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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

ILLINOIS SUGAR CEoP.-3lr. Z. 5. Baker. Of
Rochester Mills. Wabash County, in this
State, writes 10 the Rolleviilc -iIrocatc that
he shall plant twenty-five acres with tAc
Chinese Sugar Cane the present season. Il
am convinced" he says, THAT the State of
Illinois viii in five years i&ake her own
sugar, and II have luck shall make ;hi.
season enough sugar, ard cirtainly with mo
las.es, to supply my little town. At all
events shall Try"
Mr.. kroh, Of Wabash County, who some
months ago made statement Of the result
Of his experiment with the sugar cane last
year, offers to bet the shep.cal editor Of the
Charleston Courier $500 that be viii manu-
factuTe from one acre, planted with the
Chinese reed, five hundred gallons OF mo-
lasses, superior article to any manufactured
in the South, and sold by the merchants in
Coles County, in 1856, for IS cents per gal
lon; and further that he will manufacture it
at the cost of ten cents per gallon"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

The Wild woman seen near Linden, Ala
bsua. is described a. small. fair. and quite
naked, with the exception OF pair Of moe
casins. She runs wish great swi!tness. leap
ing on all tours over every impeachment
One o: the bunting party that saw the wild
woman says she WA. accompanied by large
ram OF re,narkable wilderness, by whose wool
she held on when running up hills and
S ringing oyer rocks. The ram appeared
much attached to her, ard seemed like her
defender, to warn her Of danger ami protect
her. II appears that fifteen years ago, a
little gi,l, daughter of 4 woman residing on
the banks vi the Tombigbee river, was lost,
as well as pet lamb of hers. They were
never after heard from so that many sup
posed the little girl and her pct lamb had
been drowncn. The question now is, can
this wild woman of Mareugo county be the
same, and the pet lamb grown into patri-
arch. with wool enough to cover ali the peo-
pies eyes --B0ston Post
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

MASSACHUSETTS, AID TO KAEsas-A pro-
sets legislature, and favorabiy received, to
appropriate 100000 for the relief OF such
settlers in the Territory OF Kansas as are or
may hereafter be reduced TO wan: by the ra-
ternpts 10 exclude them from the Territory
on account of their predictions fo- free
State institutions. Commissioners are to be
appointed to dispense the bounty, and to
render such aid as they shall deem necessary
or cxpedent in protecting and defending in
the Territorial and L. S. Courts the rights OF
the settlers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

AccIpENT-Our veteran friend, JABEz
FISHER, came near losing his life yesterday
afternoon. Having purchased at the swamp
land sale tract y Ing northwest of I.acon
he pa ssed over the ice on the opposite side
to 10 Ok at the timber, and when near the
old road, he broke through and sunk TO his
shoulders before he touched bottom. Ii was
half aa hour before he succeeded in making
aiy ono hear him; and before any came to
his rescue he had broken through some So
rods. lie was in the water about half an
hour, and another half hour elapsed before
lac reached the Marshall llouse. whittier he
was carried.-He was speeches. and help
less when taken out of the water, and but
Tor the fact that he was very robust and
vigorous man. would have peiisied. He
was terribly chilled by the ice water.-Lo-
con Gasstte, 1A&k,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

THE TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND PERSIA
-OMsSrAL STYLEs.-The -Eonit6ur pub
fishes a decree promulgating the treaty Of
friendship and commerce concluded between
France and Persia, The treaty opens in
this magnificent oriental style:
"ln the name of gracious and Inercilul
God
HIS high Majesty the Emperor Napoleon,
whose elevation is equal to that Of the plan
ct Saturn, 10 whom the sun series FOR 4
standard, the luminous star OF the firma-
rnent Of crowned heads, the sun of the hea-
ven o! royalty, the ornament OF the diadem,
the splc,idor of standards, imperial insignia,
the iIlust,iouS and liberal monarch,
And his Majesty as high as the planet Of
Saturn, the sovereign TO whom the sun
serves for standard, whose splrndor and
maeniicence are Ike those of the heavens,
the sublime sovereign, the monarch, whose
armies are as numerous as the stars, whose
grandeur recalls that of Djemschild, whose
munIiicence equals that of Darius, the heir
Of the crown and the throne of the Koyan-
lens. the sublime and absolute Emperor of
all Persia;
"Being each equally and sincerely desi-
rous of establishing relations Of friendship
between the two States" g., e.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

DrTcH rs. SnEgN.S.-The suit brought by
4. Dutch VS.. 7. c. Sherman, five or six years
ago for the destruction Of the printing Office
of the forEer, under a pretended process of
distress for rent, was tried for about the fifth
time in the Name county circuit court last
week, and resulted in 4 verdict OF s. 500 for
Dutch At the preceding trial Dutch got a
verdict for $4,000. The case will now 90
to the supreme court, Ar. Dutch not being
satisfied with the sum allowed him, which,
indeed, weuld scarcely pay his lawyers Up
70 this time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

ATTORNEY GENERAL DLACK.-We notice
several papers through the country, and our
own last week Inadvertently, by copying
from another paper, speak Of the new e. 5.
Attorney General as Col. s. w. Black, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa. This is an error. Col Sam
Black, of Pittsburgh, was quite prominent
speaker during the last presidential contest,
and being very able and eloquent man, the
mistake is easily made; but the new Attor-
new General is the Hon. JEREMIAH S. BACK,
up to the time of his appointment Il Judge
of the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
no, resident of Pittsburgh, but Of Somer-
set, Pa. ---
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

THE FEDEi:AL iFFcIyT,i9sTS-i,U has
been busy in her disposition OF the Federal
Offices ia this o:y, and We have RETAINED
from noticing Any Of the various arrange.
menis designated hy her. Weareiuf,rmej,
no ever, that persons who k10w, or pre-
tend to KNOW. state that the illinois d,i,Ea-
ton III Congress have recommended the
following appointments;
Vim. Prize. Of Chicago, Postmaster
James ". Davidson, Of Monmouth, Warren
C"unty, Marsha. y. ". Harrington, o.
Kane County, District Attorney. Jacoi
Fry, Of i.,sIle, Collector Of Customs in Chi
csgo. DR.. Il. MeTickar, surgeon to tho
Marine Hospital. - Chicago Iimc., yester
day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

AFrorsTszS-s.-Ws understand that our
esteemed fellow citizen Gen. Jacob Fry has
received the appointment from President
Buchanan OF Collector of the port OF Chica-
20. Gen +. was one Of the wheelhorscs of
the democracy il this region during the last
contest, and deserved. as he is enlincntIy
worthy to receive, this mark Of confidence
from the new administration.
By the same authority, we also learn that
Jas. ". Davidson, OF Warren county, late
democratic candidate for congress in the Pc
oria district, has been appointed |. S. Mar
shall FOR the Northern District Of Illinois
In long official list Of appointments in
The Washington Union we also find the fol-
lowing: g
J. Patten Anderson, of Washington Ter
ritory. Governor of said Territory
Samuel Mcdary, Governor OF Minnesota
Territory.
VIM. Wcer, Of Kansas, l. s Attorney for
said Territory, vice \. i. l>aacs, resigned.
Col. Z. :. Dennis, Of Illinois, Marsha! Of
Kansas.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

4 FIVE DAY LINE OF STEAMERS.
mcHts have been entered into, for a regular
five day line Of Steamers between this city
and 81. Louis. The line vii! consist Of the
following boats:
Persia, Capt. Rider; Tropir, Capt. Stack
pole; New ST. Paul, Capt. u. a. Brewer ;
York State, Capt Gray; Herald, Capt De
Wit,.
These boats heretofore have run only to
Peoria. but since it has been asccr,ained
that there are other portions of Creation
where business interests are worth looking
after, the proprietors Of the above line have
come to the very sensible conclusion that it
viii also be fer their own interest to run
their boats to the head OF navigation in fu-
ture.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21
IHos. 4. I.E>DrIcHS, Corn

~ act - a-rolu. commandment 20 bril r7ar: arf
library i"r IL. - % 'i- sapr-m= Cont iH tie
i--t .rGat 1ir''u Z tlis S:,te, aad 90 ~ af
IrHi-.---a therefor
SECTION lie i enacted by tie Pm
,,l> cf' Tie .S{4te II Jiitaots, yfgrt,>hted IN
tie GeH>rtL Is.easb'v That William Red
d, 4, Joseph .. Clover. George I. Walker.
William H. !. N4lla-- and Henry F. Eaincs
be aud ;aeT are hereby appointed commits
s!0ueFS, whose duty il shall i,e 10 procure =
suitable lot in the city Of Ottawa, in the
county Of Ia Sa..~. wpon which they shah
>u}erutlnd thu construction of building
far the -~c Of the Supreme Court in the 81
grand division of th.s state, oi suc. SIS aud
structure a. the iuiy oi the supreme court,
residing IN said grand division, shall direct:
Iry~iJcf That the same shall not exceed
iu cash :he sum @! sixteen thousand dollars.
which sum IS hereby appropriated, out 81
81 money IN t4- treasury u5. otherwise aP-
Uroyr.a-sd, ThscI shall be SUn}ec. u the
order Of said board of Commissioners up
on the presentation Of which order the aE-
ii or 4 public accounts = directed ID Issue
q warrant uuou the treasury, from tine t.
time, iu such sr.'us :. - be necessary ,o
he Used la the constr uctip. OF SAD buildings
in iayer Of said board: said sum To BE- ap-
p,ied and ..vesirL in the construction Q:
SAID building.
Sc. :. Before sail commissioners shall
enter Upon the discharge 81 The duties cre:.
ted ~ this act, thy s'.ai sake a oath faith
fully u perform sad duties, and sha'! give
bond. payable to the Governor Of the State
of Illinois Ia the sla. Of th;t,y-tivc 81 us2ud
dollars, with security % be approved hv tbs
judge of the Supreme C9Er, residing in
said division, which benz sha.. be flied IN
Tho office O: the secretary CT state, and shall
Of tie duties required ~ this act:
SIC. .. \ majority Of said board O: COM
uissiauers shaU be competent t. perform
any # the duties required by this at,
S.. :. This act II take effect aad DC IN
force from AID after VS. passage.
Annroyel. Feb llth. ls5I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

ROAD orES ACROSS THE IsTHIUs OF Tz-
uAuSTEPEc, -The New Orleans picayuno
has advices from Tchauutcpcc, bringing the
important information that the preliminary
carriage road across the lsthmus had been
completed after the almost lnccssant labor
Of 600 20 800 men for 4 period Of several
months. The two first carriages passed
over the road TO. the Pacific terminus on he
4th Of January among their occupants
were the American Consul at Vera Cruz,
Senior Gutieres, formerly Secretary of the
Treasury OF Mexico, and others. The car
riages returned next day, when there was
great rejoicing in consequence Of the glori-
Gus achievement, all along the lsthmus.
The contract with the Mexican Government
is now fulfilled, and the privileges guaran-
teed by it are secured. The perfect compile
ton of the road will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible, and il will probably be
opened OF the lst Of June 10 the travelling
public.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

DRIED ScoTT, the slave in reference to
whose case the recent important decision Of
the Supreme Court of the L. 6. on the
slavery question was made, Il appears is
owned by Mr. Chaficc, republican, free
dom-shrieking member Of Congress from
massachusetts,. itis true, Mr.. Chaifee says,
in an explanatory letter" that the negro is
the property Of his wife, and not himself;
bu; by the common law, which obtains gene.
rally in this country, we believe the brs-
band has pretty un United control Of the
personal property Of his wife.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

MAPLE S,GAE-Ehc BATON County Nici
EegubLicH. states tuat IN 50, 10: county
made more maple Su-.r than any other
county in the State. Iae amount was ~
I9J pounds; very near oae hundred thou
sand pounds more than was made Ia any
other coauiy. Should the present season
prove favorable. the amount INA ST., not
be far !rom 90 tons, which Wi! re worth
about 3d. 600. II the rate Of - pounds
Of sugar pyr head-ihe average coaSu:up-
tion-this amount XII Considerably more
than supply sugar fCr every iaaaJ..an! in
the COUNTY
We Judge from accounts We are reciyiag
from ali parts Of The country where ,,layle
trees flourish, that tic amount Of sugar
manufactured tn present season xii. treat '
exceed that Of any previous one. Tuc pro
liability is thai !: sv.., reach = hundred ...i,-
lion pounds, nearly three times the rroduc-
ton Of 1850, the best maple sugar season G.:
Which W have any record. I,4is amount.
vii. be ABOUT an--S-veujn o! the annual con
sumption Of the whole country. and viii, !.
Is to toe hoped, t.ud 10 hceI. ine prcsen. tx
orbitant prices Of cane sugar from cO.as
any higher. - Cdicag2 Fres,.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21
The ;1airy-..TIial of Mich Cows.

The Illinois State Agricultural Society Of
fercd the following premiums for the best
mich cows, under the rules and regulations
annexed:
oPES 10 ALL BREEDS OF CATTLE.
Best mich COW, Dip. and SIC
Cd do Medal and 10
Sd do ~ 10
The COW to be kept on grass only during
the experiment. The time of trial from 9TH
to the 10Th of June, and from the 9th to the
18th of August.
Statement to be furnished, containing:
1st The age and breed OF COW, and time
Of calving.
I'd. The quar,iry OF milk in weight and
measurement, and also weight Of butter
during eaci, period OF ten days.
Sd. The butter made to be exhibited with
COW at the fair, and the statement to be ve-i-
fed by the affidavit of competitor.
The awards will be declared st the next
State Fair, by committee especially ap-
pointed for that purpose.
This notice is published at an carly day,
to enable all those to enter into competition
for the premiums who desire to do so.
BY order OF the president:
ser S. FRANCIS,
Cor See H. State Ag. Society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE-Cn Sunday
morning last, at about one O'Clock, small
house owned and occupied by widow wo-
man by the name Of Htnncssy, was burnt
to the ground, and Z little son of hers between
four and five years Of age persisted in the
flames The evening previous, Mrs Hen
messy vert TO distant part of the city to
attend a party, leaving her child alone, lock-
I'd in the :.oese with light burning.
The supposition is that the child must
have set his bed, or something else on fire
by moving around, perhaps III search Of his
mother. An inquest was held on Sunday,
the jury returning Il verdict that tie child
came 10 his death through the carelessness
of the moiher.-LG Sale Press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

JUsT THE SEAsoN.--lf health follows the
administration of remedy for disease, al
most without exception, though it is pre-
scribed in million of instances, and in all
forms of disease, all the doctors On the
globe could not make the people believe that
it was not good remedy, or that the in
vcntor was not a public henefactor. IIur-
Iey's Sarsaparila is expressly designed TO act
on those organs whose functions are essen
tal to health--ths stomach, liver. lungs,
kidneys, and skin, restoring their deranged
functions or uses, and thereby purifying and
cleansing the blood-the very fountain Of
life.-St. Louis Herald.
Sold in Ottawa by D. Walker 4 Go.
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pprsrRvr yorn UAIn-To those who a,

PRESERVE YOUR UAIR.-~To those who are
not aware that each particular hair on the
head is a hollow tube, through which the
fluids circulate which convey nourishment
and mpaIt It's peculiar shade of co.or, it
seems Enhprthensible how restoratiyes
can produce renova'ing influence. W h'le
preparations OF this nature were entrusted 10
ouacks, and ignorant manufacturers OF per-
fumes and cosmetics, much and irreparabic
mischief was inflicted on many credulous
end deluded sufferer. But when scientific
men like Professor Wood, bring the lights
of physiology and chemistry t, bear upon
the treatment of such specaites, the result
is the complete success which the ccrtil-
Gates Of thousands of relieved sufferers bear
testimony TO. See his advertisemcnt.-Ue-
hoit Catholic Tindicator. mar14-2w
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21
Swamp Lands in the state..-Letter of the
| Commissioner Of the General LAID OF.

Swamp Lands I'm the Stete... Letter of the
Commissioners Of the General Laud OF.
flee.
Hon. Jesse X. Dubois, the State Auditor,
communicates the following letter to tire
Springfield Journal:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON March Z, 1867
His Ercelleney. Witliom II. Bisseli, Governor
eff Illinois, Springfield:
IR:-By an act passed on the Sd Of March,
1857, Congress has confirmed the selections
Of swamp and ovcrfowed lands, granted to
the several States by the act of Congress,
approved September %, 1850, heretofore
made and reported TO this Office, and 80
far as the same shall remain vacant and IN
appropriated, and not inteIfcred with by an
actual settlement under any existing law of
the United States, il is required that the
same shall be approved and patented as soon
as practicable. The same law continues in
force the act Of the % of March, 1870, and
extends It's provisions to al! entries and loca-
tons Of lands claimed as swamp lands made
since its passage. BY this law, all Of the
contested cases remaining unadjusted are al
an end. and we are preciuded from entertain
ing further objections against the approva.
Of any lands heretofore selected and report
20 all their selections remaining vacant and
unappropriated, and not interisred with by
any actual settlement Also, to the purchase
money in cases CT cash entry made since the
passage Of the act of $50, and an equivalent
in lands for the tracts Located with military
bounty land warrant or script. Every effort
will be made to promote the speedy adjust
ncnt Of the swamp grant in conformity with
The recent legislation, and the selection in
each state VIII he acted upon in the order of
their receipt al this aiiice. The lists necessa-
~ to enable the States to derive ihe benefits
of the acts Of "a March, 1853. and 81 March.
1857, wlil be prepared and transmitted with
out delay. As the act Of 1867 continues in
force the prior law Of % March, 1850, the
provisions Of the latter regarding the issue
Of patents 10 the purchasers, &c, will he
considered as binding. and the same will be
withhold in cases Of prior sale by tie
State, until the execution Ct the release
therein mentioned. Ii will be necessary.
therefore, that We should be advised Of nj
sales Of swamp lands made by the State
since the Passage Of the act of 1885, which
report should be made within ninety DAYS
that We may be enabled properly to discri-
!ninat-. The necessary Information relative
to the form Of the report, &c, vii be found
IN the letter from this Office, Of March 9th,
Is55, aud it is respectfully suggested that
You give The earlics. possible attention. - the
matter. With great respect,
Iasr OBJ scrgant,
IHoS. 4. i.E>DuIcHS, Com
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

iNSIIR.-IoN - EkSsAs-Thc i,amiCra.
ton 70 hansns'',t the present season. 50 FAR,
exceeds anything Of the kind ever before
Witnessed ~ our country. We DOUBT whc-
liner the emigration To- California vas great.
or than that now going f1rwad - the new
Territories s. Louis IS filed w:th stIaa.
gers, anl our STEAMERS crowded with ,he
sturdy ycomnnTy of the older States, al
d' stine4 for the fruitful plains Of Kansas
Oar eiuzeuS !ayenow before them living
example Of what this Immigration would
have been last season. had not the iaceudiary
conduct Of the RePUJlicGn and other kin.
drcd prints. driven It from our borders. u
their appeals - the f.nsticism and p-cjuti-
ces,f border rGliiamism-.St. Lguis Deq0
brit. 1874.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

CIRcrrr JCDGEs.-J. Y. Eustace, late mem
Der Of the legislature. has been elected Judge
of the new judicial circuit COMPOSED OF the
COUNTIES Of Lee, Ogle, Carroll, and White
side. Hon j. y. Norton has been elected
Judge in the Will circuit, in place OF S. W.
Randall, resigned; and Ir. BaiIou, demo-
erat, Of Princeton, has been elected Judge in
the new circuit composed of the counties Of
Bureau. Marshall, &c, over SiIas RAMSEY
republican
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

STocK l%roRTISG AssocIATIos.-Me ssrs. j.
\. Brown, II. Jaroby, and II. c. Johns left
this city on Thursday last for England, as
agents oil the Illinois Stock Importing Asso-
CATION, for the purpose of procuring b,ooded
stock They intend being gone six ,nonsI,s.
On their return we expect that the associa-
ton will have some of the best stock in the
United Staies.-SprinaJieM Rep, 16M.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

AckIx, the murderer of Narcross, at AL
toona, Pa, (mentioncd in the Free Trade,
two weeks ago. was arrested on the 1lti
inst, in Luzerne county, Pa, and lodged in
the Jail Of Columbia county. Mckinn, it is
understood, acknowledged to the officer who
arrested him that ne was the man who had
travelled with Narcross. The latter had
paid McKirn's passage to wait on him while
travelling, being sick
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

Two DAYS IN 4 CoFFlN AILvF.-Mr. 7. Z.
Butler, Georgia timber-cutte', went to Sa-
yannah, short time since, to sell timber.
and was taken sick, and it W as thought died.
His remains were deposited in a coffin and
sent home. On opening the coffin after its
arrival, he was discovered to smile. Medj-
cal assistance was immediately obtained.
and it is said that he is fa.. recovering. He
was in his coffin nearly two days.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

= writer in the London Lance, says that il
persons who are addicted to sprees will,
when they feel the periodical appetite com.
ing on, take half drachrn of ipecac, and
von,it, they will lose the appetite for che
time entirely and if they follow up the
emetic plan, will cure themselves Of the
habit. When the intense desire for alcoholic
sti,nulants comes on, the stomach is at fault :;
evacuate it, and the desire is removed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-03-21

To the sick and disabled.-We speak
without hesitation, and declare Dyer's Heal
ing Embrocation to be the greatest remedy
exlant for rheumatism, cuts, wounds, pain,
either external or internal, &C., dc.
Sold in Ottawa by G. L. Thompson and
a. S. Putnam.