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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
JUDICIAL PROSTITUTION.

That Supreme Court of Maine is q "heavy'
institution and worthy lmltator of the ia
nous 9 by commission. The constitution
and laws of Maine require that the Legislature
shall meet on the first Wednesday-thls year
the 7th--of January and at that meeting nc
members shall be admitted to seats except
such as present certificates of their election
from the Governor and his council If no
quorum of legally elected members appear on
that day the legislature is to adjourn from
day to day until a quorum is obtained. So
among the conundrums submitted to the SUI
preme Court by the fusion Legislature week
ago were the following:
Was the (Fusion) Legislature, which met on
the 7th Of January, the day appointed by law,
lawfully organizeds
Was the (Republican) legislature, which
met on the 12th, day Dot appointed by law,
lawfully organized?
If the fusion Legislature was not lawfully
organized, was 1t not at least a convention of
members elect possessing the right to adjourn
from day to day till quorum could be obtain.
ed and lawful organization effected?
The court dodge these questions by holding
the law-passed years ago by republican leg
lslature and never before qucstioned-requir-
ing members at the first meeting of the legis-
laturc to come with certificates from the Gov
ernor and his council to be unconstitutional,
that therefore the certificates of the Governor
and council count for nothing, and the only
really elected members constitute the legal leg
islaturc; and that, as it is the business of the
court to know which of two legislatures claim
ing to be such is the one whose enactmeRts
the court is to recognize and enforce therefore
1t devolvcs upon the court To decide what mem.
bcrs of the legislature have and what members
have not been legally and actually elected
the court thus assuming to exercise power
which by universal custom and parliamentary
law has hitherto been held to he the exclusive
prerogative of every Legislative body to judge
of the election and qualification of its own
members.
We have no sympathy for the fusionists of
Maine. In attempting, by carefully following
infamous republican presidents, to steal the
legislature and government Of that state, they
have net only shown themselves to be as mean
as they knew the republicans to be- bnt have
gone about the work so bungingly as TO make
asses of themselves. They therefore richly
deserve their humiliating Gefeat At the same
time, however, the Supreme Court, In its anx
iety to help its republican friends, has shown,
to use the expression of a Maine paper, las
little regard for law and decency as the same
number Of London cracksmen."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
THE WEATHER,

"When the signs fail look out for spell OF
weather" All the signs of an approaching
Pembina wave having thus far failed, though
they show themselves every few days, the
same spell of soft winter weather continues.
The remarkable mildness Of the winter thus
far is accounted for by the weather wise from
an advance about new year of great equatori.
al current of atmosphere from the Gulf to the
lake parallels and the northwest away of to
Wyoming and Montana. The figures of the
Signal Service have traced this current very
accurately and noted its effect by the theY-
mometer standing at 60 at Omaha, so at Chey-
enne. &c, last Sunday, while at Vlcksburg
and Memphis there was nearly midsummer
of 70@72. The conclusion is
that, though we may yet have some cold days
in February, the force of the warm southern
wave is 50 great that the "blizzard' creating
forces of the far northwest will not be able to
overcome it and the balance of our winter Is
destined on the whole to be mild.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
THE WHEAT BLOCKADE.

The New York Herald, in a lengthy article
last Sunday, attributes the present wheat block
ade at Chicago wholly to the Jim keene syndi
cate, and after a survey Of the stock in this
country and IN Europe, and the probable de
mand, concludes that Mr.. Keene and his associ
ates are caught. They have enabled the other
exporting regions Of the world" says the Her.
ald "to market their wheat, and when the
sluces are opened at Chicago there Is likely
to be decided decline in prices in view of the
large stocks and moderate demand in the prin'
clpal importing countries. 1t will be found,
in this instance, that vaultlng avarice DER.
leaps itself and falls on tother side"
The Chicago 7ribune on the other hand, at.
tributes the blockade there wholly to the ra-
pacity Of the railroads. which early in Novem'
Der fixed the winter rate for wheat to the sea-
board at "a cts. As No 2 spring wheat on
Thursday was worth about $l.9O in Chicago
and SAB in New York, the 7ribune's COM
plant seems to be we'll founded, as a reduction
of freight on wheat to 16 or Is cents, still
nearly double the charge Of lastwlnter, would
unquestionably soon send millions of bushels
rolling on their way to New York.
The Heralds prophecy of the certain crash
of the Keene syndicate, however, is apparently
premature. The Liverpool quotations place
No. spring at 10s@ 1Os6d. per GENITAL, which
is equal to $155@$162, and the Mark Lane En-
press of Monday says that in addition to the
stock now on hand England and France will
yet need twelve million quarters, or 100000
bushels of wheat before August If then, as
the Herald says the effect Of the Keene syndi
cate was to enable all the other exporting re-.
gions to market their grain before new year,
and there is America alone to draw on for the
96,000,000 bushels yet needed, the few millions
In New York and 100000 locked up in
Chicago will be far from sufficient to rulnous'
ly glut the market
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL sQUADBLI.

The list of possible, probable and anxious
congressional aspirants in this district Is grow
so long that 1t will soon need a clerk TO keep
the roll. The last Ottawa Republican goes over
the list, and, rs the little Times asserts,
picks tout all the bad assertions that have
been made about the candidates" except one,
TO wit the editor Of the Republican himself,
about whom alone it gives all the good asser-
tons. The RcpuJlican's list embraces William
Cullen, editor, p, G. Hayes, l.. b. Crooker,
James Goodspeed, Amos Savage, Chas. Blan-
chard, +. f. Bull Senator Marshall and Jerc-
mlah Evarts of Kendall, and William Cullen.
To this list the little Times adds some other
names, like those of Geo. II. Locey, John
Thornburg, Callie ID. Springer's husband, Lew.
Steward, Andrew Lynch, and some others, but
evidently without authority or reason The
editor found that out emphatically, at least, in
the case Of Andrew Lynch, who comes back
IN regular "blizzard" against all politics and
politicians in general and in detail. He "do-
nges" that he is either democrat, republican
or grecnbacker; as a business he says he con-
siders party politics less respectable than com.
mon gambling, and but slightly less reprehen-
sible than stealing, for the candidates must
take all the chances of gambler to get the
nomination, and to succeed must steal a GER
tain merchantable commodity known rs dele
gates, SO that when elected he goes into office
a practical gambler and thief. We reckon
Andrews name must be dropped from the list.
Whatever may be the inclinations, however,
of Mr.. Lynch, or any of the rest on the list in
regard to being considered in the field as can.
didates, there IS at least one who has the bold
ness to say that, like Barkis, he is willn'. That
is our modest contemporary Of the Republican,.
district want him to run" he is ready to be
sacrificed. Noble patriot!
To democratic lookeron, however, all this
appears like a sickenlng burlcsque. Is 1t real.
ly true, as Mr.. Lynch ntimates, that politics
have sunk GLOW that none but fools or knaves
gamblers or thieves-are willing to be mix
ed up with them9 1t almost looks so, at least
in this district, when no higher grade names
than those of p. c. Hayes, William Cullen,
Jim Goodspeed, &c, &c. are mentioned as
available for so important position rs con.
gresham. Now, though as democrats we have
no claim to be heard, yet as belonging to that
respectable. aggregation called the People Of
this district we have right to demand of the |
Republican machine managers that they shall
give us man for congress that has brains |
With men in their ranks, and quite available,
like Washington Bushnell and Judge Ell.
lredgc, for instance, let them not tell US they |
have no men of brains. Or, if they can not
agree on such man, let them, Tor the sake of
1ecency and the honor of the district, step
down and out, and the People will take up
and run in William Reddick or Judge Cation.
This district has interests of the highest i'm.
portancc to ateud to in congress, and we want
a man there to look after them who amounts
IN gpmnihipv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Streator is having lot of trouble over her
whskey. Prohibition doesn't appear to prohib-
1T, and between an alarming amount of drunk
enness and an abundance Of liquor suits, the
town is in a continual uproar-metaphorically
speaking. The following is specimen OF the
weekly items in that line. Editors are so in the
habit of writing this sort of stuff they grind IL
out to fill up with, without taking the the trouble
to run after the suits, and never fail to guess
Alright:
On Monday, suit was brought against James
Hitler, for violating the ordinance. After pro-
tracted trial lasting until "Wednesday afternoon,
the iuSy found him guilty and he was Hned $50
and costs, which amount in all to about $50.
While the jury was celebrating, suit was
brought against Michael simpson, who took a
change Of venue from ESQ. Donaghho's court TO
Davis Atkins' After the usual amount OF legal
lore had been exhausted, the jury returned the
verdict Of guilty, fixing the fine at 200 and costs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

There seems to be really formidable upris-
ing in Pennsylvania against Cameron suprem.
acy. Don had himself placed at the head of
the Republican National Committee on the
distinct pledge that the state should be given
to Grant To make the thing sure and to give
the fact ali the moral force it was capable of,
Don had the Pennsylvania convention called
three months in advance Of the usual time.
But now the different county conventions, IN
appointing delegates, are perversely resolving
against third term and lnstructlng their del
esates in favor Of Blaine. OF about 125 dele
gate thus for appointed, at least fifty are in,
structed outright for Blame, while many of
the rest, though uninstructed, are said to lean
IN favor Of Blaine-at least TO be OPP
posed to Grant The Camerons are said to be
furious over IT for of all men, their last choice
is Blaine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

At the meeting Of the standing committee of
tie Episcopal Diocese of Springfield on Mon
day, William Elmer, lately Baptist minister,
and Samue. Morrison Stuck, both of Lincoln,
were recommended to the Bishop for holy or.
ders. In Baltimore the other day Bohemian
Catholic priest named Hojda made the proper
application and was received into the CON-
munion of the Lutheran church; but in this
last instance there was "a woman in the case"
that is, the priest had some time ago been pri-
vssely married, and the fact becoming known,
be had to take the step 70 avoid deeper dis
grace.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

We regret to see the announcement in the
last Morris journal that the publication of
that paper, at least under the control of Mr..
Walter Hoge, is discontinued The reason is
understood to be, though Mr.. Iloge does not
say 80, that the enterprise wouldn't pay. II
will be long time before the democrats of
little Grundy" will have another opportuni
ty TO support IN their own county an equally
good democratic paper. Mr.. Hoge, it is said,
will return to Streator to engage in school
work
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Mr.. Conkling treated Washington the other
day to picturesque sensation by dining at the
residence of Mrs, Sprague in company with
his wife. The differences from the circum-
stance are firstly that Mrs Conkllng has con
doned the great offerse; and secondly, that
her presence, for the first time, with her hus-
band at Washington is evidence of his being
in the field for the presidency and that Mrs.
Conkling rs willing to give this painful EVIL.
dence of devotion TO her husbands political
interests.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

ILLINOIS TAX LAw.-The following proyls-
ions of law were enacted by the legislature
of this state during the session of 1879:
I'm all cases where any real property has
heretofore Of may hereafter be forfeited to the
state for taxes it shall be the dutyO the clerk,
when he is making up the amount OF tax due
on such real property for the current year to
add the amount Of back tax, interest, penal
ty and printers fee remaining due on such
real property, with one years interest at 10 per
cent. on taxes heretofore forfeited, and % per
cent. on all taxes levied and forfeited on the a.
mount of tax due, to the tax the current year,
and the aggregate amount SO added together
shall be collected IN like manner rs taxes on
other real property for that year may be collect
ed; provided that the county clerk shall first
carefully examine SAID list, and score out there.
from ali errors and otherwise make such cor
rectlens as may be necessary with respect TO
such property or tax. All real estate upon
which taxes remain due and unpaid on the
10th day Of March, annually or as the town or
district collector makes return Of his books TO
the county collector, shall be deemed delin.
quent and all such due and unpaid taxes shall
bear interest after the first day of May, at the
rate of per cent per month, until paid or for
feited parts or fractions OF month shall be
reckOned as a month And all such collections
on account of interest shall be paid into the
county treasury, TO be used for county pur-
poses.'
1t is important that the foregoing legal re-
quirements shall become familiar among the
tax PAYERS OF this state They relate TO points
in the Illinois system of taxation that are poor
ly known among the people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, iurnshingb both
at the prices named, postage prepaid. The o.
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county--is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. .tS6 I'd
FRRE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 2o'
fE LEE Trader anu o"'.aso ..'....... 265
uun.T .nvn and Dro;rie Farmer 800
FREE TRADER and Peoria Democrat 40
FREE TRADER and either Of Harper's publ
IT, Tn.nr and S,,ibner. 4.75
80 TnInpp and Tode,is Ladies Book. ... 800
rnrp TwAnpw and phrenoIogical Journal . 800
rnyr TO MN and 81 Nirholas $50
FREE TRADER and Den,oresfs Monthly. .... 80
FREE TRADER and Littelrs Living Age..... SD
FREE TRADER and Western Rural. .......,. 800
Eprp TnInpu and Moore Rural Ne,o Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
CONGRESS-.

The proceedings of congress, happily for the
country, continue to be excessively dull. Kelly
got resolution through the house on the Goth
denying the constitutional power of the Presi,
dent and senate to form commercial treaties,
with foreign powers fixing the rates of duties
on imports.
Mr.. Cameron, in presenting petition from:
Pennsylvania in favor Of the Weaver bill, on
Tuesday remarked incidentally that alt the
names upon it were forgeries.
Both houses spent Wednesday In listening
to eulogles on the late Senator Chandler. OF a
dozen who spoke in the Senate, Bayard was the
only democrat who had kind word to say for
Old Zach. No democrat had word to say for
him in the house and no southern man in eth.
er house.
The senate on Thursday finally adopted
resolution to raise a committee to look after
American interests as involved IN the propos.
ed isthmus canal which Mr.. Lesseps threatens
to build
The Reagan transportation bill is attracting
a good deal of interest, the railroads being
afraid of it, while such men as J. C. Wright,
Chas. Francis Adams and others are urging Its
passage, properly amended.
Mr.. voorhees, is getting hold of some queer
facts IN the course ofhis exodus investigation.
A prominent North Carolina negro republican
named O'Hara, for instance, said the exodus
was mainly caused by discomfort stirred up
among the negroes by restless republican pol
ticians, and that the negroes had more to fear
from the white republicans at the South than
the democrats. Another witness said he was
an agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and getting dollar a piece for every emigrant
ticket he sold on that road, he had himself in.
duced some 700 North Carolinanegroes to mi.
CRATE to Indiana.
Mr.. Bayard occupied the senate nearly all
day on Tuesday in a strong speech defending
his resolution to delogaltenderze the green.
backs.
Indian Commissioner Hayt was bounced by
the President on Thursday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

There is tremendous sensation In the up
per circles of England over the fact which
has Just become known, thss the two young
sons of the Price Of Wales who are serving
as middics on the British war vessel Bacchante
have each had an arrow or anchor accounts
differ as to which, tattoed on his royal nose
OF course, il properly done, the tattoing is in
delible and will stick to them all their lives
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Gen. Grant arrived in Cuba just IN time to
experience shock of earthquake. Nothing
of the kind ever occurred on the island before
and now the leaders of the Grant boom claim
that it was gotten up as especial demonstration
IN honor Of the great Ulysses!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Advces from New Orleans report the burn
ing on the 25th of the steamboat Charmer, 10
miles above the mouth of Red river, with the
loss of eigh. lives and twenty-enc hundred
S13OOOO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
JoBBISG DEPARTMENT.

0ur facilities for doing kinds Of Job Work. In the va
,ous styes of the art surpassed in this section ana
ve respectfully solicit those wishing anything done IN TINS
line to give US call ny the udcous and liberal use OF
nt.r ,,k MANY mans fortune has made, and the
peld Ia still open. Try
Orders by mail promptly attended TO-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Last Saturday successful test was made OF
communicating aud,bly by telephone between
Omaha and st. LOUIS. The distance is 4lO
miles and Is believed to be the greatest dis.
lance yet successfully operated by telephone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

The Joliet Gas Company has reduced the
price OF gas in that city to $3.50 per 600 IT.
At Ottawa we still pay the fogy price of $3.50.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Ii appears to be the general understanding
at Washington that, in the Pennsylvania con
vention next week, to prevent wrangling, the
name OF Gen. Grant will be formally and au
thoritatively withdrawn as presidential can
didaie. The boom has completely played out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

Four Cinnamon we're admitted to member
ship in the Second Presbyterian church at In
dianapOis last Sunday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

WHAT has BECOME
of the
Okolona Southern States
and the
Lemars Sentiatl,'?''?S'i
For them
the NATION
Watches! and.
Waitsssl.l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31

a. at an end, with the republican "usurpers"
fully in possession Of all branches Of the state
government
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
AGAINST THE PATENT MONOPOLY.

WHEREAS, Innocent users of patented arti-
cles are frequently threatened with prosecution
as infrlngers: and Whereas, the existing Pa
tent Laws are Intellectual in protecting such
parties from the threats of the Patentees, or
from the speculations of imposters; therefore,
We, the citizens Of County, State Of
-, do respectfully petition your honor
able bodies so to amend these Patent Laws
as to make the manufacturer or vender of all
such articles alone responsible for the infringe
ment
And further so to amend them as to protect
from penalty any person manufacturing for
his own use any article previously patented;
Provided, such manufacturer was pot cogniz-
ant of the existence of the letters patent.
And your petitioners would ever pray.
The Grange also adopted the following reso-
luton:
That the State Grange of Illinois earnestly
ana persistently insist and demand that their
senators and Representatives in congress shall
use all honorable means to procure sufhcient