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what becomes Of them! Are they now
the property Of the Fox River Valley Rail
road company, the earnings Of whose road
has paid them Not much! Here is how
the contract reads;
"And il shall he the duty Of the said
trustees, upon the purchase Of said bonds
DIV the 40 per cent. fund 10 deliver the
same 10 the said party of the second part,
ro.wlt, the G. b, u q Il. Il. Company II
b, L,ld used and employcd by Il AS IT'S
.OWN PROPERTY" Not II dollar Of
the 81 100000 bonded debt Of the Fox
River Valley Company is thus paid. The
only effect Of the 40 per cent, redemption
fund has been 10 get the bonds out OF the
hands of Tom, Dick and Harry, (supposing
any Of them ever got out of the strong box
Of the Burlington Company, which they
never did and 10 place them into the hands
Of "a new creditor, the Burlington Company,
now released of all obligation Ia pay fur
ther rent 10 the Fox River company, and
holding this mortgage against II TO swallow
up all it, property Shakespeare, in the
eNuberance of his genius, could personiiy
hcarteS. greed by the invention of Shylock :;
but no light of genius, until Col. Plumb
and hsassociates appeared, had given form
and feature to the scOundrelism involved In
making the bond and mortgage of the deb
tor, after with infinite toll and pain he has
paid the debt, the property OF the creditor
with the burden of the debtor quadrupled!
Such being the situation, in heavens name
where are any dividends for the stock OF
the road To come iromy The Burlington
holds it henceforth rent free IN perpotWty-
fOrever-and that the stockholders may
never assert any other claim upon their o.
property, the Burlington holds against them
these 81 ,260 600 over due bonds, secured
by an over due and unpaid mortgage for
81 2G0000 with unpaid interest at per
cent. per annum for 30 yearsl
Taught Was there ever a more villain
Gus fraud than thisg And Burton G. Cook
has the cheek 10 defend 1t as an honest
transaction! For shame! for shame'
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Hessrs. EdttOrs See in to-day's Ottawa
RepuJlican another lawyers speech from B.
G. Cook attempting to throw dust i'll the
eyes of the people and to divert attention
from the real question involved in the mat
ter of the absorption of the Fox River Val
lev railroad by the c., b, Il G. viii the
Solicitor of the Northwestern Railroad Co,
who understand has been hired to address
us to morrow today in defense of Plumb,
Doodle l. Co., tell us how, after the c. Il. "
O., having got perpetual lease of the Fox
River road for the simple agreement to APP
ply 40 per cent. of its gross earnings annu-
ally to the purchase of the bonded debt
which is to be IN full for all rent for the use
of this valuable railroad torerer, the sub
scribers to the stock are ever to get any di-
yidends? And this being unanswered, what
Is II TO the stockholders whether the mort
gage Is foreclosed or not?
His professional" opinion on this ques
ton is not desired, but many Republicans
who think that Plumb, Doodle u Go. spi-
rited away this railroad and by their Graf
tiness outwitted the people and placed them
in false position, would like to understand
from him whether he personally endorses
such railroad wrecking as this, and how he
figures il out that we got such soft thing
ON the stock they subscribed for in this
road after il was transferred to the c. b. " q.
Again, we would like to hear Deacon
Cook tell us whether he was not attorney
for the C. b. s. Q. Co. when this soft snap
was effected.
II will be remembered, Messrs. Editors,
thst Deacon Cook was fired out of La Sale
county when he last run for congress and
his record came to be understood, by about
800 majority for Auntie Campbell, and was
all of sudden disguised" with our people.
So don't feel bad about Cooks twitting you
with being disguised" You are not the
only one who is digusted with him.
Deacon Cook has taken great interest
in La Sale county politics lately and under
the patronage of that high horse Teller, Ed.
Lewis, the statesman from Deer Park
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BLAINE'S MOVEMENTS.

Illinois can hardly feel complimented
by Blaine's hurried visit, for it was evil
dent, after the urgent Macedonian cry had
reached him from New York, that he was
most anxious to get away from the west
and give his whole attention to the Empire
state. At Lafayette, Ind, on the morning
of his departure for Illinois, he feigned
sickness and begged hard to be allowed at
once to turn his face eastward. lie had
been entertained at the house of Gen. vii
liams and in the morning remained in bed
until an hour after the time set for the
train 10 leave for Illinois Finally the
committee from Springfield forced their
way into his room The Times report says:
Blaine was up and dressed, but express
ed a desire 10 remain with Gen. Williams
He declared that he was not in any conGl
ton to undertake the trip 10 Springfield,
and begged to be allowed to go TO New
York. The members of the committee
stood aghast at this assertion coming from
their enfeebled leader They felt that II
he did not come here they would lose the
state, and they told Blaine this. Blaine
seemed determined to remain in Lafayette
The committee then told him he must
come, and he consented Word was sent
to the depot, and the entire committee
marched 10 the residence of Gen. Williams
from where they escorted Blaine to the
train.
His rush through Illinois and up int"
Wisconsin and back WAS characterized by
every mark of impotence and haste His
speeches were few and short, consisting OF
a little tariff CANNON and wave OF the
bloody shirt After the menagere
performance of Saturday night in Chicago,
he was evidently more disguised than eN-
bausted, for he ate late and hearty sup
per and then Immediately took the cars
for the east and ,rvrsliHg Ill day SgHday.
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Wilbur F. Story, tor so many years the
proprietor of the Chicago Times, died in
that city on Monday evening. He had been
AN invalid tor several years past, on account
Of a paralytic stroke, and his death was
not unexpected His advent in Chicago, as
publisher of the Times, thirty years ago,
lik. the foundation of the Tribune by Hor.
ace Greeley, in New York, marked new
90 in journalism, NOT only in this country,
Int IFS influence has been coeXtensive with
the bounds of civilization.
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Look out for split tickets, tickets partlcu.
larry with Smiths name on it in place oil
Toylor,s. These are most heard Of There
will be others. Look out for them, Use
the ticket at the head of the editorial col
umns. Stick it up at the polls and see that
ALL THE NAMES, e'cct0rS, AS well rs state
officers, correspond with it. Again we say,
look out for suite tickets.
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CANVASSERS WANTED.
20 per ct. Commission.
CANvAssERs WANTED ron
THE FREE TRADER

La every township in La sallecounty, to whom
the above commission will be paid ON all
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
Sent in from this time until further notice.
Here is an opportunity for yonng or unem-
ployed men or women to earn good salary,
by working up their own neighborhoods
Remittances may he made, deducting the
commission, by post Office order or postal
note or bank draft.
PRICES:
One year. ...'.'.''''''s sl'p
Xix months. -............... ..'....' "a
Three months ..........s.''..''.'. ~
Cash must accompany all orders. No devia-
tIon In price. Write names and post Office
address plainly.
90 TO work at once. Any one may ad
Make remittances direct to
WIN. OsMAN & SONS.
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that Carter Harrison will beat Oglesby H.
600 And says Blaine and Logan will carry
Illinois by 5000 and probably double that
figure, and that Oglesby will beat Carter
Harrison for governor 10000! The returns
next week will show, NJ. JourHdi how
you've fooled yourself.
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INPURIATED FRESHMEN.

Blaine's visit to New York city has been
attended by one Of the most politically dis
astrOus incidents Of the campaign. A blare
Of trumpets had announced that on Wed
nesday morning he would be called upon
by all the principal protestant clergymen
Of the city who desired to pay him their
respects and assure him Of their sympathy
and support The delegation was headed
by the noted DR. Burchard who acted as
spokesman, and in the course of his gratu.
atory remarks, became violently abusive
of the Democrats, whom he denounced as
the parry Of Rum, Romanism and Rebel
lion Within two hours the speech was
printed in half dozen of evening papers,
and instantly there went up a howl OF III
dignant rage "Bigotry," "bigotry" sound
ed on every side, and no frantic efforts on
the part of the Bainites could check it..
On his passage over to Brooklyn Blaine
was assailed by the cry of "Rum, Roman
ism and Rebellion and in the evening
the Republican parade was forced tomarch
to the horrible triple cadence as thousands
of Indignant Irish American citizens
howled the offensive words along the line
The Republican managers are filled with
dismay, for they see in the incident the
loss of New York and New Jersey be
yond redemption,
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Utica Monday, Nov. 3. Speaker, Hon
J. W Duncan.


The Prohibitionsts of Ottawa will have
"A rally in the Supervisor Room on Monday
evening next to which all are invited
Hon. ]. w Barnard, candidate for repre-
sentative, and II A, Heath will address the
meeting on he issue Of the day Ladies
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Buffers SIDE SHOW CALLED In
Early last week contract with the Erie
railroad was made for special train for
b F. Butler for over 500 miles on that road
and its branches In New York, for use dur
In. the past week. On Saturday the con
tract wa. cancelled, il is understood by di-
rectisn of Steve Elkins.
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The people of Chicago will insist upon "A
!aIr election and am honest count, and Car.
ter IIarri-ou'- gang might rs well under.
stand il in advance SO trickery or frauds
at the balloi boxes viii bee tolerated Chi.
cago is not Mississippi, and the ltepubli-
can party here cannot be cowed and wheel.
led at the polls as it ha, been there. Re
member that, MessrS Harrison, Mike Nc
Donald Van Pelt n Co..-chjc"go Jo"rH",
This is always the Kind OF talk that pre-.
sages monstrous Republican outrage on
the ballot box 1t was the Kind OF talk
that was indulged in ot Cincinnati before
the late October election and was made
the excuse for bringing in Johnny Dayen.
ports armed assassiu- under whose protrc
ton enough imported votes were polled in
Cincinnati to make her number Of voters
1000 greater than ~" census II few months
before showed she had male citizens over
q years of age Depend upon it, the same
Infamous game is fully decided upon to be
tried at Chicago and the editor of the JOar.
nal knows il, as the above shows.
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seems to "kinder want" to slide back into
the affections of La Sale county Republi
cans, but he went get very far into us de-
Tending railroad wreckers-that Is to say
not right away quick. REPUBLICAN,,
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The Chicago Journal ridicules the claim
of some Illinois Democrat at the East that
Cleveland will carry Illinois by 5000 and
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This is fac smile of the regular ticket
Cut this out and see that your regular TICK
ct that you vote is duplicate.
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Democratic Meetings.

Rs,som-To- night Speakers, Hon. J.. L
Haley. A. p. Brady, NJ. n. Armstrong,
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For Vice-President,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
For Electors of President and
Vice-President,
ORLANDO b. FIoKLIs. WILLIAM q. EWING.
Jogs w. DoANE. JAMES Il. HEALY.
JAMES II. WARD. HARVEY ID. CoLvIs
JAmys MORAN, in. JOHN +. SMITH.
J.nrs X. Blush. MICHAEL w. SHURTs.
GyonoE G.. HARRINGTON. GEORGE A. WILSON.
WILLIAM PRENTIss. HENRY PHILLIPS.
HIRAM =. SUBWAY WILLIAM L. hiRk'
JAMES r. CuNNINaHAM. JAMES G. ALLEN.
EUGENE b. BUCK. GEORGE WILLIS AgINt
s.Nc1s NJ. YoUNoBIooD. WILLIAM K MURPHY,
For Governor,
CARTER II. HARRISON
For Observation-Disclosures,
HENRY SETTER,
For Secretary Of State
MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY.
For Auditor Of Public Accounts,
WALTER Il. CARLIN.
For State Treasurer.
ALFRED ORENDORFF.
For Attorney General
ROBERT l.. MoKlNLAY.
For Representative In Congress
Eighth District,
PATRICK &. HALEY
HENRY BELLIN0HAUSEN.
FOR h'p'e Ssnn,u, 81 D;str;ct ''"
CHARLES l.. HOFFMAN, ~ Votes
UnIrn II r,vIop
hLrhbp H. ihiro"
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NEW DOMINION.

Incidents of the High Water.
OTTAWA, March 31.-Owing to the track
Of the st. Lawrence and Ottawa railroad be-
ing flooded to depth of about three feet
near Jonesvills on the banks of the Rideau
the trains were unable to pass over it to-day
and mails and passengers to and from this
city were taken on and off at a crossing on
the Montreal road, the distance between the
city and that being accomplished in cabs and
buses. Mr.. Wilson. collector of CUSTOMS,
and daughter had a very narrow escape
from drowning while driving across Cum
Minis bridge which is over the Ridesu. Both
were seated in buggy and the horse getting
frightened at the water and floating ice bolted
and precipitated the occupants into
hollow beside the road whore there was suf
ficient water to drown them. With some
difficulty they managed to save themselves.
In the village of New Edinburgh several
parties had to remove their horses from the
stables which are pretty we'll filed with
water.
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NEW JERSEY.

Young MahOnsy's Dsath-A eOr0ner's
Verdict that Created Surprise.
H1eHTsFownE, March 51.-The verdict of
the eoroner's jury to-day in the case of J: J.
Maheney. whose body was found in the ruins
of the hotel burned at Spottswood on
Tuesday night, is received here with aonsid-
cradle surprise. The verdict is that Mahoney
came to his death by ''sutfocation in the fire -
The origin of the fire is unknown to the
jury. The surprise is occa4ioned by the fact
that it had been openly asserted that Maho-
ney, whose body was on Wednesday removed
from the ruins, was murdered In his room,
and the hotel was burned to destroy all evil
dences of the crime. It is also rumored that
Mahoney had large amount Of money in his
room, also gold watch. The watches of all
the other guests were found in the ruins, but
Mahoney's watch WIS not found. It is known
that he in company with some young men
living ct the village were playing cards up to
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EGYPT.

General Gordon's Defeat-Further Par
t1culars OF the Battle.
LONDON, March Slater advices give the
following details concerning General Cor
don's engagement with the rebels near Hall
fyeh, on the 10th inst. The rebels pursued
the Egyptians for two miles after the battle.
The scene of confusion presented by the re-
treating troops was fearful to behold. The
Egyptian regulars and the bashi bazouks
kept shouting out that their generals had be-
trayed them. The wounded received no
attention for the long space of seven hours.
The troops had been clamoring for three
weeks before to meet the enemy. In the
early part of the encounter the Egyptians
were successful and the enemy we're actually
in full retreat when their cavalry made a
dashing charge. Despite the reverse, the in
habitants still remain stauneh friends to Gen.
eral Gordon.
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TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

To-day six or seven Boston brokers leave
the Western Union's4private wire service and
takes the Bankers and Merchants.
The Secretary of. the Treasury has decided
that imported peas and beans are dutiable at
twenty per cent as garden seeds.
Jack Stewart, of London, Ont, champion
heavy weight pugilist of Canada, has gone to
Boston to join Joe Goss, under whose man,
agement he will remain until August.
Peter Carrigan, foreman of the bricklayeri
on the new board of trade building at Chi
cago, fell from window eighty-fve feet tc
the ground yesterday morning. He lived
nearly an hour in awful agony.
Judd Crouch and Dan Holcomb were ad
mitted to bail yesterday at Jackson, Mich,
in SIS 900 each. The question as to whether
Crouch shall be held for trial on tine charge
of shooting Dett ctive Brown has not yet beer
decided,
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FIRE RECORD.
The Work of the Flames

DANvILLE ILL.,, March 81. Five of the
largest blocks in Perrysville, Ind, were
burned to-day. No insurance. Damage
$3O,OO0. The Danville fire department
saved the rest of the business portion of the
town from destruction.
ANDovER, Mass, March 31.-The. Dyer
Rubber company sustained loss of from
$40, 900 to $12 900 by fire last night
NEW YORK, March 31.-A fire causing a
loss of $4,000 to stock and So, 600 to the
building occurred this evening in the five
story building No. 1872 Broadway, occupied
by H Hamburger, dealer in fancy goods.
The stock of Francis Osrlin, printer, on
the second floor of No. 1873 Fulton street was
damaged So, 900 by fire this evening. Fl. s.
Deming, dealer in American wines, sustained
q loss of So OOO
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PROPOSALS
-FoR-
Printing Laws |!

STATE CONNECTICUT,
Once Ct Sec'y OF State, Hartford, March 49, 1884
6N EALED PROPOSALS for printing and binding in
- pamphlet form Twenty-Five Tho1sano copies OF
the Public Acts of 1884 in accordance with specihca
lions furnished application, will be received at
this ofce until two O'Clock p M, on Tuesday, the
eighth day of April next.
d. WARD NORTHROP,
m3I St Seer tary of State
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WANTED.

CARRIAGE BIacksaiths for ironing light car
riages and buggIes None but frst-clAss work.
men need Apply. Write, giving references and price
to THE H. q. BABooGK BUGGY CO., i.
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Read


Prepared Flour for making Brown Bread The
best that was ever made Price is anJa 9So nacSnge
..CULsINE." For frying nsh4 Oyters, dsh cakes.
Saratoga chips. potatoes. cPuleEs &c. il In Al nIv an
comparable. and the odor from frying ash and oya
ters Is SO much less than that by the use OF
have used "CRaane" This article In No huTnhng hnt
Is sss best COOLING Preparation ever manufactured
ont any hogs fat in it. 1t is nuch eheaner +bs, ht
ter or lard For sale by the pound and in pouna
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Tariff Bfll-An Impression That It
VIII Come Up Next Week.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The knowing
ones" say to night that 1t is quite likely Mr..
Morrison will call up the tariff bill in the
House next week. There appears to be a
growing impression among the Democratic
members that there should be tariff legisla-
ton Of some sort during the present session,
especially since majority of the Democrats
are committed to it. There is no change In
the Randall wing respecting the Morrison
bill, however, and if tariff legislation is de-
cided upon it is safe to predict that it will
not be on the plan proposed by the Morrison
bill.
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q very late hour and that one of these men
had said ID was impossible to get
into Mahoasy's room after the alarm
Of fire had been given. If
the crime Of murder has been committed the
lost watch will prove an important clue to
the tracing of the assassin. Considerable in
terest is manifested in the result of the in
vestigation, for a we'll known young man is
under dark cloud of suspicion and will not
be allowed to leave the State until a thorough
examination has been made.
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MARYLAND.


The New Oyster Law I'm Effect.
BALTIMORE, March 31.-According to the
provisions of the new oyster law, the dredg-
ers discontinued their operations to-day and
the tongmen will stop on the 18th Of April.
A few cargoes are:now en- route for the city
and the supply may continue without de-
crease for the remainder of the week, but
after that the market will practically be
ompty.
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WASHINGTON, March 31.-Members of the
legislature of New Mexico recently petitioned
Congress through Representative Springer
to investigate the alleged corrupt conversion
to private use through the aid of Commits
sioner Williamson of millions of acres of
land in New Mexico and Colorado. Chief
Clerk Harrison of the general land Office
says that the department has authority of
law for everything done in such matters; that
the department is not in the habit of allow
ing homesteads on mineral land if it is
known, but that the government may have
been imposed upon in this respect.