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.Accident.-On Thursday, while the
driver Of one Of Frnk Il Walkers stages
was attempting u reach Lacon from
Rome, on the ice Of the river, and when
near the mouth Of Crow Creek, about a
mile from ChilIcolhe, the coach AMI team
broke thro' near an air hole, in twelve
feet water, and the four horses were
drowned. Fortunately there we're no
passengers in the stage, otherwise they
also mus, have persisted. The driver,
leaping from his scat, was compelled to
leave three of the horses struggling in the
frosty element, TO avoid freezing to death.
The coach, and perhaps harness, will be
raised,--LacOn Gazette, Jan. %.
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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
SaIyer,etp. Jan. "a, 1877.

SRIScrIEtp, Jan. "a, lSi7.
.Nr. Editor: Nothing of an impoIlan,
nature has transpired sinre my lastcom-
munlcaiion. The great contest for canal
Trustee has been terminated By the ap.
poinImenI, and confirmation by the sen
ale, Of Col. Oakley, % supercede Goa.
Fry. Some dissatisfaction prevails a.
mong those who we're opposed 10 Cot.
Oakley, but | mink they will in short
period be entitely reconcIled. The ap-
pointmenl is regarded 10y all who ale not
moved by personal feeling, as good one;
the best which could have been made in
the state. Col. Oakley is good linan.
cler, well acquainted with every duty
connected with the irrs', energetic and
persevering; ard 10 one dunb,s hut that
he will conduct the great WORK TO a spec.
dy completion.
When The nomination was sent into
the senate, an effort was ma,lc ON the
par, Of few to thwari the confirmation
by moving reference Of the Executive
communication. 10 the Judicisrv com.
mlllce. The mollon was promptly voted
down. as all the democratic senators.
with very few exceptions. eyinced u
determination To sustain The Governor.
Some senators who had previously ur.
ged the claims Of Gen. Fry. mad. no.
bic sacrifice of their feelings, aud came
out in favor oLlhe nominating. This de-
monsirst on Is worthy Of all remark, and
proves that those senators are true in the
support Of The interests Of the democrats
parry, and that they are ready to furego
their personal preferences for the good.
and for the preservation Of harmony and
good feeling among the democracy.
Several fruilless attempts have been
made by the Legislature to apporlion the
representation. The house adopted .
resolution some days since, fixing the ra.
to aIsx. and eighteen thousand but The
senate to-day amended, By striking out,
and inserting ten, and thirty thousand. |
think that the ratio OF the house is the
most equitable, and learn from some of
'he members of that branch, that the
amendmen, of the senate will not be con-
CURED in by the house.
Judge Young has been appointed Com.
missioner OF the General Land Office, in
place Of OF Shields, and III. resignation
was laid before tie senate to-day. Mr..
Maneson offered a joint resolution to
bring on the election tomorrow at
O'Clock, p. NJ, to fill The vacancy. which
was adopted and concurred in by the
house. Jesse b. Thomas is candidate.
and will have no opposition, he being the
choice Of the circuit and of the party gen.
orally.
Gen, Semple is here on private bust
ness, but will leave for Washington in
few day. The Hon. John Henry, mem.
her of Congress elect, To fill Bakers va.
csn'y. will accompany Gen Semple.
Mr. lIenry's majority over Crosby, is
about eight hundred votes.
The legislature is doing but little, and
the interest. Of the people aoud be much
better subseryed by sdjourning sine die.
More anon. a LOBBY MEMBER.
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country amund it, bot TO place the means within
the power II The State To commence The 'iquida.
ZION Of her large debt. Now, the Interest a ne
is eating up the resources of the State to al
alarming extent; and IN Pay Til as speedily as
possible. apJ to commence paying the principal.
is u honest inter'ion ef our people. This llu-
dahlr work cannot BE- commenced until the Canal
ia inis eli and the lands brcugh, into market
let IL, lands aier the completion "i The Canal.
he nnntd,aiely appr,s at luir anI rg'sonahi''
l.rir. brought INTO market and sold, and tn" pro-
cod, sfi led towards paying the cS,Ilrg !i'bil.
,iies Il our STATE. MucH row depends "n the
action Of the brndholirrs, and Ns earnestly hope
they vii not fail to dn their duty. Wee entertain
no husul " towards euhrr Of ,h" Trustees but
,ur dcsic is 10 see the Caasl fin sh,d-the Ca
nsl debt csncelrl--,h tie ~0rk revert L. the S'alc,
sad liios sssune the proud position ni fee
AID uuintunhered State Of the great Union Of
which shr is az imporiBn, member.
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Chapter Of a GrUys aud Accidents.

A few days since an ARRAY occurred q
few miles from this place, between II,
Highly and several persons engaged cut
ting timber on his land. Mr.. II. was
brutality assaulted, and had one of his fee,
nearly cut OF by an axe, which was
thrown at him by one OF the parties.
On Tuesday last, Mr.. Nicholas Dru-
Icy, worthy young man OF this place,
was instantly killed by the falling of a
tree on the island below this place.
A bloody ARRAY occurred a. Peru, d
Few days since, A man by the name Of
De Long was severely stabbed by per.
son named VIM. Osborne, which caused
his death on yesterday. We refrain
from giving the particulars. DE Long
has been arrested and is now confined in
our county jail
A laborer on the canal, near MarsoiIles,
was Instantly killed a few days since, Ivy
the premature discharge of blast in a
quarry near Tia, place.
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"a Sad M8take. Under this head
the Dayton (Ohio) Transcrip, of We'd
nesday states that sometime last spring
Messrs. Chambers & Harris of that city,
by mistake, mailed for Cincinnati the
sum Of 5000, which they intended to mail
for Springfield. The money not being
received by the correspondent in Spring.
field. suspicion Of purloinng il fell upon
one of the clerks in the Dayton post Of
fee, (Mr. V. b. Howard, who the Tran
script says, was ga very worthy young
many Young Howard was of a very
sensitive nature, and being informed of
such suspicion, Instantly resigned his
post, saying :ha. the pos, Office thereafter
was no place for him. He forthwith vol
un,eered for MeAico--lefI this city for
the Rio Grande with the OHIO ,roops--
and being Of feeble constitution, took
sick on tho march from Maiamoras to
Camargo, and died. Tho finale of this
"sad, cvenful history" is thus told by
the Transcript
yesterday the letter with the money
i, contained, was returned to the Post
Office here from the dead letter Office at
Washington"
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"Thc Chicago Com me,e,ni Advertiser,

The above Is the litlc Of a new Wing paper
jus, started at Chicago, under the eji, orial au-
spices OF Mr.. Atrnrn Durcu, formerly Of tie
Peoria Register. The Commercial Advert ser
promises to he a'hishly useful paper to the Wing
party, as the editor is bold and fearless writer,
and not afraid TO avow the real principles nj his
party, lie gocs for Banks, Monopolies, Tariffs,
Santa Anna, Mexico and all other lending meas.
ores of the Wing party. The Commercial Adj
ver'iser has hut to designate our sallau, troops
now in Mexico as gang Of "ro,cdies and loaf
ers," to come up ,c its worthy contemporary Of the
Journal.
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SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 2j, 1877.

Since ! wrote you last, many local bills
have been passed by both houses. The
aPporlIonment bill was taken up in the
house of representatives during the past
week, which gave rise to many animated
speeches. in which many took occasion
to blow off all the steam and patriotism
with which they were possessed. The
OM Ranger, alias you "humbie seruaaf'
had come in, as usual, for his share Of
the time and glory of the house. He
was in favor OF great reduction of the
members Of The legislature, which he con.
tended would be grea, saving to the
Stale-reircnchment and reform was his
wa,chword. His standard was one mem.
Der for every 5000, in the lower House.
and one for every 10000 in the Senate
Other members were for lower ratio.
and finally the bill passed, fixing tie re.
presentation AT 5000 for the House, and
Is 900 for the Senate; or in other worls
the select committeee, TO which this mat
ter was referred, were instructed By the
House TO report bill to that effect. Mr..
Linder was Il chief speaker in favor of
the resolution as it passed, and the way
he scoriched and trimmed the "OH Ran.
ger" cannot be beattn. Mr.. Lnder
(wilhoul disparagemenl TO others is en-
phalicaIly the champion Of The House.
The "OM Ringer" often says a great
many good things, but he has so much to
say on every proposition TIM, comes up
before the House, tina, he has de.troyed,
in great measure, that influence which
his age, standing, and experience nigh,
otherwise secure for him. II is impossi.
BILE for any one TO talk as muck as he
does, no matter what his age and expert.
ence may 5e, wilhou, saying a great ma.
ny foolish things, which mus, in , very
grea, measure destroy his usefulness.
The Bill, providing for a District Court
in Massac county. for the suppressing
mob violence in that region and for other
purposes, has been again discussed in the
House, before commi,e Of the whole,
and agai returned to the committee OF
conference Of both Houses, where it now
remains.
On The 22d, Gov, French sen, into the
Senate the nomination Of Col. Ookiey,
for the Office of Canal Trustee, in the
place of Gen. Fry, whose term Of Office
has expired. A liule excitement sprung
up in The Senate on the confirmation OF
Col. Oakley's appointment. Some OF
the members were opposed TO the appoint
mcn,, and moved to have the vote sus.
pended until Col. Oakley's conduc. as
Fund Commissioner. could be inquired
into and investigated by committee to
be appointed for that purpose but ]
am happy to state, however. tina, tina,
motion did not prevail. and Col. Oakley's
appointment, prevailed by decisive ma.
Iprtv. Bu, few democrats and the wing
Senators voted agains, him. Among the
lormer notice the name Of Mr.. Judd, of
Chicago, (and few other spurious dem.
ocra,s) who, on Ibis occasion, as he usu.
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The Printing for Congress.-The
Atlas Of yesterday, parades no less than
four articles from New York and Phila.
delphia papers, stating tina, the contracts
for the printing for Congress, under the
recent letting, had been taken by the pro-
pre,ors and printers of the Albany Argus.
No one in any manner connected with
the Argus has, so far as we know, the
leas, interest in any Of the bids for the
printing for Congress. The offers from
this city were made by Mr.. Cornelius
Wendell and Mr.. Packard Van Benihuy-
sen-we are assured for themselves
certainly no, for any one connected with
the Argus.-.Abany Argus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-01-29

Hints 10 POs''nasius.-A Postmaster in Penn
syvania recently had judgment given n, ,i,.,
him for the price Of subscription If ,evs,,,
years to 4 distant newspaper. on the plea ,ha, b.
had not given sufficient legal notice to the rub.
Usher to stop II, and had continued to receive IN.
numbers for several years, and tn sell them for
the postage! The magistrate decided that mere.
" returning cory Of John Smiths paper.
with step M's' written on it, without, pos,mark.
OF other indiea, of locality, wa, ma, s,G;,;,,,
or legal notice, but ,eriHea noiicc, ,e;M a,,,,.
piece, dote and reason, must he srn, TO ,hs c,h.
Usher, and Ranked that it may be taken on, bv
him.
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Cmal Trustee. by letter from
Springfield, dacd the 2lst, we learn ,ha,
Col. OAKLEY has been appointed. by
Governor French, Canal Trustee on the
part of the State. and that the appoint
ment has been confirmed by the Senate.
Col. o. is gentleman familiar with the
finances Of our State. having been its
agent IN some important negotiations, and
will, no doubt, perform the duties Of the
office ably, and with full regard to the in.
lerests of the State and the satisfaction ol
the public. Gen. Fay, who has held the
Office for the pas, uine years. has many
warm friends in this part Of the country,
whose best wishes viii 90 with him on
his retiring from the responsible office he
has SO long held Chicago Democrat.
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The n, J. Jo"nni # Commerce says tina, tho
bill Tor the relief of the widow Of Aley,n1.,
Hamilton, which passed the L. s. Senaie a few
days since, 20 to l2, provides for the paymcn, Of
$4,000 TO her from the National 1hrc,s,,,
Whenever she shall deliver to the Librarian If
Congress coo copies Of the FIVE volumes which
she proposes to publish If the writings Of Ga,
Hamilton, together with the entire m,nusc,n,.
Of the same, to be deposited and remain f,rcyc,
in the archives Of the Government,
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,9Wis UcW-W hen the hum Of bust
ness has ceased in the populous city
when fainter ard still more faint grows
the laugh and The revelry, and the heavy
tread Of the siraggler upon the stone pave
menl has a solitary sound-when hushed
is every murmur, and midnight broods
over the palace and the hut, who, in that
still moment, when from turret and from
tower peals the passing hour, has no.
been startled by the cry "all is well'
from the guardian Waterman of the night
and been soohed and calmed by the mag
ic of that sound
All is No, well-wilh the young moth
err as she leans over the (evered couch,
and wipes the death damp from The brow
Of her only child--nor with the voiary OF
pleasure as he prays for the dawn OF
light, hoping to assuage his pain caused
by the intoxicating cup, and perhaps the
monitor within tells him of damnlng
and accursed deed Of days gone by-nor
with the oppressor of the widow and the
orphan as he remembers the agohizing
suppIica,ions of his victims-nor with
the statesman, as he beholds the sceptre
Of power and the dadem Of glory passing
away forever-nor with the gambler in
the gorgeous saloon, as deeply quailiing
the spiced wine he seizes with gaunt and
ewelled hand the dice box and dashes
aside the pleasures Of a home one rem
dered dear bu. for his own turpilude.
And oh the heart, there, Of his wife.
broken, and which chung 10 him and will
fondly cling to him to The last.
10 all these, tina. cry sounds like ~
neral knell--and brings neither hope nor
consolation when tie las, hour OF man
has been numbered, and hs life fickers
in The socket. Happy the person who
can look calmly back on the past. and
putting that question to the soul, hear the
gladdcnng, The hear, cheering response
from the uncrring monitor wi,hin-Allis
well.
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GEN SCOT while in New Oheans cmul,,c1
Nh Gomez editor of Spanish paper in tina, city,
as an Interpreter, and attached him to his Staff
with the rank Of Lieut.. Coouel Of DRAGONS.
The citizens, upon learning this fact, immediate.
" demonstrated against the appointment, in cor
sequence Of REASONABLE language used BY tho
same Gomez IN his paper upon learning which
TACT, Gen. Scott forthwith revoked his commits
sim
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Penar"iiny-By the report of the Inspectors
Of the Illinois P,nilenliary, we learn tia, there
were, on tie 10 of Jnnc, SIG, ll2 cunyicts
Rece we'd since that period, | no; in all, 222 Ex-
pred ,ntenccs, 81: pardoucd by Governor, 20,
escaped, 8; died, s; now in, 1856.
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.Arrirai from HE Piaias.-On yesier.
day morning four men arrived a, West.
port and on the evening Of the same day
they reached our town on their way in
from Santa Fe, Thirty in all started
from that place on the I'd Of November,
out of that number they los, three men
who were frozen to death, two of them
frozen on the little Arkansas and one be.
tween Cotton wood and Diamond Spring;
also two mules frozen on the same night.
The names of the men thus frozen were
Bartlett, Long and Thomson, from Buch-
anan county. We were apprehcnsive
such news would reach us during the
winter, knowing that 40 many men were
IN that country who would venture in
when they ough, not, and such has 70.
we'd too true. This last extremely cold
weather we are afraid will cause more
deaths yet, for we are certain almost tina,
other companies are on the plains all Of
the men in this last company were team
siers. --Iadpendence (.NO.) Erposiior,
Jan 9.
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Frozen 10 Deaih,--The Wisconsin HERALD
says that the stage driver un his way from PM.
RE du Chcn, found the body of Jeremiah Ben
nett, who the nigh, previous, l2ih insi, had fro.
zen to death.
The same paper states that poor creature Of
the name of Plnnep, while in a state of intoxics.
ton, was literally roasted alive, his Clothes takn,
fire and burning oil Of him.
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The Boston Medical Journal says that
there is law Of the state of Maine which
requires that all patent medicines sold in
the state shall have a label attached de-
scribing the ingredients Of which they are
composed and the proportion of each. II
such law were universal it would make
sad work among pill dealers, and manu-.
lacturers OF panaceas, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-01-29

Aaofhcr L. s. Senator dead The Hon. l.1Gc
Penaytgcksr, L. 5. Senator from Virginia, died
at Washington on the l2'h inst His funeral
took place on the day following, and was attend
ed by the ue nhtrs # both Houses.
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ally has done during the session. voted
with the wings. am rejoiced a, this
appointment. and am sure il will be hail
ed with JOY by our friends in yorr sec
ton of the State. 4 better selection could
no, have been made.
The Bill from the Senate, RENTING
The fine imposed upon Judge Pierson
some time since, IN tie Supreme CourI
OF This State, vas taken up in the House
on Saturday and passed 10 lis bird read.
ing.
The resolution from the Senate. refu.
sing Capt kennedy's claim to Joint
select commune Of the two Houses, was
called up IN the House of Representatives
IN Thursday, by Mr.. O'Corner, and on
his motion referred to the said committee
on the part Of the House, who now have
it urdrr consideration. OF the justice OF
his cl,im, have no doubt and if there
is any Justice 10 he found in our lcgisla.
live halls, lie will, am sure, recover
from the State the amount Of his claim.
On Sunday morning, at about o'clock,
a fire was discovered in the stable in the
rear Of the Ci,y Nottl which in few
moments communicated with the lauer
building. and before lis progress could be
STAYED, this stubborn element had redu,
ced to ashes all the buildings Immediately
attached to the City Hotel Some II OF
l6 head of horses were burnt, but most
ofthe furniture and property ofthe board
ers was saved. The loss is estimated al
about $50. o00-insured for about $4,000.
Judge Young, Of The Supreme Bench,
has been appointed Commissioner of the
General Land Office. and has resigned
his office Of Circui, Judge. 1t is report.
ed that Judge Thomas, of Chicago, is to
be appointed in his place. Mr.. JHii is
opposed TO him. SIGMA.
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Ne,C Camel Trustee - Ne learn that
Gov. French has appointed Col. Oakiey
Canal Trustee, on the part of the State.
and shat the appointment has been con
irmed by the Senate, -votc, &c to 10
TO ,his Office here were a number of as.
pjrauts, and perhaps none are better
qualified than Col. Oakley, who will, no
doubt, ably perform the duties Of the of.
flee, and to The satisfaction Of the public.
-.7Word Beacon.
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Steamboat Liabilities ~ verdict of 81 500
damages was awarded recently in the Di.irie,
Court Of Pittsburgh, against the owners Of the
Steamboat Gutter, in favor Of one Of the suffer-
ers "a Miss Coln) by the expo ion Of that yes.
sci, at the Pittsburgh wharf, about two years
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-01-29

THE Fan Ness Case, at Washington,
has been decided against the widow. /,
will be recollected that Mrs. Connor
claimed a share Of the estate Of the late
Gen. Van Ness, on the ground that she
had been privately married to him and
the question before the Court was, wheth-
er such marriage had ever taken place.
Tier counsel have appealed 10 the Su.
preme Court of the U. S.
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lie was a slrewd old man, tina, once
said TO his daughter. "Be sure, my dear,
that you never marry poor man, but re-
member that the poorest man IN the
world is one tina, has money aud no,hr g
else"
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A young, we'll dressed, intelligent,
pale, inteIle ctual looking gentleman
has been held to bail in $500 at Low
ell, to take his trial for obtaining
money by false pretences. He is
evidently a magician, for he did
three editors out Of thirteen dollars,
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Prniience. The editor the New Boston tllI)
Advertiser says 1--WE are sorry TO say that our
self and some twenty Others were drunk on
Christmas, and d'sgncrd ourselves and lhr
town by our nonsense and beaslly conduct
And On soar cider at thai! No wonder his
head ached.
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Ind on Tie Tabh.-Thc House Of Rrptcscn-
ti'''es on Saturday last, by direct vote, declsr.
ed It inc1pCdicD, 10 create the Office Of Liruiep.
an' General Of the Army. Majority sgains, il,
thirty. This sads the, question.
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D.H II Pcuny'rupia--tiov. skunk estimates
the State Debt a, $40 7ss 57', beng a dimlnu.
lion # si9O $40 20 on the amount la., January
lie urges immediate measures for she reduction
If the debt.
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Canal TrUsiee-We are Cralifed TO
learn from Springfield, that the appoint
ment Of Col. G. OAKLEY, of fremont, as
Canal trustee. has been confirmed by
the Senate. The citizens of all parties
and all classes, have confidence in The
ability and integrity o: Col. o., and we
have no doubt but his appointment will
give general satlsfaction.- lie has for
many years past, been acquainted and
intimately connected with our canal af.
fairs, and the experience he has acquired,
added 10 his capacity and desire to serve
the people faithfully, will make him one
Of the most useful officers in lie state
Peoria Press.
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Daniel Uebster's CJnsisiency-The
Hudson Gazette remind us of the con.
sisiency Of the "GodlIke Daniel" in one
thing, and that is in relation 10 the war.
In 1912 lie made a speech al Brentwood,
New Hampshire, in which he threatened
the Impeachment Of President Madison,
for carrying on the war with England +;
and we now find the same gentleman
railing out agains, the war with Mexico,
and declaring that the President in the
course he has taken has been gully of
an impeachabie offence Daniel Web.
sier, therefore, in this respect is c0nsis.
tent! He was against his country in the
war Of 1912, and he is equally SO now
in our war with Mexico.
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New Orleans papers Of the 9th insl bring Fur.
!hcr advises from the army. Gen. Wool had
joined Con. Worth at sallillo, on the 22d Of De.
eember, Every one feels perfectly easy now,
since the conjunction. Gen. Du,ci is in com.
mnnd Of not less than 1000 men.