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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

THE Select Committee of the House
on the Intar-e,A~a-;a n--.aI nave agreed
to present joint resolutions pledging
the Government to maintain the Mon
roe doctrine in regard to all projects
for Isthmus transit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

THE Chinese are leaving San Fran
cisco by the car load for the Atlantic
States. The recent action of the San
Francisco Board of Health, ordering
the depopulation of the Chinese quar-
ter, the enforcement of the law against
the employment of Chinese labor, and
the prevailing low rates of fare have
all combined to bring about the exo-
dus
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

THE Duchess of Marlborough, writ
ing 10 the Lord Mayor of London,
March Z, says: ''The distress in Ire
land continues to be general, and in
some parts is increasing"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

Count DE LEssEPs had an interview
with President Hayes on the 9th, during
which the inter-oceanic canal project
was freely discussed. De Lesseps stated
that it was not contemplated that the
canal should be under foreign control,
but that he would be glad to have the
majority of the stock placed in this
country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

THE Committee on Invalid Pensions
have unanimously agreed to report ia
vorably the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Clardy, of Missouri, providing
for the payment of arrears of pensions
to the widows and minor heirs of sol
diers who died in the United States
service during the war of the rebellion,
or who have since died from wounds
and injuries contracted in such service.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

There was disbursed from the Revenue
fund the sum OF $JI ,03o.5s; from the Insur-
ance Department fund, Sl,43i.55; and from
the earnings of the Penitentiary, $l1,256.16.
The balance Of 81, 310, s9l.S1 is held and de-
posted as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

THE Parnen reception in St. Louis on
the evening of the 4th was grand
affair. It took place in the Chamber OF
Commerce, which was crowded to its
utmost capacity. Gov. Phelps and other
distinguished citizens were present and
took part in the proceedings. About
81, 600 was netted as the result of the
meeting.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10
THE SITUATION.

The Republicans of so many states have al.
ready appointed their delegates to the Chicago
convention, or given expression otherwise Of
their preference, that a pretty accurate esti-
mate can be made of the relative strength of
the different aspirants to nomination by that
body. Briefly the condition Of the field is
about as follows: There have already been
appointed for Grant the delegates from Penn
sylvania So, New York 20, Texas 1G, North
Carolina 90, South Carolina II, Virginia %,
Arizona ,, Washington T. 2, Dist. Of Columbia
,. In addition to these Grant is pretty certain
of getting Arkansas 12, Florida s, Georgia %,
Illinois A. Kentucky "a, Maryland 1G, Massa-
chusetts 90, Mississippi lG, Missouri 30, Neva-
da 6, New Jersey Is, Tennessee "a, Idaho ?,
New Mexico 9, VI ontana ., Utah 2-in all AGO.
AS 1t requires but $40 TO nominate, Grant
would thus have 81 majority on the first ballot
While 1t i possible that Grant may not carry
all the states here given him, or may lose scat
tering votes from many of them, it is equally
probable, however that he will get scattering
votes enough from others to make up such
loss. Thus, while all Indiana is given 70
Blaine, there are said to be at least 10 of the
delegates from that state for Grant; so of the
Nebraska six, usually counted for Blaine are
for Grant, and so on,
Thus far the instructions and probilities fol
Blaine are about as follows: Indiana30, Kan
sas 10, Maine IA, Rhode Island s, California
-, Colorado 6, Connecticut -, Delaware G
Iowa %, Kansas 10, Maryland IA, Michigan
%, Minnesota 10, Nebraska 6, New Hampshire
10. Oregon G, Wisconsin 20, Dakota gin al
22O. Sherman will have the "a votes of Ohio
and few scattering votes to be deducted from
the above footlngs tor Grant and Blaine; ant
Edmunds will get the 10 votes of Vermont.
Thus, as the case now stands, the nomina
ticn of Grant at Chicago seems inevitable, ant
that fact being apparent when the convention
gets together, we should not be surprised t'
see the nomination made by reclamation with
out a ballot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

FoRElGN-The overthrow of Beaconstield
in England grows more signal and pronounced
with the election OF each additional member.
The liberal gains up to latest dates were 80
members, having elected BOG to the tories III
and the home rulers 81. There is now no
doubt that the liberals will have working
majority in the next parliament independent
of the home rulers, and that the Queen, dlstaste'
full as it doubtless will be TO her, must invite
Gladstone to organize new ministry.
Parnell, though elected from Cork has re-
signed his election there and announced him.
self AS a candidate for Meath.
Bismarck enacted a bit of sensation AT Der
lin on Monday by sending to the King his res
ignation, because the bundesrath had voted
against his bill for the imposition Of imperial
stamp duties, OF course the hundesraih be
came alarmed and at once reconsidered It's rash
vote, upon which Bissy was appeased.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

G. WHITAKER Last Monday morning u.
Whitaker, the only colored cadet at West
Point. was found in his bed room with his
hands tied together and his feet to the bed post,
bleeding from the nose and ears, the latter nav
inc two small Sits cut IN them. On beng
reused Whitaker stated tina, during the night
his room had been entered by three cadets who
baa, HIM over the head with club so as TO
knock him insensible; had hit HIM on the nose
60 rs TO make It bleed; had slit his ears SO as
~ mark him. rs they SAID, as farmers mark
their hogs, and thsn had thrown him upon the
aoor and tied him as he was found. rigid
investigation of the outrage was at once ins'i'
tinted. and the result was that the officers De
came satisfied that no cadet had had any part
IN the affair and that Whitaker was sham
ming. There were no signs of such bio" on
the head as would render him insensioie' OF
ON the nose to make IT bleed, while The ear
Lifts were so small as to Indicate that they were
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10
SNIP CANAL MEETING AT PEORIA.

There was full meeting of Carter HAITI
sons ship canal committee at Peoria Oh
Thursday afternoon, and the proceedings were
iudicious and harmonious. A comm'"ec ",S
appointed to prepare an address to the people
Of Illinois and memorial to congress on the
subject; also a finance committee OF one mem
Der from each principal town on the canal ano
river. to raise money to defray necessary eS
penses connected with the agitation oil thc
subject The committee then adjourned 10
meet again on the call of the president
In the evening an enthusiastic pubic meet
ing was held IN Rouse's Opera House, at when
able speeches were made by Hon Carer i'"',
rison G. W. Armstrong, Fred > Potter OIL
Henry, and others.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

A ridiculous story was teIegraphed from
Washington on Monday that Tilden had de
cided, after consultation with jury of ply
sicians, to withdraw from the presidential race,
on the decision of SAID physicians that the
strain of such an excitement as presidential
campaign involved would he fatal to HIM be.
yond doubt Next day, of course, came a
prompt denial from Gramarcy Park that
there had been any such consultation or that
Tilden had thought of backing off. There is
no way of getting the old man off the track
save by kicking him of, which we rather think
will in the end be the way Of it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

That Gov Seymour has no desire to be the
Democratic nominee for the presidency must
be accepted from his repeated declarations to
certify and hypocrisy of which he is clearly in
capable but that he will refuse the nomina.
ton if rendered is different affair. 1t may
be fairly inferred that he will not, from the
fact that he is earnestly urged for the demo
cratic nomination by the citizens of Utica, his
home, TO whom of course word to the effect
that he would in no contingency accept such
& nomination, would end all movements OF
that kind.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

The Peoria JOuru0J has received supply
of print-paper costing $4,000 Ia Canada, and
on which the duty was $500; and it says it
was cheaper to have it made in Canada ship
ped here, and pay freight and duty, than 1t
was to purchase at any mill in the United
States
From statement in the n. y. W0Hd we
learn that there are eight large paper mills IN
Canada under the control of the Dominion
Paper Company, with some smaller mills here
and there Their present price OF print
paper is Gl5 cents, being advanced about
cent within the last three months. Heavy con.
sumers IN New York, however, are now pur-
chasing so largely IN Canada that the price
there must soon advance to I or s cts, but
even at that price 1t can be proftably import
ed. The cost Of material and labor in the
manufacture of paper in Canada is about the
same as in the" States, $50 the fact that paper can
be made and sold at profit IN Canada today
for s. cts. is proof positive of the cxtortionate
character OF the prices now demanded by the
paper monopolists of this country
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

The reason why it will never do to nomi.
nate Washburn for president is said to be on
account of his feud with COnkling who would
knife him to death in New York. The teud
occurred eighteen years ago, when both were
in the house The language OF Washburn to
Conkling was; "You le" Eliciting no re
Spouse, he waited few moments and repeat
ed; Il don't know that you understood what
/ said, and don't wish to have any mistake
made. said you lie" Since that time the
two men have been strangers to each other.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

law became so strong that the ShylOcks could
no longer resist 1t, and it passed both branches
of the Legislature by large majority.
But unable to fight it successfully in the leg
islature, the Shylocks carried the war into the
Supreme Court, and there, whether by fair
means or foul we shall not undertake to say,
they have finally succeeded. But our impress
ion is their triumph will be short.lived The
interests at stake are SO gigantic and affect so
many persons more or less disastrousIy, that
we do not believe the outrage will be tame!y
submitted TO- While the people not only
make the legislatures that pass laws, 1t is also
to be remembered that they can make and un.
make the judges Of our courts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10
NATIONAL FINANCES.

| a somewhat detailed statement oil the con.
diton of the national finances on the lst OF
April, affords the following among other in
tercsting figures: The reduction Of the pub
| lie debt during March was Sl4, 1l9,397, and for
the nine months ending March 3lst nearly
S41 100000 The reduction made last month
is the largest in any month since April, 1876,
when it was nearly Sl5I000,0OO, For March,
1877, the reduction was over Sl4O0000O but
SlO000,000 Of this amount was derived from
the Geneva award, which was covered into the
treasury that month. The unusually large re-
duction for last month was due entirely to the
increased receipts from customs and internal
revenue. The debt statement issued April LIST
shows "a reduction in the interest bearing debt,
compared with the statement issued March l.,
of 1854, $50 For the first three months of
the current fiscal year the aggregate reduction
in the debt was less than $1,000, SO that the
reduction of $47,000000 shown by the March
debt statement for the nine months Just closed
was accomplished since Oct /, 1879 period
OF six months, beng an average monthly re-
ducton of nearly 100000. The available
cash now in the treasury, after deductlng all
demand liabilities, is 1852, GS5, 101, which is
an increase of over 81 100000 compared with
March /. That portion of the assets called by
the treasurer gold coin and bullion" shows
an increase for the month, after deducting
called bonds, interest due and unpaid, and out
standing gold certificates, of nearly 100000,
a sum about equal to the increase Of the net
available balance.
Deducting the silver certificates outstand-
ing, there is now on hand 500, ljl ,422 Of stand.
ard silver dollars an nctese since March of
Sl,549,249. The manufacture Of these coins
during March was $2,3j0,200 which shows
that the net amount Of silver dollars put into
circulation last month is a trtle over $4,000.
There is an increase in fractional silver CONS
since March of $4,000 The weight Of the
silver dollars and fractional silver now owned
by the treasury is about eight hundred and
fifty tons Including the deposits held for ma
tional banks the amount Of the United States
and national bank notes now held by the treas
ury is $37, ,235, against which the ouistand-
liabilities are $34 727560.
The aggregate receipts of the Government
for March were $30S404l2 against 500 1872
S34 for the corresponding month of 1870 The
expenditures for March were about 100000
less than for March, 1870. The customs re-
cepts for last month were sec, 1862, against
$l3,29l ,52l for March, 1879, and the internal
revenue receipts were $0,422 $50, against ST..
1859 for the same month of last year The
following table will show the receipts and ex.
penditures for the nine months ending March
81, compared with the corresponding nine
months of 1879:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

The Chicago Times Of Monday appears in Il
reduced form Of seven columns to the page,
the publisher announcing that he has adopted
the elastic plan" Of adapting the size of the
sheet each day to the demand of the news and
other essential matter to be printed The
Times was unnecessarily large Imprinted, in
us larger form, each day one-thlrd more read.
ing matter than any other paper in the coun.
,ry. not half of il being in the nature OF news
Nothing is cheaper or more thoroughly q drug
than mere reading matter" and it Is sheer
waste in live daily to overload its columns
with such lumber. The Times will be quite
as acceptable to its readers ia Its contracted as
Il ever ySas IN its enlarged form.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

IMMIGRATIoN.-rhe hard times prevailing
so largely throughout Europe-the famine IN
ireland, failure OF crops and foundations in
Hungary and political troubles in Russia
coupled with the general impression abroad
of good tunes in this country and large de
mand for labor-are producing the natural
fruit of on immensely increased immigration.
The arrivals of emigrants at Castle Garden, in
New York, during the month of March were
2l090, against about 5000 last year; while the
arrivals for the first months Of the present year
are more than three times greater than the
first quarter of any previous year. The mass
of the immigrants are-in about equal proper.
tion-from Ireland and Germany, though
there Is also large gration-which new
er before occurred-from Hungary and Russia.
Fortunately, such Is the demand for labor
that ready employment is found for all rs rap
IDLY as they arrive, Those seeking employ.
ment register their names with the Castle
Garden Employment Bureau, to Winch appli-
cations for laborcrs are made, and thus far the
demand has largely exceeded the supply. In.
deed, except those whom poverty has driven
from Hungary and Ireland most of the emf
grants ask Tor no employment, having come
with definite plans for the future, which they
proceed at once to carry out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

On Sunday night another grand walking
match of week opened in New York Ten
contestants entered but before the first day was
over two fell out At the end of the first "a
hours Hart had made 131 miles, Doblcs 100,
Faber 1922, Mcintyre 100 and the rest rs, 100,
102, &C. down to SO. Harris score of l3l miles
IS said to be, with one exception, the best ever
made in the first "a hours. At such Il gait to
the end he would make IN the six days, 1856
miles
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

ON Monday, March %, 1880, the editor otthe
Oswego On. " PdLadiam addressed letter
10 one democratic editor, or if there was none,
then TO one leading democrat In each county
in New York, asking upon what prominent
democrat the democracy Of each county re.
spectively could be united for the presidency.
The responses from all showed readiness to
unite on Seymour, Bayard, Thurman, Han,
cock or Hendricks, and but six were ready to
unite on Tilden.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

While the Kentucky Democracy, under the
influence of the Courier.JOurnat is largely in
clned to support the nomination OF Tilden
the veteran Gen. Leslie Coombs is of opinion
that "if the Republican nominee is anything
short of horse.thIef or housebreakcr he will
beat Tllden" Except from Kentucky, there
is not another southern state in which Tllden
appears to have show of getting single
delegate
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

BIoGRArHlEs.-During the past week we
have been piled with biographies of Vim. ii.
English, David Davis, Vim. r. Morrison, John
Sherman, j. c. Blame and two or three man.
moth sheets from different localities in New
York full of the Jewett boom-accompanled
in every case with a polite intimation that lib.
eral extracts, OF at least a friendly notice,
would be acceptable. Gentlemen, excuse us.
Oul space is too limited to give liberal extracts,
ana rs we feel friendly 10 all we must torego
the pleasure of writing notice for each indi-
vidually We shall cheeriully support Eng.
lish, Davis, Morrison or Jewett If nominated,
and are ready to do anything to help the nom
NATION of Blame or sherman, for either would
be splendid candidate for tie democrats to
beat, We are under the impression, however,
that this anie.nomlnational canvaSsing has
gone about far enough. The main thing Is
to select our best and coolest headed men a.
delegates TO the state and national conven
tions and To let them in both cases On a. far as
possible uninsuucted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

A dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says
that the Ceopatra's Needle obelisk, destined
for New York, was successfully embarked
on the 3tst utimo. It's arrival in this country
will be looked for with interest. The expense
of bringing this pile of porphyry to the United
States Is borne by wealthy citizen OF New
York 10 be w. II. Vanderbilt
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

self inflicted. Whitaker has been dull stu
ient being already year behind, and as an.
other examination was to take place In few
days, the conclusion is that he committed the
outrage" on himself to get an excuse to dodge
the ordeal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

-Four mills were destroyed by fire at Dixon
H., on Thursday morning. During the pro
gress of the blaze an explosion occurred in
one of the buildings, which threw the walls TO
the ground with crash, two men being Killed
and thirteen injured The loss of property Is
placed at about 100000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

Hon. W. Bushnell's speech before the ship
canal convention is published in nearly all the
napers in the district, and il is favorably com
mented on by all As candidate for con.
gress the ex-Attorney seems TO be distancing
all competitors. The idea of again having
man of brains to represent us in the councils
of the nation Is so new and strange that II
makes us all feel little Queer.-LOcG1'ort
pL9air
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10
his nose.

SHIP CANAL AGITATIoS.-The Joliet Board
Of Trade have concluded to take the agitation
for ship canal in hand, having appointed a
committee to make arrangements to hold
meetings circulate memorials, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

From Sept. last to the present date 2oIl
miles of railway were completed in this coun-
Try, and within the same period arrangements
were CONF leted for the building of 1854 miles
more This nearly equals the entire increase
Of mileage during the years 1869, 1870 and
1871, celebrated for activity in railroad enter
nrises
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

While at Ottawa on Monday we were shiver'
ing in q northwest breeze with the thermome'
ter barely above freezing point at Little Rock
Ark, they were sweltering in heat of % in
the shade. Our friend J. ID. Hammond was
there. but found himself probably too limp in
such temperature to write us one OF his enter.
tanning letters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

The republican papers of the Blame per
suason throughout the state are printing
large wood cut portrait ofthe "pumed knight"
He looks like retired bruiscr with scab on
l 4,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.

1t Is the decided impression Of the FREE
TRADER that our Supreme Court, in Its recent
decision virtually destroying the so-called
building associations Of this state, not only
committed a great public wrong, but that the
Judges made egregious noodles of themselves.
The single governing point OF the decision is,
that the feature OF building associations which
ence or priority of loans" constitutes usury.
That Is, when stakeholder in building asso.
citation, wishing to borrow say 500, offers
premium of $25 for such loan, and thercup.
on, on receiving the 800 from the association
gives his note for 1925, agreeing to pay the le.
gal rate of interest on that amount, the assoc
alton, in accepting such note, is guilty OF
usury.
To a man who can see with but one eye
doubtless, the usury in such case Is clear
enough; but a man occupying the supreme
bench of this state ought to be able to see with
two eyes, and ought to he able to exercise lit
tie reason and common sense besides and in
that case he certainly would with very little
effort be able to see that this notion about
usury is mistake.
To illustrate, take the case-an extreme one
of this man CALVIN II. Smith, of the Month
cello Building Association, on whose suit this
decision of our Supreme Court was made. He
borrowed 1920, agreeing to Fay the unusual
and extravagant premium of A. per cent, or
$3.50 to get the loan, giving his note to the as,
ISOLATION for 5000 and agreeing to pay 10 per
cent. on that amount The stock of most build.
ing associations in this state natures IN six or
seven years, but suppose that of the Monticello
Association should run eight years. Calvin
r. Smith held eight shares, on which, in eight
years, he would have to pay 1884, and on his
foolishly expensive loan he would have, In the
same length of time, at 10 per cent, to pay $3.50
SSG4 At the end of the eight
years his debt of $500 is paid and he will be
entitled to receive 5000 from the association.
Then the account will stand
Cash received of Assocation-loan. ........ $500
" " maturd stock. 200
Total ..........,.... S62O
Actual cash paid on stock. 1894
" " " interest on loan ........... 4SO
1854
Deduct amt received ........... $40
Leaves. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S244
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-10

Hiram D. Hitchcock, county clerk OF Grun
dy county, died at Morris on Sunday morning
of consumption.