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Senator Douglas Resolutions.

In the Senate, on Thursday, Mr.. Douglas
submitted the following resolutions:
Eesolcca, That the President be requested
to furnish all the information within his pos
session or control on the following points.
l. The returns and votes for and against
a Constitution, at an election held in the
Territory of Kansas, in October, 1896.
=. The census and registration of votes
IN The Territory OF Kansas, under the pro-
visions OF the Get of the said Legislature,
passed IN February, 1857, providing for the
election Of delegates, and assembling Il Con-
vention to frame Il Constitution.
3 The returns Of an election held in said
Territory on the 2lst December. 1857. un-
der the schedule of the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, upon the question Of Constitution
with Slavery" or Constitution without
4. The returns of an election held in the
Territory Of Kansas on the 4th day of Jan
uarv, 1858, under the authority OF a law
passed by the Legislature Of said Territory,
submitting the Constitution formed by the
Lecompton Convention TO a vote oil the peo-
Pile for ratification or rejection.
3. The returns of the election held IN said
Territory on the 4th day Of January, 1893,
under the schedule of the Lec0mpton Con-
s:itution, for Governor and other State Off
GERS, and for members of the Legislature,
specifying the name of each officer to whom
certificate Of election has been accorded,
and the number of votes cast and counted
for each candidate and distinguishing be-
tween the votes returned within the time
and in the mode provided in said schedule
and those returned subsequently, and in 9th
er modes, and stating neither. at either Of
said elections, any returns Of votes were re-
jccted in consequence Of not having been
returned in time, or to the right officer, or
in proper form, or for any other cause, stat
ing specially for what cause.
8. All correspondence between any Of the
executive departments and Secretary or Co
vernon Denver relating to Kansas affairs
and which has not been commur icatcd TO
the Senate.
ResolreR, That in the event all the infor-
nation desired in the foregoing resolution
is not no. now in the possession Of the Pre-
siicnt or any Of the executive departments,
he be respectfully requested to give the pro-
per orders and take the necessary steps to
procure the same Tor the Use Of the Senate.
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:. VI = III - TIT
CHARLES II Wake
a.,
GEORGE q. WALKER, z-.,..
TRACY J. THOMSON. "'s''
WILLIAM KELLOGG,
Composing tie firm If
febiS-iw WALKER, BRONSON CO.
Minimizing .Sale.

SSTHEREAS, by a certain conveyance 70 me executed
w by William Horton and Robert Horton. Of the
County Of L. Sale and State OF Illinois lated January
1t, lNJ1, tey did mortgage unto the ndsr.guch, TO
secure the payment Of certain pro!saory note OF even
date with said vance, and executed by the sad
William and Robert Horton, for the sum OF i've hundred
and seventy dollars, with Gterrssht ten cent? pa a
bic from its date unto The undersigned or or
der the lHf o. the uorwe-t quarter Of Section
two e. in Township ihirtysN (j6 north, Range three
81 %! the 81 principal meridian situated in the
County OF La Sale and state Of Illinois, containing
eighty OF land. which uOrtga dGy &cauow-
lodged and recorded in the Recorder ufc % the Conn
~ al Lr sale and state Of Illinois, pages 1856 aud 81
OF BooS 81
And whereas, default having been made in the pay
of The money in said note and morgisa mention
"a, the Undersigned by virtue OF power ~ sale in
said mortgage contained, shalt sell public auction, FOR
cash, the door OF the Court House ia said CoIay OF
Ia Sale, on Tuesday, the lCih day OF March \ ID l>s,
the hour of IL o'clock VI Of that day, the above de-
scrbrd land. and al the title claim and Interest ol the
said Horizons to the same, in satisfaction OF the indebt'
ednesS in said note and mortgage mentioned.
frhl3 JOHN p ANTHONY.
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4 HYESA LoosE-IT DIGS UP AND DEvoURs
CoRPsEs-KILLs A Man, REyDs Boy, AND
EuNs AwAY.-A distressing tragedy occurred
this week in the western part Of this State
GannunG's Menagerie is wintering two miles
west of Paulding, Paulding county. Among
the other animals was hyena, said to oe
the largest in the United States. This ami
NAL was very ferocious and had twice bitten
his keeper. Early Wednesday morning las:
the hyena escaped. Search was instantly
made, and later in the morning he was dis
covered in the grave yard, having dug up
and partly devoured two or three dead b.
dies. Several of the citizens rushed in TO
take it, when it turned On its assailsnts,
striking down a German day laborer named
Jacob PoGenbere, and crushed the head of
the unfortunat. man in,its jaws, killing him
instantly. The brute then made its escape,
after tearing the flesh from the right arm
and chest Of lad, who is not expected to
Recover. The animal succeeded in making
good its escape. The citizens are much ex-
cited. Parties are securing the woods, and
The menagerie men have been notified by
some OF the citizens to remove their estab-
lishment at oace.- Ciereland Herald
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STATE GEoLoGIsr.-Wo find the following
in the Springfield correspondence of the
Missouri Democrat, under date Of the 9th
inst:
DR.. Norwood, who has been Sta Geolo-
gist of Illinois for some six or seven. years
past, was last week removed from Office by
the appointing board. and A. II. Worthen,
Esq, of Warsaw, Hancock County. Illinois,
who was formerly one OF DIR. Norwood's as
sistants, was appointed to fill the place
From the recommendations presented by
the new incumbent, it is believed he is emf
nently qualified for the task which has been
placed in his hands,
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C,s.D..Cs,vy MILLS

report having got into circulation that had sold
ont my interest in the Ottawa City MIls, ana having
learned that the report being used ny some TO my
prejudice and disadvantage, am obliged 10 luoilsn TINS
Card in denial OF the said report and to say at all my
old customers and many new ones as may please 10
call on me- will find me the proprietor OF said Mills I'M
der nv lease from the Sale Co Manufacturing Com
pany Nessrs Cushman Hoes Fisher, till the 18th Of
NIL 1sso. and that will do their work the
manner and afford large yields of good Flour per bu-
shal as any Mill in the State can do. The Machinery,
RnIt;,, Apparatus &c. in this MIL for Custom Work,
rrrnnts me this and that can in all time
IN come a. the past give full satisfaction to all my
crsfoIi,rs and friends who may favor with their
Those wanting CRISIS GROUND will please take notice
that will probably be taken OF the Canal
for annual repairs the Goth instant about 20
DAYS, when this well all other Mills in this vicinity
Will be obliged TO rest. ieb 6-Iv1 Go MANN.
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ILLINOIS RIVER BRIDGE COMPLETED = We
are happy to announce to our readers that
the Bridge across the River at this place, to
which we nave previously alluded, is at last
completed. The contract was taken by Mr..
J. Frost, Esq. and this morning passengers
are crossing from shore to shore on the new
bridge, which appears to be perfectly strong
and secure.--Henry IU) Courier.
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Dr. Jackson, the elder. of Boston, meeting
his old friend JOSIAH Quincy, Doth past
eighty wears of age.) on the side walk, ac-
costed him with, "Well, Mr.. Quincy, how
much longer do you inrcnd to live!" "Tiil
I send for a DOCTOR" was the quick reply
;. And when did you send for one last" IN
ouired DIR. J. Just eighrysx years ago."
answered DR.. Quincy, adding the precise
date of his birth.
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FIRE AT BgLvIDERE.-We learn by the
Chicago Times that the buildings in Belvi-
dere known as the jackson Block, were en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday last
The losers are Rogers & Waterman. ID. II.
Thomas. 7. G. Clarke i Co, Lowell, Ben.
nett 4 Compton, grocers, and j. W. Gavin,
druggist-all insured. The entire loss of
Droperty is estimated at g., 1000. Goods
are saved to the value of about 81, GOO.
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THE Corn CRoP.-The papers are teeIning
with the most doleful accounts of the corn
crop. IL Ohio, certainty, more than half OF
the crop will be understandable. The far
mers say that a great part Of their corn is
so badly spoiled that the hogs will not eat
it. Cattle, however, are less dainty. APP
prehensions are also entertained that the
corn will be worthless for seed
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Geo. ". Miller, teller at Presbury { Co.'S
furnishes the ST. Louis Republican the fcl-
lowing description OF new counterfeit FIVE
dollar bill on the Southern Bank of Illinois.
ut GRANVILLE: vignette. train of cars, viaduct
and river in distance. Auditors die on low
er right corner Female figure seated in
figure five on lower left corner. Paper is
light, imitation Of genuine and very poorly
done.
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EGYPT AHEAD on VEGETABLES.-The Car
bondale Transcript of the 2Sth ult says:
On Saturday E. Babcock and j. II. Rich
art sent US fine lot OF lettuce and rad!shes,
the product of their garden this season. 1t
is something rare for lllinoisans to luxuriate
upon fresh garden vegetables, raised in their
own State during the month OF January.
The Aurora Republican of the I'd inst.
says:
Or OF IFS LATITUDE. the present
week little golden and purple tiower-a
pansy, the stem of which had grown in the
garden at cur place. and which we used last
summer to greatly adGnirc-sent forth a
blossom as sweet as those Of midsummer.
We rather suspect the las, five or six DAYS
have slightly checked the growth of these
radisheS and pansies.
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ACCIDENT To THE MAYOR OF CurcAGo.-As
Mayor Wentworth was coming from his din
ner on Monday, be slipped and fell upon the
boulder pavement on Lake street, between
Dearborn and Clark streets. He disloeated
his shoulder in the fall, and otherwise in
iurcd himself
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4 Victim TO WHIsKEY-A man named
Richard Christopher, having a wife and two
children in Bloomington, was found dead a
few days since in the streets Of Lacon. He
had been lyi about whiskey shop FOR Sc
veral days, and the coroner's jury returned
verdict Of death from exposure and drunk
enneSS,
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! ASTONISHING PERFORMANCES OF AN AMERI-
CAN BEFORE QUEEN VIcroKIA-On the 18th
of January. at Windsor, Mr.. J. ). Rarey,
from the United States of America, had the
honor OF exhibiting before her Majesty, the
Prince Consort, and the royal family and
suite, in the riding house, his miraculous
power over the horse. Several animals were
selected as subjects Of experiments. He
commenced with wild colt, eighteen months
old. belonging 70 the Prince Consort, which
WIS brought from Shaw Farm, and which
had never fccn handled except by halter,
and had been chosen by Colonel Hon. y. y.
Wood for the occasion. Afcr Mr. Rarey
had been left alone with the animal for about
an hour and a half, the royal party entered
and found him sitting on its back, without
holding the rein, the horse standing perfect
" quiet, Mr. Rarcy then made few re-
marks in regard to his great experience in
the treatment of this noble animal; drum
was afterwards handed to Mr.. Rirey, wh.ch
he beat with great fury whilst sitting on
the horses back, wIthoutthc colt LIoitihS
any signs of fear.
The royal party afterwards Withdrew for
few moments, and Oh their return found
the animal lying down and Mr.. Rarey knock
inz It's hind legs together, one Of which he
put against his face. Afterwards a FESTIVE
horse, selected from Mr. Andcrson's stables
IN London, which Mr.. Rairey said he had
before handled was placed at one end of the
riding house alone. Mr.. Rairey went to the
other end, and at his command the horse
walked quietly up to him. llothen made
the horse he down liz Sponge.
Queen, wher rur do
lind legs, Is Sim
Mr.. Rarey
The hor,. Di i. or tins, Jus
position nj Bsoaa-es Zee .soldng
and wit P"odL -yrSe, select
ed by NJ. 4, ( master, as a
very nervous 6 then brought in,
and ia few uI.nu,es afterwards it was made
by Mr. Rlrey 10 do al. which had been done
~ the other horses. At the conclusion of
of this exhibition OF M Rarey's wonderful
power over The horse, his Royal IIighness
tHe Prince Con>ort, expressed to Mr. Rarey
his qualification and thanks. IHe secret
has been entrusted 10 Major General Richard
Arey, in confidence, VINO has pronounced
that there is nothing in the treatment but
what any hoFscman would approve Of.
RECEIPTS ERcu THE lLLINoIs CENTRAL RAIL
EoAD.-Lsst week Col. Miller, State Treq-
,urcr, received from the Illinois Central L.
4. Company, ths States share Of the gross
earning. Of that road, FOR the quarter last
ended, amounting to SsG, 449 %. The fol-
lowing will show the gradual increase,
which has been made in tHe receipts from
that source:
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SINGULAR FAcT.-The Constitution of the
United States names the 4th of March for
the Inauguration of the President Upon
expressing doubts as to what course would
be adopted, should the 4th Of March fall on
Sunday, it was ascertained that it would not
fall on Sunday for three hundred years.
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AcorIrTED.-Ex-Gov Pebb, who was ar
-ested and "tound over 20 appeal" some
months ago for shootin 4 Dung man during
q eherGreri at his house, received his trial
last week a, Rockford, on the charge Of
mans'augh,er, and was acquitted. The trial
lasted nearly a week Gov. b. was defend
ed by Thos. Corwin, OF Ohio, and several
other distinguished lawyers.
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IutcrloPers are positively excluded from
the floors Of Congress, while in session. the
galleries being thought sufficient for specta-
tors. The Janitors promptly refused adj
mission the other day to Gen. Scott. THIS
cxacine,~ is for the purpose of preventing
interested spectators from mingl.g with
members TO influence their vote
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MAJOR HAEErs.-The STATE Register says:
We are gratifi-d to observe that cur I'M
finching democratic representative from this
district meets the Lecompton continuance ct
the threshold of Congress with determined
opposition. In tbs position he viii be sus-
tanned by the unanimous democracy Of this
district The Washington Union, in its re
belIion' appeal, asks if there is a congress
ional district Of the country where MAORI
ty Of the democracy repudiate its latter day
doctrines. Harris district is one. The
other eight in Illinois are Ike it. There is
not corporal's guard Of democrats in Hi
nois who indorse the fraud. We have yet
20 hear Of round dozen WHO approve il.
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4 chemical analysis of various liquors sold
at rumshop on one Of the wharvcs in San
Francisco, showed that there were prussic
acid and morphine in the brandy, su'phur;c
acid in the gin, strychninc and creosote in
the whiskey, and coculas iEdieus in the ale
and lager. No wonder that various persons
who drank three or four times at the pace,
felt little sicl; aftcrwald.
4 NEwssoV Nor \ Bov-We clip the fol-
lowing singular paragraph from the Cal Q
Tunes and Data:
a good looking 'ncwshoy,' apparently
about sixteen years Old, has been for some
time travelling upon the cars between Cairo
and CcntraliA, vending literature very sue
cessiuily. But last week, ut Ceatra,a it
was inadvertently discovered that the good
looking 'newsboy' was girl Cor woman) of
some twenty odd years Of age. Her dis
cuisc had never been suspected. She had
travelled with the Other boys, played bill
iards, smoked cigars, swore, and drank
whiskey, as easily and naturally as news
boy might be expected to do. The reason
of her disguise we do not know, Her ca
recr as newsboy has been ended"
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A Cincinnati local lately said that three
policemen of that city had killed musHrot
on the ievee. Whereupon German local
iterates that Amos Rrat had been brutaliy
murdered by three scoundrelly policemen
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ATLANTIC TELEcRAPH.-A letter from Geo.
Seward, Esq, Of London, Secretary Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, speaks fol-
lows Of this great enterprise:
Our arrangements her, for the completion
of the work We have III hand are progressing
satisfactorily. and trust and believe that
our next atteInp: will he crowned with sue
cess. The machinery is beirs overhauled
under the direction OF British and American
engineers, and experiments will be carefully
tried before sailing next time, with a view 10
meet every known and anticipated difficulty.
The British government has again granted
US the use of ships, and the manufacture of
new cable to supply the place of that which
was lost, Is going on satisfactorily. Ii is at
present intended to take out $500 miles of
cable, being 10 miles more than was thought
sufficient last time.
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GaRSOS & ZERO.

RE now offering Furniture greatly reduced prices
N at their old stand, La Sale st.
They keep ready Inade and trimmed Collins. and Me-
tac Burial Cases OF all kinds and sizes constantly on
hand Persons from the country will have no delay
See advertisement next week. Tieb6l GIBSON & BRO
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MARBIED-Ia the town 81 Rutland La Sale County,
on the IA inst, by Cyru- Shaver, Esq Mr. A +. Wal
BRIDGE and Mss DzLnAH MICK, all Of SAID town.
In South Ottawa, the 5:h inst. by Rev c II Force,
hr THOMAS J. OkDByE and Miss MAETHA kSUTsJS, both
y. Ottawa.
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= Gr2a: E&Ts.,I.l,

DIED-In the town Of Dayton in this county, on the
llth iast., Wa. e. IIAcE, aged 9, years, mos.
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kinds OF Cigars. Farmers and otn RS who smoke
chew make great saving by buying of me "a; whole
sale, as can sell better article, at less price than
pedlars.
Please call at my Mandatory, next door south OF
Gibson Bros Grocery Store, ans for yourselves.
Ottawa, February IS. q, H. SCHNEIDER.
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AasEin~inn itnms.

It is reported On good authority, that !ir.
Buchanan contemplates Withdrawing the
troops from Utah.
En-. Bernhisel, the Mormon delegate has
submitted propositions to the Aiministra-
ton Indicating the willingness e the Nor
mons to vacate Titan and colonIzc on some
of the islands Of the sea, outside the ju-is-
diction of the United States, provided the
government viii purchase at fair valuation
the Salt Lake City improvements.
Nr. &. asks that commissioners be sent
out to arrange terms and details.
The Douglas democrats and the Republi-
cans have had TO formal conference a. t.
their course on the Kansas question, nor,
according TO present Indications, is any con-
fcrreI &C probable.
The Senate Committee on Territories have
agreed to report bill for the organization
cf Arazouia An effort will be made To
have it AZ once. Gen. Houston Informed
me to day that ne intended to make Araz1-
MIA his future home
The Tlijlue correspondence says: Scna-
tor Iverson SAYS that Georgia is prepared
for the dissolution Of the Union, and viii
make the adoption of the Lccompton Con
s,itution without condition, u strict test o!
her continuance. lie adds that other States
are to CO operate.
The Times correspondence says: Clay
says he expects TO make one more speech in
the Senate, as disunion is at hand.
The plan IS, On the rsction Of Kansas, fer
the delegations Of 5. c., Ala. Ga and Mss,
to vacate their seats and go home.
1t is supposed that these States will at
once call conventions for the dislution OF the
Union, and it is hoped that Texas, La, and
" c., will follow suit
No cool headed man here, Of either Sec
ton, gives any Importance TO the specific
arrang emcnts locking to a dissolution of the
coniederacy.
Gen. Calhoun is preparing statement to
the public relative to kanGas affairs. He
has said in CONVEX sation with friends, and
NAV repeat it in his address, that he did
vote. in that Convention, to submit the en-
tire constitution, but was defeated. and then
went for vote on the slavery article, and
that there was an attempt made 10 practice
Z {, ception upon him as to the returns re-
ceived from Delaware Crossing, but that
corrections givo the Legislature to the Free
State party. lie is Of the opinion that this
leaves no room for con ten;iOn.
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The Lower House Of Congress was dis
eraced on Saturday morning oflast week by
another OF those scenes which have so often
brought reproach not only on tha; body but
the American name The author Of the row,
and the only one who ought really to be
held responsible for the whole disSraceiul
scene, was Mr.. Kei,t, Of South Carolina,
who is already sufficiently notorious as re-
preventative Of the rufti.n phases Of South
ern ehivalry. 1t is due to the gentleman,
however, 20 note the fact, tina. he had TIE
deceucy, on his return to the House on Mon
day-aiter he had got sober, probabiy-to
make an humble apology, and to take a!
the blame upon himself
Mr.. Grow, the gentleman assaulted, it
should be borne in mind, is smaller man
than Keitt, So that ne must have struck with
q will to lay his antagonist sprawling with
such appanent case.
piscraceful and humiIiating as the scene
was, however, it was not without some in
cidents so broadly ludicrous, that the good
nature which seems to have been restored
so rapidly is doubtless. attributable to them.
An account before IS. thus describes tie
fight:
Washburn, Of Illinois, and his brother, OF
Wisconsin, were prominent, and for mi
mute or two it seemed as though we were to
have q Kilkenny fight on 4 magnificent
scale. Barksdale had hold of Grow, when
Potter struck him severe blow, supDosiGg
l. ~ Rar az
turning around and suppOsing it was E!ihu
Washburne who struck him, dropped Grow,
and struck out for the gentleman from Hi
nois. CsdwaIIader Washburn perccivius
the attack upon his brother, also made
dash at Mr. BarksGale, and seized him by
the hair, apparently for the purpose Of
drawing him Unto chaneery," and punrlol
ing him TO greater satisfaction. Horrible to
relite, Mr. Barksdalc's wig came of in Cad
wailader's left hand-and his right list ex
d .nded itself with tremendous force against
the unresisting air. This ludicrous incident
unquestionabiy did much towards restoring
good nature sutsequently-aEd its effect
was heightened not Il little by the fact tha.
in the excitement, Of tn moment Bal ksia!e
restored his wig wrong side foremost.
We see no reason, from all the accounts
we have read of this row, for attributing
brutality or rufiianism 20 any one side Of the
house more than the other. The blows that
were dealt after the first assault, followed
naturally enough, and were as much dealt as
received by members who took part in il
only as pcacemakefs. If the house should
have promptly expelled Ee;tt, and should
make it rule to expel every other ruifian
who may show bis instincts hereafter in
ike unprovoked way, such scenes would
doubtless soon cease in the lower house OF
ConDresa
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T'oDnrrn Cigar Isan,,factory,

y IF Gi1sOH &c EROS.
gssiiE subscriber in
& forms the public
that he Is manufacture
ing and keeps on hand
the best quality OF yir-
ginla ChewingTobacco,
snuil, Pipes, &c, e., at
wholesale and retail, at
prices favorable to GUS
toners. Also, the best
of Havana, Laopera,
Cassadoris, and other
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