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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Duelling.-We are told there is cor.
respondcnce going on in Boston, which
began ten years ago with a challenge.
Mr.. A., bachelor, challenged Mr.. B
a married man, with one child, who re.
piled that the conditions were not equal,
that he must necessarily put more at risk
with his life than the other, and he de-
clned. A year afterwards he received
another challenge from Mr.. A., who sta.
ted that he too had now wife and a
child, and he supposed therefore the OBJ.
lection of Mr.. B. was no longer valid.
Mr.. b. replied that he now had two chill
dren, consequently the inequality still
subslsted. The next year Mr.. A. renew
ed his challenge, having now two chill
dren also, but his adversary had three.
This matter. when last heard from, was
still going on, the numbers being six to
seven, and the challenge yearly renewed.
Statesman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

county-of forming Ant-Bank Societies, and
p'edgine themselves to receive as money nothing
Bat gold or silver. Society of this kind was
formed IN the precinct named on the 9TH inst,
with the following constitution:
ARTICLE |. This society shall he ,lenonipa,.
Ed the "ANrI-BANK SociETY, whose moral. no.
lit!cai, aud pecuniary influence shall be axert.l
10 produce reform Of the evils which eSistin r..
lation to Psper money, and to aid encou rage. and
stimulate all to engage IN the work before our
condition shall become more desperate
Arr. ,, The Anti. Bank Society shall h, or.
gained IN each township, auxiliary to a county
society, by the choice OF president. mud s.c,.,a.
~, and standing executive comr, ,tee of three
chosen IN The usual way; and VIII ,ch fl NO officers
or majority OF them, may call meetings for any
purpose at their discretion. may co,re,pond Win
other societies, give or publish lectures. and in
any lawful way promote reneral knovleJ,e oC
Tie banking system aud ito operations. the state
q" the sncleiy and It's progress and Other informa.
ton aud operations they NAV see Il, IN recon.
mend, TO promote the general object. This so.
clely shall meet annually ON the frs, Monday II
January to cleo, officers
ARr.3 We hereby pledge ourselves to refuse
and reject IN our business all bank notes. orders
ar other form Of scrip or Obligatory wri,inr eitbc,
written printed or engraved for the purpose Of
'icul'uon as money, AMI to use the constitution.
AZ 'V'Ieocy and no other, from and after the first
u~! OF November, 1915.
Nat 1. We hereby declare and make known
l" all men, that we will, as far as practicable. aid
and as'is, each other as members of this society,
To abide by It's rules, and to aid others in comfy
ing with them; and We declare before God. we
have no other motives than a reform which
we believe TO be necessary to a prosperous and
happy stale of society and business. A nd call.
ing God to witness the rectitude of our motives,
we ask His ard in accomplishing the work.
ANT. D. We hereby pledge ourselves in no
case to vote for any man To a seat in any legsla-
latl'e council, who is not unequivocaly pledged
to use bis influence and action against the crea.
tlon or extension Of any bank charter, or anv law
or INSTITUTION to issue paper to circulate as money.
ART b This society may organize when five
members shall subscribe TO the constitution. and
II shall be the duty of each member to use all
reasonable Efforts 10 promote the prosperity and
general Objects OF the society.
A single society in single precinct of course
can DO little good. This is bu, beginning, and
the design Is 10 organize such a society in each
precinct in this county, and ii is hoped other
counties viii take an equal interest n abolishing
that foolish and a'aIdelusion, paper money. Let
societies of this kind become general, ale. the
pledge 90 round,' and we will soon be able TO
congratulate ourselves on having the bcs, curten.
cy in tue world.
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(auai Matters,


We have been looking for some time il the
Chicago Journal, the whig organ of the canal
trustees md engineers, for an official statement
relative to the salaries voted by the trustees To
themselves. to the engineers, clerks, agents, and
understrsppers generally. As yet, however, no
statement, has appeared, and the public are com.
paativey left in the dark on the subject, and il
may be that great Injustice is done the trustees
by the reports in circulation, owing to the want
Of authentic information.
Report has il that the trustees have voted them.
selves each FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
per annum, that upwards of FORTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS has been voted to one Of the
trustee lor assisting to negotiate the rapal loan
that the number of engineers, clerks. md
agents has been augmented, and that they receive
exnrbhantly high salaries, in some instance.
much increased and IN no case less than the high
rates paid during the most extravagant times of
ls37-'3S; aid this too at time when many of
Tue contractors are working at the lowest rates
and many poor hard working aborers on the
canal tor less than 80 cents per day. It is also
stated that slnecures have been created who
are quartered on the canal fund at the rate of
I~s"fyJor Hundred Dollars per annum, when
the duties allotted TO them might be DISCHARGED
ny Inc engineers, who now occupy no inconsiJe.
fa|e portion ct their time attending Tao sales for
Chicago lard spectators.
We notice this state of things with regret and
modification, and hope that the many reports in
circulation are not well founded. We hope the
agents OF the state a, Lockpor,, to whom the peo-
pie have right to look for information. Will sat
the public right in this matter by publishing full
list osthe canal officers, giving their salaries from
trustee down to stake driver; and also list of,be
officers and salaries heretofore employc ed and paid
oy the state. The people want to make com.
Farlson. Heretofore great complaints were heard
all over the state about canal ex,rayacanco and
inc RAPID increase Of the state debt, and this couse
more than any other reverted the Lowing Of
tax Tor the payment Of our state deb, long since
Inc last legislature, however, passed law for
this purpose not however withou, full u,Jcr-
Standing thnt economy and retrcnchmen, was TO
be The order of the day. The tax ga,herer is nov
at our door, and nothing will cause the people to
pay that tax cheeriully more than the prospect, of
It's being useful in liquda,ng our, large state
debt. And, before poor settlers on canal lands
pay hfhes to canal agents, they would like tn
Know TO what purpose their hard earnings are to
be applied
J he people want light, Can they haveitl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Something fUmmy.-At the Chatham
Theatre, New York, more bloody. red.
and'bhe fire sort of plays are gotten up
than in any other city in the Union.
They recently produced a drama in
which a famous robber is taken and be-
headed, and his head is exhibited to the
audience by being placed on a table in
the centre of the stage. To accomplish
this to the life, the robbers body is fixed
IN the centre Of the table, and his neck is
fitted in hole in the centre of the leaf.
so that to the audience i, looks precisely
as though the mans head had been cut
oil and stood up in a pool Of its own
blood upon the table. On the first night
OF the exhibition, a wag got into the third
tier Of the stage boxes, and by some I'M
explained manGuyre, managed to blow
lot of Scotch snuff over the stage Jus, at
the Time the head was placed upon the Ia
BILE. As soon as the snuff had begun
to settle down, the head commenced
to the no small amusement of
The audience and as the sneezing could
not be stopped, the curtain fell amid
roars Of laughter and confusion. -Morn.
.4rid.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Look out for poisoned tea.-The n.
Y. Herald says. nearly half a million of
dollars worth of tea was damaged by the
late fire, but not burnt so as to destroy
lis natural appearance. Thousands of
boxes Of this damaged tea are now being
shovelIed up and placed in rough boxes
as if to be offered for sale. 1t is well
known that if an acid should come in con.
tact with the sheet lead with which tea
boxes are lined, the compound would be
deadly poison. And it is but reasona-
bic to suppose that during the late fire
much of this tea has thus been poi
soned.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

DEBT Of Tcras.-A paragraph is going
the rounds Of the press, on the authority
OF gentleman who has been a resident
OF Texas since the beginning of the rev.
oulion, which sets down the debt of that
country at four millions, and the migrant
ed public lands at twenty millions, at the
lowest estimate. Other accounts make
the debt about ten millions, which. prob.
ably, is more nearIy correct. All the in.
dicailons, however, are, that, be the deb,
ten or four millions, the trade and resour.
ces are such as will soon raise that coun.
try above all Pecnniary embarrassment.-
Pittsburgh ArieL
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The Hard Money Rnnls.

"W bat do the people Of illinois think Of it ~
asks the Missouri Republican. The Quincy He
raid answers for the people who reside in tina,
section OF the state, and who belong 10 the demo-
cratic party. "They want no bank, and when
the time arrives, they will send men to the con-
venilon to amend the constitution, who will adj.
vocate the ENGRAVING a clause in the new consii.
tuition against any and all kinds of banks in this
state This is the voice of the whole democrat.
lc party Of Iinos, with the exception of a few
"soi's' around Springfield, who probably think
they can get their hands into its Golfers, if bank
is established. The Herald promises shortly to
go back to the time when this project was first
concoc,ed, and expose the whole design. and the
actors and nbettors in the thing" We shall look
for this exposure with interest. The feelers
thrown out by the State Register, the two letters
OF Murray Mcconnell, the course of the Al
ton Telegraph and other wing papers on this sub.
ject, and host of other circumstan ces, lave full
ly convinced us that deep scheme is on foo,
among certain leading politicians either to force
the democrats To take ground in favor of new
banks in our state or to bring about union be- |
tween the wings and enough democrats to carry
the election, so that by means Of such coalition |
new banks may be established, and the forihcom.
ing exposure may have the desirable effect of de-
'ea,ing the objec, of this scheme
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

a UIM Mm Cdught-.4 Strang.
7ail.-A story is published in the Cour.
Ter of New Orleans, Of wild negro man,
who was caught on solitary spot on the
banks of the Red river. lie lived in the
hollow of tree, and is supposed to have
resided there from his youth, as two skel.
etons, presumed to be those of his father
and mother, were also found there. In
the description gwen of him, It's said
"he is fifty years old. weighs one hun
dred and thirty pounds, and will eat moth.
ing but raw meat, and that which is tain.
ted he likes best. His body is well shel.
tered from the cold and rain by the lono
hair tina: covers it. The creature has
tail three inches long" This last pecu.
lIarity spols the whole story. Strange
that so good a tale should be discredited
by tail so very short !-Harrisburgh
Union.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Canada IhitieS.-This weed-the scourre o,
the farmer-has at last found its way to the ptai.
RE state. The Joliet Signal says, Ave are in.
formed that patch is now growing by the side
OF the highway between this place and Lockport,
near the house situated few rods east Of the as
cent of the bluff. No time should be lost in de-.
stroying them, which can now be easily done, as
they are not forward enough to seed this season,
Give them once start in this country. and no.
thing could proven. their spread over the whole
west. Our farmers should form a company for
their destruction"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Bitten by a rdt--erlraOrdinary case.
"A few evenings ago, young man
named Hays, an assistant in the provi-
sion store of Mr.. Bancroft on the corner
Of Purchase and Federal streets. wen,
home - his house, and, putting his hand
into closet in the dark, felt it seized
sharply. Upon Withdrawing it. he found
a large rat adhering 10 him so firmly
that he could not shake the creature off
till he had killed it. The wound left was
and Mr., HAYS though,
nothing Of the matter till his hand began
to swell. Upon calling medical aid, it
was found that the virus had spread
through his system, and he now lies in
very dangerous state. In the opinion of
he physician amputation would be use
ess, and he can live but a short time.
The swelling IN the hand has now subsi-
led, and it appears as if withcred. Dos.
Post.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

"A present 10 The President.-Presi.
den, Polk has been presented by lady
with a beautiful quill from the wing of an
American Eagle. The .quill was dropped
from an eagle while passing over the
farm Of the donors husband, on the very
day on which the Clay convention as.
sembled in York. and wa. designed as a
present to Mr.. Clay at his Inauguration,
but. as that event has not occurred, the
wife has made different disposal of the
fealhercd instrument.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

New Dog Sf0Y.-A Brussels paper
states, that no5leman, for wager rode
round the whole boulevard of that city,
IN Iighiiwo-wheeled carriage, drawn by
Is small Scotch terriers, harnessed six
abreast. He drove them with whip and
relns at fall speed, followed by all the
fashionable and sporting men of that city,
accomplishing the task in SO minutes
Alter 1t was over, the chariocer coolly
released the dogs from their harness.
wrapped each OF them in small blanket,
and carefully laid them in his own car.
rage. into which one of his grooms also
stepped and returned with them to his
IordshlP's residence, The nobleman him
sell walked home, having pockeied 5000
by his feat.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Magnetic 1tlcgroph,-We learn from
the Utica Daily Gazette, that Messrs.
Bui'erdeld e. Co. are making rapid pro.
gress IN the construction of the magnetic
telegraph between Albany and Utica.
The pos'-holes are dug half way to Little
Fails and the posts are upon the ground.
1t is intended to have so much Of the
line as extends from Utica to Little Falls
in operation by the time the state agri.
cultural fair meets at the former place,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

THE Root Diggers.-In Lieut.. Ere.
monEs journal there is description of
the most degraded kind of Indians vet dis
covered, called the Root Diggcrs. They
are scattered over the great region west
OF the Rocky Mountains and south of the
Great Snake River Roots, seeds and
grass, every vegetable that affords any
nourshment. and every living animal,
thing, insect or worm they eat.
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THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER.

annually destroyed. The society declare the use
of these amnlgams for stopping teeth NAL practice
destructive to the safety of the teeth, injurious to
the healthy condition of the mouth, and not un.
frequently exciting and promoting bad effects on
constitutions previously disposed to the injurious
action of mercury, which invariably constitutes
an ingredient in all these compounds.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

circular published from the American So.
cie'y Of Dental Surgeons, New York, caution.
ing the public ngains, the practice, in vogue by
individuals calling themselves dentists, Of stop.
ping decayed teeth with aulalgams, known under
the name royal succedaneum, lithodion mineral
paste, adaman'inc cement, alabas,cr cement, dia.
mond cement, and other improper substances, BY
the use Of which thousands of valuable teeth are
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

An Irish bar keeper in one of our tav-
ems, says the Pittsburgh American, in
which is now the burnt district, was told
by his employer when the danger from
The fire became imminent, to take care of
the books. The day after he was asked
what was done with them "Oh, lock.
ed them up safe in the drawer" said he,
there is the &ay."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

English duty on Corn.-A correspon-
dent by the last steamer from England,
under date of 10Th of August, writes as
follows:
For fear it should escape your notice,
and that of the American editors Of pa
pers, beg to inform you prior TO the adj
journment of parliament, Mr.. Escott, an
Agricultural and Tory member gave no.
tlce that in the first week Of next session
OF parliament. he would move for total
repeal Of the duty on Indian corn This
measure introduced from this quarter will
be well received by all parties, and there
can be hardly a doubt of its passing, and
no doubt large consumption ofAmerican
Indian corn will be the result.
1T is highly probable, Sir r. Peel will
deal with the corn laws generally, and
remove all duties whatever. think it
more probable, however, that in the first
instance duty fisk pence per bushel on
wheat will be levied.-I'his would not
be felt, and the measure will be nearly
as beneficial as a total repeal. Our
statesmen of all parties repudiate the no.
ton that protection of individual interests
is ever of benefit to the nation, but on the
contrary always or nearly always injuri.
ous.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Il prolific Hhca,.-A letter to the ed
ltor ct the A. Farmer from r. T.. c.
Downes, Esq, of Churchill. Dorchester
co.. Md, says: Il have Just seen a
bunch OF perfect wheat-oi the yellow
bearded variery-consisling Of rs stalks
from one grain. The stalks are nearly
all os the same height, good heads, and
perfectly ripe, Ii was raised within .
few miles of this place, and has been left
mere Tor exhibition, and Ia be forwarded
to your city. | have never before heard
OF any thing like it, and it is quite a curl
os'ly Of the wheat crop, at least to me-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

When the wing papers complain of proscrip.
ton by the present administration, it would give
a wonderful elect to their articles IL in the same
connection they should quo>p the subjoined stan.
"a from their "a song book:
And when we get our Harry Clay,
Wen sweep them in the face of day:
And though they beg, and pray, and Talk.
Every man shall rail- the chalH.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

the political scheme for the enrichment, of
Wing contractors.
We also find that the commercial wrI-
ter of the paper above quoted has the
Substance of the above editorial in his
mon'y article of the third inst. and he
says tn next movement is to suspend
the Michigan lake section of the work,
IN order to nduce congress to appropri-
ate Sl'5oO'ooc to make a deep cut for
ship canal. He also says
Another bad feature in the affairs Of
Illinois is the formation of coordination
under Thomas Malher, the ex.President
Of that old sink of iniquily the state bank
and relative Of the governor, to resusci.
tate that old 'promise.mme.' We have
repeatedly, within a year, notified the H.
LIMOS citizens, that Barrett, Malher. and
the rest, are at worn in tRe interests Of
that old corrupt concern
We regret to say that the signs of the
times in the shape Of newspaper editorial
ieeIers, &c, that have been recently
thrown ont in certain quarters, leave
little, if any room, to doubt the accuracy
OF this last quotation. 1t is time for the
people to look to it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Mails 10 Ieros--The pos, master general bo.
ordered that mails be hereafter made up a, Mo.
bile and New Orleans for Texas. via Galveston
to be forwarded as often as vessels leave the fo,.
mer ports for tho latter. Mails will also b, far.
warded from Galveston to Mobile and New Or.
leans, as above.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

\ man named John Crane wa.
ted IN this place yesterday morning,
suspicion Of having stolen horse =
Iowa City. or It's vicinity. lie had a
morse IN his possession-is known to
have been without the means Of purchas-
'ng' and told so many suspicious stories
as to the manner in which the horse
came into his possession, that it is pre-
sumed that he must have stolen it. He
was examined befoie Justice Crandol,
and IN dciaul, of bail Was committed 10
prison. B'oomin gfoa HerQa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

There is considerable sickness in several ,,,,s
of this county. Veunilion and Troy Grove
people complain poSt this season. The diseosc
Is fever and ague and bilious fever and with or.
binary trec'mcn: hardly ever proves fatal. The
health Of Ottawa continues excellent.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

A writer in the Boston Medical Journal re-
commends that persons laboring under diseases
fthe lungs, and in the first stages of consump-
ton, remove to some town in the interior of Hi.
nos. The well known fact is mentioned that
case Of pulmonary consumption originating here,
is almost unknown; and cases are given of per-
sons with decidedly diseased lungs, with coughs,
'horacic pains, &c, who have found reefby an es-
cape from the cold eastcrly winds of New Eng.
land to the more genial climate of our state. We
may add tina, many cases Of the kind have come
undet our own observation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Peytona withdra,CR.-Mr. Van Leer
writes TO the n. Y. Spirit of the Times
from Petersburg, Va, that as Mr.. Kirk
mans challenge for Peytona has not been
accepted, it is no longer open, and she
will not be on the Beacon course in Oc-
tober. She has spread very much this
summer. and is in fine health. Boston
Statesman.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

We noticed at the pension office in the
Merchants Bank, yesterday, applying
Tor her pension. Mrs. Ann Lewis, OF
South Boston, in her one hundredth wear.
The old lady thought she was almost too
old to go for it herself hereafter. and
should be obliged to send for it.-BoSt.
Post.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

The residence of Senator BREEsr,
well known as Mound Farm near Car.
lyle. in Clinton county, is advertised in
the ST. Lonis Reporter, for sale, together
with large LOT of blooded horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

Here is something for the consi6era.
ton of our readers. We find it, tn.
Ie"'irg editorial, in tie New York city
Morning News Of Sept. 4. We give it
as we find it,aad we presume our rea-
ders generally can make their own CON.
ments upon ii.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-09-19

The Jiehson Standard, by ], S. and e. W.
Roberts, Jacksonville, Ill., has made its appear.
ancr. 1t large and handsome sheet and like
the Shnwneetown Gazette published by the same
hrm,) thoroughly democratic and ably con.
Quoted.