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The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02
Tho COllectorship.

The contest for the c0llec.orship at tbe election
next Tuesday seems to be narrowed down be-
tween Albert Maerhofer and jacob GsuI. Both
are men quite competent for the position and ap-
peal TO popular sympathy on sccouDt OF signal
misfortunes of a nature well calculated to arouse
such sympathy. Having stated the case of Mr.
Msierhofer heretofore, We permit NJ tiaui TO
tell his own story as follows:
OTTAWA, April lst 1881.
Editors ct Free Trader. should the report be
circulated 10 the contrary, owing to my condI.
tion account OF the loss OF my ieg and with.
out means ~ hattie with political powers leave
my claims with the generous public: and were
IL not Tor the terrible misfortune which overlook
me shoud have been the last man to ask YOUR
votes for Office. A 1t Ia am forced to ask Tor
your votes ana generous support. The story has
necn circulated somewhat freely that Mr.. Albert
MaierEutcr Il more in need Of the Office than my.
self and that came out after he did The frat
proposition will leave with the public to decide
He has good business and In hIs present cond,.
tion can very easily oversee II; willie was de-
pendent upon 10y own manual labor far the sup
port Of my family. J. GAuL~
FOR COLLECTOR uY THE TowSsHfP oY OTrawl
without regard to political organization. In con-
slderation oi m.sfnrtunes unavoidabl With man.
kind, NC, the voters of the town OF OTTAWA, With
out regard TO nationality politics In tus;ice 10
each other and la confederation OF the above cir
cumstanccs, consider II the duty Of each and
every voter of the township TO cast their vote for
Jacob Gaul for collector. MANI CITIZENS.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

Our new styles Of hats have arrived. Call and
examine styles and prices.
A. PRANK ~ Co, the Ciothiers.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02
GRAND yURT.

GRAND JURY.
The grand jury which adjourned on Saturday
last are to be complimented for their lively work,
chiefly due to the states attorney and the fore.
nan. The jury passed the following resoIutiors,
com plimenliug these oficers:
Essoivsd, That the thanks OF this grand jury
are hereby rendered 10 l.. w. Brewer, E-q.
.tate's attorney. for his promptness la answer.
Ing the calls Of this body dnring its sessions.
Resolved That the grand jury do hereby ex
press our heartfelt thanks to T. L. Carnahsn,
E-q, foreman, for the efficient and gentieuaRiy
manner With which he has presided over this
hody.
Unanimously adopted.
The sheriff also received notice IN q similar
way.
MARRIAGES.
The following we're this week granted lceoso
to marry:
Geo. J. Narsch and Pauline Reith.
Lars 5. Hendrickson and Lima G.. Larson.
Chas. r. Hanna and G.. Rose Hanna.
James White and Laviiia Pitcher
Frederick ). DenDey and Mary Stimson.
County court Is held In Lynch's block.
Lizzie Murphy, young giri Of this city, ~as
taken TO Elgin this week. The cause OF her in.
sanity, which has been OF only fe " days dura.
tion, Ia unknown.
Don't buy your clothing until you have seen A.
Fraok u Co.'S mammoth stock OF mCn's, boys
and youths clothing and learn their prices
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

new stock Of ladies' Two and three strap san
dals Just received ut J. Megaffln's.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

The report Of the supervisor to the Board OF
Towa Auditors shows that I've has pa d out sj9l
on town orders-in great part wages OF the as
4 'ssor, and $55S in refunding town tax OF yeaI
or so ago. lie has 81, SAT 10 on hand
The highway commissioners at the date Of
their report last Tuesday had received In taxes
aud from last year s+,i3l.c7 and borrowed
81 00O The 81 600 was repaid, besides which
we're spent $500 "a. Since the report they
have received moneys from the collectors, and
the treasurer has now a balance ON hand. Tn,
road north from the brewery IIill'' has cost
about 81 0O0 and grsveling Illinois avenue frou
the Cemetery to the Fair Grounds, $500, tb.
largest single pieces OF work. The Board sp
proved the reports. finding the vouchers CORES
pouding With the books.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

On Saturday morning The residence Of Thos.
Robinson, In a house owned by Robt. Cannon,
north of the Rock Island depot, took fire from a
bad chimney. The department responded
promptly and succeeded in saving the lower
part Of the house. Most Of the contents were
saved. The house was Insured In the Imperial
" Northern, through DR.. j. o. Harris, for $500
and the contents for $50. The amount of insur.
ance paid Thursday To the owners was j675.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

New styles visiting caras NJ osnan 4 Hape-
mans
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

Post Office opens at O'Clock A. ", and closes
AZ 70 = n
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

The highway commissioners et Peru spss>
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02
Tho Churches.

Pye.5yt.rian. D. q. Bradford, at The usual
aours.
Ep4scvol--Reg. Mr.. Somervllle, at the usual
hours
Con9scc,s,sal,-Rev G. r. Barnes; evening
subject: "Thc Bible View of Total Abstinence"
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02
Hoard of Education,

Report OF EXPENSES for th" year cndlng April
1 1891.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-04-02

Don't buy your clothing unit, you have seen A.
Fraok u Co.'S mammoth stock Of mems, boys
and youths clothing and learn their prices.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Ex.Judge Sam'l w. Melton has been
sworn in as United States District Attorney.
-Locusts have made their appearance in
many parts of the State.
The city council of Charleston, by vote
of 10 to 4, mas rejected an ordinance impos'
ing fine and imprisonment on all who sell
liquor on Sunday.
The ministers of Newberry have organ.
lied, and appointed subcommittee in each
township to obtain signatures to prohibition
petition.
Judge Wallace recently added three
months in the penitentiary to the sentence OF
a young white man convicted of assault, for
having concealed weapon.
The Governor has appointed Col. j. D.
Cothran, of Abbeville, Judge of the Eighth
Circuit, to fill the vacancy caused by Judge
Thomson's death.
At recen. meeting of the trustees of the
Columbia Female College, Rev. o. A. Darby
was elected president of that institution. He
will enter on the duties of the position in Oc-
tober next.
"A movement in Columbia has taken def
mite shape, to establish second Presbyterian
Church in that city, to be known by the
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

A liquor dealers State convention is to
be held in Raleigh on the first of June.
In Forsythe Superior Court there are
about fifty cases against residents of Winston
for retailing liquor without license.
- The dockets of the late term of the Uni.
ted States Court at Asheville were heavy.
Judge Dick sentenced thrty.one persons to
imprisonment in Jail for different periods Of
time, and two to the Albany penitentiary.
The case of Case and Loften, deputy mar
shals, for killing Justice, in Henderson coun-
ty, about eighteen months ago, and moved to
the United States Court, was moved to the
Charlotte term of the Federal Court. The
hearing of the case of Redmond, the outlaw,
was postponed until the next term Of the
Court at Ashevile. The Court consented to
give him bail in the sum of $1,000. He is
still in the Asheville Jail, however, not hav-
ing as yet been able to give this bail.
A convention of colored men of North
Carolina, assembled at Raleigh on Tuesday
of last week, and adjourned at 3 o'clock on
Thursday morning. There were about 70
delegates present. composed of the leading
colored Republicans of the State. j. C.
Price was chosen president. During the ses.
sion the discrimination against the colored
man in the distribution of federal patronage
was fully discussed, and committee, consist
ing of one from each Congressional district,
and twelve from the State at large, was ap-
pointed to wait upon President Garfield and
present the claims of the colored Republicans.
The 18th of June was designated as the day
on which the committee will call upon the
President. An address was issued to the
colored people, resolutions were adopted, and
much determination was shown by the dele
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were had before Judge Mackey. If the
County of Chester secures the $4,000 worth
of preferred stock, it seems to be question
whether or not the sceptre will pass from the
hands of the Richmond and Danville and if
the directors of the Cheraw and Chester Road
are perpetually restrained from issuing the
second mortgage bonds, it seems to be ques-
ion whether the dogs in the manger will eat
the hay and build the bridge"
- The Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, has recently "interviewed" Col.
R. L. Mclaughlin, the president of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad in regard
to the lease of the Spartanburg and Union
Railroad, and has obtained the following in
formation in regard to the latter road, and
the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad {:
"The lease was made by the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad for itself and not for the
Danvile combination, the owners of the two
not being Identical AS soon as the summer
travel begins, Col. Mclaughlin will run cars
from Columbia to Hendersonville, without
change at Alston, as heretofore. Mr.. James
Anderson, the present superintendent, will
remain in charge of the road until June 1st.
After that time it will be operated as branch
of the Greenville Road. Mr. Anderson will
probably retain the superintendency Of the
Spartanburg and Asheville road. Regard.
ing this latter road, Col. Mclaughlin states
that the Columbia and Greenville road is
now virtually its owner, having purchased
two.thirds of its bonds. The present owners
hold about 100000 and the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad s36S,OOO. As soon as
the sale to the present owners is confirmed
which is expected in June, plans will be de-
vised for its completion to Asheville and its
operation by the Greenville Road, either by
the latter buying out the bondholders or com
bining with them. twill take 100000 to pay
the debt and complete the road. The Spar
tanburg and Asheville will be completed te
Asheville between October and January next
meeting the extension from Paint Rock te
Ashevlle, as soon as it is completed. This ex
tension will be made by the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Road, under the COLI
combination just formed. Assurances are Civ
en- that the Cole and Danville combination.
will work in harmony to secure through Yves
tern connection with the South Atlantic States
COL Mclaughlin states that the effort of tht
Columbia and Greenville and its branches
will be to build up the State, encouraging
in every way its industries and making NJ
discrimination against any of its towns Of
ports"
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BARBERS BRIDGE.
A BIDDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE WARD
OF THE CONTRACT

Fort MILL, s. c., May 18th, 1881.
Editor Enquirer Some of the citizens Of
this section would like for the County Com
missioners to explain the "letting" of BARRIERS
Bridge. 1t was advertised for SEALED bids"
of course, meaning the lowest responsible bid
der. Now, hoau was it that the Commission
ers rejected two bids-one of 500 less than
L. N. & T. G. Culp--and made by one who
could have given the security if required !;
the other responsible bidders $66 lower than
Messrs. Culp? Why was the matter kept
secret from all the bidders? Have the two
counties money to De lavishly used? Did
the Commissioners have to borrow? Was
their object to get the bridge built cheap for
cash Why then refuse the lowest bids ?
The information would enlighten many citi-
zens in this portion of the county and the ad-
joining section of Lancaster:
N. G, BRADFORD.
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N. G. BRADFORD.
MERE.MENTION.

Gen. Grant has written letter from the
CITY of Mexico to Senator j. P. Jones, in
which he takes the ground that number of
Gar6eld's New York nominations was but q
part of deep laid scheme to punish promi-
uent leaders for being openly friendly to him,
Grant. )'.'..."Copies of the revised New
Testament first appeared on the streets of New
York on Friday last. On that day, 100000
copies were shipped to various points. '''''The
New York financial papers generally agree
that the present boom in stocks is likely to
continue for some time ''''Steele Mackay's
new theatre at New York will be opened,
next autumn, by dramatization of Judge
Tourgee's "a Fools Errand. Cotton
in Sumter county, Ga, is half leg high,
and has well formed squares. '''''''Demo-
cratic, Republican and Prohibition candidates
for Governor are expected in Georgia at the
next election. ......"Col. Thomas A. Scott,
the railroad king, died in Philadelphia at 9
o'clock last Saturday morning. ."''.''..'.Twc
million copies of the revised New Testament
have already been sold in London. .'.'''."'Fe-
male suffrage rallied So votes in the New
York Assembly, six less than a majority
and 27 less than two thirds. The vote cast
for the measure steadily increases year by
year. '''''''''The number of hogs packed in
Chicago, since March 1st, is estimated at
555, 900 against S46, 900 for the corresponding
time last year. ..''..'..F Frederick A. Conkling,
q brother of Roscoe, and Democrat, but
claiming to be in the full confidence of the
ex-senator, says he does not desire reelection
to the Senate. 1.-THE Pennsylvania Sen.
ate has passed resolution asking for the
transfer Of William Penn's remains from
England to Philadelphia.
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YORKvILLE CORNET BAND.

The old instruments Of the Yorkville Cornet
Band have been purchased by the Clover Cor
net Band, new musical organization under
the leadership of Mr.. Lawson K. Armstrong.
The Yorkvlle Band has purchased new set
of upright, triple silver.plated instruments,
made by M. Pourcelle, of Paris, and said to
be the best in use. In addition to this, the
members are also having made fine uniform
of navy blue broad cloth, trimmed with scar.
let cloth and bullion braid.
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CHANGE SCHEDULE.

Another change has been made in the
schedule of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad.
This change gives close connection, going
and returning, with the Carolina Central at
Lincolnton, enabling passengers on the c. q
L. Road to 60 through or return from Shelby
without delay. The Lincolnton train will
arrive at Yorkville at $50 A, M. The
schedule, as changed, is printed on the third
page of this issue.
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ROAD COMMISSIONERS.

At the last regular meeting of the board of
county commissioners, Messrs. E. G. Byers,
A. II. Barnett and Capt. j. Frank Workman,
were appointed special commissioners to sur
vey and lay off a new public highway from
Ebenezer to the incorporate limits of Rock
Hill, and thus avoid the "Moore and Miller
HILL" and the branch on the old road. 1t
will be remembered that much complaint was
made last winter of the almost impossible
condition of the above.named road.
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gates, who say that this discrimination against
colored Republicans, who do the voting for
the Republican party, must cease, or they will
know the reason why, and take care of them
selves in the future.
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PICNIC AND EXCURSION.

The picnic and excursion on the railroad
tomorrow, promises to be the grandest affair
of the kind that has yet taken place. A suf
ficient number of cars have been chartered
to give ample accommodation to all who may
wish to attend. The picnic will be at South
Fork Bridge, where complete arrangements
have been made for all to have pleasant
time. A platform has been erected there for
dancing, and Dick Lattas string band has
been engaged to furnish music for the occa.
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RLACK,S STATION ITEMS.
LOCUSTS.

Although they have not appeared in the
immediate vicinity of town, we learn that in
the county the locusts thirteen year" To-
Gusts as they are termed-are quite numerous.
These insects appeared in 1912, 1855, 1868,
and now in 1881. They do no serious harm to
vegetation. They deposit their eggs on the
branches of trees. From the branches the
eggs fall to the ground, and the popular the
ory is that they become buried in the ground,
and after period of thirteen years the young
are hatched, when they work their way out of
the ground. The present swarm will remain
from four to six weeks and then die.
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COLUMBIA REGISTER.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Joint COMMITTEE.

The Joint committee of the Senate and
House, appointed at the last session Of the
General Assembly, to consider and report on
all bills and resolutions looking to constitu'
tional convention, or to amendments to the
constitution, met in Columbia, on Monday
last Senator Witherspoon. a member Of the
committee, is in attendance.
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

Attention is directed to the card of Mr..
j. A. Mclean, Jr., teacher of music, who
proposes to receive pupils for instruction.
Mr.. Mclean has attended full course in the
New York Conservatory of Music, and, in ad-
diton, took private lessons for one term in
Stienway Hall, with the special view Of quail.
flying himself for teaching.
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UP. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

At the last meeting of the Synod Of the
Associate Reformed Church of the South,
held at Bethel, Wilcox county, Ala, in Sep.
tember, 1880, Rev. R. Latham was appoint
ed delegate to represent the Synod in the
United Presbyterian Genral Assembly, which
met in Allegheny City, Pa, on yesterday.
Mr.. Latham left on Monday morning last for
the purpose of attending the sessions of the
Assembly. ...
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TAX COLLECTIONS.

Mr.. H. A. D. Nicely, County Treasurer, has
been engaged during the present month in
the collection of the May installment of the
State and county taxes. The amounts paid
in up to Tuesday evening aggregate $685.
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OIL as follows
MISTAKE IN THE NAME.

Our attention has been called to the fact
that most egregious mistake occurred in
giving the name of one of the young ladies
selected to assist in unveilng the statue of Nor
gan at the Cowpens Centennial. The young
lady in question is not only descendant of
one of the heroes of the battle of Cowpens,
but her parents are natives of York county.
We allude to Miss Sallie B. James instead Of
Miss Sallie B. Jones, as it was published in
the papers, She is the daughter of Rev. A.
A. James, of Union county and great
granddaughter of Capt. John Collins.
BLACKS STATION ITEMS.
Our Blacks Station correspondent informs
US that Shelby, N. c., has contributed 500
and Gaffney city $500 for the purpose of
defraying the expense of an experimental
survey of the proposed extension of'the Mid
land Railroad via the above. named towns to
SpartaDburg.
A meeting was to have been held at Gaff.
ney City last Saturday, for the purpose of
considering the propriety Of, and taking steps
to form a new county from portions of York,
Union and spartanburg, bordering on the
Air. Line Railroad.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bennett s. Motfatt, Chester, 8. C.-The Buckeye
Mower and Dropper.
Joseph A. Mclean, Jr.-Music Lessons.
James Mason, Sup't-Schedule Of Chester and
Lenoir Railroad.
J. B. Allison, Clerk-For Sale.
Kennedy Bros. & Barron-Mantua Maker.
Latimer & Hemphill-Dry Goods.
Hunter, Oates & Co.-Millinery.
H. F. Adickes, 1--WE are Prepared to Show.
J. r. Schorb, Treasnrer-Annual Report.
j. NJ. Adams-Clear the Track.
T.. NJ. Dobson-New York House-EnIporum of
Fashion.
Money Saved by Buying from NJ. Strauss.
COLUMBIA REGISTER.
We were pleased to receive call, on Tues
day morning, from Mr.. Frank j. Ludette,
travelling agent for the Columbia Register.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The next term Of the Circuit Court for
York county will convene on the fourth Mon
day in June next, his Honor Judge A. P. AL.
drich to preside. ..
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ag- The course of Conkling and Platt is ap.
proved by but three Of the leading news
papers in the United States. The Globe
Democrat, St. Louis, editor Mckee, jailed by
Bristow as whisky thief; the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, John A. Logans "own )" and the New
York Herald, edited by Grants intimate
friend, John R. Young
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~ w carry ouI Iue PloS oththe oS ioio oiiehJ
sketched Greenville, Capt. Kirk is conf
dent, can be in direct railroad communication
with Augusta in less than eighteen months
probably in twelve-the distance, via Bolton
being l13 miles. Work is being pushed on
rapidly on the Atlantic and French Broad
railway, and the prospects of this enterprise
are very encouraging"
A Chester correspondent of the Charles
ton Neaus and Courier, gives the following in.
formation in regard to the transfer of a con.
trolling interest in the Cheraw and Chester
Railroad, to the Richmond and Danville com.
binaton: "Of the seventeen hundred shares
of outstanding voting stock of the Cheraw
and Chester Railroad, nine hundred and fifty
shares are the property of the Richmond and
Danville combination, and came into posses
sion of that road in the following manner
In April last the directors of the Cheraw and
Chester Road resolved to execute second
mortgage upon the road for $4,000 and to
issue its bonds therefor. The funds SO raised
were to be applied in a great measure to the
erection ola bridge over the Catawba river, the
absence of which has hitherto greatly retarded
the progress of the company. The govern
ment of the Cheraw and Chester road found
it difficult to float these new securities at a
paying figure, having received no offer better
than seventy.6ve cents. The Richmond and
Danville combination proposed to take the
bonds at ninety cents, provided it could Sc
cure controlling interest in the company's
stock. The proposition was accepted, the
stock purchased at nominal prices and trans
ferred to the Richmond and Danville combi-
nation. To block the consummation of this
transaction, the aforementioned proceedings