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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-19

Country residence ami Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber will sell his residence about miles
below Ottawa the Illinois river with from sixty
hundred and fifty of land, purchasers may
desire.
The place has 4 CONNEXIONS House, good Barn. Corn
Cribs, &C. young Orchard, about eighty acres under
tho pow, and is every way desirable location. Ii
is az all seasons easily accessible from by
lent road, and readily be divided make two or
more very pleasant residences.
Also for SALE 80 of Lani the River being
all OF Section Il that lies South Of the Illinois River
Apply 10 d. r. Cameron, Glover Cooks Oace or
TO L. p. Sanger, Ottawa. Tsep9al
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-06-19
True & WATERMAN

FOR SAFE
|NlNPRONED lands in La Sale, Livingston, Gruniy,
Z Nhi:esie Bureau, and Champaign Counties. in this
State aaa in the Counties Of Black Hawk Gruudy Cerro
Gorlo, Iowa Polk Powesheck. and Greene. in Iowa.
Also, improved farms in De Kalb aud La Sale Coun-
ties an improved 50 mile from Earlve, FOR sale
rent an improved so four miles north Ottawa,
wl be sold in whole or part.
Also. several Houses and Lots in Ottawa; Lots in
Green's Addition, and other parts Of the City, all Of
wiz will be sold to suit the times Terms Of payment
will be found easy. Tfeb6l JOHN T.. ANTHONY.
For sale or TO Rent,
HOUSE, pleasantly situated east side Of Fox River.
y fcb6 JOHN 4. ANTHONY.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
Principles and not Mon.

Who does not retain an impressive remcm-
hmuce NJ the emphasis which democratic or
alors were wont % give 70 this sentiment iu
oil their appeals 10 the people iu former
years. but f1r some reason the idea iuy0ly-
/ od iu IL seems 90 be becoming obsolete with
I the party in certain latitudrH, nj into yrurH.
Perhaps, having failed 20 make Ia repetition,
and the usual windy defamation accompany
Ing IL, scycabe 20 party success, or r@nem-
Leriug the old adago that variety 10 tho
spice Of lifo," the omees 81 the parry just
now In Vermont have reversed the terms.
Men and not Principles seems 10 be their
motto, and hence our democratic journals are
comparatively silent about the principles Of
their party candidates for state and county
officers, but very dilIuso and eloquent about
their uneKcepuonable character Now this
may be All very polite but not altogether
mont, the honest yeomanry Of the state, with
but rare exceptions, have no sympathy with
The principles and policy Of thf present Ma
lionnl Administration. Mulutudos Of the
rank and file Of the democratic party heartily
disapproye Of the Presidents measures to re-
strict freedom In Kansas and force upon II O
constitution establishing slavery ~ an insti
tuition upon the state, but they aro not quite
prepared 70 separate from the party on this
account Il Is quito oKpodiant therefore, Tor
their sakes, 10 say little about lhe principles
Of the party, the national democratic platform
sustaining the abolition Of the Missouri com,
promise and the doctrine that colnrcd men
have no rights under the constitution, We
commend therefore the foresight Of our
brethren Of the democratic press in thi, mat
ter. Nobody we are confident, Is more firm
Iy convinced than they, that thtir candidates
have uo chance Of success with the people
except on the grounds Of their general repu
htIon for integrity In their business relations
and their uncSccptiouahle moral character,
We are certainly glad that they can nay no /
much for their candidates In this respect,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
What the People Want.

The National lntcligcnccr, in the course
Of an article founded upon the question put
by democratic paper ofVirginiu viz, "What
do the people Of the country want P" we'll an.
swcrs as follows;
"Thc people want an end put TO sectional
agitation, as well in its causes as It's effects.
They want we'll regulated national cur
rcncy.
Ihnl-uant- just aaI-a.l44..- Interpretation
awarded to American industry.
They want iudicious system Of internal
Improvements, Instead of the present partial
and sposmodic legislation Of Congress,
They want the public lands carefully hus-
banded, if their proceeds cannot be equally
distributed.
They want a remedy applied to tho abuses
connected with the dispcnsntion of the public
patronage which provoke complaint
even from the party which first inauguratcd
the spoils era IN politics.
They want an economical administration
of the government, rs well in the collection
rs in the disbursement of its revenues.
They want justice, dignity and Godcration
in the conduct of our foreign affair.", whether
as regards the great Powers of Europe or
the feeble States on our own continent.
They want no further extension of our Ter.
ritorial limits.
They want the Executive power restrained
within-its ancient restrictions. They want
the Judiciary, both State and Federal respect
cd alike for the purity and independence Of
its decisions.
They want no moro decisions and dcccp-
tons growing out Of ambiguous legislation
with respect to the Territories, or other top
les of national concern.
They want the Federal Legislature gov.
crncd more by the felt necessities of the
country AID less by the cxigcncics Of party"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
Preaching VI. Practice.

"Why don't you battle Slavery where Il
eNistsa Why don't you preach Abolition
whore there are slaves 90 be freed p" asks
modern Democracy "rc are as much oppos-
ed 10 slavery uf sou are, bat We don't see
the use Of dccryiug an evil whore il has no
existence Attack slavery where il "a and
we are " W YOU"
Frank blair took these people az their
word, lie is, aud long has been sla,cho.
deri he lives, aud has long lived, IN slave
state. Upon full consideration, hc Judged
free labor preferable 10 slave, and resolved
to do his best To substitute the former for the
latter. On this is.uo Ice fought his last bat
tie on this issue uhrough the running of o
third c1ndidutel be Is beaten. In politics he
is, with his father, Of the Jackson.licnton
-llard-Moncy school, and CON
dstcnt observer Of It's prccepts, Yet he is
beaten because lac is for emancipation, and
Northern Democracy (of the Sham ordcrl
filings mp is cap in triumph! lts organs are
rejoicing, all over the country nt his defeat I!
rejoicing that u pro.slnNcEl nemacraL suc-
cccds him Which shall we bricvc-thcse
mems professions or their acts p Ifibm,c.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

and thence on the same eide Of the track %
the dwelling house Of 3. y, Qu'mpy when
was also destroyed, Bot little OF his i'r',.
ture was saved. NJ Quimby was insured
for $3.50, Which waa,all the Insurance. upon
tho property destroyed
On the West side Of the track the hfe ca
tended from Col, Pays store % the BLACK
smiths shops occupied By Mr. VIM Mar
shall, thence 10 the carriage and paint shop
occupied by j. q, Blake, and owned by MI
l.. c. Townsend Of Waterford-Who must be
great laser-and thence s0utherty 20 the
blaoksmith's shop Of Carbee q Parker Here
the progress Of the fire was arrested
For a long time Mr. Thompson's ilotelon
the opposite side Of the road, was In iminent
danger, aud was In fact several times on IRE
but was promptly oKtiuguished by men on
the roof
The total loss il yadoualy estimated az
from $4,000 10 $4,000
As soon a. the fire was discovered dos
patch was sent 70 your place for assistance,
which was promptly responded to by "Del,
uge No, q" j, Doles Foreman, which arrived
ON the ground Mt about o'eioe'ri beet toe
late tabo Of great assistance, Our citizens
we're not at all griered at this but thankful
that there was but little work for that gallant
company 10 do.
We feel under great obligations to your
GremcE and citizens Tor the prompt and
hearty manner In which they responded %
our call 10 this day Of our calamity We
assure them, that should We ever be called
upon to reoprooaie this Kindness, (Which
God frhid) we will eudcayor to do no with
as ready hand and willing heart, as
they,
To the citizens Of Barnet village we are
also under great obligations, without their
assistance no doubt the fire would have cx-
tended further,
Too much can not be said IN praise Of the
Ladies' Of both villages, they woro present In .
yoodiy numbers and irorkcd, passing pals .
md removing property with great energy
lnd perseverance, believe Il 4 proyorha
hat Ladies' are better at fire than men,
hey ccrtoinly proved themselves equal to
hem ON this occasion. H.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
Liquor-Law rro.ceu.iou.tnc o,,..r,,

Last Friday night about / o'clock, Samu-
el f. French of Coventry disturbed the do
nestle tranquility" pretty thoroughly, by
driving his wife and children out into the
street and refusing to re-admt them to the
house. An officer was called, who arrested
French, and kept him till next day, when he
was sober enough to go before John w. Muz-
zey, Esq, and be put upon his disclosure,
which, however, implicated only Canadian
rumseiler who was not subject to Yankee
liquor laws. French was then arraigned be-
fore Charles Throsher, ESQ., on complaint
tor drunkenness, and being found guilty bv a
Jury of his country" was sentenced to nav n
hne oil 50 costs to the amount of nearly
- more, from which he appealed.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

ANOTHER ATLANTIC CAnLE.--Thc New
York Erniag Post hos,a sensible article on
the Atlantic Cable, and says that the next
thing TO be done is tho laying of another
line. "lhc practic liability of such work"
says our contemporary, eve pgcsumc, is now
demonstrated tho necessity for il. of course,
needs no demonstration. Both tcrmini of
the present line are in foreign territory, aud
the controlling influence in the Company,
very properly, is in English hands. The
gentlemen who, by their persistent energy
and sngncity in establishing electrical com
munication between this and the old world
have covered themselves with imperishable
honor, should complete their task by laying
n second cable as noon as possible from this
port. The cable already laid can never do
half the business that will Offers aud instead
Of laying more cables between ireland and
Newfoundland, we trust the Company will
anticipate any movement in other quarters
by taking measures at once to meet the wants
of this metropolis" We presume that half
dozen lines would find ample employment
and paying profits A sufficient number of
lines should be established to prevent that
outrageous monopoly which we find among
the land telegraph companies in this country,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
Di.nstrous Firc n, ncIndoe,. FnlI..

most disastrous conhagration visited the
village of Mclndoc's Falls on Tuesday even,
ing, leaving Il large portion OF that cniCrpris.
ing place blaekencd ruin. The fire was
discovered about . o'clock in a building near
the railroad track, and the progress Of the
flames was not stayed till six buildings were
burned TO the ground. As there was no fire
engine in the place the citizens could not ar.
rest the progress Of the flames earlier, and il
was by the greatest cxcrton that the flames
were confined to these six buildings, for 9TH
crs were on fire several times. Although a
messenger was despatched 10 this place in a
hand-car for assistance, and the call was inn
mediatcly responded to by Delugc No, ., Vet
II was some three hours before the fire com
pany arrived on the ground too late to be
OF service TO the burning buildings, but a
good protection for those near by so serious
iy threatened by The devouring element.
This fire Is a very severe blow to the bust
ness and enterprise of this village, and will
be felt the more as they had not recovered
from the rcvulsion experienced by the failure
OF their great lumber company year or two
since. We greatly mistake public sentiment
If these sufferers do not have the heartfelt
sympathy of our whole community. We
have been kindly furnished with the full par
tcuars by n gentleman who lives ut McIn-
does, and who was present at the fire:
McINpoEs FALLS, Aug. is, 1853.
Our village was last evening visited BY a
very destructive fire, originating as is gen
orally supposed, from spark from the Lo-
connective of the up Passenger train. 1t was
first discovered, about 8 o'clock, in the roof
Of the building owned by Mr.. L. Duncan,
and occupied in the upper part by his family,
(who were from home,) in the lower part by
Col. d. Fay aud family as dwelling house
and store,
From the first it was evident that this
building must be destroyed, and the exer-
tons of the citizens were directed to the say
ing OF the property within this and the adj
joining buildings-bnt having no fire engines
the fire spread to the shop on the opposite
side of the railroad truck and owned by the
railroad Co., which Vas entirely, consumed,
together with Il large quantity of lumber
owned by d. +. Blodgctt, Esq, which had
been placed there but. a few hours previous,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
Accident.

While engine company No, . were running
down Eastern Avenue TO take the cars Tor
the fire at Mclndocs Tuesday night, Mr..
John A. Green trppcd aud fell, aud the On.
CINE and hosc carriage passed over him. Al
though lac was badly bruised, no bones were
broken, and his injuries will not probably
prove very serious II was remarkable that
be was not killed. The engine weighs abor t
one tun, and was going very fast at the time,
and although he was dragged somo distance
10y holding on to the pole, he was pulled I'M
der the wheels and run over before the On.
ginc could be stopped.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
oar uiiirnry Compnny.

The meeting on Monday evening was CALI
ed to order by Col l., w Fcntou Geo. a.
Merrill was elected Captain A. i. Blunt lst
Lieutenant, VIM. II. Horton ~, Daniel
Thompson Sd, Horace Alden ith Henry
l.. Humphrey was chosen O1icrly Sergeant
and Clerk, T. T. Brown ID Sergeant, WIN. A.
Wells 3D., w. w. Mack i,h. John Clark was
chosen LIST Corporal, c. Il. Crossman ID,
John Stevens 81, II. L. Sawyer 18th. Henry
l.. Humphrey, j. Bolcs, and G. r. Crossman,
were appointed a committee to dram con-
stitution and bylaws. The next meeting
ilIl-he- Nfuurtay evening next, at Union
Hall, at IL O'Clock.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
The Ocean Gable Talks
FIRST MESSAGES
-uT TIL
QUEEN OF ENGLAND
AND az IIlE-
President Of the United States
-As UlANsWrnp oyER uW-
AfhHiie Ieiegraph cutie,

The thing is did. The following messages
Of the Queen and President were received
here by telegraph on Tuesday morning,
They will be read with great interest,
TO tho President ofthe United States,
HIM MAHFTY desires to congratulate the
President upon the successful completion Of
this great international work, In which the
Queen has taken the deepest interest
The Queen IL convinced that tho President
will join with her In ieyenily hoping that the
Electric Cable which now connects Great
Britain with the United States viii prove an
additional link between the Nations whose
friendship IL founded upon their commoB
interest and reciprocal esteem,
The Queen has much pleasure 10 thus com
munilaling wilh the President, aud renewing
70 him her wishes Tor tho prosperity Of The
United States,
(SiFncdD VICTORIA, &C., Sc,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

MEssUs, EuUoHsi An amusing lttlo Incl.
lent occurred on board the cStp train from
the Post Mastera District convention holden
at Bradford last WcdHosdyB Near NeNbu-
~, acme ambitious Democrat proposed to
take vote on the cars, when 10 aud behold
the result was that the Republicans beat
them handsomely The "luyiuciblrs" were
somewhat chagrincd and characterized Il "a q
"llindoo train III.
august Is, 1888!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

PLAIN TAIK.-William Carey Jones, SON
in-law Of Col, Benton, having gone to st.
Louis to assist in the defeat Of Frank Blair,
and rttackcd him and his father with great
virul9nce, through the columns of the Rcpub-
'licGr, Mr.. Blair alluded TO his assailant in his
closing campaign speech MS follows;
Not content with letting loose their west
crn pack, after those five Richmonds had
been driven from the field, here comes ano-
Their man, Mr.. Carey Jones, who halls from
Washing on-who has had n rowing commits
sion to visit Central America and other dis.
tunt countries, because he had UNANIMOUSLY
slandcred his brothcr-in-law, Fremont, during
the last campaign, and who now, in order 20
cntitle himself to another office, ut the bid.
ding of the President, makes an attack on
me, which is paradcd in the Republican, and
circulated in pamphlets throughout the city.
don't conceive it TO be my province to take
this man by the throat for although might
bonuit the public by acting MS executioner Of
all the vcrmin the administration keeps, vet
tbs n,Gn--,clo ohcpofcs bctuecn mama a
Jot and the hHeheH Of the White Houge-T
!eare to, his 0jca ti,tS 10 ,icsioy-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
CnIcdonIn Fnir Grounhco.

We understand the managers of the Fair
Ground are looking at Mr.. Charles Ranney's
farm with a view to its purchase, and permo-
nent fixture for the future fairs of lhe ngricnl.
turui society. Its central location, being at the
Junction OF the two roads leading from Fair.
banks Village and from the Plain. and roads
north, and Immediately upon the railroad
on the cast, with the ample room of thirty
acres, large and living stream of water. sutTi-
cent for fountains and watering PURPOSES
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
4 Lesson.

wiTt54' FiTJ. ii55'.
pie OF Mclndoc's Falls INDUCED in on the re-
ccipt Of the Queens message, should remind
us all who live in these wooden villages, how
very easy it would be for any of us to have a
celebration Of our own, on the least provoca-
ton. The only security that We can have is
in good fire department aud plenty of
available water. Aud we believe our fire de
partment will be more than ever appreciated
now. aler so severe lesson in a -neiaAhnt=
ing town. We were very glad, few days
since, to see that the cistcrns on Main street
were being repaired; for broken cistcrns that
can hold no water are q poor protection
against fire. We believe that cistcrns should
be built oil over our village, and then if a
supply of water is kept in them all we should
be better protected against the devouriug cl-
emcnt, than any other village in the vicinity
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

POPULAR SovERErGNry.H-Thc Sheriff Of
Lcavenworth, Kansas. advcrtiscs for sale
yoke of oxen, and a Negro Boy Is years Of
age Although ninetccn-twentieths Of the
people of Kansas are opposed to Slavery,
the institution is forced upon them by dem
ocratiS administration. Here is q practical
illustration OF the charming beauties of "pop-
ular Sovereignty as expoundcd by the Gin
cinnnti Platform-which is made the shibbd-
leth of dcmocracy-and illustrated by dem
ocratic administration.-Ph enir.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21
\ BcnuIiraI niunder.

During the transmission of the Queens
message, the Electricians at valentia dcsistcd
from completing it, in order to make some
slight repairs on the instruments. In this
incomplete state, Qho first paragraph only
being given) it was sent to the President and
the press Of the county, The next day,
another instalmcnt of the message was re-
ccived, and the stupid bunder explained.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

THE TERMINI or TUE TElEGRAru,--Bull'
Bay or Bu6oul Bay, is bay on the cast side
of Newfoundland in latitude AZ % North,
and longitude 80 20 West of Greenwich.
The station has been named "Cyrus," in hon
or Of Cyrus W. Field.
Nalcntia of kmmorc, picturesque island
off the west coast Of Ireland, seven miles
long and two broad, is separated from the
mainland by Strait a mile and half in
breadth, and contains the most westerly har-
Dor in the British isles. The harbor is deep,
capaeious and land-locked, and has lately ut
tractod considerable attention, as the pro-
posed westerly termination of railway com
and principal station for Atlantic
steamers
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

TnE HIGHEST CRDE.-Mr. Buohanans
mouth-picce, (the Washington Uaion,) thus
pointedly Expresses hiH notions of the crimi-
nnlity of douglas and his mihions";
"As tho matter now stands, Gar moro than
,Df any former period of our history. We
maintain that a failure 10 able by the laicS
Of the democratic party is The 1FGHEST'
ChIHE Mai q IlPrescntdlire cnm commit"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

CS"The batteries to be used in sending
messages over the Atlantic cable are Of
Wheatstonc's patent, and of such exceeding
power that they will keep the 1850 miles Of
wire continually charged with electricity.
They are immense combinations Of zinc and
platina, arranged in the manner of layers of
natural attonW. Notwithstanding the i'm
mense power which is required of them, such
perfection has been reached in the conStruc-
ton of telegraph machinery that these bat
terits VIII be constantly operated mt cost al
not more than SHILLING az hour!
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

~ We once heard distinguished man
oe our State, who at the time had probably
taken his fourth or fifth glass, bitterly lament
ing his lost opportunities. 81 am he cx-
claimed, upwards Of thirty years old. My
father ut my age had fought several ducls,
and here l. poor devil, havn't fought one"
We should add, in justice to the author of
This pathetic lament, that he abundantly sup
piled what he felt to be the important short
comingS Of his life as soon afterwards MS he
conveniently could. LomSrWc Journal
T-g- "Pencc on earth and good will toward
men" This we are told is to be the first vi
bration of the wire through the ocean depths
from England TO America. 1t comes from
the Queen Of England-~tho bnptismal prayer
TO conEccrate the most important himan
enterprise eyer born into the hiStory of the
world.
Coon DErEnNiNAuoN.--W William c. BRYANT
in letter from Paris, declines the office Of
legent Of the New York University, 10 which
he was chosen last winter-giving rs one
reason therefor his aversion to any form
ofpublio life, by long habit made inyincible.
A.VERY OLD FooT.--Sunday next (says
the Universe OF the 23d) being tho feto Of
NJ. Victor of Marscilics. u grand mu scal
mass will be celebrated in Paris at 10 clock,
IN the church of ~. Nicholas du Chardonnet,
IN which the foot of the saint is preserved.
sthe foot Will be exposed during the day TO
the veneration Of tho faithful, and after yes
pors in the afternoon it will be carried in pro-
eession. The foot, though it has existed tifN
teen hundred years, ive hundred of which, it
has been IN the parish of ST. Nichols. is
still preserved ia flesh aud bone.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-21

( F'g'ES3i1s ~ ts'Ir FFaiif1'
ALBANY, Aug 10. There Is immense cx-
ctcmcnt here, owing TO the receipt of the
Queens message As soon as the intcll-
gcucc reached the city, rockets were fired
from opposite the telegraph office, bonGrcs
blnzcd in all the streets, and the greatest re-
ioioing prevailed. Cannon are now being
fired and the bells are ringing
BUFFALO, Aug, TO- Tho reception Of the
Queens message catsCd great excitement
throughout the city. 81. paul's chimes, to-
gether with oil the church and fire bells are
ringing Crowds uuuErugatcd IN The streets,
and immense enthusiasm prevailed. Prep
arations for grand illumination are in pro-
grcss.
UTICA, n. V, Aug. TO- There was gen.
cral cNultaton here on the receipt of the
Queens message. Cannon, bells and cheers
gave uttcrancc to the general JOY, and bon
fires were lighted everywhere. Tho Hcdld
office was illuminated and the whole city was
alive with enthusiasm and rejoicing.