rs if to amend certain
sections OF the Revised Statutes and moved its
reference to the committee on Revision OF the
Laws which happens to be an antl-taril com.
mittec. The piglron monopolists insisted
that the bill should go to the ways and means
committee, and after heated wrangle Of three
days 1t was so referred.
The senate had pretty lively stirring up
on Monday by Senator Hill, from the election
committee, reading "A report in favor Of unScat'
ing Kellogg, of La Hill and Kellogg are
personal enemies, and in writing the report
Hin bore down on Kellogg with all the sever,
ty the case admitted Of Kellogg naturally
got mad, and in two hours speech paid Hill
back In his own coin, with interest. There is
no doubt that Kellogg got his seat in the sen.
ate by means the most shamefully corrupt and
disgraceiul; at the same time it is conceded
that there was a tacit understanding, when his
credentials were received two years ago, at the
same time with those of Hamburg Butler of
South Carolina, that If the Democrats would
raise no rumpus about Kellogg, the Republl.
cans would keep quiet about Butler
The Democrats are iubiant about victory
over the Republicans in the matter of the cleo,
ton marshals. This WAS one of the chief
bones of contention at the extra session. The
Democrats maintained that the Johnny Da
venport national election laws were unconsti-
tutional, and refused to vote money to pay the
marshals under that law. The Supreme Court,
however having decided the law to be consti.
tutional, the Democrats proposed no longer to
resist paying the marshals, but in the PROPOSE
ton to do 50, Incorporated a compromise pro-
posed by Garfield at the extra session and
asscnted to by Hayes, that the marshals should
The Republicans fired up furiously on having
this compromise sprung on them now, but the
house adopted it and sent the bill to the senate
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The National Greenback party of Tennsyl
vania held State Convention at Harrisburg
on the 23d inst, about 100 delegates attending
A State ticket was nominated and delegation
appointed to the National Grecnback Conven
ton at Chicago The resolutions adopted de
clare IN favor of national currency consisting
of gold, silver and greenbacks, all To be kept
at par with each other extending party sym
patty to the workingmcn IN California in
their crusade against the heather Chince; and
declare In favor of the Weaver Hill To- make NJ
TO the soldiers the depreciation of the money
luton encountered bitter opposition on tho
part Of the fiat money dclusonists and ia,
convention virtually broke up in row
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The Irish people Of ST. Paul propose To deal
with the question OF relief for Ireland in way
which may not exactly meet the views of
Mr. Parncll, but which is practical and effective
nevertheless. Instead of sending money To be
deled out in dribs to prolong lingering starva-
ton in Ireland, they propose to send enough TO
pay the expense of bringing say ten or twenty
families to this country at "a time and transport
them 10 Minnesota or some other western state,
where they can at once be placed in position
Of self.support ard independence. At a meet
ing a week ago a sum sufficient TO pay the eX-
pcnse OF - families from Ireland to the north
west was raised and sent To Father Nugcnt, at
Liverpool, who will personally supervise It's
expenditure. Another meeting is 10 be held
in 81. Paul, when Bishop Ireland hopes TO re
eeive funds enough to bring on, one hundred
families
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

There seems to be an effort on foot to remove
James Stout, former citizen Of Ottawa, from
the receivcrship of the land office in Boise
City, Idaho, a position which he has held for
the last seven years, and he has sent us no less
than three different Idaho papers within "A
week with editorials protesting against the
change. Well, Jim, we should be very sorry
10 see you removed, for old acquaintance sake
if nothing else, but the truth is, our influence
with old fraud Hayes is limited, and "e are
afraid If his mind is set that way, we cant
help you out. Our suggestion would be, that
YOU send about ten dollars to the New Orleans
custom house and buy bundle of airldavits
proving that you had a hand IN promoting
the fraud that made Hayes president. lie new
er goes back on any one that lent hand IN
aid Of the big steal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
THE CONSUMERS INTEREST.

II corn is worth twenty-five cents per bushel
in Chicago, and the freight between Chicago
and New York fifteen cents per bushe, it
would not be shipped to New York, although
worth forty cents in that market, for when the
fifty cents freight is added to the Chicago price
the market value would be the same III both
cities. If the freight, however, is reduced by
some means from fifteen to five cents per bushel,
then would the market value of q bushel of
corn be ten cents more in New York than IN
Chicago. which would necessarily induce the
shipment of corn to the New York market
But the seller in Chicago would readily notice
that margin of ten cents per bushel was an
excessive profit and would consequently ad-
vance his price. While the seller in New
York. understanding that when the surplus
corn IN Chicago reached The New York market,
the supply would be greater than the demand
at fifty cents, would reduce his price. SO that
the reduction in freight would result in a re,
cprocal benefit to the producer Of the west and
the consumer in the east. The producers in
the west would receive more for their products
and the consumers in the eastern states would
purchase them tor a less price As general
rule the consumer pays the cost Of transporta-
ton, and hence his interest in low rates of
freight If these conclusions be true, then are
the consumers of the eastern states as much in
terested in the proposed ship canal as the pro.
ducers of Illinois. In view of the general ben
eft therefore, the proposition to have the i'm
provemcnt made at the expense of the state of
Illinois Is absurd and the twothirds propo-
siton to have the expense equally divided be
tween the state, Chicago and the general gov
eminent Is equally so. The fact is that the
benefits arising from the improvement would
be general, and consequently the general gov
eminent should assume the whole expense.
And it will If the question is properly present
ed and urged upon congress. When the east
ern and southern people come to realize their
interest in the improvement they will be found
to be- its strongest advocates. A. LYNCH.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
A POINT GAINED.

The Joliet Rcyqjiiran, Kendall RccoW and
Strcator Free Press have been vchemently oh.
iectng to the nomination of Mr.. Bushnell rs
the Republican candidate for congress in this
district on the ground that in 1872 he was a
"lbcral" and voted for Greeley, and the Otta.
wa Republican, seemed to fall IN with the ob.
lection by scdulously copying what the other
papers said. Mr. Cullen, however being re-
minded that he has since then supported sam
ucl r. Lewis and other men as good rcpubli-
cans who were liberals IN 1872, denies that he
makes any objection To Mr. Bushnell on the
score of having been Grceleyite in 1872, but
parades the fact simply because the FREE
TRADER has denied it. Now the FREE TRADER
has not denied it. 1t stated that undoubtedly
Mr. Bushnell, with numerous other good La
Sale county republicans, had IN 1872 soured
on Grantsm and for while seemed strongly
inclined to unite with the democrats in sup
porting Horace Greeley. Mr.. Bushnell even
went so far as to attend the Cincinnati liberal
republican Greeley convention, and subse-
qucntly, at Union convention ofllberal rcpub-
lcans, workingmen and democrats in Ottawa
made Greeley speech, But after the nomin-
alton of Greeley by the "Bourbon's" at Bati.
more in July 1872, and the southern outrage
mill had put in a marvellous amount Of work
in favor of Grantism, the Tidal Wave" which
had started SO merrily in favor OF Greeley be.
gan to exhibit strong signs of retluX, and at,
ter the October elections the ebb became SO
pronounced that before the November election
the democrats found that alas the liberals had
about all deserted them and gone over to Grant.
1t Is possible Mr. bushnell! may have voted for
Greeley, but We believe he was never very Gag
er to own it, and it is certain that he was never
counted upon as acting with the democrats at,
forwards.
This much by way OF vindicating the truth
of our former statement The point gained is,
that the Republican is willing 10 admit that it
can make no difference with Mr.. BUSHNELL
republicanlsm now whether he voted for Gree
ley or not: and in this the Republican, is hear
tly csncurred in by the Streator Htder, which
protests against it as call wrong" to cast up
against Mr. Bushnell his Greeleylsm when he
is such an exemplary stalwart now.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

A general uemor of anxiety passed over
the country, and the third termcrs especially
had a genuine fright, in the beginning OF the
week, over the news that the steamer City OF
Mexico, in which Gen Grant, Gen Sheridan,
DC, had left Vera Cruz on the 10Th for Calves
ton, had been struck by furious storm on the
Gulf, and there was room Tor the gravest fears
that the vessel had gone to the bottom of the
sea" She ought TO have reached Galveston
on Sunday night, but neither on Sunday or
Monday had she been sighted at that port nor
had any cruizers sent out TO look for the steam
er got sight Of her. On Tuesday noon, how
ever, anxiety was relieved by the sudden ap
pearance Of the steamer at Galveston. She
had encountered very rough weather, but a
no time mad been in serious danger. Gran
and party we're Toasted at Galveston on Wed
nesdsy evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
TILDEN'S PROSPECT

The New York Snl,, conCeding that Grants
nomination at Chicago Seems as certain a.
any future event can be-" thinks the probabii-
tues also point to Mr.. Tilden's nomination at
Cincinnati The .SUa'S latter guess is doubt
less largely influenced by the fact that it tavors
Tildcns nomination, otherwise It's usual
shrewdness must have told it that the proba-
bliues point decidedly the other way.
Where is Tlldcns strength? BY keeping
up the teud in New Iork-whch is death to
all hope Of his election should he even BE-
nomnated--hc may carry the New York dele
cation to the Cincinnati Convention; and he
has Just secured the delegates from Little
Rhody" He counted on Pennsylvania, but
the recent meeting of the Democratic Gem.
mittee of that state at Pittsburg showed that
of It's fifty or more members 80 were for Han
cock, - for Bayard, and for Tiden He
counted on Connecticut, but recent canvass
of the Legislature of that state gave "a for
Seymour to - for Tldcn. He may get New
Jersey, and it is said Kentucky is for him
but what other states? lie Will get no votes
from OHIO, Indiana or Illinois. The Missouri
state committee in spite of the influence Of
the st. LOUIS RtpuJltcout, is dead against him;
and recent expressions in south Carolina, Ala
bama and Louisiana Indicate that he can rely
for no support upon the South. The Louisi-
ana Democrats 90 SO far as to say they will
vote for Grant rather than Tilden Then
where is rilden's strength? In short, we are
inclined to place full confidence in the follow
ing Washington dispatch of the ODD to the
Cincinnati EHquirer, which is also substan-
TALLY repeated in the |Ford and other papers
o. the same date:
From information through number Of
sources each corroboratng the other your
correspondent is able to say that Mr. Illden
has positively resolved not To be Il candidate.
for the nomination at Cincinnati. lie VIII,
however, be there in force to see that John
kely's man is not chosen, as he feels this 10
be a duty which he owes to his friends in this
state. Who Is to wear his mantle Is, therefore,
at this moment Of fearful import to the hang
ers-on at Gramercy Park. The special goes
on to state that this determination was arrived
at two DAYS ago and is final
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

An incident in the senate proceedings al
Washington few days ago goes long wayito
illustrate the beauties Of our tariff legislation
4 Yankee inventor had secured patent on
the manufacture oi cotton cordage The cord
age he thinks is altogether superior 10 hemp,
flax or any other cordage made, and not content
with the monopoly his patent gives him IN its
manufacture, he applies to congress to forestall
It's manufacture and importation from abroad
by imposing prohibl:ory duty on the article.
and then, to give him profitable home mar
ket, he asks congress to compel the Secretary 81
the Navy to use his cordage in the raval ser
vice instead of the Evolutionary hemp, although
the Secretary may find 1t utterly unadap,ed tc
the purpose The worst of it Is, that congress
actually granted the enterprising inventors
brassy request The argument in Its favol
was that il made more economical rope, anc
encouraged the manufacture of cotton, which
was staple Mr. Conkling replied that cheese
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

on paper, proposes to fight the monopoly on his
own hook He advertises for practical pa
per maker with a view to entering into nego
tiatlons for the erection of a paper mill with a
capacity to make 10 tons of printing paper
per day. If the paper monopolists are coin
ing money a. alleged, there is no reason why
large establishments like that of the Times
New York U,raid Sua, st Louis RcpUbltc""
&c, each OF which uses up paper enough tt
keep good sized mill running, may not MAKE
their own paper and save the profits Of tho
mOnOnolists
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27
MIR. BUsHNELL's SPEECH.

1t is conceded that the ablcst speech made a
the Ship Canal Meeting in Ottawa last week
was that of Mr.. Washington Bushnell. i
,ecmed with important statistics and facts,
bristcd with strong points, and was tcrSe
lorcible and eloquent. We not only comply
with general request, but do what We have
no doubt the mass of our readers will accept as
a favor, by publishing it cerbattw AS delivered
1t will be found on the ed page of today
FREE TRAnEN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

Mr.. Andrew Lynch publishes lengthy
communication in Thursdays Ottawa ReDaJ
Ecda explaining his somewhat enlgmatical
action at the ship Canal Convention. 1t will
be remembered that Immediately after the
meeting at the Opera House had formally adj
by preamble, charging insincerity on the
part of Chicago in the movement for ship
canal, intimating that their only interest IN the
question arose from the necessity to get rid OF
their river stink, and that having accomplished
that by the erection of the proposed pumps at
Bridgeport, they would desert the ship canal
therefore declaring the hostility of the meeting
to the erection of the proposed pumps.
Mr. Lynch says his object was not to have
the meeting act on the resolution, wherefore he
waited until it adjourned before he offered it;
but the meeting having been so engineered by
Chicago as to have a really farcical ending
indicating his charge of lnsincerity on her
part, his object was to let the Chicago delega
ton know that their game was understood and
that it would encounter bitter opposition; in
short that there was power outside of CHI
cago that would stop her pumps if she turned
tail To the ship canal movement. lie thinks
the policy of his resolution was justified by its
immediate effect, which was the calling OF the
evening meeting, at which some Of the ablest
and most influential of the Chicago delegates
showed commendable anxiety TO remedy the
short csmings of the afternoon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

For weeks the Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix OF
Trinity church, New York, was sadly annoyed
by mischief maker who kept sending hun.
dreds of persons daily TO his house on the pre-
text that DR. Dix wished to see them, or to EN-.
ploy them, or they were tradesmen with goods
that DR.. DIX was supposed to have ordered TO
great that the aid of the police was invoked,
and after considerable trouble the author of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jo,' as he called
himself,-waS found to be one Eugene Furios
Williamson, of Baltimore. He said he was
actuated by motives of sheer mischief, but his
antecedents show that he had been imprisoned
heretofore for Matchmaking and doubtless he
had some such ultimate design on DR. Dix.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

FoREIGN-It is conceded that the distress
in Ireland Is deepening daily, and the Mansion
House committee admit that, notwithstanding
the liberal assistance of the New York Uerdtd
committee and that Of the Duchess of Mari
borough, the drafts upon them exceed the re
ceipts and that before May Is out they Will run
ashore-Parnell arrived at Queenstown on the
2lst and on the same day had an enthusiastic
reception at Cork, banqueting with the Farmers
Club in the evening. Next day he arrived at
Dnblln and addressed the home league club IN
the evening. He expects with Biggar TO stand
for parliament in Mayo.
Parliament was prorogued on the 24th, and
writs for new elections were issued next day.
OF course all England Is IN state of intense
excitemen; over the contest for the new parlia.
ment.
Tie Empress Eugene has sailed for South
Africa, to visit the scene of her son the prince
imperial's death.
Paris had two days excitement over the
mysterious departure of Prince Orloff, the Rus
sian minister who went away without taking
leave of President Grevy or anybody. 1t was
thought the Emperor his master was offended
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

When the L. 5. ship Constitution, which
Secretary Thompson was directed by congress
10 tit up for carrying cargo OF supplies 70
Ireland for the relief of the sufferers, got ready
10 receive her load more supplies were tender
ed than she could hold, even after the tanks
had been removed to make room. Secretary
Thompson is understood to have said II enough
more is offered to make another cargo, he Will
yet second vessel ready for Ireland
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

and eggs were staples, A bill might with
as much reason be introduced directing the
Secretary to put cheese into sailors rations,
" Why mott he asked, "introduce bill to com
pei the government vessels to carry desccated
eggs around the world to discover whether
they would become mellow with time, like
winc?" His motion, however, to strike out
the compulsory features Of the bill was lost
and hemp cordage was solemnly legislalcd Il
the rear in the Navy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

about the non extradition Of Hartmann, and
had withdrawn Orlot in this unceremonious
way IN consequence, 1t appears, however, that
Orlof had only gone away on brief visit and
that his movement had no political signifi-
c1ce. -.
The Emperor OF Germany celebrated his SD
birthday on the Goth INST. by grand imperial
soirec at which 700 guests were present and
the dancing was kept up all night
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The speech OF John \. Logan in the l. :,
senate against Gen. Porter is said to have been
the longest ever printed IN the Congressional
GlobC or Rccod. Four days were occupied IN
It's delivery, the General reading from huge
pile of manuscript, but interlarding it as he
proceeded with II sort Of cXtcmporaneous run
ming commentary. 1t is now understood the
manuscript was prepared by Judge Holt, who
sat as Judge Advocate at the trial of Fitl John
Porter eighteen years ago, and who, though
now retired from public view, old and dccrIp-
ed has rcappcarcd to defend his atrocious in
justice of former years through the facie and
furious Logan. This explains" remarks the
World, the otherwise ineNplicable tact that in
parts Logans harangue indicated the action
of Il mind trained to logic and the law Logan
simply threw IN the rant and rhodomontade
in praise of Logan's own great military skill
and capacity" The internal evidence of the
Holt authorship is said 10 be conclusive from
the fact that it adopts the entire series of ex
ploded errors and misconceptions on which
the original finding against Porter was based,
many of the details not even being of record,
but matter of memory only on Hollis part, and
excludes and Ignores the entire chain of since
established facts which forced the advisory
board to :he unanimous conclusion tha, those
findings were wholly erroneous and unjust,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, who had hecn
appointed by the Ottawa ship canal meeting
chairman of he committee 10 continue the az.
itation, the Times announces, has sent out no
tees TO the other members of the committee
that the meeting appointed to be held at PEG
ria today has been postponed on account OF
the failure of Gov. Cullom to appoint two mem
bers of the committee for the state at large /.
Gov. Cullom also IN the conspiracy to smother
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The +. : Circuit Court at San Francisco
before which a test case had been brought, mas
decided the law of California torbidding the
employment OF Cinnamon by corporations TO
be unconstitutional. The Kcarncytcs have
determined to take an appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States, where Ben Butter
IS 10 be their champion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The anti.third term republicans have issue"
q call for national convention to meet at 81
Iouis on the 9Th of May. The object IS not
only to oppose the nomination Of Grant oo' 10
,rre y constitutional amendment limiting The
presidential tenure to two terms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The Texas Republican state convention al
Austin on Thursday followed the example Oh
the Pennsylvania convention by giving Blame
the glory of being the tavorte OF the fcpuo'i
cans of that state for the Presidency but giving
Grant the delegates What robbed Blame OIL
the delegates was that the negroes were ioI
him while the delegates appointed are "hI'e
mon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

The Kane county delegation to the illho''
Republican Convention stands elghttor Blame
and five for Grant AS Kane was Regarded H.
one OF the most outand.out Blaine counties III
,bc state this division Of her vote looks omIh'
Gus for the "pIumcd knight