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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
Various Causes

Advancing years, care, sickness, disappoint-
ment, and hereditary predispostion-all operate
to turn the hair gray, and either of them inelines
it to shed prematurely. AYERR's HAIR VlGoR
will restore faded or gray, light or red hair to a
rich brown or deep black, as may be desired; 1t
softens and cleanses the scalp giving it a healthy
action II removes and cures dandruf and hui
mors By its use falling hair is checked, ana a
new growth will he produced in all cases where
the follicles are not DESTROYED or the glands de-
cayed Its effects are beautifully shown on
brashy weak or sickly hair, on which few ap-
plications will procure the gloss and freshness
OF youth. Harmless and sure In It's operation,
II is incompatible as dressing, and isespecialiy
valued for the soft lustre and richness OF tone II
imparts. 1t contains neither oil nor dye, aud
will not soil or color white fabrics yet 1t lasts long
on the hair, and keeps 1t fresh and vigorous
For sale nv all dealers. Csl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09
Rural Happenings.

FALL RIVER July 5.-Nessrs. Editors-in
your issue of July I'd your correspondent ~
asserts that went before the town board ana
accused my neighbors five or six OF them OF
dong some pretty "talr' lying in the matter
of their assessment. If your reporter had been
there at the time and had reported the truth
he would have less tall" ones TO answer tor
now than he las. brought no railing accu'
sation against any of my ne!ghbors. simply
went to have wrong rlghted IN the matter OF
my assessment; our assessor having gone over
the town rs has been done for years past,
throwing out personal property to one man to
che amount 5000 or $700; to another, Sioo or
$500; to another, 5000 or $500; to another, 500
or 800; to others, nothing. Now, ask that
as much personal property be thrown out to
me as he did to my richer neighbors My re-
Quest was treated with contempt, saying there
was no law for it, WAS there any law for
throwing out for others?" "N-n-no." "Why
did YOU do it," Because it Is customary"
Then demanded that justice be done me, but
could not get It, asked, "Do you intend to
return your books and swear you have assessed
all the property of the town, when you have
not?" "Well, yes" "How can you do SO
when you know the law defines II as perjuryT'
We'll, because it is customary" God help
men that will not right wrong, whose con
science is like an old India rubber bag pressed
in any shape to meet what seems customary
IN defiance of law and justice Gentlemen,
wnen the law says one mans property may oe
thrown out and another's assessed, at the OPP
ton of the assessor, or that he can DO one
thing and swear to another, to the detrlment
of myself and every other poor man IN town,
then, and not till then, will submit to such
F.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

sey and Brady Gu'ieau
IS obviously q vicious vagabond; poor half
witted, halfeducated rogue aud varlet, con-
fdepce man with ambition IN search OF motor
iety: a dead.beat after adventures-with
nothing to lose-the very man TO undertake
desperate Job of work backed by FEW
specious promises. Did COnklIng tip him
wink, Did Arthur salute him knowingly on
the street? Such things have been; ana the
parties to the contract touched the hammer oil
the revolver that did the deed with kid gloves
| 1t Is not so difficult thing procure muir
der. Sometimes it is done by alteration
sometimes by intmatiOn. Let Messrs. Conk
ling, Dorsey and Brady be sworn, and let Mr.
Arthur BE- watched. The circumstances OF
the sight at Albany, on either side, show that
both sides have reached point where murder
Is small matter
| We repeat, however, that we arralgn nobody
We believe Mr.. Conkling capable OF any crime
from incest 20 murder, and we fear he has alb
soute control over Mr.. Arthur. We confess
to deeply rooted feeling, which disqualihes
US as a witness. We therefore merely insist
that the rules of evidence, which were adopted
and applicd.in the murder of Mr.. Lincoln, be
adopted and applied in the attempted murder
of Mr.. Garfield If the president dies, let all
these men be indicted. They have by the mere
lClTCuINsthilCc VI Po'itiNhi "'''J $50
immunity either from popular suspicion or
from arrest
But there is neither justice nor manllness in
this To conceive men like Conkling Arthur
and Brady capable of such crime is to de
grade the moral tone of the entire political
leadership of the country to the level of aSsas
slnation, for there Is 70 evidence in what
either Conkllng or Arthur have ever SAID or
done to show that their standard of political
ethics is below that of the mass Of politicians
of the country. Given that such men, under
strong temptation, are capable of touching
the hammer of the revolver with kid gloves, u
and what safety can there hereafter be for any
man in the presidential Office? for whether the
incumbent be "stalwart," "halfbreed," demo
crat or greenbacker, there will remain thou
sands whose ambition will be quite as com
petcly thwarted by such lncumbency AS that
of Arthur and Conkllng Is by the presidency
of Garfield.
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Prosecution of diplomas to the graduates by
r. Williams, County Supt of schools.
BENEDICTIoN,
AT the special election the voters of Brook
Ign voted against paying the bonds. They
say they will fight them to the bitter end,
Only twelve voted for the payment
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Mr. Samuel Bouslough and Miss Mary
Eckert, and Mr.. James Strome and Miss Min.
ME Bouslough, were married on the same day
at Ottawa, on last Monday week. The hap
DIV party arrived home the same day and i'm
medlately took the train for Clear Creek, Iowa.
Success
Mr.. Frank Cane was buried IA few weeks
ago He had been at Chicago attending school
when taken ILL., He was at home about three
weeks when he died. The parents have the
sympathy of all
The residence of o. p. johnson was struck
by lightning recently while he and all his
family were in the house Fortunately no
one was hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malbracht returned last Mon.
day from visit 20 Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. 5. Bouslough OF Troy Grove and Mrs. and
Miss Weller of Mendoza, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. c. Bouslough.
HARRY DALE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

Wat,erson, of the CourierJ0uraat fairly
makes ones hair stand on end by the audacity
with which he charges upon Conkling, Ar
thur, Brady and others, the attempt to murder
the president. Thus he says:
Three persons at least will DO saved from
ruin by the death of the president, and moth
ing less than the death of the president can
save them. They are Roscoe Conkllng, Dor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-09

Hides with or more gruba are cassed AZ uahaseu anu
20 at twothirds prize. ---
The grain prices whole range OF market nom ware
house prices prices Maid for odd loads for feed
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Nem aDrertisenl entS.

For big boys little boys for rich mems boys and poor
mems boys womens boys too tor school Doys WORK
every place. we have ready to put great variety of
suitable Clothes suitable for every one OF them for every
DEAL if understood as generously it to be
derstood. We may say People differ about what
lis stable we therefore make great variety Of things
suitable for each sort of boy and each sort of differ
ent in Color in CLOTH in shape in adornment All these
of them all is to bring the boy and try them It is
derfu what knack boys have Of slipping into the right
thngs No old stock the accumulation of years; but all
bright fresh new, wonderful in Variety marvellous n
style and fnish and incomparaby the best.
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DRESS and BUSINESS SUITS.

Spring suddenly than did this plenty Of
worning hanging
Clothing to begin with adv
facilities growing bigger and bigger and
working smoother
Clothing
al
or
III fLufcn OIL AAAc0 NSE
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How u Previous Comet Was Received

| How u Previous Comet Was Received.
In view of the rcigning uncertainty AS to
the comet of 1881, 1t may be timely to repro.
ducc from the Urbana Gll.) Constitution, of
May 1857, the following interesting bu' lrrev
erent spcculatons touching the comet which
was expected to strike the earth on June - OF
that year:
/ Zimmerman, after observing the crltter'
carefully with the instruments of the lrbana
brass band, comes to the conclusions
| First-That the comet will not strike the
earth but
Second-That if it does strike, 1t will never
do 1t second time.
In any case, however to any gentleman VINO
holds opinions different from the above and is
willing to back his views to a limited extent,
IN order to arrive at the truth in this mOmen-
tous matter we hereby make the following
| PROPOSITIONS.
Frst-We will wager $4,000, more or less,
that if the comet offers to strike we will dodge
IT.; in other words that it can't be brought to
the scratch
Second-A like sum that, if 1t does strike it
will be knocked higher nor kite.
| Third-Twenty.fiv times the above amount
that in case the comet strikes, 1t wont bulge
the earth six inches by actual measurement
| FJuHh-A like amount that alter the comet
strikes Its tail drops.
| Fifh-An optional sum that the earth can
knock the comet further than the comet can
knock the earth, nine times out of eleven.
SirM-That after the comet gets through
striking the earth it Will never want to strike
anybody else.
| These propositions are intended to cover the
case of any gentlemen on this globe, or on the
comet, or elsewhere.
Money to be deposited IN the Banks of New
foundland.
Time of striking and other arrangements to
be fixed by the parties.
| Applications for bets have a right to select
any comet they choose.
The emigration statistics of Germany are
lengagIag the seiious attention OF the Imperial
chancellor, who has submitted to the Bundles
rath tables showing that during the year 1850
no fewer than II ,454 young men liable to mil
ltary service quilted the Fatherland for Amer.
lea. AS the exodus during the past year was
nothing beyond the common, whereas this
season the numbers are assuming alarming
proportions, it seems likely that the military
service will be deprived of at least 10000
young men. The worst feature of the case,
of course, IS that the emigration of thus class
means a two-told loss to the cOuntry-the 81
new and backbone of the country are leaving
1t, and the aged, intirm and children are LEFT
behind. The chief exodus seems to be tron,
Prussia. Bavaria, with a population equal to
one.ninth of the whole of Germany, only sup
pies one.twentieth of the emigrants, seeming
to demonstrate the fact that life IN the south is
MT so uncomfortable as in Prussia itself
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

The sewing society of the Presbyte-
rian church, met at the parsonc &c for
the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year. After prayer by the
Rev. ]. Y. Cowhick, the president
stated that the election of officers was
in order, when. after consultation, the
following ladies were nominated and
elected, viz:
President-Mrs. ID. D. Dare.
Vice president-Mrs. G. A. Sea-
right.
Secretary-Mrs. E. S. N. Morgan.
Treasurer-Mrs. E. Nagle.
Purchasing committee = Mesdames
Searight, Nagle, Hibbard, Corlett.
Morgan.
Cutting committee Wood,
Armbruster, Tracy, Whitcomb. Col
Inns and Miss Todhunter.
Fancy work committee-M Mesdames
Inghram, Converse, Swan, Buckingham,
and Misses. Kelsy and Graham.
Pastors aid committee-Mesd
Thos. Swan, Graham, De Witt, Jen-
kens, Judge Tracy, Melander, Webb.
st. Louis: Louis La Chappelle, a
wealthy farmer in Prairie du Nocher,
ILL.,, died suddenly on Monday. 1t is
believed he was poisoned by interested
persons.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

st. Louis, Feb. 5.-A grain train was
ditched to-day on the Wabash road.
Seventeen cars were wrecked, but no.
body hurt.
Specials to this city say the sudden
melting of the snow in New Mexico and
Southern Colorado is doing great dam
age.
A mortgage tor s45, 900, 900, covering
all the property of the M. X. & T. rail
road, securing all its bonds and provid-
ing for the extension to the Rio Grande
and the City of Mexico, is in course of
preparation.
Senior Wilhelm, solonist, killed his
mistress, Agalia Margot. last night, and
then shot himself. Cause, jealousy and
drink,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06
FOREIGN.

Edinburgh, Feb. 5-Three policemen
shot one seriously in arrestiDg two men
who were lurking about the custom
house. One man committed suicide.
1t is supposed the men are Irish Amer
leans. They are suspected of robberies
and the wounding of persons during
the night.
London, Feb. 5.--Four thousand
weayeIs are on strike at Hyde for an
advance of wages; 1900 looms are
idle.
Berlin, Feb. SIT is said that Bis
marck in approving gold standard for
Germany, does not favor the proposal
of France for an international confer
enee on the silver question.
Dublin, Feb. 5.--Berkery, intimi-
dated by the priests and members of the
Kilmaloch land league, has fed to
America, compelling an adjournment OF
hearing of the charges.
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The Missouri Ovcrnows.

Omaha, Feb. 5.-A Fort Benton,
Montana, dispatch of the 30th says:
The river broke here at one O'Clock this
morning. The water rose over the
bank. Women and children were con-
veyed to places of safety on the hill.
The river fell eight or ten feet since
daylight. Hopes are entertained that
the worst is over. No damage report
ed. The Sun river bridge and the
bridges in Prickly Pear canon were
carried away. The thermometer has
been about 500 below for three days
past.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06
Grangers, Convention.

San Francisco, Feb. 5-The grangers'
convention to-day adopted resolution
endorsing the Nicaragua canal project
and appointed a committee to go to
Sacramento to petition the legislature
to ask congress to aid the Nicaragua
project.
The farmers convention to-day re-
solved to form wheat growers asso-
citation for California, for mutual aid
and protection against the middlemen,
the first meeting of which is to be held
April 14th. The object Of the proposed
organization is to establish an agency
at Liverpool for freights and commits
siOnS
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Progress of the struggie-EngIand
and Ireland.


ana Ireland.
London, Feb. 5.-The Times approves
Davitt's arrest, and says: Davitt has
been active in sedItion, verging on trea-
son, and he is an adventurer who is ac-
quainted with the springs and methods
of fenian conspiracy. Nolan and La
bouchere are interesting themselves in
regard to a memorial concerning Da-
witt. which is addressed to the home
secretary.
The debate on the coercion bill will
probably end Wednesday.
Owing to the Irish land league agita-
tion, strict precaution is being taken in
every part of the kingdom; remarkable
precautions continue at the houses of
parliament, the troops, even in London,
being confined to their barracks. Eng
land is harrassed, if not with formida-
BILE danger, with alarms which are little
less destructive to tranquility.
Dublin, Feb. 5.-The land league
fund lodged in France In the name of
Parnell, Dillon, Davitt and Egan, must
on draft, bear three signatures. Egan
goes to France to escape the operation
of the coercion act and to be free to
sign. The ladies committee fearing
arrest, the masculine leaders urge the
women Of Ireland co organize and con-
tinue the agitation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

New York, Feb. 5.-The stockhold-
ers of the Western Union, by nearly a
unanimous vote, ratified the consolida-
tion and Increased the stock to $780,
100000. The directors accepted the
resignation of Twombly, vice president,
and c. w. Chaplin, director.
Jay Gould was elected director, vice
David Jonss, deceased, and takes
Twombley's place on the executive
committee. Russell Sage hae been
elected to fill the place of Chaplin, and
Gen. Eckert was elected director and
general manager.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

London, Feb 5.-The king of Ashan-
tees has declared war against England.
Stores and ammunition have been Or
dered to the cape coast from Madeira.
The war office held special council to-
day, and it was decided TO take imme-
diate and effective measures to protect
the British settlement on the west coast
of Africa. 1t seems that the king of
Ashantees has sent a special ambassa-
dor to the Cape Coast castle, demand
ing of the governor the surrender of
one Yamm, refugee, chief of the
Ashantee tribe. The governor declin-
ed, and the king at once declared hos
tilities. The governor has applied to
the Governor of Sierra Leona for rein
forcements, which are being pushed
forward.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

I
was the coup d. etat Of Thursday BY
which the eonspirators in the Western
Union deal carried out their scheme and
perfected the monopoly before the legis-
lature could interfere. as it unquestion-
able would have done had there been
sufficient time. OF the legality of the
consolidation, as it is called, (although
in point of fact the transaction is a sale
of the property of the American Union
and the Atlantic and Pacific companies
to the Western Union,l it is claimed
that there may be some doubt. The
twenty days notice which the law re-
quires shall be given before the stock
holders can be called together to vote
upon such contracts, would not have
expired until to-day, which was the date
named in the advertisement which
called the meeting. By anticipating
thel time forty-eight hours. it is said
the legality of the procedure becomes
questionable; the stock holders meet
tings said to have taken place on
Thursday were only meetings in form.
Gould, Sage, Vanderbilt and one or
two Others directors met in a private
parlor up town with the stockholders
and proxies and went through the form
of voting in approval of the contract.
The proceedings by which the $40, ,000,-
900 of watered stock was thrown upon
the community were over in few mo-
ments. 1t is not generally understood
that all the present stock of the West
ern Union as well as that of the
other companies is to be withdrawn
and exchanged, and that there will be
an entire new batch of $50, 900, 900
of actual stock certificates put on the
market. 1t is believed that VIM. H.
Vanderbilt resigned his position as a
member of the Western Union board of
directors at meeting of the executive
committee last Wednesday and 1t will
be acted upon and probably accepted at
the next meeting of the board. In a
day or two there will also retire with
Vanderbilt. it is thought, all those who
form what is recognized as the Wander
bilt interest in the Western Union
management as opposed to the Gould
faction; E. s. Morgan will remain. The
new company has been incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey.
A special committee of the produce
exchange met yesterday with the men,
bers of special committee of the
Chicago produce exchange, the latter
submitting plan for new telegraph
line between this city and the west with
capitol Of 81, 900, 900. half of which is
already subscribed in Chicago. No per-
son can subscribe to more than s., 900
of stock and only men engaged in
actual commercial pursuits will be al
lowed to come in as shareholders. 1t is
contemplated to charge twenty cents
for ten words between New York and
Chicago as against fifty cents, the pres.
ent price. The plans were very favor
ably received and the two committees
met on change to-day to consummate
| the scheme,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

New York, Feb. 5.-Wm. II. Van
derbilt has purchased the Manhatten
market property, bounded by Eleventh
and Twelfth avenues and Thirty-fourth
and Thirty-ffth streets, for railroad
purposes, paying $375,000. He also
purchased the land in front extending
to the North river
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06
The California Flood AbatIng.

San Francisco, Feb. Sit has been
a fair day throughout. A portion Of the
state is under water and the rivers and
creeks arc falling everywhere. About
$500 square miles Of Sacramento val
ley are under water. The losses cannot
be even guessed at present, but the
total aggregate will be n stupendous
sum.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

Emissions. Aversion to .soclety, Dimness of
Vision, Noises in the Heat; tie Vital fluid
passing unobserved in the u.inc, and man,
other diseases that lead to Insanity ana
death.
DIR. MINTIE q CO. viii agree to forfeit i've
hundred dollars for a case of this kind the
VITAL RESTORATIVE under their special
advice and treatment) will not cure or for
anything impure Injurious found In 1t.
DIR. MINTIE q CO. treat all private diseases
successfully without mercury. Consultation
Free. Thorough examination and advice,
including analysis of urine, s5. Price OF VI
TAI RESTORATIVE, SO n bottle, or four
times the quantity, $40, sent TO any address
upon receipt of price, or c. o. D., secure from
observation, and In private name II desired,
by
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Card

To all who arc suffering from tho errors
ness. early decay. loss OF manhood nc, will
send q receipt that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE This great remedy was dis
covered by n missionary In South America.
Send n self-addressed envelope to the Rev.
JosKPH T. 1NMAN, Station d. Ne7o York CITY.
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Certificate.

Certificate.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. %, 1881.
This is to certify that the Iowa Barb
SIeei Wire Co., Of Marshalltown, Iowa,
mas THIS day taken license under the
ietsers patent, owned by the Washburn
q Moep Manufacturing Co., of Wor-
cester, Mass, to manufacture the Bur.
nell Barb Wire. - -
WAsHBURN & MoEN MANF,a. Co.
BY Charles F. Washburn. vice presi.
dent. f1-d6t
That the Burnell Barb Wire is the
best in the market is proved by The
large and constantly increasing demand
for 1T. 1t is fully protected by a Ii
cense from the patentees, and can be
obtained from F. Schweickert, agent.
10th street, Cheyenne. film
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A Missing steamer.

London, Feb. 5.-No news as yet
have been received of the Cunarder
Batavia, from New York Jan. 10th, for
Liverpool. 1t is believed that she has
broken down and is proceeding under
sail.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-06

The LEADER Job printing office es-
tablishment is now in perfect running
order, and with new type and other
new material, and the finest Office in
the territory, will be able to turn out
the best Of work at short notice. Give
US q call.
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Ready made clothing in great variety
and at the lowest prices, at
m2-tf SMITH Il HARRINGToN's.

Nursing a cold will not always
cure it. Rock and Rye acts like a
charm. Sold by Addoms & Glover.
ie12-tf
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The Western Hotel.
Strangers coming to Cheyenne should
stop at the above named hotel, and
they will get splendid accommodations
in rooms and at the table, and be treat
ed In an excellent manner by the genial
host. Herman Kimme. And those of
our citizens who want good day board
should patronize the excellent dining
rooms of this hotel. The fare is No.
and the rates are very reasonable.
jy11tf.
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The Great English Remedy

lis a never failing cure
| flor Nervous Debility,
Exhausted Vitality,
Seminal Weakness,
|Spermatorrhoea, LOST
MANHOOD, ,Impotency,
Paralysis and all the
Terrible effects OF Self
Abuse, youthful fol-
lies. and excesses In
mature years-such as
floss o. memory, Las.
lkItun d @. Nncturual