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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
THE SICK PRESIDENT.

The sick president has had rather an uneven
week of 1t. On the 22d DR.. Bliss pronounced
him better than he had been at any time since
he was wounded, and for the first time cx-
pressed full confidence that he would get well,
Next day Saturday, however, he suffered an
unexpected relapse While the doctors to-
wards noon were preparing to dress his wound
he experienced a sudden chill, which required
at two or three intervals during the afternoon,
his pulse rising 10 1870. Drs. Hamilton of
New York and Agncw of Philadelphia, con.
sulting physicians, were summoned by tele.
graph, and arrived at the White House IN the
evening. Meanwhile the patient had partial
ly rallied his pulse had receded to no. and
ton favorable omen. An accumulation of
pus in the wound was ascertalned to be the
cause of the trouble an abscess having formed
below the track of the bullet into which the
pus dripped instead Of discharging on he sur
face An operation was decided upon, con
asting Of an lncision IN the patents back so
as to open the abscess and discharge the pus
through tube. This was successfully per
formed, and flow of pus being re established,
a marked reduction occurred III the pulse and
temperature and the president again rested
easy. The chill did not recur afterwards
though on Monday the surgeons concluded
the flow of pus was not sufficiently free and
DR.. Bliss inserted his finger in the original
wound and prepared 1t to receive larger
draiuage.pipe He discovered two small splin-
tiers of the rib, which he removed with a
pair Of forceps. The patient seemed to be
benefited by the operation and rested quietly
alter 1t. Tuesday and Wednesday the presl'
dent passed without any fever, with Pulse and
temperature normal, and every indication
hopeful of speedy recovery. Late on Thurs
day there was slight return of fever, which
occasioned some uncasincss and sharp eX-
animation by the surgeons IN charge. 1t was
discovered that the pus was discharslng SO
freely that it had filled the drainage tubes and
had become clogged by the outside bandagcs
They were removed. The pus discharged
freely and the presidents fever at once began
to disappear. Since then his condition has
been all that could be hoped for, and yestcr
day morning the doctors agreed in saying that
he was better than he had been at any time
since he WAS wounded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
OUR CLUBBING

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing both
At the prices named, postage prepaid. The
offer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post office IN the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county;
FRKs TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. .$2 o,
FRKs TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 2.Ot
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter -,
FRRR TRADER and Chicago Weekly Journal. 2.E
FReR TRADER and st. Louis Republican. 49,. 26s
FRRE TRADER and st. Louis Globe. Democrat. 2.6s
FREE TRADER and N. Y. Weekly Herald. -. 2,5
FREE TRADER and american Agricultural. 20
FRRs TRADER and Prairie Farmer. ......... 3.N
FREE TRADER and either OF Harpers publ.
cations. .............'. y =.
FREE TRADER and Scribner. 1919. 80,
FREE TRADER and Godeys Ladies Book. 49,. 3.Ol
FREE TRADER and Psychological Journdl.... 3.Ol
FREE TRADER and st. Nicholas. ............ 3.N
FREE TRADER and DenlOrests Monthly..... 3.7s
FREE TRADER and Littelps Living Age...... So
FREE TRADER and Western Rural. .......... 3.W
FREE TRADER and Moore Rural Netc Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
BOOKWALTER AND FOSTER.

1t is said that Mr. Bookwalter. the Demo.
cratic nominee for the Ohio Governorship, Sc
cured his nomination by lavish expenditure
of cash.-J0ltet San.
The charge is very natural one to come
from party which has just emerged from a
contest like that at Albany, during which re-
publican senators proved each other guilty of
offering and accepting brides, and during
which VIGOROUSLY impecunious professional
lobbyists were found with heavy bank accounts
which they were checking out to inexpcricnc-
ed Legislators who proved marvelously success
full in winning vast sums at the innocent games
OF "auctlon pitch" and "old sledge." Except
however, that Bookwalter IS a wealthy man
there seems to be no foundation for the charge
In tina. regard he differs in no respect from
h,s opponent Charley Foster, except that Book
walter made his money by inaugurating and
skillfully managing large manufacturing es
Establishments, giving employment to hundreds
|of men and enriching and building up the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Some one asked Senator Conkling what he
attended to do.now he was out of politics. lie
replied Il shall first apply to Whiteaw
Reid, John Hay and Henry Watterson for per
mission to practice little law, and awaiting
Their favorable reply, will attend TO an ac
cumulated correspondence" Well bet two
and half-peanuts, that the republicans Of
New York will be on their knees TO Conkling
before the middle of next October begging
HIM TO save the party and offering to buy him
up with one of the congressional vacancies IN
that state
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
NORMAN vs.. CLYDEsDALE.

The FREE TRADER, after having surrend
cred It's columns pretty literally to discus
sion Of the respective merits Of the Clydesdalt
or Scotch and the Norman or French breeds
of horses, until the discussion grew more pro
lix and personal than edifying, Is certainly moi
inclined to reopen 1t on Its own &C
count or to take sides IN matter in regard
to which its investigations have been far toe
limited to justify the formation of any judg
mcnt. In that view it is compelled to decline
the publication Of an article of four or five
columns which recently appeared in the Chica
go Tribune, and which pretends to give the
substance Of interviews by reporter of tina,
journal with some sixteen different horse
dealers IN New York city, all OF whom, except
one, in reply to the question, (Which breed OF
horses should western farmers raise for sale in
the New York market?" answer emphatically
in favor Of the Norman or French as preiera-
bic to the Clydesdales or English and Scotch
breeds of horses. The article would be quite
conclusive in favor of the Normans at least so
far as the New York market IS copcerned if
the aforesaid Tribune reporter was not IN the
pay of the Norman side of the question and
got up his article in that interest. It certainly
bears some pretty visible earmarks of a paid
newspaper puff. Anyhow, before accepting it
as an honest, impartial presentation Of the
case we should like TO sec 1t come with a
stronger endorsement than that of some I'M
named newspaper reporter"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
HOME MATTERS.
Personal.

Personal.
RrGEg-Miss Frank Ruger is i'll, at the Cliff
ton.
BuRKE.-Miss NJ. +. Burke has gone to La
Sale.
Mc.-Mrs Thos McDermott has returned from
Piper City.
L. Al. Arnold Lockwood, Chicago, is at
home on his vacation.
CHrEyER.-Mr. aud Mrs and Miss Cheever
are at Orchard Beach, Ne.
Observation-Disclosures is feeding the La Sale
ans at the races this week.
GRIGGs.-E. Y. Griggs and Mrs. Briggs and
daughter have gone to Evansville, n. Y.
CARY.-Will II. Cary, of Milwaukee, is in the
city, having arrived on Thursday evening.
GRIGGs. Oakley Griggs returned to Streator
this week from the lakes, heavier by 10 lbs
| FuRNEss.-H. G. Furness, Of this city, will
furnish the plans Of the new Streator Hotel.
EAsToy.-Mrs. W. S. Easton and Miss Sarah
Easton, of Oskaloosa Ia, are at DR.. Stouts.
POWELL. -Repnblican: miss Powell Chicago,
| is the guest of her cousin, Miss Belle Strawn."
| HoUsE.-Stewart IL Pruett have the contract to
build Chase Fowler residence on the west side.
BEEM.-I n. BEEN has gone TO Ohio to visit
his mother Mrs. W. O. BEEN is in Wisconsin.
| SIMpsoN.-Miss Della Simpson is spending a
few weeks in Chicago, visiting Mrs <. f. Warner.
BNLEY.-yomnal: At 7. p. Bailey's, Miss Car.
RE Johnston, Norris Miss Ella Bailey, Prince
ton.
srRAwN.- Mrs. Robt Strswn and daughters
next week start for the annual camp at Lake
Bluff.
WARNER.-J. l. Warner has been appointed
district land agent for the A., T. Il Santa Fe rail-
road
ORR.-Streator Free Press: Miss Jessie Orr,
of Ottawa, is the guest of Mrs. NJ j. Finlen for
few days"
MoST.-J. L. Montrose has another wrinkle IN
the way of .wo wheel, two seated road
wagon(0.
4 H.-Our correspondent ~. ID. II" made
\ Ottawa and his friends In Rutland and Serena
visit this week.
! Woop.-Thos. W Wood, a blower last year IL
the Ottawa Bottle Co., is to be superintendent o.
the Streator Bottle Works.
CRUMProN.-Mrs. Crumpton left Ottawa on
Wednesday to spend few weeks in the eastern
states, returning in September
u CoLIINs.-J. w. Collins, attorney at law, o.
list. Louis, will spend the remaining summer
E months with his parents in Wallace
e Mc.-B. j. McCabe, an Ottawa printer, re
; Turned home on Wednesday from California
where he has lived for some time past.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

KAN.-Peru Ne,cs, I'D: 'Mlss Maggie Brewster
went to Chicago yesterday, where she will join
party OF friends and 20 thence to Kansas"
| EMORY. That agreeable veteran OF the edito-
rial goose quill, Emory of the Prairie Farmer, L.
Illuminated our sanctum by his presence on Thurs
day
SuuLER.-J \. Shuler has made arrange.
ments to buy the hossack elevator, and will
probably have complete control Of the house on
Monday
MUsIc.-C. r. Hodge, formerly of this county
writes quite pretty song, "A Spirit of Beauty"
for Messrs. Simon Bros, which is dedicated TO
Miss Lizzie shuler, OF this city.
MoTr.-M. n. Armstrong IS fitting up a resi-.
dence In East Ottawa. Mr.. Armstrong has Just
come from land buying and land condemning
tour on the line Of the new Kankakee and Seno.
ca X. r.
| WHITNEY. --Tonica Ne,cs: "Mr. A. V. Whit
ney formerly OF the Sheridan Nem-Lettsr has
cold his interest In the La Harpe Sun and become
connected with the Burlington Ha,okeye as trav-
cling correspondent and business solicitor"
TAYLoR.-La Sale Press: "On Monday Miss
Jennie Taylor, of Utica, while driving with o
friend in La Sale Center, by the falling of her
horse, was thrown from the buggy in which they
were riding and severely bruised, though for
tunately not otherwise injured"
LEFr-The following left the city this week on
vacation or business trips; Chas Blanchard,
Miss Mae and Herman, for Denver and Colorado;
|. N BEEN, for Ohio; Mrs. Day and Mrs. Hoxie,
for Lincoln, Neb.; Harry Cherrier, for Denver; 4,
Ed. Clark, for Mackinaw; A. T. Bartcls and fami.
ly, for Cincinnati and the Ohio river; John II.
Hosford, for Minnesota.
SANGER-A dispatch received in this city ON
Thursday announced the death at Central City,
Colorado, of Luclen p. Sanger, a well known
and highly respected former resident and bust.
ness man of this city. For some years after leav-
ing Ottawa he conducted manufacturing estab-
lishment of agricultural implements at Joliet,
and afterwards removed to California. Lately,
however, he had become interested in mining
operations in Colorado, in which he was engaged
when he died.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

uudisturbed republican control for twenty
years has bred in the departments at Wash
ington. A correspondent OF the New York
Sun avows his readiness to prove that 1.-THE
wages of sin are borne on the pay rolls OF de
partments; that appointments are made and
persons kept in Office on grounds that would
put to shame the face Of virtue and shock ev'
cry true moral sentiment" and that, 80 long
as United States Senator is able to quarter
his wife, his wife's sister, her mother, and an
other relative on the Government as employees
in the departments, he is not going to reform
anything that may disturb the happy arrange
mentn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The township of Aurora, by the recent sale
of Its Chicago & Iowa railroad stock, finds It
self with $4,000 IN the treasury, an amount
which It's people are tremendously puzzled
what to do with. A sure way to get rid of the
money so that it will never trouble them again
would be to invest it in Fox River Valley
Railroad stock. Ottawa put $4,000 IN thai
venture, and though the road is one of the
best paying ones in the country, no forebod
ing dslurbs the peaceful slumbers of its in
habitants that they will ever realize penny
either in the form of dividends or by sale o
its stock
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The Springfield State Register, since 1t
has been steadily improving both in outward
appearance and contents. While its leading
editorials may not be up to some of the efforts
of Gov. Palmer in that way, there is more IN.
dustry, system and tact displayed in the editor.
sal management, and these count for vastly
more than Palmer's occasional flashes. The
Register now issues large eight page weekly
with eight columns to the page, which makes
il equal in size and quantity of matter to the
larges. Chicago weeklies, and ought to give
it large circulation IN every county IN Hi
nois-especially among democrats, by whom
it deserves to be recognized as the central or
gan of the party throughout the state.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

by means of the discovery of an important
preservative agent of green fruits there is a
prospect that the scarcity Of rutln the states"
may be somewhat made up from the super.
abundance this year in California The agent
is sarbonized (or charred) wheat bran, packed
in which fresh fruit is preserved from decay,
so that it can be shipped East by slow freight
and sold Off as the demand Is made for it with.
out being compelled to sacrifice 1t for fear OF
loss \ car load shipped to Philadelphia,
containing grapes, plums, peaches, aprlcots,
&c, arrived in such condition. as to demon
strate that fresh peaches at Christmas and
grapes and plums In midwnter are quite with
in the range of future possibilities. The
charges hitherto Of $l,100 per car load are also
reduced to $500 by this plan
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The war of rates on the trunk lines between
the seaboard and the west has continued dur.
in the week, and tickets from New York and
Boston to Chicago are selling at $3.50 to 500
as regular rates, and about halt dollar less
If bought from scalpers. From Philadelphia
and Baltimore the rates have averaged $3.50
to $3.50. These, however, are only westward
rates. From Chicago to New York, Boston
SC, the rate has been steadily maintained a
Elk
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The assassination craze is spreading. One
Thomas H. Gradale has just been sent 10 the
insane asylum at st. Peter for threatening the
lite of Gov. Plllsbury, of Minnesota; ana a
man armed with a gun was stopped at the
door of the capital at Albany, because he de
clared himself to be the secretary of state. II
was thought he had designs upon Governor
Cornell, but the weapon proved to be unloaded
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

MENDOZA RACEs.-The Eighth Annual
meeting of the Mendoza Driving Park Asso-
citation will open on Tuesday, August 9th, and
continue four days. The entries, which are
already quite numerous, will close on Mon
day, Aug. 1st at II p. NJ All entries must be
addressed to T. F. A. Newport, secretary, Men
dota, H. No effort Is beng spared by the asso
citation to make the meeting even more inter
esting, lively and successful than any of its
pradocacsorc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Fifty thousand people gathered at the CHI
cago Driving Park last Saturday to see Maud
s. beat her own unrIvalled time of 210i2
The track, however, was not in prime cond
ton, and though the mare was all right the
best she could do was TO make Oil; but un
der the circumstances that was marvellous
and better than any other living animal could
hnu H1Ann
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

1t turns out that the Miss Blood, who has
Just been married to Lord Colin Campbell, IS
not the daughter of Victoria Woodruff but
an Irish lady of old family of the Bindon
Bloods, of the county Clare and the heircss OF
very large fortune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

a greater task than was anticipated, and the
Tunisian troops can not be trusted The pres.
ent difficulties IRE like to prevent further az
erosion. In reply to inquiries from England
the French government utterly discIalms any
thought of advancing on Tripoli
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

ARMY WoRM.-We suspect the ravages OF
having more effect in board of trade quarters
and among the bulls and bears than among
farmers. There are accounts of damage being
done in spots to oats and corn in Tie eastern
and middle counties of this stale but, judging
by the following dispatch from De Witt cOun
ty the very ceuter of the region said to be sut
erably exaggerated:
CLINTON, H., July 2j.--Attcr careful inves
tIgatiOn it has been asCerlaned that the army
worm Of which so much has been said during
the past few days, has not done the damage
that was reported The wheat crop in central
Illinois was nearly all harvested before it'came
There are myriads of them here however, and
they have damaged the hay somewhat. There
is more fear of the chinz bug, which is at
lacking the corn, than from the army worm.
Wecannot, after considerable inquiry among
the farmers OF this county, hear of the pres
ence of the army worm except IN a few towns
on the southern border, where most of the
wheat and oats are beyond injury, and as YET
no serious approximations are felt IN regard tC
corn. The chintz bug, as usual, is present il
most parts Of the county, though not IN mum
bers to be especially alarming. The genera
opinion seems to be that corn, much of which
was got IN very late, is in vastly more DANCE
from drought and early frosts than from III
scots
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Barnum's Big Show is now IN Illinois, hav'
ing exhibited on Wednesday at Danville
where $4,000 people gathered under the can
vass In the afternoon and as many more in the
evening. 1t cannot be long now before the
show strikes Ottawa where its advent is await
ed with the utmost eagerness.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The kansas State Fair for 1881 will be held
at Topeka Sept 18th to 17th inclusive. Attic
same time and place will occur tie annual ex.
hibition Of the Kansas State Horticultural So.
cety. The two offer premiums amounting to
over $4,000, of which half is in the form OF
prizes in the speed ring, there being among
others twenty mile race for $4,000 between
miss Curtis" of Kansas and MISS Pinneo'
ff Colorado
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Justice Nathan Clifford, of the United States
Supreme Court, died at his home at Cornish
near Portland, Maine, at 0 o'clock on Monday
morning He was 10 years old, and had for
more than decade been the senior member OF
the United States Supreme Court, both IN age
and length of service.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

There is tremendous excitement among the
negroes of Richmond, Va. Their beloved pas
tor John Jasper, who believes that the "sun do
move" lies dangerously i'll and every night ut
twelve o'clock the bell of his church 10 tolled
by some hidden hand or power which the
closest watch is unable to reveal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The crop reports brought by The last steam
or from New Zealand are astounding. Eighty
bushels of wheat and oats to the acre Is given
as the common yield, with here and there, Ill
favored localities, III bushels. No wonder
the census returns show an increase of ninety
per cent. over the returns of ten years ago
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The wealthy Chinese, who had sent sons tc
be educated in American Colleges are with
drawing them, stating that by direction OF
their government they would hereafter send
their young men to England, France, or Ger
many, beyond the reach of the progressive
ideas taught in the United States.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The new comet recently discovered by Mr.
Schaeberle, of Ann Arbor, Mich, is SAID to be
approaching the earth at the rate of 100000
of miles day and August Goth it will come
within 100000 of miles of hitting us, and
will then be visible to the naked eye, in about
the same quarter Of the heavens where the
present comet was first seen
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Gov Crlttenden, of Mo, In conjunction with
the interested railway and express chieftains,
has offered reward of $4,000 for the arrest
o f the men who robbed the Rock Island tram
at Winston, Mo, 600 for the James boys,
and $4,000 each for the other five members Of
the Darty
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The New York Legislature, on the eve of its
recent adjournment, passed the constitutional
amendment abolishing oil toll charges on the
New York canals. The amendment must be
approved by the next Legislature and then, IN
1882, submitted to vote of the people, and il
approved at the polls will at once go into
effect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Several cases of AsIatic cholera have oc'
CURED at Camden, N. j., and people of Phila.
delphia are greatly excited.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The Albany step ladder brigade appear to
have migrated to Nebraska and taken peep
at Parson Atwater.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

Few people have any iGea-indeed could
believe if they saw with their own eyes-the
extent Of the corruption and ro,tenness which
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The Star and the Crescent.

Whether these Mardi Gras times, when
citizers of tho Lone Star state are being
ncighborly with the Crescent City. have
anything to do with the very neighborly
proximity of tho star and the crescent last
evening, tho reporter knows not. Nor does
he know If they were preparing for joint
senatorial and representative sitting on the
Sunset route, but certain il is that Luna was
not yet full, though Venus seemed to be
quite full and nigh unto horn. Beautiful
nd bright they stood, these twin beauties of
the western sky, on the eve of la jes retire
ment and Gsrield's ascension, and in the
face of Mother Symptoms prophecies. Venus
seemed happy, thoughso near being paled on
the horn Of u Luna. She seemed to DO not
moro than six inches from contact, when
indeed she was some 20, $50, 900 miles from
the latter. That is to say this is the near
distance, as the astronomers say, but by no
means mean distance, MS the reporter
would urge. The reporter fails to be able
through personal recollections TO speak of An
exactly similar condition of relationship, as II
was just l0S years ago, but it existed then
nevertheless. and astronomy is thus 70.
peating itself.