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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-05
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The Illinois Journal, the organ Of the old
wing party of this state, and which, during
the fusion tempest last fall, incurred the re-
proaches Gifts party in Northern Illinois for
its manifest disgust at the idea Of selling out
to aboltionsm, has committed another out
rage, for which the Chicago 7rtJpHe and
other northern fusion journals are now read
ing it finally and irrcvocably out of the par
ty. The JoyHaJ has somehow got hold of
the iaca, Correct, we have no doubt,) that
Judge Douglas and the Democratic party,
are determined to put a stop, by war If nee
cssary, 10 the outragos almost daily inflicted
on American citizens and Anne. lean COM
mercc, by the Spanish authorities in Cuba,
and the Journal has the temerity TO express
its qualification there at after this wise;
"Cuba may well trcmbc in this breeze
She has not to deal with paper diplomacy,
but with iron ball She has no European di-
plomatic corps to shuttle and parlcy with, at
kings august lcyecs but n real energetic de-
mOcracy, which knows TO evasion, no quib.
bling, full Of openness and honor, youth and
courage, manlincss, She has no Tallcyrands,
whose idea Of diplomacy was the conceal
ment of intentions, but the President and
Jefferson Davis, who will put things "thro'
thoroughly This is tho great democratic
idea of the way things ought to be done, and
will and shall be done, if Young America
upraisc his banner and uushcath his sword.
If we arc injured, insulted if the freedom of
fl,a 4, rt,,. "a.
spoliated; if our country is in danger-wc
say let the sword of the nation glitter in the
sky, handled by some leader who can strike
for our country our constitution and our
homes. Cuba may well trembc in the first
winds ofthc gathering storm, which is to bend
her stately aristocracy, uproot her old feu-
DIAL dcspotisn, SOW upon her genial soil the
seeds of democracy, and radicatc deeply in
her bosom young freedom, there to sprout
and grow as in this Northern cline, like the
giant oak and pine Of our forests, which have
breasted ten thousand storms, standing ma
jestcally and proudly upon the brows Of our
Northern hills. Cuba may well trcmblc at
the storm, for it tells of justice which is to
intlict on her summary and necessary and
proper national gaiTotting She has CARROT
ed-bored with her tyrannic auger through
the heads of mcn--patriots, christians, strug-
Cling for freedom, the natural rights Of
man We say if the news be true, the au-
thortics of Cuba need national, quick,
summary garrotlng
Such bold and manly language from
wing journal comes as unexpectedly as 4
bugIe blast from tin trumpet. We hope
this is in reality, as contemporary suggests,
strong indication that the old wing party
of Illinois sis rapidly and fortunately falling
into the democratic ranks"
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STRING.
BY THOMAS HOOD.

Conc, gentle Spring! ethereal mi,dness
come
Oh Thompson, void Of rhyme as well as
reason,
How couldst thou thus poor human nature
hum?
There's no such season.
The Spring! shrink to shudder at her
name.
For whyy | find her breath bitter
Brighter!
And suffer from her Jio,os as if they came
From Spring the fighter.
Her praises, then let hardy poets sing,
And be her tuneiul laureates and uphold
crs
Who do not feel as though they had spring
Poured down their shoulders
Let others eulogizc her floral shows;
From me they cannot win single stanza;
know her blooms are in full--and SOS
The Influenza.
Her cowslips, stocks, and lilies of the vale,
Her honey blossoms that you hear the
bees at,
Her .ansies, daiIodils and primrose pale,
Are things sneeze at
Fair is the ycrnal quarter Of the year,
And fair its carly buildings and its blow
ings-
But just suppose Consumptions seeds appear
With other sowings!
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ExPLAiEIyG HIMsELr.--In February last,
Brigham Young delivered an address to the
Saints in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake city,
in which the report that he, Young, had said
the President could not remove him, was al.
luled to, and thus explained:
"Thc newspapers are teeming with state.
mcnts that / said president Pierce and all
hell could not remove me from Office"
will tell you what did say, and what now
say the Lord reigns and rules in the armies
of the Heavens, and does his pleasure among
the inhabitants Of the Garth He sets up
kingdom here, and pulls down another there,
at His pleasure lie walks in the midst of
the people, and they know il not. lie makes
Kings, Presidents and Governors, at His
pleasure; hence | conclude that shall be
Governor of Utah Territory just as long as
He wants me to be; aud for that time, nei.
Their the President of the United States nor
any other power can prevent it. Then, breth-
rem and sisters, be not worried about my
being dismissed from Office for when the
President appoints another man to be Gov
crnor of Utah Territory, you my acknowl-
edge that the Lord has done it, for We should
acknowledge his hand in all things"
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CRcuIT CLERK-We should have stated
last week, what we had learned with regret,
that, Mr.. LIEDLEY, the efficient and gentle
manly clerk of the circuit court of this coun-
ty, has been compelled on account Of de-
Ginning health, to resign his Office. Mr. l..
had filed the Office for the last six years,
not only to the entire satisfaction Of the
people, bat in manner to win host Of
warm friends. Judge Leland has appointed
JNo. L. NASH, for several years chief clerk
in the Office, TO fill the vacancy until it is
filed by election. Mr.. n. is thoroughly ac-
Guainted with the duties of the Office, and we
have no doubt will discharge them faithfully
and acceptably.
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Extract from a letter by tho Rev. Mr..
Churchill, of Boston, who is now travelling
for his health in the East.
at gives one an ever present idea Of the
expansive enterprise Of his countrymon, to
find their commodities Of co nmcrcc contin-
ualy in his path wherever he goes. have
not yet visited any considerable city of Tur-
key where did not find tho Medicines Of
my country represented by AYERS Cherry
Pectoral. In Smyrna, Aleppo, Jatta, Jcrusa-
lem and Constantnople, we see in each, on
the door post of some bazaar, the peculiarly
American looking Iron card, of DIR. Aver,
saying in language which not one in a
thousand Of the passers by can read, "Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral for CovgHs Colds and Con-
SUMPTION, Soil Here" On a shelf behind
the cross-lcgged mussu'man are seen the
bottles with their English, Spanish, French
and German faces turned to tho crowd, and
on cnquring We arc told that foreigners arc
not the only purchasers, but the true be-
levers themselves waive their trust in fate
to try this product of American skill, when
they find there is no other cure for them
was told here yesterday that tho Cherry
Pcctofnl had been presented to the Sultan,
and is now in con slant use in his harem, and
in the Hospitals of the Empire" ,. ..r
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BouSp FOR THE WEsr.-Not few of our
mechanics who have been thrown out of en-
ploymcnt during the past winter have left,
or sIu about to leave, for the West to try
their fortunes. We hear every week of
parties who are making the westward move,
and the number seems to be greatly increas-
ing. We are pleased to note also that many
of those who have gone are good substantial
citizens, who will make tho West what it
should be- The hard times which have been
experienced during tho past winter may
prove in tho end u great blessing to our
country. Notwithstanding the present state
of affairs, houses arc in great demand, and
cannot DO hired. a hundred houses could
be let without difficulty in South Boston.
There is, however, little prospect of any
very extensive operations in building DUR
ing the present year in this section Of the
city.ASouM Boston gazette.
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Destructive SronM.--During the early
part Of last week most destructive storm
passed over portion Of Perry County, Pa
Tho Bloomfield Democrat says .,,.. ~,
The point at which il seems to have been
most severe was at the Juniata Furnace, two
miles below this place. The furnace is a
mass of ruins; the coal house, bridge house,
wheel house and the largest portion of tho
main building arc heaps OF broken timber
A carpenter shop near tho furnace was
blown down and, unfortunately, seriously
injured very old man, named Peter Holmes,
who was in il at the time the storm came on
The blacksmith shop was leveled with the
ground. Mr.. Barnes, the blacksmith barely
escaping with his lire Tho large barn OH
the same premises was entirely demolished
leaving not stick of timber on the found.
alton. "a9 '1 "loI
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T1.rsnAy EyrslNG. lst May. Is

TUESDAY EvEslsG, LIST May, 1865
Present, Mayor lickling, and AID. Leavens,
Thompson, Fash, Macy, Bristol, Haskell,
Mitchell, and Iiitt--0.
Absent, AID Cogswcll, Tanning, c. G.
Miller, and NJ. Miller.
Minutes read and approved.
II was, on motion Of Aid. Bristol,
Ordered, That the committee appointed
at last meeting to inquire into the cxpcdicn.
CIV Of change in the eastern termination of
Ottawa Avenue, be relieved from the further
consideration Of the subject.
Aid. Bristol proposed the following ordi-
nance, which was, on motion, adopted
Ordinance to Change and Improve the
Eastern Terminus of Ottawa Avenue.
(See Ordinance in another column)
On motion Of Aid. Bristol, it was
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner
be, and he is hereby authorized and directed
to examine the bridge on Madison street,
built by Hall 4 Beck, and being guided by
the specification and contract, receive or re-
ject the same, and report to this council.
Aid. Bristol moved
That the committee on streets be relieved
from further consideration of the petition to
vacatc a part of South Division street
Carried.
AID Mitchell moved,
That the committee on streets be relieved
from further consideration of the petition Of
w. L. Gibson and r. Thornc to vacate GER
tain streets, or parts Of streets, in the second
ward.
Ayes Aid Fash, Bristol, Mitchell, and
llitt-4.
Noes AID. Lcavcns, Thompson, Macy,
and HASKELL. .,.-..
A tie, decided by the casting vote Of the
Mayor in the affirmative.
On motion of Aid. Fash, leave was granted
to withdraw both the above named petitions.
Bills of Justus Harris $500, Jail fees !;
Hosford & True Sl2-3s, lumber; w. Osman
Sl89.43, printing and advertising.
Referred to committee on finance.
Bill of F. Coylc 1928, labor on streets;
and of I. r. Courtney $3.50, clerks fees
were presented, found correct and ordered
paid. ..t - -,
Aid. Fash reported bids for printing ord-
nances. ...... f....
Report accepted, and printing awarded to
T. Hampton.
On motion Of AID. Haskell,
OIcred, That street commissioner Macy
be hereby authorized to take charge of the
Madison street bridge, and to employ n
bridge tender therefor until further action Of
the council.
Adjourned, ....
T. r. COURTNEY, city Clerk. !.
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Proceedings Of the City Council.
SPECIAL MEETING.

DlI'isNs
TUESDAY EyESiSo, 20 April, 1866.
Present, Mayor liickling, and Alderman
Thompson, Cogswell, Macy, Tanning, Bris-
tol, Haskell, Hit, and NJ Miller--l0.
Absent, Alderman Leavcns, Fash, and G.
&. Milcr--3.
The Mayor stated the call, which was ap.
proved.
Mayor Ilickling reported having ode.
mandcd OF Alison Woodruff the immediate
completion Of his contract with the city Of
Ottawa, for the construction Of bridge on
Courtney street. and that he had refused.
1t was then, on motion Of Alderman Cogs-
wen,
Orderel, That a committee be appointed
to let, by contract, the completion Of the
bridge on Courtney street, in conformity with
the contract heretofore made with Alison
Woodruff
AID Bristol, Hit, and Macy, committee.
On motion Of Aid. Cogswcll, it was
O5dered, That the city Attorney be, and
he Is hereby authorized and directed TO take
such legal proceedings as may be requisite
10 compel Alison Woodruff to reimburse the
city for all loss, damages and costs incurred
or to be incurred by reason Of the non com
plction Of his contract with the city Of Otta-
Wa "a, for tie construction Of 4 bridge on Court
ney street.
On motion Of Aid. Bristol,
Ordered, That a drain be opened on the
line Of Paul street, from the drain on the
north side of the canal, to Marquette Btreet.
On motion of AID. Hit, it was
Os3crei, That committee of three be
appointed to inquire into, and report upon,
the expediency of a change in the eastern
termination of Ottawa Avenue.
AID. Mitchell, Haskell, and c. G. Miller,
committee.
The Council then adjourned.
7. X. COURTNEY, city Clerk.
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A RIou TRIAL IN PRosrEcT.-rho good
people of Walden, Vcrmont-not satisfied
with having voted down the X. Ms at tho
recent election have arrested the leader of
the order in that town, and have had him
bound over for violating the statute Of the
State, against the administration Of extra ju-
dicial oaths. lie is to be tried in june
There will then be chance for good deal
ofhard swearing as the X. Ms are to be
called TO the witness box to testify in refer
cnce 10 the nature of the order.
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by the announcements in our columns it
will be seen that Lorenzo LELAND, the pre-
sent efficient and popular clerk Of the su-
premc court for this grand division, is a
candidate for reelection. Mr.. l.. has hith-
crto filed the position in manner to win
the esteem and confidence Of litgants and
the bar, and as the Office is one which pre-
scnts no particular attractions on account of
its cmoluments, we are confident the division
can do no better than to re elect Mr.. l..
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UNPAID LErTERs.-Thcrc are at least 60
men and women in Ottawa and vicinity who
can read and write but who do not read the
papers, for that is precisely the number of
unpaid letters that have been dropped into
the Post office within the past month, and
that have not been mailed for want of pre-
payment. If the writers had read the pa.
pcrs they would have been informed at least
a dozen Of times that such letters would not
be sent. These siXty-nine letters have now
been sent 10 the dead letter Office, where the
writers can enquire for them.
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BENEFIT or THE Know NoTHINGs. Ben
nett's Herdd started out brcsh in support of
Know Nothings, and was for time their
national trumpctcr, but seeing the Order 50
rapidly crumbling to pieces, it has changed
its tune and now talks about them thus:
There was not so much difference after all
between the violation OF n private domlcll
and the removal Of United States Commits
sioner on account of his performance OF his
duty. The men who yictimzed Judge Lo-
ring because he preferred keeping his oath to
breaking it, were just Tie men to take ad.
vantage Of Il popular cry against the con-
vents to burst into female school, insult
delcnceless ladies and lightcn poor sick
girl out Of her life
There must be some great changes here, if
the American party is to do anything in this
world. Prescription Of faithful officers Of
government, assaults on deienccess women,
invasions of private houses abuse Of the
Roman Catholic religion, are not the thing
for the last half Of the nineteenth century
They would have done very well 4 couple Of
hundred years ago, when there were no dai
~ newspapers and no common schools, no
steamers, no teicgraphs, and no real liberty
in the world. But today, when all Of these
blessings are al every ones elbow, measures
Of tyrannical and narrow. minded cast like
these we mention must be runous to any
political organ zation. It's to be hoped that
they are the stumbling blocks which will
serve to guide and teach the American
party.
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llTTlNG HIN Enthusiastically, who says
he was iormcly democrat, but nov claims
to be a X. n, writes to the editor Of the
Louisville journal, that he left the democrat.
ic party because while he was a member Of
it considered himself merely slave of task
masters, and he claims to haze been faith
full slave, too--whcre upon the Louisville
Democrat talks to said Mr.. Renegade Den 0.
crat as follows:
"This know-nothing recruit from the dem
ocratic ranks acknowledges himself to have
been n willing dutiiul servant TO political
taskmasters, whose will lac says, was his
law. Well some people are not fit for any
thing else but to be servants for somebody.
The democrats have had this fellow a good
while, It seems, and now the know -nothings
have got him. AS the saying is he has got
out of the frying pan into the fire. The
democratic task masters used TO tell him
they "wanted so.and-so done, and he did it,
Now, the know-nothing demagogues give
the word of command, and at it he goes like
a galley slave. Wen, all we ask is, that
they will work him well, and when they arc
done with him, turn him over to Brigham
Young to finish in the service Of the Saints
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The much talked Of excursion Of the mem.
bcrs of the Illinois Legislature, and few
invited guests on the Illinois Central Rail
road, is to come off next Tuesday. The
train is to leave Chicago in the evening at
nine o'clock, passing down to Cairo, picking
up the members by the way. From Cairo
it will return on the Main Trunk to La Sale,
and thence on the Galena Branch to Dun
leith, whence, by steamboat, the party will
so to st. Anthony's Falls, st. Paul, &c. 1t
will doubtless be grand every things IS
grand affair throughout.
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GREAT WESTERN RAnHoAp.LWc learn
that the work on this road, between here
and Toleno, Tor the crossing Of the Chicago
brantch,) is now, progressing rapidly. The
grading on theabovc portion will DO entirely
finish by tho 10Th of My, excepting the lev.
cling Of the Sangamon bottom, which will
be completed by the first Of August. Tho
bridge across tho Sangamon is in course of
the cross ties are all provided
for, and i may be confidently predicted that
we shall have u complete railroad commun.
cation with Chicago via. Tolono by tho first
day OF September next, and the cars vii! be
running to that point as early as to Tolono,
and probably Danvillc within 80 day there.
ilcr.-Decitar Ga.ette. y, an''io' 9lj q.
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Ottaloa trte Ura0er,
OTTAWA, MAY ), 1853.


We are informed by Mr.. Leland, clerk OF
the supreme court, that the court will not
meet at Ottawa for the transaction Of bust
ness until the 4th Monday in June. The
postponemcnt is unavoidable for the reason
that two new judges are to be elected on the
first Monday in June, 50 that at the usual
time Of the meeting of the court, there
would probably be but one judge in commits
sion.
Papers in this grand division would &c
well TO notice the postponcmont.
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GES. SnIEps.--It is now confidently sta.
ted that Gen. SHIELDS is to be appointed
Governor Of Minnesota Territory, in place of
Gov, German, who accepts colonel COM
mission in one of the new regiments. This
explains the recent statement Of his having
gone to that Territory to live. The change,
we have no doubt, will be an acceptable one
to the people of that Territory. ...
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ordnance TO Chdhgo ana Improve tHe LuSt-
ern Terminus Of Ottdma Atenne.
SpcrloN /. Be il ordaipcdby the city council
of he city of Ottdwa, That all the following
described par, OF Ottnwa avenue, IN said city, to
wit be glnnlngat the south east corner of lot
number twenty. seven, in Ottawa city," and
running thence in n westerly direction, along the
south boundary line Of said lot, one hundred feet,
TO the south west corner thereof thence, forming
rioht angle and running in soUtherly direction
o,, linn Dusty with tue west line OF said lot thir-
teen thence. forming q right angle and running
in a westerly direction, thy ieet to the main south
line Of said avenue thence. forming right an.
gle, and running in a sor'herly direc ion parallel
wi,h,he west line OF snid lot No ~, thirty .seven
feet; thence, forming right angle, and running
in an ensterly direction, on line parallel with
said lot, one hundred aud twenty eight feet /;
thence, running due north along the east line of
section ten 10 the place Of beginning ;--be, and
the same Is hereby vacated and abolished.
~. This ordnance shall take effect, and be in
force, whenever, Daniel +. Hin shn, convey by
deed in fee simple to the city Of Ottawa strip,
thirty feet vide, of the north side OF sad lot No,
twenty seven, for public use ns street.
>. ''.JeyT 4. Il. CouRrsEy, Cify Clerk
Passed May LIST, 1855, <, ,fs,. y-,..s.IJ
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Tux Sale Notice.

N OTICE Is hereby given 10 all concerned,
~ that. at sale OF lands and town lois for
IaXcs and costs due thereon to AZ Stale and
county for the year 1888, by the treasurer and COL
ectorot the county OF La sale and state Of ILL.,
NOS, at the door Of the court house in said coun-
ty, on the 9Th day OF May, 1854, became the
purchaser OF the following described lots, viz
lots 4, 8, 6, aud 3 IA block 20, lot 9 IN block
IS, lots and ; IN block IS, and lot in block
10, IA the city oi La Sale and lots 5 and IL in
block 8, and lots 5 and 9 in block II in Das.
combs addition to Peru, and that the time OF re-
demption from said sale viii expire on the 9Th day
OF May, 1856 mly5-3s1 PArRicK UCoyyoR.
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I'EY THorsASD DOLLARS DAMAGES. 49, In the
Circuit Court of Washington, d. c., a Mr..
Dove recently recovered $4,000 Of a MIR.
Blair, (nct +. p.) for circulating the story,
previous to the municipal election of 1854
that he Dove was tainted with negro
hlnodi ~
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From the Chicago Tribune.
The Supreme Judyeship.

The following letter from Judge Leland
was received yesterday, and explains itself.
The declcnsion of Judge Leland leaves
Judge Cation without competitor, and we
incline to the belief that no will have none,
for it is understood that his views were mis-
represented Or Inexperienced, in reference
to several matters Of political character
which may como before the judiciary. We
are satisfied and pleased at this, for the judi
cal character of Judge G. has stood de-
servedly high Nothing but some great and
vital error OF opinion in re ard to a funda-
mental question could induce q desire to
supplant him.
PONTIAC, April 30th, 1866.
EDITORS OF TIE TRIBUNE On my return
to Ottawa last week, from which place had
been absent for some time, engaged in hold
ing court, my attention was called to two
communications in your paper on the sub
ject Of my being a candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Court Permit me, with feel
ings of gratitude to my unknown frends,who
were tho authors Of these communications,
and to you, also, for the flattering manner
in which you and they have commended nc,
to state through the columns of your paper,
that am not candidate for tho Office, and
that my determination is ohc which will not
be changed.
Very respectfully yours, la f.t0
Y. S. LELAND.