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Melikoff in st. Petersburg, was brought to
trial next day, and on Friday hanged. The
despotism under MclikOh's rule in St Peters
burg is said to be frightlul. Every house l.
under surveillance and on the least suspicion
any one, no matter what his position, is hur-
ried OIL to the fortress Of Potropaul Noski.
The French government, refused to give NJ
Hartman on the demand of Russia, but order
ed him 10 leave the country, and il is said h.
has sailed for America.
The French chambers voted down the sec
ton in Jules Fcrrys education bill torbiddng
education by the JcsuitS, and the government
IN revenge threatens to enforce the present laws
against the Jcspits, winch are said 10 be much
more severe than anything in Jules Ferry
bill
France expects To receive an invitation from
the United States To participate in the cclebra.
ton of the centennial of the battle of York
town, and promises in that event, TO send
crack regiment and IL fine fleet OF war vessels
to do honor to the occasion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13
FOREIGN.

The British ministry have decided to dis
solve parliament at Easter. The dissolution
is not ordered because the ministry have been
defeated in any important vote, but because
the present parliament having been SIX years
in existence, will die in a year more by limita-
ton, and Beaconsfield regards the present time
as favorable to having Il new tory parliament
elected. The new election will come off in
April, and the tories will try to make the issue
largely turn on the Irish question, charging
the liberals with favoring home rule; while
the latter, not daring to take bold ground on
that question, will be placed on the defensive.
OF course all England is already in turmoil
over the coming elections.
The Irish relief bill has passed both houses
of parliament. 1t makes liberal appropria-
tons for the relief of distress and provides for
the purchase of seed for spring planting
The London papers are quite indignant over
the claim put forth by the U. s. to prePon-
derating influence over the Panama Canal
The Standard says: This pretension the Brit
ish government is bound To watch, and, If me-
cessary. resist. No more at Panama than al
Suez can the preponderaung influence OF an
other power be allowed to lay hands on tie
trade of England"
Melodetsky, the unhappy Russian who On
Wednesday of last week tried 70 shoot Gen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13
TILDEN.

There seems to be fast accommodating cvi.
dencc of Samuel j. Tilden's determination to
make strong effort to sccure the democratic
nomination for the presidency at Cincinnati.
Evidence OF this is claimed 10 be found in the
fact that he has recently paid to Dorsheimer
and Hewitt $4,000 which they spent for him
anu at his request in the last campaign, but
which, after the election, he refused 10 pay
the refusal leading to an ugly breach between
Tilden Hewitt Dorsheimcr and their friends,
Tildcn would not now it IL assumed, pay 50
large a sum to heal that breach unless he cN-
pected something IN return Then week ago
an important meeting of the leading men of
the Tildcn and Kelly divisions of the New
York democracy was held to heal their differ
enCes, and at that consultation il was agreed,
as the only means to effect that end, to ask
both Tildcn anG Kelly To withdraw from the
field of politics and thus permit the democrats
of New York 10 work together IN harmony.
nlden's reply to this request was simply an
insult to the Kcllyltes. THE cause | repre-
sent" said he, is national one; Kelly, on
the other hand, is but gross type OF a ward
politician. There can be no compromise be
tween such "a man and me"
The last election in New York, however,
showed that Kelly carries 10000 democratic
ward hummer or not, it is manifest that Til
den can never get those votes, and therefore
equally manifest that the nomination of Til
den at Cincinnati would be an lneycusable
piece of democratic folly.
There are, of course, many reasons arlsin =
oct of the infamous manner III which Tildcn
was tricked out of the presidency three years
ago, after he was fairly elected to the office,
why the democrats should insist, as II supreme
act of justice, on again presenting him at a
candidate But the conduct of Tilden in the
management of the contest to secure an honest
count-hs questionable connection with the
cipher dispatches, and his arrogant, domlncer-
ing and reckless bearing in the local politics
of New York since then, leading to irrecon.
cilable teuds IN the party and IT'S hopeless dis
ruption in case of his own candidacy relieve
the democrats from all obligation to press his
second election a. an act Of personal justice.
1t was after all not Tildcn but The democratic
party that WAS cheated by the villanous re-
turning boards and the 8 by commission, and
retributive justice will be quite as complete in
the overthrow of the party of fraud next fall
and the triumph Of the democracy, whether
the party figure head in the contest he Tilden
or any other distinguished democrat.
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PRESIDENTIAL sPECULAIONS.

The Peoria JoUrAm of Saturday says:
1t is now rumorcd, ON what authority we know
not, that Tilden will labor in the interest OF
David Davis. 1t is too much To expect tina,
he Will have the sense to do tins or that the
party would endorse It, For our part VT
would like to see David Davis in the prcsidcn-
tial char. The old man Is honesty itself He
is, too, thoroughly IN accord with the people
and on all the great questions of the day, he
IS heartily in sympathy with them. He has
been on the bench so long THAT he has become
accustomed 10 take Il calm, judicial view a.
affairs, and has no patience with that narrow
bigoted SPIRIT that seeks to make politica,
capital out of everything that comes up.
Above all Davis hates Il thief, and loves an
open, fair, manly course,
Rockford J0uruai: We still have faith 10
believe that the rival candidates for president
will he Grant and Davis. We arrive at this
conclusion by knowing the innate "cusscd-
ness" OF the machine politicians on one
side and remembering that there is still
large streak of intelligence, patriotism and
honesty among the people, who desire to have
the government run on the principles of de
cency, honesty and republican simplicity
with such candidates there would be no cause
for an by commission.
PIKE comfy DfmOcrut: The record of Co,
Vim. K. Morrison, of this state as soldier
civilian, "a s'atcman and Il democrat is with
out spot or blcmlsh, and as the democratic
candidate for the presidency, he can carry any
state that any other democratic candidate car
and the state of Illinois besides lie is invul.
nerable socially, morally and politically, anG
can secure more German votes in this state
than any other man.
st. Louis RtpuJlicda: 1t will not escape
the careful observer that the Washburn par
tisans are engaged IN a very delicate and com.
pick game. WILHELM Washburu is writing
one letter after another, all carefully published
declaring "tor Grant first, last and all the
time" his friends are making hldeous ur-
roar with their tomtoms to brighten the eX.
president OIL the track, that their friend may
succeed him with the right of heirship to his
cancellations
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WASHINGTON.

The Senate spent most of the past week III the
discussion of the bill to restore Gen. Fitz John
Porter to his rank in the army. Logan's
speech, treating Of the legal" aspects Of the
question, the only point he made being that
congress has no power to reverse the decision
of a court martial, was spread over four days,
and is conceded to have been one of the most
vapid and tlresome speeches ever inflicted on
the Senate He was followed in speech of
an hours length by Carpenter Of Wisconsin,
whose only object appears to have been to put
the really important point Logan had STUN
bled upon into ineligible English. Bayard
followed in a speech IN Porter's favor, answer
ing the Logan Carpenter point by denying
that the bill was an attempt to reverse the de.
csion OF the court martial, but that it was an
exercise of the unquestioned power the consti.
tuition gives congress over the army, to direct
the dismissal or appointment OF what officers
it pleased. Senator NJ cDonald, of Ind, spoke
next, combining his remarks mainly to.some of
Logan's shameful preverslons of the evidence
of the case On Thursday the debate was con.
tlnueu by dSpecCn III IoIlcI lhNoI ny JohcS vi
Florida, upon which the bill was laid aside
to take up the appropriation bills, and it is
possible the bill may not be called up again
during the session,
The President on Tuesday, sent the house
his long threatened message on the Monroe
doctrine II is almost an exact transcript of
the resolution prepared by Mr.. Singleton of
this state and agreed upon by the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs, the substance beng
that 1t is the right and duty of the t. 5. to as
sert and MAINTAIN its supervision and authori-
ty over any interoceanic canal across the Da-
rien sthmus to protect our notlonal interests.
The house has spent most of the past week
IN the discussion Of the bill, introduced at the
extra session, against political assessments.
Mr. Davis of Ill.,, introduced a resolution
IN the house proposing TO raise joint commit
tee of the senate and house to ascertain upon
what terms the state of Illinois will transfer
the Illinois and Michigan canal to the Gener.
al Government to be enlarged into ship ca
nal. The resolution lies over under the rules.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The Joliet Republican, which is in favor OF
the reelection Of p. {. Hayes to congress from
this district, objects to Mr. Bushnell on the
ground that in 1872 he deserted The republican
party and supported Horace Greeley for Presi
dent That would put Mr. Bushnell in no
worse boat than that in which Carl Schurz,
WIN. NJ. Evarts, Gov. Cornell and a good many
other shining lights in the Republican com
munion are sailing. But our impression is
that the charge is untrue. Mr.. Bushnell Ger.
talnly took no part in the campaign in favoi
of Greeley, and much as 1t probably we
against his stomach. the general belief aus
time was that 10 1872 be voted for Grant A
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HOME MATTERS.


EsTAERooK.--Dr. w. W. Estabrook, former
was in the city on Tuesday, to conduct the funcr-
al services OF Mrs. Ward Lockwood.
DENvER.--J. d. Hammond and W. o. Been
were guests of Denver hotels on Sunday, Feb. 81.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. Hammond for Dcnver
papers. Mr.. BEEN had just returned from the
mountains.
TRAINoR.-D. F. Trainer, attorney, will he
found in the future with NJ 7. Mooney.
WARNER.--J.I. Warner, of Bushnell & War
ncr, returned on Saturday fro IN and-sellipa
tour in Kansas.
PERKINs.-Lotc Perkins has begun another Sc
rcs Of repairs on his residence on the east side.
Iote will have his place down fine" ifyou'll give
him time.
HUGHEs.-Wills Hughes, agent for Haskell u
Co.'S Map Of T. S, was here this week and is
now in streator. He expects to return to canvas
the town in few days.
Observation-Disclosures. Eichclberger, former.
with Child Il Phipps, Of this city, lately of Ton
ica opens grocery in Wenona this week, the
.Ne,rs tells us. Success to him.
NEw.-Thos Forbes and \. Flick, both lately
in the employ Of w. II. Hull, will, on April Isl.
open Il dry goods store in the room north next t.
Smurr's Drug Store. These young men have
long been working on salaries, and now thai
they will make start on their own behalf, We
are sure all wish them good luck and all reasona
BILE success.
MAYoR.-Mayor Nicholson spent the create
part of the week in Chicago on city business
CrMMINGs--The world down this way will be
HAT ,;,,,r, haSh nnr
returned to his Mendoza train
! BRuNER.-I. &. Bruner, OF lroquos county,
made his La Sale county friends visit this
week.
HorKINs.- Many people are laborng under
the idea that DR.. II. W. Hopkins has quit the
practice of medicine. As will be seen by his card
today, this is a very grave mistake.
| WALTHER.-The Walther confectionery, candy
shop, bakery, DC, will be removed in few day.
to Gedncy's block and reopen in fine style.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13
THE PALMER BOOM.

The springfield State Register OF Wednes.
day brings US the proceedings of a very large
and enthusiastic meeting of San CANON county
democrats in favor of the nomination Of ex.
Gov, John NJ. Palmer for president. A Pal
mer club was organized and hundreds OF
names eRrolled as members. Speeches were
made by G. c. Brown, Esq, Hon. ]. W. Pat
ton, Judge Crook, Mr.. Orendortt, J, G. Snigg
and others. Undoubtedly if the New York
democracy are unable TO heal their differences
and unite cordially in the support of Seymore
Jewett, Bayard or some such man, the candi
date nominated at Cincinnati should be taken
from the west, and the west has no man com
bining all the elements Of strength needed in
presidential candidate in higher degre'
than John VI. Palmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The annual report of the C., b. n q. railroad
has Just been issued and shows that it earned,
during 1919, on its $40 miles OF owned and
leased lines, $l4,SI2, 105, an increase OF s6o',-
40 over 1878. The operating expenses were
1857 ,067, a decrease of $3l4s4S; the net
earnings were $6,247, $50; increase $1,Ol2,2Ss.
The funded debt was decreased S374,5O0, and
the net surplus after paying fixed charges,
S2,52o,524 and dividends, s56O2,5O9 Is S234
445. These are magnificent figures, excelled
by few corporations IN the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

WINTER WHEAr.-The Chicago Times OF
Thursday states that the exports from the WIN
ter.whea, district show that the condition OF
the crop Is generally favorable and the pros
poets ilattering. In Illinois there are com
n,o,nts of wet weather aud in Kansas and
Iowa Of drou,b, but it Is the opinion OF good
Judges that there Will be an unusually heavy
WELD" We have conversed with number OF
farmers of this county, where an unusual
breadth of winter wheat was sown last fall
and the general report is favorable for good
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Col j. NJ Fort having announced himself a
candidate for nomination by the Republicans
for Governor OF Illinois declines peremptorily
TO be candidate for reelection to congress,
whether nominated for Governor or not The
Republicans Of that district are therefore look.
ing around for congressional candidate and
thus for the favorltc seems to be Judge l.. +.
Paysop, Of Pontiac. Judge Payson studied
law with Bushnell & Gray, in this city, and
afterwards practiced law here several years.
He is a sterling man and if none but Repub-
lican can be elected from the district, we hope
the choice may fall on no worse man.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13
OBITUARY..
Death of Mrs. Ward Lockwood.

By L dispatch on Friday evening Of last week
the sad announcement WAS brought to Ottawa o.
the death of Mrs Ward Lockwood that morning
at jacksonville, Florida. 1t had been the Gus
tom of Mr.. and Mrs. Lockwood, for several
wears past, to spend the winter months in a mild
er climate than Illinois, on account OF impaired
health, and with that view they had left Otta
wa some three months ago for Florida. At the
time. Mrs. Lockwood was slightly indisposed
the physician calling II "biliousness." Little
was thought of it, but she grew no better on the
tourney and, arrived and settled in Florida, heT
complaint assumed typhoid form, and after sew
eral weeks terminated as above. Mr.. Lockwood
started at once with the remains for Ottawa, to
be inferred here among her kindred, and ar
rived on Monday morning. As during the form
or residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Lockwood in Otta-
wa Dr. Estabrook had been the rector of the
Episcopal church, Of which both were members
and had attended several funerals in the family
I. was a dying request of Mrs. L. that Dr. +.
should also oficiate at her funeral. He was ac-
cordingly summoned from Burlington, To-, hi
present home, and arrived on Monday evening,
The funeral took place from the Episcopal church
on Tuesday, the services being conducted by Dr..
Estabrook, assisted by Mr.. Nash, the rector, In
the presence Of large congregation.
Mre. lockwood, whose maiden name was AT
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Blink il a. they may, the truth is, that the
contest for the Republican nomination for the
Presidency il narrowed down to a choice be-
tween Grant and Blaine. Sherman may go
INTO the convention with the Ohio and posi-.
nly the Louisiana delegation, and Edmunds
with Vermont; but of the 745 delegates at
least 600 will be divided between Grant and
Blaine The odds at present seem to be
against Blaine, hut he Is man of great re-
ources and as ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS as
lie opponent. He was tricked out Of the nom.
nation At Cincinnati four years ago, and his
--;.-.ss h,-A M, nafion nf hein0 cheated 4
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The Morris Herald is respectfully informed
that il was not Mr. Thomas from whom we
had our information about Congressman Hayes
having been furnished with figures maps, &c,
in reference to the proposed Illinois ship canal,
from Lockport, but very different party and
one in whose statement we have entire conf
dencc. 1t was over two years after being so fur
nished before Mr.. II. seems to have been able to
recollect the fact or to bring his great mind 20
bear on the subject
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Although there is general understanding,
we believe, among Irish citizens all over the
country to iorego expensive parades on ST.
Patrick's day, wisely concluding to send the
money such parades would cost to their suf.
ierng kindred in Ireland, yet the day /. not
10 be without its show. The astronomers tell
as that on the evening of March 18th there is
to be an interesting occultation OF Mars and
the moon. 1t will occur before midnight but
the exact time is not stated
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

1t appears the war department at Washing
ton has taken the wise precaution to assure the
maintenance of the peace in San Francisco
by directing Gen. Mcdowell to transfer an ad-
equatc military force to that city. AS result,
Kcarney in his sand lots speech last Sunday
concluded to sing small" He advised the
mob to commit no overt act STATING tha'
nothing would SUIT their enemies better than
for the working men TO participate IN riot
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

There seems to be no good sense in the sug'
gcstion which we see made by some of our
democratic contemporaries, to select the Hi
nois delegates to the national convention by
congressional districts, letting the state com.
nittee name the delegates at large. The main
argument in favor of the plan is that 1t will
avoid the expense of holding an extra state
convention. But is ii less expensive to hold
two state conventions than it would be 10 hold
two district conventions in the 10 districts in
the state, Besides, we want the Illinois dele.
CATION to 90 into the national convention as a
unit Delegates selected by districts might
come with instructions in favor OF dozen diff.
rerent candidates, and thus the power and in
fluence of the state would be broken and frit
tered away, while by acting as unit there are
many chances that it may be within the power
Of Illinois to mare the candidate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Iroquoise county, in this state, few miles
east of Hoopestown, was struck during thun
der storm on Friday last week by destructive
water spout. 1t swept the earth clear OF CIV
erythlng In its track for several miles-trees,
buildings. stock, &c. The residence of L. h.
Holmes was dashed to pieces, barn belong.
ing to another man was destroyed, &c. The
track of the deluge was about 60 feet wide and
- rx..~ ,,xs., lou0
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Among the curiosities of political literature
thus far developed by the pending presidential
campaign is lugubrous Life and Public
Services of John Sherman" pamphlet of AZ
closely printed pages, written by Ben Perley
Poore ana circulated by the Sherman Club OF
Cincinnati, TO whom We are indebted for q
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The DArIY MAIL, new morning paper,
comes to us from Bloomington. 1t is OF the
small two cent class, but is very neatly printed
and ably edited 1t also rises vastly above the
grade OF pestilcnt brood Of country dailics
in the fact that 1t publishes the associated press
dispatches and It's editor Is able to treat topics
above the grade of petty village scandal and
the price of so!es and mackercl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The Chicago Commercial Adcertisu has
changed its name to Industrial World ana
Commercial .Adrertiser 1t is a weekly publ
cation, devoted to commercial and industrial
progress, and edited with considerable ability
though with Il blgoted and altogether mistaken
devotion to the EXTREMIST high tariff protcc'
ZIONIST views
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The Joliet San, the leading Republican pa
per of VIII county, comes cut IN long and
strong article in favor of the nomination OF
Washington Bushnell for Congress in this dis.
trlct. 1t says truly, ale is the intellectual
equal Of any man IN the state-onc of those
grand men who can say yes and no when
the occasion requires IT,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Contracts are already being made At Chicago
for through rates of grain at IA CTS. by propel
Ter to Buffalo and canal to New York. Mean
time the railroad monopolists are buying up
all the propelers on the lakes they can get
hold of to maintain their control over the busi-
ness and keep up high rates.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

~ Syracuse On. ~ Courier comes to us
with wwo Of It's broad pages filled with the
Jewett BOOM and even the New York Sun ad.
mits that Mr. Jcwett is a first class man and
that he is rapidly gaining strength in New
York as the prospective nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the presidency.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

remarks, "like one of the patent obituary eulo-
ries upon some late lamentcd member OF con
press." 1t is said that one of Ben Perley
poorc's principal sources of revenue Is the
writing of such euogies for delivery by indo'
lent or llliterate members of congress, and the
style clung to him in getting up this nota''e
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Dennis Kcarney was arrested on Thursday
in San Francisco on the charge of having made
an incendary speech the night before on the
sand lots. OF course, if ever brought to trial,
it will be impossible to get a jury in San Fran
CISCO to convict him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

The ladies of the Presbyterian church ot
Mendoza gave supper a'few evenings ago to
raise money for the relief Of the sufferers by
the famine in Persia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

Mr. Parncu on Thursday sailed for Europe
He claims to have collected about S'ooooo 'or
the relief of Ireland.
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SHIP CANAL!
And River improvement!

All citizens Of La Sale county ana Nof'hcr"
Illinois favorable 10 the CONSTRUCTION VI ''h'p
Canal from Lake Michigan to the ILLINOIS
RIVER and in favor of the Improvement oil inc
River. are invited to meet at the Opera House
in Ottawa, on Thu,sday Harch 18Th, lsSo, 10
devise steps for the promotion OF those great
improvements. Among other prominent
speakers who have PROMISED !" oc p''''"'
and address the meeting are