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The Nevada journal., 1851-12-13

During the past week We have had
severe frosts. Nights cold and clear.
The Nevada journal., 1851-12-13

he complain Of that private sheet, the
Transcript p he looked enquiringly to-
wards the dead.heads, and er,t. We
Agres with Mr.. King that criticism is
Heath to such actors - those he is asso-
plated with and that pufFery has be-
eome necessity. Bat from the influx
|of real theatrical talent, such actors are
fast being swept from the stage in this
State, and are finding their way to the
drsgs Of low comedy, or 10 more conge-
|nial employment in common labor.
We have extended this article too
Ear for any particular criticism on Pizar-
|to, which was our purpose when We COM
|men ced; but We intend to see ION wha,
meat these actors feed, that they are
grown 50 great" before We drop them.
But we shall not let this occasion pas
without expressing the opinion that such
airs and gestures a. G. Chapman deco
rates Rolla with, would be more suitabl,
in the pulpit than elsewhere, and woult
be ridiculous there. To be sure Rolls
had no failing Of the knees, and did no
end his sentences with that peculiar
grunt. He needed none Of these en-
bellishments to, make him somieal.- -
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mad not to accept it; and Illinois would have
been mad not to accept this offer. Our only rs
constituent is that there has been a company
found 10 make 1t Let it be remembered this
company are about to invest some s20,OO0000 in
rail roads IN Illinois and what hope IS there Of
their Becoming profitable Experience has
shown thu: IN no state where more than one mile
Of rail road 10 10000 Inhabitants was con.iruc-
tod, have 1t proved profitable. Yet here it i,
proposed 10 Construct over mile to every 1000
inhabitants. II Is true, the company get bonaS
IN the lands, and but Tor tins bonus, what
hope could We have had OF ever getting a
company 10 construct the rnadi Illinois can well
afford to give the company this bonus instead Of
taking It herself especially as she was, and would
have continued to be for twenty years vet utterly
unable to avail herself of that bonus
In regard TO the extraordinary powers given to
this company enumerated by Mr. Taxpayer"
such as TO bold any and every species Of proper.
~, To lay of town plots improve water power"
&c, It will be seen on examining the act Il. pass
cd, and the act supplemental to il, that no such
powers are granted, aud that the company are
confined to building and operating the road, and
10 selling within a certain time, their land But
We have strun; out this article too long already.
and will bring It now to n close, promising 10 re.
sumo j, /! occasion should demand.
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A FIeur At la SALLE-rwo young men from
Oregon, Ogic county who had been tu Ia.alic
with corn, were attacked, just out Of town on
Saturday last, by \ number Of Irish and ba "
beaten The American citizens interfcrcd-when
the fight became general; assuming the aspect
Of Tipperary row--where you soc head up
bit it-ln this stage the fight continued until
both parties were ready to stop.
Nine Of the rioters were brought before Jus.
tco Wagner, Of this place, on Thursday, by Sher.
III Goodell, who waved any examination, and
gave bonds for their appearance before the cir
cult court to answer charge Of riot Bond.
were taken in the sum Of two hundred dollars
each.
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VALENTINES We had the pleasure OF receiving
a Valentine yesterday, directed in a beautiful
fine AMI delicate hand writing. 1t contained a
representation Of is fair sender, with the follow.
lowing lines under il:
My portrait here send you, dear,
And sigh fur thnc--alas
Behold the, love, aud DO not fear
only am an ASS
Thank you, 5or your franknqss, although / have
regarded you as such long ago
MIRIAM You are certainly mistaken. But
yours was a dear little one
The FAIRY or rHr PRAIRIE may consider her
self kissed.
l1ApoRE is a charm Hear her:
Hail bashful youth, | dedicate to thee
hy first bold flight 10 lands Of Pocsy"
tTO be- contnued)
Perfectly feltei'ou'' We hope it may never
stop.
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The iouSo LADIES SEMINARY. The sxan,na.
ton and exhibition a, the Hall took place yes,er.
day afternoon The weather being unfavorabc
the attendance on the part of parents and friends
was not general.
From those who were present, we learn that
the examination was creditalhe in high degree
to both teacher and pupils. The specimens Of
compositions read were worry Aattcring to the
young ladies' showing fine development Of
mind and careful culture. Among the excellent
things noticeable in this school arc the frequent
and delightful exercises in. singing, and the calm,
selfpo.sessed, ladylike department Of the pu.
pills.
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ii unless the sams shall be in writing subscribe,
by such householder and acknowledged in tn,
same manner as conveyances of real estate are
by law required to be acknowledged.
SEC. g No property shall, by virtue Of th,
act, be exempt from sale for non. payment of tax
es on assessments or for debt or liability incur
red for tho purchase or improvement thereof oil
prior to The recording Of the aforesaid conveyance
or notice.
SEc 3. If, in the opinion OF the creditor. el
officers holding an execution against such house
holder the premises claimed by him or her "a:
exempt are worth more than one thousand dol
lars, such officer sha, summon six qualified Jurors
# his county, who shall upon oath. 10 he admin
isired TO them by the officer, apprasc said prem
ise', aud it, in their opinion. tie property may
be divided without injury to the iaterest Of tie
parties, they shall set off SO much Of said prem
| ises including the dwelling house, q, in their
opinion shall be worth one thousand dollars, and
the residue Of said premises may be advertised
add sold by such officer
SEC /. In case the value Of the premises shall,
IN the opinion of the jury, be more than one
thousand dollars, and cannot be divided, as Is
provided for N this act they shall make and Sigu
an appraisal of the value thereof ana deliver the
same to the officer who shall deliver q copy
thereof TO the execution DEBTOR, or to some one
Of the family of suitable aye to understand the
nature thereof, with notice thereto attached
that unless the execution debtor shall pay TO
said officer the surplus over and above the one
thousand dollars, Oh tbs amount due on said cX
ecuon, within sixty days thereafter, chat such
premises viii be sold.
Sic. 5. In case such surplus, or the amount
due sn said execution, shall not be paid within
the said sixty DAYS. it shall be lawful for the
a. 4 Ill
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Markets.

Ottawa, Feb Is.
Receipts for tho last week have been rather
llmiei, except that coming in on contract.
The late decline in wheat sud corn has tended
to keepback thoss articles
oats continue to arrive in limited quantities.
Professionally any coming in
We quote sales Of whca, at 55a;3 for winter.
and laa4s for spring
Cora-?7a27l for ear, csa?s. for shelled We
note ono sale Of 500 bushels, however,, at zoe
shcllcd
Oats S3aS3t
Sales Of few head Of kogs, heavy, at 35OaSso.
Tho weather has been very unfavorable for
transactions, for the past few days. II has been
unsteady and wet, and now looks as we were &C.
ing to have general break up. The roads are
in very bad condition.
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BY Telegraph.
REPORTED FOE THE Ppcp
ILLINOIS Legislature

~, Springfield, Feb Is
:" i'oVlt.-biHs Pdsstd-An act ,,,ho.:-:
'ls trustees of the Ilinoi, 4 Mieh;,,,,
>, "1''' power III town of Ottawa and To 90,
tie for damages N w SET
" extend the time of payment Of cor
~, Judgments rendered against tho ,u,s,;.. =.
Ihomas White. Wv 'u'e"sS OF
A. W. "'O' p'ra'' Cairo Dock Company.
An act to vaeate portion of tho .,",
'ea'''oS from Springfield to Beards,nma '0Aa
erty in Quincy. ''''e"' OF prop,
An at to establish the Union rrs,.
pany. '"'H"ee com
An act TO enable the auditor of public ACCOM-.
10 collect the revenues.
"a" ''' 10 change the time of holding court, !,
NV 10 '0"'o'm the doings Of the county com.
missioner = court OF Cook county
"a" act to Incorporate the town Of Crovv;r,. :.
"hi'eSde county. "'' Il"
An act to authorize certain per.on. ..,,,
dam across Fox river and for I,,.,,.,. ''
SEES Mt Ottawa pN'P'-
,,, '' authorizing Frederick MeKnns, md
NV associates to build toll bridge aOro., Rob-
nver, at Dixon. ''''A
Act to incorporate Paris Male md pom,,. Ga
minary. '''''e 30
"A" TO amend Chapter 90, Revised s,a,,,s,
eoh'Ied"Morigageso ''
Act to authprize James A CLaa,o,
-" Terry across the Illinois river
'tN"'E b'H' Pa,sed--An act to eo,,;r,.
'no charter Of the Alton, ut. Carol and Y.-
Albany rail road company.
An act supplemental to an nc. entitled Al, -,
''"1lhs Appropriations for the pay Of member, Of
we GENERAL Assembly, and for the .a)ori.. o,,h.
officers ofthe Government
a" act to amend the several act, relating to the
assessment aud collection Of the reveuo,
HOUSE, BUS Pd'el-An act to establish .
Terry at Naples Scott county.
An act to amend and TO estnl,l;.b a.. u,.-
State Hospital for the Insane.
In the Senate the house bill to .s,,h,.h
eraI system Of banking passed. The toIIovia, !,
the vote;
led'-Mcssrs Gillespie. Grass Gridl.r Ia,
Madison, Odam, Parker, Plato, RedJeI svo,,
IaicOtt, Williams, Wood-l3
Ndy'-cloud, Davis, Denny Hardey, Kp,Isn.
Dali Morrison, Osborne Richmond Rou,,r;.
Stewart, Wells Winnie.
II "tunioFed the Governor will veto it.
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Baltimore. Feb. IL.

''''tf'lF, Gtb
Gen Lowe has appointed RoJt j. Bur; attOI-
uey general Of Maryland
About ten mile. thus side # Wes,ches,er a
train OF the Columbia Railroad, thi. afternoon
came in contact with a carriage of Phillip Gar.
ritt respectable farmer II Upper Darby. The
horses were killed and the carriage crushed.
W. Garritt was thrown out anl his scu frac.
tured so badly that he Is not expected to survive
His children were also thrown from the carriage.
One had his shoulder dsloca,cd, the other e,ssp-
ed unhurt. Ono car was thrown from the track
and broken. The accident occurred through i'm.
prudence Of Mr. CART, who WAS crossing a, ap.
pronch Of the train, which was hid by curve in
the road
Richardson, who was convicted Of the murder
Of Miss Sharpless was thi. morning sentenced to
be hung. He listened to his sentence with firm.
ness and was perfectly unmovCd though most of
the audience wero moved To tears by the Judges
eloquence. lie has since confessed and said that
his object was to obtain his victims watch
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The QUARTERLY MrEriso Of the Buel Institute
will be held at Granville on Tuesday the 4th Of
March next At 10 o'clock A. 81. Members are
generally requested to attend An address will
be delivered, besides other important bushes.
trnnsactod
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BNHGAiNs-Hy reference to our new advcrti,.
meuts, 1t will be seen that Mr. Burr las made
arrangements for the sale aud delivery Of his
whole stock OF goods, about the Is, of March.
Meantime lie will sell Il, greatly reduced prices
Give him n call.
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diourument.

The Legislature adjourns on Monday, the ic
days having expired. This has been model
session, Never in the history Of this state has
business been done with more despatch and yet
with such general satisfaction Our Senators sud
representatives deserve eyyrlas ting praise.
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The SENATE took uP ard passed the b.l grant.
ing the Tgh! u way 10 tie Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad Co. TO construct SAID road from Vim.
ceune- to l!iIn0is,own. The bill differs, however
very considerably from the oil which passed
The house last night, and the passage either Of
this bill BY the house or the house bill hv the
senate was necessary before the road could be
constructed THIS afternoon the house took up
and passed the senate bill, 50 that the legi.la-
ture is at last done for the present session with
the state policy controversy, and the liberals
have gained on Alton so much as to get ore Of
the two roads they have FOR years been fighting
for.
The Senate passed the house bill this morning
fur the establishment # the l4th and 18th Judi
cial circuits, without alteration or amendment.
y bill was intro luCel bv Mr. Redsick and
passed, in relation to the Illinois and Michigan
ANAL and canal lands The act pre-cribes add
tIonal penalties for njuriny the canal banks, &c
and authorizes the board Of trustees to call upon
the canal land appraisers to re.appraise such
lands as have not been sold, or IN appraise such
IS have not been heretofore appraised
The Senate also passed a bill to-day, requiring
shegtis to advertise sheriff sales in a new spaper.
It ia SO late in the session, however, that fear
this measure 80 much needed, will again fail Of
becoming law
In the HousE, the senate bill passed author-
zng the Alton aud Springfield Railroad Co to ex
tend their road to Bloomington
The committee on elections reported bill al
lowing voters TO vote in any precinct in their
county, and requiring ballot box to be proy
ded for each officer TO be elected The dead
ucighi Of the former Of these provisions proved
fatal to the bill IL was laid on the table
The bill to incorporate tho GrauyIll Academy
was returned by the senate to day as cuncUrrcd
m, 20 that j. now a law.
The Till 'u incorporate Noun, Palat.ne Acad
erny under the corporate name u Jefferson
College. passed the house.
A bill was taken up to regulate the fees Of
county surveyors Their fees are very cousldera.
bly, increased. Several attempts having been
made TO talk the bill down, an attempt wa made
to Kill It by offering ridiculous amendments Mr..
LindIey moved To add 10 the power Of the sur
ynyors that Of performing the marriage corcmo.
ny, and that they shall be entitled To the same
fee therefor as for surveying a quarter section Of
land
Mr. Martin moved further to amend by add
ing shat there shall he neither slavery nor in
voluntary seryItude allowed TO exist on the land
so surveyed"
The bill was the nursing of Mr. Gage a very
honest, well meaning man, from Mclleurv but u
fierce free soiler, aud tai. sally produced shouts
Of laughter.
The previous question was then demanded,
and the bill was lost hy a vote of "a to ~ 1t
wanted oS votes to have constitutional ma.
jority
A bill passed the house to-day attaching town
ships J! and 32 in Lasalle county to Putnam
county, on both counties asserting 10 such at
. lu "a = 81.
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II Go!

Next Wednesday evening comes of tie Iales
sale uf fancy ana useful articles aud Tea PARTY
III the Cont House lie: every body 60. The
proceed, are TO be applied for tie benefit Of the
Congregational Church
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THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER,
Cttawa, fsbruarn Is, 1851.
Will Couury.--Tempes; I'm a Tenuot.

4
7 have been considerably awakened by a sir.,r,,
excitement ia viii county in orrositi,n +, ~
Rantoul proposition to construct the C,nt,,lB,a
t road. when we recolleet that within no OH,
portions Of our somewhat extended bopDlarjc
has there been the least hostility manifested +,
the general features Of that plan. i, has cer,,ipl,
} struck US as remarkable that of all the wise head
IN the state, those Of VIII county should be III,
only ones to discover It's abominabe features. /
the proposition really so monstrous. we have ask
edonrSelve', to justify ths mighty ">choo, Lis.ri,
ehu!Il'on," which "roars so loud and thunder, il
the mdeNF We have patiently read an thsir ro
solutions and vnltnaaons ESSAYS oa Oh, subject
ami We cln.'!' c'a5., that she uu'y con,'u.ior
We Lave ben I'LL, 60 AIMS. .t = 'Ht'tl-r.,s
ey alarm Is ali atc,,eI--1ha- /, O.. nothing nu, q
little steam away down M lhc bottom e "a ten
Pot-or, 20 change the figure, ,D1t there J., q
Niger in the pit We have even imagined ~
b could lay our hands "a the chap; but. rs hrs
time has not quite come vet, W. shall content CUT
selves for the present with merely ,Aa,k,ss b..
hat
We have before IT, the proceedings Of several
oil these large and enthusiastic" VIII county
meetings and half dozen Of their ESSAYS and
editorials against the Ranioul plan, all Of which
breathe The same spIrt, use the same arguments.
ana are briefly summed up IN a communication
/ ORA Taxpayer which We find in re'eu; ngm-
Der Nt the .IOtlGt SlIUll and WIl.h tloT4F.r NJ
propose briefly to examine.
/ Inc writer starts ou' with the proposition that
Inc lands granted TO our state were donated not
merely i'r the purpose Of constructing the
Oe"u"' Na''Foad' but also to be used as part
oil 'He resources 'i our state m paying OIL our
s'a'e 4eoI Now We Deny that Tie lands were
a'nd'Sa Al AL ms proceedings OF congress
s"o" '''"' "' "o'u donate was s'''eNth out
~ we u" anu tue "'fa '9ra" inserted. Ana
o''' '''"s '''"' INC grant Is maze lot ue sole
''N 0"'l purpose o' constructing Tue SAID Neh'ra
L'"'''o"' A'U '' or'''''s'' ana none '''fr. Ihe
"''' anu "i's' oi '"e hS party oy
WIS ','''e' are u'.'E opposed TO- anu deny the
u '''s general government 'aSsu'
ming INC o'0'' u '"e states OF Oh making "''a'
'''''' 10 TIE s'''eS 10 pay 'ner aeo'' ""'' Il our
/ S''"'o' anu representatives nan not utterly
"'''.-'''''i any sue" o'Je'' anu pI' inc ros' UP.
O." '"' s0'egrOUnl q Us "''''''' importance ana
''''"s1 no"''"s ''r our S'a'e pl' "Na' s"'u'd
"''sG ''''.''"'-''y "oH' '"s eo"Pe"oh OF 'ne
ROAD 'ney never "'u'd nave got 1 loot ol Iahd.
'H lAtPa!et next goes On 10 snow the value
'' C iah'' lie 'e'' 'H'T@ down at 100000
acres iHsse, taxing the value OF the canal lands
rs o"7''' ne 'HlHN' are worth some SO per acre,
OU' 10 0s very moderate tie estimates them 81
per S're-'o'a' V@ue' therefore, SIHoy9ooo'
-'o"' TIE 'e"'oh"O'nes' OF these hguTes vii! be
apparent IRON 'ne 'ac' mat these lands have been
opento entry with soldiers warrants for the last
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New York, Feb. IL,

New York, Feb IL.
F9OI.-ln fair request and firm with sales
$500 bbls including state s4,62a4,75; and No :
snper fine at Si7Sai,s7, Canadian held a, sI,si
al 81 small sales.
Wheat Inactive.
Corn.-Qu'et 5000 bu, new yellow to arrive at
ca cents.
Prori''On'-Pork in request n, slG,isaie,2S
mess; so,25 prime.
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On thursday last tho murcury stood at 81 lie.
grecs below zero. We learn that stage driver
frozc on that day between Rockford and io mile
Grove.--M Morris Castle of8h inst
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FAST CoNrosrron-on Thursday last Hon ,cr
BlGLow, an apprentice in this Office. closed nj.
hra year at the business BY trial Of snced n,
type setting, and. within u hours working time
composed ?s0i ems long primer. Where's IN,
boy that can beat III A, the close Of IN, nre.
ont volume no intends trying it again.-Joua
Spectator. Of''
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CARD.

The undersigned would acknowledge their OBJ
legations to their friends for tho liberal donation
and kind regard manifested to them at the dona.
ton visit held at the house Of Mr. II. G. Sabin in
the town Of Manlius, La Sale Co. on tho 18th Of
Jan. inst. In return We would tender our sincere
thanks with hope and prayer for their temporal
and spiritual welfare.
DONALD NICHOLSON.
JAMES LOU0HEAD.
Morris, Grundy Co, Jan. 20, 1851.
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Total single track,

AZ this estimate, therefore instead Of Il little
overtime millions, the cost Of the road and branch.
es will be S22,373,592ls.
The writer next proceeds to estimate what We
are to get in consideration OF the vast grant
we are making to this company; AMI taking the
average gross proceed, Of the principal road. in
the United States, lie estimates the proceed, Of
our road at 1874 per cent on its original cost, and
taking ts cost at SlO,oOO,OoO he gives i, m an.
nual income Of Sf3io0OO, 7 per cent Of which
would be s93 900. Well according TO this est
mate, We should, according to our view, be get,
ting very decent annual stipend for our lands
which were donated to US exclusively for nation.
al object, to say nothing Of the immense increase
1t would give to our basis Of taxation. But tax.
ing the writer's own per centagc, and the true es-
tmatcd cost Of the road and the annual proceeds
OF the road would be some $4,000 900 per an
num- aud our per cent some $4,000 per an.
num,-certainly very respectable annual income
on our lands, worth considerably less than two
millions
Laying aside Mr Taxpayers figures, then,
and taking what We conceive to be true and fair
ones, the case presents itself about this grant
OF land has been made to Illinois IN trust to con.
Struct 1856 mile, Of railroad, which will cost some
s2O,0O0,000. The lands nre worth less than
100000, and beyond them Illinois has not
dollar to invest in the improvement. Now comes
in company and says, let us take tho lands of
your hands aud Wa will build the road, and, be.
sides giving you all the advantages scarcely est,
mable in dollars of having this road completed
in four instead Of ten years, we will pay you some
IL per cent per annum forever on the worth Of
your lands: Now should such an offer be made
70 an individual, We should all say BIO would b
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:. The Washington correspondent Of the New
YORK Tribune says that the Swiss government
have forwarded n beautiful stone from the Aims
to be placed in the National Monumcn, at Wash.
lngton.
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POPULATION OF ALroS--The total population Of
THIS town, up to Dec. |. 1850, is 9.4l6 Products OF
industry during the year amount to $500 600
Alton has four steam Touring mills, ono steam
machine shops mud foundres, and two steam dis
nllecries; besides about fifty stores, and sundry
packing houses, brewercs, and machine shops Of
various descriptions.
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A Pho was slaughtered by John Shower, Of this
place on Thursday Of last week, and sold to y.
Beades, at his packing house, weighing seuen hun.
dred and ar pouHdi k-Fuiion R,gis.
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In Maine they have had the greatest fall snow
that has been for many years. Many small bull.
dings and iencOs are covered up.
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OTTAWA Licrra.-Subjec,. for hi, evenings do.
bate--Do the signs OF the times indieat, tho mar.
maneucy Of the American Rspubiei
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The Atlantic.

No information has yet been received from this
steamer and it is generally conceded that she s
lost
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Tnr juvenile TrNrrRASck PAnrr camo of on
Thursday evening in high glee, Tho supper was
splendid. and reflected great credit upon the
members Of The Ladies Temperance Union who
prepared il. The attendance was almost innu.
merable. Rev. c. Thompson addressed the
youthful crowd in very appropriate manner.