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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-24
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If you are low spirited and have no ap.
petite get bottle of Nichols Bark and
Iron. 1t is the safest and most effective
Iron Tonic ever presented TO the public.
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THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA
BY PRENTICE MULFORD.

[corYRIoHTED BY THE AUTHOR. ALL laoArs RE
SERVED
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CHAPTER I.
MYSELF.

father, when | was
eighteen, failed first
in business, next in
health, and finally
died. Ny m o h e r
then kept boarders"
to support the family,
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Y name Is
John Holder.
| was born
and bred in
PASSPORT, a
seaport town
once of great
repute in the
W hale fish
cry. Nj y
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Professional GarOs.
AT TO r n VS..

fNHOS. G. FULLERTON. Attorney ag
L Law, Ottawa, Illinois. Office IN Buhneus ooSA.
west OF Court House janis
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~ w. w. "A * r.. Attorney and Counselor
VI. AT Law. Room g second hQor, Court House, OitG
wa, Ill. All legal business promptly attended TO- jauSi
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~ KNEJTSSI4, German Druggist and Apothe-
M. cary (whOlesale and Teail,) Main street. Jtt@'
wa ILL., Importer Of Drug Chemicals French CoS1,-
NC Branches. Vines, &c.
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~ r. CHA rhA ~. Attorney and Counselor
u. at Law Office with ID. McDouga ttawa, III
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Al N. ARMSTRONd q, Attsrn' y and Coaa-
vi. selor nj Law, Ottawa. III. Notary Gublic. once
In Gedney's Block. ottawa juna.S
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HIRAM T. 9iLBKRr. JANIS II. EChsis
GILBE.Rr X EC<EI.sS, Attorneys an9
VI Counselors at Law, Futterer Mezgers Bloex.
east of Court House. sepS,S
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For strength, purity, Hns flavor, and a
good wholesome drink, use Ohio Valley
Rio Coffee,
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HANGED TO A TREE.
AN OLD MANS STRANGE SUICIDE,
william AIcCoun, a Bachelor living near
HanoytOwu, Missing for Ave days, when
his Body Is found Hanging In u
ThICkst-A Letter OF Farewell,

Yesterday a great deal Of excitement
was caused in the vicinity OF HRneytown,
Just over the Marahall county line, by the
finding Of the dead body OF a man hang
ing to a tree in a dense thicket on Lake.
lsy's run, The body was suspended,by a
rope made Of twisted twine, and a hand
ksrchiet was over the face, Inquiry de-
yeloped the fact that William MCConn, q
bachelor about 50 years OF age, who lived
close to Haneytown with the family OF his
brother, Alex McOonn, had left his home
last Saturday, leaving behind him o note
bidding farewell to his friends aud telling
them they would never sec him again, as
he was tired OF life and proposedto leaveit.
MCConn's friends were notified Of the
discovery, and upon viewing the body
found at once identified 1t as his, lie
some time ago kept a hotel out in Ohio,
and while there lost q considerable sum Of
money by the dishonesty OF men whom
no had trusted, Since that event he has
been down.heRrted and morose, and ocCa'
sionally acted very strangely, Doubtless
no hanged himself while laboring under
temporary alteration caused by brooding
over his i'll fortune,
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BASE BALL.
a Small Crowd Witnesses Yesterdays Game
on tho Island.

a Small Crowd Witnesses Yesterdays Game
on tho Island.
A miserable crowd attended the game Of
base ball with the Fries yesterday, and a
couple more OF such crowds will cause the
home team to give up Its attempt to revive
the national game in disgust. There is a
good deal OF fun in playing ball, but not
enough to play It and pay pretty dearly
for 1t too. 100 people, by actual count, at
tended the game, and the exhibition they
saw was unquestionably creditable, good
amateur sport which should have drawn at
least 500 spectators. For six inning, the
game was very close tho local team scored
one run in the second inning and another
in the fifth, and shut out the visitors up
to that time, but in the sixth Erie tied the
score and things grew warmer. In the fol-
lowing inning tho local men found the
ball and the Eries punched their errors,
allowing seven unB to come In. This
virtually settled things, as the visitors
could only add two more scores. Whites
and O'Brights batting and Speidel's and
0'BHghts field work were the features OF
the game.
To-day and tomorrow the W, W. Bells,
q strong semi.professional team from Pitts.
burgh, will try TO down the homo club at
the Island grounds. The Bells played
two games here against the Globes last
year, and beatthem both times, The games
will be- called at $3.50. Ladies' are admitted
free, and 1t is to be hoped that spectators
will show up in paying numbers.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
strangers In tho City mud Wheeling Foil
Ahrnnl.

Strangers In tho City and Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Mr. j. II. Kinds, Of Steubenvllle, was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Mary Bordman, OF Parkersburg,
was at the Mcclure house yesterday.
Mr.. viii MCMeehen returned yester'
day from a westorn and northwestern
business trip.
Miss Sue l.. Murdoch left on tho Andes
to spend the summer with relatives at
Ironton, Ohio.
Hon. ]. B. briggs and Mr.. VIII O.
Mooney, two OF WoodsGeld's well known
citizens, were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Louis Colmar, it,, has severed his
connection with the Register and will
shortly embark in other business for him
self.
Mr.. George W. Leighton, son Of Mr..
William Leighton, jr., sailed yesterday
from Boston on the SCytha for q tour oil
Europe.
Superintendent Edward B. Taylor, OF
Pittsburgh, WAS In the city again yester.
day, looking over affairs in the Offices oil
the Pittoburgh, Cincinnati Il st. Louis
Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Leighton, IT,,
liigs Mamie Leighton and Mrs. Flanders,
have returned from an extended tour to
the White Mountains, Newport, Nahant
and other points East.
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William CoOey buried an infant yes.
terday.
John Hating, Of Pittsburgh, is Waiting
friends In town.
Misses Stella and Lettie Stanton are
visiting friends In Mingo.
Marshal Burns gathered In four COWS
yesterday. He says people cannot pasture
In the street any more.
The stakes for the proposed Cleveland,
Lofain 4 Wheeling extension are being
driven along Water street.
Matthew Altmeyer, formerly manager
Of the Laughlin nail factory, looked
through The new factory yesterday.
The. druggists have decided 10 close
their stores on Sundays from 1890 A. NJ,
10 1880 r. NJ, and from 4 until $3.50 r. NJ,
after August /,
The Second NJ. 4. campmeetiny com.
tnenCes tomorrow morning In Walnut
grove. The Colorsd folks are making ex.
tenslve preparations for a big time.
The W. O. 7. u, will give q lawn social
the afternoon and evening Of satuf.
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snnItnry commIs.Ion Rounlon,

PITTSBURGH, PA, July 90.-The seventh
annual reunion Of the United States SAM
tary and Christian Commissions was In
auSurated this afternoon by the singing Of
the national hymn "AmeTlcs." The audi'
enco was large and included delegates
from all sections Of the country, Hon:
Felix Brunot, Of this city, then delivered
the address OF welcome, and Bishop Fall'
lows, OF Chicago, responded. Short ad'
dresses, dealing principally with the events
Of tho war, were also made by George II.
Stewart, Of Philadelphia, Herbert Cart.
wright, Of Rockford, ILL.,, Rev. Hatfield, Of
Chicago, aud Captain John +, bravo, OF
this city. When Mr.. Stewart arose to
speak no was given an ovation, During
his address be turned and grasped the
baud OF Chaplain MCFeF.on, an ex'Con-
isderate, Of Tennessee, who was seated on
the platform. AS the North and South
stood united the audience, numbering
over one thousand, aIosO as n man aud
cheGred 10 the echo, The reunion will
last several days,
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This scene was witnessed on Market
street yesterday, Persons on the street
saw nothing but a very common aight-so
common as not to be noticed at all. A
styllshly dressed and very nice looking
Young lady stopped for Just q second in
front OF a well known establishment where
q number OF young men are employed
aud utilizing the plate glass window as a
mirror, proceeded to adjust her drapery
and assume q pleasing expression. Then
she passed on.
In the rear Of the store this innocent
and thoughtless action produced a sensa,
ton. When the young lady stopped and
looked In, a well known masher, who was
boring the clerks with q tedious visit,
aprang to his fest aud returned the gaze,
Tho lady smiled; the young nan waved
his hand, The lady shook out her dress
and turned her head, and tho young man
waited q kiss toward the window. Then
the lady smiled again and sauntered on.
The young man snRtChed his hat and
dashed out after her. A gentleman who
happened to be passing in at the doorsaw
both sides Of the proceeding, and being a
man OF sense, he called the youth back.
"You stand where that lady stood" said
he, Wondering much, the youth COM
piled.
"Now, what can you see in tho rear
OF the store where you wereT"
Tho young man caught on. Though
nearly twenty-lour houra have passed, he
has not tirted since, The store was dark
and the lady had no more idea Of his pres.
enCe than II he had not been there. But
the ladies should reflect, and do their
posing before their own mirrors at homo.
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The third gag vol haG been struck on
the John L. Miller farm, in Hancock
county. AS nearly Is could 10 learned
the pressure Ia about 100 pounds, 1t was
shot in the hope ofincreasfng the pressure,
but without any special result. II Is to be
connected with the mains Of the Royal
Company.
There was no improvement OF tho well
OF the Wheeling or Company, on tho fair
groundgStW Washington, yesterday. Nothing
can be done towards getting the tools out
until q special fishing tool Ia procured,
with which to catch the twenty.foot augur
stem that has had its pin broken of. 1t
will DO at least two weeks, probably, DO.
fore drilling can DO resumed. This seems
too bad when It Ia considered that the big
Gordon sand iS not many feet lower than
whore the bottom Of the well now Is.
McKoown No. . Ia worry near the sand
and 10 billed as n OF the coming big at-
fractions In the Washington field.
Within the past few days a number Of
wells in the field have been dosed with
glyCerlne, and more arc 10 be similarly
treated within q few days.
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@eutraJ aytttces.

MONEY TO LOAN-0NE sum m
S!,0OO W, Security TO be real estate located in NIX
county. Apply To W, II. RlNEll ART,liG Min
street. yA
MADAME GOFF HAS RErURNEN
.1Yx to the city, after o two week, visit Ia ts
Hast, and eau DO cOnSultGt on the Past pnlpni p~I5 I'D
Future, aud will give advice on all business maj
IVrs, RtEO 10 Eleventh Ltrec!, Iryi
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RAILROAD TAXES rooLow

In Governor Wilson'S Oiinion-Tho State
Debt to be Paid.
The State Board OF Public Works, on lis
recent trip through the State assessing the
railroads, went wei the F., NJ. & P, the
Morgantown branch of the Baltimore &
Ohio road, for the first time. While at
Morgsntown Governor Wilson unbosom.
ed himself to the Mew Dominion man
more freely than to any other news.
paper man that he encountered on
Bis trip. The Governor said that
In another year every dollar Of the
SEato's Indebtedness would BIO paid,
and thereby q great burden lifted from the
shoulders Of the taxpayers. The Cover
nor did mot, however, tell for publication
lust how that indebtedness was to be lift
Cd. He also said that railroads are not
taxed enough in this State; that they are
taxed less here than in any other State nj
the Union; that he had examined this
matter carefully and knew 1t to be 30.
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Advice Ia Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth2 II 30,
send at once and get q bottle Of MRS.
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pRES TRErHiNp. It's value is lncalCula.
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stomach and bowels, cures wind collie,
boitens the gums, reduces Inflammation
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system. Mas. WiNsLow's SooTHiS0
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10 the taste, and 10 the prescription Of one
the oldest and best female nurses and
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DELLAIRE.

"
Various News Items of Current Interest
from the Glass City.
Will Clouse and family will visit Baltl-
more.
Another locomotive has been received
by the Bellaire steel works.
The contract for withdrawing all the
school houses has been awarded to Seth
Pearson.
An infant child OF j. N. Keober, that
died at Allegheny will bo buried to-day at
Rose Hill.
The Misses Somehow Wednesday night
entertained the Mercantile Club Of
Wheeling,
Mefsrs. Tsppau, Robinson, GOrby and
Kelly are home from their Potomac river
fishing trip.
There were many country people in
town yesterday, but the attendance at the
circus was not large.
Tho Courier left here yesterday a big
cargo Of produce, fruit, tobacco and wool
for reshipment by rail.
Tho Wegee pike below the Pittsburgh
coal works, the only bad part OF the road, Is
being repaired and tho rus and hollows
filed with gravel.
W. T. Harvey, the grocer, and Miss
Ramsey were married yesterday at ia.
cobsburg. They will 60 to Findley to
begin housekeeping.
The Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh railroad
company will build a store room between
the passenger station and the German
church, to be occupied by George Sewers,
as an eating house.
The baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Com.
pany has had trouble In the case Of Jack
Baugh, hurt In an accident on the road
some months ago. He has takon charge
Of the Erie house, and now the railroad
company has established a "boyCott"-re.
fusing to allow the Waterman 10 call N.
ployes who board at that house.
L. II. Williams, Secretary Of the Wheel.
Ing Natural Gas Company has been
about town for a few days. The work Of
laying the pipe 10 now going on In several
parts Of town, The trouble about the
right Of way over the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
burgh ground on Indian run has been ar.
ranged. The smaller pipe along Belmont
street below the Baltimore & Ohio tracks
Is now being put down. A larger main
will run along Union street in the Second
ward, and cross tho creek under the new
bridge the bridge itself not being ready
Tor use,
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O. l.. Msgee, r.. O. Elliott, L. Il. Given,
O. B. Mclean and John Nj. Mech, all Of
Pittsburgh, have received from Secretary
OF State Walker a certificate Of incorpora.
ton OF the Natural Gas Illuminating Com.
pany. The principal Office Of the COM
nany IL to be in Wheeling. The sum OF
$4,000 has been subscribed to the capital
stock, and tho privilege is reserved Of In
creasing this sum to s250,0O0. The above
named inCorporators hold 20 shares each,
Of the per value Of $50 per share. The
object Of the corporation as set fourth in
the charter is to deal in and furnish natu.
raj or artificial gas for illuminating pur.
poses, manufacturing, purchasing, selling
patents for such purposes.
The company will handle a new patent
gas burner OF which they own the patent.
1t can DO used equally well III burning
natural or artificial gas.
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Prof. John Cuttings and Mr.. George
BSstable, OF Clarksbnrg, are of on a five.
weeks trip across the ocean. They sailed
from New York on the 1nman steamer
Baltic for Liverpool; from there they 60
to London, and after taking In the sights
Of the English capital, they will visit Paris,
Antwerp, Brighton and Brussels and other
points. They will return August 20. They
70 on excursion tickets, first class every.
where, that only cost them $3.50. Mr..
BaStable is Secretary OF the West Virginia
State Press Association, and during his
absence all communications should be I'D:
dressed 10 President John II. Holt, OF
Grafton.
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LOCAL BREyITIEs,
Matters Of Minor Moment la aud About
the City,

Matters OF Minor Moment In and About
the City,
BASE BALL today,
THERE were four cases before the police
court yesterday,
Ed DENNIS has sold his "Red Livery"
on Fourteenth street to Joshua Rlne.
THE Eengeriest visitors continue to
strsggle home, A number returned yes
teTdRy.
Tue Young Mems Christian Association
Outing Club will have q meeting at the
Association building this evening
TwRETY.PouR Italian lRboreIs went west
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio last night TO work
on a new railroad in Western Ohio.
TuE Ohio River Railroad yesterday 70.
ceiyed eight new box freight cars, which
were sent downth the river In the morning
train.
IT ia reported that the Wheeling Base
Ball Club Ia 10 play the Rough 4 Readya,
OF Morgantown, Q. that place August ID
and IA,
D. NJ, ALEXANDER Yesterday qualified
az the executor Of James Alexander, de.
ceased, and gave bond in the sum Of
$1,000, with j, r, Acker as surety,
TuEtEsme Of base ball between the Pan
| Handles and EhamroCks on "Wednesday
resulted In favor Of the Pan.HRndles, In
stead Of pice rersd, az stated yesterday.
THg "Tunnel Orphans" q base ball club
composed Of youthful East Wheeling
talent, that has achieved a number Q
victories over other youthful amAteurs thil
season, Ia anxious to play the "standards,'
OF the Island, at any time or place.
The Carleton Circle Of the Second Pres
byterian church had an exceedingly on
Ioysble picnic at the Wheeling Park yes
terday afternoon. A good crowd wen
out aud spent the afternoon in social On
ioyment. The circle Is In a louElshinl
condition.
TaE K. OF L. Of Benwocd will hold {
picnic on Wheeling Island, Saturday
August 7, With the many other amuse
ments, there will be a grand Clog.danClnl
contest between parties from MckeesporI
Pa, Wheeling and Rellaire. This con
teat will be interesting.
ARCHIE ZANE, Theo Fink and HAnaOi
Zane, three boys OF this city, have beeI
canped out on the river shore near Rsvel
Rock, for the past week. They returned
home yesterday, with q monster perch
which weighed eighteen pounds Whel
drawn from the water. They ate q tour
teen.pound perch, They also caught IL
catfish aud q turtle that wac a whoppeF.
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7. L. Hanson has openeda green grocery
on Bank street.
l. II. Patterson, of St. Clairsyille, was in
town yesterday.
Timbers for tho Bollaire extension ofthe
o. L. 4 W. are coming in fast.
George Gray, a colored graduate Of
Lebanon college, is home to stay.
The Union Cornet Band plays at The
farmerO'pICnic at st. Clairsville tomorrow.
A. ]. Smith left on an Eastern ttip in
the interest OF tho Elson Glass Company
yesterday.
Milton Harrison, with Dilworth Bros,
PlLtgburg, was in town yesterday. Nit Ii
an old Bridgeport boy.
The buBiness men Of Bank street are
growing impatient at the piles Of stone
allowed to remain all over the street.
The o., L. < W. will givc an excursion
TO Niagara Falls and Toronto, Can, about
August II, which promises to be q grand
affair.
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Yesterday a two.story frame building,
a portion Of F. schenk 4 Sons pork.
packing establishmentat Fulton, collapsed
and fell with a crash. The building was
well stocked with meat, and recently a
heavy new ice machine was placed In II.
II 10 supposed that the building was not
strong enough to bear the weight placed
upon II and that II had been gradually
sinking and giving until something
parted and allowed q general collapse.
The damage to the Ice machine and In.
Jury 10 the cured meat stored in the build.
Ing will make q considerable loss.
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Rushing fl,c Work.

The Natural Gas Company Of West
Virginia Is pushing the work on Its pipe
line with much vigor. Eleventh street
from Market to ChGpline was dug up yes.
terday, the ditch on Chapllne street was
extended southwark to Eighteenth, and
that on Market across Fourteenth street,
and part Of the pipe laid in each. Work
also commenced yesterday on the
branch up Twentieth street. A largely
increased lorCe Of men Is at work all along
the line,
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Inning, m".""...,, / 2 . 4
ShsCllug""", ]~,...,... SSS S-i0
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YOU are cordially invited 10 call at our
salestoon and examine the standard no
tary Shuttle Sewing Machine, the quick.
cot, easiest and stlllest running machine
Of the age. Most elegant wood work. We
arc general agents for the Standard and
white Sewing Machines and the. CALI
graph 4 Hammond Whiting Machines.
Willie Tor catalogues.
INV. L. RosR 4 Co.,
81 Twelfth street.
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A meeting wal held last night at the
Island skating rink, and an organization
formed Of bicycle riders, under the title
Of the Island CyClers.. The society starts
on with q membership Of twenty.eight,
and q number Of Others are expected to
ioin In q short time. Tho members
elected Dr. Il. o. Myers President and
r, b, Burt Secretary. Another meeting
will be held Of an early day 10 complete
tbe organization by electing a Captain.
Only q part Of the members live on the
TninaA
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A sTRANGE FIND.
a Large Sum of Gold Money Concealed In
pIncuHhlOn,

a Large Sum Of Gold Money Concealed In u
PincushlOn.
When Hon. W. L. Hearno discontinued
housekeeping and went to board at a
hotel, some three yearG ago, he sold at
auction a number OF articles Of household
furniture Of all kinds, Among others the
a%uclioneer knocked down to a Mrs. Vance,
living on Main street, in the Fifth ward,
an old pinCushion at her bid OF ten cents.
This pincushion has been in use in the
Vance family ever since until yesterday,
when 1t met with what proved to be a
very fortunate mishap. A child was play
ing with 1t whom 1t fell to the floor heayi.
ly, and the cover burat OF, allowing the
sawdust to escape upon the tcor.
When Mrs. Vance went to gather up
the escaping contents Of the cushion,
something ratified in 1t, and shaking 1t
out, there were exposed TO view anumber
Of shining gold coins. Another shake
produced more coins. Finally all were
out, and a count showed that the old pin
cushion had been all this time the uusus-
peCted receptacle Of S5B7 in gold coin Of
tho realm. How it got there, when and
by whom 1t was placed there, cannot as
yet be even conieCturGd. The story Is q
strange one, but 1t is well vouched for.