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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-13

A Wicklow MAGISTRATE said: "When was
IN danger from Kerry bull | sat down and
stared him full IN the face" How did it an
swer?" inquired the breathless bystanders
Excellent. The Kerry didn't offer to touch
me-" Very remarkable! very curious! How
do you account for it?" "Well, sometimes
thought il was because sat down on the top
branch Of very tall tree" said the magls.
trate
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Cases OF female weakness, delicate and en-.
feebled constitutions. and those suffering with
Stomach. Liver and Kidney complaints will find
Electric Bitters speedy and certain cure. The
sick and prostrated should rejoice that such a
reliable remedy Is placed within their reach.
Health ard happiness will surely follow where
Electric Bitters are used. For sale By Z. Y.
Griggs; price only ffty cents. a.
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BUDGET OF FUN.

Mrs. Spraggins was Boosting Of her new
house. The windows, she said were all
stained. That's too bad, but won't benzine or
turpentine wash it Off" asked the good Mrs.
Oldbody.
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y


1ts main line runs from thicago To Councii
Bluffs passing through Joliet. Ottawa. La Sale.
tennessee. Moline, Rock Island. Davenport west
Liberty. Iowa CitS. Marengn Brooklyn. Grinnell.
hes Muines tthe capital Of lowaL stuart, ATTAIN
tic aud Avoca; with branches from bureau
Junction to Peoria; wilton Junction to husca-
tine Washington. Fairfield Edon. Belsnap.
C-ntreyile Princeton. Trenton. Gsilatn. came
ron, LPaveuworth, Atchison, and Kansas city:
Washington t. Sigourn.y. Oskacosa. aud Knox
vile; krokuk TO FafmiUg tnn BOnaparie. Ben
tOnspoTL independent. Eidnn. tuiumwa. Eddy
willie, t,skaioOsA Pella Monroe and pe> MOinrs;
Mt Zion to keosauqua: Newton tn Monroe: Dcs
Moines TO Indianola aud wiutrrset: Atlantic to
Griswold and Audubon: and AyOca TO Harlan
and carson. THIS Is positively the OILY Rail-
road. which owns. aud oprfaies through iino
from Chicago Into the state Of Kansas
Through Express Passenger Trains with Pull
man Falaret' attached. are run each wayuaity
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS CITY.
COUNCIL BLuFfs. LsAvKswoRrH and:
son. Through cars are also run between Nilwau-
ke- and Kansas City. via the Milwaukee and
Rock Island Short Line
The Great Rock Island Is macnifcen'iy
equipped. It's road Ted IS simply perfect aud It's
track Is laid with steel rails
what will please you most Will be the pleasure
OF enjoying our meals. while passing over the
beautiful pTaiTies Of Illinois and Iowa In one OF
our magnificent Dining t'aTs that accompany all
Through Express Trains. You ct an entire
meal rs good ~ u served IN any hrSt-claSs hotel
for seventy 1--we cents
Approaching the fact thst n majority of the
people prefer separate apartments for different
PURPOSES (snd the immense passenger business
Of this line warranting IT, we are pleased TO an
nounce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are. rul
co Tissst. Il. iii. Line. snSw us. !. ihs
all Ticket Agents In the Y nited states
Eor Information NOT obtsiusbte st ,
II. H. CA HI. r,
Wv rr,sAs~.t ssd 6ss<si AisaaSs.
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Slipping Cars for sleeping purposes, and Palace
DINING Cars for eating purposes only one other
great feature OF our Palace Cars Is SMOKING
SALOON where you can enjoy your Havana"
1t all hours OF the day
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers at al points crossed by this
tine. and transfers are ave ided NJ Council Blufs.
Kansas CITY. Leaveuworth and Atchison, coa-
ueriiuns being made In Union DepotS
The principal X. II. connections OF
this great Through Line are as folloWs'
AtCBicAGo, with all d'erging lines for the
East and South.
Al ENoLEwoop. with the LIS 4 M. s.. and p
Fl. W. 4 c. r Ris.
l. X. K
ALA sALLR with IL. Cent. r. r.
AtPKoRIA with y. y. & j. Y, ID. L. u: l. b. q
W; III Mid: and r T. & W Rds.
At Rock ISLAM with -Milw aukee and Rock
Island Short Liue." and Rock Isld & Peo RdA
= a b,A A, 9 with the Davenport Division
Atwksr iiRxRTr, with the h. C. r. a MR.
At GRiNsxLL. with Central Iowa R 4
At DIS MoiNks, with ID; N, a y. ID. r
AiCousciL BLUFFS, with Union Pacific RR
At OMAHA. with u. q Mo. r. R.R Gin Neh.b
At CoLuN BUs JUScTIoS. with &c. k&Nk.R
AT OrTUMwA. with Central Iowa Il X; W.
81 paS;; and l, e; r n ap pa. w hns w,h 81
Al cAasHaS. with II. 81 J. Il. r.
AtATcmSoS, with Atch-. roneka & santa fe
Al LxAvtSSoRrH. with Union rae. anc Kan
HskAssxs crr, with all lines for the West
and Southwest o,~,
t .aisSSn . to f ifk2aHVlkAsw R5s MONIES
Great Rock Island Route" arc sold ~
,~r home once. address,
z. ST. john.
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VIRGINIA DEMOcRATs.-The following il
the public debt plank Of the platform adopted
| by the democrats in state convention at Rich
mond, Va. last week. 1t is believed that a,
least a third Of the republicans will vote with
the democrats at the fall election on this plat
form:
RGsolDcd, That the maintenance of the pub
lie credit of Virginia Is the essential means to
the promotion of her prosperity; that We con-
denim Reputation in every shape and form as
Il blot upon her honor, blow at her perma.
ncnt welfare, and an obstacle to her progress
in wealth, influence and power; that we will
make every effort to secure a settlement of the
public debt with the consent of her creditors,
which is consistent with her honor and dicta.
ID by justice and sound public policy; that
1t Is emInentlv desirable and proper that the
several classes OF the debt now existing should
be unified, so that equality, which is equity
may control in the annual payment of the IN
terest and the ultimate redemption of the prin
cipal; that, with the view of securing such
equality, we pledge our party to use all lawful
authority to secure settlement of the state
debt, so that there shall be but one class of
public debt; that we will use all the lawful
and constitutional means in our power to &C..
cure a settlement on the basis of three per
cent bond, and that the conservative democrat
&c party pledges itself as part of its policy not
to increase the present rate of taxation.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
resolution of adherence at
the attempt to assassinate the President and
of sympathy with himself and family was
adopted
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

REV. THOMAS BASKERVILLE, Con-
gregational minister of Bloomfield, Iowa,
has fled with his seryant-girl, Lizzie Col
lier, leaving wife and two infant children
in destitute condition. He emigrated from
Lancashire less than three years ago. His
former Pensioners are desirious of having
his infamy published to the world.
A DISPATCH from the City of Mexico
says an attempt was made on the Sd to as
sassnate Governor Manual Ledo, of Guano.
Juanto, the woud-be assassin, was instgat-
ed by political enemies.
A BOLD thief walked off with S117,-
600 worth Of negotiable bonds from the
Cleveland (O.) Commercial Bank while the
President was talking with a friend
A NUMBER of experts were called to
the stand in the Guiteau case on the 9Th.
Most Of these were gentlemen who had
closely watched the prisoner as spectators
during the trial, and had therefore had a
good OPP ortunity Of judging of his mental
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


THE Forty seventh Congress convened nj
noon on the 5th, senator David Davis presId-
ing. But few Senators were present and tho
proceedings of that body were devoid OF es.
pecial interest. number of bills were in
trOduced, among them the following: BY Mr.
Shernan-To provide for the issue OF three
per cent. bonds, to be applied solely TO the
redemption Of three and half per cent.
bonds; by Mr.. Garland-For the appointments
OF n commission to investigate the CUES
tons of the tariff and revenue laws; by Mr..
BeCk--For retiring trade dollars and recon.
ing them into standard silver dollars; by MIR.
Logan-To place Gen. U. ;. Grant upon the
retired list of the army. Mr.. Edmnnds ohered
resolution to continue the committees as
they existed last session; MI. fuGn
moved an amendments authorizing the
President of the Senate to decide
whether the committees shall be equally or
otherwise divided between the two political
parties Laid over without action, and the
Senate adjourned..... House was called
20 order by Clerk Adams. The roll call
showed 300 Representatives present, the alb
scntces being Morey, Scales Mills and Deus
ter Nominations for Speaker being in order,
keifcr was put in nomination by Robinson,
Randall by House, and Ford by Murch. Bur
rows of Michigan, Holman, McCook and
Iadd were appointed tellCrs The roll was
called and the result was as follows: Whole
number OF votes, 2S5; necessary for choice,
143. For kCifer us, Randall 1913, Ford :. None
of the candidates voted. Those voting for
Ford were: Brennan, Burrows of Michigan,
ii. \. HUcltine, james of Texas, Ladd OF
Wisconsin, Grave and Murch of Missouri.
Fulkerson and Paul of Virginia, Readjusters,
voted for keifer. The result having been an
nounced, kcler was escorted to the Speakers
chair by Randall and Hiscock and took the
oath of office, which was administered by
Kelley OF Pennsylvania as the oldest member
I'm point of service. The swearing in of mem
bers then took place. Objections were made
to several, who were compelled to stand
aside, but except in the cases of Chalmers of
Mississippi and Dibble of south Carolina the
objections were subsequently withdrawn
The other Republican caucus nominees
were then duly elected and the House was
declared duly organized. After appointing
the usual committee to wait upon the Presi.
dent, the House adjourned
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE Presidents message was deliv-
cred to Congress on the 9th. Among the
bills introduced in the Senate were two for
the admission Of Dakota as State. Senator
Davis, vacating the chair in favor of Mr.
Harris, spoke at some length in regard to
his position as President pro tenn. The Oc-
casOn was the calling up by Mr.. Edmunds
of his resolution providing for the continue
ance Of committees as they existed at the
close OF last session. In the course of his
remarks Mr.. Davis said: Last spring |
took occasion to state the reasons why my
vote should be given to sustain
the existing organization Of the Senate.
Although circumstances have materially
changed since that time, the obligation
which l voluntarily assumed has not been
altered; hence | adhere to that declaration,
always reserving TO myself the right Of re-
jecting an offensive candidate" This eX-
preston OF Mr.. Dayis's views is regarded as
settling for the next two years the status of
the Senate officers, unless death should
make change, giving the Republican party
O positive majority. The proceedings of
the House were devoid of interest, the
drawing of seats occupying the greater part
Of the session.
Ir was generally understood in Wash
ington on the 9th that Secretaries Lincoln,
James, KirkwOod and Hunt would con-
tiuue in the Cabinet for some months yet
at least. The appointment of Frelinghuysen
for Secretary of State and Brewster for At
torney. General was expected to be an
nounced at any moment.
GEN. JUDSON FITZPATRICK, Minister
TO Chill, is dead. He was n native of New
Jersey and noted in the war as a dashing
cavalry leader.
BENZ. B. WILEY, James r. Black,
and Joseph Funk, alleged star-route con-
spirators, have been found guilty on sew
eral charges and sentenced to refund to
the Government the amount Of contracts in
which they were concerned.
WARREN WOODWARD, son of the late
Judge Warren j. Woodward, of Pennsyl-
yania, committed suicide at Reading, Pa.
| by shooting himself through the head. He
was a young man of more than ordinary
ability, but of inlirm health.
ToBIN, arrested Mt Bradford, Ireland,
will be tried on the charge Of treason and
felony. The Government proposes TO iden-
! tify 1obin with the Fenian and Irish broth
erhoods. Papers seized at Tobin's house
show that 257 men We're enrolled in the
neiShborhood of Bradford, and the Broth
erbood possessed arms to equip them, and
! had fund Of over goo.
Miss LOUISA STEVENS, an attractive
young lady of Pleasant Plains, Sangamon
County, ILL.,, took Il fatal dose of opium on
account of a supposed slight from the young
man TO whom she was engaged.
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THE St. Louis g. San Francisco Rail-
road has completed its extension Of the Ar
kansas division to Benwood, Washington
County, Ark, eighteen miles distant from
Fayetteville. This new extension passes
through the towns Of Greenland and West
fork.
THE junction of the Texas Pacific and
the Southern Pacific was consummated on
the 1st, at Cerro Blanco, 90 miles east OF FL
Paso and Gle miles west Of Dallas. 1t was
announced that through trains to the Pacific
would be running by January 1.
BRADsTREET estimates the decrease
in the cotton crop this year, as compared
with last, at 1 500, 900 bales.
DANFoRD, owner of the suspended
Kansas banks, was taken by mob Of angry
depositors from the officers Mt wellington
and forced to return to Caldwell. He was
threatened with lynching unless he dis
gorged, it being generally believed that he
had available funds and that the whole thing
was downright swindle.
IT is understood that several bills will
be introduced during the present session of
Congress looking to an enlargement of the
scope Of the Department OF Agriculture.
One Of the proposed bills will provide that
the Department shall he one OF Agriculture
and Statistics, and will make provision for
the appointment OF Commissioner Of Geo
logical Surveys, a Bureau of Education and
Labor, a Bureau of Manufactures, and a
Bureau of Railroad Transportation.
A DISPATCH from Caldwell, Kans.,
9Th, says that Danford, the delinquent
banker, has been released upon giving sat
isfactory security Tor 80 per cent. of depos-
itors' claims.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

LAMPHBRE, Appointment Clerk of the
Treasury, has been discharged by Secretary
FOlger, because Of his connection with the
Irregularities of the Custodian's office and
ring. James b. Butler, Of Idaho, formerly
United States District Attorney of that Ter
ritory, has been appointed in his place.
Secretary Folger, it is said, intends to weed
out all subordinate officials and employees
who have been implicated in any crooked
transactions. ..
UPTON, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, has handed in his resignation.
CAUCUsEs for the nomination of Off
GERS of the House of Representatives were
held on the evening Of the Sd, with the fol-
lowing result: Republican nominees: For
Speaker, j. Warren Keifer, of Ohio; Clerk,
Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania; Ser
geant-at- Arms, Geo. w. Hooker, of Massa-
chusetts; Doorkeeper, w. p. Brownlow, Of
Tennessee; Postmaster, Capt. Harry Sher-
wood, of Michigan; Chaplain, Rev. Freder-
ick d. Power. The caucus contest for the
Speakership lay between Kefer and His
cock, of New York, and the lines
were pretty closely drawn as
between Stalwart and anti Stal =
wart, the former carrying off the prize.
The Democrats renominated the officers of
the last House. The Greenbackers selected
Nicholas Ford, of Missouri, for Speaker;
Gilbert De La Matyr, of Indiana, for Clerk
Lee Crandall, of Washington, d. c.. for
Sergeant-at- arms; II. Martin Williams, OF
Missouri, for Doorkeeper, and w. C. Moore,
of Pennsylvania, for Postmaster.
CALDERON, for some time past pro-
visional President of Peru, is now, with his
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Gaiuez, a pris-
oner in Gillian hands. He was arrested as
he was returning from mass, and allowed
but few moments in which to prepare fol
his departure. He was sent on special
train to Calao, and there placed on board
an irOn-clad to be transported to Santiago
The reasons alleged for this arbitrary act are
not yet made public, but Admiral Lynch is
understood to have acted under orders from
Santiago.
JOSEPH WARREN KEIFER, Speaker
Of the House of Representatives, represents
the Eighth Ohio District. He was born in
Clark County, o., January 80, 1895. Hi;
boyhood and youth were mostly spent on {
farm. He received common school edu.
cation, topped off at Antioch College. Ir
1858 he was admitted to the bar He Ell.
tered the Union Army as Major of the ThirC
Ohio Volunteers, was subsequently APP
pointed Colonel Of the 10th Ohio, anC
served with conspicuous galantry through
out the war, being severely wounded at the
battle Of the Wilderness. He subsequent,
was made Brigadier- General anC
Major General by brevet for gallan
and distinguished services. He mad,
his first appearance on the stage of nationa
affairs as a member Of the Forty-tifh Con
gress, and was reelected to the Forty-sixtl
and Forty seventh Congresses.
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COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.

THE East Line and Red River Rail-
road of Texas, at present extending from
Jefferson to Greenyile, 1913 miles, has been
transferred to the Gould system, and will
henceforth be designated as the jefferson
Branch Of the NJ, X. & II.
THE debt statement issued Dec. 1
shows decrease of the public debt during
November of 81, 249, l26; cash in treasury,
S245, 042, $685. gold certificates, S. POI, 920; sill
yer certificates, $50, 663, $50; refunding certifi
Gates, S579,25 legal tenders outstanding,
$346, ,0l6; fractional currency outstand-
ing, S7,O93,12S. Decrease of debt since June
30, 1881, $62, 1878, All.
Mr.. 0. w. RUGGLEs, formerly Gen.
,eral Passenger Agent Of the Iron Mountain
Railroad, has accepted a similar position
with the Michigan Central.
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characteristics. DR.. Kennon, editor OF the
Chicago Medical Reuielo, gave his opinion
unequivocally that the prisoner was insane.
Witness based his judgment OF Guiteau's
insanity upon the hereditary faint, upon the
impairment Of judgment. upon the exalta-
ton Of the emotions, and upon inspiration,
which also included the motive. Witness
admitted that when a man committed a
crime while acting under the delusion Of
Divine inspiration and then conducted him
self precisely as a criminal would do, it
would be presumpiiye evidence against his
insanity. DR.. Charles H. Nicholas, OF the
Bloomingdale Asylum, replied to a hypo-
thetical question proposed by Scoyille: "If
the evidence to which l have listened is cor
rect, l should say that the prisoner is i'm
sane" DIR. Folsom, Of Boston, DIR. God
ding, of the Government Insane Asylum,
Washington, DR.. Mcbride, Of Milwaukee,
and DR.. Claiming, OF Brooklne, Mass,
concurred substantially in the opinion
OF DR.. Kennon. Scoyille an
nOunced that he had no More
witnesses present and would introduce but
two or three more before closing the case.
Guiteau interrupted and demanded that
subpuuas be issued for Gen. Grant, Senator
Conkling, Governor Jewell, and others.
Finding no objection was made to his inter-
ruption Guiteau proceed to make an incoher-
ent harangue, while his counsel smiled COM
| placently, as if feeling that the prisoner was
making more Roadway with the jury than
any expert testimony could compass. He
was finally silenced by Judge Cox, and Sco-
vile read a number Of passages from Gut
teau's book, "Truth.'
The Louisiana State Legislature, in
pursuance Of a call OF the Governor, con-
vened in special session at New Orleans on
| the 5th. The Governors message was re-
ceived and read. 1t referred principally to
the existing deficiency in the State revenue,
and proposed measures of relief.
FOUR heavily armed men took forci-
| BILE possession Of the store of r. w. Hub
| bard, about thirty miles below Austin, Tex.
! They compelled the proprietor and his clerk
! to give up their watches, after which they
robbed the store of 500 in currency and a
lot of valuable goods. They are supposed
to be the same gang that robbed Bass
store, is Bastrop County, few days previ-
Gus.
The Tennessee Penitentiary at Nash
vile was partially destroyed by fire on the
| 9TH. The convicts worked heroically to SUBJ
due the flames, and the main building was
thereby saved. There were 72S prisoners
within the walls, and but six availed them
selves of their opportunity to escape. The
! loss is estimated at $2S5 900; insurance, 500,
500.
ADvICEs from Wharton, Ont, con-
| firm previous reports of the loss of the
steamer Jane Miller, in Georgia Bay. Twen-
ty-hve persons are supposed to have been
! lost.
CAPT. BRowNsIGG, of the British
man of-war London, with ten men in a
steam pinnace attempted to capture a steam
SLAYER flying French colors, off the Zanzibar
coast. The Arab crew resisted iercely.
Capt. Brownsigg, a seaman, stoker and
supernumerary were killed, and one mar
severely and two slightly wounded. The
| vessel escaped.