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man, who owned 200 shares refused an offer of
$500 900, demanding million for them
Meantime the gas monopolists are shaking in
their boots.
A BOLD GAME,
q"
their boots.

There is no longer any question but that
scheme is matching among prominent Ne"
York politicians to steal the electoral vote of
that state by the passage of law providing
for the choice of the presidential electors OF
that state by the present legislature. The only
hitch, at present is as to who Is 10 have the
vote. Conkllng, who is all.powerful with the
legislature, is for Grant but in case Grant
should fail to be the Republican candidate he
would rather let the people vote than run the
risk Of giving the state to Blaine or sherman
IfNew York takes this course, there is no
doubt the present republican legislatures OF
Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio and Indiana
will follow suit, and thus the result OF the next
presidential election will be so etlectuaIly fore
stalled that the election in the rest of the states
will be little else than sham,
The Infamy Of such course is obvious.
None of the legislatures above referred to were
elected with reference to Presidential candl-
dates Does any one imagine, for instance,
that if it had been understood that the present
legislature of New York would have the presi-
dental electors to choose the result OF the
election last November would have been what
1t was? And the same in regard to Connect
cut, New Jersey, &c.
If the republicans attempt such game,
there is but one way to defeat IT. Thank
heaven the final returning board-the two
houses of congresses in the hands Of the
democrats If it is to be grab game-a mere
question of stocking cards-peIhaps the demo.
Gratis IN congress can play as strong hand as
the most expert political gamblers among the
stawart politicians of New York, Connecticut,
Go,
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ly arrested.

WALKING MATCHES have become perma-
nent institution at Madison Square Garden, n
York, one being no sooner over and decided
than another takes Its place The public, how
ever, has ceased to take much interest in them,
so that except in an occasional paragraph the
New York dailies have ceased to notice them
Yet the match that terminated las, Saturday
night was one of the most extraordinary on re.
cord, and a year ago would have been an I'M
mense sensation. Hitherto the best walking
done in this country had been O'Ieary's, who
made $40 miles in six days. At the Madison
Square match last week no less :hin six of the
dozen who renamed on the track TO the end
beat O'Leary's distance and eight beat Row.
ellis 500 miles that won the Ashley belt The
score stood Hart $40, krohne 53i, Faber S3l
Pegram scr, Fitzgerald 52l, Hughes $50, Will
liams SOC, C,mpana 500. This Is getting with
in ten miles d Weston's $50 miles in London
The best walking of which there is any record
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03
Township High School,

The new township High School building, cor
ner of Columbus and Washington sts is finished
and will on Monday next be occupied by the
school, who then begin the work Of the winter
term.
The building is one of the finest in the city
and probably as neat school building as cal
be seen in Illinois, and is perfect in its appoint
ments, as will be seen below-in preparing
which sketch we have greatly been assisted by the
architect, Mr.. II. c. Furness.
The style of architecture adopted is the New
Gothic, Of which the building is very fine speci-
men. The ground dimensions are 81 feet in
by 95 feet in; two stories and basement. The
height of ceilings are basement, 10 feet; first
floor, IA feet; second floor, IA feet chapel or as
sembly room, 90 feet.
THE BASEMENT.
The basement Is provided with two toilet
rooms, - feet in. by "a feet each, supplied with
wash-stands, marble drinking fountains; water
closets connecting with the outside Of the build.
ing. racks for umbrellas and the necessary hooks
for coats, hats and other garments
There are two recreation.rooms, - #. S in. by
"a It. each laboratory, % by 40 IT,, with Closets
sinks and all other necessary arrangements.
The furnace and fuel-rooms are 80 by 40 f.,
with tile floors. The Corridors IL IT, wide, con-
Meeting all of the rooms and with the first Goor
BY ash staircase, are finished in hard wood (ash)
as are all the rooms on this floor. Bronze hard
ware is used throughout.
The water-cosets are furnished with Motifs
latrines with Demorest's patent valve-section,
and connect with the artesian we'll and discharge
into ess.pool outside the building which is
connected with the street sewer and is SO ar
ranged as to be flooded and clesnsed from the
artesian we'll.
The sewerage is very complete-perfect The
cesspool receiving all waste from the building
is outside the building, connected with the sew.
CIR, and all connections are trapped and made
secure against sewer gas.
FIRST FLOOR.
The nrst floor has four school-rooms 70 r. 5 in
by 81 it.; cabinet and library, - by 40 IT,; prln-
cpars office, IL #. in by IS f., with closet q
#. by #.
There are four entrances TO the building, Win
yestibule to each. The corridors are IL IT. WIDE
and are provided with two drinking fountains
and two wardrobes.
The rooms throughout this floor are finished
in ash, as Is also the staircase leading TO the
second story. The floor. are Of maple; the book
cases and cabinet OF ash, and the hardware
bronze.
SECOND FLOOR.
This floor has four school rooms % #. s in. by
"a n. the chapel or assembly room, which is 10
BY 20 H., with % f. ceiling, and stage Ooy ~ r.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03
FOREIGN.

The weeks news from Atghanlstan is quite
cheering. Gen Roberts, finding the enemy
pressing upon him too closely, concluded to
wait no longer for the arrival of Gen. Cough
but on the 23d ult. boldly attacked the AT
ghans and beat them in pitched battle, pur'
suing them some distance beyond the city and
then returning and taking possession of the
Bala IIlssar Gen. Roberts reports his loss IN
the operation at II killed and 900 wounded
The loss of the enemy is estimated at 5000
Since this victory a number of chiefs have
came in and made their submission to the Eng
Ilish, while the arrival OF Gen. Cough leaves
the English IN such strength as to feel no more
uneasiness Gen. Baker, who was marching
to the relief of Gen Roberts, has been turned
back.
A frightfu railroad accident is reported
from Scotland. On Monday, while the train
from Edinburgh to Dundee was crossing the
Firth of the Tay portion of the iron bridge
that spanned the water was blown down by a
gale and the whole train was precipitated into
the flood About 200 passengers were on the
train of whom not soul was saved. Engine,
cars passenpere--all want down 1" III" water
out OF sight, and all that was seen for day OF
the wreck were few mail bags that were
washed ashore four miles from the scene OF
the disaster The gale was so terrific that
steamboats, were unable to approach the spot
all next day. Since Tuesday divers have been
at work fishing up dead bodies and portions Of
the wreck.
The new French cabinet has finally been
constituted as follows: De Freycinet, presi-
dent of the council and minister of foreign
affairs; Lapere interior and Worship Cazot,
keeper of the seals; Magnanir, finance; Gen.
Fare, war; Jauregu, marine; Ferry, public
instruction; Varroy; public works. Tirard,
commerce. and Tochery, posts and telegraphs.
Elk Premier Waddington is said to have de-
cllned an appointment as minister to England
The Spanish coites on the 2Sth ult. finally
passed the bill for the abolition of slavery in
Cuba The bill provides for the gradual
emancipation of the slaves after eight years Of
provisional servltude
The regicicle mania Is again raging. On
the 27th King lIumbert, of Italy, was out
hunting when his guard were fired upon by
men IN ambush in such a way as to indicate
that an attack on the king was meditated. The
royal patty fed in great CONSERVATION.
On Tuesday evening, as the king and queen
Of Spain were driving through the gate of the
royal palace, young man fired pistol at the
former, but as his aim was Enthusiastically
poor, no damage was done. The would-be as.
sassin, who Is but 10 years of age, wasprompt-
" arrested
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

Professor Sawyer, the New York electrician,
who has been working for year or two on
the electric light with no important success,
has been steadily ridiculing the pretensions of
Edison to knowing more about electricity than
he Sawyer knew. As proof Of his sagacity,
Sawyer few weeks ago boldly offered to pay
Edison 800 for every one of his little paper
horseshoes that he made 10 give light over 80
minutes. Well, Edison has had number
burning at Menlo Park for three days, giving
light each equal to dozen of gas burners
and at an expense Of less than cent an hour.
1t locks as If Sawyer must take back seat
also as If Edison was about to play smash with
the gas companies
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newspaper

The New York World from day to day re.
-peats in its columns the following significant
question:
! Suppose Horatio Seymour nominated by the
Democratic party for the Presidency in 1880
Does anybody suppose Grant could carry New
York against him'
! There can be but one answer to the Ques
ltion; nor is there any doubt, in our opinion
sas to the acceptance OF presidential nomina
zion by Gov. Seymour if II should be rendered
him with reasonable spon,aneity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

Practical jokes are the wit of fools, and gen
lerally bring their own punishment. Sofound
TO their sorrow John NJ. Waite and NJ b
Gould, respectable business men of Chicago
who proposed 70 divert themselves last Sun.
day by playing practical joke on their ne
lgroja1itor They SO disarranged the contents Of
mr. waite's room as TO give the negro the i'm
j. rsssion that burglars were about, and ther
on.ealed themselves in q closet to enjoy tn,
fun. The negro becoming excited at the con
EDITION of the room, procured revolver, snt
,hesring a NOISE In the closet, tried to open thu
Idoor, but falling. fired through the door. TIT
,sho. passed through Mr. Gould's head, killing
mm instantly.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

The Lockport PhGair rises from its ashes
and again becomes live entity, with "Styx"
Mcdonald as its principal contributor. Mac
fails in but one point to become successful
newspaper editor He don't give enough time
TO his work. One week the PhaHir is bril-.
liant; then for month the editorial work is
sloshed over and the paper filled with stereo-
type rubbish, II takes not only brains, but al.
SO steady, hard work to get up readable
nnrannnnr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

Gen. Grant left Washington on Tuesday for
the south, on one Of Tom SCOTS private cars,
He goes by rail to Florida, making no stop
pages on the way, and thence will at once en-
bark for Cuba. The feeling at the south isnot
supposed to be quite ready yet for the "boom,"
which is accordingly deferred until Its more
matured condition shall warrant Grants re
turn from Cuba to naugurate 1t in due form.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

John p. Irish, the well known Iowa Demo
cratic leader, wants TO be fair on the Maine
question and proposes swap. LET these
Maine Republicans" he says, call on Hayes
to give up Tlden's office and then let the
members from Podunk, Shovunk, Madawos-
ky, Memphrenhgog and Mouehead take their
seats" Political virtue ought to be as april
cable 10 Washington as TO Name.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

Boston suffered on Sunday night with the
most serious conilagration she has had since
her great fire in 1872 The fire broke sut IN
,be paper warehouse of Rice Kendall IL Co.
on Federal street and ragged until that building
and the buildings occupied by Thayer Il Co.,
Houghton, Osgood IL Co., and Pierce, Hardy
& Co. were destroyed with their contents The
loss il estimated at over a million of dollars
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03
Christmas.

The Christmas season should not end, by any
means, at the close of Christmas Day; and il
the olden time did extend until Little Christmas
Epiphany.
This year the season extended over several
days, in fact as we'll as in name.
At the Episcopal church the tree and service
for the Sunday school was held on Saturday eve
ming There was music, little speechifying on
the day and distribution of candy, &c, to the
children.
At the Congregational church about the same
programme was gone through with to the delight
of the children on Tuesday evening.
BAPTIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL ENTER
TAINMENT.
Tuesday evening the above had their pleasing
entertainment The basement was crowded with
old and young, and all wore happy, smiling
faces. All came for good CHEEKY time, and all
went away, at the close, highly pleased. Mr..
Pritchard, the popular superintendent, presided,
while original Santa Claus, with others, aided
him to distribute the well selected and apprOpri-
ate gifts to the little people. The tree, under
the supervision of Lewis the teacher Of the in
FAINT class, assisted by other ladies, was laden to
the utmost capacity, and artstlcally arranged.
tastefully and prettily attired, represented the
months of the year in very creditable matter.
The orchestra and choir of young ladies dis
coursed q couple pieces of music, and the infant
class sang couple sweet little songs. In the
course of the programme, the superintendent,
in behalf of the church and Sunday school, pre-
scented Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson, tpastor and
wife, with two choice and costly chairs-the
one an easy chair, the other q study chair, and
the pastor briefly and warmly thanked his peo-
ple for such substantial testimonials OF esteem.
After the presentation, all, both old and young,
frsm afar and near, devoted the rest OF the eve
nine to popcorn, cake, candy, and pure water
festivity, and to general and social converse.
The school is now very large and prosperous.
No book can be more useful to horse owners
than one recently published by DR.. B. j. Kendall,
Enosburgh Falls, Vt The price being only -
cents all can afford it. Everyone who sees II IL
very much pleased with it, as it has 80 fine en-
cravings illustrating positions of sick horses, and
treats all diseases in 6 plain and comprehensive
manner. 1t has a large number OF good recipes
a table of Doses and much other valuable herse
information The book can be had OF the author
as above or OF osman & Hapeman, Ottawa, Ills
The PROTECTION Pocket Book, somethngnev
O.-ap O. uapau,ants
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Says the Peoria Democrat: The Republican
papers are glib in their charges that Tildcn is
al the bottom of Garcelon's action in Name
The best refuta,ion Of the charge lies in the
fact tho, l.ad Tilao" diepI.yUd half aio bo.h-
bone that Gsrcelon has, he would now have
occupied the presidential chair instead oil
Hayesn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03

A passenger train on the Kansas division OF
the Chicago & Alton road was thrown from
The track bya broken rail on the 26th ult., 8
miles south of Whitehall, Ill.,, killing two pas
sengers and wounding 25. After the smash
up the train took fire and two passenger cars
were burned
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.1nRnING nEPARTMENT.

our facilities for doing all kinds OF job WORK. IN 'hc va
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We respectfuy solicit those wishing anything u"o IN w
line 10 give call. BY the )udic'ous anu ,,,a
feid Ia still open. Try
Orders by mail promptly attended TO-
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OUR CLUBBING.

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with thefollowing publications, furnishing po'n
at the prices named, postage prepaid Inc Oh,
Eer-opcn to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county-is the CHEAPEST
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rhEn IN and tbico,,o Weekly Tribune. 265
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Tell II to you neiGhbors and friends, that
there Is cure fe every disease Of the Kidneys
Bladder and Urinary Organs in Days Kidney
Pad: Forbes & Ge,ring, sole agents.
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The PROTECTION Pocket Book, something,nev
at Osman & Hspeman's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-24
WOuldn,t be BuIIdOZed.


One would imagine that the Water Depart
ment would be a good place to secure variety,
put SUCH Is lar from being the case. outside OF
the people who pay rates when due and have
no words about 1t, there is only one class. The
man who has waited until notified that the wa
ter Will be shut OF, II he doesn't come to time
walks into the Office with look of awful digni-
ty on his brow, and says:
GOing to shut my water off, eh?n
silence on the part OF the clerk.
I'D like to see you try it on, would! II
this water department imagines that it runs
the whole city, it will find itself grandly mis-
taken."
More silence from the clerk.
II the water had been shut of I'd have given
this board such a tilt as 1t never had before! 1t
can brow-beat some men, but 1t mustn't try any
C8Sar1Sm on met
The clerk looks out OF the window.
now refuse to pay the rates, and you shut
the water of If you dare! I'll make a test case
OF 1t and carry 1t to the Supreme Court !"
The clerk shifts his weight to the other leg
Yes, III carry ft to the Supreme Court III Ii
costs me $4,000. have never allowed any one
to trample on me, and it's too late to begin
now"
The clerk softly whistles, and the Indignant
citizen starts for the door, halts returns slowly
and says:
mo, you can't brow-beat me-"
The clerk began making out his receipt.
and win maintain them-how much is it,"
"Stx dollars"
" ", q nave 40 Gar in this country, and-take
Fine day, remarks the clerk as he hands
"Yes, purity fair. This board mustn't try to
bulldoze me. I'm not the man to submit to any
sort OF tyranny. Looks like snow, don't it? Is
mat CLOCK r1ght7 Lots Of pipes frozen up, !
spose. Well, good-day."
u tramp and Keelys motor and EdIson's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-24
Hoyy Paris COMbats COliI.


severe winter tells while it lasts with keen
er force in Paris than in New York. Here we
are not, as q rule, prepared for inclem mt
weather The houses are neither made to give
shade from fierce heat in summer nor to pro-
tect against the bitter cold which north winds
invariably bring with them. no matter Ia what
season they may blow: suppose that one of
taken no thought to provide for the rapid va
riatlons of temperature is that. whenever things
come to the worst in France, they usually mend.
and things climatic. We are obliged to seek,
when the strain Oh our philosophy or powers OF
endurance is severe, make-shift remedies which
generally tide us overt the mauvais quart d'heure
pleasantly enough. The poor SeamStreSS has
generally rolled up in flannel a hot fat
iron which she warns Oh portable
petrolenm cooking apparatus and uses
she IS engaged with her needle and thread. on
the same stove her bouillon gras SINNERS the
whole day long, to provide in the evening sue
going out, her feet from the SNOW and frost by
wooden stockings, coarse flannel boots and wood
en- shoes, into which before putting them on she
has slipped a pair of cork soles. The pelites
bourgeois fortify themselves in their doniciles
against cold, as the garrison OF a beleaguered
fort would take precautions against an inside
GUS, cruel and ever-watchful enemy. Every
door and window are calked up with bourrelet,
l. c. tube OF calico stuffed with tow and nailed
along orificeS above, below, down straight. and,
in short wherever the wind is in the habit OF
backs of fire-placeS. Closed stoves are never
used in Paris unless in omnibus Offices the ante
rooms Of private houses and in the lodgings of
poor people, who do all their cooking and IRON
Ing in the single sitting ROOM A closed stove
is confession OF poverty. The calorifere, which
heats the whole house, is very rare. In new
and very expensive houses, let In flats, there is
apparatus for warming entrance hall and CON-
mon stairs; and, in such weather as that which
now prevails and suspends the general life OF
the city, they are great boon. But, should
say that there are fully 80 per cent. Of the Par
isian houses which are without heating stoves
of this kind in the basement. The occupant OF
each fiat has to resist as well as he can the
stream OF freezing air that forces its way from
the common stairs into the different flats AS
have said, hot ashes are sedul0uSly economical
and piled up at the backs Of the fire-places.
American families here are fond of having in
their sitting rooms, CRATES, in which coke can
be burned. The French prefer the old-fashioned
hearth. with two iron bars running from back to
front, and faced with dogs heads across which
blocks OF wood are laid. The brushwood is
placed underneath. and on the application OF a
lighted match there is In a moment blazing
cracking fire, the warmth of which the ash-heap
behind prolOngs.