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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-22
For The Free Trade


Lock Or We Learn from a card hanging up
.n Curtcn,u. and GrisNo'ds Store tia, the NOTES
Of the Bank OF Chicago ,gurd by Seth Pane.
are I,Jrid I,t4
am informed Toe card alluded 20, reads shat
TO blli with seth paino' ulur ou {, will hr
taken at this store" | would Lu well pr La
uois, t,mslar cards hung iu ever, store and rycry
pnckctin l.,o.- state II an ~, ml.tsk=u
there will be .rsul crashing within ninety dry.
among the Illegal bank, Page 4 Bacon included
should The bills now before the leg stature. tic
passed ~ expected That bill provide, tia, tiuc
AMI impiisoumen. shall be- tie part vi the man
who ls.ues any Iay not i-sutd according To the
B,nk law, aud ID j. expected ii v u, al,n have al
dsJ u H. that where this trash forms any part uf
tie consideration of any note NJ other obligation
such zoe, or ubhgaton hall e VOID, nni thai
when any person pNll inr any G"bt, or tor any
property, the person 10 whom The money va.
pi,h may sue for the amount NJ the drht or value
ufthe property the same ~ II ua payment was
made There is determination on the part If
the legislature IN put the trash down, aul farm
rf- especially, will do we'll 10 refuse all paper
money. except of lavful bank. Rnd eastern No
nan can tell when the hour viii come 1hcinrc
lie prepared AGEIc1LA
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Chicago Market.

CnioAGo, Jan. 10th, 1854.
Receipts Of wheat and pork, 10 day, are more
liberal. There IL u little more attention paid 10
the quality Of whca, by the millcr, but ne out
side ugu,es are tho same. We note the state Of
the market A. follows:
pLOUR-Is without changc--Ciiy Mills, No.
/, stead q. siT5-No. 9, 81 ,5o-No. 3, S4,25.
WuEAT-Wmter, so n 9oc for fair To choice
>sia SEC arc about the ruling rates-spring,
70 a soc--ruiiug figures ia &c.
CORN-we heard of no sales to day, and there
i. No change from former prices, viz; 43c for ~
lbs car--tOc for 60 lbi shcllcd.
OATS-Atc steady at 3ic.
RYE-Small sales ut 60c.
BARLEY-ls without change, via: Asa 4sc.
HOGS-Drcs.ed were arriving more freely.
We hear Of one sals choice averaging Tao At
80 $50 is the ruling price at the dspot-is'
lcrior ranges 20 to SOC below, and extra 10 2te,
above this figure. Ca, Dem, Pren
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TH- DlGSUV OR lSDICATOR-Ilas Is tie name
gISun D., tue m,ell1r 500. ). D.oSn hq, oI
uls city, 10 a urw anu Ingenious ~ CO ui meVhah-
isW whlyh We had 1uc pleasure Ncsictdhy Ipek
anime. It eau no applied u 1fsA. number Ui
useful p.f,o.c. D., ,uv simple moving vla ,gNct
upuu - stad4lIvl guhurr ct ,rt.e, .! eau be
u,yu tu ,ouut a cargo ct lumUtr To- tie Amount VI
100 VpQ, tudic4uu, ata ANY mu.ur"l tie exact
uumucr IT igvl .ud ui,u thu number Ui Juarda
that ha,p b,eu counted !, cau DC ~ arranged
u. " count Tour KIND, at iumOer alta time. II
can also be used ~ Uiuhs, aud Will enable thc
CLERK. 20 tell at au, moment the number and lhy
amount 81 gold tud ,tryL chcvh, ur nU'es, that
[ have BEEN received.
I Ii can he used ~ railroad stations or wais
houses, to tell tie weight and aud humber ol Tie
pack ,gc. oi the goods that are 10 be Transported
In fact, ", see no end To the useful purposes Il
which 1t eau be applied 1t !, entirely simple II
It's construction aud works with perfect accuracy
Mr. Grown intends NJ once TO apply Tor patent
We see no reason why be should not reap TOT
tune ns the reward VI his perseverance aud lnyen
genus Chieogo Press
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SPUT oS TuE SUS A writer in the Delaware
Republican calls attention 10 ala unusually largo
spot on the sun Which NAV &c ,sen through
smoked or eoored glass. The writer adds:
by rough measurement oi the present spot
| found It's diameter to b.. about thirty three
thousand miles, consequently occupying an area
on tho aus surface OF light hundred millions Of
square miles, equai to i,ur time, the superficial
contents Of our mighty earth. ltserves to give
suinr ll,i Of the .'upsuduus bulk Of our solar
orb when such vas, deduction may be made OF
II, luminous surface and vet any elimination Of
emitted light be imp,r'rpuLlr.
We have seen the Ge- some hsre suggested
by astronomers that these solar spots served to
prodIce hot summers AMI mild witers II true
we may consider our present winter sn illa.!ra
ton"
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THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER
OttHmn, Dam uarn 90, 1858.
The River TaN,
'lJSTlcS AND sCUklITY.

Nbi rrigfe't'e 10 our leg ,.-'iys Troeeclin-, in
'f's Nesss paper ID viii be seen that Nr. Potter
i-'' ","auerla b,li, tic object Il which o, to fc
heEe the nhataanis of those towns which ad,p..
Cd the klvr' Improvement law, from paving the
rSer tax .he. h's been assessed on them this
!e"' ami adiAo,saS {. 5. Leland to convey
back TO the eleven persons. the land which they
rnr'h"'sd f'r said Improvement aud which they
had conveyed TO him. to be held IN trus; for the
towns
We have no iaubi ,hi, ill will pass l, would
be well, therefore, for the collectors 10, those
towns. to he Abide lerieni with the taxpaysr,
until tbs rssulto Of Nr, Pnttrr's hill is known
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Our neig.Loirs coauty c. Carroll = on tie
El-E ROAD " vg-.lu. possessing al Abundance .!
ul. Ter, good wa'er powell aHo q mar'si!Ousiy
iitu soil. sl- = IuolI 10 Ue U.yssrI y Ial,GOat
INA. s4 Uuug her .utu Ir.ct commemorative. "ti.
we markets IsuA winch, AlTe,u!Jrr, her i.riDeIs
Iarr been VlUuN.l .G-t u.- several tLU'ius Villa
svs "a sprusihs 4y, farms ale OPsn,Hs. 80. . a.
,IuE - .v-lus 900, "tI tDe p.Ospru.y sns a. fses
80, plJoy-, U.s ia.g 10 te vi loHs cOH'.L-anSs
iHe % pu .-tIou u Carroll j. mace Up q! sy..a
.s4 {, PeuUs, ly.ui., wDO Cuug wI.n !EsE =
4aJ,t u perse,suus .D--s.y t.4I a.Sa!s Wins
Gl!sB1 vJJsrsy'ouA
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A B,curLcR EDroE The Elitor Of the Col.
um1iau published at Pusit Sound Oregon, says
he is keeping bach IN hrs offiee, with most
cheern. success. One farmer, he says ptesen!
ed hun banlh 81 onions, another jar ofblsck-
Terry jelly, another with a ilr Of tomato pre-
serves and another with an onion weighing one
pound ten ounces and msasurs, seyeDisea in.
Que Of Thirty cish, tn, filed heaPed half bush.
eItw~ He has also been presented with 81
DO Webster. Dictionary, aud map Of Oregon.
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!-e1"". Jan. -
SaI1i NJ. COX presented he resolution q
the B,ail II Supervisors Of Ia sale county IN
fiysr Of 'hs lie liq ior Law. wh.Il "a, referred
- tn, committee on ,ha, sabi'c
lie also presented The petition OF citizen Of
Lyingitol county to restrain sheep ana swHes
FROM running 4. large IN lint county.
A Ie.oialon was adopted accepting The invita-
ton of the citiz ~ Of Alton auA of lLc Cdel 20
rni Mississippi abroad Company 10 take = free
ride 10 Al,0u, aal another to al ipuyn o,ur TO 10
o'clock on FRIDAY morning, v hen after consider.
.ug some local Lll,. tlc senate ii1utu,d
Yopsc.-Er. Jshugon introduced n I'LL giving
persons planning and cuivlting hedge on a
Iisce Of Land a lien upon the lanl IN hi, pay.
Mr. Matthew, introduced bill u prevent lie
l-lins Of deer. fawns, prairie chickens, wuodtocG
mud claile AZ certain seasons Of thc YEAR bg. the
i.ol'e ri sed to give the bill d second reading.
Mr.. Wight m0vcd a resolution. which was
adopted to the effect that where's the city Of
spriaf.ld was Gllyl with mud, dead falls &c and
il vas unsafe to PISS her streets al night, there.
fore committee should DO raised to repor, I'LL
70 repeal the chatter of the ci;y and give the
management q. her streets, d., TO the cOga,y
,Ourt.
Mr. Potter presented the resolution Of tic boaid
ojsapcryi.ors If Ii sale county in favor Of he
Maine liluoy la'g: upc. which tie Speaker took
,aa question, and was not agreed to by II
large majority, An iudsuty which think il
ishsoyrs the Board Aforesaid suitably to re'en,
The resolution ,h,ali have b.cn referred to the
Maine law committee, but the Speaker mstak'ng
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Nevrs Editors:-R.lrn WALDO Evr,sox
whose lame Is wide MS our eountry's name, has
been leetui'ng here IN the Representatives Hall
LOT The past two evenings. and will close The
present course 'his evening. Tho subject OF the
,s' was me -i"gIo Saxon, finely wrought
rhetorical sketch Of England and her sous.
W''hs forth ~ pursst dic:ion the DESTINY Of ibs
race the present polish aud ultimate retinemen,s
"i which 1t IS capable, furnishing a reason for tho
Impul''e g"-nhrad aud utilitaran .pr,, of the
age, compared to the ayes OF the past, The %.
cond was on the force and beauty OF " porcy" In
this lecture the uses Of power were set forth in a
mastery mrnncr All evil vas shown tn lie but
the nll'hpr.lcd and mhdreetcd power, mental
and physical Ou, with which the world could
not dispense, Nlkuut serious los. Steam fire
electricity and other elements were shown to bs
powers iHdlsrsHsably needed, and vet msIi,re,ed
or nnnppled to useful ends are master c,il. Al
together his style OF thoughts eyolys much truth.
LOUIS uu!v, c. l.. l..
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Wn,Exy WANTED An tuqgcst wa' held IN
Rochester New York. over tie body If man
named Mclaughlin, taaui ia uH unfinished Uliil
ny The yerdc. q the jury was Gled from Tie
elects 81 uteu.ycruHCe, exposure aud vau. Of
food Mclaughlin Vas ,aAen uume ~ soMo @.
lis ricris, placed 10 rough e, Tin aud ;h.y
we're placing cloth, wet " ilh wh'-kuy, over b.,
face, 90 keep bin from spott.Ds, ~ they stated,
De Wsked ~ sui opened us eye, crts ed %, q
us narrow resting pace, aud III tirs. rq-.iy vas
for WHISKY
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OlnWA, Jan. - 1000
The weather during the past week has been
unusually fine, aud the last three days were
plcasan, enough to grace the month Of May The
road. are quite dry and in excellent wheeling
condition. The town is crowded With team
Laden With all kinds Of produce, and buyers gen
orally, are buy. We quote prices ior to Jay I"
follows, but they are SO fascinating that /, 10 d'f
dcul, to keep the run Of them; in the pric'pal,
however they are upward:
Wheat come. 10 slow ly At soc for best qnAh'y
t,r winter; aud O5@7O for spring We hear Of
a ,rihe moe paid at some Of the mills.
Corn. much arriving, aud readily taken al
3l@35@3Gc
Oats, 33c.
Barley, 4o@45,.
Potatoes. iOc,
Butter, l5!c.
Egg., l2dl5c.
PSlk no change since last week.
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llrNnis CulLrCr.- lrS FuuRE-Thcrr j.. says
the jacksonville Journal, a good deal II spccula.
ton abroad regards the fate Of tn. ln,titutionR
view II It's recent heavy l.sscs. We take pleasure
however, in saving To IFS friends, that sn iaT .s
resources .re curscrn'd, It Is nov in better con
dttIon lhan ever befure-bring entirely cut Of
debt aud pus,csslong an endovnirn, fund Of near
s3j 900 It's cxi'lrhce is, therefore not at all
threatened by i,s calamity. -- Dan YyrsA
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cAurfsS-MAp Does.--A mad dog was shot
in town ON Wednesday. lie was seen to bite
some half dozen dogs beforeh he was captured
No Joub, hu hi, number before he was diseov.
etpd We hope every dog found in thu streets
running Loose will be shot II dogs are not worth
tying up they are not worth having. We say
Kill them
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Friday, Jan. II, 1853

Tho senate meet at O'Clock
a few private bills were acted upon
Mr. Plato, from the committee on finance, re,
ported back the hill for an act to provide Tor the
collection of aporion of tie public revenue and
tn enable the sheriff Of Kendall county tn settle
his accounts, with n substitute Which was
agreed 10, and the bill was read third time aud
passed.
Mr. Rugg'es introduced an act TO exempt home
stends from forced sales and to repeal an act
therein named
This bill provides for exemption from sales
&c. n homestead not exceeding ~ acres oi land
with the appurienhncep. not exceeding IN yalu,
$1,000, 10 DO selected by the owner, being house
holder aod having family, aud not Included 1t
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RAILROAD rGou n. q. to WAsBlS0ros.-Senator
Downs, Of Louisiana. in hi. speech at the late
Baltimore Trade Convention, said ~ have the
pleasure OF informing you that New Orleans has
the means, aud ia now at work in constructing a
railroad rs near as may DC on an air line from
there to Washington Tho means are obtained
the work ia execution by which rassengerwIlh'
out any unusual fatigue can reach Baltimore from
New Orleans in sixty hours, and not four years
will elapsc before /. will DO accomplished
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The California uadc ct Busjoo. for the present
year. j, over one hur,ired ,hip' sent 10 San Fran
cisco Most # the ships have been new snd
magui,ut clippers Of great tonnage, and tho
finest specimens of naval architecture IN tho
world. Seventeen ships are now ~ for san
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Uorticulturi,t, for 1853.

Ry The rolit,ue,s Of our fellow t,vu,fuen
Ma vor-;, .,J N,,.,l,v y,,or,.,,,.,,o Q
ys. S,,,>, Of the o,ora er,.,I,8 ;,.rn.l w,,
.,l,r.l mn .,,t.l,.
Tn. ,r,..o, n,n,b,r 80. b.,i.,s i,;n,spl,l f.,
b, s,,n,,r,,,io, Of ,b.. journal l,,slv ,,.3bv
tho lrco,.j oov,ir, and !. rrLl,.bcd a,
po,ls.,sr Y Y he yi,l r. and sli,,d ~
p ~. ,,,.Lo-,f ,t., En-, c.,i.o
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The Jackson Statue.

Thi. grea, work Of art, now completed, was
nau1ura,,d in Washington on the Sth, the an
niyeI,ary VI the battle of New Orleans Tbs
orator for the ocrasion was Hon 5. a, Douglas
who first distinguished himsrlfin Congress, by
his mastery defence of the old hero whoes glo
RES Til. statue is designed ,islbly to commemo
rate. Asye,, we have NJ detailed account of The
ceremonies but by tho programme publl'hed IN
the Washington Union, we have M doubt they
were appropriate and imposing The statute Is
said to be masterpiece, glorious in itself ASIDE
from the associations which cluster around IT,
The artist. Clark Mills is an Amerlean whose
name. by this exertion Of his genius, is sure u
petpetuation.
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The Scientific American savs tia. camphor
has been Discovered to be nn anildo'e TO that
pul,uu Irlriulur a ivan wlp had teen thrown
IuIn commissions by two do'rs At hat p"'son-- ono
sixth oi \ grain each, adnim.trrcd iur the ihsu
mgtl.m--vas relieved by twenty grams 81 cam
rhor taken IN xix graa, Of almond mixture. DR..
Sullpck. IN letter tn the London Lancet, cans
to have made the discovery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-22

NEW IrrlEa ENVELOPE. Tho New York
Herald saws the new letter envelopes with the
single and double stamps, will soon be ready
Then every steamer, every railroad trah every
stage, every express 'ne, and every man, is made
a mall-carrier by act oiCongre" Letters, in the
Gos.rumer, enreiops, can be sent in any way by
any route, anI by any conycyanCc-so says the
l,w
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4 oil Hunt.

The citizens Of Dayton township are making
arrangements fur grand Wolf hunt, ia that town.
to take place ON Saturday the 9glh inst Per.
son. from the neighboring towns wishing to take
part in the .por, are respectfully invited to at.
tend The chase will commence at 6 o'clock in
the morning from tho four sides Of the town
(-iariins from tae town lincs) The hunters vii
approach the centre Of the town until they meet
Each man will equip himself as he sees bes,
Much good sport il anticipated.
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A drunken fellow, just recovering from dan
gerous Illness. was askcd whether he had not
been afraid OF meeting III. God
No said he, ! was ouly aieard o iothU etopH
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SrslNGfIrLp, Jan. 10Th. 1889.

Ncsirs Editors Feeling profound interest
in the welfare Of that august Lody, over which
YOU have the honor Of pre-idlng, Il refer to tho
GO c and q. NJ {. Union.0 deem il NV
duty 10 Keep you well posted IN reference TO tL.
Efforts Which are being made here for the extsn.
tons OF 1t. PrIaepe- ~ some Of your mission.
aires
This morning, surprising every thing was quiet
around the capitol, bstouk my self to the Senate
chamber, with view of spending few quiet
moments IN pc'u''ns the papers, IA privilege
winch had been kindly extended to me by sums
Of my fr,endS) Surprising all the members were
ou, preparing tor the visit to Alton and ST Louis.
A entered however, ! was ayrecasy disap.
pointcc. My attention was at once attracted tv
perfect constellation of bright eyes clustered
around a table and IN their midst, glowing like
mile suns, recognised your grave and able
senator c. aud your truly obging and worthy
ieIo~'cltIrn G. known. that these two
worthless had. and believe still hold respon,i.
bic place. IN tho aforesaid Union" could no,
resist the temptation OF approaching the group
sufficiently 10 catch n few words ii the convsr.a.
u"n-Nhch was fricd on with 40 much interest
an anniat"n. was however, a little horrifsd
1t first As discovered that The bright eyes wcro
the possession Of some three W four Of the most
inhItntial members Of ths Bible society" Of tina
city, ian institution dnmrricaly opposed to the
objects Of the uuon'J but my horror was soon
dispeItl on hearing the two worthless with ad.
m.r"ble diplomats sHillanl Ingenuity uesocia,lny
with ID 'se spukin. gems IN reference to annex.
lng their society to the 90 b & and o. NC
Union A. all diplomatic bodies hold their meet
my. IN secret |. OF course, soon tracEdiri m,srlf
much pleased with the zeal Of our Representa-
tive ofthe Union at tho capital. There was
but one thing which | feared; and that was tho
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SIi.III INIIINNEE

On New York In sums TO sult purchaser Tor saIo
by move NogRls X tIshhE'
Money also RENTED lbrough GrlnnrIl Mniurn
& Co., New York, to any part ol Europe. at tho
rtf
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Railways Of the United s,o,e..

We extract he following statistics IN reference
TO the Railroads in the United States. from the
Amsrican Ra0poy TINES, published a; Bo.,ou
From Jan. lsf. 1882. to Jan lst 1853 there
were opened 22Ss mile. Of Railroads in The Uni
ted States. tn. whole number Of miles now IN
oP'rs'ioa., l;sI7, costing stnut sioS o3 los at
an average COT Of about s2s 500 per mile Their.
Is IN course Of construction l04lS miles. anil in
all probability the whole Of hi, will be finished
"trnJ he next fvs wears \ large number Of
new projects we daily maturing AMI preliminary
surveys are now being made for many thousands
Of miles, Some Of these lines will be built and
some will Motive can calculate with great &c
gree Of certainty upon the construction Of some
fye or SIX thousand additional miles Nv January
ls' 1860. nkng this extremely moderate est.
mate and our railwaXsystem IN 1860. will .,.nd
a. follows:
Niles IN operation, January Let 1858. 1881
allies IN construction. tnuary ~. 1888. lO41s
Macs 10 be constructed BY Jan. Isl, 1860. 5000
Total mile. January lst 1850 1906
The new Midway project. to be finished during
the coming eght years are stated in round mum.
beTs at s1O0 miles Til. estimate i. extrems'y
moderate ols a will be seen when II i, CON
''deTed that he amount opened during the pas.
year has been 222S mile, If W. take that
average for tae mex. eish: ,vlr, It vauIl show
some three thousand miles more than the above
estimate. TIE possibility Of s commercial rero
luton or o;h,r, adverse elements, may ihaeucs
tbs estimate and jas,Iies moderation Ii We
take the ABOVE estimate Of 2g265 miles. and
taxing the sr.rage cost per mile equipped aud
running. /; shows the enormous aggregate Of
$s65,53;.50C iaves.ed in tie railsay, Of tie
United State.
I THIS calculation, based upon known and rcla,
U.c facts, give. very vivid ii-a Of tie progress.
%! country whose national existence Is ouly
about three f9ur,hs Of ceu,ary. 10 all human
probability, by he end Of The next i've years the
United States 40 have more miles ofr.lway in
operation than 81. ,hs re-, Of she world There
are new in orsr.,on 10 the United States about
81 Geo mile. q! geographic wires, or more than
double 'he amount 10 operation in other parts Of
the world. Tie tonnage u our commercial ma
rH1 is second Gully to tu,i of Great Britain and is
rapidly approachin. that. ifalre-iy is no. qua
10 IT, Thcae facts all have a decided bearing
upon tue future Of ,hI, country, and reveal
something ii the strength and force " tina, va
. iiouai energy and vii, which have been every.
where res l.Hjsed as clar1cte,j,ue The future j..
but sealed volume 10 Is, BIZ, We can take
courage from The experience ofrhe past anil vorl;
W. are indebted !. our valuable contributor. b
NJ B4lf'ur, E.q, for th. compilation Of the tabl,
II the Railways Of the United STATE. in another
soilmn.
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A DEMocaArio Srars,-Ihsya are ninety eppa'
ties in Texas, every one Of which at the a'l cleo
ton gavea maturity for Frankl'u Pierce for lrts'
dent. In three Of tho counties General Scott did
mol get single vote, and fourteen Of them gave
him less than ten votes each.
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wcst,rn editor request, those oi hi' subseri.
brrs vhr owe linn more than six year. sub'crip'
ton. tu ,rnd hlm loo. # thea lair tia, hc may
known that ih,y atesIlIi living. To wki,h tho
lawrrncrhursh lla) Register say III all our
subscribers ul that Kind would de- that we could
make money ty carrying on the wig business"
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\ BRpGE From a telegraph dispatch fom
Springfield, we learn thata Jill has passed th,
Legislature Authorizing the construction Of =
bridge across the l,luo. river at tins place We
have 10 particular, yet in reference to the char
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LOUISIANA DEMocRATc.-'lhc state Of Louis
lana held her frs, election under her new consti'
tuition the 97th ult, which resulted in the com
p'r.s triumph of the democrats. The wing, con
cclc the sles,ion Q; the whole democratic state
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pgosrrcrs OF Iuz MAINE Legion LAvs.-We
notice in the Springfield correspondence Of tie
Chicago Democratic Press, that woe was taken
in tie house on the llGh inst upon a resolution
n.truc',rg the special committee, to whom the
subject Of lie liquor law was referred, 10 report
tI Cnhoiyiug the principles Of III" Eane
liquor law aud resulted IN 80 nays and IS yeas.
The cors.loudru. adds;
Il regret to be- obliged to confess 10Y convieiion
that ltrrs Is bot majority II true friend. Of
Temperance in the House. ! have l'tle d"uht,
tan idea would have scented q week ago. bat
that here Is sli,ng disTn.it.ri Ia .hc House To
return to the old ( 10 and $2a license system, !
have more c1nlIcn e however N the senate
There i. one thing certain. and tha, IS, if the
,,gj.laturc pas. hi. subject by, without a, least
m5gn.. strong effort TO enact a law e.nLod!ing
tie objects Oh lLc Maiac law, there will lie n
"Licez started Ia thi. section, II not all over The
state, that vii. never rs forgotten by those who
orrurc II,