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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
FLOODS.

The few warm days Of the past week and
consequent rapid melting of snow up north is
constantly developing new and damaging
! floods.
| The Missouri river though most OF the ice
has LETT it from Fort Butord down, was at last
accounts rapidly rising, having risen feet at
Sioux City on Tuesday and on Wednesday at
Omaha was within 10 inches OF the highest
point week ago and still rising, so that the
b. q NJ road has again abandoned It's track to
Lincoln.
Rock river has all the week been on the
rampage. On Wednesday morning the dam
at Beloit gave way on the west side, and par
ty of five employed by the paper company at
tempted to cross in a row boat to render assis
lance, and were drowned. Their names are
William Comstock, Albert Griffin, Alfred G.
Brocklin and Daniel and James Onderklrk.
At Rockford the river has been the highest
ever known. Manny's shops were four to six
icet under water, and barn on 9Th street was
great deal Of damage was done.
At Dixon also the flood was very alarming,
The dam is in great danger, and Galena street
is 3 feet under water The fine res idencc of
Col. Dement, on Main street IS surrounded by
water, the gas works are stopped, &c.
Near Rock Island the bridge at Milan was
washed away on Wednesday and the dam at
Hoke's mil. Two boys and one man were
drowned.
The upper Fox river is dangerously flooded
AT Dundee two bridges were carried away on
Tuesday and much damage done. At Elgin on
Wednesday both the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
and the G, & n. W.lron railroad bridges were
banged down by the ice. and of the three 9th
er bridges only one insecure wooden bridge
at the watch factory is left.
Geneva has lost bridge or two and is other,
wise a sufferer and Aurora has been badly
flooded though not severely damaged At OF
tawa the Fox is still within its banks and
slowly falling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The Illinois legislature got In three full
days work this week, though nothing Of any
especial interest occurred
The senate passed the following bills:
! To amend the general incorporation law o.
cities and villages in regard to assessment o.
property for improvements.
Bill in regard to administration Of estates Of
persons dying intestate without relatives.
| Bill in regard to remandlng causes on ap
| peal or writ of error.
! House bill concerning conveyances
House bill to amend act in regard to guar
dians and wards
Appropriation for ordinary and contingcn,
two years.
Appropriation of $lSS5G per annum fol
next two years to Southern Normal Unlver,
sty at Carbondale.
Bnl to amend the township insurance law.
Bill appropriatlng 100000 TO the canal ior
the next two years
Bills requiring all public officers to publish
annual statements of the moneys by them re.
ceived and disburscd.
The Mum resolution IN regard to pumping
water into the canal at Bridgeport as amended
by the house.
The senate also adopted resolution on
Thursday IN favor of immediate action in re-
gard to apportioning the state into 20 con
gressiOnal districts.
Among the bills passed by the House were ::
Bill to amend the iorclblc entry and detain.
or act.
Bill limiting the $50 exemption from gar
nlshment to the head of family.
Bill amending law in regard to state board OF
health.
Bill providing that judgment by confession
shall not be entered Until the note or indebt.
edness Is Is actually due by the terms thereof,
anything in the power of attorney TO the con.
trary notwithstanding, was given It's final read
ing, and passed by 03 to
Bill increasing per diem of witnesses at.
tending courts in foreign counties from 90 cts.
to 81 u day.
Bill making it misdemeaRor for an AS
SCISSOR to receive list OF personal property for
the purpose of assessment that is not sworn to.
Bill to bring the itenerant nostrum vendcr
and practitioner under the provisions of the
medical practice act and compel the latter Ia
pay a license of 500 u month to the state
Board of Health.
Bill amending the law in regard to the
changing of the number of directors i'll cor
porations anG calling of special meetings was
taken up ana passed. 1t allows a majority of
the stock to call meeting where the presi-
aent refuses to do so, and also to do certain
other things under like conditions.
Bill amending Sec. 800 of the revenue act so
that county, city, town or school district
may, by an agent, attend the sale Of lands
forfeited for taxes due them, and purchase
such lands and hold and dispose Of them the
same as individuals.
A bill OF 40 sections amending the road law /;
and few other bills Of minor importance.
There will be no time fixed or talked of for
final adjournment until the apportionment
bill is disposed Of.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

comm unications as may be made to it on the
part of the executive"-that Is to act on Gar
fields appointments But while regularly
every day some democratic member makes
the motion, and all the democrats present vote
for 1t, to 20 into executive session and attend
to that business, as regularly every day the re-
publicans, by 20 to 90, vote the motion down,
and insist that the democrats shall first con.
sent to go into an election Of officers and III
the places of the present popular and cpmpe.
tent secretary and sergeantat arms, put the
malodorous Gorham and the Gisrcputable
Rddleberger. OF course, disgusting as this
pretense Is, it Is the only one allowed to come
to the surface, the real underlying cause of the
deadlock being the unwllngness of Conkling
to have the senate act on the nomination Of
Robertson for New York collector, knowing
as he does that whenever that vote is reached
Robertson will be confirmed.
Meantime the everlasting tongue waggng
goes on. Blair makes speech urging an ex-
ira session to stop Lesseps in his Panama
canal digging. Dawes 'yindlcates" the prln-
ciple that this is government of the majority,
which he seems to have forgotten when Tilden
was elected president by such large majority
oyer Hayes. Logan protests and protests that
he was never rebel sympathizer, and yet
every body knows he was; Harris denies that
Tennessee ever repudiated its debt Burnside
froths forth vehement denial of a corrupt
bargain with Malone; and SO the farce goes on,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The Washington newspapers and press cor
respondents unanimously agree that Garfield
made big mistake in placing Senator Kirk
wood of Iowa at the head of the Interior De
partmcnt. The man Is hopelessly bewildered
by the extent and complicated character of his
duties, and is as helpless III their midst as q
child. lie is a simple, honest, unsophisticat
cd Iowa granger, without shred Of executive
ability, and as ignorant of the commonesi
business matters as Digger Indian. OF
course he Will have to resign. The hardship
of it is that by taking the appointment he
gave up seat for SIX years IN tho senate, tc
which there is now no hope of his being re
turned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
train passed upon the long trestle work by

train passed upon the long trestle work by
which the stream is crossed it gave way, pre-
cipitating the locomotive, tender, baggage and
two passenger cars into the seething food. The
hindmost cara sleeper-was the only one that
escaped. The engine, engineer and fireman
all went clean out Of sight and no trace OF them
has yet been seen. One coach floated to an
island below where 1t lodged, the passengers
keeping out of the water by climbing on the top.
SIX passengers are known to have been drown
ed, and others were more or less seriously In
Jured Happily there were pot over 10 or Is
passengers on the train, so that the obstruction
of life is less terrible than 1t might have been.
This is, we believe, the same trestle work over
which the late Ottawa party Of emigrants to
Minnesota was "snaked" piecemoal with ropes,
not daring to venture upon 1t with the whole
train at once.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Mr.. John a. Logan, for about the Goth time
again bored the senate the other day with his
solemn protest and denial that he ever had any
sympathy with secession. Bah! John; you
protest too much Why there are still dozen
of witnesses IN this county who saw you al
the camp of the Wallace regiment at Villa
Ridge, north of Cairo, in May, 1861, and who
remember very we'll how hard it was to re
strain the soldiers from illtreating you on
account of your ribald talk against war for the
Union. You were true enough Union man
after Lincoln coaxed or bought you up, but you
make YOURSELF silly In denying that you were
great sinner and had to be converted.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The defeat of the bill IN the Illinois legisla-
ture to consolidate the Supreme Court at
Springfield appears to have given the Chicago
| Tribune fit OF worms. 1t abuses the city of
Ottawa for paying one Of Its citizens for lob
bying against that bill, and wants to know
whether such an expenditure can be claimed
to be for municipal purposes when the city
contests the payment of the water power bonds
on the ground that they were not issued for
municipal purposes" o The Tribune evident
ly misapprehends the feeling of the citizens
of Ottawa in regard to both matters The Su-
preme Court at Ottawa Is not worth a hundred
dollars year to our hotel and boarding house
keepers, and our people fight Its removal on
the ground mainly of local pride, and also be-
cause 1t is great deal less expensive and
more convenient for seven Judges to come to
Ottawa twice a year than 1t Is for 200 lawyers
and litgants of La Sale and n few ncighbor-
ing counties to go twice year 10 Springfield.
As to the water power bonds, though the city
was grossly swindled by the parties to whom
the bonds were issued, aud who violated every
agreement on which their payment was made
dependent, we believe majority of our tax
payers to-day would prefer to pay those bonds
on fair terms than TO continue the present litl-
cation in regard to them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
In the whole History of Medicine

No preparation has ever performed such mar
vellous cures, or maintained so wide areputa-
ton, as AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL, which Is
recognized rs the worlds remedy for all diseases
of the throat and lungs. Its long continued
series of wonderful cures In all climates has
made it universally known as a safe and reliable
agent to employ. Against ordinary colds. which
are the forerunners of more serious disorders, 1t
acts speedily and surely, always relieving suffer
ing. and often saving life. The protection 1t al
fords, by ITS timely use In the throat and chest
disorders of children, makes it an invaluable rem
edy to be kept always on hand in every home. No
person can afford to be without IL, and those
who have once used II never will. From their
knowledge Of its Composition and effects, ply
sicians use the CHERRY PEcroRAL extensively in
their practice, and Chergymen recommend IL.
1t is absolutely certain in its remedial effects,
and will always cure where cures are possible.
For sale by all dealers. tD
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Grant is disappointed at his reception" II
Mexico Instead of treating him, AS they die
on his former visit, like travelling sovereign
his reception is now that of a simple bushes:
man coming among them to make money il
railroad speculations Those who pretend t,
know say that Grant really had an idea tina
the MeXicans would be so overwhelmed by tho
honor of his condcscension IN taking up
quasi residence among them that they
would stop little short Of GROWING him their
king
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
WASHINGTON.

Though there are signs that they are getting
sick OF it and heartily ashamed of themselves
there has been no actual caving on the part OF
the republicans in the L. S. Senate during the
week IN their stubborn determination to tran
sact no business until the corrupt bargain
with Malone is consummated. OF course
they knew, as the country knows, that the
senate was convened in extra session for the
sole purpose TO receive and act upon such
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
FOREIGN.

BENJAMIN Dlsraeli, Earl of BeaconsfeId
late premier of England, died at his home II
London a. o'clock on Tuesday morn n!
During the beautiful spring weather Of las
week he had improved so rapidly that hi
physicians confidently believed he would re
cover from his sickness, but on Sunday the
wind turned again INTO the east. and he began
rapidly to fail. He had attained the age of -
years. AT his own request the funeral will be
without ostentation, and his remains will be
placed In the same vault in the churchyard al
| Hughenden in which those of his wife repose
The funeral is to take place next Tuesday.
A national convention of the land-eague
met at Dublin on Thursday, Parnell presiding,
to discuss the land bill and Irish affairs gen.
orally. Resolutions were adopted declaring
that Davitt should be released, and thanking
freshmen in America for their support of the
league. Opinions expressed by the delegates
were generally strong against the land bill,
but it was considered that the bill should not
be rejected without an effort to amend it.
Gladstone shows some spirit in writing a
letter in which he says the government has no
apology to make for the Transvaal affair. 1t
was a simple question of saving England
from blood outlines
the International monetary conference was
opened on Tuesday at Paris by St Hilalre,
minister of foreign affairs. On motion of Mr.
Evarts, NJ. Magnin. the French finance min
lister, was chosen president. He expressed the
belief that international bimetalllsm alone
could restore monetary regularity IN all parts
of the world, while he hoped that all systems
would be fully discussed Fifteen states are
represented. The delegates from England and
Italy had not arrived, though England has APP
pointed LOUIS Mlllet, who will specially rep
resent India. Sir Alexander T. Gait, and Sir
Charles Upper, Canada, and probably the son
of G. w. F'remantle, deputy master of the
mint
Five of the nhillsts who were convicted of
being connected with the assassination OF the
car of Russia were hanged on the 18th, The
execution of the woman IIelrman was defer
red on account of her delicate situation.
The antl-Jewish petition to Bismarck which
has been going about Germany for signatures
the last six months, was presented on the 18th
and coldly received, the chancellor intimating
that the existing laws affecting the Jews would
not be changed
The trouble between Turkey and Greece
has been settled and the threatened European
war averted.
The "back death" plague is raging fearfully
at Bagdad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The hardest blow Malone has yet received
comes from the straight.out republicans Of
Virginia, who, with Congressman Jorgcnscr
at their head, have gone to Washington IN q
large body to protest against Mahones re-
cognltion by the republicans IN the senate Oh
by the administration. they assured Garfield
that the republicans of Virginia would form
no coalition with Malone, and if he was given
any control of appointments in that state the
party there would be ruined.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Instead OF 100000, which had been OK
pected, the subscriptions of the N. y. & Erie
the n Y. Central and the Pa. Central railroads
10 the worlds fair amount to but $i50,00O
This If such damper on the enterprise that it
Is believed to be dead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

AT a ties, case IN Milwaukee last Saturday
the court decided that the recently adopted
anti-treating law Of Wisconsin is imperative
and void because of an error In thctext OF It's
supposed enactment, the bill, as drawn, specl,
flying the repeal Of law that was dropped
when the state statutes underwent their recent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Ex.Prcsident Hayes, who admits IN letter
that up to three years ago he was not IA total
abstinence man, is in such high favor with
the temperance people OF Ohio that they pro
pose to run him as their candidate for gov
ernOr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The conference of the Rcorganzcd Church
of Latter Day Saints 0hc Joe Smith jr., divis,
ION has decided to remove It's headquarters
and publishing house from Plano, ILL.,, to De
catur, Iowa. where new office will lmmedi.
ate!v be built
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Col Farrar, for many years business manag
er of the Chicago Erening Journat, died on
Sunday of apoplexy Col. Farrar was amost
excellent gentleman, and exceedingly popular
with those who knew him. fc resided with
his sister, Mrs Chas. l.. Wilson.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Secretary Window, on Tuesday, issued $40,
100000 Of new bonds, bearing 3ls per cent
They differ only from the old IS in having
new conditions printed on the back. A man
who holds 100000 in 5 per cents made a re
quest to have them continued at 315. One
correspondent asked for new bonds IN eX
change for 10-40's, on which interest long
ginpp Cpas.l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Last Saturdays Chicago Times contains re-
ports from the entire wheat region of the coun.
try and the showing is that outside of Illinois
and Indiana, where the winter wheat has been
badly Injured, the general prospect is favora-
Bile for an average crop.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

An appalling disaster occurred on the Rock
Island division Of the Milwaukee and St Paul
road at A o'clock on Thursday morning at the
crossing Of Meredosia creek, near New Albany,
whIiesidc county, IN this State. The creek
was a, food height at tho time, and as the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Thus true merit ever finds its steward. Taft
just nominated by Garfield tor postmaster al
Charleston S. c., IS a saloon keeper Of lC
years standing. He resigned his position in
the Union army in 1864 to open bar IN
Charleston and has fourished at 1t ever since
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

There Is now said to be a reasonable pros
pect that the Illinois Legislature will adjourn
IN time to enable the members to attend the
Yorktown Centennial celebration next Octo
her
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Miss Catharine Evans died at Mendoza last
week at the age Of III years. She was born
In Philadelphia and had seen Gen Washing,
ton aud other leading revolutionary charac-
ters
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Saws the CourierJournal: "lf the admin
istration OF Garfield keeps on as 1t has begun,
Ruth erford b. Hayes will soon begin to loom
up as great statesman"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The following were this week granted licenses
to marry;
A. IL. Norton and Carrie f. Newton.
Nels johnson and Carrie Pearson.
John Keluz and Anne NJ. MARI.
John Long and Maggie Arnsbro.
Henry Siler and Kate Strowle.
Tobias Hanson and Anne Larson.
John Donough and Margaret Garland.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

Mr.. Ra ymond, treasurer, was the last officer
to desert the old shell, moving yesterday all his
books, &c, excepting the safe. HIS office will
be in the Opera House Block, In the rear office
of the late savings bank rooms
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-12-07
WHAT SH4LL DOs

From the Columbian Echo.I
Do your best, not somebody else's
best. Be in earnest and show thereby
your faith in the work you have chosen.
BE systematic, it is one conditioa Of sue
cess. PerseYera, and in the meantime
f1et patience have her perfect work. -
Stick to your work, and don't get out of
heart if you fail at first Those who
ever do anything worthy, fail first. We
cannot learn to do some things till we
fail. Take things easy. although you
must work very hard You can work
hard and be quiet You can persevere
and be patient.
There has been, ways, people who
complain and critivise and misrepresent.
You may expect it. BE a good anvil.
Bye and bye you may turn hammer. Be
of good cheer. Despondent, morose you
must not be. Attempt and expect great
things. If you expect TO fail you viii
pot be disappointed. Therefore in the
end expect the crown. Ask God to helD
you. Pray for guidance and support.
Leave results to Him. Don't fret. WoF-
y is much worse than work. Worry f.
zen killa people. Work seldom. Do your
work the best iyou can, trust God and
don't worry about success.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-12-07
THE NASHVILLE AMERICAN.

AthO time in the South's history has
we'll informed newspaper, issued from
commanding point of observation for
the collection and distribution of early
Intelligence been more an Indispensable
ty to Southern households than now.
The efforts OF the Managers of the
Amcrtcan, to maintain its standard as the
best political, commercial and family
newspaper in the Southern States will
in no particular be relaxed, for the en-
suing year, and many improvements are
contemplated. For the past SIX years
its expenditures have not Teen less than
one hundred thousand dollars annually,
to serve its patrons with the freshest
news, and its outlay for telegraphic
news alone has not been less than ten
thousand dollars per annum. No other
newspaper s0nth of the Ohio river has
expended as much for telegraphic sea-
vices 1t appears regularly every day
throught out the year, including hoi
days, and its office is never closed. The
Weekly american made up of the cream
of the news of the seven daily issues of
fhe week will aantain the full volume
of telegraphic dispatches aud market
quotations on the day of pnblicati m
Ii will be sent postage paid to any al
dress for one dollar a year, rs cents for
6 months and 40 cents for three months.
Daily yr. $12 90. Sunday omitted yr
$1,000. Weekly yr. 81 90.
Address THE AMERICAN,
Nashville, Tenn.