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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

When he made his famous trip around the
world, did Gen. Grant travel for nought? Not
much With that wonderful openhandedness
of his to receice gifts, it is said that the pres
ents he accepted from both European and Ash,
attic crowned heads IN actual money value
more than quadrupled the expenses of his
trip. Thus telegram day or two ago men
toned that "elghty-two cases eff these valuable
presents, which since his return from abroad
have been in the custody Of G. W. Childs, of
Philadelphia, were shipped to the ex-Presi-
dents new home in New York" G.. Wash.
ington Childs, it Is SAID, had prlded himself
for years on the possession of the finest and
richest silver table set in the country, but had
to admit it was endlessly overlaid by the set
presented to Gen. Grant in Mexico.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

Cook, 1t Is the case that in every one OF these
counties deductions are made upon the assess
ment of personal property, lands and lots, save
in such of them--a very small numbers
are represented by democrats. In all Others
the member has been potent in saving his
neighbors. In Cook, however, the additions
arc lively Cook hasn't much influence with
the rest of the state" When the next cleo
ton comes around 1t is to be hoped La Sale
county will take more pains than has been her
wont to get a representative on the board
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08
The CouuCfI.

That deleetable body known as the city council
held one Of their jamborees On last Tuesday eve
ming at the circuit court room, with Mayor Young
as ring master.
The clerk began reading minutes, and having
read faithfully for an hour so, Blake called for
a let up until they had more time. The minutes
read were approved by implication and business
began.
The marshal reported fines imposed, eos; col
lected, 81; RENTED, %; uneolleesed, so.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

Thatthe thieves of Washington city, espec.
Tally when the government, is the victim, are
phenomenslly bold, daring and INSCRIPTIONS,
IS OF course 30 well known and understood as
10 be proverbial, but 1t was hardly suspected
we imagine, that they had sunk to the grade
OF meanness reached by James Ginnidy, who
was employed to drape the government build.
ings at Washington in honor of Garfield, and
who, though furnished with abundant mater.
nal, made scanty display, stealing the bulk of
the goods placed at his disposal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

At the performance of "The Merry Wives
OF Windsor" at Omaha one evening last week,
by Burnham's Electric Light Company" an
act was added that Is not down in Shakes
pearc's text Before the final fall OF the cur.
tain the Rev T. S. Hunting appeared among
the bcdizened group upon the stage and pro.
cceded to marry Clareace Ostrander, the Fen.
ton Of the play, to Miss May Wentworth Van.
slyck, one Of the merry wives. The bride is
a daughter of the attorney of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road at st. Paul,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

II Gariield's disembodied spirit was per.
mited to look IN on the memorial services
asst week in Farwell Hall, Chicago no doubt
it fed precipltately from those precincts in
deep disgust, for the wretched bigots under
whose direction the hall had been deliberately
decorated had consplcuously displayed the
names of all the northern states about the
room but left out the names OF all the south
ern states
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

BIG RAILROAD FIGHT.-A curious fight is
that which has sprung up between the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad Compan.
les. Though built as one road and so thor.
oughly linked together both in robbing the
government in their original construction as
well as in interest as apparently to be In
separable, they have always belonged to separ
ate corporations, dividing at Ogden, and it
looks now as if the big snake was destined 10
be cut in two IN the middle, each part to put
out new combinations The Rail,ody Age says
The Union Pacific IS pushing surveys tor
the extension of Its Utah Southern branch
toward California with evident earnestness,
and the Central Pacific has nearly completed
a survey for an extension of its main line from
Ogden to the Missouri river, distance of some
300 miles by route about 100 miles north of
the Union Pacific. 1t is stated that feasible
route has been found by way of the South
Pass, and vice president Huntington says that
the road will be built if the Union Pacific con.
tinues to build its connections with Ogden
The Central Pacific has ordered 10000 tons of
steel rails from England and if necessary the
road could be constructed very rapidly, Mean.
time the California Pacific, which is expected
to form the western connection of the Union
Pacific, seem to be actually in progress. With
the opportunity held out to the Union Pacific
OF an independent line to San Francisco and
the fact that it Will also ere long have line of
its own to Oregon giving two routes to the Pa
cific, it does not seem probable that this com.
pany will be dissuaded from its presentunder
taking by the arguments of the Central Pacific
If the latter then pushes an extension to the
Mississippi river, it will practically mean
new line for the Chicago & Northwestern to
the Pacific"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The State Board of Equalization, which was
in session for six or eight weeks past at Spring.
field has finished its work and we suppose ad.
journed. Tie Chicago Times, which had a
reporter in attendance on It's meetings and
printed an account of its doings, points GU,
some curious and suggestive features about its
proceedings There is member of the
board" says the Time, /" from each of the fol
lowing counties: De Kaib, Rock Island
RhIieside, VIII. Ford, Fulton, Henderson
Calhoun. Morgan, Mclean, Macon, Efing
ham, Marion, Madison, johnson, and
Wayne. These mtmbers, with the three irsm
Cook, constitute the board. Except as tc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The asslduity Of the Grants, Logans Cam
erons, Joneses, SC, in tagging Arthur wherev
er he goes leads contemporary to remark that
THE old guard IS uncommonly lively abou,
this time" Watterson, by way of encourage.
ment no doubt, sets them lovely little lesson
IN the new presidents English, which no doubt
all of them will lose no time to master:
Have you seen the new presidents
Yes, have seen the nice new president
Does the nice new president know his friends ?
Yes, the nice new president knows his friends
every time.
Does the nice new elegant president remember
his friends?
You can bet your sweet life the nice new ele.
giant president remembers all his friends
Does he remember his enemies?
Yes he remembers his enemies.
Does he remember them by nameg
lie remembers them by name, solid.
What will the nice new elegant president do
for his friends?
He will reward them.
And what will he do for his enemies!
He will compel them to get up and dust
Is he solid?
He il solid
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

tornado which swept over Nebraska at an
early hour on Saturday nearly demolished the
town of Madison, which has a population OF
one thousand, and two persons are known to
have lost their lives. The Union Pacific road
sent out tram to shelter the homeless and
serve for an office. In the village of Stanton
twelve buildings were blown down and twenty
persons injured
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.

The New York Republican State conven.
ton, which met IN New York City on Wednes.
day, and over the delegate to which there
had been such an animated fight throughout
the state between the halfbreeds and stalwarts
for three or tour weeks, was Unexpectedly har-
monious throughout, and its proceedings are
hailed as ar indication that, for the present at
least, the Ratchet is buried between the hostile
republican factions in that state This peace.
able solution is largely attributed to the fact
that Conkling failed to put IN an appearance
at the convention and directed his followers to
make no fight for the stalwar, delegates from
Oneida and Oswego, but to let the halt.breed
claimants 60 in unchallanged. Being thus
without leader, and IN the minority, the
stalwarts made no effort either to secure the
mlttee on credentials, but yielded BOTH though
Plat, the stalwart chairman of the state com.
mittee refused 50 far to humilate himself as
to nominate halfbreed tor temporary chair
man of the convention, and turned the dlsa-
greeable job over to the half breeds themselves.
They of course, were nothing 10th, and named
the new senator, Woodpulp Miller, against
whom the stalwarts nominated Frank His.
cock. On the vote beng taken, Miller had
1903 majority, which, as the only test vote
taken, showed that to be the majority OF the
halfbreeds in the convention.
There were no other incidents worthy of
note in the proceedings. The halfbreed com
mittee on credentials of course decided all
contests IN favor Of the halfbreeds, to which
the stalwarts quietly submitted nor did they
even call for vote on the choice of Chauncy
Nj. Depew for permanent chairman.
The resolutions commence with long Gu
logy on Garfield, who Is particularly com.
mended for his triumphant vindicaton of the
constitutional authority OF the executive" in
the appointment of Robertson, and the repub
llcans Of New York are pledged to stick to
that point, and great confidence Is expressed
that President Arthur's administration IN that
matter, will be an the line of that of his Ia
mented predecessor The resolutions, further
on, lean to the side OF tariff protection, offer
oonO Pioei'uuSo oh thO euuJcCt vi pun
lie servants and civil service reform, and wind
up with a brief reference to state or local at.
fairs.
General Carr was nominated for secretary
Of state, Ira Davenport for comptroller, Leslie
W. Russell for attorney general, Sllas Seymour
for engineer, and Francis NJ. French for Judge
of the court of appeals. There was no contest
over any OF these names.
The general impression is that the meek
ness and submlssiveness of the stawarts was
in strict obedience to the recommendation of
President Arthur, who no doubt gave Conk-
ling and his followers abundant assurances In
advance tnat their case WIS III lis hands anu
they had nothing to lose by letting the half
breeds and featherheads have their own way
for once in the state convention
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The ends of the Southern Pacific and Texas
Pacific roads, says the Rdiloay Age, are now
less than one hundred miles apart and are APP
preaching each other at the rate of about 2l5
miles daily. They are expected to meet early
IN November at a point about lie miles east of
Ell Paso, thus completing the object for which
the Texas & Pacific enterprise was started so
many years ago-a connection with the Pacif
ic coast
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

Bartholomew, the Russian minister, has dur.
ing the summer season occupied the elegant
residence of Captain Downing, at Newport,
r. /. He quietly left that city the other day
without paying any bills, and his landlord
finds the house unfit tor residence for SWINE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

All that is better. The Joliet Republican
tthat was) has changed its name to The Repub-
lie. The former name, though good English
word as defined in the dictionaries, by its con
nection with a prominent political party of
the day has got into such bad odor that hon
orable men are naturally dIscarding it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

4 casket Of sheet bronze, with gold trim
mings, was rendered by New York company
for the presidents remains. Mrs Garfield went
to Cleveland to inspect it, and ordered the
transfer OF the body 1t is now though. that
a crypt will be erected IN Lake View cemetery,
and the casket exposed to view
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The Democrats in Minnesota as well as in
Virginia are making fight for state honesty
and public faith, AT their state convention on
Thursday at st. Paul they nominated General
r. W. Johnson, retired army officer for gov,
ernor and passed resolutions strongly favoring
The payment of the State railway bonds.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The election IN Ohio occurs next Tuesday.
The campaign has thus far been a very quiet
one, mainly, no doubt, on account of the sick
ness and death of Gen Garfield. The pros.
poets are said to be favorable for solid demo,
cratic victory.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

They had frosts on Wednesday night in
Virginia and South Carolina severe enough TO
iniure the tobacco crop and destroy the late
growth OF cotton
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

The question is, will the Arthur adminlstra-
ton be any more successful than the Garfield
administration was, i'll Mahoneizlng David
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

While President Arthur's visit last week to
New York was strictly on private business
and had no political significance whatever"
he was nevertheless visited at his house on
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

WRANGLE LAND.-Though the L. S. steamer
Corwin Capt, Hooper,, sent out from San
Francisco last spring to crulze IN the arctic
seas IN search of the Nelc York Herald Arctic
exploring vessel Jeanette Capt. Long,, failed
to find any trace of the missing vessel, she did
fully as well as was expected of her III reach.
ing and raising the stars and stripes on Wran.
gle Land, feat hitherto performed by no
other arctic explorer; for although Wrangle
claims to have seen the "land" in the dim dis
lance Al years ago, and afterwards Capt. Kel-
let, an English explorer, saw it, Capt. Hooper
was the first to set foot ON its soil and deter.
mine its size and exact geographical location.
The Jeanette, which all had been so conf
dent from the direction in which she was sail.
ing when last seen two years ago, had reached
and wintered at Wrangle Land, Capt. Hooper
could find no trace of there. If Capt. Long
ever reached there, he could net have landed,
but, probably finding an open sea, pushed on
leaving Wrangle Land behind him. Capt
Hooper adds in his report: This has been a
most open season, and II the Jeanette does
not appear this year, 1t will probably not be
seen again, although 1t Is possible the crew
may Whalers are all very positive she ent
cred what they call The Hole lead to the
northeast"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

argument, but as to the mere matter OF pre-.
pairing brief that is a work so purely me.
chanical and perfunctory, the hiring of big
Chicago lawyer to do il Is simply ridiculous
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08

1t would et course be no less laborlous than
Improbable to attempt to follow the ups and
downs of that noted gambling hell known as
the Chicago Board Of Trade, but there may
be few readers Of the FREE TRADER whom
it will crafty to learn that the Cincinnati
crowd who some two weeks ago scooped the
Chicago gamblers to the tune of about a mill
ion were themselves scooped in another deal"
a week ago IN nearly double the amount To
the credit Gas gamblers) of the Cincinnati
crowd it must be SAID, however, that they kept
even with Chicago by busting up" in time to
avoid paying up the heft of their margins.
1t Is greatly to be regretted that all attempts
by legislation to break up this nefarious sys-
tenn of gambling in the necessaries of life
have thus far been found so ineffective as to
create general despair of ever beng able to
that most desirable reform BY
these operations, wheat, corn, pork, etc, are
kept up at Fictitious prices largely above their
real value, the trade of the country being often
,logged by these infamous corners" and the
great mass of the consumers robbed through
prices to feed the scoundrely gamb.
prs
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-05

NOR SALE-A No. 1 billiard table for $175;
Il cost s275; but little. used. Wish to use
the room for other purposes. Call at VIM.
Bircher's at end of bridge, Sixth ward. 7S*
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WORK.
Construction Of Sidewalks For the
Year 1881.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINI, April 4th, 1881.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of
the city of St. Paul, Mimi, at their office in
said city, until IL NJ. on the 18th day of April,
1881, for the construction, repair and relaying
of such sidewalks as may be ordered built,
repaired or relaid by the Common Council of
the city of st. Paul during the year ending on
tire first day of January, 1882, according to
general plans and specifications on file in the
office of said Board.
A bond, with two responsible sureties, in the
sum of five thousand dollars, must accompany
each bid.
Separate bids will be received for sidewalks
requiring different kinds of materials in con-
struction.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official R. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 95-1O5
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WANTED.

frst-class cook. Apply at
w new No. 220 East Ninth street. 95'
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Military Personals.

Lieut.. Chas. King, Fifth cavalry, and Lieut..
J. NJ. Burns, Seventeenth infantry, are at the
Metropolitan.
Capt Jacob Kline, Eighteenth infantry, now
in st. Paul, mas been ordered to temporary
duty at Fort Smelling, until the opening OF
navigation on the Missouri, when he is to pro-
coed to his station at Fort Assiniboine.
Second Lieut.. F. F. Kislingbury, Eleventh
infantry, has been ordered to report in person
to the adjutant general of the army in WASH
ington.
First Lieut.. g. D. Wallace, Seventh cavalry,
now in this city, has been ordered to temporary
nty at tS bsS ha @ nrnced to on his
pany at Fort Meade.
Sergeant John Trant, company FL. Fifth in
fantry, and Corporal James Z. Wilson, gen,
eral service, having been duly recommended T
Terry TO report in person to Col. Gibbon,
president of the board of examination which
is to convene at Fort Smelling this month.
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Opening a Street Along The Lineof the
Union Depot Grounds.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINI, April 4, 1851.
The Board of Public Works, in and for the
corporation of the City of St. Paul, Mimi,
will meet at their office, in said city, at P. NJ,
on the 22d day Of April, A. D. 1881, to make
an assessment of benefits, damages, costs and
expenses, arising from the opening and ex.
tension of street through block 30, st. Paul
Proper, and blocks 8 and 4, Hopkins Addi-
ton, from Sibley street to Broadway, 50 feet
wide between Sibley street and Wacorta street,
and 40 feet wide between Wacouta street and
Broadway, on the property on the line of said
improvement, in said blocks, and such other
property as may be deemed benefited or darag-
ed thereby.
The land necessary to be condemned and
taken for said improvements as follows, to-
Wit:
The southerly So feet of lots /, 8, 4, 5 and
of block 90, st. Paul Proper, and the south
erly ID feet of lots L. 8, 4, 5 and 6 and the
northerly IA feet of lots Z, s, 8, 10, II and IL,
block 8, and the southerly 20 feet of lots 1, 2
and and the northerly 20 feet of lots 4, 5
and 6, block 4, Hopkins Addition, in the City
of st. Paul, Minnesota.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of making
said assessment, and will be heard.
Official: JOHN HARRINGTON,
K. L. GoRMAN, President.
Clerk Board of Public Works. 95.7
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TlOR sALE-Ch eap-second-hand storm
Il sash for hot beds. E. Ingham, 219
Pearl street. a.
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The GLOBE WANT and Employ
nGlt Bureau.

Advertisements in this column are published
at Eve cents line each insertion, but In
order to prove the efficiency Of the GLOBE %
an advertising medium, and also to aid the
unemployed, we will publish for twenty. live
cents, three-line advertisement, Of situs-
tions Wanted and Situations offered, and con-
tinue the advertisement until the object sought
for is accomplished. For twenty-five cents,
the man out Of work can advertise for situs.
ton until he finds one.
Each line ever the three, to cost fve cents
per line each insertion.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Oak Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CRY OF ST. PAUL, MINI, April 4th, 1881.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
the CITY Of st. Paul. a Minn n at their Office in in
said city, until - NJ. on the 18th day of April,
A. D. 1881, for the construction of q
sewer on Oak street, from Walnut street to
Third (3d) street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the office Of
said Boa.d.
A bond with at least two sureties, in sum
of at least 20 per cent. of the gross amount
bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: R. L GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 95-1O5
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The livery stable at al Twelfth street has
several new and elegant rigs.
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For stylish rig at reasonable rates go to
Buzell's, al Twelfth street.
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A child of Mr.. Dwyer, of Rochester, was
terribly burned the other day by It's clothes
taking fire.
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CHARLOTTE THOMPSON,

Oy an W
be presented for the first time in this city, Mr..
J. K. Tillotson's new and successful Ameri-
can Comedy Drama, THE PLANTERS WIFE.
Tuesday evening, April 5th, "CAMILLE.n
Wednesday evening, April 9th, east
LYNNE" Grand Family Matinee Wednes-
day afternoon at 2, on which occasion Miss
Thompson will appear by special request in
her world; famous and most enduring, success,
entitled "JANE EYRE" as played by her
over 1900 times.
No advance in prices.,ay Evening
admission Soc, 75c and 81; reserved seats 81.
Matinee SOC, with no extra charge for reserved
seats, which can now be obtained of the mem
bers or at the Opera House box office.
S6-S9-96
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FIVE CENTS LINE FIVE CENTS ALINE
SITUATIONS o1FzRED-FsmaIes.

NTANTED--A competent cook and house.
w maid, at 1853 West Third street. Mrs. r.
R. Nelson. 90.
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ROOMS AND HOUSES WANTED.

UTANTED TO RENT-A house, barn or
w shed to live in-house preferred. Own
er will please permit the three children of the
or sent to the foundlings' home. Address,
with particulars and price, Stranger, Western
Newspaper Union, city. s..
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TO LOAN.

OG00 TO LOAN on improved city real
EVOO estate. q. l.. Lamprey, eS.
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WANTED-Good girl for general house.
w work at No. 1873 (old number) Waba-
shaw street 92*
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WIANTED-Ag good, steady, reliable, female
w cook, for first-class boarding house,
also two competent dining room girls, good
wages and permanent employment Address
W. H, No. % GLOBE Office. 65*
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CITUATION WANTED-Man from the
- East; has twenty years. experience as fore
man of iron foundry and machine manufacture
do well to address L. B., Globe office. ~