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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

LARGE PosT OFFICE Reconsideration F.
jones, deputy Postmaster at Anna, Union
county, was brought before L. s. Commits
sioner Corneau at Springfield, on Tuesday
last, on charge of having committed ex-
tensve depredations upon the mail. y pouch
iulI OF letters and envelopes, says tie Reg
ist6r, was exhibited in evidence before the
Commissioner, many of which showed that
money and vaIuables in considerable amount
had been ATTRACTED therelrom. In default
Of $40, 900 bail, Jones was committed to jail
to await trial.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

- x n EEAM- Of Letter. Cap 'Noie Sermon. Pocket
=. ';c NOt., Bath and sermon Paper: PLAIN ard
Ruled Tissue, G'az.d- and ItlL Paper.
81 Eeaus Of 'he hr-' Letter sud Cap Paper ever
bro -: Ottawa Prize rr--s from 10 " 81. n
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

OrTE@ CgErE GRAY N THE CoyyTRY. 4
friend in the southwestern par, Of thu coun.
ty writes Us:
How is thi-: En-. Gray, Of Ottawa, was
here last week and made a speech, telling
the people that he democratic party and the
republicans stood on precisely the same plat
form in reference to admitting ne states
with or without slavery. Our aboitioni,ts
don't understand this. They say GRAY IS
bo-us How is it -
We believe the abolit onists on Otter Creek
ana that party generally, have about con-
cluled tia, not only Gray, but Lincoln too,
is bogus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

Statement cc iccopnfs "UoreJ 'Jy tie Super
s's"lT Gf /" Satls County, at tie .Septem-
jCr term, Is5G:
Sug"r' S"Ts, G. Is ana Sheriff : f es,
after l.Ance Oh Enard Supcrvisors. S3qf %
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

The New York Crystal Palace was des-
troycd by fire on Tuesday. The fair of the
Americas Institute was being held in il a.
the time, and all the mechanical implements.
ard thousands Of other articles on exhibit
ton, were destroyed with the palace. About
2000 people were in the building at the time,
Of whom several were killed in the ruSt! 10
escape. Loss at least half a million.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

s25,}a2 %
IIy balance de-, sl,I00 90
rhr committee also presented package
t,lrro.'iGs 70 cortsin S2n.SG7 il county IN.
debtedness, and Oh motion, 1t was ordered
lat the same be cancelled and destroyed BY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09

L'> f"-tI-r 81 i'-f tltst ->ti-.-t - Lrt'tN, I'v
l. .r1arr.t Of Tax for 1857. 81 go -
TX paid second time. 5i
Irisrs license, from Ford, ~ Treas, y %
c. received frou- " II " ClsImau,
t.i.l.ottN balance of hi, acct as spe-
eat agent, %
FERRY Licences, Robbins. p. Ireland 81 :: %
Cash OF Waterman Cor BOOK Case. 20 90
%lon,y found IL no-Ae: Of drowned man
some years u-g, 10 u
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Fo,. .SheriF-SAMUEL v. RAYMOND.
fUr Cor0asr-Dr. T.. J. McC ORRtSk
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The Health Ofthe civ.

During the past week the prevailing
epidemic has continued seriously to increase.
The hopes entertained that the sickness had
reached its elimination have not been gratif-
cd. and we have to report a more extensive
mortality than has been recorded for any
corresponding week, except in 1853 since
1917.
The weather has proved more than ordi-
narily unwhOlesOme. Oppressive heat, fire.
quent showers, the rain seeming to fall almost
without clouds, short and brisk followed by
considerable change in the temperature, but
not enough TO prevent most disagreeable
exhalatiOn from the muddy streets, have char
acterized the week past
1t is as impossible as it is unwise to make
and prediction in regard to the future.
Whether the fever has reached its worst
point, or the next week, as in 1917, shall fur
nish the highest record of mortality for the
present year, cannot now be cOniectured.
Fortunate, perhaps, is it that the materials
for the fever are not as abundant as in previ-
Gus years, and that steps have been taken to
prevent the ingress of unacclimated strangers.
1t is remarked this year, as it was in pre-
vious similar epidemics, that those who might
have been supposed exposed to the fever, but
kept within doors, lived frugally but regular
ly, kept their minds free from anxiety and
were regular in all their habits escaped an
attack. This is a suggestive fact, though it
is quite impossible to explain it. Let the
unacclimated avoid the midday sun and
night air us much as POSSIBILITY o. PIC.
10Th 4uq.
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es- The sham democracy of the non-sIave-

VEg- lne sndEl ueulOcTdCy VI INC nun
holding States have been opposed to the eX-
tension of slavery, are now, and ever VIII De.
They cannot maintain their party organization
upon any other platform. All parties IN
those States OCCUPY common ground upon
that question; because the great masses have
been educated with improper views of slave
nv in the South, and are too prejudiced to
correct them. Bnt, the sham democracy,
whilst coinciding with the masses in their OPP
position to the extension of slavery, have al
WAYS managed TO out man9uvre their oppon-
ents. and to maintain their connection with
their Southern allies. and have even been held
up as the ''only friends of the South in the
non-slavehoding States. They have been
able to do this by asserting to the doctrine
that whenever State presented itself for adj
mission into the onion, with a constitution
permitting slavery and otherwise unobjection-
BILE, it had tie right to be admitted without
question and they would so admit it. The
refus,, of northern wings to take similar
grouuds, always made them subject to suspi-
cion in the South, and increased the strength
of their opponents. The black republican
party, springing out the anti-slavery excite
ment consequent upon the passage OF the
Kansas-Nebraska bill, believed that the nom
slaveholding States could be-combined against
the democracy upon the opposite principle,
and at once set up the howl OF no more slave
States But, in the test of 1856, they were
beaten-they could not control the whole OF
the non-slaveholding States; and now see
that they cannot succeed upon any such plat
form, in any national contest. Accordingly,
many of the leaders are modifying their views;
and this is one of the most encouraging signs
in the political armament. 1t indicates that
the back bone of the anti-slavery agitation is
broken, and that the South can have peace, if
she use a little policy. The Philadelphia
North American, the organ of the black-repu'
blicans of Pennsylvania, Hon THos. CoRwTN,
HORACE GREELEY, the Cincinnati Gazette. and
others of the leaders and organs. are already
abating their demands, and taking a stand be-
side the northern democracy in regard to the
admission of slave States. The indications
are that before twelve months have elapsed,
all parties in the North, except the Garrison
i'm abolitionists, will be united upon the COM
mon ground of the right of State to admission
into the Union, when applying with slave
Safe Constitution. This will be great
point gained, and the South will be indebted
for it to the wings, Americans and democrats
who have sustained her rights, and convinced
her enemies that they cannot succeed by war
ring upon them 1t will also leave the door
open for a union upon honorable and patriot
ic terms of all who are opposed to the doc
trines and corrupt practices of the sham de-
mOcracy
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-02

"a Our contemporary of the U1lion and
american recently made a remark Of ours,
relative to Senator CRrrIENDEN, of Kentucky,
the text for nearly column of comment, and
yesterday he returned to it again. 1t appears
to be "'sweet morlse' to our neighbor; and
to afford him infinite qualification. We are
truly pleased to be able TO give him mo-
ments pleasure in these troublous times,
when his party is threatened with destruc-
ton But, we must differ with him in his
construction of the bearing of the term place
hunter" We do not believe, with him, that
a place hunter"-an "inveterate place
hunter"-is necessarily unpatriotic. A gen.
tleman may have laudable ambition to serve
his country, with a view meanwhile, also, to
exalt his own reputation, and consequently
seek Office to subserve these purposes. There
is nothing wrong or unpatriotic in this On
the contrary, it has been esteemed commend
able Without this sort of ambition, the
country might have lost the services of some
of the ablest men whose names swell the
glorious catalogue of her statesmen. Our
neighbor ought to be the last person to inter
pref "place hunter" to mean anything i'm
proper. Tried by his rule of Interpretation,
what would be the verdict upon his particular
friend, the Hon. A. V. BRowN? Since the day
this distinguished politician stepped from boy
hood into manhood, he has been steady
"place hunter" and has given nearly every
political position in the gift of the people of
Tennessee, chance to have the advantage of
his services. And at Cincinnati in 1856, it
has been alleged, upon no mean authority,
that he "hunted" place upon the national
ticket of his party with a zeal which the most
"inveterate" might attempt in vain to rival.
Hundreds of others of his party-men whom
the sham democracy have delighted to honor
are in similar category. Our neighbor
would, therefore, do well to mend his notions
about place hunting; which per Sc is not dis
honorable, but when pursued at the expense Of
principle can be nothing else.
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He was a stranger to Her.

Those who are termed ''simple-minded peo-
ple," adopt curiously innocent mode of ex-
preston, occasionally, which comes so near
art, at times us to render its simplicity doubt
full.
We heard of yonng married COMPLEXION
the county, of course-who recently attend
ed an exhibition of '-Dissolving Views The
bride, being pretty, attracted the attention of
a stylish looking city gent, who happened to
occupy the same seat with the twain. During
the exhibition, the audience part of the hall
beign already ohscured. by some accident the
light was entirely extinguished. Pending its
recovery which occupied some little time, the
city gentleman (perhaps accidentally gently
pressed the hand of the bride, who was too
much alarmed TO offer resistance. This bold
act was followed by holder, certainly not
accidental, for the city Lothario absolutely
kissed the bride. This was too much, aud the
young wife resolved TO tell her husband,
which she did, when the following whispering
colloquy too place: .-,,.e..-s -. ...s
'John.H
What - s-s--.,. croft arrc ~rr
This fellerlhere's kissing me- ~-s@ -
"Weil,'' said John, whofwasa little shy OF
the citizen, tell hun toqait.'~ - =
'.No. John, you tell him, 2fef ~-F 2 ,eg-
''Tell HIM YOURSELF
mo. John, / dont like 10; you tell him
The gentlemans perfect stranger TO me ~
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-02
what boy should DO, and How He
should DO IL.

At a recent exhibition OF public school in
VI, diord, Mass, two silver medals were
awarded as prizes. The presentation was
made by the Rev. Charles Brooks. who said:
THAT you may fad success. let me tell you
how 10 proceed. Tonight bk5n 90 lay your
great plan ofife. You have but one life 20 live,
and II is UNNECESSARILY important that you do
not make mistake. Tonight begin care
fully. Fix your eye on the fortieth year of
YOUR age, and then say TO yourself; AT the
age of forty years | will be a temperate
man. will be an industrious man, an econo-
mical man, a benevolent man. a wei read
man, "A religious man, and useful man.
viii be such an one. Irssoise, and 4 srsiI sfand
10 a. My young friends, let this resolution
be firm as Rdauant let il stand like the oak,
which cannot b. windshaken. Let il not be
like the nconstant moon, forever changing;
but like the glorious sun, forever shining. Ia
snch matter IL is virtuous TO be- obstinate
III you keep this high excellence Of your for
tieth year daily aud hourly beiore your eye.
then you will naturally make everything In
your life subsidiary 10 the main result; and
your success is certain, for God Is for you,
Christ is for you. all good men are for YOU,
yes The whole force of the universe is for
YOU. You must of consequence, obtain
knowledge, mental power, and moral develop
ment; aud the result will b. maaly character
and eminent usefulness. public esteem. and
durable happiness The Way Ia a. plain as
the way 10 school, and the sslceess as certain
as the laws OF nature. =
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Southern Literature.

Mr.. NJ. V. Moore of Tennessee, writes us that
his Poets and Poetry of the SOUTH will be
put to press at an early day. He is busiy at
work in the poetic Pantheon, brushing the
dust from the gods and goddesses of song
and arranging the drapery gracefully about
them, SO that they may come before the
world in all their manliness and beauty.
The compilation of first-class work is no
easy matter. Unavoidable delays necessarily
retard the progress of the editor, however in
dustrious and talented he may be, and Mr..
Moor has not been exempt from the incon-
venience and annoyance incident to a task so
responsible. Unforeseen mishaps have. there
fore, kept the manuscript from the publisher S
hands for few weeks.
Mr.. Moore assures us, that the "Poets and
Poetry of the South shall be worthy of the
South and its gifted literary children. He
intends to make it as complete and as perfect
as possible. Griswold failed to do justice to
our writers. Mr.. Moore. with heroism
deserving of all praise. comes forward with
the determination to deal a strong blow for
Southern literature He possesses the right
qualifications for the task, talents, taste,
energy, and, from the letter before us, we
should say "A keen sense of that justice and
impartiality essential 10 an editor Of work
so important. We anticipate a rich literary
e cat when the gathered glOries of Southern
song shall be placed before us.-N. o. Della.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-02
For the Patriot.

MEssRs. EDIToRs: In an editorial of Satur-
days Union, notice the following sentence
in reference to the late reported fusion of
Republicans and Americans in New York:
1.-THE Know Nothings on the other hand
have gone over to the Black Republican plat
form and are aiding in the establishment of
their anti-slavery policy"
In the same paper, the editor publishes with
apparent approval, the following extract from
the correspondence of the Baltimore Sun:
"The New York fusion convention is a
matter of political moment, whether il be
considered in reference to the men who con-
trolled it, or the time and place of holdin. it,,
or the influence which IL is undoubtedly to
have upon party movements in the Empire
State. IL Is extraordinary with what alacrity
both the republicans and the Americans OF
New York second this proposed fusion move
ment. They vie with each other i'm mutual
concessions of their principles for the sake of
the desired harmony. Ecea Horace Greele/
comes orIcard % renouaoe further opposition 10 lie
admission Of new s!sTraIloli1,g States
If the Americans of New York required
such n concession of Horace Greeley. they are
much sounder national men in their require
iichto vi Obucis tiisiu tftli sOHncTH ueUlOcfatS,
who are ready any day to unite with north
ern freesoilers, without any remuneration OF
principle on the part of the latter. The
southern democracy have done this thing, aud
are doing it now. ~ t4s A-as
The returning" northern freesoil demo
Gratis, have always come back to the demo-
cratic enclosure loudly braying out their
adherence 10 ali their freesoilism But ask
a southern editor, ''Why do you fraternize
with such mem Why does your President
give them the best ofiicesr Why do they
stand at the head of your party northfp and
the southern editor replies, .0hl but they
have repented." They say they have moi re.
pented.
But speaking Of repentance, IL tue national
Americans of New York have brought Her.
ace Greeley to the .Mourner's Beach, they
are doing good work. b L.
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TSe.G.pturea Africans.

As the arrival of a captured slave ship in
this port is an event new to the present gen.
Grafton of citizens and residents, il will be
readily supposed that it has furnished the
chief staple of conversation in all particS.
The officers of Quarantine and others twho
have had opportunities of visiting the brig
Echo, since her arrival, as reported in the
Courier of Saturday morning, have 'been
piled with ceaseless questions by hundreds of
eager inquirers, and groups and knots of
citizens have been actively and busiiy enga-
ged in discussing the transaction and the laws
applicable to it.
The Echo is a full rugged brig of 200 tons,
with a slave deck. fore and aft masts, and
presents generally the appearance of a
.smart'' vessel. The vessel was formerly
known as the Putnam. of New Orleans,
which title can yet be traced, in part on her
stern. ~ 4-fs E. tt-
So far as we have ascertained particulars,
the Echo took on board four hundred and fifty
Africans. from the Guinea coast. and had
been out forty-five days when captured.
The number of Africans returned and
delivered yesterday TO the U. s. Marshal. Dr..
ID. III. HAMILTON, was three hundred-two
hundred and sixty males and forty females.
thirty-three per cent. since the departure from
Africa. The rate of mortality, as calculated
in time, has diminished since the Echo was
captured.
In order to make arrangements and proyi-
sions for the best possible relief for the
Africans. now under disease and to prevent
the spreading of any disease the captive
crew was land yesterday at Castle Pinckney.
This step was taken, of course, by authority.
and with the consent of all concerned and
the transfer was made by the steamer Cen
Czinch, chartered for that purpose by JAMES
CONNER. Esq, U. S. District Attorney. A
guard, detailed from the U. S. forces in this
command, has been assigned to Castle Pinck-
ney.
As the Africans passed from the steamer to
Castle Pinckney wharf, they presented a sad
and affecting sight, which was closely OBJ
served by all present. Many were reduced
to walking skeletons, and some evidently in
dying condition. A few cases indicated
dropsies. and there were instances of hernia.
Some also exhibit traces of other diseases,
but goodiy number were apparently in
health. Many of them are very young.
Sixteen seamen of the captured crew were
| brought up to the city in the steam tug lid
and have been lodged in Jail, under charge of
the U. s. Marshal. They are able bodied and
fine looking seamen-the profits of this
trade being sufficient to secure the best crews
Others of the crew who were expected by
the Cdtd,Cbd did not arrive, and two of the
the crew-a German and Portuguese-are
at large Mt Key West.
The Captain-or the one supposed to have
been in command of the Echo, is still pri-
sOner in the Dolphin, and will probably be
taken to Boston for trial-ChdrLeston Courier.
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Homcrbr AT FIycAsrLr-we regret

HOMICIDE AT FINCAsTI.E.-We regret to
learn that an alteration occurred at Fincastle
on Thursday afternoon last, between Messrs.
Henty w. Bowyer and James Mcdowell,
which resulted in the death of the latter
gentleman, who, il is stated, received three
shots in his body from pistol in the hands Of
Mr.. B. domestic difficulty, in which Mr..
Med. and IA member OF Mr.. BIS. family were
involved, is said to have been the cause of
this deplorable event.. Both the principals in
the affair have for many years occupied
prominent positions in Botetourt county. Mr..
b. belongs to an old and highly respectable
family. and is, himself wealthy aud in ELI
gent farmer Mr.. Med. has ut different times
filled various responsible posts at home and
ahroad-during the Administration of Presi-
dent Polk, he was u. 5. Consul at Glasgow
aud at the time of his death was President of
the Farmers Bank at Fiucastle Mr.. Bowyer
was to have had an examination on Friday.
but mp 10 the time OF going to press we had
not learned the Ly''chbrg Vuyaqian.