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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27
OUR CLUBBING

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27
HARTMAN.

Leo Hartman, the Russian nihilst, who on
his arrival IN this country few weeks ago
boosted his connection with several unsuc.
cessful attempts to assassinate the late czar OF
Russia, and then fed to Canada in consequence
of an intlmatiun from Blaines assistant secre
tary that he was in danger Of being arrested
and sent back to Russia, has returned from bis
Canadian hiding place, satisfied that his scare
was causeless. lie has done more. He has
gone into a New York court and taken the
oath to the formal legal declaration OF his in
tcntion to become Il naturalized citizen of the
United States, stating at the time that he had
decided to give few lectures IN this country
about the real condition of Russia and the
purposes of the Nihilis,s, several invitations
to deliver such lecture having already been
extended to him.
The case OF Hartman is simple enough
While it Is admitted there is no ex,radiuon
treaty between this country and Russia for de-
livering up criminals. Hartman would not be
delivered up If there were such q treaty; fol
even our exuadition treaties with England and
France include provisions against delivering
up political prisoners, which indeed even Eu
ropean nations, except in very few cases. re
fuse to deliver up TO each other. Hartman i,
IN the fullest sense a political offender only
BlaHes subordinate Is reported TO have said
"when certain detestable crimes have beer
committed whether against a car or peas
ant, a government may give up the offender
who tries To harbor himself within It's jnris
dlction." But It makes decided difIerenc,
whether the offence Is directed against a CA
Dr peasant. II makes a difference mere, be
ause il makes difference la Russia. il ma,
he high treason In one case and assault will
latent to kill In the other. 1t is true, nations
may, rs an act of comfy, deliver up GRIM nal
10 eaca other without extradition treaties, bu
such comfy Is never claimed or exercised II
regard TO political prisoners; on the contrary
20 far as our exiradiilon treaties with o,he
countries 60, this country has placed itself uu
Ter imperative obligations not to deliver VI
persons charged with political crimes only
Gle riy, then, there Is no need Of Hartman
hi ling In Canada. lie 10 safe enough unde
tn stars and sinoes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

and saying that she was just from Manhattan
Beach and that her husband was fireman in
Brooklyn, she was taken IN charge by the pc
liceman.
The woman gave her name as Mary Pauline
R"ningcr, and she wrote of her own accord the
following: civilian Anthony Rcnlnger, En-.
CINE Company II, De Kalb avenue, w. d.
My husbands number was 2l9. They took IL
from him, but they gave him the number 230
for it, My name is no, Pauline. My name Is
Mary Louisa Paul. Rcninger. Will that do
nowg Therefor 1t took forty days. came IN
the Lords name, and not in the devils. If |
was bad woman and came as one would
have been here long ago, but came ~ good
woman"
The woman's husband was telcgraphed to,
and he replied from Brooklyn that he would
come for her Meantime she was conveyed to
an asylum
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.

The bulletins from the White House during
the past week have kept up n sort of forced
hopefulness Of tone, but each succeeding dis.
patch unconsciously describes the preceding
ones as discouraging and unfavorable. In our
last we mentioned new complication In the
Presidents case in the form Of painful swell
Ing of the parotd gland. Every effort was
made to disperse the gathered matter and pre-.
vent suppuration, but without success. This
inflammation was considered an indication OF
saptlcgmla, a mild form of blood poisoning
which not inirequently accompanies typhoid
fever and prostration. Sunday the symptoms
were again more serious, the gathering of
phlegm in the throat having caused vomiting
and rendered II necessary TO cease giving nour
ishmcnt Monday he was said to be some
what better; Tuesday and Wednesday nc
change; and of Thursdays dispatches a brel
resume Is thus given by the Chicago Times
"All hope for the recovery of the Preslden,
has well nigh been abandoned. The pbysic
ians have discovered that the infamed gland
is honeycomRed with pus cells. HIS deliriouf
spells show that the poison which has pene
Tated his blood has finally attacked his brain
About midnight the surgeons noticed grow
ing res,lessness: the pulse reached 100 meats
aud the President gave way TO hallucina,ion,
as to his surroundings. DR.. Boynton declare,
That unless there is great reaction the patien
caa not live twenIyfour hours. Secretary
Blame, in his evening dispatch to Minlste
Lowell, says that the only hope Of reactlol
rests on theswallowlng and digestion OF liqul,
food Of nourlshiEg character"
We can only add that the dispatches owe
Che wires yesterday and until last evening wer
equally cherries and Respondent in tone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Good gracious! what are We coming to!
That there should be moonshincrs in the
mountains of wicked Tennessee, Alabama and
North Carolina is not surprising, but who ev.
CIR supposed such wickedncss could flourish
in pious, temperate, loyal, republican VermontS
Yet Battleboro paper makes the statement
that "moonshine" dsillng is largely carried
on in that state, almost every town in Wind.
ham county having one or more OF these stills
and Orange and other counties are infested In
the same way. The fact is" concludes the
paper referred to, 1.-The government is being
cheated out of the major part of its revenues
IN this state by general organized system of
moonshining"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The Douglas monument and sarcophagus
erected at Chicago at a cost of about $4,000
has about received its finishing touches, a
bronze tablet medallion being added which
represents Legislation" and which viii! have
place on one side of the bise The body OF
Douglas reposes within the sarcophagus in an
iron casket The marble of which the sar.
cophagus Is made came from Rutland, VT,
Mr.. Douglass native county. On its front
sides are these Inscriptions: stephen A. Doug
las-Born April %, 1918. Died June 3, 1867
"'rell my children to obey the laws and uphold
the Constitution"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

A STRANGE VIsIToR-Early last Saturday
morning young woman appeared at the en-
trance to the Executive grounds at Washing
ton, attired IN bathing suit, and applied for
admission, saying she must see the President
Immediately, or he would be dead IN an hour
She had in her possession miniature saw and
a vial containing a liquid. A curious CROWD
gathered around the woman, and one OF the
guards Informed her that she would have It
go with him.
"what for" she inquired.
why" said the guard, don't you see VIVA
a sensation you are causingr
THAT Is not my fault, !" she quickly respond
ed. you are policeman. disperse the
lcrowd." p,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

DEAD.-Therc are few old settlers along the
Illinois river who dom. remember Captain
SAMUEL RYDER who started in the steamboat
business ia 1888 ~ master of the "Tlmoleon,'
which was about the first steamboat that na'i
gated the Illinois river. He was afterwards
master of the Prairie State, Lady Lee, Belle
of Pike and other boats on the Illinois river
and also at times, run steamers on the Missls
sipp, Red River, the Missouri, &c. Captain
Ryder died on the 10Th inst. at his home in
Grlggsvllle, ILL.,, at an advanced age leaving a
large family
General LESLIE CooMBs, Of Kentucky, the
last Of the pioneer I1dian warriors of that
stae died at Lexington at midnight Sunday,
aged IS years. He was a captain IN the war
Of 1919, and raised and equipped regiment
to aid Texas in her struggle for independence.
He was trusted friend Of Henry Clay. He
was several times auditor of Kentucky, and
suffered defeat for congress at the hands of
John G. Breckenridge Many years ago nc
lost large fortune IN building railroads, and
TWO years ago he was left almost destitute by
the burning OF his home.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

We regret TO see an unpleasant story IN the
papers seriously duplicating the character Of
John r, Wash, Esq, Of Pontiac, a few years
ago tho democratic candidate for clerk of the
appellate court of this district. Seven or eigh,
months ago he was married to an estimable
lady of Pontiac and now the orphaned daugh.
ter of his former friend Morgan l.. Payne,
was engaged to be married to her miss Payne)
and had seduced her Wash strenuously "de
niges" the Impeachment, and while threatened
with prosecution for damages insists on be.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The greenbackers of Massachusetts have
nominated Israel w. Andrews, of Danvers, for
governor, and DIR. George Dutton, Of Spring
field, tor lieutenant governor. Among the
resolutions was one declaring suffrage the
right of all citizens regardless of race, color,
sex or taxes.
In state convention at Elmira, N Y, the
greenbackers placed In tho field Epic.us Howe
for secretary Of state, and John Hooper for
comptroller. The platform mainly strikes at
excessive railroad charges, which seems rather
out Of season just now when passengers are
carried from Chicago to New York for g
and wheat and corn for about York shilling
q buShel
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The new comet has been visible here for
half dozen nights past moving up under the
bowl of the Great Dlpper, its ,aiI, which is by
no means conspicuous, pointing away from
the direction of the sun. A good opera glass
helps materially to increase its brightness. II
this comet Is to attain the brilllancy that was
predicted for it evidences of it should appear
at once Us it has passed Its perlhelion and will
soon be moving away from the earth. There
are accounts of comets that gave little prom.
Use OF brilliancy before perlhellon but burst
forth with splencOr soon afterwards
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

There seems to be general breaking loose
among the comets this year and rush to &c.
inside the earth's orbit. A. NJ. Hinston, Of
the Galveston, Tex, observatory, claims to
have discovered a new comet, visible from 0
Qhe Dipper) 1t can be seen, however, only
through telescope
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

nubl,shed from building OF Its own, supplied
with new presses, new type and all the other
machinery of the newest and best contrivance
that enters In the production Of n first class
METROPOLITAN daily. The World has many
po,nts of excellence to place it amoug the very
few really frs, class journals Of the country,
We rejoice in Its prosperity, especially on ac'
count of It's ability as a sound and judicious
advocate of democratic principles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Terrence Conley of Newark, New Jersey,
whose stomach had arrived at that condition
that it would no longer retain food, ceased
from all attempts to eat and entered upon an
unlimited fast. When he began he was so
weak Us to be unable to leave his bed, but at
the end of 43 days was able to walk across the
room, and getting hungry commenced taking
food and Is now getting well.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

through accident and mismanagement by all
the crews 1t contested with IN England, but
having gone To Vienna to try their muscle
with the Austrmns, incurred the further dis
grace OF being sold out by their own stroke
oarsman, through whose dishonesty alone they
claim they lost the race. Even If true, they
ought to be ashamed to own that they had az.
sOcIated themselves with such "A scoundrel.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

F. w. Helmick, music publisher, Cincin
natl, sends us copy Of q new song and Choir
us, God Bless the Little Women" the song
being suggested by the above expression made
by Gen. Garfield, short time after he was
shot, after debating telegram to his wife
The words are by Howard N. Fuller and the
music by Charlie Baker Our impression, on
drumming it over, is that the piece will prove
popular IS cents will secure copy by mail
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Oberly, Of the Bloomington Bulletin, wi @
had a recent conversation with Coy. CullOm
on the subject, says:
governor Culom believes the county OF
GERS will hold over: but he says that # Iht
courts decide that he must appoint county
Judges, he will reappoint all the present in
cumben,s, democrats a. we'll as republicans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

They have a Mormon revivalist preaching
missionary sermons down in Philadelphia
named joseph Mullett. He is trying to con,
vince the people there that If man is unhap-
pily married be can best cure the evil on the
homeopathic plan, by taking another wife. A
good many gentleman are looking upon the
project with favor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

1t don't take long to build up and organize
city IN the Black Hills country. One day
Last week there was rich find of silver about
ten miles from Deadwood. Next day West
Virginia City was laid out near by, and by
night it had 1000 population. Next day the
people elected recorder, attended with the
opening OF nine saloons and two faro banks
On the fourth day daily newspaper appeared
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Though the Illinois river Is not nearly as
low as we have often seen il al this season,
complaints are made that such bars have
formed in the Henry dam that boats drawing
over 4 feet inches Of water pass With ditil.ul-
ty. The only available remedy seems to ! e
expensive dredging.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The republicans of Cincinnati are said to be
especially enthusiastic In the support of the
reelection of Gov Foster. He is a republican
after their own heart Says one of them: al,
is making his campaign with a beer glass il
one hand and lot of cloves in the other as {
ready means of making himself solid will
both the liquor and the ant.liquor elements
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

A recent meeting of The leaders OF the New
York stalwarts at the residence OF Vice Pres
dent Arthur has given the halcbreeds a spasm
What if the president should die? As Conk
ling made and owns Arthur, what safety woul,
there be for any halfbreed from Conkllngi
calninr knife?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The Presidents physicians no doubt are
both able and homes, IN their profession, but
can hardly be called a success as concoctors OF
bulletins. Boiled down, the following il
about the pith Of last weeks bulletins:
"His mind Is not active. Much OF his wax
ing time he seems half asleep He no longer
asks about the news or wishes letters from
near friends and kindred read to him"
I'VE need not despair"
"Paro,itis is q very formidable complication
II is an affection from which I have almos!
never seen dotbineterlc or other fever patients
recover
1T does not alarm us in the IL .st'
ats origin we do not know, and we are not
particularly ANXIOUS to find out"
There is u serious vitation of the patients
blood, and this is the cause of the decline In
flesh and strength"
God has raised up many man nearer &c
death than IS President Garfield"
There is nothing to do but to wait and see
1t will not be long before we find out"
This Inflammation Is an affection which
need not cause the slightest alarm"
~ think it is septicemia (putrefactiOn); II
Is certainly not pyemia (blood.polsOnlng)."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer who
has been bard at work for the past two years
in opening a road from the mouth OF the Con
90 river to the interior of Africa, Is. according
70 late advices so dangerously i'll at point
between stanley Pool and the mouth OF the
Congo that slight hopes are entertained of his
YecoYpry
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The Joliet Republican is responsible Tor the
statement that one afternoon recently John
Conroy came tearing up into the village OF
Chsnnahon with the news that he had been
chased by 'painter'-a real, live, spotted
panther! A crowd Of about twenty-five men
and boys was hastily gathered, with Arthur
Whitmore and George Gaskell a. its head, and,
armed with shot,guns, revolvers and clubs,
away they went after the wild beast Arriving
at the corn field they advanced cautiously,
with Horton and others as skirmishers, and
fpally glimpse Of an animal was seen thro'
tho corn. Everybody fired, and when that
wild cat fired back they thought the Joliet fire
department was throwing canal water in a
tournament. They fed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The Neo York World, In reference to th,
financial success of which doubts have beer
freely enough expressed by rivals for severa
yesrs past, IL q least 20 solid" that IL IL nov
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The Cornell Boating Crew that went to Eu.
rope to row against the boat clubs OF the old
world no. only allowed itself to be beaten
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

Clnkling. . lea ears ago, had . business
partner, called Judge Sidney T. Holmes. tn,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

The brick work at the new Peru rolling mills
has been commeuccd2
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-22
MORNING. OCTOBER

for enactment into law. The letters which come from business men are conflicting, both as to the policy of another bankrupt law and as to it's provisions, if such measure shall be passed by Congress. By the op- ponents of the. law it is argued that for eighty years our people have been testing the wisdom and policy of bankrupt law, and the verdict has been uniformly against such a measure. They recite the fact that, iu 1900, bankrupt law was enacted and re- psaled within three years thereafter Again in 1S41 such a law was passed, but repealed within one year and finally the late bank rupt law, which was repealed about four years ago without any formid- able objection on the part of our business men. On the other side it is argued that bankrupt law is humane and equitable, and as such would seem at once to commend itself to every mind and the wonder is that Congress should have so long been indiffer- ent to a power which might be so bene- fcially exerted. A representative of the Washington National Republican has can vassed the members of the Senate on the question as to whether Congress should enact 8 bankrupt law at the next session, and the majority of Senators are, it is said, in favor of the passage of some measure of that kind, but there are very few of them who have given any special consideration to the details of a bankrupt law.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-22

Who ever heard of self-made woman ?- Oa City DeT71ck.
 ''There are two boating associations here, " wrote Japanese student home, ''called Yale and Harvard. When it rains, the members read books. l."
 'Isn't your husband little bald ?'' asked one lady of another in a store recently. 'sThere isn't bald hair in his head" was the nasty reply of the wife.
 Scene in an artists studio Customer 'sYou say that those figures are life-size My dear sir, they seem very small" Artist Perfectly correct, sir; you know life is short. "- PrOUide1oee Journal.
 The Chicago Tribune says "a Zulu belle is like prophet of old, because she has not much on Ter in her own country" And she wouldn't have much offer in this country Burlington Haaokeye.
 editor of Ihe Eye and asks him how to treat fowls. Treat them kindly and with consid- eration The aching void in the breast of ways look on them with a gentle eye and greet them with bright smile. Hens are warranted to flourish under this treatment Bloomington Eye.
 Last week strapping negro woman was up before an Austin justice, charged with uumer- cifrily beating her boy, a saddle. colored imp. q don't understand how you can have the heart to beat your own child so cruelty" 'tJedge, has you been parent of wufhess yaller boy like dat ar cub of mine ?" E'Never !'' !ejaculated the judge with great ve- hemence. getting red in the face. s'Den don't talk ''-IeIlS tSifti1OS:
Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-22
HECK ER,S
PERFECT BAKING POWDER.
A FAIR TEST.

To the Editor of the Journal & Courier:
 Sir.The contract for supplying the United States government with seventy-five thousand (75, 5,OOO) lbs. of Baking Powder during the en- suing year has been awarded to Hecker's Perfect Baking Powder, it having been tested by Dr. Ed ward G. Love, analytical chemist for the government, and recom- mended by him for it's excellence and because it contained higher percentage of gas (which means it cuit) than either the 'sRoyal'' or the other cream tartar baking powders which he examined. The
 samples analysed by Dr. Love were
 furnished by the government com
 missioners, and were without the
 manufacturers label or name, and designated with @ number known only to the commissioners. twill thus be seen that when Hecker's Perfect Baking Powder is submitted to. an impartial test it's superiority is acknowledged, and the popular verdict so emphat- icalIy expressed in it's favor is fully sustained,