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Oregon.

We notice in several OF the papers Ct this
the formation Of emigrsting companies for Ore
gon. A meeting was recently held in Peru, in
this county, fpr the purpose, and we notice those
engaged In 1t are principally young men, Of good
character and fine abilities, and are well c1cula.
ted to indurs the hardsnps Of the journey.
From the Independence, (Mo) E1posi,or, of
the OH inst we clip the following, which gives
some important hints to this class Of cn,igranrs.
From letters received at This place and rom
"'h'i Ininrmainn received, we are inclined 10
think that there will be a very large emcrs,i,n
Ia Or gon this .pring There are many persons
IN this county NV who design going aud many
others in different quarters are making prrra,s.
tions slso.-Compa, i,s fer Oregon have started
regularly from this place fer the lat E. ur or five
years. and these have always succeeded best on
the trip ~h" got the earliest start. ! he frs,
company should start at least by the 10Th &c Nav
and sooner If grass is sufficiently grown 10 aluw
them TO s1vabce. The Others should then fol.
low us soon as convenient. II would ALWAYS be
better fhr the emieroni-, If they would 20 in
snall'r companies. ihan they have usual, dore
heretofore. From thirty 10 fifty wagons ia
company, are amply sufficient for safety, and add
greatly to the comfort, as well rs despatch in
travelling. In large companies, the divisions
which are always occurring are very hnnyins
besides they must necessarily move slower than
If divided in small parties. In our next. we shall
have more to say upon this subjccr and we shall
also endeavor 10 give what is considered proper
dI'iil tor these who go on this long and ard uous
ipurney.
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For the last week, considerable confusion ha,
existed in the mail service between Peoria and
Chicago, ox ing to the failure of Mr. o. Hi, lon
she contractor on the route.
The contracts have now, however. been re.le,
end The former regularity msy be sgain expect,
81 on this impoHan, route. The frs, failur.
secured at Peoria. when the postmaster ,her.
Immediately re-et the conlrsc, TO Mr.. F,iuk, q,
10 per trip between Peoria and Ottawa, to con
time in operation until further advised BY III,
Post Once Department at washins,o Or
the iS.h inst. the Postmaster a, Chicsso re.ls,
the balance Of the routes. a. follows:
Nilwsukie-J. Frink & B. F. Haldlck. d,ily
per trip Sl9 GO
Gslena via Rockford--Ssme, tri.woekly so OC
Ouswa-Ssme. daily "a OC
syesmore--w. R Green, weekly SIS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The 81. Louis Republican of the ll,h. con-
'sIns extracts from New Orleans papers. from
which We learn that Gen. Scott was at Brasos
Santiago and had taken the frs, command of the
army; III 1t he had ordered Gen. Taylor to Mon.
terey, where he was to remain in charge Of a
force Of volunteers; that Geo. Worth with hi.
column had arrived at Brazos, and Gen Wool
with his o, Saltllo; that orders had been issued
from head quarters to invest Vera Cruz by land
and sea, for its reduction, and that the iierenl
columns were making arrangements accordingly
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The weather is now moderate, and wo M a,
shortly expect to see ourrvers freq from ice. A,
present the rivers are crossed with much diff
Guilty. Tho new bridge across Fox River is rap.
idly progressing, and in few weeks will be par.
tally ready f"r use. We hope by another sea.
son, to see similar bridge across the Tlinoi.
when our town will be placed in situation t.,
realize oil the benefits Of an uninterrupted iu,es.
course vii. the surrounding country,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Indim Cara.-Tue y. O Gamer
ciai Times ot the lsyi u'L, c0btuns an
article on Indian corn. 1t explains Tie
cause Of the high price 1t bears N Gfeat
Britain, To be the case with which 1t Is
prepared for the table aud the VARIETY ul
dishes into which IL can he made, AS well
as the rich nuirimenl it affords. |, a Id, !:
$50 long as Indian corn is used as an
article VI human food in England and
Ireland the quantity they will require
from us will have but very uIilng pro.
portion of the crop of the United States,
which is estimated q, from 500 to co.,.
600 900 of bushels, OF which quantity we
should think it large estimate to say
we may espor, from 10 TO 100000 Of
bushels. or from . to 3 per cent. Of the
whole quantity we grow; bu, the mo.
men, they begin to use i, for their cattle,
and we can furnish il at The rate to com.
pete with their own productions that are
employed for that purpose--oals. peas
and beans-then !, is hard TO say where
will he the limit of the demand.
Even in the United States, where In.
dian meal is So generally used, but small
portion Of The entire crop is consumed
for human fool-i, would. we think. he
a large estimate to say ,ha. for every man,
woman and child, there was consumed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

We learn from the Tazewell Couuy
Wing that Mr.. Philip Allensworih, Of
that county, on his return from Todd
county, Ky. was upset in a stage coach,
between Alton and Springfield, on the
27ih ult. and injured so severely as 10
cause his death on tie I'd inst. His re-
mains were brough. 10 Tazewcll county
Tor lnierment. His death is greatly re-
GREETED, having been one of lhe most re-
spectacle and wealthy cilizeus Of that
county.
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AG,iiam Afdr.-A late number of,he Pitts.
bursh Commercial Journal says. awe arc jus,
informed by Telssfeph from Baltimore, Of the
arrival, On the 18Th instant, Of the u. 8. store.
ship Relief, Of the blocksding Squadron.
by this arrival We learn, that IN the 81 inst.
q host wss discovered discharging cargo a, the
castle Of San Juan dUlloa. Lieut.. Semmes,
late comma ndins brig somers, was despatched
to attack the vessel, ndcap,ured her in III mos,
brillisn, and handsome manner, IN the ace of n
hrsk Are from the Mexican,
No more gallant little affair has been achieved
ny our Navy"
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The following paragraph 10 copied from the
general regulations for the army established on
The lst Of March, 1915:
$3.50. Private letters or reports relative to
military marches and operations are frequently
mlsehissous in design, and always disgraceful
10 the army They are therefore strictly forbid.
den and any officer found guilty Of mskin 9
such report Tor publication, without special per.
"iss'on' otof placing the writing beyond his
son'fo'. 90 mat u hnds ito way to the press with
IN one month af,er the termination Of the cam.
psisn to which !, relates, shall be dsmi .el ON
the service"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

We have converseJ with several farmers in
this vicinity, and they oil entertain grea, fears
for the growing wheat crop, owing to he unfs-
vorsb'c weather during the winter. Sc aeraI are
confident that nearly all the wheat fields are
entirely destroyed; albeit others think diff rently.
Perhaps II is rather premature to judge, at this
early day, Of the effects Of the winier on the crop.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Gen. Taylor and The Ioiuntees,-
The correspondent Of The New Orleans
Delta, wiring from Victoria, describes
the following scene as having occurred
shortly after Gen. Tsylor's arrival at lha,
place.
Gen. Taylor visited the Illinois Vol
un,eers yesterday, and the way the boys
crowded around him threatened immedi
ate suffocatinn. BY way of saIuta,ion,
verify believe the old General pulled at
his cap five thousand times, and ! was
looking every minute to see him pull the
front piece off. The General was mount
ed on large and gentle mule, Wills; his
Orderly rode splendid dragoon horse,
and was himself dressed in clean and
handsome uniform whilst the General had
on tha. same old lack frock coat, and a
big Mexican straw hat. Mr.. Tanning.
The Orderly, got about six salules to Tay.
lor's one, the "Suckers" taking him for
The General. aud wondering why they
called him old Taylor. When at last
they found out that the old ranchero was
the sure enough General, they inferred
from his plan appearance, that it would
lie nothing amiss TO offer him a hand 10
shake, aud they went at Iwilh such good
will, that, by the time the two regiments
finished sque, zing II. there could have
been liule feeling left IN 1t. As he rode
of, there were many who wondered il
that was the animal on which he charged
the Mexicans."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The Maeks'e. Fisasry.-ycry fe. people are
aware Of The magni,uIe Of this fishery IN Masss.
ehuse,,s. BY the return Of the Inspectors, it sp.
peers tina. the number Of barrels Inspected b,
them IN the year 1916 was upwards Of III 900
This is more than barrel Tor every family IL
the State. Gloucester has The largest inspect
NEARLY - 600 barrels Boston has $4,000
and Newburypor, AVID Wei fleet little larger
number. This vast amount 10 independent OF
the very large amount Of macksrel sold withoui
barreling.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

We had intended to say something in
la,lon 10 the position which The Cover
ner occupies in the confidence Of the
Democratic parry. generally. and his in
dependent course so far, but letter which
we publish to-day. written By a gentle.
man who was then in Springfield. has
taken, as we believe, an impartial and
proper view OF his intentions and actions.
This letter We hope will be read by all.
as The writer had every means of ascer-
tanning the motives of the Governor, and
is not liable to be mistaken.
For some time we have observed close.
ly the actions of our prominent men in
this State, and wa,ch'd with eagerness
the movements which were made TO-
wards redeeming her from hen embarra,s.
ments.--Among The number who have
stood boldly forth and have labored IN.
ceasingly in defending the honor Of the
State and endeavored 10 place her in
condition to meet her obligations, none
stood ffmer, or took deeper interest
than did Gov. French. As democrat
lie ha, always been unhnchng-snd we
are confident tina, in his present elevated
position his actions will be governed By
the same degree Of consistency and judg-
men,. Tha, he will guard closely the
interests Of The State, canno, be for mo.
men, doubled. His actions so far have
shown this to be the case. In making
appointments il would be utterly impos.
sible to please all, therefore. the selec
tons should be made for The public good
and no, for The accommodation Of ind.
viduals or friends. The Governor. we
doubt not, has observed this rule, the
opinion Of others to the contrary no,wi,h.
standing. The re.appoinlment Of Gen.
Fry was desired by many in this region
but different man has been appoin.
ted, and well knowing the Governor
good intentions, we hope it will meet
with more general acquiescence. The
individual appointed has heretofore en-.
joyed the confidence Of the State, and
satisfactorily discharged the duties which
devolved upon him. lie is said to be
possessed with all the abilities requisite
for the management of the important
work over which he has been appointed
to watch the interests of the State. In
Col. Oakley, the State will undoubtedly
have a good Trustee, and one who will
do as much for the canal as any other.
II the Governor is upheld in all his
measures, the work whick was begun by
his predecessor. will still be carried ON
under his administration. and ere It's close
our Stale will be still further on the way
Of meeting her obligations. Ills admin.
is,ralion has commenced under somew hal
favor able circumstances, and if democrat,
and the people generally will supper, the
Governor in his undertakings, three years
hence our affairs will present different
aspect. |, is the duty Of the press, the
Democratic portion Of ii more particular.
ly, 10 sustain him so long as his action.
accord with The principles Of the party
and so long as the same patriotic motive,
which have influenced his actions hereto
fore, governs his course. Joliet Signal
Hon. Henru "A. Uise. III. y. Ministe,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The Poor u N;r Yyk.-rh. total number Of
persons relying directly up'n the city for sup
the Aims House proper, and The remainder on
outdoor relisf. Scarcely DAY passes. in which
one or more families arc not picked up in The
in some cases actually starving; and this with.
in ,hrse OF four day. from their frs, landing on
our shoies..-' Courier and Fn9uiyu,
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Ghtcnso Market.

CHICAGO COMMERCIAL spvERTIsga or,rcE2
ChicagO, Ft6,umy Is, 1917.
There has been n, falling # during the last
west in tho receip, OF nheat aud pork.
Wte1.--.We change our quotations this week
in the price 'urrCnt below. and although ihsy
stand at 60l10c, yet some very choice parcels
have been taken at 12c,s. Appearances indicate
that that those prices will be sustained.
FOW--We also raistto SO 75,4
Po,k.---An alienation will be noticed in this,
Now stands at 2a3 80, large range between the
diFrn nj qualities.
Tmoihy Seed is also marked up to lal,i2!.
The markets are firm at these prices.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Correct Seniinfeni.-The Hon. J. W.
Lawrence member Of ,he present Con.
gress from New York educated Qua.
ktr.-used the following language OF
Lord Abinedon-spoken in the Brili.l,
Parliamru, in l79i-m Jns,llying he
war with Mexico.
~ hr hes, road 10 Peace l. War! and
war carried on ~ the same manner ~
which we are laugh, 70 Worship "ur Gre.
a,or, namely: with all our hearts. anl
with all our souls, and with all our mlnda,
and with all ,ur -'tcug'h.'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

IL the matter Of the Estate of1
NATHANIEL BuRroS. decd 5
Toihe heirs Of the said Nalhane! Burton, dcceas-
ed, or their guardians, and all persons interest,"
ell IN the Estate of said deceased
VOU and each ofyou, are hereby notified that
Il I shall present n petition al the next term
Of the Circuit Court Of LA Sale county, on the
9th day of March next, being the second Mon
day of the said term, for the sale OF tho whole ar
50 much of the real estate of the said in,esate
as will he sufficient 10 pay his debts and all per-
sons interested in said real estate Of the said in
tesiste, to show cause why II should not be sold
for the purposes aforesaid.
CHARLES HAYWARD, Admir-.
Feb. 17lh, AZ Of the Estate Of said decd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The wealth Of The Clergy Of Mexico is cnor-
nous. They own many Of the finest houses IN
Mexico and other cities, and their property in
mor'main is estimated a. fifty millions. Ono.
fourth Of The whole property Of the country is in
the hands of the priesthood, aud it is daily in.
creasinG.
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Oar New Senatorial D,.,,ic,,

We learn from springf, IL, tha, the new Ap-
Poriionmfn, hill now bsf'rs the Legislature.
places The How ing counties in our Sens,eriaI
District. viz: La Sale. Grunjy. Kendall and
Livingston, { r Senator. l., Sale. ] Rrpiesen.
',,ivc; la Sale aad Livingston, I; and Grund,
and K,nl, /.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The n. Y. Courier insists, with great force,
that God demands tina, men should be hung for
murder. The trouble is, say. an exchange. hat
God only knows whether murder has be, com.
mit.ed, and has not been n. ssed to give US any
means for ascertainng the fact. Trial by jury
10 certainly net sach = means.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

quality the cereal grains 10 have degen-
Grated. Mr.. Wise says tina; grea, service
can be rendered to the agriculture of our
own country by attention TO the produc
tons Of Brazil Net. Intel.
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Temperance Meeting.

Mr.. Eiior Through the medium Of your
paper, wish to remiad the friends Of Temper.
anee that an adjourned meeting OF the County
Temperance Society will be held a, the Cour,
HOUSE IN Ottawa, "n tho . a Of +, bruary inst.
al II o'clock, \. VI. The friends Of The csus,
throughout the eoun'y S,c 'su ,slly sclici,rd ro
attend L. BAi DNlN.
Feb. 18Th, 1917,
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Notice.

y3NIE c,-partrership hucioiiuc eris'n, be-
4 tween the Subscribers, under the firm Of
Wm. True IL Son. l. tins day, 10y mutual cn,-
sent. dissolved. Tue 9hlrs OF the corcern will
y. .et'i,d by WIN. VI. True, t, ~h'm all per-, rs
lad bed to the ;irp, are requested h. make pay.
ncut, M iRDE,
Du1Xa F.hl lSi7 " ". ". TEUE
Fg7.lE srb,ts,bsr hsvns psrchqssi The Inter
3 t.j 0fL.a ifnaril me saCk rI.t business cr
.bs i,i5 Hr,f, aI.i ..liarc csuy 20 tAu hu7l.
lc-s Toe Oh uanJ.
Il, har, enc friends arj customers l,ac ola
irr, .s,iteSjcn t. him Dpne patronage, and hu
eH cad,cyar,5 mcr,. 'lhy keeping 90 bond =
pune So, .,imeui ct dc-j.,5.e goods. which n"
vii s,ll oS 10" ~ ,ho ys,y lowest IheUosrnt
sock vii be- closed al very how prices ~ msav
rom tor fresh 1s,rtimeut N ,lr rprinl.
OIaNa, Fen |, ~ 80 wv. VI. TRUE.
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81. 1.ouis Market.
From the Reyeille, Feb. 10 1S47.

From the Re,eille, Feb. 10 IS47.
Flour.--Buyefs are no, disposed to give more
than "a 25 for good country brands bu, holders
generally are firm at 81 so. Sales have been
nude a. the former figure, deliverable at points
above.
WheaL-A prime article, in sacks, will com.
mand SOC; and We hear Of sales deliverable at
points on the Illinois river, at 64c in bulk, snd
7On15c 10 sacks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

a lawyer by the name OF End. receiy-
ed the appointment, Of justice # the peace,
and soon after. wag wrote on his office
Here justice comes to an End"
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Illinois and Michigan Canai.-We
have much pleasure in stating that Col.
Charles Oakley has been appointed Trus.
tee on behalf OF The State OF Illinois, ;n
superintend the construction Of tie Hi
nos and Michigan Canal, and the con.
Germs both Of the Stale and the bord.
holders in connection herewith. The
nomination was made 10 the Senate Of
Illinois on The 2ls, of January, and on
The same day was confirmed, three.four,hs
Of the members voting in his favor, incu.
ding five Wings. The appointment, Of
Col. Oakley to this important pos, will
be gratifying news to The bond holders,
both in hi, country and Europe. We
know Of no man in whose integrity, good
sense and judgment, they would have
more reason To condde. Journal Com
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Look foyour UheaG-We have heard
one or two express apprehensions as TO
their winter wheat. They say tha, a
large quantity has been win,er.killed.-
Hennepin Her.
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The lien. Caleb Gushing. We perceive, has
been elected Colonel Of the Massachusetts, Re.
simsn' Of Volunteers. and has promptly &C.
e-p,cj ,he honor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

A short time since we took the liberty
Of directing the attention of our citizens
To the project Of rendering Fox River
navigable, or BY some other means secu.
ring to the inhabitants Of this valley and
the adjacen, country more expeditions
and economical method Of getting to re-
liable market. What attention the sub
iect may have received in private, we OF
course are no, aware; bu, tina, nothing
has We, been done publicly, no one need
be told.
This is an enterprise in which no man
or set of men is solely interested. i, is a
public enterpfise-one ia which we all
have something more or less to gain or
lose; and before the time shall have pass
ed-f II has not already gone-when we
might have done something for curse YES,
i, nigh, not be an Improbable task for
us TO he looking around for apologies for
our supineness and neglect; for we shall
ere long need them for ourselves and our
successors.
We believe that majority Of The thini
ing portion Of this community are still
sanguine in the opinion that this River
mus, eventually become the Feeder 10 the
main Canal-in which event the water
will be takeh from this point. |, may
be that .lhe wish is father to the thought,
or possibly they have some good
grounds for adheriug TO this lavorlie pro-
ieci. BE that as IT may--if anything is
to be done, noW is the time to 90 10 work
We have everything to encourage US, and
all things considered, it would seem that
our prospects for success were never bet.
ter.
In exchange for Gen. Fry, we now
have a man who comes recommended for
his high moral and financial reputation,
and who will decide and report upon all
matters pertaining to his Office promptly
and honestly.
By the Canal Report, we see that some
100000 can be spared from tie origi,
nal estimate (; when We have all along
been told by those who should know the
facts, tina, the great reason why the Fee.
der would not be built, was. that no CAL
cula,ion was made for il while negotiating
for the loan Of 81 100000.
And again, The time is not far dis,an,
when the machinery for pumping water
10 supply the Canal will either be dcvo.
ted 10 some other business or slowed
away as useless property Should the
waters Of the Lakes recede 10 their for
mer level Of 1912, (which they are as
sure to do as they are to obey any Of Ma
lures laws, those pumps will stand as a
lasting monument Of the stupidity and
folly Of the Canal Board.
While upon this subject, we would re-
mark that il IS our intention TO exami ne
the figures and representations made use
of by Mr.. Fay and his associates in de-
termining the fate Of said Feeder, and 10
show. on future occasion, that i. would
be for the bereti, Of the State and bond
holders if the Trustees should yet resort
to this feasible projecl-even a, sacri.
flee of the expense already incurred in
procuring pumps. In our statement. we
shall not forget to include the reve Tue
that might accrue from Feeder,-whicl'
imporlan, item, we believe, The Trustees
have never alluded lo.-.Rurora Beacon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

A man down east, who has OCCASION
ally been employed as county school
master, in speaking Of the place where he
lived, said: 81 have lived 10 see the will
derness blossom as the rose, the village
church spre glislen in the rays of The RI
sing sun, and one nigh, The stream rose
twenty fee, and carried away my mill,
which cost one thousand dollars"
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CVl XR, and other officers Of tho Arkansas
Volunteers, who were arres,ed by order of the
Drigsdsr Genera, were released immsu .a,ely up.
on explanations being given.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

The Prsadeney.-'rhs Democrats Of the Mis-.
sour Legislature have pssssd q resolution re-.
csmmsndias Thomas n. Benton as The proper
candidate of,hs party fov the nett Presidency.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Ohio WhsaL--Tho Cu!,iva,or ssys ,hst grea,
injury hss been done. in nearly oil parts Of the
State. 10 the growing wheat. by The Hsssian ny
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-02-19

Died, Ga the I3,h instant, CouI,sro,
second son of James and Hcpy S,rawn, aged 8
years and 10 days. after an i ness Of 10 h,u,s
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Hon. Hsnru "A. Hive. II. =. Minister

Hon. Henry n. Hive, U. $. Minister
a. Rio Janelro, has written to the Patent
Office valuable letter. published in the
Uni,n. on ,npics of much agricultural in.
,eresL He recommends the transplant
ing OF many Brazilian plants, especially
Of the Angelo grass. The cotton abou,
Rio Juneiio 10 said 10 be high and Of good