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To Officers. Soldiers, widows and
Heirs Of deceased soldiers,

A LII TAKE NOTICE, thar the undersigned nr
n on hand. as usual TO procure yourboun,y lands,
pensions, back and extra pay, n, nominal rates, low
er than ever Having had considerable experience
in this business and being IN direct correspondence
nth the DEPARTING nfs Of the Government having in
charge the adjustment u such CLAIMS we are certain
we can do your business TO your entire satisfaction,
When we are no, scc,ssful in in securing claims Of
this kind, we never charge Call aud see us at our
law and land agency Office. NosEis & FisnrR.
Noy, IL, 1901
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Chnncery Lasae Circuit Court, April term, a
y 1851. Hannah Ann Turner Us Joab Turner.
Bill tor Divorce,
TT appearing from an nilidav, on file in the office
l. oiihe clerk oihc circuit OF said county, that
the dcendent, Joab Turner, is not residcn, Of The
state OF Illinois, and tie complainant having filed her
bill ofconpaint herein, and summons having issued
thereon according 10 law, netcc is therefore hereby
given to the said loab Turner, that unless he shall
be mud appear before the circuit court OF snidcounly
on the first day Of the next term thereof TO be hold
en- at the Court House, in Ottawa, on the 4th Mon.
day OF April neli, and demur, answer or except 10
said complannnts bill, the same will be taken as
confessed agains, you, and the matters and things
therein prayed for, dccreed accordingly.
?. LlNDLEY, Clerk.
Norris & Fisher, Comnlninani's Solicitors feb
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DAYTON WOOllen FACTORY,

THE above Factory has now been in sUccrssfu
i operation tor eight years past, and the under.
signed deem It unnecessary to nuke any promises
or pledges for their good conduct or liberal bargains
and would merely say that they have good assert.
mcnt OF Euiied Clothes.
Cdssimtres SGtimstt Tered, g.aur, Hart Times
EdHpels Of rariOas kinds ShaWis Blankets
aud Stocking Yarn, dOuJie and trisied
Aud will have, by the time the nrw clip comes Off
lrgcr stock OF goods than they have ever before Of
fired and they are getting on another set ct ma
chincry, 10y the middle of May NEXT OF the best
and most improved kind which will enable them to
turn out double the number Of yards that they have
ever done before, and they now feel confident in
saying TO wool growers, farmers and merchants
that their wants can be fully supplied OH the most
reasonable terms IN exchange for wool or ash
CIrding and Spinning.
They will card, spin and reelat lG cents per pound
III lots oi 3Olhs or over
Custom CdTG.Rg az 5 cents per pound
! They have Two sclsot Card- expressly for country
work which wall be fitted mp IN good order. and i
wool is put up IN propcrcond.tIon, they will warrant
their work TO give satisfaction Persons coming
from distance who may have to stop over night
shallhe to no expense.
CLOTH DRESSING
Viii he done at the usunl price and III the bestman
ner, md warranted to give satisfaction, as none bu
the best workmeu me employed
Wool, Wheat, Corn, Lard, and Sonp will he Ia
ken in pay for work. J &. d GREEN.
Dayton Factory, April %, lS50-3y.if
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forwarding s. Commission
s.nt-s-, HTIITTt ISSn Nxl.-rITTT7
Ez-:t - iocVs ----
p. L Charruaud,

Commission and Forwarding Merchant
WAEEnoU,r Main Canal.
1>HE Subscriber haying been appointed hgcn
l. OF the most extensive and responsible lines on
the Ere Canal and Lakes as well a. on this canal
Is now prepared contract for treigh,s TN ough
Their 10 or from New York and Boston, al the estab-
lished rates Shippers may rest assured tina, goods
VIII not be detained al any point On the route, as
ms anangen,n are such, az to secure despatch
lie has also made Arrangements tor the delivery
OF merchandise at any point ON the river or al ST.
Louis
lie would respectfully invite persons having pro-
perry to ship TO ca, aud see hmbefore making other
arrangements 7 f. CHAghArp
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;ss $4,000 T Tr.a:r 'lI no" a.
~ waltnGp chaserS At my Farm and
Nursery oh the ,oest SIDE Of For RIoer
Igion, and five miles north. west of Ottawa.

near U0gion, and five miles north west OF Ottawa
They consist Oi nearly
300 Varieties of Apple,
And great variety Of Pears, Piums, aud Cherries,
which have been selected with care and great ,X-
pense from the most popular and approved Nurse
RES IN the Union embracing nearly all the standing
varieties IN the eastern and southern states the fruit
of whichu is confidently believed cannot tail to suit
the most delicate aud refined palatcs.
The subscriber assumes with confidence that he
kas tive greatest rdriety and most splendid assert
ment to he found IN northern Illinois. The trees
are from to } years OF age, and ranging trom TO
feet IN height. and well proportioned.
II is believed that the lamentablr remissncss on
the part ol farmers every where observable IN plan
ting fruit trees is mostly attributable TO the amos,
total failure, IN most eases, where trees have been
transpantrd from distance, and the hbrOus roots
on which the tree relies fol ia nutrimeut have be-
come dead from too long exposure to dry AIR or Sc.
we're irosts after taking them up, either OF which is
fatal to its growth Hut these cmbarrassnents no
longer sxist. The farmer can now he supplied in
his own vicinity with the number and variety he
wishes grown IN the same soil and climate in which
they are to be tanspancd
1.-THE trees are taken up in the spring, It shouldbe
done soon after the frost is ont Of the ground-at all
events before the cni begins to put iorih II taken
M in the fall they should be buried until spring
Apple trees at the Nursery ~ cents; nll other
kinds, IS cents. WELLS WAIT.
DAYTON Jan 10 lSS0--tf
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JlMEs IIuITMoPE, .idm'r.


ENuIf y ITN1 IWH0NoIi, dfctds'd.
DURStlINT nn order of the county cour, OF
/ La Sale county, notice is hereby given, tim, all
persons having clans against the estate OF Cling
Cngson, late OF In Sale county, deceased, are re-
qured TO produce the same in writing, and file
them IN said court on the 81 hlonday IN March
next, when and where said claimants are requested
to attend for the purpose OF having their claims od
Justed in pursuance OF law.
Jan % OLE dvnREwSoy Admir-.
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La Sale County Tract Depository

DERSONS wishing to supply themselves with
the publications the American rrac, Soci,t "
can do NJ OF the store OF the subscriber
The stock ON hand consists mostly of the volume
publications, with variety Of tracts in packages
&c. &c, Also.
1000 Christian Family AImanacs for 1876
Parents DESTROYS Of procuring holiday presen,scnr
Profit the hear. J. G. NArriSGIR,
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OTTAWA. Aug 10. 1850
Mr. ID MoRrMoRr-Deu Sr: Ny esteemed
friend Mr.. J. g. Na;lluger, o. tins place. procured
tor me two bottles Of Mortmorc's Rheumatic Com
pound aud Blood PGulyrr' when he was in ST Lou
Il, IN Nov, 80 When he returned 10 Ottawa, |
was confined By a severe attack oil the rheumatism.
oi the chrome knd-he informed me that he had
procured mediocre whose reputation stood high
tor The cure OF this complaint. lhad long ago dis
paired cot a cure ever beng effected upon Inc. As
had tried many remedies and found no permanent
relief was iathc-- IN regard to thls also. Bot drI-
ven to the necessity ut doing something to relieve
my severe pans, concluded To give the medicine Il
TRIAL, aud with very happy results after the use u
-four bottles.
have been the subject ofrheumailc difficulties Tor
a period ot thirty years, aud Tor the past seventeen
years have been unable 10 wax, except very short
distances, even Sioop to the ground without much
difficulty. My left limb persisted considerably, aud
was very weak Bot Tor the past months | have
not had Ian attack OF the complaint although lhaye
been exposed to all kinds OF weather. The flesh ID
returning up0u my limb and it i, becoming strong
] rr and Notwithstanding have walked much every
day. have suffered occasionally very slight pam.
| Aud do Checruiiy recommend the afflicted with
this complaint whether .nilnmmatoy or chronic to
| Try the medicine andn despair ot cure.
! The subscriber will chcertuliy answer any ques-
! tons that may be- put to hun Inrraton TO his cure.
| Very respectfully your obcdcnt servant,
l. HILLS.
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PR U lection
ClaIp8 nn2 a>E npanoo
Insurance Company.
Annual Premiums, Capital Stock, and Suplus Fund
81. 900. 900.

The undersigned woudcall the attention finer.
chants and others having properly expose, to loss
by tire or The pcrls Of Navigation TO the sup, ior adj
yaniagcs offered by tnc
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Estate Of .Jo.sph II1itmore deceased

DuRSUiNT to an order Of the county cour, of
/ IA Sale county notice is hereby gwen that all
persons having claims against the estate Of Joseph
WhitmOre, late OF LA SaIccouuty deceased are re-
qulfed to pcoLucr the same IN writing, and file them
IN sand court on the third Monday IN March next,
when aud where said claimants are requested To at
tend Tor the purpose OF having their claims adjusted
IN pursuance Of law.
Jan % JIMEs IFuTMoPE, Admr
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'LlD iND BE CONIiNtLD.
From the Boston Bee.

The Editor snid. Dee - l." IN. HJ1t!and's Gel
sbfGtrd German BnieTs for the cure ot Liver Conn
plant. Jaundlcc, pyspcp>iu, Chrome or Nervous
Debility. Is deseNed.y ono ct the most popular med.
c.nrs OF The day. These Bgt,crs have been used by
thousands, aud friend at our elbow says he has
himself received an ctrctual aud permanent cure OF
Liver Complaint, from the use ot thu remedy. We
convinced that, III the USE al these lill,crs, the
patient constantly gains strength ana yIgpT--a tact
worthy great consideration. They are pleasant
IN taste and smell md Can be- used by persons vi h
the most delicate stun1Chs with safety, under any
circumstances. We speaking from experience,
aud 10 the aiiictedwr advise lhrlru>r.'
scouts Weekly, one otlhc best Literary papers
published. sand. Aug 9i-"Ur HoodaHds German
BitfcIs, manufactured hy Dr. jackson, are now rec
commended by the most prominent members oi the
faculty as no article OF wuch efficacy IN case. utte
male NrlAny,S. A>>urh /, l.ir case, W. would adj
Wise all mothers "a Obtain bottle, and thus saw
,heuI>r,yo, much ,Irhnc>-. Person, Of dcbIhlatrd
constitutions wui lind these hllcrs advantageous TO
their health, a, ~ huvW tom experience the sau-
ury fleet .Ayy have upon weak ys'rIus.'
MDRE EVIDENCE
The "PMadc,pha saturday GaArttr," the hcs,
fanny newspaper published N the United States
the editor SAYS q" Dr. UoOfaBES German BItters
SO II II seldom, that We recommend whntarc term
Ell Patent Medicines 10 the confidence aud patron
OF our reader, aud, therefore, hen We recommend
'Dr llOutdud~ German Bttrrs," We wish II dis
uuciIy understood that We are not speaking OF the
uu>rum, oi the day tina, are noSrd about Tor a btir
period, aud then forgotten after they have done then
guilty race OF mischief, butte medciur long cstab.
l-hcd, universally priced. and which has met tn,
hearty approval Of the faculty itself"
That thu, medicine wli cure LAYER Complsinl an,
Dysyepsa, no one can doubt, after using 10 Is di
rcClcd. Ii acts specifically upon the stomach Hnt
hytr-itls preferable 10 CauuIcI N all bilious diScd
scs--the cii>ct Is immediate They can be admin
istcred 10 tennis or infant With safety aud reIab,
0enchi, any time.
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NOrtinOCc's
Rheumatic Compound,
AND
Blood PURIFIER

'J'IlIS MEDICINE !, iOf sale by The subsct er Tie
! public are requested to read the certificate OF
VIZ. Levi His, below J. G.. NArTlSGER.
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Estate Of ,EacoJ b. Rich, deceased

NOTICE is hereby given, that will make app-
the Sd Monday in Marchnext for an order 10 sell tn.
lands and tenelnents belonging the estate o Jacob
b Rich, deceased, or asmuch there oias may be nee
cssary TO pay the debts OF said deceased, ut which
time and place all persons interested are requested to
appear and show cause why said real estate should
no, he sold Tor the purpose aforesaid.
Jan. "a EMELIYBC. RiCu. Adm'rS.
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Gotcls.
a@ Fox River House. fs
~ OTTAWA, Oil. $3.50

'lNHlS popular establishment continues in full ope
L ration, aud lis accommodations nre inferior to
none IN the country Travellers will always ind
the bic supplied with choice game ,aHd every deli
cac. the country affords \ continuance oithc H..
bera share OF public patronage heretofore extended
Is solicited. aug IS, 'ig-t
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DIR. HOOFLAND'S
GERMAN BirTERS.
No. 40 Arch st.eet, Philadelphla.
rEEriRID NJ
nH {. VI. JACKSON.

Their yogsr orcr tie abpcs UiS-,IS,, &, ,,ut trrti
!",L 4 oYoo!Iri by any Other preparations "a The
United States az ne rays, attest. in LI.'nY cdS,,
after sAa!t,I Ehs Nc,dns had fdileG
These Blttcrs are worthy the attention Of lnya
Ids. Possessing great virtues IN the iccuhcatlou ol
dsra,rs OF The liver and cSsrr glands, exercising the
most searching powers IN weakness and affections
OF he digestive organs. they are, w,,hal, sale, Ger.
lam and ur,snu,
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s. 1850 seEs AA
Matteson & Preston,
COMMISSION Il FORWARDING MERCHANTS,
ST. LOUIS, no.
IoEl \. NArra.oy. !onS Z. PRESTON.
REFERENCES:
Messr. PomeTToy 4 DuEhee, ST. Louis.
Capt. CALVIN Case,
Messr, Smith aud Townsend Ner Orleans
J. A. Walker, Esq Batop Rouge.
Benz Wncle, Esq Matches
\ Msris Esq,
Mes.rs. Wordsworth, Dyer& Chaplin, Chicaso
Ogden x Jones,
William Goodng, L0cGport.
Messrs Mitlesou & BrndueF. Joliet
Walker & Iicklmg, O1aNs.
II W. eastman, ESD,
lSa1e Hardy Eco, Ii Sale.
y l. lloush,
James Dunlap, Esq, Jactsono-,
Mcssrs Cortenius and Grwod, PEORIA,
-" Phelps and Bourand
Hon. Thomas Fold,
Messrs Bradner & Co, Nsp York,
DayidLeavitr, Esq.
Messrs Suydlni, Sage & Co. "
Corning Homer & Co, Al5any
A J Williams Esq, Tfea,
Mcssrs Kimberly pease s Co, Eufan
Jay and Webster,
Reed, Parks & Co Bearer.
BObb aud bishop, CicreiaHd,
Burrows i Co. Cincinnati,
:. Williams am, DIwor,l, Pttotar.
T.. and F Faber, "
Hoffman and Coates, Fem,
y. llnrMon, Esq, "
T. - Brewster, Esq, &"
4. RilGrly, Esq, Springfield,
b. &. Webster, Esq,
Nm. Fem, Esq Lacou,
MesSrs. Dudley aud Warllow ,Ncnnepia,
Chas 6. Wilcox, Esq, PekiH,
Cash ADVANCES MADE ON C0NSlGNHsnTs.
Referring to our card above, We take this occasi0l
to solicit conslInmenls OF merchandise either ior
SALE here, or forwarding to other points.
We shall cOntine ourselves to commission md
forwarding business and feel cOu!,jen, IN assuring
you That our experience in business and acuuaiut-
ancc generally III the country wlicnable us 10 give
any business with which We may be favored The
most satisfactory attention.
Auyperson wishing to have groceries ofnnv kind
orauy other article purchased in -. Louis or Nrw
Orleans aud shipped to them, can have i, done H.
money invested. Personsdon a retail businessarv
wcerc west oi Detroit or IN any other direction can
depend upon having their orders filled NJ rs low m e.
nthcy send to us and perhaps lower, than they could
by coming themselves. Every attention shall be 81
ven TO having goods put in good order and shipped
at low rites, however small the amour, NAV be that
is semi 10 70 be Invested II shalbe done prompt,
~ and 10 order. MirrEsoS & PRESTON.
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BEWARE OF COCNTERFEITS
This medicine has attained that high character
which Is necessary Tor all medicines To attain to in
duce countericitcr> to put forth spurious article nj
the r,sA Of the lives Oi those who are inuvccnty de-
Celyrd
LOOK WILL To TIE MARKS or THE
GENUINE
They have thu written Signature ofC. VI JACK.
son upon the wrapper, ana ih. name blowUlu the
bottle, wsttDpt rhlrh tbeB dtc spurious.
For sale wholesale and retail NJ the
GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
No l2O ARCH street. one door below sixth
late 27S Race street, Philadelphia. and Nv res.
pccta5.r dealers generally Throughout, the country
Also for sale by G.. l. I THOMPSON, Ottawa.
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Prairie House.

Attfe Great SR.piW Springs, Euif- rap bstnecR
NEAR STARVED ROCK,
Travellers will lind as good accommodations a,
my house asatany o,hern thecouutry aud atprices
to make it an object 10 stop Excellent stabllng at
tached to the establishment AP. REED.
itb 9, lS50-i
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MANILA ROPE, of sizes suitable Tor Bed.cords.
A'A Halter ropes clothes lines, towing lines, stern
nndbow lines ucl2 WV HASKELL.
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TO OMccr. and soldiers,

NASll paid Tor Produce Of all kndsby
" r. tu,nrtIr-b
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~ OTTAWA, ILL.,, SATURDAY, DECE MBER 27, 1851.

easy, and the Bank of Erglans has reduced the
rate Of inteee-t TO ?! per cent. Stocks, howev-
er, have declined considerably hom ther former
high rates. Cotton il active at improved prices
Grain and -four are fine at sight advance on
some Of the lower qualities.
On Thursday evening last, acollision of hree
trains on the ilp'son River l,IiToad took place,
near CrotoH, killing several asis said, although
the press is silent, and woundIng thirty, some
m0rally.
The Empire City arrived here on Saturday
morning from Iiavanra, by which information
was received Of the shipment of Nj. Thrasher TO
Cadz, on the cath ult, from utonce I've is to be
sen, to Africa, TO serve out his sentence. The
young men Of New Orleans presented bcauti-
ful service of plate to W Sidney Saith, Secreta-
ry Of the English Consulate at Hayanna, "as a
testimonial of their gratitude su the exceeding
kind attention and care shown by him to the uf-
fortunate captivss Of the Iope- expedition at
Havanna."
Hicks 4 Co. one Of the oldsss npts most re.
spectacle houaes in South Street, failed on Sat
urday. Their liabilities must be very large, al
though no statement has been published.
At the elections ia Massachusetts on Monday
Bo.ton failed to sIect a Mayor. Hon. Calet
Cushing was chosen Mayor Of Newbnryport
NV" Ih'ht IIu'NNpHHl, Nl''uirl hiaN" vi
Charestown and Samuel Wake, (Whis) May
or Of Roxbury
The circulation Of he Y. o Piciyune and Del
h, and the n Y. Herald has been in,erdicted by
the Governor General of Cuba
Gen. BeIknap L. S. a. died in Texas, on the
10th ult
Our money market is very easy, and there il
no difficulty in making loans on call at pei
cent ITASCA.
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General"
"A General u accustomed to be obsyed ar.
rest YOU as my prisoner TO-" he continued, ad.
dressing a soldier, fetch me a carriage, and lead
my horse home. Now, Monsieur Dorvigny, step
in"
Halflaughirg, half resisting. the old man took
his place IN the carriaae mex, the General.
ado you remember said the later, ~ they
drove on, "the day left your service, because,
as yoa told me, you were no longer rich enough
to keep servanti triedmy fortune in several
situations but did not find any master SO lenient
as you SC, as last resource, enlisted in a rcgi.
E:ent- Twas Jcercd by nay comrades for nay awk.
wardncss, a.d sor many months led an unhappy
life; unit, one day we found ourselves at HOrmio
in the Naltclsne, facing a redUubt which opened
n murderOus fire on our ranks. The order was
given to advance. and we rushed tn the attack
snd, presently, most Of our men we're moved
down, and those who escaped hesItaed and drew
back. | threw myself alone into the redoub
shouting, Follow me- ooysr They did so. The
Austrians, astonished Mt this unlocked for attack
fed and we took twelve piece. of cannon. The
same day was made a sergeant and afterwards
by degrees and tho fortunes OF war, rose to ihe
rank | now occupy. Perhaps / may get still high
err
Dorvigny was installed by the General in {
pleasan, apartment next his own, AMI for som,
time the old man enjoyed all the comforts and lax
uries Of life. At length his friend received an or
der to set out far Russia. During the first three
months Of the campaign, General Dsbois sent let
ters and remttanees to hIs iosmer master bat the,
suddenly ceased, and one morning, fom the col
umn Of a newspaper, Dorvigny learned that h'
/ friend had fallen at Moscow. lie was forcei tC
leave his pleasant lodgings and take refuge in AZ
attic in En obscure part of Paris. There, afte
selling tie Goa, of OF his back, overwhelmed will
age and illness, he went to the prietor Of th'
! Theatre des Varieties, whose fortune he Ia,
made, and begged for small week.; pittance
1t was refused The old man smiled titterl'
when the sentence was pronounced, and from tina
time he summed meeting his acquaintanccs. Ih
bookseller Barba, who felt some friendship io
him, sought him i'll various parts Of the city, bu
/ in vain. A short time afterwards l}arba happen
ed TO lear that in a mean lodging in the rue, Gre
netat, was lying unclaimed and unknown, tn
corpse Of an old man. Wi,h sad presentimcn
/ he hastened thi.her 1t was indeed DorviGn,
dead from cold aud hunger, uncared for ral.ke i
! life and death
The sonof peasant. the awkward servant hoy
became a General, and, after glorious career
/ died the death Of a hero; the son Of n king h
charming poet, the bcwitching drama'ist. 1--we
in povcrtv, and died the death Of an ou,cas
Such is life.