davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

At a meeting Of the street committee
held last evening the proposals for the
grading of North Lime street, from James
street to the Pleasure road, were opened.
They were as follows per cubic yard:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

phones, and an American district tele-
graph call have been put into the rooms
on the parlor floor, and other fixtures are
to be added which viii facilitate the trans
action OF the business Of the campaign.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

CARL SCHURz in his speech at Indian
apolis indulged in great many sophis-
tries about the " tendencies of the Re-
publican party and its inherent DISPOSE
tion and and ability to reform itself.
This is the same Carl Schurz who in 1872
at Lancaster and elsewhere said
Has it fought against corruption: No.
The party, in ninety-nine out of one hun
dred cases, has shielded fraud and cOrrup-
ton. A system of whitewashing and hush
ing up was resOrted to because those who
had committed these malpractices are ar
dent followers of the party.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

The Republican papers are publishing
table to shw that of the $50, los, COS. 80
lost in the collection of government reve-
nues in 50 years about fifteen millions was
lost under Republican administration
from 1860 to 1876. Q. E. D.
PRESIDENT Judge of Return Judges John
H. Fry having been to Chicago and seen
Senator Hoar WELD the gavel since the last
meeting, may be expected to keep such
good order tomorrow that Judge Patter-
sons friendly Offices will not have to he in
voked to keep rioters out of Jail.
THE powerful mind of the Neao Era
finds its latest objection to Gen. Hancock
in the fact that his wife and daughter
wear jewelry, and it declares that the
general wears corsets. "This is the first
time we have admitted an allusion to that
subject in these columns" Next!
IT will be comfort to many nervous
people to read from the pen Of DR.. VIM.
Lee in the Popular Science Monthly for
August that premature burials are not
really SO numerous nor SO likely as be-
lieved; that the certainty of death can al
ways be assured by proper tests, and that
no heart can intermit its beats and remain
in perfect repose for five minutes.
THE Examiners local editor is distressed
because the pumpe at the city water works
were not kept running on Wednesday
night, after the reservoir was full. Well,
for the pump house to be occupied for an
hour or two with an innocent dance is not
SO bad as the use to which the Examiners
second story back room was given up
few years ago-the wholesale manufac-
ture of bogus tax receipts.
THE midsummer" number of Scri1-
ner's Monthly for August is marvel of en-
terprise in its line of literary work. A
classic design of illustration for the cover
invites the reader to rich feast of con-
tents and what better company for the
"season does anybody want than John
Borroughs and Mary Hollock Foote, Celia
Thaxter and George w. Gable, Alfred B.
Street and Charles Dudley Warner, Eur
gene Schuyler and Philip Gilbert Hamer-
ton, Richard Henry Dana and Albert
Rhodes?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
PERSONAL.

FEhSONAA.
CONKLING will stump Canada for Gar
field.
Gen. J. r. HAwLEY's assumption of the
presidency of the American exchange in
London will be celebrated with a banquet
and a reception.
The generally well-informed st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the 7agenblatt men-
tions a report current there that the Tur-
comans have captured and beheadcd the
Russian Gen. SKOBELEFF.
Some months ago the manager Of the
Globe theatre, in Boston, offered OLE BULL
$500 if he would appear at Sunday even
ing entertainment in that city. lie de-
clined the offer; not for $500, for for
So, 900 either, would he sell his conscience.
BRET HARTE was at jolly Paris dinner
just before he came over, and as it was
getting particularly hilarious toward the
last, an important-looking fellew yelled
"Order"' Bret shut him up by asking,
''What is the gentleman going to order"'
General GRANT has about completed ar
rangements which will make necessary his
living in New York city. He has been
rendered a position, which he has accepted
conditionally, that will compel the change
of residence mentioned. The ex-presi
dents trip to New Mexico was one involv-
ing the investigation Of the enterprise
which he has been called upon to manage
and was not one Of pleasure.
A gentleman familiar with many of the
secrets Of the Republican party says that
DON CAMERON has been promised the posi-
of secretary of war in the event of Gar
fields election, if he will turn in and labor
heartily for the success of the Republican
ticket. Jewell telegraphed Cameron t.
meet him to consult ''On matter of per
sonal interest" to the senator from Penn
sylvania. Cameron teleyraphed back te
Jewell that he would meet him, although
it disarranged other engagements previ.
ously made. They met, and Jewell, OF
behalf of Garfield, made the proposition
Just mentioned. 1t is understood that
Cameron declined to give any definite an
swer, but promised to consider the matter
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

FRANK EsHLEMAN, Hay Brown and
Tom Cochran are listening to what the
wild waves are saying. They do not want
to be held responsible for what is done or
not done at the return judges meeting TO-
morrow.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23
MINOR TOPICS.

1t will be "'pull Dick, pull devil" in the
Republican return judges meeting to-mor-
row.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-23

THE Hudson river falls only five feet
from Albany to the bay. Owing to the
slight current and the tide resistance it
takes drop of water three weeks to get
from Albany to New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
Tn. wnol. stat. should Move.

The agitation over the improvement of the
Illinois and Michigan canal rrystalized in a
meeting of the committee selected AT Ottawa al
Peoria yesterday. The whole subject was thor
oughiy discussed by the gentlemen present
The chief thing done was the appointment OF
n commiiiee la draft statistical and descrip-
tive memorial Ia Congress, urging ii To enlarge
the Illinois and Michigan canal So as ioadmii
of the passage of lake and river steamers,
which memorial is To lie circulated for sigma
ture through Illinois and ihc r"rthwest. Last
nigh, a hin aneeting of Pc1r;a people was held
I'm public hall of that ciiy, and speeches were
made 10y Mayor Harrison. of Chicago. anil
others While this pr,ject more directly IN
,crtsis the towns and cities along the Illinois
river, vet It is matter in which the whole
state should move. But the press of the State
outside of Peoria Is silent ON the subject. Not
a paper in Springfield except the Post has al
uie,l to the project in any way.-SpnagSdd
Post.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

! The Gaze of the negro cadet Whitaker was
brought up in the U. s, Senate on Friday OF
last week, through the introduction OF reso.
luton by Logan asking the secretary Of war
for information on the subject; and the matter
drew out some pretty sharp and energetic talk
Voorhees, said he had long regarded West
Point ~ n spared monument of barbarIsm
which ought not to be tolerated in a civilized
country. He secuted the idea that Whitaker's
injuries were seli-lnflicted and said if this in.
terna! outrage was committed by the cadets ii
should be made impossible to repeat 1t or the
school should be abolished. The negro scna
tor Bruce made some excellent remarks in The
same vein, and Senator IIoar dcnodnced it AS
a democratic" outrage. No action was taken
on the resolution, but the government decided
to send Martin l. Townsend, L, 5 attorney for
the northern district of New York, to West
Point to see that Whitaker has fair show in
the investigation the case Is undergoing there.
The army bill came up for action IN the
house on the 9th, the only item in dispute
about it being "rider" forLidding the use of
luc army AZ Ioilo' iHC 'Nf"pi''""8'
though they had assented to it at the extra scs-
sion, now made furious assault on it, butthe
democrats, in accordance with previous de
termination, made no reply to any OF their
speeches, and the republicans after two days
talk tired of speaking to empty benches with
out being able to provoke an exciting debate.
At last having dried up, Ewing, on the demo-
cratic side, closed the debate by a brief speech,
stating that the rider was the same rs that fin.
ally adopted at the extra session by the votes
of republicans, and rcvicd Mr.. Garfield for
his dcsertlon of It, AT the close OF his speech
the bill was passed by strict party vote.
The Ottawa ship canal and river improve.
ment meeting IS already having tavora
bic effect at Washington. Nearly the entire
Illinois delegation appeared before the house
committee on commerce, on Thursday, to urge
the appropriation Of 100000 for a lock and
dam on the Illinois river at Beardstown.
Speeches we're made by Messrs. Hayes, Single.
ton, Boyd and Fort
The Ute bIll as it is called, passed the sell
ate on Monday. 1t provides for purchasing
the present Ute reservation in Colorado and
the removal of the Indians to the Ulniah res
ervation in Utah.
Mr. Voorhees,, on Wednesday, renewed the
effort so often made heretofore, to have the
survivors of the Mexican war placed on the
pension list by instructng the pension com.
mittce to report a bill to that effect. lie said
the Norman conquest dwlndled INTO ilIsigniti-
canoe in comparison with the results achieved
by these men, and it seemed 20 him that the ma
ton which had profited so much by their valor
could well afford to do them justice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

Six days walking matches at Madison
Square gardens in New York have been so
common during the past year or two that half
of them are hardly able any more to get first
class notice in the New York daiies Now
and then, however one of them looms up in
some extraordinary achievement so as to be.
come quite a prominent newspaper topic
Such was the six days walk that terminated
last Saturday night 1t was not only notable
as having developed the best six days pedes
trian achievement on record, but that both the
winner as well as the man who crowded him
most closely were negroes.
There had been sixteen entries, of whom but
eight held on TO the end, the highest score
565 understanding been made by the negro
Hart the next highest by the negro Pegram
544, and the next by Dobler, 53l Harris score
beats by IL miles that of Blower Brown, who
up to this triumph was the champion of the
world The contest was tor the O'Leary belt
a stake of $1,000, tine entry money and the
gate money-the best taking half the latter
the second best fourth, and so on down
Hart's reward for his six days hard work Is
about $1,000, quite little fortune. He left
the track apparently in good condition and
could easily have run up his score to $40 miles
had he been SO disposed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

While the pressure of the wave of warm air
from the south became so firm IN the winter
as to efIcctually resist the opposing pressure
of the Alaska wave of cold weather and thus
gave us an exceptionally mild winter, the re,
gion Immediately north Of the warm wave,
notably British Columbia, tappears, got more
than its proportion of winter. a resident Of
Victoria, British Columbia, writes as follows
of the winter in that quarter, March 18th;
The whole country north of Clinton to Peace
river Is covered with snow three feet deep. All
the cattle in the vast district of Chilcoaten
have persisted for want OF food, and SO per
cent of those that grazed on the left bank of
the Frazer This Is the 18th of March The
days are cold, and the nights bright and very
cold. The winter may last three weeks longer
and there is no chance for the remnant of live
stock The Oldest Indian never saw such 3
terrible winter as this has been. In many
places the dead bodies of deer have been found
standing IN the forest frozen stiff. The bound.
ing deer turned into lump of Ice and starv.
ing Indian trying to cut venison steak with
an axe would make picture Of life in north.
crn latltudes very interesting to those who
spend their lives In wellaircd rooms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

Kemble, the Pennsylvania republican leader
who was convicted of bribery and then forfeit
ed his bail and ran away to avoid sentence, re-
turned to Harrisburg few days ago and was
again admitted to bail but with the under
standing that he is to appear before the court
on the Goth for sentence to the penltentlary
Kemblc Is man used to circulating in the
highest circles Of the Pennsylvania upper
crust of the Goldfish Cameron sort-has been
state treasurer, is bank president and I'M
mcnsely wealthy. OF course that such man
must have his hair shingled, put on the de-
grading striped breeches and pass season
among the thieves and murdcrers on Cherry
Hill, excitcs the profoundest commisseration
for the victim and disgust for the adminlstra
ton of justice, among the aforesaid Pennsyl
wanna upper crust.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
Table Talk.

A. r. Webb, agent for Robson Il Crane, Is an
old GloJe- Democrat reporter, a gentleman, and
good fellow. For an ex-reporter he's meek,
pious sort Of fellow, quiet and amiable; but
when he saw in the Journal that he was advance
agent of Robinson and Cranes Minstrels"! !! the
air was blue in his neighborhood for some hours
after he'd left town.
At the city election in Wenona next week the
question of licensing prohibiting liquor sell
ling will he the main issue.
WIN. Cullen has been skrmishing through the
county calling on editors, dropping cigar here
and beer there with great effect. II is crafty
iny 10 See how unanimous is the testimony OF
the county press in saving "Villum's morals lie
good" IA to brains--well in the whole lot OF
10 or IL editors not one seems to have discovered
that Villun has any To talk about.
The American Union telegraph company has
got its wires up in this city. The office will be
in Smth'scigar store.
J. s. Armstrong, P. d. Crimmins and hand
full OF other "-recnbsckers' are going TO no'ni-
na;e Judge David Davis for president. The
whole things --ttled and Tilden may head up
his bari. They're a-going TO nominate Lew
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

The Democrats of Oregon held their state
convention on the 9th inst, nominating Whit
taker for reelection to congress and appoint
The convention passed resolutions denounclng
the fraad by which Tiden and Hendricks
were cheated out Of their election four wears
ago, and laying stress on the condemnation of
presidential contest. The delegates TO the
Cincinnati convention are unrestricted, but
are said Ia favor the denomination of Tilden
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
HOME MATTERS.



| .STEGER Our thanks are due Mr.. j. n. Steger,
late Of this county, for late Dallas and Fort
Worth, Texas, papers. Mr. Stegrr is now in
business "a general storc) in Arlington, Texas.
FLANAGAN.-Mr, John Flanagan, of ID. Hecsan
Il Co.'S, has returned from New York.
SHERWOOD. F. A. Sherwood returned on
Saturday from the west.
CoHNELL-Oliver Cornell has gone to Cleve-
land Ohio.
HARRls.-Justus Harris is bailih in the Court
House.
GLoss.-Very interesting and impressive tuner.
al services were held last Sunday morning over
the remains Of Rev w u Gloss, at the y. T.
Church The church was appropriately drapcd
with mourning ard decorated with flowers. IN
immense audience listened to the sermon ly
Presiding Elder Je"et.
DAVIS So Mrs DR.. Davis, nee Marcia Leland, FL.
dorado, Ka., is visiting Ter parents and friends
in this city
HoLMEs r W. Holmes, Circuit Clerk, hav.
ing put VIII Kaufman and r. +. Stevens, late of
DeKalb in charge of his office, left the city for
Colorado where he will spend the next few
months.
LEwIs-Our old friend and fellow townsman,
Charley L. Lewis, married, on Wednesday, Mis-,
Kate L. Moore, Of Minneapolis, Mimi. Charley
is practcing law at Fargus Falls, in that state,
We congratulate him
JuDp.-Mr. and Mrs Judd, Of Wcnona, have
zone into the hotel. business in Lacon.
PARKER An Mendoza was in state Of hilari
business en- Tuesday over the marriage Of Miss
Jennie Parker, daughter OF Capt. Parker, Of the
Reporter, to John Gcttcs, Of the Paw Paw Hc'uh
Tie wedding was brilliant affair
DITrENuoErER Samuel DittenhOefrr re-
turned to Ottawa this week, bringing with him
his wife, who WAS heartily welcomed by his
many friends here.
GAUL.-We see an effort is being made by his
friends to buy Jacob Caul an artificial leg. Sub
scriptions may be left with Chas. Metzger or
Henry Walther. No man is more worthy OF as.
sistancc than Mr.. Gaul.
WEST. George Jekyll, jr., and Al. Curtis have
started for Denver, attracted by the "siller" OF
the centennial state. Success to them
RUGGABER.-Joseph Ruggaber, who has host
Of friends and acquantances here, his former
home, married Miss Theresa Brick at Racine,
Wis in ST. Mary church, on Wednesday last.
The TRADER joins with his friends in extending
con yratulations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17


Apropos of the recent sending Of ship load
of provisions to the starving people of ireland
in a government vessel, contemporary recalls
the fact that this is but the payment IN kind of
debt America has owed Ireland for over 800
years.
On the It'll of August, 1876, the ship
Katherine sailed from Dublin for Boston load
ed with wheat, malt, butter and cheese for the
distressed New England colonsts, who had
been impoverished by the war with the In,
dams, known in history as King Philips
War" This contribution was made by "di-
vers Christians In Ireland" There seems to
have been more religious liberation in the
mother country at that time than there was in
New England, tor the good people who sent
this ship admonished the Boston consignees
that in dividing the cargo equal respect be
had to all godly persons agreeing In funda,
mentals of faith and order, though differing
about the subject of ordinances, and particu-
larly that godly antipedObaptists be not ex-
cluded." This contribution was apportioned
among the thirty-eisht towns which had SUI.
fered during the war, and over 1000 persons
participated IN the relief.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

The Ottawa RepuJlicaa, copying from the
KendaH County Rlcord the story that when
the Fox River Valley Railroad was transfer
red to the Burlington company, Dir. Bushnell
received So, 900 for signing the lease, and copy
ing our reply that as the lease was executed by
the directors and Mr.. Bushnell signature was
only a matter of form, if the Burlington roau
were tools enough TO pay SO extravagantly tor
80 slight IA service Mr. Bushnell would have
been fool not to accept the money, adds by
way of further Fropagatlng the Records story {:
The question is not what the directors could
hare d0nc, but what did the president and secre-
tary dog If the service was SO slight, the eX-
orbitant price paid was all the more remark
able The insinuaion that the other directors
were parties to this part of the transaction has,
we believe, no foundation in fact The idea
that 800 900 in clean cash was paid the presi-
dent and secretary northumberland upon
them, as it were--tor signing papers already
made out is "too thin" But the Record may
understand the Deacons answer to be an af-
tirmative one. That is as near as nc can come
to answering direct question.
The FREE TRADER could not have intended
to answer the Records question affirmatively
for it knows nothing whatever about the truth
or falsity Of the story, but it undertook, by a
crucial test, to show its absurdity on its face,
as given Since then, however, Mr. Bushnell,
finding the leading organs of his own party in
the district unwilling to do him the justice to
publish an authoritative contradiction Of the
story has issued circular IN which, by the
aflldavits of Chas II. Force, surviving con
tractor of the Fox River Valley Railroad, of
Lorenzo Leland, Esq, its treasurer, and his
own sworn statement, he proves quite conclu-
svely that the whole story Is in all its details
false and absurd. If there is "honor among
thieves" there ought to be little among rival
congressional aspirants, and it would seem to
be but decent that the Ottawa Republican, at
least, as the leading organ of its party in the
district, ought to publish the circular IN jus.
tice TO Mr.. Bushnell and his iul vindIcaton
especially because, if haply Mr.. Bushnell
should be the nominee of its party for congress
the Republican, in Loyalty supporting him, as
1t doubtless wall In such case, might find it
awkward to begin by contradictng it's own
anenomInatlonal ISLANDERS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17

An eloquent call has been issued for a con.
ventlon of Irishmen of the United States to be
held at Philadelphia on ST. Johns daytime
24th-"to determine the measures necessary 10
obtain for Irishmen the full and free indepen-
dent government Of their own country" Rep
reservations are solicited "frem every Irish So.
clety-Clanna Gael, Hibernians, Fenians, the
Mutual Alliance, Benevolent and Beneficial
Notwithstanding membership of men desir-
ing the freedom of Ireland. If any division,
branch, club or circle, OF Society has a con-
sttution that will proven. the Society from
taking action to send delegate to the Conven-
ton, ten or more can come together, after the
adjournment of the Society meeting and act
as men of Irish blood. When men OF Irish
blood do not belong to any Irish organization,
ten good men can come together and, IN writ
ing, delegate one of their number to the Con-
ventlOn"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-04-17
The tremendous boom in The iron business

The tremendous boom in The iron business
that had such sway tor year past seems des-
tined to I've shori.lived. 1t started off with
such fearful energy that 1t is in danger of run.
ming out Of steam. A dispatch from Pittshurs
announces lull ID the iron trade and adds
that manufacturers assert that the card rate
uf six cents can not he maintained; that they
have advices that ST. Louis and Chicago are
selling at 80. A number of manufactures
have shut down for want Of orders. Inform
anon has teen received which gives another
phase to the decline IN the pigiron market In