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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-18

Also y. Whiting, VS. Ia h'0rk ~, Peru.
c. I. GorhGm lot r. block Niles stbJIii: ou
20 w4acr-s, NV cor ~ acres lotS
CT. GorhHm lot 70 hlocks, do
lu'll,tirrk2. do
HIGGINS & Mcmillan. 10, b. och 81, subdivision
Of l0Hc.rs lu, Peru
tliopns { Mcmillan lot 2 block 90. 10
Ichn Newman n, lor7, block i62. WmtAsad's adj.
tor to Peru.
Marin Chur.es, lo'o, 'lock g d,
: &. Smith, LOT "A block ;, DascomLs Hidiloa 10
Peru
Andior ,ox.ssnd costs fo-thcssmc year, srd ,
, he same place on the 18Th day Of the same month
and y,-r. became the purchaser Of N" following
described tracts OF land and town lots, and the time
oErrdcmruon will expire Oh the 18Th day ofJuna
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-18
BEssAisE or C0UNTERrEITs

Ak Tor Dr.. ". B. FWrcIFs ArabidD Uni.
mcHt, a. counterfeit called II. &. farrrr-is h.
the market. BE careful you are not imposed
Gpou.
Inc true and only genuine sold in Ottawa. by
". ". Cavalry, C. l.. thompson Frl'ows.
Walker & Co, all! 10y merchants and drgris's
generally. August u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-18
Peoria, H., Sept. -, 1851.
W. y. Farrell's arabian Imminent

Tbs valuable medicine combines the necessary
qualities to eutite 1t to publiciayor Pos.e.singn
a high degree the properties OF an Anodync and
HasaN Gves it Wonderful influence over many
painful diseases Us great ei!icacy tohral can only
he atrbut"d 10 In" Eal~ans and Oils which i,con.
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administrator Notices.
Estate " Csrshv.s Bsrr. l.eJ

Estate " Csrskv-s Bsrr. Ie'd
bUKStANI 10 an ordei oi the county court
] ol LA Sale county notice Is kerby slsvr,
thntsll pcisons hnyr g 'aims ssa,ust he .-ts's
o. Herslom Burr, lsIc OF ssid county, Jrc,ss-u,
are required to ptcscn, the same m wr,inx az. To
them IN said court on the ) Monday ~ Mach,
next when and wher- such claimants %, rruuas-
Il TO npprrr To have their claims adjusted n,eor-
dug tonw i,u2l-6 CIV buaroN l.. CocK, EIr
Estate ot Samuel NGciss dri
All persons having claims against tic ea,pie Of
Samuel Mackey, late oi La Sur county, do
ceasrd are hereby notified and rrqucs,et 20 utteni
at he March tenn of the comfy court ot /.
Sale county Oh the 81 Mondn, ui March. a.
d. 1851! WHOA tine such claimants B.usl pro-
duce heir demands, 10. The puGpo.e Vi k.vIn. tho
same adjusted.
ian2I - I.wrs s,rycrn, Afa'r. ts Lssus Es.,.
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And tor iaxe- and costs iur the same year aud
n the same place on the 10 day OF SAT- month,
and year, brcanr the purchasrTo 81 tlcfullow-
ing described town lots, aud The time 1t redtmp-
ton wi! expire IA IVA years nom said sale.
Tuioa NJ LoreiL
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
The South 10 Coming North.

We understand from friend having an ex-
tensive Southern correspondence that number
of the most intelligent and wealthy gentlemen
Of that region, have already made considerable
investments. and intend making their summer
residences in Minnesota. Among those of the
extreme South DR.. I. y. ". Davis Of Nat
chez, Mississippi, has invested some twenty
thousand dollars here, and will perhaps double
the amount in the course Of the ensuing win
ter He owns some OF the best property in ST.
Paul.
Henry S. Dawson, Esq, Of Louisiana, has al
90 made purchases here, and will probably
during the next year, bring his own family aud
o circle of friends to st. Paul and its neighbor
hood, that will be valuable acquisition to our
society. The meeting of extremes is always
agreeable-"the sharp melts the sweet, and the
sweet sooths the acid And the Hon. S. s.
Boyd of Natchez, one Of The most eminent ju
rists aud wealthiest planters of Mississippi, we
understand, contemplate making investments
here, and settling collateral branch Of his
family among us certainly-and probably his
own will reside here during the summers
And last, though not least. the Hon. Vim. S.
Parham, wealthy planter. Of louisiana, who
has figured somewhat extensively in the poll
tics Of that State, contcmp.ates investing some
Of his surplus money, and spending some of his
leisure time in Minnesota
This speaks volums for the harmony of the
extreme North aud the extreme South. Let
politicians rave and rant, and make all the
capital they can 10y attempting TO create ill
feeling between the North and the South, the
Intelligent and high minded of each section.
will do as they please, Notwithstanding One
the correspondents ofour friend says: my OBJ
ject in investing up there i, for The benefit of
my children, as prefer leaving them large
part oftheir inheritance in free state
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THE MIN NES0 TIA n
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IS. 1854.
On Dit.

DR.. Olds, of Ohio, the House Chairman Of the
Committee of the Whole, who ruled the Ne
braska Bill through by force Of very ultra de-
eisions and 4. well-drilled majority OH the floor
supple to is ofthe Administration, 1t is re-
ported is alout to remove TO this delightful
Democratic Oasis" of Minnesota. Those big
figures" against the Doctor in his district
$3.50 majority for his opponent-don t appear
to suit him. If it prove true that the Doctor
Is coming OFT here to reside, we presume the
Anti-Nebraska voters of the Columbus district
have settled political point for US Minneso-
tians which they little dreamed of on the day
of election. The Doctor is not man who will
square accounts with Pierce for the sacrifice he
made in voting for the Nebraska Bill, by being
put off with a paliry land office appointment
for his son in Minnesota-an appointment, by
the way, which none of US in Minnesota wish to
condemn, SO long as our present rulers have the
appointing power. But the Doctor himself
must be further taken care o!-so go the com
mon reports, and they arc not unlikely. The
martyr Chairman Of the Committee OF the
Whole may be Governor of Minnesota, in place
Of German, remored, some OF these pleasant
mornings, before any Of Us outsiders are pre-
pared for such change. Ii this should hap
pen, We presume our Locoioco friends will have
time of general rejoicing, and we'll they may
for DR.. Odds, notwithstanding he is as dead
as q mackerel" at home, is gentleman, man
Of talent and experience, and Of considerable
administrative abilities. lie would, perhaps,
taper off the tail end of the present Admins
tration in this Territory with more adroitncss
than any other broken-down Locofoco politi-
clan from the States We can this moment think
Of We hope to shake hands with Cor. Otds
now in few days.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

The LOST on BOARD THE AuCrIC.-Thc New
York Tribune makes mention of q number of
those supposed to be lost by the wreck Of the
Arctic, 1t says Mr.. S. L. Williams, &
Natchez, who, together with his wife, arc among
the lost, had recently come into possession @: Il
very large fortune. Mr.. Williams was the Sc
cond son of the late Rev. S. =. Williams, Of
Newburypor:, Mass, and brother OF Mr.. S. Z.
Williams, ofNew York. Mrs. Geo S. lfowlans,
who was lost with her son, was sister Of Mr..
Williams, and resident of Brooklyn. Among
the victims OF the Arctic appears the name of
Henry Reed, late Professor of Bellies Lettres in
the University ofPcnnsylvania. Mr.. Reed was
grandson OF the celebrated General Reed OF the
Revolution, and brother Of W. L. Reed, Attor-
ney General Of Pennsylvania lie was one OF
the most thorough literary acadcmicans this
country has produced as writer equal to the
best and Of o modcsty matching his merit. He
was married to a granddaughter Of Bishop
White, Chaplain Of the Continental Congress.
A sister-in-law Of his persisted with him. The
gentle and graceful nature of hi. mind caused
him to be great adnirer Of Wordsworth, of
whose works he made the most perfect edition
extant, exceeding any of England. He was Il
friend and correspondent Of the illustrious po
ct. who did full homage in sympathetic return
to the taste acumen Of the American critic
The New York Herald thus alludes to one Of
the lost -" Mr.. Catherwood, the distinguished
artist, was also on board the Arctic, on his re-
turn from brief visit to England Oh private
business, and is probably among those who
were consigned to watery grave. Mr.. Gather
wood will be recollected as the artist who
painted the beautiful panoramas of Jerusalem
and Lima, and other cities, which were exhib-
ned here some years since also as the GONNA,
mon OF the celebrated traveller John l.. Ste
phens, on his visit to the ruins of Palencue in
Mexico, and subsequently to Central America
QcERr.-The Chicago Democrat, rejecting
upon the election returns, piteously asks:
Taking Judge Douglas course as the demo
cratic platform, about what year of our Lord
will he be sworn into the Presidential chair.
~ The more you are tempted, the more
1t is your duty to resist. If Satan calls, either
IN the shape OF handsome calico. mint juleps
or other four story toddies, late suppers, fash
ion-seeing, just inform him you are not at homo
but at least couple of hundred miles in the
country. If Adam had done SO, Eve wouldn't
have made any thing out Of him. But he melt
ed, and We all suffer ''fall' by il. Resist
<emptation, we say, if you don't lay up a
cent.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
Arrival Of the Africa.
New YORK, Oct. 20

NEW YORK, Oct 20.
The fall of Sebastopol is utterly false. At
the latest dates the Allies were preparing to in
vest the city
CONsT,NTlNOPIE, Oct. 20-Thc allied armies
established the basis of their attack at Balaga-
va on the morning of the 10th, and were pre-
pairing to march Immediately upon SebastopOi.
The vessels of war were IN port ut Balagava.
where they have facilities for disembarklng bat
terry trains. .,
1t is stated that Mencllikoff is in the field with
20. 900 trooos and expecting reintorcements for
Notifications.
Ananaka had been burned by the Russians
and its garrison marching 10 the scene OF &C
ton.
vienna, Oct. 4--Thc intelligence said TO
have been brought 10 Bucharest from Omer
Pacha is contradictcd and is said IL be an cNag-
gcration.
The Austrian Consul tccgraphs thus -
1.-THE struggle recommended Oh tho 18th and
continued uncomplcted on the 9th. When the
courier left the Allies were OH the river AL
buck. ten miles from SelastOpol
On the 9th Omer Pacha ordered - part OF
his army to be ready Tor embarkation for the
Crimea. Austria intimates that she will cOnsld-
er the Cars prolonged refusal OF the four CON
ditions as causes 6eW.
| LATER.--The Allies occupy Balagava, aud
are in communication with their fleet, and COM
.nenccd the approaches. SebastOpol may be
considered as invested. 1t was dOubtfully ru-
morcd fhat the second line of defencCs was car
| ricu,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
Water CisterMs.

Every farm house. Yes every dwelling, needs
its cisterns, all will admit; we put in the plea
now. for one or two in every barn yard. for the
PURPOSE of supplying water pure and fresh to
stock. in the dry season. This is matter too
little thought of, or scarcely thought of at all
Water in abundance for all the stock ON the
farm III glt lie thus supplied at a very small
cost. We know many farmers, who during
the drought OF the last season. were obliged to
drive their animal miles. to running water,
daily, for weeks: while il they had previously
constructed ample cistCrnS near their barns
they would have out generated the emergency,
and saved in pocket and patience.
We have had several inquiries. of late, re-
spccting the manner oil constructing cisterns.
the quantity of cement required. the rule for
determining the number OF barrels. The mode
of construction is simple. In clay soils, the
earth has only to be eNcavatcd and cement or
watcr-lime mortar. put directly upon the earth.
When made III this way. the cistcrn should al
ways be circular. as Il circular wall will resist
ally pressure inwards. much more ciectually
than any other form. But in sandy and gray
! ely soils the on Y safe way is To lay up the
walls with brick or stone. i'll watcr-limc NOR
! tar. These may he built in any desired shape
/ rhe bottom should he made very firm. When
the mortar is put directly upon the earth, il
should have about an inch thickness, put on in
: two coat work. Ihc-ru!c fox making up The
mortar is Onc-third cement and twO-thrds
sand A small quantity only. should be pre-
pared ut time, as ii soon sets and cannot then
! be used. The cistcrn should be thorough,
dry before being used. Mr.. Thomas in his worn
entitled Farm Implements" gives the sub
! Joined rule lor determining the contents otcis
terms.
Find the depth and diameter in inches
square the diameter and multiply the squar,
nv the decimal .U0J4 which will lind the glian
titv in gallons for one Inch i'll depth. Multi
ply this by the depth and divide it 10y 81. ant
! The rcsul, will he the number of barrels thu
cslcrn will hold. For each foot in depth, til,
number OF barrels answering to the dilcren
diamctcrs. are. (wc discard the decimels.)
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

1a5- The Portland (Me.) Advertiser says
the ladies of that city have organized Il society,
the object of which is to furnish comfortable
home for aged women, whom misfortune has
overtaken, and who are left alone in the world
to struggle against its yicissitudcs and the
GOODNESS ofits neglect Among the names oil
these nOblc-hcartcd ladies, we notice Mrs.
Dwight, Mrs. Neal Dow, Mrs. William Willis,
Mrs. Josiah Title, and others of the most
wealthy in the city, and from all denomna-
tons of Christians.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

GREAT HOAX.-It will be seen Oh reference to
the Africa news below, that the whole Amer
lean Press have been egrcgiously hOaxed in re-
ference to the Great BATTLE and the taking
of SeIastopol. We shall await further arrivals
with deep interest.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 80, 1854.

g.o- The Alhambra, from Galena, arrived at
the lcvee on Saturday afternoon, bringing the
mails, large number Of passengers, and hea-
w amount of freight.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

(IhlS Is on the Suppo:itlOn mat inc CiStcrn
! is all the way Of the same diamcter) BY the
above rule The contents of the barn yard els
terms and manure tanks may DC readily calcu-
lated for any size whatever Mr.. Thonlas then
adds
1.-The size of cisterns should vary with their
intended use. If they are to furnish Il daily
supply OF water, they need not be so large as
for keeping supplies for summer only. The
average depth Of rain which falls IN this latl-
tadc. although varying considerable with sea
son locality, rarely exceeds seven inches tul
two months. The size Of the cistcrn iii daily
Use, ueed never exec, d that ola body of water
on the Whole roof of the building seven inches
deep. To ascertain the amount of this. multi
ply the length by the breadth of the building,
reduce this to inches. and divide the product
/ by two hundred and thtrty-onc and the quo
I iient will be gallon for each iIch in depth
Multiplying !y seven will give the lnil amount
for two months rain upon the roof Divide by
81 and the uuolient will be the barrels. Thl-
will give fourteen barrels for every surface CT
roof, ten feet square when measured horizontal
! ~.
/ Therefore cisiern for u barn so Ivy 40 feet
should hold It's barrels: that is, large Il:
one ten feet i'll diameter and nine feet deep
Such cstcrns would supply, with only thirty
inches Of rain yearly, no less than six hundred
and thirty barrels. or nearly two day.
! As we are seldom without rain for longer
! period than four or eight weeks this ci-tcrn
woud he able to supply four or five Tunes this
quantity daily during the drought: it would
be replcuiShcd 10y the first rain. We trust that
farmers will give attention TO this matter. II
is very important to have pure water for stock
and where living water can not be had con
vicnienty, this is the best and cheapest mode
OF furnishing il in sufficient quantity Farm
erS CompttHt"n.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

SINGtIAE OOJREENCE.-We learn that /,
schooner which recently arrived AT this port
from the Marqncsa. Islands, picked up near the
the Equator. upwards of hundred casks of
oil, which were found floating in a group very
close tn each other. On examination the casks
were found coated with barnaclcs except upon
Il small portion of the Sides which would be in
contact with others when packed together
This would indicate that they had been in the
water a long time, and further. that they had
only recently been separated Upon them
were also found certain initials branded which
answer 10 those of a whaler which sailed out Of
Nantucket some five or six years ago. and new
or heard of afterwards 1t is Il matter of
curious speculation how these casks came to be
floating together at this late day, and how one
portion OF them should lie covered with barna-
clcs, and others not 1t may be accounted for
by supposing that the vessels loundered in a
gale and went down with cargo on board. She
remained at the bottom of the ocean for sever
al years, until her tmbers decayed, when the
lcvitv of the oil became su1ic lent to burst the
rotten timber Of the deck and rise TO the sur
face {; and it must have been very shortly after
this occurred that they were found as the winds
and waves would have scattered them, and bar
nacles attached themselves to all portions of
their surface. Had they tongues to speak,
what story they could tell of the wonders of
the San Fonrisco Herald.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

The WORKING CLAssEs.-I have no SYMPATHY
whatever with those who would erudgc our
workmen and our humble people the very high
est acquisitions which their taste or their time
or their inciinations would lead them to rca :
ize for next TO the salvation of their souls, ]
certainly say that the object of my fondcst as
pirations is the moral. intellectual, and, as n
sure consequence of this, the economical adj
vancemcnt of the working classcs-the one OBJ
Ject which Of all others in the wide range of
political speculation, is the one which should
be the dearest to the heart Of every true phi
iantlropist and every true patriot Rcr. III,
Chalmers
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
ID l. d,

DIED,
IN ms CITY Yesterday afternoon, of bilious
SAhi Ei HENRY CphINGTDN. son OF T.. q. Gown gton
oil Dell" Flame, Minnesota River in hi> i7th year.
The deceased hal been employed for the last few
months in this Office as brprcntce.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

CrAMr.--Thogc who may be subject in the
nj giit time to that cycruciating p,ia called
cruIHp, may he secure against lis attacks 10y
tying any Kind OF bindasc very tightly round
the leg, Immediately above the knee: or it may
be rcmcdird by breathing forcbly. and taking
long respirations, thus exciting the action OF
the lungs. by which means the whole system
will lie animated. ana perhaps in loss than a
minute the disorder will Dc abatud and the
pain ctfcctualIy removed.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

no" \ college in Raratonga, South Sea
Island. established by the mission, has already
sent ont more than l30 missionaries.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

IT. Rev. j. NJ. Peck. ID. D.. is engaged III
the preparation Of II work upon the moral prog
rcss Of the Mississippi valley.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

IG- The Galcna and Lady Franklin arrived
yesterday afternoon.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

A WoRD Of CArrIoN. -Thc CHICAGO Demo
crat says: We advise those democrats who are
anxious to have the course OF Judge Dong
las endorsed as Il test of democracy to make
some arrane cmcnt with the Wind so as to get
all wrecks. and losses of property and life post
poned until the election is over.
Several vessels and all their cargocs and
part of their crews have brcn lost for want Of
harbors on the Lakes already. and these caam
tiles are sad comments upon the opposition of
Judge Douglas to the River and Iiarbor bill
Cannot some good Douglas man stay the winds
until the election is OVER
WHEAT-li.000 bushels Of wheat were
bought at this place. Friday and Saturday. al,
aprice from 81, IL TO Sl,Is.--.NadisOa Demo-
crdt.
70" The Boston Theatres are not allowed
to exhibit on Saturday evening, tlia: being. ac-
cording to old Puritan:c style. the commence
ment Of the Sabbath
:.ss- A considerable force has been organized
in San Francisco for the invasion of Cuba.
The CEOwy Of ENGIANn.-Thc following is
estimated as the value Of the jewels in this ma y
nihcent diadem Twenty diamonds round the
circle. 81 500 each. ESQ, 900: two large center
diamonds, $4,000 each $1,000 fifty four small
icr diamonds. placed at the angle of the former,
flOo; four crosses, each composed OF twenty
five diamonds. .el2.o0o; four large diamonds on
the top of the crosses, $1,000 twelve diamonds
contained in hcursde-lis, clO,OJO eighteen
smaller diamonds contained in the same c. 900:
pearls, diamonds, etc, upon the arches and
crosses, 10000; also, one hundred and forty
one small diamonds, $1,000; twenty-six dia-
monds in the upper cross, $4,000; two circles
pearls about the rim, $500. Cost of the
stones in the crown, exclusive Of the metal.
about ell 200
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

Ess- Quite an extensive revival is in progress
in the Baptist Congregation at E. Havcrhill,
Me. Thirteen persons were recently baptis-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04

Mamma, said little child, "my Sunday
School teacher tells me that this world is only
IA place in which God lets Us live a little while,
that We may prepare for better wor!d--hut
mother. do not see anybody preparing. see
you preparing ~ go to see the country. aad
amt Eliza pre- pairing too conir here. But
don't see any oue preparing to so to Heaven.
If every body wants TO so there, why don't
they try to get ready