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tronomy, metcorology, receive each
as much attention from him as il each
had been his pursuit. The fruits OF
AL these researches are recorded in
journals daily written in the field.
Materials for maps and drawings are
daily collected few months of Of
fee labor prepares all for pubiica-
ton, and without waiting to see any
thing published, the impatient gen
tleman immediately sets otfupon new
expeditions
Mathematics are the favorite study
of Captain Fremont-botany his Ia
vorite recreation but all the sister
sciences come in for share of his
attention, and the languages, both
ancient and modern, are not negIec-
ted. Greek and Latin come with
his school education. French and
Spanish have been added; German
is in course of acquisition; and
his whole life is divided between
field labors and literary studies.
His life is a pattern, and his success
an encouragement, to all the noble
minded young men of America who,
despising life of sloth and ease, as
pire to honorable distinction by their
own meritorious exertions. He is
married to the daughter of Senator
Benton but looks to his own exer-
tions, not to senatorial influence, for
advancement and promotion. His
widowed mother lives to see the
fame, and to receive the support, OF
son, left an orphan at four years
of age, and beginning at seventeen
to provide for himself, for her and
for a younger brother and sister.
Captain Fremont is light and slen-
der in his person, very youthful IN
appearance as well as in fact, deli
cate in his features, and wholly diff
ferent from what would be looked
for in the leader of such extended
and adventurous expeditions. Mr..
Wilkins, the secretary Of war, could
hardly believe his own eyes when,
in the fall of 1874, a understanding
youth almost feminine in the delica-
cy of his person and features, APP
peared before him, and reported
himself as Lieutenant Fremont, just
returned from the expedition to Or
cgon and California. To see the
leader of such an expedition, in the
person of such a stripping, was a sur
prise from which the honorable Sec
rotary could not recover himself, un.
til after repeated interrogatories.
\. r. c.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. 1915.
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Mexico.

The brig Somers has arrived at Pensa.
cola from Vera Cruz, Of whose news the
Mobile Herald and Tribune has briel
lnlimation in letter from a correspon.
dent. from which, we learn that Gen.
Arista had declared against the Paroles
Government and in favor of the restora
ton of Herrera. That throughout the
country the people we're organizing in
opposition 10 the present Administration,
assigning as a reason their dread Of war
and bloodshed, and regrelting their hay-
ing permitted Paroles to overthrow the
Herrera Administration. Mr.. SlidtlI was
still at Jalapa, with Frightening pros.
poets.
Such is the brief and has,y account, fur.
nished by the Herald's corresp onden,,
who wrote just as the mail was leaving,
with promise TO furnish full particulars
in another letter.
Reported Revolution. The New Or.
leans Picayune contains full particulars
OF the news brought by the arrival Of the
U. 5. Brig Somers at Pensacola. The
dates are from Vera Cruz to the ooh,
and from the city of Mexico to the 18Th
nl'. Mr.. Slidell was still at Jalapa. bu,
would soon proceed TO Vera Cruz. 1t is
said that Gen. Ars,a had arrived at San
Louis Po,osi and declared in favor of the
former order Of things, and invited all to
join him in putting down the revolution.
lists and those who would destroy the
peace of the country. |, was added that
Arisla had taken Tampico, and levied an
additional duty of 62 cents to suppor, his
troops. This intelligence is without doubt
authentic. Santa Anna, i, is alleged. is
becoming more popular every day, and
would be readily received in Mexico.
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--latest FROM Nauyoo.
Our latest Information from Nauvoo i

Our latest Information from Nauvoo is
up 10 Sunday morning last.
The Twelve. who had left the city the
week before, on account of rumor thai,
the Deputy L. s. Marshal was on his
way To the CITY. having ascertained that
the rumor was false, have all returned
The Saints. however were still crossing
the river, Notwithstanding the snow had
fallen on Saur ", to the depth of SIX
inches. Some few, our informants state.
were crossing back. They have already
crossed about 800 Wagons and about
1900 persons-moSr of whom, are en-
camped on Sugar creek about seven miles
hack from the river. So soon as they
are ready for the march, the Twelve Iail
except Page will Join them.
Page has revolted from the Govern
meni of his brethren and declares them
usurpers. lie is opposed to cmigraung
and insists that there Is no authority for
ihe present movement.
The Suangiies in Nauvoo are taking
advantage of the unsettled state OF the
Niormons to create dissenuons amongst
them. They have now Pamphlet in
press at Keokuk, the object of which is
10 turn the tide of emigration towards
Wisconsin.-rhese efforts, together with
those Of apostle Page, are likely to create
considerable division.
The Mormons who start in the advance
party are said to he well loaded with pro-
visions. They also take large number
Of cattle along, on which they can subsst
so soon as grass is up.
Their course, it is said, will be direct
~ Up the Des Moines to the Indian coun-
try. and from thence TO the Missouri
OdrSaC SigHai
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Democratic Meeting.

Alta very large meeting of the demo-
cratic citizens Of Grdndy county, held at
the court house in Morris, on Monday eve-
ming Feb. 23d, p. Kelly was called to
the chair, and Alex. NJ. G. X. Grove. ap-
pointed secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained by the chair, to be to test the
feeling with which the democracy q!
Gundy co. received the nomination Of
A. G.. French for Governor, and Joseph
b. Wells for Lieutenant Governor, on
motion, p. A. Armstrong, the delegate
who represented this county in the guber-
Material convention, was called to explain
the proceedings of said convention. lie
proceeded in a bold and spirited manner,
accompanied by laundering cheers from
the warm hearted democrats.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolved, that we hail the nomination
Of Augustus G. French of Crawford and
Joseph B. Wells of Rock Island, as a
very happy result and meeting our warm
es, appreciation and most unflinching sup
port.
Reso,red. that we consider our title TO
the whole of Oregon clear and indlspuia-
Bile.
Resolucd, that we consider the banking
system of any kind whatever opposed to
democratic principles, and the delcga,ing
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Since December the price Of wheat all over the
country has remained about stationary, o., If any
change has taken place, tie tendency has rather
been downward. Several causes have contribu-
ted to this. LIST. The general suspension of navi-
CATION at the north; 81. Tghtness in money
matters, more particularly a, the west 81. But,
doubtless, the chief cause il the state Of the grain
market in Europe, where the rise in prices has
not been gIcat was anci pa,ed from the &C.
neral failure Of the crops both Throughout, britain
and on the continent. |, now becomes an inter-
es,ng question to farmers and all dealers in bread
suiis, whether prices are 10 remain at this low
ebb, or whether hope may ho INDUCED that,
with the opening Of business in spring, prices
will again advanced This question, to answer
which would require more intimate acquaintance
with commercial matters than we can make pre-.
tensions 10, is partially answered by correspond.
ent of the st. Louis Republican, whose knowledge
OF the subject would appear 10 en,iile his opinion
TO some weight
The writer in question shows, by quotations
from English papers, What is every where cOnce.
ded, that tho grain and potato crops of continent,
al Europe are shot, and that the same is true o.
the crops in England. A table is then given OF
the annual import of grain into Great Britain
from which it appears that that country annually
even when its crops are good, imports % 100000
I,ua ats nf ,yb anl h. ,h I.
short, the importation can at least be no less
Whence is England to receive this large supply
Hitherto she has imported little grain from the
United States The Prussians, Germans, Egyp.
tians, and Turks have supplied her at lower pri.
ces than we could. But now the Egyptians have
prohibited the expectation Of grain, aud at Dan,z.
ic, on the Baltic, and Odessa, on the Black Sea
the main outlets of Prussia and Germany, the
price Of wheat is very nearly as high as in Eng.
land, and in Turkey it is lated TO be even high
er. It's clear, then, tina, she cannot this year be
supplied from these countries, but tina, she mus
receive her supplies from America.
This point being settled, the writer 10 the Re,
publican proceeds to examine how large a sur
plus this country will probably have to supply
the heavy demand of England. The whole
wheat crop for the year lsi5, he thinks, by a H.
beral estimate, cannot exceed 1902 900 600 bush.
els, TO which add eycess Of crop Of lSli,-4 900 !.
900. making total Of l0500O,Oo0 From thi.
deduct
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The long agony Is over! The house Of repre-
sentaiivcs have finished the longest debate tsst
ever took place in ,ha, body, and have passed the
'nptcc' by large majority. ! resolution To
,crmiuafe the O,rg,n debate nn Monday, the OH
Inst, vas adopted on the 9TH. 80 That tho l5n
member, that bad not W, delivered themselves vi
their patriotism on this prolific subirc, we're limi-
ted t. three days, during which II NAV well be
lmag ined the SESSIONS were l0T : and exciting.
Finally, at 3,ei1ck on the OF, the charman's
hammer announced that the talking wa. over.
and the committee rose. and reported the resolu-
ZION To the house, slightly amended. The pre-
v'ous question was then oriertd, the yeas and
nays called, and the houS psocced,J To vote on
the question shall the re solutions pass - There
suit wa>, yeas lGj, Ns 81 The NAYS were
pdacpaly southern n sInbers, thu, advocate The
"mas'ery inacIi,ity' policy Il Mr. Calhoen
The following are the resolutions as they wcr,
finally passed.
E-'9irsd hy the senate and house Of rcpresen-
tstves OF the Upued States ct Amerra IN con-
grcss assembled, That the President OF the Unit
ed States cause nollce 10 be clveu To Great 3rI-
tain, thr the convention between the United
states OF AmsTica and Great Britain. concerning
the territory on the northwest ooYst OF America.
west ct the Stony ar Rocky Mountains. Of the
9th day Of August. Is Z, signed at London. shall
be annullcd and abrOsated twelve months after
giving sad notice.
Rs,otea That nothing herein contained is in
tended to interfere with the night and discretion
OF the proper authorizes Of he two contracting
parties to renew or pursue negotiations for an mn
lcab'e settlement OF the controversy respecting
the Oregon territory.
These resolutions were presented to the ser ate
on Lhe 10Th, and as that was the DAY fixed upon
by that body Tor the consideration Of the Oregon
question, they were Immediately taken up. Mr..
Allen FIST obtained the floor, and addressed the
senate IN isvor of their passage, in speech that
was not concluded until the evening of the / lih.
aler than which We have no proccpdincs.
Mr.. Calhoun, on the 81 presented the memorial
of the Mcmphis convention. Herema, ed that
some Of It's recommendations did not com, with
in his view Of he provisions Of the con,tt u,iou'
but IN tide great point of the memorial he et,tT'-
y concurred. On his motion it was referred 10 q
select committee and ordered to be printed.
The ordinary appropriation bill Tor fertilization 4,
was taken up IN the honse on The lllh, aud pass
ed. 1t aPProprates abou, $1,000 900. all t,
works already begun. Mr.. Wentworth made an
unsuccessful effort to have the consideration ct
this bill postponed until the agprPriallonbil for
new works wa, disposed offor be said he had lear
ned enougl'oi the diplomacy and art ofd'ing bu-
sness in congress TO know that # this bill was
once passed, it was perfectly u-ses. TO attempt to
&c, appropriations fornew works. HIS speech on
/ the occasion presented the wants Of the lake rc-
gion in a frrcibie manner, and We shd | endeayor
! TO find room for it in our next;
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Fire al DirOn.-Our town has been
visited 10y that destroying elemen, F,Rr
and most disastrous one for your friend
Eddy. Last night, about IL O'Clock. ia.
alarm Of fire Was heard, and when frs,
discovered the store of Eddy IL Stiles
was all IN flames. The roof was lallinc
in when i, was discovered. and the fire So
lar under way that 1t was impossible IN
subdue 1t. Eddy & Stiles store, Browns
building, and the Phoenix Hotel were all
land IN heap of ruins. In order 10 keen
II from spreading to Col. Dement'S housr
and LATHE u Brooks store. it was ,houob,
advisable 10 tear away o. +. Avres' tailor
shop: and have no doubt bat tina, saved
several buildings which must have been
burned; taking into consideration the fac,
that nothing but water carried in bucke,s
rom the rlvcr was 10 be had and under
the excitement, /. is to be wondered that
the fire was quclled without further de.
vasiatlon. Every one present used eve.
ry effort 10 save as much of the goods
and property rs possible, and none was
more active than tie great temperance
man, I. ). Farchild. in carrying out
goois--aII but the liquors-he did no,
roll out any whiskey, believe. Eddy
i SIIles' loss will no donbt he severe. al.
though they were insured, | understand
tnr $4,000. Hawley's lo,s tthe Phoenix
Hotel will be probably 81 900. How.
ever, 1t is NOT possible to tell wi at his
loss will be, as much as his .property
was not got out of the house. Ayrcs
will probably lose $50 or $40, not more"
Cor. Gai.aa Gazette.
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Nouns. Feb. .. 1915

GOod enou.h 10 be hqGea--A Washington
correspondent, of the St. Louis Republican writes
as follows; "Whe upon the subject Of the for.
cisn diplomatic corps, cannot resist the tempta-
lion, to relate most admirable joke that occurred
few days since between Mr.. flanagan, one OF
the Senators from Indiana, and Mr.. Bodsco the
Russian Minister. The latter addressed the for.
mer, in this wise; i suppose when your country
has got all of Oregon by your doctrine of coatg,..
hy, you will be for laying claim to a portion Of
the Russian territory Mr. Hannegan replied
tba, he did no, think So To which Mr.. Bodiscc
rejoined, probably the United States would refrain
from the attempt, through the apprehension thai
she would be successfully resisted by Russia
Mr.. Hannegan, with some little warmth, re,ortcd
that be did not know that the United States could
whip Russia, but he was very confident De oouId
| fir0Sh The Cucassians. 1t is needless to add ,ba,
the representative Of the auocrat discovered tina,
he had walked up the wrong passenger, and was
willing to change the subject with the Hoosier,
withou, pressing the conversation any further"
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SAFE OF ILLINOIS, Lee County, S.
OF the May term, A. d. 1916. Of the circuit
court Of said county: Asel A. Gates Us. Ma
thanel I. Grilin-In chancery.
\ + appearing, by affidavit on file in the
Office OF the clerk of the said circuit
court, that the said Nathaniel +. Griffin,
is a nonresident Of the state Of Illinois:
Notice is, therefore, hereby given TO the
said Nathaniel +. Griffin, that a Till in
chancery has been filed in the office OF
the clerk of said court, by the said Asel
A. Gates against him. the said Nathaniel
+. Griffin and that summons in chan
Gerry has been issued thereon, returnable
to the May term, A. ID. 1916, of said
court. And unless the said Nathaniel +.
Griffin shall be and appear before the said
circuit court on the first day of the next
term thereof, 10 be holden at the court
house in Dixon, in the said county OF
Lee, on the first Monday of May next,
and answer to the said compliments bill
of complaint, the allegations thereof will
be taken FOR confessed against him. the
said Griffin, and decree entered accor-
ding TO the prayer of said bill.
CHARLES Il. CHASE.
GLOVER & Cook, sol. for comp. Clerk.
Feb. 20, 1876. 36-4t.
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ora power unwarran'ed by the Cons,iu-
ton Of the United States.
Resoired, tina, we have full conflo,..
IN the talents and integrity of our n,s.sn,
senator Michael Ryan. and will o;,. h;,,
our nnhinching support 70 re.elec,ior
HeSofred, that we consider the holJ;,o
oi convention for the alteration of ,ba
constitution of the state of Illinois mat
Ter % vast and Indispensable importance.
HeSofeed' that the thanks of rhis meet.
ing be rendered p. A. Armstronc far bis
very able and truly eloquent address
HeSofrfd' that we recommend To the
democracy OF Grundy county. the hold.
my OF county convention on the se.o,l
Monday in May next, at the cou,, hans.
IN Morris to nominate candidates for cour.
~ officers.
RcsoIeed, that the proceedings Of this
mec"hg be signed and copy sen, to the
V',n"" Free Trader and Joliet Signal for
publication.
Three cheers were then given for
French and Wells, succeeded by demo
cra'lc Song-three more cheers cre,ho,
gwen for Polk, Dallas, Oreoor ,nI
Texas, and adjourned.
PATK. KELLY,
ALIEN NJ. c. X. Grows. PresiIeo,
Secretary.
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A special committee Of the Alabama lcgisla-
,ure has reported bill prohibiting, under severe
penalties, the Introduction o slaves 10y traders ar
slave population in becoming too numerous for
the interest and security Of the citizens of the
slate; and that uon reslden, planters send their
slaves in o it, and withdraw the proceeds OF their
'ahor To be expended in other states. They fur.
ther express the fear that. as popular opinion i.
expressing itself against The continuation of sla.
very in Kentucky, Virginia. and other states
they ma, be o,srrun by this class of population,
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Ottawa Foundry.

IN L subscribers would respectfully inform tho
citizens of Ottawa aud vicinity, ,ha, they
have entered into co-par,nershlp. Tor the purpose
ufcauying on the Foundry Business in this place.
which has heretofore been under the management
Of CoaswrLL Il CuAprS. and they are now pre-
pared to execute all kinds of work in their line
equal to any establishment in the country, and on
the shortest notice and the most reasonable terms.
They have connected with the FOUNDRY
first rate Pattern Maker, which will enable them
to make to order all kinds Of stoves, CRATES hollow
ware, saw mill gearing, and any article oi mhch'-
nery, at the shortest notice. A share of patron
age is respcc,lulIy solicited. Cash paid for old
Cast L0n. COGS"EL1 " Cooh'
Ottawa, Feb. 0, 1916.
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The emigrGting spirit Of americans.
The Hon. John Wentworth of Illinois,
himself an emigrant 10 that stale from
New Hampshire, in late speech, thus
happily hits oil the emigrating spirit Of
Americans
''llc had "a friend in Ohio, as long ago as
Wien it was on the frontier. lie had been
moving and moving away from the in.
roads Of society, until he had reached the
banks OF the Mississippi, aud was about
to move again. He asked him his reason.
He said it was the dying advice of his
father, "to keep twenty miles beyond
lar and calomel, and doctor and law.
yer were within twenty miles, and he
thought it time TO go."-BOSt. Post.
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"Barn-burners" and sold Hunkers"
are the terms ulsed TO designate the two
wings into which tho Democratic party
of tho State of New York is unfortunate.
ly divided; We see it stated that "The
term 'Barn-bunsr' IN its political appli.
cation grew on, of story of Dutch
farmer in Pennsylvania whose barn was
Overrun with rats which devoured his
grain. Unable to discover any other rem.
edy, the Du,chman Sc, fire TO his barn,
and thus rid himself of rats, barn and
grain altogether"
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Names.--Emma is from the German,
and signifies nurse; Caroline from The
Latin noble minded; George from Greek
a farmer; Martha from Hebrew, bitter.
ness; the beautiful though common name
Mary, is Hebrew, and means drop of
salt water, tear; Sophia from Greek
wisdom; Susan from Hebrew, a liz
Thomas from Hebrew, twin; Rober,
from German, famous in council.
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Inc venerable Albert Gallatin Of
TINS city, appears in the National In
teihgencer of Thursday in The first
OF a series of articles on the "Ore-
go" question:" He counsels moder-
alton, regards the matter as one 70
De settled by compromise, but de-
ciueuIy insists that the United States
cannot afford to make the Columbia
river the boundary as is proposed
by Great Britain. He thinks our
government lays too much stress on
our title derived from Spain.-.NY.
Tribune.
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Thomas +. Marshall, the eloquep,
henuckian, whose reformation from in.
temperance by the Washingtonans, while
a member OF the eth congress, ran thru
the whole nation, and whose eIooncn,
temperance speeches in the Eastern cities
thrilled the heart Of every friend of the
the cause, fell from his high estate and
bro%e hls solemn pledge at Lexington.
week before last. Pecunlary embarrass.
meni' (ior his library had been sold for
debt, we understand, combined with dis.
appointed ambition, was doubtless the
cause. Before drinking, however, to ex.
cess reason returned to its throne and
conscience resumed its balance. He wen,
10 the Executive Committee of the socie-
ty, acknowledged his fault. asked for.
g'yeness, and renewed his pledge. The
next evening he made two powerful
speeches at temperance meeting the
hrsl acknowledging his dcreliclion, and
the second an eloquent appeal 10 young
men, a large number Of whom Joined.
Had he taken few steps more on the
downward road commenced by him, he
would have been lost irretrievably. In.
diana Register.
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THE Oyster BuSiae5s.-Our Fair
Haven friends are going ahead" in
this business, IN manner tina, defes all
competition. Vessels are constantly ar.
irving a, the docks in that village. loaded
with this delicious Jicoire, where they
are opened, and sold in kegs to "all the
region round about" About 1000 gal
Ions are opened per day ! and are worth
81 per gallon in that village, and meet
with ready cash sale. A more indus.
trious and thrifty community is no, to be
found, and we are glad to see them
hourishing.
BY the bye, we would enquire of oar
neigIibor of the Palladium. if it would
not be good plan to pu, high duty on
oysters brough, from abroad, to encou.
rage the growth Of nafires? or is free
trade. as it now exists, better for all con.
cerned? Would not protection make
them "chearer," as in 1.-The case of cut
nails !'-New HaCen Register.
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Biennial Sessions. Mr.. Burnside, OF
the house Of representatives, has brought
before that body proposition to amend
the state constitution, so as to provide for
the meeting Of the state legislature once
in every two years, and that hereafter
state senators shall be elected for four
and members Of the house lM two years.
Carlisle (Pa) Volunteer.
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Printing By Neam.-We present the
readers of this mornings Republican Il
paper printed bv the agency of the steam
engine. This Is the first instance IN this
city. and, we believe, the first west Of the
Mississippi. Of the application of the
steam engine to printing purposes. and
we therefore deem it an event worthy Of
lce.-.Ms5ouri RcpYb.