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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06
THE SOUTHERN BOOM.

While beyond dispute aciuated by the vilest
motives, the Hayes administration is to be
credited with the maintenance throughout OF
good faith IN fulfilling the bargain through
which Hayes was counted in as President and
Tildcn, VINO had been honestly elected, was
counted out. Every pcrjlred scoundrel who
had hand in doctorlng and swearing through
bogus returns to aid the great fraud was care
fully remembered and duly rewarded with a
fat office. and the betrayal and abandonment
of the carpet bag republicans, as involved in
the selling out Of Packard in Louisiana ana
Chamberlain in South Carolina and the abro
CATION OF all bayOnet rule III the south, was
fully carried out. But though all this, as in.
of promoting an infamous and stupendous
fraud, benellccnt providence, as SO often IS
the case, has overrucd the evil for unspeaKa
BILE good to the SOUTH AS a matter of fact, al
most from the day Of Hayes's inauguration
dates the beginning Of the material recovery
and moral regeneration of the south The
Withdrawal of bayonet rule let the politi.
cal management of their affirs drop quietly in.
to their own hands and largely into the cd
grooves, so that the people could once more
give politics the gohy and attend to their bus
mess affairs and the great matter of material
recuperation. This work has been going on
quietly ever since, SO quietly indeed as scarce
ly to he noticed, yet with tremendous energy
and effect As to its actual yet almost incrcd-
ible magnitude, we are Unexpectedly able to
form some idea by facts lately contributed by
a correspondent of the New York Hcra,d who
has been travelling for a year and a halt in the
south and making close Investigations. He
estimates that within the past two years at
least SlO0O00O00 of European and northern
capital have been invested in the south east OF
the Mississippi and south of Richmond alone
The larger portion of this sum has been put
into the purchase and building of railroads,
which are necessary precedent TO the coun.
try's development Take, for instance, the
new Georgia Pacific syndicate, organized 10
build railroad frcm Atlanta, Ga, through
The coal and iron fields of Alabama, which,
though as yet virtually nothing has been done
toward their development, are declared to be
the richest in North America. Here is work
oil an Importance that cannot easily be over es.
tinated, and it is a good illustration of the
Kind Of enterprise that has taken hold Of the
south with energy and determination. Nothing
has been more clearly proven of late years
Than that railroad syndcates, formed on the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

Observation-Disclosures ARMOUR, one of
the pioneer residents and for many years a
business man Of this city, died at his home in
Ottawa on Tuesday evening, after brief IL.
ness, at the age Of &C years. Thus passed
away the last OF the five Armour brothers who
came to this state from Scotland away back
before the forties, and bore 80 prominent a
part IN the business of Ottawa as wei, as of
Chicago and other points in northern Illinois.
OF the five brothers. Robert died at Rockford
some years ago; then died John, who had
merchant at Ottawa; thea James died. a sue.
cessful business man at La Sale; then George
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

4 WISCONSIN MAN HUNT.-On the 10th of
last month two brothers named Coleman, off.
GERS of the law, attempted to arrest a couple Of
horse thieves named Edward and Alonzo Will
liams, in the village of Durand, In northern
Wisconsin, and were shot down by the men
they were pursuing. A posse of citizens and
officials at once started in pursuit OF the muir.
derers and chased them into the Big Woods OF
Wisconsin. There the outlaws were able SO
completely to elude their pursuers, that 1t was
decided to employ in the search eight noted
INDIAN scouts, headed by Buffalo Charley and
Yellowstone Kelly, and accompanied by thirty
trained bloodhounds! At latest accounts the
nearest approach to finding the fugtives wa:
the discovery of stolen horse they had tied &c
IA tree and left to starvc, while the idea has be
come general that they have made good ,heil
escape from the woods and may, for dught tina
Is known to the contrary, by this time be IL
California or Can .la The impression is tina
Buffalo Charley misled the pursuit purposely
aud he has been placed under arrest and TIT
further prosecution of the chase abandoned IL
disgust.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

Col. John G. Burch, secretary Of the United
States Senate, died at Washington on the 2S,h.
He was native OF Georgia, graduate of
Yale college, and after passing through his
college course settled In Tennessee, where,
about 1866. he became editor OF the Nashville
Union and American. When the war broke
out he entered the southern army, serving on
the stan of Gen. Pillow. Gen Forrest, &c. and
at the close Of the war resumed his editorial
position on the Union and dn6ricaR In 1878
he was elected Secretary OF the L. S. Senate,
position winch lac held at the time of his
death, but FROM which the republicans tried
hard to Gust him last spring by means of the
well known bargain with Malone, having
nominated as his successor the notorious VIM.
A Gorham. the bitter reviler Of Pres lent
Garfield and the open advocate of the star
route fwindlers, agreeing to elect as Mahone's
pay IN the bargain, bis friend Riddleberger
flle Virginia repudiater, sergcantat-arms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 1881

large scale of modern enterprises, mean bust
meas. They are made up of clear.hcaded men
who look the ground all over before they dc
eide to go into an undertaking, and who, when
they do decide, 60 straight ahead, and know
just what they are about.
when $90,O00,000 Of capital Is put INTO a
system of southern railroads, that means un.
questonably such an opening up to the coun-
try Us the network of railroads in the great
west and northwest has accomplished already
and is constantly extending there. 1t means,
as the correspondent, points out, such immedl.
Money realized by souhcrners from the sale
of railroad stocks and bonds at increased prize
les will be at once put into real estate manu-.
features and other business. The confidence
of the shrewd capitalists who control the syn.
dcates will bcget confidence in other capital
lists, who will seek to share IN the profits Of dc.
veloping rich country Immigration will
be attracted especially, and wisely encouraged.
The opening Of mines, the establishment of
furnaces and factories, the beginnings Of a
new life, with abundant promise Of success in
every direc.ion-all these are included in the
south's enterprise and outlook of today
And what is beng done, the same CORES.
pondent points out. is by no means confined to
railroad operations. Within year. more than
two and a halt millions have been invested in
cotton factories in Augusta, Ga, alone; and it
is said to be almost impossible to find a south.
crn city in which new factory is not either
building, or company organizing to build
one; while perhaps one of the most significant
features Of this growth Is the furnishing OF
about twothirds Of the necessary capital by
Northern investors.
And the same impetus which has been i'm.
parted to railroad building, opening of mines,
and duplication of manufactures has extended
to tue agricuturists who show abundant signs
Of equal prosperity.
With the new bonds OF financial and bust.
ness union of the north and south thus &C.
mented must soon succeed more cordial and
perfect social and political union, enabling
thereby not only the south to enter upon q
better and brighter career. but insurlug new
strength and glory to the whole nation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06
THE PRESIDENT.

The presldcnts condition has been one Of
continuous improvement all week. The fever
which had REQUIRED each day has almost disap
peared since Monday and hIs daily gam is
more pronounced. Some interesting tests
were made that day to determine the exact po
sitlon Of the ball. which were successful and
the physicians announce that it can be easily
removed when the proper time comes. Dr.
Bliss last bulletin on Thursday says:
The. president has had an extremely com.
Portable aud satisfactory day, and is better at
chs hour than ever The afternoon fever sub.
sided early, and in the evening, In view of the
patients favorable condition. 1t was decided to
omit the hypodermiC injection of sulphate OF
morphis and see il sleep would not cnsue with
out it. The result justified the expectations
and the patient is now sleeping quietly. He
Is without fever o. other unfavorable symp
toms, and with every prospect of continued
improvement.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

few weeks such dire destruction to western
crops, seems to have disappeared about as sud
denly and mysterously as it came They re.
NAMED above ground but few days wherever
they made their appearance, and though work
with terrible energy, soon went into the pupa
state, IN which they arc harmless. The pupa
are small, red, elongate, ovate and may now
be found IN vast numbers about an inch below
the surface of the ground; from which in q
short time they will emerge as small moth
nocturnal like the worm.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT PEORIA "A
frIghtful casualty occurred at the old GrOv,
distilery in Peoria between five and sin
o'clock on last Saturday evening The distl
Iery had been burned in June, leaving two oI
three tubs still standing with thler content,
unipiured. \ week or two since the WOOlnel
brothers obtained permission from the govern
ment to dstl the contents of the tubs. and
they were engaged in that work when the ac-
cident occurred. Shortly after 6 O'Clock steam
was turned on the Tub, and as it did not seem
to have the usual effect an additional amount
was turned on. The result was a terrible one.
The huge tub % feet high and II feet III
diameter was hurled from its position on Il
stone pedestal and the boiling slop and steam
flew out with terrible force, hurting timbers,
steam pipes and debris that WAS left from The
fire in every direction. -Four boilers supplied
steam to the tubs, and rs the valves leading
from them were wide open, the steam rushed
from the pipes with irresistible force. la the
immediate vicinity at least twenty men and
boys were at work or looking on, and but two
or three escaped uninured Two were killed
outright, and at last accounts eight more had
died of their injuries, while SIX or eight m orc
are dangerously scalded or Otherwise injured
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

ARMY oE THE CUMBERLAND-The Execu
tive Committee OF the Society of the Army OF
the Cumberland give notice that the annual
reunion in Chicago will not be held this fall,
nut that all are asked to JOIN in the grand re.
nion to be held at Chattanooga September
10th and 2ls., to which all soldiers who served
n the army of the Cumberland have been invit
ID. Arrangements have been made to secure
greatly reduced fares for all soldiers proposing
10 attend this reunion, and ample provision will
Ne made IN regard to commissary supplies by
Inc way. The visit to Chattanooga will also
include visit to Nashville, and the battle
fields Of Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Look
,ut Mountain and Chicamauga. All soldiers
intending to attend the reunion are requested
10 send their names at once to Chas. a. Stone,
Corr. Secretary, box 5000, Chicago Ill.,, who
will from time to time furnish them with such
information as may lie to their interest
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The war of passenger rates among the trunk
lines between Chicago and the seaboard has
assumed a new phase, Up to few days ago
the reduction was only in western bound fares
hut on Tuesday the Grand Trunk railway
Canada began the cut from the western end
of the line selling tickets to Boston for $l5
with rebate of $40 on presentation of the
ticket at the Office in Boston within 81 hours
after issued. While the other roads have thus
far made no corresponding reduction openly,
it is noticed that they are suddenly sending
out larger passenger trains than usual, and ii
is more than hipted that the passengers are
getting private" terms that keep them from
taking the Grand Trunk route.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The Illinois Central Railroad Company
achieved feat the other day which u few
years ago would have been regarded as prepos.
ferrous to propose. The gauge of the road from
Cairo to New Orleans, about 500 miles, was
some three inches narrower than the gauge
north of Cairo or than the common gauge of
the country. To suspend all trains on the road
for any length of time to change the gauge
would of course have been rulnous, and it was
decided to make the change IN one day, which
one day last week was triumphantly accom-
plished. The feat required the utmost accur-
acy of management aud the highest admins
tratlve ability.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

We believe neither the land leagues or Fen.
Ian organizations IN this country have any
connection or sympathy with Mr.. O'Donovan
Rossa his skirmish fund or torpedo projects
Yet the skirmish fund foo's up hundred
thousand or more and accumulates at the rate
Of $500 week. How 100000 of it were ex.
pended is explained by the recent revelations
in New \ ork in regard to torpedo boat con.
rived by and constructed under the superln
rendenCe of one Holland. 1t was an iron ram
intended to move under or above water at will
and had it met the expectations Of its projec.
tors, no shipping could have witbstood its
assaults, and IN short time it might have
driven the whole British marine from the
ocean. Rosa admits that he paid 800 900 on,
Of the "skirmishlng fund" for Its construction
and that 1t proved miserable failure, not to
day being worth the price of old iron.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

DEATH OF BIsuOP HAyEN.-A San Fran
cisco dispatch announces the death, at Salem,
Oregon, on Tuesday, of Bishop Il. o. Haven,
of the NJ. +. church, at so years Of age. Dish.
op Ii. was one Of the most distinguished the
oiogians of the Methodist church, and man
of the very highest scholarship. He was horn
in Boston, Mass, graduated at Wesleyan Uni
versity in 1912; placed at the head Of Armenia
seminary, New York, in 1916; and in 1852
was called to fill the chair of the Latin profes.
sorship in Michigan University. Two years
later he resigned his professionally at Ann Ar.
Dor to assume the editOrship Of THE lion Her.
aid in Boston, position he filled tor seven
years with great distinction. In 1868 he was
elected president Of Michigan University and
returned to Ann Arbor, remaining until 1869,
when he accepted the presidency OF the North
western University, at Evanston, Ill. One
year ;ago, at the quadrennlal Methodist con.
terence ut Cincinnati, he was elected bishop,
md it was in the discharge of his duties as
such that he had gone 10 Oregon
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The Minnesota wheat farmers have hitherto
made the boast that, except along the southern
border of the state, they were hey ond the reach
of the grasshopper, Hcssian fly or chinch bug
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press, however, now
makes the statement that "the much-dreaded
ch,nch bug has made its appearance In the
vicinity OF Minneapolis, in Henepin county
aud ia already doing considerable damage to
the wheat fields. Specimens of sod with the
growing wheat in il have been brought into
the city for exhibition, and revealed countless
numbers of the little pests in the earth and
about the roots of the plant. They were OF all
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

quite recently, in England, after business Gu
reer at Chicago that made him q millionaire
and now Archibald, financially perhaps The
least successful OF ALL though always, by AID
of his brothers, in comfortable circumstances
He WAS a man Of some exceniricities, but OF
unmpcachable business integrity and OF warm
heart and generous impulses An only sister
of the five brothcrs--a maiden lady-surviv,s
occupying in very comfortable circumstances
apleas. ant home IN the western par. of tins
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

cd James O'Mara, the alleged provoca'ion De
ing insulting words addressed to Mlllig"n ana
his woman. John Stanners, stevedore' went
to the saloon of his mistress, Lizzie Cleveland
at No. 1921 South Clark street, and shot her
dead, the cause being jealousy In riotous
outbreak on Rebecca street. IN which several
roughs fought the police, Tom Cahill put
bullet through the left lung of Officer O'Brien,
and shot Officer Ray in the hand. A police
man then shot Cahil in the lett breast.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The present year promises to pass into his
tory rs the comet year par excellence, five com.
cts having already been counted, with five
months yet to hear from, to say nothing of
Mother SYMPTOMS big comet, which Is to bang
The world into smilhereens. The first two
comets Of the year for the discovery of each
of which Mr. Warner paid two hundred
dollars, were Invisible to the naked
eye. Then came the splendid comet B.
which Is sull an interesting object in the VI
cinity of the north star, though no longer yisi.
bic to the naked eye. Next came comet G.,
closely IN the track of b" as yet invisible to
the naked eye, but becoming brighter every
morning, so that it will probably be visible
without the aid of glasses 10y the middle of the
present month. And lastly to arrive is
Enck'S comet" the position Of which is given
as right ascension, ? hour 50 minutes; decln-
alton, north 25 degrees 4S minutes, bringing ii
up just little north Of the plciades This
comet docs not become visible at all times,
though this time it may come near enough to
be seen 10y the naked eye in October. lis peri
hcion passage will hC about Nov. 10, and it
will be nearest the earth about Oct. IL. 1t is
now l14,1O0OO0 miles from the sun, and l6I,
900, 900 miles from the earth. At its perihel-
ION it will be about 100000 miles from the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The New York Times already announces
that The republicans of Ohio, to secure the re
election OF Gov Foster next October, "will
draw on the Eas. and the national banks for
large contributions" which ELECTS the remark
from the World that The grand old republi
can party does not seem to have changed its
methods Tor the better since last year, when l,
carried Indiana by the use of good deal Of
-----flou rhter1 W
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The Chicago bank clearlngs tor the month
of July foot up a grand total of $l92,3l3,GGS.
80, being Sji FOG, 9O35l more than for the cor
responding month last year. The clearngs
for last week we're $36TsO,7i646 against $27,
7O7,OS9S 50 for the corresponding week last
year These "clcarings" show the volume Of
business done as certainly and accurately as s
water gauge at the rivers side shows the rise
and fall Of the water.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

At FL Paso del Norte, on the Rio Grande
river, on Wed nesday of this week, Governor
Terrazas, of Chihuahua, drove silver spike
into the first rail ever laid from American IN.
TO Mexican soil and the first locomotive to
cross the Rio Grande passed over it, The day
was made one of rejoicing by the Mexicans
and Americans of the towns on opposite SIDES
of the stream, pow spanned there by It's first
railroad bridge.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

The Panama star and Herald Is rejoiced to
learn that the deadlock a. Albany is over, and
pays Mr.. Wooopulp Miller the compliment Of
saying: THE name OF Waller Muller is un.
known IN New York politics, Evidently the
gentleman elected is VIM. A. Wheeler, late
vice presldenti'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06
North Carolina held On election ON We'd
nesday on the liquor question and voted dow
prohibition by 10000 majority.

The Democrats of Virginia held state con
yent,on on Wednesday and nominated John
w. Daniels tor governor, on platform which
declares that the maintenance of the public
credit of Virginia is an essential means to the
promotion OF her prosperity II is believed
that large number of honest republicans
will vote with the democrats on such a plat
form against the debt-repudiat,ng Mahcne
rang
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Tho Council.

The City Council met on last Tuesday evening,
only Carew being absent. Mr.. Hossack was
present, but being citizen CT Nebraska and no
longer a member, naturally had nothing to say.
Chase Fowler and three or fonr others present
ed petition for trunk drain on Jackson street
to drain the water from Clinton street; also ask
ing that Clinton street be graveled two blocks TO
Superior street. The petition was referred to
the committee on streets and alleys, with power
to act.
A petition came in from Messrs. Glover & Cook
and the Rock Island Ry., in which it was recit-
ed that the Rs. Co. Eow own lots l, :, 3 and 4.
blk s, n. Ottawa, and part of blk Q; that the
object of the purchase by the Ky. Co. Is to reach
with switches the manufacturing establishments
of the neighborhood; and the petitioners ask
that SO much of Canal street as extends north
between the Ry. Co.'S property be vacated to en-
able the Co to build side tracks. The Mayor at
once observed Senegambiau in the fence and
advised slow haste. aud the matter was referred
to the street and alley committee.
| The matter having been acted upon and pas
sed I.ooney took occasion to observe that he uas
down on railroads. "Yis," sez'e, "kape 'em
down where they ought to be,-where they kapo
you and me and all the poor paple who pays fur
! EN-"
The marshal reported, for July, fines imposed
and collected, s24; rent Of scale house, s5.
The resignation of Mr.. Harry liossack was
then read and accepted Before Mr.. Hossack re-
tired the council passed vote of thanks for his
services as alderman.
COMMITTEES.
/ The law and ordinance committee announced
that a. the next meeting they would present an
ordinance regulating the driving OF cattle
through the city
The fire committee asked that the steamer
City Of Ottawa be sent to the shops At Seneca
Falls for REPAIRS it being too badly used up to DO
repaired here, aud is now fit for use only In case
of emergency The committee were giyenpow-
er to act in the matter.
| THE BRIDGE.
Mayor: as there no report on the Jefferson
street bridgeg'
i Griffith: "None."
\ Mayor: Then I'd like to have this read"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06
CHICAGO AS SUMMER REsoRr.-Th

CHICAGO AS SUMNER REsoRr.-The
Times of the I'd inst:
1t is the suggestion Of the Sun that people
studying where to go IN the country this sum
mer, so that the journey will not cost much,
might try Chicago" This would be good ad-
vice whether or not parties were considering
the question of railroad fare. Chicago Is a
place of many attractions just now, not the
least of which is one due not so much to the
enterprise Of its residents as. to the foresight
of It's projectors Chicago, as usual, is luxu'
Rating IN the finest summer weather on the
continent.
Telcgrapbic dispatches, dated
Chicago, Aug. 3.-The weather this alter
noon has been very hot the standard iher
mome,er ranging up TO 9ils degrees, and the
Thermometers about the city going as high as
9S degrees in the shade. This is the highest
record for the summer.
Seven cases of sunstroke are reported, one
fatal Four of them were a: the North Chica-
go steel works.