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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

\ MORAL TowY.-A correspondent Of The
Decatur Gg;e,te, writing from West urba
ma, new town at the junction Of tie Chi
cago Branch Of the III. Central L. T. Will
the Great Western X. r., says, after men
tionirg burglary or two, ~ heard II com
pany Of gentlemen, an evening or two since
make an estimate of the number Of scoun
drels in our midst, and they came to tn,
conclusion that every third man and woman
was a scomdret, and am sorry to say that
there is too much truth in the statement
From the fact that the cities are oycrrur
with pick.pockcts, thieves and murdcrers
they are scattering themselves oyer the west
on all the railroads.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

The New York Journa, Of Commerce
takes this view OF the Kansas troubles, by
saying THE abolitionists ave chutklng
oyer the present disturbances in Kansas, as
alfording undcniablc evidence Of the bad cf-
fccts of the Nebraska law And who makes
il work badly? Themselves. They predict
its bad working, and then set about to rem
der Interpretation true We do not believe
that armed resistance TO the territorial go.
yernment of Kansas would have been seri.
ousy thought Of, without urgent promptings
from the cast The territories of Utah and
New Mexico were organized on precisely the
same principle, and yet, in five years which
have since elapsed, no disturbance has taken
place in either worthy of the name, except
from wild Indians The principle is sound
one, aud will stand The test Of time and cir.
cumstances 1t will outivc aboitionsm and
all other sms. II the people cannot be safe.
" trusted to manage their own affairs, who
can? 1t is now perfectly clear that. apart
from the irregular interference of eastern
abolitionists and Missouri pro.slavcry men,
the Kansas law would have worked ont all
the benignant results that were ever claimed
for it, including, among other things, the
adoption Of free constitution. The last it
will accomplish, in spite of such interior.
encc. A very large majority of the people
are free state men, and their voice will at
length be heard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

PREPAYMENT or Posr,GE. The Wash.
lngton onion says in regard to the proyi-
sions OF the late law by which a.l letters
sent JeireeH pllces loiHH Tie Iaitcd States
are required TO be prepaid, we understand
inquiries are made at the department as to
whether it applies to letters TO be sent TO 10
reign countries and, il so, whether stamps
or stamped envelopes only can be used in
the prepayment Of the latter class Of letters.
The angwer is, that the late law in no re-
spect affects letters for foreign counties.
These will be treated as heretofore. Where
prepayment on them Is required either
starnra ."""oy uon! he re"d ~ certain
foreign countries, as will be seen by the Ia.
bic Of foreign hostages in the hands Of post
masters, prepayment is optional. The act
Of 3D. March last referred to, has no refer
cncc TO printed matter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

Much excitement prevails IN England in
consequence Of the hi-h.handc1 aud illegal
arrest IF a Hungarian. named rurr, by the
Austrian authorities. Turr has recently be-
come connected with the English army, and
In the capacity Of an officer Of the Land
Transport service was despatched to the
Prncipal,ies, to purchase horses and car
riagcs Tor the corps. Shortly after his arr-
val, he was recognised by the Austrians as
one who had taken conspicuous part in the
late struggle of the lIuugarianS for their in.
dependence. For the purpose ofputtiug him
on his guard an officer visited him at his
apartment, claimed his acquaintance as an
old comrade, and kept him in conversation.
The Hungarian suspected no treachery, aud
doubtlcssly relied on his English uniform a.
sufficient protection. He was deceived, for
a strong guard, headed by three officers,
marched down to the hotel, and halted in
the gateway. lie was Immediately arrested,
his British uniform torn from his back, and
marched Off 10 Austrian Territory. The
Austrian commander has threatened to exc.
cute him, and the British Consul has init
mated that his government will hold
that Of Austria responsible. The matter
now rests with the courts Of Vienna aud St
James Lord Clarendon is understood to
have demanded in the most energetic man
ncr his immediate release, and should Aus
tria not comply, the result will be an ALI.
ancc between her and Russia, and open hos
tilitics between her and the Western powers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
Planters 4 Mechanics, Bunk of Dalton.

In Tie present war upon Georgia currency,
inquiries are frequently made in reference 10
the Planters & Mechanics Bank Of Dalton,
about which few seem to b. posted, and
which is therefore generally classed as among
the worst Of the wild cats. The editor o! the
Peru Chronicle it appears, undertook TO
/ hunt down this animal TO its lo'c, and find
I out all aboutit; and in that paper Of We'd
uesday we have the result. Its stock holders
/ are discovered TO be Preston y Co, of Chca-
20. and Mcadyile l'o. Wm. l.. Brown, Lo-
yansport Ind, George s. Fisher Of Ottawa,
( H., and James Morris, of Dalton, Ga, all
/ gentleman of Acknowledged means and bus
! incss integrity. Its circulation out of Gcor-
ria is found to be not over $4,000. Mr..
Fisher, Of Ottawa, is stated to be responsible
/ for S20, 600 and is now receiving il and pay
ing il out, but has not more than five or SIX
thousand of his $500 600 in circulation. SO
that upon the whole, the editor concludes it
/ to be Il very harmless kind Of wild cat by
which no body is in danger Of being badly
/ bitten.
| We think the editor is about right. II
/ determinations are TO be made, we see no
reason why it should be made against SO
I small an animaiIs this and in favor Of the
huge catamounts Of Geo Smith, or the red
dog linanciors Of that iik, They are not IA
whit safer concerns, and all stand upon the
same principle.
But this principle is bad and vicious
one in nnancicrng, and We are hostile unto
death to al, banks based upon it. 1t is
the thinntst cloak in the world to cover up
| downright swindling. You can see the
knaye through all its intcrsticcs. The way
these banks are managed is this: \ few
thousand dollars in specie are deposited in
| some ont Of the way place down in Georgia
and called a Bank. On this 100000 in
/ bills are issued in Chicago or some other
place in the north. This money is loaned
at high percentage, and Of course the men
leaning it thus obtain means to redeem it in
exchange, &c, as II Is presented, ana III u
Slight run, they can buy specie and send it
to Georgia to redeem n part Of their paper
there But let a crash come, the notes pay
able to the lenders in Chicago fail to be met,
and the paper come home to the bankers in
tens Of thousands, and where are they ?
/ Where was Millcdgeyille; Or let these in
diyidualH responsible stockholders die, or
step out, and who then will be found to own
their stock. Who owned llac&ncy's stock.
or Brady, Curtis & Co 5 stock, or Ilos'Aer
& Co.'S stock when the Millcdgeyilc concern
broke: The stockholders were nan csG lust
as they will be in ali the res. Of these Geor.
gia banks when they cease to be profitable,
or their owners Gcl it convenient t. Lurs,
up or step out.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

Singular AmruuErlcAL FACT,-Any num-
Der of figures you may wish to multiply by
b, will give the same result if divided by =,
a much quicker operation but you must re-
member to annex a cipher to the answer
when there is no remainder, and whenever
there is a remainder, whatever it may be an
mex u to the answer Multiply 4Gi by .
and the answer will be 1920, divide the same
number by 2, and you have 232, and as there
is no remainder you add u ci pher. Now, take
357, aud Multiply by 5, the answer is l7Sj
On dividing this by ., there is IT'S and a re-
maindcr, you therefore place . at the end
of the line, and the result is again 1875. II
is quicker way however TO ailix cipher tC
the number to be multiplied when you com.
mence and divide by2 Multiply by 3 is
multiplying by the half # 10. The sum i.
already multiplied by 10 by atlixing a cipher
then divide by gives half of the multiplied
ton of the sum by 10 which is Of course, the
multiplication by5.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

! EASTERN SAGAcirY.-rhe Sultan Of Wad.
ai.Gaudeh, pretending the fly, had mached
round in the rear of the Foran army, and
interposed between them and their country.
They believed however, that he was entire
" routed, and loudly expressed their joy
One Nizier remaining silent, and on being
asked by his master why he did not share
in the general joy? replied,
'lhat he did not believe in this easy vic.
tory" and offered to prove that the opposing
Sultan's army was even then marching to-.
wards them
"Ahy" said the Sultan, his master, show
wilt thou do thisr'
"brng me camel" replied the Vizier,
and man who knows how to milk"
The camel was brought and well washed,
and the milk was drawn into clean bowl
and placed, with man to guard it, on the
top of the Sulan's tent. Next morning the
Vizier caused the bowl to be brought to him
and found the milk quite black. So he
went to the Sultan, and said,-
"Mastcr they are coming down upon us
and have marched all nighty"
allow dost thou know thatY"
,"I.ook at this blackencd milk !"
an what way has it become blackf"
"The dust raised by the feet Of the horses
has been carried by the wind"
Some laughed at thi, explanation, but
others believed, and lovked out anxiously
towards the west. In short time, howev.
or. the names of the hostile cavalry were
seen shaking in the eastern horizon. Then
followed the battle, IN which the Foran
S.lan was slain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
4 correspondent Of the Oyle County

"a correspondent OF the bge county ne
porter relates the following:
One day last week three Of our towusmcn
who were quarryiug stone about mile
North of this village, had their curiosity ex-
cited by the long continued barking Of a
small dog near where the men we're at work;
and on proceeding to the spot, discovered
what they supposed to Jc Panther, high up
IN Il tree, his head protruding through the
crotch Of the tree. One DC the men FASTENED
for his rifle, while the others watched the
animal
H. soon returned, and put ball Of lea
into its head bat failed killing him. lie
lrapcd, as one oflhc party ayS, ut least siAty
feet ia his vicinity. Our informant say'
that rather than loose the yafmint, he Crap
pied him, and held Inn at bay With great
difficulty until the rife was reloaded, when
he was dispatched, He died in great agony
The animal proved TO BE- Lynx, five feet
long from tip to tip, and the second one that
has been seen in this vicinity. The man
who held the animal was badly lacerated
but is getting better 1t will be lesson 10
him. lie says he shall fight with no more
such customers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
Congress.

The old story still. No Speakeryet. The
last ballot on Thursday stood Banks lO4,
Richardson 10, Fuller 81, scatter 10.
Several plans have been suggested to &C.
commodate matters, so that Speaker can
be elected, but without even a respectful
hearing. \ proposition to change the rule
so that plurality should elect, received
but three votes; another, to elect Speaker
by a plurality vote to serve until the general
appropriation bills are passed, the members
then to resign, after spirited debate, was
tabled.
Mr. Smith, Of Alabama, then made pro,
position to appoint two Standing Committees,
one on Ways and Means, another on Foreign
Affairs, in order to proceed to some kind Of
business; these committees to elect their
Chairman by majority vote, and the Chair
men to preside over the ordinary business of
the House alternate till Speaker is elec,ing.
But this received quite as little favor as any
of the others
So things remain in staiH quo, and as the
country is not suffering amazingly for want
Of new laws, we don't know but it will be
as well for the nation If this fusion, abolition,
X. n. Congress- can spend the greater part
of their time in this way, as # they were
fully organized and thus able - % mischief
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ), 1856.
DETROIT, Nov. 90, 1865

GENTLEMEN Il have received your letter
asking me if am candidate for the office
of President of the United States, and ex'
pressing the qualification it would give you
to support me for that high station.
While thanking you for this manifestation
of your kindness and confidence, Of which
shall always preserve grateful recollection
reply that am not candidate for the Pre-
silcncy, nor do desire tina, my name shout,
be presented in connection with it to tn,
consideration Of the democratic party OF the
Union.
am, gentlemen, with great regard,
Truly yours,
(signedD LEWIS CAss
ANDREW j. WfsrER Esq, and others,
Philadelphia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

PAYMEST or INTEREST Of THE BoNDs AND
SCmr OF THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL
COVE learn from the Chicago Press that
the Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Ca.
nal have ordered dividend to be paid on the
Sth proXimo, at the Office of the treasurer,
Jos. Lcavitt, American Exchange Bank, New
York, on the arrears Of intcrt st due on the
bonds ard scrip of the company. The diy-
dcnd will embrace the unpaid portions of the
coupons of July, 1851, chat is, less the por-
ton paid by the State Of Illinois, and the
entire coupons due in January and July,
1852. Payment of interest on the register
cd scrip will be made in the same proportion,
and ut the same time. The bonds as well as
the coupons must be exhibited at the time of
payment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
Sale of Real Estate.

f virtue Of decree OF the County Court OF La Sale
~ county, shall, n Commissioner appointed for
that purpose by said Court sell at Public Auction Mt the
door ~ The Court House in Ottawa ut the hour of two
o'clock p N, on Thursday, January 10Th, 1855, the
following described Real Estate situate In Ia salc coun-
ty The west half 81 the southwest quarter Of section
four r. in township thriythruc 1881 north, Of range
two east. Also, the following Tract Of Land viz: Be
ginning at the southwest of the half Of said
quarter section, the boundary lire runs ,tue east IA
chains and - links from thence north ~ degrees, west
III chains aud 20 links from thence north l. icrs east
chains; from thence north 90 degS, east IS chains and
20 links and FROM thence due north aog the centre line
Of said section, ~ Chains and 81 links from thence due
west ~ chains and from thence due .onth ~ chains
the place OF beginning, containing IA and thirty
hundredihs or less, Also 10 Lot described
as follows Beginning al the centre Of said
ton I, the boundary line due east II chains aud %
links from thence south 21lv dcgs west :. chains and
- links, aud from thence due north 10 chains and IS
links to the place Of beginning.
Trans 90 SALE.-unc fourth down, one-fourth IN six
months, uneOrth in - months, aud the balance In Is
months, with interest to be secured by notes and mort-
gage on the premises sold. Ocl3 WM. NJ TRUE, CDnr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

Ferdinand st. John, son Of the late Lord
Bollinsbrokc, has instituted a suit to recov-
or 600 acres of land in Ontario county y
Y, being part of what is called the Phelps
and Gorham purchase His father was dom.
icied in this country from 1895 to 1907, and
the question is whether st John is capable
of holding real estate. IL he is not a citizen
ofthe United States he is Lord Bollngbroke
but he prefers the land to the peeragc, and
hence this suit
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
DENTISTRY.

Il s. H0nERT having determined to make Ottawa his
I future residence, takes pleasure N announcing to
the public that he be found at his Office at all hours,
rendy to perform al operations upon the teeth Ia tho
MOST SCIENTIFIC AAn NAsrERlN MANNER,
ARTIFICIAL TEETH, wiru on WITHOUT 6uas put IN
upon the most approved principles, upon The very hest
OF materials, aud Ut reasonable prices Al WORK war
ranCd and entire satisfaction given or no compensate"
asked for,
Rooms in Natllnrcr's Block opposite the Court House
L.. 1
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

In the Georgia Senate, on Friday of last
week, resolution was introduced for oppro-
priating 100000 to aid southern men to
emigrate to Kansas as an offset to northern
emigration.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

WILL CoryTy.--The total assessment OF
personal property in win county for the
present year foots up 81, Cos, 800, and real cs.
tate 4,40i,7O0, upon which the total tax
amounts to SS5,36G,30
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

\ large iron foundry and machine shop,
belonging to Mr.. John Webb, at Beardstown,
Illinois, was destroyed BY fire on the 18th
inst, the total loss, on which there was no
insurance, being about $4,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
EDWARD wOLCoTT.


sT"Prcparcd ana sold at ia Market street between
i' ana 9th ST. Louis, Mo, and 3l6 broadway y. Y
very liberal discount made wholesale purchasers.
For sale in Chicago by BAY BALDwIS Lake Street
BLAIR KELLEY, g3 Dearborn st. PRSTuS ROBINSON, %
Lake street and II Llhns Block, south Water 81 saw.
EE PAGE, and j. Il. REED Co. and by all the drug.
gifts OF Ottawa
y. y We put up the Restorative both with and with
out sediment For restoring gray hair, that with Sedi
meut should be used Dee 70
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

\ Pa. "IloS.' ~ Fix Anthony
Dranc, keeper Of the state arsenal at IIar-
risburgh, Pa, and the Hon. Aaron Coburn,
a member Of the legislature from philadcl.
phia city, have been arrested on charge of
stealing state arms from the arsenal at lIar.
risburg, and held to bail in IS, 900 each.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
Whitman'S Main St. Store.
Boots, Slices, Gro,eries, oysters, d,

pVVI0, 0W0tH, TIV"tTft0, TT5NVs, dC,
AND YANKEE SAUSAGESt
nNE fact no, yet generally known, and yet easily de-
monstratsH " you viii In~t drop into WuTNNS's, on
Main street, of The Post Office, you will find
plcie assortment Of Mems, Boys, and Youths Boots
Ladies, M.st-', sni Chill ireu, BoSts and Shoes, aud
oyershoe- which 10 quality and price al Tasi fave
rahIe to the purchaser a, can be found IN the City.
Also nearly quite every article usually To- be obtain
ed Co a Family Grocery Provision and Fruit Storr
Oysters by the can Cider by the bbl VI gallon; sau.
ssges got up the way the Yankee. do 1t.
Ottawa, Dec %
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

The indianapolis Sentinel of Tuesday says:
{" Hon. Stephen A. Douglas arrived in the
cars yesterday from Terre llautc, on his way
to Washington. His health is improving,
but he Is still quite nfrm,'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

In consequence of the disagreement be.
tween tho Department and the Chicago and
Milwaukee Railroad Company in relation to
the price for carrying the mail it seems that
resort is being had to the old stage coach.
Messrs Davis & Moore are to put on line
between Chicago aud Milwaukee to carry
the mails.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

The printing Offices of the Memphis Ap-
peai and the Edgio and Enquirer were en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Saturday, toge-
Their with all the stocks. The Office Of the
Wig was considerably damaged.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

RorTg Agent ArroiYrEp.--Mr HERMAN
FIELDS of Peoria, has been appointed Route
Agent on the Chicago& Rock Island railroad
in place Of +. I. STEWART, deceased.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

,HpINu Ne. June 81, 1854.
Me DYgR-Dear Sir: have used two bottles Of Prof.
W"ed- Hair Restorative, and truly say it Is the
greatest dlscnyery ui The for restoring and chan ging
l- lsir Before using It, was gray as o.
yeri. Ny halls has attained it. original color You
recommend 10 the world without the least fear as
my Of the worst kind
Yours, Ac. DANIEL Y. MURPHY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

The burglars ofBuhalo have lately existed
under the extraordinary hallucination that
newspaper offices present favorable field
for their operations Not satisfied with
their booty at the Erpress Office, a wee. or
since, they broke into the counting room OF
the Hepubiic, on Thursday night, aud stole
fourteen cents and the book-keeper's gold
pen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
NOTICE.. 1,

nOCTOR McNANARA, homq,opathistard
- elccrz"r. is nov prepared TO receive pa
tents N mis- diiice, over Phelps store. south side
Of the spare.
" Ladies NE requested TO remember that all
cnses Of private nature wi! be attended TO on
tuesdays, ThlrsdIys, snd Saturdays
y y. All letters viii receive promp, atten-
uOU. Nav
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

l. E. Il. r OFFICE, N,Sp,ul, june q. 1854
PRoF. WooD-Dsar SIR take pleasure ia bearing
unaTy testimony 20 tn excellence OF your Hair Restor
alive Three months ago my hair very gray. II is
nov dark brown, (thc original coorl smooth aud CLOS
y The only application have made to has been the
Hair Restorative prepared by you and which, from the
result in my case, can most cordially recommend
70 Others. Respectfully yours,
EDWARD WOICOTT
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

WIscoYsIE.-Thc Milwaukee american of
the 10th has the official canvass Of votes for
governor. Barstow's majority is, as we
have stated, $40 Giving Bashfcrd the lille.
gal votes he claims, would still leave Barstow
ahead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

THE WAR or 1sl2.-IIon J. b. Suthcr-
land, President of the Convention held in
1855, has issued a call for the defenders of
the country in the war Of 1872, who met
last January in the city of Washington, to
assemble there again on the approaching
anniversary of the battle of New Orleans,
pursuant to the resolution adopted at their
last session, TO which time and place the
Convention adjourned. AS many of the
delegates have gone TO their last account
since the adjournment, it is recommended
thnt additional DELEGATES be chosen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
HANk or OT"v.w,

SIGHT EXCHANGE AND DRAFTS on
NeN Yors Boston, Chicago, - Icu, and phiadeI-
phia. Also, on fngand, scotland and ireland, ID.
sums Of one pound sterling, anu upwards and LON
Don drafts available 10 60 anaAs and France.
INTEREST ALLOWED on DEPDSITES.
GOLD AND SILVER COIN bought aud sold
a. current rate.
Collections made in no parts o. the .tatc.
Foreign and domestic bills o. exchange drafts and
certificate Of dcpott, bought and -oii al the hges,
Current rates. iaulJI gro. s. FISHER cash.
On and atgr Monday, January -h, 1850, this bank
Will be open from 1. " tot = NJ
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22

4 gentleman q Bssto.s vr.,e4 to his friends IN New
Bedford thus.
10 your inquire, would ropy that when first COM
u4ypr-i using Prof Woods ir Restorative. ray hair
alu0st white aHd had been '0r TIE last ten years.
amp II was very thin uu - top NJ ms head and very
loose, and pliad Out freely but found that before had
ased all the second bottle (Which eight sreksl my
hair entirely changed to is original color, light
brown, and j. 'fcc from dauirul and quite moist
| have had my hnir cut i've times since the
change, and have any hus ike white hair
starting from the roots and q. thick 1t
wa ahI dos not come cat at hi, % IA, proved IN my
case al that could wish or ash.
Your, Sc,
= 80 ~