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SERIOUS TROUBLE IN WALL STREET,

Tuesday, New York dispatches made
the startling announcement OF the failure
of the Marine National Bank in Wall
street, AID of the Stock Brokers firm OF
Grant d Ward The immediate cause of
the failure of the bank is said 10 have been
the inability TO meet its debt of $55O,OOO at
the clearing house on Tuesday morning,
though that sum was later in the day made
up; but behind that lay the real causes, in
the real estate operations of James ID. Fish,
the President of the bank, and the dealings
of the bank with the firm of Grant Il Ward.
Within the past year Fish had purchased
the Booth theatre and the Casino property,
and had erected large apartment buildings.
The dealings of the bank with Grant Il
while the failure of the latter firm is attri,
buted To the strange and sudden absence OF
Ward, the junior member of the firm, who,
report says, is a defaulter 70 the amount of
100000 The Grant" members of the
firm are Gen and eX-President L. 5. Grant
and his son, L. 5 Grant, jr The only
member of the firm who appeared at its
office on Tuesday was Gen, Grant, who
seemed quite dazed. In regard to the al.
legged defalcation he said. u cannot deny
or corroborate the reports current We are
nearly 100000 short. Our safes are lock
ed, and until we can find Mr. Ward can
not say how We stand" Fish, the Presi-
dent of the Marine Bank, was also strange
ly absent all day on Tuesday, though there
seems TO be no foundation for the report, ut
first current, that he was also a defaulter.
The first inquiry, of course, in the pres
ent ticklish condition of Wall street and
money matters generally, is, what will be
the effect of these failures upon the gen
eral situationy The belief thus far il that
little damage will result The more the
affairs of the bank are investigated the
stronger the belief appears to grow that
the suspension was the result of scare,
that the bank is solvent, and that il will
within Il short time resume.
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AN OCEAN MYSTERY.

April 18th the Ocean steamer State of
Florida, of the State Line, running between
New York and Glasgow, left the former
for the latter port with 81 cabin and so
and Il miscellaneous cargo Of freight The
steamer has not been seen or heard of
since May I'd, however the steamship
Devon, from New York, arrived at Bristol
England and reported that she had on
April 10Th, picked up in lat. A., long. "a,
about midway between America and Eu-
rope, two life boats of the steamer Florida.
The boats were in good condition, without
gear of any kind, and looked as If they had
been deliberately abandoned April Odd
the City of Rome on her way from New
York 10 Queenstown, was signalled by a
sailing vessel in lat ~, long "a, 400 miles
further vest and informed that she tthe
sailing vessel had on board The ship
wrecked crew of the State -" the
part of the signal following the word
estate" not being decipherahle, but the in,
ference Is that II was the crew, and very
likely also the passengers, of the State of
Florida. The facts seem to show that the
Florida had me; with some fatal accident
and had probably gone To the bottom of the
sea, while very likely her passengers and
crew are safe on board some sailing vessel,
Atlantic port
The Florida was very staunch Clydes-
dale built Iron steamer of 1000 tons regis
ter, and neither the state Of her machinery
OF the weather she must have encountered
justified the anticipation Of fatal accident
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Chicago, would IN Ottawa city ordinance
taxing handbills printed in Chicago 30 per
cent. add 30 per cent, 10 the cost OF hand
bills printed at the FREE TRADER office =
If the force of the Ottawa city ordinance
tax extended To handbills printed every,
where else a. well AS in Chicago, that Is,
was as sweeping in it, effect AS the 80 per
cent. tax on powder is, We rather reckon
the FREE TRADER would be very decided
" inclined 70 ,tiifen in it, price on hand
bills. Nothing is more certain, anyhow,
than if Brother Sapp was granted such
MONOPOLY, the price of handbills would go
up very suddenly and decidedly, and he
would be a fool if itdidn't.
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At Home.
Personal,


HoaE.-L. W. Hess and r. =. Mac Kinlay
have returned from their visit TO Colorado.
CAroN.-Hon, j d. Cation and wife are on
their WY home from California to Ottawa.
H,Rp.-Mrs. Albert Hard, of Chicago, with
the children, is visiting her parents in this
city.
O'BRIgS-The well known criminal law.
yer, W. w. O'Brien, OF Chicago, was in the
city this week.
RuGG.--Mr. Geo. ?. Rugg and wife were
presented with an acceptable May flower on
Mondays 10 pound son,
KING.-H. c. King, of this city, has en-
larged his box factory, added new machinery
and is doing fine business.
HERE'S. $. Booth, accompanied by his
younger son, or sons, is visiting his old ac-
quaintances in the city and vicinity.
STANLY.-Inteligence has been received of
the recent death at New Breton, Connecticut,
of Henry NJ. Stanly, former resident of East
Ottawa.
YoUNG.-The Rev g. :. Young, of this
city, will preach at the Mlliken school house,
in Rutland township, on Sunday afternoon,
at o'clock.
UTICA.-Our good friend, Thos c. Clancy,
of Utica, seems to be q fayorite for service a.
juror, having been again on duty during
the last two weeks
RRDsICK Hon. William Reddck still con
tinues very low with little chance of recovery,
although he was resting very comfortably
yesterday. Drs. Hathaway and Vance are
doing all within medical skill to overcome
the disease, dropsy,
OwI..--The La Sale O,R says; Mrs. Ar
mour and Miss Annie Armour have returned
from their tour in Texas. Miss Celia Armour
returned from 4 two months visit in Ottawa
last Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. A. j O'Con-
nor have gone to Hot Springs, Ark
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1854
The Free Trader,

During the ensuing political campaign
will be the same RELIABLE, PRACTICAL
USEFUL AND soTIDLY DEMOCRATIC paper
II has always been.
II will as ever be Domocratic-the only
journal representative of the party at the
county seat, where the conventions meet
and where will be the headquarters for the
campaign.
II confidently relies upon not only Dem
ocrats, but all who desire 10 be fully posted
on home matters, for a coDtinuanc" OF the
liberal support it has received in the past
Especially would il urge upon Demo
Gratis an increase Of lis circulation, 10 the
end that its influence upon the presiden
tial canvass Of the year may be the more
extended and greater
In accordance with our past custom dur
ing presidential campaigns, We will send
the FREE TRADER to Nac Subscribers
from May lst to December lst, or seven
months from any date beginning in May,
for Is cents, cash in advance.
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ANOTHER THIEF ESCAPES.

Those who have paid any attention to
the manner in1which the trial of plumber
ers of the public treasury is uniformly con
Quoted under republican auspices, from
the whisky thieves down TO the star route
gang, will of course not be surprised TO
hear that William Pitt Kellogg, the last of
the treasury robbers whom the government
was compelled to have indicted, has got of
scotfr The proof was clear and indis.
putable, that while member of the L. 5.
Senate he had taken bride of x20,O0O TO
have a certain star route contract raised
500 900, 10 say nothing of numerous other
like transactions in which he was engaged.
But kellogg has escaped punishment on
two grounds: First, the indictment stated
that he was paid the 100000 in cash, or in
"lawful money of the United States,
while the proof was that he was paid the
amount in check" which, though
promptly paid by the bank, ii could not be
shown but might have been paid in Ma
tional bank bills And secondly the in
,lictment was not found within three years
after the alleged crime was committed.
So the indictment was qlashed. kel-
logg was guilty-no dispute as TO that.
But he was saved by the statute of limita
lions. Thus another star route rascal es-
capes, and the people are furnished with
another illustration of the impossibility of
Furnishing public crimes while the Repub
lican party remains in power.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

The DEADLY CYCLoNE.-Wors than the
dynamite tiend in England is the deadly
cyclone in Iowa. Another visitation of
this scourge occurred at Davenport at )
O'Clock on Monday afternoon Two threat.
ening black clouds in the usual way, came
together over the river about u mile below
the bridge amidst terrific thunder and
lightning, and sending down the usual
funnel il first struck Keeler's lumber
yard, where il utterly demolished shed
50Xl50 feet then moving southwark il
cleaned out everything in IA swath 600 feet
long by 100 feet wide. Several large
dwelling houses were unroofed, and a man
and a boy killed After doing the work
described, the cloud arose into the air and
is next traced across the river. where il did
considerable damage in spots all the way
from Rock Island to Quincy
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/ ghts) as follows:
Total. 1901, 5l3 4,l0s,76 1874 ,4SS
For the three months ending March 81
Of each year the imports were as follows:
Total .lOls1 ,lO4 l2,75s, $50 141ll, 800

Total, e. 0,lsl ,lW l2,75S,4 Eli, $50
These tables show that the imports from
all sources have decreased largely except
from the United States, from whence the
imports in March were about 10 per cent.
less than two years ago; and it should be
borne in mind that imports into the United
Kingdom in March represent sales made
at the high prices prevalent in January
and February But the most significant
item and the one of greatest importance to
American farmers, is, that the imports
from India and Russia (our principal com
petitors) are only about third as much for
March as for the same month two years
ago, and for the three months of the cur
rent year they are less than half the same
period in 1882.
1t certainly doesn't look as if there was
good cause for panic among American
wheat growers just yet.
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The failure Of the brokerage firm of
Grant g. Ward, il is said, in no way affects
the private fortune of Gen Grant, which
G. W. Childs hastens TO tell the public, is
very comfortable Nevertheless, the news
Of the failure had no soonerreached Wash.
ington than Senator Edmunds left the chair
in the t. :, Senate TO Introduce a bill 10
lift Gen Grant above the danger of want
by placing him on the retired list of the
army with salary of $4,000 year
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10
THE WHEAT SUPPLY.

So much has been said during the last
month or two regarding the Indian wheat
supply and the probability of America be
ing superseded in the markets of the
world by cheaper supplies from other
sources that the following figures, which
the Tribune complies from the official re
ports published 10y the British Board of
Trade, will be of interest. The imports
into the United Kingdom during the
month Of March for the years named were
lin hundred weights as follows:
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The Government Signal Office in

The Government Signal Office in its cir.
cular regarding the Southern cyclone of
February 10th, says property to the amount
Of from three to four millions of dollars
was destroyed, about one thousand persons
killed, more than double that number
wounded and upwards of fifteen thousand
left destitute, The problem before the
meteorologists is To fDretell these terrible
storms in time for people 10 escape from
their pathways.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

The advent Of June lst promises II re-
newal of the chronic labor troubles among
the coal and iron men at Pittsburg. The
coal companies having decided on reduc-
ton of wages from June 1st until fall, n
refusal of the miners 10 submit is expected
as a matter of course, which involves sus-
pension until the opening of the fall trade.
Some of the iron works in the same dis
rict are also preparing TO shut down, in
anticipation of similar strike against a
reduction of wages after that date.
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of St Paul. They are Johnson and Little
Brown jug and have records respectively
of 2:lO and 2;ll4. Commodore Kittson
is a millionaire. Over fifty years ago John
Jacob Aston sent him into the Hudson Bay
region to purchase furs and since that time
he has been identified with the Northwest.
His fancy for fast horses, however, came
only when his income mounted into the
hundreds of thousands, and he has gratiiied
il in the most complete and lavish manner
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

The astute political economist of the OF.
tawa Republican is at loss TO see how, if,
as the FREE TRADER says, powder can be
manufactured cheaper In this country than
10 any other in the world, a tariff of 80 per
cent on powder can enhance Its price
SAYS this ingenious logician; Suppose the
FREE TRADER Office can print hand bills at
less cost than they can be printed for In
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Sl64,42l,50t

'''' -iN''-' ' '-'
The expenditures for the current yeal
are thus Sal ,15i,419 more than in 1881 and
1871 1893 066 more than in 1882
The table shows the difference in the
matter of expenditure between dem ocratic
and republican rule Though the demo.
Gratis were still overborne by republican
senate and president, their control Of the
house alone enabled them each wear of
such limited sway to save many millions to
the people. But with all their saving they
were unable 10 reduce taxation. The only
result WAS the continued piling up of an
immense surplus. There Is an unemployed
surplus of over Sl00,0O0,00O in the treasury
now. The Secretary Of the Treasury est.
mates that the surplus revenue Tor the ifs.
cal year ending next June will be $50 900.
600. From the decrease of the interest on
the debt and the natural increase of bust.
ness this surplus is likely to be larger than
smaller in succeeding years unless taxation
is reduced, In seven years this annual sur
plus even If not not increased, will reach
S595,OOO,OOO, or over Sl00000,000 more
than enough to redeem all the bonds then
possibly redeemable without paying high
premiums. The Secretary says the same
annual surplus until July 1, 1907, with the
$lOO,0GO,OOO left after paying the A., per
cents, would amount to about 81 400 900 600
while the whole amount of debt then re-
deemable is less than Si49,OO0,OOO.
In view of such an outlook shall every
effort to reduce taxation continue to fail
To what end In order that the special in
terests which have paid the Republican
party for special protection may continue
to enjoy it. In order that labor. which suf
fers from the increased cost of living, may
continue TO suffer, and that mouopolias and
corporations which have amassed immense
fortunes through the pampering aid of Re
publicanism may continue to add to their
wealth, In order that the party in power
may have control of an enormous corrup
ton fund as means of bidding for the
support of the greedy and INSCRIPTIONS.
How much longer will the people stand
this The RandallS, Converses, Curtins,
and other recreant Democrats may hatter
themselves that they are feathering their
own nests by joining hands with the Repub.
licans in continuing the reign of extrava.
gance, corruption and excessive taxation,
but the people demand tax reduction and
reform! Let Randall and his renegade
confederates exult that by the defeat of the
Morrison bill they have saved their bacon
in their own little bailiwicks and let the
exult in New England and the
West over eliminating the tariff from the
Presidential contest, but with TnDRN as
the Democratic standard bearer the cry
will still go up for REFORM REFORM and
the Reform" all will understand to mean
Tariff Reform and Revenue Reform as
well rs the reform of every other of the
mighty abuses that under the long reign of
have flourished and over.
grown the government
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

The Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and many
other Republican State Conventions in
their resolutions all endorse the admins.
tration of President Arthur as worthy of
the approval of all wise and honest men,
and then instruct their delegates 10 vote for
the other fellow-Blaine, Logan. or some
such one. Oh they are very sincere and
consistent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10
REDUCE TAXATION!

Times grow harder day by day. Grain,
meats and produce are falling in price,
trade languishes, manufactures are Grip.
pied, the railroads are losing business,
stocks are falling, everything is in II state
of decline except taxation! The ordinary
of the national government
FOR the last fourteen years have been rs fol.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

the U, 5, Treasury at Washington, has de
clned the office, with thank you for
nothing" to President Arthur The pay is
no greater than that he now receives, while
the expense of living at Washington is
double the cost AT Springfield. Maj,
Connolly will be recalled rs the man who
presided so ably over the recent Republi-
can State Convention at Peoria.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

Though Chicago ware houses are crowded
with 24,00O,O00 bushels of grain, six mil
lions more than ever before known in that
city at one time, vessels are begging in vain
for cargoes for Buffa 10 at 2 cts. a bushel,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

AT "A meeting of the State Central Com.
mittee of the Greenback Party of Illinois
at Bloomington on Tuesday il was decided
to hold a State Convention at Springfield
on the 23d of July, to nominate Il state
ticket
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

Mr.. Tilden was well enough, thank you,
TO act as one of the vice presidents at the
meeting in New York to protest against the
spoliation of the Propaganda
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

Maj. JAS. A. Connolly, of Charleston III,
at present U. ;. District Attorney for
Southern Illinois, and who was appointed
by President Arthur last week solicitor Of
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Dorsey still lives and Pitt Kellogg snaps
his fingers at penitentiary threats; but
where are Jay Hubbell and Schuyler Col
fayS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-10

The fastest two PAGERS in the world are
the property of Commodore N. W. kittson
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Entered IN the Post Obrce at Ottdird, MHmS, ds
S,cOnd CL0ss Ndil Nntltr.
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1t was at this juncture the FREE TRADER
reporter found himself in quandry. By the
returns he had been declared a member 81
the new council, and how could he act in a
dual capacity? The question was solved by
the kindness Of ex-Ald. Skinner, who volun-
teered to take charge of the note book for the
balance of the evening, an offer that was
gratefully accepted by the F. T. scribe.
All the newly elected aldermen were svoru
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Strict honesty b the crown OF ones eslJ
days
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
10th. Judicial District Court, Par
iSh of LafOurche.
SUGGESTIONS Of Arsene Gaubert and
his scJe Eliza BraMd both deceas
ed No. 1926 PrObQtes.

Pursuant to an order and decree of the
above Court and in obedience tO q commission
to me directed in the above entitled and mum.
bered SUGGESTIONS | will offer for sale at pub
nc auction pursuant to law to the last and
highest bidder on the premises situated ON
the left bank Of Bayou Lafourche on Bayou
Heron at about seven miles North of tie
Town OF ThibOdaux, on Saturday February
S5rd. 1884 between the hours OF Ii o'clock 4.
M and o'clock p. NJ. the following describ-
ed property to-wit:
ist. certain tract of land situated in
this Parish on the left bank of Bayou Lafour.
che on Bayou Heron at about seven miles
North OF the Town of Thibolaux, bounded
North end South by lands formerly not inhab
tied or settled containing eighty acres and
ten hundredths Of an acres in superficies be-
ing the Western half OF the South East quar-
ter OF section No. 33, T. l3 OF Range II East.
Together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
2nd. One horse, one lot of horned cattle,
one lot OF COOpers tools, three plOws, one lot
OF plOWs and cart harness.
Terms and Conditions of sale Cash on the
Spot in United States Treasury Notes to pay
debts.
January 18th. 1884.
THEOPHILE TnIBODAUx.
Sheriff.
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next. 1t 10 obvious that the Association
Will have 1t in its power, by an intelli-
gent concert of action, to materially ad
vance the interests of the press ut the
same time that its great power is con-
centrated to assist the nascsnt enter.
prises Of the people of Louisiana, who
have grown eager to keep pace with
that progressive spirit Of the age which
Is bringing to 50 many States of the
Union degree of grandeur and pros
perlty unexamp:ed in the worlds his
tory.
trust that the members, apprecia-
ting the opportunities and the demands
ut the situation which have but brief.
~ traced, will all attend aud that they
will urge those Of the fraternity not
yet on the rolls of the association to
join at thisjnext meeting, to the end that
the entire press of our State may exert
its whole power, when it can lie 80
! advantageously applied as much in
its own behalf as in the ad vancement
Of the material interests of its patrons.
In pursuance Of it's object to encourage
letters and literature. the association
will award premium for the following,
produced in Louisiana. tO-wit $50 fnr
the best poem, $50 for the best prose
com position, $50 for the best essay ON
the agricultural and indust trial resources
Of the State. The above must be deIiv
cred to Page NJ. Baker. Esq, Times
Democrat, New Orleans. on or before
the 22d Of February. 1884.
would also request those members
of tho association having reports to
submit Or suggestions to offer, to draft
the same in due form before tho day
mentioned.
The following are the names of tho
mesnbers of the execa tive committee to
whom are intsustsd thu arrangements
tor the meeting, viz /, Aessrs. w. A.
Bryan. Of the Ibervitio South Page
NJ. Baker, Of the New Orleans Times-
Democrat Mrs. N. h. Field, of the
New Orleans Picayune N. F. Bigney,
If the New Orleans City Item J. Y.
Gilmore, Of the Now Iberia Sugar
Bowl.
The newspapers throughout the
State are respectfully requested to re
produce this call in their eolsmns.
- Very respectfully,
LEON JAsTREMsKr,
President Press Association, Louisiana.