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GIVE HM A CHANCE.-Mr. Ithiel s. Rich.
ardson, of Boston, reDews his application to
Congress FOR an appropriation Of SI5, 900, 70
enable him to carry out his great project Of
transporting the mails between Boston and
Washington n an hours time by the appii.
cation OF atmospheric pressure. Mr.. Rich
ardson's plan is very cheap, simple and fea-
sioie. He proposes to lay an iron pipe two
feet in diameter, between distant cities. In
this pipe the mail Bags are fastened to a pis-
ton. The piston is moved to and fro by the
action Of stear. air pump placed at each
end Of the pipe. The voiicity of the piston
will Of course depend on the movements of
the sir pump. By increasing it's pressure
we can easily reach a vol city Of two hundred
miles per hour. Richardson's plan has been
before the country some five years Every
body admits that it works wei, and yut
body comes forward with the necessary capi-
tai to put the elephant in motion. This
wane of success is due, we imagine, 70 its
extreme simplicity. The sum asked of Con-
gress is So, ,U00-should, and we hope will
be voted. Ii we can carry the mails from
Boston to New York in one hour We can
confer upon the business community a favor
that figures only can place a proper vaiuo
on. Had Congress not voted $4,000 to
Professor Morse, We should never have had
the Electric Telegraph in operation What
Congress did for Professor Morse i should
now DO for 4h'aHV .StatlSWdn.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

If everybody would help everybody no.
BODY would want The great error OF .ne
age is that folks attempt too much. Mr,
Smith wishes to better the condition, not OF
this or that negro, but the whole OF AFRICA.
In consequence of this Mr.. Smith effects
nothing. The man who hunts foxes by the
drove seldom realizes anything, save "a
maeed Uranium or wind-brokcn horse. Mr..
Smith will please notice.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

The Rev. Mr.. Barham, author OF the Ia
nous "Ingoldsby Legends" use to tell a
story of the complete discontinue OF VIII
of no inferior order by message pollte.,y
delivered at supper party by little sirl.
" If you please Mr.. B., mamma mamma ShI;g' SfIas
her Compliments, and would be much oo"s
Cd if you would begin to be funny
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

The Hon. Miss Murray winds up her book
on the United States with the following SEN
tence: "One might as well hope to improve
the morals and increase the happiness of an
idiot by turning him out of an asylum, as to
hope for benefit for the negro from abolition
ism -
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No,th,cxat co,ner ofn.e CoMd Hoaoe SIuare Oitalea


CLOTHING EstaJlistn nt-N0stt side cf Court House.
\ ESPECTF ULLY informs the citizens OF Ottawa ana
II tie pubic in general that he has removed MS lat4oI
ing Establishment aud Clothing store next door 10 II r
Eaes' Exchange Office, north side OF the Court House,
where he will be happy his old ana new Gus
toners He keeps hand large assortment c! 'o'hs
Cassneres and Nestings. Also large assortment o1
Ready Made Clothing. OF his manufacture Aieo'
general assortment ol Furnishing Goods. rom the top oi
,. head to tie sole the All Kinds OF Hari~tits
up in the nettest manner ny TIE pest ot
- -, Ottawa, Dec. -.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03
ro;,,cr,a Cigar I,aaufa tory.

on Main ST., one Door Elst Of Post Utce,
?YHE subscriber would inform the puoic uat he Is ma
II uuE,cturug ard keep, hand the best quihily o'
Chewing Tobacco, SnU. Pipes, 6c, al wholesale ana re-
tail at prices favorable CsiOuLrs Also, ie best o
Havana, LaOpera, CassadoTi>, and other kinds o IL
Farmers ind others who smoke or chew can MAKE
a great saving by buying of me at wholesale, as can
sell a better article. "a "A less price than pedlars-
Please call AT my Manufctory, next door west OF the
Post Office. and Tor yourselves. -
nt,au. Nov 10 G. II. SCHNEIDER.
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Si.kAfa EE.A.s.s.

sler in ererv yarzty OF Ssu,c S;Lk and Fancy Ait-
I;aery GonHs Rooms orer j. y. -Vis' store, oPpo-
SIT tie Btf,ak Of C,ttdUd. g.,
BEG leave call your attention to my extensive -ot
o. Bounets and Millinery Goods gust rec"l'ed, an,
Stray six and Fancy iSonnets, Grapes Stra" iiin-
ungs Band Boxes, Sc, &c all oil "ile Ii tt'e f;,i
~, III lT greatest care hoping please my old rieiids
and customers ,,r,.., -p,u,IScS sucl,
yr,at variety O! new style DRESS IElMNi-S"., % % = =
.. Friu-rs and Fancy ButiOus also Ein!Vlucis a.
NcIrnlng Collars Dress Mixing attended l" .a us,i
.dirs wishing Dress Goods, that cannot be oo''e a.
n-t,va Will r,e;t.e call and examine sail'ts anu ie'
rJ..rs FOR tI. same. as have made arraHsr ~
,iyo fr receiving al kinds OF Dress Goods a. 'Ae
ti,, in the superior advantages possessl hope ''
reiye AN carly cali Spring Fashions from my ga
fot,.rs and solicit the patronage oi all I~ii'e -"
49,, j., ,ttrrIanee between the hours Of A NJ a-c
T. NJ -
Bleaching and pressing done a usual.
S,irnuds made order upon short hotGe- =, crpcc
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NEW
CON Il CAskssaAGE ststI'

.y,IIE subscriber would respectfully announce ~ @ @
rublc that he has opened shop IN ne" anu I,,, r
,il,,s briIIinz adjoining his Blacksmith shop on Co.
iI,. street where he VIII manufacture ana kttf con
starrlv for sale full assortment OF " S"'A7' Al'
- p,-ccrr. made Of the best material and bN tNPeII-
I l.r;,s1,ics and lac would invite the attention oI
rtsers TO his heavy stock OF Seasonal LUMBER nov oi.
r;or 70 the g,t made the City, and Win deetil!i-
-, CIV. satisfaction to the purchaser, he would So
InR WORK aud REPAIRING done to order and at
'ob "V ~ TS+', 13-tfI p TANNING.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

OuERY.-If all the babies in the world
were seated in one row and spanked at the
same time how many sugar-teats would 1t
take to quiet them?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

A "Rrrupr,cAs" snsrIAES1.w" NJ ...s Al. ALMA na,
.;ons have ave- their superstitions, says Horace
Gras,ew t!uns "and that Of our people is the Con-
stitution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

Boot and hoe tore
On .WIin Street opposite Ctssh,ndn'S old S'dAa-
W. {. FASH
NEGS leave to call the attention OF the puoic 10 MS
IL stock of Boots, Shoes, Guitars, NDPeis b"" So
o.. a. constantly kept hand at The above establish.
mt Particular attention paid 10 selections sr LADIES'
"a M-sr.' wear Connected with the store Is a large
i -. ,o,uf,crIr boots. shoes. &C, and as lie en-
s nm. hut good worken Ie i prepared TO iiaAe 10
order any article W lis line in style both o.
ana dnr!"'''y ft - hort notce feb 11-yl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

Hope pavcs the golden way to bliss. and
cheerfulness is the lamp that lights the
beautiful walk
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

~ DID AS THE REST DID."-This time
yielding sprit--this doing as the rest did,
has ruined thousands.
A youn, man is invited by vicious com
paniuns to visit the tavern, or the gambling
room, or other haunts of licentiousness. He
becomes dissipatcd, spends his time, his ere
dit, s9uanders his property, and at last sinks
into an nntimely grave. What ruined HIM:
Simply ''doing as the rest did.
A father has family of sons. He is
wealthv-othcr children in the same s'tua-
ton of life do so and so, are INDUCED in this
thing and that-he INDUCES his own in the
same way. They grow up idlers, trlfiers,
ps. The father wonders why his children
do not succeed better. He has spent SO
much money on their education, has gwen
them great advantages; but, alas they arc
only a source of vexation and trouble. Poor
man he is just paying the penalty OF doing
as the rest did"
The poor mother strives hard to bring up
daughters genteely They learn what 9th
ers do, to paint, to sing, to play, to dance
and several other useful matters. In tm'
they marry their husbands are unable t1
support their extravaganza, and they are
soon reduced to poverty and wretcnednesS
The good woman is astonlshed: 1ruiy,
saws She. 81 did as the rest did"
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A MARrYK OF ScIENcE-Alexandre Tin
conf. fifty years of agc, originally from Con
stauliuoplc. and a man of letters. was re-
Gently found dead in Paris in the modest
lodgings which he occupied, No . Hpe des
Vte,Ar AugaStiHes. The comnisSary of po-
lice was Immediately summoned, and be'ook
himself to the spot, accompanied Y ply
>ician. twas Iroved beyond all doubt that
Al xandre Tiuconi had died of starvat on.
Ii was not want, however, that pat an end
10 his existence for al the time Of his death
he enioyed a very considerable income; but,
absorbed by his love of science. he forgot
that man has body 20 less than soul TO
provide for, and would pass whole days to-
gether without taking food.
His dead body was found extended on
pile of books and manuscripts in every
known language under the sun. HIS lodg
ingS were full of them, and in some Of the
rooms this Babel Of literature touched the
ceiling.
Alexandra Tinconi spoke twelve languages,
and was well skilled in many more. He
had filed the highest posts of honor rank
and wealth were his, but he had renounced
everyth ng from pure love Of science. The
state of disorder in which his rooms We're
found is indcscribable. As for his personal
appearance, it was worse yet. For the last
two wears of his life he had neither changed
his linen nor his clothing.
His body was completely emaciated. On
seeing him in this condition, one OF his ie-
low cuuntrynen, who had known hlm when
he occupied the post of ambassador, eN-
claimed, is that really the man used TO
see so richly clad, g,ittcIing with gold and
precious stones, and keeping such crowd
of eager, but respectful suitors waiting IN
h ante-chamber?
In the lodgings Of the deceas' were found
a great number of rare and curious objects
arms from all the countries of the East,
real Damascus blades that you could roll up
like ribbon, Malay crosses, &c, &c. Among
the objects most worthy of note was a com
plete collection of autographs of all the most
/ distinguished wits. savaus and men OF letters
in Europe. BY his will the late Alexandre
Tinconi left TO the Mazaiine Library slA
manuscripts, which would seem to be o
great value As for his fortune, he orderet
| that it should be div'd d between the poor
and the church of Les Petits PereS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03

A Mr.. Douglass recently died IN Troy
He was worth 100000, and had an .n-
come of slO0,0OO yearly: AiteI oequea.n,
ing $4,000 to each Of his children anu anu
making handsome bequest TO three Fps
copal Churches in Troy, Mr.. Douglass re-
minded his family that he had veroal aeree'
mcnt with his milkman, which was 10 CON
tinue as long as they took milk from nun,
that for every dollars worth OF ucke.s' Que
acas to be thrown an! The m',kmen ac'
knowledged the corn, but said he had ratne' M
expected, in the hurry OF business, tnat mr.
Douglass would forget the bakers dozen
bargain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-03
MILL y l. Il Y.
JitsS Mn

u ILL be happy TO see tbs ladies Of Ottawa ana ser
~ rounding country, at her rooms over the MAroie
Front Sore where She has just received ne" and es
e-,,,r assortment o! SPRING AND SUMNER NlLLlNE-
ny F--iiug confident that ladies caino t'tF p!e'se
themselves elsewhere, she respectfully sohc'ts 's'
FASHIONS lor dresses Will hereafter BE- received every
-. Ottawa, April J.
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4 Learned Cow DOCTOg.-The following
testimony was given by one OF the witnesses
at trial which took place in Boston week
or two since, to recover damages tor the loss
of a COW: ~ am sixty years old and live in
Scituate; | am cow-doctor; | have follow
ed the business these forty years; l doctor
sheep, hogs and horned critters; | never
read no books on critters. L took to the
business ma raj. doctor in Scituate, Hano-
yer, Hanson, and all about. Mr.. Maynard
and Mr. LitchtieId. came TO me about this
case, | told EN- to give her a pint and a half
of castor lie, and If they had none of that,
to give pint o: lamp lie, or a pound Ul
hogs lard. | went down to see her the FRI
dav afore she died, gave her dose Of
thorough-stalk tea strong, and injections.
| went down to see her again on Saturday,
and gave her another dose and injection l
thought if | could start her idees little and
log natur she would get along; she revived
up and | left her went down Sunday
morning about half past ten o'clock and
found her dead as herrin. | was nightly
/ struck up. We skinned her and Snaked her
/ out upou the snow, She mad what | called
the overflow of the gall and stoppage, and a
/ calf in her viii should say would weigh
ninety or a hundred weights There was as
much as five buckets OF water in her bag.
and none in her bladder. | opened her
paunch. and found l should say bushel
basket fn,l Of iox-grass hay and nothing
else. found peck more IN her manifold,
all matted together and dried on, l believe
that eating that fox-grass gave her the stop
I page, and no lie or medicine could start it.
My neighbors use this fox-grass hay. II
will do for young critters that browse, but
don't believe there was ever taller enough
made by using it to grease mosquitoes bill
never see any critter eat 1t growing but
have often seen grasshoppers running away
from it, for their life. | had some sperIit'
with me when l ex mined the COW, but a:
she did not need it took dose myself.
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SWORDS OF THE OLDEN TIMEs.-A sword
named Mimung" was forged by Weland,
in a trial of skill with another celebrated
weapon smith, Amillas by name. Weland
first made sword with which he cut a
thread of wool lying on the water. But not
content with this, he reforged the blade,
which then cut through the whole ball of
floating wool. Still dissatisfied, he again
passed it through the fire, and at length pro-
duced so keen a weapon that it divided a
whole bundle Of wool floating in the water.
Amilas. on his part, forged a suit of armor
so much to his own satisfaction that, sitting
down on a stool, he bade Weland try his
weapon upon him. Weland obeyed, there
being no apparent effect, asked Amilias If
he felt any apparent sensation. Amilias
said he felt as though cold water had passed
through his bowels. Weland then babe HIM
shake himself. On doing SO, the effect OF
the blow was apparent: he fell dead in two
pieces.-Herits Ancient Armour.
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I-Iastll

x1-oULD inform the ladies Of Ottawa and ye'ny ti@f .,
W H. ha- on hand and :a-hionaoie s'p.A % "
y,irIirsrv Goods for Spring and Summer tr,,lv
rooms on la Sale ST., two doors sGpti IN y find
" -, p,tr.ru, received every month M'lFcH -
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Corner Main d Cotahtjus Ss-H's "regg 0''t S''''
iIS> SA:sAil AkEKi

rFGS TO inform the Ladies Of city and coanry ,ha'
sh has a full and complete stoca OF ne" ana lAs,'o
y;ii,u-rv AT her new stand the corner Of Main
- CGIrf. streets consisting ia part Oi BonneiS iiD
hs blowers Caps Trimmings, ami all the innuneEan-e
ltrI. fxiugs in the way Of millinery
Ladies' please call aud examine
r. Dres, Making attended TO - usual
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STONE & iiELS,

DE II Il Il Y.
L.. -. IfI,k.AsSs.
EuAyING determined o make Ottawa his future resi-
III i.n,. take plea in announcing to the pub
IL thar he can he found his Office at all hours, re
DIV 10 D. rorm all operations upon the teeth, in the
MOST SCIENTIFIC NAsTERIY MANNER
aRTIFItI AL TEETH. WITHOUT GUNS. put Ia
upon the approved principles upon the very oes
materials, and at reasonable prices All "ofh "a'
rauted and entire satisfaction given or no compensation
asked for.
Rooms in Nattinger's Block south Of Court House
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JFascln,akey and Js,reier-North side Of court House
!SypOrF, Ott61rG.
wv aTCH work thoroughly done and warrafted-
w Clocks repaired ut the shortest notice Clochs,
Watches, and JeweIry for sale cheap Dec ID
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-26

A message was sAaa 80 isen the Senate
II regard to the army bin.
Mr.. Campbell moved thAs the House insist
on their proyiso and asked Committee of
conferen0e.
Mr.. Cobb Of Ga. said, Allow me to make
motion Mat the House rsceds and regard this
| a. n test question.
Mr.. Campbell said: 81 will not yield my
point ut this stage Of the game" Mr.. Camp
bel's motion was lost by 3majo rity.
MIR. Cobb Of Ga. moved that the House re-
cede. Lost "a to 96.
Mr.. Washburn of Maine, moved that the
House adhere to its disagreement.
Mr.. Orr said "What will be the effect Of
adhering."
Cries Of order The speaker said debate
was not admissible.
| Mr.. Cobb Of Ga. said, you reject the bill
Mr.. Washburn's motion was agreed to by
81 to 90.
| Mr.. Bocock voted in the affirmative with
view OF moving a re- consideration, but did
not succeed in obtaining the floor for that
purpose.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the House ad-
hered to its proviso, and lay that motion
on the table. Motion carried by one major
ity.
Mr. Sherman nsked leave to offer n resolu-
ton for nm adjournment sine die, at 1 O'Clock
this evening.
/ Mr.. Wilson made an Intellectual effort to
reconsider thevote by which the House re-
fused 80 insist on the Kansas amendment,
and asked for Committee Of Conference.
Mr.. Orr, during the proceedings, said the
House would, doubtless, tomorrow, be un.
der the necessity Of proceeding with general
legislation.
-Kepeated unsuccessful motions were made
to adjourn, when the House took short re-
cess to await the result Of the Senate's
proceedings.
On re- assembling, the Senate, having come
to no conclusion, adjourned.
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EN~MAGuiREs LoApouSD ExrRAcr or B1ssE
fLANr---A certain cure for Darrhoea, Dysentery,
summer Complaint, aud all affections Of tbs bowels
attended with relaxation Asa safe, palatab.o and
reliable remedy it is unequaled. Fur children
teething attended with irritation Of the bowels it
10 the most soothing remedy in use. Prepared and
sold by j. B G. MAGUiRE,
Chemists and Druggists,
s. w. cor. Olive d ID ats, st Louis.
For sale in keokak by +. Ii. Connor, and Drug.
gists generally. laug2adtwtm
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A Perfect stuuuer.

The Charleston Is. Co. Mercury, is filled
with CONSERVATION at the false charge brougus
against Colonel Fremont, that be is slave
holder, and hastens most positively to con-
tradict 1t. la order to kill two birds with one
stone, the Mercury not only insists that Col.
Fremont is not only no Shareholder, but that
III 1881, when he was between Is and 10
years OF age, he was one Of tho most desp-
cable OF all human beings, u poor white man.
In order the more fully 10 substantiate this
grave charge, the Mercury ransacked the
hles of the Justices Courts in the city of
Charleston, and produces the following
overwhelming documentary evidence Of the
grave charge Of poverty
Schedule Of the Estate and Effects of j. G.
Fremont, in the custody of the Sheriff of
Charleston District, BY virtue of two writs
OF "capias ad respondendum," at the
suits of Edward Sobring and +. l.. Roche !:
! Coat, = pair Of socks,
Waistcoats, 4 Collars,
) pair pantdoons, ? Stocks,
Shirts, . Cravnts.
And sundry Books, (number not recolected).
All OF the above, except what | have on,
arc in n trunk at New York
South Carolina, J. q. Fremont being
Charleston District. duly sworn, deposeth
that-hhe above contains flust, true, and
correct account of all hls estate, real and
personal, whatsoever or mhcresoevcr.
j. CHARLES FREMONT.
sworn to before me, this gsh day Of Az
gust, a. ID. 1881.
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.Dl.ua.on,.,, Cower,p~.

1t is easy to talk large. Il Is no trial OF
ones spirit to sit in an easy chair at m edi-
tors table and threaten disunion. II is still
easier, for it is stimulated by The surround
ing atmosphere, to talk treason in secession
conventions, and flourish bloody phrases in
heated debates upon the floor of Congress.
But to come to the point, to initiate positive
proceedings, to look the thing itself square
ly in the face, is'quite another matter. We
have never feared the threats of disunon.
lists. The real meaning Of such threats was
understood long ago, us their general pur-
pose has been.
Among all the disunion journals Of the
Black Democracy, flor it is a disunion jour
nal, boldly and professcdly seeking that end,
and espousing the cause of Buchanan as the
means likely to contribute most to it,, the
Charleston Mercury is one of the most
prominent. But it is beginning to roar com.
paratively gentle as it nears tho crisis and
forcsees the result. Its Washington CORES
pendent is alarmed. The shadow Of coming
events has fallen within his vision. lie calls
upon the South to prepare for the election
Of Fremont. The knees of freemen no
longer knock together at the hobgoblin Of
dlsunion, and Southern members can display
their reasonable propensities with effect no
more. "The question Che says) s'has
''ehanged in the last two weeks. II is no
"longer asked, Will Fremont be elected? but,
"Will the South resist his elections" And
whU does even he do, when he is brought
to final, explicit conclus ion when it is
necessary to face the music, or stink away
like coward? What is even his opinion
as to the probability of actual disunion, pos
tive resistance to the constitution and the
laws, naked and unqualified treason? Why,
he says;
'sThe election of Fremont would certain
~ (if any thing ever willy unite the South.
And yet 1t is very grave question whether
the mans success, accompanied by all the
degradation Of the principles and platform
avowed by his party, would drive the South
where she should have gone in 1850, ant
"heio she must go eNentuaiiy 10 preserve
her equality and rights-that is into separ.
ate, compact, united Southern Confedera
cy."
Here is the confession, the end of oil thi
humbuggery. When it becomes a "ques
ton" with them, it cannot be question
with any body else, as it could hardly hav
been question ever with any sensible man
decently informed upon political subjects
The ''disunion" game has been pretty nue.
/ PLAYED out