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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21
rim Tar ,SIl, Notire.

CITY Tar Sale Notice.
To ph0m 10 nly coHcern--Take police,
that at public sale ~ lanis and town lots. held
oa the = "a day OF ID c-mbcr, a. ID. 1851. 10y the
clerk 81 the city III Ottawa. AT the door al the
courl house IN the said city oi OItn Va. Tor the
tnAos aud costs due thereon lot the year 1854.
pufchs,e the tollosng lots N s,d city di Ot.
lava, Tor the taxes and costs due thereon. aud
that the tune Of redemption will expire Que year
from the date oi said sale.
70 assd am lot 81 Description.
A + Douglass 5bc | ~ q Java Centre.
Geo. u. No!Iis. 90: 81
Unknown, SOC 81
.5c "ut lot &c s"iIq sec ii 50
Situated in said city OF Ottawa
iulo IL Jons ?. ANrnoSY.
STATE or ILLINOIS, In Sitie County
To September Term. /. u. 1855, Conniy
CONT. Caudius Is King aud iiery,y KIN.
rs Simeon l. Frost Attachment.
NOTICE Is hereby given to the said 81.
Y aeon l.. Frost. ate oi the county Of La
Sale aud state oil Illinois. ,hatn WIii Of attach.
mrHt issued out II the clerk. Office o: tue cOun
y ;ourt ~ aud Tor the county OF La Sale and
tt,Ie Of Illinois dnted q lOlh day OF June
ls55, Mt the suit 81 the above named C!aadlur Is
hing and iicrey king, mud against the state u {
the said .Sinro l.. Frost. Tor The sum oi two
hundred thirty. one dollars and eleven cents, di-
r-cted Ia the sheriff. Of the SAID county to exc.
cute, winch said writ iIls been rrinrnrd by the
saia sheriff. Us levied upon the following desrri.
b. dpror-rry, to wit: 10, No = N block No G,n
the railroad addition to the city oi Qua Wa, IN
SAID count
Now. unless you the said Simeon l. Frost
shall personally be anIapPeaT belofr the Judge oi
the sad county court. on the first day u the next
term thereof, TO be holden at the court house IN
Ottawa, IN sad county, on the iirst Monday Of
- p'rmh"r next, give special bail and plead to
said pi'Tiifl.' action, Judgment will be .ni~frd
against you IN favor OF the sand Ciaudiun u King
and ll.rvey King, anl lhr property so at -cIIrd
as aforesaid. will be -old TO safety the same
with costs : w. RaYsosD, eisrk
Bushnell & Gray, p'T. attva 1--we 2"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21
PAINTS, Oiis, q VARNIsIuES,

Az l. opened lat the ap"yc stand. aul have
J. j Tor sai- luii assortment vi every article IN
The pant aud color t'adr, aud needed IN the oui. .
ht. pllniin, md finn .hlnt Of nuLllnn. ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21

Sturtcd IN the VenuIion rlv-r, IL miles below
thu m"ulhoi Eagle creek, one mile from B,nl
Mackrys, aud II miles south Of Ouawa
WV. PnILLiPs.
Applyio VI T. Uotrrsrus. Dt,gua
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21
NOTICE TO FARMERS AND HORSE
DEALERS

AZ BiHIGrr woulI an
- nnulcr O. the cl'il-h, OF OF
va and vlcuI'y that h" has gone
east. mn appointed Mr. K Hop
pr. OF th Central Hotel, IA ag.n,
Tor the sale ct lls medicines OF an
kinds ointment, nnd linlinenrs Tor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21
Paint Establishment.
SETH 4. EARL a. son

one Door Vest Of Hunters Mr{,,o,
Store, Ottanu, M.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-07-21
COAL LANDSFOR SALE!

TIL subscriber offers tor sale, iity-oae and
a hall acres #
COAL LAND
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
STEAMBOATS, ON THE WESTERN R,

STEAMBOATS, On THE WESTERN Rlv.
ERs.-Ths CincInnan Gazette publishes
a statement prepared bv w. w Guthrie.
Esq. Local Inspector. showing the mum
Der OF steamboats, in existence on the
western and south western rivers, and
The number of disasters for the six
months ending June 3O,n, 1856. From
this it apoears tina, 80 boSts were totally
lost. The estimated damage to boats
vas 1913 700, and to cargoes Sl.22s,
500. T%hlrty-one lives were lost
Twelve steamboats, were destroyed by
fire, Z were damaged by ice, SO were
sunk or damaged by snags. 5 were dam
aged by explosion. and Z by COLLISION
The whole number of STEAMBOATS, on the
western and south western rivers is M
down at 600. Mr., Guthrie saws: III,
is worthy Of remark tina. there has been
no explosion or collapse of hue Of any
boiler manufactured since the passage OF
the law by Congress. of August 3O,h,
1852. and coming under .he reduction
OF steam pressure. Ia every instance.
the disasters have been from boilers made
previous to The passage of tina. law"
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

SINGULAR FATALITY.-A week ago
last Sunday a gang OF men employed on
the Rock Island Railroad wen, out on 3
timber train some forty miles from the
city. The day was hot. and they drank
q great quantity Of water taken from the
tank of The tender, and some twenty oil
them INDUCED freely in drinking from a
jug of liquor with which they had bro
vided themselves, so that when tney re
turned they were beas,ly drunk. On
Monday the most of them were taken
sick and an inlorman, states, that out of
10 who are known to be of The party.
IL had died. TWO are despaired Of, and
ore Is very sick. while the sixteenth has
escaped sickness entirely. The physi-
cians who have seen the cases are IN
decided whether the fatality is to be at.
ti>u,ed 10 the water or the liauor, bu,
r. IN the fact that the conductor and me
engineer. who also drank from the tank
have not been sick j. is probable tn,
$ me deleterious substance was in tte
jug which held ae liquor. Five of the
men died in one house on State street,
south of Twelfth. -G Chicago Press
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

year, a mere livelihood, with undimin.
ished confidence hope on, hope ever, for
The good time coming; and. five hun.
tred dollars worth of ,rumpery. in The
shape of dry goods is supposed 10 be
sufficiently the support of two or three
able, bodied young men, whose united
capital and energies, properly directed.
would produce annually a thousand dol.
lars worth of surplus farm productions.
Why is it that these sons and daugh
tiers of false pride and genuine hypocia
cy uW presist in regarding the grease
and dirt, which necessarily accumulate
upon the clothes Of the laborer, as dis.
honorable! Am | any the less honora
bic berause my clothes are besmeared
with paint and printing ink! You and
probabably your silly. ,awdry female
relatives. may regard me with contempt;
but what, in turn are my notions Of you!
Do you suppose that the mind of a far
mer or mechanic is be clouded by his
dirty shirt; or, that, when thus dressed
he is any the less'able TO weigh you, in
lelleetually and morally AMI through all
your ffimsy show of osien,a,ion, as COR
rectly estimate your true value az if you
were but an OK or q horse!
This condition eff things is all wrong,
and the sooner the encouragemen,s
held out to quackery and pride are with.
drawn, the better il will be for the wealth
and prosperity Of The State. To employ
an incompetent mechanic. because he
will work cheap. is false economy, and
TO halter or countenance imposition in
the professions. is .~'crual,y to animals"
because you aid in the starvation of asses.
We have no, time to administer the
exhor,alion 10 d~elInquents we contem
plated in the outset. and must close with
The suggestion :has genuine mechanics.
throughout the State. follow the lead OF
the medical profession. and through the
aid Of county organic atoms seek to pu
rify their ranks. FOREMAN.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
REMOVED.

f7y. The CorRIER PRINTING OFFICE hos
been renioped into the 2nd story ofa. l.. Grases'
three story brick building on Main street.
Half Meef.-In consequence of the
suspension of operations By The Ben'ous-
port paper mill. Cor a time, we. are com
PEELED to issue a half sheet this week.
Having received a supply of paper, how
ever. (but attoo late a day for this No.
we shall, hereafter, be regularly forth
coming in our proper proportions. We
may also remark. in this connection,
tina, having been compelled. some time
since, 10 issue a half sheet, which was
not. al the time counted as number. we
now post up The book by calling Ills
issue No. %.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

no longer ago than January Of 1854
AT hat time they became AbolilioLists
by undertaking to abolish an ordinance
OF The gorernment passed more than 80
years ago for the purpose Of a.Iaying
public excitement and securing to free
dom and free labor The vas, region OF
country lying west of US, as well as tina,
on which we live. BY this act of Abo-
llsior they have thrown open the vast re.
glon west of the Missouri to the work.
ing and rearing oil black slaves or wha,
is still worse to slaves, black, white, col.
ored and mixed. And forsoo,h if any
OF US do no. wish to see the beautiful
CONAN of u country as checked as an
Alabama plantation. we are to be de,err.
ed from opposing it, by the cry OF Adolf
tiol, while al the same time tha, class of
our clio citizens, who are supposed 10
be peculiar friends of the colored race,
are cour;ed oy the suggestion that it will
ameilorate the condition OF the slaves and
ultimately lead 10 their emaHc salion.-
Ii men who deal in this way are no. Alb
%oli'lonists Of the sSi.non pure Stripe
surely IL is mol because they are not
treadiog step by step in the exae. foot
prints OF their "Illustrious Predecessor"
AID prototype the British nation. This
was her way of dealing with the negroes.
Now she forces them upon her colonies |!
And now she has them IN her arms -
Tell US who are A%bolihonists.
INQUIRER.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
County Seat Question In KeOkuk
County.

We learn tina: the county seat il TO re
main al Lancaster.
II appears that from cause or other,
the poll books from two townships in
the north part ofthe county, were thrown
out by the County Judge, and the book
from Clear Creek township was exclud.
ed on account of the judges no, having
beea sworn according t law.
Our Informant else state, that Sigour.
ney has entered sui. against the County
Judge for some Illegally in his proceed.
ings relative 10 the poll book from the
northern portion OF tbs county.-Oska-
lo0sa Times.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
" We have received reports Of Il

" We have received reports Of the
result. of the late election, in our State.
from a few counties noi nuied las, week;
but deem them too unsa,itfactory tn he
worth copying. The Locofoca papers
generally, and those Of Keokuk, Fort
Madison and Council Bluffs, particular
ly, are desperately glorious over their
few kindred counties, and they ale likely.
never n gel done crawjipg their columns
wnh congra'iatory sqnI5s. All right
gentiemeu. Sam is remarkably ,huftv
Ibis Year, aud ran well afford To bestow
upon YOU a few chedD Injuries. To
yo9r river towns. ocerrun az they are
' iih The lowcst grade ef our aleu- popu.
la 10 and vi b lhttciass Of broken down
p9sticlans WHO are ever ready TO "hope,
ugGle' win toe scu. and fish of The
rar'h, II 'hereby they can gain office.
san iooEs tuT defeat, But. come Gus oi
your dry dens. VISIT the interior.
where you can PEI 10 only fresh air, hu,
fresh and honest nalions Of p%oltIca,
prlncipIe-9here intelligent aud candid
detection iighten si;e tolls of a noble,
INDUSTRIOUS. virluous and truly patriotic
yeomapry, and you wi lea.n lha, our
pIgmy haunls OF vice are not ex2onents
of iosa's political Gath. The late cleo
ion was not generally regarded as one
Of soHicienI ian 2ortance to Justify exertion
on the part OF The Americans, and lha',
here and there, a county should fall q
prey to blood. suckers is not a matter al
which to be assonished. chagrined OF
discouraged. Tre Ia hum6ug!! BE
merry white you may. FOREMAN.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
For the Demoine Courier.
Who arc AbOlitiOniStSi

For nearly a quarter Of a century, ne
terms Of reproach have been used so ex
tensi'tly and with so much effect. in lh,
United States, as the words Abolition
Abolillonist and Abuiitionism. If you
would circnmscribe ones Influence, in
Iure his business. or close against hlm
most eifec;ually every avenue to The high
er circles of social or political life, al,
that II was necessary 10 DO, was TO in
sinua,e in a very bland and quiet way,
thai possibly he might be tainted a litle
with the doctrines Of Abolition. TO be
a bankrupt, a defauller, a swindler, a
gambler or even a common drunkard or
dehauchee was a small matter compared
with this. In scenes OF riot and mob
violence when the populace became too
much Infuriaied TO utter distinctly such
words as FIRE, murder or treason, thew
could always roar out mos. Justify A5o.
lnion! Aboli,ion!!
Verify il the good John Wesley had
lived I'LL u day and had been able TO
keep Face with the progress Of this en-.
l'gb ened age. be would te compelled TO
make a slight change in his celebrated
declaration tina. "Slavery Is the sum Of
all villaniss' and to write i. abolition
is the sum Of all villanies"
Now il Abolition is a word that AR
ries so much force with il. one would
suppose that we should be a little careful
how we use it. And yet many Of the
citizens of Wapello Co. were told on
Saturday previous to the Angus, cleo.
hon that they were affiliated with Abol.
iiionisis. They were also told that the
next time they were met, il would be as
AbolItionists. This, however, did no,
seem very strange since in 1854 Gov.
Grimes was called Do Aboli,ionist and all
who voted tor him wa{e subjec, to the
same %repioach. II is cad indeed il a
majority of the voters okIowa and a.
bout 800 msjofity OF the voters of Wap.
clio Go. are Aboliionis,s. ILis fair a,
least to suppose that they are whih men
and We fancy that il the charge Of Abol.
luon can be sustained agains, them a, all
j, mus. be solely or the ground that they
a-e IN favor of having the territories oil
The U. States peorted uiM whiie men.
But why should the cry of Abolition
be raised! Why does the incendiary
raise the cry OF fire! Why does the
man with stolen money in has poke. cry
"Ssop thief! Stop thief! The reason
is plain. He is a~rxious TO escape amid
he confusion he would create.
Now we apprehend that there is q
class OF A~oolaionisls lI the and
a very dangerous one too. who laugh a,
the sancu'y of compromises. who never
hesitate TO disturb the public peace anc
create the wildes, popular commo,ion +
they can hope to raise ,hemselve. to Of
fee IN tia. way. They are modern Alb,
o%liionis,s loo, very modsrs.s originating
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

a steam saw mill beng put up at thai,
place by he Messrs. Hull. and one two
miles above by Messrs. Olney d Hoa.
cock. W. also learned that Mr.. ID.
Il liars Il erecting a ettnm saw Rill a.
bout hall a mile above Mr.. jenkins on
the road to EDDY Vile. With ,hese three
miles, within a distance of no, more than
two miles apart lumber will soon become
an easy article to obtain and improve.
ments will go ahead more rapidly.
On Monday we visited Blakesburg.
and were agreeably surprised to find il
improving rapidly. Five years ago we
passed the place where Blakesburg now
stands nnd some two or three log rabins
were all that the town could boas, If
II now has some twenty or thirty good
houses. q Steam saw and grist mIll, iliree
stores three Blacksmith shops, a Saddier
shop &c, &. This season some ten or
twelve houses will be built, some of them
good sized bricks. The Merchants and
Mechanics there derive a good share o!
their u,de from Monroe. Appanoos-
ard Davis courtie's. Adams township
a good farming district, and has made
as rapid advancement, as any other town
ship in The county.
We did intend visiting PIT Isabel but
shall have to defer our visit there until a
more leisure time.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

The CoTToN CRoP.-A Southern
paper states that since the commence
ment Of the American cotton trade, no
such crop has been known as tina,
which 10 now upon the gsound-mode.
rate estimates placing il 400, 900 bales
beyond any proceeding year.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
ALBANY. Aug. Ia,

As the express train on the Boston
Railroad was passing Chatham depo,
This P. M. M. ID. Taft. of Charleston,
and a person named Breaker of Albany,
were sitting with their arms out of ,ht
car window. The current, Of air raised
oy the passage Of the train. blew open :
side door Of a freight ear standing there
breaking the arm OF Breaker, and cutting
the arm Of Mr.. Taft clear of. betweel
the shoulder and elbow.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

lS We neglected last week TO call a,
teH,ion to STREET q GRIFFITH's adver
tsemenis. We now ask our pa,rons to
give them a reading. as shey may make
IL profitable to do SO.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

~ MARTIN q BRo , have their adver-
iisemen, in to days paper. We need
M, say 10 the public tha, their fame al
business men is co extensive with The
West. Many of our Merchants deal
with them and many more doubtless will.
Read thei. advertisement.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
Ezcnry Es. IcRdcFshOtt,
ATTORNEY Al LAW,

oTTUMwa,
fSS WILL. attendto business IN the CourtS
OF ali the counties in Southern Iowa, and in
the Supreme Court at Iowa City.
Persons wishing to purchase or rent land or
town property are informed thathe has the agen-
cy4 and management OF r,uch good property,
beth in flown and country.
March 18th 1S5i.-iy
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

IP "Legator,' from his style, has
evidently written fot The Press before.
and ough,io know The rules upon which
communications are published. When
he gives us his rea! name we viii lnser,
his articles.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

II john l.. STREET, il will be seen
by reference TO hls advertisement. of, RS
for sale a portlan of The :" Agency Farm :"
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
A Camp Meeting

For Agency Cry CIrcui,, Will be held
on The pew ain ground. on Sugar creek.
four mics L - - UWmwa, near Me
tlaskss : brock ard, cgmmeueing 18th
Sep mbef Mtnelere and members
from al teglag earcGiIs, are cordially
invited 7" aiteud. Arrangements have
been msGe FOR a boarding tent. for The
accommodation os those who do not
come pfepssed 10 board themselves.
The lass Thursday Che 50sh day Of
This month Is a%ppoIaied tor clearing and
prepati G he grounds All persons in
'eressed III the meeting will please attend
on tina, day. DAVID DICKINSON.
August 20, 1855.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

~ Mr.. Eawson having declined the
office Of Governor of Kansas. Hon.
Wilson Shannon Elk Governor OF Ohio
has been appointed.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
I'D. r. Gaylord
A u Z L K
oTTUMwA, IOWA.

e. WILL attend to making sale of personal
property or Real Estat at auction at any time,
for a reasonable compensation. He may be
found in Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 10th, 1881.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

" See Caro- of DR.. H.nshaw, o
Chlllico,he.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

lE J.. A i~ivn0rrks, II Indiana has
pren appointed Commissioned of The
6enerai Land Office IN The place Of Ichn
W iisou removed.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
JSo. d. pEvIE.
JAS. d. pEvIN
j.. & j. Deyisa,
YSAT Law

OTTUBwA, IOWA.
~ WILL practice in the Courts. of Wap-
clio, Jefferson, Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose.
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage of a long residence in
the valley they will give particular attention 70
Securing and collecting claims, sale of War
rants, Entries of la. ] on.time, buying and sell
ing Real Estate, Settlement OF Titles, payment
Of Taxes, &c. February 10th 1854.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
E.. e. q y

E.. E.. GAY,
N RErAIL EALER IN
Drugs and Medicines,
Chemicals, Oils, Paints, Dye. Sta8S,
Druggists Glassware, Surgical
Instruments, &C.. &c.
Burlington, Iowa:
e Also-Dsaler in Rental instruments,
Gold and Tin Foil, Perfun-ery, Window Glass,
a great variety OF Fancy Articles, Sporting and
Fishing Tackle, &c, &C., EyrAgent for Du-
points Gun Powder, Smiths Machine Cards
afull supply kept constantly on hand.
March 8, 1S54-lw
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
Burlington, 0 W
N. WACMTLEK,
B oot & S tho Q III a K 0 r

Main 81, bel0lp SpduEdlfg7S SH0p,
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
~-THE proprietor keeps constantly on
hands a good assortment OF Leathsrs, and is al
ways ready to accommodate customers with
good work in his line O. business.
November 9th, l854.y1
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
ATTORNF S At l. A '
0f5um no IT.

yg7ILL practice their profession in the
w Courts Of Wapello and adjacent coun-
ties.
gTy" Also particular attention will be given
to the purchase and sale Of Real Estate, pay
Ioenfcf Taxes, Ne.
Oitmnwa, Oct. l2th-ly.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

HQPAL yarnish, coasE do. japan do. Lea
~ herdo. for sale by w. ]. ORR.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23

ONE bale of Buffalo Robes gust received
" and for sale by ] HAWLEY.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
A. III. & e. T. HAMILTON,

AUG. II. HAMILTON. Epw. r. HAMILTON.
The Empire County argus., 1855-07-28
SUM MONS.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Ell Dorado. SIS:
- The People of The State of California TO w b. Skill
linger, defendant in this suit, Greeting:
You hereby summoned To be and appear before the
Honorable District Court of the Eleventh Judicial Dis
tci in and for aid County and STATE, answer the
paint of james Bryant, plaintiff, file in this office
wherein he priys Judgment against you for $677 prin-
cpa and interest now due upon promiSsory note togeh
er with accung interest and costs of suit. And you
hereby required TO The said complaint within ten
days service hereof be had yon within this county
within twenty days if out of this county but in said Dis
trctand within fort. days if Of said county and Dis
irct exclusive of the day of service And hereof fail
not DC or plaintiff will take Judgment against you by de-
fault in accordance with the prayer of said complaint
Witness my hand with the Seal Of said Court hereto af
fixed. at Office in Cooma, this The Goth DIV of June, A.
d. 1866. A. ST. c. DENVER, Clerk.
State IF Californian H Dorado County,
Having read the affidavit in the foregoing cause, here
by oder that service OF Summons be made upon said
b. Skllnger by publication of the for three months,
once per week in the newspaper published in said county,
called the Empire County Argus
JAMES JOHNSON, County Judge.
Attest: A. ST.. c. DENVER Clerk
Je2S'30-3m NEWELL & WILLIAMS, Attys.
The Empire County argus., 1855-07-28
Pacific Express Company.

yUyHE LATE EMPLOYEES OF ADAMS q Co.,
L in consequence of the disruption o. that hrm, have
organized themselves into Joint Stock Company under
the above and title for the OF conducting
General Express and Forwarding Business, IN all is
branches throughout California Oregon, and the Pacific
coast generally.
The business will be strictly and solely Forwarding
one having connection with Banks Bankers and will
be condu, ted on safe and economical principles.
The Expresses will leave the Office at the northwest cor
of Washington and Montgomery streets, daily, at
regular hours, for
Sacramento and the Northern Mines,
Stockton and the Southern Mines,
San Jose.
San Juan,
Santa Cruz,
Monterey,
San Pedro,
and the Southern coast generally,
as we'll as to the Northern coast Of California,
and to Oregon.
We will also regular Express for freight, small
every steamer .,
The parties who have organized this Company are well
known in the community old and experienced Express
men, and hope it will be acknowledged generally under
stand their business thoroughly They think they are not
saying much when they attribute much OF the success
of the late firm of Adams Co. in the Express business To
their exertons and personal energies
In conclusion they would solicit fair share oil the faVors
of the public pedging themselves exert their best en-
deavOrs transact such business may be entrusted tc
them in a prompt and business like manner.
Collections of all kinds will be promptly attended to on
r G. MOVES, President
20tf NJ Ft MS. Apcrt. Ct'cma