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wArte-yuw since the water will haveto w
retained in the man canal q, this place, on ae'
coun, II the wa,srpo~er n, the BASIN, would 1t
M, be- q splendid combination u the niI aud
ornamental TO form several tesoryoyers ~ Dill
t,-nt pad Of the town, cay one back Of the
cour, house and another in the New Public
.qums, which. nigh, be supplied a. small sE'
p.n.e through lea,leu pipes from the canal a
beautiful fountain nigh, be kept constantly play
ngm ,hus reservoirs. ~h''e The surplus water
could sxain be conducted INTO the hydraulic Ia
.in Thus causing no lose Of water to the canal
Ci,is.ns. think Of this and talk the matter over
determine what /, would esst--if not too much
let IL be done.
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vii n.ke .,

NMcESSI. ASD lLLiSul.r,wS RAILROAD
notice in he Missouri G,pabI,can, tina. the d.
rector. ot ihi. Rad have concluded con,rac,
ei'h the contractors, prsiIing that Il they com
plcle the Nork from lllinoi.town to Salr'n IN cue
year and from, Salem to the Wab,.h IN eighteen
months, they, (thc contradictory shall receive n
bonus fs33o,ooo The road will h. huil, Lo.
rruso r. Sanger Of st. Loui. and Luc'-n r
Sanger Of TIL. place, have most Of the work on
the road. anL for bonns of tssooo). they
would run the rad to the Pacific in Is months.
They are old contractors. and know how TO drive
,hngs They ate already hard at work and al
vrie for 1900 nore hanl.. with a corresponding
complement, Of teams. carts, d.. DC.
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FAvoHIYG IHE PaEa-1hs railroad convention
which recently met IN Ohm adopted resolution
to .llrw editors and assistant rdi,oTs Of ns~'ps'
per. to travel upon their rosJs for hag Pries
What favor We presume. hoHr'rr. there
are plenty If Back Eve EllrrS, Who have for
year, l.borrd day ami nigh, at their de>s' to
Disseminate useful knowlslge among the people,
and Who have ever stood on the alert to herald 1"
the travelling and commercial world the coTpr'
ton Of one railroad after smother. pufsrd up iheS
stock, pub i,hed their annual dividends Ike, fee
Of any charge who are still - poor ~ Church
mice" Who will he trlgi ted at sirg rtmii''',
inl1 the or, upon lie zane terms children under
ten wears are Admitted into = monkey show, at
kat price Bot a. for u., though We are peeu'
manly no better off vs have "a desire to travel
over the Ohiu road. on such tcrnis.--We have too
much liiI- I" meek up to a railroad agent. and
after informing him tina, We consider the Informal
ton winch vs have Published to the world con
corning his road worth about hall the pr'cs Of
or fare. and, therefore We were entitled TO a
half price ticket which, II he would be 81 sird
as to give US, we would be very much obliged
81
Now we can see no reason whv an editor
,hoald uo, pas the same as any one else. lfrai.
road compsnI.. zee fit to rsciprora'e the fa'o''
which they ATE daily renewing ffom the press It
i. right enough but the ilrs that cdi,orss ar. to
travel Ike shlllr-n, hr haif price i-a little too
huma,ins Suh favor We should return win
b1t pyiee notices vi thviT roads.
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THE OTTAWA FREE TRADER,
Otiawn, 1anuarn 90, 1853.
Fire 1.-two Children Burnt!

fire broke gu, during the high winds on
of Mr VIM. Quinby. IN the lower par, OF west OF
tava, which in \ few minutes reduced It to ashes,
consuming two children. Owing To the high wind
the fire progressed with such rapdity that Nr.
Quinby, wife and three children barely escaped
with their lives being obliged to abandon the
house in their night clothes. 1hs fire was frat
discovered BY Mr Burgit while on bic way home To
Buffalo rock, who fastened to the door, and while
sndsavoring 10 arouse the family, the Southern
stage droveup, Mr.. Frink being on board leaped
from the stage and ran to the house thrust IN the
window Of the bedroom where Nr. Q was sleep
iug. The b-dr ,om was already so fillsd with
smoke that i, is highly probable had the window
not been broken 10 at this time. all in tho house
would have fallen victims to the devourin. Gle
ment. Immediate efforts were male to rescue
the children, Who were sleeping up stairs, bu, nm
fortunately two Of them, (boys) one nine and the
other seven years Of age in the confusion we're
overtaksn by the flames and were alrsos, entirely
consumed. The parents have however, this con
ISOLATION that ever, possible eff"r. was made to
rescue the children both bv themselves and ihrse
who FASTENED to their relief
1t NAV 10 well here to add that much credit is
due to Mr. Frink and the passengers who all sur.
rendered their seat. in the stage and allowed It
to conv., the s.iFerins family to neishborirg
house Nr Liafors) while they came to town on
foot
/ Mr Q is an hon,s industrious. and hard work
ing mechanic. This strose has berri! him of all
he possessed, except the lot upon which the house
was located. upon which We believe there - YET
small balance due A subscription has been
circulated for hi. relief, and we are happy to say
with commendable sucle >, and we hope enough
may be raised to place the family 10 eoIniori"'
Die condition for the winter. aud AID him 10 re-
placing The home which be has thus lost.
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EQUESTRIAN Statue OF WAsBiSGroS we no
tce in the Washington Inio" tina, both house,
Of Congress have unanimously adopted resolu.
ton spPropatins $4,000 for the erection. on the
public grounds in that city, ola bronze equestrian
statue 1t Washington. The resolution Of the Con-
sre.s Of 1883, directing the erection Of 'uch \
statue. but not then carried into execution for
want of funds ia the treasury, is thus enforced,
and made 10 take .irre. a. last The resolution
Just adopted names Clark Mills As the artist who
j. TO perform the work and the general admra'
ton and enthusiasm which the Inauguration ofhs
statue Of Jackson has awakened has doubtless
bsen the occasion fihe movrn.n, OF Congress at
the present session. This unaues,ionably one
II the no,t signal tiumPh' Of american art We
learn that the same resolution was 81 AMENDED 10
the senate as to allow the artist twenty thousand
dollar, additional compensation Tor The statue Of
Jackson.
The erection Of both the monuments will be
hailed with general satisfaction throughout tho
country.
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TnE CnicAoo BnAycu ~ rnE CrSrGAL R.iLno.p
We learn from the Chiragn Democratic Pr,a
iha, the lon upon TIN. DIVISION If the road was al
laid to within Two mules q the south line of
Cook county, some thirty miles from the city A
construction train pas',s over III. road every day
anu rapidly s1,sudin. southwark A few more
weeks. and regular rains will be runnng On
thu. roa,, far away towards the south We are
glad ofit We shall rrinice 10 see the iron Lands
binding together every State and ever. City in
The Union, for like tho hoops around wash ,sb.
20 more there are Of them tho stronger they
~ riske our Cninn
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, A. FiSiiBP, r. II. sMlri
Australia Gold Mines!
GREAT BARGAINS

DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, AND HARDWARE.
Go 90 SpndShBr dS DDss
WOuLD inform their friends and the public
w that they willfor the next sixty days offer the
whole 81 their large md wei selected stock Of
Dry Goods, Groceries. Hardware Boots d Shoes
Lower than any other house wes, Of New York;
are invited to call before buying elsewhere, for
great inducements are offered at the Farmers
store. dan. COZ G. 4. FisIyR 4 Co,
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Ottawa Market.

Ottawa, Jan. 90.
Produce Of all kinds came in yesterday freely.
Ipheatis some what on the decline, aud sold yes.
erday, for bes, winter, 75c. Spring 6!!c.
Corn--shelled 27c, car IS.
Oats, 30G3lc.
Potntoes--no change.
Butter. l2lc.
Egg, l2lc.
Pork-s550.
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4 Fire Engine

The frequent occurrence Of fires in this town.
and especially the one the other night fureb'y
admoni.b II. II the necessity of procuring fire
Engine, and II forming hook and ladder com
psny. Let there lie move made now in earnest
1t il too bad that town like this should be with.
out such indsp,rslbles
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MARRlED-At Vsrmilionvills, La Sale CO.,
on Sabbath evening. Jan. 2sd. at church, by
Rev. II. c. Bristol, Mr., JAIME Van DoRrs to
Miss OLIVE n, DVxcK, Of Vsrnilionvills.
At ,be FoI River House on tho 27,h inst, by
the Rev. n. X. whiulssey, Mr.. ORaSzo LrAysSs
ths proprietor Of the above named widely known
and popular enthusiastically and Mrs. SARAH DE-.
LAS0.
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The owners If The caloric steamship Erics'oc
ave ~ veil satisfied with their experiment that
they aon"unrr their in,rn,ion II buIdinR an the
came principles. during the present ssssi0s, six
sbips VI 1900, tone each, a New Yfk.
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FORMIDABLE PRxrARArInSs BY 1HE JArASgsr-
The japanese it is said, are prepared for our our
fee. The Emperor has 100000 Of soldiers
under arms, while gun. bri,,le on every exposed
point OF the coast and the harbor Of Jsiio alive
with armed junk. A gentleman just arrived at
Boston from China, from whom this information
was obtained, says the japanese had already
waichhres on the mountains, in momentAry sI.
peca,ion Of an invasion. II this be go It will be
hard to convince them that our fleet Vas seat on
peaceful mission.
Russia hs, also sen, squadron in that diTse'
toa to watch the movements Of the American OK
ditlun
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A FuGurvE SLAVE CAsE.-An interesting case
II this kind came before the U. S. Marshall at
Alton, on the 18th inst:
The fugitive was young eolored woman, who
came to tina, city thirteen months ago. in care Of
young white man the son II her master, who
lives in Memphis. The con broush, her to Alton
and Sc, her free. The par,i" who came after
her proved her a slave.
The woman had been married to q young man
in Alton, by the name VI Chavez, three weeks
previous The case vas a clear one and tn.
ycuns woman was required to surrender to those
who claimed her In reference to her conduct
the Alton Courier Gays: she was not much
effected, II any, =, her situation so Tar rs locker
ON could discern. The husband also acted very
pruden,ly, m we'll rs tn. crowd Of colored pei
sons, and others, whom the circumstances had
drawn together. A movement wM mad,
10 pushase iLo freedom Of the girl, late that eve
ming
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MODERN ExTRAvAGAscE The New York Ex.
pr ,ays:
"lhr"I'ravagance II the city. and the people
OF the city are going into, exceeds anything IN
our previous history. Costly houses Of SIS 900
aud 100000. with furniture. mirrors, carpeting
piclurss, frcscoe. DC, to match mr.. not uncom
mon-but there are dinners. soiress. fetes and
dresses 10 match. We hear Of balls the past
week in Which diamonds and sm.ralds were
worth $500 0, on the person. Thousand dollar
dresses are not uncomson. Dinner parties are
''roken Of, where ladies appear in cloaks, en-.
broldsred with pearls, &c. VIVA, are We coming
tor
The fever isindeed high and il may BE- feared
that bsfts long there will be q reaction 1t i,
right and proper, for those who have enong and
to spare, or who are rolling in Wealth. m the
phrase IL, to spend their nancy freely. Mechan.
lcs, workmen. mantau. makers, store keepers. and
the industrial classes generally are benefited by
such policy. But there 10 reason in all ,bings
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Married, and Given IN Marriage.

An Australian c, rrespondrnt Of the AKA Cdli.
lornia gives quite ~ interesting account Of the
Suu,h convict system in tan Drman's Land
and ihu' drcribcs the msrryln. mama ~hica eX.
b,S among the cun,c,s who ars out vi service and
the rssons thereof lie writes
Blu; the only care If the governmentssemst 10
be to get these people iii their hsnds ~ fi-t ~
pDs Ibi- and another method has now bsen mt
upon ~ filming ready market for thousands Of
the cunvct- and thereby relieving the eIchsauer
Of the expense VI maintaining them; aud pre-.
sumo the man that hr-i devised It was made a
htroGet ry the British Government, II is neither
more nor les. than encouraging between the con.
vets and the free PARTON Of The inhabitants mat.
rimunal alliances In these young ladies ai
h"nce themselves 10 old mel. and young men
marry old women. ! will explain: A female
convict, by becoming he spouse of freeman, is
entitled to all the rights and privilege, Of free
woman. A'long AZ she krsps with her husband
the bonds ofm'innoDy are the the only bond. 10
which she j, subject.
The same with \ male convict, By marrying
afree woman he becomes by virtue Of his Office
az husband s' free as til. Governor himself A.
long a. hs conducts himself to Ito .s,,.f.s,iou Of
hs better taf Tie consequence Of this clever
stroke Of policy i, that marriages Of this de.crip
ton are continually coming off with wonderful
rapldiiy. Any old man can get. IN this scommo
dating country ne Young lady for his wife ~ he
p'eases that TO- ifhe il not over serupulnus a. to
her past charscter-whCh IS never IN Van Die.
mans Land, by the by. taken into confederation
He. has nauy to choose from, not one If whom will
.pnrn his offer. So ANXIOUS are they to escape
fron Government that question whether one
VI them could lie found who would refuse her
hand even to OIL 3 ck sims.lt
On the other side snv Australian lady. very.
ing on hf'v, can h- supplied. he require IT, with
10 Youthful husband rs her heart can desire
There are before her met ri every sgs and con.
dIlion {" 'el'c'a partner from parsons. doc.or.
clerks trsI@%m-n AMI lahorrr. few will hesitate
moment whtu she broach.. the subject. The
VS. majority. to get out e Government POWER
would marry III. Witch Of Endor herself II that
would accomplish H."
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The Literary Society

viii meet on Tuesday evening next at half
past o'clock Lectures will joe delivered by tho
following gentlemen I. Hampton on Msthsmati-
cal Astronomy Dr. j o Harris Oh Progrs'sisn.
AID 10y DR. C. Hard OH tho Anatomy aud rhysi.
olosy of tie heart. Ladies ard gentlss en- are
invited to at,ssd
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A M.G.HrlerSr pLrArRE IRIr-Ths New
York 7ribuns Gays prom lsent steamboat owner
Of that city who has made an immense fortune
in seAmhoatiug, has devised . novel. most liberal
and magnificent plan for d.hurslng some Of he
gans. lie proposes 10 rig IN the most perfect
style, sGeanisr yacht nov nearly completed,
furnishing her IN the richest manner. At cost Of
$50 900 over ordinary chips Of the kind. About
the first OF Nav no will take on board b, sons and
daughters and forty CT fly other guests. and sail
fr London, Copenhagen, Stockholm. ST, Peter,
bursh, Ha'rs Bordeaux, Lisbon, Gibraltar Mar
sslllrs Naples. Malta, ard such other ports a,
may be ds,lrable, stayirg assot time at each
port giving frI.s and seeing the lion, The entire
expense which IS estimated at more than 5000,
600. will be borne By the protector. This 10 abou,
the most extensive plan Of pleasure trip ever
vet entertained. and when carried out, (which 4,
undoubtedly will be) will be very apt ts give
European. sons new IDEAS Vi the outside bar.
baTbarans Of lanseedon.
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BY reference to our Advertising columns, 1t will
BE- seen that Messrs. Walker and Hickliug have
sold out their extensive stock Of Goods at their
old stand to Messrs. b. D Fellows. d. Walker
and Robert Hlsking. who will carry on the Lusi.
ness Of the new firm under the title Of FKLLovs,
WALkER ( Co.
The old firm Of George f. Walker and VIM
Hckling. have amasssj, by their indomitabls
energy and Industry. an immense fortune from their
business in this place Thsirs 10. therefore. an
excellent example to be followed by the new firm.
who are all young, hard working and good busi.
nsss men. Read their Advertisement.
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SIGHT EXCHANGE

On New York, in sums 10 suit purchasers, Tor sale
by novy NORRIS Il FSHER.
Money also reunited through Grinnell Miniurn
& Co. New York. to any part oil Europe. a, the
lowest rates.
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Three Steemcrs Burnt.

A Are broke out during the evening cfthe 10th
inst, on board ia. steamer New England lying al
the levee at St Louis, which communicating to
the Brunette AMI New Lucy. The three were
burned 10 ths waters edge
There was insurance on the New Lucy of$l3,'
900; on the Brunette, S2s oro; on the New
England. 5000.
The boats were laid up. and no one knows how
the FIRE originated and i, had gained too aueh
headway t, be suhiurd when discovered
The steamer Alton, was the only one which
had s,samup She imTediatsl, towed off all size
cceded in stopping the fire, Had it not bees for
her it is thought most Of the bo,is lying along
the leves would have been consumed
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Mrs Douglas, wife 81 Senator Dmg lss died at
Washington the Isih int
Her fsner.l look place, =, soon On Saturday
tue a2I int ard wa. attended bv n large con
cnurss Of private friends. member. uf Cougr'c,
aud distinguished citizens. Judge Douglas. is
said to he very mu'h stricken down by this sud
den and un-1 pecre,l bereavement.
The Rev. Mr.. Smp.un, pastor Of East Street
Bipu-t Church. 81 which the deceased WAS a
mrmb-r. pronounced = brief discourse. The
remains were taken 10 the Congressional Gene
terry.
The following wero the pal! bearers: General
Shields and Mr. Richardson, of H., Me.sr.. Bad.
ger and Mm.h-sd Of North Carolins. Gen. Arm
strong AMI M.js Maur,, Il Washington.
For several day. after Ms. D. decrease manv
doubted whether she Vas actual dead but only in
a trance. She appeared to be without III. usu.
al sign. # death until late hour IN Frilav
night, Up to tina, time gentle fiction had pro
dured ilu.h upon her checks. abhn, u o'clock.
however all ,sns of life disappeared. ani the
hour iGr the funeral was fixed at ! o'clock mex,
day.
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FRoM MExicn-Ths news from Mexico indi.
Gates the success Of the r-volulionis,,; and the
principle papers predict the speedy overthrow
af Aris,n. Juan Josa dc Ia Carr, provisional
governor of Tamaulpas publishes an address in
which he ju.th.s the revolution. Cols Myja
Vega had jonsd the rev.lu,ioni,ts, and within
few days force Of 800 men va, to be organized
under the command Of these ehiefs, which it is
thought, would march to occupy San Luis and
other States VI the interior.
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THE MusIcNL REVIEW AND CHosAL AUvoc,TE
-kAteib By c ~ CaiL y Y.-Th's is the title
IT a very nsa, snI ably Conducted periodical de-
voted 10 the dissemination Of musical know ledge
1t rs published mouthly, a. 81 per annum. Each
number contains four psg-s Of new music. making
IN tie volume several dollars worth Of music Il
purchased in sheets A new music /, generally
sold, besides moIc than 100 pages OF reading
matter, embracing the choicest predictions Of
musical literature Of both fsreign and Amsrieas
authors. work Of this Kind will prove highly
advantageous to al who have taste for music.
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THE WEATH,R -.BEIyGE-!he cold 'n,p
Which hs, iuIruded itself upon US 'Lce orr last
is,ue has almost entirely cut Of all communiea
ton with our n-ighhor Of the south side bv clog
Ing up the river with ice, and again forcbly re.
mlndingu' Of lhr Importance OF fridge. For
tie lat ten year, charters have been granted to
person, At lhi. place for the construction Of a
bridge acros. the Illinois but OWN. to certain
obectional provision in io.- charter. our cizrn,
hav. thus fr been unable to prpclre the ne
cr.ssr, capital 70 erect THIS highly de.irtLlc i'm
prov-msnt TIE present Legislature have grant.
81 an";her chilj.r-but W. hsvc lnt Vet been
able To learn, what tt. details srr-if it i M bet.
ter than those granted h.rr'uiur. the, might jus,
a well have left tho matter r-.t y. it wa. A,
soon However, AZ We eau procure q copy Il ,he
charter We shall give It's provision. In detail
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NE ~ FIR NJ.

THE subscribers having purchase out the stock
in trade of Messrs. Walker e. Ilicklng, will
continue The business in the old stand formerly &C.
cuped ythem, by keeping n well selected stock
OF Goods and selling at the very
LOWEST PRICES,
We hope to secure share Of the patronage so lib
orally bestowed upon the old firm. The name and
style OF cur finn will be Fellows, Walker & Go.
B. b. FELLOWS,
DAVID WALxER,
Jan. 29-a-3, RoBT. llIcKLlNo.
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in consequence Of having challenged somebody
II fight duel with pick sLosel. jaes-SH'ir.
or bodkin. The bill vas not disposed Vi, when
the Losss A. iouraed
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-05
Our bermuda Correspondence.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, April %, 1858
Bermuda Potatoes for the Neo York Markct-The Onion
Crtp-AGministratiom Of the Gorermment-7ae Nary
Shipping Intelligence
The brig DevoDshre, Capt. Watlingcn, leaves to day
for Nov Yo;k. with cargo o. potatoes the produce Of
these islands, which will be found very fine The yield
this year has not been very great but there
unufua large quantity planted this year hope to be
enabled to supply your and ether American markets. as
well sIare to the West India islands Our
onion op is coming and the first will probably be
shipped about the middle Of next month. The quantity
grown this year ill not be large in previous years.
The bsne government had not at latest dates mace
the appoint Governor of these sar ds, aud Lieut.
Col Eder Of the Fifty sixth regiment continues to ad
ser the govern With satisfaction to the peoale
II urde, that cot Col phipotts will arrive here
next month from England 10 relieve Lieut. vi Alsxsoder
IN command of the ROYAL En- giueers here As Col Phil
potts Il the senior rank of Col Eden he will his
rival should Cover not arrive in the meantime
sun,e the government 0f the islands.
Vice Admire al Sir George Seymour with his flag ship
cumbeand til remains here, but will probably shortly
leave for Halifax.
The blipaptine Lady Seymour arrived on Thursday
last Il ON Halifax with the English mail OF the I'd inst
the steamer Levantipe beog for the presens u ed up
number of leading merchants short time since
addie letter TO the Vice Admiral complaining Of s