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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11
The totals of this exhibit. are:
SUPERVISORS.

A special session Of our county legislator,
convened In this city on Monday, ostenslbly t.
hear and act upon the report of the commltte,
on the new court house and Jail, but it wa;
decided at an early stage of the session tC
take up general business. A comprehensive
abstract in another column will show wha
they have done.
The committee on the new court house. il
appears after receiving the plans of half a do
zen of architects, found themselves IN such
deep water over making a selection that they
asked the board 10 help them out or give them
more time for cogltatlon The board preferred
to give them time and they a.e to report to an
other called meeting as soon as they can ge
ready.
In regard to the Jail they got along a little
better. From the various plans submitted
they selected that of Mr.. G. p. Randall of Chi
cago and the board authorized them to adop,
and act upon it with certain notifications and
on condition that reasonable terms can be
made with the architect to supervise the cree
ton of the building. 1t is to be erected on the
county lot, corner Of Jackson and Columbus
SITS, and to cost $22, 600 to $4,000
Then quite breeze was kicked up by the
particular friends OF Mr.. Recorder Arnold ovel
a paragraph in the last FREE TRADER sugges
ting that certain things about his Office needed
looking after. There were seven or eight clerk.
employed there and 1t was hard to tell wha
they were all doing. Mr.. Arnold was sum
but seven clerks, three regular and four extra
and he thought they were profitably employed
The suggestion of the FREE TRADER that il
the job of restoring the burnt records was LEI
by contract money could be saved to the coun
ty was hooted at as absurd and then the ideo
of the large and wealthy county of La Sale sa
wing money in small way like that
Next q complaint was entered in behalf o
dex books he had no way to trace chains Of Il
tie save by using Mr.. Olmstesd's books ant
that the latter Is "grouty" about giving HIN
free access to them. One Jealous friend of tn,
Recorder proposed to punish Mr.. Olmstead fol
his accommodating spirit by denying hiu
further access TO the records to abstract them
But Mr.. county attorney Mayo beng appealed
to thought that would be carrying the joke toe
far. The records were public property and NJ
nan could be denied access to them for legiti
mate purposes. Meantime the question occur.
what has Recorder Arnold 10 do with prepar
ing abstracts anyhow? Is that KIND of worl
included in the Legitimate duties of his office
and does he regularly report to the county hi
earnings in that way? 1t is said they amour
to couple of thousand dollars year and Ia,
most of the time of clerk whom the count,
pays 5000 year.
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improve them, We mus: be allowed to suggest
to our city fathers that before taking such a
step they ought to be very sure Of the legal
ground on which they stand. We are told, on
inquiry, by lawyers that ought TO know, that
the city council has not the shadow of author.
sured by sundry heavy taxpayers that if tax
is levied to pay for such purchase they will re.
slst its payment to the last limit of the law. To
buy the grounds at the moderate price asked
is one thing, but to buy lot of annoying law
suits may be something entirely different.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

A CHEAP LIGHT.-The city of Waukegan
is lighted by gas made from kerosene at $3.50
per 1000 feet. The gas is thus not only cheap
er per 1000 feet than coal gas, but it is claimed
that whereas an ordinary burner will consume
5 feet of coal gas per hour the same burner will
consume but one foot of this gas; and that
while coal gas gives but Is to 90 candle power
per burner, this gas gives G5. So in any view
this kerosene gas at $3.50 per 1000 feet is as
cheap as coal gas at so cts. per 1000. The cor
respondent of the Chicago Times, who gives
the above facts, adds: "But the most marvel,
Gus thing about this method next TO the high
specific gravity, and high candle power of the
gas, is the simplicity IN its manufacture. For
town of five thousand inhabitants, an ordln.
AIRY ring boiler, not much bigger than a cook
stove, is heated to 800 degrees OIL Is flashed
into this, and the gas drawn off through wa
ter, and the gas IS made, and is entirely free
from either sulphur or ammonia
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Gov. Cullum has made an official publica-
ton OF the adoption of the amendment to sec
ton s, article 10, of the constitution of ILL.,
nois. The following IS the statement of the
vote:
"From said canvass it appears that the
whole number Of votes cast for said proposed
amendment was 320,439 votes, the majority
for the constitutional amendment being 1888
votes; and that the greatest number Of votes
cast at said election, IN SAID state was for can.
didates for president and vice president, which
in the aggregate numbered 6223l2 votes"
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FOREIGN.

lRELhND-ln e bcHeTal COiultloH VI INT
country may be described as one Of increased
uneasness and disturbance. Additional po-
lice has been sent to the county Leitrlm; Boy.
colts farm Is described as wreck and there
is an almost universal suspension of rent pay
ing.
An application was made on Saturday to
Chief Justice May Of the Queens bench divis-
ion, Dublin, for postpone ment of the trial of
Paruell, Bigger, Sullivan, Sexton and Dillon
until the 2Jth of January, on the ground that
the date now fixed will interfere with their
constitutional rights to be present when par
Lament meets Jan. 6th.) The petition was
promptly denied, the chief justice accompany
ing it with severe comments on the disturbed
state of the country for which he held Parnell
and his associates solely responsible. The
speech of Judge May is generally denounced
as an indecent diatrlbe and an attempt to pre-
Judge case at the trial of which he Is him
self to preside
The usual land league meetings were held
on Sunday. One at Malahlde, within miles
of Dublin, at which Dillon and Davitt spoke,
the former denouncing Judge May
as cowardly liar AT another great meeting
at Waterford, Parnell declared that nothing
short of making the tller of the soil its owner
could stop the agitation IN Ireland and that
the country must never cease the strife until it
recovered its legislative independence.
This speech of Parnel it is said has lead to
new troubles in the English Cabinet The plan
heretofore agreed upon was to propose liber-
al land bill on the meeting of parliament in
January and to accompany its adoption with
measures to restore peace in the country more
or less coercve, as the exigencies Of the case
might call for. In case the lords refused their
assent to such measure dissolution of parlia.
ment was to succeed and SUBMISSION of the case
to the country for decision by new election
But Parnels speech demands not only land
reform but legislative independence. This is
little less than treason, in tho eyes of the more
conservative members Of the cabinet, and it is
ssid that such of them as Forster, Seborn
Anvil and Harrington will now insist on coer.
cion to precede all other measures, or they
will retire from the cabinet.
ESGLAsD-In the sculling match between
Ross and Trickett on Friday Canada again
beat Australia, Ross winning the race by three
lengths.
GERMANy-The agitation IN Germany
against the growth of Hebrew influence has
but fairly commenced. In Berlin 1t has pro
voked street fights and anonymous pamphlets
and some leading Jews propose the founding
of newspapers to support their cause.
FRANcE.-The French finance minister Mag
min stated in the chamber OF deputies on Tues
day that England and Germany had several
times CT late manifested a desire for double
standard, and announced that France is ready
for actual overtures.
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MINING IN COLORADO.

We are in receipt of a circular from "The
Citizens Mining Investment Company" OF
Leadville, Colorado, which arrests our atten
ton mainly from the fact that we find among
the names attached to 1t that Of II. +. Goodell
as Secretary and General Manager" Any
document bearing that name will receive re
spectful attention IN La Sale county, and for
that matter, anywhere in Illinois, for no name
| is better known in the state or a better voucher
of good faith. We find also among the mem
Iallock, vice president OF the Bank of Lcaa
vile, Mayor James of Leadville, Lieut.. Gov
ernor Tabor, L. s. Marshal Wells, &c.
The circular states that the total value OF
bullion produced by the Leadvile mines IN
1879 was $l2032 1903 and that for the present
year 1t will reach $l5,000,000. The Leadville
mines are therefore not playing out" but rap
idly increasing in production as the mines art
being opened and developed. To do this
however, requires capital. Hundreds of men
or parties, with very little or no capital, open
mines and delve in them until they find rich
paying ore and all the lndica of having "bo
nanza," but then just that point is reached
when five or ten thousand dollars are needed
to develop the "find" and make it pay, ant
this they haven't got, and of course can't &c
in Leadville where every man with money
has his own use for it. The aim of the "Citi
zens Mining Company" Is to make itself {
medium through which the holders of goot
mining property of the kind indicated ant
those outside desiring to make investments il
mining property can get together, and through
which eastern capitalists can buy such proper
ty in legitimate business way and at Its &C
tual and reasonable value Hitherto eastern
men proposing to invest IN mining property
on arriving in Colorado have found themselve
surrounded by a mob of spectators who ofre
them all sorts of mines at all sorts Of prices
but In too many cases, when purchase il
made, the verdant capitalist finds that he ha
been victimized by "salted" mine or som,
similar fraud. There is full guarantees
against any such swindle In dealing with tn,
company OF which we are speaking. They
know exactly what they have to sell, and mel
dealing with them will know what they buy
There is no room to distrust their honor o
good faith. There are few Investments thes
days that pay as well as good mine in Colo
RADIO, and if any of the readers Of the FREE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

There arrived in New York last week, by
the ocean steamer City of Berlin, from Europe
Chang, native OF Pekln, China, son OF a
wealthy tea merchant, 33 years DID, and the
largest man in the world. He stands full nine
feet high in his stockings, and weighs quar-
ter of a ton. He has been exhibiting himself
for several years past in the principal cities OF
Europe, and has been brought to this country
by Barnum, Bailey e. Hutchinson, the new
Barnum firm, who give him $500 week Tor
one wear
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Telephones.
Our domestic we call Mary Ann,
She came from the County Cavan
But to lessen her toll
Lit the fire with the oil;
Now We miss her, and also the can.
CORONER.
DIR. Weis, our genial coroner, has held his first
inauest-on the body of his horse, found dead
the other day in his barn. Verdict, death from
zootc, chlls, or suthin
WEATHER.
The soft weather and rain OF Saturday gave
way to the csldest weather OF the WINTER on
through the week. Snow, a couple OF inches In
depth came on Tuesday evening" Wednesday
morning opening with zero or below; and on
Thursday the mercury stood at q below at I:3U
A. NJ. 1t has since been warmer.
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THE sUPs.
There Ia at least one long headed supervisor.
friend invited him to tea; and the supervisor,
not 10 be outdone invited the friend to dinner.
The score was settled thusly charge this am
ner to me, Mr.. Hotel clerk; take supper with
him to night, so it's be an even thing. Seer
The clerk seed he did.
RECORDS.
It is especially annoying to the people OF TINS
county that Mr. Olmsted should not allow MIR.
Arnold (who happens to hold the ounce Oh re-
corder OF deeds) free use OF his abstract BOOKS
il such Is the fact as Mr.. Arnold hints. Such at
least is the opinion of large number OF the su-
peryisors. What use Mr.. Arnold, as recorder,
land as other than recorder the people have no
special interest in HIM, has for abstract books
is not clear Perhaps the supervisors know
They generally do know great many things NO
one else does But to most people 1t is about as
clear how the recorder has use for abstract books
as II Is why y wagon should have five wheels.
As recorder he has not the slightest possible use
for them. Indeed It is inconceivable what use
he can make of them, as recorder. Why, then,
should the Board of Supervisors hy into a pas
sion at Mr.. o. because he, making a living as
abstracter, objects to allowing Mr.. Arnold, as
abstracter, (for only in that capacity can he have
use for the books) free use Of his books to stea
away his business? Or why have these members
taken IL upon themselves to become indignant
because MIR. Arneld is put on the same footing
with LAWYERS and Others whose business taxes
them TO an abstract office. IL Mr.. Arnold:
earnings as abstracter Gas great as his salary
were turned into the county treasury there
might perhaps be cause for the members, indig
nation; hut we fail to find any items OF such
earnings In his last report. And yet there is .
grave suspicion in many minds-which Mr..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

A brilliant reception was given by Misses Nc
Arthur and Chandler at the residence of DIR. Near
thur on last Thursday evening. The invitation
list had been large and the house was filled with
guests among whom we find Mr.. and Mrs. E
c. Swift, Mr. and Mrs. 7. p. Bailey, Mr.. ana Mrs
Geo. j. Groshens, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Cation
Mr.. and Mrs +. A. Kendall, Mr. and Mrs. j
Shuer, Mrs. A. Jordan, Mrs. 5. Bushnell, Mr.
and Mrs Gay, Mrs Beaubien, Col. and Mrs
HapemaB, Misses Kate Allen, Dutton, Glars
King, Barrie Anna Melgs, Ida Strawn, Basnett
Kate and Lottie Eldredgc, Minnie Shuler, Edna
and Alice Smith, Florence Nash Marcellus Elsie
Van Doren, Kneussl, MolIe Osman, Celia Ar
mour, Emily and Sarah Jekyl., Dudgeon, Spen
Ger, Couch, Bell Strawn, Fannie Cheever, the
Misses Raymond, Nina Morse, Eliza Easton, Oska
loosa, Ia; Mary King, Chicago; Misses Hop
kins, Lutte Nasn, Thorington, Aspinwall; Harri
son, Gertle King, Manley, Wallace, Nellie Brush
Anna Lynch, Lille Mattocks, Lille Bull, Rlack
and Messrs. W. Dimmick, Santa Barbara, Cal.
DR.. Hester, Cole, Ed. Clark, Brown, Trmble
Will Osman, Ed. Allen, s. Raymond, jr,, Lester
Strawn, W. Graham, Morgan, Klby, McDougall
A. Walker, Hamilton, w. Nash, Ed. Brush, Web
ster Tom Lynch, Fred Mattocks, Ruger, G
Griggs, Black, kendig, OSman, and many 9th
ers. The guests were received by Miss JESSIE
Macarthur, Chandler and Miss V. Hard, of Au
rora. Dancing filled greater part OF the even
ing, delicious supper was served, and de
lightful evening had by all present.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The Illinois river was frozen so hard on last
Sunday morning that two men crossed over on
foot. The memory Of 1.-THE first white boy
runs not to the time when, this early in the
season, nature had bridged the Illinois river
at this point.-LacOa Democrat, 2GM.
The writer hereof walked across Fox river
on the ice at Ottawa on the 9th of November
1912, and that ice never lett the river until the
9th Of the following April. On the 18th OF
the same month navigation on the Illinois riv
er was completely closed, and we have no
doubt on that day "two men" or forty could
have crossed the river on foot at Lacon Sc
"the first white boy" of Lacon must be quite q
youngster if he don't remember these things
The winter four years ago "sct in" quite as
early as the present, though the cold Of its two
opening weeks was not quite so severe.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

An insane man, named Louis Tockstein, es
capped from his guards at Chester, ILL.,, and
running to the outskirts of town, seized an axe
and killed Thomas Ryan, his married daugh
ter, and his granddaughter, carrying the
bloody head of the latter into the woods. The
man was subsequently caught and taken to
the insane asylum, where his frantic raving'
sufficiently attest the disordcred condition oil
his mind
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Although the effort of the New York Times
tn beg $3.50 to be invested for Gen. Grants
benefit failed, 1t is said, by making poor
mouth to his friends in Philadelphia, Boston,
&C. present of 100000 has been made TO
HIM outright, History mentions an ex'general
named Belisarius who maintained himself by
begging after being thrown out OF office some
thirteen hundred years ago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The event of the season and that which called
together the elite Of Marseiles and many dis
tnguished guests from abroad, was the marriage
of Miss Louise Waite OF that place to MIR. Clark
s. Tryon, of Fall River. The ceremony was per
formed 10y the Rev. J. Ii. Shay, of Mclean coun-
lty, H. About 90 guests were present and wit
messed the imposing rite. The bride and groom,
with the father and mother on either side, stood
in the double doorway that connects the elegant
ly furnished parlors Of the new brick mansion
on the hill" Over their heads, suspended from
the top OF the door casing, hung horse shoe of
very large dimensions, made Of evergreen boughs
and beautiful flowers. The bride was dressed in
Swiss and hite satin, trimmed with lace. She
is a true blonde and is the very picture of health
and beauty in every respect.
After the ceremony supper was served that
would do justice to the best caterer in Chicago
The guests were then entertained by Mrs A. A.
". Nichols, OF New York, who amused every
body with her autophonr. Among the guests
were Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Thompson and NJ. n.
Armstrong of this plnce.
The list of bridal gifts was very long and came
in too late for insertion to-day. We may allude
to 1t again.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The city council we observe, are to hold
special meeting on Monday evening to decide
ON the question of purchasing the Mineral
Spring grounds as permanent pleasure grounds
for the city of Ottawa. While no doubt 1t
would be very pleasant and desirable for the
city to own those grounds and to enlarge and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Lieut.. Governor Robinson, of Colorado
was shot at his mining camp In that state las,
Saturday night, the wound being probably
fatal. The ownership Of the mine is IN dis
pute and Gov. r. had placed guard around
it, and the theory is that he was shot by one
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Several weeks ago, at Niskayuna, Saratoga
county, New York, a tall, spare, ragged, dirty
man stopped at a house and begged for some
thing to eat Hi. appearance was so repulsive
that he was driven away. Next morning he
was found In the carriage house in a dying
condition. kind'hearted neighhor took him
to his house, warmed him, gave him brandy,
&c, but IN few hours he died, without hav-
ing revived sufficiently to give any account of
himself. First it was proposed to pitch his
body with his rags and filth, into rough box
ard bury all together; but on second thoughts
the coroner was summoned, who began to FUN.
bic among the rags for something that might
possibly lead TO the mans Identification.
Something was found In fact besides letters
and papers fully identifying him, there were
found on the person of the greasy, filthy old
tramp money and bonds amouatinp to $40.
600! His name was ascertained TO be John
I. Giles, known some years earlier in that vi.
cinity as travelling colporteur, eahorter, &C.
and later as a confirmed tramp. Now that he
is dead, however, and has left pile, uncles
aun,s, cousins, &c. are springing up by the
dozen, TO say nothing of two or three wives
claiming TO be his heirs, and protracted law
SUIT and rich pickings tor the lawyers are In
prospec..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The crystal wedding party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Egan, on last Friday night, was very
pleasant affair. About $50 guests were present.
Dancing was enjoyed and fine suppeir, served rye
regard for the host and hostess, and large
number Of beautiful presents graced the parlors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11
I;T'TAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, DECEMBER H. 1880

OF his own guard, not knowing who he was
ana receiving no answer 10 his challenge
The case is not, however, without suspicion
of foul play.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The next to follow and equal in rank for
pruricnt nastiness to the great Beecher.Tlton
judicial scan. mag. will BIO the SUIT by viii
Sprague against Roscoe Conkling 1t is SAID
that Sprague has reached such a state of DIES.
peration from the intrgues and persecution of
his enemies that he is about to turn upon the
chief of them, and by an action in court bring
to light the whole story of his wifes lntidelIty
and fall through Conklng's wiles and tcmpta-
hons He claims TO have positive proof of
criminality extending over many years at
Washington and extending to the recent Pres
idenual canvass, when Roscoe and X ate trav
eled to Buffalo together and were in company
at the palace hotel. lie says he will 90 even
further, and prove that Conkling also broke up
the Howe family in New York city and the
Hayden family in Albany by his lechery, and
that altogether he is such bold, bad man that
the law must be invoked to stay his ravages!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11
Telephones.

Santa Claus has the best and largest stock OF
candies, nuts, and fruits at Walther's.
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TRADER have money to venture in that way,
we think they can be put upon the track 10 do
80 probably by corresponding with r. E.
Goodell, Secretary, &c, at Leadvlle.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

The most complete collection of toilet slippers
ever brought to this market is to be found at
III Megafiin's,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-12-11

Candies. toys and fruits for Christmas trees at
Walthers.
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On Wednesday n. Mcintyre, from committee
on fees and salaries, reported concerning the re-
tention of fees, as above referred to. 1t was the
sense of the committee that officers should keep
record of all such fees, as of other kinds, and
make itenized reports of the same, and on going
out report same TO the Board for their dispose
ton As to justices wltnesss fees, &C. the law Is
silent as to the officers duty, but the committee
cannot construe that to mean that this fact coun-
tenances the officers retaining them, and would
insist on their paying them into the treasury.
Report concurred in,
The daily gazette., 1880-06-07
From the New York Sun.
Thomas Jefferson's Grave.

Mr.. Jefferson NJ. Levy of this city
says that the delay in purchasing the
Monticello burying ground rests on
Congress-. Some time ago $4,000
was appropriated, but the appropria-
tion went back to the Treasury be-
cause the Government could not get
the releases Of the Randolph family.
Afterward a bill was prepared in
which were the conditions under
which the heirs of Thomas Jefferson
agreed to relinquish the burying
ground to the Government. IL pro-
vides for The burial of only the three
nearest relatives of Jefferson there.
Mr.. Levy, who now owns the pro-
property, says that Congressman
Cox of this city introduced the bill I,
and it was referred to the Commit
tee on Library. Chairman Geddes,
after visiting the place, decided that
the blll ought to be passed, and it
was agreed that an appropriation Of
$4,000 or 100000 should be asked
for. But as yet the appropriation
has not been ordered by Congress.