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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

EGYPT.-Thc arrival of Dervisch Pasha
the commissioner of the Sultan, at Alexsn-
drla, appears to have had no better effect
towards quoting the troubles IN Egypt than
to provoke a sudden and bloody outbreak
against foreigners The complaint of Arab
Bey and the army against the khedive was,
that he was wholly under the control of for
eigners, on which account Arab virtually de-
posed him The Sultan sent Dervisch Pasha
with an imposing retinue, bat no army, to re-
store the Khedive to power and curb the un-
ruly spirlt of Arab The answer of the latter
is to stir up bloody riot against the foreign.
ers, In the course OF which, last Sunday, the
English French and Italian consuls were
wounded. the shops Of the foreign merchants
were plundered, and $50 foreigners were
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

The private secretary OF the late Chief Jus
ticc Chase, who was not little censured few
months ago for permitting the publication of
a confidential letter of President Garfield to
Mr. Chase which placed the late President in
the very unpleasant attitude of an enemy and
spy In the camp Of Gen. Rosecrans while
chief of his staff and protesting TO be his de
voted friend, has supplemented the Outrage"
by publishing in the New YORK Sun of Mon
day four OF five columns more Of correspon
dence of the same sort, still more painfully in
volving the honor and manliness of the late
president. II is remembered that the letter
from Garfield 10 Chase that created such sen.
satIOn few months ago was acknowledged to
have been the cauac Of the displacement of
Rosecrans from the command Of the Army
or the Cumberland. When this, soon after
his removal, was made known to Rosecrans.
he addressed a note to Garfield asking if such
was the fact, and Garfield replied with fiat
denial, but protesting the warmest friendship
Tor Rosecrans, and alleging tina, when Stanton
was at Louisville TO perfect arrangements for
displaclng Rosecrans, he (Garfield) had holly
rebuked Stanton for speaking dlsparagingly Of
Rosecrans and warmly defended him. Ii ap.
pears, however, from this correspondence as
we'll as the statement OF Gen. Arson Stager,
who was present at the Louisville conference,
that The language of Garfield to Stanton in ref.
erence to Rosecrans was exactly the opposite
of what he claimed II WAS The cOrresnon.
dence Is full of other points equally damaging
to the late president. No doubt, if published
during his lifetime, it would have been the
cause Of great deal of hot newspaper contro.
yersy, though it Is hard to see any UNSUITABLE
provocation for its publication now.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

having c. ,Me from there. Even the Scandana
Wan C. Iantrres send us more people than Ire
ianu' for which the Land League may be
DIE med, if any one objects to the change in
~ Old proportions. Italy gives US nearly as
many new Inhabitants as Ireland, and little
Switzerland sends twice as many as France
so does Bohemia. Holland sends US twenty
times as many as Belgium, which seems
strange and Hungary gives as four times as
many ss Austria. The entire list is an in
structive commentry on existing affairs in
Europe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
tegratlon.''

The Ottawa Republican denies that 1t main
tanned that high tariff had anything to do
with high wages, and accuses the FREE IRA.
DER Of begging the question: when we asked
it to furnish proof on that point. The only
point the editor says he undertook to argue
with the FREE TRADER was, that wages were
higher in this country than in England. AS
the FREE TRADER never made any such point,
the discussion with our esteemed cotemporary
seems to have come TO an end. All we said
about comparative wages in this country and
England was, that there never could be any
very great difference, because our manuiactur-
ers, having perfect tree trade in labor, and the
intercourse between this country and England
beng about as easy and cheap as between
New York and Chicago, were wages much
higher here than IN England the manufactur-
ers here would not hesitate to dismiss their
dear and import the cheap labor Of England,
rs indeed they often have done.
1t Is undenlable, however, that the tariff has
enormously increased the expense of living in
this country over that in England. Except
meat and fine flour, of both of which the Eng.
llsl laborer uses very little compared TO labor.
ers in this country, every article he uses costs
less than halt of what it costs in this country
on account of our tariff Then if the effect OF
our high tariff Is enormously to increase the
cost of living of our work people, and the tar
IF has nothing to do with increasing or
lowering their wages, with what sort of cheek
can the Republican, ask laborers to support
high tariff politics? As the tariff is no help
to them in their wages and only robs them by
doubling the expense of living, are not the
working people the natural enemies of high
TARIFF
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

being 100000; Baer & Co.'S grain store at
Galveston, Texas, was burned loss $4,000;
the wooden mills at Branchville, Nj, we're
destroyed, worth $4,000; and on the same
day furious forest fire broke out IN Clark
county. Wis, and at last accounts was rushing.
northward through solid body OF the b. 81
pine IN the state. All efforts to check II Aa~e
thus far failed, and 1t is believed nothing will
stop 1t this side of the Eu Claire river.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

Tuesday was singularly big day for fires.
day were: Fifteen business places at Dowa-
gice, Mich, were destroyed, at loss Of $780,
900; the business center of Texarkana, Ark,
was Quilted by fire, involving loss of Sl75, 900;
a big blaze at Montreal destroyed property to
the amount Of $4,000; the round house Of
the Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jer.
sey, was destroyed with locomotives, the loss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
The City Council.

The council held the regular monthly meeting
on last Friday night.
The street and alley committee reported con-
tract let for the culvert at the foot OF the Cation
hill for $495; and recommended culvert costing
800 to cross the ravine north of the slaughter
house, the bridge being now down.
A dog ordinance was passed to the effect that
every canine shall be provided with a brass col
lar, to be furnished by the marshal, who shall
register the dog and charge owners IS cents
each, which shall license the dog. The money
goes to the treasury. The collars shall be Tabled
So D. T." The fine for not procuring collar
shall be not less that So nor more than S25.
Dogs under three months old are not liable TO
the tax nor are dogs of non residents unless they
shall have been more than three days IN town.
Dogs not labeled found running at large shall be
killed by the marshal, for each of which he shall
be paid 50 cents. The fine for counterfeitlng
shall be not less than s. nor more than 500; and
whoever removes the collar from dog intending
to defraud the owner thereof shall be fined not
less than So nor more than $50. The mayor
may if deemed expedient prohibit dogs from
running at large.
The city attorney was instructed to report all
present ordinances in conflict with state laws;
also to look up the matter of commissioning ap-
pointed city officers.
resolution was adopted requiring all bills to
be in the hands Of committees at least "A hours
previous TO payment
Bills to the amount OF 81, 1864 were allowed.
Adjourned to Thursday evening, June Is.
On last Thursday evening an adjourned meet
ing OF the council was held. at which 10 of the
aldermen were present
The first matter of Importance was the report
of the finance committee, who reported the fol-
lowing estimate of expenses for the coming year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
OUR CLUBBING

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the neutrality-suspicious. ,iurnishingboth
At the prices named postage prepaid The
offer-opcn to old subscribers or new at any
post office III the county-ls the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FREE TRApyx and Chicago Weekly Times. $2os
FREE TRApcR anu chicago Weekly Tribune. 2d6
FREE TRADER ana Chicago Weekly Inter
A., ao5
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Journal Zoo
FREE TRADER and st. Louis Republican. zoo
FREE TRADER and st. Louis GLOBE Democras 100
FREE TRADER and n. Y. Weekly Herald. 2.50
FREE TRADER and Gn<ericaa AariculturiS,. 2.OU
FIRES TRADER and Pruiyie Farmer. 3.OO
FREE FRASER and either OF Harper's Fabli-
FREE TRADER and ScribDer. .........-...... AID
FREE TRADER and Godeys Ladies' Bc'k ..... 3W
FREE TRADER and Phresoisgicdl Journal. -. 3.U
FREE TRADER and 81. Nictolas. ......... 3W
FREE TRADER and Demorssts Ho'.shly...... BIO
FREE TRADER ind Littetrs Living Ap...... $40
FREE TRADER nsd Western Rural. .......... 800
FREE TRADER and IHoo-e's Rural Mem Yorker . oO
FREE TRAINER and CEicsgo Weehl HaaH... 235
FREY TRADzR and PeOria W. Democrat. Il %
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
THE STRIKES.

The great strike of the iron workers,
which was inaugurated on the first of June,
proceeds with little variation, and no one can
predict the end 1t includes nearly all the iron
mills, of whatever class from steel rail mills
down to stove castings, axes and cutlery, from
New England to Nebraska. To many Of the
heavier rolling mills the strike comes as a
boon, tor as railroad building has come to II
sudden halt they will be enabled to work off
their surplus stock at good figure, while the
idle time will be spent in repairs and extension
OF their works On others, however. who have
large contracts to fill, 1t falls heavily, and
many of these, like the mills u. Cleveland, are
employing nonunion men, of whom there
seems to be no scarcity, though they are oblig
ed to keep stout guard on hand to prevent
their men from being matreated by the
strikers
AS there is no prospect of a speedy end Of
the strike, the iron workers in Pennsylvania
are said to be organizing fishing perties to
camp out during the summer, taking their
families with them and expecting to live by
the hook and line and partly by foragng on
the country.
An exchange makes the following estimate
Of the number of men out of employment:
Pittsburg Pa. 10000 St. Louis, Mo. . 1880
Youngstown, o 600 Louisville, Ky. 25O
Wheeling, VIVA. 5000 Erie, Pa. .. $50
Milwaukee, Wis. 1000 Cleveland, o.. 200
Cincinnati, o.. 1900 Wellsville, o.. so
lrondale, Ill. -. LOO
Springfield. 80. 900 Total. ...... .40,050
To this number should be added not less
than 10000 coal miners and railway lsborers,
the need of whose services ceased with the
closing of the iron mills. Upon each of these
men there are dependent for support at least
four persons, so that fully 100000 people are
directly affected by the strike.
Looking at the situation impartially," says
the New York Herald, "it must be confessed
that the workingmen hold the stronger side in
the contention. For more than 20 years their
opponents have had everything their own way
They have succeeded IN shaping legislation
to build up their special interests They have
controlled congresses and cabinets. They
have the highest kind OF high tariff; and
they have obtained it because they succeeded
in convincing the country that it was necessa.
ry for the protection of home industry
What is the results Home industry has been
protected to such an extent that It is on the
verge of starvation. This is the lesson of the
strikes We have been building for years on
false foundations. We have raised an I'm.
mense structure and 1t is tumbling around our
heads. Capital should see to it that the ruin
of labor does not lead to capitals own disin-
tegratlOn"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

The finest strawberries thus far seen in this
market were brought IN on Thursday by MIR.
F. B. Blust. They are very large, solid, OF
brilliant color and fine flavor. He declines to
name them but says he will tell all about them
when persons come TO buy plants.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

The fourth well IN the new Oilfed in War
rem county, Pennsylvania, was struck ON
Thursday, and IS flowing at the rate OF three
thousand barrels per day. Prices Of oil are
the lowest for eight years, and the new field
promises to be Of greater breadth than any
heretofore discovered .t...
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

The wheat harvest has commenced in the
region of Centralla, ILL.,, and the crop is above
the average in quality and yield. The rains
have discouraged the farmers of Mclean
county, VINO predict that not more than half
crop of grain will be cut In that vicinity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

John s. Prince, Of Boston, last week rode q
bicycle 80 miles IN 2 hours and 80 minutes,
nearly equaIing locomotive time and beating
the American record.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17

d. a. Piuney, Of Joliet, who a few years
ago represented viii county in the Illinois
legislature as democrat has been appointed
by President Arthur associate justice of the
Supreme Court of Arizona.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12
RAILROAD NEWS.

At a meeting of the Minneapolis & ST..
Louis stockholders, directors were elected
for the ensuing year and officers were elect
ed. There was no radical change. Pres
ident Cable said that their line would run
into st Paul in the next six months, and
that certain extensions would be made into
new territory early next season. Mr.. Jo-
seph Gaskell has been elected secretary of
the company in place of Mr.. NJ. P. Haw-
kins, who rendered his resignation some
two weeks ago, after years of faithful, eff
cient and honorable service.
The ST. Paul railway company are soon
to place upon their main lines magnifi-
cent set of dining cars. They will COM
mence running about Oct. 10. They are
bought and paid for by the company, but
will doubtless be run by the Pullman COM
pany. The company contracted with the
Pullman car company to take control of the
sleeping car system over its 1000 miles of
road. This forms a continuous system OF
Pullman sleeping cars from New York to
Portland, Greg.
The general freight agent of the North
western Traffic association and the Central
Iowa association have completed their
schedule of tariffs. The effect of revision
will be to materially reduce rates between
Chicago and Des Moines, Minneapolis and St
Paul, from to 10 per cent. on the various
classes.
Mr.. J. II. Bodc, of the Minneapolis & St
Louis, will become connected with the
Manitoba road on the 1st of November, in a
responsible capacity. John A. Hawley is to
be his successor in the Minneapolis & St.
Louis office.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12

In 1878, Congress passed an act auth
orizing the coinage of trade dollar and
other coins, the weight of the trade dol
ar to be 400 grains troy, and to be le-
gal tender at its nominal value for any
amount not exceeding SIS in any one pay
ment. By joint resolution of Congress
passed July, 1876, the trade dollar was
declared to be no longer legal tender.
and the Secretary of the Treasury was
authorized to limit the amount of the
coinage Thereof to the export demand of
the same. In 1878, the resumption of
the coinage of the standard dollar was
authorized, and its legal-tender character
restored. The trade dollar, as its name
would imply, was issued to meet
the demand for silver currency in China,
Japan and other foreign countries. In
trinsically it is worth more than the
standard dollar.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12
Greatness and Confines.
ocbeafar namonrat

1t is an admitted fact that genius and
beauty are rarely found in the same person.
The handsomest man of London society in
the opening of the present century was
Count Dorsay, but he was in every other
point very inferior. The chief soldier of
the age (Wellington) was deformed by his
prodigous Roman nose. Southey was also
distinguished for the same feature. which
indeed, was of almost unparalleled extent.
Pope was partially deformed. and, of course,
was ready object for the caricaturist.
Hence he speaks of "the lbelled person
and distorted shape" Another reference
to his personal defects is as follows:
There are who to my person pay their court,
l cough like Horace, and though lean, am short,
Ammon's great son one shoulder had too high;
Such OWLS pose-&nd sir, you have an eye.
Go on, obliging creature-bid me $50
All that disgraced my betters met in me.
Byron had handsome face, but his club
foot was crushing blow to his pride, and
the self consciousness Of such a defect
by the following incident: One night as
one of the link boys" volunteered to
illuminate the way, expecting the usual fee.
This way, my Lord" exclaimed the
oOoAS1, VIZ hiSiS the
How does he know you are a lord?"
asked one of his friends. Know
me" exclaimed the poet, why they all
know me; I'm deforued." Walter Scott
was q man of fine personal appearance, but
he, too, was lame (having been injured ID
chiIdhood) and walked with peculiar limp.
When Lady Blessington first met him she
exclaimed: why, sir, have you got hurt:"
yes was the reDly" about tifty wears
ago." Campbell, the author OF Pleasures
of Hope" though a small man was consid-
cred handsome, but his life was failure,
and its mlseries afford a painful contrast
with personal beauty. 1t is probable, how
ever, that Burns was the nearest approach
to manly beauty that authorship ever pro-
duced. Walter Scott who met him once,
and once only, said that his eyes literally
glowed," and added that, having seen most
of the distinguished men of that age, none
of them had sucn eyes as Burns.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12

Astronomers predict that a comet may
crash into the nnext year and disturb
the general order of things. They say
that "when we remember that this COM
ct will rush into the sun with velocity
of 400 miles per secoud, no one can VEN
ture an adequate or accurate estimate OF
the possible consequences" 1t is fortu-
nate that the people of this earth are
spared the estimate of the results of such
conclusion. The sun may get ''the
spots knocked out of him''-but what
will become of the comet? Astronom-
ers are doubtless very useful in their
way but the habit of getting up periodical
scares about anticipated disasters is not
to their credit. This world does not
scare very easily about possible concus-
sious of other worlds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12
THE DAYS DOINGS.
WARRINGTON NEWS.

There has been good deal of comment
in army circles over the fact that the presi-
dent has just appointed William H. Smythe
of Albany major and paymaster in the
army, thus jumping hundreds of officers
long in the service who have been looking
forward to promotion to this favored place.
The appointment was made Immediately
after the Saratoga convention. Maj. Snythe
is a son of John f. Symthe, disappointment
ent ofinsurance, whose career in the insur-
ance department at Albany is so recent that
people of New York do not need refresh
ment of memory concerning its incidents.
A practice has grown up of deception in
postmasters reporting on hand larger guam
tity of stamps than there really are, and u.s.
ing the money for private purposes until the
end of the fiscal year. A case of this kind
is now being Investigated where postmas-
ter reported on hand 81, 100 worth of stamps;
and an inspector found but 5000 in stamps,
the postmaster had been using 5000 of gov
eminent money for six months and when
suddenly called on to settle up he had to
hustle around for the money. This practice
among postmasters is believed to have grown
to considerable extent of late.
The treasury will probably issue no more
silver certificates after Thursday next except
in exchange for silver dollars. There are
now in circulation $50, 600, 600 in silver certi-
ticates. There have been printed ST., 000,-
900, but there are SO, 0OO 600 still in the treas
ury vaults unissued. A large proportion of
the So, 100000 have gone into circulation in
exchange for gold, and these certificates
have been used as the equivalent of bills
of exchange in remote sections of the coun-
try and for convenience in the payment OF
customs dues.
Secretary Lincoln has shipped to Washing
ton from Springfield Ill, sixty-two trunks,
aggregating 5000 pounds of baggage. The
contents comprise dress goods, camel hair
shawls, grapes and trinkets, purchased in
Europe at cost of $780, 1000 bv the late Mrs.
Lincoln.
1t is found that the roof of the new state
war and navy building in Washington, re-
Gently erected at cost of S13, 100000 is de-
fective, and extensive repairs are already
necessary.
Gen. Sherman, acting as secretary of war,
as recommended the pardon Of Sergt. Ma
son. 1t is believed that secretary Lincoln,
who has returned, will unite in this.
, NewSgold certificates have been forward
ed to the assistant treasurer at New York
tor signature.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12
MOsBY OUTWITTED.
Daring Himself, He Was Put to Blush by a
Brillig mt Yankees Dash.

Daring Himself, He Was Put to Blush by a
Brillig mt Yankees Dash.
J. Esten Cooke, in the Philadelphia
Weekly Times, says: Mosby was seldom
defeated, and never outwitted to my knowl-
edge but once. The incident has never
been in print, I believe, and am assured
that the partisan never related it,
it was SO very Notifying. 1t is a
trife, but may amuse the reader.
Colonel Mosby had crossed the
mountains with few men into Clarke
county, when he was informed that a Fed
eral officer with squad Of cavalrymen was
in the vicinity. The officer had stopped at
"Clay Hill. the residence of Mr.. Whiting,
and Mosby made up his mind to capture
officer and men. His action was prompt,
as usual. He went to Clay Hill, captured
the Federal officer while he was seated at
supper, and carried him off prisoner to Up
perville, east of the Blue Ridge. There
had been nothing at all unpleasant about the
whole affair. Mosby and his prisoner were
On the most friendly terms. The partisan
had ridden his favorite gray mare on the
scout, and at Upperville was standing be-
side her ready to mount. when the Federal
officer said:
That's superb animal, Colonel"
yes" was the gratified reply of the par
tisan as he patted the mares neck. The
officer sauntered closer.
a very fine ANIMAL" And throwing
himself into the saddle he disappeared at
full speed, and Colenel Mosby never again
saw his favorite gray mare or his prisoner.