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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14

THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIoS. To the
people Of the state Of ILttnois:-To US the
last year has been one of UNUSUAL prosperi-
ty. 1t has been a season OF almost uninteI-
rupred good health We have been at
peace with all the nations of the earth; our
soil has not only yielded its usual harvest
but the wear has Lcen one of unsurpassed
fruitfulness in all the varied products Of the
ear,h-furnishing not only an ample album
dance for our own wants, but enabling Us TO
supply deficiencies in other and distant
countries. And, although temporary en-
barrassmentS in our commercial affairs are
experienced at present, and our country, 30
long aud so abundantly prosperous, is again
osertaken by financial revolution, still, 1t
is quite manifest that these evils are but the
legitimate consequences OF our own reck-
ie-sness, and " Oily attributable to causes
within our own control.
Hence ~e have ample cause for thankful
ness the Great Author Of our being, from
whose bou ti:u! and protecting hand 50 ma
nv blessings have flowed And, that we
may all unite in ,hanksgiSi 9 to Him ! re-
commend Thursday, the 26th day OF No
vember, instant, be set apart a. a day OF ge-
neral thanksgiving and prayer. Let Us lay
aside. for that day, ali secular affairs, and
with hearts Of entire forgiveness, each to all
Others, unite in a general tribute to Him who
h2s so signa!ly lToSpered and prot cted us.
WIN. ii. BIssELL.
Springfield, Noc. ), 1857.
NAHEIED-In -. town 0, Rutland by Cyrus Shaver.
Esa Mr. william NYsss and VI $ AsGsLlsE &. TITUS,
al Of Rutland
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Several OF the female sex, graduates from
some steamboat, gener.lied by Two or three
tops OF the tr>t water, were running foot
c,s in town on the morning Of the cleo
ton. The gal IL the black coat and COM
mon lsitcOats VAS no where, 10 the gal who
was covered up with ih- t'ger skin and had
pretty scoliop petticOats. We always Cid
dr>pi>e common tnlne string carriers. when
the very best article could te bought for -
cents. Thosee-tsinale folks will please make
= note Of il. We would also state that
when folks" wish to b. considered decent
and respectable, they mus; act accordingly.
- Euiro U.it4
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MONEY ACCuMULATING.-The Cincinnati
Gazette, of Monday, remarkng upon the
gradual accumulation Of money in the banks
of the country, says:
"The Improvement of which these fea-
tures afford satisfactory evidence, must soon
lead to the adoption of lower standard for
names at the discount houses. 1t will not
pay to keep money unemployed, and the &C
emulation of currency will therefore create
demand for paper, that will very soon CO.
yer the usual range of bust ess. The Ohio,
Indiana, and Kentucky banks have with
drawn not far from eight millions of their
circulation since the failure Of the Trust Co.
This, as soon as exchanges settles down to
the low point, toward which it is now tend.
ing, will be re issued The supply of money
in the country awaiting market Is very
large. and it cannot fail, when put into use,
as it must be, to produce plethora Of Ca
pital
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n. d. Z NIIS q U.
Peoria, Nov. Z, 1857.
The Chicago Press, announcing the fai

ANOTHER PLAZA correspondent of the
Journal or Commerce makes the following
suggestions concerning a mode Of supplying
the leading defect of our banking system:
Let Congress pass a law authorizing the
ub-Treasury, at its various offices, TO re-
ccive gold on deposit, and issue certificates
therefor, in sums Of $40. $50 and 800, pay
able to bearer or order, may be desired.
This will furnish currency at par from
Maine to California, and serve to equalize
exchanges also"
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Official Returns.

Following are the official returns Of the
eIeCtio-. in this county on the Sd inst. 1t
Will be seen that the democratic candidate
for clerk is beaten but SO votes, and the can
didate for treasurer but %. In this in the
face of the acknowledged fact that the re-
pu5Iicans worked like troopers, while the
democrats, expecting defeat, let the election
nearly go by default, La Sale is a democrat
ic county,
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RICHES NOT HAPpINRss.-The late Mr.. Gil
rard, of Philadelphia, when surrounded with
immense wealth, and supposed to be taking
supreme delight in its accumulation, wrote
this to friend.
"As to myself, live like galley slave,
constantly occupied-and often passing the
night without sleeping. ! am wrapped up
in labyrinth of affairs, and worn out with
cares.-I do not value fortune. The love of
labor is my highest emotion. When rise
in the morning, my only effort is to labor 30
hard during the day, that when night comes
may be enabled 70 sleep soundly."
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Wisconsin is all right. The Milwaukee
Nstrs gives returns from most Of the coun-
ties in IN the State, and on comparing them
with Barstow's vote two years ago, shows
tia; Cross IS elected by at least 5000 major
ity. Fremont's majority in the state year
ago was nearly I4,00Ol Verify, the sober
second thought is at work
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SlO 600 in Gold for Sale.

THE subscriber has just received from the City Of New
Il York "a new and splendid assortment of hue gold
hunting cased patent lever Watches, gold Ear Rings
Pins and Finger RnGs cameo gold. stone and painted
pins and Ear Rings Also, assortment OF silver
lever Watches C0cks, Gold Pens, Chains, Sleeve nr
TONS Studs Silver Spoons and every variety Of goods ~
the Jeery line being the largest stock brought to
this market which he will sell at prices suitable sc
the times and all kinds Of solvent bank bills taken -
par. Al articles sold marked gratis n,r~vv
ccA-44 Er 'p'S~es'
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BROKEN g. DISTRIBUTED BANKS
RECEIVED AT
The Peoples CIIr1p store,
At PAR FOR DRY GOODS

AIi Illinois and UiscoASia, tHero1es Ih*ur-
a.ee and Banki.g Co.. Datton, Geo.
Bonk Of rlOreaee, Nebraska: dtso'
a qood share Of The Nee i'rS
and n. England Currency.
DERsoNs having OF the above KIM, mag. Al our
store, for a short time 10 a, our yood. IN rnses
We have also reduced the price o. our goou 70 ees
the sent hard times, anu u.s. -, s We w '~NS
te ~ ,,n,,ar the presor.t universal crosh,
Nv. invite all to give US can. .,. 49,
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6ryrs Up TIE SHrP.-The Washington
correspondent of the \. Y. Courier and Tn
quiysr, back republican, says: II confess
tina, the sweeping success Of the democracy
this year, both north and south, indicate a
final d.tsndin # the opposition"
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BANK OF IIUrsoNNrLLE.-Ths Auditor gives
notice that the circu lation issued by the
Bank Of Hutsonville will De redeemed pro
rGta, out of the trust funds belonging to that
bank in the Auditors office, rs soon rs such
funds can be converted into specie.
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TERRIBLE DEATH.--A correspondent Of the
Manchester (England) Guardian states that
an American young lady, named Tralaway,
one Of a party attempting the ascent OF
Mount Blanc, slipped over On ice presipice,
and fell hundreds Of feet into q assure,
where, it is supposed, she must have been
dashed to pieces. Living or dead, however,
no assistance could be given, and there her
remains must lie, until the last trump shall
sound
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An old mao passed through town on sun
day, on his way to Minnesota, from Auburn
n. Y, aged 81 years. He had walked the
whole distance, and had been one month
and one day getting this far. His name is
PKEscoTr. lie was born in Orange County,
~ B., entered the army at the age Of 90, in
which he served for several years, and bears
evidence Of the :" great fight" from the M
merous scars Un his person. B!Oomingt0a
Finn
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BILL. NOTE. & COLLECTION BROKE!
noM-.rss-cu IN EEcE.Ec


MONEY received and invested oT me on undouh'ed
IA securities ~ reasonable cocni--o1, and perfect
Is IAN. aetaTy those committing u 20 NY hands Col
I-rt.u- ari D, i8cg~iIbiv rrtG;et th= tay Of pay
tleat Debts secured, notes, bonds, mortgage AID
80. 4. bought ADD cold
Al t-.r-., entrusted 20 ne .h. have proTny; -,:en-
ton and !rar.c.i. for TIE only conditions.
upon which yl do El-ies. T. promptue-., fidelity and
d-.r.,ch. SUI those , a-ng bu- ue-. my care per
safAI!y ~ cgTT-spoud-ur- may feel assured that
these co-dit.aus ~ith t-y experience in BANKING and
~ e. - - mutually advantageous sid eHsh-
r o. fender 'lf satisfaction in executing all trusts
ca-'t-i o. 90. Farmers, Mechanic and Others haF-
rg money loan Or invest VII as-Iredy IND II 20 Their
..r.. gr 30 estr = .e Al deposits wliT b- securely
invested er s-ri. al b. agreed upon
or ;- ropl-, u story, >-i:lE gers block
= L. -
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a HARD HIT.-The Boston Pest SAYS
The English papers contain shocking in
stances of the barbariti"s practiced by the
East Indians upon European men and wo-
men, reminding the American reader of the
atrocities perpet, ated by the Indians of the
continent while acting as the allies of Grea;
Britain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14

New THEATRE,-McVicker's new theatre
at Chicago, seating twenty-five hundred
people, was opened on Thursday night. An
Address, written by b. F. Taylor Of the
Journal, was spoken by Miss Mann.
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Kansas Matters.

The runors in refereuce to the removal OF
Gov. Walker for rejecting the fraudulent
election returns in Kansas have blown over
with the late election, which they were in
tended to influence We can also find no.
thing TO substantiate the report that Gov.
Walker had left the territory and gone to
Washington At last authentic accounts he
was at Lecompton, sick abed.
The Kansas constitutional convention have
about concluded their labor. On the slavery
question, they have adopted clause in sub
stance as follows:
Recognizing slavery as legally and in fact
existing in Kansas; that the legislature
shall not enancipate those slaves now there
or which may hereafter be brought to the
territory without compensation to the own
ers, and prohibiting the legislature from
passing any law for the prevention Of the
introduction Of slaves by emigrants to the
territory.
Some reports from Lecompton say that
this part Of the constitution only will be
submitted to the people, while other reports
say the constitution will be submitted in the
following form:
Constitution with the slavery clause"
''Constituiion without the slavery clause "
So that the constitution is to be adopted
anyhow, whether the people like it or not.
This is the same thing as submitting the
slavery clause only to the people.
Whether the balance Of the constitution
is Objectionable or not we have no means to
determine. But it seems to US, in common
decency the whole instrument ought to have
been submitted at once. The pro-slavery
party is unquestionably largely in the mi
nority in the territory, and it will neither
help their cause nor aid their regulations as
honest men or politicians if they do succeed
by trick in foisting constitution Of their
making on the people.
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On the morning of the election. in 1s5

On the morning of the election, in 1856,
the New York Tribune compressed the his
tory Of its crusade against the Democracy
into the following brief sentence:
As sure as there is . God in Heaven, il
James Buchanan is elected President, Kan
sas, Nebraska. Minnesota, Washington, Ore.
gon and Utah Territories will be made slave
States."
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IMPORTANT PoLIIICAL CHANGE.-The Buff
falo Republic, for several years one of the
most, if not the most influential Republican
paper in Western New York, has abandon
ed that party as a sinking concern, and TAX
! ing refuge on board the safe Democratic
Ship-The Constitution. In a long and
able editorial, announcing this change, the
editor, maintalng that the administration
having honorably redeemed its promise to
secure TO the people Of Kansas an oFportu-
nifty to decide fairly at the ballot box the
great question Of slavery in that territory,
and the people having made their decision,
the question should be regarded as settled,
and the country should turn its attention
now 70 the more important and pressing
subject of banks and the currency. And
touching these questions, after eulosizing
the democratic measure Of the sub-;reasury,
the editor continues:
Looking then to the paramount import
ance of securing to the people the benefit, Of
4 sound circulating medium, We must, as
journalists seek to act with that party TO
which we can look for the carrying out OF
! the great reform 1t Is needless TO add that
to the Democratic party can we appeal Oh
this isSu.
1.-THE antecPdents of President Buchanan
arc before the country. lie S upon record
as the eloquent advocate of the cOnsti ution
al currency. His long experience and prac-
teal knowledge OF public and private bust
ness eminently fit him for just such action
in all matters of national finance and we
cannot doubt that his wisest counsels will
preside over the choice OF remedial measures
called for by the public emergency.
1--WE, therefore, in full view of the whole
ground, deem it kuty paramount to mere
personal consideration that we sustain the
Democratic administration OF the nation, so
far forth as it stall, in our judgment, truly
respond to the requirements OF the Demo
cratic masses THIS explanation must sgf-
/ flee foy.the reasons which have impelled Us
to displace the Republican State and County
! ticket, lately at the head Of this column,
with that Of the Democratic party
! And there are numbers, as the late cleo
tions have demonstrated, who will gladly
follow the example Of the Republic. Some
! will join the Democracy under one pretext,
and some under aEother-aud al must adj
nit. even now, that the only safe and sure
National psrty-th- only constitutional par
ty of our country, is that known North and
South As the National Democracy.
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Gen. WALKER has left New Orleans witt
another army for Nicaragua. A despatch 9

Gen. WALKER has left New Orleans with
another army for Nicaragua. A despatch of
the lth says:
lie appeared at the District Court this A.
NJ. and gave bail to appear for examination
on the 18th. This afternoon himself, his
staff and over 800 men embarked on board
the Mobile mail steamer Fashion, Captain
Caughton, and with a portion of the men
and large quantity Of arms, aWmunitions
and provisions, got off at o'clock this NOR
ming, having first submitted 10 search by
the u. s. Marshal. The Fash on cleared for
Mobile, but will intercept the mail boat out
side. when the whole party will embark on
the Fashion for Nicaragua.
Arrived at Mobile, another despatch says:
"Walker and his men were transferred from
the Mobile mail boat to the steamer in wait
ing in Mobile Bay. with another supply of
arms and ammunition. The illibuster stea-
mer Immediately steamed down the Bay
Walker is considered fairly off,"
So we shall soon have some more excit-
ing news from Nicaragua.
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eff dared" writes a correspondent, ~
would hint to some of the ladies who engage
in whirling dances, that it might be well to
load the bottom OF their dresses, at least in
the back part
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A IL the members or Ottawa Lodge. No. Al, and al
those who desire 20 good standing. are hereb,
requested he in full attendance Thursday evening
December l.th Come ALL far and near. AS matters o
vital importance : this Lodge will be discussed
By order Of the Lodge J. o. HARRIS, v. G.
S..'u uoyli-iy
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Igos.-Unmi,tshesS indications Of iron
have been discovered in ;hi, vicinity, and in
several instances pieces OF ore, much re
sembijng that found IN PENNSYLVANIA, have
been picked up. The specimens found have
not vet been thoroughly tested but Il is
thought by those who understand the subject,
tina, they will y;e'd very fair per centa.y
firon. II Is the firm belief of several per.
sons in this place that imruence deposits OF
Of the ore lie but short distance below
the coal II such is he case what will be
the future of Du Quoin :-U4 prom, Nm
iHiEg Journal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14

Two of the leading hotels in Peoria, we
lsssn by the Bulletin, have reduced their
charge for boarding 96 per cent.
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FAST CrY.-The city Of Dcs Noines,
the ne~ capita Of Iowa, hs. passed All ordi-
nance for the issue Of " city scrip" to circu-
late a. money, the anne and ali other city
orders bearing interes, ~ ttre> per- cent. Il
month till January next. The very rate Of
interest allowed Is enough to frigh,en per
sons having funds to invest, and the very
safety OF tue city depends upon her failure
to dispose OF the SER p.-th Iin.es
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oiSEER GArsPIsar UPE.ED:
CS rs..Es.,,'. Esy.sPr~

An aquo.ut.d Agent frr the above celebrated
uE,ter-. A there interior article % Oysters
u tre ar.-r -sIaiairE about dozen 30 n. hal can,
4s.i-- tha- % she cys- shan - obliged &" Keep Two
lre-- A.holgh tie vii n. cary The
..u, tie uau Der Of Oysters vii be the same in
tie priced tie lE priced Oysters VII Re
A. all ny side 81 th- Court
House Sa4are- ruovi+-3a-l GED W PIERCE
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At the late election in Massachusetts, Ca
Legislature from Newburyport. He had
been q member once befors-thirty years
ago,
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NNF /, II. same ~ winch fe -rN.-r7-r now ives,
containing between - and = well Improved,
good House Barn Yards Orchard and necessary out
. buildings Al-o. excellent water.
The other contains anuaf 50 acres, lylg Up the
Fox E.yer2@ miles n CITY ~ ot,sTl. about 80
acres under cultivation. the balance ID timber vel wa
tered! and abundance OF seal. The s1l tracts
oFlui lay rte apart T,y wIl Ice sold together or
separate suit purchasers. ant times ~ present are
arknov edged somewhat t,tg9 terms Viii ~ made
liberal on a maj,Tity Of ti- purchase money Those
wishing buy can cal! T. e. FL1ET 81 the CITY Of
the s.b~cTibgr, who e.. Js prepared 20 give
IL Information, and close d bargain
ngyT RICHARD STADDES.
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E>tYayeG,
Boarding.
THE subscriber would like have three four board
j ers for the winter. Oc3i-lm ARTHUR LOCKWOOD.

ssc;id ANA Write.
II Y. GRIGGS has just received his Fall and Winter
III. supply of Books, Stationery, &c
80 Reams of Writing, Note, Bill, Legal Letter, and
Blank Paper, the largest stock brought Ottawa.
900 Blank Books making the complete assort-
this side of Chicago
All the kinds of School Books used in city and country.
l00j varieties of Miscellaneous Books.
1000 varieties of Books for children.
Pens, States, Inks, Sealing Wax, Pencils, Holders En-
veopes, Memorandum, &c
have Agency Books, but have the largest stock
of good Books in town. excepting the Book Store that
has the Express Office.
Wall Paper, Hardware &c, &c.
A liberal discount made to achers who wish to supply
country schools also to teachers of pcnmanship
Sign of the Good Sama ritnn NHtincer's Block. oc4
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WILD Car FAILuEE.-The " Cherokee
Insurance and Banking Company" Of Dial.
ton, Georgia, has gone up. The concern
was owned by n b. Curtiss i 60, of Peo-
ria, and of course never had any but iic-
tit;ous existence in Georgia. There is
good deal of the paper atioat in this region,
and whether the unfortuna holders are TO
lose it all or not may be guessed at from the
following "card" which the Messrs. Curtis
publish in the Peoria papers:
To HOLDERS OF THE CIRCULATING NoTEs or
TIE CHERokEE INSURANCE AND BANKING Con-
PANY.-In consequence ofthe failure of nu-
merous parties in St. Louis, Chicago and
New York to pay their acceptances held by
US, we are forced to a temporary suspension.
Our assets are very largely in excess Of our
| liabilities, and we expect to resume pay
ment within thirty days. The circulating
! notes of the c. I. & Il. Co., will pay any
/ debt due our house.
NB. CURTIS & co.
Peoria, Nov. Z, 1857.
The Chicago Press, announcing the fail
IRE, remarks:
There is no price as yet for the bills Of the
| Cherokee Insurance and Banking Company;
! but we learn that they will probably be
worth from seventy-five to ninety cents as
soon as the brokers can determine about
how long they will be obliged to hold be-
fore they can convert them.
| We have known Mr.. Curtis for some
wears and have confidence both in his integ-
rity and business capacity, and doubt net he
will do all in his power to discharge every
obligation honestly and fairly at the earliest
possible moment.
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ga Sp.sa.

CONVENIENT DWELLING. being all but the store
n room IN the building present occupied by the an
der>iyned a Millinery Establishment Apply 20 TIE
Undersigned next north % p knss-i!s Furniture
D-,rt Tucyl,-sWl MISS HERON.