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washington Assemblies. 4
THE first Assembly viii take place at Jackson Hall, on
There will be four Assemblies during the session Of Con-
gress and citizen, member of Congress- resident for
the winter will be admitted to any unless subscribing
for the whole Strangers wishing to procure tickets
apply of the
MANAGERS.
Hon. Geo M Dallas, Capt. French Forrest, U.SN.
Hon. X. M. Mcane, r. B. Huger, U.S.N.
Hon. VIM X. Sebastian, II. X. Stone,
w. w. Seaton, j. M. Foltz, u. s. N. e
Gen. G. Totem, Hon ID. M. Barringer,
Mai. ]. ID. Graham, Hon. E. G. Cabel,
J. Knox Walker, Gen. Geo. Gibson,
p Barton Key, Thomas Richie,
Jno. l.. Addison, Capt ]. Mcdowell, U.S.A
Hon. T. Butler King, Geo. Thorn, U.SA.
Hon. l. f Holmes, Aug. S. Nicholson, u. SING.
Hon. X. X. Meade, w. S. Walker,
Com l.. Warrington, w. p. Rodgers.
Capt. J. f. Johnston U.SA.
Subscribers may obtain their tickets the Bookstores of
Messrs Taylor Maury, Fanck Taylor, and VIM Fischer,
Pennsylvania avenue. gsi. yt..L,a.a .t--,. teHsH
Jan. ddif (Bait Pat. dtd at.i..
Great Novelty al Odd FelloSvs Haiii
On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, January g. and TO-
GENERAL TOM THUMB and Suitc accompanied by
VI r. s. Barnum will have the honor of holding his
Grand Levecs above mentioned when he will give his
splendid entertainments liz the morning. 81 in the
afternoon, and in the evening. f.i-
Ladies and families by attending the day levees will
avoid the crowd at night. t..l Iagt r
The General will appear i'm his magnificent dresses
as 10y him upon his presentation to Queen Ficoria,
Louis Philippe, NC. His costly gifts unique carriage and
horses presented him by the Queen OF England, will be
hibited at each entertainment.
Admission % cents children under ten years OF age hall
price ..l -. .ns.- ta.
This will most positively be the last opportunity Of seeing
this celebrated parsonage, he rees private life after
his present tour Hul
: Jan Cd
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Adciphi Theatre.

Messrs. G. F. BROWNE and H. f. NICHOLS, Propretors,
Mr.. J. B. GILBERT, Stage Manager.
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VXTANTED.-Coxc Mexican scrip. in exchanges for loO
j. L. DOW, t
Jan6-u n No 8, Union Building.
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N5- Unitarian Church.-DOctrinal Dlscoursss.
subject Sunday evening, January 7th, will be- The
Deity OF Christ" To commence at O'Clock.
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OF Attention, Sir Knight.l-A special assembly Of
Washington Encain pment OF knights Teinpar No will
held the Asylum, OF and 10th streets, this
Saturday, evening, at O'Clock precisely
Soiourning Sir Knights in regular standing respect
fully invited to attend.
BY order of the M f. G. c.,
EZRA WILLIAMS Recorder.
Jan. 6.
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Ny-Epiphany Church, G street.--The Right Rev. WI
K Nottingham, d. D. Bishop of Maryland, is expected
preach and administer confirmation Sunday morning
Service al IL O'Clock.
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no. The annual meeting OF tho Washington city
Orphan Asylum for the election of officers and managers
the ensuing year, will be held Tuesday January 9th,
twelve o'clock, in the Rev. Dr. Laues church, street.
The clergy of all denominations strangers and citizens,
Interested the of the helpless orphan, solicited
to attend.
The managers respectfully request subscriptions and do
tons to be presented at the meeting.
BY order of the Board
JAMES,. v. TAYLOE, Secretary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-23
Mr.. Under ON the Wing Cabinet.

We find the following report of a speech deli
yercd in the house by L. T, Under. the whis lea
der in the legislature Of TIN. state in the Diily
Register. Its pretty gooifor Taylor ccctor:
He was opposed to the introduction ofuationa
matters into the discussion upon state matters IL
the hOusc but rs Others had digrcSsed from the L.
Ultimate subject of legislation, he would be very
much pleased to have an opportunity to speak al
some matters and some individuals connected with
The administration of our national government
AMI IL, ,..--i'r 50 he should speak not as disap
pointed roltiriau, bu: as an independent working
whis, who had never app,.ad '"r an Once IN In
life and the individual of whom Ia "esred tc
speak, was the Hon. Thomas Ewing, Of Ga"
minister of the home dcpdrtcmcnt, a man who
was un-uitCd TO WELD the immense patronage pli,
ced in his hands from the fact that hc WIS hostile
To all that was popular, having no synpathCs with
the people, and the people no sympa;hieS with
him, the man who disposed Of the Offices and hon
ors at his Disposal more like a prince, than the
minister and servant If republican people.
speak plainly, sir for lwant what say to BE- pub
lished, that / may reach the individual fur whom
it is intended. The manwho could disregard the
qNWat 9pa9s Ti Nth qttrtAGGx 39a salm sc Of s1c
men rs Lincoln Edwards and Morrison, and an,
point a man, known rs anti.war federalist Of lSl2
and one who ayls himself of every opportunity
to express his contempt the people a man who
could not, as against any one Of his competitors
have obtained one twentieth Of the votes If I'LL
noiS Il refer, sir To Justin Buttcrlicld commission
or Of the general land oilicc) Such man Us
Ewing has no rsh; TO rule the cabinet Of Il republic
M President. lie is u,,rTSalig oiio7Gs, and dinks
IN the "os'riiS Of he na'ion. He is as 1t lump of
ice, an unieeling an unsympathzing nristocrat, n
rough imperious uncouth and unamiablc man.
Such a minister, in four wears administration.
would rum the popularity Of forty presidents, and
as many heroes. Sir, i, it wonderful that the pop
ulnr elections are turning against Us am not at
all surprised at IT. If Gen. Taylor retains him
two years longer in his cabinet, he viii find him
self without corporals guard in the popular
branch Of our national legislature"
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From the state Register
The General Assembly

Adjourned this morning at Is. O'Clock, inter .cs
sion of II days The business for Which they
were convened has been transacted with despatch
We hive only time to-day To give list Of Ia,
acts passed. 1t will be seen h. their ti;le, that
definite action has been had upon all the propo,
tionS named in the proclamation Of the governor
convening the assembly, except that relating Il
homestead exemption
IN act To incorporate the General Hospital d
the lakes.
An act 10 pay Paul Anderson the amount due
him.
An act to adjust the claims of George Peabody
against the state
An act to amend an act entitled IAN act to in
corporate the town of CIutun and in aid Of the re
venue laws
An net to amend IAN act establishing county
courts AMI providing for the election of Justices OF
the peace and con,tabes, and for other purposes"
Anact To extend the jurisdiction OF the circuit
courts in Illinois in certain cases.
An act to incorporate the Chicago Orphan Asv.
lum.
Anact to amend the several laws concerning
limitations.
An act 10 establish the tenth indicial circuit
and to fix the time for holding the courts in the
hith sixth, seventh and eleventh circuits and for
other purposes.
An act to fix the time for holding courts in La
Sale county
Anact to provide for general system of rail
road interpretations
An act making appropriations to pay the cx.
penses ot the present general assembly.
An act To enable the governor to carry out the
provisions Of joint resolution Of the last session
Of the general assembly awarding swords to Ger.
tam officers IN the war with Mexico
An act supplemental to an act to provide for a
general system of railroad incorporations
An act to legalize assessments in certain coun-
ties
An act To postpone the Hardin and Gallatin
courts in the third judicial circuit.
An act to amend the different acts concerning
the public revenue
An act supplementary to an act entitled an act
to establish the tenth judicial circuit and to fix the
times for holding courts in the fifth sixth seventh
ninth and eleventh, julicia! circuits and for other
purposes,
An act to provide for the filling of vacancies in
certain county Offices
An act To authorize the formation Of navigation
and manufacturing companies on the little Wa.
bash and Saline rivers and other nayigable streams
susceptible Of slack water navigation
An act To enable the audito. of Public Accounts
to prosecute claims in favor of the State
An act TO pay J. 5. Roberts the amount due
him. - V.N.N.tsi
An act to confirm the elections of county off.
GERS.
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Our Schools,

1fthere Is anything Of which We ought IN he a
shamed 1t Is the condition Of our schools; or rah
or the condition of being without schools. In sin
gle districts in this town there are children lint M
ecSooi--chidren that would gladly be in school
and whose parents woull gladly have them there
The only district school that has opened Iii, sea.
son. ran up above 80 scholars in one ,oom ond fla
trustees not interfering, the teacher had the GOOD
sense to shut up the house and close ,be concor,
III we have trustees to look after the education a
Inc Children IN these districts why don't tlcv y,
tend to their duty Year after wear there !, tb,
same neglect and Indifference and every vcor
more ctpabc, bccause the necessities ure more ,r
gent Youngsters are growing up to be II uui.
sance' for months during the evenings andni,bts
'hey have been proving around, dirty dolef.l,
Yelling like prairie understanding night hi.lcous
with their screechcs. 1t is high time this UNA
stopped, and something found for tho Sc unemploy.
ca boys to d" lfthoy can't be kept at home by
their parents AMI guardians, the officers Of the
Town should give them lodgings by themselves.
As long as our schools remain as they have
oceh' we can't expect anything else than that the
iad' VIII grow up as ignorant as wild and as use.
less as Indians. There has never been anv hack.
"afuness on the part of the masses to provide MI
the necessary means of education, when they have
had suitable leaders to direct them The mean,
would not be wanting nowf those whose business
1T "a to look after these things would come ont
snd do their duty. The people however, don't
Ike to pay rent for buildings to stand cmpty half
'he time or Tor three months schooling in flock
OF ninety, after vacation Of three fourths of the
year
1t mny he that the fault does not all lie with
the directors, but they must bear the blame until
'hey can shift it on to other shoulders. The peo.
pie MS at present advised, believe the fault i,
wholly theirs.
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SO long time before the result Of the election
was known in New York rs intervencs this wear
did not occur for many years, even before the tel
esraph was in operation. Even vet it's not Ger
tainly known who is elected in the state ticket. OF
how the Legislature stands, but il is settled prett,
wei that four democrats AMI four whigsare elect
ed on the state ticket, to wit Frceborn G. Jcwet
general, +, F0Ilet canal commissioner ami ia
RUS Clark, state Prison Inspector on the demo
cratic side; AMI Washington Hunt, comptroller
Chr. Morgan, secretary ofstate, Alvah Hunt trcq
surcr, and II. c. Scymore state engineer on the
wing side
The legislature, as near as can he got 1T. stand.
tied in both houses or accordn, To somo nc
counts, the democrats have two minority in the
house, and the wLigi two majority in the senate
which would bca tie on joint ballot.
Altogether the pull has been about nip and
tuck all round, the democrats doing exceedingly
well under the circumstances, and showing clear.
" that another long pull strong pull and pull
altogether will give them the state by d,ilc ]
minority
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Torcisu News.
BIZ tie Steamship .lmericd.

abH ltt NfdffsNs q -''''N''''
The America arrived Mt BuSto'lon the 18th
The principal item of news she brings is the res
nation Of the French Ministry, III consequence 81
declining TO sustain President Louis Napoleon
views emboiied in hi, letter relating to Rome.
\ new cabinet has been formed, which wholly
represents the views Of the President.
In announcing To the assembly the change o
ministry, the president sent ina communication
of which the London Tunes says: "lftlds is 9
clear and definite Specification Of the sweeping
measures by which the president has changed hi
whole administration. Louis Napoleon intends Il
leave France, ar he intends assuming mhis own
pcrscu supreme dictation Of the affairs of;hc Re
puhhCN ~
Men are needed says the President, who ars
as much filed with the conviction of my pecuE In
responsibilities as thcy are Of their own and ofthc
Necessity Of action as well rs words"
The Emperor of Russia has modified ms de
maul oa Turkey to give up the Hungarian rcfU
gees, to simply demanding that tAry be expelled
from the country.
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Missouri Taxing Illinois.


The following article from the Chicago Uc1,o
erH alludes TO a subject which Is already cxci,in.
considerable feeling in the towns on the Nississip
! pi and deserves the serious attention Of our who!
! people:
| 1t Is not generally known that at the last scss
I ION OF the Missouri Legislature II law was p,ssr
| leYylns tax of 5 80 on every ! 1000 worth %
merchandise sold in that State, which is ia,
| growth, product, or manufacture" Of any ofhc,
| State than Missouri.
Notwithstanding that many 81. Louis lawyer.
have decided in favor of the constitutonality q
such law, 1t Is undoubtedly in direct violation o
the Constitution OF the United States. Ilisa taA
which Congress alone has power to levy: aud @
ven then only on the condition that il il made
UNIFORM throughout the United States 1t isa
! tax giving the people OF that State protection
Which !; denied to othcrs--a tax upon the agrlcul
tire commerce and manufactures Of other state,
which must necessarily pass into or through Mis-
souri,
As nearly twothiri, of the produce shipped to
~ LOUIS comes from the Illinois river, and prcbi-
oIy hve-olShts OF the agricultural trade of that
cry Is drawn from Illinois the State will be com.
pclel to pay into the treasury Of Missouri a sum
equal to one hundred aud fifty thousand dollars
per annum. The tax on the Touring mills Of
Quincy alone Is estimated at thrty.six thousand
dollars the present year
We know it is pretended by the people of Mis-
sour whojusufy this law, that it il nothing more
than Il license exlced from their own dealers. and
cannot be calleda tax; yet we are unable to sec
the difference between tax on Illinois direct, and
license of so much per barrel for purchasing H.
llnoi' flour 1t enables the St Louis dealer to nav
somuch less for the flour and in either case the de
dncton is of the profit. ofthe Illinois manufactu.
rer
Illinois must not submit to this tax Our people
(althoush il fairly dealt with ST. Louis NAV be
the best market for some of them) are not o.
bliged TO 80 there BY means of the Illinois
river and the canal -four can be carried from
the Mississippi to Chicago and sold on very near
ly as favorable terms as in St Louis. Besides,
unit! this unjust tax is repealed we should even
submit to triilng loss rather than be thus impo.
sed upon
The folly Of Missouri in this business ia as,onish
ing. According to their own accounts nearly all the
future hopes fStLouis depend upon the maguanimi
ty tllinoiswhich is appealed toto grant the right
OF way across our state for railroad from Gin.
cinnati to st. Louis; yet at the same time that
this appeal is made, our manufacturers are robbed
by an odous and unjust tax IfIllnois chooses to he
Liberal and to take care of herself under such cir.
cumsances, whom has St Louis to blame
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rockv and h,L all the way with lon- hills IN ,,n m
and down and water only NJ lone intervals. and
then in deem c,ansss lr,yincs) N milo fr,m IN,
rad lwaikel twely, n,ile, and ,,re nm with
A Missouri camp with whom | WAS n,o,,aintel
anal they invited n,, Ia snenl the niybt with them
This Was the las, water for twenty two miles In
the morning started on. and Mt noon kindlcd
A fir, anou, the tail mines of n dense forest ami
made a cunurcolTee with some of the water in my
flask. | was now an an elevated ridge loo Zee,
hgh ami IN many place, only wide enough for Il
road This continued for Ii miles, and at 1 a.
clock reached a wa,crin, place and went mil,
down prrcipiec To till my buttc-a vcrv labor
Gus ttsk-,n,l then went On two miles Here
met Col. Watkins, of whom have spoken in nv
Journal anu with whom | have travelled a great
deal. tie insisted ON NV takin.. up quarter, with
him for the night, but his tram had not one drop
of water. From that in my flask we made 4 cup
oftcl aud We were soon sleeping sCunlly ON the
ground | preferred sleeping near a camp. Tot
this turc>, Swarms with gr~lcv bears aud large
wolves and panthers, their tracks being very fre-
queut in the road In the morning We had We
" little tcn from the water left though two Of his
mon walked four miles after night and got a pail.
tul | then walked eight miles, where | went
down still more steep prpcipicc to a creek kin.
del a tire and made another good cup of coffee
which revived me very much. About , O'Clock |
reached the Sacramento valley. and at ) | came IN
sight Of the first house belonging to Col Davis Of
Tennessee. 1t seemed strange To see habits of 81
riliMtion again, and hardly knew what to say on
do when | reached it. \ mile below was Law.
sons, and the plain was dotted with tents, wagons
and cattle of the cmlgrnt> and those going to the
gold mines from below. Ny first thous ht was for
something To eat; bought n pound of the best
beef ever saw. a pound Of sugar. &. 10 cheese. 1
busrtits, and little salt then went 10 cooking
AMI fIrel Sumptuuuslv. Hour Is selling here at
S5O MOI, 1on Le,f M, rrlh 's,,,.,r ,n, rl,,,'o
81 al mr. III n,il Ioi far twn 'ilc.s ,,,,ms f,I,
nfs,I, Th,.c bn,,. r, ,,,,cl ,bc,cr u S,,,,
,n,,. I'LL cr,n5,,,, W., las, tl, tL,,, "u =,
,n, ,rirc ~. c,,,,ro,. cam, in t,'n,,,r ,,,I in
ti,Ttt ~ ,,,,s;',, NJ. ,ra; ,.;i H. :, ,,,,,;,L,
or i, tl, ,,,r,n,. ol ,Ii,I,,,,, g., ,, "A,
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An Eieetiosesrin, Argument.

Hear We persons to whose hands are cnlr,,st.
cd the interests Of society, and whose voice dc.
crees the honor or shame of the nation. Hear,
We citizens, who are responsible before the world
for the character Of your rulers, for the wisdom Of
your laws, ior the welfare of your country. Hear
ys' Whatll YOU have To drink
The whiskey jug Mt the polls, yes, at Tie polls
the place for calm considerable action! In Amer.
ca, IN these United States in Illinois, in this coun-
~ of laSallc! this is the argument to decide the
vote ol Republicans of reading, thinking (reemen
IN the land IT Washington AMI Franklin in tho
hand Of the school house and the land Of the nrcss
Is 1T Tel 1t not IN London, publish il not in
Vienna, let 1t not be whispered in the capi.
tai If thc PruSSlan tyrant lest the crushed
friends If freedom in Europe blush far
our shame, and the uncircumcsed minious If tles.
potlsm triumph Yes, tell it; for murder will ont
tell II till shame covers the man, here or any.
where, who will thus abuse the ballot box, insul,
his fellow frccmen AMI disgrace his country; and
till an outraged people doom every whskcv.iur
partisan or candidate to contempt and iniamy.
Friend, Of temperance fathers and sons and
daughters, are You awake Look around upon the
fountain of vice and corruption among Us, sending
their streams through the community and country,
and say, ought not something to be donel W.
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Thanksgiyins,

Gov French has appointed next Thursday ne
thanksgiving day. May it be kept in the good old
fashioned way The following is his procana
ton
It's peculiarly appropriate at the close Of the
year when we are surrounded with a profusion a,
blessings which kind Providence has bestowed
upon US, that we should not forge. the hand from
winch they are received or the debt of gratitude
due from us to the Great Giver of them all.
therefore, |, Augustus G. French governor n
'ne state OF Illinois, do hereby designate and an.
polns THURSDAY Me 2oh day efMe prcscni month
70 oc observed throughout this state AS n dov Of
Puoic thanksgiving, And it is earnestly desired
that the citizens of this state will on hat d.u
cease from their accustomed avocotions anJ oll y.
mite in giving thanks to the Almighty Dispo,cr Of
events for the many favors we cnioy at M, hand
as state and nation-ior the continued cn;ovmon,
Of civil and religious frecdom--ior health no,cc
plenty and prosperity; and pray him that hp nav
long continue to us these blessings and No, 10 ~
alone, but to make them the common noyt;on ~
every nation and people Throughout the world rid VI
Done at the city Of Springfield, this s,h div If
November, A. ID. 1880. ' VI
AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH
BY the Governor. II. S. Cooley, Sec, state
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-23

SENDING AN UMBRELLA ny TELEGR ,ru.-Amony
the very gentlemanly conductors on the Eric Rail.
road, none is better known for his polteness and
humor than Mr.. Ayres Not long since an old lady
from the neighborhood Of Binghampton on the
upward tram of cars, when they had passed Cos.
hocton and were upwards Of hundred miles from
fiermont, suddenly missed her umbrella, There"
she exclaimed, dolorously, in voice that attract
ed the attention Of all in the cars, There do
declar I've left my umbercl aboard the steamboat
down to Piermont," and continued bewailing her
great loss till Ayres entered She repeated her
grievance and shrrow to him BLESS YOU mad.
am, said he, is that all We can put YOU all
right in minute. Send for it BY telegraph,
maam; and so saying he reached up his hand to
the bell rope that passed through all the cars, and
Jerked 1t once or twice, and then went to another
car, where by wise arrangement, all articles
picked upon the boat are carried along with the
train. He returned n moment afterwards with
the umbrella. "Lordamassy I" exclaimed the old
lady in fever of delight and astonishment. Il
knowed they sent letters and newspapers by telc.
graph. but it's the fust time ever heard of sending
an umberel!"-Journai of Commerce
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Court adjourned at ~ O'Clock today, after hay
ing got through with all the business before i.
This is an anomaly in this county ani i, the high
ct eulogium that can bepassad upon the promp,-
ness with which business is despatched by Judge
Spring, who has thus in some three day, less than
tie usual time, got over IN amount of business
which hitherto the full IA DAYS of our court term
have not afforded time enough to accomplish nnl
surely no Judge ever gave better satisfaction.
The case Of the people vs., Mcintyre wascon-
timed.
In the case Of Qugey n new trial was granted
the Judge in'inatng plainly that Ia his opinion at
l.lst the evidence in this case did not jus;fy the
verdict that had been found by the jury.