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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23
OTTAWA
Agricultural & Seed Store.

Il. w. MBER LAIN.
Manufacturer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all
kinds Of
FARMING I'm mplements and Machinery.
L, UGH Threshing and Reaping Machines, Power
- and hand Corn Shelters, Tanning Mills, Hay Cutters,
Pows Harrows Seed Drills and Planters both hand and
horse, Cheese Presses, Thermometer and Cylinder
Churns Ok Yokes and Bows, Axes, Hatches, Shovels,
Spades and Forks. Also the celebrated Sod and Sub
Soil Pows and great variety of others for breaking and
stirring manufactured at Lockport Joliet Norris Peru
and Palestine. The Premium Star Corn and Cob Mill,
Garden and Field Seeds in all varieties new and genu-
inc. Also, the Chinese Sugar Cane Seed, warranted
pure.
Also, large stock Of n. Y. Wagons, which
route for Ottawa and will be for sale at the Agri
cultural Store, on La Sale St.
Grateful for former patronage solicit the continu-
of orders the present shall spare ef
fort make it object for farmers patronage. My
experienced workmen lmar21I E. w. CHAMBERLAIN.
KING, GILMAN Il Co.
VXTOrLD inform the farming community that they
w manufacturing very superior CORN SHELLER
AND HORSE POWER. Having had it well tested the
past season. by farmers and Warehouse men,
we are prepared speak advsedy Of its merits and
can all Who have used it for the proof of what
We say. We therefore challenge competition with any
other Machine in All We ask is trial being willing
for the Machine stand upon its merits.
We also manufacturing large horse powers and
threshers, of the most approved kind in
ALL kinds of repairs done short notice and reasona
BILE terms.
shop in connection with the Steam Planning Mill.
sepi9-tf KING, GILMAN & CO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23
New Meat Market.

DEEF, PORK, MUTTON, &C. &c, the best the country
produces. h.. had Sol. Degeps new Meat Mar
ket OF Main and Columbus Streets, in Cushmans
old stand of the Mansion House The patronage OF
the public is respectfully solicited.
Ottawa October 81 SOL DEGEN Proprietor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23
N rs. CrOley
Millinery and Dress Making.

nFSpFTFJ-II.Y informs the ladies Of Ottawa and vi
II cini,y that she has taken the rooms over Daniel
Ieahy's Boo. Store Madison ST. few doors west Of
Columbus Ottawa where she solicits order. In all that
pertains to the Millinery Trade in the line Of Dress
Making, Cutting, Fitting. &c. Her stock Of Millinery
Goods has been selected with much care, and will be
superior. Having had thorough instruction and
experience business she is confident OF being able
10 give perfect satisfaction. junZI-u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23
NJ IL y Z Il Y
MISS MINER

VITOCLD inform the ladies Of Ottawa and vicinity,
w that she has received her stock of SPRING
MILLINERY GOODS. all Of which have been selected
great and she will be happy have ladies call
and examine them. whether they wish TO purchase
not
She hopes, by stric. attention TO business, and io,r
prices, o merit a liberal share of patronage apil
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23
MAIN STREET MARKET!
'eHea > fsett <aON ~ fes1 "OUEo cdSt ~ Gfc s'eSc
Bridge.
KETCHERLY n MATTHIAS

"AyING formed partnc crship in the butchering bu-
II siness, solicit patronage the above stand
Beef, Smoked Hams, Veal Mutton, Sausages, Lard Tai
low Salt Pork baco-in short every article belonging
TO a well regulated Meat Market always on hand.
JACOB KhcHERLY, lmar2il GEO. W. MATTHIAS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23

WE now offer at quarry, two miles north of
w Joliet, and within three hundred feet of the Ili-
nois and Michigan Canal all kinds of Rubble Building,
Flagginy, and Dimension Stone from two inches in
thickness up to thirty inches, and OF size COLOR and
quality surpassed by none in the State.
All orders for Stone either dressed in the rough, TO
be shipped by canal rail- will be promptly attended to,
and furnished at prices to please the purchaser.
ANDERSON, SPENCER CO.
c. SPENCER, A. HorGHTEIISG,
L ANDERSON.
Joiirr mbero
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f. ID. SWEETSER,
Sickle g. File Manufacturer

LII kinds OF REAPER SICKLES, for Grass or Gram,
"A made to order. Oh .Sickie3 cut and repair
ed. Orders from Reaper Manufacturers solicited,
pledge myself TO do work. which for quality and price,
shall defy competition. ~ AL OF Ny WORK WAR
C1sh paidSor old Files old Files re-cm and ,ear-
rdnted.
Bells Mil, opposite the Ottawa House, Ottawa, La
Sale Co.. Illinois. oc3-tf
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YuVHE Exchange Mil Of Haskell Sample is now ready
Il to do CUSTOM WORK with despatch and sstsfac.
ton. Superior Flour for sale At all times.
myi6 HASKELL SAMPLE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-23

DR.. \. ASHCANAZY. Hungarian,
HAVING Just returned this Oity from Europe,
where he has visited the most important institutions
of MEDICAL learning, offers his services the public
Particular attention paid to Cnronic diseases
Ofee-irst floor over d. Walkers Drug Store, in Me-
fropotan Hall Building. mari
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

SEIZURE OF NEwsPAPERs.-UpO the arrival
Of the Sacramento boat at San Francisco, on
Saturday night last, the agent Of Ned McGow-
ans paper, the PhOenir, was arrested, and some
eight hundred copies of the paper seized. The
agent was released on bail, but the papers were
retained by the police. The paper is evidently
telling two many truths to suit the authorities
Of the Bay city. They ought to establish CEN
sOrship over the press ct once, to put stop to
the circulation Of incendary documents. As
soon as the fact Of the seizure was telegraphed
to Sacramento, an extra number Of the paper
was issued, and the papers taken from the agent
we're replaced. The effect of such proceedings
will be to increase the circulation to the paper.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

COMMITTED FOR DRAWING DEADLY WEAPONS
Henry Jansen was committed to jail last Fri
day, on = charge Of drawing deadly weapon
in Grass Valley. It seems that Jansen had goi
into difficulty At whiskey shop, and some
one with whom he had formerly been on init
mate terms, struck him On the head with &
hatchet. Jansen then went out the door, drew
pistol, and told them if they wanted anything
Of him, to come out. Three men went cut, and
one of them struck him on the head with pis
tol, and knocked him down, and the Others
jumped on him, and beat him numerically
He was then arrested, examined before q Jus
tice Of the Peace, and committed to await the
action of the next grand jury. The above ID
the story which Jansen tells himself we have
not heard the other side. His face and head
was terribly bruised, he could scarcely speak,
and up to Sunday night he had not tasted Of q
particle of food. An order was then procured
from the County Judge, and he was removed to
the hospital. Jansen is the man who killed
Eli Cook, in this place, some Eve years ago,
and for which he was convicted of manslaughter
and served three years in the penitentiary.
The pistol which he used In Grass Valley
was sent to the officers here, and 1t seems
was not loaded.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

MoB LAW IN Intelligence has
been received from Monterey, of the organiza-
ton of a Vigilance Committee in that place,
and it il quite likely that another victim has
been murdered by an infurated mob. The
cause Of the outbreak is this Gov. Weller
granted respite to one Anastasius Jesus, whs
had been convicted of murder, until the 9th OF
March. The reasons for the respite were, that
the District Judge, before whom Jesus was con-
victcd, lad not complied with the law, in trans
mitting q statement of the facts to the Cover
nor 1t seems that the people Of Monterey had
got the impression that Jesus had been pardon
ed. and at once resolved themselves into Wig
ilance Committee for the purpose of satisfying
their thirst for blood Great excitement exist
ed in Monterey, at last accounts. and it was
thought the authorities would not be able to
protect the prisoner.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

THE MoB BILL.-The discussion In the As
sembly on Mr.. Lees bill to suppress mobs, in
surrections, 30. may be regarded rs the great
debate Of the session. All the talking mem
bers Of the Assembly have or will have chance
to spread themselves on this question, and as
the doings Of the San Francisco vigilance COM
mittee are taken as text, there is NO lack OF
material for speeches. The mob papers say
that the bill cannot pass the Assembly, that q
clear majority are opposed to it. A number
who profess to have been strong anti-vigilancs
men. have stated that they would not vote fol-
the bill in its present shape. 1t is quite prObA'
bic that some Of the provisions Of the bill are
obectabls, but it is necessary that some law
should be passed that will enable the Governor
and State officers to suppress instructions in
the future, and for this purpose law cannot
be too stringent.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

PARDoNED.-On Saturday Gov. Weller grant.
ed pardon to Hiram Denham who has been
imprisoned nearly five years on charge of hav-
ing counterfeit money in his possession. The
Governor states that he has evidence of his good
character previous to the commission of the Of.
fense and of his conduct while in prison. The
physician and other officers of the penitentiary
represent that Denham is an Old man ; that his
health is entirely destroyed, and that there il
scarcely hope of his recovery. The Governor
thinks he has already been punished enough.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

THE KANSAS REsoLUTIoNs.-The resolution:
Of Mr.. Ferguson, endorsing the position oi
Judge Douglas on the Kansas question, tcgeth
er with the resolutions of Mr.. Burch, endorsing
tho policy recommended by the President, were
taken up in tho Senate last Friday, and post
poned until the 9th Of March. The Legisa
ture will probably adjourn before the 27th
proximo. 30 that this action Of the Senate i.
equivalent to lodging the question. We notice
that the friends of Mr.. Burch's resolutions All
voted for the pOstponement, and from this we
conclude that Mr.. Fsrguson's resolutions would
have passed had vote been taken on them.
The following ia the vste by which the resOlu-
tions were postponed
Ayes-Messrs Anderson. Baker, Berry Chase.
Coulter, Dickinson, Ferguson Of Sierra, Garter,
Goodwin, Gregory, Hamm, Hart, Holden, John
son Of El Dorado, Ketchum, Lewis, Merritt
Melony, Pacheco, Rogers, TalAferro, Thom-23
Noes-MessrS. Burton, Bell, Carpenter, Fer
guson of Sacramento, Grant, Griffith, johnson
Of. Sacramento, Mesick, Phelps, SOule, sulli-
van-ll.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

ELECTRIC LIGHr.-1t is stated in an exchange
that the city Of Lyons in France, has been sue
ssssfully illuminated by the aid Of the electric
light. Two pieces Of apparatus were set up at
opposite extremities Of the street. upon frame
crossing between the roofs Of opposite houses,
and 50 arranged that they sent their beams
down the middle of the street. In one street
$50 yards long, it was usual to employ forty
gas lights, which were fully replaced by the
battery. 1t is important that the light should
come from greater height that it may be more
diffased, and less binding to the sight than Il
was found to be-
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

OFFICIAL PArRoNAGE.-The Journal thinks we
will readily admit that we were in error in
reference to the official patronage bestowed up
on that paper, and that they wore not favored
much during the administration Of Gov. Endi-
colt As Sheriff. Now We cannot admit any
thing Of the kind. During the most Of that
time the Journal had all the legal advertising in
the county, under the provisions Of = Law known
- the "stamp act" After that act was repeal.
ed, the SAerif's sales were published In the Tu-
eSrsph,
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17
County ExpendItures.

The Grass Valley Telegraph, Of the 9th inst,
in speaking Of the amount allowed for board Of
prisoners, by the Board Of Supervisors, asks us
II the reduction from sixteen to twelve dollars
week was not "mads since the attention OF
the public has been called to that enormous
charge through the columns Of the Telegraph -
We can inform that paper, and ell Interested
that the reduction" has not been made since
the time spoken Of Soon after the county was
organized, the sum Of two dollars and . half
day was allowed for board of prisoners BY the
Court Of Sessions the amount wss afterwards
reduced to two dollars and quarter day,
and again by the first Board Of Supervisors,
elected in April, 1855, to twelve dollars . week,
at which il remained until Mr.. Butterfeld was
appointed Sheriff, in the fall Of 1856, when 1t
was again raised to TIVE dollars and half day,
in consequence Of the depreciation Of county
scrip. Sirce Mr.. Boring took the effce Of Sher-
ID, some nine months ago, the Supsrvisors have
allowed only twelve dollars week
A communication was published in the Demo
erat about two months age, in which among
other items Of expenditure. the cost Of the gal
lows was put down at 1870. We have since
learned, however. that the writer was mistaken
as to the amount, and that the structure cost
but $23s.
The fling Of the Telegraph at the "county dig
nitaries," we deem unworthy Of notice. The
implication. however, that the candles used by
the county officers are paid for by the county.
is not true. The county pays only for the can
dies used by the prisoners in their cells, and fer
those used In the court room, while the courts
are holding evening sessions. For the latter
purpose the Sheriff purchased lot Of wax can
dies, in order that the furniture Of the room
might not be injured with candle-grease. He
thought it more economical to use them
than to use adamantine. II is quite probable
he was mistaken. So person might purchase
m article for his private use, and after using
II find that no could have done better. The
parties who make contrscts for the county are
but men, and are liable to make mistakes. But
II they exercise 90 much prudence in managing
the affairs of the county as an individual would
use in conducting his private matters, no one,
except those constitutionally given to grum-
bling, will find fault with them.
We should have answered the 7slegraphs in
terrogations last week, had We seen the paper
in time. II is seldom we get sight of that
paper; and those we do SEQ are generally
week old when they reach US.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17
CHERIFFvs sALE.-By virtue ofan e1seu.

CHERIFF"S SALE.-By virtue Ofan cxeeu'
- ton to directed and issued out Of the Hon. District
Court of the l4h Judicial District in and for the County
Of Nevada and State of California Judgment rendered
in said Court the 5th day of January A. d. 1855 in IA
Vor of JOHN LYNCH and against JOHN ROACH, for the
of five hundred dollars debt with interest the said
of $500 90 from tie 5th day of JAN 1885, at the rate
ten per cent per annum until paid, together with $l
costs of suit have levied upon and seized the following
described property to wit All the right title and interest
of the above named defendant in and to House and lot
situated in the of Grass Valley Mill in said
town, and known the Ball Court House. being in the
County and State aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that will expose to public sale
all the above described property to the highest bidder for
cash. in front of the Court House door in the city Of Nevs
da, on Tuesday the 9th day Of March, A 1855, be-
tween the hours Of 10 O'Clock and O'Clock p NJ to
satisfy and pay said judgment.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Feb.. D. 1883
2o-td S. W. BORING. Sheriff, N. c
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17
LOCAL LrrELLIaENCE.


NEVADA RfTIE CoMPAEY.--The citizens Of Ne
yada, who had subreribsd their names to . call
for the purpose OF organizing volunteer com
psny in tho town and county Of NevAds, assem-
bIed at the Court House en- Saturday the 18th
inst, pursuant to the notice heretofore publish
cd, and we're called to order by Thos. P. HSw.
ley, who briefly stated the ObjsctOf the meeting
Messrs. D. Beldsn and T. B. Mcfarland, Esqs
we're appointed Tellers, and the company pro-
cssdsd to the election of officers by ballot, re.
sulting in the selection Of the following Off.
GERS, viz:
Henry Meredith, Captain.
Phil. Moore, LIST Lieutenant
George Stery, I'd "
Jerome Moore, Sd 4"
JR; J; 3 ysa Hsgan. Orderly Sergeant
W. P. Harrington, I'd
Henry Knerr, Sd
II. II. Pearson, lst Corporal.
John O'Brien, I'd
A. G. Niles, Sd
N. p. Brown, 4th
John Anderson, Drummer.
Thomas Marsh. Fifer.
The company was then declared duly organ
lied BY the presiding officer.
On motion, committee Of three consisting o.
Rufus Shoemaker, G. Wilson Hill and Thona
P. Hawley were appointed to draft constitu
tion and code Of by laws for the government o
the company; and also to report uniform Il
be adopted by the company.
On motion the company adjourned unit
Wednesday evening next at u o'clock, to NEE
at the Court House.
After adjournment the company formed un
der command of Lieutenant Moore, and march
ed through the streets Of the city headed BY {
band of music, and on the whsle presented quit
q military appearance.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

CHlNAMEN ON BuENs' CREEK.-The editor of
the Mariposa Democrat, speaking Of visit to
Burns Creek, says: Passing dowu the creek,
we found number of companies at work build
ing dams, sluices, ETC., and here and there a
solitary Chinaman or small company Of them,
all apparently doing well. On questioning
John as TO his success, his proverbal reply was
"no shabee,' or mo gole," "no good" yet ne
verthelcss they appear to be doing pretty we'll,
as witness the fact of several of them "buck-
ing" an ounce or SO at rondo on Saturday eve
ming last.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

izens aud are opposed to letting the United
States have the island in the Bay OF Panama.
Roth branches of the Legislature Of Alabama
have unanimously passed resolutions, authori-
zing the Governor to call State Convention,
n Congress refuses to admit Kansas into the
Union under the Lecompton Constitution.
A reliable private dispatch from Coiumpus,
Ohio, announces that the Democratic caucus OF
the Legislature have unanimously agreed 10 in-
struct the Ohio Senators in Congress, 70 woe
against the admission of Kansas into the Union
with the J.ecompton Constitution, unless ratl-
fed by the people. ..r.
The President, it Is understood, has written
to Mr.. Forsyth. our Minister to Mexico, that his
presence is desired in Washington. He Is ac-
cordingly expected here in month or SIX
weeks
DIR. Ansou Jones, one of the pioneers Of the
Texan Revolution, and formerly President OF
the Texan Republic. committed suicide at Hous-
ton on the 9th Of January, by blowing out bis
brains.
THE New York State Assembly is at stand
still. On the 10Th of January, it had not elect
cd a Speaker Its last vote was as follows :
Van Valksnberg, Rep. "a ; Alvord, DEM, 4S ;
Hinton, X. n, 8.
California bonds, Is 10, have advanced to
72 cents.
NEBRASKA ON THE SOVEREIGNTY PRINCIPLE
Resolutions have passed the Nebraska Legisla-
ture, deprecating the action Of the Lecompton
Convention in failing to submit the Constitu-
tion to q vote of the people, and expressing q
fear that the establishment Of such precedent
NAV have an important bearing upon the char
aeter Of their own domestic institutions.
Europe.
INpI.-Sr Colin Campbell had relieved
Lucknow, after series of severe struggles with
the enemy; in one Of which he was slightly
wounded. ~
Sir Collins force numbers from 10000 to 22,-
600 men, and is thought amply sufficient TO re-
duee the whole of Dude.
The English had gained number oil victories
in other parts of the country.
No new outbreaks of consequence had occur
red.
ESGLANp.-Ths Bank Of England had re-
ducad their rates of discount to per cent,
4 and repaid the e. 900, 900 OF over issne,
There we're few new failures reported III
England.
From Great Britain and the Continent there
is no political or otherwise important intelli
gence.
SwEpEN-In Sweden the crisis continued to
be severely felt.
! BELGIUM AND SPAIN.-Thc only items OF po-
litica news of interest are the appointment oi
Mr.. Bondell as the Belgium Minister to the
United States, and report that Spain will con
slider the mediation of France aud England in
the Spanish Mexican quarrel at an end ifMex
leo does not accept all the conditions proposed
by the medators.
NAPLEs.--The letters from Naples give graph
ic accounts of the late earthquake Official ac
counts leave no doubt that thousands perished
and some estimates go as high as ten to twenty
thousand.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-02-17

TEE SACRAMENTO SLAVE CAsE.-A very singu-
lar decision was rendered by the Supreme Court
on Thursday last, in the case Of Archy, the
slave. A man named Stovall had brought Ar
chy to is.State and had kept him at work in
Sacramento for several months. He was about
to return to his homo in Mississippi, and it
seems Archy refused to accompany him. St0vall
applied to the U. s. Commissioner for authority
70 take him back, but that officer decided that
ander the fugitive slave law, he had no juris-
dietion in the case, an Archy could not be re-
garded as fugitive from labor. Stovall then
made an affidavit and procured Archy's arrest,
and afterwards applied for the custody Of the
slave for the purpose Of taking him back to
Mississippi. The decision was rendered by
Judge Burnett; Judge Terry, as usual, "con-
curing" After establishing beyond sll ques-
tion that Stovall was not entitled to the slave,
under the Constitution and laws Of this State,
Judge Burnett sets aside the constitutional pro-
vision, and ordererd that Arehy be delivered to
the petitioner. The reasons given for thus dis
rssard ding the law, are: That this is the first
case that has occurred under the existing law +;
that the petitioner had some reason to believe
that the constitutional provision would have no
immediate operation ; that the petitioner is q
young man travelling mainly for bis health, and
under these circumstances the Court is not dis
posed to enforce the law for the FIRST time.
We had always supposed it to be the duty Of
Judges to decide according to the law, without
reference to the effect such decision may have
in individual cases. The Supreme Court, how
ever, admit that the decision in this case is di-
rsetly contrary to the provisions Of the Consti-
tution which prohibits slavery. We venture to
say that another such case of sslfstultiHcation
cannot be found in the history of Jurisprudence.
A strict enforcement Of the law might have
made the case hard one, so far as Stovsll Was
esAcerned, but with this the Court had nething
10 do besides the decision will be regarded as
precedent, and have the effect Of working still
greater hardships in future.