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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-18


The British steamer Conway left Vera Cruz ~ y
18th inst. with over -, 900, 900 ID specie on frei ht
The Mexican Government has ordered the sussf
sion Of oil pay menis except hat under treaties ec
irg n q forign debt.
II kIess sill continues to prevail in the Cfy .
Mexico, particularly The smallpox, which has Va
great av' ges.
Lieut.. Don jose Maria Pima Rad been pardouslh
Santa ANA. He had bee, sentenced 10 six yeins
Irfoun eit in fortress and dismissal from he arr
for having fought duel with Spanish COnD
Tam leo.
Tie air,rsql states ilat late letters from puFss
dro give accounts Of great horrors oommiitel ihTs
tie lncians. The place was attacked by ba0i
Loco led by Pue liza and others of the most bolset
revolutionary chief. With only 20 sOliies 90 |
portion Of the inhEbitants, armed with cifo
swords, &C. the population defended themselves o.
than thirty houTs. after vi len they succumhei
wsnt Of artillery. All H. houses In the plsew,
then sacked with the exception Of four. TIE nA1-
comma dan', Yalcnzuela, and the pos,mls'ef :.
shot, and tie wife Of The alter severely ToeSI
somo o. The Principal inhabitants were bsheeled
many women we're violated and carried % %
rel els retiring.
Fifteen pbcis taken prisoners at Fcnanciasc',..
been paIdoIcd on promising not 10 take arm A.
the Government again. -
Lower California il sai 10 be prospariDg -
time ego some alarm was created by report IN -
Chavez, joined with an American gambler rom 'n
California had arrived at San Diego ~lin We S cop
Of invading tie Territory. On the ARRIVAL A. 4.
mardant Melendez with tity men, ho"s''I' -
Ventures are said TO have pai themselves ~ 80
Measures had been taken 20 meet any huDu'''
that might be mode. -. ,,,,s.,i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

, ,
oSAAE ELECTED From MANS STOMACH
For some time back a genliman named iiai.
rison Tyler Wade, on visit to friend, in
the ncighborhood Of Reed Creek near Cox's
road icit at certain hours, choking or SUI.
locating symptom, as IT something was be.
ing forced up his throat. This was attended
with pain and rcstlensncss; indeed he seem
cd as if going oil suddenly into a consump-
ton, aud puzzled both his friends and the
medical faculty to know what allied him.
When this Sulo ;ating sensation came on,
Mr.. Wade felt always as if he had an unea-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

ANOTHER MATERIAL FOR PApER-Since
Bearsdcy's discovery Of the feasibility Of
manufacturing a very good quality of paper
from Eastwood, it has been asccrtained that
several other substances will answer MS well.
The st. Louis Republican notices sample
Of paper which it says throws the bass.
wood article into the background, both as
regards the quality Of the manufactured and
the pentiiulness of'the material Of viii h it
is male" II is the common cane the BAN.
boo Of the Mssissppi--which has been ap.
propriatcd for the purpose, and offers, we
may be permitted to judge by the specimen
sent US, an inexhaustlblc supply of the raw
material for the manufacture Of n most excel .
lent article. The cancbrakcs" can now be
turned to some unitarian Reconnaissance
thing more useful and General than that Of
furnishing fishing poles or pipe stems. Ma.
ture would hardly have made the supply so
far beyond the demand, if these had been
intended as the only objects her handlwork (;
and We are glad to perceive, at least, that,
her lavish in this respect, is about to be sat
isiactoriy explained.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

The WILD Cause.-The papers in the nor
thcrn part of our state are generally attack.
ing Smith, the king of Chicago wild cat
bankers, for introducing new batch Of his
swindling trash, under the name ofthe On
uerior bank of Georgia" After the Mil.
acdgcvillc swindlc of Hackney, Ncclcy,
2Iosmer, Bradley, Curtis y Co., this at
tempt to palm off a new batch of the same
sort of wild cat is about the most impudent
piece of rascaity Of the day. But while we
can heartily contemn and despisc the disho-
nesty of Smith, it is to be borne in mind
that a greater fault still lies at the door of
our late legislature, TO whom the people
looked confidently for remedy. Unfortu-
natcly, in that body, the chairman of the
committee on banks and corporations was a
perfect creature of Smiths, and he seemed to
use his position without scruplc or deccncy
to protect the interests OF his master. We
know that some Of the members Of that com
mittec, and among them was Mr.. Strawn,
'strove earnestly to have law passed to put
u luietus to these Georgia wild cat swindlcs.
But if Smith himself had been on the com.
mittec, he could not have devised more spc-
cious excuses, bubbles, and delays to defeat
the measure than were rcsortcd to by his
Friends" .. ..........
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

POSTAGE IL ADVANCE The Post Master
General gives notice that from and after tn,
LIST Of April tomorrow the following rates
ofpostagc are to be charged in lieu of the
rates now established
On every single letter conveyed in the
mail between places in the United States,
for any distance not exceeding three thou,
sand miles, three cents; and for any dis
lance exceeding three thousand miles, ten
cents.
From and after said first day of April, pre-,
payment on letters is required, excepting
upon such as are to or from foreign coun.
try, or to officers of the Government on Off.
cial business. The franking privileg, re.
mains unchanged.
From and after the first day of January,
1856, postmasters are required to place post.
age stamps upon all prepaid letters on which
such stamps may not have been placed by
the writer's
BY the third section of the act the Pos,
Master General is authorized to establish o
uniform system for the registration OF valu
able letters. This provision of the law will
be carried into effect, and special instruc
tons therefore will be issued to Post Masters
as soon as the necessary blanks can be pre-
pared and distributed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31
Ottaha tree Traotr;..,.
Kansas Election.


The result of the election for members Of
the legislature in Kansas, which took place
yesterday, is looked for with considerable
interest 1t is the first real battle between
freedom and slavery on That virgin soil, and
although VIC have no idea that the result, be
itwhat it may, will settle the question, yet
il NAV afford an index Of the final decision.
This will at least be the case if the election
is fairly and honorably conducted in accor
dance with the rules hid down by Coy.
Rceder in his proclamation ordering the
election. One of these rules is as follows:
"a voter must dwell here at the tine Of
offering his vote. He must then have com
menced an actual inhabitancy, which he 'ac-
tuaily intends 70 continue permanently and
he must have made the territory his dwell
ing to the exclusion of any other home"
We regret, however, that there arc strong
indications that IN attempt will be made 10
repeat the outrages of the congressional
election last fall. In the St. Louis Republic
can of Monday wc notice the following dcs.
patch: .tat.-.-.. ..-.....
,r vln rrr. LEXINGTON, March %. d,
Thousands of actual residents have gone
from Missouri to Kansas. Hundreds from
Cooper, Randolph, Howard and Saline, are
passing here daily r.. .a.-t.
To this the Republican appcnls the fol-
lowing explanatory note: a
The excitement in Kansas, and all along
the counties bordering on the Territory, il;
Intense. 1t is charged that Governor Reed
er communicated to the New England Abeli-
tionists month or more ago, the precise
time when the election Of members of the
Legislature was to take place, but kept the
same intelligence concealed from the people
of Kansas, and Western Missouri, and they
are Justly indignant at the trickery. There
will be tremendous excitement at the cleo
ton on the 30th inst.
The source and motive Of the charge
against Gov. Rcedcr are so transparent, that
even Missourians arc not deceived by it.
But they will not the less avail themselves
Of it as pretext for the repetition Of the
outrage of last fall. 1t is plain the mass Of
these thousands o. actual settlers from
Missouri are nothing but imported voters for
the occasion; and additional interest is Civ
en- to the result Of the election from the anx-
iety to learn the reception these thousands"
will receive at the hands of the BOA .fic set
tiers.
The madness and folly Of the slave hold
ers of Missouri in thus attempting to con-
troll the election in Kansas by fraud is amaz-
ing. 1t is the very course TO insure the
success of that which they must dread. If
the bona tide settlers Of Kansas really want
slavery, there are men enough at the north
to stand by them in securing their natural
rights. But if Shareholders persist in the mad
attempt to secure by fraud what they thereby
admit they are not entitled to honestly, the
north certainly has the power, and will
never want the disposition to exercise it, to
defeat them. Is... ......4.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

Coon Here is something new, and as
good as new. The people of Lockport, in
this state, asccrtaning that the editor of the
only paper in the village, who is very wor.
thy man, was hard up, as editors always are,
paid him, on handsome and liberal scale, a
''donation VISIT after the manner Of such
visits to clergymen. The visitors had a fine
time, enjoyed themselves supremacy, the edi.
tors heart was cheercd, his empty Golfers re.
plenished, and everything went Off as merry
as a marriage bell. Tho editor has column
Of Acknowledgements on the subject, over
flowing with gratitude, and all his editorials
are written in more cheerful and happy
vein.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

SLAVE Row At PITTSBuRGm. Willie the
Hon. Lynn Boyd, on his way home from
Washington with his fiiIniy and co'orcd
female servant were stopping a few weeks
ago alta hotel in Pittsburg, the house was sur
rounded by large number Of negroes, who
endeayored to take the servant woman off
by force, but were prevented by the inter.
ference Of a number Of gentlemen. Soon
after Mr.. Boyd and his family started to 60
down 90 the steamboat for Louisville, and
were followed by nm excited crowd. At the
boat the mob was met by the captain with a
revolver who threatened to shoot down the
first one that came on board. This had
good effect, and Mr. Boyd and family and
their servant effected their escape. Pitts.
burgh is becoming famous for these disgrace.
g., exhibitions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

A Coon IDEA !-"As the twig is bent the
trees inclined" 1t is fault of the Younger
sons of our farmers that they realize too
little the dignity and importance of the pro-
fcssion, and while they stndy everything
else, neglect the mcaus ofattaning excellence
in their own business. With view to en-.
courage them in the right direction, the
Bond county agricultural society have pnb.
lishcd list of premiums, to be awarded
next fall, exclusivly the young-to farmers
under 81 years of age, after the following
manner.
For the best acre Of corn, planted and
cultivated by any person under tnenty.one
gears Of age, Scren dollars; for the second
best yoiluw; for the third best, fire dollars;
for the fourth best, four dollars for the fifth
best, three dollars; for the sixth best, tpo
dollars and for the seventh best, one dol1or.
This proposition meets with genera, IL.
vor with the young folks, and bring out a
good show of tai corn" and tend to more
through cultivation of our best crop, whilst
encouraging the youth to strive for excel.
lencc and distinction is manly and useful
occupation.
The example deserves imitation,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

CUBA.--I RoUDLEs SErTLED-NEw TRouB.
LEA Washington Despatch on Thursday
says:
The Union of this morning rcteratcs that
the Black Warrior affair is settled, and
quotes from the dispatches to the Spanish
Minister, which state that the Government
is ready to satisfy the damages in question
as soon as u proper account is presented and
approved. .. ....-
But on the heels of this comfortable assu
rance, another despatch says:
The Imprisonment of Vice Consul Thomp.
son at Havana, will cause serious difficulty.
II is understood that the affair was consid-
cred in the Cabinet yesterday and to-day,
and that orders have been given to despatch
TO Cuba strong naval force to demand an
explanation.
VIII there be war?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

The WHEAT CRoP.-Thc Ohi0 CuLicatin
publishes letters from various counties or
ohio, embracing the principal wheat-grow-
ing sections, and the letters all concur in
saying that the breadth of ground covered
with wheat is from onc.third to one-iourth
less than AL average. This is accounted for
by the fact that the long drouth of last sum
Tcr and fall prevented the blowing Of sod
lands, and fall sowing was therefore confined
to stubble and corn lands. Resort will be
had, as far as possible, to the sowing of
spring wheat; but as the growing of that
variety Of wheat has not been common in
Ohio, seed is scarce.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31
SpCcia, Nnticr

70 hrmg officers, SoiGiGs Poiagtrers E,,,,.
stars, Nnral OHcetS, ScIme1. Marines g,i
Nary CLERKS, AMI htT AHrr1riGg lpidyte8 or
Minor thiidTcH.
NOU are nov entitled TO a Land Warrant G,r
L lG0acrcs ana Il You have already Received
Az or 80 acres, you are entitled 20 an a.!d.iuuaI
quantity equal to go acres. " heirryou d..iT,.
TO sell or locate your WafraGrs, it is nnor,,n,
tina, the same be procured without delay. NJ I'M.
great mum or OF Warrants which will be- thrown
upon the market must soon materially rcdur
tleIr value. Persons entitled 10 Warrants ar,. re-
qlesled 10 apply 10 ions LIVINGSTON. N, l57
Br0iinGy, New ork, who has such arrlprr.
Wefts win the Department as enables him lo pTo.
cure Warrants wthth. lras' possible clay.
THE applicant Is requrtd 10 state his mans
axe aud IcSidrDce, Hctu,Lmg torn, Cgygiy anal
state the eomPGHy, regiment and rGr he ierrsK
IN, and he cdpiaiH NJ his compaHy. icleidsr Ur
applicant eHiistcd or UDiaHfecrcd aHd on ,sbot
dag and gear, aad tor ,rhat term; wbcfAcr no
hHScrcr rcceircd gay llGrIant, and itso. Tar Ba,,
m Hyacrcs, and WhGt hus blc9me Of such Mr.
rd0,. iJhe ciaimaRt srrrtt in The ua,u IL,
statement mastbe Uaried aero diag 10 tie facts
Of HE cdse
II n ridOp applies, she must, in at!,litigp. sirc
The place md time oj hes marriage, The name and
oUci1i ht!e Of theperSgH J1hO pc. Turned The cerc-
many, iDcettcr puh tie fimc aud pi1ce o. her
husb.Hds death.
On receiving lhcse facts, Dir Lyins ston will,
s'hd 10 ule app lcaht, duy pt pared and ready
:ore1ecuuon, AL the necessary papers, with full
instructions These pa pcFs after being dug exc
cOied, may be returned to .ur. Livingston :;
wheTenp0n he certificate will be obtained and
either the Warrant itself, or the money here Tor,
as may be- desired can be forwarded to tn. appll-
cant OF his attorney. Regular correspondents,
who prepare the cases OF others, aud forward them
TO the undersigned, will De literally dealt witt.
Having all then cesslry blank iorms, and bs-
Iun familiar with the REQUIREMENTS Of the Ia and
his arrangement being complete, applicants can.
avoid much Of the unc crlanty and delay which,
might Otherwise occur.
address all communications IN Jain LiriHgsfou.
Commissioner for al The suites,
lj7 DTOgdUGu. Nsin- York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

THE ILLINOIS TEACmER-W c have received
Of the publisher, Mcssrs. Merriam & Morris
the first number of the "lllinois Teacher" a
monthly publication established under the
auspices of the Teachers Association of this
state. 1t is under the editorial management
Of w. F. M. Arvey, gentleman enjoying d
high reputation as n teacher and friend OIL
common school education. The number be.
fore us is devoted principally to the proceed
ings Of the late Institute at Peoria 1t Is
published at Bloomington at 81 a year, in
advance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

A Madrid despatch Of March sth, says a
battalion Of Marines left Cadz to-day for
Cuba. Five thousand men will leave in
May. The army at lIavanah will be aug
mented to 80, 900 men.
The Paris correspondent Of the Commer.
ical Adrertisor says the health of Martin Van
Buren,, Dr., who is now in Paris with his
father, is in a.precarions state, from con-
firmcd consumption, and that but little hopes
are entertained that his life will be preserved
much longer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31
proccedines of fhs city Council.

Tuesday evening, March 9Th. ~.
Pnsent-- Mayor HEX. ng, nod Ad Tl'ol"p-
, son. Fash. ". Micr, C,gswel., .u'ey. bris'
Absen, AID. Leaycns L annsng an lilsAt!i
3
Minutes read aud appfoyed& /.
Remon-irlnce OF ! O. linrris aud niue ctllers
| against changing the location oi Nam siffsl,
east OF the Iox liver Lai1 on the ahl- ,
Petition OF \. bemtrlnx against deep dram
heretofore cut Y public nuthoEity across hls lot,
block No 100. Referred 10 comniiltrc,Uu str, els
and alleys, 10 report at The next meeting.
The finance committee rcrumm' ndcd the pay
men, a Ito .fcrt 4 'fru'sh.l Of se9 ~ prr-ep
, ted February 20h. Erpori accepted ana VII or
'e Hi p Of & s. u,cr 81! g. hauling lumber,
found correct AID orIerei paid.
Bill 0. IL. Dcukerts! %, wls pfesen'ed, cor.
recied 10 : /, ard ordered paid
Bills OF 4. A. Fisher, III. Drew, AMI y u
r,d,t fnr ssr,.itrs as cc!rmise.5,i'ls of assess-
ment IN ,h. pr,,ter' oi grading .Neiasan sJeei,
were presented and feielled 70 lht iiamci COM
mltec. ..,,
Aid. Bristol, from NE committee appointed at
las, meeting, on the subject Of the iocIuoh OF
uliu street, east OF We Ok fErI' asAe" 'u'''ei
time to report. GnUied. r
The clerk reported that The con i'sion eIs 81
nss,ssme tappoutcd to assess tour 'housaiiu oo =
lars Tor the cJnsIuehoi Of badge cioaS 'ne ca
nal on Culuabgs street. as ordtIcd ION rco' "a
~ las,. had not !teporei within the t'ne fe4o''e'
by law: -
II was thcreupon, on motion OF Ah. Cogs-
/ well,
Offered, That three commissions RS o assesa'
meut br now elected, 20 assr-s ne sum "' 'ouf
ihuusun dollars on real c.iait ~ we hhipraIol
vision of the ely benefited ,liercbY 'or the con
s,ruction OF bridge IN Columbus street. across
the Illinois and ..lllcl.!g-u canal .-
The council then proceeded 10 iue erection %
conn, i.s uiiefs, and on die iIrst bhtol Amer q
gishcr, Benjamin Il. Phelps, and kchafd
'rborur having each received = ight votes, were
declared elected according toIa"
ON motion oi AID. Bristol,
Ordercd, That the council DO now eject Hu
p.rylsor OF streets tor tn fc.nlIndrf OF me pres
IN, municipal term.
Thee ouneil then proceeded TO The choice OF
supervisor OF streets, and George u. Micy was
unnii nou5iy elc ted.
On motion ct AID Fash, II was
OrdeTed, Z hal the city marshn be. ana he :
, hereby author Zrd and directed TO carry mo 81
feet, without delay tbe order passed nj the las
meeting oi tbs COUNCIL tor the abatement or re
: mOyal ul a c,itaiL Nuisance IN the rear OF tl'
court house and iorihni purpase Ia employ snci
aid aud assistance o, may BE- required
On motion OF AID. llt,,
Ordercd, That the city marshal notify Nathan
lei P,rey to remove dead horsr, formerly ~
property, from the rivinr, ncaf webster street
without delay and in deiou.t Of such removal
that said nuisance be baed under the difecuo
Of The marshal and Tint Malta Ilci Percy b
pfosccuied according 10 law.
Tn: COZ neil then adjourned.
+. r. Courtney, City elsrk
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

We take thu following from Hunts Maya.
zine: when the spring opens the canals
and the lakes, n stream of brcadstulls will
set towards the Old World IN uninterrupted
flow. The ground sown is the most extcn.
sivc ever under culture within our limits
aud fthcrc be no blight in our harvest we can
feed the nations of Europe, so far as they
may need beyond their own production
Previous to the coming forward Of the new,
the stores Of old, which have accumulated at
the various points ofinland shipment, will
he sent forward; and that which was hoard.
cd during the fall, when high price was
offered for il in vain, will be sold far below
the rates now current"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

We hear complaints from every quarter ofa
scarcity offeed for all kinds Of stock this sea-
son-a greater scarcity probably than has
been knownin this country for great many
years; sa scarcity that we do notwish to see
again in the next quarter of a century. We
do not pity the men so much as we do the in
noccnt brutes, who are always ready 10 do
their part in providing food for the coming
winter, if man will assist them. We hope
that this season will wake up our farmers to
better system of cultivation and cropping,
thereby avoiding such scenes of starvstion
of stock as are TO be witnessed al through
the country city Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

When one gentleman is not Unidentified
with another gentleman interests, the other
gentleman finds it very difficult to reco snize
the aforesaid gentleman's features. Until
Jones borrowed ten dollars from Pompeus,
Pompcus could not tell Jones from "that
bore Of an apple pcdlar !" since that period,
Pompcus has rcgained his vision, and can
new distinguish Jones, even when seated on
the roof Of the City Hall.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

FlRE KISDLrR-A very convenient ma
tcrial for kindling fires, may be made by
melting together, in an iron kettle, a guam
tity of tar or rosin-putting in rosin enough
to render the mixture moderately hard when
cold and while hot stir in a large quantity
ofcharcoal dust, or even saw dust When
the mass is cold, break it up with hammer
into humps, ola convenient size, say about as
large as a hens egg. The smaller fragments
produced in breaking can be renclted, and
again broken to the required size, 1t will
facilitate the breaking operation, to pour the
mass while hot upon flat stone or hearth
that il may spread out into fiat cake.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

The CrT.orr RAmRo ,D.-The Joliet Sig
nal of Tuesday announces the completion
to the Junction with the Illinois Central
Railroad of the Joliet and Northern Indiana
Railroad, more generally known as the cut.
off railroad. The balance of the road viii
be finished in week, if the weather should
continue favorable" Thus adds the .Signai
has this enterprise gone forward, notwith
staining the revulsion in money matters
and tho desperate opposition it has met
with from the Chicago Democrat and other
Chicago interests"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

NoyEL-A correspondent Of the Staun,on
Spectator states that the Rev. NJ. Brown Of
Bath CO., Va, Married couple a few days
ago across a rivcr-that is the parson was
on one side, and the bridegroom and his
dulcinca on the other This mode was re-
sorted TO, on account Of the water being i'm
passab!e. The license was thrown across
the river by the bridegroom, after having
wrapped it tightly round stone.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-31

The STORMS AND RAILRoADs.---A table in
tho New York Times shows the effect of the
snow Instructions on the earnings of our
railroads during February of this year
The Chicago and Mississippi road earned bu,
S39,75l during the month. Chicago and
Rock Island, S5l,1l6, to S5o,2S5 same
month last year. Mich. Central sos, 266, &c
$9o,s9s Of last year. Mich. Southern
however, with its able management in spite
Of the snow, run its earnings during tho
month from $9l 500 of last year to $lo6,
utQ