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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The figures of the mercantile firm of r. G
Dunn & Co., which have for years served as a
sort of barometer of the business state of the
country, make a very favorable showing for
1879. The failures, which since 1873 had av.
eraged about 5000 year, for amounts averag.
ing 200,00O,00O year. and in 1878 reached
1857 and the enormous footing of $234,3S3,.
1872 in liabilties-in 1879 fell off to 6,65s and
the total liabilities to sos, 149,052 "The year."
say Messrs. Dunn & Co., has been remarkable
for the extent and rapidity of its profits, and
no less so for its decrease in losses from bad
debts"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
Irish Relief,

The adjourned meeting to raise funds for the
relief Of the suffering in ireland was held at the
Court House on last Saturday evening.
The meeting having been called to order by
Mayor Nicholson, chairman, NJ. T. Nolorey
moved that a committee Of three be appointed to
solicit subscriptions in the town of Wallace; car
ried.
1t having been suggested that the committee
to wait on Mr.. Parnell to secure a visit by him TO
Ottawa had better be increased to seven, it was
so ordered.
The chairman announced the committees or
dered at the former meeting, as follows: To So
licit subscriptions in Ottawa:
First pdrd-John Kelly, DR.. Stout A. 7. Bar
tells.
Second tOard-L. W. Brewer, Geo. Beatty, Mi
chael Hanifen
Third ,uri-w. ]. Graham, B. J. McGinnis,
James Csrew.
Fourth toard-Daniel Leahy, Daniel Maher,
Patrick Looney.
FIFTH ,card-william Norris, o. w. HUFF, N.
K. Riordan.
Sirth nard-John Hoban, DR.. Gender, John
Burke.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

There Is serious trouble among the Metho-
Of the congregation greatly dlsliked their pas
tor, the Rev. Mr.. Chipperfeld, and were in.
dignant that the conference sent HIM back for
another year against their earnest protest. One
Of the "dlssenters" holds mortgage on the
church building which has long been due. A
week ago he deliberately locked the door of
the church, and refuses to open ii until there
shall be a change of pastor. The church Is
opened for Sunday school, but for no services
in which the pastor takes the lead
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
In MeunOrIan,

DR.. GEORGE w. NORTON died in Earlville, His,
January DIST, A. p. 1880
I AIN admonished by my own sense of propri-
ETY. that silence is usually the most eloquent
tribute to the dead Death is no stranger to me.
Thrice met him III my own little family circle,
and thrice | have been bated and conquered.
For him hold little love and less fear. But in
the contemplation Of death anywhere and under
any circumstances tho heart will overflow with
tears. Death should be the gate to endless Joy,
and yet we fear to enter there. To the mere
youth death should come sweety There are no
stains left on him from contact with the world.
Thoughtless follies have not laid him low and
stained his name. To him who may have already
passed the the thermal line-the gulfstream of
manly life-to senilty and decay, if his life has
been pure, steady and earnest, death may come
as a surcease OF sorrow and WEAKNESS. AS at the
end of many a half-fnished story you will read,
continued SO at the end of life you may read,
continued. Passing strange is it, them that SO few
errors liz our daily proof-sheet are corrected for
the next life's issue. But the subject of this
memorial fell asleep gently and sweety trust
ing to the Good Father to care for him in eterni-
ty as He cared for him in this life In the Ian
guage of another, whose young fame fills with
sweet perfume American literature, purchase
the next life with this, and you will have solved
the problem Of life"
He is gone, and he is dead
Plant the wild rose DER his head;
Keep it blooming, watered tenderly with tears.
Still the sun is streaming rosy
In and out the cottage cozy;
Keep the grave of Doctor Norton green for years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The Colorado papers are commenting pretty
teely on Washington dispatch which said
hat Josie Meeker was one Of the first to call
Is the Ute chiefs that arrived there two weeks
[ro. and that she remained for half an hour
hi ing freely with all the Utes, especially
Fith O fray, Chipeta, Jack and Wass. She In
hired particularly after her old friends OF the
|1be." The Georgetown Miner says: IF she
In so soon forget the massacre of her father
Id the personal Indignities that she was fore
! to undergo, the sympathy Of Coloradans
hi I've narrowed down to the poor old widow
the buichered agent"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The republicans are starting up enough can
didates for attorney general at the next No
vember election to indicate that they have con
siderable confidence IN carrying the state. Up
In Carol they are urging James Shaw, ex
speaker of the house Of the last legislature; the
Kane county republicans are urging Eugene
Garfield; and Peoria has candidate in 10
cal legal prodigy Of the name Of Henry w
Wells. Besides his vast legal knowledge, this
last named gentleman presents the further
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Joliet revives with redoubled vigor her out
cry against the canal nuisance, meaning
the stencil that is brought to that city by the
waters OF Chicago river flowing through the
canal and cmptying into the Des Planes at
Lockport. The Chicago sewerage filth be.
comes nasty only when confined under the ice
until 1t reaches Lockport, where it passes
through Norton & Co.'S mill gates, an inky,
Sinking mass, When the river is frozen over
from Joliet to Ottawa, or even down to Peoria,
every opening in the ice emits the same stencil ;
but while the river Is open as it has been this
winter, no offensive smell down this way is
perceived, though doubtless the poison is in
the water all the same
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The New York SIN contradicts the dispatch
that was sent all over the country by the asso-
ciated press week ago, that "Edison's lamps
have suddenly gone out, owing to the breaking
of the carbon horseshoes, that Edison is hard
at work solving the mystery ofthe failure, and
that he hopes to overcome these difficulties in
time to introduce the light into practical use
in New York before next winter" All there is
true about 1t is, that net the little horseshoes.
but the little pear shaped glass bulbs in which
the horseshoes are placed, have from the be-
ginning shown tendency to crack. The pla.
tina wires that penetrate these bulbs get hot
and expand, and though the glass of most of
them stand the strain, few are constantly
breaking, depending on the quality oflhe glass.
He expects to overcome the difficulty by using
a glass of uniform quality.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

FORRIGN.-O'Dsnnell,a process server In
the County Mayo, was seized by the crowd
and roughly handled on Saturday. The pc.
lice sent to protect him refused to fire on the
people Though pelted with stones and other,
wise strongly provoked to do SO.
A meeting of 30 home rule members OF par
lament in Dublin called strongly on the gov.
eminent to institute relief work in Ireland
and the Mansion house committee, in an ad.
dress to the people Of the L. S. in behalf of
contributions for the relief of Ireland, say
There is no doubt that the distress is of an
acute and exceptional character, certain to
involve actual starvation if extraneous and be
not promptly and literally forthcoming The
distress daily increases in area and intensity,
and il seems almost impossible to avert until
next harvest absolute famine IN very many
places"
We're Foster, Of Belfast, addresses a letter to
Parnell, which is published in The Beltast
Northern Whtg Foster offers to donate e15,.
600 to assist emigration from Donegal, Glare,
Kerry, Cork and Connaught to Canada and
the western states Of America. He says he
feels sure that Americans will heartily cooper.
ate in the plan he proposes for relieving dis
tress in Ireland,
Russia, in spite of peaceful protestatlons,
continues her war preparations on gigantic
scale.
Jules Favrc, the eminent French statesman,
died on Sunday, aged H.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

BURGEss.-Mr. Geo. J. Burgess is about to-
leave Ottawa for the west and will locate proba-
bly, in Kansas City, Mo, or Atchison, Ka. H
has lived in this city great many years, and will
leave behinu him more than the usual number Of
friends
BABCoCK. Miss Jessie Babcock, Of Orange N.
j., who for some months has been the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Sherwood, left the city for St.
Paul, Mimi, whence she will return TO her home
in New Jersey. Miss B. made u host Of friends
during her stay in Ottawa and will be great
ly missed
CUSHING --Enos Cushing, Of Galesburg, made
running the fashionable oyster, confectionery and
cigar house Of the place and is his own adver.-
growing fatter and more good natured day by
day.
WRiGHT.-Frank Wright, formerly of this city,
whom everybody knows, is now ut the famous
Silver King mine, about 20 miles north Of Flor
ence, Arizona Ty, and about 20 miles from Globe
City, where are now located John H. and Frank
c. Hise, sons Of Hon. John IIisc of Chicago.
JoRDAN,-The dedication OF Orchestral Hall,
Morris, will take place about the first of Febru-
airy. "Miss Kate Jordan" says the Hcrald, with
the assistance of our best musical talent, will fur
nish the programme for the occasion, which will
comprise the operetta, III jacob besides quar-
tettes, solos, duets, etc The management of the
entertainment will be in the hands of Miss Jordan,
which will insure an evening of musical enjoy
ment The hall is very neat, 19XS0 feet, with a
stage l5xl6 feet, and has a seating capacity Of
2OO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

If Mississippi is entirely ruled by the shot
gun policy, as the stalwart organs assure us,
then little shotgun policy would be good
thing for many other localities. The state ex.
penses, which, in the last year of republican
rule were $705,973, under the shotgun poll
cy" have been reduced to $225,00O
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Apropos of the fact that Chicago's elevators
IRE bursting with gram, says an exchange, it
& interesting to note, as further indications OF
bur agricultural prosperity, that our cotton
(rop Is larger by 100000 bales than ever be-
pre-; that the tobacco crop is 100000 lbs.
kreater and the sugar crop is 100000 hogs
leads above all previous yields. The excess
Il wheat is 20,00O,OO0 bushels and Of corn
FD0, 000,O 600 bushels.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The insanity plea didn't work worth AGENT
to save from the gallows the monster DeBoer,
who was found guilty last week Of brutally
ravlshing and then numbering young wo.
man near Minooka last summer. The jury
lhaving found him guilty, Judge Blades with.
|out hesitation sentenced him to be hanged at
Pontiac on Saturday, February 14th
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Burr Robbins, the well known circus pro
prietor, was fatally injured last Saturday even
ing at GAINESVILLE, dying next morning. lie
|was In his little steamer on Rock river, run.
hing rapidly when his head came in contact
with a bridge literally crushing the front of
bis skull aud breaking his jaw. The accident
vas shock to the community, OF which Rob
bins was a respected citizen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Us SENAToRs.-The long squabble over
the L. S. Senatorship in Mississippi ended on
Tuesday in the election of J. z. George. Mary
land elects Arthur German, democrat, to the
U. s. Senate in place of w. P. Whyte; and
Gen. r. L. Gibson has been nominated by the
democrats of the Louisiana legislature to sue.
coed W. Pitt Kellogg in the U. s. Senate from
that state after March 4th, 1888
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

Haines's Legal Adriser gives notice that it
is about to publish "a biographical sketch OF
Hon. John ID. Cation, ex Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois, one of the great
men of the northwest, whose life and career,
when written up, will be very interesting to
the bar and the general reader"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications. furnishing pom
at the prices named, postage prepaid. Inc Oh
Eer-open to old subscribers or new ~ any
post office IN the county-ls the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FRyK TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. ~ %
FRBE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 200
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly inter- q o.
Ocean ..........,....' ''''''''' o ma
FIRE. TRADER and Prairie Farmer. ........ o'W
FREE ss,a nmADN" "i'" '''''0' ''.i....... L. rs
IN. IT,, nm ana S.r;Iaer ... 475
80 tn rrn and Go,je,,s La,Iies' Book . 800
80 To mn and phyenoLo1icl Journal 800
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rnnn Tn MN and Deuo,esrs Noathlu. .... 375
rnnr IT. mn and Trtelrs Lining Age.. S25
rnnn To IN and Western P,.rGi 800
rnnr To nrn and Uoore's Rural Ne1o Yo,k,r $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

The January crop reports of the Illinois
State Agricultural Board show that the winter
wheat acreage now sown IN Illinois is $685.
1876, or 25 per cent greater than last year, and
considerably larger than the acreage Of any
preceding year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
THE MAINE FO0LISHNESS.

Our history of the squabble in Maine last
week brought us to the organization OF the
Republican Legislature and its submission of
the question of its legality to the Maine Su-
prcme Court That court, 1t Is needless to say,
decided they were all right, and told them to
90 ahead Meantime, however, the fusion leg.
islature, having an assured quorum, proceeded,
on the 10th, to elect Joseph l., Smith governor
and nauguratc HIM as such, as well as full
set of state officers. Next day, the Supreme
Court decision having braced up the Republi.
can legislature, it also proceeded to elect GOV.
ernor and set of state eliccrs-its governor
being Daniel +. Davis, who was also duly in.
augurated Now came the essential question,
which governor should have the "nine-points
of the law" in his favor, to w.t. possession
Happily for the Republicans Major General
Cham berlain had hitherto held possession Of
the executive office and functions by military
force, and he gracefully abdicated in favor Of
Gov Davis. Thus IN possession of the execu
tive, the Republicans on Monday took the next
important step of also taking forcible possess
ion of the state house. locking its doors against
the fusion Legislature, compelling them on
Monday morning to meet on the sidewalk, and
adjourn thence to private hall. The fusion
secretary of state having also been expelled
from the state house, rented private room for
an office, but retains possession of the state
seal and some of its archives.
This, then, IS the situation. The Republicans
are IN forcible possession, while the fusioniss
hold together as the 'sgaI Legislature OF this
Maine gives the Governors council control
over the election returns, and the law passed IN
pursuance of that constitution says the legisla-
ture at its meeting on the 7th of JAM shall be
Of only such members whose cleo
ton has been certified by the Governor and
his council. Both branches of the fusion leg.
isature had a quorum Of such members, and
their legality is therefore lndisputabe. The
only way the Supreme Court, which has acted
the shameful partisan through the whole bust.
ness could get over the point was by declar.
ing the law making the certificate Of the Gov
rrnor and his council indispensable, to be
unconstitutional position ridculously and
grossly absurd on its face
What will be the cnd9 The Republicans
have possession, and So far as the state of
Maine IS concerned, Will hold it, But Maine
has U. s. Senator to elect in place of the ven
,rable Hannibal Iamlin Suppose the fusion
egislature-before tdissolves-proceeds, as it
'ery probably will, to elect a U. s. Senator
when that senator asks for admission at Wash.
ngton, will Democratic L. S. Senate be apt
o pay much attention to the grotesque pre-
ensions of Major General Chamberlain and
he shameful partisanship of the Maine Su
,reme Court and deny admission to the sena
or sent up by the fusionists? We rather
hink not
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

A special election was held IN tie Seventh
District of Missouri last Saturday, for mem
Der of congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Mr., Lay, which resulted
in the choice of John f. Philips, democrat,
by about 1000 majority.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

There is prospect that the democrats in
New York will be able to harmonlze on the
support of Sanford f. Church as the preslden.
tial candidate of that state. Kelly is for Church
or any body to beat Tilden, and Tilden and
Church are friendly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

And now Roscoe Conkling weakens on the
Grant boom, and like Don Cameron, says he
is for Grant only in contingency but strongly
and all the time for Roscoe Conkling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

A new factory is gong up at Leavenworth'
Kansas, for manufacturing sugar outo corn IL
is expected to give employment to leo hands
and to consume a thousand bushels of corn
ia,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
JonRING DEPARTMENT.

our facilities for doing all kinds Of Job Work. In the VI"
,iou, STYLES of the art surpassed In this scoh Anu
we respectfully solicit those wishing anything n"hc III ~
line to give us call BY the judcous and liberal use OF
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

qualification for the Office of having been a
major In the Union army in the war of the re.
belion. OF course none but good lawyer
couu be major.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16
SheriH's Sale.

State OF Wisconsin-Iowa Coun.
ty-ps. william II PrideAuI plaintiff, against
Peter ThenO, defendant.
by virtue Of certain execution issusd out OF
the circuit court OF tho county Of Iowa. ht.ts
OF wisconsin. Ia favor OF tho abovs named
plai ana against the above named dsfead-
ant, AAd to ms directed, bearing date March
nth. 1879, levied upon aud on this 18th day
Of February. A. ID. 1870 M9 O'Clock ia the
afternoon will expose for sale and sell 10 tho
highest bidder Tor cash. NJ the mont door OF he
Court House, In tho village ~ Dodssvills, In
said county OF Iowa aud State Of Wisconsin.
all o. the following described real estate, sltn-
ate 10 Iowa county Wisconsin, or 90 much
thereof - shall be necessary To raise tho ann
oil two hundred and two dollars aud twelve
cents, and Interest aud costs. and costs OF sails,
viz.
All Of that part Of lot number nny.ays isnl
IN Vlelts survey OF thu village, now CITY. OF
Mineral Point, commencing IN the esptsr ~
the westerly wall Of tho stone house built bv
Theod ofe fader ia lot %, At a point where tho
stone wall cfOsses the line between lots 90 md
%, thence 10 line with tho center of the atone
wall In sosithwustery direction 10 III0h
street, thence IN tho n0rthrrly line OF Him
strect,.soulh sessnty-one l1i'l degrees. esst
four " leot more or losr, 10 the south east cor
ntr ~ lot %. thence In the line butwosn lots
hiiy.hy tbol aud aityslk 1901. TO tbs place OF
beginning.
Also ali Of that part Of lot atty six (,s,. In
ylelts survey aforesaid. Included IN ina r,,l..
lowing metss aud bounds. Viz!
Beginning At the south west corner of said
lot w thence running nOfihward along thu
west liue oI said lot eighty four lBillinLs snd
two thlrds III Of link, thence osslwndld dffv
1907 links 70 the north wesl corner Of the lW
once owned by Jacob Jenkins, thence south
wardly twenty four IA links 10 the south
west corner Of sAld JankIns lot, thcace souih
eight aud ono-hnlf t51Ssl dcgaoos. west sIrty.
eight 1851 lnks " nign street. thence west
efiy along High str0ei thirty-slghl 1881 link,
70 place o. beginning, save and except that
part VI said lot hity-sIx 1901 decided by William
heusst aud wife 10 Joseph Guudfy and Iticb-.
ard Th0inss by deed dated May 7th, 1850 and
recorded 10 Vol. 10 VI deuds. GU page as, both
lage now city OF Mineral Point. iowa county,
Wisconsin.
Dated sherltfs ONCE. DodgayllIo, wisconsln.
this thira day OF January, 1850
THOMAS BLACKNEY.
H.I.w bherin OF Iowa Co.. Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16
A Storm.

On the evening OF the 18th inst. a
concoursc of the young and middled
aged people of Mineral Point gathered
at the residence of Mrs. Jas. Owen for
the purpose of Il surprise to Mrs. John
Strachan. At the hour OF 8 =. M. we
marched across the rugged road and
rang the bell for an entrance, of which
to our hearts content was a complete
surprise. After the elegant hostess
had turned OH her GAS, we were in
vited into her parlor now the pleasant
part began. First, general chat etc.
then some one proposed a few games /.
the first was Il fortune told, and to
know Of it l refer you to A. =. and c.
o. After that the eloquent yiolinist,
Frank Hoare, drew the bow and each
of the fair maids remembering it was
'leap year." called out their beaux for
the pleasure Of the fantastic trip.
which was enjoyed very much; that
was the way in which part Of the
evening was devoted.
Mrs. Priestly favored lis with sew
eral pieces Of music, vocal and instru-
mental also Misses Teasdale and
Tramel. 1T the 9our of 10 we were
invited to partake of the delacacies, of
which there was a bountiful supply.
When we had partaken Of the delic-
ious delicacies, we all joined in the
chorus" vi "John Browns Body"
then Tramp lamp, tramp the boys
are marching" with that we all made
tramp for our resting places for the
night. FIRST SEEN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16
Lower Magnetism Mining.

A correspondent would like TO hear
from Mr.. Ohlerking upon one or two
points, touching his lower magnetism
mining. Does his discovery Of min
eral In that rock seem TO form part OF
what has heretofore been a recognized
RANGE, that Is 10 say, can mineral de-
posits be pointed TO in the upper
strata, TO the east. or west, or north or
south OF IT. The fact Of connection
between mineral deposits above and
below is what 1t is important TO know
about. Another point Is: what are
the veinstones which he finds accom-
panying the mineral? Has he clay
investing 1t, or till !? Is 1t accompanied
with ores OF zinc and irong Has the
dolomite a much metamorphosed or
segregated appearance In the vicinity
OF the mineralY Does the mineral
stand In vertical sheets. or horizontal?
Would its place OF deposit be called q
"tumbling opening" or "creylce
opening