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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

ng OF the court house at Jerscyvllle, H.,
on the 7th, with 4 prisoners; and then,
skipping over numerous minor calamiucs
of the next week we come to another blood
freezing horror:
THE WRECK DE THB STEAMER COLUMBUS
on the coast OFT Martha's Vineyard, Mass,
early on FRIDAY morning OF last week, by
which over 100 lives were lost! The City
of Columbus was one of the regular line
of steamers plying between Boston and
Savannah, and was one of the fastest YES
sells on the coast She was built at Ches-
ter, Pa. by John Roach, Of non, and was
thoroughly equipped, She lett Boston at
3 O'Clock p. III. on Thursday, with l37
souls on board, Of whom 81 composed the
officers and crew, the balance, except %
Storage passeDl ers, being well-to-do peo-
pie on their way South 10 spend the re
naming winter months IN Florida or on
tina Gulf Coast. At 3:ll Friday morning.
while OF Gay Head light bearing south,
half east, the vessel struck on the;outslde
of DEVILS Bridge buoy. The wind was
blowing gale west by north. The vessel
Immediately filled and kceled over, the
water breaking IN and, flooding, the.port-
side saloon. All the passengers, excepting
Il few women and children, came on deck,
nearly all wearing life. preservers. All the
boats were cleared away butswere immedl-
atcly swampcd. A majority of the passen
gers were washed overheard and drowned
Several left the vessel on liie-ratt and
abort 40 more took 10 the rigging. At
1890 a. III. the Gay Head lifeboat put of
and took seven persons. Another lie
boat put off between twelve and one
O'Clock. The revenue cutter Dexter came
along about 1880 p. H., and sent off two
boats. Twenty-one persons, one Of whom
is Gead, were placed aboard the Dexter
and, after all persons had been taken from
the vessel, the Dexter proceeded to New
Bedford. Three persons died after gong
aboard the revenue cutter.
OF the l39 persons on board but twenty
nine were saved. No, a woman OF the
number on board escaped. A passenger
states The pilot caused the disaster by fast
ening the vince! and going TO the smoke
stack to warm himself, where he remained
twenty minutes, and upon his return found
that the vessel had drifted out of her
course This story Captain Wright denies,
and points out. It's weak points. The Co.
lumbus IS breaking up, and its freight
washing away. Certain It is, however,
that the steamer was two miles or more
out Of her course At last accounts but II
bodies IF the drowned had been recovered
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

\ Cincinnati dispatcn Of Monday states
that the combination or pool Of the west.
ern starch manufacturers has been broken
up, In consequence Of which, We presume,
the bonus In consideration of which vari
Gus western starch works have remained
idle tor several years, Will cease. The
Peoria starch works, which had thus been
idle, we observe have passed into new
hands and will be stared mp at once, and l,
Ia hoped the like good fortune may attend
the large works at Ottawa 1t isnO ohiec-
ton 10 corn for the manufacture OF starch
we are told, that it is soft" and tho large
crop OF that character now in this county
IA Just in time To b. probably manu!ac-
ured into starch.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

sent him flor his quarters salary Gov
Irwin stating tina, hc had accepted the pc
sit,on for the honor involved and wanted
no pay for his services. AS the treasury
officials have 10 right 10 cover the money
hack INTO the treasury, ,Lcir greatest puzzle
Is VIVA, TO do with it,. The comptroller
suggestion to place it 10 the credit OF 'he
"copscience iund' made GOV. Irwin very
mad, aud he propose! that all such re-
turned salaries should be made IA honor
able fund by ,l-elf bu. as this is the first
case of the Kind in the history Of The gov
ment with no likelihood Of there eve: be-
ing another such case, that idca seem" Ia
he absurd
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Ia the House at Washington on Tues
day, MIR. Cox made q grand assault, on the
iron clad oath, denouncing it as painful
relic Of the war which had served ITS day
and ought to be wiped out! and on hl.
motion resolution to that effect was
adopted By vote OF lSJ to II. Over which
action OF the House, the BourbOnlsh old
Chicdgo Journal, which never learns OF
iergets anything, emits this grunt:
This action Is mainly significant ~
showing how prompt the Democrats of the
House are, since they have gained control
there, to give aid and comfort To theil
Southern brethren. Many bills that are
vastly more important 70 the country than
this ono arc showed aside TO give it prefer
ence. True II Is that "the Confederate:
are again in the saddle
Tho justice and per,inency OF the remark
can be appreciated when Il is borne in
mind that all the Republicans III The
House but IL, voted with the Democrat.
for the resolution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
BURIED IN THE WAVES.
Awful Wreck on the Atlantic Coast,

Are We 10 have another year OF horrors
We all remember the series OF horrors
with which the first month Of 1885 opened,
and how that record was kept up With
more or less persistency ali through The
wear The present year seems to present a
like dreadful opening. Already we are
able 10 enumcrate the breaking OF the
Huron Mining Company's dam at Port
age on the ls,, by which persons lost
their lives; the burning Of the steamer
Benton on the same lay at Pitlsourg "here
men perished; the terrible railway acci-
den, on the sd at Toronto, with ~ persons
killed; the ,eleseop.ng Of the car contain
,up the Yale College Glee Club at Charles =
ton, Ind, on the 9th, with killed; the
burning Of the convent At Bellev'!ie, On
me ,Ih. with the loss og q lives; the harr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

a decision IN divorce case that Will very
materially effect the business Of granting
divorces in this state, if sustained by The
Supreme Court, The decision is amply
that the residence o! the wife IL all cases
follows tina, o. the husband, and that no
divorce can therefore be granted TO wife
in this state, no matter how long che may
have resided here, whose husband has not
also been 3 resident Of this state for at leas,
one wear before the commencement OF Ia.
proceedings for divorce.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

JuDGi. LYNCH has Decn rather quiet %
late, but he appears TO have supcrnjcndcd
brisk Job IN Colorado week ago, \
Denver dispatch Of Jan 18Th says:
Some three months ago Mary Rose Mat
theas, Il bright, winsome little girl o. ten
years, was adopted from the Denver Cath
Ollie Orphans Home by CuddiEie and wife,
living on ranch ten miles from Ourgy, a
small mining town in the southern part Of
the state. Last Saturday forenoon little
Rose suddenly died, and was buried 10y the
Cuddihies on distant par, Of the ranch.
The little girl had been cruelty treated from
the frst the neighpors said, and her mys
terious death 9nd hurried burial aroused
their suspicious, and the Coroner Of Ouray
was notified He Immediately repaired TO
the ranch, found The grave and eXhume1
the body, when unrnIs;ahable evidence of
la cruel death WAS revealed. The body was
covered with knife wounds, one leg was
broken, the skull ~as crushed, and the
limbs were frozen. She had no doubt been
driven out in the winter storm 10 die.
Cuddlhlc and wife were Immediately ar
rested and jailed. Yesterday they were
tried and found guilty OF murder About
O'Clock this morning band Of masked
men went 10 the hotel where Cuddihie and
his wife were temporarily held IN custody,
overpowcred the sheritf's guard, and took
the prisoners away. They both cried loud.
ly for mercy, but as they had ever been
deaf to the plesdings Of little Rose tor
mercy SO the vigilantes closed their ears to
the cries Of the prisoners. They we're
taken outside the town limits, where the
woman was hung to the ridgepole Of va.
cant cabin while the husband was strung
to the limb Of tree on the opposite side
OF the road. Their work done, the vigi-
lantes retired quickly. The bodies were
cut down and buried by the coroner today.
The Cuddlhies, or CuddigaEs as they
we're called, lived few years ago north of
Seneca, in this county, where they were
well known and regarded as good neigh.
bors. 4 Times dispatch says they were
no, tried for the otyense, bu: only partially
examined and locked up for safe keeping
until additional witnesses could be procur.
cd, when they were seized by the mob and
hanged The dispatch adds tbs, there was
no evidence connecting the parties with
the death more serious than alleged nal
treatmen, and that "ihe Cuddigsns we're
NOT heard in self-defeBse."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

SPKAEER CARLISLE had brilliant re
cepuon BY the Commonwealth Clue ut
Phllsdelphis, on Saturday evening, st
which some 700 we're present snd ss, down
with him TO splendid banquet n the
Lafayette Hotel. In Sposkc. Randall,
Chairman Morrison, Gov. Curtin snd other
Washington notabiliues accompanied hun.
There IVES no speaking q; the banquet,
however, and no expression, pro ny con.
was drawn from Mr.. Carlisle OF the others
on the tariff question, the understanding
beng tia, the visit Of the Speaker should
be purely n friendly one without political
significance. Before the banquet Mr.. Car
Isle hal n leyee in the psr'ors o. the La
fsye,,e Hotel which was attended by many
hundreis of phiiadelphia's oes. people at
both seAas
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Col. DowdalI, of the Peoria Democrat,
the Democratic State COMMITTEE favoring
Peoria as the place tor holding the next
Democratic State Convention. The com.
mit,ee will meet IN February to decide The
matter. Meantime the State Register Is
quite indignant at the ider that anybody
should Ntak of holding tho convention
anywhere but q, Springfield The matter
is too small to quarrel about, hat If such n
thing as uniting pleasure with business is
worth taking INTO account, Peoria holds
ten points TO two "a against Springfield.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The electoral count b!l! which passed
the u. :. Senate last Saturday, is a slngu
lar enactment 10 be passed by u Repubh
can body. Il amounts 90 a full admission
of the Democratic CLAIM 20 have elected
the President IN 1876. II provides 'h@'
when there ure disputed states, they eljn|'
only he counted by consent Of both houses
Of con grcss. THIS is SIMPLY the point con
tended for by the Democrats in 1876
Florida and Louisiana were "d!Spu!cd'
sta,eS, though disputed only by the Re
pubiicans for q fraudulent purpose, he
cause the majority in both states was con
fesaediy In favor Of the democrats; bu
hst both been ruled ONT the democrat;
would still have had the President ,y n
updisputcd majority OF 0 electors,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

\ month ago we mentioned the crael
murder o! the Maybee sisters on Long
Island and the malreatment OF their bind
brother. The murder and robbery were
supposed at the time TO have been the work
OF tramps, and the closest investigation BY
detectives could find no other solution of
the mystery. Now, however, "a mex, door
neighbor of the victims, aman named J John
Tappsn, "cOniesses" that his brother Ed
ward was the murderer, that he SAW him
do 1t sll, but never interiered, though he
got no part OF tho plumber. Edward says
he can prove an o(iJi, but "confesses" that
he has every reason 10 believe John was
the murderer ard was assisted by certain
woman. Both brothers have been arrested,
but Il looks a. If John was the more likely
% suing.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The House at Washington did a splcn-
did thing on Tuesday, If they will stick to
1t, IN nearly unanimously adopting the
Holman resolution in favor OF forfei,ing all
unearned railroad land grants. We shall
sec what such viriuous expressions amount
70 when they come TO vote on the bills
Mr.. Psyson, OF this state, has prepared with
70 much industry and which are now be-
fore tho house, with the land committees
endorsement,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The great society event of the century IN
New York was the mammoth Astor Ball
on Monday evening. Comparing 1t with
the recent great Vanderbilt splurge, the
World says "More titled persons were in
attendance, and the display of the gold
plate of the Astor family, handed down
from generation 10 generation, made the
Vanderbilt ball appear like the humble
side show tina. rears its diminished head
beside the majestic circus tent"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
From Texas

ABILENE (Texas) Jan. /, 1854.
To THE EDITORS Wishing TO see
Texas IN midwinter, lett Ottaws on the
9th inst, and taking the old reliable G. d
4. At Joliet reached st. Louis IN tie even
Ing, where found the eXcurslm tram
waiting tor orr party to arrive on he varl.
Gus trains and which numbered nearly
two hundred people from Ill,non, Iowa,
OHIO, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York,
Kentucky and Canada,
The train VAS composed Ut o'e day
coach, one Pullman AVID four 'cHigrant
slcepers," which more properly should be
called excursion sleepers, Tor, Will they
lack the elegance OF the Pullmans, are
really comfortable with ber'hs for sleping,,
conveniences for storage of provsiOns,
cooking coffee, have small toilet roms,
and are tree 10 MI cXcurSlOnis,s. whOmGy
buy nj the depot Il isir luat'fess Ia -
cents, which makes bed NJ night All u
cushion by day.
Onr excursion was IN charge OF Ir. j.
+ Ennis, the Gen TRAY. Agent of The
"Gould System" aud who was unsiriDs IN
his efforts TO please and crafty the party,
which included among the number sevrs'
ladies, four newspaper men, several raj
road officials, farmers, business and 20
iesslonal men, making company benton
sight seeing and pleasure, and fully SIC
ceeing in both.
Being a special traln we mace no stf*
except for fuel and water, and at sub
poin,s ~ seemed Of unusual interei,
where we were side tracked, and our car
were our hotels and headquarters, uDles
more expensive and commodious quarter
/ were preferred a, the various hotels.
Aiming to condense as much as possibi
Will briefly state that We stopped at Lat
lie Rock, Ark, Texarkana, Dallas, RI
Worth, Weatheriord. Abilene, Colorado
and Big Syringe, remaining from TWO y
twelve hours at each place, except at TIL
latter where we remained several days
anu were given INV ''"' w
miles, and back.
A,esch town where NC stopped We "er'
treated with marked courtesy and a'ten
ton by the c,tlzens while the papers con-
tanned full notices of the "distingulshe
visitor" as they were kind enough 10 cal
US. .
As SD many OF our pesp.e nave extreme
~ erroneous views as tn The feeiing oil u
people here towards northern men, tne 10
lowing clipping from leading paper WI
be read with interest
If Won can buy one or i dozen sections
or land. that Is your OWL sfair; you ar'
welcome, and your rights, great and sIpaii
! viii he respected, and so viii
- sOCR OPINIONS BE
A., ma, ,r.l;.vc FL blcl 'sE NV Sam :
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
A week ago the public was no less sur

A week ago the public was no less sur
prised than disguised at the announcement
that handsome as well as respectable
young lady of Philadelphia named Bertha
Clear, had become infatuated with and
clandCstinelyi married tina. human mon
s!rosity known :s the living skeleton. The
lady was crazy of course, but it was not
until day or two after The wedding tina,
her insanity broke out into such violen,
adherence of the former object of her af-
fiction that she hal TO be taken 10 40
asylum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
State School Superintendent R,ag CON.

State School Superintendent Rl,B com.
pletely captured our school teachers and
authorities on his recent visit 10 this coun-
ty. Both our county and city super,utend.
ents as well ~ The teachers who came in
contact with hun, agree that they never
before me. man so thoroughly posted on
all matters pertaining to public schools or
who was SO ready and iac,le in the sug2cs-
ton OF the bes, IDEAS AMI methods in prac-
tea! teaching. His attendance al The
Teachers Meeting AT Peru WINS perfect
ovation 20 that body, who, as y token OF
their appreciation of The favor unanl-
mously adopted the following resolution;
ResoJoel, That this Association extend
10 the Hon. State Supt Henry Rasb, their
hearty thanks for the willingness and
promp.neSs with which he accepted The
invitation Of Mr.. Carter, on behalf of this
Association, 10 attend this meeting, and
also that we fully endorse and commend
the course which he has taken % make
his office one Of real and tangible benefit
10 the schools OF Illinois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Leadvillc, Colorado, was III hubbub on
Tuesday, over the failure Of the FIRST Ma
iiOnal Bank of tina. mecurjel burg, with o
deposit account of 1895 900, mostly belong
ing 10 miners. The President and Cashier
did not wait for the miners to pass vote
Of confidence in their honesty and integri-
ty, but took Spanish leave at the early
down and fed down the mountain side,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

There are many thousands u farmers
and lrulteroNcrs in tn: West who cnnsld
er Tie Prairie Farmer ~ indispensable
aid t. them in The proper prosecution ct
ithcr business. There are d great many
more thousand who would be 81 the same
opinion t. they should become thoroughly
ranIlia! with the contents Of the paper in
lis new form and under IL new manage
mtnr. II is by al odds the best paper 10
and for the West ifnot indeed IL and for
the whole country. There *, ~ fact not
weak feature about II. IL Is a model
farm and home paper in each and al! OF
its departments. Besides mentioning It's
varied and instructive contents We may
say that II is the handsOmcet and lest il
Illustrated paper oC is class that We Know
of. Its form IL the mos, convenient IN the
world, and It's typography Is faultless. We
wish IL to be found in every rurst home
in this community. The price is Two
DOLLARS year il advance, and every
subscriber sending that amount TO the pub
fishers receives superb map of the United
States and Can ada--jSy4l inches mount
ed on rollers This map retails at 81. Or
If preferred, the subscriber gets his choice
of several valuable books, See prospectus
in another column.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Whist u contrast the present L. 5. Senate
In the personnel aud material possessions
OF It's members, presents 10 the same b.dy
IN the PALMER days" Of the Republic
The Chicago Tribune notes the tao, tina,
there are now In the Unitei States Senate
twenty miliipnaires, making up abou, one
half Of tina, body. A generation ago ths
august body was made up Of poor nen
with brains. but now il ,4.ems ~ have b.
,5sHt ~ .Arpr.csu L"aSe If rs.lrrs. nn,'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

stock iobbinc lords, who find there sue
cessfnl field for the obstruction Of any and
all legislative reforms. With such dead
weight of monopoly in the Senate, II is no
wonder ,ha. the land robbers are defended,
investigations of abuses are hindcred and
reform is defeated al every turn. No bet
ter monumen, Of the grand old party
exists than the millionaire Scnale II has
Crpgi.i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
THE WHITE LADY.

Mondays European dispatches rGIatc
that the utmost excitement prevails in Der
llu, the German capital, over the appear
ancc OF the famous "IFeiSsc U,,We," OF
White Lady, the sD1rjtHS JamHjq,ts Of the
Hohenzollern family, a! tho Alto 9chI0Ss
the old sastle) The legend Of this appa
rition is well known. An ancestress Of the
Hohenzollerns, Countess. Orlamundc, is
said to leave her grave and walk, IN sol
emn and measured step, the corridors OF
the Altc SchlOss in Berlin whenever any
member Of the royal family Is about 10 die
Notwithstanding their profound scepti
clsm, most Bcrllner9, strangely enough
still believe the story of the White Lady
The capital is quite excited over the pre-.
tended apparilon. All arc talking abou,
il and wondering wha! member Of the dy-
nasty Is next destined to die.
The White Lady is ghost who has ire
quently been seen in different castles and
palaces belonging 10 the royal family OF
PRUSSIA. She Is supposed TO forebode the
death Of some Of the royal family, espe.
clally one Of The children. Her las. ap.
pearance was In 1889, just prior to the
d ,ath OF Prince Waldemar. Las, Sunday
night, soldier on guard al the old castle
was witness Of the apparition, and IN his
fright fled to the guard.room, where he
was at once arrested tor deserving his posi-,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

In the case of young Mutt, just tried al
Pi,tsburs for killing the Uniontown law
yer Dukes tor numbering his father and
slanderng his sister, the jury on Tuesdsy
morning rendered n verdict Of mot guilty,
scquiuing the young man on the plea OF
insanity. The verde, Is universally Az
proved as righteous one. Young Nuu
was defended by Senator VOORHEES,, OF
Indiana.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The downward rush in gram amt pro-
visions on the Chicago Boatd Of Trade for
the last month or two came to pause on
Monday, and since then prices, especially
orprovisions, have tended upward. Espec.
tally mt the stock yards have prices gone
up with quite boom IN consequence Of
The sudden FILLING Off 10 receipts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Never perhaps In the history oi The gov
eminent were The treasury officials a,
Washington so profoundly as,onished a.
they we're recently on the receipt of a let
ter from Mr.. John Il IrT'n, Governor o.
Idaho. returning me cb,es tbni iIsi ,.rn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

antique humUug establishment is TO be
closely criticised. Republican territories
VIII be kept out IN the cold. The Chinese
must stay at home and the Mormons must
go. Such is some of the New Years
work mapped ont by the majority in the
House
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The same cOur. which on Tuesday &C
quilted young Mutt Tor the murder of
Dukes, the Uniontown lawyer who killed
his father, on the plea of insanity, few
hours later, after a medical examination.
declared him Of sound mind and sent him
home TO his mother.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The grand jury OF Logan county, Hi
nois, is investigating the slaughter OF Fora
Burns O. A. Carpenter spends most of
the time IN his private Office, and refuses
to discuss the tragedy Ii indicted he will
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Fred. Douglass, the well knowl colored
leader, was married nj Washington Thurs
day evening to Miss Helm II. Pits. a white
woman, tormerlyof Avon, y. y. Freddy
is irOilCsome youth 81 10. While the
blushing bride owns up to 81 summers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

The Pfohibitioniat National Committee
have decided 90 hold snationai convention
at Pittsburgh in May TO nominate Pres
ldeatlal ticket.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

Tho question OF tho location OF the Dem
ocratlc National Convention will he de-
cided February %. when the National
Committee Will NEE, at Washington for
that purpose.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

An explosion occurred on Thursday IN a
mine at Crested Bate, Col, while % men
were in the NINE, Of whom So were killed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

s DlvORrr.---J GIF Shepard, Il! tue an'-
~ ;of CrY: - Lh'cs.a In. iG-' rs-i'd's'rE'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26

s.,; n, p04f amer at OH0loI, H., as "oG6iit
WV C1nss Nal Mater.