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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

perlntendent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, vice w. b. Hibbard, IN al iition to
his duties as superintendent of the Union Pa.
cifc telegraphs His jurisdiction Will EN-.
brace all of Superintendent IIbbard's old dis.
trlct and that part Of the st. Louis district west
of Kansas City, including Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah,
Montana ana Idaho. 1t covers also the city
offices along the Missouri river between Oma.
ha and Kansas City.
The appointment dates from July lst The
Omaha UeraH says in regard to it: "Super.
intendent Dickey will continue to make his
headquarters at Omaha. The appointment is
a most fellcitous one-eycellent for the com.
pany and recognition Of the ability Of Mr.
Dlckey. The Herald joins In congratnatng
HIM upon IT."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

1t Is not courteous to push an investigation
that may affect the good standing of som,
present or late cabinet officer. At all events
in view OF the apparent backwardness of the
government, Brady has taken sudden courage
and comes forward in n bold, clustering, bluff
ing way and demands an immediate invest
CATION and trial." and when Col. Cook, the
special counsel for the government, stated TO
the court that not single case is yet ready
tor submission to the grand jury, and that
failure would result from using the
testimony IN its present condition." he sway.
gered out of court, declaring that he had no
fear of their ever getting any better testimony
than they have now
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

The democrats, if they otherwise cut very
little figure il the fight at Albany, can have al
least some fun out of it. A report of last Sat.
urday's proceedings of the Joint convention
says:
ain the middle of the first ballot General
Splnola caused much laughter, which lasted
for several minutes, by rising with severely
statesmanlike air and remarklng:
"l am requested to state to the convention
that until next Tuesday morning Charley"
Edwards Is paired with Jimmy" Davis
Lieutenant Governor Hoskins, who pre-
sided over the convention, was evidently much
annoyed at the levity of the Tammany chief
tain. Looking angrily In the direction of Gen
eral Spinoa he pounded vigorously with his
gavel, saying: No one knows better than the
gentleman from New York that such remarks
are entirely out of order, and beneath the dig.
nifty of this joint convention
~ withdraw them responded Spinola,
amid another burst of laughter"
To see the point, it is necessary to under
stand that Charley Edwards and Jimmy Da.
Wis are two as notorious, cheeky, indefatigablo
and INSCRIPTIONS lobbyists as there are at AL
bany, and that in this fight they are no oppo-
site sides
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

What have the astronomers and stargazers
been about for the last week? For at least
five mornings past our night police and other
night watchers have noticed in the northeast
ern heavens brilliant comet, and have in vain
watched the big dallies for some account Of
it. Yet not one seems to have found out its
existence until yesterday morning, and then,
instead of getting their information from
some great observatory they get the first init
nation of the new comet in a dispatch from
Ottawa Such remissness on the part of pro-
fessionals certainly was never before imagined
to exist
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

When Frank Leslie busted up" and made
an assignment his estate was inventoried at
$4,000 encountered by debts amounting to
100000. Instead of forcing the property to
the block, Mr.. Isaac W. England, the assignee,
continued the business for the benefit of tho
creditors, and in tour years was able not only
to pay all the debts, but turned over to tho
heirs Crank Leslie meantime having died)
unencumbered property valued at half mil.
lion of dollars, In these days when so much
has to be published about delinquent trustees
and estates absorbed in the process of admin
stratlon, 1t Is gratifying to be able to mention
so conspicuous IN illustration of trust faith.
fully and wisely administered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

the pumps though permitted to Go 1t upon
canal ground. They are to be of sufficient ca
cago river water into the canal, which 1t is be.
llcved will soon clean out the river and give
rs thereafter steady flow of pure lake water
down this way through the canal and Des.
PLANES river. 1t may do so while the canal
and Chicago river are kept open; but all the
pumps in creation wont save us from the CHI.
cago stencil while the canal and river are GOV.
cred with ice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

There Is new trouble threatened in the In.
dian Territory, south of Kansas The cattle
breeders IN the Choctaw section, who are re-
qured to pay permit tax to the Indians have
armed themselves with Spencer rifles to resist
Its collection. The Indians Say they will com
mence next " ednesday to burn the houses
and stampede the stock of those whites who
refuse to settle. The government Is hurrying
forward troops to stop the fray.
The Indian question can find its ultimate
solution IN but one way abolish the tribal
system; abolish the reservations; give every
able.boded male Indian of age 100 acres OF
land and an outfit of agricultural tools; make
him citizen on the same footing with every
uaturalized foreigner and let him shift FOR
himself; and then let him fight for existence
as all others must in the great conflict for the
survival of the fitlest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

a sort of teapot tempest has broken out III
De Witt county, in this state, over the sales of
land In La Harpe township, in that county, as
delinquent in the payment of taxes assessed to
pay interest on certain railroad bonds. When
the county treasurer put up the lands at the
tax sale last week, the La Harpe land owners
were on hand with clubs and rifles, threaten
ing instant vengeance on any one daring
enough to bid off their lands. An agent in the
interest of the railroad company venturing to
bid on tract, was instantly beset by dozen
Of La IIarpers, knocked down and beaten
senseless The sheriff interfered and stopped
the fuss for the time, but admits his inability
to prevent recurrence of the outrage should
more La Harpe lands be offered. In the alb.
sence of Gov Cullom Lieut. Gov. Hamilton
has been appealed TO by the sheriff of De Witt
county for military assistance, which has been
promised him after he finds that the old fash.
Toned method of summoning the posse bonita
tus tails,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

THE GREAT SAENGERFEsT.-NeXt Wednes.
day begins at Chicago the 22d North Amerl.
can Sengerfest, that great annual musical fes-
tival which has attained the Importance and
dignity of fixed national institution. The
concert hall has been prepared in the Exposi.
ton Building, and Is arranged for the accom-
mediation of 1900 performers and 10000 audi,
tors. The male chorus consists OF from loco
to /, 200 voices and the mixed chorus 700 to
500 voices, and all are under the leadership of
Hans Balatka. Not only do the great dlsci.
plned singing societies Of the country take
part IN the rendition of such difficult and
grand musical compositions as "Odysseus, -
"Drusus' Death" "Salsmis," the Ninth Sym.
phony," etc, but the following most notable
singers eff the country will be present and add
to the interest of the great concert, viz: Nine.
DIR. Peschka. Leutner, Emma Donald, Annie
Louise Cary, VIM. Candidus, Franz Remmertz
and Myron T. Whitney. Both the C., r. L.
p. and the c., b. s Q. railroads will sell tick.
cts at excursion rates to persons attending the
Fest"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

Barnum, whose aUant c0urrierS have given
notice of the appearance of his greatest show
on earth" at Ottawa during the present sum.
mer, is at present delightlng the natives down
10 Maine, where he is drawing greater crowds
than even Blame or Pap Chase can draw as
siumpers. His show employs $50 people; 80
horses; accommodates $4,000 people Ia Its
'ent and costs $500 day to run 1t takes
three monster railroad trains to moye it, and
the procession, as 1t parades through town IS
over mile and a half in length
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

Confederate Gen. Longstreet though now
acting with the republicans for the sake of
office appears to be in principle democrat.
To an interviewer of the New York Herald
he said few days ago. speaking Of jeff. Da
vlss apology for the rebellion:
The extreme states rights doctrine, when
put in force so as to break up the federal gov
eminent, has proved fallacy and must hence
forth be so regarded, and the reactionary ten.
dency has been since the war to the opposite
extreme-to consolidation. But the time is
coming when the true [democratlcl state
rights theory, local selEgovernment IN the
Union, will be established on firm basis, the
war having settled forever the question of the
right of secession.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

We see mention made, IN the Aurora papers,
of the death of Myron V. Hall. one of the
Hall brothers, phil A., Ben. F. and NJ. w
who from about 1913 to 1861 occupied such
prominent places In the business history and
development Of Aurora They were the found
ers OF the Aurora Beacon, kept bookstore,
and after number of business successes, My.
ron and Frank, (Phll meantime becoming su.
perintendent of the Chicago and Galena rail.
road Engaged largely In the banking business,
owning not only heavy bank in Aurora, but
two in Wisconsin and one at Equality, Ills
The banks were organized on the then prevail
ing system Of depositlng state stocks with the
auditor Tor security to circulation, and on
Missouri stocks thus deposited the Halls had
out at one time about million of circulation.
But at the outbreak of the rebellion IN 1861,
the Hall banks went the way of all the stump.
tails" Their Missouri stocks deprecated faster
than they could put up margins, and the firm
became so hopelessly insolvent, that NJ. V.
Hall found that personal safety required he
should leave Aurora somewhat suddenly be.
tween two days, Frank having meantime per.
lshed by the Lady Elgin disaster) NJ. V.
never returned to Aurora afterwards, and few
people there knew what had become OF him,
though after short trip to the West it IS I'm.
derstood that, broken in spirit and pennies,
he returned to Chicago where he earned an
honest living as printer at the case, though
holding, during part of the interval, a clerk.
ship in the treasury department at Washing
ton. Though doubtless eXecrated up 10 the
time of his death by hundreds in and around
Aurora and elsewhere who lost by the failure
of his banks, Myron Hall was not only an
honest man, but essentially good man in all
his impulses and instincts. We often cncount.
cred his genial, pleasant coun,cnance in those
earlier days in Aurora, as well as those OF HE
brothers, and whichever may have been their
ups and downs IN life, poor humanity, IN our
judgment, is seldom composed of better mate.
rial than went into the makeup of the Hall
Brothers
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

The water of the seven London companies
deriving their supplies from the Thames and
the Lea, as certified by recent official report,
IS described as uniformly clear and bright as
showing when examined chemically excellent
aeration and great freedom from organic mat
ter, and as leaving nothing to be desired for
dietetlc purposes.-N Y. Sun.
The Thames above London isno larger than
the Illinois river. at Ottawa, nor is the Lea
larger than the Fox. Yet these streams carry
to London the sewage of dozen of cities
whose aggregate population is double that of
Chicago. Evidently it is not the quantity of
Chicago sewage that the canal can carry into
the river that poisons Illinois river water, but
1t is the want of acratlon, especially in winter
when the canal and river are covered with ice
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

The shipment of corn from St Louis to New
Orleans has met check in the receip. of dis.
patches from the latter city making complaint
that the corn Of four bargcs which arrived
iherc on the 2lst was hot and out of condition
The weather during the previous week,
however, had been so exceptionally hot and
murky, that the case is not regarded as a fair
test. Besides, a correspondent of the Chicago
Times AYERS that the corn was heated before it
lett st, Louis, and that no corn that lett St.
Louis in condition fit for shipment has yet
arrived in bad order at New Orleans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

Ex-senator Henry s. Lane died at his home
IN Charlottesville, Indiana, on The 18th INST,
aged 80 years. He commanded regiment IN
the Mexican war and made an honorable rec.
ord He was afterwards sent to congress, and
in 1860 was elected by the republicans Cover.
nor Of Indiana, but soon after his Inauguration
was sent to the L. s. Senate, leaving to o. p.
Morton, who at the same time was elected
Lieut.. Governor, the honor of serving as the
war governor" of Indiana. In the senate
however, Mr.. Lane was noted as an ardent
friend of President Lincoln and a conspicuous
supporter of all his war measures. For which
reason 1t is certainly strange that papers con-
Quoted with as much intelligence as ought to
supervise the columns of such papers as the
Chicago Tribune and Inter-Oce0n, should con-
found Ex-senator Lane with Gen Joe Lane of
Oregon, VINO ran IN 1860 on the Breckenridge
ticket for vice-president
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

It seems there Is quite large body of re.
ligionists IN Canada who fully expected the
world to be burned to a cinder last Sunday,
June 10th, and are sorely disappointed at the
failure Of the calculations of the wise men
upon whom they relied In the expectation
Of the grand spectacular finale most of them
had neglected to put in their crops, and are
now in fair way to be starved into realiza-
lion of the finale which at most Is distant but
span-length from all flesh, no matter what
ihe prophecies may say. AS to the sup.
posed seriptural predictions OF the final de.
struction of the world by fire, we believe the
learned are about agreed that there Is nothing
IN the Bible which by any fair Interpretation
can be made TO countenance such an idea
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
The announcement is made of the di

The announcement Is made of the discovery
OF another csmct,-thls time by Dr. Gould, OF
the Cordova Observatory, Argentine Republic,
South America, being the third for 1884, This
comet seems to be the great come, of 1907, and
is located In the Constellation of the Dove,
Right Ascension Ghours and Defamation South
80 degrees. II is not visible from this latitude
and not known yet that 1t will be, although i,
is likely to be as the come, Of 1907 was dis.
tinctiy seen. The announcement is accompan.
led with the considerate assurance, that no ap.
prehension need be had over the unusual ap.
pearance of comets during the present year as
they do not possess the power to work injury
upon the earth or any other planet Should
think not, especially as Professor Newcomb
of New York says the earth meets $1,000 600
OF comets, more or less, every year. Almost
all OF them are ignised by the rapid passage
through our atmosphere, and become shooting
stars. Now and then one does not ignite, and
|strikes the earth. These are called meteoric
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
OUR CLUBBING

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the neutrality-suspicious., furnishing both
at the prices named, postage prepaid. The
erer-opcn 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 81, 65
FRRE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 2,G5
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean ..................... 265
PRRE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Journal 65
PRER TRADER and st. Louis Republican. 80. 2G5
FREE TRADER and st. Louis Globe Democrat. 265
FREE TRADER and N. Y. Weekly HerdM. $50
FREE TRADER and american Agyiculturist. 26O
FREE TRADER and Prairie Farmer .......... 800
FREE TRADER and either OF Harper's publ
cations. 475
FREE TRADER and Scribner. 40
FREE TRADER and Godey's LadieS' Book 80. 800
FREE TRADER and Phrenologicdl Joa,nal... 300
FREE TRADER and 81. Nicholas. ............ 800
FREE TRADER and Demoresfs Monthiy. ..... 375
FREE TRADER and Littelrs Living Age. ..... S25
FREB TRADER and Western Rural. ......,... 800
FREE TRADER and Moo.e's Rural Mem Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

The c., b. Il q. railroad Is experimenting
with what are known as cylinder" cars tor the
carrying of grain, two of which have been put
upon the road. They consist each of two
large cast iron cylinders, six feet and four
inches IN diameter, each car carrying 800
bushels of grain. The advantages claimed for
these cars are, case of loading and unloading
and that they can be run with safety at the
rate of - miles an hour The cylinders are
perforated with holes and the rotary motion
keeps the grain in a dry state. 4 load started
from Chicago wet, arrived st Mendoza ALSO
lutely dry
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

stones, of which very large specimen is in
full of them. Though the Professor adds that,
should a comet strike the earth-a large comet
the effect would be to resolve both bodies at
once, by the conclusion, into clouds Of mean
would be so sudden and instantaneous that the
inhabitants OF earth would never know what
had happened.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

Now that the 10 and II year locusts have
appeared in different parts of the country,
come the usual newspaper accounts of people
dying from their sting. The sting of the 10.
Gust is poisonous only from the fact that when
il punctures the skin 1t deposits half a dozen
or more eggs, which OF course are highly ir.
ritating and cause a dangerous sore if not I'm.
nediately removed. Prompt use Of the knife
IS the only sure remedy. 1t is IN the same way
hat trees where they appear are soon filled
with dying twigs which have been punctured
sy the females to lay their eggs in the holes
thus made. Otherwise the locus,s do no harm.
They eat no solid food while in their winged
form, SO tina; all stories about their devouripg
The leaves oc trees and plants are untrue.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25
FOREIGN.

There is no question but that matters in Ire
land during the past week have greatly quic,
ed down. The influence OF Bishop McCabe il
opposition to the disturbing influence OF til,
land-leaguc backed as he Is known to be b,
the Vatican, has doubtless had much to dc
IN allaylng excitement, coupled with the ex
cecdingly promising condition ofthe hay ant
root crops. 1t is understood that the Parnel
| litcs will hold no more meetings for the pres
ent, but wait and see what shape the landbll
ultimately assumes in parliament.
Attention in parliament was called on Mon
day to O'Donovan Rossas "murderous ap
peals" in the United States for funds in sup
port of the "skirmishing fund.-" for the pur
pose of destroying English property, In
answer to question, Mr.. Gladstone said he
had brought the matter to the attention of the
United States government. The English press
however, rdicules the importance the premier
appears to attach to Rossa's "froth"
The land hill is expected to be got through
parliament by July 10Th. 1t is understood
that Parnell and his party will interpose no
further obstruction TO Its passage through com.
mttee.
Experimental boring for the English chan.
mel tunnel has reached nearly thousand yards
with a gallery seventeen feet in diameter, with
no trace of water. Boring proceeds atthc rate of
siXty-seven yards week, and it Will take five
years to finish the experimental gallery, work.
ing from both ends. There is no reason to
doubt the entire success Of the effort
The committee, under considerable pressure,
has at length consented to allow the Cornell
boat crew to enter at the coming regetta for
the Stewards cup, but bars them from con.
testing for the Visitors cup. 1t is thought the
decision Will finally be set aside, aRd Cornell
allowed to enter for both races The English
crews are making strenuous effort. to perfect
themselves.
Last Saturday, rs the troops, Just disem
barked, on their return from 1unls, were
marching through the Rue Republque, in
Marseilles, Kisses were heard from the Italian
National club. A crowd surrounded the club.
house and demanded the removal of the Ital.
ian escutcheon from the building. The com.
missary of police advised Its removal, but the
president of the club perempterily refused to
have it removed. The affair resulted In tu.
rlous outbreak, which lasted with more or less
violence three or four days, resulting in con-
siderable loss OIL and the final expulsion of
a large number of Italians from Marseilles
The Italian population of the city is not less
than $4,000. Such is the rancor between the
two nationalities growing out of the seizure of
Tunls by the French, that it is believed moth
ing but the weakness of Italy compared to
France prevents an immediate declaration of
war by the former. Meantime all over France
there are popular demonstrations against resi-
dent Italians
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

A conference between the canal board and
lie authorities of the City Of Chicago las,
week resulted in an arrangement by which the
latter agree at once to take steps tor the cree.
hon Of the pumping works at Bridgeport, as
contemplated by the Mum resolutions" OF
The last Illinois legislature. The work is to be
let on the 9Th of July. and commenced imme.
diately thereafter so as to be ready by the Is,
Of September. In accordance with the yaug.
hey amendmentto the Mum resolutions, the
si,y of Chicago pays the expense Of erecting
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

The Northern Pacific trans.continental line
rs to be completed IN less than three years, nc.
eording to vice president Cakes. The Union
Pacific line to the Pacific coast IN Oregon will
probably be finished before that, and the Allan
tic q Pacific line on the Thirty-second paral.
lei is being pushed al a rate indicating that 1t
will not be much behind We will doubtless
have five railways across the continent in less
than five years
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

With gram rates by rail from Chicago to
New York at twelve and a half cents per hun.
dred pounds, or about seven cents per bushel,
II don't look just now as If western producers
were IN any immediate danger of being tlceced
by the "blarsted monopolies." A contract for
smlllon bushels at that rate was closed at
ChicagoOn Wednesday. This is getting down
to the vicinity of tug and barge rates on the
Mississlnni
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

Single Scul race the Minneso,as of St. Paul
the Junior Four.oared shells and Junior Dou.
bic Soul; and til" Keokuks the six cared barge
race.
Thursday the weather was more favorable
and the attendance and interest larger. There
were four races as on the preceding day, all
contested with great spirit by number of
competitors
The rege,ta closed yesterday and upon the
whole il held to have been a success
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-25

JonN j. DrCKEy's PROMOTION mum.
erous Ottawa friends of John J. Dickey, son
OF Chief Justice 7. L. Dlckey, OF the Supreme
Court, will be pleased to learn, as we do by
Omaha papers of the 10th inst, that by order
OF Gen. Thos. T. Eckert vice president and
general manager Of the Western Union Tcle-
graph Company, he has been appointed 81