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Fifty Dollars Reward,

ON Monday, the 9th inst, between IL and o'clock
" Z. NJ, while the subscriber waiting at the
Railroad depot in Ottawa for the arrival the
from the East, and had hitched his horse attached to
onehorse wagon, near G. Irion's Bakery,
drel cut the harness in varou places in such manner
10 destroy and endanger the life of any at
tempting to drive the vehicle. Any person giving inor
nation that will lead to the detection of the pereator
Of the outrage, will receive the above reward >,
my2-1m HENRY BENsoN
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Real estate.
LCCIAN II SANGER,
ILLINOIS LAND AGENCY.
lands for Sale.

Lands bought and sold on Commission. Taxes paid,
Abstracts of Title furnished Collections made, Invest
ments made in Government or other Lands, Money
Loaned. OTTAWA. AUGUST &. 1871.
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For safe.
ETNiMPRONEDl lands i'll La Sale, Livingston, Grundy
Whtesde, Bureau, and Champaign Counties, in this
State, and in the Counties of Black Hawk Grundy, Cerro
Gordo, Iowa, Polls Po~eshricE. and Greene. in Iowa.
Also, improved farms in De kab and La Sale Coun-
ties improved 30 mile from Earvi.le for sale
improved iG0 acres, four miles north OF Ottawa
will 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
which will be sold to suit the times Terms of payen
will be found easy. feb6l JOHN z. ANTHONY.
For Sale.
A VERY desirable residence, the business part
"A OF the City For further Information inquire of p.
THORN the eises, first door north OF the Epsco-
pal Church. MART
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Country residence and Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber will sell his residence, about two miles
below Ottawa, the Illinois river, with from sixty
one hundred and fifty of land, purchasers may
dasire.
The place has a commolious House, good Barn, Corn
Cribs, &c, young Orchard about eighty under
the plow, and every very desirable location 1t
is at all easily accessible from nv
lent road, and can readily be divided to make two
very pleasant residences.
Also for sale, 40 of Land the River being
all of Section 1. that lies South of the Illinois River.
Apply to D. +. Cameron ut Glover & Cooks Office, or
to l.. =. Sanger, Ottawa. Tscp29l
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Wall Paper Depot.
s. Q. EARL e SON

4: 3. 7. Pielp, old !Sdnd Main Street, 0tIscd,
Illinois,
IIAvE just received their Spring stock and have
! for sale the elegant lot OF Paper Hangings,
Window Drspery and Shades ever offered in Ottawa
They are prepared to furnish in quantities suit pur
chaser the latest patterns OF Satin, GIT Wood ard OAK
Papers. with matched and common borders. A-o. Fancy
Window Shades Fire Board Prints &C &c. Their stock
is purchased directly from the Manufacturers ard sold
4 a small advance ON first cost. rnYl,-f
I,AsTFRN MADE Doors sash, and Blinds. for sale by
IL juii, :. c. EARL son.
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Ale0is!ncs.
DIR. II. JAMES
Extract Of Cannabis Indica,

(ilcoio!c preparation from the leaves imported from
Calcuttal
FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF
& O y = l. NJ L 4 . n,
BroHcdit1s, asthma. Coughs, Colds, Nervous
Dejiiity, &.
PRICE, 5000 PEG BOTTLE.
- S0n@ genuine without q" Or. II. James, - Grand
ST. Jer-yy City" blown ia the hottie. For sale ~
ftt4l-=n u. WALELE - co. Sd. i ysDts.
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EA1.E. CAMPAIGN TO-. 1857.
RusseNFS Furniture DepOt,

yEyIE subscriber respectfully his old patrons
4 and the people, and ALL that the arrangements
the Depot complete. United lerg IA Of VI are
rooms 2.yo feet by 20.
As while enarging and building he out his entire
old stock, he has filed up with new articles and
STYLES and his stock of fine Furniture will be found
much larger and complete. Such articles rs he
keeps in addition to s manufacture bought for
cash and Of necessity be sold the terms,
strictly the price system Small profits and
$40 turns. In a word, in assortment, quality, and
prices the Depot don't play second fiddle any other
Furniture Institution i'll the State not excepting Chicago
for prices
Looking Glass and Picture Frames of all styles and
sizes made to order and Looking Glass Plates OF all
silzs kept OF hand and put in old frames.
E.Ottawa, September 10, lo3I PETER RUSSELL.
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Hats, Hats. and Caps

ISAAC FEI Gil has re moved bis Hat and Cap Store en-
Columbus Street sol,h Of the supreme Court House
hGiding, whsre he woui De glad T. see al, Of his old
fri-uiz agair. feb2J
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PHILIP GCDFE;i.l:S
Family Grocery Store

corner of Min aai Colufa5,s sts.. Ottar0,
e.IE subscriber respectfully bgs leave To call the
attention az tie public TO 'i. U1cs--y Establish
m.nr on the OF Main and Columbus streets near
the Fox Bridge. H. E-eI's -;aL-y hand and
receive. ~.eAiy from the south and iaJ supplies o..
Family Groceries q PEoVisioIse.
Embracing every article belonging ri. line trade
many other. usually found in similar establish
m-uts a be buys only with Cash he therefore sell
cheap merchant IN town IL respectfully in
persons give him call before purchasing
-hrrr. lie ha- also large Of Tobaccn and
Cigars II, beg thanks FOR the Kind ard se
raj patronage heretofore extended him and .acit. II.
continuance. [jaDI9I PHILIP GODFREY.
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CONFECTIONERY STORE.

At Hlmdlie's old stdnd Main Street. nearly oPpo-
site tbs Bank,
OTTAWA. ILLINOIS.
THE subscriber having taken the late popular estab
j lishment of J. Il. Hamale, is prepared manufac-
supply heretofore, all kinds of CONNECTION
cry Wholesale and retail warranted equal the best
eastern article.
He also keeps all kinds OF TOYS table ornaments &c
ICE CREAM served at any hour during the summer
his Also, supplied by the quantity to private
families, parties, &c
All kinds Of fancy Wedding Cake constantly on hand,
o manufactured TO order. [may26l WIN. EBERT.
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ANEW style Of Gents Dress Shirts Just received IRON
~ NY, 1T P2ESCCrT'S Furnishing 6oodf Storc.
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For SE;n.

For Sale.
West half Sec. 26, Town 81 N Il. East, $40 acres.
West half swa Sec Il, Town 81 n, X. East, 50
West half nwq Sec Ii, Town 81 N, r. East. 50 ac
The above lands are among the most desirable in La
Sale County situated from to 10 miles from Ottawa,
and will be sold reasonable terms. Apply the
1ersigned, at Alton, H. tOct 81 HENRY S. BAKER.
Farm for Sale.
OFFER far sale for cash on time, my old home
stead farm in the town of Farm Ridge, consisting of
about 220 acres of cultivated land and 81 social
ed timber. Good dwellings, orchard and abund of
springs for stock water novli-tf BRONSON MURRAY.
Residence for sale.
OFFER for sale for cash, n of years, for
Il well secured paper my present residence, on the
blu one and quarter mile. north of the Court House
novli-u BRONSON MURRAY.
House .ud Lot for sale.
A LARGE, coInmodous, and well finished two story
~ bric House, in Ottawa Centre. for sale, with
tions In the City, only minutes walk from the Court
House Enquire OF The subscriber, the Bank Of OF
tawa March 2?l GEO. WfIPPLE
city lois, North of tNe Depot,
L fapls-t JONES AVERY.
Fine ssorc Rosm TO Rent.
THE store Room in Woods Block at present occupied
. as Crockery Store by SrsScER EARL is now for
rent. Possession given in few weeks Apply at the
store, or to Goce4J JER. WOOD
10 Rent,
GENTLEMAN wishes to rent house within two
IA minutes walk of the Court House, with the priv-
leee of boarding with the family. family without
children required. Address &c box r. o. 65l. oc4
F1uC Cc11Sf I'D hSchte
y UITABLE for Groceries, Liquors, Fruit or Veseta-
- bles proof against FROST under the Book Store in
anrss ''''' '''' RArHBrN & ORION.
For Sale, Eartcr. or Rent.
ENHREE fonr Teams for sale and goodJob Tor the
Il for I he mex; months. They can be paid Tor IN
work. Two Houses and Lots will be exchanged foE
Teams rented, sold on terms to suit poor man
Call and see. Ideci91 n. PEkLEf.
Leather
TUsT received, the Hide and Leather Store,
81 poste the City Mills direct from New York large
French Calf and Kip Skins, Common Uppers Calf
and Kip Uppers, Fancy, Pink and Russell Liangs Al
So Sanis Slaughter Sole Leather, Harness, Bride,
and Collar Leather all Of which will be sold at the very
lowest cash price, BY jan e81 JNO NJ KING.
ATEW style Of Gents Dress Shirts, just received from
~ NY, ct PRESCCTT'S Furnishing Goodf Storo.
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E.,,c Cn,,..tn Rc,,t

TO Rent,
4 GENTLEMAN wishes to rent house within two
"A minutes walk of the Court House. with the privi-
lege of boarding with the family. A family without
children required. Address Il G. box T. o. 651. oc24
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14

The telegraph has already announced that
Col. THos H. BENTON died at Washington on
the lOlh inst, and that his remains have been
sent to st. Louis for interment. The follow
ing paragraphs from the Washington cores
pondence of the n. Y. Tribune relate some in
teresting incidents of his q, ath-bed:
Col Benton is dying. His disease, cancer
of the bowels, has made such progress that he
calaot survive much longer. He suffers eX-
treme pain and is exhausted TO almost the
last degree of physical pro.tratiOn. But his
mihd Is as clear and as powerful as ever, and
the high. resolute, Roman spirit of the old
Statesman struggles with indOmtable energy
and fortitude against sickness and weakness
aad the awful presence of the king of terrorS.
He dies in harness, working to the last for his
country and mankind. An old and intimate
friend from Missouri called upon him this
morning Benton was in bed. scarcely able
to move hand or foot, and not able to speak
much above a whisper. But he was hard at
work, closing up his Abridgemcnt OF the De-
bates of Congress, which he has brought
down to 1850. to the passage of the COmprO
mise measure. He was debating the closing
chapter of the work. His daughter, Mrs.
Jones, sitting beside the bed, received it, SEN
tance by sentence, whispered in her ear, and
repeated il aloud to her husband, who wrote
il down. 1t was then read over to Col. Ben
ton, and received his corrections, made with
as much anxious particularly as if it were
the maiden work of young author.
Resting few minutes from his task, Col.
Benton entered into conversation with his
Missouri friend. He told him that in review
Ing the events of 1850 he was glad to find
that the animosities of the past had died out
in his heart, and he was not only ready but
eager to do justice to his former rivals and OPP
ponents. He spoke with much feeling of Mr..
Clay, TO whose merits and services he had
awarded the highest praise in what he was
writing about the Compromise period of 1850.
He dwelt particularly on the service, the
great service Mr. Clay had rendered to the
Republic at that time by battling and putting
down the traitorous Secessionists of the South,
who were seeking to destroy the Union and
plunge the country into civil war for their
own selfish and ambitious purposes.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14
Railroad Celebration.

As the East Tennessee and Virginia Rail-
road nears completion, the proposition to have
q celebration to commemorate the event Is
urged We add our voice to that of the East
Tennessee press in sustaining the proposition,
and rejoice to know that so soon as the LIST Of
June next, the last link will be laid in the
great chain that shall bind the hearts and III
terests of the Northeast and the Southwest.
We hope the movers in this great pageant
will leave no means uDtried to make the cele-
bration general. The union of two great
powers. like these should call forth general
display, coextensive with their respective pow
ers. What sight it will afford. to see borne
on the flying wheels of the locomotive, rep
resentatves from the commercial throngs of
the East, hasting to meet their brother throngs
OF agriculturists from the Southwest. We
hope the railroads can afford TO put their pas
sage charges so low as to give everybody a
chance to attend. We see it proposed to have
the celebration come off at Greenville, East
Tennessee. We like the idea. Greenville is
Just halfway between Knoxville and Bristol,
tn. termini of this road, where the temperate
mountain air will add freshness and beauty to
30 grand circumstance.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14
R Resumption I'm Virginia---The Bank
Observation-Disclosures Spoken of.

The Richmond Enquirer, of April 9th. sup
posed TO speak the organ of Gov. WISE,
presents rather gloomy approximations regard
ing the state of finances, likely to result from
the recently enacted bank acts. One law
fixes the first day of May next for the resump-
ton of specie payments by the banks of Viz
pinia the other requires that the banks shall
prepare for a revolution in their mode of re-
demption. With these two causes, says the
Eaqmirer. operating simultaneously, it is evil
dent that the banks can extend but little
specie accommodation during the next few
months:
1t is further stated that the State Govern
mont will require on the lst of July, about
81 900, 900 of specie, to pay the interest on
the public debt If the banks cannot supply
this, then the State must repudiate. by sus-
pending the payment of her debts. The pas
sage of the tax bill has been delayed, till
commissioners of the revenue cannot have
their work prepared for the sheriffs before the
LIST of July. So no taxes will be paid into
the treasury till late in the tall-perhapS none
before December.
The Executive is again driven TO devise
means unprovidcd by legislation, for the pay
ment of the public debt. Should his ingenuity
prove unequal 10 the task, the State which
drives the Banks to immediate resumption,
must itself suspend.
Thus the State credit will receive another
shock. and Virginia bonds will fall to-who
knows what? Even if the money shall Re
raised in time, it will require such an evident
effort as to produce no favorable impression
on the stOck-market. State bonds must re-
main below par. The appropriations TO i'll
ternal improvements cannot be applied.
This is rather a dreary picture, aud the
Enquirer thinks there is e,.ry probability of
it's realization.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14

rectness of it, that it is this same democratic
spirt in the North that is at the bottom of all
our troubles on the subject of slavery. 1t is
strange, if you give everybody the privilege
of interfering in the affairs of everybody else,
that these men should seize the occasion to
interfere with slavery in the South? lis it
strange, if you inculcate the idea that popular
maiorities may do whatsoever they choose
without limitation or restriction, that these
men should seek 10 eradicate an institution of
the South which is offensive in their sight If
you allow everything, even down to the super
intendency of town pump TO be subjected
to be popular arbitrament, is il any wonder
that the fanatical and bigoted masses of the
North should seek to exercise their numerical
power, in the same way, for the determination
of slavery? If they are impressed with the
idea that this is pure democracy-if they are
fed on such false and abominable maxims as
" vox populi vox Del "-if they are told that
"maiorities must rule " in everything, what
wonder that they should endeavor to exercise
that numerical majority which they feel and
known that they have, for the determination
of an institution which excites their resent
ment? We may hear plenty of fine talk
about the "virtue of the people but we
say the majority of people are as much con-
trOlled by selfishness as virtue. We say that
with a majority of people, selfishness and vir-
may easily convince itself, and often does con-
vince itself, that the suggestion of cure sell
fishness are, in truth, the suggestions of pat
riotism.
Senator Clay is right and we " thank him
for the word" 1t is refreshing, in these days
Of radical democracy, to read such admirable
and conservative views. Senator Clay need
ed not to have referred to the history of
Greece and of Italy for an illustration Of the
truth that IAN absolute majority is oftener
swayed by passion than by reason that
3" its voice is oftener that of "A demon than of a
god" Unfortunately, our own land. in its re-
cent history is too fruitful of such illustrations.
With all our heart and sonl we reecho the
sentiment of Senator Clay. in regretting to
see Z" the growing spirit in Congress, al d
throughout the country, to democratize our
Government-tosub submit every question .wheth-
er pertaining to organic municipal laws, to the
vote of the people. This is sheer radicalism.
| 1t is the Red Republicanism Of France. and
not the American Republicanism of our faith
ers. Their Republcanism was stable and con-
srrvative-dis is mutable and revolutionary.
Theirs afforded a shield for the minority
| Theirs defended the rights of the weak-this
surrenders them to the power of the strong.
God forbid that the demagOgueism of the day
should prevail over the philanthropic and
philosophc craftsmanship of our fathers"
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14

THEATRICAL.-We find the following items
in the Alexandria (La.) american. The many
admirers of Mrs. MENKEN will read it with
pleasure:
At the Theatre - Star" is now shining
worthy of the Dame,-the talented and &C
complshed Mrs. MENKEN, whose re-appear-
ance among us has more than delighted the
lovers of all that is beautiful and refined in
art Owing 20 her triumphs in the principal
Southern and Western cities, during her re-
cent professional tour, we had almost des-
pairtd of ever seeing her again. She is well
come back, for it need, no celebrity from
abroad to make the purity, which has ever
marked her acting, reign peerless and unaE-
preached on our boards. Her reception
nightly has been rapturOus and enthusiastic,
though the round of characters she has sus-
tanned thus far, have been the same we saw
her in last season. Unlike the hackneyed
routines such is the power of her genius, that
each one can be witnessed over and over again,
and new beauties and freshn, SIS discovered at
each imperSOnation. This is particularly true
of her Parthenia, Evadne, L ucretia Borgia
and Camille, nothing can exceed the force,
beauty, propriety and vital harmony of her
OsCR conct ptiOns of tn, Sc difficult parts. She
possesses, too. in an eminent degree, the gifts
essential to an orator. a slvery, taultless
and musical enuncation which thrills and fits-
cinates her auditors into silence-gtts insep-
arabic from true histrionic genius. With pure
poleical simplicity and ingenuousn s., she
embodies the sentiment Of the Drama, and
fixes her image as if by some exquisite NOR
dant in the hearts of all. We congratulate
Mr.. Charles in being able to again S, cure her
services. If merit ever receiy, d its due re-
ward the Theatre will have no vacant 81 ats
during her engagement.
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Pros. IA Portland .tsirrrii..T ~ .tpr,l Z.
The Leyisthan Is Coming.

We had an interview yesterday with a gen.
tleman who came passenger la the Indian, at
this portland were happy TO hear him coh-
tradiet most cmphaticaliy tie report publish
I'd id our paper OF Tuesday, % the eject that
the work Oh the LtyIathan bad about stopped
that but few m IA are al work upon hor-
that there IL no machinery la her yet. &c.
The gentleman informs us that just befJre
he len England. he visited the monster steam
saip. That there are l.75O meu hard al work
upon hcr-that her machinery h already in
aud every thilfs Is being driven as fast a. man
can do H. The desire on the part OF the over
&c r. TO prevent all impedimcnts 10 the work
going ON ~ rapidly as possible, il 80 great
taai " pa-ses" To go on board OF h,r are re-
fused Ia visitors, lest they should ineonmodr
ths workman aud our Informant was cnabl Il
90 get on board only by personal aeqaain-
lance with Capt. Harrlson, who kindly took
him over the ship. lie speaks OF the state
ooms, aud other arrangements for passing r.,
the highest terms. She Is being lifted up
Il the most costly aud desirable manner.
Capt. Harrisoa had stroag hopes Of getting
b r ready for sea ia July. This Is good neNs
and We are rejoieed 10 be able to record IRON
q direct source.
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NV Sexyin1.NIachine.

II is tiny piece of skillful workmanship.
not Mt all as / had fancied it to be; for | had
pictured to myself large, clumsy affair, with
a voice of thunder, and huge iron wheels and
shafts; but this, with its soft musical tones
and above all its cleaning needle, which
Il es through the cloth like a magic thread of
silver, seems but as a child's play thing an
elegant toy; or a bright vision from fairy
land which would soon melt away like a
pleasant dream.
have learned to love and cherish it as a
living friend. and such indeed it proves to be.
for its gentle, inspiriting voice cheers my
sadder moments, and seems TO syInpathize
with my gayer moods. lbehold in 1t a release
from the servitude to which woman has been
condemned from the day on which the first
needle-work of the world was performed.
when our mother Eve sewcd the apron of fig
leaves in the garden of Eden, down to the
enlightened reign of the nineteenth century
a sweet relief to endless hours OF toll, and a
lightener of the many labOrs which woman
has for so many centuries patiently and faith
fully performed.
1t is sometimes said that woman is inferior
to man-that her mind can not reach to the
standard of his higher intellect. But how can
it be otherwise, when she is compelled to
spend all her time in the wearisome discharge
Of domestic drudgery? of which that devoted
to the cares of the family wardrobe is tn most
onerous. Afford her fair opportunity, and
let US see whether the inferiority will not be
transferred to the other sex!
This great change, which will affect the
history of future ages, is, in great measure.
destined to be wrought by this tairy-like
piece of mechanism. HencefUrth woman is no
longer to be regarded as lower in the scale of
intellect or achievement than man, and
dependent on his judgment. She will ascend
by the strength of her own DISTINGUISHED soul
to proud position, and while retaining all
her sweet wOmanly nature and sympathies,
will yet take her stand with man on the plane
of intellectual achievement.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-14

EAT PLENTY OF FAT MEAT.-In a late mum,
Der of the ScGlpl in an article on "Diet, y
DR.. Dixon, in assuming the position that 1.-THE
use Of oil would decrease the victims of con-
sumption nine-tenths, and that is the whole
secret of the use of cod liver oil, ;" quotes the
following summary observations on this sub
ject, made by DR.. Hooker:
!. OF all the persons between the ages OF
fifteen and twenty-five years, more than one
fifth eat no fat meat.
2. OF persons at the age of 40, all, except
ing less than one in fifty, habitually use fat
meat.
5. OF persons who, between the ages of Is
and y, avoid fat meat, u few acquire an APP
petite for il, and live to a good old age,
while the greater portion die with phthsis be-
fore IS.
4. OF persons dying with phthsis, between
the ages of II and IS. nine-tenths, at least,
have never used fat meat.
Most individuals who avoid fat meat. also
use little butter or oily gravies. though many
compensate for this want, in part at least, by
n free use of those articles. and also milk
eggs and various saccharne substances. But
they constitute an imperfect substitute for fat
meat, without which sooner or later the BODY
is almost sure to show the effects of deficient
clloriication.