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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

FoREIGN.-While England is pushing her
preparations for the struggle in Egypt with
undated vigor, the actual fighting is still to
come She is now said TO have 400 900 men in
the country, besides her fleet, and the last dis.
patches say Gen. Woseley, who is at Alexan.
dria has decided to make his advance on
Arab from AboukIr, the forts of which are to
be bombarded on Sunday morning.
automatically, England assents to the
agreement Of the conference for an interna.
nonal protectorate over the Suez canal, on
condition that such protectorate shall not IN.
terfere with her military operations, Although
the Sultan has assentcd to the issue of his
proclamation declaring Arab rebel, he IN.
sists on the reservation that he is a rebel only
in his dlsobedience to the Khedive and not
for defending his country as a Mussulman
against aggressive Christians. The Porte also
insists that her troops alone shall restore
peace IN Egypt without the cooperation of
the British-tcrms on which England thus
far persists IN refusing to allow Turkish troops
to land in the country.
Gen. Woseley has issued manifesto saying
the object of England Is not to make war on
the people of Egypt but to restore the author
ty OF the Khcdlve, promising that peaceful
natives will be kindly treated and their
mosques and religious rights protected
Dublin has been greatly excited during the
week over the sentence of its nigh sheriff, Mr.
f. Dryer Grey, who is also member of
Parliament and proprietor of the FreemaR's
JOurndL, to fine and Imprisonment for alleged
contempt OF court IN having published IN his
paper, what appears to have been an indls
putable fact, that the jury who short time
before had convicted Francis Hines OF murder
were drunk on the night previous TO rendering
their verdict. Gladstone was compelled to
allude to the prosecution Of Grey in the house
of commons on Thursday evening" and tacitly
admitting that his punishment was unjust,
said that the only thing that could be done
was to refer the case to a parliamentary com.
mittee, and yet, as parliament was about to
adjourn, such committee would be unable to
report before his sentence expired. He sug-
gested that Judge Lawson, who sentenced
Grey, might be removed on petition to the
Queen.
Cetewayo, the ex-king of the Zulus, who
has been in London for some time, had an in
tervlew with the Queen on Monday, who in
formed HIM of her decision to restore him to
his kingdom, a decision which seems to be
regarded with CONSERVATION IN South Africa.
English wheat just harvested Is represented
as indifferent IN quality and but small guam
titles are offered for sale.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

he is not a political prohlbitionist, or a men,
Der of the political party of that name. On the
contrary, he is the chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee OF this county and has no
idea Of rcslgning that position. We under
stand him to hold that prohibition has nothing
to do with politics and that man can be a
good prohlbtlonist and good democrat at
the same time. The Reddck law, upon which
he stands makes prohibition matter of local
option He is ready, if the people want it, al.
so to make 1t matter of state option. But he
sees no sense in running into chaos on all the
live political issues of the day simply to pur
sue this prohibition phantom. Prohibition in
his estimation, is more likely to succeed with
out than with the aid Of the politicians, as
such.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
Letter from Mr.. Barrett,

EDITORS OTTAWA FREE TRADER: l notice
in your issue of the 10th inst. an editorial pre-
faced by all article from the Ottawa Republican,,
commenting upon an item published IN the
Earlville Leader of d recent date, and as the
comments of the FREE TRADER places me in
an unfair and awkward position, | am pleased
to submit the following statement OF facts for
publication IN my own defense: In the flrst
place the article in the Leader was unautho-
rlzed by me, and 1 disclaim all knowledge OF
it in every particular, neither have ever made
any such statement as was implied IN that
article The only statement have ever made
IN reference to this matter and the statement
now make is this: After the convention, two
years ago, Mr. MIlligan said to me, MIR. Bar,
rett, If you are ever candidate IN the conven'
tom again for Sheriff, will not be in your way"
do not think Mr. Mllligan will deny this
statement, at least he did not day or two
since, when he said to me that at the time he
made that promise he did not expect to be
eligible to hold the Office this fall
You are right, Mr.. FREE TRACER; did
state and do now state that my withdrawal
from the contest two years ago in favor OF Mr.
Milligan, was not the result OF any bargain or
of any promise from Mr.. Milllgan or anybody
else. Mr. Mllligan nor the chairman OF the
convention, Mr.. Duncan, even did not know
that my name was to be Withdrawn until IL
was done Neither was Mr.. Milligan's pro-
mise to me, after the convention, the result ct
apy bargain: and notwithstanding Mr. Mil
ligan's denial | can bring unimpeachabe
evidence to back these statements.
And now, Mr.. Editor, amt you just little
bit previous in estimating my strength IN the
convention two years ago. If recoilect there
was no test of the strength of the contestants
tor the Office of sheriff, and had there been the
FREE TRADER even might have been little
surprised. And as regards your imputatlon ID
relation to myself and the republican papers,
| Will only say that If am Objectionable to the
democrats of this county because OF my re
publican friends and because sometimes as
sociate with republicans, then am sorry. My
motive in making this statement Is not TO CRU
else Mr.. Milllgan, but 10 relle'e NY SUI ioA
the awkward position III which am piaceo
nv the mistake Of the Ledder and the com
ments of the FREE TRADER.
The mistake of the Lcdder is this, IN the
article IN question 1t is implied shat NJ. Nj
ligan's promise TO me was made before my
withdrawal, and that my withdrawal and Mr.
Milligan's promise were both the result OF
bargain, which is not true.
knowing your love tor the old fair play Il
Jewell" Mr. Editor, | trust you will give thu
article space in your columns.
b. G.. BARRETT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

Reports from Matamoras and Brownsville
indicate no abatement IN the yellow fever
scourge that Is now devastating those cities
except such rs must result from the exhaustion
of material to work upon. There are in all
about $50 cases in Matamoras with an ay crage
of % new eases a day and death rate of to
10 per day At Brownsville the number of
cases is placed at Gj, with to 10 new cases a
day and from to ) deaths The fever is said
to have been brought there by tramps from
Tampco via Bagdai and has thus far spread
neither inward nor along the coast The fever
RACES, however, quite severely at Vera Cruz
and Havana, and nothing but the most rigid
quarantine can prevent its reaching Galveston,
New Orleans, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

Professor Andrews nominated by the Pro.
hibilionlsts for State superintendent of Public
Instruction, declines on the ground that he
proposes to do his temperance work inside the
Republican party. He fully understands that
IA third party will play into the hands of the
Democratic party, and that the only feasible
plan for securing prohibition amendment is
through the election of temperance Republi.
cans and Democrats who will submit an
amendment to the people,-Otta1ca Republican,.
The satisfaction of our cotemporary over the
expressed intention of Mr.. Andrews "to do his
temperance work inside of the Republican
party" Is at least an admission that the "in
side" OF the Republican party favors radical
temperance legislation and that the editors of
the Republican, are INSIDE" to give Mr.. An.
drews and his brother temperance zealots
hearty welcome. The hypocrisy and deceit
this confession involves IN view OF the recent
blank refusal both of the Illinois and Iowa
Republican Conventions to give an outside"
endorsement TO the prohibition movement is
singulary glarng and stHpendous. But 1t
amounts to something even more than deceit
and fraud to couple democrats with the rcpub.
llcans IN this hypocritical INSIDE" scheme to
achieve constitutional prohibition. The dem.
ocratlc party, as such, either inside or outside,
certainly does not favor radical or paternal
legislation on the temperance or any other
question. On this point it Is sufficient to re.
fer not only to the platform of the last demo
cratic convention of this state, but to the plat.
forms of the late Indiana and Iowa Democratic
State Conventions. The democratic doctrine
iavors laws regulating the conduct of men on.
ly so far as that conduct is directly--not con.
sequentially or neutrality-suspicious. to Others,
and it therefore totally dlscards what is known
as sumptuary legislation prescribing what a
man shall cat or drink 1t Is true, the law
will not allow man to take poison, on the
ground that man ready to destroy himself Is
insane; but the world has not yet come to the
pass of regarding brandy, wine or beer as
poison to the extent of holding man to be
insane or suicide who drinks them, any more
than it hold man suicide who eats water.
melons, green cucumbers, or wilted fruits or
vegetables. In word, the democratic party
holds sumptuary laws to be violation of in.
herent rights and abhorrent to the principles
upon which our government Is founded Given
that 1t Is proper for the officers of the law TO
inspect mans kitchen, lardeT and sldeboard
on the ground that he may eat or drink some.
thing that may lnjuriously affect himself, his
family or relatives, the same principle will
justify the law to inquire as TO his beliefs or
gree of tyranny or disregard of personal rights
that such a principle can not be made TO jus.
tIfy. The democracy will have none of it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
THE GREENBACKERS.

We publish elsewhere IN to.day's FREf
TRADER a call for greenback convention al
Ottawa to nominate a candidate for congress
in this district The call comes through the
regular channel of the district committee, and
Is but duplicate, we suppose, OF similar calls
issued in every congressional district in the
state, pursuant to the mandate of the late
greenback state convention at Peoria.
No doubt the greenback party is quite ready
to rattle off lengthy catalogue of 'prlnciples'
upon which it bases and justlics Its presence,
yet to common apprehension the existence OF
the party today seems an anachronism. 1t had
Its origin at time when gold and silver were
banlshed from the country, when we had no
other but paper currency and that of different
degrees of value and all below par, and when
there was real necessity to devise some cur.
rency that should not only be sufficiently
abundant to meet the business wants of the
country, but stable enough to be u reliable
measure of value. A party with its mission
to make the greenback that sort of currency,
on plan that should forever Danish gold and
silver as a standard, seemed at the time to
have at least plausible excuse for its exis-
,ence But that state Of things has passed
away. Not only our own mines, but the in
evltable laws of trade and commerce, have
caused such an abundance Of the precious
metals IN this country that specie payment
has come without friction or effort, and all the
different sorts of money now current in the
are at par with each other and with
gold There is no question of scarcity OF
currency, and if there was the limit of The
greenback issue appears at present, at least, to
be fixed by decision of the supreme court,
and nobody thinks of disturbing it. But there
is no scarcity of money. The rates of interest
are lower than ever before known in this coun.
try, and loans instead of being hard to get go
begging for takers.
We have not grain OF feeling or prejudice
against the greenbackcrs, among whose lead.
ers we notice the names of many sincere and
upright men for whom we have the highest
respect. No doubt they have been so long
outside of and have imbibed such dslikes and
prejudices against the other parties that it is
hard to drop back INTO the old lines, and they
prefer to remain outside Perhaps new life
may be impaired to their organization and a
new interest awakened in its existence by its
doing of the Prohibition cause and conse.
quent near union with and absorption OF or
by the political temperance party which is
coming into prominent notice. Such move.
ment would look practical and might lead to
of some importance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

Daniel Hill, son of Abner Hill, of Mendoza
was run over by the cars on the c. b. 81 q
track, on last Sunday, about o'clock, p. NJ.
cutting both lower limbs so badly that he died
that night. This boy had his arm broken
last spring by falling from a moving train
and even that severe warning did not suffice
to keep him away.
The Allen Paper Car wheel company already
find 1t necessary to make large additions to
their new mill at Morris, H. A boiler house
AZ by 6S feet, Ia contain six new boilers, has
been put under contract, to be completed
within ninety days.
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Eighth Congressional District Convention

A convention Of the National Greenback party
Of the Eighth Congressional District Of Illinois,
comprising the counties Of La Sale, Kendall,
Grundy, viii and Du Page, will be held in the
Circuit Court Room in Ottawa on Wednesday,
September Goth, 1882, at one o'clock p. NJ, for
the purpose of placngin nomination candidate
for congress, and the election OF a congressional
committee, and such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
By order of Congressional Committee
JOHS s. ARMSTRONG,
Sheridan, Aug. II, 1882. Chairman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

JERRY e. FORD, a man who had host of
acquaintances and friends in this county, died at
his residence in Lincoln, Neb, on Thurday,
Aug 10th, of peritoni.is, after an Illness of on
ly Il week. He had hurt himself while mo wing
grass in his yard and, taking cold, peritonitis
set in.-Nr Ford was born in the county OF
Cork, Ireland, in 1917, and came to America in
1860, taking up his residence in this county, at
Utica. Soon after he came to Ottawa, acting as
clerk in the grocery of Elias c. Hathaway. In
lS72, after spending some time in Wyoming Ty.,
he married Miss Alice Murphy, of this city, and
then removed to Lincoln, Neb., where he engag-
ed in the auction ana commission business, with
success financially and winning the confidence
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19
POLITICAL POINTS.

The democrats of Iowa held full and en-
thusiastic state convention at Marshalltown
on Wednesday. John p Irish presided, with
the usual corps OF vice presidents and secre.
tarles. The speech of Mr.. Irish, who Is one
Of the ablest men in the state, was forcible and
eloquent He condemned in scorching terms
the past conduct of the republican party,
whom he accused of introducing the methods
of the car in the politics of the republic. 1t
had stolen the presidential chair in 1876, and
deprived men properly elected of their seats
IN congress and give them to negroes. 1t
kept itself In power by heavy assessments up.
on the office holders, by corruptlng the judi
ciary and selling itself to the monopolists
And he denounced the despotism of its fanat
cism which enabled the party in Iowa to de
stroy millions worth OF property acquired nu
der the express sanction of the law.
The convention nominated T. o. Walker for
secretary of state, John Foley for treasurer
VIM. Thompson for auditor, j. II. Bremmer-
man for attorney general, and Charles E.
Bronson for judge of the supreme court. The
platform is short, but to the point. 1t de-
mands equal rights for al, special privileges
to none, equal taxation, free speech, free
favors civil service reform; denounces the
reckless extravaganza of the republican party;
pronounces in tavor of tariff for revenue
only; and declares against sumptuary legls
latUn.
The greenbackcrs of the sixth Ulvlngston)
congressional district of this state held con-
venton at Pontiac on Tuesday and nominated
"a Mr.. Barnard, of Kankakee, for congress
THIS Is Payson's district, who of course will
be renominatcd by the republicans and elected
We notice with regret that General Single
ton, who was recently defeated tor nomina-
ton tor congress after the extraordinary two
weeks contest noticed in our last, has con-
scented to run as an independent candidate
against his successful competitor in the nomi.
mating convention, relying on the republicans
and greenbackers, who agree to make no
nominations of their own, as we'll as on the
dissatisfied democrats of Adams, for his votes.
Much as we esteem General singleton, we
should be sorry to see him returned to con-
gress IN that way.
According to late Washington dispatches
there Is very strong probability that Secor
Robson will be defeated tor denomination
for congress in his New Jersey district He
is opposed by Senator Sewell, who has pow
erful railroad backing
The Cameron republicans in Pennsylvania,
having failed in every attempt to buy or
choke off the independent" republican move.
ment, have turned to the greenback party,
which they claim (and probably not without
good reason) to be easily purchasable, and
which they say Is nearly equal IN number to
the loss of votes involved IN the Independent
movement.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

Secretary Chandler, on Thursday OF las.
week, treated President Arthur to tree ride
from Washington by way of Chesapeake Bay
and the Atlantic Ocean 10 New York IN the
United States Steamer "Despatch," fitted up
for the occasion regardless Of expense" The
voyage occupied nearly three days, the party
arriving at New York about noon on Saturday.
The visit OF the president to New York is sup
posed to have reference to fixing up the ticket
In that state for the tall election, the republic
can fences being in peculiarly bad condition.
The president repaired at once to his private
residence on Lexington Avenue, where he re-
ceiyed none but his most trusted cronies.
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OTTAWA FREE TRADED; SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1882.

been sick for over year, his affection being
cancer in the mouth, from which, for months,
he had suffered intense PAIN. He was within
a few months of 50 years of age, was born in
Georgia and received his education at the
Georgia University, In his prime he was the
ablest orator in the state, not excepting Ste
phens, Toombs or Gordon. With Stephens,
he had opposed secession up TO final adoption
of the ordinance by the Georgia convention,
having stood shoulder to shoulder with Ste,
phcns in opposition to the ordinance in that
body, though after the state had made its
plunge" like Stephens and many other Geor.
GA unionists, he cast his lot with his state,
and became leading commander in the rebel
service
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

There seems to be some trouble among the
republicans of this county to get candidate
who IS willing to run the gauntlet and be de.
feated for the Office OF state senator. The pres.
ent incumbent, the Hon Samuel Il. Lewis,
could make the run with as little ANNOYANCE
or damage as any man in the county, as he
made respectable record during his term and
his personal character Is above assault. But
he has no taste Tor the office and certainly
none TO make hard fight for it with pretty
sure prospect of defeat His son L. C. Lewis
is the next best timber, but he seems to have
as little taste as his father for the hard fight
and prospective defeat. The last movement
has been to force Duncan McDougall upon
the course but he pleads professional engage
men,s and declines. Why not nominate Ed.
Nattinger9 Bet your lite he won't decline!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

MIR. BARRETT-We cheerfuly give place,
in another column, to the letter OF Mr.. Bar.
rett, correcting some erroneous Impressions,
as he coneeives, that may result from recent
statements In republican papers in regard to
his candidacy for sheriff and the comments
thereon of the FREE TRADER Mr. Barrett of
course denies, what we imagine nobody be-
lieved, that the late articles IN republican pa
pers were inspired by him or that he is in any
way responsible for them. He does aver how.
ever, that Mr.. Milligan did two years ago
promise that if then nominated and Mr. Bar
rett should afterwards be candidate for sheriff
in the democratic convention, he (MlllIgan)
would not again be in his way. But while
making this statement MIR. Barrett does Mr..
Milligan the justice to say that IN making
the promise he (Milllgan) claims to have had
reference to the fact that as the law then stood,
II elected, he would he ineligible for reelec-
ton. With this explanation, honorably made
on both sides, the difference between Mr.. Bar
rett and Mr.. Milligan resolves itself at most
into the proportions of a misunderstanding so
slight that it cannot cut much of figure
either way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-19

Ex.Congressman p. G. Hayes, of this dis.
trlct it seems does not carry the republican
vote of Grundy county in his trousers pocket,
a week ago he sent his tactotum and partner,
Mr.. Fletcher, to Ottawa with profuse prom.
lses that if the ant. Cullen republicans of this
county would name an eligible man to run
against Cullen, he should have the vote of
Grundy county. The leaders got together
and picked out the best man in the county, to
wit, Henry Mayo and Fetch gave his word
that Grundy county should be all right So
last Saturday, when the Grundy republicans
held their convention, Mayo and his right
hand man McDougall went up to Morris,
both charged with speeches thanking the no.
BILE republicans of Grundy for the unexpected
honor, &c. But the speeches were not made.
The Grundy convention proved to be solid for
Cullen, and unanimously appointed delegates
favorable 20 his nomination.
The maneuvre of Mr.. Mayo and his friends
means more than appears on the surface.
While the nomination of Mr.. Cullen will in.
sure his reelection in this district, 1t involves
the defeat of the party in this county; for Mr..
Cullen Is prohibitionist and his candidacy
will drive away not only from his own sup.
port but that OF his party ticket IN this county
every German vote. Mr.. Mayo Is an anti.
prohlbiuonist and his candidacy it Is thought
will save the German vote and with it the
county ticket That is exactly what the can
didacy of Mr.. Mayo means-there's where the
cazelle comes IN. But the republicans of this
district have made up their minds to let the
Germans 90 to thunder and Mr.. Mayo stands
no ghost OF chance.