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Ottawa, II!., March .
"Current Events.
The rubles from Lurope have m this
week beeu loaded with tin- records
events particularly inten'-tln- to A ri
n Irish siTairs. always the Icndinj
topic of news nowadajs from Kn-lami,
have nt been very productive i.f excd'uu;
liacus8liiH. Nevertheless, the simp-ci re
main the one paramount topic of political
talk, and the mini-try la preparing for the
appeal to the cot n ry, which it is evpccton
will soon follow the formal attempt to set
tie the matter in parliament. Tlie mini
try feel their position t bo anything but a
secure one, ami tintlrlpatini; that they r
face to face with the Irish difficulty uruc
the party t be prepared for the event of
an apjioal.
The National League held It.- fortnight
meeting on March 1st. The receipts since
last meeting wore fW.GOO. Mr. Davitt,
the president, denied there had lieen any
outrages of late in Ireland, atid that any r. -ports
of such were falsehoods, prompted by
the malice of the enemies of V.ome rule.
On Thursday an effort was made to force
tiladstone to show his hand on the Irish
question, while di.scus.sim; the civil service
estimates, concening Ireland tm well as
Kngland, but as the premier had agreed to
disclose hie Intentions in regard t Ireland
on March 2id, tho IViiellltes came to his
rescuo and defeated the efforts or the
Tories, believing that the premier should
be protected In his financial and other
work 'intll the time for thedisi ussion and
vote ou Irih affairs direct bhouLI arrive.
In the French chamber M. Clemenceau
created a sensation on Mu!ay by demand
ing the expulsion from France of the rest
dent French pilnces. This step Is prompt
ed, be said, by the necewity of the repub
11c of freeing it-elf from the presence of
men who claim, not the equal rights com
mon to the rest of Frenchmen, but the ad
ditional and higher rights supposed t
have U-en plen them by virtue of their
birth as princes of blood. The proposition
was enthusiastically applauded, and a ma
jority of the deputies would seem t" favor
the expulsion.
The motion has been ''seconded" by tin
German pre-s, Mid the Cologne V'.v.'.v
notably, declared in an article cn the Mib
lect that the preservation of peace lietween
the two countries would be a dilUcult mat
ter hhould tlie princes ever sirain arrive at
power in France. The attack on the
princes was very severe arid was evidently
Inspired ty lii.-marck, who woul I, no
doubt, be pleased tn have the Napoleonic
princes driven out of Frit-to.
Top Leo XIII celebrated hisT.tli birth
ilay and the Sth uiitiivei.-ary of lb corona
tion ('' I) on Tuesday, by delivering an up
prcpilate address to the sand college.
Mr. Pasteur on Sunday la- t read befuto
the French Academic des JSciem cs a papt i
relating his method of inoculation for the
prevention of rabies In persons bitten by
mad dogs. At the conclusion of the r ad
Ing the president, In the name of the Acad
emic and France, thanked Mr. Pasteur for
Ills discovery, and proposed that an Inter
national establishment for inoculation ho
established as soon as practicable In Paris;
which M. le Freycinet said the govern
ment would aid in the project
The Washington sensation of the week
was the message of the President to the
Senate in reply to the extravagant demands
of that boily "for information." It is able,
right to the point, and gives abundant cl
dencethat bis excellency can light his own
hattlew with IiiMy vigor. More is siid ou
1hls subject elsewhere, however
On Tuesday the President .submitted
message to CongreKs on tlie subject of the
Chinese outrage. Ho c haractcilM the
outrage as brutal and admits that the note
of the Chinese Minister on the subject
does not exaggerate the features of tie
outrages; but in leply to tie demand for
indemnify lug tlie sulTerer.-., In' recommends
the matter to the congress rather as a mat
ter of "benevolent consideration" than as ;i
question of international law. The admirer
of the Celestial will hardly agree to the
proposition that the outrages do not pre
sent t case where indemnity n matter of
right while the laborer on the coast will
hardly consider it evt n a iase for 'vciieve
lent consideration." It Is bard to see, II
tho Chinese are men, how a business rup
ture between the two countries can avcid
at least ".-! lined" relations unless sune
M,rt of Indemnif) Ing measures are pa-.ed ,
and it would seem that the immigration ol
coolies should be prohibited by law or the
Immigrants pto'i-ib d in their natural rlgh's
when here. They :ire certainly a gieat
disturbing element i n the t . .ji -t and in the
territories, and the caution is pnjei ly
one that should be reviewed.
Secretary Manning en Tuesday sent t)
"ingress a reply to the Ul.nd rci.luti in
asking for information on the silver ijues
Hon. It is rerbiinly a strong pl.-a for lion
est money, and the maintalnance of the
gold standard in particular, which he
aialntalns can only be done by stopping the
coinage of flllveT until, at least, an Inter
national convention shall have fixed upon
a common rati. of silver to gold, and this
cannot be done so long as the 1'i.ited
rstatea prevents a convention by continuing
the coinage of silver at the j resent rate.
Among the continuations of the week by
the Senate was Uiat of Mr .bin I Use as
hurreyor General ol Arkonj Mr. U se
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mi: PRESIDENT'S SPCCfAL ML83AUE
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THE SENATE.
The Presidenc clear y and succinctly
stated the whole case in bis dilllculty with
the l!epublic.m majority of tin- Senate
when he said in his message of Monday:
" The pledges I have made were made to
the people, and t them I am re-pon-ibb'
for the manner lu whh h tU-y have been
redeemed. I am not rean.nslble ' tlie
Senate ami I am unwilling to submit my
actions aad ofllcial conduct to them, for
judgmen ."
Not only Is the President light m iU
view lie take of the duties and preroga
tives of the Executive cilice, but he is in
hearty accord with the vast maj. rity of
the people, who will not tolerate t)u hu
pu lent tone and attitude awumed by the
opposition Senators.
The Presidential office is the most pop
ular otlh A within the gift of the people,
tor.the reason that It it the nearast to the jo
p'e, and In tlieir entimatlon Is the niort
dlgnllhal and at the am time the inoft
sacred. The people hate always npheld
a President wh ) ha known the rights Ht
faching to hu office, aud knowing tkeui
lias dared ti maintain them. This, and
this alone, made Jackson tae mt popular
President with the people that has ever
filled the jrenidency, and It is this in
President Cleveland that ts not only uniting
the Democratic party upon Mm, but is
Irawing to him irreat numlrj, L,'')gb
lisagreeing with him in jx'lltical U'lief,
yet admire the firmness thai hasi haracter
ir.d his action in the present matter.
The only outcome that can possibly re
sult from the present f. wdleh Contect on thfl
put of the llepublican Senators with the
President Is to make the senatorial office
more unpopular than it ulre vly Is and to
strengthen the President with the s-ople,
w ho like a strong Individualism and ad
mire a public official w ho does not shrink
from asserting ev Ty right that has been
bestowed upon him either by the cmiMitu
tion or through force of enacted law.
A D'JSEliVED 00 MPLl. MS ST.
Senator Charles F. Man lerson, of N.
braska, a few weeks since deliw-red in the
I'nited St ifes Sciia'e a very able speech
on ''The Efficiency of the intantry," in the
coarse of which lie t s k occasion to pay
C nplimeiit t Lt. Arthur L. Wagner of
tin- regular army, a former rt-sidert of f't
tiwa Speaking "f him as ''a .sagacious oh.
server, uliiw aide article upon the military
necessities i. r iiie i ,i;i-ii niaies n one m
the best contrlbuti ms to our st'K'k (f prac
tical knowl-l i"," it u 1 quoting trotn !iis
prize essay of l- I, as follows ;
The epoch of pe,'n and pro-pet itv w ith
which our land is now blessed cannot last
f.iieer I'tilil human nature shall rise
aboe its present weaknesses the Mdlisli
agu'i'es.sions of one people will occasionally
clash agaii st the iu'erests of another; the
po'icies of iliir.'ient nations w ill ccme into
collision and the sword will be used to cut
the knot diplomacy cannot untie. Howev
er peaceable au l n m aggressive a nation
may be, clrcumt-t .nces may present Itwitli
the choice of seeral eils of which war
will be the least.
I.leut. Wagner, through his own energy
and ability, has secured a prominent rank
among tho military authorities of this
country; and in his contributions upon
military subjects has shown his thorough
know ledge of the needs of the country un
der the pressing necessity of war as well
as a practical understanding of how those
needs can best be supplied.
The compliment of Senator M-tnderson
is a deserved one, and the many friends of
Lieut. Wagner in this city and vicinity are
pleased at i'a hi ing pa'd him
One of the most notable hoise s.i'rs ever
held In America, if not in the world, was
that of the sale by auction of the Iirrilard
stables on Saturday 1 c-t. The catalogue
numbered "T head of 1, 'i and '2 year olds.
The sales amounted to f 1 1!I,0M) an aver
age of $"i,"'"o.71 per head. The buy filly,
Dewdfop, brought :-.".H0(. She is a 'Jyear
old with a remarkable rei (rd, l : lii1! in a
three quarter mile handicap. The price
paid i said to be the highest price ever
brought by a hors,- at auction in tho 1'niteii
States fshc was bought by the D.vyer
Uros, The blai k horse,.) yeais old, Pontias,
was bought by the same parties for if 17,-
)IH.
Tlie "campaign thunder" mill in con
gress was staited up this week on the pen
sion bill by Henderson (rep.), of lowa
lb-publican politicians no doubt wish be
had omitted bis little wheni of self
aggrandizement. The bill under consider
ation was that of increasingthe pensions of
Widows, which no one opposed and which
on Thursday passed with but one dissmt
ing voice that of "a crank" from North
Carolina. There was no need of any de.
bate on the matter at ull, but Henderson
ha I wound himself up. As Xurwood
(West Va ) explained, he was suffering
from a 1 ad case of "vox populi on the dia
phragm" Mid lie had to have relief. He
ex -orbited the rebel brigadiers," following
this attack with an attack on Commissioner
I Hack , but he was most eloquent in sh w
ing how 1 lenders, n bad ' fought lied and
died" for his country, bow but for Hender
son the country could not lave been saved,
and how Henderson had actually saved
it. In fact he "had It bad." He will
probably continue the subject still further
by transla'lng the record of his own glori
ous deeds into her dc hexa'iieters for home
consumption to immortalize the "wisest
patriot and mot valiant soldier of the
century" It. It. Henderson. Now as to
this bill there was no objection, and as the
southern members have never on any oc
casion refused to vote any or all J nslons
asked for, or to any auiouut, the excuse fur
Ins for some inuntus ueen in
of hisomVe.
(Jen. Terry has been appointed Major
,;,.,.,nl, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Uen. 1 Uih h k.
an attac k upon them could only be con
ceived by a demagogue like Henderson.
The elicit of this gentleman's brassy self
pufTerv, however, brought to light through
'JMwn.sen.l, of Illinois, Warren, of Ohio
and others, a hasty but H'on ling review
of Commi-idoncr Dudley's caf f the
pension office, showing by uffi da its of
pensioners on file in the office, which the
republican side in vain tried t" suppress
by uproar during the leading, that tlie pen
sion office had been Used in the most out
r.eiUs way for parti.-an purposes (luting
elections, particularly li 11: by gram
ing turtht i pension to applicai.ts who Vnt
ed with the lepub'.icans ; advunc ng claims
of tin-its lor the i-aiiie rcHscn mal defer
ring or denying claims of theirs who voted
the ether way, and showing that the pait
of Cominissluner Hlack's repent touching
that subject was amply Ju.stili-d by the
files of his office, without g 'big any
further. The democrats certainly have
rson to congratulate themselves that the
asslnine proclivities of the hi role and
sanguinary Henderson should have broke
lixue just at this time.
EDITOR DANA.
Editor Dana delights in nothing so much
as n using the columns of the New Voik
(un to abuse the President. He is always
dipping his pen in gall and racking bis
brain for something that Is Marti i ugly se
vere. As a result lie Is often
ery tirifoitutiate in bU s nteuces
and many times us phrases
tluit return to plague Mm. Some days
since he looked over the democratic camp
and lieholding more or less discord and
confusion ia it set himself to work to
straighten out the tangle by administering
a long lecture to the President and offering
hiin a great deal of advice as to the neces
sity of a democratic conference where
"mutual concession, "should be made and a
general course of action agreed upon His
tirade dosed with the sentence: "The de
mocim y can forgive much, but treachery
they cannot f,,r, ive!" Now if Editor Dana
had yean lied the whole realm of the En
glish language for a more, uufortuinte sen
t-'tice for him to u-e he could not have
found lt. Every editor who reads his epi
gram will breathe a fervent "union," but
unfortunately for Editor Dana the sentence
w ill be applied to Editor Dana and not to
President Cleveland.
The treachery of Editor Dana to Presi
dent Clevel md and to the democratic party
throughout the l ist campaign is neither
foi gotten nor lorgiven. Having ly every
means within his power attempted to
dt feut the dtMix cratic candidates in ll
by ad-.o-. ating the claims of a Elaine
n it ill becomes the editor of the in to
either tender advice to a democra'ic presi
dent or to threaten him with d saster. A
detent scn-e of modesty should fiave Edi
10' D ana. ) remain yery quiet throughout
I're.-idetit Cleveland's administration. If
he nui-t say any tiling about the course to
be pursued he should for the sake of .self
protection, If for no other reason, bo care
ful not to use sentences that apply to Editor
D.wva alme, and not b the person be Is
seeking to attack. No one but a wit
le.-s w ill go cut of his way to pronounce
condemnation upon hiin.sclf.
STRIKES.
The contest between the employees of
the street car companies of New York has
terminated in a great strike, which ou
Th'ifsday included the drivers, conductors,
and stablemen of every surface line in the
( ity'. Other lines had been deserted pre
viously, but as no agreement had been ar
rived a; as to them, the tiades-undns or
dered any employee of this kind ou every
line to htnke. An attempt to serve the
public failed, only one car on the cross"
t urn line suceedi ? 'n getting through and
that (tily because dtitviiy guarded, wlu.e
attempts to move curs were frustrated l y
riotous uttacks, and cneoun'ers of police
and strikers and the mob were frequeut.
In Erooklyn oO'.l street car men are out
on a strike, but the contest is en crderly
one.
Tlie object of the strikers is to get a re
iluctiori of hours, only part of the demand
being acceded by the car companies.
About 1(100 miners of the Misquehanua
coal company, at Nantieoke, Pa., held . a
meeting on Thursday and threatened a
strike Unless the company should immedi
ately begin tlie work of recovering tlie
botlies ui miners entots.bej at the re' ent
cave in The company since the first effort
lias ib'iie nothing in the matter. Uesolu
tioiis calling the company to prosecute the
WMrk Were adopted, and should they not do
so, it is expected that not less thau o,000
miners will go out.
Tlie lock out at Mcdu in'ck's Is over,
and the men are gradually returning to
Work, the shops opening on Monday when
some h)0 (it is claimed) put in an appear
mice to go to woik. The other C 'O or 700
are still out.
A somewhat similar Ink out is In pro
gress at the Ch ampioii harvester works at
Springfield, O.
THE TWO SXM3.
The good people of Chicago are at pres
ent passing through the agonies of an ex
citing religious riM ival. Looking over their
vast city they beheld on cve.y side tlie
forces of Satan active, fearless and airress
ivp, while the servants of the Lord seemed
fast asleep. Everywhere the tares were
being sow n anil w hatever of good wheat
was to be seen was being very effectually
and very rapidly chked. To all appear
ance the Devil had things bis own way and
the time he was having to all iutents and
purposes was not unlike that enjoyed by
the traditionary " j.onkey and parrot." Al
ready be seemed to be in possession of the
public buildings of the city, as well as many
of the homes and apparently was making a
good deal of headway toward securing th
churches for Lis chapels. The stated
ministry feeling themselves poweiloss to
resist his march and being unwilling to
yield without something of a struggle
raised a "Macedonian cry for help" and In
response the Iteverend Jones and Mr
Sam Small, fresh from their bout with his
Satanic majesty at Cincinnati have appear
ed at Chicago and are now meeting him
upon his ow n grounds several times each
day.
.The rejwirts from Cincinnati are to the
effect that tho Keverend Sam Jones aud
his assistant rather disfigured the devil at
that pdnt but thus far they have not sue.
ceed.sl so well In Chicago. The crude
methods employed by the 8 mtberu knight
errant and the vigorous lar.
guage used while tmlini to
terrorize the "Prince of Liars" do not cause
any reverential awakenings In the breasts
of those who are yet w ithout the fold of
the redeemed. Divesting religion of the
sacred solemnity that should characterize
it, these professional revivalist make It
something rediculous and instead of Im
pressing uin the minds of their hearers
that they are eng ig d lu plying homage
to (IikI they convey the Idea that the as
sembled people have met simply to liugh
at the autica of men.
Tlie Christian people -f Chicago, if they
denlre to permanently destroy the power of
the devil iu their city, had be'ter send the
Keverend Jones and Mr. Small to their re
spectlve homes and seek to rout him in a
(Jod like and Cnl fearing way not by put
ting upon his track two buffoons whose
stock oi religion seems to consist of un
exaggerated enthusiasm that flue expres
sion iu much thai U coarse vulgarity.
The Fttnim, edited by Lorcttus 8. Met
calf, and published by The Forum Pub
lishing Company, of New York, London
and Paris, is a monthly review that com
mencea publication with the present
month. It is similar in contents and style
to the Xtrth Atiuriean uYiWe and the
!S"ew Princeton iTw, and is designed to
furnish a medium for discussion "In
morals, In education, iu government, in re
ligion." Tlie present number; if an earnest
of what is to come, should certainly bring
to tlie new venture a full measure of suc
cess. Prominent umong the contents of
the first issue are articles by Prof. Win
cliell, .lames Parton, Edwin P. Whipple,
Kev. Dr. 11. U. Newton, Edward K. Hal
and Dr. Win. A. Hammond, all learned and
brilliant writers, who of late years have
added much to American scientific and
philosophic thought.
There is room in our current literature
for just such a review as the Fonim prom
lses to be. The great ueed of our people is
to read articles upon religious,, political
and mort.l subjects that are prepared w ith
care and are more carefully considered
than is the average e litorial prepared in
the burrv of the newspaper room. This
need the Fvvum U designed to meet.
On Saturday New York lovers of fast
horse tlesh were stirred up by the ex
traordinary s lie of tlie cotbests of Lor
llard's stables, which brought au enor
mous sum. On Wednesday evening the
art circles of the city were similarly mov
ed by the .mile of tho art collection of Mrs.
Mary J. Morgan, at Chickenng Hall. Mrs.
Morgan Is the w idow of the owner of the
well know Morgan line of gulf steamers
who died leaving ills widow an estate, the
value of which is counted by the millions.
She who aloretiuies had spent her life in
assisting In the accumulation of this vast
projKTty on coming into possession of the
estate, began the systematic accumulation
of art treasurers. Her purchases took
enormous sums; and it is said she has
spent as much us three' millions on art
within the pist few yearn. This collec.
tion is now being sold at auction. On
Monday night SO pictures were sold bring
ing a total of 1171,200, an average of 2,110
the highest price paid being if I fi ..Til for
Mcissouiers, "Iu the Library."
The following from the Morris Hcrnhl
shows that this city has a large trade even
beyond the surroundings tributary to it
It is not of Infrequent occurrence for peo
, -lu to come 20 or 'M miles to thiscity to do
their trading: " A few days ugo a business
man of Mori is was in Ottawa and there
met several citizens of the town ot Lisbon,
who were there for tlie purpose of trading.
They stated tint they had been waiting for
tlie roads to get better that they might go
to Morris, but the bad weather continuing
and the condition of the roads not im
proves! they had been forced to go to Mil
lington and thence by rail to Ottawa to do
their purchasing. They also informed the
Morris business man that this was a com
mon occurrence, either going to Ottawa or
Aurora."
On Saturday evening last, at the Porte
St. Martin, Paris, tlie famous and notorious
Sarah Earnhardt, made her long expected
appearance as Opht 'iit In a new adaptation
of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." She appear
ed nervous and exhausted, but lu the mad
scene, her acting is said to "nave been most
realistic, equaling her best efforts of former
times, this Interpretation of Opfw'i-i'
madness being founded on the study of a
young French patieut at the mad house.
Her dresses, as the ladies may like to
know, were, according to the It raid cable
gram, "superb."
The Sl-ignzint cf Amrrit-.tn Ili.itnry for
March adds another chapter to the Shiloh
literature by (Jen. Wm F. Smith, with Il
lustration of Federal fences April 5th. The
article opens with an examination of tlie
movements preliminary to the concentra
tion at Pittsburg Landing, and then gives
an account of the battle. It will be inter
esting reading in connection with IuH's
article on the same subject In the C nf-iry.
The other articles of this number of this
excellent magazine are "Van Cortlaiidi
Manor-House;" "Shall we have Colonies
and a Navy," l yj. M. Johnttna; "Chsm
plain's American Experiences in 1013;'
"dirty, the White Indian;" "The Trent
Affair," by Hon. Horatio King; "One
Night's Work; or, Ilreaklng tie Chain fir
Farragut's Fleet at the Forts below New
Orleans, April 20, lstJJ," by Oeo IJ. Kac.r.
There are also uotes, queries, replies, so
ciety events, &, Ac.
A meeting has beeu held iu Pittsburg
this week which was a conference of em
ployes and employers, with the object of
arriving at a settlement of the wages ques
tion without a difficulty. The manufac
turers at the late Washington meeting de.
dared they could nut compete with foreign
factories unless there was a reduction in
wages. At the meeting this week all parts
nf tire country were represented, but up to
this writing no couclusiou had been
reached as lietween the men and the man
ufacturers. It was decided by the latter to
issue a protest agalnxt auy reduction of im
port duties on glass.
It becomes the pleasant duty ef the
writer to announce J. G. Arina'rong as a
candidate for town clerk, a position he hus
for many year filled with ability. That
Mr. Armstrong makes the best clerk Otta
wa township has ever had Is anqnestioued
aud admitted by all sides, and this, togeth
er with his familiarity with township affairs
will add a strength to his rob that will
swamp any other candidate. In fact John
has been clerk hi long it is hard to set
how the town can run without him.
Review articles in the ilrch Ware cn
"An English View of Democracy,"
"Lowe's Llf of Eismarek," "Scherer's
German Literature," ana "John Brown's
Life of Kunjan" The ote of "Recent
Fiction," "Briefs on New Hooka," five a
pretty complete urrey of the general
literature ot the month, which will bu in
valuable to the reader.
The Vitality of widows astonishes the
Pension Bureau. There are uow on the
rolls th names of 17,212 women, widows
of soldiers of the war of 1812.
HOME MATTEKS.
Winter nirtliij; With Spring
Now it is that winter lingers
In I he lap of spr ing,
Toying with her dainty fir.gers
An i their wudddiug ring
Kisses her tlie old gray lover
On her rosy diet k;
Watch and something you'll discover
In about a wet-k.
He will catch her flirting boldly
With ihe sui.iiner warm,
Anil he'll treat her rather coldly
And will raise a storm.
Like a pair of age unequal,
They will seek divorce,
And she'll wed to tell the sequel
Summer warm, of course.
l'ersonlll.
Catmn. T. D. Catlin went to Pittsburg,
I'a., Tuesday.
Dickcy. Mrs. Jesse, Dickey is ia the city
visiting frieuds.
Famks. Lester II. Fames, of Cliiosgo, was
iu town yesierday.
IIoi'Ktits. Miss Mattie Hopkins is visiting
her cousin, Prof. Colton.
Cook. lion. Hurton C Cook, of Chicago,
was la the city Wedn -sd ty.
Lkhmah. State Stumor Lehman, of Chi
cago, was in llo city Tuesday.
Coi.to.i. Prof. Cohon, of Ihe high n iool,
will spend his vacation at Cape Cod, Mass.
IIekvks. Walter Peeves mid wifo, ot
Sirealor, left for a visit to New Orleans on
Monday
IIochb. George S. Honse, of Juliet, an at
torney of prominence in that city, was in
Ottawa Wednesday.
Wmss Mr. arid Mrs. F. J. Wei-s and
family leve for their new home at Lamed.
Kansas, next Monday.
Wr.ii.. Aid. Weil returned Thursday nL'ht
from a two weeks' business visit to New
York and I'hilidtdpliia.
Ii:viiti.v. J. M. Ih'verlcy, a Chicago 1 iw-
yeav, lias oecn m attendance at tlio session
of the Supreme court this week.
Fiiank. Mrs. A. I-'ruik anil lor little Ihv
left for the La-t Monday, and will visit
friends in Ihiltimore ami other cities.
Cmm. Coporation Counsel I'red II. Win
stun, Jr., and den. Smith, of Chicago, were
guests at the Clifton, yesterday evening.
Hamilton. Kx Governor John M. Hamil
ton, of Chicago, was present at the opening
of the Supreme court Tuesday afters on.
Mcl'ot'OAi.L. Puncan McUougall deliv
ered an address before iho Spare Hour In
stitute, of Streator, on Thursday evening.
Williams. John K. Williams, manager of
the Streator opera house and c'ty ciirk of
the hitter place, was in Ottawa, Thursday
Lynch. Thos. Lynch, who has b.-en ve y
seriously ill for the past three weiks, l.i.s
many friends will be glad to learn is conva
lescing. Kimkv.--The excitement in postoflice cir
eles in Streator, Sun lay. was caused ly a
new girl Laby at the residence of Postmaster
Finlen.
Callahan. Miss Nell Callahan, of I a
Salle, who is on a visit to Mrs. I.awrenee,
West Side, has been seriously tdek for a few
days past.
Xotui. Mrs. James Tool and son, of Au
rora, and Miss Shonesxy, of La isalle, hae
been visiting Mrs. J. W. Todd, of this cily,
the past week.
Hatch. Mrs. W. S. Hatch, formerly ol
Adams, N. Y and her two children, came
Thursday night on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
C. 1. PeUpp.
McKiel. Mrs. Jas. McKecl left Wednes
day, being called to see her sister who lives
near SI. Paul, Minn., ami who is lying very
low w ith consumption. While Mrs. McKccI j
is away for some weeks, Misi I?ae GrceJ.
...i i'..i.,.. lJ I., u..n .'
wu'i w in le ni iiivii'i-. in a. .tue,
homo aul takes Miss F.va McKeei's place i
lUpemaa Or li ou's.
College. Miss Emma Kichardson and M
Nellie Price, of South Ottawa, left SaturJ:4
to take a course io one of the Chicago bu j
O'jss colleges.
Srssun Tm spencer, wif-i-nd 'anii"i
leavo next week for I ng ew iod, their futif
home. Mr. Spencer has been a resident
this city since lH.'fl.
Mp'oiiuicK. Ca"t. VcCorm', of Per
a ' P tlie mo-t noted Lai liuarks of th
city, and a consistent life-long democrat, w
in this city Tuesday.
Osm an. Mrs. M. Osman gave a recepti
and tea rurty at her resilience on last Satuj
day nfteruooa, which was attended by
larne number of ladies.
Howland. Mr Howland, son of K. Ho
land. South Ottawa, who has just gradual
irom ttusn MC'iicai i.oiiege, luicago, is not:
on visit to his parents.
I'.kk ein llabert H iektn, the teacher
ihe gymnasium, is meeting with marked H
crs" having uow a class of 20. Mr. Ileicd
will be in this city hut a few weeks more,
TuoBN Amherst Thorn arid family,
riattsburg, N. Y., arrived here Saturday at
are now 'iing st the MoGinnis farm, nori
of ibis ciiy. Mr. T. has purohased the plc
Misahan "'is lennie Minalian, f M
Muk, who has b en it La Salle the pa
yesr, was one of tho applicants for a teac
eiV certificate Saturday at the exaaiinatiu
here.
Walsh. Vioar General Walsh, of tho di
cose of Ogdensburg, N. Y., preached at 10
in Ht. (Vamba church Sunday. The re
erend rentlemaa is a pleading and at
ipeaker.
Ceuai.-E.irge, V I r.oted D la lawys
Ex-atl'irney General J. K. Edsall, of Chicag
aad Attorney General Hunt, of SpriugGel
were in the eity this week before tho S
pretue court.
Oievia. Clarence Glover has "swapped
offices with Mr. Coddiug, canal collector
this city, and will remain in Ottawa, whi
Mr. Codding will enjoy the savory aepho
ef liridgeport.
8wan. Mrs. Wm. Swan, sister of Mrs.
M. Shaw, accompanied by her daughter, Mr
Oeo. F. Iiuttertield aad little son Harry, a
of Jirowusville, I'a., arrived Thursday on
womb's visit to their relatives here.
Moiibis. Miss Jeunie Secor and Miss I
Taeey, both Morris ladies, were in the eii
Thursday, sriiing tickets on a haudson
quilt which they designed and made, at
which good judges of such articles value J
:? !( It was a beauty, sure
Wiiitl. Mr and Mrs. KicharJ White at
f'auidy, of l.irand llapids, have started f
the sunny south, where they will make
their home. We wish them long life, got
luck ami prosperity iu their grand and ma
niticeut new home iu Missouri.
Fahnswohtii. Supervisor Farnsworth an
wi'e, of South Ottawa, wcr ' surpri-cd" I
a p.r y of fiientla Wednesday night and tl
evening was spent in a vety pleasant marine
luncheon and games making the eccasio
la delightful one to lie visitors.
"J.U. II. Jur correspondent "J. I
II." is now in New Orleans. We will nex
week begin a series of letters from 1dm, th
s ibieut of the first letter being " Cliaita&O
m and Vicinity." b is wr ttcn wit i hi s o!
timo dash, an i is ve;) intere-lin .
Lhland. ine aosurd error was maai it
our l eb'y 27 issa that Mr. Ra an and Mi
b. I.eland were at Yale col eg tog. Hi r on
ago. They were in lollego togeibe
four yeart, but it was from 170 to 1S74
which is somewhat of a ditlerencc.
IIakton. I'at Barton, of Munster, wh
has been ill with malarial fever for som
time paut, we are pleased to say is omvale
cent. Mr. Barton is a staunch democrat an
a power in the politics of La Salle county
In liis vicinity his n itne nhuie is a lower o
strengt h. Similar Time.
Si'KNcmt. Mr. Thos. Spencer and wif.
wil leiive Ottawa, next week, to take u
i heir residence in Ihiglew-i-o I. Mr. and Mr?
Spencer have beeu residents ef Ot a w
since IS.'iti are old settlers, in (a t, and.
made a wide circle of friends who will mis
them very much, whi'e the warm feelings o
iheir Iriends have been intensified ruber
than weakened bv the ur fortunate outcomfl
of his latest business venture here.
Irlah Aint rtt-Hn nub.
This newly organized o iety met Sun 'ay I
afternoon in the hull ov. r Kncussl's drug
store and elected ihe following officers: W.
W. Curtis, president; Arthur Uedmond, vice!
president; W. P. Leahy, recording secretary.
M. J.Sheehan, financial .-eci etary; Thos. A.
White, treasurer; Jas, McCjuade, J. J.
Svveenev, Lawrence Clnbn, Jos. Fennel!.
John Sinnott, executive committee. The club
is named alter its Chicngo namesake, and
the constitution on 1 by-laws of that society
were aduiwed almost in their entirety. The
club U organized for social, literary, artisiic
and national purposes, the fun lam. nlal prin
ciple of the organization being an immutable
belief in Ireland's rLht to b; governed by
and for her own people as an independent
ra ion. No restrictions are place I on any
one of good character be ng a niv mberof the
club if they subscribe t the above funda
mental principle. There are at present over
jO members, and before many weeks itn be
lieved thai fully one hundred persons will
have joined the society. The initiation fee
after 75 members h ive bee i trolled w
idaceJ at 15. It is tie inun ion w , ens at-
able rooms can be engaged, to fitupquar er?
for the club which will te opeu every after
noon and evening. The VIII article ot the
constitution adopted bust SunJay declares
that the Irish National Annitersary. March
17th of each veer, s! ad te celebrate 1 ia
some manner worthy cf and appropriate to
the occasion. With this end in view the
society will hl l i-s imoura' ball n Wel-
rr