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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

An immense stock Of boots and shoes, suit
ed to the trade, thoroughly adapted to the
winter season, that must be sold for cash
and prices will be found TO correspond with
the average bankrupt stock. Get prices be.
fore buying. j. MEGAFFIS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

To give the workmen an opportunity to
make some needed repairs about the hydrau.
lie basin the water has been drawn from the
canal and basin; consequently the several
factories using water power have shut down,
including the electric light. This will give
our citizens an opportunity to test more fully
the value of electricity as an illumination.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

The two children of Mr.. and Mrs. T. f.
Mackinlay narrowly escaped sHfiocstion by
coal gas on Sunday night, and the entire
household suffered considerably from the
same cause. Prompt medical treatment and
careful nursing brought the children through
all right.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

One evening recently the Peru accommo.
dation made the run from Marseilles TO Otta-
wa, seven miles, in seven minutes. Natural.
", "Old Nick" still runs the engine.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02
A Card.

EDITORS FREE TRADEB-Allow me per-
mission to return thanks through your paper
10 the public for their liberal patronage at
the fremen's supper on Wednesday evening,
and their further kindly remembrance OF me
and mine on Thursday. WALTHER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02
The Churches,

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Rev. Mr.. Barnes
discourse Sunday: SIS Christianity on the
Decline~
Baptist Mr.. Fletcher will occupy
the pulpit OF the Baptist church Sunday, at
the usual hours.
R. X. Ciu6-Rey. o. 0. Howard will ad.
dress the red ribbon meeting at the Presby.
terrain church Sunday, at 3 O'Clock Pm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

A transfer house has been erected at Sene-
CO by the Rock Island company to fssilitate
the freight business between that road and
the Ksukakee and Seneca
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

The city council will hold its regular meet.
ing on Tuesday evening next, and bills
against the city must be handed to the clerk
on or before Monday
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

Great bargains in millinery goods. Scott
Bros. g. Co. have made extreme low prices
on all goods in their millinery department.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

For holiday slippers in styles and qualitie.
to suit the demands of most aesthetic taste,
and at low cash prices, 60 to J. Megaffin's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

If you want anything in the shape of boots
and shoes and rubber goods call at Spencer's
and see his assortment before buying.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

Ask to see our ladies' peb. goat button at
1928 and $3.50. II is the best for the price in
the city. CHILD IL PHIPPs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02
OUR EFFORTS

To please the public have met With their unbOunded
approval. The amount of business we are doing
now surprises us. Honest principles and de.
termination to please are the motives of
our house. Nowhere in Ottawa can
you buy better Readymade Cloth
Ing for Men and Boys than at
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

A job lot of ladies' cloaks for $t00 See
them, at Hull's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

a fine line of table and pocket cutlery, at
r. II. Trask's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

For wedding presents or gifts to relatives
or friends, you will find it to your interest to
select your jewelry at Hess's,. west of the
court house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

Weekly meetings Of the Young Ladies' Lii.
brary Association will hereafter be held on
Sunday afternoons at 4 o'clock.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

The handsomest styles of silver ware il
Ottawa, at Hess's, west of the court house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02
The Boston rubbers are the best.

To COFFEE DRINKERs.-Bear In mind that
G. NJ. Shaw's roasted coffee is the best COM
bination known
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02
If YOU
INTEND TO BUILD.
you intend 10 build, considering the mstter
are paying high rent. ii will pay you to call upon
f. HARVEY SMITH T. co.

And 80 100 plans OF all kinds Of residence
buildmgs-frOm cottage 10 palatla mansion. They
will show you the front elevation the detail of the
plan. the estimates on materials, and give you all the
Information that you may desire 10 make modern
dwelling. The styles are varied and will sui: every
taste, ann comprise all modern conyeniences. Cali
and see. and you will be surprised to learn how you can
get handsome house for so little money. abg95
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

The Boston rubbers are the best.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

Hundreds of families are using it, and If
you try it you will always buy it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

1t is neither glazed, colored or doctored,
and 1t is absolutely the finest favored coffee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

''Where? How? when"
"WEy AZ t'orhes * IiorriauN's.
"W6as up wi''t item n'W:"
"Why. nothin: up, but great many things are
down."
whats down"
"NLy. their goods
Down Nherr-down cellar"
'Why no, you Ounce: Io al in price
s.Oh now tumble 100 [ might have thought of
that and would. only their prices are always SO low
don't see how ruty could make them mich css'
wei. They Uia,'
"NLgt have ICY got -
'We almost everything y0u con think of for the
the holidays. ~ usual, they VIII have tht hlSgcst
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-02

Ag't of Land Dept of L. P. Ry. Co
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
OLD RECORDS.

If you want to rifle an old Southern Re-
publican, who twice voted for Grant, advo-
Gated Acknowledgement and the reconstruc-
ton acts, who voted for Hayes and Garfield,
Y you have only to alIude to old records. The
fall campaign has been ~inaugurated in all
the Northern States. The Republicans are
nominating candidates for governor, Con-
gress and State Legislatures, and in every
convention the war record of the Democrats
is denounced and the war record of the
Republicans extolled. But here in the
South men are ridieuled and vilitied if they
dare TO refer to the record of tine men who
faithfully stood by their own people and
section, or who deserted them and persecuted
them after the war was over. According to
the logic OF those who are opposed 10 any
reference to the past, if Ben Butler was a
candidate for the presidency it would be
an outrage TO allude to his record. The
people of the South will never forget the
records of the Ameses, the Scots, the
Moseses, the Bullocks, The Kelloggs, the
Packsrds, the Claytons and the Hawkinses.
No war ia made on these men because they
were true to the Union, but because they
persecuLed and robbed the Southern people
after the rebels had surrendered. In the
North the anvass is made against the Demo-
Gratis because OF their war records. But it
is 4 monstrous crime to oppose Alvin Haw-
kins, not because he was a Union man, but
because he was a non-combatant during the
war, and never commenced to fight The rebels
until they were disarmed and returned
home, poor, ragged and demoralized. In
every part OF the State Democrats
have elected Federal soldiers to Of
fee. But they will not support the men who
never fred a gun during the war, yet com.
menced presenting and blackmailing the
Confederates 30 soon as they surrendered.
The elections occur in Vermont to-day, and
the Republicans will sweep the State because
OF the war records of the Democrats. In all the
elections this fall they expect to triumph
on the same issue. But here in Tennessee
ii is considered an objectionable offense TO
allude TO the record of those who never COM
nrenced their war on the Southern people
until they were powerless TO defend them
selves from Che exactions of blackmailers
anu OOD0ASs IN ~ LIE RCOBiC
Of Tennessee dishonor the memory of the
great struggle by the election of such a
creature as Hawkins over Bate will fail. So
long as the Northern people elect men to
Office because of sectional hatreds and war
issues, so long will the Southern people
stand by the true men OF the South.
Hawkins favored Acknowledgement, enriched
himself by blackmailing the rebels, and if
such a man is TO be elected over Bate, who
suffered so much for the Southern people,
Southern Democrats should no longer resist
the return to power of Clayton, Stokes, KEEL
logg, Moses and Ames. The methods by
which Hawkins enriched himself were as in
famous as Buffers silver spoon robberies, and
no true Democrat can contribute to the elec-
ton of the blackmailer without indorsing
lie Acknowledgement of 100000 of the best
men in Tennessee and his harrassments and
prosecutions of the rebels.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
A FORTY.CENT REPUDIATOR
Answered by His Own Words and His
Inconsistency Proven.

The Louisville Courier-Journal, answering q
correspondent who writes from this State, asks
"Are we 10 understand our Tennessee friend
to claim that it is according 10 the best knoxn
principles Of business to maintain that It is pro.
noting State honor 10 repudiate forty csnts on
The dollar iohie admitting that all the indebted.
doUor Of 1tRneSsee's debts just
and should be paid? He charges us with in
consistency in supporting The regular Democ-
racy and 6fty-and-three proposition, which
will give the creditors of the State at the
end of thirty years the sum of S32,479,-
967 SO. The Courier Journal advocates that set
Element after earnestly advocating the one.
hundred-and-three settlement and The sixty
and-six settlement, because il was clearly DEM
onstrated at the Democratic convention that
the people of Tennessee declined to settle at
sixty-and-six, but would pay fifty per cent,
on $25, SCI ,757 A and interest at three per
cent, and about $4,000 900 of the indebted
ness in full. We have failed to discover any
party or faction in Tennessee DESTROYS OF
paying the debt in full. There is ten cents
difference between the alleged State. credit
Democratic 'readjustment and the regular
Democraoy's sreadjustment,' and yet the
'State-credit' Democracy, so-called, an
nounces that they are healing the hurt honor
of Tennessee by repudiating forty instead Of
fifty cents on the dollar, and voting for the
Republican candidate for governor besides!
Now, il it is the desire of the alleged State
credit Democrats to place themselves on the
'broadest basis OF honor why do they re-
pudiate forty cents on the dollar, and attempt
TO play the State into the hands of a party
which has shown itself to be the enemy OF
constitutional order, the champion of repudi-
alton, the p~lunderer of the bailot-box and of
the treasury, all for-ten cents and Hawk
mss God bless you, bOysp
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05

The work of the Mississippi River Com.
mission is very important to the people from
Cairo to New Orleans. We are, therefore
glad to see that they have given orders to
press the work already begun by the govern.
ment engineers, and are not giving any at
teution to the chimerical notions or sug-
gestions OF persons wholly without engineer
ing skill or experience. Work at New
Madrid, Plumb Point, Lake Providence and
IN this vicinity is being pushed vigorously.
The Board Of District Officers appointed by
the secretary of war are now in session
here and will be for a week. The Stale
engineers of Arkansas, Mississippi and
louisiana are present, and Msjor B. NJ.
Harrod, of the commission. Colonel J. F.
Stokes, president of the Mississippi Levee
Board; Colonel Green Clay, Mr., w. NJ.
Worthington and Captain Moore, members
OF the board, are in the city to confer with
Captains Marshall, Miller and James. of
the United States engineer corps, who are to
assist the district officers. The Mississipu,
Levee Board is prepared to let out some
contracts go soon as they learn the decision
OF the commissioner as to the Ieyees de-
stroyed or injured by the recent foods, and
1t Is prepared to cooperate with the govern
ment,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05

The retirement of Major ]. J. Busby from
the grocery and cotton commission business
deserves more than a passing notice. He
to Memphis soon after the war, like all
other Confederate soldiers, without money,
and within sizeen years, by pluck and energy,
has accumulated for himself and family
a handsome fortune. Daring all the years
he has lived here he has not only promoted
with great tact and ability his private bust
ness, but has been public-spirited and al
way ready to contribute his time and his
money to any enterprise looking 10 the in
terest OF Memphis. We understand that
Major Busby will in the future give his at
tention to his planting interests and to the
promotion of the Memphis, Selma and
Brunswick railroad, an enterprise which is
second TO none of those now centering here.
1t is fortunate for the public that the COM
pany constructing this road has secured the
services of the major, for his ability, tact and
untiring energy will insure its speedy COM
pletiOu,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
STORY
About the ~skirmfshfng Fund, HIS Ho-
tel and the Bar.

The New York Tribune says the story
which Mr.. Donovan tells of his efforts dur
ing the past ten years TO liberate Ireland and
keep a hotel at the same time is somewhat
incomplete, but go far as it goes is full OF
pathos. He tells it in part in a letter to Mr..
John Dewey, who is one of the seven trustees
to whom Mr.. Donovan turned over the treas
ury- 1t is unnecessary to recite it here. II
is sufficient to say thai Mr.. Donovan claims
to AVE lent Mr.. Devoy-whom he describes
as an "ungrateful wretch" Of "very black
guard breedipg"-some 500 or $500, and
that he offers q receipt il full il Dewey will
pay Edward L. Casey Sl06 for coal that 1
got from him when running that hotel of
mine which you patronized, Captain
Plunkett 500 for cigars, James Walsh 500
for meat, and F. Z. Thurber, whom
he says he owes more for wines
world" Herein the hotel, and the bar, and
bly, mixed. Clearly the cause of Ireland and
the hotel business cannot be run together
successfully. Bookkeeping that mixes up
in this way Captain Plunkett's bill for cigars,
Walsh's bill for meat, Thurber's bill for
wines and brandies, expenses of funerals, the
cost of rams, money lent, and nobody knows
what besides, defes the genius of any expert
to ~unravel. We doubt if even Senator Davis,
of West Virginia, would undertake ii. The
one fact that seems thus far not to be dis
puted ia that there is $4,000 in the national
treasury. But nobody appears TO know
where the treasury is at the present moment
II is not certain that the trustees are not en-
gagged in the hotel business and mixing up
the e~xchequer still further with bills for
cigars, meat, coal and liquors.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
THE GOLD WAVE
That is Now Upon Us by Contrast with
that OF August, $3.50.

The New York Herald speaking of the
Northwestern cold wave and its probable
effect upon the growing crops, says: "The
cold wave which has appeared in the ex.
IRENE Northwest, though not altogether vel
come to the grain-gro wers and harvesters, il
not likely to do material damage to the
crops. In the summer of 1880, which was q
model one for agriculture and will long be
memorable for its golden harvests, a cold
wave struck the Northwest on August 18th,
and on the two succeeding days slowly trav-
ersed the lake region; but its path was due
east. During its passage frequent frosts we're
reported from the interior of New England,
New York, Michigan, and the Canadian
provinces, and minimum temperatures OF
44o at Buffalo, 41o at Davenport, Ia, and
Breckenridge, Mimi, 4So at Cleveland, o.,
and S9o at Marquette, Mich, were recorded
by The Signal Service. The present cold
wave comes two weeks later than did that
of August, 1880, and the minimum tempera-
lures in its front are about the same, the
weather reports yesterday showing 46o At
Fort Garry, Manitoba, 47o at Moorhead,
Mimi, and 400 at Fort Buford, NJ. T. The
chief meteorological importance of the cold
waves which now descend southeastwardly
over the United States is found 10 their pow
erful influence on the storms of the tropical
Atlantic. Whether they originate the West
Indian hurricanes or not, they give direction
and intensity to these tempests,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
Hay wood Democratic COnvenfiOn-Re-
publican kOminatfons-General
Speech.
Special Correspondence of the Appeal

Special Correspondence of the Appeal.
BROWNSVILLE, September 4.-The Democ
racy of Haywood met in convention here
August 18th, and elected delegates to the
congressional, senatorial and hoterial con.
ventions. Ii was one of The breeziest politi
cal gatherings in the history OF the county
The Haywood and Ragland factions of thil
district deadlocked for upward of an hour
in their morning primary, aud it looked
several times like war. But a few cool heads
rising above the storm OF passion, saved The
day. The delegation to Milan goes unin.
structed, but the Rsgland men claim a ma.
jority.
The Republicans have nominated for
foater one Boyd, the present colored Assem-
blyman from Upton. He will nave a walk
over. He carries himself decently, but ia
not overloaded with brains, 1 take it. Nc
Afwee, the coming assemblyman for this
county, is much the superior man.
General. G.. p. NJ. Turner'S speech in this
place was directed mainly at the blacks.
Hawkins was shown up in fine style. The
negroes Listened with ears and eyes wide
open, and seemed convinced that the Demo.
Gratis of the North did as much to effect their
freedom as the Republicans. The orator
came prepared, he says, to meet James in a
discussion of the State debt, but Mr.. James
was not here, nor was it known that he in.
tended TO be here.
The Brownsville Chess Club has Just been
organized, and will hold its meetings weekly.
It boasts a number Of crack players. Sides
are chosen, one to q board. The moves are
called out, and for each one ten minutes
study is allowed. Chancellor Livingstsn
wears the blue ribbon.
DIR. Isaac Num-, brother of the secretary
of state, will be nominated for senator by the
Republicans at Ripley to-day. He has no
opposition. The district is composed of the
counties of Haywood, Crockett and Lauder
dale. The Democrats, however, are not
asleep, and will nominate a good man Sep
tember 18th. But as the district is conceded
to be Republican, and DR.. Num- is a very
Democrats.
To-day the newly elected magistrates fer
this county will organize a county court.
There will be a warm contest for the
craftsmanship. Judge Nolan, the present
Incumbent, is a candidate for reelection,
and is opposed by Esquire Leigh.
The w~orkingmen of Brownsville, white and
black, will meet this week and organize a
union. They have the example of
the Memphis laboring classes before them.
A protracted meeting begins at the Presby-
terrain church to-day, under the leadership
of the Rev. DR.. ]. w. Hoyt, of Nashville.
The Rev. W. A. Walker has resigned the
pastorship OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
church in this city on account of ill-health,
and will make his future home in Texas.
In some parts of the county the farmers are
for rain, and in others they complain
OF TOO much.
The congressional delegation from this
county to Milan leave next Thursday morn
ing. Proxies must show written carte
blanche.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05

DE LEssEPs has given up his fight with
the British in Egypt and returned to En-.
rope. His proclamations and pronupcia-
mentos were the only funny literature we
had from that part of the world, until Gen.
eral Wolseley began sending the particulars
OF great battles in which the Duke of Con-
naught acted with signal bravery, and the
Household Brigade had one man shot in the
hand and the Egyptians lost six men sitter
six hours hard fighting. De Lesseps has
given up the funny business, has turned it
over to Wolseley and has again betaken him
self to the serious and better work of his
profession. He has an Anglo-Irish tunnel
scheme in hand, His plan is to construct a
tunnel from Port Patrick, in Scotland. to
Donaghadee in Ireland. The channel at that
point is eleven miles broad, and Sir Edw ard
Watkin sgrees with De Lesseps that a
tunnel a be built. This work
is very much more in his line
than engaging in the vain task of punching
the impervious hide OF the British lion and
threatening "the powers" because the Suez
canal is occupied by the army and navy of
.ne nation which owns the largest amount of
Its stock, and whose commercial marine Inv
nlsnes SSS ions oil every 1000 of TONNAGE
which paases through it in "a year.