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of unimpeachable character living near Meta
mora, Ill.,, who happened 70 be up in Wiscon-
sin on business. Several of his nelghbors went
from Metamora to Milwaukee and fully iden-
tiAcd him, but the magistrate being still unde-
clded, he sent for his mother and three sisters (;
but before they could arrive, the detectives
having got it firmly IN their heads that the
man was Williams hurried him off TO Durand,
Wis, where there is imminent danger he will
be lynched Meantime 90 men have started
from Peoria and Metamora to Durand TO save
young Kuhl If the mob don't hang him before
thew get there
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

The Steuben o. German section of our for.
eign guests who were invited across the water
TO participate in the Centennial pageant at
Yorktown, made the run last Sunday from St.
Louis TO Chicago, declining TO stop at Spring.
field on the way to take look at the grave OF
Lincoln They were duly met at the depot on
their arrival in Chicago and escorted to the
Grand Pacific, where, next morning, they were
visited by the mayor and alderman and CON-
mittee of thirty prominent citizens. Mayor
Harrison addressed the guests in excellent Ger
man, to which Col. Won Steuben replied In the
same language. The day was spent in view
ing the parks and other notable objects in and
about the city and in the evening there was a
general reception ending with banquet On
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

Although the democrats In the L. s. Senate
compelled the republicans to back out of the
attempt to cofirm the appointment OF Stra.
than as postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, to
strengthen the hands OF Malone and the Vir-
GINA debt regulators, President Arthur has
the cheek to commission Sratham In spite OF
the sena,e's. refusal to confirm HIM, and to
suspend Wilson, the present postmaster at
Lynchburg, on trumped up charges under the
tenure of Office law. The whole business Is
outrageous. Wilson is an ex-Illinois soldier
whose name Is engraved on the soldiers mon
ument in Peoria as among the honoged dead,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

The Aurora Beacon regards the feat Of Sen
ator Logan, in persuadlng the republicans to
make David DAVIS president pro TEN. of the
senate, "a splendid piece OF craftsmanship" q
because he had In mind that no doubt the un-
friendly remarks the election Of Mr. Davis un.
der such circumstances would elicit from dem.
ocratic papers would naturally compel HIM
tofellowship with the republicans" What an
idea the Beacon must have of what constitutes
craftsmanship" especially the article as per.
taining to Senator Davis, whose whole course
ofpolitical thought and action II Is deliberate.
ly estimated can be revolutionized through
petty pique provoked by unfrlcndly newspaper
comments!
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but who, though lett for dead on the battlefield,
was picked up by the rebels and nursed to re-
covery, but with one eye destroyed and his
left shoulder paralyzed. 1t is this crippled
union patriot who, for being too honest re-
publican to favor reputation, Is compelled to
step down and out to make way tor repuda
ZIONIST and renegade democrat. And David
DAVIS had not the manhood to vote against
such prostitution of the civil service to the bas
est political uses
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

Tuesday morning they left for Niagara and on
Thursday arrived in New York. The party is
headed by Col. Arndt Won Steuben, aged 90
and consists of him and six other Won Steu'
hens, ranging in age from 45 down to %, all
officers in the Prussian army.
Meantime the French guests have been hon
lied and feasted during the week at Provi
dence, Boston, &c. Boston arranged pro-
gramme for their entertainment that involved
the expenditure of $4,000.
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FIRST LETTER.

FAST TRAINs.-The war between the trunk
lines east of Chicago has assumed new phase.
Instead OF on low rates, the rivalry is now
turned to fast trains On Monday the Penn
sylvania road put on tram, consisting entire
" of Pullman palace cars, with time table to
make the run from New York City via Phila.
delphia to Chicago in less than 26 hours, leav'
ing New York at s A. NJ. and arriving in Chi
cago at 0 40 A. N. next day. The fare on the
tram is placed at see, including sleeping berths
and it is said regular meals on the hotel cal
which accompanies it-Stimulated by THU
"bluff," the New York Central Vanderbilt
Company has determined to put on fast train
between New York and Chicago to make TIT
distance in "a hours, starting next Monday
while the train will not consist Of Pullman
palace cars, Pullman sleepers and adining ca
will accompany 1t, and the fare will be bu
30 25, with $500 extra for sleeping berth.
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WARRINGTON ITEMS,

The senate did not adjourn on Friday even
ing of last week, as dispatch that morning
SAID they would, but got into deadlock over
the confirmation of Stratham, Malone ap.
pointee for the Lynchburg post office, whom,
as he was . renegade democrat and ex-rebel
and was to take the place of wounded Union
soldier, the democrats proposed to defeat tho
it would take months fillbustering Final
ly, at 3 O'Clock on Saturday morning. the re.
publicans gave in, and the senate adjourned to
next December. The pluck of the democrats,
however, was vain. The senate had no sooner
adjourned than Arthur re-appointed the re-
iected repudiationist under the tenure of office
law.
The President left Washington yesterday
for New York, where he will remain until af
ter the election 1t is also stated that he pro-
poses to consult Judge Folger In regard to
further investigations OF the Pltney and other
treasury frauds.
The public debt statement for Nov. shows
q reduction of the debt during the month OF
about $14,0OOOOO, and about $57, 100000 tor
the whole year.
Defrees, the dispatches say, Is making Wig
orous efforts to be retained as head of the
printing bureau, but the probabilities are
strong that he will be compelled to give place
to s. P. Rounds of Chicago
Two "cranks" or crazy men appeared a
Washington during the week, one claiming tc
be commissioned by Almighty God to remove
Arthur from the presidency and give his place
to DR.. John Noedling, of Pa, who had beer
lawfully elected to that high Office. He was
armed with seven barreled revolver, fully
loaded, and was only elected from the White
House after sharp struggle. He was sent tc
the lunatic asylum.
Another "crank" claimed that he had beer
lawfully elected vice president and that Davis
was usurper Hewas surprised to learn thai
the senate had adjourned. but SAID that hi
should wait until December before pressing
his claims further Then he would assume
the chair and expose Daviss pretenslons The
visitor was middle-aged and benevolentlook
ing. He said his name was Thomas Jefferson
and that he was grandson of the Trainer O.
the Declaration and a minister by profession
On this last account he intended to make i
one of his first duties, after taking office, t
dissuade senators from indulgence in whisky
and other Incorporate habits Politically, HI
SAID he was whIg with kDow-nothing ten
| denotes.
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The newspapers note daily transactions IN
confederate bonds. There were purchased at
Augusta, Ga, on Monday over a millions
worth at from $40 to $l1 per $1,000 Several
bankers and brokers In Washington have pur.
chased large amounts, and transactions are
noted in Philadelphia, Baltimore, &c.
There is no doubt that this trade In what has
hitherto been regarded as worthless trash aris-
es from the fact that there IL still on deposit IN
the Bank of England large sum-variously
stated at from 100000 to $l0,0OO,OOO to the
credit of the confederate government, and that
certain officers of the Bank have "glven out"
that this money will be paid to the holders OF
confederate bonds instead of beng turned over
to the government OF the United States Judge
Lawrence, law officer of the U. 8. Treasury,
states positively that, AT the collapse oil the
rebellion there was considerable money In the
Bank of England to the credit of the confeder-
ate states, estimated at from one to ten millions
BY every principle of the law of nations this
money belongs to the United States, and to Sc
cure 1t Mr. Raynor, present solicitor OF the
treasury, was sent to England to claim 1t, but
he was told by the bank that if the American
government claimed the assets Of the defunc'
confederacy 1t must also assume the liabilities
Any way, Mr. Raynor came home without the
money. The purchasers of these so-called con
tederate bonds evidently expect in some way
to capture the gold locked up in the Bank Of
England. I am not of the opinion that they
will succeed" The treasury department also
has information that interest on the fund in thu
Bank of England to the credit of the confeder
ate states is annually collected by jeff Dsvi
and Judah p Benjamin, and that London cap
italists have retained Mr.. Benjamin to recove
the money IN payment of confederate bonds.
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HOME MATTERS.


Personal.
HERE.-D F. Cameron was in the city last
week.
LEwIs-Mrs. E. N. Lewis has gone 10 Santa
Barbara, Cal.
THoRNE.-H. c. Thorne goes to the American
express office at Aurora.
CALL.-Mr. Marlow, Of the Central, Col, Call,
is the guest Of Mr. Dave Hall.
DR-Dr. Gerould, OF Keene, NJ H., is the
guest of Mr.. +. L. Fiske's family
NAsH.-Miss Lura Nash has returned home
after spending several weeks In Indianapolis and
Chicago.
HoME.-Messrs. Prchard and Libby, Of South
Ottawa, returned from Europe this week, bring
ing Is horses.
CLARK.-Utica Gazette: "Mr. Trueman Clark
has returned home from Iowa, where he has been
living for some time"
BLUFF-Rev. Mr.. Whittlesey has returned to
Ottawa as his home, and will occupy his old resi-
dence on the north bluff soon.
PoRTER-Mrs. George R. Porter aud daughter
Jennie left on Tuesday for few weeks visit at
IChatsworth, Bloomington, &c.
CHILDBIRTH. T. Gilbert has gone to Mt. Yer.
non on business in the Supreme Court. He is Of
counsel In a Chicago cnse involving the Probate
Court act.
INsANE.-Rev. Mr. Thyholdt, who has been
acting pastor of the Presbyterian church, OF this
city, has gone to Jacksonville Us chaplain OF the
insane asylum.
CRANE-The youngest son Of Mr. C. 8. c. Crane,
Ezra D.. aged IL years, died on Sunday last OF
malaral fever. He was buried on Monday Rev.
+. NJ. Gregg officiating.
PEoRIA.-J. Carroll Boyle and Geo. W. W.
Blake went down to Peoria on Wednesday to de-
fend young man lately Of this city, Huttinger,
charged with larceny of 500.
GLovER.-Frank Glover, who had aleg broken
in the west sometime since, has got sufficiently
upn IN
on clutches about town to meet his friends.
DIokEY.-Iuformation was received on Satur.
day last that viii T. Dickey's Oldest child had
died that day OF diphtheria at his home in Crooks
| ton, MINI. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickeys friends in
this city will sympathize with them In their be-
reavement
LYoN.-Mr Gene Lyon, Of the Gas Works, has
| just completed a two horsepower engine. He
| made the machine entire himself without assist
ance and with the simplest tools. AS 1t works
we'll it may be considered good testimony to the
young mans mechanical skill.
MovE.-Utca Gesette: "Alderman G. B. Clugs-
all sorry to see him leave Utica, for Columbus Is
Mr.. Clugston comes here to take q position in
the works Of the Ottawa Tile Company.
PORTER. Red Oak, Iowa, has organized q
'Board of Trade" for the purpose of attracting
attention of manufacturers to that city. Among
the projectors is Mr.. B. :. Porter, late OF this
city, who going there but year ago with limited
means is now, through the support received from
Red Oak people, working from 10 to Is hands.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05
OUR CLUBBING

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications furnishing both
At the prices named, postage prepaid Inc
Offer-open to Old subscribers or new AT any
post office IN the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE In this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times " 90
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. zoo
FIRE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter . ar
Ocean a az
rprp TRADER and Chicago Weekly Journal 2 %
FREg TRADER and St. Louis Republicdn.... 30 90
FIRE TRADER and st. Louis Globe Democrat. 90 90
FREE TRADER and N. Y. Weekly Herald. -. a'M oo
FREE TRADER and american Aar1cuHur7st' S'o oO
FRBs TRADER and Prairie Farmer. .....,.;:.. ''oo
FREE TRADER and either Of Harpers publ 49,
FREE TRADER and Scribner. .........:. 20 90
FREE TRADER and Godey's Ladies BOOK -. S'U W.
FREE TRADER and chronological Journal -. 3UO
FREE TRADER and st. Nicholas. .......... 3W
FREE TRADER and Democrats Mosthly...... go
FREE TRADER and Litteps Living Ag...... ~
FRRs TRADER and Western Rural. .......... 3OO
FaRE TRApRR and Noore's Rural NeD Yorker 100
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

Edgefeld, s. C., a town of about 1000 inhab-
1tants but so situated in the midst Of thriving
cotton plantations as to have heavy trade,
was almost entirely wiped out by an incendlary
confagraton on Monday, only three stores be-
ing left to mark the site of the town. The loss
is estimated at over 100000, which is distrib-
uted among thirty.five persons. Senator M.
G. Butler lost his law library.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

The next rival railroad route to the Pacific
will be over the Denver extension of the C., B.
g. O., which that corporation IS now building
a. the rate of mile day. AT Denver 1t will
connect with the route of the Denver and Rio
Grande Company to Salt Lake City where 1t
will connect with the Central Pacific The
entire route will be open early next year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05
Mr. C. C. BoNNEy, a Chicago lawyer of some

Mr.. C. c. BoNNEY, a Chicago lawyer of some
emlnence, sends us the prciet of bankrupt
law which he thinks congress would do awise
thing to pass, and apparently desires the opin-
ION of the FREE TRADER on the subject The
experience of the F. T. in the matter of bank
ruptcies is so limited that it Is hardly in pos
i,iou to give an opinion. We had occasion,
while the late bankrupt law was in force, to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

1t looks like an outrage. A week or two
ago considerable noise was made over the sup
posed arrest near Milwaukee of Lon Williams,
one of the notorious Williams boys against
whom rests the charge Of numbering Sheriff
Coleman, of Wisconsin, besides committing
half dozen of other murders. Now it turns
out tina, the young man arrested for Lon VIII
liams is really William Kuhl, young farmer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

Last year Gen. Raum, Z. s. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, removed several revenue
officers in Virginia because they belonged to
Mahones party of readjusters or repudiators'
Now Raum is in Virginia making speeches IN
favor of the readuster ticket!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

Quincy it seems is not quite all under water,
for the planning mill OF Menke, Grimm " Co.,
of that city, had dried off sufficiently on Mon
day to be obliterated by flames, wiping out
$40 900 worth of property.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

The Elgin Frank seems to admire the recent
political venture of David DAVIS IN foOping
off the fence to the side of the republicans, and
endorses the prediction of political student"
that it will make Davis the next nominee of
the republican party, because the republicans
will be compelled to nominate man who,
while republican, is neither half breed or
stalwart,- David Davis is the only man
thus situated. The political student" most
likely to have made such prediction is David
Davis himself, who probably had Studied OUT
something of the kind before he made his flop;
but our notion is exactly that of the Courier
Journal, that Mr. Davis has reckoned without
his host and allowed his Imagination to run
away with him; that he is, like many other
Adventures, oversanguine and that his exper-
fence will probably be that of the voting gen.
tleman who went off with Dan Rice. He wrote
his father two letters:
FIRST LETTER.
"Dear Pa: have gone off with the circus.
7 shall not return home until have made my
fortune, when will enrich you all. Do not
pursue me- Your affectlonate son. JOHN"
SIX MONTHS LATER.
Dear Pa: have quit the show business.
Meet me this evening at 8 O'Clock at the Cross
Roads, with suit of clothes. I've got hat
JOHN"
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BILLS.

The bills were then paid-about as follows, So
643! Some OF the items were: Coal, <.Vs..S
hose si375 for 1890 feet; rubber coats, $105; 9TH
er goods and repairs for fire department, $45I Soi
sprinkling in front OF city hall 10 weeks, $3.50;
printing, s975; street and alley committee,
sSS. As; telephone rent SIS; lumber. $l2s; 49,
fS75 engine house. $l1 80; TO the sheriff, feeding
prisoners and turn:key's fees, s76dO; salaries,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05
The Council.

The city council met on last Tuesday evening.
The Mayor and Aldermen Blake and Maher were
absent
Aid. Griffith was made chairman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-05

ACCIDENT INSURANCE..
Foreman Blanchard, in communication, stat
ed that Jas. Asher had foot run over during the
Are which laid him up. losing Is days WORK
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24

and Decatur IL some 20 miles, md IN cxten'
sion Of tho ID. & w. In ths, direction ought
10 be constructed NJ cost not exceeding
5000 to SO, 500 por milo. As an Investment,
II would soom that such road would pay
we'll, and as o feeder for Dallas, there Gao DO
no question about the interest that our own
merchants should take in II. The route
could be surveyed for about Sl,oOOto Sl'ZOo'
There IL route now being surveyed Wild
the chances of early construction of u road
from Fort Worth, to be called the Fort
Worth g. Denver railroad. This, If built
would make our neighbor great railroad
centre, and a growing and formidable rivai
of Dallas. The speedy extension OF the ID.
g. w. line, rs we have suggested, would BOZ
only open up magnificent country to u.s.
but secure in good advance the custom in
preference to any one else. 1t is a matter
worthy not merely of serious attention. but
of prompt action. The board OF trade
should at once give thought TO it, and capt.
talists Investigate its compensatory adVan-
tages.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24
Mr.. FinIay's Remarks ON Commits
siOnsr spaight.

The following is the speech of Representa-
tive Finlay, of Galveston, in The house of
representatives, delivered on Friday last, as
reported:
"Reaching the departments of iueurauce,
etc, Mr.. Finlsy moved 10 strike on. the
entire appropriation. which includes the sala.
~ for Col. Spaight, two clerks, stationery.
etc; aiso, $4,000 for publishing Information
for immigration purposes, and $4,000 for
representing Texas a. the Now York worlds
fair, 10 1852.
Mr.. Finlsy would, after striking out the
whole insert In another place an sppropria-
ton TO represent Texas at the worlds fair. II
may appear, he said, that this is radical
amendment, but it lie justified by the history
of the Office of commissioner of insurance,
statistics and history. What supervision has
this officer over insurance. None Whatever.
Then Il Il a misnomer. There are fifty in
surance companies operating in this state.
and yet this officer has never investigated a
single company asking TO do business 10 Tea
ne. How much history his IL gathered 70.
geiherl Who has written the history OF
t1is country and TeKasi Whist can this
department do toward writing the history OF
Texasl No department or Office has ever
written the history Of any country. Histori
ral writings arc l0f. 20 men Of iesrning, pc
Mus and culture, and are nsver given us
except by individual enterprise Iii bOsh
10 talk oi giving $4,000 or $50 900 70 tbs
Office. 10 grite up a history Of rexas. Give
s. 900 10 this commissioner 10 sit up in bis
offiee, plsy the gentleman and do nothing:
81 500 lor An Insurance CLERK, and as much
Tor smother clerk, aHd q librsTian, and q
poriar u wait on these gentlemen, and
$500 for ofiics furniturel I have been warn
81 not 10 say snything about The gentleman,
hot that only ds.srminss me b DO 20 directly.
The Constitution prohibits the grsoling Of
money tor SOY purpose Of immigration. and
1 say We snail not DO IT, Nov, $1,000 IL
proposed 70 be expended Tor thst purpose
bv al. depsrtmert Nov for this magnif-
cent gsnilsmsns Why, be dont speak 70 mo,
a. understand. bsesuse be beard thst / sail
be wore lavender KIDS aud dyed bis hair
blusl People generally speAk b me- even
those 40 bslisFs that I an no accOurt 10
ne World. spssk % ne sud this magnificent
c-r,larnan walks down tn strsst and II be
sr-ss me comirg describes vide circle 70
avaii ne Be don't vhrt 10 enier the same
rfrnrs-hs-s bfesfhs. 1Ou sav that / an
oppossd D. tht l1s gentl-msn, pui thst the
s.irIcs IL sno.hsr hing. ! ssT the ma1 i not
he nnn f.r TIE ofica. During n ur be
enm nsndHd bali sumund brigade dDsn
shcui S-tins. sD1 Hhen ne cr-zy appssred
fhar tock 70 tte uo1ds ard IN forty mi -
bsi,rs ia-y sopr@d- G-ne-al hal ru3er
.ert Ns.1r Oscsr Nstsins, vita = ~ men,
.nf b. CO u-ed uhss fns vslisri crlons
81 re trilrds I'D lcst Art itis is he pen
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24
KILLED NY A FALL.
A United States Soldier Falls Through
white Rock creek Bridge and
is Killed.

Sunday morning Mr.. johnson the foreman
of the section gang on the Texas Central
road just north of the city some eight miles,
found q soldier lying in the White Rock
creek badly bruised. He was in the water
when discovered and was taken out by a
man named Gibson and some men who
came to his assistance and carried to the sec
ton house, where he died in 0
few hours from his injuries
He gave his name as John Hewitt, and
said he was a sergeant in Go. X. of the 10th
infantry. He had been granted furlough
which gave him permission to visit Ireland
He was very much intoxicated and in cross
ing the railroad trestle over White Rock
creek he slipped and fell through,
badly bruising himself externally and
sustaining injuries internally. The de-
ceased was about thirty-three years of age
sn0 was buried near the scene Of his death
that evening. Mr.. johnson, thinking that
the United States marshal was the proper
one TO report his death to, did so at the
marshal's Office, to deputies Clark and Nor
ton, though they had nothing to do 10 the
matter. Hewitt had been stopping at the
ST. George hotel, and had squandered all his
money in drinking and riotous living,
leaving his bill unpaid, and his
baggage at the hotel, behind him.