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The Great Discovery.
KROLLERlONl

FOR CbRLING THE W1IRll
V')k many yeas II has been the UbIrst OF de-p.s,
study with chemists aud Others to pfoJuc. a
ilhd that, applied To the hair, would c6n.c il ia
wavr aud ccrl eqa" IN beauty to the natural rur
! hr hr0itn"n Is The only article ever offered to
tn world that viii effect this most te.iratr. oh'
Jeci Bul three Or four oppIca tons are necessary
to cuil II as much as may be desired and tor any
length OF time. From the many TESTIMONIALS Of
those who have used It. the subscriber doe, no,
hesitate to warrant the kroelou to give sarI,fIc-
uon ann prove as recommended IN al casts
ne recipe Tor making, with Toll directions 70,
use WI he sent on the receipt OF one dollar. nos,
pad. The ingredients will not COS over II cents,
DTectio II. A. FREt MONT,
WsTTrH JygUbuH In u
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G-e;s( Bargains.

Az T. have 1900 acres IT land m Iowa. Of the
w most choice description which We will sie,l
tor cash or on time or exchange tor productive
property IN la sale county
Thee bands were selected under our personal -u-
peT,,Ion andnre such as vs. Gun recommend tor
sturk or gram raising, being well walered. and OF
a rirh productive s0il. Some OF the tracts mn
mrdlnl,ly adj OH ~ improved farms, and all ARE
conveniently locA ed, with reference 10 timber
water, settlements. NILS, Ac
N. T. IIoLLIsrER.
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The tamarind has been grown in Virginia
from seeds, and is highly spoken Of as pro.
missing to bea valuable acquisition to our
fruit trees, especially on the prairie lands of
the West Its growth is rapid, its appear
ancc ornamental, and Il ispcriect'y free from
blight and from the depredations Of insects,
Last season the trees in Virginia produced
fruit a. good as the imported
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China grass is an article which should be
Immediately introduced into the United
States. In China it is cultivated along Dor.
drrs of rice fields. In Queen Elizabeth's
time, cloths made of it were imported to Eu
rope. The liolandcrs preferred it, for fine
fab, ic , to those made OF flax. The quantity
of br, is stated to be greater than that Of
bax. The tenancyis such that thread nay be
spun ono hundred and scventy.tvc feet long
without winding. 1t is fifty per cent strong
or than flax. 4 thread over six miles in
length weighed only tribe over one thous.
and two hundred grains
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To Millwrigh's and Machinlsts.
Metallic or iulcanized Rubber
MACHINE BETTING.

.H"ttthtt'ft" ~ i''f JtdtDh b'V"v lVHf-
pdRY.
TNllE experience Of the la,,eighl years has gai-
l. ned Tor this Betting the confidence OF the
consumers this, together with the fact that
great Improvements have been made in the quail
n.y. warrants the manufacturers in asserting it to
be- s"perlOr 10 leather or any thing else, for all
open Belts, more especially Tor heavy or main
Be It's Tor the following reasons
The perfect equality Oiwldlh and thickness
which 1t Will Ietrin.l...
2-No degree Of heat under 800 degrees Fab
rrnhrii INJURIES it, aud it remains flexible in any
degree OF cold. 1t Is also particularly well adnp
ted 10 damp or wet places.
3-lt is OF great strength and durability, does
not slip on the .pul!eys, consequently a gain OF
power lsobtaned, aud, wnen adjusted 10 mnchi
merry, does not require alteration, as in the case OF
leather or any Other
An wide Betting the cost is much below
that Of lr,.her, or any other.
We have now, auI shti continue to keep on
hand, large stock OF hrs betting. from to IL
inches wide o.
Also. steam packing and lace leather, which
We Will : II III quantities 10 suit customers, and
our prices are the same at winch these goods are
sold in Chicago and 81, LOUIS.
March II. J. MASLEY & Co.
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WEDwON WATEK POWER.

OF oper S,Aiv Run Of Stone
offered Tor sale, with 223 acres oi land, situa-
| ted miles north of Ottawa on Fox river, and
where il is expected the railroad will cross the RI
yer. The powercan be easily aud permanently
in uoved aud the location is very favorable Tor
bu ting up n manufacturing town, and for the
ere, ion OF machinery. Address
A, ust7. J. q. NArrIsGER, Ottawa.
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LA SALE COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Comnanv.

UTtce an .NdNIHgfr's B70cN, N00Ws al Pfes-
eat OecVpied By H. f. Eames.
TllIS company Is now fully organized and
L prepared to insure property against the
nsk Of lire.
The advantage OF insuriDg IN q home compa-
ny" where yun kGo. the plrll-s with whom ;ou
vii have 10 dra, IN the = ltemrn, Of losses, AID
where the usual ielay anlrxy.ns- at. ndins such
settlements with cOrnpa uru At n distance II ayoi-
det. will commend iI-ct to every one wishing &c
secure the full Jpneii, OF hi. insurance
GEO l.. WALKER, Pres
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Vt q. v T.CEI sec y
lInI,rnr,
Lands for Sale

in 30 or i0acre lott. being very rood lmber
A large list OF lands comprising about 100 900
acres, ~ La Sale, Livingston, Grundy, and
oticr counties, will be sold to suit c,n tom -rs a,
fair prices. February 81 GEo FIsHER
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NOTICE TO FARMERS AND HORSE
DEALERS.

hR. BAXXETT would an
!: 4: I: !: {: +:
kinds. oiutmeni- and lInimen,s tor
strains, cuts, bruises. aud wouni, OF all kinds
upon horses Rng bones and sparins wal be- re-
moved IN one week or no charge, by MIR K
Hopper. So btIng on yonr crippies. and have
sound horses instead. II De-. BAzZETT
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For Salc,

All OF the above lands have been selected for
tanning purposes anI are drs,ratts IHrnIug
lands, aud some OF them will be sold on canal
terms. (Nav lgI r. TpoRNr
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Valuable Real Estate for Sale,

TIE unjrr-ig et of, Rs the following rca l-,latr
tor sale, all situated IN Ottawa or ils inimedi.
datr vicinity ON terms that viii s,isfy the pur.
chaser IN every ease tina he has 4 bargain
The house aud lot AT present occupied BY d. +
HIT, beng lot % III Ottawa city. containing sev.
cal acres Of eAcrlent land Beside, good
dwelling housr, iheIc are on 1t well laisiird ie-
nani hru'e. a first rate stone stable, good last.
lag well at each house, with other o, buildings
and Improvements ni a superior kind. ALSO,
A GOOD FARM,
On tue soGth side OF the llilnot ryer, within the
limits OF TN clv oi Ottawa. continuing IA.
acres. with good dwelling house thereon, two
smaller dwelling hDu-rs, good well Of lasting
water, u ir,t.Tate hltrrngt stern nd a good
spilngo never falling water. NO small fields
Of The land are N cultivation, enclosed ,.tc By
rail and the oihrrn board icnce
ALSO, the follow ~ vacant lois in Ouawa
Cny Iotr I, 3,i, ~, 10. u. 10. II. u and ~
A so. the following lots u subdivision OF lot
=, IN Ottawa Cry: lots :, 3, !. ,6,5 ., Is, ~ ),
%, ~. %. aud ~
Also the following lots in Otiaw, C-ntle:
lot IN block ~, and lot m block IL
ALSO, the follow NJ lot II Walkers su5dyi-
sion oi swT 81 sec. II, town 80, range ) east.
l0ti. letter I.
ALSO the oi,owing lo,s in the town { Sci.
cnce lots !, . and , III block 30 lot ( in block
3 ; lot IN hlock -, and lot 3inl lock g..
1 -.
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GREEN BEANS OR SNAps.--Grecn beans or
snaps, green peas, and roasting ears may
be had every day in winter at avery triiling
amount of trouble. They are all preserved
by being packed away in salt. The salt is
removed before cooking by sleeping in warm
water. We had on the table tine dish Of
snaps on Christmas day, and have been
using them since as often as desired.
TO preserve beans, take Il tight vessel, jar
or barrel, aud put down a layer of beans,
and then cover lightly with salt, another
layer Of beans, then salt, and so on, un til
the vessel is iull.
Green peas are preserved in the same
manner.
To preserve corn first shave it from the
cob with n sharp knife, and then pack in n
close vessel, corn and salt, in alternate lay
crs until the vessel is full. Soak the corn
well before cooking, and it is just as good as
it was in the summer. Try it, all you that
are fond of good eating, 7ppecanoe Far.
MGR.
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LOOK Here.

4 NIlAlN pumps, sod iron furnaces, apple pea
Or.rs, bench screw, nursery lamps, paste Iig-
gers, sewing birds. hand bells, COW bells. hay
knives. coffee ronsters, brass kettles dog chains.
dog C. ans, do muzzes bird cages, Tor sale the
October Cry tlARp~AIE STORE.
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I'liE farm belonging to the estate Of Rob
crt Beresford, deceased, nine miles from
Ottawa. ON the state Dad ealing from Ottawa
to Sycamore, consisting OF 100 acres about 40
o which ARE lander cultivation, the balance TIM
bvrd.
Ilso 10, Q in hlock 80, in states addition 10 Of
tawa, on which is dwelling house
Terms to suit purch asers. Enquire OF J. G..
Nattinger, Ottawa, or OF William Cullen, .id.
ans La Sale co dpnl 2l-3m
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Cblraeo advertisements.
LIGHTNING IRONS.


II. COKDRY 4 CO., wholesale aud re-
i <s tail dealers IA Il ghtning rods points, siass-
es. aud attachments. Chicago. Illinois.
We are prepared 10 furnish dea lrrs with tight
nlng rods, p0inlsand fixtures. superior in beauty
OF hn,-h aud completeness oi echa nisni. to any
Others used ~ the north west. Our points being
manufactured IN The factory under our own si.
prrsisOn. We know them TO be an article worthy
OF the confidence OF the public.
OfdeIs may be directed to Us through the post
olli"e, or lett at WIN. Wheeer's hardware store
m Chicago or at the shop. which is IN the rear
oi thu building that fronts at No al Lake
street. Tie enhance Is on the alley hetwes u
Clark and La Sale streets, Heal, opposite the
sherman housc
We take pleasure in referring to the undersign-
ed
~. u. Blaney. professor OF chemistry in Rush
IN. deal college
Rev. J. V Watson, editor fthe North Vest.
e'H Christian idrocdie.
Rev. Pinto lulsOn agent Of the n Ofth West
ern university.
VIM Osman, Ottawa.
! II Nnnuk, president OF the Chica 20 bank
Prof ~. prcsideat Of the Mount Nor.
ms .em a. :. DEASs,
Mar Agent, Ottawa.
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A. W. CaYnrlY. sol.

STATE or ILLINOIS, In Saiie C0Haty,
TO ScpfemJer Term. A. d. 1855, County
Count illiam II. W. eastman rs Madi-
con T.. Iiolisicr. Lucius NJ HOLSTER, Asher
Markham. Luzet,e NJ. Markham. Darwin
Drew, Janet Drew, Madison II Tufll, l..
Mara Turrll, Abner II. Livingston, aud Ma
~ Llying-ton-in ChnnceIy.
II appearing from an affidavit on file in the
! office Of the clerk Of said court. tia, sald de.
PENDANTS, Lucius VI HOLSTER, A ,her Markham,
Luxclie VI. Markham, Darwin Drew, Jaue,
brew, Madison II. Tuuill, l.. Mana Turrlii
Abner II Livingston, and Mary Livingston az.
not residents OF SAID state. ana thu SAID WIuilm
II w. CushmGn having filed hisbill herein. AID
summons having issued thereon according to law.
N0lice II hereby gwen to the SAID deiend1nts,
Lucius " IlollIa-r. Asher Markham. LYz-tte
w. Markham, Darwin Drew Jane. Dew, Ma
olson II TurnIl. l.. Nara Tunili. Abner II
Livingsion, and Many Livingston. that unless
you he and appear b,ufe said court on th- hrst
DAY oi III. utHl term thereof, 10 be holden at The
couU Louse IN oltaWD, N rad ,,uHiv. ON the
htsr Nonda OF Stpl,nL.r next. and plead, an.
ever, d'n.ur ~ rGttPt hIl, the same will
be taken as confessed against you, aud he mat
lers aud things the Elm prayed Tor d-cf-ed accor-
DINGHY. 5. W RAYMoND, clerk
A. W. Cavalry. sol June ~
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Notice This!

THE undersigned having received large
l quantity of groceries from lhe south, would H..
brn hs friends I'd the public that he Is now pre- :
pared 10 sell them in any quantities needed. ills
SUGARS AND MOLASSES
will he found especially desirable having been Sc
lcced with the sr-ptest care on the pl nations.
Country merchants will find 1t To their ndvan.
,oge to call aud exlm them, as | am confident
they are SUPERIOR aud as low as they eau n, W buy
them IN ST. Louis. up II S.W. CHgEvEs,
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OTTAWA GOOT s SHOE STORE.
NEW FIRM NJ.

I'll + subscribers having entered into a partner.
ship under the name of stone 4, Eels, To- the
purpose ot conducting on a more extensive scale
The harness, saddle. and trunk making business,
in oil its various branches. are now prepared TO
furnish their customers, at wholesale or retail,
with anything that may be wanted in their line.
Being determined not TO be equailed IN the du-
rabilily and Workmanship Of their goods by any
Other similar establishment in the west, they use
none but the hest material. aud employ the most
experienced workmen,
Buggy aud carriage trimming also attended to
and done up according to the latest style, al rca.
sonable prices.
All kinds of repairing done on short notice,
and at very Low rates. mar2i SrosE T. ENs.
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] ] for sai- aiUll assortment oi every artlcl- IN
lh- pain: aud cOlort,aie and needed IN the ou,
IL L.I-nLlrn mi Enl-L.-u., H.. -...L -
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WAEi. PAPER,

lust received, ~ the paint establishment mex
- door west OF Mnni.y's hardware .loIe, n
splendId lot OF wall piprr blind paper, &c The
tine assortment ever offered N Ottawa, at phi
ces 10 as'onlsh Call AMI serr.
March H. : { EArL & Sos
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COAL LANDSFOR SALE!
TN Z subscriber offers tor sale, iilty.onc and
hall lcrcsot
COAL LAND.
Sitnrtcd on the Nrrmou river, !! mics below
the moulhoi Eagle creek, one mc from Benz.
Nachey's, and II miles south Of Ottawa.
VIZ. PHlLLirs.
Amin 10 VI L unt rr.rrn liL.Llrn -
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NH'nMll,al.
Farm for Sale

IN TONS Of rags. at the New Hardware
w Storc, for winch the highest price, will be
paid. (Septembrr 81 $. T.. KING & Go.
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PAINTING AND GLAZING.

The subscribers continue, nshrTrtplurc, to at =
tend promptly toHH Gfde m the painting and gla
.','- heb t''oy propose TO devote thei
foil attention as heretofore
IuIy o = 1, t. 81,
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A Cheap Disinicctor.

Prof Nash, Of Amherst College, gives
the following formula for making what may
be termed Home made Chloride Of Lime.
Take one barrel Of lime and one bushol Of
salt dissolved in as little water as Will dis
solve the whole Stake the lime with the wa
ter, putting on more water than will sake
it, so much so that il will form very thick
rastc; this viii not take al! the water; put
GA, therefore, little of the remainder until
the lime has taken the whole. The result
will be sort of impure chloride of lime,
but very powerful deodorizer, equally coed
for all outdoor purposes with the article
bought at the apothccary's, and costing not
one-twentieth as much. This should be
kept under Il shed or some out-buiding. 1t
should be kept moist, and it may be applied
whenever offensive odors are generated,
with the assurance that it will be effective to
purify the air. and will add to the value Of
the manure much more than it costs. 1t
would be well for every farmer to prepare
quantity Of this and have it always on hand.
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Large Arrival of New Goods
The PEOPLES Cheap Store,

i are now, eadv to oilerto our city q nd country
customers the largest assortment OF dry goods
ever brous h, to this market,
AT GREAT BARGAINS.
Par soils, all styles, at very low prices
Lonneit rbbons-a large and complete assert.
ment.
Manllllas-rirh and elegant iewsyes.
DE lnines-at less than the usual c. st.
Lawns--selling by dress patterns at wholesale
prices.
Hosiery, gloves, &c.
An examination Of our stock will convince any
one that we now offer some Of the greatest bar.
gains eve, offered in Ottawa.
Mays. Ross e. BAMBER.
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p int Establishing
SEEgz EARL SON

On Nam s., SOUTH Sue otthe Couft House,
One Door West U Aanieys Naricar,
STAR. DIJa,rJ m,
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Ccaal ADVERTISEMENTS.

STATE or ILLINOIS, In Sdlie Co, nty,
TO September Term. 4 u. 1885. County Court.
Andrew Wesson aud Edward A. Vanderhooi
rs Elias y Ncwcouib-Atiacbment.
NOTlCE is hereby given to the said Elias
+. kewcoinb. late Of the county OF La
Sal lie aud ate Of Illinois, thaia writ Of attach
ment issued out OF the clerks office OF the county
court Ut sad county aud state, dated the 1t ua Y
Of June A. ID. 1855 a, the suit of the above nn-
med plslnlis. and gainst the estate oi III. sa id
FL ias z. Newcomb tor the sum Of three hundred
und forty seven dollars aud thirs-twO cents d.
r-cled 10 the sheriff oi said county 10 execute
which said wnt has bren retained by the sad
sheriff. executed.
Now, unless you, the said Elias 2. Newcomb,
shall personally b. and APPEAR before the Judge OF
the saii county court on the first day at the next
terra thereof to be holden at The court house in
Ottawa, ia said county, ON the first Monday OF
September next, give SPECIAL bail, and pIrad to
said plalUIIfl's action. Judgment will be- entered
against you 10y default, III ,ayor Of The said plain
tffs. ). w. RAYMOND. clerk.
A. ". Cavalry, plfTs ATTY. June 30.
STATE or ILLINOIS, la Smile County,
To September Term. A. ID 1855. Coupty
Court William n. W. Cushman rs Madison
T.. lIollisier, Lurius ". HOLSTER, Asher
Markham, Luz,,te " Markham, Darwin
Drew, Jane, Drew, Madison II. 1urrIll l..
Maria Turril!, Abner II Livingston. Mrry Lii
NIl-sloU, T''a7id l. hHCuAI unu TsiILl WI
cox--in Chanc.ry.
I appearing from an affidavit on file in the
office OF The cleik Of said ourt, tina, said de-
PENDANTS, Iucius H. HOLSTER, Asher Markham,
Iuzeite ". Markham. Darwin Drew, Jane,
Dew, Madison II. 1uui, l.. Maria Tarrill.
Abner H. Livingston, and Mary Livingston are
MT residents OF said state, and the said William
II. W. Cushman having filed his bill herein. aud
summons having issued thereon according To law
Notice 's hereby gwen TO the said defendants,
Lucius NJ. iiOllist,r, Asher Markham, Luzette
VI Markham, Darwln Drew. Janet Drew, Mad
ison IT, Tunill, l. Maria TurrIil. Abner u. Liz
vingsion, and Nary Livingston, that unless you
he and appear before I'd court the iirs, day OF
the next term thereof. 10 be holden at the court
house ia Ottawa. in said county. on the first
Monday in September next, and plead, answer,
drmur, ar except said bill The same will be- Ia.
ken Us conf, ssed against you, and the matters and
things therein pray ed Tor decreed accordingly.
=. w RAYMOND. clerk.
N
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LOG ATED AT ALTON. ILLINOIS.
Charrrd Feb. 23t, 1899 Org'J Apr iih, 1889
Amount OF Premium Notes Ia force April Is,
1851 !, constituting fund Tor Payment oil losses
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Glass, SASH, D00r', Nviads, Taper Hanq.
Jugs, PaiaterI Brushes, Peaciis, dc.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-13

From UTAH TERRIToRY.-A correspon-
dent from Fillmore City, Utah territory,
writes under date of August 80, to the Chi
cago Times:
.eIn the county OF IRON is to be found an
inexhaustible quantity Of stone coal, as we'll
as extensive quantities of iron ore. Forges
and furnaces are now III operation in the
county Of Iron for the manufacture Of Iron,
which iasoon destined, in the ordinary course
of things, b becomes q source OF great profit
as we'll as place of labor for many idle me-
chahiGs, Copper, lead, chalk, plaster paris,
as vol as gold; ;ist to be found In abundance
in didereht parts Of the territory. In the
lake Of which ydu haze heard 90 mush il to
be found salt In the greatest abundance,
which can be obtained simply by driving .
wagon into the edge Of the he, and, with q
common shovel, III the wagon to its utmost
capacity, at no other cost OF expense, and
is free for Jew or Gensle, saint and sinner.
Among the grain which IL cultivated here
with success, is to be found wheat, rye, Indi-
an corn. barley, and oats; among the vege-
table kingdom IL to be found potatoes, onions,
tomatoes; beets, cabbage, lettuce, fAIiHhes,
as well Is peas and beans in great abundance.
Peaches are cultivated to some extent, but
no apples ss ret. There are many fine
nurseries Ii different parts Of theterFitory,
which, in few ye6rs, will yield fill ssp-
ply OF fruit. Wild fruit OF different kinds Is
q0is zbnndant. andis good substitute. 2
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yVhat arc the Sound Dues!

As those dues may possibly give rise TO
serious dispute between the United States
and Denmark, it will be interesting to
know what they are. The "Sound" is a
narrow strait lying between the Island OF
Zetland, belonging to the Danes, and the
Swedish coast, and gives entrance to the
Baltic sea. The fortress of Cronburg Cas-
tie commands the passage, and exacts a
payment from all vessels entering the Bal
tic; the ships of Denmark herself have to
pay, as we'll as foreign tonnage. The ori-
gin OF this exaetion is, that in ancient times
Denmark undertook to build and sustain GER
tain lighthouses along the coast, for which
the Hansetowns agreed to pay toll.
England, France, Holland and Sweden,
pay duty OF one per cent. on every cargo
entering the Baltic Other countries includ-
ing the United States, pay one and quar-.
ter per cent; even Danish ships are taxed
to this rate. In the year 1926 treaty rec
ognizng this dnty, was concluded between
the United States and Denmark. This
treaty, however, according to one Of its stip-
ulations may be dissolved by either ot the
parties, provided they give one years notice
of their intention.
During the Presidency tf John Tyler our
government determined to put forcible end
to the imposition. Mr.. Upshur, then Secre-
tary of State, fitted out feet Of merchant
men and vessels of war, under Commodore
Stcwart, which he designed should force its
way into the Baltic and thus forever rid the
United States of the Sound duties. MIR.
Upshur's sudden death, however, by the ex-
plosion Of cannon, just as the heet was
ready to start, delayed the expedition, and It
was finally abandoned Other attempts
were made to abolish this tax. While Dem
mark was at war with Schleswig Holstein,
Mr.. Flenniken, the United States Minister.
offered, on the part OF his government, to
pay Denmark $3.50, 900 for ten years Sus'
pension of the dues; his death prevented the
proposal from coming to head. Finally,
on the 18th of April last, the United States
notified the Danish Government of their in
tention to cease paying the Sound dutles'
and the stipulation of the treaty will ac'
cordingly expire next spring. Should no
amcable arrangement of the question be ar
rived at in the meanwhile, we may then ex-
pect TO see our vessels passing the Sound
under warlike convoy. A serious conflict
will then most probably arise.
The Danes are much alarmed upon this
subject, and fear the United States will seize
upon their West India possessions, the ISL
ands of st. Thomas and st. Croix. They
are Believed to be soliciting the good offices
of the French Government.