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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

Hon Alfred Orendortf, Democratic candi
date for State Treasurer, who had been in
vited To Ottawa to attend and deliver an adj
dress at the picnic of the A. o. L. w., OF
which he is prominent member, His
address, of which mention is made else
where, and his pleasant, manly bearing
won him many warm friends and admirers,
and though of course politics throughout
were ignored, no doubt he incidentally
made some votes.
Away from associations with the Order
however, Mr.. o. felt free to talk politics,
and having within the past few weeks been
over a large portion of the state, he speaks
with great confidence of Democratic sue
cess in Illinois in November He says no
one not daily mingling with the people can
have ony conception of the disquiet among
the Republican masses and the looseness
with which their party ties are borne; and
the outlook is certainly most favorable for
wonderful revolution in November,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30
BUTLER,

The Ben Butler boom that was 50 conf
IDENTITY looked for Immediately upon the
announcement of his candidacy has no
where shown itself, and his canvass prom
He has thus far made but two attempts to
rally his followers, and in each case his
meetings were Unexpectedly small and
wholly devoid of enthusiasm. In "A note
to the New York SIM, in connection with
the announcement of his candidacy, he
said the real opening of his campaign
would occur in New York on September
lst in connection with the great working.
mems demonstration that had been adver-
tiSed for that day to take place under the
auspices of the Central Labor Union, of
New York; but in spite of Buffers earnest
present at and review that parade, the
Central Labor Union at meeting on the
23d inst, fatty refused to either invite him
to review the procession or even to be pres
ent. 1t is evident that the workingmen of
New York kHO,c Ben Butler and what sort
of a beastly old humbug he is The New
York sam, now hired to champion his can
didacy the same as IA lawyer is hired to
fight for his client, described him a few
years ago to dot Dana then said what
he honestly thought and meant, and he
pictured Butler in his true colors as "a
trading demagogue and knave," and said
of him: Hated by some, condemned by
many and distrusted by all, this had man,
,cjM his crooked ,Cays, t1m mothods, djStorted
mint aHd tCicked hedrt, glories in these
mord ALTERNATIVES, tlaunts them constantly
before the public eye and trabics inHem as
D0lttical merchandise." The Sun spoke of
him as rejoicing in his own shame and
c0iHjRg money from open ceHaSttg, discard
ing any pretense of principle, bound by nc
ties of honor, soothing at religion, making
politics IA trade, despotic when clothed with
authority, cowardly by nature, mercenary
| from habit and destitute of one ennobling
quality for manly attributes to lift him up
above these wretched characteristics
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

Far too much money isspent in our cleo
tons, and too much of it is spent in i'm
proper ways This is as true of the New
England states as of other parts of the
country. But, as "A rule, the great men
United States Senators, Congressman, Gov
ernors and the like--who profit by these
expenditures prefer to have no personal
knowledge of them, or rs little knowledge
as possible.
If Postmaster Beals of the town of South
port in the state of Maine, is "A truthful per
son, the Hon James c. Blaine is free from
such squeamiseness. To a visiting repor-
ter of the Boston GIObe Mr.. Beals aflirms
that he has now in his possession letter
from Mr.. Blaine, and over his signature,
running thus:
See every man in your district, and find
out how he is going to vote. If he is Il Re
publican, and weak. kneed see what will
strengthen him. If he is a Democrat or
Greenbacker see what will induce him to
vote with us. Make up statement of the
amount of money which you will need for
all expenses and forward at once"
This is queer letter to be written by a
candidate for president of the United
States.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

NoTIFIED-Gov. st. John and Mr. Da-
MEL the Prohibition candidates for presi-
dent and vice president, We're formally no
tilted of their nomination on Monday while
In attendance at "A prohibition camp meet,
Ing at Cuba, n y. The ceremonies were
novel in character, being opened with sing
ing and prayer, and the notifying speeches
as well as the replies read more like ser
mons than political talks. There is no de
nying the fact of Il strong resemblance be
tween the methods of the temperance poll
ticians of the day and those of the earlier
political aboitionists, who also appealed
strongly to the religious sentiment in sup
port of their cause Nor will il do any Ion.
ger to boot at the movement as OF no i'm
pOrtanCe. As abOlitiOniSm led to the per.
manent defeat of the Democratic party
which had been dominant for quarter of
a century, so prohibition is the entering
wedge that is leading To the permanent
route of Republicanism. Already it has
placed the strong Republican states of H.
linois, Iowa and Kansas upon the doubtful
list and the influence is rapidly spreading
eastward
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

secretary o! the navy and such government
officers as that Off ,ial felt inclined to give
a pleasure excursion at the government
expense Her l1test use had been to take
secretary Chandler and family on II pleas
ure excursion along the New England
coast, and having been left 10y the secreta.
nv at Boston, while he had proceeded by
rail to Newport, the Tallapoosa was on her
way from Boston to Newport there TO pick
up the secretary, his family and friends,
and convey them "in style back 10 Wash
ngton. The collision in the sound, how.
ever, frustrated that plan. The accident
appears 10 have been the result Of sheer
carelessness, rs the evening was perfectly
calm and all the lights on both vessels
were in full burning. There was a crew
Of l42 on board the Tallapoosa at the time
of the collision, of whom all but four-the
surgeon and three seamen-Werc rot off in
safety. The cargo consisted mainly of
Secretary Chambers effects which are
said t. have included eight cases Of private
liquors The vessel was valued at $500
600, but is not regarded rs serious loss rs
She seems 10 have had little other use than
TO serve rs a pleasure yacht for government
officials, whose use of her in that way was
gross abuse Of power which il is gain
TO have stopped even by the wreck Of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

The Hon. CARTER II. HARRISON will speak
NJ the Mendoza Union Fair on Friday, Sept
9Th on the political issues Of the day
The managers of the fair have made ar
rangem ents for the running Of "A special train
on that day via the {. b. & q. from Streator
to Mendoza, the charge for the round trip
being one fair and third.
As this is the Democratic candidate for
Governors first appearancein La Sale coun
ty the County Committee urge upon Ill De-
mocrats who can to turn out and hear Mr.
Harrison. In the evening there will be a
great democratic rally, eminent speakers
from abroad participating in il.
The train will leave Ottawa at about 8 o.
clock A. Nj. JAS. II. EcKELs,
Secretary County Com.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

FOREIGN-France has finally opened wal
on China in earnest. On Saturday eleven
French men of war entered the Min river
that leads from the Straits of FOrmosa tC
Foo Chow, thirty miles up the river, and
battered down the Pagoda Arsenal miles
below the city The only resistance the
French met in their advance was from Sc.
ven Chinese torpedo and gunboats, which
were demolished, though not without suffi-
cient resistance to sink two of the French
ironclads. The French are accused of great
barbarity in sinking the gunboats and crews
after they were helpless, resulting in need
less loss of 1900 lives.
On Tuesday the French continued their
advance, add the latest reports are,that they
have also demolished the Mingan and Kin
pal forts, Immediately below Foo Chow, 50
that they are virtually masters of the city.
The result of the operations is that France
controls that part of the China sea which is
called the FormOsa Channel. She com
mands its northern entrance by holding
Foo Chow and Kelung; She will soon com
mand its southern entrance by holding Am
oy and the Piscadore Islands.
France in her operations against China is
of course seeking commercial advantages,
and this iuterferes with the interests of En-
gland and Germany, and serious political
complications with those powers are there
fore confidently looked for.
Meantime England is redeeming her
promise 10 dispatch force TO relieve Gen.
Gordon at Khartoum, in Africa, and an ar.
my of 10000 has been dispatched TO Egypt
under Gen Wolsley, who will no doubt
make as short work with the False Prophet
as he made with the Egyptian rebels" two
years ago,
The cholera is reSuming its more viruient
effect in France, new cases and deaths con
tinuing to occur daily AT Maraeilles, Toulon
and other points in southern France. The
disease is also making alarming Roadway
in Italy, as will be seen 10y the dispatches
on our 81 page
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

DOES NOT DECLINE.-Mr. Healy, of Jo
liet, who gave Cullen such an Unexpectedly
close run for congress in this district two
years ago and who, il was reported, de,
clined again to he a candidate, has written
note to Geo. d. Ladd, of Peru, chairman
of the late Democratic County Convention
AT Ottawa, stating that he has not declined
to be candidate at this election, but So
licits the nomination. In that case, we
presume, he will be nominated by the con
vention that meets at Ottawa next week
without opposition and as Il matter of
course While Mr.. Healy is not million
aire, and cannot afford to make a money
campaign against Plumb, he is fine
stmper and chock full of activity and hard,
effective work, and will, we hope, be able
10 demonstrate that in such campaign
money alone will not always win.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30
WILL BLAINE WITHDRAWN

The Republican Journals, in the spirit
Of graveyard whistlng to keep their
courage up are ringing the changes on an
absurd suggestion Of the New York Sum-
Ben Buffers only organ, that Cleveland be
withdrawn in favor of the Massachusetts
beast" and every day we see this silly
question in the Republican papers, "Nill
Cleveland withdraw Considering that
the canvass for Cleveland since its opening
has improved every day and is attended
with hardlya doubt Of success, Of course
all talk about his withdrawal is sheer non
sense, and an idea which neither Cleveland
or any of his supporters have ever given a
serious thought
On the other hand however, can the
same be said of Blaine? 1t is we'll known
that even before his nomination he eX
pressed the gravest doubts whether any Re
publican could be elected and was especial
" despondent in regard to his own success
if nominated and I'LL reports from Maine
show that none of his dependency has
left him. The last reports say he is i'll, and
all agree that he is terribly depressed
Good authority says; "lIe is begging for
money to save his own state He has com
bined with the constitutional Prohibition
lists and dare not leave Maine for Il day
In Connecticut his supporters go down in
81, -. I,.f no ,f
the Independents, In Massachusetts
Blane's only reliance is on Buffers buc-
canneering aid In New York the Repub
lican money kings button up their pockets
In the west the clouds of political revOlu-
ton gather thick and fast. His spirit is
broken. Instead Of the Knight of the
White Plume he is now the Knight of the
White Feather"
But grave as may be the fears of Blaine's
flight from the canvass, he will not be al
lowed to withdraw In such an event, and
the substitution of an honest man like Ed
munds in his place, what interest would
men like Elkins, Brady, Dorsey, Robson,
Jay Gould, Lo Sessions, Woodpulp Miller,
and the rest Of Blaine's chums, who are
now bearing the whole burden of the cam
paign, have in Republican success?
No, Blaine will and must not be allowed
to withdraw. As the n Y. IVorM says
"A candidate honeycombed with official
corruption has been put forward by a once
great party for the highest office in the Re
public. Such "A disregard of public decen-
cy must be rebuked A verdict of the
people against Blaine will be a verdict
against Dishonest Government. 1t will
purify the political atmosphere The crime
Of disgraceful and corrupt nomination has
been committed. The guilty parties must be
made to endure the punishment"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

PRETTY GOoD.-rhe editor of the Joliet
RepUbiic encountered the Ottawa postmaS
ter in the city of stone and penitentiary
birds the other day, and thought TO crush
him by addressing him after this fashion;
well, La Sale county has got the Col
lector of Internal Revenue, the nominee
for Clerk of Supreme Court, the nominee
for Clerk of the Appellate Court, the dis
trict judge, and now the nominee for con.
gress, and we want 10 know what else YOU
wanty'
Do you suppose Bowman blushed? No
sir, he whacked his fist down on the desk
and, said he:
by George, we want them elected-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

governor, and so alternating from one party
10 the other the ticket was filed out.
As the same combination, though in the
democratic name alone, carried the state at
the last election, no doubt Is entertained OF
its doing so again, What worries the repnb'
licans is the fear that the bolt of their state
ticket will equally extend to the electoral
ticket and that the state will he carried rs
well by Cleveland as by Gov Click.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

WRECKED.-The L. ). steamer ITALIA.
poosa was wrecked on Friday night of last
week in the sound off Martha's Vineyard,
on the Massachusetts, coast by coming in
collision with the schooner James 5 Low.
ell, loaded with coal The Tallapoosa is
the government vessel which was called a
dispatch boat but in reality had been
fitted up at a heavy cost TO the government
as a sort of pleasure boat for the use of the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

FArRS-Both the Mendoza and York
vile fairs take place next week, beginning
on Tuesday. Aside from the usual attrac-
tionS offered on such occasions, of fine
stock, vegetable, floral, mechanical and
textile displays the Kendall fair offers as
II special attraction pedestrian display by
the great walker, Edmund Payson Weston
Mendoza, however, AS special attractions
for big crowds, offers political speech
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

Blaine, as "the friend of the working
men," has played out The letters in the
New York papers from the men employed
in his West Virginia coal mines have de
stroyed every particle of faith the working
men ever had in him and even all respect.
In these mines, three years ago, the men
struck for - cts per ton because all the
miners around them were paid at that rate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

The Illinois State Fair opens at Chicago
a week from next Monday. twill be held
in the Chicago Driving Park enclosure
and is easily accessible from all parts of the
city by the Madison street cars, as well AZ
the Burlington and other railroads, The
entries and other preparations for the show
are such as already To foreshadow a splen
did success
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

from Gov Oglesby on Thursday, and
another by Carter H. Harrison, on Friday
No doubt each party will do its best to
give the head Of its respective state ticket
IA boom. Oglesby has the advantage in
having Thursday, which is always the
big day at county fairs, yet the Demo
Gratis are determined that Carter Harrison
shall have the biggest crowd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

Among the faithful in this part of the
country the most perpleXing cOnundrum
just now is, Why does not Bob lngersoll
support his friend Blaine? The most com.
mon solution of the conundrum is, that
Bob, since his splendid Cincinnati eulogy
Of the tattooed knight, has learned 10 know
him, and il makes HIM mad 10 think what
fool he made of himself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

nois, having investigated the alleged cases
of pleuro- pneumonia in u herd OF Jersey
cattle owned by j r. Gastin at Normal, de.
clares that pleuro. pneumonia does not eX.
list in the herd referred to
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

THE ART INTERCHANGE The last num-
Der is accompanied with "Le Prentemps,"
an exquisite picture QSxSl5 inches, by
Alfred Stevens, as a supplement. 1t shows
landscape in the foreground of which is
the full-length figure of a girl leaning
against one of two trees which rise straight,
tall and bare behind her The immediate
fore ground Is filled with grasses and wild
flowers and birds, while little to the left
is a small tree in full blossom. The picture
rs whole is one of the most beautiful ey-
amples of engraving ever offered to the
public and is well worthy of frame.
Published by William Whitlock, l4O Mas
sau Street, New York. 50 year.
RR,1S.Rp's Musical WORLD. Tn is H.
Illustrated musical monthly comes to hand
promptly, and is filled with rich collection
of Good things for all musical people. The
portraitS of some of the leading mu>ici 'n'
of the Music Teachers National Associa-
ton are pleasant feature of this issue.
The miscellany, editorials, instructive arti-
cles for both teacher and pupil, and the
ne VS. from all parts of the world, are inter
esting as usual. The music in this number
is we'll selected and very fine. The WORLD
is the oldest musical monthly in this com
try. and the subscription price is $50 per
year; single copy Is cents For sale by all
news dealers, or address 5. Brainards Sons,
1876 State street, Chicago.
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Democratic Congressional Convention.


Duly appointed Democratic delegates from
the several counties composing the eighth
congressional district are requested to meet
at Ottawa, on Thursday, the 4th day of Sep
TENDER, 1884, at o'cloK p. NJ for the pur
pose Of nominating a candidate for congress
and a candidate for member of the board OF
equalization and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the
convention.
The different counties viii be entitled to
representation in said convention as per last
apportionment, as follows:
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Kendall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !
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VIII ,....... ....'....' '....'.' '''S'
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By order Of committee,
l.. +. BEACH,
G. FARLEY, Secretary. Chairman.
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Democratic State Ticket.

FOR GOVERNOR:
CARTER II. HARRISON,
OF COOK COUNTY,
PoR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR;
HENRY SETTER,
OF 81. CLAIR COUNTY.
FOR SECRETARY or STATE:
MICHAEL J. DOUGIIERTY,
OF KNOX COUNTY.
FOR TREASURER:
ALFRED ORENDORFF,
or sANGAMoN COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR:
WALTER +. CARLIN,
OF JERSEY COUNTY.
FOR NEY-GENERAL;
ROBERT l.. MCKINLEY,
OF EDGAR COUNTY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30

ORENDoRFF.-The FREE TRADER was
honored by a call on Thursday from the
Smyrna times., 1884-12-17
About a Colony nrneos.

While the workmen were engaged
in tearing off the shingle roof on the
residence of John III. HOfIecker vester
day, preparatory to putting slate in its
place, they disturbed the equanimitv
of a colony of bees that had domiciled
under the casing of the dOrmer win
dow. the latter making fight and hold
ing the invaders at bay until numbed
by the chill of the evening when they
were easily captured, the wOrkmen
getting about 100 pounds of honey.
The bees found home here two wears
ago the past Summer, finding an en-
trance through small crack in the
moulding, living there since without
disturbance and almost unnoticed
The past Summer a neighbor on the
opposite side of the street saw a swarm
come out Of the place which after flv-
ing around for while pitched on the
hnial of the steeple of the Presbyte-
rian Church, nearly 100 feet high.
where they remained until night when
they returned to the home they had
lett IN the morning. This was an ex-
eeedingly high minded set of bees. and
industrious too, as the amount of honey
tthey had laid by for the Winters en-
Joyment would indicate, and but for
the accidental circumstance. TO them.
Of replacing the roof at this time. might
nave enjoyed the fruits Of their honest
iaDors for years to come.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-17
HOrERR-

Fine horses bring fine prices. This
is the rule throughout, and for the care
III breeding or better care in taking
care of stock, our country has never
presented so fine a set of driving horses
as 1t does to-day. Our young farmers
Will not endure "pokey " traveller.
ana hence the price of good horse
keeps up when most other things are
on the droOp. The following from the
Salem Sun6edm perhaps states the case
as well for this section as it does for
New Jersey:
a prominent auctiOneer states that
the sales this year have been fully
twenty per cent. larger than last wear.
despite the fact that general business
has been so quiet The demand
Tor horses is increasing every wear.
and as the supply does not seem to in
crease IN the same proportion, prices
are running higher, and this year range
from fifteen to twenty-five per cent
higher than last year The main de-
mand is for good rOading horses, those
having good size, style and action. A
reasonable degree of speed is looked
for, horses being expected to road ten
miles an hour easily. Great speed is
not a customary desideratum, but is
rarely objected to-"
Smyrna times., 1884-12-17
For the Smurnd Times

EOi Htt Smyrna Times.
Mr.. EDITOR:-In your last issue
some one seems to have advanced
thought, when he writes about a new
church on the ground so long occupied
as tavern. 1t may be too near the
time OF sale to create a sufficient
amount of enthusiasm to accomplish
anything in that direction, and it may
De little too far from the time when
Uhe demand so long made for local on
tlon shall be granted, which will when
IL comes, as come it must. take from
property the excessive value that if
possesses because it is used for the
most degrading of all purposes, the
s1Ie ol intoxicating liquors. 1t NAV be
CnaU your correspondent of last week
Will nave to wait Il little and then he
may not see a church on the desecrated
spot, 0nt he may see the brick. within
whose walls SO many lives have been
ueIOrmed, transformed into a home for
aged and feeble women, where per-
maps some may find rest and quiet for
shattered nerves, and a balm for an
achlng heart, shattered and torn bv
the influence which the legal sale of
lhtoXlcants within these very walls has
produced upon father. husband
brother and sou. What "A triumph it
would be; what bright spot in
Smyrna's history it crW be when the
songs Of our holy christianity shall be
sung in the place where cursing and
gaming fills the midnight air. until the
sabbath hour, and then. no false value
as legal premium for mholv pur-
poses, will prevent the erection of at
least three fine dwellings on the ground
which Is now our Saturday night Pan
demonium. But, Mr.. Correspondent.
we must wait perhaps two years or
more, when the iG7 votes cast i'm the
town OF Smyrna in the heated contest
OF our last election shall be taken as it
ought, to be indicative of what is to
fellow. We say wait two years.
PROGRESSION