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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-22
GONE.

Mr.. ". n. Dickson has resigned the
Bnibed States District Attorneyship for
this Territory, and has left Utah with
the view OF making his home in San
Francisco. 1t is a proud day fora
public official when he retires from Office
feeling that he has performed his duty
fairly, faithfully, and in manner 10
command the respect and esteem of
those among whom he has lived and
laboFed. In going out of Office
can Mr.. Dickson feel any such
prideY He came here for a
selfish purpose, and having accom-
piished that in such a heartless, |
cruel manner as would be natural in a |
man of his instincts, ambitions and |
ideas of human rights he departs.
He was, speaking after the man
ner of men, played out" in
his sage brush home; without
clients and wanting the necessaries of
life. the case was desperate with him
he pOuneed down upon Utah with
view to gaining notoriety that would be
profitable in financial way. The Nor
mons we're despised people and his t
conscience would not smite him for {
using them for his own selfish pur- s
poses. How well he has succeeded all {
know. Whatever could be turned to {
his advantage has been thus directed; Il
whenever he could create sensation Il
that would bring his name before the g
country, he has done so; if by cruelty 50
treating poor Mormon heeonld gain NJ
few dollars and get himself into promi- m
1ence he has never hesitated. The I'm. tt
called-for misery ana the unnecessary &C
suffering that he has been able to inflict "
upon people have been nothing to him. "
His ViciOusness of heart and cruelty sc
OF disposition prevented him from see to
ng and considering things as the ordi- nj
nary human with a soul in him sees
them. Having gained the desired
fame" and notoriety, and lined his
pockets, he retires from Office to avoid
being kicked out, and sets up to make G,
capital on his reputation. II he we're
81 all sensitive, if he knew aught of the
sains and pleasures of the normal
luman heart, his malicious course in =
Utah would sting him to the day of his CT
lesth; the fortunes which he vindic. n
lively inflicted on his betters would he
AUNT him to his grave; the fact that he ge
'oes out Of Office hated and &c spised by fro
srty-nine OF every fifty persons that CO
ie meets would cause, him to sneak pr
way from the haunts of decent men. tn
hut We persume that all that he has go
'one viii have no other effect than to be
ickle his vanity and encourage him to sal
elieve that he is great in the eyes of sal
ne world. Such would instantly be the
meet upon a man who possessed w
o little hearts as Mr. Dickson has shown W
imself to be in the enjoyment of. All Ez
ecent people viii feel that they are ST.
nder more or less obligations to him 90 90
Or Tesigning but we believe that even col
j this he is entitled to no credit; he mC
etired when he saw that his going h'
'ouid soon be imperative. wa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-22
Fashionable Tailor

Jos. BaV-G sarten, No. Ill, Main stree,
makes Gp the finest and best iifti0G,
suits at prices TO suit the times IL ne
has just received a fine line of cloths 81
his own importation. Give him raII
and be convinced. V.'u
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-22

200 Broadway New York CITY
"esire TO acknowledge erece
Charles f. Manage 1-I, s. Mr.
- :. - Loan and Trust the
nnoef Certhcate No 1910. by your AsSoc4.+t
me OF my late husband James to thanh - $3.50
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-22
mark MCKEMMIhS,
Livery and Feed Stables.

The finest BarOuches and Carriages
In town Nos. 226, 22S and $50 Main
Street, Salt Lake City.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
importance

The La Sale Dem.Press thinks 1t is due
70 Hiram r. Gilbert, the very able and eiii'
cient County Judge of La Sale county,
who is a candidate for Circuit Judge, that
all other candidates talked OF "should re-
tire from the track and give him clear
field. lie is deserving of it."
The Princeton Ne,cS says:
"Illram Gilbert is in the very prime and
yigor of his life, endowed with active taI'
ent, full of legal learning and noted lof
strong integrity of purpose, and Tor these
reasons it would look to us as though ne
were the man TO put in the place. lhere
! is one thing more which 10 us is better than
all in his favor. The old stereotyped no.
tions of exact precedents and vested rights
are not particularly worshippted by him
And indging by his published views, he
has a way of thinking and acting justly 10
all people and all parties that is truly re
freshing in these days"
The Bureau County Rep"Jiican, on the
other hand thinks that "Will county 5
claim to the privilege of presenting the
candidate for Judge, resting upon the TACT
that she has lost her Judge elect by death,
ought to be respected" and having present
ed Judge Parks as a candidate, he ought
TO be endorsed at the polls in November
The claim Of VIII county, which has had
two Judges almost continuously ever since
the district was organized, while La Sale
and Grundy counties had none, is entitled
TO respect on no other ground than that
which she can claim for presenting the
best man for the office. The Judge to be
elected is for the whole district, and not for
any one particular county OF 1t, and the
right and interest of all is alike in hav-
ing the best man elected that can be
presented. On that score it need take no
man of intellg ence two minutes to decide
as between Mr.. Gilbert and Mr.. Parks,
which one should be elected, The one Is
a septuagenarian, arrived at that period OF
life when in most states judges nre retired
as superannuated, and whose judicial ideas
necessarily run in old and worn out ruts ;
while Mr. Gilbert, as our Princeton friend
so APPLY and truly remarks, is "in the very
prime ana vigor of his life has no wor-
ship for the old stereotyped notions about
exact presidents" but "has way OF
thinking and acting justly to all people
outside of the old ruts
The FREE TRADER has no desire to stir
no any unpleasant strife on this subject,
but it regards the choice of good Judge
at the special election to be held on the 81
of November as of SO much Importance
that il will not cease to keep attention
awake on the subject that the voters OF
the district may not be made chargeable
with bad choice on account OF lndi1ier
ence and neglect.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
Board of Supervisors.

The regular annual session OF the Board
of Supervisors commenced at o'clock on
Tuesday, 3G members present
A motion was made and carried that all
bills presented be referred to the approprl-
ate committees.
On motion of Gallagher Sups. Reed and
Bubeck were appointed committee to In
spect the ice breakers at Peru.
A resolution presented at the last meet
ing was adopted, to place the matter OF
whatever may be due the county on ac-
count of swamp lands in the hands OF 5. T.
Wiley for collection.
There being no other business before
the board, the chairman introduced Col
Plumb, who made speech in behalf OF the
proposed monument to Gen, Grant at the
Illinois capital, urging steps for thorough
canvass of the county In that behalf.
Adjourned to 8 o'clock Wednesday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
and accept the appointment Of Minister to
Austria is pronounced by Washington cor
respondents as entirely without foundation,
SWAMP LANDS,


Our county legislature, for want OF more
messing business, took another tilt Ihi
week at the swamp land question, the SUD
iect l.aving come up in an offer OF Mr.
Representative Wiley to take the matter II
hand and hunt up what there really Is II
the business for the county, and to coiiec
il in hard cash for halt the proceeds "A
the county has been dinging at this matte
for over twenty years and has thus lar no
realized a cent, it is hard TO see what Oh
lection there can be to letting Mr. wiley
take a hand at the business and il, as some
allere, there are $4,000 in it, why not lie
Mr.. Wiley have half Of it If he can pal
over TO the county the other half, or so,
600?
The swamp land act of the general gov
eminent was passed as long ago as 1871
and under 1t all the swamp lands belonging
to the general government were ceded L
the states in which they lay Under the
act million or more acres were patented
10 Illinois, and our state Legislature, to ge'
rid of 0 difficult subject about 1886, passed
a law donating the swamp lands that had
been given to the state to the counties IN
which they happened to be located a.
the time there was quite an area
of still unsold government lands IN La
Sale county that came under the descrlp'
ton of swamp lands. But as the adjacent
lands were drained and brought under cul-
tiyation the "swamps" disappeared, and
the lands were entered at the government
land Office like any other public lands
Yet many of these tracts having been con
veyed to the state as swamp" land, real
ly belonged to the counties in which they
lay. But how were the counties to get the
money for which the land had been sold
back from the public treasury? Obvious
ly Uncle Sam, who had given the lands to
the state" could recognize no county y
claims in the case So If any money was
to be got back II must be on the ciaiii Vi
the state But the state had parted with
its interest in the lands and why should Its
officers be bothered about the business:
The question involves several knotty
conumdrums Years ago ex.SheriH Thorne
undertook to wrestle with them, but finally
gave 1t up Then Isaac II. Hit took the
matter up and worried the supervisors
about it for years, but his efforts were
equally fruitless. Now Mr.. Wiley propos-
es to take it up Why not let him do so
If he can point out way to unravel the
maze of red tape in which the matter has
become involved, and do 50 without ex-
pense to the county, we can see no earthly
objection to letting him undertake the job.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
The w eek.
Foreign.

The quarrel between Spain and Ger
many over the Caroline islands reached an
acute stage last Saturday, when news was
received at Madrid that German gun boat
had arrived at the island of zap, one OF
the Carolines and landing lot OF sailors,
hoisted German flag, though Spanish
flag at the time was flying over the island
Madrid became so excited that an assault
was made on the German legation in that
city. and the military had to be called out
10 disperse the mob and save the German
minister from bodily harm. A fierce re-
monstrance was sent by Spain TO Bismarck
on the subject, who, however, coolly re
niles. that if the Spanish version Of the in
cident at zap is true, the German forces
shall at once be withdrawn. Meantime he
expected an apology from Spain for the
insult offered the German embassy. AS to
the Caroline islands, Germany was willing,
in friendly spirit, to examine into the
claims now put forth by Spain or to sub
nit the matter to arbitration. The chan
Celior, in concluding, says the question is
too trivial to imperil the friendship existing
between Spain and Germany
The cholera, at last, is rapidly abating 10
Spain, the deaths having fallen to 500 a
day; while it has also decreased so per
cent. In Marseilles, Toulon, &c. No doubt
with the advent of cold weather the cpl
demic will cease both in France ana Spain,
TO break out with renewed violence in
some other unexpected quarter next sum
mer
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
.pnroved A hin Of Sheriff Milligan, re.

approved. A bill of Sheriff Milligan, re-
ferred to same committee, for Sl02 for
washing clothing for prisoners, was sub
mitted 10 the board for action. The BILL
was for but . months washing and struck
the committee as too large after paying S2l5
for six months washing at the last session
Mr.. Milligan, on leave, condescendeI to
say that the law required him to keep the
prisoners clean and he couldn't do 1t at less
expense, claiming that the bill was 90 per
cent. less than laundry price On motion
of Sup Fischer the bill was laid on the Ia
BILE, the hour having arrived for taking up
Supt. Stockdale's application for the APP
pointment of deputy superintendent OF
public instruction. The Clerk read com
munication from the State superintendent
on the subject, whereupon the matter was
referred to the committee on fees and sa-
laries to investigate and report to the board
at the present session.
Sup. Griffin made report from the com
mittee on Public Buildings, which was ap-
proved.
The chairman of the Court House and
Jail committee reported that the coal con-
tract had been let to the Union Coal Com
pany of La Sale at $l.l9 per ton. The re-
port was approved.
The committee to supervise the construc-
ton of the Illinois river bridge at Ottawa
reported the work completed and satisfac.
tory, and recommended the drawing "' Oh
order on the county treasurer for the un-
paid balance of the sum voted by county in
its aid. Agreed to and order directed to be
drawn for $2,B3tl0.
Bill of G. w. Armstrong, executor of
will of VIM. Reddick, for rent of land de-
vised to the county, was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on claims,
Sup. Gum moved to adjourn, at the close
of the present session, to the I'd Monday in
December next. Agreed to.
County Agent Gibson was authorized to
purchare vehicle, not to cost over 1928,
to carry invalids to the county house, and
the board adjourned to o'clock p. NJ.
The afternoon session was devoted to re-
ports of standing committees.
The Pauper committee reported the Gus
tomary allowances for paupers, which were
voted
The county physicians report was pre-
sented and ordered to be fled and Drs
Dyer and Hathaway were appointed coun-
ty physicians for the coming year.
$4,000 were appropriated to the county
ASYLUM, to be drawn in sums of $500.
Various bills examined by the Miscella-
neous Claims committee were allowed. j.
Powe's bill of $94 for street sprinkling was
laid on the table.
NJ. T. Moloney was elected county attor-
for the ensuing year, at salary of $500.
Milligan's laundry bill was referred back
to the committee on G. III. ~ Jail.
Superintendent Stockdale was authoriz-
ed to employ an assistant at $500 salary
Various bills found correct by the Sta
tionery committee were allowed, and the
boord adjourned to o'clock tomorrow.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12

Our friends of the Sheridan Iadependen'
are rather hard on Brother Shay, eX-rever
end of Streator, commenting on the case In
this way: ale preached no doctrines re
pugnant to. his congregation rs did Thomas
nor had he'drifted into agnosticism as did
Milne; he simply concluded that his in
tense dislike for certain religious and fra
ternal terms, and his disgust for the infe
rior members of his profession would moi
permit him longer to remain in their aSso
citation If this is all no one can regret his
departure from the work. If his capriciou>
notions with relation To few technical re-
lipious terms exceeded his zeal for the
cause, or if his humility was not sufficient
10 withstand the embarrassment Oh associa
ting with honest men of II lower intellectual
status than himself, he was sadly deficient
In two essential qualities, without which
even his splendid talents could avail but
little in the sacred calling In his retire.
ment the church has little TO fear. The
principles of christianity remain intact
and there are plenty of able men left who
prefer to remain IN the work, and labor &c
raise the standard of the profession rather
than desert and leave 1t wholly in the
hands of the incompetent"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
The Theatre.

The theatical season of 1856 will begin
at the Opera House on next Wednesday even
ing, September 10th, with the coming o .,
Catherine Lewis, in Gladys" under tn c
management of John Templeton, fat or and
former manager of the spritely Fay.
Catherine Lewis is a well-known name in
comic opera lines and was, be believe, the
creator of the part of OHrette in America.
She has scored numerous other successes in
other characters in comic opera. She will
appear supported by Donald Robertson. late
leading man with Dion Boucicault, and also
by Mr.. Hugh Gibson, the author of Gladys"
" Gladys" is a four-act comedy in which
Miss Lewis represents various characters
and introduces her special songs and oper-
attic successes. In addition 10 the above
named gentlemen she is well supported, and
the season, which promises to be the best for
three years, will be opened with really
frst-class attraction. The usual prices of so
cts and 20 cts. will be charged, and reserved
seats may now be obtained.
rhe season we said promises to be the best
for several years. The bookings thus far are
quite numerous and include a number of the
best attractions now on the road as well as
some of the stars of the first magnitude.
The last hard winter" froze out great
many snaps" and only the best survived
the strain, and the successful managers of
last season have had the pick Of the profess
sion for this years season, so that the good
combinations are generally very good, and
the weak ones poor indeed.
HERE AND THERE.
Haverly has come to the top again and has
converted Hershay Music Hail. Madison ST.,
Chicago, opposite McVicker's, into min
strel theatre. A very good company now
fills the stage nightly, and is now the only
really legitimate minstrel theatre in America
except Cameron's, Philadelphia.
Hugh Conway's " Dark Days" dramatized
by Comyns Carr, will begin the American
tour Nov. ID
Miss Lewis will give Gladys in Chicago
very soon after her visit to Ottawa
Hoyt's Rag Baby" is the phenomenal
success of the present run of absurdites' II
crowded the Grand, Chicago, two weeks last
winter, and during the past two weeks has
eclpsed that success at the same theatre, do
ing the largest business this theatre has ever
seen. 1t will reach Ottawa later on IN the
season.
"Paquita," produced last week in New
York. is BARLEY Campbell's last success. 1t
is II story of Mexican life.
Robson & Crane have revived their "Iwo
Dromios.''
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
THE MAOKIN CASE.

The State Supreme Court, which has
been In session here for the past two
weeks, has been called upon to give con
siderable attention TO the case Of MIR. Joseph
Chesterfield Mackin, who Is under sentence
of five years to the penitentiary for perjury
Mr. Mackin was first indicted In a L. s.
Court for election frauds, and found guilty,
whereupon his case was taken on writ OF
error to the Supreme Court of the U. ).
Meantime Chicago criminal court indict
ed him for perjury and he was found guilty
and sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. The first application In Mackins
behalf was therefore made on the 4th for a
suspension of his sentence until the Su-
preme Court of the L. s. is heard from.
This the court here on Saturday denied.
Then an appeal was entered In behalf of
Mackin from the decision of the local
court finding him guilty of perjury, and
the argument in this behalf the court
agreed to hear on Wednesday. AS the
great Chicago lawyer, Emery A. Storrs,
was Mackins chief counsel in the case,
naturally expectancy was high of great
oratorical treat when he came to argue the
case, and the court room on Wednesday
was packed with an anxious audience to
hear him. Most of the audience, however,
confess to Il disappointment. Storrs spoke
little over an hour, but his speech was a
dry, labored and not very forcible argu.
ment, and as to the fire, and flash, and
lightning that usually make the speaker so
entertaining on the stump there was moth
ing of 1t in his speech on Wednesday.
The cour. will announce its decision in due
time, but there is no expectation that the
sentence of the Cook County Court will be
interfered with.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12

OF the Spring Valley railroad the syca
more RepuJlican says; "The railroad com
pany are pushing things. They have beer
so long delayed in getting the right OF way
that when it was accomplished they sailed
in with track laying machine and laid
track over the Pierce property in Alton
working all day on Sunday. They laid
about mile of steel track between Syca
more and DeKalb last week. With the
exception of few short breaks, the line Is
now all graded, and 1t will not be many
DAYS before trains are running from Spring
Valley TO Belvidere."
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rarded as crime and that MIR. Cooper had
laid himself open TO prosecution and Being
mulcted in heavy fine.

WuIsKY's WoRK.-Martin Boneberger'
n " mixer" in the Streator Bottle Works
and a good workman, got on big drunk
in disreputable saloon on Bloomington
st., in that burg, and being turned out OF
doors late at night, was assisted to within
few rods of his home and then left to care
for himself. He was found next morning
in a ditch, 200 yards beyond his house,
dead. As he had quite sum OF money
with Kim a, the saloon and none was found
on his person, foul play is suspected. lie
was about 81 years old, an industrious and
kind hearted man, and leaves a heart
broken wife and daughter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12

New York has been In ferment for a
week over race between the English
Yacht Genesta and the American yacht
Puritan, 10 have tlken place off Sandy
Hook on Monday. The day proved unpro-
pitious; ii was hay and there was no wind,
Nevertheless almost everything that could
float had gone down TO the Hook TO see the
race, and such a gathering of water craft
had never before been seen in the bay.
Not to disappoint the crowd the rival yachts
came up 10 the scratch" at the appointed
hour-l 80 T.. M.--and made start, but
with the light breeze that was blowing il
was found impossible TO make the required
distance--20 miles and return-within the
prescribed six hours and the race was de
clared Off, though the Puritan, in the seven
or eight hours 1t took To make the trip, took
and kept the lead, coming In a mile ahead.
The next day the wind was better and an
other start was had, but this time the Purl-
tan, TO gain an advantage, fouled the Gen
esta and tore of her bowsprit, which again
s,oppedIhe race. The judges offered to
give the Genesta the heat, but the English.
man gallantly declined, saying he wanted
fair race or none The Puritan agreed
to pay for all necessary repairs, and the
race was postponed to yesterday, There Is
80 wide difference In the construction of
the two yachts, the one claiming TO repre-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-12
THE GREAT NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION


Re-opens Nov. 10th, and will be kept open
until April 1st The re-opening common
ces with paid up capital of $5OO,ooo, and
will undoubtedly in all respects be great
Improvement on last years show.
r. II. Glenn, Esq, Secretary OF the Iii
nois State Commission, Is working up the
exhibit for this state, AMI having an appro-
priation of $1,000 from the last legislature
to 30 upon, with some $4,000 aid from
other sources, promises that the Illinois
exhibit shall he at least thrice rs large and
interesting as it was before. He spent sew
eral days at the beginning of the week at
Ottawa, and has arranged to have full
exhibit of all the tile, brick, pottery and
glassware made at Ottawa, as we'll as other
of our manufactures, and has obtained a
full case of Photographic views of all the
notable buildings and scenery around Otta-
wa If the whole state Is as fully repre-
scented at New Orleans as Ottawa will be,
and Mr.. Glenn assures us it shall, Illinois
will stand fair chance to eclipse every
other state at the big southern show.